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By Kay Louder
K. M. of Old Town writes, "I've got a question…last month you wrote about taking a gun into a bar being illegal, but taking a gun into a restaurant wasn't, if you have a concealed weapon permit. What about a knife? What's the rule there?
Dear K. M.
A look at history shows us that our energy sources have never remained static, with renewables such as wind and solar widespread several times in the past millennia, only to be displaced by a glut of cheap fuel.
Some sources become obsolete as their time has passed; others are taken over by their competitors as we are seeing with oil and coal.
The U.S. stopped the direct use of coal and oil for transportation and buildings in the 1920s and 1960s, respectively.
By Kay Louder
Social Security District Manager, Gainesville
August 26 is known as Women's Equality Day. On that date in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was signed, giving women the right to vote.
Back on the farm at Twentymile Bend things had settled down after a brush by a tropical wave that dumped 12 inches of rain on top of us.
But my father, as usual, was thinking up ways to keep my brother Jerry and me busy. We were dreading what he might come up with next, because on a farm there were so many dirty jobs available.
I had spent one summer building fence and didn't want to have that ever again.
I am reading what seems to be a dime novel. The budget is being cut for all of the departments but EMS and Fire and they seem to be increasing theirs about $2.5 million. That is the new number that the new assessment will generate. I propose that a mileage log be used in every unit in the charge. They need to cut back if everyone else does, or do they?
The job situation, economy in general, plus the threat of Obama Care Co-pay at the VA will raise a lot. Everyone wants more money, even when there is none to get.
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Here are some camping options for those travelling on a budget. For paid camping there are two options: Zion River Resort in Virgin, and Watchman campground at the main entrance to Zion National Park (15 miles from the start/finish line.) If you choose the Zion River Resort, make sure to mention that you're with the Zion 100 and you'll get a 15% discount ($35 instead of $41.) This includes a shower, pool, free WiFi, media room, and laundry facilities. They also have a few cabins that can be rented at reasonable rates. Please be respectful and do not try to use their facilities unless you are a paying customer. There are no showers at the Watchman campground.
We will have a "mister/shower" of sorts (made out of PVC) set up at the finish line so that runners can rinse off and cool off.
The following are a few of my favorite free camping options on nearby BLM land. I've included a GMAPS link to each one from the start/finish line to help you find it, as well as the GPS coordinates from Google Earth.
This is an area that we used to call "The Cracks" when I was growing up, but I don't know if locals would know it by that name or if that was just something that we made up.
This would be a very scenic place to camp, as you are right on the edge of the Virgin river gorge and have views of Zion on one side and Pine Valley mountain on the other.
The big attraction here are the deep, narrow cracks that form a maze and are a lot of fun to explore from within and from above. From inside the cracks you can explore the labyrinth and from above you can step right across a 50 foot drop without hardly noticing that it's there.
Unfortunately this has been used by careless partiers and there is a fair amount of trash at this site. It is just under 4 miles from the starting line. You'll want to turn south on the dirt road between the BLM sign and an old wooden cattle pen and follow it for about a mile to the canyon's edge. Here is the GMAP link. Zoom in and notice the fractures in the earth's surface near the end point. Pretty amazing. The GPS coordinates are: 37°11'55.45″N 113°14'17.03″W
The next place that I'd recommend is about 5 miles up Kolob Terrace Rd. (aka Kolob Reservoir Rd.) next to North Creek. This would be an ideal group campsite for the race as it is not well known and doesn't see a lot of use by other groups. We will have a port-a-potty there since it is on the 100 mile course and can be used by runners.
You'll know you're in the right spot if you see this sign. This is where you'll park.
You'll walk across a footbridge and cattle guard and after about 100 yards this is what you'll see:
Right next to the creek and a nice swimming hole.
Here is a GMAP link to show how to get here. The GPS coordinates are: 37°15'7.84″N 113° 8'10.03″W
There is also this very popular "free" camping area closer to the starting line, but it sees a lot of people and is getting overused and trashed and doesn't have any bathroom facilities. If you choose to camp here, ignore this sign:
Whoever made this sign is not the owner of the land and donations will not go to the landowner. It is on private property, but the town of Virgin, the county recorder, and the owner of the adjacent land don't have current contact information or know how to get in touch with the owner. This camping area is straight across from where the 100 milers will leave the paved road along Kolob Terrace Rd. and begin crossing the Virgin desert. It's about 2.5 miles from the starting line.
There are plenty of beautiful camping spots (such as the image above) along Smith Mesa road, within 10-15 min. of the starting line. Please don't camp farther than 5 miles into Smith Mesa road (from the Kolob Terrace Rd. side) because after that you would begin to overlap with the section of road that runners will be using. Here is the GMAP link.
Below is one of my favorite campsites, but it can only be accessed with 4wd. It is surrounded by cliffs on both sides and has incredible views. You'll take Smithsonian Butte Rd. from the Rockville side to get to this little gem. Here's the GMAP link. And the GPS coordinates: 37° 8'30.31″N 113° 3'40.62″W
While there are many beautiful places to camp up on Gooseberry Mesa, we'd discourage camping there for two reasons. 1)Runners will be running along the access road to Gooseberry Mesa and we need to reduce traffic and dust, and 2)Proximity to the start/finish line. Even though you could drive to the edge of the mesa looking down on Virgin and be within a couple of miles from the starting line as the crow flies, it would take you about 45 minutes to drive to this point.

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In the last couple of decades Catholic parishes have conducted Christianized "Seder" suppers. These "Seders" are not true Seders, of course, since they usually include Catholic prayers and symbols. However, they serve a couple of great catechetical purposes. The ceremony brings home the story in the Old Testament of the Jews flight from Egyptian captivity in Moses' time. It also helps Catholics understand how Jews today celebrate that important event in their history.
One of the things served at every Seder is matzah, the bread of affliction, unleavened because the fleeing Hebrews had no time to wait for their bread to rise before they left for the Promised Land. And at Passover, not just any matzah will do. Seders require shmurah matzah, made from wheat that has been carefully grown and processed.
Our friends at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency went inside the Manischewitz shmurah matzah factory in Newark, N.J., for an inside look at how this ceremonial bread is made. Watch the fascinating video story.
So next week, when you are at a parish "Seder" or if you're fortunate enough to celebrate a Passover Seder with a Jewish friend, when they pass the matzah you can say, "You know, I've seen this made."


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We in Discobelle went down to Goa, India courtesy of Tuborg to cover the huge 6th edition of Sunburn Goa, the biggest dance music festival in Asia which surprisingly we hadn't heard of before.
After a pretty long flight we arrived in Goa on the morning of December 27th, just in time to head to the festival that was held non-stop between December 27th-29th at two separate stage areas right by beautiful Candolim Beach. This year the lineup was packed with of some of the world's top house/electro dj's including names such as Paul Van Dyk, Roger Sanchez, AN21, Sander van Doorn, Fedde Le Grand and Dirty Vegas. Also performing at the festival were well known (we understood why after hearing their blazing sets) Indian dj's such as Nawed Khan and DJ Pearl, smaller but still rather well known acts such as Albin Myers and Djuma Soundsystem, alongside new acquiantances such as Reggae Rajahs and Vinayak A.
The festival saw an attendance of over 150 000 and all three days were packed with an audience ready to dance the night away, during our visit we saw thousands of smiling faces and it seemed like everybody was there to enjoy themselves and to just have fun. All in all, the festival made quite an impression with its spectacular stage areas with amazing light shows, friendly and partygoing crowd and last but not least, smashing performances by artists that really seemed to enjoy playing at the festival and were all greeted by an intense feedback.


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We get the girls and boys just want to have fun, but it seems especially odd that a rights movement as serious as the LGBT one, which has seen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people endure decades of physical and social discrimination in their fight to be recognized legally and socially–as they most certainly should be–would choose sexually explicit caricature as a business card for what is arguably their most high-profile public relations blitz. (p. A4)
So, to my gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender brothers and sisters, who showed their "bits, boobs and bums" in the parade, I ask the question, what the hell are you doing?
Maybe you don't think your actions matter, but they do. Keep in mind you're not just representing yourself; you're representing all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. And it's pretty damn difficult for the mainstream community–which we are still a part of–to accept and embrace us, let alone to fight along side us for our human rights, when we appear not to have respect for ourselves or for anyone else.
We can do better than this. We must do better than this. If you can't stop yourself from being naked in the annual Pride parade, stay home.
To read in more detail why I've skipped the past four Pride parades since moving back to Vancouver in 2009, please click the following post titles:
"Pride," July 30, 2009
"Living Pride," July 30, 2010
"Views and Reviews of Vancouver's Recent Pride Parade," August 10, 2011


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Fuzzy Dice.......................................
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.Delete
So much fire, so little body hair...Delete
Currently on the right side up of the world.Delete
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."Delete
Spoiling Christmas for small children since 2003.Delete
Give a man a fire, and he's warm for a day. Set him on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life
-- Terry Pratchett-Jingo
Reality is what refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-Benjamin Franklin
Spoiling Christmas for small children since 2003.Delete
Your life is ending one minute at a time...
So live it.
Are we nearly there yet?Delete
-Mike )'(
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
"A buckuht 'n a hooze!" -Valura
boing...boing...When the naive man admits his naivete, he is no longer naive.Thus, all people are regarded by society as either ignorant or a liar.Wonders never cease, as long as you never cease to wonder.Delete
Your life is ending one minute at a time...
So live it.
I {Heart} hand me downs and spinning in the snow.

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Reduce the value below, meaning there any? (3 -> 1)
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Receives data to the serial port must be displayed in a matrix, which is unable to solve the problem of memory.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
When Dan Gilroy made his directorial debut with 2014's "Nightcrawler" he wasn't exactly a newcomer to Hollywood. The longtime screenwriter had more than his fair share of credits, although few stood out as anything spectacular (Tarsem Singh's "The Fall" may be the one outlier, although the writing isn't usually where that film receives praise). But in "Nightcrawler," Gilroy showed his strength not only as a screenwriter, but as a director that was able to craft a dark and visually interesting film bolstered by a fantastic central performance. His second film, "Roman J. Israel, Esq." isn't of the same caliber.
Roman Israel is a great lawyer, but he is terrible with people. That has worked just fine for the past three decades, as the setup at the practice he shares with William Henry Jackson allows for him to stay comfortably behind the curtain. But when Jackson suffers a heart attack, Roman is forced into the spotlight, where his matter-of-fact approach and difficulty with social norms quickly reveal themselves. He is begrudgingly accepted at the much larger law firm of George Pierce. Now Roman is in the odd position: does he hold onto his activist ideals or sell out?
At this point, I think we can all spot Oscar bait from a good distance. When flicks like "The Post" or "The Darkest Hour" roll around, we know it's for awards and to showcase the actors that we love. Most of the time, these kind of movies aren't bad, but they aren't all that great either. "Roman J. Israel, Esq." is an Oscar bait movie that has trouble even achieving that "not so great" level of filmmaking. Yes, the film stars Denzel Washington and he gets a role that would appear to be perfectly suited to his talents, but the film is so twisted up and full of itself, that it never really earns the actor's talents.
The biggest issue is that everything is presented as so concrete. Roman is either a lawyer on the side of human rights or he is a complete sellout. There is no middle ground. And while Gilroy writes the character with the veneer of depth, in actuality, Roman is as shallow as every other character that flits by the camera. The Blu-ray release doesn't bring a whole lot to the table, filling out with three moderately-sized to small featurettes that don't add much of note to the film. Overall, "Roman J. Israel, Esq." never amounts to anything worth your time, despite its bevy of potential. It's the type of film that spends so much time convincing you that it has something to say, without ever, you know, actually saying it.
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News worthy items that are so dumb they can only happen in Florida. Now known as Floriduh. Also popularized by the website www.thatsfloriduh.com
-Stripper Mobile back on the streets of Tampa. That's Floriduh!
-Aligator shows up for breakfast. That's Floriduh!
-Three women busted with drugs in drug court. That's Floriduh!
-Aligator shows up for breakfast. That's Floriduh!
-Three women busted with drugs in drug court. That's Floriduh!
by Victoree April 27, 2010
an adjective to describe an event, building or situation that is so insane, it could only happen in Florida.
by Aaron Michael Gordon May 27, 2008
A biased critic's term meaning "Sunshine-State Stupidity", generally used when referring to ballot-card-punching issues, handgun-control, etc.
Y2K Presidential Election --- we put the "duh" in FloriDUH!
by QuacksO November 13, 2011
buy the domain for your pet site
SE U.S. state. The capital is Tallahassee. Cubans escape to there and old folks retire there.
by Diane aka the BITCH July 03, 2005
An adjective referring to stupid things happening in the state of Florida. There's something the other Urban Dictionary authors don't realize though; the term "Floriduh" was coined by Florida-based comedian Boca Brian, and, as far as I know, none of the definitions on Urban Dictionary were written by Boca Brian. I wonder how many of the Urban Dictionary writers have heard Boca Brian.
Boca Brian once did a comedy bit called "Oh Florida." (It was a parody of Oh Canada) Sometimes, he would exaggerate the last syllable of Florida, like "Flori--duh!" On an episode of the Boca Show on 1470 WNN, he just told everyone he invented that term, "Floriduh." We all knew that anyway!
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Custom Search vs Google.com
In general, a custom search engine searches across a set of sites you specify. However, you can configure your custom search engine to search the whole web. In this case, however, your results are unlikely to match those returned by Google Web Search, for several reasons:
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If you'd like to see more complete results in your custom search engine, try the following option:
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Electromagnetic Induction" The discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in the generation of electric power. D
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Democracy In America "Public Opinion: Voice of the People" This program examines the power of public opinion to influence government policy, the increasing tendency of public officials to rely on polls, and the need to use many forms of feedback to get an accurate measure of public opinion. D
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French In Action "Residences I" Mireille's parents have invited Robert for dinner. He finds their apartment with a little help from someone who turns out to be a TV weatherman.G
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Clifford The Big Red Dog "Come Back, Mac/Boo!" Come Back, Mac - Mac tears one of Jetta's favorite sweaters and feels so terrible he runs away. Clifford and friends seek him out and convince him to return and face the music. Mac learns that he's more important to Jetta than her sweater, and that facing up is the wise thing to do. D
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Arthur "Prunella's Special Edition/The Secret Life of Dogs & Babies" The latest book about everyone's favorite boy wizard-Henry Skreever, of course-is finally in stores! Every kid in town is lining up to get it except Prunella, who's ordered a monogrammed, limited edition, coming all the way from England. She's in for a surprise, though, when they mix up her order and send a Braille version instead. Ever wonder what Baby Kate and Pal are thinking? Join an adventure into their secret world, where Arthur and D.W. D
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Martha Speaks "The Long Rotten Summer/The Case of the Shattered Vase" The Long Rotten Summer - For TD, summer always goes by too quickly, so he decides to spend this summer in the only place where the days never end: school. But is sitting alone in an empty classroom the best place to way to spend summer? Vocabulary: (E) moment(s), endless, infinite, eternal, interrupt (I) minute, hour, day, tomorrow, never, forever. The Case of the Shattered Vase - Helen shouldn't have watched that scary movie right before she went to sleep. D
8:00 am
Curious George "Curious George Sees Stars/Curious George Gets A Trophy" George tries to count all the stars in the sky & tries to keep an ice cream sculpture from melting.G
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Bounce/Timmy Tippy Toe" Bounce - Nick and Sally are wondering why their ball is so bouncy. Fish tells them it's because it's made from rubber, and rubber comes from trees. Cat doesn't believe him so it's time to ask the expert, Dr. Twiggles! It turns out Fish is right! And Dr. Twiggles shows them all just how rubber is made, and all the wonderful things rubber can make! Timmy Tippy Toe - Nick and Sally are playing on a climbing frame but just can't manage to get to the top. D
9:00 am
Super Why! "Molly's Dance Show" The curtain rises on Princess Pea's dance recital but she's too scared to come out of the wings! Super Why and his friends head into the story Molly's Dance Show to meet a ballerina doll with similar stage fright. When Molly's dreams of performing come true, thanks to a fairy princess and some magic slippers, Princess Presto wonders what it will take for her to have confidence, too. Educational Objectives: To learn about self-confidence. D
9:30 am
Dinosaur Train "Valley of the Stygimolochs/Tiny Loves Fish" Valley of the Stygimolochs - Buddy wonders if he'll grow horns when he gets older, so Mrs. Pteranodon takes him to visit some dinosaurs called Stygimoloch, who have really impressive horns. Tiny Loves Fish - After Mr. Pteranodon teaches the kids his fishing method, Buddy and Tiny work together as a team to catch fish in the Big Pond. D
10:00 am
Sesame Street "Squirmadega Car Race" Slimey is practicing for the Squirmadega Car Race. He zooms forward, backward, and around and around on the counter of Mr. Hopper's store. Elmo excitedly gets ready to watch Slimey in the worm car race. D
11:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Gets A Shot/A Stormy Night" Daniel Gets a Shot - Daniel has an appointment at the doctor today and he has to get a shot. He is very apprehensive and does not want to go. So Daniel asks Mom Tiger questions about the shot, and she shares her trick for staying brave in scary situations. D
11:30 am
Sid The Science Kid "Home Tweet Home" Sid wonders why there aren't any birds living in the birdhouse he built with his Dad? Sid and his friends discover that lots of animals build and live in their own homes, like beehives, anthills, and bird nests!. D
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WordWorld "Runaway O/Happy Birthday, Dog!" Runaway O - When Sheep and Bear open Cat's box of Os, one rolls away, sending them on a madcap chase to catch it before Cat wakes up. Happy Birthday, Dog! - It's Dog's birthday and all his friends are planning a surprise party. There's just one problem - they need a cake! Frog must get to the party safely without Dog finding out. D
12:30 pm
Caillou "Creative Caillou" Sarah's Kite: Caillou flies Sarah's kite.and accidentally crashes it into a tree. Determined to get a new kite for Sarah, Caillou is disappointed when Mommy can't find a store that sells them. D
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Barney & Friends "The Misbegotten Moon, A Space Adventure" To her dismay, Baby Bop sees a half-moon and thinks the moon is broken in half! Through comic events, she goes on a search to find the missing pieces. Barney takes her and the kids on a magical adventure to the moon where she meets the Man in the Moon who eases her concerns. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Clever Ideas" Thomas' Tall Friend - Thomas is given the special job of delivering a giraffe to the Sodor Wildlife Centre. He is so excited about making friends with the giraffe that he doesn't go straight to the Wildlife Centre as instructed. Instead, Thomas collects leaves and fresh fruit from the other engines to give to the giraffe. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Curious George Sees Stars/Curious George Gets A Trophy" George tries to count all the stars in the sky & tries to keep an ice cream sculpture from melting.G
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Martha Speaks "The Long Rotten Summer/The Case of the Shattered Vase" The Long Rotten Summer - For TD, summer always goes by too quickly, so he decides to spend this summer in the only place where the days never end: school. But is sitting alone in an empty classroom the best place to way to spend summer? Vocabulary: (E) moment(s), endless, infinite, eternal, interrupt (I) minute, hour, day, tomorrow, never, forever. The Case of the Shattered Vase - Helen shouldn't have watched that scary movie right before she went to sleep. D
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The Electric Company "Franscent" Francine ruins both her science project and Lisa's. The two rivals need find a way to work together on a new project or they'll both fail. D
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WordGirl "Quiz Show/The People Vs. Ms. Question" Quiz Show - Mrs. Botsford is a contestant on Seymour Smooth's new show "Win a Shiny New Car." When Becky realizes the other contestants are cheating for Smooth, she has to save her Mom from being tricked again. Can Becky help her mom win the challenge and defeat Seymour Smooth? Vocabulary Words: Legitimate, Elated. D
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Wild Kratts "The Blue and the Gray" Martin and Chris are absorbed in a hilarious competition to discover who is the best acorn planter, blue jays or gray squirrels, when a strange Creature Power Suit malfunction transforms Martin into an acorn and grows him into an Oak tree! Chris activates the squirrel powers of his Creature Power Suit, but gets waylaid by a bobcat and goshawk, and the Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy can't find them. It'll take some animal-loving Wild Kratts kids to get them out of this mess. D
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Cyberchase "The Bluebird of Zappiness" Hacker teams with the CyberSquad to stop his nemesis Ledge from finding the cure to Motherboard's virus.G
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Will They Like The Show? It's A Shoe-In!" DJ and Sammy head to a sneaker company to design and build more functional footwear while Jay and Sam learn the art of street performing. D
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Nature "Survivors of the Firestorm" The wildfires that tore through the Australian state of Victoria in February 2009 incinerated more than a million acres, leaving death and destruction in their wake. Volunteers nurse burned and traumatized wildlife - even fish - back to health at wildlife hospitals and private facilities. Meanwhile in the forest, renewal is taking place too. One year later, the natural world is well on its way back to health.G
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NOVA "Meteor Strike" A 7,000-ton asteroid crashes into the earth's atmosphere, explodes and falls to earth across a wide swath near the Ural Mountains on February 15, 2013. Dubbed the Siberian Meteor, it explodes with the power of 30 Hiroshima bombs, damaging buildings and sending more than 1,000 people to the hospital. Countless digital dashboard cameras record the event creating crowd-sourced data that allows NOVA crews and impact scientists to hit the ground in Russia in search of debris from the explosion, and clues to the meteor's origin and makeup. The program also explores some even greater explosions of the past, asking if Earth is in the cross-hairs of a celestrial shooting gallery.G
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NOVA "Hunting The Elements" David Pogue ("Making Stuff") travels the globe to learn why copper is king, gases are noble and gold is "stand-offish." He spins through a world of weird, extreme chemistry on a quest to unlock the secrets of the 118 unique elements that make up the periodic table - with a few explosions along the way.G
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I don't get it why does it to be "fantasy" ? We voted before on Reality vs Fantasy, but no one said back then it will be fantasy like Dwarfes and Witches or Harry Potter. Even Sci-Fi is going to be mixed with fantasy?! In which of the upper categories get space ships, lasers and EMP bombs? If You're gonna mix that with fantasy, this thread is wrong from the start.


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Grafiche Cressati necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 142 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Grafiche Cressati
Grafiche Cressati is a small family printshop located in the south of Italy, founded in the 1894. Traditionally characterized by an high level of service and high quality of his products, and for his long history in the south of Italy, it is a well known name in its city.
The firm historical had two lines of business: one is dedicated to the public administration and medium-sized business (printing of forms, modules, brochures), while a second one is dedicated to end-consumers for printing of high-end typographical products (business cards, wedding cards etc.) To revitalized the business, the company decided to offer brand identity products for its customers, especially newly founded businesses: we will follow them from the creation of the company image to the printing of their stationery to whatever they may need to convey their image. For us the quality of service, and the customer satisfaction remain the top priorities.
The logo shall address both high income, high educated customers for the "high quality" segment (say, the business card segment) and small and medium firm, especially newly established firms. Our existing customers come to us because they trust our ability to convey a product of high quality and that they will be satisfied by our customer service.
The "brand identity" segment is new, especially there is no specific "brand culture" in the region, therefore will see in our brand a hint of the quality of what they will get from us.
The logo shall convey a message of quality, reliability, customer-centric firm. Our soul is still in the "printing" side of the firm, therefore that theme shall remain in the logo.
We need something to be elegant, but no too much old fashioned: we want to convey an image of innovation, but still remembering our roots and origins. No cartoons, please.
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Consider that we may need to put next or below the logo (in the future) the indication of the city or of the division.
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Salzburg was our first holiday together so it only seemed right to revisit on our post wedding holiday (nope – still can't type that word!), and what better time of year to visit than in the run up to Christmas?
Salzburg, like much of continental Europe, really goes to town in the run up to Christmas and every square had its own Christmas market. It was lovely to see wooden items made by craftsmen and hand painted rather than the mass produced plastic tat we're so used to.
It was also nice to come across a new Christmas legend...well, new to us. In the UK you never hear mention of Krampus but he's the sidekick to St Nicholas and punishes the children who have been naughty. We were lucky enough to be in town on his special night (5th December) and see him roaming the streets – he makes quite a lot of noise! Here are two Krampusses (Krampi?) and a suitably scared tourist:
A slightly more fearsome chocolate:
A mean looking breakfast bread (don't worry – I defeated him with my twin attack of butter and nutella):
And a rather too healthy looking incarnation made from dried fruit (although maybe for some people golden raisins are scarier than chains!):
But it's not all Krampus. Thankfully, there are schneeballe (snowballs) to enjoy. I'd never seen or heard of these before – they are fried biscuits which are then covered in thick chocolate and other flavours. Here's the stall selling them:
Just to put it into scale how enormous these beauties are, here's our one after we tried to take a bite from it (I now know how a hamster feels when given a new gnaw-stick!):
After such exertions it's likely you'll need a drink. There are many options – will you choose punch?
Or perhaps a nip of very strong liqueur?
Or maybe a hot chocolate?
During life, one learns that there are set answers to certain questions – a good one being "does this item of clothing make me look fat?". The correct answer – of course – is always "no". Another example would be "would you like chips with that?", "yes". I have a new question to add to the list and it's this: when ordering a hot chocolate in Austria and you're asked if you'd like it "mit schlag" the answer is always yes, as then you will receive it with about three inches of whipped cream on top!
This example from the Hotel Sacher scores extra points for coming with a generous measure of rum:
What can one say about the divine Cafe Sacher, located within the famous Hotel Sacher? Sometimes you hear about celebrities living in hotels and all I can say is that Hotel Sacher would be my choice, if only for the cafe! I may well need to be winched out of the place, should I stay there for a prolonged period, but so be it! It has an understated elegance:
This visit, I had one of the best cakes I've ever eaten in my life...and I don't make such a claim lightly (in fact, I make it a few pounds heavier!). It was called "maronischnitte" which translates as chestnut slice. Such a simple name for a work of art:
Mr CC chose the chocolate truffle cake:
And here is a selection of all the cakes I will work my way through when I a) become a celebrity and b) live at the Hotel Sacher:
During out last visit we tried the famous Salzburger Nockerl and this time we splashed out and had it in one of Salzburg's swankier restaurants – The Golden Hirsch. It blew the last one we ate out of the water! This one omitted the fruit and included vanilla. The waiter asked us if we wanted the beginner's version or the regular. It seems that the beginner's version only has three peaks. Guess which we opted for?
It was light as air and creamy with a thin sugary crust. Just looking at this photo makes me drool:
But I am not the hero you think. Whereas Mr CC managed both his peaks comfortably I admitted defeat. As being beaten by food is such a rare occurrence for me, I photographed it...oh the shame:
Even the street food was top quality. I bought, from one of the stalls, Florentine balls and chocolate truffles. Sinking your teeth into the Florentine balls was heavenly – thick layers of sticky sliced almonds!
The chocolate pyramid contained the richest, thickest truffle:
The one mis-fire of the trip was Esterhazy cake. It looked beautiful....
...but was actually a little dry and heavy going. As it was the first time we'd ever had it I don't know whether we had a bad one or it's just meant to be like that.
Finally, just to prove that we didn't live on cake, dessert and chocolate (although it does sound an appealing diet) here is the most famous savoury Austrian dish of all – the Weiner Schnitzel, although this was pork rather than veal:


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Anja by Zoya can be best described as a rich, deep, vampy red-toned wine purple with a glossy creme finish.This vampy shade is both sexy and elegant.
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This color is described as a wine toned red purple but is more of a black plum. I love that it`s so dark and a gorgeous color for fall-winter. Definitely a great alternative to black.
Definitely a beautiful color in bright lighting but in regular lighting is looks almost black. It sometimes even looked like a near black evergreen color. Still like it even if I wish it was lighter.
This colour is very pretty. Received compliments on it. Yes it is a little on the dark side, but my 5 year old son could still identify it as blue. The first time i removed it, it did slightly stain the nails, but the next time i didn`t notice this as much.
This polish is so dark it is nearly black, but with greenish-blue undertones. The way it is "almost" black is not pretty in the way that a dark gray would be, but looks like a mistake in the formula. It is not nearly as bright or as blue as the swatch here leads you to believe. I thought it would be closer to a teal/navy color, but it reminds me of spilled ink. I also found this particular color to be quite streaky.
Like Cynthia this color is very pretty but too dark. Indoors it looks black except under the brightest light. I had painted my nails cynthia then this and almost couldn`t tell the difference even though they are drastically different. Pretty but needs to be a tad bit lighter to really show its pretty purple.
if Cynthia was a person, i`d marry her, despite my husband`s reservations. all very dark polishes look "almost black" after a couple of coats. however, even in very dim light i can see that Cynthia is the darkest of peacock blue. and someone mentioned shimmer - not a drop of shimmer in my bottle. ;o) another reason i love it so. not a fan of shimmer.
I was really excited about this color because it looked like a dark teal, but under the fluorescent lights at my work it just looks black. In better lighting, two coats look like the darkest green before black. This turned out to be my least favorite purchase from Zoya, which is too bad.
just not what i thought much darker in person than on my monitor may gift to someone
I was so excited, but it is so dark. It`s near black.
Even with just one coat it`s a lot darker than the image. Still a pretty color, but it`s nearly black.
Beautiful dark peacock/teal color with a slight shimmer, loved wearing it. Rated a 4 because even with a base coat it stained my nails :(
I like the color of Anja, but am a little disappointed that it is so dark. It`s the kind of purple that is almost black. There is no red tone to it. I only put on one coat, if I put two I think it would be black. It is closer to the bottle color, but nowhere near the sample color. A good color for fall.


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Virtua Tennis Challenge Review
Sega originally created the Virtua franchise as an attempt to make more realistic games through the use of 3D modeling, thus resulting in characters that seemed to move and act more like they would in real life. This led to a number of 'Virtua' series, including Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing, Virtua Cop, Virtua Striker, Virtua On, and Virtua Tennis.
Of course, what was new and innovative in 1994 has not only become the norm, but also far surpassed on a technical level. And though Virtua Tennis was originally released to arcades five years later, that leaves one to wonder whether there is really anything in Virtua Tennis Challenge that cannot be found in any other modern tennis game.
The graphics in Virtua Tennis Challenge are crisp, clean, and realistic, but without dipping into the uncanny valley. The sound is also excellent; though the music is not terribly memorable or catchy, it manages to fill that sort of niche that one might expect from televised sports. Meanwhile, the actual sound effects of shoes squeaking on the court, the bounce of the ball, and the "thwok" sound it makes after being smacked by the tennis racquets sounds just like the real thing.
You'll find all of the options you would expect in a basic, realistic tennis game. You have tournament, training, exhibition, and multiplayer modes, you can play on different types of court (clay, grass, and hard), and can adjust the difficulty to your liking. Unfortunately, if you're new to this, then the easiest difficulty you're going to find is "Normal," which does not show a lot of mercy to those just picking the game up. The only other option that is lacking is the ability to turn off the replays, which run after every round. You can skip them by tapping the screen (sometimes repeatedly), but it would have been nice to do away with them altogether– we were there, we don't need to see it again every single time.
For the most part, everything so far is decent, if not good. However, the controls are where things tend to fall apart. Technically speaking, there are four control schemes, though three are basically variations of the on-screen "virtual" joystick/ thumbpad/ buttons concept. We gave this style a shot, but it felt a bit clumsy, as the player would sometimes run where we didn't want him to, or he wouldn't swing when we would press a button.
Good game, brah.
The more preferable option for us were the touchscreen "swipe" controls, but even this was far from perfect. The ball typically does not go where you tell it to, more often following a vague suggestion of where you tried to send it, while at other times, it seems the player just runs off to another part of the court, rather than smacking at the ball as instructed. Then there is the process of serving the ball; while we're on the right side of the court, it seems as though the ball is almost magnetically drawn to the fault line on the other side of the court, except in some instances where we'd just try a completely horizontal swipe. On the left side? No such problems.
We can't fault the game entirely, though; sometimes things work, and they work well, providing a fun bit of back and forth. But at other times, it feels as though the controls just go rogue, and that can mess up everything. Still, those instances of the controls acting up are enough to keep this from being a world-class experience.
Overall, Virtua Tennis Challenge is all show, but with little go. In other words, it feels as though more time was put into getting the presentation down than perfecting the gameplay. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, leaving us to advocate caution on this one. For now, we'll just have to hope that an update comes along which might fix things up.


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And to see if I can do pics directly , heres faith with a face full of grapes
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Great pic and yes it worked. Must investigate that for the IPad.
Lol! xx
Coming over loud & clear via Safari on my MacBook Pro!
Paula (PEP)
It worked. Our cute little puppy gave Faith a wee kiss on the screen when her picture came up, I had to push her off the keyboard, it was very cute!
Seems to be working ok! :)
Hehehe! The cutest app test ever! :)
Lol what a cutie!
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I really hope she didn't spit them out at you after the photo was taken ;)
Great photo!
Now that's perked up my evening.My temperature is well up now.Glad you've got your assessment done.Hugs Debbie x
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The 19th Annual Spring Open Exhibition is on display. Forty-six local and regional artists have submitted pieces. Your favorite artists are back making new art. New artists have joined us this year. Come see the new and exciting pieces!


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Two projects being proposed in Oak Township were the focus of debate and sometimes contentious discussion during a 3.5-hour meeting of the Mills County Zoning Board of Adjustments Tuesday, Sept. 25.
By the time the night was over, the board had approved one special use permit and tabled another.
The Glenwood volleyball team placed third at the Tri-Center Invitational on Saturday.
Glenwood finished the day with a 3-2 record, recording wins over A-H-S-T 21-17, 21-8, Adair-Casey 21-16, 21-14 and Riverside 21-11, 21-16. The Rams dropped decisions to Red Oak 14-21, 19-21 and the host Tigers 23-21, 14-21, 11-21
"This was a good tournament for us," said Glenwood coach Maria Jacobus.
Emily Blum and Bailey Starner were named to the all-tournament team
Underwood battled back from 19-0 against East Mills to score 28 unanswered points in a 28-19 victory over the Wolverines on Friday.
East Mills (3-3 overall, 2-2 in the district) took advantage of three Underwood turnovers in the first half to build its lead. All three Eagle turnovers led to Wolverines scores.
Caleb Barney got East Mills on the board early in the second quarter, scoring on an 88-yard run.
The Glenwood boys placed second while the girls were fifth at the Shenandoah Invitational Cross Country Meet on Thursday.
The boys were edged by the host Class 3A No. 10 Mustangs 31-42 in the team standings.
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The Fremont-Mills football teams' streak came to an end on fourth down in Sidney on Friday.
Turning in what coach Cory Faust called their most complete performance of the season, the Glenwood Rams rolled to a 35-15 homecoming victory over Sergeant Bluff – Luton Friday night at Ram Memorial Field.
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If undefeated Fremont-Mills is to stay that way they will have to win on Sidney's home field Friday night.
The Knights (5-0), the defending state champions, have been largely unchallenged in averaging 58.8 points and 387 yards of offensive in their unblemished start. All that seemingly stands in the way of the Knights achieving their third straight undefeated regular season is Sidney, F-M's Eight-Man, District 8 opponent Friday night.
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Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) accept composite specification and design values developed using the NCAMP process.
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NCAMP, the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance, works with the FAA and industry partners to qualify material systems and populate a shared materials database that can be viewed publicly. NCAMP started as a FAA-funded program within the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University and stemmed from NASA's 1995 Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiment (AGATE).
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Instead of qualifying an entire material system, manufacturers can pull a system from the NCAMP database, prove equivalency and gain FAA certification in a quicker and cheaper manner than a typical qualification approach.
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Material suppliers can work with NCAMP to qualify material systems without having to be linked to an ongoing aircraft certification program. This allows the material supplier to get their material out into the market via a public forum with generated allowables and FAA certification.
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Five University of Texas System faculty members, four from UT Arlington and one from UT Austin, are among 143 innovators recently named to Fellowship in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The 2013 group represents 94 research universities and governmental and non-profit research institutions.
Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.
UT Arlington Fellows are Frank Lewis, electrical engineering professor and a University Distinguished Scholar Professor; Carolyn Cason, a nursing professor and vice president for research; Ron Elsenbaumer, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and provost and vice president for academic affairs; and UT Arlington President Vistasp M. Karbhari, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and of civil and environmental engineering.
UT Austin Fellow is Robert Metcalf, professor of innovation and Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise, Cockrell School of Engineering.
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LOS ANGELES- How you doin'? As part of our continuing celebrity Oscar ballot coverage, the Bagger spoke with Wendy Williams, the outspoken radio star-turned-TV talk show host. In addition to "The Wendy Williams Show," which is broadcast every weekday, Ms. Williams will next host the game show "Love Triangle," in which she will help real-life daters sort out their romantic entanglements. It will have its premiere in April on GSN, the game show network.


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Cello may not be a household name, but this UK-based operation has found a niche producing budget TVs with a high-tech twist.
The C42T71DVB-3D is its first 3D-ready offering. It uses an FPR (Film Pattern Retarder) Passive 3D panel sourced from LG, rather than Active Shutter technology, and includes four pairs of passive glasses in the box.
Despite fashionable 3D compatibility, the set uses an old school CCFL backlight. This means it doesn't have the slender profile of rival LED 3D sets. The cabinet is 107mm deep. Of course, viewed front-on you wouldn't really guess it's so lardy.
The design is steadfastly generic; a wide, glossy bezel measuring 39mm, frames the matt screen. Build quality is lightweight and plasticky. The display sits atop a pedestal, which swivels to suite your viewing position.
The C42T71DVB-3D doesn't have access to any IPTV content. Unlike Cello's iViewer screens, there's no Ethernet, so no BBC iPlayer and its ilk. The unit does however have a multimedia USB reader, allowing audio and video files to be played back. It will also record TV shows directly onto an external USB drive.
The 42-inch C42T71DVB-3D sits below the brand's look-a-like 47-inch C47T71DVB-3D, which sells for between £699 and £799. There's no difference in specification between the two models.


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Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, in cooperation Dusit International, has launched its Dusit Songkran Splash promotion to celebrate Thai Solar New Year 2013 throughout the month of April.
The promotion includes an attractive accommodation offer, with a 25% discount off Dusit Best Available Rates, inclusive of complimentary breakfast, on a minimum of two consecutive night stays. Guests will also receive a Songkran Survival Kit to enjoy the festive spirit and make the experience even more fun. The Songkran Survival Kit includes all the essentials for water play, including water pistol, powder, a Dusit branded towel and t-shirt, a bowl for splashing water and an etiquette card with all the Do's and Don't's to enjoy the festival.
On April 13th, Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket will also hold a full Songkran festival programme, beginning with a celebratory religious morning session, where guests will experience offering food to invited monks and a holy water blessing by monks and respected senior management.T This tradition is the origin of the Songkran water festival. The gentle pouring of fragrant water over the hands or the shoulders of a respected elder is a gesture to wash away bad luck and pay respect. Over the years, this tradition has become the fun-filled water festival we know today. . Continuing through to the afternoon, activities will include Thai folk dancing, a Thai Martial Arts show, a Som Tum cooking competition and traditional fun games.
In the evening, the Food & Beverage team will present a spectacular Songkran Thai New Year buffet dinner, showcasing the exciting flavours of Thailand's four regions. The evening will also include Thai classical music, a Miss Sonkgran contes tand performances by our resident band in a temple – theme atmosphere by the hotel's poolside. Buffet dinner is priced at THB 2,400++ per person.
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Police are looking for four young men who jumped and beat 84-year-old James Shea on Monday afternoon.
Shea, who lives in Chestnut Hill, told NBC 10 News that he walks in the park every day. On Monday, he was walking on Forbidden Drive near the Valley Green Inn when four young men attacked him from behind, beat and kicked him. The attack took place at 1:30 p.m.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Norman Kent on Illustrators and Their Working Methods
"One of the most amazing facts of human endurance in the first World War was the engineering task of transporting a makeshift gunboat over pontoon bridges and through the trackless African jungle. The commission to illustrate this story was given to William Reusswig."
"Apart from the design of scale and deep space which contributed so much to the reader's understanding of the difficulties involved, there remained the problem of models, both human and mechanical. These were composed from separate pencil studies and fitted into the large, almost abstract design of dark and light."
"Good illustrators are painstaking craftsmen and indefatiguable researchers. We are sometimes asked if they actually read the manuscripts. This, of course, is a ridiculous question. Not only do they study the script thoroughly; it is not unusual for them to do considerable supplementary reading related to the story for background information."
"Characteristic of the insistence upon convincing reporting that I have already mentioned was the procedure of Warren Baumgartner..."
"... who was given the commission to illustrate the bear and whale story. After making a series of rough sketches for arrangement and composition only, he began his research on the script calling for a Kodiak bear dragging the tethered body of a white whale upstream. A visit to the Museum of Natural History provided him with photographs of the white whale - it was the smallest known variety - with details of length, head construction, fins and other characteristics. Sketches of the gigantic stuffed kodiak bears at the Museum recorded proportions and color. Although armed with this research material, Baumgartner was still faced with the problem of visualizing the action in a landscape setting. He modeled the animals in plasticine, coated the bear and whale models with general coloration, then set them on a table under artificial light."
"His comprehensive sketch in watercolor (made final reproduction size of 8 x 16 inches ) was submitted to the editors and was okayed with several minor changes."
"The final painting in watercolor was made out-of-doors by placing the scale model in shallow water so that the reflection of the 'dead' white whale could be studied in natural illumination. Even pebbles were collected and placed as they appear in the sketch to simulate rocks in the stream. Other researches of Alaskan landscape and vegetation were taken into account for background vista."
"Even in the black and white reproduction of the final painting shown here I think one can see that solid reality I mentioned earlier - a picture illustration of an unusual incident so convincing that readers will have no doubt of its reality."
* my William Reusswig Flickr set.
* my Warren Baumgartner Flickr set
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Based on that first cliff-hanger scene, it looks like ol' William Reusswig needs to go back and do a little more research into the laws of physics and the laws of dentistry.ReplyDelete
Boy, it would be nice to have the time to sculpt your own reference! Everyone expects things to be done yesterday, now. Great series, as usual, Leif!ReplyDelete
In reference to all the the detailed research described in today's blog, I suspect much of that changed in the 60's.ReplyDelete
My illustration teacher, Bob Foster moved to N.Y. and did a lot of pocket book covers through the 60's and 70's. He told me he didn't have time to read the manuscripts due to his heavy schedule, so he would hire prostitutes to read them during the day, which was their "off" the job hours. ;-) They would glean out the important information that he needed, which saved him much needed time to work on other assignments.
I've been noticing that many dust cover illustrations for novels today, are generic to the story. Perhaps, a story taking place in Ireland, might have a reproduction of a fine art painting of rolling green hills and grazing sheep. I guess that is cheaper than commissioning an illustrator to read the manuscript, research the story, develop layouts and color roughs and then do the final illustration. But, it was also a different reading audience in the 50's, and I believe the story illustrations were not only more important to the reader, but was a prime motivating factor to read the stories.
During the 20's and 30's, the top magazines would team a popular writer with a popular illustrator, and the public associated the two with equal admiration. It also gave the illustrator a near guarantee of a certain number of annual illustration assignments from that magazine.
Norman Rockwell's research for illustrating the 1936 Tom Sawyer and 1940 Huckleberry Finn novels, was unsurpassed for authenticity and accuracy... even though the stories were fiction. Rockwell never cut corners when it came to research and believability, and that is probably a big part of why he was so popular.
Another thoughtful and enlightening week, Leif.
Tom Watson
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Thanks so much for the informative blog. It's invaluable to learn so much about illustrators' processes. It has all seemed like a mystery in the past. But to have a resource like this on the 'net is better than a library of how-to books!ReplyDelete
- Charlie Allen10:05 PM
Late, but will add a note to a fine 'adventure' week on TI. Thanks, also, Leif, for posting Ludekins, Galli, and Bomburger's, that I have never seen...thought I'd seen all their work. Thanks to Tom for his always well written additions. Toward the 'end of things' here....about the 80's....an illustrator friend built a separate studio where he worked nights and could sleep. A few art directors would commission a job on Friday, for a Monday delivery. He ended up with a divorce. Agree with Meredith....a great source, and better than a library. Chas. A.ReplyDelete


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I was honored to be asked to do a taped interview supporting the Friends of Bluffton Dog Park. They have worked tirelessly since 2005 to accomplish their goal of financing and building a dog park at the Buckwalter Regional Park.
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Lanyou Shuma, one of China's largest suppliers of iPhones and iPads, were recently tried in court for evading taxes by smuggling iPhones into the country. Over the past 2 years Lanyou Shuma has managed to smuggle over $80M worth of iPhones into China. The most interesting part is that they were doing it by having what looked like typical housewives smuggle them into Hong Kong.
Half of the suspects are described as housewives who frequently travel to Hong Kong, according to another newspaper, the Southern Metropolis Daily, adding that they were paid 20 to 30 yuan in commission for each phone they brought back to the mainland.
The iPhones would be hidden under clothing or strapped to the woman in a way that would conceal them while on the flight. I don't know about you but a long flight with a bunch of iPhones strapped to your body probably isn't the most comfortable way to travel.
The main reason suppliers like Lanyou Shuma smuggle iPhones into the country is to avoid import and other kinds of taxes they would otherwise have to pay on the merchandise. A total of 26 defendants were arrested on charges of smuggling the phones into the country but it wasn't clear yet if all of them worked for the same supplier.
Taobao Marketplace, a unit of Alibaba Group, is China's largest e-commerce website with a consumer focus. An Alibaba spokeswoman confirmed the closure of Lanyou Shuma.com store but declined to elaborate, saying the company "demands merchants run their businesses in accordance with all regulations and policies".
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