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REBOL [ Title: "Simple Spirograph" Author: "Gregg Irwin" EMail: email@example.com Comment: { Set max number of lines Generate random start point and velocity at each iteration for each set calculate next set of end-points from previous end-points append line command to draw effect, wrap if at max-lines TBD Allow for multiple line "sets". Figure out why it's so slow for large canvases. Use color-shifting lines, rather than restarting with a new color. } ] num-lines: 30 ; change this for longer, or shorter, line sets. end-points: make block! 128 pt-1: pt-2: 0x0 delta-1: delta-2: 0x0 direction-1: direction-2: 'SE color: 0.0.0 directions: [ SE 1x1 NW -1x-1 NE 1x-1 SW -1x1 ] initialize: func [ "Initialize starting coordinates, directions, and colors." face i [integer!] ][ random/seed now ; Starting locations for line end points pt-1: random face/size pt-2: random face/size change/only at end-points i [pt-1 pt-2] ; Direction of travel direction-1: pick [SE NW NE SW] random 4 direction-2: pick [SE NW NE SW] random 4 ; Angle of travel. Bigger numbers move things faster. ;delta-1: 2 + (random 3x3) ;delta-2: 2 + (random 3x3) delta-1: random 3x3 delta-2: random 3x3 ; Colors. The + 32 keeps it from being too dark. color: (random 200.200.200) + 32 ] move-points: func [face] [ ; direction-1 = Direction of Travel for Point 1 ; direction-2 = Direction of Travel for Point 2 ;TBD Should be able to map these so the code isn't duped for each point. pt-1: pt-1 + (delta-1 * (select directions direction-1)) switch direction-1 [ NE [if pt-1/x > face/size/x [direction-1: 'NW] if pt-1/y < 1 [direction-1: 'SE]] SE [if pt-1/x > face/size/x [direction-1: 'SW] if pt-1/y > face/size/y [direction-1: 'NE]] SW [if pt-1/x < 1 [direction-1: 'SE] if pt-1/y > face/size/y [direction-1: 'NW]] NW [if pt-1/x < 1 [direction-1: 'NE] if pt-1/y < 1 [direction-1: 'SW]] ] pt-2: pt-2 + (delta-2 * (select directions direction-2)) switch direction-2 [ NE [if pt-2/x > face/size/x [direction-2: 'NW] if pt-2/y < 1 [direction-2: 'SE]] SE [if pt-2/x > face/size/x [direction-2: 'SW] if pt-2/y > face/size/y [direction-2: 'NE]] SW [if pt-2/x < 1 [direction-2: 'SE] if pt-2/y > face/size/y [direction-2: 'NW]] NW [if pt-2/x < 1 [direction-2: 'NE] if pt-2/y < 1 [direction-2: 'SW]] ] ] do-spiro: func [ face max-interval [time!] /local i t interval ][ i: j: 0 t: now/time/precise interval: 0:0:3 + random max-interval initialize face i forever [ if now/time/precise > (t + interval) [ clear draw-cmds interval: 0:0:3 + random max-interval t: now/time/precise initialize face i wait .05 ] append draw-cmds compose [pen (color) line (pt-1) (pt-2)] ; Erase oldest line if (length? draw-cmds) > (num-lines * 5) [ remove/part head draw-cmds 5 ] ;print mold draw-cmds move-points face i: either i < 127 [i + 1][0] j: either j < 127 [j + 1][0] show face ; wait 0 isn't as system friendly as wait .001, but it's faster. wait 0 ;.001 ] ] lay: layout [ origin 0x0 backdrop black ; Using a larger canvas really slows things down ;canvas: image black 640x480 canvas: image black 320x240 across button "go" [do-spiro canvas 0:0:10] button "quit" [quit] ] canvas/effect: reduce ['draw draw-cmds: make block! (num-lines * 5)] view lay ;view/offset lay 0x0


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I hope the mayor and all the various important committees and councils read this and give it some thought. It is very good that many new building projects are in the planning stage and others have already started.
Here in Logansport, we have a lot of people unemployed. I would like to see something like a contract with the city that all those building projects would require hiring of at least 30 percent of their work force from the Logansport area. Not Fort Wayne, Indianapolis or another state or country. I would at least like to see some of those millions of dollars spent locally on supplies, materials and labor.
I have already heard some contractors' excuses on hiring practices, but I am sure you can fit in some new people if you have to. I've heard the excuse that we must use union people and if you want a job, go up to Fort Wayne and sit in the union hall. That's not easy for someone who has no car or no gas and waste a week sitting there not being picked.
Let's do something for the unemployed in Logansport for a change.
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Spirit Airlines made my reservation disappear; lied that flight had been cancelled, only found out prior departure by accident! Miramar, Florida
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On Oct 24, 2012, I purchased a round trip ticket, PDX HOU, on Spirit Airlines, and got confirmation via email.
On Dec. 12, 2012, I received via email an itinerary change for one leg of my round trip.
On Jan. 12, 2013, I decided to check my reservation on the Spirit Airlines website. Using the confirmation code, I could only locate the outbound flight. I sent an email to Spirit Airlines asking what happened to my reservation for the return leg of my
round trip (Feb. 12), and received no reply. On Jan. 14, I sent another email asking the same thing.
On Jan. 15, I decided to talk to someone at Spirit Airlines. With much difficulty, I was finally able to speak to Spirit Airlines Customer Service agent Rashid. Rashid informed me that my return flight was cancelled, and said that I had been sent an email to that effect.
I received no such email, and challenge Spirit Airlines to produce one.
I asked if they could reschedule me on another flight.
I was told there were no flights in February from Houston to Portland on Spirit Airlines. Rashid asked if I wanted a flight to some other city. He did not answer my question: and how will I get from there to Portland? After much waiting while he
(supposedly) conferred with his supervisor, he offered me a flight from Houston to Las Vegas on January 14, with a connecting flight to Portland the following day.
I asked if the airline would pay for the hotel, and he said no. I asked whether that was the only option. He assured me it was. He then offered to refund my ticket, which he said would amount to $38. I assumed, given the strangeness of the whole scenario, that Sprit was going out of business, and finally accepted the refund, paltry as it was (not even half the price of the ticket I had purchased).
Later that day, I went online and tried to make a reservation on Spirit Airlines from Houston to Dallas (the first leg of my
return flight), for Feb. 12, the very date of my cancelled flight. I was surprised to find my original flight
still available. I could make a reservation for it. I also found a connecting flight to Portland.
In other words, I was lied to; tricked into believing my flight had been cancelled and accepting a refund, because Spirit Airlines did not wish to honor a ticket they had sold me at the price they sold it.
I called Spirit Airlines Customer Service again, and spoke with Nathan. Nathan had apparently not
taken accent reduction training, and was barely intelligible. He had me on the phone for 50 minutes, putting me on hold repeatedly, probably hoping my cell phone battery would run down.
I insisted that Spirit Airlines honor my original reservation and ticket. I objected to having been
deceived about available flights, and tricked into accepting a refund. Nathan said since I had accepted the refund
(earlier that morning - under false pretenses and believing I had no other option), I was no longer eligible. I
told him it had not yet been refunded, and that my credit card company as yet had no knowledge of any refund. But as this
was clearly and transparently a ploy to get out of honoring the ticket I had purchased, I was given no satisfaction.
Nathan put me on hold, supposedly to connect me with his supervisor, but 15 minutes later I had to accept that I had been tricked again.
As any passenger would, I object to being treated this way. I have been harmed by the actions of Spirit Airlines: my final destination was Corpus Christi, Texas, a place Spirit Airlines does not service. I had purchased non-refundable tickets for
the final leg of my flight. I would have been left high and dry at an outbound location without any means to return to
my home; a fact I only discovered before the day of my outbound flight by accident.
These actions, besides being despicable, are also not in accordance with Spirit Airlines Contract of Carriage:
Spirit will make every effort to assist our Customers and minimize their inconvenience resulting from cancellations or misconnections.
In the case of a cancellation or misconnection, our staff will focus on rebooking Customers on alternate flights, either direct to the destination or via connections through otherairports to best accommodate the Customers needs. If rebooking options are notavailable until thefollowing day, we will offer complimentary overnight hotel accommodations for non-local Customers.
I would like Spirit Airlines to compensate me for this incident with a free round tripticket, PDX Houston, and in return, will hold Spirit Airlines harmless and not pursue further FAA or other complaints, or civil legal actions. Consumers entrust airlines with their lives. These actions of Spirit Airlines do not merit any level of trust whatsoever.
Linda, Portland, Oregon
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For me, the day was July 25, 2001, a day that will live in infamy. A friend, with a voice half sympathetic and half sarcastic said to me: "Neifi Perez? Nice." I had no idea what he was talking about. I was in law school in San Diego, following the Royals but not yet obsessing. I was on my way to class and didn't ask my friend for details.
Later that night, I hit ESPN.com, as I did about 3,000 times every day back then. There I saw the news that we traded Jermaine Dye for Neifi Perez, a trade Retro ranks as the #1 worst trade in Royals history:
The....absolute.....worst. It wasn't even a salary dump because the Royals didn't save that much money in the deal. Nor did they get any high upside players. For an All-Star Gold Glove slugger they got....a light hitting shortstop. Except they already had a slick fielding, light-hitting shortstop named Rey Sanchez. And another one in the minors named Angel Berroa. And Neifi's defense wasn't even that good.
Absolute worst.
I was unhappy about the trade, but not outraged. Then I went to Yahoo! to do an internet search on the trade. I came across RoyalBoard.com, a pretty good Royals message board. As I read various posts with titles like "Allard Baird is a moron!" and "Glass is running the Royals like Wal-Mart!!", and the dozens of responses to each post, all cascading down and to the right across my computer screen, I discovered a bunch of other nuts willing to spend hours venting their frustrations to random strangers on the internet. I was hooked. Learning all the posters' personalities and baseball philosophies was great. Go Internet!
My favorite RoyalBoard "discussion" was when a theological debate broke out regarding whether or not Jesus really served alcoholic wine at the Wedding of Canaan. One poster (RoyalinLenexa, I think), was a holy roller and argued that Jesus, as a Christian, just couldn't have served alcohol to anyone. I reponded that as a Catholic, I'm pretty sure Jesus thinks acohol is great. Then someone accused me of supporting pedophiles. And so on. Those were great times.
My screenname was PowderBlue. I remember that I almost always agreed with a guy named PatTabler. Are any of you guys RoyalBoard alumns? Surely.
RoyalBoard changed its format to its current one some time in 2004 (maybe?), which was actually a good thing, since the message board format suffers from irreparable flaws, namely the most recent post and its comments pushes previous posts down and, eventually, off the page. An example of what I'm talking about:
Glass thinks the Royals are WalMart!-posted at 03:24:15 on 7/25/09 by BaboniRulz
God Baird is a jackass!-posted at 03:24:49 on 7/25/09 by Denkingerwasright
You are so right my friend.-posted at 03:25:31 on 7/25/09 by Neyerstoocynical
This is worse than the Damon Trade.-posted at 03:26:29 on 7/25/09 by FoffStLouis
Always low prices at The Royals, but beer still costs $8!-posted at 03:25:09 on 7/25/09 by Glassmakesmepuke
Wait a minute, what is OBP? - posted by PowderBlue at 03:21:43 on 7/25/09
I think you get the point.
I think I discovered Royals Review some time in 2006. Needless to say, I'm a big fan. The format allows for excellent discussions, and I've learned a ton about baseball and the Royals from the people on here. Lots of nuts on the internets.
So, any RoyalBoard veterans on here? Other sites you came from?


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Quoting Devil ... [snip!] ... Has anyone told you lately how precious you are??"
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Exactly! Thanks for your input!

Quoting *~*allykat*~*:" I think Bryson would be a great name! It goes really well with the other names. And i wouldn't change the "son" theme. He could grow up and wonder why his brothers all end in "son" and he doesn't."

Thanks for your suggestion! And I agree with you 100%

Quoting Ryloonjimama:" I love themed names for kids. lol. I would definitely stick with the "son" things that's happening."

Thanks for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it!
I don't think sticking with the 'son' would be to bad. But I would try to find something that didn't sound to similar to your other boys' names. I think Mason may sound to close to Grayson?
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Borussia Dortmund have announced that Jakub Błaszczykowski will be out for six weeks after picking up an ankle injury in Sunday's match against Hannover 96. The injury is being described as an ankle sprain with some ligament damage.
Błaszczykowski, 26, was injured in the first half of the match and was substituted in the 39th minute. He's started 9 matches in all competitions for BVB so far this season, and the majority of them have been on the right side of midfield. With Kuba out for some time, Jürgen Klopp will be turning to either Kevin Großkreutz or Ivan Perišić to fill the void.
You'd be hard pressed to find a player that has performed better over the last 12 months for Borussia Dortmund than Błaszczykowski. So far this season, the Polish international has three goals and three assists through the first seven matches. He leads the club in assists, and only Marco Reus has scored more goals with four.


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Monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Colony-stimulating factors, such as sargramostim (GM-CSF), may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help the immune system recover from the side effects of treatment. It is not yet know whether giving ipilimumab together with GM-CSF is more effective than ipilimumab alone in treating melanoma. This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving ipilimumab with or without sargramostim works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. (NCT01134614)
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Trent Valley Archives celebrating Heritage Week Feb. 17-23
The Roaring Twenties return on Saturday, February 22 from 10-2 p.m.
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If you are interested in exploring your own history and genealogy, this is an opportunity to work with staff and experienced volunteers at the Trent Valley Archives in order to find out what your family was doing in 1921.
On Friday, February 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., authors Elwood Jones and Sheryl Loucks will be available to autograph and talk about their brand new books, The Peterborough Journal and Beneath the Canopy. This event is free, and will take place at Sadleir House, 751 George St. North. Please note the change of date.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The identity of the man killed in a wreck on Interstate 264 has been released.
The coroner identified the driver of the car involved in the single-vehicle accident as William Dee Cundiff.
According to MetroSafe, the accident happened around 2:38 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-264, just west of Dixie Highway.
Police said Cundiff lost control of his car and slammed into a pillar. The pillar is a part of the sound barrier that is under construction in the area.
Cundiff was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple traumatic injuries sustained from the crash. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.
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Nice to see Stoops pull out his security blanket last night - scoring 60+ points.
I know nothing about the game other than the score, but can't help of thinking that he reached the 60 point plateau just to help console his image / respect for his team.
I know it was Idaho St and the defense & special teams probably had more than their share of opportunities to contribute. (Again I don't know any of the stats or what happened.)
I would hope that at least by the mid-3rd qtr Stoops put in the 80 yr old equipment manager, the honorary 6 yr old ball boy, the 110 pound statistician, the girls on the athletic training staff, and JR (the WWE announcer). Yes, it's the defenses responsibility to stop the offense, but I find it hard to believe Stoops didn't let off the pedal......no wait, yes I can believe it.


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July 26, 2012
Oaklawn has increased purses on 13 of its 32 stakes planned in 2013, including a majority of its 3-year-old stakes races. Overall, the track has raised stakes purses by nearly $400,000 to $5.7 million, the richest program in its history. Read More
May 18, 2012
After Zayat Stables and Michel and Tiffany Moreno's Empire Maker colt came back from his gallop on the track at Pimlico Friday morning, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert deemed the Arkansas Derby winner ready for the 137th Preakness on Saturday. "The horse looks good. He's trained well," Baffert said. "It's just waiting now." Read More
May 17, 2012
Oaklawn has three rooting interest in Saturday's Preakness Stakes (G1) led by Arkansas Derby winner Bodemeister, second in the Kentucky Derby, who drew post position seven and was installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the middle leg of the Triple Crown. He will be joined in the field by Rebel Stakes runner-up Optimizer, 11th in the Kentucky Derby and Arkansas Derby fourth-place finisher Cozzetti. On Friday, Fantasy Stakes winner Mambo Kimbo and Oaklawn Handicap look to further their winning ways in the Black Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) and Pimlico Special (G3), respectively. Read More
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The operative word at Oaklawn on Sunday was dominance, and Zayat Stables' Bodemeister embodied the meaning as he powered to a near-record setting performance in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1). Completing a sweep by his trainer Bob Baffert of the major 3-year-old races this season, the son of Empire Maker rolled to a 9 ½-length victory over 10 other runners in the 1 1/8-mile test, punching his ticket to Louisville as a top-flight Kentucky Derby contender. Read More
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Pin Oak Stable's Alternation went to the lead and never looked back in the 66th running of the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G3) Saturday afternoon, continuing his dominance of the handicap division with a perfect 3-for-3 record at Oaklawn in 2012. Read More


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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials say they plan to convert the Pennsylvania Turnpike into all-electronic tolls that charge motorists without requiring them to drive through toll plazas.
The turnpike's acting chief executive officer Craig Shuey told a joint House and Senate Transportation Committee hearing that the 5-year project is the most ambitious of its kind in the nation.
He also says it'll be the most significant change in how the turnpike operates since it opened in 1940.
The existing network of toll plazas would be replaced with overhead "gantries" that straddle travel lanes. Tolls would automatically be deducted from E-ZPass accounts and the license plates of other vehicles would be photographed so bills could be sent to their owners.
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That's the sound, or lack thereof, that is coming from official Web sites of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in response to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church's historic action Friday to set up transitional presbyteries for the New Wineskins Association churches. Nothing at the Office of the General Assembly, nothing at the Presbyterian News Service, nothing at Presbyterian Outlook (which posted a story yesterday afternoon, but couldn't get it together to cover one of the most important events in Presbyterian life in recent years). I've also checked a variety of "progressive" Presbyterian sites, including the Witherspoon Society, More Light Presbyterians, and That All May Freely Serve, and have yet to find any mention of what's happening. Given that they've known what was coming for months, it's hard to believe that none of them had anything prepared, or didn't consider it worth commenting on. Well, we'll see what the first of the week brings.
June 23, 2007
The Sound of SilencePosted by David Fischler under Presbyterianism
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June 23, 2007 at 8:48 pm
I guess they're following my grandma's advice: Don't have anything good to say? Then don't say anything.
Nah. They are just too out to lunch in mainline Bizarroworld to know what's really going on.
June 24, 2007 at 7:56 am
Bizzaroworld is exactly right.
Here is how it looks in the midlands–two congregations meet today. One is very big, very influential and will try not to talk about it. The other is in a small town and is voting to leave.


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Playing Hard to Get: Theory and Evidence on Layoffs, Recalls and Unemployment
AbstractGiven the importance of recall to previous employer in the United States, I provide both theoretical and empirical analyses of an asymmetric information model with an endogenous layoff-rehire process. I show that taking into account the possibility of recalls has important implications for the study of post-displacement earnings and unemployment duration of laid-off workers in the US. I find that high-productivity laid-off workers may choose unemployment over a low paid job, even though they may not be recalled.
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It's Christmas Day in California, the Merriman family are celebrating and doing their thing. Until little brother Devin walks out holding a bloody knife and dad and the housekeeper lay dead in the corner. Fifteen years later, Devin escapes his mental hospital and the Christmas Carnage begins again!
A Deadly Little Christmas
stars Felissa Rose of "Sleepaway Camp" fame and... not much else.
Bleed With Me
, Laura's day is pretty crappy, it's about to get crappier when she runs into a crazy cab driver.
Dark Country
isn't the first film actor Thomas Jane has directed, but the second. Here, he stars in this tale of a hapless couple forced to deal with a dead body in the depths of the desert.
Deserts seem to be the theme for this week's Bargain Bin. In
Feeding Grounds
a group of teens head out to a cabin to party. Little do they know, some intergalactic alien has decided to party at the same cabin. And he's rather hungry.
If you don't know Rob Zombie's
, you obviously don't read this site! However, this is the new directors cut of the 2007 remake which promises to be EXTRA zany.
Hide and Creep
; a small town of yokels conted with zombies, flying saucers, and bad TV reception in this low budget splat fest.
A remake of the 1978 cult hit,
It's Alive
ventures out to re-tell the tale. Starring Bijou Phillips, and a mutant baby.
I covered
It's My Party And I'll Die If I Want To
earlier this year before they had distrubtion and I'll repeat myself again; this is a great example of quality indie filmwork folks. They're also a great bunch of people, so give this one a rental at the very least. You'll like it.
Ghost House Underground gives us four new movies under the label, many from well known authors or film makers. First up is
, based on the Jack Ketchum novel,
Seventh Moon
directed and written by "Blair Witch Project" helmer Eduardo Sanchez,
The Children
bringing us more killer shorties, and
The Thaw
that unleashes a prehistoric parasite on the world.
Everybody loves Tracey Morgan, so why not watch him host a show scaring the crap out of people?
Scare Tactics Season 3
should hold a few laughs at the very least.
is a love story of a girl trying to get closer to her boyfriend. It just happens to have some nasty stuff going on like cannibalism and more!
Film makers need to make sure they double check the resumes of their crew. In
Splatter Movie: The Directors Cut
, this group of diretors are filming a new horror flick when they realized they're being killed off one by one by a member of their crew!
Cameron Romero is following in daddy George's footseps with the release of
Staunton Hill
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"Trick 'r Treat" has been talked about for years now as it was passed along from studio to studio, but now it's out! Todd
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from Mark Dougherty and absolutely loved it. You will too, I promise.
Not to be confused with Ricki Lake,
Wicked Lake
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Seeing as this is October, it's no surprise to see a whole slew of back catalog horror titles hitting the Blu-ray format! Some of these are fantastic, some not so much. Regardless, for you Blu-ray ready horror nerds out there, this is a big week for all of us.
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Chop Stop celebrated the opening of its second location in Encino Tuesday morning, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and complimentary menu samples for the neighborhood.
The new healthy addition to the community's dining scene is located at 17332 Ventura Blvd.
The idea for the restaurant came to owner Mark Kulkis, 46, in June of last year when he found himself craving a chopped salad late at night, and wasn't sure where to go. He opened the first location in Burbank in January.
More than two dozen people helped usher in the new restaurant, including members of the Encino Chamber of Commerce and Valley Field Deputy to Council Member Paul Koretz, Jeff Ebenstein, who awarded Kulkis with a certificate from the City of Los Angeles.
"It's great to have something healthy and affordable like this opening in this economy," Ebenstein said.
Among the salad samples passed throughout the crowd were the Viva Mexico Chop, Asian Chop, and Caesar Chop. The Viva Mexico Chop is a customer favorite, according to Kulkis.
The store offers 12 chopped salads that Kulkis and General Manager Joey Gonzalez designed, but clients are welcome to create their own "chops" as well.
The menu offers each customer an easy three-step walk-through on "how to make a chop":
Step one: Pick a green.
Step two: Pick any six toppings from veggies, meats, and nuts to fruits, beans and cheeses.
Step three: Choose a dressing.
Once ordered and prepared fresh, the salads are packaged in containers that are completely compostable. The cutlery is made with plant starch and the to-go bags are earth-friendly as well.
The restaurant also serves frozen yogurt that can be topped with some of the chopped nuts and fruit.
Kulkis opened Chop Stop in the Valley because he feels it's underserved when it comes to healthy dining options, he said.
"If this does as well as Burbank, in another six to nine months, I'll open another one," Kulkis said.


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Prior obligations preclude me from attending this year's IFFBoston, which is a real bummer (along those lines, they also precluded me from attending the Nashville Film Festival, which is also a real bummer). That said, I can personally vouch for Adam Roffman and Jason Redmond's increasingly awesomer and awesomer festival, and I can especially vouch for this year's lineup, which has too many good films to even begin to single out. Go to their website to see for yourself, and if you're anywhere near Boston, check it out. As for you New Yorkers, get your asses to Canal Street to catch a Chinatown bus up to Boston to have a ridiculously fun weekend of cinema and debauchery.
I really wish I could be there to bask in the IFFBoston glory for the third year in a row, but such is life. Could somebody--check that, everybody--do me a favor? When you're at Redbones (and if you aren't there at least twice a day then you are a wack sissy), please eat a bite of mac-and-cheese and fried okra and some form of delicious meat in my honor. I'll love you forever. (Seriously, that place makes me moan just thinking about it.)
george garos | April 25, 2008 2:06 AM
thanks for your response...next time you bump into mr. korine,be sure to ask him about the q & a following the screening of mr lonely
tully | April 24, 2008 2:54 AM
Drag City is releasing the DVD of Silver Jew this fall. i think October. not a ton of extras, but some cool stuff nonetheless. thanks for asking!
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i was waiting to bump into you at the boston fest to ask personally,but i guess that aint happening-a friend of mine wants to know if there are any plans to release your silver jews project on dvd?


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New Orleans, La.- One of the last remaining schools in the French Quarter is shutting down and parents are angry.
The Cathedral Academy school has operated for more than 100 years but could close next year, unless parents succeed in convincing the archdiocese to have a change of heart.
It is one of the two remaining schools in the French Quarter, and it could be closed in a matter of months.
Parents are now rallying to save Cathedral Academy, which is scheduled to shut down, after operating on Dauphine Street for over 100 years.
For Rhonda Wheeler, the closure is painful for a number of reasons." This school became the first rock I could stand on as a mother, and it completely changed my life," she said.
And she tells us the Dominican sisters, have provided students, like her daughter Zoe, with a fine education.
The archdiocese says the school was targeted for closure because enrollment dipped below 200 students, but parents say it didn't have to be that way.
"If they had done those renovations our enrollment would be up," said Wheeler.
They say the archdiocese had $5 million from FEMA to make improvements at the school, but work was stopped three years ago making recruitment difficult.
The closure of Cathedral Academy is a personal one, not just for parents but for people who love the French Quarter and its unique character.
"It's what makes a neighborhood a neighborhood, and we're hopeful the archdiocese will reconsider," said Meg Lousteau with the Vieux Carre Property Owners Association.
Parents are now conducting a petition drive to try and save Cathedral Academy and they are determined to do whatever they can to maintain a teaching tradition for their children, and the quarter.
It doesn't appear there's much hope for Cathedral Academy, at least for now.
The archdiocese issued a statement saying the decision to close was a painful one, but that Cathedral did not meet criteria for adequate enrollment, physical condition or finances.
They say they will help with the transition of all students, and they say they will use available FEMA dollars to renovate the school, which could re-open at a later, unspecified date. The archdiocese says it's committed to maintaining a presence in the French Quarter.
The parents are unphased and will continue their petition drive in Jackson Square Saturday afternoon.
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Our main sponsor is the Worcester branch of the leisure centre Riley's. All of our socials are held here, around the dart boards and pool, snooker, poker and football tables.
Every Sunday we meet at 6 to watch the NFL games on the largest projector screen in town, so come and join us!
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Servings: 6 servings (unless Bobby's eating, then only 3 servings)
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hour 35 min
Difficulty: Easy
1 tablespoon Paula Deen's House Seasoning
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 bay leaves
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
3 cup water
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 large onion, chopped
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 tablespoon Paula Deen Seasoned Salt
2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
In a Dutch oven, saute the ground beef over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Break up the meat while sauteing. Spoon off any grease. Add the onions and garlic to the pot and saute until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups water, along with the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, soy sauce, House Seasoning, and seasoned salt. Stir well. Place a lid on the pot and allow this to cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the elbow macaroni, stir well, return the lid to the pot, and simmer for about 30 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the bay leaves, and allow the mixture to sit about 30 minutes more before serving. Serve with garlic bread and a salad.


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Promo images and preview clips for the History Channel original mini-series, HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, about those legendary families who just kept on killing each other for years and years. Talk about a grudge match!
"Hatfields & McCoys" is the story of a clash of clans that evoked great passion, vengeance, courage, sacrifice, crimes and accusations, and includes a cast of characters that changed the families and the history of the region forever. The Hatfield-McCoy saga begins with 'Devil' Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy. Close friends and comrades until near the end of the Civil War, they return to their neighboring homes – Hatfield in West Virginia, McCoy just across the Tug River border in Kentucky – to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments that soon explode into all-out warfare between the families. As hostilities grow, friends, neighbors and outside forces join the fight, bringing the two states to the brink of another Civil War.
Featuring Kevin Costner, Boyd Holbrook, Sarah Parish, Lindsay Pulsipher, Ronan Vibert, Noel Fisher, Tom Berenger, Matt Barr, Bill Paxton, Jena Malone, Mare Winningham, Michael Jibson, Tom McKay, Max Deacon, Tyler Jackson, Sam Reid, Powers Boothe, Andrew Howard, Noah Taylor, Damian O'Hare, Christopher Hatherall, Greg Patmore.


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And then I accidentally fell in love with Jill Smith
And then I accidentally fell in love with Jill Smith
I lost my downloads folder to a virus
Zoe was supposed to be part of Phantom Pains but I found a premade that fits her role better so now she's founder of the Pirnova Legacy
What is yWriter?
yWriter is a word processor which breaks your novel into chapters and scenes, helping you keep track of your work while leaving your mind free to create. It will not write your novel for you, suggest plot ideas or perform creative tasks of any kind. yWriter was designed by an author, not a salesman!
yWriter5 is free to download and use, but you're encouraged to register your copy if you find it useful.
If you're just embarking on your first novel a program like yWriter may seem like overkill. I mean, all you have to do is type everything into a word processor! Sure, but wait until you hit 20,000 words, with missing scenes and chapters, notes all over your desk, characters and locations and plot points you've just added and which need to be referenced earlier … it becomes a real struggle. Now imagine that same novel at 40,000 or 80,000 words! No wonder most first-time writers give up.
(Although yWriter was designed for novels, enterprising users have created their own translation files to customise the program to work with plays, non-fiction and even sermons.)
What's so special about yWriter?
I [Simon Haynes, the program author] really struggled with my first novel because I wrote slabs of text into a big word processor file and I just couldn't make sense of the whole thing at once. No real overview, no easy jumping from scene to scene, nothing.
Next I tried saving each chapter to an individual file, with descriptive filenames, but moving scenes between files was a nuisance and I still couldn't get an overview of the whole thing (or easily search for one word amongst 32 files)
My last attempt to use Word involved saving every scene as an individual file - e.g. Chapter 01 Scene 01 - Hal Spacejock Gets a Job.doc. That was fantastic until I decided to move one scene three chapters ahead, and had to manually rename all the files. Then I decided to put it back again! I could never remember which of the 200+ files contained a note I was looking for either.
As a programmer I'm used to dealing with projects broken into source files and modules, and I never lose track of my code. I decided to apply the same working method to my novels … and yWriter was the result.
I realize Word, OpenOffice and other modern word processors have outlining features, but they don't have snapshot backups to sequential files like yWriter does. Roll back scenes to where they were half an hour ago, or re-read a version from four months ago - yWriter stores them all, automatically.
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I just really wanted to share this with others who might be in need of a really, super useful and FREE writing program to help them keep track of their longer works of fiction. While I love using programs like google Docs, and do still use it for my roughs, Y!writer is really helpful to the editing process in being able to easily drag and drop scenes around wherever you want them, or navigate quickly through huge backlogs of material.
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If you haven't checked this out, it may be worth a shot.
Huh that's hard…
I'm going to say Ophelia because she's just at the beginning of her journey while Cassandra already took the first steps (though they both have a long way ahead of them)
Because 'conflicted romance sim who wants to start a family but also kind of doesn't' will always be better to me than 'starving artist who has an unrequited crush'
Some people say Darren only wants the best for Cassie but honestly to me he just seems like a jealous dude who thinks he's the only one who can make the woman he loves happy. Thank you very much Darren, but Cassie is an adult and she can make her own decisions.
I want to do this meme with questions relating to sims, if you'd like to play along. :) Please ask me to choose between two sims related things.
I hate building and building hates me
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In my opinion Donald Jones is better suited for the slot receiver position and if Graham and company can step up in the coming weeks we may in fact have upgraded our receiving core with this change. He is faster, stronger and more athletic than Nelson and as good a blocker as we have as far as receiver's go. We will miss Nelson's big body and long reach, but I don't think we'll miss it as much as many think.
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EU 'Free Trade' and CETA: Advancing the Transatlantic Agenda
It's worth reiterating, as always, that this is a state-managed trade agreement that is presently being negotiated – which has nothing to do with free trade.
Related: CETA worse than ACTA — EU Trade Negotiators Demand Canada Completely Overhaul Its Intellectual Property Laws | Beyond ACTA: Proposed EU — Canada Trade Agreement Intellectual Property Chapter Leaks | EU approves free-trade talks with Canada | Canada expects EU free-trade talks soon: Stockwell Day | Harper, Sarkozy vow to work toward Canada-EU deal | CD Howe Institute backs Canada-EU deal, deep integration | Towards a new world order: Canada-EU trade proposal rivals scope of NAFTA
Dana Gabriel, BeYourOwnLeaderBlogspot.com
March 29, 2010
Although there is a need for Canada to expand its trade horizons, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) currently being negotiated with the European Union (EU) appears to be based on the flawed NAFTA model. Many view it as an opportunity to decrease its trade reliance on the U.S., but it could serve to accelerate the corporate takeover of the country. The deal would exceed NAFTA in its scope and with the third round of negotiations scheduled for April 19-23 in Ottawa, there are lingering concerns regarding its lack of transparency. A Canada-EU CETA could be used to expand NAFTA, strengthen U.S.-EU economic relations and further advance the transatlantic agenda.
Some believe that the recent Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement is an important step in providing protection for future bilateral trade relations, but in the process it opens up provincial and municipal contracts to foreign corporations. Maude Barlow and Stuart Trew of the Council of Canadians criticized the Conservative government for giving up too much and receiving too little. In an collaborative article they emphasized that, "The provinces have been loath to sign the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement and did not agree to include subnational procurement in NAFTA because they could lose too much say in how public money is spent without getting any new access to the U.S. market.." They went on to say, "We believe the Buy American controversy provided Harper and the provinces, who are actively engaged in ambitious free-trade talks with Europe, with an opportunity to restructure the Canadian economy to reduce the role of our communities in setting spending priorities." As part of the proposed CETA with Canada, one of the EU's top objectives includes gaining access to procurement and services in areas of health, energy, water, as well as other sectors. The Canada-U.S. Buy American deal is an extension of NAFTA and has set a precedent which could further reinforce EU demands.
In mid-December 2009, Internet law columnist Michael Geist reported that the EU had proposed negotiating an intellectual property chapter which could reshape Canadian copyright law. He stated that, "While the leaked document may only represent the starting European position, there is little doubt there will be enormous pressure on Canadian negotiators to cave on the IP provision in return for 'gains' in other areas." This also ties into Canada's participation in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations which also include the EU, U.S. and other nations. With respect to the Canada-EU CETA, Geist also acknowledged that, "When combined with ACTA, the two agreements would render Canadian copyright law virtually unrecognizable as Canada would be required to undertake a significant rewrite of its law. The notion of a 'made-in-Canada' approach – already under threat from ACTA – would be lost entirely, replaced by a made-in-Washington-and-Brussels law." Both the U.S. and the EU have singled out Canada for criticism on intellectual property and are pressing for copyright along with other reforms. Conceding to such demands could severely compromise Canadian interests.
Opposition to the scope and process of Canada-EU trade negotiations is increasing. The talks have been marred in secrecy, with little disclosure on the part of the Canadian government and hardly a mention from the mainstream media. Sighting serious concerns, groups such as the Council of Canadians are calling for full transparency. They are also demanding a comprehensive impact assessment, protection for public services and procurement, along with the exclusion of any investment chapter. There are fears that a Canada-EU CETA could include provisions such as NAFTA's Chapter 11, which gives corporations the power to challenge governmental laws and regulations that restrict their profits. NDP International Trade critic Peter Julian recently berated Canadian negotiators for using the obsolete and harmful NAFTA template. He proclaimed, "we need to push the Canada-EU negotiations towards a much more progressive fair trade model." Julian admitted that, "It is regrettable that it seems to have been pushed aside for a NAFTA-style agreement that would decrease most Canadian incomes, encourage lower standards and lead to the loss of democratic sovereignty." A Canada-EU CETA would further promote transatlantic ties and could later include the U.S., as well as Mexico.
In 2007, the U.S.-EU reached a deal on a new Transatlantic Economic Partnership in an effort to work towards eliminating trade barriers, increasing investment and streamlining harmonization on regulations. The agreement established the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) as a permanent body. Trade policy analyst, Daniella Markheim compared the TEC to the now defunct Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America. "Both the SPP and the TEC address property rights protection and enforcement, effective inspections and data sharing on food safety, border measures affecting trade, and other economic and security concerns." She also added, "Both of these are forums that enable the U.S. and its significant trade partners to find new avenues to improve the flow of commerce and promote greater coherence and consistency in trade rules and regulations." A Canada-EU free trade agreement would deepen transatlantic economic integration and advance plans for a common market in the region.
Negotiations are proceeding quickly which could lead to a Canada-EU CETA being signed by 2011. The deal would be subject to compatibility with the terms of NAFTA and could help revive and expand the trilateral accord. In addition to further liberalizing trade in goods, services, investment and procurement, it could also include a labour mobility provision. Interlocking superstates are the foundation for global governance and much like the formation of the EU, a North American Union is being created incrementally. Take NAFTA, along with the SPP agenda which is still moving forward through other initiatives, combine it with the TEC, as well as a Canada-EU CETA and you have the basis for a Transatlantic Union.
Related articles by Dana Gabriel
Building Blocks Towards an Asia-Pacific Union
Passing on the Mantle of Deep North American Integration
Expanding Canadian Trade Horizons
Spreading NAFTA's Love Across the Atlantic
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In Spain we would say either of these: Trátame de tú. Tutéame. Or, in a more indirect way: No me trates de usted. Any of them in a cheerful manner and usually accompanied by the perceptive "por favor" if needed.
Usted comes from Vuestra Merced (later Vuesarced), meaning "Your Grace". Since this was an indirect way of addressing someone, it was inflected in the third person. That is, strictly speaking, you are not addressing the person, but "Their Grace". As time went on, the person inflection was kept, even though its origins became opaque. In a study entitled El ...
Vuestra merced evolved to usted. Vuestra merced is a really antique way to say something like your highness (not literally though).
Normalmente, la fórmula correcta formal de dirigirse por carta suele ser: Estimados señores: No te preocupes si te parece muy "masculino", puesto que "señores" indica hombres y mujeres (señores y señoras). Si sabes si a quien te diriges es hombre o mujer, entonces puedes usar "estimado señor" o "estimada señora". También se suele usar: Muy señores ...
You'll here it quite a lot in the Andalusia region of Spain. This Wikipedia article gives a very brief coverage of it: Relaxed pronunciation / Spanish
You can say in a cheerful tone: Puedes hablarme de tú. (You may speak to me informally) It might be helpful to precede the sentence with an encouragement word, like this: ¡Vamos! Háblame de tú. (Come on! Talk to me informally) Please note that this applies particularly to Latin-American Spanish ...
In Spain, cuán is rarely used in normal, informal speech, though I think it would generally be understood. To express the same, you can use qué, or lo ... que: ¡Cuán rápidamente caminan las malas nuevas! = ¡Qué rápidamente caminan las malas nuevas! No puedes imaginarte cuán desgraciado soy = No puedes imaginarte lo desgraciado que soy In ...
Es una abreviatura muy extendida por gran parte de latino américa y España. Se usa sobre todo en el lenguaje coloquial y es similar al caso de las terminaciones -ado -ido ... en los verbos que suele eliminarse la letra "d" ¿Has "terminao" los deberes? No, mamá son pa' pasado mañana. En ningún caso se utiliza en el lenguaje escrito
The verb tutear means precisely that. Example: "oh por favor, tutéame".
Surely not, or yes... ;) You can say that informally, but if you don't want to offend your friend :P When driving: ¡Frena! (Although it means "brake", it does not mean to completely stop, but slow down) ¡No vayas tan rápido/deprisa! (This is really used instead of saying "slow down". Not going so fast means that the driver has to slow down). ¡Más ...
Usted is grammatically third person singular, such a use is called honorific third person. Actually word usted doesn't have to be used, it's enough if you address person directly, but using 3rd person. Obviously being grammatical 3rd person singular means that the verbs need to be conjugated as 3rd person singular. Also all pronouns must be 3rd person. ...
I look forward to hearing from you [soon|as soon as possible|at your earliest convenience]. Regards. If we are politely demanding an answer, we could say Quedo a la espera de su respuesta [sus comentarios] Atentamente|Saludos cordiales If we want to stress that we expect a quick response we can add a la brevedad or tan pronto como le sea ...
The literal translation is: A quien corresponda But it's more used in open letters (to journals for example). There are other formulas, for example: In a job application: Al jefe/a (encargado/a) del departamento de Recursos Humanos or even: A la atención del departamento de Recursos Humanos In a letter to wholesalers/ stores/... : A ...
I understand that both of you are using "usted" with each other. In that case, in my opinion, it's inappropriate to address them using "tú", even if it's to ask them to use "tú" towards you. You should just politely propose that you start using "tú" between each other. Some options: ¿Nos tuteamos? ¿Por qué no nos tuteamos? Ya podríamos ...
I would say: "Puedes tutearme".
When telling a friend to slow down: ¡Baja las revoluciones! ¡Cálmate un poco! When driving: ¡Anda/Conduce más lento!
Here in Argentina it's used, but it's more of an informal jargon, rather than regional.
Yo quiero (algo o hacer algo o que pase algo) I want (Something or To do something or Something to Happen) Me gustaría ...I'd like to/a Me toca ...Not expressing desire Me late ...Informal way of saying I'd like, people in Mexico would understand that, I'm not sure about other latin countries. Yo deseo ...I wish - Desearía.....I'd wish
As others have pointed, pa / pa' is a common colloquial variant for para. You will hear in Latin America and Spain. Maybe it's more extended in some places than others, for example Andalusia in Spain, but I'm sure you will find someone that uses it at least from once in a while everywhere. It is not a regionalism. And as Aracem has said, its not for written ...
"Vostede" (galego) & "vusté" (català) & "você" (português) all come from the same medieval expression "vo(ue)stra/vossa merced(e)/mercê," as it was customary in the Middle ages to speak to those with titles, honors or age in the third person (your honor, your highness, your grace). "Vos" is original to Latin (vous in French & voi in Italian) ...
Usted needn't always be used directly with a verb; it can also be an object. Se lo doy a usted. This means "I give it to you." In this case, of course, doy is conjugated for yo, not for usted, and usted is the indirect object of the sentence. Estos papeles son de usted. Here, usted is the object of the preposition de, and the sentence means ...
One more acceptable form is: A quien pueda interesar I've seen this form used on documents issued by government agencies (ie. certificates of some kind) BTW, Google translates it as A quien pueda interesar
I will translante, explain and give you some examples: Yo quiero -> I want Ex. Quiero levantarme tarde -> I want to wake up late. You can translate this literally and there is no problem. This describes just and only just your desire to do something or get something. Me gustaría -> I would like to Ex. Me gustaría ser presidente -> I would ...
Although this isn't really what you were asking about, maybe it's worth mentioning that it would be somewhat out of place to use cuán when you're in Mexico, where it is far more common to say qué tan. For example, ¿Qué tan lejos está el Zócalo? or ¿Qué tan grande es?
In questions, "cuán" is equivalent to "qué tan": ¿Cuán rápido estamos caminando? = ¿Qué tan rápido estamos caminando? ¿Cuán bueno es ese restaurante? = ¿Qué tan bueno es ese restaurante? ¿Cuán lejos está la biblioteca? = ¿Qué tan lejos está la biblioteca? In exclamations, "cuán" is equivalent to "qué": ¡Cuán rápido estamos caminando! = ...
I would say, that at least in Spain, the only one of them used in Religion is "salvado", as a participle of the verb "salvar". If you look up the definition in RAE of "salvar" you'd see this: tr. Dicho de Dios: Dar la gloria y bienaventuranza eterna. which I think it's the exact definition you're looking for. While for salvo the closest meaning ...
If I were Argentinian, I'd say "Che, ¡relájate!" in both situations. If Spaniard, "No tan deprisa, ¡porfa!" in the car, and "¡Porfi!, háblame menos rápido." when chatting. (Porfi/Porfa = Por favor) All the interjections add diplomacy and friendship to the phrase. The better if joined by a hand gesture indicating slow down. But, as I am a Brazilian, I ...
As JoulSauron already pointed out, "frena" is quite common. It could mean "slow down" as well as "stop". So it might be a bit ambiguous without context. "Frena un poco" could be used too. Note that by adding "un poco", "frena" could only mean "slow down" in this case. "Bajá/baja un poco (la velocidad)" is also common informally (at least here in ...
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'The Most Ridiculously Awesome Sign In All Of Chicago' And Other Sundry Photos
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Shawn Hazen is not a Chicago type, but he does love Chicago type — as in typefaces. A graphic designer from California, Hazen moved to the Windy City four years ago and fell for the infinite assortment of exterior fonts — the "unique visual heritage," as he puts it. "I can't help but snap pictures of all the old, cool or quirky type," he writes on his website. "I literally can't got out to get a haircut or a hot dog without having to make a stop to shoot some funky sign."
Speaking of websites, Hazen has an online archive for his findings. But he also shared a few of his favorites — with commentary about what makes the subtly rounded corners of a "simple sans" so special. Warning: This gallery contains nerdiness not suitable for all ages.
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Pueblo Police find missing boy safe
Published On: May 10 2013 01:11:49 PM CDT
Updated On: May 10 2013 02:08:58 PM CDT
Updated On: May 10 2013 02:08:58 PM CDT
Pueblo Police officers have found a 12-year old boy who was reporting missing around 10:00 a..m. Friday.
Police tell KRDO.COM and NewsChannel13 that officers began looking around 10 A.M. Friday after the Daniel Weisbrod was reported missing from Highland Park Elementary at 2701 Vinewood Ln.
Police say he was found not far from where he was last seen.
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