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I think I'm seeing what the problem may be with the "thump" when we raise the actuator on the ZX-1. Although the anti-tilt height adjustment is between 1 and 2 inches of the backrest rigidizer bar (as documented), it is hitting the Tishaft Back release bar. I can even see where the anti-tilt wheels have rubbed off the paint. I think we will need to adjust the height about .5-1".
I remember when ordering the ZRA I wished we could have given a backrest rigidizer bar placement height so we could make sure it was a bit higher. I think we will have only a small margin for this adjustment. It may be something worth considering for others ordering a new chair for use with the ZX-1.
I made a video with Rob in the chair and also without him in the chair in case anyone is interested. It shows the ZX-1 Power Add-on Anti-Tilt mechanism hitting the back release bar on a TiLite ZRA.


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Ugglebo Clogs & Giveaway!
93 comments:
- Sandy VanHoeyJuly 25, 2012 at 8:07 AM
I like the Victoria round toe but would let my daughter choose if I wonReplyDelete
I like the Philly in Mushroom!ReplyDelete
- Rebecca M.July 25, 2012 at 10:08 AM
I like the Isio clog!ReplyDelete
- Holly S.July 25, 2012 at 10:14 AM
I love the Philly boots! They are perfect for fall. Would look so cute with a dress and tights!ReplyDelete
I would love the Victoria Clogs in Denim :)ReplyDelete
I really like The Milan Clogs in Ocean! So cute!ReplyDelete
I love the Rio Grande Wedge in Red! :)ReplyDelete
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- Laura MillerJuly 25, 2012 at 12:17 PM
I like the Dublin in Black!ReplyDelete
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- Ronda PatrickJuly 25, 2012 at 12:21 PM
I like the Maya clogs in black!ReplyDelete
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- Kimberly BauerJuly 25, 2012 at 6:03 PM
I like the Rome High Clogs in Black.ReplyDelete
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- carol robertsJuly 25, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Tokyo Clogs in NatureReplyDelete
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- Tammy HoffaJuly 25, 2012 at 10:38 PM
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I would get the Tokyo Clogs In Nature.ReplyDelete
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- JenniferJuly 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM
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- AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 6:03 PM
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- AnonymousAugust 1, 2012 at 12:36 AM
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- Sherrie C.August 1, 2012 at 6:26 PM
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- Laura LynchAugust 1, 2012 at 6:57 PM
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Ludwick out of lineup, but left wrist a non-issue
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.
CINCINNATI -- Reds left fielder Ryan Ludwick was not in the Thursday starting lineup vs. the Cardinals. It had nothing to do with Ludwick being hit on the left wrist by a Michael Wacha fastball in the fourth inning of Wednesday's 1-0 Reds win.
Chris Heisey, who provided the game-winning hit in the ninth, started in left field for Ludwick.
"He's fine. It's a non-issue," Price said of Ludwick. "We're just trying to keep some of these other guys fresh. [Heisey] had a terrific spring. This was the intention regardless of yesterday's game."
Heisey batted .310 with a team-leading six home runs and 12 RBIs during Spring Training. He was tied for the Major League lead in spring homers.
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What's your blood pressure IQ?
PLANO, Texas – It can sneak up on you or can become a life-long problem. High blood pressure comes in many forms.
"There are a billion people in the world that have hypertension high blood pressure," said David L. Brown, MD, director of interventional cardiology and co-director of CV Research at the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano in Plano, Texas.
But how much do you know about this common problem?
Fact or fiction: You need to monitor both arms when measuring blood pressure. Fact: A British study found differences in blood pressure between left and right arms could increase the risk of death.
Fact or fiction: Leaving the table salt on the table lowers your risk. Fiction: Not necessarily! Up to 75 percent of the sodium you consume is hidden in processed foods, so check your labels, too.
Fact or fiction: A small increase in blood pressure isn't a big deal. Fiction: "For every ten millimeters of blood pressure increase, you have the doubling of heart attacks, the doubling of strokes," said Brown.
Fact or fiction: Do men and women have an equal risk for high blood pressure? Fact: While men tend to develop the condition at a younger age, women catch up after menopause.
Fact or fiction: Only meds can lower blood pressure. Fiction: Lifestyle makes a difference! The Dash Diet can reduce blood pressure in just 14 days; and by 8 to 14 points over time.
Fact or Fiction: Are warning signs really hard to spot? Fact: Besides a rare headache, high blood pressure usually has no signs or symptoms.
The American Heart Association recommends limiting daily sodium intake to no more than 1,500 milligrams. When you consume too much sodium, your body holds extra water to "wash" the salt from your body. This can cause blood pressure to rise. The added water puts stress on your heart and blood vessels.
Additional Information:
About 1 in 3 adults in the United States has high blood pressure (HBP). The condition itself usually has no signs or symptoms. You can have it for years without knowing it. During this time, though, HBP can damage your heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and other parts of your body. HBP is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems. (SOURCE: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health)
SYMPTOMS: High blood pressure is a symptomless disease, so it is often referred to as the "silent killer." Although a few people with early-stage high blood pressure may have dull headaches, dizzy spells or a few more nosebleeds than normal, these signs and symptoms typically don't occur until high blood pressure has reached a severe -- even life-threatening -- stage. (Source: http://www.heart.org; www.mayoclinic.com)
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS: Blood pressure is measured as systolic and diastolic pressures. "Systolic" refers to blood pressure when the heart beats while pumping blood. "Diastolic" refers to blood pressure when the heart is at rest between beats. Knowing your blood pressure numbers is important, even when you're feeling fine.
(Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health)
RISKS FACTORS: High blood pressure has many risk factors, including:
- Age
- Race
- Weight
Although high blood pressure is most common in adults, children may be at risk, too. For some children, high blood pressure is caused by problems with the kidneys or heart. But for a growing number of kids, poor lifestyle habits -- such as an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise -- contribute to high blood pressure. (Source: www.mayoclinic.com)
TREATMENT: HBP is treated with lifestyle changes and medicines. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (the DASH diet) is a lifelong approach to healthy eating that's designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure (hypertension). The DASH diet encourages patients to reduce the sodium in their diet and eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients that help lower blood pressure, such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium. For a Dash Diet sample menu log onto http://dashdiet.org/sample_menu.asp
(Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health; www.mayoclinic.com)
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On the market: Updated and fresh
Adorable is the first word to suit this classic Colonial-style home at 480 Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Darien. A comfortable jaunt up from Rowayton Center, the backyard abuts the golf course of the Wee Burn Country Club.
There's a long, circular driveway shielded by a wall of hemlocks. At the front is a large magnificent three-trunk white birch tree that adds to the picturesque quality.
The house does not seem large from the front, but long, starting at the attached three-car garage on the north side. Over this is an addition, which adds up to the substantial 4,250 square feet of space.
The front stone path gives a taste of the updates put into this 1952 structure, which feels fresh and somewhat new.
The entrance opens onto dark hardwood floors, and while there are five separate paths to take once inside, the grand picture window, straight on, with the view out to the back, pulls you forward, where there is a cozy den or library with a small fireplace tucked into the paneled wood walls. There is also an old set of French doors and built-in shelves and cabinets. The ceiling-high window, however, which is made up of many small panes and gives great light, is the best part.
To the left is a living room centered on another east-side bay window. A fireplace with a fine, broad mantel and dark marble tiling stands opposite French doors that lead out to a sun room, which has a slate floor and is surrounded by long sash windows. To the left it looks upon a good-sized patio that's snuggly enclosed by the house on three sides, touched by rose bushes and a large holly tree.
From here is the kitchen. Thought not large, the renovations and decorations that have been done make it seem enormous. A island contains a four-burner gas stove. A wet bar is central on one wall, with an array of cabinets and drawers. The refrigerator and sub-zero have been tucked into the wall, and the whole room is bursting with a bright white finish balanced with the lighter color of the wood floors.
More InformationAbout this house
ADDRESS: 480 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien
STYLE: Colonial
FEATURES: Three-car attached garage, patio, generator, security system, wet bar, skylights
SCHOOLS: Ox Ridge Elementary, Middlesex Middle, Darien High
Steps descend from the kitchen into a wide family space, with an attached half bath. There's an abundance of built-in space, including a long window seat above large drawers and a corner desk area.
The room over the garage has a fireplace and grand cathedral ceiling, along with its own full bath. There are artist-style angled skylights that bring in a whole section of northern exposure. This is either an in-law apartment or, in the best-case scenario, a true artist's studio.
Upstairs, the three smaller bedrooms are adequate spaces, with two of them sharing a Jack-and-Jill bathroom at the center between two separate staircases.
The master bedroom is pleasant enough, but dwarfed by the sprawling bathroom, with its separate shower and spa tub, double sinks and, at the back, a large sitting room or walk-in closet space.
If that all isn't enough, there is another bedroom suite downstairs, just right of the entrance.
For more information or to make an appointment to see the house, contact Rob Munro of Halstead Property at 203-246-9356 or email@example.com.
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- Dolan's old archdiocese in Milwaukee filed for bankruptcy in the face of abuse lawsuits
- He "was eager to cooperate" in the deposition, his office said
- Dolan is now archbishop of New York and a cardinal who will help choose the next pope
New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan sat for questions from lawyers for victims of sexual abuse by priests in Milwaukee while he was that city's Roman Catholic leader, his office disclosed Wednesday.
"Today Cardinal Dolan had the long-awaited opportunity to talk about his decision nine years ago in Milwaukee to publicize the names of priests who had abused children and how he responded to the tragedy of past clergy sexual abuse of minors, during the time he was privileged to serve as archbishop of Milwaukee," Joseph Zwilling, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, said in a written statement.
"He has indicated over the past two years that he was eager to cooperate in whatever way he could, and he was looking forward to talking about the good work and progress that took place to ensure the protection of children and pastoral outreach to victims."
Dolan was archbishop of Milwaukee from 2002 to 2009 before taking the same position in New York, the Catholic Church's top U.S. pulpit. The church has been rocked globally by revelations that it failed to stop the sexual abuse of children by priests for decades, and Dolan's old archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in the face of numerous lawsuits by victims.
The Chapter 11 proceedings led to the discovery that Dolan had approved payments of $20,000 to get abusive priests to leave the church in 2003. The Milwaukee archdiocese confirmed that it had offered the payoffs as "the most expedient and cost-effective way" to get rid of them.
"Like it or not, the archdiocese is canonically responsible for the financial care of a priest -- even a priest who has committed such a horrible crime and sin such as clergy sexual abuse of a minor," the archdiocese said in a statement in May that confirmed the payments.
A leading victims' group said it was heartened that Dolan had sat for a deposition, saying he had been "particularly adept at evading responsibility" for his actions.
"So while these depositions represent progress, it's crucial to remember that the best way to prevent and discourage future crimes and cover ups is for secular authorities to investigate, charge and convict Catholic officials who hide and enable heinous crimes against kids," the Survivor's Network for those Abused by Priests said.
Dolan, who also serves as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is among the cardinals who will choose a new pope after the resignation of Benedict XVI. Dolan himself was a 33-1 longshot for the papacy as of last week, according to one British bookmaker.


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Home ➤ Content ➤ Should I buy or rent a campervan or motorhome?
Should I buy or rent a campervan or motorhome?
Do people buy motorhomes and campervans to go 'motorhoming' or to pursue their interests? Do you know where you want to go, how often and for how long? Why choose a motorhome over a caravan? Perhaps you are reading this webpage to answer these questions; the good news is that the book Go Motorhoming and Campervanning does answer every conceivable motorhome or campervan related question.
The text on this page has been taken from the book Go Motorhoming and Campervanning ISBN 9781910664025
Look inside the guide. Email this link to anyone you know that has a motorhome or campervan.
Throughout the Go Motorhoming and Campervanning book we use the umbrella term 'Motorhome' regardless of vehicle size and origin. Therefore Campervans, Mobile-Homes, Motor Caravans, Recreational Vehicles (RV's), and Camping Cars, are all 'Motorhomes'.
What is a motorhome? A car, a house, an escape? No wonder you've always wanted one. Whether it is the retirement present you have worked so hard for, or a cheap campervan to go on tour, you will love it just the same.
Why rent a camper van before you buy?
Just about all camper van and motor home owners would agree that hiring a motorhome before you buy, especially if you have not owned a touring caravan, is highly recommended. Ensure that you hire a motorhome with a toilet. Before you hire a campervan or motorhome, read the small print in the rental agreement, and check what costs are incurred for damage. Are there any territorial restrictions, for example GB mainland only? Australian hire companies exclude you from driving their campervans down dirt roads unless a 4x4 motorhome is hired.
The hire company's handover may be basic. Ensure you understand how to turn the water and gas on and off, how to fill the water and gas tanks and how to empty the toilet and wastewater. Make up the bed and make sure you know where everything is before you leave the rental company. If something on the motorhome breaks down or gets broken, contact the rental company immediately as they may be able to give advice and suggest where repairs can be made. Always contact the camper van rental company before work is undertaken and keep any receipts. Do make sure you return a clean camper with empty empty toilet and waste tanks to avoid expensive post hire cleaning charges.
Can you hire cheap campervans and motorhomes?
Hiring a campervan or motorhome might seem expensive but will almost certainly save you money in the long run and the experience will probably cause you to choose a completely different motorhome to what you originally thought. Some hire companies offer special purchase deals post hire.
Why hire a motorhome or campervan when you can buy a cheap one?
An equally viable option to hiring is to buy a budget motorhome that has reached the point where depreciation is entirely down to condition. Therefore, if used sympathetically for a short time there should be little difference between purchase and sale price. This is a great way to find out what you must have but more importantly what you can do without. Buy carefully and you should have no problem reselling. See Chapter 2 for a full explanation. The success of your first trip will depend on your forward planning.
What is the best chassis for motorhome and best donor van for a Campervan?
Most motorhomes are built upon or utilise some or all of a light commercial vehicle. Fiat's Ducato has been the dominant base vehicle in recent years, but its siblings Citroën Relay and Peugeot Boxer are also used. All three brands are manufactured in the same SEVEL factory in Italy. Other makes include Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit, Iveco Daily, VW Transporter and Renault Master. Fiat and Ford produce special low and wide-track motorhome chassis that offer enhanced ride and handling. Their design means the caravan body floor is closer to the ground. Some motorhomes have an AL-KO galvanised chassis providing similar attributes but also has independent torsion suspension.
Should I buy a motorhome or campervan with a petrol or diesel engine?
Most modern motorhomes and campervans have a diesel engine as standard, older, small and American RVs may be petrol driven. Diesel engines offer high torque at low revs so are the most suitable for heavy motorhomes. Diesel is often considerably cheaper than unleaded petrol in Europe so it is worth choosing a diesel engine. Leaded petrol is not widely available on the continent, but the lead substitute added to unleaded fuel is. LPG is available on the continent but not widely in every country. See Chapter 3 for LPG fuel station locations.
What is the difference between a motorhome, campervan or RV?
There are three distinct motorhome types: Van Conversions, Coachbuilt, and A-Class. 'White-Van' Man can deliver anywhere and manoeuvrability is what makes Van Conversions so practical. Coachbuilt motorhomes are the most common conversion and offer the best value for money. A-Class motorhomes are the cream of the crop and can cost as much as a house. Van Conversions are converted panel-vans, sometimes referred to as PVCs. Modern vans have a car like drive, and despite modest proportions, many Van Conversions are practical for long-term touring. Converters adapt everything from car-derived vans right up to the biggest Mercedes and Iveco high cube monsters. Ignoring length, panel vans have less internal space than Coachbuilt and A-Class motorhomes for two reasons. Coachbuilt and A-Class motorhomes have upright sidewalls but panel-van sidewalls slope inwards slightly. Coachbuilt and A-Class motorhomes are generally 2.3m (7'7") wide but a panel-van is 2m (6'7") wide or less. Converting a panel-van is awkward because most of the work has to be done within the confines of the van. This is time consuming and therefore increases the conversion cost. Van Conversions have had a revival recently, mainly due to the increased width of modern vans. Two metre wide vans can have widthways beds long enough, to be comfortable, for people up to 1.83m (6ft) tall. Transverse beds across the back of the van are popular and functional. Often there is a large storage space under the bed or it folds up creating a walkway through the middle. This makes it possible to load bikes or even sheets of plywood for a DIY project. Big, sliding side doors bring the outside in and there is nothing nicer than sitting comfortably inside looking out over a great view.
A-Class motorhomes
A-Class motorhomes look similar to a coach because the donor vehicle cab is not used. The smooth-lined body and purpose-built front end is built upon a bare chassis cowl (engine, electrics, axles, suspension etc, but not the cab). The purpose-built front end has to be designed to be passenger and pedestrian-friendly (complying with European Community directive 2007/46/EC) an expensive and time-consuming process. To make the most of the extra front-end space the driver and co-pilot' seats normally swivel around to become part of the lounge or dining area and a drop down bed is often found above. Probably the best thing gained is the panoramic view out of the front windows.
How much do you need to spend to buy a campervan or motorhome?
Consider both the purchase price and running costs of your motorhome. Factor in insurance, servicing and recovery charges as well as fuel economy. Prices range from £1,000 to over £1,000,000 so it is easy to get carried away, and you will probably find you need to spend more than you originally thought. With some negotiation, £32,000 will buy you a brand new entry level motorhome. £10,000 will buy a good 20-year-old motorhome. Under £10,000, there are plenty of Van Conversions, VW Campervans and Coachbuilt motorhomes aged 15-30 years.
How do I find the answers to all my campervan and motorhome related questions?
If you have plenty of time, you can read the posts on motorhome, RV, and campervan forums. You could spend £10 to £15 buying the various campervan and motorhome, motor caravan monthly magazines. You could talk to everyone you know and meet that has a motorhome or campervan. Or for £11.99 you could buy and read Go Motorhoming and Campervanning ISBN 9781910664025.


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Members of the armed forces face a unique set of logistical challenges when serving in other states or countries: many lack the ability to simply go to the DMV to renew their driver's licenses, filing taxes can be complex and voting in elections can be even more confusing.
"It is critically important to ensure that every voter entitled to an absentee ballot is given every chance to receive one," said John Conklin, a spokesman for the New York State Board of Elections.
According to the 2010 Post Election Survey Report to Congress, 85 percent of active duty military members were registered to vote, compared with 65 percent of the civilian voting age population. Due to the dilemmas associated with members of the military voting, approximately 120,000 active duty military personnel indicated they never received the absentee ballot they requested.
Here's a brief guide to the voting process as it relates to service men and women:
Why do states have different voting requirements?
The Constitution gives each state the right to determine the "time, place, and manner" of all elections, including federal elections. As a result, there is great variation from state to state.
"FVAP (Federal Voting Assistance Program) strongly supports the adoption of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (UMOVA) as offered by the interstate Uniform Law Commission," said Defense Department spokeswoman Eileen Lainez.
"UMOVA sets uniform deadlines for receiving registration forms and ballot applications, and sets a minimum standard for electronic transmission of registration forms and blank ballots."
Seven states — Colorado, North Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Virginia — and the District of Columbia have adopted UMOVA. In Hawaii, the measure has passed the legislature and is awaiting the governor's signature.
Do I have to vote in my home of record's election?
Short answer: no. But remember that a service member's home of record and home of residence are two different things.
The home of record only applies to the state where a person physically entered the armed services and has nothing to do with where they reside, said Debi McGlothlin, the assistant installation voting officer at Kentucky's Fort Campbell.
"You can live in Arizona but go on vacation to Minnesota and decide to join the army from there. The Army will hold your home of record to Minnesota, but your residency on your LES (Leave and Earnings Statement) is going to be Arizona."
When in doubt, check your LES — the military version of a paystub. Then you'll know what state you should be voting in.
How do I register to vote?
Service men and women should fill out Federal Post Card Application online, which serves as a voter registration form and an absentee ballot request. As part of this form, a "U.S. address for voting purposes" is required. This is your legal U.S. state of residence, as generally specified on your LES.
It can be more confusing for spouses and eligible dependents to determine their state of residence. A wife or husband won't receive their own LES spelling that information out.
Family members and spouses should visit your post's Installation Voter Assistance Office for help determining which state they should vote in.
You can also check individual state residency requirements online.
FVAP.gov provides direct links to all 55 states and territories election websites where additional information is often available.
Can't remember if you're registered at another location?
After multiple moves it can be confusing to remember where you last registered to vote. If you think you registered at your home of record or another state you've lived in, there are multiple ways to check.
"FVAP.gov is the 2012 election resource for military service members and overseas citizens," said Lainez of the Defense Department. "Everything service members need this election season is available."
The site provides access to online registration and absentee ballot request systems, state-specific information and more.
Additionally, members of the military and their families can get direct contact information for more than 7,800 local election offices, including names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and where they can check their prior voter registration status.
Am I an absentee voter?
You can vote absentee in local, state and federal elections if you are a U.S. citizen 18 years or older and are an active-duty service member (or dependent) and do not physically live in the state where you registered to vote.
In order to request to vote absentee it's important to fill out the Federal Post Card Application.
FVAP recommends that voters register to vote and request an absentee ballot in January of each year, or at least 90 days before Election Day.
"The ability for overseas voters to receive their ballot via e-mail has placed the ballot in their hands much earlier in the process and helped alleviates the problem of ballots being mailed back too late to be counted," said Conklin from the New York State Board of Elections. "For the 2010 election we had the highest number of voters take advantage of the e-mail system to receive their ballots."
Military members and their families can get additional help from nearly 10,000 assistance officers worldwide. Service members may locate a nearby Installation Voting Assistance Office here.
"It is absolutely vital to have as much information as possible available online especially for the military and overseas voting community who can't just pick up the phone and call and ask questions," Conklin said.
I can't guarantee the ballot will return in time, or it never arrived.
While the postal service system is dependable to fixed locations overseas, like South Korea or Germany, having the additional challenge of service members constantly relocating around Afghanistan and other hostile areas can mean lengthy delays in delivering mail.
States and territories are required to mail ballots at least 45 days before an election. If you have not received your ballot 30 days before the election, contact your local election official.
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Truckee kicks off holiday season with Bud Fish Tree Lighting
TRUCKEE, Calif. and#8212; The Truckee Downtown Merchants Association, The Town of Truckee and The Truckee Rotary joined forces to hold their annual holiday events, the Downtown Holiday Festival and lighting of the Bud Fish Christmas Tree. Prior to this year both organizations had held the events separately. and#8220;It makes sense to make the Bud Fish Tree a part of the entire holiday festival,and#8221; said TDMA President Alyssa Westenburg. Rotary representative Brinn Talbotexpressed similar sentiment. Both were thrilled with the large turnout citing more than 400 families in attendance.
The event began with Truckee school children decorating trees along Donner Pass Road in downtown as they have done for the last 25 years. Following the tree decorating, everyone gathered in the newly renovated front area of the Train Depot for holiday entertainment, children's activities, and a visit with Santa, of course. and#8220;We are really excited to unveil the improvements to the front of the Train Depot. It is such a key location and part of the downtown, providing a place for meeting and social gatherings such as this event and Truckee Thursdays. Additionally, those who utilize the depot for transportation purposes will be really happy with the improvements,and#8221; said Westenburg.
The event culminated with the Bud Fish Tree lighting ceremony. The TDMA acknowledged the Truckee Town Council Members in attendance, Richard Anderson, Mark Brown and congratulated newly appointed Joan Jones, who had just taken over as the Mayor of Truckee. Next, Cathy Harry, president of Rotary, led the ceremony culminating with the lighting of the Bud Fish Tree. Bud Fish was a long time Truckee resident and charter Rotary member. He was a forester who provided Truckee with a beautiful Christmas tree-for many years. When he died of cancer, the Rotary began providing the tree as a tribute to him. Memorial tree ornaments were purchased-for a donation to honor cancer survivors or pay tribute to the lives lost to the disease. All proceeds were donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life in Truckee
In addition to the Bud Fish tree, the entire downtown was illuminated. The roundabout at the west end of downtown near Burger Me! is decorated with red and white candy cane like lighting on the poles. The majority of trees in the downtown are embellished with white lighting delivering a festive and holiday feel. and#8220;The downtown looks amazing when it is all lit up and we are so proud of how it turned out. The white lighting will remain up through the winter months and is organized and funded by the downtown merchants association,and#8221; explained Julie Huck, TDMA treasurer and owner of Gratitude's. Huck has been responsible for coordinating the holiday lighting of downtown on behalf of the TDMA for the last three years and compliments the lighting company, Truckee locals, Starlight Enterprises, for doing a professional and amazing job.
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THIS MAKES YOU wonder if Bank of America, which is currently axing 30,000 of its staff globally, already cut their social media team.
Or if they don't already have a social media team, they should really consider getting one after this social media fail.
It's been just a week since Google Plus started allowing for companies to have pages on the social networking site and it looks like someone already beat Bank of America to the punch, according to Carl Franzen at Talking Points Memo.
BofA's Google Plus profile bashes the already embattled Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank. The page, which is no longer available, features unflattering pictures of former CEO Ken Lewis and mocking wall posts.
One wall post said, "Living under a tarp? I am too. My TARP is much bigger, however, and billions of dollars more expensive."
It's possible that the page could have been created by the bank initially and then later hacked.
However, according to Chester Wisniewski at the IT security blog NakedSecurity, the page was likely created by a group that tricked Google into thinking they were Bank of America.
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Can you believe that Christmas is over and done with – kindly tell that to the people who still are lighting up the house and have deflated inflatable Frosty 's and Santa's puddled on their lawns. Don't you always wonder how someone can come home over and over again and not notice the petrified wreath, the blown out bulbs, the downed deer, etc. as we approach Valentine's Day.
Meanwhile back to the business of fashion- did you do "the windows?" You know you were supposed to… This is important fashionista holiday behavior, and a ritual that is so NYC. How would you like to live out there in Shopping Mall America and have no holiday windows to visit? This year, I did them twice, actually.
If for any reason – illness or a trip to a fabulous location prevented you from walking Bloomie's to Barney's, and down 5th, we have some pictures here for you to see. A recap of Christmas just past. I am going to give Saks the "This is what Christmas décor and excitement should be Award " The light show on the outside of the building continues to amaze the crowds going to see the tree right across the street at Radio City Music Hall. The "Yeti" story that unfolded as one moved from window to window was enchanting for children and yet, sophisticated enough to amuse adults. I read a snarky snipe early in December that alluded to the fact that Saks was playing it politically correct by dodging mentioning Christmas. Oh please, d. if you do, d. if you don't. The interior was tastefully stunning, a winter wonderland of branches and ice white lights and all those fabulous accessories. A first class execution inside and out.
Also notable – Bendel's crazy tea party and those fabulous Cartier cats, particularly the one perched on the side balcony.
Another new concept– you could get your picture taken on the outside of the Lord & Taylor 5th Ave. Flagship and have it sent back to you instantly as a text message. The Christmas miracle is that as of New Year's it was still working and had not broken down. Hordes were lined up to do it. A wonderful opportunity for customer engagement, and needless to say their windows are always so special and classic. It was a great contrast of old and new and as we have told you before, do not sell L & T short. Anyone out there a convert or L&T fan?
The tourists were out in full force all over 5th and Madison by the way, and some of the tour books must recommend that it is important to be as rude as possible when in New York City, too bad about that….
For those of you who did view the windows share your experiences with us, better to think about the visual merchandising aspects of Christmas 2013 then concentrate on the business figures, particularly for brick and mortar stores.
Now that we are into the New Year, get yourself to Dover Street Market, Lexington and 30th St., 160 Lex. But don't look for any signs, look for a great old building and enter on 30th St. It is one of those too cool to advertise its presence places! A Comme des Garcons temple to avant garde. We will share more tidbits about Dover Street with you next week.


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Madonna's Brother: 'Madonna Doesn't Care If I Live or Die,' Claims Homeless Brother (VIDEO)
Madonna's brother has lashed out as his pop star sister in a recent interview, claiming that she does not care for him and probably does not care whether he is dead or alive, according to reports.
Anthony Ciccone, 56, is homeless and a self-confessed alcoholic, who has been living on the streets of Traverse City, Mich., for almost three years. Despite his sister being a mega-millionaire pop icon, little has ever been mentioned of her brother. But he has now stepped out to talk about his family troubles.
He has told The Daily Mail, in a story published on March 29, that Madonna "doesn't give a **** if I'm dead or alive."
"She lives in her own world. I never loved her in the first place, she never loved me," he added. "We never loved each other."
Ciccone spends his time only 12 miles away from the Ciccone family vineyard, where his father and stepmother live. He was also recently jailed for a month for being intoxicated in a church and cursing at children, according to the report.
However, he also blames his family for the incident and said, "No family backup, when the chips fell, no family backup."
"What would you do under these circumstances when your family has stood against you completely?" he said, according to the Daily Mail.
Ciccone has also spoken out against his father, saying he "would be very happy if I died of hypothermia and then he would not have to worry about it anymore...He doesn't want to be bothered. He doesn't like me."
It was revealed last week that Madonna, 54, has a net worth of $1 billion.
Family friend and neighbor Kathy Mateyer, who works with the Ciccone family vineyard, revealed that Madonna father - Tony Ciccone - is upset by his son's failure to get help for his alcoholism.
The family have refused to take him back until he stops drinking.
Meteyer has said, "He would sneak into the cellars and he would lay on the floor, open up one of the big tanks, and drink the wine with a glass. He just can't come back until he stops drinking, because they think it will kill him, it already kind of has."
Meteyer has also claimed that Madonna has attempted to reach out to Anthony and clearly cares about him, paying her her brother's stints in rehab "several times."
However, Meteyer has said that ultimately "Anthony just won't accept help."
Anthony is the oldest of eight siblings. His and Madonna's mother died of breast cancer in the 1960s at the age of 30.
Here is a video of a news report on Madonna's brother from 2008:


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Seven Questions for Doug Hauger, Head of Microsoft's Azure Cloud Platform
I had always been a little confused about Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Amazon Web Services I get. But had you asked me to tell you how it and Windows Azure are different, I would have been a little hard pressed to tell you.
I can tell you that Windows Azure is going to make the telematics systems in the next generation of Toyota cars smarter. And I also know that this unit of Microsoft has been in a state of management flux recently. Amitabh Srivastava, the Microsoft Distinguished Fellow, who in 2006 took over a project then known only as Red Dog that went on to become Azure, left the company in February.
It's no secret that, like so many other companies, Microsoft has some big plans for cloud services. It recently disclosed that it plans to spend more than $8 billion in research and development funds on its cloud strategy.
On a recent visit to the Microsoft campus in Redmond, I got a chance to sit down with Doug Hauger, Microsoft's general manager of Windows Azure. And my first question was really really basic.
NewEnterprise: Doug, there's so much happening in the cloud computing space these days, and most of the time when people think of cloud services they think of Amazon Web Services. And if they mention Windows Azure, they think, well, that's Microsoft's answer to Amazon. But you describe Azure as more of a platform-as-a-service. Can you walk me through the differences?
Hauger: Windows Azure started about five years ago. At that point it started because the company, as with all service providers, was facing some challenges on providing large, scalable, manageable services, not just to consumers, but to businesses that could dynamically scale, and that we could innovate on quickly, and bring out new features. Originally it was meant to be a platform we would use internally for services that we would then deliver out to customers. We quickly realized that we should sell it to partners and customers, and allow them to build on it as a platform.
There are fundamental differences between infrastructure as a service and what we did as platform as a service. It's different in key ways from, say, what Amazon does with EC2 and S3 or VMWare being implemented in a data center. Our starting point for the design was to see the data center as a unit. That means the networking structure, the load-balancers, the power management, and so on–rather than in infrastructure as a service, you start from an individual server and move up.
If you allocate a service into Windows Azure and say you want it available 100 percent of the time, we will allocate it across multiple upgrade domains and physical power domains in such a way so that if any individual rack goes down or if we're upgrading the operating system, there's no interruption in service. That's just a fundamentally different starting point, with an individual server and moving up. And the way that we do that is we have built out an abstraction layer of APIs that let you write to a set of services, storage services, computer services, networking services, et cetera. As a developer you can write to the service, and give us your application, and it just gets provisioned through what we call a fabric controller, that controls the data center, and also across multiple data centers. That was a design point. That's how we allow people to write services that can scale and won't fail and will be available all the time.
The conversation about infrastructure as a service typically starts at cost savings. You go see a customer and they say they want to cut their IT budget and outsource their IT, and so they start there. Platform as a service you start at the cost savings, but very quickly you see 10, 20 or 30 percent cost savings. But the conversation quickly turns to the innovation life cycle that they can get out of the platform. It's much faster than you can at infrastructure as a service.
The big point that everyone gets about the cloud is that they can use it to save money, but then they quickly start asking what more can they do with the cloud. Are you seeing the same thing?
Yes, exactly. In the enterprise, they're starting to turn the crank on innovation. I talk to customers who are turning things around in six weeks or a month whereas before they would six months or a year. I actually just talked to a customer the other day, and they said their developers were spending 40 to 50 percent of their time managing services and they couldn't use that time writing software which was their job. When they moved to a platform as a service, they didn't have to worry about that anymore. We're seeing this happening in the enterprise where people are doing this for internal development and on services they're building for their customers.
One example, Daimler just did their new version of the smart car. They wanted a service so you can check the status of your car when its charging from your smart phone, locate it, et cetera. They turned it around in a couple of weeks on Azure and launched it at the same time as the car launched.
We're also seeing small players compete at the enterprise level. There's a small company called Margin Pro and they do mortgage analysis and risk assessment on mortgages. Basically it's a couple of economists and developers. They wrote the software on Windows Azure, and now they have 70 banks around the world, tens of millions of dollars in revenue, and they are competing with some of the biggest financial services companies in the world because of this back-end infrastructure data center they can use to deliver their results to their customers.
But do you have customers who run standard apps on it too?
Many standard applications have some level of customization, and so we're seeing a lot of hybrid applications, where customers are extending them into Azure. We have a case with Coca-Cola Enterprises which has a back-end order-processing app that they've extended into Azure. And what they wanted to do was get more reach and more agility for the front-end. So they built a secure connection between their data center and Windows Azure and then extended the application out to their partners and customers, essentially people like Domino's Pizza who order Coca Cola products. We're seeing a lot of these cases of existing applications being extended like that.
We're also seeing companies using the high performance computing workload. One example is a company called Greenbutton, which has done a high performance scheduling and billing system on Azure. Another is Pixar, which has an application called RenderMan, which does rendering. Most large animation houses have their own clusters they do this rendering on. Pixar wanted to open up a market for smaller animation houses, little Pixars if you will. They're working with Greenbutton to embed their technology into RenderMan. They can farm their rendering out to Azure and be billed on a usage basis. That's a case where you have a large company and a smaller one working together and leveraging the power of the cloud to open up a whole new marketplace where they can be competitive. We call it the democratization of IT.
At what point is the customers' thinking right now? Are they still at that point where they want to see how much money they can save by moving things that are on-premise to the cloud or are they past that by now?
I would say there's three buckets of customers. I've been in this role for three years and the conversations have evolved in some interesting ways. Three years ago I was telling people they should be adopters and get on board with this platform early. They all said to come back and talk to them in five years. Then about two years ago, the majority of customers were in the first bucket, interested in wanting to save money but they weren't interested in doing any new innovation. And then there were a few willing to innovate a bit by extending their applications into the cloud. Today I would say many, but not the majority yet, but a lot of them say they get the cloud, they get the cost savings, and now they want to drive the innovation life cycle faster. And there is a growing percentage who are willing to do something completely different and compete in a new way and build a brand new business. It's been exciting to see that.
What's been really exciting has been seeing mid-sized companies realizing they can use the cloud to give them an advantage to innovate faster and compete against really big companies. So that is sort of the landscape. Interestingly, I've been seeing a lot more adoption among the financial services companies than I had anticipated.
Aren't they the ones who are supposed to be the most conservative when it comes to IT? I mean, they're aggressive on performance, but obsessed with security and so skeptical of using the cloud because they don't want to let their data leave their hands.
Exactly. But think about financial services. They've been in cloud computing forever, but it's just been running on their own proprietary clouds. And so they are very good about understanding their application portfolio, and what can run in a public cloud, what has to stay in a private cloud, and how they can span those clouds. You can basically say you want to do risk assessment on portfolios, you anonymize the data, and you run it on the public cloud, you do all the analytics, you bring it back on-premise and then you deliver it to your customer. Having that kind of mentality in that industry allows them to move very quickly.
Also, manufacturing is moving and adopting the cloud faster than I would have guessed. And interestingly enough, government–not so much federal, because there's so many certification requirements–but state and local governments are embracing the cloud because of the economic situation, and these are not just governments within the U.S. In Australia and Western Europe, we're seeing governments adopting and building out applications so they can get services out to their citizens.
So what's keeping you up at night? What makes you worry?
There's a few things I think about. While we drive customers to a very fast innovation life cycle, we need to stay ahead of that innovation life cycle ourselves. We've done a pretty good job with that. One example, when we first released in beta a few years ago, we had .NET but we didn't have PHP or Java. We got feedback immediately, almost on the first day, that customers wanted those and right away. And so we turned it around and added those within three months. Our ability to turn the crank pretty quickly is there. And that is something that in the software industry and specifically Microsoft, we have to make sure we make this turn toward service delivery, where we have to innovate quickly so you can deliver services. I think we're doing a good job, but it's something top of mind for me.
What are they asking for now? Is there something new the customers want that they don't have?
They're asking for continued investment in Java. We have it now, but making it a truly first class citizen, which is what we're focused on delivering. We also need to keep our ear to the ground around things like application frameworks, extending the modeling capabilities in Visual Studio and things like that. It's just a matter of thinking about the developer. We need to understand what they want, that's what we're here for.


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The Biohazard 15th Anniversary Box—as its known in Japan—stuffs Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Last Escape and the Resident Evil Revival Selection, the PS3 ports of Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica X, into a S.T.A.R.S. emblazoned box, layering on the materials in the Japanese tradition.
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Caller of Angels
Is the name of the hanging empty sugar cane trunks that when moved by the wind produced a soft kind of noise , people use to hang them at the entrance of houses, calling angels to protect them from bad spirits
It was common only in the North of Argentina and Paraguay, since some years ago, they are also seen at houses round Buenos Aires
Aregua, It is the capital of the Central Department
A village on the route to Ipakarai lake where locals and turist go because is well known by the variety of handcrafted pottery
Along La Candelaria avenue about 100 people today exhibit their products made with different techniques and styles, mainly of weekends
An estimated 1,200 people live directly or indirectly from the ceramics
The planters are ranked first in sales in ceramics., followed by pots of different sizes and models, amphoras used here as in old Greece , Rome, Egypt to keep fresh water, now a good decoration item and nativity figures that are well known and appreciated not only in Paraguay but in Argentina as well
Note Electrical wires are part of landscape in Paraguay
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lousat (122901) 2014-01-09 14:14
Hi Maria,very interesting things these work made by the sugar cane,a great opportunity to buy something of different for the tourist and to made a very nice pic like your,so full of details and colors,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
jcpix (14030) 2014-01-09 19:14
Bonsoir cher Maria,
Quite interesting, I had never heard of wind chimes made from sugar cane before. Wow, it is true...you really do learn something new every day! :) An informative note to accompany this photo, I really like the meaning behind the chimes, and it helps to better understand the culture and customs of places far from my little corner of the world. I would think it might be a bit much for the shopkeeper though to have all of these whistling at the same time during a wind storm!? jaja
Beautifully bright, colorful and full of detail all the way into the distance. This is a nice way to showcase the markets products and its relevant location on the street. Hope you bought one of these for yourself, it's a "sweet" way to enjoy their soft sounds. Enjoy the day ahead.
From the pasty side, friendly wishes,
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-09 22:09
Hello Maria,
Superb shot of the shop selling wooden decorative pieces.Good sharpness and lights .Keep sharing.TFS.
pajaran (94129) 2014-01-09 23:01
Interesantan i dobar tekst o mestu i cuvarima kuce ...
Dobar snimak i perspektiva, lepo pokazna pijaca, lepe boje.
Dobar rad, lepo pokazani cuvari kuce, lep suvenir za turiste.
Sve najbolje.
Interesting and good article about the place and the housekeeper ...
Good shot and perspective, nice demonstration market, beautiful colors.
Good work, nice to displayed keepers of the house, a nice souvenir for tourists.
All the best.
abmdsudi (83353) 2014-01-09 23:40
Hi Maria
A charming street scene with those variety of souvenirs to choose from that encapsulate the local flavour full of colours and interest around. You have chosen just about the perfect viewpoint with excellent leads putting this totally into perspective. They all combine to make a tasteful image, Congrats
Best regards
Subhogen (4067) 2014-01-10 1:36
Hello Maria,
Good side on POV chosen to show us this shop selling wooden decorative door hangings. In India too we have these kind of shops selling local handicrafts specially in tourist places.
The composition is complete with the lovely bougainvillea tree and the beautiful blue sky in the BG. Thanks for sharing a good bright and colorful photo.
clic (23086) 2014-01-10 15:43
Bonjour Maria
Derrière ce long étal de 'Callers of Angels' il doit y avoir beaucoup d'anges descendus du Paradis qui y prennent abri!!
Cricri (176) 2014-01-11 1:35
Hola Maria
Ah j'aime ce genre de magasin, surtout les "musique" en bois de bambous, une très jolie présentation pleine de détails et de couleurs
Belle journée
Miguel82 (38459) 2014-01-11 19:29
Many handicrafts products exposed in that shop nearby the road side Maria, the sun is coming on the items, I like the pinkish bougainvillea adding more colors to your capture, a brillant presentation, See you
Waylim (25436) 2014-01-13 14:30
Hello Maria,
That is a very cute story. I didn't know it meant anything the sould of wind chime. I thought it was just for the musical sound of it. and with different material the sound can be really different. Even with the same material, every one has a different sound to it. Lovely shot of all the wind chime in distpay. I love the use of natural material intead od metal.
Didi (61569) 2014-01-19 10:29
Bonjour Maria
Belles couleurs estivales et intéressante perspective latérale
Le cadrage nécessitait un peu plus d'avant-plan, more foreground pour ne pas couper les objets des étalages
josepmarin (59385) 2014-01-27 5:41
Hola María,
tu descripción de esos elementos de caña y del uso que se les da tradicionalmente es una eficaz información que complementa esta bella imagen, en el auténtico espíritu de TE.
Una imagen con una bonita luz y unos colores muy bien definidos, naturales y vivos.
Me gusta el encuadre escogido, con unas diagonales que añaden un buen sentido de profundidad a la imagen así como una bonita perspectiva.
Bello trabajo.
Un abrazo,
ourania (51103) 2014-02-05 10:07
Hola querida Maria,
I like very much these decorative items, in our windy part of the world they are a real delight. Those that I have at home are metallic, though. I didn't know their symbolic meaning, thought they were just for decoration and for the sound. A nice display, lovely presentation with warm light and colours. It's interesting how the long perspective ends with a daily life scene. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Angshu (56760) 2014-02-26 4:36
Hola Maria
I go back to your Paraguay pictures...
Wind chimes are common in China as well and in Eastern Asia...they are made of bamboo & not hollow sugar canes...
Reminds me of the South American pan pipes - Zampona & Siku...they produce beautiful soft sounds...are they made from the same material?
A very nice picture here...very novel!
jmdias (93954) 2014-06-05 17:57
una buena vista de la tienda con sus objetos y recuerdos. me gusta los detalles.mi madre he comprado uno destos , pero de metal.
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April 25, 2010, 01:33 AM »
This is probably our first "sort of"
Yeah they've done a couple of Death Star/Star Destroyer/Imperial Navy Officers. The controversy lies in the color of the tunic of the Commander in the vintage line
If you look at the still shots...I could see where or how Kenner got it wrong. It probably is black but the photos make it look grey/olive. That being said...I can also see how the picture does show grey/olive and that is what it is...
ANyway...it is a super easy custom/retool to make this and it really isn't out of the realm of possibilities to have it come eventually. To me it is done but to others, they want this:
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The Death Squad Commander was one of my favorite figures from the orignal line. A better quick custom is to use the Legacy Captain Needa as the base figure. I'm hoping to see an eventual repaint in the new vintage line.
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April 25, 2010, 10:52 AM »
I know Hasbro isn't really seeming like this is a top priority, but lets face it - all they have to do is repaint the body gray? They can easily slot this into the line during one of their "We messed up with scheduling, so we're gonna give you a full case of repaints" waves. Its perfect for the case assortment where we'll get probably a hologram figure, a repaint imperial (probably this one), a new deco E2 and/or E3 clone, some type of alien repaint (possibly cantina alien or a Jawa like Dathcha or Het Nkik, etc) and something else cool that is just a repaint of something we already have. I do see this as a more than likely piece to show up during this new vintage line, as it really does make sense.
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April 25, 2010, 12:47 PM »
Ok first off a great big thanks to Scott for doing this new feature here at JD.com.
That being said.... If I had some sort of site owner line item veto I would say that the Death Squad Commander has NOT been done yet in the modern line.
As well as the color being wrong, the boots on the current figure are 100% wrong for ANH. The current figure is wearing riding/officer boots, while the Vintage figure and guards in the Detention Block were wearing a lower "Jack" type boot. They are lower cut and looser at the top.
Yes I am picking nits. Now the current figure is perfect for the ESB look the Naval Fleet Troops had so it is not incorrect for all of the Trilogy but for the modern take on the vintage figure, yes.
He should also come with the "rebel blaster pistol" instead of a stromtrooper blaster.
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April 25, 2010, 02:53 PM »
I think the Indiana Jones Irina Spalko matches the vintage DSC more than anything.
But I agree, there hasn't been a "modern" Death Squad Commander yet. Bet we get one around the same time we get a new, perfect RFT...
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April 25, 2010, 03:44 PM »
If Kenner wanted to make the black version all those years ago why didn't they just pick stills from the detention block scenes? Unless this all they got from Lucasfilm at the time? Anyway, I am sort of in the camp that feels that the "Death Squad Commander" has not been remade yet. However, I would be fine with them just repainting the 30th annv, version grey. I did it already but would like an official release.
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April 25, 2010, 06:08 PM »
Is that a glass eye
Heck - even Kenner had better eye apps 30 years ago.
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April 25, 2010, 06:56 PM »
Put me into the camp that feels this figure isn't done, and that there's no clear proof for or against the existance of this guy in grey.
He is in the command center-ish area with Tarkin, Motti, Vader, and Bast, he is working a spiffy little console, and so I think it stands to reason that the character exists. I've seen a few different shots of that scene, and to me they all look grey, and kind of like Hoth Han, Kenner should've gotten something from LFL on this and the color matches.
Anyway, regardless, that puts me in the "He ain't done yet" camp I guess. I 'd like an official one from Hasbro that came out under a different name obviously (Death Star Trooper, or perhaps Death Star Officer?), and call it a day. I'm with Paul though, in that I'd like an improved sculpt. The 30AC figure, to me, is a decent army builder, but it has flaws....
-bulky shoulder joints
-bulky knee joints, though this could be argued as the pants bulking up at the point they are going into the boots too
-Akwardly tall. This guy's a giant compared to most (I actually cut my troopers short at the boots and redrill the hole for the ankles, which fixes the boots somewhat, and also shortens the trooper)
-Wide stance... fixable on the current figure, but annoying nonetheless.
Also I'd say I want a new headsculpt that features the headphones or includes them as an accessory, or as part of the helmet or something.
Do you include the rank badge? The character in the movie doesn't have it, but the Vintage figure did.
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April 25, 2010, 07:37 PM »
Although I'd like one in Grey....I haven't lost any sleep over there not being one.
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April 25, 2010, 09:12 PM »
I'd be OK with a vintage decoed rerelease and it should be a piece of cake by reuse of the Officer buck with new head and helmet.
I'd also go with badge, while not accurate if you are going to go homage you might as well go all out
And...I am with Nick from another thread where we have discussed this before. The overhead lighting etc makes that black uni totally washed out. None of the other DSTs wore grey so why would the turret guy? If anything...he is in a Tarkinesque olive uni over the grey ones which really didn't appear until ESB
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A feature for both the commander and the trooper is the utility belt (black and chrome).
I hope someday I could buy a vintage dsc, meanwhile think in improving my collection.
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April 26, 2010, 12:09 AM »
For whatever reason, as a kid I called this guy a "squat commander." My first one's neck post broke in '79, and I remember writing to Kenner to complain and ask for a replacement. They sent me a brand new one, as well as a whole set of replacement weapons and capes for all the figures...it even came with four X-Wing guns, which were real cool because I didn't own an X-Wing yet!
I consider this figure 100% done. The color was wrong on the vintage, end of story to me. I always assumed he was grey with a rank badge because up until the last minute it was actually going to be a Tarkin figure, when they realized he was a boring old man who never even used a weapon, and made him a new head.
I kind of enjoy the kitsch of the POTF2 disco-dancing version as well.
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I'd agree that I think it's very likely/possible that the image is just washed out, but at the same time there were a lot of unique uniform variants in ANH and ESB that were intentional by the advisor on set... Check out the Yavin Ceremony for some crazy variations in uniforms, yet which seem intentionally done since they're organized fairly specifically.
But I totally think it's just as possible that it's black too... Still, the cut seems a little different from the tunics the Naval Troopers were wearing, and more like what some of the grey-green uniforms were cut for background officers, and only seen in that color. Food for thought there too.
Standing in the console doesn't mean anything of course, but why give him a headset too? What's the point from a production standpoint if you just wanted him to be any one of the other random DST extras? It's barely even noticeable in most any scene. So little subtle things were done, for one reason or another.
That said though, I'm not totally against an Imp Officer body like maybe the upcoming AT-AT Commander being the basis for this figure, but I'd kind of dig something more accurate too. A new DST figure, while unlikely, would be cool to get since the 30AC figure has some pretty glaring flaws to many. I don't mind him, but I seem to be in the minority on that too.
A new one improving the things I mentioned would be kind of cool then, and then a grey deco with badge or whatever.
I'd probably be just as happy with a grey-ish redeco of the 30AC figure though, I just know it won't stack up for a LOT of people though because they dislike that figure in general.
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I'm also in the camp that feels this figure hasn't been redone yet, which is kind of a shame since he's the last hold-out from the original 12 figures.
If all these years later, regardless of the fact that Han Solo's Hoth Gear jacket was actually brown, we can still get both a hood-up and a hood-down version of Hoth Han Solo with a blue jacket, I think it should be a no brainer that we get a Death Squad/Star Commander figure in a gray uniform.
Personally, I understand the arguments that the original outfit may have been black or even the dark olive color, but right or wrong, the fact is that the original Kenner figure was gray.
I also know that folks don't like the bulky joints on the modern Death Star Trooper we got in the TAC, but if Hasbro is feeling less than eager to give us a new sculpt, I would be totally okay with them repainting this figure both in gray and dark olive just so we have all possible versions covered and this character/figure from the Vintage line can finally be crossed-off the "not done yet" list.
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