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Greetings Cards
August 12, 2008
So, I've been seriously considering trying my hand at designing/illustrating greetings cards. I think it might be a good opportunity to get my art out there and make a bit of money at the same time… Been thinking of selling on Cafe Press or some such site & maybe even going around to some gift stores with examples of my work to see if they might be interested. I've started out by doing cards for my friends; this is what I've got so far (click on the thumbnails to view the larger image):
So I wanna know what your opinion is: Do you think it's a good idea or a bad idea? Do I have a chance at success? Please leave your comments.
Amoeba Moe Threadless Tee
August 6, 2008
Hey, so I'm really keen to get this Threadless t-shirt thing to work out. It's a really tough market, cos it's so huge and they get hundreds and thousands of submissions – designs really have to be up to standard (and trends) to even have a hope of getting printed. So while I'm waiting to find out how my "This is not a tee" submission did (will find out tomorrow I think), I've decided to submit another design: "Amoeba Moe Learns About Procreation". Check it out…
Vote for my tee on Threadless!
July 30, 2008
High Five
July 7, 2008
Update: Thanks to everyone who rated my design. It has also won a runner's up prize for the July Top 20 and will go into print – available for sale on the Springleap website.
This is my latest submission to the Springleap t-shirt design competition. If you like it, please visit the Springleap website and rate my design: http://www.springleap.com/designs/view/high-five
I tried to make the intent of this design obvious without having any copyright issues. The colours I chose just seemed right for a tee (though it has been brought to my attention that on some monitors the brown looks a lot darker, making the text difficult to read); I tried the background in red, plus a few other colour combinations, but it wasn't working for me. As for the concept, I wanted to go for a parody of something well known, loved & hated; and because I love cartoons, the four fingered hand idea sort of stuck from the beginning of the thought process. At first I was thinking along the lines of whether or not it can be considered a zap if cartoon character shows you the finger; who can say for sure if it's not the middle finger that's actually missing. But, after much internal debate I decided to go for something more innocent. Since my friends love to high five (a lot), the idea came pretty naturally. Plus kudos must be given to the slugs from Flushed Away, the sad look on their little faces when the day is saved and they realise that they can't high five… classic!
Neglected Teddy
June 23, 2008
This is Neglected Teddy – the inspiration came from the Illustration Friday theme (forgotten) from some weeks ago. I immediately thought of the scene from Amelie, where they show the passage of time using a teddy bear sitting outside in a plant trough, with the seasons passing, getting older and more and more bedraggled – I thought it was a great idea.
And although I knew I wouldn't be able to finish my artwork in time for Illustration Friday, I figured I'd use it to build up my portfolio – works well for children's books, which I think would be really fun to work on. I know when I was a kid I spent way more time looking at the pictures than actually reading the books😉 C'mon, admit it, you did too.
Also tried out a version of Teddy with faded edges. Which one do you like more? Please leave your comments.
May 24, 2008
Update 02/06/2008: Thanks to everyone for rating my design on Springleap – I'm happy to announce that I've won a runner's up prize for DontCareBear. Awesome! You can buy your very own print of my tee at www.springleap.com
I did this design for a monthly t-shirt design competition on www.springleap.com and figured it also works for this week's Illustration Friday topic "worry", though it can be seen as more anti-topic, but hey. All in all, it's provided a great reason for me to practice my wacom drawing skills; and having a winning design would definitely boost my chances of getting my name out there in the illustration/design world… the prizes would be nice to have too😉
So, if you like my design, please go to www.springleap.com and register to vote/rate my designs. I'd really appreciate it.
Here's a quick link to my design: http://www.springleap.com/designs/view/dont-care-bear/page:1
And another entry of mine called "Super Emo Bro": http://www.springleap.com/designs/view/super-emo-bro
Thanks for your support!
Pet Peeve
March 26, 2008
I recently got the most wonderful thing as a joint birthday present from myself and all my family… a Wacom Intuos3 pen tablet!!! Yay! I've been playing with it as much as I possibly can and am already getting the feeling of "how did I ever manage without it?" – Yes, it's that wonderful. So what better way to test/use my new toy than doing something for illustration friday. This week's theme is pet peeve – I can't say it's my favourite, but hey; at first I wasn't sure what to draw, so then I thought "what annoys me more than anything else in the whole world?" – the first thing that popped into my mind was cockroaches. Yugg, evil little things, who ever thought I'd want to draw one… but there it is.
Aerial Altercations
March 6, 2008
Wow, two posts in one day… maybe it'll rain – oh, I hope so!!!
Anyways, this is my submission for the 4th International Tolkien Themed Art Competition in Poland. Wish I'd heard about the other three, but no matter. I actually stumbled across this one quite randomly – am very grateful for that; and very happy about the opportunity, as those who know me will testify that I am a Tolkien obsessed nut. What can I say: the man was a genius and the greatest author that ever lived! Now I know it's not everyone's "cup of Ent-draught", but Middle Earth, Elves, hobbits, dwarves, dragons and orcs are the reason why I fell in love with reading.
Back to the topic… The theme for this year's competition is "Battles of the First Age" – so many to choose from, but the most impressive of these must have been the War of Wrath, even though there wasn't as much written on this one as there was on some of the others. I chose to highlight the moment when the Eagles flew in to the rescue from the overwhelming force of Morgoth's dragons. I would have loved to have also portrayed Eärendil as he slayed the great dragon Ancalagon, but such a scene would have been deserving of a far greater scale than my A4 sketch pad and much more time than what I had at my disposal. Well I hope my work is good enough as it is. I would love to win, but far more than that I would love my sketch to catch the eye of the prestigious John Howe, famous Tolkien/Middle-Earth artist, amoung other things (who will be one of the judges of the competition). I'm a huge fan of his work (like many people) so it would really mean a lot to me if he saw something good in my sketch. Here's hoping…
March 6, 2008
This is a painting that I did during the December holidays for my sister-in-law. She wanted something to remind her of home (she no longer lives in SA)… I thought about this one for awhile and decided that something like Table Mountain would be way too clichéd; so then I thought of going for something like a pincushion protea. However, while searching for reference material I came across this beautiful photo of a sunbird (that my mom had kept from a calendar – gotta love my mom, she keeps everything); I figured there's some protea-like plants in the pic so it would do nicely… and I like sunbirds😉
It took a couple of weeks if I remember correctly. I first did a basic sketch on the canvas with my beloved 2B pencil; well kind of basic: I have a tendency to go into too much detail with my preliminary sketches – and then cringe when I paint over most of it with the first layer of paint. I used my trusty oil paints thinned with a bit of turps here and there in the background. Speaking of the background – it went through quite an evolutionary process, starting out as a post impressionist looking mass of leaf like blotches. It really wasn't working because it looked too flat and didn't allow the bird to stand out enough; so I employed my artistic lisence and went with a radial gradient (which, if you use your imagination, could be the sun's light filtering through a lot of foliage); this makes the bird stand out more and actually draws the eye to it.
Please feel free to comment…
November 26, 2007
Just a short entry today… This is a painting that I did for my mom-in-law (affectionately known as Mommy#2) for her birthday, which was actually just over a month ago – wow it's taken me that long to add it to my blog – hehe. Moving along…
I painted this from a photograph (one of those free stock photos that comes with Corel X3), since I didn't have any real roses and I'm not good enough to paint it "out of my head" – yet. I liked the colour and composition and wanted to do something that would go with Mommy#2's lounge. Thankfully she liked it, so I'm going to do two more to go with it (mostly because it's much too small on its own); not sure if I'm going to stick to roses or go for other flowers of a similar colour – we'll see.


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ELLICOTTVILLE -- A First Student school bus carrying 14 students was rear-ended by a box truck as the bus stopped at a railroad crossing on State Route 242 about 11:15 a.m. today. State Police reported none of the students on the bus was injured but Jeffrey P. Coen, the Franklinville man driving the truck was extricated from his damaged vehicle by Ellicottville firefighters. He was taken to Bertrand Chaffee hospital with leg injures, state troopers reported.
Coen was charged with following too closely.
The State Police commercial vehicle enforcement unit and the state Department of Transportation are continuing to investigate the mishap which closed the state roadway to traffic for about two hours.
The students were transferred to another school bus and taken to Pioneer School shortly after the incident. State police were assisted at the scene by Ellicottville police and Ellicottville and Machias firefighters.

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* Personal: Age 17; son of Jon and Corliss Yoshiura, of Kula; enjoys traveling, meeting new people.
* At School: Football, baseball, National Honor Society president, Leo Club, Japanese Club, Advance Via Individual Determination (AVID) tutor, Honor Roll, Graduation Committee chairman, blood drive volunteer.
* Off Campus: Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Maui Youth Alliance, United States Soccer Federation certified referee, Little League assistant coach, Special Olympics volunteer, American Japanese Association baseball.
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* Beyond High School: Plans to attend a university on the West Coast with the goal of entering its undergraduate pre-med program. Looks forward to meeting new people and exploring new endeavors. Long-term goal is to graduate with a degree in medicine or psychology and return to Hawaii.
* Who is your personal hero and why?
"Dr. Peter Galpin is my personal hero. He has been a source of inspiration and admiration since meeting him as a Cub Scout. A family man with a successful plastic surgery practice, Dr. Galpin has lived an incredible life as a combat medic in Vietnam to Boy Scout Scoutmaster of Troop 14. He has never been shy when setting me straight or teaching me to be a leader. His philosophy is 'Everybody has to deal with obstacles and challenges in their lives every day. Mine's just a little more obvious than a lot of other people.' I am thankful for his patience and putting up with me."
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Cold weather
Preparing for cold weather
The council is prepared for cold weather this winter. A major gritting operation is standing by, and several tonnes of grit has been given away to local residents and neighbourhood watches.
Read our Winter Service Plan
Gritting main roads and residential roads
The borough's network of main roads are treated as a priority so that the emergency services and public transport can keep running. Smaller residential roads are gritted afterwards.
We return to places that have already been treated in order to put down fresh quantities. Gritting will only work if it is done repeatedly because it needs the 'mixing effect' of passing traffic to work properly, especially if there is more than one snowfall. View grit routes and grit bins.
Pavements and footpaths
The borough's 460 miles of pavements and footpaths must be treated by hand which is a labour intensive and time consuming process. Particular attention is always paid to entrances outside tube and railway stations, hospitals, OAP day centres, schools, care homes, clinics and nurseries.
Get advice on how to clear ice and snow from pavements yourself.
Red routes and adjoining pavements
The gritting of borough red routes and their adjoining pavements is managed by Transport for London - these include the A3, A24, A205, A214, A306, A3205 and A3220.
Council services
When there has been heavy snowfall, staff who normally work on refuse collections and street cleaning will be transferred to gritting operations. Refuse and recycling collections and street cleaning duties would resume once the weather conditions improve.
Any disruption to council services will be posted on this page.
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Anglers are always looking for that next magic lure that catches fish. Recently, more and more anglers have been using hand crafted custom built wooden crankbaits to put fish in their boats. The reason why? Hand crafted custom built wooden crankbaits have a unique ability to produce strikes and catch quality fish. This unique ability cannot be reproduced by the mundane action of plastic crankbaits. The unique action hand crafted custom built wooden crankbaits have come from its enticing movement backing up when paused, a subtle hunting action when retrieved, or its erratic bouncing movement off wood or rocks. Some of these custom built crankbaits are flat sided while others feature a round body. The hand crafted custom built wooden Wiggle D crankbait made by Don Minkler, owner of E-Z Dip Lures, is one of these round bodied lures.
The Wiggle D custom built wooden crankbait was designed to have a wide wobble with just the right amount of wiggle. It's similar to the original Storm Wiggle Wart that was built by gluing 2 sections together which is no longer in production; however being built out of poplar wood the Wiggle D has more of an enticing movement backwards when paused, bounces more erratically off wood or rocks, and has a more subtle hunting action to it. The Wiggle D crankbait goes through a number of processes before ending up in an angler's tackle box. "I begin with a superior grade piece of poplar wood and carve it down to the right size then it goes through multiple steps before the clear coat is applied," Minkler continued, "the Wiggle D features 3-D protruding life-like eyes and a lexan bill that is anchored deep inside the body of the crankbait. Another feature of the Wiggle D crankbait is sideway hook hangers. By having the hook hangers sideways it increases the hooks mobility and insures better hook-sets."
Minkler, who started making lures back in 1970, does all of the wood carving himself, but his wife, Pat, paints the Wiggle D crankbaits. "The most popular color pattern also happens to be my wife's favorite and that's frog, but the Wiggle D also comes in rainbow trout, black with silver flake, and shad. I will have some crawfish color patterns out very soon; I expect that color pattern to be really popular for catching largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass," said Minkler. The Wiggle D is available in shallow, medium, or a deep diver. The shallow running Wiggle D runs 3 feet deep, medium runs 5 feet deep and deep runs 8 feet down depending on what type and line size the angler is using. The Wiggle D body comes in only one size and each one is pre-tuned.
Hand crafted custom built wooden crankbaits are growing in popularity every day. They are quickly replacing plastic crankbaits as an angler's first choice when it comes to crankbaits. Crankbaits like the Wiggle D not only wobble and wiggle just right, they also have an enticing movement backing up, erratic bouncing action off wood or rocks, and a subtle hunting action that catches fish.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Watch out Walmart
Walmart was the target of shoplifters three times in two days. On May 12 a white male was observed putting numerous items in his cart in the hardware department. The man then pushed the shopping cart right past all points of purchase and exited the store. The store's loss prevention specialist stopped the man in the parking lot and escorted him to the loss prevention office. The man stated, "I know I messed up."
The following day, a man was observed putting two sleeping bags, Nicorette gum and two sports bras in a cart, which he then pushed right out of the store without paying for the items and proceeded to a car that a white female was driving. Both were escorted to the loss prevention office and served a Notice of Trespass.
Three hours later, two females selected several items and placed them in their purses, then proceeded to walk out of the store. They were escorted to the loss prevention office. One female had taken a phone charger and the other root killer. Both were placed on trespass notice.
Not so easy
Also on May 13, a white female was observed entering Kohls, "quickly" selecting five pairs of earrings, and entering the dressing room. The female then exited the dressing room, walked to the earring display, selected a single pair, proceeded to purchase them and exited the store. She was intercepted outside the store where five pairs of earrings were recovered from her purse.
When asked how many times she has shoplifted, she responded "two or three." When asked why, the 18-year-old told authorities "people at her school [Ashley Ridge High School] have talked about how easy it is and how you wouldn't go to jail if you lived in Summerville."
The female was placed on trespass notice and, according to the store representative, will be prosecuted.
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Programmed by Smart Egg Software, Microprose Soccer follows hot on the heels of Gremlin's Gary Lineker's Hot Shot and is very much of the same ilk. Like Hot Shot, it features overhead viewpoints and arcade action with international sides to compete against. Unlike Hotshot, Microprose Soccer is monochrome. Then again where Hotshot has a large area at the bottom (devoted to the pitch represented in miniature, power levels and so on) this game does not. This leaves a larger part of the screen for the main area of play, and consequently larger sprites.
Furthermore, this game features much much more! There is a big control box which I've explained under Optional Extras [erm, to be included at a later date - NickH], and the choice of playing against various international teams or even up to sixteen of your mates in your own league! In the international league the computer presents you with a league table and brings you the results as they happen for all the other fixtures. It should be pointed out that this game was unusually written especially for the 128K and then had bits chopped off to fit a 48K version. So what we have here is a much bigger game for the 128K, and conversely a smaller game for the 48K.
In the latter version you don't get all the international league tables and results, but you still get to take on the same sides. The teams are organised realistically to reflect the abilities of their real life counterparts, so Oman are a pushover and Brazil are well hard! If you do intend getting your mitts on the world cup, then a tip from Microprose's play tester, Kevin, is to choose Brazil as your team. This means you don't have to play against them! (Cunning, eh?) Mind you, you still have to take on the mighty Italy. Ho hum!
So, how does it play? My answer is "Jolly well!!' (Except that I don't really talk like that!). You can choose a realistic-ish version with medium banana shots or the 'really weird' high power banana game! Microprose tells me that four major league football teams were consulted on this matter and that all were in favour of high powered bananas! This means that if you actually perform a banana kick, then the ball boomerangs in a big curve and practically comes back to you! A trifle unrealistic but good fun! It can also be used tactically. There are back kicks to be performed, but Microprose really does believe in 'friendlies' 'cos there's no fouls in this game (Boo hiss! - Matt 'Bites Yer Legs' Bielby). There are throws ins, corners and goal kicks too. Here another plus over Hotshot, is that you can control your goalie. I also like the balance of arcade type play, the background league info and computer generated results. It also bears out Microprose's dictum, "Easy to play, difficult to master." I know that we've seen a plethora of footie games of late but if you're in the market for another (or your first even!), then this is a gem. Over here son, on me Speccy!
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Career Fact Sheet Print Version
The work I do is mostly microbiology, because we think that
if we are able to find life on other worlds, it is most likely to be
something like the bacteria we have here on Earth. I try to figure out
how the microbes that live here on Earth change their environment in
ways that might be detected from far away in space. That kind of information
will eventually help us to collect data from other worlds and use it
to say whether or not there is life on those worlds.
A lot of the work I do is out in the fieldwe go to a variety
of locations outside the lab in order to study microorganisms in the
natural environment. Right now, I do most of my fieldwork in Baja California
(Mexico), and Yellowstone National Park (in Wyoming and Montana). That's
one of the best things about my job. It's a lot of fun, and lets
me go to some cool placesbut it can also be pretty exhausting
at times.
The other really neat part of my job is making new discoveries.
Mostly these are little things (not the kind of stuff you would read
about in the newspaper), but sometimes they can be pretty important.
Either way, it's a really neat feeling, because you figured out how
something works, and you're the only person in the world who knows about
it! Of course, in between field work and making new discoveries, there
can be long periods when I'm just working in the lab or sitting in front
of my computer. That can be boring sometimes, but it's important, tooand
the good stuff makes my job really worthwhile overall. Probably the
best thing is that my job lets me be really creative. Some people
create art, music, or literature. My job is to create ideasnew
ways of thinking about nature that help us to figure out how it works.
Career Journey
How did I get to NASA? In college, I got my bachelor's degree in Chemistry
and my Ph.D. in Oceanography, both at the University of North Carolina
(Go Heels!). When I was a freshman, I started working in a lab that
studied how bacteria affect the chemistry of the ocean. I really liked
what I was doing there, and the people I was working with, so I stayed
with it all the way through college and graduate school. Near the end
of that time, I realized that the kinds of things I was studying there
would be important for the Astrobiology program, which was just being
created at the time. So I came here to NASA right after finishing my
Ph.D., about three years ago.
Growing Up
I grew up here, there, and everywhere...
I was born in the Bahamas and lived there until I was six. I think I
got my love of the ocean from that time. My dad tells me that I could
swim long before I could walk, and that he used to take me out snorkeling
on the reefs starting when I was four years old.
After that, my family moved to Winter Springs, Florida for about seven
yearsI was there for just about all of elementary and middle school.
I spent the next four years in Germany (Hanau and Frankfurt), where
my step-dad was stationed. I went to an American high school; still,
I did all I could to experience the local language and culture. I think,
having the chance to live in a different country, at a fairly young
age, contributed a lot to who I am now.
When I graduated from high school, I went to work on a cruise ship
for a year before going to college. My family was worried that I would
like it too much and forget all about college. It was definitely a lot
of fun, but it also didn't take me long to realize that I would really
miss learning if I just gave up on school like that. But the experience
was really valuable and remains a part of me. I think it's important
for everyone to see, do, and experience as much as they can along the
waythat's what life is all about.
I got interested in space when I was pretty young. Right about the
time I was in fifth grade, Voyager 2 was passing Jupiter, and sending
back all kinds of great pictures. I thought it was just the coolest
thing. But the funny thing is, I didn't ever set out to become a NASA
scientist. I just "followed my nose" into doing and learning
whatever interested me, and took opportunities as they came up. And
now here I am.
"science is a way of studying the world around us, not a set
of facts..."
If you are planning to pursue a career in science, my advice is: First,
to always work on things that are interesting and exciting to you. Pick
a field because you think it's cool, not because someone else tells
you it's important. It is especially rewarding to learn new things and
make discoveries in an area that has always fascinated you. Second,
remember that science is a way of studying the world around us, not
a set of facts. Books are full of facts, but they are not intelligent
or creative. It is the particular methods with which scientists study
things that has let them fill those books up. Albert Einstein once said,
"imagination is more important than knowledge"it was one of many
things he was right about. The most important advances in science have
always been made by people who had new and creative ways of thinking
about things. So instead of just memorizing facts, learn to be a good
problem solverand don't be afraid to apply your creativity. Last,
try to find people around you who share your enthusiasm for particular
subjects, and who may have some wisdom to impart. Like a mentor, you
could say, but I don't want it to sound that formal. It could be anyone.
Probably the two biggest influences on my becoming a scientist were
my grandfather and my high school chemistry teacher.
I live with my wife, I-Zu, in Sunnyvale, California. We don't have any
kids yet (we've both only been out of school for a few years), but will
some day. We really like living in the San Francisco Bay area because
of all the great things to do here. I enjoy any activity or sport that
gets me out into nature, and there's plenty of stuff like that herehiking,
skiing, scuba diving, etc. California is a beautiful place, and I try
to take advantage of all it has to offer by getting out and seeing a
lot of the countryside. We're only about an hour from the ocean and
a few hours from the mountains.
I like to cook a lot, mostly because I get to eat it afterwards. I
like pretty much all kinds of food, but especially very hot and spicy
stuff. I travel as much as I can, and really enjoy that, too. I think
it gives you a great perspective on things. My most recent trip was
to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia) with my wife.
I also play several sports. Swimming is definitely my best, but I think
basketball is my favorite. All of these thingsmy family, my hobbies,
traveling, etc.are very important parts of my life. I like my
job a lot, but I always try to remember (and would encourage others
to, as well) that it is only a small part of lifeand that there
is always plenty to see and do outside of the lab and the office.
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Just over sixteen months until Election Day 2012, and the two key questions that Florida's thousands of Democratic Party and progressive activists must confront sooner rather than later are:
1) Which will get a better reaction at this weekend's FDP Jefferson-Jackson dinner, the Chicken, or the Vegetarian entree?
Okay, okay…
2) Will Democratic Party leaders at state/county levels, along with candidates/campaigns, "get it right" with messaging/communications & voter engagement/activation strategies in 2012?
In considering the answers to those questions, well, # 2 anyway, one must also consider the dual challenges that Florida Democrats face in the 2012 elections: Helping reelect President Obama by helping him win the critically swinging Sunshine State; and progressing as far as possible in restoring legislative balance to a state government dominated by right wing extremist Republicans.
We all know that the GOP in FL and around the country succeeded in making the 2010 state-level midterms a referendum on National Politics – a referendum on Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi. And most of us have admitted by now that the Dems should have said "Bring It ON" and taken proud ownership of multiple national steps forward, while relating them to local issues and realities.
In 2012, there can be no pussyfooting around about full-throttle alignment with the President and with the national Democratic Party – and that includes elections in more conservative and Republican-leaning districts. No Guts, No Glory. No willingness to creatively contrast Democratic vs. Republican accomplishments, budget priorities, tax policies and problem-solving strategies…and there will be little progress in Florida.
"Getting it right" this time around also means the FL Democratic Party establishment at the state and county levels needs to create "an authentic narrative". The scores of voters who failed to turn out for Alex Sink & other worthy Democratic candidates need to see & feel that the FDP is for real – as in, on the ground, helping meet human needs at a time of crisis, working on service initiatives in the key, vote-rich communities & counties that it took for granted and failed to effectively engage with or adequately turn out to vote in 2010…African-Americans, Haitian & Caribbean-Americans, Hispanic & Latino Americans, Asian-Americans, college students & young voters…Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County…
Should I continue? Okay. In 2010, the FDP also failed to adequately connect with the constantly growing online progressive community and blogosphere, and did not make the most out of relationships with the highest profile progressive & liberal organizations and organizers. The good news is, there have been very good signs of course corrections on these two particular fronts, which will only help the cause.
But on that grassroots community level, recitations about vastly improved "zone & precinct" organizing and "Get Out The Vote" systems are not enough. These systems have been used with great effectiveness in places like Palm Beach County and are well designed, finely tuned and critically important. But if inspirational credibility and messaging authenticity is not established at the ground level with all those key, vote-rich communities, then all the best systems will still not be enough to carry the day.
Democratic Victory in 2012 will be all about telling our compelling, small-scale human interest and community stories – and our Big Picture Democratic Ideals Story – in varied, creative, compelling ways…from online videos, to Tweeting teams, to prayer breakfasts, and beyond. We're talking The Full Monty of Communications, from the most modern & cutting edge to the most traditional and time-honored.
Democratic Victory in 2012 means creating an authentic messaging narrative, effectively interweaving the story-lines of the National and Florida battles between moderate Democrats and right-wing extremist Republicans. Given how Rick Scott, Haridopolos, Cannon and the rest of the Republican Party of Florida are pontificating, infighting, malfunctioning and legislating in 2011 – the opportunity to establish and communicate a credible, authentic, narrative is there for the seizing.
So, once we're done with our Chicken and/or Vegggies…Let's Go Do This Thing.


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Washington Crossing Park needs friendly help
I applaud Gov. Chris Christie's efforts on behalf of the shore, but I am writing about New Jersey's significantly historic Washington Crossing Park. I wish to "rock the boat" and ask that he give attention to this state park, a treasure in the state's parks system that needs his help.
The state park is on New Jersey's side of Gen. Washington's famous "crossing" of the Delaware. Using boats from up and down the Delaware, Washington and his army left Pennsylvania in 1776, landed here and then moved on to Trenton. The Johnson Ferry house, used by Washington and his staff, is still there. The Swan collection of American Revolutionary War artifacts is there. It is the annual site of New Jersey's history fair. But the museum and its various structures are in desperate need of repair and the park itself needs major attention.
The park also has a great nature center, meadows and trails for hiking, but many of the trails were affected by hurricane Sandy and are still blocked. The historic family pavilions, foot bridges, picnic tables and restrooms are also in rough shape.
The park needs a "friends" group to help, but it also needs a big push from the state Department of Environmental Protection. A "friends" group is what I am in the process of forming to assist this beautiful park to return to its former glory. DEP Commissioner Bob Martin has made numerous references to historic tourism and a relationship between the state and "friends" groups. I hope to find out that he means what he said.
I hope readers also will help "rock the boat."
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Shopping around for blame won't fix center's problems
I was amazed to read in the letter "Lawrence business owner ready for a change" (Oct. 9) that the all-Democratic Lawrence Township Council is somehow responsible for the long decline of the Lawrence Shopping Center.
Here I was thinking that the shopping center's outdated buildings, access and infrastructure were the problem, along with the property owner's more than $30 million debt, and the crushing competition of the big-box stores down the pike at Nassau Park, Mercer Mall and the Quaker Bridge Mall, which is now under renovation. There's a term for this kind of competition – it's called capitalism. It's a tough game and the one who builds the better mouse trap usually wins out.
It's nice for candidates to speak with business owners about their concerns, but perhaps this business owner should also place a call to the people who cash her monthly rent checks and ask why they can't attract a first-class anchor tenant to help increase foot traffic.
The Lawrence Shopping Center is terribly outdated and it will take more than a coat of paint to get the job done. Town council can and should help, but it's the responsibility of the owners and their professionals to make it happen.
There are many reasons for the Lawrence Shopping Center's decline. But the familiar pattern of pointing fingers and blaming it on town council won't get the job done.
-- Darren Stewart,
The writer is a member of the Lawrence Township Democratic County Committee.
Better to emulate than to envy
Suppose you worked hard all your life. You saved and invested, you took risks and slowly but surely you went from rags to riches. You made the right decisions, put in the long hours and you succeeded. You purchased a nice home for your family, your business is raking in a great deal of money, the customers are pleased and happy and you can smile.
But not for long.
There are those in this society who believe they are justified in fostering class anger, jealousy and envy and want people like you punished. These people believe that because you became successful, they have the duty to take a portion of what you have earned. These people believe they are entitled, even though the toil and sweat came from your brow. This is what some in government and those who lobby government believe is "just." What this all shows is the falsity not only of the class envy that has permeated American society for more than 100 years, but of the policy and philosophy of wealth redistribution.
If people want to be successful, they must shun the voices of division, the voices that pit brother against brother and sister against sister. They should remove all obstacles and all impediments that make the American dream difficult to obtain. The so-called rich should be looked upon as examples and a reminder to all that if they can succeed, so can all of us.
-- Alex Pugliese,
Buono for governor
Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono was the clear winner in New Jersey's first gubernatorial debate of the 2013 election.
Sen. Buono stood strong for civil rights, New Jersey's working families and the middle class. She supports issues such as gay marriage, college scholarships and decriminalization of marijuana.
Her opponent, Republican Gov. Chris Christie, has draconian views on these issues and is out of touch. He has no real experience other than being a bully, in both the courts and politics.
Sen. Buono is a well-educated, proven leader who can work across party lines for New Jersey as governor. Her running mate, Milly Silva, has dedicated her life to defending workers' rights. New Jersey's working families need Buono-Silva.
-- Eric Hafner,
Toms River
Middle class needs Greenstein, Benson, DeAngelo
As a taxpayer in New Jersey, I know we need our state to become more affordable. Between the cost of my property-tax bill and the cost of paying for a decent college education, we need relief somewhere. That's why I'm supporting Sen. Linda Greenstein and Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo and Dan Benson. They are fighting to make New Jersey more affordable for middle-class people like me.
They understand that it's not fair for universities to continually raise tuition costs for students and that's why they are trying to cap college tuition increases. They also know that we need to cut taxes for small businesses so they can create new jobs for people in New Jersey. This is why they supported the largest small-business tax cut in state history. They also understand that we need to attract high-tech and clean energy jobs to New Jersey so that we have sustainable jobs for the future.
Not only do we need to create good-paying, quality jobs in our state, but Sen. Greenstein and Assemblymen DeAngelo and Benson know we need to find a way to lower the property-tax burden on residents, and that's why they supported the 2 percent property-tax cap and are fighting for a bipartisan 10 percent property-tax cut for middle-class families and senior citizens.
New Jersey has to become more affordable, and Sen. Greenstein and Assemblymen DeAngelo and Benson are working every day to do just that. That is why I'll be voting for them Nov. 5.
-- Barbara Davison,
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Large marsh fire breaks out in Jefferson Co.
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A large marsh fire broke out early Sunday morning in the town of Lake Mills.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the fire was burning throughout the morning on the Lake Mills Wildlife property.
At last check, officials said no injuries were reported and no homes were at risk.
The Red Cross provided support to first responders.
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If the 76ers had their druthers, they certainly would prefer playing the remaining six of their final seven regular-season games at home.
But, as they prepared Sunday for a Monday game against the Orlando Magic, the reality for the Sixers is that six of their final regular-season games are on the road.
The Sixers (31-28) have backed themselves into a corner mostly because of their shoddy play at home. After dropping a 95-89 decision to the Nets at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, the Sixers, who began the season by winning 12 of their first 14 home games, have lost 11 of their last 18 games at home.


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Rhapsody of the Seas had come highly recommended from fellow cruisers, so we had been looking forward to this cruise. And we weren't let down. One of the nice things about Rhapsody is her size - she has just over 2,000 passengers - which means it is big enough for some level of anonymity but also small enough that you often bump into people you might have already met.
She reminded me quite a bit of our first-ever cruise, on Radiance of the Seas. Radiance is one class bigger but much of the layout is the same and it almost felt like being 'home'. Rhapsody is a couple of decks smaller than Radiance, so getting around was easier. It seemed that we were no more than a couple of decks from anywhere. Our cabin was on Deck 8, which is one deck below the Pool Deck, Windjammer Cafe, the Solarium and Vitality Spa. Then, heading downwards, Deck 6 is the start of the dining and entertainment areas.
We loved our Junior Suite. We had stayed in a Grand Suite on Voyager of the Seas and found there was a lot of unused space. There was space to move in the Junior Suite but everything was contained and had a place. It was also rear aft and, due to the design of many cruise ships, rear aft cabins have large balconies.
Another thing we liked about being rear aft was that any wind generated by the ship or the ocean passed right over us. Early on there vibration, probably due to the fact we were above the engines/propellers, but that stopped after a couple of days (not sure why). We could only surmise it was because we had to step on it to get from our first port of call to our second and the engine room was going at 'full steam ahead'.
I love my food (and always endure a pre-cruise diet, so I can indulge!) and enjoyed every meal, especially the buffet. The specialty restaurants were great and a wonderful evening and dining experience was had at the Chef's Table. I could go on here but I am a photographer by profession and photograph and write a review/overview of each of my cruises. Cruises are so photogenic and photos always make for more interesting reading, so have read about, and look at, Rhapsody of the Seas - http://cometravellingwithus.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/rhapsody-of-seas-november-2013-pt-i.html#more


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Providing asylum to the persecuted is a vital and treasured part of the American humanitarian tradition. It deserves reaffirmation and continued commitment. The asylum process, however, can also become a misused exception in the nation's immigration laws, especially in a time of improved transcontinental travel and communications. Two important...
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Agencies continually interpret the statutes they administer. Their interpretations are expressed in a great variety of formats—including, among others, legislative regulations, adjudicatory opinions, court briefs, interpretive rules, policy statements, staff instructions, correspondence,...
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'Best Funeral Ever' premieres on TLC
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A few Montreal boroughs are postponing a change to the application of parking restrictions because of last Sunday's big snow dump.
Instead of beginning on April 1, parking restrictions will be applied beginning on Friday, April 4 in the Plateau Mont-Royal and Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve boroughs.
The restrictions will start April 7 in the downtown Ville Marie borough, Cote-des-Neiges-NDG, Outremont, Sud-Ouest, St. Leonard, RDP-Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lachine, Rosemont-Petite-Patrie, Villeray-St-Michel-Park Extension.
On Monday, the city of Montreal announced it would let the weekend's snow melt on the streets and sidewalks, rather than undertake another costly snow removal operation.
Daytime highs in Montreal are expected to climb well above zero for the rest of the week.
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WASHINGTON - Andrew Wilson throws his own special load of laundry into the wash: eight white cotton terry towels, a few ounces of powdered laundry detergent - and 25 crisp U.S. greenbacks.
Wash, rinse and spin. When the load is done, it's not the towels he goes for first.
Wilson is a chemist at a Bureau of Engraving and Printing lab that checks how dollar bills survive the torture of everyday life - whether bucks are spun in a washing machine or dumped in a crumpled mass into an overstuffed handbag.
The bureau, which makes the nation's paper currency, tests thousands of greenbacks weekly.
The dollars are picked at random from larger batches of freshly made notes. But these bills will never make it into cash registers, wallets or handbags. Eventually, they are destroyed.
"What we do here is after the currency is printed, we test the currency to make sure it meets our specifications, which are pretty stringent," said Goutam Gupta, chief of the bureau's Office of Technical Support.
"For example, some people will frequently leave their currency in their pocket and then launder the clothing. So the note actually has to survive that process," said Gupta, who holds a doctorate in chemistry.
"Is the quality good enough so that (the bill) still retains its clarity and resolution so that it looks like a nice American bank note. We run tests to simulate these actual stresses you'll see in circulation," he said.
The lab tests how well the notes hold up after indignities such as being laundered, soaked in chemicals or folded repeatedly - technically known as the "crumple" test.
All the tests are important, but it is most troubling if a bill flunks the crumple test, Gupta said.
"It is more serious ... because people will take a note and fold it and stick it into their pocket," he said. "That is a much more likely scenario in actual use."
In that test, physicist Virgil Huber cuts a fresh $20 bill into three pieces so it will fit into a special metal contraption. He rolls one slice like a cigarette and inserts it into the device, which squashes it into a pellet. Each crinkly wad is then carefully unfolded and examined.
A bill is tested seven days to 10 days after it rolls off the printing press to provide sufficient time to make sure "the ink is cured," said Valentino DeVito, who also holds a doctorate in chemistry and is manager of technical services. If ink flakes off, the bill can look worn. In general, the bills hold up well because "we have very excellent ink these days," DeVito said.
The same tests are run regardless of the bill's denomination.
Only one type of test is applied to a selected bill; the same note never goes through the entire battery of tests. No one knows when the torture tests now used first started.
In the laundry test, the 25 bills, eight all-cotton terry towels and standard laundry detergent are tossed into top-load washing machine. The mix of bills and towels sloshes and spins through a regular wash cycle in about 14 gallons of hot water.
The water temperature is about 142 degrees Fahrenheit, plus or minus 4 degrees. When the notes come out of the washing machine, they are air-dried and then examined.
The ink on the front of the bill is more likely than the ink on the back to take a hit from the laundry test, DeVito said. The portrait areas on the front of bills - such as the face of Abraham Lincoln on the $5 or George Washington on the $1 - have the heaviest ink and can be more susceptible to ink flaking and visible damage, DeVito said.
In a second test, a bill is soaked for 24 hours in a glass container filled with one of nine chemicals or solvents, such as gasoline, bleach or sulfuric acid.
The usually cream-colored background in a note that had been bleached looked very light, but otherwise the ink was in good shape, DeVito said, examining one specimen bill. Like the laundry test, the chemical soak tests rarely produce a problem with the backs of the bill. "The backs are resilient," DeVito said.
The lab also conducts a "rub" test, using the same nine solvents. A 2-pound weight with a pad on the bottom is rubbed repeatedly across a bill that has had a solvent poured on it.
Each test has criteria for passing or failing. Most bills pass, officials said.
"In a worst-case scenario ... and something is grossly wrong, the production may have to be destroyed," Gupta said. "Remember, we are only taking a small sample from the production, but if we find something wrong that flags that production batch, it will be put on hold until a determination can be made as to what to do with that," he said.
Officials, however, cannot think of a time in recent memory when that has happened. Should a note fail, "We have pretty sophisticated scientists ... to specifically determine why there is a failure ... and rectify it," Gupta said.
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James Miller, of McGraw, caught this nice rainbow trout on the Owasco Lake inlet in Locke on Dec. 29.
He caught the 22-inch fish on an orange egg sack, he said. It weighed four pounds.
"Late season trout fishing can be some of the best fishing," he said. "On cold rainy days I go looking for rainbows."
The season for fishing certain sections of Finger Lake tributaries ended Dec. 31.


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I know everyone else says their Labor Day weekend was great, but I'm pretty sure mine was the best. First of all, I have an 11 year old now. We took him and five of his friends to the G braves game. The main thing you need to know about the Gwinnett Braves is that THEY SELL BOILED P-NUTS… Read more →
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Girls Gone Mild 2012: Tybee Island
This time last week, I was on Tybee. Gawd, I love that place. Reminds me of everything that is awesome in life: Beach, warm sun, sand, marshes and birds, beer, kids and "yes, Ma'am," and fresh seafood, and my grandparents, and being a Georgian. Say what you will (and leave politics out of it), but I live in one of… Read more →
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I am thankful that I happened to come across a blog post i wrote two years ago on the Winter Solstice. I am thankful that I spent that lovely evening with my dog, Quint. I am thankful that I wrote about it, so I can remember what it was like to sit in the cold on the lake with him… Read more →
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Yeah, I Wore Pink Tulle. So what?
"Mama?" Tiller said. "Yes, baby?" I muttered while cooking dinner. Tiller: "Mama, will you be a fairy with me?" Me: "huh?" Tiller: "Will you be a fairy with me?" Me: "I don't think so, baby. I'm not pretty enough to be a fairy." Todd: "You know, we just did a tooth fairy spot. I can get you a fairy costume… Read more →
One Eyed Willie's Treasure Hunt
So, about Tiller's birthday. She turned six on Saturday. SIX. Hard for me to fathom. Tiller wanted to have a scavenger hunt party, and we had just watched The Goonies as a family, so I made it a One-Eyed Willie's Treasure Hunt. Every kid got a copy of One Eyed Willie's treasure map when they arrived. (We also had pirate… Read more →
The View from the Golf Cart
Or: Of Friends, Sunset, Stars, Beach, Deer, Beer & Gator I went to Fripp Island this past weekend with a bunch of girls from my Bunco group. (I wrote about them a couple of other times, like here and here.) They go to a beach house on Fripp for Mother's Day every year. Can you think of a better Mother's… Read more →
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Have to post these three photos of Tiller and the twins down the street.* They, along with Rollie, play together about 3 or 4 afternoons a week. Not sure why they were all dressed up, but think it may have had something to do with the twins being dressed up for Mardi Gras. *Really, this one is just for me… Read more →
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Not sure why, but I wrote this and forgot to publish it back in November! Do you have old friends that you still get together with for weekends here and there? About once or twice a year, I get together with some of my college roommates. I met them the first quarter I was in college at The University of… Read more →


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An Adventure in Lacrosse Product History
By Chris Ely
n one wall of the National Lacrosse Museum in Baltimore there is a collection of five lacrosse sticks: a wood and gut model circa 1884 that looks like something you could use to dip for fish, a wooden double walled variety invented by Bobby Poole in 1937, a tree trunk sized Bacharach Rasin defense stick used in 1950, an Amisco Adiprene synthetic and wood prototype invented in 1970 and a 1998 Brine Edge clear plastic modern stick. This arrangement of five sticks represents the chronological progression of the "crosse". To my great delight, I may have inadvertently come across an old fossil that could upset this time-line of the lacrosse stick.
The National Lacrosse Museum
I have devoted much of my time the last three months to putting the final touches on a house I recently put on the market. Anyone who has gone through this task can probably recall the critical decisions that had to be made. Which treasures and keepsakes should be held onto and which should be trashed. It is interesting to note that the same rocking chairs that today's all-world lacrosse players will find themselves relaxing in some day are nearly impossible to unload on a consignment shop. It seems they are either too large to fit the tight confines of a little second hand store or not popular sellers, according to three establishments that turned down the opportunity to resell my JFK style maple rocker. A couple of my more eclectic objects were advertised in The PennySaver Magazine. Feel free to call about that Sierra Nordic Track that made it into last week's edition. It's "like new".
Old Wood
Making decisions on one's material accumulation is akin to taking inventory on one's life. Throughout our existence we gather things and keep them, sometimes well past their usefulness. We are hoarders by nature. Each keepsake I evaluated carried with it some memory. But one relic I came across took me back 33 years to my senior year at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. This find ultimately sent me off on a search to find its rightful place - in my personal history and in the more global history of lacrosse.
The item had been shuffled back to a dark, dusty, cobweb filled corner of the furnace room. If I had not thought to take a flashlight down into that dusky dungeon, I may have left it behind. Since the new homeowners are not "lacrosse people", they would likely have chucked it in the trash and then a small chapter in the olden times of the game would have been lost forever. But such was not to be.
An Amisco Youth Stick
Once I came across the artifact, it occurred to me that I had perhaps discovered a missing link in the evolutionary chain of lacrosse sticks. What I found was a lacrosse stick that I purchased, likely from some equipment rep, prior to the 1970 season. You see, that stick I found hidden away in the deep recesses of the furnace room is an old style shepherd's crook model-the only style available in that era. But there was one major difference with this stick- where our sticks were made from wood, the stick I found is made entirely of fiberglass!
One of the last commercial Proprietors
of old wood - Wes Patterson
But this advance in the game was short lived. As anyone close to the game knows, the late 60's-early 70's witnessed a lacrosse equipment revolution like none that had ever preceded it. The Iroquois all-wood, hand-prepared lacrosse stick, a variation of the very first crosse used in mock warfare hundreds of years ago, went the way of the dinosaur. Centuries of tradition were shoved out with the introduction of the modern synthetic urethane head we use today.
STX invented the plastic head stick in 1964 but did not manufacture it until 1970. The new model introduced a stick with a lightweight, symmetrical, perfectly balanced triangular urethane plastic head with leather shooting strings and a synthetic cord pocket. The new head assembly was attached to a wooden pole; aluminum and other metal composite poles were developed later.
STX changed the game in 1970
Abruptly, the days of heading to Bacharach Rasin Sporting Goods or Simon Harris for the annual ritual of picking out a perfect lacrosse stick were gone forever. In those days you could spend hours trying to find that one stick that had impeccable wood grain and a sturdy handle. The stick could not be too heavy, so you could get off a shot with the speed of light. Conversely, it could not be too light either. Back in the day, we midfielders played defense too and could hardly afford to crack a stick over some opponent's shoulder pad and be forced to lay out $25.00 for an in-season replacement. By far, the most critical feature was balance. The stick simply had to be perfectly balanced into the crook of your hand, as if the stick was, in and of itself, an extension of your body. You could not pass, catch or shoot with an unbalanced stick. The stickmaking craft was impressive but so was the art of picking one.
73 is the model, not the year
The introduction of the plastic stick took all the guesswork and research out of the equation. Symmetry was now king. Every stick was the same length, width, weight and balance. Furthermore, once manufacturers figured out how to make a more pliable synthetic head, they were darned near unbreakable too.
Early Brine plastic
Hence, the old Iroquois stick became extinct and the new plastic models heralded the new era of lacrosse. According to the Lacrosse Museum, every goal and assist scored in the NCAA championship game in 1971 was accomplished using wooden sticks. Every goal and assist scored in the 1972 championship came from the new STX plastic stick. The conversion took place that quickly.
But hold on! The break from ancient to modern was not that clear cut- as my discovery soon made obvious.
In what may have been the first attempt to marry the Iroquois model with synthetics, a company called Lacrosse International out of South El Monte, California marketed something called the Quick-Stick, the fiberglass model that I bought in 1970. I decided to take my discovery and head to US Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum to find out if I had stumbled upon "The Missing Link".
A hollow foam-filled center
After I showed my Quick Stick to Josh Christian, the chief archivist at the Lacrosse Museum, he said he had come across one or two fiberglass lacrosse sticks but had never seen one in as nearly a perfect condition as mine. The green Quick Stick label is still affixed on the "wood wall". We believe that Lacrosse International's idea was to make a piece of equipment that was less likely to break than the wooden version. They copied the Iroquois style, made a mold to pour the fiberglass into and manufactured a stick that looked just like the wooden model but was heavier and, ostensibly, unbreakable. I think the Quick Stick is the bridge between wood and plastic, old style and modern, if you will. Before the demise of the wooden stick and the merchandising of the modern plastic stick, there was, thanks to Lacrosse International, the fiberglass stick. I am told that on the opposite coast, the lacrosse coast at the time, a young Syracuse Art School graduate submitted a similar concept to Dupont but was rejected due to the relatively tiny market for the product. Roy Simmons, Jr. gave up that dream and began coaching under his dad. He would eventually lead the Syracuse Orangemen to 7 national championships, advancing the game in many other ways.
It was once said that one man's trash is another man's treasure. US Lacrosse Executive Director Steve Stenersen, who had never seen a stick like my fiberglass Quick Stick, pointed to a spot on that wall that displays lacrosse sticks from the late 1880's to the late 1990's and said that perhaps my old model could soon be displayed with the others.
Looks like wood, but it's all fiberglass
Back in that old grimy furnace room of mine was an artifact that could have made its way to the waste disposal site but instead may join the historical circle that represents the chronological progression of the "crosse". How ironic this story turned out to be. An ancient, outdated and forlorn lacrosse stick, cast into a corner and all but forgotten, proved far more desirable than a vintage rocking chair.
A detachable head in 1932
The 1970 STX patent
A 1972 Canadian try at plastic
and another 1972 plastic head
December 16, 2003
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All The Reasons I Can't Wait For SpringChristine Coppa
I am over winter. I am over the cold. I know I signed up for winter, cold, wind, snow, sleet by living on the East Coast, but I think it's seriously starting to mess with me—and JD.
My little 5-year-old cherub has been extra crazy lately: jumping on the couch, running around with Max the dog at warp speed (in the halls of the floor we live on!), acting a little punky—and I know why. The kid needs to run and play and soak up the vitamin D.
It's not like he's cooped up. He goes to school every day and we do fun things on the weekends like Treasure Trove Disney on Ice, Monster Jam or nothing at all, that actually turns out to be fun because we watch movies, color and play Lego. He has his Saturday morning Karate class and I always take him along on errands. A walk around Target is enough to tire him out a little bit.
This Saturday was chilly. It was damp and windy, but I bundled us up and we took Max on a 2 mile hike. There's a nice hiking trail on the building grounds that JD calls "The Loop." It is a big loop that circles all the buildings, pools and other recreational areas. We were red-cheeked when we got home, but it still felt so good to be in the open, fresh air. I noticed how much calmer and cooler JD was—I felt less anxious too.
Still, I'm praying for Spring. The kind of days when you open the window and it smells like grass. You play outside after dinner. Spend weekends in the sun at the park or zoo. Hunt for Easter eggs and visit an impromptu car show. Here's just a sneak peek at the kind of fun we have in warmer weather. I'm channeling this …
Park Crew 1 of 9Gathering at the park is a nice way for the kids to blow off steam and the moms to R&R.
Fishing Fun 2 of 9After a freezing winter that kept us cooped up in movie theaters, museums and (ew, germy) indoor playgrounds, it will be nice to engage in some outdoorsy things, like fishing.
Community Events 3 of 9Nothing like an open field, music, food, friends, games and bounce houses on a warm weekend afternoon.
Farm With Friends 4 of 9There's a local farm near our condo. JD and his pal, Lily love to visit the animals, shop in the country store for fruits and play among the flowers.
Sunday Mornings 5 of 9I love warm Sundays with JD. We get bagels and hit our local park—just the two of us.
Car Show 6 of 9Once the weather warms up a shopping center down the street from our condo has a car show every Tuesday night. It's a fun, free activity.
Happy Easter 7 of 9I love holidays! JD is also becoming more aware of what holidays mean religious-wise. Of course there's the Easter bunny snack, egg hunt, Easter basket and big dinner, too.
Outdoor Outings 8 of 9No more indoor activities. I can't wait to visit places, like this one here: An outdoor butterfly exhibit.
Zoo Woo Ooo 9 of 9Here's a pic of JD and me at Turtle Back Zoo. Mama bird and baby chickie!
What types of things are you looking forward to doing in the warmer weather? Please chime in.
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Mario & Luigi RPG 3 Review
This bizarre adventure is tailor made for Nintendo fanboys. It's packed with in-jokes and Nintendo references that'll soar above the Brain Training crowd's head like a Star Powered aeroplane.
Have you ever wondered what's up Bowser's arse? Who hasn't? Well, wonder no more, because in Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story, the third Mario & Luigi role-playing game from Japanese developer AlphaDream, you find out.
Up Bowser's Arse isn't a level called "Up Bowser's Arse", of course. After all, this is a family-friendly Nintendo game. It's called "Rump Command" ("Power Space Bottom" in the Japanese version, "Rump Post" in the Spanish and, wonderfully, "Posterior Sanctuary" in the French), and it's pretty, pretty crazy.
Mario and Luigi find themselves sloshing about Bowser's greasy innards after the giant Koopa King inhales Princess Peach's Castle and everyone inside, including the Italian plumbers. Why did Bowser do this? Because the syntax-challenged mad scientist and sensational star of the show, Lord Fawful, tricked him into eating a… "Lucky Shroom", one that sends him doolally. Okay…
All very Woodstock, huh? Well wait till you get a load of this. In Rump Command, Mario and Luigi meet "Evoglobin". They're transcendent spiritual forms - "waves of spirituality spawned us temporary arms and legs", they tell the moustachioed ones. They want them to save Bowser, their host, after he's crushed by his own flying castle, now controlled by Fawful. The Evolglobin have been awaiting you "in this sacred place, ever patient". Right…
So, as you'd expect, Mario and Luigi board "the boats of revival" and ford the "adrenaline channel". Bowser's Inside Story then transforms from a 2D side-scrolling platform RPG "thing", into a vertical "shmup". The boats of revival are ships, moved left and right with the d-pad, and guns are fired with the A and B buttons. Coloured balls drop from the top of the screen, red for Mario and green for Luigi. They must be fired at by the corresponding ship… sorry, boat of revival, to revive Bowser with adrenaline shots. It's Ikaruga meets Trauma Centre.
After successfully powering Bowser up with adrenaline, he grows to Godzilla size, and takes on his own castle in a bonkers boss battle which requires the DS be held on its side. With Bowzilla on the left screen and the castle on the right, you need to swipe and touch with the stylus to trigger punches and fire breath as Midbus, one of Fawful's minions, sends attack after attack at our anti-hero. Looks like Bowser's not the only one who's eaten a "Lucky Shroom".
This is Bowser's Inside Story: not really an RPG or a platformer, but more a collection of crazy mini-games punctuated by turn and skill-based battles, and tenuously held together by the most psychedelic story in recent memory.
It is a game fans of the previous two Mario & Luigi RPGs, Superstar Saga and Partners in Time, will find instantly familiar. Newcomers, on the other hand, will find it gloriously bizarre and nonsensical. But both will come out the end of the lengthy, 20 hour plus adventure, with smiles on their faces and bellies brutalised by laughter.


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Stars come out for this year's San Diego International Film Festival
Festival runs September 28 – October 1
Scott Marks 2:25 p.m., Sept. 27
A car crash on West Point Loma Boulevard February 15 resulted in a car upside down but no one hurt. Joggers and dog-walkers stopped to gawk at about 9:00 a.m. Police blocked passage on the busy street while a tow truck worked to right the automobile. Eyewitnesses were being interviewed, and surrounding streets out of Ocean Beach began to clog up. A witness said they saw a white Bronco speeding away from the scene of the accident.


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