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The People's Barony of Bryn Madoc invites one and all to Dreamstone Tourney 28 to be held on April 19-21, 2007 at Camp Rutledge, Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, Georgia.
FIRST TOURNAMENT — Bridesmaid Tournament. This is a single elimination tournament open only to those who have never won a tournament before. There are no weapon restrictions.
SECOND TOURNAMENT — Dreamstone Tournament. This is the traditional double-elimination tournament to determine the Defender of the Dreamstone for the next year. The current Defender is His Highness Boru. There are no weapon restrictions.
YOUTH COMBAT TOURNAMENT — This is a tournament for the youth of the Kingdom. It will be held in tandem with the Great Weapons Tourney.
THIRD TOURNAMENT — Great Weapons Tournament. This is a single-elimination tournament. Only great weapons, (two-handed weapons over 48" long), will be allowed. No spears.
FOURTH TOURNAMENT — Spear Tournament. This is a two-man team spear tournament. It will be single elimination, with both team mates being eliminated during a round.
The final rounds for all tournaments shall be the best two out of three.
Contestants for all tournaments must present themselves with a list tree shield bearing their arms. Contestants without a list tree shield must obtain one from the Baron, (and you may not like what you get). Contestants are also urged to present themselves in their heraldic best, for which a prize will be given out.
The tournaments will be followed by a Feast, a Revel, and a Bardic Circle.
The site for Dreamstone is Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, Georgia. Camp Rutledge has 120 beds in cabins; tent camping is not available on site (but is available elsewhere in the park). A few cottages are also available for rent through the park. For more information on tenting and cottages, call 1-800-864-7275 or go to the Georgia State Parks system's website.
The event site opens at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Friday and closes at 11 a.m. on Sunday. No pets allowed in the group camp area. Georgia State Parks' policy states that "consumption or use of alcoholic beverages or intoxicants is unlawful in any public-use area."
A map to the park may be found at the Hard Labor Creek State Park website. From I-20, take the Newborn Rd. exit (exit no. 105) into Rutledge and take Fairplay Road to the park. The entrance to Camp Rutledge is on the right, after you get to the stone bridge.
Fees are a-la-cart — pay for what YOU want!
Adult Event Fee $10 For all attendees (daytrip or weekend)
Child Event Fee $ 5 For children ages 5-12; children 4 and under are free
Bed & Breakfast $ 5 Additional fee for everyone staying the weekend (limit to 120 beds)
Feast $ 7 Feast hall limit is 90
Children's Feast $ 2 Children's fare served in the hall during feast
Non-SCA Member Surcharge $ 3 Proof of SCA membership is required.
Non-members pay an additional fee.
Here's an example: Adult $10 + B&B $5 + Feast $7 = $22
Per Meridian Kingdom Law, no family shall pay a site fee higher than three (3) adult member prices for admission to an event as long as the children are 15 years of age or younger and they are all members. Proof of membership, immediate family relations, and age may be required.
An additional $3.00 per vehicle parking fee (or an Annual ParkPass) is required by Hard Labor Creek State Park.
Please make checks for reservations payable to "SCA, Inc. dba Barony of Bryn Madoc."
THLord Aoghann MacGumerait
(Lonnie Harvel)
Email: aoghann at gmail dot com
THLady Sabine d'Orliens
(Amy Hicks)
Email: aimfred at bellsouth dot net
Please contact two weeks in prior with any food allergies or concerns.
Lady Kathryne Larke of Blackwater
(Larkke Flood)
Email: larkke at gmail dot com Location:
Barony of Bryn Madoc (Rutledge, Georgia)


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Reviews: Father's Day Gift Ideas @ Truprint
Whether you like it or loathe it chances are the kids LOVE to show some appreciation when it comes to Mother's Day and Father's Day.
And guess what – it is Father's Day in just under two weeks. If you're the mum, or the partner of a father, then put a big circle on the 20th of June.
The key is to get dad something that's meaningful, but also quick and doesn't empty the wallet. Photo gifts are a great way do just that, and you can get the kids involved in the creative process too. Here we looked at a few of the items that are available from Truprint for Father's Day. I've been using these guys for what seems like forever – since the days when I stuck my rolls of film in an envelope and posted it off. They're a well known photo processing brand in the UK, and now they're part of a well known US brand too – Snapfish.
Mugs on a Mug
This is one of my favourites – personalising a mug with a photo. PlayPennies mum Esther got one of these to send to her dad. "The kids liked the collage option, and spent ages picking out the right photos to include. You have to crop or edit photos in another program though as there aren't any options here. When we go the mug I was happy with how robust it felt, and also with the sharpness of the pictures."
It is possible to crop the photo a little bit, and rotate it, if you choose the single photo mug.
Since his firm relocated to London, Lisa and her husband have been forced to spend weekdays apart. For his birthday, she bought him two of the photo mugs. "Each of the boys got to design their own mug, and there's space to put a message so they both thought up a little poem. One mug has been used as a pen holder, and the other for coffee. Despite spending a lot more time in the office dishwasher, it still looks as good as the other mug. Also happy with the chunkiness of them. My other half is very good at breaking the handles on mugs!".
Right now mugs are on offer for half price - £3.99. All you to do is enter the code TOPDAD at checkout. Offer ends at midnight on June 13th.
Got any arty or quirky photos? Stick them on a poster! I've a fabulous photo of my son making a snow angel in the snow this year that just looks perfect for more of an arty setting. I've already ordered a poster of it for my other half for father's day.
One of our mum's, Margaret, already has her poster. "I wanted to get something that I could put in a large wooden frame that Kerry had already decorated with her hand prints. She picked out the photo – she's sliding down a big tube slide that's all shiny inside. I liked the quality of the paper it was printed on – fairly thick so that you get the feeling it wouldn't tear if you were just blu tacking it to the wall. I wasn't so thrilled with the photo itself."
"I didn't really understand how the enlargement process works to be honest, and while the image looked quite clear when viewed on the computer screen, blown up it came out slightly blurry. I can see that's in the photo itself now when I look at it 100% in my image editing software. You live and learn! The important thing though is that my three year old daughter loves it and wants a poster of her own now!"
On a fob
I'm not a big person for carrying about photos with me of the kids – I hate the way they get dog eared. And I don't have a camera phone. So I'm going to be dropping heavy hints with the other half for one of these for my birthday!
It is an acrylic keyring. The photo goes in what looks like a fairly sturdy clear plastic surround. I've ordered one for the other half for Father's Day (they're only £2.99) and it hasn't arrived yet so I am not sure exactly what the quality is like. But I will update this review when it arrives.
As with the single photo on the mug, you can crop in a little bit on your selected image. You can also rotate the image.
Cute teddy
Oh I do wish I could have got one of these when my son was younger! He'd have loved it. I gave him this photo of the three of us – mum, dad and baby – when he was about a year old and he loved getting it out to look at. After a while it looked really battered not to mention chewed! Something like this teddy bear (£9.99) would have been a great idea.
Instead we got one of these for my step daughter for her birthday, as a little reminder of her baby brother. It is soft, and it is cuddly. I'd have preferred it if you could pick the colour of the t-shirt. White seems a bit impractical especially if you're giving it to a child. My brother in law has ordered one to give to his baby son on Father's Day, as a sort of reminder that daddy's around even if he isn't always there. Awww how sweet is that! I'll come back and update this review to let you know how well the teddy bear holds up after it reaches the clutches of a ten month old!
And Finally
These are just a few of the gift ideas that Truprint are offering. There's also what looks like a really lovely Father's Day card that you and your kids could put together, for £2.99. To guarantee delivery though, all orders must be placed by June 13th.
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California ARB extends verifications of Johnson Matthey, Huss filters
24 February 2012
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) extended the verifications for two diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems:
- Johnson Matthey CRT+ filter for stationary diesel engines, and
- Huss FS-MK Series Diesel Particulate Filter for onroad engines.
The Johnson Matthey CRT+ verification for use on stationary emergency/standby generators was extended to include stationary prime generators. The filter is a Level 3+ device (≥ 85% PM emission reduction) applicable to Tier 1 through Tier 3 engines without exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) that were originally certified to a PM emission level of 0.20 g/bhp-hr or less.
The CRT+ is a passively regenerated filter composed of an oxidation catalyst and a wall-flow monolith. The engines must achieve an exhaust gas temperature of 240°C or above for at least 40% of the operating time, and a NOx/PM ratio ≥ 15 at above 300°C and ≥ 20 at below 300°C.
The Huss FS-MK verification has been extended to cover engines with EGR systems. The FS-MK filter is now verified as a Level 3+ device (≥ 85% PM emission reduction) for onroad, heavy-duty diesel engines of all model years up through and including 2006. The Huss FS-MK filter utilizes a ceramic wall-flow monolith and a diesel fuel burner for regeneration.
Both DPF systems meet the ARB 2009 NO2 emission limit of not more than a 20% increase over the baseline.
Source: California ARB


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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
This handbook presents global, national and local arrangements and philosophies of disaster risk management and their application in Mansehra as an evidence for learning and adaptation by local government leaders, disaster risk management practitioners, research institutes, community based organizations, non-government entities and social development workers to work further on the innovative interventions and strategies making the communities more resilient with the aim to further mainstream disaster risk reduction into development planning and practices.
The handbook is an outcome of extensive desk reviews of policy, strategy and implementation level documents prepared by leading national and international organizations as well as from deep insights into the best practices of DPMP's interventions and exchange of experience with stakeholders at Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP Release Date & Pre-Order Pack
SCEA's Associate Product Manager Ken Chan has announced today that God of War: Ghost of Sparta for PSP will be released on November 2, 2010 alongside some pre-order pack details.
To quote: Ready At Dawn in conjunction with our Santa Monica Studio are thrilled to announce that the eagerly anticipated PSP experience God of War: Ghost of Sparta will hit store shelves on Tuesday, November 2nd, just in time for the holidays!
After walking away from E3 with 10 "Best of .." awards, and the incredible first gameplay look of King Midas at the recent "The World That is God of War" discussion panel at Comic-Con, we felt that it was only proper that we offer a pre-order package that is fitting to the gods.
Starting today, pre-order God of War: Ghost of Sparta at any of our participating retailers and receive the ultimate DLC pack at launch.
The God of War: Ghost of Sparta pre-order package includes ALL of the following:
- Ghost of Sparta Original Soundtrack - Be part of the legacy, and relive the emotional soundscape of defiance and rage through the original soundtrack.
- PSP Theme - Are you the ultimate God of War fan? Prove it with the God of War: Ghost of Sparta theme.
- PS3 Dynamic Theme - Fully animated in constant motion, personalize your PS3 system with the official God of War Dynamic Theme.
- PlayStation Network Avatar - Be one of the few to own the exclusive Kratos Avatar only available through this pre-order.
- Legionnaire Skin - Discover the origins of the Spartan warrior as you experience God of War: Ghost of Sparta as Legionnaire Kratos.
- EXCLUSIVE Game Directors Documentary - A full length featured video roundtable with all of the past and present Game Directors for the God of War franchise in front of a live studio audience, including: David Jaffe, Cory Barlog, Stig Asmussen, Ru Weerasuiya and Dana Jan.
Sounds like a lot? Here's a cheat sheet for the entire DLC pre-order pack.
Additionally, fans can pre-order the ultimate PSP bundle in the form of the God of War: Ghost of Sparta Entertainment Pack beginning today as well. It will be available at all participating retailers for $199.99 MSRP.
Contents include:
- Black and Red Two-Toned PSP-3000
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta UMD Game- After God of War concludes, Ghost of Sparta begins with the story of Kratos' ascension to power as the God of War.
- God of War: Chains of Olympus PlayStation Network Downloadable Game Voucher - Before the events of God of War, experience Kratos' journey during the 10-years of servitude to the Gods of Olympus in one of the most highly acclaimed action titles of all time!
- Kick Ass - UMD Movie
- 2 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo
Every End Must First Begin.
For more details on today's announcement, visit godofwar.com or spartansstandtall.com.
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Nurse Rita Barone noticed everything about moody cardiologist Dr. Matthew Grayson—his broad shoulders, his powerful hands, his eyes that saw right through her scrubs, his lips set in a scowl that seduced her into giving up her innocence. But she never noticed that he was the secret admirer who'd been sending her anonymous gifts.
The pragmatic Dr. Grayson felt a fool. A renowned surgeon with a crush on one of his young nurses? No matter how much he dreamed of touching her, kissing her, undressing her, Matthew knew that for the "Beast of Boston General," bedding a beauty like Rita was nothing but an elusive fantasy...or was it?
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Don't know if anyone has said this yet...by nathan (no login)
If they have already brought this subject up, then nevermind...
I. How can you find the last number?
II. How small is an instant?
My Answer:
I. I think that to find the last number you would have to go back to the beginning of time. The last number is an infinite number. I think that an infinite number starts at one and doubles every instant. So, to find it, you would have to find out how many instants have occured since the beginning of time (which is when the numbers began counting) . Then, you would double the number 1 that many times.
II. I think that an instant is 1/2 of the instant before it. So go back to the begging of time, and get a computer that figures things out instantly:
screen 12
loop until (CurrentDate)
print instant
This wouldn't give you an instant, but it gives you an idea of how small it is. If you could get it to work out these problems in one instant, have an infinite number of decimal places, and start at the beginning of time, you would have how small an instant is. Imagine this code doing this since the begging of time (72,000 years ago) !!!!!!!
I think that this is what I'm supposed to put on this forum... I don't know though.
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|Response Title
|Author and Date
|Yep, that's the kind of stuff this forum is for.
|Mac on Apr 24
|Definition of "LAST NUMBER"...
|nathan on Apr 25
|Sorry, there is no such thing.
|Mac on Apr 25
|There is no last number that can be pinpointed.
|nathan on Apr 26
|ÙÙ*instants DO NOT matter t all, there is simply no such thing as a last number @ Nathan Ù
|Iain on Apr 26
|*how about E## +10 :P, sorry couldn't resist.
|Hodaly on May 7
|(E## + 10) + 1 Yes?*
|Iain on May 9
|Guy Smilie on May 9
|Iain on May 9
|Much bigger: Googolplex!
|Earthborn on May 9
|oh yea? (whatever you said) + 1 now I win!
|guy smilie on May 9
|Googleplex to the power of googleplex HAH!*
|Iain on May 10
|*(Googleplex to the power of googleplex)+1 I think this is getting pointless
|Guy Smilie on May 10
|Googleplex to the power of googleplex times googleplex to th power of googleplex + 9999999
|Iain on May 10
|bigger than yours...
|Guy Smilie on May 10
|That's not a very big number!
|Earthborn on May 10
|Taz on May 11
|Infinity isnt a number. It means neverending...
|Guy Smilie on May 11
|I win
|Iain on May 12
|Anonymous on May 12
|*Infinite means neverending. Infinity is an infinite number.
|Taz on May 13
|I was going to respond to Guy Smilie, but the page was messed up...
|Anonymous on May 12
|i dont think infinity is a number.
|Guy Smilie on May 12
|Re: i dont think infinity is a number.
|Taz on May 13
|i dont think so...
|Guy Smilie on May 13
|Re: i dont think so...
|Taz on May 14
|Guy Smilie on May 14
|Re: nope...
|Taz on May 14
|Guy Smilie on May 14
|Re: wrong...
|Taz on May 14
|*those arent integers though.
|Guy Smilie on May 14
|Re: *those arent integers though.
|Taz on May 15
|*however you were talking about infinity numbers though. and mentioned non-integers
|Guy Smilie on May 15
|Re: *however you were talking about infinity numbers though. and mentioned non-integers
|Taz on May 16
|*Infinity isn't an integer. It's like 0.
|Taz on May 16
|you said: "infinity keeps expanding and may double every instant "...
|nathan on May 16
|*how is infinity a number though if it has no limits?
|Guy Smilie on May 16
|Re: *how is infinity a number though if it has no limits?
|Taz on May 17
|* pi has, not "may have", an infinite value...
|lkt153 on May 17
|*Nobody has found a pattern to pi, so how do you know it has an infinite value?
|Taz on May 17
|* Just by the fact that it's represented by a division and it's value has no pattern...
|lkt153 on May 17
|Re: * Just by the fact that it's represented by a division and it's value has no pattern...
|Taz on May 17
|why not?...
|Guy Smilie on May 17
|*But you would never get infinity random digits by a division.
|Taz on May 18
|*why wouldnt you? Pi is certainly an example
|Guy Smilie on May 18
|Re: *why wouldnt you? Pi is certainly an example
|Taz on May 18
|Guy Smilie on May 18
|*But you couldn't prove it.
|Taz on May 18
|* But mathematicians HAVE proved it in other ways!
|Earthborn on May 19
|Taz on May 19
|I don't know. But I'm sure they have. I think Mac can answer.
|Earthborn on May 19
|This is it (I think)
|Guy Smilie on May 19
|I don't really understand it, but
|Taz on May 20
|lkt153 on May 20
|Here is some explanation
|Mac on May 20
|*does that mean that i was right about infinity?
|Guy Smilie on May 20
|Yep. That's what it means!
|Earthborn on May 20
|I supose so..
|Guy Smilie on May 20
|*What do you mean they "don't count"?
|Taz on May 20
|*In the arguement they dont count. anyway i win on infinity so it doesnt matter
|Guy Smilie on May 20
|I said some bogus stuff
|Mac on May 20
|*Does that mean that I was right about infinity?
|Taz on May 20
|Re: Here is some explanation
|Taz on May 20
|Re: Here is some explanation
|Taz on May 20
|ok here we go....
|Guy Smilie on May 20
|Re: ok here we go....
|Taz on May 21
|*explain to me why you think it is a number
|Guy Smilie on May 21
|*That's the definition of infinity! It's in the dictionary!!!
|Taz on May 21
|Just explain it. evrything
|Guy Smilie on May 21
|you proved my point...
|Guy Smilie on May 21
|There's a problem.
|Taz on May 22
|*if it doesnt change it ca be written in digits and it would be finite.
|Anonymous on May 22
|Re: *if it doesnt change it ca be written in digits and it would be finite.
|Taz on May 22
|Re: Dictionaries are made by language experts.
|Earthborn on May 22
|*If mathematicians make up a word, they would educate the language experts.
|Taz on May 22
|there is no such thing as the 'last' number.
|Guy Smilie on May 22
|Re: there is no such thing as the 'last' number.
|Taz on May 22
|noun-person, place or thing
|Guy Smilie on May 22
|Re: noun-person, place or thing
|Taz on May 22
|Taz - Guy Smilie: 1 - 1 Who here agrees with Me?
|Billy Miller on May 22
|Re: Taz - Guy Smilie: 1 - 1 Who here agrees with Me?
|Taz on May 23
|*may change in the future, but it isnt a number now. so I win. 1: 1
|Billy Miller on May 23
|you're very sad
|cynic on May 23
|*the comparison wasnt really about the hamburger. It was the idea behind it.
|Guy Smilie on May 23
|*It may change in the future, but it IS a number now.
|Taz on May 24
|*But words are actually created by the majority, so the idea behind it is wrong.
|Taz on May 24
|You're very depressing.
|Taz on May 24
|*lets take a survey Who thinks infinity is a number say 'I' else say 'nay'
|Guy Smilie on May 24
|Guy Smilie on May 24
|* should be isnt a number say 'I' else say nay
|Guy Smilie on May 24
|Guy, it wouldn't matter what any survey said...
|Mac on May 24
|The horse isn't dead yet...
|Taz on May 24
|Point taken, but not in the context I imagined
|Mac on May 24
|what a fun arguement it has been...
|Billy Miller on May 24
|Re: Point taken, but not in the context I imagined
|Taz on May 25
|*i asked him to delete it. It seemed to cause trouble.
|Guy Smilie on May 25
|Taz on May 25
|*ok. Its a tie. We both win.
|Guy Smilie on May 25
|* :-)
|Mac on May 25
|you're right
|cynic on May 26
|*Don't be dumb.
|Taz on May 26
|Re: *Don't be dumb.
|cynic on May 30
|*Don't say dumb things.
|Taz on May 30
|* longest thread ever?
|-llipse on Feb 1
|Pi cannot be represented by a division!
|Earthborn on May 19
|*once again those arent integers so they dont really count for anything
|Guy Smilie on May 17
|*Why do they have to be integers!?
|Taz on May 17
|*Because parts of a number arent numbers. They are parts of a number. It has to be integer
|Guy Smilie on May 17
|*No, parts of an integer aren't integers, but they are numbers.
|Taz on May 18
|*numbers have to be integers or there not numbers
|Guy Smilie on May 18
|*OK, Smilie, if 1.5 isn't a number, what is it??
|Taz on May 18
|a number and a part of a number...
|Guy Smilie on May 18
|Re: a number and a part of a number...
|Taz on May 18
|In your post entitled "well..."
|Taz on May 18
|*yes a number like 1 with billions of decimal places like .09184 so 1.09184
|Anonymous on May 19
|*I don't understand what you're saying. It seems that you haven't completed your sentence.
|Taz on May 19
|are you calling me illiterate? lol...
|Guy Smilie on May 19
|Re: are you calling me illiterate? lol...
|Taz on May 19
|i already said A number and a part of a nubmer
|Guy Smilie on May 19
|Re: i already said A number and a part of a nubmer
|Taz on May 20
|50/2 is another way of saying 25
|Guy Smilie on May 20
|*50/2 is also a fraction of a number (50).
|Taz on May 20
|*Any division is a fraction of the numerator.
|Taz on May 20
|I'm so proud of you guys!
|Chandler on Feb 1
|Let me change my views on this...
|ComputerGhost on Feb 1
|This topic may be infinite!
|Chandler on Feb 1
|Interesting questions, Chandler
|ComputerGhost on Feb 2
|That's what I thought.
|Chandler on Feb 2
|The more than one answer part or the irrational part?
|ComputerGhost on Feb 3
|OK,that was weird!
|Chandler on Feb 3
|Here's how we know that sqrt(2) has infinite digits...
|ComputerGhost on Feb 4
|And I'm still oblivious!
|Chandler on Feb 4
|LOL. My mistake Chandler. Don't take that 4*4 as true
|ComputerGhost on Feb 4
|Now you're being silly!
|Chandler on Feb 4
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Katie - posted on 06/14/2012 ( 10 moms have responded )
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Katie - posted on 06/14/2012 ( 10 moms have responded )
Jodi - posted on 06/14/2012
Time to learn to knock on the door first. I NEVER enter my son's room if the door is closed without an invitation. I respect his privacy (and have no particular desire so see him masturbating).
Edited to Add: I just posted and realised you already have that advice. Just add mine to the masses. It is a perfectly normal thing for a pubescent boy (and girl for that matter) to do.
Kaitlin - posted on 06/14/2012
Michelle - posted on 06/14/2012
I agree with the others. Start knocking and wait to be invited into the room and it's completely normal.
Holly - posted on 10/23/2012
OH GEEZ!!!!! I am sure that was embarrassing!!!! tell them to lock the door! or if there is no lock, install one!!! and ugh! I would NEVER buy my kid a vibrator!!! thats a bit awkward!!!! when they are of age they can buy one for themselves... at that age their hand will work just fine!
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I am experiencing the same thing. He is not shy about it and doesn't care if we see. I understand it is normal and doesn't bother me I just make him wash his own sheets and pillows. I also told him this is something that doesn't leave the privacy of the house.
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Just - posted on 10/07/2012
That is totally normal for a 12 year old support him/her not in a creepy way but you know no judging ect.
Maybe get him/her a vibrator because masturbating is a whole lot better than kids having sex
Laura - posted on 06/22/2012
and then....well , it would be a real shock for any parent of any 12 yr. old boy if he DIDN'T...........as we all know this begins with every boy in the history of the world....at age 11 to 13...............it does not make sense that people find this a mystery or difficult to understand....and why even the moms who accept this as " normal",'NATURAL".....still freak if they see it,this makes no sense at all........ yes it must be private to the outside ( because of obvious reasons) )...but should be understood by family as a every-day..( or how ever often )..natural occurrence........
but the only " reason " the boy hides in shame in many families..is because it feels good..........what other reason could there be ...
for a history eye -opener...see : POSTS--"why do 5 yr olds play with their body parts,"and child masturbation" and " when is it time to stop walking around naked in front of your kids?". we can clearly see that all this about the nude body,and orgasms being ,vulgar,nasty and bad,..is socially or religiously imprinted on us all from birth...
...one time in a culture a boy covered his naked father passed out drunk,with a blanket...the little boy was executed,...........the dad was " Noah.....
....tell me this,if people had orgasms ( and intercourse did not exist,),,and babies didn't come from any contact...then would orgasms have to be hidden of frowned upon...among friends and family?....Just asking,.....( must still be hidden and private right? ) because it feels good.!........think about it
Firebird - posted on 06/14/2012
Time to start knocking first, I suppose.
~â¥Little Miss - posted on 06/14/2012
Well, what? Sit down and have the sex talk with him. Tell him you are sorry for walking in on him, and you will knock in the future. Let him know that even though he might be embarrassed, everyone masturbates and it is completely normal.
Not sure exactly what you are looking for here Katie, very vague post.
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|Posted on January 25, 2017 at 5:25 PM
Good evening,
The first rehearshal pictures for Jane's first musical ever, have been added in a new album, 2017 - An American in Paris. For the moment they are 3 pictures of the first day of the rehearshals. They are from https://www.facebook.com/AnAmericanInParisUK/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/AnAmericanInParisUK/ so stay tunned there for more news and updates.
There is also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyyOKuVX65Y" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">a video from the first day of the rehearshals and we can see Jane a bit as well.
Also, there's this news:
Jane Asher to speak at Excursions 2017
Posted by Coach Tours UK on Wed 25th January 2017 - 13:29PM
Glamorous star of stage and screen, Jane Asher, will be a special guest speaker at a session taking place at 11.30am in the AGTO Area at Excursions 2017 at Alexandra Palace, London, on Saturday 28 January.
After officially opening the event, Ms Asher will be taking time out to talk to visitors to the Show about the importance of London theatres to GTOs in a session sponsored by made tourism marketing. She will also discuss her new role as Madame Baurel in the fabulous musical, An American in Paris, due to open at London's Dominion Theatre on 4 March 2017.
AGTO's Chief Executive, Mike Bugsgang, said: "This session represents a great opportunity for visitors to the Show to take a short break from walking the aisles to listen to Jane Asher's views on the groups market for theatres. The session is open to all visitors to the Show and there will be a prize draw for tickets to An American in Paris."
For more information on the show visit:- www.excursions2017.com
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EnerSea in CNG ship alliance with HHI
This partnership will initially complete vessel design and obtain "class approval in principle" certification for EnerSea's VOTRANS compressed natural gas (CNG) ships. Upon completion of that process, HHI will then build the first VOTRANS ships for EnerSea's transport services projects.
EnerSea and HHI will work with a leading classification society to pursue 'class approval in principle' of the vessel design. The vessel design will be focused on HHI's shipyard and capabilities to construct these new CNG vessels. EnerSea expects design and certification work to be completed by the end of 2002. The alliance and the accomplishments resulting from the work program will complement EnerSea's current marketing efforts, and will enable the immediate application of its transport services to help monetize remote, or stranded, natural gas resources worldwide.


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Baroque Trios for Strings - Viola B
String Trio viola 2
Arranged by Deborah Greenblatt. This edition: spiral-bound. Trios for Strings. Part book. Published by Greenblatt & Seay (GS.BVA3BQTFSVA-B).
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8.5" x 11" inches.
These 20 arrangements will provide you and your fans with many hours of musical adventure and pleasure. The word "baroque" comes from the Italian word "barocco", which means "bizarre", and was originally used to describe the ornate architecture of the time. Much of this music was composed for specific occasions, so you will have the opportunity to match these pieces with your own celebratory needs."From the available books in the "Trios for Strings" series you can build a trio with each part in the clef that each musician prefers. Individual part books are spiral bound.
- Concerto for Strings Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
- Trio in Bb Major Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Trio Composed by J.C. Bach
- Canzonetta Composed by Dietrich Buxtehude
- Sonata In D Major Composed by Arcangelo Corelli
- La Fleurie Composed by Francois Couperin
- Calliope Suite Composed by Fischer
- Canzon Prima Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi
- Balletto Primo Composed by Gabrielli
- Trumpet Suite in D Composed by George Frideric Handel
- Chaconne Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully
- Canzonetta Sopra Chlome D'oro Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
- Ciacona in F Minor Composed by Johann Pachelbel
- Overture to Beggar's Opera Composed by Johann Christoph Pepusch
- King Arthur, Air Composed by Henry Purcell
- Trio in G Major Composed by Johann Joachim Quantz
- Danza Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Menuett Composed by Roman
- Tempo di Ballo Composed by Alessandro Scarlatti
- Symphonia in E Minor Composed by Samuel Scheidt


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Development of an Air-conditioning Fan for a Van
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 1~14
This paper is concerningon the development of cross-flow fan (CFF) for vehicles. CFF is widely usedhome-appliance products. This work mainly Intends developing CFF only for an automobile. In order to do that, new design involving blade shapes is proposed with enough performance for the operation. Spacially three steeps are proceeded for blade design. injection conditions for manufacturing, and capacity test for fluid mechanics. The present methodologies are to find optimal design for the blades and conditions for the injection process. This project has continued since last two years and finally succeeded.
Counter-Current Flow Limitation Model Based on the Hyperbolic Two-fluid Equations and Interface Shape Function
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 15~22
There are lots of industrial machines of which functions are achieved by operation of multi-phase fluids. Some of them take advantage of the characteristics of counter-current two-phase flow The maximum flow rates of gas and liquid phases which flow in opposite-directions (counter-current flow) are limited by a phenomenon known as a Counter-Current Flow Limitation (CCFL or Flooding) The mass and momentum conservation equations for each Phase were established to build a first-order hyperbolic partial derivative equations system. A new CCFL model is developed based on the characteristic equation of the hyperbolic PDE system. The present model has its applicationto the case in which a non-uniform flow is developed around a square or sharp-edged entrance of liquid phase. The model is able to he used to Predict the operating-limit of components in which mass and heat transfer are taking place between liquid and gas phases.
Technology of Non-destructive Stress Measurement in Spot Welded Joint using ESPI Method
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 23~26
In spot welded joint. Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry(ESPI) method using the Model 95 Ar laser a video system and an image processor was applied to measure the stress Unlike traditional strain gauges or Moire method, ESPI method has no special surface preparation or attachments and can be measured in-plane displacement with non-contact and real time. In this experiment, specimens are loaded in parallel with a load cell. The specimens are made of the cold rolled steel sheet with 1mm thickness, are attached strain. gauges. This study Provides an example of how ESPI has been used to measure stress and strain inspecimen. The results measured by ESPI are compared with the data which was measured by strain gauge method under tensile testing.
Antibacterial Properties of
Porous Class Ceramics
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 27~32
Porous glass ceramics composed of
-CaO with 0.05-1.5 mole CuO were prepared by melting and 2 step heat treatment for nucleation at
and crystallization at
crystal phase was selectively leached out in 1N-HC1 solution for 3 days, leaving
crystal phases. Antibacterial effects and characterizations of the porous glass ceramics were investigated. Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi bacteroa were used in this study. It was found that the resultant porous glass ceramics show excellent bacteriostatic properties.
Improvement of Production Efficiency and Coating Quality of Multi Antireflection Filter with a Large Coating System Containing Two faces Coating System
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 33~36
Auto DOME-reversing system had been installed in a vacuum coating chamber which decreased the coating time, the electric energy spending and the contamination by rotating and revilving substance. Auto multi coating with dual electron beam was accomplished and effective coating area was increased. The coating duration was decreased with 30%. the production efficiency were increased with 50%. Also the surface conductivity the coated film uniformity and anti-reflection capablity were also improved.
Formation of CVD-Cu Thin Films on Polyimide Substrate
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 37~42
Copper thin films have been prepared by a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technology on polyimide and TiN substrates. The Cu-MOCVD technology has advantages of the high deposition rate and the good step coverage compared with the conventional physical vapor deposition (PVD) technology in several industrial applications. The Cu films have been deposited with varying the experimental conditions of substrate temperatures and copper source vapor pressures. The films were annealed in a vacuum condition after the deposition, and the annealing effect on the electrical properties of the films was measured. The crystallinity and the microstructures of the films were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the electrical resistivity was measured by 4-point probe. In the case of the Cu deposition on TiN substrate, the best electrical property of the films was measured for the samples prepared at 18
. Very high deposition rate of the Cu film up to 250 nm/min was obtained on the polyimide substrate when the mixture of liquid and vapour precursor was used.
The Preparation of Antibacterial Activated Carbon fibers and Their Application
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 43~48
Upon the Preparation of activated carbon fiber(ACF) using chemical activation method and vapour activation method, the fiber obtained from the vapour activation method shows excellent surface Properties. The preparation of antibacterial activated carbon fiber was tried to open the new areas in application of carbon materials. The BET specific surface area and the average pore radius of the antibacterial ACFs were in the range of 844.27~1575.6
/g and 10.6~12.9 (equation omitted), respectively. From the adsorption studies on the antibacterial ACFs, typical Type I isotherms were obtained. And, from the SEM morphology results, it was observed that the surface of ACFs was partially coated by antibacterial materials after the treatment. Finally, from the antibacterial effects of antibacteral ACFs against E. coli, excellent antibacterial activity was shown. Concerning the above results, antibacterial ACFs can have wide application in the areas of sterilization, anti-fragrant. anti-insects.
Characterization of Coating Layer formed on the Metal Surface by Calorizing
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 49~54
The effect of Particle size of coating Powder and coating temperature on the Properties of coating layer was studied by calorizing(or aluminizing). The surface properties of coating layer were fully characterized, using SEM and EDXS. Coating powders were separated according to the particle size by 3 steps and the coating temperature was varied from
. Calorizing with pack cementation method carried under Ar atmosphere for 5 hrs. Results show that the thickness and Al content of coating layer increased as the size of coating powder decreased and coating temperature increased. And pores formed on the coating layer reduced and homogeneity of coating layer increased with smaller particle size of coating powder.
Design and Implementation of Quality Evaluation Tool for factory Automation Software
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 55~62
Factory automation of enterprise has become one of the most important method that acquire competition power. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate quality of automation software for quality enhancement of factory automation system. duality is affected to technical quality of software in automation of making. In this study, we established a quality evaluation system, evaluation Process and metrics for factory automation software, and implemented quality evaluation tool which can support quality progress of automated software.
The Development of a Computer Program for Concrete Mix Design
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 63~72
The Purpose of concrete mix design is to determine the most economical and practical combination of materials in order to produce a concrete that will satisfy the performance requirements at any particular conditions of use. Mix design is regarded as a very complicated work, because for fulfilling this purpose deep understanding about the mix design is required. Mix design procedure of concrete is discussed in this study and a computer program for mix design using visual basic as 1anguage was developed. Even though beginners about concrete engineering. they can determine concrete mix proportions easily with the program.
A Loan System of funding Research Projects for Starting Up Venture Business(A Research fund Management System Incorporating Business Concept)
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 73~82
Conventional funding system for the university research projects is limited to a grant or subsidy type funding method which does not require an obligation of refund. Such a funding system is known as ideal one for the university research activities which in general is not a profit oriented activities. It is considered ideal in a sense that nonprofit oriented research activities gives more emphasis on creativity than on efficiency or practical value. A venture- business-start-up research activity can not be considered as a pure nonprofit oriented activities. It clearly gives more emphasis on efficiency and practical value than on creativity Recently a large portion of the venture-business-start-up research activities are carried out in the universities. When a conventional research funding system is applied to such a new type of research activities, it turned out that the success rate is much lower than expectancy. This is why a new and differentiated funding system is sought for such a new type of research activities. A funding system of loan type for a venture-business-start-up research activities is proposed herewith. A loan system naturally requires a pay back after the successful start up of the venture business. This loan system nay be considered that a business concept is grafted on a conventional funding system for the university research activities. This means that a rather loose or generous terms and conditions of the money loan case is introduced into this funding system to remedy the short comings of the intrinsic nonprofit nature of the university research activities. The point is how to improve the success rate and how to reduce the undesirable aspect of the conventional university research activities when it is practiced with the new type of research activities. After one and half year of practicing with the new funding system. it can not be asserted that a definitely positive results could be obtained. but a trend of desirable aspects could be observed such as low drop out rate. project selection efficiency, higher sense of responsibility. etc.
Searching an Efficient frontier in the DEA Model based on the Reference Point Method
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 83~90
DEA is a newly developed analyzing tool to measure efficiency evaluation of decision making units (DMU). It compares DMU by radial Projection on the efficient frontier. The purpose of this study is to show reference point approach used for searching solution in multiple objective linear Programming can be usefully used to determine flexible efficient frontier of each DMU In reference point approach, the minimization of ASF Produces an efficient points in frontier and enhances the usefulness of DEA by Providing flexibility in DEA and optimally allocating resources to DMU. Various DEA models can be supported by reference point method by changing the projection direction in order to choose the targets units, standards costs and management benching-marking.
Loan Portfolio Management of Korean Financial Institutions
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, volume 1, issue 1, 2000, Pages 91~100
In 1997 the recession of Korean economy brought about the bankruptcy of large corporations and the large size of non-Performing financial assets which led to IMF financial crisis. One of the major reasons for IMF financial crisis was poor loan management of domestic financial institutions . During the restructuring process of financial institutions since the IMF financial crisis, the importance of the loan management has been recognized. Especially. financial institutions' credit allocation had been concentrated on a few big conglomerates and their subsidies as well as some specific business areas. Hence, risk-diversifying portfolio effects were not reflected in any loan portfolios. The IMF financial crisis in 1997 has clearly showed that credit-risk management is essential not only for individuals' loan but also for portfolios consisting of various loans The main objective of this paper is to provide some suggestions on the direction for financial institutions in Korea to improve their loan portfolio management. Particularly, for the effective management of loan portfolios, this paper introduces quantitative credit-risk management schemes such as KMV models and CreditMetrics which are commonly used in financial institutions in advanced countries. Financial institutions in Korea should make their best efforts to establish a more scientific as well as quantitative loan portfolio management.
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MyNetworkTV announces their Fall 2010 schedule, and they've added some shows.
Burn Notice, Monk, Without a Trace, and Don't Forget the Lyrics! are the new shows added this year.
Personally, I'm a little surprised that Burn Notice will be airing, due to the number of episodes available. They will be running back-to-back episodes Wednesday night – which is great. What is weird about this is that there are only 3 seasons of the show currently wrapped up.
Let's do the math: 3 seasons x 16 episodes = 48 episodes / 2 times a week = 24 weeks of shows before they have to repeat the show. So they won't be able to stretch out a "fresh" (for them) run of the show for a whole year. Unless this is a one-year trial, I don't see how this is a good long term strategy.
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Cable TV's hottest property and #1 drama series, Burn Notice, comes to MyNetworkTV this fall on Wednesday nights! In addition, the hugely successful and highly recognizable one-hour programs Without a Trace and Monk will air Thursday and Fridays, respectively. Building on the successful game show night, the all-new Don't Forget The Lyrics! will join Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on Tuesdays.
NEW YORK — The MyNetworkTV programming service has added "Burn Notice" to Wednesday nights along with the procedurals, "Without a Trace" and "Monk" to Thursday and Friday nights, respectively, to the 2010-11 television season, announced Paul Franklin, Executive Vice President, MyNetworkTV.
"Burn Notice," cable television's highest-rated drama series, will make its broadcast debut with back-to-back episodes each Wednesday night. Tuesday night's game show block returns with all-new episodes of "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" and the half-hour premiere of "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" hosted by multi-platinum recording artist, Mark McGrath.
On Mondays, MyNetworkTV will present the return of back-to-back episodes of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
In making the announcement, Franklin stated: "Based on the success of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? on the MyNetworkTV schedule, we are thrilled to build upon this momentum come this fall. With the addition of Don't Forget the Lyrics!, Burn Notice, Monk and Without a Trace, our viewers, stations, and advertisers can look forward to even more major franchise programs and proven hits five nights a week."
Season-to-date, the MyNetworkTV programming service has seen across the board ratings increases over year-ago season-to-date, including a +22% increase in total viewers and a +13% in both A18-49 and A25-54.
Below is the Fall 2010 schedule:
8:00- 9:00 p.m. — "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
9:00- 10:00 p.m. — "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
8:00- 8:30 p.m. — "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"
8:30- 9:00 p.m. — "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"
9:00- 9:30 p.m. — "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
9:30- 10:00 p.m. — "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
8:00- 9:00 p.m. — "Burn Notice"
9:00- 10:00 p.m. — "Burn Notice"
8:00- 9:00 p.m. — "Without a Trace"
9:00- 10:00 p.m — "Without a Trace"
8:00- 9:00 p.m. — "Monk"
9:00- 10:00 p.m. — "Monk"
Descriptions of Newly Announced Programs:
"Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
"Don't Forget the Lyrics!" is a musical game show that tests contestants' knowledge of song lyrics from different genres, decades and artists. "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" is the ultimate rock star fantasy taking viewers on a dramatic, heart pounding, rollercoaster ride of music and edge-of-your seat entertainment. Mark McGrath, a member of the multi-platinum group, Sugar Ray, to host "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" where he brings ordinary people center stage for a chance to win a fortune – just by knowing the words to the biggest hit songs ever recorded. "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" first premiered on July 11, 2007 on FOX, as well as becoming an international phenomenon where contestants around the globe put their winnings on the line as they tried to not forget the lyrics.
"Burn Notice"
Sexy smash hit "Burn Notice" stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a blacklisted spy who finds himself stranded in sun-soaked Miami. Also starring are hot undercover agent Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), beautiful ex-IRA operative and ex-girlfriend of Michael; Sam (Bruce Campbell), our favorite washed-up military intelligence muscle; and Michael's mother (Emmy Award-winner Sharon Gless), who is one tough cookie herself. " Burn Notice" was created, and is written and executive-produced by Matt Nix. Mikkel Bondesen also serves as executive producer. The series comes from Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment.
"Without a Trace"
"Without a Trace": Investigating the aftermath of a murder means getting into the mind of the perpetrator, but when the victim unaccountably disappears, the job becomes much more challenging. It requires deconstructing the persona of the missing and reconstructing the unique, crucial components of their last known moments. That's where the work of the brilliant, New York–based FBI Missing Persons Squad begins. From powerhouse executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer and created by Hank Steinberg ("61*"), "Without a Trace" provides a fascinating glimpse into this rarely seen arena: the search for people who vanish inexplicably. For authoritative agent Jack Malone (Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia) and his driven colleagues, finding the missing depends as much on figuring out who they are as it does on determining where they are.
From Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bros. Television, "Without a Trace" stars Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Close. The series is executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Hank Steinberg, Jan Nash, Greg Walker, Ed Redlich and David Amann.
Tony Shalhoub ("Big Night," "Wings," "Men in Black," "Cars") has earned three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two SAG Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Adrian Monk, a brilliant detective who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the critically acclaimed original series "Monk," Monk's psychological disorder costs him his position as a legendary homicide detective on the San Francisco Police force. Due to the tragic unsolved murder of his wife, Monk has developed an abnormal fear of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else, which provides an unusual challenge to solving crimes … not to mention his day-to-day existence.
Traylor Howard ("Two Guys and a Girl," "Me, Myself and Irene"), Ted Levine ("Heat," "Moby Dick") and Jason Gray-Stanford ("Taken," "A Beautiful Mind") also star. "Monk" is executive produced by David Hoberman ("Raising Helen," "Bringing Down the House," "The Negotiator"), Andy Breckman ("Saturday Night Live," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Rat Race"), Tony Shalhoub, Randy Zisk ("House," "Without a Trace') and Tom Scharpling ("The Best Show on WFMU"). "Monk" is from NBC Universal Cable Studios in association with Mandeville Films, Inc. and ABC Studios.
Source: Nielsen (2009-10 STD thru 04/04/2010 NSS vs. 2008-09 STD thru 04/05/2009 NTI)
MyNetworkTV is a broadcast programming service. Reaching over 97% of the country and targeted to adults 18-49, MyNetworkTV currently provides its affiliates 10 hours of diverse programming Monday through Friday. For more information, please visit http://www.mynetworktv.com.
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February 2017 | by Earl Jew
Traditionally, there's been an overlooked aspect of gaining better performance: Improving L2/L3 cache hits.
For the most part, AIX performance specialists have focused on executing threads with the greatest possible performance. While this is obviously important, simply having threads execute quickly isn't enough, because this approach doesn't consider the rate and latency of L2/L3 cache misses. To address this, attention must be paid to keeping L2/L3 cache content undiluted by configuring to maintain fewer virtual CPUs of different LPARs on a given CPU core. As short-hand, I refer to this as "CPU threading efficiency."
Relative to the count of CPU cores, a workload can exhibit fewer threads running strenuously, or many threads switching rapidly, or a varying blend of both. This series of articles will define these characteristics, highlight how the POWER8 core improves workload performance, discuss POWER8 SMT-1/2/4/8 mode considerations, and offer models of CPU core threading for efficiency, throughput and performance.
(Note: The intent with these articles isn't to examine the physical POWER8 CPU complex. Rather, the focus is narrowed to the characteristics of a single CPU core. To make a clear distinction, I use the term "CPUcore" to refer to one core on a POWER8 system.)
CPU under-threading and over-threading are two distinct problems. Under-threading is wasteful, expensive and rarely justified. Over-threading is frustrating, expensive and difficult to recognize. While neither is likely to cause a system outage, both extremes add overhead to and degrade the potential productivity of the entire POWER8 system. (Of course, either can be warranted for certain circumstances and workload characteristics, but that discussion is beyond the scope of this article.)
Under-threading is a sustained state of maintaining too few executing threads across too many CPUcores of a given LPAR. It's wasteful of CPUcores that would otherwise be used by other LPARs. Under-threading is encouraged when enterprises purchase more software CPU licenses than are needed.
Over-threading is a sustained state of maintaining too many executing threads across too few CPUcores of a given LPAR. It's wasteful of CPU cycles because of the overwhelming overhead of too many threads concurrently loading/storing instructions and data (called load/store unit overhead or LSU overhead, addressed below). Over-threading is often induced by buying an insufficient number of software CPU licenses for too few CPUcores.
(As you can probably imagine, of these two scenarios, under-threading is the far more common problem. For this reason, this series of articles will have little more about over-threading, though I do intend to return to this topic in the future.)
CPUcores can only run efficiently based on how they are being fed thread instructions and data from L2/L3 cache. This cannot be overstated. CPUcores can only execute threads residing in L1 instruction cache (called L1-I) and L1 data cache (called L1-D). Thus a primary priority is the load/store of the L2/L3 cache feeding the L1 cache, and these activities are managed by the CPUcore's LSU circuitry. Threads are instructions that generally process streams of data. Thread instructions must reside in CPUcore L1-I instruction cache before being dispatched to CPUcore execution pipelines. The loading of thread instructions and data into CPUcore cache is LSU overhead; the thread is not dispatched for CPUcore execution unless instructions are L1-I ready. All threads suffer LSU overhead because all threads load instructions and data for processing, and store results.
The hypervisor owns and underlies every LPAR, translating everything going to Power Systems hardware – including LSU overhead. The hypervisor has a higher urgency for CPUcore attention versus AIX root user. Relative to AIX user/kernel workloads, the hypervisor is lightweight and so efficient that performance specialists seldom think of it. That said, it's important to consider the hypervisor. Giving it excess work is bad for overall efficiency; giving it less work is good for overall performance. And yes, we can give the hypervisor less to do. This is an innate benefit of CPU optimal threading.
Let's now consider today's trend of large-scale long-duration workloads (e.g., Big Data and analytics applications), because these workloads often process disproportionately substantial concurrent streams of data for hours or even days at a time. For such workloads using shared processor LPARs, pervasive CPU under-threading greatly encourages sharing CPUcores with other shared processor LPARs. This dilutes the hit ratio of instructions and data in the L2/L3 cache of all SPLPARs assigned to these shared CPUcores and could lead to erratic thread performance.
If you stop to consider your own environment, the previous sentence is either completely relevant or utterly nonsensical. Why? It's a matter of scale.
If your shared processor LPARs house light workloads of fewer or shorter duration threads on small-scale POWER/AIX systems, you are easily running with exceptional performance and efficiency out of the box; thus, the above statement is nonsensical by your experience. However, if your shared processor LPARs house heavy workloads of many longer duration threads on large-scale E850/E870/E880 enterprise-class systems, the above statement is huge by your experience, and the information I'll share in this series of articles is written specifically for you. Again, the difference is the scale of workload and LPAR configuration.
As noted, CPU under-threading dilutes the hit ratio of instructions and data in the L2/L3 cache of its attending CPUcores. When virtual CPUs of different LPARs too often share the same CPUcores, they dilute the L2/L3 cache content of every other LPAR. In contrast, while a CPUcore is executing a thread, there is a duration of exceptional thread performance for as long as thread instructions and data are readily available. As we continue with this series I'll discuss several tactics that can improve CPU threading efficiency.
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Robinson Loan Should Help Out Blues
Birmingham City have delved into the loan market to bring in defender Paul Robinson on a month long loan spell.
The 33 year old who's previous clubs include West Brom and Bolton has been on a short trial with the club.
Robinson is a free agent after leaving the Trotters in the summer, he has come to help Blues out because of injury problems with David Murphy, Paul Caddis, Stephen Carr and Pablo Ibanez.
Manager Lee Clark told Birmingham's official website: 'I'd like to thank the board for allowing me to bring in Paul, an experienced defender who will enhance our playing squad.
'While I have been impressed with the progress of our young defenders, recent injuries had left us with just two fit senior defenders so the acquisition of Paul was one we needed to make. As a senior professional, Paul will give us that added experience which is always useful in this competitive division.'


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The Case for Real Beauty
We're seeing a revolution in how we view beauty. Here's why.
Posted Mar 20, 2014
Real beauty.
It sounds like an oxymoron, but it is now a welcome message for many women. While the shift has been slowly building, we're witnessing a sea change in how beauty is viewed in our culture. One can almost map the evolution—which I believe is about to become a revolution—so let's take a look at our progress.
In 2004, Dove began its campaign for Real Beauty with what then seemed like an innovative idea; print ads featuring everyday women instead of models. Their now-iconic photo of six women with real bodies and real curves provoked a global conversation about female stereotypes, body image and the importance of widening our definition of beauty. In 2006, after gaining enormous approval from consumers, the campaign continued with videos related to the topic. The first, "Evolution," showed a model transformed from unadorned face to billboard perfection, using the magic of makeup, lighting and Photoshop. Another, "Real Sketches," compared two artist drawings of the same woman—one based on a self-reported description, the other on a stranger's—revealing women's tendency to be more critical of their appearance than others are. More recently, the organization Global Democracy created a time-lapse video with similar intent, demonstrating how digital alterations create an image that barely resembles its original model. All of these videos have gone viral, with millions of views on YouTube, signaling an eagerness by many to change the culture of beauty.
Others have followed: Last year, The American Medical Association (AMA) denounced the retouching of images in advertising, requesting stricter guidelines for the way photos are manipulated in ad campaigns. AMA physicians believe that portraying models with body types attainable only through editing could contribute to body-image problems for many women. Around the same time, members of the French parliament proposed a policy requiring that all digitally-enhanced photographs include a warning label indicating that the images may be detrimental to one's health. Failure to do so would lead to a serious fine.
The trend continues to spread worldwide. English officials chimed in after London magazines featured an Olay ad depicting 59-year-old Twiggy, Photoshopped without a single wrinkle. Member of Parliament Jo Swinson said, "Airbrushing means that adverts contain completely unattainable perfect images no one can live up to in real life. We need to help protect children from these pressures and we need to make a start by banning airbrushing in adverts aimed at them."
In 2006, the Spanish government demanded a ban on overly thin women from fashion runways. Earlier this year, the media was abuzz when popular London clothing store Debenhams decided to use mannequins that look more like real women. They told reporters they believed that other stores in Europe would likely follow, since these new figures more accurately reflect their market.
It's a sentiment growing stronger and louder among women of all ages. Remember then-14-year-old Julia Bluhm? She inspired the "Keep It Real Challenge," rallying thousands of her peers to sign a petition against the use of Photoshop in teen magazines. Gaining momentum through social media, she staged a protest in front of Hearst Corp. offices, and got Seventeen editor-in-chief Ann Shoket to sit down and talk about the magazine's picture-doctoring practices. Shoket ultimately agreed to run at least one unaltered photo spread per issue.
Encouraged by Bluhm's success, several other groups—Spark, MissRepresentation.org, Lovesocial.org and I Am That Girl—joined together in a similar venture to reach other magazines. A three-day social-media campaign was launched with a Facebook event and tweets directly asking magazines to pledge to change their Photoshop practices. Participants were then asked to blog about how unrealistic images of beauty have impacted them. On the last day, girls were asked to post photos of "real beauty" on Instagram, with a selection featured on a billboard in New York City. The campaign was a wild success.
Verily, the first new adult fashion magazine launched in recent history, promises to forego all digitally altered images. Founders Kara Eschbach and Janet Sahm want to promote the idea that "the unique features of women, whether crows feet, freckles, or a less-than-rock-hard body, are aspects that contribute to women's beauty and should be celebrated—not shamed, changed or removed." The magazine has garnered enormous media attention and the support of women around the world.
We're seeing this trend elsewhere in the media. The HBO series Girls is a hit for lots of reasons; among them is very real-looking star/writer/producer Lena Dunham's willingness to portray herself breaking the stereotype of conventional beauty. Dunham takes great pains to display 20-somethings as far less than perfect. She almost exaggerates her physical flaws on camera to make the point; she is who she is and she represents how most "girls" truly are in the real world. Orange is the New Black, the Netflix hit series, stars a wide variety of real-looking women of all ages unadorned, with little makeup and wearing prison garb, but each growing more beautiful as the season goes on.
The hopeful news continues. Recently, California lingerie boutique Curvy Girl launched its "Regular Woman" campaign, in which women were asked to submit unadorned photos of themselves, regardless of their shape and size, to celebrate the beauty of average, non-model females. Some celebrities have done the same, posting their unaltered images online, just to make the point; they may be considered beautiful by many, but they're not perfect by any means.
Kate Winslet, 38; Rachel Weisz, 44; and Emma Thompson, 54, have all been quite outspoken about cookie-cutter beauty and its impact on aging stars. Winslet told The Telegraph, "People who look too perfect don't look sexy or particularly beautiful." Thompson has said, "We're in this awful youth-driven thing now where everybody needs to look 30 at 60." Surely these women can afford to take such a stand—being so young (it's all relative) and beautiful (yes, also relative)—but their attitude has been well received.
As I see it, the yearning for perfect beauty is beginning to lose strength among everyday women and celebs alike. Boomers may have been the first to feel what I call "image fatigue" as their attempts to appear like younger versions of themselves led to too-many inauthentic faces and bodies. This plastic, overly puffed-up image has become a turn-off to many, in part because such faces have all begun to look the same. The next generation is feeling it too: Millennials are experimenting with more fashion and makeup statements that express authenticity. For many young women, less is becoming more.
It seems as if women's voices are joining together and being heard: We want to feel and look attractive, but there isn't just one way to do that. We want to look like ourselves, not someone else.
Finally, real may be the new beautiful.
Vivian Diller, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in New York City. She serves as a media expert on various psychological topics and as a consultant to companies promoting health, beauty and cosmetic products. Her book, "Face It: What Women Really Feel As Their Looks Change" (2010), edited by Michele Willens, is a psychological guide to help women deal with the emotions brought on by their changing appearances.
For more information, please visit my website at www.VivianDiller.com; and continue the conversation on Twitter @ DrVDiller.
For more by Vivian Diller, Ph.D., click here.


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Crewing Up Oasis of the Seas
In just one week STX Shipyards will officially give possession and responsibility for Oasis of the Seas to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. This is usually called the "delivery" of the cruise ship even though the ship does not go anyplace until after it is delivered. During the handover ceremony the flag of Finland - home of the shipyard - will be lowered and replaced with the flags of Royal Caribbean and the nation of registry.
At that point the new captain, William S. Wright, will be in charge. His first call of duty will be pulling out of the dock where this behemoth spent three years in construction. Next is crossing the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from Finland to Ft Lauderdale, Florida.
Oasis will take on a shipload of passengers as soon as it arrives in America - but the entire crew, 2165 people, is currently joining the ship in Finland, long before the first guests arrive. They are settling in, looking around and getting familiar with their new home and the state-of-the-art systems they will be using in their jobs. Almost the entire crew will be sailing across the Atlantic but no paying passengers or company guests will be along for the ride.
This is actually very unusual. Most ships have a full contingent of passengers when they first sail out of the shipyard immediately after the handover. But most of this crew will have at least three weeks onboard before the first cruise with passengers.
There will also be a number of outside technicians and installers who contributed to building the ship onboard to train the new crewmembers in the systems for the navigation, galleys, plumbing, air conditioning, communications, Internet, computer networks, stage sound and lights, housekeeping, room service and even gardening. That's right, Oasis has an entire park with real grass and trees, a true first at sea, and it will require plenty of tender loving care.
Some of the other new crew positions onboard Oasis of the Seas include AquaTheater Cast Diver and Swimmer and MediSpa Physician.
What is a MediSpa Physician? Oasis will be offering facial peels and Botox treatments onboard, just as the company already does on its Celebrity cruise ships. I wouldn't personally recommend a facial peel during a tropical vacation - you are supposed to stay out of the sun afterwards - but many people want to get such treatments away from their family and friends - so a cruise can be the perfect way to recover in private and reëmerge fully rejuvenated.
All of the crewmembers onboard, except for the new positions, are coming over from other Royal Caribbean ships and represent a total of 8000 years of crewing experience already. But make no mistake; this new ship will still present a challenge, even for experienced crewmembers. With new systems in place and a total passenger capacity of over 6000 guests, all wanting to eat breakfast lunch and dinner at nearly the same times, things will get very busy.
The management team was selected months ago, and has been onboard since that time so they can know every detail of the ship. They hand-selected many of their own team members from within the company.
It is not unusual for a new ship to have growing pains as the crew gets familiar with a new system, but the extent of the growing pains is often an indication of how well the ship is designed. Oasis is a $1.4 billion investment for Royal Caribbean, far more than the original estimates, and throughout the building process the company says it never cut corners to save money. Getting the crew onboard three weeks before the first guests arrive is yet another indication that they intend to manage this ship in the best manner possible.
Part of the staff not joining the ship in Finland, although they had planned to, is the cast of entertainers set to perform the stage shows in the main theater - including the first run of the Broadway show Hairspray at sea. Much of the stage rigging has to be completely rebuilt, including re-welding many of the steel bars used to mount stage lights and set pieces over the stage. Because this work entails lowering the bars to the stage level, the performers can't use the stage for blocking and dress rehearsals.
"The performers need a lot of time to rehearse such complex shows in such a dramatically new theatre. In fact, we often don't even try to put on all our shows for the shakedown cruises to give more time for preparation. This time, however, we were so excited about the shows that we decided to push the envelope," Fain wrote in his blog. That was the original plan but the cast is rehearsing in Florida instead and won't be able to block their parts on the real stage until after the ship arrives in Ft Lauderdale. Some of the shows on the first media cruises have been canceled, but they should be ready for the Dec. 1st cruise.
The crew quarters are exceptional on Oasis, according to VP of Human Resources. They have a 24-hour "Windjammer Grill" buffet area so they can eat anytime they have the time. As someone who has worked on cruise ships I can tell you this is a major breakthrough in crew life. Each crew cabin has a flat panel television with a keyboard for Internet access. There is also full Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the crew area.
The crew has its own coffee shop where they can meet and talk over coffee and cake. There is also a crew shop where they can buy essentials like toothpaste and snacks. There is a significantly higher number of single crew cabins so fewer people have to share a room. This is always a highly attractive amenity for a crewmember. Naps become a priority when you work a 7-day work week with hours on and off throughout the day. Of course, the majority of crewmembers will still be sharing rooms, but they all have bathrooms, flat-panel televisions and even room stewards.
There are still cabins available for the very first Oasis cruise, Dec 1, 2009. This is a four-day cruise to Labadee so you get to see everything Oasis has to offer. Contact your travel agent, there won't be a more affordable way to see this ship for many months.
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East London Dance works to develop a dynamic and inclusive dance culture for communities and artists across, and beyond, East London.
We have been a pioneer of dance development throughout the East London boroughs for the past 24 years, and from our base at Stratford Circus arts centre in the London Borough of Newham, we produce a range of dance experiences for everyone in the culturally rich communities of east London. ELD promote creative and personal development through dance for people of all ages, and offer progression routes, training and professional development for young dancers, artists and dance leaders.
East London Dance is the lead hub for Big Dance across east London.


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Stop fighting. Enjoy each other again.
Worn down by sarcasm, fighting, or stony silences? Missing the old warmth and affection? Arguing about sex, money, in-laws? Don't wait until it's too late. With the help of an active, constructive marriage counselor or couples therapist, you and your partner can stop arguing and rediscover the passion. You can stop avoiding one another and start feeling close again. You can build a strong, honest, mutually supportive relationship and sustain it for the rest of your lives.
Couples often come to see me after a near-disaster with marriage counseling. "Our last therapist asked us to talk about our feelings and sat there while we fought," they tell me. The way I see it, you can do that at home for free. I don't just sit back while you argue. Today's marriage and couples counselors have access to an abundance of up-to-date research and practical tools to teach partners how to restore trust, connection, and romance in a relationship. There's no excuse for a passive or chaotic process. That said, an experienced therapist won't try to plug you into a cookie-cutter approach, either. An active therapist creates a structured process unique to your needs; she or he will listen carefully, respect each of your individual viewpoints, and nurture and support your growth as a couple.
With the help of a skilled marriage counselor or couples therapist, you can learn new, more effective ways to speak and listen to each other. If you are stressed out, you can learn to carve out a nurturing, pleasurable space for each other in the midst of your busy week. You can find out how to transform your arguments into opportunities to manage conflict and work as a team. If you're dealing with fertility treatments, get the support you need — and learn how to support each other. If there doesn't seem to be "room" for different points of view in the relationship, you can discover new ways to accommodate individual needs. After an affair, you can work toward healing the hurt and rebuilding commitment and trust.
Most of all, you will learn to recognize what makes things go wrong, change the old patterns, and create the intimate, loving relationship you want. Modern relationships are growing and changing, but our longings for love, trust, and understanding are timeless.
I'm a member of Marriage Friendly Therapists, an advanced practitioner network featured in USA Today, National Public Radio, and the Harvard Mental Health Letter. The network is listed as a resource by the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network, funded by the federal government, for couples who need marriage counseling. Here's what they wrote: "The National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists was developed to help marriages by linking couples with the most highly qualified therapists in the country."
What's different about marriage and couples counseling with me?
To decide whether a personal marriage intensive is a good choice for you, email or call me to set up a phone consultation to talk about your situation, to ask any questions you or your partner may have about my approach, scheduling, fees, etc. Marriage intensive availability is extremely limited; sessions must be planned well in advance.
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Since 1990 I have been helping busy people in the New York area recover from pain and stress, gain confidence, and enjoy more trusting, fulfilling relationships.
To take the first step toward the life and relationship you want, reach out to me today. You can expect a prompt reply from me, usually within 3 hours.
Use the contact form to book an individual or couples/ marriage counseling session, or to ask questions and learn how I can help.


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Robert L. Terdiman "Steve Kelsey"
Date of Death: 11/17/2013
Robert L. Terdiman "Steve Kelsey"
June 21, 1957
November 17, 2013
Robert L. Terdiman also known as "Steve Kelsey", 56, Duncansville, died unexpectedly on Sunday at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of Marvin and Sharon (Kelsey) Terdiman. He married Denise Cogan on August 16, 1998.
Surviving are his wife; his mother; two children, Ryan M. Ickes at home and Katie Walters (Michael), Hollidaysburg; a brother, Jay S. Terdiman (Kathryn), Berwick; a nephew and Godson, Jayson Terdiman, Lake Placid, NY; brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and a nephew.
He was preceded in death by his father and father-in-law, James M. Cogan.
Rob was a 1975 graduate of Altoona High School and Penn State University with a degree in Communications.
Rob started in radio in 1974 with WFBG as a disc jockey. He was a well known radio personality hosting "All Night Album Rock" starting in 1977, then evolving into the legendary "Frogman" with Froggy 98 since its inception in 1991. He was also well known for sharing his love of music by DJ'ing teen dances, weddings and gatherings throughout Froggy Land.
He was a sports fan of all Philadelphia teams, the Ohio State Buckeyes, NASCAR driver, Mark Martin and Altoona Curve.
Rob was a board member of American Heart Association, former President and Vice President of Central PA Humane Society, a volunteer for MS Society. He was involved with Christmas Carol for 24 years and visited kindergarten through 3rd grade classes to record the Pledge of Allegiance to be played on the radio. He also facilitated Trick or Treat for Kids Who Can't.
He continues to give back generously to his community through organ donation.
Friends will be received from 3-8 pm, Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at The Stevens Mortuary, Inc., 1421 8th Avenue, Altoona, PA.
A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family.
The family requests that contributions be made to Christmas Carol Foundation, 1 Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 or to The Central PA Humane Society, 1837 E. Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, PA 16602.


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Pork Chops with Sweet Mustard Sauce
Boneless pork chops are sautéed until tender and then ladled with a creamy mustard mixture that's full of peach jam and red onion. For contrast, colorful pickled red onions are layered on top.
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Level: Easy
Serves: 4
- ¼ c. cider vinegar
- ¼ medium red onion
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 4 boneless pork chops
- Kosher salt and pepper
- .3 c. lowfat sour cream
- ¼ c. Dijon mustard
- 2½ tbsp. peach or apricot jam
- In a small bowl, combine the vinegar and sliced onions. Let sit tossing occasionally, for at least 10 minutes or until ready to serve.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the pork with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper and cook, until browned and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side; transfer to plates.
- While pork cooks, mix sour cream, mustard, jam and chopped onion until blended. Serve on the pork; top with the pickled onions.
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BJP demands Mamata's resignation after sting operation
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday stepped up its attack against the Trinamool Congress by demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of a sting operation showing her party leaders allegedly receiving money.
"All their MPs shown taking money should resign. Their leader (Mamata Banerjee) should also resign as earlier over similar case she had quit the NDA (Vajpayee government) once," union Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters, alluding to the Tehelka tapes revelation when Banerjee had quit as the railway minister.
BJP MP from Asansol in the state and union Minister Babul Supriyo said the issue was about corruption and not mere politics.
"This is not a question of politics. It's an issue of corruption. People know it well while Didi (Mamata) moves around in chappals, her party colleagues are no less than crorepatis (rich). Most of us are not surprised by the allegations of corruption against Trinamool leaders," Supriyo told IANS.
He said the portal that did the sting operation against Trinamool leaders has done a "good service" to the people of the state and would help the electorate make up their mind for the elections.
"Didi (Mamata) herself says, people always give their verdict in the mandate in the ballot box. Let us see how they decide in upcoming elections," he added.


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How To Create a Vintage Style Greaser T-Shirt Design
I love creating designs based on vintage Americana and being a bit of a hot rod and motorcycle fan the 50′s Greaser culture particularly captures my interest. I've been admiring logos, posters and t-shirt designs from the racer and custom scene and decided to have a go at designing my own t-shirt graphic based on an old school garage logo. Follow this step by step Illustrator tutorial to create a vintage logo and t-shirt design for Greaser Customs complete with distressed textures and aged effects.
The design we'll be creating is based on an old school customs garage named Greaser Customs. The logo is made up with vintage style type layouts and features a skull graphic with a classic pompadour. To take the edge off the clean vector lines a couple of textures are added to create that old aged appearance .
View the final Greaser Logo/T-Shirt Design
Open up Adobe Illustrator and drag a guide onto the artboard. Use this guide as a centre line to create one half of the skull graphic using the Pen tool. Toggle on Smart Guides (CMD+U) to make it easy to snap to the guideline.
Select the whole path then Copy (CMD+C) and Paste in Front (CMD+F). Go to Object > Transform > Reflect and select the Vertical axis. Move this second half into place by snapping it to the guideline.
The skull shape is currently still two separate paths, so drag small selections around the overlapping end points at the top and bottom of the shape and join them together to form one continuous path.
Use the Pen tool to continue a path to represent a pompadour hair outline. Close the path by cutting straight across the main skull shape. Once the shapes are filled this line won't be visible.
Give the hair a black fill and the skull shape a temporary white fill. Press CMD+] to arrange the stacking order to place the skull on top of the hair.
Use the Direct Selection tool to select, copy and paste a portion of the hair outline.
Give this duplicate outline a white stroke then use the Smart Guides to accurately move it back into place.
Make a copy of the portion of the outline between the hair and skull shapes, give this path a white fill then move it back into place. With both new paths selected go to Object > Blend > Make.
Go back to Object > Blend then select Blend Options. Change the menu to Specified Steps and alter the count to around 7.
These blended lines overlap the imaginary line between the two sections of hair. Use a black ellipse the mask the excess by following the curvature of the outline.
For the main section of hair manually draw two paths that follow the curves of the centre section. Add a blend between them and alter the count to create similar spacing to the first hair section lines.
These centre blend lines currently extend way beyond the edge of the design, so make a copy of the hair shape and use it as a Clipping Mask to trim the blend lines to size.
Make copies of existing paths on the third section of hair and create blends just like the first section. Make a random black shape to disguise any lines that overlap.
Change the main skull shape's white fill to black, then begin drawing an eye socket with the Pen tool.
Copy and Paste in Front a duplicate eye, then use the Object > Transform > Reflect option to flip it to the other side.
Group the two eye sockets together then add the main skull shape to the selection. Give the skull shape a second click to make this element the key object, then align them vertically with the Align tool.
Draw one half of the nose elsewhere on the artboard, then copy, paste and reflect a duplicate for the other side.
Align the open points of the path then join them together to form a solid shape.
Move the nose into place on the skull, give it a white fill and align it centrally.
Begin typing out the words Greaser and Customs. Here I've chosen the cool free font Geared and set the tracking to 100.
Select the word Greaser and add an Envelope Distort (Object > Envelope Distort > Make). Choose an Arc Lower style and adjust the bend to -18%.
Stretch the text vertically to bring it back to its general proportions, then repeat the process with the Customs text but this time with an Arc Upper style.
Select both text elements and go to Object > Expand to convert the Envelope Distorts to solid shapes.
Change the Geared text element to white then draw a black rectangle to surround it. Use the CMD+[ or CMD+] shortcuts to alter the stacking order so the text sits on top of the rectangle.
Add a point halfway across the lower edge of the rectangle with the Pen tool, then use the Direct Selection tool to move it vertically. Switch back to the Pen tool, hold Alt and add bezier handles to the point to form a curve.
With the whole rectangle selected go to Object > Path > Offset Path. Enter 1.5mm in the options.
Switch the black fill of the offset shape to a black stroke then increase its size to around 3pt.
Copy, paste and rotate the outline shapes for use with the Customs text. Move them into place then scale the text to fit.
Begin combining the text and skull elements, with the addition of a couple of extra additions to fill the space.
No vintage design would be complete without some ageing textures, so paste in a vector texture from my Vector Bumper pack.
Draw a selection around all the objects and minus the texture from the selection. Press CMD+C and CMD+F to make a duplicate then expand the shapes and convert any text to outlines.
Merge all these shapes together using the Pathfinder tool. Right click and select Ungroup, followed by the shortcut CMD+8 to create a Compound Path.
Use this silhouette of the design as a tool with the Pathfinder's Intersect option to trim the texture element down to size.
Give the texture a white fill to add a distressed effect to the black elements, then repeat the process with another texture, this time with a black fill.
The final logo has that typical vintage style with the stylized text layouts and textures to give that old weathered appearance.
Using solid shapes and linework also makes it perfect for screenprinting with only a single colour to create a super cool old school t-shirt design. Here it is mocked up with GoMedia's awesome template pack (Available to Access All Areas members!).


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Pop Up, it's safe and simple
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Who we are: an independent UK company based in the North West. We are a small and dedicated team who share a combined industry experience of over 150 years. We work tirelessly with our manufacturing partners to develop and deliver world class products and are active members of the important industry leading associations of PASMA and IPAF.
What we do: specialise in low-level access products and solutions. Since the mid-1970's we have developed and supplied safe and simple quality access products, with our award winning Pop Up lifts, our Mi range of access solutions that include the award winning MiTOWER and our traditional EIGER aluminium tower range.
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