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Passaic bodega owner claims $338 million Powerball prize
Every evening, Pedro Quezada buys a lottery ticket at Eagle Liquors in Passaic. On Monday, though, he came to cash in.
Surrounded by a media gantlet and a pack of joyful neighbors, the 44-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic who runs a nearby bodega signed the Powerball ticket he had bought two days before —the one that hit the $338 million jackpot, the one that everyone had been buzzing about all afternoon, hoping it had gone to someone they knew.
Then he called his family to give them the news. "Tell her to come here and help me count it," he said into the phone.
Moments later, his wife was on the line.
"I'm a millionaire, Ines," he said. "Did you hear?"
Rarely does good news arrive in such fantastic fashion in this neighborhood, one of North Jersey's poorest enclaves tucked in the bell curve of the Passaic River and cut off from the rest of the city by the six traffic-clogged lanes of Route 21. It's a place where the typical household income is $26,000, half the children live in poverty, half the adults lack a high school diploma, only 10 percent own their homes.
When the news did arrive — in the form of the numbers 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and Powerball 31 — it didn't matter that Quezada's was a form of luck that would likely never strike here again.
"It's a blessing for the neighborhood," said Daphne Robinson, 44, "It gives people hope that there is a blessing somewhere, for somebody."
News of the winner's identity traveled quickly along streets where most of the pedestrians seemed to know each other. Neighbors who had waited under awnings all day for the winner's identity — ever since the state Lottery Commission announced that morning that the lone winning ticket in the Saturday Powerball drawing was sold in the City of Passaic — now hollered to each other about the sudden good fortune of one of their own.
"Hey, Charlie," one man yelled to another outside a barbershop. "Why wasn't it you that won all that money?"
The fervor continued around the Quezadas' apartment building, one of about a dozen beige-and-brown buildings along School Street.
"I'm living next to a millionaire!" a woman announced from her doorway.
Quezada, a father of five who has owned the Apple Deli and Grocery on Eighth Street since 2006, seemed to be still processing the news as he fielded questions. He answered in Spanish.
How was he feeling? "I'm nervous and tired."
How does it feel to be a millionaire? "I don't know, I don't have it."
What would he do with the money? "I want to help a lot of people, in whatever they need, in rent, in whatever."
Later, outside his apartment building, his wife, Ines Sanchez, said she hadn't really grasped the idea … yet.
"We never expected it, but thank God," she said. "I couldn't believe it. I still don't."
The Quezada family was hit with their share of bad luck recently. Thieves broke into their small apartment about two years ago, stealing everything from clothes to jewelry, friends and neighbors said.
About a year before that, a fire destroyed much of their bodega.
"They had nothing for a while," said longtime friend Alberto Liranzo. "Now they got enough money to buy a million bodegas."
Neighbors described the family as a quiet, tight unit. Ines would walk her children to school every day while Pedro worked days and nights. His first job in the States was at a T-shirt printing factory, said a friend who worked there with him.
"Usually it's people that are already millionaires winning these things," said neighbor Eladia Vazquez, 55. "I'm just glad it went to somebody that could use it."
The lump sum payout is $211 million, amounting to about $152 million after state and federal taxes, Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger said. One second-prize ticket worth $1 million was also sold in New Jersey, at a 7-Eleven in Mahwah, she said.
Powerball is played in 42 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The chance of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is about 1 in 175 million.
Sunil Sethi, 51, the owner of Eagle Liquors, said lottery officials informed him when he opened at 9 a.m. that his store had sold the jackpot winner, sending a shock wave of excitement through the neighborhood.
The predominantly Latino, African-American and Polish area has been on a downward trajectory for decades, residents said. The single-family homes were split into apartments long ago, and residents complain about petty crimes and sidewalk drug dealing.
Recently, there have been glimmers of a better future, from the bright green artificial turf on the new baseball field behind the Vreeland Village public housing development to the big sign in front of the boarded-up Uniroyal factory building announcing that a 550-unit apartment and retail complex is coming.
But such promises don't measure up to the dreams of a better life elsewhere shared by seemingly everyone on the street. For Michel DeLillo, 51, it's a house with a back yard where the 3-year-old grandson she is raising can play. For Daphne Robinson, it's the promise of more available work in Atlanta. For a 27-year-old man who goes by the name Johnboy, it's someplace not too far away, maybe on the border of a blue-collar stronghold like neighboring Garfield or Saddle Brook.
"I've got house dreams," he said.
Perhaps it is those dreams that propel so many to Eagle Liquors, a nondescript storefront between a mini-mart and a store that sells live poultry where, once a year or so, someone will buy the $219 bottle of Louis Roederer champagne but the most popular choice is the $1 shooter of Paul Masson brandy. The cardboard "Lucky Location, play here" sign that dangles over the lottery ticket counter was provided by the lottery commission because the store "sold a winning ticket in the past," said Judith Drucker, a commission spokeswoman.
So many people stop in regularly to play the lottery that one employee, Pravin Mankodia, 67, does nothing but sell tickets six days a week, from opening until closing, and neighbors said a line forms around noon every day.
"That line is too long," said Angel Manguel, 30, who lives around the corner. "And everyone is familiar."
Elsa Ramirez, who runs the poultry store two doors down, is a regular. "I spend $50 a day on the lottery," she said. "Last year I won $20,000, but you can see I'm still here with the chickens."
More than $41 million worth of Powerball tickets were sold in New Jersey ahead of Saturday's drawing, Hedinger said. Eagle Liquors will receive a $10,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.
Neighbors said they wouldn't blame Quezada if he left with his winnings, but hoped he would be able to invest some of it in the community.
"It's not a neighborhood no more," said Kasim Washington, a local community activist. "You would be a fool to stay in the 'hood with that type of money."
Douglas Frederick, 50, said he comes to Eagle Liquors twice a day to buy tickets — scratch games in the morning and Pick 3 in the afternoon. He's won several times, usually around $100 or $300.
"I wish I could win the big one," he said. "I would still stay here. I would represent my community. We need to have it built up a little better.
"I would like to open up a gym around here so that the kids could have someplace to go instead of being out here on the street."
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The Cardinal Nation is happy to step into the void, naming St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Daniel Descalso The Cardinal Nation/Scout.com National League Division Series Most Valuable Player for 2012.
A brief history
I first decided to do something about this need in 2005, when I created our version of the NLDS MVP award, giving it to Reggie Sanders. The veteran outfielder drove in an amazing ten runs in the Cardinals' three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres.
For me, the idea really gained traction the next year. Then-assistant general manager John Mozeliak of the Cardinals was suspected of providing several of the club's free agent signees the sleeves out of his vest - including bonus clauses in the players' contracts for an award that did not and still does not formally exist.
With creative thinking like that, it is no wonder Mozeliak soon moved up the ladder.
After making a big deal about the NLDS MVP award in the spring of 2006, I bestowed our own version upon Ron Belliard that fall. The second baseman was only briefly a Cardinal, having signed his 2006 contract with the Indians, so he apparently had no LDS MVP clause.
It did not matter. Belliard hit .462 and made several strong defensive plays as the Cards eliminated San Diego in four games on their way to the World Championship.
In 2009, when the Cardinals were dispatched most painfully in the NLDS by Los Angeles in three straight games, I did not give an MVP award. After all, I didn't want to write about the Dodgers.
Last season, the story was once again much better as the Cardinals defeated the 102-win Philadelphia Phillies in a hard-fought five-game LDS. Faced with two consecutive elimination games, the Cards took both.
The culmination was our LDS MVP Chris Carpenter's three-hit complete game shutout at Philadelphia. The veteran right-hander led the Cards to a 1-0 victory in an epic battle with another former Cy Young Award winner, Roy Halladay.
The 2012 winner
If anyone had suggested that the Cardinals' number seven hitter, a light-hitting middle infielder, would lead the team in RBI, runs scored and be tied for the lead in home runs, they would have to assume the club lost the LDS, right?
Not so!
Despite Daniel Descalso having hit just .227 in the regular season with four home runs and 26 RBI in 426 plate appearances, manager Mike Matheny penciled the second baseman into his post-season lineup each game in the number seven spot.
The 25-year-old (he turns 26 next Friday) rewarded that confidence with seven runs scored, two home runs, six RBI and a slash line of .316/.333/.684/1.017 in the five-game series.
The Game 5 hero launched an eighth-inning leadoff home run to right field off Tyler Clippard Friday night to briefly bring the Cards to within 6-5. He then punctuated the big performance with a game-tying two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning against Nats' closer Drew Storen.
Number eight hitter Pete Kozma followed with a similar result, providing the Cardinals their final two-run edge over the Washington Nationals. The 9-7 win Friday night clinched the NLDS for St. Louis.
In the deciding Game 5, Descalso went 3-for-5, including a single, double and home run. He stole a base, scored three times and drove in three.
Even before the final contest, Nationals manager Davey Johnson paid Descalso a compliment, noting, "He looks like Rod Carew out there, with power."
Such is the beauty of a post-season series, when a role player can produce like a Hall-of-Famer.
Other Cardinals with solid LDS performances
An even more unlikely LDS standout than Descalso was shortstop Kozma, only in action due to injury to Rafael Furcal. Though Kozma batted just .250 in the series, he also drew five walks for an OBP of .455. On a team with proven run-producers like Carlos Beltran, Matt Holliday, David Freese and Allen Craig, it was Kozma who drove in the second-most runs in the LDS with five. In addition to his Game 7-clincher, his three-run home run in Game 3 was a key momentum-shifter.
A late-season disappointment, Beltran came alive in the LDS, particularly in Games 2 and 7. The outfielder blasted two home runs in the Game 2 blowout and drove in three. In the clincher, Beltran reached base all five times on two singles, a double and two walks. The number two hitter scored twice. Overall, Beltran batted .444 with a .542 OBP and .944 SLG in the LDS, all tops on the team.
We can't forget about the pitching, which cumulatively held the Nats to a .232 batting average while posting a 2.86 ERA.
Though the Cardinals did not win Game 4, the fact they were in the contest until the end was in large part due to starter Kyle Lohse's efforts. The veteran right-hander held the Washington offense to just two hits and one run over seven innings in his only LDS appearance.
Carpenter's gutty 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball in Game 3 was a key spark to the Cardinals seizing the first game in Washington and a 2-1 series lead. It was his first win of the season after a most unexpected return.
Normally, middle relievers don't receive any attention unless they screw up. Joe Kelly and Trevor Rosenthal did just the opposite and deserve to take bows. The hard-throwing rookie right-handers combined to allow just two baserunners in seven scoreless innings of work. That included 2 2/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts Friday to keep the Cardinals in the game after Adam Wainwright was pulled with one out in the third.
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Bunker boy took his girl, t-bag, to the doctor for her stanky McEnema after he could not tolerate the hostile fumes penetrating the sheets.
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st: Request for help re: my treatment and selection models
"Shehzad Ali" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: Request for help re: my treatment and selection models
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:55:48 -0000
Hello listers,
I have a query about using biprobit, treatreg and heckman steps in stata
and generating IMRs. I am using a three-part model for medical expenditure.
Here is a summary:
I have 2,000 individuals of which 1,500 felt sick, of which 1,000 sought
medical advice and hence had medical expenditure. I am concerned only with
the sick individuals in my study. Here the first selection bias is with
regards to seeking treatment when ill. Then in the sample, 700 individuals
are insured and 1,300 are not. This is the second selection bias which is
related to insurance purchasing decision. Now I am trying to run
expenditure regression (outcome) for the sick individuals only. So I need
to take into account two selection equations, i.e. sought medical advice
when ill, and bought insurance. I have to bear in mind that insurance
decision also affects decision to seeking care when ill and medical
expenditure when treatment is sought.
Here is what I am thinking of doing:
First part of the model:
biprobit (eq1: visit_when_ill = insurance x1 x2 x3) (eq 2: insurance=x1 x2
x3 x4)
Here first eq is for decision to seek care when ill and second decision is
to buy insurance.
Predict imr1, xb
Second part:
heckman med_expenditure x1 x2 x3 imr1 insurance, treat(insurance= x1 x2 x3
predict imr2,xb
Third part:
treatreg med_expenditure x1 x2 x3 insurance imr2, treat(insurance=x1 x2 x3
Is this the right approach to take? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
With sincere thanks,
Shehzad I Ali
Department of Social Policy & Social Work
University of York
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Field education is an integral component of social work education that comprises 25 percent of all social work credits taken towards the BSW degree. Students admitted to the BSW program are required to complete two practicum placements, totalling 735 practicum hours. Standards for Field Education in the BSW program are set by the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work (CASSW).
SOWK 330 - Practicum I
After the completion of pre-requisite courses, third year BSW students may request their first social work field placement: three days (21 hours) per week for 15 weeks, for a total of 315 field placement hours. In addition, all third year field placement students are required to attend bi-weekly seminar classes that run concurrent with the field placement.
Fourth year BSW students complete their final social work field placement four days (28 hours) per week for 15 weeks, for a total of 420 field placement hours. Students must also participate in an online seminar class.
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After submitting a resume and completing a Field Placement Request Form, the student will meet in person with the Field Education Coordinator to proceed with the planning process.
For most students, the field placement will take place in the Winter semester (January to April). For a small number of students, a field placement in the Fall semester may be approved (September to December). The field placement planning process takes place in the semester prior to the actual placement. Students need to be aware of deadlines.
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It's predicted only to grow as baby boomers age into the system. The Congressional Budget Office warned in June that boomers will create a "significant and sustained increase" and "providing the health care services and retirement and disability benefits that people are accustomed to will consume a greater share of the economy in the future than it did in the past."
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Brent Wheel blows the breaker
Posted 17 April 2012 - 08:01 PM
My original wheel bought from Robert Brent himself back in1970
Back when he 1st started making wheels in a small rented house in LA area. Each room had a purpose-one was motors piled to ceiling another was assembly-the garage was a wielding shop. Brent was a small wiry red haired guy with tons of energy. A lot of wheels under the bridge since then. I was in high school and needed a wheel-this was originally a model C before the rebuild.Now there is nothing standard with this wheel-parts are from all different times.Its a CXC in motor with an assortment of other parts to make the whole.
Tripped my circuit breaker this am. After a tear down (swapout a circuit board) and talk with Luke at amaco technical. I ordered a rectifier-This may or may not do it. This wheel has had every part replaced except the deckand legs. I miss the days when there people in repair depts who were alive when this stuff was made and knew about the stuff in detail.
I have a soft spot for this wheel. I have a spare wheel as we have 4 now total (2cxc-c- after I sold one last fall to a friend. So I will not go without throwing. I have done enough repairs to have most things figured with Brent's but this was a new one for me. We shall see if this part does the trick
Not sure why I have a smiley face with shades during my edit??but I'm ok with it
Posted 17 April 2012 - 09:00 PM
John Baymore
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics; New Hampshire Insitute of Art
Former Guest Professor, Wuxi Institute of Arts and Science, Yixing, China
Former President and Past President; Potters Council
Posted 17 April 2012 - 10:17 PM
Is this a peeing contest? I bought my CXC used from a big blue pottery supply place in Seatle, Washington in 1975. Is that 37 years? I have not replaced anything. I am knocking on wood as we speak!
Posted 17 April 2012 - 10:46 PM
I hope not as my bladder is the size of a peanut.
Was that a brick building back then-Seattle pottery supply in its original location?
Posted 18 April 2012 - 09:57 AM
I hope not as my bladder is the size of a peanut.
Was that a brick building back then-Seattle pottery supply in its original location?
I came across a picture of it once in the back of an old Ceramics Monthly magazine. I seem to remember that the building was wooden clapboards? It was a very bright blue-painted all over. I think it was tall and thin like Olive Oyl's house. The people were great. Very helpful. Aren't you in that neck of the woods? Do you know if they are still around?
Posted 18 April 2012 - 06:55 PM
I think that was the original Seattle Pottery supply store-I stopped by back in 77 when my friends where doing their MFAs at Washington U.Back in Patty Warisima days-man could she party.
Posted 18 April 2012 - 09:11 PM
Seattle is a 13 hour drive north for me-LA is a 12 hour drive south-I'm beyond ant neck-more outback.
I think that was the original Seattle Pottery supply store-I stopped by back in 77 when my friends where doing their MFAs at Washington U.Back in Patty Warisima days-man could she party.
Lived in Tacoma before you folks were probably born, and before I ever even played with clay-53-58. But my 25 year old CXC still hasn't had anything replaced.
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January 31, 1975
Detroit, MI US
Olympia Stadium
Rock and Roll, Sick Again, Over the Hills and Far Away, In My Time of Dying, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, How Many More Times, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Communication Breakdown.
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Press Review: Zeppelin Are Sexy
Rock and roll is powered by sex, just like the moms and dads feared two decades ago — and no band is sexier than Led Zeppelin.
For 2 1/2 hours at Olympia Friday night—no intermission, no warns-up, no relief — Zeppelin surged with a basic, erotic power.
I don't mean the sexy tease of Tina Turner, or the machismo aggressiveness of the Rolling Stones, or the layful perversity of the glitter bands, and certainly not the straightforward lyrics of some folk-rockers. Tins Buckley for example.
No, this was something more instinctive — a primal energy stored in the gut, and spilled out in a visceral surge by Zeppelin's muse. Even without lyrics they would be erotically disturbing, a meat-grinder for your baser urges. They were shooting from the groin, not the hip, through Showco speakers that poured 300,000 watts of power over the jam-packed audience. Zeppelin used every ounce of that juice. Their heaving, rhythmically jagged music set Jimmy Page's heavy-metal guitar against Robert Plant's heavy-breathing voice. John Paul Jones on mellotron (looking much happier than on the numbers where he played bass) net up a languid contrast; John Bonham's drums laid down an immovable bottom.
Page would slash an attack, twisting across the stage with his face in asthmatic contortions; Plant re-established the tension with eerie swoops and slides — he's done more for gasps and squeals than anyone outside dirty movies. They constantly pushed for ecstatic surrounder as they spread their choices from their earliest material to the newest, on the long-awaited Physical Graffiti, their first in two years and evidently a ferocious continuance of their trend.
The performance was a long way from studio perfection; Plant was flat on the opening numbers, not even trying for the high notes, and Page's guitar runs careened 'way off-track. But momentum quickly gathered into an orgasmic torrent where delicacies were not heeded.
Plant and Page held the front of the stage, androgynous in the bare-chested English manner, curls cascading as they strutted hip-jarring challenges. Stairway to Heaven near the end, was exhaustingly good; and when, earlier, Plant sang the line in How Many More Times about a lemon-squeezer, the old song was a reminder that this band has been at its peak for a good half-dozen years.
Like any long-lasting love, their endurance hasn't been accidental. No other band could go two, years without an album and still instantly sell out its concerts — but Zeppelin is wise enough to visit each city on its tours only once in two years instead of annually as other big acts do. And the concert was hardly spur-of-the-moment, either. That show seas planned with all the expense and bother of one of Cleopatra's seductions.
They brought in enough lights to set all downtown Windsor shining. The stage gimmicks were precisely timed — fog machines, smoke bombs, five giant ballroom globes to send globules of light flitting around the stadium; weirdly fascinating amplification for John Bonham's kettledrum solo; flashing lights spelling out the band's name; Jimmy Page attacking his guitar with a violin bow he wielded like a magic wand.
It was exhausting; it was exhilarating; it shook up the gut just as planned. Six years ago, when Zeppelin made its debut in the clammy old Grande Ballroom, I cautiously passed the opinion that they had potential. Nice call, pal. [The Windsor Star. February 1, 1975, John Laycock]
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A very good show although clearly not a return to form. Robert's voice is still very rough and Jimmy's finger is still hindering his playing. It caused of Plant's joke: "The bone on his wedding ring finger is bust and that's a real drag because if he was to get married now, he couldn't get a ring on." The rhythm section is as strong as always ... they never have a bad show despite Page and Plant's problems. No Quarter is very good, though, and How Many More Times is not a bad version, and interesting considering they mix the Dazed And Confused sections in ... it hadn't been played for five years.


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uncleregis wrote:Ignorance ≠ fact
You do realize the Wizard of OZ movie is based on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, right? Obviously not. Let me enlighten you... Dorothy's time in Oz did in fact happen in the story. Dorothy even goes back to visit Oz in subsequent Oz books.
I realize watching movies is faster than reading books but I highly recommend it... especially before commenting on what happens in the story.
Re: A Clockwork Fairy Tale
Wish more of your stuff would print...still want Sacrifice bad.
This time the goats gruff call on "the crime dog" to take a bite out of...
Re: Poor Jack
Does this make him Jack Splatt?
Re: Intervention!
Well, dammit OK! I'll keep voting for the bloody thing until it sticks...
Re: Cabin Fever Tale
Thanks to everyone that has voted so far. The more designs I summit, the more I learn. This once seems to be one of those not-everybody-gets-it designs, as the previous one I submitted, but hey, it kept me busy ;)
Re: through the woods
Really nice , love the colors! +1
Re: Once Upon A Time
Whaaaat? Why isn't this in the fog yet? Go go go go gooo!
seedsofsedition wrote:It is always best to separate colors in layers while you are working rather then retroactively doing it. When I'm working I usually have about 30 layers going if not more (all set to transparent base). When you get close to completion you can just merge all the ones that contain the same color. Lemme know if you have some specific questions.
Yes, after making my piece I figured that would be best way is to work each color into a separate layer while going along.
I do have specific questions and am really grateful for the help.
I am mostly confused about the spot colors. I understand the concept and reason for spot colors in the printing process but am confused how you set only six spot colors for an entire piece, which is one of the derby rules.
I think for this piece I had something like 25 Pantone colors. Researching online and looking at various tutorials, I could never figure out if each of those Pantone colors represents its own spot color, in which case I would have way too many colors, or if I was to somehow simplify my many Pantone colors into six spot colors (and if that was the case, I never uncovered the process of doing that).
In short, I just don't know how to set spot colors, especially with a piece where you have a lot going on color-wise.
Doing my first piece, I realized I don't know as much as I need to about digital drawing. I spent quite a bit of time looking for a good book on the subject but so far I have only found books on digital painting, and while that can create beautiful results, I cannot imagine the difficulty in setting colors with that many brush strokes!
So, I have both PhotoShop and Illustrator and am just looking for any kind of a guide on getting better at creating a piece for shirt printing. If I can do that with digital painting then I have plenty of books to choose from, but if not, then do you know of any good books on the subject? Will getting the basic PhotoShop and/or Illustrator guide be good enough?
I really appreciate whatever help you can give me and especially your time in just reading my post!
Re: Red Revenge
This shirt is freaking EPIC! I totally want one! It had better win.
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Yeah, I can tell this was eleventh hour, yoursubmissions are usually more polished than this. I think it's because each element seems to be a different style from the others - the princess, the bed, and the pea - and so that gives it a less cohesive feel. I like the idea of the pea being all pissed at the princess for sitting on him!
(Also, your pea does look an awful lot like a male version of the green M&M, perhaps using a different color for the arms would help? Like green arms and hands?)
Re: Red Rides With a HOOD!!!
Great detail on the metal parts of that car! I've always struggled to make things look like metal.
paigeg wrote:I appreciate the idea, sortof. At least the modern take on the tale. But I'm not down with Goldi offing endangered species. Just a shade on the blatantly bloody side for me.
I think from the description Goldi was supposed to be killing witches and other fantasy creatures, not the bears.
However... it does look like she's killing bears.
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I wish I had looked at this sooner, the hidden characters really make this design amazing! I especially love the pigs running, their ears folded back really convey that well. Good call on the more realistic wolf too.
One suggestion would be to make the outline around each character a little bit thicker, so they stood out more from a distance without someone having to walk up really close and stare at my chest to see them... I know it takes away a little bit from the "hidden pictures" nature, but it could be worth it. I just worry about them blending in too much with that really thin line.
This design is incredible! So much detail, and I love how you incorporated quite a number of fairy tales in there. The owl's face is excellent.
Welcome to shirt.woot ~ I look forward to watching for more entries like these ;)
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I like the face on the left side of the moon. He looks happy to go for a ride.
grisca wrote:The reason why this was rejected is this (if I understood right):
They wanted a derby based on the traditional fairy tales (as in short narrative) with the traditional role schemes.
Though some sources may call "The Whizard of Oz" a fairy tale (different countries seem to be of different opinions as to if it is or not a fairy tale), it is novel length and not the same style as typical fairy tales of old.
Yeah, I was just kidding around. It seemed to me that they couldn't explain why the Wonderful Wizard of Oz was not a fairy tale without explaining how Star Wars was not a myth. I mean EVERY time. It made me chuckle.
It would have been nice if they specifically said 'only classic fairy tales' but they didn't. Live and learn. Hopefully the artist can resubmit this in a future derby and then be rejected b/c of incidental text ;)
blinddog3d wrote:It's a little busy to be that dark.
That could just be your monitor (or perhaps mine?) because it doesn't look very dark at all to me.
paigeg wrote:BTW, what BlindDog meant was to ID the ink colors - I see black, white and a couple of grays.
I see black white, and only one gray, and the shirt color. But now that you mention it, the full-composition view does seem to have a texture to it... I guess I assumed that was intended to be the shirt texture, but perhaps not? At any rate, he'd still be within the color limits at 4.
Re: The House of Baba Yaga
+1, love it!
Re: you know what they say about big feet
Wouldn't the yeti (or bigfoot) be considered a fable or myth instead of a fairytale? Maybe I just don't know any stories with them as subjects
This is awesome. It's hard for me to get those top-down views to look right. I think you performed it here admirably.
zerobriant wrote:Wow how many colors did you use with that one? :D
Six. The lines are the shirt showing through.
joshuaelander wrote:Was this design influenced by the movie mirrormask by any chance?
Drakxxx drew it but I doubt it. I saw the movie once but it never crossed my mind. My influence was actually one of our previous entries "Equinox" in terms of quality and colors.
cmdixon2 wrote:Incredible detail, guys! Can we get this made into a shirt AND a movie?
Thanks. That would be pretty badass.
mverc wrote:Wish more of your stuff would print...still want Sacrifice bad.
Yeah, I was pretty bummed that one didn't make it. Maybe somewhere else will like it.
awesome, GMV!
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I like that this is different & stands out, +1!
Re: The Golden Fish
Love your style & love that this stands out, +1 GMV!!!
I love it! The dragon is great and the little prince running away is hilarious. I would definitely buy this shirt!
So cute!
Re: the PROBLEM with trolls
Suprised this isn't doing better. Nice clean lines and shading. +1
Re: nom nom three little bacon bits
Have to vote for bacon. You should download the new woot template, it really looks alot better. Just a suggestion. +1
Re: The Buried Moon, Take TWO
Okay, so I thought I'd try my hand at it again, this time to practice my colours and crayons. (and to see if it would pass muster; muster being rejection)
Again any comments, pointers most welcome. Thanks.
Sorry I should have said as well, it's based on an old english fairytale about the moon who one night wanders the grimey bogs only to become trapped and at the mercy of the wicked things that live there.
The buried moon.
I think this is an AMAZING improvement- SURE GMV!! +1!!!
dedl0ck wrote:I think this is an AMAZING improvement- SURE GMV!! +1!!!
Thank you, you have, hand on my heart, made my week :o)
This is quite good. +1 My only concern is that glow around the face, is that a gradient or a halftone? gradient will draw a rejection.
Looks very nice though.
Re: Puss in Boot
I really love it!
taternuggets wrote:This is quite good. +1 My only concern is that glow around the face, is that a gradient or a halftone? gradient will draw a rejection.
Looks very nice though.
Thank you! Tis a half tone aye, albeit admittedly doesn't look great here.
If I figure out how to post extra images here I'll show closer detail.
To be perfectly honest I'm not even 100% sure I did the half tones on the background correctly, but sure, as a first attempt I'm reasonably satisfied that I am at least on the right track. (Or at the very least, in the right station to start off from)
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TOURIST TAX: 0,65€/night per person (from 16 years on), maximum 7 nights
Some NEW FEATURES/IMPROVEMENTS THAT IN PLACE FROM APRIL/MAY 2017:
-NEW AND HIGH QUALITY/VERY COMFORTABLE BED AND MATTRESS WITH THE DIMENSION OF 135 x 190 cm.
* BEAUTIFUL&NEW PENTHOUSE (ESTUDIO) (1 FOLDING CRADLE AVAILABLE for 5€/day) with terrace/private solarium of 20 m2, 800 m from the BARCELONETA BEACH, OLYMPIC PORT and BORN QUARTER/"ARC DE TRIONF", 50 m from the "Parque de la Ciutadella"/ZOO, ideal for holidays.
* Brand new, apartment of 30 m2 + 20 m2 terrace with garden furniture (sunbeds, table, sofa) BREATHTAKING VIEWS overlooking the Tibidabo/Sagrada Familia/AGBAR Tower and overlooking the towers of Puerto Olimpico, with air conditioning, LED TV, free wireless, toaster, coffee maker NESTLÈ ¨DOLCE GUSTO¨, hair dryer, iron
* Metro at 300 and 450m (L1: Marina, L4: Ciutadella/Villa Olimpica), TRAM/BUS at 50 m, bicing in front, at 5 min. walking from the Bus North Station (for the bus from Girona airport / Ryanair) and from the Arc de Trionf Train (Renfe) Station.
* Do you need more relax after walking all day? An ARABIAN STYLE BATH-HAMMAM is located at 700m from the apartment and another beachfront pool/GYM is 800m from the flat.
* BEACHES, AQUARIUM, "Museo Picasso, Palau de la Musica, Catedral, La Rambla, Plaza Catalunya, Paseo de Gracia, Gaudí-->Casa Batlló/La Pedrera, Sagrada Familia": at 10-20 minutes walking distance or 2-4 metro stops
* STREET PUBLIC CAR PARKING: around the building, free from Friday at 8PM till Monday at 8 AM
* PRIVATE CAR PARKING at 30m: 10€/night to be paid cash at the check-in
* PUBLIC CAR PARKING: at 300 and 500 m
* BEACH/POOL EXTRA TOWEL: 5€ per towel
* 1 FOLDING CRADLE AVAILABLE for 5€/day
-NEW AND HIGH QUALITY/VERY COMFORTABLE BED AND MATTRESS WITH THE DIMENSIONS OF 135 x 190 cm is located in the bedroom with direct access to the terrace/to the toilet
-1 DOUBLE SOFA BED OF 140x200cm is located in the living room with independent access to the terrace/to the toilet
I speak English, French, Italian, Spanish, some Catalan and some German.
House rulesCash deposit at the keys delivery: 150€
Close ALWAYS the awings when you are out of the apartment or in case of wind.
Smoking is allowed on the terrace ONLY.
VERY IMPORTANT: The music and the noises in the FLAT+TERRACE/STAIRS/ELEVATOR must always have a moderate volume, especially from 22h on in order to respect the neighbors and the building rules (NO PARTIES, MUSIC, HIGH VOLUME VOICES OR ADDING OTHER PEOPLE IN THE FLAT).
CHECK-IN from15h; CHECK-OUT max at 10h. Flexible if possible that day.
Optional for free: luggage store at arrival/departure
I will personally deliver the keys and the FREE WIFI PASSWORD at your arrival.
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Reviews of this property
A fabulous apartment and a great host
We had a perfect holiday in this wonderful appartment situated in a nice and quite area just 10 minutes walk from the old city.
The apartment was very clean and cosy. There was Cava and cold water in the fridge, when we arrived late in the evening.
The terrace is amazing: Flowers, nice table, chairs and best of all: a fantastic breathtaking 180 o view over Barcelona.
We had a very good communication with the owner, Francesco. He is a very nice helpfull and trustworthy person, who did everything he could to make our stay pleasent.
We got clean towels in the middle of the week, and Francesco helped us with taxi, useful informations etc.
We will definitely recommend this appartment– and we hope to come back again.
We were very happy about our choice of the apartment, which is clean and comfortable with a great view to the city. Francesco is a very polite and friendly man who told us everything about places to go or not to go. He prepared a map of the city for us and gave us good informations. We will tell our friends to rent this apartment and my daughter will tell her customers in her hairdresser salon.
Kind regards from Hamburg for the Team
Kerstin and Marilyn
Thanks for a wonderful stay in Barcelona. We will fully recomand the flat, location and our eminent host Francesco Landucci. It doesn`t get better than this.
Marit and Alf Christian Samuelsen. Norway
Perfect appartment (central location, clean, beautiful view) and perfect host (very friendly, giving many advices, never too late and always flexible). Thank you very much Francesco for all your help and support. 10/10
Amazing apartment in the Barcelona City Centre.
APARTMENT - Spotlessly clean, GLORIOUS penthouse balcony overlooking the city in one direction, and with windows overlooking the sea in the other, air conditioning, comfortable bed, kitchen facilities for self catering, Wifi, TV and DVD player, storage, hot and powerful shower. Very happy, wish this was my apartment.
LOCATION - Excellent, 10min walk from the the Gothic Quarter and city centre, 5min from Metro Station, 15min from the Sea front, excellent bakery and fruit shop and supermarket (LIDL) within 1 minutes walk. So close to the centre that we hardly ever needed to take a taxi as we could walk home easily.
COST - Great value for what you get, much nicer than staying in a hotel.
HOST - FRANCESCO is incredibly helpful with loads of advice, information, leaflets, coupons, discounts and totmeipsto tips to make your trip amazing.
CITY - You MUST come to see Barcelona, and you MUST stay here. Need I say more?
We stayed in this wonderful penthouse during one week this summer. we were 4 girls, 19 years old. The penthouse was located perfect. Close to the beach, but also to the nightclubs, excellent shopping and good restaurants. the apartment has an incredible view and you can literarily watch the skyline of Barcelona from the Balcony. Francesco was a very good host and if we needed something or had to ask about something he helped us directly, very good service. When i visit Barcelona next time I will book this penthouse again.
It's a small loft well situated: 20mn by foot from the beach, 20 mn from the gothic Center, 20 mn from La Sagrada Família and 5 mn from the supermarket. The loft is air- conditioned and has a lovely terrace above the town. Francesco is very helpful and speaks 4 languages at least! To be recommanded.
Es ist ein kleines Appartement, der zentral liegt: 20 mn zu Fuß vom Strand, 20 mn vom Gotikzentrum, 20 mn vom La Sagrada Família und 5 mn vom Supermarkt. Das Appartement ist klimatisiert und besitzt eine Terrasse mit Blick über die Stadt. Francesco ist sehr hilfsbereit und spricht mindestens 4 Sprachen! Zu empfehlen.
C'est un petit appartement bien situé: 20 mn à pied de la plage, 20 mn du centre gothique, 20 mn de la basilique La Sagrada Família et 5 mn du supermarché. L'appartement est climatisé et possède une terrasse avec vue sur la ville. Francesco est très serviable et parle au moins 4 langues dont le français! À recommandé.
We stayed 9 days in Francescos´s Apartment.
He is a nice and friendly fellow.
The apartment is perfect and situated just were you have to be in Barcelona.
On foot 8 min. to the harbour and 12 min to the Rambla.
The terrace with the view over part of the city is unpayable.
Susanne & Holger
We spent a wonderful week in Barcelona. The Penthouse was even more exciting as expected. We will miss the quiet evening hours on the terasse with ham, cheese and red wine, watching the city go asleep...
Thank you Francesco for your hospitality, hope to see you again. May be before Gaudi's 100th anniversary of death.
Uta + Dirk
We have been almost a week and the stay has been perfect, Francesco charm, the apartment cute and cozy, the perfect neighborhood with all amenities, close to the center of the beach. Recommended 100%.
Hemos estado casi una semana y la estancia ha sido perfecta, Francesco un encanto, el apartamento una monada y muy acogedor, el barrio perfecto, con todos los servicios, muy cerca del centro, de la playa. Recomendable 100%.
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CAGE, JOHN: James Joyce, marcel duchamp, erik satie: an alphabet.
Dbl CD. Words, words, words � a kind of play in fact � made for German radio. 2 Versions here, English and German. Some poor jokes, some engaging moments, some eclectic and interesting quotations� adding up to - an acquired taste, a politeness test for the public, another Cagean experiment? Is it interesting that there�s not enough sense here in the text for sense and not enough music for music in the sound; that it skips about, leaving in passing some engaging thoughts, some pointless observations, some silly formulations -with half embarrassed titters from the public? I was more charmed by reading Cage�s books than hearing similar narratives and commentaries read aloud and invested with specific colour, tone and interpretation by awkward readers. So, though it is a sometimes charming trail through the unexpected byways and readings of Cage�s enthusiasms, for this listener it was more often an irritating, self congratulation session where good thoughts are devalued and bad ones delivered as gems. There�s a lot of bad writing, bad reading and annoying public reaction here. Pretentious, amateurish are words that come to mind. As a performance piece it might work - if you were there; and as a radio piece maybe � disappearing into the air as spoken. But as a CD? For me it works only as a document, as evidence in a case; it gives no pleasure. Is it possible that there�s too much reverence for Cage around these days, and not enough calling a spade a spade? King John it seems was often walking naked, but his courtiers saw finery anyway. Unhappily, that way what was really fine gets devalued. Cage did a lot that was important, but some things are better left as ephemera.
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Once land that the Cherokee roamed for game, Wilson Creek has since become a happy hunting ground to all who would pursue leisure in the idylls of the North Carolina mountains. Rock the Pisgah on a riverside retreat to Brown Mountain Beach Resort.
"A variety of opportunities for outdoor recreation and enjoying the natural beauty of the mountains," says the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "The Pisgah National Forest is a land of mile-high peaks, cascading waterfalls, and heavily forested slopes."
Set in old-growth wilderness 13 miles west of Lenoir, this 100-year-old-resort features restored riverfront cottages, updated to include full kitchens and baths, heating and air conditioning, and gas grills.
Outside your door flows the Wilson with its ever-changing moods. In places it's placid enough for swimming, rope swinging, and rock-hopping; elsewhere the river roars with class IV and V rapids for kayaking, tubing, and white-water rafting. In the midst of it all, you'll find two miles of perfectly private angling—whether you're fly-fishing or you're casting about in hopes of trophy trout—maintained by the Wilson Creek Keepers.
There's equal fun to be had on dry land: 38,000 acres of scenic trails wind through the property, giving way to 39 miles of trails just begging for the hum and whir of ATVs. Don't be surprised if your chosen path takes you to the foot of a fierce waterfall or the roots of a giant, hearty hardwood.
Back at your cabin, dry off by the hearth of your stone fireplace, then soak in the jacuzzi bubbles under a clear, starry sky. You'll feel the last of your worries soften and melt away as you recount the day around the outdoor fire pit.
"The Wilson Creek Gorge is simply one of the most beautiful areas in North Carolina, and the location of these riverfront cabins is wonderful. It is by far our childrens' favorite trip and we all lament that our visit flies by."-- TripAdvisor
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THE TINKERERS: The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great. Alec Foege. Basic Books, 2013. $26.99.
When we say someone is tinkering with something, the connotation is that they are aimlessly messing around, perhaps without really knowing what they are doing. In The Tinkerers: The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great, Alex Foege uses a different definition of the term: He takes tinkering to mean building something out of existing, available parts for an entirely new purpose. It is, he writes, "a disruptive act" that "emanates from a place of passion or obsession," often with results that challenge the status quo. Foege backs up this somewhat subversive-sounding definition with historical examples: Benjamin Franklin and the creation of the U.S. postal service, Thomas Harris MacDonald and the U.S. highway system, Steve Jobs and Apple computers.
"America's tinkering tradition has always been a key part of its ongoing greatness," Foege writes, but he worries that the tradition is now being squashed by the country's corporate culture. Corporations, he says, would rather have you buy a new item than try to fix your old one. Many people are discouraged from taking apart their electronic gizmos by manufacturers' threats that doing so will void the warranty. Foege feels that the freedom to tinker needs to be revived in order for the nation to progress, and he discusses several education initiatives designed with this goal in mind, such as Dean Kamen's FIRST robotics competition and an alternative education program in California called the Tinkering School.
For a book that lauds tinkering, however, The Tinkerers devotes a lot of discussion to its failures. George Washington was an unsuccessful tinkerer, especially regarding a canal system he worked on. Thomas Edison, as prolific an inventor as he was, couldn't capitalize on his invention of the phonograph. Xerox didn't pay attention when their research arm came up with the first personal computer. And then there is what Foege calls "virtual tinkering," which produces intellectual property instead of physical devices. Some cases have been very successful, such as the invention of the MP3 music format and the Angry Birds video game. But he blames the recent financial collapse—and even the loss of the Vietnam War—on virtual tinkering gone bad. Perhaps these examples are meant to serve as guidelines for future efforts.
As its title implies, the book's focus is on the United States, and its patriotic tones may wear on some readers. Nonetheless, in his discussion of the MP3 format—whose first iteration was developed by German audio engineer Karlheinz Brandenburg—Foege notes, "the story . . . is one of painstaking tinkering that might not have been able to occur in the current-day United States." And he is not the only writer to have considered this subject of late; interested readers should also see Jack Hitt's Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character (Crown Publishers, 2012).
Foege points out traits that many cases of successful tinkering share, such as working in small groups in which everyone brings unique strengths to the process, and avoiding large-scale test marketing, which can override tinkerers' gut feelings. But he doesn't try to find the perfect formula for an ideal tinkerer. Instead of urging U.S. citizens to become a nation of tinkerers, he has a more modest hope: to inspire people to incorporate more of the tinkering mindset into their everyday lives—and the lives of their children.
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In today's mobile news roundup: Geeksphone starts selling the Firefox OS developer phone, RIM extends developer-friendly Port-a-thon event; HTC M7 sighting; Apple to release 3 iPhones in 2013; and Samsung takes a jab at RIM.
Geeksphone starts selling Firefox OS developer phone
At CES 2013, a mysterious unnamed device made an appearance, turning plenty of heads. It was running Firefox OS – Mozilla's up and coming mobile operating system. The device comes an unnamed manufacturer, leaving us with little more than a prototype and a dream.
But it seems Mozilla and its partners are revving things up, as Geeksphone is already selling Firefox OS developer preview phones. The retailer is selling two Firefox OS developer preview phones, the Keon and Peak. Keon features a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor, UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA), GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE), 3.5″ HVGA multitouch screen, 3MP camera, 4 GB ROM, 512 RAM, MicroSD, Wifi N, Light & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, and a 1580 mAh battery.
Peak features a 1.2 Ghz x2 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA), GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE), 4.3″ qHD IPS multitouch screen, 8MP back camera, 2MP front camera, 4 GB ROM, 512 RAM, MicroSD, Wifi N, Light & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera), and a 1800 mAh battery.
"This week we are announcing our new Firefox OS developer preview phones because we believe that developers will help bring the power of the Web to mobile," wrote Stormy Peters, director of Web sites and developer engagement at Mozilla, in a blog post today.
No pricing details have been revealed yet.
RIM port-a-thon extended
Research in Motion recently conducted two port-a-thons where developers could submit apps for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 and BB10 smartphones. The first port-a-thon saw 15,000 apps submitted, while the second event brought 19,000 apps to BlackBerry World, the renamed BlackBerry app store.
RIM has now extended the deadline for their various programs directed at helping developers who want submit or port their apps for use in BB10 devices. In a blog post, RIM VP of developer relations Alec Saunders stated that the interest in developing for BB10 has been remarkable, leading to the extension of the deadline to February 18, 2013.
For developers interested in submitting their apps for BlackBerry World, click here.
In other RIM news, the revamped BlackBerry World is now live and features Music and Video sections, making it a one-stop-shop for BlackBerry fans. The music service is free for 30 days but consumers will be charged $4.99 per month thereafter. As for the devices to be unveiled later this month, BGR has given a name to the devices: the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10. As for the price of the devices, BGR is suggesting that they would cost around $199 without a contract and $149 with a two-year contract.
HTC M7 sighting
CES 2013 came and went but no HTC M7 made an appearance. However, that doesn't mean the device isn't coming. Proof of the device's existence continues to surface, and the most recent leak comes from Android Police.
The tech blog shows photos of what an insider claims to be the M7, though it lacked certification marks such as those from the FCC, so this is probably a mockup or a prototype. What can be seen in the photos is the front of the device with a front-facing camera, three touch buttons, while the backside showed a camera with a flash, the HTC and Beats logo. The tipster also gave Android Police screenshots of Sense 5.0 the upcoming GUI from HTC. HTC M7's rumored features are: a 4.7-inch monitor, 1.7GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM.
Apple to release 3 iPhones in 2013
Reports claim that Apple has three iPhones slated to be released this year, and one of them will be called iPhone Math. Though the name doesn't seem to fit Apple's nomenclature, the thought of three iPhones to be released this year could make anyone's head spin.
According to BrightWire, two of the iPhones, the iPhone 5S with a 4" screen and the iPhone Math with a 4.8" screen, will have an 8MP camera and will be released in June. As for the third iPhone, the only feature made known is a 12MP camera, and the device will allegedly be launched some time before the holidays this year.
Samsung takes a jab at RIM
Samsung is back to its old tricks: taking a stab at the competition with the magic of marketing. This time, the receiver of their mocking ad is RIM and BlackBerry users.
The BlackBerry device is known for being a businessman's best friend because it's serious and safe for enterprise use. In Samsung's new add for the Galaxy SIII and the Galaxy Note II, the company showed how people can be serious with work while having fun, like closing a deal while watching a basketball game. The ad makes fun of BlackBerry users who have two phones, a BlackBerry for work use, and another phone like the iPhone for home use. The ad tells consumers that they do not need two phones especially with SAFE – a new feature that secures Samsung phones for enterprise use.
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Eight caches with items that represent its surrounding habitat
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Eight habitats have been identified at FBCEC grounds on Crooked Creek. They include a gravel bar, riverfront forest, limestone bluff, forest, limestone glades, woodland, non-native grassland (pasture) and pond.
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Photograph the items in the cache and the surrounding area with a digital camera. The cache can then be returned to its hiding place. Participants can share their photos with the larger group.
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Cache – a small container hidden outdoors for others to find
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Dallas -- In another sign that the luxury market is turning around faster than other retailing segments, Neiman Marcus' third-quarter profit more than doubled.
The company's net income for the three months ended April 30 rose to $46.2 million, from $18.5 million.
Revenue rose 10% to $983.8 million, from $895.2 million last year. Same-store sales increased 9.7%.
Neiman Marcus operates 41 Neiman Marcus stores across the United States, 30 Last Call clearance stores and two Bergdorf Goodman stores in New York.