text:
There is something about words, something fluid, warm, noble and pure.
Just a short while ago I was again reminded of my love for anything written, and how came to be.
Early on in life I was already a dedicated library lover. Living above one undoubtedly eased the path towards it, and almost instantly I became a bibliophile. Countless hours and days were spent searching and nurturing books.
When my Dutch language teacher put me on the spot in front of the whole class when I was 14 years old, he made me admit blame for a silly grammatical mistake, asking me if I had any dictionaries at home, and if so, why they weren't on my desk when I wrote that particular essay. While I already spent half my childhood with a book in my hands, he taught me about the artistry of words by not only reading and writing even more, but by deliberately watching my words while I was writing. Many years later, I still value what he unintentionally did for me.
"Find out the reason that commands you to write;
see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart;
confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write."
(Rainer Maria Rilke)
Just as unwittingly, my illness came to be and writing took centre stage once more. Gone were the days of writing poetry for library events, present became the need to express what physically went on within me. Spreading awareness about MS by writing and helping the outside world see what life with a neurodegenerative illness is like, it certainly helped me do just that. I was firmly put on the road to writing once more, and I never looked back since.
I now daydream of writing a book, the physical act of writing, pen in hand, copy book ready, dreaming of what would happen next. Words flowing from my fingers onto my keyboard, a soft, silent murmur getting louder, a brief flicker of what's taking place inside my unconscious mind.
"There is nothing to writing.
All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
(Ernest Hemingway)
I am now a firm believer of writing therapy; seeing things written down makes whatever goes in your mind, clearer. What you wrote cannot be unsaid in your mind, but it is up to you whether you want to share or not. It's the first step in taking ownership of your thoughts, and your mind. The only thing you need is time, pen, paper or laptop, and the willingness to address what you're struggling with.
Scientific research shows that writing can help boost your immune system. Even specific illnesses and/or symptoms caused by depression, anxiety and traumatic experiences can be dealt with by putting pen to paper. In my case, dealing with the aftermath of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, subsequent relationship issues and the passing away of my only sibling, writing has helped so much that my GP now acknowledges that I am better equipped to deal with MS symptoms.
"I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words
as they tangle with human emotions."
(James A. Michener)
Many people experience paper as a very willing ear that listens without judging. The writer is in control of what happens next, it doesn't require you to be there at a specific time or place. From studying Counselling, I was already aware of the many benefits of writing, but it was not until I mentally dedicated myself to pen and paper, that I realised the potential of writing therapy.
"Tears are words that need to be written."
(Paulo Coelho)
Slowly but surely writing became a drug, not only one that is very easy to sustain, but one that doesn't harm anyone. Bad memories disappeared; new, fresh and good ones are being created. What I do about running into bad memories is totally independent of what therapists would tell me to do. I can leave writing for another day, or choose to address it now. I can choose to keep what I wrote in a diary, or I can throw it into the garbage.
For people uninterested in seeking a therapist to tackle emotional issues, writing can indeed be very helpful, either as a stepping stone towards real-life therapy, or towards better insight in one's mind. Any type of behaviour or emotion can be put to paper without fearing the outside world will find you weird or unable to communicate properly.
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
(William Wordsworth)
Writing now is a daily reflection, a midnight thought turned into inspiration. By reading even more, writing can be greatly improved. Rereading old blog posts and catching one or two grammar issues turns me into my own critic, one that is not harsh but shows me that writing is a conscious process of unconscious ideas.
I don't have to be a female Shakespeare or Tennyson, a Joyce or Yeats. As long as my mind can be improved upon by writing daily, my eyes will remain the only witness they always were: quiet, respectful and non-judgmental.
For more info on writing in general, please visit:
For more info on writing therapy, please visit these websites:
Related articles where James Joyce is mentioned:
- Stunning bookstore found in Dublin, Ireland!
- Paper dreams
- Writing, a quiet observation
- The virtue of books
- Book lovers, unite!
- Welcome to the book fetish club!
- Books, great medicine!
- The imperfection of books
- Haunting Joyce
- James Joyce, Bloomsday and onions
- Ireland, a love story
- Ireland, still here
- Dublin, a state of mind
- Divine words
- So many books, so little time!
- Rare signed edition of 'Ulysses' sold in US (independent.ie)
- Essay: Reasons to Re-Joyce (nytimes.com)
- James Joyce's Ulysses to be finally staged in Dublin (telegraph.co.uk)
About Willeke
Neurologically challenged by MS and personally by her will to succeed, Willeke is a disability awareness advocate seeking to improve neurological/MS services in Ireland. By highlighting difficult issues that come with such a diagnosis, she hopes her tenacity can bring some dignity to people most in need of a modern, inclusive healthcare system that looks after every aspect of life.
© WVE and Ireland, MS and Me, 2011-2013. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog's author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to WVE and Ireland, MS and Me with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.


text:
Easy, Elegant, Everyday Style
The Braxton Culler Outdoor/Patio Catania Cocktail Table is available in the Sophia, NC area from Braxton Culler.
Where to Buy
Catania Chair
Catania Ottoman
Catania End Table
Catania Sofa
Catania Loveseat
Width 46"46INH
Depth 24"24INH
Height 19"19INH
Style Casual
Finish Havana
Brand Braxton Culler
Category Outdoor/Patio
Collection Catania
Description Catania Cocktail Table
Type Tables, Coffee Tables
See an error on this page? Please report it so that we may correct it.
Your Email Address:
This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer, or please describe the issue:
Prices subject to home office audit & correction.
Braxton Culler
310 S Elm St.High Point, NC 27260Get Directions
© Design and Development: MicroD, Inc. | Powered by OmniVue
Braxton Culler features a large selection of quality living room, bedroom, dining room, home office, and entertainment furniture as well as mattresses, home decor and accessories. Braxton Culler has a store location in High Point, NC. Braxton Culler serves the surrounding areas of High Point, NC. If you're looking for the perfect furniture to suit your needs as well as your lifestyle, stop by Braxton Culler in High Point, NC today!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Haymel De La Vega
Sabor Latino
Captain Marcos Andrade (Francis Lorenzo) gets more than he expects out of his peace mission to a republic in Central America -- he falls madly in love with guerrilla leader Norma (Blanca Guerra). Not willing to be parted from her new love, Norma sneaks into Madrid to join him. Now they're living together, but must keep their relationship secret from Marta (Patricia Vico), whose general father is sponsoring Marcos for an important promotion.


text:
Speaker Profile
'With all the moxie of an RSL barmaid and the library card of a research fellow, Nelly Thomas has emerged to talk about nothing slighter than the trials of her generation... she's erudite, earthy and entirely unemployable.' - The Age
Nelly Thomas has been described as one of Australia's most natural and intelligent comedians. As well as being an award‐winning performer, she was listed as one of Australia's 'most innovative thinkers' in The Age newspaper's The Zone and was recently featured on the ABC's Big Ideas: The Smartest Stuff on TV, Radio and Online. You'd be hard pressed to find a more engaging, thought-provoking comedy experience.
Nelly recently released her latest comedy DVD The Talk (a sexual health and ethics DVD for teens and their carers) and released her first book with Random House Publishing in 2012 to popular and critical acclaim. What Women Want, described as 'part memoir, part manifesto', canvasses the big issues of the modern era: politics, education, sex, relationships, health, family
and Beyonce's bottom. It is available online and in the shops.
Nelly sprung into comedy suddenly, winning the Triple J National Raw Comedy competition in 2003. In ten action packed years since then, she has directed Barry Award winning Maria Bamford, toured nationally and internationally, established her own Melbourne comedy room, created and toured several shows (including the highly acclaimed and unique The No Means No Show) and has performed in over a dozen festivals in Australia and around the world. She pops up on the telly and wireless and is a prolific tweeter. She's also grown two humans of her own, one of them just a few months ago.
Nelly continues to do live work in the community and government sectors, in particular as a highly sought‐after speaker, MC and producer of custom‐made performances, specialising in social commentary and health promotion. She has many years of experience in these and related fields (especially women's health and adolescent health) and is currently undertaking graduate studies in psychology at the University of Melbourne in her spare time to bolster this work.
(No, she doesn't have 'work‐life' balance ‐ she talks a lot about it though.)
Client Comments for Nelly Thomas
Nelly Thomas travels from Victoria Australia
Client Comments
Client Comments
- Really, very funny.
The Age
- Astringent, intelligent... very good.
Metro Newspaper, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Thank you so much for your performance at the SCAP conference. It was pitched perfectly and everyone loved it ‐ not to mention hilarious. Such a great way to finish the first day and it put everyone in high spirits for the remainder of the conference.
2011 School Psychologists and Counsellors Conference
- The audience that they were the most raucous bunch we've ever had at a library event! Nelly's talk was so funny and entertaining, it was accompanied by a soundtrack of guffaws from the crowd, with plenty of questions and then a frenzy of paparazzi action at the end from fans wanting a photo. Comments from the audience included 'Nelly was the best so far - so good to listen to, she had everyone's attention'. Nelly was definitely a hit with the women (and men) of Darebin.
Darebin Library
- Nelly never fails to impress, she has a gift for translating complex issues into common language. She tells funny stories that people really relate to but still fit neatly within our health promotion aims. She is great to work with. We know when we ask Nelly to speak we can be confident that she will be funny, engaging and irreverent.
- We had overwhelming praise of our choice of Nelly as an MC. For those that already knew her, they were adamant that she never fails to please with new comedy surprises. Those who didn't know her demanded to know where we found her and what a great atmosphere and commentary she provided to uplift such a difficult topic. On top of this, Nelly was a charm to work with. She was highly professional... and asked all the right questions to make sure she met our needs for the event.
Eva Awards
- We have already received many reports back from community about how greatly empowered and stronger the women have returned... your session was actually mentioned as being one of the most useful and enjoyable of the whole Forum! Thank you again for the magic you brought.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Marie Stopes International
- Gobsmackingly great!
Gawler Foundation
- In supporting our client Nandos Sauces and their charity, United against Malaria you were a stand out stand up total star. So very professional, completely hilarious, a top crowd pleaser and a real pleasure to work with. We can't wait to book you again and thank you so much.
Bendalls Group Pty Ltd
- Nelly just has this relaxed way of connecting with young people that makes them comfortable to engage around what is a pretty delicate but really important issue.
Academy of Sport, Health and Education
Speaker Topics
"The professionalism of the staff at Saxton Bureau from the very first phone call to the very last was nothing but professional and friendly. I definitely hope to work with Saxton's again at some stage in the near future. Emma and Tamie are an asset to your business. Now that I know how easy it is to deal with your company I will not think twice about contacting you for future events."
Canberra Club
Subscribe to our newsletter
"It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything."


text:
The owners of Sydney's beachside Coogee Bay Hotel have hit out at new development controls put forward by Randwick City Council which could destroy their plans for a $150 million residential and commercial upgrade.
In another of many blows to the hotel's development hopes, the council's draft Local Environment Plan, to be voted on this month, only allows development to a height of 12 metres, or about three storeys, in the Coogee village centre. In addition to tight floor space controls, this would rule out the development plans, which include a five-storey hotel above Selina's Nightclub.
"Existing development in the Coogee village centre exceeds these controls, in some cases significantly, and any opportunities for redevelopment will not provide a similar scale to existing development," said a submission to council by urban planning firm Mecone on behalf of Coogee Bay.
Chris Cheung's C-Inc, which owns the hotel, originally wanted to build a 15-storey tower as part of a retail and entertainment precinct, but these plans were progressively reduced to nine storeys and then five storeys in negotiations with the former NSW Labor government.
The hotel's development hopes were buoyed when former NSW Labor minister Tony Kelly secretly approved it using controversial planning powers for "state-significant" projects three months out from last year's election, which allowed it to bypass local controls. Mr Kelly was acting under the advice of a State Government Architect review into the site, which recommended heights of up to five levels.
But newly elected Coalition Planning Minister
Development in the area has been a heated topic after a residents campaign to "Keep Coogee a Village", which received thousands of signatures. Council received 3500 submissions to its draft development controls, and councillors will begin debating whether to adopt it at a council meeting on May 22. If they vote it through, it will need to be gazetted by the state government, which could take months.
In its submission, Coogee Bay says Coogee is a popular commercial destination and has the largest level of employment floor space, and the lowest vacancy rate, in the local government area.
"We believe that there is a strong case to suggest that the height and [floor space] controls applying to the site and the Coogee town centre as a whole can be increased to allow appropriate development, which will still maintain the character of the area due to the scale of existing development," the submission argues.
As it faces a long wait for any word on its development plans, the hotel last month gained approval for $1.7 million of minor renovations and refurbishments.
C-Inc did not return calls from The Australian Financial Review. Developer Oakstand, which was to build the new entertainment precinct, also did not return calls.
The hotel has a reputation for drunken violence, but the development was part of a plan by Mr Cheung to diversify away from alcohol and into boutique food.
The site has nine bars, which would have been reduced to four, and he wanted to build a 1500-square-metre public square with food shops and conference facilities.
The Australian Financial Review


text:
Robyn Urback: Sex is changing, it's the education that's outdated
by Tyler Difley
Time for a reality check people, this is unacceptable.
Ontario's sexual education curriculum predates Facebook. It predates Canada's HPV vaccination program, predates the iPhone (thus, of course, makes no mention of "sexting") and predates the legalization of gay marriage across Canada. Indeed, the program was drafted before the word "twerking" entered the collective vocabulary of teens across the country (arguably, a better time), meaning it might as well have come from another era altogether.
Dalton McGuinty's government proposed a curriculum overhaul in 2010 with a 208-page revision that included topics such as sexual orientation, anal sex, and gender identity. It was too dramatic a change for some, and detractors across the province were quick to air their disapproval. Pressured by religious groups and concerned parents, McGuinty pulled a Dalton McGuinty and dropped the plan completely.
As a result, Ontario now boasts the most dated sexual education curriculum in Canada, largely untouched since 1998. Parents, teachers, and health…
View original post 625 more words


text:
A mother-of-8 who got married at 16 and went to Nairobi, Kenya, where the hard life forced her into commercial s*x in 1984, has revealed how she could serve up to 40 men on a good day and between 5 and 10 men on a bad day.
64-year-old Rosemary John, who is born and partly raised in Tanzania, is still counting the number of men she has slept with to make ends meet and raise her children and grand children.
In 1984, a friend told her how well-paying social working was and since then, she has never looked back as she stormed the notorious 'Hooker Avenue' for the better part of two decades in the famous Gikomba in Nairobi – an area synonymous with the oldest profession, prostitution.
In an exclusive interview with The Nairobian, Rosemary in fluent Swahili delivered in a husky voice as she takes us into her cubicle, partly made of stones and mud.
"I got married at 16, but after some time in marriage, my husband started neglecting us after I gave birth to five children. I could have had 10 children were it not for two miscarriages. I joined some women along Digo Road where we would wait for clients day and night and charged Sh5 for our services.
"The price remained the same for more than five years until it rose to Sh50 and finally over Sh100 in early 2000s, depending on the location," explains Rosemary who estimates that she could handle up to 40 men "on a good day" and "between five and 10 men on a bad day."
Rosemary says she operated for a year on the top floor of a building along Nairobi's Luthuli Avenue "waiting for clients," while at Gikomba, most women owned cubicles where clients were restricted to less than 20 minutes a session.
"Until 2000s, no one paid any attention to us whenever we reported assault cases. Even the police would arrest us at the city centre without any reason," says Rosemary, recalling how the arrival of condoms was a nightmare since most of men preferred "leather-to-leather and forcing a man to use protection was akin to giving him up for another s*x worker."
Many things have changed in the last 30 years as "nowadays I see young girls joining us here and within days, they would be driving their own vehicles or running businesses. Unfortunately, some of them steal from customers. They make quick money and invest well, but compared to years back, they are now too extreme even in their dressing. We used to dress nicely without exposing our breasts or butts to attract men."
Rosemary, a staunch baptised Christian who never misses church on Sunday, is considering retirement because"nowadays we depend on long-term customers. In fact, I had started small leso business after getting Sh70,000 loan from a local bank, but fire razed down my house and shop in March. Even my baptismal card and other documents were burnt. That and other problems pushed me back to the business."
The arrival of condoms according to Rosemary, was a nightmare to her and her colleagues in the business because forcing a man to use it was akin to sending him to another hooker.
"That saw a rise in s*xually transmitted diseases. But we had Casino Dispensary on Rive Road, where such cases were treated. Sleeping with more than 10 men for Sh50 each was a windfall because making Sh500 in a day was the equivalent of earning about Sh5000 today.
"It has been a long journey and I've slept with more than 5,000 men in more than 20 years. I've been in the field, even my children know it, and used to visit but when they grew up and started their families, they stopped frequenting Nairobi."
Rosemary has temporarily retired from social work since she lives with two grandchildren, but she has a similar house elsewhere to keep the business going. She discloses that her loyal clients are the ones she started with way back.
"It's the fire tragedy and raising these children that forced me to go back to it again. Before the fire, I was buying kangas from Mombasa and selling them in Nairobi. I had borrowed more than Sh70,000 from a local bank. I hope that things will change one day and God will intervene along the way", she said.
Make Money Online in Nigeria... Click HERE To Start Now!
ALSO READ: This Is Mrs Kuteh, An African Nurse Who Got Sacked In The UK After Offering To Pray With Her Patients!!


text:
Please select a wishlist you wish to add selected product(s) to:
Product Description
With an extra set of rabbit vibrator ears for anal stimulation, the Dual Rabbit Vibrator really does give all your pleasure-points a thrill! It's a great update on the regular rabbit design, as fluttery, light rabbit ears are fantastic for anal play - especially with lots of lube...
And complete with six speeds of rotation and six speeds of vibration, the Dual Rabbit Vibrator is a fantastic vibrator for all sorts of pleasure! The Rotation can be switched in either direction, and the vibrating ears offer two speeds, plus throbbing and escalating patterns.
The soft rabbit ears give a great clitoral buzz, and the second sat make a fantastic and focussed anal vibrator. The Dual Rabbit Vibrator boasts a lovely lot of swirly pearls along the shaft for internal sensations. The Dual Rabbit Vibrator is twice as nice - at least!
technical info
Dual Rabbit Vibrator Spec
Material: TPR
Phthalate Alert: None
Actual Length: 280mm
Playable length: 130mm
Diameter (at widest): 40mm
Batteries: 4xAA
Supplied with Toy: No
Intensity on full power: Wowser!
Volume on full power: Can't be Heard Above the Music
Weight: Heavy (461g)
Ease of Use: Medium
Speeds: 6 Rotation, 6 Vibration
Offers: Vibration, Rotation, Escalation, Pulsation
Waterproof: Shower
Lube: Water-Based Only
Cleaning of Dual Rabbit Vibrator Wash Sh! Toy Cleaner or mild soap & rinse thoroughly No water near battery area air dry Care of Dual Rabbit Vibrator: Store in a cool, dark clean place."
Product Reviews
by James
Price Quality Value
My wife's owned the dual rabbit for a little while now and loves it! While it's still one of her more basic rabbits, the dual function makes it a lot of fun! The range of functions and strength of vibrations are fantastic, but can tickle the anus slightly if not positioned correctly, so definitely worth taking your time and getting it right. We'd highly recommend this one for both those new to toys and those looking for something with a bit of a twist! (Posted on 15/07/2012)
Write Your Own Review
Sex Tip For Dual Rabbit Vibrator
Enjoy the Dual Rabbit Vibrator with lots of lube...it really heightens sensation.
Product QuestionsQuestion by: Nat on 14 Jan 2015 15:40:00Hi there
Thanks for getting in touch.
The dual rabbit vibrator has the battery orientation(+/- signs) marked on the battery holder. Also the battery holder is marked with the
direction it should be inserted into the battery compartment. If you have purchased this vibe and are having trouble then please get in touch
via firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 03333 444 005.
Hope this helps
Love Team Sh!Answer by: Team Sh! (Admin) on 20 Jan 2015 17:34:00


text:
We'lll be live streaming the president's remarks, scheduled to begin at 12:50 ET. Meanwhile, check USA TODAY's home page for full coverage of President Obama's plan -- including the text of the proposal.
Posted by Kathy Kiely
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
Follow the Oval on Twitter: @The Oval, @djusatoday.
Also contributing to the Oval: Richard Wolf @richardjwolf; Aamer Madhani @AamerISmad


text:
The Linesman's Cottage
House, Chiltern
Rated 5 out of 5 stars 18 reviews
Confirmation within 24hr
From $120 per night {{quote.pricing.message}} Total {{quote.pricing.price | format:'currency':'short'}} for
The Cottage interior features a modern kitchen, bathroom, queen size bed, split system air-conditioning and a large plasma TV. Complimented by a courtyard garden, off street parking and private access all make this gem ideal for couples looking for a relaxed and peaceful retreat. A sofa-bed is also suitable for up to 2 children.
The cottage makes a great base to explore Historical Chiltern and the surrounding regions of Rutherglen, Beechworth, Yackandandah and Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park.
The Linesman's Cottage, built in the 1950s, was formally the work base for the Post Master General's department. It was primarily used by the linesmen who installed the telephone lines around the North East region
Rating snapshot
Average customer ratings
No reviews have been submitted for this property.
{{review.SubmissionTime | format:'date':'full'}}
{{comment.UserNickname}} responded to this review
{{comment.SubmissionTime | format:'date':'full'}}
Have a question?
Feel free to send a message to the owner/manager if you have any specific needs, or if you require additional information before you can commit to a booking request.
Select request booking to access the quote calculator and to check availability.
Enter your check in and check out dates to see availability and a total price.
|Sun to Thurs ($ p/n avg.)
|Fri & Sat night
|7 night stay
|Min night stay
|Extra adult ($ p/n)
|Extra child ($ p/n)
|{{tariff.weekdayMinimumRate | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.weekendRate | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.weeklyRate | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.extraAdultCost | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.extraChildCost | format:'currency':'short'}} -
The following dates have a special rate or exception applied. Please note any discounts applicable to these dates will still apply.
|{{exception.priceInCents / 100 | format:'currency':'short'}} p/n
|Security Deposit
|{{rates.bond | format:'currency':'short'}} p/s
|{{extra.valueInCents /100 | format:'currency':'short'}} p/n p/p p/np p/s
|Yes No
p/n = per night, p/s = per stay, p/p = per person, p/np = per night and person. Ask the owner to arrange optional extras
Note: Pricing is subject to change, and a minimum stay period and other conditions may apply. You should confirm pricing with the property owner. Bookings paid through the Stayz online booking system incur a 2% Service Fee.
Prices listed based on 2 adults. Property has 1 beds and can sleep a maximum 2 people.
- Available
- Unavailable


text:
While most of them welcomed the peace formula as a step taken in the right direction, there were a few who slammed the entire peace exercise as an "eyewash".
Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar described the compromise worked out by the BCCI yesterday as a "good decision".
"It's a good decision taken by the Board. But it would be difficult for the two to sink their differences. However, they must strive to do so for the good of Indian cricket," said the Chairman of the Board's Talent Resource Development Wing.
However, former Board Secretary Jaywant Lele termed the whole affair as a "drama" and the outcome as an eyewash when contacted in his hometown, Vadodara.
"What compromise? Who are they (Chappell and Ganguly) to compromise. It's the selectors' job to choose the captain."
"Tell me, is Chappell a fool to write a six-page e-mail? And, what has the Board refuted from among the issues he raised except for the one concerning the fitness of Ganguly, that he is faking injuries."
"What about the other charges like he believes in the divide and rule policy in the team and other such issues. There's no doubt if anyone needs to go it's Ganguly."
"If my reading is right Chappell must have told the review committee in clear terms what needs to be done for him to stay on. If it doesn't happened he will surely quit. And we would find it difficult to find another suitable candidate for the job," said Lele.
Another former cricketer and administrator T A Sekhar said "it is good that the issue was sorted out in the interest of Indian cricket. This total episode should not be in their mind. They should look forward, showing professionalism in their respective jobs."
W V Raman was of the view that the compromise was in the interest of Indian cricket.
"I think this proposal is the best formula in the interest of India cricket. Personally I feel that they should be clear in their mind treating what has happened as a bad dream and show responsibility in doing that. Their outlook now should be to take the Indian cricket forward."
BCCI Joint Secretary Gautam Dasgupta said "for the betterment of Indian cricket, both of them (Ganguly and Chappell) have promised to work together. This is the best possible solution."
"This is the only feasible solution. The matter had to be resolved this way," he said.
Former Test cricketer Saba Karim also felt that it was a sensible decision on the part of the Cricket Board.
"Now, both the coach and the captain have to coordinate well to ensure better performance from Team India. Both of them need to put their minds together," he said.
"Firstly, the murkiness in the dressing room has to be done away with. Secondly, they should restore the trust and mutual respect between them," the former wicketkeeper said.
Former coach Anshuman Gaekwad said the review committee had taken a sensible decision.
"BCCI appointed Chappell because they thought he could take Indian cricket forward while Ganguly has been the most successful captain. The compromise was necessary as both have a role to play for the development of Indian cricket."
Former Test cricketer Arun Lal said "this is the best way forward. There was no other choice before the Board".
Asked whether the truce would last, he said "Chappell and Sourav are both mature people. They have to make it work".
Expressing confidence that the bitterness of the last few days would not leave any bad taste in the mouth, Lal said "If Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi can team up and play so well despite not being on the best of terms at a personal level, then why can't Ganguly and Chappell do the same?"
Avoiding any direct comment on Chappell's allegation on Sourav, Lal said "One may not agree with him, but he is trying to do a fair job."
Former player Atul Wassan was, however, unhappy with the way BCCI handled the issue.
"I am not satisfied with the way things were handled by BCCI. It is just a stop-gap, short term solution," he said.
"Well, they could have found out a respectable way for Ganguly's exit. They should have made Rahul Dravid as the captain for the next series and keep Ganguly as a batsman in the team. This way they could have kept the door open for Ganguly and given him a chance to perform as a player."


text:
OWC (Other World Computing) has recently announced that a memory upgrade kit will be available for
Apple has finally refreshed their iMac lineup. This new refresh includes adding Intel's newest
We haven't seen much from Apple this entire year. It's been almost a year that it last released its i


text: Circular is an extension of Circles and Ellipses and Colour Theory. The images in this post are simple constructions shot with available light in my makeshift studio. I think the next step will be to get some more advanced type of lighting, maybe a better/truer black & white background material and to elaborate the constructions.I'll print these as single photographs, no edition. This will make each photograph unique and bring me closer to sculpture/painting. I think of these more like the work of many before me who make something, photograph it and then disassemble it, or let the work just cease to be. I think of Andy Goldsworthy, although his work has a more formulated thesis and involves a more complicated construction scenario. These are simple constructions. I like simple.The über contrast between the stark white and black backgrounds is working well, but could be improved. I also have to be careful with the edges of my dibond circles. In hindsight creating the circles from photographic prints and then mounting them in dibond was an expensive and not very robust move. When I shoot these on a slight angle the edges of the material detract from the overall effect. These are also pretty touchy. They scratch easily and the edges of the photographs lift off the substrate when I fool around with them too much. It was also an expensive process that was sort of overkill. One of the surprises is the shadows. I think I can manipulate the shadows to be even more interesting as well use other geometric forms of material to make the light behave in more regulated and angular patterns. Right now all that can be really seen are the circular shadows caused by the angle of the light sources. If I can move to either constant light sources with more power or strobe flash light I might be able to create solid lines of shadow that criss cross the sculptural surface of the disc and the picture frames.I'll print these in various sizes, but I'm leaning towards 48 x 48. I'm toying with making them small prints, and that might be an option because they they'll become affordable and more practical for many people. There's also a possibility I'll take the circles out into the world. I'm fixated in a pile of these crammed into a corner of the stairwell in my office building. It's a concrete staircase and very bland. I think the circles would seem so unreal and maybe slightly happy there.


text:
This was the highest rated hotel in Berkeley Springs. We were in town to visit family and the hotel was just a place to sleep. The first night was ok. The bed is not very comfortable but we managed to get a decent night's sleep. The second morning we were woken up at 6:30 am to the sound of slamming doors up and down the hall and were kept awake for the next two hours by doors slamming and the sound of vacuuming. I understand a little noise from the neighbors, but this was a slamming door every minute to 90 seconds.
We also had an issue with the hotel restaurant. The restaurant had friendly staff who were kind though we sat down just as they were supposed to close. The food was hot and good, but my son in law ended up getting food poisoning from his hamburger.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- This charming Berkeley Springs, West Virginia hotel offers beautiful mountain views and a complimentary hot breakfast every morning. Experience true West Virginia hospitality and comfortable accommodations while staying at the BEST WESTERN Berkeley Springs Inn. Nestled in the pristine valley of the West Virginia panhandle, this Berkeley Spring hotel is situated just minutes from the country's oldest warm spring spas as well as local attractions such as the Berkeley Springs Museum and the Ice House. Berkeley Springs is also home to a variety of events year round including the famous Apple Butter Festival held every October. Enjoy beautiful mountains views, cable satellite television and high-speed Internet access in each of the well-appointed guest rooms. The BEST WESTERN Berkeley Springs Inn offers a complimentary hot breakfast every morning. Other hotel amenities include an outdoor heated swimming pool, business center, business services and meeting space to accommodate up to 100 people. Restaurant and lounge located next to hotel. Hotel guests will be close to a variety of outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, fishing and golf at the Cacapon State Park or various water activities at the Potomac River. Just a short drive from Berkeley Springs, guests can visit historic Civil War sites including Harper's Ferry and Gettysburg, PA. Other local attractions include Charles Town Racing, Sleepy Creek State Park and the Potomac Eagle Scenic Train Ride. Don't forget to relax a little while you're here though! With several Day Spas and Bath Houses located in Berkeley Springs, your ticket to relaxation is close by. Spa and Get Away Packages are available and can be reserved by calling our hotel direct. The friendly staff at the BEST WESTERN Berkeley Springs Inn is ready to ensure an enjoyable and memorable stay in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. We hope to see you soon! ... more less
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Best Western, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline, Travelocity, Hotwire, Cheap Tickets, getaroom.com and HotelQuickly so you can book your Best Western Berkeley Springs Inn reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.
- Also Known As:
- Best Western Berkeley Springs
- Berkeley Springs Best Western


text:
Need ideas to publicize telecommuting / telework? Read on...
Millions of Americans nowadays employment from outer offices or employment centers, while jillions more decide on to career at locale quotidian.
Employers and human resources hold that telecommuting is a financially well-paid workplace alternative. It saves employers clip and capital by chemical reaction the want for roam and circumstance dog-tired in assemblage jams. It too reduces costs by allowing them to hire spare train piece eliminating the obligation for spare business establishment and room heavens.Post ads:
Marvel Avengers Movie Roleplay Hero Mask Hulk / The Farming Game / Spy Net: Secret Mission Video Watch / NERF DART TAG TAG OR BE TAGGED SPEEDSWARM Blaster / Hot Wheels R/C Ford F150 Raptor Truck / Mattel Bathing Suit Steven Doll / Fisher Price Little People - Lil' Shepherds / Fat Brain Toys Acuity / 7" Toadette Plush Doll / Khet - Eye of Horus, Red Silver Beamsplitter / Mega Bloks Halo Covenant Silver Combat Unit / Calico Critters Ellwoods Elephant Twins / LEGO - Minifigures Series 3 - MUMMY / RoomMates RMK1437SCS Glitter Peace Signs Peel & Stick Wall / Mega Bloks Spiderman Techbot / Can You Imagine Time Machine Tabletop Clock / Pull My Finger Fart Finger Pen Toy
In 1995, Telecommute America, an advocacy group, surveyed enduring companies and saved that employers reasoned the advantages of work arrangements: superior worker morale; small costs in jargon of organization space; less accent among body. On the piece of employees, more than 75 proportion say that because of a smaller amount interruptions at home, they are more than rich if they manual labour from in that. Ninety proportion of workers say they can bigger balance their carry out and reclusive life span.
Because of these benefits, telework and employment have been adoptive by much and much gross revenue and marketing personnel, lawyers, engineers, architects, accountants, newspaper editors, transcribers, and dressmakers. Creative types specified as designers, photographers, and writers like work because it gives them state in their functional work time and styles. It as well levels the enclosed space for society in removed areas, those beside somatic disabilities, and vernal or stay-at-home parents.
Benefits in shriveled conveyance impurity and built collection have caused the US administration to backing employment. US sacred text shortest federal agencies to tender teleworking options to bailable employees, or misplace bequest. The Clean Air Act was besides amended to impose companies beside at lowest 100 employees to allow work. The Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency have teamed up for Best Workplaces for Commuters, a program that recognizes employers with, among other things, not bad telework programs.Post ads:
Gymnic / Gyffy the Inflatable Hopping Giraffe / Fisher-Price Little People Zoo Talkers Kangaroo Family / Squinkie Girl Zinkies Teacups Theme / Monster High Travel Scaris Jinafire Long Doll / Madame Alexander Baby Cuddles - 14 Inch / Carnival Crane Game / NFL Dallas Cowboys Playing Cards / Harley-Davidson Battery Operated Motorcycle Motor Cycles / MGA Novi Stars Glitter Lamp / Full Set Replacement Parts for Syma S107 RC Helicopter, / Pete the Repeat Parrot / Adventure Time Adventure Time Fan Favorite Plush - / Neurosmith Music Blocks / Ty Beanie Baby Theodore, Alvin and the Chipmunks / Power Rangers 4inch Figure Super Samurai Ranger Fire / Mine Shift / Playmobil Three Wise Kings
Advocacy groups spear out these benefits in promoting employment and in educating set of guidelines makers, employers, and workers. The Telework Coalition, for example, plant for statute law that supports telecommuters and teleworkers. They motion tax acknowledgment and else incentives for both employers and telecommuters. Another interest group titled CORA (Creating Opportunities by Recognizing Abilities) provides telework opportunities to folks next to disabilities, specially to veterans and their families. Teletrips, Inc., a business group, aims to instrumentality telework programs in some population and private sectors next to a orientation towards remittent commuter train trips.
In the critical analysis, the highest benefits are to the telecommuter. Increased productivity, smaller quantity stress, and more occurrence next to the family connections all output a greater superior of life span.


text:
Hi everyone,
Anybody know of a cheap to mid priced good and fun place that a group of 12 people might be able to get into tomorrow evening in the Tribeca/Soho area?
This might seem a like a lot to ask but the company I work for is taking me and several of my co workers out to dinner tomorrow night in this area and OF COURSE no one can come up with a viable place.
We're hoping for not super fancy, more like decent and alot of fun.
Thanks for any input!


text:
Crazy Wind Hatsuyo Pegged Pants
Crazy Wind Hatsuyo Pegged Pants
With a slightly cropped, high-rise silhouette, These pegged pants feature cool contrasting panels of kasuri fabric. Pair yours with a crisp white shirt to let the eye-catching textiles take center stage. Machine or hand wash. Model is 5'9" and is wearing a size S. Made in the USA. Size S (in): length 37; waist width 14 Size M (in): length 37; waist width 14.5
In 2012 Ethica launched with a mission: to showcase the most exciting examples of conscious, contemporary fashion, and to shape thoughtful approaches to shopping, style and trends through a focus on storytelling. The online boutique is stocked with emerging designers and a cool selection of ethical and sustainable brands. Shop Ace & Jig, Valentine Gauthier, Samantha Pleet and more.
Do you have questions about this product? We're here to help!


text: Wolf Rock, north of Double Island Point and just off the coast of Rainbow Beach near Gympie, is a behemoth of granite. With five interconnecting pinnacles rising from 35 metres deep, all are of varying heights - with two breaking the water's surface. Divers love to explore the peaks of the pinnacles, with one sitting at 11 metres deep, one at 16 metres, and one at 19 metres, while others enjoy exploring the sheer drops for close encounters with resident grey nurse sharks and spotted eagle rays. Black coral trees, spiky soft corals, hard corals, gorgonians and spiral sea whips decorate the granite. The gutters running along the shallow rocks are home to moray eels, nudibranchs, gobies, scorpionfish, sea stars, shrimps and coral crabs. Other common visitors include turtles, gropers, batfish, trevally and angelfish.


text:
To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-331-3131 in the USA and Canada (or any of our worldwide reservation telephone numbers).
Join us at The Residence Inn Mix, a fun and relaxing way to unwind, socialize and connect. Three nights a week our hotel will feature a different opportunity to socialize in our lobby or outdoor space. Join us on Mondays for It's On, featuring tasty sips and snacks. On Tuesdays, we're grilling and chilling with cold beverages. And we Mix It Up on Wednesdays, giving you a taste of the local area with great food truck fare (guest purchases), restaurant pop-in tastings or dessert to provide a sweet finale to your day.
Perry's offers a casually elegant dining experience and an outstanding menu, featuring our signature steak selections, exclusive wine list and live jazz performances every Wednesday through Saturday evening.
The freshest Gulf Coast seafood, served grilled, blackened, pan-broiled and fried, is complemented by superior quality and friendly service.
The buffet is great and easily stands as its own meal, however the reason to be at Chabuca's is the rodizio. Each item is prepared just right and tastes great.
Unique steakhouse atmosphere from Rio Grande do Sul in Southern Brazil.
Upscale casual dining restaurant offering more than 200 menu selections including Appetizers, Pizza, Pasta, Seafood, Steaks, Salads, Sandwiches, and more.
Hand cut USDA steaks, Hardwood smoked BBQ, Prime Rib and Seafood all served up in an authentic Texas atmosphere.


text:
"This is one of the greatest days of my life," Lara told after a 30-minute meeting with Mandela in Johannesburg. "We spoke about his (Mandelas) love for cricket and what cricket does to influence the world."
Lara said the meeting brought back memories of the opening match of the 2003 cricket World Cup when Mandela watched the West Indies beat South Africa in Cape Town. "As our national anthem played before the match, I looked up and saw him. I knew I was part of a great occasion," said Lara, who went on to score 116.
"Today he smiled when he referred to my first century there," said Lara, whose innings of 400 not out against England last year is the highest individual score in Test history.
Mandela, 87, and increasingly frail, leaned on an aide as he arrived for the photo call with Lara. "Where is your bat?" a beaming Mandela asked. "You're a handsome young chap you know." Lara handed Mandela his bat with a handwritten message: "To a man who has inspired the world. I love you President Mandela."
Lara said he used the bat against South Africa when they toured the West Indies this year. He scored 196 in Trinidad and 176 in Barbados, although South Africa were unbeaten in both the Test and One-day series.
Lara was accompanied into the meeting by Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner Donna Carter, who came out clutching two autographed copies of Mandela's autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom' - one of them for her prime minister.
"When Mandela came to our country last year the first person he asked for was Brian Lara," Carter said. "I knew that he had asked for me and I have looked forward to this moment," said Lara, adding that he was playing against Pakistan at the time.
"I asked for you but they told me you didn't want to see me," Mandela quipped.


text:
Featuring a 2in TFT LCD screen and a 1.3MP camera, the phone also includes a range of software including an e-book reader and a 'melody composer' plus a photo editor and microSD slot that can feature a card holding up to 2Gb of memory. Battery life offers 2.4 hours of talk-time and 180 hours of standby time
The C36 will initially be released in Indonesia. However, a graduated world release will follow from there. No specific UK release of price has yet been announced.
Click here to acces the BenQ website


text:
This hotel was just too cool, especially for someone from the mountains in California. I would refer to it as a "boatel" because, as I recall, it had accommodations for personal boat docking. The inn is located at the end of a canal, where I saw three dolphins chase down their meal - I'd never been so close to dolphins (in the wild) before & it was an amazing experience - they were right there, a mere 10 to 15 feet away from where I was sitting! Even owners of neighboring homes came out into their backyards to watch the show.
The inn has a large swimming pool, which is located in front of the building, and is across the street, after a brief walk, from the Gulf. The inn was full when we arrived, without a reservation, with just one room left, ours. It was a bit tight, space-wise, but had a kitchen area and would have been perfect for someone looking for an efficiency - we were just looking for a room for the night near the ocean. Wow, did we get lucky - the entire stay was quite an experience and the staff was outstanding and extremely friendly. We could tell that they appreciated their location as much as their guests did!
We are planning to return to Florida this spring and will be driving from Ft Lauderdale to New Orleans, and then back again - we plan to stay at the Dolphin Inn either coming or going. Do consider this delightful inn - you can't beat the price, location, or ambience!
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Travelocity, Orbitz, Cancelon and getaroom.com so you can book your Dolphin Inn reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.
- Also Known As:
- Dolphin Hotel Fort Myers Beach


text: RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 34583985 LA English T1 The letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder A1 Stein, Gertrude,, Wilder, Thornton,, Burns, Edward,, Dydo, Ulla E.,, Rice, William,, PB Yale University Press PP New Haven YR 1996 SN 0300067747 9780300067743 AB The friendship and correspondence of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder encompassed the last twelve years of Stein's life and a period of major work by Wilder. A generation apart in age, the two writers met during Stein's acclaimed American lecture tour in 1934-35, during which they shared the experience of lecturing to audiences in the wake of great success. They quickly became mentor and pupil as well as friends, and Wilder eloquently passed on what Stein taught him through his introductions to her books. While Wilder supported Stein's efforts at publication, she held him to his vocation as a writer, urging him to ignore the distractions incurred by family and fortune. The letters between Stein and Wilder contain ideas and plans about publications, attitudes toward fame and work, and thoughts about other artists and people near to them. They also refer to European-American cultural relations prior to and through World War II, show how Stein and Wilder responded to critical reception of their new work, and above all, examine how the two writers affected one another's progress. It is clear from the letters that without their friendship, Stein's Narration lectures would not have come about, The Geographical History and the novel Ida would have become different books, and Wilder's Our Town might not have become the play we know. The edition, fully annotated by Edward M. Burns and Ulla E. Dydo, includes a detailed chronology of Stein's lecture tour prepared by William Rice, staging histories of Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and an account of Stein in World War II with new documentation.


text:
Take a look at the wonderful time we had at the triatholon:
Ready for some summer fun? Click here for the Town of Lancaster 2017 Summer Happenings Brochure to find your favorite summer activity - or maybe discover a new one!
Who's ready for summer?! Please click here to see Lancaster's 2017 Elementary Summer School Brochure.
May/June 2017
Dear Hillview Families,
There are many special, culminating events and activities in store for our students throughout May and June. Some of these events include the "All Children Exercise Simultaneously" (A.C.E.S.) Program on May 1st, the Color Run on May 12th, the Third Grade Spring Concert on May 24th, a Flag Day Ceremony on June 14th, the Hillview Field Day on June 16th and the Third Grade Moving Up Day Ceremony on June 21st. In addition, our PTO thoughtfully sponsors a variety of fun and educational field trips for all students to enjoy from now until the end of June. Please refer to the attached calendars for additional details.
On behalf of the Hillview staff, I want to express how grateful we are to the PTO and to our parent volunteers for all of the time they invest and for all of the wonderful things they do for our students and school. So many families fundraised and donated their time throughout the school year. The last PTO meeting of the school year will be held on May 9th in the Hillview library media center at 6:30 PM. We hope to see you there.
In addition, the school thanks everyone who was able to donate to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute with the Goin' Bald for Bucks fundraiser. Hillview raised over $2,700 to support this great cause. We will celebrate this tremendous accomplishment at our May 3rd "Gift of the Month" assembly.
Our incoming kindergartners will be screened at the school from May 15th – May 19th. We look forward to visiting with our new Hillview friends. Kindergarten Orientation will take place on June 22nd from 10:00 – 11:00 am. At the orientation, students will take a short bus ride and have an opportunity to talk with all of the kindergarten teachers in the cafeteria. Parents will have ample opportunities to learn about the school.
With warmer weather approaching us, classes will be taking turns on the playground. Please ensure that your child wears sneakers to school so that he/she can safely participate in the playground fun. Students are not allowed to wear flip flops, and they will need to adhere to the school's dress code policy as well. Please contact the school if you have any questions about the dress code.
We look forward to fun field trips, along with a memorable conclusion to another fantastic school year. We learned so much, and we modeled great character. Every person in this school community, including students, staff members and family members, make Hillview such a positive and rewarding place to be, work and learn every day. Lastly, please remember to vote on May 16th in the LHS Java Gym.
Best wishes,
Mrs. Moeller


text:
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Vintage Dinosaur Art: Tyrannosaurus Sex: A Love Tail (Omni magazine, Feb 1988)
That and all the sex.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Vintage Dinosaur Art: The Crocodiles Still Wait
Friday, June 30, 2017
This Mesozoic Month: June 2017
It's kind of been an annoying month for those of us who don't think science exists to serve our personal preferences as to what prehistoric animals looked like (ahem). And if you're not into childish sensationalism in your science journalism, it's been doubly annoying. So... I made this.
In the News
Let's start with something light and non-controversial, shall we? Thank goodness for amber, that perennial benefactor of the prehistorically-inclined. The latest gift? A beautiful little enantornithe. Read more from Asher Elbein, writing for Audubon.
New research at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, the site of a massive Jurassic bonebed dominated by Allosaurus remains, suggests a gradual deposition of carcasses over years of seasonal flooding, rather than a single catastrophic event. Read more from Brian Switek. Randall Irmis writes about iffy coverageof the research at the Natural History Museum of Utah blog.
There's been a streak of new insights into sensitive facial integument in theropods lately, and the newest published research is about Neovenator. Read more from Darren Naish at Tet Zoo (one of the study's coauthors) and Sam Barnett at the Natural Sciences Collections Association blog.
Finally, the story that inspired a thousand online arguments. Nothing like a new paper on tyrannosaur integument to get the people talking. There has been a ton of conversation over the paper itself as well as about the typically awful hot takes from sciencey websites and blogs. Read more from Meig Dickson at Earth Archives. Mark Witton's post is particularly insightful, and I for one will not fuss too much when I concede that my recent Science March sign has been rendered - probably - obsolete.
Around the Dinoblogosphere
At Prehistoric Beast of the Week, Chris has begun reviewing dinosaur figures by Safari, starting with a snazzy Coelophysis. Love the racing stripe.
Give a listen to WICN's Inquiry podcast, which recently featured Anthony J. Martin talking about paleontology, especially ichnology and his book Dinosaurs Without Bones.
At ART Evolved, Herman Diaz returns with more book reviews: Patricia Lauber's How Dinosaurs Came to Be (yay!) and Richard Moody's Dinofile (boo!).
There's a current effort to complete a database of every dinosaur specimen in the world, and Mike Taylor tells us about it at SV-POW.
In her latest post on Canadian paleontology, Liz Martin-Silverstone writes about the country's paleobotanical treasures.
Victoria Arbour visited the "coal age Galapagos," a fossil exposure in Nova Scotia, and found some beautiful stuff. Check it out at Pseudoplocephalus.
The LITC AV Club
PBS Digital Studios has begun a new paleontology video series titled Eons, hosted by Hank Green. Here's episode one, dedicated to trilobites. Subscribe at Youtube to see what they cook up next!
The Empty Wallets Club
The collection provides an in-depth look at this neglected niche of art history and shows how the artists charged with imagining extinct creatures often projected their own aesthetic whims onto prehistory, rendering the primordial past with dashes of Romanticism, Impressionism, Japonisme, Fauvism, and Art Nouveau, among other influences.It looks gorgeous, but it does cost a pretty penny.
Crowdfunding Spotlight
Paleoartist Matt Martyniuk needs a new computer, and if you support him at GoFundMe, you get to help determine what his next project will be. Chip in at his campaign page!
A Moment of Paleoart Zen
Benke Bálint's Atopodentatus is one of my favorite depictions of the Triassic oddball.
Friday, June 23, 2017
American Museum of Natural History, part 3: no birds, please, we're bird-hips
Monday, June 12, 2017
Explore Mesozoic Ecosystems with Gabriel Ugueto
Illustrator, designer, and herpetologist Gabriel Ugueto's prolific output never ceases to stun me - a feeling Natee also shares, as the subject came up during our recent meeting. You may recall that Gabriel's posters of various families of non-avian dinosaurs were included in our 2016 gift guide, and may also recognize him as part of the Studio 252mya paleoart team.
Lately, Gabriel has been following up his previous series by designing posters based on various geological formations and the paleofauna they've revealed to us. Laid out phylogenetically, they offer a concise way to take stock of select groups of inhabitants of each of these paleoenvironments. Animals are shown in easy-to-understand lateral and dorsal views, occasionally with details like alternate views of the head with jaws agape. Each poster also includes a helpful scale diagram.
As someone who especially enjoys learning about prehistoric animals in context with their contemporaries, I really appreciate this undertaking - and it doesn't hurt that Gabriel's illustrations are beautiful and his layouts are attractive and easy to digest. The posters are available at Gabriel's Redbubble shop; links in the image captions above will take you directly to each poster's shop listing. Keep an eye out for his next design, dedicated to the Oxford Clay.
Follow Gabriel on Twitter, Redbubble, ArtStation, and Instagram, where he often shares works-in-progress and close-ups of individual animals - as well as a selfie game so fierce he handily earns the title #Paleobae. Thanks to Gabriel for allowing me to share his work here, now let's get them up on some walls!
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Recent Travels and Meetings
The Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs team have been real globe trekkers lately. Marc visited New York, Asher got to see Iceland, and for the last three weeks - neatly bookended by her birthday and our anniversary - Jennie and I have been traveling in the UK and Spain. Since the last time I was here was a mere four months after LITC was born, I was finally able to meet LITC's two most veteran contributors, Marc and Natee, in person.
We spent a couple of days in May hanging out. First, Marc took us all down to Birling Gap and we enjoyed a day of seaside hill-walking, pub-visiting, and riding a taxi back to Marc's car as a thrashing rain fell. The next day, we took advantage of sunshine - actual sunshine, the kind we have here in the States - and walked the expansive grounds of Kew Gardens.
When Dave Hone saw that we were nearby and reached out, we all decided to meet up after Kew Gardens, and had a terrific meal at a Japanese restaurant called Hare & Tortoise. We excitedly talked about paleoart, aberrant cranial morphology, and Dave's scientific immortality, granted by the almighty Bellubrunnus.
Jennie and I then spent a week in southern Spain, enjoying the historical and natural treasures of Málaga and Ronda, before traveling to Cheshire to spend the remainder of the trip with our dear friend Marci and her family. This included a few days in southern Wales, among the highlands, waterfalls, and castles of Brecon Beacons.
Before we returned to the states, however, we got to meet up with Gareth Monger, whose art has regularly appeared here at LITC, at the Manchester Museum. He was accompanied by his wife, Jess, and daughter, Alice. As Gareth and I are both type-loving graphic designers who also love paleontology, we had plenty to keep us constantly chatting. And the Mongers were even game to accompany Jennie and me on a hunt for a good gift for our dog-sitters back home! Another successful transition from the web to IRL.
The Manchester Museum's paleontology hall deserves a few words. It isn't huge, but it's packed with great stuff. There's a cast of Stan, which may not be unique, but the placement on a tall pedestal allows visitors to walk beneath the tyrant, getting views one doesn't usually see.
There's more than Stan, of course. There are wings of the hall dedicated to marine reptiles and Triassic reptiles, with models accompanying cabinets of fossils. The museum's enormous Carboniferous tree is a truly impressive specimen, and as someone who lives and hikes upon Carboniferous limestones, shales, and sandstones, it was a wonderful change of pace from the plant fragments I usually see. And as reassurance to visitors who are eager to skip straight to dinosaurs, there's a Gorgosaurus cast in the museum's entry hall - like Stan, it comes from from the Black Hills Institute.
Finally, we had a few spare hours down in London before our flight to grab dinner, and since we had been so entranced by Hare & Tortoise I messaged Natee to see if they could meet us for one more meal. Invitation enthusiastically accepted, we got one more visit in before flying back. Our shared love for ice cream vies for dominance with our love of paleontology!
All in all, an utterly enjoyable vacation, enriched by meeting face to face with long-time online friends. I hope we can visit the UK before another 8 years elapses, and have more time to meet even more paleo-folk. Now, back to reality. Paleoart survey results coming soon...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
American Museum of Natural History, part 2: birds, near-birds, and wide loads
Saturday, June 3, 2017
American Museum of Natural History, part 1: big dead icons
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
This Mesozoic Month: May 2017
On account of my globe-trekking this month, I finished up the round-up earlier than usual. So if cool stuff happened in the last 10 days of May, I'll include them next time around.
In the News
What do you do when you've got an awesome new ankylosaur to share with the world, but fear that this awesomebro world isn't gonna show up for a stinkin' ornithischian? Name it Zuul crurivastator, of course. Check out the excellent page dedicated to Zuul from the Royal Ontario Museum and read more from coauthor and awesome name-chooser Victoria Arbour, Brian Switek, Fernanda Castano, and Rachel Feltman.
One month, two hot new Thyreophorans in the news. The Suncor nodosaur has been fully revealed to the public, and it is a stunner. We've been hearing about this one since 2011, so it's pretty awesome to see this beauty. Paleontologist Dr. Donald Henderson describes it as "a perfectly three-dimensionally preserved, uncrushed, armoured dinosaur complete with all the armour in place, original scales perfectly aligned with the armour, all the fingers and toes (very rare), and probable stomach contents." It's truly remarkable, easily mistaken for a sculpture of a dinosaur than a fossil. Read more from Henderson at the Guardian's "Lost Worlds" blog, the Royal Tyrell Museum blog, and Michael Greshko for NatGeo.
Jianianhualong. Read more from Nature and Earth Archives.
Any terrestrial, non-avian dinosaur material from the eastern US is precious, and this month, we got another piece of the puzzle: it seems that ceratopsians lived in Appalachia, too. Read more from co-author Andy Farke and read the paper at PeerJ.
Around the Dinoblogosphere
Mark Witton wrote about the amphibious ichthyosaur hypothesis, including some great old art.
SV-POW's Matt Wedel talked sauropods on Fist Full of Podcasts recently.
Liz Martin-Silverstone wrote about a bunch of significant fossils from Canada in her continuing series on the nation's paleontological heritage.
At Dinosaurpalaeo, Heinrich Mallison wrote about Haarlem's Teylers museum. As you may recall, Marc Vincent also wrote about Teylers back in 2013 here ate LITC.
Paul Pursglove writes about the Biddulph Grange Gardens pterosaur at the Pterosaur Database blog.
While pterosaurs are on your mind, check out the Dinosaur Toy Blog's review of the new CollectA Dimorphodon.
The LITC AV Club
Since the amazing tar sands nodosaur has hit the press with a splash, check out this Royal Tyrrell Museum video from 2012 about the discovery.
The Empty Wallets Club
Check out Gareth Monger's celebration of extant dinosaurs, a new design series that sprung from a logo commission that was rejected. Turning lemons to lemonade, and all that. His first featured a sweet minimalist ibis, and he followed that up with a pheasant.
Crowdfunding Spotlight
Mike Keesey's Paleocene is coming to print! It funded already, but the campaign is still active for another week. Head to Kickstarter to make your pledge. I've written about the comic here before, because I freakin' love it. Here's Mike's explanation of his inspiration:
Back in 2000, my friend Michael Kirkbride pitched me the idea of a comic book set after the cataclysmic end of the "Age of Reptiles". The story would center on little mammals struggling for dominance in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. I was instantly taken with the idea. There's a ton of fiction about dinosaurs, but barely anything about what happened just after the Mesozoic Era ended.
But I didn't return to the idea until fifteen years later. Now a single parent, I thought about what it would be like to raise children in the aftermath of a global catastrophe. And so I began to write Paleocene as the story of a mother proto-primate, stuck with her children in the last tree standing, wondering where her mate has disappeared to.
Colorado artist Ken Kokoszka's Kickstarter campaign to fund a book of his #Dinovember art has fully funded, but you can still get in on the action. In the campaign description, he writes, "As I delved into these drawings I had the opportunity to revel in the new science that had developed in paleontology since I had last researched the ancient animals. So many new discoveries have been unearthed over the last two decades that it felt like every drawing was the start of a new research project." A sentiment many of us can relate to!
A Moment of Paleoart Zen
Zuul! When you've got an awesome portrait by Danielle Dufault, why not? I love the personality in this piece, and the striking green coloration is a nice change of pace for a thyreophoran (queue an avalanche of links to green ankylosaurs in the comments).
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Book review: Maja Säfström's "Animals of a Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium"
"Dinosaurs have intentionally been left out of this book to give some attention to less popular – but still fascinating – creatures that once lived on this planet."
Thus begins Maja Säfström's Animals of a Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium, a new book that I suspect will be of great interest to this blog's readers, dinosaurs or no. Besides, Maja's not technically correct – there are some wonderful avian dinosaurs that made the cut. And there are plenty of Mesozoic relations of the dinosaurs proper.
The aesthetic is simple, but indirect. Säfström approaches her subjects with more of an eye for their alien charm than for strict fidelity to their anatomy. Rendered in stark black and white, with great attention paid to textural, patterned line work, her animals will appeal to those of you who appreciate a fanciful take on paleoillustration. There's a cock-eyed, occasionally Seussian quality to the work that I find eminently appealing.
Säfström's writing is plain-spoken, jargon-light, and witty, with some of the jokey dialogue given to her creatures reminding me of Rosemary Mosco's Bird and Moon comics. "Wings are overrated – look at my beak instead. It's huge! Best Regards, Terror Bird," says a terror bird. The educational content varies from simple facts like the size of the eyes of Opthalmosaurus or the diet of Gigantopithecus to brief references to changing paleontological viewpoints on oddballs like Helicoprion.
No book is without small sins, of course (take it from me, the knucklehead who messed up the extinction date of the mammoths). The biggest one I saw here was the repetition of the old canard that the giant azhdarchids' flight capabilities were questionable, but this just gives Säfström the opportunity to discover the glory that is Wittonalia.
Small quibbles like that do not take away from the value of this book, which is populated by a wide array of often-overlooked prehistoric animals. Säfström lovingly introduces readers to such animals as Synthetoceras, Nuralagus rex, Coryphodon, Sharovipteryx, Pteraspis, and Macrauchenia. At the risk of alienating myself from present company, there were even animals here I'd never heard of, such as the "horned gopher" Ceratogaulus.
I've seen an upswing of interest in highly stylized paleoillustration online lately, much of this thanks to Johan Egerkrans' stunning pieces recently shared with the Paleoartists group on Facebook. While more surreal than Egerkrans' work, I imagine there could be a healthy crossover between the two artists' fan base. As someone who primarily works in this vein, it's heartening to see support for such work, and I hope that Animals of a Bygone Era finds its audience.Buy it here and read Säfström's post about it at her site.


text:
login with
you guys rock
I know I dont post too often but when I do it's always great to know that I get positive support and kind words. This truly is a great community of women and I am so glad I found you all :-) You all put my mind at ease and give great advice. Thank you!
That is so sweet! I'm so happy you love this site. I love it too, I feel the same way. I love knowing I can come here and get awesome support every day. :)
Thats so nice! I hope i can help you with kind words too :)
Ariel.. you are so so sweet! We absolutely love having you here on Moms.com.. we know life gets busy, so keep checking in with us, we love hearing from you!
Moms also like
15Beds for toddlers
49Breastfeeding: how old is too old?
45How would you describe your child?
About Ariel LaCoste
Current: Canyon, Texas
Birth: November 04
On Moms.com since: Dec 3, 2013
Im a stay at home mom of 4 beautiful children. I homeschool, co-sleep, breastfeed, babywear and practice attachment parenting including parenting beyond punishment. My children are my world. https://www.etsy.com/people/SketchyCrafts


text:
The Art Department of Peru State College is centered in the A.V. Larson building on the south edge of the college campus. The facilities include studios for design, drawing, painting, printmaking, pottery and sculpture. All studios are well-equipped with furnishings, tools, and equipment. The printmaking studio has a new Whelan press and is equipped for non-toxic printmaking processes. The sculpture studio is equipped to work with nearly any material with welders, lathes, saws, sand blaster, foundry and more. A twenty-station computer lab is dedicated to the courses in graphic design.
Contact Information
Dr. Timothy Borchers
Office of Admissions
1-800-742-4412 option 1
Apply For Free
Program Options
The Art Program has three options available to students that permit them to follow the most appropriate direction, based upon their interest. The Teaching Option is for the student seeking certification to teach art in the public schools. The Fine Arts Option is for the student who intends to continue on to graduate school, or find a career in art aside from public school teaching. The Graphic Design Option is for the student who wants to be a creative in the design industry.
John Gardner, MFA
Assistant Professor
AV Larson 129
Sheli Petersen, MFA
Assistant Professor
AV Larson 021


text: Hello, Does anyone know why the option to 'Get files from CVS repository (cvs checkout)' is not available to use when creating a project in Quanta? Is this perhaps an option that is not enabled at compile time? If so, can this option be enabled for future releases of this package? Thanks, Joe Schlecht <firstname.lastname@example.com>


text:
Seattle Univ. hosts Jesuit LGBTQ activism conference
Kimberly Scharfenberger
April 6, 2016 (CardinalNewmanSociety via LifeSiteNews) — This past weekend, Seattle University hosted the third annual "IgnatianQ" [Q is for "Queer"] conference, an event for students at Jesuit colleges that featured speakers who oppose Church teaching on human sexuality and marriage in prior years, and promotes involvement in LGBTQ activism as part of living out Jesuit values.
"The weekend will be exploring the boundaries of sexuality, gender and spirituality and how they may affect and limit us all," the University's student newspaper, The Spectator, reported. "The hope is that this year's conference will have more conversation on trans identities, as previous conferences did not place a large focus on gender," the article later stated.
IgnatianQ aims to promote "LGBTQ solidarity, leadership and advocacy among Jesuit institutions and the larger church," according to the conference's Twitter page.
The 2014 conference was hosted at Fordham University and featured Sister Elizabeth Johnson, whose 2007 book Quest for the Living God was condemned by the U.S. bishops' committee on doctrine for "undermin[ing] the Gospel" and misrepresenting "authentic Catholic teaching on essential points."
Last year, the conference was hosted at Georgetown University and concluded with the University's 10th "Genderfunk Ball," an annual Georgetown event that features "a conglomeration of Drag Queens, trans* performers, music and dancing that come together for a single night of nonstop pride," according to an article from The Hoya.
This year, the IgnatianQ conference was titled "Celebrating Identities: Queer Solidarity at Jesuit Schools." A flier posted by the group's Facebook page explained:
We live in the time of #blacklivesmatter and Laverne Cox: injustice, in whatever form it takes, hurts all of us. Thus, it does not make sense to draw lines around which issues should matter to LGBTQ+ people or which issues count as LGBTQ+ issues. We welcome all to join us, as we attempt to embrace how complicated, problematic, and beautiful our world is.
Organizers encouraged students to attend Seattle University's 10th annual Drag Show ahead of the conference, featuring professional and student drag performers
The conference's keynote speaker was Kathy Talvacchia, associate dean of academic and student affairs at New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science and co-author of the book Queer Christianities. The Spectator noted that Talvacchia "has narrated her experience coming out as a lesbian woman and how the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola were a really important part in balancing her identity of being Catholic and queer."
"Being at a Jesuit university, that [experience] toes the line of official church teaching and healthy inquiry and respect for the human person and individual," said Seattle University's campus minister for faith formation, Rachel Doll O'Mahoney, according to the Spectator.
The Spectator reported that the IgnatianQ conference was brought to Seattle University and funded "[w]ith the help of numerous departments on campus, like the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Campus Ministry and the Student Government," in addition to "[s]ome of the tithe collections from the 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. masses at the Chapel of St. Ignatius."
Numerous events and workshops were held throughout the weekend, including "a workshop about activism in [the] university" led by Sabina Neem, a previous assistant director for Seattle University's Office of Multicultural Affairs, according to the Spectator. The conference concluded with "a zen meditation led by Eddie Salazar on Sunday morning, as well as with an art show in the chapel."
Throughout the weekend, IgnatianQ's Twitter account posted details of the conference events, one of which featured a presentation of recommended organizations titled "Queer Groups Doing Intersectional, Multi-Issue Work." Many of the recommended groups advocate for purposes explicitly contrary to Church teaching, including Familia: Trans Queer Liberation, SPARK Reproductive Justice Now — which advocates for "pro-sex, sexuality, gender, queer bodies, access to abortion and contraception, birth rights and chosen families" — and the Transgender Law Center.
IgnatianQ frequently utilizes Jesuit values to justify such advocacy. One tweet states, "To be formed in Jesuit values sets you on a path to live your best self….to be authentic and genuine." Another tweet claims that "Jesuit identity means different things at different institutions. 'At Georgetown it means cura personalis and defining for yourself.'"
* * *
The Cardinal Newman Society contacted Seattle University to inquire why the IgnatianQ conference was being held on campus, despite its significant opposition to Church teaching on human sexuality, but no response was received by time of publication.


text:
The Annihilator Beam is a Luminoth weapon developed during the Luminoth-Ing War, and one of the most powerful Luminoth weapons ever devised. It is a deadly weapon that utilizes both light and dark energy and fires powerful shots of Matter/Antimatter.
It is unknown when the Annihilator Beam was created, but the nature of the weapon suggests that it was implemented before the Ing started to gain the advantage late in the war. Only one of these beams have been seen; the one used by the massive Luminoth warmech, Quadraxis. The same beam was used by Samus Aran after she had destroyed Quadraxis at the Hive Temple, deep within the Ing Hive on Dark Aether.
The Annihilator Beam is a devastating weapon, born from a destructive combination of Light and Dark Energies. The beam fires shots of Matter/Antimatter at a rate rivalling the Power Beam, which home in on nearby enemies. However, since it used both Light and Dark Energy, it uses the ammo of both respective beams, and when one beam ammo supply is depleted, it will need to get more. Luckily, it can easily get ammo packs for both beams by killing enemies and containers. The beam is effective against both Ing/Darklings and normal creatures, and can operate both sides of a Light Crystal Mechanism and open Light and Dark portals. In addition, it can operate Sonic Key Systems when used with the Echo Visor.
When used with the Charge Beam, it fires a sonic blast that deals heavy damage within a wide blast radius. An add-on for the beam, the Sonic Boom, allows it to fire a blast powerful enough to break the sound barrier. All enemies in the room sustain severe damage, if not killed, from the intense sonic blast.
It can be used on Light Crystals and Beacons to supercharge them. A Super Crystal creates a Safe Zone that damages any Ing or Darklings that enter it, like a Charged Crystal. But because the Crystal is infused with powerful Dark Energy, the field becomes irresistible to the Ing, causing them to run into the deadly field without hesitation.
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (First appearance)


text: Desecrated Earth Printings/Rarity: Cost: CMC: 5 Card Type: Sorcery Oracle Text: Destroy target land. Its controller discards a card. Flavor Text: "The land is swollen with mana, cursed relics, and secrets. If you puncture it, you never know what will burst out."—Javad Nasrin, Ondu relic hunter Retrieved from "http://mtg.wikia.com/wiki/Desecrated_Earth?oldid=61617" Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you've made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Categories: Zendikar Common Cards CMC: 5 Sorcery Black Destroy Land Destruction Discard


text:
Ramon Dickenson Model
vanessa krombeenModel Female Charlotte, North Carolina, US
My MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/vkrombeen
Mayhem # 1139308
About Me
My name is Vanessa, i have been modeling for about 2 years. I think that people can express their feelings through any picture if they put their heart into it and take it seriously. Modeling is something i want to take to a professional level and make a career out of it. A good picture takes "two", a great model and a great photographer, not one or the other. I am open to working with anyone, paid or not. Experience is everything! Although, i do not do any nudity. I have a very flexible schedule, and i do travel alot, so leaving my area is not a problem.
You can contact me through messaging or my email
Please click the link and hit the "like" button on the Facebook picture to help me win McAuleys Unique Boutique modeling contest!! Thank you!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= … =1&theater
Have you worked with vanessa krombeen? Add Credits for vanessa krombeen! >>
Credit Notes
Mayhem #749347= What can I say about Vanessa, she is just one of those models that inspire you to create great art. She's on time, always professional, fun to work with and a great model, we did a six hour shoot and she gave her all the entire time.
A model going places.
-Peter Farrar
Ramon Dickenson Model
LeMond Studios Photographer
Thienlapho... Photographer
Mitchell Dennis Photographer
Durban Tog Photographer
W S Photography Photographer
Loading Content


text:
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon will come out of retirement to race new Cadillac endurance racecar
- Alex Kierstein
- Dec 1, 2016
Will he have the same success at the 24 Hours of Daytona as he has at the Daytona 500?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss the rest of the 2016 NASCAR season
- Jeremy Korzeniewski
- Sep 3, 2016
Jeff Gordon will race the No. 88 for Hendrick Motorsport this weekend at Darlington Raceway.
Dale Jr.'s latest concussion won't force retirement
- Brandon Turkus
- Aug 7, 2016
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss at least four races after a relatively harmless looking crash.
Retired Jeff Gordon to race at Indianapolis if Earnhardt isn't cleared
- Motorsport.com
- Jul 15, 2016
Wish you could see the legend run one more race? It might happen.
Jeff Gordon may not be done driving racecars after all
- Steven Cole Smith
- Nov 23, 2015
Jeff Gordon's manager hints that the NASCAR star might not be done with racing after all.
Jeff Gordon to pace Indy 500 in Corvette Z06
- Noah Joseph
- Apr 30, 2015
To set the pace at the 99th Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard has selected a Corvette for the 13th time, and the track's winningest driver, Jeff Gordon, to pilot it.
Jeff Gordon says 2015 will be his last full-time season in NASCAR
- Steven J. Ewing
- Jan 22, 2015
Jeff Gordon has confirmed that this will be his last NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Gordon made the official announcement to his team at the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports headquarters Thursday. However, Gordon is refraining from using the word "retire," as he plans "to stay extremely busy in the years ahead."
NASCAR fines crews for Gordon v. Keselowski dustup [w/videos]
- Chris Bruce
- Nov 7, 2014
The NASCAR Sprint Cup went from a motorsport to a boxing matching following the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The brawl was allegedly instigated when Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordon made contact following a restart near the end of the race. The incident punctured one of Gordon's tires and left him fighting mad. Although, NASCAR's punishment might be as bizarre as the fisticuffs that prompted it.
Here's the backstory on Gordon's Pepsi prank from Okulski himself
- Brandon Turkus
- Mar 8, 2014
Last week, we all watched with enjoyment as Jalopnik editor Travis Okulski got epically pranked by a mustachioed Jeff Gordon. As we explained then, Gordon starred in a memorable "viral" ad for Pepsi, which saw the NASCAR champion disguise himself and take a car salesman on a wild test drive. It was all called out as bull, and Okulski was one of the most vocal critics.
Watch Jeff Gordon get back at Jalopnik with this awesome prank
- Brandon Turkus
- Feb 27, 2014
Nearly a year ago, NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon teamed up with Pepsi for a commercial. Gordon would be disguised and terrorize a used car salesman on an extreme test drive. It was staged, quite obviously, we said. Our friends at Jalopnik were a bit more vociferous in calling out the ad's more artificial points.
Jeff Gordon's SS Performance Sedan Concept unleashes car's potential
- Damon Lowney
- Nov 5, 2013
Compared to the stock Chevrolet SS sports sedan, Jeff Gordon's version looks much meaner (in a good way). Somehow it comes off as more butch than the upgrades would suggest, almost as if it has a wide-body kit (compare the Chevrolet Jeff Gordon SS Performance Sedan Concept to the near-production car). But Chevy says that the exterior upgrades are limited to a satin-red exterior, a more aggressive custom front grille, a carbon-fiber rear spoiler and custom-finished 20-inch wheels. Of course, it's
Jeff Gordon merch bus goes up in flames [w/video]
- Damon Lowney
- Aug 29, 2013
A bus belonging to NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon caught fire on the side of the I-85 freeway in Georgia Wednesday afternoon as it was headed to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Avocare 500 this weekend, the West Jackson Fire Department reports. There were no injuries, and Gordon was not onboard what appears to be a team merchandising bus, authorities say.
Watch NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon put one over on a used car dealer... sorta
- Zach Bowman
- Mar 13, 2013
Full Disclosure: in my younger days, I loved nothing more than tormenting passengers with my behind-the-wheel hijinks. Once, after a particularly artful handbrake turn on a two-lane at around 50 miles per hour, I left one backseat occupant crying in their own lap. This isn't necessarily something to be proud of, but it gives you a glimpse into why it is that I find this ad from Pepsi so damn disappointing. The premise is beautiful. Take NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, give him a disguise and set him
Race Recap: 2013 Daytona 500 runs 200 laps, six of them count [spoilers]
- Jonathon Ramsey
- Feb 24, 2013
It's been a huge month, leading up to the Super Bowl of NASCAR, the Daytona 500. This is the first year of the new Car of Tomorrow, the "Gen Six" car, and all of the drivers have been trying to figure out its intricacies. The Ford Fusion and Chevrolet NASCAR SS has joined the field and its street-legal equivalent, the SS, was introduced. A huge wreck in the Nationwide Series race the day before the Daytona 500 tore a car in half, tore a hole in the fence, sent car parts flying into the crowd and
Jeff Gordon fined $100k, docked 25 points for crashing Boyer [w/video]
- Zach Bowman
- Nov 13, 2012
NASCAR officials handed out a stack of fines and penalties following Sunday's race in Phoenix. Jeff Gordon suffered the brunt of that wrath with a $100,000 fine and the loss of 25 points in the Sprint Cup Championship for his involvement in a crash that doused Clint Bowyer's chances of taking a points lead. Gordon was also put on probation through the end of the year.
Watch NASCAR racers Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon make like it's WWE in Phoenix
- Jeffrey N. Ross
- Nov 12, 2012
The NASCAR Sprint Cup always gets a little more exciting this time of year as it prepares to name its champion at the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but racers Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer made sure there was a little extra action at the penultimate race over the weekend in Phoenix. Looking like a mix of a demolition derby and a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) brawl, Gordon and Bowyer traded paint a few times during the race before members of their pits crews traded blows.
New Ontario racetrack green-lit, hopes to woo NASCAR
- George Kennedy
- Nov 9, 2012
You may think that NASCAR is exclusively an American sport, but it has quite a following in Canada, too. How do we know that? Well, aside from knowing a few fans who count themselves among our neighbors to the north, it seems that a project has been green-lighted to build a NASCAR-minded speedway in Fort Erie, Ontario.
1 dead, 9 injured at Pocono Raceway as storms shorten NASCAR race
- Jonathon Ramsey
- Aug 6, 2012
Severe thunderstorms devastated fans hanging around trying to enjoy the post-race atmosphere at the Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania over the weekend. The NASCAR Pocono 400 Sprint Cup race itself had been halted 98 laps into the 160-lap event because of rain, and track officials twice warned spectators that severe thunderstorms were on the way and to find shelter.
Wallhaulers let you hang NASCAR door art on your wall
- Chris Tutor
- Mar 24, 2012
It's a well-known fact NASCAR fans will buy anything with their favorite driver's number on it. NASCAR nuts can buy driver-themed replica car hoods, used tires guaranteed to have been around a track somewhere, and even a Carl Edwards slow cooker. So hearing that Wallhaulers is selling replica NASCAR racecar doors shouldn't be that big of a shock.
Five NASCAR drivers turn down invitation to meet Obama at White House
- Aaron Richardson
- Sep 4, 2011
Five NASCAR drivers invited to meet President Barack Obama at the White House aren't going to show, citing "scheduling conflicts." Nobody's sure whether "scheduling conflicts" means "political views," but thanks to stereotypes associated with NASCAR, nobody's ruling that out.
NASCAR stars Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon both own Chevrolet Volts [w/video]
- Eric Loveday
- Aug 30, 2011
While we'd say most NASCAR drivers are famous for their overly aggressive, on-track fuel-conservation tactics, we wouldn't expect racing legends Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon to be all that concerned with fuel economy beyond the confines of the track. Turns out, we're wrong.
Introduction to Karting: Part 1
- Tim Stevens
- Oct 5, 2009
Introduction to Karting: Part 1 - Click above for high-res image gallery
- 2018 Mustang GT does 0-60 in under 4 seconds
- How dealers are price-gouging Dodge Demon
- New Car Buying Guides
- 2018 Honda Accord is sleeker, more efficient
- Mercedes X-Class pickup truck revealed
- Find and compare 2017 Models