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tin, metallic chemical element symbol Sn [Lat. stannum ] at. no. 50 at. wt. 118.710 m.p. 231.9681°C b.p. 2,270°C sp. gr. 5.75 (gray), 7.3 (white) valence +2 or +4. Tin exhibits allotropy above 13.2°C it is a lustrous, silver-white, highly crystalline metal with tetragonal structure. A brittle form with orthorhombic structure may exist above 161°C. Below 13.2°C pure tin tends to become a gray powder, a change commonly designated
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tin disease.Tin is very soft (only slightly harder than lead) and malleable it can be rolled, pressed, or hammered into extremely thin sheets (tin foil). When iron or steel is dipped into molten tin, a layer of tin is deposited on the surface. A tin coating may also be applied by electroplating, which uses less tin. The tin serves to prevent rusting, since it is barely affected by moisture. The tin plate used in tin cans is an iron or steel sheet coated with tin. A tin coating is used to protect copper and other metals. Tin is a component of antifriction metal, bell metal, britannia metal, bronze, gunmetal, pewter, solder, and other alloys. Tin forms stannous compounds, in which it has valence +2, and stannic compounds, in which it has valence +4, as well as stannites, stannates, and other complex salts. Industrially useful compounds of tin include stannous chloride, important as a reducing agent, as a mordant in dyeing, and for weighting silk stannic chloride, for the last two purposes and to stabilize perfume and color in soap stannic oxide, for the preparation of white porcelain enamelware and sodium stannite, a reducing agent. Stannous fluoride is added to toothpastes and water supplies to prevent tooth decay. Tin forms a number of toxic organometallic compounds that are used as fungicides, catalysts, and for other uses. Tin very rarely occurs uncombined in nature the dioxide, which occurs as cassiterite, or tinstone, is the only ore of commercial importance. It is obtained chiefly from Bolivia, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, Congo (Kinshasa), and Nigeria. The tin mines of Cornwall, England, were formerly the principal source. The metal is prepared from cassiterite by heating in the reverberatory furnace. The ore from the mines is first given special treatment, and the
concentratesthus obtained are mixed with coal in the furnaces. Tin was known and used by humans at least as early as the Bronze Age. The metal and its compounds were known and used by the alchemists. In 1673, Robert Boyle published a description of experiments on the oxidation (calcination) of tin. The metal was recognized as an element by Lavoisier.
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The Detourist needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 122 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
The Detourist Guide is a start-up web community focused on searching out the off-beat, unique and intriguing events, places and things to do in local tourism and recreation landscapes - the cool things to do in your own 'backyard'.
We need to severely punch up our current logo or create a brand-spanking new one on which to base new branding for our community launch in 2009.
Detourist (http://www.detouristguide.com)
We're looking to either update our current logo to provide depth and texture or entirely scrapping the old concept and proceeding with something completely new and fresh (we'd prefer the latter). We are launching our website in 2009 and want the new logo to convey passion and vibrancy but also the organic nature of the project, a sense of discovery with a dash of fun.
The current project is the Detourist Guide but the 'Detourist' brand will be used for other divisions of the project including, for example, Detourist Media or Detourist Press. Therefore creating a logo that encapsulates the 'Detourist' brand free of the use of the secondary term (ie Guide) is imperative. We are open to graphic elements or wordmarks and are excited to experience the creativity of this community.
The logo will be used in both digital and print media - therefore consideration for the printing process should be given including how the logo might look in mono.
Our client base is predominantly women and couples without kids including those young and young-at-heart (eg retiring baby-boomers). Therefore the logo should be hip and progressive so as to attract these groups.
We will be using this experience with 99Designs as a springboard to other work: we have print and web design work to be completed and if this experience is positive we would be interested in retaining you as a designer.
- Must focus on 'Detourist' brand independently
- Think 'local'. Logo should probably not incorporate airplanes or graphics of the earth
- Think access. The community integrates all small scale forms of travel - car, public bus, train, foot etc
- Can be a graphic element or wordmark
- Conveys sense of passion, vibrancy, depth, discovery, organic, subtle, cleverness and with undertones of fun.
- Must consider location in logo for secondary terms like "Guide", "Media" or explanation of how to best integrate these sub-terms into logo
- Appeal to women and couples without kids. Age ranges will be concentrated in the 20-40 and 55+ ranges.
- Even though our audience tends toward women, all masculinity in the logo need not be stripped. It shouldn't be pink with poofy flowers.
- Hip and progressive with a certain flare
- We're not married to our current logo - in fact we're kind of tired of it. It is boring and lacks depth. Feel free to take a new approach, create a character - anything that is memorable
We're open to all ideas...except pink ones with poofy flowers
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Kyle G. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 419 designs submitted by 82 freelance designers.
We're a young, edgy, tech-centric company looking to take our image to the next level. Winner will receive $400 and the potential for future business. Please read the brief carefully.
We're down to the last couple days of contest, and I want to thank everyone for their continued work.
There are a couple of designs that are leading the pack, but now with the contest on the home page and still plenty of time in the contest, it's still anyone's game.
Also, as a bonus, I'm planning to release a prize to the runner up in the contest. Details to follow.
Keep up the great work!
- Kyle @ Motion Hungry
Motion Hungry
Motion Hungry is a business strategy consultancy. We provide companies with marketing, technology, and various "green initiative" services. Secondly, we are a think tank that develops new business ideas for start-up commercial and not-for-profit ventures.
Our consultants are not your traditional gray-haired men in monkey suits. We cater to companies that recognize the change in how business is being done, and are looking to prepare themselves for the next-wave of opportunities and challenges.
Characteristics, somewhat in order of priority:
* Visionary
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* Creative and artistic
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* Young, intelligent, and classy
* Socially responsible and environmentally conscious
* Informed
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* Fast moving
Here is our current logo.
Feel free to use it as inspiration or don't use it at all. Let your creativity run wild on this.
Winner may also be given opportunity for further business such as business card and web design.
- A designer who is serious about making this a quality logo, and is confident in their work product.
- IMPORTANT: Logo must look good on recycled paper
- Something about the logo should be literal with the words "motion" and "hungry", but don't let that hold you back.
- Be able to provide raw Adobe Illustrator files.
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|2012-01-26, 23:56
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dub cast announced
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|2012-02-18, 11:04
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i just hate that stupid rape scene
it's the first time i heard that "otaku rage" but i guess this explains what im feeling right now
i just hate those events that happens in anime, and i dont know how to figure out which anime contains them.
in my opinion i went "otaku rage" on these animes:
Chrno Crusade (a whole lot of otaku rage)
iriya no sora
Kaichou wa maid-sama (that hitsujikai dude looks a lot like the one in this series, and they're both student council presidents, not to mention that i recently watch kaichou and finding another romance anime w/o these kind of stuff. those villains needs to have their balls smashed, honestly)
and almost every fucking anime where the bishoujos are alone in dangerous situations
OTAKU RAGE definitely words it well
|2012-03-03, 04:38
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I think it's up in the air right now, to be honest. I'm not sure whether it was extremely popular or not. Though, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
They might want to release DVDs and see how well the sales go before they decide to start a season 2. I think that's why they kind of played with the final's ending like that.
The only think that kinda irked me was the slow character development between Ryoushi and Ookami. I really wanted more between the two. Pretty unsatisfied with the ending.
|2012-03-03, 14:52
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Also, wasn't there some videos of interviews of the Ookami-san Japanese cast a while ago? I can't find them anymore; there was a nice one showing a group interview featuring the seiyuus for Ryouko (who described Ryouko's outfit as "Long Hair, Long Skirt, Nice style!"), Ringo, and Ryoushi. Does anyone know where that can be found now?
|2012-04-03, 23:46
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Where can I buy this...
I don't know if this has been covered already in the post but I didn't want to read through fifty-one pages of text just to check -_- I simply would like to know if there is a place where I can buy or read this series online. I've found only the first chapter of the manga and nothing on the light novel. I would prefer an online site to having to go and buy it at a store, as I live a bit away from the nearest major book retailer. However if there is no other option I'm willing to accept it. I liked the anime quite a bit, despite the lacking ending and romantic development, so I'd really like to see how the book stands up. Finally, one last piece of information. I need it translated into English. I'm studying Japanese at the moment in my free time, but am no where near ready to read anything serious. Thanks in advance to those that help.
|2012-04-06, 22:08
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Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.
|2012-04-07, 01:21
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|2012-04-27, 20:59
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I don't like to repost questions but it's been more than three weeks since someone responded to me. Does anyone know where I can buy the English translated light novel or manga? I really want to read either one but I'm flying blind here. I have a suspicion that this thread might've died on me though. *sigh*
|2013-04-12, 22:57
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Are there any interesting things that happen in the novels after the anime ending?
|2013-12-09, 13:26
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The iDOL(ove Live!)M@STER
I get the feeling I enjoyed this show much more than I should have, but that's not really saying much. It's okay, but can be frustrating to watch since it does show itself to be better than it normally is. More thoughts below...
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|2014-04-21, 07:26
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I read it all and I agree with you, the only thing that bothers me that the show Can be better and can be build-up. I really enjoyed it and to be honest it's one of my favorites, and so I was upset of how things went on. If things went well and it got a second season(hopefully), I would like to see them make it better and develop the character in a more serious mode(without the narrator saying everything), and keeping the laughter and enjoyable moments as well, and I guess if those things happen, the anime will get back it's charm and even become more popular.
Despite all the problems it have, I still think it's an amazing anime and there were parts were they nailed it, the character were enjoyable to watch(again, I wanted them to develop), and the story does have a nice plot and this plot can be developed nicely with just some ideas. So the fact that the anime itself despite all that manged to attract some attention and could attract more when they work on is a great thing, so I really hope for a second season to make the anime prove itself.
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You don't get any details, but the answer is over here.
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Cardinals, Wolverines clash in NCAA title game
Atlanta, GA – Chasing history, Rick Pitino guides his Louisville Cardinals into the Georgia Dome on Monday to take on John Beilein's Michigan Wolverines for the 2013 NCAA Championship.
With a victory on Monday, Pitino will become the first coach in NCAA history to win national titles at two different schools, capturing his first title with Kentucky in 1996. Pitino has also recently learned that he will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Pitino made his seventh Final Four appearance this weekend, tying for fourth all-time with North Carolina's Roy Williams.
The Cardinals overcame a double-digit second half-deficit to move into the title game, edging out Wichita State on Saturday, 72-68. To get to Atlanta, Louisville topped Duke (85-63) in an Elite Eight game that will be remembered most for the horrific injury suffered by forward Kevin Ware. The team also posted wins over NC A&T (79-48), Colorado State (82-56) and Oregon (77-69) in the Midwest Region. The Cardinals have now won 15 straight games and their 34 total wins this year has set a single-season school record. Louisville is seeking its first national title since the second of Denny Crum's two national championships in 1986.
The young Wolverines figured out Syracuse's zone defense early and held on to post a 61-56 win against the Orange on Saturday to advance to Monday's title game. Michigan advanced to its fifth official Final Four (seventh when taking into account a pair of vacated seasons) by knocking off South Dakota State (71-56) and VCU (78-53) with ease, followed by a thrilling overtime win against Kansas (87-85 OT). The team finally earned the trip to Atlanta by blasting Florida (79-59) to finish off South Regional action.
The Wolverines have their own rich NCAA Tournament history. Michigan is trying to secure its first national title since 1989 and will play for the national title for the first time in 20 years. That contest featured the "Fab Five" knocking off Kentucky in the Final Four before falling to North Carolina in the 1993 NCAA Championship tilt. The loss to the Tar Heels came one year after losing to Duke in the same game. In all, Michigan is playing in its sixth national title game (1965, 1976, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2013).
Louisville has won both prior meetings between these two teams, back-to-back years in 1977-78.
Michigan freshman forward Mitch McGary continued his breakout tournament, recording his third double-double in the last four games with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Syracuse. Junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. had a solid game as well, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Glenn Robinson III netted 10 points. Every point was needed as National Player of the Year Trey Burke struggled, hitting just 1-of-8 shots from the floor and posting just seven points in the win. The Wolverines had no problem with Syracuse's 2-3 zone in the first half, took an 11-point lead into intermission (36-25) and then did just enough to hold on for the win.
"We're so proud. I am so proud. But the university I know is so proud of these young men tonight," said Beilein following the Syracuse win. "All our fans everywhere. Given the great first half they played, then hanging on in the second half with no timeouts was incredible show of character and unity and all the things that we preach all the time, the poise. So really proud of them. It's certainly a great moment for them and our university. I know everybody at Ann Arbor, the Michigan brand all over the world is very happy tonight."
Burke, the Big Ten Player of the Year, also won the Wooden Award and Oscar Robertson Trophy as the nation's top player. He has been electric as both a potent scorer (18.5 ppg) and deft distributor (6.8 apg). Multiple scoring options for Michigan include Hardaway (14.6 ppg), Nik Stauskas (11.2 ppg) and Robinson (10.9 ppg). The 6-foot-9 McGary (7.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg) has burst on the scene in the postseason and has been just as important to the team's successful tournament run as anyone. Still, the Wolverines know there is one more obstacle to overcome.
"I mean, playing for the title is what we've been working for all season long," said Hardaway in regard to Monday's title game. "This team made a lot of sacrifices to get to this point. We're just going to try to do a great job of containing Louisville and make sure we play Michigan basketball."
The Cardinals certainly had their problems with Wichita State on Saturday night, trailing for most of the game and by as many as 12 points in the second half. However, Louisville finally had some defensive success late to earn the win. The bench came up huge in the victory.
"I just kept telling the guys ... 'We're going to make a run. It's about defense,'" Pitino said. "The tempo is not ours. Give them their credit, but the bench won the game for us tonight. Unbelievable display."
Walk-on Tim Henderson hit two key 3-pointers in the second half to ignite the comeback, but it was Luke Hancock who took over the game late, finishing with 20 points off the bench. Russ Smith was once again instrumental at the offensive end, despite struggling with his shot. Smith was just 6-of-17 from the field and 5-of-12 from the free-throw line, but still managed a team-high 21 points. Chane Behanan added 10 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. The Cardinals, who shot just 40 percent from the floor in the first half, upped that to 48.3 percent in the second half to earn the win.
"We had to win this game with our second unit of Steven Van Treese, Tim Henderson, one of the best sixth men in basketball Luke Hancock, and Montrezl Harrell," said Pitino. "The reason our starters played poorly is because Wichita State is that good. So we're really happy to be playing in the final game."
Smith (18.9 ppg) has been lethal in this event, averaging 25.0 ppg thus far. Gorgui Dieng (9.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 80 blocks) has provided balance down low, although he was limited against the Shockers due to constant foul trouble. Peyton Siva (9.8 ppg, 5.7 apg) has started every game this season and has been a steadying influence at the point. Despite the loss of Ware, the Cardinals still possess great depth, as Behanan (9.6 ppg) and Hancock (7.7 ppg) have been instrumental in the tournament run to this point.


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"People who buy jewelry are unlike people in any other store. They are dreamers, they have stars in their eyes."
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For 85 years, O.C. Tanner Jewelers has been commemorating local stories as singular as your own. As Utah's original jeweler since Obert Tanner founded the company in 1927, we've had the honor of celebrating countless milestones—births, graduations, engagements, promotions—each one distinct.
Our proudest distinction, though, resides not within our company, but with our customers. People with whom we have a long shared history that stretches back half a century. And people who are just beginning their stories with us. People like you.
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Messina – Etna
Blast-off on Etna
Europe's most active volcano is the setting for this potential race highlight. The start will be fast as a break tries to form while heading south from Vincenzo Nibali's home city of Messina. Then the sharp climb to Taormina will warm climbing legs. Soon after comes the first ascent of Etna, rising for nearly 30km to more than 1,600m – not steep but it will be sapping. The descent to Acireale offers some respite but then the route heads up Etna's steeper southern side. The final 25km towards the Sapienza refuge averages 6 per cent and should provide racing fireworks to suit the location.
Distance: 169km
Highest point: 1,892m
Category: Mountain stage
Zilioli says...
"Because it's Sicily, Nibali will target it and Liquigas will ramp it up on the second ascent. It will be epic, and very emotional as they honour the 1908 earthquake victims. I wouldn't be surprised if the winner here wears pink in Milan."
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How to Make a Dining Table from Reclaimed Wood
A fellow architecture student and very talented friend of mine, Laurie, recently let me in on the process of making her dining table using reclaimed barnwood. She was kind enough to share this process with all of you as well, so first run out and get your hands on some great salvaged wood, then click through to find out how to make your own dining table.
What You Need
Reclaimed Lumber
The ability to or a friend who can who can mill the mortise and tenon joints
Wood glue
CA glue
Mineral Oil
1. The most critical step in this process was finding a wood worker who could mill the mortise and tenon joints. This is the hardest part of the table and it removed most of the stress of the project. Because of the difficulty with this portion, Laurie felt it was well worth having this portion done for her. She hired Troy Sausen.
2. Troy also has stacks of reclaimed Douglas Fir that he took out of a 100 year old barn. Laurie bought the boards from him to make the table top.
3. Laurie had access to a jointer, planer and table saw. They were critical for making the table top surface out of four boards. The boards were planed to remove the rough top surface and then cut down to length to fit the table.
4. Next she jointed one surface of the rough sawn boards and planed the opposite surface.
5. Laurie used biscuits to glue all the boards together for the table top.
6. The boards were then clamped to ensure a tight bond for the tabletop.
7. Scrape and sand the table top. Laurie really got to know the table by doing this all by hand.
8. Laurie chose to fill in some holes in the table. There are nail holes from when it was a barn and some of the knots disappeared in the planer. She used CA glue (Super Glue is a brand name for CA glue) to fill them in.
9. Troy not only milled the legs and apron but he labeled them and included a box of hardware. That allowed Laurie to glue them together and assemble the table easily.
10. Finally, Laurie will be using mineral oil over the next year to treat the table. For the first week she will oil the table every day. Then, she will oil it once a week for a month, then once a month for a year. After a year she will oil it periodically as needed to protect the surface.
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After eleven months of high quality, action packed tennis, the 2013 season is drawing to a close.
For many, the season has already finished but for the eight best players of 2013, there is one final tournament to fight for.
The ATP World Tour finals is the culmination of a year-long effort of hard work and determination with only the eight best players qualifying for a chance to hoist the trophy.
Following the conclusion of the Paris Masters, the eight players have been decided and the groups drawn.
The groups are as follows:
Group A: Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka
Group B: Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin Del Potro, Roger Federer, Richard Gasquet
Andy Murray had qualified for the tournament - however an operation on a slipped disc means he will be missing from the line-up in London.
Arguably Group A appears to be the easier group, but in reality, there are no easy groups. The question is, who will win this year?
Stanislas Wawrinka has produced what some see as his greatest season of tennis yet, qualifying for the first time. A stunning run to the semi-final of the US Open, beating Berdych and Murray before losing to Djokovic in a five-set thriller has got to be his highlight of 2013.
However, despite this, I think he will find it hard to make it out of the group stage. His recent form has not been as scintillating as at the US Open with a first round defeat at Basel and succumbing to a superior Djokovic in straight sets at Paris.
The same can be said of Richard Gasquet. He has played well all year to qualify for the season-ending tournament for the first time since 2007. However, when up against the big names such as Nadal and Djokovic, it is likely that he will not be able to withstand their superior standard of tennis - a meek two-set defeat to Nadal at Paris the prime example of this.
From Group A, then, I see Nadal and Ferrer making it to the semis. Despite Ferrer's loss to Nadal at Paris, I see him winning all his group matches and advancing. Ferrer should have enough to out-do Berdych, much like he did recently in Paris in three tight sets.
From Group B, I feel Djokovic and Federer will qualify. Djokovic is in brilliant form, winning his last three tournaments in Beijing, Shanghai and Paris. Because of this, I see him winning all three of his matches like Nadal. The match between Del Potro and Federer should then decide who makes the semis.
Although Del Potro has been in fantastic form himself, making the finals of Shanghai and winning Basel, you feel this run has worn him out. Federer on the other hand seems to be rediscovering that form that arguably made him the greatest ever. On an indoor court in a tournament he has won six times in the past, I have to favour Federer.
From the final four of Nadal, Ferrer, Djokovic and Federer, I believe there is only one possible winner. Novak Djokovic has been unplayable, his reaction to the four-set final defeat to Nadal at the US Open has been phenomenal.
He is coming into the tournament full of confidence and on good form, on a current seventeen match winning streak stretching from the Davis Cup semi-final in September to the Paris Masters. He is defending champion and I believe he will find dispatching Ferrer in the semis a simple enough task.
Deciding who will play him in the final is a much more difficult task. A semi-final between Federer and Nadal is an exciting prospect but I believe either will be eventually defeated by Djokovic in the final.
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Inspiration: Adding Spring Color To Your Home
Although the thermometer was wavering in the 30s this morning, our hyacinths are beginning to bud and I just spotted the first crocus buried under frost. The fresh color against the muddy winter backdrop is just enough to keep the hope of warmer days alive. How about inviting the color indoors too?
• Live Like You's Jill Sorensen is always whipping up fabulously colorful creations to incorporate into her homes and those of her clients. I love her modern take on the painted fireplace screen, which gives the quintessential winter spot a fresh face for spring.
• I know many people with seasonal collections of pillow covers, lamp shades, and throws that they rotate with the changing weather, and this year may be the one that I follow suit. A bright shade on a neutral sofa is often enough to transform the whole flavor of a room.
• Painted furniture may be one of the most highly debated topics among readers, but any thrift store junkie will attest to the fact that sometimes ugly veneers just call out for a coat of color. A painted traditional piece gives a classic room a youthful spring flavor, and the best part is that the color can be changed when the mood strikes.
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Albert Hahn jr was an important illustrator and cartoonist in Holland between World War I and II. His original surname was Dijkman and he was the stepson of Dutch cartoonist Albert Hahn Sr. The original family name was changed to Hahn Dijkman in 1922. He learned the profession not only from his stepfather, but also at the Quellinus art school in Amsterdam. He obtained degrees in decorative arts (1914) and linear arts (1916). He worked as an art teacher from 1914 to 1948, while also gaining notority as a political cartoonist. He signed his work with Hahn Jr. or A. Poussin.
He became known for his cartoons for De Nieuwe Amsterdammer and for satirical socialist magazine De Notenkraker from 1915 onwards. He also made many illustrations for children's books, including Charles De Coster's 'Tijl Uilenspiegel' (1927), 'Christuslegenden' by Selma Lagerlöf (1929), 'Don Quichotte' (1931) and 'De Historie van Doctor Johannes Faustus' by René de Clercq (1931). When Hahn Sr. passed away in 1918, he became a staff artist with De Notenkraker. He drew many covers, political drawings and text comics, especially during the decade before the second World War, until 1936. He furthermore designed posters, calendars and brochures for the socialist party SDAP and the Dutch Association of Trade Unions NVV.
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Painting the town red for the 23rd year in a row, the Pittsburgh Aids Task Force presented a night of cocktails and cabaret at its annual benefit held in concert with the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Cocktails were served at the beginning of the evening to more than 400 event patrons clad in black and red, and the presentation of the Kerry Stoner Award to Steve Herforth and Peter Karlovich followed. Jazzing up the evening a bit more, guests were then treated to a performance of "The World Goes 'Round" by Kander and Ebb, which provided the cabaret theme and focal point of the evening. Hosted by Lenora Nemetz, of celebrated cabaret style shows such as Chicago, the evening concluded in a dessert reception following the performance. More than $100,000 was raised to benefit the task force. Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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November 1940. The Russian writer I. A. Serebin arrives in Istanbul by Black Sea freighter. Although he travels on behalf of an �migr� organization based in Paris, he is in flight from a dying and corrupt Europe�specifically, from Nazi-occupied France. Serebin finds himself facing his fifth war, but this time he is an exile, a man without a country, and there is no army to join. Serebin is recruited for an operation run by Count Janos Polanyi, a Hungaria...


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Of course there has to be pink perfumes in the town where they say "La vie en rose (pink)" after saying "C'est la vie.."
And some very nice pink jambon too
indeed a positively pink post that tickled me pink ;)
so are you all ready for your trip? and how long are you going to be gone? was listening to the news and air france has cancelled over 200 flights due to bad weather.
What a Pretty in Pink post. I kept looking for Molly Ringwald in a bad pink prom dress to be in the window at Galerie Lafayette.ReplyDelete
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Love your cup painting!
A pink feast for the eyes:))ReplyDelete
The tea party is a riot--classic! Your teacup is so delicate and sweet, Carol!ReplyDelete
I really love pink! And, I specially appreciate this writing at Cecile & Jeanne. Of course, how could I forget these fabulous pink windows at Galeries Lafayette????????ReplyDelete
I'm not ordinarily a fan of pink, but don't you think I belong at that teaparty?ReplyDelete
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Black bean Tostada
I love Mexican type food. It always seems so fresh and healthy, which is something I strive to feed my family with. I started with some black beans and went from there. The avocado cream is something new and wanted to do a little experiment with.
Speaking of experiments...I got this amazing book at the library. ALINEA. It is a cookbook from the famous Chicago restaurant. I was excited when I checked my email this morning and it said it was ready for me to pick up. This book...the pictures are a work of art! The pictures are SO beautiful, its hard to believe it is food. If you have a good library, I recommend you check this book out. Its not vegan, but man...it is unbelievable where food has come.
Back on topic both my blenders are broken. The big glass one broke because I left a fork in it when I turned it on and it broke the glass. My hand blender I broke this evening when I was mushing up the beans I had it plugged into the stove top outlet, and the cord rested on a hot burner. There was a HUGE spark and the lights flickered through out the house. I am mad at myself because both of these "accidents" could of been prevented. ARGH! I guess I will be mushing beans by hand for now...
This was super simple to make and made the family happy which is always a +.
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion- small diced
3 cloves garlic-minced
1 1/2 cups black beans
1 small tomato- chopped
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin powder
3/4 cup water
sea salt
In a medium sized pot heat oil, add onion and garlic. Saute until soft. Add spices stir to coat onions. Add beans, water and tomato. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 15 minutes. Puree and season to taste
For the tostada part I used a cast iron pan heated it up and placed a flour tortilla on it. Let it sit on the heat for a minute or two and then flip it.
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One of my favorite quick meals. Looks delicious!ReplyDelete
I am sorry about your blender. But personally, I love hand mashed refried beans. That tostada looks perfect.ReplyDelete
We have a lot of Mexican food (hubby grew up in NM) and I am always looking for new meals to add to the rotation. That looks great!ReplyDelete
black bean tostada are delish! your pictures are amaizing:) thank you for sharing this.ReplyDelete
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I have created a wiki to source GOOD information strictly toward ant keeping. I am aware of antwiki.org (and others), and how they are 100% science based. The main idea is to help hobbyists in the keeping and maintaining of ant colonies, from queen to full blow colony. Super easy to add data. Doesn't require registration unless you want credit for your edits.
But I need more data, from more types of ant species. Even if you just started your first colony, if you noticed something missing about the species you are keeping, feel free to edit. You could add a simple "Yes" or "Dangerous - Bite+Sting - 7/10 pain" would be helpful to everyone in the ant keeping universe.
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This lamp requires 3 light bulbs.
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fossilized cocoa leaf lampshades…
light made from chocolate? not quite, but the cocoa leaves used for these lamps are collected fromteh same plant chocolate is made from.
fossilization is the process of drying leaves over a three to four month period and then hand rubbing the chlorophyll of the leaf so only the leaf's skeleton remains. this is a labor-intensive process and no corrosive chemicals are used. once the chlorophyll is removed, the leaf is stained in organic dyes.
since the leaves are natural, each one will absorb dye differently. the resulting effect is a lamp with different hues and shades (sometimes within the same leaf).
there are a few cases in which the leaf may have a small tear before it was adhered to the lampshade; due to the low-impact sealant we use, no tear will increase in size nor will any leaf pull from the shade. we would like to point out that only 20 percent of the leaves make it through the entire process for use for our shades.
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This being the 500th post here on conceptships, I wanted to do something special and highlight someone amazing. Frank Frazetta passed away recently on May 10th, 2010 and it saddens me that I will never meet the legend that is Frank Frazetta. Whether a fine artist, industrial designer or a computer graphics professional, he has influenced our art and our lives in some way. Thanks Frank, for leaving behind so many inspirational images for us to enjoy forever. You will be missed!
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Auto Shutdown Genius provides users with an innovative way to monitor and control the hows and whens of computer shutdowns. This program offers a wide selection of choices that can help customize every user's system.
This program has a very scientific-looking interface. The CPU usage monitor, similar to a heart monitor in a hospital, instantly jumps off the screen. A spiking green line shows a real-time reading of what percentage of the hard drive is being used. Above this area is a list of commands users have operating with the Auto Shutdown Genius, as well as a table of commands above that.


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In a truly disappointing move earlier this week, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed its longstanding policy of barring openly gay boys from membership and homosexual adults from serving in leadership roles, reports the New York Times.
After a two-year-long evaluation by a committee of volunteers and professional leaders, the Boy Scouts released a statement on Tuesday declaring its intent to uphold its discriminatory policy, setting the BSA apart from other groups like the Girl Scouts, the 4-H Clubs and even the U.S. military.
Plus: Ohio Mom Barred from Leading Boy Scouts Because of Sexuality
"The vast majority of the parents of youth we serve value their right to address issues of same-sex orientation within their family, with spiritual advisers, and at the appropriate time and in the right setting," said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America in a press release. "While a majority of our membership agrees with our policy, we fully understand that no single policy will accommodate the many diverse views among our membership or society."
The official BSA policy reads, "While the B.S.A. does not proactively inquire about the sexual orientation of employees, volunteers or members, we do not grant membership to individuals who are open or avowed homosexuals or who engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the B.S.A."
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Of course it could be argued that what is more distracting than simply accepting gays and lesbians into its ranks, is discriminating against them in such a public way.
This April, Jennifer Tyrrell, a lesbian mom in Ohio, was ejected from her position as a den mother of her son's Tiger Scouts group because of her sexuality. She started a Change.org petition to be reinstated, which has now racked up more than 320,000 signatures, but has failed to sway the BSA thus far.
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Marcus sits down with a tub of hummus for Adam Sandler's new comedy feature
Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) is an Israeli Mossad operative whose near superhuman skills in counter-terrorism, ping pong, hacky sack and disco dancing make men want to be like him and women want to be with him. However, Zohan is tired of the constant conflict and dreams of a more fulfilling life, and so while facing his nemesis Phantom (John Turturro), Zohan fakes his own death and travels to America to become a hair stylist. Adopting the name Scrappy Coco, Zohan attempts to find work at one of the big salons, but is ridiculed on account of his outdated eighties hairstyle and fashion sense. Instead, he finds himself at a small salon owned by a beautiful Palestinian woman named Dalia (Emmanuelle Chriqui), where he graduates from sweeping up hair to full stylist, becoming extremely popular with the mature female clients (chiefly because he services them sexually).
You Don't Mess with the Zohan is a silly movie—ridiculously silly in fact. So silly that it somehow manages to deal with the Israel-Arab conflicts in the Middle East head on without coming off as offensive or even inappropriate (okay, maybe a little inappropriate). However silly is not necessarily a bad thing to say about a comedy. There's more than enough room for silly in the current climate of successful rom-coms and foul mouthed comedies and I've gotta say, Zohan manages to pull off the right balance of silly for me and was a pleasant surprise.
I was a late arrival to the House of Sandler, not really 'getting' his brand of humour for the longest of times. I was never the flock who worshiped Billy Madison or recited Happy Gilmore. The Wedding Singer phenomenon left me cold (except the star turn cameo from Steve Buscemi) and same goes for The Waterboy. Big Daddy was an okay Sandler movie that I got on board with, only to step off again with Little Nicky. It wasn't until Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love that I really took any real notice of Sandler at all. His performance, in what is a vastly underappreciated movie, was just a fantastic vehicle to use Sandler's angry act to dazzling effect. Shortly after, I caught up with Mr Deed's, which was the first of Sandler's comedy work that I actually enjoyed in its entirety, and since then I've pretty much liked everything to varying degrees. Never having a problem with Anger Management, having lots of fun with 50 First Dates, thinking Spanglish should have received more love, not getting the backlash to The Longest Yard, thinking Click had an amazing movie hidden away in it, even if it failed to find it and more recently enjoying another fantastic dramatic performance from Sandler in Reign Over Me. I wouldn't say I was spreading the word of Sandler just yet but I am certainly a convert.
Having yet to see I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (which some tell me is a good place to be) it had been a while since I'd seen Sandler in a movie and it was quite a surprise to see how much of a turn around this character and indeed premise was for him. He's certainly not been this silly since Little Nicky, but what's really a nice surprise is the angry guy act has all but vanished. Not once does he throw in his angry voice, in fact he plays Zohan with pretty much no sign of anger, playing more a 'happy-go-lucky guy oblivious of the pressures around him' sort of a guy.
The opening five minute or so are just ridiculously feel-good with the silliness coming at you thick and fast. Watching Zohan strut (or disco disco) across the beach, his fans wooed by his skills and just the outright absurdity of it all was just infectious. The use of high energy Euro dance tracks make it feel like more fun and somehow all of this combined just makes Zohan immediately likeable as our main character. Seeing Zohan on his home turf doing what the Zohan does to terrorists is so incredibly mental that it works, and John Turturro makes an entrance so out-there and frankly brilliant, that by the time the set up of giving Zohan reason to go over to the U S of A is established you are totally on board with how silly this movie is going to get.
Now don't get me wrong, not all of this works. In fact probably only fifty percent of it works in all honesty with a lot of groans and eye rolls as opposed to full on laughter, but the fifty percent that does work is more than enough to let a lot of the misses slide. The ongoing gag with all Middle Easterners using Hummus (the 'very tasty diarrhoea type stuff') for pretty much everything, from an alternative to sugar in coffee, toothpaste, hair gel—the list goes on—is brilliant. In fact Zohan's dad scooping a dollop onto his glasses and eating it mid conversation was probably one of the biggest laughs I had in the movie. The ongoing gag with Zohan openly sleeping with Michael's (Nick Swardson) mum was another bunch of chuckles that worked to full effect with me and the scene where Zohan and his friend are playing hacky sack with the cat was ridiculous and totally tickled me.
Of course, Zohan isn't all about the laughs. It's about romance, Middle Eastern politics and understanding too. The romance comes in the form of the, looking pretty incredible in HD, Emmanuelle Chriqui, who has very little to do except look good. The Politics comes in heavy in the last act with a two-thousand-year-old conflict being resolved out on a New York street between a hairdresser and a wannabe shoe salesmen taking down a redneck and the understanding is well, forced, but has its heart in the right place.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan won't be for everyone. Silly humour rarely is, but for me Zohan somehow works despite the weak plot, the fact that the gags arefifty-fifty and despite it following a path that's been trodden in with many a comedy of weaker as well as stronger calibres. Despite all the odds I had loads of fun with this latest Sandler movie (more than I did with his other movie this year, Bedtime Stories) and whilst I doubt it's a movie I'd rush back to, I'd happily play a drinking game revolving around taking a shot every time we see a pot of hummus, a Mariah Carey T-shirt or Zohan saying 'silky smooth'... actually the combination of all three might kill me. So maybe I'll just go for the hummus count.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan is exactly the Sony movie transfer you'd expect to see on a Sony screen in a Sony shop on a Sony Blu-ray high definition player. For starters and probably most strikingly is the use of colour. It's an entire spectrum of bold, flashy, warm colours. Pretty much everyone is wearing something bright red, orange, multi patterned or bold in every scene, with backgrounds in scenes all following suit. The hair salon with its brightly coloured walls and styling products all look absolutely incredible. The entire movie is unnaturally colourised and seeing this sort of image on display in a store would draw you to it like a moth to a flame.
However on the flip side of that, because of the totally OTT approach to the colours in the movie, the image is incredibly unnatural. Everyone's skin tones and textures are 'silky smooth', some of the colourful scenes in darker locations, such as the nightclub, look painfully other-worldly and unnatural and because of the onslaught of colour this can sometimes (though admittedly rarely) give scenes a yellow-greenish tint to the overall image.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan is an incredibly clean, bright—and if you'd not picked up on it yet— colourful transfer that any Sony Bravia showreel would be proud of. For a silly little comedy this is incredibly impressive, but for those of you who like your transfers replicating the world you live in rather than a city outside of the Land of Oz, you might be left somewhat unrewarded.
Audio wise, this 5.1 TrueHD track does nothing to impress outside of the pounding beats of the many Euro dance anthems littered around the movie. Audio is clear and everything works nicely within the mix, but being a silly studio comedy movie hardly calls for much in the way of overly impressive sound mixing and is largely unremarkable.
On the surface this disc looks loaded with special features. It really isn't—at least not in the runtime stakes—other than the commentaries. The first commentary includes Sandler, Rob Schneider, Robert Smigel and Nick Swardson and is quite fun initially, but runs out of steam long before the end. The second one with director Dennis Dugan on his lonesome is laid back and full of long silent moments.
There are a whole bunch of fluff featurettes and I'll start with the short ones. There's a batch of spoof news reports called 'News on 3: Missing Goat' (02:20), 'Who is Zohan' (02:38) and 'It's Very Good' (03:08) all of which are consist of the actors adlibbing to varying success. There's a spoof audition, 'The Robot' (04:11) about a robot, voiced by Sandler and 'Getting Sticky' (04.59), which shows lots of half naked girls adlibbing their love of the Zohan and then the cast and crew discussing why it's so funny that old ladies want to have sex with Zohan. I know, I know, already screaming quality features isn't it?
Moving on to the more film based stuff, 'Zohan vs. Phantom' (04:15) has Sandler and Turturro's characters on set discussing the history of their battles and 'All American Redneck' talks about the casting of Dave Matthews (of Dave Matthews Band fame—a personal favourite of mine), but not really in too much detail other than goofing about on set. Though saying that, every time I hear Dave Matthews say 'I hate those puppies' it makes me smile. The last of the short featurettes is 'Dugan Espano?' (04:46), which shows the director's best effort to direct in Spanish whilst filming with a lot of extras in Baja California.
Moving onto the slightly longer features, we have 'Shooting Baja for Tel Aviv' (06:52) which is exactly what it says it is, 'Zohan's Doubles' (07:06), which showcases that it took fifteen or so stunt doubles to get all of Zohan's many skills on screen. 'Dugan: The Hands on Director' (07:14) is all about—you guessed it—the director Dennis Dugan (who actually cameoed in the movie as the dancing hobo and 'Laughing is Contagious' (06:04) which is a gag reel.
Now onto the meat of the Zohan features package, with the fifteen, yes, fifteen deleted scenes, which all come into a grand total running time of, wait for it... twelve minutes and thirty-four seconds. Wow! They're mostly not even deleted scenes but extensions and variations of scenes that made the cut. Next up is 'Look who stopped by (09:16) which highlights the many cameos in the movie including Chris Rock, Mariah Carey and Henry Winkler. 'The Stunts of Zohan' get's a whopping ten minutes and twelve seconds to cover all of the many stunts in the movie and 'From Guns to Scissors' (9:07) shows the Palestinian and Israeli actors discussing their many political discussions on set. Which reminds me—Daoud Heidami who played Nasi in the movie was a brilliant goofy sidekick to Rob Schneider and I hope to see him in more things in the future.
So that's it, well other than the Hancock, Step Brothers, House Bunny and Casino Royale trailers and BD Live. Not exactly in depth and sort of annoying selecting all of the individual selection (play all is available—phew) for what usually amount to no more than ten minutes of on-set filming and a few choice sound bites. It's a fairly typical set of extras for the genre but none I'd ever consider revisiting.
I'll say it one more time in case you missed it— You Don't Mess With The Zohan is silly. It's not the best comedy of 2008's offerings, but it's certainly not the worst either. I enjoyed the hummus out of it on the second viewing and even got a few more giggles squeezed out of me when watching clips on the slightly dull features.
While it's a comedy that's easily forgettable after the credits roll, it's certainly one I enjoyed throughout and is worth two hours of your time on a rental at least. Just bear in mind, it's very, very silly. 'Disco, Disco.'
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
£ukasz D Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 859
This was by far one of the worst films i've seen in many years.
So terrible it almost hurt watching it to the end. Hollywood makes some s**ty commedys, but this one bit all of them by a mile.
So terrible it almost hurt watching it to the end. Hollywood makes some s**ty commedys, but this one bit all of them by a mile.
kubrickf923 Member Join Date: October 2008 Location: United States Posts: 97
Easily one of the funniest movies of 2008, awesome review.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
£ukasz D wrote: This was by far one of the worst films i've seen in many years.
So terrible it almost hurt watching it to the end. Hollywood makes some s**ty commedys, but this one bit all of them by a mile.
You can't have seen Meet the Spartans or Disaster Movie then, because they're about 100 times s**ttier than this.
So terrible it almost hurt watching it to the end. Hollywood makes some s**ty commedys, but this one bit all of them by a mile.
You can't have seen Meet the Spartans or Disaster Movie then, because they're about 100 times s**ttier than this.
£ukasz D Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 859
Yep Chris - u're right....i haven't seen any of the two u mentioned.....thank good i haven't
Fabricio De Zuasnabar Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,350
but let's say Meet The Spartans and Disaster Movie dont have Adam Sandler on it... which i think he delivered good comedies before, so this? i think this is HIS worst movie...
leigh1975 Contributor Join Date: October 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 318
"Smell it, smell it, smell it... now take it". Well balanced review, Marcus. This won't change the world, but it made me laugh, and that's all that really counts.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
Marcus: Click had an amazing movie hidden away in it
So true - so much potential.
Ta for the great review.
So true - so much potential.
Ta for the great review.
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 19th January 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Audio Description Service English, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Italian
Subtitles: Dutch, English, English SDH, Hindi Italian
Extras: Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted and Alternate Scenes, BD-Live
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Ido Mossen, Rob Schneider
Genre: Comedy
Length: 117 minutes
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Walk the Moon to perform at Hamilton College
Clinton >> Indie rock band Walk the Moon will bring their "swirly pop beats" to Hamilton College Friday at 9:30 p.m.
Formed in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2008, Walk the Moon consists of Nicholas Petricca (vocals, keyboards), Kevin Ray (bass, vocals), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals). They derive their name from the song "Walking on the Moon" by The Police.
The band has released two albums, "I Want! I Want!" (2010) and "Walk the Moon" (2012). The band's single, "Anna Sun," peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2012. SPIN Magazine has described them as a "poppy, art-rock quartet." They were also deemed aNylon Magazine Band Crush for their "swirly pop beats, infectious guitar riffs, and loud, sing-a-long choruses.
MisterWives will be opening for Walk The Moon.
The concert will take place on Friday at the Annex (Tolles Pavilion) at Hamilton College. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the show will start at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door, or reserved in advance by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
To get a sneak peak at the bands' musical stylings, check out these songs:
Walk the Moon:
Anna Sun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDVW81bXo0s
Tightrope - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPedH9B8AAE
Midnight City (feat. The Knocks) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi1mri-uoDc
Vagabond - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsU_vh2UhSY


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Where do you consider home?
September 23, 2004, 12:46:39 AM »
This is a random post, but I was just wondering where you guys are all from? Like where do you consider "home"? Not necessarily where you were born and/or raised, though obviously it could be the same. I mean where do you consider home, like where your family is, your friends, boyfriend/girlfriend? If a meteor was about to crash and wipe out all civilization as we know it in like a month or something, and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it, where would you go "home" to, to spend your last moments together with the ones you most love? Home for me would be The OC, about an hour or so south of Los Angeles, where my family and friends are.
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September 23, 2004, 12:51:29 AM »
I am at home when I am on stage, guitar in hand, under the bright lights, with my adoring fans chanting my name... actually, usually there are only 3 people in the dive bar and one guy is throwing something at us, but you get the point.
the sugar cane is back!
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September 23, 2004, 12:52:33 AM »
When people at work ask where I'm from, I say Irvine. That's where I used to live until I was 5 (born at UCI Medical Center in Orange), then we moved to La Crescenta, which sucked. I went to UCI, and Irvine is my home. The ultimate goal is to go back to that area as soon as possible.
When people ask where I live, though, the answer is West LA. But Irvine has my heart. We go back every weekend to see my boyfriend's parents, and I just miss it so much. Life is so much better there, even just in the car. I hate LA drivers, and I'm quickly becoming one.
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September 23, 2004, 01:07:47 AM »
Before the TV show, was Orange County ever called "The OC"? It seems that TV show has glorified the whole area as some snobish rich yuppie types. And it's not. Yeah, the coast looks real good on the TV, but I doubt too many rich lawyers actually go surfing, ie, get a quick surf in before going to work in the morning. Sheshhhhhhhh.
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September 23, 2004, 01:16:37 AM »
TDPookie, how funny! You probably live close to where my family lives (they're like 15 minutes away from the Spectrum)! And yeah, you're so right about life in OC vs. life in LA! I can't stand the traffic either. Especially downtown, it's so congested, etc. But fortunately a lot of the big law firms seem to have offices down in OC too, so you could totally come back! They seem to be either in Irvine or Newport Beach. I'd love to work for MoFo's office down here, that'd be so sweet.
Swifty, yeah good point, I don't think anyone ever called Orange County The OC before the show (which maybe I'll stop doing, now that you mention it). And yeah, not everyone's so well off even in OC. There are parts of OC that aren't that great. Like north and central OC is much less "nice" than south OC, the more affluent part. I've actually never even watched a single episode of the show, so I don't even know if it's actually filmed in OC.
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September 23, 2004, 02:04:25 AM »
I just like the theme music "California"...it's catchy, plus that Misha girl is pretty hot. I know, I'm a perv, but a well respected local radio talk show host said it's perfectly normal for him (50 years old) to find Britney Spears attractive. So that's all that matters.
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September 23, 2004, 07:34:53 AM »
If I were president, and they wondered which city would have the honor of being "The President's Home Town," I would pick Austin. I dislike Texas, but Austin is really nice, and out of the places I've lived, it's the best.
However, my first thoughts when I saw the topic were about how I haven't yet settled into a home. I don't particularly identify with any of the places I've lived (with Austin, just because it's in texas). I guess part of it would depend on where I go to law school and get my first job.
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September 23, 2004, 07:47:37 AM »
I'd claim the Ohio Valley, although I didn't grow up there.
the sugar cane is back!
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September 23, 2004, 09:04:02 AM »
About the OC: Yes, people called it that before the show, but it was probably just OC people. I call it OC, without the "the." The show popularized where the OC actually is. And FYI, it's filmed in Malibu
But Newport Beach really does look that nice. And the people in Laguna Beach really do look like those people. My friend lives with a family whose daughter goes to Laguna Beach/Hills HS (don't remember which), and when she has parties, my friend said that it's this gathering of beautiful blond surfer-types. Exactly what the stereotype would be
Bears, I'm totally looking forward to going back for a big firm after law school. You're right, a lot of big firms have offices there. Irell & Manella is another one; they're right next to Fashion Island. I want to work for MoFo so I can just say that. Ha ha
My sister keeps trying to tell me that I should work in LA first because it's more prestigious, you get more money, etc. I keep telling her I don't want to be miserable when the endgoal is to be in OC after a few years anyway. I'd rather take a paycut (not that it's that much; I won't be struggling to put food on the table) and just go straight to where I want to be.
It's like that story about the guy that's fishing at a lake who fishes just as much as he plans to eat, and the businessman comes up to him and tells him he should fish more than he needs and sell the rest. The fisherman asks why, and the businessman tells him that he could make money off the rest. The fisherman asks what he would do with the money, and the businessman tells him that he could use the money to buy more fishing equipment so he could fish even more fish and increase sales. The pattern continues with the fisherman asking what he would do with the increased money, and the businessman explains that he could then hire a couple fishermen to sell their fish too, and start a company, and have it grow, with the endgoal being that he can retire. The fisherman asks what he would do when he retires, and the businessman tells him that he can do whatever he wants, even fish at the lake all day.
The moral of the story: The businessman tells him to go through all these lengthy steps, but in the end, the fisherman is going to be doing the same thing he's doing right now.
Swifty: You're not a perv for thinking Misha is hot. Now, if you meet her and then start hitting on her, there's a problem. But finding her hot isn't enough to be anything negative. It's like when girls Misha's age think Mel Gibson is hot, when he's much older. Okay, maybe it's a little different, but still. You get the point
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September 23, 2004, 09:08:11 AM »
Home is where I pay the mortgage and get to make the rules.
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