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|Flynn Battaglia Architects PC
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Seventy-five years ago, Highgate Elementary School opened its doors to students in Buffalo, New York. Even then, linoleum was already an established flooring product. A dark brown color of the venerable floor covering was installed in the school's hallways, performing admirably over the years. When the historic building underwent recent renovations, the original "battleship linoleum," which had seen thousands of kindergarten through eighth graders come and go, terminated its service life. Ironically, the school board and architects, looking for a new floor that would preserve the school's historic nature, again selected linoleum. This time around, however, the linoleum — Armstrong LinoArt MARMORETTE Linoleum — was specified in ten contemporary colors and installed with innovative designs and insets. In addition to the school's hallways, linoleum is also used in the classrooms and cafeteria.
Highgate Elementary School, aka Buffalo School #80, is located in one of the premier urban school systems in New York State. The renovated school, designated "eligible" for the National Register of Historic Places by the State Historic Preservation Office, was completed in the Spring of 2005. The 80,000 square foot building includes 7,000 square feet of new construction, over half of which is floored with Armstrong™ LinoArt MARMORETTE Linoleum. LinoArt Linoleum is the foundation of Armstrong's Linoleum collection, which features six totally color-and design integrated patterns. All Armstrong linoleum products are made from abundantly available and renewable raw materials, for low environmental impact and sustainable design. In addition, they are FloorScore™ certified for low VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions.
Flynn Battaglia Architects PC was chosen to work on this project by the Board of Education because of "our skills in historic preservation and our attention to detail," says designer Nancy Redeye. Of the flooring specification process, she says, "we wanted to renovate this school with a product that was durable, cleaned easily, and offered a lot of design flexibility without costing a fortune. We also were very keen on maintaining the same look as the original interior." Paul McDonnell, Buffalo school district architect and project manager, agrees. "We supported the use of linoleum wholeheartedly. It had already served us well for eighty years. What other product would last that long?" he jokes. As a publicly bid project, Armstrong was one of three manufacturers put into the specifications for linoleum flooring. Redeye says, "Armstrong was selected because LinoArt MARMORETTE had the best design and colors of any of the manufacturers, and the best price for the contractor."
A new design using LinoArt MARMORETTE Linoleum's vivid colors—sweet grass, goldenrod, firebird red, blue spa, fuchsia, caspian blue and mango; and neutral colors—gray birch, bamboo tan and silver gray, replaced the original brown linoleum. Redeye explains the integrated color scheme. "Bamboo tan is used in every classroom to preserve the original intent of the building. Neutral colors can be seen on all levels, with accent colors in geometric patterns highly visible at main corridor intersections on every floor level. The colors in the patterns on each floor are used as a means for identification. The floor designs are inspired by the architecture itself. For example, the eight colors and large arc in the cafeteria emphasize the space's exterior wall curve, while the corridor designs reflect the classic look of the building." Spectra Contract Flooring installed the linoleum using color coordinated linoleum weld rods for the larger seams, and adhesive seaming for the smaller pieces. McDonnell says, "Spectra used highly skilled labor for the custom work, and it shows."
The school board is delighted with the new floor and the innovative designs. "People are shocked at how beautiful linoleum looks when used in a highly creative way. Although the installer needed a lot of skill to custom cut and line up all the pieces, the result is outstanding!" she emphasizes. "Everyone thinks of linoleum as a long-lasting product, but the added bonuses are the beautiful colors and the design flexibility."
In addition to design, maintenance was also a key selection criterion. Redeye says, "maintenance is always an issue in schools." The custodial staff wanted a floor that cleaned well. Not only does linoleum meet that need with surface smoothness, but the staff is already familiar with the costs, supplies and methods used to keep the floor looking great." The beautiful looks are expected to last a long time, too. The school is not planning on replacing any of these floors for the foreseeable future. McDonnell says, "We expect these floors to last a long, long time."


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Thursday, July 25, 2013 | 4:49 p.m.
Jeff Civillico is blowing up on the Strip.
This is not a piece of hyperbole. He is blowing up, for real, in terms of staging, in his 2 p.m. production at the Quad Showroom.
Civillico has one of the more distinctive pieces of scenery anywhere in Las Vegas, a 20-foot-tall, 40-foot-wide inflatable set called the People's Arch. This piece of staging is pumped up at the beginning of every Civillico show, and so is the audience, wowed for several seconds as the stage takes on the look of a giant inflatable gym.
Civillico raised money through an online campaign last August using the force of his personality to ask his fans for contributions to pay for the set. In six days, Civillico had collected the nearly $11,000 to pay the cost of the colorful, rubber, kidlike piece of scenery. Set designer Andy Walmsley donated the cost of the actual design, about $25,000, further giving Civillico's career some added propulsion.
That effort speaks to Civillico's appeal and power of persuasion, which are considerable. He happens to be among the city's best charitable entertainers, founder of WinWin Entertainment, a nonprofit organization that matches professional entertainers with charity foundations. This happens to be a considerable need in Las Vegas, brimming with great performers who are looking for a way to give back to the community or any worthy cause.
At the core, Civillico's stage skills are twofold: juggling and riding a unicycle. But he has blossomed as a specialty act in Nathan Burton's magic-comedy show at the Flamingo to his own hourlong show at the Quad. Civillico celebrated his first anniversary a few weeks ago.
Wearing a head-mounted mic and dressed in black slacks and a matching T-shirt, Civillico keeps a rapid conversation with the audience. Kids and adults are invited up to help the star catch marshmallows in his mouth while teetering several feet high on a unicycle. He actually asks if anyone in the crowd knows how to juggle, and by gosh if there isn't usually at least one individual who can toss three beanbags in the air simultaneously.
Civillico balances an aluminum stepladder on his chin and juggles all variety of implements, including bowling balls, ping-pong balls, in-operation chainsaws and bowling pins. It might not be groundbreaking fodder, but Civillico keeps the performance quick apace with nonstop dialogue with the audience. As he negotiates balancing atop his ladder with the help of two audience members, Civillico spins sideways to straddle the face of one of the volunteers.
"Nice view, eh?" the entertainer calls out. "This is easier if you don't fight it."
Civillico's shtick is campy in a county fair sort of way; his signature move is to perform a high kick (in lieu of a drummer hitting a rim shot), turn his back to the audience and pull his underwear out of his butt. I think he calls it the anti-wedgie or something.
More impressively, Civillico drops the lights and juggles glow-in-the-dark clubs and balls to show that this is a production worthy of a Strip showroom. It's dazzling, what Civillico does and the relentlessly high measure of energy he brings to his show. Midway through the performance, I began texting friends of mine who had kids and told them about what I was watching, encouraging them to see Civillico in action.
"Really?" was the typical response. Yes, really. This guy is some serious fun, a blown-up grownup for everyone in the family.
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text: VMWare does not support OS X. Can you be more specific about Ubuntu, what I am supposed to get exactly. I've heard of C++, what is the best way to get started? What is Python? For my mockups, should I just use the example pics from the press release? Thanks, ryan On Feb 12, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Andrew Turner wrote: > Hi Ryan, I understand where you're coming from. Right now the process > of getting up and running developing for the Neo1973 isn't > "straight-forward" - especially for a new coder. > > This is for a bunch of reasons, one of which is that the actual > software isn't released yet, but will be in the near future. Once the > software is released, I imagine very quickly someone can put together > a VMWare or Qemu image that you could boot on your computer into a > development environment. > > So, my suggestion would be to go ahead and grab a free copy of VMWare > player and grab the Ubuntu image (google for it) and get that running > (should be very straightforward). > > For programming, you'll need to start to get up and running with C++. > That's a fairly daunting task, but if you want to do real programming > for the Neo, you'll need to know how to program in C++, or possibly > Python. > > With regards to themes - not sure how they'll be configured, though > probably using similar theming in GTK+ now. You can probably start by > just doing Photoshop mockups at the nominal resolution on what you > think they'll look like. > > Hope that helps get you started in a couple of directions. :) > Andrew > > On 2/12/07, Ryan Kline <radryan214 at gmail.com> wrote: >> I have looked at numerous websites and I am still very confused about >> what I need to write stuff for OpenMoko (Mostly UI). I use Mac OS X, >> and I don't have a whole lot of prior coding experience. I learn >> pretty quickly, though. Does anyone know of tutorials, etc. that will >> get me on the right track. I especially want to make themes for the >> phone. I have Photoshop, so I would probably use that for the actual >> tweaking, but I would have no idea how to make it run on the phone. >> Any help is appreciated. >> >> -ryan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenMoko community mailing list >> community at lists.openmoko.org >> https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> > > > -- > Andrew Turner > ajturner at highearthorbit.com 42.4266N x 83.4931W > http://highearthorbit.com Northville, Michigan, USA


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Church Welfare: A Personal Touch
30 March 2011
Seventy-five years ago, President Heber J. Grant presented the Church welfare program in General Conference as a plan to provide for struggling Saints. Today the welfare program touches lives throughout the world, in and out of the Church.
- 30 March 2011
Conference Participation Brings Blessings, First Presidency Says
30 March 2011
Why is it important to participate in general conference? The First Presidency, sustained as prophets and apostles, have repeatedly given reasons why it is important to attend, listen to, or watch the broadcasts of all general conference sessions, then following conference to review the messages during the ensuing months and to live according to the inspiration received.
- 30 March 2011
Meeting Needs in Japan Demonstrates Ministry of Apostles
29 March 2011
What does an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ do to help people during times of crisis? Recent events in Japan offer a powerful example.
- 29 March 2011
Work to Gain Testimony, President Eyring Tells Young Women
25 March 2011
Working to obtain a living testimony is vital for young women, just as it is for all members of the Church, President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency, said during the General Young Women Meeting on Saturday, March 26.
- 25 March 2011
Atonement Is Foundation, Elder Cook Testifies
14 March 2011
The foundation of our lives is the Atonement, says Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Speaking to a group of several hundred young adults (ages 18–30), he told them that now is the time of their lives to accept that knowledge.
- 14 March 2011
Pacific Saints Strengthened by Elder Andersen
8 March 2011
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles recently returned from meeting with members and missionaries in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and French Polynesia.
- 8 March 2011
Become the Greatest Generation, Elder Perry Tells Young Adults
6 March 2011
"I have seen the fervent spiritual power of young adults in this Church," Elder L. Tom Perry tells young adults in a Church Educational System fireside broadcast. "I know your capacity."
- 6 March 2011
Elder Perry on the Priesthood, Part 4: Restoration Makes Authority Clear
4 March 2011
"No man leads this Church. It is the Savior's Church, and He leads through priesthood authority, by delegating to one person [the President of the Church] that power and authority, and he [the President] delegates to others the operation of the Church here on earth," Elder L. Tom Perry says in this final of a four-part series on the priesthood.
- 4 March 2011
Gospel Provides Joy, Elder Cook Says in Korea and Japan
4 March 2011
Encouraging increased faith in Jesus Christ and stronger families, Elder Quentin L. Cook promised members in Korea and Japan that the gospel will provide joy, happiness, and peace. He answered questions for members and journalists.
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Elder Cook Meets with Leaders in Vietnam
2 March 2011
During a recent trip to Korea and Japan, Elder Quentin L. Cook took time to travel to Vietnam and meet with leading Vietnamese officials.
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Can you feel the energy in the air? That's the entire geek community charging up for Comic Con International: San Diego starting on July 24. Plenty of fans are prepping their to-buy lists, putting the finishing touches on their costumes or figuring out the perfect order to get signatures in while others are mapping out the con floor to maximize their ability to get exclusives. This week companies like Funko, Dark Horse, Icon Heroes, Kotobukiya and Bif Bang Pow might have made that process a bit more difficult by showing off even more goodies that can only be purchased there (or online moments later for inflated prices). Of course, the collectible community continues to show off new, wider release products all the time, so there's a few more things from Sideshow Collectibles, NECA and more to check out as well!
FUNKO SDCC EXCLUSIVES | When it comes to San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, Funko's motto seems to be "can't stop, won't stop." Over on Marvel.com the company showed off the flocked Rocket Raccoon Pop Vinyl as well as a con-exclusive set of Marvel Mystery Minis that includes Metallic versions of Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Force Deadpool, Glow-in-the-Dark Dark Phoenix and regular versions of Hulk, Blue Deadpool, Deadpool, Thor, Phoenix, Spidey, Thanos and Ultron.
But that's far from all. By way of press release Funko also announced a Disney Mystery Mini set featuring Buzz Lightyear, the Cheshire Cat, Wreck-It Ralph, Alice, Donald Duck, Wall*E, the Beast and Belle. Meanwhile, "Firefly" stars Mal and Jayne get ReAction variants with their classic weapons, Hannibal Lecter gets a blood-splattered Pop Vinyl and SpongBog SquarePants gets mashed up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this SpongeBob Leonardo and Plankton Shredder 2-pack.
Finally, for now at least, "Despicable Me 2" stars Dave and Carl will have purple variant Pop Vinyl figures for purchase along with glow-in-the-dark versions of "Adventure Time" stars Princess Bubblegum and BMO and blood -splattered Jules and Vincent from Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction."
DARK HORSE SDCC EXCLUSIVES | Last week, Robot 6 ran down Dark Horse's full slate of SDCC exclusives, but there's one collectible in there we just had to shout out, specifically this plush Itty Bitty Hellboy! Based on the "Itty Bitty Hellboy" comic by "Tiny Titans" creators Art Baltazar and Franco, this huggable version of everyone's favorite demonic paranormal investigator stands 7.25-inches tall, is limited to 500 pieces and sports a Comic-Con International T-shirt.
KOTOBUKIYA SDDC EXCLUSIVES | Kotobukiya's teaming up with a pair of different outlets for two more SDCC exclusive statues. Treasure Island Sports has a Grey Hulk ArtFx piece that's limited to 2000 pieces. Meanwhile over at the Action Figure Xpress booth will have a metallic version of the company's Spider-Woman Bishoujo piece in all its crouch-y glory. Both can be pre-ordered on the respective sites and picked up at the show.
BIF BANG POW EXCLUSIVES | If you're a fan of "The Big Bang Theory," "The Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" or are looking forward to the upcoming Cartoon Network series "Mike Tyson Mysteries," Bif Bang Pow has a exclusives ready for you in San Diego. BBP has a Sheldon wearing a Hawkman T-shirt action figure, Data and La Forge bobbleheads based on the episode "Elementary, Dear Data" a Mego-like Mike Tyson figure or a new line of 3 3/4-inch "Zone" figures painted in color. The Rod Serling-related figures include Gremlin, Bob Wilson, Invader, Kanamit, Talky Tina and Henry Bemis.
ICON HEROES SDDC EXCLUSIVES | For their SDCC exclusives, Icon Heroes selected a pair for Masters of the Universe and Star Trek fans. 1,000 fans of She-Ra can walk away with a Filmation Sword of Protection Letter Opener while only 150 folks can score a pair of yellow "Star Trek" logo bookends. Both will be available at the Action Figure Xpress Booth.
HULK | Hulk fans might not be getting a film based on the beloved "Planet Hulk" storyline anytime soon, but they can pick up a Sideshow Collectibles statue version of King Hulk from the end of the story. This version of the Jade Giant can only be purchased through Sideshow's website, features the armor he wore when he returned to Earth and stands 28 inches tall. The piece ships in January.
DEATHSTROKE | Earlier this week, DC announced over on MTV that they're kicking off a new Deathstroke comic book by Tony S. Daniel and Sandu Florea. At the same time, they also unveiled the 6-inch tall bust of Slade Wilson designed by Jim Lee in the New 52 costume. Deathstroke debuts in January.
STAR WARS | The most fearsome man in the galaxy is getting his own life size recreation from Sideshow Collectibles. Darth Vader here follows in the footsteps of equally large versions of Han Solo in Carbonite and Boba Fett, all of which can be proudly displayed in your place assuming you've got an extra eight grand and the space for, basically, three incredibly large adults in armor to just stand around in your living room. Speaking of large, this version of Vader stands over seven feet tall and comes on a light-up base. He even comes with two different sets of arms as you can see in the photos. Darth ships next June.
REACTION HORROR | At this year's Toy Fair, when Funko showed off a huge line-up of ReAction figures, one of the lines featured a variety of horror icons. Now they have PR shots and an August release date so there's plenty of time to get them for Halloween. The line-up includes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Pinhead, Eric Draven from "The Crow" and Sam from "Trick 'r Treat."
ALIENS | The gang over at NECA are clearly huge fans of the Alien franchise. Just look at this giant, 15-inch tall and 30-inch long Xenomorph Queen action figure based on the 1986 James Cameron sequel "Aliens." She sports 30 points of articulation, some of which are in the tail and actually comes with different inner mouth parts. The toy hits shelves in October.
KILL BILL | It's a great time to be a fan of both collectibles and Quentin Tarantino's films because the action figures are coming fast and furious this year. Funko's adding to the fun with a line of "Kill Bill" Pop Vinyl figures including The Bride, Bill, O-Ren Ishii, Gogo Yubari and a Crazy 88. They debut in September.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- The dollar is at a 6-month high against the British pound after the Bank of England predicted rising prices.
The central bank says inflation in the U.K. may rise to 3 percent by summer, above its target, but it will look past higher prices to help the country's flagging economy.
Monetary policy designed to support the economy tends to weigh on a nation's interest rates. Lower rates in turn can weaken a currency, as investors often seek higher returns in other markets.
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EMC introduces game-changing Modular Ford for the First Time with Surprising Results
Popular Hot Rodding magazine, along with AMSOIL, has hosted the Engine Master Challenge (EMC) annually – pitting the best against the best – in a competition to see who can build the most powerful, efficient engine. This year was no exception, however, it was a year unlike any other. This year's introduction of the four-valve Modular Ford engine to the competition proved to be a game-changer, which dominated the field.
Placing in each of the top 3 slots, the Ford engine was popular among builders, and proved to be the most powerful. After seeing 40 teams, and 29 engines, take to the dyno, it was Jon Kaase Racing who took home the win. Kaase Racing brought a 409ci Ford four-valve modular Cobra engine that cranked-out a peak 721 hp with 675 lb-ft of torque. With a combined two scores for 2961.7 points, the Jon Kaase Racing team dominated the competition.
Throughout the competition, held at the dyno facilities of University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) October 7-11, 2013, only three engines "did not finish" (DNF). The first was on Tuesday when Wise Performance Engineering's Oldsmobile fell to a gasket failure.
The second engine failure came Wednesday with R.M. Competition's 436 ci Ford, which suffered an internal water leak. A third team, Traco Engineering, was unable to compete due to a problem during shipping. The engine was onboard a train that derailed en route to the EMC. Luckily, the Tuesday time slot was quickly covered by SKMFX and the EMC continued on.
All-in-all, this year's AMSOIL Engine Master's Challenge was a huge success. Day 1, sponsored by the University of Northwestern Ohio, featured Throttle Performance's 428ci Pontiac engine with an impressive 738hp at 653lb-ft of torque.
Day 2, sponsored by Automotive Racing Products (ARP), showcased Accufab Inc.'s 401ci four-valve Modular Ford that squeezed 736hp at 664lb-ft of torque. Day 3, sponsored by Rottler Precision equipment, was highlighted by Greg Brown Race Engines' 435ci LS-Engine with an impressive 741hp at 676lb-ft torque, while Day 4, sponsored by the School of Automotive Machinists (SAM), was blown-away by Jon Kaase Racing's 409ci four-valve Modular Ford that cranked out 720hp at 666lb-ft torque.
Finally, Day 5, sponsored by Competition Induction Design (CID) featured the top-five point leaders from the week with each team battling for the trophy. Jon Kaase Racing took home the 2013 AMSOIL Engine Master's Challenge win gaining 45.2 points on its initial score with a final pull of 721hp with 675lb-ft. Everyone here at Popular Hot Rodding would like to congratulate the Jon Kaase Racing team for a fantastic win. Also, to all those who competed, we'd like to thank you all for participating and giving us another great year of the EMC.
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Stila Natural Beauty Palette, Brighten & Correct concealer, Lip Gloss trio
The Natural Beauty Eye Shadow Palette (£19.50) took centre stage on the Fall/New products display. Once home I googled it and apparently it is not a new product at all but part of the 2010 Autumn collection, this doesn't sit well for me as I don't want to be thinking I am buying something that is new/on trend when its actually an old release.
It contains 13 small eyeshadows. Predominately neutrals with an orange thrown in, it mixes mattes and shimmers.
Whilst some of the shadows are lacking in pigment and a bit dry, the formula is definitely better compare to that in the travel palettes. The shades are very wearable and you can really get a lot of looks from this.
Overall, for the price, I think this is a really versatile and useful palette to have. One gripe I do have is that the packaging is rather flimsy, I don't know how well the plastic see through lid will hold up so I keep my stored separately so that nothing is against it.
I also bought the new brighten & correct concealer (£18).
It features the same swirl appearance of some of their foundation/primers. Whilst this is advertised more for under the eyes, I really like this mixed in with my foundation. It gives another notch of concealment and a subtle brightening/illuminating effect. It feels lightweight, non drying and is quite buildable without going cakey.
Its a good colour match (I have this in the lightest shade called fair). Swatched below L-R: Touche Eclat shade 2, Stila Fair, Diorskin Nude 001 ivory
I really like this and will be buying another when I have used this up.
Finally I got the cool lip gloss trio (£10).
I'm not a fan of sticky, tacky glosses (which these are) but I have always really liked the colours, high shine and long wear of the lip glazes and for this great price I thought it would do not harm to add these to my collection.
The trio consists of Grapefruit (cool pink with a touch of brightness), Seashell (pinky beige), Raisin (rosy plum). All contain a bit of shimmer and are scented.
Swatches L-R: Grapefruit, Raisin, Seashell.
I bought all these from Boots
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I really like the look of the concealer. The lipgloss set really is a nice trio of colours too. I saw a pretty palette that Stila are bring out with their Holiday collection. I wonder if we'll get that here? I don't really love the idea of getting items a year behind release.ReplyDelete
I really want to try that concealer! It looks very interesting. :) I was also curious about that palette, I have the larger, more colorful version & I love it! Stila shadows do vary a lot. As for the lip glazes I'm not a fan.ReplyDelete
Ooh, I love the lipglaze set, and nicely priced too. I think Stila is one of the only brands I will excuse for sticky glosses!ReplyDelete
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Is that the round palettes, one eyeshadows and one blush and eyeshadows for the Holidays? I'm sure a site already has them, Beautybay I think. I think it worth you having a look at the concealer, although this shade might be too pale for you, one to test in person if you can, I was surprised how much I like it xx
Hi Vintage Makeup,
I have to say I was drawn in by how the concealer looks in the tube, so I am glad it turns out to be a really good product :) I think you are spot on as they do seem to have a lot of variant with their shadow formula.
Hi Meeta,
Yes, it was too hard to resist, I keep hoping Boots do a 3 for 2 on Stila but perhaps I am being a bit hopeful ;)
Yes, it was the round one. I shall have a look on Beautybay. I will have a look at the concealer next time I'm in Boots.ReplyDelete
I seem to think you asked me about the Soap & Glory cosmetics, I just can't find which post. My memory is not what it was! I was just having a look at some of the items. I don't think I'll be picking any up to be honest. I'm not a fan of the line and didn't really spot anything I like the look of. I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts if you go for it.
Jane x
Hi Jane,ReplyDelete
I'm not a fan of the Soap & Glory bath etc range and I'm not keen on the makeup packaging at all and yet I felt compelled to swatch it and I did think the eyeshadows felt quite smooth and the concealer quite pigmented, I'd like to think I have some resolve yet I always seem to have the mind set that if its drugstore makeup it does no harm if i pick up a few things here and there even if they don't work out. I got some terrible stuff on that Christmas 3 for 2 thing (including those Fearne palettes, what was I thinking) that 3 for 2 always messes with my head! xx


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|Association study of common genetic variants and HIV-1 acquisition in 6,300 infected cases and 7,200 controls.
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Multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed in HIV-1 infected individuals, identifying common genetic influences on viral control and disease course. Similarly, common genetic correlates of acquisition of HIV-1 after exposure have been interrogated using GWAS, although in generally small samples. Under the auspices of the International Collaboration for the Genomics of HIV, we have combined the genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data collected by 25 cohorts, studies, or institutions on HIV-1 infected individuals and compared them to carefully matched population-level data sets (a list of all collaborators appears in Note S1 in Text S1). After imputation using the 1,000 Genomes Project reference panel, we tested approximately 8 million common DNA variants (SNPs and indels) for association with HIV-1 acquisition in 6,334 infected patients and 7,247 population samples of European ancestry. Initial association testing identified the SNP rs4418214, the C allele of which is known to tag the HLA-B*57:01 and B*27:05 alleles, as genome-wide significant (p = 3.6 × 10⁻¹¹). However, restricting analysis to individuals with a known date of seroconversion suggested that this association was due to the frailty bias in studies of lethal diseases. Further analyses including testing recessive genetic models, testing for bulk effects of non-genome-wide significant variants, stratifying by sexual or parenteral transmission risk and testing previously reported associations showed no evidence for genetic influence on HIV-1 acquisition (with the exception of CCR5Δ32 homozygosity). Thus, these data suggest that genetic influences on HIV acquisition are either rare or have smaller effects than can be detected by this sample size.
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Fishermen used nets, hooks, spears and the remora to catch turtles. This method showed some ingenuity on the part of the Amerindians. The remora is a fish with suction cups on the back of its head, which it uses to cling to larger fish. A long cotton line was tied tightly to the remora's tail and was gently let out. The remora would dive for the turtle (or fish) and attach itself to its unsuspecting victim. The remora and its captive were then carefully pulled back to the canoe.


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12.24 ▶ Questioner: [Would] this be against the Law of One and I would be making a mistake by grabbing these entities?
Ra: I am Ra. There are no mistakes under the Law of One.
18.21 ▶ Questioner: Why did they want larger and stronger organisms?
Ra: The ones of Yahweh were attempting to create an understanding of the Law of One by creating mind/body complexes capable of grasping the Law of One. The experiment was a decided failure from the view of the desired distortions due to the fact that rather than assimilating the Law of One, it was a great temptation to consider the so-called social complex or subcomplex as elite or different and better than other-selves, this one of the techniques of service to self.
22.27 ▶ Questioner: I see. Then I will state the picture I have now of Atlantis and you can tell me if I'm correct.
We have a condition where a large enough number of the entities of Atlantis had started at least going in the direction of the Law of One and living the Law of One for their call to be heard by the Confederation. This call was heard because, using the Law of Squares, it overrode the opposition of the Atlantean entities that were not calling. The Confederation then used channels such as we use now for communication and also made contact directly, but this turned out to be a mistake because it was perverted by some of the entities of Atlantis. Is this correct?
Ra: This is correct with one exception. There is only one law. That is the Law of One. Other so-called laws are distortions of this law, some of them primal and most important for progress to be understood. However, it is well that each so-called law, which we also call "way," be understood as a distortion rather than a law. There is no multiplicity to the Law of One.
This will be the final question in length of this working. Please ask it now.
9.9 ▶ Questioner: The guardians obviously were acting with an understanding of the Law of One in doing this. Can you explain the application of the Law of One in this process?
Ra: I am Ra. The Law of One was named by these guardians as the bringing of the wisdom of the guardians in contact with the entities from the Red Planet, thus melding the social memory complex of the guardian race and the Red Planet race. It, however, took an increasing amount of distortion into the application of the Law of One from the viewpoint of other guardians and it is from this beginning action that the quarantine of this planet was instituted, for it was felt that the free will of those of the Red Planet had been abridged.
13.4 ▶ Questioner: Can you state who then should author the book?
Ra: I can only request that if your discernment/understanding suggests the use of this vibratory sound complex, Ra, the phrase "An humble messenger of the Law of One" be appended.
9.10 ▶ Questioner: Were the entities of the Red Planet following the Law of One prior to leaving the Red Planet?
Ra: The entities of the Red Planet were attempting to learn the Laws of Love which form one of the primal distortions of the Law of One. However, the tendencies of these people towards bellicose actions caused such difficulties in the atmospheric environment of their planet that it became inhospitable for third-density experience before the end of its cycle. Thus, the Red Planet entities were unharvested and continued in your illusion to attempt to learn the Law of Love.
3.10 ▶ Questioner: Then if an individual is totally informed with respect to the Law of One and lives, and is the Law of One, such things as the building of a pyramid by direct mental effort would be commonplace. Is that what I am to understand? Am I correct?
Ra: I am Ra. You are incorrect in that there is a distinction between the individual power through the Law of One and the combined, or societal memory complex mind/body/spirit understanding of the Law of One.
In the first case only the one individual, purified of all flaws, could move a mountain. In the case of mass understanding of unity, each individual may contain an acceptable amount of distortion and yet the mass mind could move mountains. The progress is normally from the understanding which you now seek to a dimension of understanding which is governed by the laws of love, and which seeks the laws of light. Those who are vibrating with the Law of Light seek the Law of One. Those who vibrate with the Law of One seek the Law of Foreverness.
We cannot say what is beyond this dissolution of the unified self with all that there is, for we still seek to become all that there is, and still are we Ra. Thus our paths go onward.
16.1 ▶ Questioner: As I ask questions, there will unfortunately be [inaudible] I think the direction I wish to go investigating the Law of One. However, I have ideas in mind of some questions [inaudible]. They may be stupid questions; I don't know, but [inaudible]. [Inaudible] trying to construct a complete, unbiased book about the Law of One, one which itself takes into account the Law of One. I hope that you [inaudible] ridiculous.
I would like to ask, considering the free will distortion of the Law of One, how can the Guardians quarantine the Earth? Is this quarantine within the free will distortion?
Ra: I am Ra. The Guardians guard the free will distortion of the mind/body/spirit complexes of third density on this planetary sphere. The events which require activation of quarantine were interfering with the free will distortion of mind/body/spirit complexes.
3.14 ▶ Questioner: This is slightly trivial, but I was wondering why, in that case, the pyramid was made of many blocks rather than the whole thing being created at once.
Ra: I am Ra. There is a law which we believe to be one of the more significant primal distortions of the Law of One. That is the Law of Confusion. You have called this the Law of Free Will. We wished to make an healing machine, or time/space ratio complex which was as efficacious as possible. However, we did not desire to allow the mystery to be penetrated by the peoples in such a way that we became worshiped as builders of a miraculous pyramid. Thus it appears to be made, not thought.
16.41 ▶ Questioner: At what point in densities is it necessary for an entity to be consciously aware of the Law of One to progress?
Ra: I am Ra. The fifth-density harvest is of those whose vibratory distortions consciously accept the honor/duty of the Law of One. This responsibility/honor is the foundation of this vibration.
11.28 ▶ Questioner: Would this freeing from darkness be commensurate with the Law of One or does this have any real product?
Ra: I am Ra. The product of such a freeing would create two experiences.
Firstly, the experience of no need to find the necessary emolument for payment, in your money, for energy.
Secondly, the leisure afforded, thereby exemplifying the possibility and enhancing the probability of the freedom to then search the self for the beginning of seeking the Law of One.
Few there are working physically from daybreak to darkness, as you name them, upon your plane who can contemplate the Law of One in a conscious fashion.
26.7 ▶ Questioner: Which has more of the Law of One in it, the Old Testament or the New Testament?
Ra: I am Ra. Withdrawing from each of the collections of which you speak the portions having to do with the Law of One, the content is approximately equal. However, the so-called Old Testament has a larger amount of negatively influenced material, as you would call it.
27.10 ▶ Questioner: This then being the first distortion of the Law of One, which I [am] assuming is the Law of Intelligent Infinity, from all other— correction, all other distortions which are the total experience of the creation spring from this. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is both correct and incorrect. In your illusion all experience springs from the Law of Free Will or the Way of Confusion. In another sense, which we are learning, the experiences are this distortion.
18.10 ▶ Questioner: I see. The entity Aleister Crowley wrote "Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law." He was obviously in understanding, to some extent, of the Law of One. Where is this entity now?
Ra: I am Ra. This entity is within your inner planes. This entity is in an healing process.
26.4 ▶ Questioner: Assuming that it is all right to continue, we're down to the last 3000 years of this present cycle, and I was wondering if the Law of One in either written or spoken form has been made available within this past 3000 years in any complete way such as we're doing now? Is it available in any other source?
Ra: I am Ra. There is no possibility of a complete source of information of the Law of One in this density. However, certain of your writings passed to you as your so-called holy works have portions of this law.
4.13 ▶ Questioner: I'm assuming, then, that the selected individual would necessarily be one who was very much in harmony with the Law of One. Though he may not have any intellectual understanding of it, he should be living the Law of One. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is both correct and incorrect. The first case, that being correctness, would apply to one such as the questioner itself who has the distortion towards healing, as you call it.
The incorrectness which shall be observed is the healing of those whose activities in your space/time illusion do not reflect the Law of One, but whose ability has found its pathway to intelligent infinity regardless of the plane of existence from which this distortion is found.
71.19 ▶ Questioner: You stated in a previous session that Ra searched for some time to find a group such as this one. I would assume that this search was for the purpose of communicating the Law of One. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is partially correct. We also, as we have said, wished to attempt to make reparation for distortions of this law set in motion by our naïve actions of your past.
4.20 ▶ Questioner: My objective is primarily to discover more of the Law of One, and [it would] be very helpful to discover techniques of healing. I am aware of your problem with respect to free will. Can you make… You cannot make suggestions, so I will ask you if you can state the Law of One and the laws of healing to me?
Ra: I am Ra. The Law of One, though beyond the limitations of name, as you call vibratory sound complexes, may be approximated by stating that all things are one, that there is no polarity, no right or wrong, no disharmony, but only identity. All is one, and that one is love/light, light/love, the Infinite Creator.
One of the primal distortions of the Law of One is that of healing. Healing occurs when a mind/body/spirit complex realizes, deep within itself, the Law of One; that is, that there is no disharmony, no imperfection; that all is complete and whole and perfect. Thus, the intelligent infinity within this mind/body/spirit complex re-forms the illusion of body, mind, or spirit to a form congruent with the Law of One. The healer acts as energizer or catalyst for this completely individual process.
One item which may be of interest is that a healer asking to learn must take the distortion understood as responsibility for that ask/receiving, thus healing. This is a[n] honor/duty which must be carefully considered in free will before the asking.
18.8 ▶ Questioner: Then an entity, say, four years old would be totally responsible for any actions that were against or inharmonious with the Law of One. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct. It may be noted that it has been arranged by your social complex structures that the newer entities to incarnation are to be provided with guides of a physical mind/body/spirit complex, thus being able to learn quickly what is consonant with the Law of One.
62.15 ▶ Questioner: I'll make this statement and you correct me. The Orion group has as an objective the bringing of service-to-self polarized entities to harvest, as great a harvest as possible. This harvest will build their potential or their ability to do work in consciousness as given by the distortion of the Law of One called the Law of Squares or Doubling. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
13.1 ▶ Questioner: First thing I would like to do is apologize for [the] stupid questions that I've asked while searching for what we should do. I consider what we are doing a great honor and privilege to be also humble messengers of the Law of One, and at this time believe that the way to prepare this book is to start at the beginning of creation following the evolution of man, and the evolution of man on Earth, to the best of my [inaudible] at all times investigating how the Law of One was used [inaudible]. I think also that— that I need to finish the book— let the material that we have already carry the end of the book… [inaudible]. I would also suggest the title of the book, The Law of One. I'd like to state as the author, Ra. Would you agree to this?
Ra: I am Ra. Your query is unclear. Would you please state as separate queries each area of agreement?
11.18 ▶ Questioner: Then we have crusaders from Orion coming to this planet for mind control purposes. How do they do this?
Ra: As all, they follow the Law of One observing free will. Contact is made with those who call. Those then upon the planetary sphere act much as do you to disseminate the attitudes and philosophy of their particular understanding of the Law of One which is service to self. These become the elite. Through these, the attempt begins to create a condition whereby the remainder of the planetary entities are enslaved by their own free will.
8.19 ▶ Questioner: Did those who used him use his war experiences to learn more of the Law of One?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
14.8 ▶ Questioner: Let me make a synopsis and you tell me if I am correct. All of these visits for the last 75,000 years were for the purpose of giving to the people of Earth an understanding of the Law of One, and this way allow them to progress upward through the fourth, fifth, sixth densities. This was to be a service to Earth. The pyramids were used also in giving the Law of One in their own way. The balancing pyramids, I'm not quite sure of. Am I right so far?
Ra: I am Ra. You are correct to the limits of the precision allowed by language.
26.6 ▶ Questioner: Can you tell me if the Old Testament has any of the Law of One?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
22.21 ▶ Questioner: Then did the technological advancement of Atlantis come because of this call? I am assuming the call was answered to bring them the Law of One and the Law of Love as a distortion of the Law of One, but did they also then get technological information that caused them to grow into such a highly technological society?
Ra: I am Ra. Not at first. At about the same time as we first appeared in the skies over Egypt and continuing thereafter, other entities of the Confederation appeared unto Atlanteans who had reached a level of philosophical understanding, shall we misuse this word, which was consonant with communication, to encourage and inspire studies in the mystery of unity.
However, requests being made for healing and other understandings, information was passed having to do with crystals and the building of pyramids as well as temples, as you would call them, which were associated with training.
15.21 ▶ Questioner: Well, in yesterday's material you stated "we offer the Law of One, the solving of paradoxes." You also mentioned earlier that the first paradox, or the first distortion I meant, was the distortion of free will. Could you tell me if there's a sequence? Is there a first, second, third, fourth distortion of the Law of One?
Ra: I am Ra. Only up to a very short point. After this point, the many-ness of distortions are equal one to another. The first distortion, free will, finds focus. This is the second distortion known to you as Logos, the Creative Principle or Love. This intelligent energy thus creates a distortion known as Light. From these three distortions come many, many hierarchies of distortions, each having its own paradoxes to be synthesized, no one being more important than another.
16.28 ▶ Questioner: Well, this first five densities, have all of them progressed from third density by knowledge and application of the Law of One?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
1.1 ▶ Questioner: It seems members of the Confederation have a specific purpose. Is this true with you, and if so, what is your purpose?
Ra: I am Ra. We communicate now. We, too, have our place. We are not those of the Love or of the Light. We are those who are of the Law of One. In our vibration the polarities are harmonized, the complexities are simplified, and the paradoxes have their solution. We are one. That is our nature and our purpose.
We are old upon your planet and have served with varying degrees of success in transmitting the Law of One, of Unity, of Singleness to your peoples. We have walked your earth. We have seen the faces of your peoples. This is not so with many of the entities of the Confederation. We found it was not efficacious. However, we then felt the great responsibility of staying in the capacity of removing the distortions and powers that had been given to the Law of One. We will continue in this until your, shall we say, cycle is appropriately ended. If not this one, then the next. We are not a part of time and, thus, are able to be with you in any of your times.
Does this give you enough information from which to extract our purpose, my brother?
6.14 ▶ Questioner: I think it would be appropriate to discover how the Law of One acts in this transfer of beings to our planet and the action of harvest?
Ra: I am Ra. The Law of One states simply that all things are one, that all beings are one. There are certain behaviors and thought-forms consonant with the understanding and practice of this law. Those who, finishing a cycle of experience, demonstrate various grades of distortion of that understanding of thought and action will be separated by their own choice into the vibratory distortion most comfortable to their mind/body/spirit complexes. This process is guarded or watched by those nurturing beings who, being very close to the Law of One in their distortions, nevertheless have the distortion towards active service.
Thus, the illusion is created of light, or more properly but less understandably, light/love. This is in varying degrees of intensity. The spirit complex of each harvested entity moves along the line of light until the light grows too glaring, at which time the entity stops. This entity may have barely reached third density or may be very, very close to the ending of the third-density light/love distortion vibratory complex. Nevertheless, those who fall within this octave of intensifying light/love then experience a major cycle during which the opportunities are many for the discovery of the distortions which are inherent in each entity and, therefore, the lessening of these distortions.
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Amman has notified the UN Security Council of its rejection of the British-US proposal for "smart" sanctions on Iraq, Jordan's Information Minister Saleh Kallab said Tuesday, June 19.
"Jordan has informed the Security Council officially and in writing of its rejection of the proposal for smart sanctions, telling it that these sanctions will have the same fate as preceding sanctions," Kallab said, quoted by Kuwait's Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper.
"Every Arab is opposed to the sanctions imposed on Iraq. We want Iraqi children to sleep without suffering, and the Kuwaitis to sleep without nightmares," the minister said.
Jordan, Egypt and Syria informed touring UN Secretary General Kofi Annan last week of their opposition to the revision of the sanctions regime imposed for Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, according to a senior UN official.
Iraq has warned its neighbors of a cut in trade and oil links, if they cooperate with smart sanctions.
Britain has circulated a Security Council draft resolution that would abolish curbs on civilian trade with Iraq, but tighten a weapons ban and controls on smuggling outside the UN oil-for-food deal.
Iraq on June 4 suspended more than two million barrels per day of oil exports under the UN humanitarian deal in protest at the sanctions plan, which the Security Council aims to put to the vote by early July. ― (AFP, Kuwait City)
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Thanks to an abundance of cell phones and videocameras, there's no shortage of images of the capture and death of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi. But now a particularly gruesome one has surfaced that indicates the dictator may have been sodomized before being killed.
The Global Post has an extremely graphic video on its site that appears to show someone ramming a stick between Gadhafi's buttocks through his pants.
GlobalPost correspondent Tracey Shelton said there is some question as to whether the instrument was a knife from the end of a gun, which Libyans call a Bicketti, or a utilitiy tool known as a Becker Knife and Tool, which is popularly known as a BKT.
The revelation comes as Libya's new leaders say they will investigate how Gadhafi died. From the Associated Press:
[Transitional Council Chairman] Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said at a news conference in the eastern city of Benghazi that the National Transitional Council has formed a committee to investigate Thursday's killing amid conflicting reports of how the dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years died. Government officials have said initial findings suggest Gadhafi was killed in the crossfire as his supporters clashed with revolutionary forces seizing control of his hometown of Sirte.


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America the Gutted
Had the pleasure of working on the North Carolina segments of Global Post's America the Gutted Series:
Produced and Reported: Solana Pyne
Field Production and video: Travis Long
Agents' Secrets
This series, the product of months of reporting, reveals deep trouble at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. "Agents' Secrets" shows an agency in line with prosecutors' wishes. Agents and analysts ignore or twist the truth and push the bounds of science.
The Trailer
A preview of Agents' Secrets: Junk Science, Tainted Testimony at the SBI, The News & Observer's four-part investigative series exposing systemic problems in North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation. This trailer promoted the series on newsobserver.com a week prior to publication in print and online.
Footage: Travis Long, Shawn Rocco, pool, SBI
Stills: Shawn Rocco, provided
Editing: Travis Long, Shawn Rocco.
Music: "34 Ghosts IV," Nine Inch Nails (Creative Commons)
A Confession Doesn't Add Up
Floyd Brown, a developmentally disabled man, spent 14 years locked up in a mental hospital because of a murder confession that has been widely discredited. SBI agent Mark Isley testified that he took down Brown's confession word for word. But those who knew him or examined him said the document couldn't have come from him.
Footage, editing: Travis Long, Shawn Rocco
Interviews, narration: Mandy Locke
Stills: Harry Lynch
Additional footage: Dr. Moira Artigues
Bloodstain analysis: 'A bunch of malarkey'
An SBI bloodstain pattern experiment draws criticism and catcalls.
Footage: Travis Long, SBI.
Interview, script, narration: Joseph Neff.
Editing: Travis Long
A Truth Seeps Out at Last
Jailed for 18 years, Greg Taylor's exoneration calls into question forensic practices at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
Footage and editing: Travis Long, Shawn Rocco.
Interviews, narration: Mandy Locke.
Stills: Shawn Rocco, Chuck Liddy, SBI.
Read the entire series at: http://www.newsobserver.com/agents/
Update – August 27, 2010: Scathing SBI audit says 230 cases tainted by shoddy investigations:
An audit commissioned by Attorney General Roy Cooper revealed that the State Bureau of Investigation withheld or distorted evidence in more than 200 cases at the expense of potentially innocent men and women.
Update – January 30, 2011 – CNN airs "CNN Presents: Rogue Justcice": An hour-long documentary based on the The News & Observer's investigative series "Agents' Secrets: Junk Science, Tainted Testimony at the SBI." The documentary included a significant amount of News & Observer video footage and photographs as well as interviews with reporters Mandy Locke and Joseph Neff.
Update – February 9, 2011 – "Agents' Secrets'" series receives McClatchy President's Award:
"Raleigh's coverage of the misdeeds of the state Bureau of Investigation uncovered a startling story: The agency responsible for many prosecution cases couldn't be trusted. Reporters Joseph Neff and Mandy Locke worked for months to review documents, study practices and analyze questionable cases. Their reporting led to sweeping changes in the state agency, and spawned a CNN documentary that ran nationally this month. The project comes with an eloquent online website that includes stories, graphics and photos and tracks the developing coverage of this story. "Wow," one judge wrote across the top of the entry. The judges panel added, "The treatment of this subject turned into a conversation all across town, which meant the reforms and reaction developed a real momentum. With the excellent reporting and strong online treatment, the series provides a how-to on making the most of an important, ongoing investigative project."
Update – February 18, 2011: "Agents' Secrets" receives Public Service award: The News & Observer was awarded the N.C. Press Association's Public Service award for the investigative series "Agents' Secrets." The series also received first place recognition for best video, best multimedia project and investigative reporting.
Related Post -February 17, 2010: Innocence Panel Sets Greg Taylor Free
Great 8 2009
The 2009 edition of News & Observer's "Eight Great Local Acts" spotlights eight of the best and brightest music acts from the Raleigh Durham area including: Jason Graves, Lonnie Walker, Double Negative, Violet Vector & The Lovley Lovelies, Alesana, The Loners, Inflowential and Hammer No More The Fingers.
The Trailer
Footage: Travis Long, Jason Arthurs, provided
Editing: Travis Long
Music: Jason Graves
Double Negative
"Ah! Diction" by Double Negative filmed at the The Milestone in Charlotte, N.C.
Technical: Stop motion shot with a Canon 5D, 40D & Sony Z7U at 4 fps. Contains 862 still frames. Edited in Quicktime Pro and Final Cut Pro.
Footage and editing: Travis Long.
Music: "Ah! Diction" Double Negative
Jason Graves
Footage, interview, editing: Jason Arthurs, Travis Long
Lonnie Walker
Footage: Jason Arthurs, Travis Long
Editing: Jason Arthurs
The Loners
Footage: Jason Arthurs, Travis Long
Interviews: Jason Arthurs
Editing: Travis Long
Promise of Protection
Vernetta Cockerham's husband made good on threats to kill her family when he stabbed to death her teenage daughter Candice in 2002. Cockerham had begged police to lock him up. In a lawsuit she's asking them to pay for failing to protect her.
Footage and editing: Travis Long
Interviews: Mandy Locke
Stills: Travis Long, provided
Music: "The Persistence of Loss" Nine Inch Nails, ASCAP
Chasing ghosts is one of the hardest thing we do as a visual storytellers.
Problem: Tell the story of a crime that happened five and a half years ago.
Solution: Find every scrap of visual you can including family photos, documents, medical sketches, a 72 dpi booking mug, deposition video and lots of photo and video details. Put it all together with a compelling interview and edit the hell out of it.
On July 4, 2002, Vernetta Cockerham-Ellerbee filed for a restraining order against her husband Richard Ellerbee after he beat her with a baseball bat and attempted to smother her with a pillow. Vernetta's home became a war zone that year. Her husband beat her and for months promised to kill her and her three children. Ellerbee dug graves for their bodies in a rutted field that stretched between her home and the Jonesville, NC police station. She begged officers to lock him up.
On November 18, she notified Jonesville police several times throughout the day that she was being stalked by Richard. Vernetta says that while talking to officers, Richard drove by. The officers went after Richard and she was certain he had been arrested.
The following day while she ran errands, Richard broke into their home and brutally murdered her 17-year-old daughter Candice. Then he laid in wait and attacked Vernetta and left her for dead.
Because law enforcement is granted such broad immunity from civil liability, Vernetta had to fight for the right to sue Jonesville police. The state Court of Appeals granted her permission in 2006, saying officers made a specific promise to her and her children, failed to deliver and didn't warn her they had not arrested the threat. Her civil case is pending.
I accompanied writer Mandy Locke to Vernetta's apartment in Winston-Salem where she lives with her two young sons. Mandy had already conducted her print interview days earlier and spent a little more than an hour interviewing her while I shot video.
Mandy did the interview for the Dwayne Dail piece that was published last month. She has superb interview skills and knows exactly when to let the subject talk and when to redirect. This makes my job so much easier.
As I listened to Vernetta recount the day she was attacked and how she learned of her daughter's death, it was all I could do to keep from crying.
She took us to nearby Jonesville (population 2000) where she showed us the home where the murder took place and the field where Richard dug the graves. It was a foggy evening and the light was fading. I had about 20 minutes on the ground before the light disappeared.
A year ago I might have spent a few days or more shooting photos for a Sunday page one story. I probably spent a combined 30 minutes shooting stills for this story. Many of those stills were details or "noun" photos to support my video. I find myself using my still camera for static details because they offer more control and depth of field than my HD video camera.
Once I captured the interview, I made notes of all the things I wanted for B-roll. Then I waited for another overcast day to return to Jonesville to finish shooting. A few days later the weather cooperated and I drove the 300 mile round trip from Raleigh to Jonesville.
Vernetta claims to have been harrassed by town officials after she filed suit against the police. Everything I needed to shoot was within sight of the police department and I worried that they may give me hard time. So I put on a bright orange traffic vest and went about my business. From a distance I looked like a surveyor with my tripod. No one paid any attention.
I've always admired the documentary "The Thin Blue Line" by Errol Morris. It's one of my favorite "ghost stories." Many have compared "The Thin Blue Line" with Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song." The movie proves that documentary film can tell the tale of a crime long after it has been committed. I'm certainly no Errol Morris, but I do want to pay my respect to the inspiration.
Update – Tuesday, June 30, 2009: A settlement was reached between Vaernetta Cockerham and the Jonesville Police.
Update – August 2009: O, The Oprah Magazine covers Vernetta Cockerham's story with photographs by Mary Ellen Mark.
The Price of Refuge
The Trailer
To protect Sean Paddock from his parents, social workers placed him with strangers but his new family posed an even greater danger.
Footage and editing: Travis Long
Music: "Ghosts 1″ Nine Inch Nails, Creative Commons
View the entire project here.
Mental Disorder
Mental-health reform has been a bust for North Carolina taxpayers and patients. Millions of dollars have been wasted and services have suffered.
Footage: Travis Long
Interviews: Juli Leonard, Travis Long and Michael Biesecker
Still photography: Juli Leonard
Editing: Travis Long and Juli Leonard
Music: "Prelude" The Flashbulb, licensed by Vapor.
Update – April 5, 2008: Governor Easley responds to N&O investigation, fires public information officer.
Governor Mike Easley's administration fired Debbie Crane, the state official who handled News & Observer reporters' requests for public information as they worked on a series about the state's mental health system reform. Watch an interview with Crane and excerpts from Gov. Mike Easley's press conference in response to the paper's investigation into mental health reform.
Footage: Travis Long, Scott Sharpe
Editing: Travis Long
Update - April 5, 2008: PIO alleges Gov. advised staff too delete public record emails.
Debbie Crane, the former N.C. Department of Health and Human Service's public affairs director who was fired in March 2008, alleges that Gov. Mike Easley's press office has a policy to delete email correspondence to his office. Her contention, if true, shows a violation of the state's public records law.
Footage: Travis Long, Scott Sharpe
Editing: Travis Long
Great 8 2008
The News & Observer's "Great 8" spotlights eight of the best and brightest music acts from the Raleigh Durham area. The 2008 edition featured twelve videos and eight acts including: Red Collar, Small World , Megafaun, I Was Totally Destroying It, Bowerbirds, Bull City, Scene Of The Crime Rovers, and Alina Simone.
The Trailer
Footage: Travis Long, Jason Arthurs, Rob Roberts, Juli Leonard
Editing: Travis Long
Small World
Footage: Jason Arthurs, Juli Leonard, Rob Roberts, Travis Long
Editing: Jason Arthurs
Scene of the Crime Rovers
Footage: Travis Long, Juli Leonard, Jason Arthurs
Editing: Travis Long
I Was Totally Destroying It
Footage Jason Arthurs
Editing Travis Long
Additional editing: Jason Arthurs
Footage: Jason Arthurs, Rob Roberts, Travis Long, Juli Leonard.
Still photography: Jason Arthurs
Editing: Jason Arthurs, Rob Roberts, Travis Long, Juli Leonard
Design: Tim Lee
Text: David Menconi
Production and programming: Rob Roberts
Dail: Life Unbarred
A forgotten child's nightgown pushed Dwayne Dail from wrong man to free man. Convicted of rape, he lost half his life in prison before DNA evidence found on the gown proved his innocence. Now free, Dail looks back and tries to make sense of a life unbarred.
Footage: Shawn Rocco, Travis Long
Interviews: Mandy Locke:
Stills: Shawn Rocco
Editing: Travis Long, Shawn Rocco
Additional editing: Rob Roberts
December 9, 2007: In late August, Dwayne Dail , 39, was exonerated after serving 18 years for a crime he didn't commit. A 12-year-old Goldsboro girl pointed to him as the man who raped her; a jury believed her. Dail spent half his life behind bars until the N.C. Center for Actual Innocence uncovered evidence containing DNA that authorities thought had been destroyed after Dail's trial.
Colleague Shawn Rocco and I got a call from a picture editor late in the evening Aug. 27, 2007. We were to drive to Goldsboro, NC the next morning where Dail was expected to be exonerated. Shawn shot stills and I shot video. Our reports had to be filed to newsobserver.com from the courthouse. This is the video I cut in the courthouse lobby:
Shawn stuck with Dail while all the other photographers and news crews packed it in to file their stories. That's him in the last few seconds of my news video running ahead of Dail while the rest of the photographers stopped at the curb. It payed off, as Shawn reporter Mandy Locke were able to develop a rapport with Dail and his family that allowed them to continue with this story.
A few weeks ago Shawn and Mandy traveled to Lehigh Acres, Fla to find out how Dail was coping with life out of prison. Shawn was in Florida for 2 1/2 days. He was responsible for shooting photos that would carry a Sunday page one display as well as video. This was Shawn's first foray into video (aside from a few daily breaking news videos he shot on a Canon S3). Before he left, I showed him how to hook a lav up to a Canon HV20 and off he went.
Shawn came back with amazing interview, b-roll and photos. After Shawn struggled in vain with iMovie, we decided to team up and hit the studio last Sunday. We started by writing sound bytes onto stickies that we organized into clusters on the window and door of the studio.
On Monday, multimedia producer and all-around ninja, Rob Roberts, envisioned a DVD-like piece that featured a main video with "extras" including video interview out takes, audio, photo galleries, and documents. The main video would be prominent and if folks were compelled after watching it, they could explore all the additional content Shawn and Mandy gathered. We would also debut FULL SCREEN video. It was going to take everything we had to get it live by Sunday.
Rob farmed out parts of the project while Shawn and I cut the main video. Rob went to work programming the shell based on the back end of our State Fair multimedia. We were aiming for a 4 to 5 minute video with three distinct parts: Prison, Exoneration and New Life. We used Shawn's new footage as well as the news video I shot in August. Shawn drove out to Nash Correctional facility on Monday to shoot some b-roll and get sound to fill out the Prison section.
By Thursday Shawn and I had the main video roughed out. We were asked to show it during the 4 p.m. editors' meeting. They liked what they saw (maybe too much). We were asked to get it on the site by noon on Friday to promote the Sunday story. Panic set in. Shawn and I were at least another day from having the video ready to go live and the multimedia components weren't ready either. We came to a compromise. We would put up a trailer by noon Friday. I whipped up a few text slides Friday morning at the breakfast table and tacked them on the end of the first 30 seconds of our rough cut.
Friday night, Rob tightened the screws, color corrected and put a sweet encode brew on the video. In the end I think we came up with something that served our readers pretty well. Now if I could just catch up on sleep.
Update – Frebruary 13, 2008: Dail: Life Unbarred featured in PDN magazine: PDN Magazine wrote a little diddy in this month's issue on "Dail: Life unbarred." I think Shawn got more photos in the magazine than he got in the paper. Too bad the article has us working for the Charlotte News & Observer. But hey, we'll take what we can get. Click to see the print article:
Update – April 9, 2008 "Dail: Life Unbarred" named offical honoree in 12th Annual Webby Awards for Public Service and Activism.
Update - March 30, 2008: NPPA Best of Potojournalism 2008 names "Dail Life Unbarred" 1st place Feature Video and Best Web video
Ian's Peace
Footage: Travis Long, Ethan Hyman
Interviews: Juli Leonard
Stills: Takaaki Iwabu, Juli Leonard,
Editing: Travis Long
Night projections: Travis Long, Rob Roberts
Music: "QKThr" Aphex Twin, licensed by Chrysalis
On June 23, 2007, News & Observer photojournalists Travis Long, Takaaki Iwabu, Ethan Hyman, and Juli Leonard visited the Eno Quarry in Durham to shoot video and still images for an in-house project on the quarry. The group had envisioned a light piece on swimming hole culture.
A few weeks later, they were contacted by the family of 18-year-old Ian Creath who had drowned in the quarry July 9, 2007. The family sought the last known video and photographs of him.
In the process of gathering photographs and video of Ian the group got to know his mother, Shawn Bailey. Her strong spirit and thoughtful remembrance of her son inspired this project.
When the N&O started its push towards video in June of 2007 our then director of multimedia, Robert Miller, broke the staff into five teams. We were to go make a video and the only rule was that the video had to involve water. Our team (Takaaki Iwabu, Ethan Hyman, Juli Leonard and myself) chose to pursue a video on the Eno Quarry swimming hole in Durham.
We lugged a boat-load of gear a mile into the woods and spent the whole day immersed in multimedia bliss. A few weeks after our visit, 18-year-old Ian Creath tragically drowned at the quarry. Ian's mother, Shawn Bailey, mentioned to the reporter who wrote the news story that Ian's brother, Lance, remembered seeing N&O photographers at the quarry a few weeks prior to Ian's death. I went through two hours of tape and didn't find any footage of him because we didn't interview Ian. I had no context.
About a month later, I was learning Final Cut Pro while using the quarry video as source material for practice. I was in the studio capturing video when I heard someone off camera call out Ian's name. I logged on myspace and found Ian's profile and was able to determine that we indeed had video of him. Takaaki went through all his photos from the day and found photographs of him as well.
Juli and I went to Ian's home to give his mother, Shawn, the raw video and prints. We talked with her for more than an hour She said when she visited the quarry she could not be sad and that it was a peaceful place that was special to Ian. We were struck by Shawn's candor and thoughtful remembrance of her son.
We pitched a story. Then we followed up with a formal audio interview and two more visits to the quarry (one visit with Shawn and another with a gasoline generator to do some night projections with our original footage of Ian).
We were able to get veteran writer Martha Quillin onboard and the story was slated as a Sunday features display.
In the end, we came out with a 50 inch feature story, some nicely displayed photos and the video online.
It truly was a collaborative effort that developed over weeks and weeks. Ethan's original footage of Ian, Takaaki and Juli's still photographs, Juli's thoughtful audio interview and a solid week worth of video editing resulted in a piece I'm pretty darn proud to be associated with.
Perhaps the most rewarding part of this whole project was this letter to the editor from Shawn:
Dear Editor,
I commend your staff for the wonderful job on "Ian's Peace." Martha Quillin, Travis Long, and Juli Leonard were spectacular during the process of creating the tribute to my son. Not only was the project of highest quality, but they truly "entered in" –as much concerned for my personal journey of grief as they were interested in procuring a story.
The article and video are treasured gifts, but equally cherished will be the memory of these three compassionate people who have been an integral facet to my healing. When they accompanied me to the quarry, they just let me be what I needed to be—let the words come, but also allowed the silence. It felt like a sacred time.
I realize there were others who invested in the birth of this gift to my family and me. I sincerely offer my gratitude to those individuals as well.
Some aspects of humanity disenchanted Ian. Yet, there are so many stories of how he used this frustration as a catalyst to make a difference. In his laid back, brilliant way, he pointed us to a better moment, or simply made us smile. May we all be so deliberately invested.
Update – April 9, 2008: "Ian's" Peace" named as official honoree for Documentary Individual Episode in the 12th Annual Webby Awards.
The Rez
Cherokee, or the Qualla Boundary (more than 56,000 acres held in trust by the federal government), is home to about 9,000 of the 13,000 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains and bordering the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Cherokee is surrounded by some of North Carolina's most breathtaking scenery.
During the 1940s and '50s, seasonal tourism overtook logging as the mainstay of Cherokee's economy. Indian iconography and relics of 1950s and '60s tourism coexist with chain hotels and fast-food restaurants. In 1997 the tribe opened the glitzy, upscale Harrah's Cherokee Casino, one of the largest employers in North Carolina west of Charlotte. Gaming has pumped hundreds of millions into Cherokee's long impoverished economy, making Cherokee a powerful economic force in Western North Carolina.
Along with other changes in Cherokee has come the desire to move beyond the stereotyped images associated with the town, to embrace instead a more authentic representation of tribal heritage.