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Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to "toastify." It's time for tonight's Stoner Channel. We've collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo.
Tonight's nearly ripe nug of Purple Bubba comes from an anonymous reader.
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Bill Hays and His Pocket Predator
Bill Hays is America's answer to Joerg Sprave. Guy makes some crazy high-tech slingshots that can shoot anything from marble and rocks to buckshot and arrows. And from the video, pretty damn accurately too.
How to Make Sushi That Glows in the Dark
Yes, it's relatively safe to eat bioluminescent fish. No, you will not absorb their bioluminescent powers by doing so. Regardless of how absurdly awesome that would be.
The Walmart of Weed Sets Up in DC
WeGrow Hydroponics, a growers supply store billed as the "Walmart of Weed" has just opened its first store on the East Coast. DC is set to announce the winners o its grower's permit which grants the right to sell one's weed to dispensaries. The new WeGrow location is just a few miles from Capitol Hill. I'm sure the irony of weed being legally sold just a few blocks from the federal body responsible for its nationwide ban is not lost on law-makers. [Chicago Tribune via Consumerist - Image: BlueMauMau]
Watch Hundreds Of New Yorkers Battle Like Darth Maul
"There was even a zombie or two." I can't think of a weapon I'd rather have during a zombiepocalyse than a light saber. Perpetually sharp, silent, doubles as a flashlight—I mean, what doesn't it do?
That Time NIN Played Dance Party USA
You will never see Trent Reznor the same again after watching him awkwardly thrash about in full light.
Jelly Fish Frozen In Glass Lamp Glows In the Dark-JELLY. FISH. LAMP!
Once again, eating the Jelly Fish Lamp will not impart any sort of glowing to the consumer, only a mild electric shock and glass shards.
Are You a Green Gardener?
Care to show off your handiwork to the Internets? If so, we want pics of your best buds, your highest-tech setups, and your bushiest bushes. Send images—960x540 minimum but we prefer 1600x900—of your legal stashes (no High Times ripoffs please) to atarantola at Gizmodo.com and we'll feature the best at the top each night's Stoner Channel. Put "The Stoner Channel" in the subject line while you're at it.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College tennis programs and head coach Steve Barsby have announced the cancellation of their matches tomorrow, March 9 against the North Georgia Saints, moving them to Thursday.
There is a 70 percent chance of rainfall tomorrow at the Centennial Center Tennis Courts, so the match will be made up Thursday, March 10 at 2 p.m.
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More than any other act, they gave hip-hop its social conscience -- the Bob Dylans of the rap world, if you will. They also had a big hand in rock fans taking rap music seriously. And they scared a lot of people.
When you remember all those facets of Chuck D and Public Enemy, it's no surprise that the pioneering New York rap troupe found no place for themselves in today's corporate-run, fluff-catering, mind-numbing mainstream hip-hop industry. It might come as a surprise, though, that these giants of rap looked to little old Minneapolis for some guidance on how to reinvent themselves.
"Honestly, Rhymesayers was one of the two main outfits we looked at in figuring out how to move forward," Chuck D said, with no prompting, about Minnesota's independent hip-hop mini-empire. "They set up a real good prototype for the rest of us and showed us how to do it."
That was just one of many bombs he dropped in a phone interview the day after Thanksgiving, when he started hyping the Hip-Hop Gods Tour coming to First Avenue on Thursday.
An all-star revue of sorts featuring Public Enemy and eight other rap acts that date back to the '80s -- including Monie Love, the X-Clan and Schoolly D -- Hip-Hop Gods is an extension of HipHopGods.Rapstation.com, one of several new websites that Chuck is involved in to give veteran hip-hop artists a platform to create and promote new music. Another of those sites, the distribution aggregator SpitDigital.com, is how PE released two new albums over the past four months.
These new-era platforms seem ironically timed to the other big news about Public Enemy: Chuck and his cronies are on the ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 25 years after the release of their debut album "Yo! Bum Rush the Show."
Even more than N.W.A. (also on the ballot), they seem like a shoo-in to be the fourth rap act to hit the hall, after Run-DMC, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five and the Beastie Boys, who were inducted by Chuck himself at last year's ceremony.
The rapper pointed to some of the hall's biggest names for what he said is "racist treatment of our legacies by the music industry." (Another bomb!)
"I think it's time for classic hip-hop to start getting treated more like classic rock," said the real-life Carlton Ridenhour, now 52. "There are too many radio stations to count still playing the Beatles and the Stones and Led Zeppelin, but there aren't any still playing Run-DMC and LL Cool J and Public Enemy."
Pointing to the parent companies of BET, MTV and many FM stations, he added, "We clearly can't rely on Clear Channel and Viacom -- who have way too much power over the modern rap world -- to keep our legacies relevant, or to lend any support to new music we are creating.
"I think we're as classic as Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar," he concluded with a laugh. (Coincidentally, he stars with Abdul-Jabbar in a new episode of the Sundance Channel's "Iconoclast" series.)
Most hip-hop fans would agree with Chuck's assessment of Public Enemy, which he created with high-wire sidekick Flavor Flav while they were attending Adelphi University on Long Island in New York. After joining Run-DMC and the Beasties on Rick Rubin's fledgling Def Jam label to release "Yo! Bum Rush the Show," the group quickly put out two more incendiary and revered albums, "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" and "Fear of a Black Planet."
Controversy came hand in hand with success. With its militaristic stage shows (guns included), radical politics and blunt deliveries, PE struck a combative stance epitomized in its anthem "Fight the Power" -- a song that played a pivotal role in "Do the Right Thing," Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated 1989 drama about the racial divide.
"None of it was ever contrived in any way, or done just for the sake of stirring up controversy and getting attention," Chuck recalled. With a slight laugh, he added, "You gotta remember: In the Reagan and first Bush era, any black person who raised their voice was considered controversial. So it really wasn't hard to get that kind of attention."
He addressed one specific controversy circa 1989, when one of the group's three DJ/producers, Professor Griff, was accused of making anti-Semitic statements while discussing turmoil in the Middle East. Griff is the only original member still active in PE's production crew.
"Originally, Griff didn't say anything anti-Semitic," Chuck insisted. "The real controversy there was: 'Why is this black man talking about something as intellectually challenging as Israel and Palestine? Go back to talking about the less consequential things rappers and DJs are supposed to talk about.'"
Of course, Chuck believes that popular hip-hop has gone back to being inconsequential: "I just don't believe that any of these cats believe in what they're spitting about anymore."
Which led him to Minneapolis again. He is a fan of Rhymesayers co-founder Slug's work in Atmosphere ("just a true original") and he heaped praise on another of the label's stars, Brother Ali.
"Now there's a guy you can tell believes in what he's saying 150 percent," he said of Ali, who got Chuck to guest on his "Us" album and repaid the favor by appearing on one of the new PE records. "He has a voice like Ray Charles. It's authentic, and you know it when you hear it. It's full of conviction and passion."
Those qualities still define Public Enemy, too, as heard on both of the new albums, "Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamps" and "The Evil Empire of Everything." Chuck's and Flavor's distinctive rapping styles are unchanged, but the themes reflect current issues, and the production has gotten a reboot. You'd be surprised how much sonic punch these records deliver.
They're the group's first full-length releases in five years. During that time Flavor Flav became a reality-TV series star, a fried-chicken restaurant owner and something of a punch line -- none of which caught Chuck by surprise.
"He has always been somebody to look at and wonder," he said with a laugh. "We've been through so much over the years, none of that had any effect on our relationship."
Just the thought of Public Enemy remaining an active group reflects something missing in today's hip-hop, he said.
"That's one thing that has spoiled rap as an art form, I think, is everybody only doing it by themselves and for themselves," he said. "You can't replace the chemistry that comes from being in a group.
"One-on-one, there are a lot of other rappers who are better than me. When I'm with my group, though, no one can touch me."
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Not all gifts are wrapped in attractive sheets. Some appear in simple forms- like the precious drops of lovesome oil locked within seeds of amazing plants. And the prickly seed oil is indeed among these finest gifts from Mother Nature to us. Over the years, cosmetic chemists have harnessed the benefits of this gift to make fantastic beauty products.
You can call it Indian Fig Oil, Barbary Fig Oil or Prickly Seed Oil. It is stocked with essential fatty acids, active antioxidants, and vitamins that all have several important benefits for the skin, hair and even more. This special oil can be taken orally, used in cooking, applied topically, or simply added as an ingredient for making beauty products.
Zakia Miami LLC, a skincare startup announced today its prickly pear seed oil and argan oil product line. Company's pure and 100% organic products will be available at the www.ZM.care website. Twitter: @ZMcare
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Prickly Pear Cactus plant is a member of the cactus family. It is a native of Mexico and the United States, but thrives more successfully in Morocco. They grow only as high as 0.3 to 2 meters and can flourish in arid environments. They produce very beautiful flowers in bright yellow and pink colors in the spring. It has pads, trunks, flowers, seeds, and of course, prickles as the name suggests.
The precious oil is extracted from the seeds of prickly pear cactus plant. After taking out the seeds from the fruits, they are adequately dried and then cold pressed to obtain the oil. Indeed, the prickly seed oil is quite expensive. Well, that is understandable when you consider the fact that the seeds are really tiny and each seed contain only about 5% of oil in it at most, plus the seeds are usually handpicked from the fruits. This means it will take tons of these seeds to produce just one bottle of the oil for commercial purpose. But from its medical properties to its culinary importance, skin lightening, moisturizing, and protection abilities, down to its extraordinary hair care properties, prickly seed oil has got lots of excellent rewards for anyone who pays the price.
Benefits of Prickly Seed Oil for the Skin
1. Keeps the Skin Youthful Grace and Attacks Acne
Prickly seed oil contains essential components like vitamin E and omega 6 fatty acids that reduce inflammation and improves the elasticity of your skin. This, in turn, reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, effectively slowing down skin aging and keeping the skin youthful. As a matter of fact, prickly seed oil has the highest amount of Vitamin E you'll find in seed oils. For decades, it has also been used successfully for treating inflammatory skin conditions. This property makes it not only an excellent way to treat acne but other common skin blemishes.
2. Moisturizes the Skin
Applied topically on the skin, prickly seed oil not only keeps the skin from drying out but also retains and improves its moisture content. It's gets easily absorbed in by the skin and blends with the body's water mass to form an vital barricade to prevent water loss and significantly reduce dehydration of your skin. The fact that the oil is easily absorbed by the skin removes the risk of clogged skin pores.
3. Shields the Skin
Another wonderful benefit of this special oil comes from its powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties made possible by the high amount of polyphenols present in this oil. This enables it to protect the skin from the damaging effects of the sun's UV rays and free radicals, saving your skin from the threat of hyperpigmentation, aging rapidly, and even burns. It is also true that they can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
4. Tightens Skin Pores and Enhance the Tone of Your Skin
The vitamin K in prickly seed oil does a lot of enhancement on the skin too. It tightens the skin pores and makes your skin look attractive. So don't let loose pores hold you down again, try this mystic oil. Vitamin K equally brightens dark spots and under-eye circles to create an evenly toned skin.
5. Unlocks the Goodness of Omega 6 Fatty Acids
Omega 6 fatty acids present in prickly seed oil in the form of linoleic, oleic, and palmitic acids combine to heal your damaged or broken skins, soften the texture of your skin, seal moisture in, and makes vital nutrients penetrate the skin more easily. You'll love in love with it from your first try.
Benefits of Prickly Seed Oil for the Hair
1. A Superb Hair Conditioner
The benefits of prickly seed oil stretches more than the skin. There are great rewards for your hair too. Its high vitamin E content serves as a super hair conditioner, replenishing the hairs while feeding it with great nutrients. As this oil properly conditions your hair, it keeps it moisturize and prevents it from looking all dry and frizzy.
2. Gloss and Shine
If you've got a lackluster hair type, then here one good remedy you've got to try. Prickly seed oil gives your hair a shiny radiance without making it feel greasy. When the hair becomes greasy it begins to attract dirt and dust particles, but since this oil is readily absorbed, you've got nothing to worry about!
3. Healthier Hair
Amino acids in the oil trigger the production of collagen to encourage the repair of damaged or broken hairs. This prevents hair loss and ensures full volume for you. Also, its antioxidant properties protect your hair too from damage of the sun's UV rays and free-radicals.
Other Benefits
Its versatility is extraordinary. This luscious fruit can be processed into candies, jellies, teas, and even used for wine production. It's used for cooking too. It's not uncommon to find this on Mexican menus; sometimes they are mixed with other vegetables to make delectable salads. The fruits can be eaten raw after washing. Peel off the skin back to enjoy the succulent fruity part inside. The colors of this fruit range from green to red. The green ones are sweet, the orange ones are sweeter, but the red ones taste best.
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We all love the many benefits of natural plant oils, used as a deap treatment before shampooing, at home or at the beach, but is there an all-in-one solution for everyday intensive nutrition and modern styling?I am passionate about the benefits of natural extracts with tried-and-tested results, which I have used to develop my own brand (lemon for its acid ph, wheat germ for its fortifying action…). I wanted a product which combined caring and styling effects, and which could be used after shampo...
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If its your first time in Singapore, you will be pleasantly surprised at just how diverse the city's running opportunities are. The city hosted more than 100 running events in 2015, from road marathons, trail races and vertical marathons to fun runs, with distances ranging from 5 km to 100 km. This tiny island-city also has plenty of parks and running trails that literally wrap around and connect the island together.Despite its small size, it has one of the most active populations in mass participation running events. Trails and paths along on the water and in the forest are well maintained, well-lit and safe, you'll love running here, regardless of your route!
The routes we put together in Singapore are a feast for the senses. The shortest run, a flat and scenic walk/run route will treat you to the best views and entertainment in under 5 km. The locals route is nearby, but with a couple nuances that will inspire you to spend more time in this unique city-state. Finally, a long run in the forest, that you could also call a jungle, full of wildness and wildlife.
Link to Movescount route here
If you only have one day to spare, this is the route to collect wonder in short amount of time. You'll enjoy great views of some of the most iconic landmarks in Singapore.
Starting off at the Old Clifford pier, you will move along the coastline and catch the old Fullerton hotel to your left and further down, the sight of the majestic Merlion awaits you. Continuing on, the journey brings you across Sir Stamford Raffles Statue (Founder of Singapore) the Esplanade and Youth Olympic Park. You will then cross the visually stunning Helix Bridge which connects you to Marina Bay Sands and the Art Science Museum. We recommend running this route in the evening to catch a light and wondrous light show at the Marina Bay Sands.
If you need a drink to quench your thirst, or just want to lie back and take in the majestic view of the city, you can grab a traditional Vietnamese coffee at Trung Nguyen or a pint of beer at Bazin.
Start point note:
The easiest way is to take the MRT (Train) and exit at Raffles Place Station. Take exit J and old Clifford Pier is less than 150 m away.
Finish point note:
The free light show at Marina Bay Sands happens daily at 8pm and there is also a water show at 9.30 pm, so do plan your run accordingly.
Run extensions and alternatives:
You can extend the route after crossing the Helix bridge by turning left when you see the Art Science Museum, which you will continue on to view Garden by the Bay and Marina Barrage. Stop at Satay by the Bay where they serve one of the best satays for the money in Singapore
Link to Movescount route here
When the work (or play) is done for the day and you want to let it out a little, this is the route for you in Central Singapore. Gardens by the Bay is a newly created nature park built on reclaimed land in 2012. The park was designed to be the nation's premier outdoor recreation space. This route is popular with local running groups throughout the week, and has nice smooth, flat terrain, if some fartleks or tempo work is in your plans. Public facilities and drinking fountains are available throughout the run, so you can travel light, even if you want to make your run longer or more intense.
Start at Marina Barrage and run along Marina Bay, through the park over the winding Helix Bridge. Take in the iconic Marina Bay Sands and you'll feel like you have experienced the heart of Singapore in a mere 5 km! One of the most fascinating parts of the park are its 'supertrees' which reach up to 50 metres. These amalgams of exotic plants work as engines for the gardens and host a light and music show in the evenings.
Start point note:
Starting point is right at the foot of NTUC building, a 3 mins walking distance from Raffles City (MRT train: exit J)
Finish point note:
The route is a loop and finishes where you began.
Run extensions and alternatives:
Runners who wish to extend their running distance can proceed on after crossing the bridge to Gardens by the bay east. If you want to do a full 10 km loop, you will need to make a u-turn once at the bottom of the expressway flyover.
Link to Movescount route here
You're running in the wild on this one! Frequented by seasoned ultra distance marathoners, MacRitchie reservoir is a great training ground for trail runners and for people who want to escape from Singapore's urban jungle. The route is a 13 km loop, circling around the reservoir.
Some parts of the route are amongst by deep forest and it is recommended to do this route in the morning or early afternoon with the light. Along the route, You may come across macaques can along the trail path, waiting for runners to offer food to them, but this is highly discouraged as they may become aggressive and potentially dangerous.
There are two ranger stations within the reserve along the route, equipped with restrooms and drinking fountains, but it is highly recommended that you prepare your own hydration as they are quite far apart.
Start point note:
If you are located centrally, bus 855 and 961 will drop you off at the MacRitchie Reservoir main entrance.
Finish point note:
You can drop over to Vava bistro for their great brunches with a great panoramic view of the reservoir.
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Bisons finish 14th in Larry Nelson Invitational
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The Lipscomb men's golf team finished 14th in the inaugural Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational at the Woodlands Course at Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Ga.
The event was hosted Monday and Tuesday by Kennesaw State University and the Gwinnett Sports Commission.
Cody Hale was top 20 finisher for the Bisons, tying for 18th with a three-round score of 229 (80-76-73), 16 over par.
Brandon Mundie tied for 48th with a score of 240 (84-76-80).
Cory Parkinson and Clint Suggs both tied for 54th with a score of 242. Parkinson's scores were 80, 80 snd 82. Suggs opened with an 80 and finished with back-to-back rounds of 81.
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Working with the Board are nine Regional Water Quality Boards which implement programs and policies to ensure pollution prevention, cleanup and containment. The Board's programs and policies are designed to protect all beneficial uses of California's water, including domestic, municipal, agricultural and industrial supply, power generation, recreation, aesthetic enjoyment, navigation, and preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife.
The Board has primary responsibility for maintaining water quality in the state; has monitoring programs and regulatory oversight for the State's surface, ground, and coastal waters. The Board also oversees the federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) Program for California.
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Vaughan Payne has been appointed as the new policy and transport group manager at Environment Waikato.
Vaughan Payne has been appointed as the new policy and transport group manager at Environment Waikato.
Maize farmers John and Margaret Hodge are the first people to be recognised under a new scheme designed to acknowledge people voluntarily doing excellent pest control work in the Waikato region.
A thousand pohutukawa trees are being made available for planting on the Coromandel as part of efforts to get more of the iconic New Zealand trees flowering on the peninsula.
Fines totaling $1500 and formal warnings have been issued to Environment Waikato councillor John Fisher over breaches of the council's effluent management rules on two dairy farms owned by him.
Boaties and jetskiers are reminded to stick to the five knot rule when they are out enjoying the Waikato region's waterways this summer.
A Crafar dairying company Hillside Ltd has today pleaded guilty to four charges of unlawfully discharging effluent to land and breach of an abatement notice. These charges arose from a series of incidents between November 2007 and February 2008 on the company's property situated at Kuratau,south west of Lake Taupo.
Environment Waikato said today that the accident at Whangamata on Wednesday evening when a sit-on kayak was swamped and sank was a timely reminder to all users of sit-on kayaks.
Environment Waikato is always open to the idea of using pest control methods other than aerially applied 1080 and other toxins, says the council's biosecurity group manager John Simmons.
Environment Waikato is to apply for resource consent to remove up to 61 hectares of mangroves in the Whangamata Harbour.
Some media coverage of indicative consent-related charges for Taupo farmers has incorrectly stated that farmers could face annual charges of up to $6000 for monitoring of rules designed to protect Lake Taupo from nutrient leaching.
Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) has been granted a range of consents to reclaim land so as to protect Thames from coastal flooding, and to help rehabilitate an old landfill site.
Some media coverage of indicative consent-related charges for Taupo farmers has incorrectly stated that farmers could face annual charges of up to $6000 for monitoring of rules designed to protect Lake Taupo from nutrient leaching.
Joint media statement from Taupo District Council and Environment Waikato
A strategy designed to protect Lake Taupo's foreshore from the effects of erosion and to help manage flood risk around the lake has now been agreed to by both the Taupo District Council (TDC) and the regional council Environment Waikato (EW).
Environment Waikato is asking people in Hamilton to keep a particular watch out for tui as Christmas approaches because if they are still in the city they may actually be breeding within the urban area.
Environment Waikato is announcing details of the indicative charges farmers will face for new consents in the Lake Taupo catchment.
Students Against Drink Driving (SADD) and Environment Waikato are teaming up in a new effort to keep Hamiltonians and visitors safe while having a good time this coming holiday season.
Residents of the Coromandel are being urged to be alert for severe thunderstorm warnings, rapidly rising river levels and surface flooding as heavy rain hits the region today and overnight.
The Hamilton Halo project, aimed at bringing native birds starting with tui back to Hamilton, is being showcased by Environment Waikato this Sunday 6 December.
Buses from Ferry Landing to Hot Water Beach and from Hahei to Cathedral Cove are back on the holiday menu this summer after a highly successful shuttle service trial last holiday season.


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Wednesday Links — Health Care Costs
The Congressional Budget Office released a report this week that revealed that the proposed health care bill would not increase the deficit. But is it that simple? Cato health care policy experts have examined the bill and added up the costs. Here are a few things they have found:
- Congress has been cooking the books: "When it comes to the health care reform debate...honest budgeting is nowhere to be seen."
- Costs will only decrease if we give market forces room to breathe.
- How some in Congress are hiding the true costs of the health care overhaul.
- Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It


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The major way in which WeBWorK differs from other web-based homework systems is in how problems are written. The PG ("problem generation") language allows the inclusion of both Perl and LaTeX code, allowing problem authors to take advantage of the syntactic efficiency of Perl and the typographical flexibility of LaTeX (which is largely necessary for rendering mathematics expressions).
The process of defining a problem is highly modular, with various pluggable display macros, answer evaluators, and graders. This allows for a high degree of freedom in defining how problems behave.
A library of existing problems is provided as part of the system, with over 25,000 problems contributed to the Open Problem Library (or OPL) at last count. To simplify the writing of new problems, a large collection of macro files is also available. (The use of the MathObjects macros provided by Davide Cervone wherever possible is recommended to make easier the writing and maintenance of problems.)
WeBWorK uses Apache with mod_perl, MySQL, LaTeX, dvipng, MathJax, the GD graphics library, and many CPAN modules. WeBWorK is being used on Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, and will run on any UNIX-like system that supports its dependencies.
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December 22, 2010
Weddology: hearts
12 comments:
- Lindsey said...
AHHH, IT'S ALL SO CUTE! /overload lol
- December 22, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- Rosie said...
ahhhhhh cuute! love the idea with the heart cut out, definitely going to try that some time! :)
- December 22, 2010 at 8:05 AM
- choco.pop said...
No me vas a creer, pero JUSTO hoy mientras buscaba fotos de arboles de navidad, encontre esto que decis, lo de las luces con forma de corazon. Medio que no entendi como se hacia pero aprendi que es una tecnica japonesa que se llama bokeh (o algo asi, estaba medio apurada igual xD). El tema es que no se nada de fotografia... teoricamente eso se pone en el lente de la camara? En el flash? Donde?
Btw, ya tengo la cositas que te ganaste listas :3
PD: hoy hace mucho calor, tengo el ingles desactivado xD
- December 22, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Lauren said...
That is brilliant! I am definitely going to try that heart photo trick - thanks so much!
- December 22, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Chrissy said...
That is really brilliant!! Awesome!!
And I love picture number 4!!
- December 22, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- kenzie said...
AH. cute! hearts! loved the pictures and that light trick is amazing. cant wait to try it!
thanks for all your kind words lately! you are the besssssssttttttt!
- December 22, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Nena Nadine said...
Love the heart cut out sheet. So simple yet powerful.
- December 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- Frozen Fashion said...
well just loving each and every Heart!!!!!!
Love the two hands holding red and pink hearts!
Love the whimsey and colour of the girl drawing the hearts on the wall!
Love the wedding dress with the heart cutout in the back, Too precious!
And oh how can you not love the couple on the beach!
♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥
- December 23, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Jazzabelle said...
oh, what a wonderful idea with the heart lights! i MUST try this! thank-you for sharing! xxx
- December 23, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Oh, My Darling said...
This post is most certainly heartwarming!
- December 27, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Dhila Backstrom said...
Those bokehs are lovely! That's the next project I want to try. The stop motion on my blog took priority.
- December 30, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- VildesVerden said...
Cute pictures
- January 1, 2011 at 6:09 AM


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Light <I>Ray</I>: Gentleman sings the blues
As happened with Halle Berry and Charlize Theron, a good actor who's generally been undervalued as a lightweight finally gives a performance that can't be ignored in Ray. Playing both the piano (though not on the soundtrack) and the disability card (blindness) won't hurt Jamie Foxx's Oscar chances.
For those who remember him only from Pepsi commercials ("Uh-huh!") or as a geezer who had hits in the Stone Age, Ray Charles was one of the seminal musical influences of the 20th century. If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, Ray was its father. He fused blues, jazz, and gospel music– and later added country to the mix.
Born in Georgia in 1930 but raised in Florida, Ray Charles Robinson dropped his last name to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. The movie picks up his life in 1948 when he moves to Seattle for a gig.
There are copious flashbacks to his childhood when young Ray (C.J. Sanders) lost his sight at the age of seven after his younger brother died on his watch. The film implies a connection– a guilty reaction, perhaps– but he suffered from glaucoma and had been losing his vision gradually for years.
Ray's sharecropper mother (Sharon Warren in a powerful performance) is a great life coach, teaching Ray to use his other senses and to be strong and independent, never a "cripple," then sending him away to school when she has nothing left to teach him.
The Seattle gig leads to Ray's first recording contract, on tiny Swingtime Records, and a tour with Lowell Fulson's (Chris Thomas King) band. It's while touring that Ray picks up his bad habits– an addiction to heroin and the multiple-families concept his father had practiced.
Daddy had three families, but Ray's satisfied with two, one at home and one on the road. He marries Della Bea (Kerry Washington) in Houston and has an affair with backup singer Mary Ann Fisher (Aunjanue Ellis). When Ray creates the Raelettes as a backup trio, Margie Hendricks (Regina King) replaces Mary Ann in his bed, but she wants to replace Della Bea as well, and that's not going to happen.
Segments of the film are built around specific songs, a combination of original recordings and new versions cut by Charles before his death earlier this year. Most work well enough, but accompanying the breakup with Hendricks with "Hit the Road Jack" is a little too cute.
Ray deals with a lot of issues– death, heroin addiction, racism, blindness, adultery– but rarely feels very heavy for long. In that sense, it's not as hard-hitting as Lady Sings the Blues. The period setting and the music help take the edge off, but James L. White's screenplay finds unexpected humor in serious situations without trivializing them, and there are far fewer villains than in Ray's real life.
It's long been rumored that Taylor Hackford, as producer, directed more of La Bamba than Luis Valdez, who was credited. His direction of Ray would seem to confirm that, because the films have a similar feel in addition to their common interest in pop music of the '50s by minority performers. Scenes involving the brother's death recall the precursors of the plane crash in La Bamba.
Those of us who love the music of the period will appreciate the wealth of trivia about how Ray Charles found his own sound and how he played hardball when he changed labels until he had "a better deal than Sinatra gets." (This was before Sinatra started his own label to give himself a still better deal.)
Ray is a pretty traditional Hollywood biopic of a music figure, more so than De-Lovely, which took risks and lost. It's an entertainment that celebrates the music while giving some historical background on the person who created it.
As for Jamie Foxx, he should henceforth be known as "the other Ray Charles." Uh-huh!


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If anything keeps us befuddled about classic Mustangs, it is charging systems and storage batteries. You turn the key and nothing happens, or perhaps you get that annoying chatter of a solenoid barely energized by a weak battery. Regardless, it leaves you sitting there waiting for a jump-start. So here's what you need to know about vintage Mustang charging systems and how not to get stuck with a dead player. The charging system includes the generator ('64 1/2 only) or alternator, external voltage regulator, either a charge light or ammeter, cables, and the battery.
Your Mustang's battery stores electricity, averaging anywhere from 12-14.5 volts. Ideally, it will have 14.5 volts with the engine running and the necessary 9.5 volts of direct current necessary to get the engine started. To keep a storage battery at a proper state of charge, you have to return more electricity than you use. Think of your battery as an electrical reservoir. The charging system's job is to keep it full. Lead acid batteries don't like to sit inactive. The more they sit, the shorter they'll live. Batteries remain healthy when we keep them on a regular cycle of discharging and charging. If your Mustang sits a lot, the battery needs to stay on a trickle charge from a battery maintainer or a charger set at the lowest possible amperage. It is suggested you disconnect your Mustang's battery when it is being charged.
Classic Mustangs have an alternator with an external voltage regulator. Original equipment voltage regulators are mechanical with contact points. The voltage regulator is designed to protect the battery from overcharging, which is worse than not getting enough. Overcharging causes batteries to overheat to the point where acid boils out of the vents and creates dangerous hydrogen gas. This is why a new solid-state voltage regulator should accompany every alternator replacement or rebuild.
Understanding Lead-Acid Batteries
As incredible as it may seem, we're still starting Mustangs with lead-acid storage batteries in 2010. The lead-acid storage battery's origins go way back 150 years to Gaston Plante, who made the lead-acid storage battery practical for commercial use. For reasons of simple and practical economics, we still use such an archaic source to start and operate our Mustangs today. Ford continues to install lead-acid batteries in new Mustangs because they remain practical and affordable.
Lead-acid batteries yield a powerful wallop to spin starters and energize ignition systems, which is another reason why they remain popular. It is the chemical reaction between lead, lead dioxide, and an electrolyte (sulfuric acid) that creates electricity. When a lead-acid battery is overcharged, it creates hydrogen gas and oxygen, which vents from the battery along with the bubbling electrolyte. If the battery is allowed to discharge, the lead/lead oxide sandwich plates will sulfate and break down. When this happens enough, plates short out and become dead cells. This can happen when a lead-acid battery sits uncharged. For a time, a dead battery offers forgiveness with recharges. In due course, they die from deteriorated (sulfated) plates and cannot be jump started. This has probably happened to you when you tried to jump start a car and it would not turn over under any circumstances.
A battery's state of health can be determined by deep cycle charging (trickle charging) and a load test. If a battery will not support a load after eight hours of trickle charging, it must be replaced. Another time-proven method is checking the electrolyte's specific gravity. When specific gravity falls below 1.225 at 12.4 volts, it is a dying battery. At 1.220, a 12-volt battery is completely discharged.
The key to battery survival is a healthy charging system and that predictable pattern of discharging and charging. When your Mustang has to sit, keep the battery on a trickle charger. The best system is something like a Battery Tender that keeps the battery fully charged. If acid weeps from the vents, the battery is in trouble via overcharging or sulfating plates.
Here's a word about battery safety. Remember high school science class when you made hydrogen gas in a test tube? You were instructed to stick a lighted punk in the test tube and the hydrogen gas ignited with a startling noise. This is what hydrogen gas from a car battery does-only bigger and more destructively. When hydrogen gas is ignited, it explodes quickly with a sharp bang, blowing the battery case apart and showering everything close by with sulfuric acid. This is why you must be careful with any lead-acid battery. Sulfuric acid will blind and scar, and it will destroy paint. When jump-starting or connecting a battery to a battery charger, never make the negative cable connection at the battery because there's always a certain amount of sparking no matter how small. Even static electricity near a battery vent can cause an explosion. Always wear eye and face protection along with gloves.
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It's been 2 months since I started my Book Bucket List and I've knocked the third novel off the list: The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse. You can see the review here. In its place, I've added Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict to round out the 12 options for the next vote.
The book you chose for me to read in September is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Congratulations to everyone who voted last week for this book. Once I've completed reading it, I will post a book review and the September Book Bucket List update post. The target to be complete is 9/23.
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I am writing my second novel, Father Figure, with plans to finish it in November, 2017. As part of the process to engage with my fans and followers, I am publishing a weekly status on the progress of this second book. For a description of this book, check out the post where my friends and followers voted for this book as my second novel.
Beyond these two books, I have a number of short stories, poems and other novels in various shapes and forms. I also read A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at https://thisismytruthnow.com, where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, Tags, Awards, Age/Genre/Book Reads and Author Spotlights, as well as the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge.
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Carson Block of Muddy Waters Research spoke today with Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker and Sara Eisen on "Market Makers" about short selling, his investment strategy, on plans to move to move to other emerging markets and his unchanging thesis on Olam International Ltd (SGX:O32).
Block said, on Olam: "Numbers are not that good if you scratch the surface"
Video and excerpts below:
Block on whether Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is doing a disservice to the business of short selling:
"I do not think it is doing a disservice. Whether Pershing Square and Bill Ackman are right or wrong, they got up there and gave a three-hour presentation that was chock full of data. Nobody can dispute whether they have done a significant amount of research. Reasonable people, I guess, are arguing about the conclusions they have drawn from the data on, but that alone says that when you're in this business of short-selling, you really do your homework. And if you are not prepared to do so, there's no place for you in this business."
On whether he is still sticking to his thesis on Olam:
"The short answer is yes. We have not changed our thesis on Olam International Ltd (SGX:O32). When they reported, the numbers looked good but Q2 got this one time extraordinary gain, then the net income declined 6.3% year-over-year. It was not a good quarter at all from that perspective and from the cash earnings perspective, they burned a lot more cash. The numbers are not that good if you scratch the surface."
On dealing in a foreign market:
"Dealing in a foreign market itself bears a lot of uncertainties. How the regulators react or do not react makes things a lot more typical. One of the interesting facets of this with Olam International Ltd (SGX:O32) is that one of the largest outside shareholders was in Singapore…ultimately, our view is that to Temasek, which is the Singapore arm, will view this from favorable purposes. When it was doing it, I was doing it for more than systemic purposes and Singapore. It is a strange mix."
On whether media attention ultimately is a good thing for companies like Herbalife and Olam?
"I believe the investment community may pay dividends for the shorts when it comes to. The FTC a few weeks ago released a list of complaints and one might postulate that the reason it did so is because Herbalife was getting so much attention in the investment community. It is reasonable to assume that all of this uproar has drawn attention to Herbalife. Whether that brings adverse affects to the company is a different question. As far as Olam goes, it is already heavily shorted stock by the time we wrote on it. I do not know that we have raised awareness among short sellers. Among long buyers and potential long buyers, certainly, the press in Singapore, you know, Temasek being portrayed on one side and us on the other, that brings attention to our original thesis."
On moving into other emerging markets:
"We have not precluded the emerging markets. Certainly, there are companies we believe should not be trading. One of the issues with India, though, is that as foreign investors, it is very difficult to short. It is a very squeegee — a very squeeze the market. I'm not saying we will not do it, but it does require a lot of deliberation. We have looked at Japan. There are a lot of problem companies in Japan. Japan is a possibility. But the U.S., what we see here — first, it is a market we are most familiar with. We see a lot of companies that we think are problematic. I'm defining that in a broad sense by saying that these are companies that we feel their primary purpose is to enrich management by transferring wealth from investors to management. Some of those companies are ones that we would like to expose and shows — and show the market that this is what they're doing.


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Hermle's turnover and results rise by end of May 2017
Hermle's turnover and results rise by end of May 2017. Generally stable development expected during the year. Major projects for securing the future going according to plan. Annual General Meeting approves higher dividend.
Gosheim, 5 July 2017 – Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG performed better than expected in the first five months of 2017: As the Board of Management announced during today's Annual General Meeting, the Group turnover of the Swabian machine tool manufacturer Hermle increased by around 7 % to € 155.7 mill. between January an May as compared with same period in the previous year (€ 146.1 mill.), with correspondingly improved results. A domestic business volume of € 72.1 mill. was generated (previous year: € 61.9 mill.) and an overseas business volume of € 83.6 mill. (previous year: € 84.2 mill.). This means that even the foreign business that was lagging noticeably until the end of March has also recovered well. Incoming orders rose across the Group by around 11 % to € 168.0 mill. (previous year: € 150.7 mill.). Of this, € 66.1 mill. (previous year € 65.6 mill.) have come from domestic customers, and € 101,9 mill. (previous year € 85.1 mill.) from abroad. At the end of May 2017, orders on hand totalled more than € 106.1 mill. At the beginning of the year the total was € 93.8 mill., and on 31 May 2016 it was €127.8 mill.
In view of this, the Board of Management considers that a Group turnover for the full year 2017 could match that of the previous year. If the very good progress can be maintained, the turnover could be somewhat higher still. (2016: € 394.0 mill.) Extrapolating from the current situation, the operating result will be approximately the same or slightly below the 2016 figure (€ 99.8 mill.). The figures for these results may be expected to correspond generally with those of the turnover, but the start-up costs for the two large, future-oriented projects at the company headquarters in Gosheim and in neighbouring Zimmern ob Rottweil, as well as the lack in 2017 of high revenues from individual foreign orders that boosted the 2016 figures, will not be fully compensated in this year's figures.
During the Annual General Meeting, the Hermle Board of Management also reported on the two major projects for securing the future that are running on schedule. The construction work for extending the metal-cutting manufacturing facilities on the company headquarters site will be completed during the summer holiday close-down 2017. The installation of an additional large machining centre for this strategically important manufacturing sector will follow in the late autumn. Production of machine beds has already started at the new site in Zimmern ob Rottweil. At first, these base bodies for Hermle machining centres were produced for a new machine model that will be presented in September at the EMO in Hanover. Currently, series production is getting under way for machine beds for those model series that are already available. By the end of the year, production will be extended to other variants and production volumes will be increased. Together with the apprentices who were taken on after completion of their training, the new posts for the Zimmern location led to an increase in the total number of Group employees as per end of May to 1034 (31 December 2016: 1018).
In addition, the Annual General Meeting also approved the recommendation of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board to increase the dividend: In addition to the unchanged base dividend of € 0.80 per ordinary share and € 0.85 per preference share, a bonus of € 12.00 Euro is to be paid out for each share (previous year € 10.00). This amounts to an increase in the disbursement for a preference share to € 12.85 (previous year € 10.85).
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Rebels with a Cause
A feature documentary about the hopes, rebellions, and repression of the 1960s as told by members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
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"It isn't the rebels
who cause the troubles of the world,
it's the troubles
that cause the rebels."
-- Carl Oglesby, SDS
Rebels with a Cause chronicles the movements for social change of the Sixties that began with the civil rights movement and culminated with the angry protests against the US war in Vietnam. Told through the eyes of SDS members, the film is about far more than SDS. It's about the values, motivations, and actions of a generation that lost its innocence but gained a sense of power and purpose. It's about a decade that changed America.
Students for a Democratic Society, the largest and most influential student organization of the '60s, was a uniquely American movement that grew and evolved in response to the times. At its peak in 1968, SDS had over 100,000 members and 400 chapters — but in 1960 there were just a few dozen members, inspired by the civil rights movement and initially concerned with equality, economic justice, peace, and participatory democracy. Then came the war in Vietnam, and SDS grew rapidly as young people protested the destruction being wrought by the US government and military. Although most activity focused on the war, SDS members were also involved in organizing in local communities around economic and social issues, were early activists in the women's movement, and helped start many of the 'counter-institutions' that flourished in that period and since. As the war continued to escalate, polite protest turned into stronger and more determined resistance — and rage and frustration increased all across the country. At the same time, the government, led by the FBI, mounted a concerted effort to destroy SDS and the antiwar, civil rights, and women's movements. SDS died in 1970, but the movement — and the spirit of SDS — lived on.
REBELS WITH A CAUSE features interviews with 28 SDS activists, including Jane Adams, Bill Ayers, Carolyn Craven, Carl Davidson, Bernardine Dohrn, Alice Embree, Dick Flacks, Todd Gitlin, Carol Glassman, Juan Gonzalez, Alan Haber, Casey Hayden, Tom Hayden, Mark Kleiman, Sue Eanet Klonsky, Sharon Jeffrey Lehrer, Steve Max, Jeff Shero Nightbyrd, Carl Oglesby, Robert Pardun, Judy Schiffer Perez, Bob Ross, Vivian Leburg Rothstein, Mike Spiegel, Elizabeth Stanley, Marilyn Salzman Webb, Cathy Wilkerson, and Junius Williams.
Rebels with a Cause is not only for those who lived through the Sixties — but even more for those who didn't and are curious about that tumultuous decade.
directed, and edited by Helen Garvy
Cinematographer: Emiko Omori
A Shire Films production
110 minutes
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Tim Timmerman was one of the first employees to work at Blair's Speed Shop in Pasadena at Don's location on Arroyo Parkway before Blair moved to Foothill Boulevard and Daisy. Tim later became one of the premier racing engine builders in Southern California for over 60 years. Tim raced his hot rod wheel to wheel with some of the biggest names in auto racing in the '40s.
My father never owned or even drove a car, Darrell Tim Timmerman of Santa Ana, California, begins. He was a butcher by trade and wasn't interested in cars; he took the trolley to work. My dad was in his fifties when I was born in 1921. I was the last of nine children, growing up in Canton, Oregon, near Portland.
Even if Mr. Timmerman had an interest in an automobile, with the average wage of 22 cents an hour in the United States, the price tag for a new Ford in the first full year of production in 1909 was out of his reach at a hefty $825. It would be a while before there would be a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.
Tim purchased his first car, a Model T, during the depression. It was a running roadster that he bought for $7.50. He was too young to have a driver's license: I got it home and one of my buddies wanted to drive it. I let him take it and he came walking back. You know, they had three pedals; he hit the center pedal, which is reverse, going fast and screwed up the trans. And not knowing anything about cars, I finally took it to a blacksmith a block away from my folk's house. We took the engine out and I sold it to him for 50 cents.
I got my '29 Ford roadster when I was in high school. Jim Travers was from California and he drove up to Canton in his '29 Ford roadster and we became acquainted. Jim's dad had a foundry in town. I knew there was a lot of hot rodding going on in California; I knew it was the center of all the action. (Travers, along with Frank Coon, later formed Traco Engineering (TRAvers & COon), which became a major engine supplier to the Can-Am road racing series.)
Travers had a four-banger too, but it was warmed over with a Winfield head and cam. Mine was bone stock. He was going on about how exciting it was that he made it from L.A. in his four-cylinder. I asked him when he went back to L.A., if I'd send him money would he get me a cam and head for my Model A engine? He said, Don't do that, the guys down there are starting to put Ford V-8s in Model A's. That's the way to go.' He talked me into it.
I went and got a V-8 in a wrecking yard. I found a '35 Ford Flathead and put it in my roadster. It just bolted right up to the trans. I was young and didn't really know what I was doing. There weren't any speed shops in Oregon before the war, but I did it. I really and truly believe I was the first one in Oregon to put a V-8 in a Model A.
I was in high school at the time and taking wood shop. I asked the instructor to help my buddy and me make a mold for an intake manifold for the V-8. He said he would because he liked the idea that we were trying something challenging like that. We took it and had it cast. It had two carburetors and it worked, Tim laughs.
After Tim built his A-V8, one of his buddies built one too. They heard on the radio that Pearl Harbor was attacked. Tim continues, He said let's go out and volunteer. None of us wanted to go into the Army; we're going to go into the Navy. On Monday we went and volunteered. They took those two guys but when they found out I had asthma they wouldn't take me.
The Army guy right next to the Navy guy said, the Army will take you.' The Army guy gave me a dirty look and stamped a paper and told me to take it downstairs. I took it downstairs and asked, what do I do now? Go home, you're 4-F (not suitable for the military).' I went to a doctor and he told me there was no cure for asthma so he said I should move to some place where it didn't bother me.
Tim escaped the damp climate of Portland, Oregon (average rainfall 42.3 inches per year), heading south: I always wanted to come to California and as soon as I got here in 1944, the asthma went away. I moved to Highland Park and later to Pasadena.
Tim's first job when he got to California was working at a Burbank aircraft plant in the modification shop. But I wanted to start my own business down the road, so I started planning for it. A friend of mine traded me his stock engine for my race Flathead V-8 engine and $200. I went down and put that down on a Kwik Way Boring Bar. At that time I was boring engines nights and weekends for various shops and making payments on the machine.
Hot Head
I first met Don Blair at the dry lakes. He was working down in L.A., at the time, for a machine shop that did engine work and sold parts. Blair worked on the counter and said to me, come down and see if they'll hire you.' They did.
Blair and I used to drive to work together. He had the lousiest car radio I ever heard. I asked him, where did you get that thing? Blair said, What difference does it make? I got a good buy on it!' (Blair was/is thrifty.)
I found out I was just a flunky tearing down engines and hot-tanking heads and blocks; I realized nothing was going on there. I told the owner I'd come in on weekends and work for nothing if he'd teach me to run the crank grinder. He wasn't receptive to it so I got hot and told Blair I was going to look for another job. Blair said he knew somebody who might hire me.
Jack McGrath
It was Jack McGrath. He called his shop Quality Motor Rebuilders. Jack built half the engines used by the Gophers, Sidewinders, and the Outriders. He really taught me how to run the equipment, stroke cranks, cylinder block machining, and assembling engines.
When I was working for McGrath, I built my '32 from scratch. I got a frame, frontend, and I found a straight roadster body at different wrecking yards. When I got that thing running with a bored and stroked engine, I don't think I had over $500 in it.
Jack and I really hit it off. He taught me how to do machine work. After I built my '32 Ford roadster, we'd go out street racing around 10 o'clock when most people were home from work and off the streets. We'd always go to a place where there was no intersection. You couldn't do that stuff today too much traffic. Of course we also went together to El Mirage and ran.
People don't realize it today, but McGrath and most of the guys started out racing regular roadsters and a lot got totaled. McGrath ran his '32 roadster and I ran mine, but after three races at Carrell Speedway I realized I couldn't race and work at the same time. If I crashed the roadster I'd have no way to get to work. As the competition got stiffer, McGrath and everyone else switched to the lighter T roadsters. McGrath was racing at Gilmore and Carrell Speedway, but there were tracks all over the place. That's when he closed his shop.
I went over to Blair and asked if he needed anybody. He said, You!' I went to work for Blair on Arroyo Parkway. I did all of his engines. There was only one other guy who worked there; he called himself Remarkable Art Herd. He worked on chassis and on Blair's race car.
How does a hot rodder who's enjoyed zipping through life for nine decades stay so young? Tim was quite an avid bicycle racer and unicycle rider and did so well into his eighties.
Blair would stand behind the counter selling new and used speed equipment by the hour. There was a lot of activity going on at Blair's all the time. Guys would come to him with used speed parts because they knew he'd buy them. If I'd ask him where a particular part was, he'd say, It's upstairs on the second shelf on the right.' Don knew right where everything was.
The late Robert Petersen would come in all the time and talk to the guys about what was new in the way of hot rodding. He was trying to figure out what to put in Hot Rod magazine. He'd end up selling a few of his magazines to the guys in the shop. I worked for Blair for five years.
Magnetic Plate
I decided to take a vacation and go back home and visit my folks. I drove my Deuce up to Canton. A bunch of guys wanted to street race me when they saw the California license plate. Then they told me about a race on a horse track in Yakima.
It was almost like a math equation: California license plate + hot rod = racer. That combo was a magnet for info-hungry Oregon hot rodders. Tim tracked down Travers because of his California plates on his '29 roadster when he showed up in Canton. Now, Tim was the hot dog from hot rod country and everyone was all ears about the latest. It was one thing to read about the lakes and the roaring roadsters, but another to see a '32 in the tin with a hint of Carrell Speedway clay and El Mirage dust still clinging to it. Naturally Tim and his Deuce roadster were real popular.
I kept making the payments on that boring bar all the time I was working for McGrath and until I quit working at Blair's. Then I started my own shop in Pasadena.
Tim later became an innovator when it came to blueprinting engines in his new business: I went up to Foothill when Don moved there but I didn't stay long. Don was very good to work for, but I just decided to start my own shop around 1953 and called it Tim's Precision Engines, on Hudson Avenue in Pasadena.
Motors And Mufflers
Parts that Don didn't machine or didn't do he'd send to me. I moved only a half-mile down the street from Blair's. Don would send me work because I had a balancer at the time; blue printing an engine was brand new then when I started.
Tim rented out half of his shop to Duffy Livingstone (Mr. Go Kart) and Roy Desbrow. Desbrow and I decided to go into business for ourselves. Livingstone begins. Tim had room in his shop, so we cut a deal with him and got half of the building. We called it Duff & Roy's Mufflers. We didn't stay too long; then we started to manufacture glasspack mufflers. We went to Monrovia and opened GP (glass packed) Mufflers. Vern Dad Taylor worked for Tim and was doing the porting and relieving.
Livingstone purchased a warranty Chevy engine for $25 that was purposely rendered useless by the dealer by cranking the pistons down, breaking each of the skirts, hammering the front of the crank, and punching a hole in the side of the block.
After Duffy breezed through those irritants, Tim balanced and bored the motor from 265 to 283 ci, put bigger valves in some truck heads that Duffy scrounged, and produced a Ferrari killer on the road race circuits of Southern California in Livingstone's '24 T roadster.
Tim's business was well known in the San Gabriel Valley and beyond for building quality engines for all forms of motorsports and of course for the street. Tim gravitated toward Chevy Corvette motors, which he knew well from a hands-on standpoint. Tim eventually moved his shop to Santa Ana and retired at the age of 81 after over 60 years in the field.
Tim, like all the hot rodders who grew up in hard times, never had his hand out except to shake yours. Tim worked nights, weekends, and during the day to achieve his goals.


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As many native New Yorkers will tell you, unless it was for a field trip, they never went to the Statue of Liberty until visiting friends dragged them there. Pity on the Pasadenan who has missed visiting the Norton Simon Museum because of that same sad civic naivete (or procrastination). This museum is a rare jewel—it's unpretentious enough in size to walk in its entirety in a single visit, yet the collection is a world-class dazzler by any standard. The building that houses this extraordinary private collection was designed by architects Thornton Ladd and John Kelsey and opened to the public in November of 1969. Nearly 30 years later, Simon's widow, the Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Jones Simon, charged famed architect Frank Gehry to undertake an interior renovation. He improved the setting for viewing the collection, raised the ceilings, modified the dramatic curved staircase and added the powerful Asian galleries. The very lovely garden was conceived by landscape designer Nancy Goslee Power, who drew inspiration from Monet's gardens at Giverny.
That this museum houses one man's private collection is a fact that should not be lost on visitors while they view 2,000 years of western and Asian art. In an art market where a single Impressionist painting, Vincent Van Gough's Portrait of Dr. Gachet, was purchased in 1990 for $82 million by a Japanese investor, not even Bill Gates's money could assemble a collection like this today. From Europe in the 14th century, to the 19th-century Impressionists, to the west's 20th century, to the art of India and Southeast Asia—to see the scope of this collection is to see the world in your backyard.
Note that the simple order-at-the-counter lunch café is blessed with large, umbrella-shaded teak tables on the edge of the fabulous gardens, and you don't have to pay admission just to come for lunch and stroll the grounds. And don't miss the Museum Store, a terrific source for gifts.
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Old Pasadena
626.449.6840, nortonsimon.org
Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun noon-6 p.m, Fri noon- 9 p.m
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Baldacci and Dr. Dora Anne Mills of the Maine Center for Disease Control said all three victims are adults who are recovering at home, two from Kennebec County in central Maine and one from York County in the southernmost part of the state.
Details were limited. One of those stricken had a "travel history," Mills said.
According to the guidelines, the schools and day care will be closed for seven calendar days. Parents are advised to keep their children home.
State officials say if the children exhibit symptoms such as fever and respiratory symptoms, parents should bring their children to a medical professional to be examined. If their children exhibit none of those symptoms and feel well, parents should monitor their children for signs, but do not need to take action.
WASHINGTON – A 23-month-old Texas toddler became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. Officials say the death was in Houston.
"Even though we've been expecting this, it is very, very sad," Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday of the infant's death. "As a pediatrician and a parent, my heart goes out to the family."
Sixty-six infections had been reported in the United States before the report of the toddler's death in Texas.
The world has no vaccine to prevent infection but U.S. health officials aim to have a key ingredient for one ready in early May, the big step that vaccine manufacturers are awaiting. But even if the World Health Organization ordered up emergency vaccine supplies — and that decision hasn't been made yet — it would take at least two more months to produce the initial shots needed for human safety testing.
First-quarter results highlight solid execution and we are incrementally positive on Stanley Works' ability to weather the macroeconomic downturn via structural improvement initiatives. Growth and high returns in the security business, early-cycle exposure at CDIY [construction & do-it-yourself], and solid free-cash-flow profile drive our constructive investment thesis.
Restructuring actions implemented are expected to yield $320 million in savings annually with a substantial majority considered permanent. The company's $2.00-$2.50 EPS forecast incorporates approximately $2 per share in benefits from restructuring actions, helping offset significant volume pressure (a $2.40-$2.90 impact).
We believe portfolio is well positioned to generate operating margins in a 15% range once macroeconomic headwinds stabilize with resulting earnings power approaching $5 per share. The company continues to invest in growth initiatives during the downturn: $15 million of restructuring savings is being reinvested into various initiatives, such as expanding security sales force and promoting the brand through sponsorships.
The security business is holding up. Sales declined 4% organically in the first quarter. Management believes that organic declines could be limited to the mid-single-digit range as recurring revenues provide approximately 30% of the segment's sales. We believe Stanley Works' 4% organic sales decline could be indicative of market share gains as other industry competitors appear to have reported slightly steeper declines in comparable end markets. We are forecasting Security sales to decline 2% organically in 2009. Ongoing acquisition integration provides further operating margin upside to the business as well.
Material acquisition activity appears unlikely with Stanley Works focused on deleveraging.
Why is this important? For one, you always hear about the security risks with laptops, the danger they pose to a company if they are lost or stolen and contain sensitive information. Here were six laptops, just out in the open, for any of the expo attendees to examine or in the worst (do it and go to jail) case scenario steal. The other reason is that RSA is a security focused event, and physical security is just as important as digital security. Granted, Google is not a security company by default. However, why were the laptops left unattended?
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Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual, perennial herb, subshrubs, decumbent to erect, taprooted
Stems simple or branched from base or above
Leaves simple, entire to pinnately lobed; basal petioled, ovate to spoon-shaped; cauline reduced upward, sessile, (ob)lanceolate to (ob)ovate
Inflorescence: heads radiate or discoid, terminal, solitary or clustered; involucres hemispheric, bell-shaped, obconic, or cylindric; phyllaries in 49 series, thin to tough but flexible, tips green or tinged purplish; receptacle concave, naked, shallowly pitted
Ray flowers present or 0, fertile or sterile; corollas yellow or white to purple
Disk flowers generally fertile (except L. occidentalis); corollas yellow, violet, purple, pink, or white, funnel-shaped to cylindric, marginal ones in rayless heads often enlarged and bilateral, deeply lobed on inner side, lobes spreading from head center; style appendages flat, triangular, awl-shaped, or cusped
Fruit obconic, mottled purple-brown; hairs dense, appressed, silky; pappus 0 in ray flowers, in disk flowers of many bristles, these free or fused at base, or fused throughout into awns, white, tan, or red-brown
Species in genus: 14 species: CA; NV, AZ, n Baja CA
Etymology: (C.F. Lessing, 18091862, German specialist in Asteraceae)
Incl CA sp. previously treated in Benitoa and Corethrogyne.
Annual; herbage with glands, glabrous, puberulent, or tomentose, generally becoming glabrous with age
Stems depressed or erect, 0.58 dm
Leaves: basal deciduous, < 11 cm, oblanceolate, toothed to pinnately lobed, lobes toothed; cauline oblong to ovate, entire, toothed or pinnately lobed, upper with tack-shaped glands
Inflorescence: heads discoid, solitary, terminal; involucres 58 mm, widely obconic; phyllaries with dense nail- and tack-shaped glands, hairy, puberulent, or glabrous
Ray flowers 0
Disk flowers 1530; corollas funnel-shaped, limbs of marginal ones expanded, yellow with brown band in throat; style branches 12.5 mm, appendages 0.20.6 mm, with or without abrupt point
Fruit 23 mm; pappus bristles many in 12 series, free to base, white or tannish white
Ecology: Sandy soils, coastal, desert washes, pine forests
Elevation: < 1700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Joaquin Valley, Central Western California, South Coast, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges
Distribution outside California: n Baja California
Varieties intergrade.