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Night Clarity
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases, places on Sunday, July 31, 2011
I hadn't plan to post today, but as sometimes happens in life -- and definitely in SL -- one thing led to another and a journey was underway. The details aren't important. The end result is that I found myself at BSG EXODUS II, a role play sim.
I donned my visitors tag and went out for a brief tour. And you know -- of course you do -- that I had to take some photos along the way. As I was shooting I noticed that my eyes had a very glazed look to them. (Toooo much wine last night? Perhaps.) And then I remembered that BOTHER had just released some night goggles. Now that was perfect timing. So here I am stylishly attired in an alternative world.
The worlds might have been destroyed. Metal mistakes of our past pursue. Characters facing their greatest challenges despite being fallible. Everyone gets to be a hero when you can never go home again. RDM Battlestar Galactica inspired role play sim.
Click the goggles to move them when not in use. While I consider these more of a photography prop *wink*, here is the info about the HUD and usage:
Also included with the goggles is the nightvision HUD. Go into mouselook to activate the nightvision, the HUD also has a built in radar and avatar targeting system. While in mouselook aim the crosshairs at the avatar you wish to target and type /100get. When the avatar has been successfully targetted the avatars profile picture and avatar name will be displayed at the right.
Hair: Magika Hair // Roots Edition // Luna
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: PEKAS shadow warrior
Accessories: BOTHER.Night vision goggles (new)
Poses by: Amacci
Sweet Chica
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts, poses, sneak peak on Saturday, July 30, 2011
If you love all thing girlie, you'll want to be on the lookout for a new AO releasing this coming week from Vista Animations. Sweet Chica (young girl in Spanish) is filled with poses that make your smile and remind you that innocence is still around for some folks. Based on the full-featured AOs of late, this -- like my Most Wanted AO -- breaths.
There are dances and arm position choices as well as many walks and stands. I admit the buttons and menus seem to go on forever, but once you spend a little time with the choices it all comes clear -- well mostly. I admit I have been doing lots of things this week so I am learning as I go along.
I only have the first edition beta to go by so I can't comment on the finished AO, but as you can see from the photos, pretty poses abound. They move easily from one to another and cycle in a manner that makes them very natural.
Most of you know that I am not all that feminine, but I bet I could fool you wearing this AO *wink*. So get to the store and hop on a pose stand when these become available. Maybe you can unlock that inner chica!
Hair: = Hal*Hina = Hair -sasha- [cassis brown]
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: -LaViere- Short Puffy Caridgan (Strawberry) Poupee Hunt; Bang Bang - Boho Romper
Shoes: *GF* Wedge Tong Sandal "Sunny" -peach
Accessories: []::Tuli::[] Pouch hip belt group special
Poses by: Vista Animations
Midsummer Night's Dream
For those of you following my machinima experiments, a new music video is up at You Tube. Midsummer Night's Dream features dances from the Vista Animations Most Wanted AO including chimera use as well as outfits from Bang Bang (shown here) and Yasum Designs. If you have a fast connection, be sure and watch in High Definition and full screen. On a good You Tube hour it is crystal clear.
Chic Aeon walks away smiling.
The Usual Suspects
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunt
I am adding to and reposting from last night as I have NEWNESS this morning that is so cute it would be a shame to leave it out! There are goodies in the deviousMind sim hunt from (*chanimations too. Three boxes gets you props, poses and posestand and this oh so cute vintage backdrop.
There has been a strange commotion one of these nights at deviousMind sim, excited voices everywhere, press, flashlights… the exact circumstances are not quite certain; it might be, that the busy chiefs of police are too involved in investigations to issue a statement. It would seem, that all residents of said sim, so far known as a peaceful place, are still in shock about the deed of crime – or in possession of a knowledge they are not willing to share.
At any rate, investigations are going on.
And apparently you found a clue - or at least one of the missing items of our deviousMind SIM HUNT!
(btw, if you'd like to read up on some background stories for the hunt, have a look at our blog! http://chanimations.deviousmind.net/2011/07/26/devioushunt-suspect-01/ is where it all starts ;-D)
A late night reminder for those of you oohing and aahing over the "In the Beginning There Was Purple" outfits *wink*, that the hunt at the deviousMind sim has begun. Along with the luscious burlesque outfit you can find a set of cute little topper hats, with yummy detailing from Cupcakes and Poetry.
Other prizes include the lounging pillow with multiple animations and some VERY cute wicker baskets, both from Captain's Quarters. Some Moroccan style hanging lanterns are an additional prize. Sadly I had run out of prims everywhere this eve so you will have to discover their look for yourselves. Three colors are in the set. Very exotic!
The deviousMind sim is ADULT. You will need "payment info on file" (/me waves hand) OR adult verification. If you haven't checked out getting verified of late, it is a simple matter of clicking "yes I really was born on ...". Honestly, this means nothing now (head shaking here) but it will get you into the sim for an adventure and some nice prizes.
Top photo suit from sf design.
Hair: Maitreya Piper II - Copper
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: !dM MissDhalia - corset/AB **PATRIARCH*** (a tiny part of a big set)
Shoes: BAX Prestige Boots Black Leather
Accessories: ::C&P:: The Chandra Tophat (black leather)
Poses by: Vista Animations Most Wanted AO
Morning Gardening
Posted by Chic Aeon in color challenge on Friday, July 29, 2011
A busy day for me so I am posting my color of the week a bit early. Back in food mode again, our target hue is "melon", a not particularly well represented color in my closet. I did however have a couple of items that fit the bill. I remade my sock tops from a Tuli gift long ago into tallish leg warmers and borrowed the melons from the Bayou (available at LISP $10 and under area).
Hair: Amacci Hair Lena ~ Natural Brown
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing:[croire] sheer pattern leggings ; ~*INDIE ROSE*~ Silk Blouse (j) {Peach}
Shoes: Japanese Lucky Cricket Sandle
Accessories: ::IZUMIYA::PB_Glove; kaWaii-Spring fling- In my Garden Belt
Poses by: Vista Animations AO
Windlight Shadows
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Thursday, July 28, 2011
For those of you who have been following my Windlight and shadow posts over the last year or so, I have an announcement. While my Radeon graphics card still has those nasty edges and won't work for print photos, it is just FINE for video. The video gets compressed a few times giving you a slight Gaussian blur even in high definition.
Experimentation proved my assumptions correct and along the creative journey I got voice working (who KNEW you had to configure your mic in Win7?) and found that my audio editing software from 2000 (yes that is not a typo) works just fine on Win 7 - 64. So with lots of techie goodness under my belt, I am ready to move onward in my machinima adventure.
In the meantime, here is a fun video on shadows and Windlight. Music, voice overs, captions -- I wonder what will be the next NEW thing for me. Ah, I remember *wink*. I will keep you updated.
My outfit is made up of mostly old favorites with that same newish necklace from Kosh. It seems to be my style and we can always use a little crystalline help.
Watch Windlight Shadows at You Tube>>>
Hair: !!Calico Ingmann Creations!! Tracy
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: PARADISIS Cold Kiss : Sweater top black; *TuttiFrutti* Peace & Love Inc. Low Jeans
Accessories: KOSH- OLEN NECKLACE -
Poses by: Vista AO
All Business
Adding some tried and true classics and a recent release necklace from KOSH gives me that "I mean business but I am still a gal" air.
Hair: Exile Fastball eclipse
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: **MIS** Shattered Glass set; PARADISIS Cold Kiss : Sweater top grey ; E d e n. short jacket (blue plaid)
Shoes: BAX Prestige Boots Black Leather
Accessories: *bc* Social handbag - Black; DECO - Analyst Glasses - Licorice; KOSH- OLEN NECKLACE
Poses by: Everglow
Watch Me Breathe
Posted by Chic Aeon in poses on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
I splurged today and purchased a new AO from Vista Animations. The MOST WANTED AO V1.2 EX comes packed with so many options it takes a large expandable HUD to house the buttons. Luckily it collapses down to a minimal size. Since I needed to practice my filming skills and adding music (TURN UP THE VOLUME), I took the opportunity to make a quick video.
My purchase -- a rare occasion -- goes to show that sometimes those hunts really do bring in customers. I had some extremely nice (off the floor) prizes from Vista in the MOOLTO hunt not long ago. This lead me back to look for dances for my filming escapade. And that lead me to perusing the AOs. While not inexpensive, this is a terrific bargain for all you get. Honestly there must be fifty or so options in the hud -- maybe more. I am still playing and have just begun to discover all the things it can do.
Wednesday Edit: This Flickr issue has apparently been fixed and anyone should be able to see the video.
If you have a Flickr account you can view the video here.
OK, here is the You Tube link. Clearer on Flickr, but at least everyone can get to this :D.
Hair: *Dura* MHOH limited hair
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: Yasum*Summer Hippi
Poses by: Vista Animations
Purple Leopard
A quick post to let you know I am still around, just in machinima mode and having lots of fun with that. AND to show off this new Animal Ripped Tank from Shantal. All layers are included -- even tattoo. Other colors are available including blue and green. I was happy to receive the purple version so I could wear my Kim Plays Bass Bracelets from Ticky Tacky -- oldies but goodies.
Hair: Calico Ingmann Creations Mimi - Raven
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: PARADISIS Satine : pants black;
Accessories: *Ticky Tacky* Kim Plays Bass Bracelets - Purple Plaid
Poses by: Amacci
Beach Bunny
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts on Sunday, July 24, 2011
A quick post to highlight a couple of very cute hunt gifts from the PouPee Hunt. The Mexican shawl waist wrap is from graph*. Two versions are in the pack; the guys have not been left out. Happily it goes nicely with one of three bandeau tops from Miseria in the same hunt. Get out there and find those little red dolls!
Hair: Calico Ingmann Creations Mimi - Chestnut
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: PARADISIS Flirty Jeans : Blue Medium; [Miseria] Plaid Bandeau - Blueberry
Shoes: Baiastice_Maxine Wedge-brown pyton
Accessories: .:Pelletteria Morrisey:. Studded bag - POE gift; graph* mexican scarf-girl; miel - CHUM bracelet; [Baubles] Oversized Hoop Earring
Poses by: Niqotine (NLA)
In The Beginning There Was Purple
Posted by Chic Aeon in color challenge, freebies, hair, hunts, new releases on Friday, July 22, 2011
We are heading towards the homestretch (week 38) of our 52 weeks of color with this week's choice a mind-boggling hue called "patriarch". Who knew there was a color by that name? Not I. Patriarch is definitely in the red-violet family, a color we most often call purple. I have a few things in my wardrobe that would have worked for this post, but all were older and you have seen them before, even if you don't remember.
I was chatting with Chandra ( deviousMind and (*chanimations) the other morn and asked her if I had anything of hers that might be that color. I figured that she would remember her designs better than I could. In the end there was nothing.
Well, that wasn't exactly the end. Somewhere along they way, Chandra volunteered to make a new outfit in that color.
Like most creative folks, she seems to get wrapped up in the process of making. Where the process leads? That can be anyone's guess. There were feathers and tattoos and a burlesque train -- all on my request. Then came a purple nightclub with some luscious wallpaper that somehow got missed in my photography. The stage will be released as a prop in the near future. Obviously she needed to do something with all this designing besides make "ME" an outfit in purple *wink*. As the clock began its count toward midnight (getting that drama in here) she gave me an official "press release" of sorts.
The new costume "Miss Dhalia" upcoming from deviousMind, is a pre-official-release as sim-hunt gift in "PATRIARCH!" deviousMind is going to get a new devious mind (literally) so the hunt is basically to celebrate the re-opening of her store, and well.. all of us are making presents :-)The hunt date is soon. Watch Chandra's blog to get the news even before I will.
One thing many of us have learned from this adventure through the color wheel, is that perception (and possibly video cards) lead to many versions of our flavor of the week pigment. I have done my best to be creative with the photo capture for this shoot. Drama was already guaranteed!
And did we have FUN.
Hair: *Dura* Summer group gift(Black) just out - also comes in blond
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: !dM MissDhalia in PATRIARCH
Shoes: BAX Prestige Boots Black Leather
Accessories: !dM MissDhalia in PATRIARCH
Poses by:LAP, chanimations, niqotine (NLA)
And The Winner Is - ME
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment
I won the second Hair Fair contest!
In the aftermath of some very derogatory remarks about my ability to take a good photo *smile*, it is especially rewarding to BE rewarded for doing so. Chandra (maker of this outfit) will be thrilled that I am now a pro Flickr member -- meaning that I better get my posterior in gear and do something with all that space. I am thinking machinima maybe. We'll see.
Thanks to everyone at the Hair Fair. I really do think it was the best to date. And I still really LOVE this hair.
See the official post here.
Little Girl Stuff
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts, new releases on Thursday, July 21, 2011
The PouPee Hunt has started. Lots of things for those young at heart. While many items in the hunt are simply too girly for me, there are bound to be some things that are "just right" and I plan to look for them soon. I actually cheated a bit and looked at the Flickr pages before I set out this late afternoon. So here you see two picks from a long list of nice shops. First up is this cute and well fitting linen romper from Pesca. Be sure and check the lucky boards when you venture over; they are popular.
My clever necklace is a new release from *JD*DESIGN called ALL U NEED. Fun!
I admit that I really hate huge beds. I have thrown away dozens of beautifully made designs because they were almost as big as my house. So when I saw this "little girl (or guy) " bed from Art Dummy, I thought it might be perfect for me -- and it is. The animations are stellar and fit me very well. Yeah! I even like the little bunny hanging over the end of the bed. Very cute.
The official hunt page with hints and SLURLS (not matching the stores) is here.
Hair: Magika Hair // Roots Edition // Luna
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: :pesca:LINEN rompers
Shoes: ~*INDIE ROSE*~ Strap Chunky Heels
Accessories: *JD* NECKLACE ALL U NEED
Poses by: Amacci and the bed
Communing With Nature
There are so many outdoors spaces in our virtual land.
Finesmith has a new collection out for 55 Thursday. Choose from necklace, bracelet or earrings. There are also some very large (VERY LARGE) statement making hoop earrings in various colors that are bound to be fun!
Hair: -dDx- Ariadne
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: PARADISIS Flirty Jeans : Used; .:A&M:. Boho Chic Top Orange and Red
Accessories: Finesmith Wild Bracelet and Necklace
Poses by: Lauria (includes butterflies)
A Little Effort
With just a little bit of effort you can bring home two very nice hunt prizes. First up is this table and chair set attachment from The Julia Collection on the cupcake hunt. Especially appropriate if you are in a "mood" (knives are a reoccurring theme in this design *wink*), no prims are needed in this attachment with pose.
The oh so cute "boy hair" is from Dura on the MHOH6.
Can you believe this is the SIXTH hunt designed to get the guys looking better? It seems like only yesterday the first one debuted on the grid.
This prize is easy to find. Out in plain site, a group notice went out in the early morning hours so expect a crowd. The hair comes with and without resizer in JUST this dark brown shade. There is a textured tannish twist tie in back. I love this!
And that's the news from my neck of the woods.
The Absence of Color
Posted by Chic Aeon in MALE FASHION, places, shopping on Tuesday, July 19, 2011
If you love camo, then checking out the store's offerings will be a pleasure.
Not everything is military of course, but there is plenty in that vein. Shown here are both vest and rucksack as well as some well worn jeans.
The backpack is particularly nice with a netting layer over the camouflage cloth.
All prim items are manual mod. The backpack is sized for guys, so tiny ladies will need to do a bit of prim manipulation for fine fitting.
This was the first sim I had visited who had set their windlight and asked if you would change to it. I did. With misty lighting and snow abounding, it was an interesting shoot.
Some friendly folks tried to chat me up. I of course was deep into photography mode and didn't notice their IM until I was done shooting :D.
While this sim is action packed with shooting and such, it doesn't seem to be a role play sim. I wore my visitor tag anyway, hopefully letting them know I wasn't their for the melee.
Style notes will be simple for this. All clothing and accessories are from BOTHER except for the tee which comes from funkstar. Chav's military boots are from the Mootool Hunt of last month courtesy of Aliza Karu.
Poses by: Diesel Works
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts on Monday, July 18, 2011
Hot summer days, cool breezes from the ocean, a bike ride in the park -- all good things. The Seasons Hunt has been a big hit judging from the traffic and the blog posts. I have my favorites of course, and I especially wanted to mention the beautifully designed cottage from L2 Studio.
I loved the Tuscon House from the last hunt, and this one is even more special. The textures are lovely, small scaled and wonderfully rendered. The design is open, inviting and quaint in its own way. One of my favorite parts once again are the slow opening shutters. The upstairs bedroom (well in my imagination anyway) is SO nice. Let in the fresh air! At 85 prims for the main Hot July House plus a few prims for optional items, this is not a "512" house, but it will work for lots of folks and is definitely worth hunting for. This is an easy to find prize actually *wink*.
By now most everyone will recognize the pose bike from [what next]. Three unisex poses that should work for most everyone and a cute basket filled with shopping goodies makes it a great prop. You could even rez it on your porch if you have some prims to spare.
I absolutely love these earrings from PIDIDDLE. Part of a hunt in June, they sat around in my folder waiting for something "coral". The finely textured bodysuit from sur+ on the Seasons Hunt is a great match. I added some white jeans after this shoot and I am ready for some sunny relaxation.
Hair: Amacci Hair Shyla ~ Coffee
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: sur+ [creamsicle bodysuit seamed]
Accessories: PIDIDDLE - Coral Earring - Snapper - IvoryPearl
Poses by: the bike, LAP (new)
Of Ravens And Boas
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases, shopping
Most of us like playing dress up. The new LaMadame sets from !dM deviousMind definitely entice us to explore and imagine. While the boas and corsets are the stars -- in my score card anyway -- the sets offer many options including a long skirt and a choice of pant colors.
Two boa styles are included; long and asymmetrical -- drama abounds.
Both corset and demi bra come with strategically placed tattoos. Mixing and matching possibilities are abundant.
The sets come in black, pearl, blue, gold, pink, purple and red.
This pearl necklace from MB Style no longer qualifies as a new release *smile*. It has been sitting in my newness folder languishing away the days waiting for a perfect match. The Jacqueline beads have finally found a partner. Tis a happy day.
It took a little sleuthing, but you can find the beads here!
Hair: [RA] Jess Hair - Brown Bittersweet
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: !dM deviousMind: "LaMadame" **PEARL**
Accessories: MB Style - Beads Jacqueline; cigarette holder NLA
Poses by: Diesel Works, Juxtapose


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The Art Collection
Apotheosis of Washington
Painted in the true fresco technique by Constantino Brumidi in 1865 in the eye of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
It is set into a plaza that includes, on the east, the Ulysses S. Grant memorial; to its west is a tree-dotted grassy area that extends to Third Streets, NW and SW. Nearby tourist destinations include the United States Capitol, the U.S. Botanic Garden, and the museums and galleries along the Mall.
The Capitol Reflecting Pool was included in master plans for the Washington Mall area prepared by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill in the 1960s and 1970s to reduce vehicular traffic on the Mall and facilitate pedestrian and recreational use. (Other elements of the plan were the creation of the Third Street tunnel under the Mall and the relocation of a memorial to Civil War General George G. Meade from the northwest section of Union Square; that memorial now stands near the intersection of Constitution Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.) The new pool was designed to serve as a counterpart to the one at the western end of the Mall, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Since its completion in 1971, it has been a popular attraction. The broad, gently sloped limestone coping and the steps that lead down from ground level afford seating for visitors as they enjoy the reflections of the U.S. Capitol, the surrounding sights, and the sky as well as the ducks and seagulls that often swim in the pool.
The Art Collection
Painted in the true fresco technique by Constantino Brumidi in 1865 in the eye of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

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Accordion Paper Lantern Balls
Luna Bazaar's paper accordion lanterns are available in our tried-and-true palette of signature colors - making them a go-to option to add a dash of color to your party decorations. They look beautiful when hung, either up in a strand or within a bouquet of other paper decorations. Easy-peasy accordion lanterns look great on their own, but even better with a little LED lighting inside (try our LED10's!). Time to clean up after the party? Simply fold away to store for future use.


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Hotel Bareiss in Baiersbronn in the Black Forest is the perfect holiday destination in every season with fun and games for the children and relaxing activities for the adults, including wellness, shopping, hiking and fine dining. In the Bareiss gourmet restaurant, Claus-Peter Lumpp and his team compose exquisite dishes – immaculately executed and bursting with almost opulent flavour, ideally combining elegant presentation and digestibility.
Like many other top German chefs, the award of the third Michelin star heralded a period of spiraling growth for Claus-Peter Lumpp. From the very start, the Swabian chef's creations have been inspired by classic French cuisine, to which he adds his own personal touches to create absolutely top-class dishes that are simply bursting with flavour.
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
Edward Gibbon, in the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776), describes the dangers of a unified Empire, in comparison to a Europe divided into a number of independent states, where the opponent of tyranny has nowhere to escape:
The slave of Imperial despotism, whether he was condemned to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent despair. To resist was fatal, and it was impossible to fly. On every side he was encompassed with a vast extent of sea and land, which he could never hope to traverse without being discovered, seized, and restored to his irritated master.
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When reading this passage one is struck by its similarities to E.L. Jones, The European Miracle (1981, 1987) in which he states that free institutions emerged in Europe precisely because there was no universal empire but rather a multiplicity of rivalrous states which had to compete to get or retain labour and capital. When a state did introduce despotic legislation the citizens could and did move elsewhere. Gibbon understands this and feels for the "slave of imperial despotism" in a unified state, with his "gilded chain" but nowhere to hide from his "irritated master". He sadly concludes that in such a society "to resist was fatal, and it was impossible to fly".


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A landslide is a mass movement of material, such as rock, earth or debris, down the slope of a hill or cliff. They can happen suddenly or move slowly over long periods of time.
Landslides are classified by their type of movement. The four main types of movement are:
Landslides can be classified as just one of these movements or, more commonly, can be a mixture of several.
At the BGS we study the landslides that happen in the UK. Large landslides occur around the world and also in the sea.
A landslide may occur because the strength of the material is weakened. This reduces the power of the 'glue' that cements the rock or soil grains together. Located on a slope, the rock is then no longer strong enough to resist the forces of gravity acting upon it.
Several factors can increase a slopes susceptibility to a landslide event:


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I've been hearing that Wikipedia has been deleting some of their Naruto content, which does prove to have a bit of an attribution issue to it. So it's time to decide, should we continue using attribution, or push everything to the side so that we can Import and merge instead.
I should first explain what both are:
- Attribution
- All attributed articles have the {{Wikipedia}} template at the top.
- The template can be removed after we have significantly improved the article.
- Things can be copied to different names. So we can copy Wikipedia:Jiraiya (naruto) to Jiraiya instead of copying it to Jiraiya (naruto) then moving it.
- Any user can move Wikipedia content here with this method.
- This poses possible GFDL issues... If a page is deleted, the attribution links are no longer valid, And therefore we're violating the GFDL because authors are no longer attributed.
- Import/Export
- The entire history of the article is preserved so we do not need to add the {{Wikipedia}} template to the page.
- We never half to link back to Wikipedia as the origin of the article because the list of authors is preserved in our own history.
- Import/Export cannot change names... If we are to copy Wikipedia:Jiraiya (naruto) it will be placed at Jiraiya (naruto) and then we'll half to move it.
- Normal users cannot Import, for this to work a Sysop needs to Export the Wikipedia pages then Import them here.
- There are no GFDL issues, Even if Wikipedia deletes a page, we have the entire article history here, so we never half to worry about a page being deleted and our links becoming invalid.
- Because we already have pages like Naruto Uzumaki in place, we actually half to move all our current articles to another space out of the way, and then import all the Naruto articles here.
If you're wondering what the steps for Import/Export are:
- Staff create a namespace such as Archive: for all our current articles to be moved to.
- I have a bot move all the articles in the Main namespace to the Archive: namespace.
- I Export all the Naruto related articles on Wikipedia with their histories into XML files.
- I alter the XML files to append @wikipedia.org to everyone's username to identify where the users are located.
- I then Import the XML files here.
- We move the (naruto) appended articles to proper names and delete the (naruto) pages.
- We split the articles up into their own articles.
- We format the articles again to work with our Wiki and replace/remove/add the templates as we need.
- We then copy bits of our old articles in the Archive: namespace into the imported articles to merge our own work into the articles.
- We then merge the histories of our articles with the imported ones and remove the ones in the Archive: namespace.
- When we're done importing and merging everything, we have the staff remove the Archive: namespace.
Anyone got any questions?
If you're wondering about me... I'm kinda thinking that the nicest method of doing things would be to Import/Export. If you're wondering about the advantages I'm thinking of:
- We don't need to use those ugly {{Wikipedia}} templates anymore.
- We don't have people working on old bad articles that have not yet been updates with a proper Wikipedia copy.
- We don't half to worry about Wikipedia deleting pages that we have attribution links to.
- We can freely manage all the content here because we never half to go back to Wikipedia to copy another missing article.
- ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Aug 28, 2007 @ 01:39 (UTC)
So the war has finally reached its surviving refuge. Anyway I support the Import as its the only one where we can save valueable info if the articles are deleted. Give me the power to do so (and instructions on how) and I could do the task of importing and stuff. Though time is running out...school years starting....TheUltimate3 02:29, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
What I see as the main problem of the method you call "attribution" is indeed the ugly template: in fact, it has to be added to all articles when they are derived from one shitty list, and be kept until the content start to look completely different from the original. However, the method you call "imports" has much more problems: it's not only the matter of writing a script that will copy and paste all histories. The main work will be in rewriting all those articles in Narutopedia style and (most of the time) reverting changes to more sensible ones - right now all current versions on Wikipedia contain far too little info. Besides, there's a lot of vandalism going on in Wikipedia, so you'll also be importing thousands and thousands of edit wars with people who wanted the Fourth to be called Arashi or the blue-haired Akatsuki to be named Heren. Don't make me start on them using different layout templates and differently named images... And by the way, there are no GFDL issues with deleted articles because the copyright law has no subject in that case, Wikipedia itself is no more responsible for it, and people who were the contributors will be happy to know their work didn't end in vain.
A bit off the topic, but I think it would be much more useful to write a bot that'll check all articles for duplicates (for every "X Y" a page "Y X" should either not exist or be a redirect) and insert something like a {{merge}} template in the case of duplicate articles and a redirect in case of non-existing stuff in characters categories.
What I counter-propose is:
- First of all, we do not incorporate any of Wikipedia content. At all. We will use Wikipedia as a source: its contents will be reworked in our pages, and it will be credited at the end of the page among other references.
- Then, a {{better}} template should be made that will contain text in the lines of "The topic of this article is better covered by following article: (link)". That link can also be a Wikipedia link.
- The contributors then will not lose all the work they've already done, and will not be overwhelmed by the amount of new work awaiting them and depressed about it. We will just browse through a category with all articles with better Wikipedia counterparts, open a wikipedia article in another window and start comparing, copying and extending the existing stuff with what they got (or rather what they used to have) there.
That's my view on the problem. We simply lack the sheer manpower to deal with all the imported articles, and I'm afraid the wiki'll turn into one big mess. --Radaghast 12:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, but there is a GFDL issue. It's not a copyright issue, but an issue of complying with the very license we use. Every author needs to be attributed and that's what the history pages are for. But since our source has no history we're no longer attributing a number of the authors.
Not using Wikipedia content goes against the focus of the WGEP. Wikipedia has plenty of good articles for us to use. The reason we use Wikipedia content, is because we don't want to be simply copying the same idea that http://anime-wiki.org is already doing. They are the ones creating articles from scratch. We're the ones taking Wikipedia content and expanding that into more comprehensive guides. As for the manpower of converting those articles do remember a few things:
- We have very few articles that were properly copied. Most of our articles are actually copies of Wikipedia articles that are out of date and haven't even had many edits to them other than minor changes that were probably already done in more up to date WP articles. Or articles that amount to a few paragraphs that are complete generalizations that Wikipedia has already expanded on. We already have a lot of work to do, this is just another method of doing that.
- Manpower doesn't matter, nor does time. The point of a wiki is that everyone can edit it, and it lasts forever. It doesn't matter if something isn't done now. Because in say, 20 years when someone comes along and sees the site. It'll still be here and they can then edit it.
- One of the key features of a wiki, is the fact that is is never complete. Whatever you do, a wiki keeps going and going. As long as Wiki exists our wiki exists. As long as people exist, we have potential readers and contributors. As long as we have a wiki, we have more we can work on in it.
As for those bits about templates, categories, and edit wars. Lemme do try out some stuff, I know I can exclude entire revisions from imports, but I have an idea or two to help me view those diffs and modify those revs. As for the templates, interlanguage, and interwiki, and category... I can pull out half those issues with a bot or two. And that includes half the template issues. ^_^ We have all the time in the world to do this...
TheUltimate3, ^_^ don't worry about importing on your own. Export/Import is a simple set of GET and POST requests. I can GET the exports from Wikipedia using a bot to get past the annoying revision limits. And then modify the xml files on my computer to append @wikipedia.org to the usernames, and also try and pull out some of those useless war edits. Mostly the vandalism and their reverts, page moves, and edits which contributed to either side of a war. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Aug 29, 2007 @ 08:49 (UTC)
Well if we are going to that import thing
I suggest we do it NOW. List of Akatsuki Members was completely deleted, and all the Naruto pages could go along with it very quick "due to lack of sources" because everyone knows the material it comes from is not valid. /sarcasm. So if the bot is already importing them, then we should try to make it a little faster...--TheUltimate3 19:22, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- ^_^ The task will first need a bit if a request from the staff for that Archive: namespace, and a bot will move all our pages there. And I can code a bot to do Export/Import. Though I was working on a script to let me see revisions and diffs inside of a Dump and remove parts of the dump. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Aug 31, 2007 @ 04:23 (UTC)


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from the dropping-knowledge deptThe comment voted most insightful this week is a response to a comment on our post about US Copyright Register Maria Pallante claiming that copyright is "for the artist first and for the nation second." The commenter argued that she was correct, and people were making up the idea that copyright law was for the nation. Karl schooled that person by providing some citations to both the Congressional record and the Supreme Court that makes it clear that copyright is to benefit the public.
You are 100% wrong. The primary purpose of copyright is to benefit the public, a fact that has been reiterated by Congress and the Supreme Court, repeatedly:This is such a great comment, that I'm probably going to write some more about it this upcoming week, so stay tuned for that.
The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress under the terms of the Constitution is not based on any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but upon the ground that the welfare of the public will be served and progress of science and useful arts will be promoted by securing to authors forr limited periods the exclusive right to their writings. The Constitution does not establish copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant such rights if it thinks best. Not primarily for the benefit of the author, but primarily for the benefit of the public such rights are given. Not that any particular class of citizens, however worthy, may benefit, but because the policty is believed to be for the benefit of the great body of people, in that it will stimulate writing and invention, to give some bonus to authors and inventors.- H.R. Rep. No. 60-2222
In enacting a copyright law, Congress must consider two questions: First, how much will the legislation stimulate the producer and so benefit the public; and second, how much will the monopoly granted be detrimental to the public? The granting of such exclusive rights under the proper terms and conditions, cofers a benefit upon the public that outweighs the evils of the temporary monopoly.
It may seem unfair that much of the fruit of the compiler's labor may be used by others without compensation. As Justice Brennan has correctly observed, however, this is not "some unforeseen byproduct of a statutory scheme."... It is, rather, "the essence of copyright," ... and a constitutional requirement. The primary objective of copyright is not to reward the labor of authors, but "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts."- Feist v. Rural
The limited scope of the copyright holder's statutory monopoly, like the limited copyright duration required by the Constitution, reflects a balance of competing claims upon the public interest: Creative work is to be encouraged and rewarded, but private motivation must ultimately serve the cause of promoting broad public availability of literature, music, and the other arts. The immediate effect of our copyright law is to secure a fair return for an "author's" creative labor. But the ultimate aim is, by this incentive, to stimulate artistic creativity for the general public good.- Twentieth Century Music v. Aiken
The sole interest of the United States and the primary object in conferring the monopoly lie in the general benefits derived by the public from the labors of authors.- Fox Film Corp. v. Doyal
I could understand the usual kneejerk anti-Techdirt trolls lying about this.
But when the person who is supposed to be in charge of copyright doesn't even know this basic fact, it's time for her to be fired.
Coming in second was a comment from Killer Tofu responding to the story about the White House hinting at a new SOPA in its annual "IP Enforcement" report. KT had a simple suggestion:
How about the US stop trying to make laws to control the rest of the world. I don't know hardly any Americans at all that like how our government makes us all look like controlling imperialistic bastards.Moving on, we have Jay with a post that he admits upfront is somewhat controversial, but it has to do with the unintended consequences of prohibition -- specifically when it comes to prostitution (the article was about public pressure against Backpage for allowing "adult services" ads).
How about we try to get our own laws in order first. When most of the population doesn't agree with the laws they are trying to pass to control us or anyone else in the world, how about the government consult the people and actually listen. Then we can arrive at much more reasonable laws. It would be a lot better than their current procedure of ask the public for opinions, then ignore everything they hear so they can pass some bill written by a lobbyist instead.
Or, and for the record, even when our laws do become much more reasonable instead of the copyright insanity that exists today, we STILL don't want our government trying to force our views down other country's throats.
I'm going to say a few things that people may not understand. The human trafficking problem is significant, but there really is a solution. If you notice, the problem with human trafficking is the same one we have for drugs, the same one we have for piracy, the same one we had for alcohol...That isn't to say the profession is a good thing, but by making it illegal and pushing it underground, you automatically increase the value to criminal operations, which leads to some very serious problems, such as people being more or less forced into the situation. I don't know that I fully agree with Jay about the "solution," but I definitely think there are better ways to deal with things than the way it's handled now.
It's prohibition. We put more cops on the street to enforce laws and it doesn't help the situation at all. We have people preaching about the morality of these girls being pimped and prostituted while we do very little to help these women get out of their situation. As evidenced by the NY Sex Trade, women can actually do better if they want to go it alone. But the key point here: we're not doing a lot to protect women from pimps or police officers.
If women had a choice to be an escort (or a real estate agent...) and the trade is regulated (ie government taxes it) we could have less women forced into sexual slavery from out of the country. There are a number of countries that have proven this such as Ontario and the Netherlands. If that's to be your choice, the government shouldn't try to punish a woman who they have failed to protect. And they fail to protect these girls, not from the trade, but by creating unsafe environments that can cause them to be jailed for the world's oldest profession or having to rely on pimps that may physically hurt them (although the pimping business has shifted as well since most of the need for pimps in the form of protection are gone)
What we have here is a recognition that our morality can not change what people do on a massive scale. We don't need to continuously attack areas where people congregate to force consumers (of whatever material) to purchase inferior goods. What is sorely needed is a recognition that markets are changing, be it the sex trade or music goods and that the laws might need to change along with our new realities.
Finally on the insightful side, we've got Ed C. explaining that big media has never been about serving customers well:
The sad truth is that big media has never really been about the customers, or the talent. It's about using their money and clout to own media, just so they can control who gets to see it and how. They don't make money by making content. They can't! These middlemen don't have a creative bone in them. They make their money by selling their services, such as reproduction, distribution and advertising, to those who really create the content. For instance, the MPAA studios constantly took movie trailers down from free sites like YouTube. Why would movie productions pay them billions annually to use their mandatory promotional services if they could simply get them from a third party for free? It's the same reason why they don't want anyone else to replace their reproduction and distribution services either. At least not without paying them wads of cash first.Moving over to the funny side of the ledger, the clear winner (by a wide margin) was Dark Helmet's response to Microsoft's nonsensical anti-piracy commercial that involved guys dressed up to camouflage themselves stealing credit cards or copying your personal information:
You see, it's all really about forcing creators and their fans to keep paying the publishers, whether they want to or not.
One time when I got home from the grocery store, pulled the NY Ribeye I bought out of the plastic bag. I inspected it to make sure it was safe, looked at the label to make sure it was from the store brand, and sniffed it to make sure it was real meat, not spoofed almost-protein.Welcome back to the winner's circle, DH!
I then put that steak into a lovely balsamic vinegarette marianade, allowed it to soak for nearly an hour, and then placed it on a clean plate to be peppered with garlic salt and crushed red pepper. Then I took the steak out onto my deck and opened the grill-
I died of testicular tortion later that day. And do you know why?
because #piracyiseverywhere....
Amusingly, the second place comment, from an Anonymous Coward responding to the same exact ad. In fact, DH's comment that won is actually a reply to this comment. I think that means that DH, the student, has surpassed AC the teacher. The teacher is still pretty damn funny, though:
That commercial makes perfect sense. I recently bought a used couch. Thankfully I did a virus/malware scan before I installed it in my house. I caught three perps that were going to try and pirate my vinyl collection. Piracy is everywhere.Actually, it turned out that a full five of the top 10 comments on the "funniest" list were replies to that same post, so let's go with one more in the editor's choice section. This one comes from Yakko Warner and does a nice job mashing up the Microsoft commercial with another bizarre commercial:
Identity theft, apply directly to the forehead.For the final editor's choice for funny comments, we'll move on to another post, and chose an Anonymous Coward's alternate explanation for the massive gap in books available on Amazon in the middle of the 20th century, where the immediate and massive jump at the 1923 cutoff (any book published before that is in the public domain). It seemed clear that copyright was the issue here, but there are other possibilities:
Loss of data, apply directly to the forehead.
Financial risk, apply directly to the forehead.
Palm slap, apply directly to the forehead.
That's one theory on what's happening.I should note that a few people voted to "report" that comment, which is the sign of a truly good satirical comment. Anyway, get to work on sharpening your wit to see if you can make it into next week's list.
Another, simpler explanation (and the simplest explanation is usually correct) is that every book between 1925 and the first Harry Potter book was garbage and not worth publishing or buying.
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Dawson Creek is showing the symptoms of a classic boom cycle in the resource sector — and it's just beginning.
The city in northeast British Columbia, with a population at least 15 per cent greater than the 2011 census estimate of 11,585, is straining to provide accommodation for all the people who are moving into the area to take advantage of a surge of economic activity caused by natural gas production in the region.
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"A lot of these people don't have doctors or dentists because they're truly not residents. So what do they use? Our emergency room. You can wait six or seven hours. Just two months ago, finally, one doctor opened up a walk-in clinic in our mall. He was telling me in the first two weeks he saw 500 people. They're living in basement suites, living in hotels — our trailer parks are full. They don't get captured in the census but they are using the water, the sewer, the amenities, the roads, but they are not taxpayers."
Despite the challenges, Bernier is a strong supporter of natural gas development in the northeast and the creation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on the other side of the province, at Kitimat.
"When you look at the Asian markets, when you see Mitsubishi, when you look at PetroChina investing billions of dollars around Dawson Creek with Encana and Shell, they are putting their money there for a reason. They're looking not at today but a couple of years down the road when we get these LNG projects up and running. Those LNG projects on the other side of the province are going to be an amazing economic driver for our region."
Meanwhile, on the "other side" of B.C. at Kitimat, where an estimated $40 billion of proposed construction to support LNG exports are under active consideration, a key stakeholder is also taking the long view.The Haisla First Nation was part of the first wave of supporters of LNG development. They control the shoreline properties where the terminals and shipping facilities will be located.
In 2009, the Haisla announced a deal with proponents of what is now known as the KMLNG project, which will see them collect more than $20 million per year in property taxes and lease payments in exchange for their support of an LNG processing and shipping facility on their property at Kitimat's deepsea port.
The Haisla subsequently entered into a deal with LNG Partners LLC of Houston, Texas on a second, and smaller, LNG export facility that was approved by the National Energy Board in February 2012 and could be operational in two years. Shell Canada, which last month announced a $12-billion project, is knocking on the Haisla's door. Amid all of this, Rio Tinto Alcan is modernizing its aluminum smelter at Kitimat.
Haisla First Nation has a total population of 1,500, half of whom live on reserve. According to Chief Ellis Ross, a "broad spectrum" of members are taking advantage of opportunities for employment.
Younger members in particular are looking to build long-term skills and the first nation has a corporate entity, Haisla Business Operations, which pursues contracts that lead to jobs in the new enterprises.
"We're not giving jobs outright," Ross says. "If you really want a job and you're really pushing and working hard for it, there is an opportunity for you and there will be opportunities in the future. It all depends on your enthusiasm to work. It depends on the individual Haisla member to go after these opportunities. It's not going to be given on a silver platter."
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The Haisla are well-advanced in negotiations with the provincial and federal governments on a treaty to resolve their long-standing land claims, but Ross notes that those talks are getting sidetracked by the paperwork and reviews associated with LNG development. The Haisla are determined to keep the LNG projects moving, he says.
"We're going full tilt. Basically all of our people that are available to work on these different projects are working eight hours a day, including our politicians and our councillors. It's not that treaty is not a priority, it is that we've got to deal with the immediate requests right now. That request is for proponents and government to get answers on some of the projects that are proposed for Haisla territory right at this minute."


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Here we are, at the fantastic Race Brook Lodge. I'm glad to say some work is actually getting done...I'm even more glad to say that I am not doing any of it. It's been such a great few days. We've been hiking and eating and talking... the more focused among us have been working.
Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo are working on their next calendar, Scott Brundage got a job from The Wall Street Journal while we were out for lunch, Tiffany Prothero is working on a piece for a ConceptArt calendar, Tony and Dave Palumbo are working on paintings for a gallery exhibit in Philadelphia, Todd Lockwood is working on a poster image for a tattoo company, Dan Dos Santos is working on a number of things, including a cover for Tor, Scott Altmann and Arkady Rotyman are working on various projects, and Greg is working on some thumbnails for a new children's book.
Top to bottom: Greg in the barn. Painting in the barn. Julie and Todd. Dave. Everyone at the waterfall. Todd and Dan. Boris.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Race Brook Lodge Retreat
Here we are, at the fantastic Race Brook Lodge. I'm glad to say some work is actually getting done...I'm even more glad to say that I am not doing any of it. It's been such a great few days. We've been hiking and eating and talking... the more focused among us have been working.
Labels: Boris Vallejo, Dave Palumbo, For Fun, Illustration News, Julie Bell
6 comments:
- Kate Egan said...
Oh my god. Look at all of them at their canvases. I want to be there too D:!!!!! Looks amazing.
- bdfoster said...
Great pics. I was really glad I was able to sneak up and join you all for an evening. Thanks for letting me sneak in on your little event...
(If there's a next time, I really need to pack my paints.)
- Tiffany_Prothero said...
The best time I have had in a while. I was so inspired this week. All of you are so amazeing, talented. The nicest peeps I have met in a long time, maybe ever! haha! it gets me emotional. ;)
Now Irene you have to post the 'Last Supper' Photo ;).
Good Times guys and more to come, isn't life grand. :)
- Unknown said...
we should be paid just for being so damn awesome. maybe then we'll be able to do the retreat year round.
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack was scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for David Fincher's 2011 US adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, based on the bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson. This is the second of three soundtracks that Reznor and Ross have worked on for David Fincher, along with The Social Network Soundtrack and the Gone Girl Soundtrack. Its release number is Null 02, in keeping with The Null Corporation's numbering system.
Total run time: 2:54:31
The soundtrack details were announced December 2nd 2011, along with a free sampler. Earlier that day, "Immigrant Song" premiered on KROQ radio, and was made available as a download to anyone who purchased the iTunes preorder of the album. In addition, the iTunes preorder was accompanied with an extended 8 minute trailer for the film, scored specially by Reznor and Ross. The digital album was made available on December 9th, and the CD on December 27th.
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Composed, performed, arranged, programmed and produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, excepted as noted
Immigrant song - Vocals by Karen O, music performed and programmed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Is Your Love Strong Enough? - Performed by How To Destroy Angels
Vocals on 11, 23, 30, 35 by Mariqueen Maandig
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The soundtrack was originally confirmed on January 7, 2011, on a New York Times panel interview with Reznor. A teaser trailer for the film was later released online on June 2nd (previously being attached to certain domestic and international films), featuring a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song", by Reznor, Ross and Karen O (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs). On August 10th, [DragonTattoo.com] (the film's official website), was updated to feature background music, with the filename "Dotcom.mp3". As was the case with "Hand Covers Bruise" from The Social Network's official site, this backing music was the first piece from the score to be available for listening. A full-length trailer for the film was released on September 22nd, featuring music from the score again, the first time the score had been set to footage.
Mouth Taped Shut
A Tumblr blog entitled "Mouth Taped Shut" was started on 20th August, releasing behind-the-scenes photographs of the shooting and production of the film. On October 3rd, the blog posted a video of posters for the film being printed, with backing music by Reznor and Ross.[1] The blog was also used extensively to promote a public preview of the film, and had snapshots of the score in progress.
Comes Forth In The Thaw
An image posted on Mouth Taped Shut showed Reznor in the studio, working on the score. On the monitor of his computer, however, there was a url posted, www.comesforthinthethaw.com, which when typed in linked to a site featuring an array of further background music.
What Is Hidden In Snow
Following a clue on ComesForthInTheThaw, the website WhatIsHiddenInSnow.com was found, which led to a series of treasure trails around the world, finding pieces from the film as part of an Alternate Reality Game promotion.
On 26th January, 2012, Tunecore released multitracks for "Great Bird Of Prey", "Oraculum", "Parallel Timeline With Alternate Outcome", "The Heretics" and "You're Here".[2]
Website Sampler
A free 6-track sampler was offered for free on the soundtrack website prior to the album's release, similar to the sampler released for The Social Network. The tracks all were a few seconds shorter or longer than the album variants, due to mixing to make them work better as a simple 6-track release.
Total run time: 34:39
Award Show Sampler
As with The Social Network, a sampler was sent to various Film Award bodies for consideration, with a different tracklist and track names. Although the tracklisting is longer than the commercial soundtrack, its run time is shorter. This is due to the requirement that the voting bodies have only original music, and so that they can link the appropriate scene to the music cues. Also, unlike the commercial soundtrack, each disc is numbered separately, as opposed to continuous numbering.
Disc 1
Disc run time: 49:02
Disc 2
Disc run time: 35:06
In January 2012, the official Sony Pictures website was updated with the sampler for public listening, the tracks unchanged but rearranged into their sequential order in the film.[3]
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Live performance
Nine Inch Nails performed "What If We Could?" live at the 2013/07/28 Ansan, South Korea show as part of the NIN 2013 Festival Tour. It was the first time any of Reznor and Ross's score material had been performed live.
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How about a chest, one of the smaller ones to test the market, that has maybe a generic military theme to cover all branches.
How about a chest, one of the smaller ones to test the market, that has maybe a generic military theme to cover all branches.
After being exposed to the machinist chest hobby for several years, it is apparent that the vintage and antique Gerstner products have become very desirable and from the looks of it will be so for a long time, even after we are gone. One of the most common topics addressed is age. My suggestion is that some type of stamped Gerstner brand label be incorporated with the existing stamped label. The new label would include a date of production and possible the initials of the technicians that built the chest. To me, the initials would further connect the customer to the individual technicians to the chest and the date of manufacture will be a historical reference point to some old retired guy who in forty years or so picks up an "Old" chest from a source and restores it for a personal collection or to some collector. I think this would be reasonable, as it apparent that Gerstner will be around in 40 years or so as it has outlasted all of the others. Someone who purchases a "New" chest now, will be able to hand it down to relatives, who can so that my grandpa bought this chest way back in 2014, also making it for a historical reference for them.
I agree, Bill. That's a great idea!
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I think that's a good idea too. I brought it up a while back and don't think it was ever answered, but I'm wondering if there is a very real reason why they haven't dated chests. This has to of come up many times in the last 108 years and a choice is made not to date.
maybe it's to keep some of the mystery and force owners to research and try and find out the info.
Matthew Ward | Milw. WI
I agree that cases and chests should be easier to date. I also do not understand the resistance to this effort. I don't believe it's that complicated for general dating purposes.
For 'Official' dating you'd still have to go thru Gerstner.
'History' is just part of the product that Gerstner sells. Probably most of their customers are buying just because they would LIKE to own one, not because they HAVE to. Broadening the history knowledge should help to improve interest.
While on the history subject, I suggest that Gerstner should start including more history in their products by returning to the old style, oval, water labels as an example. Except, maybe, stamp them out of a thin brass plate, not foil. Returning to old features would be a nice move.
Have a good one.
Thanks for the suggestions. I agree with putting more history about Gerstner in the chests. I also like the idea of changing the stamping that we put inside chests to include a production date, I will see what I can come up with.
Or maybe not making it super obvious with an actual date, but more of a dating system. Think like Case Knives with the different Case stampings for each decade and dots for the years, etc etc. A little research and know-how is fun. Plus it then forces people to search out the answer bringing them into the community; versus just being told the answer.
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I like the production date idea. Here's an example -
When Westinghouse was manufacturing Coca-Cola Chest Coolers in 1934 – 1959, they had a date code embossed in an inside tank wall. 'W' stood for Westinghouse, then 3 or 4 more letters which represented the month (first 1 or 2 ltrs) and the year (last 2 ltrs) of manufacture. The date letters had to be deciphered using the code word 'RADIO TUBES'. R=1, A=2, etc. to S=0 or could be the month of Oct. (W-DIR = Mar. 1941).
I'd like to see a book covering the history of Gerstner boxes from day one on up, have a pictorial of all the boxes with a best guess as to production years, unique features, and hardware specific features to narrow production periods. Think serial numbers on M1 Garands, lots of info can be had off just a simple serial number. Now a book with all the case models listed would be nice. I'd pay good money for it.
I get more complements on my Gerstner then any other tool in the shop. My only regret was not upgrading the wood, Should have got the cherry or hickory. But the Oak is still far more beautiful then plain sawn oak.
Since I have been involved in this chest hobby, I have seen lots of old Gerstner chests and some great restorations. Included is some of the great work done by some of the members to locate and reveal the history of these chests by way of old advertisements and just plain research on documentation on the history associated with the manufacture of the Gerstner chests. I think it would be a great opportunity for Gerstner advertising to include photos of some of the restored chests and associated history to show the enduring quality and craftsmanship of the Gerstner chest throughout the decades in some sort of advertising venue, showing how long Gerstner has been making chests, concluding with some photos of new products and how someone 40, 50 or longer, years from now with be restoring them. To me, it would show how solid the company is and how it's product has endured for sometimes up to a century.
The other day I was at Rockler and some guy was showing pics of a home made wood tool chest he made. The guy had some skills. I noted that on the front panel, was the Marine Corp. logo. I asked him about it and he said that he bought one of those home size CNC machine and used it to program in the logo. I've seen those small machines at Rockler for a couple of thousand bucks. Now that everyone likes the military, unlike in my days, what about a special order product with one of the military logos?
I was at the 2019 Gerstner Owners Club Appreciation Day and saw that they have added a new space to house their most recent purchase - a Laser cutting CNC machine.
Matthew was recruited as its operator and they are using it to cut felt and to laser engrave mirrors. They are still experimenting its capabilities. One thing they had as a bonus for us members was a stick on round of veneer that is laser engraved with the Gerstner logo.
If they can do that, there is no reason they can't do the same with other logos, as has been suggested.
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- Ana Degenaar said...
I love road trips, I'd go nowhere on a road trip just for the adventure.
- July 5, 2011 at 12:06 AM
- Traveling Distances said...
I did a road trip from Indiana to Florida with my family back in 2008 but I'd love to do one across the states and see more. Hopefully I'll get to in the future!
- July 5, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Ali said...
beautiful photos! I love roadtrips. I'm going on one with my friends soon, one of our friends recently moved far away to finish his med school residency so we're going to visit him! I'm so excited. I'd love to do some big road trips in America with my boyfriend. I'd have to get used to driving on the wrong side of the road though!
- July 5, 2011 at 1:48 AM
- Joyti said...
Roadtrip - what fun! I want to travel up the California coast...its beautiful (I'm sure you know that already though :)
- July 5, 2011 at 2:19 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
Oh how I love that quote...it is similar to Albert Camus' words:
La vie n'est pas une destination.
La vie est un trajet.
Tant qu'on continuera
on reussira.
Life is not a destination, but a journey. As long as you stay on that journey, you will succeed.
Now don't ya think this is a message for us, dearest? Keep painting. You and me both, or any of us pursuing a dream, we are on a journey. We are following something. We MAY not GET to the destination....we don't know. But we have an AIM. But the journey is filled with beautiful roadstops of reflection, growth, even DETOURS.....we must all be alert travelers. THANK YOU FOR COMING BY and your visits as usual are a sweet moment of friendship. Oh dear...did I miss a post from you...I must check out the previous post...
DID you have a great fourth? We just read, napped, ATE, sat on the couch and watched great movies and stayed in. WHAT BLISS!
Enjoy the journey dearest! Anita
- July 5, 2011 at 2:25 AM
- Rebecca said...
I think roadtrips always look so fun! I would love to travel everywhere and I think that a roadtrip across the USA would be AMAZING!! :)
- July 5, 2011 at 3:39 AM
- sweet harvest moon said...
I would make a roadtrip through Canada; from the east coast to the west coast... :)
- July 5, 2011 at 4:29 AM
- Megan Abigail Chandler said...
these are great photos!!!!
- July 5, 2011 at 4:49 AM
- Unknown said...
Wish, wish , wish I could drive miles and miles right now, dear Friend!!! How are you, sweet?
YES!! We found a nice (that´s what we hope:o)) to Aila!! She starts in August. She turns 3 in August and that is a nice age to interact with more kids. We think it will be fine for her.
Much love to you dear friend!!
- July 5, 2011 at 5:51 AM
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
OK you just took me on a trip! Exactly what I needed on this back to work morning. Thanks, lovely!
- July 5, 2011 at 6:14 AM
- Hannah {Culture Connoisseur} said...
Just watched a show on the Sierra mountains in Nevada and Yosemite National Park. Must. Go. NOW.
- July 5, 2011 at 6:26 AM
- amy b.s. said...
i love road trips. i would love to take highway 1 all the way down the coast and maybe spend a little extra time in sonoma...
- July 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- cb said...
i would love to go across america! but i think the mister and i will go on a road trip to big sur for our anniversary this october. we are renting a vintage airstream! it is going to be so peaceful and romantic, i can't wait!!
- July 5, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Bad Joan said...
Love these images! They all have great style and are such an inspiration for a road trip!
- July 5, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- tinajo said...
I love to travel - long or short distance. :-)
Some day, I wish to be in America at 4:th of July - would be so fun to see! :-)
- July 5, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- Vintage is for Lovers said...
Amazing. I felt the exact same way this morning! So much so that I decided to source images of sailboats in an attempt for a day dream of sailing away! xo Samantha
- July 5, 2011 at 1:58 PM
My dearest. These photos are beautiful. I'm glad you have been making things for your shop :)
I'm planning a trip to Wisconsin. I want to camp, and hike. The only problem I have is telling my parents. They'll get scared and freak out! haha...
I wish my sisters were into stuff like that, then maybe my parents won't be so worried. ha.
I love you.
- July 5, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Tash said...
I love road trips, we usually head to the country in Vermont which is one of our favorite places ever.
Long holiday weekends with no big plans are the best aren't they?
- July 5, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Kelly said...
Road trips are the best : ) I'd want to go to a beach like Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach, or to a national park like Yellowstone.
- July 5, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- StephieB said...
I would be so happy to head off anywhere! Happy holiday weekend to you! Stephie x
- July 6, 2011 at 3:30 AM
- bijuterii argint said...
I live in Europa .. so I don't know how much I can help u... I love to go in the mountains!
- July 6, 2011 at 7:19 AM
- Unknown said...
Yes me too! I'd love to go on a road trip through the USA someday! The pictures make want to go road tripping right now :)
- July 6, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Gorgeous Glam said...
Any trip would be good for me! I need one oh so bad girl!! xo
- July 6, 2011 at 12:52 PM
- ellie's desk said...
Hope its a great destination in mind. Yes, nothing like the open road! Here, with all the flooding..you practically have to go to Des Moines to get to Kansas City.
Hope your 4th was good!
- July 6, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- ivy's closet said...
Sweet post. Yes, its that time of year for travel.
- July 6, 2011 at 2:09 PM
- lauren said...
well these photos make driving around the country look wonderful. we just drove across the country... but we were moving which makes it far less fun. i think i'd road trip to the grand canyon.
roy g biF...
- July 6, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- classiq said...
That quote reflects my thoughts exactly. A road trip through Europe, definitely. :)
- July 7, 2011 at 12:14 AM
- this free bird said...
I'm in a road trip kind of mood, too--I think it's summer time. Makes me want to hop in the car and leave it all behind!
- July 7, 2011 at 12:26 AM
- mapleandvine said...
hoooray i want to go on a road trip!
- July 7, 2011 at 3:34 AM
- Neus said...
Completely agree! In Spain we don't do roads trips very often, we use to go only to one place and we don't move too much! But when I do it, I love the feeling!! Enjoy!!
- July 7, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- Punctuation Mark said...
i wish i could get one of those one this summer!
- July 7, 2011 at 9:04 AM
- Bring Pretty Back said...
I am SO ready for a roadtrip! I would head up north here in michigan to the U.P. ( upper peninsula) It is beautiful up there! Maybe this fall.
Have a PRETTY day!
- July 7, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- About Last Weekend said...
I really fancy a trip across the Palm Springs Desert but I should wait for fall I thin. Would love to go anywhere in that yellow car and striped bag.
- July 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM
- A Casa da Vá said...
Friend omg I miss you! Well I just came back from a road trip - super fun: drove from LA to Vegas then to Utah and Arizona (visiting Zion National Park, The Grand Canyon and Bryce Park along the way), it was just fabulous...
But I would LOVE to do a road trip in Brazil, maybe from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia - oh that would be fun!
Hugs & kisses from Rio!
- July 7, 2011 at 8:07 PM
- stylenuggets said...
Roadtrip conjures up magical images like these but a little anxiety too like what am I going to wear so I'm comfy for all of it?
- July 7, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Annie said...
My husband and I REALLY want to drive across country (east to west coast) ASAP! He did it with his fam when he was 12 years old and wants to do it with me now :) I would LOVE to!
- July 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- Thelma Frayne said...
I really really REALLY want to go on a road trip now... :)
- July 9, 2011 at 4:28 PM
- georgia ~ gi gi said...
Poppie Girl, this is the prettiest Road trip post EVah!!! The last pic is gorgeous!
I wish I looked that good on my Road trip, lol!
You should of seen my car, thanks to miss Myah! Man, did she trash it! I can't complain, she did an awesome job riding!
I am so proud of myself , I drove 11 hours!
Love you
gi gi
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Chemical Waste
Chemical waste includes waste generated in science labs, waste cleaning products, waste liquids, waste solids and paint waste.
- For chemical waste generated by the Science Division phone 217-206-8341.
- For chemical waste generated by other campus activities, including paint waste phone 217-206-8062.
Confidential Document Shredding
Lockable security containers, for confidential document shredding, are available for a fee.
- Contact the Building Services Supervisor at 217-206-6053 for more information.
Medical Waste
Medical waste and other waste contaminated with blood must be placed in red bags. Sharps containers must be used for medical waste that presents the potential for cuts or punctures. There are specific requirements for management of medical waste.
- Questions about medical waste phone 217-206-8062.
UIS recycles several waste streams, including paper, plastic, aluminum and lead acid batteries.
- Questions about recycling or recycling container issues phone 217-206-6379.
Solid Waste
This term is used to describe regular trash and garbage that is disposed on a landfill.
- For information about solid waste disposal, including schedules for garbage/trash dumpster removal phone 217-206-6531.
Spill and Emergency Response
The UIS Police have responsibility for the overall campus Emergency Response Plan. Incidental spill response is a function of various campus units.
- UIS Police Emergency 217-206-7777
- UIS Police non-emergency 217-206-6690
- Spill Response and Cleanup 217-206-8062


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Mysterious Metal Gear game The Phantom Pain was the star of last week's Spike VGAs. The Twitter account of its "Head CEO" Joakim N. Mogren, complete with wonderfully photoshopped Kojima head, is the star of your Monday.
I've got no idea if this is an official joke account or just a joke account, but given the series we're talking about here and the manner in which these games have been announced the line is so blurred it doesn't really matter.
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Joakim Mogren [Twitter]