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Flexson Horizontal Floor Stand
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Stands look nice and are sturdy but do not attach to the speaker. Other than that they are a 5 star product.
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I Quality and well made product. Sturdy and looks great with my play 5 speakers.
Rich, San Diego, CA
Average Customer Review(s):
Stands look nice and are sturdy but do not attach to the speaker. Other than that they are a 5 star product.
Easy to put together. Looks great . Perfect height and function.
I Quality and well made product. Sturdy and looks great with my play 5 speakers.
Pros: Well made and matches the speaker as if it was made by the same company. Hides the power cord nicely and is easy to assemble.
Cons: It would be nice to have rubber feet to screw in where the optional spikes go for hardwood floors.
I love these speaker stands. I purchased a pair and use my Play 5's as surround speakers. I have a small living room and was able to save space using these stands instead of larger tables to hold the speakers. The stands are well built and the design hides the power cord behind the stands. The base has the option of using carpet spikes. It took about 30 minutes to put the stands together and basic tool are provided.
Pros: The Flexson stand is well built and easy to put together and the design hides the power cord going down the back of the stand.
Cons: The speaker itself just sits in the bracket using rubber stoppers on the front and back of the bracket that holds the speaker secure. This design may not be suited for homes with young children running around the speakersif they get knocked over.
Perfect match for the Sonos Generation 5. Looks great. Received on time great service.
Excelente product. Easy to mount and Sonos 5 fits just right.
This product was exactly what I was looking for to set up a new room with Sonos speakers. The Flexson stands are well constructed and heavy enough to support the weight of the Sonos Play 5. The look great and function well for the purpose they were intended for.P
Pros: very well engineered and constructed
Cons: None
Custom fit for the Sonos Play 5. Sleek and well made.
Pros: Well made product that is functional and attractive
Cons: A bit pricey
It's hard to believe we used to live in a day dominated by large towering wood speakers. This stand is so elegant and modern it doesn't take from the room, It adds to it. Perfect match to the new play 5, holds it very securely. Little on the expensive side but aren't all accessories for anything these days. You won't be disappointed. Great capable management also
Somewhat pricey but excellent product. Easy to assemble. Nice and heavy so it stays in place and seemingly won't topple over.
Compatibility: The Flexson FLXP5FS1024 Floor Stand is designed and built in Britain specifically for the redesigned Sonos PLAY:5 (2nd gen) wireless active speaker. The Flexson Floor Stand is engineered to perfectly match the size, style, and color of the Sonos PLAY:5 (2nd gen).
Note: Not compatible with the first generation Sonos PLAY:5.
Horizontal Mount: The Flexson FLXP5FS1024 Floor Stand puts the Sonos PLAY:5 speaker at the ideal listening height and holds it in a horizontal position.
Steel Construction: The Flexson FLXP5FS1024 Floor Stand consists of three pieces; a steel upright post, a heavy steel base, and a horizontal mounting top-plate.
Cable Management: The Flexson Floor Stand's upright post is hollow, allowing you to hide & route the Sonos PLAY:5 (2nd gen) speaker's AC power cord through the Floor Stand for convenient cable management.
Installation: The Flexson Floor Stand comes with all the hardware needed for assembly and installation of the PLAY:5 (2nd gen) speaker. The base and top-plate attach to the upright post with the included hex-head screws. Your Sonos PLAY:5 (2nd gen) speaker installs to the top-plate of the upright post using the two included threaded thumb-wheels.Spike or Rubber Feet: Four spiked feet (add 0.875" to height of stand) are included for carpeted floors and four self-adhesive rubber pads (add 0.125" to height of stand) are included for hardwood/tile flooring.
Colors: Available in a white or black finish.
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Favorable product reviews [ Woody McMahon Dec 15, 2018 ]
Based on the responses to the question that I posted (thanks again to all who replied), it appeared that this product would meet my needs for providing a stable platform for my Play 5 speakers. Looking forward to getting the Play 5's off the floor. [ BRIAN Jun 29, 2017 ]
2nd pair. Love them. [ Gary Feb 18, 2019 ]
Solid product and matches the Sonos Play5 [ Richard Oct 05, 2017 ]
Looks good , hopefully [ Christoph Mar 25, 2017 ]
This is a match to the Play 5-designed for this product specifically. [ H KING Mar 02, 2017 ]
Brian, I wondered the same. I bought nevertheless. The speaker just rests on the stand between rubber contacts. The rubber contacts that keep the speaker from sliding around. The only way I see an issue is if someone bumps into the speaker or the stand and knocks it off. Very pleased with the quality and substantial construction. [ Mark Jun 25, 2017 ]
There are no screws or other types of fasteners used. Instead, you slip the bottom front of speaker in to stand bracket first and then push the bottom rear of speaker down i to stand bracket. This creates a very secure wedge. No matter what volume you play your music at, the speaker will not work its way out of the wedged arrangement. I looked into many alternative stands prior to purchasing the flexion stand. Trust me, there isn't a better stand available for the SONOS PLAY 5 speakers. [ MARK Jun 24, 2017 ]
Brian: You can mount the Play 5 either vertically or horizontally on the Flexson mounting stand. Either way the Play 5 attaches to the stand with a single screw which is supplied with the kit (which you need to assemble). Together they are quite heavy and quite sturdy. It's not top heavy and subject to tipping over. [ Jayzee Jun 24, 2017 ]
I have 2 of these. The play 5 simply rests on top. Is is secured by rubber strips on the front and back. Once placed on the stand it is pretty sturdy. If you were to. Ump into it, it will not become dislodged. [ brant Jun 24, 2017 ]
wish I could help, but I have only used these stands with the 2nd generation Play 5s. [ MARK Apr 15, 2017 ]
No, it is specifically for the new Play 5. The form factor of the original Play 5 and the new one are quite different. [ Ernie Apr 15, 2017 ]
I have a recent Play 5 and it works terrific...if they have not changed the dimensions, I'd assume it would work. My suggestion...look at the dimensions of the recent ones and compare them to yours. If they're the same, I'd guess the original one would fit. [ Jayzee Apr 15, 2017 ]
only latest gen play 5 [ brant Apr 15, 2017 ]


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In the best of times and most favorable of circumstances, it's tricky business to identify whether a person who is mentally ill might become violent, so that those in his path can be protected from potential harm and he can get the treatment he needs.
Mental health laws: In the Jan. 11 Section A, an article about identifying potentially violent mentally ill people said that California requires officials to demonstrate that a person has "grave" disability and also poses a danger to himself or others before he can be compelled to get involuntary mental health treatment. California law allows commitment on either of those grounds. —
But with community mental health services stretched taut by budget cuts and growing need, these are not the best of times, say many experts at the intersection of mental health and public safety. Nor were circumstances ideal to single out Jared Lee Loughner — the suspect in Saturday's Tucson shooting rampage — as a clear-cut case of someone about to become violent.
Loughner's increasingly bizarre and mistrustful pronouncements, combined with his age — 22 — suggest to many mental health professionals a flowering of mental illness marked by delusional thinking. People diagnosed with schizophrenia, for instance, most often begin showing signs of the illness in their late teens or early 20s, when they suffer episodes of hallucinations and become preoccupied with delusions — for instance, of persecution or conspiracy.

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Air Force Won -- Or Watching Obama Land In Prague
Mark took this lovely shot of Air Force One just before touchdown in Prague. There's a video I took of the landing farther down in this post.
It was a ride filled with tragedies and triumphs. And toads.
I met up with Stewart Moore and Mark Baker at the late, great Koliba, which had burned to the ground a few weeks before.
As regular readers of this blog know, it was one of our favorite places in Prague -- a little slice of heaven in the forests of Roztoky that also happened to serve grilled meats and fish and Budvar on tap. I'd seen pictures of its charred skeleton, but it wasn't until this day that I had seen the destruction for myself.
So sad.
Stewart and I gaze upon the charred remains of our beloved Koliba in Roztoky.
But we didn't have too much time to mourn. We were on a mission.
We had an appointment to keep. With U.S. President Barack Obama and Air Force One.
Obama was scheduled to arrive in Prague on this day (April 4 -- OK, so I'm a little behind on my postings), and we knew the scheduled "wheels down" time for Air Force One, which was arriving from Strasbourg.
We also had observed in which direction the planes were landing in Prague on this day. I live near the airport and have made a small study of the landing patterns. Depending on the winds, most planes either take off or land on one particular east-west runway.
Stewart and I on standby.
On this day, the planes were landing from the east, which meant that we could get pretty close to the beginning of the runway by hanging out on a road in the village of Přední Kopanina.
We set off from Koliba, through the forests to Únětice, then on to my hometown of Černý Vůl, onto Statenice, and then up a long, steep and challenging forest path to the outskirts of Přední Kopanina.
We were a bit ahead of schedule, which meant we had time for some pre-Obama beers in the garden of a cute little pub in the village where we'd often drained a few.
We managed to stop drinking in time to hop on our bikes and motor our way over to the vantage point in an effort to see one of the world's greatest symbols of power up close and personal.
We weren't alone.
To our surprise, there were a few hundred people already there. Cars were parked on the side of the road, lined up for a kilometer or two in each direction. Incredibly, only three or four Czech police were around, mostly keeping people from parking too close to an intersection.
Mark caught this nice shot of the many cars parked on the side of the road, full of folks who were also hoping to get a glimpse of AF1.
A line of parked cars are silhouetted against the sky as a few hundred people await the arrival of Air Force One.
There were no searches of cars. No effort to prevent people from parking and gawking so close to the end of the runway.
Interestingly, we saw two blind men with a radio of some sort who were obviously experienced "planespotters," listening in on the air-traffic control conversations and themselves waiting to feel AF1 pass overhead. (A few days later, I went out to the airport again to try to see AF1 take off, and saw two different blind people trying to do the same thing.)
We waited for 15 minutes or so, all the time second-guessing our decision. Would Obama instead land at Prague's old military airport, which was nearby but which would mean Air Force One wouldn't pass overhead? That would certainly make sense from a security standpoint.
Would AF1 really land right over our heads?
Why, yes. Yes it would.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, a glance to the east revealed a large plane approaching, two gigantic, unusual-looking "headlights" shining brightly in the distance.
Air Force One was approaching, and we were in perfect position. I turned my digital camera to video and started shooting:
Still hard to believe that we could get that close to the Boeing 747 that was carrying the president of the United States. I guess they can't close every road around the airport, but you'd think there'd be some kind of security...
The gigantic plane -- in its unmistakable light blue and white, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in elegant letters -- passed right overhead with a roar, and then was silhouetted against the setting sun as it touched down.
We'd done it.
Another nice shot of Air Force One making its approach, also taken by Mark.
Although for me, truth be told, the plane itself, while very, very cool, wasn't quite as huge and overwhelming as I had somehow imagined. I don't know what I was expecting. Perhaps if Obama had arrived on the Space Shuttle or something.
A few minutes later, as we celebrated our good luck, a Boeing 757 carrying Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- painted in the same colors - also passed overhead and landed on the same runway.
Then I had an idea. Why not try to race over to Evropska, the main boulevard linking the airport area with downtown Prague, and watch the motorcade drive by?
I have never pedaled so hard.
Stewart and I catching some rays, and downing a few beers, at a pub in Přední Kopanina, before the landing.
Stewart, on the brink of saying something extraordinary.
It's a good five or six kilometers, I would say, from where we were to where we needed to be, and we only had a few minutes. We were racing through fields and forests, legs pumping furiously, jumping over rocks and roots.
In the end, we missed Obama's motorcade by a few seconds. Damn!
But what a lark, what an adventure!
My best picture from Obama's speech at Prague Castle on April 5. You can just make out Obama and Michelle.
The next day, I was fortunate enough to be in the vast crowd of 20,000 or so who gathered in the massive square outside Prague Castle to hear Obama speak.
Now that was the real thrill.
RIDE STATS (April 4)
Length of ride: 28 kilometers
Average speed: 14.5 kph
Maximum speed: 44.5 kph
Pivo Index: 3
Time on the bike: 1.54.32
Distance ridden so far in 2009: 208.5 kilometers
RIDE STATS (for a previous short solo ride)
Length of ride: 17.5 kilometers
Average speed: 15.5 kph
Maximum speed: 42.0 kph
Time on the bike: 1.06.12
Mark (right) and Stewart enjoy a laugh at the beer garden in Přední Kopanina.
Why talk when you can drink?
The sun sets on a memorable day on the bikes.


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For the closing session of AASL's recent National Conference–whose theme was "Every Student Succeeds @ Your Library"–a panel explored the role of research in development of and advocacy for quality school library programs. Panelists included LRS director Keith Curry Lance as well as Steven Baule, superintendent for Community Unity School District #201 in Westmont, IL; Mike Eisenberg, dean of the Information School at the University of Washington; and Ross Todd, associate professor in the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and director of research for the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL).
The website includes contributions made by the panelists during the closing session as well as before the AASL National Conference. Visit it at: http://oii.org/ferdi/AASL_ClosingSession.html.


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iPhone Dev team has once again jumped to the rescue of A4 jailbreak users with the release of a major update for Redsn0w. The new beta update - Redsn0w 0.9.15b2 - adds bug fixes for iPhone 3GS and iPad users, besides incorporating a new re-restore functionality.
Here's what the iPhone Dev team's blog reads about the new Redsn0w update:
"Version 0.9.15b2 fixes a few issues for 3GS owners: old-bootrom awesomeness is no longer forgotten directly after a restore, and iPad baseband upgrade/downgrade support is fixed (same production date cutoffs apply!). If your 3GS is currently tethered at 6.0 even though you have an old bootrom, just re-run redsn0w's Jailbreak step (no need to restore). Don't forget you can add some pizzaz with your own boot logo or a nerdy verbose boot."
In other words, iPhone 3GS users with older BootROMs need to re-run the jailbreak steps to restore untethered jailbreak capability on their iOS 6 jailbroken (tethered) devices.
Check out our complete step-by-step guide below to re-jailbreak iPhone 3GS and iPad using Redsn0w 0.9.15b2.
Download Redsn0w 0.9.15b2
- Redsn0w 0.9.15b2(OS X - use Ctrl-Click->Open if on Mountain Lion for now)
- Redsn0w 0.9.15b2(Windows - run in Administrator Mode)
How to Jailbreak iOS 6 (Tethered) on iPhone 3GS and iPad with Redsn0w 0.9.15b2
Step 1: Download RedSn0w 0.9.15b2 from the given links above and launch it.
Step 2: Put your iOS device into DFU mode. To do so, press and hold Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds. Then, release the Power button while still holding the Home button for 10 more seconds. The screen will stay black during this process.
Step 3: On the pop-up screen, click Jailbreak. A few items will load, and you will get a prompt: "Please select your options". Ensure Install Cydia option is checked, and click next. The jailbreak process should complete in about 5 minutes.
Step 4: Once your device is jailbroken and boots up to the Home screen, put your device back into DFU mode.
Step 5: Return to the main screen of RedSn0w, and choose Extras > Just boot. A tethered boot will be performed, and you will see Cydia on your Home screen after the device reboots.
Step 6: Launch Cydia, and you are all set to enjoy the untethered jailbreak capability whenever you perform a re-restore on your device.
For further assistance checkout the video tutorial below [Courtesy: iDownloadBlog]
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I love tea, I drink like 10 cups a day - earl grey, with honey and milk :)
I changed the tea bag topper here and you can download a sheet of your own for free.
Just click the link below the photo to download it, it is a .pdf file - just to print and cut and attach.
Download Tea Bag Toppers
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I really love Tea!ReplyDelete
I thought my 3-5 cups a day was a lot, ha! I looove tea! "Make tea, not war!" ; )ReplyDelete
hee hee, this is so great! I love it, Maria! Thank you for the download. I don't drink tea but my husband does... I don't think he'll want the pink one, though. :) xo – gReplyDelete
Thank you sweet Maria♥ReplyDelete
Your blog is so cute I decided to feature it as my The site of Tuesday for this week. Urgh, I start to sound like a complete obsessed fangirl. Heh.ReplyDelete
Det här hade jag missat! Du är så kreativ, vilken rolig idé. Jag älskar te, helst kanelte eller roibooste med honung.ReplyDelete
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Sorry for the delay in posts! I was on a very relaxing vacation. Anyway, I've been thinking a lot lately about this new book I'm writing. I would categorize it as "New Adult." The main character is 21 and just starting her first job out of college. It's definitely more mature than Merch Girl and has some intense scenes that are not meant for younger eyes to read. This got me thinking about genres. I classify Merch Girl as "Young Adult" and it's safe enough for tweens to read. Is it wrong to skip around genres when you're building an audience?
Most of the authors I read stick to one genre, be it paranormal, contemporary, young adult, adult, etc. You get comfortable with it and know what to expect. But is that always a good thing? The only popular author who I can recall switching genres and keeping her same author name is J.K. Rowling who came out with an adult novel after finishing the Harry Potter series. I can't blame her for switching genres if she had a story in her head that was itching to get out, but I wonder how many Harry Potter fans read her new book? I haven't read it yet, so I can't comment on it, but I would be interested in seeing what it's all about.
I know that I also have ideas kicking around in my brain for paranormal and even non-fiction. I don't want to hold myself back from writing anything just because it doesn't fit the genre that I wrote in before. I actually think it might be nice to gain new readers…and who knows, there may be cross-over readers who enjoy Young Adult, New Adult, Paranormal and Non-fiction…I know I do!
Authors and readers…I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!


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text: I love everything about this dress! Its perfect in every way and I cant imagine wearing anything else for my wedding day! The whole process with seller has been a dream and she has answered all my questions and has made the whole process easy! Thank you so much you have made me so happy and I cant wait to get married in this dress in a few months time!


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Imation (IMN) (GLA) valuation is a fast moving target. So, making a value assessment is painful. Furthermore, recent opaque restructuring events and earnings call commentary on discontinued operation's disputed liabilities is unclear. Note the stock moved 25% from Wednesday's (02/15/17) price of $0.62. This price change increases short term risk.
Background story:
Imation (IMN) formerly a data storage technology company has been the target of Clinton Group's activism since 2015. Clinton forced Board / management changes. Three directors replaced at the 2015 annual meeting. CEO resignation Q3 2015.Executive bonuses frozen, board compensation reduced and every business line reviewed for profitability and capital requirements. Also, a complete analysis of strategic options.
The next step during 2015, sale of non-core assets (IronKey, HQ real estate, Memorex trademarks). Decrease cash burn, manage cash/equity investments and strengthen Nexsan. January 2017 Imation agrees with Clinton Group to fast track change to a publicly traded asset management firm. An established investment advisor will manage third party capital following the closing transaction with Clinton Group.
On 02/10/17 Imation (IMN) announced it will change its name to GlassBridge Enterprises. This event concludes the strategic transition of the Company's business activities to become a publicly-traded alternative asset manager with Clinton Group.
Further, "A 1:10 reverse stock split of IMN. The name change and the reverse stock split will both be effective Tuesday, February 21, 2017. New ticker symbol from "IMN" to "GLA", to take effect following the effectiveness of the name change and the reverse stock split." http://bit.ly/2kCQ5nd
The growth plan is to hire experienced investment teams, analyze joint venture opportunities and/or acquisitions.
Current Valuation per Seeking Alpha as of 02/17/17
Gross Profit (ttm): 39.21 , EBITDA: -14.51M
Total Cash (mrq) 49.60M , Total Cash Per Share (mrq) 1.34
Total Debt (mrq) : 0
Quick Ratio (mrq) : 1.20 , Book Value Per Share (mrq): -0.08
52-Week Change : -2.61%
52 Week High: 1.81 , 52 Week Low: 0.47
Shares Outstanding: 37.24M , Float: 21.87M
% Held by Insiders: 41.58% , % Held by Institutions: 70.83%
Shares Short 2.42M , Short % of Float 11.08%
Review of 3rd quarter balance sheet, commentary and subsequent Q3 8K restructuring events.Below starting column 2(labeled "Current") is the Q3 balance sheet per SEC10Q. Management discussed other liabilities during the Q3 earnings call. Short term other liabilities are 56.20M , long term other liabilities 34.60M. Specific comments made during the Q3 earnings call.
"current asset of $15.3 million primarily consist of $10.8 million of restricted cash which was associated with the certain disputed trade payables related with two venders and $1.8 million of receivables. Other current liabilities of $37.9 million included $28.7 million accounts payable. We are disputing approximately $26.8 million of trade payables.The remaining liabilities were primarily related to customer rebate and credit which might or might not require cash settlement." adjustments made under column 3 (labeled "Q3 Adj per earnings call")
The actual cash liability will have a significant impact on the current 29M market value. Impact of discontinued operation's liability is still less than certain.
The following are 8K events released after Q3 (reported on 11/08/16). Shown under column 4 on the last two rows before "Total equity per share after Nexsan adjustment ...".
8K: 01/27/17: "Stock sale of Nexsan Corporation ("Nexsan") to NXSN Acquisition Corp an affiliate of Spear Point Capital. IMN (GLA) received a senior secured convertible promissory note issued by NXSN in an initial aggregate principal amount of $25 million, subject to certain adjustments (the "Note"), and (ii) 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NXSN (the "NXSN Shares"). The remaining 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of NXSN common stock is owned by Spear Point Private Equity LP ("SPPE")." http://bit.ly/2mdvhz2
8k 02/03/17: " entered into a Capacity and Services Agreement with Clinton and GlassBridge Asset Management, LLC ("GlassBridge"), our investment adviser subsidiary. As consideration for the capacity and services Clinton has agreed to to issue 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock to Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc. ("Madison"), an affiliate of Clinton, on the Initial Closing Date".
8k 02/10/17: "approved a 1:10 reverse stock split . We also announced that we will change the name of the Company to "GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc." http://bit.ly/2mdfdxi
Balance sheet Q3 + adjustments for earnings call comments + 8k events.
Value Institution ownership (note John Rogers' Ariel at 21.61% of TSO)


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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Buffet: Yay or Nay?
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It's a nice buffet and I consider furniture under $200 pretty cheap (but then again, "thrifting" in NYC is not the same as most other places). But you could probably find something else even better for a lower price, right? If it wasn't love, it wasn't meant to be.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, it's not THAT bad but that all depends on where you're thrifting. And you're totally right. I kept saying, "If you don't love it, and the price, let it go." This all sounds so dramatic for a piece of furniture but it's hard!Delete
I like it, and I think it would look nice in your dining room, but I agree on the price. $120 at a thrift store for that is too much. I paid $60 for a similar piece at my local Goodwill and even that stung a bit.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think it would definitely help me to move in a direction in the dining room decorating wise but yeah, it's just too much. This particular thrift store is notorious in town for marking stuff WAY up. And just for a little "what the what?" comparison, they had a wicker end table next to it that they wanted $80 dollars for so...Delete
Oh, don't even get me started...there's a thrift store near me that had a $600 hutch for sale. You read that right: six-HUNDRED dollars. I mean, it was solid wood and a nice piece of furniture, but nobody in their right mind is going to pay that around here.Delete
Personally, I think that second-hand buffets come around often enough that you should wait it out for something you can describe more enthusiastically than "pretty nice looking", especially if this one costs more than you'd normally spend.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's so funny! I didn't even notice I'd described it that way. Guess it was my real feelings slipping out. Now, if they mark it down to 50 bucks tomorrow it will be the most beautiful piece of furniture I've ever seen : )Delete
Yeah, it looks nice and all but, really? that's a lot of money for a thrift store. Are you sure it wasn't "Ye Olde Thrifte Store"?ReplyDeleteReplies
Lol! I know right? The sad part is this was a Disabled American Veterans thrift store and as I mentioned earlier, they are notorious for marking stuff way up. There was an owl cookie jar there once that was marked $150!!!Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2012 at 7:57 PM
HMMM...Pricey or notReplyDelete
(Which I don't think it is--$120 for a sideboard! Unless it's trashed. But then again I don't look at much furniture in thrift sores & am always amazed at what you pay for stuff; maybe it's your area ;-)
I don't think it "goes" w/your house, at least not the existing dining room. too 1920/30s Deco. SorryReplies
Yeah, we normally have unusually good deals at thrift stores around these parts but this one store is the exception. I do agree with you though, about it being kind of art deco for our house so no biggie. Thanks for the reassurance, though!Delete
- JenniferSeptember 28, 2012 at 4:01 AM
Nope, good call. I don't think I'd like it even if it was $20. Though it may be the coloring from the photo.ReplyDelete
Did you see IKEA's coming to KC??? I am FREAKING OUT!!!Replies
Can I tell you a secret? The coloring in the photo actually made it look BETTER. Guess I dodged a bullet there. And yes, I was awoken the other day to a facebook feed full of people saying "Ikea's coming! Ikea's coming!" Lord help me, I have been waiting for a giant, white Ribba frame for years! Now I only have to wait for a year and change and it will finally be mine!!!! Also, relating to the sideboard/buffet, I actually thought about doing a "fauxdenza" a la door16 and the brick house and now maybe I will.Delete
I haVe just finished reading your blog all the way from the beginning. Wow. Love it. We too tiled our own bathroom and have removed asbestos tile from the kitchen floor. I think you can do better than that particular sideboard. And I vote for painting the table black, using upholstered chairs for the table ends, and definitely a rug. We raised two children ( with many friends) and two dogs with an oriental rug we got out of the Boeing employees newsletter classifieds for $50, a 10x12. It not only held up well, our younger daughter has it in her family room now. With cool modern chairs & painted table, th rug looks quite fresh. I am loving your blog!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2013 at 3:51 PM
You could stain the wood table instead of painting it; much easier to go back or experiment later. Ebonizing, etc. is nice. Also, they have crazy stain colors these days (egg plant and all). Just a thought. I think it's nice to still see the grain enough to know it's wood under there (but I actually like the brown mixed wood tones--in minority as all would like you to paint it seems). Beautiful work, as usual! If I loved the buffet, I would have paid >$100. Here in Portland you can't get anything (even junk furniture)for under $100. :(ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, the buffet wound up being a nay; although, I think they might still have it. We found another on craigslist for $100, but it went all the way to the floor so it would have blocked our return air vent, so it was sort of a no-go also.Delete
I think Katherine had settled on stain for the table, but it's been too cold to work outside, and stain's too stinky to use inside when we can't open the windows and doors up for ventilation, so not much has been done to it. We did cover it with butcher's paper for a stinky cheese and bread party a month or so ago, which allowed us to write on it and part of me said, "maybe black chalkboard paint could be fun," but I don't know that we want to be THOSE people.


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Some quick info on Wake'Up
Wakn'Up is a faith based organization that has a main goal, To get kids out on the water and riding. For years now inspiring kids has been the drive behind Gary Anderson and his coaching staff.
Based out of Alexandria MN, Wakn'Up takes advantage of the over 10,000 lakes the state has to offer. The ages of the kids who participate range from 12-15 and the skill range goes from first time on a board to learning Mexi-rolls.
For more info check out Rideinspired.org


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Being bilingual alone does not a translator make
Being bilingual is not the same thing as being able to translate between two languages. It may seem like someone who can speak both languages should have all they require to function as a translator. In reality there are plenty of people who speak English as well as Spanish but couldn't qualify as an English to Spanish Translator. Spanish to English translators need to not only be familiar with the words themselves but also the context and cultural connotations. When it comes to translation it is important to be able to convey the intent of what is being spoken, more than the actual words themselves.
English to Spanish Translators: "Direct" Mistakes
If you focus on only translating the words directly, then you are going to miss out on what the speaker is trying to convey. For instance, it is pretty normal for someone to refer to something popular in English as something that is "hot." Of course, if the English to Spanish translators only focus on the words themselves then someone is likely to think the temperature has increased. Even though the word itself was translated correctly, the intent was not conveyed correctly. You would actually want a word that is a synonym for popular rather than hot.
While my above example of English to Spanish translators making a mistake is likely to only end up in a slightly annoying confusion, it could be much worse. Take as an example a man who has food poisoning and is rushed to the hospital. The hospital has no Spanish to English translators, so they rely on his bilingual sister to translate what is being said instead. His family is trying to convey to the doctor why he is ill and use the word "intoxicado" to describe his food poisoning. The sister translates this directly into "intoxicated" for the doctors, who then treat him for an overdose. Of course a native English speaker knows that poisoned and intoxicated while almost being synonyms do not actually mean the same thing contextually. Had there been a proper English to Spanish translators he would have gotten the correct treatment faster, and would have gotten to keep the four limbs he lost.
Another important thing to keep in mind when looking for English to Spanish translators that not every form of Spanish is the same. The forms of Spanish spoken in Spain and Mexico while having the same name, are in substance very very different. If you took two people, each who only spoke one form of Spanish, you would need a translator for them to communicate as well. It is important to find out what forms of the language any Spanish to English translators you are looking to hire actually specialize in. Otherwise you could end up with a translator who can't actually translate from or to the language you need them for. Always be smart, ask questions, and make sure whoever you hire is capable of providing the service you require. Our English to Spanish translators will always let you know what languages, dialects, and forms, they can translate accurately for.


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hmmm, I would like to experience some Afterglow with him...
Afterglow by Cherry Adair
releasing March 20, 2012
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New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair delivers the next book in her latest paranormal romance series following Hush. New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair is back with the next book in her latest paranormal romance series featuring the men and women of Lodestone. They can retrieve anything, anyone, anywhere....
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Forgive John Blankenship if he seems a bit anxious these days. The 2010 wheat harvest is just days away, and the Udall, Kan., farmer has a pretty good feeling it will be a good year on his 1,400-acre farm.
"Oh, it´s looking like it could make 45 to 50 bushels (per acre)," says Blankenship, who as a certified seed grower in Kansas, planted Kansas State University´s new Everest wheat, among other varieties, late last fall.
Wheat breeders developed Everest for its adaptability to growing conditions in central and eastern Kansas, but also to resist such wheat diseases as Fusarium Head Blight (scab), barley yellow dwarf and Hessian fly. Blankenship also planted Fuller, another K-State variety, partially because of its resistance to leaf rust.
Every year, that´s one of the many tough decisions farmers make: Choose a wheat variety in the fall that will best grow in the spring and early summer.
"The number-one thing farmers want is higher-yielding wheat," said Blankenship, who graduated from K-State with a degree in agricultural economics and says his farm´s continued success is largely dependent on information from the university.
As a seed grower, "my customers need to know that they can depend on me to give them good information, and I want to give them as much good information as I can. Part of that comes from my experience growing a variety, but part of it is the information I get from K- State."
Chris Drake, who farms near Pratt, Kan., tells a similar story.
"I´ve been going to the (K-State) wheat plot tours for about 15 years," said Drake, who has just less than 500 acres planted to wheat this year. "Most of my ground has a lower pH profile, so I don´t want to stick with one variety. I go off what Kansas State says quite a bit; I´m confident in what they´re telling me and trust that information."
The university has formed partnerships with Kansas wheat farmers to develop test plots in every region of the state, which allows researchers to determine the best varieties for each area´s unique growing challenges. This year, K-State´s Department of Agronomy indicates that the university conducted 21 test plots with 56 wheat varieties (which include varieties produced by private companies), in addition to approximately 170 county-level demonstration plots.
The information is shared through county Extension offices during several wheat plot field days, which began in May and run through mid-June.
The county-level demonstrations also give researchers and Extension professionals a chance to share information on current concerns with the crop, such as how to guard against this year´s surge in stripe and leaf rust disease.
"For me, going to an Extension meeting is a good way to get information," Blankenship said. "You can go to college, but you´re not going to learn everything you´ll need to know. You´ve got to continue to update your information."
According to Kansas Wheat, a cooperative agreement between the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, more than 22,000 farmers grow wheat in Kansas. In 2009, they harvested more than 369.9 million bushels of wheat (an average of 42 bushels per acre), which is about one-fifth of all the wheat grown in the United States. In Kansas, the crop accounts for an average economic impact of about $2 billion each year.
"The information that Kansas State University provides through its annual series of plot tours and pre-plant wheat schools is invaluable. Wheat producers gain up-to-date information on the latest varieties, threats to the wheat crop, and quality attributes," said Justin Gilpin, chief executive director of Kansas Wheat.
"This unbiased information helps Kansas´ wheat producers remain profitable, and ensures they provide the world´s consumers safe, reliable quantities of wheat."
More information on the Kansas wheat crop, including weekly online updates, is available from K-State Research and Extension at www.ksre.ksu.edu/wheatpage.


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The 2012 Crown Manager's Forum will be held March 19-20 at the Lethbridge Lodge in Lethbridge, Alberta. The theme of this year's forum is Tribes and First Nations in the Crown of the Continent. The public is encouraged to attend all or part of the forum.
Working in partnership with the Tribes and First Nations, the Crown Managers Partnership created this year's forum to focus on their connection to the Crown of the Continent. The goal of the forum is to bring together the public and environmental land managers across the Crown of the Continent ecosystem to gain and share diverse perspectives from Tribal and First Nations natural and cultural resource managers, educators, land-use planners and others. .
The Blackfoot Confederacy, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and Ktunaxa have called the Crown of the Continent home for thousands of years. Presently, Tribes and First Nations use the land for both traditional and non‐traditional uses, but face a multitude of challenges balancing economic development, cultural preservation and sustainable natural resources management.
The forum will begin on the evening of March 19 with a welcome and prayer by respected Piikani Traditional Ceremonialist Allan Pard, followed by a presentation by well-known southern Alberta archaeologist, Dr. Brian Reeves. The next day's agenda will start at 7:30am with registration and followed by a full day of presentations.
The Crown Managers Partnership is a voluntary multi‐jurisdictional, trans-boundary partnership formed in 2001 by a collection of agencies seeking to demonstrate leadership in addressing the environmental management challenges in
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XM and Sirius: A brotherly discussion
By Todd Leopold
(CNN) -- I have XM. My brother Erik Leopold, a Chicago real estate photographer, has Sirius. (Incidentally, I'm 41 and he's 40, and though our tastes differ, we grew up on the same radio diet.) I called him up to talk about the pros and cons of each service.
Q: Why did you subscribe to the service you have?
TODD: I'm a huge baseball fan, and XM has baseball, so that was a big selling point. I'm also partial to Hondas, and XM has an exclusive deal with Honda, so when I purchased a new car last year it came with XM. And I was looking forward to the music.
ERIK: I bought Sirius because of Howard Stern. I purchased a [mobile] system for my car in January, just before he went on the air.
Q: What are your favorite channels?
TODD: I enjoy the '60s channel because I'm fascinated by the golden age of Top 40 radio, and [XM's] DJs do a fine job of recreating that sound -- right down to the playing of obscurities I've never heard in my life. I also listen to a bit of the '70s, XMU [the college-style radio channel] to hear new bands, Fred ['70s-'80s alternative] to relive my college years and Frank's Place for a Sinatra fix. And lots of baseball.
ERIK: I listen to a lot of Howard Stern, usually in the morning. When he's finished, I'll turn it over to ESPN Radio and listen to Dan Patrick, and "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN News. I'll also listen to The Big '80s [Sirius' '80s channel], which has four of the original MTV VJs, and their classic rock stations. And you know I'm a big football fan, so I love that Sirius has the NFL.
Q: What do you dislike about the services?
TODD: Most of my quibbles are with specific music programming. The Fred channel plays too much '80s Europop, not enough American indie bands. (I'd love to hear Salem 66 again.) I'd like to see XM introduce a free-form channel with a good flow and intelligence, that can go from a girl group to Blondie to rockabilly to Wilson Pickett to Emitt Rhodes. (Deep Tracks [album-oriented progressive rock] doesn't cut it.) I wish Bob Dylan and Tom Petty's shows were on at more convenient times -- I'm always missing them -- and I wish the MLB Home Plate had a regular ticker of scores. That's actually more a Honda problem than XM; Sarah [Todd's wife] has a portable unit and she gets much more information on her screen than I do on mine.
ERIK: The problem for me is with the DJs. On Sirius, when they play a record, they talk about it, and then they play something else. That goes for most of the stations. I just want to hear music. Also, during the NFL playoffs, the broadcast was delayed -- it seemed like there was a two-minute delay or more.
Q: Has it been worth it?
TODD: Absolutely. I was sick of commercial radio in Atlanta years ago. Before I got XM, I listened to CDs or connected my iPod to the cassette deck in my old car. If my new car had an iPod jack, I'd be completely set. (Hey Honda, would it have killed you to put in a 1/8-inch jack? I have the patch cords.)
ERIK: Yes. Stern is great. He hasn't gone crazy -- he just has the freedom now not to worry about somebody pushing a button on him. And besides Stern, there's a wrap-up show with Jon Hein [of "Jump the Shark" fame]. I don't listen to regular radio anymore.
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Asian Airlines & Airports (AA&A)
Published since 1993, Asian Airlines & Airports (AA&A) , has gained prominence among airline, airport and aerospace industry players and professionals in Asia. There are regular interviews with airline presidents and other industry players; airport profiles; and features on aerospace, IT and other areas of the aviation industry. There are also reports from airline, airport and aerospace-related shows, conferences and exhibitions in the region.
To view the current Issue and archives, visit www.AsianAirlines-Airports.com
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Asian Defence & Diplomacy (AD&D) magazine focuses on land, water & air defence. As Asia-Pacific nations expand their defence capabilities, the operational tasks being undertaken by Asian armed forces are becoming more challenging, with a higher risk level. To keep pace with the defence systems, equipment and technology required, Asian defence forces are becoming more sophisticated.
To view the current Issue and archives, visit www.AsianDefence-Diplomacy.com
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ShowDaily are produced on trade days of an exhibition for exposition to all the exhibitors at the event,an avenue for companies to announce, advertise and elaborate upon to promote their products and services. ShowDaily includes interviews, and statements by company officials, policy makers and decision makers.
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Since then, I've gone independent and lived in China, South Korea, Jordan and travelled extensively in India. I am very proud to say that my client base has become global and ever more interesting. I now live in Silicon Valley.
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The only way out of this cycle of doom isn't what frequently passes for "innovation" in investor presentations, but the real thing.
Close readers of Ad Age may notice that very same sentence elsewhere in this issue. But the sentiment is so important, we felt the need to repeat it in this space.
As with most good advice, the command to "innovate" is easier said than done. And it becomes even harder when marketers and advertisers are beset by a horrible economy. Devoting money to research and development of new products may seem like an unwise use of funds. Experimenting with new forms of marketing and abandoning the tried-and-true seems too big a risk to take.
But 2009 showed us what happens when one doesn't innovate.
Take package goods. After a decade of innovation by way of line extensions, they've run out of room on the shelves. (Innovation has a short shelf life.) Then, faced with increasingly aggressive retailers and a bad economy, many pulled back on new products and research. The result? A surge in private labels. And the other big idea out of the sector -- extending deeper into developing markets -- lost some of its power when everyone tried it at the exact same time. What also hurt was the global nature of the current economic meltdown.
Lack of new products isn't the only thing plaguing our world. We continue to struggle with innovations in marketing. We've all known for a long time that "chaos" was coming. Too many are hoping that the bad times will simply go away. That's not going to happen. The technological shifts will continue, and consumer behavior has changed for all time.
And those who have grappled with these changes have been slow in admitting their recent innovations might not be working. In the digital space, for example, marketers and media sellers have all latched onto the idea of delivering the right ad to the right people when they indicate they want it. Partly because the technology now allows it; also, because in a chaotic world, it's one thing we can all understand. That's great for Google, but the bone yard of other content properties shows this failure of imagination needs to be rectified immediately. Innovation may require recalibration of an old model: building something that increases demand rather than passively stalking consumers across the web.
Whatever the case and whatever sector you are in, here are three simple rules for 2010: 1) Innovate; 2) innovate; 3) innovate.
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Assisting the development of Hawaii's key creative activities is an important economic development strategy for several reasons. First, Hawaii's cultural diversity and its Hawaiian host culture are major attractions for millions of visitors and their spending. Second, the uniqueness of Hawaii's creative, artistic and cultural content helps Hawaii's creative products compete in worldwide markets and bring in export revenues. Third, the creative industries and their workforce are key sources of ideas, content and talent for Hawaii's emerging technology/innovation sector.
In order to capture and track data on the range of activities in the creative industries, DBEDT's Research and Economic Analysis Division teamed with the Creative Industries Division to review previous definitions of creative industries elsewhere and update the scope of the activities counted in Hawaii's creative sector. In this update report to the 2007 Creative industries benchmark report additional industries have been added to the creative sector portfolio based on that review. In addition, several performance metrics have been developed to help monitor the sector's progress more effectively.


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Do you ever stop to wonder if by circumstances you were not able to update your status, share a photo, browse through the latest news and reviews, comment on blogs, send a tweet via Twitter? Sometimes our health dictates how much we can do or how we feel emotionally day by day and it is at times like these we may be halted in our tracks to view a busy online life with different eyes.
Unseen complex health issues cannot be understood by friends who only know us for our online personality, this isn't their fault and we shouldn't expect them to understand. I always consider that a friend may need a listening ear or a few words of support when I notice that anyone has been quiet and hasn't been 'seen' online.
I don't deny the relevance of social sharing and know there are networks I love belonging to and trust the nature of the friendships I have made there. We have to move with the times and embrace the value of friendships we make which wouldn't be possible if we didn't have the Internet.
The old saying 'like a drop in the ocean' can be equated to things we might do in life. I know that our dedication to the conservation of nature may be like a drop in the ocean when man decides houses or roads or shopping centres are a priority, no matter what cost to nature. I thought about this saying and recent issues I have experienced and realised my online presence doesn't even have enough drops to make a tiny cloud in our cyber cloud. We can disappear, no one will miss us, they don't even see a vague cloud white or grey if today we disappear eased completely. We don't want to be clouds in anybody's life but we want to shine even with a little light.
Turning the tables, do you remember those who have been quiet or aren't seen in your social circles anymore? In fact these questions are much more important when it comes to us caring for others at home or online. I may stop to wonder but I would prefer to be remembered as a person who cared, who was there when needed and knew when to ask and when to listen. It is more important for us to consider how we react to friends and learn to communicate effectively. This doesn't mean a public display, it's the private message, the special card, a hug either virtual or real that will help someone somewhere when we take time to care.
It's all too easy to feel pressure but we should always remember we have a part to play to in being a friend. I pushed my tears away to type this today.
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Our industry is capable of some pretty profound "do-overs." The Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are two good examples. Gives me hope in those product guys and gals.
What about our supply chains? Why can't we design and launch a "do-over" riding on the back of this incredible product innovation? Our industry is in the process of proliferating small volume eco-variants of motor vehicle technology that is very different than our mass-produced combustion engine fleet. The Volt will be a fairly low-volume product with one gas engine, one electric motor, and a humongous battery pack. It will have unique sheet metal and interior trim, with the preponderance of its powertrain components being unique and low volume as well. The Volt and Leaf are not the sort of vehicles that the aftermarket will gladly tool up for. The only parts competition will come from LKQ and their junk car recycling strategy.
These are low volume products with a fair amount of haz-mat, without significant aftermarket competition, targeted at highly educated and influential eco-minded consumers, who do not buy based on an ROI calculation.
So, are we just fine with flowing the service parts for these products through our traditional supply chains? Last week we discussed GM's bold move of killing Mr. Goodwrench so that Caddy customers don't get Chevy-ized service – tough move that makes sense. Why can't we step up to the task of reinvention in our supply chains? Let's think about it.
- First off, let's think about the margin-math. We expect to see supply chain costs, as a percent of sales, that are reasonable. We mostly focus on the numerator – that's the supply chain costs. Why not focus on the denominator? We have premium products where customers are making choices that go well beyond driving economics. They will pay more. More for the vehicle and more for the parts. So, if we want to focus on supply chain as a cost of sales, let the numerator drive the denominator … not the other way around.
Timeout: The main concern with the denominator argument is that while cost of ownership may not matter much for the first round of buyers, it will matter (more) for the 2nd and 3rd waves of buyers, who are the buyers that really matter if these vehicles are to reach critical mass. The optics of high maintenance/repair costs may be more costly than any incremental revenue derived from pricing for the first wave of buyers.
Timeout: Nah! The counterargument to the above argument is that the maintenance costs for EVs may be lower than conventional vehicles (e.g. no oil changes), so you may as well take back some of those savings with parts pricing. This may be more true of the Leaf than the Volt, which still has a conventional engine tucked in there … that only runs a fraction of the time. One caveat – initially, when the technology is immature, piece costs tend to be high. These high cost parts need to be reasonably priced or OEMs may get harpooned in the press, appropriately, by environmental groups.
- Next, we need to think of what's the best solution for low volume parts. Easy. Single centralized warehouse located in Memphis or Indianapolis.
- Transportation? Air freight for all but Haz-mat.
- Haz-mat? Easy. Not my labor – outsourced solution.
- How do you run a small warehouse? Easy, make it bigger with shared/collaborative partners.
Bottom line: Looks like a great opportunity for working together as an industry, possibly with the assistance of a 3PL. The industry's been looking for supply chain collaboration opportunities – this one is a no-brainer. It's in all our best interests to find a low-cost way to get this new market segment off the ground. Talks should begin now, before inertia sets in and we fall back on our existing networks.


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Jeff Goldblum is a loner scientist who secretly creates a working matter transporter. It works fine on inanimate objects and even smaller animals, but he's never tried it on a human. One night after getting all butthurt over his girlfriend he strips down completely asshole naked and successfully transports himself...and a house fly that accidentally got inside the pod. That's probably why you should put your matter transporter in a Class 1 clean room.
Even worse is the computer controlling the transporter is so fucking stupid that instead of Goldblum absorbing the fly it fucking genetically splices his DNA and the fly's. Stupid computer! At first he doesn't realize what's happening and just thinks that his new found super strength and ability to hop all around the place like a acrobat is just a positive benefit of being recreated in the transporter. Soon though he starts to think differently, like when he has to vomit acid on his food before slurping it up and when his arms and legs fall off. Throughout all of this the world's most dedicated girlfriend sticks by him and tries to help him, but he turns into a complete asshole and she eventually bails. He's not happy about that.
For 1986 the special effects are pretty impressive, especially the slow Goldblum/fly transformation. The story though...it's kinda boring. I was really hoping for something a little less straightforward. Even though this version was an updated remake of the 1958 original I'd like to see yet another remake that takes the story even further! For what it is though, it's an entertaining film, but not as raw as I had hoped. Worth renting.


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The opening and closing of your presentation are the most important moments you have in front of your audience. They have the power to make or break your presentation. Your opening and closing moments establish and reinforce your credibility and your engagement with your listeners.Read More »
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The IRS has revealed a new compliance campaign. Here's what you need to know.
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The Trump administration is considering changes that could impact retirement investors
Thought Leadership on Business Ideas for Growth Companies and Growth Consultants presented by Cerini and Associates LLP. On February 3, 2017, President Donald Trump called into review the new Fiduciary Rule, a rule whose effect would expand the definition of those considered a fiduciary, a term carefully defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. More commonly known as the ...Read More »
8 questions you'll be asked when selling your business
Thought Leadership presented by Foresight CFO Consulting, Inc. One of the most intimidating aspects of selling your business can be facing the barrage of questions during the various management presentations you'll be doing for potential acquirers. Be prepared to be grilled on all facets of your operations. Of course, every meeting will be different, but here are some questions you can ...Read More »
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1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
Produced between 1959 and 1963, Aston Martin built 75 DB4 GTs (plus another 19 of the Zagato bodied variants). Of the 75 examples, 45 were supplied in right hand drive and 30 were left hand drive.
1989 Aston Martin AMR-1
The Aston-Martin AMR-1 raced during the heyday of Group C racing, introduced during the 1989 World Championship season. The AMR1's best finish was a fourth place at Brands Hatch. The team placed sixth in the Team's Championship behind Team Sauber Mercedes, Joest Racing, Brun Motorsport, and the Silk Cut Jaguars of TWR. Soon after the project was canned though that probably had more to do with internal Aston-Ford politics than any perceived performance deficit.
1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
Outwardly, the GT is distinguished by fared-in headlamps, a feature which was later made standard for the DB5 model. The rear screen and quarter windows were made of plexi-glass on many examples, bumper overriders were deleted and the roll-down windows were frameless within the doors. Twin, competition-style, quick-release "Monza" fuel fillers were added atop each of the rear wings, leading to a high-capacity fuel tank mounted in the boot.
1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
*Of the 75 "standard" DB4 GTs, only six are known to have full Factory Lightweight construction details*
302 bhp at 6,000 rpm | 3,670 cc DOHC Twin distributors | Triple Weber 45 DCOE Carbs
4-Speed Synchromesh Alloy-Cased, Close-Ratio Gearbox | Monocoque Steel Chassis
4-Wheel coil-spring suspension, independent to the front | Solid axle rear w/ trailing arms and Watt's linkage lateral location | 4-wheel Girling disc brakes.
1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
Unlike the Aston's Italian arch-rival, the SWB 250 Berlinetta which had a rudimentary "race car" interior look, the DB4 GT's cockpit was luxuriously appointed to Aston Martin road car specifications, including Connolly hides and Wilton wool carpeting. The dash binnacle on the GT cars benefited from the addition of an oil temperature gauge in addition to the standard array of instruments, which included an 8,000 RPM tachometer.
1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
Technical Aspects of DB4 GT Lightweights:
The chassis weight was reduced by aluminum replacement of the standard car's steel parts, by "hole-cutting" & by the total elimination of certain other items.
Alloy Replacement of Steel Items:
Door, Bonnet, Boot framing, Wheel arches, Engine compartment side panels
Upper half of firewall, All cockpit floor sections (4), Rear parcel shelf & rear riser panels
Battery & tool box lids, Rear boot pan, Front kick panels, Drive shaft tunnel, Chassis hole cutting, Front cross-member & Front side rails, Rear Watts Linkage brackets, Brake line brackets
Weight reduction by elimination:
Radio, speakers, heater, Glovebox lid, One of two bonnet stay rods, Clock, Windshield washer bottle, pump & fittings, Bumpers & over-riders


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I really don't know what to say here.... My heart is full of sadness and I really can't stop myself from crying.
I am an Iglesia Ni Cristo member ever since I was born. It is painful to know that our dear Ka Erano Manalo died yesterday at 3:54pm. I received so many text messages about his death this morning and I must admit that up to now I am still refusing to believe it.
According to some news he died after his battle of prostate cancer. Public viewing of his remains will start at 3pm today at the Iglesia ni Cristo Temple.
To Ka Erdie... Have a good rest and Thank you very much!


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Privacy for Sale: How to buy online anonymity
When you surf the Internet, you leave footprints everywhere you go. Google conceivably knows every term you've searched for and every e-mail you've sent and received. Cookies greet you when you return to a site and track your movements when you stay within its pages or visit affiliated sites. Your ISP knows who you are and where you live or work whenever you get online.
This tracking continues far from your computer. The hundreds of publicly and privately owned surveillance cameras within a 10-block radius of my office capture my image when I buy a falafel or read a book in Washington Square Park. If you talk on a cell phone or send text messages from your PDA, your provider knows where you are. The same goes for when you pay for socks with a credit card or get cash from an ATM. Privacy for Sale - How to buy online anonymity. By Adam L. Penenberg
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UVA or UVB; spray-on, lotion, or gel; SPF ratings ranging anywhere between 8 and 80 – when it comes to sunscreen, consumers are faced with a lot of choice. While many assume anything is better than nothing, a growing number of individuals are second guessing the products they apply to theirskin. What once was popular in the past is no longer holding sway over health-conscious consumers, as concerns over ingredient toxicity battle with the need to prevent skin cancer.
Each year, the Environmental Working Group releases a consumer guide to sunscreen, evaluating both the safety and marketing concerns in popular products on North American shelves. The report targets the usage of harmful chemicals used as UV filters in many popular brands. It also addresses inefficient regulators that allow products to claim they prevent skin cancer when they don't. The EWG then lists the best and worst scoring sunscreens according to the conclusions they've made.
It's a relatively popular guide with a wide-spread audience, and their findings have been featured in the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, and the Telegraph. Its international exposure has considerable sway on global markets. It's no wonder, then, that since the launch of their first report in 2007, consumers have shifted away from sunscreen with irritating ingredients. Health-conscious individuals are demanding healthier, more natural alternatives.
In order to meet demand, sunscreen manufacturers have to re-examine the quality of the ingredients. Individual components must reflect the growing natural trends without lessening the products' overall ability to reduce the harmful effects of UV radiation. When in the market for wholesome skin care ingredients, these companies have to rely on the expertise of innovative skin care additive suppliers to ensure the superiority of their formulas. Some of these suppliers have a greater commitment to healthful solutions than others, and their technical chemists will derive formulas that match market trends and safety regulations in equal measure.
Those skin care additive suppliers at Cambrian Solutions can be trusted advisors for companies in need of assistance when developing a sun care product line that meets consumers' needs. Their expertise surpassing just sun protection, as you can see at Cambrian.com/portfolio-items/personalcare/, which expands upon the assistance they provide for a variety of personal care products.Regardless of focus, as a distribution company they're able to provide skin care ingredients that meet new and evolving safety standards.This extensive skillset allows them to include anti-aging, water resistance, and daily wear actives in their sun care additives.
The technical team at Cambrian do that through their membership in the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. A chemical supplier's involvement with this organization speaks to their dedication to the ethical and professional standards of the ingredients they provide, as it informs them of changing trends in technical and regulatory matters concerning the personal care industry at large. This membership – in addition to the overall scientific approach to rendering ingredients – goes a long way to garnering your customers' confidence in the quality of your sun care products.
When sun screen is slathered on in thick layers over the largest organ in the body – and reapplied every 30 minutes or so – it's understandable that consumers want products that can prevent melanoma without causing other health issues. Be the one to provide these sun care products by enlisting the help of a distribution company you can trust, and together you can develop an effective and healthy sunscreen.


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Assess Chemicals with GreenScreen®
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First, visit the GreenScreen Assessment Store to determine whether a GreenScreen Assessment is publicly available for your chemical of interest. You can search for available Assessments by chemical name, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, or functional use. GreenScreen Assessments in the store are Certified, meaning they were performed by Licensed GreenScreen Profilers or equivalent. Assessments are considered valid for three years; for many chemicals, new data are rapidly emerging and this timeframe was established to ensure new information is considered.
If you cannot find an Assessment for your chemical of interest in the store, you can hire a Licensed GreenScreen Profiler to perform an Assessment for you. Licensed GreenScreen Profilers are organizations that have demonstrated expertise in toxicology and chemistry and that have the capacity to provide Certified GreenScreen Assessments on a consulting basis. Clean Production Action does not establish pricing for GreenScreen Assessment services; contact the organizations directly for contract and cost information.
Depending on your resources and expertise, you can obtain training to become an Authorized GreenScreen® Practitioner™ and conduct GreenScreen Assessments for your organization. Clean Production Action's Authorized GreenScreen Practitioner Program provides our most advanced training in the GreenScreen method. Successful participants are licensed to complete Authorized Assessments for their registered organizations. In addition, if third-party review is ever desired or needed, they are licensed to submit their Authorized Assessments to Clean Production Action to become Certified Assessments.
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Sound Solutions for Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis
With "nearly nine million households teetering on the verge of homelessness," and recent congressional cutbacks to the nation's key federal programs for providing affordable housing, "[t]he administration obviously needs to do better" to relieve the country's crisis in affordable housing. Public housing needs have "grown significantly" during the recession. "Last year, for example, 8.5 million very-low-income families without housing assistance paid more than half their incomes for housing — an increase of 43 percent from 2007. These families skimp on food and medical care to make the rent and tend to move often, making it difficult for their children to be successful at school. They are also more prone to homelessness, which is traumatic for them and extremely costly for the municipalities that run shelters."
Yet the deepening crisis has flown beneath the administration radar thus far. "President Obama's budget for the 2013 fiscal year is not much of an improvement; given inflation, Congress would have to increase appropriations just to keep treading water, when, in fact, what the poor in this country need is a significant jump."
The Times editors make note of several policy changes that could help bolster the main federal programs design to help low-income families find housing - "traditional public housing, for which the government provides operating expenses, plus two different programs under Section 8 of the housing law, in which rents are subsidized in privately owned properties."


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Nokia 1020
So I've been really excited to get my new Nokia Lumia 1020... for all you shutter bugs out there, it has a lot of great features. But beware, the Nokia apps still have a lot of bugs, and Nokia doesn't seem to have great community support for feedback.
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Creative studios will always crash on some pictures when I mix color pop with radial tilt blurring.
Cinemagraph is the coolest app, but it isn't the most intuitive feature. Unfortunately, it lost some great pictures for no apparent reason. I'm really bummed about that more than anything. Also, uploads to skydrive don't come as animated gifs, they are converted to still frame jpegs.
Sometimes, the Nokia software seems to cause the phone to hang.
When photos are "Saved" in the Nokia apps, a copy isn't saved to the camera roll, and the saved pictures directory doesn't have an obvious way to navigate to it. It often becomes easier to pull them off the skydrive afterwards.