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Kylie Minogue is quite fond of the guys in her life — and the Australian singer plans to show her appreciation with her first fragrance for men, which will launch in September.
Called Inverse for Men, the limited edition scent is "for the men in my life, who as you know are complex, colorful characters," Minogue said with a laugh during a recent interview at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan. "I had so many men asking, 'When are you doing one for men?' that I decided to do one."
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This is Minogue's sixth fragrance in the three years. Her first, Darling, was released in September 2006 and, according to industry sources, the Minogue fragrance franchise generates sales of more than $100 million at retail globally.
"It's clear from a business standpoint we took a risk, because we're not seeing a lot of female celebrities creating fragrances for men," said Steve Mormoris, senior vice president of global marketing for Coty Beauty. "But in the case of Kylie Minogue, she has such a huge fan base of men and women — and now many women use men's fragrances, so it made sense."
The Inverse juice, an ambery oriental which Minogue developed with Givaudan's Christophe Raynaud, has top notes of frozen lavender, warm spices and blood mandarin; a heart of benzoin, nutmeg, tonka beans and heliotrope, and a drydown of labdanum resin, patchouli leaves, skin musk, condensed milk and atlas cedarwood.
One size, a 50-ml. eau de toilette, will be offered. It will retail for 30 euros, or $42.38 at current exchange rates. The bottle, designed by Denis Assor, is a rectangular glass flacon with a metal top.
While executives declined to discuss sales projections, industry sources estimated Inverse could do about $10 million at retail.
Despite a challenging sales environment, Mormoris is optimistic about Inverse's chances in the marketplace. "Saleswise, the Kylie Minogue house of fragrances is number 12 in Europe, which is incredible seeing that we launched four years ago," said Mormoris. "We broke the top 15 amid formidable competitors, so there is real credibility in the fragrance market. We gain market share with everything we launch."
Advertising, shot by William Baker — Minogue's stylist and creative director — features Minogue with Spanish model Andrés Velencoso Segura. The black-and-white visual depicts Minogue leaning between two men — and on second glance, it becomes apparent the men are one and the same; Segura in a black suit and bare-chested.
Inverse for Men will be available in selective distribution in Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany.
Now that Inverse is set for launch, Minogue is raring for more — fragrances, and perhaps, in time, color cosmetics, she said. "Beauty is a very intriguing and exciting industry, and I almost have to pinch myself that I am part of it," she said. "I spend half my life in airports, and I look at perfume fragrances and beauty products in a completely different way now." She is currently at work on her next women's fragrance. Any hints? Mormoris shakes his head, but Minogue teases, "Our tradition is that we always drink Champagne." As far as color cosmetics go, Minogue would like to create an all-in-one face palette for women on the go — until then, she said, she's wearing Shu Uemura products.
And despite being globally known, the Melbourne-bred star doesn't take her lavish perks for granted. One of Minogue's favorite parts of fame? Clothing — and lots of it.
"Couture — there is nothing quite like it and I am very fortunate to be able to do things like that," said Minogue. "I come from nowhere. I come from the suburbs. I used to be on the machine buying scraps from the market. And then to be able to be in this world where I work with the world's best designers and have couture made — I'm in heaven." To fund those couture purchases, Minogue is in the midst of preparing for her first U.S. tour, which kicks off Sept. 30 in San Francisco.


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The first Microsoft product I ever shipped, Windows 95, launched 10 years ago today. Around the same time we also launched Internet Explorer 1.0 (though with considerably less fanfare), which quickly gave way to IE 2.0 (which shipped with the Plus! Pack for Windows 95). 6 years later we launched Windows XP, which shipped IE 6.0. That's more or less 1 new version of IE a year for 6 years. Of course the pace with which we ship versions of IE has dropped off since then with our most notable recent release being Internet Explorer for Windows XP SP2 in 2004, but it's nice to be back on track with Internet Explorer 7 on the horizon.
When we were working on early versions of Internet Explorer we had no idea where the Internet would take the world, or how we would fit in. Think back: do you remember the first commercial you saw on TV where the advertiser actually showed their URL (I remember: for me it was a Colgate commercial). We do so much with our browsers today that we take for granted, but do you remember the first time you bought something over the Internet? What about the first time you checked your bank balance, the first time you booked concert tickets, or the first time you were pointed to an URL instead of a .EXE file to install an application? It's an amazing experience to be involved in a product that's been part of such a revolution.
With that, happy birthday to Internet Explorer and thank you to everyone who's used IE and are excited as I am about IE 7!
- Christopher Vaughan
PS – Wikipedia has a short history about IE, and there's one up on Microsoft.com too, though it's a little out of date (I'll see if we can update that soon)
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Shoes Make Us Happy…Whatever!
On this glorious "Shoesday Tuesday" afternoon, we've rounded up a pretty threesome of gorgeous stilettos for your choosing. And on the fashion radar is our NEW short homecoming dress. The next step is finding out just which shoe goes absolutely BEST with this dress. Our opinion….we kind of love them all, so we'll leave it up to you to decide which complements in the chicest way possible!
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Cedars-Sinai is dedicated to continuous improvements in the quality and safety of care it provides to its patients.
Cedars-Sinai examines and reports on volumes and outcomes of surgical procedures done at the Medical Center as well as patient safety and the rankings made by a number of outside organizations. These include:
- America's Best Hospital ranking
- Consumer Choice Award
- The Joint Commission's National Quality Improvement Goals
- The Leapfrog Group Hospital Survey
Our quality is measured in high patient satisfaction scores, continuous clinical performance monitoring, excellent medical outcomes, ongoing research and academic programs, and receipt of designations and awards.
Cedars-Sinai regularly reports on volumes, outcomes and patient satisfaction on a growing number specialty areas, including:
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
- Colorectal surgery
- GI endoscopy
In addition to clinical outcomes, Cedars-Sinai measures and reports on patient satisfaction ratings. These include patient satisfaction with:
Patient safety is a primary focus at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ongoing monitoring in the area of patient safety include:
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September 2007
"... no longer solely of interest to academic immunologists ..."
At the recent International AIDS Society conference in Sydney, Mike Lederman reminded attendees that abnormally high levels of immune activation were described in the first case reports of gay men with AIDS in 1981. The authors of those reports, led by Michael Gottlieb, specifically noted the "increased percentage of cells bearing the thymocyte-associated antigen T10." This antigen is now known as CD38, and an extensive literature -- particularly the work of the late Janis Giorgi, an immunologist at UCLA -- demonstrates that CD38 expression on CD8 T cells correlates strongly with the rate of disease progression in people with HIV infection (in many instances, more strongly than viral load and peripheral blood CD4 T cell counts). It has also become clear that immune activation is a broader phenomenon than just CD38 expression on CD8 T cells. CD4 T cells are also over-activated and additional T cell activation markers -- such as HLA-DR -- are elevated along with levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines including TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-1beta.
The role of immune activation in HIV infection has generally received less attention than HIV-associated immune deficiency. But recently, immune activation has received renewed attention for a number of important reasons:
Taken together, these findings argue strongly for a renewed focus on unraveling the causes and consequences of immune activation and inflammation in HIV infection. The intimate correlation between viral load levels and immune activation markers and the precipitous decline in activation that occurs on ART are compelling evidence that HIV is driving the phenomenon. But exactly how this is occurring -- particularly the extent to which HIV antigens are involved versus other potential sources of activation such as bacteria leaking across the gut mucosa -- remains unresolved. Even the exact types of CD4 and CD8 T cell that are expressing high levels of CD38 in HIV is still uncertain; are they naïve T cells that have been activated, memory T cells that have been activated, or some mix of both? What antigens are these T cells specific for?
These questions are no longer solely of interest to academic immunologists, they are now increasingly recognized to have a vital relation to the transmission and pathogenesis of HIV infection and AIDS. Obtaining answers will require a multipronged approach involving studies addressing clinical questions -- such as the best time to start ART -- and translational research to evaluate therapies that might both ameliorate immune activation and shed light on its causes, such as toll-like receptor antagonists, CCR5 inhibitors and anti-inflammatory approaches. HIV research has come a long way in addressing immune deficiency; it's now time to take on immune activation.
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PARK CITY, Utah — Just about everyone has something to sell at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which has an unusually large inventory of titles looking for a home with movie distributors.
All of the films in the star-laden premieres lineup are up for sale to U.S. distributors in the festival that opened Thursday and runs through Jan. 29.
Sundance organizers believe it's the first time none of its premieres came into the independent-film showcase with domestic distribution, potentially making it a busier time for buyers to see them all along with the huge slate of movies up for sale in the festival's four main competitions, which tend to focus on newer talent.
"I guess we'll have a lot of competition, with all the premieres in kind of the same boat, so to speak," said James Marsh, whose Northern Ireland thriller "Shadow Dancer," starring Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough, is among the films on sale at Sundance. "One of the reasons we're happy to be at Sundance is that marketplace element."
The festival opened Thursday with premieres of four of the 64 films playing in its U.S. and world-cinema competitions. The big launch for star-studded premieres was to begin Friday night with the debut of Lee Toland Krieger's divorce story "Celeste and Jesse Forever," with Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg and Elijah Wood, and Rodrigo Cortes' paranormal tale "Red Lights," with Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Robert De Niro.
Other years, at least some of those premieres enter the festival with distribution already in place, such as last year's Fox Searchlight entries "Win Win" and "Cedar Rapids."
It could just be an aberration this year, with distributors that might have had something to show at Sundance unable to get the films ready in time. Whatever the reason, it means more films competing for buyers' attention throughout the festival.
Many films that play Sundance never make it beyond the film festival circuit or wind up getting such limited theatrical release that barely anyone in the real world sees them. Filmmakers come to Sundance hoping they hook up with distributors that will put the same care into releasing them that went into making them.
There have been great success stories for past Sundance acquisitions, among them "Little Miss Sunshine," ''In the Bedroom," ''Napoleon Dynamite" and "Garden State." Yet for every hit that emerges from Sundance, there are a dozen films virtually no one has ever heard of.
Brokering deals has never been the main goal of the festival itself, which is overseen by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute to give independent filmmakers a place to show their work. But it's good for Sundance and the indie world to have as many of its films graduate to commercial theaters as possible.
It's that sort of success that improves a filmmaker's odds of raising money to make another film, which is such a battle in the indie landscape that some directors joke that they're professional fundraisers who occasionally get to shoot a movie.
Among the premieres seeking domestic distribution at Sundance are Stephen Frears' gambling caper "Lay the Favorite," with Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Rebecca Hall; Spike Lee's urban drama "Red Hook Summer"; Leslye Headland's bridesmaid comedy "Bachelorette," starring Kirsten Dunst; and Jake Schreier's geriatric jewel-thief tale "Robot and Frank," featuring Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon.
At least as important as finding a distributor is finding the right distributor, a company that loves the film as much as its creators do and will invest time and resources to get it in front of audiences.
Writer-director Julie Delpy, who co-stars with Chris Rock in the relationship comedy "2 Days in New York," said distribution rights for her film already have been sold in some countries but that her producers decided to hold off on striking a deal for its U.S. release so they could shop it around at Sundance.
"We're hoping to sell it. It's a question of how to sell it and the best person to make sure it's nurtured the right way and released the right way," said Delpy, whose film is a sequel to her 2007 comedy "2 Days in Paris."
With 117 films, most of them hunting for buyers, Sundance will be a scramble for distributors as they rush to see as many movies as they can and try to strike deals on the ones they want.
Sundance has seen occasional bidding wars that have driven the price of some films to more than $10 million, a fortune in the low-budget cinema world. Some pricey festival acquisitions, such as "Little Miss Sunshine," become hits that earn their money back many times over. Others, such as "Happy, Texas" and "Next Stop Wonderland," wind up as commercial duds.
Bidding wars have become rare in recent years as studios closed low-budget film banners and grew more cautious about throwing money around at film festivals amid the economic downturn.
Still, buyers have to be careful to avoid getting caught up in the frenzy over films that set festival crowds buzzing. A film that earns a rapturous response in the thin, high-altitude air of the Utah mountains may be met with indifference at sea level.
"You're just so busy. You have to figure out a way to see the movies and make a business decision based on the reaction at Sundance, which could be the last reaction like that for the film," said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, whose Sundance acquisitions last year included Vera Farmiga's "Higher Ground" and Michael Rapaport's "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest."
"You just don't know if that reaction is going to translate to the rest of the country or the rest of the world."


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Established in May of 1862, it is located directly across from the Paris Opera House.
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|Tomb of Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright extraordinaire.
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Perhaps most notably, the vote also capped the number of dispensaries allowed to set up shop and operate in any one of the nine City Council districts to a maximum of four — a total of 30 citywide.
Several of the council districts, like interim Mayor Todd Gloria's District 3, have no existing zonings that would meet the new requirements for dispensaries to operate.
Other communities, however, like Kearny Mesa and Otay Mesa, contain numerous parcels where dispensaries could be located.
District 5 City Councilman Mark Kersey, who cast the dissenting vote, said he could not vote for the ordinance because his constituents opposed it and because federal law continues to forbid possession and sale of marijuana, despite what California voters approved a few years ago.
The City Council action amends the land-development code and the local coastal program to add medical marijuana consumer cooperatives as a new, separately regulated land use.
It's been 17 years since California's Compassionate Use Act was approved by state voters legitimizing medical marijuana use.
Gloria said the new medical marijuana ordinance "is a balance providing a framework protecting neighborhoods while giving safe access to those (patients) that deserve it."
District 4 City Councilwoman Myrtle Cole said she supported the establishment of zoning that ensures dispensaries will be enforceable, adding she expected a "zero-tolerance policy" for ordinance violators.
District 6 City Councilwoman Lorie Zapf said she expected the city to realize "full cost recovery" from the ordinance. Zapf, who made the motion to cap the number of dispensaries allowed in each of the council districts, noted "that will spread it evenly."
District 8 Councilman David Alvarez expressed concern that the new ordinance was overly restrictive adding, "there are needs for access for people throughout this entire city."
Councilmembers took public input for roughly two hours as scores of people testified for and against the new marijuana zoning ordinance, including several beach residents.
Scott Chipman of Pacific Beach claimed public use of marijuana by adults and teens has "skyrocketed" since California voter approval of the legislation permitting medical marijuana.
Chipman spoke of dispensaries changing names and ownership to try and conceal the fact they're primarily serving recreational users of the drug — not medical patients, as proponents claim.
"Marijuana use is dangerous, it's unhealthy physically and mentally," Chipman said. "Hiding dispensaries away in industrial areas is admitting they're harmful."
The reaction from medical marijuana proponents was mixed.
"We are glad that the San Diego City Council has decided to allow regulated access to medical marijuana. However, we are very disappointed with the extreme restrictions contained in this ordinance," said James Slatic, executive board member of the California Cannabis Industry Association.
"That said," continued James, "this ordinance does represent an opportunity to show the leadership of the city, as well as our detractors, that well-regulated dispensaries with responsible operators can be positive members of the communities while serving the needs of patients and caregivers."


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Job Search / Re: IP, CA: foley & lardner v. paul hastings« on: February 25, 2008, 12:01:02 PM »
First, let me say thank you for all the help. I have made a decision, and was wondering whether I should contact the recruiting coordinator or the hiring partner? I have been in contact with the former, but the offer letter is from the latter. Any ideas?


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I just learned that the Dell employee discount, which is offered to employees of numerous Dell partners, does not apply to their N-series laptops, even though many people only have this discount because of their work with Ubuntu.
The irony continues to drip as the models I compared between the employee purchase price and the Ubuntu versions of the same, such as the Inspiron 15 and Inspiron 15n, roughly discounted the added cost of Windows 7 only. It appears that the employee discount equates to free Windows 7.
The current Dell Ubuntu offerings lack in many other areas, such as not offering gigabit ethernet or 802.11n as options. While I would love to support Dell in working with the Ubuntu community more, I really can't justify buying a sub-par laptop at the prices they're offering them at.
My friend Mackenzie showed off her System76 laptop at the 9.10 release party a few weeks ago. All of their laptops include gigabit ethernet, 802.11agn wireless, and many other options Dell doesn't offer. They're a bit more pricey, but according to Mackenzie their service is significantly better.
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- Mackenzie said...
I don't have a System76. I have a ZaReason.
- Arc Riley said...
Ack - do you have any experience with System76? I like their ultrathin 14" though it looks a bit more pricey than ZaReason's comperable (and larger) 14"
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- Mackenzie said...
A couple other folks in the LoCo have System76 machines. My laptop is the ZaReason 13" UltraLap SR. The 14" Alto is pretty nice. I was playing with it at OLF, but AFAIK scrolling on the touchpad edge doesn't work. Some people don't like having it start scrolling when they bump the touchpad, though, so...*shrug*
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Pilatus Introduces PC-24 TwinJet
Pilatus, best known for its PC-12 turboprop, on Tuesday released details of the PC-24, which will be the company's first jet. At the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, board chairman Oscar Schwenk said the "super-versatile" jet will be able to use very short runways, paved or unpaved, and a cargo door will be standard. The cabin can be fitted with up to 10 seats, or six to eight in executive configuration. Range is up to 2,243 miles with four passengers, and maximum speed is 425 knots. The PC-24 is powered by two Williams FJ44-4A turbine engines. The jet project was launched last summer and work on the prototype "is in full swing" in Switzerland, the company said. First deliveries are expected in 2017, at a price of about $9 million.
"Over ten years ago, we started asking our PC-12 customers what they would like to see in the next Pilatus aircraft," said Schwenk. "The answers were always the same: Further and faster -- whilst retaining the much appreciated strengths of the PC-12, such as the ability to use very short runways. It was a huge challenge for our development team!" The company has designed its own "Advanced Cockpit Environment" system, which aims to reduce workloads, and it will be single-pilot certified. The passenger cabin, at 23 feet long, is somewhat larger than the PC-12's, which is about 17 feet. The jet rollout is scheduled for the third quarter of 2014 and first flight is expected soon after. The program is financed "entirely from company funds," according to Tuesday's news release.


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The day-to-day activities of the Cruwys/Cruse one-name study with occasional diversions into other topics of interest such as DNA testing and personal genomics
Monday, 2 July 2007
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Thank you for supplying all that information. I am the niece of Pilot Officer Thomas William Challenor, now residing in Sydney, Australia. My mother was Joan Lee, sister-in-law to Eve,of whom I am sure you are aware. All of my life I have grown up with the knowledge of Uncle Tom, and indeed have continued the family name with one of my sons. Thank you all for keeping his name alive, so that he and others like him did not die in vain.
With the greatest of respect to you all. Jayne Zimbler
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I know nothing of Pilot Officer Challenor's family (his name appears to have been mis-spelt on the photo I have!). I'd love to know more. Do get in touch. I can send you a higher-resolution copy of the photo. Have you been in touch with Bob Body? I'm sure he'll be able to provide you with lots of information.
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Residents and families looking to live healthier lifestyles may have another outlet in the area with the opening of Smyrna Health & Nutrition in the Smyrna Mart shopping center off of Glenwood Avenue.
The company sells Herbalife products, which is a global nutrition company. Herbalife is typically a product sold by independent contractors but Clayton man Joe Thuet decided to open a nutrition club in town to sell the product after selling it out of his home for several years. Smyrna Health & Nutrition opened at the end of November.
Thuet is a state police officer with the department's aviation unit.
He started selling Herbalife after seeing his own personal results while using the product. He wanted to open up location so he could better help residents in the area.
"I like working with people," he said. "I wanted to get the business out in the public and help people feel better."
When customers first walk into Smyrna Health & Nutrition, they're offered a complimentary meal replacement shake, a herbal tea and a herbal aloe to help digestive health; this will then be a $6 meal deal the next time a person comes in. Then Thuet said the coaches will call the person as a follow up to see how they're doing.
The Herbalife products, Thuet said, can help people in many ways whether it's to lose weight, gain weight, or for a medical reason. The program consists of two meal replacement shakes and a sensible meal each day. The Herbalife programs also include snacks, nutritional supplements, and more.
Smyrna Health & Nutrition offers over 40 flavors with the shakes and smoothies. The most popular flavors so far are Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, Butterfinger and The Elvis, which is peanut butter and banana. There are also café latte and allergen free flavors.
Thuet said the product is sold in over 80 countries and sponsors world-class athletes. He said that while some people think Herbalife is a scam, especially since the company isn't FDA approved, Herbalife has world-class doctors working for the company. Moreover, Herbalife's Senior Vice President of Global Product Science, Safety and Compliance Vasilios Frankos, M.S., Ph.D. retired from the FDA in 2010 to work for Herbalife.
"Herbalife makes it easy for people because they're not counting calories," Thuet said.
He said the Herbalife program makes a person feel better, which makes them mentally feel better.
"They feed off of the positive results," Thuet said.
The response from the community has been great so far, Thuet said.
"It's been crazy good. I'm really…it chokes me up," he said. "I would've been happy to get 10 people through the door each day, but we've seen over 300 new people since we opened."
It's been so busy that hours were recently reduced from being open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the week, to the business closing at 4 p.m. Thuet said this was done so that the coaches can better follow up with their clients.
In the spring, Thuet is hoping to start a crossfit group so people can work out and then come in for a healthy meal.
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:48 PM, David Singer <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > At 14:36 +0000 27/01/09, Michael Hausenblas wrote: >> >> Dave, >> >> >>> a) the MIME type of the requested fragment is the >>> same as that of the original resource; yes, that >>> might result in one-frame movies, and so on; >> >> Sounds good. Didn't think about this one yet. But how do we technically do >> this? I fear I don't understand. Could you be more precisely on this >> option, >> please? >> > > Well, I am trying hard to think of a case *in multimedia* where the > statement > "the type of a piece of X *cannot* be the same as the type of X" > would be true. > > The obvious problem area is if you select a time-point in a video track of a > movie, then a fragment cast as a movie would have zero duration -- it's more > sensibly a picture. Unfortunately, zero duration frames are explicitly > forbidden in MP4, 3GP etc. (since they can make the visual display at a > given time ambiguous). > > But this gets semantically tricky if there is sound; what is the correct > representation of a point in time of a sound track? It's not right to drop > it from the fragment (oof, we'd need media-type rules for what types get > dropped and what don't). > > This is steering me towards wondering if a piece of X, in time, necessarily > has some extension in time, i.e. a time-point is not a fragment (can you see > a zero-width character if you meet one in the street?). I think that raises lots of really interesting questions, and highlight the need for a debate about what a media fragment actually is. Is it a bunch of byte (in that case, it makes sense to associate a mime-type with it), or is it an identifier for a piece of the content? In other words, does it identify a FRBR item, or a FRBR manifestation? I would personally go for the latter, which would allow us to use media fragments for identifying a particular signal sample, a frame in a video, etc. Best, y -- Yves Raimond BBC Audio & Music interactive http://moustaki.org/Received on Tuesday, 27 January 2009 15:11:36 UTC
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Ranger Services take a proactive approach to the enforcement of parking local laws within the City of Bayswater.
We deal with a variety of parking issues, including parking on footpaths and verges, vehicles noted for sale on reserves, school parking patrols, ACROD and disabled bays and timed parking around areas such as the Galleria Shopping Centre.
Rangers issue a large number of parking infringement and cautions within our boundaries each week.
Please note: as some areas relating to parking fall under different authorities, Ranger Services are not always able to attend. This includes areas such as private property and railway station car parks, which are the responsibility of the Public Transport Authority.
Issues of parking on private property can be resolved by entering into either a Private Parking Agreement or a Verge Parking Agreement with the City of Bayswater. As these fees and charges are subject to change, please contact Ranger Services on 9272 0972 if you would like to find out more.
The City no longer has the old registered lawn system – this has been replaced by the verge parking agreement. Again, please contact Ranger Services on the number shown above.
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If you are a newly-admitted FGCU student please be sure to sign up for an Eagle View Orientation session. As part of this session you will be meeting with an academic advisor who will assist you in registering for classes for your major.
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Possible Abduction Attempt in South Berkshire
NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Parents in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District are being advised to be alert after a possible abduction attempt Thursday afternoon.
Authorities say the incident happened about 3:30 on Norfolk Road in New Marlborough as an 11-year-old boy walked home from school.
The boy told investigators he was approached by a man in a gray, four-door car with blue and white New York license plates.
The driver was described as a white man, approximately 30 to 40 years old with a thin build and medium-length black hair that looked a little shaggy.
Anyone who might have seen a vehicle matching this description is asked to call the state police barracks in Lee at 413-243-0600.
In a letter to parents, Mount Everett Regional School Principal Glenn Devoti said the suspicious man "may have attempted to abduct a 6th grade elementary student."
The police and bus company were notified, wrote Devoti.
The New Marlborough Police Department, state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's Office and state troopers from the Lee barracks are investigating.
"Please be cautious about leaving students unsupervised at bus stops and notify police or school personnel if you observe anyone matching this description or observe any other suspicious behavior," he asked.
Lanesborough Police were also looking for a New York vehicle earlier this week, that one a red sedan, possibly a late 1990s model similar to a Pontiac Grand Am, and operated by an older white man with facial hair.
In that case, police said the car had been seen around school bus stops in Lanesborough and they wished to speak with the operator.
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Sheffield Crash
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Sandy Hook, Conn., man pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Berkshire Superior Court to motor vehicle homocide and his fifth offense of drunken driving in connection with an accident that claimed the life of a South County woman.
Frederick J. Weller, 36, will have to serve 15 to 18 years in Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction.
Weller was accused of drunkenly smashing his truck into two vehicles, killing Moira Banks-Dobson, 24, and seriously injuring Russell Brown, then 52, on Feb. 28, 2012. Weller was northbound in his F-350 on Route 7 in Sheffield when he hit Brown's Dodge Neon head-on in the southbound lane and then ended up on top of Banks-Dobson's Toyota Corolla. He tried to flee the scene and threatened people trying to stop him.
Appearing before Judge John Agostini, Weller pleaded guilty to single counts of motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol and operating to endanger; operating under the influence of alcohol, serious bodily injury and operating to endanger; operating under the influence of alcohol (5th offense); intimidation of a witness or other person; leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, death resulting; and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
He also pleaded guilty to two counts of leaving the scene of a property damage accident and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
Agostini ordered that he serve a 12- to 14-year state prison sentence at Cedar Junction on the charge of motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol and operating to endanger. He was given a 3- to 4-year state prison sentence, to be served on and after the first sentence, on the operating under the influence of alcohol, serious bodily injury and operating to endanger charge. He was given concurrent jail time on the other charges.
The investigation was conducted by members of the Sheffield Police Department.


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I don't know about you, but when life is hard and there are no easy answers, I like to bake. Baking and blessing others with baked goods somehow shares the love I've been given with others.
This week has been a hard one – a massive tornado killing too many, hurting others and displacing hundreds. An amazing cancer fighter gone. Then, yesterday, an accident on a school field trip that hits a little too close to home.
My heart breaks for lives that were changed in an instant. A painful reminder that our entire world is groaning awaiting the return of our Savior (Romans 8:22).
These events don't make sense to my finite mind. For some, just like Job's friends, they may call us to question the goodness of God. For me, I know God is good. So I trust Him despite hardship.
The only response I know to these situations is to pray and bake.
Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies – Adapted from Sunnyside Up
- 1/2 C butter (1 stick)
- 1/4 C plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 C sugar
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 C unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 4 C white whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 C quick cooking oats
- splash of vanilla
- 2 C dark chocolate chips
Cream together 1 stick of butter with 1 C sugar and 1/2 C brown sugar. Add in 1/4 C plain Greek yogurt and 2 eggs, mixing well.
Combine 2 C unsweetened applesauce with 2 tsp. baking soda. Stir well and watch that applesauce fizz!
Mix in the applesauce mixture to the sugar, butter mixture. Blend well.
Combine 2 C white whole wheat flour with 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. cloves, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg and 3/4 tsp. salt. When blended, add these dry ingredients to the wet ones.
Slowly add the remaining 2 C of white whole wheat flour.
Stir in a splash of vanilla and 1 C oats.
Mix in 2 C dark chocolate chips.
The dough will be soft. You can refrigerate it for 30-45 minutes, but I just went ahead and made the cookies.
Using a cookie scoop, scoop out cookies about 2 T large and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. These cookies will spread out, so don't place them too close together.
Bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes, until cookies are lightly browned around the edges and set in the center.
Cool on a cooling rack.
*Makes about 96 cookies. After baking these are best stored in the freezer until ready to consume. They will keep for 2-3 days at room temperature, but are best "fresh" or cooled from the freezer.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
The Incursion of the Avant-garde: Drawing Conclusions
What a beautifully concise way of expressing the distinction.
Take this abstract expressionist piece from the Guggenheim Museum's collection, for instance....
No, I'm kidding - this is actually part of an illustration by long-time Cooper studio illustrator, Bernard D'Andrea, who painted it for Boys' Life magazine in 1965. D'Andrea used the ideas of the painter while still communicating with the readers of the accompanying story (see below).
During the first decade of his career D'Andrea was painting story and advertising illustrations for all the major magazines in that classic Cooper studio style... what author Steven Heller, in an article called "The End of Illustration?" derisively describes as "neo-Rockwellian mannerism... often stiff, puerile, and sanitized."
I wonder if that's how Bernard D'Andrea felt while painting the idealized realism that typified the popular 50's look? Was he itching to release his inner fine artist in a blazing splash of wild Jackson Pollock - inspired action painting?
Neil Shapiro wrote the seminal article on the Charles E. Cooper studio for Illustration magazine #16. He describes the influence of Murray Tinkleman (below) on his fellow illustrators. One of the artists who was there at that time, Don Crowley, is quoted as saying, "I kind of credit Murray with ruining the Cooper Studio, because he got those guys dissatisfied with what they were doing... they just weren't happy doing illustrations any more. They all wanted to be fine artists."
Is that what's really at the heart of the Avant-garde movement in illustration? The desire to be a fine artist? Consider this other quote from Robert Weaver:
"Until the illustrator enjoys complete independence from outside pressure and direction, complete responsibility for his own work, and complete freedom to do whatever he deems fit - all necessaries in the making of art - then illustration cannot be art but only a branch of advertising."
That would be a perfect world, wouldn't it? A major magazine or advertiser pays you a lot of money to paint with total abandon, without restriction or direction or any requirement to collaborate with the other graphic arts professionals involved in the project.
But with that as your central tenet, do you actually qualify for the title of 'illustrator'? It hardly seems realistic to me.
"Illustration is less of an art than a profession in our time," said Weaver. I have to agree... but I agree without the note of regret I read in Weaver's remark.
Here's another quote:
"One of the problems in illustrating for advertising is not the illustrator's problem at all, but the system. When an account comes into the agency all concerned gather and confer. Then they separate and ruminate, and again gather and confer. Visual evidence appears, is hashed over and is finally submitted to the client, is brought back and modified in further conference. When the client seems satisfied, the ads are ready for production, and at this time the agency is forced to call in a complete outsider - the artist. He comes in cold, unaware of all that has gone before and views the accepted layouts all buttoned up tight. What should have been his peculiar province - the excercise of his creative imagination - has largely been done for him and it is no wonder that he is soon concious of operating simply as a technician."
Are these the words of Robert Weaver or one of the other young turks of the Avant-garde movement?
No, they were written by Robert Fawcett in his introduction to Illustrators '59. But you can see that Fawcett was very much in sympathy with the Avant-gardeists. To a greater or lesser degree, I think all of us who are illustrators share this sentiment.
It would be lovely to just draw or paint whatever your heart desires, rebelling against the commercial constraints and compromise that shackle the professional illustrator's natural creativity, that sometimes demand more of a technician than an artist... and have instead the freedom today's youthful counterculture enjoys when they produce hiphop-inspired graffiti art like the piece below.
No, again I'm kidding. This is actually a piece by Al Parker from 40 years ago.
But I hope that you are, like me, astonished at Parker's amazing capacity for innovative and creative exploration, for his ability to anticipate and even initiate style and trend far in advance of his peers.
It was wondered aload earlier this week if Parker or Weaver had had a more pronounced impact on illustration as we know it today. If we have to assign responsibility to one single artist for having been the greatest innovator... for, as the commentor put it, moving illustration the greatest distance from where he found it, then I would have to throw my hat in Al Parker's ring.
Al Parker was also frustrated by the limitations put on his personal creativity. "An exceptionally innovating performance from the brush... depended to a great extent on the capacity of the art director to evoke it," he once said. "Once evoked, the art director expounded its merits to the magazine, which usually demanded a watered down version."
But in spite of those challenging circumstances, Parker also said, "The illustrator is always subservient to representation. Revolt is limited mostly to its guise, not its premise."
That is to say, you can be as rebellious as you please, just make sure they don't realize it!
The most successful illustrators, like Bob Peak (above and below), have always understood and accepted this reality. Because unlike fine art, illustration is part of a larger collaborative process; so when you are given the opportunity, push the boundaries.
And when they ask for the technician, make sure they pay you well.
As another person commented this week: "Untried territory is fine, but will it put food on the table?"
D.B. Dowd, who authored "Abstraction in (Dis)guise" for the Rockwell Museum's Al Parker catalogue gets the last word: Revolt is still an option -- as long as its cloaked.
*My thanks to Tom Watson for providing the Robert Weaver interview, "The Future of Illustration" and the Robert Fawcett introduction from Illustrators '59.
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Thanks, Leif, for a rich, thoughtful analysis... well worth waiting an extra day or two for. I agree with you 100% about Parker's contribution-- he wasn't nearly as noisy as Weaver but working within the system, his revolution had a far broader impact.ReplyDelete
I do like Weaver's work a lot, but your quotes from him make me less sympathetic to his cause. Let's agree, for the sake of argument, that the key distinction between art and illustration is that illustration communicate. But keep in mind that art and illustration BOTH attempted to communicate for about 99% of recorded history. Only in the 20th century when Weaver was painting did fine art start down the path of "art for art's sake," eschewing any communicative or practical or commercial role. Artists before that time would not recognize the role of fine art described by Weaver.
Is this a permanent schism between art and illustration or merely a temporary deviation? In the long history of art, a century hardly counts as a blip on a radar screen. Yet, Weaver-- from his limited perspective-- seems convinced he is talking about timeless truths.
I think the jury is still out on whether fine art chose the superior path. I admit the initial results were quite showy. Weaver was working at a time when abstract expressionism had just taken over the world, and you can understand why it was hard for illustrators to resist its allure. But recently this path has taken fine art to an anemic and often decadent place. In hindsight, it hardly seems to justify the arrogance and bravado that we get from fine artists (and would be fine artists such as Weaver). Things could change again in another century, but right now it's hard to be impressed with the stigma that Weaver attributes to mere "communication."
- Anonymous11:41 PM
Good discussion, and it is not suprising that many illustrators would buy the argument that their work was "lesser" than the fine artists, or the avante garde. It's a common enough view. However,the popularity of your blog demonstrates that there may be more "inspiration" in old advertising art because of the creative composition, color, boldness and style than in some alcohol-induced paint splattering done only "because that's how I feel." There is an obvious craft in illustration that is typically missing in the "fine arts." And there is a reason for the old expression among the plebian class, when viewing modern art that goes: "My two-year old could do that!" If nothing else, its a clue that something is amiss. It's a shame that that the dichotomy exists, but I doubt it will ever disappear, as it is based on the seeming distinction between art being done for "crass commercial" reasons and art being done for more "noble" reasons of art for art's sake. However, anyone picking up ART Today will notice where the true con lies -- and its not in a Pepsi ad showing smiling people.ReplyDelete
I too am not terribly sympathetic to Weaver's cause - we don't need to agree just for the sake of argument - we can simply agree.
In my opinion art and illustration were essentially the same thing until the 20th century, when the rift began and fine art became something rarified and precious and illustration was relegated to some lower status by the elites because it serves the utilitarian function of communicating with the masses.
Personally, when I read a statement like Marshall Arisman's that Robert Weaver was "the only pictorial genius I have ever met" I have to roll my eyes. Please.
If I can credit the Avant-gardes with one thing it would be that they showed the illustration community at large that they should dare anything and fear nothing.
The nature of the illustration business is a sliding scale with complete creative freedom at one end and slavish techical craft at the other - and we all have to make our peace with the spot we choose for ourselves somewhere along that scale.
- Anonymous3:45 AM
Thanks for a fresh and thoughtful presentation, Leif.ReplyDelete
It's ironic that modernism is founded on a disdain for public taste, while magazine circulation ultimately depends on it. But the wider public's embrace of modernism was never as hearty as the tastemakers--avante garde illustrators included--may have hoped.
The Saturday Evening Post, to name one magazine, went from a circulation of 13 million in the 50s to a sad demise in 1969. Part of the threat was from the competition from television, but part of it was from the public's growing indifference to the parade of self-indulgent stylistic gimmicks. The areas of illustration that survived TV's onslaught were things like paperback book covers, where modernism never got much of a foothold, and where mostly enlightened art directors gave their illustrators plenty of freedom.
Well Leif, I pretty much knew what my comments were going to be, and then I read your comments above. You have said it for me, better than I would have expressed it. So, I can only add that when I was in art school, the fine arts majors would accuse the illustration majors of being a bunch of prostitutes. This was in the late 50's, and abstraction was coming on strong and touted as being an earthshaking revolutionary movement that would leave literal traditional art in its dust. Well, the dust has settled, and literal traditional art is well, thriving and communicates to the majority of the public... I can't say the same for abstract or Avant-garde' art.ReplyDelete
During the early 1900's until about 1930, fine art and editorial illustrations were heavily influenced by the French impressionists.. using thick painterly brushstrokes and often exaggerated color. It has always personally inspired and influenced my thinking about how I perceived my approach to illustration and fine art.
I think quality illustrators have always been influenced, to one degree or another, by fine art. Also, both illustration and fine art will always be divided into different camps... from literal realism to totally subjective interpretation. And, I suspect we will be having similar speculations and discussions 20 years from now.
I confess, I was a so called "prostitute" for 40 years, because I dared make a living as a "hired wrist", and sometimes even my brain was allowed to weigh in on an assignment. Pushing the envelope didn't interest me... putting food on the table did.
I totally agree with Leif, that Parker was really the trail blazer for all the rest of the Avant-garde' movement illustrators, including Weaver. And, Parker seemed more comfortable in his role as an artist, whose job was to communicate through his drawings and paintings... knowing it wasn't a solo profession.
Tom Watson
- mark harris5:07 AM
Anonymous #1, can I have permission to quote you again & again?ReplyDelete
Very refreshing words.
A wonderful and insightful post . Parker was definitely a pioneer.ReplyDelete
this was an interesting read... a further and refreshing expansion of a discussion of some time ago on flickr.ReplyDelete
i have not much to add, but two things that i tend to believe.
one, that constraints as commisions, as it was before the XX century, albeit sometime frustrating allowed art and artists (i mean each of them) to grow in their means of expression, whereas an art free from utilitarian scope, wanders sometime aimlessly.
two, establishing a rift was instrumental to art dealers to levitate the prices of art, at least to make the people perceive that as better than commercial art, so that even the artists end to believe that.
bottom line, there are so many artists and illustrators that the a defining line is very blurred to me, while it comes easier to define the most reknown, as they stand out as well defined per se, per their particular work.


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The funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Larry A. Overgaard, 66, East Grand Forks, died Friday, Jan 18th at Altru Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Larry was born on Aug. 13, 1946 in Crookston, MN, son of Albert and Belva (Berg) Overgaard. Larry was born and raised in Gentilly, MN, attended Gentilly grade school and graduated from Central High School in Crookston in 1964. He worked at Jiffy Fry until 1967 when he joined the US Navy and served on the USS Wainwright during the Vietnam war. He was married in Crookston on May 16, 1970 to Elizabeth Ann Hegge of Climax. Larry worked for the US Government for 27 years, Vigen and Simplot for the past 12 years. "Larry's greatest loves were traveling with his best friend and wife Elizabeth (Betty) Ann, caring for and spending time with his grandkids, and their dog Hannah. He also loved cars and anything with a motor. Larry was a faithful member of Grace Lutheran Church."
Survivors include his wife: Elizabeth; son: Matthew (Stephanie) and three grandchildren: Isabella, Braxton & Emma, Fargo, ND; siblings: Earl (Faye) Overgaard, Crookston, Marlys (Vern) Demarais, Crookston; stepmother; Mildred (Myerchin) Overgaard, Crookston; mother-in-law: Alice Hegge, EGF; sister-in-law: Carol (Roger) Beiswenger, Fisher; brothers-in-law: Kenneth Hegge, Mentor, Dennis Hegge, EGF, and David Hegge, Climax; along with many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Albert & Belva; sister: Dianne Engelstad; brothers-in-law: Kelly Engelstad and Donald Hegge; father-in-law: Orris Hegge; and a nephew: Steven Hegge.
The funeral service for Larry Overgaard will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Crookston, with the Rev. Rolf Preus, officiating. Visitation will be at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston on Tuesday from 5-7 PM, with a 7 PM prayer service, and also at the church for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Eldred Cemetery, Eldred.
Online registry at www.stenshoelhouske.com


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SafeConnect & Network Management Policy
Network and Policy Management System
The College has recently implemented a system called SafeConnect used to manage the residential and wireless portions of our campus network. The goal of the system is to help establish a computing environment that is safe and reliable for all users through the enforcement of policies that have long been in place. All computers connecting to the network in Eastchester housing and YUWireless are required to register through SafeConnect.
How it works:
When the user of the computer brings up a web browser SafeConnect responds to the initial attempt to contact the default home page and the user is presented with a login page. (Eastchester Housing only) Once authenticated the user is directed to a page that allows them to download the policy key.
The policy key is a small piece of software that runs in the background once installed. When the key starts up it contacts the SafeConnect appliance on our network, downloads the parameters of the policies that we have defined and it checks to see if those policies are met. No private information is ever looked at or stored and the policy key uses practically no system resources. If the computer is taken off the network the key goes dormant and has no impact on use of the computer.
Policies that are enforced:
Authentication: All computers must be authenticated using an ITS provided login and password (same login as email). Your login and password are your keys to the network and email. Do not share them with anyone!
Policy Key: All Windows and Mac computers must have the SafeConnect policy key installed and running.
Antivirus: One of the following antivirus programs with up-to-date virus definition files must be installed and running on every Windows PC on the network. Sophos, McAfee, TrendMicro, EZ Antivirus, Symantec, AVG, Authentium, Microsoft OneCare, Symantec Corp, McAfee NA, McAfee 45, TrendMicro Corp, Panda, AVGuard, Avast, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, SpySweeper AV. Other computers such as Mac and Linux systems are expected to be running up to date antivirus software as well.
System Patches: All Windows computers should be set to automatic download and install all critical security patches. Macintosh and Linux systems have that ability and it should be turned on as well.
Routers, Switches and Hubs: While the use of routers and wireless routers are not forbidden, they are highly discouraged and may cause network performance problems. These devices are not supported by ITS in any way. Generally desktop Ethernet switches or hubs are preferred. If a router is to be used, students need to first register and install the policy key while their computer is directly connected to an Ethernet wall outlet (without the router in place). Additionally all wireless routers and access points must be fully secured according to the manufactures instructions.
Policy enforcement is as follows:
Authentication: Users will be denied access until valid credentials are supplied.
Policy Key installed: If the policy key is not installed and running the computer is blocked from network access. Access will be provided to a web page from which to download and install the policy key.
Antivirus installed: If one of the approved antivirus programs is not installed the computer is blocked from network access. Access will be provided to a website from which to download and install Symantec antivirus software, which we have, site licensed so that it is available to everyone at AECOM free of charge.
Antivirus running: If antivirus software is installed, but not running the user will be warned every 12 hours that they are out of compliance, but not blocked from network access. If the software is not running within 3 days of the first warning, then the computer will be blocked.
Antivirus definitions: If antivirus software is installed and running, but the virus definition files are out of date, the user will be warned every 24 hours that they are out of compliance, but not blocked from network access. If the virus definitions are not updated within 5 days of the first warning, then the computer will be blocked until the definitions are updated.
Automatic Updates: If auto-update is not turned on; the user will be warned every 7 days that they are out of compliance. If the condition is not rectified within 2 weeks of the first warning, the computer will be blocked from the network.


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Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Crazy fight in downtown Houston!!!" Tonight's commentator: best-selling author and SI.com contributor Jeff Pearlman, a one-time virgin, and bane of John Rocker, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds fans everywhere.
Somewhat recently, I was speaking with a peer of mine about Albert Belle, the former Cleveland Indians outfielder who—to be 100 percent honest—used to scare the living crap out of me.
I was a young Sports Illustrated writer, skinny and gangly and owner of a 0-1 lifetime schoolyard fight record. Belle was a snarling, angry, enormous bull who could kill me with his toenail. He was, often, threatening, and when I walked past his locker, my pace always went from walk to steady jog.
That said, Albert Belle in a leg cast would have been an entirely different scenario.
Leg casts are the destroyers of toughness. A. Because they slow you down; B. Because they reveal genuine vulnerability. If you're wearing a leg cast, you're neither Superman nor Captain America. Hell, you're not even Super Dave. You're just some fool who—clearly—can be injured.
That's what baffles me about this video. Sure, the shirtless dude is flabby and unimposing; a poor man's Steve Zouski (Writer's note: If a guy is walking around downtown—any downtown—without a shirt, never bet on him to win anything. A fight, a skipping contest. Never). But—Jesus friggin' Jesus—his attacker is wearing a thick black cast all along his right leg. Literally, something inside of that thing is broken.
In my mind, I can hear Mickey screaming at the Rock between rounds—"He's got a fucking broken right leg! I'm yer manager—go after the leg! Go after the fucking leg!" I can hear John Kreese calmly telling Johnny, "Sweep the leg, boy. Sweep his broken right leg." Or, put differently: Mike Tyson with a broken right leg doesn't get beyond one round against Sterling Benjamin. Hell, the fight doesn't even happen.
So what does Flabby Guy do when, come 50 seconds into the brawl, he grabs the metal cane from Leg Man? Absolutely nothing. He backs up and backs up and backs up and backs up, until the whole thing becomes a horror flick cliché—slow, steady killer methodically works his way toward the victim.
The poor schlub never had a chance.
And now, the rest of your Tuesday Night Fights:
• Rare is the pajama-clad parking-lot fight that includes the quote "I'm in the process of having a miscarriage right now." But this one from South Carolina does. Woe. (Start of violence, instantly)
• Ayo, shit got real at the Springbrook in Lima, Ohio. Most worrisome is how very few in harm's way heeded the clear-the-building call. (SoV, instantly)
• New Year's Eve Roundup: "We Don't Know Them" (SoV, 0:09). "New Year's Eve Knockout!!!" (SoV, 0:24). "Happy New Year 2013 street fight in USA" (SoV, 0:09).
• Just in case you bought into the STUPID LIES that Russians were, in fact, Caucasians, this video comes to your neural rescue. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, they meant folks from the Caucasus region as opposed to just run-of-the-mill white folk, but what fun would this entry have been otherwise when compared to all the other Russian fights we've seen. (SoV, instantly)
• What Would You Do If You Only Had Seven Seconds to Prove Yourself on the Parking Lot of Battle? (Peak action: 2:28-4:40):
• So, this is what White Boy Day looks like. (SoV, instantly)
• In a foreign land, these drunk ladies fought back in May. It's just now making its way to the YouTube. Or not. Can't tell. But whatever. It's fun. (SoV, 0:05)
• "Angry Asian Man" gets taunted and harassed at a Food Court, fights back, gets "jerseyed," wins. (SoV, 0:03)
• "Homeless old man" vs. "young trash-talking punk." Who ya got? (SoV, 0:12)
• The Street-Fight/Fetish-Film Mash-Up Entry of the Week:
• Per the YouTube uploader, "Two girls boxing while crowd persuades them to fight shirtless." This is a valid description, as shirts are removed. Happy New Year's, everyone, there may not be many more of these left. (SoV, 1:48)
• If you include death metal in your fight video, your fight video warrants TNF inclusion. (SoV, 0:24)
• When street fights require the whipping of the belts. (SoV, 0:02)
• YOU GOT GLASSED BY A DUDE IN JORTS, BRO. (SoV, 1:32)
• Greetings From a Baltimore Bus Intermezzo:
• This week's update from the 215 features RATCHET BITCHES throwing DOWN, yo. In. The. Dirt! This shit rollin', too. Ohh! Worldstar! Rollin'. This shit rollin'. It's goin' tha fuck DOWN! (SoV, instantly). Bonus Coverage: While this happened outside the Chart House in Waikiki, one battler is named Philly, and he's on probation, so it might as well have been in the Del Val. (SoV, instantly). Bonus Coverage II: "Young Jeezy Artist Tone Trump Gets Jumped In Philly By Meek Mill Affiliate Louie V Gutta, and gets his chain taken" (SoV, 0:28)
• From TNF Beijing Correspondent Anthony Tao: "Pickpocket Artist Gets Caught, Clobbered By Students." (SoV, 0:10)
• This parking-lot battle in Maryland extended to a Round Two. In the mind of the narrator, this is an impressive feat. (SoV, instantly)
• Just Another Christmas In Beaumont Postcard Intermission:
• This is positioned as some sort of territorial dispute in New York City. (SoV, 0:08)
• Lady knocks her boyfriend out. (SoV, instantly)
• Oh, those pesky "urban youths" are up to no good again. (SoV, 1:37) Bonus Coverage: "Hip-Hop Night" in Sommerville, Mass. leads to rumpus at the Hess station.
• Sweep the head. (SoV, eh, watch it all)
• Others: "CHICK ON CHICK BEATDOWN IN A STORE!!" "Gas Station Fight" (possible rerun). "Fight at Greene Street Night club." "Brigas de mulherres só as melhores !!!" "20 person brawl terrifies shoppers at a crowded shopping mall." "most horrific street fight in history!!" "Skate Park Cat Fight." "2 white girls Vs 2 Black Girls street fight." "Trillgang TV fight at copa." "Redneck Gets Sucker Punched During Parking Lot Brawl!"


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Ice Cube Speaks On Tce-T Vs. Soulja Boy! "I Don't Think Soulja Boy Singlely Destroyed Hip Hop"
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COLUMN: Why I Hate "Latinos"
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
--Thomas Paine
I've been called a lot of things, but one that gets under my skin more than most, is the word "Latino." Actually, just about anything referring to my race raises my blood pressure a little.
I am not Hispanic.
Actually, I'm not sure what you'd call me. My father was born in Mexico of mixed Spanish and native Mexican descent. My mother was born in Kansas to a father of Irish heritage and a mother whose family came from Germany. Go ahead, give me a word that accurately describes my 'race.' More than that, tell me why it matters.
I am not Mexican.
I was not born in Mexico. Yes, my father was, but I am 100% American. No Mexican-American, no Hispanic-American, no Chicano - whatever that is - just American. And maybe Texan. I have no real ties to the country of Mexico. In fact, if I went to live there I would be an illegal immigrant. I don't even speak Spanish.
Most of all, I am not Latino.
Whatever it means to be "Latino," I am not it. I don't really fit into any of the neat stereotypes that are laid out for brown people.
What is the purpose of a label like that to an individual? It helps politicians plan strategies and it helps advertising companies manipulate demographics, but what does it really matter to you if you are "white" or "black" or anything else?
These labels are for separating, confining, and controlling. They don't mean anything beyond drawing lines between people.
No two things that are different are equal. It is a rule of nature.
If I have two gold nuggets and both weigh the same - they don't really both weigh the same. One is going to be a very tiny amount heavier than the other, it's just how the universe works.
When you create a distinction between groups of people, you open that distinction up to interpretation. It's just how the universe works.
If black people are somehow different from brown people are somehow different from white people then racism is actually a valid method of evaluating people.
But we know it's not.
And that's why I hate "Latino." Because it groups me in this giant category of humans and ascribes a ton of invalid stereotypes to me that people think makes me different from them. But individuals are individuals to be judged on an individual basis. The word "Latino" allows people to judge me on what they think is my race. If it means something to be "Latino" then people have a right to judge whether being "Latino" is a good or a bad thing, and its neither. It's just a thing. Color has no bearing on what kind of person you become. It is no mark of honor or shame. It's just a color.
People get caught up on these racial labels like they have real weight, but the NAACP and the NCLR and anyone else who treats race relations as a conflict are just making the problem worse. By creating a distinction, you open that distinction up to judgement.
And one last thing, something that turns my stomach, is when someone yells or utters, or tattoos, or spray paints, or buys a decal for their car that says "Brown Pride." Or "White Pride" or "Black Pride" it doesn't really matter, it is all ignorant nonsense.
You didn't choose your color. You didn't fight for it, or win it, or invent it. You didn't earn it, so it isn't something you can claim pride in. It isn't something you accomplished, and it has no intrinsic value. My view is, if you draw your pride from something that you had no hand in achieving, then you probably don't have anything else to draw pride from. If you attach yourself to a strong group whose only requirement is being born a certain color, then you need to find new friends.
We make race an issue as a society, we need to stop making it an issue as a society.
Resist labeling.


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|Birdhouse Garden by Laura Wasilowski.
|Forest Home by Laura Wasilowski from Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts.
|Detail of stitching on Birdhouse Garden by Laura Wasilowski
|Birdhouse Garden by Laura Wasilowski.
|Forest Home by Laura Wasilowski from Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts.
|Detail of stitching on Birdhouse Garden by Laura Wasilowski
I'm trying again! Love the patterns and colors.
It is such a great quilt! Love it too! Sounds very fun to create own ideas and this book might help to step out of my comfort zone.
Thanks so much for the give away!
I love the birdhouse idea. With all the bird quilts you have made, it is about time you gave them homes to live in. ha ha.
Yes I do want to win your book - and if I do, will you "pretty please with sugar on top" autograph it for me. I have several autographed books and each time I see the autograph in any of them, I smile.
I love the border blocks on Forest Floor. And i would love to add your book to my library.
Maybe it is my lucky day. LOL
I love the birdhouses on a stick. They are just so cute.
please Friday the 13th be lucky for me !
oh thats so sweet, the birdhouses with the little birds.today is the 13, that so I hope will help me to winn. have a wonderful weekend
mg elfriede /österreich
I would love to win the book!
I sure do need an infusion from the talent or inspiration pools! Here's to hoping I get dunked!
Adorable! I'd love to learn from that book...thanks for the chance!
I love Birdhouse Garden!
Fingers crossed it's lucky Friday 13th for me!
OH yes! I am trying again, I love this book!!
Love both quilts...hope I win, hope I win....
I love the creative way you make the simple things in life, into works of art.
I would love to win a copy of this wonderful book.
Beautiful as always! Thanks again for the chance to win your fun book!
Please please pick me *jumping up and down waving my hands in the air*
LOVE your quilts! Your everyday posts inspire me! Thanks
Love the bird houses! I'm trying again to win your book!
I have been in real estate...happy to see the homes have been sold and the buyer and seller are happy. The book would make me happy!!
I would love to add your book to my library. The art you make is truely breathtaking.
I would love to try my hand at some embroidery.
The birdhouse idea is great. I would love to win your book. Thanks for the opportunity!
Donna F.
I'd love a copy. Your quilts are so colorful and full of inspiration.
The first thing I noticed was the great circular effect. I didn't catch on about the houses put on a stick to become bird houses. Looks like I need to win this book and get out of my box!
Love the Forest Home.
Would love to win your book and try something completely different for me. It's hard to go outside my box!
How your designs are created only you can know---but having your book might help me a tiny bit. Love your colors/designs.
Paulette in VA.
Hmmm. Guess I'm not good at this comment thing because my first one did not appear. I watched your program with Nancy Zieman. I can't wait to try it. Let me win this book!!!!!
I'm trying again! Still would love you to come to NZ, too!
I just found your blog, man I have some good timing! I think I should win. lol
Here I am, shamelessly hoping to win your book, again!~
Love the birdhouses.
Looks like a fun book of patterns! Love it!


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This week featured so many breakout performances, it could have been brought to you by Atari.
Three young players busted out for multiple goals, while a trio of veterans did the same. A new Designated Player bagged his first MLS goal, along with an assist, and a freshly traded player scored in his debut with his new side.
Two teams also enjoyed breakout weeks as they strung together winning streaks under their new coaches, and a third won for the first time since mid-April.
There were also three red cards, several rapid-fire bursts of offense and, unfortunately, a couple of key injuries.
Let's take another look, brick by brick.
The fans at Portland's JELD-WEN Field have seen their share of spectacles in their brief, eventful MLS history, but Saturday night against LA, they witnessed something they'd never seen before — and hope to never see again.
HIGHLIGHTS: DPs on parade in Portland
Not long after the Timbers' Kris Boyd lit up the stadium with a third-minute goal, LA completely doused it with four goals in nine minutes to take a 4-1 lead before the half-hour mark.
All of the strikes came from their Designated Players and the first one, from David Beckham in the 19th minute, was a certain goal-of-the-week candidate. The 37-year-old midfielder took a pass from Robbie Keane about 30 yards from goal and, with no defenders closing him down, used his cultured right foot to deposit the ball in the far side netting to make it 1-1.
In the next nine minutes, Beckham would strike again, off a free kick, Landon Donovan would score a penalty and Keane turned in a cross from Donovan to make it — just like that — 4-1.
Still, Portland didn't roll over: Recently acquired defender Kosuke Kimura pulled one back before halftime to make it 4-2 at the break, and after Keane struck again in the 64th minute, Boyd hit his second of the day to make it 5-3 and round out an entertaining affair.
Wondo Strikes
Several hundred miles down I-5, and a few notches up the Western Conference table, the San Jose Earthquakes engineered a similar outburst to blank fellow frontrunners Real Salt Lake, 5-0.
HIGHLIGHTS: Wondo, Quakes blow out RSL
Chris Wondolowski opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and when RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman was sent off in the 57th, the floodgates opened. San Jose got a goal from Alan Gordon, and then three in eight minutes — two more from Wondo, and one from Simon Dawkins — to blow the game open and move four points clear of RSL atop the Western Conference standings.
Wondolowski now has 17 goals through 20 games, and a shot at Roy Lassiter's 1996 single-season goals record of 27. No MLS player has scored more than 20 goals in a season since 2003.
New Days Rising?
While the individual stars came out in California, a pair of teams from the East broke out with winning streaks. Philadelphia won their third straight game under new coach John Hackworth and Toronto FC bagged two wins in one week under new boss Paul Mariner.
Toronto won a 3-2 thriller against Canadian rivals Vancouver on Wednesday, then nipped New England 1-0 on Saturday, ending the Revs' unbeaten run at five games.
TFC's first-year man Luis Silva scored goals in both games, and in the Vancouver match, Whitecaps rookie Darren Mattocks bagged two, including a spectacular leaping header in stoppage time.
GOAL: Valdes's winner breaks Montreal hearts
That goal looked like it would leave the game knotted at two, but Reds midfielder Terry Dunfield headed in Torsten Frings' corner kick five minutes into stoppage time for a dramatic game-winner.
The Union snatched their 2-1 win over Montreal in similar fashion, surrendering an 89th-minute equalizer before Carlos Valdés won it in stoppage time with his first goal of the year.
Don't be surprised if Philadelphia and Toronto climb out of the East cellar soon.
(The Reds' win over New England may have been costly, though, as productive striker Danny Koevermans left the game with a knee injury just before halftime.)
There were signs of life at the bottom of the Western Conference table, too, as FC Dallas broke a three-month winless streak with a 2-1 victory at Colorado.
FCD youngster Fabián Castillo enjoyed a breakout game to lead the way, setting up the equalizer and scoring the winner as FCD bounced back from a 1-0 deficit.
The rally canceled Omar Cummings' 50th-minute opener (assisted by Conor Casey) and ended a brutal run for the Hoops, who had gone 0-7-6 since April 14.
Eastern Front
Sporting Kansas City have shaken off a recent slump of their own, reeling off two wins and a tie in their last three league games, and advancing to the final of the US Open Cup with a 2-0 win over Philadelphia last Wednesday.
Peter Vermes' men followed their USOC triumph with a 2-0 league win over Columbus on Saturday. Jacob Peterson and Teal Bunbury scored against the Crew, making good on SKC's only two shots on goal in the game.
With the win, Peter Vermes' men pulled ahead of D.C. United at the top of the East.
GOAL: Garcia opens MLS account
The Black-and-Red saw their hopes of keeping pace dinged early in their match at Houston, when 'keeper Bill Hamid clipped Dynamo striker Macoumba Kandji in the box, drawing a penalty for Houston and a straight red for himself. Playing with 10 men for 73 minutes, D.C. gave up three more goals and fell, 4-0.
Boniek García had a goal and an assist for the Dynamo, who remained unbeaten in eight games (5-0-3) at BBVA Compass Stadium.
East vs. West
Nipping at D.C.'s and Kansas City's heels in the East are New York and Chicago, both of whom squared off against Western Conference opponents this week.
GOAL: Pardo goes top corner from FK
The Fire got the first goal of the year from midfielder Pável Pardo, then held on after defender Arne Friedrich was red carded in the 69th minute, and escaped with a 1-0 win over Vancouver.
The Red Bulls got a goal from Sébastien Le Toux — traded from Vancouver on Friday in exchange for winger Dane Richards — but gave up a 67th-minute equalizer to Fredy Montero in a 2-2 draw with Seattle. New York DP Rafa Márquez limped off with an injury after just 21 minutes.
Chicago will try to overtake New York in the standings on Wednesday in a rare midweek matinee at Red Bull Arena.


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Mardi Gras Dance on Friday
February 21, 2012
Everyone, of all ages, is invited to the "Mardi Gras Dance" from 7:30-10 p.m. Friday at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center.
The 17-piece Tahoe Dance Band will play a variety of great music for listening and dancing. It is not necessary to come with a partner.
Admission includes appetizers, desserts, wine, other beverages and a free door prize ticket. There are raffles for good prizes, too.
Wearing multi-color clothing and/or masks is optional.
For more information, call Arline 530-545-1277 or Francine at 530-541-8380.
The senior center is located at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.


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This web-based curriculum focuses on basic introductory astronomy concepts. The material is presented through interactive exercises, animations, and videos. Adopters can choose any combination of the ten chapters for a particular class. Each chapter... (View More) includes authentic student interaction with actual data where possible. Students master the scientific concepts and reasoning processes that lead to our current understanding of the universe through interactive tasks, prediction and reflection, experimentation, and model building. (View Less)
This series of learning modules is designed for adaptation in an introductory Earth science or planetary science course. The modules actively engage students through Mars remote-sensing data and Earth-based analogs to understanding Mars geology.... (View More) Interviews with planetary scientists and geologists present current issues in planetary sciences. (View Less)
Building Intuition for In-water Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Spectrophotometer Activity with littleBits™
This activity demonstrates optical properties of water: that different constituents in water affect the transmission, absorption, and scattering of different colors in the visible light spectrum. Inexpensive, off-the-shelf components are used to... (View More) build a light sensor and source, creating a simple spectrophotometer that can measure light absorption. In the second part of this activity, principles of ocean color remote sensing are applied to measure reflectance. Using components that are clearly visible allows students to configure them in different ways. Playing with the instrument design gives students a practical understanding of spectrophotometers, in-water optics, and remote sensing. As an extension of this concept, students are encouraged to think about how ocean color is used to estimate the concentration of chlorophyll to infer phytoplankton abundance, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments. (View Less)
Cosmology: The Origin, Evolution & Ultimate Fate of the Universe - An Introductory Resource Guide for College Instructors
Cosmology is an enormous field and the number of educational resources can be a bit overwhelming. This annotated guide includes a sampling of non-technical materials – online and in print - that Astronomy 101 instructors around the U.S. have been... (View More) using. Items were selected based on their level of difficulty (Astro 101 level and below), the likelihood of their being easily available for a college audience, and their potential usefulness for teaching and learning. (View Less)
The discovery and characterization of exoplanets is one of the most exciting and fast-changing areas in modern astronomical research. This annotated guide includes a wide range of materials, both online and in print, that astronomy instructors and... (View More) their students can use to learn about the latest developments. Items were selected based on their level of difficulty (Astro 101 level and below), the likelihood of their being easily available for a college audience, and their usefulness for teaching and learning. (View Less)
This set of physics-based labs uses data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Students create movies using near-real-time data, explore the connection between solar activity and space weather, use different types of data to generate... (View More) and test hypotheses, and collaborate with other students to explore further. Students present their results in a scientifically-appropriate manner. (View Less)
In this lab activity, students use simulation results and data available through the NASA Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC) to explore the structure of the solar wind, its variation through the heliosphere. Participants will become... (View More) familiar with aspects of the solar wind simulations: variables involved, the shape of the simulation volume, and the accepted methods for displaying those results. It was designed for graduate students doing research, but is also valuable for an undergraduate space science course or as an application in a physics course. The activity is designed for students to work in groups of 3 or 4 sharing a computer and a large work space. The instructors guide includes a discussion of lab goals, a set of concept questions, responses to student guide questions, and some student misconceptions. (View Less)
This 16-page booklet illustrates multiple NASA sources that allow educators to incorporate real Earth science data and images in their teaching and programs. Sample resources as well as firsthand accounts of how these are being used in the classroom... (View More) or informal education setting are included. (View Less)
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The H-R diagram is a scatter graph of stars, a plot of stellar absolute magnitude or luminosity versus temperature or stellar classification. It is an important astronomical tool for understanding how stars evolve over time. Stellar evolution cannot... (View More) be studied by observing individual stars as most changes occur over millions and billions of years. Astrophysicists observe numerous stars at various stages in their evolutionary history to determine their changing properties and probable evolutionary tracks across the H-R diagram. In this activity, students plot both maxima and minima with corresponding stellar classifications for several variables, and then identify the type of variability: Cepheid, RR Lyrae, Mira or Semiregular. This activity includes background information, a teacher guide, a student activity, and accompanying worksheets. The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) and The Chandra X-Ray mission have collaborated to develop this activity. (View Less)
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This guide is for free IDL compatible software that integrates with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data, allowing the user to manipulate data images from the LOLA tool aboard LRO.


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Working with migrant workers in Thailand: an unsung heroine
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|Khun Patima (right) works with migrant workers in Thailand.
On 11/11/11, in the midst of the Thailand flood crisis, the Labor Rights Promotion Network Foundation [2] (LPN), one of the organizations who received World Bank support through the Civil Society and Small Grants Program [3], provided relief. Not just for Thais affected by the deluge but also for migrant workers who had little access to help. Through Project Manager Patima Tangprachayakul, I learned that LPN was busy with much more than just the flood relief effort. In an assignment for One Day on Earth: Women at Work [4], a campaign aimed at increasing awareness for the important contributions of women in the workplace, I got the chance to join Khun Patima on a visit to a flood evacuation center set up for migrants. She told me about her work on human rights, how her work has added value to her life, and how one woman could give her energy for a better world.
LPN is based in Samut Sakhon, one of the urban industrial provinces on the outskirts of Bangkok. An estimated 400,000 migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia live there, about half of them illegal migrants. And most of them don't know their rights. The LPN's project aims to provide migrant workers with a basic knowledge of their rights such as access to healthcare (like how to seek help in hospitals) and how to talk to their bosses. Khun Patima emphasizes that migrant workers have the same rights as anybody else and are protected equally by universal human rights.
When Khun Patima started her career, people asked her why she chose to be a social worker and why she chose to focus on foreign laborers. It was hard to explain at first but through her work, she has gained a good network of people supportive of her decision and choice of career. Working makes Khun Patima happy and most of all, helping others has helped her find a purpose in life, she says: "When I look in the mirror, I am proud".
With human rights and improving conditions for migrant workers as entry points, the work of LPN spans many areas including providing legal and psychological assistance for rape victims. Khun Patima says being a woman helps when working with victims of rape: as a woman it is easier to gain the trust of the victims and help solve conflicts. Her face lights up when she speaks about her work and about the women her work has brought her in touch with. "Female energy and resilience," she says, "make this world beautiful."
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1980 Chevy Truck - Go-N-GreenPosted in Features on February 10, 2014
Straight outta the Foothills of North Carolina from a place called East Bend comes this sick creation of a mega truck that was brought to life by the outwardly calm yet inwardly throttle hungry dude named Robert Williams. Meeting this guy is like the calm before the storm! Robert's super chill, a nice guy, and quiet, but when he gets behind the wheel of his big-block–powered evil masterpiece of a mega truck, everyone better brace for hardcore action.
Robert's legit too, and down for whatever any time I call him up. He is all-in when it comes to racing, photo shoots, and free-for-all muddin'. We even had him and a few other of our East Bend Mega Truck Bro's featured in Frank Foster's, Blue Collar Boys music video. A friend of mine Brett Bortle, from Weekend Warriors Productions (the videos director/producer), called me up asking for some big trucks.
Robert ran the truck in 2012 with a healthy small-block on spray, qualified with it, and also competed in the International Yukon Gear & Axle Throttle King 2012 Crowning event. This past winter (2012-2013) he installed a dirty big-block and has been straight killin' it ever since.
Robert is originally from Salem, Virginia, and got into the off-road scene with dirt bikes and then trucks and trail riding with the Central VA Four Wheelers Association. Then he got into racing and hooked to the rush. Currently he is a parts manager for a small company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but spends most of his free time racing. He tells us the best part about racing is getting his kids into it and making good friends along the way. Other than racing in the International Yukon Gear & Axle Throttle King Finale in 2012, Robert has stayed mostly local to the foothills of N.C. He frequents places like Sparta, East Bend, Farmington, and Big Lick. By the time you read this he will have been to Dennis Anderson's 2013 North Vs. South with Trucks Gone Wild.
Robert's truck is an '80s model in steel Chevrolet body skins only. Other than that, it is a straight custom build he that put together himself. His work includes the tube frame, a four-linked suspension with Currie Enterprises Johnny Joints, and Top Loader 2 1/2-ton axles fitted with custom wheels and cut 13.6 R2s. A rear-mounted 598ci Beal Racing Engines big-block on the bottle is mated to a Turbo 400 transmission and an NP205 transfer case. Robert is thinking that a Powerglide transmission and a quick-change gearbox might be his next winning setup for the 2013-2014 winter season.
Robert used one of my catchphrases—"More bottle more throttle"—and wanted to thank me for putting on all the shows. He would also like to thank his 19-year-old daughter, Faith, for being out in the shop every night helping build the truck. He hopes to help her build a truck soon so that she can get into racing.


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Shame: 4 Boys Rape A 13-Year-Old Boy With A Broom & Hockey Stick At School In Florida!
Channel 13 reports "ODESSA - It's an unthinkable crime: four boys between the ages of 14 and 15 years old are accused of brutally assaulting a 13-year-old boy at school. Hillsborough Sheriff investigators say the attack happened at Walker Middle School in Odessa. Detectives say on April 30th, the boys attacked the victim in the school locker room."
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Chris Tucker's Baby Mother "Azja Pryor" Says Michael Jackson Is Not A Child Molester & That The Accusers Are Liers! "They Need To Stand Up & Finally Tell The Truth. Clear His Name"
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cabaret25 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 266 diseños de 79 diseñadores freelance.
Why should a wedding and baby shower be the only time you can make a registry for what you would really like to receive? Why should loved ones have to struggle or guess when it is time to buy you a gift?
GiftKnow is going to make gift giving easier for everyone. GiftKnow is going to be the premiere site to go on the web to make an all-occasions registry for everything you would like to receive as a gift. You will be able to add items to your personal registry from stores all over the web. Then, friends and family who want to buy you something (for any occasion) just come and visit your personal registry to get you what you really want.
Regifting will become a thing of the past!
Our target audience is anyone who is tired of regifting. No one wants to give someone something they don't really like and no one likes to know that a loved one spent hard-earned money on a present that will never get used, or worse, will be given away.
It is hard to know just what someone is longing for and it is hard to "drop hints" to try to give people ideas. GiftKnow wants to improve the gifting process for both the giver and the receiver.
Our requirements are simple: we want a clean, memorable, and impactful logo. But doesn't everyone say that? :)
What we are hoping to find is that creative idea that we didn't even know was out there. We are looking to you to help bring this project into reality with a design that is fun and surprising.
Here are our few important notes:
1) Logo *must* be created in Illustrator
2) Logo should not use any licensed material of any kind
3) We would like to see a black and white version of each design along with a color design
4) We would like the name to appear as giftknow (all lowercase) unless the design is compelling enough to warrant uppercase or mixed case
In general, we are looking for the color palette to be light and fun. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
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text: Have just followed the instructions on how to install Ubuntu server 12.04 LTS and ISPconfig 3 and apart from my own spelling msitakes, everything went absolutely to plan and I followed the directions to the letter. (except the suggestion that I should be using SSL and said no to that. I got no errors!! So when I try to access the ispconfig console from a browser on my network with http://192.168.0.222:8080, I get the squirrelmail login screen and I get the same login screen if i use port 8081. I dont want squirrelmail, I want ISPCONFIG. Can anyone point me in the right direction.


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WASHINGTON — Swept along by the tide of outrage and sorrow after the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, Congress passed a law to try to prevent future tragedies by keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.
The measure, signed by President George W. Bush, promised to strengthen the 14-year-old National Instant Criminal Background Check System by establishing incentives and penalties to prod states to submit records of people legally barred under federal law from buying guns — including those who had been committed to mental institutions.
But today, that promise remains unfulfilled. More than half the states haven't provided mental health records to the federal database that gun dealers use to check on buyers. And the gap in dealing with the mentally ill is just one of myriad problems that have hampered background checks.
In the shock that followed the Sandy Hook Elementary School killings last month in Newtown, Conn., improving that system has emerged as a major focus of the Obama administration's plans for combating gun violence. Vice President Joe Biden, who could make recommendations to the president as soon as Tuesday, said he believed there was support for expansion to cover private gun sales, which make up much as 40% of all purchases but do not require background checks.