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And you know damn well the BDSM-ers will take care of that building like no one else ever has. I wouldn't say fetish folks are anal (not without smirking, anyway) but they sure don't make messes, or leave wanton destruction in their wake.
"The Mission Merchants Association, according to its president, is worried that Kink.com is going to attract perverts to the area.
Well, naturally. After all, that's why The Castro and The Haight exist.
>>Kink.com, for the record, makes the best and most ethical straight BDSM porn out there
I like those guys, I think I've subscribed to every single site they've got at one time or another, but dammit, we're better! ^-^
We're a small boutique rather than a giant mill, we try for a little more connection/intimacy/fun in our stuff...
-Russell from Two Big Meanies
No slight intended, Russell! I like you guys too... perhaps I should have said "some of the best." Sorry about that.
If I were into BDSM porn, I would so check out your stuff Russell. Heck, I might even check it out even though I'm not into it. I really like boutiques, and you make your BDSM porn sound really cool.
No problem- if you judge on commercial success they are the best, and they really are way ahead of just about everybody else as far as ethics and sex-positivity.
I just wanted to plant a flag... it's tough being in competition with the 800-pound gorilla. ^-^
quoting: "... allowing people to be tied up, spanked and poked with mechanical implements in the working-class neighborhood."
Wow! That sounds hot. Curious tho, is getting poked "in the working class neighborhood" easier than getting fucked in the ass? Sounds about the same...
You know, I have a feeling that working class people in SFO have a shitload more to be concerned about than kink.com moving in, say, paying their rent.
There are working class people in San Francisco?
Oh come on, repressed people are far more dangerous than those that actually take care of their desires responsibly.
Isn't obvious that the current and former mayors here never even get laid? Their policies reflect it. That in itself is a scandal.
Another brilliant win for the renters' lobby. I wonder if John Fox consulted on this one?
I suspect the low-income housing advocates passed because it would have cost a small fortune (that they don't have) to bring an old building like that up to code for residential living. Sometimes it's actually cheaper to build from the ground up, although certainly a new building wouldn't be as cool.
I'm trying to imagine just what a "sex-positive charity" is. Or a "kink-outreach program".
Is there, like, a Church of BDSM out there that I'm unaware of or something? Or a United Way-like organization for kinksters? A Goodwill-like warehouse of second hand fetish wear? I'm just curious.
As my old daddy once said to me "Son, a stiff prick has no consceience!" Truer words were never spoken. Can't we all just get together and fuck and it not get in the fucking papers? I looked at that babe the Mayor was slipping the salami to and hell yeah I would fuck her too! He won't have any problem getting re-elected in San Francisco but he can forget about going any further.
@15: it sounds better in Latin:
penis erectus non compos mentis.
The other hilarious detail about this is that the Armory's neighborhood is among the worst in SF for drug dealing, violent crime, and overall filthiness. Attracting perverts would be an improvement.
When I was on tour, our van got broken into right there! We were wondering why it was so easy to park. . .
I live on an alley street directly across from that building. I already ranted a ton when this deal went through and just don't have any more typing energy left, but will say this:
If I were to make a list of things in the neighborhood that are of an immediate detriment to our communities residents and school kids, Kink.com would score near the bottom. "Local advocates" and the Mission mearchants association are only frustrated that whatever they had in mind for the space isn't going to happen.
I could rant for hours on this... I'll just walk away from the keys for now...
So, the reason that the housing advocates lost out is mostly what Bob Jones said: the building would have cost a fortune to bring up to code for housing. The NGOs didn't have deep enough pockets. Developers had the money, but but back during the boom, local anti-gentrification activists fought them every step of the way. And because nostalgic former Guardsment got the thing put on the National Register in the 70s, you can't tear it down.
And whoever was bitching about Perverts isn't paying attention. The place is down the street from The Power Exchange, a sleazy sex club whose clientelle spills out onto the sidewalk to smoke; it's also near Capp Street, one of the city's better-known spots to pick up street hookers.
I love Kink.com! The Mission is lucky to have the business it will generate locally. The building's appearance will be cleaned up and improved. Let's embrace our diversity, make love not war.
Awww, that building's exterior is fine how it is, doesn't need cleaning up... aside from the river of urine, but I'm sure that will be, er... displaced.
Beyond it's historic stature, this building is actually known to skateboarders the world over as a famous landmark (those granite steps out front), and is really one of the only places in the neighborhood where kids can skate in relative peace.
If anyone from Kink.com should stumple upon this, please, when you're up and running, make one of the other 3 doors your main entrance, and leave the Mission st. steps to the kids.
I agree with Doug, the skateboarders are a cool little scene there on Mission. I live on Woodward across from the Armory and I think Kink.com is the perfect addition to the 'hood. The merchant's association doesn't speak for the neighborhood, only themselves. I assume Kink will be a nice low-key operation and a boon to some of the stores and restaurants in the area.
I know the people at Kink.com, and can assure you they are the most decent, friendliest and ethical people you could ever meet. I have modeled for them for six years and have nothing but respect for them. They will make the neighborhood better, not worse.
OK this is too buried now for anyone to read this, but oh God, there's protestor's now. Who the hell are these people? Are these really my neighbors, or just the same people that do ALL of this kinda stuff? I could name a hundred better things to protest within walking distance... and heh, Kink.com is already washing the place and installing lights.
I'm surprised that sf doesn't realize what a jewel they have in kink.com.
The corner at 14th and mission has been dark and scary for years.
It's a surprise to me that in this town,in this age, anyone is still equating an interest in pornography
with a lack of moral values.
I know it may be hard for some to see beyond their own interpretation of the imagery,
but if they read the language of kink.com's sites I am confident
that they too will feel the respect,care,and integrity truly contained within.
I'm surprised that sf doesn't realize what a jewel they have in kink.com.
The corner at 14th and mission has been dark and scary for years.
It's a surprise to me that in this town,in this age, anyone is still equating an interest in pornography
with a lack of moral values.
I know it may be hard for some to see beyond their own interpretation of the imagery,
but if they read the language of kink.com's sites I am confident
that they too will feel the respect,care,and integrity truly contained within.
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|The ZIMBABWE Situation
thoughts and prayers are with Zimbabwe
- may peace, truth and justice prevail.
From the Daily News, 18 September
Invaders terrorise farm workers in Matabeleland
Farm invaders in Matabeleland have launched a reign of terror on farms forcing workers to flee to Bulawayo. Samson Ncube, a worker at The Barn Farm in Matopos, said he had fled to Bulawayo because of the continuous harassment and threats from the invaders. The war veterans chased away the farmer, named only as Parkin, and four of them have occupied the farmhouse. "At least I am safe here in town, but my children and wife Christine are at the farm and are living in fear. The kids have stopped going to school," said Ncube. He said he had failed to negotiate with the invaders as they openly boasted President Mugabe gave them the power to do as they pleased. One invader identified as Frank Ndlovu and another known only as Martin are alleged to have threatened to beat up the farm workers for taking care of Parkins property. "My wife was beaten up for refusing to leave the farm and they have chased away the guys who were looking after the cattle," said Ncube.
Neighbouring Ntunzi Farm has not been spared as all the workers have been ordered to leave and the cattle driven off. The farm workers said their situation was desperate as they were viewed as allies of the farmers. At Redwood Park Farm in Nyamandlovu, war veterans looted property belonging to farm workers whom they claimed to have "fired". The farm workers are reportedly too frightened to go back and retrieve their property. The attacks on farm workers intensified after the MDC victory in the municipal and mayoral elections last week.
Three journalists assaulted by "war veterans"
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September 19, 2001
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Concerned over the recent arrest of journalists from Zimbabwe's independent 'Daily News', Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) on Wednesday urged police commissioner Augustine Chihuri to do everything in his power to ensure that journalists could work safely throughout the country.
"It is your responsibility to protect journalists who use their right to inform, this without consideration of their editorial policy," Robert Ménard, RSF general secretary, said in the letter. Ménard said journalists from a pro-government newspaper who covered the same event were not attacked. "After having pushed foreign journalists to leave the country, Zimbabwean authorities are attacking the local press," he added.
According to information gathered by RSF, on 17 September, reporters Mduduzi Mathuthu and Collin Chiwanza, photographer Urgina Mauluka and a driver were attacked by war veterans in Hwedza, about 60 km southeast of Harare. The journalists went to a farm after the death of two veterans in a clash with a white farmer. RSF said that since the beginning of the year, 17 local journalists had been arrested and seven assaulted by the police or war veterans.
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"Interest rates are low, inflation is shooting through the roof...and our economy is in a downward spiral," he said.
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"Our monetary policy has not been very successful in containing inflation," said Mabika. This was partly due to the fact that the central bank's hands were tied by the government, which was not pursuing complementary fiscal policies.
Mabika sees parallel market at 95% forex trade
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund warned that Zimbabwe's economy was deteriorating rapidly and its recovery depended on restoring business confidence and an orderly land reform programme, within the rule of law.
? It also said that Zimbabwe's current fixed exchange rate system was damaging the country, saying it should stop trying to close down a thriving parallel foreign exchange market.
The Zimbabwe dollar is trading illegally at around 350 against the US dollar, versus an exchange rate of just 55 to the dollar. The government has said it will not devalue the currency.
But Mabika said that despite the government's efforts, the parallel market accounted for an estimated 95 percent of all foreign exchange transactions in the country.
"We don't know where the parallel market is ...," he said.
The central bank said on Sunday it had fined three local commercial banks Z$11 million for allegedly buying scarce foreign currency on the parallel market.
Mabika also said he was concerned by the way in which share prices and real estate values had surged this year.
Analysts say is due to the fact that the government has kept interest rates on government debt instruments, artificially low, limiting investment outlets.
"Our worry is that when the bubble bursts, inflation will ignite and will require tight monetary policy," he said.
But he dismissed suggestions from the IMF that the monetary policy in Zimbabwe was too loose, saying it was important to stimulate productive sectors of the economy.
"We are unable to mop up excess liquidity, it is in line with the government's restructuring programme ... we have been faced with a very difficult environment," he said.
"There are so many challenges facing the economy ... but we are hoping that sooner rather than later ... things will be under control," he said.
President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party have endorsed a Nigerian-brokered plan to end the seizures of mainly white-owned farms in exchange for funds from former colonial ruler Britain, to implement a fair land reform plan.
But farmers say there has been no let-up in attacks against them and their workers.
Shortages of fuel and foreign exchange have forced hundreds of businesses to close, and contagion jitters have hit the rand.


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Screen grabbing and audio recording are executed parallel. The problem is, that the audio of movie.flv is always delayed by about 15 seconds. Many thanks in advance.


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"It's like the jungle," was the first thing that Marco Sueno said to me as we walked through the thick, hot Atlanta air was, Marco is from the jungle. His sense of humor and passion transcend the language barriers the Peruvian artist and I endured as I struggled to remember the Spanish classes I took (and failed) in college and he polished his English. Most of the time I spent with Marco was fun, including watching a game of "Marco Sueno", as apposed to Marco Polo, in the pool with the other artists and teasing him that he looked like a sniper lying in the grass to take pictures of the people congregating outside Eyedrum, but Marco is serious about his artwork.
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http://www.dropmocks.com/mFuqje. In the screenshot you can see times like 12am, 1am.I have stored the times in a list and iterated one by one. For every element, I want to perform a click action towards the left(marked green in screenshot) of the target element. I am using Selenium 2.40.0 with Firefox 28.0 on Mac OS X 10.8.5. What is the best way to do this
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KNES469: Research Methods in Exercise Science
During March 2016 Cook Library has a month trial to R2 Digital Library, " a web based database available from Rittenhouse Book Distributors. It offers fully integrated and searchable medical, nursing and allied health source book content from key health science publishers, on a web based platform."
A bibliographic and full text database covering literature on sports, physical fitness, exercise science, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, and kinesiology. This database provides full text for more than 440 journals, with full-text coverage dating back to 1985.
A comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, including many related to exercise science. This database also contains author affiliations, searchable cited references, research instruments, evidence-based care sheets, and quick lessons & search strategies.
As an integrated part of SciVerse, SciVerse Scopus is the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track analyze and visualize research. Subject coverage of life sciences (> 4,300 titles), physical sciences, health sciences (> 6,800 titles. 100% Medline coverage), and social science and humanities (> 5,300 titles).
An abstracted index to all areas of medicine and the health sciences including clinical medicine, nursing, psychiatry, dentistry, pathology, toxicology, nutrition, exercise science, health care planning and administration, medical education, etc.
An abstracted index from the National Library of Medicine to all areas of medicine and the health sciences including clinical medicine, nursing, psychiatry, dentistry, pathology, toxicology, nutrition, health care planning and administration, veterinary science, medical education, etc.
This volume is part of the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published by Wiley in partnership with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee. It covers the "the scientific underpinnings of nutritional science to the development of practical nutritional programs for athletes in a range of sports."
The largest sports medicine organization in the world, ASCM is committed to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports-related injuries and the advancement of the science of exercise.
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Civic-minded friends, watch this space for news about our newest initiative, the Kent County Deliberative Poll®, inspired by and intended for local implementation in cooperation with James Fishkin and the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University.
Please extend a warm welcome to Project Coordinator Allison Rudi, who will be contacting a broad coalition of community partners and research organizations (including you) to advise, sponsor, conduct and benefit from this combined research and civic education project. This fall, we'll be working on coalition-building, branding and design, fundraising, research design, project planning and budgeting, development of unbiased reading materials, recruitment of expert deliberative-democracy moderators, student involvement, and more.
Questions? Want to get in on the ground floor? Contact Allison by email or call CSR at 616 526-8934.
CSR is closing up another year of summer training for our staff and students. As with last year, these training sessions have been and will continue to be open to Calvin faculty, staff, and students, as well as some of our clients.
With a only a few sessions left, consider attending if any would be a good resource for you or your department. All training sessions will be from 1pm-4:30pm in North Hall 180.
Please click on any of the sessions you are interested in attending, and you will be taken to the corresponding Eventbrite page.
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Survey design is an integral part of our work here at the CSR. From the programs we evaluate to the research we conduct, the survey is still one of the leading measurement tools used for social research. While surveys have undergone serious electronic transformation with the introduction and increasing capabilities of various software programs, paper surveys are still in high demand from our clients.
Because of the high quantity of paper surveys that we design, the CSR is constantly looking for ways to improve them for our clients. One survey design trick that consistently benefits us is putting the entire survey into a (partially) invisible table.
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.
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As we near the end of summer, CSR must say goodbye to three of our employees as they say goodbye to Calvin College and embark onto exciting, unknown territories. Today we recognize Tom Sherwood, Zig Ingraffia, and Dan Molling, thanking them for their contributions to CSR and wishing them the best of luck in their new endeavors.
The CSR�s goal to revitalize our weblog to be current and more informative leads to a new type of post: a Project Overview post. There are several projects occurring simultaneously at CSR, so the idea behind project overviews is to give our readers a better understanding of the types of projects that we are involved in, while also thanking our clients for working with us.
Over the past 2 years, the DeVos Foundation has partnered with CSR to evaluate the effectiveness of programs that are integral to their Believe 2 Become initiative, some of which include their Baby Scholars program, Gatherings of Hope program, and Summer Learning Academy program. However, since the Summer Learning Academy programs have taken precedence for us during this time of year, it is opportune to coincide the beginnings of our project overviews with this academic initiative.


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Borderline Personality Disorder - A Clinical Perspective
As with other mental disorders, the causes of borderline personality disorder are complex. The name arose because of theories in the 1940s and 1950s that the disorder was on the border between neurosis and psychosis. But that view doesn't reflect current thinking. In fact, some advocacy groups have pressed for changing the name, such as calling it emotional regulation disorder.
Meanwhile, the cause of BPD remains under investigation, and there's no known way to prevent it. Possible causes include:
- Genetics. Some studies of twins and families suggest that personality disorders may be inherited.
- Environmental factors. Many people with borderline personality disorder have a history of childhood abuse, neglect and separation from caregivers or loved ones.
- Brain abnormalities. Some research shows changes in certain areas of the brain involved in emotion regulation, impulsivity and aggression. In addition, certain brain chemicals that help regulate mood, such as serotonin, may not function properly.
Most likely, a combination of these issues results in borderline personality disorder.
Personality forms during childhood. It's shaped by both inherited tendencies and environmental factors, or your experiences during childhood. Some factors related to personality development can increase the risk of developing borderline personality disorder. These include:
- Hereditary predisposition. You may be at a higher risk if a close family member a mother, father or sibling has the disorder.
- Childhood abuse. Many people with the disorder report being sexually or physically abused during childhood.
- Neglect. Some people with the disorder describe severe deprivation, neglect and abandonment during childhood.
People with borderline personality disorder often feel misunderstood, alone, empty and hopeless. They're typically full of self-hate and self-disgust. They may be fully aware that their behavior is destructive and be distressed about it. Impulsivity may cause problems with gambling, driving or even the law. You may find that many areas of your life are affected, including relationships, work or school.
If you notice these things about yourself, talk to your doctor or a mental health provider. The right treatment can help you feel better about yourself and help you live a more stable, rewarding life.
If you notice these things in a family member or friend, talk to them about seeing a doctor or mental health provider. But keep in mind that you can't force someone to seek help. If the relationship has you unduly distressed, you may find it helpful to see a therapist yourself.
Personality disorders are diagnosed based on signs and symptoms and a thorough psychological evaluation. To be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, someone must meet criteria spelled out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This manual is published by the American Psychiatric Association and is used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental conditions and by insurance companies to reimburse for treatment.
The DSM criteria note that people with BPD have a pattern of unstable relationships, self-image and mood, as well as impulsive behavior. These typically begin in early adulthood.
For BPD to be diagnosed, at least five of the following signs and symptoms must be present:
* Intense fears of abandonment
* A pattern of unstable relationships
* Unstable self-image
* Impulsive and self-destructive behaviors
* Suicidal behavior or self-injury
* Wide mood swings
* Chronic feelings of emptiness
* Inappropriate anger
* Periods of paranoia and loss of contact with reality
A diagnosis of BPD is usually made in adults, not children or adolescents. That's because what appear to be signs and symptoms of BPD may go away with maturity.
Borderline personality disorder can damage many areas of a person's life. Relationships, jobs, school, social activities, self-image all can be negatively affected. Repeated job losses and broken marriages are common. Self-injury, such as cutting or burning, can result in scarring and frequent hospitalizations. Suicide rates among people with BPD are very high, reaching 10 percent.
In addition, people with borderline personality disorder may have other mental health problems, too, including:
* Depression
* Substance abuse
* Anxiety disorders
* Eating disorders
* Bipolar disorder
* Other personality disorders
Because of their risky, impulsive behavior, people with BPD are also more vulnerable to unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, motor vehicle accidents and physical fights. They may also be involved in abusive relationships, either as the abuser or the abused.
Treatment for borderline personality disorder has improved in recent years with the adoption of techniques specifically aimed at people with this disorder. Treatment includes:
- Psychotherapy. This is the core treatment for BPD. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was designed specifically to treat the disorder. Generally conducted through individual, group and phone counseling, DBT uses a skills-based approach to teach people how to regulate their emotions, tolerate distress and improve relationships.
- Medications. Medications can't cure BPD, but they can help associated problems, such as depression, impulsivity and anxiety. Medications may include antidepressant, antipsychotic and antianxiety medications.
- Hospitalization. At times, people with BPD may need more intense treatment in a psychiatric hospital or clinic. Hospitalization can also keep them safe from self-injury.
Because treatment can be intense and long term, people face the best chance for success when they find mental health providers with experience treating BPD.
Living with borderline personality disorder can be difficult. You may fully realize that your behaviors and thoughts are self-destructive or damaging yet feel unable to control them. Treatment can help you learn skills to manage and cope with your condition.
Other things you can do to help manage your condition and feel better about yourself include:
* Sticking to your treatment plan
* Attending therapy sessions as scheduled
* Practicing healthy ways to ease painful emotions, rather than inflicting self-injury
* Not blaming yourself for having the disorder but recognizing your responsibility to get it treated
* Learning what things may trigger angry outbursts or impulsive behavior
* Not being embarrassed by having this condition
* Getting treatment for related problems, such as substance abuse
* Educating yourself about the disorder so you understand its causes and treatments better
* Reaching out to others with the disorder to share insights and experiences
Remember, there's no one right path to recovery from BPD. The condition seems to be worse in young adulthood and may gradually get better with age. Many people with the disorder find greater stability in their lives during their 30s and 40s. Their inner misery may lessen and they go on to sustain loving relationships and enjoy meaningful careers.
High Functioning Borderline Personality Disorder
Written by Valerie Porr, Founder, Treatment and Research Advancements Association for Personality Disorder.
Despite their extreme sensitivity and the severe emotional pain they live with, people with Borderline Personality Disorder seem to others to manifest irritating behavior rather than signs or symptoms associated with other mental illnesses.
Generally high functioning, it is not unusual for a person with BPD to graduate from college or become a doctor or lawyer. Princess Diana and Marilyn Monroe were reputed to have suffered with Borderline Personality Disorder. They had the ability to "be apparently competent" that often leads loved ones and professionals to trivialize their profound suffering and to deny the appropriate recognition or care required by this painful and persistent illness.
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Archived Articles: How a BPD Love Relationship Evolves
The Symptoms and Diagnosis of BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder - A Clinical Perspective
Take the First Step Toward Improving Your Relationship
Supporting a Loved-one with BPD
Helping a Loved One with BPD Seek Treatment
Treatment of BPD The Effects of a Mother with BPD on Her Children
Surviving a Break-up with Someone Suffering with BPD
Leaving A Partner with BPD
Free On-Line Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program (CBT)
Depression: Stop Being Tortured by Your Own Thoughts
Codependency: When Our Emotional Issues Affect Our True Availability
The Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
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Hmm, I'll definitely keep that in mind next time I attempt any form of lower-body clothing. Also, thanks! Yes, it appears that in terms of handdrawing, hair is my forte...which is why I wanted to do another portrait. Not really any other reason behind this one:
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.: Menta Base :. by ~SilverHealer on deviantART
And now for the big copy/paste from dA:
'Right, so I was fooling around with Pixlr for no reason in particular, and I decided to practice some hand-drawing. You know, why not? Anyway, around 11:30 last night, I had this really awesome semi-self portrait, and I'd thought I had saved it, but I hadn't, and I was very, very angry. It was quite honestly my best pixel work to date. So when I woke up today I decided to try again, with the same color scheme for the shirt, but instead of brown hair, I gave her blonde because I was too lazy to go get another palette out of my files. The more I worked on her, the more she started to look like Rosalie from the Twilight books. So I went with it and changed her eye color. It wasn't really supposed to be her, but it ended up looking like her, so I made an executive decision that it is her.
The gray stuff on the top of the shirt is supposed to be tulle or something else fringe-y.
Rose (C) S. Meyer'
EDIT: Since I made another doll within 48 hours, I figured I'd better just edit this rather than double-post. It's different when there are months in between dolls.
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'So, on my last doll, I lost the doll, but it inspired me to actually try to intentionally do a self-portrait.
What I love: Her hair. It looks so stranded and shiny and pretty and real (as far as pixeled dolls go, you know....). Aaand...I actually own, and have worn multiple times, the shirt I drew myself wearing, as well as the necklace and earring. Basically, this is my Indigo Jazz outfit minus the fake hair. Not that that would have been too hard, but I know zip about pixel shading updos.
What I hate: The shading on everything BUT the hair. It's better than past dolls, but my highlights are all over the place, I feel like my light source was having an identity crisis, and I fear I'm breaking one of the worst rules to break in terms of pixel-shading: does it look pillow-y to you? Or am I just paranoid?
Anyway, CC from anyone with experience in pixel shading is encouraged and welcomed!'
Also, I didn't want to even bother with pants at this point, so I literally paint bucketed the visible part of her legs black because the paints that go with that outfit are black. is anyone good at shading dark "monochromatic" things?
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As seen on David Letterman! (In my defense, this is "Odd day")
If you saw the Late Show with David Letterman last night and are visiting this website for the first time, please click here: "An Introduction to Climate Progress."
For regular readers, yes, this is me with a ventriloquist's dummy, but I can explain….
First off, it is now officially "Odd Day," and everybody should do something odd to celebrate this rare occurrence:
For the mathematically challenged, Thursday's date, 5/7/09, is one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers.
Numbers lovers say the rare occurrence is an excuse to celebrate.
"The previous stretch of six dates like this started with 1/3/1905 "" 13 months after the Wright Brothers' flight," said Ron Gordon, the Redwood City teacher who enthusiastically promotes these numerical holidays, like Square Root Day on 3/3/09.
Gordon is offering a prize of $579 to those who celebrate the date with the most zeal or who get the most people involved in an Odd Celebration.
So if you all do something odd and report your odd activity below, maybe I can get $579 and spend it on a Netbook. And no, I'm not being entirely serious here. Or am I?
For more on Odd Day, whose motto is "Be awed by the odd," go to Oddday.net.
And no this segment wasn't really filmed or even aired on Odd Day (on the East Coast at least). But it has been a lifelong ambition to be on the David Letterman show, so when they tracked me down through the Internet as a "climate expert" and asked me to come up to the American Museum of Natural History, I of course said yes.
The Letterman folk are very nice, including Kindler, no matter what his on-screen persona may seem. I am so naive that when I saw a somewhat odd-looking man carrying around a ventriloquist's dummy, I was very puzzled. After several minutes, while waiting for the crew to set up, I asked him, "So, you are a ventriloquist?" And he said, "No, I'm the prop man." And I'm still so naive that I still didn't get what was going on until they gave me the dummy as they did in the segment.
So yes, very silly, but hey, they also made fun of RealClimate's Gavin Schmidt — and he didn't even get to plug his website or his new book in return!
I got to say the name ClimateProgress.org on the David Letterman Show, they actually showed the website name under my picture (which even 60 Minutes didn't do), and I was featured as a climate change expert — what were the odds of that?
Happy Odd Day!
[And for the serious sticklers, the answer I gave to the question "if we don't do anything about global warming, if we just let it go, tell me what's going to happen" — which was "by the end of the century, much of United States will be 10 to 15°F warmer on average, from Kansas to California could be in permanent drought, could be turned into a desert [yes Dust Bowl would have been better] and the ocean could be turned into a hot acidic dead zone" [yes, I usually say "much of"] is a scientifically accurate statement if we don't do anything. See "Yes, the science says on our current emissions path we are projected to warm most of U.S. 10 – 15°F by 2100, with sea level rise of 5 feet or more, and the SW will be a permanent Dust Bowl" and "An introduction to global warming impacts: Hell and High Water." Since the climate science deniers seem confused on this point, I'll just repeat that if we don't do anything about global warming pollution, then multiple analyses (IPCC, MIT, Hadley Center) now project a total warming by 2100 from preindustrial levels of 4.5°C to 5.5°C globally, which is to say 8°F to 10°F globally, which is to say roughly 11°F to more than 14°F over much of the inland United States, including Alaska. And that wouldn't be odd or funny, but just plain tragic.]
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Kudos Joe!
Now you must tell us the increased number of visits to CP from your Letterman plug. Care to share?
Joe, you handled that with great aplomb. Are you ready for Stewart and/or Colbert?
Hi Joe, Unfortunately in Canada we don't get to celebrate Odd Day until July. ;-)
Is that the problem?
Couldn't watch the video here in Alberta either.
I've read about the ocean anoxia issue that you referred to. Wikipedia has a good article about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_anoxia for those who aren't familiar with it.
However this article does not say how long it would take for the effect to take hold once the temperature got high enough to trigger it. Note that the wiki says that sea surface temps at the poles were probably above 80 o F when past anoxic events occurred.
So while this worst case scenario could be triggered by 2100, it would probably be a lot longer till "most of the world [will stink] of rotten eggs."
I loved the there's-a-communication-problem-here theme. Brilliant.
Canadians–I'm sure it will show up on youtube soon. Must see.
3/3/09 was my 21st birthday!
cant watch the video in England by the way. says not available in my region, is there another site i could watch it on?
As far as an effective message, I was glad you used Fahrenheit instead of Celsius, since we are in America after all, but I do wish we would dispense with the 100 year timeframe. It's just not very compelling and what with the disappearing glaciers, melting polar caps, droughts, hurricanes, floods and wildfires going on right now, it seems like it would be just as accurate to bring these events into the discussion without attributing any individual weather event to climate (chaos?) change. Can't we dispense with the 100 years and say that these current disasters are part of what we expect to occur and that they will be happening more frequently over greater areas?
I agree with Gail. We should certainly be talking about the impacts of climate change over the next century, but if the main emphasis is on the state of the environment in 2100, it reinforces the notion that climate change is a problem that will really be damaging to later generations. So many people who are fairly knowledgeable on the subject and sympathetic to the cause believe that they won't really have to deal with the consequences of climate change because it won't "happen" until after we're all dead.
Joe, I appreciate your focus on communication on climateprogress.org, and your go to soundbite on climate change ("10 to 15 F warming, dust bowl in the Southwest, droughts, ocean acidification") is effective and concise. But what we need is to develop a similar soundbite that communicates the consequences that we are seeing NOW and over the next 15 to 20 years. Some people will never act (or care, for that matter) unless they see this as something that will affect them in the near term.
So that's what you look like. You look more staid than I imagined.
[JR: What did you imagine?]
Actually I was referring to the format of the date. Most places in the world don't use the mm/dd/yy that makes this Odd Day. Canada use to be only dd/mm/yy but I guess the official version that nobody uses is yyyy-mm-dd. Also mm/dd/yy is used because we're close to the States. Anyway, 05/07/09 is July 5th, 2009 in many parts of the world.
LOL. More communication problems.
I agree, let use a different time frame than the year 2100. How about the 500-year time frame? That's when the really dramatic impacts show up — the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets melt, the sea level rises 40 feet, most of the world's coastal cities disappear underwater, the ocean plankton and fish stocks collapse, most agricultural areas become unsuitable for growing crops. And oh by the way, hundreds of millions or billions of humans die.
Why talk about just 15-20 year outlook, or the 90-year outlook, or the 500-year outlook?
Let's look at cancer. When it's diagnosed the patient has three choices: fight it and beat it into submission, sort of fight it and prolong one's life a bit, or take no action against the cancer and let it kill the patient on a timetable established by the cancer itself.
What's humanity doing right now? I'd say mostly the second and for a lot of us, I'd say we're taking the third route. It's like the smoking addicts who could not be convinced by the facts to change their ways. They smoked until it killed them. Sadly, the 50% who see things the way Limbaugh does, will take us all down with them unless we crush them at the polls (or the poles if you prefer).
Well – it was great!
Thanks to Joe's heads-up yesterday, I managed to record the segment on my PVR and watched it before work this morning.
Andy Kindler did a good job picking the experts and letting them say their (very brief) sound bits (barely even a whole bite).
Spoiler alert – below is a partial, sketchy transcript of some of the dialogue, for the record. If you expect to get to watch the video, you might prefer to save this for after.
Key punchlines:
talking to token skeptic George Kukla:
Kindler: "Did you present your views to the government?"
Kukla: "Yes, to Al Gore"
Kindler: "What was his reaction?"
Kukla "He said 'Most of that is bullsh*t' " (big audience reaction)
In reply to Gavin Schmidt's overview of his work, at his PC:
"Can you get YouTube on this thing? Have you seen the video of the turtle trying to have sex with a shoe?" (Gavin plays along and watches the video.)
Kindler said nothing meaningful about climate himself, yet by asking simple, direct questions and letting the experts give their best one-liners, he actually let through some serious content amid all the frivolity.
It was an interesting variant on the kind of deadpan ambush that the stringers for the Daily Show pull off to such great effect. The interview subject walks into their absurb setups and looks like a fool; in this format, the interviewer plays the fool while letting the subjects talk sense. It actually works.
Made my day.
Can't view your video in Australia – Vimeo or YouTube might be good.
I know the WWII comparisons are tired and overused, but I found myself screaming at Kindler and Letterman over this segment.
Would we laugh at Kindler eating a segment of wedding cake topped with a charming "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate alongside Robert Faurisson, while Elie Wiesel had to speak through Charlie McCarthy?
The number of human lives and planetary species at stake are far larger, and we're in the middle of the war, not post-war.
I was really pleased to see CP get exposure, but I am unconvinced that anyone learned anything or changed their mind about anything. Self-satisfied denialists saw the folks speaking out against them made clowns of.
A big thumbs-down to Letterman and his team.
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'First Serve' is many things, but at its heart it is the story of two young boys from Queens, New York with big dreams and larger rhymes. Two friends, Deen Whitter (aka Plug 2 / Dave) and Jacob 'Pop Life' Barrow (aka Plug 1/ Pos), friends from seventh grade, are by their own admission, "different, but the differences seem to complement everything we do." Their name 'First Serve' comes from their motto, "First come, First Serve, get what you deserve."We get a glimpse into their world in the form of the 'Mrs. Whitter' skit where we see the duo during the early days in Deen's mother's basement, the location of years of laying down demos and mixtapes on the hustle in the hip-hop game. With Deen's mother Eleanor giving them endless flack, the duo don't get much peace and quiet to sip on a 40oz beer and smoke a joint in their hyper-colour, animated world.Due to hit the streets in April 2012 (4-2-2012), the 'First Serve' album tells the story of two dreamers in a basement struggling to start their musical career, the battles they face, through to the point that they eventually release their debut single, 'make it big' and their hard work and persistence finally pays off. As we know that is rarely where the story ends and the story of 'First Serve' is no different. Taking place in an animated world that could have been imagined by Hawley Pratt on Magic Mushrooms, the high spirited and often hilarious journey is pure old school hip-hop; skits, disco, beats, funk, quips, burns and hustlin' all included.First Serve "The Goon Mixtape" http://soundcloud.com/firstserve/first-serve-mix-tape-1 .First Serve "Pushin Aside, Pushin' Along" Audio Stream: http://bit.ly/xaCAup .
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S.A.S and Bigz (€urogang) jump on the hottest record out right now, Rick Ross, Drake and French Montanas 'Stay Schemin' track which featured on Rick Ross's latest mixtape offering 'Rich Forever'.
PR: Winter Show Dates w/ Kosha Dillz
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Yes yes, ya'll! It's your pal DJ Lil Ray giving you a heads up on where we can see Mr. Dillz performing live through February. He's out there on the 3rd Rail Jam tour AND holding down shows in between. New shows are being added daily, so stay up with us on Facebook.
I'm excited to be DJing at tomorrow's Oy Vey #2 at Bowery Poetry Club (308 bowery) in New York City! RSVP here. Kosha will be rocking some crispy new tunes from The Jetlag EP starting today with Moses Wasteland. He;ll drop a new song each week for the next month This show is all ages. $10 gets you in. Also on the bill are Aaron Cohen, Ducky, Timmy Grins, Space Man, Illustrate, Hood Samaritan(Y-Love, Kyle Rapps and Diwon) , plus special guests Split Personality and Aleck Woog. We got 3rd Rail Jam in the building for the night!
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The Sureshot Symphony Solution is the highly anticipated new project from San Francisco's DJ Sureshot (Sharpshooters/Status Breaks/Soundbwoy Reggae Breaks), blending hard-hitting hip hop beats seemlessly with lush live jazz-rock instrumentation. A perfect marriage of modern funk and psychadelic boom bap, SSS is a nod to classic 1960s/70s soul production, mixed with a heavy dose of future style.
To celebrate the launch of the project, we've got a limited-edition vinyl EP containing some of the songs that have grown the SSS buzz, including tracks with Coultrain (Platinum Pied Pipers/Hawthorne Headhunters), Moeses Soulright (SF battle champ MC), Ohmega Watts (Ubiquity), The Mighty Pope (OG Jamaican funk don and Northern Soul legend) and Myron & E (Now Again / Timmion).
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