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College athletes are compensated. The largest percentage of them receive scholarships.
- 8:39 p.m. March 30, 2014
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College sports abuse the heck out of athletes.
And spreading the wealth to welfare sports...?
Let the colleges recruit, let the athletes compete for highest compensation.
Girls golf? Welfare sport. Get rid of it. It forces the male football player to get hit to earn the money so she can play golf...
Title 9 was a stupid law. It forced schools to cut popular boy sports, in the name of feel-good wealth spreading...
Allow colleges to pay athletes. Allow athletes to get paid. Let the market sort it out. Most colleges would go to a intramural program where more "student-athletes" could have chances to play....
Lets not kid ourselves... There is money to be made in collegiate athletics. Just not the guy getting hit. Everyone else is getting wealthy but the kid getting hit. The girl playing golf with no one watching is getting the same scholarship money as the kid getting hit on live TV with millions watching and millions of dollars in advertising...
College athletics is a scam. The kids getting hit are getting scammed...
- 9:27 p.m. March 30, 2014
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I just can't wait until Tiltle IX kicks in!!!!
- 9:35 p.m. March 30, 2014
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Sure. Take ca way their scholarships pay them ten bucks an hour and see how that works out vs. a scholarship. Keep it the way it is but let them get jobs in the sinner.
- 9:48 p.m. March 30, 2014
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"Still, the obvious question that persists is whether or not it's
fair, or even ethical, for universities to make millions of dollars off of
collegiate athletics while the student-athletes receive only a free
Not True: Many college athletes do not receive an eduction. That's because an education is the only thing that people are willing to pay for and not get.
I get the point being made.
If college athletes were to go on strike for two weeks the NCAA would be screaming. Many of the student athletes could get academic scholarships or grants. These guys are truly not being compensated for their skills.
If this was done in any other venue they would call it slavery.
- 10:41 p.m. March 30, 2014
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News Flash for Amy; College Athletics are not big business. Outside of men's basketball, football and a very few women's sports college athletics is a losing business. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that between 2005 and 2009 only seven institutions broke even or made a profit. Not even Duke or Kansas could make enough money to cover the costs of college athletics. You are propagating a myth by repeating inaccurate information. Women's Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Tennis, Swimming, Track would all be gone if money was diverted to pay football or basketball players. Should college athletics have the full cost of attending college covered by a scholarship, maybe. But if the full cost is covered for football and basketball it should be covered for all sports. We do not need a class system in college sports, especially one that would kill the gains made by Title 9.
- 11:16 p.m. March 30, 2014
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Haha Slavery? I wouldn't go to that extreme, considering most if not all of the student athletes play the sports they play because try LOVE THE GAME. Ha I'm not to sure that they are all being forced to play. They play because they want to, and the schools grant them scholarships to pay for their time spent at their respective schools. College athletics aren't all about getting to the Professional level. There are many athletes that will never make the pro's that I'm sure are extremely grateful for the scholarship money that is paying for the education they are receiving. Something that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
- 12:00 a.m. March 31, 2014
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A better idea would be to drop ALL college athletics, and cut tuition and fees
at colleges by 50%, which can be done after eliminating the astronomical
expenses for big stadiums, coaching salaries many times that of any professor,
and all the special perks and scholarships lavished on athletes who often do not
graduate and whose educations are suspect even if they do graduate.
If we want to watch paid athletes, let them become professionals. If the professional leagues need "farm teams" let them start their own, not sucker colleges into doing it for them.
The adulation and attention wasted on athletes is simply astonishing, as they provide no real benefit other than entertainment, albeit in an often brutal game.
This whole stupid "compensating athletes as employees" scam started in Chicago, and we all know how other Chicago ideas have worked out.
- 12:04 a.m. March 31, 2014
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"while the student-athletes receive only a free education."
.....and free food, and clothing, and housing, and free health care by the way of athletic trainers and orthopedic doctors. Many athletes also receive quite a bit of per diem money as well when they travel to away games.
- 12:33 a.m. March 31, 2014
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I agree college athletes should be better compensated, but when I hear words
thrown around like "player's union" or "agents for college
athletes" I'm deeply concerned.
I can't help but wonder if, with a player's union for college athletes, we're going to see a strike and/or lockout every six or seven years like in the NBA, NHL or NFL.
Some people my not like Title IX, and to be honest there are aspects of it I disagree with, but so far every court in the country has upheld Title IX as it is written, so if you pay the guys, you MUST pay the girls too. This whole argument that football and basketball are different is simply not going to wash.
Another thing that concerns me is, if you have an 18 or 19-year old college athlete getting even a fraction of what pro athletes get paid, all sorts of people come out of the word work wanting to enrich themselves at the player's expense.
Watch the ESPN documentary "Broke" to understand what I'm talking about. It is an eye opener for sure.
- 1:18 a.m. March 31, 2014
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Let's not fool ourselves into believing athletes are not being compensated quite handsomely. The value of their scholarships can exceed $200,000. Most non-athletes wind up graduating with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, some people well into six figures. That debt can haunt people for decades. Student athletes have the ability to graduate free from all that debt. Even the Northwestern athletes argued, successfully, that they are already compensated to the tune of over $60,000 annually (have fun with the taxes). Let's also not confuse Billions in revenue with Billions in profits. A 2012 study showed that of the 228 public institutions that sponsored Division 1 athletics, only 23 were self sustaining; the rest required public subsidies. Collegiate athletics are a money losing proposition 90% of the time. So now in addition to tens of thousands of dollars in annual compensation, 90% of which requires the contribution of taxpayer money, sports writers are now proposing to dig deeper into the tax payers pocket to pay the athletes even more?! Lastly let's not pretend athletes are the only hard working students on campus. Many students work as hard, if not harder than many student athletes (...numerous academic scandals), and do not cost taxpayer millions.
- 1:34 a.m. March 31, 2014
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We're missing the point if we think money is the greatest reward here.
These kids are in school to get an education. Kids like Jabari Parker and others
who leave early miss the whole reason for going to school and they need that
education to help them know how to manage their money and make decisions. They
don't even know what questions to ask their agents or accountants.
What about kids that are interns that work for free or nearly free for companies that could benefit greatly from their work? Why would we think that athletes are alone in deserving to be compensated?
- 5:32 a.m. March 31, 2014
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Amy, I respectfully disagree. I have thought about this for a long time and I
see both sides of the issue but paying athletes will just open a huge can of
First, you mention basketball and football players - the two programs that bring the the bulk of the revenue. So, when you pay those athletes, what about the others? What about the swim team? The track and field teams? The hockey teams? Etc., etc., etc.?
Second, most schools have a very narrow margin in their athletic department budget and there are many schools that run in the red. So, if you pay the athletes, these schools will have to pull the money from other departments which will lower the value of those departments.
Third, I agree with Steve Smith. I think the NCAA needs to look at a better option so athletes can work and earn money while in school (within limits). A music major can work, a history major can work, even a computer science major can work so why not an athlete?
These young men and women are students at the university, not employees. They are there to get an education, not make money.
- 7:35 a.m. March 31, 2014
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What of the students that make millions for universities through their research?
Should they compensated? I'm not saying student athletes are treated well
but if you want to increase the disparity between top echelon programs and
up-and-coming, paying the athletes is a great idea.
A few considerations, some of which have already been made:
1) Who're you going to pay the tennis team, the swimmers, divers, etc.? Do you believe only the profitable athletes should be paid? Then plan on only paying football and men's basketball.
2) I could be the best engineering student in the country but recruiters aren't going to hear about me on CBS, ABC, NBC, ESPN, etc. That's pretty good compensation for athletes.
3) Free tuition and housing oft times. Free access to facilities, gear, world-class coaches, administrators, etc. I couldn't get anyone to pay for my books let alone get free access to my college professors.
There are still other considerations. If you could appease me on these three, I'd be in favor. Good luck!
- 8:04 a.m. March 31, 2014
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DN Subscriber said: "This whole stupid "compensating athletes as
employees" scam started in Chicago, and we all know how other Chicago ideas
have worked out."
Amen, my friend. I am so tired of "politics as usual" in Illinois driven by the corruption and malfeasance of our public officials -- especially those from Chicago.
The very idea that these athletes "deserve" compensation is yet again a manifestation of our entitlement society.
- 8:07 a.m. March 31, 2014
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I walked away from athletic scholarships because I knew the sacrifice of my education would result. The notion of scholar-athlete is a joke for Division I, especially in football and basketball. Reforms need to be made, and the unionization vote is symptomatic of this. Athletes are expoited and too often tossed away. At minimum, any athlete who plays, should have a non-expiring scholarship until the point of graduation. Right now, once eligibility is used up, they are cut off. College athletics is big, big business, driven with cheap labor. All of you who love the football season and bowls, or pack the arenas for big time basketball, watch on TV and fill out brackets, would you be so fanatic if we returned to true student-athlete status? No way, the spectacle and entertainment is too big a deal. Spare me the arguments that athletes are taken care of by the system. They aren't. It's a sad state of affairs.
- 8:38 a.m. March 31, 2014
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Great don't pay an college athlete! Fine. It doesn't really
But take the handcuffs off of the athletes as well. geez! They can't even have a job while they are on scholarship except during the summer and over Christmas break.
I was broke, and on Scholarship, I tried selling t-shirts and was reported to the athletic director. I made like $200 extra cash and they about yanked my scholarship. I couldn't even afford to fill my car with gas. The scholarship barely paid for my rent and food. Nothing else.
Also, to say athletes can't get paid in order to keep their amateur status is silly. Look at the stats. There is like a 1% chance to make it to the pros. It is criminal to continue perpetuating that fraud.
The whole system is designed to make money for the school. There is a benefit to having a scholarship, but the rules regulating athletes are insane.
Colleges need to stop manipulating the athletes and pretending it is for their own good.
There is for sure a better way to handle this. Let's find it.
- 9:38 a.m. March 31, 2014
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Lets see, I kid who works in an engineering lab gets $9/hr. A football player at Northwestern gets $40,000 tuition, $12,000 room and board, tutors and a lot of free gear. We we could just convince the engineering student to work 6,000 hrs per year all would be equal.
- 9:40 a.m. March 31, 2014
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I feel so bad for these athletes :(
They're FORCED to go to a university and have access to the top educational resources and opportunities in the world. They are FORCED to have tutors and mentors who help them through the difficult classes. They're FORCED to endure the praise and accolades of their fellow students. And on top of that, they have to go live out their dream on national TV.
College football is a business. Everyone knows that. But guess what, academic departments are businesses too.
I will never understand the idea of pitying these guys who get to do what the rest of us would sacrifice our right eye to experience.
- 9:55 a.m. March 31, 2014
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So a "free education" is worthless? Maybe you ought to ask all the
students that are tens-of-thousands of dollars in debt about the worth of a
"free education."
Athletes live a different standard with respect to behavior, grooming, grade inflation, etc, all because they have a physical body that allows them to be good at a certain sport over those who aren't. Athletics is just entertainment, so are you going to start to pay those who are in the dramatic arts for their contributions to the theater or the visual arts to the museum?
Like everything connected to athletics in college, these proposals are based upon "me," selfishness, and greed in an out-of-control worship of egos.
The NBA, MLB and other professional sports have ruined amateur athletics in yet another regard.
- 9:57 a.m. March 31, 2014
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Sappy as it may be, I believe it too.
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This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 718,369 filed Aug. 27, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,150,824.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to amusement devices employing a signal transmitter and receiver operating in the optical spectrum, and more particularly to an amusement park shooting gallery system using light guns.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Many prior art optical transmission systems in amusement devices are responsive to continuous light and the receivers in such systems are subject to being triggered by spurious or random light. Even in systems where frequency gating is employed, conventional gating systems allow false triggering. A principal reason for the registration of false hits in conventional systems is that the 60 cycle 120 volt a.c. current, typically used as a primary power source, generates harmonic frequencies in the gating system. Conventional optical transmission systems in amusement devices typically employ mechanical shutters. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,054,290 describes such a gating system in which the sensitive frequency is 400 hertz. This system uses a tuning fork to physically and intermittently block an aperture through which light is transmitted.
Because of the low triggering frequency employed in conventional amusement devices that utilize frequency gating, the harmonics developed from the 60 cycle a.c. power supply are of a sufficient strength to trigger the receiver and cause the registration of false hits. It should be noted that the strength of a harmonic signal will decrease with increased frequency above the base signal. That is, the first harmonic of a 60 hertz signal is 120 hertz, and is stronger than the second harmonic, which is 240 hertz. Similarly, the second harmonic is stronger than the third harmonic of 480 hertz. It should also be noted, especially when dealing with an unregulated 60 hertz supply, that complex frequencies are likely occur to approximate almost any frequency. Thus, even when no exact integral harmonic of the a.c. supply corresponds precisely to a triggering frequency, such as the 400 hertz system described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,054,290, the combined frequencies of the harmonics produced do approximate almost any frequency. Conventional frequency sensitive receivers in amusement devices have heretofore been set at frequencies far too low to avoid the effects of combined harmonics of the operating power source and other spurious noise.
For particular applications, such as the use of a light gun for amusement park shooting galleries, such prior art systems have further disadvantages in that a continuously generated light beam, pulsed or not, permits the shooter to hunt around the target with the beam on until the target is hit.
Thus, for particular applications, such as light guns for shooting galleries, there has long been a need for a system which permits the transmitting gun to emit optical energy for only a brief period of time when the trigger is pulled and a receiving target which is not responsive to spurious light or noise harmonics. The present invention satisfies that need.
The optoelectronic communication system of the present invention provides a transmitter which permits the emission of energy in the optical spectrum including the infrared, visible and ultraviolet ranges only in a very controlled manner which has advantages in light gun applications for shooting galleries. The receiver of the system also responds only to the high frequency of a signal emitted by the transmitter and has the further advantage of providing a visible indication of when the target is hit by the light beam.
In the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, the pulse train duration, the pulse rate and pulse width of an infrared light beam is controlled and activated by pulling the trigger of a replica of a firearm. The receiving target continuously displays a visible light source which is extinguished for a predetermined time period when struck by infrared energy from the transmitter. Thus, the optoelectronic communication system of the present invention has particular advantage in at least one application, a light gun for use in an amusement park shooting gallery although the system of the invention could be used to advantage in other applications.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic and block diagram representation of the optical communication system of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a pictorial view illustrative of an embodiment of the system;
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a firearm replica illustrating the incorporation of the invention;
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the receiver of the system;
FIG. 5 is an electrical schematic diagram of the controlled power supply for the infrared light source; and
FIG. 6 is an electrical schematic diagram of the receiver of the invention.
Turning now to the drawings, and particularly FIG. 1 thereof, the system of the invention is illustrated by means of a diagrammatic view. A transmitter 10 generates an infrared beam, such as that illustrated by the phantom line 12, which is aimed at a receiving target 14. The receiver continuously emits visible light such as illustrated by the lines 16, and when the infrared beam strikes the target 14, that visible light is extinguished for a predetermined time period to indicate that the target has been hit.
The emitted infrared beam 12 has characteristics which are particularly advantageous for the illustrated application. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a trigger control 18 enables a pulse train duration control 20 which activates a pulse rate generator 22 for a particular time period which, in the illustrated application, is relatively short to simulate the firing of a gun. The pulse rate generator supplies pulses to a pulse width control 24 which generates relatively short pulses that are applied to a light-emitting diode driver 26 which powers the infrared light-emitting diode 28. The pulses supplied to the infrared light-emitting diode 28 are made relatively short in order to generate an infrared pulse of relatively high power without exceeding the rating of the diode.
The diode 28 utilized in the illustrated application generates substantially a point source of light which is applied to a lens 30 that focuses the infrared energy from the diode into a narrow beam 12. The narrow infrared beam 12 passes through a translucent panel 32 which has a crossed grating thereon, depicted in FIG. 4, to diffuse the emitted visible light into beams 16.
The infrared beam 12 is detected by an infrared detector 34, illustrated in FIG. 1, which is tuned to detect visible light at a specific frequency of at least about 1800 hertz. The detector 34 supplies a signal to a signal processor 36, which is primarily an amplifier. The signal processor 36 in turn supplies an amplified signal to a pulse rate detector 38 which is in the form of a phase-locked loop. If the pulse rate received by the infrared detector is proper, a signal is generated on a line 40 which activates a timer 42 to generate an inhibiting signal for a preset time period on a line 44. The inhibiting signal on line 44 is applied to the light-emitting diodes 46 which generate the visible light 16.
FIG. 2 illustrates a particular application of the optoelectronic amusement device of the invention. In the embodiment depicted, a replica of a firearm 48 may be aimed at a plurality of targets 50 in the form of the translucent panels 32 described above to emit beams 12 of visible light.
The incorporation of the transmitting portion of the invention into the firearm replica 48 is illustrated in FIG. 3. The infrared light-emitting diode 28, which is substantially a point source of light, is mounted within the replica approximately where the conventional firearm breech would be. Since the diode 28 emits substantially a point source of light, that light can be focused into a substantially narrow beam by a single achromatic lens 30. The rectified d.c. power supply 54 for the diode 28 is mounted within the stock of the replica 48, with the power supply being connected to the diode 28 through a power line 56. The d.c. power supply 54 itself is supplied with power through a line 58 which is controlled by a switch 60 which is activated by the trigger 62. The power line 64 supplying the switch 60 is connected to the firearm replica 48 through an air line 66. When the trigger 62 and switch 60 are closed, power is supplied to the power supply 54. Although the power in the system is 12 volts d.c., this power is ultimately derived from a 60 hertz line frequency is therefore present within the system. Closure of switch 60 also closes the circuit on a solenoid (not shown) which operates an air valve which permits a burst of air to be connected through the tube 66 and eventually exit out of an orifice 68 which not only produces a realistic noise, but simultaneously produces the typical "kicking" reaction of a firearm.
In order for the receiving target units to both generate visible light and receive infrared radiation, a construction shown in FIG. 4 is utilized in which a receiver circuit board 70 has arrayed on its face alternate light-emitting diodes 72 and infrared detectors 74. The circuit board 70 is placed behind the translucent panel 32 which is provided with crossed gratings to diffuse the light generated by the light emitting diodes 72 to provide even illumination of the panel. The incoming infrared radiation is also slightly diffused so that it may be received by the infrared detectors 74.
An electrical schematic diagram of the infrared transmitter is shown in FIG. 5. Closure of the trigger switch 60 applies 12- volts d.c. to the circuit. The 12-volts is connected through line 76 to the timing circuits and connected through a decoupling diode 78 to a large filter capacitor 80 which supplies filtered 12-volts on a line 82 to the diode driver to be described below. The 12-volts d.c is connected through line 76 to a pulse train duration control circuit, which includes capacitor 84, resistor 86 and the series circuit of capacitor 88 and the resistor 90, the junction of which serves as an input to both input terminals of a NOR gate 92. The charging of the discharged capacitor initially activates a signal on line 94 at the output of NOR gate 92 which enables an 1800 Hz oscillator that includes the three NOR gates 96, 98 and 100, and their associated resistors and capacitor 102-108. Together, the NOR gate 92 and the 1800 hertz oscillator form a frequency gating circuit to produce a high frequency output. The frequency of this output is at least about 1800 hertz. It should be noted that because of the power supply connection on line 107 the various noise harmonics of the 60 hertz a.c. source are introduced into the frequency gating system.
The output of the oscillator on line 110 is a substantially symmetrical square wave which is connected an an input to a conventional and commercially available mono-stable multivibrator 112. The mono-stable multivibrator 112 forms a pulse width control circuit. The timing circuit of multivibrator 112 is selected to produce a substantially narrow pulse train at its output on line 114. The narrow pulse train is connected as an input through resistor 116 to the input of the diode driver which includes transistors 118 and 120 and associated biasing resistors 116, 122, 124 and 126. Transistor 118 and 120 are connected to the infrared light-emitting diode 128.
It should be appreciated that in the frequency gating arrangement, when the capacitor 88 in the pulse train duration control circuit has charged to a predetermined value, the state of the NOR gate 92 will change and the oscillator circuit will be inhibited. It has been found that a pulse train duration of approximately 200 miliseconds supplies adequate energy for activating the receiving circuits to be described below. Thus, the transmitting light-emitting diode 128 is on for a relatively short time period. In order to generate another burst of infrared energy, the trigger switch 60 must be released so that the capacitor 88 can discharge.
FIG. 6 is an electrical schematic diagram of the receiver circuitry. The receiver circuitry includes one infrared detector 74, the output of which is connected to a signal processing circuit including operational amplifiers 130 and 132 and their associated biasing resistors and capacitors. The output of the signal processing amplifier is connected as an input to a conventional phase-locked loop 136 with its associated external circuitry-chosen so that the phase-locked loop is connected an an input to a conventional timer 138 having its associated external circuitry set for a 1-2 second time period. The output of the timer is then connected to three light emitting diodes 72. It should be appreciated that when the timer 138 is triggered, the output line from pin 3 goes to a logical "1" which removes the power from the light-emitting diodes 72, thereby turning them off. The output of the timer 138 is also connected as an input to a transistor 140, the output of which can be used to generate a scoring signal on auxiliary equipment (not shown).
By employing an oscillation frequency of at least 1800 hertz in transmitting the infrared signals, the present invention not only avoids the generation of false hit indications due to harmonics of the 60 hertz a.c. power supply, but also is insensitive to low frequency ambient infrared interfering light in the vicinity of the infrared receiver in the target 14. This ambient infrared "noise" may be caused by recurring reflections from mirrors on a carrousel, reflections from cars on a roller coaster, and innumerable other light sources present with the great activity of an amusement park. The registration of such optical noise as false hits in a target device causes considerable irration to cliental participating in target shooting, particularly when it occurs moments before actuating the trigger switch, such as the switch 60 in the present application.
The optical communication system of the present invention affords general advantages in the character of the infrared signal emitted from the transmitter and affords particular advantages in the illustrated application of a transmitter and receiver in the form of a firearm replica and a target for a shooting gallery for amusement parks. While a particular presently preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, it should be appreciated that there may be other applications for the system of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is not to be limited, except by the following claims.
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|Solartron Electronic Group
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|Mar 26, 1974
|Rmc Res Corp
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|Mar 22, 1973
|May 21, 1974
|Us Navy
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|Nov 12, 1974
|Solartron Electronic Group
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|Dec 20, 1972
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|General Electric Company
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|Nov 20, 1974
|May 11, 1976
|Motorola, Inc.
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|Cerberonics, Inc.
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|Jun 27, 1978
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–Abigail Marston
Abigail Marston is a major character featured in Red Dead Redemption.
With the addition of the Liars and Cheats DLC pack, Abigail Marston is also a multiplayer character model that may be selected in the 'Redemption' section of the Outfitter.
Abigail Marston is said to have ridden with the members of the Van Der Linde Gang: Dutch van der Linde, Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella, and of course, John Marston. She was a prostitute and often slept with all of the members of the gang. She ultimately fell in love with John and became pregnant with their son, Jack, when she was 18, and later, their unnamed daughter. Abigail and John then sought protection for their children.
In 1906, John was gravely wounded in a botched bank robbery and left to die by the other members of the gang. John recovers and, seeing it as an opportunity to leave the gang and create a better life for his family, flees with Abigail and Jack. John purchases a farm on Beecher's Hope in West Elizabeth in the northern Great Plains, hoping to establish a homestead. Unlike her husband and son, Abigail cannot read as shown when John receives a telegram from Bonnie MacFarlane.
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In 1911, Abigail and Jack are abducted by Edgar Ross and agents of the newly appointed Federal Bureau. John is extorted into seeking out his former comrades throughout New Austin, Nuevo Paraiso and into West Elizabeth before their eventual release. During their time in captivity, Abigail stresses how difficult it was for Jack. She also hints that a guard made sexual advances but, with a little prompting on Mrs. Marston's side, regretted that decision and no one tried it again.
Upon John's return to the ranch, Abigail criticizes him for having left, afraid that he had rejoined the gang. He assures her that that life is over, and things on the ranch return to some level of normality.
Abigail hates the crows that attack the silo, and asks John to get rid of them once and for all. Later, Abigail received a telegram from Bonnie MacFarlane telling them about the crops they lost from pests.
Some days after the reunion, the ranch is assaulted by Edgar Ross and a large contingent of U.S. Army soldiers and lawmen. Uncle is killed in the initial assault, with Abigail and Jack fleeing to the barn alongside John.
John demands that Jack ride Abigail to safety. John lies he will catch up. Accepting the realities of John's imminent sacrifice, Abigail and John declare their love and kiss before John sends the horse out the back door of the barn.
John returns to the approaching lawmen, and is shot and killed in a showdown by their overwhelming numbers. Hearing the gunshots cease, Abigail demands that Jack return to the ranch. There they find John's bloodied body. Abigail is seen mourning the loss, and clinging to Jack for support.
In 1914, Abigail Marston dies of unknown causes, and Jack buries her on the ranch next to John and Uncle. Details surrounding her death and what happens in the years after the Beecher's Hope showdown are unknown.
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During the Undead Nightmare DLC, John is in his house with Abigail and Jack. They are all talking about general things, like a book Jack is reading, however they mention that Uncle hasn't returned from what he was doing yet. Abigail states that, because of the storm, Uncle has probably taken shelter in a dry place nearby and will stay there until the storm subsides.
Later, when John and Abigail are in bed, an undead Uncle tries to attack them, and John beats him back with a lamp, seemingly killing him or knocking him out. Abigail shows disgust at the bloodied body and turns away, sickened. John runs to get his gun from the barn, but when he comes back, Uncle has attacked Abigail and is biting her in the neck. John shoots Uncle in the head and tends to Abigail.
At John's call, Jack comes outside and sees Uncle's corpse, but is preoccupied with his mother's state. He runs to help his mother despite John's warning, however, Abigail turns to a zombie and bites Jack, turning him into a zombie as well. John runs to fetch his lasso from the barn and he then hogties both of them, and after giving them both a plate of food, he leaves them in the house and sets out to find a cure.
Mission Appearances
Red Dead Redemption
- "The Outlaw's Return" (Boss)
- "Pestilence" (Boss)
- "Old Friends, New Problems" (Boss)
- "The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed"
Undead Nightmare
- "I see you ain't learn no manners."
- "I've had enough of this."
- "Call yourself a man."
- "What's the matter with you?!"
- "You really are a strange man."
- "You've clearly had one too many blows to the head."
- "You damn fool."
- "Oh, ain't you quite the gentlemen all the sudden."
- "You think I'm afraid of you."
- "I'll kill you mah self!"
- "Oh, like hittin women do you?!"
- "Are you completely insane?!"
- "You idiot!"
- "Clumsy oaf."
- John and Abigail share the same first names as the second President of the United States, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail.
- It is often joked that she is a bad cook by her family, and she sarcastically tells John when he returns to Beecher's Hope not to worry as, during her abduction, she was enrolled in a cookery school.
- If killed while the invincible cheat is on, there will be an earthquake for a few seconds. The same thing happens if Jack or Uncle are killed. The next time the player dies, the "You have killed a member of your family" message will appear in place of the normal death screen.
- She appears on the back of the Undead Nightmare map.
- She becomes very jealous when she hears Bonnie's name, seeming to believe John was attracted to her to the point she went with him to deliver corn to the ranch just to meet her.
- Her appearance and personality are very similar to the character of Etta Place in the western Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
- In multiplayer, she wears different clothes than in singleplayer. In single player her outfit is a blue-violet top with a belt wrapped around it, and a pink plaid long skirt. while in multiplayer her outfit is a white and blue plaid top with the same belt wrapped around it and her skirt is replaced by blue pants so the player can ride a horse.
- Abigail was born in 1877 and is 34 years old in 1911, in 1914, she is 37 years old at the time of her death.
- In the earlier trailers for Red Dead Redemption her hair seems to be long and down.
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KINGMAN - Coming off a 4-6 record last year, Lee Williams High School Volunteers are looking to break even in their second year of Division V varsity football and third year for the program overall.
They open the season at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at home against Parker.
The Volunteers racked up key wins last year against Sedona Red Rock, Pinon, Greyhills Academy and local rival Kingman Academy and could have gone 5-5 except for mistakes that cost them the game against Camp Verde.
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"You take a group of freshmen and sophomores and get your butt handed to you the first four games and the fifth game you lose 59-0 and they finished up winning four out of five. You've got to give those kids a lot of credit," Kramer said.
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Dealers make up fair's management board
RESPECTED scientific instruments experts Arthur Middleton and Jeremy Collins have used this week's Letters page to warn potential buyers of changes to the vetting procedures at the two Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fairs.
They allude to a particular incident at The Summer Fair in June when the specialist vetting committee of four unanimously voted a pair of globes totally unworthy of a quality fair and vetted them out.
Previously any unanimous decision was beyond appeal, but a new ruling says an exhibitor has the right of appeal, no matter what the vetting committee decided.
Following the vetting off of the globes a three-man appeals panel overruled the experts' decision, allowing the items to remain with an altered label. The two experts who wrote to ATG consequently resigned.
In response Freya Simms, Fair Director for Clarion Events, Olympia's owners, insists the new vetting process with an independent appeals committee makes the appeals process both transparent and fair.
The full letter and Clarion's response are published on page 71.
Meanwhile Clarion Arts are handing over a degree of power to a new management board announced last week for the June summer fair.
The board has been formed from exhibitors at the summer fair and will make executive decisions regarding the strategic development of the event.
Clarion again emphasise their ambition of making this summer fixture the focus of the art and antiques market in June and have drafted the board to help them achieve this by deciding on such key aspects as marketing, design, vetting and even stand allocation.
Members of the summer management board are John Austin, Ted Few, Craig Finch, Erik Mullendorf, Jacqueline Simcox, Floris Van der Ven, Thomas Woodham-Smith, Jorge Welsh and Robert Young.
Olympia veteran Leslie Weller becomes honorary chairman and Kent Allen, regional managing director of Clarion Events, chairs the board.
There will be a maximun of 11 exhibitors serving for an initial two-year term but they may be reappointed. Observers may be invited by the board but only appointed members have voting rights.
Freya Simms, fair director, told ATG: "It is imperative we have the close cooperation of the trade and our exhibitors. The new board, which will have executive power to make decisions regarding the fair, will ensure that the development of the fair is in line with the needs of our customers and in tune with developments in the market."
While Clarion remain very much in control of The Summer Fair there is no doubt that this new board is far more than just the usual advisory committee. Effectively, it gives more power to exhibitors than at any other major UK fair.
By David Moss


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Missouri seniors and preseason Wooden all-Americans Rickey Paulding and Arthur Johnson issued statements Wednesday that they weren't paid by an assistant coach, refuting statements made by former Missouri guard Ricky Clemons in taped conversations to the wives of two school administrators during his 60-day stay this summer at the Boone County (Mo.) Correctional Facility.
The allegations were raised "months ago,'' according to sources, well before the tapes were made public once they were obtained by the Columbia (Mo.) Tribune and St. Louis Post Dispatch Tuesday night on their respective web sites.
Multiple sources said the NCAA and Missouri interviewed both players on the subject and the school was satisfied with their answers. Had they not been happy with their responses, the players wouldn't have been allowed to play this season until the investigation was finished.
But Johnson's and Paulding's eligibility was never in question, according to multiple sources. Missouri did hold out JC transfer point guard Randy Pulley when his eligibility was in question due to credits being transferred from Barton County (Kan.) College. Pulley was cleared to play last week and will make his debut Dec. 21 against UNC Greensboro.
Missouri and the NCAA were aware of the tapes when the FBI made the copies during the summer. Multiple sources said they weren't worried about the public nature of the tapes Tuesday being a "smoking gun" for the investigation. Also sources said the investigation is expected to conclude soon and while the NCAA wanted it done by Christmas, Missouri is expecting that it might not receive the final report until Jan. 15.
Meanwhile, Clemons has stopped going to class at Missouri, according to sources and his present whereabouts are unknown to Missouri. Missouri also isn't sure how he was paying for his living expenses while in Columbia. The sense on campus is that Clemons was returning to his native North Carolina.
Johnson said, "Similar to what coach said in his statement yesterday [Tuesday], as much as I would like to respond to these allegations and stories, I can't due to the NCAA investigation. These allegations are not new but we respect the process and cannot comment on it until it is completed. All I can say is that we have not ever received any impermissible benefits, including cash, from any of our coaches."
Paulding said, "These allegations are not new. Like coach said yesterday [Tuesday] in his statement, as much as I would like to respond to these allegations and stories, I can't due to the NCAA investigation. We respect that process and cannot comment on it until it is completed. All I can say is that we have not ever received any impermissible benefits, including cash, from any of our coaches."
Clemons also said he was told during a conversation with one of the assistants and Clemons' attorney to deny having received cash if a prosecutor asked about it, the Daily Tribune reported.
Missouri coach Quin Snyder said in a statement Tuesday night that he and his assistants couldn't discuss the allegations because NCAA and internal university investigations are still under way.
"As tough as it is for me personally not to respond, and for my coaches not to respond, I cannot discuss these allegations," Snyder said. "As I have said all along, I respect the process of the investigation, and until the university and the NCAA reach the conclusion of this process, I will not comment on individual allegations or stories."
Athletic director Mike Alden issued a statement saying that the
contents of the taped conversations "represent only a small part of the review that is taking place."
"Our basketball program has fully cooperated with the
investigation and respects the due diligence that has taken
place," Alden said. "I am confident in coach Snyder's management
of the Mizzou basketball program and I believe that he will address
any problem areas that have been identified through this review
Clemons couldn't be reached for comment. His former attorney, Wally Bley, told The Associated Press he never told Clemons to lie.
"I would never tell any client to lie, including Ricky Clemons, and did not tell him or suggest to him to lie about anything," Bley told the Tribune.
Boone County Sheriff Ted Boehm, who released the tapes, declined comment to AP on Tuesday night. Media organizations had asked
Boehm for the tapes last summer, but the sheriff said then that he couldn't release them because they were part of an ongoing FBI investigation.
The Tribune reported that it reviewed 24 hours of taped conversations. They were calls Clemons made from the Boone County Jail between July 16 and Aug. 14, when the former player was serving a sentence for two misdemeanors in an assault case involving former girlfriend Jessica Bunge.
In a conversation with Amy Stewart, wife of Missouri associate athletic director Ed Stewart, Clemons is heard to implicate Bunge, assistant coaches Lane Odom and Tony Harvey, and Johnson and Paulding.
At one point, Clemons told Stewart: "When I first got there, they did, they did everybody. I mean, they do A.J. and Rickey. If they need money, they'd go to Harvey. He, he'd get it for them. ...
"I stopped talking to him ... and then went to Lane."
He said Bunge deposited the checks for him, the Tribune reported. Bunge had said as much in statements to police and prosecutors.
Twice, Clemons implies that he received more money than former Georgia player Tony Cole, according to the newspaper.
"Just know it's bigger than Tony Cole," Clemons tells Stewart. "He got a couple hundred dollars. He paid for his apartment or that. ... That's nothing."
Clemons told Stewart that his former coaches, including Snyder, were concerned he would tell the NCAA and the media about the payments but that he didn't want to be a whistle-blower like Cole.
"You know, I don't even feel comfortable like that because, you know, I mean, Coach stood by me."
The Post-Dispatch reported on its Web site Tuesday
night that the FBI has ended its investigation and would not file
criminal charges. The FBI said that it had looked into a tip that
someone had tried to intimidate a witness in the criminal case against
Clemons and said that Clemons was not the target of the FBI probe.
Clemons, a junior-college transfer, was kicked off the team in July after a judge determined Clemons violated conditions for serving his sentence in a halfway house and ordered him to jail. This fall, he re-enrolled at Missouri, but he isn't playing basketball.
ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Drunk patients account for almost a third of those seeking
emergency hospital treatment on Saturday nights - and many
will have been binge-drinking alcohol bought from an
off-licence, research shows.
Data gathered by two Otago University students at
Christchurch Hospital's emergency department shows the impact
of alcohol could be even higher than suggested by routinely
recorded data.
A previous study, which took a snapshot of 14 emergency
departments at 2am one Saturday last month, found one in five
patients was admitted due to harmful alcohol use.
But the students found almost one in three patients - 28.6
per cent - was admitted through alcohol use in the period
between 11pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday.
They also found more than 80 per cent of alcohol-affected
patients had been binge-drinking, with 14 standard drinks the
median number taken.
Otago University summer scholarship students Rebecca Stewart
and Manidipa Das did the study between November 15 and
December 9 last year.
They found almost 7 per cent of alcohol-affected patients
were disruptive when dealing with hospital staff, which
included intimidating behaviour and verbal or physical abuse.
The students also found hospital staff were under-reporting
the extent of the alcohol problem, with staff failing to
record more than 40 per cent of alcohol-affected patients.
Otago University emergency medicine Professor Mike Ardagh,
who supervised the research, said the results had shown
under-reporting was "worse than we thought".
He said the data on where patients had bought alcohol, and
where they drank it, was useful to policy-makers.
The students found most alcohol-affected patients, 88 per
cent, had bought alcohol from an off-licence such as a
supermarket or bottle store.
Only 12 per cent had drunk solely at licensed venues such as
bars or pubs, while almost one in five, 19 per cent, had
drunk alcohol bought at both on- and off-licences -
suggesting "pre-loading" was commonplace.
Supermarket-bought wine and beer accounted for at least 20
per cent of all alcohol consumed, while liquor store-bought
RTD products accounted for 17 per cent.
Professor Ardagh said the results showed pre-loading was a
real phenomenon, especially among binge-drinking young men,
and supermarkets contributed to harmful drinking. "It shows
that none of these providers or suppliers can really wash
their hands of this problem."
The results did not surprise Dr John Bonning, clinical
director at Waikato Hospital's emergency department, who has
been calling for better data collection at EDs.
He said a lot of alcohol-related admissions for fights, falls
and car crashes went "under the radar".
"It's just so frustrating for us at the frontline when we
have so many sick elderly patients, and children, who need
the attention."
ACC said it was estimated about 11 per cent of claims were
alcohol-related, but there was no accurate estimate of their
total cost.
• 28.6 per cent of people seeking emergency hospital aid on
Saturday nights had been drinking alcohol
• 80 per cent of alcohol-affected patients had been
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commences. If anyone above age 18 has a blood level
indicating that they would break the Law if they drove a
vehicle, then their credit card/EFPOS should be charged
immediately for a standard levy of say $100 ( that is a
pittance of the true cost ) The drunken individual has
handed over responsibility for themselves to the tax payer,
and the Tax payer is angry. Anyone under age of 18
their parents should be called in, who after seeing how their
youngster behaves has to foot the $100 bill. Let
Dunediin lead the world with this new statedgy, it may even
reverse the tren.
This article did not appear online earlier but was in the
print edition of the ODT. Now it appears, complete with
Professor Ardagh's comment that says in part, "
...supermarkets contributed to harmful drinking." Presumably
those supermarkets would include Pak 'n' Save whose
advertisement for wine and beer week appeared on page 2 of
Wednesday's ODT.
Hopefully these people are given lower priority. Nursing sore
heads and bodies, while lying in their own vomit and
excrement may provide greater opportunity to reflect on their
own self inflicted misfortune.
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We just got back from three days skiing in Stoneham, Quebec. We are from Dallas and wanted to find an uncrowded ski resort in Canada that was good for our family to go on Spring Break and we could use our American Airlines frequent flyer miles to get there. We could not find many reviews and thought we would write one to help out others. This resort is 20 minutes north of Quebec City. We would highly recommend staying downtown for a few days before or after skiing in Stoneham. The resort is 326 acres of skiiable area, so it is not as large as many other resorts. There are three areas of the mountain to ski. The one in the center is the high speed quad lift and the one on the right hand side is a slower lift to the more extreme black runs with the exception of one blue run. There are multiple terrain parks along several of the runs. When we were there, we found that most other skiers were locals and very experienced. We arrived the week following the local Spring Break which helped with the not being crowded. I would classify us as once per year beginner/intermediate skiers with the exception of my son who is 14 and can comfortable ski some black runs. He was happy with the variety and plays around in the terrain parks a little. We found the overall feel of the resort extremely layed back. I personally can't image trying to learn to ski there, in that the bunny slope and the next one up is very steep and would have terrified me when I was first learning. I am a very cautious skier. There is very little apres-ski activities, but you can always drive 20 minutes and get to Quebec City if you like. The area is beautiful and we would also recommend going to the Hotel de Glace (Ice), and the Valcartier snow park, which was the largest winter playground I have ever seen. We spent an entire day there at the end of our trip. Overall, we really liked Stoneham and would go back to the area again, but maybe next time we will try St. Anne or Mont Tremblant.
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text: 1. GM Unfriends Facebook Look, we here at the Dumbest Lab have admittedly turned the knife a time or two, so we know full well the significance of a well-timed slur. And that's why GM's ( GM) smear of Facebook ( FB) prior to its big IPO this week really shouts out to us. Seriously, we didn't think GM, which not too long ago was as good as roadkill, had it in them. The recently bankrupt -- and still government-backed -- automaker announced on Tuesday its plan to cease advertising on Facebook because it deemed the social network's ads to be less than effective in selling cars. Of course, this is a big deal since GM reportedly spent $1.8 billion per year in ads in 2011, making it the third largest advertiser in the U.S. after AT&T and P&G. "In terms of Facebook specifically, while we currently do not plan to continue with advertising, we remain committed to an aggressive content strategy through all of our products and brands, as it continues to be a very effective tool for engaging with our customers," said GM. Talk about irony. GM is breaking up with Facebook by essentially using the old 'Let's be friends' line! Not to be left out in the Facebook fun, Ford ( F) used the occasion to tweak its competitor by tweeting, "It's all about the execution. Our Facebook ads are effective when strategically combined with engaging content & innovation." Snap! Sounds like Ford is using a variation on another tried and true break-up line, 'It's not you Facebook, it's you GM.' Frankly, Facebook won't be losing much on its bottom line even if GM 'unfriends' the company, because it's not like GM was shelling out too much for its services anyway. The car and truck maker spends about $40 million on its Facebook presence, according to the Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, but only about $10 million of that is paid to Facebook for advertising, the rest goes to developing its fan pages. That said, Facebook eventually needs a bigger piece of the automaker's massive ad budget, so the company can't entirely sneeze off GM's slight. And while Mark Zuckerberg could theoretically show GM his market might by purchasing the whole of GM for $35 billion after Friday's $100 plus billion IPO, this certainly would not be the smartest option either. (Although it would be a hoot, wouldn't it? And like we saw from his Instagram purchase, he wouldn't even have to tell his board to do it.) Therefore, Zuck will have to suck it up for the time being, and hope that GM changes its mind sometime down the road. --Written by Gregg Greenberg in New York. Prev 4 of 5 Next


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Orange and Blue Zebra (Left Hand)
Leopard, inspired by Sunkist Lemonade
Awkward French
Into the Ocean (Thumb)
Into the Ocean (Left)
Rainbow Dots
Inspired by Queen of Blending. The internet laughed at me for this.
Laced Up
Wild Sides
Blue Wave
Blue Wave #2
Breast Cancer Awareness 2009
The worst nail art I've ever done in my life
Dipped in Glitter
Neon Zebra Cut-out
Heaven at Night
Pink and Glitter Zebra
Shooting Stars
Attempting a design by Simona. *NOT taking credit!
Water Pond (Left Hand)
Water Pond (Right Hand)
Pink and Black Zebra Cut Out
Pink Leopard Fail
First attempt at gradient nails
Valentine's Day 2010
Trippy Neon Cut-Out
Fire-y Tiger (Left)
Fire-y Tiger (Right)
Holographic Purple
Leopard and Zebra
Simple and Clean
Rockstar Pink Glitter
What's your interpretation?
Magazine Cut-outs, featured on Seventeen.com!
Cool-toned marble
XBox Marble
Angelic - my favorite water marble
Matte Pink
Holo stripes
Natural/Normal Leopard, when I kept my nails grown out.
Neutral Dots
Wild Giraffe
Pretty Plaid
Glitter Weave
Pink and Marble #2
Black and Pink Marble
Tie-Dye tip concept
Mint Leopard
Berry leopard fail
Tea Party
Spider web - Halloween 2010
Pastel Cut-out
Moonlight Path for Bath and Body Works
Moonlight Path for Bath and Body Works. Might re-do this!
Holographic Zebra
Thanksgiving 2010
Where's Spring? (Left Hand)
Where's Spring? (Left Thumb)
Where's Spring? (Right Hand)
Where's Spring? (Right Thumb)
Tangled Bloom
Tangled Bloom #2 *NOT for Bath and Body Works
Purple and Glitter Leopard Cut-out
Dripping Paint
Dripping Paint #2
Holographic and Yellow Leopard
Tropical Leopard
Dark Kiss for Bath and Body Works
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Twitter - Fail Whale
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Into the Wild for Bath and Body Works
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Gold and Diamonds
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Layered Rings
Neon Flowers/Daisies
Google+ nails!
Random abstract design
Ripped Leopard
Tribute to 10-year Anniversary of 9/11
Off-set Dots
Tribute to Shelby S., RIP
Black and White Flowers
My Very First Filigree Design
Kaleidoscope-like, thanks to Robin Moses for the tutorial!
Autumn Leaves
Halloween - Spooky Forest
Candy Corn
Halloween - Stripes and Spider Webs (Glow in the Dark)
Breast Cancer Awareness - Hope
Breast Cancer Awareness, inspired by Bicycle cards
Experimenting with foil -- Did this at 6:30am!
Fall Ladybugs
Attempt at re-creating a beaded purse
1959 Barbie
Mardi Gras Theme
Mardi Gras Theme #2
Nautical Anchor
Written in the Stars (Homecoming Design)
Grey and Glitter Stripes
Fall Trees, done with water-free marbling.
40 to Love - Tennis
For a girl's first teenage birthday
Swag nails!
Line of Music
Halloween - Charlie Brown "I got a rock"
Halloween - Luigi
Halloween - Graveyard
Cupcakes, made with real sugar!
For Mackenzie and the St. Baldrick's Foundation
For Leomara's 21st Birthday
Purple and Gold for Cancer Awareness
Pretty Little Liars
Field Hockey
Track and Field
Under an umbrella at the beach
Autism Awareness
Camo - Veteran's Day 2011
Peacock Feather
Vintage, inspired by curtains
Grecian Dress
Be Enchanted for Bath and Body Works
For ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) awareness
Domestic Violence Awareness
Thanksgiving - Multiple Personality Turkeys
For a Viewer's School (Mascot - the Bombers)
Flowers and Bows
Supposed to be Bacon, but I got carried away. Now it looks like muscle tissue/striations
Childhood drawing from when I was in 1st grade
It's 5 o'clock in the morning. The conversation got boring.
LMFAO - Sorry for Party Rockin'! The black glitter looks awesome in person!
What she order? FISH FILET.
There's been a murder and robbery between Boardwalk and Park Place!
Glitter, Shimmer, and Snowflakes! Was featured on Stylelist's Manicure Monday
Simple candy cane tips
Abstract design, inspired by an old art project
An old art project of mine, just to show the inspiration for an abstract design.
Sparkling Candy Canes
Zebra-striped Gifts
Abstract Foil Design
Christmas Tree
Candy Cane Nails with Foil
Christmas/Holiday Marble with Glitter and Foil
Bali Mango for Bath and Body Works
Taylor Swift design, inspired by Wonderstruck
Blackbird singing in the dead of night. Take these broken wings and learn to fly!
Foiled: New Year's Eve
Dipped in Gold
Simple abstract-contrast design with glitter
Glitter and Polka Dots
Sparkling City Skyline
I Dream of Jeannie
Inspired by Benefit Cosmetics's Brighter and Badder make-up
Stardust Nails
Stardust Nails. Not a good photo.
Requested for Alvarado High School
Early Valentine's Day: Foil and Polish Hearts
Requested for Stone Bridge High School
Requested for Emmaus High School
Secret Wonderland for Bath and Body Works
Paris Amour for Bath and Body Works
Valentine's Day Nails - White on Black
Valentine's Day Nails - Black on White
Leopard Print with Hearts
Simple Valentine's Day designs
Bright Lights, Big City
Silver "Beadwork"
Periodic Table of Elements
Bows and Rhinestones
St. Patrick's Day
Viva La Juicy
Playing Around with Leopard Print
Sea Island Cotton for Bath and Body Works
Aruba Coconut for Bath and Body Works
Sensual Amber for Bath and Body Works (might try again)
My Homage to Chelsea of Get Nailed
My Homage to Jessica of Gorjess Nails
My Homage to Donne and Gin of Hey, Nice Nails!
My Homage to Christina of Starlett Approved
My Homage to Mel of Pretty Nail Swag
Simple Cancer Awareness Design
Something I need to improve on: Filigree/Floral
Opal Swirl nail foil over L'Oreal's VIP Status
Glitter Gradient
Just foolin' with glitter
First try at nail framing
Ocean Twist
Ocean Twist, warm version
Summery design
Fourth of July Nails
Accidental Ribbon French. Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012
Holiday 2012: Vintage Ornaments
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #1: Plaid
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #2: Candy (Chiclets)
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #3: Wallpaper
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #4: SpaghettiO's
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #5: Caribbean Sunset
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #6: Zimmerman's Poison Frog
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #7: Roebling Bridge
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #8: TV Static
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #9: Tightrope Walker
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #10: Zebra
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #11: Greek with Gold and Green
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #12: Glittery; Dripping in Gold
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #13: Adventure Time; Cat of Approximate Knowledge (Jelly Sandwich)
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #14: Waves
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #15: Flame/Fire; Cation Flame Test
Dragonfly Nails
Leopard and Rhinestones, inspired by Betsey Johnson
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #16: Queen
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #17: McDonald's
Fan-brush Technique, Inspire by a Pair of Heels I Found at Target
Neon Geometric Design with Holographic Glitter
Trying My Hand at Saran Wrap Nails
Random Swirl Design
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #18: Ice
Daily/Weekly Nail Challenge #19: Microorganism... E. coli