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August 31, 2009
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Tonight we welcome Dr. Frank Legge back to show for an extended discussion on one the most vexed questions about 9/11: what hit the Pentagon?
Dr. Legge has written an important paper on this topic which has been published at the Journal of 9/11 Studies. (See also the blog entry by Professor Steven Jones, below.)
As Dr. Legge stresses, there are two essential points to note:
Many researchers are not satisfied with stopping at these reasonable claims however, and want… Continue reading
by Aidan Monaghan
The capability to remotely transmit altered aircraft flight plan data via remote data link transmissions directly into Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft Flight Management Computers (FMCs) for use by aircraft auto-pilot functions, was technologically available circa 2001.
Developed in 1999 and technologically supported by the FANS-capable (Future Air Navigation System) Honeywell Pegasus Flight Management System (FMS) for Boeing 757s and 767s by 2000, Dynamic Airborne Reroute Procedure (DARP) technology enables aircraft course changes via modified flight plan waypoints remotely transmitted and installed into aircraft FMCs by VHF or SATCOM (satellite communications) transmission uplinks.
"Dynamic Rerouting, meaning the ability of controllers … to change a filed routing once the flight is in progress … "The new flight plan with all new waypoints goes into the data link to the comm satellite and is then downlinked into the FMSes of the individual aircraft," … "And 'Wow,' say all the old pilots, 'Untouched by human hands!'" … Our [dispatch] computer uplinks a route into the FMS that is identified as 'Route 2.' [You're already flying 'Route 1.']" [1]
A January, 2002 description of the capabilities of the Pegasus Flight Management System (FMS) for Boeing 757s and 767s:
""AOC (airline operations center) data link is an optional feature of the Pegasus FMC. This feature provides data link communication of … route modifications … directly into the FMC (flight management computer)."[2]
A May, 2000, explanation of the capabilities of the Pegasus Flight Management System (FMS) for Boeing 757s and 767s:
"A… Continue reading
Sibel Edmonds finally gets to tell her story
August 24, 2009
The newspaper of record for Brown County, Ohio
Ohio Second District Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, R-Cincinnati, filed nine election complaints against independent candidate David Krikorian concerning the 2008 election in May this year.
Krikorian opposed Schmidt in the Second District Congressional race as an independent in 2008 and is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2010 race in April. The complaints focus on Krikorian's statements during the election stating that Rep. Schmidt was taking money from organizations related to the Turkish government in exchange for denying the occurrence of what Krikorian called the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Turks during World War I.
The complaints also relate to Election Commission records on campaign contributions Schmidt received from the Turkish American Heritage PAC and the Turkish Coalition USA PAC.
Since filing the complaints, Schmidt's counsel has withdrawn four complaints, and an Ohio Elections Commission three-person panel decided there was probable cause to hear the remaining complaints on Thursday, Aug. 13. The five remaining complaints will be reviewed by the entire Commission on Sept. 3.
In preparation for the Sept. 3 hearing, Krikorian's lawyer requested a subpoena for well known whistleblower and former interpreter for the FBI, Sibel Edmonds. The OEC declined to enforce the subpoena, however Edmonds agreed to speak to Krikorian and Schmidt's lawyers on a voluntary basis.
The video deposition was brought forward by Krikorian's counsel to provide background on the alleged involvement of the Turkish government in Congressional affairs through blackmail, bribery, and campaign contributions filtered through various organizations.…Continue reading
by Prof. Peter Dale Scott
Global Research
" In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together." Dwight David Eisenhower, "Military-Industrial Complex Speech," 1961, 1
" My observation is that the impact of national elections on the business climate for SAIC has been minimal. The emphasis on where federal spending occurs usually shifts, but total federal spending never decreases. SAIC has always continued to grow despite changes in the political leadership in Washington." Former SAIC manager, quoted in Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, "Washington"s $8 Billion Shadow." Vanity Fair, March 2007 2
"We make American military doctrine" Ed Soyster, MPRI 3
In The Road to 9/11 I summarized the dialectic of open societies: how from their energy they expand, leading to a higher level of more secretive corporations and agencies, which eventually weaken the home country through needless and crushing wars. 4 I am not alone in seeing America in the final stages of this… Continue reading
by Kevin R. Ryan
Scoop Independent News
See also… http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0907/S00124.htm
Kevin R. Ryan: Demolition access to the WTC Towers
Who could have placed explosives in the World Trade Center (WTC) towers? This is the second essay in a series that attempts to answer that question. The first installment began by considering the tenants that occupied the impact zones and the other floors that might have played a useful role in the demolition of the WTC towers. [1] The result was a picture of connections to organizations that had access to explosive materials and to the expertise required to use explosives. Additionally it was seen that, in the years preceding 9/11, the impact zone tenants had all made structural modifications to the areas where the airliners struck the buildings.
The management representatives of these tenant companies were seen to be secretive and powerful. Through these powerful people, the tenants were connected to organizations that benefited greatly from the 9/11 attacks, including the defense contractors Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Halliburton, and Science Applications International Corp (SAIC). The tenants also had strong connections to the Bush family and their corporate network, including Dresser Industries (now Halliburton) and UBS, and to Deutsche Bank and its subsidiaries, reported to have brokered the insider trading deals. There were also links between these tenant companies and the terrorist-financing Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI).
Throughout this review we should keep in mind that, according to 2009 estimates, the membership of Al Qaeda's conspiracy network is… Continue reading
July 31, 2009
Before you hear what she has to say, you should know a little about Sibel Edmonds' background.
Edmonds is a former FBI translator, who the Department of Justice's Inspector General and several senators have called extremely credible (free subscription required).
Some of Edmonds allegations' have been confirmed in the British press.
Now, Edmonds is saying that Osama Bin Laden worked for the U.S. right up until 9/11, and that that fact is being covered up because the US outsourced terror operations to al Qaeda and the Taliban for many years.
Is there are confirmation of Edmonds' claim?
According to one of the most reputable French papers, CIA agents met with Bin Laden two months before 9/11, when he was already supposedly wanted for the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole.
Two days before 9/11, Bin Laden called his stepmother and told her "In two days, you're going to hear big news and you're not going to hear from me for a while." US officials later told CNN that "in recent years they've been able to monitor some of bin Laden's telephone communications with his [step]mother. Bin Laden at the time was using a satellite telephone, and the signals were intercepted and sometimes recorded." Indeed, before 9/11, to impress important visitors, NSA analysts would occasionally play audio tapes of bin Laden talking to his stepmother.
So American forces had many opportunities to capture Bin Laden, and yet failed to do so.
Indeed, even after… Continue reading
By Luke Ryland
July 31, 2009
Against All Enemies blog
Former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds dropped a bombshell on the Mike Malloy radio show, guest-hosted by Brad Friedman (audio, partial transcript).
In the interview, Sibel says that the US maintained 'intimate relations' with Bin Laden, and the Taliban, "all the way until that day of September 11."
These 'intimate relations' included using Bin Laden for 'operations' in Central Asia, including Xinjiang, China. These 'operations' involved using al Qaeda and the Taliban in the same manner "as we did during the Afghan and Soviet conflict," that is, fighting 'enemies' via proxies.
As Sibel has previously described, and as she reiterates in this latest interview, this process involved using Turkey (with assistance from 'actors from Pakistan, and Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia') as a proxy, which in turn used Bin Laden and the Taliban and others as a proxy terrorist army.
Control of Central Asia
The goals of the American 'statesmen' directing these activities included control of Central Asia's vast energy supplies and new markets for military products.
The Americans had a problem, though. They needed to keep their fingerprints off these operations to avoid a) popular revolt in Central Asia ( Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan), and b) serious repercussions from China and Russia. They found an ingenious solution: Use their puppet-state Turkey as a proxy, and appeal to both pan-Turkic and pan-Islam sensibilities.
Turkey, a NATO ally, has a lot more credibility in the region than… Continue reading
by Kevin Ryan
July 30, 2009
The Journal of 9/11 Studies has published a new paper by Dr. Frank Legge, entitled
"What Hit the Pentagon?", available here: http://journalof911studies.com/volume/2009/WhatHitPentagonDrLegge.pdf
Here are some excerpts:
"The most logical inference from the Pentagon attack evidence is that the perpetrators of 9/11 knew that there would be many members of the public who would become suspicious for one reason or another. The perpetrators realized that a powerful technique for weakening the arguments of the skeptics would be to have them arguing against one another."
"There are two essential points to note:
1. Nothing should have hit the Pentagon. This implies a stand down order existed, as appears to be confirmed by Mineta's testimony to the 9/11 Commission.
2. The authorities could easily show us what hit the Pentagon but they do not."
Announcing Sibel Edmonds Podcast Show with Co-Host Peter B. Collins
July 12, 2009
Sibel Edmonds (If you're not already famliar with Sibel, read more about her here )
I am pleased to announce the launch of my Podcast show, 'The Boiling Frogs.' This site will present two in-depth interviews per month, one-hour each, with well-respected and controversial guests. My guest list will include:
* Investigative reporters * Authors with controversial and bold track records * Courageous and legitimate whistleblowers * Well-respected academic and legal experts on our relevant issues
…and maybe even a few guests from the other side whom we have bashed. You can listen to the show on this site and discuss your take and views in the comments section.
I am thrilled to have Peter B. Collins as my co-host for this project. Knowing that I have been giving interviews, not the other way around, I needed a partner to collaborate with; someone who is a solid and experienced radio host, who is very good at interviewing, who is very knowledgeable, and who I respect and trust. Lucky me, I found one, and he has accepted this partnership. I am honored to have Peter as my co-host and partner. Peter's show was one of the first radio interviews I gave years ago, and over the years he had me back many times. He has always ranked at the very top of my radio show list. If you are not familiar with Peter,… Continue reading
Paul Zarembka will be interviewed today on his excellent 9/11 book, The Hidden History of 9/11 . The one-hour broadcast will aired on Bonnie Faulkner's KPFA program 'Guns and Butter: The Economics of Politics', where she has given considerable attention to 9-11 on her program for many years.
The interview can be heard at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Pacific, available at http://www.kpfa.org/
It will also be available as an archive thereafter at http://www.kpfa.org/node/34
UPDATE 7/25/09 Paul Zarembka will be a guest on John Rodger's blogtalk radio show tomorrow, Sunday, July 26, at 5pm PST. Listen here. UPDATE 7/23/09
Audio of this interview is now available online: http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23122.htm
How much insider trading occurred in the days leading up to 9/11? How compromised is the evidence against alleged hijackers because of serious authentication problems with a key Dulles Airport videotape?…
from Kevin Ryan
July 21, 2009
A new paper is available at The
Journal of 9/11 Studies. This is from Professor Graeme MacQueen, and is
called "Did the Earth Shake Before The South Tower Hit the Ground?"
Here is the abstract:
"In the debate over the collapses of the Twin Towers on 9/11, the shaking
of the earth that accompanied these collapses has played an important role.
This shaking registered clearly on seismographs. Less clear, however, are
its causes and the times it began. The National Institute of Standards and
Technology emphasizes the role of the debris from the collapsing buildings
in producing the seismic signals. In assessing NIST's hypothesis I focus
on the collapse of the South Tower and attempt to determine the time the collapse
began, the time the debris from the Tower struck the ground, and the temporal
relation of these events to the shaking of the earth that accompanied the
collapse. I consider both the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's seismic
evidence and the evidence provided by a less studied form of seismic instrument,
the video camera. I also draw on witness testimony. I conclude that key statements
by NIST are false. Major shaking of the earth, and corresponding seismic signals,
started well before the debris hit the ground. In fact, it seems certain that
the shaking of the earth started before visible signs of building collapse.
This evidence is incompatible with the official NIST hypothesis of the cause
of the collapse of the Towers."
Thanks… Continue reading
by Kevin R. Ryan
Distribution via the Unanswered Questions Wire
Note: The author is indebted to a few particularly useful sources of information and inspiration, including Russ Baker's book "Family of Secrets", the websites nndb.com, sourcewatch.org and secinfo.com, and Richard Gage.
On occasion, the public has been asked by George W. Bush to refrain from considering certain conspiracy theories. Bush has made such requests when people were looking into crimes in which he might be culpable. For example, when in 1994 Bush's former company Harken Energy was linked to the fraudulent Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) through several investors, Bush's spokeswoman, Karen Hughes, shut down the inquiry by telling the Associated Press — "We have no response to silly conspiracy theories." On another occasion, Bush said in a televised speech — "Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories concerning the attacks of September the 11th."
But paradoxically, we have also been asked to believe Bush's own outrageous conspiracy theory about 9/11, one that has proven to be false in many ways. One important way to see the false nature of Bush's conspiracy theory is to note the fact that the World Trade Center buildings could only have fallen as they did through the use of explosives. A number of independent scientific studies have pointed out this fact [1, 2, 3, 4], but it was Bush's own scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through their inability to provide a convincing defense of… Continue reading
by John-Michael P. Talboo
Big thanks to Citizen for 9/11 Truth for putting this lecture on YouTube!
A lecture given by Dr. Steven E. Jones in Sacramento, California on April 30, 2009. This talk reveals the discovery of Nano-thermite in the dust from the 9/11 catastrophe. Standard thermite is an incendiary compound invented in 1893 and is made by mixing powders of iron oxide (rust) and aluminum. Once ignited, the aluminum grabs and bonds to the oxygen from the iron oxide. This reaction releases clouds of aluminum oxide and generates very high temperatures in the elemental iron. This high temperature iron easily melts steel. Tiny spheres of iron were also discovered in the World Trade Center dust and are evidence that a thermite reaction took place on 9/11. Nano-thermite, a highly engineered energetic composite was conceived around 1990 and by 2000 it had been weaponized and was manufactured in large quantities in top secret military laboratories. This nano form of thermite does not just burn extremely hot, it is explosive. In this video, Dr. Steven Jones announces the publication of the recent paper 'Active Thermitic Material Discovered in the Dust from the 9/11 Catastrophe' published April, 2009. The implications of this peer reviewed paper are profound. Steven Jones also updates us on various facets of the quest to repudiate the 'official conspiracy theory' i.e. the Government/Mainstream media version of what happened on 9/11, and describes current efforts the create a legitimate investigation with real subpoena power.
The peer reviewed… Continue reading
by Jon Gold
July 11, 2009
The YBBS
A long time ago, I spent some time looking into the flights that took members of the Saudi Royals, as well as members of the Bin Laden family out of the country in the days, and weeks after 9/11. Here is what I found.
According to Richard Clarke during his testimony (yea, yea, call me lazy for linking to Michael Moore's site) at both the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the 9/11 Commission Hearings, he stated the following:
"Now, what I recall is that I asked for flight manifests of everyone on board and all of those names need to be directly and individually vetted by the FBI before they were allowed to leave the country. And I also wanted the FBI to sign off even on the concept of Saudis being allowed to leave the country. And as I recall, all of that was done. It is true that members of the Bin Laden family were among those who left. We knew that at the time. I can't say much more in open session, but it was a conscious decision with complete review at the highest levels of the State Department and the FBI and the White House." Testimony of Richard Clarke, Former Counterterrorism Chief, National Security Council, before The Senate Judiciary Committee, September 3, 2003.
"I was making or coordinating a lot of decisions on 9/11 and the days immediately after. And I would love to be able to… Continue reading
Jon Gold
Yesterday, something very interesting was reported on. However, before I tell you about it, I have a few things to say. Over the years, I have promoted information regarding the Pakistani ISI's connection to "Al-Qaeda" and "terrorism." I get a lot of flack for this, and am portrayed as someone who wants to see Pakistan and all Muslims killed. I am also portrayed as someone that doesn't want to expose Israel's alleged role in the 9/11 attacks. This is simply not true. Here's an article I wrote about Ray McGovern and Israel on 5/7/2006. I added an introduction to address this issue. Another article I wrote addressed the "I want all Muslims killed" argument. In that I said, "you may have seen me say on occasion that 9/11 was not a Zionist crime, not a Muslim crime, not an American crime, etc… but a crime, and should be treated as such. A horrible crime took place on 9/11. 2,973 people were brutally murdered. When it first happened, our "leaders" told us it was an "act of war." It wasn't. It was a crime. Carried out by men. Those men may have been American. They may have been Saudi Arabian. They may have been Pakistani. They may have been Israeli. They may have been Muslim. They may have been Jewish. They may have been Episcopalian. It doesn't matter. No nationality or religion committed the crimes of 9/11. Men did. Men who should be punished to the fullest extent… Continue reading
June 28, 2009 (updated July 7, 2009)
by Mark H. Gaffney, Author of The 9/11 Mystery Plane and the Vanishing of America
The evidence was crucial because it undermined the official explanation that Hani Hanjour crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon at high speed after executing an extremely difficult top gun maneuver. But to understand how all of this played out, let us review the case in bite-size pieces…
In August 2004 when the 9/11 Commission completed its official investigation of the September 11, 2001 attack, the commission transfered custody of its voluminous records to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).[1] There, the records remained under lock and key for four and a half years, until last January when NARA released a fraction of the total for public viewing. Each day, more of the released files are scanned and posted on the Internet, making them readily accessible. Although most of the newly-released documents are of little interest, the files I will discuss in this article contain important new information.
As we know, the 9/11 Commission did not begin its work until 2003——more than a year after the fact. By this time a number of journalists had already done independent research and published articles about various facets of 9/11. Some of this work was of excellent quality. T he Washington Post, for example, interviewed aviation experts who stated that the plane allegedly piloted by Hani Hanjour [AA Flight 77] had been flown "with extraordinary skill, making it highly… Continue reading
by David Chandler
June 17, 2009
Greening vs. Chandler and Newton's Laws
The occasion for Frank Greening's letter is correspondence with several physicists, chemists, and engineers discussing arguments I made in a video posted on the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth YouTube page:
This is my response to his letter. ——————————
FG: Chandler concludes that the block was subject to a net force of 0.64M(upper)g. Prior to the collapse of WTC 1, the lower portion of the building was perfectly capable of holding up the upper block which we know exerted a downward force equal to M(upper)g. So why, once the collapse started, was the lower section of WTC 1 not able to support a load of 0.64M(upper)g?
Response: You are confused on this point. It was the net force on the upper block which was 0.64g downward. The net force consists of the downward force due to gravity combined with the upwardly directed normal force. For the net force to come out 0.64g, the normal force had to have been 0.36g. By Newton's third law, the load on the lower section was also 0.36g.
FG: Chandler's answer to this question: During the collapse of WTC 1, the only way the upper block could have accelerated at 64 % of g was for the lower section of the building to have continuously lost its load-carrying capacity, presumably through the occurrence of column failures ahead of the collapse front. The fact that the downward acceleration was not… Continue reading
Aidan Monaghan
June 22, 2009
According to a Freedom of Information Act reply from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the last known pre-9/11 flights for three of the four aircraft involved in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 took place in December, 2000, nine months before the attacks, while no pre-9/11 final flight information was provided for American Airlines flight 77 (N644AA).
However, a discovered searchable online BTS database produces the following search results for three of the four 9/11 aircraft on September 10, 2001:
AA 11 departs San Francisco (SFO): AA 09/10/2001 0198 (flight number) N334AA (tail number) BOS (destination) 22:04 (wheels-off time)
UA 175 departs San Francisco (SFO): UA 09/10/2001 0170 (flight number) N612UA (tail number) BOS (destination) 13:44 (wheels-off time)
UA 93 departs San Francisco (SFO): UA 09/10/2001 0078 (flight number) N591UA (tail number) EWR (destination) 23:15 (wheels-off time)


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The Trade-Related Assistance for Development (TRADE) project is a five-year, Php524.8 million ($12.8 million) initiative directed toward improving the Philippines' global standing in the international economy through higher levels of trade and foreign direct investment.
The Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development (STRIDE) is a five-year, Php1.3 billion ($32 million) program that will strengthen applied research activity in Philippine universities and industry. The project aims to create a dynamic network of researchers in universities and private companies who continuously innovate; entrepreneurs and investors who turn discoveries into products and companies; and a government supportive of initiatives that enables these partnerships to flourish.
The Scaling Innovations in Mobile Money (SIMM) Project is a two-year USAID/Philippines program under the Partnership for Growth (PFG), a White House initiative. The PFG represents a partnership between the Philippines and the United States to promote broad-based and inclusive growth.
The Philippine-American (Phil-Am) Fund is a five-year, Php984 million ($24 million), project which provides opportunities for local civil society organizations (CSOs) to devise new solutions for many of the Philippines' development challenges.
The Judicial Strengthening to Improve Court Effectiveness (JUSTICE) Project is a five-year, Php820 million ($20 million) project started in October 2012 focusing on strengthening the rule of law and streamlining the local judicial process. JUSTICE will support reforming court procedures in order to improve judicial efficiency, decongest court dockets and reduce court delay.
The Investment Enabling Environment (INVEST) Project is a two-year, Php132.4 million ($3.23 million) project began in October 2011. It seeks to address key constraints underlying low levels of private investment in the Philippines in order to improve the local business climate.
The Integrity for Investments Initiative (i3) is a five year, Php602 million ($14.7 million) project that will support anticorruption offices, including the Office of the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit, Civil Service Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the newly created Governance Commission for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GCG).
The Higher Education and Productivity (HEP) Project is a three-year, Php61.5 million ($1.5 million) activity that improves the alignment of industry needs with education outcomes and strengthens industry-academe linkages. The project aims to address the skills gap and mismatch, and supply the necessary human resources to support accelerated, broad-based and inclusive growth.
The Facilitating Public Investment (FPI) Project is a Php608.2 million ($14.8 million) five-year project which addresses the PFG intervention theme of regulatory quality. The project will work with the Philippine Government addressing the tax revenue inefficiencies, tax/duty evasion issues and public spending limitations to inform the Philippines' fiscal management of public goods and services necessary to spur private investment.
The Development Credit Authority (DCA) Loan Portfolio Guarantee (LPG) is a 10-year, Php4.18 billion ($95 million) credit guarantee program that encourages lending to businesses – predominantly small/medium enterprises (SMEs). The guarantee serves to stimulate targeted commercial investment and to increase the number of start-up SMEs in second-tier cities outside of metro Manila and surrounding regions in the Philippines.
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(Colombo Lankapuvath) The magazine "Desathiya" is in the market from this month with many new changes and new segments.
Sold at a price of Rs 50, this month's cover page of the magazine covers the IIFA awards which were held in Sri Lanka with colourful pictures inserted.
The magazine covers a vast area on subjects such as Economics, Local and International events, environment, new inventions, expeditions and also news and facts on Drama, theater and the cinema.
Desathiya magazine, formed by Dr Sarath Amunugama during his time as Director General of Information in 1978, is the only Sri Lanka magazine that has been publishing for a long period of time
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Kellogg Company
) cleverly sneaked in and made good use of the fuss between
Procter & Gamble Company
) and
Diamond Foods Inc
) as it grabbed the Pringles deal from P&G for $2.77 billion.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of June this
P&G was supposed to sell its Pringles brand of potato snack
to Diamond Foods for $2.4 billion. However, the retail giant
refrained from handing over its brand after Diamond Foods'
reputation was stigmatized with the allegation that it had
misappropriated the payouts of walnut workers.
The Pringles deal will shore up Kellogg's overseas business and
increase returns from its snacks by almost three times. The buyout
is expected to strengthen sales in Europe and mark a forceful entry
for the retail giant to Asia and Latin America. The snacks business
is booming with the increasing appetite for on-the-go foods
worldwide, particularly in emerging markets like China and
Kellogg, which till now was most popular at the breakfast table
with its offerings of Frosted Flakes and Eggo frozen waffles, now
also becomes a strong player in the savory salty snacks business,
second only to
PepsiCo International
). Moreover, the Pringles buyout is likely to reduce Kellogg's
dependence on its mainstay cereal business apart from adding an
important brand to its already popular offerings of snacks like
Keebler and Cheez-It.
Pringles is famous for its packaging, as the chips are packed
inside cans to preserve freshness and prevent it from breaking.
Pringles are available in 140 countries and generates about two
thirds of its total $1.5 billion annual sales from international
P&G has been shedding its non-core business to focus more on
beauty and personal care products. Recently it also shed its
Folgers coffee business and Jif peanut butter. Pringles was its
only remaining food business, and its sellout is expected to bring
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CONDITIONS at Oklahoma's county jails offer another reminder of why Oklahoma has to rethink its approach to corrections policy.
The Oklahoman's Andrew Knittle spent time traveling to various county jails and reviewing complaint reports. The results aren't pretty. Many county jails are overcrowded, in part because they hold inmates who are supposed to be locked up in state prisons but can't get in because those prisons are overcrowded.


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THIBODAUX — The Lafourche Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help solving two recent burglaries in the parish.
Deputies were dispatched to Jack's Exxon Service and Tire Center, 14807 W. Main Street, Cut Off, and Rodney's Welding Service, 780 E. Main Street, Lockport, around 6:30 a.m. Monday. The two businesses had been burglarized sometime during the weekend, authorities said.
The suspect or suspects allegedly broke into the back of Jack's and took an undetermined amount of cash. At Rodney's, thousands of dollars worth of equipment and 600 feet of welding leads were taken, authorities said. Detectives have no reason to believe the incidents are connected, police said.
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Of course it is. Toronto is the most hated city in North America right behind Detroit.
Great, we can't even be #1 in that regard.
Outside of a few hardcore NBA cities, I don't think any town would support a team like the Raptors. The Raptors have had an abysmal existence ever since Carter left. Yet it still manages to consistently be well above the median in NBA attendance (although I think it may have dipped recently). The fact that there is still buzz about the Raptors is insane. Lots of people were awaiting Valanciunus' arrival; it was the craze on Toronto social media.
No other NHL market could ever sustain a team like the Leafs. None. Not Montreal, not NYC, and certainly not Vancouver. Not only are they hanging on, they're the highest revenue generator and they remain the most valued team in the NHL. Think of how crazy that is for a moment. Second place in valuation is the NYR, in a market of 21 million people. Yes, it's divided by 3 since there's the Devils and Isles, but you're drunk if you think there's some equal apportionment in fans among those three teams -- NYR is clearly miles ahead in fanfare and corporate support. And the NYR went to the ECF. Yet... they still cannot top the Leafs.
And yeah, you can say OHL and AHL support within the GTA is weak. Sure. But don't forget that the GTHL is the best development league in the world, producing the greatest amount of professional hockey players in the world. The craze about the GTHL is ridiculous. So if you want to be accurate, it's not that everything hockey-related below the NHL is crap in the GTA. It's that everything in between the NHL and the GTHL is crap in the GTA.
But really, what do you expect? In a massive city with so many entertainment offerings... OHL and AHL teams thrive in the smaller towns, and that's where they do best. That's also why the CFL struggles in Toronto; we have an appetite for professional sports. (Yes, CFL is professional, but barely).
Even with the MLB, what other team has the misfortune of playing in the same division as the Jays? Hell, the reason they expanded the wild card was basically for our division. Rogers had mismanaged the Jays for a really long time. Now with Bautista playing, there's definitely buzz about the Jays in the city. Toronto is probably a mediocre baseball town, in that fanfare seems more dependent on performance. If they do good, they set world records in fanfare. Although, even when they do poorly, they're never as bad as the Pirates or how the Nationals were.
I agree with Melrose that Toronto isn't a great sports city. But it's far from being garbage. I think at the very least, it's an above-average sports city that is capable of supporting teams from the Big 4 leagues. When it comes to hockey, it's the mecca. Yeah, the stuff in between the GTHL, where our kids play, and the NHL, where our pros play, may get lost in the shuffle. But the extreme success of both the GTHL and the NHL (not just success; they're the best in the world in terms of participation and fanfare) is indicative of Toronto's stature in the hockey world. The HHoF, the innumerable adult leagues, etc. only add to it.
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The first Belgian Windows 8 developer event did not go by unnoticed: a full day of sessions and a first code night with the Windows 8 Hackathon generating the first apps. But now is the time to get further: more technical sessions, hands-on labs and support from the local team to help you go from idea to app in the Store.
I'm summarizing the main activities you can already register for, as we are moving to get even more content online. A good overview can already be found on our Metro Map, showing you the way in the coming months.
A Microsoft Innovation Center Call for Projects is a streamlined process to call for ideas, give you training and support going from technical to Metro Design guidelines and UX. In addition, by participating in a Call for Projects you have a privileged access to App Clinics (testing on devices, discussion of the app) which leads to a selection of apps to go through App Excellence Labs later in June. The Excellence Labs are currently the only ticket for getting Windows Store tokens.
While the first info session has already been done end of March, there is still an opportunity to register. Make sure you register for each of the sessions separately in order to secure your full project call attendance.
But wait, there's more! You'll find some Summer Hackathons and more sessions on our online Metro Map. See you soon at one of our events or App Clinics.
Don't miss on the developer opportunity. Combining the broad reach of Windows, best-in-class developer tools, a reimagined user experience, support for new chipsets, and a built-in Store with industry-leading business terms — Windows 8 is the largest developer opportunity, ever.
Last Friday 23rd of March we kicked off a series of Windows 8 Metro developer events in Belgium with the Windows 8 Developer Day. My personal write up is coming. In the meantime, some people were asking for other events so here's a quick post with some events coming very soon.
The Microsoft Innovation Centers in Brussels and Mons are organizing a Project Call for Windows 8 Metro Style applications. This includes a half day Info Session, to which you are welcome to register.
The project calls include hands-on developer training in April (2 days), UX coaching on a 1:1 basis and developer Q&A as well as nomination to go through an App Review process and possible access to Windows Store tokens.
More is coming! To get a glimpse, a full Metro Map with learning path, developer and other activities can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/belux/msdn/win8devday/metro.html
You'll find the registration links for these activities coming soon in the next weeks as we open up events for registration.
In the meantime, if you are working on your first apps please don't hesitate to get in touch with me!
[Update 13 March: added the Smooth Streaming Client SDK info]
The Microsoft Media Platform team has released the beta version of a Player Framework for Windows 8 Metro Style Applications. If you are building media applications for Windows 8 this is for you.
What is the Player Framework? The Player Framework is an open source video player available for Silverlight, HTML5, Windows Phone, Xbox, and now, Windows 8 Metro-style applications.
Update: in addition to the Player Framework you can now also download the Smooth Streaming Client SDK Beta from Visual Studio Gallery, allowing you to build Windows 8 Metro Style applications that consume On-Demand and Live Smooth Streaming content with PlayReady protection.
More on the Player Framework:
"This framework allows you to add advanced video playback features to your Metro style application using either the HTML/JavaScript or XAML/C# app models. The beta release focuses on core playback scenarios and baseline functionality. In our next release we will add more advanced features including SMPTE-TT/TTML/WebVTT closed captioning support, Advertising support via MAST, VAST, VPAID, and Microsoft's Universal Ad Client, and a number of other advanced features."
"This framework allows you to add advanced video playback features to your Metro style application using either the HTML/JavaScript or XAML/C# app models.
The beta release focuses on core playback scenarios and baseline functionality. In our next release we will add more advanced features including SMPTE-TT/TTML/WebVTT closed captioning support, Advertising support via MAST, VAST, VPAID, and Microsoft's Universal Ad Client, and a number of other advanced features."
>> Download Player Framework for Windows 8 Metro (BETA) Download Smooth Streaming Client SDK Beta Documentation: Getting started with an HTML/JS Player / XAML Player
>> Download Player Framework for Windows 8 Metro (BETA)
Download Smooth Streaming Client SDK Beta Documentation: Getting started with an HTML/JS Player / XAML Player
More resources for Windows 8:
If you missed TechDays 2012 in Belgium (Braine l'Alleud), there is no way to bring you back the whole 10th anniversary experience. That's the bad news, the good news however is that we go a long way and bring you a recorded video of each of the sessions so you can learn from the best. From now on, you can browse all the sessions, view them online or download to your favorite media player and download the slides.
We welcomed many top speakers like Scott Guthrie, Brian Keller, Jeff Prosise, Rob Miles, Steven Sanderson, Alex Turner, … in the developer track and Ward Ralston, Corey Heynes, John Craddock, … in the IT Pro track.
Happy learning and feel free to share your thoughts about TechDays 2012 via #techdaysbe! PS. The Microsoft Extended Experts Team (MEET) made this awesome video, interviewing attendees and sharing their thoughts about TechDays 2012.
Join us for the day-track to immerse and/or the night-track to start building! Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out and we have an exciting event for all kinds of developers.
Be part of the first Windows 8 Developer Day in Belgium, a full day conference with technical sessions that dive into the platform for building Windows 8 Metro Style apps.
You will learn first-hand how to use the new features in Windows 8 Metro apps to your advantage, the developer platform with C#, C++, XAML , HTML and JavaScript and how to monetize and distribute your app.
Your keynote speaker is Giorgio Sardo, HTML5 and Windows 8 Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft.
Your keynote speaker is Giorgio Sardo, HTML5 and Windows 8 Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft.
Next to Giorgio you'll also find Gill Cleeren and Lieven Iliano unveiling the details of the platform for Metro Style apps.
When the sun sets, we dive into the night with the very first Nacht van Windows 8 / La nuit de Windows 8, an app-a-thon like you've never seen, with pizza's and prizes :-) This is your opportunity to kick-start your first app either by yourself of in a group. All you need is to come packed with app ideas, a computer and we'll foresee the energy drinks.
Totally Windows 8. Totally free.
Developer Resources: in the meantime you can get acquainted with Metro style apps
Join the conversation using #win8devbe and see you then!
With the release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview last week the path is open for developers and designers to start building Windows 8 Metro style apps. Partly for myself but hopefully useful for you too: I gathered a list of official (technical and developer) blogs to add to your RSS reader.
Engineering Windows 8 Blog (B8): http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/ (RSS) An inside look from the Windows engineering team
Windows 8 app developer blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsappdev/ (RSS) Insights on building Metro style apps for Windows 8, by the Windows 8 engineering team
Windows Store for developers: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/ (RSS)
For developing Metro style apps the following are also recommended blogs:
BlendInsider: http://blendinsider.com/ The Microsoft Expression Blend team blog The Visual Studio Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/ IE Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/ The Internet Explorer blog, insightful and in-depth articles on IE internals, and HTML5, JavaScript…
BlendInsider: http://blendinsider.com/ The Microsoft Expression Blend team blog
The Visual Studio Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/
IE Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/ The Internet Explorer blog, insightful and in-depth articles on IE internals, and HTML5, JavaScript…
During TechDays Belgium 2012 two weeks ago, Scott Guthrie announced the Beta release of ASP.NE MVC 4 slated for that same week. Since February 16th you can now download ASP.NET MVC4 Beta. Interesting to note is the availability of a Go-Live license with this release. In other words, if you feel like using these bits on production you now can!
A few important updates and features are part of the Beta:
Today, S. Somasegar and Jason Zander gave a sneak preview of Visual Studio 11 and .NET Framework 4.5 Beta, officially announcing Beta availability for February 29th 2012.
More details on the announcement, TFS Express and the new UI.
Looking for content? There were several sessions covering Visual Studio 11 (Developer Preview) features at TechDays Belgium 2012. All sessions are posted live on Channel9 and soon at www.techdays.be.
The patterns&practices team at Microsoft has just released an update to last year's Windows Phone Developer Guide. With release of Windows Phone 7.5, and the Windows Phone 7.1 SDK, the team has updated the guide to "A Case Study for Building Advanced Windows Phone Applications: Connecting with Cloud Services".
This guidance is built for developers looking to developer high-quality software. It might be overkill if you are looking to develop a really simple Windows Phone application.
In addition to the "Case Study for Building Advanced Windows Phone Applications: Connecting with Cloud Services", the team has also spent time on guidance around "Building Testable Windows Phone Applications" as well as a piece of guidance on the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel): "Developing a Windows Phone Application using the MVVM Pattern". There is full detailed documentation as well as sample code and libraries.
>> Go to Patterns & Practices: Windows Phone Guidance Home on MSDN >> On Codeplex: http://wp7guide.codeplex.com
>> Go to Patterns & Practices: Windows Phone Guidance Home on MSDN >> On Codeplex: http://wp7guide.codeplex.com
Join us for the 12 hours of SQL Server 2012, the next release of the Microsoft Cloud-Ready Information Platform that is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2012. During the 12 hours of SQL Server 2012 we'll offer you 12 webcasts over 12 hours starting 12:12 CET on February 24th (too bad February 12th is a Sunday).
Together with our 12 speakers, both local and international, we'll walk you through the all new innovations we're bringing to the platform, or as we call them "The Fantastic 12 of SQL Server 2012". Our speakers will dive into all the new things around Business Intelligence, Tier-1 Performance & Reliability, the Manageability enhancements and of course the Cloud readiness and integration of SQL Server 2012 and SQL Azure.
Make sure to Register Today and explore the next release of SQL Server 2012 together with us.
Need some extra developer content on Windows Phone 7? My colleague David Hernie has setup a set of training sessions from deep dives to Blend training to take your skills to the next level.
Leveraging David's post below:
Windows Phone 7.5 brings dozens of new platform features to Windows Phone. When you have previously built an application for Windows Phone, you might ask yourself, "How do I take advantage of all these cool new features in my existing Windows Phone application?" Well, there are 2 ways to get your question answered:
19- 20 March– Windows Phone 7.5 Deep Dive in the Platform –English – 2 days
You are an experienced developer in Windows Phone or Silverlight. You want to go deeper and develop complex applications. This is the right place for you. No introduction, we suppose you are comfortable with the tools and technology. That means, no "Hello World". That means no XAML introduction. But instead, we'll dive in the features offered by the Windows Phone 7.5 platform. You'll get your hands dirty while doing some hands-on labs, where you get the chance to apply your newly gathered knowledge.
Speaker : Gill Cleeren http://www.snowball.be/
Registration : http://micbru.fikket.com/event/windows-phone-75-deep-dive-in-the-plateform
Place : MIC Brussels http://www.mic-brussels.com
3- 4 April – Windows Phone 7.5 – Design – All about Microsoft Blend – English – 2 days
This training of 2 days will focus only on Blend Design almost not on writing C#
With Expression Blend for Windows Phone, it has never been easier to create the user interface of your application; simply drag UI elements to the design surface where they can be quickly customized and styled, import assets from tools such as Adobe Photoshop and turn them into data driven UI elements before finalizing your UI with transitions and animation that bring your application to life users navigate from screen to screen.
Speaker : Fons Sonnemans from Reflexion IT
Topics detail : http://micbru.fikket.com/event/windows-phone-75-microsoft-expression-blend-training
16-17 April – Windows Phone 7.5 Project call - Français -2 Days
You are an individual, student or a company, your goal is to acquire a new competence This is for you - No marketing blabla - 2 days to learn how to develop, publish and market your Windows Phone 7 Apps. One day to go deeper in Windows Phone features like Second tiles or notification. You will receive a token, coaching, even a phone if you publish some applications
Speaker Christophe Peerens http://www.neomytic.be
registration : http://events.mic-belgique.be/event/appel-a-projets-windows-phone-75
Place : MIC Mons http://www.mic-belgique.be
4-5 June – Windows Phone 7.5 Project call - Francais -2 Days
You are a student individual or a company, your goal is to acquire new competencies This is for you - No marketing blala - 2 days to learn how to develop, publish and market your Windows Phone 7 Apps. One day to go deeper in Windows Phone features like Second tiles or notification. You will receive atoken & coaching
registration : http://events.mic-belgique.be/event/appel-a-projets-windows-phone-75--2
You need more …. like Dev tokens, phone to develop & test, advise, visibility .. Just ask me firstname.lastname@example.com or just be curious – Follow David on twitter
Less than one month to go! As we approach TechDays 2012 be sure to secure your spot before we sell out! The full agenda is now available: we invite you to have a closer look and pick your favorite sessions. Note: keep in mind minor changes to the agenda are still possible. Make sure to check online for the latest version. As you can imagine, we're very happy to announce that for our 10th anniversary edition we got a special gift ... Scott Guthrie (aka The Gu) will deliver the Opening Session for developers on February 14! That's not all, you can enjoy two extra breakouts by Scott as well: a session on ASP.NET MVC 4 as well as "ScottGu Unplugged". Come prepared with your questions!
Top Speakers Join a mix of international third-party and Microsoft speakers paired with some of our local heroes. Some names are:
TechDays Full Agenda Now Available This year promises to bring a lot of new content from Microsoft. Looking at the next versions of tooling, languages, OS and management you know this is not a standard TechDays event. Our content is split into current and upcoming technology. You can take advantage of filtering options on the website in order to build your custom agenda by adding sessions to your calendar through the export icon. By choosing a filter on the main themes you can have your Chinese sessions menu.
Deep Dives (February 16)
Peter Himschoot and Jurgen Postelmans (U2U) will be delivering a full day deep dive covering all the latest and greatest in .NET 4.5, focusing on Web Development with ASP.NET (both WebForms and MVC), HTML5 and WCF. Come spend a full day with us to dive into next-generation web development. Rhonda Layfield will be delivering a full day deep dive covering all the different tools and techniques to deploy Windows 7, she will also cover the upcoming Windows OS deployment tools. Mike Resseler & Tom Shinder will deliver a full day covering private cloud topics, including Management and Operations of your private cloud infrastructure. Please note that 1 day tickets for the Deep Dives Day are SOLD OUT. Other packages are still available: register here. Entrepreneur Track (February 15) New at TechDays 2012 is the Entrepreneur Track: a full day to learn from best practices in the industry, meet the owners of successful startups and learn from their experiences as an IT entrepreneur.
This track is organized in close collaboration with the Microsoft Innovation Centers – the MICs are supporting entrepreneurs and startups to boost their IT projects into a successful business enterprises.
It is possible to register separately for this track. MIC members should contact the MIC directly as there is an offering from the MIC.
Dynamics Sessions (February 14) In an effort to broaden the topics of the conference there will also be 3 sessions about Microsoft Dynamics on the TechDays agenda. All 3 of them are scheduled on February 14: 10:45 – 12:00 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 – Better Together Wim Coorevits 13:00 – 14:15 Integrating on premise Line Of Business applications with CRM Online Sam Vanhoutte 14:30 – 15:45 Extending the reach of your Microsoft Dynamics AX Application with the next-gen tools Jeroen Doens
About TechDays 2012
Join our 10th anniversary edition in a new location (Kinepolis Imagibraine - Braine l'Alleud) and learn about:
Questions? Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or simply via e-mail.
If you are a student or a teacher, this is something you should make sure to read. My colleague Lieve Goedhuys has the full post on the Academic Belux blog.
Leveraging the information below:
There are different categories, with focus on different technologies. You will certainly find the category that fits best your core skills/interest.
Have a look at the different categories, presented in a nutshell.
You can still register, but act now : select carefully your category and topic to work !
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Software design
In this ultimate category, participants will develop innovative, dynamic and powerful software applications. It is the ideal competition to demonstrate your ideas and technical ingenuity.
March 13, 2012
Windows Phone Challenge
Develop a Phone App (Imagine Cup theme). Ensure it is a practical application with a strong content and an appealing look and feel.
Azure challenge
Use the Azure Cloud computing platform in an innovative way to develop a powerful web application that answers one of the challenges of the millennium targets.
Game design: Xbox/Windows
Create a "fun game" that illustrates the Imagine Cup themes. Above all, the game should be fun to play and illustrate how technology can impact positively the world in which we live.
February 14, 2012
Game design phone competition
Develop a creative and technically unique phone game in line with the Imagine Cup themes. Do not forget a high fun factor !
For all categories, except Software design, the will be a first and second round, managed completely by Microsoft Corp. Please read carefully through the info on each category to find out:
Good luck.. and hope to see you and your teammates in Sydney !
My colleague David blogged about support for Windows Phone 7 in PhoneGap released last month. Please find more information and resource below or head off to David's blog.
Back in September, Microsoft joined Nitobi to announce a Beta of PhoneGap support for Windows Phone Mango, and at the same time committed to continue working with the PhoneGap Open Source project community to help bring full support.
In addition to being able to leverage their HTML5 and JavaScript skills to target Windows Phone, developers can now enjoy a selection of PhoneGap Plugins that support social networks and a solid integration into Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone. The plugins are:
This release includes many new features, and you can find more details here
Other resources:
My second post of the day is another one about User Groups and communities. You'd think we only work with Microsoft-technology focused user groups? You'd be wrong
One of the user groups I've been working with in the past few years is the PHPBenelux. Since there are enough interesting touch-points around interoperability, MS's increased support for PHP on Windows and of course support on Windows Azure platform there is no reason why we would not collaborate.
Some of the folks in the PHP community have been great to work with, and it's a great pleasure to be sponsoring the PHPBenelux Conference again this year (27-28 January 2012). What's new: with the help of Michelangelo van Dam (@dragonbe) and Maarten Balliauw (@maartenballiauw) we'll be hosting a free half day Azure/PHP Hackathon on January 27th 2012.
When getting your ticket for the conference be sure to add the free hackathon and come hack away on PHP & Azure.
My thanks to the whole PHPBenelux community. We look forward to another successful PHPBenelux Conference.
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Muskego - The Muskego-Norway School District is looking for people to serve in two top administrative positions, both of which will soon be vacant.
Scot Ecker, director of business services since 2008, will leave as of Dec. 31 to become associate vice president and controller of Carthage College, and Gary Rosploch, buildings and grounds supervisor for 21 years, will retire as of Feb. 28.
Superintendent Kelly Thompson said that Ecker has a long-standing career goal of working at the college level.
"We are grateful for the support he has provided," Thompson said.
That support has included playing a key role in providing cost estimates for a variety of facilities options the schools explored in a massive facilities review that culminated in two referendums. He also steered the district though the financial aspects of the transition in public employee compensation brought on by Act 10 and Act 32, state law changes that heavily impacted public employees.
Rosploch, a graduate of Muskego High School, came back to district with extensive experience. He had served as a head custodian in the Franklin School District for six years, the director of buildings and grounds in the Glendale-River Hills School District for nine years, a maintenance manager at the Laureate Group for six years and a maintenance supervisor in the Waukesha School District.
"It has been a true honor and pleasure working with him," Thompson said.
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Somewhat embarrassed to admit this sincerely happened when I was in line with Tina for Dita. I don't even think she knows this occurred, but oh man, when I think of it, it still makes me laugh.
Somewhat embarrassed to admit this sincerely happened when I was in line with Tina for Dita. I don't even think she knows this occurred, but oh man, when I think of it, it still makes me laugh.
San Francisco is losing another vintage gem, a place I had never ventured to before I heard of its closing – the Empress of China. The doors close on 12/31/14, so if you are in the area, I strongly recommend a visit.
Here is a picture of the "Rooftop Garden."
The lounge has sweeping city views including the lovely Coit Tower.
I first came to the Empress for the Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slideshow a couple weeks ago. I met my friends Tina and Andrea for the show.
I opted to dress in an Asian-inspired Christmas look, featuring this amazing 1940s hand painted/beaded blouse.
But, I had to work the evening of the show so I had to split right after and I didn't have enough time to see the restaurant/lounge which features decor that has been there since it opened in the early 1960s. So I organized a cocktail meet-up with some fellow comedian friends prior to the last comedy showcase of the year at the Punch Line. It was the perfect excuse to hang out with comics, celebrate the end of the year, and say good bye to the Empress.
This is indeed how it still looks; peacock feather sprays on the columns, gold filigree above tufted leather booths, and amazingly elaborate Asian chandeliers.
I'm kind of in love with that floor.
When you first walk in to the lobby, there are photos of celebrities and politicians who have visited the Empress. I don't know who this woman is, but I loved seeing her wearing a gorgeous turquoise squash blossom necklace and cuff.
And possibly the best photo of all is this one of Jayne Mansfield with the owner.
Here's the gang:
I took the opportunity to wear my newly acquired 1920s kimono. I brought in vintage to trade at Mercy Vintage in Oakland. I tried on this kimono and it was freakin' amazing, but I thought I should spend my trade credit on something more practical/sensible. A week later after thinking about it constantly, and having DREAMS featuring it, I went back and got it. I think it was the right move. These pictures don't do it justice, but it is stunning. A work of art!
So, goodbye Empress of China. You shall be missed! Are there any other vintage SF gems I have yet to see and appreciate before they disappear?
Merry Christmas everyone, and Happy New Year!
The Vintage Pinball Style event was a success! It really was so much fun. Here's a little round-up of some of the #vintagepinballstyle photos on instagram from users @tina_vines @galaboutmidtown @brighteyedco @likeatreeinthedesert @duetvintage:
Tina and Derek of Golden West Sign Arts surprised us with a hand-painted show card for the event!
I wish I got better photos of the exhibit, as these were just taken with my cell phone and they were taken before the exhibit was completed, but it gives you an idea of what it was like. I was just ecstatic to share my vintage in a museum. It's like a vintage collector's dream!
We transformed the room into a vintage boutique, and I have to say it looked damn cute.
The vendors at the event: Brittany, Tina, me and Andrea.
Andrea got some great pics of me singing with Nick Stargu, officially confirming that I'm a rock star!!!
I got a wee bit drunk : )
Andrea and Elisa being accidental twins. See Elisa's blog post on the event here.
IN CONCLUSION: Total blast. I'm hoping this will become a biannual event. Thanks for coming, and if you missed it, don't do that next time! : )
I hope all of you fellow Americans had a lovely Thanksgiving. I spent it in Sebastopol at my Aunt's house, where she lives across the street from a field of grazing cattle. I can't think of a more scenically appropriate place to spend Thanksgiving!
The vintage purse and bakelite clamper watch are early Christmas presents from my boyfriend, they were pieces that were being sold by my friend at my Vintage Pinball Style event. So I totally got first dibs, muahha ha ha! And surprisingly my boyfriend said, "That's a cool purse," before he even knew I had put it aside for myself.
It was my first time out in these Poetic Licence shoes, and I couldn't be happier. I definitely chose the right colorway, they will match so many of my outfits. Plus, the low heels make them great for work and walking around town.
The acorn brooch was my grandmother's and it's become a Thanksgiving tradition to wear it along with my 1940s felt leaves hat. I'm pretty sure I've worn this hat on every Thanksgiving since I acquired it. It's pretty much the most perfect hat for Thanksgiving.
1950s autumn colors floral dress with rhinestones on the neckline and back: scored it at a friend's clothing swap party (Thanks Rita!)
1940s brown jacket: Skirt Chaser Vintage at the SF Vintage Expo
belt: from a F21 dress
1940s felt leaves hat, yellow bakelite initial ring: ebay
Bakelite clamper watch, purse, lapis deco ring: gifts from my boyfriend
Poetic Licence Whiplash oxfords c/o
Have a great holiday weekend!
If you're friends with me on Instagram or Facebook you've probably seen my posts announcing the latest event I'm producing. It combines almost everything I love in life: Vintage Fashion, Comedy, Music and PINBALL! I'm so excited and I hope all you Bay Area/Northern California vintage-loving ladies can come.
Tickets are only $15 (grab some here) and includes all day access to the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, CA where 100+ pinball machines are on freeplay (no quarters needed!), a vintage fashion fair from 1pm-5pm, a Comedy Stylings stand-up comedy show at 8PM, and a 60s Dance Party at 10PM with DJ Derek See of Derek's Daily 45 (check out his blog, it's awesome).
Red Scott, photographer of my blog Comedy Stylings, took a bunch of great pictures of Tina and me for the event promotion and had to share them here.
Can you believe the dress I'm wearing above was once a smock apron? I turned it into a dress! Also, please note the amazing art on that pinball machine. Any vintage lover will go gaga over all the amazing art on these machines, from the back glass to the game board, to the sides of the machine… they are works of art!
Tina snagged this 1940s set you may remember from this post. But many more 40s era clothes, including some knit sets will be for sale at the event. Including this super special one from one of my favorite posts ever!
The fashion fair coincides with the Museum's current Pinball Style exhibit. Clothing and accessories ranging from the 1930s to the 90s will be for sale, from the personal collections of 4 stylish women, including 2 Etsy sellers (one being Bright Eyed Clothing Co), one being me! All that leopard above will be for sale. Including almost the entire outfit from this post, and the most perfect Thanksgiving dress EVER seen in this post. AND the most amazing super rare 1940s hand knit ice skating dress that Tina modeled here (in a total babely fashion, I must add):
So please come play, dance, laugh and shop with us on Saturday, Nov 22. It'll be so fun! More info and tickets here.
When I started stand-up I knew of Joan Rivers and admired her, and when I saw A Piece of Work in the theaters, I became a true fan. What an incredible woman. When she died it stung in the way of knowing that we lost someone grand.
That day she died I thought about her iconic style, her comedic legacy, and I had an idea. I wanted to do a tribute show where all the comedians on the show had to wear feathers and huge statement necklaces and tell filthy, filthy jokes. The show Feathers & Filth: A Tribute to Joan Rivers was born.
I really put my heart into planning the event, and was so happy in the way it turned out. Members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus opened the show with a couple musical numbers, and Margaret Cho made a short tribute video. Fashion Police writer Ronn Vigh and I did a mock Fashion Police segment. He told jokes that he wrote for the show, and I told the jokes that were rejected in front of a slideshow of celebrity red carpet photos. And all comedians got dressed up and performed. It was so fun. At the end, in front of a slideshow of Joan, we had a curtain call with the song "Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage" playing, the song Joan requested to be played at her funeral. A portion of proceeds from the show benefitted Joan's favorite charities God's Love We Deliver and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The photographer Red Scott who takes photos for my tumblr Comedy Stylings was there to capture the event, and I've been posting the photos over there, but wanted to share a few here.
Me with Ronn. Here are my outfit details:
1930s blue ostrich feather capelet: SF Vintage Expo
1990s Silver sparkly gown: gift from a friend
1920s era rhinestone headpiece: ebay
vintage Polly of California heels: ebay
Pearl necklace, silver teardrop earrings: thrifted a long time ago
Drag performer and stand-up comic Pippi Lovestocking wore a vintage Dior dress.
Deborah Norville said at Joan's memorial service, "To all of you here—and to those who loved Joan: Go out there and make people laugh. DO something. Say Something. Wear something that makes someone else chuckle," she explained. "Take a video, put it on Facebook with the hashtag: #JoanRiversChallenge"
She added, "Honor our friend by going out there and making someone laugh, so that the laughter Joan Rivers lived for—never dies."
We love you Joan! For more photos from the event please go to Comedy Stylings.
Sorry for the rhyming post title, had to do it. One of the perks of my day job is I can sometimes get free tickets to cool things, and last week it was tickets to see Dita Von Teese at the Fillmore in San Francisco! Gal pal Tina was my date and we planned our outfits over quite the number of back and forth texts, as girlfriends do, of course! At first I was going to wear a newly purchased handpainted 40s blouse:
But then I realized I needed to find a way to show off the piece from Dita's Von Follies lingerie line that I splurged on last year during a Cyber Monday sale. A little look through my closet and I realized a 70s Alfred Shaheen gown can show it off and cover it up at my whim. Added a 40s tilt hat, black eyeliner & red lipstick, and sensible heels for walking and standing and I was good to go.
70s Alfred Shaheen dress: NOS from Freestyle Exchange in Sacramento
"Her Sexcellency Dress" by Dita Von Teese's Von Follies via Asos.com cyber monday sale
40s tilt hat: antique store
Peeptoe heels: Ross or Marshall's
Velvet purse: thrifted
And Tina wore her amazing bow blouse she found at the Vintage Expo.
It was a spectacular show with sparkle overload! Dita's costumes and sets were just incredible. It was the first high-budget burlesque show I've ever seen, so yes, it kind of blew my mind. Not to mention that now I want to wrestle the MC Murray Hill for his job. Seriously that is my dream job! If you plan on going to a Dita show, please ask the venue ahead of time if the show is seated. I assumed it would be seated, but the entire show was standing room only! I felt sorry for some of the attendees who got dressed up to the nines with high, high heels. My toes were going numb towards the end of the show and I was wearing a mere 2 inch heel! But besides that it was thrilling to see Dita live, I recommend it.
Alameda is a quick 10 minute drive from my house, and for how close it is I don't go there often enough. But I recently spent a couple days out there, and really wanted to share what a fun weekend trip it could be for someone who lives out of town. And for vintage lovers, it's an absolute paradise of art deco flower shops, and beautiful victorian houses, and home to the largest antique fair in Northern CA. Step one, plan it out so that you visit the first weekend of the month so you can attend the Alameda Antique Fair, which is always the first Sunday of every month, but more on that later.
A painted sign found in Alameda
FRIDAY NIGHT: Pack your vintage dirndl and trek over to the German Restaurant & Bar Speisekammer for a delicious Hefeweizen and listen to some sweet tuneage. Every Fri night they have live music with no cover, and with vintage-friendly bands who play western-swing, ragtime, blues, or jazz. The last time I went was on Valentine's Day and saw fellow East Bay vintage ladies Tina and Elisa.
SATURDAY: Grab a classic diner breakfast at Ole's Waffle Shop "Since 1927″
source – Disclaimer: I have never eaten here, so I can't vouch for the food, but I can vouch for its CUTENESS QUOTIENT!
Take a stroll on Park St which houses several packed to the rafters, completely crowded and dusty, multiple level antique stores. Which, come on, are always the best to roam and sift through. But there are some cute boutiques on the street, too, including the extremely fun Rocket Reuse which houses everything I love in life: books, music and vintage! Be sure to try something on in the dressing room that opens with an old phone-booth door.
Get a break from shopping and head over to the Pacific Pinball Museum. The $15 admission gets you all the pinball you can play 'til midnight. They have games from the 30s and up, multiple rooms, and they're always rotating the 90 machines they have there with the 400 they house in storage. My top picks are Fireball for its spinning plate in the middle of the board, Oribtor 1 for its craziness (the ball moves erratically and it isn't from magnets!), Black Rose for its added video game element, and Black Knight for its double deck/multiple flipper action. Get your hand stamped because you'll need a break in between so much fun pinball playing, and oohing and aahing over all that awesome pinball art.
1930s pinball machine "Bumper"
A fun drinking game would be to take a swig every time you spotted racist and/or sexist pinball art! You'd be drunk in no time!
All that standing up playing pinball has got your legs aching for a break. Why not take in a flick at the beautiful art deco Alameda Theatre?
This theater was designed by the same architect who designed the gorgeous Paramount Theater, and was renovated in 2008. Even if your choice movie isn't in the main (original) theater, spend some extra time feeling glamorous in the lobby.
Is it dinner-time? I suggest local SF chain Burma Superstar, right around the corner from the Theater on Park St. The pumpkin curry I recently had there melted in my mouth! Now go back and play pinball for dessert!
SUNDAY: Wake up bright and early and head over to the Alameda Antique Fair.
Bring cash, comfortable walking shoes, a wide-brimmed hat and lather up in sunscreen even if it looks cloudy. Sadly every time I've gone to the fair I've managed to get a weird looking sunburn. Small price to pay for amazing vintage! Like this recent haul:
My other strategy is to put figurative blinders on as soon as I walk through the gates, and walk all the way to the back of the fair, to the last row of vendors. It's hard to not stop, but trust me, just walk all the way to the back. I've found that some of the better vendors with good deals are in the back (maybe it's cheaper booths?). And also this way you can make sure you see everything at the fair. They have a wide selection of food trucks available, and a shuttle bus.
You're probably wiped out by all the vintage visual stimulation so relax with a cocktail at Forbidden Island tiki lounge.
And there you have it! A really fun vintage-y weekend in a really cute town. I'm looking forward to exploring the area more and more with lots of pinball in the mix! Let me know if you have any more Alameda destination suggestions.
I finally had a weekend at home this past weekend and had one of those Sundays where I was in my pajamas until the afternoon, lazing about reading a graphic novel (Bone, and totally enjoying it by the way). Then I tackled some DIY projects I've been meaning to do for some time now. Like hemming a pair of rayon shorts from the 90s that have a very fun 40s-ish cowboy novelty print:
And making a necklace from vintage brooches and buttons! Meet the Three Amigas:
The story with this is that I found one of the brooches at an antique store back in March 2013:
And once upon a time I was trolling ebay for wooden brooches (the way other people play candy crush, that's me on ebay) when lo and behold I saw a listing for two identical sombrero ladies to the one sombrero lady I already had. The idea for a necklace was born!
I then discovered wooden sombrero shaped buttons, and found a listing of those on ebay that happened to come with a few painted Mexican-themed buttons. Now, in addition to finding all the decorative pieces, I had to think about the type of chain. I bought 3 versions of black plastic and metal chains, hoping to find one that mimicked the bakelite and celluloid necklaces we all love from the 40s. But I wasn't satisfied, and couldn't find the right chain! Fast forward to Sunday when I had my sewing/craft chest open while I was hemming the shorts, I saw all the parts to this un-made necklace and thought, heck. Let's just try this with what I got. And actually, it worked out better than I imagined!
While researching how I could do this, I found these brooch converters. They're pretty ingenious, though kind of expensive. I didn't end up ordering them, but it's neat to know they exist.
I ended up using a 7mm chain I got from Delish Beads on Etsy. And although the chain wasn't as chunky as a 40s celluloid version, the size actually worked in my favor because the links are small enough to hold a brooch pin in place. I simply pinned the brooches onto the chain! It works really well and it's easy to take off if I ever just want to wear one of the brooches as a brooch. The sombrero buttons got jump ring'd onto the chain, and the smaller buttons I actually sewed onto the chain, which I might change eventually by gluing a loop onto the backs.
Voila! That's how my Three Amigas necklace was born. I might try setting up a plain chain necklace for sporting other brooches as pendants whenever I feel like it!
As soon as I heard that the Walt Disney Museum had a Mary Blair exhibit, I knew I had to make a return visit. And as luck would have it, I was invited to attend the Tiki-themed Animate Your Night event co-presented by Tiki Oasis. I went to last year's event and it was a blast, so I knew I was in for a good night.
40s playsuit, mother of pearl bangle: ebay
40s straw tilt: from Thunderhorse Vintage in Sacramento (RIP)
50s confetti shell clamper bracelet: Sacramento Antique Fair
60s raffia purse: Midway Antique Mall in Sacramento
crazy raffia wedges: Poetic License
This time I decided to wear my 1940s 2 piece playsuit from ebay. This is one of those scores where I didn't even realize how lucky I was to nab it at the time. It's becoming so freaking rare to find matching pieces like this. And for the steal I got it for? Out of the question these days!
After snapping these outfit shots, my friend and I swiftly made our way to the Mary Blair exhibit. It was organized in chronological order, in a colorful fashion. Again, I was delighted by the exhibit design, especially the Mary Blair window display section.
And did you know that Mary Blair scarves from the 1950s exist? Of course now I need one in my life.
Of course a lot of her concept art for Disney movies was presented like the one above for Peter Pan, as well as Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland.
And her precious illustrations from children's books.
If you can't make it to the museum, I highly recommend grabbing a copy of this beautiful book that contains all the art that was displayed and, like the exhibit, does a great job showing the arc of Blair's career.
The location of the museum is a gem. In the Presidio, with a great view of the Golden Gate, and these night time events always include a spectacular sunset.
In addition to the Mary Blair, they have yet another fantastic temporary exhibit currently displayed on Marc Davis.
So definitely between this exhibit and the Mary Blair, this is the best time to go to the Walt Disney Family Museum. The Mary Blair exhibit runs until September 7, 2014, and the Marc Davis lasts a bit longer with an end date of November 3, 2014.
Last year at the Tiki night I was too shy to ask to take photos of some of the attendees who were sporting awesome vintage, and this year I wasn't going to let that happen again.
Name: Christina
Occupation: Owner of Skirt Chaser Vintage (and always my favorite vendor at the SF Vintage Expo and Alameda Fashion Fair!)
Favorite Disney movie: Dumbo
Favorite Disney ride: Pirates of the Caribbean
Outfit: All vintage: Hawaiian dress of unknown origin, 50s raffia sandals, bamboo tiki bracelet, shell embellished purse, and shell earrings filled with little shells!
Name: Rich and Humu-Humu
Occupation: Programmer and stay at home mom
Favorite Disney movie: Make Mine Music and 3 Caballeros
Favorite Disney ride: Pirates of the Caribbean and Splash Mountain
Outfit: Vintage 60s matching Hawaiian set from ebay
Name: Vanessa
Occupation: Outdoor Educator
Favorite Disney movie: Beauty & the Beast
Favorite Disney ride: Indiana Jones
Outfit: Vintage 60s dress via Etsy
Name: Marcus
Occupation: IT Professional
Favorite Disney movie: Jungle Book
Favorite Disney ride: Pirates of the Caribbean (pre-Johnny Depp)
Outfit: Beta Brand jacket (which reminded me of Will Smith in Fresh Prince of Bel Air!) and Hawaiian shirt from Target
Name: Dixie Delish
Occupation: Entertainer
Favorite Disney movie: Sleeping Beauty
Favorite Disney ride: Indiana Jones
Outfit: Vintage 60s dress thrifted from Goodwill
My visit to the museum definitely got me wanting to go to Disneyland! What's your favorite ride at the park? What's your favorite Disney movie?
I have fond memories of visiting the Cliff House as a kid, when the penny arcade was still there. That's where I first saw Laffing Sal, and witnessed the way she made my grandmother laugh uncontrollably. It's one of my favorite memories of her. So it was a complete delight to make a visit back decades later for a friend's wedding. It's a San Francisco landmark with a rich history, with its many iterations and renovations from its start in 1858.
(All above images found via Flickr, click through for source info)
And here it is today:
The cute couple:
What I wore:
1930s gown: ebay
art deco brooch: vintage store in Portland
purse: borrowed from my Etsy stock
Giant Dwarf astral crown
vintage fur capelet: antique fair
Victorian lapis ring: gift from my boyfriend, from the Midway Antique Mall
A lesbian wedding wouldn't be complete without a cat cupcake topper:
The view from the reception hall – where playland at the beach used to be:
And where the camera obscura first was (built in 1948) before it moved to the Cliff House:
And I have to take some stylist credit, as the beautiful bride Jennifer (funny lady @JennDron on Twitter) wore my grandmother's fur stole and a sweater guard of mine. And the ruffled white umbrella of mine seen in their photos was something I knew would come in handy on their rainy special day.
(last 2 photos by wedding photographer Raynie Vratari)