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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
State of The Tavern - Long Nights and a Full Plate
I've been burning the midnight oil the past few weeks, between projects in the hopper and the fact that my body seems to respond better to afternoon naps then normal nightly sleepy-time. Yep, those 6 months of working midnights seems to have screwed up my sleep cycle.
I learned some useful things this weekend, such as the importance of using various header settings in Word to facilitate your layout person's actually "layout." Now I want to play with InDesign.
For those waiting on your Tavern Cards, which is the vast majority of you that requested them, current projects have pushed their way to the forefront. Second draft of Swords & Wizardry: Light was forwarded to Zach last night. We also discussed some ideas for layout and art. Being up late at night helps when you are on the east coast and your partner in crime is in Arizona ;)
The next few weeks will be busy as we try and hit completion before a certain date as we aim to get things released in time for a certain event. I'm also trying to work on the first "official" adventure in the line, which will include advice for the "lapsed GM" or transitioning gamemaster.
I really need to thank everyone for your words of encouragement. Your support is the most valuable currency there is and it makes everything worth the investment of time and effort. I'm also extremely appreciative of the financial support that's been given to The Tavern as well as to your humble bartender. Something as simple as viewing the occasional ad goes much further than you might think.
Alright, nose to the grindstone. Well, after a breakfast of Bacon Jerky. Holy Shit! This is what rations in S&W should be...
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Can you elaborate on S&W Light a bit more? Is it like a Microlite version of S&W? Just a few pages long?ReplyDeleteReplies
Levels 1 to 3, condensed down to 4 pages. 4 classes, including a thief type class. Free to DL in PDF and free in print at some cons, orders from the Frogs website, some blogs...Delete
Compatible with S&W's other versions.
Magic items are omitted with the expectation that adventures released with S&W Light in mind will include such descriptions
That's a little too lite for my blood but may be a good fit for my kid's first steps in D&D, then I can upgrade him to the S&W Core book (which I finally bought after spying a Lulu coupon you posted! :D )Delete
I just can't seem to pick a rules-light system to run for us to play. I've narrowed it down to four rulesets but I think I need to pick a tiny adventure module (or write one) and run through it using all four systems and see which one feels best.
The idea of S&W Light is to allow for progression to S&W Complete (or Core or White Box) after 5 or 6 adventuresDelete
"Alright, nose to the grindstone. Well, after a breakfast of Bacon Jerky. Holy Shit! This is what rations in S&W should be.."ReplyDelete
Just goes to show, again, that everything is Better With Bacon..
I like the idea of addressing specifically the 'lapsed GM.' I think that this light version could be especially useful for former or inactive gamers who are looking to introduce newbie friends or even kids to the hobby. Great idea!ReplyDelete


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When less is more
Established just five years ago, NuVision has steadily expanded their line of premium flat panel HDTVs and are now offering this, their first LED-powered model, the 55-inch NVU55FX5LS (40- and 46-inch models are also available).
Using LEDs to provide the necessary backlighting (in lieu of the conventional fluorescent light used in most LCD sets) is a growing trend in the high-end LCD flat-panel category.
With this latest NuVision set, the LCD imaging panel is framed on the top and bottom by rows of white LEDs that direct their energy to a multi-layer diffusion system that spreads the light behind the individual liquid crystal imaging elements across the entire panel.
While local dimming LED backlighting is the present top tier in premium LCD HDTVs (and NuVision has just such a model coming in the first half of the year), LED edgelighting still has definite performance advantages over conventional fluorescent lamp-powered sets, not the least of which is significantly reduced cabinet depth and the promise of greater energy efficiency.
NuVision has built a dealer network of custom integration firms, and they have a number of custom installation-oriented features in their sets.
For example, the front panel infrared sensor window includes two infrared eyes, one for infrared codes carried over a 38 kHz carrier frequency (the most popular method) and the other for codes modulated at 56.7 kHz.
Some source components, such as some cable and satellite tuners, use the higher carrier frequency, which often means using an infrared repeater system if the equipment isn't in proximity to the set. Via the NuControl port, which uses a standard RJ-45 connector, the custom integrator can retrieve and redistribute remote control commands and also control the set with an external system controller via serial commands. This is the kind of custom-integration solution that the major HDTV brands don't offer.
The remote control itself is nicely designed and features direct input selection buttons along with picture aspect ratio control buttons. These are definite pluses, along with blue backlighting, which is a big help in a darkened home theater room.
NuVision points out that roughly four-fifths of their larger-screen customers wall mount their sets. So they don't provide a stand with the set, as including a stand with every set would raise costs and would just add to already bulging landfills. An optional table-top stand is available for a reasonable $199.
NuVision also points out that their sets receive a lot more individual attention at the factory, including calibration. The 55-inch review sample tested here scored very well, with very good colorimetry and a commendably flat gray scale right out of the box that was oh-so-close to the D65 neutral color temperature ideal. Calibration-adjustment controls are offered for additional tuning after installation, behind a password-protected menu. T...

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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Century or Centuries (02/17/11)
TITLE: Age--It's Relative
By Beth LaBuff
Was a rocky, icy sphere,
When it was declared a planet
And by coincidence, that year,
Three billion miles apart there were
Two blest events – two births—
One child was born on Pluto
And the other, born on Earth.
The Pluto family, overjoyed
Upon their baby's birth,
And for Pluto's planet upgrade
Bestowed by folks on earth.
The infant had large bulgy eyes,
His parents named him Clyde.
A baby AND a planet –
Folks on Pluto beamed with pride.
The planet Pluto rotates once
In six of our earth days.
And Pluto waits four hours for light,
From filtered solar rays.
The amount of time the planet takes
To circumnavigate
Around the sun, in earth years, is
Two hundred forty-eight.
While earth revolved around the sun
The earth-child flourished—grew.
He mastered skills and gained new friends,
His age in years accrued.
He learned to swim by ten years old,
On water sports, he thrived—
He snorkeled every chance he got—
Devoutly practiced dives.
Clyde also had a hobby,
Where he gazed with bulgy eye
Into a high-powered telescope
Aimed past the Pluto sky.
This thing that fascinated most
Was what transpired on earth
Where cake and candles indicate
The years past since a birth.
Clyde's telescope, quite frequently,
Was fixed upon earth's child,
The water-sports— they mesmerized,
And snorkeling— beguiled.
Clyde's failed attempt to emulate
The diving on his planet,
For Pluto's crust was ice and rock—
His planet – hard as granite.
Then Clyde received some shocking news
When he was middle-aged
The planet Pluto – down-graded
Its citizens – outraged.
The Pluto folk assembled and
Had rallies on the craters
They carried signs in protest while
They marched 'round the equator.
And as it happens, all life-forms
One day must breathe their last.
The same held true for Pluto's Clyde,
His breath and life now past.
His counterpart on Earth enjoyed
Health with longevity.
He flourished for one hundred years—
Lived one full century.
In looks they were quite different
As Clyde was bulgy eyed,
Their life spans were identical—
At birth and when they died.
But Clyde lived not a hundred years,
In Pluto's years –point four,
That's why his fascination with
Earth birthday cakes and more.
On earth, your age advances as
The earth orbits the sun,
But Clyde, on planet Pluto—
The orbits totaled— none.
Clyde never had a birthday cake
Or candle with a flame,
He never reached the age of one—
His birthday never came.
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Judicial Watch has released hundreds of Defense Department and CIA communications that reveal the Obama administration leaked classified information to filmmakers on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Judicial Watch claims the secrets were provided for a film on the bin Laden raid that was first scheduled to be released Oct. 12, just in time to boost the president's image shortly before the November elections. Sony Pictures has since pushed the release back to December.
According to the documents, the filmmakers were granted access to a Navy SEAL captain who was the "planner, operator and commander of SEAL Team Six," which killed bin Laden. In one memo one of the filmmakers says he had a "good meeting with Brennan and McDonough" and says "they were forward leaning, sharing their point of view on command and control."
John Brennan is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser, and Denis McDonough is deputy national security adviser.
In putting the filmmakers together with the SEAL Team Six commander on the raid, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers writes in one document, "The only thing I ask is that you not reveal his name in any way … because he shouldn't be talking out of school."
Tried to post the link – it won't post for some reason.
I wonder if MSNBC links are the subject of an embargo… will try to find another link.
Ah, here's one… FOX:
Third case of flesh eating bacteria in Georgia – say, isn't the CDC&P in Atlanta?
Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
After torturing him all night, they decided maybe he wasn't guilty after all…
My brother used to live in Magna, UT. Emphasis on USED TO! Years ago.
Trouble! "Uncommitted" gives Obama a run for his money in KY!
I got your "arab spring" right here.
Parts of the ring road encircling this capital are dangerous no man's lands, unsafe to drive on, by day or night. Kidnappings and bank robberies are common around the city. And women report sexual assaults by taxi drivers, even in broad daylight. Across Egypt, carjackers have grown so bold that they steal their victims' cellphones and tell them to call to negotiate the return of the cars. And in Sharqiya, a rural province in the Nile Delta, villagers have taken the law into their own hands, mutilating and burning the bodies of accused thugs and hanging them from lampposts.
Bob Roberts says:
But in all fairness, the courts in Egypt are too busy concentrating on prosecuting the really serious crimes. Such as Copts who defend themselves against Muslim aggression:
Meanwhile, Muslims work hard to prove to their superiors that they fully get the 'democracy' concept and aren't in any way a comically backwards gaggle of Dark Age savages:
Remember the little girl that had her lunch packed by mom taken away and forced a government lunch? Remember how she hardley ate anything and went hungry?
How good is the school lunch?
A Scottish student is blogging about her school lunches with photos. It has pushed the school to improve their lunches. Her reviews include a hair count in her meals. 😀
Shout out to everybody from nobody!
An Open Letter To Glenn Beck That Confronts Him About Participating In The Obama Eligibility COVER UP.
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Margaret Thatcher adviser talks Obama eligibility
Lord Monckton to appear at Arizona tea-party event
Divide, Conquer & Destroy: NLRB Region Unleashes Micro-Unit On Retailer
"NLRB now allows small, distinct groups of employees to unionize within a workplace, even if the vast majority of employees working around the small group don't want to unionize."
'There were about 20 young black guys all with their hoods up armed with sticks and bats and knives. They just ran in the pub and started trying to attack people.
'It was really frightening. But it should not have happened to Luke, it shouldn't have happened to anyone, but he was a complete innocent.'
'There was a lot of confusion. They got Luke and dragged him outside. They were pulling him up the road.
'His dad was running after them. But by the time he got to Luke he was already on the floor. Bernie threw himself on top of Luke. He was trying to protect him, but it was too late."
Tess Fitzpatrick, Bernard's sister, said: 'The men who came for Luke were like a pack of wolves. My brother ran after them as they were dragging Luke up the street.
'He covered him with his body, but they had already stabbed Luke all over.'
Man Loses $22,000 In New 'Policing For Profit' Case
"In this latest case, a Monterey police officer took $22,000 off the driver — even though he had committed no crime."
"But it's not illegal to carry cash," we noted.
"And he couldn't prove it was legitimate," Bates insisted.
"I witnessed this young lady throwing trash out of her car and all I said was that it wasn't cool," Shannon said.
A few choice words later, Shannon thought the argument was over.
"All of a sudden I was being attacked," Shannon said.
Two women jumped out of the car in front of her.
"She was right in my window just punching me in my face, pulling my hair," Shannon said. "She started biting on my hands so severely. I thought she was gonna bite 'em off, actually."
Then a man jumped out of the car and threw a soda through her window.
"He said, 'This is for you, you white b—-. This is a grape soda.' And then they took off," Shannon said.
It's no surprise that Obama hates NASCAR and wishes its demise. In keeping with his evil agenda, Obama is now attempting to replace the military sponsorship of NASCAR – which is a very successful recruting tool – with sponsorship by the EPA – which is disgusting, overbearing, and nauseating.
President Obama's eco-friendly EPA inked a green partnership deal with high-octane NASCAR Monday to promote recycling and environmentally-friendly products to the sport's millions of fans.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, NASCAR will encourage fans to buy "sustainable concessions" at races, expand the use of "safer chemical products," conserve water, reduce waste, promote recycling, push products approved by the EPA that have a small enviro footprint and encourage suppliers to get an "E3 tuneup" aimed at promoting sustainable manufacturing.
Missing: any talk of greening races or race cars that consume about two million gallons of gas a year and average five miles per gallon.
"Yes, the focus is on suppliers and programs, not green cars," said an EPA spokesman.
On Thursday, May 17, 2012, an amendment was adopted in the United States House Appropriations Committee that would prohibit the Department of Defense from spending funds on sports sponsorship. Advocates of the amendment argued that more than $135 million was being spent on sports sponsorship, which brings in approximately 150,000 potential new recruits. This could be a huge problem for NASCAR. Of that money, approximately $80 million went to NASCAR. This is not the first time that the amendment has been offered, but it is the first time that the amendment was adopted.
Currently, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman are sponsored for part of the season by the military. Earnhardt is sponsored by the National Guard for 18 races. Newman is sponsored by the U.S. Army for 12 races in the 2012 season. The U.S. Army has been working with NASCAR for more than a decade. This includes not just driver sponsorship, but also recruitment and other advertising. The partnership also has NASCAR drivers making appearances to help bolster recruitment. It was estimated that NASCAR brought in approximately 50,000 potential new recruits.
Reaganite Republican says: May 23, 2012 at 4:26 am
The link is bad but you can click on the one at "Reaganite Republican" and get there that way…
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Obama's FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit
Bloodless Coup says: May 23, 2012 at 3:22 am
What nonsense. Glenn Beck is one of the most potent forces AGAINST Obama that has surfaced. This sounds more like a disinformation campaign by Obama friends than anything.
As I said, the birth issue, as Constitutionally critical is it is, has about ZERO power to affect the election, unfortunately, because TOO MANY PEOPLE EITHER DON'T CARE OR ARE CONVINCED IT'S GROUNDLESS.
Obama is much weaker on many other fronts and issues. He welcomes people who make the birth issue their primary fight because he knows it's one that, sadly, can't hurt him.
Looming on the horizon, time for plan B but no plan B exists.
Obama's attack on marriage cost him a chunk of voters
Things not going well for Obama in KY, AR.
Man gives money to bum, is then ticketed for littering.
Those supporting murder of the unborn are a shrinking minority.
European socialists want everyone bar coded at birth.
Obamanomics: It's brought us to the edge of a fiscal cliff.
Hawaii sends AZ proof of Obama's birth there – Obama will be on AZ ballot.
Flashing headlights to warn of speed trap is Constitutionally protected.
His ruling may only apply in that county or in Florida at this point, but it's a step in the right direction.
Seriously, anyone who bought into that train wreck deserves what they got.
Just a word, I actually don't have a problem with your posts that include "walls of text" quoted from the link, but some here do.
born in 76 says: May 23, 2012 at 5:57 am
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Jodie says: May 23, 2012 at 7:43 am
I actually like to get at least SOME info about what is behind the link and one way to do it is to provide a few key C&P's. Yeah, I've gone overboard now and then, I know, but it was because there was so much that I felt should be shared.
In any case, post the way you like to post is what I say. If someone doesn't like "walls of text" they can skip over your posts, just like they can skip over mine when I do that.
As far as I know the owner of these spaces doesn't have a significant problem with the way anyone is posting these days – at least I haven't heard him speak up about it. I assume he has our e-mail addy's and can let us know privately, also, if he doesn't like something we're doing.
Of course we also don't want to chase people away, but I suspect nobody will be departing just because of lengthy posts – rather they can just skip over those, as mentioned.
One of many issues that has a lot more traction than the birth issue:
Stories from the Obama economy.
As Constitutionally critical as the birth issue is, what people confront every day is the train wreck of an economy, the huge burden the deliberately high energy prices. These are the issues where Obama is weak and will be beaten.
Susan Vass, Former Person of Pallor, having remembered that her sister has naturally curly hair and that she and her brother both have an excellent sense of rhythm, is pleased to announce her application to become the second Womyn of Color at Harvard Law.
"My color is Fish-Belly White," explained Mrs. Vass, "but my family lore has always included the belief that we have some African blood. Way back on my great-great-great-grandma Mee-Maw's side. Mee-Maw's great-grandparents were from Mississippi. Or Minnesota. One of the 'M' states. And she was darker than the rest of the relatives. Almost beige,
actually. At least in the summer."
She added, "A few years ago, I went ahead and volunteered some old traditional African family recipes to the Mau Mau Cookbook: Lobster Newburgh on Toast Points and Duckling L'Orange with Cherries Jubilee. Sure, they are similar to ones found in Julia Child's cookbook, okay, EXACTLY the same, but that good old family lore said Mee-Maw's great-grandma loved them."
Mrs. Vass continued, "I'm hoping to get invited to lunch. Not just by other Africans like me. Pretty much by anybody."
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The International Criminal Court claims authority over Americans for actions that the United States does not define as "crimes." In short, the Twenty-First Century is witnessing an epic struggle between the forces of global governance and American constitutional democracy.
Against the Globalistas – A review of Sovereignty or Submission: Will Americans Rule Themselves or be Ruled by Others?
Strange those who are against "globalization" when it comes to corporations that give us products we want and need are all for it when it comes to governments who's only function is to interfere with and take from us.
So far, Obama has had weak showings in Louisiana (76-24) and North Carolina (79-21), and squeakers in Oklahoma (57-43), West Virginia (59-41), Arkansas (59-41) and Kentucky (58-42). And Barack Obama had no credible opposition in any of these races. In some instances, his only opponent was an incarcerated felon! It appears obvious that many Democrats are trying to convey a message that the liberal media is unwilling to hear.
In the Democratic primaries, that is–and what it is, is pretty clear. Democrats across the country are expressing revulsion at the prospect of Barack Obama continuing to lead their party.
Maybe they figured out he was half white and decided he's not such a good candidate after all? It can't be that they are against his economic actions, what with all the jobs he's "saved or created".
NOTE: Winston Churchill's grandmother was one-quarter Iroquois indian, which makes Winston one-sixteenth native American – twice as much as Elizabeth Warren supposedly is. Maybe, realizing this, Obama will feel comfortable putting the Churchill bust back in the Oval Office?
Dead heat on economy, if you believe the source I suspect on election day the results will be significantly different, with Romney way ahead on this issue.
Despite the fact EVERY TIME PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON IT, ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE LOSE BY FAR, the left still lies and claims sentiment is shifting towards destroying traditional marriage
At the WaPo the best they can do for Obama is claim he's ahead of Romney by a statistically insignificant 3%.
It looks like Obama is strong in states with high illegal alien populations and states where no voter ID requirements exist/states where it's easy to vote early and often/states where the dead are still allowed to vote.
Bob Roberts,
To me, it's not so much about how to post a comment, I think it's more about monopolizing the conversation. You post a link to everything and then want credit for it. Give others a chance.
If you don't want people to see you doing it, THEN DON'T DO IT!
As in the case of the gay guy who jumped off a bridge after a webcam was used to record him making out with another guy in his shared room, here we have another case of people being ashamed of what they did and complaining when others find out about it.
But this case is even stranger, because this person did what he did in full view of everyone else at a public event.
Look, if you are going to be embarrassed about something you did or are planning to do, perhaps it's a sign you know or knew you shouldn't be doing it?
Jodie says: May 23, 2012 at 8:57 am
You post a link to everything and then want credit for it. Give others a chance.
Get a clue.
I've already posted here, more than once, that I don't care if I EVER see a credit for posting a link.
I post for one reason: To share information. I don't need affirmation.
Several times I've been the first to post a link, days before anyone else, then didn't get credit AND I DO NOT CARE! I think Mr. Blount goes out of his way to give people credit, even to the point of mentioning my name WHEN I WAS THE LAST TO POST A LINK and, frankly, didn't deserve it.
I do post a lot of links because I think they're important to share. Anyone who thinks I post too much is welcome to skip over my posts.
Oh, and Jodie, in case you missed it, I was ENCOURAGING you to post the way you were posting, just letting you know OTHERS seem to have a problem with that style of posting.
Stabbed woman drives, hits attacker's child; both dead
Care to guess the race/ethnicity of the women and children involved?
The last bit of the link:
The arrest occurred in an impoverished neighborhood a half block away from the location of the now-demolished house where the remains of 11 murdered women were found in 2009. The killer, Anthony Sowell, is appealing his murder conviction and death sentence.
Woman pimps for her teen & 7 y/o daughters.
Mom charged with helping daughter beat teen
Again, one guess as to the mom's race/ethnicity.
Maintaining a blog can be a bit of work. Thanking for the tips can slip through the cracks easily.
Global Warming Author Says "Bar-Code Everyone at Birth".
Democratic PR Firm Won $20 Million Bid To Promote Obamacare…
Top Obama Campaign Bundler Also a Proprietor of Stripping Videos…
20,000 Felons Including Killers, Arsonists, and Stalkers Signed Wisconsin Recall Petitions
Sarah Palin endorses Orrin Hatch
Hatch has been in office 6 terms. He has been forced into a primary in June and isn't happy about it at all. Hatch is busy explaining to everyone how conservative he is.
Sorry; I don't think Hatch did a good job keeping the wise latina off the Supreme Court, let alone that other woman…..
He's hoping Palin's support will help.
ha…haha….haha…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!
Stop,you're killing me.
Now the term"teabagger"finally fits here.
Drug Suspect Quizzed On Jean, Diddy, Sharpton
Man breaks into WIBW TV with a knife.
He was upset at the VA, so he broke into the local TV station and threatened people there.
Can you guess his race/ethnicity?
Biden not well liked in swing states.
Got news for you. He's not well liked in MOST states.
The slippery slope. Fist they gained permission to use drones over the U.S. Now they're talking about arming some of them. Where will it end?
DAILY MIRROR EDITOR: Piers Morgan gave me hacking lesson.
Book on Obama, "The Amateur", going to top of NYT best seller list.
In L.A. plastic bags are verboten!
Again it's "do as I say, not as I do" – typical hypocrite greeniac.
Marriage ends over woman's 550 house cats!
Illegals smuggled into country in UPS van.
Five Thugs Murder Pizza Delivery Man For Fun and Pizza in St. Louis
A group of five black males murdered a white twenty year old pizza delivery man in what the race censoring media calls an "attempted robbery". However, no money was taken.
"simple assault" at a Mall against a mall employee caught on a cell phone video.
Where's the national media out cry?
3 Blacks shoot 17 year old white teen in the neck for no apparent(well the trend seems to be, he was white and in the wrong place at the wrong time) reason.
""Kannapolis Police have obtained a murder warrant in a shooting on Snow Street Monday afternoon, sources say. Police are searching for 19-year-old Darius Jamal Smotherson, believed to be one of three suspects involved in the shooting death of Daniel Lee Cooper. Cooper, 17, of Florida Avenue, died of his injuries while at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast.""
Obama continues to disappoint & undersell:
According to today's White House pooler, the New York Times's Peter Baker, "The crowd was obviously supportive and glad to see him, though the room at times felt a little flat and Potus seemed a little tired after a long day that's not even close to being over."
Moreover, the campaign announced that the president "[would] headline a reception for 700 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center.
The campaign now says, according to the pooler, that only 550 people showed up.
Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. He was the fifth male "Idol" winner in a row.
Edward Klein's new book about President Obama, The Amateur, has already made some news, particularly with regard to allegations that an ally of Obama's offered the odious Reverend Jeremiah Wright a $150,000 bribe to keep his mouth shut during the 2008 presidential campaign. And the title of the book is a quote from Bill Clinton, who was said to be urging his wife to challenge Obama for the Democrat nomination in 2012.
That's pretty sensational stuff, but the media has been studiously ignoring Klein's book. It looks like the public hasn't been ignoring Klein's book, however, because Regnery Publishing (around whose metaphorical water cooler we Human Events writers gather) announced today that The Amateur will debut at Number One on the New York Times nonfiction and e-book bestseller lists for June 03.
Obama avoids false climate alarmism entirely this year. Could it be his position is "evolving"?
Bill Clinton throws "worst party ever". Guests say waiting in line to get in was the best part.
This guy sounds like a typical moonbat liberal:
Oliga Yusef, 80, coming out of a polling station in Cairo, said: "I cannot read or write. I asked the man inside what to do, and he said I should mark whoever I liked – so I ticked a box, but I have no idea who I voted for."
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Great work! Brush off that snow and let us see it fully!MicroFiber Militiahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916664618811381459.post-67413563255977187212010-11-22T02:52:23.657-08:002010-11-22T02:52:23.657-08:00oh my! Ive had that to! I guess just gotta think o...oh my! Ive had that to! I guess just gotta think of ways to use the snow to enhance the projectcommunknitteahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916664618811381459.post-28043761196461038292010-11-18T15:36:32.861-08:002010-11-18T15:36:32.861-08:00lol, I am lucky that I do not have to deal with sn...lol, I am lucky that I do not have to deal with snow when it comes to my bombs.
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Unclear on the Concept
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- Donald Frazell said...
"Art" became fashion long ago, the two should never be entwined. Buyer beware, and one is born every minute, come to mind. I know someone who helped design the store, and they went to buy the purses, Not the absurd kiddie design pimped off as "art". If you are that dumb, and succumb to pressure that easily, whether a hard sell or the soft sell of wanting to "appear" to be hip, too damn bad. No one of right mind goes to MoCA anyway, the only reason they get people to show, besides artiste studetns and wannabes, is because of merchandizing campaigns. Birds of a feather.
See you, MAN guy and CK at the Braley Building in Pasadena Friday night, got wine, women and song, A DJ with a myriad styles of art, hung as it should be, not on sterile white walls, but as a living space. Not a dead zone of dumbdumbs. I'll be the athletic, good looking guy with a hot wife, and lots of huge paintings and BW photos from my college age days, I was too busy working and having a life to waste time and money in art school. Bring your dancing shoes, hope he plays some funk or blues. No polyester.
art collegia delenda est
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Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Garrett McNamara on Madeira Island
Garrett McNamara and his wife Nicole, who is expecting their baby, are on Madeira Island for a short stay.
The couple is staying at Hotel The Vine (World's Leading Design Hotel, by World Travel Awards 2013). A special menu at the gourmet restaurant UVA as well as a blue and white cocktail named "McNamara Big Wave" was prepared to his honour.
Teresa Gonçalves, The Vine's General Manager, explained that the barman, Bruno Freitas, was inspired by the big blue waves and the sea foam to prepare when preparing this cocktail for the surfer.
McNamara passed by Madeira before heading to Nazaré beach, in mainland Portugal, where the professional surfer has been receiving a warm welcome since he surfed the big 100ft record wave that put Nazaré and Portugal on the world surf map.
Madeira Island has been developing the surf sport since some years ago, at two main beaches of Jardim do Mar and Porto da Cruz. The presence of McNamara on the island is without any doubt an excellent promotion to surf on this Atlantic island, the extreme south sea frontier archipelago of Europe.


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Our seller recognizes the value of using an accelerated method of marketing – in other words, an auction – to sell their property
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Qualified buyers will have the opportunity to purchase 1,942± acres of land in Idalia, Colo., at auction prices. The acreage will be sold in nine separate tracts or any combination of the tracts.
Conducted by Virgil George, employing broker with United Country – Rocking X Land Company, LTD, of Burlington, Colo., the live auction will take place at the Burlington Community Center at 340 S. 14th Street. The auction will take place at 9:30 a.m.
These parcels of land are located on the C-Heart Ranch, located five miles south of Idalia. The nine tracts range from roughly 13 to 1,137 acres in size. Each offers various features including irrigated farmland, hunting grounds, areas to raise cattle, grassland, woods, rivers, creeks, wells, windmills, pastureland, two three-bedroom homes, outbuildings and 100 percent of owned mineral rights.
"Our seller recognizes the value of using an accelerated method of marketing – in other words, an auction – to sell their property," said Scott White, associate broker with United Country – Rocking X Land Company, LTD. "What does this mean for buyers? It means they have the opportunity to purchase part or all of a great Colorado acreage at an affordable price. Today's market conditions and the auction format allow sellers and buyers to come to a meeting of the minds quickly with a competitively achieved fair market value. In times like these, an auction is the best way to establish what real market value is."
Detailed information about the property for sale, as well as details about the auctions, can be found online at http://www.C-HeartRanchAuction.com, by emailing rxl(at)centurytelnet.com or by calling 719-346-5420.
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Irish golfer Padraig Harrington couldn't help but be impressed as a young talent from Northern Ireland demonstrated his skills alongside him at this week's Irish Open.
Little Sevie Trowlen, from Glenavy, may only be three but he's certainly got a golfing talent and he's not afraid to show it.
The young Co Antrim tot, stepped out onto the driving range on Wednesday at the 2016 Irish Open, and although a little shy at first, he soon got into his stride and wasn't too phased by the big name golfers standing alongside him.
MORE: Rory McIlroy congratulates young Newtownabbey golfer as he wins Junior Honda Classic
In the video clip, Sevie, who was named after world famous Spanish golf star Seve Ballesteros, tees up alongside three-time major winner Padraig Harrington, who couldn't help but be amazed by the young star's skills.
Clearly impressed Harrington said: "Good Luck Sevie, we will see you in about 20 years time, I'll be on the senior tour then so I'll be OK, you won't be taking my money."
MORE: Watch: Could this 10-year-old golfer be the next Rory McIlroy?
Before watching Sevie hit a shot with his driver, Harrington added: "Wow, a little Rory McIlroy."
The video, captured by Michael Gallagher organiser of the hugely successful Irish Junior Open, said the young star just took it all in his stride.
Michael said: "Teaching hundreds of kids on a weekly basis I see lots of talent but at 3 years of age Sevie is definitely up their with the best I've seen.
"Having a 3 time major champion like Padraig sing his praises is something not to many kids ever hear.
"I'm looking forward to seeing Sevie's progression in the game and ultimately whether or not he can someday win the Irish Junior Open."
You can keep up to date with young Sevie's golfing career on his dedicated Facebook page here, he's certainly one to watch for the future.
MORE: WATCH: Darren Clarke, Rickie Fowler and other pro golfers lend their support to Irish Junior Open


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AN ex-soldier serving life for the murder of a Bangladeshi waiter is to have his case reviewed in the latest attempt to clear his name.
Michael Ross, 34, was convicted of shooting Shamsuddin Mahmood at an Orkney restaurant in 2008, 14 years after the killing.
Ross, who lost a court appeal earlier this year, has successfully applied to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) which looks into potential miscarriages of justice.
It will review the case and decide whether to refer it back to the appeal court.
An SCCRC spokesman said: "We can confirm we are reviewing the case."
Mr Mahmood, 26, was shot by a masked gunman who burst into Kirkwall's Mumutaz restaurant on June 2 1994.
The case against Ross, a former Black Watch soldier decorated for outstanding service in Iraq, was brought to court after police carried out a cold-case review in 2007.
He was ordered to spend at least 25 years behind bars following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow and later handed a further five-year sentence for trying to flee the building after the verdict and stashing weapons in a car.
Prosecutors claimed that Ross's racist views drove him to hunt down and murder one of the island's few Asian residents.
The Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh upheld his conviction in April.
His legal team argued that police interviews, conducted without a lawyer present when Ross was 15 and 16, were "unfair" and the trial judge "erred" by refusing to allow the defence to lead evidence from a psychologist.
Ross was refused permission to take his appeal against his conviction to the Supreme Court in May.


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|Synth Site: Alesis: DMpro: User reviews Add review
|Average rating: 4.1 out of 5
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|N/A a professional user from USA writes:
I use this as a drum synth/module for my BOSS DR-660. I say that because the DR-660 one of me my favorite instruments to play.
This DM-PRO has the most professional quality sound of any hardware machine except for The AKAI MPC4000.
I like the DM-PRO's sound most when combined with the sound of an Elektron Machinedrum synthesizer or a Roland MC-307 as they add more brightness to the mix. Lucky for me the DM-PRO has a stereo input. The sound of the two synths compined is amazing to me, much like my MPC4000 is alone.
The PRO has enouph features for me and will go from real drums to electro drums. It won't run out of possibilities for me. And it will have to do because I doubt gear companies are going to make anything now that can replace a programmable 20-bit 48khz drum module any time soon.
For those of you that want to get more(real)drum sounds without programing or importing them, you are upset. That sucks, what can you expect on a pro unit? At least the possibilitys are there.
Newer units will give you more acoustic drums with a brighter sound. But they will all either sound smaller and thiner or will be lower resolution or non-expressive. And the sounds in newer modules are so much of a bore.
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Tuesday-Jun-03-2008 at 10:33
|JAmes Tallant from U.S.A. writes:
In short I was a Pro Drummer for years.
I bought a D-4 and found it a great start. Then I bought a DM-5....a little better........
Then in 1994 ish as Alsis went Bankrupt I bought their flagship drum module the Alesis DM-Pro. Good pre-installed sounds but otherwise a criminal insult.
Do a Google search for DM-Pro sux........nuff said. And go to the Hard Drum web site and search for their comment on the DM-Pro. They were much more polit than I but read between the lines and their statement says "The DM-Pro cost us big time with angry customers so we dumped it as fast as we could".
All three units have a particular flaw which although one might accept as early R&D mistake with the D4 and "OK oops we forgot to fix on the DM-5" but on the DM-Pro ???? COME OOOOOOOOON
Most drummers will orient the module so that it is located off of their left shoulder....maybe aft of their High High. OK.... (download a picture of any of the three modules and this next part should be clear)
while attempting to adjust a parameter one will reach over with their left hand, touch a parameter such as "mix" or "trigger" or "tune" and then by glancing at the LED Display confirm that this parameter has been selected. But then the next thing one would do is spin the thumb wheel....with.... your left thumb...... but to do this (with one's left hand) the rest of your hand will block your view of the L.E.D. !!!!
A minor issue? NOT if you are trying to use the box in a live setting. Yes you can use other fingers to get the job done but....... it was called the thumb wheel for a reason!......and using any other digit just doesn't flow.
One more issue......oh never mind just Google the DM-Pro Sux.
Why such a caustic review? Because I tried playing nice with Alesis and they never even tried to fix my other reliability issues.
So in short if you buy an Alesis drum module GET A GREAT WARRANTY AND A 60 DAY MONEY BACK AGREEMENT. 60 days.....not 30 days because you will need to factor in a learning curve or just assume that you WILL take it back in 29 days.
|Rating: 1 out of 5 posted Tuesday-Mar-11-2008 at 20:48
|J.B. Mitchell from U.S.A. writes:
The key to the DMPRO is in building your own kits. Ive owned and out grown many of the so called "top" drum machines over the years such as the Roland R-8,R-70,Dynamic drum card, most of alesis stuff from the HR-16,Sr-16, Boss Dr.880. I will admit the preset kits in the DMPro suck over all, but you have over 100 separate kicks, snares, hi hats cymbols etc. to choose from in building your own kits. And they are mostly of a very high quality. The percussion sounds are of exceptional quality also. so if you are willing to do a little work creating and storing your own kits you will find you are in possesion of a very powerfull drum modual.
|Rating: 0 out of 5 posted Thursday-Feb-28-2008 at 02:59
|Studio Toronto a professional user from Canada writes:
Having read the variety of reviews about the DM-Pro, I have the following comments. We bought ours new in 2002 and were immediately disappointed with the sound of the "real" kits. In fact, we could not believe that Alesis had released a unit with so many peculiar and unnatural sounding samples.
It also falls into the strange position of having been the Alesis flagship drum module since 1999 AND having been recently abandoned in favour of the older 16 bit DM-5 and SR-16. Since then, it has easily been overtaken by the Roland TD series of V-Drum brains.
Since the DM-Pro has now been replaced in our rack by Yamaha Motifs (with PC and DR expansion) AND a TD-6... we have discovered a new use for it.
In a nutshell, the DM-Pro has some of the best sounding electronic drums that we have heard. Over the past 3 years, we considered replacing the DM-Pro with various Jomox and Elektron units, but quickly ended up going back to the old standard.
For techno and synth oriented production work, it has a remarkable pallette of 808, 909 and Simmons sounds, as well as Kraftwerk style kits made up of noises and blips. The separate outputs are very convenient, and the DM-Pro now has its very own mixer and dedicated delay unit in our set-up.
Since drummers have abandoned it as a "real" drum module, I think that it is destined to become a classic amongst electronic musicians. If you see one on sale cheap, grab it and head directly for the electronic kits.
|Rating: 4 out of 5 posted Saturday-Sep-24-2005 at 12:43
|Jacob from USA writes:
I couldn't be much more disappointed with this unit. My Yamaha DTXPRESS has more features than this thing, and better samples. You can't even build your own kits on it, you can only edit the ones already programmed in there. The worst purchase I have made in quite some time. I plan on selling it soon.
|Rating: 2 out of 5 posted Friday-May-16-2003 at 22:29
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Cowboys need TEs, but Sicko can't help
Published 12:27 am, Tuesday, August 10, 2010
IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys are going to need to find some more tight ends -- and fast.
John Phillips, the No. 3 tight end last season as a rookie, is out for the season after tests Monday confirmed that he tore the ACL in his right knee in Sunday night's preseason opener.
Both tight ends that came in after Phillips also got banged up. Kevin Brock has a sprained left ankle and Scott Sicko, a Stillwater native and La Salle Institute graduate, has a concussion.
"We've got to get some tight ends in here," coach Wade Phillips said. "We have several of them that can't play this week."
With the three youngsters getting hurt in Sunday night's 16-7 win over Cincinnati, the Cowboys have no healthy tight ends behind Pro Bowl starter Jason Witten.
Witten's primary backup, Martellus Bennett, was held out of the preseason opener to give him time to heal from the sprained ankle that forced him to miss the first week of training camp.
Coach Phillips revealed Sicko's concussion Monday, putting his availability for the next game in question. Sicko is the undrafted rookie from New Hampshire who initially turned down offers from the Cowboys and other teams and said he was going to continue his education.
Bills: Fullback Corey McIntyre (right leg) and backup receiver Felton Huggins (left shoulder) left practice because of injuries.
Browns: Coach Eric Mangini talked to players about the pitfalls of social media sites after cornerback Brandon McDonald posted a vulgar message directed at Bengals wide receiver Terrell Owens on his Twitter account.
Chargers: An injury plague has struck left tackles. Presumptive starter Brandyn Dombrowski missed his second straight practice, the same day it was announced that current backup Nick Richmond will have arthroscopic knee surgery and will be out two weeks. Veteran tackle Tra Thomas is out another week after having the same procedure last week.
Chiefs: Finally cleared to speak with the media, new offensive coordinator and former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis explained why he's been hobbling around the practice field for 10 days. "I already had some problems in my knee, and the Wednesday before training camp a piece of it broke off," Weis said.
Colts: Reserve defensive lineman John Gill isn't expected to play for the team this season after a public intoxication arrest over the weekend.
Eagles: Former Colts coach Tony Dungy believes in mentoring and says it puts people on the right path -- including his most famous pupil, quarterback Michael Vick.
On a national tour to promote his new book on mentoring, Dungy said in Atlanta that even if Vick isn't doing something illegal, he still can better decisions to stay out of harm's way.
"The first thing people have to realize is that probation officers detail everything, and if he is off track even a little, they're going to come down," Dungy said.
49ers: Coach Mike Singletary said first-round draft picks Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati have won starting jobs along the team's offensive line.
The team also will have a new starter at center. Eric Heitmann broke his left leg during practice and is expected to miss up to two months.
Patriots: For the first time in nine years, the team will hold a joint practice with another NFL team. Starting on Tuesday, the Pats will work out for two days with the Saints.
In 2001, the Patriots were coming off a 5-11 season and held joint practices with the Giants, who had lost the previous Super Bowl. The Patriots won the preseason game after the practices, 14-0 over the Giants, and went on to win the first of their three Super Bowl championships.
Texans: The team asked the NFL to reduce the four-game suspension given to star linebacker Brian Cushing, saying he has a unique medical condition stemming from something called overtrained athlete syndrome.
Vikings: Wide receiver Percy Harvin has been away eight days and missed 15 straight practices after the death of his grandmother, and the coaching staff is unsure when he'll return.
"The thing that I've learned is that everybody grieves differently," said coach Brad Childress, who three years ago fined wide receiver Troy Williamson for an extended absence following his grandmother's death before having a change of heart and returning the money.


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How the media loves "freak";
BBC say – "Fifteen die in freak south India cold snap"
Winter deaths are not uncommon in northern India – but lately southern India has seen century long record cold days.
Sounds like central Asia air has slipped south.
From the Indian Tribune News Service – "….Mysore sees coldest day in 120 yrs"
Photos of Indian people coping with winter.
Record snow falls in northern Japan too.
Editor note 23 Jan – see comments 7,8,9 – Dave is pointing out that the 21st Jan was the coldest day globally for a decade at 14,000 ft. Must keep a check on this.
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Finally, the VMP-01 features a special mount on the underside to attach to a Sony VCT-14 plate (sold separately). These plates are great for providing a rock solid mount onto a tripod, but they can also be snapped off the tripod very rapidly, to go straight back to shoulder mounted filming.
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Dear Beaumont Unified School District Community,
On behalf of our Board of Trustees, I would like to welcome you to the 2017-18 school year. I am extremely honored to serve as your Superintendent for Beaumont Unified School District. We are a learning organization deeply committed to fostering student growth and high impact instruction.
Beaumont Unified is a growing school district and our schools and facilities are impacted by this growth. Last year, we added more than 380 students and this year we expect over 10,000 students across the District. Starlight Elementary School, currently under construction in the Sundance community, is the first school in our District to be built in more than nine years. Starlight Elementary, with an anticipated opening date of August 2018, will serve nearly 900 students, host the World Language Program, and have excellent instructional programs to support students.
Our mission is to provide high quality educational opportunities for all students in a safe and secure learning environment through a shared commitment among home, school and community. We continue to focus on building strong relationships with students and families, building rigor through instruction, and relevance in the activities we provide students as we prepare them to be college and career ready. We stand together serving our students, our community, and one another while embracing the challenges that come with growth.
We have made impressive gains in our high school graduation rate. Over the last four years, we increased from 85.1% to 90.3%, and we anticipate even more growth from the 2016-17 school year. We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments our students and staff have achieved.
We hope you continue to stay connected with us. The Beaumont Unified School District publishes a monthly newsletter, as well as Board of Trustees meeting highlights. I encourage you to follow us on Twitter @Beaumont _SD and like us on Facebook.com/BeaumontUSD. Your support of our schools is greatly appreciated.
As we continue to focus on practices that improve student success, we will collectively celebrate as a team, and provide "quality education through a shared commitment." I look forward to working and learning with you this school year.
Yours in student success,
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Mr. Terrence Davis succeeded, Dr. Maureen E. Latham on July 9, 2016 as the new Superintendent of the Beaumont Unified School District. Superintendent Davis joined the Beaumont Unified School District in 2012 as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. He served as Director of Human Resources for the Temecula Valley School District and also was Director of Special Education for the same school district. Superintendent Davis also was a program specialist and special education teacher in the Alvord Unified School District. He has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master's degree in Special Education from National University.


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China shows off Navy – sells uniforms on Trademe
I've posted about our defence review and and feel that many New Zealanders have failed to comprehend the threat to New Zealand that China potentially presents.
No, I'm not suggesting we're about to be invaded, if anything does happen it won't be that sort of confrontation. Many people here cushioned by our distance from Asia are complacent about what China represents, they tend to dismiss the sorts of assertions I'm making a a bit hysterical.
The fact is that China is a quasi-Communist Nationalist Dictatorship. The people in power do whatever is necessary to stay in power, and this is something that people just don't seem to get. These aren't fuzzy friendly Panda's, China's leader are ruthless, if they wouldn't hesitate to gun down their own people, they won't think twice about strong arming some little resource-rich but weak country in the South Pacific.
But I digress. This post is about celebrating China's Naval power.
They had a display of this yesterday, showing the world how things are changing there and this display is probably a precursor to the launch of their 'blue water' Navy sometime in the next year when they finish their air craft carrier.
Take a look at the photo's with the flash ships, submarines and as usual the dashing uniforms.
In true Chinese tradition of flogging anything off for a buck, if uniform excite you too can join in the fun by buying (what looks like a current) Chinese Navy uniform on Trademe.
Possibly our Navy might be able to pick up one of those submarines they have on Trademe some time soon – looks like we might need them!


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// Release The Kraken
Impressive Illustration, Art Direction & motion design for The Kraken Rum.
The Kraken Existence from Adam Gault on Vimeo.
The Kraken Strength from Adam Gault on Vimeo.
The Kraken Survival from Adam Gault on Vimeo.
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// Kinetic Zine
I came across Kinetic v5 zine styled website for a Singapore based creative agency. I love how the printed format has been translated so well into digital. It's quirky, playful & fun, just what you would expect from a hand-generated photocopied small run fanzine. As you explore the site you discover little random bits of information linked throughout like a 1990′s infomercial for GLH Spray on hair. The sound is just as random so make sure it's turned on when you visit.
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// Prisms & Light
PRISMA1666 from Super Nature Design on Vimeo.
PRISMA1666 by Super Nature Design collaborating with Wonwei, is a light interactive installation inspired by Sir Isaac Newton's famous optics and colour experiments in 1666. The installation consists of 15 triangular crystal blocks distributed randomly on a clean white surface. Projection of colorful graphics is refracted and dispersed by these crystal blocks, creating a fascinating visual experience and performance. The installation enables interaction with the projected colors, angles, and shapes through a touch interface, creating an opportunity to experiment with these elements like Isaac Newton did.
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// Motion + design
Motion plus design is a project aiming to found the world's first Centre dedicated to the world of motion design in Paris, France. The goal is to engage and educate the public about what Motion Design is and engage the Motion Design community to share their knowledge and to increase recognition of the field on the world stage that is comparable to the creative explosion that has occurred in recent years thanks to digital technology. They have created this fantastic video to help clearly define what motion graphics is and hallmarks some of the best examples since the artforms inception. Definitely worth viewing
"Motion Design" Center : "What is Motion Design ?" from Motion Plus Design on Vimeo.
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I came across the amazing chalk lettering by graphic designer and now full time chalk letterist (doubt thats a word?) Dana Tanamachi from Brooklyn, NYC. She has done some beautiful pieces for clients like Ralph Lauren, Google, Adidas as well as many others. Her work makes me wish i played with the chalkboard a little more when I was young. I also appreciate the amount of time it must take to do each one of these custom pieces. Check out the time lapse videos of Dana's work at the bottom.
Ace Hotel Room 1021 from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.
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// Happy Halloween
It's an oldie but a goodie: CPDRC Inmates dancing Thriller. Nothing sounds like Halloween without Vincent Price's voice.
// Type of Courage
Beautiful handmade typography & a poignant quote made me smile.
// Art of James Nares
Art by James Nares
Photos by A_O_G
// Liquid Type
Love watching these evaporating letterforms appear and then disappear. It's got a great ephemeral and emotional appeal. These animated gif's are by designer Ruslan Khasanov.
This is…
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// Spoken Nerd
This ones for all the Nerds.
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// Mill Touch Screen
Behind the scenes video of how The Mill created an interactive multi-touch, smart glass display showcasing the Mill's body of work. Impressive is all I can say.
Via @Kris_76
// Frances Bean Cobain grows up
Beautiful photographs of 19 year old Frances Bean Cobain by Heidi Slimane.
Somewhere I can't remember… will try and find it. Portable TV
// Pyrographs
Etsuko Ichikawa creates what she calls Pyrographs by drawing with hot molten glass which scorches the paper creating an ephemeral path of movement and heat.
"I see this process as a metaphor of my daily life in terms of encounters and impressions relating directly to my work. Meeting someone, seeing some event, hearing a piece of music – these encounters are fleeting moments, but sometimes the impressions of these moments take on their own lives."
// Viva Calaca!
Check out this awesome skull and animations by Ritxi Ostáriz founder of IIKKI STUDIO. The stills from the animations are as fun as the animations are. I do appreciate the homage to walt disney with pink elephans on parade. Me gusta mucho!
¡Viva Calaca! Day of the Dead from Ritxi Ostáriz on Vimeo.
¡Viva Calaca! 2. Pink Elephants on Parade from Ritxi Ostáriz on Vimeo.
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// Unleash your fingers
Just came across this ad for a Samsung phone which I thought was pretty cool and very relevant to the product. The awesome Finger Tutting is by Jay Funk a Los Angeles based choreographer. Don't mind the motion graphics either!
Check out more of Jay Funk in this video:
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// Tragedy of life
It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.
It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.
It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no starts to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.
– Benjamin Elijah Mays
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// Fingering
The art of Judith Braun in her series of "Symmetrical Procedures" with its organic forms is quite mesmerising.
I love it when an artist gives us a glimpse into themselves and Judith has certainly done that with a hilarious short video about her life. I would love to meet you Judith one day. You are awesome!
// 10 Lessons for young designers
As a young designer myself these really ring true. These are some insightful and thought-provoking lessons from Wieden+Kennedy's Executive Creative Director, John C Jay.
Lesson 1:
Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It's time to stop listening to others on what you should do.
Lesson 2:
Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.
Lesson 3:
Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.
Lesson 4:
Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.
Lesson 5:
Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don't know.
Lesson 6:
Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world.
Lesson 7:
Try not to work for stupid people or you'll soon become one of them.
Lesson 8:
Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them.
Lesson 9:
The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.
Lesson 10:
If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.
Via SwissMiss
// Mind your creative business
Anyone starting their own creative business should watch this video. Great advice from Emily Cohen on the business of design.
Emily has been a consultant to creative professionals for over 20 years providing confidential, best-practice insights and advice on staff, client, and process-management strategies, conducting client surveys and writing winning proposals, creative briefs, and contracts. Her CreativeMornings talk was insightful and filled with hands-on tips.
2010/12 Emily Cohen from CreativeMornings on Vimeo.
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// The future of Art
The Future of Art from KS12 on Vimeo.
What are the defining aesthetics of art in the networked era? How is mass collaboration changing notions of ownership in art? How does micropatronage change the way artists produce and distribute artwork? The Future of Art begins a conversation on these topics and invites your participation.
This video was shot, edited and screened at the Transmediale festival 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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Manchester-based artist Conor Collins got tired of seeing all of the hateful tweets - including death threats - that were sent to Caitlyn Jenner after she announced her transition, so he took all of those tweets and used them to recreate her Vanity Fair cover.
Conor told Buzzfeed that he was horrified by some of the comments he saw on Caitlyn's Twitter and that's what prompted him to make the piece. He doesn't call it "inspiration," though, and he has a powerful reason why. "I think 'inspiration' gives the idea of energy and motivation. It was something much sadder... that drove me," he told them. "It was horrible having to research and write the tweets onto the canvas."
My portrait of @Caitlyn_Jenner made using the death threats and hate tweets she received after coming out #art pic.twitter.com/GIpY6688n5
— Conor Collins (@conartworks) August 18, 2015
Sadly, he tells The Hollywood Reporter that he has been receiving hate mail as his work is getting more and more attention. However, he's not letting it affect him. "I find the more hate mail I receive, the better job I am probably doing," he told them.
He doesn't know whether or not Caitlyn herself has seen the photo yet, but we're sure she would be deeply touched if she did.
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Topeka Kansas will receive an $11.2 million check from the federal government for adopting a primary seat belt law.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Deputy Secretary Ronald Medford will present the check to Gov. Mark Parkinson on Tuesday.
The seat belt measure was approved by the state Legislature earlier this year and signed into law by Parkinson.
The law requires that every occupant in a car must wear a safety belt and allows law enforcement to stop a car for a violation by anyone in the front seat and by anyone under the age of 18.
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Watch our latest adventure on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Every semester the ASC takes students on a tour of the Hyde Park Barracks. Spring 2012 was no exception.
Spring 2012 students visit "The Rocks" in Sydney.
Spring 2012 Welcome Video.
Fall 2007 students spent 4 days in the New South Wales Outback. The focus of this trip is on Australian land and environment:
Traditional Aboriginal culture: fall 2007 bush trip.
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Cut Short Woodys Finest Hour Is there a difference here? I don't see it.
Woodys Finest Hour seems to be the subtrope where the series ends on a cliffhanger. Terrible name, though.
Agreed. You'd have to be familiar with the trope-namer to get and it's not obvious then.
I don't really care about the name, although that could be raised as a separate issue. That just seems like a really fine distinction between tropes.
I'm leaning toward cut, but rename if kept.
There's a difference between a cliffhanger because it got cancelled (suddenly) and doing it on purpose and doing it, in case the series is renewed.
I think this should be a Sub-Trope of Cut Short and Cliffhanger, and definitely renamed.
10 Xtifr7th Jul 2012 06:52:35 PM , Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
World's Toughest Milkman
Yeah, I'm pretty neutral when it comes to the whole lumper-vs-splitter thing, but this seems excessively splitty to me.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.
11 Twentington7th Jul 2012 08:39:09 PM from Somewhere , Relationship Status: Desperate
I say cut this trope short. Many of the Cut Short examples are cliffhangers as it is.
This is my signature
12 Spark98th Jul 2012 01:41:06 AM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
I agree with merging them under Cut Short.
Special trousers. Very heroic.
Agreed. I don't think that there's enough of a distinction here.
So have we a consensus?
15 DonaldthePotholer24th Jul 2012 11:23:50 PM from Somewhere in (not)Miami
My $0.02 to the merge suggestion: The only difference between Cut Short and No Ending is that the latter was intended by the creator and the former was forced either by Executives or by Author Existence Failure. The only way we can know the difference for sure is either by Word of God either way or by the state of the final episode, with a Cliffhanger being prima face evidence that the show was intended to continue. In light of this, I say merge as a soft-split:
- Cut Short
- As indicated by Word of God or Word of Saint Paul (show staff, as opposed to Fan Wank, i.e. Word of Dante)
- As evidenced by an unresolved Cliffhanger (not merely a Sequel Hook)
- Conjecture (SequelHooks go here)
Isn't Left Hanging basically this? As of now, I'm pretty sure we should cut this.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure there's a consensus by now. Speak now, or else I'll cut it.
18 Bakazuki1st Oct 2012 07:54:27 PM , Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Left Hanging doesn't seem to match. A lot of the examples there are of shows that were at least intended to "end" in some fashion, whether it be an ending as a series finale or as a season finale (that never lead into a next season). I think Woodys Finest Hour is a case of The Same, but More Specific for Cut Short. The "more specific" bit being that this is supposed to be (or at least initially intended) for cases where there was significant build-up at the cliffhanger in question before the series was pulled. To go with a more exaggerated, hypothetical example, it'd be like a show getting pulled off the air at a series' penultimate episode where things are at or around the series' climax, with the intended series finale never materializing in some form.
edited 1st Oct '12 7:55:33 PM by Bakazuki
19 Madrugada1st Oct 2012 09:41:36 PM , Relationship Status: In season
I can't see a reason to not merge the examples back into Cut Short and cut Woodys Finest Hour unless there are inbounds that will be broken. And frankly, the name sucks rocks. Big green mossy ones with centipedes under them. Hmm. 30 inbounds in 10 months... That's a fair number of inbound links to break... How about
- Merge the examples back into Cut Short,
- redirect Woodys Finest Hour to Cut Short,
- Change all the wicks to Cut Short, and
- lock it?
edited 1st Oct '12 9:44:00 PM by Madrugada
...if you dont love youre dead, and if you do, theyll kill you for it.
It'll take a while, but that's probably the best plan of action.
21 Madrugada2nd Oct 2012 11:42:48 AM , Relationship Status: In season
Shouldn't take long. There's only 11 wicks to change. That'll take maybe fifteen minutes.
...if you dont love youre dead, and if you do, theyll kill you for it.
So is pretty much everyone in favor of cutting? That's what it seems like to me.
23 JMQwilleran2nd Oct 2012 07:31:37 PM from Dayton, Ohio , Relationship Status: Singularity
Based on everything I've read, I'm definitely in favoring of cutting. No good reason not to.
24 Willbyr4th Oct 2012 10:17:25 AM from North Little Rock, AR , Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
25 SeptimusHeap4th Oct 2012 10:37:16 AM from Laniakea , Relationship Status: Mu
Redirect to Cut Short. 30 inbounds are a bit too much to lose them, but the page is for the rubbish chute.


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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently verified that the outbreak of illness on the cruise ship Veendam in June was a norovirus.
Twelve of 556 crew members and 112 of 1,313 passengers, or 8.5 percent, got sick during the Holland America Line cruise ship's voyage from June 13-20, from Vancouver through Alaska. Most sick people had diarrhea and vomiting, according to CDC records.
Those records show the Veendam had two norovirus outbreaks in 2004, three in 2005 and one in 2006.
Most cruise ship outbreaks reported to the CDC turn out to be norovirus, according to the CDC's online records.
Cruise ships are required to report to the federal agency when 2 percent of the people aboard get reportable gastrointestinal illness, which is qualified as three or more episodes of loose stools in a 24-hour period, or after vomiting with either loose stools, abdominal cramps, headaches, muscle aches or fever.
Noroviruses cause diarrhea and vomiting. Most people recover after a day or two. People get sick by eating food, touching surfaces or contacting people contaminated with the virus.
The Veendam reported an outbreak June 17, when the ship was in Juneau.
So far this year, the CDC has confirmed nine outbreaks on cruise ships in United States waters. All but one were confirmed in the lab as noroviruses.
Five of the nine were Holland ships, plus two others were owned by the same parent company, Miami-based Carnival Corp. & PLC. The company had half the market share of North America cruises last year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
A state environmental monitor who was staying aboard the Veendam as the outbreak began reported that the ship was battling GI illness. The monitor found no evidence that the ship wasn't following proper protocols.
A single line in the Ocean Ranger's report, "Sanitation in food preparation areas," was marked "C," for compliant.
The Ocean Ranger program began in full force this year. About 90 percent of ships have a ranger aboard who inspects wastewater discharge and sanitation protocols. DEC also conducts in-port inspections.
"The vessel has put itself in a code red situation for gastrointestinal illness as a precaution," wrote the Ocean Ranger, Joseph Parks of Crowley Marine Services Inc., in his June 15 report to the state.
Parks reported that the cruise ship's preventive measures included "frequent and intensive sanitizing regimes throughout the ship," ditching the self-service salad bar, removing salt and pepper shakers and collective snacks in bars, and removing magazines and paperback books.
Guests who had been ill over the last three days had to reschedule appointments, and plastic gloves were available in the casino, Parks reported.
The CDC does more detailed health inspections periodically on the Veendam and other cruise ships, and posts inspection reports online. Inspections of below 85 are considered unsatisfactory.
The Veendam scored 96 out of 100 in its most recent inspection on April 6.
A CDC inspector found numerous minor violations, including soiled or moldy areas, plumbing that needed backflow prevention, and some food that was being stored at unsafe temperatures:
"(Two to three) trays of a prepared panna cotta dessert were 54 degrees Fahrenheit and were discarded, and one container of mascarpone cheese was 45 degrees Fahrenheit, and it was blast-chilled immediately. Action: Staff reinstructed on proper storage and cooling of potentially hazardous foods."
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Jerry Kill won't say how much it frustrates him. He doesn't want to rattle his team before the first game of the season.
But the Gophers' second-year football coach doesn't understand why you'd want to start the season on the road.
For the fourth straight year, Minnesota opens away from home, this season at Nevada-Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 30.
Sure, this won't be like going into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum against Southern California last year.
But Kill can't wait until the streak of road openers finally ends in 2013. Then it'll be four straight years starting the season in front of the home crowd at TCF Bank Stadium.
"We're trying to build a program," he said. "That's what we'd done where I'd been before, at Southern Illinois. When we went into the third year, we played three out of the four opening ones at home. It got us over the hump. We did it. We adjusted some things at Northern (Illinois). So I think it helps you build a program, and again, you're trying to create enthusiasm within your fans."
Even with another opener on the road, the nonconference slate still looks to be the most favorable for the program since 2008.
If the Gophers beat UNLV, they should be favored in the rest of their nonconference games, starting in the home opener Sept. 8 against New Hampshire. But that's no cupcake game since Minnesota has three losses to Football Championship Subdivision teams in the past five years (two to North Dakota State and one to South Dakota).
The toughest test, based on preseason hype, looks like Western Michigan, which is predicted to be a Mid-American Conference title contender. The final game before Big Ten play has the Gophers facing Syracuse, a bottom-level Big East team. But the Orange, who lost to Minnesota 23-20 in overtime in 2009, still have players remaining from a bowl team two years ago.
The last time the Gophers went 4-0 in the nonconference portion of their schedule was four years ago. Tim Brewster's second season got off to a 7-1 start before it ended with five straight losses. Minnesota opened against Northern Illinois (in its first season under Kill), Bowling Green, Montana State and Florida Atlantic. Three of the four victories were by more than 10 points.
"We got off to a very fast start that year," said senior linebacker Mike Rallis, who played safety in 2008. "That was a team that had a lot of chemistry, a lot of camaraderie. Those are some things we're going to want to emulate. Obviously, we'd love to do that. But we absolutely can't look past this first game."
Last season's 19-17 opening loss at USC didn't provide much of a boost. The Gophers followed it by losing their home opener to New Mexico State as Kill was stricken with a seizure on the sideline late in the game. Kill's first program win came the next week as he returned to coach against Miami (Ohio). But Minnesota couldn't carry that momentum forward and lost to North Dakota State.
"We lost to an (FCS school), so we have to worry about getting better every week," Kill said. "We've got to learn to be able to play at a good level every week because we haven't proven we could do that."
A soft nonconference schedule was a staple for the Gophers under Glen Mason. But Brewster looked to entice recruits by scheduling future games against North Carolina, Southern Cal and Texas, although the home-and-home series with the Longhorns was canceled because of a dispute over video rights.
Mason played just one ranked nonconference regular-season opponent (Cal in 2006) in his 10 seasons. Instead, the Gophers' toughest nonconference opponents were from the Mid-American Conference. They played only three BCS conference opponents outside of the Big Ten in the regular season from 1997 to 2006. The first two of those teams (Iowa State and Baylor) were scheduled before Mason took over.
"Even though there was some criticism, that always amazed me because I looked at what other teams were doing," Mason said. "At the present time, if you're Illinois, if you're Minnesota, if you're Kansas, if you're Mississippi State or any of those, if you're playing some of those (BCS conference schools in nonconference), you're probably not playing an equal."


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Multiple Grade I winner Flat Out will enter stud for 2014 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm, commanding an advertised fee of $10,000 as part of the farm's "Share The Upside" program.
An earner of $3,645,383 on the track, Flat Out recently retired after winning the Grade I Cigar Mile on Nov. 30 at Aqueduct. The 7-year-old son of Flatter captured three Grade I races during his 29 career starts, including back-to-back triumphs in the 2011-2012 editions of the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup.
"Flat Out has proven himself to be among the elite racehorses we've seen over the course of the last three years," Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift, said in a release. "His brilliant win recently over five Grade I winners in the Cigar Mile is a fitting way for him to close out his tremendous racing career, and it showed he was top class among the best milers and best classic horses around. Physically, he's an awesome individual who's very well-balanced, handsome and correct, and his A.P. Indy sire line is obviously the preeminent sire line in North America today. We believe breeders are going to like him, and we invite everyone to come out to the farm to see him."
Campaigned by Preston Stables LLC, Flat Out began his career being trained by the venerable Charles "Scooter" Dickey who patiently guided the bay horse through a stress fracture in his shoulder and numerous foot issues to develop him one of the top handicap runners in 2011. Following a fifth place finish in the 2012 Grade I Donn Handicap, the Prestons transferred Flat Out to the barn of Hall of Famer Bill Mott and he went on to win four more graded stakes, including this year's Grade II Suburban Handicap – a race he also captured in 2011.
"Flat Out possesses the tremendous heart and talent that is only found in the truly top-class racehorses, and he proved that with his honesty, consistency, and ability to overcome. I'd have to rank him number one among the most exciting horses I've raced," said owner Art Preston, who has also campaigned such racehorses as champion Victory Gallop. "Spendthrift is an established stud farm with great history and class, and Wayne (Hughes) has been an innovator with his breeding programs. I'm making a plan to breed some mares to Flat Out and it should be a lot of fun."
Flat Out retires with nine wins from 29 outings. He is available for inspection at Spendthrift.


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Kings beat Blackhawks in OT, advance to Stanley Cup Final
Mon., June 2, 2014
CHICAGO – When it comes to Game 7, Los Angeles truly is the king of the road.
Alec Martinez scored at 5:47 of overtime, and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Sunday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in three years.
Los Angeles improved to 7-0 in elimination games with its third Game 7 win on the road this postseason. It will host the New York Rangers in Game 1 on Wednesday night.
"We've battled back so many times this year and so many times in these playoffs, we said, 'Why not again today?' " said Justin Williams, who had a goal and an assist. "It was a total team effort, every single guy here giving everything they've got."
Martinez's shot went off Blackhawks defenseman Nick Leddy and fluttered over goalie Corey Crawford, stunning the sellout crowd at the United Center and leading to a wild on-ice celebration for Los Angeles. Leddy and Crawford were hunched over as the Kings gathered in a big huddle along the boards.
"I didn't really see it go in," Martinez said. "I know it went off a couple bodies. I just tried to get it through and fortunately it went in."
Patrick Sharp scored twice for the Blackhawks, who blew a 2-0 lead. Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Kane had two more assists.
Chicago's loss means Detroit remains the last NHL team to win consecutive titles - in 1997 and 1998.
"I've lost some tough games but nothing like tonight," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said.
The Kings became the first team to play 21 games through the first three rounds of the playoffs and make it to the NHL finals. The 2002 Avalanche and 1993 Maple Leafs also played the maximum amount of games through three series, but they lost in Game 7 of the conference championships.
Los Angeles is the only team to play all three of those Game 7s on the road.
"You need everybody when you get to Game 7. You're not into the individual part of it," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "There's always guys that score big goals, make big plays. But you need everybody in your lineup."
Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who once held a 3-1 lead in the series, only to have the Blackhawks come back to force Game 7. Jeff Carter scored his ninth playoff goal in the first, and Marian Gaborik had the tying goal midway through the third period.
The Kings also got 37 saves from Jonathan Quick in another resilient performance for Sutter's team. L.A. trailed San Jose 3-0 in its first-round series and was down 3-2 to top-seeded Anaheim in the second round before rallying each time.
"It's just a great group to be part of," Quick said. "I feel very fortunate to be with the guys. Obviously our journey's not done yet and we've got a lot of work here coming up. New York's an awesome team. They beat great teams, so they're battle-tested as well so we've got a lot to get ready for."
Gaborik, Williams and Mike Richards each improved to 7-0 in Game 7s. Sutter moved to 7-3 in such games, breaking a tie with Blackhawks adviser Scotty Bowman and Pat Burns for the NHL record for most coaching wins in Game 7s.
"This was a tough way to go down. This one's going to sting," said Chicago's Jonathan Toews.