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G Data celebrates 25th anniversary with special InternetSecurity edition
Birthday edition of 2011 product comes with 25 month long-life licence
While the standard version of G Data's InternetSecurity 2011 comes with a 12 month licence the 25th anniversary edition is valid for 25 months. This means buyers benefit from receiving security updates for more than twice as long as normal.
The anniversary edition also includes free upgrades to the new versions of G Data's InternetSecurity software that will be released in the second quarter of 2011 and 2012.
It goes on sale in the UK at the end of this week for £39.95 and will be sold by resellers until the 2012 version becomes available in later this year. G Data InternetSecurity 2011 offers safe surfing, safe shopping, safe emailing and chatting, protection against spyware, safe online banking, blocking annoying spam, protection against hacking and parental controls.
James Coombes, Head of UK Sales, comments: "As the oldest antivirus software developer in the world, we're immensely proud to be celebrating our 25th birthday. The anniversary edition of our InternetSecurity product is our way of saying thank you to our customers, both old and new, who have helped us achieve this longevity milestone."

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Southern Exposure
In a live chat, Prudie offers advice on an elderly neighbor who likes to go nude in the yard.
A: I was only a few sentences in before I thought, "And he wants to stay married so he can screw around at will but no girlfriend can bring up the subject of marriage because he already has a wife." It's fine that you wanted to embark on the divorce in a collaborative way, but now he's trying to turn you into a collaborator in his continuing deceit. I say forget informing his girlfriend of his true character. If she hasn't figured out what a liar and manipulator he is, it's not your job to enlighten her. What you need to do is get your legal situation taken care of. I don't know the ins and outs of matrimonial law, but your lawyer does, and you need to inform him or her about this stalling and get a plan to move forward. Yes, it will probably make things more difficult and expensive, but this guy will never be your ex unless you force him to stop leaving you in limbo.
Q. Re: Friend's Terminal Illness on the QT: Please check with a family-law attorney regarding her end-of-life wishes and how to state them. Your state might have restrictions on who can call the shots on her treatment once she's no longer coherent. Might be immediate family only.
A: Yes, the best friend needs to make sure she doesn't get herself into a legal situation with the parents. She needs to tell her terminally ill friend that as painful as it is, the time is now for legal decisions to be made.
Q. Noisy Co-Workers: I've been at my first postgrad position since January. My department is a small, fun group of people—sometimes too fun. A few of them have trouble distinguishing between private and work settings. Often, a group of two or three will hang out in one office with music, laughing, weekend planning, and general fun. The managers do not always see the problem with this. In many ways, it's a very collaborative environment, so it makes sense—to a degree. However, I've heard too many inappropriate conversations (some sexual in nature) to believe that it's all work-related. I'm not sure how to handle it. I've mentioned this to my boss a few times, but she's nonconfrontational and will mention it to the offending parties but then not follow up. Especially since I'm one of the newest, I don't want to make waves. HR is not an ideal solution, since that department is newly restructured. Please give me some suggestions—and I already have headphones and earplugs. I'm afraid of hearing loss from trying to drown it out with my music. I'm in a cubicle—at times, I will go to my boss' office and close the door. That's not always an option, however. I need a longer-term solution, please!
A: The conversation may be loud and raunchy, but you're the newest person in the office, and it's unlikely you'll change the office culture, but you could make yourself a pariah. This doesn't mean that it's acceptable for people to gather and make it impossible for others to work. First of all, forget drowning out the party with music and invest in sound-canceling earphones. That technical fix might allow you to do your work. Second, if everyone gathers in an office for the hilarity and it's too loud for you to work, go over and with a smile on your face say, "Guys, do you mind if I just close this door? I'm unfortunately easily distracted by sounds. Thanks!" You could also try to lighten up. On a Friday afternoon when people start planning their weekend, try to join in the fun. Ultimately, though, the longer-term solution may be finding a place of work where work is the priority.
Q. Friend's Filthy Home: I recently stayed with a friend while on vacation. I am not by any means a neat freak. My friend's home was filthy. Papers and stuff was strewn everywhere. The whole place smelled. I stayed in the guest room, which doubles as the place my friend keeps her cat's litter. She did move the litter out of the room while I was there, but there were clearly remnants still there. The tub was dirty, and you could see dirt on the floorboards. A few years ago, she mentioned that a couple of her friends had staged an intervention about her home. She was living in a different place. I had visited briefly, and while it was messy, her place wasn't dirty. She no longer speaks to those friends. My friend is a truly wonderful person. I have known her for many years, and I would have never guessed she lives this way. I am not sure how to approach this with her.
A: Never, ever accept her hospitality again. That she is so oblivious to her surroundings she would invite you to stay says how out-of-touch she is. These kinds of disorders are sad, bizarre, and resistant to treatment. There's something wrong with your friend, but you already know her admirable qualities. Stick with getting together in public settings.
Q. Re: Naked Neighbor: Why can't she just knock on his door and tell him, or send a note with her name and let him know that she can see him? This is offensive behavior. If he doesn't comply, then she can take the next step of contacting the authorities.
A: True, just telling him, "I can see you!" is the most direct way of dealing with it. And I generally agree with direct ways of dealing with things. But I'm trying to imagine having that conversation with one of my elderly neighbors. Certainly if I was unloading the dishwasher and got an eyeful, I'd call to my husband and say, "Dear, hurry, there's a red-cockaded woodpecker right outside the window!" But the idea of then knocking on said neighbor's door would fill me with dread.
Q. Job Interview Etiquette: I am a recent college grad who has a rare interview on the horizon. The position is entry-level at a large company and pays well for someone looking to pay loans rather than begin a career. While researching the company, I've found they are currently going through a major lawsuit that many sources are quoted as saying could shut down the company. My question is whether I should inquire about the lawsuit during my interview or just hope that the verdict favors the company. I wouldn't want to receive the position and get situated so that if the company does go belly up, I'll have passed on other opportunities in between.
A: If the company's hiring it appears they're betting that at least for the time being they aren't going belly up. It's unlikely anyone at the company can comment on the pending lawsuit except to say they hope for a favorable resolution. You say this is an entry-level position that you see as temporary and not the beginning of a career. (But why not? If you impress your bosses, you should be able to move up, as long as there's a company to move up in.) If you're concerned that this company is not a going enterprise then keep looking. Otherwise, if the job is a good fit for now, take it with the knowledge that if the company folds, no one will hold your subsequent unemployment against you.
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The Land of Israel caucus is urging the Israeli government to respond to the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood by formally annexing all Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Regions / Israel
The Oslo Accords produced nothing but settlements and suffering.
Turkey is winning friends and influencing the Middle East, but its Dale Carnegie approach doesn't extend to Israel.
"Price taggers" are Israeli settlers who retaliate for IDF removal of Israeli settlers from the West Bank by attacking Palestinians and IDF property.
Lack of concern for Palestine's Christians shows U.S. Christian Zionists' true colors.
Arguing that Iran won't possess nuclear weapons soon only makes disarmament advocates look like they're putting off the inevitable.
As the greatest beneficiary of the Arab Spring, Turkey is going head to head with both Syria and Israel.
To avoid U.N. rejection, Palestine -- that "serial Rejectionist of peace," according to an Israeli politician -- is ready to compromise.
Rick Perry called for cutting all U.S. aid to the Palestinians if the UN vote goes through, a measure already proposed by members of Congress.
Nothing like the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN to unite Democrats and Republicans together in opposition.


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TCL > May 2014 Issue > The Virtual Pro Se Clinic Concept
About the Author
Ric N. Morgan has owned a solo general practice in Elbert County since 2003. He is Co-Chair of the Eighteenth Judicial District's Access to Justice Committee—firstname.lastname@example.com.
"The public will not long entrust its confidence to a system of justice
it often cannot navigate, afford or understand."
Chief Justice John T. Broderick,
New Hampshire Supreme Court1
More and more, parties are coming to court without attorney representation. Unfortunately, our courts are hard-pressed to provide the additional services these self-represented litigants need. In Colorado, a pilot program known as the Virtual Pro Se Clinic (VPC) Concept is just one of many tools developed to address the growing trend of pro se litigants in our courts. The VPC Concept uses video-conferencing and screen-sharing technologies to help self-represented litigants better understand court procedures and processes, and thereby ease the burden on the courts' resources. It is currently underway in nine Colorado counties.
For a variety of reasons, the number of Coloradans coming to court without legal representation has dramatically increased in recent years. This trend brings with it increased demands on the resources of the courts. By using video-conferencing and screen-sharing technology, as well as drawing on local partnerships, the VPC Concept seeks to connect volunteer attorneys electronically with pro se litigants living anywhere in the state.
Given the significant changes in the nation's court system involving self-represented litigants, most judges now spend a significant portion of their judicial career handling cases in which at least one party is self-represented.2 Last year in Colorado, 676,736 new civil and criminal cases were filed in county and district court,3 and more than 500,000 pro se parties were estimated to have represented themselves during fiscal year (FY) 2013.4 Statewide, the number of domestic relations cases proceeding without an attorney has grown by 57% from 2001 through 2013, and probate cases also have seen an increase in pro se litigants of 35% since FY 2009.5 It is now estimated that more than 50% of all civil litigants in Colorado and nearly 76% of parties in domestic relations cases are self-represented.6
The trend lines are unmistakable: pro se litigants are a permanent and growing portion of the court's user base, and citizens generally expect to be able to fully participate in a court case without the services of an attorney.7 The court system, unfortunately, has not been able to keep up with the demand for services required by self-represented parties, particularly requests for one-on-one procedural assistance.8 Although the great majority of cases involving self-represented litigants are factually and legally uncomplicated, many litigants in these simple cases require additional services to help them navigate an unfamiliar and procedurally complex system.9 The FY 2015 Judicial Branch budget request includes requests for additional resources to assist self-represented litigants as this population of pro se court users continues to grow.
Public–Private Partnerships
There is broad consensus regarding the need for a comprehensive solution that involves both the public and private sectors of the profession.10 The trend toward increased pro se litigants partly reflects a shift in how the public views the legal profession and its role in society. One could argue about the causes, and there are many. Solutions will come from a variety of quarters, but public–private partnerships between the courts and the legal profession are likely to factor prominently in efforts to come to grips with this accelerating trend. The existing civil legal assistance infrastructure already reflects many public–private partnerships, most of them on a small scale.11
In the private sector, volunteer attorneys play an important role in the infrastructure to help pro se litigants. There are more than eighty free legal clinics held in Colorado every month (nineteen of them are in Denver).12 That's 960 privately supported free legal clinics across Colorado last year that were staffed by dedicated volunteer attorneys.
In the public sector, Colorado courts initiated the new self-represented litigant program, which has been very successful throughout Colorado. In June 2013, the Colorado Supreme Court promulgated detailed guidance on the provision of legal assistance to pro se litigants in Chief Justice Directive (CJD) 13-01, Concerning Self-Represented Litigant Assistance.13
Civil legal services for the indigent are cost-effective and provide tangible value. A recent study of return on investment demonstrates that each dollar spent on civil legal services for the indigent in Colorado generates a $6.35 return.14 A 2009 study in six counties in California's San Joaquin Valley15 found that courts providing one-on-one interaction with self-represented litigants saved:
In addition, the number of continuances was reduced by as much as 75%.16
The VPC Concept
Technology can contribute by leveraging the legal profession's long tradition of public service to create new efficiencies in the use of court resources. Even so, a multifaceted problem requires a wide variety of tools to solve it. One such effort is the Virtual Pro Se Clinic Concept.
The VPC Concept's strategic goal is to leverage technology by reaching out to volunteers in the large urban attorney population and connecting them to pro se litigants residing in both rural and urban settings.
The energetic encouragement of the VPC Concept by public librarians across Colorado and the support of their governing boards have been inspiring in this process. The VPC Concept works with local public libraries, relying on their public infrastructure, and establishes partnerships with local bar associations, courts, legal aid providers, access to justice (ATJ) committees, and other community stakeholders.
The end result is free monthly legal clinics at public libraries for parties who need legal assistance but don't have or cannot afford to hire an attorney. The point of these free clinics is to provide one-on-one interaction with a knowledgeable volunteer attorney to help folks understand the legal process and procedure in a wide variety of civil legal actions. This is not pro bono representation, and the volunteer attorney's discussion with VPC patrons about process and procedure does not constitute legal representation or legal advice. Volunteer attorneys also help clinic patrons fill out court forms downloaded from the state judicial forms website.
The VPC Concept will have succeeded if pro se litigants become better prepared for court and, as a result, judicial officers see tangible efficiencies in the courtroom. If the VPC Concept is successful, the court's resources will be better used, and the public will better understand the court system through the one-on-one help of volunteer attorneys. The VPC Concept involves three phases as shown below.
VPC Concept Phases
The initial VPC Clinic locations were selected based on an assessment of where alternative resources such as local bar clinics and self-help resources were not otherwise available, and where a free legal clinic was needed most. The early site selection process was meant to demonstrate the ability to deliver monthly free VPC Concept services at great distance.
Phase I—Proof of Concept
In early 2013, efforts began to determine whether the VPC Concept could work. Three counties were chosen, site visits were conducted, and the technical aspects of conducting computer-linked clinics began in earnest. The first clinics started in May 2013, and the few minor technical issues were quickly resolved. See the "Proof of Concept" map below.
The computer link itself is an interactive video interface, with full screen-sharing capability, interactive chat capability, and guided Internet touring, in a Skype-like environment using a free software called "Zoom." All clinics are free and users are welcomed on a first-come, first-served basis. The clinics cover all civil issues, including property law, probate, family law, collections, foreclosures, landlord/tenant matters, appeals, protection orders, veterans' benefits, and other civil issues. There is no cost to the libraries to incorporate the clinics into their existing computer infrastructure and facility, and any burden to the local librarians who initiate the computer link for each three-hour clinic is minimal. All support is provided by volunteer attorneys, including the VPC coordinator.
The VPC Concept relies heavily on building effective local partnerships. Local libraries set their own schedules, establish clinic formats (seminar, small group, or individual settings), select the subject matter for their clinic, and initiate the computer link at the start of each clinic. Local bar associations and local court staff, including the new self-represented litigant coordinators (SRLCs), help with local court procedures and a variety of other issues. The VPC coordinator distributes the monthly VPC Concept press announcements based on local input; publishes flyers and schedules; collaborates with local bar associations, SRLCs, court personnel, local ATJ committees, and local service providers to ensure that local procedures are properly represented; and collects VPC Concept data and feedback.
Phase II—Intermediate Fielding
By October 2013, the feedback from all three VPC Concept clinics was very positive. The Phase II implementation target of an additional six county clinics was achieved in January 2014. The locations of all nine VPC clinics are shown in the VPC?Phases I &?II map below.
Volunteer attorneys conduct their clinics from any location where broadband Internet access and a webcam are available, including law firms, home offices, or Android devices. The technology is highly adaptable to the needs of the situation. For example, in July 2013, a family matter required the VPC coordinator to fly to the East Coast on short notice. He was not able to conduct a regularly scheduled clinic from his office, which jeopardized the clinic with Montezuma County. Instead, the clinic was conducted from the Philadelphia Airport, using public wideband Internet access during a layover.
VPC training for volunteer attorneys is provided in thirty-minute blocks. The training covers best practices in dealing with pro se litigants, ethics rules applicable to dealing with pro se litigants, and the Colorado Supreme Court's guidance under CJD 13-01. Trainees also receive a hands-on introduction and tour of the Zoom video-conferencing software. Like the clinics themselves, the VPC training can be accessed from any location where the volunteer attorney has broadband access and a webcam.
Phase III—Statewide Build-Out
Phase III of the VPC Concept includes the gradual development of a sustainable statewide system of free legal clinics. This would require commitment from 250 volunteer attorneys, all working from their respective law firms or home offices to sustain legal clinics for residents of Colorado's twenty-two judicial districts and sixty-four counties. Each volunteer attorney would be asked to donate nine hours per year toward the VPC Concept, and perhaps would receive automated CLE credits for their volunteer efforts (still to be determined).
The principles of the VPC Concept are simple:
> Start small and work with resources that are already available.
> Build local partnerships to shape free legal clinics to serve local Colorado communities.
> Use technology to efficiently connect volunteer attorneys to pro se litigants.
> Monitor the program's progress to ensure it is achieving the desired results.
Whether the VPC Concept becomes completely viable must be decided by the courts, based on demonstrated resource efficiencies verified by the data.
This VPC Concept should be one of many tools used to address the growing trend of pro se litigants in our courts. It currently is providing free legal clinics across Colorado today, in places that never had them before, and so far with good results. However, the VPC Concept will succeed only if it meets the needs of local communities and delivers tangible efficiencies to our courts. If you would like to participate in the VPC Concept program, contact Kathleen Schoen, Director of the CBA ATJ?Department, at kschoen@
For information on access to justice in Colorado and the seven access to justice hearings coordinated by Colorado's ATJ Commission and local access to justice committees, see "Justice Crisis in Colorado 2014: Report on Civil Legal Needs in Colorado," available at www.coloradojustice.org.
1. Broderick, Remarks to the National ATJ Conference, May 9, 2008.
2. Self-Represented Litigation Network, "Handling Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants" at ix (2008), ncsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/accessfair/id/250.
3. Colorado Judicial Branch 2015 Budget Request at 11 (Nov. 1, 2013), www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Administration/Financial_
4. Id. at Figures 3 and 4. Total estimate of pro se parties appearing in county and district civil and criminal cases in FY2013 is in excess of 500,000. For civil cases alone, an estimated 340,900 pro se litigants appeared in county and district court civil cases in FY2013. Another 301,506 county and district criminal cases statewide also saw a high percentage of pro se parties (including felonies, misdemeanors, traffic, and infractions), but no specific data is available on what percentage of the defendants in those criminal cases appeared pro se.
5. Colorado Judicial Branch 2015 Budget Request, supra note 3 at 6.
6. Colorado ATJ Commission, Justice Crisis in Colorado: Report on Civil Legal Needs in Colorado 1 (Jan. 2014).
7. See supra note 4 and corresponding text.
8. Id.
9. Owens et al., Access to Justice: Meeting the Needs of Self-Represented Litigants 3 (Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2002).
10. Moon, "Access to civil justice: Is there a solution?" 88 Judicature 155 (Jan.–Feb. 2005):
Meeting the civil justice needs of poor and vulnerable people is a joint responsibility of both the public and private sectors. Civil justice needs must be met by a mix of individuals, institutions, and organizations working together.
11. Sandefur and Smyth, "Access Across America: First Report of the Civil Justice Infrastructure Mapping Project" 9 (American Bar Foundation, Oct. 7, 2011), www.americanbarfoundation.org/uploads/cms/documents/access_across_
12. See ColoradoLegalServices.org, "Legal Clinics Available throughout Colorado," sites.lawhelp.org/Program/1138/index.cfm.
13. CJD 13-01, Directive Concerning Colorado Courts' Self-Represented Litigant Assistance (June 12, 2013), www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/Directives/13-01.pdf.
14. Colorado ATJ Commission, supra note 6 at 2.
15. Greacen, "Benefits and Costs of Programs to Assist Self-Represented Litigants" (Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, 2009).
16. The results of the San Joaquin study are consistent with similar studies elsewhere. See, e.g., Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts, "Executive Program Assessment for State Court Projects to Assist Self-Represented Litigants" (2005), msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/
000113/014000/014115/unrestricted/20111335e.pdf; Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, "California Self-Help Centers—Report to the Legislature" (2007), www.courts.ca.gov/documents/rpt_leg_self_help.pdf ; Grand Valley State University School of Public and Nonprofit Administration, "An Evaluation of the Success of the Legal Assistance Center: A Report to the Grand Rapids Bar Association" (2004); James and Westover, "Final Report on the Maricopa County AZ Self-Service Center" (1997).


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The entrepreneur has failed to create thousands of jobs through a supposed billion-pound investment that were key to approval for his hugely controversial golf resort
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First Netflix created its own on-demand drama series, now Amazon-owned LoveFilm is to make five shows selected from 14 would-be shows
Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has been chosen to give an annual keynote speech to TV executives - about how his latest hit show bypassed television channels.
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posted at 7/23/2010 10:33 AM EDTDoes anyone know of any pools in Boston or the Northshore that can be rented for a kids birthday party? Or a beach or lake with private benches or areas for rent? My soon to be 1 year old loves the water so I'd really like to have an outdoor party as $40/child at coco keys seems very expensive. Any thoughts?
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posted at 7/23/2010 3:30 PM EDTI am a member of the South Shore YMCA, and they do pool parties. I'm sure that other YMCAs do them as well. I don't know where any Northshore branches are, but if you google YMCA with your zip code, I'm sure they will all pop up.
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posted at 7/23/2010 3:34 PM EDTThe Beverly YMCA does pool parties, but I think they only do them at the indoor pool (they do have an outdoor pool but I don't think it's available for parties).I think most of the north shore YMCAs with pools offer party packages.
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posted at 7/23/2010 3:44 PM EDTthis might not be what you had in mind, but i just went to a "pool party" in a friend's yard where they had set up a bunch of outdoor water games - like those little mat things that squirt water for little babies to sit in, kiddie pools with blow-up palm trees, a slip-n-slide, etc. there were at least 30 kids there ranging from 1 to 8 probably and everyone seemed to having a good time - so maybe you could just hit target or walmart and create your own pool party in someone's yard? throw in some hot dogs, burgers and a keg and you're all set? :)
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Stefani - I think this is a great idea, especially b/c full blown pools might be scary for some kids, unless the places you are talking about renting actually offer toddler areas with kiddie pools and spash facilities.
This is likely far for you, but we just visited Davis Farmland in Sterling and besides the AWESOME farm and play areas, they have a "splash" park. DS is 19 mos and LOVED it. We were also with a 1 yo, a 2.5 yo, another 19 mo old, and a 6.5 year old and all had an absolute blast. I know they do parties, not sure $$$ though.
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posted at 7/24/2010 12:18 PM EDTIf it's your child's first birthday party and most of the other kids are going to be around the same age, I would think the moms would be more comfortable w/ kiddie wading pools in the back yard rather than a full blown Olympic sized pool. Just a thought.
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posted at 7/24/2010 3:40 PM EDTHow many kids and what age range are you hosting?
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posted at 8/17/2010 10:28 AM EDTdeysan123,
I just saw your post today. My nephew does have a fenced in inground pool in his back yard, but for his 2 year old twins birthday on one of our hottest days in July, they rented splash pools, wading pools and a water slide. No one was allowed in the "big" pool. The party goers were from age 1 to 8 and everyone had a blast, including the mommies and the hosts. No one had to worry about anyone falling in the deep end.
This will only work of course, if you have a yard or other options for an open grassy spot.
You can google "water play rental" and you will find lots of rental companies.
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Marijuana-friendly real estate agents and other enterprising businesspeople looking to make a bundle from Colorado's weed industry.
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"The difference between a drug dealer and a legitimate operation is a point-of-sale system," says Mark Goldfogel, co-founder of MJ Freeway, a POS, inventory control, and client-record system that's been used in Colorado dispensaries since 2010. That's because the only way to legitimize (i.e., tax) all that product is by systematically tracking inventory. And with marijuana, says Goldfogel, not any old POS system will do. In this business, your product literally disappears; over time, a percentage of the marijuana evaporates or degrades into "shake." That product loss has to be built into the system or it could end up looking like theft or black-market diversion, not the sort of thing marijuana businesses want to be accused of.
Mergers and acquisitions
When Colorado first required medical marijuana businesses to vertically integrate in 2010, the industry was full of shotgun marriages—growers and retailers suddenly had to combine forces into a single entity to comply with the law. Now, as many of those businesses transition to recreational marijuana, some of the growers and retailers involved are going through divorces and shacking up (i.e., consolidating) with other operations. That's where Chloe Villano comes in. She's the CEO of Clover Leaf Consulting, which she believes is one of the only business firms in the country that specializes in marijuana-related mergers and acquisitions. Her website could be mistaken for a dating site, with separate areas for those seeking to sell a licensed cannabis business and those seeking to buy one—with Villano playing the matchmaker.
Villano says it can take months for her to find the right business for a potential buyer—she's seen deals come apart for any number of reasons. In the beginning of her operation, she says that those running marijuana businesses were true believers; they'd seen medical marijuana help people they cared for. Now, she says, "you have big-business Wall Street guys" looking to get into the business. She has to explain to them Colorado licensing law and its residency requirements, byzantine local zoning ordinances, and the other regulatory hurdles. "There's so much people don't understand," she says.
If a marijuana operation wants to comply with Colorado's 12 dense pages of security rules—detailing everything from the location of security cameras to the dimensions of accompanying video monitors— the Denver-based Canna Security America is the company to go to, says CEO Daniel Williams. That's because Williams and his partners helped write the rules in 2009 when they were part of the local security company Envision.
In the years since, Williams says the state's medical marijuana industry hasn't been the target of many sophisticated burglaries. (Among the more spectacular were the Boulder couple who dressed up as ninjas, complete with samurai swords, to hold up a dispensary for one jar of pot and the guy who belayed into a grow facility one night, Mission Impossible–style, only to realize he had no way to get back out before the police arrived.) In fact, says Williams, he's only aware of two armed robberies of Colorado marijuana operations, a number he says is "ridiculously low" compared to the rates for liquor stores or gas stations.
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Since most of these businesses don't directly involve growing or selling marijuana, they appear to be on safe legal ground. (Though these days, the entirety of Colorado's legal marijuana industry seems pretty secure, considering President Obama said that "it's important for it to go forward" in a recent New Yorker profile.) But that doesn't mean these ancillary businesses don't have to be careful. After all, what if the tide shifts and the federal government changes its mind—are these side businesses really safe from any crackdowns? After all, according to federal law, if any part of your property is involved in the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances, that entire property can be seized by federal officials. That means Central Bag & Burlap Co. could lose its business, MJ Freeway's detailed customer records could be confiscated, and that lovely suburban bungalow Hanson is shopping around to marijuana growers could be snatched up by the government.
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Nor does she recommend that residential pot growers dismantle their in-home grow rooms before they look to sell or lease to someone else. As she's come to discover, in Colorado these days, it's not a liability: "It's an added value to the property," she says.
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Jerry "Chilly" Chilson March 31, 2014 at 5:52pm
There won't be league round April 6th 2014.
Jason Sosnowski March 21, 2014 at 8:37pm
Dubs tomorrow?
Barry Hutton March 1, 2014 at 10:41am
Is Indy up and running
Jerry "Chilly" Chilson February 22, 2014 at 11:50am
Indy is on lock down. We are going to Bandemere today.
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The Science of Wine, Workshop and Gala, 5/4/12 & 5/5/12
The 9th Annual Science of Wine — Focus on Oregon Wine
Sponsored by The City of Ashland, The Erath Foundation, and Royce Real Estate, proceeds benefit Science Works educational programs.
Winemakers' Dinner and Live Auction
Thursday, May 3rd, 6 – 10pm Location: Ashland Springs Hotel 212 E. Main St. Ashland, OR 97520
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An elegant and delicious evening at the Ashland Springs Hotel featuring 7 World of Wine award-winning wines expertly paired with dishes prepared by renowned area chefs.
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Friday, May 4th, 6:30 – 9pm Location; ScienceWorks Museum 1500 E. Main St. Ashland
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Guests choose from The Art and Science of Barrels & Wine with Phil Burton of Barrel Builders and John Quinones of RoxyAnn Winery, Wine-Tasting 101 of French Varietals with Ron Stringfield of Galaxy Wine Distributors and Fermentation Transformation with winemaker Linda Donovan. Includes paired food and wine reception. Limited seating. Read More
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The King of City Island by James Geoghan
Plays May 2 – 27
Taking place in City Island, the Bronx, this funny and poignant play looks at petty gangsters, relationships, self-esteem and Tai Chi, but most importantly, it examines who we need to become in our relationships in order to truly love another person.
"Geoghan's characters simply all have heart, and they are impossible not to care about." — Heather Zimmerman, San Jose Metro.
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Siskiyou Field Institute: Shorebirds of the Klamath Coast, 4/28/12
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Location: Crescent City, CA Instructor: Gary Bloomfield
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Bob Gibbons, author of Wildflower Wonders: The 50 Best Wildflower Sites in the World (Princeton University Press, $27.95) lists Mount Ashland as one of the 50 best wildflower sites.
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"This southern Oregon peak lords over sprawling Klamath-Siskiyou region, home to 3,500 plant species, including lilies and orchids. While you'll find peak blooms from late June through August, something should be blossoming between April and October. "It's a wonderful flowery place," Gibbons says."
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play Reading: The Government Inspector, 3/24/12
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's play reading: "The Government Inspector" by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Oded Gross
Saturday, March 24 at 10:00 am in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Angus Bowmer Theatre ,
Tickets: $9; members $8; youths (6-17) $7.
Reading directed by the Phil Killian Fellow in Directing, Nelson T. Eusebio, III
In Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector, a simple case of mistaken identity catapults the unemployed Khlestakov from desperate straits to new fortune and questionable power. In a new adaptation with influences from Monty Python and Brazil, Oded Gross styles Gogol's iconic 19th century satire with a fresh Great Recession take.
Gross's adaptation is being developed for a world premiere co-production by The Theatre @ Boston Court and Furious Theatre Company, Pasadena, California, to be directed by Stefan Novinski in the Summer of 2012.
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 – 3:00 pm
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Free pre-concert lecture one hour prior to each performance
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Dates: April 14th and 15th, 2012
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma, OR
Instructor: Daphne Stone, PhD
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Hip-Hop Poetry Open Mic at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 4/9/12
April 9 at the Black Swan Theater: the Redant Souljah Crew – DJ Omari, Bed Baden, and I am Low.
"Get down like Shakespeare, flip language and be a rhyme master"
In order to explore the intersection of nexthetics (the term for hip-hop and spoken word aesthetics created at 2003 Ford Foundation Future Aesthetics conference) and classical theatre the Oregon Shakespeare Festival brings together expert practitioners and connects with community based performers. We hold educational lectures and workshops, program nexthetics based performers in the Green Show, and sponsor spoken word events.


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12 Things We Learned From 'Scream' In The '90s
What's your favorite scary movie?
Mine: "Scream"
The 1996 film brought a whole new perspective to the horror genre with its witty dialogue and compelling storyline about a young girl named Sidney Prescott, who is being tormented by a ghost-faced killer a year after her mother's untimely death in the fictional small town of Woodsboro.
I've seen the film hundreds of times, but I always discover something new every time I watch it.
So as a Halloween treat, here's a list of 13 things "Scream" taught us in the 1990s:
"Who's there?" Caller ID: It's a timesaver and lifesaver. Although this was incorporated into "Scream 2" in 1998, it still wasn't a vital part of the franchise.
"Can you see me right now?" It's OK to pick your nose in public. Even Neve Campbell does it.
"What's your emergency?" The Internet was going to become a place to communicate with others and ask for assistance. Tweet: #SOMEBODYHELPME
"What are you doing with a cellular phone, son?" Even the "Scream" creators knew we were going to transition into a mobile world and become obsessed with smartphones. Billy was just ahead of the curve.
"Everybody's a suspect!" Watch out for those red herrings.
"Is someone there?" Public bathrooms are dangerous for a number of reasons.
"We had a run in the mass murder section." People in the 1990s really loved video stores. RIP VHS.
"Don't you know the rules?" Abstain from sex, say no to drugs and never say you'll be right back, because you won't be back.
"Turn Around" Sometimes we just need to take our own advice.
"What did you call me?" Since retiring from his dream torture gig on Elm Street, Freddy Krueger has been working as a janitor in Woodsboro.
"It's the millennium — motives are incidental." Yeah…I think we can all agree things are a lot scarier when there's no motive.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" We should have thought of the car key finder app sooner.
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Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City
by Andrew Ross
Phoenix, Arizona is one of America's fastest growing metropolitan regions. It is also its least sustainable one, sprawling over a thousand square miles, with a population of four and a half million, minimal rainfall, scorching heat, and an insatiable appetite for unrestrained growth and unrestricted property rights.
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Feb 21, 2013 Justin rated it it was amazing
Bird on Fire might seem, on the surface, an odd choice to give five stars to as it's not really a book most people would just pick up and read. It's about urban planning for one, and even more specifically, the way truly progressive planning gets hampered by the political powers that be. Secondly, it's dry as hell, a tome utterly fixated on presenting evidence depicting the ways policy dictates sustainability. Thirdly, it's about Phoenix of all places, which has to be one of the least desirable ...more
Sep 19, 2012 Paul Frandano rated it it was amazing
Many of us read in the hope that, from time to time, we might come across a book that will change our lives; avid readers occasionally have this experience and are alert to its recurrence. Ross's Bird on Fire whacked me onto more or less a different path of reasoning, and in that sense, certainly opened up some possibilities. His topic is the City of Phoenix, AZ, and what I'd like to say is "sustainable growth" - in parched climes like that of Phoenix, perhaps a virtual oxymoron - but instead it ...more
Mar 28, 2012 Carol rated it really liked it
In case you couldn't tell from the clever title, the city is Phoenix, and the book is depressing. The city should not exist, really, unless it reduced itself to about 40,000 residents who live in xeriscaped adobe huts. Phoenix is the product of rampant boosterism attracting highly polluting and totally boom-and-bust-cycle-dependent businesses, the biggest of which is housing. The city could have let the world in solar energy development, but for many frustrating reasons, has not. If there is a g ...more
Jun 11, 2014 Full Stop added it
Shelves: fall-2012
Review by Keith Spencer
It's a bad time to be an Arizonan. Even my mother, who expatriated from New York 30 years ago, admitted to me recently that our Arizona heritage had become "an embarrassment." In the past few years the state of my birth, once known for its desert landscape and cowboy history, has been reduced to a string of diminutives in certain, generally liberal coastal circles: "That racist state, with the crazy governor and the fascist sheriff." ...more
Review by Keith Spencer
It's a bad time to be an Arizonan. Even my mother, who expatriated from New York 30 years ago, admitted to me recently that our Arizona heritage had become "an embarrassment." In the past few years the state of my birth, once known for its desert landscape and cowboy history, has been reduced to a string of diminutives in certain, generally liberal coastal circles: "That racist state, with the crazy governor and the fascist sheriff." ...more
Apr 21, 2014 Emily rated it liked it
Shelves: school
Invited by Future Arts Research, an Arizona State University institute, to "come and do research of [his] choosing in Phoenix"(19), Andrew Ross, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University endeavored "to take the social and political temperature of Metro Phoenix" (17). Historical research and 200 interviews with the region's "more thoughtful, influential, and active citizens" (17) prove the Sunbelt a feverish place, whose post-war metropolitan growth provides a nationally in ...more
Feb 21, 2014 Douglas Edward rated it did not like it
It first has to be asked, if the author in his two years in the valley practiced what he preached. Did he eat all vegetarian food in the valley and throughout his life outside of the valley (meat is shown to be one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases)? Did he take public transportation everywhere or walk? Did he find a green book manufacturer to publish his book? All too often these "educators" of sustainability, wish to dictate to the people how they live their lives, while at the s ...more
Mar 07, 2013 Laura Callanan rated it it was amazing
This terrific book discusses the intersecting questions of sustainability at play in what he argues is the least sustainable city Phoenix, AZ. The author looks at urban sprawl, local agriculture, immigration issues, Eco-apartheid and urban planning as issues through which to understand how a place like Phoenix struggles with the need for a new way to approach urban growth and ecological sustainability. Ultimately, the author argues that it all comes down to questions of equity and environmental ...more
Apr 07, 2012 Tyler Hurst rated it liked it
Not the damning manifesto I expected, but rather a fact-based look at the fragility of Phoenix and cities like it.
A must-read for anyone interested in what too many people think is the city of the future. If we did ever live in the clouds or in space, it would look a lot like Phoenix.
A must-read for anyone interested in what too many people think is the city of the future. If we did ever live in the clouds or in space, it would look a lot like Phoenix.
Apr 27, 2012 Lori rated it really liked it
Good overview of political and institutional challenges to sustainability. Ross concludes that efforts towards sustainability should be led by principles of equality, but maybe doesn't go far enough in his critique of capitalism. The history of Phoenix is a really interesting story too.
Apr 10, 2012 Beth Allen rated it really liked it
They should hand a copy of this to anyone who moves to greater Phoenix from out of town. Fair warning, if your politics are right of center you'll take issue with it. Is it accurate? Well, it's a starting point for investigation, that's for sure.
May 10, 2015 Marc rated it liked it
Lived in Phoenix during much of the main time period the author researched this book, and it does a splendid job at explaining the social scene in the diversity of communities in the Phoenix metro, which never fully made sense to me. It is actually a bit more optimistic in tone and with its anecdotal success stories than one may assume at the outset.
I did take note of a number of shots the author takes at Mormons, which he often fails to provide sufficient supporting evidence. Perhaps he is con ...more
I did take note of a number of shots the author takes at Mormons, which he often fails to provide sufficient supporting evidence. Perhaps he is con ...more
Jul 10, 2012 Danielle marked it as to-read
Shelves: scholarly
I grew up a couple hundred miles north of Phoenix and it was always that Shining City in the Valley, so I'm quite intrigued by this book about it as the "world's least sustainable city."
May 02, 2012 Todd Martin rated it liked it
Shelves: culture-politics
Bird on Fire is about the problems faced by many big cities (using Phoenix, Arizona as an example). Ross's contention is that if these problems can be solved in Phoenix (where the hurdles are large due to the limited resources of the desert and the misplaced reliance of the state legislature on ideology over critical thinking and problem solving) that they can be solved anywhere. Ross admits up front that the book's subtitle Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City is pure hyperbole, and ...more
Jul 19, 2013 Tim Hoiland rated it really liked it
When Andrew Ross first came to the Phoenix, he was interested in learning what local artists were doing to revitalize downtown, a desert city with an urban core that, to many urbanists, leaves much to be desired. No city exists in a vacuum, however, and Ross soon came to the conclusion that to understand Phoenix he had to understand the story of the other cities and sprawling suburbs throughout the valley. It was through this research that he concluded that the Phoenix metro area — which include ...more
Mar 18, 2012 Dani Arribas-bel rated it really liked it
Shelves: you-are-there-reading
The book is an attempt to critically evaluate the concept of sustainability in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, keeping always an eye on the lessons and aspects that may apply beyond the region. Throughout eight chapters, the author exposes his view backed up by an extensive literature review as well as numerous interviews to activists, academics, politicians and citizens engaged in the struggles and key issues of the future of the city. Recognizing its usual low priority in the the policy agen ...more
Aug 01, 2012 Dan Schiff rated it liked it
Bird on Fire is half dense academic research project and half passionate screed against ecological degradation. Ross's best writing comes at the book's beginning and end, when he sets out the harsh realities regarding climate change and resource depletion. He calls out many modern technology and development initiatives labeled "green" or "sustainable" as merely perpetuating eco-apartheid, allowing the privileged classes to continue hoarding resources, including water and clean energy, for themse ...more
Jan 23, 2013 Tom rated it really liked it
Shelves: non-fiction, policy
This book is a fantastically interesting read. The title might make it seem like it would be a philippic against the Sun Belt migration, but it is far more nuanced than that. The book delves into many factors that make cities sustainable or unsustainable. Phoenix has particular issues of water scarcity and the heat island effect that pose unique challenges, especially with anthropogenic climate change, but there are many other issues that apply to all cities. In many ways Phoenix is a parable fo ...more
Jul 06, 2014 Jeffrey W. rated it really liked it
"The vogue for green governance by the numbers is a recipe for managing, rather than correcting, inequality."
The passionate, lively Andrew Ross I knew from The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town and Creditocracy and the Case for Debt Refusal seemed to be missing here--except for the stellar concluding summary chapter, which appears to serve as a through-line between those two books. That said, this is still an excellent read, and worthwh ...more
The passionate, lively Andrew Ross I knew from The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town and Creditocracy and the Case for Debt Refusal seemed to be missing here--except for the stellar concluding summary chapter, which appears to serve as a through-line between those two books. That said, this is still an excellent read, and worthwh ...more
Jul 30, 2014 Ben Lowy rated it it was amazing
I've been wanting to read this book for quite some time and was only prevented from doing so because of my inability to find it in any bookstore. Once I got a hold of a copy, however, I was not disappointed.
It is evident from his style of writing, as well as the subject that matter, that Ross is a proponent of sustainable development, in that social, economic and environmental factors must all be considered for future development. Ross addresses the individual issues faced by Phoenix and then us ...more
It is evident from his style of writing, as well as the subject that matter, that Ross is a proponent of sustainable development, in that social, economic and environmental factors must all be considered for future development. Ross addresses the individual issues faced by Phoenix and then us ...more
Aug 18, 2013 Robert Dormer rated it liked it
I started this one with high hopes. Phoenix is, in many ways, emblematic of a number of wider trends in our society that are unsustainable, and anyone with an interest in the subject of how civilizations thrive and decline would do well to study it. To the author's credit, he's intensely passionate about the topic - anyone who puts in as much footwork as he did would have to be - but passion can get to a point where you lose the interest of any potential audience. Ross zooms his microscope in so ...more
Feb 04, 2013 Luis rated it really liked it
Shelves: urban-studies, nonfiction, environmental-reading
An interesting look at the rise of Phoenix and it impact on the environment around it. It takes a detailed look at the influence of politics and business has had in creating a city that eats up natural resources with little or no return. Opportunities and options to create a better city have been made according to this book, but private business and politics have worked together to create an model of growth and pollution that in the long run may doom the region. I honestly got a little bored at ...more
Aug 20, 2013 Alice rated it really liked it
Shelves: environmental, non-fiction, americas
I was quite pleasantly surprised by this book - it starts with water (of course) which I am quite familiar with in Arizona (once worked in water there), so I would know if he got it completely wrong, which most writers do. But, he really got down to the basic problems pretty well, in a short and readable way. It made me believe the analysis in the rest of the book more than I would have otherwise. Enjoyable, especially if you have any knowledge of the housing boom in the southwest and the attitu ...more
Dec 18, 2015 Kate rated it liked it
Recommends it for: Tea partiers, sprawlers, sunbirds
Recommended to Kate by: APL
Shelves: urbanism
"Behind every rugged individualist is a government agency."
Nov 22, 2013 Ashley rated it liked it
If I could, I would give this book 3.5 stars. While I was excited to read a book that might offer me some insight as to why, as an ecologist, I hate living in Phoenix so much, I found the book to be too pedantic. Facts and figures are hard enough to digest by themselves so having to look up words every other page became tedious and distracted from the main points of the book. Overall, I thought the content was interesting and informative, once you ignored the way it was written.
Dec 11, 2012 Crystal rated it really liked it
An impressively thorough look at how Phoenix serves as a microcosm of the obstacles to major changes in our approach to the environment. The chapter linking immigration and environmental policy is especially good.
Oct 20, 2013 Howard rated it it was ok
Shelves: nonfiction-current
there's a lot of information here, much of it transferable to other environments than Phoenix. However, the dryness and relative low readability of the book make it a chore to get through.
May 07, 2013 Karen rated it really liked it
Very intriguing read. Starts incredibly strong, but becomes a bit rushed toward the end. An excellent template for investigations into the politics and problematics of sustainability.
Apr 10, 2012 Jeramey rated it liked it
Shelves: urbanism
A good pairing with Desert Visions. Neither of the books knocked my socks off, but I feel like I now know quite a bit about Phoenix after reading the two.
Mar 18, 2013 Gilda Felt rated it liked it
Not exactly what I expected, with more time spent on development over what that development did.
Andrew Ross is Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University, and a social activist. A contributor to The Nation, the Village Voice, New York Times, and Artforum, he is the author of many books, including, most recently, Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City and Nice Work if You Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times.More about Andrew Ross...
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I got back yesterday from a few days on the Oregon Coast. No matter how many times I drive down, I'm always amazed by the gorgeous drive (take 101 as much as possible), and how much longer it takes to get places than you think. The latter accounts for why the music in our stereo all got ample airtime. Not that there were any complaints. We couldn't have picked better music for exploring southwest Washington and the Oregon coastline. Consider the following:
The Vaselines
The Vaselines, sex with an x (due Sept. 14 via Sub Pop; Oct. 22 at Neumos): Is it too early to call this the album of the year? Easily the album of the long weekend at least. Smart, catchy, punky sing-a-longs for the whole station wagon. "Feels so good, it must be bad for me. Let's do it, let's do it again!"
The Black Keys, Brothers: This one's aging pretty well. There's enough nuance to their indie swamp rock to allow for prolonged, repeated plays. (See them Oct. 2 at The Paramount).
Phosphorescent, Here's to Taking It Easy: The wobbly guitar lines come into sharp relief on the road, but this is as close to Creedence (still the best traveling music on record) as we got last weekend. Matthew Houck's hair-blowing rock by way of Brooklyn is easy to take in when there's a little salt in the air.
Damien Jurado, Saint Bartlett: When I picked up a few CDs for the trip, I didn't make the connection that Jurado was raised near Hoquiam (the name of his side project) and that I'd be driving near the cities in which he was raised. For those of you who wonder why Jurado sounds so glum, hop aboard the 101. If you grew up anywhere near Hoquiam or Aberdeen, you'd be excused for being terminally morose, too.


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Happy Valentine from the boys by GetsukiiWatch
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2014-02-14 ~ 2014-02-15
With Paint Tool SAI, Photofiltre & Photoshop
/! Individual versions on tumblr
With Paint Tool SAI, Photofiltre & Photoshop
/! Individual versions on tumblr
=> Haruka
=> Makoto
=> Rin
/! Please do not repost the individual ones in a photoset or this one on tumblr, if you want it as a photoset, tell me and I'll make one
As always I'm horribly late but HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!
The only reason I was excited for this day is that I knew we were going to have a lot of fanarts/fanfictions and all shippy related stuff and gaaah there's notthing I love more than seeing my OTPs
It's really lame I know but I have no choice, but either way, my OTPs make me happy and the rest doesn't matter
I got to spend the 14th at school as the last day before my school break (bless) and in the evening I watched the Olympics with a lovely friend while eating ice cream heh and god it was just so great! I never seriously watched the Olympics before and never got the chance to watch it with a friend but I'm sure now I'll do this more in the future ;u;
I felt so dumb when she was explaining me all the rules and scores system of the ice skating performances orz
Anyway, I'm happy Hanyuu Yuzuru won! I felt so bad when he fell aww ;u; If he didn't, he could had have more points wow but I guess it wasn't his lucky day huh, falling twice in a row
Er, let's stop talking about my very interesting life
So I wanted to draw my friend a little something because she really really cheered me up the other day when I was feeling so shitty I felt sick the next day, but I could never repay what she did for me ;_;
Since Valentine's Day was coming and I had no idea what to draw (besides a comic I need to start for my ask blog orz) I came up with the idea of Valentine's Cards. At first I was planning to do some lame Valentine Card with really bad pick up lines inspired by fictional characters for my friends for the fun and it seems that I drew them instead of messing up with either Photofiltre or Photoshop
Fortunately, three of my lovely friends who are into Free!, were into three different boys and voilà! Here you got three Valentine Cards with lame pick up lines ^^
Actually neither of these pick up lines are from me, I saw Makoto's going around on the net with the -"whale you be my girlfriend (with a whale emot)" -"dolphinately (with a dolphin emot)", I found Haru's when I was searching for water related pick up lines on Google and Rin's is by the friend who got this Valentine card and at the time she had no idea I was going to dedicate it to her, it was kind of awkward but I laughed
Hope you'll like these Valentine Cards _(:3 7)_
art © ~Getsukii
Haruka, Makoto & Rin © KyoAni
art © ~Getsukii
Haruka, Makoto & Rin © KyoAni
Is it bad that I would fall for these pickup lines in real life if they were in such hilariously accurate context? XD I love this!
Rin's was the best!
I may be into it or not...You may never know...//Slapped
It's so cheesy it's cute.
Ahh! I remember seeing this on tumblr !! They're so hoT Q//Q !!
and omg the roses !! so much work TvT
and omg the roses !! so much work TvT
Ahh thank you so much!
Oh actually the roses were okay to draw once I knew how to draw them ^^
Oh actually the roses were okay to draw once I knew how to draw them ^^
Dammit j'aime ton style, et ouiiii Makoto *w*
oh I'm into that.
Haha, love the last one
C'est trooooooop la classe! J'adooore!
Haruka i shall take u any time
Noo don't die! Stay with us hissorihaka *wipes the blood off your nose*
Rin's one is the best, hahaha
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