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December 19, 2016 09:00 ET
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Dec 19, 2016) - LIG Assets, Inc. (OTC PINK: LIGA), also known as the "Leader in Green Assets" or "LIGA," today announced it has signed an agreement to co-develop its first official property to showcase its brand of sustainable, green, disaster-resistant homes. Construction of the waterfront property in Panama City Beach, Florida is scheduled to begin in January 2017 with an aggressive completion schedule. LIGA high performance homes are designed to be constructed in a more efficient and cost-effective manner than conventional homes.
LIGA aims to deploy state-of-the-art technology and methodologies to bring sustainable housing to a price level that is competitive with traditional construction. Its business plan is to allow the average homeowner the ability to purchase a home in one of its developments that is sustainable, thus significantly reducing expenses for water and power. Additionally, LIGA will utilize construction materials that exhibit the highest ratings of moisture, mold and fire resistance and are far less susceptible to aging decay associated with traditional building materials. The company's designs are not necessarily intended for a niche market but scalable for mass development.
The model home on the Panama City Beach property will serve to demonstrate and incorporate all elements of the company's innovative construction, design, and technology. LIGA also plans to implement "Agrihoods" in this design -- a way for homeowners to grow quality food indoors for personal consumption or sale. LIGA will discuss more about its innovative "Agrihoods" in the first quarter of next year. Once completed, the home will be available for public viewing through open houses and online virtual tours.
Advisory Board member Adam Good stated, "LIGA is actively pursuing and developing, projects that range from small scale high performance showcase homes, like the one in Panama City Beach, to much larger home community developments that involve construction plans of over 1,000 homes. LIGA is working with its partners and advisors to value engineer its own brand of energy efficient, high performance homes that are priced and built for developing mass markets."
Aric Simons, LIGA Chairman and Corporate Counsel, stated, "We believe Panama City Beach is an ideal location to showcase our homes. It is common to homes in this area to experience mold and weather decay or even complete destruction due to hurricanes. We are confident that our homeowners will have a mold and moisture resistant home that will not only save significantly on water and power, but also withstand the brunt force of a natural disaster."
Mr. Simons plans to personally visit with co-developers of the Panama City Beach project from Tuesday, December 20 to Thursday, December 22. He will also visit other properties in the area that might be suitable for future developments.
LIGA President Charles Gambino concluded, "We are pleased to report that, yet again, we managed to enter another agreement without the need to issue stock of any kind. We remain committed to our goal to significantly enhance shareholder value without dilution to our shareholders."
About LIG Assets, Inc.
LIG Assets, Inc. (OTC PINK: LIGA), is focused on residential and commercial real estate acquisition and development as well as expansion into other sectors via potential acquisitions, mergers and joint venture partnerships. To receive updates directly from the company when material is disclosed, please visit www.LeaderInGreenAssets.com and subscribe to our investor newsletter.
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Advertising industry veterans always emphasize the importance of great creative ideas to a brand campaign's success, while saying in the same breath that those ideas are in perilously short supply nowadays.
But the story behind the award-winning "Find Red" campaign for Mars Canada's M&M's brand of candy is an example of how well tenacity can pay off when a creative advertising executive stumbles upon that great idea, and also provides an interesting window into how those ideas get developed.
The campaign focused on a virtual treasure hunt for red M&M's inside actual Google Maps. It began when Rene Rouleau, former creative director at BBDO Proximity Canada, first learned about Google Maps' Street View application, which allows users to map addresses or GPS co-ordinates of various places around the world, then click on them to see photographs of that location. The photos are taken using car-mounted cameras.
"The first thought I had when I saw Google Street View was 'This is an amazing immersive unique awesome experience'," Mr. Rouleau told an audience at the recent Mesh Marketing conference in Toronto. The second, he said was, "How can I exploit the hell out of this for advertising purposes?"
Soon after, Mr. Rouleau read in the news that Google's car was coming to Toronto to shoot Street View footage and he began thinking about ways to insert M&M's into some of the stock shots that would be captured for years on Google Maps. He took to the streets of the city in mid-July heat dressed in a giant M&M suit in an attempt to get captured on film by Google's camera car.
His mission was made difficult, he noted, because Google does not publicize where its car is going to go in a city because people will try to do exactly as he was doing, and pose in its path. His mission was also impeded because many passersby wanted to take his picture, and the car kept getting away.
The agency then decided to covertly put up red cardboard M&M icons in the front windows of people's houses around Toronto. Out of 30 employees, four M&M's showed up in house windows on Google's site. Three of those were eventually used for a virtual treasure hunt contest which tested the boundaries of both the legal and digital development departments.
The "Find Red" campaign covered over roughly 630 square kilometres and spanned four weeks in November 2010 and featured a chance to win a red Smart car. Proximity kicked it off with a video that explained how the red M&M got magically sucked into the digital world of Google Street View: The candies were hiding in the den of a couple's house and one knocked water on to the red M&M, who morphed into the screen of a nearby home computer and became part of the Google Map that was featured on its screen.
Over the course of the month, Proximity fed regular hints to a highly engaged base of contest followers on Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare, as well as the confectioner's official website. The agency also put up hints linked to QR codes on street posters featuring shots of a single brightly-coloured M&M character. UPC codes on packages and secret annotations on YouTube videos added up to a total of 100 clues.
"We typically look for great strategy to inspire ideas," said Meghan Jackson, marketing director of chocolate at Mars Canada. "This was a case of a great idea inspiring a strategy."
It gave the M&M's brand its first major social media presence in Canada, but it was in peril of being called off a number of times for various legal and technological hurdles at the brand and the agency levels. Fortunately enough, Google was willing to play along with the game.
"Everything had to be approved by the legal team at Google, but Google Street View is an open source tool," noted Priyanka Goswami, vice-president and group account director at Proximity. "As long as we followed their terms and conditions, it was OK to do what we were doing."
It was not only a Canadian first, but a worldwide first in marketing, and garnered awards at the prestigious Cannes Lions advertising festival in France, Canadian Marketing Awards and the Digital Marketing Awards.
Since then, multiple brands have followed in M&M's path. This year Volkswagen launched a contest asking consumers to find as many VWs as they could see on the roads of South Africa using Google Street View. And last year, Mercedes-Benz's "Escape The Map" contest asked consumers to find a fictional character, "Marie" inside Google Street View's map of London.
"It is difficult for any company to do anything for the first time," Ms. Jackson said. "Mars was launching M&M's into social media in Canada for the first time. It was the first time our legal department had exposure to some of those social media tools. We are dealing with a lot of firsts in a really short timeline."
In addition to garnering industry accolades, the Find Red promotion was a hit with consumers. Social media users spent more than four times the industry average on the Find Red website — more than 19 minutes, and the campaign racked up 8.4 million so-called consumer media impressions, more than seven million QR code poster views and 225,000 Twitter mentions.

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Your story has changed me and I hope that this reaches you...Posted on 28. Aug, 2014 by luckow in
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Dear Mr Wozniak,
My name is Edward and I am 12 years old, currently living in Sydney, Australia.
I wanted to email you to express my deep gratitude to you for what you have taught me about life. You showed me that you can be the most successful person in the world and be so humble. You also showed me how you can put in the hard yards but you can still have a laugh with your mates while doing it.
In all honesty, you inspired my constant need for technology. Our school recently developed a 1 to 1 laptop system and I must say that it has only extended my love of technology even further.
A year ago, when I read Mr Jobs' biography, it really made me want to explore the 'historical' side of the Apple story. 3 months ago, I finished your autobiography and you have no idea how much that inspired me to do my best.
I'm only in Grade 6 so I am not sure what I want to do with my life but I can tell you one thing.
Your story has changed me and I hope that this reaches you.
Once again, I want to thank you for everything you have taught me. Apple is definitely my favourite company because of its simplicity and somehow, because of its complexity.
I remember picking up your autobiography one day and reading it for the first time and thinking to myself quite simply, "Wow" "This is where intelligence can take you."
I bought an iPad last year and sat there for the first five minutes not even turning it on. Just looking at the beauty of it. Personally, I think that if you can make a child that has waited for years to buy a device, to just sit there and look at it, you have achieved beyond achievable.
I love the company you, Mr Jobs and Mr Wayne have created and I know that one day I am going to show my child; an iPhone and say "This is what you can do."
It would be extraordinary if this email and I would like to dare further and ask, however rude it may seem, for you to reply.
I just want to end this email with a simple message that sums up all my thoughts at this moment....Thank you.
Yours in sincerity,
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What kind of an impact have kids had on your life?
It was the greatest goal of my life to have kids and I am very lucky. The happiest and most important day of my life was the birth of my first son.


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2 small probs
hi, i have 2 small problems :
my download speed is 50-60 kb/s so it takes like 60 hours to download 7 gb files
prob 1:
i leave pc downloading overnight - once i woke up finding bitcomet (the program that was downloading) closed - another time firefox (program that was downloading downloading ) was also closed and said it cant open (it was opened before i slept)
so what causes that ??
if it was a power cut pc wouldn't even be open
prob 2:
physical memory (usage) sometimes rises to over 95% with no program open to use all that - a restart helps it out but i don't know the cause - i don't know if downloading is associated with it but it happened 3 times (i was downloading at that time) with DAP
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Torrents are a simple way of obtaining trojans and virii...Bitcomet can greatly assist in this matter!! Anyway, back to your other problem and asking the obvious..have you got any anti-virus and antimalware fitted and if so what are your scans reporting? If you haven't suggest you try MSE for AV and Malwarebytes for antimalware.
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have got nod 32
nothing for antimalware will get one now and scan
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Did nod show anything? Malwarebytes is a great program, I'm never without it.
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If your download speeds are as pathetic as you state, I would seriously consider changing your ISP. However, I notice that you mention torrents - some ISPs detect these, and drastically throttle your connection/speeds if they detect that you are using these types of programs.
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1.nod is scanning right now
2.will buy malwarebytes today later
3.i only download tried (trustful) torrents
4.i'm in Egypt - no fiber optics - worst speed ever with all ISPs
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Now that you mention Egypt, I wonder if that could explain your problems. I seem to recall that, during the recent troubles there, Internet access was severely curtailed, and in many cases, cut off. Were you affected by any of this, or are your speeds now the same as they were before the unrest?
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Dont buy Malwarebytes..just download the free one and use it!
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Jazz Fest -- also referred to as 'Jazz-infestation' by those who had way too many house-guests -- is behind us now. After 10 days of fun -- and an excessive number of late nights -- we collectively need some quiet time to unwind and recharge. R&R does indeed stand for rock and roll -- as performed in New Orleans' smoke-filled gin mills until literal broad daylight -- but those initials also signify rest and recreation. And what better way to soak up some much-needed rural tranquility than gliding downstream in a canoe?
There are many great canoeing options even within a two-hour drive from town. Canoes can be rented on-site for those who don't have their own craft, and rental fees include a shuttle to the upstream put-in point. Just paddle back to your car -- or simply drift downstream, letting the current do the work -- and leave all the logistics to the pros.
For those who prefer a bit of whitewater excitement, not to mention a change from New Orleans' relentlessly flat terrain, the best day-trip destination is the Okatoma Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss. Some 40 feet wide, the Okatoma winds through a gently rolling forest-scape beneath a tall canopy of trees. No roads run beside the creek, so silence prevails. The Okatoma is primarily placid, but several sets of mild rapids evoke images of Robert Mitchum in River of No Return or Meryl Streep in The River Wild. (Or poor Ned Beatty in Deliverance; do not shove off from shore if a six-fingered kid appears and starts playing the banjo.)
In paddling parlance the Okatoma is known as a 'pool and drop' river. This means that each rapid is followed by a quiet stretch with no current, so if you do flip over in a rapid -- especially the Okatoma's famous 'waterfall' -- you will wind up in 'flat water' within seconds, instead of being swept downstream by a continual torrent. For those who are unnerved by moving water, it's easy to walk around the Okatoma's rapids, on the bank. For those who can't get enough excitement, it's easy to pull your canoe upstream and run these rapids again and again.
Both a 6-mile and 12-mile trip are available, and there are numerous little beaches and sandbars that make ideal stops for a swim, a picnic or a nap. (Caution: The Okatoma does flow through one of Mississippi's dry counties, and gendarmes in wading boots have been known to arrest even the most social of drinkers.) Creek-side cabins can be rented for those who want to make a weekend of it. En route back to New Orleans on I-59, the McNeill Truckstop serves a Sunday buffet of roast turkey. More importantly, this establishment also provides a rare form of cultural nourishment: an extensive selection of tapes by a risque and rustic comedian named Gene Tracy.
For serene, bucolic canoeing without a trace of whitewater, head for Black Creek, near Brooklyn, Miss. This federally designated Wild and Scenic waterway is far more scenic than wild, making it a perfect trip for paddling novices and groups with young children. Much of the creek lies within the Desoto National Forest, ensuring pastoral calm as the landscape subtly segues from upland piney-woods to the Gulf of Mexico's coastal plain. Many people opt to make Black Creek a two-day trip, setting up camp by the water's edge. And there are numerous hiking trails for those who want to balance the upper-body workout of paddling by flexing their lower limbs, too.
The Northshore is prime canoeing country, too, with trips that are closer to New Orleans -- although driving time may work out the same with ever-burgeoning traffic along the Mandeville-Covington corridor. The Bogue Chitto River, accessible between Covington and Bogalusa, offers a pleasant float through forest and fields, with many broad sandbars and good swimming spots. (The setting is quite similar to the Tangipahoa River -- a former favorite among local paddlers. Recent efforts to cleanse its waters bode well for the returning of canoeing.)
As on the erstwhile Tangipahoa, canoeists must often share the Bogue Chitto with tubers. Many of these rubber enthusiasts rent extra tires for their ice chests -- and in a terrifying symbiosis of beer and music, an extra-extra tire for boom-boxes that are wrapped in waterproof plastic and invariably played volume-level 11 a la Spinal Tap. But tubers are a slow-moving bunch, and they move even slower as the contents of their ice chests are consumed, so it's usually easy to paddle hard and leave them far behind.
Some 45 minutes north of the Bogue Chitto's canoeing spots in Louisiana, a small stream called Magee's Creek flows into the Bogue Chitto at Tylertown, Miss. Narrow and twisty, with some mild rapids, Magee's is a brisk run through somewhat secluded country. (But not as secluded as it may appear, however; gamboling skinny-dippers have been known to mistakenly amble into locals' backyards, causing no little commotion at after-church Sunday gatherings.) Magee's Creek moves faster than the Bogue Chitto but slower than the Okatoma; with no mini-waterfalls, it could be considered an intermediate run. Several trips of varying length are available and the longer route, putting in at Lexie Bridge, is recommended. By comparison, the Bogue Chitto seems as broad as the Mississippi at the point where Magee's Creek joins it.
Back in metro New Orleans, where land and water meld as one, a completely different canoeing experience awaits -- the adjacent swamps of Barataria, Bayou Sauvage and the LaBranche Wetlands. Take one of these trips if you simply must have a Southern Comfort moment replete with Spanish moss, alligators and French-speaking locals. At Jean Lafitte National Park, take a guided trip with a knowledgeable park service naturalist -- and you might even catch a live, in-canoe performance by environmentalist/musician Bruce 'Sunpie' Barnes. Close your eyes and there you are Š back at Jazz Fest!
Musician and journalist Ben Sandmel also writes about canoeing -- in far-flung destinations such as Scotland, New Zealand and Montana -- for a variety of travel magazines.
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NOTE: Never paddle without a high-quality preserver, and keep it fastened snugly. Always wear wading shoes that won't be damaged if they get wet. Sudden rain can quickly transform a mild stream into a raging torrent.
For information on Hattiesburg, Miss.-area motels and restaurants, visit www.hattiesburg.org/html/stay.html
For general information about canoeing, visit www.acanet.org
The following Web sites offer more information on area canoe rentals and lodging:
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This is the question that authors Allister Sparks, a South African journalist, and Mpho Tutu, Bishop Tutu's youngest daughter, who became an Episcopal priest, answer so lovingly in this portrait of a humble man who wanted to become a medical doctor but could not afford the tuition, and instead became an Anglican priest and the first black archbishop of Capetown, South Africa. While he never became a physician, he did become one of the prime healers of his nation, ridding South Africa of the disease of apartheid.
This portrait of Tutu invites us to share the journey of one who was full of compassion, love and forgiveness and who, in his fight against apartheid, saw himself not as a political leader but as a servant of God, filling in the gap while Nelson Mandela and others were imprisoned by the South African regime.
Born in South Africa in 1931 of a father who was a schoolteacher and a mother who cleaned and cooked for a school for the blind, Tutu rose to become one of the greatest moral leaders not only in South Africa but in the world. What comes through in this book is that he was a reluctant liberationist, preferring the more contemplative life, but circumstances in his country thrust him into the struggle for freedom.
The book tells of some moments in his life that were pivotal for him and where he had to take a stand against the brutality and dehumanization of his fellow citizens. At Fort Hare University, for instance, he literally threw himself on students who were about to be beaten and shot in order to prevent their injury and potential death. Particular attention needs to be paid to how his liberationist, incarnational theology and the African Ubuntu (a person is a person through other persons) philosophy informed his political activism, rather than the reverse. The authors also document how prayer and humor energized him to speak truth to the powers and principalities of his day, South African Presidents P.W. Botha and F.W. de Klerk and U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who pursued a policy of "constructive engagement" toward South Africa's apartheid regime in the early 1980s.
Interspersed throughout the book are photographs of Tutu and reflections written by those who knew and worked with him, including family and friends, Nelson Mandela, Bono, the Dalai Lama and Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Joyce Piliso-Seroke, South African national secretary of the YWCA and a member of the Tutu-led Truth and Reconciliation Commission, wrote in her reflection: " I just wanted him to touch me and I feel that Desmond, who is a man of God, has touched me." You will feel similarly after reading this biography of this magnificent man.
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by Rossiter Drake on Jul 18, 2008
From the start, it seems to focus on Ryno (newcomer Fuad Aït Aattou), a dashing young libertine ready to renounce his scandalous ways for a life of marital fidelity. His longtime mistress, a tempestuous Spaniard named Vellini (Asia Argento, fearless and physically imposing), has other ideas. She acknowledges her lovers desire for stability and upward mobility in the arms of a pretty but hopelessly chaste aristocrat (Roxane Mesquida). Problem is, she doesnt particularly care -- and neither, after a time, does he.
Based on Jules-Amédée Barbey dAurevillys controversial novel, published in 1851 and quickly condemned as a wholesale endorsement of extramarital promiscuity, The Last Mistress isnt really about Ryno as much as it concerns Vellinis power to win him back, time after time and against his nobler instincts.
She is steely in her resolve and manipulative when it suits her, but Vellini is hardly invulnerable. As the unlikely heroine in a tale of dangerously compulsive liaisons, she freely indulges her passions, if only because the alternative is heartbreak. Ryno, who imagines himself capable of greater self-control, tries to embrace monogamy, but it doesnt take. He, too, is a slave to passion; he just happens to be less self-aware.
Rynos betrayal of his naïve bride is a crushing but seemingly inevitable humiliation for her, and though it leaves a bittersweet aftertaste, there is undeniable joy in witnessing his reunion with Vellini. These are fierce creatures who submit to temptation with a consuming zeal, and while there is rarely tenderness in their affections, there is very real love.
That their unconventional romance incurs the contempt of their peers matters little to them. Ryno is branded a shameless rogue, Vellini a whore, but so what? In their furious embraces they find something close to bliss, and that, for them, is enough.
For us, it comes as a welcome relief. Ryno and Vellini are neither calculated nor wicked, unlike the mischievous anti-heroes of similar period pieces like Dangerous Liaisons and Valmont; they are simply bound to each other by forces even they do not understand. Aattou plays his role with the supreme self-confidence of a man in control, his deep blue eyes radiating calm, but Argento seems to know better. She is a wild, physical force, a primal fury who could only be resisted if she were to allow it.
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If you're a regular reader of Get Rich Slowly, you are focused on getting out of debt, saving, retirement goals – all of those money issues we all deal with. But at what point would you or do you feel financially secure?
I think my own sense of financial security came once I had paid off all of my debts (excluding my mortgage) and had enough money to save a chunk each month.
Certainly, having a full-time job added to the secure feeling. But in the magazine world, where I spent much of my career, jobs are hardly secure. Of the 11 magazines I have worked for, only four are still publishing today! Luckily, I was able to find another job after a magazine failed, so I could stay on my saving track.
When I got a raise or a higher salary in a new job, I still lived on way less than I was earning. I figured, my life was good when I was earning X dollars, I can live the same way and all of the additional money will get banked.
The most important thing, though, was being out of debt. There is no worse feeling than scrambling to make ends meet, as so many of you know. Debt is slavery. It also limits your options, your freedom to make choices based on what you want, not on being a slave to debt service.
Maybe you have a dollar figure in mind that will make you feel secure. If you are out of debt and earning a good living, you might fall victim to lifestyle inflation. "I'm making $50K a year; I can buy a better car, a better house…†Always spending more because you're making more is not going to get you rich slowly.
What else might make you feel secure? Having a house paid off, knowing that in retirement you have no monthly debt obligation? Or having no strings attached so you have the freedom to go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do? (For those under 40, that's a song by the Mamas & the Papas from the '60s. Enjoy!)
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You own a car for a particular reason. Either you love cars or you need them. But isn't it more worthwhile to own a car where you're having fun driving it? Don Sangster's Coupe is one example of a perfect ride everyone wanted. It's fast and most of all fun!
Through the years, you might have seen different cars of different types, from those original ones to those customized ones as well. Probably, you might be thinking how these automakers as well as car enthusiasts don't run out of fresh ideas in this car hobby. And while cars have been greatly improving every time there's a launch, will there really be a perfect car for anyone?
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1 This CON2R steering wheel may look a bit old. But, in reality, the concept modularity behind it is also somewhat modern nowadays. Don opted for a Series One Dearborn wheel with 417 trim and chrome spokes. It mounts to a Tri-C Engineering Super Slim tilt column.
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Rosario Del Nero bites into a slice of pizza and savors it for a moment. "It's not Neapolitan, it's not Roman," he says. "It's rustic, provincial Italian pizza. It's not as wet as Neapolitan, which is what most people have, or as thick as Roman."
He is not even considering the toppings. Del Nero focuses on the dough that cooks up into the crust. It must be just so. "Flour, water, yeast—it's simple," he says. "But the secret ingredient is time. You cannot rush the yeast."
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Del Nero certainly turned around our perceptions of pizza crust. Given that we use a home gas oven that works hard to reach 550°F, we thought we had experimented sufficiently to make a pretty good home crust. It used 210 grams of mixed white and whole wheat flour, a teaspoon of sugar, a quarter teaspoon of instant dry yeast, and 150 grams of ice water. We would whirl it up in a food processor and let it sit at least 10 minutes before adding three-quarters teaspoon of sea salt and a tablespoon of olive oil. We'd whirl it up again, then let it rise in an oiled quart container all day, pressing it down when it threatened to spill out.
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1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado
Claimed power: 64hp @ 6,500rpm
Top speed: 116mph (period test)
Engine: 844cc, OHV, air-cooled 90 degree V-twin
Weight (dry): 261kg (518lb)
Fuel capacity / MPG: 22ltr (5.78gal) / 40-50mpg
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Rolling on the throttle of the 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado, my derrière comfortably supported by the Guzzi's ample solo saddle, I feel like a refugee from Magnum Force, the 1973 Clint Eastwood flick where a secret fraternity of vigilante motorcycle cops prowl San Francisco, picking off the city's crime bosses one by one. Their bikes? Moto Guzzi 850s, just like the one I'm riding.
OK, so maybe I've watched Magnum Force one time too many, but riding the Eldorado, it's impossible for me not to conjure up images of rogue cops on Guzzis every time I pull away from the curb, the big V-twin's dual pipes emitting, no, more like barking an authoritative staccato rasp as the engine picks up speed and I firmly jab the long shift lever for the next gear.
The Moto Guzzi Eldorado yesterday
It's an imposing bike, to be sure, and it was meant to be. Based on the very first Guzzi V-twin, the 1967 V7, the Moto Guzzi Eldorado helped continue the traction Moto Guzzi had gained in the U.S. with the 703cc Moto Guzzi V7 and later 757cc Moto Guzzi Ambassador. As the story goes, Guzzi sold two of the very first V7s to the California Highway Patrol for $1. The younger cops loved the Guzzi over the current crop of Harleys, and before long big Guzzi V-twins were plying the highways and byways of California, Texas, Georgia and a host of other states, the motorcycle cops effectively supplying Moto Guzzi with free, rolling advertising. Talk about guerilla marketing.
Largely identical to the 757cc Ambassador, the new-for-1972 Moto Guzzi Eldorado received some important upgrades. A longer stroke bumped capacity to 844cc and, more importantly, bumped power to 64hp, up 4hp from the Ambassador. Bigger news was inside the transmission, which added an extra gear for five forward speeds. The only visual cues to the bike's new status were the 850 Eldorado decals on the side panels, revised instruments and a larger, stronger rear drive unit.
The Moto Guzzi Eldorado today
Before signing on as an ad rep for Motorcycle Classics, Rod Peterson's motorcycle experience was slim to none. But as he immersed himself in the world of classic bikes, two brands stood out for him, BMW and Moto Guzzi. He now owns one of each, including our test bike, a 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado.
An eBay motorcycle, Rod's Eldo is pretty representative of what $4,000 to $5,000 will get you. With just under 13,000 miles on the clock when purchased, it was a clean, lightly refreshed machine that had clearly led a pretty mellow life. Unfortunately for Rod, that mellow life didn't stop his Eldo from snapping its crankshaft in two shortly after he bought it. But while that kind of freak occurrence might be disastrous on other bikes, Rod had little trouble finding a replacement crank. And the local independent shop, Extreme Cycle, had it up and running in fairly short order, a testimony to how easy these old V-twins are to work on.
Mildly altered from stock, Rod has equipped his Guzzi as any owner in 1973 would have, with a solo saddle, a tall, wide Plexiglas screen, and a set of fiberglass hard bags. The mufflers are aftermarket replacements, and while they're shorter and a bit louder than the original Lafranconis, they have the right sound.
Riding the Eldorado evokes a curious mix of reactions. Swinging a leg over its broad saddle and settling in, the bike feels big and comfortable. The reach to the bars is easy, giving a relaxed grip and an upright position that clocks your gaze straight ahead.
Firing up the big twin is a snap; petcocks on, draw the handlebar-mounted choke handle forward, hit the starter button, and it's running. We found it necessary to warm up our test bike a few minutes before it would pull away cleanly, but to be fair it was pretty cold during our time with the Eldo, the daytime highs rarely breaking 50F. And it always fired right up, even on our last day when outside temps had dipped down to 26F.
With the bike warm, a firm push down on the back of the Guzzi's rocker shifter (the shift pattern is one up and four down) produces a solid "clunk" familiar to any BMW rider, and like every airhead Beemer the Guzzi uses an automotive style dry clutch. Clutch feed is linear and surprisingly light, and it only takes a slight twist of the throttle to pull away cleanly.
Torque is a V-twin's strong suit, and the Eldorado delivers. Roll the throttle on more, and the bike picks itself up and moves forward. Nothing happens in a hurry, mind you, but it happens with authority, strong and steady like an old pickup with a V8 and a stick shift.
On the move, shifting is slow and deliberate, with long throws of the lever. Try and hustle the 5-speed box and you'll be disappointed, but take it slow and easy and it shifts cleanly every time. Once on the move, it's clear the Moto Guzzi Eldorado was built for the open road, and the straighter that road the happier it is. Although handling in sweepers and tighter curves is steady, the bike's stiff suspension and limited cornering clearance combine to make aggressive riding a chore. But settle back and dial it down a notch, and the Guzzi rewards with fairly effortless cruising.
Hauling the Eldorado down from speed takes a little practice. At just under 9 inches in diameter, the twin-leading-shoe front brake seems too small to convincingly halt the 518-pound Guzzi's forward progress. Although a visual inspection showed nothing wrong, part of the poor performance we experienced was due to a slightly warped brake drum; we could feel a noticeable pulse from the front brake on hard stops. The single-leading-shoe drum at the rear was worse, proving almost pointless except during rolling stops.
If you like working on your own bike, you'll love a Moto Guzzi. Valve adjustments are a snap, thanks to unimpeded access to the cylinder heads. The valve covers come off in minutes, and from there it's a simple matter of rotating through each cylinder to get the valves at their loosest point for adjustment. Carbs are similarly simple to set, although it's highly advisable to have a synchronizing tool to ensure an even setting on each carb. Regardless of the big twin's simplicity, it seems very sensitive to proper carb synching.
Ignition points are also incredibly easy to service, housed as they are in an automotive-style distributor situated just above and behind the right cylinder. The distributor cap comes off in seconds, and once the ignition rotor's removed the points can be cleaned and gapped in minutes. Similarly, basic servicing on the rest of the bike is a breeze, making it an ideal machine for do-it-yourselfers.
So what's that curious mix of reactions we alluded to earlier? For all of its good points, and they are many, what the Moto Guzzi Eldorado presents and what it delivers seem like two different things. While 64hp isn't exactly prodigious, it should be ample for a bike like the Eldo. And yet the Eldorado feels slow, unhappy to build speed with any kind of zeal. Add to that the Eldo's mission as a highway cruiser, and it feels oddly out of its comfort zone on fast highways, where speeds of 70mph-plus seem too taxing. Stick to the back roads and sub-65mph speeds, and it's serene.
The other odd sensation is how it handles its weight. Although heavy, at low speeds it feels surprisingly light, exhibiting incredible slow-speed maneuverability. Yet at high speeds, where you'd think its weight would help make it stable, it feels twitchy.
Of course, it's possible we're trying to make the Eldorado live up to riding characteristics it could never have. While its engine and transmission are the equal of many of its contemporaries, there's no denying the handling limitations of its loop frame and stiff suspension. Frankly, we can't stop comparing it to a similar year BMW R75 /5, a bike much like the Eldorado but one we find a better proposition for the open road.
Personal tastes notwithstanding, there's no denying the Guzzi's incredible good looks, with rich paint, just enough chrome and lots of beautiful cast aluminum. Add built-like-a-brick, rock-solid mechanicals to their classic good looks and its no surprise Guzzi owners rave about their machines, preferring to ride no other motorcycle.
Those characteristics are more than enough to make the loop-frame Moto Guzzi Eldorado a good bet for anyone seeking a dependable, easy and cheap-to- maintain rideable classic.
Recommended Service
Oil change: Every three months or 3,000 miles
Air filter: Clean or replace every 6,000 miles
Valve adjustment: Check and adjust every 3,000 miles
Spark plugs: Check every 1,800 miles
Points and timing: Check and adjust every 1,800 miles
Maintenance for this test: 1/2 quart oil, valve adjustment, ignition points and timing
Mileage for this test: 46.5mpg average
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Starter: $210
Air filter: $12.64
Front brake shoes: $56.47
Cap, rotor, points, condenser: $54.49
Insider's view
Mark Etheridge
Moto Guzzi Classics
Signal Hill, Calif.
(608) 986-0070
Mark's Story: "I was doing VW and Porsche restoration, and I bought an old junker Guzzi and didn't even know what it was. I started working on it and thought, these are great. After doing a few Fiats in the past, I was shocked the Italians could make anything good. My first one was a 1975 Ambassador. When I got into it people had bought their bikes from the police auctions, ridden them for six months or so, then parked them. Ten years later they're advertsing them in the local recycler, and I'd buy them, and before you know it, I was doing it full time. I started the shop in 1982. We're primarily into used parts, selling used bikes and service."
Why Moto Guzzis?: "Because they're so basic and simple, so easy to work on and dependable. My mechanic races, and I sponsor some bikes for Guzzi Tech.
"They're a good buy because they're different, easy to work on and cheap in comparison to other classics. And just the cool factor. I love BMWs like the R75/5, but it just doesn't have the look and the feel. It's like driving a Sixties Cadillac; it doesn't do anything great but it looks great."
Service recommendations: "Change the oil and adjust the valves every 3,000 miles, and get rid of the original chrome bores if you're doing a top-end job, because the chrome flakes, and then it goes into the oil and then through the bearings. If you rebuild one of these engines with Nikasil liners you can get 200,000 miles out of them."
Watch out for: The generator bracket and the studs that hold it down are a common weak point. It's just a bad design, but it gets pronounced with over-tightening, and they can be a bugger to fix." Mark also says to avoid eBay bikes, or rather, buy one if you want to make him happy: "Please buy one off of eBay, because they're all turds and I can make a fortune fixing them. Buy an eBay bike if you want to spend a fortune. Really, you just gotta be careful not to get one that's been butchered by 20 other buyers. Buy the best one you can." MC
I`d say this article is as spot on as it could possibly get. Although one might choose to deal with the flaws (which they are), it is entirely correct to point them out. How else can a reader make up his/hers mind? In my opinion the article is as objective as can be wished for. I`ve previously owned a `70 V7 Special (as the Ambassador was called in Europe), now rides an `83 Cali II. Even this fits the article quite well, allthough somewhat improved in most ways. But the loop frame made it`s mark on me, and I`ve now got an 850GT (again, the Euro name for the Eldorado) awaiting restoration. Yes, I too deal with the flaws, but they`re still there. As for the beemer, I`ve never owned one, and most likely never will. In my opinion they`re ugly, and sound like an old Volvo running on two cylinders. I have ridden them though, and here I can truly say I agree with both the author of the article, as well as Mr Selvey!
In general, I thought the article was fair, but the reviewer obviously has more time in the saddle on modern bikes rather than classics, because a classic rider thinks nothing of the noted "flaws", he just deals with them. As to the comparison with the BMW R/75, I would have to disagree most strenuously. BMW's are fantastic appliances, in the fact that they do what they're supposed to do....get you from point A to point B with no fuss or bother. But do they make your heart SING? Do they have that TONE? Are they bikes that stir the BLOOD? Can you really fall in LOVE with a BMW? THIS is what separates a Guzzi from a BMW. Romance. You can and will LOVE a Guzzi (this coming from a man who has owned 5 classic Guzzis and 4 classic Beemers). Then there's the story about the physical characteristics of the cylinders in an analogy between a YOUNG woman and an OLDER woman. Between perky and gravity taking its course. Yes, I'm in LOVE with my classic Loopframe Guzzi! You will be too, if you are fortunate enough to find one! Guzzi Forza!
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Safety/Transportation/Lodging tips to surf all of Peru« on: October 25 2010 17:10:00 »
I am going to Peru to surf for 6 weeks with one other friend and I'm concerned about being robbed while surfing. How safe are the hostels near the breaks in the Lima area to leave a camera, passport, money, etc.? What about the hostels near the breaks of Northern Peru? Is there such a thing as a waterproof passport/money holder that can be strapped to a leg while surfing?
Also wondering..will we be able to travel solely by bus to surf the main breaks throughout Peru? Or is it advisable to hire a tour guide/driver when traveling to some of the remote destinations of the Northern coast? What about taxis/hitch-hiking?
Lastly, is lodging available at all of the main breaks in Peru? What are average hostel rates per night when outside of Lima on the coast? Are these hostles safe?
RE: Safety/Transportation/Lodging tips to surf all of Peru« Reply #1 on: October 25 2010 18:10:00 »
as long as you are not an idiot, you'll be fine, start your surfing adventure at Antonio at the Penascal surf camp / house, he'll give you all the tips you'll need
RE: Safety/Transportation/Lodging tips to surf all of Peru« Reply #2 on: November 05 2010 19:11:00 »
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Parish nursing IS "real" nursing---vent
Just whining a little bit because I was feeling burned out. I remembered that one of the barriers to my parish nurse practice in my former congregation was the resistance of some of the members. Had a couple of people, including a pastor, tell me that parish nursing was not "real nursing" because I didn't give shots, didn't dress wounds, didn't put people on bedpans.
I'm in a different church now with a very supportive pastor---in fact, he's almost too supportive because he's chomping at the bit wanting me to get going with a parish nurse program here. He saw what I did in my previous congregation and would like me to do something similar. It's a little hard because the previous church was suburban-metropolitan and my current church is rural---plus I was working full time (yes, as a "real" nurse, giving shots, dressing wounds and putting people on bedpans!) I didn't have the energy to get going again.
My work situation is different now; I left my former job, in part because of the stress. Now I'm feeling like I'd like the challenge of parish nursing again.
Thanks, O2BSN2B, for a much-needed shot in the backside.Last edit by Moogie on May 31, '09
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Specialty: Gerontology, nursing educationApr 25, '09I think Parrish Nursing would be best explained to the small minded persons that you seem to encounter as being very comparative to Public Health or Geriatric Nursing. Albeit with a smaller patient population. There are many churches actively seeking the expertise of Parrish Nurses. You are an educated Nurse, why buy into whomever "they" are. "No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent"Eleanor RooseveltJun 16, '09Parish nursing IS real nursing, absolutely. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten calls late in the evening from either the pastor, alerting me to a need within the congregation with questions of her own about what is going on, or someone calling me directly. I get blood sugar questions, medication questions...I've seen more hind ends on Sunday morning when people grab me and pull me into the Sunday School room to show me the rash they got while working in the yard...I may not be providing "direct" care, but it's nursing, all right. It uses every BIT of my knowledge and background, and after all, what is nursing, but being willing vessels for His work?May 8, '10No kidding it's REAL nursing--politics and all! It takes the guts of Judas Maccabees to do--the reason our training is so tough! But that's what we LOVE, isn't it!


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From November 26th to December 2nd 2012, Bangladesh Students' Society at the University of Manchester, in unity with Restless Beings, is dedicating an entire week of fundraising and awareness campaign to the most marginalised street children in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Students Society Restless Week: In aid of Bangladesh Street Children
There are many things that push people into doing things that they do not necessarily want to do. One of those things is poverty. And worst still, is if it is children who find themselves in this setting.
Tragically, "poverty is well recognised as a factor that increases children's vulnerability to trafficking," says Lena Karlsson – UNICEF child trafficking specialist.
Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, with almost 50% of the country population living under absolute poverty, is showing a growing trend of child exploitation namely with children who are forced to contribute economically.
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Sport is more than a game. An estimated one billion people watched the London Olympics opening ceremony and as the nation remains gripped by sporting fever, the power and potential of sports as a tool for development is limitless. Go almost anywhere in the world and it won't be long before you see a group of children chasing a ball. In countries around the world sport is being used to enrich the lives of millions of children and young people. Aside from the physical and mental benefits that sport brings, its power is being harnessed to promote education, healthy living, to fight poverty and in conflict resolution. The right to play and participate in physical activity is entrenched in international law, under article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international human rights treaty ratified by almost every country in the world which sets out the basic rights that every child regardless of race, gender or ethnicity is entitled to.


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Guess who joined this year's internationally acclaimed EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women? Yep!, You guessed right – 2013 Time Magazine World Icon, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.
The EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women which was Created in 1994, through the committed and collective efforts of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Lilly Tartikoff and Ronald O. Perelman, is one of America's largest fundraising events.
The event which held in New York on 4th May, 2013 & in Los Angeles on 11th May, 2013 was attended by a huge population of celebrities, most especially at the Los Angeles event. 'Omosexy', who has been out in Hollywood,was among celebrities like Halle Berry, Andy Garcia, Julie Bowen from 'Modern Family', Mario Lopez, Heidi Klum and many more.
The fundraising event has touched millions of lives as it has raised a lot of money to increase awareness, education, research, and diagnostic treatment services in the fight against women's cancers. To date, the Run/Walks (in Los Angeles and New York) have distributed over $68 million for cancer research, treatment, counseling and outreach programs.
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New Bulk Interac e-Transfer Service Enables Businesses to Send Payments to Multiple Recipients at Once
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 26, 2015) - Scotiabank (TSX: BNS) (NYSE: BNS) and Interac Association/Acxsys Corporation ("Interac") today announced the launch of Bulk Interac e-Transfer for Scotiabank's business banking customers. This service extends the Interac e-Transfer service to Scotiabank's business banking customers by offering a streamlined, secure and cost-effective alternative to cash, cheque or prepaid card disbursements.
"Scotiabank is pleased to be the first Canadian Bank to offer this innovative new service to meet the needs of our business banking customers," said Rania Llewellyn, Senior Vice President, Cash Management and Payment Services at Scotiabank. "We are always looking for new ways to make everyday business transactions fast, easy and secure for our customers, and with the Bulk Interac e-Transfer service, our business banking customers have more choices to send electronic payments efficiently."
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All Inclusive Graduate Getaway
The Shore House at Lake Tahoe in Tahoe Vista, California is an excellent choice for an all-inclusive getaway for any graduate. Situated on the shore of magnificent Lake Tahoe, it offers many mountain and water activities as well as being close to the State Line with Nevada and its casinos, restaurants and nightlife.
The inn is surrounded with snow-capped mountains and each room has a balcony or deck where visitors can relax with a cold beer and enjoy the view. Gourmet breakfast and wine and appetizers in the evenings are included.
Right on the lake, the Shore House offers watersports including kayaking, lake cruises as well as hiking and biking. For a getaway in the winter, the Shore House is near six world-class ski areas, and they offer discount tickets.
The Humphrey Hughes House is in Cape May, New Jersey, which is considered the oldest seaside resort in the United States. It is a spacious inn and another good place for an all-inclusive graduate getaway. The beach, shops, concerts, restaurants, theaters and nature trails are all within walking distance, and if rest and relaxation is what is required, the inn is ideal.
Breakfast is served in the elegant dining and living rooms and on the spacious veranda when weather permits. Breakfast includes fresh fruit in season, freshly baked muffins and a choice of several hot entrees. Hot tea and coffee is always available along with homemade fudge and cookies and other snacks and drinks.
Cape May offers fun at the beach and in the waves as well as bicycling, horseback riding, fishing, tennis, golf, bird watching and shopping. The Historic Cold Springs Village is a living history museum that brings to life the activities of South Jersey between 1789 and 1840. They have special events throughout the summer, which would be fascinating for the history graduate.
The Gerstle Park Inn in San Rafael, California is just 15 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge and all the wonderful activities San Francisco has to offer. The inn is set in fruit orchards, with redwood and other trees, and has abundant lawns. It is a historical estate that has been renovated to have elegant luxury and comfort. Woods border the estate where there are hiking trails, and in season guests can pick the fruit and enjoy, as well as play croquet on the vast lawns.
Considered one of the best inns in Marin County, each room is spacious and has parlor areas and private decks or patios. The award-winning complimentary breakfast is served in the dining room or on the veranda. The menu offers eggs to any specifications including smoked salmon scramble and mushroom omelets as well as vegetarian and special diet options.
It has easy access to Napa Valley and Sonoma wineries as well as the beautiful Northern California coast. They provide a complimentary glass of wine by the fireside in the evening. The Gerstle Park Inn offers a fantastic getaway for a graduate who is looking for rest and relaxation as well as a little time in the city.


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Sept 3 Large 24x30 Original Landscape Seascape with Texture Minimalist Painting
SOLD! Todays painting is called "Magic Light" and is a larger original acrylic painting on wood panel 24x30 with a depth of 1.5" featuring a spiritual light blended into a seascape beach landscape. The sides are painted black and no frame is necessary. To purchase or find more of my art for sale then please click here.
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As the COP18 climate conference winds down and the world waits for international negotiators to reach agreement, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) made a surprising appearance via satellite to contribute his long-refuted climate skepticism to the talks.
Inhofe and fellow skeptic Christopher Monckton, the Viscount Monckton of Benchley, gave a half-hour presentation Thursday in the main press conference room during which they presented new data amassed by the "research arm" of their Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow to propogate the claim that the Obama administration is "quietly handing over billions of dollars to the United Nations in the name of global warming."
As the New York Times reports, "The two make a habit of descending on climate summits and trying to debunk both the science and the politics of global warming. Mostly they generate eye-rolling and wry blog posts."
"It's time to put an end to these lavish, absurd global warming parties," he said in his recorded statement. As if to illustrate Inhofe's point, before his appearance Lord Monckton reportedly attempted to ride a camel and was thrown off.


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Happy Monday, all.
Monday, December 03, 2012
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Happy Monday, all.
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I really like so many RBLs but I just can't afford them. Le sigh. I'll just treasure my only one I have...ReplyDeleteReplies
Yellow Fever? I thought I remembered you posting on that.Delete
I like Insouciant. But I'm just going to wait for someone to dupe it. It'll happen!
I knew when you said you wanted it that the coral tones would look amazing on you -- and they do! (Esp. with that Jasper Johns map.) So happy this bottle has such a loving home.ReplyDelete
ALSO: The chocolate I sent you is my favorite thing ever, so please tell me you liked it. (As if the fact that you devoured it wasn't convincing enough ...)Replies
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Uh, I loved the chocolate. It was a different flavor than I've ever had before. Also, confession: I definitely ate much of it for dessert after my meal of chana masala. It could not have been more perfect (Indian food is my favorite food, hands down).
The RBL polish looks fantastic on you. I doubt everyone could pull it off, but you rock it.ReplyDelete
I recognize the corner of 118th and 3rd. I used to live in NYC, altho not that far uptown. And I love his buffalo jacket, too. I think we have similar taste in clothing, read: eclectic. LOL!
Best of luck in all your studies. Majoring in art history (and textile history, if I recall correctly)must be very detailed and time consuming. But, if you didn't love it, you wouldn't be doing it, right?
Take care and hang on until Xmas break. You can do it, girl!!Replies
Thanks! I've seen this polish look nice on a few people, too.Delete
I'm getting a PhD in art history with a focus on 19th century American painting and visual culture. I've actually never studied textiles before this semester, yet somehow I am writing two Renaissance papers on textiles/fabrics/embroideries, etc. I'm definitely falling in love with Italian Ren. all over again.
You're right, I can do it! Just have to keep plugging away.
I love this color as well! The shimmer really makes it I think! Personally, I'm against real Christmas trees- I think it's sad to cut them down just for a few days of decoration but that's just me! Maybe I would have felt differently had I grown up with real trees instead of the plastic tree you put together! Oh but the memories of us kids fighting over who got which section of the tree since some had more than others. Seems so silly now! I do love the smell of the real- I have candles for that! Sorry for the rambleReplyDeleteReplies
I don't really have an opinion on Christmas trees. Well, I guess I'm partial to the live ones. My dad and I usually go every year to pick out a tree together (which we both then bitch about watering, and we constantly have to chase the cats away from it). Just remember what Joey told Phoebe: the trees are just fulfilling their Christmas destiny.Delete
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Images from past and current Mars probes are combined to create a global, three-dimensional exploration tool in the new version of Google Earth (Illustration: Google)
Mars enthusiasts can fly from the towering peak of Olympus Mons to Mars Pathfinder's peaceful resting place in an add-on to the latest version of the desktop application Google Earth, which was released on Monday.
The new Mars map amasses some 1000 gigabytes of data from a range of Mars probes, including NASA's Viking orbiters, Europe's Mars Express orbiter, and six landers, such as NASA's twin rovers, to create a three-dimensional view of the planet at a wide range of scales.
"What we've done is bring all that information into one single, easy-to-use platform," says Matthew Hancher of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. "Everything that's ever gone to Mars has been put together to give us this unified view of the planet."
The new tool is accessible enough to appeal to a wide audience, but Hancher hopes the tool will also help researchers by allowing them to determine what data is available - such as infrared images and mineral maps made by orbital spectrometers - for particular regions of interest.
Interactive software
The software is intended to be interactive, allowing users to draw lines, add text, embed videos, and add images. Researchers may also add new content, which must be encoded in a language called KML in order to be properly overlaid on the globe.
So far adding new data to the Mars layer is not automated, and only a few hundred images from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet - have been added, Hancher says.
The new software is an outgrowth of Google Mars, an online tool that allows users to view two-dimensional maps of the Red Planet, pieced together from images taken by Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey.
Read more about how to use the new Mars features in the Google Earth Blog.


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Crane Operator Pleads Guilty In Deadly Center City Building CollapseSix people died in June 2013 when a brick wall being demolished fell onto the roof of a Salvation Army thrift store.
Fire Chief Meets Woman He Discovered In Center City Building CollapseOn this second anniversary of the collapse of the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 22nd and Market, a miracle survivor met her rescuer.
Design Unveiled For Memorial Where 6 Died in 2013 Center City Building CollapseShoppers and employees were killed when a building being demolished fell onto a Salvation Army thrift store at 22nd and Market Streets.
Panel's Findings on Fatal Market Street Building Collapse ReleasedWhile the report contains about three dozen recommendations for the city to consider going forward, the largest is splitting up L&I's functions and placing more emphasis on safety and accountability.
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