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Not only is our body made of individual organs, our cells themselves are made of tiny organelles, a variety of separate compartments that fulfill different tasks. Such functional, nanostructured systems would also be useful for technical applications, such as biosensors, self-repairing materials, optoelectronic components, or nanocapsules. However, it has not been possible to recreate structures with sufficient complexity in the lab. Researchers in the Netherlands, led by Jan van Esch at the Universities of Delft and Groningen as well as the BioMaDe Technology Foundation, are now pursuing a new angle. As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, they allow surfactants and gelators to form aggregates. These aggregates coexist without interfering with each other and thus make versatile, highly complex structures with separate compartments.
Cells contain various components, such as channels, "motors", structural frameworks (cytoskeleton), and "power plants" (mitochondria). In order for these to form, their building blocks, mainly proteins and lipids, must "recognize" each other and form the correct assembly by self-aggregation. In addition, it is critical that compatible components do not separate into different phases: when proteins fold, the water-loving (hydrophilic) and water-repellent (hydrophobic) parts of the molecule stay far away from each other and aggregate with "like-minded" components. Biomembranes are formed when many small lipid molecules aggregate such that their hydrophobic "tails" face inward together and their hydrophilic "heads" point outward toward the aqueous medium.
The Dutch team imitated this concept by using two types of self-aggregating compounds: surfactants and gelators. Like the lipids in natural membranes, surfactants have a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment and aggregate into structures such as membrane-like double layers or vesicles (bubbles). To imitate the forces involved in protein folding--hydrogen-bridge bonds and hydrophobic interactions--the team used a disk-shaped gelator, in which hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecular components alternate in concentric rings. Just as for proteins, like attracts like. This causes the disks to stack together into columns, which forms long fibers, generating a three-dimensional network in the solution to make a gel.
The researchers allow their surfactants and gelators to aggregate together. In this process, the different components take no notice of each other. This independent formation of different supramolecular structures within a single system is called orthogonal self-aggregation. This results in the formation of novel, complex, compartmentalized architectures, for example, interpenetrating but independent networks or vesicle configurations that coexist with gel fibers.
Author: Jan van Esch, University of Delft (The Netherlands), http://www.
Title: Preparation of Nanostructures by Orthogonal Self-Assembly of Hydrogelators and Surfactants
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008, 47, No. 11, 2063-2066, doi: 10.1002/anie.200704609


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Dragatus wrote: Morrowind is the game of my life and I've spent at least 2000 hours playing it (but probably closer to 3000 hours, and maybe even 4000). Eventually after so many replays the content became a little repetitive and unable to draw me into the game all by itself and I started to feel the clunkiness of the game engine. So I statted playing other games.
But then about a year ago I learned about OpenMW and was immediately impressed. It promised to bring the greatest love of my gaming life back to life and I don't have the words to express how awesome that is.
Since the project at that time was still far from finished I just bookmarked the site for future reference and strolled away. But now a debate reminded me of it again and here I am.
I can't really offer much else than moral support, but the value of moral support should not be underestimated. So I registered just to tell you guys how awesome you are and how impressed I am with your work.
So as the title says: keep up the good work!
Star-Demon wrote:Welcome! and Thanks! It's nice to see people cheering us on. When I explain the project to people who don't know about it, they immediately like it since they loved Morrowind, and the idea of Morrowind becoming more open, more extensible and more modern a game really appeals to them and gets them excited.Dragatus wrote: So as the title says: keep up the good work!
You don't have to be a coder to help us! If you know some decent programmers, or people with the right skills, send 'em on down to take a look and join up.
Zini wrote: There are also some non-programming jobs.
There is still a lot of research to be done. We have some data about the MW game mechanics/formulas on the wiki, but it is barely more than a start, and IIRC there are still some resource results on the forum that have not been wikified yet (movement speed and such).
While there aren't any research results we need urgently, it wouldn't hurt to get a better head start with the research.
Also, there is some work to do on the wiki. This requires some experience with mediawiki-syntax though.
sir_herrbatka wrote: here is the link to the webpage zini mentioned
No movement math at all (jumping, fall damage, movement speed (walking, swiming, running, levitate)).
levitate speed is calculated in different way for npc's and pc.
Dragatus wrote: I see. Well, I've currently got some upcoming exams, but afterwards I'll take a look at the formulas and see if there's anything I can do to help.
sir_herrbatka wrote: That would help.
I sugest to start with this movement stuff â?? It can be implented soon, maybe along with persuasion (that's just my guess).
Zini wrote: Sorry to disappoint you. Persuasion is still a fair bit off. The movement implementation is away even farer. When I suggested to do the movement research, we were still intending to do the implementation as Nico had planned. But in the end we went a completely different route.
It would still be useful to have the research results on the wiki.
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|July 3, 1999, 06:41 PM
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[ Posted here with the permission of Rich Lucibella.- Thank you Rich. ]
Come early August, we're changing locale a bit, so to aid in cleaning out and moving some product, and to give you all a heckuva nice deal (great for your Y2k emergency packs!), it's about time for a nice ol' SALE.
The following special will run from July 1 until July 31, 1999. Due to other time commitments and the fact that this isn't my full-time job (although the hours seem to match), shipments will be sent out only on Monday's (i.e. July 6 (Holiday closing), 12, 19, 26 and Aug 1) via USPS. Shipping is FREE in the US (foreign orders, please inquire for shipping costs).
On to the sale:
All Photon2 MicroLights® are keyrings but include a free lanyard as well as one change of free lithium batteries:
Color----------------------Sale Price
·White…(incl. 2 CR2016)………………$20
·Blue……(incl. 2 CR2016)………………$20
·Green(…incl. 2 CR2016)………………$20
·Turquoise…(incl. 2 CR2016)……$20
·Yellow…(incl. 1 CR2032)……………$17
·Orange…(incl. 1 CR2032)……………$17
·Red…(incl. 1 CR2032)……………………$17
The Extreme (180°, 360°) line of Krills® are also on sale- just $25 each, rather than the usual $30. However, delivery has been a little dicey of late, now that NASA is testing them, NATO countries are ordering nice numbers as well as the US Military (good stories I can't tell you!)- but they now have a NSN, if that's any indication. These little lights are designed to replace your old Cyalume® glow-sticks that die and get thrown away. These run on 2 AA batteries and will last for 50 hours before you need to replace them- they have a rotary ON/OFF switch so when you're done using them, you can shut it off, unlike the Cyalume®. versions. Water resistant to 150 feet (tested depth, but are designed for 500'+ of pressure). Made of super-tough polycarbonate, they are built to last. Available in 6 colors, six- count 'em! Green (the brightest), White, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Red, in order of brightest to least (which isn't dim by any means). Also, available as a 180° version that has Velcro on the other side so you can attach it to things- like your motorcycle gas tank, fender, bike, scuba tank (great markers!), dog, child, (don't use Velcro on your pets or children, please ) etc. Incidentally, the 180° version is brighter than it's 360° counterpart for all colors, with the Green Extreme 180° being the brightest. You can clearly see any of these from a block away in the dark. Fishermen have reported greater catches with these tied near the bait (used as a sinker). The normal Krill® that burn for 120 hours at a lower light output can be had for $23, rather than the usual $25, but for the difference in battery life v. light output, the Extreme version seems to win out. Quantity and availability is unknown at present due to the aforementioned reasons. Sale will continue or you may place a backorder and the sale price will be honored, until all backorders are filled. Free shipping is included with the Krills® as well as the Photons.
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Unfortunately, at present we do not accept credit cards. Money orders preferred, personal checks are accepted but will have a 5-day hold. Foreign orders: Money Order only, drawn in US funds, on a US Bank. MO/checks to be made out as follows:
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|July 18, 1999, 01:51 AM
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I don't know how many of you guys/gals have seen the Photon II lights. I have owned one for over a year (white beam) that is my "always light" in that it is always with me. They are the handiest piece of equipment you could think of.
I have no connection with Tim, Nor'east Knives or the company that makes the lights other than I have ordered 3 more for spares.
Hell, send him the $20.00 for a light, you will like it.
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|July 18, 1999, 10:10 AM
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The photons are great...bright, durable and *really* long lasting.
Look for my email order:
4 red
2 white
I keep giving mine away to envious friends.
|July 18, 1999, 11:06 AM
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Yep, I love 'em. So does my wife. I can't and she won't carry a flashlight all the time, but these little babys are now our keychains.
I'll probably have to get more soon, as my friends keep trying to steal them, too.
|July 19, 1999, 06:11 AM
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I received a blue Photon II as a gift. I have used it quite a bit. I have played with it even more! (I can't get over how it lights up a far wall in complete darkness!)
I've also shown many, many disbelievers what a small flashlight SHOULD be! And all on the original batteries!
Photon II! Great for Christmas presents (and I doubt the prices will ever be THIS low again!).
My order will be in later today!
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|July 29, 1999, 09:09 PM
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OK, you TFLers, if you did not order some of these lights, you have lost out. I sent a check, Tim held it and when it cleared, he sent the lights. Check cleared th 26th. I have my lights today, the 29th.
I am telling you, you OWE it to yourself to get at least one of thes lights. They are like a Swiss Army knife, at first you wonder why you bought it, after you use it a few times you feel naked with out one on your person.
Tim is a really good person to deal with.
LOL If you don't want the light, just send him the $20 and tell him to send ME the light as a gift.
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|July 30, 1999, 09:19 PM
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Thanks, Tim. I got the 3 photon lights I ordered from you plus the batteries ---- Tim, your customer service is outstanding! The time you took in explaining the pros and cons of various photon lights is highly appreciated. I wish all mail order firms offered service like yours. THANK YOU.
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|July 31, 1999, 01:34 AM
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I'll add my vote of confidence to Tim's business practices. Got my six Photons on Tuesday... they're going to envious friends fast.
This isn't my first deal with Tim. Certainly not the last. He's good to his word.
|August 1, 1999, 11:18 AM
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Well, guys- thanks for the kind words and vote of confidence! The sale cleared out most of the Krills and all but a few of the Photons, so there's a lot less to move! Thanks to all who participated. I'll probably have another offering in time for your holiday shopping, but for now, this sale is over. (If your order is postmarked by 7/31/99, I'll honor the prices of course.)
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Mighty Harajuku Project: fashion sector responds to the devastating earthquake
Lee Jay Walker
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The usual image of all major cities in the centre will see major dividing lines and Tokyo is no different. Therefore, in Tokyo you will have places like Edogawabashi where you have stunning parks and Chinzan-so is a place where the Japanese garden comes alive and old statues to the various Shinto gods can be found.
Alternatively, Harajuku is famous for fashion and even within Harajuku you will have notable brands and highly expensive fashion shops in the Omotesando Hills area. However, you can also find many fashion outlets which cater for individualistic styles, which flow with current fashion trends amongst the younger generation, highly experimental, and you will find many smaller exquisite fashion shops throughout Harajuku and the Omotesando backstreets area.
It may appear that the streetwise fashion youngsters are very distant from the wider society where conformity often dominates. Or if you see an individualistic young lady or boy who are dressed in a very striking way then it may appear that these individuals are obsessed by fashion and that they have little in common with the usual salary man in Tokyo.
Also, the streets of fashion in Tokyo may appear to be miles away from the rural areas of Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi. However, if you scratch under the surface then the vast majority of citizens in Tokyo, irrespective of age or fashion sense, are deeply shocked and saddened by the recent earthquake, tsunami, and the nuclear crisis hanging over Fukushima.
Therefore, the fashion conscious in Harajuku have organized the "Mighty Harajuku Project" which is aimed at generating capital in order to help the people of Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and other areas hit by the recent tragedy which engulfed the north-eastern Tohoku region.
The "Mighty Harajuku Project" is the brainchild of Sebastian Masuda who is the founder of 6%Dokidoki. Sebastian Masuda cares deeply about Harajuku and 6%Dokidoki provides an abundance of brightly colored accessories and like Harajuku itself the company is vibrant and individualistic.
Sebastian Masuda was shocked by the events which engulfed the north-eastern-Tohoku region on March 11 and which continue to beset the region. This applies to the huge loss of life, the ongoing homeless problem, whole communities being destroyed, thousands of bodies being washed up along the coast, and the ongoing nuclear cloud hanging over Fukushima and creating a major radiation problem.
In Harajuku the creativity of this place which Sebastian Masuda genuinely cares about also uniquely provides its own distinctive community. Irrespective if this applies to locals, people who often visit Harajuku because of the buzz it creates or to workers who commute to Harajuku.
Therefore, Sebastian Masuda focused on all the positives and energy of Harajuku and came up with the "Mighty Harajuku Project." The purpose of this project is to help the disadvantaged who have suffered so much since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11; and to give encouragement and support to people who utilize the energy and environment of Harajuku because so many people are still bewildered by recent events.
At first the staff of 6%Dokidoki, customers and others all chipped in and gave donations but this was just the initial stage. After this, Sebastian Masuda wanted to provide a positivity about Harajuku despite the recent worries and concerns and then to let other areas throughout Tokyo and Japan know that Harajuku is baring up and focused on the future – despite understanding the dire nature of events in Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi and the radiation fear which is felt by many.
Also, Sebastian Masuda wanted to reach out to the youth of Tokyo and to assure the younger generation that Harajuku was a haven amidst all the chaos, sorrow, anguish, and sense of foreboding.
This image of positivity which is based on care and support was also important to show the world because Harajuku is famous for fashion and an economic recovery is needed in order to help people who have suffered so much.
The "Mighty Harajuku Project" also shows you the heart of the younger generation and that fashion companies have a serious side which desire to reach out in times of need.
Therefore, this project is helping people who need assistance in order to overcome so much tragedy and at the same time it is creating positivity within Tokyo and Japan.
Also, it is important that the outside world knows that Japan is not only ticking but it is fighting back against adversity. Recently, tourist numbers are down and some business companies have pulled out of Tokyo in the short-term.
However, it is vital that the economy of Japan is supported and the energy of the "Mighty Harajuku Project" is a way of showing everybody that Tokyo is ticking and churning out fresh ideas.
At the same time, the people of Harajuku want to show their compassion and sense of solidarity because they know that you have so much pain and sorrow in places which were hit by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
http://sebastianz.jugem.jp/?eid=508 (personal blog)
http://www.dokidoki6.com/ (Please visit this fashion website)
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Ask any designer and he'll tell you that fastback styling-where the roofline drops aggressively down into the deck panel-works best on small cars with really short wheelbases. Adding a fastback roof to a big car can go wrong quickly and deliver the look of a melted station wagon. That's what the experts say. But when it comes to the '68 to '69 Torino fastback, Ford stylists got it right when they embellished the Fairlane with that huge sloping lid and big glass window. Sure, the minuscule trunk opening was best suited to mailing letters, but as add-on fastbacks go, it's a winner. Here's a sweet original-paint '69 Torino GT we found at Desert Valley Auto Parts (dvap.com; 800/905-8024). Wait till you look inside-there's a surprise on the tree.
The original blue paint and GT-spec side stripe are killing us. Could this be a 428 Cobra Jet car? The short answer is no. That's because the biggest engine available with the '69 Torino's sexy GT package was the 320hp, S-code, 390 four-barrel. To get into Cobra Jet territory, you had to step up to the Torino Cobra model-which didn't receive the GT's cool C-stripe. The M-code in the fifth spot of this one's VIN signifies the new-for-'69 351 Windsor four-barrel mill with 290 hp and 385 lb-ft. This was the hottest Torino small-block available in '69.
Eyes widen and ears perk up at the sight of a clutch pedal under the dash. We can imagine the light whine from the gears of the Top Loader four-speed as this 351 Torino stealthily rolls through dimly lit parking lots searching for prey.
One look at the steering column and reality sets in. The empty shift handle nub tells us this thing originally had three on the tree. A second look at the transmission tunnel backs it all up. The nonfactory shifter hole looks like it was made with a rotary axe. There's no better way to squander a high-revving small-block than with a balky, column-shifted, three-speed stick. No wonder this one was converted to a floor shifter. It was probably a Hurst Indy or JCPenney setup.
Just as we puzzled whether this rare 351 4V, three-on-the-tree Torino GT should be restored or upgraded to a T5, we caught this horrifying sight. With its trunk-truncated-there's little hope of saving this oddball.
Groovy Factoids* Back around 1982, we saw a '68 or '69 Torino with a factory-installed, Y-code, 390 two-barrel and three on the tree. Yep, it also had a crude floor shift conversion. Its owner eventually stuffed it into a tree in Ware, Massachusetts. Bobby O'Brien, where you at?
* 428 Cobra Jets only came in Torino Cobras in 1969. To confirm, check the third and fourth digits of the VIN for the body-series code. Torino Cobras read 45 (formal hardtop) or 46 (fastback). Lower-powered Torino GTs read 44 (formal hardtop), 43 (convertible), or 42 (fastback).


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Why Woodpeckers Peck Your Home
Woodpeckers damage structures for basically three reasons:
1. Searching for insects or hiding food (Some people find feeding suet distracts a woodpecker from their house.)
2. Creating cavities for nesting and shelter (Sometimes putting a woodpecker house helps deter damage.)
3. Drumming (Drumming is a means of communication between woodpeckers. Like some birds sing, woodpeckers drum. There are different drumming calls that they may use: mating; alarm; or territorial. This can be heard over long distances, if they use a surface with adequate acoustic properties.)
Laws Woodpeckers are a federally protected bird under the North American Migratory Bird Act. So you can't use lethal control on woodpeckers without contacting your Federal Wildlife Officer.
Strategies to Control Woodpecker Damage
Unfortunately, there is no easy guaranteed solution. So with that being said, try the following strategies:
1. Check for insects. Woodpeckers feed on insects in wood.
2. Cover all damage as soon as possible. Place aluminum flashing over the areas where the woodpecker is pecking. The flashing will stop the pecking at that spot because: a) it is metal, b) it changes the sound, and c) woodpeckers don't like shiny objects. Just make sure that the woodpecker is not living in your home.
3. Scare the woodpecker away using one or more of the following:
- Mylar tape: Wild Birds Unlimited has some Mylar tape (1-inch-wide strips) flutter ribbon you can hang in the area. Woodpeckers don't like shiny objects. If you don't have Mylar, hang tinfoil, aluminum pie plates, or old CDs or DVDs.
- Mylar balloons: The dollar stores usually have shiny Mylar balloons you can hang in the area.
- Garden hose: One animal damage controller recommends placing a garden hose with a sprinkler set at an angle to reach where the bird is drumming. The woodpeckers leave after a few squirts because they don't like hanging on to wet structures.
- Attack spider: This is a relatively new (2003) technique. A large spider drops down at the first knock to scare woodpeckers through sight and motion. These can be found at party stores now. It also scares little trick or treaters. Bonus!
- Owl effigies: These are only effective if you are willing to move them around on a daily basis. I don't really recommend these but we usually carry them at Wild Birds Unlimited.
- Exclusion techniques: If woodpeckers are damaging your siding under an eave, hang some netting from the eave line down to the ground. If the net is extended away from the house wall, the woodpecker can't get close enough to damage the wood.
If the attack is on windows and not just an accidental window strike, the likely behavior is a reaction to the bird seeing an intruder on its territory. A simple solution to this problem is to cover the window with screens or rub the window with a bar of soap to decrease the reflection. The Mylar tape or balloons also work to keep the birds away from your windows.
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Throughout Daido Moriyama's extensive career, he has continually sought new ways of presenting and recontextualizing his work, frequently recasting his images through the use of different printing techniques, installation, or re-editing and reformatting. In each iteration, images both old and new take on changed and newly charged significance. This volume, created during preparations for several international survey exhibitions, offers both the photographer and the viewer the opportunity to consider the photographer's life work in a fresh light. The author has returned to his contact sheets from the past five decades, selecting previously known images as well as ones never before published. The pages offer reproductions of original contact sheets; sequences of new contact sheets made from recombined negative strips, which juxtapose images from the 1950s with those from the past ten years; and selections of individual images, both familiar and newly discovered. Together, these offer a compact and comprehensive assembly of the artist's oeuvre, tracing recurring motifs and proposing startling new interpretations of some of his most iconic images. Moriyama has always sought meaning in the raw accumulation and gestalt of sequences of images. Labyrinth: Daido Moriyama makes public an exercise in reconsideration that the photographer has assigned to himself. In opening up this private process of re-examination to a wider public, Moriyama continues to challenge the viewer and his own practice, as well as the larger mechanisms by which photography functions and creates meaning.
Daido Moriyama (born in Ikeda, Osaka, 1938) has been publishing and exhibiting his photography since the late 1960s, with a bibliography of over 300 monographs to his name. A major retrospective, Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog, originated in 2000 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently toured internationally to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Japan Society in New York, Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, and numerous other venues. He is a recipient of the Cultural Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie, and the 2012 Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement. Exhibitions include On the Road, a retrospective survey presented at the Osaka National Museum of Art from June to October 2011, and William Klein/Daido Moriyama at Tate Modern from October 2012 to January 2013.
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Garden TablesThere are many pieces of furniture that can be related to a garden, whether they might be chairs, sofas, boxes or any other. But the true protagonist of the living space of a garden is of course the table, where you can keep different things and decorations or where you can put everything you need during your perfect garden parties. We know that garden parties are very popular in the States, but in Italy they are popular just as much. In fact, whether they might be with colleagues, friends, family or neighbours, it doesn't matter: we know that you want to make it big, or at least, make it special.
We are proud of the tables we sell because they are very different one from the other and therefore we are positive that everyone may find the one they want. The styles, materials and shapes are so different that either this choice may be very hard or you may spot the exact kind you want at once. Anyway, there are several features that a garden table should have. If choosing the bed and the dining room table is the hardest and most exciting part of furnishing your own house, the same goes for the table when it comes to decorate your garden. It is the protagonist, the centrepiece of the space - therefore, it must follow certain "guidelines" and basic requirements that only you can state.
We think that durability, resistance and reliability are the most important qualities of a good garden table. It must be waterproof, easy to clean, and of course it must have a great design. These characteristics apply to all the tables we sell, even if they are made of very different materials. Among our favourites there is the amazing rectangular table Alto by Scab Design, which can be folded and also can be easily cleaned. We like it a lot also because it has a very elegantly-decorated top made out of polypropylene. This table is available in different colours, such as lino, orange, anthracite grey. You can find it also in the square and round shape.
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The Urban Suburban Part 6 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel
Do-It-Yourself Custom Interior Tricks
Custom upholstery is one of those good news/bad news subjects. Some facets of upholstery are very complicated and require a great deal of skill and experience, but other parts are amazingly simple and can easily be done at home. The trick for the do-it-yourselfer is to plan an interior with more of the basic stuff than the leave-it-to-the-pros stuff.
Street rods and classic trucks lend themselves to lots of easy upholstery treatments. The many flat panels and areas that were originally uncovered are easily updated with basic upholstery tricks. RB's Urban Suburban was mostly painted metal with two jumbo bucket seats when the project started. There wasn't a back seat, headliner, door panels, or kick panels.
The upholstery in the Urban Suburban is pretty slick and some pretty high-tech equipment was involved. However, the same basic work can be done on a much simpler level at home. The difference is mostly a matter of time and effort. Computerized equipment made short work of some tasks, but entry-level power tools can achieve similar results.
Jim Carr is the craftsman responsible for the Urban Suburban's modern interior. You might have unknowingly sat on some of Jim's upholstery, but you can't get it for your street rod unless you're one of his buddies. RB's Ray Doe is very fortunate to count Jim as a close friend.
Jim shared some basic techniques that are common to much of the interior in the Urban Suburban. These techniques involve items like a custom center console, door panels, and kick panels. Similar steps are used on the various components. That's why the photos show a variety of pieces under construction. The parts may be different, but the materials and techniques are the same.
The interior tricks covered in this installment don't require sewing. If you were to use aftermarket seats or seats from a newer car, you could do a street rod/classic truck interior without sewing.
The basic process is making a pattern, transferring that pattern to bender board, cutting it out, padding it, adding any accessories, installing fasteners, covering the item with fabric, trimming the edges, and installing the part in the vehicle.
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Today's book review is Personal Foul by Tim Donaghy, 2009, Clerisy Press. This isn't a book on the Celtics but it is one that I recommend for every NBA fan to read. Tim Donaghy is a very polarizing figure. Most NBA fans either love him or hate him. But whether you love him or hate him, what he has to say in this book needs to be said.
Personal Foul takes an in-depth look at former NBA referee Tim Donaghy and the betting scandal that rocked professional basketball. This is the decisive book that reveals exactly what was done and how it all happened. Which games were affected and how? Did referees target particular players or teams? Just how much did the NBA know and when? How did the mafia get involved? The book answers all of these questions and more. Thrilling and poignant, Personal Foul takes readers on the journey of one man wrestling his own demons and shines a light on a culture of gambling and "directive" officiating in the NBA that promises to change the way sports fans view the game forever.
The book also includes a foreword by Phil Scala, the FBI Special Agent who worked the Gambino case. The fact that Scala wrote the foreword gives veracity to everything that Tim says in his book as he agreed to write the foreword only after reading the book and being assured that everything written there was true. Also giving credence to Tim's statements is the fact that he passed lie detector tests while working with the FBI to bring the case to a close.
The style of the book is personal as are the confessions included in it. Tim Donaghy made mistakes. He allowed his gambling obsession to take over his life and he has paid for it with a prison sentence. He has since dedicated his life to helping others with gambling addictions as well as helping people to see the problems that exist in the NBA. Those problems threaten the integrity of the game more than one referee with a gambling problem ever did.
Here are some excerpts from the book to whet your appetite:
First is a story about how the refs make wagers among themselves that influence how a game is called.
To have a little fun at the expense of the worst troublemakers, the referees working the game would sometimes make a modest friendly wager amongst themselves: first ref to give one of the bad boys a technical foul wouldn't have to tip the ball boy that night. In the NBA, ball boys set up the referees' locker room and keep it stocked with food and beer for the postgame meal. We usually ran the kid ragged with a variety of personal requests and then slipped him a $20 bill. Technically, the winner of the bet won twice — he didn't have to pay the kid and he got to call a T on Mr. Foul-Mouthed Big-Shot Du Jour.Next are a couple of quotes about star treatment. The fact that LeBron averages less than 2 fouls a game while barreling through the lane at will proves this without any other examples.
After the opening tip, it was hilarious as the three of us immediately focused our full attention on the intended victim, waiting for something, anything, to justify a technical foul. If the guy so much as looked at one of us and mumbled, we rang him up. Later in the referees' locker room, we would down a couple of brews, eat some chicken wings, and laugh like hell.
We had another variation of this gag simply referred to as the "first foul of the game" bet. While still in the locker room before tip-off, we would make a wager on which of us would call the game's first foul. That referee would either have to pay the ball boy or pick up the dinner tab for the other two referees. Sometimes, the ante would be $50 a guy. Like the technical foul bet, it was hilarious — only this time we were testing each other's nerves to see who had the guts to hold out the longest before calling a personal foul. There were occasions when we would hold back for two or three minutes — an eternity in an NBA game — before blowing the whistle. It didn't matter if bodies were flying all over the place; no fouls were called because no one wanted to lose the bet.
We played this little game during the regular season and summer league. After a game, all three refs would gather around the VCR and watch a replay of the game. Early in the contest, the announcers would say, "Holy cow! They're really letting them play tonight!" If they only knew...
During one particular summer game, Duke Callahan, Mark Wunderlich, and I made it to the three-minute mark in the first quarter without calling a foul. We were running up and down the court, laughing our asses off as the players got hammered with no whistles. The players were exhausted from the nonstop running when Callahan finally called the first foul because Mikki Moore of the New Jersey Nets literally tackled an opposing player right in front of him. Too bad for Callahan — he lost the bet.
I became so good at this game that if an obvious foul was committed right in front of me, I would call a travel or a three-second violation instead. Those violations are not personal fouls, so I was still in the running to win the bet. The players would look at me with disbelief on their faces as if to say, "What the hell was that?"
Relationships between NBA players and referees were generally all over the board — love, hate, and everything in-between. Some players, even very good ones, were targeted by referees and the league because they were too talented for their own good. Raja Bell, formerly of the Phoenix Suns and now a member of the Charlotte Bobcats, was one of those players. A defensive specialist throughout his career, Bell had a reputation for being a "star stopper." His defensive skills were so razor sharp that he could shut down a superstar, or at least make him work for his points. Kobe Bryant was often frustrated by Bell's tenacity on defense. Let's face it, no one completely shuts down a player of Kobe's caliber, but Bell could frustrate Kobe, take him out of his game, and interrupt his rhythm.
You would think that the NBA would love a guy who plays such great defense. Think again! Star stoppers hurt the promotion of marquee players. Fans don't pay high prices to see players like Raja Bell — they pay to see superstars like Kobe Bryant score 40 points. Basketball purists like to see good defense, but the NBA wants the big names to score big points.
If a player of Kobe's stature collides with the likes of Raja Bell, the call will almost always go for Kobe and against Bell. As part of our ongoing training and game preparation, NBA referees regularly receive game-action video tape from the league office. Over the years, I have reviewed many recorded hours of video involving Raja Bell. The footage I analyzed usually illustrated fouls being called against Bell, rarely for him. The message was subtle but clear — call fouls against the star stopper because he's hurting the game.
If Kobe Bryant had two fouls in the first or second quarter and went to the bench, one referee would tell the other two, "Kobe's got two fouls. Let's make sure that if we call a foul on him, it's an obvious foul, because otherwise he's gonna go back to the bench. If he is involved in a play where a foul is called, give the foul to another player."
Similarly, when games got physically rough, we would huddle up and agree to tighten the game up. So we started calling fouls on guys who didn't really matter — "ticky-tack" or "touch" fouls where one player just touched another but didn't really impede his progress. Under regular circumstances these wouldn't be fouls, but after a skirmish we wanted to regain control. We would never call these types of fouls on superstars, just on the average players who didn't have star status. It was important to keep the stars on the floor.
Tim Donaghy has freely given of his time to appear on both Celtics Stuff Life and Celtics Late Night Show. He has a Facebook page where he interacts with anyone who has questions for him. He has been very honest and open about the gambling that caused his downfall and his efforts to make amends. After reading the book, I was left with the impression that he truly wants what is best for the league and is trying his best to bring that about.
After watching the playoffs this past season, in particular game 7 of the Finals, only the most jaded of fans don't see a problem with the officiating in the NBA; If you've ever been watching a game and wondered how a ref could possibly make that call, this book will explain it. If you read just one book on the NBA this year, I recommend that this be the book.
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by Lou Mancinelli
In August, when an 87-year-old Navy vet was murdered at his home on a family street in Cedarbrook by two teenagers the man did not know, a group of Northwest Philadelphia residents started talking.
They were more than aware of the prevalence of gun violence in the area. According to CeasefirePA, the state's leading gun violence prevention organization, Philadelphia has more gun homicides than any other city in the nation, and Pennsylvania is a bigger source for crime guns recovered in New York City than the State of New York itself.
In the name of making what they say is valid social change, Chestnut Hill resident Bob Fles and other Northwest neighbors came together over the past few months to form Neighborhood Partners To End Gun Violence, a new group that will target gun shops as a way to reduce illegal gun sales in southeastern Pennsylvania.
The Partners will host a kickoff rally to introduce themselves and their mission and to meet other interested individuals from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at the First Presbyterian Church of Germantown at 35 W. Chelten Ave. There will be music, refreshments, speakers whose lives have been affected by gun violence and other groups like Germantown's Every Murder Is Real (EMIR).
Neighborhood Partners will work directly with gun shop owners to reduce illegal gun sales, or straw purchasing (when an individual purchases a number of firearms and resells them on the street). In 2006, Philadelphia police confiscated more than 5,300 handguns from prohibited persons on city streets, according to Ceasefire.
Thus far, eight local churches and synagogues have joined the group, including Chestnut Hill United Church, Mishkan Shalom Synagogue and the Germantown Mennonite Church.
Fles said his group would ask gun shop owners to sign and adhere to a pledge to follow principles put forth in the Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership Agreement, drafted by the Mayors Against Illegal Gun Sales coalition.
That agreement seeks to uphold the Second Amendment, but holds accountable and punishes sellers and buyers of illegal guns, as well as to strengthens the city's abilities to share tracing data. It calls for the videotaping of all gun sales transactions, employee background checks and forbids sales without background check results.
If a shop owner does not sign the pledge, "our organization and others like it will demonstrate at that shop and over a period of time bring public pressure and attention to the gun shop owner," Fles said in a telephone interview last week.
"Reducing gun-trafficking is really our number one goal, not changing any laws [about the right to bear arms]," he said. "I wish there were stronger limitations, but we try to stay away from discussing that. If every gun shop owner would sign on, there would be no demonstration. We're really just looking to make a valid social change."
At first, Neighborhood Partners will work with one shop, Delia's Gun Shop on Torresdale Avenue in the Northeast. If that shop signs on to the pledge, the organization will move on to one of the other half dozen or so gun shops in Philadelphia, Fles said. He noted there were none in the Northwest corridor.
In Pennsylvania, there are no state restrictions on gun trafficking, such as a limit on the number of handguns that can be purchased at one time. There is no state requirement that handgun buyers obtain a handgun license or undergo any type of safety training prior to buying a handgun.
State law also forbids local city or county governments from enacting any local gun laws, and there is no state requirement that gun owners register their firearms. Lastly, there is no state requirement for a waiting period for gun sales beyond the instant check in federal law.
In 2008, there were more than 5,000 firearms recovered from robberies that were traced to Philadelphia, compared to 994 to Pittsburgh, according to data from a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 2008 firearms trace study.
Fles said there are many different approaches to take in the movement to reduce gun violence. Some groups work with victims, others with schools and local communities.
Members of Neighborhood Partners To End Gun Violence based much of their group's model, and learned a lot about how to organize and catalyze action through a New Jersey-based group, Heeding God's Call.
Heeding God's Call is a faith-based initiative to prevent gun violence. In January 2009, a group of 12 of its members were arrested and charged on various misdemeanor and criminal offenses on trespass and conspiracy counts when they attempted to enter Colosimo's Gun Center at 9th and Spring Garden Streets in center city Philadelphia to ask the owner to sign their Code of Conduct (identical to the document Fles' group will use). The owner refused.
Their protests drew public attention that led federal authorities to revoke Colosimo's firearms license in September 2009. The shop's owner, James G. Colosimo, pleaded guilty that month in federal district court on behalf of the gun shop to charges that it had made false statements and had failed to maintain proper records involving the purchases of 10 firearms between Aug. 4, 2004, and April 18, 2007.
A 2009 Catholic Standard and Times article reported that, according to data from the ATF, Colosimo's was one of five of the worst stores in the country in terms of firearms recovered from crimes.
A phone call made Jan. 7 to Colosimo's old telephone number, 215-236-9292, was answered by Al Schulke, who now owns Al's Lock and Load at 933 Spring Garden St., the same location of the former Colosimo's. While the shooting range is still operating, no firearms are sold.
"Everything is the same, except [we don't sell] the guns," said Schulke, who said he expected to be approved for his license to sell firearms "in one or two months."
In Pennsylvania, business owners must apply for a license to sell firearms through the County Sheriff, in this case, Philadelphia and the State Police.
If a previous owner at one location had its license revoked, that has no effect on a new owner's ability to apply and be approved for a new license to sell.
"That would be like my buying a house where someone used to sell narcotics, and people assuming I was going to sell narcotics," said Officer Jillian Russell with the Philadelphia Police Department's Public Affairs Office. She said that whether or not Schulke applied for a license is not public information.
William Carter, director of legislative affairs for City Councilman Darrell Clarke, whose district includes the former Colosimo's shop, said the councilman's office was unaware that a new owner had acquired and opened a new store at the old Colosimo's, when the Local spoke with him on Jan. 7.
Carter said Schulke might be able to apply for a license as of right because of the zoning of the location.
"Obviously, [another gun shop] is not something we want," Carter said.
"Our ultimate goal is that every gun shop owner in southeastern Pennsylvania operates in a very responsible way," Fles said.
"The alternative is doing nothing," he said about the possibility that the concept of cutting out supply might not eliminate demand, and could spur black-market transactions. "How can we do nothing?" he asked. "It's not just about our own neighborhood. You're part of a bigger loop."


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Local hospital President and CEO, Jon Van Boening, appointed as new Vice Chair of the CSUB Foundation Board
August 28, 2013
The office of University Advancement at California State University Bakersfield is proud to announce that Jon Van Boening, President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Hospital and Senior Vice President of Operations for the California central valley service area of Dignity Health, has been appointed as Vice Chair for the CSUB Foundation Board. He will serve a two-year term for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years.
Van Boening has served on the Foundation Board since 2008, where his professional and community experience has been essential to its success. He received his Masters of Science Administration degree from CSUB in 1992, and was inducted into the CSUB Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011. Van Boening is a Certified Healthcare Executive with the American College of Healthcare Executives. In 2012, he was honored as the John Brock Community Service Award recipient, selected by the Executive Advisory Council of CSUB's School of Business and Public Administration.
Van Boening is also immensely involved in the community and has been for many years. He is a Diplomat of the American College of Healthcare Executives, member of the Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, the Healthcare Roundtable of Chief Executive Officers, member of the National Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society, past President of the United Way of Kern County Governing Board, 25-year member of Bakersfield Downtown Rotary, and a member of the Board of Directors and past President of Bakersfield Country Club.
"CSUB is a major driving force for the future of our community, demonstrated in their partnerships with local industry and business leaders to develop degree programs for hard to fill positions in our community," said Van Boening. "The community's philanthropic support of the University through the CSUB Foundation will continue to support many projects and programs to advance the University forward in the years to come. I am honored and proud to serve as Vice Chair of the CSUB Foundation, and to further the valuable mission of this organization."
"Jon VanBoening is a critical thinker who has played a vital role in the Foundation's work as a board member, and we are excited for him to help lead the CSUB Foundation Board of Directors in what promises to be an exceptional period for both the University and the community," said David Melendez, Executive Director of the Foundation and Vice President of University Advancement.
The Mission of the California State University, Bakersfield Foundation is to support California State University, Bakersfield by:
- Advocating for the University to government and to the community,
- Fundraising for University programs and activities,
- Managing the finances of the Foundation and the University endowment,
- Advising the administrations of California State University and California State University, Bakersfield
In his role as Vice Chair of the Board, Van Boening shall: in the absence or inability or refusal of the Chair to act, perform the duties of the Chair and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all restrictions imposed upon the Chair; perform such other and further duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chair or by the Board of Directors.
For more information about CSUB, please visit www.csub.edu.
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the Bears QB on his relationship being tabloid fodder.
Jay Cutler joined ESPN Radio Chicago with Waddle and Silvy to discuss his interaction with Miami receiver Brandon Marshall on Thursday night, what he says to people who aren't impressed by the Bears, what has been most impressive about Chicago's defense, his decision-making in the red zone, rolling out to make plays, the Donovan McNabb situation in Washington and being a part of a celebrity couple with Kristin Cavallari.
On his interaction with Brandon Marshall:
"Brandon's one of my good friends, has been since Denver and still is to this point. I just got him fired up before the game. I told him we're going to put somebody over the top of him, limiting him as much as possible, and that frustrates him probably more than anything. He's such a competitor, wants the ball on every play. Whenever teams go out of their way to shut him down … it really gets to him. So I tried to fire him up as much as possible. … When he caught that ball, broke the tackle and hit the sideline, I think he was telling me he can still beat it anyway."
On what he says to people who aren't impressed with the Bears:
"7-3 is 7-3 and we're going to take it any way we can. It's hard to win in the NFL. Each week is a challenge and a struggle, especially a Thursday night game like that. We're big up front. The defense has played unbelievable for 10 games. They've really carried us and, offensively, I think we're headed in the right direction."
On what impresses him most about the defense:
"I think [Brian Urlacher] just leading it. Last year I saw him in training camp and stuff, but I didn't really get a chance to watch him on a game-by-game basis because he got hurt that first game. Just the way he leads that group and gets everyone lined up and just fires them up. You can tell that he sets the example out there. If you're not playing up to his level, he's gonna let you know and get everyone right. Those guys just feed off each other now. I think it's just a pride thing at this point."
On his decision-making in the red zone:
"I rolled out, I had him right away and I just kind of double-clutched it for a second and just kept rolling and kind of got stuck on him. … He played it really well. You've just got to be careful down there. I'm making some decisions down there. Most of the time, they're pretty good. Once in a while I'm trying to force a ball in there. You've just got to learn from it."
On rolling out of the pocket in Mike Martz's offense:
"I've been doing it since I was in high school, did it a lot in college, obviously did it with [Mike Shanahan] in Denver, that was one of his staples. It's a little bit new to Mike. He's never really done it, never really called it, so in the heat of a battle in the game, that just doesn't click with him to dial it up. But he's learning really, really quickly and he's definitely incorporating those."
On the Donovan McNabb situation:
"I don't know what's going on out there. They bench him 2-minute, then they pay him and now he's back. I don't know. [Shanahan's] got a plan. I played with the guy for three years. Whatever he's doing, he knows what he's doing. No one else might know, but he knows what he's doing."
On being a part of a celebrity couple:
"I don't know. I've got so much going on with football and stuff, I don't really even deal with it. She's got to deal with it more than I do out in L.A. … I don't know [if it's good or bad]. I don't think it's bad. I don't know."
This post, written by Eric Schmoldt, appears courtesy of Sports Radio Interviews. For the complete highlights of the interview, as well as audio, click here.
More from Sports Radio Interviews
• Brandon Marshall gives the other side of the trash talking.
• Mike Tolbert thinks Ryan Mathews will eventually stop fumbling. Maybe.
• Bernard Pollard is upset with the Texans' play, as if anything could stop them from going 8-8.


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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Saturday Short: Our Dream Kitchens
15 comments:
- Terry said...
Oh great skirted ones: I thought you needed bloggers anonymous but first, straight to kitchens anonymous. Now nobody will be happy with their kitchen.
My dad and mom told me that old kitchens were "out there" not because of the smell but so they didn't burn the whole house down when they caught fire.
- June 20, 2009 at 7:54 AM
- Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...
Yay...Thanks for saying it out loud! :-) I know it is personal preference but I just don't like the huge, cold, open interiors that you see in almost every home that's been built in the last 10+ years. I love for a home to have rooms, real, separate rooms. A big kitchen is great, but I don't want it open to the family room, either. When I have a party, I try (not always successful) but I try to have everything ready so my guest don't have to stand/sit in my kitchen...much rather be out on the porch in the summer, or in front of fire in the family room in the winter. Do you guys think that one day the trend will swing back to separate rooms and not such open, cavernous interiors? I think that's why I love older homes so much...espcecially the historic ones. You get large rooms, windows on multiple sides, high ceilings, deep moldings...and walls that separate the spaces...yay, walls! :-) Susan
- June 20, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Terry said...
I think the issue is design. Open and closed kitchens can suck or they can be great. A spec house doesn't get much leeway. It has to be an eye-grabber that matches the trends in the magazines and on TV. (10' ceilings, stainless, granite, gourmet, open) So we get warehouse sized rooms.
Bigness always impresses. But real warehouses often feel better.
To Susan: Renovations in our neighborhood of 60 to 90 year old homes are often tragic. Folks don't want to live in them as originally designed. So amateurs knock out walls. They make space but destroy the flow, the logic, and intimacy. The space seems good at first but you sense something wrong.
(Just so you know, ours is open, pro designed, and has felt good every day for 20 years.)
- June 20, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Unknown said...
My kitchen is a small and not an open concept by design, a family room was added in the 80's, just one wall is 'missing', so I can see the kids there, but actally I would as well prefer a bigger, but closed kitchen, maybe french doors, to open when I like to...The layout is not bad, all very close by, but simply not enough counter space...and I would so love to update!!!
I keep on dreaming!
- June 20, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Willow Decor said...
Thanks so much for mentioning my Butler's Pantry on the Skirted Roundtable. I agree that the trend is to more open rooms and we are losing the charm of some of the old house features, like the Butler's Pantry. My house was built in 1930 and I feel a tremendous responsiblity to keep the feel of the orignal design. I am so flattered (and so thrilled) you like it!!
Enjoying this new medium. Now I need to get my teenage daughter to show me how to get it on my ipod!!
- June 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- katiedid said...
Another great podcast. I do have to say that I agree with Terry. A kitchen open to the Family Room can be cold and cavernous, just like a closed off kitchen can feel cramped, dark and hard to fit more than one person. It really depends on how well designed and detailed the space is.
I know my family does spend most of our time in the kitchen, and we all love to cook....most often at the same time....so a large kitchen attached to a family room fits our lifestyle perfectly...especially for entertaining, which we do often. Before we remodeled, we had a 10x10 kitchen, and it was stuffed to the gills when we had people over. At least now we can fit everyone in! Maybe it is the informal entertaining style we have...but I love it! But we can close off everything from the Dining Room and Living Room, and we do have a Butler's Pantry....so go figure.;)
- June 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- Beth Connolly said...
Love, love, love the top kitchen. One thing I would add to your kitchen design segment is accessorizing your kitchen-it does not have to be cold and stark. The top kitchen here is a great example. In my kitchen I have Brunschwig & Fils fabric on the stools, oil paintings, beautiful books, and decorative objects I love. This is a low cost way to dress up your kitchen. Oh, and oriental rugs are great in a kitchen-very popular in my area.
- June 21, 2009 at 4:32 AM
- Koekkener said...
It makes my life alot easier. I'd be lost without Saturday Short: Our Dream Kitchens.
- June 22, 2009 at 12:55 AM
- Jaime Rogers said...
I just want to take a second and thank you ladies for putting this forum (The Skirted Roundtable) together, I absolutely love having access to the podcasts, perfect while working in the office! So much great information and so many relate able stories, please carry on! Thanks again.
- June 22, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...
Of course, the red lantern kitchen went into my favorites file the first time I saw it. My kitchen is separated from the family room by a pennisula with a bar height counter. I designed it that way, and I love it that way. I think that people who cook can end up feeling like the "help", closed off in the kitchen preparing dinner (even when it's just for family). I love being able to see and interact with family while I'm cooking (whether they are in my kitchen or in my family room). It would be terrible for me to have to go back to cooking in a closed off kitchen. I do have a butler's pantry, but since I have no butler, I refer to it as a china pantry, and I also think that is a fabulous idea! I designed by kitchen with only a couple of upper cabinets, so having a china pantry and a food pantry were a necessity. I agree with "ya'll"-every home should have a butler's pantry. Loved your obvious excitement in discussing kitchen designs. What a fun post this was! laurie
- June 23, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...
Sorry, me again. Just because I'm curious (and also because I have a problem with them), do you intentionally have the "word verification" feature on this site? If so, I'd love to hear an explanation some time on your S.R. discussions about the advantages of having it. laurie
- June 23, 2009 at 4:30 PM
I love both kitchens you had pictures of, they both looked like they were open to family rooms. I think most people with large families, that really cook, enjoy the kitchen being open. I cook except once or twice a week, so I enjoy being with my family.
- June 23, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Anon - ooh, you're right. I do think the red/green kitchen is open to a family room space, although there does seem to be a bit of separation - hard to tell. I still not convinced about the second kitchen - there really isn't enough in the photo to determine it.
Laurie- I guess I figured that word verification would deter those robo commenters. Isn't that what it's for? I'll see what the other ladies want, we can remove it. What do you all think??
Jaime - thanks for reading...err... listening! Appreciate your compliments! You too Style Redux!
I does feel that most people prefer the open floor plan! Glad to hear all your comments and input!
- June 23, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- Cristin // Simplified Bee said...
love the use of color in the first kitchen. yum. what a great place to entertain.
- June 25, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- Kitchen design said...
Good post indeed! Thanks for sharing such nice information.
- August 8, 2009 at 2:05 AM


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The ISCM Romanian section will host a World Music Day on 26 September
at the Auditorium Hall. Pro Contemporania, conductor Iurie Florea, will
perform Illusion of time by Walter Schraeyen (Belgium), Intimacy by Vladimir
Scolnic (Israel), Aksak by Theo Loevendie (Netherlands), A la recherche
by Jean-Luc Darbellay (Switzerland), L'arrivee a Cythere by Thomas Beimel
(Germany) and Terra incognita by Gabriel Valverde (Argentina).
In Cardiff during October Welsh National Opera will perform Poulenc's
The Carmelites (2, 7, 20), Mozart's Don Giovanni (12, 16, 22), and Verdi's
Rigoletto (21, 23). Thereafter they tour these operas to Southampton (26-30
October), Bristol (2-6 November), Belfast (9-13 November), Birmingham (16-20
November), Liverpool (23-27 November), and Oxford (7-11 December). Info
The illustrious Guaneri String Quartet, which has a residency at the
University of Maryland, is to première a Concerto for string quartet
and orchestra by Richard Danielpour with the National Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leonard Slatkin at Washington's Kennedy Center on 13,14,and
15 January 2000 then in New York at Carnegie Hall on 25 January.
Scotland shortly hosts two youth orchestra festivals: the Edinburgh Festival
of British Youth Orchestras and the Glasgow Festival of British Youth Orchestras,
running concurrently 16 August to 5 September. Thirty orchestras are involved
embracing a highly diverse range of music from Mahler Symphony 5 (Hertfordshire
County Youth Orchestra) to a commissioned The Duegar's Revelry from
our contributor Patric Standford (Yorkshire Youth Orchestra).
Info from firstname.lastname@example.com
The complete works of Mahler will be performed at the Berliner Mahler-Fest,
throughout September. Info: www.berlinerfestspiele.de .
The opening concert of Birmingham's Symphony Hall season is a visit of
the Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta on 7 September in
an all Richard Strauss programme. Soile Isokoski will sing the Last Four
Songs between Don Juan and An Alpine Symphony. Other visiting orchestras
include the Bournemouth Symphony (25 Sept), the Russian State Philharmonic
(30 Sept), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (6 Oct), Leipzig Gewandhaus
(14 Oct), Slovenian Philharmonic (16 Oct), and Czech Philharmonic (17 Oct).
The International Krzysztof Penderecki Competition of Contemporary Chamber
Music will be held in Kraków, Poland, 14-17 September. Info: firstname.lastname@example.com or +48 12 412 7540.
The Broadheath Singers' annual concert will feature the world première
of Cyril Rootham's The Lady of Shalott, Edgar Bainton's The Blessed
Damosel, La belle dame sans merci by Armstrong Gibbs and the
Elegy In memoriam William Morris by Gustav Holst. 18 September, 8pm
at Eton College School Hall, Eton, Berkshire, UK. Info from conductor Robert
Tucker on +44 (0)171 638 0672.
The following Britten-Pears School Masterclasses at Aldeburgh, UK this
autumn are open to the public: Elisabeth Söderström (Sibelius
and Richard Strauss) 18-26 September (concert on 27 September); Nelly Miricioiu
(Italian opera) 30 September-8 October (concert on 9 October); Thomas Allen
(Mozart and Britten) 13-20 October (concert on 21 October); Anthony Rolfe
Johnson and Ian Partridge (Bach) 23 October - 1 November (concert on 2 November).
Email: email@example.com.
The Berlin premiere of Elliot Carter's one act comic opera What Next?
is at the Deutsche Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 16 September 1999. With
text by Paul Griffiths (after Jacques Tati's film Traffic), What
Next? is conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Nicolas Brieger,
with decor by Gisbert Jaekel. There are further performances on 18, 22 and
25 September, and on 25 and 31 March 2000.
'Jazz on the level' will be a series at St David's Hall in Cardiff, Wales
on Tuesdays at 8.30: Peter King Quartet, 21 Sept; Rickey Woodard Quartet,
12 Oct; Just East of Jazz, 30 Nov; John Etheridge's Sweet Chorus, 25 Jan;
Tony Coe Trio, 15 Feb; Marlene Verplank and her Musicians, 7 March. Box
Office: +44 (0)1222 878444.
Looking forward to London's Royal Festival Hall's Classic International Series starting
in September, a procession of great orchestras of Europe and one American
will dazzle the musical scene on the South Bank. Leading off with the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam on 22 September under Riccardo Chailly,
there follows in date order the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, Milan directed
by Riccardo Muti (4 October), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Claudio
Abbado (11 October), Pierre Boulez directing the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
(22 October), the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa
Cecilia, Rome conducted by Myung Whun Chung (21 and 22 November), the Vienna
Philharmonic again with Seiji Ozawa (15 March), and the Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch (19 May).
Tickets are now on sale for La Guitarra California (24-26 September 1999
on the campus of Cuesta College, scenic Highway 1, north west of San Luis
Obispo, California) from +1 805 546 3131. Info: La Guitarra California website.
Gerard Schurmann's song-cycles, Chuench'i (translations of Chinese
poems by Arthur Waley), and Six Songs of William Blake, together
with Nine Slovak Folk Songs are due to be performed in Manchester
on September 25, to be followed by recordings for commercial CD on September
27 and 28 by Alison Wells (soprano) and Martyn Hill (tenor), with Keith
Swallow (piano). In addition, Moonbird for solo recorder will be
given its first performance at the concert on September 25 by John Turner.
Info: www.gerard-schurmann.com
'Music to move you' is an eight-concert season announced for the St David's
Hall as the National Concert Hall of Wales from September through to May
2000. Apart from top ranking British orchestras and conductors there will
be visits by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Moscow Philharmonic
Forthcoming U.S. performances of the music of Judith Lang Zaimont include
the world première of her Piano Sonata on November 14, 1999 at Washington
D.C.'s Phillips Gallery by Bradford Gowen.
Internationally, the Duo Pianistico Firenze's southern European tour
will feature Zaimont's Snazzy Sonata - An Entertainment for Two for
piano, 4 hands; a presentation of her new Parallel Play for saxophone
quartet will be given at the International Festival 'Donne in Musica' in
Italy in September. Info: http://www.joblink.org/jzaimont
The Baldwin Dance Company will present 'Julius Tomb' - one of three works
choreographed by Baldwin - as part of a UK national tour this autumn: Corn
Exchange, Newbury (1 Oct); University College, Swansea (7 Oct); The Gantry,
Southampton, (9 Oct); Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank (23 Oct); Wimbledon
Theatre (27 Oct); Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh.(6 Nov).
Metier has produced three CDs of music by the English composer Michael
Finnissy: string quartets, the composer playing Folklore, and Voces
Sacrae singing Seven Sacred Motets. The NMC label has also produced a CD
with major chamber works, so Finnissy's music is receiving growing attention.
The composer appears as pianist at Norway's Ultima Festival in Oslo on 9
October playing part of his The History of Photography in Sound.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will give a Beethoven symphony
cycle at the Royal Festival Hall in London commencing October 14 with conductor
Sir Roger Norrington. Info: +44 (0)171 960 4242.
An international conference is to be held at London University's Senate
House, 22-24 October 1999. Entitled, A Tale of Three Cities: Janácek's
Brno Between Vienna and Prague, the aim of the conference is to re-assess
the self-image of Brno and Moravia between (roughly) 1850 and 1930, using
Janácek as a focus. Info from Royal Holloway College.
The Plymouth Music Series in Minneapolis has announced its 1999-2000
season, called 'Uncommon Artistry'. The Gershwin (George and Ira) musical
Of Thee I Sing will be performed on 2 October in Orchestra Hall;
Handel's Solomon in Bethel College on 30 October; Witness will be
partially African American with a song cycle from John Williams and Dream
N. the Hood, a rap symphony by Gregory T.S.Walker to be programmed in
Orchestra Hall on 19 Feb; The Kings Singers will present Aha! Cappella
at Wooddale Church on 7 April; Czech composer Jan Jiraseks reworking of
Bach's St Luke's Passion will be sung on 12 May at the Ted Mann Concert
Hall. Info: +1 612 624 2345.
'Steel and Gold' is the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's title for a
forthcoming Rachmaninov retrospective. Over October and November, five concerts
will contain the three symphonies, Symphonic Dances, and a concert version
of his opera The Miserly Knight, as well as works by contemporaries.
A series booking will also include a free celebrity concert with Artur Pizarro.
Info: firstname.lastname@example.com
A European tour by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will bring Biped,
a new work to a commissioned score by Gavin Bryars to Paris for a season
9-20 November. The work explores a new animation technology of motion capture.
The 5th St Ceciliatide International Festival of Music takes place at
Stationers' Hall in the City of London 20-28 November. American musicologist
Joshua Rifkin and the Bach Ensemble play Bach concertos and the Ouverture
in D (minus the oboes, trumpets and drums it later acquired) 24 Nov. Fiori
Musicale present Vivaldi's Seasons on 20 & 21 November with new music
by Geoffrey Burgon reflecting on the Vivaldi work and interweaving with
it. Chapelle du Roi sing Guerrero's Vespers for St Ceciliatide on 22 Nov,
and the Finnish Yggdrasil Quartet mark the 150th anniversary of Chopin's
death on 25 November with pianist Fumiko Shiraga playing new chamber arrangements
of Chopin's two piano concertos. The Lindsay Quartet plays Beethoven on
the 26th and Fiori Musicale reappear on 27 and 28 November with James Bowman
presenting two choral works by Zelenka and Bach Cantata 54 (Widerstehe doch
der Sunde). Info: www.st-ceciliatide.com.
The Galliard Ensemble Wind Quintet will play in London's Purcell Room
as part of 'Fresh Young Artists Platform' on 7 December, 7.30pm. The ensemble
will give the world première of a work written for them - Paul Patterson's
Westerley Winds, the European première of Philip Bimstein's
Casino for quintet and tape, and music by Berio, Briccialid, Pärt
and Tinoco. Info: www.sbc.org.uk.
Tickets GBP 10 (GBP 8, concessions) from firstname.lastname@example.com or phone +44
(0)171 960 4242.
From 25 December 1999 to 1 January 2001, The Monteverdi Choir, English
Baroque Soloists and John Eliot Gardiner will perform all 200 of Bach's
surviving church cantatas, each on the precise liturgical date for which
it was written, in abbeys, cathedrals and churches throughout Europe. The
project will cost more than 5 million UK pounds (approx. 7.5 million US
dollars), and will involve Gardiner in 150 air flights. Deutsche Grammophon
will record the concerts, and many will be televised.


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- No market crash, in fact the SP500 is up by 9%.
- KRE short big fail, you're down 15%
- IYT short has recently gone positive, it's now up by a full 1% (with luck that covers your commish costs for the trade)
- Gold insurance big fail, you're down 13%.
"It's the same failed theory as always. It's peddling fear. It's not going to happen.
"And as explained here on September 3rd, Casey's been peddling this very same stupidity since at least 2008, probably much longer and has been proven wrong, time and time again. Now he wants to you buy his proven incorrect economic theory for $19.95. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me four hundred and sixty four times, die poor."