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I need help with a trespassing neighbor
Hello. I don't know where the right place is to post this, but I thought I would start here. Long story short, I have a very crazy male neighbor who continuously climbs our fence and goes into our yard. He also keeps a ladder leaning against his fence and climbs it to look in our yard daily. We have called the police on him twice. He has also been found in our neighbors yard. In order to arrest him, he has to be caught in our yard so I'm now looking into getting a camera to monitor the spot where he keeps his ladder. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good outdoor security camera that isn't very expensive? I can't spend much on one but I need one that I can always monitor and one that will work well.
I once had a neighbor lady who liked to spray our plants in our yard with round-up. So I bought a camera/VCR and that took care of that problem after I caught her in the act...
Sadly security equipment is not cheap...You could use a regular VCR but tapes only last 6-8 hours and would have to be changed often... Maybe check locally and online for best prices...
The motion activated sprinklers sound perfect! They'd douse him with a short, strong stream of cold water and he'd likely yell, alerting everyone. You probably also need motion activated security lights so he can be easily seen. Too bad you can't create booby traps for him, but he would hurt himself and sue you. He'd likely win. Plant Mermaid against that fence. He would definitely have to figure out some other method of getting in to the back yard! Good luck! Kim
We live at the top of a hill and he lives right behind us at the bottom of the hill and he has a pool. When we get really heavy rains, his pool gets a lot of dirt in it from the run off from our yard. He thinks that we are deliberately doing something that causes his pool to get dirty. He climbs the fence to wonder our yard to see what we have done. Of course, we have done nothing. Why would we??? We have an easement that runs along our fence and because of that, he thinks that it's public property and he can access it whenever he wants, regardless of the fact that he has to climb our fence to do so. Each time his pool floods, he knocks on our door screaming, cussing, and threatening us. He then put a ladder up on his side of the fence so he can climb up the ladder to look in our yard whenever he wants. He does this daily. The police have been called twice and have told him that he absolutely does not have any right to come into our yard. The first cop that came out reminded him that we live in Tx and if he keeps climbing fences, especially at night, he's going to get shot. Yesterday they made him remove his ladder and told him the next time he is found on our property he will be charged with criminal trespassing as well as stalking. But, I have to catch him doing it and a camera is the best way to prove that he was in our yard again. Although he has never denied that he comes in our yard and has always admitted it to the police. I'm just tired of living next to a crazy person. He is incredibly scary and I'm truly in fear for my safety. My husband travels for work a lot and I'm home alone with my 5 year old triplet girls quite often. My husband wants the police to do extra patrols and watch our house while he's gone because he's scared of what the neighbor may do. We added an extra fence in our yard to create a dog run so our dog wouldn't be able to get close to the fence because we were afraid he was going to poison him. I make my kids play on the opposite side of the yard because I'm scared he will be watching them if we are close to his house. Every neighbor around him has had some sort of issue with him and he is on "no speaking" terms with all of them. I wish he would just move.
I've never heard of motion activated sprinklers, but I love that idea! I'll have to look into it. I did just buy a Don Juan climber to plant in the spot that he typically climbs, but I'm not sure if it's going to be thorny enough. I may look for something thornier. It's a fine line because I want it thorny enough to hurt him if he tries to climb through it, but I still have to be the one to maintain it!
Simple inexpensive home security cameras are a big deal in tech development these days, because there's plenty of money to be made. The iPhone of the systems (in terms of ease of use and popularity) has not yet been introduced, but if you have just one location you want to monitor, the solution is a lot more simple and you could find something relatively affordable. I was looking into them myself as a pond monitor. Look at Dropcam and Canary and see if they will meet your needs at all.
Maybe also plant a groundcover that will reduce soil run off? erosion may become a problem for YOUR property, regardless of your neighbor. The texas gardening forum may be able to suggest something that will help.
OF COURSE the man has no business on your property, but perhaps if he knew you made a small effort to reduce mud in his pool, that might reduce his mental problem.
Here is a link that might be useful: Cnet on diy home security
If your looking for a nasty thorny rose they don't come much meaner than " Harrison's yellow ". if he wants to get into your yard that bad let him work for it. If that doesn't work buy yourself a paintball gun and every time the comes on your property blast him good
I have lower neighbor issues too.
I would:
Hire a licensed/insured contactor to come and place a roll of the run off stopping hay things. They look like a giant hay hose on your side of the easement and add a couple of trees to block his view on your side of the hay and easement
And I would add more thorns down there
A game camera can be under $100 and look for scarecrow for the sprinkler
I appreciate all the suggestions. It's hard to explain, but the way our yard is, the dirt that would be washing away into his yard isn't hurting our yard at all. It's also an area where our sprinklers don't reach so it I plant anything at all it would require that I either spend the money to add another zone to our sprinklers, or, stand out there all summer in our 100+ degree Texas weather with a water hose. Not to mention the cost of water where I live is through the roof ($180-$200/month with only watering once/week per watering restrictions and no pool). I also refuse to plant anything that will be an eye sore to me. The city, the HOA, and the police have been out several times and have all said we have done nothing wrong and that it's up to him to figure out how to divert the water run off. The mud getting in his pool has only happened twice in 2 years. We are in the middle of a severe drought here in Tx so it's not like we get downpours on a regular basis. My goal now is to catch him on camera doing the things he does to get him thrown in jail. He has been warned with stalking charges from the police, which is a third degree felony. If I can get him on camera, he will be charged.
I'm sorry you're caught between such a rock and a hardplace, Aggierose. This is the type of thing meant by motion activated sprinkler. It requires you turn on a hose to the sprinkler and leave it on all the time you want coverage. The trick is to leave it on just a trickle, so if/when the hose bursts, and you KNOW eventually one is going to, you don't have a flood and waste a ton of water. All that's needed is enough pressure so when something interrupts the motion sensor, it sends out a burst of high pressure, cold water through the Rainbird sprinkler. The main down side is, no matter how you have the motion sensor set up, ANYTHING interrupting it will trigger the water blast. It's great for deer and other vermin repelling, but it can't tell the difference between them, the crazy guy next door or YOU, so you have to remember it's there. That was the main complaint from customers when we sold it at work years ago. A sudden, strong blast of cold water out of the blue scares the beans out of you when you don't expect it. Good luck! Kim
Here is a link that might be useful: Scarecrow sprinkler
We went out to rual king and bought 2 cameras for 40 dollars a piece and set them into record through a vcr. The problem with that is, the tape only records for 4 hours at a time and it gets annoying. So we bought a dvr recorder off amazon to hook into them. Now it records 24/7. It lowered the homeowners too. But I seen a set with 3 cameras, and the dvr for 175. Check there.
Also if your cable company is comcast, they now offer a service for 40 a month (not sure how much install is, but I seen equipment comes with package for free) and you can check your cameras from any computer and cell phone from anywhere and it records 24/7 as well.
I was having issue with people stealing 300 dollar worth or solar lights in less then a week after I put them out. And when I had the vcr I was mad to find out that my lights got hit again the very first week and it just so happen it had to of happen within an hour of the vcr tape clicking off and me waking up, and with them cemented into the ground. Grrrr.
If it was me, I would invest in cameras because not only does it keep you safe from this crazy guy, but also anyone else whom could come by, or if another crazy moves in. Especially if your alone with little ones often. Its just great piece of mind ~ just in case~ its awful to live in a world like that where its almost needed.
I guess your other option would be to send a certified letter to this guy and just try to ask him what he thinks should be done about this issue. And explain that it does not happen on purpose, and if everyone has to live there for a while, try to make nice and see what he says he would like to see happen. I know you said the run off doesn't effect your yard, but it could effect others, and even if its not him living there someone else that moves in might as well that has the issues, and I know you can't please everyone, but a compromise might be a good thing if it keeps the peace. Then again, you said its happened a couple times in a couple years, so it don't seem like its a constant issue and hey, things do happen, its called mother nature. And he just might be one of those people that are never happy no matter what you do and enjoys and thrives off nit picking and making others crazy.
I feel for you, and it will prolly take some thought on what you want to do, and the best way to just make him leave you alone.
Goodluck :)
I have neighbor issues like I mentioned
But for me and probably because I have to mediate things like this, I like to address the issue more down the middle.
If he has only had mud in his pool a couple of times then one would think the would only climb the fence then but sounds like he does more often. It would be worth it to me to not see him and hide him behind trees. I would use a landscape contractor just for the pool liability issue. Same with the hay roll. It might not be pretty but it beats the neighbor.
If he has been such a thorn in everyone's side. You might be able to get the home owners association to install the trees you buy for you with the hay roll As far as watering goes, pick a drought tolerant native, 100 feet of hose is $20 at Costco. 100 feet of drip line and fittings will run any other $20. Hook it up to your hoses bib on dribble while you make and eat dinner and your watering is done. Once established they should rarely need more water
You would be amazed at how just posting "surveillance cameras in use" signs will solve issues even if you don't have them I would start by buying a few and posting so he knows he could get caught on tape
The other option is to move. Life is too short for dealing with idiots. And idiots enjoy what they are doing and are unlikely to change
You need to file a restraining order with the police dept.
I have a neighbor exactly the same, only he just looked over the fence all the time by standing on a large pot. He complained about water from our yard going into his yard and hurting his cactus, geese it was monsoon time.
He doesn't do it any more.
I don't know how involved your HOA is in what you can and can't do in your yard, but the suggestion of taking it up both with the HOA and the police (restraining order) are great. There must be some responsibility the HOA possesses as far as my mud flowing from rains. IF there is an erosion issue, that should be the builder's responsibility. If it's too long since construction, or if the HOA has already obtained a settlement from the builder for any issues, then it should be solely the responsibility of the HOA. My sister had water issues with her condo and the HOA was responsible for restoring the exterior walls damaged by improper grading and restoring her master shower which had crumbled from exterior water infiltrating the structure. As long as you have not altered the drainage, then it should be up to the HOA to fix the problem. If the crazy neighbor has changed things, creating the problem, then the problem is his.
You KNOW the idiot is probably looking for some way to injure himself on YOUR property so he can collect damages. Sounds outrageous, but that's often the way it works all over the country. Add the "wild west" gun laws so prevalent in southern areas and you definitely have a potentially dangerous situation on your hands! I would certainly investigate all avenues with the HOA and their culpability in the claimed erosion issue and the legal restraining order. If nothing else, you'll be building your defense, legally demonstrating your case for feeling threatened for your life should you have to "dispatch" him. I wish you all the luck in the world! I'm afraid you might need it! Kim
If you need something quick and simple, a wildlife trail camera would work if you have a good place to put one. I use those for wildlife watching all the time, and used mine for a time when we had a crazy renter next door.
I do think you should have a proper system in place because he sounds like he has serious issues, but a trail-cam could be installed by you the day you buy it. I have the Bushnell 8 MP trail cams, about $124 at Amazon.
You could also buy a dummy camera or two to hang until your proper system is in place. They are something like $6 at Amazon and have a LED light to make them look serious. Point a couple of those at the fence. They are conspicuous and look real.
And get your real system installed in the meantime.
I also agree about approaching the HOA to deal with the water run off issue. That sounds like the best long term, real solution. Plus if you do ever end up in court, you will be able to show that you were very proactive in trying to solve the problem... It will help you when you have to talk to the police, too. And just maybe, it would get him off of your back for good.
Please be safe, I hate this kind of stuff... It's too scary.
Here is place that may have what you are looking for: http://www.supercircuits.com/
No matter what you do make sure you have a Plan B. By that I mean, are you willing to take him to court. What happens if he takes you to court. etc etc
In the mean time I would print up a nice sized sign that read 'Smile You Are On Candid Camera' and place it where he can't miss reading it. Let him wonder where the camera is.
If he still doesn't stop then a board with a ton of nails in it sticking straight up, placed where he enters your property, and covered with mulch/leaves should get his attention.
Absolutely, check the laws about secretly filming him, though IN your yard, ON your property and not in his, should be safe. Also, any booby trap you set will bite you in the butt. Often, the courts rule against the one setting the trap because emergency personnel or perhaps children might fall prey to them. Better to take the legal routes and possibly set up the cameras. Those shouldn't be able to be held against you legally. Kim
it doesn't seem like the guy is all that dangerous. All he's done is look around your yard. I wouldn't set a trap. It might trigger an angry reaction and you can get yourself in trouble.
Putting a camera up to prove he's been in your yard isn't a bad idea, but I don't see how you can keep him from looking over the fence. I'm pretty sure it's not illegal to look in someone's yard. The only thing to prevent him from looking over the fence is to plant a row of tall vegetation within the fence border. Maybe something like an arborvitae.
Good Luck
Personally, I would move.
Life is too short, and this guy is dangerous.
He obviously has some kind of mental problem, you are not the only neighbor he is bothering.
His excuse to violate your privacy by climbing into your yard is dirt in his pool.
What did he tell the other neighbors?
You have 2 options.
Either go buy yourself a gun and become very familiar with it, and also a small yappy dog, which will alert you 24/7, or move.
If it were me, and I was alone alot, and I had children to protect, I would move.
Cameras, roses, even an order of protection won't protect you unless you learn to shoot a gun, and WILL USE IT.
Good luck to you.
I'd be out looking for homes already. LOL!
Academy has game cameras that work well. At most feed stores, you can buy solar electric fence equipment - put a hot wire on top of the fence - guarantee you he will not climb over it. A rotweiller isn't a bad idea either.......see how he likes a chunk bitten out of his leg. Catch him on camera - take him to court, get restraining order - take action via the law. If all else fails, tell the police he is spying on your girls and you think he is a sexual predator.....that will get him locked up for sure. Would be great to catch him on the camera getting into the hot wire. Good luck, sounds like a real nut case who is doing this for his own perverse amusement.
A Jack Russel or what I have here, a retired brood breeder Toy Fox Terror, would be perfect! Very attentive, very loving, extremely territorial, they even chase and bark at birds and lizards. Let him show himself at the fence and these (two Toy Fox Terrors and one Chihuahua) will sound as if they are about to eat him alive! If they're out front and the neighbors trip their electric gates, you'd think it was the end of the world, or the fire was racing through the jungle in a Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movie! Lula, the youngest, has earned her nickname, "Godzilla", for how she tears through the garden on her way to be SURE no one is entering HER domain. She puts up a GREAT bluff! Kim
In the last heat wave I did not worry about leaving windows open. A chihuahua Maltese mutt knows when lady bugs walk across the street.
You will never miss a knock at the door or a gate opening for sure. And not so much of a concern about eating the neighbors instead of warning about them
Why not try to do the right thing and do something to help stop the runoff? Good grief. Just because he's a jerk doesn't mean you shouldn't respect what he's going through, don't you have a conscience?
Just because he's had problems with other neighbors doesn't absolve you of at least trying to mitigate the intrusion of all that runoff.
It makes absolutely no sense to sit in your house and stew over this, call the police repeatedly, and go out and buy cameras when you can call a contractor to see what you can do to stop the runoff.
I would be livid if I was in this guy's position and saw that my neighbor did NOTHING to alleviate the situation. No, I would not tresspass anyone's property, but I would be finding out what my options were....
"He climbs the fence to wonder our yard to see what we have done. Of course, we have done nothing. Why would we???"
Because you are a human being with a brain, and you don't live in a bubble. You could do something about it, however, you've made the choice not to, so how is that working out for you?
Use your problem solving skills, and do something about it.
This post was edited by ilovemytrees on Fri, May 23, 14 at 8:40
ilovemytrees, it's not my responsibility to make sure water doesn't run into his pool. The city, the HOA, and the police have all told me it's up to him to fix the problem, not me. Furthermore, had he come to me initially when the problem first happened and spoken to me nicely and had an adult conversation then we would have helped where we could. But when the very first thing he did was to come into our yard repeatedly and then proceed to knock on my door screaming, yelling, cussing and threatening me,,,,well, I have no desire to help him out what so ever. We are excellent neighbors and if any of our other neighbors had this issue, we would be doing what we could to help them. However, I do not extend myself to help people who are abusive and don't abide by the laws. He needs to be arrested. I don't even know what we can do to help. We don't do anything to cause the run off. There is only about 12 inches of space by the fence so planting trees is not a possibility. I could plant a few plants but then I have to water with a hose on a regular basis which we may not even be allowed to do as our city is strongly considering going to only twice/month watering. And why would I want to plant plants that I don't even want knowing it's going to require water when we are in such a severe drought right now? We probably won't be able to water enough to keep our lawns alive, much less newly planted plants. I'm glad you aren't my neighbor. You sound like you may be just like him, always expecting others to solve your problems. He built his pool at the bottom of a hill. Why would anyone do that and not consider the possibility of water running downhill into their pool? How is it fair that it is now a problem I must solve? I can stand on my back porch and easily see the water in his pool, even with a 6 foot fence between us. That's how low his pool is! He will need to come up with a solution or continue to get water in his pool during very heavy rains, which has only happened twice in 2 years.
And whose to say it's your dirt in his pool? He doesn't have dirt in his yard? This guy is a jerk and I agree with the police, this is texas buddy and the people I know would shoot first and ask questions later. Plant a New Dawn, killer thorns. Good luck. I would suggest a game camera too.
I think it's pretty easy- too easy- to get caught up in the blame game. Your neighbor thinks he is a victim, and that his victimhood justifies his trespassing on your property. From what you've described, he doesn't sound dangerous, but more like someone who doesn't have a clue about social interactions of any kind. Of course, living near someone who's not being able to recognize boundaries is scary, but I didn't hear you describe him as violent.
I kinda like the suggestion of writing him a letter, but I would take a different tack.
1) Agree with him that he's a victim, by sympathising with his plight: "It is really unfortunate that the contractor who installed your pool didn't alert you to the inevitable problems resulting from run-off due to poor siting"... something along those lines. So, yes, he is a victim, but someone else is to blame- not him, and certainly not you!
2) Offer friendly advice regarding solutions. You are a gardener- he may have no idea that he can fix the problem himself by planting appropriate erosion-controlling plants on HIS SIDE of the property line. If erosion control isn't your area of expertise, you could ask for zone-appropriate advice at one of these forums- the native plant forum might be a good source? But the point is that you can offer him free advice about how to fix the problem on his own. Give him a list of things he can plant (and that you wouldn't mind seeing from your side of the fence!) that can keep dirt from washing into his pool.
Keep the tone of the letter civil, if not friendly, and don't undermine your effort with an accusatory or threatening tone. The point is to try to defuse a situation that is bothering both of you without trying to assess where the blame lies.
Once you have a letter drafted, get it vetted by someone from your HOA to get a second opinion about its legal appropriateness, and also so that they know you're making an effort to help your neighbor, even though they agree with you and the police that the situation is not your fault.
I sure hope you are able to find some way to resolve the situation so that he doesn't feel like he needs to keep monitoring- and trespassing on- your property.

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Slump in construction industry creates a Sheetrock ghost town
The Sheetrock producing Empire, Nev., will become a ghost town June 20. The isolated company town quit mining gypsum and dry wall production this year as a result of the construction industry slump.
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Empire, Nev.
This mining town of 300 people clings like a burr to the back of the Black Rock Desert. For years, it was marked on state Highway 447 by a two-story sign reading, "Welcome to Nowhere."
On June 20, that tongue-in-cheek greeting will become a fact. Empire, Nev., will transform into a ghost town. An eight-foot chain-link fence crowned with barbed wire will seal off the 136-acre plot. Even the local ZIP Code, 89405, will be discontinued.
Many towns have been scarred by the recession, but Empire will be the first to completely disappear. For only a few days more it will remain the last intact example of an American icon: the company town.
Since 1948, the United States Gypsum Corporation (USG), which is the nation's largest drywall manufacturer, has held title to all of Empire: four dusty streets lined with cottonwoods, elms, and silver poplars, dozens of low-slung houses, a community hall, a swimming pool, a cracked tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course called Burning Sands. The company also owns the town's drywall plant and the nearby gypsum quarry, a 264-acre gouge in the foot of the Selenite mountain range six miles to the south.
The end of Empire began just before Christmas, when dozens of workers in steel-toed shoes and hard hats filed into the community hall for a mandatory 7:30 a.m. meeting. Mike Spihlman, the gypsum plant's soft-spoken manager, delivered the news to a room of stunned faces: Empire was shutting down. "I had to stand in front of 92 people and say 'Not only do you not have a job anymore, you don't have a house anymore,' " Mr. Spihlman recalled.
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Spring 2005
T C 603B • Composition and Reading in World Literature
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Course Description
This introductory survey of literature from after the days of ancient Greece and Rome to the present treats literary forms, styles, and concepts through close reading and literary critical analysis. We will turn these tools upon drama, lyric and narrative verse, shorter prose fiction, the essay, literary biography, the novel, and autobiography. The course aims to: (1) expose students to the variety and richness of literary kind, forms, and styles; (2) suggest the enjoyment and cultural insights which literary works offers adults in today's world; (3) help students increase their facility and confidence in independent reading of and reacting to literary texts; and (4) help students improve permanently important skills in writing about writing. Course texts originate in Africa, America, Arabia, Australia, China, England, France, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, and Japan, span nearly two thousand years of literary activity, and illustrate medieval, neoclassical, romantic, realistic, modernist and post-modernist trends.
About the Professor Michael Hillman teaches Farsi and Tajiki dialects of the Persian language, Persian literature, Iranian art, and world poetry. He studied Arabic and Persian at Tehran University and the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1974) and English Literature at Texas State University-San Marcus (M.A., 1997). He has lived in Iran for upwards of six years, including two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Hillmann's books include: Persian Carpets (1984); A Lonely Woman: Forugh Farrokhzad and Her Poetry (1987); From Durham to Tehran (1991), and Reading Iran, Reading Iranians: Second Edition Revised (2003); and Tajiki Textbook and Reader: Second Edition (2003).
Grading Policy
Ten essays of two pages each on assigned readings and topics count for 40% of the course grade. A final essay examination counts for 30%. Class participation, which counts for 30% of the course grade, includes presentation of oral summaries and commentaries on assigned chapters or sections of course texts. Essay-writing relates to semester-long attention to improvement of writing skills. The grade for writing reflects improvement through the course of the semester more than writing skill brought to the course. Students find out about two of the final examination's five essay questions weeks before the end of the semester and can bring to the examination finished essays (4-5 pages each) answering those two questions.
"Classics of World Literature" (packet of texts, chronologies, and notes) Selections from The Bible Selections from The Koran Shakespeare, Julius Caesar The Rubaíyát of Omar Khayyám T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land and Other Poems Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses


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I'm not putting any major spoilers in here, but this is....easily the best film I've seen all year. Can't remember the last time I saw an animated film that made me feel happy and sad at the same time (in addition to making me laugh). The closest thing I have to a 'critique' for the film would be that I sort of thought Ralph would explore more than just two other games (Hero's Duty and Sugar Rush) in addition to his own, but otherwise it's really difficult for me to think of anything I didn't enjoy about this film.
Also, just so you know: pop culture references, references everywhere. (and done in a way that was funny and not irritating at all). Plus, at first I wasn't sure if Vanellope was going to be a character that was going to be irritating or not, but she was actually really funny and I actually felt sorry for her at times omg. (Kinda glad for that because I hate it when a bunch of people rave to me about a character in a series or a film and they turn out to be really obnoxious or annoying instead of funny or cute like everyone said they supposedly were). But, wow, Ralph, you are my favorite animated movie antagonist of the year. He's funny, he's nice, he's not overly naive, and he doesn't really put up with stuff when it gets in his face and he breaks shit with his fists. Dude's easily my fave.
And from the trailers you get this feel that it's gonna be like, "oh Vanellope is an outcast and Ralph is a villain who wants to be good and together they band together and form a team of unlikely heroes and work together to save the day in game land, blah blah" but it went above and beyond and made it emotional and fun and really immensely quality in how they dealt with the characters and their problems and how they interacted with one another and I personally didn't think it was eye-rollingly predictable or tedious because how they handled the characters and...I'm just incredibly impressed with this film.
And just....euggghh the animation, the feeling, the relationships between characters, the plot, the plot twists, just wow.
Disney, you done good. You done real good.
It's already been several hours and this film is still making me smile.


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The Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo begins and finishes at the St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, 10 kilometres north of Cranbrook. The event will have three course options: a gran fondo of 152 kms (95 miles with about 900 metres/2,969 feet of climbing), a medio fondo of 102 kms (62 miles with 685 metres/2,250 feet) and a piccolo fondo of 57 kms (34 miles with 355 metres/1,167 feet). The 2nd Annual Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo organized by the Cranbrook Sunrise Rotary Club is proid to intorcude Adams Taylor as our Title Sponsor. Our purpose is to serve as an opportunity for cyclists to participate in a world class Fondo, bring tourists to our region, and raise funds for local charitable endeavours. Our intention is to have the Cranbrook - Kimberley Rails to Trails Society as a recipient of a portion of the event proceeds. Other funds raised through the event will be used to support community projects in our area. We are committed to using local suppliers and businesses to benefit our community. Gran Fondo The ride is 152 km starting at the beautiful St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino. Riding south to connect to the North Star Rails to Trails, crossing the St. Mary's River the course joins the paved Rails to Trails connector to Kimberley (1st Aid Station at 26 km) before continuing north along the quiet Meadowbrook road (Hwy 95A). At the Hwy 95A/Hwy93Junction riders turn south crossing the Kootenay River (2nd Aid Station km) riding past Historic Ft. Steele (3rd Aid Station), before turning east on Bull River Road. Crossing the Bull River riders' travel 25 km to the Fish Hatchery (4th Aid Station and turn around) beneath the majestic Rocky Mountains before returning to Ft. Steele. Turning south on 93A and then left at Hwy 3to reconnect with Hwy 95A to Mission Road for the final push to the St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino. Routes: 32, 62, 93 miles
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An international survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young adults according to GOLD stages
- R de Marco1,
- S Accordini1,
- I Cerveri2,
- A Corsico2,
- J Sunyer3,
- F Neukirch4,
- N Künzli5,
- B Leynaert4,
- C Janson6,
- T Gislason7,
- P Vermeire8,
- C Svanes9,
- J M Anto3,10,
- P Burney11,
- for the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) Study Group
- 1Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- 2Division of Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- 3Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain
- 4Unit 408, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris, France
- 5Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- 6Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
- 7Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
- 8Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- 9Department of Thoracic Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- 10Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- 11Department of Public Health Sciences, King's College, London, UK
- Correspondence to:
Professor R de Marco
Sezione di Epidemiologia & Statistica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Verona, c/o Istituti Biologici II, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy; roberto.demarcounivr.it
- Received 5 June 2003
- Accepted 29 October 2003
Background: The recently published GOLD guidelines provide a new system for staging chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from mild (stage I) to very severe (stage IV) and introduce a stage 0 (chronic cough and phlegm without airflow obstruction) that includes subjects "at risk" of developing the disease.
Methods: In order to assess the prevalence of GOLD stages of COPD in high income countries and to evaluate their association with the known risk factors for airflow obstruction, data from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey on more than 18 000 young adults (20–44 years) were analysed.
Results: The overall prevalence was 11.8% (95% CI 11.3 to 12.3) for stage 0, 2.5% (95% CI 2.2 to 2.7) for stage I, and 1.1% (95% CI 1.0 to 1.3) for stages II–III. Moderate to heavy smoking (⩾15 pack years) was significantly associated with both stage 0 (relative risk ratio (RRR) = 4.15; 95% CI 3.55 to 4.84) and stages I+ (RRR = 4.09; 95% CI 3.17 to 5.26), while subjects with stages I+ COPD had a higher likelihood of giving up smoking (RRR = 1.39; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.86) than those with GOLD stage 0 (RRR = 1.05; 95% CI 0.86 to 1.27). Environmental tobacco smoke had the same degree of positive association in both groups. Respiratory infections in childhood and low socioeconomic class were significantly and homogeneously associated with both groups, whereas occupational exposure was significantly associated only with stage 0. All the GOLD stages showed a significantly higher percentage of healthcare resource users than healthy subjects (p<0.001), with no difference between stage 0 and COPD.
Conclusions: A considerable percentage of young adults already suffered from COPD. GOLD stage 0 was characterised by the presence of the same risk factors as COPD and by the same high demand for medical assistance.
ECRHS Study Group: Austria: W Popp (Vienna); Australia: M Abramson, J Kutin (Melbourne); Belgium: P Vermeire, F van Basterlaer (Antwerp South and Antwerp Central); France: J Bousquet, J Knani (Montpellier), F Neukirch, R Liard (Paris), I Pin, C Pison (Grenoble), A Taytard (Bordeaux); Germany: H Magnussen, D Nowak (Hamburg), H E Wichmann, J Heinrich (Erfurt); Greece: N Papageorgiou, P Avarlis, M Gaga, C Marossis (Athens); Iceland: T Gislason, D Gislason (Reykjavik); Ireland: J Prichard, S Allwright, D MacLeod (Dublin); Italy: M Bugiani, C Bucca, C Romano (Turin), R de Marco, V Lo Cascio, C Campello (Verona), A Marinoni, I Cerveri, L Casali (Pavia); The Netherlands: B Rijcken, A Kremer (Groningen, Bergen-op-Zoom, Geleen); New Zealand: J Crane, S Lewis (Wellington, Christchurch, Hawkes Bay); Norway: A Gulsvik, E Omenaas (Bergen); Portugal: J A Marques, J Alves (Oporto); Spain: J M Antò, J Sunyer, F Burgos, J Castellsangué, J Roca, J B Soriano, A Tobìas (Barcelona), N Muniozguren, J Ramos Gonzàles, A Capelastegui (Galdakao), J Castillo, J Rodriguez Portal (Seville), J Martinez-Moratalla, E Almar (Albacete), J Maldonado Pérez, A Pereira, J Sànchez (Huelva), J Quiros, I Huerta, F Pavo, (Oviedo); Sweden: G Boman, C Janson, E Bjornsson (Uppsala), L Rosenhall, E Norrman, B Lundback (Umea), N Lindholm, P Plaschke (Goteborg); Switzerland: U Ackermann-Liebrich, N Kunzli, A Perruchoud (Basel); UK: M Burr, J Layzell (Caerphilly), R Hall (Ipswich), B Harrison (Norwich), J Stark (Cambridge); USA: S Buist, W Vollmer, M Osborne (Portland).
ECRHS Coordinating Centre (London): P Burney (Project leader), S Chinn, C Luczynska, D Jarvis, E Lai.
ECRHS Project Management Group: P Burney (Project leader), S Chinn, C Luczynska, D Jarvis (London); P Vermeire (Antwerp); H Kesteloot (Leuven); J Bousquet (Montpellier); D Nowak (Hamburg); the late J Prichard (Dublin); R de Marco (Verona); B Rijcken (Groningen); J M Anto (Barcelona); J Alves (Oporto); G Boman (Uppsala); N Nielsen (Copenhagen); P Paoletti (Pisa).


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The family of a Lake Crystal man murdered by his wife has won a partial victory in the civil suit against the killer. Jennifer Nibbe pleaded guilty in June of 2012 to killing her husband James at the couple's home in Lake Crystal in 2010, and she was sentenced to 17 years in prison. James Nibbe's family has since filed a Wrongful Death lawsuit against her, and in court on Friday a judge granted a partial summary judgment, ruling that the evidence overwhelmingly shows that Jennifer Nibbe was liable in James' death. With that ruling, the focus of the civil trial will now shift to whether the family can prove damages. The judge granted a motion allowing them to sue for punitive damages in addition to general damages. The November 13th trial in the Wrongful Death case will be rescheduled as well.
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Danny Schechter
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Danny Schechter (born June 27, 1942)[1] is a television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic who writes and lectures frequently about the media in the United States and worldwide. He specializes in investigative journalism and producing programming about the interfaces among human rights, journalism, popular music and society. In all, Schechter has reported from 49 countries. He was the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2001 Award for Excellence in Documentary Journalism.[2]
Schechter graduated in 1964 from Cornell University, where he wrote for the Cornell Daily Sun and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He later received a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and an honorary doctorate from Fitchburg State University. He was a Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University, where he taught in 1969, and an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
Schechter was a civil rights worker and the communications director of the Northern Student Movement, and served as a "community organizer" in a War on Poverty program. Schechter also worked as an assistant to the Mayor of Detroit in 1966.
His media career began at Boston radio station WBCN where he was styled the "News Dissector." Later, Schechter was a producer for the ABC newsmagazine 20/20, responsible for 50 segments of the program; he won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for two others for this work. Schechter joined the start-up staff at CNN as a producer.
After that he branched out on his own. He helped found and served as the executive producer of Globalvision, a New York City-based television and film production company. Schechter created and executive-produced the series South Africa Now and co-produced Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television. From 1999–2010, Schechter was also the executive editor and "blogger-in-chief" at the now-defunct MediaChannel.org, for which he wrote a nearly-3000-word daily blog on media and society.[3]
Film and television[edit]
Schechter has produced and directed many television specials and documentary films, including:
- "America's Surveillance State" (2014)
- "Who Rules America" (2012)
- Plunder: The Crime Of Our Time (2010)
- In Debt We Trust (2006)
- WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
- Counting on Democracy, about the 2000 Florida election recount, narrated by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
- We Are Family (2002), about a benefit recording of the Sister Sledge song following the September 11, 2001 attacks; shown at the Sundance Film Festival
- "Nkosi: A Voice of Africa's AIDS Orphans" (2001), narrated by Danny Glover
- "A Hero for All: Nelson Mandela's Farewell" (1999)
- "Beyond Life: Timothy Leary Lives" (1997)
- "Sowing Seeds/Reaping Peace: The World of Seeds of Peace" (1996)
- "Prisoners of Hope: Reunion on Robben Island" (1995, co-directed by Barbara Kopple
- "Countdown to Freedom: Ten Days that Changed South Africa" (1994), narrated by James Earl Jones and Alfre Woodard
- "Sarajevo Ground Zero" (1993)
- "The Living Canvas" (1992), narrated by Billy Dee Williams
- "Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy" (1992, co-directed by Marc Levin and Barbara Kopple
- "Give Peace a Chance" (1991)
- "Mandela in America" (1990)
- "The Making of Sun City" (1987)
- "Student Power" (1968)
Schechter's books include:
- The More You Watch, The Less You Know (Seven Stories Press, 1997) ISBN 978-1888363807
- Falun Gong's Challenge to China: Spiritual Practice or 'Evil Cult'? (Akashic Books, 2000) ISBN 978-1888451139
- News Dissector: Passions, Pieces and Polemics (Akashic Books, 2001) ISBN 978-1888451207
- Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception: How the Media Failed to Cover the Iraq War (Prometheus Books, 2003) ISBN 978-1591021735
- Media Wars: News At A Time of Terror (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003) ISBN 978-0742531093
- The Death of Media (and the Fight to Save Democracy) (Melville House Publishing, 2005). ISBN 978-0-9766583-6-8
- When News Lies (Select Books, 2006) ISBN 978-1590790731
- Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal (Cosimobooks, 2008) ISBN 978-1-60520-351-5
- The Crime Of Our Time: Why Wall Street is Not Too Big To Jail (Disinformation Books, 2010) ISBN 978-1934708552
- Blogothon: Reflections and Revelations from the News Dissector (Cosimo Books, 2012) ISBN 978-1616406691
- Madiba A to Z: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela (Seven Stories Press, November 2013). ISBN 978-1609805593
- ^ "Library of Congress Authorities". LCNAF Cataloging in Publication data - LC Control Number: n 97000468. LOC. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "SPJ Names Winners of the 2000 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism," April 23, 2001, http://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=132.
- ^ "Plunder bio". Retrieved November 1, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Danny Schechter's Home Page
- Interview with Danny Schechter by JK Fowler for The Mantle March 20, 2011
- Danny Schechter at the Internet Movie Database


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"Have you ever seen a ghost, Mr. Holmes?" asks Victoria Temple, and Sherlock Holmes, at the height of his powers in 1898, must face a new challenge, one that plunges the great detective into the realm of the supernatural. Miss Temple has been found guilty—but also insane—at her trial for murdering a child under her care. She is locked away in the Broadmoor lunatic asylum, and worse still, she believes fully in her own guilt.
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Anyone think he could be traded for cheaply? I know he has had injury and off the field problems, but he is young and much more talented than the other options at this point.
I'm charles rogers, I had 38 touchdowns and 86 catches. Wasn't that the song he sang on draft day? Bust
he was on pace for a GREAT season his rookie year preinjury, then these past two seasons he's had to deal with the lions spending first rounder on williams, and williams, as well as an inconsistent qb, and a run game that could not get touchdowns in the red zone, hed be fine with brady throwing to him id give up to our first 4th rounder, considering ramsey just went for a 6th rounder, i think its plausible
And Ray Lewis made him dance. I brought this up last week. Lions have plenty of WR, Rodgers seems to be out of their plans. BB has a good relationship with Millen, and maybe a 3rd can get him.
Sorry, didn't realize it was a duplicate thread...... just seems that they tried with Terrell and Davis last year and Rogers is younger and more talented than both and seems to play on a team that no longer wants him.
If I'm not mistaken, Rodgers is represented by Carl and Kevin Poston. Belichick would probaby give up a 3rd round pick and have a root canal before negotiating with the Poston Brothers again.
Hey Wilsonfan, no need to apologize for having the same thought i did when i started a thread a few days back theorizing a Pats trade for a Lions WR, it only means that great minds think alike!!! :singing: The lynchpin for me was the Lions signing Corey Bradford on top of their three 1st rounder WRs.....seems suspicious (or just stupid, and considering that Millen made the move, stupid could easily be the explanation).
We are talking about a highly paid, highly picked injury prone underachiever who was suspended twice - once for drug problems and once for being a dog in practice. His next positive drug test will result in suspension for 1 year. Why exactly would anyone want to trade for him?


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"The market is not happy about the deal because there is no synergy in the short term and it's a burden on Tata's balance sheet,'' said Ashutosh Goel, an analyst at Edelweiss Capital. Tata Motor's ADR shares fell 2% to $16.91.
Indian telecommunications provider Tata Communications (TCL) announced it's planning the world's largest commercial WiMax rollout for 15 Indian cities, according to BusinessWeek. "The wireless technology allowed the company to deliver broadband services in a cost-effective, decentralized manner in India where a majority of the country is not covered by wired infrastructure," said Shankar Prasad, president of Tata Communications' retail division. Tata Communications' ADR shares traded down 3.3% to $23.63. Leading the decliners among Indian ADRs on Wednesday were HDFC Bank Limited (HDB), down 5.4% to $100; Icici Bank (IBN), down 4% to $45.38; and Wipro (WIT), falling 5% to $11.25. Be sure to check out the Far East Portfolio at Stockpickr.com every night to find out which stocks in India and China are making big moves and announcing major news.China Recap
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BlinkyTape is a flexible and portable LED strip with 60 pixels and integrated BlinkyBoard USB-programmable light processor. Read more
BlinkyTape is a flexible and portable LED strip with 60 pixels and integrated BlinkyBoard USB-programmable light processor.
About this project
Update - June 7, 2013 - Just 4 days left to go and we are within spitting distance of 400%! We've been working on some good stuff, which you can read about in our third update.
Update - May 30, 2013 - 13 days to go, 313% funded! You backers are amazing and we're working hard to make the BlinkyTape great for you! More details in our second update.
Update - May 15, 2013 - Woah! We're funded in under 48 hours! We are super excited, but of course this is just the beginning. Check out more details in our first update.
Hi, we're Blinkiverse
... and we make LEDs awesome!
We've done a lot of work with LEDs for events all over the US. Our most popular project is probably the DomeStar - a 16-foot diameter dome covered with 6,400 addressable RGB LEDs. DomeStar is one part installation, one part chill out space, one part high-energy dance floor, and has appeared at events such as the NYC Resistor Interactive Show, Disorient Country Club, PEX Summer Festival, Burning Man, the Open Hardware Summit and World Maker Faire.
A flattened version of DomeStar provided engaging, reactive lighting for the Daft Punk Halloween Performance in NYC.
We've had a lot of fun working with LEDs, but we've often been frustrated by how difficult they can be to program, power, mount, and enclose.
That's why we invented the BlinkyTape!
Meet BlinkyTape
BlinkyTape is a one meter long, full-color light tape with 60 independent RGB LEDs controlled by our custom light processor. Power and communications are provided by a built-in micro-USB connector. An on-board button allows for simple interactions such as choosing between effects.
BlinkyTape is flexible, so you can easily integrate it into any shape your project needs. BlinkyTape also comes enclosed in weatherproof silicone, so it's suitable for outdoor use!
Portable Power
Patterns can be stored directly on the BlinkyTape, so there's no need for a dedicated computer. Taking designs on the go is as simple as plugging the BlinkyTape into a USB battery pack!
The BinkyTape comes with bright, colorful built-in patterns, but of course you will want to make your own!
Pattern Editor
The BlinkyTape comes with a rich set of companion software that run cross-platform on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. Creating custom animations is as easy as plugging the BlinkyTape into your computer and starting PatternPaint. Patterns can be edited in real-time, or saved to the strip for playback away from the computer.
Music Reactive Mode
Need some sweet lighting for your next party? No problem, hook a couple of BlinkyTapes up to your USB port, fire up DiscoParty, and you'll have flashing colors and bright lights in no time.
Our favorite thing about the BlinkyTape is how easy it is to program to meet your own needs.
The BlinkyTape understands a simple serial protocol over USB, and we have plenty of example code for controlling the BlinkyTape using free programming environments such as Processing and Python.
Of course, it's possible to go even lower level. The BlinkyTape uses the same ATMEGA32u4 processor that you will find in the Arduino Leonardo, and can be programmed using the same easy-to-learn Arduino programming environment. We provide plenty of examples to get your project started!
We <3 Open Source Hardware
We strongly believe in open source, and the BlinkyTape is no exception. All of the design files, PCB layouts, and source code are available now on Github.
Got a cool extension or some neat patterns? Please share them! Operators are standing by to review your pull requests.
Speed Projects!
Every one of the projects in our Kickstarter video is what we like to call a Speed Project. Speed Projects are typically done in one sitting and we think that these really show off how powerful the BlinkyTape can be!
Blinky Hat - 30 minutes
The Blinky Hat started its life as a $7 hat found on the streets of Shenzhen, China. With the help of some double-sided tape, we wrapped a BlinkyTape around the hat brim and plugged it into our computer.
We used the live preview feature of PatternPaint to map out which LEDs were part of the front-left, front-right, and rear parts of the hat. From there it was a simple matter of making some sweet animations and saving them to the BlinkyTape. The last step was to simply unplug from the computer and plug into a portable USB charger!
Movie FX - 1 Hour
Inspired by the computer-screens-projected-on-faces effects in a popular sci-fi film, this project required only a BlinkyTape, some double-sided sticky tape, and a 4-sided box.
With the BlinkyTape attached to the front of the box we loaded up PatternPaint to make some cool looking animations that would light up our victi-, er, actor's face. After saving the pattern to the BlinkyTape, we just needed to find a dark, quiet place to film!
DJ Booth - 10 Minutes
Armed with 3 BlinkyTapes mounted in our aluminum diffuser tubes, a USB hub for power, and a MacBook Pro for the tunes, this project was a breeze to set up.
Using the awesome SoundFlower from Cycling '74, we looped the laptop's outgoing audio back in to the system input. This gives a clean audio signal to our DiscoParty app, which runs in Processing and makes use of the built-in beat detection analysis that Processing provides.
Warning: This project is super quick to set up, but we had so much fun tweaking the various visual effects that we spent hours playing with it afterwards.
Light Painting - 10 Minutes
This project used a BlinkyTape mounted in an aluminum diffuser tube, a camera with a long exposure setting, and a dark place to shoot pictures.
PatternPaint makes light painting super simple with its image import functionality. Since the BlinkyTape has 60 RGB LEDs, we can load in almost any image that is 60 pixels tall. By saving the pattern to the BlinkyTape and powering it with a portable USB charger, we can make ridiculously awesome light paintings anywhere and everywhere (that it is dark enough to do so).
Tech Specs
The BlinkyTape is a one meter strip of flexible PCB material containing 60 RGB LEDs. At one end is our custom light processor, the BlinkyBoard. The BlinkyTape come enclosed in a weatherproof silicone tubing.
BlinkyBoard Specs
- 8-bit ATMEGA32u4 operating at 16MHz
- 32KB Flash memory
- Micro USB connector for power and data
- On-board micro switch for interactive applications
About the Rewards
Trippy Glasses
These are included with every reward level above the TRIPPY GLASSES level.
The BlinkyTape that we're so excited about! You'll receive the BlinkyTape coiled tightly for shipping and sealed in a small electrostatic bag. We'll include a micro USB cable, so you don't have to provide one on your own.
Portable Power
For those that want to use BlinkyTape in portable projects, the BLINKIN' PORTABLE backer reward level includes a 2400mAh USB-chargeable power supply for a night's worth of blinky fun.
LEDs look even better when they're behind a nice diffuser. For backers at the TUBULAR reward level, we'll include a length of aluminum extrusion with a snap-on plastic diffuser.
This level also includes a 110V/220V 50/60hz two-prong power supply, so your BlinkyTape can shine 24/7.
About the Blinkiverse Team
- Max Henstell - Señor programmer of Blinkiverse, Max is a programmer by day and hardware hacker by night. Max enjoys making things blink, move, and communicate. As an active member of the hackerspace community, he regularly collaborates with others on open-source software, lighting displays, robots, and other interesting projects.
- Matt Mets - Technically Director of Blinkiverse, Matt is a maker who uses electronics to create playful objects that teach and inspire. An electrical engineer by training, he's been at various times an RF engineer, embedded systems architect, writer, and exhibit designer. He currently lives in Guangzhou, where he enjoys fast access to the world's largest electronics manufacturing base.
- Marty McGuire - Applications Engineer for Blinkiverse, Marty loves to build things that help you build more things. He has a computer science background with over 10 years of experience writing software for academia, industry, and startups. Currently residing in Baltimore, he has exchanged his car for a blue Brompton which he rides to and from the Baltimore Node hackerspace.
Help Us Make the BlinkyTape a Reality!
Our goal with this Kickstarter is to get these boards into the hands of 250 of our soon-to-be brightest friends. We've found manufacturing partners and have BOMs and test plans in hand, and with your support, we can bring the Blinkytape to life!
What Will You Make?
We're excited to see what you will make with them- so check out our backer rewards over here to find out how to get your own.
Thanks for reading and thanks for backing!
We love you guys!
Risks and challenges
We've spent the last four months in China working with LED suppliers and local manufacturers.
Armed with our working prototypes, detailed bill of materials, and a comprehensive test plan, we expect manufacturing to go smoothly.
We've built the BlinkyTape using reliable, readily available components, giving us enough flexibility and redundant options in our supply chain to work around any foreseeable problems with supply, manufacturing delays, packaging, fulfillment, etc.
Learn about accountability on KickstarterFAQ
The BlinkyTape designed to be powered and controlled from USB, so they're unfortunately not easy to daisy chain. The best way to control multiples of them at once is to connect them to a PC or miniature computer such as a Raspberry PI.
The BlinkyTape is enclosed in an IP67-rated silicone tube, so it can withstand exposure to water and even brief submersion. The USB connector on the end, however, requires a little more care. It should be shielded from direct contact with water, or wrapped to protect it from harsher elements.
The kind folks at Kickstarter have a rule against offering multiples of a reward, so unfortunately it's not possible for us to offer a reward level that includes multiple BlinkyTapes. Rest assured, however, that we're working on a plan for offering them after the Kickstarter rewards are shipped!
We are using RGB LEDs with built-in WS2811 controllers.
The trippy glasses have a diffraction grating in them, which make any light you see through them turn into a rainbow. They're great for LEDs because you get a rainbow from each individual LED element on the strip. We're working to have custom ones built, however this video shows the effects from a similar pair:
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One genuine BlinkyTape, a full meter of USB controlled LED lights in a flexible, waterproof housing plus a 5V power plug, perfect for powering your new light installation.
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One genuine BlinkyTape, a full meter of USB controlled LED lights in a flexible, waterproof housing plus a powerful 2600mAh rechargeable battery pack, enough for an evening's worth of blinky fun.
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BLINKIN' TUBULAR PORTABLE: One genuine BlinkyTape, a full meter of USB controlled LED lights in a flexible, waterproof housing along with a sturdy aluminum frame, creamy diffuser, plus a powerful 2600mAh rechargeable battery pack, enough for an evening's worth of blinky fun. Includes a USB cable and one pair of Trippy Glasses.
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--- 8 years old ---
"Gimme it back!" You shouted, thumping Francis on the arm.
"No!" The blonde boy shouted, throwing the locket over your head and into the hands of Lovino. Screeching, you ran over and tackled Lovino to the ground, at eleven years old, Lovino was quite a bit older than you though not as old as Francis, being fifteen.
"F-Feli...!" Lovino tried to throw your locket to eight-year-old Feliciano, who caught it and quickly threw it to a thirteen-year-old Antonio. You scrambled off Lovino, running towards Antonio. He held your locket out towards you, and you slid to a stop.
"Oh, Antonio, you're no fun!" Francis folded his arms. Eyeing Antonio warily, you reached out for the locket, expecting him to pull it away sharply as Francis or Lovino would have done. But he gave you it gently, smiling at you softly as he did.
"Family shouldn't fight, Francis." Antonio muttered, looking at his only older sibling. Francis let out a huff of air.
"Gracias, Antonio." You smiled back, hugging him around his waist and sticking your tongue out at your other brothers.
--- 11 years old ---
Your first year at high school was terrifying so far. There were so many big kids! You weren't particularly short for your age, but the ones in the highest year towered over you. Just like Antonio, who was in his last year. Francis had already left that school, and Lovino wasn't even worth talking to unless you wanted your head bitten off. Feliciano was the only one you could cling to, but to be honest, he was doing much more clinging than being clung to. In the school yard, the two of you were looking around with eyes wide like rabbits caught in headlights. And you both saw a group of boys around Lovino's age heading towards you. Feliciano hid behind you, shaking. The one at the head of the group just opened his mouth to speak, before a shadow fell over you. Somebody tall was stood behind you.
"Leave them alone." You looked up, taking a step forward so you could look behind you to see who this giant was. Antonio.
"Toni!" You cried, wrapping your arms around him, your head not even reaching his shoulder. Feliciano followed your example, hiding his face in Antonio's ribcage. You heard nothing from the boys, so you guessed they must have left. Eventually, the two of you let go of Antonio, and he knelt on one knee infront of you in an effort to be of a similar hight. Then he hugged you both back, wrapping his arms around the two of you.
"... If anybody starts on the two of you, I want you to tell me, okay?" He asked, looking mainly at you. You and Feliciano nodded.
"What about when you leave...? Lovino won't stick up for us..." You sniffed.
"Then you text me. And I'll be outside school when it's home time." He said softly. A smile found its way onto your face and you hugged him again.
"I love you, Toni." You said, hugging him tightly.
"Te amo, hermana."
--- 18 years old ---
"TONI!" You screamed, sitting bolt upright in bed. Darkness met you as you fought for breath, your chest heaving. Silence met you, and you slowly started to calm down. You'd been having these horrid nightmares ever since Antonio had left home. You didn't bother when Francis or Lovino left.
You knew Feliciano wouldn't have woken up, let alone come running for you. Because you got these nightmares at least four times a week, your parents had stopped bothering to come and see what was wrong with you. Once you'd overheard them talking about taking you to a pyschiatrist, but when you'd questioned their motives, they hadn't brought it up again.
Closing your eyes, a tear slipped down your cheek. You missed him so much. There was only one thing you could do on nights like this. Wiping your cheek, you slipped out of bed. Adjusting your pajamas, you tip-toed over to the door and opened it quietly, making sure you closed it again after you'd left. You crept through the dark hallways slowly, and as you crept past the bathroom something glinted and caught your eye. Turning, you tried to make out what it was. It was your father's razor. Looking both left and right, you flicked on the light and went in, picking it up carefully. You held it and tilted it, the blade shining in the light. Lifting your wrist, you held the blade just above your flawless skin. People had told you how much better it made them feel... Would it work for you, too? You must have held it there for a good minute, but eventually a sigh slid from your lips and you set the blade down. You couldn't do it. Exiting the bathroom, you turned off the light before continuing to do what you had originally wanted to.
Creeping down the hall slowly, avoiding the creaky floorboards, you came to a closed door. Turning the handle slowly, you opened it. When you did, you saw Feliciano turn over to look at the door, a gentle reflection on his tired eyes from the little light there was in the hallway.
"...________?" He whispered quietly.
"...Hey Feli..." You sniffed, stepping in and closing the door. The only reason you felt you could find comfort in Feliciano was because he was having much the same problem. With Lovino.
"Have another nightmare...?"
"Yes... Still no sleep?"
"No..." Feliciano sighed as you sat down on his bed gently.
"...It's not fair..." You murmured, getting into his bed quietly.
"I know, sorella... I feel the same..." He wrapped his arms around you, much like he used to when the two of you were little and had bad dreams.
"You're a great brother you know, Feli..." You muttered, closing your eyes lightly.
"I try..." He whispered, still holding you close.
--- Next morning ---
You were usually good at waking up early and going back to your own room before your parents woke up. But that morning, you didn't. Both you and Feliciano were still sound asleep in each other's arms when your mother burst into the room, in a panic.
"Feliciano! _________ is-!" She cut off quickly as the two of you woke up with a start, sitting up. She paled when she saw the two of you, sat so close together in the same bed. "Here... _________'s here..." She stepped back and leaned against the doorframe heavily. You and Feliciano glanced at eachother.
"It's not what it looks like." You both chorused.
"... So neither of you slept with your sibling?" She asked, a hint of hope in her voice.
"... Well, yes, but..." Feliciano said weakly.
"It was for comfort. We miss our brothers. We only have each other now. It was only like when we were little..." You said weakly.
"... I can't believe it... __________, you slept with your brother!" Your mother looked at you blankly.
"I don't love Feliciano that way." You said. Silence. "I don't!" A disbelieving look. "I can say something which won't necassarily prove it, but it will make you a lot less likely to believe that I do." You folded your arms.
"And what's that...?" Your mother whispered, still pale. Getting out of bed, you padded up to your mother.
"I love Antonio."
"We all do sweetie. A-as we do L-Lovi, a-and Francis, too!" She giggled nervously.
"Sure, I love the others as my brothers, but Toni... I'm in love with him." Feliciano gasped, but you ignored him. "That's why I've been having so many nightmares... I'm in love with my brother, and I don't want to get taken away from him by the police, or the doctors, or anybody else you can throw at me. I don't care how weird it is. If you can't accept that then I'll run away to the only person who can."
"Antonio..." Your mother whispered.
"Exactly." You watched her turn away and leave, quietly shutting the door behind her.
"...Do you really think you're in love with him...?" Feliciano asked quietly.
"I know I am..." You nodded slowly.
You drifted back to your own room to put some clothes on, glad it was Saturday at least. Then you slowly floated towards the kitchen, though you didn't feel hungry. Just before you entered, a voice reached your ears and made you stop.
"So would you consider coming to visit her?" You heard the voice of your mother asking. You froze. "...Thank you... I'm not sure how much longer I can take this." Your pulse quickened, and you could hear it roaring in your ears. Was your mother phoning a doctor? You started to hyperventilate. Turning, you fled to what used to be Antonio's room and slammed the door, diving onto his bed and burying your head in the pillow. It shouldn't be wrong! You thought despairingly, taking a deep breath and inhaling what little of his scent still lingered in the dusty pillow. You hadn't let anybody touch his room since he'd been gone, threatening that you would protect it with your life if you had to. What does it matter if we're related?! Starting to sob, you cried into his pillow, hugging it to you. I don't need a doctor! Curling up into a little ball, you cried yourself to sleep.
You woke to voices outside the room, though the fogginess of your mind meant you couldn't recognise the voices. You sat up quietly, listening.
"Thank you so much for coming..."
"It's fine... It sounded distressing."
"I don't know if I'll be able to cope..." There was no reply to that, and the door clicked open.
"GO AWAY!" You yelled, facing away from the door. "I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR!" Tears started falling down down your cheeks.
"...It's just as well, because I'm no doctor. Chica." The bed dipped as somebody sat down on the edge of it.
"Toni?!" You scrambled to your knees and turned around.
"Miss me?" He asked, smiling.
"You have no idea!" You shouted, tackling him back onto the bed in pure delight. He laughed, hugging you tightly. You laid on top of him, grinning widely. You were so glad he'd come back. Barely even thinking about it, you kissed him. Pressing your lips against his, and not that light, fleeting contact of lips within family. A proper kiss.
"Mm!" Antonio pushed you away, breaking the contact between you. As you sat up, the reality of what you'd just done set in. Your smile slowly faded as you looked at Antonio's shocked expression. Until you suddenly burst into tears.
"I'm sorry!" You cried, climbing from the bed and running out of the room, past your mother and Feliciano who were anxiously waiting outside.
"_________, wait!" Antonio ran after you, but didn't manage to catch you before you ran into the bathroom, locking the door behind you. Falling back against the door, you slid down it until you were sat on the floor, back against it as you hid your head in your hands and sobbed. Your knees were up by your chest and you hugged them now, shoulders shaking as your tears soaked into the trousers you'd put on. "_________..." Antonio's voice came from the other side of the door, and you heard him slide down the wall beside it.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry that I love you, okay?! It's not right, I know it's not, but... But I don't care!" You shouted, crying harder.
"... I never said it wasn't right." He murmured softly.
"The look you gave me... It said it all! Now you hate me, and you think I'm weird!"
"I do not! ... Te amo, hermana o no." He said softly, followed by the soft thud of him resting his head back against the wall.
"...You're just saying that."
"Would I?" You didn't reply. Something had caught your eye. You stood up slowly, stepping closer to the sink. It was your father's razor. "...Chica?" You picked it up. Antonio doesn't love you. You thought, lifting the blade. "_________?!" You heard him stand up. He hates you... They all think you're weird for loving your brother... Swallowing, you tried to steady the uncontrollable shaking of your hand. "__________, open this door!" Shaking your head, you sobbed once. "... If you do something stupid, I'll kill you!" He sounded slightly choked up, and you heard the sound of coins in a pocket being disturbed. Looking back to the door, you could see the lock turning. A coin in the slit on the outside of the lock. Turning back, you looked at your reflection in the mirror. Now or never... But still you couldn't bring yourself to do it. You saw the door open in the mirror, Antonio stood there, a blank look on his face. He shook his head slowly. Dipping your head, you started to sob again. "Shh...." He took a few steps forward and stood behind you, gently taking the razor from your grip and wrapping his arms around you, resting his chin on the top of your head. "Shh... Calm down... I'm here... I... I love you..."
"Yeah." You sniffed, lifting your head and wiping your eyes as you looked at the reflection of the two of you. "As your sister..."
"..." He took his chin from your head. "Look at me." You turned your head to the side. He bent his head to press his lips against yours. You stiffened in his arms, but the gentle movement of his lips against yours thawed you, and you slowly turned to him properly so you could deepen the kiss. Lifting your arms, you wrapped them around his neck, and he held his wrist behind your back, arms still around you but not tight so as you could still pull back if you wanted to.
Your closed eyes didn't allow you to see the three at the door. Feliciano, Lovino and Francis. Feliciano had a huge grin on his face. Francis' lips held a gentle smile, and Lovino didn't seem to be smiling at all. But there was a happy look in his hazel eyes that hadn't been there before. They didn't care that their siblings were in love. They were just happy that they'd both found love.
As were you.
The parting of Antonio's lips from yours brought you back to your senses. A string of saliva connected you for a moment, and you both licked your lips breifly. Looking up into his deep emerald eyes, you hugged him tightly, burying your face in his shoulder and taking a deep breath.
"You don't smell like you any more..." You whispered, looking up at him. He smiled at you, letting you go and stepping back, making you let go of him. He turned a tap on at the sink, and used one of the small face-cloths to run under the water before wiping his face and neck. You still hadn't noticed the three stood in the doorway behind you, which was just as well because they drifted away, francis pulling the door to behind them. You watched Antonio in curiosity as he washed his face and neck, before turning of the tap and pulling his shirt over his head.
"...How's that...?" He asked gently. Blinking, you tore your eyes away from his flawless olive body back to his emerald eyes. Gently, you wrapped your arms around him, underneath his own as you stood on tip-toes to bury your face in his neck. As you took a deep breath, you smiled and tightened your arms around him. Closing your eyes, you savoured his scent. The warm, familiar smell of your brother. The one you'd longed for in the years that he'd been gone. The one you'd known all your life from birth, and had been at a loss for because it wasn't there any more. The one that had slowly faded from your memory until you forgot it completely.
"Much better..." You whispered, not ever wanting that moment to end.