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I've seen disco ball helmets before, but they didn't satisfy the perfectionist in me. No haphazardly glued plastic mirror pieces here, this is the real deal. If you would like to make a proper disco ball helmet, read on.
• Note: This disco ball helmet uses real glass, as it is intended as a costume piece (to be paired with a disco backpack, coming soon!). If you want it to be functional, acrylic mirror would be safer and lighter weight (though not as shiny and reflective).
Step 1: Supplies
Mirror tiles: I used mirror tiles that come backed with fabric. This makes the whole process MUCH faster. You can purchase it from Kit Kraft. I had quite a bit left over, I probably used one half to two thirds of it. They also sell mirror tile by the row, but it's still more cost effective to buy the sheet.
Contact cement: I just barely made it through with one bottle. I would recommend getting two.
Helmet: I spent a lot of time choosing what kind of helmet I wanted. I settled on this vintage Bell motorcycle style because of it's spherical shape and clean lines. Real bell helmets of this style are quite expensive, but you can find cheap knock offs on ebay. Search for "vintage open face motorcycle helmet" to find a helmet similar to the one used here.
Glass cutter (not pictured): For cutting the tiles to shape along the edges of the helmet. Easy to get at a hardware store.
Metal Saw (not pictured): Most of the vintage style helmets have snaps for a visor which need to be removed. There may be another way to remove them, but I happened to have a jeweler's saw handy which did the trick.
This is actually a perfect instructable. The pictures are clear and illustrative. The text is well written. The project itself is unusual, but not so arcane as to be of interest to only 5 people. It is appropriate for both genders and most ages. It is within the ability and budget of most readers. Even bacon could not improve this!
Great instructable. I'm thinking I'll get a kid's plastic army helmet and make it into a disco ball hat to use as a prop for my one-man band. When I play a disco song, I can shine a flashlight at my head and spin around.
That would be epic!
i've got to go to a party later in the year with two people getting married that are bikers, i might wear this to the evening dance, great design.
hi there,
I've made a bit of a schoolboy error with my disco ball helmet and bought quite big mirrored tiles, it doesn't look too bad up to now but there's some gaps, is there anything you would advise to use - was considering some kind of grouting?
Depends on how much work you feel like doing. For a really perfect looking finish I would suggest cutting the tiles as I did to finish the edges, at least for the largest gaps. I'm not sure about grout, depending on the size of the gaps it could look more conspicuous to use grout than doing nothing, I actually wondered about doing that with mine but noticed that real disco balls don't fill in their gaps, so I left them (my helmet is silver underneath though, so it is not very noticeable). Sorry I can't give you a more precise answer, good luck!
LIKE, it must have taken a lot of delicate time.
I'd love to see your helmet when you're finished!
Been riding since 1983 and logged over 90,000 miles. 30,000 miles in the last three years.
Almost every ride, I get either turned into (by someone turning left in front of me, or pulling out in front of me) or cut off by drivers who do not "See me". Most do not even look. Some drivers are watching and seeing me.....some.
Only through defensive skills learned in training and weekly practice, do I make it safely to work and home again.
Too many times you read about a driver telling the Police "I never saw them." when standing over the wreckage.
If this helps a driver see a motorcyclist then it is fine by me.
Yes, I know there are bad motorcyclists who do stupid things....I am not one of them. Please do not lump every motorcyclist in to this one group.
I ride to live.
Ride Safe!
My mirror suit philosophy developed out of a desire to have portable art but be part of everyone else's art, and a myriad of lights and lasers at night and the really fun daytime effects with the sun. It really works nice and I have thus become a reflection of everyone and thing around me...
My camp there is Earth Guardians but I've often dreamt of a clan throughout the City of mirror women and men. That would be something...
I just finished making mine, didnt take all that much time at all ... THANK YOU so much Natalina for posting this, can't wait to rock out my disco ball helmet on the playa this year!
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The glass added a good 2 - 3 pounds, which doesn't seem like a lot, but it's pretty heavy! I can wear it for an hour or two, but I'm sure plastic would be a lot more comfortable to wear for long periods of time.
Awesome work on this one, it's utterly delightful. I'm looking at it and thinking how much fun it'd be to adapt to a bicycle helmet ;) hehe!
Cannot wait to the see the matching back pack x
Distract the HECK out of other drivers with little perfect flashes of sunlight.
I'd be willing to bet it was illegal based on that fact alone.
(great work on the writeup/project.)
And "distraction" would be a good thing with most of the car and truck drivers I see on road these days...distract them from their conversations. Distract them from their texting. Distract them from their eating and drinking whilst driving. Maybe, with enough "distractions" they MIGHT actually pay attention.
Yeah, I know...I kill me.
And I have seen plenty of cyclists (both motor and human powered) do some crazy stuff on the roads. Cutting in and out of lanes, changing lanes way too close to cars, riding the line when traffic starts to back up (not when it is stopped--that is okay with me) and jumping curbs to turn right on red, wheelies, not holding the handlebars and changing the radio on their console, flipping off drivers they pass...
Bad drivers come on all number of wheels--two and four. Is the kid who is blasting his stereo with 4 friends in the car worse than the old biker who think he owns the road with his straight pipes making it so nobody can hear anything for a half mile in front and behind him? I think they are one in the same. I don't think that loud pipes save lives and no study that I have ever seen has shown a statistical significance that loud pipes save more lives than not. I think better drivers would save more, and more difficult tests to even get your license would do more good than some loud pipes ever will.
You can do whatever you want, of course. I'm just providing a counterpoint to yours. I'm not even mad.


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I'm really enjoying this series so far, and the unexpected appearance of the famous Bat Boy made me giggle. I admit it.
Well done and thanks for writing! :)
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It was hard to place this story here--I really didn't use anything from the musical, which I haven't seen. There's no category on TtH for bogus newspapers, of course. I'd like to see someone cross BtVS/Angel with The Onion next. Unexpected? The title didn't give it away? The Bat Boy articles often talk about his being imprisoned in a secret FBI Laboratory near Lexington, Kentucky.
I'm trying deliberately to fit the characters into real-world situations and real people. In the rest of the series, I'm establishing that Buffy and Giles have met with Prime Minister Blair and President Bush. One non-crossover story on my home site, "Keepers in Rome," that is in the background of this series, has Buffy and Dawn meet Pope John Paul II; Buffy is the Keeper of the Key, and the Pope is the Keeper of the Keys. I do have plans for Xander to meet some of the politically powerful too, and to flesh out S-Com, the US Government's Supernatural Committee. S-Com won't be very effective, though; they don't take over the story.
I use real people in the background because I don't care to add another crossover I don't really know just so I can add a fictional President. Also, some series have too strong a background for coexistence. Bat Boy is real, isn't he?
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Cool fic!
Bat boy seems like a good character, is he a mutant.?
And "And, Roger, go back to your room. Xander and I have Board of Directors' business to discuss." That's how they call it now ;) .?
See ya!
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Bat Boy is the most famous of the made-up 'news' stories in the Weekly World News. Wikipedia has a page on him, but TtH format rules won't let me type the link. As that piece points out, scientists originally thought he was a mutant, but now they think of him as a member of a race of creatures that has interacted with humanity for the last 400 years.
Of course, this is the Weekly World News [
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The reason I used Lexington, Kentucky comes from an article in the Washington Post, originally at
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[Washington Post]
Lind witnessed the birth of Bat Boy, who became the tabloid's most beloved character and the subject of an off-Broadway musical. It happened in 1992, when Dick Kulpa, WWN's graphics genius, was playing around with Photoshop, trying to turn a picture of a baby into a picture of an alien baby. He gave the kid pointy Spocklike ears, big wide eyes and fangs. Ivone looked at it and said, "Bat Boy!" and Eddie Clontz turned to his brother Derek and said, "Do it!"
Derek concocted the story of a creature, half bat and half boy, captured in a cave in West Virginia. "BAT CHILD FOUND IN CAVE!" was the headline on the first story. But there were more, many more as the little tyke escaped and was recaptured again and again, constantly fleeing from the FBI and a brutal bounty hunter named Jim "Deadeye" Slubbard, who vowed to stuff him and hang him over his fireplace.
"Eddie fell in love with Bat Boy," Lind says. "He was one of the most in-depth characters we dealt with. He could be mean, he could be spiteful, but he could also be kind. And every once in while, he would be captured by the FBI and held in an undisclosed location near Lexington, Kentucky."
One day -- Lind swears this is true -- Eddie Clontz got a call from an irate FBI agent complaining that the bureau's switchboard was swamped with calls demanding that they free Bat Boy.
"Eddie said, 'I'll never do it again,' " Lind says, "then he hung up the phone and went on to the next Bat Boy story."
In the spirit of Eddie Clontz, we won't risk ruining that story by fact-checking it with the FBI.
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Xander and Buffy are going to discuss Board of Director's business. Really, they will. However, some of the gratuitous references earlier in the story will make an appearance. Why do you think I described Buffy's room as having a Jacuzzi? [Anton] Chekov's law states that if there is a rifle on the wall in Act I, it must be fired by Act III. I may be a little slower than that, but I believe in it. Oh, and the photo Xander took will also show up in the next story.
Finally, one of the themes of this series is of our heroes slowly becoming more and more professional about things, becoming more professional in their relationships with the outside world, and actually winning. The US Government knows of its existence, and has decided to get out of their way. "S-Com," the Supernatural Committee, is a cross-department organization that deals with the legal consequences of supernaturals and demons. They have no interesting stories about them; they don't act against the demons directly. Presumably, they were the ones that persuaded the State of Ohio to register WCI as a non-profit organization in one week, and were the ones to persuade California not to pursue Faith. They have the same sort of problems as does my version of Jack McCoy in my story "Chaos and Disorder".
Some of the non-crossover stories I had had on my site fit into this series; unfortunately, my service provider stopped hosting. Look at Community[S3], Permission[S5], and Keepers in Rome[S8]. Buffy's sword was a gift in "Keepers". I may eventually reprint them here.
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This guy is no dummy,,,, why the 2nd is so important,,
John 5 :30
I can of my own self do nothing ,as I hear , I judge,,and my judgement is just, because I seek not my own will,,but the will of the father which hath sent me
John 7:16 -- Jesus answered them and said my doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
mark 16:9 -- So then after the lord had spoken unto them,he was received up in heaven, and sat on the right hand of God
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So wade would you consider your benelli an assult weapon if it had a pistol grip, or would it be a benelli with a pistol grip?
Sarge, I will agree with the background check issue. It affects me negatively but it is something that could possibly help to curb some gun purchases (Although not many). But the magazine issue is completely stupid. If someone is going to go on a mass shooting spree they ALWAYS bring tons of mags along and they are able to reload quickly. Limiting to 10 rounds does nothing when I can reload in less than 3 seconds. It is a rule that will ONLY hurt law abiding citizens. period.
I have no issue with buying so-called "assult weapons" or expanding the background check system if it will limit those who should not acquire weapons (felons, mentally unstable, etc.) from acquiring them. What does scare me is the ability of all those rushing to the gun stores to buy guns to know how to safely use them. I see too many stories about someone (or someone's kid) accidentally hurting or killing themselves or someone else by using the "unloaded" weapon. I personally prefer a short-barrel 12-ga. shotgun for personal defense--looks scary to perp and can do plenty of damage.
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Never sure where life would take him, Frank Semmens '64 M'68 found direction through travel and education. Now, he is celebrating 25 years of successful business with Translation Services International in Naples, Fla., which helps companies translate their documents into more than 30 languages. An Oswego native, Semmens says his first immersion in another language
Changing Lives and Discovering Beauty in Kenya
"Why haven't you responded?" asked a friend, who had invited Susan Feola Wain '69 to join a 2002 humanitarian mission to Kenya. Wain had not received the invitation, but she says something clicked, and she declared, "I'm going." With that, Wain made a commitment to children who live 9,340 miles from the Scottsdale, Ariz., home
William Seymour '79 Named President of Cleveland State Community College
William Seymour '79 began his tenure in January as the sixth president of Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tenn. He says it is an exciting time to be leading a community college and helping expand access to higher education to a diverse pool of students. He says his Oswego experience helped him make two
Visual Art Becomes 'Obsession' for Alumnus Who Was a Math Major
Oswego seemed exotic to Mahmoud Hamadani '81, who arrived from Iran in the late 1970s to study mathematics—exotic and foreboding. Dropped in front of Culkin Hall in a blizzard, he followed shadow-like figures through the snow to Cayuga Hall. "I could not see more than a few feet ahead," he recalls. "It took 15 minutes for a
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We celebrate and share the success of Oswego alumni authors, illustrators and recording artists, who may ask their publisher/distributor to send a copy of the work to the Oswego alumni office to be considered for this column and our website, where cover photos of all works in this column will be displayed. Lee R. Clendenning
Donald E. Kelly '87 Named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer for 2014
Donald E. Kelly '87, a partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC in Syracuse, N.Y., was invited into the prestigious Top 100 Trial Lawyers organization based on his peer nominations and third-party research of his more than 18 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney. He traces his initial interest in law school back to Dr.
Alumnus' Aerial Photography Startup Takes Flight
When asked which direction he sees his aerial video and photography company heading over the next couple years, Mike Ouimet '98 responds with a laugh: "Certainly upwards." A public justice graduate and native of Fulton, N.Y., Ouimet founded Aerial Captures last fall after flying model airplanes with his son Mason, 11, an aspiring pilot. "I
GOLD Profile: Adam Vezer '11
Long Island native Adam Vezer '11 always knew he wanted to teach. He chose technology education after meeting some of the professors and visiting the technology labs at Oswego. Now working at Old Mill Middle South in Millersville, Md., Vezer was named Western Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year and is described in his nomination as
Writer Makes Case for Support of Cambodian Children
Like others who hold SUNY Oswego diplomas, Anthony Karge '08 has soared. His 8,560-mile journey has taken him to Phnom Penh, where he is communications officer, handling social media, newsletters and external communications for the Cambodian Children's Fund. "I'm using journalism and creative writing," Karge says, "to make concrete contributions in one of the most


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The Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs have emerged as the two leading contenders to land prized free-agent big man Pau Gasol, according to sources close to the process.Story | Conversation | July 11, 2014
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Can we all just get along?
By Julianne Malveaux
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I never considered the late Rodney King anything of a philosopher, but as one observes Washington shenanigans, especially around fiscal matters, it seems that Brother King had a point. Can we all just, maybe, get along? In the wee hours of the morning March 23, the Senate finally passed a budget by the narrowest of margins, 50-49. Four Democratic senators jumped ship to side with Republicans, probably because they are facing tough election fights in Republican-leaning states. Still, it was great to see some vision from this senate, which called for $1 trillion in tax increases and $875 billion in program cuts. Unlike proposals presented by the likes of Paul Ryan, who would eviscerate social programs, the Senate offers a budget that cuts social and other programs more carefully and thoughtfully. Since this is the first budget the Senate has passed in four years, one might think they should be congratulated. But the passage of a Senate budget is only the first step. Now the Senate and the House of Representatives have to find some common ground.
Former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., chairs the House Budget Committee and he chairs it like he thinks he is still running for office. He claims he can save $4 trillion more than Democrats by turning Medicare into a voucher program and slashing Medicaid, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly Food Stamps) and other safety net programs. How will the Senate and House resolve their differences when Republicans basically refuse to bargain and Democrats will give away the store if given an opportunity? If half the Democrats in the Senate had the backbone of House Republicans like Majority Leader John Boehner, the people of the United States would be in a better position.
We can't get along if we go along with nonsense like a voucher program for senior health. As it is, some hospitals are closing or consolidating, largely because of the number of poor and elderly people who use those facilities. While Ryan is talking slash and burn, Obamacare, albeit imperfect, expands healthcare possibilities for everyone. We can't get along with cuts in SNAP that leave more people hungry. The average monthly income for those who receive SNAP assistance is something under $700. That means families who receive this benefit are working part-time or not at all, not an unusual occurrence when the unemployment rate remains over 7 percent and over 13 percent for African Americans. We can't get along with proposals to cut educational funding when education opens doors for generations to come.
How, then, will the gap close between the lean budget passed by Senate Democrats and the austerity budget passed by Republicans? It is up to we, the people. A few weeks ago, a friend proposed organizing a march that would bring thousands to Washington, as these budget deliberations continue, to remind the Senate and the House that we are watching them. As this is the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, many marches are being planned to commemorate that critical date. But it might also be meaningful if Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign were also reenacted. Dr. King's vision of bringing thousands to occupy government offices to highlight the needs of the poor was never fully realized, and the current gap between the House and Senate suggests the poor will be more harshly treated now than they were two generations ago.
When one contrasts the House budget with the one that comes from the Senate, one realizes there are two starkly different visions of our country. We were presented with these stark choices when Mr. Forty-Seven Percent Romney faced off President Obama. One could hardly call our president a flaming liberal. Indeed, 20 years ago, the only liberal he could be called would be liberal Republican. People chose the humanitarian Obama vision of the world instead of the elitist austerity Romney exemplified. The people have spoken but the politicians can't hear.
The people are talking, the politicians are posturing and millions are wondering how they will survive if a Ryan budget passes. Why can't we all get along?
Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer.


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Jury Acquits Former Okla. Officer of Grand Larceny
After more than three years of waiting for a trial, it took an Oklahoma County jury about half an hour to find a former Edmond police officer not guilty of grand larceny.
Benjamin C. Northcutt, 39, thanked the jury after the verdict was read.
"Justice has been served," he said. "The culprit of this crime is still walking the halls of the Edmond Police Department."
Northcutt was charged in April 2011, accused of taking $8,000 from an evidence locker in the Edmond police station on Aug. 10, 2010.
"Ben's been through a lot over the last four years, and I think that, finally, the jury came back and did what we've always asked everyone to do, which is clear Ben of this crime," defense attorney Scott Adams said.
"He was never guilty of it, there was absolutely no proof of it, and Ben just wants to get back on with his life," Adams said.
Prosecutors relied heavily on surveillance footage taken inside the police department to make their case. Northcutt was seen on camera looking around the hallway and walking between rooms at the police station.
Prosecutors said he was looking for surveillance cameras and the opportunity to slip in and nab the cash.
Edmond police officers also testified that the evidence lockers in the station could be jimmied open with a knife, and that others with access to the lockers were not as rigorously investigated as Northcutt.
Northcutt, a former patrol officer, was fired March 21, 2011. He began work at the police department Dec. 13, 2004.
Adams said a civil suit is being considered, and that Northcutt likely will seek to be reinstated with the Edmond Police Department.
"I think I'm due something," Northcutt said.
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Kinnegar Brewing Company makes a small range of finely crafted, all-natural farmhouse beers. Named after the nearby Kinnegar Beach near Rathmullan, it currently produces on a nano rather than a micro scale, though that's set to change.
In 2012, Kinnegar Brewing Ltd was granted planning permission to build a new 10-hectolitre brewery at its Rathmullan headquarters, which will increase capacity from the current 200 litres a week to 5,000 litres a week.
They currently make three beers – Limeburner, a pale ale; Scraggy Bay, a red ale; and Devil's Backbone, an amber ale – and they're also developing an American rye ale for An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny.
For now, you can find Kinnegar beers at selected locations around Co. Donegal: Rathmullan House Hotel, the White Harte pub and the Ferry Gate restaurant in Rathmullan; the Mill Restaurant in Dunfanaghy; Logues Pub in Carrigart; the Red Door, the Beach House and Kealy's on Inishowen; and locally at tasting events.
They also make sporadic appearances at the Black Sheep pub on Dublin's Capel Street and in McHugh's Off-Licences in Dublin's Kilbarrack and on the Malahide Road. The brewery also tweets where the beer will be available in the next day or two, whether it's locally in Co Donegal or further afield in Dublin.


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South Padre Island KOA Review & Rating
South Padre Island
· 956-761-5665
South Padre Island KOA Website
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South Padre Island KOA Overview:
Wow, what a fantastic RV park with everything you would expect of a top rated park - outstanding location, good sites, a variety of cabins and lodging options, clean and well maintained, friendly service, and lots of fun amenities. South Padre Island KOA has it all and has a right to claim "RV Sites in Paradise" and is well deserving of it's 2010 KOA President's and Founders Awards.
South Padre Island KOA is a perfect location - less than a quarter mile from the causeway leading to South Padre Island, right on the bay, next to Pier 19 for food and fishing, across the street from Schlitterbahn Water Park, less than a half mile to the beach, and close to lots of great restaurants and shops plus more fun things to do.
The main streets are all paved and wide enough for big rigs to maneuver in and out of the sites. The sites and level and up to 80' feet long. Lots of good stuff to do is within walking distance.
Amenities and Fun Things To Do:
The Park has 202 full hook-up sites (5 are water and electric only) with flat and level white stone pads. Each of the sites have some type of landscaping (typically some palm trees), a picnic table, water, 30 and 50 AMP, sewer and cable hook-ups. The sites are up to 80 feet long and a combination of back in, pull through, and pull in. Some of the sites have great textured concrete patios.
The 12 Regal sites all face west looking out over Laguna Madre Bay and have stunning views of the sunset. The Premier sites are on the outer edge of the park and face north overlooking the wetlands, Laguna Madre Bay and the Causeway.
The only complaint we have about South Padre Island KOA's is that the sites are very close together (great for getting to know you neighbors), the rock pads are painful on the feet (paved or small finely crushed rock or grass would be better - at the beach you want to go barefoot!), and the hook-ups are at the rear of each site and may require sewer, cable, or water hose extensions - a minor complaint and it's hard to be perfect!
If you don't have a camper or friends and family are joining you, South Padre Island KOA has several lodging options:
- Deluxe Waterfront Cabin Lodges that are a stones throw from and overlook Laguna Madre Bay. These very clean and functional lodges have one bedroom with a queen bed, 2 bunk beds, and a sleeper sofa. The living area has a dining table and 4 chairs, the sleeper sofa, and a flat screen TV. The bedroom has a TV and its own AC. The bathroom is complete with a shower. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you need to cook all the fish you catch - cook top range, utensils, pots and pans, dishes, etc. Plus a microwave, full refrigerator, coffee pot, and more. But best of all is the deck with a table and chairs (perfect for a cold drink and watching the sun set) and a textured concrete patio with a good sized charcoal grill. Our daughter and her 3 kids stayed here and loved it.
- Deluxe Cabin Loft Lodge - this two bedroom unit (queen bed and bunk beds) has a loft with mattresses that's perfect for kids, and a futon sleeper plus a full bathroom, kitchen (with cooktop, microwave, and full size refrigerator), and a dinette and four chairs.
- Studio Deluxe Cabin Lodge which sleeps up to four in a queen bed and two bunk beds has a microwave, mini refrigerator, and dining area with four chairs.
- Tower Condos are above the office and are renovated water tank towers with fantastic views of Laguna Madre Bay and they have one bedroom with a queen bed, a futon sleeper sofa, two full baths, and a fully equipped kitchen
- Kitchenette Condo Unit which is also in a renovated water tank tower and has a pool view, one bedroom with a queen bed, a futon, 2 full baths, and a kitchen with a microwave and small refrigerator
- An Airstream Travel Trailer is located in one of the RV sites and sleeps up to 4 people in a queen and fold down couch
One of the other reasons we rate South Padre Island KOA so high is because of the long list of amenities, some of which include: :
- sandy playground with a playscape, tether ball, and sand box
- camp store with some basic staples as well as some RV supplies
- K-9 Kamp pet playground
- fitness area with a variety of equipment
- 25 meter heated pool and hot tub
- propane sales
- restrooms, showers, and laundry
- boat ramp
- recreation room with comfortable couches and a big screen, dollar pool table, dart board, and games
- a meeting room with a full kitchen
- dump station
- free wireless internet and expanded cable options
One of the most popular spots at South Padre Island KOA seems to be the large wood deck with chairs and tables overlooking Laguna Madre Bay - each evening during our visit groups from two to ten would meet at the deck with their drinks of choice and wait for the stunning sunset!
Throughout the year you can enjoy a wide variety of South Padre Island KOA sponsored activities which range from breakfast get togethers, sunset watching parties, dances, s'mores, summer movies, pool aerobics, and more.
One of the first things we noticed was how friendly all the KOA Kampers were - very outgoing and sociable and as you stroll through the park Kampers are getting together for pot luck dinners, appetizers, or cocktails.
A Typical Texas Outsider Day:
Wow, where do I start with a typical day! We love South Padre Island because there is so much to do and it's all within 3 to four miles of South Padre Island KOA, meaning that each day is something different and may include:
- bike rides to the beach or a longer bike ride for lunch, drinks, appetizers, or the sunsets
- drive up to the end of the Island to drive the car on the beach or ride ATVs or ride horses on the beach
- enjoy an eco tour to learn about the fish and bay ecology and watch the dolphin frolicking in the Bay
- several times during our stay we had to walk over to Pier 19 to watch the sunset, sip a margarita, rent some fishing gear to catch dinner off the end of the pier, enjoy an appetizer or dinner, or watch the pirate ship attack the pirate on the pier
- go fishing on the Osprey or another fishing boat
- do all the typical beach things - make sand castles, fly kites, play football or bocce ball, toss frisbees, or play in the surf
- go parasailing, for a sunset sail on a catamaran, or ride horse on the beach
- try some of the great restaurants and enjoy drinks at the beach bars or lively night spots
- head across the causeway for golf, the pirate ship, or the fast speedboat
To lean more about each of these, read our Vacation on South Padre Island article.
Cool Nearby Activities:
As mentioned earlier, South Padre Island KOA is close to lots to see and do - within 5 minutes you can be on the beach, riding horses, parasailing over Lagnua Madre Bay, enjoying a good meal or listening to some live music, dolphin watching, or fishing.
At the west end of the Park on Pier 19 is Osprey Fishing Trips which offers a variety of fishing excursions including bay fishing, deep sea fishing, Brownsville Port trips, and more. Osprey's fishing vessels sail right from the Pier 19 Dock. You're likely to catch a variety of fish and the Pier 19 restaurant will cook your catch for you. Can't get much better than that. If you don't catch any fish, then Pier 19 has some excellent food - all with a free magnificent sunset.
Across the street from South Padre Island KOA is Schlitterbahn Waterpark which during the summer has lots of fun and thrilling rides to enjoy. And within a five minute walk you can go on a dolphin watch, rent jet skis, go fishing, or parasail.
If you don't want to drive, then the free South Padre Island "Wave" will take you anywhere on the Island and it stops every 30 minutes in front of the KOA.
Check out our Clickable South Padre Island Map to find all of the above and read our Top Ten Things To See And Do In South Padre Island. You might also check out our South Padre Island Vacation Article.
If you like to golf, you'll have to cross back to the mainland but there are several golf courses within an hour or so. Here is a Golf Course Locator Map and our list of the Best Courses in the Rio Grande Valley.
Make sure you check with the office, they typically have some coupons for discounts on food or fishing and more.
Have fun.
Campground Information
- Phone:
- 956-761-5665
- Website:
- Website Link
- Locate This Park:
- Area Map
- Reservations:
- Reservations Link
Campground Rating
- Overall Rating:
- 9.4
- Condition:
- 10.0
- Scenic Beauty:
- 8.0
- Campsites:
- 9.0
- Amenities:
- 10.0
- Things To Do:
- 10.0
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Texas Outside Campground Rating System
Texas Outside uses a tough rating scale and it's difficult for a campground to get a "10". Each park is rated on:
- Scenic Beauty: a campground that is flat with no trees or character gets a "1" and hills, lots of trees, beautiful lake site, and lush ground cover gets a "10"
- Park Condition: the cleaner, well kept, and maintained campgrounds receive high scores
- Amenities: we are looking for lots of amenities like restrooms, dump stations, playgrounds, boat ramps, shelters, concession stand, rental toys, and more.
- Campsites: low scores are given for sites that are right next to each other (good for getting to know your neighbors, but not what we're looking for when we're camping); have no lantern holder, no water or electricity, no fire pit, no grill, or no picnic table (or it's rotten wood); have no trees and no view; the ground cover is crushed rock (my bare feet hate that stuff!); and they require a lot of work to get your rig level.
- Things To Do: Bonus points are given for campgrounds that offer lots of fun things to do at the park or very nearby – this includes: biking, hiking, climbing, boating, entertainment, golf, swimming, fishing, volleyball, horseshoes, and more


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H.O.P.E. For The Best
Preston's H.O.P.E is a fully accessible inter-generational park that goes beyond the traditional playground to ensure a unique opportunity for physical and imaginative exploration for all generations. Located on the property of the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood, Ohio, the park provides a recreational environment where families of children with all types of disabilities can participate equally with able-bodied peers.
With an overall budget of approximately $2,000,000, The Preston Fund secured private funds and donated goods and services, and opened the park to the public in 2006. The acronym H.O.P.E.–Helping Others Play and Enjoy–is presented at the main entry with a "Tree of Life" sculpture. The inspiration for the park is Preston Fisher, the child of Jackie and Ken Fisher, who had a physically debilitating genetic disorder. His parents established the Preston Fund for Spinal Muscular Atrophy research and Preston's H.O.P.E. to build Ohio's first boundless playground. They enlisted the help of the community over a period of seven years to design, build, and fund the park.
At First Glance
The park comprises different themed areas with an entry that features a gathering plaza with a sculpture, a timber arbor, seating and dedication pavers. The main pathway–the "pathway of dreams"–encircles the village in the center of the park. The village has city-themed playhouses with a custom, double-wide, raised walkway running through the center. The walkway starts at ground level and ramps upward, providing access to a second level of playhouses and a view of the other play areas. Also attached to the walkway is play equipment for alternative access routes and additional play features. A pre-school play area, swing area, school-age play area, amphitheater, and a sand- and water-play area surround the village. Each themed area is accentuated by different patterns and colors of rubberized safety surfacing, as well as the coordinated colors of the play equipment. There also is a gaming/picnic pavilion and restroom building located near the entry. Various sound pads and panels are located throughout the park, and serve as sensory items for children with vision or hearing disabilities.
Defining The Goals
The scope of work for landscape architectural firm Cawrse & Associates began early in the project when it was determined the client did not want the look of a traditional playground. The challenge was to utilize traditional pieces of play equipment–in a non-traditional way–and provide access for kids of all abilities, while ensuring that the play equipment met the required safety standards and accessibility guidelines. Cawrse & Associates was responsible for developing the final park master plan, including the playground, walks, raised walkway and surfacing design, then transitioning through construction documents and field coordination. In order to get the widest variety of play-equipment design, the company specified play pieces from GameTime, Miracle, Landscape Structures, Little Tikes and Playworld Systems. The playhouses were built by the Cleveland Home Builders Association. Due to the variety of manufacturers, the company connected the equipment directly to the retaining walls.
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Lorena's first experience with Habitat was working with an indigenous community in the Mexican state of Chiapas. As a Habitat volunteer and architecture student, she had the opportunity to contribute to the design of a new type of Habitat house that would be compatible with the area's natural environment. "It was a great experience for both my professional and personal development," she says. She adds that her experience as part of a construction crew has made her more understanding and appreciative of the physical work that goes into building a house.
Ernesto began volunteering with Habitat as part of a social service class offered through his high school. Although Ernesto has worked as a volunteer with several organizations, his service with Habitat has been especially memorable. "Working with Habitat involves both physical and emotional labor — from carrying a bag of cement to making sure that you have a smile on your face for the construction supervisor or for the children who are watching you work. It is an opportunity to see the world from another perspective and to do something productive."
Although they are not paid for their work, both students agree that they are compensated in other ways. "The best pay is the thanks from the people we have reached and helped," says Ernesto. Lorena agrees: "My experience with Habitat has been about building houses and communities. Looking at the brick you just laid and knowing that a family has a roof over their heads because you helped them — that is a beautiful thing."
Volunteers from around the world will follow in Lorena and Ernesto's footsteps as they gather in Mexico this October to participate in the 2004 Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP). This year's JCWP will take place from October 24–October 29 in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz with the goal of building 150 houses.


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Juha-Pekka Soininen
Current position at VTT
Research professor
Research coordinator (ICT)
Research background and current research topics
My career as a researcher started with software/hardware co-design, product family design and system-on-chip architectures. Later it moved towards multi-core architectures and network on chip architectures. The problem domain was mobile communication products and their product platforms. This lead to distributed product architectures, to heterogeneous computing platforms, and to ubiquitous computing. Current research deals with smart environments, device interoperability, system architectures, and platform-based design methodologies.
Current major research projects at VTT
Current major research projects are:
Device and Interoperability ecosystems (DIEM) that is a ICT SHOK TIVIT
programme project. I am the academic research coordinator of the whole DIEM
Smart Objects for Intelligent Applications (SOFIA) that is ARTEMIS-JU project
Open Ubiquitous Technologies (OPUTE) that is a co-operation project with
University of Tokyo
All projects aim to develop and promote open smart-m3 information interoperability solutions and open NoTA service oriented architecture solution.
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) Degree from the University of Oulu 1987.
Licentiate of Technology in Electrical Engineering (Computer Technology) Degree from the University of Oulu 1997.
Doctor of Science (Technology) Degree from University of Oulu 2004.
Work history
Research assistant in University of Oulu in 1987.
Research scientist at VTT Electronics since 1988, senior research scientist at 1996, and chief research scientist and research professor (computing and computer platforms) since 2007.
Member of the steering group of the strategic research in Microtechnologies and Electronics in VTT in 2006.
Research coordinator in VTT's strategic steering group of information and communication technologies since 2007.
Selected publications:
Soininen, J-P. Architecture design methods for application-domain specific integrated computer systems. Espoo: VTT 2004. VTT Publications 523. 118 p. + app. 51 p. (Doctoral thesis)
Soininen, J-P, Heusala, H. A Design Methodology for NOC-based Systems. In: Jantsch, A., Tenhunen, H. (Eds.), Networks on Chip, Boston, MA, USA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003, pp. 19-38, ISBN 1-4020-7392-5
Soininen, J-P., Kreku, J., Qu, Y., and Forsell, M., Fast Processor Core Selection for WLAN Modem using Mappability Estimation, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Hardware/Software Codesign, CODES 2002, Estes Park, Colorado, USA, 6-8 May 2002, ACM Press (2002), pp. 61-66
Soininen, J-P., Huttunen, T., Saarikettu, J., Melakari, K., Ong, A., Tiensyrjä, K. InCo – An interactive codesign framework for real-time embedded systems. Espoo: VTT, 1998. VTT Publications 344. Pp. 206.
Juha-Pekka Soininen's publications in VTT Publications Register
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