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In the beginning they don't have a romantic relationship, but just a very physical one between Tony and Lady Loki ;D
It takes a while and various incidents until they finally get closer.
I drew the outlines and was quite satisfied with the result. Unfortunatelly I'm not very good with colouring, so I asked my dear friend Kita for help.
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Actually we had the whole group together, with Doremi, Sophie, Emily, Nicole and the Queen of Witches.
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My first girly cosplay!
Me with Tom Hiddleston.
I met him when he was in Cologne to shoot only Lovers Left Alive.
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Remembering Herb Ritts
"Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up." —Herb Ritts
Celebrated photographer Herb Ritts was born on this day in 1952.
Ritts' inimitable portraiture, classical treatment of the nude, and innovative approach to fashion photography brought him international fame.
We worked with the Herb Ritts Foundation to create this fantastic online catalogue of his biography, work, exhibitions, and more.
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Rachel Whiteread
"Making casts of everyday things, she materializes emptiness and opens up some amazing, almost metaphysical third space between reality and imagination, the public and the private, stillness and frenzy." - Jerry Saltz on Rachel Whiteread.
A member of the Young British Artists, Rachel Whiteread was the first female recipient of the prestigious Turner Prize. Whiteread received extensive critical attention for her work throughout the 1990s, winning a Venice Biennale medal for sculpture in 1997.
We worked with the artist and Luhring Augustine Gallery to create this unparalleled Monograph of her work.
Pictured: Rachel Whiteread, photographed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
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K.H. Hödicke
If Berlin has developed into an art world hot-spot, then this is in large part due to artist K.H. Hödicke.
With his openness to a large variety of media, from new forms of painting and sculpture to objects and film, Hödicke has influenced countless young artists and made an enduring mark on the famous Berlin art scene.
From his exhibitions to interviews, here's everything you need to know about Hödicke.
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Larry Fink
Happy birthday Larry Fink! The photographer, who celebrates his 72nd birthday today, is famed for his black-and-white behind-the-scenes images.
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Remembering Joan Mitchell
"I do not want to improve [nature]… I certainly never mirror it. I would like more to paint what it leaves me with." - Joan Mitchell
A preeminent member of the "second generation" of Abstract Expressionists, Joan Mitchell was born on this day in 1925 in Chicago. Mitchell, as an abstract expressionist, composes with long curvilinear strokes or broad stains of color, contrasting warm and cool, often on unprimed canvases. Her perceptions enrich her work with a fascinating sense of the unfinished.
Joan Mitchell demonstrated that in painting, just as in life, anything can happen.
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Longo's Birthday
"I think I make art for brave eyes. I don't want to make art that will pat you on the back and tell you everything is going to be okay. I want to make something that's much more confronting. You don't look at it, it looks at you as much as you look at it." - Robert Longo
Happy birthday Robert Longo! Born in Brooklyn, NY, Longo loved pop culture, cartoons, and print media as a child; this later significantly influenced his art. A sculptor and painter, Longo is well-known for examining urban life in bold works fusing pop culture and Fine Art.
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Spencer Tunick
Controversial artist Spencer Tunick celebrated his 46th birthday yesterday.
The New York-born artist has been documenting the live nude figure in public, with photography and video, since 1992. Since 1994, he has organized over 75 temporary site-specific installations in the United States and abroad. These grouped masses, which do not underscore sexuality, become abstractions that challenge or reconfigure one's views of nudity and privacy.
Find out more about Spencer Tunick.
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Robert Graham
"I am trying to make exactly what I see in front of me."
- Robert Graham
Confronted by a Graham figure, the viewer is caught between the desire to embrace and the impulse to worship. Furthermore, the viewer becomes aware of the subtle ambiguities that give Graham's statues their own particular sense of life.
Find out more about LA artist Robert Graham.
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Friedlander at Pace/MacGill
For over five decades, Lee Friedlander has captured the American social landscape through his camera lens. He is known for his poignant visual juxtapositions of subjects drawn from American vernacular culture.
Now, Pace and Pace/MacGill are inaugurating their representation of the legendary photographer in New York with Nudes and Mannequin, a two venue presentation.
Pace is showing a selection of over 50 of Friedlander's iconic black-and-white nudes, photographed with a hand-held Leica camera from 1977 to 1991.
Pace/MacGill is presenting around 20 exciting new pieces of work entitled Mannequin, which are photographs of store front windows in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
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Klein + Moriyama
Just in time for Frieze Week: A new exhibition which opens today at London's Tate Modern allows you to explore modern urban life in New York and Tokyo through the photographs of William Klein and Daido Moriyama.
This is the first exhibition to look at the relationship between the work of Klein and Moriyama; the show demonstrates the visual affinity between their shared desire to convey street life and political protest, with subjects ranging from anti-war demonstrations and gay pride marches to the effects of globalization.
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Brett Weston in New York
Steven Kasher Gallery is today opening the first exhibition of Brett Weston's work in New York in in over 14 years!
This exhibition, which opens tonight, seeks to reestablish Weston's status as one of the greatest American photographic artists of the 20th century; it includes over 80 black-and-white prints which were all printed by Weston, and are almost all vintage.
A life singularly devoted to lyrical and sensuous large-format photography, Weston found inspiration in the deserts and coasts of California and Mexico, in the streets of New York and San Francisco, and across the towns and villages of Europe.
Weston's other obsession was women, many of whom he loved, and who loved him back. In the 1930s he had an affair with Mildred Cram, who memorialized Weston in her screenplay for Love Affair. The 1957 remake An Affair to Remember starred Cary Grant, whose style of seduction is said to be close to that of Brett Weston!
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Moriyama's Advice
Some advice for those of you thinking of a career in photography, from famed Japanese artist Daido Moriyama:
"Take as many photographs as you can: it's the only way to train your eyes, body and emotions."
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The NY Art Book Fair
Attention New Yorkers: Don't miss the NY Art Book Fair, which takes place this weekend, from September 28 to September 30, 2012, at MoMA PS1!
This fair is the world's premiere event for artists' books, catalogs, monographs, and periodicals, presented by 283 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers from 26 countries.
Check out a couple of amazing artnet Monographs online before hitting the fair!
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Daido Moriyama
Meet photographer Daido (Hiromichi Moriyama), a black-clad persona with an engaging mixture of cultural sophistication, intense professionalism, Bohemian glamour, and a Japanese sense of chivalry.
Born in 1938, in Ikeda-cho, Osaka, Japan, Moriyama joined Tokyo's avant-garde VIVO workshop in 1958, just as it was closing. The artist went on to serve as Eikoh Hosoe's apprentice.
Unlike his contemporaries, Moriyama's work neither makes a political statement nor offers a critical view of the western influence on post-war Japanese culture. Video, television, and a full length documentary film have made Moriyama an intellectual icon, and a powerful cultural influence on younger generations of photographers and artists.
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Ritts' L.A. Style
Good news for photography fans: L.A. Style, the fantastic Herb Ritts exhibition at the Getty Center, has been extended to run through September 2, 2012!
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Program shows a lighter side of the White House
By Stacey Keenen -- Daily Correspondent
WINCHESTER -- When people hear the words "the White House," visions of stately furniture, secret meetings and men in black suits may come to mind.
But an upcoming afternoon tea at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will reveal the lighter, more romantic side of some of the famous -- and infamous -- tenants of the nation's most famed residence.
MSV Tea: Love and Scandal in the White House, which takes place Tuesday in the museum's reception room, brings together the spirit of Valentine's Day and Presidents Day in a lighthearted discussion about some notable presidential marriages and romances from administrations past.
"Usually discussions center on either presidents or first ladies. This is a wonderful opportunity to look at both," says Babs Funkhouser, director of Wayside Foundation Museums in Strasburg. "Some [presidents] have been bad boys, with extracurricular activities. We take a tongue-in-cheek look at them. There are also some really exceptional marriages we'll look at. Some true partnerships."
The discussion will focus on six well-known presidents -- John Adams, James Garfield, Warren Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson -- and their wives.
"Harding, and Garfield to a great extent, were bad boys and had marriages full of conflict," says Funkhouser. "The others had pretty solid marriages and true partnerships. We'll also talk about a few other couples in passing."
Some of the conversation will center on the changing role of first ladies.
"Many first ladies were doing more than just relieving her very busy husband from domestic chores, taking care of the home, raising children. They were right next to substantive issues in government. In the 1800s, you wouldn't have dared breathe a word of that," says Funkhouser. "I'd say, from the Kennedys on, the only way it worked was because of the special relationship the husband and wife had."
Funkhouser continued about the political partnerships that existed within the marriages of the couples.
"The [president's] effectiveness stemmed from the support and steady bedrock that was his marriage."
The concept for the tea is nothing new, says Julie Armel, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley's director of marketing and public relations.
"We've offered a holiday tea in December for four years, and it's been very popular. We wanted to offer the tea not only during Christmas, but also during the year," she says. "This one has more to do with Valentine's Day and Presidents Day, but the renewed interest in politics with the inauguration helps."
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"We'll be looking at their marriages and enjoying the romance theme. Presidents are not just icons. They have love lives. We have a tendency to make them into marble statues. People need heroes. Sometimes in this quest, we forget they are people with lives, with wives and sweethearts outside their marriages," says Funkhouser.
The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley's Tea: Love and Scandal in the White House begins at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Seating is limited, and registration is required by Friday. The cost is $20 for museum members, $25 for nonmembers, and includes admission to the museum's galleries. For more information or to make a reservation, call (888) 556-5799, ext. 222, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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John Mayer is a douchebag. It's no surprise that the general populace is beginning to treat him as such - especially ladies fed up with his antics.
A source who recently spent time with the singer tells Us Weekly that he got berated on the street that night for how he's treated ex-girlfriends.
"Girls came up and yelled at him, saying he was a horrible person," says a source of Mayer, whose list of dubious antics is not exactly short.
This is a man who once decided to hold an impromptu press conference with celebrity gossip photographers to discuss his split with Jennifer Aniston.
This is also a man who famously referred to another ex, Jessica Simpson, as "sexual napalm" and likened boning her to a crack cocaine addiction.
Women are not fans. Continues the source, "Girls asked how he can treat women this way. People would tell him exactly what they thought of him."
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Honestly he has said and done some dumb stuff, but who hasn't? He has definitely taken responsibility and gotten punished for it. Articles like this are the perfect example. Bad publicity is one of the worst punishments for celebrities, and he's suffered the consequences and is trying to start anew while still being the outspoken guy he is.
Not only is he a douchebag hes a disgusting human being. Not only did he make nauseatin comments about his ex girlfreinds but he also offended an entire group of people. Im bi-racial so im sure his penis only hates half of me. Not to mention his use of the nw*rd. Hes just a ridiculous person with no morals, standards, heart or feelings. I use to be a HUGE fan. Id play contiunuim with my dad all the time before that article came out. Its just sad how so much talent can be found in a racist useless hateful disgusting body like his. He can take his fender strat and shove it up his a**.
He'll mellow out and get married...trust me. It may take 20 years,but he will.
No one on this earth is perfect or without flaws. Yes, he's made mistakes, just like everyone else on this beautiful green earth. Everyone changes. John is trying to change. He's a phenomenal person and musician. Time to stop judging everyone, especially if you don't know him. That's so 2000's. It's not our place to pass judgement on others. God knows his heart and soul. End of story. XO
The man is a dog. He not only kisses and tells, he kisses and tells the WORLD. Why any woman would come within 10 feet of him is beyond me.
Wrong. The guy has acted a fool & has said humiliating things about people publicly. I have every reason to have an opinion about that. So I guess nobody bares any responsibility when they act like an idiot??? If you do it; own it.
John said and did some things that can't be understood, maybe not even to him. With that, he is still a good person and he respects women just as much as the next guy. He needs to be left alone. No one knows why those relationships didn't last and it was his right to end them. I'm not agreeing with how it did it, but no one has the right to continue to judge him. Move on...please!


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My brain and heart battling
Spinning can't find my footing
My world is dying
Was this my doing?
On my face I am smiling
In my heart I am crying
Took something that was beautiful and destroyed it
Darkness consumes me
Corrupted thoughts take over
Soul becomes hollow
Self castigation occurs
Tears of blood destroys all hope
I am exhausted
All these faces haunt my soul
No sleep comes to me
When I killed them they all cried
Now they watch me with those grins
I know I'll be dragged to hell
For Freddie's Tanka Contest
Let me see if you can guess I wrote this one.
The dragon eats land
Steps on other people´s right
And we say nothing
Because once it was wronged
Can´t speak ill of the ogre
The dragon spews fire
Over anyone who seeks redress
To get what is theirs
And slowly the world awakes
The monster a perilous fiend
the creature
she stalks the
streets nightly
Enveloped in black
Darkness of a living death
The black shroud tightens
Heightened frenzy of thrashing
Pinned in the arms of Black Knight
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May 14, 2013
War Tanka
A master sergeant
Walked out of camp at night
Murdering Afghans
Nine of them were children
Their demise caused no uproar
Death, Depression, Doom
Destruction leading to Hell
Vampires with Witchcraft
Smelly rats and bats, rotting
Confusion, Chaos, Wolf Howls
9th May 2013
it's dark in my life
sunshine's never allowed in
what are holidays
dreck from my happier times
pointless to ever resurrect
For the "not so happy holidays contest"
branches hide dark trout
swimming beneath truth of light
floating secret lives
in deep wanton quiet pools
verity lives amongst them
(June 18, 2011 Wausau, Wisconsin USA)
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Sunday, November 04, 2012
So without any further a do, as soon as some extra pennies can be pulled out of our pockets, we came up with this bright, yes, a very very bright idea - tsararan! OPERATION PALABOY. Okay, I don't want to go on details what Operation Palaboy is (I think it's self-explanatory); and trying to use some of my brain cells will contradict the main purpose of its foundation.
I have learned about Magalawa Island 2 years ago (again because of playing with Google Earth). Two years ago, I searched about getting there and total expense will just be around nearly Php1000.00. I got too excited about the island since it's like what most average working individuals would say a "pasok-sa-banga" budget trip. However, circumstances happened that this Magalawa Island Trip
For this year, after being on a long leave from going outside, I decided to go back on the road. This time, it's a road trip with good cool friends at work. The pressure was like dominating 80% of my body for about a week and a half during the planning stage - this trip should be good, WE needed it, THEY badly needed to be relaxed, I WANTED it.
(plus some
I know for a fact that when people want to learn about a certain place, they rely with their bestfriend named Google for some help (I do too). Here's a sample, look:
As of November 4, 2012 2:22PM, if you're going to type 'magalawa island' and/or 'magalawa' in Google, you'll end up with the results shown above. Most of those who have visited Magalawa Island went there through Ate Grace of Armada Resort. Yeah, about 2 weeks ago, I tried to check their Facebook Page and website, however, I found it pricey(for me) and quite disappointing. Why? Aside from the fact that they only offer packages, I would understand if my trip will cost a little higher because of the transpo fares(it's inevitable due to continuous price increase of gasoline) but if it's because of a sudden increase in one's accommodation in a supposed-to-be-not-exclusive-island, nah, expect me to pass.
I almost gave up my dream to visit Magalawa Island; thanks to the help of my blogger friends in our Facebook Group; Astrid Zoe of Starfish Travels shared an unfamiliar contact named Mang Mulo.
(This is it, pancit! Your all-out DIY Travel Guide)
By BUS
Take Victory Liner either to Sta. Cruz or Iba, Zambales.
Schedule and Ticket Price of Victory Liner.
Our original plan was to take the 4:00 AM trip via Sta. Cruz. Unfortunately, though we're quite 25 minutes early, there were no longer available seats. We got 2 options left - wait for the Sta. Cruz bound at 7:20 AM or Take Iba route instead and we can leave at 5:00 AM. Hmmm... we took the latter even that meant that we needed to take another 30-minute-bus-ride.
via Sta. Cruz
From Caloocan, take a Sta. Cruz bound bus. Asked the bus driver to drop you off at Radio Veritas Road in Brgy. Pangolinan (Palauig Zambales).
via Iba
From Caloocan, take an Iba bound bus. At the Iba Bus Terminal, take an ordinary bus to Palauig. Asked the bus driver to drop you off at Radio Veritas Road in Brgy. Pangolinan. Fare is Php34.00.
From the drop-off point at Veritas Road, ride a tricycle. Fixed rate is Php150 which is good for 2 pax only. Make sure to tell the driver that you will be staying at Mang Mulo (locals call it 'Ruiz') since almost all of the drivers there are used to bringing visitors to Armada Resort; it's important because the 2 got different ports.
After a 30-minute-exhausting-bumpy-ouch-ugh-super-rough-road-tricycle-ride, Mang Mulo's boatmen will pick you up at Luan Port. Don't worry about the boatride to Magalawa Island; it is smooth and will only last for about 10 minutes or so.
Magalawa Island is quite an off-the-beaten beach destination. Do not expect hotels, resorts, rooms with aircon, and free WIFI. There are 2 resorts in Magalawa Island - Magalawa Island Resort (a.k.a. Armada) and Ruiz Resort (Mang Mulo: 09294670505).
Magalawa Island Rates via Mang Mulo
Tent ................................... Php300.00
Bring your own tent ............ Php200.00
Kubo (w/ fan) .................... Php1000.00/5-6pax
Open Cottage .................... Php500.00/10-11pax
Roundtrip Boatride is just Php100.00.
* What's the maximum capacity for Tent? How much are we going to pay? Is it Php200 per tent or Php200 per pax?
Good news, backpackers! It's Php200/tent. Do not worry about the maximum capacity. If your tent is good for 4 pax, or if it can accommodate 10 pax, then the charge will be Php200/4pax or Php200/10pax.
* Is there any electricity in Magalawa?
Magalawa's electricity is up from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM only.
* Is there any menu available at Ruiz Resort? or food packaged with the accommodation?
(Unlike in Armada) Ruiz Resort is not into tour/trip packages. You can bring your own food, cook your own food, buy your own food in the barrio, or even catch for your own food too. You are allowed to bring your fish rods, so you can catch some fish for your meals. No extra charge.
*Can we set-up a bonfire?
Yes. And the good news is that you can do it for free.
(Optional: you can ask Mang Mulo and his boatmen to look and pile some wood for your group for Php50.00)
Finding Magalawa, the Photogenic Island
Have you heard about a 'photogenic' place? If not, Magalawa is definitely one. To be honest, as we get closer to the island, my excitement died. The sand is not white as what Google shows, there were even a lot of weeds in the shore; that time, I couldn't even imagine where we can swim.
Underwhelmed, I'd been talking to myself since we set foot on the island; hmmm... I just can't believe that I traveled that far, spent almost 7 hours just to see an ordinary beach. (Or maybe, I was just expecting too much that at least it could be next to Calaguas). Sigh (repeat 24x).
Sigh again (repeat until fade).
Late afternoon, we took a silent walk by the beach and still, I tried my best not to vent out my disappointments. That time, Magalawa Island is no longer my ideal type of beach... not until my boss asked to take a picture of her...
...we can say that that's where all the magic started. Unbelievable.
Not believing the shot we just took, I tried to click the shutter again, making sure if it's for real.
Let's try another one...
but I saw a big fish just right in front of me... I got amazed and chased it instead.
Again, they say, a trip will not be complete without a group jumpshot. So... tsaran!
Friendly Tips/Things to Remember/Important Info
(Whatever you might wanna call it, read it):
* If you do not want to take the rough road, you can take the boatride at Masinloc. Masinloc is the town after Pangolinan. Roundtrip boatride is Php200.00. If you opt to do so, make sure to send a text to Mang Mulo indicating that you want to be picked-up at Masinloc.
* Send SMS to Mang Mulo before riding the tricycle so he can send his boat before your group's arrival at Luan Port.
* There's a common bathroom in Ruiz Resort. Though, it's called 'common', no need to worry since Magalawa Island is not known to everyone. The CR is clean, well maintained, and got ample supply of water.
* Make sure to buy food at the town proper in Iba or maybe before you take the bus. Do not expect that there are some small sari-sari stores or a small wet market at the port. The answer? hmm... there's none.
* You can ask Mang Mulo and his wife, Ate Beng to prepare food for you. IMPORTANT, NO, VERY IMPORTANT: Send them a text at least a day before your visit that you want them to cook some seafood, or whatever your cravings are. Consider that since, there's no market in Magalawa, they need to take a boat, ride a 30 minute tricycle, and a quick jeepney ride to satisfy your cravings. Understand.
* Do not expect that you can buy fish, crabs, or pusit fresh from the catch if the there's a full moon the night before
* Mosquitoes roam around from 6PM to 8PM only. =)
All shots are taken with my 3 year old Nikon D60 and 18-55 kitlens.
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The sky looks really...breathtaking. Is there any specific month when it's ideal to go there?ReplyDelete
this is really inviting Mitch and lovely shoots too :)ReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesSunday, November 04, 2012
Thanks Doc! :)ReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesSunday, November 04, 2012
@ Apollo,ReplyDelete
Ang alam ko, sabi ni Mang Mulo, all-year-round okay naman puntahan ang Magalawa. Kung hindi man maganda ang panahon, itetext kaagad nila kayo na wag na munang tumuloy.
The sand is not that inviting, but the skies are. :D Buti na lang nakisama ang panahon. :)ReplyDelete
Wow! I love DIYs and your post is so enticing!ReplyDelete
The place really looks scenic and very affordable. They really have great beaches in Zambales.ReplyDelete
@ Cris | Pinay Thrillseeker,ReplyDelete
The sand is pretty okay. I just thought that it's as white as Calaguas. And yes, buti nakisama yung panahon. Pero ang saya pa rin dito, super tahimik. Sarap matulog at mag-"Me" time.
@ Franc Ramon,ReplyDelete
I agree, Zambales got a lot to offer. Hmm... This is the first one I got to visit, hope I can also see Nagsasa, Anawangin, and Capones soon.Replies
- AnonymousWednesday, February 26, 2014
Go visit Nagsasa..super peaceful...Delete
@ Galilee,ReplyDelete
Thanks, Im glad you liked it. Hope it could be a great help for those looking for a quick cheap weekend getaway in Zambales.
the beaches in Zambales is really one of the best! would try to insert this in our zambales trip next year!ReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesSaturday, November 17, 2012
@ My Nomadic Habits,ReplyDelete
Yah, they have some of the best and they're just accessible. I would like to try the other beaches there too like Anawangin, Nagsasa, and Capones
Wow! Ang ganda ng island! Pasok na pasok sa banga! Love it! =)ReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesFriday, December 07, 2012
@ Joni Kiki,ReplyDelete
Pasok na pasok talaga to sa banga! Promise! :D
Very informative entry about Magalawa.ReplyDelete
thanks for this post, I actually followed your itinerary when we went here first week of dec. Looking forward for more travel post in your blogReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesTuesday, January 01, 2013
@ Girl with a lot of riches,ReplyDelete
wow, glad to hear to you visited Magalawa. So how do you find the beach?
Been there too last year. I was underwhelmed too. But the pictures tell a different story. Our contact was Grace Armada and when we got there, I wished we stayed to Mang Ruiz. The people from Mang Ruiz's resort was more accommodating.ReplyDelete
I'll follow your posts na kasi its super helpful for aspiring travellers like me.
- Chasing PhilippinesThursday, January 31, 2013
Hi Mommy Jhen,ReplyDelete
Thanks for checking my blog. :)
I tried to go and check the other resort (Armada), they're too busy and not that accommodating.
The people in Ruiz Resort (Mang Mulo and family) were very helpful and attended to all of our needs.
Can we get the n7mber of mqnh mulo or ruizReplyDelete
Can we get the n7mber of mqnh mulo or ruizReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesSunday, March 24, 2013
Here Davey, Mang Mulo: 09294670505ReplyDelete
Hi Mich! Nice write-up. I was smiling while reading your post. Question, oks lang ba for kids ito? How about the sandfly, any bad experience? may mga nabasa kasi ako about it.ReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesTuesday, April 16, 2013
@ Trip@dora,ReplyDelete
When we went there, may 1 family with 3 or 4 kids ata ages 2-7. Kids friendly yung shore sa tapat nila Mang Mulo, yung mga bata walang bantay kasi super mababaw lang yung tubig. Yung sa kabila kasi is medyo malalim ang biglang lumalalim yung shore. About sa sandfly, wala naman kaming na-encounter during our stay.
- AnonymousSaturday, April 27, 2013
Hi. Ask kolang sa IBA bus terminal ba may pa-cubao doon? Thanks!ReplyDelete
- Chasing PhilippinesSaturday, April 27, 2013
Meron din po ata. 2 bus po kasi yung nandoon. Pero para po sigurado, tawag ka sa Victory Liner.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, May 28, 2013
Aun ohhhh...ReplyDelete
After. Potipot island, Nagsasa cove and capones island!!,
Eto na issunod qng puntahan!!!
Ahehehe masaya to!!!
Tnx for sharing this...
- AnonymousWednesday, October 23, 2013
great blog...Thanks for sharing your experiences..we'll definitely look an eye to your tips/guide...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, March 25, 2014
Thanks for the information. Astig.ReplyDelete


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Entry #178
I present to you:
Good Aint it? Didnt take me long, since I got my quick drawing skills back.
And Yes, I know:
The Irish werent spartans. The people from Sparta were.
The Irish may be Celtics, but I want to change around a tad bit.
Shat ish all.
~Yur Irish Lad Archy. The True Spartan.
EDIT: Rezized the logo. Make it easier to see ;)
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2014-07-06 00:01:33
Awesome logo! :)
2014-07-05 22:08:15
Looks quite good ^^
I get my logo change like every once in a few months.The current one should remain constant now though
My new one right now (The Triangle)
Will stay for like 3 months. Then Ill be like....thats ugly. Time to change!!
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I grew up in a rural town with more cows than people in upstate New York. My parents were – and still are – solidly lower middle-income folks. My father works for the local school district. My mother has never worked a job providing benefits. We did our back-to-school shopping at the Salvation Army. We didn't eat venison for reasons of health but because it was free. My first – and only – car was a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera that shivered and dribbled fluids like a saturated sponge. I inherited it when my cousin joined the priesthood. I was 21 the first time I left the Northeast. I could never afford the ticket before. Read More »
Times have changed, elders used to be at the top of society's hierarchy; sadly they do not hold that same position today. Their wisdom is infrequently sought after, instead their bank accounts and inheritance are. Today's senior citizen vulnerability invites financial abuse, emotional and physical abuse, neglect and even self-neglect. In San Francisco, many are left in their homes widowed, friendless and their families have moved outside of the urban bubble. Read More »
June is Pride Month. This is certainly a big deal for LGBT seniors. After all, aging boomers remember when homosexuality was classified as a mental illness. They remember the Stonewall riots. Some remember Jose Sarria, the first openly gay person to run for public office. More remember Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected. They were the face of the AIDS epidemic, and since more than half of those living with AIDS in San Francisco are over the age of 50, they still are. They have seen the sympathy of the general public move from ignorance, to suspicion, to hostility, to pity, to tolerance, to acceptance, and finally, to celebration. Read More »
Have you met our June volunteer of the month, Kevin Skiles? If you haven't, then you should. Kevin has volunteered with us since April of 2001, first as a skilled volunteer for 12 years, then as a member of the board for 3, and now as board president for a year and a half. Read More »
We just finished a really BIG event in April – our National Rebuilding Day. On April 27, 900 volunteers completed significant repairs at 9 homes, 2 schools, 8 community facilities and 2 small businesses. Local companies, faith communities and membership organizations contributed $220,000 which was leveraged to produce a market value of $700,000 worth of repairs! Read More »
The Project: Universal Martial Arts Academy was founded by Professor James Hundon, a veteran martial artist and award winning community leader in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point district. Universal Martial Arts Academy, Inc. was formed with the mission to increase public safety and community health through quality self-protection training for high risk professionals and the general public. Read More »
The Project: Ms. D is a longtime Bayview resident who has owned the home she lives in for 35 years. Born in the East Bay & raised in a large family, Ms. D is a true Bay Area native and is no stranger to the realities of living in San Francisco; she still walks up and down her extremely steep street at age 82 (with no complaints, I might add)! Read More »
The Project: Ms. W is 72 years old and has been living in her home in the Bayview neighborhood for 39 years. She purchased the home as a single mother in 1973. 'The realtor said, "If you got guts enough to buy a home, then I got guts enough to help you do it," and he did,' she says. Read More »
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Will Eisner: Life and Legacy | A Presentation by Jeff Smith | October 30, 2014
In celebration of the current exhibition, Will Eisner: 75 Years of Graphic Storytelling, the public is invited to a free presentation by Columbus cartoonist Jeff Smith, creator of the bestselling graphic novel Bone and friend of Will Eisner, on October 30 at 7:30 pm. Smith will discuss the legacy and impact of Will Eisner's life and career. Prior to the talk, […]Read More ›


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Boss (6-6, 255) has seen action in 74 games (58 starts) in six NFL seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (2012), Oakland Raiders (2011) and New York Giants (2007-10). He has recorded 150 receptions for 2,033 yards (13.6 avg.) with 22 touchdowns. He has played in five postseason games, all with the Giants, including a victory in Super Bowl XLII. In the postseason, he owns eight receptions for 142 yards (17.8 avg.).
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Just behind Kansas City is a town that in the days ahead could remove itself from the list of shame. Cincinnati, devoid of any professional football or baseball playoff victories since the Reds won several postseason games in 1995, enters the MLB postseason as the National League Central division champions.
AT: Not if they're smart. The Chiefs haven't led in a game all season, even the game they won. They were behind against the Saints all game and tied it with three seconds left before winning in OT. So the Chiefs haven't been able to play any portion of any game on their terms and call the plays they'd like to call. But if they fall hopelessly behind early as they have in all four of their games, they won't have any choice.
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While my hat's off to you, Rod, for not only being willing to fight for your right to own/drive a classic, it's off to you for being willing to "adapt." See, even though I'm not quite as willing as you-at least not yet-the scenario I portrayed was an extreme situation that, while not out of the question of being foreseeable, is probably further down the road than I anticipate (if it's not obvious by now, I'm something of a pessimist!). Be that as it may, you provided just the answer I was looking to get out of readers-how far they would be willing to go in order to preserve their rights. For the most part, I figured a lot of people would just as soon relegate their classics to storage status than retrofit mechanically in order to meet emissions and driving standards, so again, cheers to you for the willingness to go that extra step!
Skills...I just finished reading your editorial from the September '08 issue, "Skills To Pay The Bills," and I could not agree with you more about how hard it can be to actually finish a project. Unfortunately, when it comes to the automotive kind, my record is actually worse than yours, as I have never had one that I thought was complete. Now as I understand it, most guys fall in that column. So to some degree I think you can take heart in the fact that you have completed one. Congratulations!
Unfortunately for me, my job for the past year has taken me on the road for most of 40 weeks, and that obviously does not leave much time for hobbies on the weekends (something about cutting grass and trying to spend time with my family and significant other). Fortunately for me, though, I have found CLASSIC TRUCKS magazine, a fine piece of literature for sure! One of my current projects is a '66 Chevy Fleetside, for which my goal is just to get it back on the road as a driver. I am almost there, so please keep your fingers crossed for me.
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Wes's Pick: Montreal Canadiens In 7 Games
Brett's Pick: Boston Bruins In 7 Games
The Montreal Canadiens shocked a lot of people, including me, in the first round when they swept the Tampa Bay Lightning, but I'm going with the Boston Bruins in the series. The Bruins looked very good in the first round of the NHL playoffs when they defeated the Red Wings in 5 games. I think the size and toughness of the Boston Bruins will just be too much for Montreal. The Bruins are a very big, skilled, exciting team that knows how to win games. Having Tuukka Rask in net also won't hurt.
New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins
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58 CHAPTER 4 Outline and Requirements for a National Freight Data Architecture Introduction Freight Data Content This chapter provides a catalog of components, characteris- Different stakeholders may have different interpretations of tics, and draft specifications for a national freight data architec- what should be the content of (i.e., what should be included ture that takes into consideration the results and lessons learned in) a national freight data architecture. As with focus, content from the literature review, surveys and follow-up interviews, affects data architecture specifications. Obviously, the con- and peer exchange described in Chapters 2 and 3. tent of a data architecture depends on what is meant by data architecture. Different definitions exist, but, in general, a data architecture is the manner and process used to organize and in- Special Considerations tegrate data components. It is worth noting that a data archi- A prerequisite for the development of specifications for a tecture is not a database (databases may be built based on data national freight data architecture is to define what a national architectures); a data model, a data standard, a specification, freight data architecture should be. There are several dimen- or a framework (these items could be components of a data sions to this issue, including focus, content, scope, and access architecture); a system architecture (a system architecture could to private-sector data sources. use data architecture components); a simulation or optimiza- tion model; or an institutional program. In order to concep- tualize data components, data architectures normally use one Freight Data Focus or more of the following tools: Different stakeholders may have different interpretations of what should be the focus of the national freight data archi- � Business process model (i.e., a representation of processes); tecture. As such, focus affects content and, therefore, data � Conceptual model (i.e., a representation of concepts and architecture specifications. For example, a data architecture relationships); that focuses on commodity flows has certain data require- � Logical model (i.e., a representation of data characteris- ments such as O-D data; commodity characteristics, weight, tics and relationships that is independent of any physical and value; modes of shipment; routing and time of day; and implementation); vehicle type and configuration. By comparison, a data archi- � Physical model (i.e., a representation of data characteris- tecture that focuses on the physical interaction between com- tics and relationships that depends on the specific physical mercial vehicles and the transportation network has different platform chosen for its implementation); and data needs, such as vehicle type and configuration, network � Data dictionary and/or metadata (i.e., listing of definitions, characteristics and performance, oversize and overweight data, characteristics, and other properties of entities, attributes, safety data, and inspection data. Likewise, a data architecture and other data elements). that focuses on commodity flows and requires the collection of real-time supply chain data from the private sector has In practice, which tools to use in a data architecture de- special data confidentiality requirements. There is some over- pends on the purpose and needs of the specific application. lap between different focus options, and the challenge is to For example, a data architecture can be generic or specific. identify which one(s) to pursue. An example of a data architecture that is tightly integrated
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59 into a specific application is the EFM data architecture (130). freight analyses in connection with phenomena such as reces- The EFM database schema includes several tables that sup- sions or droughts. The 2-year lag between data collection and port shipment tracking across the supply chain. By compar- release is also a weakness. ison, a generic data architecture that focuses on data flows Likewise, the 2002 CFS used the largest 50 metropolitan rather than how data entities are organized and stored in a areas plus remainders of state areas. Several ideas have been database is the National ITS Architecture (87). This architec- suggested to increase the number of CFS regions, including ture describes functions, subsystems where the functions re- using three-digit zip codes (of which there are 929 throughout side, and data flows that connect functions and subsystems in the country) and BEA areas (of which there are 172 through- connection with the implementation of transportation oper- out the country) (37). A recent study of techniques to gener- ation systems. It may be interesting to note that despite the ate national FAZs for transportation models recommended a name, National ITS Architecture implementations are usu- system of 400 zones (40). A current NCFRP project (NCFRP ally carried out at the local level. Project 20, "Guidebook for Developing Sub-National Com- modity Flow Data") is expected to shed light on recommended practices in this area (132). Specifically, the research will pro- Freight Data Scope duce a guidebook describing standard procedures for compil- Freight data scope (including both coverage and resolution) ing local, state, regional, and corridor commodity flow data- also has an impact on data architecture specifications. As doc- bases, as well as new and effective procedures for conducting umented in Chapter 3, different levels of decisionmaking tend sub-national commodity flow surveys and studies. to have different data requirements. For example, as the level The need for data quality awareness is increasing, as evi- of analysis migrates from a national level to a local level, the denced by the 2001 OMB mandate that required Executive quantity and level of detail associated with the data needed for Branch agencies in charge of gathering, processing, or ana- decisionmaking tends to increase. It follows that a data archi- lyzing data for statistical purposes to issue quality guidelines tecture that has to support several levels of decisionmaking has to maximize the integrity, quality, and usability of the infor- to accommodate a wider range of data requirements than does mation those agencies disseminate (133). Relevant U.S.DOT a data architecture that only needs to support one level of de- documents include the HPMS field manual (67), the BTS com- cisionmaking. By extension, a national data architecture that is pendium of source and accuracy statements (76), the Guide to to serve the needs of both public and private decisionmakers Good Statistical Practice in the Transportation Field (131), and not just at the national level, but also at the state and local lev- the BTS Statistical Standards Manual (134). els, has to be even more encompassing. The privacy provisions in the E-Government Act of 2002 Plenty of documents provide information about the limi- included a requirement for federal agencies to conduct pri- tations of current data collection programs, adding weight vacy impact assessments (PIAs) to document what informa- to the idea that the coverage and resolution of current freight tion is to be collected, its purpose and intended use, informa- data sources are not sufficient. The data resolution issue is tion sharing practices and security measures, opportunities particularly critical because no statements are currently for consent, and whether a system of records is created fol- available that outline (1) the required data disaggregation lowing Privacy Act provisions (135). The PIAs for the systems and accuracy levels to address current and anticipated data managed by the various operating administrations within the collection needs from a technical and statistical perspective U.S.DOT, including relevant freight-related systems discussed and (2) the corresponding impacts of those requirements on in this report, are listed online (136). data collection costs and privacy requirements. Developing those statements is critical in order to identify data collection requirements (131). Access to Private-Sector Data Sources Dimensions to freight data disaggregation include areas Aggregated freight data from commercial data providers such as commodity type disaggregation, geographic disaggre- have been available for years. For example, TRANSEARCH gation, temporal disaggregation, financial data disaggregation, Insight merges several data sources including data from operating data disaggregation, and privacy requirements. federal agencies and data from carriers. PIERS relies on data For example, CFS does not collect shipment data for certain sources such as copies of shipping documents, monthly sum- industries and commodities and does not collect shipment maries from CBP, and information gathered through partner- data for shipments passing through the United States. In addi- ships with companies abroad that specialize in manifest data tion, cross-border shipment paths only include U.S. mileage. collection in other countries. In practice, it is not always possi- Further, CFS follows a 5-year cycle, which is inadequate for ble to obtain detailed documentation about the characteristics
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60 and methodology used for the production of commercial of standardized commodity codes among shippers and carri- databases. These databases can be more expensive compared ers because, in reality, industry operational environments, to public-sector data (at least from the standpoint of regular customer expectations, and freight billing practices affect the freight data users who do not need to internalize the cost to collection of shipment-level data by carriers. For example, TL collect, process, and publish public-sector data). carriers, who tend to bill customers on a per-mile basis or by The shipper industry collects large amounts of data. Many using a flat rate, rarely collect detailed commodity data, col- shippers and logistics service providers transmit data elec- lecting instead generalized, non-standardized, and/or pro- tronically using EDI technologies. These stakeholders use prietary descriptions. Shipper bills of lading also vary widely EDI regularly for load tendering, tracking, and freight pay- in commodity-level descriptions (or contain no description ment purposes. However, accessing data from shippers and at all). In addition, TL carriers are less likely to collect data on logistics service providers for transportation planning ap- tonnage hauled or tare-level data, also attributable to industry- plications (beyond aggregated data from commercial data accepted billing practices. providers and national survey campaigns such as CFS) is not By comparison, LTL carriers typically bill customers using necessarily straightforward. For example, although a data a rate structure based on shipment weight, origin, destina- record might characterize a commodity as well as origin and tion, and freight classification. As a result, they tend to col- destination locations, the route data component may be miss- lect more commodity-level data. The traditional classifica- ing unless the carrier movement data are included. In addi- tion of LTL freight is based on NMFC codes. However, there tion, many of the shipper stakeholders interviewed indicated is anecdotal evidence that LTL carriers frequently collect less they could not share data without the express consent of sen- descriptive or uniform commodity-level detailed data, favor- ior management and a review by their legal departments (par- ing a freight-all-kinds rating structure that assigns a general ticularly on a load-by-load basis, given its proprietary and freight classification to all shipments from a shipper regard- confidential nature). less of freight commodity or type. As opposed to TL carriers, Motor carriers also expressed reservations about sharing LTL carriers are more likely to track total tonnage. proprietary and confidential data. Their reservations were re- The implementation of ITS technologies is facilitating the lated to the need to develop mechanisms to protect proprietary acquisition of operational-level data from carriers. Most of and confidential information and to maintain the anonymity these initiatives focus on the interaction between carriers of carriers and customers. In general, carriers would need to and the transportation network environment, but not on the know in advance the specific uses of the data and, in return, collection of detailed commodity data. This is the case of the would expect information in the form of industry bench- CVISN program, which involves the deployment of systems to marking metrics. It is worth noting that developing metrics streamline the credential process, automate inspection screen- of interest to the private sector is part of NCFRP Project 3, ing activities, and exchange data in connection with safety "Performance Measures for Freight Transportation" (129). checks, credential checks, and fee processing. In practice, the type and amount of data provided by, or Some initiatives are addressing data exchange between available through, carriers varies considerably, depending on stakeholders along the supply chain process, as in the case factors such as carrier size, geographic locations, activity of the EFM initiative sponsored by FHWA, but it is not yet focus, and type of cargo transported. Carriers handle large clear whether, and to what degree, some of the data result- amounts of disaggregated data during the course of their ing from this process could be used for freight transporta- business operations. Increasingly, carriers use EDI standards tion planning purposes. EFM has undergone several field and applications. However, most of this information is con- tests, including field operational tests at O'Hare and JFK fidential and limited to the direct exchange of data between International Airports, and the Columbus Electronic Freight trading partners. Some federal agencies are implementing Management deployment test. An upcoming deployment EDI-based technologies to capture data from carriers, mainly test is scheduled to launch at the Kansas City SmartPort through customs and homeland security processes. project. The amount of shipment information detail in EDI trans- Other initiatives also are resulting in the collection of vast action sets varies according to the type of transaction set used. amounts of operational-level data at little to no cost to carri- In general, although the transaction sets support the use of ers, as in the case of the FHWA-sponsored initiative that has commodity codes such as NMFC or STCC, these codes are resulted in the collection of several billion anonymized posi- different from other codes such as SCTG or NAPCS. Although tional data records per year from more than 600,000 trucks crosswalk tables enable the conversion of commodity codes that operate in North America. This large database is facil- across coding systems, the current inventory of crosswalk itating the determination of performance measures such as tables is neither comprehensive nor coordinated. 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Although he has been a working pro on the New York scene for the past 25 years, guitarist James Silberstein had been flying somewhat under the radar . . . until now. An accomplished player who combines the warm tone and remarkably fluid single note burn of a Pat Martino, Tal Farlow or Joe Diorio with a capacity for harmonic sophistication, uncommon lyricism and a penchant for alluring bossa novas, Silberstein crafts an invigorating and appealing collection of standards and originals on Song for Micaela, his long overdue debut as a leader. Along for the ride are the guitarist's core working rhythm section of bassist/producer Tony Cimorosi and drummer Vince Cherico as well as such stellar guests as trumpeter Randy Brecker, saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Harvie S and vocalist Carla Cook. Together these seasoned jazz artists swing with authority while engaging in some fiery interplay along the way....
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Thermo / Temp switch location for / on radiator for 94 Ford Escort
Thermo / Temp switch location for / on radiator for 94 Ford Escort
The temp switch is located on the right hand side of the engine right below the thermostat.. there is a sensor that sends a signal to the computer and then along side it there is a single wire thermocouple that sends a signal to the temp gauge.. both of them are in some piping that go to the engine.
If you have a 1.9 or 2.0, the temp switch is right beside the temp gauge sender, but you got to take the hose from the air filter to the head off to find it.
On my 1.9, the switch was OK, another wasn't any improvement, put an ohmmeter on the contacts and heat the part that goes into the pipe with a lighter, if the resistance decreases much, the switch is probably OK.
Some say the problem with the fan never coming on relates to the computer, others say the ignition switch, maybe some of both.
I shorted the hot wire at the relay to the low speed of the fan a couple months / 2000 miles ago, it still runs cool. Only the run wire went dead maybe 6 weeks ago, so I hooked it to the always hot wire in the fan relay. Got tired of putting it on and off whenever I started/stopped the motor, and put a relay between with the coil powered by a lead from the running lights.
Crude, but hey I want to see it get through to smog check time before I replace that $100+ ignition switch.
The 1.7/1.8 is way different from the 1.9/2.0 motor.
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Optoelectronic technologies include fiber optic communications, laser systems, electric eyes, remote sensing systems, medical diagnostic systems and optical information systems.
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