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"There's no impulse more reasonable than love."
from the movie, The Wall
Imagine a 13 year old boy with the chewing habits of an eighteen-month old toddler. That's where we are at with Finn. It is a wonder that I am getting anything at all done, and blogging may suffer a bit longer. But the rewards are manifold! Too numerous to name, really, but teaching me a boatload about myself is high on the list. Here are a few notes from this morning's walk (LOTS more exercise? also high on the list!):Pouring on affection is a lot easier than teaching obedience. Finn is a cuddle monster. It is so, so easy to love him (and please don't lecture me about how teaching obedience IS loving him — I know! I know!) He has leash aggression as well as other puppy behaviors that need training. And so we train. This really challenges a Mercurial, self-doubting person like me.
Teaching obedience came up a lot when the boys were little. One well-meaning teacher after another intoned the very same chorus: "Be consistent. It's so important to be consistent. They need structure and consistency." I would recoil, knowing full well these weren't my strong suits and worse, wondering just what visible evidence of inconsistent parenting they were busy collecting. What harm was I imposing? How could I do better?!
A heartbeat later, I would silently defend my parenting: "What about CREATIVITY, the fostering of it, isn't THAT important?" (nothing to do with consistency) or "FLEXIBILITY, how 'bout that? Do you know how many maladjusted rigid adults I know who would rather be consistent and die than loosen their reins on control and FLEX?!!" (I'm so GOOD at turning on a dime!) "And what about mirroring?! Isn't the business of letting your children feel seen and heard, no matter how annoying or inconvenient, important – even if it means struggling to employ the 'one-two-three' method of time outs with any real efficacy?"
And then, many more heart beats later, in an attempt to feel a little better about what was happening within my episodically chaotic household, I compiled an inventory of consistency: I was a Helmet Nazi, dinner came at the same hour every night, bedtime routines were sweet, solid, and CONSISTENT, doctor's appointments were not missed, there was never any name calling (lots of swearing, but not name-calling – a distinction I hope mattered), no hitting, ever (except once when C lunged in toward me intending, it seemed, to bite my ear. I batted him away). We treated animals and waitresses with kindness and crashing sounds were always met with the query: "Are you okay?!" If this roster sounds basic, maybe even somewhat pathetic, it shows how deeply that advice cut me.
And now the idea comes back with our puppy. I am the alpha female by default, but still, I must exert authority. This week I came to the very basic conclusion that to have authority one must trust one's instincts. Obvious, I'm sure, to those of you who easily wield authority or have a lifelong habit of trusting your instincts, but since I fall into neither of those categories, these ideas come as revelation and challenge.
There's a muzzle story here, which I will tell in its briefest version. The muzzle that was recommended by an expert (to whom we paid a substantial sum) arrived in its box last week, and sits in its box, still. Neither K nor I can bring ourselves to open it. I actually feel sick at the thought of putting it on Finn's face. Yesterday, the adoption liaison called to check in. "A muzzle can really make a problem worse," she cautioned. "Finn was beautifully socialized with dogs as a younger puppy." And that was that. I'll ship it back, unopened. Did I really need permission to trust my instincts? Apparently.
Next. This is true – care of a dependent will look different depending on one's charge – their ages, abilities, and personalities. I'll never forget sitting in a circle at a gym class for toddlers and watching D at about age three run full tilt through the group — almost like it was an obstacle course created for his pleasure. There were lots of cups of hot coffee on the floor. D wove in and out deftly and I watched as one hand after another flashed out to protect or move the mugs. A chorus of gasps rose up. But because what you live with has a way of becoming invisible, I was surprised. I thought: "Oh, yeah, their kids aren't like this." Their reactions reminded me that D had off-the-charts physical dexterity, so much so that it hadn't occurred to me to worry about those cups of coffee. And trust me when I tell you, I worried plenty about other things!
Even recognizing this truth about different beings requiring different kinds of care, this morning I found myself judging a car-seated, pot-smoking dog owner whose huge white husky snuffled the edge of the Upper Field, probably just on the edge of voice range.
Because of Finn's leash aggression, for now I will only approach the Upper Field if I see that no other dogs are present. Today, I saw no dogs, so Finn and I traipsed down the short road leading to the field. As we neared, I caught a strong whiff of the distinctive odor of vaped pot. (Let's not ask WHY I'm familiar with this signature smell, let's just say, I am). Being Sunday it was a little surprising to see someone parked there for a break, even though it's common during the week. When I turned to scan the field one more time, I understood. Snow-covered grass. Pure white dog. No wonder I hadn't seen him.
Fortunately, Finn didn't notice him. The bacon-infused treats remained cupped in my left palm.
So, I trotted with Finn toward a sloping path that dropped us to the dumpsters behind the school, and continued home without incident.
But the sight of that dog prompted more than mild judgment. That dog had been so white and so large, that I'd had this flash — what if it was a wolf?! Not a coyote, mind – who roam these parts — and not even ordinary wolf – but a rare (need I add 'magical') albino wolf? For some reason, I recalled the wonderful fairy tale illustration of a young kerchiefed girl astride a giant polar bear.*
And that made me wonder: what would it be like if, at that very moment, my life was about to unfold into some strange and wonderfully weird story? Like one of those tales of power and contest that C used to devour with such hunger? My son wanted, I'm sure, to be that protagonist with the ability to see the future or taste others' fears or twist into invisibility and communicate with dragons, all in the service, of course, of conquering a rising tide of evil, and, did I mention — before turning the ripe age of fifteen?! Who WOULDN'T want that to be that?
Actually, D didn't. He preferred dystopian landscapes where a sad and fearful young boy overcame the unfair rules of the regime through some agonizing feat of bravery.
Let me wrap this ramble up by noting that before leaving the schoolyard, I had time to wonder if it wasn't perhaps MORE weird to believe the impossibility of strange and marvelous events unfolding in my life than to deem such events utterly beyond the pale of possibility. My rational mind could be the deficient one.
I didn't inhale THAT much passing the car of the pot-vaping dog-owner, by the way, but I did watch some Deepak Chopra on TV yesterday.
* In a rush now, will come back and properly attribute this illustration to artist. I believe it came from an illustration in "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". I believe it is copyright-free. More later. Also, that's a screen shot from the Game of Thrones above — a show that C watches but D doesn't.

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By playing online, you can bet at any time of the day or night, wherever you are. All you need is an active internet connection. You don't waste any time on the road, don't risk losing the start of the parties due to traffic or the queue at the counter and you can close the bet if you think it's the case. What are the most used and appreciated online bookmakers or by other words best online bookmakers?
Here is a list with our top chose. For many you have a free amount of money to bet, for others, you need to put from the start the money on the deposit. One fact is sure: all your preferences will be satisfied at least on one site proposed.
The first bookmaker in the world, which holds auctions on the bet for the sports events exchange. About 1.7 million registered players around the world. Excellent line and description, good margin, high odds. Loyalty towards successful players.
Although Bethard is online since 2014, founders have significant experience. It helped the bookie became popular very fast. Being famous as the online casino, Bethard also offers great experience in betting and also with a huge welcome bonus.
Sweden bookmaker founded in 1963 and available online since 2004. Presents over 4000 sports betting channels with very attractive odds. Accepts bets on sports events, as well as on the events in politics, show business and the world of cinema.
More than 30,000 sports betting markets, with a wide range of markets available live and in-play. Competitive odds, offers and money-back specials throughout the sporting calendar. Betway also provides an opportunity to play online casino games.
No matter whether you're a pro or beginner – everyone can join in. Bwin offers up to 30,000 bets daily with betting action in more than 90 sports. Not to mention online casino: live poker and numerous classic games for that short break in-between.
More than 200 events and 1,000 matches daily in Sportsbook with offers like 100% cashback on accumulators. A lot of specific events: a run of play, team to score first, wins in time intervals. Features weekly tournament games and fast gambling games.
Well-known and reliable British bookmaker with more than 2.5 million registered customers in 200 countries. It results in more than one million bets per day. In addition to betting offers virtual games and casino and playing Paradise Poker website.
One of the largest online gambling operators in Europe. Offers sports betting (pre-match and live) and casino games. It has separate educational section for beginners. Provides information in popular languages. Includes helpful statistics section.
Leading online gaming and betting provider to UK customers and one of the top three online sports betting operator in Italy and Spain. Provides more than a million betting opportunities on offer every week, including in-play and pre-match betting.
First of all, you must be aged 18 years. Then, depending on the operator you choose, you'll need either a bank card or just your identity card. If you play at an agency that operates in one specific country, you can play either online or offline; but also, you can go and deposit money directly from agencies. Otherwise, you need a bank card, or in some cases, you can use Paypal. Do not forget after you open your account, to make all needed procedures for verification as quickly as possible.
The most important thing is creating some borders when you are playing. Firstly, reserve a special budget for bets and choose a money management strategy you should respect with the utmost rigour. Make sure the amounts you play do not emotionally affect you. Play a single match on the ticket and bet the same stake every time. It is very important to analyze each game statistically, as well as from a sport and social point of view. Never bet before you are looking for pros and cons for your bet.
Even though card games as seen as a category of luck and not a strategy game, many forget to use some basic rules for having an advantage every time when they are playing against one or several other opponents. So, in this case, you can find this particular game as pure luck where this is seen the decisive factor in gains or losses, even when it comes to studying thoroughly and analyzing statistics to bet.
The stake is on a continuum that starts from the occasional bet, passes through the regular one that means performing this as a behaviour once or twice a week. But, be careful to not transform this hobby into a problem, or even dependence. Betting dependency can also affect health. This means that those who have this pathology can develop problems. They could concern the digestive system, both in the stomach and intestines and also in migraines, insomnia, depression. In the worst cases, it can even reach other bad effects which can be cured only with some professional help.
There is no magical formula to ensure a guaranteed month's gain. There is no person who can say that a player will always be on the plus and that he never loses. If you've heard someone say it, then it's definitely just a lie. Even professional gamblers who live in this business have very lucrative months, but also months when losses are higher than earnings.
In fact, a survey has been done among professional bettors from other countries, and it has been concluded that none of them has been successful for many years and when they reached real earnings, they must pay first their debts. Even so, they manage to win in their games because they created a strategy on which they could not have only loses and not pluses on the budget created - that's why the rules and tips that are here were taken over by successful bettors. These tips and rules have helped those bettors reach the level they are today, even if you follow these recommendations, you are not guaranteed that you will be a successful gambler, but will increase your chances of making extra on long-term sports betting. And surely you will also lose money from your account.


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Yahoo has acquired Vizify, the company announced Wednesday. Since its founding in 2011, Vizify has taken social data from services like Facebook and Twitter and used it to create consumer-friendly visualizations, infographics and videos. (Twitter, in particular, often worked with Vizify.) Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Vizify will soon shut down its current offerings.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.


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SMPTE, IABM Enter Collaborative Effort to Share Knowledge
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SMPTE and IABM have entered a new collaborative agreement to share knowledge and expertise across their memberships. In the first stage of the agreement, members of each organization are now able to take advantage of the other's training courses at discounted rates.
"A knowledge exchange with IABM makes a great deal of sense for both of our organizations," said SMPTE Executive Director Barbara Lange. "IABM's strength is in business knowledge and research, while SMPTE brings expertise in standards-based technologies — a synergy that will add great value for our respective communities."
The collaboration will also give certain SMPTE members privileged access to executive-level IABM Business Intelligence via an exclusive portal and webinars, and IABM members will be able to access SMPTE webcasts. As part of the agreement, SMPTE and IABM will continue to explore further areas of collaboration to benefit their members.
IABM's training offering includes a wide range of on-site standard and bespoke courses as well as a number of e-learning courses covering the latest technologies. The full course offering is available at theiabm.org/iabm-education/.
SMPTE's comprehensive training offering includes both instructor-supported and self-learning virtual courses as well as webcasts and podcasts through its well-established online platform.
"I'm delighted to be working with SMPTE to enable relevant sharing of knowledge and expertise across our combined membership," said Peter White, IABM CEO. "Collaboration is not just the latest buzzword — it underpins the future success of both the supply and buying sides of the broadcast and media industries. We see media companies increasingly coming together to form alliances in the search for digital speed, scale, and geographical reach, and the same thing is happening on the supply side."
White continued, "With the pace of transformation in our industry only continuing to accelerate, it makes great sense for two of the industry's top organizations to work together in a partnership to deliver a richer experience for SMPTE and IABM members and help them stay at the leading edge of our rapidly changing business. This agreement is something of a milestone — it marks the beginning of an ongoing collaboration across a number of activities and the start of what we envision to be a long-term partnership."


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new york. love. spring.
I felt so honored when Emily and Cory asked me to come out to New York City to shoot their intimate Central Park wedding. I had met them this year, while they vacationed in Arizona and loved hearing the story of how they met — you need to have them tell you the whole story, but it has to do with Pearl Jam and traveling! I spent the morning with these two – getting ready, walking through the city and them saying their 'I do's' in front of their family. Thank you for letting me capture your moments- Congrats and may you two keep loving life and loving each other!!


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Science Says Your Dog Adopts Your Mood, So That's Another Reason To Be Happy
I have two dogs who I consider to be better friends than any human I've ever met -- and I've met a LOT of cool humans.
But dogs are special.
Ever since I was a kid, I've loved them, so it's no wonder I grew up and became obsessed with rescuing these majestic little beasts as a grown-up.
In fact, I can name five of my immediate friends today who became proud dog owners almost against their will because of my mission.
But if you asked me why I love dogs so much, I could never really give you a definitive answer. There's just a connection there. I've always sworn they can read our minds -- and believed it -- but now I have proof.
A study published this week in Animal Cognition journal found dogs are just as likely to catch the feelings of humans as they are of other dogs.
Annika Huber, a researcher at the University of Vienna's Clever Dog Lab led the study, which observed the behavior of 53 dogs, as researchers played recorded sounds of humans and dogs, both positive and negative.
The researchers used recordings of human beings laughing and crying, dogs playfully whining or barking, and neutral sounds like rain, or crickets chirping.
The dogs had behavioral reactions to emotional sounds.
The study found a marked behavioral change in response to the emotional sounds, regardless of whether or not they came from a human or another dog. According to Science of Us, when the emotional sounds were played, the dogs would get up to approach the researcher playfully, or look over repeatedly at their owner.
Interestingly enough, the researchers also found there was a marked ability in the dogs to be able to distinguish between the happy sounds and the sad ones.
So if you've ever looked down at your dog and asked them if they can tell how you're feeling, now you have your answer.
They absolutely can, and they're picking up whatever you're putting down.
For all the credit they get, why are scientists always the last ones to figure out what the rest of us have known for all time?
Citations: Your Dog Can 'Catch' Your Feelings (NY Mag)


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- iaindryden1
The greatest Q?
Today is my birthday. I have already exceed my father by five years, but have another five to reach my mother's age and another fifteen to reach male life expectancy in Britain. Five or fifteen years, blimey. Not bad, considering my recent and past history for I'm really lucky to be here now, but it still draws you up when put like this.
Death is avoided by our culture, neighbours we got on with crossed the street or turned the other way when my mother, who lived with us, died suddenly. Yet some of those who ignored us had attended the party at which she suddenly began to slip from us the night before. In Africa and India, death is present in people's lives, they watch their elders pass, they witness their children suffer terminally and they learn through experience that we too will have an ending.
A woman we knew died last week, but had clung on in fear for months, convinced she'd go to hell. I can't conceive of a hell or heaven having been on the very edge more than once. My own feeling is that our organs and brains shut down, bit by bit, and then that's it, an amazing organism has done its bit and will gradually recycle to the benefit of the many tiny creatures around.
My favourite memory of death is one of its aftermaths. I was in a hospital in Toulouse and it was just before dawn. The door to my room opened and light flooded in from the corridor, waking me. Seeing me stir, the night nurse smiled and closed the door. The next I knew was being woken again as she and two other nurses stepped in, closed the door and started to sing, "Bienvenu au mond," (Welcome back to the world). The candle light in a slice of cake, their sweet voices, their broad, caring smiles, humanity, celebration. Tears rolled down my face, they wept in response and kissed me. Love supersedes the dark memories, potent as they are.
Dramatic as my decline into death was each time, I never felt fear, though each time I was aware of what was happening. For some strange reason, my mind knew it had choice - to mess things up by self pitiful emotional whirlwinds, or calm acceptance of what was impossible for me to change. Perhaps it was partly this attitude which carried me through each devastating experience, mixed with what doctors say was a powerful body that enabled me to survive, or maybe it was luck. A combination of all three, me thinks.
Which takes me to today, and as my wife asks what I'm writing about, I realise it might seem a strange topic for a birthday, but not in my mind. I am glad I survived. I am glad to be alive. I hope I can use the little time left, for most of my extraordinary days have passed.
I am in this moment.
It is here right now, but gone!
Yesterday forever lost, tomorrow speeding towards us at lightening speed.
Now, this very hour, is all we ever had, all we do have, all we will ever get.
To grasp it as often as our flitting thoughts will let us,
To train our minds to seek the cusp, that second when life's roaring wave is so dominant that it enduces silence within.
It is then that one's 'heart' expands to embrace with glee the very essence of the turning universe, manifest in the light around us, in the symphony of sounds, in the extraordinary mix of sensations experienced by this body, refined to perfection over almost four billion years of gradual adaptation to our environment.
And yes, that too. It is the greatest question.
It is our prime duty - to do all we can to save what we can of it before it is too late.
What a birthday today is going to be!


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A day to remember Steelydan
A day to remember SteelyDan for the FOS tours Scooter boys. What a massive turnout in the sun to remember Mark Steel and to support his family , he would be so proud of his boys Jacob and Matthew. Gibbo and the Piss Ed crew showed just what a scooter scene community spirit is all about, with Grimsby and Cleethorpes scooter clubs out in force to support a great cause there is no scene greater. Take a look at my slideshow of images from the day and keep remembering what you have all achieved . Rich http://www.addo-pix.com/photo-sales.html .
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Stupid Cupid is BACK!
That Cupid, he's so STUPID! Flying around, shooting arrows everywhere, flipping around making everyone dizzy, trailing little hearts wherever he goes. He's trying to make love matches all across SL! He has no clue what he's doing, going from store to store and shooting random things-he's making a mess of the place, shooting anything he sees.
It's time to stop cupid before he gets any more stupid! Find the arrows he's left laying around SL for amazing gifts from our designers.
COME AND HUNT FOR THAT STUPID CUPID Feb. 3rd-28th
Please join the EVIL BUNNY HUNTS group in-world for help:
HUNT STARTS HERE>>>>> http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Grumble/146/174/23


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Gojira, gift package, Adventuredome, friends
Last Thursday was pretty good sparring. I sparred really hard with Serena. She's good at stand up, and I'm helping her transition into MMA…the HARD WAY! MHWAHAHAHAHA… *insert evil cackling*
Friday I took the day off from doing anything, except I helped teach the kid's class in the afternoon. That was fun. 😀 Glad I got to move around a little, but my body was hurting. I felt fresher on Saturday, and I did the BJJ class. Casey had us do this choke, and then we rolled. I loved being in a gi again! 😀 Then I did kickboxing sparring.
I wanted to start at 12 on the dot, but lately we've been starting a little late. I got warmed up, and another member who had come to spar said, "Roxanne, you are the ranking belt. You start class!" But only Chaz or John start class. So I called out in my best, deep, manly voice, "Okay, 12 o'clock sparring, guys! Let's get warmed up!"
After all, who wants to listen to some girl? Apparently, my manly voice must have been manly enough to summon people, and before long, we had a group shadow-boxing to warm up. 😀 😀
It was great. XD And in the evening, I watched Bellator. I had REALLY wanted to see it! It was exciting! Chandler vs Brooks was awesome! Man, those guys have stamina. It was cool to see Tito and Rampage fight, since many of the the guys I used to watch when I was first starting out have retired by now…. I honestly didn't care who won. I just wanted to see them fight. Except I know King Mo personally, so kinda was pulling for him. and Michael Page was freaking amazing. XD
Sunday was nice. I did Yoga x_x in the morning, and took Serena to Circus Circus's Adventuredome around noon. It was a last minute thing. I wanted to sit home and wallow after Yoga, but I had tantalized her with talking about it last week, so it would have been cruel and unusual not to show her. And I had fun. Next time, let's get a group and go adventuring longer. 😀
We then joined Jamie and her BF and saw Godzilla! 😀
We are wearing our Syndicate Godzilla shirts! 😀 On the back it says "Steppin on Fools." I LOVE IT SO MUCH OMFG. (syndicate is not just a gym name, it's a clothing brand) They're on sale here: http://www.syndicateworldwide.com/product/steppin-black
Godzilla was good! I really enjoyed it. Except for the beginning when the power plant starts melting down? I freaking cried like an angry baby all over Serena, remembering Fukushima. 🙁 I was in Japan at the time, right? The movie producers did that on purpose. Also the tsunami, and tell me that plane crashing into the building later on didn't remind you of 911? But Godzilla kicked @$$ and the movie was riveting.
The other day, I got an anonymous gift box!
And as for what's inside…watch this video!
Today's training was awesome. Great mitts and other stuff. Great wall-take down stuff and drilling and going live and ground and pound and and and…stuff. …


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The Procurement Division is responsible for the acquisition of all goods and services, including professional services and construction for the City of Lynchburg and Lynchburg City Schools.
Procurement Division Mission Statement
The Procurement Division's mission is to enhance the quality of life of the people of Lynchburg. To accomplish our Mission we: Ensure the integrity of the process; maintain the highest ethical standards; support and enhance the quality of services to the public and City Departments; satisfy the current needs of the community and departments while planning for the future; deliver the maximum value for the tax dollar; respect the diverse needs and contributions of all who participate in the process; work effectively as a Team.
- Current Solicitations
- Notices of Award
- Vendor Registration Form
- Surplus for Sale
- City's Procurement Ordinance
- Virginia Association of Governmental Procurement
- NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement
- Principles and Practices of Public Procurement
- City's PPTA/PPEA Guidelines
Procurement Staff and Contact InformationStephanie Suter, CPPO, CPPB; Procurement Manager firstname.lastname@example.com 434-455-3963
Melissa Tillman, CPPB; Contract Specialist email@example.com 434-455-4228
Florence Randolph, VCA; Buyer
Matt Marsteller, CPPB; Contract Specialist
City of Lynchburg, Procurement Division Third Floor, City Hall
900 Church Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Main Office Telephone: 434-455-3970
Office Hours and Sales Visits
Vendors wanting to visit with Procurement Staff are encouraged to make an appointment by calling 434-455-3970. Sales visits to other departments are permissible, however, those departments will need to be called individually. Appointments for other departments are not coordinated through this office. Vendors may leave literature for all departments with the Procurement Office for distribution to other City departments.
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; Closed on City Holidays
Equal Opportunity and Minority Business Participation
In 1993, City Council approved a resolution to provide minority and women-owned businesses with an equal opportunity to participate in municipal contracting and purchasing programs including, but not limited to, participation in the supply of materials, services, construction, and repair activities, as well as in lease agreements; discrimination against any person or business in pursuit of these opportunities on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, or age in the conduct of municipal procurement activities was prohibited.


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The last BFF Open House of 2011 was, as always, a fun one with lots of creativity shared. Here are just a few highlights:
New Year's may be over but there's always a need for creative party ideas. Homespun With Love shared these great New Year's horns that could easily be adapted to birthday parties or other celebrations in 2012:
loopyloopcreations has a bright and simple idea that makes storage pretty and practical.
And finally, Katie from Creatively Living, shows how to take two wall sconces and turn them into one piece of fabulous:
Thanks as always to everyone who linked up and look forward to seeing your creativity at this week's BFF Open House.
PS The winner of the My Memories Suite digital software is :
Marilyn from The Artsy Girl Connection!


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The 'All Knowing Gnome' does indeed, know all. He'll be your constant consultant and stay by your side for whenever you need him. Ask him. He'll know.
Add a touch of whimsy to your miniature garden with this little guy! The colorful design stands out in any mini garden bed. Perfect for fairy gardens, of course.
The color holds well for a couple of years, but treat bi-annually with UV protectant spray to keep colors at their best.
- Painted plastic
- About 2 3/8" tall
- Nicely detailed
- Educated in all aspects of life and living
- Staked on a rod to hold it's place in the garden soil
- Large size or 1" scale
Not a toy, not meant for young children.


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The land of the free and the home of the rent-seekers
Given its surplus of violence and scarcity of resources, Chicago surely has bigger things to worry about than the menace, as the city sees it, of Laura Pekarik's cupcakes. Herewith redundant evidence of regulatory government's unsleeping solicitousness for the strong.
Pekarik, a feisty 33-year-old single mother and embodiment of America's entrepreneurial itch, grew up in Chicago's suburbs and at age 24 began baking for the fun of it. Eventually, she invested her entire savings ($12,000) in a lime-green truck, called Cupcakes for Courage, from which she began selling.
She was part of the proliferation of heterogenous truck-dispensed foods -- one truck was called The Schnitzel King -- that grew in response to consumer demand for the fun and convenience of curbside lunches of all sorts. This was, however, neither fun nor convenient for restaurants, which responded by (guess one): (a) upping their game in order to compete with the upstarts in trucks or (b) running to the government for relief from competition. If you guessed "b," you get an A for understanding the land of the free and the home of the rent-seekers.
Rent-seeking is private factions manipulating public power to enhance their profits. This is what Chicago's restaurant industry did, with the help of an alderman who owns several restaurants and is the former head of the Illinois Restaurant Association. In 2012, at their behest, the city revised its vending laws to forbid food trucks from operating within 200 feet of any business that serves food (with fines of up to $2,000), which banned the trucks from almost all areas with office workers seeking lunches. And the regulations require food trucks to install GPS devices so government can track their movements, like convicted felons wearing ankle bracelets. This made the truck operators' right to work -- itself radically truncated -- contingent on forfeiting their right to privacy.
The commissioner of the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection says that the city's food truck regulations -- the city's protection of consumers from more choices than the city thinks is good for them -- "strike the right balance" between the interests of restaurants and trucks. Oh? Why is striking such balances between the interests of rival economic factions the proper concern of politicians and bureaucrats?
The commissioner was echoing Illinois' Supreme Court, which said the city had a "rational basis" for its "attempts to balance the interests of food trucks with the need to promote neighborhood stability that is furthered by brick-and-mortar restaurants." And the court was echoing the rent-seekers' self-serving and evidence-free faux sociology.
In reality, which is a foreign country to many courts, the "rational basis" test is too permissive to be dignified as a test: It means that any government infringement of economic liberty passes constitutional muster if the infringing legislature offers any reason for it or even if a court can imagine a reason for it. And even if the reason -- the legislators' motive -- is obvious to any sentient observer: to placate rent-seekers.
The court said the rational basis test applied here because the challenged regulation "does not affect a fundamental right." So, the highest court in the state that advertises itself as the Land of Lincoln, an apostle of free labor, says that the right to work autonomously is not "fundamental."
The court swallowed the junk-food sociology that asserts, without evidence, two things: that the existence of brick-and-mortar restaurants is threatened by food trucks, and that such restaurants are essential to "neighborhood stability." Never mind the absence of evidence of damage to neighborhoods or restaurants in food-truck meccas such as New York, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Laura Pekarik was lucky. She diversified her business early on by opening two brick-and-mortar stores. When the weather is clement and business is good, she has 40 employees. But others have not been lucky: The number of food trucks in the Windy City has dropped by 40%. She hopes the U.S. Supreme Court, where she will continue to be assisted by the Institute for Justice, will hear her argument against government picking winners and losers, and doing so on behalf of those who have already won advantages.
The court should assert that the rational basis test does not require courts to be willfully oblivious of disreputable legislative motives. This also should be an opportunity for some conservatives to rethink their obdurate devotion to a "judicial restraint" that is indistinguishable from dereliction of judicial duty.
George Will's email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Center at Restone Arsenal, Alabama has awarded Quanterion Solutions of Utica a $726,000 two year contract to develop a Product Reliability On-line Tools Collection (PROTOCOL) software engineering environment. The award, part of the federal government Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was based on a competitive procurement and the success of a previous feasibility study by Quanterion. PROTOCOL includes analytical tools, expert system advisors, and other forms of knowledge that will eventually be commercialized by the company, a major goal of the Government's SBIR program.
Army Awards PROTOCOL to Quanterion


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Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix organisers say they can be proud of their record on construction safety and worker rights as they rush to ready the new Jeddah street circuit for a looming December debut.
Neighbouring Qatar, which hosts F1 for the first time this weekend, has been accused of exploiting migrant workers ahead of the 2022 soccer World Cup, with international concern over building site fatalities.
Saudi GP chief executive Martin Whitaker said his circuit put some 10,000 workers through a safety induction programme, but recognised questions would be asked.
"I think we've had just under eight million man hours put into the circuit so far and we haven't had a major incident," the Briton told Reuters.
"We're monitored regularly by Formula One. Formula One sent their own team here to look at what we're doing. We're under scrutiny the whole time.
"We're proud to say we're doing what is right under the national regulations and Formula One's strict regulations in terms of making sure worker rights are looked after."
Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali separately told the BBC that the contracts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar contained guarantees that the countries must respect human rights in all aspects of their involvement in the sport.
Whitaker said 40% of those working for the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix organisation were female.
"This is probably the first just-in-time Formula One circuit that's ever been built," said Whitaker. "There's a tremendous amount of work going on, but the circuit will be ready. There's no doubt about that.
"The Paddock Club (hospitality), the 48 pit buildings, medical centre, team buildings - all of those are in place.
"Everything that is required to run a Formula One race here is in place which includes 674 light poles and goodness knows what else."
Michael Masi, the Formula One race director, arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday to see the progress for what will be a floodlit night event.
Whitaker said the last metres of asphalt were being laid after a delay of a couple of days due to heavy rain in the Red Sea port city, a downpour that also alleviated any concern about drainage.
"The magnitude and scope and scale of this facility is quite remarkable. It's extraordinary. They started building this in May," said Whitaker.
"In normal circumstances organising the first race in a new country you would probably give yourself 18 months just to organise it."


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It has been more than seventeen years since the final episode of Star Trek: Voyager aired way back in May 23, 2001. Little did faithful Trekkies know at that time that the series finale of that third spinoff show would in effect be the last genuine Star Trek aired to date.
Discovery's currently airing second season features well known lore characters Christopher Pike, Spock, Number One and I was left wondering why has every studio tasked with creating a prequel series set prior to the original voyage of James T. Kirk's Enterprise preferred to avoid just telling the fanbase the adventures of Spock's years serving alongside Pike in the first place?
I think that the answer to that question lies hidden in the stars. (ps: By the way, my favorite Trek spinoff was Deep Space Nine.)


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31 January 2017
This week pupils from the nearby John Locke Academy and Ryefield Primary School came together with VINCI St. Modwen, the development partners at St. Andrew's Park, to help plant the first greenery around the brand new children's play area within the park.
House Captains and members of the School Council from Ryefield Primary and children in the Gardening Club at the John Locke Academy planted Hebes and Luzulas around the newly constructed children's play area adjacent to St. Andrew's Road, within the new parkland area.
The play area and wider 40-acre park, which will be Greater London's largest new public green space for some time, is due to be opened later this year and the area will then be accessible to the public for the first time since well before World War Two.
Staff from St. Modwen and its housebuilding unit, St. Modwen Homes; Ground Control which undertook the work;,and the landscape architects Allen Pyke Associates were on hand to assist and lend their support.
The children from both schools are looking forward to being able to play on the new climbing frames and slides and to being able to show off their newly learned gardening skills to their families.
The John Locke Academy, which opened in September 2014, is a part of the multimillion-pound regeneration project to revitalise the former RAF Uxbridge site by VINCI St. Modwen. Pupils at the new school, located just over the road from the play area, have been able to witness the transformation of the park first-hand.
Pru Silk, Reception Teacher at John Locke Academy said: "The children in our Gardening Club were very excited to have the chance to practise their planting skills at the new play area they have watched being installed just across the road from their classrooms. We look forward to watching the plants bloom and to the park opening later this year."
Colin Tucker, Head Teacher at Ryefield Primary School said: "The students really enjoyed being able to learn new skills and help with the planting at St. Andrew's Park. They're all looking forward to going home and planting the sunflower seeds they were given and being able to watch them grow."
Ruby Cripps, student at Vyners School, was invited back to St. Andrew's Park to photograph the younger students planting. Last year Ruby fought off competition from 400 other GCSE art students to win St. Modwen's 30th anniversary placemaking photography competition, with her photograph of a construction worker at St. Andrew's Park overlaid on photographs of the former RAF buildings.
Work to regenerate the 110-acre, former RAF Uxbridge site by St. Modwen and its partner VINCI began in 2013 and the new state-of-the-art 720-pupil primary school, the John Locke Academy and over 400 homes have already been delivered. The development will build upon and increase the wider community and vitality of Uxbridge's town centre. It will ultimately comprise of 1,340 new homes, over 200,000 sq ft of office and retail space, a hotel, theatre, museum, care home, 40-acre public park and will deliver some 1,000 jobs.


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Manal Al Dowayan, the origin of the world
The raven hair of Manal Al Dowayan reveals her deep look. The same intense contrast that you can find in her shoots in black and white, exploring women, memories and Saudi society.
Riyadh, 2005. At the time, only 3% of workforce were women although 60% of graduates at university were women. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia gave his inaugural speech as he took the throne in Saudi Arabia. In a part of his speech, he said that women will help men to build this country. This sentence
"In the following days, the opinion leaders of the country were exposing their points of view in the media: women will be able to work but only in jobs that suits their nature" remembers the Saudi Artist Manal Al Dowayan.
"Jobs that suit their nature"
Pushed by these words, she decided to react. She invited Saudi women already working in different fields: university professors, oil engineers, doctors, artists, film producers… to express themselves and creating a serie of portraits of women. She created the collection I am to question and witness the Saudi society of the time.
Developed during a residency in Project Space at the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha (Mathaf), the Crash explores the phenomena of women teachers from Saudi Arabia appointed to teach in remote villages across the country. These teachers are dying in gruesome car crashes for a variety of reasons, but because of local traditions linked to hiding women's names to protect the honor of the tribe, the deceased women teachers' names are never mentioned in the media.
Collecting data, maps and details about these accident become with Crahs a sublimation and a condemnation of this silent but widespread phenomenon.
100 Masterpieces
Raised in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, she continues her researches at the New York University (NYU) and at the Robert Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva, Florida. Her artworks have been hosted in the Venice Biennale (2009/11) and in The Victoria and Albert Museum in UK.
At the moment, Manal Al Dowayan lives in London, where she continues to explore the themes of the collective memory with a large focus on the state of Saudi women and their representation. Her work was recently exhibited at the Arab World Institute, in Paris, within the exhibition 100 Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Arab Art.
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A further slowing in growth
The markets have switched back to risk-on, helping the Aussie dollar rise faster than any of the majors this morning.
Geopolitics has been put to one side again today with markets re-adopting a risk-on posture, commodity currencies out in front in the FX space, base metals higher, stocks higher (and VIX lower) and bond yields backing up. (Italian yields have eased back further.) After trading toward the mid 0.75s yesterday at the start of the week, an increasing shift in Asian markets toward a more risk-on posture provided support, the currency unit also getting a double lift from better than expected Retail Sales for April and better than expected Company Profits and Inventories for Q1 ahead of tomorrow's GDP report, NAB and the market already set on a 0.8%/2¾% pick for growth. Copper was up by 1.15% (as were other base metals), while coal prices enjoyed another leg up, met coal at $197.50/t (+3.40%) and Newcastle steaming coal up by $2.24/t to $113.30/t. The benchmark iron ore cash price was down $0.69/t to $65.47/t. Softs were weaker.
Yesterday's numbers suggested some upside risk to Q1 GDP, today's net exports contribution and government spending estimates for Q1 revealing whether 0.8% should be tweaked or not, already within sight of the RBA's expectation that growth this year will average 3%. The RBA's May forecast expectation that growth will get to 2¾% by June assumes that this current half will be considerably better than the second half of last year when cumulative growth was 1.1%. Growth was then held back in the December quarter when net exports detracted 0.5% from growth (partly from coal supply-side disruptions), that detraction expected to be partially or fully reversed this quarter. We will be alert to some general reference in this afternoon's RBA post-Board statement that recent data point are broadly in line with the Bank's expectation for some pick-up in growth this year. We have also been observing in recent months resilient and elevated coal prices and wonder/question whether the supply-disruptions evident in the latter part of last year have been resolved. NAB's net exports contribution estimate for Q1 is +0.2% points, under the market's +0.5% point consensus.
While risk-on prevailed, oil prices pulled back and for once WTI out-performed Brent. Bloomberg estimated that OPEC pumped 31.9mbpd in May, the same as in April and production the lowest for a year. The market overnight seems to have taken to heart that OPEC/Russia might supply more to the market, OPEC recently suggesting that "stable oil supplies (will) be made available to the market in a timely manner to meet growing demand and offset declines in some parts of the world".
As my BNZ colleague has already remarked this morning, higher risk appetite generally has done JPY no favours this week, with AUD/JPY up 1.3% for the day to almost 84. GBP has also been soft overnight, with a focus back on EU-UK Brexit negotiations. The EU Withdrawal Bill will return to the House of Commons on 12 June, ahead of the next EU summit on 28 June, and the May government is still to decide on the way forward for the thorny Irish border issue. AUD/GBP is also up 1.3%, but against the Euro, the rise in the Aussie has been 0.7%. The BoE's MPC member Silvana Tenreyro has been on the wires saying that she expects the softness in the economy as likely temporary, seeing little cost in waiting before hiking and only gradual rises expected ahead.
The ECB Governing Council's Ewald Nowotny (Governor of the Austrian central bank) spoke on trade overnight, warning that "we know from history that even big wars begin with small skirmishes", but as usual Trump was having none of it Tweeting (mainly on China) "The U.S. has made such bad trade deals over so many years that we can only WIN!" and "China already charges a tax of 16% on soybeans. Canada has all sorts of trade barriers on our Agricultural products. Not acceptable!" If the market needed one, it's another reminder that geopolitical tensions could easily re-appear at any time, not only from US-China and with media focus on the G7 leaders meeting this weekend. For now however, it's put to one side.
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Doogan's list of films that damn well ought to be on DVD, Round Two
Okay. So by now, most of you have made yourselves very clear. We now know what a great many of you want to see on DVD. The feedback we received on the original
list of must-be-on-DVD-soon films
that Bill and I did a few months ago, generally found about an 85% to 90% agreement rate with everyone who responded. You also made sure that we knew EXACTLY what you were looking forward to seeing on our favorite video format by the end of 2000. So here, for everyone's enjoyment, is a list of everything you told me you wanted to see, plus our own choices.
For the most part, every one of the suggestions were killer. Most of these titles you'll know. Those that you're not familiar with are probably classics, or the cream of foreign titles we could think of. Some things were a bit off the beaten path. But some are so obvious that you'll find yourself scratching your head that someone didn't think to put them on DVD already. For the most part, we think this is a solid list. And while it may seem long, this list probably only scratches the surface of most studio catalogs. Why, for example, has Warner (which is working well into their catalog) virtually ignored their RKO films and classic Looney Toons animated shorts (not to pick on one studio)? In any case, at this point, basically everything we could think of that's deserving of DVD treatment is covered by this list. We know there are probably titles missing, and we'll update frequently as new requests come in. But, to misquote Jack Nicholson in
Easy Rider
, "It's a dandy of a list."
I hope you enjoy looking it over. It was a load of fun pulling it together. A great majority of you guys are pretty passionate about some of these films. Who would have thought I would get a full essay about the importance of the
Max Headroom
television series on DVD? I did, and it makes absolute sense. What you'll find below, works out to be 7 full pages of added titles. Of them all, Bill and I plan to cull out our select list of 25 titles that we feel the studios should make a priority. When we post that priority list, we'll tell you who owns the rights, and why it should be on DVD (in our opinion - look for it soon). One last note: we already know that a few titles in the list below are on the way to DVD, but they haven't been officially announced yet.
Okay, one more last note: we need not say that all films should be presented in their original aspect ratio (no pan & scan crap please), unedited (the director gets last say, thank you), and all widescreen format movies should be enhanced for anamorphic-capable displays (16x9), right?
The List of Movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 O'clock High
1984 (Orwell adaptation with John Hurt)
2001 (anamorphic anyone?)
3 O'Clock High
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Absolutely Fabulous (BBC series)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (you've talked about this MGM - time to deliver!)
L'Age D'Or
AIP/Corman Poe Titles (2 to a disc!)
Akira (word is Pioneer is working hard on this one - but no date is announced and this is why it's on here)
Aladdin: Special Edition
All That Jazz
All The Mornings of the World (Tous Les Matins Du Mondes)
Allegro Non Troppo
Amadeus (RSDL dual)
American Flyers
American Me
American Ninja (I was fooled into putting this one on the list)
The Apartment (1960)
Apartment Zero
L' Appartement
Apu Trilogy: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) & Apur Sansar (1959)
Are You Being Served (BBC series)
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Art of Buster Keaton 1-3
Baby of Macon
Babylon 5 (TV series)
Bachelor Party
Bad Taste
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Barton Fink
Baseball (Ken Burns)
Basic Instinct (Director's Cut)
Battle of Britain
Battlestar Galactica episodes
Beatles Anthology
The Bedford Incident
Bedknobs and Broomsticks: SE
Before Sunrise
Being There
Belle Du Jour
Belly of an Architect
Betty Blue (Director's Cut)
Beverly Hills Cop
The Big Country
The Big Sleep
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill Cosby: Himself
The Birds
Bizet's Carmen
Blood Diner
Blue Velvet
Bound by Honor
The Boys In Company "C"
Brain Candy
Braindead: The Dead Alive Special Edition with additional footage
Breaking Away
Breaking the Waves: SE
Breathless (both the 1960 and 1983 versions)
Bridge Over River Kwai
Bringing Up Baby
The Brood
Bucket of Blood
Bugsy Malone
Burn Witch Burn
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
By Dawn's Early Light
Caddyshack: SE
Cemetery Man
Cheech and Chong (all 6 films with commentary and SE materials like the Get Out of My Room video)
Children of Paradise
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (and for God's sake in anamorphic widescreen this time!)
City of Hope
City Slickers
Citizen Kane
The Civil War (Ken Burns)
Clash: Rude Boy
Cloak & Dagger
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Coldblooded (because Joel wants it)
Comperes, Les
The Conquerer (1956 - John Wayne as Genghis Khan) this time 16x9 widescreen with remastered sound
The Conversation
Crimson Tide: SE
Critters and its sequels
Cronenberg's Stereo and Crimes of the Future
Crow: Mirimax Collector's Series
Cry Baby (Theatrical version on side A/Television version on side B)
The Cure: In Orange
Damnation Alley
Das Boot (RSDL dual)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Dead Pool
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Death on the Nile
Death Warrant
Death Wish
The Devils
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Diva: Remastered
Dr. Detroit
Dragon Half
Dragon Slayer
Dressed To Kill
Drowning By Numbers
Dune (long version)
E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial
Earrings of Madame Du
Easy Money
Eating Raoul
Ed Wood
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Eddie Murphy: RAW
Edward Scissorhands
Eight Men Out
Elephant Man
Emerald Forest
The Enforcer
The English Patient: Special Edition (16x9!)
Erik The Viking (16x9 with Terry Jones Commentary)
Every single title in Animego's Samurai Line!!!
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way You Can
Evil Under the Sun
Exocist 3
Exterminating Angel
Fail Safe
Fantasia (16x9)
Fantastic Voyage
Faraway, So Close!
Fawlty Towers TV series
Fear of a Black Hat
Female Trouble
Final Countdown
Fistful of Dynamite (aka Duck You Sucker!)
Five Heartbeats
Flight of the Intruder
The Fog
Forrest Gump
Force Ten From Navarone
Fritz The Cat
From Beyond
Fugitifs, Les
Gettysburg- expanded version
Giant Robo
Glengarry Glen Ross
Gone in 60 Seconds
Gone With the Wind: SE
Good Guys Wear Black
Grand Canyon
Great Expectations (1998)
Greatest Show on Earth
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins: SE
The Guns of Navarone
Hairdresser's Husband (Le Mari De La Coiffeuse)
Hamlet (1996)
Hangar 18
Hardware Wars: Special Edition (with Troops, Close Cases of the Nerd Kind, Bambi Meets Godzilla and Porklips Now - a great movie spoofs disc)
HBO Comedy Specials
Heat: SE
Heaven And Earth (1990 Japanese)
Henry V (new)
Hidden Fortress
Highlander (the current version sucks)
Hill Street Blues (TV series)
His Girl Friday
Holy Mountain
Honeymoon In Vegas
Horse's Mouth
Hot Shots (and Part Deux)
The Howling
The Hunger
I Bury The Living
I Love Lucy episodes
I Love You To Death
I, Claudius (uncut TV miniseries)
Ice Storm
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
The Indiana Jones Trilogy
Jackie Brown
Jake Speed
James and the Giant Peach
Jean De Florette
JFK: Director's Cut (RSDL dual)
Johnny Dangerously
Joy Luck Club
Jungle Book (Live Action)
Jurassic Park/Lost World
Kelly's Heroes
Kentucky Fried Movie
Kids In The Hall episodes
Kieslowski's Three Colors Trilogy (Bleu/Blanc/Rouge - in 16x9)
Kiki's Delivery Service
Killer -- Reissue
King Creole
Kissing Cousins
Koyaanisqatsi (and its sequels, Powaqqatsi & Naqoyqatsi)
La Dolce Vita
The Lady from Shanghai
Larry Sanders Show (HBO Series)
Last of the Dogmen
Last Unicorn
Last Waltz
Let It Be
Like Water for Chocolate
Lion King
Little Shop Of Horrors: SE -- Reissue
Lone Star
Lonesome Dove series
Long Goodbye
Lord of the Rings
Lost Highway
Lost in America
Loved One
Lovers on the Bridge (Les Amants Du Pont Neuf)
M. Butterfly
Macross 1984 (Japanese TV series)
Mad Max with original dialogue track
Magnum Force
The Maltese Falcon
Man Bites Dog
Manhattan Project
Manon of the Spring (Manon de Sources)
Map of the Human Heart
Max Headroom series
The Maxx (MTV Series)
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Miami Vice series
Millennium (TV Series)
Miller's Crossing
Miracle Mile
Mission (16x9)
Modern Romance
Monsieur Hire
Moonstruck (16x9)
More Spike & Mike's Festival Of Animation's
Mr. Show With Bob and David (HBO series)
Muppet Movie (and sequels like Great Muppet Caper)
Murder on the Orient Express
My Darling Clementine
My Father's Glory
My Favorite Year
My Mother's Castle
My New Partner (Les Ripoux)
My Uncle (Mon Oncle)
Mystic Pizza
Naked Gun movies and TV series
The Name of the Rose
The Natural
Nausicaa (sub and dub)
Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Never Cry Wolf
Night of the Hunter
Now, Voyager
North by Northwest
Omega Man
Once Upon a Time in America
One Crazy Summer
Only Angels Have Wings
Ordinary People
Othello (1995)
Out Of Africa
Papillon (16x9)
Paris, Texas
Party Animal
Peanuts Specials: w/ isolated music score
Pennies from Heaven
Peter Gabriel Secret World Concert
Phantom of the Paradise
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Pirate Movie
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Platoon: Re Release
Play it Again Sam
Point Break: SE (with Bigelow commentary)
Possession (1981): Region 1
Predator 2
Prime Cut
The Princess Bride
Prisoner (TV series)
Producers (with Mel Brooks commentary)
Prospero's Books
Pulp Fiction: Mirimax Collector's Series
Rabid Race with the Devil
Raging Bull: SE
Ran: Special Edition (we need a MUCH better looking DVD of Ran - 16x9 anyone?)
Rapid Fire
Real Life
Real Men
Rear Window
Red Dwarf (BBC series)
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Ren and Stimpy
Revenge of the Nerds
Richard III (1995)
Right Stuff: SE (16x9 and RSDL)
Robin and Marian
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Roger & Me
Roman Holiday
Roots (TV miniseries)
Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead
Rules of the Game
Rush: Exit Stage Left
Rush: Scrooge's Rock and Roll Christmas
Rush: Show Of Hands (okay - so someone is a Rush fan out there)
Sabrina (1954 and 1995)
Sand Pebbles
Saturday Night Fever
Say Anything
Scarface: Remastered
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Schindler's List
School House Rock (the original episodes)
Seinfeld episodes
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Shining (TV series)
Shogun (TV miniseries)
Silver Bullet
Six Degree of Seperation
Smila's Sense of Snow
Some Kind Of Wonderful
Son of Frankenstein (see Bill, you make a passionate argument and we listen)
Song of the South
Sound of Music, The
Southern Comfort
Soylent Green (it's made of people!)
Space: 1999 episodes
The Spirit of St. Louis
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Wars saga: original and special edition versions
Steel Magnolias
Strange Brew
The Stunt Man
Sudden Impact
Superman 1 & 2
Tales from a Parallel Universe (4 movie series aka Supernova in Europe)
Tank Girl
Terms of Endearment
Terror Train
That Thing You Do
This Is Spinal Tap -- reissue
Tick episodes
To Have and Have Not (with Bacall track)
To Live and Die in L.A.
Tombstone: Special Edition
Top Gun (16x9)
Toy Story
Trading Places
Transformers: The Movie (uncut)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Tucker - The Man and His Dream
Tune in Tomorrow
TV Nation (complete series with Michael Moore commentary)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
U2 - Rattle and Hum
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
Until the End of the World
Urban Cowboy
"V" series and MFT movies
Vampire Princess Miyu
Les Visiteurs (The Visitors, starring Jean Reno)
Voyage Into Space
Waiting For Guffman (ala Spinal Tap with deleted footage added back in)
Week End (Godard 1967)
Weird Science
We're No Angels (1955)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
White Heat
White Water Summer
Wild at Heart
Wings of Desire
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Wizards (animated)
Working Girl
Young Indiana Jones (TV Series)
And Some Odds & Ends:
Everything by David Lynch
Everything by John Sayles
Everything By The Coen Bros.
Everything by Hitchcock
Russ Meyer Library
Disney Cartoons (Complete and properly mastered in order - ala the LD sets)
Looney Toons Cartoons - Warner (Complete and properly mastered in order - ala the LD sets)
New Transfers for everything that came out 4:3 when they should be 16x9
Todd Doogan
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