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How To Get Show Quality Results On Your Own Using Summit's Affordable Paint Shop System
Unless you were lucky or smart enough to pick up a project with a clean coat of paint already on it, you will at some point find yourself at this juncture. Your smarter side says to find someone reputable to take over the project for this phase. Your more adventurous and sometimes self-destructive side tells you it can't be that hard, and that you can do it yourself. We found a happy middle ground for our '66 Mustang, known as Project Street Fighter. Cris Gonzalez, owner of JCG Restorations and Customs in Oxnard, California, opened his shop's doors to us to help teach us how to make it happen. He also lent us his best body man, Leo Alcarzar, for the duration of the project to guide us through the steps. We also got Primo Valdovinos, Cris' lead fabricator to do the rust repair, patch panels, and some welding to clean up the Mustang. Between Leo, Primo, and I, there are over 350 hours of prepping, sanding, filling, welding, taping, painting, and polishing that went into this project. If we were to hand the keys over to JCG and ask them to do all of the work from start to finish, it would be around $8,000. Nevertheless, the more work you can do yourself, the more money you will save, and that's what we were after. Above all else, the idea was to learn the necessary skills, and document them for you. Know that we aren't passing Project Street Fighter off as a low-buck car, but it's not by any means a show-only car either. The idea was to get as close to show quality as possible, while doing it on a real-guy budget-a goal many of you share with us.
In the planning stage, you have to consider how much time and money to allow yourself. If you want to do everything to its highest possible quality, you'll find yourself on a slippery slope to joblessness and debt. If you are cutting corners and skipping steps, you'll end up with a lesser outcome. The goal is to pick your battles-and your materials-wisely.
So far, with exception of the transmission installation, the project has been done outdoors in the apartment complex parking lot where I live. The bare metal and highly porous qualities of body filler make it unwise to perform bodywork outside, especially with the damp morning air. The idea was to do the most of the grunt work myself, while leaving the crucial workings to the experts. With the car at JCG Restorations and Customs, we were in good hands. Before the disassembly began, we decided on a paint system. You may recall in last year's paint and body issue, we wrote about Summit's new line of paints, and we've been eager to try them out since then. The great thing about the Summit system is that it's very inexpensive, and there is a large selection of colors to choose from. Summit has made a one-stop shop for everything you need to do the job of painting your car, from start to finish. Because of the color selection, we upgraded from the black and orange combination of our rendering, to a charcoal and bright-orange metallic to make things a little more interesting.
Our final product was more impressive than we thought it would be. We spent minimal funds on the supplies, and traded money for time getting our hands dirty to help reduce the overall money spent. We were going in with a budget theme, and came out with a show quality paintjob.
The first step is to disassemble the vehicle. Along the way you'll run into many seized screws and broken-off or rounded bolt heads, which can be taken care of with an Easy-Out set from Craftsman and a couple cans of Royal Purple Maxfilm penetrating lubricant. Though it's fun to fulfill your destructive side and yank out every part in sight with the speed and vigor of a mad man, there are a couple things you should slow down for to make reassembling easier. First off, take a lot of photos of the car while it's still together. Things like the interior door assembly are pretty complicated, and can be difficult to put back together without references. The second thing that will save you much time and frustration is putting all of the hardware in plastic bags and labeling them. There are hundreds of bolts that look very similar, but will fight you going back on if they aren't exactly right.
Panel Prep
Anyone with experience will tell you good paint preparation is the key. The actual painting part of the process is a very small percent of the work. If the bodywork under the paint isn't right, the paint won't look good, and it won't last. This phase simply can't be rushed, because in the long run, doing it over again will take much longer than taking your time to begin with. While it's not always necessary to get the panels down to the metal, it's often a good idea. Years of age and bad bodywork can become a problem in the future if it's not dealt with at this stage. We found extensive damage to panels that appeared to be fine because of the amount of filler that they had been plastered with. We wanted a fresh start, and opted to have the panels media blasted. Someone looking to save a little bit of time would work with the filler that's already on the panels and go from there.
Once the car is stripped, it's time to get it smooth. The broad, flat panels on Mustangs are easily turned wavy from years of door dings, accidents, and age in general. Without replacing everything, we can bring the highs and lows to a middle ground and restore the factory flatness. There are more specialized tools that are used to shape the metal than we can list, but we'll go over a couple of the major ones we used on this project. The idea behind repair instead of replacing is to try and keep the car as original as possible. There is a point where the cost of repair exceeds that of replacing the panel. If you're lucky, you can get hold of NOS (new old stock) panels that fits like the originals, because they are. Shopping at swap meets for original panels in good (or at least better) condition is a great option too. In our case, the panels we had were all salvageable and just took some working.
First, we get the damaged metal as close to where we want it using tools like hammers, dollies, slide hammers, and sometimes welders. Once it's close, the finish work is done using plastic body filler, commonly (and usually incorrectly) referred to by the trade name of Bondo. We used Evercoat's Rage plastic filler for the work on this car. The more time you have available, the closer you can get the surface how you like using the metalworking tools, then the less filler you need. JCG Restoration's regular customers usually allow them more time, but because we had a deadline and a budget, we limited the amount of time we spent metalworking.
The Primer Coat
Primer clears the canvas after all the bodywork is done. It acts as a sealant between the repairs, and the paint that will soon coat the car. We used Summit's Acrylic Urethane 2K primer which mixes 4:1 with one of their universal activators. To comply with California's laws, we used their zero-VOC activator. The first application of primer is also the final check for high and low spots. Before primer hits the car, the entire surface needs to be sanded to a 160-grit finish. To rough-out the filler, we used 80-grit paper before the 160-grit final sanding. We used Summit's Wax and Grease remover and Surface Wash before paint touched the car. If there is grease on the surface, it will keep the paint from adhering and possibly cause distortions in the paint. Because we don't all have access to top-of-the-line paint booths, chances are there will be dirt in the air that will settle on the car. To help keep this under control, we wipe the car down with a tack rag before every application material. This is a cheese cloth fabric laced with an adhesive material that picks up dirt particles on the car's surface.
Color Coat
Though the rendering for project Street Fighter flaunts a simple black and orange color combination, the palate of Summit's paint line gave us inspiration to mix it up a bit. We chose their Bright Orange Metallic to replace the standard orange color, and a Medium Charcoal Metallic in place of the black. The brilliance of these colors proved to give huge impact that the original non-metallic color couldn't touch. Summit has expanded their acrylic urethane line of paints to 40 colors, with plans to add more in the future. These are single-stage paints, meaning the clear is part of the basecoat, making the base color coat responsible for color and shine. For the at-home do-it-yourself guy, this is a great time-saver, and simplifies the process so your garage isn't tied up for weeks on end. Nevertheless, if you so choose (either before or during painting), you can lay clear over this paint, the same as you would a basecoat in a two-stage system.
The vertical panels that were sprayed orange came out flawless and free of debris, so we didn't need to add clear. The metallic gray, however, needed the clearcoat, because it's on the top, and some dirt found its way into the paint. While it was still masked, we added clearcoat so we would be able to sand it later. It should be noted that with metallic colors, you can't sand the basecoat. (If we had stayed with the original gloss black of our rendering, this would not have been a problem, but hindsight is always 20/20.) Sanding on a single-stage metallic will make the metallic blotchy, and there is no way to repair this. If you end up with a heavy amount of dirt or orange peel, you can bury it in clear, then do your sanding on the clear. This makes the paint much more forgiving.
Cut and Buff
If you've done all the right preparation before laying down your base color coat and clearcoat, the cut and buff procedure can be one of the most satisfying experiences of doing your own body and paint. Laying the groundwork for a flat surface is not easy, but if you take that time, it will reward you with a mirror-like finish at the cut and buff stage. If you are in a rush to the finish line and take shortcuts, the cut and buff stage will be more of a nightmare than anything else.
It is important in the metalworking and build primer stages that large, uninterrupted sections of bodywork are leveled properly with sanding blocks and long boards where appropriate. If these areas have been worked evenly, and special attention to the guidecoat has been given, then it will all show up in the cut and buff stages.
During the cut and buff, the idea is to gradually bring the rough texture of the finish gradually flatter. One thing you are definitely not doing during cutting is surface leveling-that should've been accomplished long before this step. Skipping, or rushing grit stages will result in grooves or scratches that cannot be eliminated in subsequent stages. At odds with this is the finite amount of material built-up during the basecoat (for single stage) or clearcoat (dual-stage) application. If care isn't taken, it's easy to burn through these layers, especially at corners, points, or convex areas. The idea is to smooth the material with your media just enough to remove the fine scratches from the previous media grit.
As with block sanding large, flat areas at the primer stage, the cutting stage is done similarly, with flexible rubber blocks, or cawls. This is accomplished with water (wet sanding) during the cutting stage. This provides waste material a way out, preventing the media from loading up, and burning the finish.
Finishing Touches
This was the fun part. After hours of banging on panels, sanding filler, priming, sanding, priming again, painting, cutting, and buffing, we finally got to assemble the car. So much of what we've been doing has been in the body shop and covered with dust that the finished product was hard to imagine. Now that it was time to get it back together, we were finally getting the gratification.
Before the front and rear glass went back in to make the car look complete, the headliner needed to be installed first, since the headliner tucks under the glass. We had a brand-new headliner in the box of parts we got from the previous owner, but a new one goes for about $20 through NPD. Getting the headliner in isn't too difficult, but we had some help with that. We'll explain further in a later story when we dive into our interior overhaul.
Bodywork isn't easy, and there are many difficult steps to take. Problems come up and surprises are to be expected. It's one of the only modifications to a car you can do that doesn't come with a part number or guarantee. A combination of time, effort, hard work, and quality materials are responsible for the final product. And as we've shown, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to get great results from Summit's paint system.
Media Blasting
If you can reuse the original sheetmetal without spending a ridiculous amount of time and money to save them, you should. It's no secret that reproductions often don't fit the same way the factory panels do. We took every panel that unbolted from the car and sent them to Pacific Coast Powder Coating in Palmdale, California, to have the paint stripped from the front and back of each piece. Along with surface rust, the media blasting took off the many repairs made over the years. We also got to see exactly how much damage there was. The media blasting gave us a fresh start with bare metal so that there would be no mysteries, and we could do the repairs right. If the car wasn't already fitted with new front and rear suspension as well as drivetrain, we would've had the entire shell stripped as well. Pacific Coast charged $550 to blast the panels, and if we had taken the entire shell with the panels, we'd be looking at around $1,000. If you've got the car stripped, we would recommend doing the whole thing.
Rust Repair
No old car project is complete without some rust repair. We were pretty lucky that there was no structural damage, just some small window frame and driprail rot. The correct way to repair a rusty area is to completely remove it. Just like cancer (as it's also called) it spreads, and if it's not completely removed it will show up again.
Stud Welder & Slide Hammer
Dents are usually concave, meaning they need to be brought up to flatten the panel. Often they can be fixed with a hammer and dolly, but sometimes only the top surface of the metal is exposed. In the example, there were dents along the top corner of the roof that were just over the roof brace structure. There was no room to use the hammer and dolly so we turned to the stud welder and slide hammer to pull the dents out.
Hammer & Dolly
If you can easily access both sides of the panel, a hammer and dolly can be used to bring up lows and push down highs. Using these tools is more of an art than a science, and those who have the feel for it make effortless work out of it. Inexperienced body men can pretty easily make things worse. There are two basic ways to use these tools. The first is to hit the hammer on the metal with the dolly directly behind it. This is called hammering "on dolly." This effectively stretches the sheetmetal because the force of the hammer onto the metal with the dolly backing makes the metal slightly thinner. When the metal stretches, it has no place to go but up. The second way to use these tools is to hammer "off dolly." You hold the dolly under a low spot, and hammer just to the side of it on the surrounding high spots. The rebound action of the dolly after the hammer strikes brings up the low spot while the hammer brings down the high spot. Having the right shaped dolly
can strongly improve your results because the closer the dolly matches the panel's contours, the less work it will take to get a good product. A starter set by Performance Tool can be found at SummitRacing.com for under $20. Ron Covell is an extremely experienced body man, and has made a living creating tools, videos, and books to share his talent. If you're interested in becoming more fluent in the art of metal shaping, he's the guy to watch.
If you're doing a complete repaint like we are, now is the time to make any body changes you desire. We wanted to clean up the look of this car because decorative trim isn't consistent with our Street Fighter theme. Street Fighter to us says nothing too fancy, nothing unnecessary, and a little something racy. This leaves no room for the fancy bright work meant to attract a different crowd.
Block Sanding
Block sanding will make or break your paintjob. If the panel isn't sanded correctly it will be visibly wavy and uneven. After we smoothed out the metal, we applied a skim coat of filler for the final tune. It's next to impossible to make the panel perfect without the use of this stuff. There are many times through the body and paint preparation process that we use block sanding, even in the final sanding of the clearcoat. The Dura Block set from Summit Racing has seven different shaped blocks to cover all of the contours on your car. When used correctly, they ensure a smooth, flat surface through the bodywork and paint prep stages. To go with these blocks, Summit Racing also carries sandpaper in rolls with a sticky back to adhere to the blocks. Another thing that comes in quite handy is a dual-action (DA) sander. Summit offers a sander Value Pack that includes the pneumatic DA sander and four 3M sanding paper rolls that include 80-, 180-, 320-, and 400-grit (PN CMB-17-0032) for $189.95.
Trim Painting
Mustangs have a whole lot of bright trim on them, but the shiny look wasn't going to match the sleek and tough look we're going for with Project Street Fighter. The trim that we didn't remove we painted satin black to help it blend in with the car. Before we could paint, we had to clean and sand the trim. As you can see, the trim had overspray from the last three paintjobs. We used a razor to scrape it off. Once the parts were clean, we hit them with 160-grit sandpaper to give the surface bite for the paint to adhere to. We used Dupli-Color's Trim Black for all the exterior trim and also for the inside of the doors, fenders, and taillight buckets shown here.
Summit Paint
With the help of premium-quality manufacturers, Summit Racing has branded their own line of paint products. Their substantial name in the aftermarket has given them the ability to supply their customers with a simple-to-use acrylic urethane paint system you can apply in your own garage. They've made the process painfully simple, for those of us whose profession isn't refinishing.
Besides the Summit paint products, the only other things you'll need to get the job done is a 60-gallon (or higher) air compressor, spay gun, and masking and sanding materials, many of which are available though Summit Racing.
All of Summit's paint products mix in the same ratio of 4:1, so there is no confusion. Summit's acrylic urethane topcoat is a single-stage paint, meaning the clearcoat is optional. The exceptions are with specific colors where the metallic content is too coarse to leave without a clearcoat. Summit has found that one gallon of this topcoat will paint the average-sized car, but suggests getting an extra gallon if you're painting interior panels too.
If you've got your heart set on the ultra deep look of a clearcoated car, you have two choices in product. Summit has a medium- and high-solids clear. The high-solids version is simply the top-shelf version with the deepest, longest-lasting gloss.
The sanding and polishing process is very similar to other paints, but can be done after only a couple days. The system is made to be sprayed without a climate-controlled paint booth by using temperature-specific activators. This makes it possible to have a show-quality paintjob, without a professional paint booth or high-dollar supplies.
Prep Solvents
Wax & Grease remover-strong blend of solvents to remove bugs, road grime, oil, and other residue from the body during and after body preparation
Surface Wash-mild wash for the last wipe-down before primer or paint is applied to remove dust and debris.
Fish-Eye Eliminator-to allow the paint to flow over imperfections and avoid the fish-eye effect
Epoxy Primer-especially formulated for superior adhesion to bare metal. It's mixed 4:1 with epoxy catalyst.
Urethane 2K Primer-high-build primer to conceal low spots in a fast-drying formula. Will stick to sealers, primers, OE finishes, and body filler. Mixed 4:1 with urethane activator.
Single-Stage Urethane Topcoat-premium formula makes this paint highly resistant to damage from UV exposure, chemicals, weather, and chips. Will hold its color and gloss longer than acrylic and synthetic enamels. Does not require a clearcoat for glossy finish and is available in 20 colors; optional clear for enhanced gloss.
Universal Activators-mix in a 4:1 ratio with Summit's urethane products. Three different activators are offered to compensate for the painting conditions; Fast activator for below 70° F, medium for between 70° F and 80° F, and a slow for 80° and above.
Urethane Reducers-to allow flow and leveling of paint. Comes in fast, medium, slow, and special Zero-VOC to comply with strict environmental regulations. With topcoat, mixes up to 10 percent, for high-solids clears, mix 4:1:1.
Medium-Solids Urethane Clear-user-friendly operation, standard (but not economy) version
High-Solids Urethane Clear-higher build, deeper gloss version of the medium solid
|Wax & Grease Remover (quart)
|Surface Wash (quart)
|Fish-Eye Eliminator (pint)
|Epoxy Primer (gallon)
|Epoxy Catalyst (quart)
|2K Primer Surfacer (gallon)
|Single-Stage Urethane Topcoat (gallon)
|Urethane Specialty Metallic Topcoat (gallon)
|Universal Urethane Activator (quart)
|Universal Urethane Reducer (quart)
|Medium-Solids Urethane Clearcoat (gallon)
|High-solids Urethane Clearcoat (gallon)
Where the Money Went
We were able to use all of the tools available to us at JCG Restoration, but here are the supplies we used and some equipment we highly recommend. Everything here is available at SummitRacing.com; we found they have a huge selection of paint products, supplies, and tools to handle any bodywork and painting project.
|7-block Set
|Dura Block
|Sandpaper roll 80-grit
|Sandpaper roll 160-grit
|Sandpaper roll 220-grit
|Sandpaper roll 400-grit
|Sandpaper sheets (50) 600-grit
|Sandpaper sheets (50) 1000-grit
|Surface Wash
|Summit Racing
|Wax and grease remover
|Summit Racing
|Air line filters
|Strainers and stir sticks (6 of each)
|Mixing cups
|Midstate Tool & Supply
|Performance Tool
|Rubbing compound
|3M Perfect-It II
|Bright Orange Metallic (1 gallon)
|Summit Racing
|Medium Charcoal Gray Metallic (1 gallon)
|Summit Racing
|2K Primer (2 gallons)
|Summit Racing
|High-solids clear (1 gallon)
|Summit Racing
|Reducer (1 gallon)
|Summit Racing
|Activator (1 gallon)
|Summit Racing
|Bolt kit ('66 only)
|Gas cap
|Door hinges (upper)
|Door hinges (lower)
|The car
|Battery replace and relocation (11/08)
|Radiator and fans (12/08)
|Spindles, front brakes, wheels tires (1/09)
|Trunk rehab and toolbox (2/09)
|Rack-and-pinion steering, column, and wheel (4/09)
|9-inch rear and brakes (5/09)
|Rear suspension (6/09)
|Front suspension (7/09)
|Engine bay cleanup with engine sale (8/09)
|Smeding 427 Windsor (9/09)
|Keisler five-speed swap (10/09)
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Description of 101 White Salt Lane, Charleston, SC 29492
Nestled among the grand oak trees, on a 1.4 acre private deep water lot, this custom home boasts luxurious Lowcountry living in the exclusive gated community of Beresford Hall. As you enter the home, you are greeted in the foyer by the elegant double staircase and formal dining room off to the right. Rare architectural elements and refined interiors are throughout with marble floors, ceilings that soar and breathtaking views. High end stainless appliances, abundant storage, natural stone counters and custom cabinetry in the open kitchen with the most magnificent breakfast room you just have to see to believe. On the main floor is the exceptional master bedroom suite complete with two master bathrooms adorned with a lavish soaking tub, multiple sinks, timeless marble, and walk in custom closets with built-ins. There is a great dedicated office space on the main floor.Upstairs are three additional bedrooms all complete with private bathrooms and abundant storage. Views of the marsh and creek are breathtaking from the guest rooms and private second porch areas too! Designed with the finest details and upgrades throughout, discerning features include exquisite molding, over-sized doors, expansive views from the hurricane rated glass windows, a custom gas fireplace made of Onyx and a wood-paneled elevator providing access to all floors.Outdoors you will find a pool and grilling area that make this home the perfect place to entertain. The estate includes a private dock with boat slip. The attached garage is over sized for 3 vehicles and tons of storage you'll need for all your pool and boating needs. Neighborhood amenities include pool, clubhouse, play parks, jogging trails, community dock & more. Call today to schedule your private tour and learn more about this wonderful home!
Property Features of 101 White Salt Lane, Charleston, SC 29492
Single Family Detached
Beresford Hall
|Elementary school: Philip Simmons
|Middle school: Philip Simmons
|High school: Philip Simmons
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|Three car garage
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|Lot acreage is: 1.40
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Huawei is a leading telecoms solutions provider. Huawei's products and solutions have been deployed in over 100 countries and support the communications needs of one third of the world's population. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.
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Just a link collection today; I'm scrambling with deadlines right now.
Astrophysics and Gravitation:
New Most Distance Galaxy Candidate Found
For more, see NASA's Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxy Candidate Ever Seen in Universe.
Bayesian Model to Determine Size of the Universe
M. Vardanyan, R. Trotta, & J. Silk (2011). Applications of Bayesian model averaging to the curvature and size of the Universe arXiv arXiv: 1101.5476v1
For more, see New Model Says the Cosmos Is At Least 250 Times Larger Than the Visible Universe.
Black Hole – Dark Matter Correlation? Nope.
John Kormendy, & Ralf Bender (2011). Supermassive black holes do not correlate with dark matter halos of galaxies Nature 469, 377 (2011) arXiv: 1101.4650v1
For more, see Dark matter does not act as a growth factor.
High Energy Physics and Particles:
Measurement of the Muon Lifetime and Determination of the Fermi Constant
D. M. Webber et al. (MuLan Collaboration) (2011). Measurement of the Positive Muon Lifetime and Determination of the Fermi Constant to Part-per-Million Precision Physical Review Letters, 106 (4) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.041803
For more, see How Strong Is the Weak Force? New Measurement of the Muon Lifetime.
General Relativity, Quantum Gravity, et al.:
Virtual Black Holes in Hyperbolic Metamaterials
Igor I. Smolyaninov (2011). Virtual Black Holes in Hyperbolic Metamaterials arXiv arXiv: 1101.4625v1
For more, see Physicist Discovers How To Make Quantum Foam In A Test Tube.
Gravity as a Diffeomorphism Invariant Gauge Theory
Kirill Krasnov (2011). Gravity as a diffeomorphism invariant gauge theory arXiv arXiv: 1101.4788v1


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Looks like the Packers have redesigned their no-contact practice jerseys:
Product Description: Replica Quarterback practice jersey has ribbing at the neck with miter 'V' construction and NFL Equipment logo, G logo on sleeves, satin neck taping, double needle construction, dazzle fabric side panels and sleeves, extended drop tail and side vents. Jock tag and Reebok logos finish the piece.
Unless perhaps the replicas are being spun off from the authentics into fashion jersey territory?
Contrast the above picture with this one, from last month's minicamp:
UPDATE 08/02: False alarm, it's just a fashion thing. These pictures from minicamp clearly show the quarterbacks wearing the standard-cut red no-contact jerseys. The NFL shop is selling the exact same fashion jersey for all teams:


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You have heard the hoopla over banning a mosque near "Ground Zero" in New York City. And the buzz about the startling level of American ignorance over President Obama's religion (a Pew poll showed about one in five Americans think he is Muslim). Now, a Chinese animated news video links these macro stories with the stabbing of a New York cab driver, making the case for a rise in anti-Muslim violence in the USA. Michael Enright (pictured at right), a film student, allegedly stabbed the cabbie out of anti-Muslim bias. Enright's journals will undoubtedly be used in court as evidence of the biased motivation necessary for a hate crime conviction. Ironically, given his own actions, he allegedly wrote that Muslims were "filthy murderers without a conscience." For a glimpse at international opinion, this 90-second video clip from Next Media Animation in Taiwan is worth checking out:
Related blog post:
Judge may block hater from misusing courts: First Amendment and fair use doctrine at issue (March 8, 2008)


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Bernard B. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
Turners Ireland
Turners Ireland is a charity / support group which represents girls/women with Turners syndrome and parents of Turners girls/women. Turners Syndrome is a chromosome disorder which affects 1 in 2000 girls - please checkout the following web sites for more information: http://www.tcgi.ie and http://www.tss.org.uk. There are association web sites in all major countries.
Turners Ireland would like to have a more professional look. The logo needs to have a fresh and positive look.
Girls with Turners syndrome.
Parents of Turners girls.
Medical professionals.
Educational bodies.
General public.
We are looking for a logo to represent the Irish Turners Association.
we are leaving it completely up to you. All bright ideas will be considered.
We only require the text "TURNERS IRELAND" along with some Artwork that work to represent the "brand". The text can be in any font - we are open to any ideas. We will give feed-back on all submissions to help every designer 'fine-tune" the look.
Colour: Magenta has been mentioned, but again we are open to suggestions. We do not want a multi-colours, we only require a 2 colour logo.
A flower drawn by a child has been mooted as a good idea??
The female symbol representing the "T" in Turners was also an idea??
The following list gives you a feel for what we want the logo to portray
Woman - Feminine.
Positive & Happy
Simple & light-hearted.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
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Monday, March 25, 2013 - 12:00pm
City Commission Chambers, 1101 Poyntz Avenue
Law Board Meetings are held at 12:00 noon on the third Monday of each month, provided that if Monday is a legal holiday or on a holiday specified by the Agency, the regular meeting will be held on the following day at the same hour. Special meetings may be called by the Chair of the Law Board.
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Ethics and Virus TestingBy Larry Seltzer | Posted 2006-08-20 Print
Opinion: How come discovering vulnerabilities and writing exploits is "research," but viruses for testing is a crime against humanity?The anti-virus community is abuzz in controversy over the tests performed recently by Consumer Reports on anti-virus products.
CR went out and did what many of us have considered in the past, but not actually done: With the help of consultants at ISE (Independent Security Evaluators), they created a test bed of 5,500 new viruses in order to test the products.
There's an old joke about Consumer Reports, that nobody respects their work for their own field, just for others. So a carpenter will scoff at their review of circular saws, but trust them for gas grills and washing machines. I've heard a lot of this in the discussions about virus testing.
Symantec's veteran virus-hunter Vincent "Vinny" Gullotto recently joined Microsoft to head its Security Research and Response team. Click here to read more.
Many in the anti-malware community are adamant that creating viruses is always a bad thing, and never necessary in order to test anti-virus software. In fact, they argue that it's not as good a methodology as the alternatives. You can find some good links to opinion on the matter in this blog entry by Sunbelt Software's Alex Eckelberry.
I've been involved in many tests of anti-virus products, and it's always tough. There are many ways you can go about the testing and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. The biggest problem is testing of heuristic protection, or protection against unknown viruses.
I have no specific opinion on the work by Consumer Reports; not being a subscriber I haven't read the actual test results, just the methodology linked to above. But it seems to me that the abhorrence of virus creation that many are expressing is an overreaction.
Let's take what seem to me to be the two main arguments against it: 1) If you create malware, there's a chance it could escape and cause damage to innocent third parties, and 2) it's not a good way to test AV.
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5-Minute Flatbread Pizza with Prosciutto, Arugula, and Mozzarella Recipe
This recipe is a slight cheat on skillet pizza, since it uses pre-made flatbread instead of pizza dough. Then again, it really does only take five minutes to make, so I don't feel badly about it at all. I made two personal pizzas in succession and the first one didn't get soggy or cold by the time the second was done, but if you want to speed things up, you can also opt to make the pies side-by-side in two skillets and finish both simultaneously.
For a complete dinner, use the rest of the arugula and tomatoes to make a healthy salad with fresh corn, avocado and scallions and dress it with lemon and olive oil.
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- Yield:Serves 2
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:10 minutes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 flatbread pita rounds, whole wheat or regular
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
- 1 cup arugula
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh juice from 1 lemon
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1/8 pound prosciutto
- Shaved Parmesan, to taste
Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the flatbread and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. Flip and then immediately top with the cheese, tomatoes, 2 or 3 pieces of prosciutto and cover and cook until the cheese melts, less than a minute.
In a small mixing bowl, dress the arugula with the extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and set aside.
Slide the pita out, place on a serving plate and keep warm in the oven while you cook the remaining batches. Top pizzas with the dressed arugula, parmesan, and a hit of pepper.
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Princess Niamh (pronounced Nee-EHV) is so incredibly beautiful and purehearted that no potential suitor can approach her without going mad. This presents a serious problem for the king and the queen since the continuation of the royal line is threatened. They search for a bridegroom far and wide and discover that their only hope is the mysterious Hermit who is rumored to have the lion's head and tail, the eagle's wings, and the saint's heart. Since he li...


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Every time I go away, my husband decides it's the perfect time to do major home improvement projects, which makes so much sense since he's alone with four children.
I know I should be grateful because it's awesome to have someone who is so ambitious, but the problem is that the projects never actually get done. The ceiling in the girls' room is still unpainted. Our shower was unusable for a week. And what exactly are the kids doing while he's putting in our closet? Honestly, it becomes more of a hassle than a help.
But since my goal for 2013 is to work on my marriage, I've been trying to change my attitude. And maybe, just maybe, it's working.
While I was in New York City throwing a party, my husband decided to redo our kids' bathroom, and like times before, when I returned, it was still incomplete. No light, no sink, and no working shower.
And like times before, I moaned and groaned, and gave him a pretty hard time about starting something and not finishing it. He apologized and told me that he wanted to surprise me and "Hey, see the cool new hooks on the wall and the nice paint!" to which I looked, then sighed as I always do.
Basically, I was a complete jerk.
After thinking about how I had spoken to him, I realized a few important things:
1. His intention was not to annoy me, but surprise me and make me happy. He was trying to do something awesome.
2. The bathroom wasn't really in use in the first place, except for the sink, and considering we have two other bathrooms, it was a minor inconvenience for the kids to move for a couple of days until he finished.
3. I would probably have never done the bathroom myself, so it was either have him do it and get it half done for now, or me never do it all.
Then I felt really bad for being a jerk.
Now look, there are a few things he could have done as well, like get some help to finish the project, or find a sitter so he could get more done. As incredible as the intention of this is, I think it's important to be realistic and understand the time involved.
But still, I decided that the good outweighed the inconvenient in this case, and told him so with a card. Nothing fancy, just a word of thanks to acknowledge his effort.
Apparently even though the sink and the light weren't working in the bathroom, the mirror was. Glad I stopped to take a look.
What stuff does your partner do that usually annoys you but really might actually be awesome?
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How can a good-looking animated feature with a Randy Newman song as kicky as "When We're Human" end up being just sort of ... all right?
Such is "The Princess and the Frog," the Disney company's first hand-drawn (non-digital) effort since "Home on the Range" five years ago. It'll look especially pleasing to older audiences who've missed this warmer visual aesthetic of 2-D animation -- and their kids won't have their souls crushed by it or anything. But the movie slam-jams its overpacked story in a frenetic, needlessly complicated manner. It lacks for nothing in setting and atmosphere (New Orleans, mostly in the 1920s, with side trips to bayou country) but comes up short where it counts: the characters. Human, insect or amphibian, their appeal is hard-sell and engineered.
I realize times change, but it's too bad these screenwriters and directors couldn't revisit "The Jungle Book" (1967) for reference. That film, with its hep-cats-meet-Kipling insouciance, took its time and has become a classic. "The Princess and the Frog" never catches its breath.
It features the first African-American princess from Disney Enterprises Inc., to whom the bu$ine$$ of marketing female royalty is $ignificant. The central character is, oddly, sidelined by her own story. Brought up by loving, hard-working parents (Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey voice the roles), Tiana chases one goal above all: opening her own restaurant. The longtime waitress scrimps and saves, and if the bumbling, condescending white businessmen allow it, she'll own the waterfront former sugar mill of her dreams outright.
The script quickly introduces a visiting prince, a smoothie with the doe-eyed Big Easy femmes. The prince runs afoul of the spell-casting "shadow man" Dr. Facilier (Keith David, he of the basso hoodoo voice). To escape his newly amphibian state, Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos) must lock lips with a princess; Tiana, he mistakenly believes, will do the trick. She doesn't; she turns into a frog herself. Then the bickering begins in earnest and keeps up for most of the film, which has a way of creating noisy diversions from Tiana's situation, rather than setting up tributaries that feed the main river.
The first half-hour of "The Princess and the Frog" is virtually laughless. Then, in the nick of time, we're treated to songwriter Newman's best number in an eight-song score. In the spirit of "Hakuna Matata," "When We're Human" is tailored for a trumpet-playing alligator named Louis (Michael-Leon Wooley) and the would-be froggy lovers. (The song's story purpose is similar to "Human Again," cut from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" but interpolated into the stage version.)
Alas, Tiana, whose hallmarks are doggedness and clean living, isn't a very interesting character, though Broadway ace Anika Noni Rose provides her with a wonderfully soulful voice. Campos' Naveen may look like Michigan J. Frog, but he sounds like Maurice Chevalier's cousin, amusingly. Less amusing is a Cajun firefly (voice by Jim Cummings) resembling a dentally challenged Jiminy Cricket, who aids Tiana and the gang on their journey, as does ancient Mama Odie (Jenifer Lewis). She gets a gospel stomper to sing ("Dig a Little Deeper"), though the song stops the show in theory, not in practice.
I loved one bit and one bit only: a brief, riotous flashback showing Louis the alligator's first foray into interspecies jazz musicianship. This, you think, is the old stuff: funny, quick on its feet and -- tellingly -- the one big laugh in the all-ages screening I attended.
Disney can be proud of adding, finally, a black princess to its roster of princessy archetypes. On the other hand: With his rolling eyes and cliched, overexploited menace, Dr. Facilier may have some parents in the audience thinking back to Geoffrey Holder in "Live and Let Die," which is a mixed blessing indeed.
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Voice cast: Anika Noni Rose (Tiana); Bruno Campos (Prince Naveen); Keith David (Dr. Facilier); Michael-Leon Wooley (Louis); Jim Cummings (Ray); Jenifer Lewis (Mama Odie); John Goodman (Big Daddy)
Credits: Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements; written by Clements, Musker and Rob Edwards; songs by Randy Newman; produced by Peter Del Vecho. A Walt Disney Pictures release. Running time: 1:34


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This numbered edition Acrylic Glass Print, designed by Georgi Slavchev, comes with a numbered and signed certificate of authenticity. Printed on archival-quality photo paper mounted on the back of a 1/8" thick, clear acrylic substrate, this artwork comes ready to hang on a wire attached to a wooden frame fixed on the back.
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What makes this experience even more valuable to my learners is that we are connecting with other students worldwide through Skype, Twitter, and blogging in order to discuss and share this book. There is also a wiki where students can publish any work in which they engage that relates to the book; my students were anxious to contribute to this community of publishers.
We are working on analyzing characters in our reading and our writing. Thanks to Lara Deloza at the International Reading Association, I was introduced to a free app called Trading Cards. This clever little app (also will be available on Android) allows the user to dig deeply in examining all aspects of a character. When my students began a debate about which character was the most important to the story, I felt like I needed to give them an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas with a wider audience. Since one of my students had helped me test out the trading card app, she suggested that they create character trading cards.
After they had written their summaries and created an illustration of their character based on the description in the book, we conferred. I had them explain and justify the choices that they had made in their writing before they set off to publish their trading card. One group of students even expressed that they felt like these characters had become their friends. (Isn't it amazing the depth of understanding and connections that students will make when they get to read and enjoy really engaging literature?)
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I love this time of year. After months of guiding them, everything has started to click with my students. They have the confidence to state their ideas, justify them, suggest ways to improve upon them and find solutions for one another's challenges. They have learned the power of being in a student-directed classroom. Not once during their discussion did they focus on the technology...they focused on the learning. Our week was filled with a new energy that had not been there until now. They now KNOW that they are the ones designing their learning. Watching them take that step into becoming independent learners has been the best experience...one I never grow tired of witnessing. I know that there is no stopping them now...and that app was the vehicle that got them to this place on their learning journey. I can't wait to see where they take us next.


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This page will eventually hold information to install Arch Linux on the Acer Aspire 1410. Here is the (albeit empty) forum post for discussion: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=626296
This laptop is almost perfect for Linux. It has Intel chipset on motherboard (includes OpenGL 2.0-compatible video) and well-known Atheros network devices (on some models). Even special keyboard and suspend work fine.
|Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
|Install xf86-video-intel
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or Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
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or Atheros Communications Device 1063
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Headphone Jack
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Installing Arch
If you are receiving errors booting or during the install, try setting the SATA mode to "IDE" in the BIOS. This is not necessary for all users.
During the Installation
Be sure to install the necessary wireless driver (see above), "wireless_tools", and optionally "netcfg" if you would like wireless to work post-install.
Note for beginners: connect to wifi-router directly by ethernet cable, or completely switch-off authentication. After that install Arch from network mirrors, reload and install network-manager with your preferred Desktop Environment.
Kernel Issues
Kernel 2.6.36 and 2.6.37 often freeze the system. Make sure to upgrade to newest kernel. This also fixes issues with the touchpad.
Setup the Touchpad
Make sure to install xf86-input-synaptics. Don't forget to enable the touchpad with <Fn>-F7. The following threads might also be interesting: [1] [2]
Kernel 2.6.36 has an annoying bug makeing the touchpad finicky. A temporary workaround [3] is:
xinput --set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Two-Finger Pressure" 280
Please note that since kernel 2.6.38 the touchpad works well and no such fix is necessary.
Fan Issues
If the noise is running too often or making too much noise, try installing the latest version of acerhdfAUR.
Panel aspect ratio
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Is there a more beautiful sight than smoke pouring off the rear tires of a Ferrari F40? This 1987 video found by our friends at Axis of Oversteer has Italian Ferrari F1 driver Michele Alboreto caning his company's finest product.
Alboreto calls the F40, "a bit like a German shepherd. You can pet it and it will be nice, but if you are mean to it will bite you." We don't know any German shepherds that shoot flames out of their ass, but the comparison is apt enough.
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Magageni is an amazing wild African climbing venue on the escarpment overlooking Loskop Dam. Routes range from 50 to 120m and the rock quality is mostly excellent. The area was climbed at mostly in the '60's and '70's and since then there has been little activity. This means that most of the routes are easier than about grade 20 (or else they have aid) so the place is a playground for first ascents and first free ascents. But you better hurry up because the routes are falling thick and fast.
The JHB MCSA gets access here once a year for a meet, usually in September. Consult their meet sheet.
The land is privately owned and, although the land-owner is climber-friendly, he values his privacy and his property very highly. So if you want to climb here, go through the MCSA and FOLLOW ALL THE RULES GIVEN BY THE LANDOWNER! Usually he requires: 1) Names and telephone numbers of members of your club who will be in the group. 2) Car registration numbers. 3) Time of arrival. 4) Everyone will have to sign an indemnity form on arrival.
The gates are normally locked and the land-owner makes an arrangement with his employee to open for climbers at a pre-arranged time. DO NOT BE LATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO CELL PHONE SIGNAL AND YOU WILL PISS EVERYONE OFF IF THE GATE-KEEPER IS KEPT WAITING!
There are a number of dwellings on the property. Please stay well away from these and respect the privacy of the land-owner and his family/guests.
Facilities & Camping
There are no facilities. Camping is in the thorn trees by the cars, next to a usually dry dam. NO FIRES ALLOWED! THE RISK OF VELD FIRE IS TOO HIGH!
The campsite is above the cliffs. It is a 15 to 20 minute easy walk down a dirt track to the base of the cliffs. DO NOT DRIVE DOWN THIS ROAD - YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK UP AGAIN!
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WebStation needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
CTJ Technology Group
We offer managed services, datacenter services, outsourced helpdesk, equipment provisioning and acquisition and augmented employees.
We are a boutique IT company providing a high level of customer service to a select number of clients. Driven through reputation we are experiencing exponential growth and need to increase our brand image and awareness.
Our target market is medium to large Corporate Executives and IT Directors.
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In his first season at Cal State Northridge, Chris Allen played in 26 games, starting on six occasions ... finished his inaugural season with 33 at-bats, scored six times including the game-winning run in CSUN's 3-2 extra-inning contest vs. Long Beach State on May 21st, drove in three runs on the season and hit a double ... was named this year's recipient of the Lyman Bostock Memorial Scholarship ... drove in two RBIs vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/19) ... stole his first base as a Matador vs. Connecticut (3/5) ... drove in his third RBI of the season vs. Connecticut (3/6) ... was hit by a pitch and scored against Sacramento State (3/27) ... finished with one hit in his only at-bat and scored a run at Pepperdine (4/6, Gm. 2) ... went 1-for-2 with a double vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/11) ... scored a run against San Diego State (4/13) ... scored a run and drew a walk vs. SDSU (4/13) ... was hit by a pitch vs. UC Davis (5/1) ... led off the 11th inning with a single and scored the game-winning run vs. Long Beach State (5/21).
Allen earned three letters playing at first base and outfield for Head Coach Tom Quinley at Charter Oak Christian High School. In his senior season, he won the league batting title while leading the Chargers to a Miramonte League Championship. Allen helped Charter Oak to league titles in each of his three years playing on the baseball team. Allen was named to the All-League First Team twice and to the Second Team once. Allen also played for the Charger football team, helping the school win a CIF Championship.
Born on March 28, 1991 in Compton, Calif. ... parents are Sheryl and Mark Allen ... has two sisters, Shanice and Sherice Fry ... favorites include the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard, actors Will Smith and Megan Good, the film "The Sandlot" and solo artist Lil Wayne ... chose CSUN because of the baseball program and the education ... lists winning the CIF Championship in football as his greatest sports moment ... likes to workout and listen to music when he has time to relax ... lists Willie Mays as the most famous person he has ever met ... names his parents as his greatest heroes ... majoring in Kinesiology.


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Author Ken McGoogan believes, rightly or wrongly, that Arctic explorer John Rae was the first to discover the Northwest Passage conneting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across upper Canada and the Arctic Circle. The first half of the story is devoted to Rae's adventures in the Artic, his nearly unbelieveable strenghth and endurance. The latter portion details Rae's biggest mistake. Exposing the truth about his discoveries when searching for the lost ...


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Alumni Profile - Allan Slutsky '78
Out of the Shadows by Matthew S. Robinson
Allan Slutsky '78
Stevie Wonder. Marvin Gaye. Martha and the Vandellas. These are names that those familiar with pop music know like the names of their own family members. But does anyone know the names of the men who made these greats so great? After decades of anonymity, music lovers, historians, and members of the general public are finally becoming aware of the artists who made the Motown Sound, thanks to the devoted work of guitarist and pop music historian Allan Slutsky.
"Everybody thinks that they know everything about Motown," Slutsky notes, "but they don't know anything." Considering that the collective of Motown session players known as the Funk Brothers played on more chart toppers than the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Elvis, and the Beach Boys combined, it is unbelievable that so few people know their names. "This was a great unknown story of rock and roll," Slutsky says, "and it needed to be told." Slutsky himself first became interested in the Motown story as a teenage guitarist performing in his native Philadelphia.
"America has always been obsessed with 'cool,'" he observes, "and Motown was the coolest thing I had ever found." In an effort to emulate his unknown idols, Slutsky spent hours trying to translate the signature Motown riffs into a format that he and his band mates could understand.
"We tried to copy the licks," he says. "But it was such a Detroit groove, that no matter how we tried, we couldn't play it right." To approach this vaunted level of cool, Slutsky studied music at Temple University and then came to Berklee to pursue guitar studies. "If not for Berklee, I wouldn't have been able to do the things I've done," he says recalling musical mentors such as Bill Levitt and Herb Pomeroy. After graduation, Slutsky returned to Philly, where he continued to work on transcriptions. Garnering the nickname "Dr. Licks," Slutsky also gained a publishing deal with Hal Leonard for a series of tablature books that bore his new monicker. Despite his notable precision, however, Slutsky still had trouble notating the groove when it came to Motown.
"As I started transcribing that music," he recalls, "I was blown away. I wanted to find out who created these sounds, and that led me first to the story of bassist James Jamerson." Further research led Slutsky to the discovery that, despite the general public's familiarity with their music, Jamerson and other late greats like drummer Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, and keyboardist Earl "Chunk of Funk" Van Dyke were all but unknown to millions of fans of the Motown Sound.
"Jamerson and company had played all those hits, yet nobody knew who they were!" Slutsky says. In an effort to right this wrong, he decided to expand the Jamerson transcription book into the musical biography Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Over a period of three years, Slutsky interviewed the surviving Brothers - including bassist Bob Babbitt, vibraphonist Jack Ashford, keyboardists Johnny Griffith and Joe Hunter, drummers Uriel Jones and Richard "Pistol" Allen (who died soon after the filming), and guitarists Joe Messina and Eddie "Chank" Willis - and painstakingly wrote their story of nameless fame. When it won the 1989 Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award as Rolling Stone's music book of the year, Slutsky knew he was on to something.
"After I won, I decided what I had to do next," Slutsky says, explaining his leap from page to stage, "was to get these guys back together and document them performing." Though the Brothers had not played together since Motown moved its headquarters to Los Angeles in the 1970s, Slutsky was not to be denied. Eleven years, 30,000 hours, and a bunch of pawn slips later, Shadows was released as a feature film by Artisan Entertainment (visit www.artisanent.com for more info).
"They had put out Buena Vista Social Club," Slutsky notes, citing another popular film biography of unsung musical heroes, "so we knew they could do something like this." Combining testimony and reminiscence with live-concert footage of the Brothers and contemporary artists such as Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Chaka Khan, and Joan Osborne, Shadows is part history, part biography, part tribute, and all Motown.
"It doesn't play like a movie," the film's coproducer Slutsky opines. "It's more like a revival meeting. People go to pray at the altar of the Motown Sound." And what a revival it has been! Already, the film has won rave reviews from the international press and public, including a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival, which is the second largest gathering of its kind in the world.
"People have chased our limo down the street," Slutsky recalls. "Everyone seems to love the film, and hopefully that will help to get the word out - that is why I did this." Not one to sit on his laurels, Slutsky is at work on a book about the famed rhythm sections that backed James Brown in the 1960s and 70s and is mounting a Buena Vista- style tour for the Brothers. "These men who were anonymous are now being recognized," he says. "They are the biggest hit machine ever, and now people are getting to know who they are."


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Thursday, September 27, 2012
EasyLunchboxes twin pretzel lunches
It's not often I get to make identical lunches for my kiddos. But when it does happen it's really nice because it's so much faster than packing two completely different lunches!
Ethan has just recently discovered he likes soft pretzels. He used to eat them when he was really little, and then his food aversions intensified and he shied away from them. For years. And years! Then about a month ago I started mentioning them, describing their texture, likening them to breadsticks (which he usually likes). I did this to warm him up to the idea of soft pretzels, with the grand idea of having him try one while we were in Disney World.
It totally worked. He tried it. He loved it. He wanted more. So thrilled! It's not like the greatest food ever, but expanding his acceptance of foods is a step in the right direction.
So I've bought those frozen soft pretzels and have been making those at home for a couple weeks. After a bit of experimenting I've found that I can make them the day before (I use the oven or toaster oven method), leave uncovered in a cabinet (to cool and not trap any moisture), and they are good to pack for lunch the next day. Hee haw.
On this day Ethan and Paige had twin lunches:
Packed in EasyLunchboxes:
- a soft pretzel
- kiwi fruit
- sunflower kernels
- carrots for Ethan
- cucumbers for Paige
The sunflower kernels are in the mini m&m tube. Those tubes work great for small messy snacks like seeds and loose granola. These short tubes are my favorite since they fit in just about all bento boxes. The longer tubes are easier to find, but they are harder to squeeze in.
Both kids also have a Snack Marker cocktail fork to eat their kiwi with.
Supplies used to pack these lunches:
Posted by Melissa at 10:00 AM
Labels: bento lunch, EasyLunchboxes, supplies
4 comments:
- Daylynne said... [Reply to comment]
I love the the m&ms tube idea. That is great. I think my kiddos might so the soft pretzels. I'll have to try that.
- September 27, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Saville Family said... [Reply to comment]
Love that idea! As Auntie Anne's pretzel fans, this is one worth trying:)
- September 27, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Corey @ Family Fresh Meals said... [Reply to comment]
This is such a great idea! I can't wait to try it for my girls. They LOVE soft pretzels!
- September 27, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Myra of Mommy+Me Lunchbox said... [Reply to comment]
I love reusing M&M tubes! Brilliant!
- September 27, 2012 at 2:34 PM
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1 tablespoon ground almonds plus extra for dusting tin
300g (101/2oz) dark chocolate, minimum 60% cocoa solids, broken into pieces
275g (10oz) caster sugar
165g (51/2oz) butter
5 large eggs
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Brush the tin with a little melted butter and dust with the ground almonds, shaking off any excess.
Melt the chocolate, caster sugar and butter in a heatproof bowl suspended over a saucepan of barely simmering water, then remove from the heat.
Whisk the eggs with the ground almonds and fold into the chocolate mixture. The mixture will thicken after a few minutes. Pour into the cake tin and bake for 35-40 minutes.
Remove the sides of the tin and leave the cake on the base to cool, then dust using a fine sieve with icing sugar or brush with edible gold dust.
This is the perfect cake when you need something gorgeous but don't have loads of time, and it's really rich so a small piece with greek yogurt or cream is unreal!
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Americans Descend on Cannes
Cannes's long American love affair is being renewed, and the festival may need the U.S. more than ever. John Edwards explains why on Lunch Break.
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