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It's important to prep your all-terrain and utility task vehicles to make sure they're running on all cylinders when it comes time to use them again. Here's what you need to do:
- Check the fuel system - Gas that's been sitting all winter runs the risk of going bad. Parts of bad gasoline usually separate and evaporate, plugging jets and orifices and leading to poor engine performance. To fix this problem, drain old fuel from the tank, ensure tank is clean, then fill with fresh gasoline.
- Check the battery - Ideally you'll want to be charging your battery every month during the winter, even if you're not reading your ATV or UTV. Whether you have or haven't, you'll still want to get your battery on a charger before it's time for heavy use. Also check your battery's water level, and refill with distilled water if low before charging.
- Check fluids - Much like a car, you need to keep an eye on your ATV/UTV's fluid levels (oil, radiator fluid, brake fluid, etc.). Check for leaks that may have sprung over the winter. If there are any, you'll need to get those fixed first. It's probably not a bad idea to change the oil and oil filter at this time as well.
- Check tire pressure - There's a good chance your tires lost some air over the winter, so check your machine's owner's manual and be sure the tire pressure is up to the manufacturer's specifications. This makes for a more enjoyable and fun ride, but most importantly, is critical for safety.
- Do a good once-over - Look over your machine carefully. Check brake pads, your controls to be sure they're functioning, and that no nuts and bolts are loose anywhere on your ATV or UTV.
If you don't own an ATV or UTV but would love to rent one, make sure you contact Lad & Lassie's! We have ATV & UTV rentals available 7 days a week for whatever duration you need. Give us a call at 815-845-2383 for more information or to reserve your rental today!

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August 19, 2016
GlobalCollect Eyes Expansion in Latin America
By D.J. Murphy, Editor-in-Chief
Earlier this month, e-payment service provider GlobalCollect acquired Buenos Aires-based e-commerce processor Sub1, expanding its presence in South America with an eye on beefing up operations in the entire Latin American region. The Dutch CNP processor, which enables merchants to sell via the Internet to consumers in more than 200 countries, specializes in offering a wide array of local and global payment methods for online purchases. Sub1 will enable GlobalCollect to leverage a familiar and proven platform in the region to serve consumers in a burgeoning e-commerce market—especially Brazil, according to Tom Staudt, GlobalCollect's CEO since January 2011.
"Overall, e-commerce is growing 30 percent-plus annually throughout Latin America and the largest area of growth is Brazil," Staudt tells CardNotPresent.com. "Brazil represents upwards of 50 or 60 percent of the overall e-commerce marketplace in the region, with Chile, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia being the other predominant markets."
The payment environment in the region, Staudt notes, is not dramatically different from North America, with American Express, MasterCard and Visa establishing themselves as strong payment brands in Latin America along with a growing list of alternative payment types.
"That's driven by the growth in the middle market and discretionary income," he explains. "In a number of different marketplaces, as you grow in discretionary income—basically establishing a middle class—what you wind up seeing is greater utilization of card products, where before bank transfers or direct debit may have been used more. In Latin America, we see a relatively broad array of payment types, particularly on the alternative payments side, which is why the connectivity advantage with Sub1 was very important to us."
GlobalCollect, which Staudt says has been experiencing "solid, material growth" in Latin America since it opened a Buenos Aires office four years ago, will leverage Sub1's position as the provider with the most payment connections with acquirers in the region to directly reach more consumers for its merchant clients.
"When you're in the payments arena, success in many ways is driven by the number of payment endpoints you're connected to," Staudt says. "Sub1provides us with a much broader payment footprint throughout Latin America. We will now have more direct connections versus going through a number of different partners or other individual gateways."
He also points out the acquisition immediately gives GlobalCollect 70 percent market share in Sub1's home country of Argentina. Brazil, the region's most lucrative market, is still up for grabs, but Staudt says this is one of the areas where synergies between the companies will emerge.
"Sub1's market share in Brazil is relatively small, but that's an opportunity for us. Because they're a small organization from a staffing perspective, they focus predominantly on technical development compared to having a broad sales force," he explains. "But GlobalCollect already has a Latin American office with 12-14 people, of which all but one or two are client-facing. One of the synergies is our ability to more broadly expand their connectivity with our sales force."
Establishing more of a direct presence in the region will be vital to flourishing there, Staudt says. As the company has found in other regions—notably Asia-Pacific—knowledge of the local market and establishing relationships are key, both for GlobalCollect and its merchants.
"We've found in the handful of years we've been in Latin America that it's very important to have people in the marketplace who are known to the local members of the business community in order to open doors," he says. "You can have a great services, a great product, a great capability, but unless you have a strong partner or a direct presence, it's going to make being able to expand in the region far more difficult because of the importance of relationships."


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DarkTaleTip asks: Do you hoard anything?
Lorem: Well… yes. But it's a little embarrassing, and I'm not entirely sure I should talk about it…
Ipsum: Lorem fancies they're quite fierce, but I've seen it. They hoard flowers, daisies especially! You should see them with a crown of flowers, it's simply the cutest thing in the world!
Lorem: Ipsum, I… he's right.
I have a rather large garden and an extensive love for botany. I find gardening to be very relaxing, especially when the birds are singing in the morning! It's so nice to go out there with a nice cup of tea and work at the garden.
Which reminds me. Ipsum here has quite an extensive tea collection! Although I'm not sure if he prefers to hoard tea or gadgets. It's a mystery!
Ipsum: I hoard tea gadgets and gadgets that make tea! And don't you forget it! … hmph.
Hoarding in our culture is pretty common, and we generally have a fairly good knack for whatever we hoard. Perhaps that's what you folks meant by a "hobby" before? If so, we most definitely have those! Especially little Lorem here.
Lorem: Hey!
(Apologies these had been delayed. Some things happened at home, and I'm only now getting the chance to catch up on the queue. Thank you for your patience.
Feel free to send more questions for my comic drakes! Just send a comment here, or on any medium this post appears under, and I will collect them for later answering!)


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An interview with journalist and Harvard Nieman fellow, Jeneen Interlandi about her father's bi-polar disorder. Jeneen describes the way that her father's illness went under the radar as alcoholism for most of her childhood. She reports that in his blue collar neighborhood, alcoholism was [Read more…]
Self-Care for those with Generations of Mental Illness in the Family
An interview with personal trainer Beth Erlichman about having both a mother and a daughter with mental illness. Beth describes growing up with a mentally ill mother like living in a storm. At 16 she found a boarding school in another country as a way to get out and take care of herself. She grew up in a family that never [Read more…]
On Having a Mother with Bi-Polar Disorder
An interview with family educator, Valerie Gamache about her relationship with her mother who had bi-polar disorder. Valerie describes her mother's illness and the frightening ways she could become suddenly violent and then have no memory for the episode. She reports the ways her family tried to keep, "the Big Secret" to the point that a friend thought her mother had actually died since Valerie spoke so little about her. She describes encounters with discrimination and prejudice that fuel this kind of silence. Valerie has taught numerous family to family classes through NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and spoke about her deep motivation that other families not have to go through what she did.


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Ultimate Guide to Liens Part 3: How to Avoid Liens
Having a property lien placed on your home is a problem, and the best way to deal with this type of situation is learning how to avoid liens in the first place. To help keep you educated, we've collected the top 4 ways to avoid liens.
Stay On Good Terms with the IRS
If you fail to pay your taxes, you're putting yourself at great risk for a property lien. Unpaid taxes are common reasons for the Internal Revenue Service to place a lien on your property to satisfy any mount that is owed, which could also include penalties, interest, and other fees.
Careful Loan Practices
In the lending world, it's common for people to put up their home as collateral in order to qualify for a loan or a lower interest rate. While this can potentially save you money depending on the loan situation, always proceed with caution if you decide to take this route. Not only do you have to be 100% confident that you'll be able to pay off the full amount on time, you need to make sure you have an emergency backup plan in case you hit an unexpected financial roadblock and risk defaulting on the loan.
Pay Your Property Taxes
A common problem for homeowners is many don't pay their real estate taxes, whether it's a conscious choice or they simply forgot. For example, the bank that holds a mortgage may already be paying the taxes for the homeowner and once the home is paid off, the responsibility to pay the property taxes shifts to the homeowner, who may be completely unaware that it's now their responsibility. Get a good understanding of your property taxes and make sure they are always paid in full and on time.
Always Pay Your Bills
The #1 cause for a property lien is unpaid bills. This could be credit card debt, a loan that went into default, past due bills, and even unpaid parking tickets. If there is enough debt stacked against you, the creditor can take you to court and get a judge to place a lien on your home until the debt is paid. Avoid future stress and pay every bill as soon as it's due.
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Sturdy hardboard organizer designed to accommodate Agricola with all its expansions. Card Minder Layer comes with 15 dividers and can hold 1213 cards. Slots are 97mm which should let you protect your cards with sleeves of any thickness.
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Sun, 24 December 2017
In a world that seems so confusing and painful even in the midst of celebration the Christmas Story calls out to us and tells of a God who would break in and come for you in Jesus. As we wrap up our series founding pastor, Jay Pathak, shares a special Christmas message that reminds us why Christmas is so special as we celebrate God inserting himself into human history and becoming the world's Thrill Of Hope.
Sun, 17 December 2017
What if God designed the Christmas story in such a way that His son would be despised before people even knew him? That when the people of the day thought of his place of birth they would actually be put off. What if it's not success and power but humility in which rescue would come? This week as we near the end of our series "A Thrill Of Hope" Discover Church pastor, Preston Ulmer, explores the prophecy that the savior of all would be born intentionally into the wrong tribe.
Sun, 10 December 2017
Have you ever wondered if God could have written any story he wanted to why he chose to come as a baby? In weakness and need? Requiring the help of not his own people, but the help from those who oppressed his people? This week in "A Thrill Of Hope" Pastor, Jay Pathak, explores how God uses people from the wrong place to help carry on the story that will make all things new again.
Sun, 3 December 2017
You've probably heard the Christmas Story a time or two in your life, but have you ever stopped to think about the set up for such a crazy story? Like the wise men… who are these guys? And what would compel them to travel so far just to visit a baby? This week as we begin our Advent series, pastor, Jay Pathak, explores the origins of the Magi and how compelled by "Thrill Of Hope" they set the stage for the Christmas Story.
Sun, 26 November 2017
What are you thankful for this holiday season? Is it the amazing food and drinks? All the fun parties? Or maybe you're thankful for the gifts? This week as we wrap up our series "You'll Thank Me Later" founding pastor, Jay Pathak, keys in on how to be grateful for what we already have and not just get stuck focusing on what we lack. Especially the people and relationships that surround us.
Sun, 19 November 2017
When it comes to being & feeling wealthy, perception is everything. How you think about your resources will largely determine what you do with them. So why do we all end up feeling more poor than we actaully are? This week Pastor, Jay Pathak uses a talk from the founder of Financial Peace University, Dave Ramsey, to help flip our view of what God has given us and hopefully help us start to see through a lens of gratitude.
Sun, 12 November 2017
We are taking the next few weeks leading up to thanksgiving to examine gratitude and how we can be thankful in and out of the holiday season. So this week as we start our new series "You'll Thank Me Later" pastor, Corey Garris helps us get a glimpse of the most important thing to be grateful for in our lives with God, rescue.
Sun, 5 November 2017
It's here, the final week of our series "I Love My Church". This week pastor, Jay Pathak looks towards the mission of God's people to help find one final analogy to describe what the church is and why it's so important.
Sun, 29 October 2017
What do you think people are invited into when they decide to follow Jesus and have life with God? Is it a simply a means to live a happy, moral life? Or is it something more? This week in "I Love My Church" pastor, Jay Pathak, takes a look at a different narrative from 2 Timothy and asks the question "When we say yes to Jesus, have we been recruited to an army and are now at war?"
Sun, 22 October 2017
Have you ever been to a wedding and watched as two people vow to give themselves to each other for the rest of their lives? It's a moving, emotional experience right? The bible uses the image of a wedding to describe God's relationship to us pretty often & most of the time it means to draw certain emotions out of us. So what exactly is the scriptures trying to communicate about who God is & what should our response be to that? This week in "I Love My Church" pastor, Corey Garris, takes a look at the book of Hosea to answer these questions to help us bring some clarity to this compelling but sometimes confusing imagery.


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Cannabis Use Among Young People
If you are a teenager or young adult, for that matter, you are going to come to your own decisions regarding the harm associated with drug and alcohol use. Older adults and experts in the field of medicine will try to convince you that substance use can be a slippery slope, and they wouldn't be wrong. However, not everyone that uses mind-altering substances develops a problem, so you might convince yourself that the adventure outweighs the risk.
There is no scientific way to predict who will be touched by the disease of addiction, but there are some factors common among those who develop problems. Unfortunately, people do not become aware of such similarities until it's too late. With that in mind, abstinence is the only sure way one can prevent the series of misfortunes that befall people who meet the criteria for addiction.
When someone offers you drugs or alcohol at parties, how you respond can shape the course of one's life. We know that many young people go on to lead productive lives after experimenting with substances, but that's not everyone's story. Ask yourself this: 'Will using mind-altering substances help me achieve my goals in life?' It's a rhetorical question, we know, but one that will hopefully make people who have already started down a path of substance use to rethink what they are risking.
Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are usually the first types of substances that young people use. In every state, use of the three is prohibited by law; however, it's no secret that getting one's hands on them is not a difficult task.
Marijuana Use is No Longer Flat
Each year, the University of Michigan conducts a survey to gauge young people's perceptions of drug use. Questions also include whether or not teens have tried or use a particular substance. The findings this year were both negative and positive. For many years, teen marijuana use rates have been stagnant, being relatively consistent with previous years despite the changing public opinion about the drug. This year, researchers witnessed an uptick possibly linked to "vaping."
Vaping is a term associated with electronic cigarettes, but the devices can be used to vaporize cannabis oils, as well. In the past 365-days, one in 10 high school seniors reported having had vaped cannabis oil, The Chicago Tribune reports. Previous studies show that while tobacco use is down among high-schoolers, e-cigarette use has been steadily on the rise. This year's survey is the first time researchers have looked at the teenage use of such devices for marijuana. Vaping is the primary way young people get high today, although the practice likely played a role in the 1 percent rise in overall marijuana use.
On a more positive side, in the 43 years since the survey's inception, cocaine, heroin and other illicit drug use among teens are the lowest it has ever been, according to the article. More research is needed to address cannabis vaping among young people, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse(NIDA), points out that 1 in 17 high school seniors report using marijuana every day.
Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment
If you are young adult who began using marijuana in high school, there is a chance that you meet the criteria for cannabis use disorder. Those of you whose use impacts your daily life in negative ways should consider seeking help. Marijuana might be benign compared to other narcotics, but that doesn't mean it's harmless. Addiction is addiction; any substance can wreak havoc on one's life. Please contact Synergy Group Services for help; addiction recovery is possible.
Cannabis Use Linked to Anxiety
Addiction is a mental health condition that often occurs with another disorder, such as depression or anxiety. When two conditions coincide, a patient is said to have a co-occurring disorder. It's crucial that the addiction and co-occurring disorder (otherwise known as a dual diagnosis) receive treatment at the same time; concurrent therapy improves a patient's ability to achieve long-term recovery.
Although treatable, there is much still unknown about mental health conditions; why they occur in specific people at certain times in their life. Substance use disorder is a disease that develops over time, whereas anxiety or depression can seem like it sprung out of nowhere. There are times when one's addiction predates their co-occurring disorder and other instances when the reverse is the case.
Untreated anxiety can lead individuals down a path of desperate measures to find relief. Common symptoms of anxiety include excessive worry, fear, feeling of impending doom, insomnia, nausea, palpitations, poor concentration, or trembling. A desire to calm such symptoms is only natural, and mind-altering substances sometimes help accomplish that task, at first. Interestingly, people who meet the criteria for anxiety disorder often use marijuana. The link persists despite the fact that cannabis use has been known to cause paranoia. Nevertheless, a large contingent of people with anxiety disorders uses cannabis regularly.
Problematic Marijuana Use and Childhood Anxiety
A team of researchers from Duke Health studied the link between childhood anxiety and problematic cannabis use, according to a press release. Using data from 1,229 participants in the Great Smoky Mountains Study, the research team tracked participants' patterns of cannabis use from the college years (ages 19-21) into adulthood (ages 26-30). The findings appear in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Of the participants, 7 percent were persistent users, limited users (13 percent), and delayed users (4 percent). Persistent users could have started using "pot" at the age of 9, using the drug significantly into their early 30's, the article reports. The researchers found that 27 percent of persistent users had anxiety disorders when they were children.
"This suggests that a focus on mental health and well-being could go a long way to prevent the most problematic use," said lead author Sherika Hill, Ph.D., an adjunct faculty associate at the Duke University School of Medicine.
Aiming Prevention Efforts
Substance use prevention efforts have long focused on adolescents, but the research indicates that adults deserve attention, too. It's unclear why somebody with an anxiety disorder would begin using marijuana problematically for the first time in adulthood, but a small group of people does. As cannabis laws ease, adults without any history of marijuana use may turn to the drug. Substance use is not a treatment for mental illness; marijuana can be habit-forming and lead to addiction—often requiring help. Hill said:
"A lot of current interventions and policies in the U.S. are aimed at early adolescent users. We have to start thinking about how we are going to address problematic use that may arise in a growing population of older users."
If you suffer from anxiety and are using marijuana problematically, please contact Synergy Group Services.
Synthetic Marijuana vs Traditional Cannabis
Emergency departments across the country have seen a steady rise in synthetic drug related cases, commonly involving what are known as synthetic cannabis. While the name may cause people to think of marijuana, the effects of synthetic cannabinoids are both unpredictable and dangerous. The side effects associated with the use of such compounds, sold under the name "K2" or "Spice" are frightening to say the least. That being said, it begs the question, why would people use substances with side effects which cannot be anticipated?
Synthetic marijuana, unlike traditional cannabis in most states, teeters on the line of legality. Meaning, it is easy to buy and use synthetic drugs because chemists are constantly altering the formula to stay ahead of government bans. What's more, the chemicals found in synthetic cannabis can't be detected by most standard drug tests, which is appealing to young people and those working in professions that drug test randomly. When you add that together with how inexpensive synthetic drugs are, it is easy to see why some people would be drawn to those forms of drugs.
SCB vs THC
Synthetic marijuana, and its effect on the human body, is far from understood by scientists. Ironically, researchers developed synthetic cannabinoids (SCB) in order to better understand the effect of the main psychoactive ingredient (THC) found in traditional cannabis on receptors in the brain, Cell Press reports. Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) point out that while SCBs activate the same brain receptors as THC, SCBs are not only different from marijuana—they are chemically distinct from one another. In a Review published in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, the researchers write of synthetic marijuana:
"SCBs are falsely marketed as safe marijuana substitutes. Instead, SCBs are a highly structural diverse group of compounds, easily synthesized, which produce very dangerous adverse effects occurring by, as of yet, unknown mechanisms. Therefore, available evidence indicates that K2/Spice products are clearly not safe marijuana alternatives."
Paul L. Prather, a cellular and molecular pharmacologist at UAMS and his colleagues point out that SCBs have been associated with twenty deaths, according to the report. Clinical studies have identified both acute and long-term adverse effects of SCB, such as:
- Seizures
- Convulsions
- Kidney Injury
- Cardiotoxicity
- Strokes
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
Synthetic Marijuana Addiction
Those who use synthetic cannabis regularly are at risk of developing a tolerance and dependence on the drugs. Those who attempt to quit can experience withdrawal. If you or a loved one has been abusing synthetic drugs, please contact Synergy Group Services. Synthetic cannabinoids are extremely dangerous, given the fact that you have no idea what kind of side effects to expect. The next time could land you in the hospital, or worse.
Marijuana Use Prevention Efforts
Marijuana is a popular drug in the United States, indicative by the fact that it is the most used illicit narcotic in this country. As of late, discussions about drugs have been geared towards prescription opioids and heroin—in light of the ongoing epidemic. Yet, it is worth keeping in mind that while marijuana is a far cry from opioids, it is still a drug that can have negative effects on one's health and lead to addiction. The demographic of greatest concern is young people, especially adolescents.
In the science community, it is widely held that teenage cannabis use can have a serious impact on the brain. This is due to the fact that the brain of adolescents is still developing. While preventing teens from using cannabis is a top concern, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that in the last year, marijuana was used by:
- Roughly 6.5 Percent of Eighth-Graders
- 14.8 percent of 10th-Graders
- 21.3 Percent of 12th-Graders
NIDA's findings indicate that cannabis prevention measures need to start much earlier. But when? A team of researchers from the University of Florida (UF) took it upon themselves to pinpoint when teens are most like to begin using cannabis, MNT reports. Their findings could increase the success of preventative measures in the future. The research was published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
The findings of the study, led by Dr. Xinguang Chen, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UF, showed that adolescents are at risk of initiating cannabis use by the age of 11, according to the article. The risk of using cannabis peaks at the age of 16. The researchers determined those ages by looking at data from the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The survey involved 26,659 adolescents and young adults—ages 12 to 21.
"Our findings demonstrate the need to start drug education much earlier, in the fourth or fifth grade," said Dr. Xinguang Chen. "This gives us an opportunity to make a preemptive strike before they actually start using marijuana."
At Synergy Group Services, we specialize in treating addiction, we can help you or a loved one break the cycle of addiction and give you the tools necessary for sustaining long term abstinence from all mind altering substances.


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My husband and I are planning à anniversary trip Oct 24 to Oct 26 2015. Based on reviews I would love to stay at Mill house. Based on some of the reviews....can you suggest a studio room number that we can book in advance that posses the following qualities..
Sea view
Terrace or balcony
Higher floor...I do have problems with my knees...so less stairs would be nice but not a absolute must
Would also like to be on main property nearer to pool...even tho pool may be closed that time of year.
Now I have a few questions...
Do you rent cars? What about a drivers license for driving in Santorini..is it hard to get one or is one from the USA OK to use?
Also, I Think our flight will arrive from Athens around 10am...do you have early check in or baggage holding till we can actually check in? I understand there may be an early check in fee..if so ..what is that cost?
I also see you have free transportation to/from airport..how much advance notice do you need?
I think that about does it. Looking forward to hearing from you..so I can get my room booked.
Thank you
Hi, I will try address your questions =)
The staff was super accommodating for us. If you e-mail them in advance, they will provide ample information regarding a room. (I had a similar concern and was reassured both via e-mail prior to our trip and again once we arrived). We stayed in the honeymoon suite next to the pool.
Also if you e-mail them in advance to provide your arrival time and information, I am sure they will accommodate as well. Our flight did not leave until 5pm on our final day and they let us stay in our room until the last moment, which was so, so generous of them. (I believe it depends upon availability, though). They will definitely hold your bags for you.
The staff also booked our rental car for us at a competitive rate ($30/day) and I used my CA driver's license with no problem. They have both automatic and manual options (other places in Europe only had manual when we traveled there). The island is so beautiful to drive through and it really is a stunning option to rent a car and have the freedom to go any place you please (And it is quite small and easily maneuverable, 43 miles coast to coast)! And parking is easy and free on the island! They recommend (as do I) taking a bus tour of the island, then renting a car to drive to the places you want to explore further, which we did and it was so wonderful!
Finally, have the best time ever!!! It is such a magical place. Hope this helps!
Hi Debbi,
We had room 106 (studio) it was on the inside by the pool. To see the sea view/sunset we had to use the common terrace. I'm not sure about the other studio rooms so don't think I can help there.
There are rooms on the floor above the pool level perhaps you could request for those.
All the hotels in Fifa/firostefani/oia are a climb down from the main road as the hotels are on the hill side. Mill houses is around a 130 steps climb down.
mill houses will hold your baggage in case you come in early - I'm sure they will accommodate your early check in request if you ask. They gave us complimentary pick up and drop from the santorini port ( i asked them a pick up day before our arrival) I'm pretty certain they will pick you up from the airport as well...
Renting a carbin Santorini is pretty easy all you need is an international driving license ( issues by the usa) Renting from the local rent a car shops ( not hertz etc) is cheaper and you can negotiate. You should be able to rent a hath back for about euro 35-40 depending on the car
Hope this helps l! Mohit
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Which is the best topwater lure for bluefin??
Posted 21 August 2011 - 08:22 AM
As long as I go fishing, I wonder which could be the ultimate topwater lure, and why.
Well, if we find some bluefin eating little sardine in the surface and we put some bigger and "ill" lure, moving slowly and wrongly we should think that every bluefin will atack this lure. But that's not true.
The last week, I prove some topwater lures, "walkys" as we say in spain, like the Saltiga slider in 85gr I think, also the Or Poi of Megabass, and some walker Duel lures.
The Or Poi lure had 1 atack, the saltiga slider had 8 atack and the Duel lure had no atack.
At first I thought it was the color, but that's not true, cause the Or Poi has better color in my opinion and better reflect.
My question is, what's the better top lure, and why????
Great fishing for all!
Posted 22 August 2011 - 10:29 AM
I found yellowfin and bluefin have somewhat different taste for lures.
Skipping technique or surface popping work great for yellowfin though they love sub-surface lures. But they don't work great for bluefin though they respond to surface lures occasionally.
And also I found bluefin have their favorite lures depending on their sizes.
Subuki/Brabus works great when they are small under 200 lbs, but I didn't have much success with Subiki/Brabus for 200 plus lb bluefin. We fished smaller bluefin in 50 lb range south of Martha's Vineyard Island this year and Subiki/Brabus worked great and we had 4 - 5 with the lure.
I'll post more about this subject.
Posted 22 August 2011 - 04:46 PM
1. Mangrove Studio Volado sinking
2. Daiwa Dorado Slider 180mm sinking
3. FCL LABO CSP-S 150S or 180S sinking
4. Shibuki/Brabus
5. 3 oz Ron Z
6. Tailwalk
7. Carpenter Gama
8. local Ocean lure
Posted 22 August 2011 - 06:09 PM
Here are my list for bluefin.
1. Mangrove Studio Volado sinking
2. Daiwa Dorado Slider 180mm sinking
3. FCL LABO CSP-S 150S or 180S sinking
4. Shibuki/Brabus
5. 3 oz Ron Z
6. Tailwalk
7. Carpenter Gama
8. local Ocean lure
Although I don't know all the lures on that list, I am familiar with the Shibuki/Brabus type lures and the RonZ. And the word "sinking" after the top three lures leads me to believe that (at least the top five) are not truly "topwater" lures, but more "subsurface" baits. Am I correct? To me, a true topwater lure is one that floats or rides on top, not below the surface.
I am still learning much about tuna fishing and have yet to catch one on a plug. All my fish, so far, have been caught on jigs. I have a couple of spook type baits - one custom made and the other is a floating Yo-Zuri Sahimi Slider. I gather from your list that these should not be the first baits to throw. Under what conditions (if any) do those type of baits work best.
BTW, I also have a Maguroni and several RonZ baits that I can try as well.
Edited by Bucktail, 22 August 2011 - 06:10 PM.
Posted 23 August 2011 - 06:21 AM
Thanks for the replys.
Kilsong, you know where can I get some Mangrove studio volado?? If your web shop can bring it to spain i'll buy this and some other lures you recommend to me.
Here the Daiwa slider 180mm is floating, but I think it depends in wich type of hooks you put on it. Here we put some 3/0 owner hooks but if you put some heavy hooks, it'll become a sinkin lure.
The best lure we have/we know here is the Daiwa slider, but I'm shure there are betters out there... i'll waste time looking for the best surface lure.
Thank you,
Posted 23 August 2011 - 12:25 PM
There are three different sizes of Volador.
130mm (30g), 150mm (40g) and 170mm (60g)
And there are two different sinking model.
Level Sinking and Natural Sinking.
I tested 170mm level Sinking model and Natural Sinking model and both are working equally.
I used Volador on the first three bluefin trips out of Chatham, Cape Cod in early June last year and had big bluefin of 250 plus lbs bluefin with Volador on each trip.
I used Level Sinking model and natural Sinking model on purpose to see the difference, but both were working.
The basic technique I used for them was to jerk long slowly sideway, pick up the slack line, wait one or two second and Jerk again. I used the same technique for other stick bait most of time. I have a confidence with this lure and it is my favorite stickbait for bluefin along with Dorado Slider and FCL CSP-S.
I use 200-300 lb split ring and Owner ST66 3/0 for the lure.
Posted 23 August 2011 - 02:37 PM
The lure becomes one of the most popular stickbaits for bluefin in Cape Cod because of comparatively low price and effectiveness.
I had two occasions that tuna took my Dorado Slider in the water while I was untangle lines.
The slow sinking movement of the lure definitely triggered tuna bites.
So When I use the lure, I intentionally pause to give time the lure to sink slowly.
Like using Volado, I jerk long and wait for a second while cranking slack line before jerking again.
However, I've seen fishermen use it as a popper and got strikes.
In fact, the shape of Dorado Slider is pretty common among other lures and you can see some other lures similar to Doraro Slider. I think the action of the lures rather than shape trigger bites.
For whatever reason, the lure has been very successful in Cape Cod.
Fishermen have their own preferred colors of Dorado Slider. My favorite is sardine/black, but I saw some prefer pink color and some prefer blue.
Posted 23 August 2011 - 04:20 PM
When Tsurusaki san of FCL Labo came here last year, I asked to make sinking CSP model as the lure looks great and sinking stickbait is working better in Cape Cod for unknown reason.
When he came back again with other fishermen this year, everyone used CSP-S sinking model from 150mm to 220 mm. For 5 days, we must hooked up over a dozen bluefin around 250 lb range except one 120 lb bluefin on the lures.
Again, jerk/pause technique worked for these lures. However Capt Jimmy used it like a popper and had two with these lures.
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Higaki san fought a nice bluefin next day, but it pulled the hook boatside.
CSP-S180S was used.
Darren and Khoo out of Singapore landed both tuna on CSP models.
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Darren lost a nice tuna because Decoy hook got opened. He used CSP-S180S.
79" (280 lbs) was landed on CSP-S180S by Darren.
Posted 23 August 2011 - 04:36 PM
Shibuki and Brabus the same except Brabus is a little heavier.
Shibuki/Brabus was one of the hottest lure in Cape Cod when tuna popping fishermen outside of Cape Cod discovered the bluefin popping fishery in Cape Cod a few years ago.
However it was strange that not many fishermen used them regularly in Cape Cod last couple of years.
I think it is because the lure didn't work great when tuna became big (over 200 lb) or fishermen had success with other stickbaik like Dorado Slider.
However it is a must lure for bluefin in Cape Cod or yellowfin in Gulf of Mexico.
(Strangely we didn't have much success with the lure for yft in Panama. )
This lure is very versatile. You can pop or you can troll.
Posted 23 August 2011 - 05:08 PM
I don't know any other lure caught more bluefin than the 3 oz Ron Z lure in last few years.
They are just deadly. Strange thing is you don't catch many with similar other sluggo type lures.
I found some genuine lure popping fishermen shy away the lures, but it is a tuna catching lure same as other lures for me.
The lure is versatile. You can pop, you can jig and you can troll.
My choice of color is silver, white and pink.
But I had a great success with black color One fisherman claimed he had 10 bluefin with a 10 oz black Ron Z and I tested the same 10 oz black Ron Z for bluefin jigging out of Long Island, NY last year and I had four. You never know until you try.
Ron Z said you retrieve slow when tuna feed on slow moving bait like sand eel and retrieve fast when they feed on fast moving bait like mackerel. However I found retrieve fast with popping motion always work.
Posted 24 August 2011 - 10:50 AM
The lure becomes famous after Bret Baker landed a nice yellowfin tuna with the lure on the Big E out of Freeport, Texas.
It works great for bluefin tuna in Cape Cod. But the problem it is not the lure with through-wire and there were some failures because of it.
The lure is not pricey at all.
Posted 24 August 2011 - 11:08 AM
The first encounter of Carpenter Gama lure was when I fished bluefin in Cape Cod a few years ago. When there was no surface action, I decided to test a small 40g Carpenter BC-Gama to see the action of the lure. While twitching the lure, I had a huge swirl behind the lure.
When I cast again, I hooked up a nice bluefin.
When I fished with Konish-san and his field testers in Cape Cod last year, they tested several different models of Carpenter lures, but I found Carpenter Gama lures were the most effective.
When I fished on the 16 days trip on the Excel last December, I had a nice yft with 75g Carpenter Gama lure while most other lures I cast didn't get any response.
It is a floating model. It is pretty pricey, but I'd rather have this lure whenever I go tuna popping.
Posted 24 August 2011 - 07:06 PM
My question is if I can get some FCL labo, some Mangrove and some Ron Z to Spain?
You go often fishing, you do charters or something similar? This winter, or the next year, I want to go some months to California or some place there to learn about fishing and to see the accesories, the techiques and whatever.
The fishing there and here is so diferent. Here you can't catch plus than 150lb bluefin at popping or spinning. It are all about 70lb to 100lb. But you can catch some 700lb fishing with sardine.
And here the bottom fishing is so poor, you only catch some little fishes and so many big conger, that's all.
Today I gone fishing, and I see thousands of Bluefin. But today it don't want the Daiwa Slider! I cast it in several colors I have, but it didn't take any response... that was surprisingly because all the days I gone with the Daiwa slider, I get some capture... I just get surprised.
That's the reason that I want to know which are the lures that found too with the bluefin. Hope we find it!
Thank you for all Kilsong!
Posted 26 July 2016 - 10:22 AM
Kil,I came across this topic and I am wondering if your list from 2011 has changed? I know companies have introduced new lures in a last few years. Shimano Orca is one of them. I was hoping you can update the list? Also, I would be interested to see a similar list for jigs.
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Top Ten Marlon Brando Films
Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American screen and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the greatest stage performers of the modern era. While he became notorious for his "mumbling" diction and exuding a raw animal magnetism, his mercurial performances were nonetheless highly regarded. Director Martin Scorsese said of him, "He is the marker. There's 'before Brando' and 'after Brando'." An enduring cultural icon, Brando became a box office star during the 1950's, during which time he racked up five Oscar nominations as Best Actor, along with three consecutive wins of the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He initially gained popularity for recreating the role as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), as well as his Academy Award-winning performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954), and his iconic portrayal of the rebel motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One (1953). The 1960's proved to be a fallow decade for Brando, and after 10 years in which he did not appear in a commercially successful movie, he won his second Academy Award for playing Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), a role critics consider among his greatest. The movie, which became the most commercially successful film of all time when it was released revitalized Brando's career and reestablished him in the ranks of top box office stars. He finished out the decade of the 1970's with his controversial performance as Colonel Walter Kurtz in another Coppola film, Apocalypse Now (1979), a box office hit. Beyond the big screen, Brando was also an activist, supporting many issues, notably the African-American Civil Rights Movement and various American Indian Movements.
- The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Based on Puzo's 1969 novel of the same name, the film stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a powerful New York crime family. The story, spanning the years 1945 to 1955, centers on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while also chronicling the Corleone family under the patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando). The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema—and as one of the most influential, especially in the gangster genre. Now ranked as the second greatest film in American cinema (behind Citizen Kane) by the American Film Institute, it was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry in 1990. The film was for a time the highest grossing picture ever made, and remains the box office leader for 1972. It won three Oscars that year: for Best Picture, for Best Actor (Brando) and in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for Puzo and Coppola. Its nominations in seven other categories included Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall for Best Supporting Actor and Coppola for Best Director. The success spawned two sequels: The Godfather Part II in 1974, and The Godfather Part III in 1990.
Links: Top Ten Gangster Films, Top Ten Francis Ford Coppola Films, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_godfather, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150742/,
- On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film about union violence and corruption among longshoremen. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, and, in her film debut, Eva Marie Saint. The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on "Crime on the Waterfront", a series of articles in the New York Sun by Malcolm Johnson. The series won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. The stories detailed widespread corruption, extortion and racketeering on the waterfronts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. On the Waterfront received 12 Academy Award nominations, winning eight, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Brando, Best Supporting Actress for Saint, and Best Director for Kazan. It is Leonard Bernstein's only original film score not adapted from a stage production with songs.
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Waterfront, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/,
- Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen. The film follows the central character, US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Sheen), of MACV-SOG, on a mission to kill the renegade and presumed insane US Army Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Brando). The screenplay by John Milius and Coppola came from Milius's idea of adapting Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness into the Vietnam War era. Brando's showing up on the set overweight, Sheen suffered a heart attack, and severe weather destroyed several expensive sets. The film's release was postponed several times while Coppola edited millions of feet of footage. Upon release, Apocalypse Now earned widespread critical acclaim and its cultural impact and philosophical themes have been extensively discussed since. Honored with the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, the film was also deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2000.
Links: Top Ten War Films, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/,
- A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire is the 1951 film adaptation of the 1947, Pulitzer Prize winning stage play by Tennessee Williams. Williams collaborated with Oscar Saul on the screenplay and Elia Kazan who directed the stage production went on to direct the film. Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden, all members of the original Broadway cast, reprised their roles for the film. Vivien Leigh, who had appeared in the London theatre production, was brought in for the film version in lieu of Jessica Tandy, who had created the part of Blanche DuBois on Broadway. A Streetcar Named Desire holds the distinction of garnering Academy Award wins for actors in three out of the four acting categories. Oscars were won by Vivien Leigh, Best Actress, Karl Malden, Best Supporting Actor, and Kim Hunter, Best Supporting Actress. Marlon Brando was nominated for his performance as Stanley Kowalski, and although lauded for his powerful portrayal, did not win the Oscar for Best Actor. The film is also noteworthy for being the first film to honor actors in both the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress category.
Links: Plays, Top Ten Plays, Top Ten Broadway Plays, Top Ten Playwrights, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_(1951_film),
- Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata! is a 1952 biographical film starring Marlon Brando and directed by Elia Kazan. The screenplay was written by John Steinbeck, using as a guide Edgcomb Pinchon's book, Zapata the Unconquerable, a fact that is not credited in the titles of the film. The cast includes Jean Peters and, in an Academy Award-winning performance, Anthony Quinn. The movie is a fictionalized account of the life of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata from his peasant upbringing, through his rise to power in the early 1900's, to his death. To give the film as authentic a feel as possible, Kazan and producer Darryl F. Zanuck studied the numerous photographs that were taken during the revolutionary years, the period between 1909 and 1919 when Zapata led the fight to restore land taken from the people during the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Kazan was especially impressed with the Agustin Casasola collection of photographs and he attempted to duplicate their visual style in the film. Kazan also acknowledged the influence of Roberto Rossellini's Paisan.
Links: Top Ten Revolutionaries, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Zapata!, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045296/,
- Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is a 1953 MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the uncredited screenplay, and produced by John Houseman. The original music score is by Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Marlon Brando as Mark Antony, James Mason as Brutus, John Gielgud as Cassius, Louis Calhern as Julius Caesar, Edmond O'Brien as Casca, Greer Garson as Calpurnia, and Deborah Kerr as Portia.Links: Top Ten Emperors, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar_(1953_film), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045943/,
- The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958) is a film starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin, about three soldiers in WWII. Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic German drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary; Noah Ackerman is an American Jew facing discrimination of the American kind; and Michael Whitacre is an American WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) who struggles with his lack of meaning arising from his lack of struggles. The three have very different wars that see Christian Diestl become less sympathetic as he willingly sacrifices more and more merely to survive. Noah Ackerman finally overcomes the discrimination of his fellows in the army only to be nearly undone by the horror of the camps. While Michael Whitacre, still without meaning in his life, survives them both.
Links: Warfare, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Lions, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/,
- Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls is a 1955 musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. The film was made by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by MGM. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1950 Broadway musical by composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, with a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows based on "The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure," two short stories by Damon Runyon. Upon Samuel Goldwyn's and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's requests, Frank Loesser wrote three new songs for the film: "Pet Me Poppa", "(Your Eyes Are the Eyes of) A Woman in Love", and "Adelaide," the last written specifically for Sinatra. Five songs in the stage musical were omitted from the movie: "A Bushel and a Peck", "My Time of Day" (although these are heard instrumentally as background music), "I've Never Been In Love Before", "More I Cannot Wish You" and "Marry the Man Today".
Links: Top Ten Musicals, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls_(film), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048140/,
- One Eyed Jacks (Actor and Director)
One-Eyed Jacks, a 1961 Western, is the only film directed by actor Marlon Brando. The picture was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah, but studio disputes led to their replacement by Brando and Guy Trosper. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, and Slim Pickens.
Links: Top Ten Western Films, Top Ten Stanley Kubrick Films, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Eyed_Jacks, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055257/,
- Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The film retells the 1789 real-life mutiny aboard HMAV Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against the ship's captain, William Bligh. It is the second American film to be made from the novel, the first being Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). It was directed by Lewis Milestone, who replaced Carol Reed early on location shooting. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer (with uncredited input from Eric Ambler, William L. Driscoll, Borden Chase, John Gay and Ben Hecht). Mutiny on the Bounty was filmed in the Ultra Panavision 70 widescreen process, the first motion picture so credited. It is notable for its location photography in the South Pacific and its musical score by Bronisław Kaper. Behind the scenes, it became notorious for the way Marlon Brando effectively took over directing duties himself and caused it to become far behind schedule and over budget.
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(1962_film), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056264/,
- The Men
The Men is a 1950 film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It tells the story of a WWII lieutenant, who is seriously injured in combat, and the struggles he faces as he attempts to re-enter society. It stars Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, and Everett Sloane. The movie was written by Carl Foreman who had previously scripted Champion and Home of the Brave. Although not a commercial success, this film was notable for being Marlon Brando's movie debut.
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_(film), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042727/,
- Sayonara
Sayonara is a 1957 color (Technicolor) American film starring Marlon Brando. The picture tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was an ace fighter pilot during the Korean War. Sayonara won four Academy Awards, including acting honors for co-stars Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki. The film's screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from the novel by James Michener, and was produced by William Goetz and directed by Joshua Logan. Unlike most 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals squarely with racism and prejudice. The supporting cast also features Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, and Ricardo Montalban.
Links: Top Ten Fighter Pilots, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayonara, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050933/,
- The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind is a 1959 American drama film starring Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani, and directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter's 1957 play Orpheus Descending, itself a revision of his unproduced 1939 work Battle of Angels. Despite being set in the Deep South, the United Artists release was filmed in Milton, New York. At the 1960 San Sebastián International Film Festival, it won the Silver Seashell for Sidney Lumet and the Zulueta Prize for Best Actress for Joanne Woodward.
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_Kind, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052832/,
- The Wild One
The Wild One is a 1953 American outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is famed for Marlon Brando's iconic portrayal of the gang leader Johnny Strabler.Links: Motorcycles, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_wild_one, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047677/,
- Links: Film, Films by Actor, Top 100 Films, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/,


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I finish off this month of our exploration of beautiful women painted on their nude or semi-nude bodies with video.
The video below is of the beautiful Marisa Miller doing a photo shoot for Sports Illustrated.
And this video shows the technique used to create this beautiful art form:
And this video (that is unfortunately edited pretty dramatically with that hateful blur over nudity) shows an impromptu boob painting:
This video shows artists creating the Swimsuit 2008 issue:
For some reason, I wasn't invited to this party of nude women dancing in body painting. Too bad, maybe next time.


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Last week Spotify announced something new – apps. Much like Facebook apps they're frames inside the Spotify program which can do pretty much anything, and now that Spotify is tied in with Facebook the possibilities are pretty exciting!
moodagent (I'll explain how to access this link later) is a brilliant app which takes your mood and picks out a fitting playlist for you, but what's cool is that you can alter the order of the playlist, with a fancy graph, to change the level of 'anger' or 'sensualness', or if you want to ditch the mood ordering altogether you've got a choice of tempo too.
But my favourite and most innovative, in my opinion, is Soundrop – a communal democratic radio station. The playlist is entirely compiled by the listeners and the songs play one by one which all the listeners listen to at the same time. The order of the songs are decided by a vote system, so more popular songs are played first and the leas
t popular ones are never played. I've been using this for a week and I rarely play my own playlists in favour of this app. It's the track discovery Spotify has been needing for a long time.
This type of thing is perfect for offices. At Independents United we're setting up this app on our music-playing computer and every employee will have a say on what's played. So no more Christmas songs! On the other hand we may end up with nothing but Christmas songs..
The version of Spotify which supports apps is still in beta, but you can download it here. Once installed you can click on the links to the apps above, or via the Spotify sidebar (easier). We're expecting this release in the next few days.


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And, some say no.
This is the question I have been asking myself for the entire evening. Opinions?
By the way, check out some of the tutorials and lessons I read recently on the subject: 10 Must Read HTML5 Lessons.


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Kitty VaderTuesday, July 31st, 2007
Saw this in Google from a source at D'art, it's pretty funny, thought I'd share it with everyone. If the real Darth Vader had more pink power, he'd be a very different character don't you think? ^_^
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Saw this in Google from a source at D'art, it's pretty funny, thought I'd share it with everyone. If the real Darth Vader had more pink power, he'd be a very different character don't you think? ^_^
It's her trademark appearance! The character of Isobel "Izzie" Stevens.
A peak on her underwear revealed a trademark quote by Derek Shepherd in the series which was:"Well, this is fun. Hello again. I like the Hello Kitty, by the way." There are several other references made to her wearing it, but I have not got a picture of it.
I wonder if this was an official endorsement sponsored or slipped in just for fun?
The actual article on Gizmodo featuring this picture was entitled Hello Kitty Cat Humiliation System, but I beg to differ, it's a great way for Ms. Kitty and Ms. Cat to express herself! It's really cute!
(image courtesy of saving advice)
Now if all the World were to travel in Tanks like these, there would be no more Wars! That or it would be spotted to easily of course and would be rendered completely ineffective.
This is a new and different kind of Hello Kitty, it's PUZZLE KITTY but what's really weird about this puzzle is that it isn't just a Hello Kitty and Charmmy Kitty Puzzle, it's actually round, so how do you put it all together? Don't know, but it was interesting enough for me to take a live snappy of it!
A Hello Kitty robot for baby sitting is available for pre-order at a not so affordable $6,299.99.
NEC and Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd started to work on the Hello Kitty Robo back in 2004.
The Hello Kitty Robo features face recognition via stereo CMOS cameras, voice recognition, ultrasonic sensor, lift-up sensor and AV connector.
The 52cm tall Hello Kitty can chat with you in three different situations: 1 As a close friend; 2 With the family; 3 Guessing game.
The head and arms move. The accessories include a Mouse, not sure what you can do with that. Possibly the Kitty Robo is also a gaming computer.
Came across this Kitty and Daniel Stra, pretty cute but is it really that small? It looks tiny in size.
A Hong Kong Blogger has a petition calling on Flickr to stop blocking access to it's "adult" Flickr users as a form of protest against what happened to Oiwan on my previous post on this matter, meanwhile there was an interview by BBC with Oiwan on this, worth listening into.
致 Yahoo!:
貴公司旗下的 Flickr 網站於二零零七年六月推出了繁體中文版,但同時添加了內容分類過濾。當中,香港用戶只可以瀏覽「安全級」內容,不論任何年齡均不能瀏覽「中等級」及「限制級」內容。同時,有用戶發現因部份照片為裸體藝術照而導致所有照片被封鎖,顯示分類機制低透明度帶來之問題。以上政策嚴重損害香港市民之資訊流通自由,我們對此深表遺憾。
1. 取消內容封鎖,改為合理地以年齡過濾內容。
2. 使分類制度透明化,通知內容被評級為「中等級」及「限制級」之用戶,以及設立能良好運作的上訴機制。
Both GigaOM and Sciam have been reporting about the growth of the new Barbiegirls flash MMO game having a reported 3 million members growing at 50,000 new members a day but have they checked their facts? To quote Sciam:
Last night at the Digital Life preview a Mattel rep–who, just to make the conversation extra surreal, actually looked sort of like Barbie–told me that in the first 60 days of its existence, the new online virtual world Barbie Girls has signed up three million members, and they're adding new ones at the rate of 50,000 a day.
Look at graphs by compete and alexa you can certainly see that there has been a spike in growth, but compare it to Neopets, Disney or even lesser web properties and it is left in the dust and I wonder where the 50,000 new member figures comes from, and how many are actually truly active? Just looking at the graphs demonstrates a pop in traffic since launch, but is nothing close to 3 million members. Or perhaps it has 3 million members but they've only signed up once and are gone, how many log in each day?
It's traffic compares just about with Hong Kong's South China Morning Post which I am sure does not have a readership equal to half of Hong Kong's population (it's english only).
I tried the game, I'm a fan of web games and even non-web games like Maplestory. The game is very underwhelming, and I saw at most a few hundred people online at any given time, I wonder if GigaOM and Sciam have bothered to try the game to see if it's really that popular?
The game was incredibly underwhelming, and is a mix of habbo hotel, hompy and flash games but the only real community experience is the chat and it is enjoying the same kind of Second Life Hype because it's supposedly focused to people like myself, young women but outside of the cute and stylish interface it has missed the mark, it's not really fun, it's mundane and gets dull easily because I cannot really play but above all it's massively censored!
For a game that is supposed to be a kind of social chat, I cannot write anything without being censored! I was not writing swear words or anything like that, I would write "hello come visit my blog" and it would censor blog! It even censors common words like "but" (presumably because its close to butt) but I couldn't even write confused! I tried c o n f u s e d and kon-f-us-ed and it wouldn't work. Every brand was censored too, be it pepsi, sanrio, hello kitty, disney (kitty was censored too but not hello). In the end, I gave up in frustration as I could no longer bear how Barbieville was trying to reach me how to write. The image below is just an example, I promise I did not type anything rude!
A game that censors this heavily can never be a success in my view, we play to escape, we play to have fun, we play to enjoy a kind of freedom not experienced elsewhere. This game is 100 times more censored than my country (China) and for you western folks, that's saying a lot.
Barbiegirls is going through a silot of hype and of course it's still a Beta but if the Beta is considered almost complete I would be surprised that the community will continue to hang around for long, just chatting online in a slow flash interface isn't going to cut it, we are not simpletons, we need more sophistication than this!
ps: Was this game designed by women for women or from men for women?
pps: There were a lot of people trolling around claiming to be "dudes".


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