text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - How much Money? Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Random Musings View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "How much Money?" chrisk82memberMember #Joined: 16 Jan 2000Posts: 91Location: CO Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 9:56 am I was just wondering how much you make Dhabih? Also anyone else out there. I really want to go to school for graphic arts in some field, but don't want to put up a few years for a crappy income. Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 10:06 am Well, chances are, that no matter what you do, you'll have to put up with a few years of low income... Back to top DhabihAdministratorMember #Joined: 13 Sep 1999Posts: 532Location: Kirkland, WA, U.S.A. Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 12:04 pm Its true. Thats kinda just how life it I guess. You gotta to some low paying stuff to get to the high paying stuff. On the flip side of that, the whole graphics/tech industry is the place to be if you want to up your chances of getting a nice paying job right out of school since its a field with a lot of demand. -dhab Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Random Musings All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Twitter announced it's acquiring Gnip, a social data company that packages and resells its tweets, for an undisclosed amount of money.
"As Twitter has grown into a platform that delivers more than 500 million Tweets per day, Gnip has played a crucial role in collecting and digesting our public data and delivering the most essential Tweets to partners," wrote Jana Messerschmidt, vice president of global business development and platform on the company blog.
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The truth is that Twitter hasn't been very good at managing and packaging its own data, especially its catalog of tweets called the "full firehose.". It has relied on several companies: Datasift, NTT Data, Gnip and Topsy to package and resell them to clients, according to Forbes.
Topsy was bought by Apple for $200 million last year. Datasift had $71.7 in backing, so it was likely expensive, but Gnip with only about $6.64 million in backing was likely a steal.
Previously, Twitter didn't care about reselling data because it wasn't a big revenue stream, so it was happy to let others do it. Now, however, Twitter realizes that the data is important and being able to package and resell your own data might be valuable.
Unfortunately, Twitter didn't realize this until Apple bought Topsy and a large competitor controlled its own information. That's likely when Twitter began looking for a similar, but cheaper, company to buy.
This buy and Apple's Topsy acquisition could also signal a new data revolution. Gnip also packages and resells information from Tumblr, WordPress, YouTube, Facebook and others, but the companies that own them may also not like a competitor owning part of their business either (that includes Yahoo and Google).

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It was a day full of tension. Heavy rain meant it was touch and go as to whether the game would go ahead. On the train down (and across) from Gatwick, I sat daydreaming about those infamous muddy pitches at Derby County's Baseball Ground. It never did them any harm and there wasn't a blade of grass on that pitch at times. A nervous phone call to the club ensued. They confirmed the game was to go ahead. This was close to being the best news I'd heard in 25 years.
Cynical, Big Deaks and I met up at Havant station and then with a spring very much in our steps, we headed straight to the clubhouse at the stadium. It wasn't long before we were drinking with the rich and famous. Havant and Waterlooville manager Charlie Oatway was behind the bar and in front of it was former World Cup referee Paul Durkin (from Portland, Dorset). He now works as a referee's assessor which last time I thought about it is the easiest and best job known to mankind. Johnny Vegas was also serving behind the bar, or at least it looked like him.
We'd arrived early doors in time for plenty of beer. After a brief flirtation with some serious topical chat - Obama being sworn in/economic downturn/who's your favourite in Girls Aloud - we settled down and discussed some rather more pertinent issues, namely, could we name all the previous captains in a Question of Sport. Better than work eh!?
By now most of you will know the Lewes FC Story. Just briefly then for the uninitiated; manager (King) takes team from Ryman Division One South to Blue Square Premier in just five seasons, gets rewarded with the sack, all players leave aside from one, personalities clash, fans are outraged, inexperienced manager comes in along with new team of inferior players, money is scarce, club bar is run down, no battery in scoreboard, investment needed along with points. It's a circus but the excitement is intense (in tents) - do you get it!? 'it's a circus but the excitement is in tents'...(move on - Ed).
The match itself (finally - Ed again) was very much in keeping with Lewes's season. It was completely chaotic and actually tremendous fun to watch. It rained goals from start to finish. Havant and Waterlooville - I'll get bored of keep typing that out soon, shall we call them H&W from now on!? - raced to a 3-1 lead at half time. Half time was the queue for us to rush back to the clubhouse to sink another beer in one of their "plastic drinking vessels". The Merseyside derby was on the big screen but nobody appeared to give a rats. Nice. We liked that.
Incredibly, Lewes pulled it back to 3-3. The equalising goal seemed to defy the laws of physics but had Cynical Dave, Big Deaks and I running the full length of the terrace in cartwheels of delight like a loose bunch of headless chickens. Is there anything finer in life than being able to run around a terrace when your teams scores!? Simply splendid.
Then the Lewes keeper (Rikki Banks) had a moment to forget for which he will forever be remembered thanks to an EFW headline. It's not been a great few weeks for banks in general and now it was the time for Lewes's very own Bank to collapse. In soggy conditions he inexplicably tried to dribble the ball out of his own area - ran into ex-Lewes goal machine Paul Booth in the process - who casually relieved him of the ball and walked it towards the empty net before smashing it in. 4-3 to H&W and their fans could not believe their luck.
Under Fire! Lewes management team Keehan and Graves look on in mild disgust.
To be fair to the H&W fans, they were in tremendous voice throughout the match. Although few in number, you don't need to try that hard in Westleigh Park to create a good din. The ground lends itself to atmosphere. Their fans also have an obsession with 'scotch eggs' and 'Showaddywaddy'. What's not to like!? Good luck to them.
After the match we headed back to Havant station and decided to pop into the adjacent Star public house. Oh my God! Have you ever seen the programme 'Britain's Toughest Pubs'!? If this pub hasn't already featured in it then it will do shortly. The music was pumping out so loudly we literally couldn't hear each other talk. There was six (let's call them) 'characters' sitting at the bar. Next door there was a darts league match going on with more 'characters'. The pub gets a rating of 1.7 out of 10 on the beer in the evening website. It may be perceived as being rough but we shall be going back. It had four (four!) dart boards in it and there is nothing wrong with a pub with a bit of 'character' is there!?
Talking of darts (nice - Ed), I have now visited 179 football grounds. I calculate that the next one will be 180 or should that be 'one huuuuuuundred and eeeeiiiiiiggghhty'!? So where to go for that illusive 180th ground!? Well, there is only place surely - Dartford FC whose nickname is The Darts. So on the 31st January, Cynical Dave and I are heading to the aforementioned Dartford for their local derby with Maidstone. That my friends is entertainment. See you there.


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His goal is to connect wearers of his hand-crafted jewelry to ancient ideas and designs. While he comes from a background outside of the art world, metalsmith and Chestnut Hill resident J. Rudy Lewis has submerged himself in that world both behind the scenes and at the exhibition table.
Since December, jewelry created by Lewis has been displayed for sale at The Museum Store at Woodmere Art Museum, and it will be there for the indefinite future. The collection offered at the store features a mix of sterling silver, 14-carat gold and rough diamonds and other stones. The pieces were created between 2001 and 2009.
It was around 2001 when Lewis, 47, began making jewelry. That's when he engaged in studies with local jeweler Caleb Meyer, owner and operator of the Caleb Meyer Studio at 8520 Germantown Ave.
"I want the feeling someone's hands were in it," said Lewis about his fabrication process, which he undertakes at his Chestnut Hill studio. "[…] There's something alive in it as opposed to manufactured."
Perhaps that life he is searching for is the yang to his archaeological and anthropological background, making his studies in the remnants of the dead, his yin. Lewis has also worked in photography, mosaics and handmade books, but he insists that "only in the designing and making of jewelry have I found a place where all my skills come into focus."
According to Stephen Kerzner, Director of The Museum Store, "I decided to showcase Rudy Lewis' jewelry because of his unique designs, his interesting use of sterling silver, gold and other semi- precious stones and, simply, because I thought it would be great to be able to offer it to my customers."
Lewis was raised on the Main Line and attended The Haverford School ('84). He studied archaeology and anthropology at Cornell University and earned his bachelor's degree in 1988. Lewis was a serious rower and after college worked odd jobs while he trained in Philadelphia with the Undine Barge Club on Boathouse Row. He ultimately participated in the University Games with the club.
While an undergrad, Lewis flirted with photography and in 1991 pursued the craft further when he enrolled in a two-year program through Maine Media, a workshop college. When the program concluded he moved to Philadelphia.
Here, Lewis started to work in the art world at Locks Gallery at Washington Square in Center City. He continued to work various odd jobs and began to develop his interest and skills in creating mosaics. His designs were often informed by ideas he'd learned as a student of cultures past. He also dabbled in creating handmade art books.
In 1999 Lewis married Elie-Anne Chevrier, herself a player among the Philadelphia arts scene who would eventually work as registrar for the Philadelphia Art Museum. She is now a board member at Woodmere. The couple moved to Chestnut Hill three years ago with their children, William, 11, and Claire, 7, from a three-acre farm located in Blue Bell.
"I just wanted to live in a place where you could walk instead of drive everywhere," said Lewis. "A community."
As a jewelry maker and designer, Lewis eventually parted ways with his teacher, who taught him how to forge and cast metal and carve wax. Lewis realized his teacher focused more on the quality and cut of the stone, whereas Lewis' interests caused him to be more intrigued by design.
He strives to create a rustic feel; something old, as if his bracelets or earrings, cuffs or pendants themselves were uprooted from the soil by an archaeologist. His ancient coin pendant, part of his Bespoke series, is based on a style he's dated to 400-350 B.C.E. Envision a silver necklace hung round the neck of the wife of Alexander the Great.
Some of the pendants and rings look as if a woman has danced off an ancient Egyptian wall and offered her jewelry to be modeled, as if it carried an aura of enchantment and the wisdom of years; like the metal itself hummed with tiny messages. His women's dinosaur bone and garnet earrings could have just as well been worn by Cleopatra as she traveled to one of her lascivious affairs.
There's also his Recess collection, inspired by children's drawings. His whalebone earrings, part of his Moods collection, are based on a design discovered at a Native American site located in Alaska.
For Lewis, the designs represent symbols. They represent culture and how a people once survived. "I do not come from a traditional art, craft or design background," he explained. "My main interest in making pieces for adornment is in the exploration of human culture and history."
In addition to continuing to develop his line of rustic-themed jewelry, Lewis is in the process of evolving a low-end fashion line. When we talked to him over the phone he was engaged in work to that effect, cutting leather with a laser in a warehouse along Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia.
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Red Rose And Key: romantic cluster necklace
Night-angel earrings: silver angel wings
Ladybirds In Autumn: leaf earrings with ladybugs
Red Berries: bronze filigree & scarlet earrings
About the Artisan in her own words:
Silverlight Jewelry – People have asked me what 'soft gothic' means. I use the phrase to describe the kind of jewellery I make. 'Gothic' means, among other things, 'of or pertaining to a literary style characterised by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural'. I've also heard it defined as 'characterised by a preoccupation with death'.Victorian Silver Key: black & silver bracelet
Azure Jewel necklace: bright blue vintage cabochon
Heraldic Shield earrings: enamelled lions & crowns
Gothic Shield necklace: black and silver pendant
I'm going for a softer, less gloomy but still introspective and thoughtful feel. Gothicism without the harshness, grotesqueness, or the preoccupation with death. A somewhat bohemian aesthetic, influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and the New Romantics, the neo-goths and the romantigoths. A bohemian gothic. A romantic gothic. A soft, classy, elegant gothic.
Designs run from simple, relatively conservative pieces with just a hint of gothic charisma, so that they are suitable for wearing to work, to bold, unabashedly bohemian showstoppers that are only suitable for rock stars and those blessed people who are so secure in themselves that they can handle the gaping stares. Designed for dreamers with day jobs who moonlight as rockstars.
Golden Honey earrings: cloisonne with gold bees
Green Forest: elfin green & copper earrings
Cloud earrings: tranquil peace jade with bronze
Copper Hearts earrings: green glass and old copper
Whiteleaf jewelry – In my jewellery-making, this translates to a love of semiprecious stones that look like what they are: lumps of beautiful rock, pulled out of the earth. I tend to use undyed, unfaceted stones, rather than stones that have been highly refined and cut (though those are beautiful too).
As a vegetarian with vegan sympathies, I don't like to use real pearls, so I go out of my way to find irregularly shaped faux pearls that will imitate the stunning, organic beauty of freshwater pearls.
I also try to use imitation leather, rather than genuine leather, in consideration of those who would rather not wear animal skin. Where I do use real leather, it is from upholstery off-cuts or colour samples which would be thrown away if I did not turn them into something beautiful. Whiteleaf Jewellery: earthy, eclectic adornments for nature lovers.
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I think I was born to craft. My favorite mediums to work with are fabric and yarn. Working with these 2 mediums, there is no limit to fantastic things that can be created.
Chicago Blackhawks Towel w/Crochet Top
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The items I create have been used by myself and my family for many years. They have either simplified life or brought smiles to many faces. Family and friends enjoy the items I create so they are the reason I am here today.
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I have always had the gift to create. I see new life in all things. I use a lot of found items and recreate them into something beautiful and new. I enjoy taking trash and making it into a new treasure.
My Christian faith and love of God are also a large part of inspiration for my creations. The events of 911 had a dramatic affect on me and have totally redirected my heart and life. God has worked in a big way in my life. When we open the door to our heart, God is just waiting to pour his Grace in!
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My God-given gift of creativity, is for me, a way to share my heart with others through inspirations and scriptures which have touched me personally. God speaks through the ordinary more often than we take the time to see. It is my goal to use my creative gift to touch your heart.
My work is inspired by Faith and the desire of making all things new! I use upcycled, repurposed and new materials to create my inspirational signs, decor and door panel art. Distressing and crackling the wood, gives my work a vintage-time worn look. Prints and inspirations are decoupaged and sealed with a clear coat onto the distressed wood and panels.Mom and Me Vintage Look Petite Wood Sign
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Vintage McClintock Gunne Sax Dress Velvet Holiday
Vintage 80s Cabbage Rose Dress by Loralie
Vintage Gunne Sax Dress Prairie School Marm Style
Vintage Gunne Sax Dress and Lace Jacket
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For Years I have been a Collector of Items of Great Beauty, an Offshoot from My Mother's Teachings. I Have All of My Life Been Drawn to those Things of the Past…a Kinder, Gentler Time. As a Child, Mother Taught Me Quality and An Eye for the Unique that I Could Claim as Mine. I am Forever Indebted to Her for Those Lessons Imparted.
I am also an Avid Gunne Sax Dress collector. I have well over 150 Gunne Sax Dresses along with even more similar ones in small to the Rare large!
Vintage Gunne Sax Dress Wedding Satin & Lace
Gunne Sax Dress Vintage Wedding by McClintock
Vintage Bridal Veil from Davids with Headpiece
Gunne sax Wedding Dress Vintage Jessica Label
Today I bring you the Best that I have from Vintage Gowns and Jewelry to Accessories that will Glow in the Moonlight and bring out the Goddess that Lies within us all. I welcome you with a Happy Heart in Hopes that You might find the stuff that your dreams are made of. Don't We all Deserve This?
Vintage Rhinestone Earrings 'Leaves Falling
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Magnificent Vintage deep Red Brooch and Earrings
I Wish to Pass on to the Future Generations Not Only the Quality But the Character and Sentiment of the Vintage Bridal Gown. May You Find a Piece of Your Dreams in These Pages. My Mother will be Watching Fondly.
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My graphic design experience started in high school with a major in art. I won first place in an ad layout contest. I started working in a print shop after school back in high school. And continued most of my life working in the printing and publishing fields.
Pink Flowers Refrigerator Magnets
Proofreader by profession with 35 years experience proofreading for major publishers. I have proofread magazines and books for major magazines and book publishing houses.
My shop Wild Goose Chase has vintage items, cards, Valentines, supplies, patterns, art books, feathers, ACEOs, and other curiosities.
Vintage Donkey Salt & Pepper Shakers
Vintage Dollhouse Furniture – Bedroom
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I love to create. Since I was a child,I have always been busy with various forms of fiber work including knitting, crochet, needlepoint, embroidery and weaving. Alongside of those interests was that famous old cookie tin of buttons that I loved to play with. After a fulfilling career in education followed by the ease of online selling, I now devote myself fulltime to combining fibers and buttons. I also love and make clocks, magnets and bookmarks. I love special orders so please don't hesitate to ask. I am proud of my 100% feedback selling online with several hundred items off to new homes.
In April 2007 a book called Button!Button! was published and several of my creations were included (pictures below). It was a very exciting experience.
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I have been very fortunate to make many new friends at Zibbet. All of these artisans are unique, not only in their art and crafts but their friendships.
We are all able and ready to lend advise, opinions, support and help to fellow artisans whenever possible. Our backgrounds are different and diverse but we all share a common goal.
Starting tomorrow, I am going to feature one of them daily. We all work at supporting each other and making Zibbet.com a fun and friendly shopping experience. With the Christmas Season fast approaching it is time to start thinking about shopping. See all of the unique and affordable items you can purchase for family, friends and your furbabies!
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President Barack Obama is due to receive a high-security BlackBerry 8830 soon, a Washington-based newspaper reported today.
According to The Washington Times, the device is in the final stages of development at the National Security Agency, which will check that its encryption software meets federal standards. It might not be ready for months, however.
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Told you guys Felton was overrated.
Told you guys Felton was overrated.
I hope not .. Woody & teammates will comfront Felton tomorow about the "ISO-Felton"
performance in Chicago .. which will result in Felton giving-up the ball so 4 to 5 teammates
could take 10+ shots tomorow .. this way we go back to ball-movement to build confidence
in teammates early in the season.
**** i hate losing to Chicago !
Looks like fatigue set in, and Felton shot poorly and poor ball movement compared to the Miami Game..
Anyway, as others have said, u cant win em all ! Looking forward to Denver next game....
29% team shooting
foolish fouls of JR
Copeland is still not playing
4 game in 3 night + time change this is exactly where loosing come from.
With Melo this game could be easier.
2. To be "overrated" means his rating is higher than he deserves
Who actually gave Ray Felton the respect to rate him "over" what he should be?
IMO our real worry is lack of a bonified secondary go to option and lack of playing time by Camby and Cope. TC can't do it all every game, and Sheed while helping still isn't enough.
Games like this remind us why additional depth like STAT and Shump are useful and that we have stars and then compliments. Our compliments can win us games but our stars are needed for the most part.
Felton isn't overrated, he just can't play at All-Star level all games, and definitely not with injury. We should be lucky he's even playing. Tougher guy than Melo.
Don't blame only him and Smith, blame all players for this lose, only Chandler played good.
We need another def rebounder and shot blocker, can Stat do it?
Felton being overatted as a Bobcats & Knicks is an understatement.
Felton being better than Duhon is the best description of Felton.
The Western Conference Guards in the past year in a half put starting PG-Felton on the bottom level of NBA starting guards (decent backup).
The Knicks did something the Bobcats should have done years ago with Felton & Okafor .. on Felton 2nd chance as a Knicks .. the Knicks got Felton an all-around experience veteran (HOF) PG-Jason Kidd to tutor Felton thru a 82 game season, and postseason games.
Expect Felton to have good & bad games early in the season while Jason Kidd teach Felton how to control the tempo of games for 27 minutes of playingtime .. by midseason we should see more wins by Felton than losses.
Felton's biggest obstical will be our top-scorer Melo wanting the ball walked up-court for Melo's 35 minutes of playingtime, while a healthy Amare look foward to some offensive running-spurts to outscore over aghausted or inexperience oposition, using PG-Kidd's uptempo-scheme.
Jason Kidd have to lead the point when "Amare & Melo" are in the same lineup .. Felton is not experience for that "tandem" this season...
Felton is what he is .. its only been a short time in Felton's career scouting-report where his performance made oponents PG/SG practice extra for a game vs Felton.
We lost the Chicago Bulls game mainly for having poor offensive-scoring that lead to to many turnovers .. our defense only had one flaw .. Woody & Tyson not defending the paint in the 4th quarter (Noah owned Tyson in the 4th).
So all blame goes to Felton leading the point .. it was a low scoring point for point game .. Felton gave teammates 3 to 5 shots in that 48 minute game without Melo (warm up shots).
I'm sure a lot of Knicks players expected to get more shots in a game without Melo's 30 shots per game.
Taking your teammates out of the offense is not a good thing when u are the PG...
btw tuesdays nyets Loopez is out unknow date of back


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Ringing from on High
11/1/2013Alton J. Pelowski
On Sunday, Sept. 8, several thousand Knights of Columbus traveled to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a special Year of Faith pilgrimage. Filling the Great Upper Church of the nation's preeminent Marian shrine, Knights and their families listened as music from the 56-bell carillon of the Knights Tower called them to prayer.
The pilgrims joined Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, together with other K of C leaders and guests, at "America's Catholic Church" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Knights Tower Carillon and to reconsecrate the Order to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
An honor guard of approximately 500 Fourth Degree Knights led the opening procession for the solemn Mass, which was celebrated by Archbishop Lori and concelebrated by Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix of Québec, primate of Canada, among others. Immediately following Mass, a prayer program commenced that included exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a Marian meditation led by Archbishop Lacroix, recitation of the rosary, remarks by the supreme knight, and an act of reconsecration led by the supreme chaplain and supreme knight.
In his homily, Archbishop Lori noted the relevance of Jesus' words in the Gospel reading, which seemed "tailor-made for this occasion": "Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?" (Lk 14:28).
The supreme chaplain went on to say that the 329-foot Knights Tower, which was funded by a $1 million grant from the Order and completed in 1957, has a symbolic purpose: "I would submit that the Knights Tower should be seen as a tower of faith that rises in our midst as sign and symbol of the Church's faith."
Citing Pope Francis' first encyclical, Lumen Fidei (The Light of Faith), Archbishop Lori listed several ways that the Knights Tower is "an apt symbol for the faith that we profess." For instance, it is built on a solid foundation, just as Christians are called to establish their faith firmly on the truth (cf. LF, 23). While "faith knows because it is tied to love" (26), the tower also represents the Knights' works of charity as they "bear witness to the truth of God's love." Moreover, just as faith involves seeing and hearing (cf. 29), the Knights Tower "directs our gaze and lifts our spirits upward," and "the bells open our ears to the Word of God." Finally, the "structural unity and integrity" of the tower evokes the unity and "communion of the Church" as well as the "interconnected elements" of the faith (cf. 38, 46).
After Mass, Archbishop Lacroix led the congregation in prayer and meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. The recitation of the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary followed, with state deputies from throughout the East Coast leading the decades.
In remarks delivered following Mass, Supreme Knight Anderson echoed the sentiments of Archbishop Lori. "Just as the carillon of the Knights Tower sends beautiful music into our nation's capital and reminds all who hear it of this place of God, our lives as Catholics and as Knights of Columbus must also reach out to enrich others and remind them of Our Lord's presence among us," Anderson said.
The supreme knight also spoke about the significance of Mary's title as the Immaculate Conception, which he said is reflected in the patronage of not only the National Shrine, but also in the home parish of Venerable Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus.
"Our Lord sees and loves and saves Mary before she had free will; before she could speak; before she could breathe; before her parents were even aware of her existence," Anderson said. "And thus Mary, the Immaculate Conception, is the paragon of human dignity. Because, in reaching out to Mary with extraordinary grace while still in the womb, God reminds us that our dignity comes to each of us as a gift from the Creator."
The supreme knight further noted that a two-year Orderwide Marian Prayer Program dedicated to the Immaculate Conception was inaugurated Aug. 7 at the 131st Supreme Convention in San Antonio. The program features a painting of Our Lady that hangs above the main altar in the Basilica-Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Québec, the primatial church of Canada. A large reproduction was on display at the foot of the National Shrine's sanctuary during the pilgrimage.
Before the final benediction, Archbishop Lori prayed an act of reconsecration, placing the Knights of Columbus again under Mary's protection. In part, the prayer read: "O Mother of the human family, Mother of America, and Mother of the Knights of Columbus, we confidently entrust ourselves and our families to you. … Obtain for us strong faith and the grace of eternal salvation. Pray that we might be dedicated entirely to your Son. We pray that by your motherly care our Order and our hearts, newly consecrated, and belonging totally to God, may be a special portion for him, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit."
The largest bell, or bourdon, of the 56-piece carillon is known as the Mary Bell. It sounded after Supreme Knight Anderson led the congregation in the Sub Tuum Praesidium, a prayer to Mary from the first Christian centuries. Weighing 7,200 pounds, the Mary Bell features fleurs-de-lis, the emblem of the Order, and the inscription: "MARY IS MY NAME / MARY IS MY SOUND / BELOVED MOTHER / QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH / QUEEN OF THIS DEAR LAND / FOR KNIGHTS TO GOD AND COUNTRY BOUND / AND ALL WHO HEAR MY VOICE / I SING THE PRAISES OF GOD."
Finally, Archbishop Lacroix invited everyone to consider making a pilgrimage to his home diocese of Québec in 2014. Next year will mark the 350th anniversary of the historic parish of Notre-Dame de Québec, the mother parish of Canada and the United States.
Among the special guests and dignitaries present for the pilgrimage was Cardinal William Baum, a former archbishop of Washington. It was Cardinal Baum's predecessor, Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle, who presided at the inauguration of the Knights Tower Carillon on Sept. 8, 1963, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On that occasion, Cardinal O'Boyle declared, "To the members of the Knights of Columbus, in the name of all the bishops of the United States, I say we are deeply grateful for this wonderful gift. Long after we are gone, this tower and these bells will be paying honor to God and to his Mother."
Indeed, although the Year of Faith Pilgrimage was a special occasion of prayer and celebration, the bells of the Knights Tower Carillon sound numerous times each day, welcoming pilgrims from near and far to Mary's House.
ALTON J. PELOWSKI is editor of Columbia.


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I am a straight woman and I recently broke up with my ex of about three years. I was unhappy more than I was happy, and I wanted to be single again. I moved out and I'm generally enjoying the single life.
The only problem is dating! I just went on a date with a guy who was a casual acquaintance before. We planned to go to dinner, but when he failed to call me before 7 PM, I shot him a text. We met at the restaurant.
I dressed in jeans, boots, and a cute black top. Nothing too fancy, but date appropriate. He showed up in old jeans and — wait for it! — a backwards baseball cap! Throughout the date he proceeded to talk about how we should meet up with his buddies after at a bar. He continued to act generally rude all night, and after offering to get the bill, he actually changed his mind to have us split. It's not like I expect a free meal, but the whole thing was bizarre! I'm getting the feeling that no men out there understand the concept of good dressing and appropriate manners!
I went on a date to get over my ex, but it was so bad I want my ex back. Help!
Woman Whose Ex Is Looking Better By the Minute
To read a gay man's answer read more.
Dear WWELBBM,
My dating life has paralleled yours in an almost eerie fashion. I, too, dated a boy for three years, though I would say most of the time I was pretty happy in that relationship. But, alas, it ended, and I've spent the past few years navigating the single world.
After a breakup, the first order of business is to find comfort in being alone. After spending a considerable time in a relationship, it can be hard not having a constant companion by your side. But taking this time to reacquaint you with yourself is paramount. It's best to do this before you jump into dating again. That way you won't be dating to get over the ex.
Now, in terms of this specific date, it sounds like this guy was a dud. But don't assume that all men are duds based on this one experience. Many of them are, but there are a few diamonds in the rough, and the exciting thing about dating is trying a couple guys on for size, and seeing which one fits (literally and figuratively!). This can take a week, a month, even years, but the beauty of this time is that it's spent with you, and aren't you fabulous?
Whatever you do, don't go back to the ex. You, yourself, said you were unhappy, and it's unlikely that anything drastic has changed that will make you feel differently about round two.
In the meantime, love yourself, and step out of your comfort zone. Just this weekend I joined a gay book club and our first meeting is next month. Who knows, by Summer I might be reading in bed with a new boy. Or, here's to hoping.
Good luck out there,
A Gay Guy
Monday, August 23, 2010
Conventional Wisdom: Ask a Gay Man
4:05 AM Gaysex


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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust hit a milestone with the conservation of more than 200 acres in Carteret County through a partnership with the Boy Scouts.
The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust hit a milestone with the conservation of more than 200 acres in Carteret County through a partnership with the Boy Scouts.
Camp Sam Hatcher in Newport has long been used as a primitive camping site for Boy Scout troops across Eastern North Carolina � the hundreds of acres of longleaf pine sandhills, savannas and wetlands ideal for hiking, nature study and light recreation.
Just the kind of property Coastal Land Trust works to preserve.
�It�s a good fit for us,� Executive Director Camilla Herlevich said.
Coastal Land Trust has joined with the East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America to conserve land at Camp Sam Hatcher. The organization acquired 201 acres and the Boy Scouts donated a conservation easement of more than 20 additional acres to the Coastal Land Trust. The Boy Scouts retain title to 122 acres.
With the conservation easement, the Boy Scouts continue to own that share of the property but agree to only minimal uses to continue to preserve the land.
The project puts the Coastal Land Trust over its goal of 50,000 coastal conservation acres saved.
Herlevech said it is appropriate that the land has so many of the natural features and habitat they strive to protect, including a host of unusual plants and animals, including the red-cockaded woodpecker and Venus flytraps.
It also adjoins the Croatan National Forest, and part of the land fronts Gales Creek.
�It has just about everything a conservationist could want for. So the fact that the Camp Sam Hatcher is the project that has tipped us over the 50,000-acre mark is just icing on the cake,� she said.
While Camp Sam Hatcher is the first project of the trust involving camp property, it�s one of several that have been completed in Carteret County.
Earlier this year, the group announced that nearly 700 acres at Luken�s Island had been protected through a project partnering with the Marine Corps and the Navy to protect areas near military training from incompatible development.
Last year, a similar project preserved farmland in western Carteret County to protect it from development that could encroach on the use of nearby Marine auxiliary landing field at Bogue.
�We�ve done a lot lately because of the military partnership,� Herlevich said.
But not all projects in Carteret County have a military connection.
The Camp Sam Hatcher project is a reminder of the diversity of coastal lands worthy of protection.
�Coastal Land Trust gave us the vehicle to protect and preserve this unusual biosystem while still being able to use the property for primitive camping, hiking and nature study,� said Ray Franks, scout executive for East Carolina Council BSA. �Our buildings at Camp Sam Hatcher, next to the land placed in the conservation easement provide convenient facilities for use to partner with Coastal Land Trust and others wanting an indoor education center or camping facilities next to a very special environment.�
Herlevich said they don�t have any specific plans in place, but Coastal Land Trust will be exploring ways to expand environmental and recreational use of the property.
Funding for the project was provided by a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service�s North American Wetlands Conservation Act and by what is being called �a very generous� private donation from Fred and Alice Stanback of Salisbury, who are among the nation�s leading conservation philanthropists.


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Cheryl P. Flood, P.E., is the district engineer for TxDOT's Lufkin District.
The district comprises nine counties: Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby and Trinity. Flood became district engineer in the Lufkin District effective August 2014.
Flood oversees the planning, designing, building, operation and maintenance of the state transportation system for the Lufkin District. She has served as the Lufkin District's director of transportation planning and development since 2003.
Flood began her TxDOT career in 1982 as an engineering assistant in the Abilene District before moving to the Bryan District three years later. In 1986, Flood moved to the Lufkin District's design office and, in 1993, she was promoted to area engineer. In 2003, she was promoted to director of transportation planning and development.
Flood was honored with the Luther DeBerry Award for outstanding contributions to Texas in the field of transportation. In 2013, she was inducted into the Civil and Environmental Engineering Academy at Texas Tech University.
A native of McAllen, Flood earned a bachelor's in civil engineering from Texas Tech University in 1982. She received her license as a professional engineer in 1987.
Contact Flood by phone at (936) 633-4321 or by email.
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Produced by: Robert Garven & Greg Lindstrom
Executive Producers: Randall L. Jackson & Matt Thomas
Mastered By: Brad Vance
Photography: Greg Hazard
Graphic Design: Thomas Ewerhard
Road Manager: Kevin "Dr" Sage
"This album is dedicated to our fallen comrade Jerry Fogle. Rest in Peace."
This is an compilation album of 31 unreleased and rare tracks recorded between 1978 and 1990. It was only released in Europe, not in America. Artwork and layout was done by Michael Ewerhard who also has done some covers for Steel Prophet, among others. It is a great addition if you already have their four ordinary studioalbums, even though the soundquality is not always top-notch. It is my no means a complete compilation of their unreleased stuff, but a good introduction to it. Hopefully there will be a follow-up or a box set of more unreleased songs some day. The booklet is nice with pictures and linernotes by Rob and Greg. It is already out-of-print, and often over-priced, so get it while you can!
Fans had been asking for years about unreleased live and studio songs, so a few years ago Rob and I got to talking about the stacks of unreleased songs we had laying around, and we decided that at least some of it was good enough to be released. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the finished product. The sound quality isn't always the greatest, but Brad Vance at DNA did a great job of saving and cleaning up our old tapes, some of which were 25 years old. The fan reaction has been great, and everyone seems to have a different favorite song. We keep getting asked when Volume 2 will come out, and there is still some more material we haven't unearthed yet.
-Greg Lindstrom, BallBuster interview
Rob came up with the idea and Metal Blade Europe was very receptive, so we both spent weeks going through our respective stacks of tapes. What ended up on the CD is a small fraction of what we have on tape.
-Greg Lindstrom, Tombstone interview 9/2001
There had been a lot of requests from our fans for some new CU material, so Rob and I spent a couple of months going through our old demo and practice tapes. Rob pitched the idea to Metal Blade, and the European side was very interested. Unfortunately, MB in the US did not release it, so the CD is rather hard to find over here in our own backyard! We would like to get a US label to release "Servants" over here.
If "Servants" generates enough interest, you could hear from us again. We still have at least 20 songs that have never been released, like "Brutish Manchild" and "Route 666". I would like to resurrect some more old tapes that have Jerry's guitar magic.
-Greg Lindstrom, True Metal magazine 07/02 interview
Greg and I were actually the two original members so it was only natural that I turn to him to help work on the project. The other remaining members either did not want to participate or were totally against the project thinking that the music was inferior to our studio work. I was just interested in getting the music released before it was destroyed by time as so much of the other material was. Since our other albums had been released I thought that this was the best possible time and I knew that our good fans would enjoy hearing some of the early and live versions of some of the songs.
-Robert Garven, True Metal magazine 07/02 interview
The only money we got to release Servants of Chaos went to the mastering lab, the few hundred dollars we had left over Greg and I agreed to send to Michael Whelan. In fact Greg and I spent some of our own money to get the project out and as soon as we signed the contract with Metal Blade it had a hidden clause in it that combined all the other re-release royalties guaranteeing that we would never make a cent on the deal. On a lighter note royalties that were made on Servants of Chaos were supposed to be deducted from the monies owed on the re-releases but never were. I contacted Metal Blade and Brian said he would look into it. I never heard back from them. People asked me if I was upset that bootleg albums existed of some of our material. My reply has been that since we have never made any money from our legitimate record companies why should we be upset at someone who would promote our music by releasing a bootleg?
-Robert Garven, Diabolical Conquest interview
Metal Blade in Germany however, is run by a very cool guy, Michel Trengert. He has been a good friend to the band. We have never made much money from either group, but he was the guy that suggested that we put out our "Servants of Chaos" CD, which contained all our old and unreleased material, without him it never would have happened. Brian our old friend did not release it in America for whatever reason.
He [Trengert] suggested the idea to me and Greg and I got all the material together that we could find in hopes of releasing allot of stuff that no one had heard before. There are some real gems in there, including some great instrumental work by Greg, and a version of "Fallen Idols" that showed what the album "Paradise Lost" would have sounded like if we would not have had a producer destroy the musical compositions and arrangements. All in all, I was very happy with it, even though Metal Blade saw fit not to release it in the US. Tim was opposed to it, as he thought there was going to be some questionable material on there, but since the tapes were deteriorating, it was then or never. I decided that since the tapes were legally either Greg's or mine that I was going to go for it for our fans. Unfortunately, it seemed to have cost our friendship.
-Robert Garven, Sleazegrinder interview
This album has been re-released in 2011, ten years after it's original release. It was re-released on both CD and 3LP gatefold vinyl. The CD was a digipak featuring a bonus DVD. On vinyl, it came in three different colours and with a A2 poster. It also has a slightly different cover - the title is written at the bottom.
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(Sept 79) My favorite song that never got recorded in a real studio. We recorded several versions - this one has the most synthesizers! All the songs on this CD were recorded in our 10 x 14 practice room in Rob's parents' house on our trusty Dokorder 7140 4 track reel-to-reel and Teac Model 3 mixer.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
We definitely would have liked to put "Last Laugh" and "Hype Performance" on the album [Frost and Fire], but we basically just ran out of money to pay for recording time. Remember, we paid for everything on "Frost And Fire" ourselves, from the recording time to the shrinkwrap.
-Greg Lindstrom, interview by Patrick Lefevre
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(Sept 79) This one you've only heard live before. Tim does his best Mae West impression in the slow middle part.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
The live version was previously released as a bonustrack for the remastered version of King of the Dead.
We definitely would have liked to put "Last Laugh" and "Hype Performance" on the album [Frost and Fire], but we basically just ran out of money to pay for recording time. Remember, we paid for everything on "Frost And Fire" ourselves, from the recording time to the shrinkwrap.
-Greg Lindstrom, interview by Patrick Lefevre
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(Sept 79) Ouch! An early version of F&F before I grew out of the 'I think this could use some more synthesizer' phase.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
A quite untypical Ungolsong. But to me, this is one of the highlights of the album.
(Dec 79) We weren't sure whether to include this, as it's not really a typical CU song, but here it is. I like the solo riff.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
its just horribly lame..in my humble opinion..lol sounds like an outake from some early Cars session..
-Tim Baker, 27 May 2012
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(Dec 79) I heard an Offspring song the other day on the radio that started off with exactly the same drum beat and bass. Incredible coincidence? Not a whole lot different from the F & F version, but it's got a great solo from Jerry, and I like Tim's rising shriek at the end.
Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
(Sept 80) I think this version has got more energy than the one on 'One Foot In Hell', but maybe I'm biased ...
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
(Sept 80) Again, not a lot different from the F & F version, but it's got another great solo from Jerry. Sorry about the pops, that's from switching in the vocals on the lead guitar track. The joys of trying to squeeze everything in on 4 tracks ... The LA Times music critic reported that Pearl Jam's 'Alive' was a rip off of this song!
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
Previously released on the Orange Album.
(July 78) The oldest (and crudest) recording on here, but the song is cool, (if I do say so myself) with a nice solo from JF. Yours truly on 'vocals'. This song needs to be redone ...
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(Dec 79) Nice snappy little instrumental.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
(March 80) Makes me wonder why we spent the time and $ to redo in a studio, when this original version I did at home has got a way better vibe.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
(July 80) I was trying to go for a desert feel on this, so if you feel thirsty, Cheers!
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(Aug 80) I think I recorded this the day after I got my Korg PolySix. Imagine, a synthesizer that could play more than one note at a time! By the way, I stole the 'Lankhmar' titles from the late Fritz Leiber's 'Fafhrd And The Grey Mouser' series. If you like heroic fantasy, check them out.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
The picture is the first book in the series, "Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser", where the Lankmahr title is taken from.
This version probably originally appeared on the 1979 Demo.
(March 80) Hey, the flanger's plugged in, I might as well use it.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
Previously released on the Orange Album.
(July 78) Some warm-up exercises for Yngwie.
-Greg Lindstrom, linernotes
(Sept 78) Rob gets naming credit for this one.
-Greg Lindstrom
(April 85) Written during a post-tax return depression and intended to have vocals, but I never got around to writing lyrics for it.
-Greg Lindstrom
A fanvideo created by Celestiall, 2010:
This version appeared on Brian Slagel's first Metal Blade album 'Metal Massacre One'. We have pumped up the bass here, I think it was the best song on the album. Our song was faster than Metallica's, go figure!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
This is a different, but way better version of our remake of Arthur Browns great song, than the version which appeared on 'Paradise Lost'. We had two managers who ripped us off and never paid for this recording. It was donated by Jeff at Goldmine Studios. If we have not have had a producer on our fourth album, they all would have sounded this good!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
This is from the same session as above. Once again this song stands head and shoulders above the version on 'Paradise Lost', as we had no artistic control on that album at all. The intro, ending and gnarly panned guitars were my idea!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
These next five songs were off our practice tapes for 'Paradise Lost'. The only time we ever had a lawyer was on this album and we unknowingly signed away the rights to the album forever to Restless Records! For some reason they will not release it or license it so this may be the closest many will get to hear it!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
Update: The album was finally officially re-released by Noble Rot in 2007.
These tracks were done on a Teac 3340 4-track deck and originally had better lead and background vocals, which are missing now. To the best of my recollection we erased the vocals and recorded only Tim's leads for practice for this album that could have been our best if we had not been screwed on the whole thing. I thought I had thrown them away when the band broke up in despair, they are presented here for your enjoyment. I know this is on this disc twice but I did not want to break up the original trio. This is the mighty Flint playing Bass and Jimmy playing the amazing leads.
-Robert Garven, linernotes
There is one part on this song where we play two bars of some heavy chugging that was cut from the original album as the producer would not let any of the band members be present when the album was being recorded. This stupidity caused the removal of the best 20 seconds on the original song. It is 4 minutes 11 seconds into the song. Here it is, now in its complete and unabridged form!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
These are nowhere near the sound quality of 'Fire' above or even 'Paradise Lost', and you have to sing along by yourselves on the choruses but it at least has the feeling undiluted by bad production. (Can you tell I am still pissed how our 4th album came out!?) We made a video of this song.
-Robert Garven, linernotes
The last selection that was on our 4th album. Jimmy did some amazing guitar work on all of these. Remember we did not have any of the fancy digital or even mini studio system around today. If we would have these would have been killer!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
Atom Smasher (live) was previously released on the Live EP (1996). I'm not sure whether this is the same version.
Four of these next tracks were from a show at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, California (04-05-85) about 30 minutes from Ventura where we all lived. We opened up for the Japanese band Loudness. These were never meant to be reproduced, and were made straight off the board onto cassette. I think they came out great. Jerry is gone now, but he was one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. Long Live Jerry Fogle!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
Atom Smasher -live 1991.
Video has been uploaded by guitarist Jim Barraza.
"1991 version - Dedicated to Jerry Fogle, R.I.P."
This was from my favorite album of all time 'King of the Dead'. Once again Jerry's guitar is simply amazing. There is also my trademark gong and Flint's heavy flanged bass and Tim's unequaled screeching! We used to hop around a lot on stage and at one point Jerry's guitar came out. This was also before wireless connections!!!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
I loved this song, it made me feel like a caveman. At the beginning bars I envisioned Roman troop's feet marching by the thousands! I really got into the drums on this song, many time I would play so hard I would break my cymbals and my hands would bleed all over my drums until they were splattered in blood!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
We really did not do too much stage show stuff until near the last half of the band's life. We were pretty heavy from the start and even when we went out and played we blew most other bands away. Somewhere I got a catalog that had some pyro-stuff in it and I had some really cool things on my cymbal that shot balls of fire into the air, sometimes up to 25 feet. It was very cool. By the way, we never killed anyone. We also had a coffin made and the roadies would carry Tim out in it and tilt it up and open it and Tim would come out in a crown singing "King of the Dead"! There is a small pic of that on the new tribute CD that just came out in Europe.
-Robert Garven, Sleazegrinder interview
A live videoclip from the song can be seen here. The
video was unleashed by bassist Vern Green. It was filmed at the Ventura Theater Dec 1991, which was their last show.
Also see comments for the album version of King of the Dead.
Previously released as bonustrack for the remastered edition of King of the Dead.
These next two songs were also on our recent re-releases as bonus tracks. I put them on here again as they kick ass! This song was from a gig at The Country Club in Reseda California (11-09-84).
-Robert Garven, linernotes
This was previously released as bonustrack for the remastered edition of Frost and Fire.
Even though we played many shows over the years, we never were able to go to Europe and play for our most loyal fans. To this day it is my saddest regret! Remember that these probably were not our best performances, but the only ones to survive.
-Robert Garven, linernotes
This is a cover of Johnny Rivers' song. The original song is available on any Johnny Rivers-collection. It is the soundtrack to Secret Agent a.k.a. Danger Man.
MAN We only played a few cover tunes in our entire career, this was one of our early ones. Written by Johnny Rivers (!), it was the theme song for a show starring Patrick McGoohan. Greg makes good use of the whammy bar during the solo.
-Robert Garven, linernotes
Ferrari 308 QV (Quattrovalvole) is a V6/V8 1981-84 model of the car. This track is basically the sound of a Ferrariengine, Rob and Greg's hymn to their favourite car. It is by far not their only reference to Ferrari-cars. The picture is the engine of Rob's own Ferrarri.
Greg and I met in 1971 and we instantly hit it off as we both had a love for sports cars, especially Ferrari's! This is a friend's car (Gary Reed) on a dyno. What other engine can compare to a Ferrari? The answer is none!!!!!
-Robert Garven, linernotes
As you might already know I am not only a huge Ferrari fan I follow F1 and am a loyal Tifosi!! One of the first times Greg Lindstrom and I got together we went to the LA auto show to see the new Ferrari's. We were very young about 12 or 13. The fire of the red religion burns in me. I think there is a definite relationship between the screaming of the engine, the sucking of the carburetors and the throbbing and pulsing of True Metal!!!!! I was hoping that if the band was successful I could have a huge stable of them, however I had to quit the band and get a regular job to afford even one! I have a 1975 Dino 308 gt4. If you listen real close, you can hear me racing in the hills above Ventura, winding through the gears, blasting metal as I downshift into the next corner!!! I am very sorry Eddie lost, but I know Michael will carry the torch of the faithful next year........ My life was full of two passions, now that my passion for music has been ripped from my breast... I have immersed myself in the red blood of Ferrari!!!!
-Robert Garven, That's Metal 1/99
I am and have been an enormous fan of Ferrari since the age of 11! Racing and cars were an inspiration and theme for several of our songs over the years. I originally started talking to Greg, as he and I were fellow auto enthusiasts at a young age. I was really hoping that if the band got big one of my dreams was buy many Ferrari's as I feel that they are not only cars but also works of art. I now consider myself very lucky to have just one red 1975 Dino 308 gt4. I am not wealthy yet I managed to get married (no kids) and buy a small house and own a classic Ferrari. (Not bad for a failed rock musician!) I do all the work on it myself as a hobby and this summer I performed a major engine service. There are many things I do not like about our country, but for some reason the car is king here and there are many affordable Ferrari's! Where I live in Southern California it hardly rains or gets cold so it is the perfect environment to own and drive a car as this. Although we do not have the Autobahn, unfortunately! I do not have much money but I do have my priorities!
-Robert Garven, Metal Heart 12/2000 interview
Well don't get me started! I was attracted to Ferrari as a child, being born on the same day that Dino Ferrari died in Italy 50 years ago. I remember the first time I saw a Ferrari in San Francisco, I was around 11 at the time. I remember getting down on my hands and knees in front of it looking at the prancing horse badge and thinking that this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Many Ferraristi have similar stories. It is funny as we have some popularity in Italy and I have a love for all things Italian. I even have a Roman soldiers outfit that I wear around sometimes! My main love is the sound of the engines. The heart of every Ferrari is the engine and unless you have been in a 12 cylinder Ferrari at 8000 rpm redline there is no way to explain the mechanical symphony produced. My Dino is only an 8 cylinder but it has 4 double throat Weber carburetors and it has its own scream which I an enamored with. At night flames shoot out of the exhaust pipes! Actually many rocker and drummers have a love for the cars, as they are the pinnacle of automotive achievement! Period!
-Robert Garven, Diabolical Conquest interview
Yes, even though the band was not a commercial success I am most proud that we have many fans still in Italy. I am an original tifoso, starting at age 11 to worship the red religion (Ferrari). I love everything Italian and an honored that there are some people in Italy which like the music we wrote. If you look at an original vinyl copy of our first record "Frost & Fire" the words "for Enzo" are scratched into every record. That about sums up my feelings.
-Robert Garven, Guardians of Fate 3/02
There have been many marques in automobile's history, but Ferrari
stands alone above all as pinnacle of achievement, a testament to
Italian artistry, craftsmanship and engineering. Every other car is
well just another car, but every Ferrari has 5000 race victories behind
it. You can ride "The Black Machine", however I prefer the red one! :-P
The heart of every Ferrari is its engine, and the sound of a Ferrari engine at full song is like a mechanical symphony!
Forza Ferrari!!
-Robert Garven's blog, 18 nov 2006


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"Volvo - The Passion" is the theme for the 25th TechnoClassica show
The world's largest indoor show for classic vehicles - TechnoClassica - celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Volvo Cars Heritage attends the show under the theme "Volvo - The Passion". The show runs between April 10 and April 14 in the German city of Essen.
The Volvo passion - an international movement
Volvo cars are sold in more than 100 countries all over the world and in all these countries, the interest, enthusiasm and passion for Volvo's cars is evident. The Volvo passion is a movement that sidelines human or cultural differences. It knows no limits and crosses all borders. It stands above differences in gender, age, religion or political conviction. Everybody is welcome to share the Volvo passion and a good place to do it is at the 25th TechnoClassica.
Six Volvos or Volvo-based cars that symbolize this passion will be displayed on the Volvo stand:
- a 1934 TR679 seven-seater sedan, a very rare big Volvo and in mint condition
- a 1953 PV445 Valbo Convertible, a beautiful passion red coach-built vehicle
- a 1954 PV445 Ringborg Pickup, a pretty little workhorse in shiny dress
- a 1953 Ockelbo-Volvo Sports Racer, modeled on a 1950s Ferrari
- a 1963 1800S, the only existing Volvo painted in test colour number 87
- a 2009 Caresto Hot Rod Jakob Woody, a wild prize-winning hot rod based on Volvo parts
Responsible for Volvo Cars' participation at the TechnoClassica is Volvo Cars Heritage, the department that cares for the history and heritage of the company and its cars. The Volvo Cars Heritage stand is located in Hall 3, stand number 3.0-257.
For more information about classic Volvos, visit www.volvocars.com/heritage or contact email@example.com. You can also visit the TechnoClassica webiste, http://www.siha.de/


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Ringo Starr Doesn't Care If Kids Ask 'Who Are the Beatles?'
When Paul McCartney performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards last month, "Who is Paul McCartney" became a trending topic on Twitter, causing older Beatles fans to blink in amazement.
But before you start spouting off about "kids these days" and the sadness of their musical apathy, it turns out McCartney's one-time bandmate Ringo Starr was not offended by the question — even though it's likely he'd have garnered the same digital reaction.
Starr told Billboard:
"There's always going to be some kid somewhere saying, 'Who the hell is that guy?' And there's always going to be someone picking up on it. That's just how it is. Nobody knows everybody."
It's actually somewhat of a moot point anyway, since the Fab Four are still selling tons of records –- more than many current acts — "and we're selling them to the kids," Starr pointed out.
Starr also has advice for the younger generation who wonders who the hell his band is/was, saying if they're curious, they should listen to 'Revolver' and then 'Abbey Road.' If they take a shine to the Beatles at that point, he recommends checking out 'The White Album.'
Starr also told Billboard about his bond with McCartney, forged from their shared experience of Beatlemania and being the last surviving members of the legendary band.
"When we look at each other, we're the only two people who experienced that on the planet. A lot of people write about our experiences but they didn't ever get it right. I always look at Paul with a lot of love and appreciation. He's still the finest bass player around as far as I'm concerned."
Starr's comments aside, we can't imagine how anyone could call themselves a true rock fan without knowing about the band who helped start it all.


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The one question nobody has asked in all the discussion over events in Charlottesville, Virginia, is this: why was the statue of Robert E. Lee, a giant of American history, being pulled down in the first place? In the last few years, only ISIS and the Taliban have destroyed statues. Are Americans now to copy them in an attempt to erase history?
It was this action that provoked the demonstration by white people, who have been labeled "racists", "white nationalists", "white supremacists", "fascists", "Nazis", "neo-Nazis" and other names.
They were also called liars. Yet, for fifty years, Americans have been fed a lie by liberals in both political parties. The lie? That ethnicity doesn't matter any more. Multiculturalism has been the fashion of the time. This period has been an aberration in history – the denial of ethnicity (but only in the West). This overlooks the fact that people identify first and foremost with their ethnic group. The "Black Lives Matter" movement of the last four years shows this to be a fact.
The great African-American boxer, Muhammad Ali, once observed:
"It is against God's law to integrate. It's only nature, not hatred, to keep people among their own kind. A man has to be a fool to want to live in any other culture but his own."
This quote shows just how much American thinking has changed in fifty years!
If a white American made the same comment today, he would be labeled "racist" and likely prosecuted.
Yet, Ali's comment should help us understand the "white nationalist" movement that has been in the news over the weekend, following a demonstration that went wrong in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Before we leave Muhammed Ali, here's another quote from him:
"Bluebirds like to be together, eagles hang out with eagles, sparrows stick with sparrows, buzzards go with buzzards. They're all birds, but they go with their own."
Again, you couldn't say that today.
Clearly, attitudes change.
Before 1965, America was 88.6% white (1960 census). It's fair to say that they considered their country the best in the world. They wanted to keep it the way it was and immigration policies reflected their desire to maintain the racial balance. Immigrants from Europe were preferred; and restrictions were put on immigrants from the rest of the world. By our standards today, they were all racists!
President Theodore Roosevelt, who died exactly a century ago, warned that the Anglo-Saxon race was in peril because of a high rate of breeding amongst non-Anglos and the tendency of the Anglo-Saxons to voluntarily practice birth control, which he condemned.
From Minnesota Public Radio:
"At the turn of the 20th century, infertility became an obsession for the eugenics movement. The growing scientific field of genetics led some political leaders to embrace the notion of controlled breeding to favor "advanced" races. White Americans feared an "infertility crisis" in their neighborhoods. President Theodore Roosevelt warned in 1903 that immigrants and minorities were too fertile, and that Anglo-Saxons risked committing "race suicide" by using birth control and failing to keep up baby-for-baby.
In one speech, Roosevelt said: "The chief of blessings for any nation is that it shall leave its seed to inherit the land. The greatest of all curses is sterility, and the severest of all condemnations should be that visited upon willful sterility."
The notion of breeding as an act of national service would reappear during World War II."
Take note of the final paragraph – that those who fought the fascists in World War II thought that breeding white Anglo-Saxons was a national service for Americans.
A few years after TR, Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, oversaw unprecedented segregation in federal government offices.
The Democrats gave birth to the Ku Klux Klan, glorified in the 1915 movie "The Birth of a Nation," a movie Wilson lauded. It's considered the most influential movie in history. It was blatantly racist.
Clearly, the white nationalist movement is not new. The movement today is perhaps more desperate, facing the realization that in less than twenty years, after four centuries of domination by one ethnic group, America will be a non-white country. That will change everything, as assuredly as it has done elsewhere in the world. When domination by one ethnic group ends, fundamental changes take place that target the ethnic group losing power.
This is already happening, and not just in the United States. The destruction of Confederate statues in southern states is similar to the destruction of Cecil Rhodes statues and other monuments in southern Africa; in England, too, attempts were made to destroy statues of Rhodes at Oxford University, though doubtless students would still be willing to accept Rhodes scholarships.
All of this reflects the growing numbers of non-whites, together with their liberal-leftist supporters who want to destroy America and replace it with something else.
Every TV station, without exception, failed to give any background to the "white nationalist" demonstration. There was a concerted campaign to denigrate them, calling them "fascists," "white supremacists" and other names, with no attempt to understand their frustrations. Undoubtedly, some could be labelled with these words, and the television media loves to zero in on those in particular, but many are motivated by a simple desire to preserve their national identity, including their own history and culture.
Since 1965, with the passing of a new Immigration Act, that encouraged immigration from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, we have witnessed a deliberate and concerted campaign to finish off traditional America. The bill was sponsored by Senator Edward Kennedy who promised it would not change the demographics of America; Republicans favored it to get cheap labor for factories and in agriculture. No thought was given to assimilation, or, rather, the lack of it.
When TV reporters last weekend talked about all the lies coming from the "white nationalists" they never once mentioned the lies of the last 50 years from both political parties about the coming destruction of the America built up in earlier centuries.
A backlash was inevitable. It did not start in Charlottesville. It was even apparent at the last election, won by Donald Trump. Support from disgruntled whites, who have lost their good-paying jobs to other countries and are having to compete at the bottom of the financial ladder with imported domestic labor, put Trump in the White House. Many of those who supported him will slowly realize that they cannot reverse the trends through the ballot box. Their only option will be the streets. At that point, there may be similarities with the fascist movements in Germany and Italy in the 1930's.
What we are witnessing in the United States and other western nations is a return to ethnicity. Politicians and the media will quickly condemn this. But it needs to be remembered that ethnic identity was very much a part of peoples' lives down through the centuries. In the last two generations, an attempt was made to eradicate ethnic identity. In the West, this was at the expense of white people who were forced to change their thinking on everything, involuntarily. A backlash was only to be expected. The liberal-leftist multiculturalists assumed everybody would agree with them but, unfortunately for them, some people still think for themselves.
And they do not appreciate their heritage being attacked.
Jesus Christ predicted that one of the signs of the end-time is that "nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom" (Matthew 24:7). Whereas a kingdom is a political entity like the United States, the word for "nation" used here is ethnos, meaning ethnic group. Ethnic groups will turn against each other is what He was saying.
In Charlottesville, we witnessed a return to ethnicity.
It didn't start in Charlottesville – and it won't end there.
Expect more Charlottesvilles.
(This blog is a fully independent blog that has no connection to any church or secular organization. It was started to keep people informed on international affairs in light of the scriptures. Financial support comes from myself and readers who generously donate to help cover costs.)


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The new movement is about to come. For automotive giants like Audi, BMW and Toyota, they are all actively working on the next generation of LED application, the LED automotive headlight lamps.
PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 21, 2010 – You have probably heard about all these applications for the LED technology, the LED traffic light around the street, the bright and prettier automotive LED tail lights, stop lights and corner lights such as BMW or Mercedes, and the even the latest LED daytime running lights (DRL) starts by Audi.
The new movement is about to come. For automotive giants like Audi, BMW and Toyota, they are all actively working on the next generation of LED application, the LED automotive headlight lamps.
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