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Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:13 PM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:14 PM
his defense is just as bad as his shot.
It's definitely mental now. He has lost almost all his confidence now and tonight it showed especially. He didn't even attempt a field goal and he's scared to take 3s even with them leaving him completely wide-open daring him to shoot it. It's crazy that he's been so horrid ever since that injury. It just seems even crazier to possibly believe that an ankle could really have destroyed his play that badly.
can't bring energy, hustle or rebounding. he's worthless.
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:16 PM
Btw,why the heck are your named by Croatian inventor? (I'm from Croatia,so I know )
he is one of my fav people of all times im not from crotia, im from turkey but originally macedonia so not far.
defense really seems good, we control the tempo when we need to and we are playing with energy. but kobe missing that many shots, being sloppier than he ever was and forcing the iso are our biggest problems. our bigs contribute one way or another, its good to see andrew stay focused with an awful shooting performance. i can write all day long but for me, ramon is our wild card, if he contributes like he did when he first came, we have a shot to win this series.
Welcome Bron.
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:18 PM
no not kidding. tesla was hundreds of years ahead of his time. fascinating guy.
You kidding? You should come to his museum here,it's sick. People say there are only two real inventors,Da Vinci and Tesla. Others just stole theirs ideas.
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:19 PM
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:22 PM
no not kidding. tesla was hundreds of years ahead of his time. fascinating guy.
Then this comic will be interesting to you if you haven't seen it
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:23 PM
and a possible 3 point play. That would have been a terrible foul.
balke should of fouled made him earn the 2
Mike D'Antoni
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:26 PM
Kobe Bryant
Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:57 PM
Then this comic will be interesting to you if you haven't seen it
wow thats great. i wanna see that museum where they give you light bulbs and turn on the tesla coil and bam those bulbs are shining like the sun.
Welcome Bron.
Posted May 18, 2012 - 11:53 PM
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(MoneyWatch) The Dow Jones industrial average closed Friday at 14,009.79, the first time the stock index has ended trading above that threshold since 2007, before the epic housing crash the following year shook the global economy.
Propelled by reports on U.S. jobs and auto sales, the Dow crossed the line, gaining 149 points on the day, and kept its ground through the early afternoon, after flitting back and forth throughout the morning. It has gained 6.9 percent this year.
"There's a newfound enthusiasm for the equity market," said Jim Russell, regional investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.
The other major stock indexes also rose. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose $14.88 to close at 1,513.08. The Nasdaq composite index finished up 37 at 3,179.10.
Despite the surge, market watchers were divided over what the Dow milestone or even what a Dow all-time high, which is quickly approaching really means. To some, it's an important booster to hearts and minds, making investors feel optimistic and thus more willing to bet on the market.
"The Dow touching 14,000, it matters psychologically," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. "It attracts smaller investors."
- Dow flirts with 14,000
- The silliness of the Dow Jones industrial average
- Economic tea leaves point toward steady recovery
And smaller investors, until the past few weeks, had been shying away from stocks. In the past three weeks, though, billions have flowed into mutual funds targeting U.S. stocks, according to the Investment Company Institute. Before that, investors had been pulling more cash from U.S. stock funds than they'd deposited for every month since April 2011.
To others, though, the Dow 14,000 is nothing but a number on a board, a sign more of how traders feel than how the economy is faring. And even then, it's not even the best number on the board, some traders say. Professional investors usually pay more heed to the Standard & Poor's main index, which tracks 500 companies compared to the Dow 30. The Dow, however, is more familiar to the general public.
Joe Gordon, managing partner at Gordon Asset Management in North Carolina, wasn't celebrating on Friday. He thinks the gains won't last. The fact that small investors are finally piling back in the stock market, he said, is a sign that it's getting overhyped and ready to fall.
After the Dow hit its all-time record in 2007, it fell almost steadily and a year later had lost nearly 40 percent of its value a year later.
"It is good trivia to talk about on television and the radio," Gordon said, referring to the 14,000 mark. "It's meaningless to the average professional.'' And for workers still unemployed by the financial crisis, he said, "it really means nothing to them.''
If there's dissent over what Dow 14,000 means, what's undeniable is that it's a rare event: The Dow has crossed 14,000 only 15 times in its history, and the last time was more than five years ago, on Oct. 17, 2007. On just nine days has the Dow managed to stay above the 14,000 mark until the end of trading. Friday's gains also mean that the Dow is within striking distance of its all-time record of 14,164.53, which it reached on Oct. 9, 2007.
For the average investor, that was all back when the stock market still seemed like a party. Housing prices were starting to ebb but hadn't cratered. Jobs were abundant, with unemployment at 4.7 percent compared to 7.9 percent now. Lehman Brothers still existed. So did Bear Stearns, Wachovia and Washington Mutual.
The government jobs report that pushed stocks forward was mixed, but traders chose to focus on the positive. The U.S. said it added 157,000 jobs in January, which was in line with expectations. Unemployment inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in December. But, encouragingly, the government also reported that hiring over the past two years has been higher than it originally thought.
A number of factors have propelled stocks hire in recent months.
Lawmakers reached a deal to temporarily avoid taking the country off the "fiscal cliff," mandated tax hikes and government spending cuts that experts warned would badly damage the economy.
The Federal Reserve also shows little sign of ending its campaign to stimulate growth, with interest rates likely to remain low for the foreseeable future. That is helping fuel a rebound in housing and autos, among other key sectors. Automakers Toyota, Ford, GM and Chrysler all reported double-digit gains for January.
The debt crisis threatening the eurozone also has abated, if only for now, with Italy, Spain and other distressed economies in the currency union no longer in imminent danger. Emerging markets also appear to be firming up, with China seemingly dodging a "hard landing."
But there were also reminders that Europe's debt problem is far from solved. The Netherlands was forced to take over one of its major banks, to try to stave off a collapse. In Greece, dock workers extended a strike over the government's spending cuts.


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STOCKTON - Two teenagers who died after a high-speed pursuit by the California Highway Patrol early Saturday have been identified by the San Joaquin County coroner.
STOCKTON - Two teenagers who died after a high-speed pursuit by the California Highway Patrol early Saturday have been identified by the San Joaquin County coroner.
Luis Longoria, 13, was driving a stolen 1994 Honda Accord with Martel Zepeda, 15, in the passenger's seat when the car crashed into a Chevron gas station at West Benjamin Holt Drive and Pacific Avenue at 1:45 a.m. Saturday.
The teens were being pursued by a California Highway Patrol officer for about one mile from Thornton Road north of Lucile Road before the fatal crash.
CHP spokesman Officer James Smith said investigators are still trying to determine the rate of speed the teens were driving.
The CHP pursuit lasted for less than a minute and tracked less than one mile, Smith said. Officers did not have a chance to determine whether the chase was too dangerous to continue pursuit before the car crashed at the Chevron station and into the Rasputin Music store.
The boys were not wearing seat belts.
Family members set out a memorial atop a short brick wall between the Chevron and the music store.
The paper notes, teddy bears and candles were weatherbeaten by Tuesday's rain, but the messages indicated the teens were loved, will be missed, and that being involved in a high-speed chase in a stolen car was out of character for them.
"Martel was a really good kid. He just made one bad decision," Zepeda's mother, Eleatha Bennett, told CBS 13 News.
News reports also quoted Longoria's mother, Maria Lopez, in disbelief that her son had stolen a car. She told reporters that the car must have been "given to them."
Zepeda was a freshman at Stagg High School, where counselors were brought in, Stockton Unified spokeswoman Diane Barth said.
Nine students sought help for counseling Tuesday, and counselors are scheduled to return to the school today.


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National Employee Freedom Week Announced
Center among dozens of groups promoting voluntary unionism
The Mackinac Center will be among dozens of local and national organizations in 30 states promoting National Employee Freedom Week June 23-29.
NEFW "is a national effort to inform union employees of the freedom they have regarding opting out of union membership and making the decision about union membership that's best for them."
NEFW will educate unionized employees on their options to stay a union member or opt-out of union membership to varying degrees. These include:
Stay Engaged
- To fully stop paying union dues if they are in a right-to-work state;
- To become an agency fee payer in a non-right-to-work state (or if they are waiting for a contract to expire so a recently enacted right-to-work law applies to them as many workers are doing in Michigan);
- Become a religious/contentious objector in a non-right-to-work state (or are waiting for a newly enacted law apply to them).
The sponsor of the week, the Nevada Policy Research Institute, a nonpartisan think tank based in Las Vegas, notes that "unionized employees often don't know that they have the legal right to opt-out of union membership" and that NEFW "will help educate those employees on their options so they can make the decision about union membership that's best for them."
The NEFW's website, http://employeefreedomweek.com, provides national resources to inform union employees about how to opt-out of their union membership. It also provides generic opt-out letters and highlights alternatives to union membership.
The website complements on a national level the Mackinac Center's Michigan-specific worker rights website http://MIWorkerFreedom.org, which provides Michigan's union members with detailed information on how our state's right-to-work law affects them and how and when they can exercise their new rights.
NPRI on June 24 will release the results of a poll of union households in various states showing the percentage of union members who are interested in exercising their rights around the country.
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Incomes Rise in Right-to-Work Michigan; Officials Project More To Come
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Green Development
Green Dreams in Florida
Several ambitious developments that stalled during the downturn are moving forward slowly.
Babcock Preserve [Photo: Carlton Ward Jr.]
When the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott weakened the state Department of Community Affairs earlier this year, many smart-growth advocates worried about the impact on large-scale development projects that the agency kept in check. Who will avert urban sprawl, traffic gridlock and other problems DCA was designed to guard against?
Professor Pierce Jones, director of the University of Florida's Program for Resource Efficient Communities who advises some of the state's largest developers on how to use resources efficiently, predicts banks will step in where regulation has weakened. Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta asked Jones to speak about the long-term cost savings in green developments, including lower utility, transportation and landscape-maintenance fees. Savings on community development district taxes and homeowners association fees alone are about $2,000 a year per household compared with traditional development costs, Jones estimates.
"What banker in their right mind is going to back the sprawling communities with the higher taxes?" Jones asks. "When the bankers are the ones making developers answer the questions, then all of a sudden the claim that 'we can't afford to build sustainable or green' is turned on its head. We can't afford not to."
While lawmakers blamed DCA for holding up some of Florida's newest developments, the economic downturn is clearly the biggest factor. Here are some green developments that are moving forward:
» Babcock Ranch: Developers Syd Kitson & Partners aim to make their 17,000-acre development near Fort Myers the first solar-powered community in the nation. The nearly 20,000-home development will be surrounded by the 73,000-acre Babcock Preserve. Its energy plan includes a communitywide smart-grid system; 75-megawatt on-site solar photovoltaic facility; and electric-vehicle charging stations throughout. Babcock is working with utility FPL to build the solar plant. But the utility says it needs to be able to recover costs for such a project because photovoltaic is still costlier than traditional sources, including natural gas or coal. The Legislature this year declined to approve the cost recovery, which is opposed by smaller alternative-energy firms who argue it would hurt them and stand in the way of decentralized energy solutions. Developers hope to break ground in 2012.
Babcock Ranch, surrounded by a 73,000-acre preserve, wants to be the first all-solar community in the U.S. [Rendering: Babcock Ranch]
» Restoration: Developers of the 5,000-acre project in Edgewater in southeast Volusia County went back to the drawing board five years ago after facing opposition from regional planners. They've thrown out the golf course. They've cut the number of roads in half. They've clustered homes, created innovative energy and water plans and set aside 75% of the acreage for preserved forest and wetlands. The Florida Cabinet signed off on the project earlier this year. Connecticut-based developer G.S. Florida is working on its local and regional permits.
» Farmton: Chicago-based Miami Corp. has owned the 59,000-acre Farmton Tree Farm that straddles Volusia and Brevard counties west of Interstate 95 since the 1920s. For the past six years, the company has worked with environmental organizations and the two counties on a long-term plan for sustainable development. It identifies 46,000 acres of "must-save places" that will be conserved in perpetuity at no cost to taxpayers. After rejecting the project previously, the DCA signed off on both counties' comp-plan amendments for the area earlier this year. But some environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, are still fighting the development as sprawl. The next step is the Division of Administrative Hearings.
» Hobe Grove: When Vero Beach-based Becker Holding submitted its DRI for the 3,000-acre Hobe Grove project west of Hobe Sound, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Executive Director Michael Busha called it "one of the most complete and coherent DRI master plan series ever submitted." The Becker family wants to build 4,300 homes and a biotech center on land where it has long farmed citrus. But the family also wants to see a significant urban-agriculture element. Community gardens throughout the project will allow residents to grow their own food on small plots. "It's an experiment, but we think we can do it," says Ernie Cox of Family Lands Remembered, a rural-lands consulting firm. "The family has the ability and the commitment."
Plum Creek owns 70,000 acres in Alachua County. Company executives working on a future master plan for the acreage say that most of it could wind up in conservation easements. [Photo: Jon M. Fletcher]


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Used Car - 2001 Mercury Sable GS in Riverton, Nj
About This 2001 Mercury Sable GS
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City MPG
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Combined MPG: 24
Estimated Monthly Fuel Cost: $92.71*
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2001 Mercury Sable ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Safe, solid, practical, and with passion for driving.
This bread-and-butter sedan has one big trick up its sleeve: It's a hot drive for even the most dedicated enthusiast. And it surrenders nothing, nothing, in safety, comfort, or practicality.
Mercury Sable resides at the large end of the current mid-size scale. Its interior is spacious and pleasing, and by and large, its controls and instrumentation are contemporary, straightforward and easy to use. Its list of safety features is comprehensive, its five-star front impact rating from the federal government is unbeatable. Its trunk is capacious.
Sable even offers a real station-wagon variant, an increasingly rare choice in a market dominated by SUVs and minivans. But unlike those taller vehicles, the Sable wagon is every bit as fun to drive as the sedan, while still adding kid and cargo-hauling capacity.
In short, Mercury's Sable is a winner, with no reservations.
Sable sedan comes in GS ($19,185), LS ($20,285) and LS Premium ($21,585) trim levels. The wagon skips the mid-level and comes only in GS ($20,985) and LS Premium ($22,685) trim.
LS equipment includes a combination of cloth and leather upholstery, a power driver's seat, a 60/40 split fold-down rear seat, heated mirrors and power-adjustable pedals.
LS Premium models add electronic climate control, automatic headlights and illuminated vanity mirrors. LS Premium sedans stick with the cloth-and-leather interior combination, while LS Premium wagons offer fabric on the front and middle seats and vinyl in the rear. But LS Premium wagons add an adjustable roof rack, inside luggage cover, two hidden storage compartments, rear window wiper/washer, power antenna, and four-wheel-disc brakes, the latter oddly not offered on any Sable sedan.
Mercury installs two engines in the Sable. GS and LS versions get the 3.0-liter, overhead-valve 'Vulcan' V6, a capable old cast-iron workhorse currently rated 155 horsepower. Standard in LS Premium sedan and wagon, and optional ($695) in the LS sedan, is Ford's excellent and exciting 'Duratec' V6, with dual overhead cams, 24 valves, and 200 horsepower. A four-speed automatic is the only transmission offered.
Lincoln-Mercury expects just 10 percent of Sable buyers to settle for the Vulcan V6. The vigorous 24-valve Duratec V6 is 30 pounds lighter, despite its more complex valvetrain, and delivers significantly better response and performance.
Anti-lock brakes (ABS), side-impact airbags and traction control are offered as stand-alone options, or together as the $995 Secure Group.
Sable received a moderate re-styling in 2000, which also resulted in some functional improvements, including a higher tail and larger trunk, headlights that were 25 percent more powerful, and better shrouding of the windshield wipers for reduced noise. The 2001 model is virtually identical.
Looks are of course subjective, but we like what we see. This latest Sable is not as daringly innovative as the ground-breaking design that introduced the nameplate back in '86. Since then, the Sable and its Ford-badged sibling, the Taurus, seem to have slowly swapped places, so that the Sable is now the conservative older sister and the Taurus the adventurous sprite. But the old girl is still pretty easy on the eyes, if now in a buttoned-down, business-suit sort of way.
Like the very best automotive designs, Sable comfortably blends beauty and function. Its total passenger space, at 102.5 cubic feet, is only 6 percent short of the full-size Grand Marquis'. Subjectively, the Sable's interior feels huge, even for a mid-size. The sedan offers a generous cargo space of 16 cubic feet. The station wagon has 38.8 cubic feet of space with the rear seat up and a cavernous 81.2 cubic feet with the seats down.
The Sable cabin is a refined interior space furnished with controls and instruments that are admirably straightforward and user-friendly. Last year's re-design gave front-seat passengers almost an inch more headroom, while rear passengers were gifted with nearly two additional inches of headroom. The power-adjustable pedals (standard on LS, optional on GS) provide up to thee inches of movement, which enhances safety by allowing shorter drivers to find a comfortable seating position without sitting dangerously close to the airbag.
Gone is the heavy-handed oval theme of previous Taurus/Sable dashboards. Now large, legible gauges are set into a two-shade panel, the upper panel toned darker to reduce glare and the lower panel keyed to the inside door covering. Audio and climate controls are mounted in the center of the dash which, while aesthetically an improvement, still presents an intimidating array of small, similarly shaped push-buttons with tiny labels. At first glimpse, this layout may impress you with its high-tech appearance, but it can be a challenge to find and hit the right button while battling prime-drive-time traffic.
Sable can be ordered in either five or six-passenger configurations, pretty much regardless of trim. Technically, the GS is a six passenger, while the LS and LS Premium upgrade to front bucket seats. But just $105 adds bucket seats, a console, and a floor shifter to the GS; while a no-cost option on LS Premium provides a front bench seat with a neat mini-console that flips out when the center is unoccupied.
If you specify both a five-passenger layout and Sable's premium audio, then the six-disc CD changer goes in the floor console, a vastly more convenient location than the trunk. The floor console also provides an dedicated air conditioning outlet for rear-seat passengers. The twin front bucket seats deliver surprisingly good lateral support without incurring a penalty in seating comfort, even for larger drivers. The cushions and seatbacks are on the firm side, which might initially seems a shortcoming; but firmer seats, if well-designed, usually feel more comfortable and reduce fatigue on long drives. This is certainly the case in the Sable.
The Sable's rear seating for three is spacious and comfortable, with the two outboard positions having a semi-bucket form. In our LS Premium, a pull-down center elbow rest presented us with two cupholders. And if you ski, or carry ladders everywhere you go, the positively enormous split-seat pass-through into the trunk will make your life immeasurably easier.
Other nice touches in the LS Premium include dual vanity mirrors with a rheostat for raising or lowering their illumination. Also, the sunroof opens with one touch.
In the area of safety, the Sable has earned NHTSA's top five-star frontal crash-test rating. It is equipped with dual-stage airbags, which sense the intensity of the impact and deploy at one of two different speeds. In lesser impacts, gentler deployment reduces the risk of injury by the bags themselves. Head-and-chest side airbags are available as an option. Seatbelt pretensioners are standard, as is a system which releases small amounts of seatbelt tension to reduce injury.
Driving Impression
For such a relatively large and roomy family sedan, Sable is startlingly agile, controllable, even sporty. Even with a stoic Vulcan in the engine room, the Sable chassis proves itself anything but unemotional. Its finely tuned variable-assist rack-and-pinion steering provides just the right amount of boost (less of it as road speed increases) and a constant stream of information to the driver. This live-wire steering combines with a finely tuned front suspension to deliver surprisingly sporting driving sensations. Driven to the extremes, the Sable takes the safest course, understeering to warn the driver that traction has been overcome. But before exceeding the tires' grip, this family taxi feels for all the world like a closet sports sedan.
Having said that, the Sable still manages to provide a comfortable ride, one that gently deletes even the worst broken pavement as it passes beneath the wheels. Mercury has achieved a fine balance between crisp handling and gentle ride, the same sort of balance that has earned the best European sedans their loyal following.
Add the superb Duratec V6 to this mix, and the Sable really comes alive. Its fine handling qualities now complement a very responsive engine. When heavy throttle is applied, acceleration is sharp enough that traction control is needed to prevent wheel spin. The Duratec makes a tactful but nonetheless exciting growl. So equipped, the Sable allows the hidden hurrier in you full expression, but in this car, who will suspect? It's just a family sedan, right? (Just smile and nod--nobody needs to know your secret.) A test drive of the Duratec will demonstrate that it positively transforms the personality of this Mercury. With its finger-snap responsiveness, the Sable has a heads-up, ready-to-run willingness that knowledgeable drivers will find irresistible.
The Mercury Sable is a happy blend of family-car safety and mid-market value. When equipped with the optional Duratec V6, it is blessed with the kind of performance and agility expected in expensive sports sedans. The Sable combines the virtues of high quality, five-star crash protection and comfortable accommodations, plus a healthy helping of driving fun. That's a combination that should see Mercury's star player selling large numbers well into the millennium.
Model Lineup
Sedan: GS ($19,185); LS ($20,285); LS Premium ($21,585);
Wagon: GS ($20,985); LS Premium ($22,685).
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Chicago, Atlanta.
Options As Tested
Secure Group ($995) includes ABS, traction control, side-impact air bags; six-way power passenger's seat ($350); power moonroof ($890), Audio Group ($670) includes six-speaker Mach stereo with cassette and six-CD changer.
Model Tested
LS Premium Sedan ($21,585).
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Riverton, Nj. 08077
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Sofia Vergara Is Such A Good Mom: She Stalked Johnny Depp For Her Son!
Would you stalk a celebrity just to make your kid happy? Sofia Vergara did!
Sofia Vergara may be a celebrity in her own right, but when it comes to Johnny Depp, she acts like a crazed Bielieber! The Modern Family star stalked the famous actor all night after the Golden Globe Awards so that she could get a picture for her 18-year-old son Manolo. Would you follow around a celebrity for your kid?
Sofia's son Manolo is going to appear on Modern Family!
"Johnny Depp is my son's favorite actor and he told me that I better get a picture with him," Sofia, 38, said at InStyle's Golden Globes after party. "So I've been trying to look for him for a picture. I'm going to harass him. If you see him, tell him I'm looking for him." For some reason, the thought of Sofia "harassing" Johnny seems odd. Once he catches a glimpse of the Colombian stunner, Johnny might be stalking her!
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Coach Mark Hudspeth Show Airs Tuesday From Walk-Ons
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun football team is bowl eligible and winners of six straight. Head coach Mark Hudspeth will sit down with Jay Walker tonight from 6:30-7:30 at Walk-Ons for the Coach Mark Hudspeth show.
Normally scheduled for Thursdays, the show airs tonight because the Cajuns will host Troy in a Sun Belt Conference showdown on Thursday night.
Jay and Coach Hud will discuss the homecoming win over New Mexico State, as well as the matchup against the Trojans.
Hudspeth loves to throw out Cajun gear to all fans in attendance. You can also listen to the show on ESPN1420 and ESPN1420.com.


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Lily Collins & Jamie Campbell Bower: 'Mortal Instruments' Wraps This Week!
Lily Collins tries to keep warm in an oversized coat while heading to The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones set in Toronto, Canada on Monday morning (November 5).
The 23-year-old actress held a cup of coffee in her hand while boyfriend co-star Jamie Campbell Bower lead the way.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lily Collins
Over the weekend, Lily and Jamie were spotted heading into Club V in the Yorkville area for the flick's wrap party with cast and crew.
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It's true! And it's one of the least known benefits of these exceptional military programs. Just as a college student can collect a monthly G.I. Bill payment for classroom attendance, so can a registered apprentice who learns a trade on-the-job.
Montgomery G.I. Bill payments for apprenticeship programs, which generally range from one to five years in length, can total between $2,600 and $42,000 depending upon benefit eligibility.
Effective October 1, 2005, G.I. Bill benefit payments for apprentices have increased by 10%.
Everyone wins when apprentices collect their military benefits; employers possess a powerful recruiting and retention tool, employees can offset their living expenses while working toward journeyman status, and the state benefits from the influx of federal military benefit dollars into our local economy.
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TELUS to invest an additional $13 million in IT infrastructure in Quebec
RIMOUSKI, QC, Dec. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - TELUS today opened its new $65 million Intelligent Internet Data Centre in Rimouski, announcing that it will invest an additional $13 million in added IT infrastructure to bring world-class cloud-based solutions to Quebec and Canadian businesses.
More than 80 per cent more energy-efficient than traditional data centres, the new facility ranks among the top-performing centres in North America and provides TELUS clients with maximum reliability and security. TELUS wants to contribute to Canada's and Quebec's competitiveness by offering world-class managed cloud-based solutions that will enable businesses to focus on their core activities, while providing business agility, helping to align IT with business strategy, and providing significant cost savings. TELUS has been named the top hosting provider in Canada* and its cloud-based solutions are the result of 20 years of experience in IT services.
"TELUS and our 5,500 Quebec-based team members are proud to celebrate our 85 years of history in the province with the opening of our new flagship facility. This is another significant investment for TELUS in Quebec, building on the $12.3 billion since 2000 that has enabled our presence to be felt in every corner of the province," said François Gratton, President of TELUS Quebec and Atlantic Canada."At TELUS, our clients are our top priority and our team of professionals is dedicated to helping businesses develop their full potential by offering them all the tools they need to stand out and succeed. With our new Internet Data Centre, companies can now harness the power of managed hosting and cloud computing solutions that are not only reliable, secure and flexible, but also hosted, managed and delivered in Canada."
For the construction of its new building, TELUS teamed up with Skanska, one of the world's leading data-centre construction companies, as well as with Callisson, Cosentini and Inertech. This project created more than 200 jobs in the Lower St. Lawrence area by calling on the expertise of some 15 local companies.
A unique design
The new TELUS Tier III design-certified centre is the first TELUS Internet data centre built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards. Its 1.15 Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating puts TELUS at the forefront of the industry. In addition, the new facility was constructed with a unique modular design, allowing TELUS to rapidly increase the space and power capacity for technical equipment and to tailor its service offerings based on the latest technology.
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Investments related to the Intelligent Internet Data Centre are in line with TELUS' consolidated capital spending targets for 2012.
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A vibrant corporate presence in Québec for nearly 85 years, TELUS currently employs over 5,500 team members in the province. Since 2000, the company has invested $12.3 billion in Québec's economy and infrastructure development. A Canadian industry leader, TELUS offers Québec communities access to state-of-the-art global communication technologies, at home, on the move and in the workplace. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, the company has contributed $30 million since 2005 to support local community organizations in Québec, such as Opération Enfant Soleil, the Dr. Julien Foundation, Les Oeuvres Jean Lafrance and the Association du cancer de l'Est du Québec.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading telecommunications company in Canada, thanks to $10.8 billion in annual revenue and 13 million customer connections, including 7.6 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and 635,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet Protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to numerous charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
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The first known photographs of the battlefield sites in Apache Canyon and Glorieta Pass were taken in 1880. This 1880 photo shows Pigeon's Ranch much the same as it probably appeared on March 28, 1862. The Santa Fe Trail runs in between ranch structures. Initial contact between the Texans and Pike's Peak miners occurred half a mile up the trail towards Glorieta Pass and west of the ranch, in the area shown in the upper right hand corner of the picture. Colonel Slough pulled his forces back to form a second defensive line of battle anchored at the center around the ranch buildings.
Questions for Photo 1
1. What are your immediate impressions of the terrain surrounding the ranch?
2. Why might the ranch have been a good defensive position with the Union cannon located on the trail?
3. Compare Photo 1 with Painting 1. What information does the photograph provide that the painting lacks? What information does the painting provide that the photograph lacks?
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Well it all starts out fine by some slick salesman calling you to tell you how the service from My Free Estimates can increase your business. Well being in an economic downturn, what contractor would not want to increase their business right?
So you get on-board with them and give them your credit card number, but what you don't know is that they are all laughing at you over at the My Free Estimates.com office and telling each other how they just got another poor schmuck to sign up for their lead service.
Now that they have your credit card number you have given them a license to steal and that's exactly what they do. First of all they sell their leads to many contractors, not just a few as they tell you. Next when you call the people to set up an appointment, even after you got the lead a minute before, guess what? You are about the 10th contractor that has called. Half of the time the people don't know what you are talking about. They never requested a quote on anything.
When you don't purchase any leads that they send you for a while, well they start to email you leads that you did not even want. When you call and complain, they tell you that they are trying to promote your business and since they already sent them to you, well there is nothing they can do. There is something that they can do and believe me, they do it.
They start to bomb your email with unwanted leads until you block them from sending any more. Then they swipe some more money from your credit card account just for some more good laughs. But there is a saying " He who laughs last laughs the loudest", because what I did is to dispute those charges on my credit card and cancel the card as well so they could not make any more unauthorized charges to it.
You think I am smart don't you? Well I am not! Know why? Well after spending thousands of dollars with them, guess how many jobs I came up with? That's right - NADA, nothing, zip! But after all they did promote business and increase business. Not mine though...theirs.
So people listen up! Take my advice! Don't let it happen to you! I have tried several of these types of lead companies and the only ones that make any money are the lead companies.We all know times are tough, and they know it too which is what allows them to continue to prey on good unsuspecting people. Do yourself a favor and don't fall victim too.
Myfreeestimates.com is the biggest scam in the world. They take your money even when you say no and when you can't do anything about it, they just laugh at you when you try to get your money back. My story: I was with them in 2006 and quit because the #s they were selling me, 45.00 each, either didn't know why I was calling or not working.
I tried to get credit, they wouldn't hear of it. So I quit even though I had money in my account after 2 or three years. He said was contacted by them, they said I had money in my account and if I would like to buy some leads. I told the story about the last time I was with them - what happened.
He told me it was under new management and promised it wouldn't happen again so I bought a lead. It was a good one, the people were at home. I told myself maybe it has changed so I called and I said I would like to put up 100.00 to purchase a few leads to try them out. He said fine and I gave my debit card # and then he said I would need to put up 350.00 more. I said NO I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. I hung up.
A week later I'm checking my bank and found out he hammered it anyway. The bank said they couldn't do anything about it and I would have to try to get it back from them which I tried and the guy laughed at me. They stole 450.00 from me and laughed at me. So I went ahead and bought 5 leads, I have yet to get 1 app from them 1 wanted material only. 1 just wanted a repair from the company. He bought his windows from the other 4, didn't know why I was calling them. So what I'm saying is they are sorry thieves.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHER CONTRACTORS THEY HAVE STOLEN FROM, MABYE WE CAN FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE THEY HAVE STOLEN A LOT OF MONEY. If you would like to contact me my email is **. My company name is affordable windows and siding. Please contact me so we can stop this from happening to anybody else. Believe me, I know plenty of lawyers that would love to sue people like this. Don't let them scam anyone else.
SOUTH BEND, IN, MINNESOTA -- It's just got to be a scam!! When my company signed up for MyFreeEstimates.com (out of Bloomington, MN) to receive roofing leads, we signed up for a prepaid package that was $450.00 for 10 leads, which turns out to be $45/lead. This is a pretty good rate for leads, so we THOUGHT we had a good thing going here.
We had only accepted 1 lead to date, but recently when we logged into our account thinking that we should still have 9 leads available to use. Much to our surprise, our account balance was at $ 0.00 and all of our leads are used up BUT the thing is, is that we had NOT ACCEPTED any of those 9 leads that we had left!! We couldn't believe the mistake they had made somehow!! We called the company and they said that there is nothing they can do about it because they tried to contact us to add more money to the account and weren't able get a hold of us.
We didn't want to ADD money, for we thought we still had $405 left to use in our account!!! So, we ask HOW DID THESE LEADS GET ACCEPTED??? MyFreeEstimates says that we accepted those leads because that's what the computer says and so we are out of luck, but then we asked them who could have possibly accepted them when NO ONE in our office did.
They have no response except that they will not do anything to help us out but get this!! They tell us that we can add money to receive more leads. WOW. If you ask me it's a total scam and I would not recommend that anyone trust or use this company to manage leads. We ended up paying $450 for 1 lead!!! We focus on roofing leads and the 1 lead we actually accepted was a roofing lead. The other 9 were for windows!!!! We wouldn't have and DIDN'T ever, EVER accept those leads!
MyFreeEstimates also has no record of us actually accepting them...NO copies of the fax that we are supposed to write "accept" on. NO copies of emails that we wrote "accept" on. NO record of phone calls that we said "accept" to.
Then when we asked them what record they had of us accepting these leads, they made a sarcastic remark saying "what are we supposed to keep track of the fingerprint on the faxes?" This was the manager who said this too. It just is downright wrong! MyFreeEstimates made a goof...and they are unwilling to even look at their mistake and/or service their clients! I am amazed and appalled at how this company is handling their business!!
CONNECTICUT -- I signed up for MyFreeEstimates to get leads for my home improvement company. Initial sign up was $350 for 10 leads after purchasing 7 leads without even being able to get in touch with any of the people whose information I purchased. On all 7 of the leads, they charged my debit card for $450 saying now lead prices have gone up to $45. I complained but understand that not every lead turns into a sale, but for a lead you are paying for, every lead should turn into an appointment.
At this point I had about $500 in the account and purchased every lead that came through, the only appointment that I got out of these leads was an hour drive and their person wanted one piece of clapboard replaced. What a joke that was. At this time MyFreeEstimates decided it was time to up the charge minimum to $900 so they got me for another $900.
At this time through a lot of swearing and yelling at the person in their customer service department, I canceled my contract with them over the phone which was approved by one of their representatives. I was beat out of the $900 so I tried purchasing more leads with the same terrible results. My account was down to $180 and stayed at $180 for 8 months then out of the blue, they decide to charge my account for $250 then why not another $100 just for good measure. It is the middle of winter and business is slow so they must need to suck money out of people.
I called and complained and they said to me, "yes you did cancel your contract over the phone and yes it was approved by one of our staff members, but they no longer work for the company so you now need to cancel by email or letter, and no we are not issuing a refund."
Do not do business with this company. I hope this complaint prevents another home improvement contractor from getting suckered into this online scam. I am now disputing the charges with my CC company and complaining with the Minnesota Better Business Bureau as well as filing a claim in small claims court in CT.
MINNESOTA -- This is just a vent because we are already out a "non-refundable" $1800.00. They took $1400 out of our account before we could stop "automatic payments." As soon as we cancelled, they said we still had available leads but they were either weeks old or disconnected.
Customer Service politely explains to you why it is your fault they provide poor leads but becomes progressively more rude and threatening if you persist in attempting to be compensated. We own a roofing company that is doing well but who likes to be screwed with no recourse? As we move more and more from deal-on-a-handshake ethics, BUYER BEWARE.
WASHINGTON -- I started with MyFreeEstimates 6 months ago. We went with their program because we needed more qualified leads that could generate revenue for our company. We paid $2000 for nothing. Every lead that they sent was a fake lead. 70% of the information on the contact form didn't lead to a customer with a bad number, a number that rang forever, email addresses that were never returned when accessed.
If I was able to contact the customer in person, every one of them said that they didn't ask to be contacted and never heard of My Free Estimates. I cancelled service and they are still taking money out of our account. They are currently under investigation and if they have your money you will not get any business and ever see your money again. They almost never answer their phones and when they do they make excuses and say they can't help you. They never answer their emails. Fraud!!!
During my membership with my free estimates it was a complete disappointment in every possible way imaginable from the quantity and quality of their leads to customer support. Shown below is a list of problems that happened within a short period of time.
My free estimates guaranteed that I would receive 17 leads per month. The first month I received approximately 4, thereafter it was anywhere from 0 to 2 leads per month. Leads were originally $35.00 each for roofing until my account ran down to zero then I would be billed $40.00 per thereafter.
Myfreestimates.com automatically refreshed my account of $350.00 when I still had $145.00 remaining. Since my account still had a remaining $145.00 myfreestimates.com had the nerve to say, "you're being billed $40.00 per lead now", not as originally agreed.
I complained to my sales representative who said, "you're not receiving that many leads because I see you're not on our premier program which is an additional fee of $240.00." This now means I would receive leads at a discount fee of $29.00 each and I would receive a text message and email when a lead is available for me.
The sales representative wanted my email address so that he could send a test message and if I don't receive it for me to call him back immediately. I never received the test message so I called him back and all I got was his voice mail. To make a long story short, I never heard from this man again.
After all this frustration, I decided to call the CEO Eric Carstens. This gentleman was very sympathetic and decided I was 100% in the right from my phone conversations with customer service. He decided myfreeestimates.com would refund my $590.00 plus the $145.00 I left in my account. I told him I already disputed the charge of $590.00 and all that you owe me is $145.00. He said, "no problem, I'll mail you a check immediately!"
I told Eric Carsten that maybe in two months I may feel differently about myfreeestimates.com and may rejoin. Eric said, "very good, I'll have a representative call you in 2 months." Now approximately 1-1/2 months go by and no check only a collection notice?
I called myfreeestimates.com and a representative said, I see you're in collection and to have a ** nice day and hung up. I called back and asked about the $145.00 owed, this same representative said, "you're not getting a ** dime!"
My Free Estimates is a company that I would highly recommend to just go away. Not only will they send you disconnected numbers, people that did not give their numbers out and bombard homeowners with 20 other contractors number - but they will charge your account at anytime. Customer service is a joke here. Look into their Better Business Bureau complaints in Minnesota. If you're looking for an honest, respectable company to deal with - then keep on looking!! This is not the company!
LAUREL, MARYLAND -- Charged my credit card before I gave them authorization, after reviewing their company. I decided not to go with them, they still charged my credit card without my signature on any contracts. They will tell you anything to get your money, but they are a rip off. Stay away.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN -- What a joke and waste of time MY FREE ESTIMATES.COM is...it is a total scam and rip off. 1st its not free!!! It's $45 PER LEAD...not even a job. I was signed up for 2 months and didn't get ONE return phone call, much less a paying job out of it!!! CONTRACTOR BEWARE!!! Hey if you want to give someone money, for the "possibility" of a job, give it to me, I'll only charge you 25$ for a phone number!!!


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If you're ready for some hot gear, the editors and writers of Deer & Deer Hunting did the legwork to find some of the best hunting gear for deer season!
During the annual, massive Archery Trade Association and Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade shows last January, our hearty D&DH crew hit the floor and put leather to concrete (well, carpet over concrete) to come up with some of the best gear coming out this year!
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— Mission's new Ballistic bow is packed with features but comes with a price tag that's great for budget-conscious shooters. The Ballistic offers a 30.5-inch overall length, draw weights from 50 to 70 pounds, a comfortable 7-inch brace height and other features normally found on higher-priced bows. This one's a winner for any hunter or 3-D shooter. $499 See it here now
— With blazing speed, smoothness and many other features, the PSE Dream Season DNA has a forged aluminum alloy riser and new Center Pull design that puts the arrow at the dead center of the bow. A new Core cam combined with Centerlock 2 limb pockets helps produce precise tuning for faster speeds and smoothness — up to 352 fps in PSE's tests. Brace height is six inches on the 31-inch bow, which has a draw range of 26 to 30 inches. At just 3.7 pounds, it's a lightweight speedster with hard-hitting impact. $899 See it here now
— Screamin' Heat is Code Blue's hot pheromone-enriched estrous scent, a mixture of natural secretions and pheromones combined with estrous urine. The combination is a superb buck attractor for curious and rutting bucks. Use it for drag trails and shot spots near your stand, and be ready for action. $17.99 See it here now
— Diehard bowhunters want a tough, reliable stand that offers no distractions, which is what the Summit Cobra SD is designed to do. It weighs just 18 pounds and has an open front, meaning no obstructions whether you're standing or sitting. Comprised of a strong aluminum alloy with welded Summitlokt joints, the five-channel platform provides plenty of foot space. Backpack straps assist for the pack in and out with your buck. $259
— CVA's Optima muzzleloader quickly became popular when it was introduced a decade ago, and the upgraded Optima V2 will turn heads. Featuring the easy break-action design, the V2 offers a Quick Release Breech Plug that makes cleaning a breeze, along with an ambidextrous stock and DuraSight Dead-On Scope Mount. The addition of the dual-use aluminum PalmSaver Ramrod is a great upgrade. It's available in blued carbon steel or stainless barrels with black or Realtree Xtra Green camo. $320 to $425 See it here now
— Footwear technology continues to improve, and LaCrosse has a solid hit with the waterproof 18-inch AeroHead. Easy to slip on and remove, it has numerous features we like: 3.5mm insulating neoprene rated to minus 30 degrees, a protective "liquid polyurethane over neoprene" construction to resist abrasions while adding lightweight insulation, and an injected polyurethane insole for cushioning and stability. For those of us with thick legs, the adjustable back gusset and strap is a great addition. $140 See it here now
— Handgun hunting for whitetails takes a twist with the Glock 20SF in 10mm Auto, which provides ample firepower with appropriate ammunition. The 20SF has 550 ft/lbs of muzzle energy and the legendary Glock durability capable of withstanding hard use and brutal weather conditions. Practice is critical, of course, and most hunters using the 10mm recommend bowhunting ranges for deer. Check your state's regulations regarding magazine capacity and firearm requirements for game animals. $550 and up See it here now
— This is a cool idea: Create a grunt call that looks like an antler. Knight & Hale has done it with Da' Bone, an exhale-only grunt call made of a soft, pliable material that won't ding or clank. Da' Bone produces deep tones of a whitetail buck, soft for quiet mornings or loudly if you need to get a deer's attention. $20 See it here now
— With a storied history for reliable ammunition, Hornady offers the American Whitetail line in nine of the most popular calibers: .243 Win., .25-06 Rem., .270 Win., 7mm-08 Rem., 7mm Rem. Mag., .30-30 Win., .308 Win., .30-06 Sprg. and .300 Win. Mag. The famed Hornady InterLock bullet offers flat trajectories for hard-hitting impact and penetration with controlled expansion. Definitely a winner for whitetail hunters. $20 and up See it here now
— Remington hits the bull's-eye with its Model 783 CrossFire, a budget-conscious rifle in four great calibers — .270, .30-06, .308 and 7mm Rem. Mag. — and packed with features. The CrossFire has a sleek pillar-bedded synthetic stock topped with a SuperCell recoil pad and a free-floated and button-rifled carbon steel barrel. The trigger is adjustable from 2.5 to 5 pounds. It's tough, durable and reliable, which is what hunters expect and want from a solid big-game rifle. $450 and up
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This April, roots-rock singer-guitarist Bonnie Raitt released her first album in seven years, Slipstream. It's classic Raitt, mixing bluesy slide-guitar riffs with her soulful voice and a pop-friendly sensibility.
The delivery system, however, is brand-new. After years of working with the majors, Raitt decided to start her own label, Redwing Records. Raitt runs Redwing with the help of a tiny staff; Slipstream is the first release in its catalog.
"A lot of my peers have been doing it for a while," Raitt tells NPR's Jacki Lyden. "John Prine was one of the first to do it years ago — Oh Boy Records. And then Jackson Browne and Beth Nielsen Chapman were two people that I talked to, and Beth said, 'You'll love the math.' "
Raitt says Chapman was right: Advances in recording technology have made extremely small labels sustainable. But she says it's important to remember that there's more to releasing an album than the recording budget.
"The way that manufacturing is now with the digital age, the cost of making a CD is so much less than it was," she says. "Since I always love to tour, we'll be able to let people know there's some new music. But you need to have all your ducks lined up: a great PR company, a great distribution arm and a fantastic team of four women that are just superpowers."
If you're just joining us, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden. And it's time now for music.
LYDEN: Bonnie Raitt waited almost 20 years before her first number one album. That was 1989's "Nick of Time." Today, she's enjoying another resurgence. Her latest album, "Slipstream," is her highest-charting record in almost two decades, the fact made all the more impressive because it's the first release on her own label.
BONNIE RAITT: (Singing) You know that I need your love. You've got that hold over me. Long as I've got your love, you know I'll never leave.
LYDEN: But the road back for Bonnie Raitt has taken a toll. Since her last recording, she endured the deaths of her father, the Broadway singer John Raitt, her mother and her brother, all within five years of each other. When I caught up with her backstage before a performance this week, she said she just had to take a break from recording.
RAITT: I really just wanted to live and not just recover from the losses and go through my brother's things and the estate. But what I did was that was invaluable was I learned to balance taking care of myself and being a good sister and a good girlfriend and friend to my friends and really listening. Not just dropping in, because you can avoid real life by being not just a celebrity but by being on the road all the time. And I just wanted to be Bonnie Raitt without the capitals. You know, I just wanted to see what it was like to live a regular life. And so I really needed and had the luxury of pulling away and taking some time to really grieve and process so I know how lucky I am.
RAITT: (Singing) But the world is always beautiful when it's seen in full retreat. The worst of life looks beautiful, as it slips away in full retreat.
LYDEN: Did you tour in the summertimes with your father? Did he do SummerStage sometimes?
RAITT: He did - actually, he did 25 consecutive years of Summerstock.
LYDEN: I swear I saw him - I feel like I did - at a place called the Melody Top...
RAITT: Exactly.
LYDEN: ...in Milwaukee that my mother would take me to.
RAITT: Oh, he played there (unintelligible)...
LYDEN: Yeah, Melody Top.
RAITT: I mean, there was a circuit where the stars of the shows, and in his case, "Oklahoma," "Pajama Game," "Carousel" were his big three. He always used to come out in my California shows and sing "Oklahoma" at the, you know, Hollywood Bowl or the Greek Theater. And this audience would stand up and sing it with him and, you know, he'd steal the show every time. And, you know, what - of all the incredible duets that I've been able to sing, you know, John Raitt was still the one that I just shook in my boots just standing next to him. I loved him so much.
BONNIE RAITT AND JOHN RAITT: (Singing) The thing that's known as romance is wonderful, wonderful. In every way, so they say.
LYDEN: I'm speaking with legendary singer and guitarist Bonnie Raitt. Her new album is called "Slipstream." I want to ask a little bit about the title. You know, we were kind of wondering, "Slipstream." And I said, isn't that an aeronautical term? Why'd you choose it? I mean, I know now because I looked it up.
RAITT: Yes, I know.
LYDEN: You tell me why you chose it and what it means to you.
RAITT: What it means is that it's the kind of ease you get being in a slipstream of people that are going in front and it makes your resistance, literally, you know, aeronautically or even in a sailboat. You know, you pick up more speed, and it's more easy. And I wanted to say that I'm in a slipstream of these styles of music that are always represented on my record. It's not a formula, but I'm honoring those people that I love and those influence, and I - hopefully, I'm setting a slipstream for those behind me.
LYDEN: You covered a couple of Bob Dylan songs here. You ever feel when you are covering someone else - because we almost think of you sometimes as a musical curator - do you ever feel at all intimidated or a bit nervous about covering someone like Dylan?
RAITT: You know, maybe I should. But I'm so in that slipstream of Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Tony Bennett, my dad. I mean, when they would sing, they didn't look who wrote the song. I mean, they would appreciate it, but, I mean, my great joy is, as you said - thank you for saying that - as a curator because that's how I feel every time I make a record. I should maybe have been intimidated.
LYDEN: No. Not necessarily. Have you ever met him?
RAITT: Oh, yeah. I met him back in my early days at the Gaslight.
LYDEN: At the Gaslight Inn.
RAITT: In New York - sorry - Greenwich Village. That's, you know, my first gigs of (unintelligible). He heard about me from a waitress there who was a friend. And it was during a period of time after his motorcycle accident when no one had heard from him. She said, you know, a friend of mine wants to meet you. He's heard about you. And she took me to this place, and he answers the door. And he wanted me come in a play some guitar. So we'd be - we don't get to see each other very often, but I've known him since then.
RAITT: (Singing) I'm drifting in and out of dreamless sleep. Throwing all my memories in a ditch, a ditch so deep. I did so many things I never did intend to do. And I tried to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you.
LYDEN: I know that, as rough as the last two years has been, this album is doing really well. You've landed in the top 10 on Billboard - and that has to be very, very gratifying because this the first time that you've done that with the record in about, what 18 years, I think?
RAITT: Well, this record has jumped out of the box. This was a phenomenal beginning for me. And to have it be on Redwing, on my own label, it sends a really big signal that it's possible to do this on your own and get some traction.
LYDEN: Did you do anything special to celebrate?
RAITT: No.
LYDEN: Or did you just - just played another gig in another town?
RAITT: It was, you know, it's - it was hard to get sleep for various reasons the first couple of months before. I mean, we were doing promo in the mornings. So - and then there were six-hour rehearsals, and then you would go out with your band and your friends and try to fit in some social life and - but then, like all of us, we go online to think we're going to pick up on our emails, and then there's all these great reviews coming in. So I was up until really late, you know, just basking and celebrating with people who are already awake in different time zones. It's like - it's just surreal when your product comes out and not only is it well received, but it's just selling, you know? I mean, it's fantastic. I guess what I celebrated was not sleeping.
RAITT: (Singing) You were sleeping in your happy home, when you woke up, baby, your life had come and gone. And now you're mystified, standing with the rest of us, who used to rule the world.
LYDEN: I think the time that I remember listening to you the most avidly was the "Nick of Time" album - of course, beloved album. I was based in Amman, Jordan, then. It was the Gulf War. And my ritual between filing - I had some time around 5 o'clock - was to fill a bath, light a candle and listen to that album.
RAITT: I'm very, very moved by that.
RAITT: (Singing) Don't have to humble yourself, to me. I ain't the judge of your king. Baby, you know I ain't no queen of Sheba...
LYDEN: I remember one of my colleagues gave this to Queen Noor because of the queen of Sheba line.
RAITT: Are you serious? And I must tell John Hiatt that. Oh, my gosh. He wrote that song. I mean, that is so fantastic.
LYDEN: Yeah. It was great.
RAITT: It makes me so happy that that song would reach the end of the world in the middle of - that you got out of that time period. I remember being...
LYDEN: It was my sanctuary.
RAITT: Wow.
LYDEN: It's really been just wonderful. Thank you.
RAITT: Thank you so much for coming out. Wonderful to be part of it, Jacki.
LYDEN: That's singer Bonnie Raitt. Her latest album is called "Slipstream." You can hear a few tracks on our website, normusic.org. We spoke backstage just before her show at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, this past week.
RAITT: (Singing) It was more than just any old Friday night fight, with your mean left hook and my roundhouse right. We were both going for the heavyweight crown... Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
For the crust, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Pat this mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan.
Make the filling: In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and granulated sugar. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, and then beat in the vanilla. Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 1 hour. Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the topping: In a bowl, mix the sour cream, sugar, and vanilla until well blended. Spread this mixture over the warm cake and return to the oven for 4 minutes. Let the cake cool to room temperature in the pan, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. At serving time, use a table knife to loosen the cake from the pan. Remove the sides of the pan and place the cake on a platter, leaving it on pan bottom. To make the praline sauce, in a small heavy saucepan stir together the brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the corn syrup and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the nuts and vanilla. Cool slightly. Serve the cheesecake, passing the sauce in a bowl with a small ladle. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
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1. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttongroove25 Apr 19, 2012 8:24 AM (in response to Peter79879)
2. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttonPeter79879 Apr 22, 2012 9:03 AM (in response to groove25)
The button is correctly aligned.
When I scale the (9 slice) button with a singel word or with a underscore in the text over_mijzelf it centers it correctly.
But it has difficulties with a space in it
3. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttongroove25 Apr 22, 2012 10:29 AM (in response to Peter79879)
Was this button a "rich symbol" from the Common Library? If so, are you editing the text from within the Symbol Properties panel?
Unfortuntately, the version of Fireworks that I use (FW8) predates these features, so it's difficult for me to advise here. When I open the attached button, the text appears distored on the canvas. And in the symbol editor, the second word is missing entirely.
Re-reading your last reply, are you saying that the problem occurs when you create the button or only when you scale the button? According to the following link, 9-slice scaling cannot be applied to a symbol containing text:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/fireworks/cs/using/WS4c25cfbb1410b0021e63e3d1152b00d277-7ff4.h tml
4. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttonPeter79879 Apr 23, 2012 2:58 AM (in response to groove25)
I don't understand why the 9-slice scaling doesn't work on a custum button.
When I use a button out of the common libery it also hase a 9-slice scaling.
I have tried to replace the background of a button out of the common libery but unfortunately that didnt work
5. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttongroove25 Apr 23, 2012 8:21 AM (in response to Peter79879)
Sorry, I don't have these features...
Just to be clear: In the example you've provided, there may be no need for 9-slice scaling as there are no rounded corners or other details that might distort when using a standard Transform command. (But perhaps you've provided a simplified example here?)
Also, here's one workaround: If the button has a flat background, you could get away with inserting an "invisible character" to approximate the space. For example, insert a period (.) instead of a space and assign it the same color as the background.
(Alternatively, I wonder if inserting a hard space, or non-breaking space, might work. I can't recall the keystroke for this—it might vary by operating system—but you could Google it and give it a try.)
In case it's helpful to you, this 4-minute video offers a decent demonstration of the 9-slice scaling tool:
http://colorburned.com/2010/03/use-9-slice-scaling-in-adobe-fireworks-cs4-to-scale-objects -without-distortion.html
6. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttonPeter79879 Apr 25, 2012 7:45 AM (in response to groove25)
Tanks for the tips, unfortunately, the included link does not work.
The button exists indeed with round corners with a gradient which makes it hard to use a "invisible character"
If I wil find a fiting aolution I will put it in here
7. Re: How to center multiple text in a buttongroove25 Apr 25, 2012 8:33 AM (in response to Peter79879)
Whoah! All the content on that site (colorburned.com) seems to have disappeared overnight.
Here's a link to the same 4-minute video from another site: http://happys365days.blogspot.com/2010/03/colorburned-use-9-slice-scaling-in.html


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How does one extract just a channel? There still has to be some sort of conversion. Raw formats aren't actual file formats. Something still has to be done to change the raw data into a visible image. Given the makeup of the typical sensor, how do you end up with a continuous tone image? Why does it not have gaps? That is, if you take just the green pixel information, why are there not gaps where the red and blue pixels would normally be?
Something still has to be done to change the raw data into a visible image.
There are no gaps because you only take the pixels of the desired channel: R, G1, G2 or B. Maybe this illustrates:Left: Bayer mosaic, Right: just the B channelThere is no conversion, just put the chosen RAW numbers on a bitmap and save it as any desired image format. RAW numbers are visible in a straightforward way, and a RAW histogram can be plotted using those numbers as well, without existing any image.
There is still some intermediary work that has to happen.
OK, but you can't use it straight out of the camera. There is still some intermediary work that has to happen.
Vladimirovic, yes software has to 'read' the JPEG but a JPEG can still be used straight out of the camera. A raw file can't. JPEG is an actual image file format. Raw files aren't.
sure, clipping is when your capture/display device does not display the full range of luminosity/color present in reality. but isn't that a uniquely human judgement? after all, how does the software know that the white of a cloud is clipped and it really wasn't that white? we know because the cloud in reality has many tonal variations and when we see a cloud that looks like a white paper cutout, we say the cloud had its whites clipped. but how does software know to put blinkies in the cloud? or for that matter, how does a camera know to do that in the lcd or its electronic viewfinder? if the camera can 'show' that it's not capturing certain tones, then how is it detecting those tones?is the algorithm simply looking for consecutive pixels of the exact same tone and assigning the clipping indicator to it? (after all there is no homogeneity in the real world, right?) i guess i am asking how does software define clipping?
Perhaps better understanding can be gained by considering scene capture by the sensor and conversion to a color image as separate subjects? And the use of the word 'clipping' itself can be questionable, IMHO.The sensor is sometimes said to have a linear gain characteristic (curve) with respect to incident illuminance but we all know that it does not - it has an 'S' shaped curve with a fairly linear portion in the middle. For example, one of my cameras has a sensor well capacity of 77,000 electrons but is stated to have acceptable linearity in the range of 40,000 electrons or so.
GL and Vladimirovich, you both know full well what I mean and am saying.
Xpat,You have one strange sensor that gives a sigmoidal characteristic curve. How did you determine this? Most digital sensors are linear and this can be shown by photographing a step wedge and observing the pixel values in Rawdigger.
4.3 PerformanceThe total quantum efficiency of the F7 at 625nm is approximately 49% including the effects of fill factor. Total quantum efficiency is over 45% from about 530nm to beyond 660nm. Testing is underway to establish the limits of wavelength response. The F7 is expected to have useful sensitivity extending from below 300nm to 1000nm or higher. Well capacity is approximately 77,000 electrons per photodiode but the usual operating point (for restricted nonlinearity) corresponds to about 45,000 electrons. Photo response non-uniformity (PRNU) is less than ±1%.
I have neither Stouffer wedges nor RawDigger, so I myself have determined nothing. Perhaps I was misled by the somewhat sigmoidal graphs for DR found in places like this http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sigmasd1/12. They're nowhere near as linear as yours.
the use of the word 'clipping' itself can be questionable, IMHO
...What happens on the sensor can't be taken in isolation though because, excepting shooting JPEG, we can't use what comes off the sensor without conversion. The entire chain has to be taken as a whole.
Bjanes (or may I call you Bill?),Funny you should say "sigmoidal"! The sensor I quoted is in fact the Foveon F7 as used in the Sigma SD9 DSLR, and the numbers came from a paper by Gilblom, et al, "Operation and performance of a color image sensor with layered photodiodes":I see that, in my earlier post, I said 40,000 electrons not 45,000 as above. Poor memory, sorry.I have neither Stouffer wedges nor RawDigger, so I myself have determined nothing. Perhaps I was misled by the somewhat sigmoidal graphs for DR found in places like this http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sigmasd1/12. They're nowhere near as linear as yours.
the sensitivity of the A/D converter would be set such that maximum would be at the equivalent of [45,000]. E.g., for a 12-bit camera, 4095 = [45,000] electrons. This is done exactly to keep the sensor operating in its linear range.
Prints are images... the rest are ones and zeros handled by one kind of software or another to "read them, manipulate them, display them" - and as such are volatile and do not exist in the real world.


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Designer Vera Wang says she never imagined she would be designing clothes for the Super Bowl.
It wasn't uniforms, of course, but opera singer Renee Fleming's dramatic, black-and-white gown that Wang designed. Fleming sang the national anthem at the football game Feb. 2.
"I was thrilled," Wang said in an interview before displaying her fall collection on Tuesday. "She's a very dear friend, and she's also one of the greatest operatic stars in the world, and you know it's a very big honor for me to dress her for something as amazing as the Super Bowl. It was really two American icons and I think brought together in such an unusual way."
As for her runway show Tuesday, Wang said her theme was "dark romance."
For her fall collection, shown for the first year in a Chelsea gallery rather than the Lincoln Center tents, Wang went to a darker color palette, featuring lots of black and charcoal, along with slightly more muted colors like pewter and bronze. Tartan was big — in coats, cloaks, skirts and jackets, and printed on lighter fabrics like chiffon, too, in blouses. There were also argyle sweaters and vests, long and roomy.
Wang said she was trying to portray "the tension of a boy meets girl — I mean tomboy and central female. There's still the play on sheer and opaque. There's a toughness, but there's still, I like to think, a sensuality. So it's all those things that have I think come to define our brand, but this time certainly I wanted to fully explore a darker sense of romance. "
That dark romance was projected best in flowing, silky items like an evening robe in a blurry floral print. The robe was paired with drawstring pants, and, for accessories, a fringe necklace wit tangled jeweled insects.
That's right, insects. They played a big role in the collection — not live ones, thankfully. One jacket bore a large printed bug on the back. In front, it said: "You Bug Me."


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Hi! This is Jera in Seattle from http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.com sharing a quick weekend project that doesn't involve sewing for a change, though it does involve getting your hands a bit messy! I used the "Halloween Night" charm pack by Minick & Simpson; I'd love to see someone do a Christmas version. To make roughly 7 ornaments, you will need approximately 15 five inch squares (aka charm squares). You can use the leftover charm squares to make a matching table runner. All of the ingredients below (other than the charm pack) can be found at a crafts store.
- Foam balls (2″ in diameter and/or 3″ in diameter)
- 1 charm pack, Halloween Night
- ModPodge
- Clear brush-on glaze finish
- Paint brush
- Wire (I used fabric-coated wire from the floral section)
- Ribbon
- Halloween tree (from JoAnn's); or make your own similar to the one below using branches:
Step 1 – From your charm pack, choose about 10-15 charm squares. Cut these into strips no wider than 1". If you're using smaller foam balls, I wouldn't cut them any wider than ½ ".
Step 2 – Get your hands messy! (Tip: I covered my table with parchment paper). With a paint brush, apply a single coat of Mod Podge where you plan to place a fabric strip:
Place the fabric strip over the Mod Podge and smooth down with your fingers. Then, secure the strip by brushing it down with more Mod Podge. Don't brush it on too thick:
Repeat the above steps but with another strip. Simply layer the fabric strips as needed until the entire foam ball is covered:
Let the fabric/Mod-Podged ball(s) dry on parchment paper overnight.
Step 3 – After the fabric balls have dried, apply a thin coat of clear brush-on glaze coating and then let it dry again overnight.
Step 4 – Create the ornament hanger. As shown below, cut approximately 4" of stem wire. Bend 2" of one end over to create a ½"-1" loop, and using the remaining wire secure the loop by wrapping the wire around the main stem to create a little knot.
Step 5 – Using a thin blade (e.g. the tip of an old pair of appliqué scissors), make a small incision on the fabric ball so that the blade cuts through the fabric. Insert the end of the wire hanger (the end that doesn't have the loop) into the incision until it stops at the knot. The foam secures the wire better than I thought, but you can also apply clear glue around the base of the knot to reinforce it. If desired, add a bow using ribbon at the base of the loop.
That's it! You can use the leftover charm squares to make a matching table runner. The tutorial can be found here 🙂
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can someone help me make a app that isn't visible in the task manager or the app can't be killed
i need it to start netcat with some options
I'm not sure what your intentions are, but they don't look too good from my end... Anyway, here's a snippet from a blog I found:
From blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing
Programs can try to make themselves more difficult to kill (deny PROCESS_TERMINATE access, deny PROCESS_CREATE_THREAD access so people can't CreateRemoteThread(EndProcess), deny PROCESS_VM_WRITE so people can't scribble into your stack and make you doublefault, deny PROCESS_SUSPEND_RESUME so they can't suspend you), but eventually you just can't stop them from, say, elevating to Debug privilege, debugging your process, and moving EIP to "ExitProcess".
While that is how to make it difficult to quit, I'm sure that if you contact the authors of one of these keyloggers they might tell you the tricks of the trade.
TAZForum <---- click
For a first post, that was not too subtle huh?
Try looking at the Sony rootkit software?...............you get a free music CD with every copy
Then you have to figure out how to re-engineer it to your requirements.
I'm not sure what your intentions are, but they don't look too good from my end..
I have good intensions.I want to run it on my friends pc (he wants to experiment with ports and some software)
We didn't come in yesterday's mail. There's only one reason for that and it is:
Relyt@play: #nc -1 -(some switch) (some port number) -(some switch) /bin/sh or cmd.exe
Connection refused, try again later.
I have found a way how to hide the process
But how to make it run on startup (without puting it in startup folder)?
Where in the registry should i put the path to the app?
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A Computerworld blog post reads: "You gotta love it. Microsoft has decided that it will ho ahead and kill off easy access to XP on June 30th. On behalf of desktop Linux users everywhere, and our first cousins, the Mac fans, thanks. You've given us the best shot we'll ever have of taking the desktop."


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Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. An Elvis impersonator may be a cliche, but Zac Hutchenson and Chastity Floyd found something original. They reenacted the wedding of Elvis Presley's parents. Back in 1933, Vernon Presley was too young to marry without his parent's permission, so at age 17 he lied about his age, borrowed the cash for a license and wed Gladys Smith. The recreation of that marriage before a justice of the peace is an annual event in Vernon, Mississippi. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Cat Sticks His Face Through Cardboard, and It's Art
Anime goes ani-meow!
So! "The cat's name is Guagua ("瓜瓜"), and it was Guagua's birthday celebration, for which its owner ... drew these characters on cardboard. Characters and anime included in this awesome 'cosplay' [are] Christine Mi, Dino, Gold Sparkle, Kiki's Delivery Service, QB, Green Drive, the Old Anchor, Gintama and Naruto." And that, ladies and gentlemen, is an art project we can get behind (although we can't guarantee that no animals were harmed in the process, which is actually kind of unsettling, come to think of it).


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Who Stole The Moon? Promo fun
·26 november 2010
Selling a book means sometimes you have to put way your mouse and keyboard, and take paper, glue and scissors instead! These promo-shelves for russian books were designed and hand-made by me for a local book retailer. Fun!
Who Stole The Moon? Interview on BBC Radio
·18 november 2010
The book author, Helen Stratton-Would, have been interiewed by BBC radio! Listen to the interview here:
Interview, mp3, 10 min, 9 Mb
2011 calendars
·16 november 2010
In case you were interested - 2011 calendars with my artworks are available for purchase (through zazzle.com) or as PDF download:
Кто Украл Луну? Книжка на русском уже в продаже!
·16 november 2010
Я ужасно рад сообщить вам о том, что книжка "Кто Украл Луну?" на русском языке выпущена в продажу! Вы можете купить ее по адресу -
Who Stole The Moon? book ready for immediate shipping!
·6 november 2010
I'm excited to announce that the books are ready and we started shipping them! If you did not yet get your copy, buy it now - whostolethemoon.com !
Who Stole The Moon? Pencil Sketches
·5 november 2010
Every illustration starts with a sketch. I wanted to share the pencil sketches that I did to draw the book. I hope it will give you better vision of creative process, exciting but exhausting :-) Thanks!
Who Stole The Moon? The book is available for pre-order!
·15 október 2010
This is huge! After several months of sketching, drawing, redrawing, and another couple of months preparing for print, developing website, and so on - the first ever book for children with my illustrations - Who Stole The Moon? - is available for pre-order!
The book has a dedicated website, where you can look inside, order online, and more:
Right now, the books are being printed in 3 locations. Books in English will be printed in and distributed from USA and UK, books in Russian - from Russia. Books in more languages will certainly follow, but unfortunately I cannot predict when (I'd say no sooner than next 3-4 months).
Me and book author, Helen Stratton-Would, decided to cooperate and self-publish, instead of going more common way. So far, this has been challenging but exciting venture! I'll post more thoughts about self-publishing process in next blog posts.
So, why wait when you can pre-order now? I expect the books will be ready for delivery by October 30. If you order before that, there is a nice pre-order discount - check out book's website for more info. (Did I mention every book comes with a tiny surprise?)
Below is the official press release for the book, by Niki Shepheard.
Local children's author reaches for the stars - or should that be moon?
News Release-----
A local Mum is hoping to follow in the footsteps of JK Rowling by publishing her first children's book entitled 'Who Stole the Moon'.
Helen Stratton-Would who lives in Empingham, Rutland originally wrote the enchanting story after the birth of her first son Bertie a couple of years ago.
What is remarkable about this story though is that the book is being published with the help of Russian illustrator Vlad Gerasimov - despite the two having never met! They have never even spoken on the phone as Helen explains:
"I wrote the story last year and was looking to see if there were any other stories around with the same title on the internet, so decided to google the title 'Who Stole the Moon?'.
" At first nothing came up under this heading but then I found an amazing illustration called 'They Stole the Moon'. It was incredible – like it was answering the question of my book title!
"I had a look at the website vladstudio.com which belongs to the illustrator that created it and immediately fell in love with his work. So I contacted him to see if he would be interested in a joint venture.
"He was reluctant to begin with as he had a lot of work on but asked me to send over the story. I sent it over and he loved it and we started working together straight away."
The result twelve months later is a beautifully illustrated and delightful children's book, and a whole new career venture for Helen - all as a result of a chance meeting of minds via the internet.
Helen continues; "It's remarkable when you consider that we have never spoken either on the telephone or in person but the meeting of minds on this project has created a book that we are both extremely happy with and we have both achieved what we set out to achieve.
"We have worked very hard to make sure the illustrations represent the story and that the detailed pictures offer lots of discussion for parents whilst reading to their child.
"We also aimed for the book to be educational as well as calming so that children can gain more understanding of the nocturnal world."
'Who Stole the Moon' will be available to buy from mid October at the following stockists: Walkers Bookshop Oakham, 27 High Street Oakham, Walkers Bookshop Stamford, 10 High Street, Stamford, Unicorn Tree Books, Sincil Street, Lincoln and The Book Nook, 1st Avenue, 1 St John's Place, Hove, East Sussex. Books will also be available at a discounted rate on www.whostolethemoon.com. Why not buy yours in time for the next full moon on 23rd October?
For more information please contact Vladstudio Publishing on email@example.com
Vladstudio is one of KDE Oxygen wallpaper contest winners!
·21 november 2007
Introducing Vladstudio Puzzles for iPad!
·30 september 2010
Attention iPad owners - now you can play Vladstudio puzzles on your iPad!
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Rock stars - now as wood carvings!
·30 júl 2010
Raul de Soroa from Brazil was inspired by my wallpaper Rock Stars and created these figures (hand-cut using a scroll saw) from brazilian hardwood called Massaranduba. Just take a look at these photos! They are so incredibly cool.
Thanks Raul!
If you want to buy these (or enquire for other custom) wood carvings, feel free to contact him at email@example.com