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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
William A. Smith: Condensed in '62
So I was especially pleased when I stumbled across this particular volume... because W.A.S. did a remarkable twelve paintings for one of the stories therein.
I sent a note last night asking the members of the Smith family if they had any recollections of this job... for instance, how much time would the artists have had to paint all these gorgeous illustrations?
Eldest daughter, Kim, replied that she recalled her dad having about a month to complete the assignment - wow! - that's a lot of work to get done in just one month!
Especially when you consider the technical details and period costume Smith had to research and then render accurately.
Kim remembers her mom posing for the scene two above ( page 137 ) and adds, "I think it was also Dad in that painting."
* Addendum: A late note from Ferol Smith: "I'm 91,95,96, and 99. The tough looking old lady was a neighbor of ours and of the most kindly nature. She enjoyed a job with the local vet and worked with children during summer camp. Not so tough!"
As for the piece below, Kim Smith writes, "It was [Kim's older brother] Rick and me."
She adds, "Rick looks exactly like himself, though I look a little more like Alice in that painting."
To be honest, the poor paper quality and small reproduction size can't possibly do justice to William A. Smith's paintings. They look this good in spite of the RDCB's shortcomings.
When I look at these I am reminded of the first time I laid eyes on a W.A.S. illustration -- and mistook it for Robert Fawcett's work.
And that in turn always makes me think of a great anecdote Charlie Allen recounted of the time he had dinner with Robert Fawcett and Haines Hall, who was Fawcett's brother in law and a partner in the SF art studio at which young Charlie Allen was working.
During a lull in the conversation at the table, Charlie, still very much a junior illustrator - and somewhat in awe of being in the presence of 'the illustrator's illustrator' nervously asked Fawcett if he knew the painter William A. Smith...
Charlie writes, "[Fawcett] did a double take, turned to Haines, and gesturing to me, said, 'who's this?' I think his actual words were 'who the hell is this?' Haines explained (I was the favored new kid on the block)."
Charlie continues, "RF reluctantly turned and said, 'yes, Bill is a good friend....and he's a fine painter'. He did not say 'illustrator'. That was the only conversation from him for the evening, with me at least. At the time I naturally was in awe of RF, but was also an admirer of Wm. A. Smith."
And we are in awe of Charlie Allen, who once again demonstrates the extent of his skills with another broad range of samples from his many years of service as a West Coast advertising artist. Go to Charlie Allen's Blog and check 'em out!
* My William A. Smith Flickr set.
* This post has been simultaneously published on The Art of William A. Smith blog.
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These illustrations really bring back memories for me! Thank you, Leif!ReplyDelete
Kim Smith
I couldn't help noticing that some of these are nearly monochromatic. I would imagine that's one of his time saving devices - still fabulous of course !ReplyDelete
i wish someone would do a william a. smith art book!....ReplyDelete
Thanks Leif, great post. Thanks also to Kim for the interesting anecdotes (...1 month!!)ReplyDelete
- Chad Sterling5:30 PM
Definite similarities with Fawcett in the acuity of the draughtsmanship but more painterly in approach.What a talented generation of illustrators were working in that 20 year period after WW2, thanks for posting Leif.ReplyDelete
Any idea of who did the illustrations for the Reader's Digest Treasury for Young Readers (1962)? What medium did they use, ink wash and transparent guash? Excellent craftsmanship, period detail and mood.ReplyDelete
Great post! Love these illustrations - I second the development of a 'Smith' art book!ReplyDelete
I'm astonished at how he could have produced twelve illustrations of this quality in a month.ReplyDelete
I recently had an assignment of a similar number in the same time-frame. Just gathering reference, doing preliminary sketches and chasing AD's to get approval took up most of the timeframe.
Wonderful stuff!
- Anonymous1:35 AM
I have many readers digest books from the late 1950's into the 1960's and the reason was because of the great art. I collected these in the late 1960's. They are still available at thrift stores.ReplyDelete
Also the stories were fantastic. Papilon became a movie w steve mcqeen and dr. no also my favorite Cary Grant's alfred hitchcocok movie To Catch A thief. Story was just like movie. Nicely illustrated.


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- At Purdue: Lost 3 of 4
- At Penn State: Lost 3 straight (does not play in State College this winter)
- At Wisconsin: Lost last 8
The in-state schools are no picnic, either. Iowa plays at both Northern Iowa and Iowa State this year, while hosting Drake. Here's the recent trend involving Iowa and its in-state rivals:
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- At Drake: Lost 2 straight, but won 13 previous games (Iowa hosts Drake this year)
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
The List of things I was supposed to blog about this week.
1. The pesto.
I modified the recipe from this book. I just used a lot less of the oil and parmesan cheese, and a few walnuts instead of the pine nuts. Delish! We sure did eat well this week.
I had this yummy sandwich a few times! Grilled bell peppers and onions, a bit of goat cheese, fresh basil, and a dab of pesto. Okay, these pictures are making me wish I had gone to the farmer's market again yesterday! Next week....
2. The yarn.
Plucky Knitter MCN, colorway Jezebel
This gorgeous color arrived from The Plucky Knitter for the Plucky Classics club. Just perfect! I've already traded a skein of Wollmeise for another one of these! Sooooo pretty!
3. The destashing!!
Yay! I think the yarn fast helped me realize that I can't knit as fast as I think I can. I did place a wee order from Blue Moon this week! Using destash money of course, but guess how many skeins I ordered? Guess??? two. seriously, two. Saving up for Sock Summit splurging!
4. The Workout for Yarn Smackdown
Speaking of Socks that Rock, Knittinggolfer and I started a Workout for Yarn Smackdown! hehehe I added the smackdown part. But when we were catching up this week, Marcy and I thought this would be a great way to motivate each other (more like me, she's a good friend that way!) to get moving! Basically, for every 30 minutes of working out, you get a point. We're aiming for 4 points a week. Whomever has the most points at the end of the month wins! The other person has to buy the winner a skein of socks that rock. This skein in particular. I really really want it. I would have ordered it if it hadn't been for our Sunkissed Sands Smackdown! So far, I've got 2 points. I'll be honest, one of them was specifically because I didn't want to fall behind!
5. The knitting.
Another pair of Toasty. Not sick of this pattern yet. Or the Aran Cashmere. Best $20 teacher gift I think! A very special teacher will be receiving these this week!
I also did the first repeat on Rogue Roses. Love the pattern.
But again, I've gotten distracted with a design that has been in my head for a bit. I'll show you that when I can.
6. The contest.
Speaking of patterns, go over and enter to win Samro's newest pattern. Its a great giveaway! And I may just have to do that too.....so keep an eye out here in the next week or so!
19 comments:
- Unknown said...
The pesto/sandwich looks SO GOOD! Good luck with the "smackdown"!
- June 8, 2009 at 3:46:00 AM PDT
- dianne said...
I love your smackdown idea. I'll be rooting for both of you!
- June 8, 2009 at 6:18:00 AM PDT
- At Home Mommy Knits said...
Love the pesto! Making it fresh is really the only way to eat it :)
- June 8, 2009 at 6:44:00 AM PDT
- sgeddes said...
I'm so stealing that idea for the pesto sammy! Looks great. Good look on the contest.
- June 8, 2009 at 8:23:00 AM PDT
- Sam said...
That sandwich looks so good! And very restrained of you to take a photo first. I always scarf mine down and then remember I should have taken a pic.
Thanks for the link!
- June 8, 2009 at 8:44:00 AM PDT
- cupcakefaerie said...
Your sandwich looked so good I almost forgot about the yarn!
You do so knit fast--and designing at the same time. You're are so awesome!
- June 8, 2009 at 9:29:00 AM PDT
- weezalana said...
Mmmmm, that sandwich looks delish! May have to add that to the dinner menu this week!
- June 8, 2009 at 10:28:00 AM PDT
- Scrabblequeen said...
Oh! That Jezebel is to die for pretty! I checked your destash page and was relieved to find nothing I HAD to have. Not good for you, but very good for me, as I already went astray at Simply Socks anniversary sale....
- June 8, 2009 at 12:24:00 PM PDT
- pdxknitterati/MicheleLB said...
I LOVE that Jezebel. What does that say about me? Or you? Evil temptress!
- June 8, 2009 at 12:32:00 PM PDT
- Jodi said...
Yum! Looks delicious.
I'm enamored of the latest Plucky Knitter offering! The Smackdown idea is just great.
- June 8, 2009 at 12:46:00 PM PDT
- Susan Flockhart said...
Ooh, the colours in that last yarn are beautiful!
- June 8, 2009 at 1:17:00 PM PDT
- cpurl17 said...
Oh wow, that sandwich looks delicious!!
Good luck with the smackdown--I need to do that but I'd end up broke.
- June 8, 2009 at 3:44:00 PM PDT
- Bezzie said...
Jezebel looks a lot like Mustang Sally--they must be sisters!
- June 8, 2009 at 4:35:00 PM PDT
- Beverly said...
Yarn is a fabulous motivation for exercise!
- June 8, 2009 at 5:15:00 PM PDT
- Zonda said...
drooling over that pesto sandwich! Gah...you gotta another skein! Lucky you! Go you guys on the smackdown too!
- June 8, 2009 at 7:27:00 PM PDT
- tapmouse said...
YOU haven't posted in a week and I can't believe I've missed reading all your posts since the 29th! Where did the whole past week PLUS go? Crazy!
That pesto looked soooo yummy! And you and Marcy crack me up! Hope you are keeping up on those points so you can score up some yarny goodness! ;)
- June 8, 2009 at 9:54:00 PM PDT
- Unknown said...
You & Marcy are too funny!
It's only Wed. You can get 2 more points easy!
- June 10, 2009 at 12:50:00 PM PDT
- Batty said...
Yum, pesto! I still have a whole bunch of basil left over from Saturday, maybe I need to make myself some pesto with it too.
Love the yarn, and those socks are looking good too. And yes, you're a fast knitter. I'm still working on my Dad's secret birthday socks, and his birthday was June 1!
- June 10, 2009 at 5:36:00 PM PDT
- hearthead said...
This sure has been a busy week! I am digging the work out/point deal. Go for it!
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays and right-hander Chris Archer agreed Wednesday on a six-year contract that will run through 2019, with club options for '20 and '21.
The Rays said that the deal guarantees Archer $25.5 million over the six years, and it has the potential to reach a maximum value of $43.75 million.
"There are few things in life that are guaranteed, and the Rays have guaranteed me six years for the amount that we all know, and, in turn, I'm going to guarantee to give them everything I can on and off the field," Archer said.
When asked about his motivation for getting the deal done, Archer noted that you "never turn your back on your first fortune." In addition, he wanted to get his parents free of debt and also rid himself of money worries when he's on the mound. Those reasons, coupled with the threat of injury, made the extension a no-brainer for Archer.
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Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman did not sound as though he or the organization had concerns about how Archer would react to having the security of a big deal.
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Archer first pitched with the Rays in 2012, going 1-3 with a 4.60 ERA in six appearances, four of which were starts. He saw his first extended Major League action in 2013, when he went 9-7 with a 3.22 ERA in 23 starts.
Despite not joining Tampa Bay last season from Triple-A Durham until June 1, when the team played its 55th game, Archer led American League rookies who pitched at least 100 innings in ERA, opponents' batting average (.226), complete games (two), shutouts (two) and WHIP (1.13).
Archer won both the AL Pitcher of the Month and AL Rookie of the Month Awards in July after going 4-0 with a 0.73 ERA in five starts that month. He finished third in the voting for the AL Rookie of the Year Award, which was claimed by teammate Wil Myers.
The Indians selected Archer in the fifth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of Clayton High School in Clayton, N.C., and subsequently traded him in 2008 to the Cubs, along with two other players, in a deal for infielder Mark DeRosa.
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Prologue is the introductory mission of Grand Theft Auto V. The mission is set in Ludendorff, North Yankton in 2004, nine years prior to the events of the game.
|Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details are in the text which follows.
The mission starts with Trevor Philips, Michael Townley, and Brad Snider holding up the office of an armored car firm. Trevor sets plastic explosives on the vault, while Michael and Brad force the office employees into a closet. After taking the money, an unaccounted for security guard takes Michael and holds him at gunpoint. The game prompts the player to switch to Trevor to free Michael.
After getting out of the building, Trevor, Michael, and Brad gun down local law enforcement to get to their getaway truck. During the chase, the hired getaway driver is shot in the head, forcing Michael to take the wheel, who then rams the police car off the road. A road block forces them to detour to a side road to face an oncoming train, which clips the rear of the truck. After abandoning the wrecked vehicle near a farm, Trevor states that they can still reach the chopper on foot, while Michael believes that they should stick to the original plan. While looking for the chopper, an unknown sniper ambushes the group and shoots Brad. When Michael checks on Brad, he gets shot and tells Trevor to flee. Refusing to abandon Michael and Brad, Trevor holds off the cops. During the standoff, Trevor spots a woman and holds her at gunpoint, demanding where the chopper is. After releasing the woman, Trevor flees through a hayfield.
The scene then shifts to a cemetery where the funeral of Michael Townley is being held; however, Michael, who is still alive, stands in the distance.
(Brad throws a woman to the floor) Brad Snider: Get down there!
Michael Townley: Alright, everbody pays attention, no one gets hurt.
Trevor Philips: Aarrgh! Open the door, or they'll get worse than hurt!
(Michael points a gun at a security guard)
Trevor Philips: Hey, hey, ah! Come on!
(The security guard opens the door)
Security Guard: Just don't do any...
Trevor Philips: Ah! Let's go! Shut up! Shut the fuck up!
(Michael moves towards the security guard)
Michael Townley: Hands behind your back.
(Michael searches the security guard)
Security Guard: C'mon mister, we're giving you everything you want.
(An employee goes to trigger the alarm)
Michael Townley: Don't even think about it.
(Michael kicks the security guard in the back)
Female Employee: I'll do it. I'll do it... Oh God.
(Brad heads through a door while Trevor pushes the female employee into an office)
Trevor Philips: Sit tight. I'll handle the plastic.
Michael Townley: Don't blow yourself up!
(Michael aims his gun at the hostages)
Michael Townley: Listen up.
Trevor Philips: In the back! Come on!
(The hostages begin moving into an office)
Male Employee: What's he doing? He's going to kill us in here.
Trevor Philips: Hurry!
Male Employee: Leave us alone.
Second Male Employee: We didn't do shit to you.
(Brad returns and Trevor shuts the office door)
Trevor Philips: All set. Phone it in.
(Michael gets his phone out)
Michael Townley: I'm making the call.
(Michael uses his phone to detonate the explosives blowing the vault open with the trio moving towards the vault)
Brad Snider: Alright! We going to do this, huh?
Trevor Philips: Haha! Show me the money!
Michael Townley: Slow and steady, T. Slow and steady.
(Michael enters the vault collecting the money and is joined by Trevor)
Trevor Philips: There's enough here for us all to enjoy!
Michael Townley: Depends on how you look at it.
(Michael begins to leave the vault as Trevor waits at the vaults door)
Trevor Philips: What's the hold up?
(Michael and Trevor leave the vault)
Trevor Philips: Coming out, B.
(Michael and Trevor leave the vault and Michael is held at gunpoint by a second security guard)
Second Security Guard: Give it up! I got him!
(The second security guard takes Michael's mask off)
Second Security Guard: I saw your face. I'll remember you.
Michael Townley: You forget a thousand things every day. How 'bout you make sure this is one of 'em?
Second Security Guard: I see it in his eyes. He's crazy.
(Trevor shoots the second security guard, killing him)
Michael Townley: Fuck! You didn't have to do that!
Trevor Philips: Let's get going. There'll be time for grieving later.
Michael Townley: Yeah, you got that right.
Trevor Philips: Come on!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad head toward an exit with Michael and Brad taking cover)
Michael Townley: I'm setting the charges. They're on a timer, so brace yourselves!
(Michael plants the explosives, which detonate)
Trevor Philips: Fan-fucking-tastic.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad head towards their planned escape exit)
Michael Townley: Oh fuck. You hear that? Sirens. Fuck the cops. T, hit the shutter switch.
(Trevor presses the shutter switch causing the shutters to rise)
Trevor Philips: What's this? Local resistance?
Michael Townley: It ain't supposed to go down like this.
Trevor Philips: It never is. Come on. Go.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad begin shooting at the police officers)
Michael Townley: What the fuck is this?
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue shooting at the police officers)
Trevor Philips: Don't be as dumb as you look.
Brad Snider: I ain't laying down for them.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue shooting at the police officers)
Michael Tonwley: Drop it, prick.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue shooting at the police officers)
Trevor Philips: Get out the way!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue shooting at the police officers)
Michael Townley: Fuck these guys!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue shooting at the police officers)
Michael Townley: Get down!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad kill the remaining police officers)
Michael Townley: We got a window - let's go!
(More police officers turn up and are shot at by Michael, Trevor and Brad)
Trevor Philips: Can't be many more cops in this town.
Michael Townley: Bring 'em. This is fucked, man. The thing is blown.
Trevor Philips: I got my share. It's still wide open!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue to shoot the arriving police officers allowing them to get towards their getaway car)
Brad Snider: Car's up here! Let's go!
Trevor Philips: Move! Come on!
Michael Townley: Kid mighta bailed. This wasn't in the job description.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad continue to make their way to the getaway car, killing arriving police officers)
Michael Townley: Come on.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad kill the last police officers)
Michael Townley: Let's move! Come on! Let's go! Let's go!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad near the getaway car and kill more arriving police officers)
Michael Townley: Get in here.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad enter the getaway car)
Getaway Driver: Hey. What took ya so long?
Trevor Philips: Shut the fuck up and drive.
(The getaway car pulls away)
Brad Snider: Did you see that shit? I fuckin' put that bitches face against the glass.
Michael Townley: Yeah, you're a real stallion.
Trevor Philips: Bahbahbahbahbahbahbahbahbahbah.
(A police car begins chasing the the getaway car)
Getaway Driver: Aww fuck! How'd that happen?
Michael Tonwley: Go! Go! Go! Go!
Getaway Driver: Fuck!
(Trevor Philips begins shooting at the pursuing officers)
Getaway Driver: Jeez I think they're gonna...
(The police kill the getaway driver)
Michael Townley: Aw, fuck. Local yokel's bought it.
(Michael pushes the getaway drivers corpse out the drivers door and moves into the driving seat)
Brad Snider: That guy's a dick...
(Michael rams the getaway car into the side of the police car)
Michael Townley: Fuck you too.
(The police car is forced into a tree and explodes)
Michael Townley: Fuck you!
Trevor Philips: Wooo!
Brad Snider: Wooo!
Michael Townley: Yeah.
(Michael begins to drive the getaway car to their escape route)
Trevor Philips: Come on! Let's get to the chopper!
Michael Townley: If we move quick, we can beat the train.
(Michael drives the getaway car towards the waiting helicopter as police cars drive towards the crime scene)
Brad Snider: Cops. Coming our way.
Trevor Philips: Be cool... They ain't made this car yet.
Michael Townley: We're getting there!
(Michael, Trevor and Brad see a police road block)
Michael Tonwley: Shit! Shit! Shit! Road block!
Trevor Philips: Go right! Beat the train, man!
(Michael turns right and the car is hit by a train while going over a level crossing)
Trevor Philips: Arrgghh! Arrgghh! Jesus!
(The car stops next to a tree having been hit by the train)
Michael Townley: You guys alright?
Brad Snider: Fuck!
Trevor Philips: Come on! Ditch the car, alright? We can go this way to the chopper.
Michael Townley: No, hey! Stick to the plan.
Trevor Philips: What?
Michael Townley: Stick to the fucking plan! Come on.
(Michael, Trevor and Brad start heading to where the helicopter is supposed to meet them)
Brad Snider: Where the fuck's the chopper? Fuck me, fuck, fuck!
(A sniper moves into place)
Michael Townley: I'm going to check around back.
(The sniper fires a shot, which hits Brad. Trevor heads for cover while Michael stays with Brad.)
Trevor Philips: Run! It's the fucking Feds! Someone must have fucking talked!
Michael Townley: Alright. Brad's gonna be fine but we gotta get out of here.
(The sniper fires a second shot, which hits Michael)
Michael Townley: Aw, fuck! I'm hit! Ah, Jesus. T, you gotta get out of here.
Trevor Philips: Ain't gonna leave you Mikey!
Michael Townley: Go! God, I'm not gonna make it. Fucking gonna bleed out. Aw, go...
Trevor Philips: Noooo!
(Trevor starts shooting at the arriving police officers)
Trevor Philips: Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!
Police Officer: Police!
(Trevor continues shooting at the police officers and federal agents)
Trevor Philips: Come on! Come on!
(More police officers and federal agents arrive and Trevor begins to retreat spotting someone running away)
Trevor Philips: Hey! You! You, hey!
Pedestrian: Oh, oh, oh God!
(Trevor chases the pedestrian who trips over)
Pedestrian: Oh God. Don't shoot! Help! Help please!
Trevor Philips: Where's the chopper?
Pedestrian: I don't know what you're talking about!
(Federal agents begin to move in with Trevor grabbing the lady around the neck)
Trevor Philips: Fucking stay back! You come near me, she's fuckin' dead! Stay back!
(The pedestrian escapes Trevor's grip and Trevor begins to run away)
Pedestrian: Oh, God, help me! Help me! Oh!
Federal Agent: Go! Go!
(Trevor escapes into a fog covered field. The screen fades to black and returns at the Ludendorff cemetery)
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Amanda Townley: Michael...
Ludendorff Reverend: We are born of sin, and we die in sin...
(The camera shows Michael, who is still alive, watching his own funeral)
Ludendorff Reverend: and in this Michael was like anybody else. Father... we do not know your infinite mysteries. But we know... that you'll show great mercy to our friend.
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- Ludendorff's police cars are based on the Albany Esperanto, a vehicle otherwise unavailable in GTA V, and the Declasse Rancher XL. The use of 1980s era police vehicles during the 2000s may indicate that Ludendorff's police force is severely underfunded.
- Michael, Trevor and Brad had managed to steal $179,500 from the business.
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Hands down this is one the best and easiest-to-navigate car blogs out there. Not only is is it full of stellar content featuring a balanced selection of news items, reviews and silly videos; the amount of ways you can search through it is staggering. As far as I can tell they are the only car blog that allows you to simply click on a car manufacturer's name on the homepage and immediately show you every item on the site related to it. If only all sites were as well-maintained and organized as this one.
Wired Car Blog
Geeks like cars too, and this blog is the ideal site for those of you who care just as much about what kind of processor chip is in our computer as much as you do the engine in your car. If you want to know how the latest in tech news will effect what you'll be driving in a few years then this is the site for you. This blog also talks about more general car news items as well, such as car makers' profits and much more.
Motortrend Blog
This is a nice well-rounded blog that covers the latest in car news, reviews and everything else that would probably appeal to a car fan. One of the best things about this blog is that they actually spend time discussing cars that regular people might actually be able to afford and not just high-end sports cars and SUVs.
Car Pics
Serious Wheels
Serious wheels? More like serious pictures. If you are looking for high-resolution pictures of your favorite automobile then this is the site for you. Not only do they have a massive collection of beautiful car pictures, but they also have a great selection of wallpapers featuring some of the hottest cars in the world. As if their picture collection wasn't enough to warrant their site a must see, they also have an excellent video selection.
Rate Car Pics
It's like Hot-Or-Not but with cars. It's a pretty nice site with a good selection of pics, but for some reason the top car is a crummy dirt speedway racer.
The site is pretty ugly but their car pictures are beautiful. Don't let the text-heavy layout fool you; this site has an amazing collection of car pictures that is constantly updated. They already have begun collecting pictures of 2008 model cars! You can also browse by make and model, as well as car type (muscle, sport, exotic and so on).
This is a small site that has a few good galleries and forums for different kinds of cars. Their focus seems to be on customized cars, but they don't just have pictures of rice rockets and old '57 Chevys. You want to see a tricked-out '85 Astro van? How about a low-rider '88 VW Golf? You'll find them, as well as several other improbable custom jobs.
General Information
Car Junku
Our guide for car enthusiasts is a good jumping on point for those just getting into the car scene. If you want a massive amount of links to sites about everything you could possibly imagine that is remotely related to cars, including imports, custom jobs, car magazines and even vehicles like ATVs and RVs, then this is the place to be. This isn't a guide to car enthusiast sites, it's an encyclopedia!
R-Sport Cars
This is a great all-purpose site for those of you who like your cars fast and expensive. Over 50 car manufacturers are represented here, complete with high-resolution pictures and in-depth spec sheets. In addition to those goodies they also have a well-moderated and very active forum community, a nice selection of wallpapers and even some slick car crash videos for good measure!
Car Show News
Seeing pictures and reading reviews of cars is one thing, but getting up close and personal to them is something else entirely. This informative site features a huge searchable directory of car shows not only in America but across the world as well. You can search by state, and show type, making it very easy to narrow down your search to just the ones you care about.
Car Articles
The 3 Rarest Cars Found in Barns
Every car fanatic dreams of finding a rare vehicle tucked away in a dusty old barn, forgotten and discarded, but for some, that dream has come true. It's still possible to find treasure among another man's junk, as evidenced by these amazing finds.


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Power of the Daleks Clips
Thursday, 29 September 2005 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
The official Doctor Who website has made available the brief clips recovered after fans spotted them being broadcast several weeks ago on a BBC2 series called "Sunday Past times". The clips show a Dalek production line and Daleks outside a space capsule. The footage will reportedly be included on a DVD release next year.


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You're about to bring a baby into the world. Congratulations!
Birth is an exciting and exhilarating experience. One that was created long before technology. While we're thankful for what technology can do for us in emergency situations, birth is a normal, natural life process and it benefits both mother and baby to keep it normal and natural.
MIDWIFERY SERVICES: Birthing Center or Homebirth with a licensed midwife is becoming the "ultimate birth choice" for many couples. Studies show that out of hospital birth is equally safe and likely more so than birth in a typical hospital. With less technical intervention and more emphasis on prevention, education and counseling, low-risk women typically birth in strength and joy! Midwives co-partnered with the birthing couple equals the "Midwifery Model of Care."
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I must apologize, I have been meaning to give this recipe for some time, but you know how things go. Now that the end of the year is near its time to get caught up and start with a fresh slate, oh oh is that a mixed metaphor? Everyone truly loves this chicken and it is so easy. I hope you all love it too. Happy New Year!!
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Jun 1, 2012
PIANJ names Cunningham Professional Agent of the Year
TRENTON, N.J.-The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. will present Donna Cunningham, CPIA, with the Professional Agent of the Year award at the associations Annual Conference at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, June 10-12, 2011.
"Throughout her career, Donna has demonstrated a deep level of dedication to our industry. She has earned the respect and trust of her colleagues and customers," said Keith A. Savino, CPIA, president of PIANJ. "PIANJ is very pleased to give Donna this award."
Cunningham is owner of ADP/Statewide Insurance Agency in Florham Park, N.J.
A PIANJ member since 1989, Cunningham served as president of the association in 2010-11; vice president in 2007-2010, treasurer in 2006-2007, and secretary for the 2005-2006 term. She is chairperson of the Nominations Committee and the Diversity Task Force. She also is a member of the Business Issues and Executive/Budget and Finance Committees. Cunningham also is a member of the MVR/Auto Task. She also is an ex officio member of the Womens Business Forum.
Active in her community, Cunningham serves as treasurer and a member of the board of directors for the Family Reach Foundation. She served as chairperson of the Orange Head Start Program and is a past president of the Orange Chamber of Commerce. A former treasurer of the Orange Rotary Club, Cunningham also is past chairperson of the Manton B. Metcalf Memorial Association.
PIANJ is a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state.


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Free Penguin Parade app for phones and tablets!
The Penguin Parade Phillip Island app provides detailed and interactive information which will enhance your visit to the world famous Penguin Parade. This rich, image-oriented app will take you behind the scenes of the penguin colony and help you learn everything you need to know about little penguins.
Highlights include:
Home screen
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• Live Burrow Cam – directly from a penguin's burrow!
• 3D Penguin – flip the bird and discover all the physical traits that help penguins survive at sea and on land.
• Penguins Everywhere - find the best spot to get up close and personal and watch them waddle from beach to burrow.
• Penguin Tracking - follow four little penguins as they head to their burrows and at sea.
• Penguin Data to Device– see interviews with those closest to the penguins and watch the birds crossing the research weighbridge while real data about each penguin appears on your screen.
• All 17 Penguins of the world - learn about penguins of the world, including where they live and threats they face.
• Play a Game - collect as many fish as you can while avoiding the obstacles, or test your knowledge with our question and answer section.
• 6 Languages – App offered in English, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German and Spanish.
And there's more – other features include:
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• Protecting Penguins - read about the history of the Penguin Parade and how we protect the little penguin colony.
• Adopt a Penguin – adopt your own penguin and contribute to conservation.
• Welcome to Country – hear the Welcome to Country by a local Aboriginal elder and listen to her story about penguins.


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NFL combine: Blake Bortles seizes on limited competiton
INDIANAPOLIS — Why not throw at the NFL scouting combine?
Blake Bortles approached Sunday's quarterback screen test with a "Let it rip'' mindset, a decision that may have helped boost the former Central Florida quarterback's draft stock.
Bortles stood out with a strong, accurate performance, especially after his competitors for the No. 1 overall pick in the May 8 draft, former Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater of Louisville, opted to wait until their pro day showcases for all 32 teams.
The strong-armed, 6-5, 232-pound Bortles, who happened to wear the number one Sunday, impressed with his competitive spirit, precision and wowed with his final throw — a 45-yard deep post corner route to Pittsburg State receiver John Brown.
PASS:Bridgewater backs out of 40-yard dash, doesn't throw
MANZIEL VS. KAEPERNICK:QBs pitted in virtual 40-yard race
It was the sweetest rope by any quarterback in the morning group, which included Alabama's AJ McCarron, Clemson's Taj Boyd and Eastern Illinois product Jimmy Garoppolo.
"Bortles was by far the best quarterback,'' former NFL quarterback Jim Miller, now a Chicago Bears and SIRIUS NFL Radio analyst told USA TODAY Sports. "Bortles is the real deal. ...He probably runs better than Ben Roethlisberger. I'm not going to say he's an Andrew Luck, but when tacklers are draped on him, Bortles can still deliver the football."
Former Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Polian was among a media contingent that sat inside a Lucas Oil Stadium luxury suite to watch Bortles and company in their combine audition.
Polian, now an ESPN analyst, said Bortles has the physical and mental traits requisite of a first-round selection. But he cautioned that the prototypical drop-back passer who threw for 3,581 yards with 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 2013 could use a year of NFL development.
Bortles conceded Friday he is still raw when he said, "I need coaching. I need help. I think everybody in the game does.''
Polian was most impressed by Garoppolo's throwing, but questioned the decision by potential first rounder and former Fresno State standout Derek Carr not to compete at the combine. He is the younger brother of former Houston Texans washout David Carr.
"I think Derek Carr made a mistake by not throwing,'' Polian said. "People have long memories and even though he's his own guy, they may hold his brother against him. This was his chance to put some distance between that perception.''
Texans coach Bill O'Brien, whose team selects first overall, credited Bortles for his competitive moxie. Bortles led Central Florida to a September road upset of O'Brien's Penn State team, throwing for 288 yards and three touchdowns.
"They beat us and I thought he threw the ball well that night,'' O'Brien said Friday. "He is a big guy, athletic, competitive guy. It has been fun to watch him play on tape.''
That chance to compete is exactly why Bortles came to Indianapolis.
With the way he popped his throws, he might even have gained a leg up with some evaluators on Manziel and Bridgewater for simply being unafraid to work out with his fellow prospects.
McCarron, with his 36-4 career record at Alabama, had an uneven morning, flashing plenty of arm when he hit all three of his deep fade and post corner routes. But he was inconsistent when he threw his out routes to the left side.
"It's very difficult for the quarterback because they never develop any rhythm and they're throwing to different receivers on different routes," Polian said of McCarron, whom he views as a third, or fourth-round pick. "So you don't put a lot of stock in completions or incompletions. I thought he looked good in virtually every facet.''
VIDEO: What will Texans do with top pick?


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About Team Defence Information
In Brief - About Team Defence Information
To find out more about Team Defence Information and the benefits of being a member, please download:
- Slide pack about TD-Info
- About Team Defencethat sets out to explain what TD-Info does, who participates, its approach and how it operates, why it's needed, the 'value-add' it provides and what makes it unique
- Benefits of Membership of TD-Info
As a trusted membership organisation, Team Defence Information (TD-Info) brings together Industry and the MOD, collaborating to optimise the value from business information working across Team Defence. As a trade body, funded by Industry with MOD as partner, TD-info acts as a catalyst and facilitator whose activities complement those of ADS and techUK, organisations with whom we collaborate.
TD-Info represents the interests of suppliers of ICT services and champions the needs of Industry contractors who are users of the same ICT services, such as in the Industry Customers Engagement Forum (ICEF) working with MOD Defence Digital (formerly Information Systems & Services (ISS)).
Typically, the users of ICT procured from MOD ISS are materiel manufacturers and through-life support providers working for, and alongside, the MOD. Also, as MOD outsources to Industry, there are Industry-run services on the MOD infrastructure used by Industry partners as well as the MOD. Hence, 'Team Defence' is appropriate term for this close partnering.
TD-Info helps facilitate activities in close engagement with the MOD such as the Defence Support Network Transformation (DSN-T) Programme and the Delivery Contiuity Exucutive . The latter is a construct whereby Industry engages as stakeholder in MOD processes that consult on and assess impact of proposed information system changes on MOD's output-based contracts & assists MOD to shape significant new requirements.
TD-Info members range in scale from multinational enterprises to Small-to-Medium-Enterprises (SMEs), all involved in complex defence supply chains and support networks that benefit from improved end-to-end, secure information sharing; information is the 'lifeblood' of the defence enterprise. Our joint Industry-MOD governance drives coherence and continuity, with representation through to the Defence Suppliers Forum, the major conduit for MOD-industry relationships, chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence.
Participation in TD-Info activities provides 'force multiplier' benefits for organisations. Working in a trusted forum, collectively we draw on real-world use cases involving Team Defence (i.e. MOD and Industry) and engage subject matter experts from varied disciplines to develop pragmatic, common solutions. TD-Info promotes global standards and inter-operable ways of working, designed to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Corporate knowledge is captured and shared via our members' website here at www.teamdefence.info.
The collective efforts of Team Defence Information members are ultimately directed at sustaining defence's Whole Force superior operational capability.
As of summer 2017, we became 'Team Defence Information'
As of the summer of 2017, our member organisation rebaranded to be Team Defence Informaton. However, note that we are 'UKCeB, trading as Team Defence Information (TD-Info)'. Hence, any payments are still to 'UKCeB' which is our former name. Our new tag line for Team Defence Information reinforces this: collaborating and optimizing the value from business information working across Team Defence.
Membership Benefits of Team Defence Information
Learn more about TD-Info Membership Benefits HERE.
By joining Team Defence Information (TD-Info for short), you are part of a unique organisation, a trusted forum where Industry and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) work together to accelerate adoption of secure information sharing capabilities and practices across the Team Defence Supply Chain and Support Network. Members have a common interest in value-enhancing solutions for Secure Collaboration - 'End-to-End & Through-Life'. As our new tagline states, we are about "collaborating and optimizing the value from business information working across Team Defence". TD-Info reports to the Defence Suppliers Forum.
As a company involved in defence, you will appreciate the need to communicate securely and share information in compliance with relevant policies and procedures. This is a significant challenge of itself. How do you also ensure that information flows efficiently and effectively to those that need it, in a timely yet auditable manner? There are many possible solutions - but will yours be interoperable, reusable and agile? These qualities let you avoid the additional cost burdens associated with using, bespoke, non-standard and 'locked-in' methods of information exchange.
The digital revolution is transforming business models and ways of working in defence, as everywhere. Digital by Default is a commitment throughout Government. And organisations are responding to the transformative power of the 'Nexus of Forces' (social media, mobility, cloud and information analytics or Big Data), the Internet of Things (IoT), Arttificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twin, Block Chain, etc.
TD-Info helps you make sense of these transformational changes, addressing coherence and working on pragmatic solutions. The mature governance structure includes the Joint Information Group (JIG) and the Defence and Industry Support Chain Optimisation Strategy Board (DISCOG).
Via the JIG, TD-Info activities support the Defence Suppliers Forum, the 'major conduit for MOD-Industry relationships', chaired by the Secretary of State.
User Guide to TD-Info Website
Click HERE to download our short User Guide to this website
What is meant by Team Defence
'Team Defence' is a shorthand reference for organisations that collaborate securely across the Defence enterprise to achieve End-to-End delivery of materiel and services, including support through-life. Team Defence is holistic and includes Users (e.g. the MOD, Allies, Other Government Departments and contractors) and Industry suppliers . The latter spans multinational prime-contractors and niche Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), securely collaborating across the Defence supply chain and support network.
The role of Industry in Team Defence is broadening as it undertakes a greater share of running operations on behalf of the MOD. Through a need to drive efficiency, both Industry and the MOD are interested in standardisation and use of so-called 'Common Off The Shelf' or COTS technology products. With its Team Defence construct, TD-Info promotes awareness that ('embedded Industry') suppliers are often 'co-Users' with the MOD of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) products and services. Hence, the TD-Info promotes shared understanding of good practices and facilitates a range of holistic Team Defence contributions in areas such as requirements specifications, scenario planning and policy development.
Some Team Defence Information Achievements
Here are a selection of TD-Info activities and achievements:
- Industry Customer Engagemetn Forum (ICEF)
- Secure Information Sharing (SIS) Programme
- Fostering Standards Development & Adoption - e.g. DefSTAN
- Secure Information Systems (SIS) User Requirements Document – Joint MOD/Industry
- IdAM – demonstration of Identity & Access Management
- SEEOTI – Signed & Encrypted Email Over the Internet Demo
- DQAT – Create & Promote of Data Quality Assessment Tool
- Web-based secure access to Collaborative Work Environments
- Green Box – Early Industry Consultation on Requirements; see also New Green Box
- LCIA - Logistics Information Coherence Architecture created
TSCP - instrumental in Transglobal Secure Collaboration Project
Development of Professionalism in Support
- Team Defence Perspective – not just MOD or industry
- Annual Good Practice Market Place & Excellence Awards
Training in Standard Technical English
Simplified Technical English is a controlled language originally developed for aerospace industry maintenance manuals and now widely used in other sectors. UKCeB runs courses on STE and is the only ASD-approved provider of STE Training in the UK.
For more details about the benefits and content of these STE training courses download a leaflet HERE


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A teacher at a South African nursery school has been fined after police stopped her with 19 children packed into a small car.
Melanie Minnie was reported by a member of the public as she transported the pupils in her Renault Clio. Cops in the city of Pretoria issued her with a fine of 1,500 rand, just under $175.
"It was the first and the last time that we'll go on an outing... we're actually a very cute school," Minnie said, according to a report in South Africa's Citizen newspaper.
Previously on PhotoBlog:
- Risky river crossing: Filipino kids tube to get to school
- Indonesian children make perilous journey over collapsed bridge


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Ottoman Croatia
We tend to think of Croatia as a very Catholic country and one which was for centuries on the frontline of Christendom, defending its marches against the Ottoman Empire. All that is true but it is also often forgotten that before the border with Ottoman Bosnia stabilised along the frontiers that we recognise today, Croatia, Dalmatia, Slavonia and so on, were subject to devastating attacks and raids from Bosnia, beginning as early as 1391. During the 15th and 16th centuries large parts of what is today Croatia then fell under Ottoman control. Branka Magas is a distinguished writer and authority on the former Yugoslavia. In 2007 she published a major new account of Croatian history and it is to her that we turn for these extracts about one of the darker periods of the Croatian past.
According to one estimate, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the country lost three-quarters of its territory and over 60 per cent of its population. Around three-quarters of its towns, villages, hamlets, castles and forts were destroyed, together with over 500 churches and monasteries. Lika and Krbava, in particular, were so devastated that the Ottomans could not establish any kind of administration there for several years.
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The Ottoman conquest led to the effective disappearance of the previous Catholic Church organisation. Some of the churches in the main towns were turned into mosques, while those that survived generally suffered from lack of priests. As the size of the Muslim population grew, new mosques were built, so that by the end of the seventeenth century there were probably 100 mosques in Ottoman Croatia, of which two-thirds were in towns and larger settlements. With the establishment of the Orthodox bishopric of Buda in 1541, and the restoration of the Patriarchy of Pec in Kosovo in 1557, conditions were created for the establishment of an Orthodox Church administration. An Orthodox bishopric was established in Pozega, but the spiritual centre of the Orthodox population became the monastery near Orahovica, where a new church was built in 1594.
That the Catholic Church survived at all was due mainly to the Franciscan order. A charter granted by Sultan Mehmed ll in 1463 to the Bosnian Franciscans permitted the establishment of the Franciscan Bosnian Province in 1517, which subsequently came to include also Ottoman Croatia and Hungary. In the late sixteenth century the order built a new monastery near Pozega, which became the religious centre of the Sandzak's Catholics. According to one estimate, in the late seventeenth century Ottoman Slavonia had around 220,000 inhabitants, of whom 48 per cent were Muslim, 33 per cent Catholic, 14 per cent Orthodox and 5 per cent Protestant. According to another, the Muslims formed no more than a quarter of the total population of Slavonia and Srijem in the sixteenth century, and no more than a third in the seventeenth.
Croatia Through History: The Making of a European State. Branka Magas. 2007.
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Obamacare prescription: Fair share of less care
Lately I've been hearing from readers who are among the million Californians who had private health care plans, received cancellation notices and now have to buy new coverage. Some figured that if they signed up with their old providers - Blue Shield or Anthem - they'd have access to the same doctors and hospitals. Not quite. In Marin, San Francisco and Alameda, new plans in Covered California exchanges don't include doctors and hospitals in other counties.
Remember the initials EPO - they stand for exclusive provider organization. PPO (preferred provider organization) plans contain costs by charging lesser rates for doctors and hospitals inside their networks. EPOs, however, pay for nothing outside their exclusive networks unless there is an emergency or special approval.
A Marin woman told me she believed President Obama lied when he told voters that if they liked their plan and doctors, they could keep them. But after talking to Blue Shield representatives who wrongly told her she could see her old doctors, "I would put Blue Shield right up there with Obama."
I should note that consumers in all 19 California health pricing regions have an option to buy into a PPO, but that doesn't necessarily give them the choices they had before. A Santa Cruz breast cancer survivor tells me she thinks she can see her cancer doctors through a Blue Shield EPO, but a specialist who is treating her for treatment-related bone loss is outside the network. That means she has to pay the full doctor bill.
Again, she had to do her homework to learn the dirty details. When she looked on the Covered California Web site, a pop-window described the EPO as if it were a PPO.
I remember going to an event in 2009 at which then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued in favor of the Affordable Care Act because it would close gaps in coverage that left a breast cancer survivor $100,000 in debt because her bare-bones plan didn't cover the drugs she needed.
Alas, the Obamacare cure might help Pelosi's patient, but it leaves other women with pre-existing conditions out in the cold.
Doctors aren't happy, either.
Dr. Richard Thorp is a Northern California internist, primary-care physician and president of the California Medical Association. The CMA wants every Californian to have health care, yet he initially opted out of Covered California because the exchange demanded too deep a discount. Later, when exchange providers couldn't enroll sufficient doctors in his region, they increased their reimbursement rates so that Thorp now is with the plan.
But doctors who were not so lucky have to make "a difficult business decision and a difficult patient-care decision," he said. Those doctors who can afford to see more patients for less money might have to opt for shorter visits. Blue Shield is restricting access to half its doctors.
When Obama and congressional Democrats set out to expand health care, they promised that the 85 percent of Americans who already had coverage wouldn't get shortchanged. They lied. Now everyone can get their fair share of less care.
Debra J. Saunders is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @DebraJSaunders


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take a/(one's) cue from (someone or something)
To model one's actions based on the example or influence of someone or something else. The director definitely took a cue from his favorite film when framing that scene. Take a cue from your kids and learn how to enjoy the little things.
take one's cue from someone
to use someone else's behavior or reactions as a guide to one's own. (From the theatrical cue as a signal to speak, etc.) If you don't know which spoons to use at the dinner, just take your cue from John. The other children took their cue from Tommy and ignored the new boy.
take one's cue from
Follow the lead of another, as in I'm not sure what to bring, so I'll take my cue from you. This expression, first recorded in 1622, alludes to the cue giving an actor a signal to speak.
take your cue from someone
COMMON If you take your cue from someone, you behave in the same way as them. Taking his cue from his companion, he apologized for his earlier display of temper. Everybody working for you will take their cue from you.
take your cue fromfollow the example or advice of.
Cue in both of these idioms is used in the theatrical sense of 'the word or words that signal when another actor should speak or perform a particular action'.


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imagineinternet necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
This is a small 4 page site for a Industrial painting contractor.
Desired Color Scheme:
Match to logo, plus any other complimentary colors
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This is a professional, family owned industrial painting company. They deal with a lot of governmental and big business clients, so be creative but keep it professional please.
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This is a professional, family owned industrial painting company that specialized in really big painting jobs like water tanks, large structures, pipelines, powerplants, etc. It's a small company that has a LONG history that they are very proud of.
- Home Page
- About A-O Painting
- Services/Examples of work
- Contact Us
Additional company info:
Work Area: Arizona - Statewide, with Offices in Tucson/Phoenix/Yuma
Types of Work: Sandblasting, Special Coatings, Painting Specializing in Waste Water Treatment Facilities, Potable Water Systems, Facility Management.
Over 40 years experience.
If you can code this, we'll add $50 more.
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