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LOS ANGELES—Former professional wrestler Chyna literally and figuratively bodyslams some of the sport's greats (or porn actors playing them, anyway) in her latest starring vehicle for Vivid Entertainment, Chyna Is Queen of the Ring, out on Vivid.com Sept. 4 and on DVD Sept. 12.
Helmed by B. Skow, the parody also stars Lisa Ann as Stephanie McMahon, Evan Stone as Vince McMahon, Alex Sanders as Ric Flair, Anthony Hardwood as Triple H, Cyrus King as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Marco Banderas as Iron Sheik, Ralph Long as Doink, Sledge Hammer as The Rock, TJ Cummings as John Cena and Tommy Pistol as Gene Okerlund, plus Valerie Kay as a ring girl and Ron Jeremy as himself.
"This movie made me feel sexy and wanted," Chyna said. "I was glad it was a long shoot because I was totally turned on and having so much fun laughing a lot with the guys. I think adult movie fans will go crazy over it!
"I used to dream about being a movie star," she continued. "I didn't expect to be making adult movies because I felt insecure compared to all the beautiful women in the industry. Vivid has given me a life changing opportunity to be glamorous and sensual and I'm delighted with it. I want my fans to know that I'm better than ever. I've been wanting to make this particular parody for a long time. Of course, I know every player who is parodied and it was great to 'spar' with them again, but this time it was really hot on my new sexual turf."


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@VHTRC Trifecta Day 2 – Sophie's Death March
Day 2 was 24 miles of the "Greatest Hits" of Shenandoah National Park. We started at White Oak Canyon, climbed to Hawksbill, stopped by Skyland, passed Stony Man, turned in at Corbin Cabin Cutoff, past Old Rag and death marched in on the Weakley Hollow Fire Road back to White Oak Canyon. A long and fun day playing in the mountains!

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Camera company included on third shuttle mission for critical inspection
NASA Shuttle launches with Adimec's cameras onboard, again
Camera company included on third shuttle mission for critical inspection
Stoneham, MA (January 2007).
Adimec announced today that Space Shuttle DiscoveryMission STS-116 was the third shuttle mission to use Adimec's advanced camera technology as part of an imaging system to ensure shuttle safety. Adimec provided the high-resolution cameras which were part of the orbital boom sensor system (OBSS) of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-121, the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-115,
and now the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116.
"Adimec is pleased to see the third NASA Space Shuttle include our cameras with their critical inspection system that allows for re-entry clearance and the safe return of the shuttle and crew," said Jay Rice, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Adimec in North America.
Adimec provided multiple high-performance cameras to NASA which were coupled to a Pleora iPort IP™ engine. This enables high-resolution images to be streamed to a
laptop inside the shuttle over a standard Ethernet link. The imaging system is mounted at the end of the space shuttle's 50-foot robotic arm and is controlled by the crew.
NASA's OBSS system on this robotic arm is used to inspect and measure defects in the shuttle's outer 'skin,' particularly in the heat tile area, the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) wing, and the nose cap.
For STS-121, high-resolution images from the Adimec camera system were analyzed
for fine details, such as the gap filler between tiles, to determine any potential risks to the shuttle safety. For both STS-115 and STS-116, Adimec's cameras were used
during the flight day 2 and flight day 11 surveys of the RCC wing leading edge and nose cap surfaces to confirm that no damage was present.
NASA needed high-performance cameras with enough durability and performance to provide flawless images in the void of space and on the space shuttle, the most
complex machine ever built. "We were happy to be selected as the high-resolution camera supplier for NASA's advanced imaging system and to have our product performance satisfy the rigorous requirements of NASA" said Jay Rice. "We lookforward to continuing our relationship with NASA and assisting their missions through our camera technology and support," Rice added.
The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew landed on December 22, 2006 after a 12-day, 5.3 million-mile journey in space. The mission succeeded in reconfiguring the
International Space Station's power and cooling systems from a temporary setup to a permanent mode and adding a new piece to the station's backbone.
About Adimec
Adimec has specialized in development and manufacturing of high-performance
cameras and partnering with major OEMs around the world since 1992. The company has the distinction of serving industry leading companies in three application areas; machine vision, medical, and defense imaging. Adimec's unique experience facilitates the creation of industry-leading cameras that deliver a performance advantage to high-end systems.
Adimec achieves long-term customer satisfaction by offering a unique combination of product configuration/performance, life cycle management, and total cost of ownership.Adimec has offices around the world focused on creating customer value and satisfaction through local, personalized support.
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Pleora Technologies is the world's leading supplier of Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) imaging solutions. Pleora's iPORT™ and eBUS™ products stream imaging data over low-cost GigE connections with very high performance, while at the same time giving vision systems long-distance reach, scaleable processing, flexible networking, and unmatched ease of use. Pleora is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
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Meet Seattle-based stylist Darcy Camden, founder of and chief stylist at Styled Seattle. Darcy has been providing fashion advice to clients of all ages since 2006. She's regularly featured on local TV and has been dubbed "Seattle's Stacy London" for her fun and practical fashion advice. We tapped Darcy to provide three bits of holiday dressing wisdom and how to extend those tips to your jewelry wardrobe.
Watch the video below to learn how to incorporate bright colors into your look (gemstone cocktail ring, anyone?); how more is more (layer necklaces for extra impact); and how to add a modern edge to your holiday outfits (we're a fan of glam pyramid stud earrings).


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Even as it is busy recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy and building a new subway line under Second Avenue, New York City's MTA is undertaking a huge project to extend the 7 line from Times Square to Eleventh Avenue on the West Side.
The $2.4 billion project is expected to be complete in a year's time, and include a brand new station at 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue.
By 2020, the MTA expects it to be the busiest station in the city, with 35,000 subway riders passing through the station in a single hour at peak times.
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This small group pursues weekly (every Tuesday @ 1pm), facilitated study of traditional texts as well as books of current interest for the serious study of historical and contemporary Judaism. Through the end of July, this group will be led by community member, Wayne Zirkin
Some of our past studies have been:
1] "Judas Iscariot and the Myth of Jewish Evil" by Hyam Maccoby.
2] Amos from the Minor Prophets
3] Maimonides "Guide for the Perplexed"
4] Pirke Avot
5] Who Wrote the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman
6] You Shall Be as Gods by Erich Fromm
We will soon begin studying together:
Abraham Joshua Heschel's "Man's Quest for God."
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Furniture doesn't usually make me want to throw up. But this desk-and-chair set, from designer Nacho Carbonell's titillating Skin collection, makes me think about the stuff inside me that I don't like to think about.
Technically, the elastic membrane covering the desk and chair is to stretch so that you can stash your own stuff, whether it's books or silverware or hashish. But in the example, Carbonell apparently chose something a little close to mammalian intestines for my taste.
The rest of the furniture is just cool, in an organic Buckaroo Banzai 8th-dimensional sort of way, all with little pockets to store your bidness. As Carbonell himself said to Dezeen, "You'll feel like playing hide and seek!" I don't know, Nacho. I don't feel like playing anything right now. Hey, is your brother really Bat Manuel? [Dezeen]


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To all the Jr Cybearguides out there, be sure to check your bearmail for your new "tour guide" move. This move enables your character to hold up a sign so that new Bearville visitors can join you for a tour of the game. It's a great opportunity to help out fellow players!
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This BEAUTIFUL stamp is my favorite, from the beginning, and it still is♥!:)
Today I created my card with one of the wonderful images of the ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection.
. It is called 'Field of Poppies
You can get it as a single stamp and on sheet 26-plate # 86 together with three other beauties or single! She is coloured with Copic's;)!
I have not added glitter to her this time, and that's unusual:)).
On this card there's no DP, it's only embossed white Bazill:)
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts...as USUAL;))
Size: 6" x 6"
Stamps: Sweet Pea-Field of Poppies,
Colouring: -Copic's sketch
Papers: Bazzill - White and green cardstock, Letraset - Heavyweight Cartridge Paper,
Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic and scallop Rectangles. Butterfly punch, Embossing folder.
Embellishments: WOC-Flowers, rhinestones,
Have a wonderful day everyone. Thank you very much for your visit here. Don't miss to check the newest wonderful images of Sweet Pea Stamps.
Thank you for visiting, and all the lovely comments♥
Wish you all a lovely day!
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Thank you for visiting, and all the lovely comments♥
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Harmony in Ordinary Life with the Dalai Lama and Dinah Washington (video)
We see a lot of videos featuring the voice of the Dalai Lama, but there's something special that gets me about this short film by director mojebory. The short film draws you in with the Dalai Lama talking about a person's right to happiness and transitions to Max Richter's soulful mix of Dinah Washington's "This Bitter Earth" underscoring more than five years of footage of people in ordinary, everyday scenes in Poland and Europe.
As the filmmaker says:
"I see a harmony in ordinary activities — joy and sadness at the same time. Everything around us is magical. When I take pictures or shots I look at the world through the eyes of a child… everything seems so interesting and unusual! I'm hungry, I want to grab everything!"
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Benihana National Corp
Location: US-NJ-Pennsauken
Category: Operations
Store Number: 1012
Doing Business As: Benihana Pennsauken
Business Unit: Benihana National Corp.
Position Type: Full-Time
Responsible for positive guest interactions while accurately preparing and responsibility serving beverages to guests and servers in a friendly and efficient manner. Follows standard recipes, mixes ingredients and prepares cocktails and other drinks. Offers and serves food items to guests, collects payment for drinks served and maintains bar area clean, sanitary and organized.
Promptly greets guests, takes beverage orders from the restaurant servers or directly from guests
Promptly prepares beverage orders for servers according to server tickets
Mixes alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, cocktails and other beverages as requested and in compliance with company standards and recipes
Checks identification of guests to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol. Promptly notifies management of underage drinking guests who are obviously intoxicated
Rings up all drink and food orders in the POS system, collects payment for drinks and/or food served, balances all receipts and follows proper cash handling procedures.
Ensures bar area is fully equipped with tools and products needed for mixing beverages and serving guests. Promptly reports any defective product or equipment
Offers and serves food items to guests seated at the bar when appropriate or as requested
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of food and beverage products, menus and promotions
Responsible for routine cleaning, set up and breakdown of bar. This includes all preparation required to run bar efficiently and smoothly
Washes and sterilizes glassware and keeps bottles, glassware and beverage products arranged to make an attractive display
Completes daily/weekly cleaning and side work requirements
Performs other duties as assigned by a supervisor
Minimum 1 year experience in bartending preferred
Previous experience with Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi and sake preferred
Basic understanding of wine, spirits and sake required
Must be certified in Responsible Alcohol Service by applicable agency
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A 3-year-old girl was shot in the arm when a fight broke out in a busy Yonkers, N.Y. intersection Friday afternoon, police say.
The toddler was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where she was underwent surgery, according to police. She is in good condition.
Officers got the call on Palisade Avenue and Locust Hill Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. The gunfire erupted during what appeared to be a fight among a group of men, according to witnesses.
Telemundo-TV reports the girl was going with her parents to visit her aunt, who owns a bodega in the area. The aunt told Telemundo the girl began screaming as soon as she was hit by the bullet.
Police swarmed the scene in the Getty Square section of Yonkers and quickly brought two men into custody.
"We're not going to call them suspects right now but there are people of interest in custody," said Yonkers Detective Lt. Joseph Monaco. "Right now, we're not looking for anybody else."
Those who live and work in the neighborhood said the burst of violence was jarring, especially for families.
"I always walk the kids through the square," said Qiana Smith. "This area's pretty safe."
--Rob Schmitt contributed to this report.


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Donald Trump told Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night that he's used "aliases" throughout his career in real estate because "otherwise, they find out it's you, and they charge you more money."
"Over the years, I've used aliases," especially when doing real estate deals, Trump acknowledged in an interview on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
"I would never want to use my name, because you had to pay more money for the land," he said. "If you try to buy land, you use different names."
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Mopar Muscle Cars - SRT - The Rebirth of the Musclecar
A look at some of Street Race Technology's performance vehicles for Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep
When did the musclecar die? Depending on your personal philosophy and mode of thinking, the musclecar may never have died. Many performance zealots slam their collective fists on the table demanding that 1971 be deemed the last year of the musclecar-the 426 Hemi disappeared, all the high-compression ratios dropped through the floor, and the big powerplants vanished forever . . . or did they? But others claim it wasn't until the later years of the '70s that the musclecar was finally snuffed out. Whatever the truth, we're now living in the second generation of musclecars.
Not since 1969 have the Big Three been in such tight competition. While Ford and GM figure out how to keep from going bankrupt, DaimlerChrysler is plowing ahead and blazing new trails. It was Mopar that first kicked the automotive world in its communal shorts with the snarling, untamed RT/10 Viper in 1991. It was Mopar that shocked the specialty vehicle enthusiasts with the retro-before-retro-was-even-cool Prowler and PT Cruiser. It was Mopar that looked at Ford's SVT troop with a smirk of amusement and birthed the SRT line, utilizing every trick accrued from Chrysler's Performance Vehicle Operations team. And it was Mopar that laughed at the automotive journalists who said the RWD sedan was dead and introduced the most celebrated four-door domestic sedan in recent history-the Chrysler 300C.
Thanks in part to the acquisition by Daimler-Benz, Chrysler has benefited from the shared technologies, refined platforms, suspension geometry, and engine development that has helped maintain Benz near the top of the luxury market for nearly a century. The '04 300C immediately changed the world's opinions about larger, RWD American sedans and shot DCX to the head of the class. The Magnum wagon would soon follow in the 300's footsteps. In 2006, Dodge dusted off one of its most beloved labels-the Charger-and made it a reskinned performance sedan. Almost simultaneously, Mopar would unleash all three LX-based entries to the SRT club.
The Charger offered the most visible leap from R/T to SRT8 with new body treatments: a hungry-looking functional hoodscoop and arching wing. The Magnum also received a new front and rear fascia, along with new rocker panels, wheels, and interior treatment. The 300C-based SRT8 was the most distinguished from the group, maintaining its Bently-esque stoic stance and regal look. But underneath all the new plastic cladding and leather sports seats was an all-new 6.1L Hemi. A larger, aluminum-coiled intake fed the larger displacement elephant that featured a longer stroke, wider cylinders, and an innovative internal cylinder oiling system. Bigger brakes, stiffer suspension, and larger wheels wrapped in performance-rated, low-profile tires made the SRT8 package complete.
But the SRT line didn't end there. Realizing the public draw the two variations of the new-generation Hemi had, DCX quickly decided to drop the standard 5.7 in their SUVs, including the Dodge Durango, Jeep Cherokee, Commander, and the new Chrysler Aspen. Wanting to thrust Jeep into the performance arena, the SRT group pooled together all their know-how and crafted one of the toughest street-machine SUVs ever. The SRT8 Jeep Grand Cherokee would not only wield the same hard-as-nails 6.1L, but would press that power to all four wheels via an all-time four-wheel-drive platform. That combination would propel the Jeep down the quarter-mile in the low-13-second range, wet or dry. The SRT8 Jeep would rise above its competitors, surpassing the likes of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and the BMW X5.
Larry Van Gelder, owner of a blacked-out SRT8 Magnum, explained to us what drove him to pick the SRT over the R/T. "To get a baseline, I needed to drive an R/T first, which drove nicely and had decent power, but the suspension was a bit soft, and the seats weren't as supportive as I had hoped. [When I testdrove] the SRT8, all it took was one ride around the block, pitching the salesman across the back seat when I stuffed it into a corner off an interstate ramp, and I was ready to sign up. The final deal-maker was when my wife wanted to see how well it would scoot, and we did a burnout in front of the dealership. It had seven miles on it when I bought it just about a year ago, and it now has 15,000 without any problems."
Included in the purchase price of any SRT vehicle is a zero-charge day at the SRT Track Experience. This serves a couple purposes. The first is to help cultivate a sense of exclusivity among SRT owners; the second is to train and instruct new SRT vehicle owners on the power and potential of their new Mopars. This is specifically important for those who have never handled a street machine making this level of power. Lastly, it is to encourage a little friendly rivalry among the different brands. Too often the Viper owners think they have the market cornered in factory potency. It's at events like this that a slightly tweaked and warmed-over SRT8 Charger might make that braggart Viper owner eat his words. These SRT Experiences are held nationally at tracks and race courses scattered coast to coast.
Larry walked us through his SRT training experience, "[We] were directed into the classroom building for about an hour of well-presented instruction on the basics of performance driving. We were then divided into three groups and shuttled off to various locations around the infield. We would have the opportunity to participate in drag racing, infield high-speed ride-and-drive, and autocross. First was drag racing . . . well kind of. One car at a time was allowed on a single lane section of a service road in the infield. It provided a good way to compare timed acceleration and handling of three disparate SRT vehicles: the SRT8 300C, SRT10 ram, and SRT8 Jeep. The return road for the dragstrip was setup like a short autocross course, and allowed us to pitch the vehicles around a bit on the way back to the starting line. The 300C was predictable and capable; the truck was a bit of a handful. But the Jeep was the most impressive. It was surprisingly fast and handled like it was on rails.
"[Finally, we got to race] the road course. Magnums, 300Cs, and Crossfires all lined up at the side of the infield road course. Everybody got to drive each type of car at least once, with three cars following the instructor in the lead vehicle. After a couple of laps, the instructor gives a signal and the car behind the instructor pulls toward the left, allowing the two other cars to move forward behind the instructor; the car that was first in line now moves back into the third slot. Sounds a bit complicated, but it really works very smoothly. All three cars in each group are of the same type, and as long as everybody keeps up with the instructor and presses him to go faster, everything [moves] along quickly and in impressive fashion."
Larry's experience with his SRT8 Magnum inspired a coworker, Brit White, to purchase the renowned SRT Jeep. Brit shared his weekend at the SRT Experience saying, "Imagine having 42 SRT vehicles from Vipers to Crossfires and everything in between, including several SRT Jeeps, at your disposal for the day. The biggest surprise was just how well the SRT Jeeps performed. these are not your normal soccer mom Jeep Cherokees. they flat out kicked butt on the dragstrip and could whip anything around the first road course, including the Vipers."
And The Rest Although not Hemi-powered, we would be remiss to omit the rest of the SRT lineup. DaimlerChrysler's inclusion of four different engine combinations in five different platforms is the most widespread selection from a factory performance division. Ranging from front-wheel-drive four cylinders, supercharged V-6s, stroked V-8s, and big breathing V-10s, the Street, Racing Technology division of Chrysler produces some of the most powerful production cars in each of their respective market segments.


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ASI Named AlphaGraphics Supplier of the Year
The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), Trevose, PA, announced that it was named Supplier of the Year for 2008 for Salt Lake City, UT-based AlphaGraphics, Inc., a company that produces and manages visual communications for businesses at more than 200 business centers worldwide. The Supplier of the Year award recognizes a supplier that provides outstanding service and responsiveness to the 230 US business center in the AlphaGraphics system. ASI was one three suppliers recognized by AlphaGraphics and received the top honor.
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Jeffrey's Toys gets 2nd chance in real estate game - for now
It wasn't the best day to visit Jeffrey's Toys on Market Street, the owner said. Lots of the usual merchandise was missing - a grave shortage of Angry Birds toys, for example - because for the past four months the owner has been running down the inventory, ahead of possibly closing his family's 60-year-old enterprise.
"What else would you do when you think you're going out of business?" said Mark Luhn, a self-described "toy man" who inherited Jeffrey's Toys from his father and grandfather.
But there was still plenty to see and buy - dollhouses, spaceships, Buzz Lightyear, Marvel Super Heroes, Dora the Explorer dress-up collection, racks of furry animals, and an impressive display of comics.
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"We have old-fashioned toys," he said.
But the rise of new-fashioned toys is not the main problem. It's the location: Market and Third streets, within walking distance of Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Target and other competitors with multichannels of distribution and deep pockets. Deep enough to afford the rents in high-priced San Francisco, at a time when Luhn's lease was expiring and a new landlord took ownership of the building. A rent raise means he's out of there.
Then Jeffrey's Toys would be one of the last stores of its kind in San Francisco. Smaller neighborhood, education-oriented and boutique stores remain, but locally and nationally, those like Jeffrey's Toys are whittling away.
"Continuing a trend from the past five years, independent hobby and toy stores will find it increasingly challenging to compete with mass merchandisers and chain stores, which offer lower prices and convenience," IbisWorld, a market research firm, said in a November report on the toy industry.
Independent toy stores also face the challenge of providing what children want these days. While Barbie and Disney princesses still top the list, sales of action figures, dolls, infant/preschool toys and even teddy bears fell last year, according to NPD Group, another market research firm. Meanwhile, youth electronics increased by 18 percent. Not just tablets, but also robotic/interactive playmates, like Zoomer (a robot dog; $98 at Toys R Us) and Flutterbye Fairies (yes, they float, kind of like drones; $28 at Target).
Stores like Jeffrey's also face "the rising popularity of e-commerce (that) poses a significant threat to the industry," IbisWorld adds.
Luhn, 66, knows all of this, and he's been through tough times before. What grew to five stores - in Union Square, Ghirardelli Square and elsewhere - slowly shrank to one, beginning with the Loma Prieta earthquake, which kept tourists, a linchpin of his business, away in droves. It took him more than a decade to pay off $350,000 in debt, he said.
Despite the headwinds, the remaining Market Street store has continually made a profit (he wouldn't say how much) on annual revenue approximating $2 million. Tourists account for about 50 percent of the store's traffic. The store gets high marks on Yelp - "one of the last surviving genuine toy stores in the city," one reviewer said.
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But no, no Xboxes, no iPads. "We avoid electronic toys. Radio Shack and others would eat our lunch," he said.
No website either. "It took me a long time to realize it was a complete waste. I'm not competing with the Internet. They can beat me anytime," he said. And sure, times have changed. "I remember when you didn't have to change Barbie's outfit every 30 days."
What his store offers, he insists, is an unbeatable range of toys, personal service provided by a staff of 12, and open doors 365 days a year. "OK, so people can now go on Amazon and get stuff in two days. Soon they'll be angry they can't get it sooner, so they'll call us first and go back to the shops," he said.
Wishful thinking perhaps, though Jeffrey's Toys may survive and prosper for at least one more year.
In October, Brookfield Office Properties acquired the Monadnock Building for $82 million. The New York real estate company had been "enthusiastically pursuing" the 205,000-square-foot Class A office building, aware of the San Francisco market's growth - "specifically in the technology sector."
"The strength of the location and a repositioning program of this asset will attract significant interest across various industries," the company said.
With Jeffrey's Toys' lease expiring around the same time, Luhn, knowing what is happening with commercial rents in San Francisco, appealed for an extension of the lease at the same rent - he wouldn't say how much, but much less than rents for ground-floor retail command on that part of Market Street.
Brookfield verbally agreed, according to Luhn, who has begun restocking the store. "Last week, I thought we'd be out of here in two weeks," he said. "It's like the sun just came out and the garden started growing again."
For how long is another matter. Apart from the kindness of its heart, it would appear to make sense for Brookfield to keep an existing tenant, even at below market rate, while a reported $12 million of upgrading takes place in the building above and around his store. When the upgrading is complete, the situation could change.
As of Sunday, the last thing for Brookfield to sign off on was providing adequate signage for the store while it was surrounded by scaffolding.
Exploring other sites
Luhn hopes to stay at Market and Third - "it's the best location, there's nothing like it" - but just in case the reprieve is temporary, he'll be exploring alternative venues. Retirement? Forget about it. Toys run in his blood.
"The only way to survive as a corner store is to put everything you have into it," he said.
Andrew S. Ross is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: email@example.com Blog: www.blog.sfgate.com/bottomline Twitter: @andrewsross


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The biggest miscue for the Rams came early in the second quarter. Trailing 14-0 but driving, Bradford swung a short pass to Daryl Richardson coming out of the backfield. The ball deflected off the running back's hands — and right into the arms of defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who lumbered all the way to the end zone for a 68-yard interception return.
Then it was Jones beating Janoris Jenkins in man-to-man coverage, breaking free down the middle for the longest reception of his career to make it 14-0. After Umenyiora's return, it looked like a blowout.
If only the hole before halftime wasn't so deep.
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Bradford hooked up with Tavon Austin on a 6-yard scoring pass late in the third, then went to Austin Pettis on a 3-yard TD that brought the Rams to 24-17 and left plenty of time — just under 12 minutes — to complete the improbable comeback.
There were plenty of flaws in the Falcons' performance — hardly any running game, another shaky performance by the offensive line, not much pressure on Bradford — but they'll take it considering all the players who went down.
"Atlanta is a very good football team," Bradford said. "When you play a team like that on the road, you really have to limit your mistakes."
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Priest from Palatine's West Side miracle
Landing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in his corner takes the sort of skills Christopher Devron might have parlayed into a high-paying partnership with a downtown law firm if the Palatine native had continued on his path to be a lawyer. But Devron can't be happier with the much different way it turned out. "The mayor's coming," says the Rev. Devron, literally loosening his priestly collar as he works behind the scenes preparing for Saturday's graduation ceremony at the Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School on the West Side of Chicago. Devron is president of the school, where all 50 graduates have been accepted at colleges. Not only does Emanuel come to celebrate with the students, he agrees to hire some of Devron's students to work in the mayor's office next year.
"Conventional wisdom says this day is not possible," Emanuel tells the jubilant crowd, as he talks about how the school's neighborhood, which struggles with crime, drugs and poverty, makes many people say these kids can't achieve the dreams of college. "I know Father Devron will say, 'Yes, we can.'"
Devron, a 1989 graduate of Notre Dame University ordained as a Catholic priest in 2001 and chosen to start Christ the King in 2008 in the Austin neighborhood, says it's rewarding that 100 percent of the school's first graduating class has been accepted into college.
"It's much better than I expected because the challenges have been much greater," he says of working in a neighborhood where most kids don't finish high school. "When you come though great challenges, the success feels much better."
The school, modeled after the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in the Pilsen neighborhood where Devron lives in a home with other Jesuits, is one of 25 such schools around the nation.
Students spend five days a month working jobs in the corporate world to help pay for their schooling as they get an education in the world of possibilities beyond the West Side.
Students at the Austin school worked at insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and electronics company Knowles in Itasca, at Lake Cable in Bensenville, at MB Financial Bank and Reyes Holdings in Rosemont, and at other suburban businesses.
During their four years, the students earned $1.5 million to help pay for 75 percent of their education, Devron says. They also donated 7,000 hours of volunteer work.
When Larry Carr walks home in his dress clothes and tie, the 18-year-old draws the attention of his peers hanging in the Austin neighborhood.
"They say, 'That's Christ the King right there. He's going to be something,'" Carr says. Working in the mailroom, payroll and human resources at Reyes, a food and beverage company, taught him skills he'll need in college and beyond, Carr says.
"I learned timeliness, perseverance and the ability to keep the ball rolling when I'm on my own," says Carr, who introduces the mayor and who won numerous awards in high school and placed third in the regional wrestling tournament. He will study architecture at Southern Illinois University.
"I feel blessed," Carr says of his four years at Christ the King. "I hope the next time I come back, I'll be able to bless them. My main goal is to take all the vacant lots on the West Side and turn them into affordable housing."
While Carr has a supportive mother and father and siblings who've gone to college, many students are more like Elissa Castleberry, who is 18 and came from a trying home life that now has her and her younger sister living with her godmother's mother.
"You could talk to (teachers and staff at the school) about things other than schoolwork," says Castleberry, who says she is glad the school "pushed" her academically.
"I don't pay any attention to statistics," she says, explaining how she has avoided "drugs and the street life" in the neighborhood so she can attend Triton College and become an ultrasound technician. "I do what I have to do to succeed in life."
The kids say they are confident that will surpass the low expectations of their neighborhood.
"I beat the odds, and I'll continue to beat the odds," says 17-year-old Shaquocora Henderson, who is headed to Marquette University to study construction management and international business.
"I don't expect anything but the best for her," says her mom, Shawntel Mables, 37.
A white suburban kid who grew up in Des Plaines and graduated from Loyola University, 24-year-old Daniel Zundel volunteered about 60 hours a week these past two years teaching freshman civics and serving as co-director of Christian service for the school.
"It's stressful with long hours, but I love it," says Zundel, who finished his volunteer stint and immediately got hired as a full-time staffer at the school in the neighborhood where his relatives used to live a couple of generations ago. The most rewarding part of his job is to see freshmen "come in all goofy" and by sometime in their sophomore year, they get serious about school and their future. "It's like flipping on the light," Zundel says.
The school's energetic and popular music director, Andrew Jones, grew up in Englewood, a South Side neighborhood similar to Austin.
"My mom always said they grew their kids up in the hood but not of the hood," says Jones, 28, who served five years with the Air Force and now makes his home in Hoffman Estates. He just finished his second year leading the schools' choirs and music programs. But on his first day at the school, a girl challenged him.
"She said, 'How are you going to teach us when you don't even know who we is?'" says Jones, shuddering at the memory. "I went home and cried that first night, and I've loved my job from the second day on."
Running a school in a new $28 million facility that is only half paid for can be stressful for Devron. He talks about the help he gets from his parents, Jack and Pat Devron, and fellow parishioners at St. Thomas of Villanova parish in Palatine, St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Hinsdale and other volunteers and donors throughout the suburbs and city, many of whom attend Saturday's graduation ceremony.
"The key to me is to focus on the ordinary. Where is God working today?" Devron says. "The end result is we are forming young people who can change the world and impact others in a positive way."


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There are plenty of apps out that can take your environment and let you add your own style on top. But, using the iPad's built-in cameras, the Composite app lets you reinterpret that environment any way you like on the fly.
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Since I missed yesterday due to having to do some actual work, let's take a quick look at the fourth-round match-ups for the women at Indian Wells, now that the third round's been completed.
(1) Caroline Wozniacki v. (22) Alisa Kleybanova
The world no. 1 is cruising so far in this tournament, taking out former bugbear Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in straight sets on her fourth attempt so far. Kleybanova has had a slightly tougher road but has been equally unruffled, with straight sets victories over Agnes Szavay and, last night, thirteenth seed Flavia Pennetta. Looking at the draw, if Wozniacki is going to be beaten before the semi-finals, it's going to be here. Best of luck with that, Kleybs.
(9) Agnieszka Radwanska v. (8) Victoria Azarenka
Christ on a bike, I love this match-up. Two of my favourite players with plenty of history – two great and very different games – two of the more enigmatic and spiky personalities on tour. Which just makes it all the more frustrating that it's on court 7 for reasons unknown and therefore won't be streamed. But OK. Radwanska toiled in her last match against Maria Kirilenko, finally winning 75 in the third after the Russian recovered from a first-set bagel, while Azarenka posted a straight sets victory over Urszula Radwanska, her opponent's little sis. Game. On.
Dinara Safina v. (16) Maria Sharapova
Seriously, someone is doing this on purpose. Two contemporaries who have been playing each other since 2004, the only two Russians who have ever been ranked no. 1, and both struggling back from injuries that have decimated their careers (to different extents, I grant you, but still). Sharapova had a good win over Rezai yesterday, but who really thought Dinara would be here?! She beat the fourth seed Stosur last night in straight sets, a match that I didn't watch but C Note did, and apparently while Stosur was fairly woeful, Dinara was brilliant. Remember when she was good? I mean, really good? That might be happening again. I'm so excited.
Not to worry though, she's still Dinara.
(18) Nadia Petrova v. Peng Shuai
I keep telling people how much Peng Shuai has improved (OK, it might be Shuai Peng), but will anyone listen? She backed up her defeat of Li Na by beating Lucie Hradecka, who took out Alexandra Dulgheru in the previous round. It did take her three sets, but then it took Nadia three sets to beat American wildcard Christina McHale. I think Peng's going to win this one.
(5) Francesca Schiavone v. (10) Shahar Peer
Another really great match-up. Schiavone has definitely had an easier time of it so far, beating Zuzana Ondraskova and Alize Cornet in straight sets, but from what I've seen her performances have been a bit erratic. Peer has had to go three sets with two tough opponents, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but she's beaten Schiavone every time they've played on hard courts. Fun times.
(23) Yanina Wickmayer v. (25) Dominika Cibulkova
Sorry for the pictures, for some reason these ladies haven't been photographed much. Anyway. Cibulkova of course has scored arguably the biggest upset of the tournament so far, defeating third seed Vera Zvonareva 46 76(4) 64, and has consequently been rewarded with angry mama and personal fave of mine Yanina Wickmayer, who put paid to the hopes of whipping girl Melanie Oudin and then took out fourteenth seed Kaia Kanepi. Happy days.
(6) Jelena Jankovic v. (19) Ana Ivanovic
Whichever tennis god is doing this, I'm converting. No love lost between these Serbian former no. 1s who are both engaged in struggling out of prolonged and intermittent slumps. JJ has had a smooth ride so far against Coco Vanderweghe and Julia Goerges, and while I haven't watched Ana's matches, straight set wins over Date-Krumm and Zahlalova Strycova are a bit more impressive. So evidence would suggest she's the form player so far – but then, as anyone who remembers the absolutely hilarious horror show that was their last match in Madrid will attest, reason and logic doesn't always come into it with these girls.
(15) Marion Bartoli v. (2) Kim Clijsters
Rather a tough ask for Marion, you might think, given that Kim has beaten her all three times they played. But then Kim looked pretty dreadful in her match against Sara Errani, taking three sets to subdue the Italian with a serve and forehand misfiring all over the place, while Bartoli beat a tough opponent in Andrea Petkovic in straight sets last round. So maybe it's the Frenchwoman's moment. Allez, I say.
And that is your WTA round of sixteen at Indian Wells. Put bluntly, if you're not having fun with this, then you're not paying attention.


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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Cloud software company Salesforce.com Inc aims to overtake SAP in terms of sales on the German company's home market in the coming years, the Europe chief of Salesforce told a German magazine.
"We want to become the biggest software company in Germany by sales," weekly Wirtschafts Woche quoted Joachim Schreiner as saying, without saying exactly when U.S.-based Salesforce aimed to surpass its rival.
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The death of "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer at age 63 has produced an outpouring of reaction from across the media world and entertainment industry.
Dionne Warwick said in a statement that she was sad to lose a "dear friend," The Associated Press reported.
"My heart goes out to her husband and her children. Prayers will be said to keep them strong," she said.
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Quincy Jones, who reportedly produced her tenth studio album in 1982, tweeted, "Rest in Peace dear Donna Summer. Your voice was the heartbeat and soundtrack of a decade."
Madonna tweeted, "rest in peace," and included a link to a YouTube video of her performing "Future Lovers." The song off Madonna's 2005 "Confessions on a Dancefloor" album was influenced by Summer's "I Feel Love."
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama said their thoughts and prayers were with Summer's family and fan, The Associated Press reported.
Questlove of the Roots wrote on Twitter that, "I know that the whole 'disco sucks' stuff left a bad taste in the mouths of some. But Summer's work was really a credible legacy."
Elton John said Summer deserved to have been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame when she was living.
"Her records sound as good today as they ever did," he told the AP in a statement. "That she has never been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace especially when I see the second-rate talent that has been inducted. She is a great friend to me and to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and I will miss her greatly."
Gloria Estefan wrote that "few singers have impated music & the world" like Summer. "Peace & prayers 2 all who loved her. I will miss her," she tweeted.
In memorializing Summer, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea also noted the passing Wednesday of Chuck Brown, the Washington DC-based Godfather of Go-Go.
"Woah! donna summer gone to the great beyond !!! chuck brown then donna summer they're gonna be dancing in heaven!!! i love donna summer RIP" Flea wrote on Twitter.
Russell Simmons' Global Grind website wrote that their "thoughts and prayers" were with Summer's family. "Music lost a true legend today," they said.
Kylie Minogue wrote on Twitter that Summer was "one of my earliest musical inspirations."
"RIP Donna Summer #BadGirlsForEver," she wrote.
Here's what other celebrities were saying online on Twitter about Summer and her legacy:
Dolly Parton: "I can't believe we've lost another wonderful singer. Donna, like Whitney, had one of the greatest voices ever. I loved her records. She was the disco queen, and will remain so. I knew her and found her to be one of the most likable and fun people ever. She will be missed and remembered."
Nile Rodgers: "For the last half hour or so I've been lying in my bed crying and stunned. Donna Summer RIP."
Solange Knowles: "Donna Summer- You have inspired me in so many ways...."
Al Roker: "So very sad. Don Cornelius, Whitney Houston, Dick Clark now Donna Summer has died following a battle with cancer. She was 63."
Perez Hilton: "We will have to disco dance in her honor!"
Ryan Seacrest: "I remember sitting in the front seat of my mom's toyota while she sang Donna Summer's "she works hard for the money" songs were just classic"
Billy Ray Cyrus: "R I P #Donna Summer LEGEND !!! Your music will live forever."
Neil Patrick Harris: "Donna Summer passed away today. Same day as Jim Henson, 22 years ago"
Nina Garcia: "I don't care if I'm beautiful; I don't care what I am on the outside. It isn't about the outside." RIP Donna Summer"
Boyz II Men: "It's unfortunate that we have to say goodbye to another amazing talent. Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, our condolences to her family!"
Mario Lopez: "R.I.P Donna Summer...I remember roller skating to hits like "Last Dance" "Hot Stuff" & "Bad Girls." Synonymous with the 70's.. #QueenOfDisco"
William Shatner: "My heart and thoughts go out to the family of Donna Summer. MBB"
Debra Messing: "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! What a loss. What a voice. #RIP"
Bethenny Frankel: "So sad about Donna Summer passing away. Her music was such a big part of my life & memories. I wasn't ready for her 'last dance.'"
La Toya Jackson: "My condolence to #Donna Summer's family & love ones. She will be terribly missed. She was truly the #Disco Queen!"
"American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe: "One of my favorite singers of all time, Donna Summer, is dead. She defined dance music in the 70's and had a wonderful voice and personality"
Alyssa Milano: "I used to do interpretative dance in my living room to Donna Summer's music when I was a little girl. Rest in peace."
Timbaland: "i cant believe this RIP Donna Summer. at a lost 4words"


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The Central Connecticut softball team dropped both games in Sunday's doubleheader at Monmouth. The Blue Devil defense held strong in game one, forcing extra innings, before the Hawks claimed the victory 1-0 in the 10th. In game two, an early lead sealed CCSU's fate, 5-2. Central falls to 21-12 overall and 11-3 in the NEC.
Monmouth is now 23-12 overall and 10-4 in the NEC.
Sophomore Laura Messina pitched both games for the Blue Devils. She struck out 12 batters in 9.1 innings in game one and added three more in game two. She faced 69 batters on the day, walking only four. Messina's record is now 16-8 on the season.
"The first game was very close and we really battled," Head Coach Jeff Franquet said. "Unfortunately we left some runners on base and committed some errors today that prevented us from earning the wins. We have six NEC games left and we are hoping to get a few more wins to make it to the tournament."
Game 1
The Blue Devils were led at the plate by sophomore Kat Malcolm, who posted two of three hits for CCSU. Senior Kelsey Barlow also registered a hit for Central.
The teams remained scoreless through nine innings of play. In the 10th inning, a tie-breaker rule was enforced in which each team placed a runner on second prior to the start of their at-bat. Freshman Katie Schmidt landed on base for Central and advanced to third on a single to left field by Barlow. Following the hit however, she was unable to make it across the plate before three outs were registered.
In the bottom of the tenth with one out, a single up the middle brought in the placed Hawk runner for the winning run of the game.
Game 2
The Hawks started the scoring in the bottom of the first, putting up three runs for an early lead.
Central battled back however, and narrowed the Monmouth lead to 3-2 after the top of the third.
In the top of the second, freshman Evie Rentzel blasted a triple, her 13th extra base hit of the season, and scored on a throwing error by the shortstop.
In the top of the third, sophomore Kat Malcolm hit her ninth home run of the season to bring the Blue Devils within one. The homer renders her just one short of the CCSU single season record, held by Barlow and classmate Nicole Springer.
The Hawks added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to increase their lead to 5-2 and held CCSU in the top of the seventh to end the game.
The Blue Devils posted five hits in game two, two each from Malcolm and Rentzel and another from freshman Hannah Cooper. Central left five runners on base compared to seven for Monmouth.
CCSU returns to action Wednesday, April 17, at Holy Cross for a doubleheader. The Blue Devils swept the Crusaders, who are 13-19 overall, earlier this season.


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Daniel Radcliffe on 'A Young Doctor's Notebook'
Daniel Radcliffe stars alongside Jon Hamm in the TV miniseries, 'A Young Doctor's Notebook,' set to premiere on the U.S. arts channel Ovation in October. He talks about the show, in which he plays a young doctor in rural Russia.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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ESEA Campaign Heats Up
9,000 educators demand change
July 4, 2010
by Alain Jehlen
As Congress moves closer to reauthorizing ESEA, NEA is intensifying the pressure for major changes. NEA President Dennis Van Roekel called on delegates yesterday to bombard Congress and the administration with the strong message that No Child Left Behind must be changed, starting with a barrage of 9,000 postcard to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and he asked every state president to organize a "day of action" on ESEA.
The failure of NCLB has become obvious but that doesn't guarantee the next version will be better. Van Roekel asked delegates to write on their postcards three things they don't want in a new ESEA and three things that must be included. NEA will deliver the cards to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Van Roekel reminded delegates that "Candidate Obama said teachers should not be forced to spend the year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standardized tests. … 'Mr. President, your instincts were right – the path your advisors have laid out is not!'"
The people who will change NCLB are in Congress and the Obama Administration. So President Dennis Van Roekel and other NEA officers have met many times with Administration leaders and key members of Congress to help them understand what educators need to help our students learn—and why it's not more high-stakes testing.
NEA's campaign involves thousands of teachers and support professionals telling Congress and the news media what the law means in their classrooms.
NEA has sent Congress detailed, line-by-line proposals for changing the law. Read them—you'll love them.
NEA is working with the American Federation of Teachers and dozens of other education, parent, ethnic minority, and religious organizations to jointly advocate for the changes our children need.
State Association leaders have met with their states' Congressional delegations and worked to enlist their governors in the effort.
Sign up for a weekly newsletter detailing all the important developments.
NEA has built a campaign team of dozens of staff members from several departments to coordinate our work and bring all the skills and experience of the national and field staff to bear on this top priority effort.
The team has its own space at NEA headquarters. It constantly monitors the positions of Senators and Representatives, partners and critics, and organizes everything from national media events to local activist delegations to Capitol Hill.
But the whole campaign is based on the voices of NEA members. Most members of Congress do want a quality education for our students. They're upset—and they pay attention—when educators tell them NCLB has promoted test prep over real learning.
Especially when they realize those educators vote.
That's why the major focus of the ESEA campaign is bringing the voices of dedicated, hardworking members to Congress. As Van Roekel noted, "535 of them, 3.2 million of us. Do the math."
E-mail your members of Congress
Change NCLB - But How?
The "No Child Left Behind" law was supposed to dramatically reduce achievement gaps and boost achievement. It has done neither. Now NCLB is overdue for reauthorization, which means it will be changed. What changes would you like to see? What provisions should be kept? How can the federal government really help schools close achievement gaps and improve achievement?
Post your ideas on our discussion board and see what your colleagues are saying.
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Death, divorce and disability can leave a farm struggling financially if there is no contingency plan in place, says a Purdue Extension financial planning and tax specialist.
A contingency plan defines how a farm will recover from a critical event to resume normal operation. It helps producers think clearly in emergency situations so they can avoid trying to solve problems at the last minute.
"All too often producers do not think about negative, rare events that could happen on their farms." George Patrick said. "What if the person responsible for the farm's daily operation could no longer help? Is there someone that can help on a part-time basis, or is there another change that needs to be made?
"A contingency plan gets people thinking about what can occur and how to find a solution if it does. While farmers can't plan for everything, they can think about the types of extraordinary events that can occur and link them with possible consequences."
There is not a general plan that fits every producer's needs, and it may be best to bring in advisers. Often these outsiders can offer ideas and solutions that a producer never thought about.
An attorney can set up the plan's framework to allow daily tasks to continue in the event of a death, divorce or disability. Farmers also should discuss plans with spouses and other family members involved with the farm operation.
"The kitchen table is a great place to start planning for emergencies," Patrick said. "People sit down at breakfast to talk about what they are going to do that day, so they might as well think in long-term scenarios."
Not all contingency plans are designed for bad situations. Today's commodity prices are increasing cash flow, and many farmers have not planned for the higher profit.
"It's a temptation to go out and buy new machinery for tax savings," Patrick said. "That may not necessarily be what is best for the long-term operation of the farm."
Being creative when developing a plan is key, he said. An eight-page planning guide is available for free download at the Purdue Extension Education Store at https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?itemID=19847.


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dad's ships
My father was estatic when I found photos online of his first ship, the Overseas Tankship Corporation vessel, Carlsbad.
"How we loved the captain! We would have done anything for him. He and the officers were Norwegian. We were a crew of 40, many of us boarded in Shanghai. We carried oil and went all around the world. I loved the ship, too. I made a model of the ship out of paper and the captain wanted it. He bought it for $20, purchased a glass case for it when we were in New York, and he displayed it in the officer's mess.
"When my 2-yr contract ended, I boarded the Liberty Ship Benjamin H. Hill. We carried cargo. I was on board for only 8 months.
"Why are you asking all these questions? Why do you want to know this?"
SS Carlsbad
Built: 1945 at The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, OR
Length: 159 ft 6 in (48.6 m)
Beam: 20 ft 7 in (6.3m)
Liberty Ship Benjamin H. Hill
General Cargo Vessel Type EC2-S-C1 (E = emergency, C = cargo, 2 = waterline length between 400 – 500ft, S = steam power, C1 = this design)
Built: 1943 at J.A. Jones Construction Company, Brunwsick, GA
Length: 441 ft 6 in (134.6 m)
Beam: 57 ft (17.4 m)
Depth: 37 ft 4 in (11.4 m)
Speed: 11 kts
For more information on Liberty Ships: see
Ships for Victory,
Project Liberty Ship – cruise on the restored John W. Brown!
They also maintain the incredible resource, Armed-Guard.com with all their photos
Click on this link to see a wonderfully illustrated 1943 brochure on the capacity of a Liberty Ship.
Amazing site if you are into tankers: Auke Visser's Historical Tankers Site
Happy Fathers Day!


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Fascinating exchange at the end of Monday's press conference in Sacramento between two of the oldest guys in the room: Gov. Jerry Brown and Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters.
The press conference had been predictable, with Brown and various allies warning of various horrors that await California if voters aren't given the opportunity to vote on small, temporary tax increases on sales, income and vehicles.
Brown trotted out his line about how the failure of his temporary tax plan could unleash a "war of all against all" -- a 2012 ballot initiative battle with left, center, and right using their scariest political weapons against each other.
U.S. & World
Walters, the columnist, challenged the premise.
Sometimes war can be healthy politically, he suggested.
Civil war, Walters noted, gave Americans the republic they enjoy today.
The challenge seemed to soften, Brown, who for months has stuck to his plan and dismissed talk of a Plan B (or a different approach that involves broad fiscal and constituitonal reform, which has been a frequent argument of this blog).
This time, the governor didn't respond with his talking points -- he acknowledged Walters' point.
Political war "may result in a constitutional convention. You never know."
For those of us who don't think the existing system is workable, Brown's mention of a constitutional convention -- which would be one forum for devising the new governing system Calfiornia needs -- made the heart skip a beat.
It also suggested that behind the months of bluffing, Brown may actually have a Plan B.


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Note: Sorry for the sporadic posts as of late, I've been in the process of moving and have had limited time for reminiscing. Fresh material is on the way, it might just pop up a little more slowly. Check back often for new posts!
In the 80s and 90s, no single possession could rocket a child to the top of the elementary school social stratosphere quite like a thoughtful, well-balanced sticker collection. Whether kept on their original backings or stuck carefully within the pages of an attractive sticker book, these collections were some of the most coveted items one could own during our grade school years. A new sticker afforded its owner not only the thrill of a new belonging but also recess bragging rights to the latest in sticker trends and technology. An image of two kittens playfully wrapped up in a high top sneaker or a three dimensional googly eyed dinosaur was usually more than enough to earn you a spot at the cool table in the cafeteria.
If ever there was anything to which to trace the overabundance of perfectionism and type A behavior amongst children of the 90s, sticker collections have got to be one of the major culprits. Like other forms of collecting, forming sticker collections required patience, self-restraint, and the ability to enjoy something that both serves no use.
In order to maintain the pristine condition of our most prized stickers, it was critical to not touch or handle your collection too roughly; in short, it was necessary to treat them llike a signed first edition being brought to appraisal on Antiques Roadshow. Doing anything to compromise the alleged inherent value of the following items was the equivalent of social sticker suicide.
Lisa Frank
Lisa Frank were among the most coveted designs in school supplies during the 80s and 90s, so it's no surprise her stickers were considered fairly high-end in the classroom trading market. The bright colors, whimsical designs, and schmaltzy characters turned Lisa Frank stickers into virtual currency for elementary school girls. Innumerable hours were lost to swooning over the cuteness of a panda wielding a paint-laden brush or unicorn leaping majestically across a rainbow. For the record, the current Lisa Frank designs are generally considered to be subpar and inferior to our colorful cuddly originals.
Scratch n' Sniff
I've been told technology yields progress, and I can imagine no greater example than the leap from ordinary, smell-free stickers to the odoriferous sensory explosion of a scented sticker. The patented technology gave us a simple two-step process to nasal bliss, executed as follows:
1. Scratch
2. Sniff
It was that simple. You saw a strawberry, you scratched a strawberry, you smelled a strawberry. Sticker technology at its most useful.
Textured stickers were also a popular addition to any collection, though their fuzziness often made it difficult to keep them in their original condition. Repeated rubbing wore down the fuzz, leaving us with bald puppies and hairless kittens. Tough break.
Puffy/Googly Eyes
Also a major contender in the textured category were the puffy and/or googly eyed stickers, giving us a decidedly creepy three dimensional experience that would not stop staring. I don't care how functional it may seem to infuse a triceratops image with its very own googling eyeballs--no one wants that much shaky eye contact with a prehistoric sticker.
It's a scientifically proven fact that children love shiny things and the existence of multiple dimensions, so it's a no-brainer that we all went crazy over a shimmery combination of the two. These mysteriously three-dimensional holographic stickers sold in science museum stores and other such vaguely educational shops, ensuring that each trip there with our parents would inevitably end with an ear-plugging, breath holding, foot-stomping tantrum over these stickers.
Mrs. Grossman's
Andrea Grossman's infinite wisdom and business savvy saw fit to sell her rolls of stickers by the yard, hence exponentially expanding their welcome additions to any child's sticker collection in a single shopping trip. Featuring designs like cleverly posed animals and background scenery elements, Mrs. Grossman's stickers could be arranged into scenes complete with storylines and characters. Posable stickers made for exciting Storybook Weaver-esque sticker book pages, shaping turtles, picnic baskets, and other assorted items into a coherent scene.
Fuzzy koala bears and sparkly rainbow fish? Where do I sign up? Glitter or texture made Sandylion an attractive addition to any well-rounded collection. With the right combination of shimmery dolphins and fuzzy ghosts, you could easily corner the market of your local underground sticker trade.
Sticker Books/Boxes
Of course, the most important element in any worthwhile sticker collection was a specially created (re: unnecessarily expensive) book or receptacle by which to transport it. After all, what good is a sticker collection if you can't carry it around and show it off? You could choose to stick yours in a book with special non-stick pages or cut each sticker individually with its backing to ensure easy trading.
That said, actual sticking of the stickers onto surfaces such as notebooks and Trapper Keepers was generally frowned upon. Such behavior was the equivalent of supergluing a dollar bill to the front of your Yikes pencil case. Stickers were veritable elementary school currency, so improper usage was akin to destruction of of US-minted money--it may not have been illegal, but it certainly wasn't acceptable usage.