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Plantronics, Inc. ("Plantronics") is committed to protecting the privacy of consumers visiting our Websites and purchasing our products. Plantronics wishes to maintain a safe and secure environment for all users of our online products and services. Please read the following Privacy Policy to understand how your personal information is treated when it is collected on our Website www.plantronics.com, through our mobile app Plantronics Hub™ for Android and iOS, through Plantronics Hub™ for Windows/Mac, through Plantronics Manager™ and through our service Plantronics Manager Pro™. Additional privacy terms specific to Plantronics Hub for Android and iOS, Plantronics Hub for Windows/Mac, Plantronics Manager and Plantronics Manager Pro can be found in the Plantronics Software Privacy Policy. From time to time Plantronics may offer new products and/or services online which may affect this policy, which will be updated as needed. Please check back with us periodically.
Plantronics has received TRUSTe's Privacy Seal signifying that this Privacy Policy and our practices have been reviewed for compliance with the TRUSTe program viewable on the validation page available by clicking the TRUSTe seal. The TRUSTe certification only covers information collected on our Website www.plantronics.com, through our mobile app Plantronics Hub for Android and iOS, through Plantronics Hub for Windows/Mac, through Plantronics Manager and through our service Plantronics Manager Pro. The use of information collected through our service shall be limited to the purpose of providing the service for which the Client has engaged Plantronics. This Privacy Policy does not cover information that may be collected through other mobile apps that we own and control or software downloaded from this site. This Privacy Policy covers WWW.PLANTRONICS.COM and any other PLANTRONICS.COM subdomains (herein after "Websites"). If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact the Plantronics Privacy Administrator by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact TRUSTe here.
Plantronics complies with the U.S. - E.U. Safe Harbor framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data from European Union member countries and Switzerland. Plantronics has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view Plantronics certification, please visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.
This Privacy Policy answers the following questions for you regarding your online privacy protection:
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What Information Does Plantronics Collect?
Plantronics will collect personal information from our users for different purposes. Information gathered online can be identified as either anonymous or identifiable. Anonymous information is information that cannot be traced back to the individual. Identifiable information is information that is specific to the individual so that we can deliver the right products and services to the individual. The following lists the many ways in which we collect personal information from our users and the type of information collected:
To purchase products and to obtain other services offered on the Websites, a user has to create his/her profile by completing a questionnaire online. Through the completion of the questionnaire by a user we collect the following information: (i) full name; (ii) address; (iii) e-mail address; (iv) credit card information; (v) password; and (vi) nickname. The provision of this personal information is mandatory and if you choose not to submit the requested information we will not be able to provide you with the services offered on the Websites.
To register your purchased product online, we request the following information: (i) full name; (ii) email address; and (iii) purchase date. The provision of this information is mandatory in order to register your purchase online. The provision of the remaining information requested on the product registration form is optional.
An applicant may consider submitting his/her resume online to join the Plantronics team. During this process we may collect personally identifiable information. You will be asked to create a login consisting of your email address and password. You will also be asked to identify your area of expertise and years of experience to complete the profile creation. Plantronics uses services provided by SuccessFactors in the online career search. Information provided may be shared or transferred to SuccessFactors. We encourage users who will use this system to review the privacy policy of SuccessFactors. By virtue of the online resume submission we collect the following personal information: (i) first and last name; (ii) phone number; (iii) e-mail; (iv) employment area and years of experience; and (v) the text of the resume. The provision of this information is mandatory. If the resume is submitted for a specific position, the user may be required to answer specific questions in regards to their employment and educational background. In addition to mandatory information, we request information such as address, current employment, education, preferred location, activities and organizations and a brief description of your career objectives. The provision of this information is optional. SuccessFactors is not allowed to use the information collected for any purpose other than the original purpose.
To become a Plantronics authorized reseller, a user must complete an online application. By virtue of our online application we collect personal information such as the user's full name and e-mail address. The provision of this information is mandatory for users who want to become authorized resellers. In addition to this mandatory information, we request information such as current employment, phone and fax. The provision of this information is optional.
If you desire, you may participate in Plantronics' online surveys. If you choose to participate, we will collect anonymous information about the environment you work in, telephone habits, and demographic information. These surveys are developed in order for us to understand what types of products are most effective for our customers and to find the best ways to advertise to reach new customers. Your participation in our online surveys is entirely voluntary. Plantronics may provide gifts to those individuals who participate in surveys, and will request a mailing address to ship the gift. Plantronics will not use the mailing address or personal information for any purpose other than mailing the gift. You will be given the option to opt-in to receive further emails from Plantronics, including but not limited to marketing emails, advertisements, newsletters and bulletins.
When you choose to use the online chat type of support, the following information is gathered through the creation of an account or use of existing account: Email address, password, first name, last name, company name, address, city, state, zip, country, phone, telephone number, Plantronics model, Phone manufacturer, and Phone model. The information, with the exception of the password, is viewable to the support person that is handling the chat. You will be given the option to opt-in to receive further emails from Plantronics, including but not limited to marketing emails, advertisements, newsletters and bulletins. Currently any information captured through support is not provided to anyone outside of Plantronics.
Plantronics may use mobile messaging, SMS campaigns to communicate with customers who have opted in to receive these types of communications. We will use a third party service to deliver the messages, they have been advised that any personal information transmitted to them in order to transmit the campaign is the property of Plantronics and not to be used for any other means other than to carry out the transaction. The third party will verify your carriers' policies in regard to sending text messages, however if you believe you have received any messages in error, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Plantronics collects information under the direction of its Clients, and has no direct relationship with the individuals whose personal data it processes. If you are a customer of one of our Clients and would no longer like to be contacted by one of our Clients that use our service, please contact the Client that you interact with directly. If requested to remove data we will respond within 30 days.
We may transfer personal information to companies that help us provide our service. Transfers to subsequent third parties are covered by the service agreements with our Clients.
We will retain personal data we process on behalf of our Clients for as long as needed to provide services to our Client. Plantronics will retain this personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click stream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the Websites, to track users' movements around the Websites and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information.
Do I have to Register?
All users can access the Websites without being a registered user. However, you will not be able to access certain areas or purchase our products online if you are not a registered online user.
How Does Plantronics Use My Information?
Personal information collected by us is used primarily for the purpose it is collected: to facilitate purchases online, to register users' purchases, to process users' resumes or to consider authorized reseller applications. In particular, the users' shipping and billing addresses are used for fulfilling the purchase orders and to bill a user's credit card. The personal information provided in a resume and authorized reseller's application is used to consider the eligibility of the candidates. In addition to the original purpose for which the personal information is collected, we may use the personal information to contact users to confirm information related to his/her order or to advise a user if an item is on back order.
Plantronics also may use users' email address, mailing address, and/or phone number as follows provided that the user grants his/her consent to such additional use:
- in our internal surveys to obtain feedback on our products, our website, or on other aspects of our business that impact you as a Plantronics customer;
- to notify users of new products or services we think may be of interest to them;
- to send promotional materials.
- for our Premier Plantronics Only Distributor's direct marketing purposes.
Users will receive such promotional materials and be contacted by our business partners only if they have opted-in to receive such information and be contacted. Please see "How Can I Opt-In/Opt-Out?" for more information.
We may also use personal information collected to contact users in connection with the inappropriate use of the Websites.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Does Plantronics Disclose My Personal Information?
From time to time, we may disclose your personal information to organizations that perform services for or on behalf of Plantronics, for example to provide customer service, deliver products, ship items, process credit cards, for research, marketing, product ratings and reviews, data processing, and to measure the use of our Websites. We will share with these companies only that personal information which they need to work on our behalf. Some of these service providers may be located in other countries. Your personal information will be provided to these organizations only if they agree to use such information solely for the purpose of providing services to Plantronics, and under the instructions of Plantronics, and with respect to that information, to act in a manner consistent with the relevant principles articulated in this Policy.
If you have opted-in to receive direct marketing contact from our Premier Plantronics Only Distributors, Plantronics will disclose your personal information to such distributors. Your personal information will be provided to our Premier Plantronics Only Distributors only if they agree to act in a manner consistent with the relevant principles articulated in this Policy. However, Plantronics recommends that you review the Premier Plantronics Only Distributors privacy policy as their privacy practices are not monitored or controlled by Plantronics.
If Plantronics is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Web site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.
Public Forums
Our Web site offers publicly accessible blogs, forums, and user reviews. You should be aware that any information you provide in these public forums may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from these areas, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
We display personal testimonials and endorsements of satisfied customers on our Websites. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at email@example.com
Social Media Features and Widgets
Our Websites include Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button and Widgets, such as the Share this button or interactive mini-programs that run on our Websites. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Websites, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Websites. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
What About Security of Data Transmission
Please note that at www.plantronics.com there is a form where you can transmit credit card information in order to complete a purchase transaction. Any time we ask for a credit card number, we transmit that credit card number in an encrypted format. We use industry-standard, SSL (secure socket layer) encryption. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Plantronics cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Can I Correct/Update the Information Collected About Me?
You have the right to correct/update or delete any inaccuracies to the personal information collected about you at www.plantronics.com. You can make changes to your personal profile at any time by going to the "Customer Sign In" page on our website. You will need your Logon ID (user name) and password in order to access your personal information.
You may also contact us via email at www.plantronics.com to request changes to your profile. Requests received via email will be acknowledged and responded to within 30 days of receipt.
All access requests will be acknowledged and responded to within 30 days of receipt.
Will You Notify Me in the Event of Changes to this Privacy Policy?
Plantronics reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy. Any changes in the policy will be posted directly on the Plantronics website at www.plantronics.com/privacy.In the event of a material change in the site's data collection and handling practices, Plantronics will post a prominent notice on the web site for 30 days prior to the changes taking effect or notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account).
We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy whenever you visit the Websites. If you have any questions or concerns on the Plantronics Privacy Policy, please contact email@example.com.
From time-to-time Plantronics may sponsor contests/sweepstakes on our site. Participation in these contests/sweepstakes is completely voluntary. Personally identifiable information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address) and demographic information (such as zip code). You will have the option in all of our contests/sweepstakes to "opt-in" or "opt-out" of receiving these special promotions etc. from Plantronics, Inc. and its advertisers, partners, affiliates, and sponsors (see How Can I Opt-In/Opt-Out? for more information). By entering, you agree to all of the terms and conditions, which will be clearly outlined in the rules. Where a contest or sweepstakes is not sponsored by Plantronics, the identity of the sponsor will be clearly disclosed in the rules. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of the sponsor before entering.
How Can I Opt-In/Opt-Out?
We provide you the opportunity to opt-in to have your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask for this information.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication, by emailing us at email@example.com or you may contact us at PLANTRONICS, INC. c/o Legal Department, 345 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, California 95060 USA to opt-out.
Why Do I Need an ID and Password?
At our e-commerce site we provide an area for you to store your billing address, and shipping addresses. This is your private information and you should keep it secure. We also require that you enter your Logon ID (nick name) and password for accessing Order Status where you will view the details of products ordered from Plantronics.
This web site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Plantronics is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other sites. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Websites.
How Do I Contact Plantronics?
If you have any further questions or comments regarding this Privacy Statement, you may contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or by any of the following ways:
- Facsimile: (831) 426-2965
- Mail: PLANTRONICS, INC.
c/o Legal Department
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on our Website.
Does the Plantronics Website Use "Tracking Technologies?"
We, and our third party partners, use cookies, scripts, and tags on our Websites. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us improve your access to our Websites and identify repeat visitors to our Websites. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Websites. Additionally, we use cookies to track our online advertising efforts. If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you interest-based ads, you may opt-out by clicking here (or if you are located in the European Union, please click here). Please note this does not opt you out of being served ads. You will continue to receive generic ads. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personal information on our Websites, though cookies may be used in the online career center to share personal information with SuccessFactors to accommodate the hiring process.
Our third party partners employ a software technology called clear GIFs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), that help us better manage content on our Websites by informing us what content is effective. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We do not tie the information gathered by clear GIFs to our customers' personal information.
We use clear GIFs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. If you would like to opt-out of these emails, please see "How Can I Opt-In/Opt-Out"
We, and our third party partners, use Local Shared Objects (Flash cookies) or Local Storage (HTML 5), to store content information and preferences. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML 5. To manage Flash, please click here:http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html
Mobile Applications
When you download and use our mobile apps, we automatically collect information on the type of Plantronics device you use, the operating system version of your smartphone or tablet, and the Plantronics device identifier (or "UDID").
We may ask you for location based information from your mobile device while using our mobile apps. We collect your location information for the purpose of enabling features in the Plantronics Hub for Android/iOS mobile app such as the BackTrack™ feature. This feature helps to identify the location of your headset's most recent disconnect event for the purpose of tracking a lost headset.
We collect app usage information for the purpose of enhancing your user experience. We may record information such as how often you use the app, the events that occur within the app, aggregated usage and performance data. We use this information with analytics software to allow us to better understand the functionality of our mobile software on your phone. We do not link the information we store within the analytics software to any personal information you submit within the mobile app.


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Having your preferred model or custom creation with your name or actual signature printed on the butt or shaft of the stick seems to be one of the signs that you have reached a particularly high profile in the industry.
This also means that your legions of devoted fans will no doubt rush out and buy up 'bricks' of your signature model (until they decide that another player is the flavour of the month and adopt their sticks instead), which is all very flattering. Whatever your reason to choose a signature stick, you can be sure that drumstick manufacturers will benefit greatly from the association.
Here's our guide to buying signature sticks…
5 signature sticks from £8.99
1. Vic Firth Signature ModelsFrom £9.90
This highly regarded company, whose signature lines include the likes of SteveGadd, Peter Erskine and Stanton Moore, sets a serious modern standard that others are often compared to. It was founded by an extremely successful working percussionist who started designing his own personal mallets and sticks before deciding to manufacture them for the mass market.
2. Zildjian Artist Series From £10.99
Boasting a roster of names that includes John Riley and Vinnie Colaiuta, the famous cymbal maker started producing its own brand of drumsticks back in 1988 and now has one of the largest signature catalogues on the market today. Zildjian also produces a fine selection of brushes, mallets and hybrid models.
3. Pro-Mark Signature Models From £8.99
Known to bear the names and grace the drum heads of Neil Peart, Bill Bruford and Phil Collins to name but a few, these highly durable and hugely popular drumsticks are, unsurprisingly, touted by the company as "the finest sticks in the world". You will be truly amazed to see just how short and chunky Phil Collins' sticks are or, for that matter, how light and articulate Mr Bruford's model is.
4. Vater Signature Models From £8.99
Producing consistently high-quality and well regarded sticks and the like since 1990, Vater actually has an extended family lineage of stickmakers that goes way back to the 1940s, so you can rest assured they have the experience.
5. Regal Tip Performer Series From £9.49
Including Joey Waronker and Eric Carr models, the series boasts the famous Regal Tip finish that gets tackier as your hands warm up. This has won over legions of players, but equally there are players who might want their sticks totally free of varnish!


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South Beach Diet
The Basics
The South Beach diet is a carbohydrate-controlled diet, typically followed for weight loss, that was created by cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston. Dr. Agatston believes that the type of carbohydrate and fat matters at least as much as the quantity. Dieters choose low-glycemic-index carbs and restrict fat intake to plant and seafood sources.
The diet has three phases:
- Phase 1: Induction—For the first 14 days, no breads, rice, potatoes, pasta, baked goods, sugar, beer, wine, or fruit.
- Phase 2: Reintroduction—Add in low-glycemic-index carbohydrates such as oats and other whole grains, and vegetables, as well as occasionally indulging in some of your favorite carbs. Stay in this phase until you reach your target weight.
- Phase 3: Maintenance—Maintain weight and restrict any high-glycemic-index and saturated or hydrogenated fats.
Best bets: Emphasize low-glycemic-index carbs like whole grains, salad vegetables, and fruits like pears and apples. Choose healthy monounsaturated fats instead of disease-promoting saturated fats. Look for South Beach diet products and see our Glycemic Index article for more information.
More about this diet
The South Beach diet is based on the premise that choosing the right carbohydrate and fat sources can help people reduce their appetite, lose weight, and prevent chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. The diet emphasizes carbohydrate foods with a low glycemic index and fats that don't raise blood cholesterol. The South Beach diet shares features with several other diets, including Atkins, low-carbohydrate, and low-glycemic-index diets. Like the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet begins with an initial phase of very low carbohydrate intake; however, unlike Atkins, it only allows foods low in unhealthful fats. The South Beach diet follows the first phase with two additional phases that allow low-glycemic-index carbohydrate foods to be included in increasing amounts. During these phases, the dieter following the South Beach diet is permitted more carbohydrate foods than the Atkins diet recommends. If weight loss stops or the dieter strays from the diet, he or she repeats the first phase. The third phase is a weight-maintenance diet that primarily restricts only high-glycemic-index foods or foods high in saturated and hydrogenated fats. Again, if weight loss stops or the dieter strays from the diet, the dieter repeats the first phase.
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by ska21 » Tue May 08, 2012 12:36 am
by Deb » Tue May 08, 2012 5:56 pm
ska21 wrote:I hear the road just opened one hour ago. Can anyone confirm? Can anyone confirm snow conditions?
by edge17 » Wed May 09, 2012 7:50 pm
Deb wrote:ska21 wrote:I hear the road just opened one hour ago. Can anyone confirm? Can anyone confirm snow conditions?
Wow! I'll be up there Wed morning for a shot at Cirque and Langley, if it's still f'ing closed I'm heading for Carillon. Will post back as soon as practical.
Latest word, the road is open to 2 downed trees just before the Horseshoe Meadow TH. I swear!!
by Deb » Fri May 11, 2012 6:09 pm
by DukeJH » Fri May 11, 2012 6:57 pm
by Deb » Fri May 11, 2012 11:48 pm
DukeJH wrote:Thanks for the update. I'm heading that way and hope to tag Langley over Memorial Day. Was there much snow around the lakes?
by Funyan005 » Sun May 13, 2012 8:30 pm
by edge17 » Sun May 13, 2012 8:38 pm
Funyan005 wrote:Any pictures from your trip Deb? Trying to talk a buddy into tagging Langley and I think some visualization might help. Thanks!
by Deb » Mon May 14, 2012 9:22 pm
by ska21 » Tue May 15, 2012 5:37 am
by Deb » Tue May 15, 2012 7:03 pm
ska21 wrote:I just came back from Langley and summited on Saturday May 12. No snow until Old Army Pass. I spoke with a couple that were able to summit with a dog having gone up New Army Pass. They did not mention a cornice and said they were able to avoid snow all of the way. We opted for Old Army Pass on the way up heading directly up the snow chute in the middle. Thanks for the beta Deb. I saw your notes on the summit log. I would agree with the 45 degree angle on the snow patch. It seemed more reasonable and more fun than going to the left and hitting what looked like a traverse route. On the way down we hit the cirque just to the North of Old Army Pass. Does that have a name? Going down that sucked, and we ended up descending through a field with boulders the size of school busses. We lost a bit of time from that choice.
Overall, the route is clear, Horseshoe meadows is virtually empty, and the summer season is kicking in.
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Guide to the William R. K. Young and Morgan A. Gunst correspondence, 1909-1940 M0008
8 press clippings about T.J. Cobden-Sanderson books and his death.
1 LS, 2 receipts from Robert Cobden-Sanderson to Young. Letter 2 announcement lists for R. C.-S. dated Jan. 1, 1920. 1919-1920
26 book listings and information concerning the Amis du Livre Moderne.
Typescript copy of a letter from Young to Raphale Weill, written on Also a LS from Em. Terquem in Paris to John J. Newbergin, February 29, 1916. dated March 5, 1910.
5 letters: 2 to Young from C-S; 1 to C-S from Young; 2 to Gunst from Millard.
14 miscellaneous letters from Gunst to WRK Young, Melbert B. Cary, Jr., Paul Bonet, Rose Adler, G.A. Davidson, Jr. and Lucien L. Godschmidt. Letters dated from May 7, 1918 to Aug. 6, 1940.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Easy Virtue = Easy on the Eyes and Ears
Music I'm Listening To: Easy Virtue Orchestra featuring Ben Barnes (the soundtrack version of "Sexbomb" played during the fox hunt scene made me laugh out loud)
Not to digress, but it's funny how much I've learned about myself and my tastes through blogging....and ironically, it's funny how much of what I've learned has actually been a re-learning of what I have already known for quite some time: in a sea of fabulously frocked vintage-loving ladies with flowing curls, the looks that most reflect my personality, taste, etc, and that best suit my body type/features and my active lifestyle almost always must involve tailoring, especially when it comes to jackets, blouses that have darts/structure, skirts that do not go too far above the knee, and trousers that are flared or wide-legged. Of course, what makes these looks for me is the fact that the more "masculine" or streamlined elements of the jacket and trousers and any possible severity of shorter hair are softened with soft curls, gorgeous make-up, earrings. Ooh, I mustn't forget that hat (as you shall soon see in future posts, I'm obsessed with cloches again, just as I was when I first had a haircut similar to the one I have now about 10 years ago). I'm not surprised I'm in love with these clothes. I see a lot of Coco Chanel's influence on the costuming here and I have been in love with Coco Chanel's fashion philosophies/aesthetics for a long time.
16 comments:
- reilly said...
I just watched this the other day, it was wonderful! Jessica Biel looked really great.
- October 26, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Charleybrown said...
Hi Frivolous Flapper!
I came to see your blog! Cool fashion finds! I've yet to see Easy Virtue or Miss Pettigrew but they're on my list!
- October 26, 2009 at 8:28 PM
- avintagespirit (Lizzy) said...
That movie looks great, just for enjoying the fashion alone. For some reason I really don't like Jessica Biel, but the movie still looks well worth a viewing ;)
- October 27, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- Bella said...
I just love the looks - so elegant and timeless and fabulous.
- October 27, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- Dustjacket Attic said...
Oh I just loved that movie, I laughed too with the sexbomb part.
The outfits were gorgeous!
- October 27, 2009 at 5:18 AM
- FrivolousFlapper said...
I know what you mean about being a little "iffy" where Jessica Biel is concerned, Lizzy; still, I thought she carried off the look quite well!
- October 27, 2009 at 8:02 AM
- Maggi said...
These costumes are just stunning!
- October 27, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Fifi Flowers said...
LOVE these classic looks!
- October 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM
I agree, I have found so much information and inspiration on vintage dressing, style, ect., from blogging! So much fun...almost like shopping without having to spend money!
I'll see if my library has this movie......
Oh goody! I found the movie at the library!
I am only 106 in the "holds" list!!
Should be able to see it by next Christmas!!
( maybe I WILL see if the movie store has it!!!)
- October 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- Bug said...
Those trousers are amazing - I NEED to watch this. I love taking inspiration from other bloggers, movies, and magazines. Thanks for your sweet comment on my antenna chart - hee, hee.
- October 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Madeleine Miranda said...
Movie looks brilliant! I hope that I will get around to seeing it some day!
- October 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- Andi B. Goode said...
I loved this film so much. I saw it at the cinema. I'm so glad you liked it because I read a terribly scathing review of it and, soon after, read about someone else who thought it was awfully dull!
-Andi x
- October 27, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- FrivolousFlapper said...
I do agree with Andi it's worth watching if you haven't seen it (not just for the fashion)....maybe it's because I am a fan of dry wit and physical comedy, but I found it to be an enjoyable romp with lots of sauciness. Much better than the film version of Colette's Cheri, which I was really really disappointed in, although I thought Rupert Friend was a GREAT dandiacal Cheri. Ah, but that's another post....
- October 28, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- FrivolousFlapper said...
Haha, Mrs. B. Hope you get a chance to have a peek at it before NEXT year!!!
- October 28, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- esme and the lane way said...
I was trying to remember the name of this film the other day at the DVD shop! I want to see this.
- October 28, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- J. said...
she looks really elegant indeed!
- October 29, 2009 at 3:30 AM


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bragsie are you able to run this?
Guess I will need to check all games.
Going to bed now.
If you want to keep checking games that's entirely up to you I don't mind, just pm me my mistakes quite happy to sort them out, not sure what the fussing is for, that's your choice I suppose
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Gasoline fell on speculation that demand will decline on the East Coast as Atlantic superstorm Sandy causes widespread flooding and power outages.
Futures sank as at least 3.6 million homes and businesses lost power yesterday, the U.S. Energy Department said. Philadelphia Energy Solutions said it is restoring normal operations at its 355,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Pennsylvania. The storm came ashore in southern New Jersey at 8 p.m. local time yesterday, driving floodwaters to life-threatening levels.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Second Day of Hess-mas
The results were always nothing less than spectacular. Yesterday I showed you one Lowell's last Boys' Life covers... here's one of his first - from December 1950.
Lowell told me more than once that Jan Balet was a big influence on him during the early days of his career. But personally I think he was already coming into his own style with that Boys' Life cover. By the time he did the massive, magnificent scene below for the December 1957 issue of Today's Living, his work was pure Lowell Hess.
* I have placed extra large scans in this post so go ahead and click on the image to enjoy all the details.
And then of course there is the diametric opposite of the typical Lowell Hess "Big Scene". In fact some of my favourite pieces by Lowell are his many crossword puzzle magazine covers. Each one is a simple, beautiful statement in character design and composition...
... always managing to tell an amusing silent story with a minimal number of visual elements - and always cleverly incorporating the mandatory crossword puzzle grid as apart of the picture.
When I first told Lowell how much I loved these he could hardly imagine why - at the time when they were assigned they were, to him, just low paying "quickies" - but when we spoke again more recently he mentioned that I had convinced him to look again at these 'simple statements', and that he now thought they were "actually pretty good."
No kidding! I think you'll agree: they're wonderful!
* I should mention again that Lowell has a website where you can see many examples of his work. Why not drop by there, have a look, and perhaps leave Lowell a Christmas greeting through his 'Contact Us' page.
* My Lowell Hess Flickr set.
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Lowell's art is indeed a delight to behold. There is such a richness in the colour, design and personality - all resulting in art that just makes me smile to look at it. I particularly love that Boy's Life cover, with all of the entertaining little situations - such a feast for the eyes. When I see such wonderful cartoon illustrators like Lowell Hess and Pete Hawley, both of whom injected their work with so much joy and visual appeal, it saddens me to see that there is nobody drawing and painting like that today. Or perhaps more accurately, there seem to be no venues nor art directors willing to encourage that type of art anymore. Instead, all we see today are sterile, computerized graphic designs or childish stickman scrawls masquerading as illustration. Thanks, Leif, for continuing to turn the spotlight on the glorious magazine illustration of the past. Happy Holidays!ReplyDelete
What a great comment, Pete - thank you - and Merry Christmas... or should I say, Merry Hess-mas! ;^)ReplyDelete
- Charlie Allen12:45 AM
A broken record here. WOW!....for the past few TI weeks! Just great stuff. I lived through that era but missed so much of the art and history that you're posting these days. Many thanks, Leif. Pete Emslie has it right. Without the print media, drawing boards, paints and inks of all kinds, the motivations and goals that artists had in those days, it won't happen again. "You can't go back'....and variations of that quote....we all well know. 'Progress' has replaced thousands of skills, crafts, products, art forms, talents, and creative people for centuries. Hail to the conquering electronic digital revolution currently under way. Is it better? No. Is it change? Yes. Hold on to your hats for more. Oh, that's right.....very few hats these days!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing these, they are delightful! The Junior Scholastic cover is exactly the kind of illustration that I could spend hours enjoying as a child, lost in all the wonderful little details...ReplyDelete
- Rich11:48 AM
There's so much to observe here. How these elaborate guys played around with graphic elements!ReplyDelete
On the third picture I just noticed those juxtaposed kindred lines - the telegraph wires and the (almost) parallel running snow tracks. With that green car presenting a delightful offtrack accent.
- Ben8:29 PM
Lowell Hess was a brilliant artist.But Rudolf Hess was a war criminal who rightly spent the latter half of his life in the Spandau prison.I don't think anyone is saying that wasn't the right punishment, regardless of his art talent.ReplyDelete
I just "nominated this lovely site for a Kreativ Blogger Award-note link:ReplyDelete


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Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Does theory come from experience?
My response:
While I understand your frustration with the personal anecdotes and agree that they don't count as argument, I also think there's something particular that this disconnect brings out:
One side is saying that personal anecdotes do count, because the personal experience is all we've got. "What BDSM means," on such a view, is just what commonalities and themes can be found in thousands of personal stories. It's whatever reasons for it, activities, and explanations are most common, most appealed to, most important. On this view the only way to come up with "what BDSM is about" is to read as many stories as possible (or, failing that, to come up with a sound method of selecting samples) and discover what you find.
The other side -- which you're on -- says that a theory that makes no reference to actual experience can and does explain it, and therefore individual experiences are irrelevant and beside the point.
But my question is: what makes the theory itself one that we should accept, then? As I understand it, radical feminist theory itself arose from practices like consciousness raising, which was lots of women in groups sitting around describing their experiences, noticing commonalities, and coming up with theory that explained those commonalities and how to work to fix the problems that showed up over and over in the lives of many women.
Now, I wasn't around in the '70's, so perhaps some second-wavers/radical feminists who were can correct me. But my question is: What exactly happened? Why does theory now trump experience, when commonalities in experience were precisely what led feminists to determine that sexism wasn't just a personal matter, but rather a political one?
It really confuses me.
23 comments:
- Gaina said...
It doesn't count when personal experiences cannot be moulded to fit the feminist/anti drugs/anti abortion/ anti-whatever groups' agenda.
- 17 February 2009 at 12:57
- Trinity said...
"It doesn't count when personal experiences cannot be moulded to fit the feminist/anti drugs/anti abortion/ anti-whatever groups' agenda."
That's how it seems to me. I mean, you read Dworkin and it's all full of "women know in our marrow what this means" and "don't call this an anecdote" and etc.
- 17 February 2009 at 13:43
No, see, back then they needed to consult experiences to determine the proper theory. But now that the theory is done, the experiences are no longer needed. The theory is perfect. Obviously.
- 17 February 2009 at 14:07
- antiprincess said...
my pal Habu would have more to say on this, if she's around. she's a scholar.
- 17 February 2009 at 14:07
- antiprincess said...
this whole ignoring of personal anecdotes thing - it's like trying to talk to a creationist who insists on ignoring the existence of fossils.
- 17 February 2009 at 16:26
I think that part of the problem is that theories are often discussed using all/nothing language. In a world of 6 billion people, there's almost nothing you can say about sex or gender that we all experience in the same ways. My post on Nine Deuce's blog is about why I think we need to use language that leaves room for diversity of experience. I've also written about it here.
The irony is that people often use all/nothing language in an attempt to make their theories more valid, when what it really does is limit how useful they are and alienate people. Lots of people have some experiences that are aligned with radfem theories and others that aren't. I'd really like it if such theories reflected that. It'd make it easier to take the parts that are useful. Plus, it'd leave some room open for dialogue. But then, I suppose that's one difference between a theory and an ideology.
- 17 February 2009 at 16:45
- Renegade Evolution said...
I'm starting to wonder if ND is going to, oh, answer some questions that have been asked of her or merely....rail on.
I mean, normally I LOVE getting railed, but...
- 17 February 2009 at 16:49
- Dw3t-Hthr said...
Guh. I go and look at these comments, and I see, once again, "But what sexuality should people have?"
I am becoming increasingly convinced that anything that can make that seem to be a proper question to ask can achieve nothing but evil.
"What sexuality should people have?" killed Matthew Shepard. "What sexuality should people have?" got a rape victim whipped in Saudi Arabia. "What sexuality should people have?" spawns purity balls and other creepy patriarchal sexualisation of children. "What sexuality should people have?" gutted sex education, spiking STD rates and unwanted pregnancies. "What sexuality should people have?" is a justification for rape and abuse, "jungle fever" racism, "boys will be boys" dismissal of harassment and assault ....
What makes this new theory about what sexuality people should have immune to a thousand years of martyrs, victims, and patriarchy?
- 17 February 2009 at 16:58
- Cereus_sphinx said...
Theories are proven by evidence in their favor.
Yes, people's minds can play tricks on them...
But simpler solutions are usually better.
Lots of convoluted psychology
"Wow, some people like different things"
To me the second explanation seems simpler.
- 17 February 2009 at 17:19
- Trinity said...
Kiya: Good Fucking Question.
I don't expect ND to pop over here with an answer, tho'.
- 17 February 2009 at 17:24
- Dw3t-Hthr said...
Given discussions elsewhere, I don't think that's terribly likely from anyone with a Shiny! New! Theory! about how women should conduct their sex lives to be good and proper.
- 17 February 2009 at 17:41
Well, this one goes right back to the days of the Pre-Socratic Philosophers in Ancient Greece.
But most modern people will recognise it most easily as Galileo vs. the Roman Catholic Church.
- 17 February 2009 at 19:31
Mkay, I'm sure I have a blogger name, but I've forgotten what it is. Anyway...
The problem is that theories, in more scientific pursuits, have parameters to define their applicability. Good theory states its assumptions--if X, Y, and Z, then this is true, or should be true. This kind of theory does not. It kind of reminds me of pop psychology, where we're looking for reciepes for how to deal with people, when we're shown time and time again that it doesn't work that way. (However, I think that predictability is something that people generally crave)
With hard sciences, those parameters are very easy to define.
As one moves deeply into those sciences, we see that things dont always work the way we want to them to.
The individuals are involved in something, the less easily something is generalizable--the behavior of a single atom, a single proton is difficult to predict. Just like how the behavior of a single human, or a small group of humans is difficult to predict. I think this makes them fundamentally difficult to understand.
I've given up on understanding why people do what they do. It's kind of interesting to think about, but we certainly don't have the base information to understand it at all.
Anyway, between the difficulty in determining the behavior (and t/f understanding it) of individuals, and the lack of parameters for applicability means that this ends up being entirely subjective and people are just going to be running around in circles.
- 17 February 2009 at 20:26
- DaisyDeadhead said...
I think a lot certainly did... what I think happened in the 70s (yes, my personal experience/observation and a lot of other people's) was that after a lifetime of ignorance, women FINALLY saw porn. (and the most shocking of this, was BDSM porn)
It was like an explosion.
Understand, there was no internet then. Porn was literally hidden from women, and shown in very specific seedy areas of town (see the 1974 movie TAXI DRIVER and Cybill Shepherd's fury that Travis has taken her to a skin-flick, as they were then called). Middle class white women (doing the CR that Trin spoke about) were scared to death of those areas of town, often deserted, no "city codes" enforced, no 'family homes'... where porn was permitted to be shown. (Notably, sex workers were also limited to these areas, and if any female went there, you were likely to be propositioned and asked "how much?" for the first time in your life; I was.)
The first porn *store* I ever went to was out in the boonies, frequented by truck drivers and (yes) taxi drivers, guys who seemed like transients and had no stake in the immediate community. Porn belonged to MEN and was about MEN. It was scary and frightening. It was NOT right at your fingertips, like now, available to 14 year olds, and certainly it was mostly controlled by the mob.
During the 70s, the barriers in society came down... straights ventured into gay bars (the first discos, were in fact, gay bars) and couples started swinging, etc. And so, when these middle-class women saw porn, they were either attracted to it (and often dropped out of feminism for this reason, see the Barnard conference debacle for the Stalinist show trials around THAT) ... or they flipped out, like Dorchen Leidholt and Susan Brownmiller, and proceeded to interpret porn as part and parcel of patriarchy, more than even, say, advertising (which is where I took MY leave). I think their reaction was DUMBFOUNDED SHOCK, and that became part of the theory, if that makes sense. Whoever was not shocked, took their leave, around the end of the decade, leaving the 2nd wave to the shocked-Brownmiller crowd. This also conflates with the increasing middle-classness of the movement, and as certain groups (WOC, genderqueer and BDSM people, redneck-hippie moms like your humble narrator, socialists, etc) departed mainstream feminism, the mainstream of the 2nd wave became more and more conservative regarding porn--and as a result, you have Dworkin/MacKinnon making common cause with the government. The "shock" became the modus operandi. The women who chose to MAKE porn (and Off Our Backs covered a feminist conference in which a prominent female pornographer whose name escapes me, made quite a fuss) were basically purged with the BDSM people, and the official split occurred at that time.
"Feminist theory" around porn has not appreciably changed from these beginnings, unfortunately; the moment the Brownmiller crowd got the vapors. The difference now is that there is the internet and women feel safe in making their own porn, talking about BDSM openly, etc and some of these women have even called themselves feminists. This has forced the 2nd wave absolutists to engage.
My 2 cents, written in a big rush, hope it makes some sense! :P
- 18 February 2009 at 11:39
- Trinity said...
Thank you very much for this window onto feminist history as you experienced it.
And what you say about porn does make sense to me. Even I, child of the Internet, always avoided it as a supposedly creepy thing for men.
Even once I knew I was a pervert, porn was something I avoided. Though I think in my case that was probably not JUST the cultural idea that it wasn't for or about women, but ALSO about the bits of Mackinnon/Dworkin that had crept into the culture.
I.e., "that's objectifying and therefore it will not excite you," etc.
My partner -- with whom I was doing all kinds of SM these rads would faint at, including with needles and knives -- finally convinced me to watch porn with him.
I was aroused (especially by a "lesbian" scene, and no I am not calling it realistic there, just saying it turned me on regardless of its cheesiness.)
My concern with porn was less that it wasn't for women, and more that it would always and only depict women not being toppy and so bother me. My guy was careful to choose stuff as much in line with my preferences as he could find -- which wasn't very, but which I appreciated.
So my experience was this very... here's what I've picked up from the world about this, and here's what I'm experiencing
- 18 February 2009 at 12:07
- Trinity said...
and they don't mesh. And letting go of what was expected of me (or so I felt), because I was having fun.
I didn't really get that the critique was of actual harm done by porn, or at least supposed to be. I thought it was much more like "this is how this makes women feel."
And when I finally investigated, it didn't make me feel that way, and I wondered why not.
- 18 February 2009 at 12:10
- DaisyDeadhead said...
The best argument against porn was: these are real women actually being harmed/raped, etc in porn. The idea is that no one could possibly consent.
This is why it is so important for women like Ren to speak out and say, no, THIS IS A SCENE I AM DOING FOR MONEY/FUN; it is not actual rape. I honestly think many early radfems didn't understand that, unless they were into it too. The first WAP slide-show in Times Square made categorical statements about anal sex and SM (same as we have heard recently!)--that nobody would possibly choose to do this! I immediately knew better, as I think lots of kinky, even borderline kinky feminists, knew in our collective gut. But if you weren't kinky, how would you know that was propaganda? It's all a matter of whom you choose to believe, who has credibility.
Basically, it's an article of faith that certain radical feminists have chosen to believe... just like any other metaphysical dogma.
And dogmatism goes APESHIT when confronted with FACTS--witness the hostility directed at Ren, the twisting of the truth in The Price of Pleasure, etc. The hysteria is a lot like when the fundies are confronted with carbon dating and dinosaur bones.
- 18 February 2009 at 20:26
- Trinity said...
"The first WAP slide-show in Times Square made categorical statements about anal sex and SM (same as we have heard recently!)--that nobody would possibly choose to do this!"
Heh. And then there's me reading de Sade and the whole "all anal, all the time." :)
I mean yeah, if anyone counts as a patriarchal jerk, it'd be him. I'm not saying that he isn't, or something. Just that, well...
...even there, even in some of the most grossly violent writings I've ever SEEN...
...his insistence that women love anal comes VERY OBVIOUSLY from his own love affair with his own butt.
So... it's not so mucht hat I don't think Dworkin, say, had a point at all. It's just that when you really look at the stuff these people were talking about... they leave out SO much.
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A Look Into Luxury Homes in Asia
From a tropical retreat in Australia to a Colonial-style home in Thailand nicknamed the White House, explore a few of the homes featured as the Asia House of the Day in January.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... nicknamed the White House to a tropical retreat in Australia ... here's a look in a few of the luxury homes ... featured as the Asian house the day in January ... first of ... this new South loans property with its own fishing deck and Bunge tropical gardens ... the property is sending any link that connects to a quiet beach ... its other brands that as a bed and breakfast place not using as a holiday retreat ... it consists of the main cottage ... a busy bow made of telephone poles ... and the studio ... the main cottage hats for veterans and two bathrooms ... the price for this timber heady property ... is two point six million dollars ... for a winter getaway ... there's a ski home in the mountains of Japan ... the four bedroom home has been rented by investment bankers and CEOs for eighteen hundred dollars a day ... the interior plants Japanese craftsmanship ... with a Western sense of comfort ... and features handcrafted woodwork ... sliding rice paper doors ... and a stainless steel kitchen ... the house was listed for just over one point six million dollars ... before was taken off the market to remain a rental property ... last up is this colonial style mansion in Phuket ... that was built in two thousand and three ... it's known as the White House among residents in the area and has seven veterans a large bowl ... anti crafted furniture ... the properties grounds from several fruit bearing trees and in their garden ... the asking price for the home is nearly three million dollars ... for The Wall


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Lost Egyptian pyramids found by Google Earth
A Google Earth satellite imagery survey may have found two pyramid complexes in Egypt,Discovery News reported.
The sites, which are located about 90 miles apart, contain unusual groupings of mounds with intriguing features and orientation, satellite archaeology research Angela Micol said to the Archaelogy News Network.
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One site is located in Upper Egypt, just 12 miles from the city of Abu Sidhum on the Nile, and features four mounds with a larger triangular shaped plateau. The site complex is arranged in a very clear formation, and extends approximately 620 feet, three times the size of the Great Pyramid.
The second site is 90 miles north, and close to the Fayoum Oasis.
"It has a distinct square center which is very unusual for a mound of this size and it almost seems pyramidal when seen from above," Micol said. She has been has been conducting satellite archaeological research for over a decade, using Google Earth as her primary tool. Now archaelogists will visit the site to conduct what they call "ground truthing."
According to Micol, both sites have been verified as undiscovered by Egyptologist and pyramid expert Nabil Selim who said that these structures have never previously been identified. One of the sites, he says, is similar in size to 13th Dynasty Egyprian pyramids.
Google Earth has helped Micol document a number of potential archaeological sites, including a potential underwater city off the Yucatan Peninsula.
Elsewhere in Egypt, archaeologists who were digging up an ancient palace in Egypt have uncovered a stash of 16 severed human hands. The bones, which date back around 3,600 years, were all once right hands.


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This Old House Season 10 Episode 26 (1998)
Release Year: 1998
Ratings: IMDB: 8.0/10 Metascore: N/A RT: N/A
Duration: 30 mins
Genres: Documentary, Reality-TV,
Country: USA,
Actors: Kevin O'Connor, Roger Cook,
Director: Russell Morash,
Synopsis: This Old House: Host Bob Vila guides various participants as they repair and renovate various houses.
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Agency embroiled in yet another scandal
Paul Joseph Watson
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Transportation Security Administration has found itself embroiled in yet another scandal after a TSA whistleblower accused the federal agency of covering up her sexual assault at the hands of a TSA investigator by forcing her to sign a false disavowal.
"Nilda C. Marugame, a TSA worker at Lihue airport, sued the TSA's governmental parent, the Department of Homeland Security, in Federal Court. Marugame claims a TSA investigator (TSI) "sexually assaulted her" on Aug. 26, 2009," reports Courthouse News Service.
When Marugame subsequently attempted to notify the Assistant Federal Security Director about the incident, she was immediately suspended for three days and then coerced into signing a statement that erroneously characterized the sexual advances as being consensual.
"She says she is "at least the third woman to report unwelcome sexual advances" from the same man, and that all of his victims were retaliated against with suspension or threats of termination," states the report.
While all three women were punished for complaining about the assaults, no action was taken against the perpetrator, according to the case.
Marugame is currently trying to sue the TSA in federal court for lost wages resulting from her suspension and damages pertaining to the sexual assault.
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Of course, the fact that the agency tasked with fondling travelers, including children, is constantly embroiled in sexual assault and rape cases, illustrates perfectly why it should be abolished.
As we have laboriously documented, sexual deviancy is so prevalent within the TSA that it's almost become a prerequisite to get the job. Indeed, a prank caller who pretended to be a sex pervert phoned the TSA about applying for a job and was treated seriously by a TSA staffer.
Last week yet another scandal emerged when 52-year-old TSA worker Harold Glen Rodman approached a woman in full uniform before flashing his badge and proceeding to allegedly rape and sodomize her.
Back in March last year it emerged that TSA worker Sean Shanahan, who was employed at Boston Logan International Airport to pat down passengers, had been charged with multiple child sex crimes targeting an underage girl.
Similarly, 57-year-old Charles Henry Bennett, who worked at Orlando International Airport as a TSA screener, was arrested in connection with the molestation of a 6-year-old girl whom he planned to make his "sex slave".
In December last year, yet another TSA worker, Andrew Cheever, was exposed as a pedophile when more than 10,000 child porn videos and images were discovered on his computer.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.


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Kannada Localization
Posted April 11, 2011on:
As always, this is my another new attempt to do some contribution to Free Software community. Hopefully this will give some result unlike all my previous ventures. So let me explain how to start.
I have taken up debian-installer package for localization. No specific reason other than that the person who introduced me to localization was already working on it and hence it was a good starting point.
So to start with, you need to get all the packages which help you type kannada in your system.
Packages that you need to install are:
- Scim : Smart Common Input Method (SCIM) is an input method (IM) platform. Input methods are needed to enter complex characters in many non-latin languages.
- Scim-bridge-client-gtk : scim-bridge is a wrapper libray for SCIM, written in C.
- Scim-m17n: M17N (Multilingualization) Input Method Engine enables SCIM to input many non-latin characters from the keyboard using libm17n library.
- ttf-indic-fonts: This package merely depends on the various Indian language font packages available in Debian. Use this if you want fonts for every official Indian language.
This should get the system ready. To test it, Open Gedit. Right click on a new page and Select Input Methods as Scim-input-method. Now Press Ctrl+Space. You should see the icon of scim on the bottom right of the screen. Select Kannada in the list and in Kannada select Kn-itrans. Now type something in english and you will notice that it will get converted to Kannada while you type.
Different type of Kannada input methods:
There are mainly two types:
Kn-itrans: In this, you will be typing in english and that will be automatically getting converted phonotically in kannada. So if you type in english as "nanna hesaru vignesh", you will notice in the screen as "ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ವಿಗ್ನೆಶ್". This is good for people who are planning to use kannada only occasionally and hence dont want to understand the complete keyboard layout of Kannada. There are problems also in this method. Like I have not yet been able to find a way to type in "swanta" the way it should come in kannada with a "n" circle. I am able to get "ಸ್ವನ್ತ" but this is wrong.
Kn-inscript: In this, you will be typing in kannada itself and hence you will have to know the exact layout of kannada keyboard. Obvious way is to replace the English alphabets with Kannada alphabets on the keyboard. This is useful for those who regularly use Kannada for typing and hence will soon get to understand and memorize the layout.
With this understanding you will be able to start typing in Kannada.
1 Response to "Kannada Localization"
Use swaMta ಸ್ವಂತ … You might want to play with the itrans table for kannada for a while.


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WLLD reports "Navaho and Orlando, from WLLD's morning show in Tampa, Orlando and the Freakshow singing a parody of the drama going on between Chris Brown and Rihanna.....Its called "No Air(The Fight Night Remix)""
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Jefb necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 425 diseños de 63 diseñadores freelance.
Agilys (http://www.agilys.com) is a start-up focusing on "developing smart apps for smart shoppers".
This logo-design entails a new exciting project: SQUIRI. It is about creating an app through which consumers can access detailed product information for every product sold in retail in Belgium/Europe, food and non-food.
As consumers increasingly want to stay informed on what they buy, not only regarding price, but also in terms of more detailed info as health & environmental info, we aim to be the "Shazam of distribution", somewhere between Shopsavvy and Good Guide.
The brand name of our product is "SQUIRI", in reference to a squirrel, a nice and fun animal that everyone likes, who is shopping around and stockpiling food. Additionally, Squiri refers to "query", as consumers are searching for info. Finally, a squirrel has a "long tail", referring to Amazon's concept ("access to endless info via your smartphone").
Our end-users are individual consumers in Belgium/Europe. Our clients are however companies, as the product is proposed for free to consumers.
This mission entails the definition of a logo and an iPhone icon for our product.
The logo must fit the following attributes of brand image:
(1) Dynamic,
(2) Fun,
(3) Inspiring
A few ideas/comments:
(1) We love the Twitter logo; i.e. white shape on coloured background = simple, visible & catchy; and the bird has a personality of its own, and would love a Twitter-like logo/icon for Squiri
(2) A priori, we do not like the "traditional" representation of a squirrel, i.e. on the side with long tail; not original enough and to static. I attached some photos that looked inspiring. You might have other ideas.
(3) We love bright colors, like blue, red and green. We would love to see your designs in these colors.
(4) Can you try to use one of these images: shopping bag, squirrel and/or acorn or caddie?!
Top contestants will receive additional feedback and will have a chance to correct the design. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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TEMPE, Ariz. — At their best, the Arizona Cardinals were magnificent, but boy was it a brutal ending.
The magnitude of their 49-15 thumping at the hands of the Carolina Panthers in the NFC championship game made it hard to appreciate the record-breaking season that it was.
"We didn't play how we played all year," said Tyrann Mathieu, who could only watch on crutches on the sideline after tearing his ACL a month ago, "holding each other accountable, being encouraging. All those things play a factor in being a championship football team."
No one had a rougher night than Carson Palmer. After setting regular-season franchise records for yards passing...


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Hailee Steinfeld Sitting Next To Lea Michele At Screen Actors Guild Awards! OMG!
The glam young actress may finally be able to get that autograph she wanted so badly as she will be seated next to the 'Glee' star!
Hailee Steinfeld may be going home with an Actor tonight for her amazing performance in True Grit, but she got an even bigger surprise on the red carpet before the show! TV Guide network host Chris Harrison informed the 14-year-old starlet that he had been inside the auditorium and that the actress would be seated next to the Glee table — her dream come true!
Hailee looked flawless as always on the red carpet in a long and colorful Prada dress accessorized with her favorite pink ring — in the shape of lips!
When asked what actors she most admired she named Jodie Foster, Diane Lane, Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence. As for ever going on her favorite show, Hailee seemed a bit skeptical about singing and dancing but eventually said she would do anything to be on the show!
Hailee famously tried to score an autograph from Lea but the actress was too busy at the time. Let's hope that's not the case tonight!


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El Paseo Limousine Wins LMC Circle Of Excellence Award
The Northern California company achieves high customer service accolades for the fourth quarter of 2018.
WATERFORD, N.Y. — People who are looking for a ride with a bit more luxury and style — but have no interest in owning that kind of car — have a new option in the Capital Region.
First, this service is a club only for members, who pay a recurring fee ($19 a month for an individual, $79 a month for a business) to have fast access to four luxury cars owned by Falcon Club. Rides can be scheduled on a mobile device app, online or over the phone.
Albany, N.Y. Times-Union article here
Related article: TNCs Become Legal Statewide Under NY State Budget
Related Topics: New York operators, on-demand service, TNCs
What is a Chrysler 400 and how is it worth a rate of $90./hr.?
The Northern California company achieves high customer service accolades for the fourth quarter of 2018.
Commentary: Jeff Rose, president of Limousine Association of New York, explains how the permit cap ignores vital for-hire differences.
Now that the new campus won't be setting up shop in Queens, the city is heading into battle with another tech giant.
When a local bus company shut down, Advantage Chauffeur Services started a new daily service to New York City with a 14-seat passenger van.
Presenters Ken Carter, Derek Maxwell, and Rick Versace Jr. will explain how technology can streamline operations.
eNews Exclusive: Newcomer Megan Sheehy has enjoyed a smooth start thanks to helpful industry colleagues.
Public safety, fair labor, and stricter enforcement define this year's legislative agenda for the GCLA.
Was the reaction too harsh? Or an important part of what is supposed to set luxury transportation providers apart from TNC drivers?
The National Transportation Safety Board says all aspects of the accident still remain under investigation.
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text: I am currently developing the laboratory component of a freshman, introductory biology class (for majors) that I teach in the fall. I want to demonstrate electrophoresis in lab, and am trying to figure out the most effective way to do it. Does anyone have any good ideas? I know I could do a demonstration SDS-protein gel showing the protein profiles of different species/tissues, or I could do lambda restriction digests and run a DNA gel, but: 1) I only have 3 hours per lab period for each group of students, 2) I teach multiple sections so this would be really a strain in terms of time and expense, 3) I'd rather not have a bunch of 18-year-olds playing around with things like acrylamide, ethidium bromide, etc. 4) I could just as easily show publication-quality photos of protein or DNA gels that are already in the literature or textbooks....what I really want them to appreciate is the *concept* of electrophoresis.....that you can separate molecules based on their size, charge and shape using an electric field. Once they understand that then they can start to deal with actual protein/DNA/RNA gels. Last year, after I had them do paper chromatography exercises in separating chlorophyll and then amino acids I was able to just say that electrophoresis was "sort of like that except.....la la la". But I am not sure paper chromatography is conceptually a real good analogy for electrophoresis! Plus, I would like them to at least *see* some of the basic equipment that is used in cellular/molecular biology even if they don't get to actually use it themselves. Now my idea is to pour an agarose gel for them, and load a well with a single, dark solution that would be a mixture of different dyes and then apply current. The dyes would move at different rates and separate out. In my imagination they would see lots of bands of red, blue, green, etc that had been separated by electric force. That would be the end of it...without any other steps I would have demonstrated the basic process of electrophoresis. Comments????? Does anyone have any good ideas for what dyes would be good for this? I can use bromophenol blue and xylene cyanole as they are different in color and mobility in an agarose system.....what other dyes of different color and mobility can I add to this mixture? Thanks for any advice. Dave Lowell Robinson dlrobi02 at homer.louisville.edu Biology Department Bellarmine College Louisville, KY


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"Most of our traffic and motor safety problems are created by a few childishly inconsiderate drivers"
In 1954 Garfield Elementary (Arizona) offered drivers education to kindergartners.
The whole thing kicks off with a police officer performing a magic show to present the basics of driver safety like explosions and fire all in an attempt to show kids "the man in the blue uniform is your friend" (when he isn't scanning your license plates).
Do yourself a favor and watch the entire video. It's amazing and shocking to know that in America we once taught people how to drive before we taught them the alphabet.


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Almost a year since we last spoke, Mr. Blog. I at least kept the WordPress installation up to date.
So, uh, yeah. Last year: good news was there is no need to do a craniotomy. Bad news is they can't fix me. So that was a shocker. Not.
Good news is that the calcifications in my boob probably aren't an indication of cancer, but they didn't get them all during the biopsy, so I see them next month for the repeat screen.
Bad news was that Lola's very sudden limp was indeed mammary cancer. It was aggressive. It was fast. It was shocking as up until two days before the first biopsy procedure she was so healthy. She didn't recover from the second surgery to try and keep the biopsy site closed. I also think I will never not burst into tears when I see a Boston Terrier.
We adopted a Boston/Chihuahua mix (a Bohuahua) and renamed him Eddie. He is awesome, and just as good with Penny. His first mom had to give him up for health reasons (hers, not his) and it's just so nice to know (and it's so obvious) how loved he was. He is a sweet, sunny boy.
It's funny because we adopted him for my health reasons. I walk stupid, and it's getting stupider. But I should walk, I like to, and I like to really early in the morning. I do better that way. So I kinda wanted a buddy who was a walker and who was large (and despite the mix, he is larger than Lola in both height and weight… and Lola, as the emergency vet tech said, "is solid and half pony or something.") Eddie isn't a morning pup, but I think seeing more rabbits as spring comes might change his mind.
I am seeing a neurologist about the disequilibrium and wobbliness. Doing more balance tests… he's suspicious the whole picture is a genetic thing… from sleep disorders to tumor growth. Also, can't do a whole lot about that, but being able to chalk this crap in large part up to something that is documented on imaging and stuff would be nice, because truthfully I feel like I have no right to feel the way I do.
And I do.
Also have a very wonderful friend- she worked at Dana Farber, she yelled at zoo going adults who told lies about the animals to children, she was never too sick or tired for a poop joke or two, and she too loved the Hood blimp -who is so sadly leaving us way too prematurely. She'd also like that my tablet suggested "ejaculation" before I even completed typing "premature."
Her name is LimeyG. Seriously, that is her real name, but when she came to the US they said she had to give a proper name so she chose "Carolyn Grantham." Sounds suspicious to me, but hey.
I am so happy I got to know her and that we became friends, although it sucks giant monkey balls that the main reason that happened is because our health situations are lame. We still got to meet in person, just a couple weeks ago, because… because. Love doesn't need no reason, son.
Whatever's up next, Carolyn… please tell them Korrak sent you. Seriously, lady, you've made so many difficult things so much easier, and I hope I did the same once or twice. Or more than that. You give em hell. I'll continue to do the same in this dimension. Thank you.