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I love designs like this. It's beautiful, but also not too complicated. It's great!
In the Lead "Catbus"
jabascus wrote:For us technologically impaired, what does it say?
Copy this URL, paste here. Then come back to entry and click "I'd want one"
many thanks, people! :D
Any comments or critiques are appreciated
Re: Milky Way
This is cute! (I'm such a sucker for wordplay. And cats in space.) The muted purples are a nice choice, very different and they really dress up the black shirt color.
logicdreamer314 wrote:The kitty sure is cute, but overall, the design is a bit chaotic. I think it would look nicer if the kitty was above the yarn craziness and much larger (you did such a good job with the cat it seems a shame to have it so tiny). It would also make a little more sense to have the yarn hanging off of something (like maybe have knitting needles as pins and do some string art).
I agree with logicdreamer314. The cat is great and makes me smile and I would love it if it was larger.
cptgone wrote:i'm not familiar with the reference, but you have an original way to draw cats.
You've never heard of Thundercats? Man, you're missing out! Thundercats started out as a wicked He-Man-type cartoon in the 80's with... cat people that... pretty much saved the universe from baddies. I mean, what else are cat people going to do with their time? It's been reincarnated and currently runs on Cartoon Network with some pretty slick new designs that are, sadly, lacking in obscene amounts of 80's hair. It's super rad!
Re: Mothering Nature
my first woot shirt, please tell me how I can improve : )
here's a link to show full image.
Re: Wait for it...
when you submit the shirt how do you have the thumbnail be a smaller version of the design then you click and it's the whole design?
Re: Call of Kitty
Thanks everyone!
Cheers Ian!
lisonallie wrote:here's a link to show full image.
Great design, but it will be rejected because the background of your thumbnail image (grey) is different from the layout picture (white). You can select whichever color of those offered by Woot to use as your background. Just ensure they are the same for your thumbnail and the larger image.
ramyb wrote:Maybe I'm not seeing this the way it's supposed to be seen (or am just reading too much into it based on previous kdeuce submissions)- but the crown at the top looks like 2 skulls to me, flipped in opposite directions. It just seems out of place to me in this design, and maybe that visual was completely unintentional.
I didn't think they were skulls, but thought they were cat-shapes? A bit distracting for me, but the difference in eye shading bothers me more.
Everything else, I like... even the circles and red splatter.
Re: Last FeLine of Defense
This reminds me of every laundry day in my house - OK, every day in my house. Something about the laundry basket...and don't you dare try to take it from teh kitteh.
geminian77 wrote:Great design, but it will be rejected because the background of your thumbnail image (grey) is different from the layout picture (white). You can select whichever color of those offered by Woot to use as your background. Just ensure they are the same for your thumbnail and the larger image.
I don't know how to submit a thumbnail and then when you click it it's the full design?
yeah I am most likely resubmitting it xD.
cptgone wrote:amazing artwork.
Thank you! I guess it's some conselation, considering this only has two votes, and one is mine
cptgone wrote:lol, nice one!
Thank you ... It was fun idea and I thought it turned out really well.
lisonallie wrote:when you submit the shirt how do you have the thumbnail be a smaller version of the design then you click and it's the whole design?
You submit two files: the thumbnail or "design detail" and the "shirt comp" file, which is the whole design including its placement on a shirt. The artist makes both files by cropping their original design file however they see fit. Hope that answers your question
Re: Babou
Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES!
Re: MOTHERING NATURE resub
my first woot design, please tell me how I can improve : )
Re: Catastrophic
Fantastic work! I love how clean the style is. It's also nice to see a cat design that shows the predatory, more masculine side of felines without it being too gruesome.
Re: Catlas
And lo! Catlas looked upon his voters' admiring visages and found his burden somewhat easier to bear. For all of cat-dom relied upon his perseverance!
Re: Smile for Alice
I like it I just wish the eyes were blue
Re: Puss in Boot
Thanks for all the nice comments, guys! Glad Mr. Puss's predicament is entertaining, haha. Poor dude. He'll find a way out!
I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE (*o*)
anemality wrote:Tail is curving up behind neck. :T
I had to stare at it for awhile. It's probably just me. -_- The problem for me was the area starting at the top of the neck to the top of the first spike collar. Something with the shadow between the neck and the tail was throwing me off. The first collar looks kind of blended in.
I truly love the colors though and how dark the theme is. <3
Re: Dinner Time RESUB
Definite improvements on an already great design. Good luck!
Re: Predators
Even the stealthiest hunters can be detected when their weaponry is just SO DISTRACTING
goldenthorn wrote:I... wut... this... have you.... I... agdajkdgkljgfalkjsgflkjh;ljkhKLASDH
Hello and welcome to woot! It is simply wonderful and heartening to see someone so passionate about cats. I myself am the proud and crazy owner of three cats and do very much empathise with the empassioned defense of their worthiness, goodness, and should-not-be-dead-ness. With my own expert expertise in cattery and well-honed master skills of forum readery, I am here to assure you that the artist is doing nothing more suspicious than illustrating a hyperbolic they-sure-do-love-that-sunlight catpile. If you have design criticism along the lines of Mr. Midgerock's, as seen above, then I will not be one to necessarily disagree. But please do let yourself rest easy in the knowledge that Teh Kitteh is well-respected in this design.
If, on the other hand, you are trolling the established woot trope of Today's Offended Party, then I see what you did there and salute you.
Terrific design!
any pointers from anyone?
Re: Three's a Crowd
I had a hard time submitting this with Firefrogh's shirt being submitted last night but I've been working on it since Thursday... so here it is.
Re: A patch of sun
Huh! ... I wasn't expecting any kind of controversy with this one. How weird. :^) Thanks bluetuba, goldenthorn, SnowQueen and well, a lot of people, for already saying everything I could have said to explain my thought process and artistic choices here.
I really appreciate all the kind words and enthusiasm for this design. It was a challenging one but I'm happy with it too. Thanks!
It's like Meow-schwitz in here. O_o
lol! poor predator, he's cat food now.
Re: Cat Nips...
Rejection in 3...2...1...
Out of all the "pocket cats" in this derby, this one's my favorite so far. I like the style of the pocket and how it looks with the rest of the art, a very cohesive design that blends well with the shirt. So many cats - looks like we need bigger shirt pockets!
Johndis5 wrote:It is nothing short of an abomination that this isn't securely in the fog.
Seconded. My faith in humanity has once again been lost (or at least my faith in humanity's appreciation of spectacularly awesome robot designs.)
Re: A Cat's Nap
rogue8402 wrote:I was thinking it would be on the back, too.
Take the best shirt of the reckoning and make your own version of the same thing, always works!!!
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Speculative polar cartography
Two hundred and fifty years later, in 1763, the French geographer Phillipe Buache (1700-1773), issued another wonderful attempt to address the problematic Polar Regions. Buache drew this map to expound upon his own theory of water basins wherein he hypothesized that the Antarctic contained two distinct land masses separated by a frozen sea. From the frequency of icebergs seen by early explorers such as Halley and Bouvet, Buache presumed that there must be a semi-frozen sea at the South Pole. This sea, which he argued (correctly) could only be fed by mountains in the surrounding polar lands, disgorged ice into the southern seas. He thus maps "Land yet undiscovered" and "Frozen Sea as Supposed", "Supposed Chain of Mountains" as well as other speculations. In order to conform not only to his own theories but to accepted mappings of this region by venerable cartographers of the 16th and 17th centuries such as Kaerius and Orteilus, Buache also joins New Zealand to the Antarctic mainland and adds an expansive reservoir he names "Siberia". Buache was highly influential in his time and aspects of his geographical speculation found their way into numerous maps of the period.
Maps such as these abound in early cartography and most, no matter how misguided, are genuine attempts to rectify the known and unknown. Some, like the maps above and the more contemporary Times Atlas' map of Greenland, are derived from real scientific knowledge, but exhibit either a misunderstanding of geography or an erroneous hypothesis. These often lead to fictitious interpretations of factual data. Such errors do have ramifications. In the early days of polar exploration such maps often inspired to ill-fated nautical expeditions in search of pygmies, polar seas, and new lands. In modern times, such speculative mappings, both early and contemporary, have been used by some to disprove global warming, advocate for the continent of Atlantis, and prove that space aliens mapped the earth in antiquity.
It should therefore probably be always borne in mind that cartography has always been a blend of art and science – which of course is one of the reasons why it so fascinates us.
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This message I hope strikes every waterfowler and sportsmen of Iowa in such a way that they Request & Encourage Mike Knuth & HWFIA to engage in the process of the Mo. River Restoration and Recovery project / process, to represent the interest of Iowa Sportsmen and future recreational and economic opportunities.
One of our Greatest Restoration and Recovery projects has been laid before our feet folks with hundreds of Millions of dollars ear-marked for Habitat restoration and recovery projects along the Mo. River. The sad reality and truth behind this subject is that Iowa sportsmen s interest do not have a seat at the table and nor under any of the Committees is Iowa's Natural Resource & Sportsmen's Interest being presented. We do not have a voice at the table. I can clearly Demonstrate that as Fact / Reality just by telling you to review this specific committee list and tell me what is missing from it?
Now you can even review the the states SIMRA comittee and with in it you will see everything but Iowa recreational interest or sportsmen interest. Again if you do see an IDNR employee or appointee be cautious. Just because you have the acronym IDNR attached to it doesn't necessarily mean that your views / opinions or ideas and interests as an Iowa sportsmen are being presented or served with vigor. That is why you will Not find 1 person from IDNR Fish & Wildlife on a single committee. ZERO
Do not be fooled by the last one on the list as it has absolutely Nothing to do with Fish & Wildlife or Iowa's Sportsmen s interest.
What I ask of each of you is to e mail Mike Knuth and ask him if HWFIA will step in and engage in the process to reflect the interest of Iowa Sportsmen and Recreational opportunity development that benefits all Iowa sportsmen and the future of! Please give Mike a voice of encouragement and by doing so you will give the state organization a sense of wide support on the issue that is NOT being represented by any other.
Mo. Valley Waterfowlers Association has and continues to be a single voice in the issue but without wide support from the Iowa sporting community as a whole, those in power or control in these committees will Continue to sweep our recreational needs, demands and interests under the rug as they have done over the last 60 years in regard to Mo. River Management and our Natural Resources!
Mikes E-mail is ----> firstname.lastname@example.com
HWFIA web site addy http://huntingworksforia.com can give you some background on its purpose. Again lets encourage them to get involved in one of North Americas largest Restoration and Recovery Projects. If we do nothing most of the restoration and recovery dollars will be spent in MT,ND,SD,NE and all Iowa sportsmen will end up with is this thing that resembles a Big DITCH!
Your help folks and your support on this can go a long way in protecting our hunting and fishing futures.
William J. Smith
Mo. Valley Waterfowlers Association


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We now know the basics of using DataObjects as Pages from Part 1 of this tutorial. In part 2, we are now going to look at taking this further and creating a basic product catalogue with products that are DataObjects managed via the ModelAdmin interface. This tutorial will also serve as an introduction to ModelAdmin it self, which is an extremely powerful CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) manager for any type of DataObject, whether used as pages or not.Continue reading...
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I've been wanting to post the new color for my jet pack for a while. Ever since Mirax went to the Paris show and posted some nice pictures of the jet pack, I knew the dark blue wasnt correct. I know that it's still not dead on, but it looks pretty good to me. Let me know what you think. The new color is Krylon #1901 Regal Blue Gloss. Dont use the Royal Blue anymore.
On to the pics
First is a picture with the new color.
Second is a picture with the old color
Third is a picture of the real deal jet pack from the paris show, with a few dotted cirlces of the Regal Blue Gloss # 1901


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check out what i won off of ebay .
check out what i won off of ebay .
Nice find. I have a couple buckles from the US Divers tank harnesses, but I have not seen one on a weight belt. Good job.
Nice! I got one a while back too. You should tell them to just keep the 18+ lbs of weights or you'll have a pretty hefty shipping fee.
dude , lol , that's exactlly what i told them , just send the buckle . shipping went from $15.00 to $3.00 .
Talk about lost treasures ! ! !


text: Boy you 2 sure are missing some really good comments right now. 'Scoe this is one of the best Piston Discussions we've had around here in years. Think about it, we're not talking about some Pie In The Sky players who some fans seem to think can go from DNP-CD's to Finals MVP's in the same season. We're debating whether AI or Rip starts or even stays, we're deabting on whether we're really going to move foward or keep playing the same old ball. SOme folk like the old days (and thats fine) some like you and I have grown weary of the CORE and are ready for overhaul. It's really exciting, U-2 should relax and enjoy it!!!!


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" One of the first generation iPod Nanos, it is compact, lightweight, intuitive to use and looks great - as well as being able to store a large amount of music. A great little mp3 player. "
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I bought one of these 8GB ipod nanos when I was 17...so 5 years ago, and I used it for roughly 4 years before it sadly broke. I think it's a really great gadget and here is why.
The ipod nano is a really handy and practical item to own because it can be used for so many different things. I used to use it for listening to my favourite music when I was out and about, for lazy days on the beach and also when I went to the gym. I also owned a dock so I could play music in my room and for a teenager this was an invaluable asset.
I first used it on a skiing holiday and fell in love with the practicality of basically being able to carry your music collection about with you. I'm going to explain in simple terms what I liked and didn't like about using it.
- Storage -
8GB was the largest sized nano that was available at the time I purchased this, they also came in 2 and 4 GB. Nowadays you can get much larger stores of music but at the time not having to carry CDs around and a massive walkman was totally revolutionary for me. 8GB was more than enough space for me to hold every album and song I wanted, when you plug it into your itunes it gives you an idea of how much space is remaining and this was a really useful tool. You can add and remove music at will from the ipod, without having to alter what is on your itunes, just with the simple tick of a box. I never had any problems with the storage capacity on this ipod and I would say 8GB is the perfect amount for the average music collection.
- Design -
At the time this came in 5 colours - silver, black, blue, green and pink. I chose the blue which was a really lovely very bright, almost turquoise, looking blue. It had a screen and all the other design parts were white (e.g the wheel and the top and bottom of the ipod). Although I love the blue metal on the outside it did tend to scratch quite easily which was a little disappointing. Also the white of the other parts had a tendency to get dirty of have smears on it which didn't look the best. This wasn't exactly make or break for me and obviously I still enjoyed using it.
- Usage -
The ipod nano was extremely easy to use. You have a hold button at the top which needed to be clicked into place in order for the ipod to be used. Then you simply use the central button to select and wound your finger round the dial to move through different songs or albums. You could click the four points of the dial to either skip back or forwards and pause or play. I think this design is really easy to use, even for the technically challenged, and also really practical in terms of what I wanted to do with the ipod.
- Headphones -
I was given a set of apple headphones with the ipod as part of the package, these come with every apple ipod/phone you buy as standard. The headphones are predominantly white which bits of grey on them. I use these for many years and eventually they began to fall apart, but generally I think they are very durable and easy to use. I know have apple headphones with remote assistance which I much prefer but these worked well for me. The only issue I did have was with being able to keep the ear pieces in my ears. I have always struggled with headphones of this type and invested in some over the ear headphones instead. I get the impression this is my personal issue because most other people seem to cope fine with them.
- Charging -
I always found the ipod easy to charge, I generally connected it to my computer but we do also have a charger that plugs into any socket which is useful. It usually took roughly an hour to charge which is pretty reasonable and the battery life lasted quite a few uses.
- Death -
I used the ipod for 4 years on and off before it finally broke. One day it just simply wouldn't switch on and no amount of charging could help it. This was obviously disappointing but I felt as though I got a good few years use out of it so I wasn't too disappointed. Apple generally seem very helpful so I imagine if this had happened earlier I might have had some help in finding out the problem. Because four years and many new versions had come and gone I decided not to bother, but I do believe they giv great service if you do have any problems.
- Cost and Purchase -
I bought the ipod from John Lewis. I tend to always go to them for electricals for two reasons. They endeavour to match or beat the cheapest price on the market so you can guarantee that you are getting the best deal out there. They also offer a 1 year insurance policy free of charge, if it breaks within the year the you can return it and they will do their best to fix it for you. As a result I always make sure I keep receipts, though I didn't have any problems until much later.
Overall, a great little product that connects you to a whole world of music. I loved it.
You wouldn't think the second generation of the ipod nano is over 5 years old but its true and surprisingly its still one of the best compact mp3 players besides of course the newer generation of ipod nanos and suffles but for the price its one of the best out there. As you'd expect from apple its has the usual bells and whistles including games,a clock, a calendar and a address book basically all the stuff you'd probably not expect your mp3 player to have and of course it has the equalizers for rock,jazz,pop,classical etc to give your music a bit more oomph. It has a clear and crisp display which obviously tells you the details of the song but can take a while to scroll along the screen if its a long title. As most of us know you put your music on the ipod by syncing it with iTunes of your mac or pc via usb because these older ipods don not have wireless. My main problem with this is that after 5 years of usage mine seems unable to play some songs they aree totally random every time it gets restored.
For my first review here on dooyoo, I thought id focus on a product which I used pretty much everyday for many years until sadly it broke on me, however despite this, it still remains one of my favourite products ive owned and I actually prefer the older nanos to the newer style classic that I now own.
The design of this is just fantastic, the aluminium shell made from extruding aluminium in a kind of play dough effect is so precise and clean and the treatment of the aluminium means the case has a beautiful feel and colour, far better than if it had just been painted.
The whole ipod is just so well designed and my favorite design from apple since the macbooks of late.
However it cant just look good, it has to perform as well, and boy does it do that, I remember when these first came out, they were so thin in comparison to competitors, and still are all these years later. Mine was the 8gb version so held a fair amount of music which is also easily uploaded through the itunes software which is downloadable from the apple website.
The audio quality is far superior from any other mp3 devices I had used prior to this device and also the full colour screen displays album are in very crisp colour. I think this is my favorite nano as it's a good size, I think they have become too small if anything now and you can really struggle to scroll through your songs using the click wheel.
For me, this is still my favorite ipod and I would have one again if I didn't have too much music to fill several of these now, and unfortunately I now own the classic, but I do still prefer this, if you want a cheap little mp3 player and don't have too much music, then this would be a good buy as they can be picked up fairly cheaply second hand on ebay now, and are still up to date with technology.
I have had my iPod nano for about 4 years now and it still works perfectly which says a lot when it comes to electrical products.
It comes in quite a few different colours but I have it in black, it looks shiny and discreet.
One of the things I really like about it is its size. It fits in any of my pockets and is very thin and light so is easy to carry about anywhere with you.
I find it very easy to use as it is not a touch screen and so you just scroll the wheel to select a song which is very quick and easy. You can create your own playlists so it is easier to pick which group of songs you want to listen to.
The sound quality is also very good although I have only used the headphones supplied with it so don't know what it would be like through cheaper headphones.
I think this iPod is really good for people who just want to listen to music as it is a reasonable price and it does the job. The new ipod touch does more but you may not end up using half of it so might as well have bought a cheaper iPod.
This iPod is 8GB and I have found that I never have enough songs to fill it so it is more than enough for me.
You upload songs onto the ipod using itunes which can be a little hard to navigate when you are not used to it and I did delete all the songs on my iPod at one point but I now find it quite easy to use.
I Have this iPod for a long time now about 3-4 years now i still use it alot.
Who needs a ipod touch when you have a cheap decent iPod nothing really different only the touch is different i quite like this iPod im going to tell the truth its not as good as many iPod's.
The sound quality is very good and clear too as good as any iPod sound quality is i was a bit surpised with it i find it great its really good!
Mostly new iPod's are touch screen but the Ipod Nano has a scroll wheel i prefer the scroll wheel than touch my reason is because its quite annoying on the touch or other ipod's if you have loads of songs and the song you want is at the bottom of the song list with the touch you have to move finger quite alot of times, But with this all you do is move you finger about one or two times in a full circle then your there, Its easy!
The iPod Nano is small and the weight is very light you wont even notice it is with you, Like other iPod's you can indeed fit it in you pocket.
You can get many different colours with this iPod which is very cool but i picked the very sexy shining black its look's so nice with this iPod.
The download speed is fairly ok with music i swear you cant download videos on this Ipod but i only use it for music.
If you want a low price iPod pick this, It's the best cheap iPod you are going to get your hands on.
A little bit outdated, I know, but i've had this iPod for the last 3 or 4 years, so I thought i'd write a review about it.
I got mine from an electronics specialist (Curry's I think), and overall I'm happy with it. It has been, and still is my first MP3 player, and it does everything you need it to; play music, with an image viewer and a couple of games thrown in for good measure. This was obviously back in the days when that's all a MP3 player needed to do. The packaging was especially nice, a clear plastic box which suspended the iPod in the middle - designed by some smarty pants at a University somewhere.
Good points:
It plays music fine. The quality isn't great when coming out of cheaper earphones (as expected) but it does the job. It looks very nice, with simple controls that are very easy to pick up. I've never found the battery life to be too bad, but I've always been quite a light user. And with 8GB, it's more than enough for a couple days worth of music.
Bad points:
iPods have always been more expensive than other MP3 and media players. iTunes is extrememly annoying to use (it used to be annoying, I don't know if Apple have improved its friendliness yet). And you can only use it with iTunes, which meant I had to download it, update it's library with my music and then mess around sorting out my iPod. Also the iPod earphones seem to break very easily. And every now and then it can go a little haywire, and start turning on and off rapidly - at one point it deleted all of my music - but only required a quick re-sync.
All in all i've been very happy with my purchase, but it's a bit outdated now so I look forward to getting a shiny new iPod.
I'm not going to talk about the specifications in detail since you can browse it through the apple website and this review is going to be a bit personal.
My experience with iPods. - Crap~~~
I have to say that iPod is ok~, they are not that great to have. First iPod I had was iPod 3G and that iPod was ok until one day, the screen broke on me, so I got a repair from Apple since I was under the one year guarantee however, whenever I received it, it was already broken. So I sent it off again, and which then I received a normal iPod which actually worked. I used this until the screen broke AGAIN, which then I totally gave up and did not buy another iPod for another year. Then iPod Nano 2nd Generation came out and I was immediately stunned by its design. I didn't really care how much money I had in my bank and I just bought it for myself. I was happy with the product this time because it actually worked haha.
NB, please get iPods from Apple Website or Apple Shop! I know that EBay is cheap and all, but half of iPods which are sold are not in guarantee or is not working properly. Also, the fun of buying it from the Apple Website is the engraving on the back. This does really make you iPod YOURS.
When I received the product - I really liked the clear Perspex box that came with it. I didn't want to take the Nano out of the box. But then I eventually did because I wanted to listen to the music haha.
The second thing I did - link it to the computer and start downloading it onto my Nano which took several minutes since I had a lot of songs. The whole iTune thing was quite hard to handle at first which was like couple of years ago, but now it's quite easy to handle. I didn't quite get the whole adding the folder and downloading thing which I had to read a manual for.
The third thing about this iPod connection - when I got the old iPod 3g, I got the charger with it but with this Nano, I had no idea how to charge the battery until I had to read a manual saying that you can charge by connecting to the computer. This I found very inconvenient since I had to turn my computer on to charge this little Nano which also takes quite a lot of time.
The fourth thing about this iPod Nano - iPod is a music player and I kind of don't get why apple had to add photo application on to it. Think about it, why do u want to browse photos while you are listening to the music that you are enjoying? Ok, maybe it's portable and you want to show the photos to people whenever you are outside but it's really unnecessary. Also, it's not like you can change the photos to anything and print it off through printer. I myself don't use photos at all. Also, I have never seen my iPod friends showing their photos through iPod.
The fifth thing about this Extra section - as you know, on the game section, you can play solitaire, parachute, music quiz, Brick but the only game I play is Music Quiz. It is a time killing game. As you would know, but the purpose of the game is choose a correct song that is played during the game. I have played this game an hour straight and its addictive because the songs are those you have in your iPod and it is time limited and you get to urge to choose the correct song and somehow you get it wrong. I don't' play other games because the screen is really small and my eyes hurt since I have to squint my eyes a lot.
The thing about the size, weight, dimensions etc - It's smaller than iPod Mini and other iPod series. The thickness of this Nano is really thin and it's really good the way you can't tell that you have an iPod in your pocket. It's also superlight but that doesn't mean that you can just throw your iPod since it's quite brittle. I also like the material used - its very smooth and almost feels like I'm handling a baby (you do need to take care of this Nano since it gets scratched easily).I think its wise to buy one of the plastic case for protection, it may make your Nano ugly but protection does come first. Good thing about the black one is that the scratch doesn't show much as the other Nano coloured ones.
NOTE, no, this is ESSENTIAL - Bin the iPod earphone and get yourself a quality earphone and I'm begging of you too since iPod earphone is just not up to the standard. I have about 7 iPod earphones and 5 of them broke on me.........this really does tell you to get a quality earphone. Any earphones can beat the iPod earphone, even the 10 pounds one you get in EBay.
The thing about 8GB? - We think that 8GB is quite small but I myself think that 8GB is a lot. Maximum of 2000 songs is huge also the fact that I don't store photos I can fully use the maximum amount of 8 GB. Currently, I have around 1000 songs and I don't think I have listened to all of them.
The thing that really makes the iPod the THING - the touchpad, it cannot get any simpler. 4 buttons - Menu, Play, Back, Forward which does everything. I really like the feeling of scrolling up and down the songs. I do this scrolling every time I listen to my iPod, almost like an addiction which cannot be stopped.
Another thing that makes this Nano the annoying - the battery life. I'm not going to say much since I think everyone knows but I have to say this - I charge my iPod roughly 10 times a week.
Necessary for the iPod user (I'm guessing you already do) - since it's a touchpad, when you turn off the iPod, you really need to put the iPod in hold position. Even sometimes, I forget to put it in the hold position and I always hear my iPod playing songs on its own and next thing, my battery life is gone.
Overall, Nano is a decent iPod and the design is super sexy. But I do think it lacks quite a lot for a MP3 player. I recommend this iPod Nano if you really love Apple but if you are looking for a decent MP3 player, then don't get it. I don't consider Nano as a MP3 player but more of a Portable Media Player.
On first appearances the ipod nano looks sleek and dinky, it has a clever shuffle wheel option system which allows you to move quickly through its menu and its screen is clear and attractive. However I have not found the nano the easiest gadget to use. To start off with I found downloading itunes and moving all my songs across a real pain in the neck. It took me about a week to sort everything out and itunes failed to move some of the songs over so I had to go looking for them and move them over individually which was a real pain. Moving songs onto the nano itself wasn't totally simple as well, unless I yet to discover the full array of options, I found the drag and drop style of moving songs quite arduous and time consuming. Once the songs are all on the nano it generally works well however I have found that if you go out running with the nano the 'shake' feature meant to move to a random song when you shake the nano can mean the song skips and you move off the playlist you set. This only seems to happen when I first drop the nano into my pocket before running however it can still be annoying and the function itself doesn't appear to work when you try to use it! Aside from this and the teething problems I have found with the software (might be more that I don't understand how to move songs effectively!) the nano has been good and the sound quality suprisingly good considering the headphones are free!
Compact and elegant - I personally think the 2nd generation nano is better than its successors. it's just so functional. it weighs next to nothing. it's slim. it looks good.
the best thing about this nano is how it feels in your hand. it's not too thin, not too thick - it's juct right. the edges are nicely rounded but not overly so. i don;t like the elipse shape of the later versions. equally i don't think the rectangular successor to this model was well desgined.
you can't beat the simplicity of this unit. the screen is the perfect size for the information you want. no silly pictures - just the name of the song, artist and album.
of course the colour battey meter is a nice touch, but when it's in your pocket who cares!
this is affordable, and oozes quality. the matt black finish is incredibly smart. i love it!
I got a pink one of these 18 months ago for my birthday and it is great. Mine is hot pink which is a bright colour and I have been able to buy matching accessories for it (FM transmitter, docking station) in the same colour. It also came with earphones (which are still intact even though I was worried they would be too delicate) and a connection lead to connect to your PC. It has more than enough capacity for songs and photographs. iTunes is available as a free download and it is easy to manage songs, playlists and podcasts and then sync with the ipod. Newer versions have video capacity but I've never understood how people can watch video on a screen this small so don't see the point. They are available at a more reasonable price now than they once were. The battery life is excellent and it is easily charged by plugging into a computer or by purchasing a charger plug which makes it easy to charge when away from home. It is a good size - handy for fitting in a pocket or bag but not as small as other MP2s which may get lost in the bottom of a bagful of items. I have found it incredibly easy to use. There is also a games function including the card game patience - useful for boring waits in airports etc! All-round an excellent product I would definitely recommend.
There has been a lot of generations of nano's released but in my opinion the 2nd generation is, by far, the best. I bought my 2nd generation Nano a good 2 years ago and it has served me reliably and consistantly for the duration I've had it.
In my opinion, it was a bargin when I bought it as even though it made me broke, the sheer fact that it had been faithful for two years makes up for the money i spend buying it.
Unlike the ordinary Mp3's, the Ipod is extermely simple to use (also it you are going to buy it I would recommend you get the Itunes software with it as it is a very good way to store your music).
8 gigabytes is a perfect amount of storage space allowing you store about 4000 songs.
Overall, for anyone who likes to listen to music on the go this is the toy for you: good battery life, good amount of memory and as durable and as long lasting as you like.
Everyone owns an ipod right? If not, why not? I've tried lots of different MP3 players over the years and have not yet found one to better the apple ipod. The model that I own and have used for over two years is this, the second generation 8gb nano.
I bought my girlfriend the first generation nano (review to follow) quite a while before this one was available and was very impressed with it. When it came to the time when I wanted to replace my trusty old mini-disc player (R.I.P.) I knew there was only one option; the ipod nano.
Having a massive amount of music, I knew I would need the largest amount of memory available, at that time 8gb. The 8gb ipod nano was only available in matt black. I was happy with that as it was the colour I wanted anyway.
Seeing as I'd helped my girlfriend with her ipod, I was familiar with itunes and how it worked so I had no problem on getting my tunes onto my ipod. The one thing which I was suprised at was the the ipod did not come packaged with itunes, customers are expected to download it form the apple site. I don't have my laptop connected to the internet so this would have been a major problem if my laptop had not come with itunes pre-loaded.
The ipod nano is very easy to use with a large, bright clear screen and easy to operate menus.
As I stated at the beginning of the review, my ipod has lasted over two years and I am only now starting to encounter problems. Every so often, it decides to re-set itself. This seems to be a random occurrence. I think it might just be time to send this to the scrapheap in the sky. I do know that it'll be replaceed with another ipod though. In my eyes, you can't go wrong with an apple.
I must say, I prefer this to the iPod Touch to be honest, its smaller, more compact and so much easier to carry around and use.
The thing with this is it plays your music like any mp3 player with a couple of extra features like photo viewing and games.
The good thing about the iPod nano is that its perfect for taking with you when your walking, or at the gym (you can even get waterproof cases whcih you can put on the iPod so you can even take it in the pool!!!). If you've got a tape player in your car, you can get a tape which attatches to the ipod via a cable in the headphone socket, so you can play all your favourite songs in the car. Or you can get a radio transmitter which tranfers your songs through an FM site so you don't have to burn CDs with your songs on and you never have to cope with the annoying jumping of a scratched CD!!
The iPod nano is fully coloured and has a brilliantly bright display to view your photos and album covers, the sound quality is fantastic. Its super thin meaning its even easier to pop in your pocket!!
The iPod nano is great for people who want a great looking MP3 with a few added extras, and a great and easy to use viewing screen. And for people who travel alot on trains/buses etc. I really do recommend it!! :-)
I've had my ipod nano for almost a year now. It was a Christmas present ast year. Never had an ipod before and being a bit of a technophobe wasn't sure i 100% 'got' them. I found the nano easy to use and the perfect size (about credit card and very slim)to slip into your pocket. I tend to use mine when out walking the dogs or riding my horses as well as on the commute to work and it's great. I'm a bit of a novice at these things but to me the sound is great and i've had no problems with it whatsoever. I find it holds pleanty of songs for me and is easy to navigate around it and find the songs you want or to create specific playlists. Overall i would say the nano is a nice and relatively affordable introduction to the world of ipods!
I got one of these from my parents a couple of christmase's ago but in pink. It was one of the newer ones therefore it had more rounded edges and was slightly thinner than the traditional ipod nano.
Its very lightweight and comes with a charger and the traditional white ipod earphones though these do not last long and arent as loud so I bought new better ones for them instead.
I have the 4gb model and am yet to fill it, mainly because I had problems with my pc not linking up to the ipod properly and therefore deleted most of my songs. However, a 4GB model should hold UP to 1000 songs, th 2BG holding only 500.
The ipod is good and the touchwheel is very sensitive which I like. Though it does click alot and I preer to turn this off in the settings. However, I do find it sticks/freezes a lot of the time and I do have to keep reseting it (This is done by holding the top button in and middle at the same time till it resets).
Apart from that its lovelly to carry around with me and looks good too. I do like the newer models but wont get one until this has totally broken as I dont see the point.


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Drawing blanks on that expression, and google is only telling me that we are close lol.
We are actually fairly chummy while out, not all PDA etc.
I actually have no idea where to start looking for people to go with. Friends join us for their once a year snow day, which is cool, but hardly motivating!
Sounds like a milkshake with 2 straws lol.
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Looking for snowboard crazy couple in Tokyo for good times...
... On the snow .
Ok heres the deal: My wife and i snowboard. We go out virtually every weekend during winter for day trips and some weekend trips (usually by bus, its the most affordable, especially when you are doing 4 trips a month). None of my friends are into snowboarding much/or they have kids and cant go. So its always just the two of us
Having a wife that snowboards is absolutely awesome, but i also think that it might also be holding me back. She is a good boarder, in that she can link turns, hop 180s and small jumps etc; but she also doesnt like going fast down a mountain, and isnt much of a fan of the park... I miss the testosterone fueled motivation that boarding with guys that are on a similar level to me would bring. I was hoping to start practicing backflips this year, or at least bring 360s to bigger jumps and also start rails/jibbing etc, but I only ever get 1-2 runs of the park per day on the mountain.
Inviting one guy to join us is not going to work, because it either means we would leave her on the bunny runs while we lap the park; or it means all 3 of us are going on her level. Going out by myself will be met with jealousy and threats to stop the weekly boarding excursions
So this is a feeler to see if there are any couples living in Tokyo in a similar situation, who would be down for a few daytrips per year, and a couple of weekenders, possibly rentacar roadtrips when the snow starts melting. Ideally, the girls could go off on their own pace, and we head off to do stupid stuff, and we meet up a few times a day to do some runs together etc
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It's nice to meet native Kentuckians who have left the state and have become successful after leaving the commonwealth.
One of those is writer, Janna McMahan.
She grew up in Central Kentucky, in Taylor County. She earned both a B.A. and M.A. in mass communications from the University of Kentucky and the University of South Carolina. While at U.K., she worked on the staff of the university television department, but enjoyed writing news more than delivering the news in front of the camera.
She became a serious writer and author after moving to South Carolina. Her first novel, "Calling Home" was set in Kentucky and, although not autobiographical, Janna says it is a true story of growing up a country teenager in the late 1970s when, "rock-in-roll ruled and opportunities were few."
Along the way, came other writing jobs and a second novel.
Recently, she was back home and eager to talk about her third book, "Anonymity," a psychological thriller about young, homeless teenagers who are trying to find their way in Austin, Texas.
On "One to One" this week, she talks with me about her writing life and this new novel.
In 'an after the show' segment, I asked Janna about another project she was involved in: she contributed to "Literary Dogs and their South Carolina Writers." Her contribution was a fond remembrance of a Kentucky dog. "One to One" airs Sunday, January 20 at 1:00/12:00 noon CT on KET.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger understands why Santi Cazorla had to go to Panama for Spain's friendly this week - even if he didn't get on the pitch.
The Arsenal playmaker endured one of the more arduous trips of the international break, completing a 10,500-mile round trip before landing in London on Thursday night.
Cazorla will now gather himself for Saturday's north London derby and, although Wenger is concerned that the 27-year-old will be tired, he knows that the Spaniard could not turn down the chance to add to his 50 international caps.
"At the moment, if you are selected you have to go, unless you say you're injured," said Wenger.
"And in Spain, what I understand completely is that the players want to play for the national team and in Spain the competition is so high that if a guy turns it down and there is suspicion there the next time he will not be called up.
"Could Cazorla have done without that trip? Of course. But he could have got injured. So I personally don't complain but he must not be very happy."
A number of Premier League players pulled out of their national squads with injuries and Wenger accepts that it makes life difficult for international coaches.
"I just think it shows you one thing - that this international friendly is not in the best position," said Wenger.
"Having said that I thought England played quite well [against Sweden], it was very interesting to watch, especially in the first half where they did very well.
"They had some positives because they had some young players coming in. I believe a friendly like that is made to try young players, and on that front it was quite positive for England.
"It will be interesting to see who will play over the weekend and who will not play, of all those who have been injured over Europe," added Wenger. "I would personally put 10 pounds on 90 per cent playing."
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Dr. Rosina Connelly, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a pediatrician with USA Physicians Group, said communication between health care providers and patients is a big aspect of positive health outcomes.
Studies have shown that positive interactions during a health care visit lead to patients being more likely to connect with providers, follow advice and participate in their own care.
"The bottom line is that it is very important for both patients and health care providers to learn how to better communicate with each other in order to make the most of a health encounter," she said.
Health literacy, or the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions, is a very important element when it comes to effective doctor-patient communication.
Limited health literacy skills affect more than 70 million American adults and can result in poorer health outcomes. It is linked to decreased health knowledge and understanding, delayed diagnoses, decreased physical and mental health, increased emergency room use and hospitalizations, increased mortality risk, and increased health care costs.
Health literacy encompasses a complex group of skills such as reading, listening and decision-making. "Understanding instructions on medication labels is a huge health literacy task, as is keeping up with appointments, procedures, health education materials and discharge instructions," Dr. Connelly said.
In addition, health information is not getting any simpler. "If anything," she said, "we now have more complex health information, and it's easy to make a mistake when it comes to taking care of our health."
Dr. Connelly shared the following tips for making the most out of a health encounter:
If you are a clinician: slow down - sit down to talk to patients; avoid using medical jargon; limit the amount of information and repeat; check for understanding.
If you are a patient: know that the clinician's time is limited, but not by the clinician's choice (for several complex problems you may need to schedule separate visits); write down a list of problems or questions to discuss during the visit; present the three most concerning problems at the beginning of the visit; be assertive about your health concerns - let the clinician know your ideas and expectations about your health problem; don't be afraid to ask the clinician to slow down or use simple terms; take notes and ask questions.
Dr. Connelly said patients are expected to take an active role in their health care visit. She encourages patients to use a strategy called "Ask Me Three Questions," in which patients at least ask their physician the following: What is my main problem? What do I need to do? Why is it important that I do this? "This ensures that you get all of the information you need and that you understand it," she said.
In addition, Dr. Connelly encourages everyone to bring all medications to the visit in a brown bag (pill bottles, boxes, and labels). If you can't bring them in, write down the name, dosages, and the time of day that you take them. In addition, it is important know why you are taking each medicine and how you take it.
Dr. Connelly said you should also bring someone you trust with you to the visit to help you remember what your doctor told you. "As a patient, you might be very stressed out and anxious," she said. "This may cause you to not understand information, let alone new information that is being delivered to you with a lot of difficult terminology."
Most importantly, Dr. Connelly said to seek information to further your knowledge. "Managing our health has become more of our own responsibility," she said, "and we need to be better informed consumers of health information."
Patients can find trusted health information to complement their knowledge and thus improve health. Dr. Connelly recommends medlineplus.gov, which provides general information on conditions, diseases and procedures. In addition, USA biomedical librarians are available to help you navigate health information. They can be found at USA's Health Information Resource Center on the third floor of USA Medical Center. Their website is http://biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/.
To learn more about health communication and health literacy, visit health.gov.
Dr. Connelly recently gave an overview of health communication at the November Med School Café lecture. To view the lecture in its entirety, click here.
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Fewer school resource officers have some parents concerned
RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. - It's a concerning topic for parents -- should every school have a school resource officer?
For parents like Tonya Jackson, it's the number one priority. "You trust the school system to take care of your children while they're there and with all of the shootings that are going on it's very imperative they do just that for us parents," said Jackson.
A local Russell County student we talked to echoed the same thoughts. "I would definitely feel a lot safer if there was one just in case something happened like Sandy Hook," said Jacob Smith.
We learned Russell County will now only have three SROs for the whole county because a lack of funding. Russell County Sheriff Steve Dye tells us they'll be placed in various parts of the county. "Probably with the limited man power that we're going to have this year, probably what we're going to concentrate on is the schools that are farthest away from the town, the places we're worried the most about response times," said Sheriff Dye.
We learned that's because there are town officers nearby that can be to the schools like Lebanon Elementary, Middle and High in a moment's notice.
The superintendent wasn't available for an on-camera interview, but she did say that, "Although there may not be School Resource Officers 'stationed' in each of our buildings [at all times] in Russell County, we have taken steps to create and ensure that our students will be in a safe learning environment in all our schools."
Those steps include completing a crisis plan, offering training to all school personnel, as well as updating security cameras and having secure entry ways to the schools.
Sheriff Steve Dye tells us they're working hard with the school system. "We're going to make the most of what we have," he said.
The school system did tell us they hope to gain more funding in the future to one day have SROs in all of the schools in the county.
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Weekend Bookworm: The Zen of Being Grumpy
12 July 2013 , 9:29 AM by Rob Minshull
The Zen of Being Grumpy by Mark Lawson
I wouldn't say I was particularly grumpy, but I don't like noisy neighbours or those people who have parties on their back deck and then drink too much and force me to listen to their pathetic conversations and raucous laughter.
I'm not too keen on people who talk loudly on their mobile phones in public places and I positively detest those who let dogs off their leashes in children's playgrounds. In fact, dogs in general get me foaming at the mouth: their barking wakes me up in the morning or keeps me awake at night; they leave their dirt everywhere and their owners are too lazy to pick it up; and they lick their private parts before wanting to lick me.
Sex scenes on television turn my stomach and the canned laughter on American comedy shows has me reaching for the remote control. I can't bear reality TV and the self service checkout in supermarkets seems to me to be the height of New Age selfishness.
I don't like people in 4WDs who stray over my side of the road or cut corners when they're turning and I despise those men on two wheels who wear ridiculous Lycra, cycle three or four abreast, slow down the traffic and then huddle around my car at the stop lights.
It was a delight therefore to come across such a like-minded soul who has written a hugely entertaining book explaining and worshipping - in equal measure - the art of grouchiness. Mark Lawson even apologies for the 'Zen' part in the title of the book:
"Normally I have no time at all for Eastern philosophies, which I associate with people in orange robes chanting in the street, or people with beatific smiles - smiles that urge me to violence - who talk to me about karma or being at one with the universe. Right. Needless to say I have no insights into such philosophies and have no intention of acquiring any".
The Zen of Being Grumpy sets out - and succeeds beautifully - in defending grumpiness as well as rehabilitating those heroes and arch curmudgeons such as Darth Vader and Scrooge to name but two. Scrooge, for example, might have been a misery guts but at least he paid his taxes. Compare him to someone like Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff: the latter held fabulous Christmas parties and was incredibly generous when it came to giving to charities. Sadly it was all with other people's money. At least Scrooge was honest.
Young people in particular are objects of Lawson's vituperative and charming ridicule. They demand special attention, they are given special awards, they force their opinions on the rest of us, and they are lavished with both money and praise. And why? After all, "young people are not in any way special," argues Lawson. "They do not possess any particular wisdom or have any particular promise. They are like older people but with less experience, much less common sense and, on the whole, are more likely than their elders and betters to go off and do odd things."
Causes, protests, the environment, performance management (and management textbooks generally) are all topics worthy of scorn. And homeopathy is singled out as "an object of particular personal loathing." Obviously. Homeopathy is the absurd "belief, and it is just a belief, that some substance thought to cure the disease, or the symptoms of the disease, can be turned into a cure by being heavily diluted ... It is difficult to believe that people fall for guff like this but fall they do, and they wonder why there are curmudgeons out there who dismiss these sorts of mad beliefs in a bad-tempered, abrupt fashion."
Twitter, Lawson points out, is "so fatuous that the very thought of it is offensive. The activity is not in the category of wasting time, but of occupying time with petty drivel at 140 characters a time." And as for the Internet more generally, Mark Lawson must surely sum up a mantra for millions: "There is a whole world out there to avoid, why not go out and avoid it."
Of course, for the grumps the real world is no less wearisome. Socialising is an utter waste of time. "Parties, social gatherings involving loud music, nightclubs, bars, pubs and cheerful restaurants are all to be avoided. They are all a good way to meet people who are boring, mentally deficient, ignorant, thoroughly opinionated, dangerous, or all those things at the same time." Far worse, of course, they may also be young!
And there is no escape from being grumpy. Travel is certainly not even worth a nanosecond of consideration. Lawson provides a detailed list of countless tourist destinations throughout the world, along with all the many and superb reasons why it is not worth the effort bothering to visit them! Indeed, "there is little point in travelling and no reason to do it, apart from the need to stop other members of the family from complaining that they are never taken anywhere. Most places are the same as the one in which you live, except that they are less convenient."
So why should anyone want to bother with grumpy types at all? "Grumpy people are, by definition, not the life of the party. They are not charming and bright. They cannot dazzle with witty comments and, in business, will not have a plausible answer for very question ... They do not radiate confidence as they know, through experience, just how wrong they can be and are willing to admit it."
There is, however, redemption because, we grouchies are extremely unlikely to turn out to be con artists, we're impeccably honest and although we certainly don't court or receive much sympathy and "a grumpy person is not necessarily better informed or more intelligent or even more often right than a charmer, they know they will be held to account for even tiny errors so they may be more careful." All worth it in the end!
The Zen of Being Grumpy is hugely entertaining, even if the intention may not have been to be so; Mark Lawson, a senior journalist with the Australian Financial Review, is eloquent and erudite, witty and droll. His book also contains the occasional misprint or spelling mistake; a genuine curmudgeon would spot them all immediately.
THE ZEN OF BEING GRUMPY by Mark Lawson
Published by Connor Court
Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by BillLaimbeer, Feb 18, 2008.
Speaking of which, I thought you were demoted to Novice League?
You didn't forget who is the commissioner of this league, did you? I can make you disappear before you'll even know what hit you.
Do it!! Do it NOW!!!!!! Banish the Cannuckian to fantasy purgatory! Wait a sec...that would mean no more easy wins...
I vote that anybody that beats me get a 1 week ban from the league retro active to the week that they beat me. I am the new kid on the block and its only fair to be nice to me.... anybody buying this?
Not buying it. I think we've all whooped up on you already, so mind your manners rookie.
Think your only 1-1 against me..... and you think you deserve to win the league.... sounds like you need to be demoted to the novice league....
Yeah yeah...my team's been sandbagging lately. They were just trying to give you a chance to catch up to Roscoe and Jammer. Hockey is one thing, but it's embarrassing to trail the Cannuckians in baseball.
Round, you're doing pretty good for a rookie.
Darth and Jammer, you still stink.
Bill, you're a good commissioner. No one has figured how exactly you are cheating so far.
For sure. Your team has been picking up steam the last couple of weeks. Halfway there. Looks like right now about 5 teams are fighting for the all important bye spots. (I think the byes will be important because I think any of the top teams can knock off another on any given week). Then you've got 4 more teams scratching and clawing for the last playoff spot or two. Should be a great second half...especially if we keep the smack going. We can't expect much from the dull witted people like Jammer, but the rest of us can pull his weight...although it's quite a bit of weight as you can see:
Your last pitcher threw one inning in relief to tie me in WHIP and your last batter scored a run after his last at bat to take the runs category. Lady luck was kind to you. She must realize that the two of you share similar tastes in the lingerie you wear. Curse you Red Baron. I'll get you next time.
I've actually been thinking about changing my name to Manfred. For serious.
??? Splain Lucy...
The Red Baron's first name was Manfred. I have been thinking about changing my name to Manfred.
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Fact Sheet
There is no evidence that CWD has made it into the Southeast. Georgia hunters and DNR need to do everything possible to keep this disease out of Georgia.
What is it?
CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in deer and elk. It is caused by infectious proteins, called prions. The prions change healthy proteins into abnormal proteins, which in turn affects additional healthy proteins. Infected deer become emaciated, display abnormal behavior, lose control of bodily functions, and die.
Where is it?
CWD has been confirmed in deer and/or elk in 18 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, including Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Animal to animal contact. Exact routes are believed to be one or more of the following: through saliva, mucus, or contact with feces from an infected animal. The greatest risk of introduction is movement of live animals that may have the disease before any symptoms are shown. This is due to the long incubation period of the disease, which may exceed 5 years.
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How do we keep CWD out of Georgia?
Our first line of defense is to halt importation of all deer species. In Georgia, it is illegal to import any member of the deer family. Next, continue to prohibit canned hunting operations. Also, continue to prohibit baiting of deer for hunting, which facilitates the transmission of wildlife disease agents by concentrating sick deer with healthy deer. Discourage management practices that result in high concentrations of deer over small areas. Examples include supplemental feeding, baiting of deer, and lack of adequate doe harvest.
What happens if CWD gets into a deer herd?
The abnormal protein is quite stable and may remain a threat in the soil for years. The only management possibility is complete depopulation of deer in the affected area. This step is underway in parts of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
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theinfinityloop wrote:It saddens me that this is not in the fog. It also angers me when I look at most of what's currently in the fog. It's this kind of occurrence that makes me want to say "f" it and quit submitting, but I won't. Because I wouldn't want you to quit Drakxxx. Let's just give'em hell instead!! :P
This is exactly how I feel mr. loop. The current fog situation is fine for woot, as they know people will buy the seki/ramy shirts, regardless of how closely they adhere to the theme (an obviously living wolf with steam stacks shooting out of it's back is nowhere remotely close to steampunk..c'mon!).
The problem is, it is extremely frustrating for the lesser known designers when this goes on. It makes it very hard to justify submitting a laboriously designed shirt, when all you're really doing is locking your design in a vault for 2 months.
If there aren't some high vote getting rejections come monday, it seems that this may be the last straw for some people (at least for a week lol).
edit: Rejected?!??!?! This is stinks!
Re: Steamworks Operatica
Not a shirt color they offer??? what the freeking freek?????????????
Re: The Girl in Red
I really dig the wasteland feel to this. It seems like this should be the cover to a book or graphic novel of a very dramatic Western-fantasy twist to Little Red Riding Hood.
ummm... asphalt?!!? seriously breadsticks
Thanks for all the input I'm pretty new to t-shirt design and felt like I rushed this one (I have finals this week and couldn't really work on it). When it came to size I went small because there isn't a lot there for little details so I thought making it big might not work. I didn't do center because with the size I chose I thought it might look silly. If I had kept it bigger I would have centered it. Thanks for all the advice, hopefully I'll get better at this!
kdubbs29 wrote:Ok, there seems to be a bit of a gray area here. According to the agreement upon submission "6. Term of Agreement. (a) This Agreement terminates 60 days from the submission of the Artwork if during that 60-day period Woot disclaims any interest in using the Artwork or does not inform Artist of its intent to use the Artwork. "
So, does a rejection constitute Woot disclaiming interest? I am going to have to email Joel about this and put my shirt sale at cafepress.com/A2Ts on hold until I hear back from him (providing it happens in a reasonable time period).
Putting your shirt designs on sale at Cafe Press are a sure way to ensure your design wont get purchased by many. Cafe Press make horrid quality prints. Zazzle.com is a better printing/shirt quality vendor. In addition, there are T-shirt printing forums for procuring a good place to sell your designs.
Sorry this didnt make it: there is some ridiculously crappy art in this derby, and yours was one of the best submissions, IMO.
Re: Darwinism
Hey guys thanks for the great comments! I appreciate all the support. I would change the coclor but a) I was trying to make it look like it was in water; b) I don't want to lose what votes I already have; and c) I look great in blue
looks like asphalt to me... hope this gets resubbed and back to the fog though, one of the only wearable shirts in this derby...
I love this more and more every time I see it. Red's shotgun clinches it.
That stinks. I can tell you spent a lot of time on it. Resub- it's only Sunday!
Not a shirt color they offer? What in the heck is woot thinking? Freakin' reject the not steampunk seki if you wanna reject something! Rarrrr!
wootasourous wrote:Maybe in your opinion. But normally, for just about everything, there is always way more than just one interpretation of the subject. There is not one clear cut definition of "steampunk". So what you might think is off-topic, might seem on-topic to others and woot.
Not in any incantation of steampunk do cartoon dogs make any kind of appearance.
rejected... interesting..??
elleronn wrote:Taken from an earlier derby:
"These irritatingly cute, ill-proportioned, impractical birds and their fruitless quest for flight have caused me nothing but headaches. The last two or three times they've been submitted, they've brought with them controversy and ill will.
They're BANNED. No more. Put it in the virtual book of derby rules.
Rule: 62 section b: No flying penguins, be it of their own volition or through the assistance of any kind of mechanical device. Some things just aren't natural.
So there is no inference from this rejection, let it be known that this has nothing to do with the existence of other flying penguin designs or their submission in past derbies. There's no copyright on ideas, just on the execution. In fact, it depresses me that there are apparently so many new and unique ways to execute this painful concept.
This is purely emotional, and an admittedly irrational hatred of the subject matter. I will sleep well tonight knowing the next flying penguin I see will be followed swiftly and unequivocally by a hearty REJECTED stamp. If you test me, I'll enjoy the probation as well."
So....is this going to be rejected or no?
Probably tomorrow, he also uses small lines and halftones. Which is unfortunate, as this is a wonderful design, but I figure Cho was trying to test the Rejectors or something? He made it pretty obvious.
Re: She Broke My Heart...Once...
i like it a lot
Re: Mechanical Heart
I like her face, and the idea behind this but I'd really adjust how you have her waist cut off, it looks like she's been pinched down to nothing at first glance rather than looking like she's cut off for the design... otherwise I think you have what could be an awesome idea going!
Re: Steampunk Designer
I really like this one, good luck with it! (good use of colors and details, to me this has the most steam punk feel of everything I've peered at!
I love penguins, and I love this design. I wish it wasn't on black, as it's just too dang hot in Texas to wear black very often, but I'll have a very hard time not buying this one anyway.
Re: The Aviator
As has already been stated in the comments here, the flying penguin rule was revoked. Which makes sense, because it was an incredibly stupid rule in the first place ;)
joelterrific wrote:Alright...I'm over my irrational hatred of this topic. It was a momentary albeit intense hatred of the subject. I owe no one but the penguins who dared to dream an apology. Cho and I will sort it out in the cage.
This looks more like Anime than Steampunk to me...
folkkevi wrote:Probably tomorrow, he also uses small lines and halftones. Which is unfortunate, as this is a wonderful design, but I figure Cho was trying to test the Rejectors or something? He made it pretty obvious.
schpanks for the concern. Rule was lifted, and after almost thirty prints, i know the halftones n lines are in good size to be printed, thanks!
no worries says the penguin, ONWARD TO THE SKY GO THEE!!!!!!!
mrex99 wrote:Piggies! Nice to see that they're not all burning themselves alive this time around...
Or dieing of swine influenza =P
This is a great illustration, but I wouldn't wear it on a shirt.
I try not to get mad over things I have no control over, but this is VEEEEEERY frustrating!
I have no idea what the rejection decision is about, as it looks just like every other asphalt shirt they sell hundreds of thousands of.
If they're going to go crazy rejecting, they should also reject ramy's dog/robot design, as well as several other designs. No offense, ramy, because I really like some of your stuff, and even the other design you have in the fog, but that is just not steampunk IMO.
Please, Joel, resubmit this. Plenty of time, it's only Sunday.
Re: We Held the Moon
I really like the idea, but I think it needs a bit more compositional attention to give it that extra push...
I'm upset. Not only was this rejected but also it has fallen out of the fog. =( I was so looking to buying this.
Please please please resub!
mllemeranii wrote:
wow. never saw IronGiant, but thanks for that pic. Pretty weird.
Jestik wrote:wow. never saw IronGiant, but thanks for that pic. Pretty weird.
If that's weird, then this is downright strange:
(two examples of very common scenes in the movie)
I thought this was on asphalt! What is going on here?
Draxxx? Is this asphalt?
I am personally really tired of seeing animal and heart shirts. I wish people could me more creative than animals and hearts. Please. I was willing to buy all three shirts this derby, now the fog is populated with no shirt that I voted for. I MIGHT buy one of them, but for the love of steampunk, please no more animals.
Wow woot, this is clearly Asphalt. Shafted.
mixer23 wrote:Oh yeah, a wolf with armor. This is steampunk at it's best o-m-g o-m-g l o l z dis is teh awesomses. Ugh, has to be one of the worst shirts in this derby
says the guy that probably voted for the flying penguin
Wow, this rejection is definitely BS- I wonder if someone was in a bad mood today. Either way, it's a very simple problem to fix drakxxx, just resubmit it with woot's asphalt color
The one on the left is the color you used, the one on the right is the "real" asphalt- a simple change is all it needs, I'm sure this design has plenty of time to get back its votes (As a sidenote, you should be careful with the shirt templates you use, I've noticed that most of them actually aren't accurate, but never realized it was something rejection-worthy - if you need help adjusting your templates, PM me)
Re: Style Cogs
I'm no judge of steampunk, but I like this picasserole... love the greens too.
Stuntdummy wrote:But I don't blame Ramyb, because lots of contenders submit sub-par work; I blame the voters who continually eat this stuff up.
i blame ramyb and i also blam sekiyoku. you know why? i think they are rigging the contests through hundreds of fake accounts which they would have the money for if they one just one derby, which they have won dozens. i think they are filling the comments page with their own comments under their fake accounts, just as theyve done on deviantArt and the same way they claimed fake identities to saturate the artist alley with their artwork.
these two are scamming you and cheating the contest
but hey, thats just one guys opinion. it just happens to be backed up by documentation from numerous other people who got cheated
Re: steampunk family
Both serious and cute at the same time.
Not a fan of white, but I still like it.
Wow, I thought this was drakxxx's. This is my favorite design by sekiyoku, but it isn't steampunk. A very nice attempt, and it's very appealing.
This honestly didn't deserve to be in the fog to begin with. On top of the rejection, the amount of time Drakxxx put into this sub seemed to be 1/2 of what he would normally put it.
The only drawing looks rushed and I wouldn't believe that Drakxxx sub'd it, other than the fact it has his name on it.
If I were Drakxxx, I would resub fixing everything that was poorly drawn.
Thanks for the advice, about the vote button, I'll have to wait till I get my check before I can do that.
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The Obama Administration is working on a program to boost energy efficiency upgrades in homes, including replacement of windows and doors. The industry is all for that. I'm sure many other executives would have been happy to join Jeld-Wen's Ron Saxton at the White House jobs forum last week to make the case that new windows and doors would be good for a lot of American homes and that our industry could also put a lot of people to work quickly.
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The first phase in the farce that is known as an "election" in Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe has drawn to a close. President Mugabe who obtained 43.2% of the vote in a March election in which is opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai obtained 47% of the vote, was able to secure an 85.5% of the vote on Friday even though the same percent of people voted as did in March. Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya hit the nail on the head be describing the sham election as a "shame and embarrassment for Africa" and urged the deployment of troops from the African Union to assist the people of Zimbabwe. Another shame was failure on the part of South African president Mbeki to make the slightest effort to assist forces of democracy in Zimbabwe because he did not wish to embarrass his old friend, Robert Mugabe.
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