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Hello I'm new here
I found on the net lot's pictures of the new Orgrimmar raid;
Fake or not?
What do you think?
Hello I'm new here
I found on the net lot's pictures of the new Orgrimmar raid;
Fake or not?
What do you think?
Last edited by bimbim; 2013-06-15 at 10:09 PM.
Looks real, some of that stuff we've seen before. I have to admit, that underground bunker is actually starting to look quite awesome with proper lighting.
Its real, saw some of these on the guy "levathian" or whatever he calls himself from Scrolls of lore. It looks amazing.
And it looks like we will fight sha of pride in terrance ...
Doesn't matter whatever picture I post here, "Scrapbot" will allways infract me for it.
So, it looks like Garrosh has had the heart transported to his hidden throne room and hanging from the ceiling.
Am I the only one who just laughs at the idea of this. Its like, as warchief, he pretended to be this leader of the horde, but in truth, he was building a secret underground layer nobody knew about, and even contructs a throne room larger then the one in valley of strength.
Really, the throne room in valley of strength is just a decoy, the real throne is underground.
The link is fine.
So it is not a fake?
Because it's not beautiful
Do you think that Garrosh will survive? It seems unlikely, at present.
I can't see the link.
Glory of Queen Azshara!
"Welcome to My Underground Lair..."
Also, why the hell is the underground lair under Orgrimmar.. well, bigger than the city itself? (Oh, and let's hope Garrosh has trap doors that leads directly to lava...)
I think it looks outstanding. Will look even better once the lighting is properly in place.
An MMO-C poster posted a video walkthrough of this whole area yesterday. Look it up.
I noticed Garrosh's new banners have ram skulls on them. What's the significance there? Ram skulls have been seen used by the Lich King and Sargeras.
My Youtube Channel (latest Mythic kill vids: Operator Thogar, Kromog, Imperator Mar'gok, Gruul).
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It looks like where we should have fought Deathwing and his forces
think about this though. All the tools, material, iron, wood and digging up under org, it would have cost so much gold to have done. So, well the orcs have been fighting desperately for supplies to survive, Garrosh has used all resourced to build himself an underground fortress.
tbh, i find it a little creepy. I mean since vanilla I've loved orgrimmar, its been my city. After it was done up I hated the redesign, which now currently is a symbol of Garrosh's corrupt horde. But knowing theres a vast underground fortress under the city that Garrosh uses for his evil schemes.. it just comes off as creepy, not the once wholesome and good orgrimmar I once knew.


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Company Overview
Company History: Over ninety years ago, Twin Disc originated a power transmission technology that changed the way the world works. For nine decades, Twin Disc has designed, built and distributed products that influence the development and prosperity of the world. They are installed in the drivelines and power trains of marine and off-highway equipment. They manage and control the horsepower generated by internal combustion engines and electric motors. These products seldom are seen. But they go in machines that contribute to the very standard of our lives. They're found in fishing boats, work boats and pleasure craft, farm tractors, irrigation pumps, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicles, mining equipment, oil field, construction, logging and railway equipment, to name a few. They help feed us, build roads, cities and homes, provide natural resources, transport us, defend us, and influence our lives in many other unnoticed but critical ways. For this company to have grown in both product offerings and worldwide manufacturing and distribution capabilities, it had to have strong prime movers. And for a company with such unique products to have succeeded for nearly a century, its leaders must have learned to seize its moments as well as anticipate the future.
The Battens, P.H., John and Michael, have provided three generations of vision and dedication to the development of Twin Disc products and markets. Each has brought his own management style, business culture and individual accomplishments to Twin Disc's rich history. P.H. Batten, one of the founders, started the company with the first "twin disc" clutch for farm tractors and construction equipment. Under his direction the company went on to develop a variety of power transmission products, including marine transmissions and industrial torque converters. Under John Batten's leadership the company continued its product development with drivelines and power-shift transmissions. During his tenure the company experienced significant growth during the construction boom of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the architect of international expansion in both manufacturing and distribution that made Twin Disc a major player in the global marketplace. Michael Batten took over during the bottom of the recession in the early 1980s and has refocused Twin Disc's product and market strategies and restructured the company's manufacturing operations to succeed in the more competitive global economy. During his tenure, the company has become a major player - if not the market leader - in each of its market segments and has added new technologies such as electronic controls and propulsion products to the product mix. The fourth generation of Batten leadership began when John Batten joined Twin Disc in 1996. Elected President, Chief Operating Officer in May of 2008, John has seen the company confronted with global economic extremes and increasing competition. True to the Batten legacy of strength of character, John has demonstrated the wisdom, commitment and fortitude to lead Twin Disc through these challenging times and sustain its market leadership. Yet the story and success of Twin Disc goes beyond its leadership. Countless employees have provided creativity and ingenuity in the design, manufacture and application of its products to a wide variety of machines and equipment in the off-highway markets. Their dedication and loyalty to the company and its mission has been a powerful engine for success over the years. From a farm tractor near Racine eighty-seven years ago to a contemporary Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle at an airbase in Belgium, Twin Disc has put horsepower to work for nearly a century. It has contributed to vital markets and critical industries. That is its past. That is its future. |

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After spending a few hours roaming aimlessly around a virtual landscape, full of beautiful islands and luxurious homes, I realized that Linden Lab was on to something here.
In the Thursday issue of the Investors Business Daily, Patrick Cain wrote a very interesting and eye opening piece on big business and Second Life.
Second Life was created by Linden Lab, which is a unit of privately held Linden Research. The company has so far attracted almost $20 million in capital funding from big time investors including Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) founder Pierre Omidyar, just to name a few.
What is the buzz? Virtual gaming on the internet has exploded over the last decade. Popular online games, including World of Warcraft and EverQuest, have not only attracted millions of players from all over the world, but have also proven that online economies can be created and maintained. Virtual items, such as weapons, are being sold in online auctions, giving many players a tidy second income.
Linden Lab went a step further. Instead of taking the form of a knight or dwarf, and leaving on missions to cast spells and slay dragons, the company created Second Life as a free for all world where you can look like, act like, and be like anyone, or anything, you want!
Second Life is an open source enterprise where programmers can develop anything they want, such as houses, clothing, cars. The programmers keep the intellectual rights to their creations, thus setting up the stepping stone to a free democratic virtual world.
The official currency of Second Life is the Linden Dollar. Players can trade in their real U.S. dollars to buy Linden dollars at a dynamic exchange rate depending on supply and demand.
How much does an average island at Second Life cost? A 16 virtual acre island will cost you $1,675 with monthly maintenance charges of $295. Second Life has attracted over 4 million 'residents' so far, with more than $1.5 million U.S. a day being spent by players on virtual currency!
This flurry of financial activity has attracted big business. IBM (NYSE:IBM) is the biggest spender at Second Life so far, having invested more than $10 million to acquire virtual real estate and advertising. IBM now owns 24 islands and has built many office and business buildings on each. One building has been developed to showcase personalized electronics items from Circuit City (CC) that players use to decorate a virtual room.
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has also purchased its own real estate, and built a house to showcase its latest tech gadgets and products. Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) built a giant virtual version of its SP700 model on its island, and players can fly through it, peeking at its inner workings.
American Apparel and Toyota (NYSE:TM) are selling virtual products, including jeans and cars. American Apparel has sold 12,000 pairs of virtual jeans, for about $2 each.
It is not only the virtual commodity business that is taking hold. Reuters (RTRSY) announced in 2006 that it had set up a news bureau on its own island, and will provide news & information to residents at Second Life.
Other companies with presence in Second Life include General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Sun MicroSystems (SUNW), while Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), and American Express (NYSE:AXP) attended a seminar last year aimed at teaching companies to take advantage of the increasing popularity of virtual worlds to add to their real life profits.
Some individual programmers have built full time virtual businesses at Second Life. The big players buy and sell real estate, and build houses, with rumors that a few are making well into the six figures. Others are developing and selling anything from t-shirts to hats, bicycles to cars, and tattoos to make-up, all in virtual pixels.
While the flurry of activity and monetary spending can attract the attention of businesses, it can also attract the government. The Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress is taking a hard look at the possibility of taxing income derived from virtual online worlds. But the general consensus is against any taxation at this time. The blogging community immediately condemned the committee's announcement last year, and Dan Miller, senior economist on the committee, agrees.
He believes that a realistic attempt at taxing virtual transactions could prove very difficult. It would place too much pressure on virtual administrators, such as Linden Lab, to keep tabs on the millions of transactions and player activities that occur every day. This, Miller believes, could slow down the impressive innovation taking place. It is not surprising to learn that the 64 year-old Miller is an avid World of Warcraft fan, and player!
After roaming at Second Life for a few more hours, taking in the surprisingly realistic look of the greenish neighborhoods, and visiting various large homes, I signed off, and never visited that world again.
In the future, when I have more time on my hands, I could possibly find myself buying a house on Second Life, and living a virtual life. For the time being, I would rather buy my first 'real' house.
I have enough things to do in this life, that the thought of a second life gives me a headache.


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Restaurants in Beijing
You won't have to look far to find great restaurants in Beijing. Plenty of internationally known spots carry fusion or European inspired dishes.
The city is famous for Peking Roast Duck, a specialty at many Beijing restaurants. There is often street food sold from carts (to try with discretion) that open early and late for breakfast and late-night meals. Zuǒ Lín Yòu Shè focuses specifically on Beijing cuisine, serving up classic like dumplings to the unique deep fried pork balls. It's easily accessible, right in the heart of the city.
Lìqún Roast Duck Restaurant is further off the beaten path, found amidst surviving hutong, or alleyways, with a courtyard setting. Despite the appearance and hard-to-find location, the place serves the best Peking duck around. Xiānhè Lóu has barbecue ribs and savory pork that is wrapped up in the typical Chinese "pancake." Try Yáng Fāng Lamb Hotpot for the spicy and mild version of the regional classic hotpot. (Come prepared, since little English is spoken here) Zhāng Māma is a Sichuanese gem near Houhai Lake, serving the typical fiery dishes with delicious broths of Restaurants in Beijing.
Hidden among the back alleys of Beijing and within the Dongcheng neighborhood, the Dali Courtyard offers a quaint outdoor setting and authentic Yunnanese cuisine. Food from the southern province of Yunnan utilizes the herbs of the region, as well as the mushrooms it's known for.
This Mongolian hotpot restaurant takes open kitchen to the whole new level, putting the diners in charge of adding ingredients to the simmering pot at table side.
Near the Forbidden City, this restored siheyuan (multi-building structure surrounding a courtyard) is home to one of American lawyer Handel Lee's creations. Opened in 1997, this dinner-only restaurant specializes in its own brand of fusion, although dishes are mainly Asian or Western.
Reservations are essential here where a traditional 10-dish menu highlights classic regional ingredients (sea cucumber, abalone) in a 700-year-old former Buddhist temple.
Famed Chinese author Lu Xun wrote a short story about a student/vagrant named Kong Jiyi whose love of the bottle kept him from earning his degree.
To a college student, "hot pot" might mean its ramen night again. But in Asia, it takes on an entirely different meaning: Ding Ding Xiang restaurant in the Dongcheng neighborhood is marked by a "Hotpot Paradise" sign and serves Mongolian-style fondue.
The story goes like this: three painters from Guizhou, a poor south central province, came to Beijing seeking to earn a fortune with their brushes. They soon realized their Sichuan fare could fill a void in the city, and Three Guizhou Men was born.
Daniel Boulud's French-American outpost with a Beijing twist housed in the former U.S. Embassy. The goose egg en cocotte with smoked potato and chorizo is a surefire way to refuel for brunch.
Irish-born chef Brian McKenna was something of a Continental wunderkind—by his early 20s, he'd already worked in several Michelin-starred European kitchens—before he brought his super-creative cuisine to Beijing in 2007.
Don't expect a traditional "t" house at this Chaoyang district restaurant; it defies categorization.
This high-design hot spot in a converted siheyuan (courtyard home) is the latest offering from chef Jereme Leung—already well known in Shanghai for taking traditional cuisine and turning it on its head.
Perched atop the 66th floor of the Park Hyatt hotel, China Grill provides diners an unparalleled vantage point of the city that includes views of the CCTV Tower, World Trade Center, and Changan Avenue.
The menu at Source changes every two weeks, but it can be relied on for one thing: tongue-numbing Sichuan fare. Housed in the former home of a Qing general, this quiet Dongcheng restaurant has a lush courtyard that is home to date trees and a famously old pomegranate tree.


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This patient had 3 previous surgeries completed by two other clinics in the Chicago area, with his last one being done 4 years ago. He was uncomfortable with his results. He was told by the two other physicians, prior to each of his procedures, that he would not need any additional surgeries and that he would have a good head of hair. He was disappointed after each procedure. We had originally met with him 2 years prior to him having his surgery. We explained to him what he needed to have done to achieve his hair restoration goals. He was hesitant about having another procedure but after meeting with him 3 times to answer his questions he finally decided to go forward with another session. One of the things that we did stress to him before the procedure with Dr. Panine was that after his procedure he would be able to style his hair any way he desired without any detection of his old grafts. We indicated that he would have good density, but there would still be a possibility that he could thin out more over the years. These are his results after 2,893 grafts. About 60% of the grafts went into the frontal 1/3 of his scalp to detail the hairline and add density with the other 40% to the crown. These pictures are 8 months post-op and he still has more improvement to come.
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Nice work. I'm always impressed by the clean immediate post-op pics. It barely looks like anything was done.
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Dr. Panine really appreciates all of you for taking the time to notice the quality of his work and post a nice comment. Aaron one of things that Dr. Panine strives in doing is to try and make sure that all his patients look extremely clean after their procedure for the reason that it really speeds up their healing time with miniimal scabbing. This allows them to get back to work faster without anyone noticing they had anything done much faster. Thanks again for noticing that point.
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Looking to buy my first quality RC car
Can you tell me if this is a quality rc car.
http://www.rchobbyestore.com.au/Item...R%20RC%20BUGGY Also i've read this stuff about people saying that the stock 45 Amp's aren't good enough to cope with the 3600 mAh lipo battery. is this true? If it is true would 60 be enough and how much faster would that make it? (does it make it faster cause i read somewhere it does?) And... well just for the sake of asking what would it do if i decided to put a 120 amp on it? would it work? Would the speed go over the top? I know i've asked questions that probably seem basic enough for even the newest people but, the only rc's i've ever bought were cheap, So now i want something decent. I live in Aus and dont want to go over $300 for the intial car and would prefer a lipo electric 2.40 transmitter. I dont want a nitro. Thanks soo much guys in advance |
It all depends what you're after. I've got a 45a ESC and 3900kv motor in my stadium truck and nothing really breaks a sweat on 2s lipo.
Don't worry about the battery supplying too much current, look at how much the motor is going to draw. You want an ESC that can easily handle that much current, and then a battery that can easily handle the full capacity of the ESC. That way nothing is stressed to the limit. Putting a higher capacity ESC won't make it faster unless make another change (different gearing, different motor, etc) that causes the car to use more current. If you're going to buy the car and drive it as is without trying to add a bigger/faster motor, or crazy gearing then it should be perfectly fine as is. The only concern I would have is getting spare parts. If you can get replacement parts for it to where you live, then it should be ok. $300 is a very tight budget for a 2.4ghz lipo brushless off road car, especially one that comes with a battery. |
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One major aspect of hobby grade rc is the ability to fix/ upgrade. Make sure you buy a big brand name that your lhs carries because when you need parts waiting or availability problems suck. Just my 2 cents. Electronics can be sorted out after the fact and good quality components last many runs, mechanical parts however will break.
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Yeah on all the item descriptions the site says all RC vehicles sold come with a full 1 year warranty and they stock every spare part for every vehicle they supply. Does that sound ok?
I was looking into getting one of these HSP 1/10 XSTR-PRO TOP. NEW BRUSHLESS PRO TOP VERSION NEW 2.4 GIG RADIO LIPO BATTERY HUGE HSP BRUSHLESS ENGINE 4WD Alloy Shaft Drive, Many Alloy Upgrades Fully Assembled High Performance Racing Off Road Race Buggy Complete with Fully Installed 2 Channel Pistol Grip Radio Monocoque Chassis Ezyrun Programmable Fan Cooled Brushless Electronic Speed Control And Comes with: 1/10 Scale XSTR-Pro TOP Version Brushless New 2.4 Gig High Speed Long Range Radio New HSP 3300KV 3650 High Power Brushless Race Motor (lower KV gives more power) New 45 Amp Ezyrun Programmable Brushless Electronic Speed control with fan - Fully Proportional Forward / Reverse / Brake New 3600 mAh 25C LiPo Battery Alloy Upper Deck Dual Alloy Coil Spring Adjustable Shock Absorbers 55% More Travel Ready To Run 4 Wheel Drive via Alloy Shaft Front and Rear Differentials Fully Proportional Forward / Reverse / Brake New Front and Rear 5 Screw Differentials with Bevel Gears Full 4 Wheel A-Arm 100% independent Adjustable Suspension Adjustable Height Adjustable Toe In, Toe Out New Even Lighter Smaller Front and Gear Boxes Uni DIRECTIONAL MT-X4 Tyres Strong Rigid ABS Monocoque Chassis Factory Installed Servo Saver Pistol Grip Australian Specifications Hi Torque H3003 Steering Servo Complete Instructions for car and radio included This being the pro version sites claim this has aluminium parts Has a RRP of $800 But i can get it for $197 AUD and $14 postage |
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Videos on you tube show them stock preforming pretty well
HSP 1/10 XSTR-PRO Has mixed opinions surrounding it. Some are saying their great, others their crap i broke mine 2 minutes and then people saying their not the best but their good for a beginner. With 2 out of 3 people saying their good i'm beginning to think that they might be OK until i decide i like it and want to buy more expensive ones or even build my own. Considering i can get one for $197 including 11.4v 3600 mAh battery receiver and the website that sells it has every spare part for it and give it a 1 year warranty, it sounds like it could be worth it. I'm one of those people that are extra careful with things until i decide to start giving it bit by bit more power. |
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the thing is that you like it, but the car is not that good, so you buy a better one, then you are $200 more into it than you could have been. i would get something used or some beginner name brand car. the kind of cars you are looking at are not very good and use very low quality parts. ill try to find you a squirrel video explaining this better.
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Would this be just as crap as the HSP |
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Should i get this. It sounds good and someone said thunder tiger was a good brand.
http://rchobbies.com.au/store/produc...ducts_id=50110 |
i think the general concensus is to go with a brand of car that has local parts support.
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Batopilas a brief History
The 17th century "Lost Mission" of Satevó
The Jesuit mission of San Miguel de Satevó, just outside the town, is known as the "Lost Mission" as there are no records describing it's existence. Believed to have been constructed in the 1760's, the mission is one of the canyon's best preserved. It's setting is ideal near the edge of the Batopilas River.
The silver mines of Batopilas were some of the richest in Mexico. In the 18th and 19th century both Spaniards and Mexicans gained great wealth out of the area. American John Robinson purchased an old claim in 1861 which turned out to have a large, hidden vein. He decided to sell the claim to fellow American Alexander Shepherd for $600,000 US in 1880.
Alexander Shepherd was the last mayor of Washington, D.C. and had been ousted under unproven corruption charges. Once Shepherd moved his family to Batopilas, he filed over 350 mining claims and formed the Batopilas Mining Company. His mines became some of the wealthiest in the world at their peak.
Ruins of the Alexander Shepherd's Hacienda San Miguel
Batopilas Mining Company gate
Today, the town of Batopilas is a community of 800 inhabitants, but in it's greatest mining period at the end of the 19th century, it had up to 7,000 inhabitants. It has preserved, to a great extent, it's architectural heritage from the richness of those times.
Santo Domingo Silver Mining Company - Mexico 1889
Certificate from the Santo Domingo Silver Mining Company issued no later than 1889. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a man working in a mine. The certificate is signed by the company's officers and is over 116 years old. The silver mines were located in Batopilas in Chihuahua, Mexico, and the company's corporate offices were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Alright this is where all the Robby fans come out of the woodwork.. :p
Ginepri def. FerreroFumus 06-25-2004, 08:10 PM Alright this is where all the Robby fans come out of the woodwork.. :p Hurley 06-25-2004, 08:11 PM Here I am :p But I feel sad for JCF too :sad: Fumus 06-25-2004, 08:13 PM America's Robby Ginepri created the biggest upset of the men's tournament so far by dumping the number six seed Juan Carlos Ferrero out in the third round, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. The Spaniard appeared drained by his titanic effort in coming back to defeat Stefan Koubek yesterday and could offer no resistance to the 27th seed, who wrapped up the match in 81 mintues. Ginepri will play last year's semi-finalist Sebastien Grosjean in the last 16. The 21-year-old made today's task look ridiculously simple. He was only briefly troubled in the first set, when Ferrero broke him in the third game. But Ginepri bounced right back with two breaks of his own to take the set 6-3. It seemed only moments later that he notched up another break and was steaming off with the second set, with Ferrero's ratio of winners to errors hopelessly off key. Ginepri wrapped it up with an ace and the 2003 French Open champion was two sets down inside an hour. It was all a long way from the baseline slugathon against Koubek. Along with Mardy Fish, Ginepri is one of that batch of young Americans who seem to have been tagged as the next big thing for several seasons, without ever quite arriving. Andy Roddick has been their standard bearer until now. But on today's form, Ginepri will be looking to stay in The Championships for some time yet. The third set was perilously close to a whitewash. Grosjean had better not be feeling tired when he faces Ginepri on Monday. maratski 06-25-2004, 08:18 PM Hurley can you get into WX? Hurley 06-25-2004, 08:19 PM Yes, but a lot of people are having trouble getting in. YoursTruly 06-25-2004, 08:19 PM I wanted Juan Carlos to win this! He's the real talent and I don't like dirty looking Robby :lol: Hurley 06-25-2004, 08:20 PM Hurley can you get into WX? Oh, it's you. Hi :wavey: Hurley 06-25-2004, 08:21 PM I wanted Juan Carlos to win this! He's the real talent and I don't like dirty looking Robby :lol: More for me :couple: YoursTruly 06-25-2004, 08:23 PM More for me :couple: I have no problem with that!! Here, you take him *picking up Robby with gloves and handing him over to Hurley* jmp 06-25-2004, 08:23 PM I agree with Hurley. I feel :sad: and :D . Come on, Robby. Take advantage of this opportunity. Hurley 06-25-2004, 08:25 PM I agree with Hurley. I feel :sad: and :D . Come on, Robby. Take advantage of this opportunity. It would be nice, but Grosjean is gonna wax him. maratski 06-25-2004, 08:29 PM Oh, it's you. Hi :wavey: :wavey: I've got a name change here, but it's me ;) I haven't been able to get in since this morning. I guess I'll try again tomorrow :sad: Billabong 06-25-2004, 08:32 PM JC :sad:! Come back strong:)! Vass 06-25-2004, 08:33 PM Was it realy an upset? I saw the last few games and I saw that JCF wasn't capable of anything. JC sucks on grass and Ginepri is very good. star 06-25-2004, 08:34 PM :sad: JCF *Ljubica* 06-25-2004, 08:39 PM I wanted Juan Carlos to win this! He's the real talent and I don't like dirty looking Robby :lol: Totally agree. Feel really sorry for poor J-C - what a bad year he has had :sad: I think the Koubek match took too much out of him - come back strong Juan-Carlos. Hurley 06-25-2004, 08:41 PM :wavey: I've got a name change here, but it's me ;) I haven't been able to get in since this morning. I guess I'll try again tomorrow :sad: Kind of slow today...seems like a lot of people can't get in. jmp 06-25-2004, 08:41 PM Originally Posted by Hurley It would be nice, but Grosjean is gonna wax him. That's the way I see it as well. But, I'm ready for a surprise AND I like Seb a lot, too. So, I wish them both well. CarnivalCarnage 06-25-2004, 09:06 PM Yes, but a lot of people are having trouble getting in. You said it. Clara Bow 06-25-2004, 09:15 PM :sad: I really wanted JCF to win. Sniff...Goran, Coria, and Ferrero all losing in one day. Yashirobai 06-25-2004, 09:18 PM Totally agree. Feel really sorry for poor J-C - what a bad year he has had :sad: I think the Koubek match took too much out of him - come back strong Juan-Carlos. Totally agree with you both as well. It's too bad :sad: Fee 06-25-2004, 09:47 PM I love Robby like a little brother and I am very pleased for him, but I am also sad for JCF. It's obvious that he was just plain exhausted from his match yesterday and he did the best he could under the circumstances. I hope that he is able to fully recover and have a really good summer season. Robby has never beaten Seb and he will have to play the match of his life to beat him on Monday. I just don't think he will be able to pull it off (but I would love to be wrong). GermanBoy 06-25-2004, 10:01 PM Here I am and I`m so happy for Robby! Hope, he is able to beat boring Grosjean in the next round... :p Leo 06-25-2004, 10:15 PM Ferrero didn't move at all. Pretty shit match on his part. I wonder if we're going to see any of the 2003 Ferrero at all this season. Ballbuster 06-25-2004, 10:19 PM May I ask what this WX you speak of is?? trixy 06-25-2004, 11:17 PM :sad: :sad: The crappy yr continues for JC. Chloe le Bopper 06-25-2004, 11:22 PM Ew Ew Ew. He could have just lost one of the MPs to Koubek and saved me the total disgust. That said, I was prepared to be grossed out immensly, and oh, am I ever. Seeing as this is the first tournament where Ferrero has strung two matches together since Rotterdam, I'm not sure that it's much of an upset. But it's still *reallly* gross Havok 06-25-2004, 11:25 PM Losing the 2nd round is better than the 1st. I'm glad he won that 1st round match, saving MP's is a good thing, but he's still clearly out of sorts and Robby's just lightning quick. Good win for Robby, and I hope JCF gets better soon :sad: Chloe le Bopper 06-25-2004, 11:26 PM And losing in the third round is better than the second... Havok 06-25-2004, 11:28 PM :haha: but still, even if he was totally embarassed vs Robby, I would rather him win a match (even if it was way too close than it should have been) than for him to bomb out right away. Chloe le Bopper 06-25-2004, 11:32 PM No no... this was the third round. That was my point. He beat Boutter in round one. With the schedule all screwed up, it's understandable that you forgot. Lady 06-25-2004, 11:32 PM He kinda lost in the 3rd round, you know ;) But it's sad anyway :( Lady 06-25-2004, 11:33 PM Oh, Rebecca was a second faster :p Havok 06-25-2004, 11:35 PM Oh, I'm sorry. Totally flew over my head :retard: and yes this schedule is kinda hard to follow, I don't even know who's in which round lol. sorry for the fuck-up:o Lady 06-25-2004, 11:40 PM I doubt many know who in what round now, Naldo! lol I was so messed up with predictions in the game on WTA! I thought I got the opponent wrong, only to know that the match was played yesterday, and that's next round already! lol BaselineSmash 06-25-2004, 11:46 PM Sebastien's grasscourt literacy will leave Ginepri wearing the dunce's hat. Ferrero will be avenged. tennischick 06-25-2004, 11:49 PM this is shocking. not just that Ginepri beat anybody, but also the score. i am shocked. :eek: Jennay 06-25-2004, 11:49 PM :sad: Poor Juan Carlos, he looked exhausted today. jmp 06-26-2004, 12:09 AM tennischick :lol: GO ROBBY! :D oxy 06-26-2004, 01:26 AM this is kind of expected after seeing the 1st set...cos JC played a very long match on thurs, 5 tough sets...usually in GS u will get 1 days rest...but not in this case becos of the dumb rain..i agree w most of u that now sometimes i dun even know which round the match is...anyway he lost in the 3rd round so better than 2nd or 1st..:) Fumus 06-26-2004, 03:27 AM Geux..Robby...watch guys..don't be suprised if he takes a game or two off of Grosjean...lol...Robby would have to play out of his mind to do that...lol... Robby has a chance to win, he has played great. We can't take that away from him. Chloe le Bopper 06-26-2004, 05:17 AM We can and we will ;) Chloe le Bopper 06-26-2004, 05:18 AM this is shocking. not just that Ginepri beat anybody, but also the score. i am shocked. :eek: Haa @ the "anybody" part. Seems you have the same respect for Ginepri that I do :p (either that or I misunderstood, of course) Clara Bow 06-26-2004, 05:53 AM Really...I am going to sound so very very shallow. But one reason why I don't root for Robby is that he looks really, really, dumb. If anyone can provide evidence to the contrary (i.e. an interview where he sounds a bit smart) I will be more than happy to change my opinion. Hurley 06-26-2004, 07:28 AM No, he's dumb as a piece of toast :D And nothing wrong with being shallow...he's a raging idiot and not a great or interesting player, and he can still take me down five ways any Sunday :angel: oxy 06-26-2004, 08:23 AM who to root for i really duno.....ferrero, ginepri and grosjean happen to be my fav players...but somehow they must meet....dilemma...:confused: dubis016 06-26-2004, 08:33 AM This is not that shocking considering ferrero's recent form, the surface, plus the previous two matches he has played.. I personally think this was an expected outcome. Fee 06-26-2004, 02:58 PM Well, I don't think that Robby is as dumb as a piece of toast. He may not have the raging intellect of Blake or Martin, but he can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. My first impression of Robby, back in 2002, was that he was very shy and he's not as mature as some of the other players his age. 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An ancient Mesopotamia, the transfer of part of a dwelling (never a whole dwelling) was accompanied by much brouhaha. All manner of officials prepared for and attended the event, barley was tossed over the floor, wet clay tablets were incised, the grog flowed … Yet the most important figure present was the enigmatic 'Great One of the Peg'. It seems as though he or she had something to do with a cone, which may or may not have been hammered in a wall. On one level, this is where we really reach the limits of our ability to imagine what the hell went on in many cases in the ANE. On another level, we really need to recover the 'Great One of the Peg'. Not quite sure what this person would do, but that matters little.
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The `97 Gramercy International Due to overwhelming crowds (a violation of the hotel's fire code?), the most recent Gramercy International, now in its fourth year, was not so much attended as endured. The hotel's check-in time prohibited setting up before noon on the day of the opening, so harried dealers had less than five hours to throw artworks up on cucumber green wallpaper while stashing the hotel's shabby furniture into bathrooms and closets. With such a chaotic process, the art can seem to be an after-thought.
The dealers who most successfully took control of their rooms "sent in the marines" -- in this case, artists -- to inject a little energy and spontaneity into the mix. It was like watching a how-to video on "what artists do" -- good ones can summon creativity into the most arid landscapes.
Zurich dealer Bob Van Orsouw strong-armed his room into a sculpture installation with the help of sculptor Fabrice Gygi and his inflatable "Airbag" multiples. In editions of three ranging in size from 1m x 60 cm to 2m x 60 cm, the giant rubber logs were energetically piled up over everything in the room while balancing upturned armchairs on the ceiling. These portable sculptures take the "Richard Serra Lite Award," and are modestly priced at around $3,000.
While Gygi was overturning furniture, down the hall at Jessica Fredericks in room 318 British performance artist Joey Kotting was doing some very odd things in bed. Although not specifically making a print, his "reproduction of an image" was quite inventive. While the gallery staff was setting up, Kotting leaned against a canvas covered with photo-emulsion propped up against the bed's backboard. For a half hour a video camera recorded Kotting's performance as he posed and perspired under hot lights. Later visitors saw a ghost image of the artist on the canvas, while a video of his activity ran continuously.
The sound of water coming from A/D's room was not a leaking shower, but a four-foot-high set of bronze teeth doing duty as part of a water fountain designed in 1996 by Kiki Smith. Set on a bed of moss with tree branches, the piece seemed like an ancient ruin in a primeval forest, and is one of Smith's strongest works to date. Her newest multiple, a cast lead crystal multiple of a tailbone entitled Tail was also on display .
Body parts were similarly the subject of a multiple co-published by Cheryl Haines gallery in San Francisco and Alan Rath, an MIT grad turned video artist. Rath's computer "screensaver" features four of his most popular images -- eyes that move back and forth; a nose; a mouth; and a tongue licking a pair of lips. The speed of the digitized images can be adjusted and also the colors: black and white; yellow and green. The signed and numbered CD-ROM in an edition of 750 comes in a metallic bag used to ship electronic parts, accompanied by a catalogue of Rath's recent works. Haines says the multiple "conceptually completes the link," since Rath designs all his works on computer. This 21st-century object sells for a bargain-level $100.
Another California publisher, Muse X, used digitized imagery for its Iris prints (high resolution printed images from a computer), which were recently seen at Jay Gorney in the photos of James Welling. The idea of manipulating an image intrigued John Baldessari, who gave Muse X a movie still from a musical, depicting a singing elephant hunter in an enormous cooking pot surrounded by a chorus of cannibals. Given Baldessari's propensity to withhold information, the images themselves were "cannibalized" by computer in nine stages, thus the title of the work: The Pot with 9 Removals.
All information is removed from the works of Swiss artist Bruno Jakob, who made a special multiple for the fair. Visitors were given a tiny packet of cards sealed in a plastic bag with the title, Race to the Image: Still Collecting. A red rectangle in varying sizes was printed on each card, over which the artist's brain waves were apparently projected. As the paintings were "invisible," the artist helpfully included the title and medium of work, such as Brain Air (invisible painting/brain) for those unfortunates still racing to see something.
Still racing to see everything at Gramercy can be exhausting, and as the hallways get more crowded, the attrition rate rises. Luckily, there are a number of galleries who also exhibited at Chicago, so one could catch up later on in the spacious environs of Navy Pier.
Art `97 Chicago Since its renovation, Navy Pier has grown up, and so has the art fair. The roof doesn't leak and the wind doesn't whistle through the rafters anymore. But Chicago made a Faustian bargain. It traded its former inconvenience, which had a certain rustic charm -- and admittedly, the site on Lake Michigan is a beautiful setting -- for a spot at the far end of what amounts to a huge indoor shopping mall complex, with an ambiance reminiscent of what one finds at larger airports. Needless to say, this world of MacDonald's outlets and tee-shirt vendors is happily unaware of Bruce Nauman or Louise Bourgeois. If these ice-cream eating, white-shoed and leisure-suited folks only knew that at the end of the pier they could find photographs of transvestites by Nan Goldin, or a Paul McCarthy drawing of a rabbit with a nozzle-shaped penis!
The smattering of prints throughout the fair was often overwhelmed by large exhibitions of paintings and sculptures. In particular, the tiny, exquisite multiples by Parkett (the tony art magazine published in Switzerland), seemed like souvenirs in this context. Likewise, publisher Fred Dorfman found it difficult to effectively display both multiples and original paintings in his booth -- even though he made a good impression with his most recent project, a beautiful grouping of hand-blown glass sculptures made in the Czech Republic by Lynda Benglis. Also notable was a wonderfully strange multiple of three male torsos in a box by Laurie Simmons entitled Clothes make the Man.
Vancouver publisher Patrick Painter showed only multiple editions, which may have contributed to his success. His new Ed Ruscha edition, entitled Archi-props, which took the artist four years to complete, recorded the very kinds of activity taking place at the other end of Navy Pier. The eight lithographs are urban snapshots that, in true Ruscha fashion, celebrate the banality of strip mall culture. Painter also debuted a series of eight hand-painted photographs by John Baldessari that depicted National City, the artist's hometown -- a subject that was the focus of his last show at Sonnabend.
Other new editions worth mentioning: a stunning Kara Walker silhouette linocut entitled Keys to the Coop published by Landfall Press; a fine, minimalist set of hand-colored etchings by Suzanne Caporel published by Tandem Press; new Tom Otterness etchings by Marlborough; and a remarkable John Buck rug (!) of his first woodcut, made in China from hand-knotted silk and published by Bud Shark. (Gossip heard 'round the fair: Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida, Tampa, will replace Shark in the print consortium, Quartet.)
Print Fest Rather than compete with bigger galleries at Navy Pier, a group of print publishers and dealers returned to the Drake Hotel and took adjoining suites to show their editions in a relaxed, elegant atmosphere where continental breakfast was served along with the art. Among the newcomers to "Print Fest" was Universal Limited Art Editions, which rarely sells works outside of the shop in West Islip. The famous press, now in its fourth decade, finds it can no longer sustain its operation on its cachet alone, and must join other publishers in selling art the old fashioned way -- by hustling prints and meeting the public. Luckily, Larissa Goldston -- Bill Goldston's daughter, and Tatyana Grossman's goddaughter -- has the energy and willingness to lead the press into uncharted waters.
While former director of Crown Point Press, New York Karen McCready, was showing yet another edition by Sol LeWitt (he just published prints with both Pace and Crownpoint) she explained that the artist is a genuine populist who likes to make many prints so that they continue to be affordable for collectors. However the most affordable multiple at the fair was being offered by McCready's husband, screenprinter Jean-Yves Noblet, who's new business is called "Get Your Stuff Together." He has silkscreened a portfolio case with the inscription "I Want" scrawled continuously by Rona Pondick. Noblet first used the inscription to silkscreen costumes and scenery for Pondick's dance performance and sculpture installation at the Brooklyn Museum. After repeated requests, he created the case in a variety of colors, to satisfy every "I Want."
Those who hunger for still more fairs are off to Europe, where the Basel art fair opened for a three-week run on June 11. One debut there is New York dealer Peter Blum's new project -- a collaboration between Alex Katz and poet Robert Creeley (a contemporary of Allen Ginsburg). His poem "Edges," will be accompanied by 13 landscape etchings by Katz. On hand to discuss the project in depth: poet and writer Arthur Solway, who is Blum's director in New York.
The Birth and Death of a Rembrandt Collection: The Walter J. Johnson Sale Not surprisingly, most people who collect old master prints are old. This is problematic for auction houses. For like the incoming tide, the prints eventually find their way back to auction as their owners die off. There appears to be fewer serious collectors (most notably elderly European businessmen) willing to pay substantial amounts to acquire works for their own collections.
This was certainly not the case with Walter J. Johnson, a German book publisher. Known to be an obsessive, cantankerous collector, he chased after Dr. Albert Blum's collection in 1988 and Dr. Otto Schafer's in 1993 when they came up at auction, and continued to make major acquisitions until only three years before he died. According to the essay accompanying the sale catalogue, the "energy and power of (Johnson's) presence were instantly felt as he entered the auction room." His tendency to bid furiously for a print at no matter what cost was also felt, as dealers would drive prices up and Johnson would sometimes end up paying grotesque amounts for mediocre works. At the 1990 Weitzner sale at Sotheby's, Johnson paid a whopping $72,500 for Rembrandt's Sheet of Studies... This same print fetched $14,000 yesterday at the Johnson sale, much closer to its actual value in 1990.
So it was a real crapshoot for Christie's in its May 13 Walter J. Johnson sale to offer a great quantity of prints by a collector who often overpaid for pedestrian impressions. Even so, rumor had it that Sotheby's was furious that it had not landed the sale. Saddled with the Rembrandts of bankrupt collector Joseph Ritman, which the auction house has been struggling to sell privately for $20 million, it was said that the house discouraged collectors from bidding in the Johnson sale with the promise that the Ritman prints would soon be offered singly.
The estimates on much of the Johnson material seemed high, reflecting, in part, the collector's indiscriminate purchases. Would the market prop up the prices?
The answer was a cautious yes. The Presentation in the Temple in a Dark Manner, estimated at $100,000-$150,000 sold for a hammer price of $90,000 (not including auction house commission, 15 percent on the first $50,000 and 10 percent on the remainder). Thomas Haaringh (est. $120,000) brought $130,000. However, the important Three Crosses print, which Johnson paid $125,000 for (hence the $150,000-$200,000 estimate), sold for $85,000. Knowledgeable collectors said the price was right in line with the poor quality of this particular impression, which was unsold in the Schafer sale, and purchased afterwards by Johnson. This masterpiece of drypoint has been known to fetch $990,000 when the quality of the impression justified the price.
Bidding was quite lively, and paddles were flying from many different sources, indicating healthy interest. The old guard was there in force -- former head of Christie's print department Nicholas Stogdon, now a private dealer in old master prints, talked disparagingly throughout the sale; dealer Ted Donson purchased an extremely rare print entitled The Shell for $100,000, well above the low estimate of $80,000; renowned European dealers Helmut and Petra Rumbler bought many of the most expensive prints, including Clump of Trees for $90,000, and a private collector bought the Medea for $95,000, 50 percent above the price Johnson paid in the Schafer sale.
Bidding for lots under $10,000 was also active, showing that young collectors were cutting their teeth at the lower end. However more expensive prints, Johnson's mistakes, such as Landscape with a Milkman estimated at $50,000-$70,000, which he bought for $67,500, sold for $26,000. In short, as collector Eric Kaufman noted about the auction, "Johnson was often guilty of 'irrational exuberance' in his pursuit of Rembrandts. His prints of good quality did quite well at the sale, bringing high but rational prices. The poor quality prints sold at much lower prices reflecting their actual value, prices much closer to what Johnson should have paid at the time he bought them." To further prevent any mishaps, Christie's strategy of low reserves offset the high estimates, resulting in a successful sale.
International Print Center New York Over the past two years, there has been a shake-up in both Christie's and Sotheby's print departments. Neither Bob Monk, former head of contemporary prints (and then paintings) at Sotheby's, nor Elizabeth Hahn, former head of the print department at Christie's, are still in the auction business, but both are lending support to establish the International Print Center New York (IPCNY), which had a benefit auction on Sat., May 17 at Sotheby's. (Boardmember Hahn attended the reception at the auction house but the recently unemployed Monk did not.)
The brainchild of collector and writer Anne Coffin, who has been trying for two years to elicit support, IPCNY will be modeled after the Drawing Center, a not-for-profit space in SoHo devoted exclusively to the exhibition of drawings. Coffin said she was writing a series of articles on the downtown art scene when she first became aware of the wide range of print making activities not generally known about by the art-going public. She felt there should be a "nonprofit exhibition space, resource and learning center devoted solely to artists' prints." This space would, among other things, provide a venue for traveling shows of prints from all periods, and host an international print invitational every five years.
IPCNY's prospectus announces its goal is to "cross all boundaries to bring together curatorial, publishing, collecting and commercial elements." New editions will be selected by a committee and exhibited with a label that would include documentation and a "point of sale" for interested buyers who would be referred by IPCNY staff to the source of the print: artist, publisher or gallery. Questions have arisen, however, as to whether having dealers on the non-governing advisory committee constitutes a conflict of interest if IPCNY plans to act as agent for print buying. Coffin says that she hopes IPCNY can "stimulate interest in collecting prints, especially for young collectors."
There are currently no local print curators on the advisory committee. Neither the Metropolitan Museum's 20th-century curator William Lieberman nor Guggenheim Museum head Thomas Krens are active as print curators in their respective institutions, and former Brooklyn Museum print curator Barry Walker has moved to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. One reason may be that curators are concerned about IPCNY's competition for precious member donations that could deplete their ever-shrinking acquisition funds.
An associate (donor) of the Museum of Modern Art print department who recently joined IPCNY's board of trustees is Arnold Smoller. Since he sold off the bulk of his print collection at Christie's in 1993 (Jim Dine's The Black and White Nancy Woodcut was one of his unsold lots in Saturday's benefit sale) he convinced other galleries and publishers to donate work. The auction raised over $36,000, which was beyond expectations.
This recent flurry of fund-raising is to enable IPCNY to become, according to the prospectus, "a central source of dissemination of information about prints...fill(ing) a crucial gap in the international art world." However, since the New York Public Library's print room has one of the most extensive and accessible collections of print reference materials in the country, one wonders how crucial this gap really is.
In fact what IPCNY intends to do is act as a virtual clearing house, which is more in keeping with its goal of cross-pollination. IPCNY's Web site, ready next month, will provide links to every other known print Web site worldwide. There will be an on-going calendar of print-related events at museums, supplied by On Paper, and eventually a list of print exhibits in galleries.
However there is really no virtual replacement for the seven local museums that have treated New Yorkers this year to a spectacular array of exhibitions, including an amazing Rembrandt etching show at the Morgan Library: Jasper Johns's working proofs seen for the first time in the United States at the Museum of Modern Art; and an extensive survey of Richard Tuttle's prints and books at the New York Public Library. There are also at least 19 print galleries open to the public, and scores that are by-appointment only. The auction houses host eight important print sales a year, and International Fine Print Dealers Association hosts a well-attended fair in the fall.
Despite this wealth of opportunities, IPCNY claims that a lack of real estate devoted to prints is a critical oversight. But perhaps even more critical is a general lack of knowledge about the print world's wide spectrum of activities. Therefore if IPCNY can increase accessibility through its innovative role as clearing house, then it will be an indispensable resource for the print community and can help lead lovers of paper into the 21st century.
DEBORAH RIPLEY-SOLWAY is a private dealer of prints and multiples and lives in Brooklyn.


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The latest publication in CJCJ's Juvenile Justice Realignment Series analyses direct adult criminal court filings across California's 58 counties since the passage of Proposition 21 (2000). Direct filing allows prosecutors to unilaterally transfer youth to adult court, thereby circumventing juvenile court jurisdiction.*
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Find out what others are saying about it in our attached press release, including statements by Assembly Member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), and the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) legislative advocate, Ignacio Hernandez.
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*After the release of this publication, Ventura County's Probation Agency acknowledged providing incorrect statistics to the State of California for 2003. We will be revising this publication's tables, discussion, and findings as soon as the corrected data becomes available.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (64 votes).
In short: A good race in some fine countrysideDate of review: March 23, 2005
In short: Don't let the 2-3 hills put you off! This race has a v. friendly atmosphere and wonderful scenery; definitely one to put on the calendar for next year!In full: Small field (4-500 ish?) but what it lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in atmosphere and scenery. Yes, the course is tough if you don't do much hill work, but there are only 2 longish slopes and the scenery takes your mind off such trivialities. What scenery? The two castles, misty fields fading into the distance, small lake, statues, woods etc. In a nutshell, something for everyone! Most enjoyable race I've done so far and definitely recommended.Date of review: March 20, 2005


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Lamar Odom's wife, Khloe Kardashian has finally broken her silence and opens up about her true feelings for her husband and all the troubles being brought home.
The reality star and former host for 'X-Factor USA' took to Twitter and claimed that with all the marriage troubles she and Lamar have been going through recently, one can't expect her to be as hardened she had hoped to be.
'As much as I wish I were made of steel... I'm not,' Khloe said in her tweets before adding, 'I'm pretty damn close to it though hehe'.
Khloe has reportedly thrown Lamar out of their home, once again. This came after the Clippers player had just got back to their L.A. home last week. The last straw, said reports, is Lamar's arrest on Aug. 30 for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) allegedly both for drugs and alcohol.
Known to be as one among the most solid couple among the Kardashian clans, the Khole-Odom marriage has recently been put to test when Lamar's cheating scandal came out in recent months.
Khloe stood by Lamar despite the mistresses who had recently come out and spoke out about their affairs with the basketball star. Kris Jenner attested in mid-August that there was no imminent divorce contrary to reports. Khloe remains steadfast and had made every attempts to work things out with her husband of four years. Even when Kris Jenner reportedly met up with lawyers to spearhead divorce herself, Khloe has remained strong and not defied by scandals that rocked their marriage.
But Lamar took it too far to a point of allowing himself to get arrested. And that took a great toll on Khloe's determination to save her marriage. The reality star has reportedly told Lamar to undergo rehabilitation or the marriage is indeed over.
Citing reports by TMZ, the Daily Mail noted that Khloe got furious after learning Lamar's arrest from the news and not from her husband, who days before was begging Khloe to let him come home.
"They're still at an impasse and the prospects of saving their marriage are "grim," a source was quoted as telling TMZ by the Daily Mail.
Khloe had apparently asked Lamar to leave their home again Saturday after he was released from DUI arrest.
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Originally our family of 5 was going to spend the week, but vacation times shifted and a pregnancy created the need for maternity leave later in the year so just my son and I ended up going to the Vineyard. We had a wonderful time relaxing, seeing the sights and hanging out on the beaches. There was more than enough space and the deck and the screened in front porch quickly became our favorite parts of the house. The location was great for reaching any part of the island and the house was very well stocked with kitchen appliances, towels and bedding. We would highly recommend this home to friends and family!
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The Beat My Heart Skipped
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But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there's no one there to hold you tight
And no one there to kiss goodnight
"On an almost daily basis, Burt Bacharach and his incomparable lyricist, Hal David, sat in a windowless cubicle and saw the outside world in intricate time signatures, diminished chord sequences, soaring melodies and thought provoking prose. Taken instrumentally, Bacharach's music screams with passion. From the mightiest orchestral swell to the quietest keyboard glissando, you are always made to feel as if you're either about to be loved or about to be left. Whether it's that first glance or the last door slam is of little consequence. You feel a part of something - something big."
— Serene Dominic from his book Burt Bacharach Song By Song
Forever, forever you'll stay in my heart and I will love you
Forever, forever we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
The avalanche of coverage and inclusion of Burt Bacharach's work into popular culture and classic reference should be of little surprise to anyone. Bacharach's rich catalog continues to garner a groundswell of worship from generation to generation and it was only a matter of time before the magic made it's way to the drum corps performance arena. The 2011 Blue Devils present a rich, and long overdue look into the mastery of Burt Bacharach's music.
Together, together, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me.
Without question, there is a respected history and a living, breathing, very modern life-form taking shape in the Blue Devils production of "The Beat My Heart Skipped". The maestro meets the motion in an emotional whirlwind of dazzling artistry rising from the blueprint of a seemingly ordinary array of yard lines. Bacharach along with the masterful performers of the Blue Devils are an invigorating combination of contemporary creativity with classic DNA. The joy of this invigorating combination travels the US for a summer of sheer drum corps celebration.
Though I try to forget
It just can't be done
Each time the door bell rings
I still run
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Dell 'No Comment' on Inspiron Mini 11 Netbook Rumors
A German Website posts documents it says are leaked road maps for Dell's netbook lineup. If true, three models - for three price points and preferences - could be out soon. In a tough economy with slowed hardware spending, netbooks is a category that's still expected to see growth.
Dell may soon be releasing a new line of netbooks.Engadget recently reported that a German Website, netbooknews.de, got a hold of slides that it says are of Dell's road map for its netbooks. If true, a new Mini 11 netbook could be out sometime before the end of the third quarter of 2009, with a starting price of $299.
The Inspiron Mini 10, Dell's current model, would include options for Microsoft Vista, a 3G modem and possibly a 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor on April 17 and a new 1.6GHz Atom N270 in May. In the second half of the year, everything would be updated again with Intel's Pine Trail processors.
A spokesperson said Dell's official response is: "Dell does not comment on speculation around future road map investigations."
What's more certain is that Dell is now offering the option of a high-definition display for the Mini 10. The standard display is a 10-inch, 1,024-by-576-pixel display; for $35 more, users can now choose to update to 1,366 by 768 pixels, which represents 720 pixels of vertical resolution--or high-definition video mode.
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'Europa Report' review: Sharlto Copley stars in ultra-realistic sci-fi thriller
"Europa Report" is a lean, ultra-realistic sci-fi thriller that shows you don't have to spend
Tom Cruise or
Will Smith money to tell a tight, intimate story. This frill-free "found footage" film may have the limited scope of a made-for-SyFy Channel movie, but the filmmakers put all the money up on the screen.
Something happened to a spacecraft sent to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to find out if there is life in the water beneath the icy surface. We're shown interviews with
Embeth Davidtz as a sometimes tearful Dr. Unger, the head of the privately financed project that sent six astronauts further than any human has ever been.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. and an uncredited
Dan Fogler are other Earthbound interview subjects, scientists who rationalize the need for this human trip to learn "if we're not alone."
An opening act sets us up -- the crew making its first hard, life-or-death decision about whether to go on after someone has died. These are water-marked archival images from the many onboard cameras on Europa One, sort of a version of the craft we've seen in realistic space odysseys since "2001" -- all girders and modules and solar panels, with a rotating artificial gravity wing. We see five crew members and realize a sixth is missing and learn that contact with Earth has been lost.
The rest of the story is told in flashback as we see the reasons for the mission, the launch, and learn a little about the crew -- played by
Michael Nyqvist of
"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,"
Sharlto Copley of
"District Nine,"
Daniel Wu,
Karolina Wydra,
Christian Camargo and
Anamaria Marinca.
Mistakes are made, accidents happen. And strange things glimmer on and beneath the surface of Europa.
A pretty good cast is under-used on a plainly shortened movie that relies too much on technique. We see blurred images, clever fisheye lenses giving us a space helmet's point of view of an alien world, and a bug-eyed closeup of the astronaut wearing that helmet -- and meticulous production values are on display at every turn. "Europa" is closer to
"Apollo 13" than "Prometheus."
The story shifts out of order, from time to time, messing up our sense of continuity as we watch it. It loses track of what engineer Andrei (Nyqvist) is "recovering" from that makes the rest of the crew not trust him, of the dynamics of rising tensions among six people cramped in a small space on a perilous mission.
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Cast: Sharlto Copley, Embeth Davidtz, Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Wu
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Coping with Violence in the Thai-Cambodian Border: The Silence of the BorderOtto Federico Von FeigenblattNorthwood University May 12, 2011 Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 35-40, 2011 Abstract: The recent listing of Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site has awakened a longtime simmering border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over a few square kilometers surrounding the ancient Khmer Temple. While the listing of the site by UNESCO was expected to revive the economy of the impoverished border towns near the temple due to the increased tourism and funding for the preservation of the archeological site, it has had the opposite effect due to the sharp increase in violent conflict carried out by the armed forces and nationalist activists from both sides. Military skirmishes and violent protests have brought the local economy to a halt in addition to causing considerable physical damage to the local infrastructure and to the local transnational network of ethnic Kui, local business owners, Khmer and Thai villagers. This paper shows how the dispute is viewed and undertaken by three distinct communities involved in the conflict, the militaries, the metropolitan political elites and activists, and the local villagers. The three communities represent three different cultures of conflict with different interests and most importantly with differential access to the media and official representations of the dispute. Number of Pages in PDF File: 6 Keywords: Thailand, Cambodia, Conflict, Border, Conflict Date posted: October 29, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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1Climate change is clear and present danger, says landmark US report This is the title of an article in the May 5 Internet edition of The Guardian written by Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent. The article is about the release May 6 at the White House of the National Climate Assessment Report (NCA) with a great deal of fanfare. The article states "Climate change has moved from distant threat to present-day danger and no American will be left unscathed, according to a landmark report due to be unveiled on Tuesday. The National Climate Assessment, a 1,300-page report compiled by 300 leading scientists and experts, is meant to be the definitive account of the effects of climate change on the US." The article further states "Gary Yohe, an economist at Wesleyan University and vice-chair of the NCA advisory committee, said the US report would be unequivocal that the effects of climate change were occurring in real-time and were evident in every region of the country. 'One major take-home message is that just about every place in the country has observed that the climate has changed,' he told the Guardian. 'It is here and happening, and we are not cherrypicking or fearmongering.' The draft report notes that average temperature in the US has increased by about 1.5F (0.8C) since 1895, with more than 80% of that rise since 1980. The last decade was the hottest on record in the US. Temperatures are projected to rise another 2F over the next few decades, the report says. In northern latitudes such as Alaska, temperatures are rising even faster." It takes a very astute observer to note climate change is happening in the United States the past hundred years; or for that matter over the 4 billion year existence of the planet. The country is blessed to have such people working on the NCA. Surely these individuals will state climate change is the normal state of affairs for the nation. The U. S. Weather Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has been collecting data since the late 19th century on all types of weather events such as temperatures, rain fall, drought, snow fall, wild fires, sea level rise, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. The data shows little change in event occurrence over times of observation. If anything there is less frequency of some events the past twenty years when atmospheric carbon dioxide has been at its highest rate of increase. The graph of monthly average of all daily high and low temperatures at all NOAA U. S. Historical Climate Network stations for the period 1895 to 2013 shows U. S. temperatures barely changed from 53 degree F. over that period. It is hard to visualize a continuous rise in U. S. temperatures from 1895 to 2013 in this data. The planet is in a global warming cycle called the Current Warming Period since about 1850. So it would be expected to see some warming over this 160-year period. This warming can't be attributed to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Does the NCA report the pause in global warming since 1998? Based on The Guardian article, it appears the NCA is another report similar to the latest United Nations 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report forthcoming the past eight months. To counteract omissions, half-truths, and false statements in these reports, the Non-governmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) was formed in 2003. Since 2009, the NIPCC has released six reports that give authoritative, easily-read information about the vast amount of experimental data showing negligible influence of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels on climate, financial losses from mitigation, and proper role of adapting to climate change. If the material in the NCA contains the information cited in The Guardian, my only comment is a quote from attorney Joseph Welch protesting Joseph McCarthy actions June, 9, 1954, "Have you no sense of decency?" After Mr. Welch's statement, Senator McCarthy's credibility was ruined and he died a lonely man three years later. Let us hope the NCA will show the illogic reasoning for stopping use of the nation's abundant, economical fossil fuel resources of coal, oil, and natural gas. The attempts so far are the reasons for the economic malaise besetting country the past 6 years. This agony must come to a halt, and the possible illogic NCA will awaken the public about the mass of false reasoning presented the past 25 years. James H. Rust, Professor of nuclear engineering and policy advisor The Heartland Institute
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