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Editor's note: You may want also want to read the 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe review, 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe Review and the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe Review.
Chevrolet introduced the third generation of its garageable, full-size, body-on-frame, 4-door sport utility for 2007. The 2007 to 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe rolls on a stiffer, fully-boxed frame, has rack-and-pinion steering for improved control, and wider front and rear tracks for a lower center of gravity and enhanced road feel. The 2007-2013 Tahoe can seat up to nine passengers or have up to 108 cu ft of cargo with the 2- and 3-row seats folded down. For 2007, the Chevy Tahoe was redesigned with all-new, sleeker sheet metal, more-aerodynamic wraparound fronts and a new, more refined interior with more comfortable seats. Both rear-drive and 4WD models were offered. See the Chevrolet Tahoe models for sale near you
Why You Want It
Think of the Tahoe as the Chevy Suburban-Lite. It's more than a foot and a half shorter overall than the big Suburban, so it fits more easily in garages without having to remove the bikes and shelving to make room. Yet, with an 8,400-lb towing capacity in 4WD guise, it'll pull nearly everything that a Suburban will. Three-row passenger space or cargo space with the 3-row seats up isn't as generous as the Suburban's, but the engine/transmission selections, suspension, steering and brakes are identical. 2007-2013 Tahoes come standard with a full suite of safety systems, including OnStar automatic crash notification, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, stability and traction control, front and side airbags, tire-pressure monitoring and, from 2008-on, roof-mounted head-curtain airbags that deploy in a rollover.
Notable Features and Options
The Chevy Tahoe is available in three trim levels: base LS, mid-level LT and luxury LTZ. LS standard equipment includes a split front bench seat with fold-down armrest and power driver's seat, air conditioning with both front- and rear-seat controls, cruise control, a leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel, OnStar, keyless remote entry, 17-inch alloy wheels and an 8-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system with steering-wheel controls. Also standard are a trailer-hitch receiver, a split fold-down rear seat, a security system, a trip computer, a rear defroster, a rear wiper/washer, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a compass, an outside temperature display, intermittent wipers, automatic headlamps and power windows, mirrors and door locks.
Tahoes with the LT trim add standard fog lamps, rear-seat audio controls and power front bucket seats. Also, with the LT trim, many optional features that you cannot select on the LS are available, including a power rear lift gate, turn-signal indicator mirrors, sonar backup sensors, a sunroof, navigation, automatic air-conditioning, a rear-seat entertainment system, heated leather seats with memory, a power front passenger seat, a premium 9-speaker audio system, rain-sensing wipers and 18-in alloy wheels.
Upgrading to the LTZ checks most of the standard-equipment boxes, adding such items as leather seats, 20-in wheels, semi-active real-time adjustable shock-absorber damping, auto air-conditioning, a Homelink garage door opener, heated front seats with memory, adjustable pedals, rain-sensing wipers, ultrasonic reverse sensing and limited-slip differential.
The Z71 Off Road appearance package is a popular option. Its main feature is off-road suspension with high-pressure gas shocks, but it also includes 18-in on/off-road tires, skid plates, a high-capacity air cleaner, auto-locking differential and front recovery hooks. Z71 appearance items consist of large body-color wheel flares, chrome tubular running boards and an aggressive front end with chrome grille insert, plus leather seats and brushed metal trim inside.
The 2007-2009 Chevy Tahoe was available with a Hot Shot windshield washer system that heated the fluid to make cleaning dirty and icy windshields easier, but potential fires due to electrical issues led to a GM-issued recall to have dealers disable the system.
Other popular 2007-2013 Tahoe options included articulated running boards that moved out and down when a door was opened, as well as a remote start system that allowed owners to remotely start and warm up the engine on frigid winter mornings or cool down the interior on a blazing summer day from the comfort of home.
Model Milestones
2008: Head-curtain airbags become standard. The hybrid model introduced. Late introduction of 6.2-liter V8 with 6-speed automatic for the LTZ.
2009: A 6-speed automatic transmission replaces the 4-speed with the 5.3-liter V8. OnStar 8.0 with turn-by-turn navigation, stolen vehicle slowdown and destination download debuts. Bluetooth connectivity with hands-free calling is available. A NavTraffic feature is added to the XM. Side-blind zone alert is now optional on the LTZ. A back-up camera display in the rearview mirror is a new option. A fuel-saving 3.08:1 rear axle is available with the 5.3-liter V8 on 2WD models. There is a new integrated trailer brake controller. The LTZ adds heated and cooled 12-way power leather front seats, Centerpoint Surround-sound Bose audio system, a rear hitch cover and other trim upgrades. The 3-row 3-passenger seat is now standard.
2010: The 6.2-liter V8 is dropped. All 5.3-liter V8s have variable valve timing and are E-85 capable. A USB outlet is added to the console. The LT adds 3-zone air-conditioning, power adjustable pedals, remote start, ultrasonic rear park assist, Bose 9-speaker premium audio and heavy-duty locking rear differential. The 1-speed transfer case is made standard on 4WD models; 2-speed is optional. The gas-saving XFE model is added, which is rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 15 miles per gallon city/21 mpg highway.
2011: Twenty-inch chrome-clad wheels are available on the LTZ.
2012: Heated seats are added to the LT and a heated steering wheel to the LTZ. Electronic trailer sway control and hill-start assist are now standard. Side blind zone alert is now standard on LTZ. There is a new hard-drive navigation radio.
2013: Powertrain grade braking is now available in normal transmission mode.
Engines and Performance
Small-block Chevy V8s power all 2007-2013 Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs. Standard fare on 2007-2009 2WD models is a 295-hp 4.8-liter V8. More common is the 320-hp 5.3-liter V8, standard on 4WD Tahoes and optional on 2WD models. Many 5.3-liter V8s are flex-fuel engines, which means that they can operate on regular unleaded gasoline, clean-burning E85 ethanol or any combination of the two. A yellow fuel filler cap and an E85 sticker inside the fuel-filler door are your clues. However, because E85 has a lower energy content than gasoline, using it will cause fuel mileage to drop by about 25 percent. The 5.3-liter features active fuel management, a cylinder-deactivation system that shuts down four of the eight cylinders when coasting or under a light load to save fuel at highway speeds. Because of that feature, the larger 5.3-liter has about the same EPA-estimated mileage as the smaller 4.8-liter, in the neighborhood of 14-15 mpg city/19-21 mpg hwy.
Briefly during 2008-2009, the Cadillac Escalade's 6.2-liter V8 with 380-395 hp and variable valve timing was an option on LTZ models, but it was dropped for the 2010 model year. The big attraction of the 6.2-liter engine is its 417 lb-ft of torque, but EPA estimates are a dismal 12 mpg city/19 mpg hwy.
All 2007-2013 Tahoes come standard with an automatic transmission. This is a 4-speed unit on 2007-2008 models with the 4.8-liter and 5.3-liter V8s, and on 2009 4.8-liter Tahoes. A more-efficient 6-speed is used on all later models. All feature tap-up/tap-down gear selection on the column shifter as well as a tow/haul mode that the driver can select for better flexibility and control of transmission shift points when dealing with heavy loads.
A hybrid version of the Tahoe was available beginning in mid-2008. Using an electrically variable transmission, it blends the thrust of a 6.0-liter gas V8 and two 60-kw electric motors for a combined 332 hp. At low speeds, the Tahoe hybrid can operate limited distances on electric power alone. EPA-estimated mileage is 21 mpg city/22 mpg hwy for 2WD models, which is impressive considering the SUV's near 6000-lb curb weight.
In a February 2006 test of a 2007 Tahoe LTZ 4WD model with the 5.3-liter V8 and 4-speed automatic, Car and Driver magazine achieved 8.5-second 0-to-60 miles per hour and 16.5-second 1/4-mile times. Observed fuel economy was just 12 mpg. Subsequently, Car and Driver tested a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid, which netted an 8.2-second 0-to-60 mph time and a 16.3-second 1/4-mile run. Observed fuel economy improved to 19 mpg. Truck Trend magazine also tested a 2007 Tahoe LTZ 4WD model with the 5.3-liter V8 and 4-speed automatic and received 8.6-second 0-to-60 mph and 16.6-second 1/4-mile test results.
Recalls, Safety Ratings and Warranties
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced the following safety recalls on the 2007-2013 Chevrolet Tahoe.
2007-2009: On models equipped with an optional heated windshield washer system or Hot Shot, a short circuit may overheat the washer system's electronics, which can possibly affect other electrical features and create an odor and smoke. The fix is for the dealer to disable the feature.
2009: Improper sealing may allow water to enter the fuel system control module, which causes hard starting and stalling. The dealer is to replace defective modules.
2011: Defective lock pins in the rear axle can fracture and jam, locking up the rear axle. The dealer is to replace them with new, heat-treated pins.
2011: Loose steering shaft bolts may cause loss of vehicle control. The dealer is to inspect and tighten the bolts.
2013: The interlock device between the steering column and transmission may be faulty. Ignition could be turned off without transmission being put into park, which would allow the vehicle to roll away and crash. The dealer is to inspect and replace faulty steering columns.
In NHTSA testing, all 2007-2013 Chevy Tahoes received the top 5-star rating for driver and passenger front-impact performance as well as side-impact performance. Plus, the big SUV garnered a 3-star rollover rating. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) did not crash test the 2007-2013 Tahoe, thus there are no ratings for impact performance from the IIHS.
All 2007-2013 Tahoes came with a 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty with free roadside assistance, a 6-year/100,000-mile corrosion perforation warranty and 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage.
Chevrolet Certified Used SUVs must be five years old or less and have no more than 75,000 miles on the odometer. Each Chevy Tahoe undergoes an 172-point inspection. Those that pass receive a 12-month/12,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty plus whatever remains on the transferable original 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage. Also included is a new 2-year/24,000-mile maintenance plan and roadside assistance.
Word on the Web
Caranddriver.com heaped praise on the 2007 Tahoe for its handsome interior, rolling quiet, improved brake and steering feel, stiffer structure and overall build quality. It criticized the full-size SUV for its cramped 3-row seat, stingy cargo space behind the third row and long stopping distances.
Pickuptrucks.com gave the 2007-2013 Tahoe the thumbs up for its interior quality, number of seats, towing capacity and good fuel economy relative to other full-size SUVs. It took off points for its less-generous cargo space, and a 3-row seat that doesn't fold flat.
Consumerreports.org ranked the Tahoe average for reliability, but it scored too low in testing for CR to give the full-size SUV a recommended rating. The testing organization gave the Tahoe good marks for towing ability, a compliant ride, good interior quality and comfortable seats. It criticized the truck's lackluster fuel economy and skimpy space behind the tiny 3-row seat, while it dubbed the handling and braking mediocre.
Carcomplaints.com reported high incidents of excessive oil consumption with the 5.3-liter V8, dashboard cracking and frequent "Stabilitrak-is-off" messages on 2007 models.
Competitive Set
Ford Expedition: The base Expedition is slightly larger than the Tahoe and offers more 3-row seat space as well as cargo room, while the extended-wheelbase Expedition EL has people and cargo room rivaling the Chevy Suburban. The Expedition's independent rear suspension rides better than the Tahoe's coil-spring live rear axle. However, EPA fuel economy ratings with the sole available 310-hp 5.4-liter V8 run 1-2 mpg lower than the Tahoe's.
Toyota Sequoia: Toyota's biggest SUV stretches longer than the legendary Land Cruiser. Based on the Tundra full-size pickup, the 8-passenger Sequoia can tow up to 7,400 pounds and now comes standard with trailer sway control. While the standard 310-hp 4.6-liter V8 is ample, the optional 381-hp 5.7-liter V8 delivers entertaining performance. Beginning in 2012, adaptive cruise control is available.
Dodge Durango: A half-size smaller than the Tahoe, Expedition or Sequoia, the Dodge is lighter and more maneuverable, while still offering 7-passenger seating and up to 84.5 cu ft of cargo space. A 2011 redesign resulted in a much sportier-looking truck. Both a 290-hp 3.6-liter V6 and a 360-hp 5.7-liter Hemi V8 are available. New options unavailable on the Tahoe include adaptive cruise control, side blind zone alert and rear cross-path alert. Max tow rating is 7,400 pounds.
Auto Trader Recommendations
We recommend sticking to 2009-or-later Tahoes. This is due to reports of excessive oil consumption and dashboard cracking on 2007 models, and the fact that most 2007-2008 models came with the less-efficient 4-speed automatic transmission and not the more flexible 6-speed unit that began in 2009. The long-term durability of the Tahoe hybrid is a question mark, with expensive battery packs and other electronics not something you'd want to replace off-warranty. As always, stay away from customized trucks with a modified suspension or oversized aftermarket wheels. Due to the high step-in height, running boards are a good idea. Always get a car history report before you buy.


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I don't generally write about US politics, but last night former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said during a Republican presidential debate that US engagement with Indonesia in the 1960s would be a good model for how the US should engage Pakistan today.
Since Indonesia is a great interest of mine (I reported from there for a decade), I pricked up my ears.
He and the other candidates were asked how they'd deal with Pakistan as president. It's a tough, important question. Pakistan is a nuclear power that the US sends billions of dollars in aid to, yet works against the American war effort in Afghanistan and appeared to harbor Osama bin Laden.
His answer? "We don't want to just pull up stakes and get out of town after the enormous output we've just made for the region. Look at Indonesia in the '60s. We helped them move toward modernity. We need to help bring Pakistan into the 21st century, or the 20th for that matter. Right now American approval in Pakistan is 12 percent. We're not doing a very good job with that investment. We could do better by encouraging the opportunities of the West."
In the first half of the 1960s Sukarno, Indonesia's flamboyant first president, was charting an independent, populist course that the US feared was placing the world's fourth largest country solidly in the Soviet Union's orbit. In 1964, the US cut off support for Indonesia, at a time of food-rationing and famine. That March, a furious Sukarno wagged his finger at US Ambassador Howard Jones at a public meeting and told him to "go to hell with your aid."
The increasingly erratic Sukarno was also dealing with extensive political problems at home, both from right-wing generals and a growing and militant communist party that was a sometime ally of his, but not a dependable one.
Half a million massacred
In 1965 Sukarno was deposed in coup, the exact circumstances of which are still hotly debated. Was it a communist coup defeated by General Suharto, the man who would go on to lead Indonesia for the next 32 years? Or was it a rightist putsch with the communists playing scapegoat? Either way, the aftermath was horrific, with roughly 500,000 Indonesians massacred in an anti-communist purge that persisted into 1966. Over the years there have been allegations that the US, through the CIA, aided and abetted Suharto's rise to power.
While that's a controversial claim, what's solid is what came next: the systematic destruction of Indonesia's nascent democratic institutions and political parties (which had already been taking a beating under Sukarno); state repression of opponents with torture, targeted killings, and long jail terms; and a military-backed dictatorship that persisted until a popular uprising in 1998 pushed Suharto, finally, from power. Since then, Indonesia has made steady, if imperfect, progress towards full civilian control of its military and democracy.
All along the US was a close friend and military backer of Suharto's "New Order," as he called it. US mining and oil firms received favored treatment in Indonesia, and when Suharto invaded and annexed tiny East Timor in 1975, the US looked the other way.
Down the decades the US also poured economic aid into Indonesia (as did the World Bank and various UN agencies) and on Suharto's watch, the economic circumstances of average Indonesians improved markedly. But it came at the cost of military dictatorship, something the US and many others were more than happy to live with in the context of the cold war and rivalry with both the Soviet Union and China.
Military's role in Pakistan
Today, Pakistan's civilian leaders are in a shaky position, with fears of another military coup rampant. Senior officers appear to conduct their own security policy, outside of any constraints placed by President Asif Ali Zardari, and those policies appear to include backing the Taliban and providing safe-haven to militants like the deceased Mr. Bin Laden. Just this week, Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani lost his job over allegations that he was acting as a go-between for Mr. Zardari with the US on efforts to guard against Pakistan's military seizing power.
With Pakistan still struggling against military rule – and with support for civilian rule being a stated goal of successive US administrations – the American role in Indonesia in the 1960s might not be the best place to look for answers.

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UPDATE: The White House has announced that it will be releasing a photo of the dead Bin Laden imminently.
The establishment media has manufactured a strawman argument centered around the false premise that when the White House releases an image of Osama Bin Laden with a bullet through his head, which we're told is imminent, that instantly puts to bed every "conspiracy theory" (ie truth and documented cover-up) surrounding OBL's dubious history as the head of Al-Qaeda, a US intelligence front.
"The photograph, according to sources who have seen it, is bloody and gruesome, with a bullet wound to his head above his left eye. There are concerns its release could be inflammatory, though officials also say it's important to put to rest any skepticism about the death of this nation's public enemy number one," reports ABC News.
But the "conspiracy theorists" never claimed that Bin Laden was still alive, and indeed before Sunday were lambasted by the corporate media for pointing out the blindingly obvious fact that every respected intelligence professional already knew – that Bin Laden has been dead for a number of years.
And don't forget that it was the corporate media itself that aggressively circulated fake photos of a dead Bin Laden early yesterday, while the 'conspiracy theorists' were busy pointing out that they were fraudulent. Even so, the same mainstream publications that were duped by the images then blamed "conspiracy theorists" for their propagation!
Similarly, when the Obama administration gives us the gory photos of a dead Bin Laden, the corporate media will instantly point to them as irrefutable proof that the "conspiracy theorists" were wrong all along, when the vast majority of "conspiracy theorists" have never doubted the fact that Osama was deceased.
Images of Bin Laden with a bullet through his head do not 'put to bed' any of the following facts.
– The fact that numerous intelligence professionals and heads of state have publicly stated that Obama has been dead for years and that the U.S. government was waiting to announce his death at the most politically opportune time.
– The fact that Osama Bin Laden was armed and funded by the CIA from 1979 onwards as a proxy to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan.
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– The fact that the CIA supported Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda during the invasion of Yugoslavia and Serbia in 1999.
– The fact that Bin Laden's right-hand man Anwar Al-Alawki was dining with top brass at the Pentagon months after 9/11.
– The fact that FBI translator Sibel Edmonds testified how Bin Laden worked for the United States all the way up until 9/11.
– The fact that the Bin Laden acolyte and Al-Qaeda member Haroon Rashid Aswat, labeled the mastermind behind the 7/7 bombings in London, was a western intelligence asset.
– The fact that Abu Qatada, the figure labeled 'Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe', was a western intelligence asset.
– The fact that the United States is currently arming and funding Al-Qaeda to help conduct regime change in Iran.
– The fact that western intelligence agencies bankrolled a Libyan Al-Qaeda cell controlled directly by Bin Laden to hatch a plot to kill Colonel Gaddafi in 1996.
– The fact that the United States is currently helping Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda conduct regime change in Libya.
– The fact that every shred of evidence clearly indicates that Al-Qaeda is an intelligence front for the US military-industrial complex.
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Images released by the White House of Bin Laden with a bullet through his head do not confound any of these facts, so when the inevitable establishment spin ensues about these images 'putting the conspiracy theories about Bin Laden to bed,' we'd like to remind people that they actually do nothing whatsoever to address any of the so-called conspiracy theories (ie documented facts) about Bin Laden and the fact that Al-Qaeda is a US intelligence front.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
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Docc Hilford is the crazed creator of the renowned Cassandra Deck, author of over 30 books on mentalism and consultant for a dozen television shows. He's joined by professional mentalist David Alexander to discuss the psychology behind each piece. Monster Mentalism is an astonishing collection of useable effects and the diabolical methods that have made Docc Hilford infamous.
Volume 1 - Attack of Monster Mentalism
Contemporary mentalism can be as fun and exciting as a hot night at a drive-in movie. The giant screen portrays regular people, leading mundane lives until — DUNH DUNH DUNH — an unexpected monstrous event influences their lives forever. That's what good mentalism can be — a MONSTER.
Time Will Tell — A Dunninger secret that rips the fabric of time and space! See an unsuspecting spectator set his watch to any time he wishes.
A primitive sketch of a watch face eerily has the same time!
RATED RT - for Real Time Mentalism™
Jailbait — From a feverish, perverted mind like Ed D. Wood Jr., comes a tale of juvenile delinquency and miscreant mentalists. Don't miss the shocking end of this Glen or Glenda story where an ordinary man receives the disgusting ability to create "young girls" out of grown men everywhere. On the job, on the golf course, at home . . . where will it end?
Dead or Alive — Only the hand of a naive woman and the chilled fingers of a ghost touch a fateful pendulum, yet its movements tell a dozen details about the deceased; details NEVER WRITTEN! Suddenly, a cry. It's the dead man's name! WARNING: This routine teaches extremely strong subject matter and should be attempted only by responsible individuals.
T-4-2 — Out for a night of fun, two men secretly think of a card. You'll be on the edge of your seat when you watch a mysterious stranger figuratively dissolve his victims with his evil eye and disclose their secrets. Audiences everywhere are stunned at the shocking conclusion of this riveting routine.
Hard and Soft Drinks — The secret world of teenage drinking parties, dancing, smoking and uncontrolled desire is our backdrop. Only the intervention of someone who possesses a psychological intelligence and an ability to manipulate paper slips can save Angela's drunken soul.
RATED RT - for Real Time Mentalism™
Uncle Klink — Harry Klink's mad wife devised and executed a murder so horrific that it made seasoned detectives queasy. But Harry Klink was a true artist of escape. Freeing himself from the grave, his water-soaked corpse is on a rampage of revenge.You'll see solid steel chains pass through human flesh when Klink makes his presence known. Just keep telling yourself, "It's only a trick . . . it's only a trick."
Volume 2 - Curse of Monster Mentalism
Mentalism is killing people — but not in a good way. Death by dullness. However a MONSTER is loose. A creature that's set on revenge. Vowing to destroy a contemporary tediousness that's growing like a cancer.
Tear away from the safety of your father's mentalism. Give yourself completely to the curse. Become one of us . . .
Nightmare Coin — Have you ever dreamt you walked past an empty house at night? Have you ever been unable to wake up from a nightmare? From the acclaimed book, Band of the Hand, comes a chilling routine that turns a spectator's ethereal dream into a solid, spendable nightmare!
Rasputin's Secret — The man who couldn't die! Rasputin used a palace as a playground. His unbridled lust and alcoholic gluttony knew no bounds. His surreptitious secret, and a special deck of cards, allowed him to know the past, the present and the future. Information that freed him from the mundane laws of society. Now you can possess his secret . . . his life style . . . and his deck! IMPORTANT NOTICE: This specialized deck still sells for $25. Tell no one.
For One to End — Do you believe that speaking certain words can influence a person's thoughts? One man did and used his awesome ability to wreak havoc throughout a quiet seaside resort. Psychic expert Banachek declares Docc Hilford's original technique to be, ". . . one of the strongest psychological subtleties in print today!" See the unedited, director's cut.
40,000 Words — Like a brain that will not die, this hoax will assault your senses with a barrage of clandestine information. Psychically removing a mentally selected word from a spectator's brain will propose no problems, but can it be done without destroying the surrounding living tissue? You must see this!
Rhineless ESP — A quiet laboratory. A simple test between two people. And a mental power so astounding that when unleashed, it threatens to destroy an entire university. See this with someone you love so they won't have to suffer through another night of the dreaded Two-Person-Code!
1 in 10 — See that man? He's different. He makes remarkable statements, boasts incredible intelligence and successfully demonstrates his claims. But he has something normal men don't — the incredible power to erase your memory, leaving only facts he wishes you to retain. Now even the simplest card tricks hold dreadful intensity.
WARNING: This routine contains powerful concepts and is intended for use by responsible individuals.
Volume 3 - Bride of Monster Mentalism
A dreadfully seductive beauty has emerged from the depths. She begins by humorously entertaining her victims and leaves them with an insatiable urge to believe in her awful abilities. This bride is dangerous. She is MENTALISM!
A Letter from the Future — A mysterious man risks everything to travel forward in time, gain information and prove he's returned to the past. But will he live long enough to see his proof discovered? An interactive production that will draw you into every choice that either proves or disproves it's not just science fiction.
Tridiction — When David was thrown out of a Tahoe casino, he vowed revenge. A Satanic pact gives him a weird power, enabling him to predict the outcome of dice, poker and 21! Now they would pay, but what would be the price to David's soul?
WARNING: This technique is described for entertainment purposes only!
Self Help — When evil genius Harry Lorayne created a nightmare in his basement, he never dreamed that its chains would be broken and the little terror re-trained to rip the eyes out of innocent tradeshow attendees. But that's what happened. Come see the beast . . . if you dare.
In 1992, a group of young college students were forced to participate in the following three unspeakable, psychic experiments:
Projected Force — A subject was psychologically MADE to think of a playing card without any being present. NOTICE: This is the original method that became a famous UK mentalist's favorite. Peek Book — Without a single book in view, another subject was instructed to merely think of a word. She never wrote it down, yet unconsciously made it evident to the experimenter. An apparent "bookless-booktest."
ESPed — A subject was finally instructed to draw any picture he imagined on an index card. This experiment was conducted across the room and the experimenter never touched the card, yet he still had total knowledge of the design. Now the experimenter becomes the experimented! The required props for this full routine are as bare as the skeletons buried behind the laboratory. It's shockingly direct!
"This is the closest thing to real mind reading I've ever seen!"
— Dr. John Randolph, Miskatonic University Dept. of Psychology
Volume 4 - Night of Monster Mentalism
It's a dark night when audiences scratch at your door . . . demanding actual entertainment. A single taste of your new mentalism isn't enough. They need more! Following you on the street, reaching through the hallways of restaurants or even breaking thewindows of your own home, what will you do when they cry for MONSTER MENTALISM?
Impossible Choice — What's crazier than a mad street performer who sneaks off to a deserted coffee shop, transforms himself into a mutant half-mentalist, half-jellyfish and attacks college kids with his razor-sharp deck of death? Not much!
The Great Magazine Test — Like the pounding of your heart . . . book tests . . . book tests. . . BOOK TESTS! A far as a man can run, he can't escape the unremitting beating of ubiquitous book tests. There's only two ways out — either a razor to the wrists or the gentle love of a magazine. In this test, two people share more than mere words; they share a night of insanity.
Number of the Beast — The ancient Egyptians knew the accurate, undying vibrations of numbers. The teachings of the adepts, long hidden in the dusty tombs of the past, are now revealed in a demonstration so direct, it's impossible to understand.
It's Personal — Meeting new people is simple. But be careful. The night is filled with strange people. When one unsuspecting woman reads a personal ad, she finds that someone knows more than her selected card, he knows everything about her! A chilling example of depraved psychic phenomena ripped from the pages of your local newspaper.
Killer on Tiber Street — A relentless, psychotic killer is pursuing innocent prey. The police are entirely bewildered because the slayer randomly selects his unsuspecting victims from a telephone book. Only you can use psychic abilities to discover the victim, decipher the address and prevent the murder; but will you be too late?
Invisible Dice — In the world of fast gamblers and loose women, there's a secret tool that everyone desires. Rare and beautiful, when possessed they ensure wealth, power and all the luxuries that come along for the ride. Maybe you'll find the . . . INVISIBLE DICE
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Here's the Youtube link on the L&L release:
For some reason the L&L videos on Youtube are grainy with poor sound quality. Do they not transfer well to Youtube?
Docc Hilford is one of the most talented performers in the world today. I've seen him live and he has a presence and command over an audience that is amazing to watch. This will be a must have set.
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the saddest are, "It might have been"
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Salvador Dalí's painting Sleep depicted a disembodied, slumbering head held aloft by crutches. In Mike Capp's pop cultural spoof of the painting, Sleep Batman, Batman fills the head's role, snoozing without any thought to the fragile props that might collapse below him.
Capp does a lot of these fine art/pop culture mashups, including Boba Fett and Spider-Man as painted by Picasso, Lily Munster as a Modigliani nude, and Skeletor in the style of Klimt. As for Dalí himself, Capp casts him as the Joker, which seems apt for the mischievous artist.
Prints of both paintings are available from Capp's Yessy gallery.
Sleep Batman Sleep and Dalí Joker [Yessy via Ian Brooks]


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Tonight Mrs. Dee Dee Warren continues her series on Understanding New Testament Eschatology with a look at some easily misunderstood timing statements that lead some to believe that the Great Tribulation is a future event .
To listen to the program from the site please click the link provided below. To save this program to your portable listening device please right click the link below and select "save as".
Part 1 of this series is here, part 2 is here and part 3 can be found here.


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Bridge on the "Chimneys" trail
May 22, 1941
RG 82, Department of Conservation
After he began work at the Tennessee Department of Conservation in 1937, James L. Bailey crisscrossed the state, preaching the benefits of protecting our natural resources. Throughout his long career, he became such a widely-known advocate for proper use of land, development of parks and recreational areas, restoration of wildlife, and protection of water sources that he was nicknamed "Mr. Conservation." Also a talented photographer, he compiled an extensive collection of photographs.
Now, part of the James L. Bailey Papers collection is featured in this exhibit. In addition to Bailey's personal collection of photographs, the exhibit features many photos and postcards collected by the Department of Conservation through the years.
The exhibit highlights the beauty of Reelfoot Lake State Park, Montgomery Bell State Park, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park, the Natchez Trace Parkway and Percy Warner Park. The exhibit also includes images of people enjoying the state's parks and wilderness as well as a section devoted exclusively to wildlife.
"During the warm weather months, Tennesseans are anxious to get outdoors and enjoy the natural wonders of our state," Secretary of State Tre Hargett said. "This exhibit should raise awareness about our state's many natural treasures. It may even give people some vacation ideas."
Special thanks to Kathy Lauder and Dr. Kathleen M. Therrien for their assistance.


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Police Officer Uses Taser On 10-Year-Old Girl
Ozark police said they were called to a home where a mother asked for help with her unruly child, but the 10-year-old's father said he's outraged at the force police used against his daughter.
"I would like to say Ozark police Tased this little girl right here. Ten years old and [they] shot electricity through her body, and I want to know how the heck in God's green earth can they get away with this," said the girl's father, Anthony Medlock.
Medlock said his daughter was at her mother's house when Ozark police Officer Dustin Bradshaw shocked her in the back with a Taser and arrested her.
"If you can't pick the kid up and take her to your car, handcuff her, then I don't think you need to be an officer," Medlock said.
Medlock said his daughter does show signs of having emotional issues, but she "doesn't deserve to be treated like a dog. She's not a tiger."
According to a police report, the officer was called to the home by the mother and witnessed the child kicking and screaming.
The officer's statement said the girl's mother, Kelly Hamlert, told him to use a Taser on her if he needed to.
The officer did shock the girl after he said she kicked him in the groin.
"He had no other choice. He had to get the child under control," said Ozark police Chief Jim Noggle.
Noggle said the officer shocked the girl for about a second.
Ozark police said it is their policy to use a Taser on someone who is a threat to others, no matter their age.
Noggle said simply restraining the child could be harmful.
"Well, if he tried to restrain her, he might hurt her by restraining her. If you grab somebody, you can slip an arm out of joint. They can slip from you and fall on the ground," Noggle said.
"I don't know what kind of policy it is. I don't think it's right," Medlock said.
Medlock said this is not the first time the girl's mother has called police to take her daughter to a juvenile facility. He said he will now try to get custody of his daughter.
"She just wants somebody to love her, and I do," he said.
40/29 News checked with several other police agencies about their taser policies. The Fort Smith Police Department said it will only uses a Taser on a person 14 years old or older if they are a threat to someone.
Fort Smith Police said it's usually the discretion of each police department to make their own policies on using a Taser.
Noggle said no action is being taken against the Ozark officer who used the Taser on the girl, and he said her case will go before the juvenile court system.


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all (one's) eggs in one basket
All of one's hopes/efforts/resources are committed to one area, which is considered a risky strategy. Stella put all her eggs in one basket by just applying to Harvard, but it's the only school she wants to go to. If I were you, I'd have a backup plan, rather than putting all my eggs in one basket.


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I really enjoy listening to your edtechtalk shows and want to start using some of this "stuff" in the high school I teach at, but need more training on web 2.0. On one of the recent shows, you mentioned the CMS course/academy that will be beginning sometime in July. I'm very interested in participating both for me as a teacher and as an Learning Technologies masters candidate (University of Connecticut). Unfortunately, I cannot find the link to the course. Are you still holding one?
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According to NBA.com he is. NBA.com's power ranking has him turning a team that had a total winning percentage of .333 last season into an elite power house in the Eastern Conference. And also has them finishing ahead of the Knicks.
I knew that Joe Johnson was good but I wasn't aware that he was better than everyone on the Knicks' roster and that he was as good as Michael Jordan was in his prime. I wonder if the guy that gave Joe Johnson that massive contract a couple of years ago is incharge of doing these power rankings.


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The fever started from the announcement from KeSPA(Korean eSports Association) that they won't participate in GSL Season 4 and are not sure about future GSL participation. The announcement shocked many people include GOM TV – the host of GSL, ESF – e-Sports Federation, Blizzard Korea and for the most fans. It happened 2 months after Blizzard, KeSPA, GOM TV is held the day of vision declaration to cooperate developing Korean e-Sports.
ESF, mainly consists of GSL Starcraft2 players and staffs, immediately announced that they won't participate in OSL – Ongamenet Starleague until KeSPA makes sure about future GSL participation.
KeSPA adjusted their announcement by joining GSL from Season 5 after ESF's announcement. However, ESF did not change its previous stance because KeSPA still did not make clear about the future GSL participation.
Finally, the incident concluded by KeSPA. They announced that they will join GSL Season 4 and handed-in the list of players who will play for GSL.
Fans are very disappointed about KeSPA and Ongamenet. However, the most disappointment comes from Blizzard Korea. It seems they had absolutely no idea what is going on until the incident came up even though they are the mediator of all.


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You know those museums that are really quiet and you can't touch anything? These are definitely not those museums. Take the Boston Children's Museum. It's one-of-a-kind, world-renowned center for enrichment. But the kids don't care about that. They just like that it's as fun as a barrel of monkeys. The Museum of Science has scary dinosaurs, loud electric bursts, and an Imax screen the size of a basketball court, and it's still extremely educational. The Kidspace at Mass MoCA has really mind-blowing art, including some uniquely interactive work. At the Discovery Museums in Acton, kids can bounce a ball three stories high or engineer their own train track. Of course, if your family loves those quiet museums, we have plenty of those too.
Watch a video on Edith Wharton's The Mount in Lenox.
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Oberthur Technologies has come up with yet another interesting application of accelerometer technology. Their new SIMSense card is the first motion-sensing SIM card on the planet.
Why the hell would you need a motion-sensing SIM card you ask? Well first off, it could give any run-of-the-mill handset the capability to navigate menus, send calls or SMS messages with a simple shake or tap. It could even allow users to pre-program an emergency contact into the phone that could be called or sent a text message on a trigger of rapid movement—like a fall. So you are covered should you fall and break a hip or pass out in a bar.
The card was just introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, so there is no word on when we might see something like this available commercially. But my guess it will come sooner rater than later. [PR Newswire via Uberphones]


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Toast the beautiful wine-growing region of Portugal on a Douro River cruise. Itineraries usually start in Lisbon, where guests spend one or more nights in the city and visit such landmarks as the stately Monastery of San Jeronimo and the ornate, waterfront Belem Tower.
Then, head up to Porto on the mouth of the river at the Atlantic Ocean, and sail through the northern part of the country, past vineyards, old farmhouses and rolling terrain.
In Porto, guests spend time in the medieval city center, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sip sweet port wine -- and learn how it's made -- at the wine academy at Pinhao, the center of port wine production. Explore a 14th-century monastery at Alpendurada, and stroll the gardens of Mateus Palace, located near Regua. You'll also cross the border with Spain and spend a day in Salamanca, a spectacular Renaissance city and home to one of the world's oldest universities.
Cruising is a particularly good value, because your stateroom, onboard meals and sightseeing are included in the rate that you pay up front. Tour directors are with you the entire way taking care of everyday details, while experienced local guides share a wealth of knowledge about each stop.
River cruises are rated according to the quality of the vessel and its accommodations, the number of included amenities and activities both on and off the ship, the class of hotels used for land portions of itineraries, and the level of service delivered. The river cruises below are categorized according to the industry rating scale (budget, first class and deluxe). Click any cruise name for the itinerary, dates and prices.
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While I was peripherally familiar with the TNT show Men of a Certain Age, I (and most everyone else) was familiar with the work of its three stars. The dramatic work featured Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap), Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street) and in a twist, Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) as the aforementioned men. The show's first season was aired to rave reviews and award nominations, yet its rapid decline in viewership led to its 2011 cancellation days after its second season concluded. Said season has been finally released to video for all to peruse.
The show features the men in varying situations: Romano plays Joe, an owner of a party supply store, an aspiring golfer and a divorcee with two children he occasionally visits. He also has a gambling problem that is tamped down by his former bookie neighbor Manfro (Raymond fans may recognize Joe Manfrellotti, a.k.a. Gianni the cable guy). Bakula plays Terry, an occasional actor looking for more legitimate work, which he finds at a car dealership run by Owen (Braugher). Owen does not own the dealership; his father (Richard Gant, The Big Lebowski), a former basketball player does, yet Owen tries to manage it as independently as one can despite being occasionally hamstrung by Dad. The show's second season of 12 episodes (spread over three discs) show their various struggles, triumphs and evolutions over the run.
Romano worked with Mike Royce (who was a former writer and eventual showrunner on Raymond) on Men, and while the initial concept of Men of a Certain Age could be shocking or off-putting to Romano's audience, in this show one could assert that this show is an acceptable extension to a semi-autobiographical theme in his storytelling. With Raymond looking at things from a slightly younger perspective and to loads of popularity, Men finds Joe looking for footing in his next phase of life, which one may equate to Romano to some degree. There are occasional moments of cheesiness and Joe's conflict in this season makes for an unintentional laugh here or there, but the overall comfort Romano finds in Joe is fascinating and a little surprising to watch.
Romano's performance in the show is matched and often times surpassed by Braugher's (rightfully so, if the Emmy nominations Braugher received for his performance in both seasons are any indication). Owen is happily married to Melissa (LisaGay Hamilton, Take Shelter) and has a child. He is also a diabetic, something that one could gather would be a symptom of Owen's life to date. He has never really been challenged much in his life (if at all) and when it comes to work, his Dad is omnipresent within the dealership. Because of this, he is never taken seriously by his employees, despite his best intentions to carve his own legacy with the business. This is crystallized in "A League of Their Owen," when Owen tries to roll the softball team out against a longtime dealership rival. And as one who was used to seeing Braugher break people down in interrogations as a police detective for so long, this new facet of Braugher's work is just as great to watch. On a separate complementary level, Bakula's work as Terry is intriguing, though it serves a secondary purpose with Joe and Owen simply having more responsibilities in their lives than Terry does. It is not that Terry's development through the season is boring, it is just...not as engaging to watch.
Nevertheless, Romano and Royce have an underlying sewn together message to say within Men of a Certain Age, and I think the message is one where some of the main characters have solid personal relationships. However even with those, there is a certain amount of inadequacy in how each goes about the next portions of their lives. Going through their 30s and 40s may have been a bit of a blur and they are discovering the autumn of their lives to varying success, and there is an almost muted fear about this that Romano and Royce manage to evoke in these characters that is a unexpected treat through most of the show.
Perhaps the reason behind the demise of Men of a Certain Age is that folks were expecting Raymond part two and were disappointed in what they saw. If that was the judgment then some re-evaluation of these expectations should be done. Ray Romano is not different from his former show to this one; he has evolved and refined himself, and that is what is encouraging to see long after Men wrapped.
The show is presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, with the results being good. The show is shot with one camera and mostly handheld, and this natural look is replicated well, with colors looking great, whether it is the greens of a golf course, the vibrant colors on the new cars, or the colder more artificial offices. There is no edge enhancement or image haloing, everything looks as good as I would expect a recently broadcast show to look.
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround for all of the episodes which is not surprising. What I was surprised by was how much the subwoofer is involved with the listening experience. Dialogue sounds clean as a whistle but the show includes a good number of songs in it (the show's opening credits are set to the Beach Boys' "When I Grow Up"), and while it is devoid of a constant murmur of environmental noise, there is enough subtleties in the rear channels that listening to the show is slightly immersive and worth the experience.
Warner (and more specifically Romano) have decided to empty whatever was in the storage room for the farewell of Men, starting with commentaries on all episodes from Romano and Royce. While they are not joined by either Braugher or Bakula, the respective writer or director of each episode appears, and Manfrellotti pops up from time to time. The tracks were recorded after the show's cancellation announcement and Romano and Royce light a candle for it, especially during particularly dramatic moments. There are times when the participants watch the show and laugh at the moments onscreen, and other times when they get into the character motivations and story arcs during it. The talk about a post-show movie is even brought up, along with the comparison on Romano's work here to his work on Raymond. The tracks were recorded out of production order and it shows when one listens to the commentaries, but they are generally worth listening to, especially if (as Royce says) you REALLY care about these things.
The remaining extras are decent as well. "The Bitter/Sweet 50" (20:13) is on Disc One and examines what the show means, and thoughts on the characters and storytelling perspectives. It covers how to handle the drama, comedy and the awkward, and even shows the Peabody ceremony that the cast was recognized in. While it does have some mild spoilers in it, it is worth the time to watch. Disc Two includes two behind the scenes featurettes made specifically for TNT: "One on One with Ray Romano" (2:32) and "Favorite Scenes from the Cast" (2:09) are self-explanatory, while the "Scarpula Rap Video" (:54) is funny and from an episode in the season. A gag reel (9:29) is somewhat funny to boot. Disc Three has a trunk full of deleted scenes (39, 47:15), some of which include excised moments from Season One and are worth the time in exploring.
The second (and final) season of Men of a Certain Age may serve as a dirt-shoveling for some, but for this viewer I saw continued superb work by Andre Braugher and a new facet to Ray Romano's abilities that makes me curious as to what the latter has in store next. Technically the set looks good and from a bonus perspective there is enough for the Romano fan (much less the Men fan) to whet their collective whistles to. Worth renting at the very least with an eye to buying for purveyors of good television.


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With twisted little faces.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tiny Pumpkins
Posted by Rot at 2:31 PM
Labels: bean, etsy, etsy.com, Home accents, jack o'lanterns, pumpkin hollow, pumpkins
2 comments:
- screaminscott said...
These look great. They remind me of shrunken heads made from apples.
- July 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- crudedoodle.com said...
The tooth!
That's a great direction!
- July 28, 2009 at 5:16 PM
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Preliminary Guide to the Ashton Family World Travels Photograph Collection
Preliminary Guide to the Ashton Family World Travels Photograph Collection, ca. 1892-1913
Collection number: Bernath Mss 115Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- D. Tambo
- Date Completed:
- March 18, 2011
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
Scope and Content of Collection
Vol. 1
India Trip, 1892-1893 [no photos of India]: "Mariposa"; San Francisco, Sausalito, San Francisco Bay, on the sands at Cliff House; Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City; city buildings and lakes - Denver; Civil War soldiers' graves - Louisville; Central Park Lake - New York; steamer - mid-Atlantic; lighthouse off Irish coast; passengers on the W.S.S.S. Teutonic; Isle of Man steamer leaving Liverpool
South African Trip, 1894: Brindisi; Suez Canal; Aden; passengers on the Britannia
Vol. 2
South African Trip (cont.): on Britannia; ships and local population, Grand Oriental Hotel, at Colombo [Ceylon]; Rambukkana Station, tea plantations, Peradeniya, Victoria Hotel, Nuwara-Eliya, Hakgalla Gardens, jinricksha, Mount Lavinia Bay [Ceylon]; "Warora"; Colombo and at sea; ships at Port Louis, Mauritius
Vol. 3
South African Trip (cont.): Port-Louis; Pamplemousses, Mauritius; transshipping, "D'Urban," Natal; "Warwick Castle"; oxen, Mossel Bay; cricket match, Newlands; dry-dock, Cape Town; paddling, four-horsed landau, Houts Bay; Zulu witch doctor, passengers, "Warwick Castle"; Monte, Grand Canary; Laguna, Bull Ring, Santa Cruz, Tenerife; Villa, Botanical Gardens, Oratava; "Anglian"
Vol. 4
South African Trip (cont.): passengers, playing bull, parade, "Anglian"; docks, Southampton
West Indian Trip, 1895: Cathedral, Church of Conception, Laguna, Santa Cruz, Tenerife; Bridgetown, Crane Point, Manning Road, Hastings, dive boys, sugar cane plantation, Barbados; Island, Dragon's Mouth, blue-basin, Botanical Gardens, Port-of-Spain waterworks, cricket pavilion, The Savanna, Arima River, La Brea, Trinidad
Vol. 5
West Indian Trip (cont.): La Brea, Trinidad; St Georges, Grenada; Botanical Gardens, market, Kingstown, St Vincent; sulphur springs, native boys on hawser, Soufriere, St Lucia; Diamond rock, dive boys, St Pierre, village pump, Morne Rouge, Martinique; Botanical Gardens, Roseau, Dominica; Port-Royal, gardens, Castleton, "Rio Cobre," Bog-Walk, Cathedral, Statue to Lord Rodney, Spanish Town, Statue to Sir Charles Metcalf, Kingston, Jamaica; Fort Morro, Havana Harbour, Cuba
Vol. 6
West Indian Trip (cont.): boats, oxen, Botanical Gardens, Cemetary, Central Park, Spanish soldiers, Casino, Mercedes Church, Havana, Cuba; Nassau, New Providence; Devil's Hole, The Quay, Hamilton, Grassy Bay, Bermuda; Rock Fort, dive boy, Funicular railway, Bullock sledge, Botanical Gardens, canal, Funchal, Madeira; Lusitania, Plymouth; fishing boat off the Start; barge on the Thames; smacks in the Channel; Banks of the Thames at Tilbury
Vol. 7
West Indian Trip (cont.): passengers, games, fancy dress, Boatswain on Lusitania
Vol. 8
Mexican Trip, 1896: 110-tongun, Europa Point, Algeciras Bay, Gibraltar; Bull Ring, Spanish Lines; market, Treasure house, Moorish snake charmer, Moorish guide, Tangiers, Morocco; canal, Funchal, Convent Church, Madeira; Municipal Buildings, market, a villa, dockyard, soldier, native, Port-au-Prince, the late Haytian President Gen: L.M.F. Hyppolite, "Columbia," Hayti; Cathedral, San Domingo; St Thomas; Botanical Gardens, Basseterre, St Kitts; St Johns, Antigua; Guadeloupe; natives, lighthouse, St Pierre, Statue to Empress Josephine, Fort of France, Martinique; sulphur spring, Soufriere, St Lucia
Vol. 9
Mexican Trip (cont.): Alum rocks, Soufriere, St Lucia; railway, Bathsheba, natives, Barbados; Government House, Botanical Gardens, waterworks, Port of Spain, Trinidad; Le Guayra & Caracas Railway, Federation Arch, Statue to Bolivar, Senate House, Caracas; "Columbia"; Puerto Cabello, Venezuela; Hope Gardens, Castleton Gardens, Jamaica; Fort Morro, Havana, Cuba; Tampa; Mexican International Railway, Central Railroad, Interoceanic Railway, Aquaduct, donkeys
Vol. 10
Mexican Trip (cont.): Mexicans, National Railway; market, La Viga Canal, Cathedral, Mexico City; Cathedral, Guadaloupe; shrine, Pyramid of Cholula, Puebla; Int. & Great Northern Railway, Texas; "Sunset Limited"; Shriever, Louisiana; plant system; L & N Railway, Alabama; Jacksonville; St Johns River; Sanford, Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Ocklawaha River, Ocklawaha Express, Silver Springs, Tomoka River, Florida
Vol. 11
Syrian Trip, 1897 [no photos of Syria]: S.S. Teutonic; New York; Hotel garden at Funchal, Madeira; Malaga, Andalusian railway, Spain; the Alhambra, Gipsy cave dwellings, Gipsy prince, Granada, Spain; Botanical Gardens, statue of Marshal McMahon, Algiers; cemetery, statue of Luglio XVIII, Genoa, Italy; ships, Villa Franca Harbour; Mentone, France; Valetta, Malta; Alexandria, Cairo, Heliopilis, ostrich farm, Egypt
Vol. 12
Syrian Trip (cont.) [and Sweden]: ostrich farm, Cairo, the Nile, Memphis, Sakkara, Apis tombs, S.S. Ramases the Great, Gizeh, the Sphinx, Egypt; Ballbec, Syria; Brunsbuttel Locks, Levensau Bridge, Baltic Canal; Stockholm Archipelago, S.S. Garonne, New Opera House, fish market, Grand Hotel, Royal Palace, Haga Palace, Swedish girls, Stockholm
Vol. 13
Syrian Trip (cont.) [Scandinavia]: aerial railway, exhibition, Swedish girl, Stockholm; Town walls, St. Catherine's Abbey, "Garonne-ites" at St. Nicholas' Abbey, Wisby; S.S. Garonne, Russian imperial yacht Pole Star, English Church, Tivoli Gardens, Carlsberg Glyptothek, Fredensborg Palace, Frederiksborg Palace, Christiania, Copenhagen; Cattegat
Chilian Trip, 1897-1898: Quay, La Pallice, Corunna Harbour, Lisbon from the Tagus, Black Horse Square, Carthusian Convent, Rolling Motion Square, Lisbon; St. Vincent Harbour, Cape de Verdes, St. Vincent
Vol. 14
Chilian Trip (cont.): St. Vincent, "Orissa-ites"; Pernambuco, S.S. Orissa, road to Nazareth, Bahia, Brazil; Botanical Gardens, Rio de Janeiro, S.S. Oropesa; The Plaza, Cathedral Square, Monte Video [Uruguay]; "Cincinnati," "Venus," Rio de la Plata, Uruguay; Punta Arenas, Patagonia; Magellan Straits, a Patagonian canoe; Lota, Talcahuano, Chilian recruits drilling, dry dock & Chilian Man o'war, submarine boat, Valparaiso, Chile
Vol. 15
Chilian Trip (cont.): Valparaiso, "Mapocho," "Blanco Encalada," "Ministro Zenteno," "Presidente Errazuriz," "Almirante Cochrane," "Capitan Prat"; cricket match, Santa Lucia Hill, Santiago; road to Santa Lucia; The Alameda, Plaza des Armas, Museum, Zoological Gardens, Congress Hall, Santiago; Coaching in the Andes, Salto del Solado, near the Cumbrae, Hotel Hispa, Juncal, Hotel Las Cuevas, Hotel del Expreso Transandino, sanitorium & baths, Inca Bridge, Andes; Zoological Gardens, Pelota Court, Buenos Ayres; "Vittoria," passengers on Thames, La Plata; Cherbourg
Vol. 16
American Trip, 1899: St. Augustine, Silver Springs, Ocklawaha River, Tomoka River, Lake Worth, coolie cycles, the Casino, Miami, Lake Osceola, Winter Park, Tampa, Hillsboro River; Cemetery, New Orleans; Sanderson, TX; Mexicans at Yuma; Arcadia, San Gabriel Mission, Long Beach, scenes at Hotel del Monte, Monterey
Vol. 17
American Trip (cont.): Hotel del Monte, Pyramid Point, Midway Point, Monterey; Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City; Rocky Mountains; Niagara, Ontario; Longfellow's House, Washington's Tree, Cambridge; Bunkers Hill Monument, Boston; S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, New York
North African Trip, 1900: Marseilles, roman aquaduct, Tunis; rock temples, Covent, Cathedral, ruins of Carthage
Vol. 18
North African Trip (cont.): Marseilles, Notre Dame de la Garde; "Egypt," Port Said; Heliopolis, ostrich farm, Kasr-el-Nil Bridge, Khalifas Tomb, mosque, Cairo; Sphinx, Pyramids of Cheops and Aboo Roash, Gizeh; Ptolemy Gate, Temple of Rameses the Great, Avenue of Sphinxes, Obelisk, Karnak; Luxor
Vol. 19
North African Trip (cont.): Temple of Rameseum, Palace of Rameses III, Colossi of Memnon, Thebes; Temple of Luxor, Statue of Rameses II, sugar manufactory, Luxor; Nile; Memphis; Step pyramid of Sakkarah; Bedreshayn; Zoological Gardens, Cairo; Alexandria; Naples; Capri; Pompei, Vesuvius; Sorrento
Vol. 20
North African Trip (cont.) [Europe]: Solfriano; Bay of Salerno; Positano; Amalfi; Chateau d'If, Marseilles; Place Charles Albert, Essling Statue, Nice; Villefranche harbour; Casino at Monte Carlo; Cannes, Waterworks, Nice; Gibraltar
East Indian Trip, 1901-1902: passengers on Grosser Kurfurst, Aden, Arab dhow in distress, Indian Ocean; Colombo Harbour, jinrickshaw, Colombo [Ceylon]
Vol. 21
East Indian Trip (cont.): Colombo; Mount Lavinia, Temple of the Tooth, elephants bathing, Kandy, Ceylon; S.S. Hamburg; water works, a gharry, Kranji, Singapore; Jahore; Menam River, Royal Palace, Temple, Bangkok, Siam
Vol. 22
East Indian Trip (cont.): Mausoleum, Saket Temple, Bangkok, Siam; St. Andrews Cathedral, Batavia; Botanical Gardens, Buitenzorg, Soekaboemi, Sindanglaja, rice fields, Java; Mandarins Houses, Willow Pattern Tea House, Shanghai; Nagasaki, S.S. "Kiautschou," Marquis Ito, temple, castle, Kobe; temple, Kyoto; Temple of Diabutsu, pagoda, Shinto temple, Nara; Lake Biwa, temple, Otsu
Vol. 23
East Indian Trip (cont.): Otsu; Castle, Tea Gardens, Hikone; Temple, Castle, Tea Gardens, Town Hall, Nagoya; Temples, Pagoda, Cryptomeria Avenue, Nikko; Lake Chuzenji; Miyanoshita; Yokohama; Honolulu, Hawaii; passengers on the S.S. China; Union Pacific Railway; Hotel del Monte, 17 Mile Drive, Monterey
Vol. 24
Nubian Trip, 1903: Gibraltar; statue of Columbus, Genoa; Pegli; Nervi; Mt. Vesuvius; Naples; Pompei; Zag-a-Zig Station, races, Highland Light Infantry, aquarium, Zoological Gardens, Cairo; drum & fife band, Helouan; Heliopolis; Pyramids, Sphinx, Aboo Roash, Gizeh; Memphis; Serapium, Sakkarah, Egypt
Vol. 25
Nubian Trip (cont.): Nile, natives, Tomb of Beni-Hassan; Ibnoub; Assiout; Temple of Denderah, Temple of Luxor, Temple of Karnak; Tomb of the Kings, Rameseum, Dayr-el-Bahree, Temple of Medeenet-Haboo, Colossus of Memnon, Thebes; Esna; Temple of Edfou, Temple of Komombo; Bischareen natives, Assouan; Temple of Philae; Straits of Kalabshed; Temple of Dendoor; Saboa
Vol. 26
Nubian Trip (cont.): "Tragedy of the Korosko"; Nile, Ibrim; Rock Temple, Aboo Simel; Wady-Halfa; Abousir Rock; Soudan Military Railway; Abou Hamed; Sirdar's Palace, a "chalouf," natives, Khartoum; natives and markets, Khalifa's House, Mahadi's Tomb, "Kopje" battlefield, Monument to 21st Lancers, Omdurman
Vol. 27
Arctic Cruise, 1903: Munkengaden, fjord, Lerfossen, Trondhjem; Lille Lerfos, Store Lerfos; "Seven Sisters," Alsteno; West Fjord; Svartisen Glacier; Tromso harbour and Sund; Lapp encampment and reindeer; Meridian Column, Hammerfest; the North Cape; Bel Sund, Recherche Bay, Fox Glacier, whales, Spitzbergen; polar ice pack; Naes; Vaermofos, Ormheim; Mundal; Fjaerland fjord; Bojum Glacier, Jostedal Bra; Naero fjord, Guvangen; Sivlefos, Stalheim; Naerodal; Vossevangen, natives at Vaksdal Station; Bergen, Norway
Vol. 28
Arctic Cruise (cont.): The Stavekirke of Fantoft, Bergen harbour; Odde, Lake Sandven; Grondals River, Lotefos, Hardanger; passengers aboard the S.S. Ophir; scene on the tender, Tilbury
Bahaman Trip, 1904: bay, coaling wharf, natives, St. Thomas, West Indies; Morro Castle, San Juan, Casa Blanca, Rio Piedras, Porto Rico; Empress Josephine's Statue, Fort de France, Martinique
Vol. 29
Bahaman Trip (cont.): Mont Pelee, ruins at St. Pierre, Martinique; Crane Point, Barbados; Pitch Lake, Government House, Maraval Reservoir, Saddle Road, coolie woman, Blue Basin, Trinidad; La Guayra, Federation Arch, Caracas, soldiers, Valencia Railway, Lake Valencia, Venezuela; native women, Willemstadt, Curacao; Kingston, Castleton Road, Jamaica
Vol. 30
Bahaman Trip (cont.): Castleton Gardens, natives, Weir, Rio Cobre, Spanish Town, Jamaica; Plaza Alma, Santiago, San Juan Hill, El Caney, Morro Castle, The Prado, General Weyler's House, wreck of the Maine, Havana, Cuba; Hog Island Beach, the Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas; Everglades, casino, Miami; Bethesda Church, casino, alligator farm, bathing scenes, Palm Beach
Vol. 31
Bahaman Trip (cont.): Palm Beach; Ormond-on-the-Halifax, photographic studio, casino, bathing scenes, Ormond; Columbus Chapel, New Smyrna; Tomoka River; Princess Issena, Halifax River; Palatka, St Johns River, Connor's Grove, Ocklawaha River, Silver Springs, Belleair, Tampa, sulphur spring, St Augustine, casino, Florida; S.S. Deutschland
Vol. 32
Mediterranean Trip, 1905: "Nurse Parade," La Reserve, Marseilles; Villefranche; Nice; Mentone; Statue of Napoleon, Ajaccio, Corsica; Cathedral, Villa Igiea, Villa Favorita, cloisters and cathedral at Monreale, Palermo; Temple of Juno Lacinia, Temple of Concord, Temple of Castor & Pollux, Girgenti; Italian soldiers at Aragona-Caldare station; catacombs, Greek Theatre, Roman Theatre, Syracuse; Messina Gate, Catania Gate, Greek Theatre, Moon Alley, Taormina; Zouave soldiers, street scenes, Church of Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers; Tunis
Vol. 33
Mediterranean Trip (cont.): Bey's Palace, Tunis; Barracca, Valetta, Grand Harbour, Malta; Epanomeria, Thera, Santorin; citadel, Greek soldiers, Imperial Villa, Corfu; Katakolo; Pyrgos station, Stadium, Meraeum, natives in a vineyard, statue of Hermes of Praxiteles, Olympia; Parthenon, Greek soldiers, Portico of the Caryatides, Erechtheum, Acropolis; Temple of the Olympian Jupiter, Royal Guard, Byzantine church, Stadium, Athens; Beyrout; Ain-Sofar station, Syria; ruins, Temple of Jupiter, Temple of the Sun, mosque, quarry, Baalbec
Vol. 34
Mediterranean Trip (cont.): Baalbec; street scenes, mosque, Damascus; road from Haifa to Nazareth; natives, Jeideh; protestant orphanage, Mary's well, Church of Annunciation, Nazareth; Russian pilgrims, Jaffa; Zion citadel, Damascus Gate, Jaffa Gate, Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa, Mosque of Omar, Church of the Holy Sepulcre, Tomb of the Kings, Garden of Gesthemane, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem; Bethlehem; Bethany; Inn of the Good Samaritan; Convent of St George, Jericho; Old Jericho; Dead Sea; River Jordan; Alexandria; street scenes in Cairo; Egyptian solders
Vol. 35
Mediterranean Trip (cont.): Zoological Gardens, Aquarium, Ghezireh Palace Hotel, Cairo; Gizeh; Smyrna; ruined castle, mosque, arch at Ayasoulouk, Temple of Diana, Ephesus; Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Seven Towers, fountain, Constantinople; deck scenes aboard the Orient; Dragoman station, Bulgaria; Marien Platz, Statue of Bavaria & Ruhmeshalle, Munich, Bavaria; Palace, Versailles
Vol. 36
Adriatic Cruise, 1906: oxen cart in Biarritz; bay, bridge, casino, bull ring, Basque boys, San Sebastian; Puerto del Sol, Arch of Independence, soldiers preparing for state procession, Palace Guard, Armoury, Royal Palace, changing of the guard, Statue of King Philip the 4th, Madrid; church, El Escorial; cathedral cloisters, bull fight, Barcelona; Amphitheatre, Roman Baths, Nimes; Ulysses' Isle, children, Corfu; fiord, Cattaro; Island of Lacroma, Ragusa; Cathedral, Zara; Spalato; Latomiae gardens, Sicilian girls, Syracuse
Vol. 37
Adriatic Cruise (cont.): Sicilian girl, Syracuse; Faro, cathedral, San Gregorio Church, Messina; Palermo; hat-trimming competition aboard the Vectis; Chateau d'If, La Reserve, Marseilles; Palace and forest at Fontainbleau
French Tour, 1907: Casino, pier, ostrich farm, Nice; mountain railway, La Turbie; Mentone; Villefranche; Viaduct, harbour, Monaco; Casino at Monte Carlo; Viaduct, Gorge de Loup; Grasse; Observatory, Cannes; Opera House, Arc de Triomphe l'Etoile, Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris; Versailles; Fontainbleau; Statue of Jean d'Arc, law courts, St Ouen Church, cathedral, Rouen
Vol. 38
French Tour, 1908: Avenue de la Gare, carnival, ostrich farm, Nice; St Augustine's Tower, La Turbie; Monte Carlo road; Villefranche; Mentone; street scenes, San Remo; Cannes; Peira-Cava; Luceram; Cathedral, Chartres
French Tour, 1909: ostrich farm, Nice; Villefranche; Italian frontier, Mentone; San Remo; Cannes; tourettes sur Loup; Gorge de Loup; Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris; forest of Fontainbleau; Versailles, Cathedral, Port Mars, Reims
Vol. 39
Cretic Cruise, 1909: street scenes, children, San Remo; Statue of Napoleon, Ajaccio; Cloisters of St John the Hermit, church ceiling, emigrants on the Slavonia, Palermo; Candia; ruins, jars, Cnossos; castle, street scenes, Budrum; clock tower, Smyrna; ruined mosque, aquaduct, Ayasoulouk; Pera, Golden Horn, Galata Bridge, Selamik, Constantinople; Mohammedan cemetery, Scutari; Oulou Djami Mosque, bridge over ravine, street fountain, Brusa
Vol. 40
Cretic Cruise (cont.): Turbehs, Brusa; harbour, The Piraeus; landing from the Vectis, Kalamaki; ruins, temple, Old Corinth; gateway, walls, ruins of Acro-Corinth; Corinth Canal; sheep, Nauplia; children, Tomb of Clytemnestra, Mycenae; vaulted passage, Tiryns; Catania & Mt Etna; Mt Etna from Acireale, Taormina; civil guard, carts, Naples; egg & spoon race, spar boxing, bucket quoits, hat-trimming competition, costumes, cats on the Vectis; Zoological Gardens, London
Vol. 41
Norwegian Cruise, 1909: Sor Fjord, Odda; Lotefos; Romsdalhorn; Troltinderne Mountain, Romsdal Valley; Fladmark; Holgenaes; landslip, Norangdal; waterfall, Hellesylt; Merok; steamer, Lake Loen; Kjendal; Kjendalbrae; children, church, Laerdalsoren; Stalheim; Vossevangen; Stavekirk, Fantoft; fishing boat, North Sea; bucket quoits, hat-making competition, boat drill, deck scenes on the Vectis
Vol. 42
Tiberic Cruise, 1910: the Catacombs, Palermo; harbour, The Piraeus; stadium, Greek soldier, Athens; Daphne church, Eleusis road, ruins, Eleusis; Epanomeria, Santorin; harbour, rock tombs, natives, street scenes, Makri; ruins, Temple of the Sun, children, quarry, Baalbec; natives, Rayak station; courtyard, Great Mosque, street scenes, Damascus; natives, Deraa junction; natives, Samach, Sea of Galille; Tiberias; natives, Magdala; women at well, Haifa
Vol. 43
Tiberic Cruise (cont.): hospital, Port Said; Sphinx, Gizeh; interior of Mohammed Aly Mosque, street scenes, Cairo; ships, Naples; sulphur spring, Pozzuoli; dancing girls, Baia; the Forum, Pompei; games, Japanese passengers, lascars aboard the Vectis; Amphitheatre, Roman theatre, cloisters of St Trophime, Arles; drying clothes, ostrich farm, boats, Nice; La Turbie; Beaulieu; Mentone; Monaco;Monte Carlo; Cannes; Gorge de Loup; Roman aquaduct, Frejus; church, St Raphael; coast scene, Agay
Vol. 44
Norwegian Cruise, 1910: Molde, Fanefjord; River Rauma, Romsdal; Fladmark; landslip, Oie; Nordangsdal; Hellesylt; Lake Olden; Brixdal Glacier; Traengereid, Osterfjord; Stavekirk, Fantoft; natives, Vik; Lake Eidfjordvandet; tunnel, Saebo Valley; Bjoreia River; Voringfos; Lake Sandven, Buar Glacier; Espelandsfos; games aboard Vectis
Vol. 45
Arabic Cruise, 1911: Arch of Hadrian, Greek soldier, Athens; rock tomb, natives, Makri; Russian church, Jaffa; Jaffa-Jerusalem railway; Jaffa Gate, Damascus Gate, Mosque of Omar, Temple area, Mount of Olives; Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem; Apostle's Fountain, Jericho road; Jericho; natives, Bethany; Sphinx, Pyramids, Temple of the Sphinx, Gizeh; Bedrachin; Sultan Hassan Mosque, Cairo; Pompei; sulphur spring, Arena passage, Pozzuoli; games, Vectis; ostrich farm, Place Massena, Promenade des Anglais, Nice; Eze; Cap d'Ail; La Turbie; Monaco; cross, Gorge de Loup; Cannes; Theoule; Napoleon's Tomb, Paris; Trianon; Cathedral, Amiens; Statue to Rosa Bonheur, Fontainebleau
Vol. 46
Norwegian Cruise, 1911: Lake Loen, stolkjarre; natives, Brixdal Glacier; Lake Olden; landslip, Oie; Nordangsdal; fjord, Hellesylt; waterfall, Geirangerfjord; water mill, Merok, Molde; Troltinderne Mountains, Romsdal; natives, Stalheim; Stavekirk, Fantoft; bucket quoits, hat-making competition aboard the Vectis; Prince's Street, Forth Bridge, Queensferry, Holyrood Palace, 'Prentice Pillar, Roslin Chapel, Edinburgh; Court of Honor, "wiggle woggle," "witching waves," Somali natives, Maori girl, White City, London
Vol. 47
Fayoumic Trip, 1912: Sakieh, Medinet-el-Fayoum; Pyramid of Hawara; Hotel Moeris, Lake Karoon; natives, Abchaway; Bedrechen; Memphis; Temple of Denderah; market, Assiut; Temple of Luxor, Luxor; man carrying baskets, the Rameseum, Sakieh, Temple of Medinet Habu, Colosus of Memnon, Tombs of the Kings, Thebes; Temple of Queen Hatasu, Deir-el-Bahari; Ptolemy Gate, Avenue of Sphinxes, excavations, Obelisk, Temple of Karnak
Vol. 48
Fayoumic Trip (cont.): boats on the Nile, villages; Esneh station; dam, lock, Bischareen camp, Assouan; Baliana; Coptic Convent, Abydos; Temple of Abydos, Temple of Rameses, Abydos; women with jars, Minieh; Ghezireh Palace Hotel, Heliopolis Palace Hotel, tombs of the Khalifs, Cairo; Sphinx, Pyramid of Cheops, Chephren, Men-kau-Ra, Gizeh; S.S. Helouan, Brindisi
Vol. 49
Norwegian Cruise, 1912: saw mill, Loen; Geiranger Fjord, Merok; stolkjarre, Molde; old boatman, Naes; Romsdal Horn; the Troltindernes; Stalheim, the Naerodal; Tysse; Norkholfos; Norwegian girls, Tysse road; Ekedalsfos; Kvamskogen; Tokajelet Gorge; Hardanger Fjord, Norheimsund; Odde; Groendal, Sandven Lake; Norwegian children, Odde; games aboard the Vectis
Vol. 50
Nile Trip, 1913: Pyramid of Cheops, Gizeh; Abu Roash; Band of the Gordon Highlanders, Cairo; policeman, Memphis; Step Pyramid, Sakkarah; Beni Hassan; convicts, mummy, sailing dahabeah, Assiut; Denderah Temple; policeman, columns, fallen obelisk, natives, Karnak; Statue of Rameses II, head Dragoman, Luxor; Ramaseum, rest house, Der el Bahari, Darieh Medinet, Medinet Abu, Thebes; Esneh Temple, street scenes, Esneh; Edfu Temple; Komombo Temple; Philae Temple; Assuan Dam
Vol. 51
Nile Trip (cont.): native boy and boat, Assuan; natives, Saboa Temple, Sphinx, Saboa; Amada Temple, natives, Great Temple, Small Temple, Abu Simbel; Soudan Government Railway; Gordon's Statue, village, Khartoum; Mahadi's Tomb, Khalifa's House, donkey boy with Dervish headdresses, street scenes, markets, Omdurman; Kerreri; convicts, warder, zebu, Dueim; natives, Gebelain; village, Shilook warriors, Renk; marabou stork aboard S.S. Omdurman; Kaka village, Dinka warriors, dead crocodile, Kaka
Vol. 52
Nile Trip (cont.): natives, village, Melut; village, warrior, Kodok; natives, Lul; natives, Taufikia; Duleib Hill; natives, Shambe; passengers, Omdurman; natives, grass fire, elephants, Malek; natives, Gondokoro; post office, wood station,Rejaf; Sheikh Tombe village; natives, Kenissa; natives, Tonga; Bahr el Zeraf; sailing Nuggar, Tawila
Vol. 53
Nile Trip (cont): baby lynxes, Omdurman; Derr; natives, Kalabsheh; "Thebes," Baliana; Dragoman, "Thebes," Abydos; boats, Sohag, Minieh; Pompei; Sorrento; Meta; Hotel Cappuccini, Amalfi coast; children in Easter costume, street scenes, Ravello; Doge's Palace, St Mark's Cathedral and Square, Grand Canal, The Rialto, Bridge of Sighs, gondolas, St Maria della Salute, Canova's tomb, St Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice; Cathedral, Simplon Arch, Milan


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...seriously? Are you that thick?
Really Thom? Must we chase away all new users when they ask an honest question?
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...seriously? Are you that thick?
Both. The entire list should be able to load (titles) quickly and easily? Then as I scroll around, or select letters to jump around, it should load the images for the most immediate items. Essentially, don't load things unless they are with 1 or 2 scrollable screens of the currently displayed items. Dynamic, little waiting, less transfer required as you only grab what the user is close to. Perhaps more difficult to implement. Am I making any sense here? It's past my bedtime.


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Mednick is producer of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" which opens Aug. 8.
It took five years for producer Scott Mednick to get his reboot of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the screen. When his plans for a 2012 release were announced in 2009, the Randolph native was already in the fast lane of a Hollywood career, with executive producer credits on, among other films, "Superman Returns," "300" and "U2 3-D." "Ninja Turtles" opens Aug. 8.
Why five years? The usual delays of raising the money and buying the rights, then less-usual ones like Viacom wanting to reboot the popular 1980s TV show to build up a new audience for the proposed film.
But Mednick has always taken his time in a career that started and grew to great heights in design before transitioning to producing. He's the first to admit that there's never really been a plan – that he's always gone where his instincts lead him.
Speaking by phone from his home in the outskirts of Los Angeles, he recalled a few memories from childhood and young adulthood that might have been hints as to where he was headed.
"I was the kid who would do nothing but draw," he said. "I would play some sports with the other kids, but I loved drawing. I also loved movies, and would go to the old Randolph Theater, but realistically television was my medium. My father and I would watch 'Maverick' and 'Robin Hood'."
Mednick went to and did well at Rhode Island School of Design, with intentions of becoming a designer.
"Entertainment was something that was a love and a passion," he said. "But I never thought that would become part of my vocation. There were really no plans beyond college. I was thinking about designing, and I was learning my craft. But by senior year it was apparent that I would have to go somewhere, and I knew it was either New York or L.A."
After a brief stint in New York, where he did some experimental art with the Eternal Fluxus Network, whose members included John Lennon and Yoko Ono, L.A. won out. He moved west, worked for a design firm, then in 1982 started his own graphic design and advertising company, The Mednick Group, where among his designs were the logos for Reebok and Columbia Pictures.
"The Mednick Group kept growing," he said, "and as I believed the Internet was going to change things, and I wanted to grow and get bigger, we started to combine with and acquire other companies around the country. The Mednick Group morphed into the larger THINK New Ideas around 1996."
During this time, Mednick was meeting people, making contacts and building a solid reputation. His marketing skills grew to include designing movie posters and making trailers. He was becoming part of the movie-making machine. He decided to try producing.
"It's always been about whatever creatively satisfies me," he said. "And I've always had confidence in my abilities. I figure that I'm going to be able to solve whatever problems or issues come my way."
In 2003, Mednick, along with two partners, Thomas Tull and William Fay, founded Legendary Pictures, a private-equity-backed movie company that would fund and produce films, with a roster that eventually included the "Hangover" trilogy, the "Batman/Dark Knight" trilogy, "Watchmen" and "42."
"I'm definitely a fanboy," said Mednick, proudly. "I make movies that I want to see. That's why Legendary was formed. We loved popcorn entertainment and superheroes; that's what that brand was always supposed to be, and has become. Our first films were 'Batman' and 'Superman.' I remembered being a kid, reading comics, and we pinched ourselves. We couldn't believe it. Even touching a little piece of these franchises was the greatest thing ever."
Mednick ventured out on his own as independent producer on "U2 3-D" in 2006. He produced other films since then, and at one point was told that Peter Laird, co-creator (with Kevin Eastman) of the 1984 comic book "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," was interested in speaking with him about making a live- action movie starring Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo.
With the ensuing long process done, and the movie ready to be released, Mednick talked about what they've done with the tale of the popular reptilian quartet, and why he believes it will attract both newcomers and the ardent Turtles fans, who call themselves "Shell Heads."
"We've made great summer popcorn entertainment," he said. "We tried to make sure that the action is at the highest level that you can find in a contemporary movie, and that the Turtles maintain the personality that we've come to know and love, between each turtle, and how they interact. We wanted the humor that comes out of that interaction to remain intact. And we've made it contemporary. It's presented as if the Turtles live in New York today."
The method of bringing the Turtles to the screen to interact with live people is motion capture. There are four actors wearing complicated motion capture suits – a la Andy Serkis' work as Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" and as Caesar in the current "Planet of the Apes" movies.
"There's an enormous amount of that going on, including motion capture of their faces," said Mednick. "And an enormous amount of practical stunts for the fights. After all, these are Ninja Turtles, so we have Ninja fighting going on. It's an entire village of special effects, stuntwork and practical and visual effects combined."
But even with the film ready to go, there's no lull for Mednick. He's getting ready to start an adaptation of the young adult book "Wait Till Helen Comes" in the fall, is in the middle of financing another film, is casting another and is developing yet another.
"And I'm praying that we have a hit with 'Turtles' because I would love nothing more than to make a sequel to it," he said.
So does Mednick have any down time?
"No," he said. "But let me be honest. My uptime is making movies. This is the greatest job on the planet."


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[The owners] had a meeting with the players, they had a meeting with the coaches and they had a meeting with Bobby, and it was to assess where we were as a team and as an organization and why we were where we were and what our thoughts were, basically.Pedroia:
We had a meeting -- I'll be honest with everybody -- we had a meeting in New York and the coaches had a meeting, Bobby had a meeting, we all had a meeting, and when I spoke I said we all need to get better -- that includes owners, Bobby, coaches, and especially the players. ...The Globe's Nick Cafardo had tweeted last night that Pedroia was angry at how he was presented in the article and denied "ripping" Valentine, but there were no Pedroia quotes to that effect in Cafardo's report. Pedroia did was express regret that the story had come out.
I'll go out there and play for [Valentine] any day of the week. I'm playing for all my teammates and it's unfortunate that all this stuff comes out. ... It's tough when all this stuff comes out that everyone's trying to get the manager fired. It's not the case, man. I don't know, I've never met the guy who wrote the story. ... I'm not going to blame anything on Bobby. I don't think anybody else is. It's on the players.
As far as Pedroia saying he had never met Passan, the writer spoke on ESPN radio this morning:
If that's the best thing that you can come up with, "I don't know the guy," as opposed to "What he's writing and saying is incorrect," then obviously there's some merit to the report. Trust me, I sat on this thing for a couple of weeks when I heard it from a very good, very plugged in source the first time, because I wanted to get confirmation. Obviously their ship is not as tight as they think it is because I was able to get a couple more people on top of that to talk about this.(Lots more Passan quotes here.)
It's a bad situation. Dustin Pedroia can characterize it however he wants. The fact is he was one of the ring leaders in that meeting. Adrian Gonzalez was front and center as well after sending that text message. ...
[T]his is a dysfunctional team. I feel like this is the tip of the iceberg to be honest, that there's a lot more that's going to come out about this as the team devolves toward September. ...
Passan said he had sat on the story for a couple of weeks, hoping for further confirmation. Back on July 31 - five days after the meeting - Joel Sherman of the Post also mentioned Red Sox "players lobbying ownership for a change" of manager.
[O]fficials who have spoken to their Boston counterparts say the Red Sox believe the best help to their short- and long-term well-being is to begin remedying the faulty culture that has derailed the franchise since last September. Outside officials say the clubhouse dislike for Bobby Valentine is so intense, players lobbying ownership for a change is not an overstatement.Since the players' meeting with ownership, the team has gone 8-10.
However, many of the clubhouse/organizational problems pre-date Valentine and the manager is not likely to be fired anytime soon. ... Beckett is available because, one NL executive said, Boston's front office feels the righty is a malcontent who has had a negative clubhouse impact ...