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Apparently referring to Colorado Media Matters, Boyles changed his tune on Denver Spanish-language radio station's Arbitron rating
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630 KHOW-AM host Peter Boyles read from a Denver Post article about an April Fool's Day joke Boyles' producer, Greg Hollenback, played in which he told listeners the station would switch to a Spanish-language format. Citing the article's reporting on the Arbitron ratings for Denver Spanish-language radio station KXPK, Boyles gave KXPK's figures among listeners in two key age groups, then -- presumably referring to Colorado Media Matters -- said, "There's some website, I guess, that doesn't believe that." As Colorado Media Matters has noted, Boyles misstated the Arbitron ratings in January to hype his warning that Denver will become a predominantly Spanish-speaking city.
On the April 2 broadcast of his 630 KHOW-AM show, host Peter Boyles praised his producer, Greg Hollenback, for an April Fool's Day prank in which Hollenback told listeners the station soon would convert to a Spanish-language format. Reading from a Denver Post article that reported on the joke and the growing audience for Spanish-language stations, Boyles stated that "[l]ast fall, Denver's KXPK 96.5-FM became the first Spanish-language channel to finish first in the Arbitron ratings among listeners [ages] 18-49 and 25-54." Then, presumably referring to Colorado Media Matters, Boyles asserted, "There's some website, I guess, that doesn't believe that."
In fact, Colorado Media Matters pointed out on January 31 that Boyles, in an effort to support his assertion that Denver will become a predominantly Spanish-speaking city, falsely cited Arbitron's ratings in claiming that KXPK had "been lionized" and had "become -- and dominantly -- [the] number-one radio station in Denver." But that statement omitted the two specific demographics in which KXPK actually finished first and ignored the fact that Arbitron showed that the Spanish-language station was third overall in the market.
A January 24 Post article reported that KXPK was top-rated specifically in two important (and mostly overlapping) listener categories: "The fall 2006 ratings, released this week, show KXPK 96.5-FM first among listeners ages 18-49 and 25-54, radio's two most-watched listener categories." And, contrary to Boyles' assertion that KXPK "dominantly" topped the Denver radio market ratings, Colorado Media Matters noted that Arbitron's fall quarter 2006 ratings released in January showed the station ranked third overall in the Denver-Boulder market with a 5.5 Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH) share (or percentage of the market share of listeners 12 years and older tuned in for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period). The top two, both English-language stations, were KOSI-FM with a 6.2 AQH share and KQKS-FM with a 5.8 AQH share.
From the April 2 broadcast of 630 KHOW-AM's The Peter Boyles Show:
BOYLES (reading from Denver Post article): A new Spanish-language channel "angered some listeners Sunday to the point of protest and on-air rants." Now, I really like it. "Rants" is a term that is used by liberals and the left when they don't like what somebody's saying. It's like hate speech. Now you're ranting.
"Greg Hollenback, host of a self-titled show" -- I thought that was interesting -- "told listeners the station was going to be switching its identity soon and asked for public response." Post continues: "Furious emails and calls flood the station in the 30 minutes Hollenback kept the joke alive. In an email read by Hollenback, a listener wrote: 'I will not knowingly use, purchase, or listen to anything associated with Clear Channel because of this crap.' Another email that listed a series of anti-immigration vents." Vents. "One listener using the name Tony called the show back to apologize for an earlier rant, explaining the issue was sensitive one to him." Anything that's like that is a rant, right? "Hollenback didn't echo the apology. 'Don't joke, yourself, if you think it's going to happen -- if you don't think it's going to happen in many markets,' Hollenback said on-air. 'It's a demographic that is untapped in our capitalistic society.' " Good boy.
"Spanish-language radio stations are emerging media, gathering" -- now, this is their writing this; the Post is now writing this. "Spanish-language radio stations are emerging media, gathering increasing listeners and support in recent years." Next paragraph: "Last fall, Denver's KXPK 96.5-FM became the first Spanish-language channel to finish first in the Arbitron ratings among listeners [ages] 18-49 and 25-54." There's some website, I guess, that doesn't believe that. "Two years ago, industry giant" and KHOW owner -- this is how, I love how they're doing this. "Two years ago, industry giant" and KHOW owner "Clear Channel began converting 25 of its two -- [speaking to Greg Hollenback] now, what does this have to do with your stunt? -- to "25 of its 2,000 stations to Spanish-language programming, and seven of Denver's 40 or more stations are now Spanish-language. Hollenback said" the show -- "said after the show his prank wasn't meant to be mean-spirited or hurtful, only an exercise in the dynamics of society today. 'It's satire. It's the world we're living in, and I was framing' " it in the world I see -- in the way I see the world. And, "as for the fiery response, Hollenback said it comes with the territory. 'You're going to get feedback and fire from any hot-button topic. You put these things out there so people see it from every angle.' " So, good thinking, man.
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Tom Hardy Targets Child 44
Noomi Rapace also in talks
Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace must be really confident they can work well together. Although they've only just signed on to co-star in Animal Rescue, they're already lining up a second collaboration, entering negotiations for Daniel Espinosa's Child 44.
Adapted from Tom Rob Smith's novel by Richard Price (and in development since 2008), Child 44's plot focuses on Leo Demidov, a disgraced officer in Russia's secret police framed for treason by a colleague in the 1950s. Despite that pressure, he also gets mixed up investigating a series of gruesome child murders.
Espinosa, who last made Safe House, has been attached to direct the film for Lionsgate/Summit (which plucked the project from turnaround) since last August.
Hardy is in line to play the officer, while Rapace would be his wife – a woman who, while she seems to be a doting partner, is in fact hiding a wealth of conflicted feelings.
Animal Rescue, which boasts Michael R Roskam directing, is set to kick off shooting in March, followed by a trip to Budapest for the Child 44 shoot, which is currently pencilled in for late May.

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TOM PETTY: Honored to Receive Award This Week
Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Firefly Music Festival
Tom Petty will be honored Wednesday night in Los Angeles when he receives the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' Founders Award.
Despite his catalog of classic songs, Petty says songwriting remains a mystery. "It's really hard to explain because I don't really understand it myself. I know that when we have time booked, like when we set aside time to make a record, that's when I usually get pretty -- I guess I get on the job as far as making sure I have enough songs, you know."
He once again has enough songs, as his next album, Hypnotic Eye, will be released this summer.
Previous winners of the Founders Award include Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Billy Joel.


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Act 2 is a belter of a route! After watching the tour route the other day I thought this is going to be a good one both for the pros and the us lesser mortals.
Act 1 short as it is is a nice route.
Its a shame it is on the 8th as I was hoping it would be on the TDF rest day the 10th. I was hoping to do it the day after La Marmotte which I take it will be on the 7th. Wow but to much for me.
Anyway will be good to watch at least. Something to look forward to over the cold winter months ahead


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Christmas is a little bit creepy with Blythe.
australia blythe christmas creepy doll dolly green greetings japan japanese melbourne red spooky white xmas
Nice image. I love the composition.
Thanks Pmistric! :-)
oh this is what i prefer a creepy doll xmasthank you for doing something differentlove it!
love her!!
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love the creepy factor in this image, so simple and yet effective. Very inspiring
Ah, the perfect Christmas present… I love the colors.
Love these dolls they're so cool!
a cute and creepy doll…funny :)
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Getting Rid of Computer Viruses
Computer Virus -- HELLLLP!!!April 2005
We have this weird virus (or worm) that turns the screen red and says ''Spyware'' and claims to solve our problem if we send $69 -- some kind of ''protection racket'' except they break you WINDOWS in stead of your windows. We've tried doing everything in the Norton AntiVirus but it only works temporarily and then this thing comes back to life. Are there experts for this problem? Other programs? (Please don't suggest not using explorer -- we figured out that one and have kicked ourselves sufficiently.) Carol
Try Spybot. I think it's freeware--just google it. I run this program every time I have to re-boot. If I don't, I get all sorts of stuff popping up. Good luck. Debbie
I had a similar virus/spyware and went to this website for help: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ They were VERY helpful and instead of having to re-install my OS they walked me through step-by-step how to get rid of the spyware. Good luck! Been in your shoes
I've had good luck cleaning systems with Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ It's a free download, so worth a try! -Mike
What you have is spyware (or adware) which is a little program that lives on your computer, and tries to figure out what it can sell you by monitoring the websites you visit and sometimes other activity such as keystrokes. You are right not to click on a link in one of these. There is spyware now that claims to sell spyware cleaners - the ultimate insult! It was probably downloaded to your computer when you visited a website that runs a lot of ads, such as a music download site or a chat room / IM site. Or, as my college son said recently: ''Mom, The reason I haven't answered your email is because nothing but pop-ups will run on my computer. I'll be honest with you. I went to a porn site, and the next thing I know, my screen is filling up with pop-ups, and now I can't get rid of them.''
So, I'll tell you what I told him: Get AdAware. Run it. Don't go to porn sites anymore. ... Just kidding about the porn, but I'm not kidding about AdAware! I was plagued last year with spyware after my teen nieces visited and used my computer. Even though I didn't use Internet Explorer, I was getting IE pop-ups constantly and my computer was spinning all the time running spyware programs. It took me weeks to get rid of it all. Initially I used ''SpyBot Search & Destroy'' to clean my computer. But it didn't work for everything. I'd clean, reboot, and a couple of the little buggers would come back to life again. On the advice of the support guys in the UCB Computer Science department where I work, I found a free product that really got rid of everything once and for all: AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ It's made by a company called LavaSoft - look for the ''Download'' button on that page. It is easy to use, and it really did clean everything up.
So, get AdAware and run it. You'll need to re-run it often if somebody is using your computer who goes to sites that teens frequent, such as instant messanger sites, music download sites, and the aforementioned porn sites.
I would also recommend NOT using Internet Explorer. It is the Number One target of adware, spyware, viruses and worms. If you're on a Mac, use Opera. If you're on a PC, use Firefox. I haven't used Opera, but Firefox has very nice pop-up killer as an added bonus. Ginger
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Spherical-Harmonics and Local Lights
|Practical Image-Based Relighting and Editing with
Spherical-Harmonics and Local Lights
|Borom Tunwattanapong Abhijeet Ghosh Paul Debevec
|USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Face relighting comparison under the Grace cathedral environment (a). (b) 20 SH lights. (c) 20 local lights. (d) Our proposed technique for combining SH lighting with local lights (20 lighting conditions). (e) Ground truth image-based relighting consisting of 156 lights.
We present a practical technique for image-based relighting under environmental illumination which greatly reduces the number of required photographs compared to traditional techniques, while still achieving high quality editable relighting results. The proposed method employs an optimization procedure to combine spherical harmonics, a global lighting basis, with a set of local lights. Our choice of lighting basis captures both low and high frequency components of typical surface reflectance functions while generating close approximations to the ground truth with an order of magnitude less data. This technique benefits the acquisition process by reducing the number of required photographs, while simplifying the modification of reflectance data and enabling artistic lighting edits for post-production effects. Here, we demonstrate two desirable lighting edits, modifying light intensity and angular width, employing the proposed lighting basis.
CVMP 2011 Paper:
- SHLocalLights_CVMP_2011_2011.pdf, 4.23 MB. ( Adobe Acrobat )
CVMP 2011 Video:
- SHLocalLights_864x486_H264.mov, 7.92 MB. ( Quicktime )
Related Projects:
- Light Stage Face Scanning:
- Specular Roughness and Anisotropy from Second Order Gradients, Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2009
- High-Resolution Face Scanning, Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2007
- Light Stage 1:
- Acquiring the Reflectance Field of a Human Face, SIGGRAPH 2000
- Facial Reflectance Field Demo, SIGGRAPH 2000 Creative Applications Laboratory
- Realistic Human Face Scanning and Rendering, ICT Graphics Lab 2001
- Light Stage 2:
- A Photometric Approach to Digitizing Cultural Artifacts, VAST 2001
- Animatable Facial Reflectance Fields, EGSR 2004
- Reflectance Field Rendering of Human Faces for "Spider-Man 2", SIGGRAPH 2004 Sketch
- Light Stage 5:
- Postproduction Re-Illumination of Live Action Using Interleaved Lighting, SIGGRAPH 2004 Poster
- Performance Geometry Capture for Spatially Varying Relighting, SIGGRAPH 2005 Sketch
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Definition of plan
1 : a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such asa : a top or horizontal view of an objectb : a large-scale map of a small area
2a : a method for achieving an endb : an often customary method of doing something : procedurec : a detailed formulation of a program of actiond : goal, aim
3 : an orderly arrangement of parts of an overall design or objective
4 : a detailed program (as for payment or the provision of some service) pension plan
planlessplay \ˈplan-ləs\ adjective
Examples of plan in a Sentence
the army's plan of attack
We need to agree on a plan of action.
Our plan was to have the guests park on the street, not the lawn.
When we met them at the restaurant, they said there had been a change of plan.
He changed his long-distance plan.
Origin and Etymology of plan
French, plane, foundation, ground plan; partly from Latin planum level ground, from neuter of planus level; partly from French planter to plant, fix in place, from Late Latin plantare — more at floor, plant
First Known Use: 1735See Words from the same year
Synonym Discussion of plan
Definition of plan
transitive verb
1 : to arrange the parts of : design plan a new layout
2 : to devise or project the realization or achievement of planned their escape
3 : to have in mind : intend plans to leave soon
intransitive verb
1 : to make plans plan ahead
2 : to have a specified intention —used with on plans on going
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We are busy planning the party.
The prisoners spent months planning their escape.
a teacher planning her next lesson
The students are planning a protest.
We have something very special planned for your birthday.
Their wedding is planned for June.
a planned series of books about cars
Things don't always go as planned.
Always remember to plan ahead.
First Known Use of plan
Definition of plan-
1 : flat planography
2 : flat and plano-concave
Origin and Etymology of plan-
Latin planus
PLAN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of plan for English Language Learners
: a set of actions that have been thought of as a way to do or achieve something
: something that a person intends to do
: a detailed agreement for telephone service, medical care, insurance, etc.
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: to think about and arrange the parts or details of (something) before it happens or is made
: to intend or expect to do (something)
: to expect something to happen
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1 : a method or scheme of acting, doing, or arranging vacation plans They were nervous because … their plan was indeed a risky one. — Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy
2 : a drawing or diagram showing the parts or outline of something
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1 : a diagram of an area of land (as a subdivision) filed in the registry of deeds — see also plot plan
2 : a detailed program; especially : one made under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code that places future earnings under the control of a trustee, provides for the payment of creditors, and is subject to approval by the creditors
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David Cameron rolls back in his large green sofa and bursts out laughing as he recalls the Tories' less than glorious performance in the last three general elections.
"We did a core strategy for 12 years," he says. "It is a disaster."
The Conservative leader is offering advice on the perils of appealing to what George Bush called the "base" as he attempts to explain a series of opinion polls which show a dip in the Tory lead. In today's Guardian/ICM poll the lead over Labour fell to single figures – nine points – for the first time in a year.
"If you get technical you can see there is a bit of switching between Liberal and Labour and there is a bit of firming up – Labour are going for a bit of a core votes strategy," Cameron tells the Guardian.
Labour's decision to tack to its natural supporters, by provoking a class war and bashing bankers, is a familiar but arguably unwise move. "It is a massive mistake for them because they are saying if you want to be aspirational then Labour is no longer for you," he says. "That is a disastrous political strategy."
Cameron's criticisms echo the thoughts of senior members of the cabinet, notably allies of Tony Blair, who fear that the pre-budget report marked the beginning of a core votes strategy after Alistair Darling declined to outline where the inevitable spending axe would fall.
It is this background that explains Cameron's main message in his first major newspaper interview since the dip in the Tory lead in the polls. To paraphrase his heroine Margaret Thatcher: this Tory leader is not for turning as he defends his decision to spell out in stark terms at the party conference the cuts that would have to be made in response to Britain's record fiscal deficit.
"I don't relish it," Cameron says, as he dismisses Labour's attempt to say that the Tories are "drooling with delight" at the prospect of freezing pay for 80% of public sector workers and abolishing tax credits for families earning more than £50,000. "We have got to deal with an existential problem to the entire British economy and Britain itself which is the scale of our budget deficit. It is truly dreadful."
To illustrate the depth of his commitment, Cameron takes a gentle swipe at the former chancellor Kenneth Clarke who recently warned the leadership against being too "adventurous" in spelling out the cuts before the election. "I love Ken dearly, he has been fantastic," the Tory leader says.
"All those who predicted endless Euro rows a year ago – we've only had a couple of little ones," Cameron says as he bursts out laughing again. "Ken brings a lot of experience and knowledge and depth. He fully supported what we did at the conference which was to spell out in more detail than any opposition has ever done some of the budget cuts that we would have to make. It was quite a leap to take. But I just think you can't go into an election with a 13% budget deficit not saying anything about what you're going to do."
Cameron is scathing about what the Tories regard as two major flaws in last week's pre-budget report – declining to outline the cuts that will have to be introduced from 2011 and announcing an increase in national insurance to fund spending increases, rather than tackling the deficit. "If you go into a campaign pretending you can solve the problem of the budget deficit without saying anything about it and branding your opponents – who clearly have changed their party and clearly are setting the agenda in lots of areas – branding your opponents as some sort of throwback to the 1930s, people just think you are a joke."
Labour will run an election campaign that will be "appallingly negative, empty [and] threatening" which would not fool the voters. A taste of this came when the pre-budget report included plans to uprate benefits next year, only to reduce them again in the following year.
"I just can't think of another government that would have penned in a benefit cut for the first year of a future government without telling anyone. I just think it was a new low. How did the Treasury let them get away with that?... I know how robust and independent those people are. The fish rots from the head down."
While Cameron is on confident form as he lambasts Labour, the Tory leader admits that he has been vulnerable to criticism of a change of tack himself. A few weeks after pledging at the Tory conference to "tear down Labour's big government bureaucracy", Cameron used his Hugo Young memorial lecture at the Guardian last month to say that smaller government would not necessarily bring society closer together.
He denied he had rowed back. "I never said the state was evil," he says as he criticises people who say the choice is between big government or no government. "The question is about how to have a smaller, smarter government and a bigger society … In olden times people thought the Conservative party just believes in rolling back the state and somehow society will miraculously spring up. We are saying no that is not the case. You need to use the state to help remake and make society bigger."
It has been a gruelling year for Cameron who recently celebrated his fourth year as party leader, making him the longest serving leader of a Tory opposition since Edward Heath, who waited five years before becoming prime minister in 1970. Cameron acknowledges that the Tories still have their work cut out as he dismisses those who say he has "sealed the deal" with the electorate.
"I have always said the deal isn't sealed until the moment at which the vote is counted. There isn't some moment when people sit back and say: 'Oh well that's it, I've decided.' You've got to continually convince people."
Single-digit slip
This week's Guardian/ICM poll - Tories 40%, Labour 31%, Lib Dems 18% – is a twist in the tail in a year of consistently large gaps between the two main parties. The last time David Cameron's Conservatives had a single digit lead in an ICM poll was December 2008, when voters seemed more willing to turn to Gordon Brown for reassurance during an economic storm. That month's poll showed a dramatic dip in Tory fortunes, cutting the Conservative- Labour gap from 15 to five points. Since October 2007, after Brown decided not to call an election, the Tories have been ahead in every monthly Guardian/ICM poll. This week's poll is only the third in 19 that doesn't give them a lead in double figures.


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I have a theory about music and the generation growing up today. I reckon they are exposed to a lot more music that any previous generation because everywhere you go somebody, somewhere is playing something.
When I was a little kid we didn't have a radio in our car, and then when we got a radio we didn't have a cassette player so we had to listen to the radio which meant it was usually something crap, full of adverts, some old jovial Irish guy killing me softly with his inane wit, or a mixture of all of the above. I also remember my first Walkman and my first tape-to-tape stereo. 'Yes, son, these things actually existed.'
So, my theory is that the youth of today is blessed to have so much access to whatever music they want to hear whenever they want it. Hopefully this will mean more and better music in about 20 years, although as somebody who is already approaching the grumpy old man stage, I probably won't appreciate it.
The Wheels on the Bus
As a family, we like dancing together to most upbeat music, but especially, I am proud to say, The Jam. Mr. T's favourite song, though, is The Wheels on the Bus. He will watch various versions of it on his tablet for hours on end. He will perform all of the actions, like the baby crying or the wipers swishing backwards and forwards. He doesn't know any of the words yet, but he can sing the 'beep beep' part when the horn blows all day long.
Musical Instruments
My mother-in-law has a couple of beaten up old acoustic guitars hidden in one of her cupboards and so one day I got them out and started to 'play' them. I haven't got a clue about how to play the guitar so I just started hitting the strings to see Mr. T's reaction. He was awestruck. Whenever he sees the guitars now we have to sit on the sofa together and sing 'The Wheels on the Bus' while smacking the strings to make an unholy racket.
Mr T's great-grandfather has an old out of tune piano and one of the best things we can possibly do is spend a few minutes hitting keys at random and listening to the sound that they make. Both mamãe and vovó can play a passable impersonation of chopsticks and so they play the right hand while Mr. T plays the left hand. Hardly Mozart, but it's a start.
Music Classes
Because Mr. T seemed to enjoy music so much we enrolled him in music classes for babies and toddlers once a week. All they do is shake and hit stuff and dance around a bit (Actually, that is all they are supposed to do. A lot of the parents seem to think that the class is just for them to zone out so that their pride and joy can just run about the room.) but it gets them into the habit of handling musical instruments.
Bed Time Songs
I had three songs to sing to Mr. T when I wanted him to calm down and go to sleep. I used to start off with The Wild Rover by the Dubliners, then move into The Gnome by Pink Floyd and, if he was still awake, finish it off with Keep Right On, the anthem for my football team, Birmingham City. One day, while in the middle of the second song, I realised I was singing to him about drinking, debauchery, drugs and a lifetime of sorrow.
Unfortunately, if I start singing a song nowadays I am told in no uncertain terms to shut up, unless it is the Wheels on the Bus, of course. This might be because Mr. T doesn't like the songs I choose to sing, or perhaps it is my terrible voice.
Musical Heritage
Brazil and Britain both have incredible musical histories. Some of the most important bands and genres have developed in the two countries, and this means that as a bilingual and bicultural person our son is going to have access to both of these rich heritages. I just hope he chooses to listen to Chico Buarque or The Stone Roses rather than Gusttavo Lima or One Direction. Two amazingly musical countries and we both produce absolute nonsense like that.
Music and Language Learning
So far I am not sure what effect all of this music has had on Mr. T's language skills. I am sure it will have some effect, but only time will tell what it is.
This post is part of the Raising Multicultural Children Blog Carnival. This month the carnival is being hosted by Mother Tongues Blog.


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Matching oak
I have been challenged with a new project from a friend. His house was built in the late 90's. He has oak trim a white fireplace greyish counter tops and PINK carpet and walls. Hardwood honey colored in some areas. Kitchen tile has pink, white, abit of green an purple. his windows have powder blue micro blinds. His budget is limited he is a single dad. Does not want to replace carpet. Any suggestions on paint color
Paint color for which rooms? Any chance you could do a quick floorplan sketch to show the flow of things? Some pictures would help in this instance. Are all the elements and the colors associated with them staying or can carpeting and blinds be switched out?
A couple possibilities for you in the meantime. Color Impact, from Tiger Color, is one of the core color exploration tools I use in my color consulting work. I think you can try it for 30 days. It is a great way to explore color wheel relationships, shades and values, color schemes, color blends, etc. It helps to make sure you calibrate your monitor to 6500K (the industry standard for viewing and sharing info about color) and make sure you have a free pixel grabber handy. I like the one PicPick---a great set of screen tools that is freeware.
The virtual painting programs for companies like Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore are great tools. I use the Ben Moore one most and there are both free online or downloadable versions (but you have to download and install Adobe Air, which is free, for the machine level program). You can pick rooms with features similar to the ones challenging yours or upload you own photos, mask them, and then paint with any colors in the collections with a mouse click.
The other free program I use is www.easyrgb.com. Type in the RGB code of any pixel, make a major paint company color collection, and it will kick out the four closest paint chip names and numbers.
Matching oak and pink
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Thank you very much for your reply, I am attaching a picture and as you can see it is going to be a challenge, The budget is limited and he really needs a new couch, so carpet and blinds stay, I want to try to neutralize the pink as much as possible.
Grey ..would be an easy choice for me. Maybe a different shade for the fireplace wall. You can find some really great or some really dull shades.
In basic color theory, colors across from each other on a color wheel cancel each other out. Pink is but red and greens would be the compliment. Maybe a nice sage or grayish green like Jan suggests. Should blend with the oak. I will toss things in a color wheel in a bit and see what I come up with.
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I couldn't grab a pixel with a color of the blinds and the pixel grabber was kicking back more of a lavender than pink for the carpeting so I tweaked it. The pixel I used for the woodwork looks alright.
Anyhow, here are some swatches and a blend showing transition from the color in the woodwork to a grey-green compliment of the pink. Hopefully the blinds can be put on the wish list for replacement.
Hope this helps as a starting point. As mentioned elsewhere. If any of the colors in the blend or swatches are appealing use a pixel grabber to get their rgb codes. Then go to easyrgb.com, pick a paint manufacturer and color collection, the system will kick out the four closest paint chip names and numbers.
Thank you so much for your info,,,this gives me a great start
People often think that grey is totally neutral, but it's not. Most greys will have an undertone. They may lean toward green or blue or warm tones and you may not realize this until its up on the wall and clashing with the carpet.
If you go with a grey, I'd spend the money and have test cans mixed. If you don't want to test them on the walls, paint pieces of poster board or something so you can see your choices in different areas and under different light.
I am leaning towards warmer colours, grey is to cold and was one of the colours I was asks not to consider by my friend. I am looking at the Charmeuse AF265 Family with sugar brown as accent. The blinds have to stay so i have to work around those. Carpet would be replaced before blinds. Not my choice.
Love all the feedback Thank you
And definitely think about lighting conditions. Not only is the temperature of a light source important but look also at the color rendering index of a bulb.
quote=Belinda3058;1035628]I am leaning towards warmer colours, grey is to cold and was one of the colours I was asks not to consider by my friend. I am looking at the Charmeuse AF265 Family with sugar brown as accent. The blinds have to stay so i have to work around those. Carpet would be replaced before blinds. Not my choice.
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Charmeuse looks to me to just be a slightly more dull an low energy version of the color on the walls now or am I missing something? It does not strike me as an especially warm color choice? It is still pinkish/lavenderish/grayish and I thought you wanted to get away from that? This is the chip my system found. Same as yours? Your monitor is set to 6500K?
it looked more taupe to me then pink, backing up a bit, I am going to BM later today to get swatches, those will make a difference then just looking at it on my mac. I want warm and cozy, and to neutralize the pick as much as possible
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Curious if anyone knows where a good source for these panels is?
I can not seem to find much of any info and would love to throw a set on the Supra.
Curious if anyone knows where a good source for these panels is?
I can not seem to find much of any info and would love to throw a set on the Supra.
94 Hardtop - 6 speed - Precision 6266 - Haltech 2000
Best bet would be to register on the Australia Supraforums and post there.
2014 Nissan GTR, Black Edition :: Alpha 10X, AMS 4.1L Stroker, Shep 1K, HRE wheels, Alcon BBK, Custom Widebody
1997 Toyota Supra Turbo, 6-speed :: Full Frame Restoration, Authentic Ridox Widebody, TwinsTurbo Motorsports Built, Work in progress......
Yes, I'm looking for the bumper pods.
I tried posting on SF.au but nothing as of yet.
I also want a set!
1993 JDM Supra TT GZ Auto hardtop 1993 #575 built 8800kms -in storage in Japan til 2018
1996 Diamond White Pearl NA-T PTE 6766 - in progress
1993 JDM RZ 3L2 HARDTOP - in storage in Canada until 2018
1995 USDM Supra TT 6 Speed 3L2 -sold
1996 DJG 5 SPEED- 300K Miles with all vin tags- sold
TRD Steering Wheels always in Stock!!
Im torn on the look; are they just for asthetics or do they stick out past the bumper for protection ? They didnt come in the us at all ?
Not a USDM option... they are just for looks. They are held on with tape and sometimes one set screw in each one... sometimes not common.
OP you are in Canada you should be able to get them off one of the many JDM MKIVs up there.
MKIV Parts for sale ....
If you can READ this thank a teacher. If its in ENGLISH thank a VETERAN.
2cars=4 turbos aka chris is where I bought mine. Great honest guy. I would definitely recomend getting them from him also.
I've also been looking for a set. My car has the JDM style rear bumpernwith the tag area cut out. What exactly was supposed to go there? All the pics I can find show the 2 separate pods but occasionally you will see another piece across the center. If this is just a matter of fabricating something....then, no problem but I was just curious if there was an oem part that went there.
1994 TRD Widebody - T67, HKS GT2 Mani. w/ 60mm WG, Greddy 3Row, Apexi-GT Spec, Emanage Blue, stock motor and fuel @ 14psi = 489whp/435ft.lbs
Some people hate them...I kinda like them. I have never saw a set in person though.
1994 Red/Black TT
86K miles
Roller...6 speed swap coming soon
Though some may not agree, my 3 cents is don't ever paint them body color.
Man I dig those... not sure I'd install a set but I do like the way they look.
I have two sets spare from JDM breakers
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Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most
These are complete aftermarket guys, there not a Toyota part, just fyi we never got the mk4 from Toyota here in Australia, there all imports and 99.99% are jdm imports.
I'm also in Canada and own two sets, they are indeed getting harder to find. Keep your eye out on kijiji some jdm dealers sell the bumpers for $100 and some still have the pods attached!
get your facts straight.
they are 100% OEM. they even have a part number on the back. Only a Japanese dealer option. Hence their rarity.
Btw, I bought mine from a guy locally that sells JDM clips/bumpers/motors etc. Saw him advertise the rear bumper with them on and paid $80 for them and told him to keep the bumper lol. Any company (there are TONS around Toronto/Mississauga/Quebec/Ottawa) that imports JDM stuff should have a rear bumper with them lying around. Just call and ask if they are willing to sell the pods alone
we only got the japanese import here in Australia, ive never seen any come fresh off the boat with these nor have i ever heard of anyone getting these from toyota (yes we can buy jdm parts here also) but then again ive been wrong many times before now so i wont bet my life on it. im fairly sure tho a company in aus called original motorsports make/sell them. hope that helps!
Most the links posted are sold bumpers. I've contacted them in the past.
Bump, if anyone knows where to get these please pm me or post here!
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I have the set of bumper pods surround for sale. My company fabricate these to direct oem measurement. Held on by 3m tape, may need slight sanding in the lower area if perfectionist. Looks great!! PM me if interested.
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OSLO (Reuters Life!) - The Nobel Peace Prize has strayed far from the purpose set by its creator, Swedish inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, in his 1895 will and many laureates are undeserving, a new Norwegian book says.
The scope of the prize first awarded in 1901 has expanded over the decades from its roots in disarmament and peace congresses, widening into human rights advocacy from the 1960s and even to work to protect the environment this century.
That, said author Fredrik Heffermehl, is not what Nobel intended in establishing the prize and assigning it to a Norwegian committee to award to "champions of peace."
"We have moved very far from the intention of Nobel," Heffermehl said on Wednesday in a presentation of his book "Nobel's Will" to foreign correspondents in Oslo, where the 2008 peace prize winner will be announced on October 10.
Nobel's will said the peace prize should be awarded for "the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses."
Heffermehl, who is an attorney and peace activist, reviewed all of the winners of the illustrious award and said that only 70 out of 118 individuals and organizations that have won the prize have conformed to the stipulations of Nobel's will.
Forty-eight prizes, including one to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 1979 and last year's to former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N. climate panel, missed the mark because they were not for the kind of peace work intended by Nobel, he said.
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I'm another XP Professional user and have a Windows 8 laptop also. If I take the internet browsers off my XP — can I still use it for Photos (including using Paint), Music (including the Media Player), and Documents (including Word). Here's hoping!
As long as your computer is not connected to the Internet, you should be all right. Microsoft will cease security support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 and after that date, you just can't guarantee the safety of XP online. But no e-mails, no updates, no downloads, no nuthin online, okay? Downloading photos from a camera should be fine, but be wary of things that come from other sources.
You don't want to accidentally transfer a virus to your XP computer from another source. But for creating documents that you plant to print and listening to music, it should be fine.
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npm install nbrite
This module works by providing proxy objects for interacting with different resources through the Eventbrite API.
Most methods take a
data parameter, which is a Javascript object that would contain the arguments for the Eventbrite API.
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Something more elaborate. Get event info, attendees, and attendee details. Notice that the proxy objects can be reused.
var event = nbrite.events('123456'); event.info(function (err, data) { // `data` is event info console.log(data);}); event.attendees().list(function (err, attendees) { // `attendees` is the list of attendees console.log(attendees);}); event.attendees('87654321').info(function (err, data) { // `data` is the attendee details console.log(data);});
For full usage examples see the
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patch and
delete functions which can make requests with the specified HTTP method to any endpoint:
nbrite.get('/orders', function (err, orders) {}); nbrite.get('/events/123456/attendees', { status: 'not_attending' }, function (err, attendees) {});
Module works with Node-style callbacks, but also implements promises with the Q library.
nbrite.users('44499922255').info().then(function (data) { console.log(data);}, function (err) { console.log(err);});
The function passed as 2nd argument is optional and not needed if you don't care about the fail case.
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While you joke, I will tell you that I have recently switch back to therapy from 25 years ago because it is all I can afford. My health has gotten worse in the past 6 months as a result.
And as I explained, this is the type of costs the rest of the country can expect to see now.
Your posts (in this thread and others) make it obvious that your perspective is in the clouds, while many of the rest of us are living in the real world.
The consensus of the first few pages of this thread seemed to be that if your health care coverage was somehow lacking it was your own fault for not working hard enough. That's why I figured you just aren't working hard enough.
I've worked jobs that paid little to nothing towards health care. One place I swear was trying to make a profit off selling health insurance the price was so high. I've worked places that offered no health insurance at all, that I had a wife and 2 young kids then. I paid for health insurance for the kids on my own. I know what it's like to have no health care, I know whats it's like to have high price health care that seems to cover very little.
That is why I support a program that allows people to buy standardized health insurance through an exchange like has been set up. I was going to say "at reasonable prices" but I'm not sure as I only have anecdotal evidence to go from.
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These ten boys grew up to become successful men. The two things they have in common is that they all put to good use the talents and gifts they had, and they all believed that God had given them to be used.
Paul Brand took medicine into new lands to bring hope to the sick, Ghillean Prance's love of the world around him led to Kew Gardens, still a centre of excellence in studying God's creation, C S Lewis opened the door into Narnia and opened the hearts of many to new faith; C T Studd excelled on the cricket and the mission field; Wilfred Grenfell was an energetic explorer of the Arctic; J S Bach's music still inspires millions, as Christ inspired him; James Clerk Maxwell's faith in God's ordering of the universe led to key discoveries in science; Samuel Morse patented many inventions one of which has saved many lives; George Washington governed a country as he followed the Lord; John Bunyan was imprisoned to shut him up yet wrote a classic that still speaks today.
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Check in frequently to read the behind-the-scenes scoop on the Newberry's popular Book Fair. The blog is maintained by "Uncle Blogsy," otherwise known as Dan Crawford, Book Fair Manager.
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Posted on June 26, 2017
There was once (and may still be) a devoted band of paperback collectors who avidly sought out paperback books from before 1955 with skeletons or skulls on the covers. Another group hunted for novels with pictures of recreational drug use (almost always including a syringe) while others wanted "juvies": those fifties covers which featured pictures of juvenile delinquents.
So no, I have never been able to sort the books at this Book Fair QUITE the way some buyers would like.
"Where would I find books on death?" a customer asked me once, and was so impressed with the answer (well, cemetery research is in genealogy, but studies of attitudes toward death are in Sociology or Anthropology, while the history….) that she started hanging around the Newberry, and its relationship with The Cemetery Lady, Helen Sclair, was launched.
The request for books on baking bread was as specific but not so long to answer, but that started off our partnership with our Cookbook Lady, whom you will spot now and again in the Cookbook section this July, keeping an eye on how her flock is dispersed.
On the other hand, I was not able to satisfy quite so cheerfully the woman who asked, "Where are your novels set in Baltimore?" or the man who asked "Where will I find your cello music?" Perhaps they moved on to Book Fairs which are more strictly organized.
Some people like to dive into an amorphous mass of material and emerge victorious with the prize while others turn away after five minutes, muttering, "They could at least be in alphabetical order." Our postcard selection, for example, is small enough that the postcard buyers like just to sit and leaf through, though I have had requests for postcards of battlefields and another for postcards of libraries. I have to stop and explain that most of what we get are postcards of motels and postcards of tourist attractions, with a small subsection of postcards of famous paintings. This makes browsing quicker for those people who are looking for, say, German New Year cards featuring pigs.
(No, we do NOT have any of the postcards from the Teich Collection for sale. This may be a GOOD thing. The list of subjects for that part of the Newberry's collection runs to 70 pages.)
Of course, all my decisions on category are random and capricious. I've been told as much many times, such as the occasion when I explained to a customer that she would have better luck looking for Gone With the Wind in the Literature section.
She pointed to the sign. "But this says Civil War!"
The number of customers frustrated because they can't find any gardening books in the Nature section seems to be expanding. Some of them chuckle warmly when I point to a sign not six feet away which identifies our Gardening section, while others demand to know who thought of THAT. There's generally at least one customer looking for books on wine who doesn't understand why we put them in Cookbooks, and one for demands to know why books on cigars are NOT in Cookbooks.
The Nature section DOES include books on how to care for your gerbil, and among the field guides to birds, snakes, and wildlfowers are what feels like thousands of books on cats. "You should have a Pets section!" a man snapped at me one year.
"We do," I said. "It's in the Nature section."
Some people have requests which are far less specific. A customer once handed me his card and asked him to call him every time I got books on twentieth century politics (I did not do so; I get the same number of hours in the day as everyone else.) And once upon a time a man dropped off books and said, "I'm coming to the sale in July."
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Painting a metal building.
I am sure for many of you this seems like a basic question. But I am very new to painting so please allow me this.
I have been prepping a metal storage building for the coming rainy season. I have removed the rust, and applied primer.
My question now is: I am ready to paint it, and I have an airless sprayer. I have never used the sprayer and curious as to what type of paint should be used. I can not consult the manual as it is no longer here. (previous workers lost it).
Any help and additional instructions/tips are greatly appreciated.
All you need to do is put a spray tip to match your paint Oil ot latex ( theres tips for either)and thin around 10% but make sure the paint can be thinned.
So what kind of Paint are you useing for your final coats and what is your sprayer ?
I'm having the sprayer brought over to me tomorrow. I work nights, and the day crew operates in another building. I will post more information tomorrow after I get the sprayer and the paint info. I do appreciate you taking the time to enlighten me! I was beginning to wonder if anyone would respond!
Ok, I have a Campbell Hausfeld airless sprayer system. I was able to get to their website and download the manual. Now I'm trying to locate a suitable paint.
Can someone explain to me how to estimate the amount needed for a job? The buildings dimensions are 18'L x 9'W x 10'H.
You have a total of 540 sqft of wall but this does not include any Gable ends. On the paint can it will tell you how many sqft per gallon it will cover then simply just do the math and add a little more.
I would go to your local Benjamine moore paint store and ask them whats the best product to put on that metal building. Also General paint has a product called Inviroguard. I use this all the time on metal doors, brick, stucco , doors and trims inside or out. When ever using a sprayer I always screen the paint first to make sure there are no particles that might plug up the sprayer but mix it up really well first. also do a few samples to get into the swing of things before tackeling the building. stay about 12" away from the wall, overlap half your spray pattern and keep the gun moving in the same direction you are going when you release the trigger so you don't get a heavy build up of paint.
quite right, as its always a good idea to ask the expert, instead of wasting time and money.
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Leon Puissegur
We have made several calls to find out just how our State Senator will be voting on the Feinstein "Gun Control" bill and have not gotten a clear and straight answer to the question of how she would vote. The last time we called, at about 10:30 Am today, the gentleman that answered said she had not read the proposal by Senator Feinstein yet and had not made her decision as of yet. To the "People' of Louisiana, especially those of us whom love our Guns of all types, this is NOT an answer we wish to hear. We were told that Senator Landrieu supports the Second Amendment, but has not made a decision on the Feinstein "Gun Control" idea. This seems to indicate that Senator Landrieu may not have a true and clear support of the Second Amendment since she, "..has not made a decision as of yet because she had not read the Feinstein bill.." This presents a huge problem since if she truly supports the Second Amendment and the Constitution, she should state without any doubt state that she will vote AGAINST any sort of "attack" upon the Second Amendment!
If Senator Landrieu and all the others that go AGAINST their Oath of office to, "…preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." This is very close to an act of treason since they have violated the Oath of Office by just presenting a bill that counters the very Constitution they took an Oath of Office to do as so stated!
We also felt the need to find out just how our Representative, Rodney Alexander felt about the "Gun Control" issue. We called his office and unlike Senator Landrieu's office, he was very quick to state without hesitation that he would NOT vote for any sort of "Gun Control" and supported the Second Amendment and the Constitution! With this, it seems that the only individual so far that is very hesitant to answer the question of what they would do when a vote about any sort of "Gun Control" comes up, is Senator Mary Landrieu. Does this mean that she will once again vote as she is maybe told to vote? Senator Landrieu keeps that question very much open since she does not have a solid response when it comes to being truthful to the people of Louisiana about the way she may vote on any sort of "Gun Control".
To give equal statements, we did contact Senator David Vitter and his office stated without hesitation that Senator Vitter would not support the Feinstein bill. The fact that Senator Vitter allows his people in his office to give out these statements indicates that Senator Vitter respects the rights so given by the Constitution and the Second Amendment.
Many will and in-correctly state that the Second Amendment was not written for the types of weapons we now have, but those whom wrote, signed and discussed the very Second Amendment and Constitution knew and had the great forethought to consider the reasons why the People should have the same type of weapons and the freedom to own them. This can be witnessed by some of the statement by these great men as noted below.
"The Constitution preserves "the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation…(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." – James Madison, The Federalist, No. 46
"The right of the people to keep and bear…arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country…" –James Madison, I Annals of Congress 434 (June 8, 1789)
"(The Constitution preserves) the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation…(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." –James Madison
"If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government…" – Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist (#28)
"To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them." – George Mason
"The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States." – Noah Webster, "An Examination into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution (1787)
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
– George Washington
The Preamble to the Bill of Rights explicitly states that these amendments to the Constitution were put in place to restrain the federal government and discourage abuse. Ratified Dec. 15, 1791, it reads:
"THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution. "
"The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms." – Samuel Adams
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." – Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers
Just these few quotes alone present the very idea that the writers and others had strong ideas about just what the Constitution and Second Amendment means. These men knew that a People unarmed would succumb to the government that then "Controls" them. We should also seriously consider what Ben Franklin stated at that time in reference to being armed;
"Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who didn't. " – Ben Franklin
In this case we could restate what Franklin said to present times as such;
"Those whom surrender their Guns will end up becoming servants to those whom made that request" Leon Puissegur 2013
Given all these facts about the ideas behind the Second Amendment, it becomes very clear that the right to own weapons was a deep thought by the men whom wrote the Constitution and lead this nation at the earliest times. It also brings into question whether or not when any person in either house files a bill which clearly go against the very idea of the Constitution commits an act of treason in filing such a bill? This is one question that many in both houses of Congress fail to enforce due to their very weak will to stand up for the very Constitution they took an Oath to defend and in defense of the Constitution, those whom file bills which attack the Constitution should be brought up on charges of Impeachment at the very least! It is now time for "WE THE PEOPLE" to take a very strong stand, especially in Louisiana!
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Another great clip. Aviator, I worked for the Marines three years when I was in the Navy. Well maybe not real Marines since it was the brown shoe Marines. Any case they were great. Well maybe not great... How am I doing? I'm just kidding. Please don't come looking for me.
I was friends with a man who received a battlefield commission in the Marines in Korea. He eventually became a Captain. At his funeral, the Marines sent an honor guard commanded by a Captain. After the funeral, they returned to their van and waited until the attendees had departed. Only then did they start their vehicle and leave the area. They looked active duty and I can not imagine how far they had to drive to get to our little berg. But they were in no hurry to rush home. The final measure of respect for a fellow Marine. I admire the Marines for what they do and how they do it.
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The Leonard Lopate Show
Playwriting vs. Screenwriting
Writing for stage and film presents some unique challenges. Two men who've done both, David Rabe and Kenneth Lonergan, join us to talk about their experience writing for the different mediums and adapting their work from one format to another. Lonergan's screen writing credits include: "You Can Count on Me" and "Gangs of New York." His plays include "Lobby Hero," "The Waverly Gallery," and "This is Our Youth." Rabe's has written "Hurlyburly," "Sticks and Bones" and "In the Boom Boom Room" for the stage. His screenplays include "The Firm" and "Casualties of War."


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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Auckland apartment in Newton, walk to Auckland Town Hall
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Located in Newton, this luxury apartment is within a 10-minute walk of Grafton Bridge and Auckland Town Hall. University of Auckland and Sky Tower are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Property Features
This apartment features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk are onsite.
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All 151 apartments feature kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and dishwashers. Free WiFi and free wired Internet are standard, as are flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Weekly housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Waldorf St Martins Apartments Hotel features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury apartment also offers laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 151
- Elevator/lift
- Luggage storage
- Number of floors - 18
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Separate dining area
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
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- DVD player
- Separate sitting area
- Phone
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
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- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Private bathroom
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- Shower only
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- Balcony
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- Separate living room
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Separate dining area
- Dishwasher
- Stovetop
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
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Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
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Recreational amenities at the apartment include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 30.00 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 30 per night.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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Parking must be booked prior to arrival. Parking is subject to availability and is not guaranteed. Upon arrival, guests will receive a parking permit at check-in and a key access card for the parking area. Vehicles may not exceed 2.1 metres in height. The property does not have van or large vehicle parking. Cars that do not display parking permits will be towed.
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- Fee for continental breakfast: NZD 10 per person (approximately)
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As time goes along, this Bassmaster Classic win seems more and more extraordinary. This one is the real deal. They're all special, of course, but this one really means a lot to me.
I had a tough Classic last year. With the benefit of hindsight I made a bad decision about where to fish on the first day. Along with that, I don't feel that I fished the way I should have on Lay Lake in 2007.
2010 really makes me feel good. In some ways it was a tough Classic. As you know from reading my daily postings, I missed some of what was going to happen — first thinking that one big day would win it and then believing there'd be three big days. Nevertheless, it all worked out in the long run.
Along with those positive thoughts, however, I have some concerns. There are people — well-financed, dedicated and hard-working — whose goal it is to ban recreational sportfishing. They approach it in a variety of ways, but, if they succeed, the result will be that you'll not be able to take your son or daughter fishing on Saturdays.
This isn't about BASS, FLW or any other tournament organization. It's about recreational sportfishing in general, the core of what we, as Americans, do in our spare time. It's serious.
One of the great things about being a Bassmaster Classic champ is that it gives you a platform from which to speak. I intend to use my platform this year to speak in favor of recreational sportfishing and to fight these people tooth and nail.
I want to make our case to the people in the middle, those who don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. Men and women who fish are already on our side; those in the animal rights movement are already against us. If we can get the middle-of-the-roaders, we'll win for sure.
While I was in Birmingham, several of us — bass fishing personalities — filmed short segments for public service announcements to start fighting back against these extremists. As the year goes on we'll be doing more. I'll give you the details in a future blog.
One last thing: Over the next few days I'll be writing an article for Bassmaster.com about this year's Classic — what happened on the stage and in the press conferences, and what an extraordinary event it was. It'll detail all the things that it takes to put one on, along with the men and women who sacrifice so much to make it look easy. I'm asking you to read it when it's posted.
As a sport, we need to say thanks to the fans, the volunteers, the vendors, the sponsors, the media, BASS personnel, BASS and ESPN. They do one heck of a job under sometimes difficult circumstances.
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Funny sewage emails - You can't make them up!
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Snippets from last month's emails to WTE Ltd:
"The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is cleared."
"Will you please send a man to look at my water, it is a funny colour and not fit to drink"
"Our lavatory seat is broken in half and now is in three pieces."
"Our septic tank has backed up and our kitchen floor is damp. We have two children and would like a third, so please send someone round to do something about it."
"Please send a man with a big digger to do the job and satisfy my wife"
" My sewage plant is in the shrubbery, but my bush is really overgrown round the front. Will this stop air getting to it and make it smell?"
"My drains at the back are broken and my back passage has fungus growing all over it"
"Dear James, How are you. Why do you answer my questions?"
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Amazing Video: Motorcyclist Hit By Deer
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Braden Childers was minding his own business on the open road, trying to win a West Virginia motorcycle race, when all of a sudden a deer jumped right at him. Childers and the deer both hit the pavement, but both walked away unscathed. Check out the incredible video to see the collision for yourself. Also, in another story, it turns out that Jedis are real and are being trained in the galaxy of San Francisco.


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Since the announcement at Shot Show 2010 KWA fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the MARK series of 1911 pistols. These brand new pistols come along during a recent up swing in a trend of tactical 1911s that have swept the industry. KWA's entries are engineered to outperform and surely they will. Utilizing the best materials along with their track record for superior craftsmanship, the MARK 1911 series is sure to blow away the competition. Available in a variety of configurations, deciding which one is your favorite may be the most difficult part of all. Known for their great performance, reliability and not to mention, their great customer support, KWA has been satisfying airsofters for many years.
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Health care consortium awards scholarships
Indiana County Health Care Careers Consortium has awarded two $500 scholarships to Indiana County students.
Autumn Shellhammer, of Commodore, a student at Purchase Line High School, was awarded a scholarship. she is planning to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania for pre-physical therapy and natural sciences.
The second scholarship was awarded to Timothy A. George Jr., of Indiana.
A sophomore at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. George works at the Ambulance Service Management Corp.
The Health Care Career Consortium said it was impressed with both students' dedication to the health care field as well as their work in the community.
In addition, the consortium awarded two scholarships to attend Certified Nursing Assistant training at Westmoreland County Community College.
Scholarship recipients were Beverly Ann Debnar, of New Florence, and Donna Nagg, of Clarks-burg.
Consortium officials said both individuals had impressive credentials and a strong commitment to the health care field.


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HRISHIKESH (RICK) D. VINOD, PhD
Director: Institute for Ethics and Economic Policy
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Fax: 718-817-3518
Copyright H. D. Vinod.
Link to Curriculum Vitae for Prof. Vinod describing his education (Harvard Ph. D.), honors (Fellow Journal of Econometrics), 100 publications and downloadable research documents.
Course Outline Spring 2017 Econometrics II has details about diary
Regression of pie sales on price and advertising
Detailed Notes on Using FREE SOFTWARE CALLED R
Easy reference card for R language
Some R programs for regression, ridge regression, etc.
List of Functions for Regression in R
Comprehensive Class Notes on Matrix Algebra-part1
Comprehensive Class Notes on Matrix Algebra-part2
Regression Algebra and Restricted Least Sq
Hypothesis Testing and Greene's Gasoline example
Maximum Lkhd Estimation Theory and Fair's Application
Parametric and nonparametric bootstrap example in R
SimpleBootstrap Example, Double-Sharpe-Ratio
Data for the Bootstrap Example, Excel file for Double Sharpe Ratio
Table of properties of basic distributions
Course Outline Spring 2009 Econometrics II
Listing of Diary Assignments for Econometrics II
Simultaneous Equation Models powerpoint
R-language Klein I model software and discussion
Quiz Hints Klein model Simult. eq. models
Cointegration Notes Download Cointegration Overheads Download (Coint.files Need special fonts).
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Davidson-McKinnon book chapter 2 notes
SingualarValue Decomposition and Ridge Regression Notes
Davidson-McKinnon book chapter 3 notes
Davidson-McKinnon book chapter 4 notes
Davidson-McKinnon book chapter 5 notes
Alan G Isaac has useful site for all
economics related software including Gauss at
Unit Root papers by Vinod Download
Download Limited Dep.notes.
Download LIMDEP computer package installation etc. notes.
Autoregressive and Distributed Lag Models
Student Term Paper Topics Spring 2005
Simple two equation macro economic model as a simultaneous equation model to illustrate structure and reduced form in matrix notation.
Two stage least squares viewed as GLS
Two stage least squares as special case of k-class estimator
Simultaneous equations IV estimation, indirect least squares and formal identification condition.
three stage least squares as GLS
R software for Klein I model by John. Fox
Gauss Software for Klein I model by Mr.Uldis
Writing Klein I model as simult. eq. model in matrix notation
Unit Root and Cointegration tests in R examples
Chicken-Eggs cointegration example in R
Free word processing including WinShell interface is given in
LATEX help Presentation Software called BEAMER
A dissertation template zip file useful for any Fordham Dissertation by A. Talha Yalta
also has a very good template. page size needs to be changed in pdftex.cfg
configuration file
For proper reading of the mathematical formulas in very few of my downloadable (.pdf) files it is necessary to download this zip file: special EXP software Fonts Simply Unzip to C:\windows\fonts [Hint: For example, click on "My Computer", go to C:\WINDOWS\FONTS Directory and copy the unzipped file in that directory]. Exp "VIEWER" is available for free download at website http://www.expswp.com
Free Software Tools by Vinod in GAUSS and R language and some math-typing tricks in MS-Word.
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Hotel Casa Vazquez
Featuring a rooftop terrace, Hotel Casa Vazquez puts you within a 10-minute drive of Picasso's Birthplace and Malaga Amphitheatre. Freebies like WiFi and self parking are added perks, and guests looking to stay active can check out the nearby hiking/biking trails. DVD players and room service are offered in all rooms.