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Halloween is a great excuse to dress up as anyone. Why, this is every person's opportunity to embrace their inner ghouls and goddesses. However, dropping by the nearest mall to shop for this year's sexy Halloween costume may not be as helpful as you may think. To start with, there's only a limited number of options, and out of those options, only a few may be in the right size. I've come up with these incredible plus size sexy Halloween costumes for your own pleasure.
Oh, grandma! What big teeth you have! Don't let the big bad wolf sink his teeth into you with this gorgeous take on The Little Red Riding Hood's trademark costume. An icon of innocence and ferociousness - two seemingly contrasting ideas - Red has been a popular figure to both kids and adults. This is just one of the reasons why she's a favorite option among Halloween party-goers. One look at that red cloak, and people automatically recognize her.
This red number includes the trademark cloak, dress, and a hanky for your basket of goodies for grandma. The velour corset bodice part of the pullover dress is flattering to the curves as it nicely hugs the torso. The neckline is also quite pretty, with its ruffles and rose details. The skirt part, on the other hand, is a flowy, floor-length cut. I would have preferred a much shorter length, but it definitely looks good. I only wish the basket was included in the package, but you'll easily make do with or without one. This gothic take on Red's outfit will surely tame the big bad wolves at the party!
If you're a fan of old Western movies, then you have probably seen one of the saloon ladies sashaying around in their tasseled dresses and feather boas. What makes them tick? Could it be the form-hugging corsets? The flowy skirts? Big hair? Regardless what your favorite part of this female persona is, there's no denying that she is an alluring icon that deserves a spot in this year's Halloween costume party.
This sexy, plus size Halloween costume includes the beautiful, green, velvety dress, a big hat with festhers, a brooch, and a choker. The dress is form-fitting and it has narrow straps and short sleeves that can be word on or off the shoulders. The gold details look good on the green velvet motif. The olive green choker also matches the dress quite nicely. You'll surely attract the attention of all the cowboys at the party!
Don't tell me Freddy Krueger doesn't have a spot in this year's party. It's unimaginable. We all know someone who suffered a nightmare or two because of him, and if you don't, it means that someone is probably you. But, imagine this: a sexy Miss Krueger. Not everybody wants to dress up as a superhero. Some want to be the bad guy, and Freddy Krueger is really good at being just that. This sexy, plus size Halloween costume is a fun take on the classic Nightmare on Elm Street character we have all grown to love...or hate. Take your pick.
This year, you can become the ultimate slasher flick villain in this sexy homage to Freddy Krueger. You have the dress with the big, black and red stripes that is slashed in all the areas for an added allure. You also get the gloves and hat. You can take it up a notch and accessorize with a pair of fishnet stockings or a well-done makeup prosthetics. You'll be haunting people's nightmares in no time.
Halloween isn't always about being spooky. Sometimes it's just a fun excuse to dress as any of your favorite characters, or just go with a theme, really. Ever since the release of the movie The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the Roaring 20s has made its comeback and gained popularity. If you're planning on attending one, you'll be needing a nice, classic flapper costume, and I've got just the thing.
I can definitely get behind this gorgeous number. This sequined dress has a V neckline with a nice beaded medallion in the middle. The hemline also has a sequined fringe all around it that moves along with you as you strut your stuff on the dancefloor. If you're looking for a practical costume that's also fun to move around in, then this one is definitely for you. So, put down your gin and tonic and do The Charleston shuffle!
Steampunk is perhaps one of the most popular sub genres of fantasy for a number of reasons, its aesthetic value among the top three. The blending of historical and mechanical elements makes for a great costume this Halloween, too. Who says you can't dress up as a steampunk maiden? I've found a sexy plus size Halloween costume that will surely get people staring.
This costume comes with a blue dress with a high-low skirt and gorgeous orange and metallic details. It also has a pair off fingerless gloves and a pair of goggles that are some of the must-haves of any respectable steampunk costume. My favorite part of this costume is the bodice with its golden ribbon laced in braids, plus the decorative straps in faux leather with buckles. And have you seen that keyhole neckline? I like how well put-together this costume is and it doesn't look store-bought at all. It has an original feel to it because of its details. Overall, it's a beautiful homage to the steampunk genre with a sexy twist. Now, all you need to have is a great alter ego name directly from the steampunk universe.
To end this list, I've got something extra sexy for you. One look at this costume and I think you'll have a fairly good idea of whom I'm talking about. It's none other than Jessica Rabbit, one of the best sex symbols in the world of animation. Move over, Betty Boop, we've got a bad girl coming through. Well, she's not bad. She was just drawn that way, am I right? Let's be honest, whenever we see Jessica Rabbit, the word 'sexy' is one of the first things that comes to mind, and why not? On surface, she's known for her long legs, curves to die for, flaming red locks, and that sultry singing voice. You can channel your inner diva with this costume.
This costume comes with the sequined red dress with the thigh-high slit on the side, a pair of lavender gloves, and clear, adjustable shoulder straps to keep things in place. You wouldn't want a wardrobe malfunction now, would you? The gloves are long enough that they extend above the elbows. Honestly, all that's missing to complete this look are a nice pair of heels and the iconic, wavy red hair. Once you've got those things covered, you're all set to take the stage and make everybody swoon.
If you're into having more options, and if you still haven't checked out our options of high quality Halloween costumes, you might want to check out these cool ideas, too.
Gothic Red Riding Hood Plus Size Costume
Plus Size Women's Delightful Mad Hatter Costume
Women's Curves Dark Sorceress Plus Costume
Women's Plus Size Downtown Doll Costume
Plus Size Traffic Cop Costume
Plus Size Sexy Ghostbuster Costume
Ladies Plus Size Jailbird Costume
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Override doesn't know the meaning of the word "subtle." Announcing his presence with the deafening blast of his engines, he wants his enemies to know he's coming. The only thing he loves more than blasting Decepticons is charging full throttle, tearing up the roads. Override loves shifting into his powerful "Override Gear," joining battle at frightening speeds, Triggerbot guns blazing full volume (hopefully they hit something), with apparently no concern for his own well being. But this is not true. Annoyingly vain, Override can spiral into depression at the mere sight of a scratch on his chassis. It's probably the only time he quiets down.
Muffler? What's that?
- French name (Canada): Autopilote
- Hungarian name: Gázoló (meaning Wader)
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation One
Millions of years ago, Override was one of the Autobots under the command of a young, inexperienced Optimus Prime, then a junior officer. Leading them into neutral territory to meet with a wise Transformer known as Boltax, they encountered several booby traps along the way. Override, in particular, was helpful in deactivating the mercury minefield which threatened to boil them. When they reached the Temple of Knowledge, Override and the other Autobots were instructed to wait outside while Optimus Prime communed with Boltax. The Flames of Boltax!
Years later, in the present day, Override, the other Triggerbots, and the Sparkabots were imprisoned by the Decepticons. Three of their number were taken by the Decepticons to Earth, but Override was left behind. Ca$h and Car-Nage!
During the Matrix Quest, the Triggerbots were sent to the planet Cheyne. They stayed with a family of Vrobians who were persecuted by the local law enforcement, but over a period of time, Override and the others forgot their original mission, their past, and perhaps even their names! Fortunately, Dogfight discovered that the Vrobians were psychic vampires, putting the Autobots under their mental control. The Triggerbots rebelled, killed the family, and left Cheyne when no leads on the Matrix's location were uncovered. Kings of the Wild Frontier
Generation 2
When G.I. Joe sent word to Optimus Prime that Cobra had rebuilt Megatron, he sent a group of Autobots that included Override to fight him. After several of them were destroyed, Override's job was to distract Megatron while Skydive was loaded into the Ark. He succeeded, but Megatron tore him apart, so it was a somewhat pyrrhic victory. Final Transformations
Dreamwave comics continuity
Override and his Triggerbot partner Dogfight worked for Perceptor and Blaster during the Age of Internment. They remained underground for a considerable period of time before the Turbomaster Flash managed to recover Optimus Prime from Quintessa, and free the Autobots from slavery. The War Within: The Age of Wrath
IDW comics continuity
Override worked on the Ark-27, bringing Optimus Prime back to Cybertron to battle Bludgeon and his Frankenstein-recreation, Thunderwing. His crew later transported Optimus to Earth to join up with Prowl's infiltration unit.
Generation One
- Override (Triggerbot, 1988)
- Generation One Override transforms into a blue and red Cybertronian motorcycle. As part of the Triggerbots subgroup, he featured flip-out weapons. In motorcycle mode, pressing the trigger deploys the weapons from the rear end of the vehicle. In robot mode, the cannons are mounted on his arms.

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Producer of MBLAQ's "You & I" Lauds G.O's Vocal Skills
The producer of MBLAQ's latest single, "You & I," has lauded G.O's vocal skills in a recent interview with local media. "I was surprised by G.O's hidden vocal skills. He's a good friend who wants to achieve a lot. Although he was very tired from his busy schedule, he wouldn't complain and would continue to work on the song until he's satisfied with it," Kim Hyun Woo, the producer of the song said.
He further added, "Working with MBLAQ was very interesting. I was really impressed by the way members discussed and shared ideas on completing the song."
"You & I" is a sweet love song included in the OST of SBS drama "Scent of a Woman." After its release on July 29th, the song has ranked high on all of the Korean music charts. "Scent of a Woman" is about the relationship between a dying woman and a man who tries to overcome the difficulties. After just two episodes, the show has already exceeded 20% TV ratings, and with the star power of its two lead actors, Kim Sun Ah and Lee Dong Wook, its popularity is expected to continue to soar.
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The first story is about the late Adam Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys. Yauch died in May, at the age of 47. According to Yauch's will, if both he and his wife—the mother of their child—died at the same time (such as in a common accident) while the child was still a minor, then Yauch's parents would raise the child if Yauch and his wife died in an even-numbered year, and his wife's parents would raise the child if Yauch and his wife died in an odd-numbered year. Presumably, Yauch's wife's will had an identical provision. It's a bit of an arbitrary solution, but nevertheless a workable solution to what I suspect was deep disagreement between the spouses about who would raise their child if they both died and thus neither could do so.
As it happens, Yauch's wife survived him, and she will of course raise their child. And should she now die at some later point but before their child reaches 18, then the child will be raised by whoever Yauch's wife names as guardian, which she is now free to choose solely on her own in a new will, unless there was some provision in the original wills preventing such a change (which I doubt would be legally enforceable in any event, for reasons beyond the scope of this post).
In my law practice, I find that the most contentious estate planning-related discussion between spouses or partners with minor children is the discussion about who will raise their minor children should both parents die. It's not always contentious by any means, but when there is contention, it is usually for this reason. Additionally, when I notice parents delaying in taking the first step toward getting an estate plan, and also when, once involved in the process they delay in approving draft documents and signing final documents, it is usually because they are still working through the guardianship issue. But, the good news is that they almost universally report that once they emerge on the other side of the decision they have incredible peace of mind and their relationship is in a better place as a result.
The second news story involves the late Sherman Helmsley, best known for his portrayal of George Jefferson on TV. Helmsley died in Texas in late July, and at the time I'm writing this post it is the end of August. As of now, a month after he died, Helmsley remains unburied. His body is being stored at an El Paso funeral home pending the outcome of a legal dispute between his longtime partner, Flora Enchinton, and a man claiming to be Helmsley's brother. The dispute arises because the alleged brother claims he is the sole heir of Helmsley's estate since he believes the will Helmsley signed a month before he died is not valid.
This post isn't about the merits of the legal dispute, because I really have very few details about it, but it highlights a problem that often arises when a person dies and leaves behind an unmarried partner, whether that partner be of the same sex or (in Helmsley's case) the opposite sex. In those cases, the surviving partner often has no legal standing. This post isn't about the will itself, but about the fact that since Helmsley's will provides instructions for the disposition of his remains, and since that will is being challenged with a claim that it's not valid, Helmsley's remains cannot be disposed of until it is determined whether the will is valid and that its provisions should therefore be carried out.
That said, it is important to note that since 2006 New York has had a law that allows a person to appoint an agent to be responsible for the disposition of his or her remains. Much like a health care agent is authorized to make medical decisions on behalf of a person no longer able to make decisions for him- or herself, an agent authorized to dispose of a person's remains is legally recognized as the sole person responsible for making all decisions related to the disposition of the deceased person's remains, such as funeral and/or memorial service plans, whether the body is to be buried or cremated, etc. The person you choose can be anyone, as long as they're 18 and mentally competent.
Further, even if you die without such a document, the law provides the order of priority that must be followed when determining who will have the authority to make decisions regarding the disposition of remains. The order as determined by the New York statute is:
- Surviving spouse or domestic partner
- Any of the decedent's surviving children over the age of 18
- Either of the decedent's parents
- Any of the decedent's surviving siblings (brothers or sisters) over the age of 18
- A guardian appointed by a court
- Person 18 years or older who are eligible to receive an estate distribution, in the following order:
- Grandchildren
- Great-grandchildren
- Nieces and nephews
- Grand-nieces and grand-nephews
- Grandparents
- Aunts and uncles
- First cousins
- Great-grandchildren of Grandparents
- Second cousins
- The duly appointed fiduciary of the decedent's estate (i.e., the executor)
- Close friend or other relative who is reasonably familiar with the decedent's wishes, including his or her religious or moral beliefs, when no one higher on the list is available, willing, or competent to act;
- The Office of the Public Administrator
In New Jersey, the law provides that if a will states who should handle the disposition of remains, that person can do so, even if the will has not been admitted to probate. However, those wishes must be expressed in a will, not a separate document, so it's important 1) to have a will, and 2) for family members or other loved ones to know where to access your will in a way that allows for a timely funeral/burial/cremation. If the will is locked in a safe deposit box, for example, it will take weeks before a court order can be issued to allow the safe deposit box to be opened.
Interestingly, Texas has a similar law to New York's, with a little bit of New Jersey's mixed in. Essentially, it provides that a person can appoint an agent for the disposition of remains in a will, and that that provision will be recognized even before the will is admitted to probate. Apparently, however, it doesn't necessarily apply if the will is being challenged. The exception in the Texas statute seems to indicate that the provision will not be honored pre-probate only upon a showing of bad faith in the creation of the provision/will (but don't quote me on that). I'm guessing that the delay in Helmsley's burial is that the alleged brother is claiming bad faith on the part of Helmsley's partner in drawing up the will that contains the disposition of remains provision. Just a guess.
Additionally, while like New York the Texas law provides a hierarchy of people eligible to serve as agent in the absence of a document naming an agent, the Texas statute (like statutes in most states, I'll wager) has no provisions recognizing domestic partners. Remember: Helmsley was not married to his longtime partner. Thus, she cannot benefit from the law. Under the Texas law, in the absence of a valid will or other document naming an agent for the disposition of remains, then the person claiming to be Helmsley's brother—if he is in fact Helmsley's brother—has a greater standing than Helmsley's partner under the law to decide what happens to Helmsley's remains, even though the two had no relationship whatsoever other than blood ties. In fact, Helmsley's partner has no standing whatsoever, like she would in New York.
The long and short of it is that anyone who is not in a legally recognized marital relationship should take the precaution of executing an "Appointment of Agent to Control Disposition of Remains" document. This is a standard practice of mine, although it likely is not part of the estate planning toolbox of attorneys not used to working with people in so-called "non-traditional" relationships. It is therefore important to raise the issue with your estate planning attorney if he or she does not raise the issue with you first.
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Q-System is a transmission option offered on many late-model Alfa Romeo passenger vehicles. It was first offered in early 1999 as an alternative to Manual and Automatic Transmissions.
The Q-System is based in part on the Tiptronic Manual-Override Automatic which means that it will automatically shift as a normal manual would, but has an option to behave much as a clutchless manual in that the user can select gears themselves if they desire. There are also three special performance modes, City, Sport and Ice. These are selected via pushbutton and adjust the gear, shift and power distribution behaviors to certain conditions.
Where the Q-System differs from the majority of other "Manual Automatics" is that instead of "next gear"/"previous gear" selection pattern (via nudging the shifter left and right or up and down while in a special position), the manual override portion of the Q-system is a standard H Gate layout familiar to all those who have driven a manual transmission. Also unlike others, due to the manual override design the Q-System does not override your choices while in the "manual" mode so it is not as "idiot proof" as a some other Tiptronic implementations, though many performance buffs would consider it to offer greater control.
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The 2015 Nissan 370Z Roadster continues to offer unique design, performance and value of the 370Z Coupe – with the added exhilarating sensory experience of an advanced fully automatic convertible design.
For 2015, a new 370Z Touring Sport Roadster trim level is added, offering standard Viscous Limited-Slip Differential, SynchroRev Match® (manual transmission only), 19-inch RAYS super lightweight forged aluminum-alloy wheels and Nissan Sport Brakes.
Two other models are also available, the 370Z Roadster and the 370Z Touring Roadster – which includes a range of features such as Nissan Navigation System with 7.0-inch touch-sensitive display, Bose® Audio System, cooling and heated ventilated leather-appointed seats and RearView Monitor.
Other enhancements for 2015 include the addition of Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System and USB input on the base 370Z Roadster and revised suspension tuning on all models. New black-finished 18-inch wheels are offered on 370Z Roadster and 370Z Touring Roadster models.
As in previous years, the 2015 Nissan features a standard 332-horsepower 3.7-liter DOHC V6 engine with Variable Valve Event and Lift Control (VVEL) and a choice of 7-speed automatic transmission or close-ratio 6-speed manual with available SynchroRev Match® (370Z Roadster Touring with Sport Package only).
"In the ongoing debate among sports car purists regarding coupe versus convertible superiority, Nissan is proud to offer the 370Z in both configurations," said Pierre Loing, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan North America, Inc. "And when it comes to the 370Z Roadster, the only thing soft about it is the fully lined cloth convertible top. From its rigid body structure and responsive powerplant to it available SynchroRev Match® manual transmission and Sport Brakes, it is pure Z® through and through."
A Stylish, Easy-to-Operate Top
The 370Z Roadster's standard power automatic latching top was designed with an emphasis on providing a sleek silhouette with the top up or down.
With its easy single-action open-close operation, it provides an enjoyable top-down experience with reduced wind turbulence and all-climate driver/passenger comfort.
In the closed position, the top design imparts a sophisticated sloped-back appearance, the perfect balance between the soft top and the Z® body design. The shortened windshield and aerodynamically rounded rear deck enhance the Z®'s kinetic and dynamic character lines. When in the down position, the convertible top is concealed beneath a full body-color hard tonneau cover, which extends forward to help create the Z® Roadster's classic "double cockpit" style interior.
The standard black (a Bordeaux color top is available with the Wine colored interior) cloth convertible top features a fabric inner liner, which provides a quality appearance and helps reduce noise intrusion into the cabin, along with a large glass rear window with an integrated electric rear window defroster.
The top operation takes approximately 20 seconds and is controlled by either a center console-mounted switch or by a button located on the doors (top lowering only). The automatic latch system secures the top to – or releases it from – the windshield header without driver intervention. The shape and position of the glass wind deflector, located between the fixed headrest bars, has been optimized to reduce turbulence into the cabin.
Along with careful attention to convertible top operation and design, the 370Z Roadster's exterior features an aluminum hood, door panels and trunk for reduced weight. The body includes additional structural reinforcement (over the 370Z Coupe), including in the A-pillars and side sills.
The Z® Roadster's exterior design incorporates the signature Z® long nose/short cockpit proportions. The distinctive headlight/taillight treatment features an aggressive "boomerang" shape. The headlights are a High Intensity Discharge (HID) bi-functional xenon design with auto on/off feature and integrated LED daytime running lights.
Eight exterior colors are offered for 2015 – Midnight Blue, Magma Red, Solid Red, Magnetic Black, Brilliant Silver, Gun Metallic, Black Cherry and Pearl White.
A Full-Feature Interior
Inside the stunning 2015 370Z Roadster exterior, is an interior that is completely driver-centric, with its three-layer design grouping items by how a driver sees information, operates the controls and is held in place – so drivers feel completely connected and engaged whenever and wherever they drive, top up or down.
The base 370Z Roadster features high back black woven "Carbon" cloth seats with 8-way manual driver's/4-way manual passenger's seat adjustments. The Touring and Touring Sport models include unique leather-appointed seats with 4-way power/4-way manual operation on the driver's seat (4-way power on the passenger's seat). These seats are exclusive to the 370Z Roadster and have integrated heating and cooling functions – ideal for open air driving no matter what the outside temperature.
The Z® Roadster's 2-seat layout includes a deeply scooped instrument panel with a full-length center console separating the driver and passenger's seat. The instrument panel retains the traditional Z® 3-pod cluster with oil temperature, voltmeter and clock, while the speedometer and tachometer include an "initial sweep" function, coming alive when the car is first started.
The steering wheel is an "oval" 3-spoke design, which offers baseball-style stitching and large thumb grips/palm rest areas for improved feel on long drives. The surface of the leather-wrapped wheel is "shaved" to provide a more kidney-like shape to better fit in the hand. The manual transmission shifter is specially padded to improve the accuracy of diagonal shifts and to feel softer in the hand for forward and backward motions.
Standard interior comfort and convenience features include Nissan Intelligent Key® with Push Button Ignition, Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System, power windows with one-touch auto up/down feature, power door locks with auto-lock feature and a center console box with a non-intrusive cover design. Other features include automatic climate control, two 12-volt power outlets, three cupholders (two in door panels, one in center console) and an AM/FM/CD/AUX 4-speaker audio system with illuminated steering wheel-mounted controls.
The Touring and Touring Sport models add a Bose® audio system with eight speakers (includes dual subwoofers) and MP3/WMA playback, SiriusXM Satellite Radio (SiriusXM subscription required, sold separately), Streaming audio via Bluetooth®, HomeLink® Universal Transceiver, aluminum-trimmed pedals, synthetic suede door panel inserts, auto-dimming inside mirror and glove box damper.
The 2015 Nissan 370Z Roadster interior is available in Black cloth, while Touring and Touring Sport models are available in a choice of Gray, Black or Wine (available exclusively with Pearl White and Black Cherry exterior colors) leather-appointed cooling and heated ventilated seats.
Open Air, Open Roads – An Unbeatable Combination
The 2015 370Z Roadster once again features one of the most advanced drivetrains available for affordable sports cars today. The long list of cutting edge performance-focused technologies includes a standard 332-horsepower 3.7-liter DOHC V6 engine with Variable Valve Event and Lift Control (VVEL). The VVEL system is able to optimize intake valve open/close movements, allowing the needed air to be sent promptly to the combustion chamber at the precisely optimized time.
Since the VVEL system can adjust to open the valves slightly, it improves fuel efficiency by reducing camshaft friction and fuel waste. It also provides cleaner emissions by allowing for quicker warm-up of the catalyst and by stabilizing combustion when the engine is cool.
The 6-speed manual's SynchroRev Match® system, which is standard with the Touring Sport grade, allows drivers of any skill level to experience professional-like gearshift performance. The SynchroRev Match® function automatically controls and adjusts engine speed when shifting to the speed of the next gear position, essentially "blipping" the throttle to smooth out up/down shifts. This not only allows the driver to focus more on braking and steering, it improves the smoothness of gear shifts by reducing the typical "shock" when the clutch is engaged. The system can be deactivated with a button next to the shifter for drivers who prefer to shift on their own.
The available 7-speed automatic includes Downshift Rev Matching (DRM) and Adaptive Shift Control (ASC) and is designed to offer quick, manual-like shifting when operated in manual mode. Drivers can use the standard paddle shifters or the shift lever. The 7-speed's wide gear ratios offer improved fuel efficiency (versus a 5-speed automatic), while the Adaptive Shift Control is designed to adjust to the driver's driving style.
Estimated fuel economy for the 2014 370Z Roadster is 18 mpg city/25 mpg highway for the 7-speed automatic and 17 mpg city/24 mpg highway for the 6-speed manual transmission.
The 2015 370Z Roadster also utilizes the Z® Coupe's advanced 4-wheel independent suspension. The double-wishbone front suspension uses lightweight forged aluminum arms and a lightweight rigid aluminum-alloy cradle, along with a hollow construction stabilizer bar. The 4-link rear suspension integrates the rear cradle into a single part. "High response" shock absorbers are utilized on each corner for enhanced ride comfort.
The suspension has been revised for 2015 to better meet the needs of sport and daily driving. Enhancements include better steering feel through use of revised steering column bushings and steering software, as well as better noise isolation through use of a revised front engine mount design and improved body insulation.
The standard 370Z Roadster wheel and tire package features 18x8.0-inch front/18x9.0-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with 225/50R18 front/245/45R18 rear Bridgestone Potenza RE050A summer tires. The wheels have been revised from silver to black for 2015.
Unique 19-inch RAYS forged lightweight aluminum-alloy wheels with Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 245/40R19 front/275/35R19 rear tires are standard with the Touring Sport model.
The Z®'s standard 4-wheel vented disc brake system includes Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist. The optional Sport Package includes Nissan Sport Brakes with large diameter 14.0-inch front and 13.8-inch rear rotors (versus 12.6-inch front/rear standard rotors) with 4-piston front and 2-piston rear aluminum red-finish calipers.
Steering is provided by a vehicle-speed-sensitive power-assisted rack-and-pinion design. Unwanted steering kickback and vibrations are reduced with the use of a solenoid valve that acts like a damper when there is a harsh impact load. A Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system is standard and the Touring Sport model includes a Viscous Limited-Slip Differential (VLSD).
The Nissan 370Z Roadster's list of standard safety features includes the Nissan Advanced Air Bag System (AABS) with dual-stage supplemental front air bags with seat belt sensors and occupant classification sensor; front seat-mounted side impact supplemental air bags; door-mounted curtain air bags; and seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters.
Other standard equipment includes Active Head Restraints, Zone Body Construction with front and rear crumple zones, Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System, Vehicle Security System and Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).
In addition to the open-air 370Z Roadster, the icon Nissan Z® is also available in four hardtop 370Z Coupe models, plus for buyers seeking the ultimate in factory tuned Z® performance and style, the motorsports-inspired 2015 Nissan 370Z NISMO.
For full information on the 2015 370Z Coupe and 370Z NISMO, please visit NissanNews.com.
"With the many enhancements to the 370Z Roadster, 370Z Coupe and significantly revised 370Z NISMO for 2015, we've got the strongest, most innovative and exciting lineup in Z® history," said Loing. "Combined with the legendary Nissan GT-R, no matter what the top preference, performance parameters or budget, we've got the vehicle to feed a sports car enthusiast's needs."
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augustus, 2019
22aug - 24aug 2213:00aug 24Bike Brasil ExpoBiggest trade fair for the bicycle market in South America
22 (Donderdag) 13:00 - 24 (Zaterdag) 21:00
Promagno Exhibition Centre
Avenida Professora Ida Kolb, 513, Jardim das Laranjeiras, São Paulo SP
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Bike Brasil Expo – an event that unifies the market! Bike Brasil Expo was created with the aim of uniting the national and international bicycle market.
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Bike Brasil Expo – an event that unifies the market!
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The Transformers get digged at for being an old 1980's saga brought to the 00's... I agree that copying and pasting 80's icons like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and X-men is not very cool.
HOWEVER - I have this Transformer's Bumblebee car which IS cool. Hehe...
Behold! A plastic yellow chevy model... But then..
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Album tip for my Clay Color System Tutorial
I've been getting a lot of positive feedback on my latest tutorial, Carolyn's Clay Color System.
These are a few comments we've received so far (now for some shameless self-promotion):
"Quick delivery and a lot of fun. My photo album is filling up nicely!"
"Excellent tutorial. Great way to learn about color and organize your clay stash!"
"I'm so excited. I have always been afraid of dealing with color. I know what I like; I just don't know how to get there. You just opened the door for me! ...... I'm impressed with your system. Worth every penny."
"Just received my new color tutorial.... I can't wait to get in and start mixing some clay together and fix myself up the recipe cards...."
"I finally had a chance to look at your Color System Tute that I bought. It's SUPER! I am actually going to follow all the steps. :) Thanks for making it for us. I recommend it HIGHLY!
I did receive an e-mail today, however from someone who was having difficulty finding a photo album that is 3 photos per page. If that is a problem I have a solution.
You can always go with a photo album that is 2 photos per page and then use 2 pages instead of the one for every color. This will give you room to hold 4 cards per color instead of the 3 and you will have room for more color recipes to add later. You can print out the blank cards on page 47 to use as the 4th card for each of the colors. If you go this way, you will still only need 12 pages total for your album.
The binder type albums are best so you can add more pages for other things like keeping some of your color mixing charts, etc.
If you have any questions or more comments regarding this or any other of my tutorials, please feel free to contact me or leave a comment. We are always happy to hear from you!
Follow up!
I did come up with another file system rather than a binder which I now really like. You can see the post on this here:
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I bought your color system a few weeks ago and am loving it. As a new "clayer" I'm finding it invaluable. Just a quick note about the photo binder. I had a hard time finding one with 3 slots per page but did finally find them at Walmart. I'm not a big fan of Walmart so it was my last ditch effort but it did pay off and was very affordable. Thanks!!
- September 13, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- 2 Good Claymates said...
That was a great tip and thanks so much for sharing!
- September 13, 2011 at 8:25 PM
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Poetry is an Opportunity
Interview by Jana Astanov.
SJ Fowler or Steven J. Fowler is a contemporary English poet and avant-garde artist. He has produced diverse body of work across poetry, performance art, experimental theatre, asemic writing, calligrams, concrete poetry and sound poetry, as well as sonic art, installation, fiction and visual art.
3:AM: I recently had the pleasure of reading your four collections of poetry: the latest "The Guide to Being Bear Aware", Enthusiasm, published in 2015, The Rottweiler's Guide to the Dog Owner, from 2014, and your first book, Red Museum, published in 2011. How is "The Guide to Being Bear Aware" different from your previous works?
SJ Fowler: Thank you. I'm sorry you had to slog through four of the, one is normally enough for people. As you probably picked up, each one is very different from the next – different style, method, tone, subject. You couldn't tell they are from the same person, I've been told that anyway, and I take that as a badge of honour. The language I reclaim from the world and plop down on the page is not supposed to represent me as an individual but just some of my mental activity and inquiry. The Guide is different as it's a return to more literary ground, it's more notably poetic. That's because I only discovered poetry in 2010 and this kind of writing, post war European poetry, is what got me into the field. So for the first time I feel I've been reading that work long enough to let it speak out. And I've also been more active with really experimental pieces of performance, visual art and theatre over the last few years, and so I felt, organically, my poetry could be a little more lyrical.
3:AM: In this collection you begin most of the poems with quotes from a wonderfully curated list of European poets. Could you explain the concept behind this?
SJF: When I first began reading poetry I would take out huge anthologies from Senate House Library in London, big dusty things from the 60s, 70s, 80s that no one else was looking at, and I would spend all day reading them, stopping only to write down lines from poets, both known and obscure, that struck me intensely. It sounds untrue but back then I would read poetry for six or seven hours a day, I was so excited to have discovered it. So for this collection I raided this old word doc of stolen lines. I assigned the epigraphs randomly, often, and I know people hate epigraphs, they take it to be the poet being a prick, showing off their learning, so I thought if I put one for pretty much every poem that'd be quite funny. It'd also force people to look for meanings between the poem and the epigraph which perhaps don't exist aside from their own analysis, which is also nice.
3:AM: I remember you mentioned that "The Guide to Being Bear Aware" was inspired by a book gifted to you by Livia. What was this mysterious book?
SJF: It was actually a book called the guide to being bear aware, about how to prevent bear attacks. I was also given a book in 2013 called the dog owner's guide to the Rottweiler. About Rottweiler care.
3:AM: What is the key to understanding your poetry?
SJF: Patience? I'm not sure really. I think probably the key is to know you don't need a key? To not already have been taught to read poetry a very specific way, and have had people tell you this is the 'correct' way to read poetry? To not have been told what poetry is? And perhaps to have experienced the world a certain way? To understand just how contingent and strange the fact of human language is at all? My work is certainly not for everyone.
3:AM: You describe yourself as a modernist poet and avant-garde artist. Which elements of your poetic style link you to those traditions?
SJF: Those traditions are as wide and varied as entire art forms, and are more than this in fact, more than academic definitions of practise – they are modes of seeing and revealing and reflecting the world. They are not techniques but ways of being. So, generalising, I feel connected to their acceptance of the world as a thing beyond and against us, but that isn't metaphysical, that should be reflected upon with the same strangeness in the work as in the world. Rather than trying to make life seem neat and clever and smooth, I would say these traditions often try to just reflect what it is like to be alive. Difficult. Not to say that, but to reveal it. Also they were / are future facing. They are interested in what's coming not what was. They know the past to work the future, not to get lost in tradition. So I reflect on these movements, study them, but reject them too.
3:AM: One of the things I am interested in is the way your work engages the dialogue regarding ecological emergency. What are the guidelines to a more conscious society?
SJF: That is a question that reveals your own generosity – that you'd imagine I'd have the intelligence or knowledge to be able to answer with any sort of insight. In practical terms I have no idea. I am trying to listen and read to know but the more I do that the less I have a sense of any guidelines for anything. Perhaps a first step might be to first accept our limitations as apes, our character being often collectively defined by self-preservation, and greed emanating from that, and then ceasing self-satisfied judgement of others so we can pragmatically work to increase awareness of just how profoundly ignorant our current industrial culture is when it comes to the environment? I'm not sure, certainly the pervasiveness righteousness of our time is no more the answer than the gross, bloated terraforming greed of those destroying the planet.
3:AM: The Guide To Being Bear Aware has been described as political, how does one express politics through poetry?
SJF: One of the key things behind my desire to engage in poetry as a kind of profession is that it forces a concentration on language itself, fundamentally. And this organically leads one to think critically through the possibility of certain concepts that are used quite readily, for example the notion of politics. There is of course a necessary definition of this word that we need to have any conversation at all, but beyond this I don't feel a sense of clarity of what people mean when they use this word specifically, which is important when thinking through the relationship between poetry and politics for example. To not lose myself in ramblings here what I will say is this – I perceive politics to be about the governance of nations etc… and so in this way, poetry has absolutely nothing to do with politics. What poetry can do, but only if the individual aligns themselves with this in a far wider field than poetry, is increase a sense of critical awareness and engagement in the individual which will effect their actions and opinions as it relates to the multifarious notion of governance. So I express politics through poetry by not providing a poetry that comforts at the expense of intellectual growth, or certainly doesn't aim to, but again this depends on the reader and their experience. Impossible to say. Perhaps I should have just said it's not a political book unless you define politics very widely?
3:AM: What do you think makes a poem a good poem?
SJF: A fundamental understanding on the part of the poet and the reader that language is not a way of organising existence but expressing its adversarial and tumultuous character, and that poetry is a lifeboat in the ocean of confusion that is being alive and being able to use and understand language at all. It is not a cruise boat.
3:AM: Do you revise your poetry?
SJF: Absolutely, sometimes. It depends on the project, on the collection perhaps. But generally speaking I tend to write a set of works in one time period, perhaps over months, then let it sit and revisit it later. That revisiting is then a very intense revision period, throwing things away, breaking things apart. They are such completely different processes. Teaching at university has taught me to reflect on this more and more, working with students on how to revise.
3:AM: What surprises you in a poem?
SJF: I don't want to be negative, but I am most surprised, still, by sentimentality and conversation in poetry. I could go into much more specific detail here but I want to get bogged down. I will just say that I will perhaps forever be confused as to why someone would use the only linguistic medium which is fundamentally about the concentrated exploration of language for something other than information loading for the same purpose that drives essays, journalism, conversation, documentary and most fiction. Poetry is an opportunity, even a challenge or askance, to be complex, ambiguous, playful with the fact of daily normative, comforting language, and when its used just to make a straightforward statement, with line breaks, I don't mind of course, not a big deal, but it does surprise me. It's not as though a lot of people read poetry, if you've a message you need to get out to people clearly and widely, perhaps another medium might make sense?
3:AM: I vividly remember your poetry series criticizing British decision to leave the EU published at 3:AM last year, what is the future of the UK outside of Europe? Are things going to get better or worse? Will it change dynamics within poetry in UK – should poets remind people of the European heritage of poetry and culture i.e. is there a political role for the poet in this?
SJF: It will not change poetry one little bit as European poetry has almost no presence in the UK. British poets aren't really translated and there's no more than a dozen contemporary European poets in the reader's consciousness here. But that's not necessarily something to be lamented – I personally think it's sad but then I'm a big Europhile, it's become a little bit my specialism, so I recognise I am biased here. European poetry in the UK is a niche within a niche after all. But the wider question, which definitely poets in the UK do care about, that is the disaster of the UK leaving its own continent, well I have not the expertise to know whether it'll be terrible or not, though one would guess that is the case. In the end, it might make people appreciate our European neighbours, and the character we share with them. One loves that which is about to leave the most.
Jana Astanov is a multidisciplinary artist, poetess and Priestess of Impermanence at Red Temple. Her work includes photography, poetry, performance and new media. She published three collections of poetry: Antidivine, Grimoire and Sublunar. She can be found here: website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
First published in 3:AM Magazine: Thursday, July 6th, 2017.


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Single or double, your bird-house will require a small amount of annual home maintenance. In the fall, clean it out! Remove all twigs, feathers, and debris left behind by last year's tenants. In the spring, clean with soap and water, and pour boiling water over all surfaces to kill any parasites that might be claiming squatters' rights.
Cutting Out the Pieces
Clamp the board down so that the right-hand end extends beyond your work surface. Use a jigsaw or handsaw to cut along the two angled lines of the gabled front piece.
Turn the board around and make the angled cuts for the gabled back piece. Then make the two crosscuts along the lines in the center of the board (at 9 and 18 inches). Note: Do not cut along the two layout lines at either end of the board! T hese are only for marking Lhe ends of the gables.
On the length of clapboard, measure and square lines to make two 9-inch-long pieces for the birdhouse sides and two 10-inch-long pieces for the roof. Cut them to length and set them aside.
On the birdhouse bottom, mark a point in each corner, about 1 inch in from the closest side and about % inch in from the closest end.
IO. Put the countersink bit in the drill chuck and use it to drill a hole at each of die four spots you've marked on the birdhouse bottom.
aligning the walls with the floor
Putting It All Together
Set the front and the back on edge on tire work surface, with their peaks pointing away from you. Place the birdhouse bottom on edge against the bottom edges of the front and back, with the countersunk holes facing you.
11 Align the end of the bottom with the face of the front and drive two 1%-inch drywall screws through the holes and into the front piece. Repeat the process to align and fasten the bottom to the back.
With the assembly still lying on its side, place one of the 9-inch pieces of clapboard against the side of the birdhouse, with its thick edge at the bottom. Using two or three brads on each end, nail the clapboard to the front and back of the birdhouse. Do not nail the clapboard to the bottom piece!
Turn the birdhouse over and nail the other 9-inch length of clapboard on the opposite side in the same way.
Set the house upright and place one of the 10-inch clapboard roof pieces on top of the walls, with its thin edge at the peak. The clapboard will hang over the ends of the walls by about half an inch. Nail the roof piece in place by driving two brads through the roof into the front and back pieces.
Place the second roof piece with its thin edge flush to the top surface of the first roof piece. Drive two brads through each end of the roof into the front and back of the birdhouse.
Finishing Touches
To finish the birdhouse with a perch and coat of paint, see steps 19 through 22 for the Twin Birdhouse (page 51).
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I have been going to the dentist a lot lately. Bad genes and bad teeth. Totally sucks. Definitely my vice. No matter what I do, I get a bad report. Many hours in a chair, a lot of Kleenex wiping my tears of pain and sorrow and regular shock of an increasingly high price tag.
Dentistry Total: $2,127.50
2 Crowns – $757.50
1 Root Canal – $1,000
4 Fillings – $320
1 Electric Toothbrush – $50 (supposed to solve my troubles, but I don't believe it)
What could have been… — now this deserves a few tears.
Total: $2,125.17 (with 2.33 to spare)
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From e-OMC, a complete set of Black Diamond Camalots: $697.90
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A super fly tent, gracias REI: THE KINGDOM 4!!: $299.00
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Wu-Tang Clan returns to Iowa this summer to celebrate '36 Chambers'
RZA says Wesley Snipes' 1998 "Blade" was a landmark film for him. The Wu-Tang Clan co-founder directed Snipes in the upcoming crime thriller "Cut Throat City." (Oct. 3)
Council Bluffs ain't nuthing ta mess with.
Legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan returns this summer to the Hawkeye state, playing a one-night-only show Aug. 1 at Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, a Thursday night. Tickets to see Wu-Tang at the outdoor amphitheater go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via stircove.com.
Pre-sale tickets can be purchased 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday by using the code "STIR19," the venue posted Tuesday.
The show comes as part of a tour celebrating 25 years of iconic Wu-Tang album "Enter The Wu Tang: 36 Chambers." It's one of 14 confirmed North American dates on the summer tour.
More: Here's the first confirmed concert for Des Moines' anticipated Water Works amphitheater
One of the most-celebrated releases in genre history, "36 Chambers" proved a breakout success for Wu-Tang in the 1990s, birthing "Protect Ya Neck," "C.R.E.A.M.," "Method Man" and "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit."
The rap group includes Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA and GZA, among others.
Wu-Tang Clan last played Des Moines in 2013, headlining the annual 80/35 Music Festival.
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Archive for the 'nones' Category
No political party should take the "nones" for granted, new research suggests. "Nones now have the potential to rival evangelical Protestants as a politically relevant constituency," a sociologist stated.[Read Full Column...]
The debate about whether the world is entering a more secular age and whether the growth of religiously non-affiliated people is hastening such secularization in part revolves around questions of timing. In other words, when did these trends start and what led to them?[Read Full Column...]
Where have all the young adults gone? Not as far from religion as one might think, according to a new study finding large numbers of twentysomethings are combining a spiritual life with religious practice.[Read Full Column...]
What happens when you bring together respected social scientists who for many years have gathered significant data on the relationship between science and religion? A humble dialogue offering new pathways to cooperative efforts on issues from evolution and climate change to eradicating disease[Read Full Column...]
In a new book, "Faithful Measures: New Methods in the Measurement of Religion," leading religion researchers across academic disciplines explore an array of evolving new tools and measures that can help deepen understanding of the role of religion in public and private lives today. They include ways to compare polls on factors from survey methodology to question wording for a clearer understanding of their value and potential bias.[Read Full Column...]
Technology does not scare us. Nor especially does the fear of Hell or worries about getting into heaven. But the fears and suspect motives we place on belief systems different than our own very much concerns Americans, according to the latest wave of the Baylor Religion Survey. For centuries, Catholics and Jewish people bore the[ READ FULL COLUMN ][Read Full Column...]
Women ministers are making dramatic strides in achieving equal pay with male clergy. The gender pay gap shrunk from women clergy making 60 cents on the dollar compared to men in 1976 to 93 cents on the dollar in 2016, a new study finds. But women clergy still face significant obstacles to equal pay.[Read Full Column...]
As inclusivity becomes a priority on campuses, the door is opening for greater sensitivity for all religious groups, including evangelical Christians, new research indicates. One major study found that getting to know evangelicals in settings from general spiritual activities on campus to classroom discussions on diversity led to greater appreciation even among groups that included their harshest critics.[Read Full Column...]


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Our big museums were built by businessmen, and significant changes are usually about making money. In these days of international markets and a cosmopolitan tourist flow, it pays for Western Modernist strongholds to look culturally embracing. This helps explain the Guggenheim's UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, a three-phase collecting venture that finds the museum buying and showing the kinds of work it has paid little attention to in the past.
The first of the initiative's three exhibitions, devoted to art from South and Southeast Asia, took place last year. The third, of work from the Middle East and North Africa, comes in 2015. The middle show, "Under the Same Sun: Art From Latin America Today," is on view now, tucked away in odd-shaped annex galleries on two levels. With 50 works, it's fairly small — the map initiative cannot be accused of overreaching — but it has substantial material and begins to fill in a gap created since the museum stopped taking a focused interest in Latin American art in the 1960s.
And where do you enter a conversation when you're late to the party? Almost anywhere will do, though the curator in charge of this exhibition, Pablo León de la Barra, has wisely chosen to backtrack a bit in history, to the early 1970s and a Conceptual piece from that time by the Puerto Rican-born Rafael Ferrer.
Mr. Ferrer, a New York resident for decades, and best known now as a painter, has always been a mordant critic of the art establishment's ethnic exclusions. In 1971 he created a text piece consisting of the single word Artforhum, which is both a play on the name of a mainstream magazine and a question, "Art for whom?" Plastered across a Guggenheim ramp, the same distrusting query is as pertinent now as it was back then.
A number of Latin American artists made their way north in the 1970s and '80s, some escaping political dangers at home. Paulo Bruscky, harassed by the military dictatorship in Brazil for his deft, teasing interventions into everyday life, continued his light-touch art here. In New York in 1981, and in collaboration with a fellow artist, Daniel Santiago, who remained in Brazil, he placed an advertisement in The Village Voice proposing an "air art" piece that would soak clouds in the Manhattan sky with color.
A few years earlier, the exuberant Argentine artist Marta Minujín had approached the McDonald's Corporation about bankrolling a New York project: She wanted to build a reclining model of the Statue of Liberty and grill burgers on it — using flamethrowers for heat — in Battery Park. (McDonald's said no, with thanks.) In 1987 a proposal made to the Public Art Fund by Alfredo Jaar, from Chile, was a success. His 42-second electronic animation, "A Logo for America" — which graphically illustrates the fact that America refers to two continents, not one — appeared, billboard size, in Times Square that year and will be replayed there this August.
Another Chilean, Juan Downey (1940-93), put down permanent roots in New York but kept his sights turned southward. Over several years, he traveled to Mexico, Guatemala and Peru to videotape indigenous cultures. In 1979 he lived for seven months in the Amazon rain forest with the Yanomami people of Venezuela, filming them and encouraging them to film themselves. The resulting work, "The Circles of Fire," is a centerpiece of the Guggenheim show.
Playing on several video monitors arranged in a circle, the basic configuration of Yanomami villages, the videos merge art and anthropology in ways both entrancing and distancing. Long before postmodern colonial studies were analyzing power imbalances between cultural observers and the cultures observed, Downey was on the case in work that tested the line between science and fiction. Young artists today, in different ways, are following his lead.
Raimond Chaves (from Bogotá) and Gilda Mantilla (from Los Angeles) have compiled an archive of invented exotic cultures by making carbon-copy drawings of documents found in ethnological libraries in Peru. Mariana Castillo Deball — born in Mexico, living in Europe — layers and elaborates history in her sculptures, which are inspired by 19th-century casts of Mayan art, now lost, made by the British anthropologist Alfred Maudslay.
Finally, Jonathas de Andrade, in a room-size installation called "Posters for the Museum of the Northeastern Man," parodies a specific 1970s ethnographic museum in northern Brazil. The museum sorts out a racial history of the region in terms of neat, and value-laden, strains of DNA: indigenous, African and European. The photographs of contemporary men from the region in Mr. de Andrade's "promotional" posters simultaneously confound the idea of fixed ethnic identity and reinforce "male" as a stereotype.
Latin America itself has long been viewed, from the outside, through clichés, and artists are clever at shooting them down. Tropical wilderness? In a piece called "Walk," by the Cuban artist Wilfredo Prieto, untamed nature is a single tropical plant to be trundled around in a wheelbarrow. Postcard-perfect Eden? In a travelogue-style video, Mario García Torres speculates as to why the revered Mexican landscape painter Gerardo Murillo (1875-1964), who signed his work Dr. Atl, made the area around Guadalajara look so romantically lush. Was he, perhaps, trying to lure foreign investors to the area? (The Guggenheim once considered building a Guadalajara franchise.)
Lush implies fertile, which can translate as primitive, and the Brazilian artist Erika Verzutti packs all these associations into sculptures made from cast-bronze guavas and bananas. Sort of figurative, sort of abstract, her work is like European Modernism that's been tickled, taffy-pulled and generally messed around with, as is true of a lot of other work here.
Damián Ortega constructs crisp, classic modular sculpture entirely from tortillas. Carlos Amorales both bows to and amplifies Alexander Calder in a percussive mobile made from metal cymbals. The dozens of geometrically cut sheets of colored plastic in an installation by Amalia Pica are ostensibly a study in Modernist harmony. But, scheduled to be rearranged and reshuffled during the course of the show, they seem to be as much about randomness as about order.
Interrupted order carries political implications, and in nearly every work in this show, there's a critical pulse beating, sometimes hard. Carlos Motta's takeaway printed poster titled "Brief History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America Since 1946" delivers exactly what it promises and makes for brutal reading. In a video of a 2009 performance in Havana, Tania Bruguera flouts government censorship by inviting people to stand at a podium and, for one minute, say what they want. If, however, speakers exceed the minute limit, she calls on a pair of uniformed "soldiers" to yank them away from the mike.
Ms. Bruguera has a gift for combining risk and absurdity. So does Javier Téllez, in a video titled "One Flew Over the Void (Bala Perdida)." Shot on the Tijuana side of the Mexican-United States border, the film captures a staged carnival that doubles as an immigrant protest and culminates with a stuntman's being shot from a cannon over the border wall.
Most of the cast is made up of patients from a local psychiatric hospital. Mr. Téllez's parents were both psychiatrists; as a child in Venezuela, he visited hospitals with them. And people with mental or physical handicaps appear often in his films. Some viewers have a problem with this, and the very evident disabilities put you on the alert for exploitation. This ethical tension can make the videos hard to watch, but it's also part of what makes them effective — moving and troubling — because it won't let you relax.
Unrelaxed is an accurate description of the show as a whole, which, though visually low key, has lots of movement, real and potential. In an installation called "Art History Lesson No. 6," by Luis Camnitzer, 10 self-run slide projectors flash empty rectangles of light onto the galleries' walls, as if waiting for images to materialize. A sculpture by Iván Navarro, "Homeless Lamp, the Juice Sucker," in the shape of a shopping cart made from white fluorescent tubing, generates a blinding glow. But it was meant to be mobile. When it was new in 2005, the artist, like a homeless Diogenes, pushed it through the streets of Chelsea, searching, mostly in vain, for public sources of electrical power.
Most restless of all is the definition of "Latin American art." It would require a very much larger show than this one to begin to gauge its permutations. And larger, of course, is the goal. Whether Mr. de la Barra will stay on after the exhibition finishes its run is uncertain; technically, he was hired just for this project, but maybe this could change.
What shouldn't change is the curatorial energy, however low key, that's been set in motion. Yes, our big museums are embracing a wider world late, and for dubious reasons. But late is better than never. And in enlightened hands, wrong reasons can be made right.
"Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative Under the Same Sun: Art From Latin America Today" runs through Oct. 1 at the Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street; 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org.
A version of this review appears in print on June 13, 2014, on page C23 of the New York edition with the headline: Arriving Late to the Party, but Dancing on All the Clichés.


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House In Bjoa
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Class Prostitutes and the Law
Life in the Brothel
"The establishment of these houses of prostitution deplores every man who is concerned with public morals. It doesn't surprise me that the police oppose the establishment of these houses with all their power. They do not authorize prostitution, but do everything in their power to squash it."
In the early 19th Century, you could find a brothel anywhere in Paris. Whorehouses were in the midst of prominent establishments like the Palais Royal and the Chateau Gonier, as well as the seedier, poorer districts of the city. Although they were definitely not shown on a map of Paris, it is certain that their locations were known. They were not the unruly, hedonist places so often stereotyped, but rather a very controlled, efficient environment for both client and employee.
There were several different kinds of brothels in Paris during the time of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, and like the varying levels prostitutes which corresponded to each social class, there were also several different levels of brothels. On one side of the spectrum were luxury brothels, which catered to wealthier, bourgeois clients. These offered more elaborate setting as well as more elaborate sexual spectacles and practices. They cost approximately 100 francs a night. The most common whorehouse was geared towards the working class, and offered more traditional settings and practices. (These types usually cost 5-10 francs for a "brief encounter" and 10-20 to spend the night.) Meanwhile, lower class whorehouses which cost only one franc, were even more stripped down. With each step down in quality and price, the brothel became less refined, as did the clients who frequented them.
Brothels were run like any ordinary business to be found in Paris at the time. Each house was run by a mistress. These mistresses were not prostitutes but rather oversaw the clients coming in and out of the building, as well as which prostitutes went with which client. Often these mistresses considered themselves above the prostitutes themselves. Beneath the mistress was a sous-mistress, and the prostitutes themselves. Having a mistress of the house gave the prostitutes a distinct advantage over their unregistered counterparts, the streetwalkers.
Police and the Brothel
All houses of prostitution had to be registered with the Gendarmerie Royale and the prefecture of police, and every woman who worked in a brothel had to be registered with the prefecture as well. If for some reason the prostitute was married, it was required that she have the written consent of her spouse to work there.
There were also regulations passed against brothels. In 1823, around the same time as the regulations regarding streetwalking were passed, public opinion began to shift, turned against the brothel as a house of ill repute, and a moral pock mark on society. Therefore, brothels were required to be inconspicuous. They were required to have their shades drawn at all times during the day.
It is safe to say that while many people expressed distaste for the brothels, many people of all ages and classes frequented them. Many young men went there for their fist sexual experience, as well as husbands whose marriages were not consummated. Many people found their curiosity piqued by the types of shows put on in the luxury brothels, and some went there to explore the taboo that was the brothel.
The only certifiable record we have of who came in and out of these whorehouses is once again courtesy of the Prefecture of Police, who received their information from the Gendarmerie Royale. To see a chart of who was arrested in brothels, click here!
To find out how prostitutes become registered, click here!


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1. What is ozone?
Ozone is an allotropic, triatomic form of oxygen. In other words it is a molecule of oxygen that has three atoms (O3) instead of the usual two (O2). Ozone is an unstable form of oxygen that is produced by nature to cleanse the atmosphere. The fresh clean smell after a thunderstorm, or at a surf beach, or near a waterfall is partly due to ozone. It is also found in a thin layer around the earth that protects us from the strength of the sun. (The width of the ozone layer in the stratosphere is about 40km, but if it was at sea level it would only be 3mm thick.) Ozone was discovered over 100 years ago and has been used ever since to disinfect drinking water, swimming pools and for air cleaning and freshening. There has been a dramatic increase in the use of ozone for medical and industrial applications in the last twenty years; however it has only been the last ten years that ozone has been making its mark in laundry use, with decidedly dramatic results.
2. How does ozone disinfect and clean?
This third oxygen atom is loosely attached or 'unstable' and can easily separate from the ozone molecule to combine with other substances thereby readily decomposing or changing them into other compounds. In a laundry machine the ozone will directly destroy organic compounds but ozone in water also produces hydroxyl radicals. The hydroxyl radical is one of the most powerful and fastest oxidizing agents known, and is primarily the reason why the use of ozone produces such brilliant whites and colours and is so effective at killing micro-organisms.
3. Is ozone dangerous?
Ozone is a natural gas and in the low concentrations used in industry does not have any effect on humans. Ozone is being used in many countries for medical purposes and is very effective for certain treatments. It is also used for disinfection of drinking water, cooling towers, swimming pools and spas, sewerage treatment, air cleaning and many other industries. Ozone in high concentrations can be harmful, just as concentrated oxygen can also be harmful. Low levels of ozone are completely safe. Of course it is not common sense to breath in concentrated ozone or any concentrated gas including oxygen. There have not been any human deaths attributed to ozone usage since 1885.
4. Is ozone the same as "SMOG"?
"Smog" is air pollution and is virtually the opposite of ozone. Smog was originally coined to describe a combination of smoke and fog. Nowadays it means dirty air created by pollutants. Smog is largely composed of harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide. There is a theory that if we could generate just the right amount of ozone in the atmosphere it would actually help to clean up smog.
5. If I use ozone in my laundry, will it help replenish the ozone layer?
Not directly. Ozone dissipates within minutes. Any ozone molecules that escape into the atmosphere will clean up the air in the laundry and in doing so leave no residual ozone. However when using ozone we reduce the energy used to heat water, therefore one 22kg washing machine will mean a reduction of over 12 tonnes per year of greenhouse gas CO2 !
6. Will ozone corrode the laundry equipment?
No. Ozone laundry systems use minute amounts of ozone and will not do any harm to machinery.
7. Does ozone have an odour?
Yes. Depending on the concentration, the odour ranges from slightly sweet to hospital clean. A customer recently likened the smell of ozone to "melting snow". (Melting snow does actually produce very small amounts of ozone!)
8. Will ozone kill bacteria?
Yes. It is regarded as the second most effective disinfectant in the world and kills an enormous variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeasts, spores etc.
9. How is ozone different from chlorine?
Ozone purifies water and air very quickly and efficiently, 3,000 times faster than chlorine. Ozone leaves no by-products except pure oxygen. In contrast, chlorine leaves a chemical by-product called hypochloric acid, and once in the waste stream chlorine breaks down to salts which stay in the environment. According to Wikipedia - Hypochlorite is a strong oxidizer, and the products of the oxidation reactions are corrosive, and can burn skin and cause eye damage, particularly when used in concentrated forms. Hypochlorite must not be mixed with organic materials (e.g. dirt), as the resulting trihalomethanes are carcinogenic. The extent of the hazard thus created is a subject of disagreement.
10. How is ozone produced?
Ozone can be produced in a variety of ways but for industrial applications ozone is produced either by ultraviolet light in a similar fashion to the production of ozone by the sun, or by corona (electrical) discharge similar to the way lightning produces ozone during a lighting storm.


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In these increasingly health-conscious times, it's heartening to know that the 'five second rule' (in which food that has been dropped on the floor can be picked up and safely eaten within a five second time-frame) still holds authority over us all.
But now, as part of a bumper day of apocalypse-dawning food news, a study by researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey has found that bacteria can contaminate floored grub in less than a second.
Researcher Donald Schaffner says the five-second rule is a "significant oversimplification of what actually happens when bacteria transfer from a surface to food."
Hate to tell you this, Donald and Donald's other science mates, but we all knew this already. You've wasted your time. We're just going to ignore you, just like we ignore our better judgement every time a 3am kebab cascades out of our grasp.
Now, just let us eat our pavement doner in peace. That's all we ask.


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September 21, 2017
Phoenix, get ready to Juggle!
Beth Garcia is bringing Juggle to it's first market in Arizona, and we couldn't be more excited to help Phoenix families live their best lives! Having attended high school with three of the Juggle founders, Beth has known about the game-changing babysitting (and more) app almost since its inception, and has been wishing to have just such a solution to her childcare woes where she lives.
Knowing Juggle's record of success launching in communities like hers across the country, she knew it was the perfect fit for Phoenix. She also knew that she wanted to be the one to introduce it to her family and friends sharing the same frustrations with existing childcare options.
We think Beth's right and are thrilled to have her on our team! She feels blessed to live in "The Valley of the Sun" with her husband and three little ones! She wasn't always shoveling sunshine in Arizona though! It wasn't until after graduating from law school at The University of Toledo, that she headed west to the Phoenix area to begin living her best life!
She's been practicing law in The Valley since 2006. In 2013, after a thirty day last hoorah in Europe with her husband, life changed! KIDS! Beth is mom to a three-year-old girl, and two boys, ages nineteen months old, and four months old. To say she juggles a lot is an understatement, even after scaling back her law practice to dedicate more time to her family.
Here's why she's committed to building a Juggle network:
Well, this is a cause I just HAVE to get involved in! Having been raised in Ohio, I have no family in Arizona. My husband is from New Mexico. He has no family here. We are complete transplants (like many people in The Valley) and despite all of our AMAZING friends (that we do consider family, however, we don't want to constantly utilize for childcare!), we are always looking for quality childcare providers. Don't get me wrong, we have built a great little network, but it's not about just us; EVERYONE should be able to access quality, affordable childcare at their fingertips without having to go through grueling hours of weeding and interviewing! We ALL already have enough on our plates! We have even flown one of our sitters in from another state on multiple occasions to help us when we needed extended childcare. Read as: WE NEED JUGGLE.
A few other tidbits about me: I've run eight full marathons, completed an Olympic Distance Triathlon, I love to hike, I miss my dad and grandma dearly, I don't feel normal unless I'm doing a million things, I'm obsessed with milkshakes and chocolate/peanut butter in general (especially Dietsch's from my hometown, which I also miss dearly), my husband is an absolute ROCKSTAR, my kids are so much fun I can hardly stand it (I guess that's why there are so many of them) and last, but not least, I thoroughly enjoy alone random spa days (again, we need juggle).
Welcome, Beth! We can't wait to see you turn Juggle into a household name there in the valley!


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HEAVY DUTY LEATHER BUSTER SEWING MACHINE NO WALKING FOOT NEEDED - YouTube. Video will open in a new window. Thread sizes: #69 to #350. Foot clearance: presser foot lift is 1/2 inch Maximum stitch length: 7mm. Cylinder bed length: 10.5.Table dimensions: 47 x 21 x 24 to 31.5. Servo motor table and stand included. The GA5-1 is a heavy duty sewing machine for use in medium to heavy sewing projects.
Great for saddles, sports bags, tents, carpet and orthopedic items and many more heavy duty projects. Great for leatherwork projects such as harnesses, horse blankets, halters, bridles and more. Additionally, it is capable of sewing a variety of materials such as vinyl, canvas, synthetics, heavy webbing and more.
Machine has a powerfull feed for sewing heavy leathers, and extra large 10.5 long arm, machine includes needles, bobings , oiler and instructions, tools, thread clipper and bobbin winder. Thread sizes from 69 to 415. Stitch Length from 3-22 stitches an inch. Sews pads, blankets, webbing, canvas, bio-plastics, upholstery, etc..Table with the cut out in like in the pic. Servo motor with adjustable speed control. Built in on and off switch for motor. Compairable to techsew cowboy sewing machines and tippmann or juki and consew machines. The item "INDUSTRIAL leather commercial saddle SEWING MACHINE 1/2 INCH PRESSER FOOT LIFT" is in sale since Sunday, July 23, 2017. This item is in the category "Business & Industrial\Manufacturing & Metalworking\Textile & Apparel Equipment\Sewing Machines". The seller is "stormsneverlast209" and is located in usa. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.


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Hardy Murphy Coliseum events
Hardy Murphy Coliseum Events:
Located in Ardmore, Oklahoma
October Hardy Murphy Coliseum events;
Hardy Murphy Coliseum events : Stock Horse Show October 27th and 28th.
November Hardy Murphy events;
Hardy Murphy Coliseum events :Suzie Reed's Market Place Horse Auction November 3rd
HCE Arts and Crafts Festival November 9th and 10th
USTPA United States Team Penning Association November 12th-17th
Wrangler World Championship World Junior Team Roping Chapionship November 22th-25th
December Hardy Murphy events;
Weimera Dog Club Banquet – (North Wing) December 1st
Dal-Worth Appaloosa – Holiday Fun Fest December 7th-9th
The Hardy Murphy Coliseum events center is located in Ardmore, Oklahoma. It's considered a business, cultural and tourism city in and the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, from Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 70, Ardmore is generally referred as the hub of the ten-county region in South Central Oklahoma.
Last year over 100,000 people visited Hardy Murphy Coliseum and Ardmore. Forty-eight weeks of the year the coliseum holds events. While horse events are the mainstay, there is something at Hardy Murphy Coliseum that will interest nearly everyone.
If your visiting the area, are need a place to host an event in a wonderful location between Dallas and Oklahoma City consider Hardy Murphy Coliseum.
Hardy Murphy Coliseum events center facility information;
516 stalls with bedding available along with R.V hook-ups.Indoor Coliseum
270′ long x 130′ wide
Climate Controlled
Enclosed Announcers Booth
Show Office
Judges Lounge
Seats 4,000
Fully Equipped Kitchen
18,000 Square Feet Available for Trade Shows etc.
Restrooms and Showers
300′ long x 150′ wide
Seats 700
Windscreens and Fans
Concession Stand
Restrooms and Showers
Pricing information for the Hardy Murphy Coliseum events center in Ardmore Oklahoma Call Jeff Storms (580)223-2541
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She was alone,
In her cabin, with the moon.
The way one is alone with a cat.
Photo by Ron Worobec
People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.
~ Salma Hayek
From the quantum perspective,
all matter in the universe (multiverse, rather)
is essentially a collection of sound-frequency-vibration.
So to make effective change in the universe,
we must meet it at its base structure,
Resonant intentional hypnotic harmonics,
utilizing the internal instrument
of our voices to induce awakening.
This is how we rock it.
~Miss Ascentia, 2012, We'Moon
Go ahead, breathe a deep sign, a long letting go of waiting for Life to sing in colors again, Aaaah . . . letting out our waiting for the danger point to pass. Now we know we're going to make it! On this day Earth is in balance between dark and light. With luck, the way forward has roots tough enough to make it through to leaf and bloom and fruit this year.
What if . . . ? Do you have the will for spring if ice and snow won't let up, if climate extremes bring your tower of expectations tumbling down? We are all challenged now to find balance between dark and light, to find a way for Life to win no matter what.
Rebirth magic: Take an egg, dye it red, deepen the color with your womb blood (or energy of your wise crone blood). Go out on the land; ask nature spirit to take your sweet sacrifice and turn it into a medicine blissing for all lands, all peoples everywhere. Bury the egg as a seed of Hope.
~Miriam Dyak, We'Moon
"The sea drove me away
& yelled 'Go to your desire!"
—As I hurried up the valley
It added one last yell:-
'And laugh!"
~Jack Kerouac, Big Sur, The Sea
Jack Kerouac is likely the best known of the beat authors. Up and risen in the 1950s, beatnik culture was considered fringe. Little was understood of it by the so called mundane outsiders. They reclaimed poetry by taking it "back to the streets" from what they considered stuffy, conventional living and sought freedom from what they considered oppressive, conventional culture.
Kerouac writes Big Sur after the success of his previous book, On the Road, which depicts a cross-country road trip of a group of friends. Not adjusting to his new found fame, he finds he needs to get away from the business of life, the city, and a very active party scene to recluse himself at his friend's cabin, in Big Sur, California.
What he doesn't count on however, is his need to escape himself. Years of binging and an overly imaginative mind is impossible to set aside and this story is his narration of the following few months. Presented as a stream of consciousness with minimal punctuation (as consciousness is I suppose), you're amazed at the many detours and distractions it takes.
So even that marvellous, long remembrances of life all the time in the world to just sit there or lie there or walk about slowly remembering al the details of life which now because a million lightyears away have taken on the aspect (as they must've for Proust i his sealed room) of pleasant mental movies brought up at will and projected for further study—And pleasure—As I imagine God to be doing this very minute, watching his own movie, which is us.
He takes a thought or idea, then shoots off so far from topic you wonder how he'll ever find his way back or where he's going, but the beauty of it is, he always does. It always falls together in a strange albeit uncomfortable clarity. The ramblings of a madman and a beautiful mind can sometimes be confused as they are so clearly linked. In reading Big Sur, a certain type of person (myself included) may think, 'Oh ya, I recognize this. It is both totally mad and completely beautiful…humm, who would have thought'.
'You said in 1957 in the grass drunk on whiskey you were the greatest thinker in the world'—'That was before I fell asleep and woke up: now I realize I'm no good at all and that makes me feel free'
He slips into madness. You know it's coming both because he tells you as much and because you see the signs. You see it in the mind-tangent that goes a little too far, getting stuck in the darkness just a little too long. You may see it coming because you recognize the patterns in yourself and see right where he's reached the edge. The place where you normally catch yourself and pull back up for air—except he doesn't. He not only allows you to join him in his journey down and back out again but invites you to. This, and his other reads, are not for everyone but those who would appreciate it, do so immensely.
A long read but the best…
The world being just what it is, moving and passing through, actually alright in the long view and nothing to complain about—Even the rocks of the valley had earlier rock ancestors, a billion billion years ago, have left no howl of complaint—Neither the bee, or the first sea urchins, or the clam, or the severed paw—All sad So-Is sight of the world, right there in front of my nose as I look,—And looking at that valley in fact I also realize I have to make lunch and it wont be any different than the lunch of those olden men and besides it'll taste good—Everything is the same, the fog says "We are fog and we fly by dissolving like ephemera," and the leaves say "We are leaves and we jiggle in the wind, that's all, we come and go, grow and fall"—Even the paper bags in my garbage it say "We are man-transformed paper bags made out of wood pulp, we are kinda proud of being paper bags as long as that will be possible, but we'll be mush again with our sisters the leaves come rainy season"—The tree stumps say "We are tree stumps torn out of the ground by men, sometimes by wind, we have big tendrils full of earth that drink out of the earth"—Men say "We are men, we pull out tree stumps, we make paper bags, we think wise thoughts, we make lunch, we look around, we make a great effort to realize everything is the same"—While the sand says "We are sand, we already know" the sea says "We are always come and go, fall and plosh"—The empty blue sky of space says "All this comes back to me, then goes again, and comes back again, then goes again, and I don't care, it still belongs to me"—The blue sky adds "Don't call me eternity, call me God if you like, all of you talkers are in paradise: the leaf is paradise, the tree stump is paradise, the paper bag is paradise, the man is paradise, the sand is paradise, the sea is paradise, the man is paradise, the fog is paradise"
~Jack Kerouac, Big Sur, The Sea


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Who we are
N41 is a leading apparel and fashion ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software solution provider with innovative features and services.
Our company's foundation was built upon extensive apparel industry expertise which allows us to service fashion brands, manufacturers, and wholesalers worldwide with superior business management solutions. We have a proven track record of successful implementations due to our superior service and support. We are experts in the business of technology that drives fashion apparel. If you are interested in learning how our N41 Apparel ERP All-In-One system can empower your business, continue to browse through our site or simply click the request demo button below.
We had modular design and versatility of mind when we first designed N41 to grow your company. We can turn on a switch or off a switch, and N41 can behave differently, for each client. We have a few 100 of these switches. That makes N41 Apparel ERP very versatile and scalable, and the reason we have a 99% client retention rate. –Kyehan Kim, Founder
Why Choose N41 Apparel ERP? N41 IS ALL YOU NEED!
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N41 Apparel ERP is an All-In-One system that includes ERP, Tradeshow Mobile App, E-commerce website, Showroom, EDI, PLM integration and much more.
There are many different apparel business types – small start-ups with 5 users vs multi-brand enterprises with 500 users; import production vs domestic production; tradeshow focused vs EDI focused. We have every feature you need no matter who you are. Our N41 Apparel ERP All-In-One system is all you need to grow & run your business!
N41's innovative features and superior support sets us apart from our competition.
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N41 provides the quickest order taking App available in the market. There is no longer a need to move the samples to the register. You can scan it at the rack. It enables you to utilize the floor space for the samples and buyers, not for the lines of laptops.
N41 mobile tradeshow module provides real-time inventory by remotely replicating with your main N41 database. Orders placed at the show are synchronized with your warehouse so orders can be processed immediately.
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As a long-term player in the industry, we have had quite an experience on many inventory management ERP's. N41 proved to stand better than all these software with its unique qualities of custom design, wide range of features that supports eCommerce platforms and more importantly, its highly supportive technical team readily available either through phone or remote login service.
We were losing a lot of time in managing our data between different platforms and were looking for a solution that would help us to make this data flow easier. We needed to use our resources in other important business improving areas. When we came across N41, though we had our doubts we took their demo. Today, our data management has improved by 16% and we are able to utilize our resources on other areas of our business targeting faster growth. Thanks to N41!


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SMH: Group Of Men Rob A Brooklyn Family Dollar & Assault Employee Defending The Store!
A group assaulted a Brooklyn Family Dollar employee as he tried to stop them from stealing several speakers last Saturday, police said. The robbery happened inside 2010 Atlantic Ave. at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to the NYPD. Police said eight males robbed nine tower speakers from the Crown Heights discount store and attacked a 24-year-old worker with shopping baskets on their way out. The employee suffered minor injuries, police said. Posted By PSmooth
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