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No. 7 Rowing Opens 2010 Season with Victories Over UM and Notre Dame
March 27, 2010
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EAST LANSING, Mich.- The No. 7 Michigan State rowing team opened its 2010 season by welcoming No. 9 Michigan and Notre Dame to Lake Ovid for a series of races. The Spartans bested the Wolverines and Irish each by a score of 43-26. The Spartans captured the varsity eight, second varsity eight and novice four races all by margins of open water.
"It think today went pretty well," said Spartan head coach Matt Weise. "The crew stayed pretty composed and competitive. The lower boats got beat up a couple of weeks ago but they really responded in practice and raced a lot better today and the varsity eights both performed at a real high level today."
Leading the way for the Green and White on the day were the varsity and second varsity eights. In the varsity eight race, the Spartans got out to a quick start gaining a five seat lead on Michigan and Notre Dame 500m into the race. By the 1000m mark the margin had grown to eight seats and it eventually progressed into open water at around 1500m. The Spartans hung onto their open water lead and finished the race in an impressive time of 6:29.6.
The Spartans' second varsity eight fell behind early to rival Michigan trailing by five seats at 500m. MSU cut the UM lead to four seats at the 1000m mark and drew even with the Wolverine boat at 1250m. From there, the Green and White never looked back pushing their lead to five seats at 1500m before cruising to an open water victory in a time of 6:44.04.
The varsity four race saw Notre Dame get out to a quick start and never look back. The Irish boat finished the race winning by open water in a time of 7:35.1. The Spartan boat finished second, posting a time of 7:42.8.
In the second varsity four race, the Spartan boat dominated the competition throughout. Their time of 7:44.6 was good enough for them to cruise to an open water victory of more than 17 seconds over Notre Dame.
In the novice races, the Spartans competed strong but were unable to pick up any victories. In the closest race of the day, the novice eight finished 2.29 seconds behind first place Michigan in a time of 7:06.6. The Spartan boat narrowly edged out Notre Dame for second place by a three seat margin.
The Spartan second novice eight also competed hard but fell to the Wolverines. After trailing the Wolverines by open water for most of the race the Spartan boat rallied and cut the lead to four seats as the boats crossed the finish line.
The Spartan rowers return to action next week when they head to Ithaca, N.Y. for races with Cornell, Yale, Syracuse, Buffalo and Gonzaga.
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Favourite animators: Mitsuo Iso (磯光雄) and his work on the End of Evangelion
Learn/watch more:
- Mitsuo Iso is known for his jerky yet detailed animation, full of dense sophisticated motion. He refers to his own style as "full limited" or "full 3-frame". In traditional animation, animation with a drawing count below one drawing every two frames (or "on twos") is considered limited animation. Working on threes and fours, Iso draws every keyframe without passing his work to an in-betweener, allowing him full control to create the most detailed motion possible with the fewest number of drawings, hence the term "full limited". (wikipedia)
- Introduction to Mitsuo Iso's style
- Sakuga: The Animation of Anime pt.7 - Mitsuo Iso and New Realism
- More scenes animated by Mitsuo Iso: part 1, part 2, the fight from EoE
- List of anime he's worked on + sakuga wiki
- He also wrote and directed the 2007 anime series "Dennō Coil"
my favorite scene in the entire film
Vampire Gastelbrau from Hannah Ayoubi on Vimeo.
this is really cute omg
I love this so much.
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"They do everything via OZ these days so accounts have the same powers as the real world users. Steal an account from a water department manager and the pipes are yours to control. Steal a JR employee's account and you can mess with the train schedules. There are over a billion registered users. Institutions around the world rely on OZ to get things done."
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Do you know about Richard Williams, the 3-time Academy Award winning animator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and A Christmas Carol? Do you know about The Thief and the Cobbler, the film he spent 23 years making and intended to be his masterpiece? The film he was never allowed to finish?
Have you seen The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut, which attempts to restore Richard Williams' original vision to this unfinished animated classic?
My name is Garrett Gilchrist. I edited the Recobbled Cut in 2006 (and 2008). I am editing a new "Recobbled Cut Mark 4" right now. I've thrown out everything from the previous versions and am starting from scratch with much better materials, including a much better workprint, some HD clips, previously unseen footage and even some new artwork. It's truer to Richard Williams' vision and already looks and feels amazing.
In 2007, we transferred 49 minutes of extremely rare Thief and the Cobbler 35mm footage (21 minutes of which is used in the current Recobbled Cut), which includes all of The Thief inside the War Machine. The transfer was standard definition, cropped at the top and bottom, overbright and overblue, and left a lot to be desired. The quality is not up to today's standards.
We are planning to remove splices, dirt and film damage and make this material look as good as it possibly can. To do this, we need a new full quality high definition transfer of these scenes.
Yes, we're doing this. We need at least $1000 now to pay for the film to HD transfer.
This is a not for profit restoration.
This will be 20+ minutes of priceless Thief 35mm film footage in full HD quality for cleanup and screening. This is not trailer material - these are complete scenes, and they're wonderful.
Many scenes of The Thief appear in full - being beat up by Nanny, going through the pipes, trying to steal the Golden Balls, trying to steal the emerald, getting his "hands" chopped off, and most impressively, every single shot of The Thief inside the War Machine.
Most of the Old Witch scene is here. There's some very nice shots of Zigzag, part of the Cobbler/Thief chase scene, and so on and so on.
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Totally remember watching this in day care.
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Wow, this makes folds and wind blown things a lot more clear!
Oh wow I was looking for something like this lately oAO
Oh Christ reblogging this for myself.
So MERE MINUTES AGO I got a mysterious package in the mail! This is what it looked like:
Box to meet you
After opening it up, this is what was inside:
I put the "you" in ceMEtery, as in "me" from your perspective. I will do murders to you is what I'm trying to say
Yes, that's a wooden box, sealed shut. With nails. I had to go get a hammer to pry my way in (I didn't have to go far, like all Canadians I keep a hammer nearby at all time in case there's woodworking to be done).
As I opened it, I noticed my name on the side, written with way more care and style than I have ever actually written it myself. Whatever was inside this box was SERIOUS BUSINESS:
That fur and nose belong to Noam Chompky, who found this as fascinating as I did!
Prying open the box, I discovered that inside the box was a literal hunk of earth, taken from some distant, tiny cemetery! Actual moss was on top, and that tiny shovel resting on that actual moss beckoned. Being not unfamiliar with tiny things arriving in the mail, I was in my element:
That's about as clear an invitation as I've ever seen. If you throw a shovel into a graveyard and I find it I will dig whatever is beneath me up, whether that's "legal" or "not"
So, I started digging. Jenn stopped watching the Olympics to help me: a planet's greatest athletes were reduced to mere background noise in the face of THIS, which should seem familiar because it's also the photo I put at the top that got you so intrigued you read this far:
Judge not, lest ye be Judged
Busting out the hammer again, and reflecting that this is how grave robbers must feel (excited to see what's inside!!) I pulled open the lid of this ornate coffin:
That, my friends, is presumably Judge Hopkins himself. Look at his feet: somebody folded over his ankles to get him to fit into this coffin. As a tall man, this spoke to me. Look at his hands: they are enormous. As a tall man with giant hands, this spoke to me as well. Instantly I found I had a kinship with Judge Hopkins. He understood me, and I him.
I picked him up in my giant hands
and we high-fived my wife, whose face I cut out due to being bad at photos:
This guy is amazing. He's the finest - doll, I guess - that I've ever held in my hands: incredibly detailed, incredibly poseable, just all around awesome. But he was buried with a note! Let's give it a look:
NOTE…. my hands covered in dirt and moss
Mysteries reveal themselves! It turns out this is an ACTUAL zombie doll used in the upcoming stop-motion film ParaNorman, which is INSANE. I used to do stop-motion movies with action figures, so it was a real thrill to have the real deal here resting in my giant, dirty hands. And the content of that note is… kind of amazing? First off: kudos to whoever wrote it because your writing is beautiful and at a scale that my clumsy hands can only wonder at. But when you read it, you see not only does thon know Dinosaur Comics, but they ALSO know Machine of Death, how we kept Glenn Beck from his coveted #1 spot on launch day, AND they fit in a reference to a Twitter post I'd made just days before. Whoever sent this knows me INTIMATELY and now the reason they sent me a tall man with giant hands WHO SECRETLY JUDGES EVERYONE HE MEETS becomes clear!
This is awesome. Then I turn over the body tag on his toe and see THIS:
Judge Hopkins is a ZOMBIE! Suddenly everything makes sense. I returned my steely gaze to the dirt he was buried in and dug some more with my steely arms (I am mainly made of steel) and discovered… MORE HIDDEN TREASURES:
All terrific. The note says these are all props used in the film, so you should go see the movie and keep an eye out for snacks (one of my top five interests for sure), a folding chair, a fire extinguisher, and JUDGE HOPKINS! He lives in my house now. He and I are bros. I have a movie star in my house.
Thanks to whoever at Team ParaNorman tracked me down and put this together! ParaNorman opens on next Friday (August 17th!) and it's from the same people who made Coraline, which I loved. Let's go see it, that's what I say!
Also worth noting: if you read my Twitter bio it says that I am, quote, "the place where food goes to die". This description was spontaneously given to me by Vera Brosgol over breakfast many years ago, while I ate DELICATELY AND POLITELY AND I ASSURE YOU ONLY OFF MY OWN PLATE. Vera worked on Coraline AND on ParaNorman AND she won an Eisner so maaaan this is going to be a good movie!
Like they said, there's TONS of ParaNorman stuff at weirdwins.com, and you can watch the trailers on YouTube here! MY GUY IS IN THEM. HE IS ALL OVER THEM TRAILERS
IA 'Nihonbashi Koukashita R Keikaku' by Takuya Hosogane
Though I'm not a big fan of anything Vocaloid, this is a song I find myself constantly dredging up again because ti (and its music video) are so much fun.
ParaNorman is using SCULPTED SMEARS!
I admit it, this kind of blows my mind…
Yeah this image alone definitely deserves its own post.
A few snippets from 'The art and making of Paranorman'
The printed smear blows my mind!
dsaguosahpdsanklgndsklhgpdsajhgkpdhsakl;ghsangsaj im dying, I am in love
No way. Real world animation smears? Too damn cool.
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An experimental short film by visual artist Susi Sie. Every single scene in the video was filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II and it's done without any additional computer animations or effects.
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Fucking hell, all in-camera? This short film is insane.
All I can guess is that it has to be a magnetic liquid, and even then I'm left grasping for straws. I need a full explanation.
Prometheus? Prometheus. (But damn is this an incredible short film.)
is this madhouse? it's cool as heck.
Really wish this was part of an actual show! It's from a 1:30 short music video, directed by Takuya Hosogane (who is also a killer motion-graphics animator). The music video is here: http://vimeo.com/39758142
Thank god I found this thing again. Reblogging for others (and bookmarking to save!)
Don Hertzfeldt's Rejected
A classic!
Here it is! I really wanted to do more clips, and maybe put some GLaDOS in there too, but I have to stop working on this for my own sanity. 8D I don't really know what else to say other than I hope you guys like it!
hooleee crap this is cool
I still need to play Portal 2. ;w;
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The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 30s was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 11:20 p.m., Thursday at Mountain Avenue and Mascot Street.
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I love bliss! The ambiance, the food especially that one night when I tried out their salad with strawberries, vegan ice cream (I think it was the coco milk one) and sisig. My apologies if I don't remember the exact names of the food I ate but it was certainly delicious!Pros: great ambiance, friendly owners , good place to relax and enjoy your food
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A benefit was held in Owensboro for a two-year-old girl named Frankee, who suffered severe injuries after swallowing meth making ingredients.
Frankee is now out of the hospital and is recovering while she is in foster care, but she is not out of the woods yet as she still has a number of upcoming surgeries.
Hundreds in Owensboro did what they could to help pay for her medical expenses and raise awareness of child neglect.
"Frankee was a little 2-year-old girl that go in a bad situation in a bad place," says Event Organizer, Don Adams.
In June, Frankee mistakenly drank a meth making ingredient containing drain cleaner and liquid fire, creating traumatic internal burns.
"She was taken to Kosairs. I do know that she's out now and she's under foster care, apparently getting pretty healthy, smiling, and trying to act like a 2-year-old," says Adams.
With more surgeries looming for Frankee, hundreds of people showed up to donate money, and participate in Saturday's 65-mile poker run.
"I got everybody that I knew together," says Douglas Witt. "We need to go help this little girl. I hope she gets to feeling better. I hope this all helps her out a whole lot."
The poker run alone raised over $2,500.
"The very first $2,500 that they raised today, Modern Woodman is going to match it," says Travis Camp with Modern Woodman of America.
It seems Frankee may come out of this situation better than expected
"There's people everywhere all for this little girl," says Adams. "The biker community, just the community of Owensboro, and the Tri-State area, you know, they're just unreal."
Adams says they will hold more benefits like this in the future and 14 News will continue to monitor Frankee's status.
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What's worse - his hair, her collagen lips, or the comparison shots of the undergarments? I guess that depends…
Zombie Benjamin Franklin sez, "SMDH."
The stuff nightmares are made of. (Is it just me or would Zach Gallifinakas be fabulous as the King?)
Mmmmmm…fat bears.
DDB's "First World Problems" campaign is pretty brilliant.
Brands like to have high recall with consumers. This is the wrong way to do that.
There is a classic rule in copywriting: humor is hard. AT&T just keeps proving the rule.
What won't Kirstie Alley sell?
Gross. Right?
Is it just me or is this terrifying?
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Categories > Celebrities > Panic! At The Disco > Stolen Hearts; Swollen Egos
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Oh, she was definitely cute, he thought; maybe he just had a thing for intimidating girls.
She smiled nervously at them all. In truth, Fritzi wasn't all that nervous, but visible anxiousness seemed to put most of the bands at ease. "Hi!" she said, slowly extending an arm to whoever would take her hand first, "I'm Fritzi Stern."
"Stern? You're Stern?" was all Spencer could say, utterly shocked to see that one of the most catty, daunting journalists out there was his age.
Brendon, on the other hand, grinned widely and shook her hand, giving her a subtle once over. Oh, she was definitely cute, he thought; maybe he just had a thing for intimidating girls. "I'm-"
"Brendon," she interrupted, shaking his hand firmly before releasing it. (Brendon secretly flexed his fingers afterwards- what a fucking manly handshake!). "And, Jon, Spencer, and Ryan," she continued, nodding at each of the respective members as she shook their hands, "I do my research." Her keen eyes landed on the snickering girl hiding behind one of the body guards. "And, this is Saffron?"
Saffron, in turn, looked up in surprise, turning her smirk into a beam; normally, it would take her ages to warm up to someone, but when it came to girls who scared these boys shitless- well, that was a different story. "In the flesh. I'm just a tagalong for a few stops," she said, stepping forward and nodding politely.
"Wonderful," Fritzi said with a prim smile. She had taken a bit of interest in Ryan Ross's performer girlfriend, especially after that morning show incident some months ago, and the fact that this couple was the most public (well, relatively) one out of all the band's relationships. Yes, she said to herself, this would be a great addition to the article- a tiny, personal, romantic fluff for the teeny bopper readers.
"Does the interview start now?" Ryan asked, automatically slipping an arm around Saffron's slight shoulders.
"Oh, no," Fritzi replied quickly, shaking her head as she gave a little laugh. "I'm not that horrible; you all need to rest, eat, and enjoy the hotel before you get to the arena. I'll be seeing you around then?" As they all mumbled answers, she gave another smile before heading off. "My room is 1142 if you have any questions!"
"Well, I like her," Saffron stated, once they were checked in and their luggage was loaded onto various carts. Everyone packed into the relatively large elevator, which wasn't too much of a problem, considering how skinny the majority of the occupants were.
"She was the one who tore apart the Fall Out Boy album," Spencer said, shaking his head, still very much flabbergasted.
Brendon grinned and lightly elbowed his friend in the ribs. "Is itty bitty Spencer Smith scared of little Fritzi Stern? Just think about how cute she is and forget that she's interviewing us," he stated, nodding as if all this was very sagacious, "What's the worst she can say?"
"That we suck and we should never, ever make another record again," quipped Jon.
"Aw, stop that shit," Saffron said abruptly, surprising even Ryan, who had grown accustomed to her outbursts, "what the hell happened to you guys? She's just another reporter- she might be one of the best, but, hello, she's your age, she's your peer- you can't let her get all intimidating." She blinked- now where on earth did that come from? Maybe the little theatre elitist cared about Panic more than she thought.
As her boyfriend, Ryan was the first to catch this: "Oh, Saff, you care," he said, planting a smacker on her now-pouting lips.
"Mr. Urie, you have a phone call from room 1142, will you accept?"
Brendon's smirk widened- it was Fritzi's room wasn't it? Oh, he was on a roll. "Of course I do."
"Hello, Brendon" said the very seductive voice on the other line. Oh, no, this couldn't be the sensible girl he had met earlier that afternoon.
Could it? No, it couldn't be. "Musetta, fancy running into you here, so to speak," he said, casually leaning against the red and gold wallpaper, a hand shoved into the pocket of his skinny jeans. Oh, he tried his hardest to look casual, as if he received phone calls from sexy socialites all the time, but within, his heart was racing. God, even the sound of her voice...
She laughed, "I told you, darling, you'd be seeing me soon. Didn't think it was this soon, did you?" Musetta ignored the blatant scoffing coming from Fritzi and ticked a wavy piece of hair behind her ear as the passed the mirror. Their joint suites were just breathtaking, though, of course, not up to her high Manhattan standards. She gracefully perched herself on the Victorian chaise by the window.
"I should have expected it," he said, rubbing the back of his neck, trying not to let his chuckle sound nervous. "I assume you want to meet me somewhere?"
"Oh, now, you're cutting to the chase, dear," Musetta purred, sensing his apprehension from the floor above. "Well, if you're interested-" Of course, he was interested, she thought to herself with a smirk. "I'll be on the viewing floor with all the balconies- I do need a bit of air after being cooped up in my private jet for so long."
"You poor thing- I'll meet you up there in five."
"Five minutes? Oh, darling, I need to freshen up in-"
"Five minutes," he repeated with a huge grin, just before hanging up the phone. Brendon knew how to take charge as well, and hew was determined to prove that to her.
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I was recently a Class Leader in a similar guild. We had Kara on farm, occasionally attempted ZA, but could get no further due to lack of people. The other problem was that even on scheduled dates we often couldn't get raids together.
What we ended up doing was disbanding and all joining 25-man guilds. While it was a sad day when we split, in the long run it has really been beneficial. Due to the fact that we were all good-geared and skilled players, we got into good guilds, and are now seeing SSC/TK content, as opposed to just repeatedly running Kara.
There are often too many guilds on a server to make recruiting viable for smaller guilds who aren't onto 25-mans yet, so joining one of the guilds who is would be the best option for you in my opinion.


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C: Did you ever think you'd reach the heady heights of doing a photo shoot with fake, um, ejaculate in your wig?
Olivia Munn: I've always aspired to it, but I didn't know if it would ever come true. I wanted it in my eye for one of the [There's Something About Mary homage] shots, but they said it was too much.
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Honda CX500RR
Written by Martin Hodgeson
To create a motorcycle so good that passers-by ask you when the factory started selling them, you need a designer, fabricator and builder capable of bringing such a bike to life. With his CX500RR, Mike Meyers has proven he is all three and starting out with the much maligned 1980 Honda CX500 he only made the task harder. But with a love for the look of the CX's engine design and ready to prove the doubters wrong he built a café racer that would easily take pride of place on a Honda showroom floor.
'75 Honda CB250G Brat
True style, as the saying goes, never goes out of fashion. And if there's anyone who knows about style and fashion, it's the French. In fact, they seem to have a certain je ne sais quoi about them that allows your average personne Française to be the centre of attraction at any social gathering, seemingly without doing very much at all. Which leads us to today's build – a nouveau project from Lyon that manages to be both understated and timeless. Rest assured, when all this custom bike malarkey has passed, it'll be bikes like this that we'll be calling classics.
'79 Honda CB900F Bol d'Or – Andreas Goldemann
As someone who swims neck-deep in bikes every day, it's all too easy to think that nothing great ever happens in the custom scene unless the people involved are in a similar state of bike-a-holic dependence. If you don't wake up at 3am with an idea for a build burning a hole in your cerebrum, you just aren't trying hard enough. But here's proof that you can lead a bike-free life for many years and yet somehow pull a custom bike together that's, well, that's like this. Here's Andreas Goldemann's first bike in 10 years, and it's a doozy.
'74 Honda CL360 – Modern Metals
As the saying goes, life wasn't meant to be easy. It's the same reason that diamonds and gold are buried deep underground and not just rolling around in the gutter outside your house. All the best things in life take hard work to achieve. Take, for instance, the bike you just picked up off of a complete stranger for a song. If you brought it home and it customised itself, that'd be no fun now would it? No, it's the challenges that make it all worth while. And trust us when we say that the challenge Doug Devine from Modern Metals faced after he peered inside the engine of this innocuous little Honda would be enough to test anyone.
1989 Honda NX650 Dominator Flat Tracker
Written by Martin Hodgson.
When you think of a dual-sport motorcycle, the first things that comes to mind are the Dakar rally bikes and more recently the BMW GS series ridden by actor's Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman used on their world famous rides around the globe. What doesn't come to mind is a handcrafted, urban assault style, custom brawler straight out of a small village in Normandy, France. But that is exactly what builder Simon Garcia has created, taking a Honda NX650 Dominator and making it his own.
'78 Honda CX500 – Patrick Sauter
Despite what the movies or books may have you believe about tortured artists, the one real killer of great creative ideas is more often than not the disease of over thinking. Forget writer's block, drugs or a clichéd battle with sanity; we'd wager that getting caught up in the details to the point where you disappear up your own exhaust pipe is more often than not the cause of art that never sees daylight. And the cure is clear. You should always create without the constrains of self-imposed perfection and intricate planning. Just let things go where they take you. That's what Germany's Patrick Sauter did. And the result? It's a bike worthy of Kerouac himself.
'79 Honda CBN400 – Ed Turner Motorcycles
As guys who see a lot of bikes, there's nothing more intriguing than a build that seems to be hard to pigeonhole. Now that's not to say that a classic café racer doesn't whet our whistles, but there's something about a mix of styles or fresh idea that make you look twice. Needless to say, the bike you see here a.k.a. the latest build from France's amusingly named Ed Turner Motorcycles just so happens to be one of them. Built by and for 'Head Ed' Karl Renoult, it's a Honda that looks like the result of a one night stand between a café racer and a supermoto in a 1970s amusement park. And in our books, that can only be a good thing.
1975 Honda CB750 'Titan' by Gasser Customs
It's not every day you ride past Jay Leno and your freshly built bike catches his eye. So much so that he then tracks you down to appear in an episode of Jay Leno's Garage. Well, that's what happened to Adam Gaspic from Gasser Customs. It also helped that Gasser Customs is located in North Hollywood, just down the road from Jay's garage – so it wasn't very hard to find him. The concept of this project started when Adam decided he wanted to build something in the spirit of the Hot Rods and Gassers of the 1950s and 60s but with some modern technology. So in between clients builds, Adam has built this mean looking Honda frankenstein named 'Titan'.
Honda CBX750 'M1-21′ by Kerkus Cycles
Written by Ian Lee.
It takes a true artist to see the true beauty in something that is otherwise unappealing. It may take time, it may take effort, but the final product is something that makes all the trouble worthwhile. Today's feature bike is one such example, a bike that in standard trim would hardly warrant a second glance, let alone be the bike to consider as a platform for a bitchin custom. Coming from Kerkus Cycles, (by their own description) a backyard builder based in Kuala Lumpur, this CBX750 café racer is a stripped down mean ass version of it's former self. Definitely a far cry from the police spec bike it started life as.
'80 Honda CB400 – Jasin Motorcycles
Seems like everywhere you look lately, there's death and destruction all over the news. This country hates that country or some such 'us and them' type disaster. Makes you wonder what we could all achieve if we just got along. What if we worried less about our differences and instead we looked for more ways we could work together? Take, for instance, the Jasinski brothers from Poland. They've found their good Slavic selves becoming obsessed with Japanese customs done in a British café racer style with a little good ol' American flat track thrown in for good measure. How's that for loving thy neighbour?


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EXCELLENT! I haven't even tried this on my family yet (still warming on stove) but I can already tell it's a hit with my taste buds! Lentils are so full of flavor, fiber and protein, but it's hard to get children to try them. They will love this one. I didn't have red lentils, so I used the lentils I had on hand. I can only assume it's better with red! If you like lentils (or even if you're on the fence) this is definitely one to try!
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I hate to be the "wet blanket" on everyone's rave reviews, but I really thought this deserved three stars. And I make exactly as written. Unless you LOVE the taste of lentils, and I mean really LOVE lentils. My husband came up with a brilliant idea to make an avacado cream sauce (with greek yogurt, cilantro, & garlic salt) and we swirl that into the soup. It was a great complement of flavor and cut down on the lentil flavor. That is the only way I would eat this soup - otherwise, the entire thing would have gone in the trash. I am surprised no other reviewers commented on the texture - looks and tastes a lot like baby food. In fact, it might make a good recipe for baby food.
grrlpretty Posted: 11/23/08
Very easy, tasty, and with an authentic Indian taste. I omitted the sugar (this is common to Goan cooking and not necessary for a mild dish like this) and the lime juice, and added a pinch of coriander (cilantro) powder to make it more authentic. There is a build up of "scum" in the pot while boiling the lentils. Scrape this off with a spoon before adding it to the blender, too much scum causes bitterness. I served it with Onion Parathas, but any flavoured or heavy bread will be good. I will be making this on a regular basis through the winter!
WisconsinGal Posted: 01/15/11
Excellent and easy. This is the first lentil soup I've made from scratch and I will definitely be making this one again. It's also very good with a dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt on top.
cheiser Posted: 09/20/11
Easy and my kids ate it!
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I liked more texture with my lentil soup so I only pureed about half of the mixture and left the others whole. I didn't have turmeric so I used a little hot curry powder (and left out the red pepper) and that was tasty! I also added diced carrots as I like them.


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Joycee, You are lucky to have those beautiful pictures and lovely memories. I too have pictures that make me happy whenever I look at them. I saved letters from my Grandmother and Father that I received over the years. I love to read them. I have some cherished items as well. Have a wonderful day :-)ReplyDelete
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A 30-year jumbo mortgage is a home loan in size Extra Large. The dollar amount goes over a limit set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored enterprises that buy mortgages from lenders. These plus-size home loans generally have higher interest rates than smaller mortgages, which might be referred to as conventional or conforming mortgages. In most places in the U.S., a 30-year home loan of more than $417,000 would be considered a 30-year jumbo mortgage.
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Andrew Eddy joined The Age in 1987 as the junior member of the horse racing staff after a three year stint working as a general reporter at The Sun News Pictorial. His background in thoroughbred racing can be traced to his father John, who was the CEO of racing clubs in Wagga Wagga and Bendigo. Andrew was made chief racing writer of The Age in 2000 and in 2002 won the Bert Wolfe Award for best overall racing coverage. He has also won awards in the Best Feature and Best News sections.
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Rodd hopes Draw will wipe Maldivian memory
Andrew Eddy Jockey confirmed as December Draw's rider following third declarations for the Caulfield Cup.
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Thoughts on Forbes Most Miserable American Cities List
Forbes.com, 02.06.09
What struck us most about Forbes' top ten list of America's most miserable cities, specifically Chicago's #3 ranking, was not the reference to corruption and weather. Rather, it was the statistic that "there has been a net migration of people out of Chicago for seven straight years, a trend that is expected to continue." In terms of expenses, the cost of living is said to be not much higher than the national average, but it's the 10.3% sales tax that's hurting (the highest of any city). Rather than focus on the dismal, we'd like to hear from Chicago residents why it's not one of the most miserable cities. What do you see Chicago doing right, and why are you still here?
Read the full Forbes article here.
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I'm a native New Yorker, which means I'm practically required to diss Chicago, and even I think this ranking's unfair.
Unlike several other cities on the list (Stockton, Modesto, Flint...) Chicago has superb universities, restaurants, performing arts, public transportation, an international airport, and a sense that you're in a place where something's happening. Does that count for nothing with Forbes?
Clearly, if the pollsters have bothered to visit Chicago anytime between, say, May and October they'd understand that it's one of the best cities anywhere in the world. The qualitative benefits of the city -- its architectural beauty, friendly people, proximity of lake/beach to downtown, ethnic diversity, etc. -- far outweigh any negatives they think they can quantify.
Things like the weather, traffic and sales tax? I prefer to think of those as crowd control...
Sorry to take the negative side on this, but I found myself agreeing with the Forbes ranking. Well, maybe Chicago doesn't deserve the #3 spot, but I think it has earned its place on the list.
I'm a native Texan who has lived in downtown Chicago for the past 17 years and I am tired of the things that Forbes highlighted. Yes, summers are nice here, but summers are nice in other cities, too.
I love my condo, which is good because I doubt I could sell it in this market. I think about moving all the time, ideally to a smaller town with a more temperate climate and no property taxes (hello Austin!).
The main reason I haven't left Chicago yet are my friends. I use to travel all the time for work and realize how important those relationships are -- it can be really hard to just plop yourself down in a new place and expect to have a good social life. If I could swing it financially, I'd love to keep my place and spend the summers here and the rest of the year elsewhere.....
Chicago, consider this a sympathy card and a love letter from one of your biggest fans in St Paul, MN. You are the purlgreyhound family's favorite destination for an urban vacation. We love your arts, your culture, your restaurants, your sophistication-tempered-with-Midwestern-common-sense. And your weather, frankly, is better than ours.
Just as soon as we can afford it, we'll be back.
Chicago is fantastic because:
Our weather, high sales tax, political corruption, etc... weed out those who don't have the brass and character to stay.
We're a tough town; we endure brutal weather, laugh off political corruption and venture out to the 'burbs for shoping...
Forbes is just jeaolous.
P.S. Forbes, you're not welcome here anymore so don't come a knocking when you want to do a "most livable cities" issue 'cause we'll be busy... ;)
Forbes proved recently with its article on the 'snooty business' of graphic design that they are a joke.
This ranking just cements that with me.
Forbes is a joke.
Chicago is a WONDERFUL city and I have loved living here! I grew up in Michigan and have visited many other cities around the U.S.
Most of my friends and colleagues also have wonderful things to say about Chicago.
It's a beautiful city (green space and architecture). Relative to many other large cities, the people are warm and friendly. There's a great job market for folks with advanced degrees.
We have an amazing ivy-league like university (University of Chicago), as well as several other STELLAR colleges and universities.
Arts and culture is very strong here and there are fabulous restaurants.
The weather is intense, yes, but downtown is beautiful at any time of year.
I highly recommend living here. If we leave the city, it will only be for a lower cost of living and to closer to our family.
just one reason... the summertime is so sweet.
chicago has one of (in my opinion THE) best art museums in america. not to mention the other bad-ass museums.
if i ever venture back to the midwest.. i'd live there.
my friends and I used to take the south-shore train to chicago from south bend (IN) to skate.
i grew up in chicago and am considering moving back (if i can bear the weather again). PIZZA! you can't get better pizza anywhere. The lake, the friendly and funny people, the architecture, the art, the universities, the museums, the grittyness and character, the gangster history, the jazz, the summer festivals, the picnics on the beach, the wholesome midwesternness, the neighborhoods, the great old buildings, the summer storms, second city comedy, the way so many people get outside and enjoy public space together, the ethnic diversity, the nature preserves right in the city. I hate the weather, the suburbs, the traffic and the lack of mountains, and o'hare, but even with all that, i have to say that chicago is one of the best cities in the nation, at least. I don't know what Forbes is talking about (and are they counting students moving back home after college/grad school as part of their move-out rates? b/c there are a lot of schools in chicago).
dog parks
beer gardens
block parties
the children's theater at Lifeline
brunch at Victory's Banner
playing hooky from work to sit in the bleachers at Wrigley
days like yesterday
Bell school
Craigslist - most of my furniture came from CL!
the Elbo Room
actually, all live music
Margie's Candies
President Obama
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Lincoln Park Zoo
Pilsen's galleries
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Michigan Ave when they put up the Christmas lights
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And when the Cubbies win the World Series, where else on earth would you want to be?!
I think Forbes was at the same party Phelps was enjoying.
Chicago is a great city with:
1.Friendly people
2.great public trans.
3.wonderful for walking
4.spectacular museums, including the Art Institute
5.some of the best universities in and near
6.great medical facilities
7. the Lakefront and many public parks
8.fantastic music
and much more if you would only open your eyes and ears to it.
I've lived in Chicago for 4 years. I was born and raised in Flint, Mi (number 6) and lived in Detroit for 4 years while attending college. I love my home towns but I nearly fell out of my chair seeing that Chicago beat out Flint on that list. Has anyone at Forbes been to Flint, ever?! Sure Chicago has it's down sides, but it's pro's out number it's cons, no doubt about it. The rating was ridiculous! Forbes should watch the Chicago episode of Anthony Bourdain No Reservations and get a clue.
Population goes down when neighborhoods gentrify. A factory that used to employ 100 workers now houses only 12 couples. Tenements that used to house large families get replaced by huge private homes.
It may not be fair, but it hardly means the rats are jumping ship.
I visit family in the Chicago suburbs somewhat frequently. Of Chicago proper, I really like the train system, the museums, the park system and the universities. The suburbs are kind of depressing, like everywhere. On the drive from the airport you see the same mini-mall about 20 times. I really really really dislike the tollroads on holidays -- 50 bazillion cars creeping along at 2 mi/hr. I guess the ezpass works well most of the year, but not on holidays.
keep 'em coming, i might have to move to chicago this year. forbes kind of scared me.
I should add that any list of miserable cities that does not include Houston, Texas is pretty suspect.
I loved living in Chicago (I'm a New Yorker now). The winters may be brutal, but the city is fantastic. I love the rat patrol guys in streets and sanitation, because they cleared the city of rats in a remarkable span of time. I love the trees and parks and Daley's whole green initiative. He may be a despot, but a mayor who plants trees and mandates green roofs is better than a mayor who builds more ugly condos. I love the Ando room at the Art Institute and the Calders at MCA. I love the many colors of Lake Michigan, even the frozen winter grays. And I loved the University of Chicago, where Obama used to teach and I learned to think.
The loop is where you find the dog-eat-dog mentality that forbes is talking about, the neighborhoods aren't. Places like the Merchandise Mart and the Mag Mile is what breeds this kinda crap (if you ever make it to one of the upper floors, see how much people care about each other up there). Chicago is one of the only cities that I have found that you can strike up a conversation with anyone while waiting for the bus, and they won't get angry at you.
They probably visited during the winter, I would invite them to come back during June and write the same review, and no, the summers in Chicago are unlike the summers anywhere else, you don't know until you are here.
I just left Chicago for good 4 months ago (had enough of winter) but there A LOT of things I miss about Chicago now that I am gone. The most obvious are the cultural and culinary resources. But what I miss most are the people. Chicagoans are down to earth and real in a way that people on the West Coast are not (I live in Seattle now). I have come to expect a certain kind of honesty and ethic from the people around me and when it wasn't here in the population of Seattle - I really noticed it. I think this attitude is what keeps people in Chicago in spite of the gawd awful winters. If only Chicago were a little further south...
If Chicago did not have those cold cold winters I would suspect many more people would live there.
It is a fantastic city, easy to get around, architecture is great and I think it has a fun young vibe and nice people.
My only negative towards it is you have to travel far to get into the woods and nature.
I grew up 25 miles south of Modesto, California, in Merced and went to college in Fresno. I can safely say that many of the San Joaquin Valley towns are miserable. The unemployment rate is high, which made it difficult to find work. The summers are terribly hot - constant triple digits - and not much as far as entertainment.
My only visit to chicago was very enjoyable. I truly don't see how chicago got into the mix of Stockton and Modesto. Go figure.
In my opinion everywhere is quite miserable, why are they focusing on anywhere in particular?
Chicago could lower their taxes and that would be great if my rent didn't raise either. I do feel like I am getting killed on prices during a hurtful time, as if Chicago acts like nobody is broke right now.
But I do love living here, so apparently its a price you have to pay.
I spent four years of college in Chicago, and by the time that was up I needed to spend some time back on the East coast. But it is a great city and I am considering moving back there eventually. What people have written about the summers is right. Everyone was SO happy after getting enough sun to get over our S.A.D., and there were tons of free and cheap things to do, especially with very accessible parks. It also has the best mexican food in the US outside of the states directly bordering mexico (much better than anything you'd find in NYC for example), and the best soul food outside of the south. It took some time to get used to NYC again after living in a city with such clean open space. (since it was re-built after trolleys were invented, its much less cramped than eastern cities.) Plus, its fantastic being near so much water. Every time I feel a strong, cold wind I get nostalgic!
I'm going to have to move out of Chicago pretty soon (for work) but I have to say that bar none, there is no other city in this country I would want to raise my children in. I agree wholeheartedly with mariekemc re: Chicago folks vs. people anywhere else - the only other place I've found folks as consistently awesome as Chicagoans is in Germany.
And Tequila Red, you forgot the outdoor seating at Moody's Pub.
God, I cannot believe I am moving.
I think a reason for the decline in population was the demolition of public housing. The worlds largest public housing project was torn down and many of those people had nowhere to go. So many of them moved to the suburbs where more landlords accepted section 8 vouchers. At it's peak there were 27,000 residents in the Robert Taylor Homes (this excludes the many many other public housing projects across the city). 2300 mixed income residences have been built to semi-replace them.
Chicago's winters are horrible. But for $715/month I live in a 800sq. ft. studio apartment where I don't pay for heat and it's always very toasty. I live 2 short blocks from the train, and my apartment has a full sized washer and dryer. Yes, winter sucks here, but once I'm home I couldn't be any more comfortable at this price.
Chicago has so much going for it: The the parks, museums, libraries, architecture, and universities, are truly wonderful, as is its setting on Lake Michigan.
I really love Chicago and feel closely connected to that city through longstanding family connections. To be perfectly honest, however, the public transportation, though better than in most US cities, still leaves something to be desired. It is slow, expensive, and inconvenient, and it takes hours to get from one neighborhood to another if you don't have a car, and if you do have a car, parking is a nightmare.
Also, there seem to be many more desperately poor people, concentrations of bad neighborhoods, and sinister panhandlers than in other cities. I don't feel as safe in Chicago as in, say, New York. and neither to my relatives who live there.
The city could probably be fixed by a massive influx of money invested in its social capital: more police, better schools, social services, and a well thought out trasportation plan.
I'd also like to add that Chicago has the most exquisite architecture. I pass the Mies Van de Rohe designed campus of IIT on my way to work. The campus is surrounded by gorgeous greystone mansions that have been converted to beautiful apartments and condos. Once I'm downtown the design and details of the Monadnock building, the Harold Washington Library, and the lofts and apartments in the old print shops in Printers Row bring beauty to gloomy days like today. Chicago is the most beautiful city in America, and you don't have to be rich to enjoy it!
I think the thing I most missed when I left Chicago was the seasons here. Even the crappiest and most bleak part of winter (which we finally just passed -- I hope) isn't so bad when you think about last Friday, when everything warmed up and it seemed like everyone was happy and glad to be alive. You just don't feel renewed like that when it is always temperate and every month just seems to blend into the next.
And as a side note, there's much worse weather in Madison and much more sinister panhandling in SF. And my house (which in fairness is barely in the city limits) is about a three minute walk from the forest preserve.
I moved to Chicago from DC about a year and a half ago, and I'm not loving it yet. The infrastructure seems to be crumbling, and it's too gritty for my liking. Also, I haven't noticed that the people are any friendlier, as some posters have stated. Property taxes here are about 3 times what I paid in DC. Don't even get me started on the El. I don't think Chicago is the third most miserable city, but I am finding that my overall quality of life is worse here than it was in DC.
How does the sense of "midwestern wholesomeness" jibe with our history of corruption?
I've lived all over the country and I love Chicago, but the people here are no more "wholesome" than they are anywhere else. Let's not be smug.
Perhaps it has something to do with falling house prices in the suburbs as opposed to a healthier Chicago real estate market? Or does it take into account all the Chicagoland suburbs? I have not read the article.
I'm a midwesterner through-and-through, so I don't think I would find a major city on either coast nearly as enjoyable. Chicago is tough, without being brutal. The architecture is incomparable. The green spaces are well-maintained and very widely used. It is a central location to anywhere else in the country, which makes vacationing easy. I can't imagine living anywhere else at this point in my life.
This question has come at just the right time...after we've had a taste of spring weather and we can see the light at the end of the (winter) tunnel.
Forbes "Best Places to Live" lists heavily feature soul crushingly bland, upper-income, new exburbs. To each their own, but I wouldn't take their "worst cities" rankings too seriously.
Chicago is fantastic; the exact opposite of where I live now. We have good weather and little else. Chicago has terrible weather 4 months a year, but everything else an urban heart desires. There are many winter days that I would gladly trade flip-flops for frosty civilization.
chicago public radio show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
my boyfriend and i live in Iowa and we took a little weekend vacation to Chicago to see that show and spend some time wandering around. what i've always loved about Chicago is the midwest mentality packed into a big city. i love the Art Institute, the food and an overall sense of community that i never felt growing up in Dallas (and Dallas is just as corrupt as Chicago!). that's what has always drawn me back. granted, i don't ever plan on living there but that's mainly because i can't stand the winters anymore.
as for the "miserable" rating- those lists are stupid and they're just getting people defensive or scared so they can sell magazines (and the "best places to live" lists are just as dumb). it's easy to sell bad news lately now that the majority of us are down on our luck.
Seriously, Chicago ranked #3 on the most miserable list? While Chicago is dramatic and attracts a certain type, I've never been happier anywhere else. When it's hot, it's blistering; when it rains, it pours. When it's 80, dry and sunny, everybody is outside, drinking and laughing and piling onto the beach. The people are guarded but ultimately open to anybody (President Obama's rise through Chicago politics being one example). The restaurants are incredible, the architecture is breathtakingly beautiful and the friends you'll meet will be the best you'll ever have. The sales tax sucks certainly, but I'll take another couple points on sales tax in return for Chicago's housing prices.
Its completely arbitrary because 'miserable' is a feeling.
How did they really measure miserable? The only way would be a mass poll of a city's citizens on how they feel. The article did not say this was conducted, it just based its report on statistics, however did not provide any correlation between the two. Its completely arbitrary because 'miserable' is a feeling.
I want to see the list of America's Most Happiest places to live....I'm sure Chicago is also on that list.
forbes can suck it... because Chicago ROCKS
I moved to Chicago this past fall from Seattle, and I gotta say: I love it. The people are AMAZING, the cost of living is significantly lower than Seattle, the food is to die for, the art community is amazing...it's awesome. And the weather? Not that bad. You just have to know how to dress for it. (This, coming from one of those "always cold" people.)
Oh, and here's another reason why Chi-town is incredible, summed up in three words: Obama and Oprah.
I heard about this article and didn't know it came from Forbes, which has just made me disregard it entirely. If I am trying to start a family, attend a college here, look for jobs, try to find a neighborhood to live in etc etc- I don't read Forbes.
That said, this weekend I'm going to enjoy some Indian food and go see some theater and then go to bed in my large, cheap apartment, Forbes.
Lived in Chicago for 28 years and love it to death. The people at forbes must be a bunch of wimps! This is the toughest city alongside NYC. With all it's beuty, attractions and achitecture you will probably not want to be anywhere else in the country (atleast not April - Dec.). If you can't handle this place you more than likely are not geared for a big city.
Forbes can juggle these ......
I have a huge, beautiful 1-bedroom apartment from 1912, with most of its original, beautiful woodwork, an eat-in kitchen, a separate dining room, a GIANT basement storage, in a hot yuppie neighborhood (Andersonville), all hardwood floors, for $770 per month. I know my neighbors by name. I ride my bike 4 miles to work (25 minutes) through a funky, eclectic northside neighborhood (Lawrence Ave from Uptown through Albany Park) and I can honestly say that the winters are my FAVORITE time of year! (You just have to wear the right clothes, dummy.) I've truly never once cared what the sales tax rate was, and the "political corruption" is one of my favorite elements of public spectacle. I'm not originally from here, but if you had told me as a kid or teen how great my adulthood here would be, I never would have believed that life could be so awesome. This Forbes ranking is much more of a negative reflection on Forbes than it is on Chicago - just like a man who would call Marilyn Monroe fat, or claim that Barack Obama is a muslim or a communist.
Needless to say, compared to other "world class" American cities (NY, LA, SF, Boston, Miami, Seattle, YourTown, etc.) Chicago's cost of living is dirt cheap. Friends in NY and SF regularly guess my apartment would go for $3000. My aunt back in economically depressed, impossible-to-find-a-job Rochester NY says that even apartments in Rochester can go for $770.
To the fellow who asked "why are people moving": Well, FWIW, all of America's large cities are suffering population loss, mostly to their own suburbs and exurbs, but also to smaller cities in the south and west where there are more entry-level jobs. Compared to all of these other large cities, our loss of population to our own suburbs is more or less average. But compared to all of the other Northern Industrial cities (Buffalo, Detroit, Rochester, Cleveland, Eerie, Gary, etc.) Chicago's overall RETENTION of population has been remarkable.
Besides the population loss due to Section 8 housing moving to the suburbs (already mentioned), I think it may also be true that many working class families are being priced out of some neighborhoods, and when they move, they may move to another neighborhood, or just as likely to a convenient suburb.
Look at the 3rd map, Net Internal Migration, to see what I mean:
Whoever came up with that list obviously has never spent time here. Where to start? Our architecture is second to none in the U.S. and we actually take care of much of it. Ever been to Market Street in San Francisco? Ewww. Our lakefront parks also have no equal and anyone who complains about winter hasn't tried cross-country skiing with our fantastic skyline as a backdrop. Our restaurants are among the best in the world and you don't have to make reservations months in advance. Try going out on a whim in L.A. or New York. Our theater scene is better than anywhere else too. Broadway? Drivel for brats and blue hairs from Boca. Give me Goodman and Steppenwolf. Our summer festivals are better than all but Summerfest in Milwaukee. You want miserable? Try hosting a party for 100 in an Manhattan apartment or hailing a cab while bar hopping in L.A. Now that's miserable. Sure winter is a month or two too long, yes the sale tax is obscene and it goes without saying that our politicians are foolios (though I would rather have Blagojevich as a neighbor over Bernard Madoff). But is that any reason to leave this fabulous place? And for where? Phoenix? Dallas? Atlanta? Miami? Houston? L.A.? San Francisco? New York? All of them except SF and NYC are boring beyond belief and really, how do ordinary people afford the last two? Give me Chicago. Fabulous YET normal, there is no other city as great.
I don't live in Chicago but I've spent a ton of time there and I'm a huge fan of the city. The people are friendly, the city has character, and best of all it has great neighborhoods! If you want to get to know Chicago, don't stay in the Loop, get out into some of its neighborhoods where the real spirit of the city is.
If they rated Chicago as worse than Flint that's enough proof for me that they have no idea what they're talking about.
People either love or hate Chicago. There seems to be no middle ground.
I love it!
Winter is bad there, but you get over it.
The summers are amazing.
I moved to Austin in 2007 and it is okay, but I would move back to Chicago if the opportunity arose.
People are pretty nice in Chicago. Not as pretentious as I have seen in other areas, including my current home.
I Love You, Chicago!
chicago is the best city...i moved here in the mid 90s, and moved away twice for employment reasons...once to manhattan, and once to asia...but I keep coming back to Chicago. the winters are hard, but it takes on 60 degree day to make one realize why we live here...I'd rather take our tough winters over a humid Houston summer any day! There is something to be said about the four seasons, and i'm still grateful that this city allows me to walk out my door and go to a million places without using my car
The Music box
Summer Dance in Grant Park
The Symphony
Mary Archie Theater Company
Mary Zimmerman
The Looking Glass
The Publican
and SO MUCH MORE:)


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The NHL Trade Deadline is February 28, 2011, which is the first day of this scoring period. This will play a huge role in who you dress as you could plan on dressing a player because of who he plays for or who they are playing against however all that could change sometime on Monday with a trade.
The NHL deadline is 3 p.m. so that leaves just five hours between deadline and the first game for you to dress your line-up knowing who has been traded and to where. Players that get traded tend to raise their level of play in their first few games with a new team as they are trying to impress their new teammates, coaches and GMs. So look to dress those traded players.
Games to be played in week 22:
FOUR GAMES: Buffalo, Calgary, Chicago, Detroit, Florida, Minnesota, NY Islanders, NY Rangers and Vancouver
THREE GAMES: Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Montreal, Nashville, New Jersey, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto and Washington
TWO GAMES: Colorado
When it comes to dressing your players for the upcoming week, especially your goalies, it is important to know which team is on a long road trip and which team is enjoying an extended period at home. Listed below are the teams that play at least three home/away games this week or play all their games at home or on the road (home/road records up to February 23, 2011):
HOME: Anaheim (17-9-1), Atlanta (13-12-5), Los Angeles (17-9-1), NY Islanders (12-14-4), NY Rangers (14-13-3) and San Jose (15-10-3)
AWAY: Buffalo (15-10-4), Columbus (15-10-4), Dallas (14-14-1), Detroit (20-8-2), Montreal (13-15-1), Nashville (17-15-1) and Pittsburgh (16-9-4)
If you participate in any type of head-to-head hockey pool then you are likely dressing a lineup for each scoring period, which usually ends on Sunday. As the week comes to an end and you find yourself in a close battle for those wins you want as many players as possible playing for you. Here are the teams that play on Sunday (record for Sunday games up to Week 20):
Anaheim (7-4), Buffalo (1-2), Calgary (3-2), Florida (2-2), Minnesota (3-4), Nashville (3-3), NY Islanders (2-4), NY Rangers (4-4), Philadelphia (5-2), Vancouver (4-3) and Washington (8-1)
When you are deciding which goalie to dress you need to look at the NHL schedule to see if your goalie's team will play in a back-to-back game that week. Most coaches will not dress the same goalie in back-to-back games so that is something to consider when you are thinking about which goalie to dress for the week. Here are the teams that play in back-to-back games this week (record of second game of back-to-back up to Week 20):
Buffalo (5-9), Calgary (4-6), Carolina (6-7), Chicago (6-5), Columbus (8-5), Dallas (3-6), Detroit (6-4), Florida (4-8), Minnesota (3-10), NY Islanders (4-9), NY Rangers (10-5), Ottawa (3-8), Philadelphia (8-4), Pittsburgh (7-4), Tampa Bay (6-6), Toronto (5-6) and Vancouver (7-3)
Chicago plays on Monday after playing this Sunday, giving them a second set of back-to-back games this week.
Knowing which team is on a hot streak or cold streak will help in making your lineup decisions, for example you definitely want to dress a goalie from teams that are on a hot streak. Here are the top five and bottom five teams up to February 23, 2011:
TOP FIVE: New Jersey (9-0-1), Phoenix (8-2-0), San Jose (8-2-0), Columbus (7-2-1) and NY Islanders (7-3-0)
BOTTOM FIVE: Dallas (1-8-1), Colorado (1-8-1), Atlanta (2-7-1), Ottawa (2-6-2) and NY Rangers (3-6-1)
Most elite stars are consistent scorers, but there are several players who are very streaky so keep an eye on their stats so that you can dress them while they are on a hot streak. Here are the top five scorers up to February 23, 2011 for the past 7 and 14 days:
SKATER PAST 7: Matt Moulson-NYI (GP-4 G-6 A-1), Daniel Cleary-DET (GP-4 G-4 A-2), Andy McDonald-STL (GP-4 G-4 A-2), Rick Nash-CBJ (GP-3 G-3 A-3), Alex Ovechkin-WASHINGTON (GP-4 G-3 A-3)
SKATER PAST 14: John Tavares-NYI (GP-8 G-5 A-7), Moulson (GP-8 G-8 A-3), Michael Grabner-NYI (GP-8 G-8 A-3), Curtis Glencross-CAL (GP-7 G-6 A-5), Patrick Kane-CHICAGO (GP-7 G-5 A-6)
Here are the top five goaltenders and bottom five goaltenders up to February 23, 2011 for the past 14 days:
HOT GOALTENDERS PAST 14: Johan Hedberg-NJ (GS-6 W-6 SO-2 GAA-0.82), Ilya Bryzgalov-PHO (GS-6 W-6 GAA-2.11), Al Montoya-NYI (GS-3 W-3 SO-1 GAA-1.42), Antti Niemi-SJ (GS-7 W-5 SO-1 GAA-1.85), Corey Crawford-CHI (GS-6 W-4 GAA-2.12)
COLD GOALTENDERS PAST 14: Peter Budaj-COL (GS-6 L-4 GAA-3.44), Kari Lehtonen-DAL (GS-6 L-4 GAA-2.81), Tomas Vokoun-FLA (GS-5 L-3 GAA-3.18), Ryan Miller-BUF (GS-5 L-3 GAA-2.96), Cam Ward-CAR (GS-7 W-2 GAA-2.84)
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After a really long time of "not getting it", I've decided to join the Instagram craze. And I have to confess that I'm loving it. I'm loving sharing my moments of daily joy with others in this way. I'm loving seeing the inspirations and moments that others capture. It's lovely. I don't know why I didn't see it before. Find me on Instagram here.
Category Archives: Social Networking
Loneliness in the Face of Many Online Friends
"Most humans are just incapable of intimately knowing more than 150 people." This interesting video posits that social networking places demands on us that can actually limit our ability to effectively and intimately know a small amount of quality people, creating "a paradoxical situation" in which we have many "friends" but are still lonely. Do you agree?
The Innovation of Loneliness from Shimi Cohen on Vimeo.
Sussle Scholarship Winner and Featured Member
I've been using Sussle for a few months now, trying to win one of their college scholarships. In the process I've gotten a chance to learn a lot about the site, poke around some really interesting categories of information, add content in my favorite topic areas (including, of course, crochet) and was even their first ever featured member on the site.
In September I succeeded in winning their scholarship for my contribution. It's much needed and so appreciated!
I also wanted to note that they've started sharing the top contributors in each topic area and I've ranked high in a few of them including being a "savant" in the crochet category.
My Non-Crochet Personal Pinterest Boards
Yesterday I shared some of the community Pinterest boards that I am a part of. However, I mostly post to my own boards that I've created. The majority of these are crochet-related boards but a few of them are for other things I love. Here they are:
Crafty Wonders. For all of the craft things I love that aren't crochet.
Books. Things I'm reading or interested in reading. And also good organization of books in the home.
Inspiring Community Pinterest Boards
I usually post to my own Pinterest boards but I also do participate in sharing on a number of curated community boards dedicated to travel, fashion, design, art, creativity and more. Some of those include:
Various Things I've Said About Twitter
I started using Twitter years ago. I go through ups and downs of using it. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. Here are some different things I've said about Twitter over time:
"For the most part, I don't enjoy Twitter. I don't like the format that it's in because it seems messy and complicated and overwhelming. Even with the use of Twitter clients, I don't find Twitter to be friendly on the eyes (or the brain)." – 2009
"I've been spending quite a bit of time on Twitter lately. After a lengthy period of adjusting to using the site, I've finally come to really like Twitter. I feel like it's giving me a great opportunity to share links and ideas with other people." – also in 2009!
"Now that I use TwitterFeed, the posts update automatically to Twitter. This way, I can use my time on Twitter to actually respond to people and to post updates that I actually specifically want to share with my Twitter friends." – 2009
"I'm happy to say that I've been included on two different lists of Top Writers to Follow on Twitter. I try to follow the other writers on both of these lists as well as bloggers and writers who aren't on these lists but who are active on Twitter." – 2009
"Recently I've been reading a lot of articles online by people who believe thatTwitter can improve their writing. It's an interesting idea and goes to show that technology tools can be used in different ways to achieve different ends by different people." – 2009
"It occurred to me today that I could probably stick to a schedule of daily Spanish practice if I did it through Twitter. The short 140 character DM messages allowed by Twitter keep it concise enough that I can mostly understand what's been said and I can respond promptly without much hassle. I have already found a few friends on Twitter that I can exchange thoughts with in Spanish. I would love to find some more!" – 2009
I was quoted in 2009: "Writer Kathryn Vercillo of KathrynVercillo.com says she's seen comments around the web that Twitter is actually increasing blogging because bloggers are encouraged to post new items so that they can tweet the link. Her theory is that people who are half-involved in blogging might find Twitter to be a better platform for what they have to say whereas full-time/serious bloggers find that Twitter can only supplement what they're doing and not replace the blog."
"I recently started Tweeting at the end of each day. In 140 characters or less, I try to succinctly describe what happened during my day. I think it's an interesting challenge that keeps me better aware of how I'm spending my time. I also think it's a great complement to other types of journaling." – 2010
"Twitter is a really powerful tool for online social networking, promoting your online work and getting to know people in the web world around you." – 2012
"There are some topics I tweet about on both of my accounts but with more frequency on one than the other – crochet mostly on @CrochetBlogger of course and books mostly on @KathrynVercillo for example. There is lots of positivity, gratitude and happiness over on @CrochetBlogger whereas on @KathrynVercillo I tend to be a little bit more mind-oriented and research-focused." – 2012
I received a Tweeting award – 2013
What are your thoughts on Twitter?
Thoughts on Sponsored Tweets
Earlier this year I was the publisher of the month for Sponsored Tweets, which I use to earn a small bit of extra income for my social media activity.
Here's one of the things I had to say in my interview:
"I like the way Sponsored Tweets offers me some control over what I advertise and creates sponsored messages in ways that aren't super intrusive to the rest of my message stream. I can choose to share those things that my audience would actually be interested in, which is important to me."
I Want To Use Twitter to Practice Spanish
I studied Spanish for five years in junior high and high school. At the time, nearly all of my friends were from Spanish-speaking homes so I was able to practice the language regularly. I became mostly fluent. However, I graduated from high school over ten years ago and I have failed to realy practice my Spanish since that time. I keep trying to find new ways to practice it but nothing's worked consistently so far. I am hoping that I just stumbled across the answer – perhaps I can use Twitter to practice my Spanish.
The problem with practicing is that I don't do it regularly right now. I occasionally read books that are in Spanish with English translations. I sometimes watch movies in Spanish. Every once in awhile I'll check out a Spanish class or group but then fail to follow through with it. I guess the truth is that I'm not committed enough to keeping up with my Spanish to consistently study and practice it.
However, I miss the Spanish language. I love Spanish. I think that there are some things that you can only really say in Spanish because the English equivalent doesn't express the same type of emotion. And I don't want to lose my Spanish. I'm actually surprised at how much I've retained over the years without too much practice and I know that it's only a matter of time before I lose it all. As it stands now, my vocabulary is pretty good but my ability to conjugate verbs or speak in the correct tense is almost non-existent.
Enter Twitter. It occurred to me today that I could probably stick to a schedule of daily Spanish practice if I did it through Twitter. The short 140 character DM messages allowed by Twitter keep it concise enough that I can mostly understand what's been said and I can respond promptly without much hassle. I have already found a few friends on Twitter that I can exchange thoughts with in Spanish. I would love to find some more!
Find me on Twitter @KathrynVercillo and send me a message en espanol!
Types of People I Follow on Twitter
As I've mentioned here before, I try to stay active on Twitter. After disliking it for quite awhile, I finally got pulled into using it daily. And I admit that I was wrong about it in the first place. It's a great place to communicate with people on all different types of topics.
Some of the major types of people that I follow on Twitter include:
- Other writers. I'm happy to say that I've been included on two different lists of Top Writers to Follow on Twitter. I try to follow the other writers on both of these lists as well as bloggers and writers who aren't on these lists but who are active on Twitter.
- Frugal living twitterers. I love learning about how to live frugally or to save money on different things so I follow a lot of people who offer tips about that.
- Mobile news writers. I like learning about mobile phone news. Cell phone twitterers really help with that.
Some people that I exchange thoughts with on the site really stand out because they offer good conversation throughout the work day. Ten of those that I'd recommend are:
- @allison_w
- @marcofratelli
- @inksnatcher
- @ebwriters
- @BillHarper
- @JessicaWard
- @henpow2nd
- @bekkal
- @moneywatch
- @texaswriter
Who do you follow on Twitter?
People to Follow on Twitter
I've mentioned here a few times that I'm trying to stay active on Twitter. This can be hard sometimes because there are so many people on Twitter who are there just to spam you. (I can't even count the number of posts I see about how to get more Twitter followers – more people who will just keep posting those same posts about getting more followers!)
However, there are some people on Twitter that I really enjoy conversing with. These people bring great thoughts to the Twitter table and I enjoy hearing what they have to say. They also offer good links that I actually want to follow.
Here's a few of those people to check out if you want some good conversation on Twitter:
- @dragonblogger – I mentioned this Twitter user here not too long ago because he does a really cool thing where he gets random words from fellow Twitter users and writes Twitter poems with them.
- @Scout66com – This is the only music blogger or music site that I've seen so far that doesn't just promote music but also engages in intelligent discussino on a range of topics!
- @kashicat – Check out the blog Confessions of a Cultural Idiot to learn more about this cool Twitterer.
- @marcandangel – They share life advice on their blog and through their Twitter account.
- @spreadingjoy – The name says it all but there's a corporation to go along with this Twitter account.
Who do you recommend following on Twitter?
Another link that might be of interest to people on Twitter is this article with links to over 100 different Twitter tools including tools for analysis, information gathering, networking building and sharing.


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The rift
They say comes from deep
But I beg to differ
Isn't pink a compromise between
red and white?
At times even slightly
approaching lavender?
So why should it not
make a concession?
An indulgence
A consideration for the niceties
of the heart.
Dear pink alloy
So pure yet so imprudent.
Or is it that the alloy which was
refuses to acknowledge the alloy
which could become?
How my heart yearns for
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Spread your petals and
Bid me inhale.