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Ancient Chinese Relics Exhibition is about to be Present
The address of the exhibition is locate at Delta Chelsea Hotel (Churchill Ballroom),
33 Gerrard Street West. Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z4.
June 28th, 2009---July 5th, 2009,10:00am-10:00pm
Adults (18+): $11.99 + tax
Group Visits are also available
About five thousand year or so, sexual worship of totem of art, full of flavor through east and west, sexual health and skills of science, interested customs
Named as "five thousand years to the first show" in China, the Ancient Chinese Sex Relics Exhibition has been on display and attracted a great response in more than 30 cities in China, Germany, Australia, Netherlands and other countries. Listed as one of main events of Pride Week In Toronto 2009, the Ancient Chinese Sex Relic Exhibition will be held from June 28th ,2009 to July 5th ,2009 in Grand Delta Hotel in Toronto. This exhibition is the first time held in North American, which is far-reaching.
The display has a whole span of 5 thousand years, showing jade, bronze ware, woodcarving, brick, ceramics and other artifacts of more than 500 pieces and 100 pieces of erotic painting; they generally reflect the ancient Chinese cultural context and the overall for of expression, completely record the human cultural development process, and lively show the audience a variety of ancient Chinese culture. Exhibits include virilia worship stone, erotic art of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chunqian of brothels; they also include the earliest female sex education, such as glory-box, painted dowry, pottery Mixi, jade of 12 sex position; there are also saddle instruments of torture used to punish women for adultery. Among the ancient relics as the theme of worship, there are penises made both by mud before 3000 years ago and by copper, by porcelain, by jade, by stone. There are also five golden figure of Buddha only dedicated in Tibet temple, which showing the men and women simultaneously cultivating in different methods of Tantric attitude according to a religious doctrine.
In over 3,000 years ago,Chinese people began to study summary of the Couple's sex life skills and knowledge, the writing is very rich.
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, SuNv Jin, YuanYang esoterica, ZiGui Secret book are Room art literature will also publicly display. In ancient china, before getting married, both parents will find out erotic painting at the bottom of the case, even the erotic booklet to the children, much more vivid than words of erotic map is the most useful way to educate the sex, to avoid lose the bride and groom head at the wedding night. The 100 of the Chinese ancient erotic painting (65cm x 65cm), and also 10m long scrolls of erotic apainting (600cm x 35cm), use sex education, sex health, homosexual as the theme, very well to performance of the ancient Chinese custom of sex, Sexual taste and Sex appeal, has very high price and Social value and artistic value.
The earliest record of Chinese homosexuality can be traced back to 3500 years ago. Qing Dynasty scholar, Ji Yun (1724-1805), thought that the Yellow Emperor (BC 2718 – BC 2597) is the ancestor of Nanfeng, then homosexuality can be traced back to the beginning of Chinese culture. The story of "Duanxiu" and "Longyang" is the second form of address of "Nanfeng"(male homosexuality). The first love story of lesbian can be traced back to the Xihan Dynasty (BC 202 – 8). That two lady-in-waiting get married on their own betrothed is called "Duishi", which means female homosexuality later on. The display of the two-headed penis, which is excavated in the princely tomb of Han Dynasty, confirms that lesbian existed at that time. By the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the book and picture behaving Duishi thrived. There were many female erotic figure homosexual or bisexual sex pictures promoting young girls touching off. The fake penis made by bronze, wood or ivory called "Mr. Silent" (dumb husband), or "Mr. Jiao", or "Personnel of Guangdong" (Guangdong Love) and so on.
Ancient Chinese Sex Relics exhibition, increase the history of the Pride Week and Multicultural color. This is a very rare art appreciation, an opportunity of observe and study of the humanistic. It is reported that this exhibition will be make an itinerant exhibition in Vancouver, Montréal, Ottawa and United States, such as: New York, Los Angles and so on. All exhibits provided by Chinese Sex Museum, Toronto Sex Museum, Toronto Pride Week, World Communities Development Alliance and all those institutions are the main organizer of this exhibition.
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Someone called 911 to report a possible shooting with an individual lying in the street in Athens late Sunday night.
Still, when officers arrived they found a bullet, marijuana and a partially-eaten sandwich – but no victim. They also have not been able to identify any of the suspects.
The call came in at 10:14 p.m. about the possible shooting in the 300 block of East Paces Drive, according to Athens-Clarke County police.
"A caller advised there was possibly an individual who had been shot and was lying in the street," police spokeswoman Ms. Hilda Sorrow said in a news release Monday.
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Not long after members of the New Orleans Saints' coaching staff worked out and signed veteran cornerback Chris McAlister a few weeks ago, Coach Sean Payton returned to his office to find a sticky note on his desk.
Mike McKenzie had called to say he was healthy and available, too. He was offering his services to the Saints' suddenly banged-up secondary.
Payton and General Manager Mickey Loomis discussed their options. Soon afterward, Payton phoned McKenzie to set up a workout.
Like McAlister, McKenzie was sharp. And for the second time in two weeks the Saints signed a veteran cornerback coming off an injury.
But not much was expected from either one.
That was until Monday night, when McKenzie and McAlister were thrust into lineup after an early injury to cornerback Randall Gay. They turned in impressive performances, helping the Saints defense hold down the vaunted New England Patriots' passing attack en route to a 38-17 victory at the Superdome.
"I don't think anyone expected him to play that many snaps, and that was a result of Randall's injury, " Payton said of McKenzie. "I think the plan initially was to split work with him and Chris, and then because of Randall's injury after the 10th play, obviously those guys played a lot more."
McKenzie, an 11-year veteran and a Saint from 2004 to 2008 before being released in the offseason following two consecutive season-ending knee injuries, played a starring role in the Saints' victory.
He played nearly 50 snaps against the Patriots. He made three tackles, defended three passes and intercepted a pass, leading to the Saints' first touchdown. His third quarter deflection of a Tom Brady pass intended for Randy Moss on fourth-and-4 from the Saints' 10 was one of the biggest defensive plays of the game.
McKenzie said he was just happy to help out.
"Any time you step out on the field you want to put your best foot forward, " he said. "So for me, naturally that being my first game and it being on Monday night, a lot of people had an opportunity to see me. I know I can play, and it's just a matter of getting an opportunity to do that."
Meanwhile, McAlister, an 11-year veteran, was less spectacular, but still turned in a workmanlike performance.
McAlister, a three-time Pro Bowl player who was released by the Baltimore Ravens after last season, was credited for one tackle. But the Saints' coaches said he was solid in coverage throughout the game.
McAlister said he was just happy to be back on the field.
"It felt good to get back out there again, " he said. "Slowly but surely I'm getting used to getting back out there and getting acclimated all over again, so it feels good.
"I'm happy with the start. I'm progress in the making. I'm a 10-year veteran going on 11 years, but still by not playing last year for half the season and missing half of this season, it's a work in progress all over again."
It's uncertain how much either will play Sunday against the Washington Redskins. Payton said he is hopeful that starting left cornerback Jabari Greer is close to returning from a pulled groin that has kept him out of the past three games.
But several Saints said they've been a valuable addition to the team, even if McKenzie or McAlister dosn't play a lot Sunday.
"They were tremendous, " Greer said. "They've raised the bar on our cornerback play. I've been looking for that veteran corner here, someone I can pick their brain and gain knowledge from. Their presence is going to benefit us and me as a person."
Since arriving in the past two weeks, both McKenzie and McAlister have become familiar with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' attacking scheme.
And they've shown the ability to check their egos, given their past Pro Bowl honors and once-hefty paychecks, just to be apart of a team again.
"That's very typical in our league, " Payton said. "There's a period of time, and then there's a secondary portion of your career, and my experience is that if the player knows who he is, there's a good chance that he can play a long time in this league. And when players don't know who they are, there's a good chance that their careers get shortened prematurely.
"They fail to understand where they're at. I think in both Chris McAlister's case and Mike McKenzie's case, they understand that, and they still have snaps ahead of them."
And if they continue to play like they did against the Patriots, they may have many more snaps than a lot observers figured they had left.
"I'm a football player, " McKenzie said. "When I show up, if I can play the whole game every game, that's what I would want. At the end of the day as a professional, you have to be prepared to play."
"I never really know how I'll end up contributing, " McAlister said. "I'm always prepared to contribute as much as I have to. I was just ready to be there whenever they needed me to, whether it was three plays or if it were 40 snaps."
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We've already seen some sneak peek shots and details of ASUS' upcoming P6T Deluxe X58 motherboard, designed for the Nehalem platform. But as the official launch of Core i7 nudges closer, a complete portfolio of images and presentation slides have been posted up on the web, thanks to a chap over at XFastest.
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Fans of "Rizzoli & Isles" have been waiting quite some time for new episodes to begin. The wait is almost over, and on Feb. 12 TV Equals had a new teaser for fans to embrace. What can viewers look forward to when season 4 picks back up again?
The "Rizzoli & Isles" preview doesn't give away too much of anything specific in terms of the rest of season 4, but there are a lot of fun scenes in this Valentine's Day "gift" to fans. Just what can viewers expect from the Feb. 25 winter premiere of season 4? The episode is titled "Tears of a Clown," and there are a few tidbits available.
According to the official synopsis at TV Guide, episode 4x13 will have a kidnapper disguised as a clown who reappears after a 20-year hiatus. Casey and Jane deal with the realities of their growing relationship, and viewers will see Maura dealing with "an emotional dilemma."
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An interview with Requiem for a Dream producers about building their clothing brand
Escapism is a pretty potent emotion and one that Palmer West and Jonah Smith are well used to tapping into. The duo produced films like Waking Life and Requiem for a Dream and now run LA-based clothing label Aether Apparel which specialises in multi-weather outdoor gear for people who don't want to sacrifice every semblance of style.
Launched three years ago, the pair have found the transition fairly straightforward. "For us moviemaking is creative but it uses both sides of your brain – you have to work to budgets and to time-frames and make it work as a business. The clothing business is actually very similar even though there's a different vocabulary. We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of crossover there was."
They say they made films that "we would rush out to see opening weekend if someone else made them, films we wanted to see as fans" and have carried a similar approach over to creating product for Aether. It was their frustrations with the existing outdoor lines that led to the creation of their own.
"We always joke that we started Aether because there used to be two choices – you could be fashionable, aesthetically and age appropriate and cold and wet, or you could wear defensive clothing and look like you were lost in a city looking for a lift line, and have to apologise every time you went somewhere nice. Pretty soon after starting Aether we realised we had hit a nerve."
There's a strong visual element to their lookbooks which you'd expect given the pair's background although they insist it isn't as "calculated" as building up a brand "We go by our instincts rather than chasing what we think people will want." There's an "unspoken DNA" of love of travel and so they source and commission imagery which taps into this idea of the elsewhere, even though the clothing itself is very much designed for the everyday environment.
With a planned move into womenswear next year and continued expansion into stores, is there any chance they will return to movies? "We would not say the door is closed but the independent market we used to thrive in has kind of disappeared. We do miss the camaraderie of being on set with 150 people working for the same vision and post production was fun. But we don't miss some of the people…"
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Four Cats in weekend loan action
Mandron the only winner as Graham, Diakite and N'Diaye suffer defeat.
Mikael Mandron was the only successful Sunderland loanee of the four in action over the past weekend as his Fleetwood side recorded a 2-0 home win over Northampton Town in League Two.
The Black Cats' young frontman played the final eight minutes as Gareth Evans' double moved the Cod Army within two points of the automatic promotion places in the fourth tier.
Meanwhile, Danny Graham played 90 minutes for Middlesbrough as the Teessiders suffered a major blow in their race for the playoffs with a 1-0 defeat at promotion rivals Watford.
Troy Deeney scored the only goal of the game as both sides were reduced to ten men with Samba Diakite being dismissed for the hosts before Ben Gibson was sent off for Boro.
The defeat sees Aitor Karanka's side drop to 14th in the Championship – 11 points off the top six.
On Saturday evening, Inter Milan closed the gap on Modibo Diakite's Fiorentina to just five points in the race for a top four place in Serie A with a 2-1 victory in Florence.
Mauro Icardi bagged a second-half winner for Milan after Juan Cuadrado had earlier cancelled out Rodrigo Palacio's opener.
On Sunday morning, Alfred N'Diaye played 90 minutes as Real Betis' La Liga survival hopes took a major blow at the hands of relegation rivals Granada.
The Senegalese international could do little to help the Seville-based outfit from falling ten points from safety as Piti scored the only goal of the game to give the hosts a 1-0 win.Both sides were reduced to ten men as Dani Benitez saw red for Granada whilst Antonio Amaya was dismissed for the visitors who remain at the foot of the table in the Spanish top-flight.


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Rewinding win over New England
While Ronnie Brown's five touchdown performance ate up the spotlight that came with the New England win, and Joey Porter silenced his critics with a Pro Bowl worthy effort, there were three other Dolphins whose contributions against the Patriots were equally as impressive.
Offensive linemen Justin Smiley and Jake Long were dominant all game, pushing New England's defenders around, opening up those huge holes for Brown and Ricky Williams, and keeping Chad Pennington's jersey clean. And safety Yeremiah Bell was a major playmaker (contributing a team-high 10 tackles), erasing a few defensive errors with his closing speed, and seems to be turning it up a notch.
Long was often lined up next to right tackle Vernon Carey on an unbalanced offensive line (two tackles playing together) during those Wildcat plays. He and Carey were bulldozing Patriots, and Smiley was pulling to the right to clean up the leftovers. But Long and Smiley were also driving Patriots backwards in their base sets. Long was the key blocker on Brown's 15-yard touchdown run. However, Smiley gets my goldstar for being the best offensive lineman in Miami's first win because he did most of the dirty work. Pulling is for the big dogs.
But the bottom line is the Dolphins owned the line of scrimmage, which is what this team will need to continue this type of success….
As for Bell, he made a number of drive stopping plays, and a lot of them came on his second effort. On one particular play Bell was blown up by a Patriots' offensive linemen but got up and still managed to stop Wes Welker from getting the first down. His closing speed was eye opening. If he stays on this pace, and remains healthy for the rest of the season, expect Bell to finish 2008 as the Dolphins top tackler.
His safety partner wasn't too shabby either.
Renaldo Hill is quiet by nature. He talks at a tone that's a few decibels higher than a whisper off the field. But on it he can be heard up in the stands, and that play-calling ability benefited the secondary. It was Hill out there diagnosing the plays, which helped the secondary improve drastically from the first two games.
I predict the Dolphins defense will continue to see improvement in the back-end with Hill as the starting free safety. Hill missed out on picking off two passes against the Patriots. The first one he let slip through his hands for a Welker catch. The second was called back because of a bogus roughing the QB penalty on Vonnie Holliday. But both plays were clear signs that his anticipation exceeded that of the other safeties.
Since I brought up defensive ends, Kendall Langford and Phillip Merling are playing more and more each week, and their growth is noticeable. Merling started his second game against New England. Last week I pointed out Langford, who gets a great push at the point of attack, should be putting his hands up if he's out of range for taking down the QB. He did that on Sunday and deflected a second-and-8 pass attempt. He also contributed one tackle for a loss.
Merling, who is beginning to eat into Holliday's playing time, contributed three tackles, one sack (all power, very little technique), two quarterback hurries, and recovered a fumble. Since we're keeping tabs, on New England's biggest run by a tailback, a 17-yard gain from Sammy Morris, Holliday got handled by Matt Light, who turned him to the outside, and OLB Akin Ayodele got stood up by the left guard…..
On New England's first offensive drive of the game Richard Seymour knocked down a third-down pass from Pennington because he drove right guard Ikechuku Ndukwe 3-yards into the backfield. While Ndukwe performed much better in his second start, he still got beat a lot, and also committed a false start. However, I finally see the upside these coaches like, which is his athleticism. On one play early in the first-quarter Ndukwe stood up Vince Wilfork and moved the Pro Bowl nose tackle out of the way, which is an extremely difficult thing to do for any lineman. The Patriots worked hard to get Wilfork matched up on Ndukwe, and at times he held his own. But Ndukwe must understand teams smell blood and will be coming after him….
It was good to see Ernest Wilford enter the game as a receiver in the two tight end package. It provides that unit better blocking. Wilford caught his first pass of the season cleanly, finding an open area to rescue a scrambling Pennington and ran after the catch for a 15-yard gain.
Pennington fired in a 30-yard bullet to Greg Camarillo, who made two extremely tough catches during the game. This one pass wasn't one of them because Pennington exhibited a little arm strength finally. I'm sensing his issues with the arm comes into play when he must put some air underneath his throws. The Dolphins are three games in and Pennington has only thrown deep once. It's wise just to take at least one shot every game just to warn defenses you can, and will.
One thing I'll point out about Pennington: When he throws the ball it's often after he's made his second, and sometimes third read. And he's not throwing dump-off passes. You won't get that from a rookie or inexperienced QB. Pennington has only been sacked six times this season, and while the line play has been relatively solid, a lot of it has to do with his pocket presence. That's what an experienced QB brings to the table….
Defensive end Randy Starks was slow to learn this new 3-4 defensive scheme, but now that he's up to speed the former Titans defensive tackle turned 3-4 end is really turning it on. In week two Starks contributed his first sack of the season. Against the Patriots he read a screen play perfectly and intercepted New England's first scoring threat. Starks also got in the passing lane and deflected two passes, and hurried the quarterback twice. That's five impact plays in roughly 25 snaps, which is a pretty darn good ratio. Each week I'm feeling Starks more and more….
Of Porter's three sacks, one was against tight end Ben Watson and the other two were straight power moves against New England's right tackle. The Dolphins are moving Porter around a lot, (on one play he was the inside linebacker) and it's giving opposing defenses trouble. They are also keeping the outside linebackers fresh by rotating in Matt Roth, Charlie Anderson and Quentin Moses, who all played decent reps. But Porter rarely left the field….
I was kind of troubled by the two quick hitch passes the Dolphins threw to Ted Ginn Jr., who did put together his best game (five catches for 49 yards) of the season. While I'm well aware Ginn is more fast than quick (there is a difference) I was puzzled by his inability to make the first defender miss on both those quick outs, which are designed for the receiver to shake the defense and make run-after catch yards. When Davone Bess got a similar opportunity he made his first defender miss. Now I'm starting to see what the coaches have been seeing, and understand why Bess is eating up some of Ginn's playtime.
For those keeping tabs, Jason Allen is primarily being used as a cornerback these days. He entered the game in the nickel and dime package when Michael Lehan suffered a hamstring injury. Lehan told me he's fine, and that the injury is nothing a bye week can't heal. However, Lehan's hamstring strain is an example of what happens when athletes are battling a lingering injury (like a high ankle sprain) and try to overcompensate for it by putting more of the workload on the other leg, or another portion of the body. I'm surprised it was Allen and not Nate Jones the Dolphins called on.
So, what player's performance excited you the most from that New England game? Which player's progress are you most interested in tracking?
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Fossil fuel burning humans and Mother Nature are on a collision course. The exponentially expanding population craves more and more energy to power the things that apparently make life worth living: cars, planes, TVs, computers, lawn mowers, washing machines, and on and on. It is perfectly natural to want a better life, one in which appliances do in minutes what takes a man (or more likely a woman) hours of sweat to accomplish. Nearly all this power comes from burning fossil fuels in one form or another.
It is an almost universally accepted fact that burning fossil fuels is bad for the planet. That is an understatement. If we do not seriously curtail the amount of fossil fuel that is being burnt, and the subsequent spray of CO2 into the atmosphere, the planet will die. The news is full of headlines like Greenland's Ice Melt foreshadows Planetary Armageddon, which begin a thoughtful article outlining the fact that the planet is warming faster than anyone predicted. Every day there are reports of more droughts, or severe storms and floods. Satellite maps of the world show an alarming percentage of desert.Why do people not see this? Is it sheer stupidity linked to ignorance? Is it sheer greed (coal, gas and oil make massive profits for the companies that extract and sell them)? Or is there something going on that few people are aware of?
Several researchers, including Dr. John Lash, have looked at the insights of the ancient Pagan Gnostics who postulated that we humans are spiritually linked to one another and also to Mother Nature in ways which condition us to avoid conflict while we seek to protect our environment. As this is so obviously not the nature of far too many humans, there must be some other factor at work. The Pagan Gnostic theory is that the Earth's population is made up of human and artificial life forms which are essentially indistinguishable from real humans. In other words, there are aliens among us. As with humans, some of these aliens are good and some are bad. Dr. Lash and others ask whether the regressive element of these alien people is responsible for the environmental crisis in general, and whether they control the "elites" (government, corporations) who direct policy and ignore the worsening environmental crisis we are all facing? (Are the aliens immune to the effects of global warming? Will they be the sole survivors when the planet melts?)
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Did you know that you can take a tour of our mill? It's a fun *free* activity for the young and old where you can see how we mill and package our flour and learn about our history. Our tour guides know even more about this place than Bob and they are incredibly friendly. In addition to the basics of flour milling, the tour also covers our food safety practices and our gluten free testing procedures. You can learn about whole grains and why they are important to your health, as well as take home some samples to try for yourself.
Our public tours run Monday through Friday from 10 am to 11:30 am and require no reservations*. Most days, Bob comes by to say hello to our guests. On very special days, which cannot be predicted, guests will also hear him playing piano (yep, we have not one, but two pianos in our mill).
Our mill is located at 13521 SE Pheasant Ct, Milwaukie, OR 97222—just 15 minutes from downtown Portland. Get directions here.
After your tour, stop by our Whole Grain Store for shopping and lunch at our restaurant. There is quite simply no store in the world that carries more of our items. We have over 350 bulk bins filled with whole grain ingredients, as well as a wide variety of other products from spices to baking implements to cookbooks. Really, everything you could need to get started on a baking project. It's well-worth the visit.
Our store is located at 5000 SE International Way, Milwaukie, OR 97222 (just a mile down the road from our mill).
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For an informative yet fun dining experience, check out the Boston Area Dinner Series — Eating with the Ecosystem on Monday November 4 at 6 pm at Tremont 647. Guests will learn more about buying and consuming sustainable seafood and get a better grasp on where area seafood comes from and which local species are most abundant. Boston chef and commercial fisherwoman Sarah Schumann, who is the creator of Eating with the Ecosystem, will be there to share all the details at this meal, which has a focus on Georges Bank ecosystem.
"The dinner at Tremont 647 will allow diners to use all five senses to get in touch with the Georges Bank ecosystem. While Chef Andy Husbands presents a menu that showcases a wide diversity of fish species found there, a marine scientist and commercial fisherman will evoke this vibrant ecosystem through stories," said Sarah Schumann, founder of Eating with the Ecosystem and a recipient of a Toyota TogetherGreen by Audubon fellowship, which is helping to make the dinner series possible.
"When diners commit to eating local seafood, they should also commit to understanding their local oceans intimately. It is not enough to just eat locally; we should use local seafood as a gateway to a new way of nurturing the sea's wild food-producing ecosystems for the future," she explained.
The Cocktail reception starts right at 6 pm followed by dinner at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $33 per person, excluding drinks, tax, and gratuity. There is also a suggested donation to Eating with the Ecosystem of $10. Reservations are available through the restaurant at (617) 266-4600.


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Producer Cynthia Lowen 'Bully' Premiere
Bully writer and producer Cynthia Lowen shares the biggest obstacles in getting the documentary made and what message she hopes the viewers take away.
When asked about the releasing the film without a rating she added, "We wanted to depict what Bullying sounds like, how pervasive it is and this language and the six uses of the F word, which is why this film has an R rating. That's part of bullying and for us not to have it in a film about bullying is to participate in the myth that it's not that bad, it's not that pervasive, to say that kids are not hearing this every time they get on the bus. But they are, so we don't want to look the other way."


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The new agreement includes coverage of all USF regular and post season football, men's and women's basketball games, pre- and post-game programming, and the airing of USF's Coaches Show.
"USF athletics was proud to partner with KWSN from the beginning," said USF Director of Athletics Willie Sanchez. "We are excited to continue growing with them as we move into NCAA Division II."
KWSN and USF's relationship dates back to 1997, when KWSN's initial coverage of USF athletics was limited to football games. Since then, their partnership has evolved to include the broadcasting of men's and women's basketball games and most recently, USF's weekly Coach's Show, which was reintroduced in 2011.
"Backyard Broadcasting is very proud to continue our association with USF and it's exciting and successful sports programs. We consider it to be a key component to KWSN's sports programming," said Backyard Broadcasting Vice President & General Manager Craig Hodgson.
"We're certainly excited to extend our partnership with KWSN," said Sanchez. "KWSN is a key component of our communication strategy. With their assistance, we are able to provide a live broadcast for our alumni and fans to follow across the state.
The University of Sioux Falls football season kicks-off August 30 when the Cougars travel to St. Cloud, Minn. for a 7:00 p.m. meeting with the 2011 NSIC Co-Champions, St. Cloud State University.
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Her reign over pop may have seen days of sturdier footing, but when it comes to the bi-curious smooch, Madonna is forever the Queen. Having already baptized disciples Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in a rather high-profile manner, Madonna has apparently learned to keep her homoerotic dalliances behind the scenes, allegedly sharing a kiss with one of her female "Give Me All Your Love" co-stars on the set of the video. But that blabbermouth Nicki Minaj just had to go and broadcast it to the world:
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When I was a kid in the 60's, my dad once hired a Ford Thames dormobile motor caravan and took us on an adventure all around England. It was such a memorable experience, and when I had children of my own I wanted to repeat the adventure and in 1973, bought a one year old VW bay window microbus with a Danbury conversion. We had some great holidays in that and 8 years later fitted a lift up spacemaker roof, re-sprayed it and refurbed the interior.
My first K reg Bay window Veebub on holiday in corsica in 1979
As the kids grew up the VW became a bit cramped and so I embarked on converting a VW LT28 into a motorhome. The original van already had 90000 miles on the clock but we kept it for over 10 years and with nearly 200000 miles before the rust bug finally got the better of it.
The 1978 VW LT28 which I converted from a van
When the children were all grown up, I had a spell without a camper, but when the grandchildren came along The desire to restart the adventure was rekindled and I found an F reg VW LT35 which had been converted by Youngs.
The Youngs converted F reg VW LT 35 just after I bought it in 2004
This was in need of some TLC and so I refurbed the interior, and resprayed the body with some smart graphics and turned it into a great camper. It was fitted with a 2.4 ltr 6 cyl. petrol engine whch was a joy to drive. quiet, and responsive. although it was'nt too keen on going up steep hills.
The LT35 after a re-furb and re-spray
The kids loved it and we had some great times in it. The downside of this van was its thirst for petrol and we began having to think twice about going anywhere in it. At 20 years old she began to show her age and so , not making much use of it and having recently lost my job we thought it wise to sell it. It wasn't long before I began to miss my camper and so began the idea to buy a more modern van with the proceeds , dip into some savings and begin to convert it into the camper we wanted. I have been a carpenter and kitchen fitter in the past and so was confident that I could tackle this project successfully.
So the search began for a base van . Initially I was convinced I should go for a long wheel base van with a 4 mtr load length. This would allow us to have a full size bed at the rear with forward facing seats at the front. I scolled through the van listings on Autotrader an narrowed the choice down to a LWB Sprinter or VW LT. The Iveco Daily was a contender but on closer inspection it really is very truck like. I also had my eye on a Ford Transit Jumbo van, but quickly found that these are scarce and usually highly priced. I had set the budget for the van at £4000 but anything decent with mileage under 100k was generally more than that. I visited the auctions and looked at 04, 05 and 06 reg vans but many of these were pretty bashed about and anything that was clean, tidy and low mileage was quickly snapped up by dealers at more than I wanted to pay. Then there is the business of the VAT. Every price you see, you have to add another 15% . I then considered again what we really wanted from this camper and began wondering if a monster van, parked outside the house was what we really wanted. Also when out and about, touring, such a big van can be a hindrance, getting into car parks and down narrow country lanes. I began to lower my sights and started looking at Medium wheel base vans which offer up to 3.6 mtrs load space Citroen, Peugeot, Ford Transit LWB etc. I had begun to eliminate the Mercedes and the VW because the prices were so high.
After weeks of searching, I began to occasionally look at what Ebay was offering and one evening I happened to find a Ford Transit, LWB Hi roof with 58k miles. One owner, private sale, no VAT. I made an offer , agreed a price and the following day went to North London to check it out. This van had only ever been driven by one person from new and whilst it had a couple of rust spots , it was very clean and well looked after. We shook hands on the deal and I collected it the following day.
The Transit LWB Hi roof . the base van , the day I bought it.
The van was originally used by a window fitter, so the inside was a little tatty but he had had the seats covered from new, so these are like brand new.
The interior as I found it.
I set about stripping it out and removing the factory fitted steel bulkhead and I gave it a thorough clean inside and out. I patched up some of the rust spots and now it was ready for working on.
All stripped out and ready for conversion
I had drawn out a number of options for which lay out to use. The previous VWLT camper had a dinette opposite the sliding door with the kitchen and toilet at the back . that worked well, except that you could not make use of the rear doors and the bed making arrangements were a bit complicated. This time I thought I would have the living area at the back with the toilet and kitchen in the centre leaving just enough space for 2 forward facing seats with seat belts for the children to travel in. Initially I was going to remove the twin passenger seats and replace them with a single swivel seat. But that is proving to be complicated because the fuel tank is under that seat and it needs to be removed to access the bolts. Any way I 've decided to keep the twin seats which gives us seating for five with the only inconvenience of having to stop if you want to get into the back. I may reconsider all this when the conversion is complete.Project updates
I priced up all the equipment required and put it on a spreadsheet. The total amount was quite horrifying with the main appliances costing well over £2500 if bought new.This bought the cost of the materials for the conversion to well over £6000. More that I could really afford to spend.
I hunted on Ebay to find some bargains but many of them are hundreds of miles away and by the time you've either travelled to collect or paid the carriage , it is often not such a bargain after all!
In my search for the base van, I came across a guy selling an old caravan he had tucked away in his garden. Initially I dismissed it, but had a quick look inside. On reflection, he had offered me the complete caravan for £500 and I thought that if I stripped out all the good stuff, I could save hundreds, especially as this caravan, old as it was, had not had much use. I phoned him up, did the deal, and after having a towbar fitted to the transit, went to collect it near Leatherhead, only about an hours drive from where I live. The next task was to fire up all the equipment to check that I had not bought a pig in a poke! Bingo, everything worked. I've got an oven, hob, fridge,water heater, toilet, shower tray, taps, space heater, doors, fittings, electric controller, gas bottles, etc. I spent two days stripping out what I needed and then paid a guy £30 to dispose of it. I think He made trailers from the chassis. I loaded up the van with all my goodies and stored it in my shed until I was ready to fit them.
The Donor Caravan
After much deliberation, and lots of drawing and measuring I finalised a plan that would work and began to make a project list to prioritise the jobs to be done and to make a detailed list of all the material that I would need. I then trawled the internet to find suppliers of all the other bits I would need such as water tanks, water pump, windows, plumbing fittings, plywood and timber, fastners, sealants etc.
The other bit question was , how was I going to fit seats with seat belts ? Where could I anchor the belts to the chassis and how could these seats be able to fold away.
With the seating located at the back, consisting of two benches which would convert into a double bed, It was impossible to make these into travelling seats.
I had in the past, owned a Renault Espace with folding/ removable seats , all with 3 point seat belts . So I thought I would adapt these to resolve my problem. I visited a few breakers yards and found a VW Sharan with some good seats. and removed the two rear seats, floor mountings and seat belts. I got the lot for £50!
The next consideration was the water tanks. I had decided that a 60 ltr fresh water tank would suffice and as there's plenty of space under the transit I decided to fit a waste water tank of the same capacity. One has to remember that 60 Ltrs weighs 60 kgs so there's not a lot of point increasing the weight uneccessarily. The benefit of the waste tank is that you don't have to keep putting a waste tank under the van, #every time you stop to have a cup of tea. I also had to decide on the type of plumbing I would use. The old caravan had flexible plastic tube, but most new caravans and motor homes are fitted with semi- rigid 12mm pipe and push fit connectors. Pricing up this option looked very expensive and so I decided that I would use 15mm plastic pipe and push fits that you can buy from B&Q and plumbers merchants. Mind you, that still pretty pricey stuff and all these little fittings add up to a tidy sum.
I carefully measured the available spaces under the van and then looked up various suppliers . I settled for Leisure shop direct who offered tanks of the correct sizes and also the required fittings. I allso ordered a Shurflo water pump, a 240v hook up lead and inlet socket, water filler and bits of pipe.
Having decided where everything was finally going to be fitted, I had to think about the windows. This proved to be a time consuming undertaking and resulted in a lot of head scratching. Most modern vans are now offered with factory bonded windows and whilst these look very neat, they have the disadvantage of not always being the size or position you want and if you want opening windows, they are horribly expensive and not that practical to use. So I went on the hunt for a supplier of conventional rubber mounted , aluminium framed sliding windows. I finally settled on a company Leisure Vehicle Windows, who offered windows of any configuration and they were also available tinted as standard as opposed to having to be retro-treated.
I worked out , pretty much, how much timber and plywood I would need and went on the prowl to find the best deal. This you cannot really get on the internet but local timber merchants have deals and I decided to get most of the ply wood befor starting the work.
I also decided that , in an effort to save on weight, I would build the furniture as a timber frame and clad this over with lighweight ply. My previous van had the conversion done mainly in MDF,and whilst its easy stuff to work with and gives a great finish, it allso weighs a ton and can seriously affect you fuel consumption and ultimately the payload of your finished van.
The next consideration in the planning stage was insulation. If you don't insulate the van you will be plagued with condensation problems and if you want to use the van out of season, it will be bloody cold!. This is one thing you have to consider right at the begining and I chose to insulate the roof with 30mm Celotex cut to size and glued on with expending PU foam. The sides I decided to insulate with 50mm rockwool cavity slabs. This is eazy to work with and does rattle about or squeak. It isn't really advisable to use expanded polystyrene because it can squeak as you are going along. Very annoying and difficult to remedy!.
So now that the concept and the planning was complete, I was ready to start the conversion, and embark on a new challenge which will, I know be time consuming and demanding on all my skills and abilities, least of all my patience.
It goes without saying that no one should embark on such a project without having the practical skills, the time to devote, and the money set out by the budget.
Good carpentry skills are essential and the abilty to handle a jig saw, circular saw, router,and drill with confidence is a must. Good quality tools go a long way to producing quality work. So it's worth investing in the pofessional grade tools.
I have a Festool plunge circular saw + aluminium track, Bosch 2000 pendulum jig saw, Bosch 1000 electric drill, Fein multimaster osilating cutter. Makita laminate trimmer, Dewalt 1000w router, Pneumatic 50mm nail gun , Ryobi 14V cordless drill and angled drill. Plus, of course a good selection of handtools for carrying out plumbing, electrics. You'll also definately need a small angle grinder.
If you are looking at this site with the view to convert a van to campervan yourself then good luck . I will gladly be available to answer questions and offer help where I can.
You can keep up with the progress of the conversion on the conversion page.


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Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by Marion Anthonisen
(still) $1Dollair presentation video
We're all pretty excited about Interaction Design around here. Although the official launch of CCA's newest program is fall 2011, Interaction Design chair Kristian Simsarian taught "Introduction to Interaction Design" in the spring, treating us to a glimpse of what's to come.
For the course's final project, teams of student designers redesigned outdated airline user experiences; the resulting concepts were smart, diverse, and entertaining.
After the concept presentations, we caught up with Bo Bockman, a member of the winning team and – drum roll here – CCA's first-ever declared Interaction Design major. Here are Bo's tips for those of you considering the world of Interaction.
Think broadly. "This is a lot of thought work. We need to think about how things fit together, why you're making something and how it's going to happen. Ask yourself questions about your context and what you're trying to get across."
But be realistic. "You have to be well-grounded in the fact that you're working with real things here. This has to actually work. You want to define the specific group you're going to serve and accommodate that very well."
Take notes. "You need a journal. Keep track of the interesting things you see."
Know your tech. "Contemplate what people will want to add to their phones in the future. And graphic design skills are vital. Get to know the Adobe [Creative] Suite."
Most importantly, learn to work with others. "Teamwork was crucial to the success of our team. You need to look at a problem from as many angles as possible. This is what interaction's all about."
Watch the winning $1Dollair video and read the article on the final projects from "Introduction to Interaction Design."


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Amus Received Membership in Confederation of World Association of Authors
The General Assembly of the Confederation of the World Association of Authors CISAC brought a decision at its annual meeting in Washington on the admission of the BiH Association of Composers of Music AMUS into membership of this world organization.
"This is the highest achievement at the international level that AMUS achieved until now'', they added.
CISAS has 231 members and protects the interests of more than three million creators and copyright holders worldwide.
The mission of CISAS is to improve the interests of creators and to improve the highest standards of business with the aim to protect the rights of authors.
"With the admission of AMUS in CISAS, members of AMUS became a part of the world family of musical artists, which, among other benefits, provides the ability for our authors and their works to enter the world database (IPI and WID) and the award of ISWC numbers (numbers that identify authorship in every individual work of our authors", according to a statement.


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Humans value freedom. We value freedom so much that we dedicate our lives to achieve the same freedom for our fellow humans, animals, and the earth.
Humans also want to feel good. We thrive on the praise of others, cherish love, desire intimacy, and have a need for compassion. Yet, this is not enough.
Happiness, compassion, and contentment is much more than a feeling; it is a goal that can only be attained through action to protect and preserve the collective dignity and rights of the earth and all the life forms it supports.
We want justice and fairness for ourselves, but often to the exclusion of justice and fairness for other living beings. Humans are masters of exploitation and discrimination against our own species and other species. If we cannot respect, accept, communicate and interact with our own species, then we cannot communicate, cooperate, and co-exist with others species.
Thinking we are simplifying and improving our way of living, we complicate, over-intellectualize, become complacent, and continue to accept the norm to the detriment of our collective existence.
The world as a whole is a delicate, rhythmic ecosystem; everything is connected. Nevertheless, the fragility of the reciprocal relationship between humans, animals, and the earth is teetering in the balance.
To eradicate the suffering and carnage, we cannot fear the horror, challenge, setbacks, and uncertainty. Brave visions, bold and concrete conviction, raw and brutal honesty are absolute.
Too many people censor and restrain their thoughts and emotions, inhibit their potential, and their impact on the world. We are destined to take matters into our hands, fight with fierce intensity to right the wrongs of other humans who bring harm to the earth and it's inhabitants.
Our foremost goal and purpose is to take action first-hand, hands-on, with animals and for animals, applying our time and energy toward tangibly solving the earth crisis.
Although social media helps the cause of humans, non-human animals, and the earth, by connecting with likeminded people across the globe, sharing ideas, educating, and motivating, overusing technology can also harm the cause.
More and more humans rely on technology to simplify and accomplish the work. In actuality, social media is only a minute portion of our ambition and objective, a means of communication. Solutions to the contemporary meltdown and the development of holistic living habitats will only result through involvement and action.
Think for yourself. Whether you act as an individual or part of a group, reject the politics of human identity. Do not think about reactions or opinions. When you posses strong convictions, opinions, good or bad, do not matter.
Be self-aware, conscious, appreciate the natural world around you, and understand how the universe flows together as a living entity. Experience animal thought and existence, don't just read about it. Observe, interact, and reflect on the natural genius and aptitude of animals.
Our fight is never over. We can never do enough for animals. Do not expect satisfaction, but do not allow this to be your deterioration, allow this to be the core of your continuing effort and strength.
Think about the past - what life was like. Think about the present - what life is like. Think about the future - what life can be like. ACT - and make life what it should be and will be like.
This is dedicated to Animal Liberation Front prisoner Walter Bond. Walter sacrificed his personal freedom in his dedicated pursuit of total liberation.
Sentenced for the Animal Liberation Front Lone Wolf arsons on the Sheepskin Factory in Denver, Colorado, the Tandy Leather Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah and Tiburon Restaurant in Sandy, Utah, Walter Bond is incarcerated at USP Marion Communication Management Unit (CMU), a maximum security federal prison. Walter Bond is scheduled for release in 2021.
Click here to visit SupportWalter.org and access Walter Bond's extensive archive of essays.


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