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these next before & afters come from the talented kristen fountain davis of kfd designs. i love the sort of aged, distressed paint job both pieces got, and the reminded me that i forgot to announce a new column starting next month: before & after basics! next month, barb from knack will be joining us on thursdays to share a before & after 101 process. ranging from how to strip furniture and stain wood to how to pickle a piece of furniture or create a pattern with tape, barb will be teaching us the tools of her trade and covering many of the techniques you see here in makeovers every week. she's working on her posts as we speak so stay tuned for those starting in july!
[have a before & after you'd like to share? just shoot me an email with your images right here! (low res, under 500k per image, please)]
CLICK HERE for kristen's desk makeover after the jump!
The flaw on the bottom left drawer is given charm with the makeover, that is quite impressive. As well, this is probably the first time I love the use of a color best described as dirty highlighter yellow.
i don't know that i could love this any more!!!
Yeah baby! Love the distress-y-ness of the striped dresser. Could look great in several settings. Well done.
Oh I love this!
I have a dresser just like that. Thanks for the inspiration!
I think the desk is adorable, but with all due respect (seriously, because I couldn't make over a shoebox), I think the dresser is just plain ugly.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the dresser!!! It is absolutely stunning!!!
That firdst dresser is just what I needed to see today. My baby's room has a dress like that…no details, just flat. I have been agonizing over what to do to it. Distrssed paint job it is!
love kristin, and her beautiful work….and this striped yellow and gray piece is my favorite piece of hers!
way to go kristin !
wow! they both look great! very unique and fun pieces
Sorry, but ugly and uglier comes to mind. How long do you think people will have these pieces in their homes before repainting them…?
Can't wait for the new column!
can't wait for the 'before & after basics'! I just picked up a desk at a thrift shop for $20. It has great potential but needs some serious help. I'll definitely be tuning in for tips.
i love before & after's as much as the next girl, don't misunderstand, but does anyone else ever think to themselves, "dear God, what have they done to that beautiful piece of furniture?!"? sometimes it just needs a fresh stain.
Love seeing these! I just re-did my desk for my studio and posted it on my blog! Now I'm working on an old card catalog I picked up at a flea market…I've never been too "into" furniture redo's but I've got to admit I'm liking the results!
love the first one! when i saw the before pic i was a little sad that it was getting a make over, but then i saw the results-fantastic!
and so what if you get sick of it and decide to repaint it in a few years?! isn't that part of the fun?
The desk is cute and nice touch with the new pulls, but I like the dresser way better in the before picture!!!
I love all these before and afters!
I'm in the process of doing one myself right now! hopefully it turns out just as nice.
these pieces are so inspiring. i love it! can't wait for the new column. i definitely need some help.
I'm afraid I'm with Mollie on this one… but I'm a big fan of wood.
thank you guys! :)
wood lovers, i feel your pain. i, too, actually really loved the piece 'before' as well…but, i am not in the staining business, i'm in the paintin' business! it's what i do! :) i thought sanding down the corners and the edges to give the beachy look was a good way to sort of maintain the sweet rough, wooden look that the piece screamed at you when it was in its before state. also – it's actually not 'highlighter' yellow in real life…it's a beach-umbrella yellow!
This reminds me of my favorite quote and one that I hold dear and true for my design business:
"Decorators should never insist on throwing out everything the client has. Even when they are far from perfect, loved possessions add personality!" – Billy Baldwin
I think that dresser is ruined….but I'm very traditional, and the makeover was done well if you like that style. The desk would be sweet for a girl's room, but not an adult space. It is also well done.
I enjoy seeing the before and afters and am always inspired. But with this one, I have to agree with some of the other comments…not a huge fan.
i am in love with that dresser. you've inspired me to do mine in seafoam green and white, distressed of course. thanks :)
Kristen wins hands down!
i love the vintage vibe of the "after" dresser. job well done!
Kristen and her work are amazing! I am a huge fan and this dresser is absolutely perfect!! It totally makes the space it's in and it makes me want to decorate a whole room around it! Amazing job!
Le dresser est sublime!
I think both are super cute! Obviously, painting furniture is not for everybody – but there are plenty of fans out there.
I have a question: are you using wallpaper for the desk's pattern on the drawers?
I heart that dresser! Beautiful! I love the stripes. I love yellow and gray. And distressed paint. It's pretty much an amalgamation of all the things I love.
♥♥♥ the dresser ♥♥♥
Can't wait for Before and After Basics! It's just what I need (especially the stripping paint one…).
The little desk would be great for a daughter's room. Not really liking that distressed dresser too much:(
Love the stripe dresser. I am going to do the yellow and cream stripe on two smaller dressers. Thanks for the inspiration!!!


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"808s and Heartbreak" is the first Kanye West album that requires repeated listens. It is also the first Kanye West album that loyal fans might not want to hear twice.
Leaning on a Roland TR-808 drum machine for its vacant beats and the Auto-Tune voice processor to equalize West's singing voice (he doesn't rap on this one), "808s" is bitter, selfish, fascinating and infuriating.
West doubts everything on the album's 11 songs, from relationships to life choices to the emptiness of his existence - he doubts everything except how good he is at what he does. He also denies even the smallest amount of blame for the break-up that inspired this uncharacteristically rushed effort.
On "808s," West makes his musical choices to match a one-note emo cry; that fails in some places, and works in others. The production on "Paranoid" is inexplicable, like the soundtrack to a 1980s workout video - which would be OK, except that no one wants to do step aerobics to a breakup song. One track later, "RoboCop" relies on a string instrumental pulled from a film score. It's too much, but it's brilliant in that excess. "Coldest Winter" takes advantage of Auto-Tune's soulless nature, but West wrecks the tribute to his deceased mother by turning around and closing the album with a painstaking, ultra-personal, unedited rant.
"808" is tighter than anything in the "college" trilogy, shedding all the silly skits and second-tier singles. It shows West is capable of making a record (not a smattering of tracks). It also shows he's not capable - at least not yet - of making a record that is as great as he sees himself.
One day, Kanye West is going to grow up. He's going to come to terms with his egomania and the immense talent that feeds it. He's going to think about something other than himself and his awe-inspiring, omnivorous appetite for good music. Hopefully, he won't try to sing.
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What rules and what minis would you use to game big battles (not skirmish/ not RPG) between the various warring houses and other "entities" in HBO's thrilling "Game of Thrones"?YouTube linklinklink
Having not read any of the books and therefore having no idea how the auther describes the warriors, I am basing my own input purely off of what I have seen of the HBO show and what would be aestheticallypleasing to me.
I figure you could go one of two ways. Either you could use GW's LOTR's minis which would keep it trus to the show's rather Dark Agie look and you would have several human factions to choose from to represent the warring factions in the show. But, the downside to this is that you would have to deal with GW prices. Major bummer.
The other route I could see is using the Perry Bros outstanding WotR plastic and metal minis as your diferent family factions. your benefit here would be the lower cost of using the plastic sets but all of your various warrings factions would tend to look alike, save for livery differnces.
As for rules, Im not sure what I would go with. Magic does not seem to play a part, nor do animals so fantasy rules are not needed and any mass battle medieval rules should suffice. No?
Whatever Medieval rules and minis float your boat.There is refreshingly little magic in the series, and what little there is Hold that. I only read 2 books so far. I could be wrong.
Anyway, I would go with anything from the HYW up to WotR.For Dothraki, err, umm Oh, shoot. Skythians. RAFM even makes bare chested ones.
So, if you play Warrior, call your War of the Roses Yorkists "Stark" and your Lancastrians "Lannisters". Hey, I cracked the code! And Anne Boleyn is really Cersei Baratheon. Up to a point.
Ditto if you play WAB or Impetus or
And, why is this a Poll Suggestion?
"And, why is this a Poll Suggestion?"
So I can get my free month of dues, havent you been reading up?
No, really for the minis question of the O.P .mostly and the dues.
Doesn't Darksword Minis produce a line of Game of Throne minis?
Dang- I'd give you the link, but their site seems to be attacking computers with a virus today .
Edit: Oops, I just saw; you want big battles. Well, if anyone else is interested, here's another link to those aformentioned minis: link
Rules: HOTT – plenty of options; beasts, gods, lurkers, etc.
Figures: 15mm – Deamonworld and the like.
May be the boardgame version:link
Other expansionslink
Well, yes the board game version which is based on the Command and Colors / Battlelore rules has figures that would be suitable..
If you are trying to match the HBO look however it is a little bit unique especially the Lannister troops
They have some unique headgear, sort of a Eastern meets Western look(actually they look a little like the LOTR Urak-Hai helmets)?
As for rules, I have not seen any real battle scenes, but it seems like personal combat and "heroes" play a factor in the setting So you may want something like WAB where you can have characters and personal challenges as part of your armies..
Other than that just about anything that handles Medieval armies should work. Hott would also be a good choice.
The game has some pretty decent figures it appears. Anyone know how big they are? 15mm or 20mm?
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Any war of the roses miniatures would fit for westeros.
Go liveried faction. They all look roughly the same in the books. Your only difficulties would be the mountain men, the burned men and the horned feet etc etc.
Magic is in the books but not really used on battle fields so I think you could use just about any set of medieval rules you are familiar with.
Thanks for input Edwulf. I like the Perry minis anyways so thats an easy way for me to lean.
@"I didnt do it", I'm really diggin the looks of the game and not so much to use those minis for battles but to convert it into a campaign game where once two armies meet on the game board battles could be fought out on a table top.
The books describe the highborn of Westeros wearing plate armor, with lesser/faster sorts in chainmail. The armored knight and man-at-arms rule the battlefield.:
As to the look of the armies in Ice and Fire, read the books and ignore the mini-serias.
The books have very good discriptions of troop types, the author is an avid reader of history and does a much better job of creating realistic battles and troop types than most fantsy authors.
I have been creating armies for Hordes of the Things (strongly recommended – you can get a free copy on Sue Barker's web site). I use Front Rank HYW figures for the Starks and North in general. Perry Brother WOR plastics for the Lannisters, Tyrells and Tullys as they seem a bit more "technically advanced". I used plastic Bretonians for the Night Watch and a wild collection of Celitc plastics, D&D figures and whatever for the Wildlings. Giants from Descent are pretty close to book descriptions – need to mount on mamoths.
I'm working on Danery's army now – could use suggestions for the Unsullied, Dothraki are old Grenider horse lords.
Slowing working on the Others (suggestions? I'm converting Dark Elves..). Wights are mostly standard medieval looking zombies..
Used many of the faction armies for my High King game at NashCon and may try to run a Westros Hordes game at Historicon.
Character figures come from a variety of sources. I picked up Dire Wolves from company that makes prehistoric animals at H-con (can't remember name).
Have also done a Night Watch army in 15mm using Corvus Bellium – in 15s you can be pretty generic.
Update:This is actually the game I had been thinking of to convert into a mini campaign game:linklink
I'd consider using War of the Ring. It has heroes that can have an effect on combat, but not the unstoppable monsters of WFB.
Nothing says that WotR has to use 28mm figures!
"Nothing says that WotR has to use 28mm figures!"
Absolutely true! I already have 2 massive WotR 15mm armies for Barnet in 1:20 so I figured if I was gonna use WotR minis for this project I might go 28mm as an excuse to collect some of the Perry minis.
Next question. If WotR English are your "Lannisters" and "Starks" and other Westeros, then I guess the Scots could play the "Hill Tribes" in the South and the Irish could play the Wildings?
As an aside, found this interesting map:link
Cool map,,, thanks for sharing.
Those Darksword Miniatures are gorgeous.
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Is that where the folks from Red Dawn are buried?
Irish kerns and gallowglass would work for the wildings. I think scots would look too "civilised" to be hill tribes. Too well armoured not savage enough. Maybe some American Indians painted to look White and greenstuffed for hair or beards? Or ancient celts/Germans. Some of the perry Sudanese might work for the hillmen.
Dothraki you could try any eastern horse warrior culture Mongols, parthians, scythians, could work. Unsullied you could try Macedonian pikes. I read the books YEARS ago and can't remember how well armoured they are. Greek slingers would work for the sheep herder slingers. You could pillage the crusader range for some Islamic warriors for your dothraki aswell.
Just looked at the perry turkomans and slejuk Turks. Could pass for dothraki.
"Irish kerns and gallowglass would work for the wildings""Just looked at the perry turkomans and slejuk Turks. Could pass for dothraki."
Good calls!
I always imagined the Dothraki being Hunnish :)
Well, aside from the HBO version I was picturing more like Mongols for the Dothraki from reading the book.
The Perry minis would look good Certainly the light horse Turks and possibly the Turcoman mounted troops?
Darksword miniatures are nice but much to large (32mm) to go even with the larger 28mm gaming figures.
Too bad they would have made wonderful character figures.
Not sure about Scotts for Hill tribes. Looking at several lines of "barbarians". Some armor but mostly looted stuff. More than Wildlings though.
I'm just reading the books now. The author's description of the main knightly forces is pure chivalric fantasy high medieval,and I think owes a lot more to the US 'Renaissance Fayre' movement and a Disneyfied vision of the High Middle Ages, than any particular real historical period like WOTR. The ornate, exaggerated armor and heraldry suggests a more GW Brettonian setting than anything else.
The books are blinking good by the way. I'm rattling through them voraciously, because I can't put them down! Can't speak for the HBO series cos I don't have satellite TV, but from the stills I've seen, they seem to have gone for a fairly sub-Tolkien grimy look, which is really not what the books portray at all. The book is much more Morte d'Arthur high medieval fantasy than grungy Dark Ages.
Cersei Baratheon, nee Lannister, is Elizabeth Woodville. Edward IV's "Grey Mare"
Dothraki are the hardest, in the books the image is more of Babylonians that have evolved into a nomad rider culture. Hard to find figs for those. Huns and Mongols look too Asiatic to my mind. Dothraki are a black bearded bronze skinned folk.
The descriptions of westeros though is WoTRs England. Lords dressing their retinues in their colours most of whom are equipped like WoTRs infantry. The armour style is usually full plate so could really be anything from the late 1300s to the early 1500s. I choose WoTRs as that's what Martin said he'd based it on.
Keep in mind, I have not read any of Martin's books, but the Dothraki remind me slightly of Tolkien's "Haradrim", but with less armor and stricktly horse mounted, obviously.
@Edwulf, yep, I'm thinking Perry WotR minis for all factions with just some minor variations for each family for flavor. The map 12 posts above gives some good ideas of westeros heraldry for shields & such.
I have the original 4 book series ordered and the original board game ordered as well. Next Ill pick up a box of Perry WotR mercenaries and start working on some pikemen to fully induldge my GoT fettish!
I got two boxes of English and one box of mercs. I'm still undecided on wether to do John Sutton (of dudley)and his retinue or marq piper (of the north) and his retinue.
Hmmm. Full plate armor enameled in bright green or red, inlaid with gold scrollwork in flowers or mythical beasts? Helms in fabulous shapes of beasts? This is pure fantasy knightly armour, and bears little relation to the functional steel plate 'white armour' used by knights and men-at-arms in the wars of the roses. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the books, but Martin's take on much of the arms and armour is purely fanciful. He may well have taken the model of powerful warring medieval families from the Wars of The Roses, but I think that's where any similarity ends.
Which is not to say, of course, that you shouldn't do it however you like! If it were me, I think I'd go with the somewhat more frilly and fanciful Bretonnian interpretation of High Medieval, but each to their own :)
Captain Blood, given the fantasy setting of the books you are probably correct and I agree with you that the Bretonian and even Empire GW knights would probably be best suited of all current minis, however given their cost and my own personal dislike for anything GW related (not getting into that bone here), I personally will probably use a mix of later HYW and WotR figures (Probably mostly Perry by preference and the cost of the plastic) for the various clans/families.
That said, if someone else has the dough, I'd love to see the Bretonians done up as the various G.o.T. families on a wargame table.
Ive got all 3 G.o.T. boardgames coming in the mail. Once Ive had a chance to give the basic game a go Ill work on converting the game into a mini campaign game where battles are fought out on tables instead of the game board. Once Ive sorted that out, Ill start the business of buying up minis and putting the paint to them.
Hopefully by then I'll be a fair share through the first 4 books which I ordered today and have a greater idea of the background of the armies.
Thanks all for the input so far. Im already excited about the project. Hopefully this one will get farther than most of mine do!
Even if the mini-campaign doesn't pan out, its still a heck of a tv series!
Last question re: this topic:
I'm quickly devouring the first GoT book right now. Til I'm further along, can anyone tell me if Martin describes the armies of the particular families in any particular different ways (fighting wise), ie. does one favor bows, one favor speed over armor, one favor pike, etc
Or are all families pretty much fielding the same style armies (some just richer/poorer than others)?
That would give me a final idea as to what minis to use for different families.
I believe Dorne is culturally/ militarily very different from the rest of the Seven Kingdoms.
The rest of the armies are basicly the same though their horse to foot ratio may differ a lot :)
Try to get the Game of Thrones RPG book, very useful on army sizes and composition ;)
Thanks Jeroen! Im speed reading the books as well.
Mostly bills bows and men at arms. I believe donnish men are supposed to be better archers but my memory is hazy.
As always I would go the 15mm way.
Corvus Belli has some great 100 Years War figures that either suit the style of the TV show or can be easily converted.
My Kingslayer is finished as is one Lannister knight. Next is "The Hound" for whom I will try to sculpt his helmet.
This is a pretty good source for information, if the site works ;)
RE Customizing the families:
Stark's/North are described as "less knightly" and forming shield wall. I went with more Man at Arms types and large shield HYW (mostly Front Rank). Added longbowmen as this made cultural sense given forest and nature of the north.
Lannisters are rich and with both Pike and Crossbow often mentioned. Very into display and "knighthood", went with liveried War or the Roses types with more ornate armor. Martin's despcriptions of armor include the ornate (existing Rennianse armor is quite fantastical by the way) but he also mentions more practical armor worn by the "real" fighters. Hearaldic/livery displays is straight out of the WOR were it denoted wealth and power.
Tullies and River Lords somewhere in the middle.
I've done specific house lists for both DBA and Hordes of the Things.
In short use historical medievals HWY-WOR figures but feel free to add in a fantasy figure with ornated armor as a character.
Ignore the dark age stuff in the mini-serias, the art director has apparantly not bothered to read the books.
Thanks Tom T. It sounds like Hyw for Starks & Wotr for other houses. On the map I posted above, the Dornish lands make them look Arabic so I was thinking maybe Perrys Crusade range for those.
Some interesting potential among these candidates for variety:linklinklinklinkStark "Shieldwall" infantry? (add round shields): linkOther "Northern" infantry options besides WotR/HYW infantry:linkMen of the Black ideas:linklinklinklinklinklinkMen of Dorn:linklinkAnd maybe some "Wildlings":link& maybe some unarmored Viking Bondi Lesser Fyrd & Berserkers, though not quite "wild" enough for me!
Just some thoughts! The heart of my Westeros armies will be Perrys WotR & HYW minis but thought I'd mix it up a bit for each family. We'll see how she gos. Maybe the Perrys or someone else will acquire the rights to the minis based on the success of the series. ;-)
P.S. @Jeroen72, YES, that Citadel site is a very helpful site!Cheers!
Why don't you go even further back in time and use Gauls or Germans for the wildlings???
Those too!
Gauls and germans would work for the hill men too.
Ok, I just finished the first book and the HBO series.
I am very impressed how close HBO stayed to the books very few and minor differences. (the biggest plot related item may have been when Lady Stark suggested peace after the death of Eddard)
Regarding the troops.. War of The Roses / maybe Hundred years war looks about right for the troops (I am thinking the Bretonian look sounds about right for the "knights" especially the southern knights).
Regarding the North, they have the armored horse equivalent of the knights, however because they worship the old gods many of them are not technically "knights".. Knights have to swear an oath under the "new" gods.
I have not seen a real difference in the troop types between houses, but they do mention mercenary sellswords that frequently switch sides.
I'm 1/2 through the first Dervel. Feel the same way about the book & Tv series! For troops I'm going with Perry & Old Glory WotR & HYW troops.
For mercenaries/ sellswords, maybe these:linklinklinklinklinkMore hill tribes or wildings:linklinklinklinklinkI start on my Lannister Pike tonight!


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The Times has been triply honoured by the newspaper industry, winning awards in three separate competitions sponsored by newspaper industry associations.
It won second place in the North America-wide Local Media Association Newspaper of the Year competition, for newspapers with circulations from 22,501 to 37,500, coming second to the Sarasota Observer, in Sarasota, Florida.
Judges said the following about The Times: "(There is a ) strong mix of news, public service and features. Well‐written and strongly edited. Amazing amount of "refrigerator news" for readers to clip."
In the area of typography, "classic use of typefaces that are easy to read. Strong hierarchy of fonts. Teases, indexes and sells are well‐executed. (In advertising), colour palette for locally produced advertising without being garish. Borders to editorial are consistent.
The "block" of ads make for smooth editorial layout. Ad directories are smart‐looking."
Overall, the judges said "There is much to read and savour here. Everything about this publication is well‐thought out."
The Times also received word Thursday that it placed third in the Canadian Community Newspaper Association's general excellence category, for newspapers with a circulation of 25,000 and higher. Two editions, one from January, 2013 and one from August, 2013. were submitted for judging.
The Times was judged to have the best front page and third-best editorial page, finishing third overall. Kamloops This Week placed first overall, with What's Up Muskoka, from Muskoka, Ontario, coming second.
Reporter and arts writer Brenda Anderson won first place in the best historical writing category, for newspapers with a circulation of 12,500 or more. Her feature story on Bob Crerar, a Langley resident who took part in the battle at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which brought the United States into the Second World War, was published on Nov. 12, 2013.
Police and court reporter Monique Tamminga placed second in the best news story category, for newspapers with a circulation of 12,500 or more. Her story headlined "Murderer continues to victimize from jail," published on Feb. 21, 2013, told how double murderer William McCotter continues to play the justice system to his advantage, and victimize members of the families of his two victims. He murdered a man and a woman on the street in Langley City, outside their apartment building, on Dec. 2, 2001.
In the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association awards, which will be presented in Richmond in April, production manager Millie McKinnon is one of the three finalists in the ad campaign category, for her design work on the advertising for Langley Has Talent. The final of this year's event, part of an ongoing arts and entertainment event to highlight hometown talent, took place on April 12 at Christian Life Assembly. Organizers are raising funds and awareness so that Langley can one day have its own arts centre.
The Times is also among the top three finalists in the community service category. The award was given for the series of stories, ads and other material prepared each year to promote Langley Good Times Cruise-In, the largest one-day event in the community and one that raises thousands of dollars for local charities each year.
The Times also produces a special section highlighting various events at the Cruise-In car show, which is published each year just before the event. This year's Cruise-In, which is organized by the Cruise-In board headed by president Eric Taylor, is scheduled for Sept. 6.
Update: At Saturday's B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association annual awards banquet, The Times came third in the Ma Murray community service awards, for its partnership with Langley Good Times Cruise-In. McKinnon's work on the Langley Has Talent series of ads also received a third-place award, for ad campaigns.


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Airports in Trinidad And Tobago
Piarco International Airport (POS)
The airport is situated 17 miles (27km) from Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Getting to the city
Transport to the city is operated by the Airport Taxi Driver's co-operative. Bookings for the service should be made with the Dispatcher at the Custom's Exit.
Tel: +868 669 4868.
ANR Robinson International Airport (TAB)
Formerly known as Crown Point International Airport, Tobago's main airport is now saddled with the long-winded name of Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport. Less popular than Trinidad's Piarco International Airport, the facility is small and basic with nothing to offer beyond a couple of restaurants and souvenir shops.
Located just under seven miles (11km) from the island's capital, Scarborough, the airport offers limited flights to other Caribbean cities and major cities like New York and London.
The airport is situated seven miles (10km) from Scarborough, Tobago.
Getting to the city
There is an hourly bus service to and from Crown Point International Airport. Taxis are also available.
Tel: +868 669 8547.
Piarco International Airport Taxis: the taxi fares above are intended as a guideline only.
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And i found him at my LPS!
He used to be white but he colored up into being a pink:)
He Is my little snapshot boy:)! he loves the camera, although he cant sit still!! I got lucky with him, because my LPS doesnt really carry pretty ones like this:) - 07-22-2010 10:04 PM - permalinkbettalover2033ohh well im 14 and also kinda sleepy but later!! at least when i talk to you again i wont have to talk all proper and sound like im 22 or something:)
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Well it is a "funky" swap so it doesn't have to be balanced!! :) Once it is put will the variety of other blocks we get, I don't think it will be noticeable.
Another quick question.
Should the fabric be washed ahead of time? I bought my fabric yesterday and was not sure if I should wash it first. I generally wash apparel fabric as soon as I bring it home.
I checked the first post and could not see this addressed, but one of the other swaps I read about, requested unwashed fabric.
I will commit to one set of 6 blocks.
I am thinking about it. I"ll keep an eye and let you know. My DS will be visiting me for 3 weeks so I dont know how much sewing I'll get done.
I don't state on my swaps because I know sometimes if you have pre-cuts or scraps it can be difficult to wash. If you are able to easily wash, I would, if they are not easily washed, don't worry too much. If you are concerned about washed vs. unwashed when getting your blocks back, you can gently wash all the blocks once you receive them in a sink with dish soap. I have done this and had no fraying or falling apart. :) I hope that helps!!
I'm thinking about this one real hard...
I have my Dad still with us (from when he had his stroke in May-- he's doing great but I think he's too lonely to go back home :) ... and he LOVES "helping" me with blocks from prior swaps).
Please do stress to have the blocks at least the sizes requested -- preferably a little bigger so they can be trimmed down if needed as you can't "stretch" another 1/8" generally. As I am trimming/squaring up blocks from other swaps, this is the one thing that is driving my Dad bonkers -- how the blocks aren't the correct size (hearing an 82 yr old repeatedly whine is not pretty I'll tell ya). I know the skill levels vary but sizes shouldn't be too bad for everyone. I've told him I'm sure some of mine in other swaps had to be adjusted too as that "just happens" sometimes.
I'll bookmark this and see how "life" goes for another week or so.
I would love to join you again in a block swap. please add me to your list. I will make as many as I can, always biting off more than I can chew!
I think I will join this one.
I don't have a quilt for Valentine's yet.
pm'ing you now.:thumbup:
Add me to the list. I love that I have been able to use so many of my embroidery designs in the swaps I have joined. It's so much fun watching the design progress as the stitches are laid down. I try to change the color of thread or fabric in appliqués and I can't wait to get one design completed so I can start another to see how it will look with the different colors
I have all you ladies signed up!! I hope we are able to get a few more to join us too. Be sure to post your blocks as you make them (or make samples) to inspire others to jump in with us!! :) :) I am really looking forward to this swap!!


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09-26-2007, 11:40 PM #1iPhone BT: problem charging
My iPhone BT headset is only charging when my iPhone is not pluged in with it. This is happening with both the dock and travel charger, and with both the USB 2.0 PC and wall adapter. It's not a connection issue with the BT because as soon as i take the phone off the dock i see the amber light come on the headset. But i have seen them charge together before (twice anyway) because i've seen the BT charging icon on the phone.
Other than that the thing works better than I exspected.
Anyone else have this issue?
I appoligize for *BUMPING* this but I'm hopeing by now there are more people out there with the iphone headset and maybe someone else has had this problem.
I had to order mine from apple because there are no apple stores anywhere near me (closest is Birmingham, AL) and I don't want to mail this thing back.
My BT headset charges on the dock, even while the phone is charging on the dock.
But once I switch the BT headset to the travel charger, I can only charge the BT if the phone is not being charged. Once I disconnect my phone, the BT starts to charge. I thought that was normal
02-13-2008, 08:21 PM #4Same problem here
I have the same problem, sort of...
Charging: Dual Dock
Both phone and headset charge
No headset graphic on the screen
Power Source: PC and Wall
Charging: Travel Cable
Phone charges headset does not
Headset graphic shows on the screen, no charge indication.
Remove the phone, headset charges
Power Source: PC and Wall
Pairing: Dual Dock
Headset will not autopair
Power Source: PC and Wall
Pairing: Travel Cable
Headset will autopair fine
Power Source: PC and Wall
No headset graphic showing charge
Other Issues
When the headset is on and bluetooth is enabled, the small headset graphic is diplayed in the upper right corner. It does not show the charge (Graphic is an outline) Even when fully charged.
First Use
Did what it was supposed to. Headset graphic on the screen of the phone showing charge. Autopair worked like it should plugged into the dual dock or wall.
When I noticed the change
Right after updating to firmware 1.1.1
I hope this helps anyone having this problem. I know it's not a fix, but there might be some corelation to firmware updates causing the problem.


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OMGEEEEEEE four kids 24/7 under my roof for the next seven weeks! (that's what the bad part of my brain says when I think about the monstrosity of summer break.)
Because if you're pleasing the 3 and 1 year old little boys, you're probably failing the 8 and 6 year old little girls. And it goes vice-versa…
But the rational part of my brain says to break it down. Every day, hour by hour – until you read that glorious hour of last kisses and bedtime.
Homeschooling moms? You're probably rolling your eyes at my ridiculousness. And I to you? I bow down. Because we're totally not wired the same way, not one single bit.
So for the past two summers, basically since Piper has been in school, I'm come to adopt my own little plan of attack to keep all parties happy, while still maintaining my WAHM status. And by golly, the plan actually works, so I'm totally going to blog about it (obviously).
It's a plan that if you can touch on each of the four points, even just a little, it will leave you feeling accomplished. Or hopefully at least that the day didn't suck completely.
The formula is totally simple, and I assure you it works well (for me):
1. Do something fun.
2. Nap something
3. Clean something.
4. Cook something.
5. Write or read something.
(it doesn't have to be done in this order, although this is the order I do them in)
Breaking it down…
1. Do something fun (is a relative term).
For instance, every morning we get dressed and "do something fun" from around 9am-11am. Today "fun" was having the big girls go to art camp at The Harrison Center down the street from our house from 9am-noon, while the boys and I ran errands which included a trip to the City Farmers Market where I let Gage ride his "gooter" and pick out a Nicey Treat.
Tomorrow's fun will include having a babysitter in the morning (because babysitters are so much more fun than parents) and swim lessons in the evening. Fun can also include trips to Target, and picking up holds at the library. Fun basically means whatever you do when you leave the house.
2. Clean something.
And I'm not talking anything epic. Today's "clean something" includes doing 40fajillion loads of laundry and having the girls organize their craft closet. On rough days, "cleaning something" basically means wiping toddler butts.
CLEAN SOMETHING UPDATE: Piper just spilled a fresh jar (the entire dang thing) of that hellacious Mod Podge craft glue stuff onto my dark grey carpet while trying to make a bed for her American Girl doll.
3. Nap Something.
This is the most important part of the day. Something, someone, needs to nap because mama loves not being touched for a few minutes. Preferably it's two little boys napping at the same time while the big girls have "quiet time" in their bedroom. This happens only 1% of the time.
4. Cook something.
We rarely go out to eat, and I'm admittedly somewhat picky about what I feed the crew. So everyday, I try to cook or bake something. I meal plan on Friday night, get groceries on Saturday, and then I follow the plan.
And because yesterday I made a few dinners for the week, today I'm focusing on all the little stuff that isn't exactly a meal, but still needs to be prepared. Such as: a dozen hard-boiled eggs, fresh fruit Popsicle, roasted beets, a loaf of banana bread, and a jar of salad dressing. It's totally a get every bowl in the kitchen dirty type afternoon, but totally worth it because tomorrow is eat of out the fridge "leftover" Thursday.
5. Write and read something.
Since I freelance from home, I pace myself with a post (or two) a day to get my work done. If I can write something every day, my work gets done easily without too much burden on the family. If I want till deadline day, I will loose my mind under pressure. Also worth noting, I cannot work at night, or my brain will have a hard time shutting down and I'll still be up at 2am. And since we don't have a real tv (although we do have netflix), I read until around 11:30 every night.
Last night I started David Sedaris'Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls. And as long as he keeps writing books, I'll keep reading and giggling accordingly. So inappropriately funny, trust me.
So there you have it. This is the plan, and we stick to it (loosely), until someone looses their poop which happens frequently.


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If a character belonging to the same team as Jiro wins a round, in the next round the Power of Jiro will be increased by 2
Junkz's Attack points are increased by 8 points. (Remember: Power * Pillz = Attack)
Jiro - 7/4 with Confidence: +2 Power (ability) and +8 attack (bonus) - A solid 7 power, which is pretty average for a Junkz card. But when his confidence activates, boom 9 power, which is pretty great for any 3* not in a power manipulation clan. - Solid 4 damage (6 with fury) that is a pretty good little chunk of life when victorious. - And to aid in Jiro awesome power, Jiro has a nice +8 attack bonus. Lovely. - One little flaw with Jiro is that his ability is confidence. This means 1. He can't get is ability out on turn 1. - 2. (new bullet was needed so we don't get people thinking I went from point one to point turn twelve): confidence makes Jiro is little more foreseeable then you'd like. Still hard to stop a 9/4 with +8 attack though. - SoA is like having no confidence and SoB can be bothersome. Both hurt Jiro but neither really kill him. Overall: 8.5/10: Jiro is a very nice card. He has solid power already, which can be solid-er after a win. He deals decent damage, and can open up some pretty easy 2HKOs. Would I use Jiro over Tremorh? Eh, probably not, but that's more of a playstyle thing. And while Tremorh and even Lolly are good alternatives, Jiro still has the potential of 9 power and easily dispensing that 4 damage that neither can easily do. So at the end, it is all playerstyle and deck type. That said, Jiro is a fantastic card regardless of anything else
*Radio Clint City!* You're listening to Radio Clint City, with me, Frankie Hi! Haha, nah, I'm just messing with you! It's the one and only Peeler here to give you all the latest news, music, and whatever my producer will let me say without having some kind of massive heart attack. So some of you may have heard before about me talking about Sentogan and that Red Dragon, and talking about a glowing guy. Well, I have some info on him! His name is Jiro, and he really does glow constantly. He's apparently so fast that only that guy from the Skeelz school can out-run him. Love to see those two Duke it out for a place as 'Clint Cities fastest guy ever'! He's only just recently started coming regularly to Junkz parties, around the same time Sentogan showed up. Seems those two are some kinda tag-team. Sentogan sells the stuff and Jiro buys what the rest of the Junkz don't. He's practically the only person who can properly dance to the beat of extra core, and for those of you not in the know Extra Core is over 1000 BPM, just a bit over that speed limit that stupid mayor is trying to enforce. Speaking of Extra Core, here's Dj Korr's extra core remix of one of the Bangers rap songs, feel free to breakdance or rave as you require!
Want to see Jiro 's full Artwork? Please rate up so everybody can find this easily lvl 1: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E4LBDojemf0/TKNw6h1VKeI/AAAAAAAABJk/xH8GJbC6dsA/s1600/Junkz_Energo_01-copia.jpg lvl 2: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E4LBDojemf0/TKNw6RS8nMI/AAAAAAAABJc/l53rH3ypEMo/s1600/Junkz_Energo_02.jpg lvl 3: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E4LBDojemf0/TKNw6EgEBUI/AAAAAAAABJU/ssHa8NFDasA/s1600/Junkz_Energo_03-copia.jpg John Sein Arts Site: http://www.rgb-wet.blogspot.com/ you can also see John Sein's Creations here from old to new(John Sein) http://www.urban-rivals.com/player/?id_player=3550054#creations
HEY! yeah you!, are you tired of energy drinks that just dont make it through the night for you? are still tired even after drinking 3 Red Bulls? then look no further, stop drinking the bull, and drink the Red Dragon!!! hi, im Sentogan, and this energy drink will not only give you the energy of 20 squirrels, it also has phenomenal taste! So get on down to the nearest Clintz Store and ride the red dragon today! Now in new flavors like Vanilla blast, Mangosplosion, and kickin kiwi WARNING: guzzling too much of Red Dragon may include but are not limited to; discolored eyes glowing hair permanently increased speech speed no sleep strange aura if you are just fine with these conditions, contact the Junkz clan, if you are not, contact Dr. Pastor
So they can't have fast music but they can get high? what kind of government is this!!!
Jiro: 7/4 3* Confidence +2 Power for Junkz Jiro is a solid contender to the Junkz 3* line up serving as a very useful card. Ordinarily, confidence cards don't fair very well because of their predictability, but that doesn't hamper Jiro very much because of the great pill manipulators of Junkz. One of the key utilities of pill manipulation is the ability to win a round and be in a good position to try to win the next as well. Jiro works great in this respect, able to follow up a landing by a pill manipulator with a 9 power +8 attack bull rush. He also has the potential to scare opponents into pilling much higher on later rounds in order to ensure their damage gets through. That being said, Jiro has quite a bit of competition. Tremorh has the pill sapping, Otakool has the SoA, Onik has the possible 8/5 going for him, and Lolly has DR. Jiro is a solid addition to this line up, though you may have trouble replacing one of your older 3*s for him. In the most basic sense, Jiro seems to be in competition with Onik, and it's really a user preference between the two. 7/10
in his last level his teeth are really shiny for some reason.
9/4... Not bad
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Ooh On the first level theres a different can on the left !!!!!! And That Not The Red Dragon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and differnt eyes coulurs
Jiro. Junkz. 7/4. Confidence: Power +2. Attack +8. Pros Huge 9 power. great for a 2HKO with DJ Korr Cr or Fuzz Easy 3* . Fitting people in like Rowdy and Peeler onto the bus. Hm. 1 pillz = 15 atk. Great for round 1 killing. He loves energy drinks. Cons: Hes a rare. So getting him in a pack might be hard. 4 damage. Trying to 2HKO without Fuzz may be difficult and wasting pillz on Fury will make it hard. Damage reducers really, really mess him up. Overall: 8/10. Not a good type in my opinion, Using Perle or Eebiza over him would be smarter. Unless you decide to use him in Elo. Damn choose this card 10/10.
Jiro 7/4 3* Confidence: +2 Power (ability) +8 attack (bonus) Pros: -7 Base Power is nothing to joke about -Jiro's ability is good Confidence: Power +2 which makes him 9/4 -Jiro's bonus is very useful for bluffs or if you really need to win you get that extra 8 attack which is nice. - 4 (6 with fury) damage is very good for a 3* in Junkz especially considering his power is 7 Cons: -SOA kinda hurts him but he is still 7/4 with +8 attack -SOB hurts him more than SOA (imho) but he is still 7/4 (9/4 with ability) - His ability is confidence so it is predictable and you MUST win before playing Jiro if you want his ability. Overall: B+ I think Jiro is pretty good and I will use him more and more but I think Onik is a better choice than Jiro but I think Jiro steals the 2nd place ribbon from Tremorh although I usually use Otakool over Tremorh just because I like have SOA in my team and as for Lolly I never really use her. Although it is mostly player choice I think Tremorh Jiro and Otakool are all definite good options just depends on your playing style.
yea, that's called Heterochomia, but this was caused by the massive amounts of Red Dragon, that he consumes.
To those that claim Jiro's ability makes him very predictable, let me ask : why? Jiro's ability makes him much, much unpredictable i feel. Given his ability and reverse psychology, can't we use him after a loss as well? If you think that he must be played after a win, your opponent probably will as well. 7 base power is strong as well, coupled with his bonus, an enemy with an equal power has to pill two more to beat this one. 4 damage is decent as well. Overall, I feel one of the best 3* in Junkz, definitely. Versatile yet stable after SoA, SoB, excellent bluff or straightforward attacker. 9/10


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Sam Trammell was listed as one of several men GQ named the 2013 Gentlemen's Fund Ambassadors. The "True Blood" star (and "The Fault In Our Stars" actor) as well as Robin Thicke, Justin Bartha and Peter Facinelli were all given the honor.
According to GQ, the award recognizes "a handful of modern gentlemen who champion some of today's most essential causes." Trammell backs Oceana, while Facinelli supports Recycle Across America, Thicke works with Doctors Without Borders and Bartha is involved with The Art of Elysium.
Willie Geist will host the Oct. 23 Gentlemen's Fund Ambassadors awards ceremony. After the Gentlemen's Ball, Thicke will perform at the first-ever Gentlemen Give Back Concert. Tickets can be purchased here.


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"Nom nom nom" is the lolcatesque onomatopoeia used to describe the sound of chewing, usually with your mouth open. This photo is me about to nom nom nom on a huge Chipotle burrito. I swung by Chipotle on my way to the monthly KC PHP User's Group meeting. It was almost 50 degrees and overcast upon departure. Other errands-by-bike today included a couple miles to the pharmacy.
Unfortunately, while I was at my meeting, the temperatures not only dropped like a rock, but the sky opened up and started raining. Rain and near-freezing temperatures aren't quite my thing, and a friend offered to give me a ride home. Had home been less than the 7 miles away, or maybe had I been able to avoid riding on Quivira, one of the more treacherous arterials out here, I would have turned him down.
Oh well. 9 miles is better than zero, which is what most of my weekends have been like recently.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Nom Nom Nom
3 comments:
- MRMacrum said...
Coming off being sick has a way of tempering even the hardest core of attitudes. And rain at 32'f or lower will make even the baddest dude second guess their intentions of doing much outside.
I'd say your decision was the smart one. - February 17, 2008 9:09 AM
- rcraighead said...
So what's the meaning of your banner slogan? :)
- February 18, 2008 8:18 AM
- Noah said...
It wasn't technically too cold nor too wet for a bike ride. It was, however, too cold and too wet for a bike ride with the impending threat of Bronchitis.
- February 18, 2008 8:26 AM
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Specialty Beer • All Grain • 2.5 gal
just throwing things together see what i come up with...
June 18, 2013 at 06:21pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 2.5 gal)
- 2.82 lbs
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Our most popular base malt, perfect for all beer styles, especially American ales and lagers. With moderate protein and enzyme levels and a very clean, smooth finish, our Premium 2-Row Malt is ideal for all-malt beers and for mashes containing moderate levels of adjunct.
- 2.82 lbs
Vienna Malt; Briess
Vienna Malt; Briess
Malty, very slight biscuit flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt • Use with Caramel Malts to produce malty red and amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.41 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 0.15 lbs
Belgian Black Roast
Belgian Black Roast
Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.
- 0.22 lbs
Chocolate Malt; Beeston
Chocolate Malt; Beeston
Roasted coffee flavor.
- 0.28 lbs
Rye Raw
Rye Raw
Contributes glyco-proteins to enhance foam stability.
- 0.54 lbs
Wheat Flakes; Gilbertson & Page
Wheat Flakes; Gilbertson & Page
Mash Ready Wheat Flakes will greatly increase head retention and body when used in an amount as low as 8% of your total grist. Can be used in amounts of up to 40% of grist total.
- 0.3 oz
Magnum - 14.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
A West Coast hop with high Alpha Acid. Excellent bittering hop.
- 0.25 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 0.25 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
Wyeast 2487-PC Hella Bock
Wyeast 2487-PC Hella Bock
Direct from the Austrian Alps, this strain will produce rich, full-bodied and malty beers with a complex flavor profile and a great mouth feel. Attenuates well while still leaving plenty of malt character and body. Beers fermented with this strain will benefit from a temperature rise for a diacetyl rest at the end of primary fermentation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
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Original Gravity: | 1.071 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
Color: | 25.4 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
Alcohol: | 7.6% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
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w/ Brad & Desi
Just 10 cases of in-person impersonation in all 50 states since 2000...
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VIDEO: 'Rise of the Tea Bags'
Brad interviews American patriots...
'Democracy's Gold Standard'
Hand-marked, hand-counted ballots...
GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal 2012...
The Secret Koch Brothers Tapes...
"Too-True Parody Song of the Moment..."
(13 Responses so far...)
COMMENT #1 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 5:48 am PT...
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
COMMENT #2 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 5:52 am PT...
Just thought I would give you some lyrics for the next song.
COMMENT #3 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 6:10 am PT...
Thanks, Brad and Justin! Sweet indeed! And icky, let's have the whole tune, please!
COMMENT #4 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 7:04 am PT...
#1,2 richard head - Run along now . . . . . Play in traffic. . .
COMMENT #5 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 7:08 am PT...
That was GREAT!!!
I love the second comment, too:
"If Gore were any hotter, he'd be global warming"!!
Ok, gee...I guess this is the perfect thread to post these new lyrics for 'Simpy Irresistible' (a song I blast when I'm alone in the car, for which my children rib me mercilessly).
I sent them to a few band-related people hoping somebody'd actually record it because I'd really love to hear it belted out proper...but since my delusions of grandeur have failed to materialize, here you go...with apologies to Robert Palmer:
'Tell Me They're Impeachable'
How can it be permissable
They compromised our principles
This kind of crime is mythical
It's anything but typical
They're all crazy of course
They're a powerful force
We're obliged to conform
They say there's no other course
Incarceration sounds good to me!
You gotta tell me
Tell me they're impeachable
Tell me they're impeachable
They think that they're so powerful
They think we're all exploitable
This trend ain't irreversible
These clowns are not invincible
Thumb their nose at the law, thought they'd leave us
in awe
We got probable cause, we won't surrender because
Yeah prison sounds good to me
You gotta tell me
Tell me they're impeachable
They gotta be impeachable
(Tell me they're impeachable)
So much crime, there's no tellin' where the money went
(Tell me they're impeachable)
They'll do time, there's no other way to go
It's unavoidable, we're backed against the wall
They make me crazy like I never felt before
They're breaking promises, they're breakin' every law
Prison's too GOOD for them
You GOTTA tell me
Tell me they're impeachable
(Tell me they're impeachable)
So much crime, there's no tellin' where the money went
(Tell me they're impeachable)
Honey, they'll do time, there's no other way to go
Their methods are inscrutable
The proof is irrefutable
They gotta be indictable
This fight's completely fightable
They're all crazy of course
They're a powerful force
We're obliged to conform
They say there's no other course
Yeah, prison sounds good to me
You gotta tell me
Tell me they're impeachable
I KNOW they are impeachable!
(Tell me they're impeachable)
So much crime, there's no tellin' where the money went
(Tell me they're impeachable)
Oh honey, they'll do time, there's
no other way to go
Baby, they're impeachable!
COMMENT #6 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 7:10 am PT...
Oh dear, that's SIMPLY, not simpy
COMMENT #7 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 8:00 am PT...
Seems that global warming just might be hidden from us by Bushco (as if we didn't already know) Link
COMMENT #8 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 8:53 am PT...
According to the NYT, the majority of americans are in danger of becoming "conspiracy buffs" (link here).
That is the way it always is in dictatorships.
COMMENT #9 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 10:58 am PT...
Awesome song lyrics!
That should be Gore's campaign song. (HINT HINT MR GORE!!!!)
Yea sure Ricky, I wonder who fed Gore that bad intelligence?
COMMENT #10 [Permalink]
said on 6/6/2006 @ 12:46 pm PT...
oh, ricky, ricky, ricky.... read this and think about it for a moment:
"Gardiner believes that this formulation, which first entered the official vernacular a week after the invasion began, was a skillful execution of a classic propaganda technique known as the �excluded middle.� The excluded middle is premised on the idea that people, provided with incomplete but suggestive information, will draw false assumptions � in this case that Saddam Hussein had ties to terrorism and therefore to Al Qaeda (a connection that administration officials actively pushed during the run-up to the war).
Arraf�s observation reveals an interesting dimension of this war: it has become, in part, a contest over the framing of reality, and thus a hall of mirrors for the press."
the Gore statements you quote above do not have the effect you wish --- Gore's credibility remains intact, since intelligent folks are able to distinguish between the lies advanced by the deceptive, pro-war criminals at BushCo and the public statements of someone like Gore, who was no longer in public office at the time and therefore no longer privy to the real and factual information coming out of the CIA that proved Saddam did NOT possess WMDs, was NOT a threat, NOT involved in 9/11 in any way, and NOT allied with Al Q in any way whatsoever.
Gore, like many people, believed the professional crooks at BushCo when they said they had conclusive, although "secret", information that proved their case to go to war (the 'excluded middle'), that we had to just 'trust' them.
too late, we now know the only real WMDs were the "Dubya MDs", like the song says.
now we all know that BushCo lied through their teeth, and now over 100,000 people and counting are dead, Iraq is experiencing its deadliest month for innocent civilians yet, directly as a result of those lies --- lies that you gleefully perpetuate, ricky, every day.
it sucks being a tool of war criminals, ricky. their propaganda campaign has worked exceptionally well on you. it is a shame that you can't tell the difference, and even more of a shame that many more people will be maimed and killed, and countless families will be decimated, as the repercussions of this war of lies reverberate throughout the world for decades to come.
how many people will die before you stop and think for yourself, ricky? are you really okay with that?
COMMENT #11 [Permalink]
Jerry O'Riordan
said on 6/6/2006 @ 10:18 pm PT...
Can we send Ann Coulter to the North Pole???
She's so cold that maybe she can keep the polar ice caps from melting! Help Ann help!
COMMENT #12 [Permalink]
Larry Bergan
said on 6/7/2006 @ 4:51 pm PT...
This is weird. A couple of weeks ago I was thinking about lyrics for that same song by Robert Palmer concerning global warming. I even got on the internet to see if I could find something. The video used to be on You-Tube, but apparently somebody forced them to take it down.
Anyway, I was going to call mine, "Simply Unsustainable".
I think Pink Floyd's best album is "Animals". What a band!
COMMENT #13 [Permalink]
said on 6/8/2006 @ 5:55 pm PT...
Excellent use of a Great Song!


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i bought a 4runner with a small block chevy in it and it came with a 89 'runner V6 radiator but it looks way too small to me. is there a way i can run a bigger radiator and an electric fan and still be able to keep my grill or do i need to run a radiator in the rear instead? i looked around on Yotatech but didn't see much that was helpful. also, where can i find alternator brackets for a short style water pump?
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im using downey offroads mounts (they give you about 6''-8'' of movement front to back) and notching my firewall (about 3'') to put a radiator in the front of mine
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I'll Finsh One, One Day
I ran this in mine
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku Worked good only time it got hot on me was in the mud or doing long burn outs. I had 2 10in electric fans mounted in front of the radiator. Bought a 16in fan that was 3100cfm to see if that would work better but never got a chance to try it out. Figured that would of helped alot. Was also running a short water pump. That setup would cool a stock/mild 350 very well. Mine has alumin heads, cam, headers, intake etc etc. Next time im gonna use a alumin rad and as much fan as i can fit. Also gonna put a oil cooler on to help. Ill try and find the alum one i plan on getting. Bit cheaper then the one above Heres the build thread on it all http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=35959 |
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This rare coin was minted by the Royal Australian Mint as a part of the Fabulous 15 series of silver coins from around the world. Only a few of the coins in the series feature the stylized "F15" privy mark, guaranteeing their collectibility.
The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the face value amount of AUD 1.
The reverse has a kangaroo in the centre of a barren outback scene, with only a lone windmill breaking up the vast expanse. The top of the field represents a clear, cloudless sky.
This beautiful coin is in stock and ready for immediate shipping, and is guaranteed to make a memorable gift or addition to your collection.
Limited mintage!
This coin ships in a square coin capsule held inside a vinyl sleeve.
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Australia | |
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 1
Pets Yes
- Off road parking
- Open fire
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Cot available
- Highchair available
- Washing machine
- Seaside
The property
A pretty, semi-detached cottage, on the edge of the old village of Scales, just a mile from the sea and 4 miles from the ever-popular market town of Ulverston.
This charming Scales cottage provides warm, welcoming accommodation, with a spacious sitting room, cosy multi-fuel stove, two delightful bedrooms and a small, well-equipped kitchen with useful porch area.
In a quiet and peaceful area, with fabulous Lakeland countryside and the beautiful beaches and coastline of the Furness Estuary on the very doorstep, this Scales holiday cottage is close to the festival town of Ulverston, with its many pubs and restaurants and bi-weekly market, whilst the sandy beaches of the Furness coast and Coniston, with its mountain biking, climbing and watersports, are just a short drive away.
With Eskdale Railway, the World of Beatrix Potter and the fabulous Lake District National Park all within easy reach, this is a wonderful holiday location and a welcoming Scales cottage, any time of year.
Two bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x twin. Ground floor shower room with shower, basin & WC. Kitchen leading to front porch. Sitting room with dining area & multi-fuel stove.
- Central heating system fuelled by boiler fed from multi-fuel stove plus electric heater and immersion heater
- Electric cooker, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, TV, DVD player
- Fuel, power & starter pack of wood for multi-fuel stove inc. in rent (additional fuel available locally)
- Bed linen & towels inc. in rent
- Cot & highchair on request
- Off road parking for two cars
- Small front garden, patio area with furniture
- Two well-behaved dogs welcome
- Sorry, no smoking
- Shops 4 miles
- Pub 1 mile.
About the location
Ulverston 4 miles.
Originating from the Norse word for huts, the small village of Scales quietly rests on the Cumbrian peninsula providing a great base from which to explore this lovely area. The ancient market town of Ulverston is just 4 miles away and whilst many Lakeland destinations have been developed beyond recognition, Ulverston still has an authentic feel and community spirit. The town boasts a street market every Thursday and Saturday and many festivals throughout the year, whilst being renowned as the birthplace of Stan Laurel and home to the only Laurel and Hardy museum in the world! With all the attractions of the Cumbrian National Park and the Furness Coast with its sandy beaches and good bird watching within easy reach, and the nearby family attractions of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, the South Lakes Wild Animal Park and Muncaster Castle, this great area has plenty to offer!
Region Information
This property offers the following short breaks:
- Winter
- Off-season
- Last minute
- Christmas


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(Denver, Colorado) — The Avalanche continues to ride the crest of an elite wave, extending their winning streak to five games with a dramatic 6-5 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night at the Pepsi Center.
Matt Duchene took on the hero role with two goals – the last in overtime to secure the victory and two points in the standings for Colorado. The Senators came out swinging last night to take a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest; but as they have done all season long the Avs found a way to quickly tie the score 1-1 on T.J. Galiardi's fourth goal of the season. It was Galiardi's first game from a broken wrist that sidelined him for 17 games.
The inconsistent Senators, playing inspired hockey, went ahead at 7:48 and then shutdown the Avs to take a 2-1- lead into the second period. The Senators tried to take the game to the Avalanche in the second period with some solid hitting and strong forechecking, but instead… they played to Colorado's offensive style. The Avs pulled even midway through the period on Cody McLeod's fourth of the season before the Senators' struck less than 90 seconds later on Matt Carkner's goal to go up 3-2. A resilient Avalanche team cashed in on a power play opportunity — courtesy of Matt Duchene's 12th goal of the season – to send the game into the third period tied 3-3.
Just a few days ago, the Chicago Blackhawks got caught up in a run and gun shootout with the Avs, and they lost. Tonight, it was the Senators' turn to attempt the same fatal feat. And for a moment it looked as if they just might beat the Avs at their own game.
After Kevin Porter gave the Avs the lead for the first time tonight at 2:08 of the period, the Senators erupted for two consecutive goals – a power play tally by Jason Spezza evened the score at 4-4, and a full strength goal by Daniel Alfredsson put them ahead 5-4. The never say die Avs started to force the play and hit pay dirt when Ryan O'Reilly scored with less than four minutes remaining to send the game into overtime.
The momentum gained by the Avs near the end of the final period carried over into the extra session. Their speed, in particular, came to light along with their ability to keep the puck in the offensive zone. And that's how Duchene won the game – with breakaway speed after being sprung by Tomas Fleischmann. The 19-year-old winger made no mistakes with a well-placed wrist shot to ice the victory at 2:36 of overtime. Craig Anderson registered the win for the Avs, making 24 saves to record his ninth victory of the season. The high-flying Avs will go for six in a row tomorrow night when they entertain the Montreal Canadiens.
Game Notes: Tonight's victory gave the Avalanche their longest winning streak of the season. T.J Galiardi didn't appear to lose anything by being absent for the Avs' past 17 games. Colorado's Milan Hejduk missed his fourth game in a row due to a groin injury; and teammate Paul Stastny needed the night off to rest a sore back.
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Written by Donovan Wilson
Donovan is a professional writer with more than 10 years of corporate communications and public relations experience. He currently resides in the Phoenix, Arizona area where he currently does freelance work for the Arizona Repubilc. With a degree in English from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and a Master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri - Columbia, Donovan has written for a variety of newspapers across the country. The single parent of an 13-year old boy, Donovan is a physical fitness enthusiast whom you can find on a soccer field or in the gym enduring an intense cardio workout. A sports enthusiast, Donovan has played competitive college hockey, soccer, and track and field. During his spare time, it's not uncommon to see Donovan volunteering his services to a homeless shelter in Phoenix where he helps to feed the homeless. Currently, Donovan sits on the board of two nonprofit organizations – Green Nonprofits, Inc. and Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network, Inc. in New York City.


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the panels are interchangeable between images of 'entrippy' by drew morrison
in his latest painting series titled 'entrippy', brooklyn-based illustrator drew morrison explores the idea that
tangible matter takes on a multitude
of forms as it disperses and restructures itself throughout time. by means of its design, 'entrippy' attempts to find a comical nature in this ongoing process.
the four panels that create each 88" x 36" gouache and ink painting can be interchanged,
with all of the objects and figures connecting seamlessly across the images.
through the newfound connections the viewer is able to discover layered meaning in the narrative images.
the organized parade can be thought of as one way a culture can celebrate itself and it's traditions, by coalescing into a larger mass, and in turn taking on a greater meaning.
happens afterward is a dispersion, not unlike nature's unrelenting and innate ability to take and reshape proteins and minerals from one form to another.
similarly, mankind is
obsessed with the idea of harvesting raw materials and restructuring them into functional, marketable items of interest.
there is an absurd dance in this process, and with this series
, morrison attempts to find the humor and beauty weaved within it.
'prehistory' by drew morrison
gouache and ink on panel, 88″x36″
a parade of extinction and evolution
gouache and ink on panel, 88″x36″
a parade of protein re-assignment and food chains
'team earth'
gouache and ink on panel, 88″x36″
a parade of sustainability and nature's ingenious
'big business'
gouache and ink on panel, 88″x36″
a parade of industry and consumerism
a video on 'entrippy'
each parade has an icon that is used as a rubber stamp on prints of the work
logotype by jane song
a detail image of a panel from 'prehistory'
a detail image of a panel from 'big business'
a detail image of a panel from 'carnivorism'
a detail image of a panel from 'team earth'
designboom has received this project from our 'DIY submissions' feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication.
see more project submissions from our readers here.


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The Walking Dead : Season 1
- Network: AMC
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 31, 2010
Where To Watch
Critic Reviews
- Critic score
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- By date
This dark gem of a show about a zombie apocalypse gleams with hellfire incandescence.
A zombie-apocalypse fantasy set in Atlanta, this is the scariest series U've ever seen. [8 Nov 2010, p.39]
We actually root for many of the people we find living among The Walking Dead, which packs a raw, emotional punch while delivering the creepy and queasy thrills all genre fans truly crave.
What makes The Walking Dead so much more than a horror show is that it plays with theatrical grandeur, on a canvas that feels real, looks cinematic and has an orchestral score to match. For all its set pieces, however, Walking is most breathtaking in its small moments, in which the pain and glory of being human are conveyed with only the flick of a filmmaking wrist.
A film-quality drama series about zombies? Somebody pinch me!
In the first half of director-screenwriter Frank Darabont's impeccable pilot episode for AMC's new adaptation, you feel the weight of time passing in ways that Kirkman always struggles with. To say that Darabont has kicked his series off with a bang would be a serious understatement.
Whereas most entries in the musty genre are simply inclined to go for cheap shrieks and lofty body counts, this saga defies expectations with a more humanistic approach.
Dead is beautifully shot, but what it's shooting are former humans with rotting skin and bleating agonized groans. And like the comics, there's great, grim humor.
Darabont uses the TV-series format to break convention not only by defying the predictabilities of the horror genre (boo!) but also by infusing the recipe with more storytelling elan.
The Walking Dead, like any good horror tale, still believes in the importance of monsters, perfectly balancing the struggle of basic human decency with those palsied four-in-the-morning moments when we are convinced that everyone around us is trying to eat us alive
It doesn't take a fanboy to appreciate the well-crafted AMC series, populated with capable, if lesser-known, actors, including Sarah Wayne Callies, who spent a couple of years running from less-apparent deadly threats on Fox's Prison Break.
Zombies are coming on strong, particularly in the well-made, engrossing (and gross) premiere episode of AMC's The Walking Dead.
The show, adapted from Robert Kirkman's comic book series, quickly moves past its familiar premise. It's about what happens after the apocalypse, in the struggle to remain human after society's collapse.
The television adaptation is surprisingly scary and remarkably good, a show that visually echoes the stylized comic-book aesthetic of the original and combines elegant suspense with gratifyingly crude and gruesome slasher-film gore.
If The Walking Dead can build on its promise and run with these ideas, along with unflinching gross-out thrills, it can tell a doomsday story with all the things zombies crave: brains, guts and heart.
On the whole, I'd say The Walking Dead worth a look, no matter what your genre preferences, but horror aficionados are more likely to enjoy this intense, blood-spattered tale, which, like all AMC dramas, is about as aesthetically well-crafted as a TV show can be.
Although we've seen no shortage of zombies and post-apocalyptic stories, producer-writer-director Frank Darabont has deftly tackled the seemingly perilous task of adapting a comicbook about zombies into a viable episodic series.
It's a great, gory and surprisingly emotional ride.
The Walking Dead may depend more on suspense, desolate atmosphere, and creative storytelling than fine acting. The show takes a nightmare generally told in movies and opens it up for the medium of TV. I'm optimistic that Darabont & Co. will continue to find ways to make the characters interestingly human as they dodge death's slow, ruthless pursuit.
The zombies are truly scary and disgusting. The survivors are terrific characters, and the gore is enough for any lunatic to love. But no amount of love is going to make a flesh-rotting zombie as sexy as a blood-thirsty vampire.
Executive producer Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption") is wonderfully skilled at framing shots to achieve maximum horror effect. But the middle stretch tends to bog down. My advice--watch the first 25 minutes (they're really good), then go trick-or-treating.
Taken as a fright fest, pure and simple, Dead succeeds admirably well, capturing the terror and confusion of waking up in a world where you've gone from person to endangered-species zombie food overnight.
I was encouraged that the character-driven third episode was stronger than the zombie action-heavy second, and perhaps the producers will be proven right--that the longer this saga goes on past these initial six episodes, the more it will set itself apart from the zombie canon.
Fans of the comic book and first-rate psycho-horror may form a large enough audience to make this a hit. Those not in those groups may want to start by taking a deep breath.
Darabont and his cast excel at conjuring up a taut social study, but let the horror scenes fall oddly flat.
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