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wgates brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 32 Designs von 21 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Company name White Gate Studio. Logo wanted in the style of symbol with name. Don't tie your thinking to the Gates idea. Logo must work in one color.
White Gates Studio
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Designer doesn't want to tie logo down to name of company. Would like logo to work independent of name. Want simple image that will work in reverse.
Designer does have Irish background and studied and worked in Ireland. Would not mind seeing some Irish imagery but do not let it take over the whole thinking process. Please no shamrocks, leprechauns or usual tourist imagery of Ireland. Would like Celtic knot imagery.
Copyright and use of logo would be handed over to designer on payment and; you would forfit the right to use this in your portfolio and on your website.
Excellent opportunity for future work.
Designer reserves right not to choose winner should one design not meet with his vision.


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Lindsay Lohan: April Fools, I'm Not Pregnant
Actress Lindsay Lohan had a little fun with her Twitter followers late Monday night, posting, "Its official. Pregnant..." Some took it seriously.
Lohan is reportedly dating Avi Snow, and the two were spotted together last week at the private members club, Ocean 41, in Santa Monica.
Since then, LiLo has been promoting a clothing line in Brazil, while Snow has been on the road with his band, City of the Sun.

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We offer observations on the human condition from a 20 year old mind trapped in an 80 year old body.
In the end, there is an end, or is it a beginning?
Feeling at peace with myself does not feed the body, but it does feed the soul.
I tried dialing God, but he was busy with his daily nuisance call from Michele Bachmann.
When Americans ceased hitch hiking so did the American love of country.
No heroes today, just an assortment of villains or those posing as them.
America is in the Valley of Despair.
There is something about electing a man named Mitt or Newt which just doesn't sound right.
If a nation listens to fools it will be fooled.
Under Bush America was led by an ignorant president, under Obama by an arrogant one.


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Waterloo offers two free primitive camping areas. Both campgrounds are located on County Road 1 in Waterloo, and all are on the lake with absolutely alluring views. A perfect place for a family get-away, but quiet enough for a romantic camping trip for two. There are many picnic areas equipped with picnic tables all over the Waterloo Area.
Come See Nature's Magnificent Beauty!
Camping and Picnic Areas
Waterloo offers some of the best fishing anywhere around. Come dip your hook in our neck of the stunning Tennessee River, you may just catch the next record breaking Bass, Catfish or Crappie! Our handicapped accessible boat ramps and piers make launching your boat a breeze.
Edith Newman Culver Museum
A historic home is now the site of the Town museum. The museum features Native American artifacts, Civil War relics and the unique Heritage of Waterloo. The museum is located on Main Street in Waterloo and is open for tours. For more information on the museum hours or to make a special appointment contact Linda McFall at 256-577-9205, Francis Woods at 256-764-2280 or Jeanna Cole at 256-766-8487
Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride
The 23rd Annual Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride will be held on September 16, 2017. Waterloo is the official end of the ride, and will host a 3 day POW WOW beginning on Friday the 15th. Come out and enjoy arts & crafts vendors, great food, and wonderful live entertainment. Free camping available for all as well. While you visit, be sure and see the RiverWalk which is located at the end of main street. The RiverWalk was built in remembrance of Native Americans who were loaded onto boats and shipped from Waterloo during the Trail of Tears. Personalized paver bricks are available for purchase, the brick order form is online at http://www.al-tn-trailoftears.net/documents/08orderform.pdf


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This eight-hour, one-day course re-certifies current inspector-mechanics on safety changes when inspecting vehicles registered in North Carolina. State certification will be processed upon full tuition payment which is due at least 24 hours prior to the start date.
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|edoc-Server der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Teemu Pennanen, Helsinki School of Economics
Matti Koivu, Helsinki School of Economics
|Epi-convergent discretizations of stochastic programs via integration quadratures
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|Julie L. Higle; Werner Römisch; Surrajeet Sen
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|Modern integration quadratures are designed to produce finitely supported approximations of a given (probability) measure. This makes them well suited for discretization of stochastic programs. We give conditions that guarantee the epi-convergence of resulting objectives to the original one. Our epi-convergence result is closely related to some of the exisiting ones but it is easier to apply to discretizations. As examples, we will verify the conditions for discretizations of three different models of portfolio management and we study the behavior of various discretizations numerically. In our tests, modern quadratures clearly outperform crude Monte Carlo sampling in discretization of stochastic programs.
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My two calibers of choice are .357 mag and 9mm parabellum.
That being said I am currently carrying a 9mm Short or 9mm Browning or otherwise known as a .380 ACP
This is a discussion on Preferred handgun ammo within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Not necessarily what you use, but what HANDGUN caliber you think is good or personally like. Here is a nice photo I found of handgun ...
Not necessarily what you use, but what HANDGUN caliber you think is good or personally like.
Here is a nice photo I found of handgun calibers and relative comparisons to a .223 round
My two calibers of choice are .357 mag and 9mm parabellum.
That being said I am currently carrying a 9mm Short or 9mm Browning or otherwise known as a .380 ACP
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
My preferred is not listed. 10mm
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
My two are 9MM luger and .40 S&W right now I carry SA-XD .40 I'm going to be getting a SA-XD 9 sc soon!
I mainly carry 9mm but sometimes go to a .45. The 9mm can be found just about anywhere in the world and is still relatively inexpensive. I think it is a good round that just about anyone can handle.
DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL ARMED LAMB CONtestING THE VOTE.
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My choice is 9mm. Good all round caliber
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
It would be .40sw for me and 9mm for the misses.
Para Ord Tac 4 .45acp
XD 9 Service
Taurus 651 .357 mag
.45ACP! Because it's the caliber I shoot the best!
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
"A superior Operator is best defined as someone who uses his superior
judgement to keep himself out of situations that would require a display of his
superior skills."
I carry a .40....it's a good round, I believe in it and my ability to shoot it. I also believe all of the polled rounds will kill anybody just as dead as any other round. A .45 was my first and still my favorite, owned several 9mm's, felt good about having it. The .40 covers both ends. I'd trust any one of the three.
i prefer .40
but, yeah, when it comes down to it... shot placement still takes importance over caliber. proper shot placement with a hell of a defensive round... even better.
I prefer the .40, but recently I'm beginning to develop a liking to the 9mm.
Be Observant and Be Safe.
Current: DW V-Bob 1911, S&W 442, Springfield XD9sc, XDm9,
and Glock G26, G19, G23C, and SIG P226-40 TT, and Ruger GP-100, and Beretta 92FS
Former: Taurus 92SS, SIG P220 TT, S&W 360, SIG P239-40, Ruger 22/45 MKII
Still nobody for .38?!
A witty saying proves nothing.
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Israil is the talented Embroidery Master at Eternal Creation. Israil comes from a remote village in Jharkand, a newly formed state that was formerly part of Bihar in North India. but at 13 he moved to West Bengal and began his training in embroidery under a local embroidery master. Five years later, and just 18 years old, Israil moved to Delhi where he worked as an embroiderer for 11 years. Whilst most Indians from village backgrounds find Delhi (pronounced Dilli in Hindi) to be chaotic and overwhelming, Israil however, very much enjoyed his time in the Capital. Israil says that in Hindi, 'dil' means heart and that 'Dilli' means "good heart".
He enjoys all of the work he does, but his favourite pieces are the fine and detailed floral designs. Israil uses an old-style embroidery machine and completes all of the designs free-hand. The machine takes just one thread at a time and it must be changed for every colour represented in a particular design.
Israil enjoys working at Eternal Creation because he has more free time and less stress, but he misses his wife and children, and regularly makes the 36 hour train trip to see them. He would like to bring his family to Dharamsala, but being Muslim he wants his children to learn Urdu and Arabic, which, at this time, is not available at schools in Dharamsala.
Eternal Creation is a member of the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand.
The Visible Factory is a full member of the Fair Trade Forum India (affiliated with the WFTO).
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the keynote crowd at #e2conf – photo: Alex Dunne
It's been a few days since the end of Enterprise 2.0 Santa Clara and there's been a few blog posts that have chosen to tackle wrap up the conference or tackle some of problems around the definitions of social business, enterprise 2.0 or whatever this market for software like ours actually entails.
While we've been at it for the past 5 years with ThoughtFarmer and my ear is far more attuned to the debate than most of our clients and potential clients, I'm not too fussed about it. I probably side closer to Larry's perspective. Instead of talking about the signifier, let's talk about the signified. The thing itself. And how it works.
I did leave the conference with some nagging concerns about the industry and how the conference represents those in the industry. In particular, how the conference communicates to potential buyers of software and people like my clients, instead of how industry insiders quibble with each other on new buzzwords and posture against competitors in keynote infomercials.
Maybe I'm just too close to having organized and put on an event and I'm caught up in the halo effect that goes along with that, but I wound up with a list of things that left me unsatisfied. I have a big list, which I'm somewhat surprised about, but I'll save my rants about how panel discussions should be done to maximize audience value, the constant invocation of (absent in the room) Millennials and generalizations about how non-workplace sociality is setting the norm for workplace sociality, or imperatives and determinism of any flavour….
Instead, I'll focus on my biggest beef of the entire conference.
Sloppy use of the word collaboration. Still.
Collaboration. What does it mean?
I get the sense that if you're a potential buyer looking to understand enterprise 2.0, social business, and social software for the enterprise, that you'd have left the Enterprise 2.0 conference with the idea that you know you should be collaborating, but you're probably not sure how to do it or what it entails. And just like teenagers and sex, you get the sense that everyone else is doing it, but not you. And even if you are doing it, everyone else is doing it a lot better, more frequently, and having a lot more fun than you are.
So let's cut to the chase. How we define collaboration as a problem defines how solutions and designs work to address that problem. And not by mistake, problems and solutions are at the core of collaboration.
Here's a definition I'm fond of from Barbara Grey and her book Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems
Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for solutions that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible.
Lovely. Catch all of that:
- people
- process
- problems
- differences
- search for solutions
- results beyond any individual
Whole is greater than the sum of its parts and all that. It's a great starting point.
But for Enterprise 2.0's purposes, we need to dig deeper into collaboration. If you've spoken to me about this topic over the past 2 years, you'll know I'm fond of referencing three collaboration patterns that acknowledge the different types of working arrangements and problem solving activities that social software can afford. These three patterns were first written about by Shawn Callahan, Mark Schenk, and Nancy White from Anecdote, an Australian intranet and KM consulting firm.
In their whitepaper, "Building a Collaborative Workplace" published in April 2008, Anecdote describes three levels of collaboration: team collaboration, community collaboration, and network collaboration.
Go and read the full article yourself, but here's the definitions of each mode:
Team Collaboration
The members of the group are known, there are clear task interdependencies, expected reciprocity, and explicit time-lines and goals.
To achieve the goal, members must fulfill their interdependent tasks within the stated time.
Team collaboration often suggests that, while there is explicit leadership, the participants cooperate on an equal footing and will receive equal recognition.
An example is a six-member team working together to develop a new marketing strategy in a month, with a defined set of resources.
Team collaborations can also occur with external partners, but there is always a clear mandate and defined roles.
Community Collaboration
There is a shared domain or area of interest, but the goal is more often focused on learning rather than on task.
People share and build knowledge rather than complete projects.
Members may go to their communities to help solve their problems by asking questions and getting advice, then taking that advice back home to implement in their teams.
Membership may be bounded and explicit, but time periods are often open or ongoing.
Membership is often on equal footing, but more experienced practitioners may have more status or power in the community.
Reciprocity is within the group, but not always one to one ("I did this for you, now you do this for me").
Network Collaboration
Steps beyond the relationship-centric nature of team and community collaboration.
It is collaboration that starts with individual action and self-interest, which then accrues to the network as individuals contribute or seek something from the network.
Membership and time-lines are open and unbounded.
There are no explicit roles. Members most likely do not know all the other members. Power is distributed.
This form of collaboration is driven by the advent of social media (tools that help us connect and interact online), ubiquitous internet connectivity and the ability to connect with diverse individuals across distance and time.
It is a response to the overwhelming volume of information we are creating. It's impossible for an individual to cope on their own. So networks become mechanisms for knowledge and information capture, filtering and creation.
Great stuff. And with that model, we can look internally at collaboration amongst ourselves and our coworkers on projects, in communities, and via networks, as well as look externally when we collaborate with our customers or suppliers in each of those three domains.
So when next time someone says they have the need to collaborate more, ask them "what do you mean when you use that word?" And when you as a product vendor claim to offer a collaborative solution or your system affords collaboration, define what you mean by that.
- Do you have a community space feature where your customers and staff can exchange ideas about future directions for your product? (BTW, is that what people are talking about as SocialCRM? Is that what people were trying to talk about at E2Conf in all of those sessions?)
- Do you offer project and document management tools for geographically distributed team members within you organization to work together on a project?
- Are you harnessing individual behaviours in the system, aggregating and analyzing them and displaying them back to your users to suggest what other content or people they might be interested?
Either way, let's adopt some more rigor around the use of the word collaboration. It's a really basic thing but it's lowering the level of discourse and discussion that could be had because we're using the same word to talk about a lot of different things. It's not doing any of us (vendors) or our customers any favours.
On another note, I'm part-time at KM World 2010 in Washington DC this week in between working for a great new client here in DC. Given the topics and personalities assembled, this seems to be a lot more relevant to a potential customer or even educated vendor as to what we're really trying to do with these technologies. Having never been to KM World before, I'll be keen on knowing if that's the case of if its just good marketing…
If you're around and would like to chat, send me a note via Twitter – I'm @gordonr.


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Committee will craft state budget compromise
By Ryan Murphy, Capital News Service 03/29/12
A legislative conference committee soon will begin deliberations to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the state budget, which would take effect July 1.
"We are cautiously optimistic that a solid, fiscally prudent budget will emerge from conference and be voted into law within the next few weeks," House Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, said Tuesday.
A number of sticking points could delay any agreement. They include road tolls in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, different provisions on Medicaid eligibility and the shuffling of money between education and transportation. The Republican-heavy conference committee could mean that a budget looking more like the House version will come out of the deliberations.
"With various localities and agencies waiting for final adoption of the budget, I hope that the conferees will produce a balanced conference report for final passage in short order," Howell said.
Senate Democrats were able to use the evenly divided chamber to their advantage for the first time.
As lieutenant governor, Republican Bill Bolling has been able to cast tie-breaking votes on legislation, essentially giving Republicans an unofficial majority in the chamber. However, he cannot cast the deciding vote on matters pertaining to the budget.
Democrats pushed the advantage to force a budget more to their liking. It kept more money in education and pushed back tolls in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, according to Delegate Mark Sickles, D-Franconia.
"What the Senate has done is exactly what House Democrats were fighting for during each round of the budget process," Sickles said.
A sizable Republican majority in the House blocked passage of the Senate version of the budget, setting the stage for joint budget conference meetings. A panel of senators and delegates will compare the two budgets, see where they don't match up and try to hammer out a compromise. The result would go to both the House and Senate for final approval.
The budget conference committee consists of six representatives from each chamber. The panel has eight Republicans, including House Majority Leader Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights; three Democrats; and one independent, Delegate Lacey Putney of Bedford. Putney chairs the House Appropriations Committee.
Richmond Montessori School earns VAIS reaccreditation
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Richmond Montessori School, an independent Montessori school for children ages 2 to 14, recently earned reaccreditation from the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. The VAIS accreditation program is one of only a few recognized at the national level through the National Association of Independent School's Commission on Accreditation and is also recognized and approved by the Virginia Board of Education through the Virginia Council for Private Education. > Read more.
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James River Juvenile Detention Center to graduate its largest class
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The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the detention center, 3650 Beaumont Road in Powhatan County. The graduates will mark their academic milestone by walking across a stage in a cap and gown before an audience of family members. A reception will follow. > Read more.
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Henrico School Board selects redistricting Option E
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The process sought to reduce overcrowding at Hungary Creek Middle School, create room at Wilder Middle School for a gifted academy and address the poverty level disparity among some middle schools. It will impact about 775 students, according to school system officials. > Read more.
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The program is available to low-income older adults age 60 and older who reside in the City of Richmond and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan. > Read more.
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Money matters: What are the costs to travel in Argentina?
Argentina…Don't cry for me Argentina! Argentina is the country of passion, tango, the best beef in the world, Maradona and of course beautiful scenery including Patagonia! Jannet and Ralf visited Argentina (with small trips to Brasil and Uruguay) for about three weeks and showed that backpacking here can be quite expensive . Take a look at their overview of costs to travel in Argentina and their tips!
This article is part of the Money Matters series in which we ask travelers to keep their expenses for Bunch of Backpackers. Real travelers, real expenses.
*These daily travel expenses are per one person per day. Excluding international and domestic flights. Note: In contrary to the other Money Matter overviews we have decided to exclude the domestic flights in the above mentioned costs (because these are not representative due to last minute booking). Including all tours, souvenirs, lodging, food, drinks, entrance fees, tips etc.
These prices are per person unless stated otherwise.
One night in a hostel dormitory: 10 euro (17 USD)
A bottle of water (0,5L) at the store: 0,7 euro (1 USD)
A local beer at a bar/restaurants: 1,7 euro (2,3USD) (750cc Quilmes)
Lunch at a local restaurant: 2,7 euro (3,7 USD)
1 night in a 2p room in a hostel: 28 euro (38 USD) (per room)
One big mac: 1,9 euro (3,6 USD)
Domestic flight (Return Buenos Aires – Iguazu): 450 euro (617 USD) (booked lastminute)
Domestic flight (Return Buenos Aires – El Calafate): 400 euro (548 USD) (booked lastminute)
Taxi airport to city center BA: 18,50 euro (25 USD) (per taxi)
Nightbus Buenos Aires – Mendoza (Cama Suite): 70 euro (96 USD)
Entrance Iguazu National Park Argentina: 15,70 euro (22 USD)
Entrance Iguazu National Park Brasil: 20,3 euro (28 USD)
Tour Perito Merono: 22 euro (30 USD)
Entrance Perito Merono: 10,8 euro (14,8 USD)
Torres del Paine: 450 euro (617 USD) (4 days/3 nights including accommodation, transfer, meals, boat and sleeping bags)
Bus Mendoza-Maipu: 0,6 euro (0,8 USD)
Winery visit in Mendoza: 9,7 euro (13,3 USD)
Boat Uruguay-Montevideo: 140 euro (192 USD)
About the backpackers: A couple
Destination and travel period: Argentina in October 2013 for 23 days.
Visited places: Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Maipu, Iguazu, Perito Moreno, Torres del Paine, Estancia La Portena, Montevideo
Type of trip: Independently
Accommodation: budget, mostly 2 p rooms in mainly hostels / guesthouses
Transportation: standard (mix of transportation)
Food: budget (local places and cheap western places)
Exchange rate at the time of travel: 1 euro is 10,8 Argentine Peso
1. Take the bus! Buses are available in all sizes and price classes and will take you to every corner of Argentina.
2. Book you domestic flights on time! Oke, this may seems obvious, but flights can get really expensive in Argentina. So if you have relatively little time (too little time for those long-distance busses) you may want to plan some flights in advance.
3. A great way to save money and to get to know the country is to work in an Estancia. In an Estancia you will take the guests horseriding during the day (hardly can called work ;)) and in the evening your will help making and serving dinner. However, you can stay their for free and you'll quite some free time to explore the surroundings.
4. Eat local! Local restaurants are cheaper and the food is better!
5. General tip: Visit the Argentina and Brasil side of the Iguazu falls in one day.
6. General tip: Stay at the Hostel Inn Iguazu. According to Ralf and Jannet this was the best hostel on their trip: A clean hostel with a beautiful pool with sun beds. The hostel also has a cosy common space and a cheap, but excellent restaurant.
I work at a travel agency in Argentina and travel a lot around here and wow… this is not really low-cost travelling. A ticket to Iguazu Falls for 450 Euro´s??? The normal price is 250 Euro´s (round trip), El Calafate can be done about 350 Euro´s (even in high season). The Hostel Inn is indeed very popular =)
Anyway, it can be a lot cheaper trust me =) ps. Buses are great in Argentina but the country is big… Taking the bus from BA to Iguazu takes about 17 hours. From BA to Mendoza 14 hours, from BA to Bariloche 30 hours. Besides that they are not always cheaper than a flight…
Hi Milene, thank you for the comment and useful additions :)! We know you can travel cheaper, but we intended to give an honest insight in the costs and expenses of a 3-week trip of a couple in Argentina (including the setbacks ;))! See you on the road! Manouk
Well of course, it´s a great list and very open! Luckily for me, I´m kind of bankrupt, it is possible to travel cheaper =) Hope you had a great time in Argentina though =)
This post was written by 2 friends! Argentina is still on my wish list :)! Hope your 'bankrupt' status will improve soon ;)! Have fun in Argentina Milene!!
Argentina is in our plans for later this year… so thanks a lot for the tips! :)
Hi Zara! Great :)! Glad that it was useful! Manouk
Reading your post reminded me about our trip to Argentina. We started our round the world trip in Patagonia, and although we were prepared to finding an expensive country, it was worse than our expectations. All the prices for transport, tours, etc.. costed 50% more than in the latest Lonely Planet (which was already expensive), so we were thinking that with these prices our travels not gonna last much:)) . Fortunately the rest of the country was not so expensive. Thanks for this useful article!
Thanks, yeah in these money matters series we try to give accurate ideas of the costs including 'setbacks' and stuff :)!
Nice post, Argentina seems pretty expensive! Someone told me the further south you go (Patagonia way) the more expensive it becomes, not sure if it's true!
59 euros per day? That's insane.
If you arrive to Argentina with a big stash of USD and exchange them at the Black Market, you can live and travel like a king for the equivalent of 40 USD per day (which is 400 AR pesos if you exchange it at the Black Market). At least in Buenos Aires, there are no significant entrance fees for the attractions so the only expensive fee is the one at Iguazu.
Cool, we started in Buenos Aires!


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Blog: 4/25/13
I have to get this down before I forget what happened.
I woke up and looked out of one of the huge windows that line the western wall of my loft. A bolt of lightning split the clouds. I looked at the sky. Behind the clouds I could make out the dull gray shape of a large object, at least as wide and as high as the clouds around it. Someone told me leave my apartment immediately. It could have been the voice of my deceased mother or that of my sister who lives in West Hollywood, California.
I found myself outside, just another body in a mass of people gathered in the streets. The daylight was half there, half gone. The color of the sky was a light brown, like the rumpled leather of a worn leather jacket. All of the roofs and entrances of the buildings around me were tilted. A white plastic sign from the front of a cafe leaned to the right, its edge touching the sidewalk underneath it.
"We're being invaded", someone yelled and I knew immediately what they meant. Our first contact with aliens from another world was the worst of all scenarios. They hadn't come in peace. There was no warning. No alarms were blaring. The crowds were noisy and loud. I looked up into the sky above me and saw a triangular shaped gray spacecraft with rounded indentations on the bottom of it. It pivoted, right side up, and disappeared back into the clouds.
I remember looking at the horizon for any sign of F-16's. There were none. The sky was now a mix of white and gray. Big lumpy puffed up storm clouds gathered above me. We were defenseless.
People started to panic. They wore colorful, short sleeve summer shirts and ran in groups, families bunching up to stay together. There might have been the buzz from some sort of deadly alien weapon fired down into the crowd from the spacecraft above, but I didn't see any flashes of light and I still didn't see any F-16's.
Then it got weird. I ran up a long flight of white concrete stairs and looked back. I couldn't see anyone I knew. Chaotic crowds of horrified people moved in right behind me, but didn't follow me up the stairs. No one knew what to do. I found myself standing in a small room that was the same leathery shade of brown I had seen in the sky. I went to an open window and looked down at the street below, it was filled alien invaders. They looked just like human beings. Many of them were dressed in clean white uniforms. Several of the alien soldiers were women. One of them looked up and spotted me.
I opened my eyes. I was flat on my back in my bed, under the covers, staring out the same wide window in my apartment. I guessed then that it had all been a dream. Then suddenly I heard someone shouting at me. I realized the invasion wasn't over.
I was right back in the same dismal brown room I was in before I opened my eyes. I was convinced that I wasn't dreaming. This was the real thing.
The next thing I knew I was back on the streets. I saw more alien troops, but this time they were dressed in red, looking just like the British soldiers we fought in the Revolutionary War. They even had white Whigs sticking out from underneath their three cornered caps. They marched in formation. Their weapons they carried were muskets.
Somehow a male African lion had escaped from its den at the zoo. Confused and angry, the lion paced around in a wide a circle in the middle of the street, snarling at everyone who passed him by, looking for someone to attack. One of the aliens, now dressed in a short sleeve patterned shirt came up to me and
Pointed a gun with a silencer on it at my chest. I said he was crazy and he smiled. We walked away from the scene together and into a crowd that slowly faded in front of us.
I woke up. My small dog was standing on me with his front legs on my chest. He was panting heavily. I comforted him as I sat up in bed. The covers were in disarray. I'd obviously been moving around a lot. I spoke out loud. "Wow", I muttered, "an alien invasion." I was still stunned by the dream. I got out of bed and took a shower. It felt comforting to have hot water pouring down on the top of my head. I was exhausted. I still am. That dream took a lot out of me.
The alien invasion was terrifying.
I'll never forget that dream for as long as I live. The colors, the crowded streets, the ominous skies, and our first contact with alien beings from another world.
It wasn't good.


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Tracy McGrady added 15 points as Atlanta won its third
straight game and defeated the Raptors for the sixth consecutive time.
Jerryd Bayless scored 14 points for Toronto, which is just
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The Hawks completed a five-game road trip with a 4-1 record,
marking the first time they have won four or more games during a five-game
excursion since 1968.
Johnson scored 24 points in the first half while making 10
of 12 shots. He scored 10 points in Atlanta's half-ending 12-2 run that gave
the Hawks a 56-37 halftime advantage. Overall, Johnson was 13 of 18 from the
The Hawks shot 60 percent from the field in the first half
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Atlanta's lead reached as many as 26 points in the final quarter.
Ed Davis had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who
shot just 37 percent from the field and made just four of 20 3-point attempts.
Toronto was without center Andrea Bargnani (calf) for the
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Soft Yang with Blunt Edges
No one will be identical in looks, but the similarities you share are in the soft blunted yang physical attributes. You also mentioned you have square shoulders.
For this category it states that texture in all weights from very light to very heavy is the most exciting way to express yourself through fabric. A rough surface is always preferable to a flat surface.
Very shiny fabrics are excellent for evening, if the weight is kept to the heavy side. All leathers, suedes, and plush fabrics are excellent.
Elongated vertical line with strong shoulders as the basis of your ensemble. Artfully mixing textures is especially effective.
Jackets should be long, unconstructed and loose. Length should be from top of the thigh down (never shorter). Monochromatic schemes tend to be a little dull on you, although you may want to go with one major color that is accentuated by another bright shade.
Shoes tailored and angular, but have soft edges instead of sharp ones. (See how this translate to the soft edges in facial structure? - however, I am remiss in that I am just guessing a category here instead of checking the shape of all body points.)
Hair should be loose, relaxed and free. A tousled effect is best, so layering is always called for. If you hair is ultrafine, thin, and wispy, you look best with a shortish cut that is layered around the face to create the illusion of volume. The outline is geometric, but the edges are softened by the layering. If your hair is thick, you can opt for a wilder, "lion's mane" effect if you wish, but layering is still important.
Avoid: All severe geometrics. Blunt-edged symmetrical cuts. Boyishly cropped cuts. Overly ornate, teased or coiffed hair. Smooth sleek styles.
Skirts should be long and straight but not severe. Slits, pockets, kick pleats, plackets, etc., are good, but any draping or shirring should be kept low and loose (from the hips down), and no detail should ever inhibit mobility.
Short straight skirts are fun and funky--but worn with oversized tops.
Hemlines are longish on straight skirts and should fall at the top of the calf of longer. Hemlines on full skirts are uneven and should be very long (bottom of the calf is the minimum length).
Lipsticks should usually be matte, although the lightest shades may have a slight frosting.
Dusty (also known as Summer) Lipstick: Deep Rose, Rosy Red, Soft Fuchsia to Medium Pink
Rich (also known as Autumn) Rich Copper to Mahogany, Tomato Red, Terra Cotta to Deep Honey Beige
Kibbe writes for Flamboyant Naturals: Very shiny fabrics are excellent for evening, if the weight is kept to the heavy side (stiff satins, brocades, metallics, etc.). Daytime sheen should be in texture only (raw silk, shantung, etc.)
Knits should be thick, rough, bulky, heavy, or ultraplush. Skinny and ribbed knits are possible in oversized garments. Loosely woven fabrics.
Avoid: Ultrasheer, flimsy, or clingy fabrics. Stiff, flat fabrics. Tightly woven fabrics. Delicate, shiny fabrics.
Necklines should be loose and open, always unconfined (boatnecks, camisoles, simple slashes, oversized cowls, open notched collars, etc.).
Waist should be elongated. A dropped waist does this best, although a "bloused-over" effect at the waist is also possible. Be very careful with waist emphasis. It is rarely helpful to you, even if your waist is small, because it destroys the strong, vertical line that is the core of your silhouette.
Gathers, folds, sashes, etc., should be ultra deep and long--asymmetrical in shape, and low on the body--preferably from the hips down.
Pleats should be soft, low, and deep (inverted or kick-style, or stitched down through the midsection).
Trim should be bold, oversized, and asymmetrical or clean and minimal.
Avoid: Sharp, tailored detail. Severe, geometric detail. Small, symmetrical detail. Ornate, intricate detail. Animated, "cute" detail (perky and crisp).
Pants: Pants should be roomy and full. Man-tailored styles that are slightly wide and relaxed in construction. Deep pleats, full pockets, and wide, soft cuffs are excellent detail, as are pocket-flaps and plackets. Satiny evening pants that are wide and full are also excellent.
Avoid: Sharply tailored and fitted pants. Overly draped pants with tapered legs.
Dresses: Dresses should be bold and sweeping. Broad shoulders and an elongated waist (usually dropped) are best. They are relaxed in outline and shape, and may be either very narrow and slinky or wide and full cut. Shirring, draping, applique, etc., should be kept low and exceuted in bold, abstract patterns.
Avoid: Flouncy dresses with excess detail and ornate, fussy trim. Severly tailored dresses. Overly fitted dresses with crisp or animated detail.
Regarding skirts: Avoid long, pencil-slim styles. Short symmetrical styles. Flouncy styles. Smooth, flared styles.
Blouses should be roomy and full with simple detail and relaxed construction. Wide and horizontal cuts with clean necklines that are unrestricted are best. Camisoles are very useful under jackets.
Avoid: Severely tailored blouses. Overly fitted blouses. Overly ornate blouses with intricate or fussy detail. Blouses with high, stiff or constricted necklines.
Evening Wear: Bold shapes with sweeping lines. Shoulder emphasis. Easy necklines. Bold prints. Glitzy fabric. Smooth fabric. Slightly plush fabric. Ultradrapable fabric (matte jersey, etc.) Either minimal detail or bold, broad detail.
Broad-shoulder gowns with dropped waists
Widely cut, unconstructed gowns of draped fabric (matte jersey, silk, etc.)
Evening pants ensembles (long, bed jackets with wide-legged satin pajama pants, etc.)
Bare gowns with bold jewelry
Evening sarongs
Evening caftans
Evening sweater dresses with glitz
Caution: Personal tweaking may be needed
Flamboyant Natural - Soft Yang w/Blunt Edges (Shirley McLaine, Carly Simon, Lucie Arnaz, Linda Evans)
a. Flamboyant Natural--strong Yang with blunt edges (not sharp)
Strong, straight bone structure that is elongated, wide, or broad; body type tends to muscular width or sinewy length; facial bones are strong and prominent but widely blunt or asymmetrical (not narrow and sharp); facial features are strong but narrow (not round and lush).
Here's what Kibbe writes regarding prints for Flamboyant Naturals:
Prints should be bold and vivid, expressed in abstract geometrics, irregular shapes, or soft-edge asymmetrics. They should also have a blended edge as opposed to a sharp edge. Color combinations should be dramatically vivid, but the colors should fade into each other instead of being crisply defined. Wild animal prints, tropical prints, and any highly original motif that is both sophisticated and earthy, with a touch of wit, may all be used with ease.
Avoid: Sharp geometrics. Small symmetrical prints. Watercolor florals. Small, animated prints. Intricate or ornate prints.
Metamorphosis/Flamboyant Natural:
Separates are extremely exciting on you and should make up the bulk of your wardrobe. A mix-and-match effect is excellent, but be careful always to maintain an elongated vertical line with strong shoulders as the basis of your ensemble. Artfully mixing textures is especially effective.
Color: Your use of color should be bold and vivid, with rich, vibrant tones the most exciting intensities for you. Wild and unusual color combinations express your free spirit most effectively, although rich neutrals in those lush textures you wear so well are also nice, particularly if you use vivid accents.
Avoid: Multicolored splashes (too perky for you). Monochromatic schemes without vivid accessories. Dull colors unless they are executed in rich textures.
Shoes and bags, coming from the Yang side, should generally be angular. However, once again we want to avoid sharp edges and keep the detail minimal. Any unstructured shapes will always work best for you.
Note: Kibbe thoroughly believes in warm/cool undertones and the seasonal color theory (Original CMB as he was somehow involved at the time). So when he refers to colors, he means within one's complimentary parameters.
Jewelry for Flamboyant Natural:
Your jewelry is one of the most important elements of your entire look. It shows your sophistication as well as giving you the chance to express your creativity. Bold, heavy pieces are essential to you. Chunky shapes that are thick, rough, or asymmetric are always necessary. "Wearable art" that looks as if you picked it up at an expensive gallery, or on a journey overseases, is excellent. (Anthing that seems as though it was designed by an artists, or creatively crafted, falls into this category as well.)
Your version of convervative jewelry is thick and chunky metal in irregular shapes or shoft-edged geometrics. Your version of glamourous jewelry is wildly executed "faux jewel" pieces--very sophiticated works of art! Funky costume jewelry is fun for you, but it's for your casual look. Just remember to keep it big and bold.
Avoid: Delicate, antique jewelry. Ornate, intricate jewelry. sharp-edged geometrics. Small, symmetrical pieces. "No jewelry" of minimal looks.
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Texture, in all weights, from very light to very heavy, is the most exciting way to express yourself through fabric. A rough surface is always preferable to a flat surface.
Very shiny fabrics are excellent for evening, if the weight is kept to the heavy side (stiff satins, brocades, metallics, etc.). Daytime sheen should be in texture only (raw silk, shantung, etc.).
All leathers, suedes, and plush fabrics are excellent. Draped fabrics must be ultra-thick and heavy. Knits should be thick, rough, bulky, heavy, or ultra-plush. Skinny and ribbed knits are possible in overszied garments. Loosely woven fabrics.
Avoid: Ultra-sheer, flimsy, or clingy fabrics. Stiff, flat fabrics. Tightly woven fabrics.
Your makeup is the finishing touch for your look, providing the final bit of sophistication and the slightly exotic air for which you are famous.
Emphasize your strong bone structure and features with strongly accented cheekbones and a deep or bright lipstick. Exotic eyes with a touch of color (even a little sheer frost) will bring in the hint of drama that spells elegance on you. In the evening, you can go much more heavily into opaque frosts if you wish.
Also, always keep your lips sheer and glossy, even though you are using a strong color for the base. Blot, then coat with heavy gloss.
Avoid: Overly ornate makeup (too unsophisticated on you). Overly pastel makeup--especially a too-light lipcolor (too matronly on you). Overly smoky makeup (too stark on you). Neutrals, without a hint of colorful makeup (too dull and cold on you). No makeup or minimal effect (too tiring and aging on you).
Soft Yang with blunt edges (not sharp)
The Exotic Face (bold and fresh)
Strong color choices that are well-blended, and a very strongly defined shape, slightly sculpted but not sharp.
Eyes: Bold colors that are very blended. A deep lid color for strong shape and definition. Deep eyeliner, but very blended. Primarily matte shades.
Blush: Strong cheekbone line. Bold color. Slightly angular application, but with a soft edge to avoid sharpness.
Lips: Strong mouth with a deep lip color to balance eye and cheek. Slightly glossy.
Avoid: A too dull or too neutral face. An overly ornate face (with excess sparkle).
1. Rich Peach
2. Clear Red
3. Salmon Pink to Soft Coral Pink
1. Vivid Peach
2. Orange Red
3. Salmon Pink
Eyeshadow (Outer Lid/Orbital Bone/Highlighter):
1. Soft Olive/Jade/Gold
2. Teal/Turquoise/Peach
3. Soft Chestnut/Bright Copper/Yellow
1. Deep Rose
2. Rosy Red
3. Soft Fuchsia to Medium Pink
1. Strong Rose
2. Rosy Red
3. Dusty Fuchsia to Pink
Eyeshadow (Outer Lid/Orbital Bone/Highlighter):
1. Soft Navy/Medium Cobalt/Medium Pink
2. Charcoal/ Mauve/Pale Pink
3. Smoky Purple/Soft Fuchsia/Lavender
1. Rich Copper to Mahogany
2. Tomato Red
3. Terra Cotta to Deep Honey Beige
1. Deep Bronze
2. Bright Brick Red
3. Terra Cotta to Vivid Peach
Eyeshadow (Outer Lid/Orbital Bone/Highlighter):
1. Forest/Olive/Mustard
2. Deep Teal/Turquoise/Apricot
3. Sable/Copper/Yellow
1. Vivid Cranberry to Bold Plum
2. Deep Scarlet
3. Bright Fuchsia
1. Bold Cranberry
2. Deep Scarlet
3. Bright Fuchsia
Eyeshadow (Outer Lid/Orbital Bone/Highlighter):
1. Royal Purple/Bright Fuchsia/Pale Lavender
2. Black/Royal Blue/Medium Pink
3. Navy/Deep Violet/ Pale Pink
Lipsticks should usually be matte, although the lightest shades may have a slight frosting. Apply heavy gloss over the lipstick.
Eyeliner: Use the same tone as the lid color, but several shades deeper. Keep a strong definition.
Eyeshadows should generally be matte, with a smoky and dark outer lid color for a strong shape, a bold orbital bone color, and a rich highlighter. Iridescence should be confined to the highlighter.
Note from Monty: I do not know why he says slightly glossy in one area of his makeup suggestions and heavy gloss in another area of the book.
Always use what looks best on you. These are guidelines which should be tested and refined if needed.
Kibbe's Flamboyant Natural: Soft Yang with Blunt Edges
Prime Celebrity Example: Shirley MacLaine
Your position on the Yin/Yang scale is: strong Yang with blunt edges (not sharp). Physically, you are broad or long, and angular. Your features are prominent and strong, without being sharp or severe. Innately, you are bold, charismatic, innovative, creative, and impulsive, totally devoted to action. You are also open, warm, friendly, and not at all reserved-- very approachable.
You will definitely want to read both the Natural and Dramatic sections of this book, and you will find yourself identifying at times with elements of each. However, please remember, you are not an equal combination of the two categories.
Always bear in mind that you are a Natural first and foremost! Your Dramatic undercurrent should always be used as an afterthought to further spice-up and add bold strokes to your appearance. It is not a substitution. It is an addition to express that extra bit of Yang present in your being.
To express your strong Yang with blunt edges total essence, we want to develop an appearance that could best be described as : Free Spirit Chic.
Your silhouette is boldly unconstructed, composed of oversized or irregular geometric shapes with soft edges (not sharp). Lines are relaxed and sweeping, always executed in bold strokes, with an emphasis on the strongly vertical and strongly horizontal. Stiff tailoring and severe lines should be left by the wayside, for they will be extremely cold and stark on you, totally out of keeping with your warmth and openness. They will also make you appear awkward and gawky, for you have too much broadness to be successfully encompassed by sleek and narrow clothing.
Detail should be plain and simple. Nothing fussy or overdone would be in keeping with your Natural sensibilities. Loose and uncluttered necklines (boat necks, large cowls, deep V's, etc.) and simple lapels, cuffs, and hemlines are the foundation of your look. Shoulders will always be broad, although here again they should not be sharp.
Your accessories, however, should be extremely bold. Here is where your Dramatic undercurrent gets to have free reign! Oversized and exotic necklaces, earrings, wrist cuffs, and the like, are stunning on you. Your wild passion is especially well expressed by striking ethnic pieces, which are considered works of art. The only rule is that the shapes are always chunky-- geometrics that have soft edges or are irregularly shaped. Extremely large costume jewelry that is offbeat and funky is also a nice way of expressing your raucous sense of humor.
Shoes and bags, coming from the Yang side, should generally be angular. However, once again we want to avoid sharp edges and keep the detail minimal. Any unstructured shapes will always work best for you.
Your hairstyle should combine high-style sophistication with tousled freedom. Layering is always necessary, which provides the freshness and avoids a sharp outline. The overall shape of the cut is geometric, but it must never be hard-edged or severe! Asymmetry is possible, but an overly stylized approach will seem very artificial and phony on you-- stuffy is another way of putting it! Depending on the texture of your hair, it can be either long or short. If your hair is very fine and wispy (which may have come from the extra yang you inherited), a short cut that is layered off the face is best. If your hair is thick and full, by all means go for the "lion's mane" look if you have the courage! One word of caution: If your hair is of the ultrathin variety, don't try to make it appear thicker with perms and waves. They'll only give you a scraggly look. Far better to layer it around the face in the shorter cut, which gives more of an illusion of volume.
Makeup should be strongly contoured in shape, emphasizing strong eyes, strong lips, strong cheekbones, but not overly colorful. An exotic eye makeup is a nice touch, but avoid colors that are too artificial-looking and excess glitz. On the other hand, makeup that is too minimal in effect is very unsophisticated on you. Your head-to-toe look-- bold and sweeping, uncluttered with exotic accessories-- requires the extra effort here to be completed in the most polished and sophisticated manner.
This is the best way for the world to see you at your charismatic best. We always want to know that you are a risk-taker and an adventurer, someone who will always have an original approach to anything you encounter in life.
Your stark quality becomes evident when you clearly express your bold and daring nature as well as your warm and open personality in your appearance. When you dare to express the full range of your strength and flexibility, you are utterly approachable and perfectly sophisticated at the same time!
Your passion excites us, your openness attracts us, and your powerful charisma inspires us. Become comfortable with these qualities to the point where they effortlessly flow from you. Express them in your appearance with delight!
Then, we are the most captive audience you could possibly receive. We are absolutely dying to know "which mountain you'll be moving next"-- and believe me, once your free spirit is clearly visible, we'll be lining up to help you move it!
The following list is meant to help give you a clearer picture of what a Flamboyant Natural can be when she is visually defined. It is not meant to suggest that the women included always dress to their best advantage, so please be careful when you view pictures of them. Because every human being is truly an individual, all Flamboyant Naturals have unique qualities that set them apart from everyone else! Therefore, concentrate on discovering the continuity that ties these celebrities together. I think you'll find that they each share a very wild and fresh physical beauty, along with a very strong-willed, powerful, and creative essence.
Shirley MacLaine, Lynn Redgrave, Colleen Dewhurst, Eve Arden, Carly Simon, Lucie Arnaz, Linda Evans, Princess Diana, Farrah Fawcett.
(Natural with a Dramatic undercurrent)
NOTE: The following information should be taken as a broad outline of what makes a Flamboyant Natural. It is the overall combination of the strong Yang with blunt edges (bold, strong physicality combined with a free spirit) that creates this Image Identity category. Therefore, slight deviation here or there is always possible and should not be worried over if it does not upset your Yin/Yang balance.
Moderate to very tall, usually 5 feet 5 inches and over.
Bone structure:
Large and angular with blunt edges.
Broad and square bones.
Wide shoulders.
Long arms and legs.
Large hands and feet (usually somewhat wide, but they may also be narrow, with long fingers and toes).
Broad or prominent facial contours (nose, cheeks, jaw - blunt, not sharp).
Body type:
Straight and angular (broad, not sharp).
Arms and legs tend toward musculature.
Bust and hips tend to be flat or straight (unless very overweight).
Facial features:
Broad, blunt and open.
Eyes may be very large and open or very straight and small.
Lips will be straight and slightly thin.
Cheeks will usually be taut, unless overweight.
Tends toward extreme textures: either very straight and fine, or very thick and coarsely wavy/curly.
Any coloring is possible (warm or cool, high-contrast or blended), although Flamboyant Naturals tend to have skin that either freckles or suntans quite easily.
If overweight:
Body tends to become square and stocky, and the face becomes fleshy and puffy. Extreme excess weight will collect primarily from the waist down.
A Flamboyant Natural will not:
*Have a voluptuous body type with a curvy bust and hip-line
*Have an hourglass figure
*Have delicate facial features with small or sharp bones
*Have exotic facial features
*Be extremely petite
*Be symmetrical in boy type, bone structure or facial features
*Have a sharp or extremely narrow bone structure
Kibbe's prime Flamboyant Natural celebrity- Shirley MacLaine
Flamboyant Natural example from Kibbe's book 'Metamorphosis':
Marcia is a large woman with big bones and slightly wide, blunt features, (strong Yang with blunt edges). When she came to my studio, she had some difficulty understanding that her largeness was an asset rather than the liability many Flamboyant Naturals are brainwashed into accepting as their lot. To me, largeness equals drama, and broad bones simply provide more room for displaying exciting clothes and accessories! I set out to help Marcia realize the stunning potential her strong physicality suggested.
My prescription for her metamorphosis: Create an appearance that is bold, free, and wild, filled with drama, life, and vitality. Her clothing shapes are strong geometrics with blunt edges (not sharp). Their outlines are relaxed and unconstructed, with sturdy accessories. Her jewelry is big, bulky, and extremely artistic. Lightweight textures layer well and give an exciting quality that adds enormous interest to the fabric.
Marcia's naturally curly hair is layered into a loose mane, lightly blown for maximum fullness and freedom, which is in keeping with her fresh and bold total look. Her hair had been tinted into a light strawberry, a few shades lighter than her original color. I felt she needed a bit more strength here, so we made the color slightly deeper and richer, turning it into a light auburn instead.
Marcia's makeup, chosen from a clear, yellow-based palette, complements her warm, vibrant coloring. The products are primarily matte, with smoky neutrals brightened by a hint of strong color and blended into softly angular shapes.
Vibrant, alive, bold, and filled with warmth and power, Marcia is now clearly visible as the joyous free spirit she truly is!


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Ever wonder what Antarctica looks like beneath all that ice? NASA did, so in 2001 the space agency used three datasets -- surface elevation, ice thickness and bedrock topography -- to create a project called Bedmap that constructed a model of Antarctica without its glacial covering. But the resulting image wasn't all that detailed. Now NASA is back with Bedmap2, and the new, improved datasets provide the best model yet of a naked Antarctica. "Bedmap2 includes many surface and sub-ice features too small to be seen in the previous dataset," NASA says. "The millions of additional data points in Bedmap2 also cover a larger percentage of Antarctica. Additionally, the extensive use of GPS data in more recent surveys improves the precision of the new dataset. Improvements in resolution, coverage and precision will lead to more accurate calculations of ice volume and potential contribution to sea level rise." It's all part of Operation IceBridge, a six-year NASA mission to monitor changes in polar ice, a mission motivated by the importance of Antarctica to the global climate system. And the upgrade over the initial Bedmap is impressive. You can compare them below (the 2001 model is on top). For more, here's a treasure trove of IceBridge model imagery.
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Miami's nightclub scene and upscale shopping districts are no doubt legendary, but even in these bottle service and label-conscious parts, it's still surprisingly easy to find cheap Miami hotels. Unlike many cheap Florida hotels, Miami hotels stand outfrom chains and typical rest area hotels near attractions. Thanks to cheap Miami flights, there's no excuse not to book a Florida vacation at one of these favorites:
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That's good policy for any range.
Occasional problems with cretins occur and they wait until you're out of shells.
Once that happens, you have expensive clubs that they may try to take.
This is a discussion on So I think someone tried to sneak up on me. within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I went out shooting today again. I took around 300 rounds. I had already shot 250 when I was on my way back to the ...
I went out shooting today again. I took around 300 rounds. I had already shot 250 when I was on my way back to the target and I heard rocks falling behind me. I had my Peltor's on so the rocks falling sounded like a landslide. I spun around and drew my USP and something ran into the woods on the hill above me. I'm almost positive it wasn't an animal, because I already had shot 5 boxes of ammo and NO animal would stick around after that IMHO. So I yelled "hey" and ran up the hill after whatever it was, but couldn't find anything. I shoot ina little rock quarry thats on private land, and since I'm the only one allowed there other than the owner's family, nobody had any business being there. I looked around on th ehila while and decided that there wer 2 ways the rocks could of fallen. 1: the rock was thrown down. And 2: they saw I had ear muffs on and wer careless when they started down the hill but when the rocks fell they started to run. I live in a small town (542 people) and I doubt anyone knows what electronic shooting muffs are so I can se ehow an unknowing person would be careless coming down a hill. I talked ot my cop friend and he said that maybe they were curious. But, that being the case why didn't they say something while I was reloading my mags, or on my way to the target. I have about a 25yd walk to my target and I was abut 10 feet from it when I heard the rocks, so they had plenty of time to yell or whateer. There's been alot of wierd stuff going on in my town lately, one guy was kidnapped and killed, another guy was shot to death. Needless to say, I won't be shooting all my mags anymore. 1 will always be in my pistol, nomatter what.
"There are more things on this planet with fangs, claws, poisons, and scales, than there are things that are warm, fuzzy, and full of love. It's just a simple fact." - James Keating
That's good policy for any range.
Occasional problems with cretins occur and they wait until you're out of shells.
Once that happens, you have expensive clubs that they may try to take.
Driver carries less than $45 worth of remorse.
CYA by always having a full mag.
"Life's tough......It's even tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Interesting - this is one reason why when at range on my own in particular, I will always have carry piece loaded and where it belongs. If I have just shot with it then I'll re-insert the carry mag.
Time downrange sorting out targets is vulnerable time - even more when perhaps other guns on the bench - good reason actually to have a buddy along.
I had one time when on my own and a strange guy turned up - said he was a member but - I was uncomfortable with him and after some chat he left but - I was wary - but armed and wary!!!
Definite need for yellow when shooting on your own.
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
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is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
Got to be careful....out there ya hear....
Listen, Think and React.....Nuff Said.....
Shooters are not alone feeling a little jumpy when they are the only ones on the range. I shot during the week mostly by myself and I always felt there was someone standing in back of me. The range had a great view of the mountains and it was just a nice place to shoot. I felt much better when the LEO would be a few hills over at least people would be walking by and you could hear their crunch in the gravel with the electronic head sets.
I really understand the jumpy part.
As you slide down the banister of life,
May the splinters never point the wrong way.
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Gotta be careful. Paranoid or not paranoid enough?
If I can't persuade SOMEBODY to go with me, I am on a higher alert, and more safety conscious, if that's possible. I keep the carry mag handy, no matter what. What are friends for?
You're only paranoid untill they get the drop on you.
Liberty, Property, or Death - Jonathan Gardner's powder horn inscription 1776
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
("Do not give in to evil but proceed ever more boldly against it.")
-Virgil, Aeneid, vi, 95
I always remove my carry mag and ammunition and put it in my pocket. When I'm done and about to leave, I wipe the gun down, replace my carry mag and ammunition and reholster for the trip home. I have never, honestly, thought much about anything happening when I am downrange except general paranoia about idiots back at the benches mishandling a weapon. That keeps me in an almost constant condition yellow-orange for accidents but not really expecting anything intentionally happening. This gives me something to think about. Glad I normally shoot indoors and never leave the shooting station....
Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.
Always keep 1 mag handy some scary stuff
Does this quarry get a fair bit of shooting? I know personally we've had to stop shooting because of deer/cows/animals walking not 20yds away on the range. Animals get used to the shots if they are around it enough. Possibility perhaps...
Variable, nope. I'm theonly one allowed back there other than the owners family. And Sunday and Monday were the only two times anybody has ever been back there to shoot since I've been going down in those woods (6 years)
"There are more things on this planet with fangs, claws, poisons, and scales, than there are things that are warm, fuzzy, and full of love. It's just a simple fact." - James Keating
Always wear the G-suit, make a stalk out of cheking your targets, and they will never know where you are. Oh, and get a can on that rifle!
I have always made it a practice to keep a loaded mag in reserve after I shoot. I don't like having my guns layed out and empty in case someone gets smart.
I always CCW another weapon even when at the range. I also take my empty mags downrange with me. I would really hate to be checking my targets and someone using my own weapon to shoot me. Bad enought to be shot at all but with your own weapons is just not right
Shoot well and be safe
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In moments of uncontrolled vanity, I sometimes delude myself into believing that what I say about camera design in my reviews somehow has an effect on the people who actually design them. One thing I have droned on about at some length is the idea that cameras need to be comfortable and secure to hold. There's no point having a tiny camera crammed with all the latest gizmos if it slips out of your fingers like a bar of soap every time you try to take a picture.
Well perhaps Nikon's designers were listening after all, because the new CoolPix S630 compact has an unusual curved shape with a large textured thumbgrip area on the back, and is one of the most comfortable-to-hold compact cameras on the market.
The specifications are pretty impressive as well. It has a 12-megapixel CCD with sensor-shift image stabilisation, a 7x zoom f/3.5 - f/5.3 lens equivalent to 37-260mm, a 2.7-inch 230k LCD monitor and a strong half-metal, half-plastic body, available in a range of colours, although in the UK it's only black or red. Overall build quality although the zoom control is a bit jerky.
The S630 is a pretty expensive camera, currently selling for around £250, which puts it on the same high shelf as other luxury compacts such as the new Canon IXUS 990 IS (12.1MP, 5x zoom, £379), or the Sony Cyber-shot W270 (12.1MP, 5x zoom, £299). While its longer zoom range and lower price might make the S630 look like good value by comparison, bear in mind that both of those rival models feature HD video recording, while the Nikon is limited to VGA at 30fps.
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Hi. Can you do a review of Nikon's P90 which has just been released?
so zenereffect what do you think about its competitor the olympus Stylus 7000
small & black, sleek & stylish, lovely curves, easy to use...
very sexy camera baby, yeah!
HOWEVER, it shoots rather mediocre pictures. i was quite let down actually, especially considering it's a Nikon.
a significant number of shots are out-of-focus, even though the AF-assist locked-on to the subject, and despite the fact that vibration reduction and motion detection are both enabled.
also, what you SEE is NOT always what you GET. that is, frame composition does not match-up precisely with what is shown on the LCD preview screen; the resultant image file is often askew, from what was originally displayed on the preview screen. so framing a 'perfect' shot is hit'n miss with this camera. point... and hope for the best.
white balance is not always correct, especially when the flash is activated; there is often a slight greenish hue to flash pictures, kinda like the shot was taken under fluorescent lighting, without WB correction.
image quality (resolution) of the LCD preview screen is nothing to rave about either... but hey, i'm picky about those kinda things.
most important though - picture quality is not exactly stunning or anything, definitely doesn't live up to Nikon's otherwise high standard for great looking pics. the S630 is absolutely not what i was expecting from a Nikon camera... this Coolpix S630 is nice to look at, but it's beauty is only skin-deep. hard to believe that it's got all those megapixels and a Nikkor lens... yet, it takes 'OK' pictures.
OH, and did i mention... i'm disappointed.
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The biggest lesson I can give new parents is "Little kids, little problems, Big kids, big problems". I used to worry and stress over the little things when they were little and now that they are teenagers and are ready to leave for college the problems are bigger and well as you guess more stressful. I wish for those little problems again. I agree with you on all your advise. I really love the one about independence and teaching them how to take care of themselves. I am happy that I took the time to teach my children how to cook. My kids will never go hungry because they know how to boil water for pasta, fry an egg and bake a cake.
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New to the site, and recently purchased a 1964 Chevy II. I am really enjoying the car, but I'm in need of more power. Below is the current combo from what I know from the previous owners, but I'd like your opinion on whether to try to build the 327, or sell it complete and build a 350/383? The current combo is smooth, starts up first shot, idles great, etc, but lacks any top end power.
Current Combo:
1965 block (327)
unsure of compression
Vortec Heads
Comp 268 Cam (lift is only 477/480 I believe)
E-Brock Performer Intake
E-brock 650 Carb
Petronix Flame Thrower Distributor
Bowtie Stage 2 700r4 with 2200 stall and 373 gears out back
I am looking for an honest 400hp at the motor, so do I attempt to do this with the 327, or scrap it and build something else? The motor is solid (-10k miles on it), but just doesn't have enough power for me. Thoughts on possible combos are appreciated.
I have been looking at this kit BTW Top End Kit , in case I end up keeping the 327. Do you think this is a good setup for a 327, or do I need more cubes to really take advantage of it? The goal of the car is a weekend cruiser with enough guts to get out of it's own way, and play with the occasional car next to me at the light.
I would leave the 327 in it if it was me, but i like to be different sometimes. :cool:
Do you care if it is a little rough at idle? throwing in a healthy solid cam, angle milling the heads 1 degree and cleaning up the bowls and VJ, and running some good headers can get you there. the next upgrade would be the intake and carb.
If you want a very steady idle and great torque with your 400hp then putting a 383 short block under your current top end will do it.
A third option (one that I'm sort of toying with in my spare time) is an LT1 engine with a cam swap. But you'll be running EFI, which is a huge plus to me while others hate it. It may be the cheapest route though.
What is your opinion on the Edelbrock top end kit that I mentioned above? Would this work well with the 327 bottom end? I am ok with a lumpy idle, as this is just a weekend cruiser.
Well, in an attempt to figure out why this thing was falling on it's face I decided to pull a valve cover to run the casting numbers. Problem solved....what were thought to be Vortec heads are actually old swirl port heads that aren't worth a damn past 4k RPM.
So now what do I do? The Edelbrock RPM kit is still an option, but I'd prob go with a Lunati Voodoo cam. I have also been looking at the patriot performance line of heads. Anyone have any experience with them, good or bad? Here is what I was looking at...http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PAR-2169/
I was thinking maybe those heads, RPM intake, lunati voodoo cam, topped with 650 carb and some decent long tube headers. http://www.lunatipower.com/Product.aspx?id=2325&gid=297
Any opinions or facts about the Patriot heads are much appreciated.
Edelbrock heads cast here in USA and machined in USA. They flat out make good power when all is said and done.
Patriot heads, cast overseas and machined in USA Choice is easy for me.
I would swap the heads first and see how it runs.
The compcam 268H is a decent cam and will work well with your near stock converter. If you go up in cam size, then the converter stall will need to be increased.
Should be able to make power up to 5500-6000 with a 268H cam in a 327 with a good set of heads. Maybe not 400hp, but close enough.
I would bet those twirl port heads knocking off 50 to 60hp.
A lockup 10 inch converter with a 3000 stall and a little bigger cam would get you to the 400hp mark.
Then later on, when the engine needs a rebuild, install a 350 crank for a little more power.
I think I'd have to run an RPM or equivalent intake to take advantage of the improved heads, right?
the RPM would be better but not 100% required. The performer should work OK with the better heads and the 268H cam.
However, I would recommend a regular rpm intake (not air gap) and a holley 3310 (750 cfm vacuum secondary). But if money is tight, I would use what you already have.
Also, ignition timing is important. what is your timing setup like? initial, total, and how much more from the vacuum advance?
Thanks for the feedback, very much appreciated. As far as ignition and timing, I am running the Pertronix Flamethrower unit with 12 degrees initial and 35 total timing.
I just found a good deal on some used AFR heads. You bring up a good point about stall speed, as I don't want to turn the car into a drag car, just a fun street machine that I can still take on a long cruise if desired. It feels like there is a fine line between performance and usability.
I actually just came across a local guy with some modified Vortec heads as well for $400. I am wondering if a true vortec head would get me closer to where I want to be on a much lower price tag.
So many damn decisions....
Your nova is actually infected with some sort of bad juju...Being a nice guy, I will take on this problem car for free, just sign the Nova over and I'll deal with the demons.
On a serious note; What about some brand new GM Bowtie Vortec's. you'll need a vortec specific Performer RPM manifold. Id get the ones drilled for the perimeter bolt valve covers.
If thats too much for your blood, what about a set of the factory aluminum fastburn-style heads used in the late 80s on the TPI corvettes? You wont need the vortec specific manifold and sometimes you can get a set for around 600 bucks.
If you get OEM Vortec heads, have them checked before you buy; ensure that they're a true Vortec and make sure they're not cracked by magnafluxing. To run your 268H you'll need to have the heads modified for that amount of lift; the new GM Bowtie Vortecs can already handle this and aren't prone to cracking.
Cam is fine, carb is fine, exhaust might be a little restrictive, but for street driving I don't think its an issue.
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