The Midwest real estate markets have been doing exceptionally well, as compared to much of the rest of the country. Homes have foreclosed and properties have been sold at auction, but when one looks at the numbers they can't deny the Midwest residential real estate markets, namely Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, have done well.
A recent report published by neighborhoodscouts.com, states, the percentage of Wisconsin residents who are currently home owners is an astounding 61.46 percent. Renters in Wisconsin reached, 28.34%, leaving just over 10 percent of the Wisconsin homes vacant. The most common type of real estate in Wisconsin, is the single family detached homes, with 65.99 percent of the real estate falling into that category. Apartment complexes, otherwise known as high rise apartments, are the next best bet for the real estate investor in Wisconsin, consuming 14.03 percent of the total real estate owned in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's apartment real estate markets are on fire, the high rise apartment properties are a large chunk of Wisconsin's real estate industry. That becomes more apparent, with the next revelation of Wisconsin's real estate numbers. The amount of real estate being consumed by small apartment buildings in the state are nearly the same as the high rise apartments. Mobile homes sales in the state also makes an impact on the real estate markets, and the economy of Wisconsin, small as it may be. The amount of real estate being owned by mobile home owners and sellers rests at a small, 4.37 percent.
The median home value in the state averages out to be just under, $186,000. The price paid by most homeowners. Some paid a bit more, about 43.75 percent, paid between $170,000 and $339,000. The majority of the rest of the real estate sold in the state of Wisconsin, 33.83 percent, rests below the median home value range at the $84,000 to $169,000 range.
The average rental rate for a Wisconsin apartment crunches out to be $696.00, per month. After reflecting on these numbers, any agent can see that the largest and most profitable, despite the losses, is the residential home market. Over 30% of the real estate sales comes from privately owned homes, by far the largest chunk of the pie in Wisconsin.
The state of Iowa has been one of the best real estate markets in the country. Since 1990, the appreciation rate of Iowa real estate has risen 6.37 percent, and in the last 12 months, it has risen 0.82 percent. Residential real estate prices in Iowa fling from the bottom rung, all the way up to the top shelf.
The cost of residential real estate in central Iowa is much heavier than that of the western and northern regions of the state, though, making a median value hard to determine. In Des Moines, residential homes can range from $129,000 all the way up to $168,400, for the average single family home. In the northern cities, such as Dubuque, the housing costs are fairly low, in the range of $35,000 to $79,000.
Iowa's median income reaches the 60 thousand dollar range, which is needed by Iowans just to maintain the mortgage on a lower priced $70,000, home.
According to that same report, Illinois has been doing a bit better in this respect, than Iowa, but not nearly as strong as Wisconsin. Illinois appreciation rates have climbed over the past 10 years , 6.4 percent, but across the last 12 months, the residential real estate in Illinois has plummeted 2.92 percent, including a loss of 0.16 last quarter. In 2014, the all important median value of a residential piece of real estate, namely a single family home, lists at just below $184,000, making it the 21st in the United States.
The average monthly mortgage in Illinois is $1,455. The median income of Illinois home owners was $61,174, ranking it 14th, but per capita, the state averages a poultry 26,307, making that $1,500 mortgage payment a little harder to fathom.
Most of the Illinois economy is industrial based, that includes farming, soft coal, mining, oil production and refinement. It manufactures everything from iron and steel, and chemicals . If the industry markets of Illinois are crushed by state and national legislations, as many politicians wish to do, the Illinois' real estate industry will crumble as the legislations grow.
After researching and reading all the real estate facts for Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, the only conclusion that can be reached is, the most commonly bought and sold pieces of real estate in the entire Midwest, is residential homes and apartments, specifically large or high rise apartments.
Unlike stocks and bonds, real estate tends to be a very emotional asset class. Because owners invest their time, energy and money into making their real estate investment shine, they feel an added connection to their building or home. While a stockholder can easily blame the CEO for the stock price decline, real estate investors can only look to themselves. Rarely do real estate investors accurately assess their value-adds or lack thereof to their investment; instead, they price their investments as they see them through rose colored glasses.
The biggest value a realtor can bring to a transaction is an outside, unbiased opinion of the property's value. While it is up to the seller to decide whether or not to trust that opinion, realtors don't have the same emotional tie to the property.
Emotions cloud a multitude of transactions. In real estate short sales, the seller is obviously disappointed that the value they must sell their home for is less than they paid and even in fact less than their current mortgage. Furthermore, every lowball offer further reinforces their poor investment decision. These sellers will be much tougher to negotiate with because they feel a sense of personal failure.
Conversely, an older couple or family selling the home they built for their family will feel a huge amount of sentimental value for their home. Each memory and investment adds a bit of character to their home that another purchaser could never quantify. Again, a lowball offer personally offends these sellers because they feel as if their memories are being cheapened in the process. First time rehabbers and long time landlords often have these same emotions.
When buying real estate, investors need to understand the other sides' perspective. Getting to know the seller and their motivations for selling can help a buyer tailor their investment pitch. While it still may be necessary to place a lowball offer on a property, potential buyers should do their best to accompany these offers with factual analysis. It might be helpful to submit comparable properties prices or a list of items that the buyer intends to replace or repair. The goal is to submit an offer that will appear fair to an emotional seller.
From an investor's perspective, buying and selling real estate should be a transaction devoid of emotion; however, real estate transactions always involve two people and are rarely without emotion. Providing a fact-based bid and showing a seller that a the buyer intends to better the property can go a long way in making a transaction happen.
It is so easy to sell your own home–right? That certainly is the opinion of the general public. There is skill and expertise required to effectively market your home–that is where a real estate has professional training to help do the job. You see, thie key is to define your target audience, homebuyers, that is, and gear all of your efforts towards them. In other words you would not advertise in an "Auto Trader" magazine or RV Trading periodicals. The people that are reading those publications are not in the market for a home at this time. You are best suited advertising in a local real estate magazine such as "The Real Estate Book" or "Real Estate Source". There are many publications out there–find out which is the dominate one in your area and go with it. You also might want to advertise in the real estate section of your local newspaper and/or the Internet. But that scoop is not where the skill and expertise end.What you say in your advertisement is equally as important as where you advertise. You advertisement needs to peak the curiousity of the prospective buyer enough to make them call you. Your advertisement does not need to be so detailed that a buyer prospect can make up their mind without even inquiring with a telephone call. The ad needs to call the buyers attention to your property and entice them to call you–you then become the salesperson! Also avoid putting your address in the advertisement–a buyer might drive-by at a time when the curb appeal is not at its optimum and never call!!! There are just so many things to know about the law in advertising–that's set for another article.


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Q: Python urllib2.urlopen freezes script infinitely even though timeout is set The function urllib2.urlopen freezes. So my question is simple:

*

*Why does urlopen freeze my script for ever even though timeout is set?

*How can I access data at an URL (in this case: http://api.own3d.tv/live?channel=FnaticTV) without the possibility of my Python process freezing up for all eternity?

This is the part where is freezes (In own3d.py):
# Try three times to make contact
while True:
    try:
        # Connect to API

        # Right here! It freezes here
        connection = urllib2.urlopen(request, timeout=10)

        xmlstring = connection.read()
    except URLError as e:
        tries += 1
        if tries >= 3:
            sys.stderr.write(
                      'own3dStreamsUpdater: Fatal error: Repeated timeouts')
            exit()

This is the stack trace after my KeyboardInterrupt

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in
  File "honsapp/own3dStreamsUpdater.py", line 53, in updateStreamInfo
    streamInfo = getStreamInfo(stream)
  File "honsapp/own3d.py", line 98, in getStreamInfo
    connection = urllib2.urlopen(request, timeout=10)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 126, in urlopen
    return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 394, in open
    response = self._open(req, data)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 412, in _open
    '_open', req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 372, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1199, in http_open
    return self.do_open(httplib.HTTPConnection, req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1170, in do_open
    r = h.getresponse(buffering=True)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 1027, in getresponse
    response.begin()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 407, in begin
    version, status, reason = self._read_status()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 365, in _read_status
    line = self.fp.readline()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 447, in readline
    data = self._sock.recv(self._rbufsize)
KeyboardInterrupt

Edit
I let my script run over night. I don't know exactly how long it took (Though more than five minutes) but the script finally gave up and gave me a stacktrace:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "honsapp/own3dStreamsUpdater.py", line 260, in
    newInfo()
  File "honsapp/own3dStreamsUpdater.py", line 172, in newInfo
    result = updateStreamInfo(stream)
  File "honsapp/own3dStreamsUpdater.py", line 53, in updateStreamInfo
    streamInfo = getStreamInfo(stream)
  File "/root/Dropbox/Projects/honstreams/honsapp/own3d.py", line 98, in getStreamInfo
    connection = urllib2.urlopen(request, timeout=10)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 126, in urlopen
    return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 394, in open
    response = self._open(req, data)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 412, in _open
    '_open', req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 372, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1199, in http_open
    return self.do_open(httplib.HTTPConnection, req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1170, in do_open
    r = h.getresponse(buffering=True)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 1027, in getresponse
    response.begin()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 407, in begin
    version, status, reason = self._read_status()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 371, in _read_status
    raise BadStatusLine(line)
httplib.BadStatusLine: ''

A: This script doesn't freeze at all, but it's a brilliant example of why you shouldn't code while tired. The loop that's supposed to try to connect to the API three times will continue for ever, because I forgot to put a break in there.
This question was so stupid I wouldn't blame you for removing it.
Fixed code:
# Try three times to make contact
while True:
    try:
        # Connect to API
        connection = urllib2.urlopen(request, timeout=10)
        xmlstring = connection.read()
        break
    except URLError as e:
        tries += 1
        if tries >= 3:
            sys.stderr.write(
                      'own3dStreamsUpdater: Fatal error: Repeated timeouts')
            exit()

A: Are you sure that the urlopen() call hangs? Because your while loop does not terminate if the call is successful.

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Living Beyond the Line (2009)
Director: Indrasis Acharya
Summary: Living Beyond the Line' is about relationships - friendship to be precise. The plot revolves around three terminally ill Cancer patients: Dipto - a wanna-be writer, Swati - retired professor and Rajshekhar - retired civil servant. Each of them has an unfulfilled desire. Dipto wants to see his name on the cover of his first published novel. Swati wants to once meet the love of her life - whom she has not seen for 35 years. Rajshekhar's last wish is to see his estranged son and hold his grand-daughter once in his arms. These friends - surpassing their limitations by their will-power - strive to fulfill each other's dream. The three go 'beyond the line' set for them by their deadly disease and decide to live life to the lees. While Dipto and Swati's dreams come true, their desperate effort to fulfill Rajshekhar's last desire goes in vain. The film ends with Rajshekhar's death while life goes on for the others and Dipto is seen writing his 2nd novel which is 'Living Beyond the Line'.
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When We Found Home 4.8 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 110 reviews.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. When We Found Home was a wonderful and enjoyable read. The characters are well drawn and interesting, and the problems they face are challenging and realistic. The book is written through multiple points of view of the 4 main adults as they try to become family, their relationships and trials.
Loved how real the family dinamics were. Great read!
I love books about families. Whether they be dysfunctional or somewhat functional, (because is ANY family just plain functional??) the intricacies in family relationships is just super interesting to me. And this book is a fun one. One day, Callie Smith finds out that even though her whole life she thought she had no family, she actually has a brother and a sister, Malcolm and Keira. They all decide to move into their grandfather's grand home on the shores of Lake Washington, to get to know each other. The summer proves to be more than they expected in good and bad ways, teaching them each what it means to be a family and love each other in ways they never had before. You will fall in love with this sweet, new family of siblings, while wanting to move to Lake Washington. Ha. I really loved this book, and will be recommending it to all my friends!
This is a excellent story. It brings together people related by blood and watches them grow into a family. The characters are complex and believable. Susan Mallery does an excellent job of weaving together a story of fleshed out complex people into a satisfying story.
Well wriiten, could not put it down and a happy ending!
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings Three half siblings that didn't know they each existed until recently and due to the love and pursuit of a grandfather they are brought into a home and each get a life reset. One of my complaints is about Callie and Santiago. He meets her in the warehouse and doesn't know who she is and finds out from Malcolm, but has yet to have a conversation with her and then decides she is the love of his life and he will pursue her, REALLY? He went from 0 to 80 in 10 seconds and without even talking to her, didn't love it. So he admits it out loud, but I just couldn't get behind it, it was just so weird. And it continued throughout the book, I never really got behind that pairing.
Susan Mallery did an excellent job of writing a story about family, new beginnings, and second chances. It was so interesting to see how Keira, Callie and Malcolm interact and finally become family. I really loved this quote from the book, "When your joy comes from within, no one can take it from you." That is so very true. I loved reading about the Carlesso family. I had a hard time putting it down, since I wanted to keep reading to see what happened next. Well done!
Loved these characters and the story. Can't think of a negative thing to say except I wish there was more on them!
Another book I couldn't put down. Defiantly a book I will revisit.
Two sisters who reunite with a brother they didn't know they had. Lots of fun and romance and even a little mystery add to this story. Fans of romance will enjoy it!
This book was very heartfelt! I was captured by the characters! So moving! I loved the ending too!
One of Mallory's best! The story of an old Italian/American family that finds out there were two unknown granddaughters. The "girls" were born to different mothers with two very different upbringings. Grandfather Alphonso brings them into the family home and business. There are, of course, ups and downs as there are in any family situations but they make an effort to make it work.
I love Susan Mallery's romance novels especially her Fool's Gold series, but her women's fiction books leave me struggling for something more or less at times. For the most part I really enjoyed When We Found Home and would definitely recommend it to other readers, but the beginning of the book was filled with so many topics that revolved around what was and wasn't politically correct that I struggled with the most important parts of the story. Keep in mind that none of these issues would have changed the dynamics in the story so they had no reason to be there except for the author wanting to address them. These are the "little darlings" that should have been scrapped during editing because all they did was take away from a very interesting and poignant story about three people finding they had siblings that they never knew about and how they learned to find love and home. The second half of the book flowed so much better and I came to love this family and the many people that they loved and cared for throughout the book.
What a touching, loving, interesting, and sometimes confounding book! The newest by author Susan Mallery, When We Found Home, is all these things and more. First, you have a grandfather who is all about family. Then your dad, who is deceased, cared less about family. Now you find out your dad not only didn't care about you but had two other children your grandfather wants to bring into the family. Poor Malcolm. Malcolm is running the family business, now he gets to be 'big brother' to two new sisters. Callie is a 20 something who made some poor choices. Keira is a 12-year-old in foster care, whose mother made some poor choices. Both are hesitant to bond with Malcolm and are a bit suspicious of the whole 'We're gonna be a family' thing that their grandfather is advocating. Add in an accident, new love interests, a problem with the family business, and you have the makings of a fabulous story. When We Found Home looks at family dynamics, especially when family is what you must make, rather than what you are familiar with since birth. Genetics made them siblings. Love, trust, and caring, make them family and give them the ability to finally find home.
This was a great book. This story was about siblings that are newly acquainted learning how to get along, new love interests for the two older siblings and there's even a little mysterious theft that's going on at the family company. The characters are absolutely fabulous! You can't help but love the youngest, Keira. Once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down.
This was such a great read! Sure, you knew what the ending was going to be but the in between stuff was fun and exciting too!
Such a sweet and heartwarming story! When We Found Home interweaves so many stories--there's half-siblings Malcom, Callie, and Keira, who have to learn how to be a family after years of not knowing they were; Delaney, who survived heartbreaking losses and may have taken her life down the wrong path who befriends Keira and might want something more with Malcom; and Santiago, Malcom's best friend and coworker who loves his family but also finds himself falling for Callie. Watching the siblings forge a relationship is possibly the best part of the book--seeing Malcom's name in Keira's phone go from "a**hole brother" to "jerky brother" to "SAB" (slightly annoying brother--she's twelve) made me laugh as many times as it made me sigh. The POVs in the story were Delaney's, Callie's, Malcom's, and Santiago's, and it was a good blend of the four of them. Overall I felt that Callie and Malcom were the most consistently sympathetic characters--both relationship black moments were essentially caused by Delaney('s fear) and Santiago('s choosing his family over Callie), which was a bit annoying at the time, but they did make up for it in the end, and even if their resolutions did happen a bit quickly, they were still satisfying. Rating: 3 1/2 stars / C+ I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
More and more you find family with half siblings. This was a heart warming story of two sisters and a brother who are fortunate to have a loving grand father. If it weren't for him they wouldn't have ever known about each other. His wealth brings them a life they never dreamed of having. Fun read!!
I am a long time fan of Susan Mallery and love her Fool's Gold and Happily, Inc. series as well as all of her Harlequin Romances. Now, I am also a BIG fan of her contemporary women's fiction. In Where We Found Home, Mallery explores how we find and create the family we need.
Malcolm Carlesso is the heir to a large family fortune and gourmet foods company. Malcolm, and his sisters, Keira and Callie, are the result of their father's careless use of woman. All three are illegitimate. All three desperately need the love and security only a family can provide. Their beloved grandfather, Alberto, is the one that finds and unites all three siblings.
In Where We Found Home, Malcolm, Keira, and Callie wrestle with their need for one another and their inability to bridge the emotional gap that separates them from one another. Keira, at 12 years old, needs love and security the most. Malcolm must learn to be both a father and brother to his youngest, neediest sibling. Callie wrestles with her own demons and must overcome her feelings of inadequacy to accept both her family's love and her new wealth.
Malcolm is also recovering from a broken heart and risks it all to embark on new relationship with Delaney Holbrook. Delaney is starting a new life after her fiance's death and a dramatic change in career. Malcolm's long time friend, Santiago Trejo, feels an immediate attraction to his best friend's sister, Callie. Her beauty, work ethic, and honesty immediately captivates him.
Susan Mallery brilliantly captures how complicated our lives can be in Where We Found Home. I can't recommend this novel enough!!! I could not put it down once I started reading it. I love the complexity of the family dynamics as well as the blossoming romances between the characters. Where We Found Home is a complex, rich story and will immediately captivate you!
When We Found Home, is a touching story about second chances and blended families. Alberto Carlesso is the founder of a successful mail-order Italian food company and the grandfather to three children, Malcolm, 34, Callie 26, and Kiera, 12. The three half-siblings had no idea that the other existed, until just recently. Alberto Carlesso's son Jerry was a womanizer. He was good at making his lady friend's pregnant, but little else. He had no use for children. When Jerry died, Alberto discovered that he had two granddaughters that he'd never met. He's had his grandson Malcolm with him for years and loved him dearly. Now, he wanted to get to know his other grandchildren. Although Malcolm wasn't always successful, he did his best to welcome his half-sisters home. The story is about three-half siblings learning to trust one another, grow emotionally, and become a family. This well-written and heartwarming tale is sprinkled with romance, forgiveness, and love. Thank you, Harlequin and NetGalley for my advanced review copy.


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ANAHEIM -- The accolades keep coming for two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who is the winner of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, as announced on MLB Network on Monday.
Ohtani, 27, beat out several highly productive DHs, including Houston's Yordan Alvarez, Boston's J.D. Martinez and Tampa Bay's Nelson Cruz. This is the first time Ohtani has won the award, which was created in 1973 with the introduction of the DH in the American League and renamed to honor Martinez in 2004. Ohtani is also the first Angels player to win it.
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Ohtani, the 2021 AL MVP, batted .257/.372/.592 with 46 homers, 26 doubles, eight triples, 26 stolen bases, 103 runs scored and 100 RBIs in 155 games. He served as DH in 126 of those games, as he also batted for himself while pitching in 20 games and served as a pinch-hitter in nine games against National League teams. He became the first player in AL or NL history with at least 45 homers, 25 stolen bases and five triples in a season, which shows his incredible combination of power and speed.
It's another incredible achievement for Ohtani, who also made 23 starts on the mound and posted a 3.18 ERA with 156 strikeouts in 130 1/3 innings. Unsurprisingly, he's the only winner of the award to add pitching to his DH duties.
Ohtani proved what he can do when healthy, as the Angels removed all restrictions and allowed him to serve as an everyday player for the first time in his four-year career. Previously, he was held out of the lineup the day before, the day of and the day after his starts.
The award is the latest honor for Ohtani, who also won the Silver Slugger Award at DH and was named first-team All-MLB at DH. He was also named the Player of the Year by the MLBPA, Baseball America, Baseball Digest and Sporting News. He was also honored with the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award during the World Series, the first time Commissioner Rob Manfred has given it out.


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The 6th Annual BLF / Old Lumens Scratch Made Light Contest - Final results!
Judges have been working very hard and the results are finally in. Please accept my sincere apologies for the elongated delay!
Again, the competition was very tight and all finished lights were simply awesome! This made judging very difficult, and we had to make tough decisions when arranging the contestants to correct order.
Uniqueness/Innovativeness of the build: Is it a one of a kind? Different? Using New methods?
Skill level of the finished build: Does it look like a hack job? Or were the finished parts/assemblies done with skill and care?
Thoroughness of the build thread: Did the builder do a good job of showing and explaining to the forum, how he did the steps in the build?
Documenting also the failures & obstacles: How did the builder solve the inevitable problems? Documenting the obstacles and using the power of the BLF community to solve them is seen as a big plus!
Following the guidelines: Did the builder follow the rules and guidelines written in the contest thread?
All finished lights were great, so the small details like thoroughness of the build thread and documenting the obstacles were important factors when defining the final order. AND EVEN THEN, THE RESULT IN HAND MADE CATEGORY WAS A TIE!
Before going to the results, I'd like to thank once more all competitors for their hard work building the lights and documenting their builds for us readers to admire and learn from. Thank You very much!
..and then to results, with a selected comment from judges for each.
Awesome! Congrats to everyone, and thanks very much to _the_ for all the time he dedicated to this!
Thanks to all that entered and also to those that commented. Its amazing the talent and abilities shown here from the members builds and the inspiration others can draw from their efforts.
Congratulations to the winners this year!
I missed out on the fun this time, but I knew I wouldn't be able to find the time to do this. Hopefully, I will be in a position to build a light next year.
I would like the ReyLight Mokume LAN.
So do we switch to Flashy Mike in the machine-made category for the next pick or does FmC get next choice because of the tie?
Oooh a tie for first place!!! … I think that means they take a saw to the first place reward and one of them gets the front half and the other the back half.
Thanks to everyone who helped organize this and participated.
Thank you _the _ . You put in a fair effort to organise all this. I'm glad to be part of it.
I really didn't see a tie coming, never mind for 1st place… I'm in discussions with CRX regarding prize selection.
Ok, after some intense discussion, CRX has chosen the Mokume.
If I am to choose next, I will have the Ti Dawn.
FmC, for at least some of us watching your builds, a tie for first place isn't too unexpected. You guys are all very talented.
Awesome work to all of Ya! Congrats to the prize winners.
Always enjoy watching these builds. Thanks to all involved for making it happen.
Glad to hear you managed to agree on the prizes.
Flashy Mike – Which prize would you like to have?
First, congrats to everybody participating and thanks a lot to you, the judges and the donators of the prices!
I'd be pleased to receive the Wuben A21.
MRsDNF – Which prize would you like to have?
The $65.00 gift card from Gearbest. Thanks Gearbest and all of the sponsors.
MtnDon – Which prize would you like to have?
Congrats to everyone! was great to watch again this year from the side-lines of all these amazing creations.
Congrats to all the winners and participants!
pinkpanda3310 – Which prize would you like to have?
gchart – Which prize would you like to have?
So, I would be honored to receive the Custom C8 from Mountain Electronics (thanks Richard!).
Thanks judges and sponsors! And everyone that participated in the build threads, too.
I'm very biased here, but TO50R definitely IS very interesting. ..and the GB will happen very soon. We were just waiting for the factory to come back to work after CNY holidays. They are now back and the lights should be ready to ship mid/late March.
You may still change your choice.
Ok, thanks for the info and choice, the. I don't like changing my mind, but I do have a bunch of C8's and nothing quite like the Wuben TO50R… so if I may be excused for waffling, I will switch to the TO50R.
kaybi – Which prize would you like to have?


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January, 2016 | Confessions of a BEATLEMANIAC!
Our 20 min. film called CONFESSIONS OF A BEATLEMANIAC! is finished and is being submitted to Film Festivals! I will let you know when and where we get accepted–wish me luck!!
The DVD will be available for purchase in 2017 since I can't sell it while submitting to Film Festivals. Keep in touch!


I should be hip deep in gaming right about now, hopefully my back will be able to take another day leaning over the table. Anyway it's Blog Wars 6 today, I'll be there with my son and PeteB and his son. PeteB didn't think he'd manage a complete list in time so wasn't able to enter but he's there to soak up the ambience and have some quality time with his son. I on the other hand am forcing mine to engage with something other than digital content, although not so successfully as he'll no doubt be taking a Nintendo DS and probably his iPad. Still the two boys get on well and they're taking some board games too, so there's hope.
Anyway, I nipped round to PeteB's the other night for a practice game, I've another Space Marine report to write up and I wasn't fussed about 'prepping' per se but we haven't played a big 1850pt battle and he'd just painted his boards red to go with my terrain so why not? Anyway, we tried to play the game to the 2.5 hour time limit and eventually I realised taking pics wasn't going to help with that so this is no battle report because I stop after the top of turn 2 [coincidentally when the ship hits the fan ;) ], which is a shame as the game was a doozy. I'll do a bit of a lead in though but it makes me realise the upcoming reports may be thin and lacking in pics. The last thing I need is not to finish a game because I was taking pics.
Anyway we played one of the scenarios - Emperor's Relic/Vanguard Strike - three objectives, one each at 5VPs and a 10VP objective in the centre of the board - like the Relic but you don't have to pick it up. After the last game against PeteB's eldar I was a bit worried and then to see two Wraith Lords, a Wraith Knight, Wrath Guard and an Avatar, this was scary stuff.
Thankfully I had a lot of terrain to hide behind and pretty much all the psychic powers I needed to get the job done.
PeteB had first turn but I'd made it difficult for him to get any shooting in so he advanced.
I spawned out on the CC Tervigon, it's gaunts getting round the Bastion and running into the outpost in front. I also spawned a dozen or so with the plain Tervigon to secure my objective.
My gaunts nice and secure in their outpost.
PeteB headed further into the centre and secured the Tau objective marker.
The Wraith Knight jumped over onto my flank - so jump troops take a dangerous terrain test if they land in difficult terrain but Monstrous Creatures are immune to dangerous terrain tests - oh well, lets just go wherever the hell we want then!
And so with one shot with his Distortion weapon insta-killed my plain [still spawning] Tervigon. I failed the FnP [which I later found out you don't get with insta-kill] and failed my 5+ cover save and he was ripped apart 6 wounds and all! I thought this was going to go so bad from there.
What followed was quiet a battle though. I stopped taking pics and then all my reserves arrived. The Doom was taken down to 2 wounds through the Quad Guns interceptor but sucked the life from four units and PeteB's Leadership rolls were appalling, although his invul saves weren't too bad to mitigate the problem. My Spore pod bomb worked super effective and I was able to take out quite a lot, probably doing more damage than PeteB had done in his turn.
As soon as the Flyrant had fired I'd realised my fatal mistake, I'd chosen the wrong target - a 24" swoop to engage fortified Guardians or a 12" jump to engage the Wraithlord. Realising the error we played out what would have happened, the Flyrant would have shot and it wounded just once [one 6 out 11 dice? I'd already had that off 14 and 15, my rolling was well below the odds in some circumstances] but he failed the save and would have died, even so I could have got into assault and would have most likely died, leaving my dev and spawned gaunts to capture the objective.
I have to say, even though I lost, I was amazed how close I came and if only I'd made the right call [thanks pressure] I could have stolen it. Ultimately it did put some faith back into my list. I was terrified at what the Eldar could do from our last game [I mean Dark Eldar fear] and I saw some new tricks that didn't make me any happier but I still think I've got a list than can perform even when something goes drastically wrong. Ultimately I need to be playing quick and decisive and having fun so lets hope that's what's happening right now. With mainly Space Wolves, Eldar and Nids I can look forward to the sort of things PeteB has plus Wave Serpents, or Long Fangs and their Priests opening up cracks in the earth :( or face my own medicine against the Doom - which is always am interesting challenge on who knows how to play the codex better. Or, it could be none of the above, I'll let you know.


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Hula Bear features one over-sized, bear paw quilt block for the quilt background. Added to that is a large, easy-to-make applique with gentle curves, flower for the ear and hula skirt. Blanket stitch embroidery around Hula Bear and its features adds a lot of charm to this quilt. Hula Bear Lei Po `o, (Hula Bear with woven leaves head lei) is included with the pattern and makes a great option for a little boy's quilt. Full-sized templates and instructions for 2 applique methods are included in this pattern series. For best results, choose fabrics that contrast enough to feature both the bear paw quilt block and make the bear stand out. Use your Hawaiian prints to add fun. Finished size is approx. 40" x 40".


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USC Lands Top QB Recruit From Washington's Skyline
Filed Under:Max Browne, Maxpreps, Oklahoma, USC Football
Stephen Spiewak
SAMMAMISH, Wash – Max Browne, one of the top quarterbacks in the country in the Class of 2013, committed to USC today in a small announcement made at his school.
He selected USC over Oklahoma and a host of other offers.
The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Browne has been one of the nation's most productive players over the last two seasons for Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.). As a sophomore, he threw for 4,182 yards and 50 touchdowns while as a junior, he registered 4,034 yards and 45 scores.
Photo by Jeff Napier
Max Browne, Skyline
In addition to his productivity, Browne passes the eyeball test with ease and is very technically sound. CBS/MaxPreps recruiting expert Tom Lemming loves Browne's potential.
"He has all the tools to be a great one," Lemming said.
Browne will look to lead Skyline to another state title in 2012. However, he'll face stiff competition, including a marquee interstate showdown with Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.).
It will be interesting to watch the quarterback battle at USC after Matt Barkley graduates. Max Wittek and Cody Kessler are both currently redshirt freshmen. Browne would be competing as a true freshman next year if he does not get redshirted.
If that's the case, it will be interesting to see if it affects 2015 quarterback David Sills, who has been committed to USC for more than two years.
Sills has started on varsity since his eighth grade season, and almost certainly would expect to compete for a starting job as a college freshman.


Did you know that almost 50% of high school seniors have tried an inhalant or illicit drug at least once in their lives? Here's another alarming stat – more teenagers die from having abused prescription drugs than those who have used cocaine and heroin.
Neither of these stats read well for teens growing up in today's world.
As parents and guardians, the responsibility of keeping teens and young adults safe is enormous. And while one can argue that substance abuse has been an issue for past generations of teens and young adults, the challenge today is very different and far more complex than say, even a decade earlier.
Marijuana strains available today are far stronger than those available in the earlier years.
An influx and easy availability (online purchase) of designer drugs such as ketamine and synthetic drugs such as Spice.
Revival of the heroin culture.
Marijuana has been made legal across many states.
Increase in abuse of pain medication.
Prescription drug and over-the-counter medication abuse on the rise.
It is a universally accepted fact that teenage years are difficult. Young teens are under immense pressure to meet certain standards, to "fit-in," and often, they struggle to find their own space and establish their identity.
The open nature of today's media, of which social is a big part, is a major contributor to skewed and unrealistic expectations and pressures that today's teens face in their personal and social lives.
The social life of a teenager today is complicated to say the least. Add to that the fact that their exposure to the world is very different; they are competing and trying to stay relevant not just among their school peers, but also on social platforms.
Many face a lot of negative sentiment and experience bullying not only at school, but also online. Without a strong support structure to back them, many buckle under the pressure of meeting these standards.
The result is that many teens develop a negative impression of their lives. This often cascades into a negative body image, depression, and low self-esteem leading many turning to drugs.
Of course, some teens use drugs to experience a thrill and end up getting addicted. Sometimes substance abuse is a result of their social conditions or surroundings, family history, or abuse.
The danger comes when a teen becomes addicted. Addiction is a medical condition with specific symptoms. Addiction can eventually lead your teen to experience erratic or harmful behavior, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, violent and suicidal tendencies, as well as serious health conditions.
Addiction is a medical condition in which the brain craves certain substances, leading to an impulsive and uncontrollable dependence on the substance even though the substance is harmful.
And although someone fighting an addiction problem might be able to control their physical craving for the drug, it is in fighting the mental addiction that they face their biggest challenge. The brain can carry the mental addiction well into adulthood.
Lower IQ, especially among teens who use marijuana before the age of 18.
Developing mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, and increased risk of developing schizophrenia.
Developing physical health conditions because of impaired growth hormones, brain development, and organ function.
Increased tendency to become violent and dangerously aggressive.
Inability to maintain and develop relationships or live in established social structures.
Sudden and drastic dip in academic performance.
High probability of becoming juvenile delinquents.
Successful treatment for substance abuse involves a combination of behavioral, family, group counselling, and psychiatric intervention.
Our treatment plan takes on a comprehensive approach to help a teen overcome their addiction problem, while also addressing and treating any of the mental and physical conditions the teen might have developed because of the substance abuse.
Finally, we work with the teen to help them develop an emotional, relational, and spiritual balance in their life. This is done with the aim of ensuring the teen can go back to his normal life in the present and to be able to plan and build a future life as well.
If your teenager is addicted to drugs, or if you know of a loved one who is struggling through substance abuse, please direct them to Doorways. We can also be reached at 602-997-2880.


An engagement is a cause for celebration. Two people are letting the world know that they are going to get married. As part of this process, a man will buy a woman an engagement ring. The ring allows them to show off their commitment to each other publicly. The ring also allows the man to give his intended bride something very special. Today's groom wants to have a ring that he knows his wife will like. Many brides want to have a ring that is stylish and elegant. This is why many couples are looking past the traditional types of rings for something that is a bit more meaningful. Many couples today have come to appreciate the beauty and elegance of sapphires. They know that a lovely sapphire engagement ring can show off her beautiful fingers and serve as a wonderful memento of the partnership planned between the two people.
Many brides today love having an engagement ring with a bit of color to it. Color can make a boring day feel special. Sapphires make a great choice for a colorful engagement ring. Sapphire rings are lovely stones with lots of fire and plenty of sparkle. Sapphires pair well with many other kinds of gems. A sapphire looks really nice next to a white diamond. Today's brides love the idea of having something that is out of the ordinary. They know they can have a ring on their finger that will attract good attention from others and show off their own well thought out taste. Colorful gems look well when paired with many other kinds of jewelry. A sapphire engagement ring works well with a pearl necklace, a ruby bracelet or an understated gold chain. Other pieces of sapphire jewelry also look wonderful when paired with a sapphire engagement ring.
While most people think of sapphires as solely bright blue, others know that sapphires come in many varied colors. A sapphire might be yellow, orange, green, white or even have a pink tinge to it. This kind of color variation allows the bride to have a ring that has many a lot of color to it. She can have a ring that is pink, green orange or other colors if she wants. She can also pair a blue center sapphire stone with other stones in the ring to create something that is entirely her own. A jeweler can create a ring just for her that includes multiple kinds of sapphires in a single band. They can also create a ring that includes her favorite colors, allowing her to have an engagement ring that is all her own and does not resemble any other ring.


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ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
require File.expand_path("../dummy/config/environment.rb",  __FILE__)
require 'rspec/rails'
require 'database_cleaner'
require 'shoulda-matchers'
require 'factory_girl'

ENGINE_RAILS_ROOT=File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../')

Dir[File.join(ENGINE_RAILS_ROOT, "spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f }

FactoryGirl.definition_file_paths = [File.join(ENGINE_RAILS_ROOT, 'spec', 'factories')]
FactoryGirl.find_definitions

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.mock_with :rspec
  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false
  config.include Factory::Syntax::Methods
  config.include Capybara::DSL, :example_group => { :file_path => /\bspec\/integration\// }

  config.before(:suite) do
    DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
    DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation)
  end

  config.before(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.start
  end

  config.after(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.clean
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Yemi Alade over the moon as she visits Rihanna's home in Barbados
Award-winning female singer Yemi Alade has paid a visit to Barbados American singer and beauty mogul Robyn Rihanna Fenty popularly known as Rihanna's Barbados home.
The Nigerian singer expressed how surreal it is for the Barbados singer to be celebrated both home and away.
Yemi Alade noted how Rihanna's home is a monument and symbol of dreams come true.
Yemi Alade also noted how the entire street is named after her.
"Feels good to be celebrated HOME and AWAY! Her family home is a monument and symbol of dreams come true and the entire street is named after her".
"Feels good to be celebrated HOME and AWAY! Her family home is a monument and symbol of dreams come true and the entire street is named after her2019 that Rihanna had added 'Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to her enviable CV.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was named Ambassador by her native country, Barbados, and the role involved promoting education, tourism, and investment in the country.
Rihanna has a deep love for this country and this is reflected in her philanthropy, especially in the areas of health and education. She also showed her patriotism in the way she gives back to this country and continues to treasure the island as her home", said Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley.
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Mottley added, "She has also demonstrated, beyond her success as a pop icon, significant creative acumen and shrewdness in business. It is therefore fitting that we engage and empower her to play a more definitive role as we work to transform Barbados".
The eight-time Grammy winner said she couldn't be more proud to receive the title and "I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mottley and her team to reimagine Barbados", she a
Yemi Alade had expressed her excitement at finally staying true to her real self.
The singer noted how she had never felt better performing without being glammed.
The music industry most especially for females worldwide is always categorized as being overly glammed up at musical events.
Going out of the box, Yemi Alade, for the first time in her music career, hit the stage without makeup, costume attire, and several others.
The singer ditched the glammed-up rules for something more natural, and she couldn't be happier.
Sharing the beautiful moment on her story, Yemi Alade noted how it was never in her plan in the beginning, but she has never felt so uninhibited and musically unhinged.
She appreciated the city of Brussels for love despite her natural look.
Yemi Alade added that she was thirsty for more.
"For the first time in my entire career, I went on stage with No make up, Costume Attire, no pre-stage photo-up! It wasn't any plan in the beginning but I have never felt so Uninhibited, musically unhinged!! A freaking Rockstar! Thank you Brussels! I'm thirsty for more".
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