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I'm planning on building a bumper, want to start modeling it in Solidworks. I need the dimensions of the frame/bumper mount, but it's -20C outside and I don't want to take my bumper off
Basically I'm hoping someone either doesn't have their bumper on, has a tape measure, and is in a helpful mood, or already has the dimensions I'm looking for
The dimensions I would like to know:
The bolt-pattern of the mount (ie - each 4 bolt piece):
- the distance the holes are apart, the diameter of the holes, as well as the dimensions of the rectangular piece.
The distance between the 2 mounts (from inside edge to inside edge would work great)
The horizontal distance between the front of the mount, and the grill.
The vertical distance between the top of the mount (and frame rails) to the bottom of the grill.
And finally, the approx width of the bottom of the grill (ie - the minimum width the bumper would have to be before it's too narrow).
Anyway, thanks in advance if anyone can help me Once I get the measurements I'll build a solidworks model and post it here.


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Enrique Vara uses pictorial codes and symbols to describe the spiritual dimensions that co-exist with our daily lives. The artist brings to light man's instinctive search for meaning beyond the day-glow aestheticism of modern day materialism. By embracing the neon palette of popular culture and applying it with religious care, Vara creates a positive assurance of spiritual purpose within the modern world.
Enrique Vara was born in Madrid 1943 and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid. He has exhibited primarily with Egam Gallery, Madrid but also with Marlborough Fine Art, Tossan-Tossan Gallery, New York, and Seilerstatte in Vienna. His work can be seen at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Vitoria, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Ibiza and the Museum of the Real Academia, Madrid.


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The series creator feels the need to use the shooting scene'as a catalyst that will lead to the final season, insisting that it's not meant to be a political statement about gun violence.
"Sons of Anarchy" season 6 premiere became talk of the town when it was screened at TCA summer press tour last August. Now that it has hit airwaves, series creator Kurt Sutter once again explains the controversial scene in the September 10 episode.
At the end of the episode titled "Straw", [SPOILER ALERT!] a boy opened fire in a school, which might open the wound caused by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a few months ago. Like the first time he defended the scene, Sutter says that he had mapped this story three years ago and didn't film it just to be controversial.
"I've wanted to do that story for about three years," he says. "I know obviously that it would be somewhat controversial, but I feel like as much as I wouldn't do something because it was controversial, I'm also not going to do something because it is [controversial]. It's an organic story to our world; thematically, it's the right fit."
Sutter believes the timing is right because the shooting and other events in the season opener "are really the catalyst for the third act of this morality play we're doing." He adds, "It sets everything in motion for this season that will ultimately lead to the end that then will bring us into the final season and what I see as the ultimate comeuppance of everything in terms of the series."
Asked why it had to be a 11-year-old boy who did the shooting and why it was set in elementary school, he explains, "I felt like I wanted it to be close enough to Jax's son's age to impact him. Somehow when you move it to high school and you're doing it with teenagers, not that it makes it okay by any means, but there's more responsibility on the individual at that point."
He continues reasoning, "When it's a child like that, who really can only be influenced by outside things, whether it's religion, obviously there's some mental illness going on ... To me, it puts the burden more on the people that caused it, rather than the individuals."
Sutter did seek approval from FX Networks CEO John Landgraf before he wrote the story. Landgraf even justifies the scene, telling TV Guide, "If you're going to portray things, you should portray them honestly and fully, and you should be willing to confront the consequences of it," adding that they agreed from the beginning "that he was going to find a way of portraying it that was respectful, that was non-explicit."
Sutter additionally says that he wasn't "making a political or social statement about gun violence" with the scene. "If it furthers [the debate] and brings more awareness and ultimately helps it, all that is great. But that's not my job," the screenwriter/producer stresses.
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How to Construct a Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) Garden Bed
To construct a Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) Garden Bed, you start by leveling off a plot of land with string. By placing four stakes in the ground to make a rectangle of your choice as shown in the figure at the right.
As shown by the red arrows you can measure the length of the diagonals with a tape measure. If they are the same the same distance apart you can assume that your lines are perpendicular to each other.
After confirming that you have staked out a rectangle you can now determine what height you would like your beds to be. For reference our height was 18 inches or the equivalent of two blocks high. At the lowest of the four corners measure from the ground up to your bed height. From the low corner tie and level a string line to the other two corners at the height you just measured, and from those two corners tie and level a string level to the last corner forming a rectangle.(Like above)
From there you can place blocks using the sting lines as guidelines to check square and straightness of the bed. Another thing to note is to stager the joints of the bed wall otherwise your bed walls will just fall over. For beds like ours I typically layout the first layer using the strings lines and a level then I fill in the holes in the center of the block with dirt. Then I layout hardware cloth across the first layer and cut and fold it into the bed by making diagonal cuts at the corners. Then I place the top layer, stake it down with rebar and fill the beds and the top blocks with soil. Note: Each terrain is different and you may need to adjust the last steps to place the bed as your grade changes. Also you can stake off multiple beds if they are the same width and length and are in line with each other.
Climate Battery Garden Bed System
This group of pictures shows the creation of specialty beds we have constructed for growing crops in the greenhouse in winter without using the heater.
The bed system utilizes a climate battery which is constructed out of two layers of stacked concrete block (CMU). A perforated pipe manifold (image A) is placed on top of sheet insulation, and is then encased in gravel (images B and C). Next, a third layer of block is placed around the bed and the entire bed is filled in with soil (image C). The inside manifold comes out the wall end of each of the 12' x 4' beds and two beds are joined together and share a fan (image C).
Each winter day, solar heating of the greenhouse will rise to the peak and will be driven into the climate battery. Each night this collected heat will radiate into the soil, warming it beneath the plants (image D).
Image B: gravel is used to encase
Image C: gravel is raked across
Image C: finished beds, filled with soil
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The other musical guests who perform in front of President Obama during the special benefit concert include Victoria Justice and The Band Perry.
After being taped on December 11, the 30th anniversary of "Christmas in Washington" concert finally aired over the weekend. Soon after the broadcast, footage from the special charity gig flooded the web featuring the likes of Justin Bieber and Jennifer Hudson making live performances in front of President Barack Obama, his family and guests.
"I'm so excited now to introduce our first performer 'cause we both have a lot in common. We both young, handsome and the subject of millions of young women's desires, plus we both still live with our parents," so host Conan O'Brien introduced Bieber to the attendees. The teen singer performed "Mistletoe" and returned to the stage to sing "Away in a Manger".
J-Hud also delivered two songs that night when taking the stage at the National Building Museum. Wearing a sparkly taupe Pamella Rolland dress, the former finalist on the third season of "American Idol" helped spread holiday cheers by caroling two Christmas classics, "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and "O Holy Night".
The other musical guests were Victoria Justice, Cee-Lo Green and The Band Perry. The Nickelodeon songstress did a medley of "Winter Wonderland" and "Let It Snow", the Gnarls Barkley star played his own spin on "This Christmas" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", while the country music trio crooned "I'll Be Home for Christmas".
All the performers joined Mr. President and his family to wrap up the gig by singing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Before the last number was delivered, each star got their own solo sets as part of the closing medley. While Bieber and J-Hud performed "Away in a Manger" and "O Holy Night" respectively, Justice delivered "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", Cee-Lo caroled "Silent Night", and the Band Perry did "Mary Did You Know".
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I'm back from Napa. I forget how COLD it is in northern CA. I packed nothing but summer dresses and they were all short-sleeved or sleeveless, including the tops I wore to shoot both nights. It was cold and we both had our fair share of mosquito bites. Poor Jonathan really swelled up though. So now we know, wear long sleeves and apply bug repelent sun block when we shoot in Napa. But everything was gorgeous there and I can't wait to share pictures! Worth every mosquito bite. 🙂
So on a more happier note than bug bites, congrats to M on her wedding! I can finally share these long awaited boudoir photos! We got to shoot in the famous Skye Blu studio, where my inspiration for wedding photography all began. In a nutshell, my passion/career all began with a bouoir shoot in this studio – you can ask me for the back story if you're interested. 🙂 But how amazing was it to be back in this studio on the other side of the camera! Thanks Danielle! I love you!
Most of the photos are for his eyes only (lucky guy!), but M graciously allowed me to share these more discrete photos with you all (lucky us!).
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Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did. I'm feeling a little under the weather since Napa (must've been the cold), so I'm going to hit the sack early tonight. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and have a great week! Sorry if I haven't responded to your email yet. I will catch up with my emails tomorrow.


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East Anglia, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2007
As world leaders prepare to discuss conservation-friendly carbon credits in Bali and a regional initiative threatens a new wave of deforestation in the South American tropics, new research from the University of East Anglia and Brazil's Goeldi Museum highlights once again the irreplaceable importance of primary rain forest.
Working in the north-eastern Brazilian Amazon the international team of scientists undertook the single-largest assessment of the biodiversity conservation value of primary, secondary and plantation forests ever conducted in the humid tropics. The study was partly funded by the UK Government's Darwin Initiative and their findings are reported in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Over an area larger than Wales, the UEA and museum researchers surveyed five primary rain forest sites, five areas of natural secondary forest and five areas planted with fast-growing exotic trees (Eucalyptus), to evaluate patterns of biodiversity.
Following an intensive effort of more than 20,000 scientist hours in the field and laboratory, they collected data on the distribution of 15 different groups of animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) and woody plants, including well-studied groups such as monkeys, butterflies and amphibians and also more obscure species such as fruit flies, orchid bees and grasshoppers.
"We know that different species often exhibit different responses to deforestation and so we sought to understand the consequences of land-use change for as many species as possible," said Dr Jos Barlow, a former post-doctoral researcher at UEA.
At least a quarter of all species were never found outside native primary forest habitat - and the team acknowledges that this is an underestimate. "Our study should be seen as a best-case scenario, as all our forests were relatively close to large areas of primary forests, providing ample sources for recolonisation," said Dr Barlow.
"Many plantations and regenerating forests along the deforestation frontiers in South America and south-east Asia are much further from primary forests, and wildlife may be unable to recolonise in these areas.
"Furthermore, the percentage of species restricted to primary forest habitat was much higher (40-60%) for groups such as birds and trees, where we were able to sample the canopy species as well as those that live in the forest under-storey."
These results clearly demonstrate the unique value of undisturbed tropical forests for wildlife conservation. However, they also show that secondary forests and plantations offer some wildlife benefits and can host many species that would be unable to survive in intensive agricultural landscapes such as cattle ranching or soybean plantations.
"Although the protection of large areas of primary forest is vital for native biodiversity conservation, reforestation projects can play an important supplementary role in efforts to boost population sizes of forest species and manage vast working landscapes that have already been heavily modified by human-use" explained Dr Carlos Peres, who leads the UEA team.
But, when carbon-credits from Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDDS) are tabled for the first time at the Bali meeting next month, decision makers should beware of seeing fast-growing exotics such as eucalyptus as a carbon sink solution to the world's emissions problems. If agreed upon by world leaders REDDs offer an extraordinary opportunity to generate funds to support the long-term protection of large areas of intact forest habitat
Pristine forests are home to over half of all terrestrial species in the world and their loss would impoverish the planet. Far better to save primary forest from deforestation in the first place," added Dr Peres. "That way we maximize both the biodiversity and carbon value of whole landscapes."
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It is easy to feel anxiety about children making a seemingly adult decision. At the age of 14, it is very natural for your daughter to be interested in dating. It is not ok, however, for her to be threatening you with going behind your back and dating anyway.
Your daughter seems to be trying to include you in her decision to date. This is a good thing, showing that your daughter trusts you and is willing to talk with you. She has also come up with a scenario in which you can meet this boy and get to know him. You may want to take her up on her offer. She is trying to keep the lines of communication open and let this boy get to know you as well. The more you know the people in your daughter's life, the better you will be able to know what is going on in her life and be able to protect her.
Invite her boyfriend to have dinner with your family. That way, you can get more than just one opinion on who this boy is and if he is appropriate for your daughter. If you have other children around your daughter's age, they may already know this boy and can offer you a better idea of what he is like when he is not in front of other adults.
Let your daughter know how you feel as well. Tell her that you are afraid that she will get hurt and that you are worried. It is ok if she knows your fears. That way, she'll understand there is a reason behind your caution and you are not just being strict for the heck of it.
If you are comfortable with the situation, let her go out with this boy. But also talk with her about your limits for the relationship. Agree to guidelines you both are comfortable with and make it a give and take. You allow her out to 10 pm with this boy, but she must call you every two hours for example. If you'd like, write it all down so there is no disagreement later.
As she learns the rules and handles herself well, let her have more freedom, but only to the level you feel ok with. Trust and honesty should be the main focus of your agreement.
I hope this has helped you,
I think letting her know how you feel would help. If she knows you are concerned about her and that you are worried she will get into trouble, she will think twice about her actions. I find that when mothers and daughters are close and talk, the daughters are more willing to see the effect of their behavior on not only themselves, but on their parents as well.
You are doing a good job. Keep in mind that you have been the best parent you can be. Now is the time to let go a little and trust in that good parenting. Your daughter is going to have to make her own mistakes to learn, but with your good parenting, she will make the best decisions she can.


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A defendant's right to discovery is not initiated until formal charges have been filed. The prosecution is under no obligation to provide discovery until the rules demand it. If the case is indicted on Friday then your lawyers can file immediate discovery motions and hopefully secure the appropriate test next week. If the test is untimely and was neglected by the prosecution, then your attorneys may use that fact in front of a jury to support reasonable doubt.
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The Acer Iconia Tab A500 has started receiving its portion of the Android 3.1 Honeycomb OTA update July 5th, judging from an Acer Germany Facebook page posting. We heard about this update back in May, although the promise was for the first weeks of June; still, beginning of July is not too shabby either.
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is a 10″ Honeycomb slate with nice aluminum back cover and all the bells and whistles one would expect from a self-respecting Android tablet.
At last check it also comes cheaper than most Android tablet offerings, selling for around $450 at places like Best Buy or Amazon, so whoever is the lucky owner of the Iconia Tab A500, the thought that the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update is coming over the air should be warming your hearts.
The move from 3.0 to 3.1 is an incremental update, bringing UI improvements, as well as connectivity for USB accessories. The default browser, calendar, contacts and email applications are also graced with new features, so this should suffice before Android Ice Cream Sandwich hits later this year.
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This is one of those rumors that is tough to get a handle on because we're right in the middle of what's possible and what's probable. The trouble is that for the most part the original Motorola Xoom was a bit of a disappointment. It shipped without LTE or a working SD card slot, and still doesn't have either feature. The Xoom didn't have a USB port, it was a bit heavy and hard to hold. And, to top it off, Honeycomb was rushed out and was a bit buggy until the 3.1 upgrade.
That's where we stand as we find out that a mysterious Motorola tablet has hit the FCC. We kind of want the Xoom 2 to come and erase the disappointing launch of the original Xoom (and therefore the Android tablet ecosystem overall). We want it so much that we're even trying to make an unidentified tablet in a promo to be the Xoom 2. Unfortunately, it seems far more likely that both are simply the Xoom LTE.
The FCC filing doesn't contain much information, but what we do know is that it has an LTE radio built in. It is also roughly the same size as the original Xoom measuring 259mm by 166mm, where the original Xoom was 249.1mm by 167.8mm.
The change in size and the promo video make it seem as though it could be the Xoom 2. But, it could simply be a slight redesign of the Xoom (to make it more friendly to hold) and a new marketing push for the LTE Xoom. In a way, that might be better than a full release of the Xoom 2, because it would be far better to see the Xoom 2 launch in the fall with a slimmer frame, a quad-core CPU and Ice Cream Sandwich, than it would be to have it launch now and likely be not much more than a slightly redesigned Xoom anyway.
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Let's be honest here, one of the major problems with the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi is its above average price point of $599 – one that's higher than the normal $500 we tend to see nowadays with premium Wi-Fi tablets.
Indeed, it's going to be a hard sell when you take into account the cheaper cost found with the Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Luckily though, Motorola is doing justice for the very first Honeycomb flavored tablet to hit the market by dropping its price down by $100. Flaunting that golden tablet price of $499 now, it's undoubtedly much more appreciative and might gain some visibility once again. However, Verizon's cellular connected version doesn't appear to get any love since it's still priced firmly at $599 with a 2-year contract.
So if you're in the market for a high premium tablet, then you'll have to include the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi into the mix of things now that it sports an even better price than before.
source: Motorola via Android Central
Without a doubt, we've already witnessed some of the advantages that the HTC Scribe Pen has to offer with the HTC Flyer, but for other tablet users out there, they're naturally limited to using their fingers to operate their tablets – and at the same time, accumulating some fingerprints and smudges.
Well, Samsung has something that might appeal to just about anyone using devices with capacitive touchscreens – the Galaxy Tab Conductive Pen. As its name implies, it's tailored to be used with Samsung's line of Galaxy Tab tablets, but it'll actually work on just about any device sporting capacitive displays. In fact, the conductive tip of the stylus allows it mimic your finger and offers all of the conveniences you'd expect – like making selections, tapping, and swipe gestures. Better yet, the best thing about it is the fact that it'll keep your device looking ever so clean.
If you simply tire of having to rely on your finger to interact with your touchscreen device, you can replace the experience with the Galaxy Tab Conductive Pen obviously. Priced at $19.99 for a single Conductive Pen, it sports an attractive design similar to what you find with any premium pen. So if that's good enough for you, then you can pick one up through Samsung's web site right now.
source: Samsung
As we reported, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer has been under heavy demand which means that the factories have been unable to catch up to sales even while continuing to churn out the tablet. And now, with other stores suffering with no inventory of the tablet, the device can be found in Office Depot stores and on the retailer's web site. The 16GB model will cost $399.99 while the 32GB version is priced at $499.99. Randy Wick, Vice President of Technology Merchandising for Office Depot had some kind words for the tablet when he said that "The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer truly stands out from other tablets currently on the market with its great price point and unique features, including the expandable keyboard dock".
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is loaded up with Honeycomb 3.1 and under the hood you will find a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. The 10.1 inch screen made of Gorilla Glass offers resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and gives the user great viewing angles. A 5MP camera is on the back of the unit while a 1.3MP shooter is on front, for self-portraits and video chats. The tablet is only 12.98 thick and weighs just 680 grams. The $149.99 optional docking station gives users a full sized QWERTY keyboard, 2 additional USB ports, a microSD slot and a multi-touch trackpad. Perhaps the best news is that the dock increases battery life by 6.5 additional hours to 16 hours.
If you have been looking to pick up the tablet and can't find one anywhere, you can now check out all of the Office Depot locations near you. But once the word gets out, the retailer might suffer the same fate as the other places that have been selling the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. Namely, empty shelves.
source: OfficeDepot via AndroidGuys
Samsung has just released a video showing off all of the features found in their Android Honeycomb powered Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet including the added functionality from their TouchWiz UX interface.
The video goes over all of the features found on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, but if you are already familiar and just want to see what the TouchWiz UX adds then skip to the 2:16 mark. For the most part it appears that Honeycomb keeps its normal appearance throughout the operating system. Most of the additions are purely functional.
During the demo you can clearly see that there is a wide array of new widgets that can be used to give users access to a ton of various content right from their home screen. Also shown off is the use of mini apps. Mini apps are smaller windows that can run with another app running right behind it. The tablet will have 6 mini apps once TouchWiz becomes available. This is just the tip of the iceberg as there is much more to check out with Samsung's user interface.
It is a little different than the stock Android experience, but it could very well be a welcomed improvement. Check out the video and tell us what you think in the comments below.
source: TabletPC Review via Clove
Do you remember the promotional video of Sony's S1 and S2 tablets that teased us not long ago? Well, the digital lovers are back and the next episode of their love tale is just as enchanting as the previous one. Once again, digitized emotions are flying back and forth across the gloomy room while a plethora of contraptions tick and beep adding an extra dose of tech-appeal to the story.
However, that is not all that we have to show you. The Sony S1 was the star of a recent YouTube video, which, thankfully, is not as brief as the one that the Sony S2 appeared in not long ago. Unfortunately, our Italian is not as good as we wish it was so we cannot really tell you what the narrator is describing exactly, but it seems like he is showing off the tablet's PlayStation Suite feature.
If that is not enough, feel free to check out the handful of photos of the Sony Tablet S1 and the Sony Tablet S2, that we happened to come across. We are treated to a closer look at the S1's oddly-shaped profile and it seems like the device's sloped back does not really make it as bulky as it appeared in its early photos.
So, do Sony's tablets seem appealing in any way to you, or do you think that they will simply fade away overshadowed by the Honeycomb competition? Do not hesitate to share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
source: Notebook Italia via SlashGear
Chiming in right on schedule, Sprint customers who happen to own the carrier's Samsung Galaxy Tab should be waking up to something special because the Gingerbread software update for the tablet is now available.
Keeping its promise of delivering the update by today, July 5th, the over-the-air update is available for download – though, Sprint is pushing it out in waves throughout the course of the week. However, if you're simply impatient and want to get right into Gingerbread with your Sprint branded Samsung Galaxy Tab, you can manually check for it under the Software Update section in the Android Settings menu. Indeed, the Gingerbread update brings forth some significant changes and improvements to better the overall tablet experience.
As much as we're happy to hear about this, we're still curious to know if other carrier versions of the tablet will be making the jump to Gingerbread as well in the near future – but in the meantime, Sprint owners can rejoice.
source: Sprint via Phandroid & Android & Me
The Toshiba Thrive has been up for pre-order for several weeks now, and we are sure that some of you have already taken advantage of the offer. However, if you simply do not have the patience to wait until the 10-inch tablet is ready to leave the warehouse, your nearest BestBuy store may have the Thrive in stock already.
According to numerous reports, Toshiba's Honeycomb-powered slate can be purchased at a number of BestBuy outlets. Our quick check showed that BestBuy does not have the tablet available online at this time, and neither does any other online retailer, for that matter. The bad part, though, is that the Thrive is retailing at about $50 more than what you would paid if you were to pre-order one instead – $479 and $579 for its 16- and 32-gigabyte versions respectively. Does that make BestBuy's offer any less tempting? Well, if you have your mind set on a Toshiba Thrive, perhaps it would be a better idea to put down your credit card as the tablet is expected to hit the market around July 10.
On the other hand, if waiting is something that you do not like and $50 are not going to break your bank, head down to a nearby BestBuy store and see if you can spot the tablet on the shelves over there. Make sure you let us know if you are a Toshiba Thrive owner already by bragging about it in the comments below!
source: Thrive Forums via SlashGear
The Samsung GALAXY Tab 8.9 may not be enjoying as much attention as its bigger brother is receiving, but something tells us that there are plenty of folks around waiting for it to launch. Unfortunately, the tablet's exact release date has been only a matter of speculation so far and has yet to be established even though the slightly bigger GALAXY Tab 10.1 has been out for more than a few weeks already.
However, some light has been shed on the matter just recently as word has come straight from Samsung representatives saying that "Those who are eagerly awaiting the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, must still wait a bit. The official date is delayed by a few weeks in mid-August." So, if you are among the ones who have been waiting to get their hands on a brand new Samsung GALAXY Tab 8.9, you can either wait patiently for another five weeks or so, or you can check out what other Honeycomb tablets are available out there.
One of the reasons that may be preventing the impressively thin GALAXY Tab 8.9 from launching in a timely manner is that Samsung was allegedly experiencing some display panel shortages. That may have lead to the need for some last minute tweaks under the hood of the tablet to be made, but, of course, we may never really know for sure. Well, whatever the troubles over at Samsung's busy workshops might be, let's hope that the GALAXY Tab 8.9 will be worth the wait.
source: MID Blog via Android Authority
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Vinny Returns to 'Jersey Shore,' Greeted by Roommates (PHOTOS)
The boys of the house, Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio , Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, greeted the "V" to their "MVP" as he carried a laundry bag full of stuff back into the beach house. According to TMZ, "Vinny and the cast went to dinner and a club … in an effort to heal the deep psychological wounds between them — and apparently it worked."
Prior to leaving the show, things were getting a little wild for Vinny once MTV picked up filming a few months ago.
Back in Florence, Italy where the cast was filming prior to Seaside, Vinny was out of sorts!!! The reality star was seen with his boys Pauly and Ronnie flirting with women of all shapes and sizes, and at times attempting to wrestle with his pals. At one point, he was snapped holding a bouquet of flowers and, for some reason, in the bulk of the pics he is wearing a completely ripped shirt!
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HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) -- A prosecutor says a convicted killer pleaded guilty to attempted murder after admitting he hit a 73-year-old Ohio woman in the head with a baseball bat because he wanted to go back to prison.
The Montgomery County prosecutor's office says 48-year-old John Mason pleaded guilty Friday in the Aug. 8 assault on a Huber Heights woman with whom he had been living.
Prosecutor's spokesman Greg Flannagan says Mason said "he would appreciate the maximum sentence." Mason faces up to 11 years in prison at his Nov. 14 sentencing.
Prosecutors say he hit the woman so hard that she now needs a prosthetic eye.
Mason was convicted of murder in Georgia in 1987 and had been on parole since 2007.


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Sorry, haven't had a chance to put thorough info in here yet. I'll try to get pictures also. For now, here
is what you need to know to inspect a mangle:
If you already know how to use one, you are ahead of the game, but this is written as if you were not an experienced
mangle user.
Safety Warning: It pains me to say this, but in today's
crime-ridden world, you should ask yourself, do I trust the seller of this mangle? Am I going out to an unknown location,
meeting an unknown person, all by myself? In fairness to mangle owners, my experience has been that they are a noble
and honest group. Besides, you can't exactly ask the mangle owner to carry the 200-lb. mangle to a public place for
this inspection. I've gone out to many a wierd location to inspect a mangle and never had a problem, but here a
few steps I recommend for your self-protection:
1. Let someone whom you trust know exactly where
you are going and what time you expect to be back. Ask them to call you at that time to confirm you are back.
2. Take along a friend, preferably someone you
would trust in a crisis and someone who would not be scared to death after reading this!
3. During the inspection, arrange for your friend
to be within sight of you but far enough away to present a problem to someone who might want to do you harm.
4. Both of you take cell phones.
Inspecting a mangle:
1. First, read all the steps on the previous page "How to find a mangle." This will tell you what to expect.
Plan on bringing the following things with you:
a. Some basic tools--at least a pair of pliars, screwdriver/s for
both phillips and standard screws, and a crescent wrench or a 9/16-inch end wrench to open the oil drain plug,
if necessary.
b. A small bottle of hydraulic jack oil (see below)
c. An old pillow case, sheet or thin towel to use in an ironing test.
d. A wooden chopstick or something similar to check gearbox oil level and
e. A rag to catch or wipe oil drips.
f. Something to use as an oil drain pan if you have to drain the oil
(see the oil servicing section for some suggestions).
g. A flashlight to see what you're doing, because mangles are usually
in someone's dark storage room or garage!
2. Make sure there is a source of electrical power to test the mangle.
3. Look at general condition of cabinet, outside and inside. If it's really dented or rusty and you plan
on using the cabinet, don't buy it! If you're only interested in the working parts, read on!
4. Confirm the model number (back of cabinet).
5. Look at power cord. If it's cloth-covered, and/or a two prong plug, and/or cracked or frayed, it will
need to be replaced with a three-prong plug (about a $10 job) so base your offer accordingly.
For the following steps, open the cabinet cover:
6. Look at the motor, the underside of the cabinet, and the inside near the gearbox and under the roller.
If it is badly coated with oily residue, there has either been a leak or machine has been tipped onto its side and oil has
leaked out of gearbox. If it looks bad, don't buy it!
7. Move anything with hinges (black formica forming board, white "wings" on the sides, cabinet cover). Do
they move freely?
8. Check the oil. Please read Oil Servicing before you go out to inspect. It's difficult to eyeball the oil quantity, but for inspection purposes, you
just need to see if there is any oil at all and that it's not congealed from lack of use.
Warning: Operating a gearbox with badly congealed or no oil could damage the many mysterious parts
I've always just peeked into the gearbox but I think the following "new" step is a better way ( I've never
used this, so if you try this and it's not practical, please let me know!):
a. Open the gearbox cover and dip your wooden chopstick as far down
to the bottom as you can get. Pull it out and see what clings to the wood.
b. If oil level is about an inch or so from the bottom, and it looks
viscous like motor oil, that's okay for testing.
c. If there's nothing at all, or you get clumps of congealed stuff like
a gel, you should probably drain the gearbox and add new oil. If it's really bad, you may want to fill once, drain,
and fill again to flush out the bad stuff (Mangle "purists" will say that you have to clean out the gearbox with some
type of solvent first, and that would be great in a perfect world, but I think using solvent would make this a way too complicated
process. The only reason I would do this is if, later in your inspection, you find that the knee levers and/or roller
do not operate properly. If you had the interest or the time during your inspection, and the owner didn't mind, you
could follow the "cleaning the gearbox" instructions in Oil Servicing).
Note: If you eventually buy this, be sure to drain the oil out if you plan on transporting
this with the cabinet laid flat. Instructions on draining are in "oil servicing" section. Please dispose of oil
in a environmentally responsible way.
9. Look at the roller. Does it have a nice cover? Are there scorch marks on the cover, indicating uneven
heating? If it's really scorched, that means heating element or thermostat problems and you probably do not want
this machine.
10. Check condition of the heating shoe (the silver heavy metal curved thing!)
If it's scorched, that's bad (see above on scorching). If it's just rusty or dirty, that can be fixed. Also
look for cracks. Cracks are a no-go.
11. Turn on the heat switch. Put thermostat lever at or just below mid-range.
Be careful! Don't burn your finger! After 3-5 minutes, carefully touch left, right, and center of heating
shoe. Does shoe heat evenly? If not, don't buy or plan on replacing the shoe/thermostat (a fairly big job and
requires another mangle to rob the shoe from!). Any bad smoking or excessive heat makes this a no-go. If your
inspection site is relatively quiet, you can try this step for checking the thermostat:
With the thermostat lever at a pretty high setting, listen for an electrical
buzzing sound which is the heating element at work. This sound is not always audible; I hear it about half the time.
If you hear it, turn thermostat lever down slowly and see if the buzzing goes away. If so, that's good because the heating
element has shut off based on your lower setting. There are more sophisticated ways to test the thermostat, involving
electrical test gadgets, but these are outside my field of expertise!
12. Turn on the motor switch. Motor should hum nice and quietly. Find a chair or something else to
sit on at the machine and operate the knee levers. One makes the roller lower onto shoe and rotate. The other
makes it stop. If none of this happens, check the red-tipped lever behind roller. This has two positions, "normal"
closer to roller and good for normal use and "released", or back away from roller. It should be in the normal position
for this test.
13. With your knees off the levers, and the roller just a little above the shoe, try practice ironing
the sheet or towel you brought. Realize that in practice, these things would have been sprinkled with water and
would be just a little damp but you probably won't do that here. Just operate the knee lever to get the roller
down on the shoe and feed your material into the machine. If it seems to feed in just fine, this part is okay.
14. If the machine is realtively clean and you've done all the steps above and nothing has clanked, burned, smoked
or stopped working, the machine is probably worth buying.
15. Again, a warning: If you buy this and need to lay it down for transporting, be sure and drain the oil!
Buying the Mangle, or, "How much should you pay?"
To understand mangle pricing you have to understand the following logic:
Let's face it, mangles are a thing of the past. These days, no reasonable person wants to spend his or her
time sitting at a machine doing ironing. That's why the Ironrite Company went out of business; no one wanted mangles!
So why are these things still in use? The same could be said about the Model T Ford. These are not practical
cars in modern times but there is a cult of people who spend a lot of money on them. There is a cult of Ironrite
mangle users. I believe that most people in this cult actually use the mangles. I use one every day to iron bed
and breakfast linens. I could go out and buy a Miele commercial ironing machine for over $2000 or I could use the old
Ironrite Model 75 that my friend gave me for free. Both do the same job. Once I used the Ironrite (at least 60
years old--the mangle that is!) I was hooked. It's kind of a thrill to use a machine that was built to last, and a further
thrill to maintain and repair it.
There are mangle owners out there who are not hooked and just want to get it out of their basement. If you locate
a "seller" like this, you might be able to get one for free. There are others who advertise mangles on eBay for as much
as $400. This type of seller knows the cult and knows people might be willing to pay big bucks for a good mangle.
So, what is a good mangle worth to you? If I had to pay $400 for a mangle, then needed to go out and buy a couple
more $400 mangles just for parts to maintain one operational mangle, I would soon approach the $2000 cost of a new Miele commercial
machine. I would give up and abandon the Ironrites.
Right now (February 2010) I can find operational Ironrite Model 85s or 95s for about $50. So it's still worth it
for me to be a member of the cult. They are becoming more and more rare, so the price may go up over time as mangles
wear out and are sent to the junk heap.
There is also the issue of location. If a person 200 miles away has a good mangle for sale for $50 but a person
one block away has a good one for $100, which is the better value?
Here is my bottom line advice on what to offer for a mangle:
If you are not in a hurry, pay no more than $50 for an "average" Ironrite. Pay no more than $100 for a "good" Ironrite
and no more than $150 for an "excellent" one.
If you just want it for certain parts, say so to the seller and offer less.
My own definitions:
Average: Small dents, scratches on cabinet. Little if any rust. Operates okay with no clicks or thumps
in motor or gearbox. May need a new cord. May some cleaning of heating shoe. Inside of case (where the ironing
actually happens) may need a little cleaning but is not irreparably stained or rusted. Muslin roller cover may be old
or a little brown, but not scorched. Castors (little wheels under the legs) all present but when rolled may thump a little
as wheels have worn down.
Good: Very few dents or scratches on cabinet. No rust. Heating shoe in ready-to-use condition.
Smooth, silent motor and gearbox and roller operation. Three-prong grounded power cord in good condition. Inside
of case, described above, is dusty only but otherwide ready to accept your best linens. Roller cover clean and ready
to use. Castors roll smoothly.
Excellent: Everything is shiny, clean and new-looking. Maybe a few little scratches on cover or legs but
inside is near-perfect. Gearbox has fresh, clean oil at correct level. Motor and gearbox operation very smooth
and silent. Roller cover looks new. Castors roll smoothly. Three-pronged power cord in good condition.
Ready to iron your best linens.
Questions or Suggestions? Contact me


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Peter Benson – Department Head of Photography. Professor of Photography. B.S., University of New Haven; M.A., Goddard College. Photography Instructor, Fairfield University; Director, Ferris Art Center; Staff Photographer, Yale University; Photographer for many national magazines. (1990)
Peter Miserendino – Department Head of Graphic Design. Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.A., Visual Arts/ Illustration, Syracuse University; Associates Degree, Commercial Arts, SUNY. Illustrator and Graphic Designer; Instructor of Graphic Design for Connecticut Institute of Art; Adjunct teaching graphic art production, Elizabeth Seton College; Assistant Art Director at Troll Assocation, Inc., Mahwah, NJ; Art Director, Images Design, Darien, CT; Production Artist, The Ad Team, Yonkers, NY; sole proprietor of PT Pie Illustration and Graphic Design, providing "on-line" art services creating digital, cartoon (including web animation), technical and fine art illustration to corporations world-wide, as well as graphic design services and materials with over 20 years experience in pre-press production. Also is a recording artist/performer and song writer of solo acoustic guitar instrumentals with CDs available on Lighthouse Records; member of ASCAP. (2002)
Pierre Strauch – Department Head of Interior Design. Professor in Interior Design. RA, CID, Designer, B. Arch., 1970 Yale University; Graduate School of Architecture. Taught at Yale University and Fairfield University. Owner of Architecture and contract design firm, New Haven. Bio in Barons, Who's Who in Interior Design; architecture projects published in Concrete Masonry Designs, and Home Magazine. Member: College Art Association and National Trust for Historic Preservation. Associate Fellow of Timothy Dwight College, Yale University. Art One-person and group exhibitions include: Art at the Capitol, Aetna Gallery and GE Corporate Gallery. Art included in corporate collections such as GE, Aetna and SNET. Art reviewed in New York Times, Hartford, Courant, etc. Art published in corporate catalogs. (1970)
Robert E. Zappalorti – Director of the Division of Fine Arts/ Illustration/Foundation. Professor of Fine Arts. Diploma, Paier School of Art; B.F.A., Albertus Magnus College; painter, author; exhibitor: New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Trinity College, Gallery-on-the-Green, Osage Gallery, Gallery 86, and Douglas Gallery; recipient, Benedictine First Prize. Represented by Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich CT, NYC, Nantucket MA. Member: Collegiate Press Editorial Advisory Board. (1971)
Rob Hazen Adams – Lecturer in Interior Design; M. Arch., Syracuse University, Cutler, Revels Study Abroad Scholarship, International Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy; Structures Teaching Assistantship; Design Studio Teaching Assistantship; Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture, North Carolina State University; Intern Architect, Centerbrook Architects; Architectural Intern, Bread Loaf Corporation, Middlebury, VT; freelance designer, sun room addition, Raleigh, NC; Acquisitions Aide, North Carolina State University Nation Golden Key Honor Society, AIAS, math tutor. (2001)
Peter Benson – Professor of Photography. (See Academic Services section)
Peter Bonadies – Professor of Fine Arts and Study Abroad Coordinator. B.F.A., Sculpture, University of Connecticut; M.F.A., Sculpture, Massachusetts College of Art; University of Florence, and University of Urbino, Italy. Instructor: Raffaello Academy, Urbino Italy, SCSU, University of Connecticut, Massachusetts College of Art. Recent lectures at Drew University, Trinity College, New Britain Museum of American Art, FATE Conference. Commissioned sculptor. Founder CPR4Art. Affiliated with College Art Association, FATE, CT Sculpture Society. Recent exhibitions at UConn, Huntington and Bakalaar Galleries, Boston, MA; ECSU. Permanent display, AIN, New Haven. (2000)
Richard A. Brassil – Lecturer in Graphic Design. Diploma, Paier College of Art. Art Director/Designer, Silverman Design Group, and Davidoff & Partners; partner, Hubbard/Brassil Advertising; free-lance with Sprowl Assocation, Sillery Mayer & Partners, Weston Creative Assoc., The River Group, and Barry Blau & Partners. Winner of Best of Show, Connecticut Art Directors' Club; ANDY Award, the Advertising Club of New York; and awards from Communication Arts Magazine, and The Advertising Clubs of Hartford and Fairfield County. (1997)
Tara Cantore – Lecturer in General Education. M.S., Journalism, Quinnipiac University, CT. B.A., Duel Major: History and Political Science, Coastal Caroline University, SC. Multimedia Editor at Asset International, CT. Editor: Home Living CT and Decades Magazines. (2012)
Andrew Cimmino – Lecturer in General Education. M.S., Natural Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 6th Year, Administration and Supervision, SCSU, CT. M.S., Biology, SCSU, CT. M.A., Education, Fairfield University, CT., B.S., Biology, Fairfield University, CT. Certified biology and chemistry instructor. Professional Experience: Elementary School Principal, Assistant Director of Science, Chemistry and science instructor. (2013)
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Glen Curtis – Lecturer in Photography. St. Petersburg Junior College. Academy for Forensic Photography and Crime Scene Investigation. Freelance Commercial Photographer; Prepress Consultant. Member: Professional Photographers of America; Professional Photographers Association of New England. CT Professional Photographers Association. (2002)
Rosemary DeLucco-Alpert – Lecturer in Photography. B.A. in Communications. University of Connecticut Freelance Photographer. Published in national magazines including U.S. Kids, Good Housekeeping; Weekly reader. Cover Photography, "Caduceus" vol.3, Publisher Yale University New Haven. Numerous professional workshops. Studied under Ansel Adams in California. Numerous exhibitions including: Cilantro's, Guilford; R.J. Julia's, Madison; Casey Greene Gallery, Willimatic; The Playhouse on the Green, Bridge- port; Yale Shoreline Medical Building, Guilford; Connecticut Hospice, Branford; Shoreline Arts Trail, Guilford. Member: American Society of Picture Professionals, The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, and the Shoreline Arts Trail. (2002)
John B. DiGioia – Professor of Graphic Design. Diploma, Paier School of Art. Graphic designer; formerly art director, BBD&O; art director, Early Years magazine; member, Art Directors Service, NY; New Haven Advertising Board; American Cancer Society; Graphic Design advisory board, Tunxis Community College; member, CT Art Directors Club; Award recipient of the Society of Illustrators; Ad Directions; Linweave Creative Papers; Connecticut Craftsmen; Ford Motor Company; Connecticut Graphic Arts; Christmas Seals. (1967)
John F. Falato – Professor of Fine Arts. Diploma, Paier School of Art; B.F.A., University of Hartford. Instructor: Greens Farms Academy, Silvermine College of Art. Advertising and illustration, Lennon and Newell, Inc., NYC. Represented in many public and private collections. Recipient of numerous prizes and awards including 1999 Weir Farm Award of Merit, Arts for the Parks Competition. Published in Art from the Parks, North Light Books, 2000. Represented by Harmon-Meek Gallery, in Naples, FL and by Fischbach Gallery, NYC. (1985)
Terence Falk– Lecturer in Photography. B.F.A., Cum Laude, Photography, University of Bridgeport. Thirty years experience in fine art and commercial photography, which included assignments for annual reports and editorial clients. Master exhibition black and white printer for Richard Avedon, Bruce Davidson, Philippe Halsman, Horst, Duane Michals, Eva Rubinstein, and Rodney Smith. Exhibited widely in New England and New York. Selected in 2003 as one of only several photographers (out of nearly one-thousand applicants) to exhibit in the "Biennial Exhibition of the Portland Museum of Art", in Portland, Maine. Solo exhibitions include, "Borrowed Light: The Photographs of Terence Falk," at The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport, Maine (2004). Also showed at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (1996) and The Fitchburg Museum of Art in Massachusetts (1996) as one of three photographers cited among the twenty-five top contemporary artists in New England for their annual "New England/New Talent" exhibition. Teaching includes advanced classes at the Creative Arts Workshops and at The University of Bridgeport, in Connecticut. Currently on the faculty at Maine Photographic Workshops, F.I.T. in New York and Paier College of Art, in Hamden, Connecticut. Awarded an Artists Residency Fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Sweet Briar, Virginia and a Weir Farm Visiting Artist Fellowship at Weir Farm Art Center, in Wilton, Connecticut. (2006)
Magge Gagliardi – Lecturer in General Education. M.F.A., Illustration, University of Hartford, CT. B.F.A., Illustration, Paier College of Art, CT. Attended the School of Visual Arts, NYC. Freelance Illustrator. Lead Scenic Artist, Hartford Children's Theatre, CT; Graphic Designer, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT. Numerous Publications, Exhibitions and Awards. Member: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; Society of Illustrators, NY The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA Six Summit Gallery, Ivoryton, CT. (2013)
Khanlar Gasimov – Lecturer in Fine Arts. M.A. in Sculpture, University of Art, Baku; BFA in Sculpture, College of Arts, Baku; School of Arts, Baku (former USSR). Majority of recent works are held by collectors in London, Moscow, Geeneva, Antwerpen, Tel Aviv, Jersusalem, and Toronto. Some selected commisions and ehibitions of sculptures including: Fifty-fourth Venice Biennale and numerous solo shows in Canada, Jerusalem, Moscow and Baku. (2010)
Richard Gedney – Lecturer in Interior Design. Founder and owner of Kitchens by Gedney, Madison CT. Certified lighting consultant for CT Light and Power Company. Published in Good House-Keeping Magazine. Chapter representation for the Southern New England Chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association. (2002)
Michael Grimaldi – Lecturer in Photography and Graphic Design. B.F.A., Photography, Pratt Institute, NY. Ford Foundation Grant Recipient. Owner: M. Grimaldi Studio, Milford CT since 1981. Artistic and commercial photography; Corporate and advertising photography. Taught at Parsons School of Design, NY; Upsala College, NJ. Numerous group exhibitions and books. (2005)
Albert Guarnieri – Lecturer in Graphic Design and Photography. Graphic preparation artist in the printing industry since 1978, holds a Masters Card, for Offset Color Camera and Offset Scanner Operation issued by Master Printers of America, a division of the Printing Industries of America Inc. Expert in many graphic software which where developed for the printing industry, strong emphasis on image retouching. Commercial Photographer with Graphics House, 1973–1978. Studio photographer for many fine studios; Jay Storm and Creative Studio in New Haven, CT and studied portraiture with S. Andre Petrelle. Photography contract for the 1973 Albertus Magnus Yearbook and Secretary/Treasurer and photographer/graphic designer for the Marine Mammal Recovery Foundation. (2001)
Jason Hickey – Lecturer inInterior Design. M. Arch., Northeastern University, MA. B.S., Fine Arts/Architecture, Northeastern University, MA.. Designer/Architect. Numerous architectural projects both private and corporate. LEED AP., Assoc., AIA. (2013)
Brittney Hill – Lecturer in General Education. M.F.A., Creative Writing, Fairfield University, CT. B.A., Psychology, Fairfield University, CT. Adjunct Instructor of English, Fairfield University, CT. Editor-in-Chief and Founder, "Cosmopolitan Muse", Online journal of experimental poetry and pop culture. Freelance copy editor and copywriter. Member: Able Muse Review. (2012)
Richard Hoyer – Lecturer in Photography. M.A., Photography, Fairfield University; B.A., Science/Music, Southern CT State University; Graduate Studies, Photography, Columbia University, NY.; Internet Engineering and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA. Photography instructor: Manchester Community College, Worchester Art Museum. Awards: Artwell Gallery, Nicholas & Johnson Silver Gavel Award; Wood Memorial, Silver Anniversary Biennial National Group Show, Simonds Photography Award. Extensive solo and group exhibitions. Publication: Photography for United Way Publication. Member: American Society of Media Photographers; Society for Photographic Education; Editorial Photographers; College Art Association; International Center for Photography. (2005)
Philip Lique – Lecturer in General Education. M.F.A., Painting, Sculpture minor, Western CT State University, CT. Recipient of the Dean Koryo Amin Scholarship and the Department of Graduates Anonymous Donor Scholarship. B.F.A., Magna Cum Laude, Graphic Design, Paier College of Art, CT. Display Artist, Urban Outfitters, New Haven, CT. Installer; Artspace, New Haven, CT. Exhibits: 2010 DeCordova Biennial Décor Dova Museum and Sculpture Part, MA; Artspace, New Haven, CT; Western CT State University, Blue Mountain Gallery, NY; City Wide open Studios, New Haven, CT. (2010)
Gene Mayer – Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.F.A., Communication Design, Pratt Institute, NY. Principal and Creative Director, Gene Mayer Associates, Inc., since1985. His work has been recognized by The American Institute of Graphic Arts, The CT Art Directors Club, The International Association of Business Communicators and the Society of Typographic Arts. Clients include General Electric, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Bayer, United Technologies, Kraft Food and Tiffany & Company. Member: American Institute of Graphic Arts, CT Art Directors Club, International Association of Business Communicators, National Investors Relations Institute. (2006)
Francis J. McAuliffe – Lecturer in Photography, M.S., SCSU, (1984) Seton Hall University. Freelance industrial, architectural and wedding photography, and promotional copy writing. Director of Communications, Centrig Industries. Television News producer, WTHN-TV (8), New Haven, and WPVI-TV (6), Philadelphia. Radio News caster, KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia. News director for Lancaster County, PA, WLYH-TV (15). Exhibitor of fine photographs under a dominant theme of the architectural legacy and historical trace of "New England's Lost Civilization.
Frank McLaughlin – Lecturer in Illustration. A.A., University of Bridgeport. Guest Lecturer, Fairfield University and Yale University; Co-developed the Writing to Read Program for IBM with Dr. John Henry Martin at Nova University, FL. Over 40 years of experience in the field of comics. Clients include Marvel Comics (Captain America, Iron Fist, Spiderman and many others); D.C. Comics (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, many others). Other clients include Dell, Broadway, Archie, Defiant, Valiant and Charlton (where he served as comic editor). His work on syndicated strips include: The Heart of Juliet Jones with Stan Drake, Nancy with Guy Gilchrist, Stan Smith's Tennis Tips for Washington Star Syndicate. Currently the artist for Gil Thorp for the Tribune Media Syndicate. Authored and illustrated How to Draw Mon- sters for Comics and How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics for St. Martin press. (1968)
Muriel Miller – Lecturer in Fine Arts/Foundation Studies. A.S. (Fine Art), Quinebaug Community College; B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University; B.F.A.. UConn; M.S. Art, Central CT State University. Currently an instructor at Eastern CT State University and Central CT State University, teaching color theory, painting and drawing. Teaching Art Location Studies Abroad for 11 years in Ireland, England and Australia. As a recipent of AAUP Grants has painted in the Southwest National Parks and has done workshops in Wyoming. Member: Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Exhibition: Canton Gallery on the Green, University of DT, Farmington Art Guild, Chapel on the Green (Columbia), CT Academy of Fine Art. Affiliation: CT Art Educators Association, Mystic Art Association, Wadsworth Atheneum, Essex Art Association, Lyme Art Association, Artworks Gallery and others. (1995)
Peter Miserendino – Department Head of Graphic Design. Professor of Graphic Design. (See Academic Services listing.)
Louis Monaco, Jr. – Professor of Illustration. Diploma, Paier School of Art. Illustrator; cover and jacket designer for Appleton, Century and Crofts; New York Graphics; Crown Publishers; and the Xerox Corporation; recipient of Benedictine Award. Exhibition: New Haven Arts Festival, New Haven Paint and Clay Club. (1968)
Ann O'Brien – Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.Sc., Communications, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland. Creative Director/Owner, O'Brien Designs. Freelance designer for a long list of corporate clients, some of which include: IBM; Cigna; Healthnet; Danbury Hospital; CT Historical Society. Awards received from CT. Boston and The New York Directors Awards. Published in: The Society of Publication Designers, Graphic Design USA; Storks and Bonds. (2008)
Denis Ouimette – Lecturer in Interior Design. Masters in Electronic Media, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. CAD Certificate, New York University, NY. Architectural Graduate Studies, Architectural Association, London, England. B.A., Architecture, University of Montreal, Canada. Technology in Architecture, Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada. Architect/Owner: Denis R. Ouimette Architect, LLC., Wallingford, CT. CAD Practitioner in Residence, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. CAD Instructor: Housatonic, Bridgeport and Gateway Community Technical Colleges. Licensed Architect and Interior Designer, State of CT. Memberships: American Institute of Architects; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Architectural License, Province of Quebec, Canada. (2010)
Whitney Prentice – Lecturer in Fine Arts. M.F.A., Painting, New York Academy, Graduate School of Figurative Art. Freelance Artist. Boat Refinisher. Published in American Artist Magazine. Exhibitions in Dahesh Museum, NY, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Haven Paint and Clay Club. (2007)
Linda Scinto – Lecturer in Interior Design. B.F.A., Interior Design, Paier College of Art, CT. Interior Designer working on various projects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Private and corporate commissions. Adjunct Professor: University of New Haven. Member: American Society of Interior Designers; NCIDQ Certified; Registered Interior Designer, State of CT; Professional Member of the Professional Picture Framers Association. (2013)
Martin Seefer – Lecturer in Photgraphy. M.A.,University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, B.S.ed., Springfield College, Springfield, MA. Continually upgrading photographic knowledge with one week schools from 1979–1992 at the New England Institute of Professional Photography. Photographer and Creative Director with Selcar Photography, East Hartford, CT. Instructor of photography for the Wethersfield Public School System. Awards and recognition from Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of New England and the Professional Photographers Association. Published a book with Amherst Publishing Company: "The Art of Bridal Photography." Member: Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of New England, the Professional Photographers Association and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. (2010)
Alicia Tyson-Sherwood – Lecturer in Academic Studies. M.S., Education; University of Bridgeport, CT. B.A., English; Business Administration; University of CT., CT. Professional Certificate, Yale British Studies, Yale University, CT. Adjunct Professor: Lincoln College, CT., English; Post University, CT., Computer Information Systems; Gibbs College, CT., Computer Networking. 2013
Vladimir Shpitalnik – Professor in Illustration. Degree in Art and Ceramics at Abramtsevskoe Art School Graduate Studies, Practicum: Study as artist in the Zagorsk Matrioshka Factory, Moscow Art Theater School; Scenic Design and Technical Design program; MFA, Yale School of Drama in Design. Illustrator, set and costume designer, widely exhibited and published in the U.S. and Russia: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Yale University, Lincoln Center Library, including original set and costume design for American Place Theatre and Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, New Haven Ballet, and 30 other productions. Completed a commission for 30 murals for permanent installation at the Oakdale Theater. Affiliations: United Scenic Artists, Society of Illustrators, Calligraphers Guild and Arts Council of New Haven, winner of the Gorbachev Award, and Recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Award for Best Young Set and Costume Designer. Exhibits in 2005: Child at Heart Gallery in Newburyport, MA, "Robert's Snow." John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT, "Connecticut Watercolor Society 65st Annual Exhibition", Cherry & Webb Gallery, Fall River, MA, "Art of the story. An exhibition of Children's Book Illustration", Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, "The Art of the Story Board." Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT, "Group Show", The Robert Lehman Art Center, North Andover, MA, "The Art of Illustration". (1996)
Pierre Strauch – Professor of Interior Design. (See Academic Services Listing.)
Christopher Town – Lecturer in General Education. Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL. B.A., Biology, Cum Laude, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Independent Consultant in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. Worked for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., MA., Associate Director. Bayer Pharmaceuticals, CT., Principal Research Scientist; Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc., NJ., Associate Research Investigator, Senior Scientist. Numerous Presentations and Papers. Member: International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics. (2012)
Tammy Vaz – Professor in General Education Studies and Graphic Design. M.F.A., Design, Massachusetts College of Art. B.A., Graphic Design, Salve Regina University. Study Abroad: Universite Internacionale, Cannes France; Universite de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris France, American College in Paris, France. Vaz Design, LLC, Graphic Designer providing print and web design services. Instructor at Middlesex Community College, Becker College, Worcester Art Museum. Teaching Assistant at Massachusetts College of Art. Art Director at Sound Marketing Group. Art Director at Moore Medical Corp. Graphic Designer at Arthur D. Little, clients include U.S. Army, Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Graphic Designer at Aetna Life Insurance Company. Awards: Third prize for Stuttgart 21 Logo Competition, Stuttgart, Germany. (2005)
Anthony Younes – Lecturer in Interior Design. M.Arch., University of Senior Architectural and Interior Designer, Fletcher Thompson Architecture and Engineering. Design Competition: Redevelopment of Beirut City Center. Graduate Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas. (2002)
Robert Zappalorti – Professor of Fine Arts. (See Academic Services listing.)
Administrative Services
Angela DeRose – Director of Administrative Services, South Central Community College. (1988)
Wendell Jones – Model Coordinator B.F.A., University of Utah. (1995)
Maureen E. Paier – Financial Director. Associate in Science, Accounting, Quinnipiac College. (2000)
Lynn Pascale – Associate in Science, Middlesex Community College. Admissions Secretary. Stone Business School. (1993)
Francis Rexford Cooley – Dean of the College, Lecturer in General Studies. B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., University of Maine; M.Ed, University of Hartford. Publications: Maine History, Encyclopedia USA, Journal of American Culture, Retrospection, etc. Editor, Researcher. Teaching: Newberry College, Brookline, MA. Member: CHS, ACA, Kappa Delta Pi. (1995)
Daniel Lewis Paier – Vice-President/Dean of Admissions. B.F.A., Art Center College of Design, Paier School of Art. Responsible for production of College catalogs, various print productions and maintaining the College web site. (1973)
Jonathan E. Paier – President. A.B., Clark University. (1971)
Student Services
John DeRose – Director of Financial Aid. A.S., South Central Community College; B.S., University of New Haven. (1987)
Daniel Schmidt – Job Placement and Student Housing Coordinator. BFA, Paier College of Art. (2006)
Beth R. Harris – Librarian. AA, Middlesex Community (1998) Technical College; B.A., Wesleyan University; MLS, Southern Connecticut State University. (2001)
Kenneth S. Davies – Dean Emeritus of Illustration. B.F.A., Yale University; D.F.A. (Honorary), New England Law. (1954)
Lorraine L. Davis – Professor Emerita of Interior Design. B.F.A., Syracuse University. (1954)
Leonard Everett Fisher – Academic Dean Emeritus. B.F.A., M.F.A., Yale University. (1966)
Howard G. Munce – Professor Emeritus of Illustration. Diploma, Pratt Institute. (1977)Jack O'Hara – Professor Emeritus of Graphic Design. B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art, Tufts University Ed. M., New York University; Teachers College, Columbia University. Advisor for the yearbook. Paintings in regional and national exhibitions. (1992)
In Memoriam
Edward T. Paier – (1918–2010), CEO of the Board of Directors. B.F.A., Yale University. Founder, Paier College of Art; taught art and photography in public and private schools, vocational training courses in the U.S. Army; portrait painter: commissions include Hunter Holmes McGuire, Seth G. Haley, Surgeon General Kirk, Senator Abraham Ribicoff, and many others. (1946)


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Fresh out of bed, he had discreetly ducked out of his Toulouse hotel suite to grab the newspaper from the corridor outside.
Two things went wrong: The door closed behind him; and Dixon, who is not fond of pyjamas, was naked.
Thinking fast, he improvised, grabbing a cushion to cover himself before finding a member of staff to let him back into his room. When he eventually turned up downstairs, where a bus full of Qantas executives was waiting for him to visit plane maker Airbus, Dixon joked he that had a good excuse for being late.
It's happened to hotel guests the world over but this previously unpublished story captures Dixon's larrikin nature, his sense of humour and his ability to get out of tight spots.
"Normal people have a strategy and they have a plan B. Some people might even have a plan C. But Geoff is up to plan Z before you're even up to Plan B. And that Plan Z has got another Plan Z," says a former colleague.
"No matter what happened he was always one step removed. Mr Teflon personified."
Dixon's world is one of powerful intertwined interests which stretch across the entire leisure sector, taking in tourism, casinos, pubs and aviation. He has pole position in a range of key companies and government bodies. No surprise then when the Qantas share price tanked two weeks ago after an unexpectedly dreadful profit downgrade that the speculation started.
Could Dixon and his mates have designs on the airline he ran for eight years and which came within a whisker of a privatisation deal which would have delivered him a vast personal fortune? Had the restless ambitions of the former Wagga Wagga journalist turned chief executive and now Tourism Australia chairman resurfaced?
Dixon and his network are staying tight-lipped on their plans but are not denying the airline looks like an attractive investment at current share prices either.
He has never really let go of aviation after the failed takeover bid which saw almost $70 million slip from his grasp. Dixon had promised to donate it to charity. However the $11 billion bid by Airline Partners Australia, a consortium including Macquarie and private equity with the backing of Qantas management, was narrowly defeated by shareholders.
Four years later and Qantas, now worth a fraction of its former value, has again been the subject of takeover talk since its shares fell below $1.00 two weeks ago.
At 72, Dixon remains passionate about business and Qantas in particular. He shows no sign of slowing down and those who know him say they would not be surprised if he was planning something as big as buying an airline.
"I would not want to compete with him on a 5 kilometre run," says close friend and business partner
"He is one very clever cat. He is a very charismatic guy. He understands the multi-dimensional chess that is the immensely complicated business of aviation extraordinarily well. And he's fun to be in business with."
That is not to say a serious offer is in the wings. Dixon, Carnegie and another mate, ad-man
"In my organisation we look at probably 100 investments a week of different sorts," was all Carnegie would say this week when asked about the speculation.
"We continue to keep a watching brief on a number of different situations and obviously when we think there is value we think of how we can make successful investments."
Singleton is also vague on their plans but says he would be willing to put money into the airline. "I think it is fantastic product and a fantastic opportunity," he says.
Dixon, who declined to be interviewed for this article, has had a busy few weeks. He recently returned to Sydney from Shanghai where Tourism Australia launched a bold new campaign to lure more Chinese tourists to Australia.
He is a director of
Dixon has also been working with Carnegie and Singleton on establishing a $200 million hotel leisure fund. The trio, who already own a portfolio of pubs, and their partners are planning a diving holiday in Queensland next month where they are also expected to scope out potential investments.
Dixon is on the boards of Facilitate Digital, run by his son Ben; Voyagers Indigenous Tourism, which owns the Ayers Rock Resort, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. His philanthropic interests are wide and he sits on the board of the Garvan Institute.
Four years after leaving Qantas, Dixon still wields enormous influence. Those close to him say he is a player with a strong network in the business world and in Canberra, hence his emphasis on roles with a strong regulatory or political focus.
His supporters praise his business acumen, his charm and charisma. They attribute his success to an ability to network, negotiate, forge alliances and develop strong connections.
Dixon has said while he is comfortable financially he is not motivated by money. He offered to give away the $70 million he would have received under the APA bid, saying he did not want to burden himself or his children with that level of wealth. He still believes it was a good deal for shareholders in an airline which increasingly looks like it needs an international partner to survive.
His critics say otherwise and privately argue the APA bid was effectively a management buyout, motivated by money.
Dixon grew up in the NSW regional hub of Wagga Wagga, a long way from the boardrooms of Sydney or Melbourne. From all accounts he was an entertaining and talented teenager who played rugby league, left school at 17 and took a journalism cadetship on the local newspaper.
Dixon soon moved into public relations, taking a job at bauxite mining company Nabalco in the remote town of Gove in the Northern Territory where he established a life-long interest in indigenous social issues.
It was there he met his wife Dawn and his mentor
After the Northern Territory, Dixon worked briefly in Canberra and then as an information officer with the Australian consulate in New York. Strong lured him back to Canberra to lobby for the Australian Mining Industry Council.
He later followed Strong to Australian Airlines (then named TAA) and then into Qantas.
Singleton jokes about Dixon's ability for ruthlessness. They met when Dixon, who was marketing chief for Ansett, sacked Singleton's advertising agency.
"I said I was coming down to Melbourne to throw him out the window. I went down to Melbourne but we ended up shaking hands," Singleton says. "He is pretty unique. When he sets his mind to anything he can do it."
Dixon famously rehired Singleton years later for Qantas's successful Spirit of Australia campaign featuring the National Boys Choir and Australian Girls Choir.
Dixon joined Qantas in 1994, became deputy chief executive to Strong in 1998 and took the top job in 2000, shortly before the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York ushered in one of the worst downturns in aviation history. During his tenure he revamped the airline, updating its aging fleet, growing profits and introducing innovations such as electronic ticketing and self-service check-in. His supporters argue the gamble to launch low-cost carrier Jetstar in 2003 was his biggest achievement.
Dixon, who did not read a newspaper for two months after coming under fire over his salary, has had his fair share of run-ins with unions, although not at the same hostile level current boss
"I don't think the workforce would describe Geoff as a loveable figure but people respected the fact he was driven by the whole package – shareholders, the workforce and the responsibility to the travelling public," says Transport Workers Union national secretary
"He made the company leaner, not necessarily meaner. I would describe him as frank and brutal and I don't mean that in a negative way. In private meetings you knew where you stood but he also got where you were coming from."
Dixon is a strong marketing man who understands the importance of reputation and branding. In this respect, Singleton compares him with the late Apple boss Steve Jobs.
Dixon was also incredibly well connected.
He was plugged into Labor circles and had a close working relationship with former Qantas chair
"At Qantas he did his own government relations," says someone close to the APA deal.
"He did not hire anyone to do it. He would get on the phone personally. His personal style was to be engaging, to recognise the importance of the regulators and politicians in this business."
Another former colleague says Dixon is "street smart" with "that ability to smell a deal".
Dixon was at the centre of the deal of his lifetime in 2007 when a consortium including Macquarie Bank and private equity made an ambitious takeover bid for the airline which was supported by the airline's top management team.
The spectre of that bid has resurfaced since Qantas reinstated a defence team in case private equity, Dixon or anyone else comes sniffing around.
Dixon and Jackson, who stepped down from the board in 2007, have been criticised for endorsing the $11.1 billion privatisation which was wholeheartedly backed by most of the airline's management team. The APA bidder's statement shows John Borghetti was the only executive who did not agree to roll over all of his shares in the airline under a pre-bid agreement.
"Obviously Geoff played a prominent role ... that raises some serious concerns about how business is done in this country. Geoff has to carry responsibility for that as well along with anyone else who carries on that way," Sheldon says of management's involvement in the APA deal.
While Qantas' sub-$1 share price was seen as vindication for supporting that offer of more than $6.00 per share, many believe the airline would not exist in its current form if the highly leveraged bid had gone ahead.
Dixon has never backed down from his argument that Qantas, given its geographical disadvantage, needs an international partner at the right time on the right term.
This was made evident when he later brokered talks to look at a merger with British Airways. That idea was eventually scrapped.
Sheldon, a strong critic of the existing Qantas management, says if Dixon and some strong backers are serious about investing in the airline he will be happy to sit down with them and talk.
The Australian Financial Review


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Go buy a ice/snow scraper for the windshield that has a broom on one end; this is self explanatory why you'll need this. Next, before driving to Tahoe, buy a bottle or two of gas additve known as: "Iso" or otherwise known as isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol); when you are in Tahoe, pour a bottle of this in the gas tank; this will prevent the gas from gelling up due to cold temps. Next, if you have regular "Dino" oil in the motor, get an oil change and use a synthetic motor oil; synthetic flows better at lower temperatures. Next, make sure you drain out all your windshield wiper fluid and make sure you buy the stuff that will not freeze; if this precaution is not taken, the regular water based solution will freeze, and when this happens, it'll break the reservoir/container. Next, if your windshield wiper blades are iffy, get some fresh new one's. Next, if your battery is on the iffy side, get a new one; a weak battery in cold climes is "asking for it". Next, carry a tow strap with you along with a small shovel if you have one. This is optional but applying some RainX to the interior window surface will help prevent fogging. Be sure to carry blankets, extra water, maybe granola bars or something of that nature because highway 50 is two lanes up and back, bit if it snows, it turns into one lane up and back; if an accident should occur ahead of you, you'll be stuck in your car for a long time as Caltrans/CHP will stop traffic. I'm sure I missed a thing or two but this should cover 99% of things. Safe travels up there bud.
Thanks for the thorough response lucky_doggg7, I'll be sure to change the washer fluid so I don't risk breaking the resevoir. Sounds like you make the trip a lot.
By the way, do you know how often they REQUIRE snow chains in South Tahoe? My mechanic kinda made me scared to use them because I have 18's and low pro tires. He said if those chains break, they'll tear up my fender. Obviously it's impossible to predict the weather, but I hear the 50 does get a lot of snow. Any good tire chain options for 18's and low pro tires? (Not sure exactly what tires I got on there, just bought the car, but they're performance wet/dry tires). Also definitely not going to buy snow tires for a 3 day Tahoe trip.
I've driven in snow, in front wheel drive cars, that I didn't care about.... hence now that I may bring my baby up to the snow, I want to take every precaution. If anything, it should be fun
Isn't snow that THAT bad, it's the ice that I should be worrying about.
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CCW12 engagement ring
This ring is presently a size 6. This ring can be sized up or down 1 sized after it is cast in metal. Please check my shop.
It can be custom made in other sizes as required. If you require a custom size please feel free to contact me for a price quote to alter the CAD file. In some cases the whole CAD file must be redone for a different finger size. If you want this ring finished in gold and gemstones please feel free to contact me for a price quote.
The following stones can be added to this model:
1 , Diamond , Cushion , Diamond , X=4.65 , Y=5.02 , Z=3.54 , .86ct. (total .86ct.)
10 , Diamond , Round , Diamond , X=1.01 , Y=1.01 , Z=.62 , .00ct. (total .04ct.)
8 , Diamond , Round , Diamond , X=1.02 , Y=1.02 , Z=.63 , .00ct. (total .03ct.)
24 , Diamond , Round , Diamond , X=1.00 , Y=1.00 , Z=.62 , .00ct. (total .09ct.)
Total Gems: 43 Total Weight: 1.02ct.
Estimated Rough Casting Weight:
2.0 gms Silver
3.2 gms 10kt
3.5 gms 14kt
4.2 gms 18kt
6.0 gms plat
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