Bill Eichinger, in a familiar pose.
About a decade ago, Bill Eichinger decided to try to eat at every single Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. As noted by Leah Garchik this week, the 65-year-old Finnegans Wake bartender just hit #400 out of approximately 415 in town. Of course, as you can see from his blog, he doesn't only eat at Chinese restaurants. With his newfound celebrity, Scoop tracked him down for a little Q&A session wherein we discussed the quest's genesis, his favorites, and the evolution of San Francisco's Chinese restaurant scene.
Scoop: How did this mission start?
Eichinger: I was sitting at a bar one day with some friends and I just said, "I think I'm going to try to eat at all the Chinese restaurants in San Francisco." I later learned I had probably bitten off more than I could chew.
It's hard to keep track of places when you cruise up and down your streets. There are obviously plenty in the Richmond and Chinatown, but now there's a lot on San Bruno Avenue. I started going to one restaurant a week, but sometimes it's two a week, and sometimes three a day. It was something to do.
Sure, you get a couple of apps at one. Then you drive, you sit, and you have a couple apps at another. Then you go to another for entrees. It's with friends, so it's fun. Nowadays I've kind of stretched [the mission] out. I'm trying to go back to the places I've found that I like. There are at least 10 places that I wish I could go to every day of the week.
Let's see. One I'm going to tomorrow is Z&Y. That's Szechuan and Hunan, plus other regional dishes. Their focus is on spicier food. I've gotten to know the owner Michelle, who's from Shanghai, but the cooks are Szechuan. So Z&Y is a go-to for that kind of food.
Another is one where I had my first experience for my birthday banquet, Hakka. It's a southern style of Chinese food, up the coast from Hong Kong. They have their own specialties, one of which is cooking foods in wine. I was referred there by a friend whose mother is from Hakka. It was one of the best banquets I've had in a while.
For Shanghaiese, there's a place across from Z&Y called Bund. It's typical Shanghai-style food, which has its exciting points and its non-exciting points. I know the owner, too and spent some time in Shanghai with him. We had a few meals, and he educated me on the cuisine. The main thing in Shanghai is dumplings, especially the soup dumplings. At Bund, they're pretty good, depending on who's making them. Then there's Shanghai Dumpling King in the Richmond, but since they've been on Check Please!, it's been crowded.
If you like lamb, there's a place Old Islamic on Vicente. It's northwestern Chinese, where there's a mix of Arabic and Chinese. Lamb is a strong point in their cuisine, as is bread.
If you like Cantonese, there are so many. My favorite dim sum is not in the city, Koi Palace in Daly City. That's the top of my list for that kind of food. There's so many places in Chinatown. City View on Commercial, off Kearney street — I kinda like them. That's my dim sum go-to in Chinatown itself. There's also a place on San Bruno Avenue called Imperial Garden.They do pretty good, and they've got the carts. If people got money, there's always Yank Sing. It's good quality but you're gonna pay for it.
For hand-pulled noodles, the place I just wrote up on Geary and Second. It's called San Dong, just a variation on Shantung province. You can see the guy making the noodles, so when you order your noodles, they're made on the spot. That's a good Saturday brunch spot. For that same style of food, there's San Tung. I go there and have the dry fried chicken wings — which everyone gets.
Spices II on 6th and Clement is Taiwanese style. They do a lot of small plates and have a number of great dishes, one of which is a cumin lamb. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Oh, and at a lot of places, you can get the "wo choy" — the daily special menu. You'll see it as a number of dishes for $25. In the old days, they never posted it in English. Nowadays, some places do. It's nice if you have a party of four or five; you can get out for five bucks each.
How did you fall into this obsession?
I moved here from Kansas City in 1970. When I first came out here without a lot of money, Chinese was the way to go; you could get a giant bowl of fried rice for 75 cents. When I got to San Francisco, it was predominately Cantonese, but then the Szuechuan and Hunan places popped up. Henry Chung opened up Hunan and this whole spicy food thing started. Then Yet Wah opened, and the next thing you know there's the Hakka places.
Mission Chinese Food is the new Chinese hot spot, so to speak.
I've been there once. I think the guy's doing a good thing. That's another one that makes me wish I could eat out five times a day. I definitely like it.
What regional Chinese cuisine do you wish we had?
If I could have one other style, it would be a Chaozhou (a.k.a. Chiuchow) restaurant. That's another area of southern China. There was a place at one time on Broadway, just off Stockton, and it was great, but they went out of business.
The one thing I'd like to ask [your readers] is if I could meet one or two people who speak Cantonese and Mandarin to go with me to some of these. That'd be really nice and helpful, because it's hard to know it all. The cuisine is so vast.


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The cloning of quantum information from the past may be Achilles' heel of quantum cryptography
By Will Parker on December 8, 2013 in News, Physics
While the notion of physically travelling through time may still be the stuff of science fiction, a new research paper from Louisiana State University shows that it is theoretically possible to copy quantum data from the past. The new work has surprising ramifications for the field of quantum cryptography, which is widely touted as the future of secure communication.
The new paper appears in Physical Review Letters and was authored by Mark Wilde, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Center for Computation and Technology.
Wilde explains how his work builds on concepts put forward by David Deutsch, a pioneer of quantum computing and physicist at Oxford University.
Deutsch proposed a simplified model of time travel to deal with some of the paradoxes that would occur if one could travel back in time. In the Grandfather paradox, for example, a time traveler faces the problem that if he kills his grandfather back in time, then he himself is never born, and consequently is unable to travel through time to kill his grandfather. Deutsch solved the Grandfather paradox using a slight change to quantum theory, proposing that you could change the past as long as you did so in a self-consistent manner.
"If you kill your grandfather, you do it with only probability one-half," Wilde explained. "Then, he's dead with probability one-half, and you are not born with probability one-half, but the opposite is a fair chance. You could have existed with probability one-half to go back and kill your grandfather."
Another time travel paradox is the no-cloning theorem, or the no "subatomic Xerox-machine" theorem. This theorem, which is related to the fact that one cannot copy quantum data at will, is a consequence of Heisenberg's famous Uncertainty Principle, by which one can measure either the position of a particle or its momentum, but not both with unlimited accuracy. According to the Uncertainty Principle, it is impossible to have a subatomic Xerox-machine that would take one particle and spit out two particles with the same position and momentum – because then you would know too much about both particles at once.
"We can always look at a paper, and then copy the words on it. That's what we call copying classical data," Wilde said. "But you can't arbitrarily copy quantum data, unless it takes the special form of classical data. This no-cloning theorem is a fundamental part of quantum mechanics – it helps us reason how to process quantum data. If you can't copy data, then you have to think of everything in a very different way."
But if a Deutschian closed timelike curve did allow for copying of quantum data to many different points in space, then Deutsch suggested that it should be possible to violate the fundamental no-cloning theorem of quantum mechanics. Now, Wilde and his collaborators at the University of Southern California and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have put forward a new approach that allows for a particle, or a time traveler, to make multiple loops back in time – something akin to how Bruce Willis' travels in the Hollywood film Looper. According to Wilde, "these time loops are not ruled out by the laws of physics. But there are strange consequences for quantum information processing if their behavior is dictated by Deutsch's model."
Wilde says that a single looping path back in time, a time spiral of sorts, behaving according to Deutsch's model, would have to allow for a particle entering the loop to remain the same each time it passed through a particular point in time. In other words, the particle would need to maintain self-consistency as it looped back in time.
"In some sense, this already allows for copying of the particle's data at many different points in space," Wilde explains, "because you are sending the particle back many times. It's like you have multiple versions of the particle available at the same time. You can then attempt to read out more copies of the particle, but the thing is, if you try to do so as the particle loops back in time, then you change the past."
To be consistent with Deutsch's model, which holds that you can only change the past as long as you can do it in a self-consistent manner, Wilde and his colleagues had to come up with a solution that would allow for a looping curve back in time, and copying of quantum data based on a time traveling particle, without disturbing the past.
"That was the major breakthrough, to figure out what could happen at the beginning of this time loop to enable us to effectively read out many copies of the data without disturbing the past," Wilde said. "It just worked."
But there is still some controversy over interpretations of this new approach and the new work may actually point to problems in Deutsch's original closed timelike curve model. "If quantum mechanics gets modified in such a way… it may be evidence that we should question Deutsch's model," Wilde said. "We really believe that quantum mechanics is true, at this point. And most people believe in a principle called Unitarity in quantum mechanics. But with our new model, we've shown that you can essentially violate something that is a direct consequence of Unitarity. To me, this is an indication that something weird is going on with Deutsch's model. However, there might be some way of modifying the model in such a way that we don't violate the no-cloning theorem."
Other researchers argue that Wilde's approach wouldn't actually allow for copying quantum data from an unknown particle state entering the time loop because the universe would already "know" what the particle looked like, as it had traveled back in time many times before.
But whether or not the no-cloning theorem can truly be violated as Wilde's new approach suggests, the consequences of being able to copy quantum data from the past are significant. Systems for secure Internet communications, for example, will likely soon rely on quantum security protocols. Such encryption is believed to be unbreakable – that is, as long as hackers don't have access to Wilde's looping closed timelike curves.
"If an adversary, if a malicious person, were to have access to these time loops, then they could break the security of quantum key distribution," Wilde said. "This ability to copy quantum information freely would turn quantum theory into an effectively classical theory in which, for example, classical data thought to be secured by quantum cryptography would no longer be safe. It seems like there should be a revision to Deutsch's model which would simultaneously resolve the various time travel paradoxes but not lead to such striking consequences for quantum information processing. However, no one yet has offered a model that meets these two requirements."
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Home/Sports/BYU football mourns the lost of offensive lineman Sione Veikoso, who was killed in construction accident
BYU football mourns the lost of offensive lineman Sione Veikoso, who was killed in construction accident
Bryon S. ParsonsDecember 31, 2022
BYU offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in Kailua, Hawaii, the team announced late Friday.
"Rest in Love Sione. God be with you till we meet again," the Cougars wrote on Twitter.
Before he enrolled in BYU, Veikoso served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2018-20 in Brazil. He began his college career at Arizona State.
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He eventually transferred to BYU and appeared in one game during the 2022 college football season. Veikoso was a three-star high-school recruit.
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"We are extremely saddened to learn of the tragic death of one of our brothers, Sione Veikoso," BYU head coach Kalani Sitake wrote on Twitter. "His passing is heartbreaking to all of us. We offer our deepest condolences and prayers to his family as we share in their grief. Our love for you is forever, Sione!"
Veikoso was part of a crew working on a 15-foot retaining wall when it partially collapsed, according to KITV News in Honolulu. Multiple individuals were trapped after the collapse.
Firefighters responded to the scene and removed the rubble to reach the people who were trapped, the report revealed. At least two were in serious condition.
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 26: The BYU Cougars football team, including Houston Heimuli #35, Sione Veikoso #72, Kingsley Suamataia #78, Alden Tofa #51, Joe Tukuafu #52, Lorenzo Fauatea #55, Peter Falaniko #68 and others, pose for a group photo prior to an NCAA college football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 26, 2022, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California.
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"The BYU Football Family mourns the passing of our dear teammate and fellow Cougar, Sione Veikoso," BYU athletics director Tom Holmoe said on Twitter. "May his family and friends feel our love and faith at this most sacred and difficult time. Peace be with you now and forever Sione."
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Running across Edinburgh in August, deedit will encourage users to carry out a pre-set act of kindness focussing on homelessness, the environment, and building community spirit.
By using the app to record interventions such as picking up litter, buying a sandwich for a stranger, or donating goods to a charity shop, users can track how single acts contribute to a much bigger, positive change.
The web-based app is available to use now - link below.
The app also involves Social Bite, an Edinburgh-based homeless charity. Several of the deeds directly support their work, such as buying a meal or coffee for someone via their cafes.
Deedit has been developed as part of a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh's Centre of Design Informatics and Tesco Bank that explores Fintech, develops talent and fosters innovation and creative thinking.
The Project Mercury partnership was facilitated by Edinburgh Innovations, the innovation management service for the University of Edinburgh.
One of the challenges we face is helping people understand the impact new data technologies will have on their lives. The partnership with Tesco Bank has been a fantastic help. Co-designing imaginative, human-centred experiences with the financial sector here in Edinburgh demonstrates that the city is becoming a world leader in FinTech design.
Deedit is part of Data Pipe Dreams: Glimpses of a Near Future, the annual interactive pavilion showcasing University prototypes and installations that explore designing with data.
The pavilion is free and open 2-25 August from 11am - 6pm. Designed by Pierre Forrisier and Adrianna Koluszko from Biomorphus, it is located outside the Assembly Rooms on George Street. It is part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
It includes other work from the University's Design Informatics staff and students, including a dining chair that reads the mood of whoever sits on it.
The chair is equipped with sensors that capture the position of the user. Through machine learning, it is hoped the chair will recognise the sitter's body language and, by association, their emotional state.
Experts will also showcase the Seismic See-Saw, a technology that allows donations to be given to only when a precondition is met, such as a devastating earthquake.
Using smart contracts and blockchain, it is designed to empower donors and let charities know the exact funds at their disposal in the case of natural disasters.
The pavilion features two other projects from Project Mercury – the University's partnership with Tesco Bank - both at an early stage of development.
Lens allows visitors to the Pavilion to take part in an arcade game that highlights how their personal data – such as Facebook profile, Amazon purchases - might influence their success during a fictional job application.
Tess uses machine learning and lighting effects to communicate people's financial wellbeing. Designed as a thought-provoking exercise, it uses different colours and levels of brightness to indicate the health of a customer's spending habits.
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Home » 2019 RAL Annual Report » Next Generation Air Transportation » Ceiling and Visibility Products for Alaska
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Ceiling and Visibility Products for Alaska
Poor weather conditions, particularly restricted visibility and low cloud tops, were the leading cause of fatal general aviation (GA) accidents in Alaska from 2001-2012. Traditional weather observations from Alaska's widely dispersed airfields inadequately forewarn of weather likely to be encountered along routes between stations or, in particular, through hazardous mountain passes with localized conditions. In 2014, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) included "General Aviation: Identify and communicate hazardous weather" on its Most Wanted List to improve transportation safety.
Since 2016, the NCAR/RAL, the MIT/LL, Environmental Prediction Center (EMC), the Alaska Aviation Weather Unit (AAWU), and the FAA have been involved in a collaborative effort to produce a rapidly-updated, high resolution, gridded product of ceiling and visibility (C&V) conditions across Alaska. This product, known as the Ceiling and Visibility Analysis – Alaska (CVA-AK) has supported AAWU forecasters in developing the Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) for C&V conditions across Alaska at or near instrumented and non-instrumented airfields and along data-sparse routes between airfields including treacherous and heavily-traveled mountain passes.
The CVA-AK product combines ceiling and visibility information from the latest NCEP RAP model with surface-based observations of C&V from the ASOS and AWOS stations across Alaska using data fusion techniques to produce grids of flight category for both ceiling and visibility. The NCEP model C&V forecast data are adjusted using a calibration algorithm that uses 2 hr model forecasts and corresponding observations from the last 30 days to reduce forecast bias. The final product is generated by applying a cloud mask based on GOES satellite data to remove modeled ceiling heights in regions deemed to be cloud free. The final gridded products are updated every 20 min and are viewable by AAWU forecasters on the IC4D display system that they use to produce their aviation weather forecasts.
Model Calibration
Figure 1. Frequency of ceiling heights of 1000 ft or less from (left) RAPv4 and (center) surface met stations along with (right) the frequency bias (M – O) at each surface met station site for (top) January and (bottom) June 2019.
Understanding the level of consistency between surface-based observations and forecasts of C&V obtained from RAPv4 is critical for developing a useful analysis product. As seen in Figure 1, the model provides much greater detail than can be obtained from surface observations. The model resolves gradients in the frequency of low ceilings moving from peak values in coastal regions to much less frequent occurrence in the interior of Alaska. The model also resolves gradients in the frequency of low ceilings associated with terrain where the higher terrain is more often shrouded in clouds. Despite these attributes of the model, notable biases in the model predictions are also evident in the frequency difference (modeled minus observed frequency) plots (rightmost panels in Figure 1). These comparisons can be used to remove first order bias in the model and to better understand the representativeness of the surface observations.
Figure 2. Calibrated values of ceiling heights for a raw ceiling height of 1 kFT for June 2019. The calibrated values found in most coastal areas are generally greater than 1 kFT in order to correct the tendency of the model to over-predict the frequency of ceiling base heights below 1 kFT.
Biases in the modeled ceiling and visibility forecasts are reduced using a quantile matching algorithm. Quantile matching simply maps the cumulative density function of the model values to that obtained from the observations. The matching is performed at a set of predetermined ceiling heights or visibilities to generate calibration functions for each quantity that are a function of space and time. An example of the calibrated values for a raw ceiling height of 1000 ft is shown in Figure 2. In this example, the largest adjustments to the raw ceiling height values are evident as the darker shades of blue or brown.
Evaluation of Calibration Algorithm
Figure 3. Box and whisker plots showing interquartile range of model (raw - red and calibrated - green) ceiling height values when the observed category is (top) IFR and (bottom) MVFR. Evaluation is for a subset of surface met stations across Alaska for the period 1-30 June 2019. The median value is denoted by a filled circle while the IQR is given by the error bars. The 75th percentile value occasionally lies outside the plotting range (i.e., 10 kFT). Station locations are indicated in the map on the right.
Table 1. Heidke Skill Scores computed for all Alaska stations with observation vs model correlations greater than 0.35. Green fill indicates that the calibration improved the skill.
In 2019 the calibration algorithm was improved and evaluated using data collected in both January and June 2019. At each station location we determined whether or not the distribution of ceiling height values obtained for a given observed category was improved. Figure 3 (taken from June 2019) provides a general indication of how the calibration algorithm changes the distribution of ceiling height values. Ideally, the full range of model values should fall in the "target range." It is seen that the calibration algorithm generally increases the value of ceiling height at the 75th quantile for both observed IFR and MVFR categories. This increase in the 75th quantile value is in response to the model's tendency to predicted low ceiling too often. Despite this increase, the 75th quantile value for observed IFR conditions is generally maintained within the targeted range. At the same time, the calibration algorithm greatly improves the skill at predicting the MVFR category. Examples of this improvement are seen at several stations (e.g., PASC, PAPO, PAKH, PAAD, PAIW), where the median value of ceiling heights was correctly shifted from IFR to MVFR. The overall impact of calibration is to improve the skill in IFR, MVFR and VFR categories for both ceiling and visibility as indicated by the change in the Heidke Skill Score given in Table 1.
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Figure 4. The important distinction demonstrated between RVR and SVR
The slant visual range is a critical aspect of aviation especially for General Aviation (GA) and, more recently, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) and unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations. GA pilots often require surface-based visual landmarks like rivers and roads to navigate in VFR conditions and also need to be able to clearly see the airport/runway during approach and landing. Under FAA regulations, RPVs and most UAS operations require Visual Line of Site (VLOS). In this case, a surface-based observer looking upward must be able to visually detect the aircraft with the unaided eye. In each of these situations, the requirement is to be able to see on an angle away from the surface; however, current observations obtained by ASOS and AWOS are all reporting horizontal visibility or Runway Visual Range (RVR). Figure 4 demonstrates this important distinction between RVR and SVR. The goal of this study is to assess the impact of the disconnect between RVR measurement and SVR requirements through literature survey and case study analyses. It is expected that the needs of GA for improved safety and emerging needs of UAS and Urban Air Mobility in terms of SVR will elevate the distinction between RVR and SVR to a critical issue in the years to come.
The calibration algorithm will be configured to utilize the Alaska High Resolution Rapid Refresh and run in realtime to supply a data feed of the calibrated products to EMC. This calibrated ceiling and visibility data will be assessed to determine whether or not it might be suitable for use in improving. first guess ceiling and visibility values used to produce the Realtime Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA). In addition, the literature review and case study exploring the importance of SVR to aviation operations including for emerging modes of transportation (e.g., air taxis, delivery drones) will be completed and recommendations will be made on next steps.
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Theater: Productions of 'A Christmas Carol' are all around us — God bless them every one
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Trinity and moreTrinity Rep wasted no time ringing in the holidays, kicking off its beloved �Christmas Carol� before Veterans Day. The show is recycling last year�s set by Tony-winner Eugene Lee and bringing...
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Trinity Rep wasted no time ringing in the holidays, kicking off its beloved �Christmas Carol� before Veterans Day. The show is recycling last year�s set by Tony-winner Eugene Lee and bringing back director Tyler Dobrowsky, but otherwise it�s as fresh as ever, with new ghosts, fourteen talented kids and Fred Sullivan Jr. taking on the role of tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge. The popular production runs through Dec. 28.
But if you can�t get tickets to Trinity, there are plenty of �Christmas Carols� to pick from. Encore Repertory Company stages its annual take on the Dickens classic at Woonsocket�s Stadium Theatre Dec. 6-15. Tickets are $19 and are available at the box office, or by calling (401) 762-4545.
Meanwhile, Cranston�s Artists� Exchange is going with a modern-day version of the show, placing it in the here and now. Music director Tom Chace doubles as Scrooge.
The play opens Dec. 12 in the Exchange�s new and bigger space at 82 Rolfe Square, then moves to the nearby Park Theatre Dec. 19. A holiday gala takes place at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet Dec. 21, just prior to the final show at the Park. Tickets are $15 for the Rolfe Square installment, and $18 when it�s at the Park. Call (401) 490-9475, or visit artists-exchange.org.
At the Attleboro Community Theatre, it�s up to director David Blessinger to tell the story of miserly old Scrooge. But in the end, it�s the familiar tale of redemption. Once again, Bruce Church plays Scrooge, and longtime company member Alex Aponte is his late partner Marley.
The show runs from Dec. 6-Dec. 22 at the Ezekial Bates Masonic Temple, 71 North Main St., Attleboro. Tickets are $15, $13 for seniors and students. Call (508) 226-8100, or visit attleborocommunitytheatre.com.
At the Granite Theatre in Westerly, performances of �A Christmas Carol� run from Nov. 29 through Dec. 22. Brian Olsen directs and Ed Benjamin takes on the role of Scrooge. Tickets range from $12-$20. Call (401) 596-2341, or visit granitetheatre.com.
New this year is a collaborative �Carol� from the R.I. Shakespeare Co. and Big Nazo puppets at West Kingston�s Courthouse Center for the Arts. Big Nazo will be making puppets especially for the production, and they�ll be interacting with the actors.
Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and children under 12. Call (401) 782-1018, or visit courthousearts.org.
A new point of view
And for a new twist on this holiday tradition, veteran Rhode Island comic Frank O�Donnell has come up with a spin-off his �Ant�ny Claus� shows of the past couple of seasons. This time he�s telling the story of Scrooge and his night with the spirits from the point of view of Ant�ny�s mother-in-law, Carmella.
She is trying to entertain her grandkids, but has given the book away and has to tell the story from memory. That�s when the fun begins.
�My goal three years ago was to create a fun holiday alternative to �A Christmas Carol,� says O�Donnell. �All of a sudden, I�ve got a franchise on my hands.�
�A Christmas Carmella� takes place at Woonsocket�s Theatre Works, 142 Clinton St., Dec. 6-15. Tickets are $19, $15 for seniors. Call (401) 766-1898.
Beyond Scrooge
Looking to other holiday offerings, Warwick�s new Ocean State Theatre is staging the musical adaptation of �Miracle on 34th Street� Dec. 4-29. The show, based on the heartwarming 1947 film with music by Meredith Willson of �The Music Man� fame, follows a department-store Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus. He not only fosters good will between Macy�s and Gimbel�s, but convinces a cynical divorcee and the whole state of New York that Santa is no myth.
Tickets are $39-$54. Call (401) 921-6800, or visit oceanstatetheatre.org.
Also, Wakefield�s Contemporary Theater Company is putting on an adaptation of �The Gift of the Magi� that follows three couples at different stages in life, who on Christmas Eve try to do something special for their partners.
Performances run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 22, and every show is accompanied by carols, cookies and cocoa. The theater is at 327 Main St., Wakefield, and tickets are $15 and $20. Call (401) 218-0282, or visit thecontemporarytheater.com.
And Woonsocket�s Stadium Theatre puts on its annual holiday variety show, �Christmas Around the World,� Nov. 30. The show, which is like a Radio City spectacular, features festive music and dance from local talent, including a swing band and Rockette-like kick line, said Stadium executive director Cathy Levesque. You can also catch the winners and finalists from the recent �New England�s Got Talent,� the Stadium�s popular talent show. Tickets are $19-$16. Call (401) 762-4545, or visit stadiumtheatre.com.


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Linkify your Text!
This is the first in a series of technical articles about WikiNotes for Android, part of the Apps for Android project.
This article covers the use of Linkify to turn ordinary text views into richer link-oriented content that causes Android intents to fire when a link is selected.
Linkify: The Linkify class in the SDK is perfect for creating a wiki note pad. This class lets you specify a regular expression to match, and a scheme to prepend. The scheme is a string that, when the matched text is added, forms a Content URI to allow the correct data to be looked up.
For example, in our case we want to look for a regular expression match for a WikiWord (that is, a word with camel case and no spaces). Linkify can then turn this into a Content URI - something like >content://com.google.android.wikinotes.db.wikinotes/wikinotes/WikiWord which can then be used to locate the correct wiki page from a content provider.
As a bonus, the Linkify class also defines several default matches, in particular it is able to turn web URLs, email addresses and telephone numbers into active links which fire Android intents automatically.
Linkify can be passed any TextView in your application, and will take care of creating the links and enabling their "clickability" for you.
Default Linkify: Using the set of default active link options is very straightforward - simply pass it a handle to a TextView with content in it, and the Linkify.ALL flag:
TextView noteView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.noteview);
noteView.setText(someContent);
Linkify.addLinks(noteView, Linkify.ALL);
and that's it. The Linkify.ALL flag applies all of the predefined link actions, and the TextView will be immediately updated with a set of active links which, if you select them, fire default intents for the actions (e.g. a web URL will start the browser with that URL, a telephone number will bring up the phone dialer with that number ready to call, etc.).
Custom Linkify: So what about our WikiWord? There is no pre-defined action for that, so it needs to be defined and associated with a scheme.
The first task is to defined a regular expression that matches the kind of WikiWords we want to find. The regex in this case is:
\b[A-Z]+[a-z0-9]+[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]+\b
Obvious no? Well actually this is equivalent to the following description: "Starting with a word boundary (the \b) find at least one upper case letter, followed by at least one lower case letter or a numeric digit, followed by another upper case letter, and then any mix of upper case, lower case or numeric until the next word boundary (the final \b)". Regular expressions are not very pretty, but they are an extremely concise and accurate way of specifying a search pattern.
We also need to tell Linkify what to do with a match to the WikiWord. Linkify will automatically append whatever is matched to a scheme that is supplied to it, so for the sake of argument let's assume we have a ContentProvider that matches the following content URI:
content://com.google.android.wikinotes.db.wikinotes/wikinotes/WikiWord
The WikiWord part will be appended by Linkify when it finds a match, so we just need the part before that as our scheme.
Now that we have these two things, we use Linkify to connect them up:
Pattern wikiWordMatcher = Pattern.compile("\\b[A-Z]+[a-z0-9]+[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]+\\b");
String wikiViewURL =    "content://com.google.android.wikinotes.db.wikinotes/wikinotes/";
Linkify.addLinks(noteView, wikiWordMatcher, wikiViewURL);
Note that the \b's had to be escaped with double backslashes for the Java Pattern.compile line.
Linkify can be used multiple times on the same view to add more links, so using this after the Default Linkify call means that the existing active links will be maintained and the new WikiWords will be added. You could define more Linkify actions and keep applying them to the same TextView if you wanted to.
Now, if we have a WikiWord in the TextView, let's say MyToDoList, Linkify will turn it into an active link with the content URI:
content://com.google.android.wikinotes.db.wikinotes/wikinotes/MyToDoList
and if you click on it, Android will fire the default intent for that content URI.
For this to all work, you will need a ContentProvider that understands that Content URI, and you will need a default activity capable of doing something with the resulting data. I plan to cover these in future blog entries (and soon). In fact, the whole Wiki Note Pad application is currently undergoing some clean up and review, and will then hopefully be released as a sample application.
Labels: Apps
Android Developer Challenge Deadline Approaching Quickly
is proceeding nicely. We're excited about the interest people have shown so far and have enjoyed talking to everyone working on new Android Apps.
As a quick reminder, the first phase of the challenge will be ending on April 14. In the Android Developer Challenge I, the 50 most promising entries received by April 14 will each receive a $25,000 award to fund further development. Those selected will then be eligible for even greater recognition via ten $275,000 awards and ten $100,000 awards.
Keep working on your applications, and be sure to post in the forums if you have any questions!
The Android Developer Challenge is proceeding nicely. We're excited about the interest people have shown so far and have enjoyed talking to everyone working on new Android Apps.
Labels: Android Developer Challenge , Apps
Announcing: Apps for Android
. Our goal is to share some sample applications that demonstrate different aspects of the Android platform.
The first application to be included in the new project is called WikiNotes for Android.
For anyone not familiar with the concept of a wiki, it is a simple way to link up pages of information using WikiWords (words that use CamelCase). For example, in the previous sentence, both WikiWords and CamelCase would become live links in a Wiki, and would take you to pages of information.
WikiNotes for Android is a form of wiki known as a personal wiki. These run on desktops or (in this case) mobile computing devices, and many people like them. They bring a bit more structure to your notes than just a list of subjects. You can choose to link notes or pages up in any manner you like.
This particular implementation uses a regular expression to match WikiWords and turn them into links that fire Intents to go to other notes. Because of the way the links are implemented, the application will also create links out of telephone numbers that take you to the dialer and URLs that start up the browser.
Search by title and content is also implemented, so even if you forget the structure, you can still find that all-important note about where you left your car in the airport car park.
This wiki has a view mode and an edit mode. In view mode, the links become active and allow you to navigate to other notes, or to other activities like dialer and web browser. In edit mode, you see a plain text view that you can edit, and when you confirm the changes it goes back to view mode. There is both a menu entry and keyboard shortcut to switch to edit view, so that you can very quickly make changes. And, if you get lost in the note structure, there is also an option to take you back to the start page.
WikiNotes for Android was written to demonstrate a number of core concepts in Android, including:
Multiple Activities in an Application (View, Edit, Search, etc.)
Default intent filters for View/Edit/Search based on MIME types
Life cycle of Activities
Message passing via Bundles in Intents
Use of Linkify to add Intent-firing links to text data
Using Intents within an application
Using Intents to use an Activity within another application
Writing a custom ContentProvider that implements search by note title
Registration of ReST-like URIs to match titles, and do contents searches
SQLite implementations for insert, retrieve, update, delete and search
UI layout and creation for multiple activities
Menus and keyboard shortcuts
The application remains small in size and features to make it easy to understand. In time, more features will be added to the application to make it more useful, but a sample version with the minimal functionality will always be available for developers new to the Android platform.
If you believe that firing an Intent for every link that is clicked is sub-optimal and will waste resources, please take a look at the running application using DDMS. You will see how efficiently Android re-uses the running Activities and indeed, this is one of the main reasons WikiNotes for Android was written. It demonstrates that using the Android Activities and Intents infrastructure not only makes construction of component-based applications easy, but efficient as well.
There will also be a series of technical articles about the application right here on the Android Developer blog.
And please, keep an eye on the apps-for-android project, as more sample applications will be added to it soon.
Happy wiki-ing.
We are pleased to announce that a new open source project has been created on Google code hosting called apps-for-android. Our goal is to share some sample applications that demonstrate different aspects of the Android platform.
Android SDK update: m5-rc15 released
to the Android SDK – we're calling it m5-rc15. With this update, the SDK now includes all of the incremental changes we've been making to the online documentation since m5-rc14 was released in mid-February. In addition to the latest documentation, we've also fixed a security issue involving handling of image files.
We recommend that you install m5-rc15 at your earliest convenience. The update doesn't change any of the Android APIs or introduce any new ones. Eclipse users don't need to update the ADT plug-in either.
Once you've unzipped the file on your machine, you will want to update things like your PATH variable and, if you're using Eclipse, the SDK location setting for ADT (hint: Preferences > Android).
Earlier today we released an update to the Android SDK – we're calling it m5-rc15. With this update, the SDK now includes all of the incremental changes we've been making to the online documentation since m5-rc14 was released in mid-February. In addition to the latest documentation, we've also fixed a security issue involving handling of image files.
Labels: SDK updates
Android SDK m5-rc14 now available
. Today, we're continuing the early look at the Android SDK that we started back in November by providing updates to the Android APIs and the developer tools based, in part, on the great feedback and suggestions developers have been giving us. We're excited about the progress that we've made and look forward to making additional updates in the future as the platform evolves towards production-readiness.
There are a couple of changes in m5-rc14 I'd like to highlight:
New user interface - As I mentioned when we introduced the m3 version of the Android SDK, we're continuing to refine the UI that's available for Android. m5-rc14 replaces the previous placeholder with a new UI, but as before, work on it is still in-progress.
Layout animations - Developers can now create layout animations for their applications using the capabilities introduced in the android.view.animation package. Check out the LayoutAnimation*.java files in the APIDemos sample code for examples of how this works.
Geo-coding - android.location.Geocoder enables developers to forward and reverse geo-code (i.e. translate an address into a coordinate and vice-versa), and also search for businesses.
New media codecs - The MediaPlayer class has added support for the OGG Vorbis, MIDI, XMF, iMelody, RTTL/RTX, and OTA audio file formats.
Updated Eclipse plug-in - A new version of ADT is available and provides improvements to the Android developer experience. In particular, check out the new Android Manifest editor.
You can find more information about what's changed in a couple of documents that we've published. First is an overview of the changes to the Android APIs in API Changes Overview. If you want a more granular view of what's changed, an API diff between m3-rc37 and m5-rc14 is also available. Finally, Upgrading the SDK provides links to the two previously referenced documents and the release notes, as well as instructions on how to upgrade your development environment.
We still need your help in shaping the platform, so if you find issues with the Android APIs or the developer tools, please let us know through the Android Issue Tracker. If you have general comments or questions, please head on over to the Android groups to get in touch.
We're looking forward to all the applications that developers will create using this new version of the Android SDK. Of course, you can use m5-rc14 or any older version of the SDK for your Android Developers Challenge submission.
On behalf of the entire Android team, I'm happy to let you know that an updated version of the Android SDK – we're calling it m5-rc14 – is now available. Today, we're continuing the early look at the Android SDK that we started back in November by providing updates to the Android APIs and the developer tools based, in part, on the great feedback and suggestions developers have been giving us. We're excited about the progress that we've made and look forward to making additional updates in the future as the platform evolves towards production-readiness.
Android in Harvard Square
, there's another Android event coming up – though a little closer to home this time. Our Android Advocates are heading to Boston for a Code Day that will be taking place on February 23. Registration is now open, but space is limited so make sure you reserve your spot.
Location: The Charles Hotel Harvard Square
1 Bennett St
As a reminder, a Code Day is an immersive introduction and hands-on session for Android.
It's promising to be a real Android nor'easter. We hope to see you there!
As promised, there's another Android event coming up – though a little closer to home this time. Our Android Advocates are heading to Boston for a Code Day that will be taking place on February 23. Registration is now open, but space is limited so make sure you reserve your spot.
Labels: Boston , Code Day
Deadline Extension for the Android Developer Challenge
Here is the updated time line:
14 April 2008: Deadline to submit applications for judging
5 May 2008: Announcement of the 50 first round winners, who will be eligible for the final round
30 June 2008: Deadline for the 50 winners of the first round to submit for the final round
21 July 2008: Announcement of the grand prize winner and runner-up
For additional details on the Android Developer Challenge, please visit the ADC page.
Good luck and good coding!
We'd like to let you know that we are extending the submission deadline for the first Android Developers Challenge to 14 April 2008. Based on the great feedback you've given us, we've made significant updates to the SDK that we'll be releasing in several weeks. In order to give you extra time to take advantage of these forthcoming UI and API enhancements, we've decided to extend the submission deadline. In addition, a fair number of developers have also asked for more time to build and polish their applications.
Of course, you can stay the course and submit your applications using any version of the SDK that you'd like. We're looking forward to seeing some great apps, especially after we've had a chance to incorporate some of your feedback into the Android platform.
Labels: Android Developer Challenge


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Q: CSS nesting before and lang This is my code:
.lae-filter-item.segment-0:lang(pt-BR){
    visibility: hidden;
}

Works great, but I also want to replace the content in segment-0 with a different word (just for Portuguese). :before or :after would be fine, but I can't nest it properly.  Here's what is not working.
.lae-filter-item.segment-0:before{
    lae-filter-item.segment-0:lang(pt-BR){
        content: "Hello";
            visibility: visible;
    }
}

and
.lae-filter-item.segment-0:before:lang(pt-BR){
        content: "Hello";
            visibility: visible;
    }

This works, but it adds the content for all the languages, not just Portuguese:
.lae-filter-item.segment-0:before{
content: "Hello";
visibility: visible;
}

A: You nearly got it. The correct nesting is .class:lang(pt-BR)::before {...}.

A: The selector you're looking for is
[lang='pt-BR'] .lae-filter-item.segment-0:before {}

Or more specifity for better understanding
html[lang='pt-BR'] .lae-filter-item.segment-0:before {}

Lang isn't set directly at .lae-filter-item, so you can't use .lae-filter-item[lang] or other options you tried.

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Disclaimer: I auditioned for this production, and was not cast. It is my opinion that only a jackass would allow rejection, a natural process of auditioning, to taint their review.
Toured around Rhode Island. Schedule with locations is HERE.


Niku Foundation was invited by its supports in Houston, Texas for two nights in October.
On Friday October 26th, two of the founders of Niku along with one of the Acid Splash victims shared their goals, obstacles and their personal accounts. Many of the audience showed their support by offering their financial and voluntary help , and even their home for future patients. We learned about some medical facilities and doctors in Houston America's best medical center, including Shriner Hospital that works specifically with kids who are burn victims.
On Saturday October 27th at IRIC, Niku was welcomed by many Houstonians who were interested in learning about Niku and being part of it. After a brief introduction by Mr. Hormoz Mogarei, Somayeh one of the Acid victims and Mrs.Naseri explained Niku's goals and challenges. The participants showed their supports by offering financial contributions, volunteering their time ,or their medical services.


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FA Cup: Liverpool Set Up Semi-final Clash With Manchester City | Football News
Liverpool and Manchester City's bid for historic trophy-winning hauls will clash in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley next month after coming through their last eight ties in differing fashion on Sunday. City finally got the better of Southampton at the third attempt this season with a 4-1 win, while Liverpool needed a late Diogo Jota strike to see off Championship side Nottingham Forest 1-0. Forest had dumped out holders Leicester and Arsenal on their run to the last eight and could easily have caused another shock had the fine margins gone their way at the City Ground.
"It was a proper Cup match," said Klopp. "I know they don't get anything for it, but a massive compliment to them, they played a really good game."
Klopp made seven changes with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson among those rested and it showed in a ragged Liverpool performance.
Roberto Firmino should have put the Reds in front before the break when he tried to dink the ball over Ethan Horvath with just the goalkeeper to beat, but it was Forest who had the better chances after the break.
Philip Zinckernagel missed the best of them 14 minutes from time when he slotted wide Brennan Johnson's inviting cross.
Three minutes later, Jota showed the Forest forwards how it is done as he stretched to meet Kostas Tsimikas' cross for his 19th goal of the season.
Still the home side could have taken the game to extra time as Ryan Yates headed straight into the arms of Alisson Becker and had a penalty appeal turned down as he rounded the Brazilian goalkeeper.
But Liverpool held on to book a meeting with City when one side's quest for history will come to an end.
– Quadruple v treble –
City are aiming to match Manchester United's historic feat in 1998/99 of winning the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup, while Liverpool, who trail Pep Guardiola's men by one point at the top of the table, are aiming to go one better by adding those three trophies to the League Cup they won in February.
Despite a more resounding scoreline, City also struggled for the first hour at St. Mary's as a Southampton side that held the English champions twice in the league this season caused them problems once more.
"We started really well and then we forgot to play," said Guardiola. "We know it's so difficult because Southampton are one of the best organised teams."
Adam Armstrong hit the post early on for the Saints, but just seconds later Raheem Sterling opened the scoring with a cool finish from Gabriel Jesus' pass.
Ilkay Gundogan then hit the woodwork for City, but Southampton got the equaliser their first-half performance deserved when Aymeric Laporte deflected Mohamed Elyounoussi's cross into his own net.
With the tie delicately poised, Southampton's good work was undone when Mohammed Salisu needlessly dived in on Jesus to concede a penalty.
Fraser Forster got a hand to Kevin De Bruyne's spot-kick but could not keep it out.
City's strength in depth off the bench then took the game away from the hosts as substitutes Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez produced lethal finishes to round off the scoring.
– Vieira's Palace progress –
Crystal Palace will face Chelsea in the other semi-final after thrashing struggling Everton 4-0 at Selhurst Park. Marc Guehi, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Wilfried Zaha and Will Hughes got the goals as the Eagles continued their impressive first season under Patrick Vieira.
"Going to Wembley is fantastic," said Vieira.
"You can hear the atmosphere in the stadium, the fans; this is what they wanted and we wanted to give it to them."
Everton's focus now turns to just staying in the Premier League as they sit perilously just above the relegation zone.
"We allowed them a free pass into the semi-final without Palace even playing particularly well," said Everton boss Frank Lampard.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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The Tyler Garden is one of many hidden alcoves of sanctuary at William & Mary. It's unique echo while standing in the middle of the three prominent members of the Tyler family still amuses me to this day. For me, this location is characteristically William & Mary; it contains centuries of tradition and history on many different levels and can fascinate everyone on campus with its mystery, regardless of race, creed, language, major or social group.
It has recently been brought to my attention that I eat a lot of sandwiches… and now that I think about it, it's true!


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Q: InvocationTargetException for a class extending javafx.scene.shape.Circle I am doing my first JavaFX side project by making a game that is meant to test mouse accuracy (as seen on AimBooster.com). The main elements of this game are targets, the behavior of which I am describing in the class Target.java, which extends class Circle. Here is my class definition (within the block "public class Target extends Circle"):
Circle target;
double centerX;
double centerY;
double radius;

StackPane game;

public Target(double x, double y, double rad) {

    centerX = x;
    centerY = y;
    radius = rad;

    target.setCenterX(centerX); // InvocationTargetException here
    target.setCenterY(centerY);
    target.setRadius(radius);

}

This all seems super straightforward, but when I call
target = new Target(200, 200, 10);

I get an InvocationTargetException.
I have done some research regarding this exception, but I have found nothing applicable to JavaFX. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: full stack trace:
Exception in Application start method
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper$FXHelper.main(LauncherHelper.java:767)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception in Application start method
    at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication1(LauncherImpl.java:917)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication$154(LauncherImpl.java:182)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at Target.<init>(Target.java:19)
    at GraphicsDemo.start(GraphicsDemo.java:168)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$161(LauncherImpl.java:863)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$174(PlatformImpl.java:326)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$172(PlatformImpl.java:295)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$173(PlatformImpl.java:294)
    at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
    at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
    at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$null$147(WinApplication.java:177)
    ... 1 more

A: For a start, this should help for the uninitalized Circle.
Circle target = new Circle(); //create an instance.
double centerX;
double centerY;
double radius;

StackPane game;

public Target(double x, double y, double rad) {

    centerX = x;
    centerY = y;
    radius = rad;

    target.setCenterX(centerX); // InvocationTargetException here
    target.setCenterY(centerY);
    target.setRadius(radius);

}


PlanesTV's first trip out in the 2017 air show season took us as always straight to Duxford, and what a show it was! During the two day event, we bore witness to a huge line up, including the RAF Typhoon, the DH88 Comet, the Trig Team, the Auto Gyro, the Rafale, a P-51 and B-17 Flypast, the Apache and even the rarely seen Norseman made an appearance.
With the fabulous line up, the show promises to make this an action packed programme. With 5 cameras on the ground and some on board with display aircraft, we'll have the best views of the Air Festival in this official souvenir video programme.


High Powered Lever & Bolt Action PCP Pellet Pistol Repeating Air Handguns at the Best Sales Prices.
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The great thing about air pistols is they are lightweight and easy to carry. However, most pellet pistols lack the power needed for pest control and hunting. It doesn't matter how light or easy to carry an airgun is if it cannot do the job. Repeating PCP lever and bolt action pellet pistols are lightweight and easy to carry, but unlike other air pistols are also extremely powerful. High powered bolt and lever action PCP pellet pistols have the power you need to take down pest and game of all sizes. Lever and bolt action PCP air pistols besides being powerful and lightweight are also able to shoot multiple pellets quickly, without having to be reloaded.
Bolt and lever action PCP air pistols are magazine fed repeaters with rotary clips that hold 8 – 12 pellets. Once the clip is loaded with pellets and inserted into the airgun you are ready to fire the first shot. Pulling the trigger opens an air valve that releases a burst of high pressure PCP air and propels the pellet down range at an extremely high velocity. After firing the first pellet, using the bolt or lever action will cycle the rotary clip and load the next shot. You are able to continue this process firing pellets extremely quickly until the clip is empty. Because lever and bolt action PCP air pistols are light, easy to carry, high powered and can fire pellets quickly they are perfect for taking down multiple pests at once and give you a second chance at game if you miss with your first shot.
At my online adult airguns store I offer a great selection of the best most high powered and accurate bolt and lever action PCP pellet pistols at the cheapest possible sales prices. All of the repeating lever and bolt action PCP handguns I have for sale are extremely powerful and can be used for hunting and taking down pest of all sizes. The different calibers and types of repeating leaver and bolt action PCP air pistols I have for sale do have different amounts of power. If you do not know for sure the airgun you are looking for it is a good idea to review the descriptions before purchasing to make sure you buy the best lever or bolt action PCP handgun for your needs. You can also email me with any questions you have and I will be happy to help.
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Canvas Size Approx : 15" x 13". Design Size Approx : 11" x 9".
I believe this design from Anne Tavoletti is called "Summer Homes on Pond". Hand painted design on 18 count cotton canvas pre-mounted onto wooden frame/stretcher bars. 1 skein hand-dyed silk/wool from J L Walsh Silk, 1 skein "Baroque Silk" by The Pure Palette, 3 skeins "Vineyard Silk Classic" by Wiltex Threads, 4 skeins "Overdyed Floss" by ThreadWorx, 1 skein/card "Splendor" Silk Thread by Rainbow Gallery, 2 Spools Metallic Threads by Accentuate, 2 skeins hand dyed silk threads by Gloriana, 4 skeins/cards of "Silken Ribbons" by The Thread Gatherer, 1 skein "Burmilana" wool by Amys, 5 skeins "Silk N' Colors" hand dyed silk from The Thread Gatherer, Magnetic Needle Minder, 3 Needle. S, and 5 pages of hand written instructions/stitch guide. All threads have been put safely inside "Floss Away" bags and onto keychain.
Please note that this gorgeous kit appears to be from a class/workshop and although it does include hand-written instructions... There's really no way of telling if ALL threads and pages are included. What you see is what you get. Please see photos above for more details and condition. Don't let this amazing kit get away! PERRI' S NEEDLEPOINT CANVA S : This listing is part of a gorgeous collection of hand-painted needlepoint canvases and kits, stretcher bars, and beautiful patterns & stitch guides! ALL the canvases have been professionally stitch painted by highly skilled artists like Melissa Shirley, Elizabeth Turner, Sharon G, Susan Wallace, Danae, Painted Pony, Liz Goodrick, Tony Minieri, and more! Many of these kits were part of a workshop/class and include specialty fibers, threads, needles, hand written instructions, and clear Canvas Keeper bags by Trish.
The entire collection has been well taken care of and is in very good to excellent condition, with no odors or stains. All items come from a smoke-free, pet-free home. PLEASE NOTE: We understand colors can vary slightly from one monitor to another. Please contact me before leaving feedback for more information.
Choose whichever one you prefer best. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY STORE! New items are added often, be sure to check back! The item "Summer Homes On Pond ANNE TAVOLETTI HandPainted Needlepoint Canvas Kit VERY RARE" is in sale since Wednesday, January 9, 2019.
This item is in the category "Crafts\Needlecrafts & Yarn\Embroidery & Cross Stitch\Hand Embroidery Kits\Needlepoint Kits". The seller is "queenofallcrafts" and is located in Newark, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Artist: Anne Tavoletti: Finished Size Approx: 11" x 9"