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One might have expected Jim Boeheim would be short-tempered – his Syracuse team had just suffered a disappointing 66-58 loss to unranked UConn – but he didn't seem that way at all. Rather than slam his own team's effort, he began his press conference by praising Connecticut effusively, and even saying his own team played well defensively, but UConn was just a bit better on this night. It's about as gracious as you'd ever expect to see a coach after a tough loss.
And then… ESPN's Andy Katz asked a question. It comes at the 1:25 mark below, but if you watch up until then, you'll see what we mean about there being no advance warning for what happens then:
"Idiot." "Disloyal person." Hmm, yes, it is unfortunate that Jim Boeheim's personal spokesman, Andy Katz, was disloyal to his employer… oh, that's right, he's not a Jim Boeheim spokesman, he's a reporter… and not one at all notorious, to my knowledge, for making enemies. And this apparently isn't a recent thing, either: ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said in a statement that Boeheim hasn't spoken to Katz in over a year, and that Katz doesn't know why. (Katz, for the record, hasn't addressed the snub/petty name-calling himself.)
So… what the hell actually did cause Boeheim to lay into Katz, if Katz himself doesn't know? There was some speculation that it was about Katz reporting off-the-record information about Syracuse forward James Southerland, which, we'll admit, would have earned Katz a rebuke. The problem: that idea was quickly squashed – after all, Southerland wasn't an object of controversy until early this year, whereas Boeheim's problems with Katz supposedly go back to late 2011.
Others thought it had something to do with the Bernie Fine allegations – perhaps this story by Katz in particular. But the tone of that piece wasn't critical of Boeheim. It wasn't entirely flattering, but it was far, far from anything resembling a hit piece.
So all we know for sure is what Boeheim did – and what Boeheim did was, in the absence of any more definitive reason for why, come off like a spoiled kid who doesn't get things exactly the way he wants one time in a decades-long, accolade-filled career, so he throws a tantrum about it. "Idiot," "disloyal" – that's not a professional beef, that's a personal one – an entirely misplaced personal one, since Katz is, once again, a reporter, whose job description isn't "flatter Jim Boeheim all the time."
Yes, it feels a little circle-jerky to be weighing in on a coach's treatment of a media member as a nominal member of "the media," but look: Boeheim clearly has a big problem with Katz. Instead of calling him names in front of everyone, he should say what it is. He doesn't have to name specific names or specific incidents, but he can do something like this. This is one of the more complex coach-goes-after-reporter tirades we've seen in a while – but unless Boeheim shares a really good reason for saying what he said, we're inclined to assume petulance.


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It seemed likely that we'd be getting a Hellraiser reboot from Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer last year, but the project fell through and we haven't heard much since. However, some new concept art has gone online from a Hellraiser reboot teaser that was filmed as part of a pitch to Dimension Films:
"In July Paul Gerrard (Wrath Of The Titans, Battle LA) and Mike Le Han (Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room) produced a teaser trailer to accompany the pitch document which has many more conceptual designs that revision Hellraiser. Paul designed the new look for Pinhead and was production designer on the shoot and Le Han pulled in all of his film resources and directed the teaser on the new Alex 4:3 camera with anamorphic lenses.
With a crew of 47 an over 100 bloodied extras, the shoot was completed and is now in the depths of post production with a massive amount of VFX work being undertaken. Method Studios, Fugitive Studios and Flipbook Animation are helming the chi/VFX with the talented Glen Southern designing the new Hellraiser box."
Keep in mind that this teaser footage is just being created as a pitch and there is no guarantee that this creative team will move forward with a full movie. We'll keep an eye out for the teaser footage and will post an update it if it goes online. Another possibility for Hellraiser is a TV series, which was recently pitched to potential buyers at the Cannes Film Festival. You can learn more about that over at: http://dailydead.com/hellraiser-tv-series-in-development/

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School Bus Drivers Threaten Strike if Contracts Are Bid
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
Published: April 7, 1995
Shrugging off threats of an imminent bus drivers' strike, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is mounting a vigorous campaign to change the way New York City awards contracts for busing schoolchildren. He wants to eliminate longstanding union provisions that his aides argue have created the most expensive busing system in the country.
Some bus contracts are about to expire, and Mr. Giuliani is pressuring the Schools Chancellor to recommend that the Board of Education open the contracts to competitive bidding for the first time in 16 years. His aides say that competition could save at least $100 million of the $283 million the board now spends on student transportation.
The Mayor's efforts have set up a potential showdown with the drivers' unions that could lead to a strike affecting 150,000 schoolchildren and their parents.
In 1979, the last time the city considered putting the contracts out for open bidding and eliminating provisions that guarantee wage and job security, the drivers and chaperones staged a three-month wildcat strike. Ever since, the board has renewed most contracts automatically.
Increasing the pressure, the unions' leaders are threatening another disruptive strike if the board authorizes outside companies to bid on the bus routes without having to match the job-security guarantees under the existing system.
At a garage in East New York, Brooklyn, yesterday, a bus driver, Noreen Clark Quarto, said, "We're going on strike; that's it." Others passed out fliers warning of a strike and accusing Mr. Giuliani of "union-busting tactics."
The Schools Chancellor, Ramon C. Cortines, is now considering the Mayor's request to put up for bid contracts to provide service on 620 of the school system's 3,800 bus routes. They expire in June. So far, Mr. Cortines has not publicly stated his position, but under enormous pressure from the Mayor's office to dismantle the system, he is expected to announce a recommendation to the board as soon as today.
"Competition, even in this area, is something that is good for the city," Mr. Giuliani said yesterday at a news conference at City Hall.
The Mayor and the Chancellor have drafted contingency plans to get children to and from school. The plans, discussed at a meeting between the two men on Wednesday, include using city buses and vans driven by city employees, including teachers and principals, and providing police protection.
Although Mr. Giuliani said emphatically yesterday that the decision rested with the Chancellor and the seven school board members, his aides said the Mayor was prepared to endure a strike to break the union control over the bus contracts and save millions of dollars.
"I know the Mayor, if he has to, will take the necessary action and show leadership," said Herman Badillo, the Mayor's special adviser on school finances.
To take effect, a recommendation by the Chancellor to put the contracts up for bid would require approval by the Board of Education, but the board appeared divided on the issue. Only the two mayoral appointees are unequivocally behind Mr. Giuliani, officials said.
The board's president, Carol A. Gresser of Queens, said it was not clear to her that competitive bidding would save much, since state and city laws required specialized buses that made it hard for outside companies to make attractive bids.
Mayoral aides said the Chancellor, at the Wednesday meeting with the Mayor, indicated he was prepared to go along with Mr. Giuliani's recommendation. Mr. Cortines did not make himself available for comment yesterday, but other officials at the Board of Education's headquarters questioned the potential savings Mr. Giuliani anticipated.
Barry F. Sullivan, the board's chief operating officer, said yesterday that he favored competitive bidding as a rule, but that the current system had resulted in safe, effective busing. "Our present system has really done an excellent job on behalf of our children," he said.
It was after the strike in 1979 that the current system took hold. The contracts now require companies to hire members of specific unions and pay wages that are in parity with salaries of workers for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the subways, buses and commuter railroads.
If the school system gives a contract to a new company, it must agree to hire the drivers and chaperones already working on those routes -- at the same wages. For that reason, the board has sought new bids only rarely, choosing in 87 percent of the cases to renegotiate with the same operators.
Officials of Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents most of the drivers, did not respond yesterday to telephone calls seeking comment. But the union has warned publicly that drivers will strike if the board tries to remove their job and wage guarantees by putting the contracts up for bid.
The union also placed an advertisement in The Daily News yesterday that warned the Mayor that he was "inviting tragedy."
"Children are too precious to be pawns in a bidding war," it said.
At the garage in East New York, Tom Ferranti, a driver for the last decade, argued that the Mayor's proposal would strip workers of their unionized jobs to make way for less experienced, less qualified drivers.
"I'll fight to the end, no matter what I have to do," Mr. Ferranti said. "I have a family to support."


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Sewerage revamp promises less pollution
A $30 million reticulated sewerage system at two lower Hunter townships is expected to greatly reduce pollution of local creeks and waterways.
The Millfield - Ellalong sewer project is nearing completion and includes upgrading the Paxton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Hunter Water's manager of treatment delivery, Darren Cleary, says it will replace septic tanks and portaloos that have a detrimental impact on the environment.
"The on-site systems do present an environmental risk to the local waterways and that was one of the main reasons for the New South Wales Government putting those two villages on the priority sewerage program," he said.
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We say goodbye to The Sopranos' James Gandolfini, while David Arquette falls off the wagon and Kanye and Kim get some new temporary digs… and a nanny! Get all the details in today's Dirty Laundry…
James Gandolfini, 51, died yesterday from a heart attack while he was in Italy. He was on vacation with his son and also in Italy for work. His son who had just graduated from the 8th grade found him collapsed on the bathroom floor. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, who had just given birth to a baby girl 9 months ago. James admits that he had been addicted to cocaine and booze, and substance abuse played a part in his 2002 divorce.
David Arquette's divorce from Courtney Cox was recently final and now he has fallen off the wagon. He was spotted on Saturday night alone at a bar in Richmond, Virginia. Sources say he was slurring his words and buying drinks for everyone. He then took a bunch of the patrons to a strip club and here are some pictures…
Wyclef Jean is denying the story that he will be working with Amanda Bynes on her upcoming rap album. Wyclef's people say he's never even spoken to Amanda.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are temporarily moving in with Kris Jenner until their new home will be ready to be moved into. And they plan on hiring a live-in-nurse to help out for the first year. It's the same nurse that helped Kourtney with her second child.
Looks like it's a go again for the Dumb And Dumber sequel. In just one week, Warner Bros. dropped the project, and now Universal Pictures picked it up.
Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes is marrying Gregg again this Saturday and every guest had to sign a release and confidentiality agreement! So what do guests have to agree to? No one can drink or do drugs at the wedding. And guests have to be in:
"…good health and have no medical, physical, or emotional condition that might interfere with my engaging in the Activity."
The craziest demand is:
"not currently and during one (1) year from today do not intend to be a candidate for public office."
By the way… Andy Cohen is doing a singing and sightings at the Mohegan Sun today!
Lindsay Lohan is in her second rehab location and still isn't happy. "Lindsay wants to transfer again," a source told RadarOnline. "She wants to be on the east coast because it's easier for family to see her."
The winner of The Voice, Danielle Bradbery, has been signed to a record deal. It's the same record label that Taylor Swift belongs to, Nashville's Big Machine Records.
Jennifer Love Hewitt is threatening to quit her show The Client List. Her fiance, Brian Hallisay, is on the show but she wants him to have a bigger part and wants the show to write her pregnancy into the story line… with, you guessed it… her fiance as the baby daddy. But there is a current male lead on the show and they want him to be the father.
Flavor Flav's Fried Chicken & Ribs in Michigan has officially been evicted from its location. Staff was kicked out of the building today after Flav's team had $20,000 in unpaid rent.
Paula Deen's excuse for using the "N-word"– her company released a statement and it basically says that she is using the "I'm from the South" excuse to justify her use of the word and that when she grew up, dropping an N-bomb was no big deal because everyone was racist. Here's part of the statement… "During a deposition where she swore to tell the truth, Ms. Deen recounted having used a racial epithet in the past, speaking largely about a time in American history which was quite different than today. [Paula] was born 60 years ago when America's South had schools that were segregated, different bathrooms, different restaurants and Americans rode in different parts of the bus. This is not today."
Miley Cyrus released the video for her new single and it's a bit strange. Gold grill, she fake chops off fingers with what looks like pepto bismol coming out of them, she dances with big teddy bears, booty shots, twerking, smacking girls' butts, making out with a large Barbie doll in a pool, and finishes it by grabbing a woman's breast. AND she was leaving her doctor's office late yesterday… she has laryngitis!!! And we know because she was trying to hide her face with images from the doctor of her throat. Here's Miley's video…


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Lunch with Kingman
Great company and great food. Thanks Kingman! It was 47 degrees when we left the mountains yesterday.
— Thomas Paine
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value" Albert Einstein
"Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them". Charlie Reese
"The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living." Brad Shurett
"Kindness is a language that the Deaf can hear and the Blind can see." Mark Twain


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Is Sonam Kapoor's dress too tight for comfort?
Sonam Kapoor was spotted at a recent event in one of the tightest corset dresses ever. Far from being snug, it appeared as if she had poured herself in. How on earth did she manage to wear it — and more importantly, how did she manage to breathe? Pic/Atul Kamble


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There is something being left out of the gun control debate, according to NRA member and licensed firearm instructor Paul Purcell. In between the conversation regarding the need to address mental health and banning so-called assault rifles is a topic that's not being adequately discussed — how to protect yourself without using a gun should the need arise.
"I know how to use [a gun], but I don't want to ever have to," Purcell told TheBlaze in a phone interview, echoing what he believes is a sentiment the majority of gun owners have.
In other words, Purcell said what's being ignored is the need to understand defensive measures that could be instituted before a situation would escalate to gun use.
Now we should point out that Purcell isn't advocating things like urinating on yourself, something that was actually suggested on a University of Colorado-Colorado Springs safety tip sheet that led to widespread mockery. Or, as Colorado Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar suggested, just have women use "call boxes" and "whistles" to protect themselves against potential attackers. Purcell simply believes that people should prepare themselves for when they can't use — or a situation wouldn't merit use — of a firearm. It is the idea of knowing when you can or should use a gun — and when not to.
It's an idea best summed up by Sgt. Rory Miller in the book "Meditations on Violence":
It is better to avoid than to run; better to run than to de-escalate; better to de-escalate than to fight; better to fight than to die. The very essence of self-defense is a thin list of things that might get you out alive when you are already screwed.
"You must have layers of protection and defensive options at your disposal that can match the threat. In other words, you don't want to immediately reach for a firearm for each and every stranger that might knock at the door," Purcell explained further in an email.
Purcell, who is a natural disaster and terrorism preparedness trainer and consultant, provided TheBlaze with a strong list of defensive measures that could be implemented to help avoid a situation where use of a firearm might escalate and be merited.
Here are a few examples:
- Something as simple as using longer screws in your door's lock strike plate will make it harder to kick in.
- A bit more advanced but innovative, add a sprinkler system over your doors to "literally turn the hose on a would-be intruder."
- If the budget is there for it, install stronger doors and/or locks.
- Having a dog, even a small one can be a deterrent. If you can't have or don't want to have a dog, Purcell said staging evidence of one — like large bowls and a chain outside — could be effective as well.
- Consider pushing the panic button on your car's keyless entry system, if you have one. The noise could alert the neighborhood and frighten away a potential intruder.
- Don't underestimate natural and/or non-lethal weapons. Perfume or pepper spray in the eyes. Purcell also made a case for Tasers and non-lethal guns, like paintball or BB guns.
California-based self-defense instructor Jennifer Cassetta told TheBlaze that it's also important for people to be cognizant of the information they post on the Internet.
"Don't post on Facebook everywhere you are and everywhere you're going," Cassetta said. "[Posting you're] sitting at home with a glass of wine — stupid."
Never post a photo of your home or the inside of it on social media, Cassetta advised. She said it's not horrible to write what's going on in one's life on Facebook or Twitter, but consider doing so after the fact — not in real-time.
When Preventative Measures Don't Work
Purcell said he believes there are times when firearm use might be necessary, but he tries to educate people about the proper legal, emotional and moral consequences that come with that use.
"[We] need to prevent citizens from being too quickly rushed … I don't want them to spend the rest of their life second guessing because they didn't know there were these other options," he said.
It's an idea already championed by many responsible gun owners. In fact, in Texas courses for concealed carrying of firearms require conflict-avoidance training. Here's an excerpt from KR Training in Austin showing why [emphasis added]:
It is your responsibility to avoid conflicts and resolve disputes whenever possible. […] Remember the question 'what else could I have done to prevent the situation from escalating or the conflict from occurring?' If you don't ask it of yourself at the time of the conflict you may find a prosecuting attorney asking it of you in court. Always remember that your actions will be judged after the fact by 12 'reasonable people' on a jury. If they determine that you had less violent options other than use of force or deadly force or that you were responsible for the conflict escalating you could find yourself convicted of aggravated assault, murder, or other felonies, and headed for prison.
So what if the situation doesn't warrant a gun? What happens when de-escalation isn't possible or doesn't work, but a gun still isn't necessary? Or what if you don't have time to pull a weapon?
Cassetta said everyone should learn some sort of self-defense, especially women.
Among the defensive maneuvers Cassetta teaches in her Stilettos and Self Defense classes for women is how important making noise and drawing attention can be (again, her instruction should not be confused with the suggestions in Colorado).
"Use your voice as a weapon," Cassetta said, noting that when she herself was attacked she didn't even have to bust out physical defense tactics because causing a disturbance by "yelling like banshee" was effective enough.
And although there is a way to learn self-defense against guns in general, she said this is at a higher level. If you are unarmed and not prepared to fight against someone with a firearm, Cassetta said she would first advise the person being threatened to consider giving the attacker what they want (a wallet, purse, etc), depending on the situation.
If you're being threatened and have the opportunity to run and decide to, Cassetta also recommends fleeing from a gun-wielding attacker in a zig-zag pattern because that lowers the likelihood of being hit in a vital organ or being hit at all.
Watch Cassetta demonstrate the "A-B-C's" of self-defense on the Today Show a year ago:
"The message coming across from the government to citizens is that you don't need to do anything at all," Purcell said. "They're not saying violence is a real issue … [and] let's teach you about what to do in these situations."
Purcell said if the government was serious about helping curb violent crimes, more states would allow civilian use of electric stun-guns and other non-lethal defensive options, and would teach conflict resolution in schools.
"If the legislative aim of the current administration is [a safer society] would not this be one of the options put on the table?"
And to be clear, what Purcell is suggesting is simply one option of many. For example, conflict de-escaltion wouldn't have protected the rape survivors who appeared on Glenn Beck's Tuesday evening program. They are women who advocating for the choice to be able to protect themselves the way they believe necessary — which might mean with a firearm.
Featured image via Shutterstock.com.


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The (title pending) Movie Podcast with Tank and Fogs
Ep57b - The (title pending) Movie Podcast with Tank and Fogs - Episode 57bJanuary 17, 2013 Tank and Fogs
Ok everyone, here's the big finale of the epic year end review we began yesterday! The biggest (title pending) of the year... the best and worst of the year that was 2012! The TPMPs... part II! In this second half, Tank and I hit the best actors and the best directors, best animated films, and of course, the best and worst movies of the year! It's the grand finale of our supersized celebration of the year that was! Check it out!


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Hattie Jeanne Nelson
Rustin and Libby Nelson of Urbandale celebrated the birth of their daughter, Hattie Jeanne Nelson, on Jan. 30 at Iowa Methodist Hospital.
She weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth.
Hattie was welcomed home by her brother, Emmett Robert.
Grandparents are Robert and Doris Nelson of Wayland, and Frank and Pat Rottinghaus of Charles City.
Great-grandmother is Myndell Boshart of Wayland and great-grandfather is William Brennan of Spencer.


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Whatever was holding you back before is now well and truly gone, so there can be no more excuses: You have dreams to pursue and ambitions to fulfill and if you put in the hours and the effort, fame and fortune will soon be yours. Get to it!
ARIES (March 21 – April 20):
Few people have the guts to challenge you directly, which is why you must be on your guard for rivals who use underhand methods. Watch your back on the work front this week – if you don't, you may end up cheated.
TAURUS (April 21 – May 21):
You should be aiming high now and looking to make a name for yourself. Whatever field of endeavour you work in, you have what it takes to reach the top. All you need is the confidence to start, and then to keep going.
GEMINI (May 22 – June 21):
Steer clear of people who talk nicely to you in public then say bad things about you behind your back. You know who they are and you know why they act the way they do. It's because they envy you, with good reason.
CANCER (June 22 – July 23):
Today's new moon in your sign, combined with Saturn moving in your favour, too, empowers you to be whoever you want to be and do whatever you want to do. Don't defer greatness a day longer – act now!
LEO (July 24 – Aug. 23):
Common sense should tell you that certain opinions are best kept to yourself – and if common sense doesn't, then the planets certainly do! Not everyone is ready to hear the truth, at least not from someone as outspoken as you.
VIRGO (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23):
This is a time of great opportunity, so make the most of it and don't waste a single second on trivial matters or trivial people. Today's new moon will bring luck of some sort your way, most likely via friends.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23):
Someone in a position of authority will be full of themselves today, but you may find it hard to share in their high spirits. That's a shame because, if you make nice, they will make an effort to boost your career.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22):
Saturn turns direct in your birth sign today. What does that mean in plain and simple language? It means you can no longer lie to yourself about a problem of some sort. Identify it, deal with it and move on.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21):
You are trying too hard to get something done. Today's influences urge you to slow down and not be quite so serious about your ambitions. Everything that is meant to happen will happen in its own good time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20):
You need to get your ego out of the way and be less judgmental, both of other people and of yourself. Today's new moon will help you look at those around you with a more forgiving eye. Look in the mirror, too.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19):
Go out of your way to be nice to people today. You can do it if you try! Yes, of course, some individuals can be surprisingly slow-witted, but not everyone is blessed with your level of intellect – or remarkable good looks.
PISCES (Feb. 20 – Mar. 20):
Today's new moon falls in the most creative area of your chart, so make sure you do something dynamic and decisive. Don't worry if you are short on experience or money – what you need the universe will provide.
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These icons were created for Baby's Firsts a photo sharing app.
These were hobby icons for Hallmark Park. Users would create a profile by choosing five icons representing their interests. You could then connect with other players who had the same profile. Since the game was for children, we had be creative in how we could enable them to connect without using specific personal information. We had a user-name generating feature and a select-only chat system.
These icons were created for Hallmark's Social Calendar, a Facebook app. It was a new take on the twelve days of Christmas. Users received one a day leading up to the holiday.
These were for an early mobile icon-based messaging system. We thought that texting thing was too cumbersome and would never catch on. I did like the challenge of working in 24 x 24 pixels. When the project started, the first color phone had yet to come out.
Hallmark Park was a multi-player on-line game. It had an amusement park theme. Players would choose an avatar and walk around the park playing mini-games, chatting, and dressing your character in outfits bought at the souvenir shop in the middle of the park. You didn't use any real money, just the purple tickets you won playing the mini-games. You could find randomly generated collectables to earn special outfits.
These images were created as limited edition signed prints for the new HMK store in the Country Club Plaza of Kansas City.
Bigsby is a Hallmark Story Buddy concept that incorporates voice recognition software that creates the illusion that a plush character hears and responds. I was responsible for the visual direction, designing the character, illustrating a series of four books and working on a companion app (free download on iTunes). I worked with concept designer Scott Swanson, who came up with the idea behind Bigsby and writer Jake Gahr.
Whoop-Dee-Do is an original for TV concept. It's a Sesame Street-like variety show. Whoop-Dee-Doo is this big crazy house filled with a different cast of characters in every room.
I created these Connect & Play puzzles for Hallmark. They are puzzles that create a scene and come with play pieces. The cool thing about the product is that if you have more than one, you can connect the puzzles together making a larger world to play on.
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Tubal Reversal patient from Lovington, New Mexico says:
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Meeke eyes taste of 'Monte' magic
The Monte Carlo Rally may not be part of the World championship but that will not make Kris Meeke's task any easier.
The 'Monte', the most famous rally of all, has been dropped from the WRC series this year to be replaced as the opening round by Rally Ireland later this month.
And Ulsterman Meeke, instead of lining up in Enniskillen for the Irish event, is bound for the south of France to make his debut for the Peugeot UK team in the opening round of the rapidly growing Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
He will drive one of the new breed of Super 2000 cars, a Peugeot 207, run by the Belgian-based Kronos Racing team.
Meeke's Kronos team will field at least two other Peugeots for reigning IRC champion Nicolas Vouilliz and
Belgian WRC veteran Freddie Loix and now it has emerged that former World champion and triple Monte winner Didier Auriol will also take part in another Peugeot. Meeke was the Junior World championship winner in Monte Carlo in 2005.
"I've never driven an S2000 machine in competition before although I have tested the new Proton," he said. "You have to be quite assertive with them, and I think that this should suit my driving style. But I go into the championship with a lot less experience of the cars and events compared to some of the other drivers so I plan to look at the bigger picture — the championship."
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27 July 2009
Frontline's big, bold newsprint
john l. walters
A quality, quarterly broadsheet made by moonlighting journalists
Sitting next to a self-absorbed Telegraph reader on the train last week I was reminded of the public transport of fifteen or twenty years ago, similarly packed and stuffy, but full of broadsheet readers of every political stripe.
23 July 2009
Yellow Submarine models
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From Paul West's Collection article in Eye 47. Heinz Edelmann RIP
We published this little Collection piece by Paul West of Form in Eye no. 47, the 'Cool stuff' issue, and printed colour pictures of them on the inside covers and subs card (above and below).
22 July 2009
Covers galore
the picture department
Alternative designs for the front and back of Eye 72
21 July 2009
Eno's Apollo
the movie department
Sound, vision and another blue-green world at London's Science Museum
Last night saw the first ever performance of Eno's Apollo, played live at the Science Museum to accompany a version of Al Reinert's documentary For All Mankind, his painstaking edit of NASA film footage from the mission to put the first man on the Moon, 21 July 1969.
17 July 2009
Out of the box
the post room
Another mysterious package from the wacky world of design
Sometime, stuff turns up at the Eye office that nobody knows what to do with. Such as this mysterious package. Seems a shame to open it, really. When we have a moment, we'll let you know what's in it.
16 July 2009
Pictures for rent
the back issue department
Spreads from Abbott Miller's article about stock photography in Eye 14
In this article from Eye no. 14, Autumn 1994, designer J. Abbott Miller discusses the use of stock photography, 'which makes up a kind of corporate vernacular that informs almost all levels of graphic design'. You can read an extract from 'Pictures for rent' on the Eye website.
15 July 2009
Off the wall
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Just a little fun? Or advertising that plumbs new depths of cynicism?
If Lee and Dan's fake suicide bomber ad* 'for' Volkswagen a few years back seemed to plumb the depths of tastelessness, the Tel Aviv branch of McCann Erickson has managed to plunge the medium into an even greater moral morass, writes Noel Douglas, with its new ad for the Israeli mobile phone operator Cellcom.
13 July 2009
Trouble getting through the door?
mike radcliffe
Brand agencies can teach designers a thing or two about storytelling.
Some graphic designers' portfolios are effective tools that help them to find new work, writes Mike Radcliffe. And some categorically are not!
11 July 2009
Trillion-dollar brainwave
the video department
Video clip about the SA campaign for the Zimbabwean newspaper
Here's a short video item about the Zimbabwean's multi-trillion dollar campaign. See Sean O'Toole's article 'Money's worth less than paper', also on the Eye blog.
10 July 2009
Eyes and ears
john l. walters
John L. Walters' BBC feature about jazzdesign, on the iPlayer until 13 July
Earlier this week, I had the chance to live out my boyhood fantasy of being a late-night jazz DJ, writes John L. Walters. Well, I was actually commissioned to write and present a short (16') feature about the relationship between jazz and graphic design. (So it wasn't exactly Clint Eastwood in Play Misty For Me, or 'Lester the Nightfly'.)


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The Wallcoverings Association (WA) recently announced the release of W-101, WA Quality Standard for Polymer Coated Fabric Wallcovering. This standard is designed to ensure a consistent performance and quality for all polymer coated fabric wallcoverings in a wide variety of settings.
W-101 replaces a previous industry standard, CFFA-W-101D, maintained by the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association (CFFA). This older CFFA standard was limited to commercial wallcoverings. The WA standard applies to a broader range of polymer coatings, including vinyl alternatives. The Technical Committee of the WA, whose members have extensive experience in the performance and use of wallcovering products, drove the update of this standard.
The new WA standard covers such attributes as weight, physical strength, tear properties, flammability, UV fade resistance, stain resistance, and scrubbability. W-101 will be incorporated into the upcoming WA sustainability standard for wallcoverings, NSF 342. Click here to access the W-101 standard.
In 2008, WA began the journey towards sustainability. Recognizing the ever changing business climate that environmental issues raise, the wallcovering industry set out on a proactive path to address the multitude of issues brought up by its customers through organizations like the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) with the development of a truly unique and comprehensive Sustainability Standard for wallcovering products.
The Sustainability Standard addresses the major concerns typical of an industry program in several ways. First, this product standard is being developed through a third party (ANSI) process with industry, customers/user groups, and public health representatives involved in the standard writing process. WA has also partnered with NSF to complete the project. Second, the standard is tiered and evergreen. It allows for a basic entry level that motivates manufacturers to apply for the standard but also rewards those companies that have made prior commitments to improving their product environmental performance. Finally the standard allows for greater transparency into the performance of individual products in that individual product analyses are available for review.
The standard covers product design, product manufacturing, long term usage, and value, corporate responsibility, as well as innovation. While there are several similar standards regarding the issue sustainability of building products, no other standard has attempted to bring in the full distribution chain in the evaluation of a product.
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I've had my D3100 for a couple of years now and really haven't learned to use it to its capabilities. Can you recommend a good website that will cover some of the intermediate/advanced subjects?
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is usually awesome, but I'll tell you, youtube is awesome if you know what you're looking to do. And Nikon has a ton out there. Hell, their mirror lock-up is still the best out there IMO, but that pretty advanced stuff right there (if you're doing stuff that needs it like shooting timed exposures of stars).
But here's an article for how to set it on you D3100:
The key are the subjects you search for on youtube. In this case look for youtube videos for the D3100's white balance. Even though the concept is the same across all cameras, the procedure is pretty specific to a brand, so it'll save time. The key will be to understand why you're setting white balance. Photo nerds like to talk smart and call/say different kinds of light have different temperatures/warmth. Whatever, it's all about photons! But alas, all folks need to know is that when you shoot under florescent lights you might get a blue tone, and in some cases green tones! You don't want that, so here's what you can do..... So white balance "the subject" is worth a 5-10 minute video. Once you've heard the nerds talk, the important part is how do deal with it using your super-smart camera.
But the concepts of using AV for a camera that you've dropped a 2.8 lens on, that's just something that you do and it's pretty simple - set the camera to AV, set the ISO to something really fast, then shoot. The concept is to use the "bright" 2.8 lens, and the easiest way to do that is to use AV. See, I'm more lazy than smart.
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Adapters for GWS Hyper Drive Props
I've been asked for advice by several people on how to adapt GWS Hyper Drive props to the 3mm gear shafts on the GWS IPS and EPS gearboxes. I've used several methods. The first two involved stuffing an appropriate size and length of fuel tubing -- or one of the GWS black rubber adapter inserts -- into the hole in the prop hub, and then screwing this onto the threaded gear shaft. Start with a nut screwed down to the end of the threads, then a washer, then the prop with insert, then another washer and nut. Tighten down and you're good to go. It's a bit tedious, but it works.
More recently I found that one of my old MP Jet 3mm prop adapters (photo below) would work. This is a very robust collet-type adapter in which I have great confidence. The best part is that it is a perfect fit for the EP8040 and EP9050 HD props. The 5mm shaft hole and the size of the nut impression in these HD props are both perfect for the MP Jet prop adapter. Unfortunately, the 10x6, 11x7 and 12x8 HD props inexplicably have 4mm holes and nut impressions. So they require modification.
First, you have to shorten the gear shaft so that the prop adapter fits up close to the spur gear. The point to cut on the gear shaft is close to where the threads end. But don't cut it too short! Second, ream out the shaft hole from 4mm to 5mm. Believe it or not, I found a 5mm drill at a Big Lots store (what are the odds!). If you have the MP Jet long prop adapter, that's the only modification you need to make to the prop. Just push the adapter onto the shortened gear shaft; slip the rear collar, reamed out prop and front washer onto the adapter; and add the nut and tighten it down.
If you have the short prop adapter as I did, there's an additional step, as the short adapter threaded shaft is not long enough to extend past the front of the prop hub for the nut to grab. I heated up a soldering iron and used a 5mm bolt to pull a 5mm nut -- heated by contact with the soldering iron -- down into the hub. The heated nut melted the plastic enough to expand the existing 4mm nut impression to fit the 5mm nut. After it cooled, I inserted a 5mm nylon insert stop nut in the newly expanded nut impression on the front of the hub, slipped my MP Jet prop adapter into the back of the prop and lightly screwed it into the stop nut. Finally, I firmly pushed the prop adapter onto the shortened gearbox shaft, held the spur gear in one hand and the prop in the other and screwed the prop/prop adapter assembly down tight. The collet clamped down hard on the gearbox shaft, and the stop nut grabbed hold of the adapter shaft and locked it in place.
The whole process of using a soldering iron to heat a 5mm bolt to enlarge the nut impression sounds like a pain. But it's really not that difficult, and the reward is a solid prop adapter that isn't going anywhere unless you want it to. So once all of your props are modified, you can quickly swap props by simply grabbing the spur gear, twisting the prop off and twisting another one back on. I like this a lot! But if you don't want to go through this process, be sure to order the long prop adapter, and carry around a 5mm wrench to loosen the nut to change props. The 3mm MP Jet prop adapter is a very tight fit on the 3mm IPS/EPS gear shaft, so I believe that one of the 3.2mm adapters from Graupner and others will also work.
NOTE: MKH discovered that the set screw-type 3.2mm adapters do not work on the 3mm gear shafts. Does someone have a 3.2mm collet-type to try?
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OK, I found the quote I was thinking about, it was in a Razor thread.
GWS4CEO said:
"In order to let HD props to be fitted into more application at a simplized method, I already make the center of hub with step for 3, 4, 5mm. Hope this will be OK? The mode started this modification a few weeks ago!
Sorry, I forgot to say!"
Would an adapter still be necessary with the newer style hub? - Brian
Right, you'd need stepped hex recesses as well as stepped shaft holes, and that might end up taking too much meat (strength) out of the hub. I hope that whoever gets one of the first of the new HD props with a stepped shaft hole can explain to us all exactly how it looks, or, better yet, post a close-up photo.
Given the large number of prop shaft diameters and the several hole/adapter schemes used by the prop mfgrs., I've fallen back on my collection of aluminum tubing, hard nylon tubing, all sorts of small washers and metric nuts. I try to shim the prop without changing its' original hole configuration so that it is usable on the next motor. (which always has a different sized prop shaft) I do agree that the MP collet adapter is an excellent and reliable part. Sometimes it's the best solution.
I have had good luck with using the fuel tubing and larger washers method with one difference:
I use 2 pieces of fuel tubing that about fit the nut opening (not the shaft opening)and just a tiny bit longer than the nut opening's depth. I put a washer, then tubing, prop, tubing, washer & nut. This uses the nut openings to center the shaft.The slight compression of the tubing when tightened seats it all fine. Works great on the 4mm HD props where tubing to take up that 1mm difference in the shaft hole is tough to do.
Hope that all made sense. Those HD props are great! Wish they came in more sizes.
BTW... I have also taken to using these 3mm nylon locknuts instead. Lighter, and don't walk in my pusher applications.
Tower Hobbies, Horizon and many LHS carry them for RC Cars.
Dave, thanks for all the HD testing. Plan any on the PJS300 motors? (nudge, nudge)
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The matter of the 4mm shafts on the PJS motors, the Axi's and even my tapestreamer conversions begs for a simple solution to prop mounting. I like Ital's little adapter with the counter-sunk bolts, but what about the popsicle sticks some folks were using directly on the shafts of their PJS 300's? I've found a way to mount my thin "e" APC's on my tapestreamer's shaft. I'm using a 5/8" long chunk of saltwater aquarium silicone air-line, which has a nominal I.D. of about 1/8". I just use the tubing like a large Gunther prop adapter, you have to really press the prop home using this stuff. After its pressed in place it will take a 20lb. pull to get it to remove again.
Yes, 4mm PJS shafts & 4mm HD holes. I really like the thin prop saver idea here. I'm going to try a 10x6 HD on my new PJS300 for my Carbon Falcon with 2S Etec 1200's. No hole spacing needed, and the shaft is short so no cutting off to be effective. Wish they made a 9x7 HD for this maybe. For larger prop holes, I'll have to look into the tubing thing. It's a pusher, so it would be even better there. Both ways light & simple. Great idea Looee, thanks.
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>> Plan any on the PJS300 motors?
Bob, I've been fighting the urge to buy a brushless motor like crazy until I burn up all of my brushed motors. But I haven't had a brushed motor burn out in months, and I still have a drawer full. I've pretty much decided that the PJS300 will be my first brushless. I don't know how much longer I can resist the urge.
Looee, your tubing idea sounds reasonable. I think I'd be inclined to go with a prop saver on a brushless, though. It's one thing to hurt a cheap can motor and replace it with another cheap can motor. But the cost of brushless motors, and the promise of long running lives as long as you can avoid physical damage to the motor, leads me to think that a prop saver will result in less wear and tear on the motor over time. I would think that a combination of a prop saver along with some version of the GWS rubber spinner would go a long way toward reducing potentially damaging shocks to the motor from the inevitable hard landings.
MooseFlyR, the 10-inch HD prop has a pitch of 6, not 8. The 12-inch HD prop has a pitch of 8.
Where can I get more info on the thin prop saver?
RD: This thread is where folks are making them from "popsickle sticks"
Dave: Oops! Typo. Been messing with a 10x8 CAM folder on an IPS Dual A ratio and must have had 8 on the brain. Just ordered some 12x8 HD's for my slowstick as well. (previous post edited)
This is my first brushless as well for the same reasons. Should be a perfect solution to my Carbon Falcon's IPS powerplant. M100's, 280's, Duals all too heavy.
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Try this web-site for 3mm prop shaft adaptors:
Even though they are located in Japan, I was able to get my order at a reasonable cost to the New York area within a week.
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The Colugo 2 has the highest ratio of comfort to performance that we have ever felt in a wingsuit. No other suit delivers so much speed and power with such ease of use – every pilot who has experienced this suit so far has said the same thing to us: It feels and flies like a little suit, but the speed and performance is equal to the most advanced suits out there.
The release of the C2 was delayed until after the RedBull Aces event, where new technology in this exciting suit made its debut and was tested by Squirrel team pilots. Andy Farrington took first place flying a prototype that included key innovations present in this new design, including leading edge mini-ribs and a new hybrid leading edge construction.
The new Colugo 2 is significantly smaller in surface area than its predecessor. It features a new arm wing profile and leg wing design, new planform, and a new type of Dacron coated leading edge construction, with a flexible segment at the wrist.
We are very excited about this new suit and the delay in releasing it is a direct result of us having a bit too much fun with the testing, and wanting to push the progress as far as possible before releasing it. The core mission for the Colugo 2 is to provide a fast and agile suit for advanced-intermediate to expert pilots.
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The Colugo 2 is smaller in surface than the original Colugo, with a slightly more swept arm wing design. These two differences are balanced by a more efficient profile and leading edge. The C2 starts quickly in the BASE environment and is an ideal choice for experienced wingsuit BASE jumpers. For the most serious and most technical exit points, the AURA remains the best in the business.
The Colugo 2 is, in general, a higher performance suit than its predecessor. Trim speed is higher than the original Colugo, and the glide range at trim speed is also improved. In short, the C2 flies further, faster. The glide performance of the C2 makes it an ideal choice for glide-performance BASE jumps and big-suit flocks in the skydive environment.
The C2 is significantly more agile than its predecessor. A thinner profile and more efficient leading edge make for enhanced carves, more highly banked turns, and less drift in all maneuvers. The C2's agility was well proven in the RedBull Aces event, where several Squirrel Team Pilots won their heats after only a few practice jumps on the suit.
Airspeed is a direct result of wingloading and drag. The C2 has reduced surface area, and reduced drag, compared to the original Colugo. The resulting increase in wingloading, coupled with the drag reduction inherent in the redesigned arm and leg wings, has vastly increased the speed of the C2. In competition, this suit has proven to be as fast or faster than any wingsuit design in existence.
No amount of performance is worth a compromise in safety. The C2's leading edge is more efficient than the original, yet we wanted to retain as much comfort and ease of use as possible. The Glideskin section at the wrist makes the pull cleaner and more comfortable than other similar suits in this class.
The C2 was designed to fly a steep slalom course, yet also start quickly in the BASE environment and have increased range over other similar suits. C2 pilots will notice that although the planform makes for great performance at steeper angles, it is also possible to out-float other similar suits when needed.
Experienced wingsuit flyers with several seasons of experience should be able to adapt to the Colugo 2 almost immediately. Respecting the learning curve is essential, but the payoff is a suit with an incredible amount of inherent performance.
The C2 is a fast and agile mid-to-large size wingsuit that will flock or dive steep with any other suit out there. If you like to go fast and carve high-G turns with your friends, then the C2 will not disappoint.
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The newest member of the Argos' offence is in hurry-up mode.
Marc Boerigter, a former CFL all-star who spent three years with the Kansas City Chiefs before returning to the CFL this year with Calgary, will have only two practices if he is to get ready for Toronto's return match with Hamilton on Saturday.
"He has an abbreviated week to get ready," head coach Mike Clemons said. "He did come in yesterday and spent a couple of hours with coach Buratto learning the system. We expect with him being a veteran he'll have the ability to pick things up fast. We will give him every opportunity to play but he will have to prove he is ready to play."
Just how Boerigter will fit into the offence, and whose role he will take over, remains to be seen.
Clemons said it was incumbent upon the Argos to at least look into the opportunity of signing quarterback Casey Printers, but he said the timing is such that it probably won't be more than that.
"Michael Bishop certainly makes our level of interest different," Clemons said.
"If you were talking two weeks ago our interest level would have been a whole lot more acute than now when we have a healthy Michael Bishop. Still, I think we all have to take a look. Could we be one of those teams that emerge (as frontrunners)? I guess we could but, fortunately in this situation, I just coach who they give me."
The Argos yesterday parted ways with import offensive lineman Dave Costa. Costa has been with the Argos for the past three years ... The Argos will activate quarterback Eric Crouch from the nine-week disabled list on tomorrow. Clemons was not prepared to say whether the addition of Crouch would result in another deletion from the roster.


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Dow Chemical announced plans Monday to join Algenol Biofuels in a pilot-scale project to use algae and carbon dioxide to produce ethanol fuel.
The facility is planned to be located at Dow's Freeport, Texas site.
The project will use Algenol's technology that calls for carbon dioxide and saltwater supplied to algae in photobioreactors to produce the biofuel.
Also contributing are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Georgia Institute of Technology and Membrane Technology & Research, Inc.
Dow said the project aims for "a breakthrough process for ethanol production" that does not use food sources such as corn.
The United States is the world's top producer of corn-based ethanol, but critics say this diverts needed food supplies and land resources for fuel, raising food prices on world markets.
"This project and the innovative technology involved offers great promise in the battle to help slow, stop and reverse the growth of greenhouse gas emissions," said Andrew Liveris, Dow chairman and chief executive officer.
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"I have just been informed that Sam's Club is pulling 'The Brick Bible' from the shelves of all of their retail locations nationwide due to the complaints of a handful of people that it is vulgar and violent," Smith reported on his Facebook page. "This despite the book containing only straightforward illustrations of Bible stories using direct quotes from Scripture."
Sam's Club explained: "After selling this specific version online and in several club locations, we received numerous concerns from members and parents about the mature ...
"The Genesis 1 account conflicts with the order of events that are known to science.""The order of events known from science is in each case just the opposite."
Since when does science "know" anything? This is why the atheist is a fool; he thinks he knows something when he doesn't really. He has to repudiate logic to sustain arguments from science, yet he accuses Christians of being irrational!
Pastor Mike wrote:The Bible IS vulgar and violent. The God of the Bible is a monster. And anybody who worships that beast is a fool.
⢠Vulgar means "common," and Bibles are common. Yawn.⢠Violent? Yes, the Bible has violence. So what? Why is violence wrong?⢠A monster? How can an invisible spirit be hideous? Or else that is a subjective & therefore meaningless remark.⢠A fool? Compared to what? I could as easily call you a fool, and with Biblical warrant besides.
Another atheist paper tiger, with a lame "shock jock" act instead of reasoning.
reader wrote:This is not about an "Atheist bible" - it is about a book called the Brick Bible written and illustrated by an atheist. The illustrations are pictures of LEGO characters and scenes.
I find it odd that anyone should think a part of the Bible is unsuitable for children. Who sets moral standards here - industry ratings boards, or God?
And if parents don't like the author's website, URL blocking is available. However, it is an excellent opportunity for them to show their children what foolish paper tigers atheists really are. That is, if they've done some intellectual homework beyond what most churches teach.
John Yurich USA wrote:Just what exactly is an atheist Bible anyway?
Whereby they refuse to acknowledge God, Christ and the Holy Spirit.


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In all their boundless wisdom, it was noted by our Founding Fathers that human nature imbues us with a tolerance for suffering, as well as a contentment with the societal paradigms under which we operate. Along with our core American values – self-reliance, tireless work ethic and belief in the virtuousness of mankind in general, to name but a few – these inherent "defense mechanisms" have served us well through many individual and national hardships.
The degree to which we suffer may ebb and flow over time, like the tides and seasons of nature itself, but it is a delicate balance that must be observed with vigilance. After all, the level of suffering must remain in tune with our higher aspirations as a living species in this universe. Just as excess interference can result in the destruction of natural ecosystems, so too can excess interference result in the destruction of entire civilizations. If we know our history, we should know this fact all too well.
As to the warning signs we are advised to heed – of impending, or even incremental, ruin – let us turn to those "unalienable rights" our Founding Fathers so astutely and succinctly circumscribed as "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." If our current state of affairs begs anything of us, as faithful American citizens, it is precisely this: An intimate reexamination of, and appreciation for, these principles once held so dear – which will thereby lead us to discover the most painful truth of all.
That is, the fact that our path to true happiness has been obstructed; that our liberties have been mercilessly stripped away; and that our very lives now hang in the balance …
We find ourselves under attack from every conceivable angle.
If the rigors of fetal development are to be survived in good health, we now must consider ourselves fortunate to be born into this world at all.
For we are subject to the whim of our own progenitors, who have been conditioned to assume each new life is burdensome to the species as a whole.
Of course, once our infant lungs have filled with air – and our bodies adjusted to a new environment – the fight is only then begun in earnest.
Needles shoot our veins full of deadly chemical and biological cocktails, administered with good-willed ignorance on behalf of sworn eugenicists.
And, indeed, the very air we breathe – not to mention the water we drink and the food we eat – is also laden with toxic and otherwise unnatural substances. Many are considered unavoidable byproducts of modern industry, and human progress itself (i.e., hormones and genetic modifiers), yet others – dioxins, pesticides, heavy metals, PCBs – are deployed purposefully, with full knowledge of their ravaging effects. In particular, the infusion of our municipal water supplies with fluoride is nothing short of chemical warfare.
If this weren't enough, we now must consider ourselves fortunate to escape childhood without being kidnapped, abused, sold into slavery or outright murdered – not by individual psychopaths among us, but by psychopathic institutions of government (i.e., Child Protective Services).
After all, the average citizen is punished for such behavior, while the agent of government is richly rewarded.
Even the most seemingly innocent hallmarks of childhood have been subverted, perverted and otherwise turned against us. We have been so conditioned to demand cheap consumer goods – and laud "free trade" – that our sons and daughters unwittingly navigate a mine field of toxins and choking hazards every time they delve into the toy box. All the while, the continuum of peril grows ever-wider. Marketers relentlessly target our children with injurious products – from cancer-causing mobile phones and ultra-violent video games to mind-numbing cartoons and "junk food" bereft of essential nutrients – to name but a few.
As we come of age, we are also beguiled to destroy our own bodies and minds with hazardous drugs, both illegal and legal. In the case of the former, our government's own supply chain affords easy and virtually unlimited access to narcotics such as cocaine and heroin, while their taxpayer-funded propaganda campaigns encourage us through basic reverse psychology (to which adolescents are especially prone). In the case of legal prescription and over-the-counter drugs – many of which flow to market in spite of proven catastrophic effects – we are targeted openly and without shame, through both paid advertisements and media propaganda. In short, our politicians, regulatory agencies, researchers and doctors have been compromised – bought and paid for by the burgeoning pharmaceutical industry.
At the same time we are being tempted by a deadly smorgasbord of pills and powders, our bodies lay prostrate to disease. We are deprived access to vitamins and nutritional supplements that have legitimate disease-fighting benefits – while even basic information about so-called "alternative" or "homeopathic" remedies is suppressed or derided as mere quackery.
Of course, modern science has yielded a vast array of truly beneficial medicines, which both prolong and improve quality of life. And yet our healthcare system has been rigged in such a way as to favor corporate profit over individual wellbeing. The industry has been artificially restricted, thus forging monopolies. Billions of dollars are spent marketing new drugs, which are prohibitively expensive. Meanwhile, millions of people – far too many of whom are elderly – have seen their healthcare benefits (i.e., Medicare) severely reduced or eliminated. It is now commonplace for sick and dying Americans to modify their medicinal regimens to fit their shrinking budgets – cutting pills in half, skipping doses or foregoing treatment altogether in lieu of groceries. Many wise men have said, one of the best ways to judge a culture is by how they treat their elders. Well, ours are being systematically euthanized.
Regarding euthanasia specifically, we have been so alienated from our tribal instincts, and so desensitized to the value of human life, in general, that we have all-too-readily accepted a State-controlled, institutionalized order of death. Even those who accept full responsibility for the palliative care of their loved ones, often find themselves overruled by the State, which claims to have their best interests at heart. In figurative terms, they have merely covered a demon's gnarled claws with latex gloves. Their intent remains unaltered: To kill with extreme prejudice.
While one cannot deny that valiant doctors, nurses and paramedics save countless lives each year – again, the system within which they operate has rapidly become more and more antithetical to the common good. Increasingly, only those with ample means can afford the latest diagnostic and operative procedures, while even well-funded hospitals find themselves bogged-down with uninsured, illegal immigrants thanks to our open-borders policy. Not medical professionals but bureaucrats and corporate executives now ostensibly dictate who lives and who dies – while even universally accepted treatments for cancer and other terminal diseases result in more dividends for shareholders than for patients.
The vast majority of us are conscientious, law-abiding citizens. But now, if our self-preservation instincts remain active, we must fear accidentally running afoul of the law – or even being suspected of doing so. Quite simply, this is because any confrontation with law enforcement officers (formerly "peace officers") is tantamount to a game of Russian roulette. "Pain compliance" via electro-shock devices, truncheons, fists or jackboots has become commonplace for the most benign offense – or no offense whatsoever – while police units continue a militarized "arms race" of unprecedented proportions. Further, as we have observed the police and military becoming two heads of one tyrannical monster, it begs the question: Who is the enemy? And, of course, the answer is obvious – we, the American people, are the enemy.
And thus, we can only reasonably conclude that these institutions no longer swear allegiance to our Republic or its Constitution.
This is not to say that every individual within the police/military system is corrupt or wicked. Quite the opposite, in fact. Few realize that they unwittingly serve evil agendas, and even fewer realize what their elite global taskmasters have in store for them. Not only are they are targets of the most powerful and insidious brainwashing of all, they are treated as laboratory animals, to be maimed and killed by experimental drugs, vaccines and bioweapons – without any apparent conscience or remorse.
Last but not least in this all-important category, we address the subjects of State-sponsored terrorism and wars of aggression. That is to say, murder – for the purposes of serving the State's political, ideological and financial agendas. It is an unconcealed fact that our government has facilitated, coordinated or otherwise conspired in numerous "False Flag" attacks in American history: The USS Maine. The Gulf of Tonkin. The USS Liberty. Cubana Flight 455. And, of course, the ultimate "catalyzing event" as foreshadowed by the Project for a New American Century:
September 11, 2001 (9/11).
In the interest of brevity, we shall discuss only 9/11 and the wars it precipitated.
The evidence is clear, abundant and indisputable that high-ranking officials within our government (and likely other governments, as well) were involved in the 9/11 plot, while nearly every aspect of the "official story" is contradicted by the facts. It is hardly a comfort for us to know the truth, but we are nonetheless grateful for the brave men and women – police, firemen, military and intelligence officers, scientists, architects, engineers, pilots, professors, journalists, authors, filmmakers and many others – who have brought this painful truth to light. For truth, itself, is arguably the most powerful beacon we have against darkness – against evil.
The 9/11 attacks resulted in the murder of almost 3,000 Americans – and the slow, often painful, deaths of thousands more heroic "first responders," who were not informed of the toxic dust in New York City. The total number of casualties may not be known for decades, but it will likely number in the tens of thousands.
The 9/11 attacks were then used by our government as a pretext to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. These undeclared, unconstitutional wars have cost the lives of thousands of American troops and over one million foreigners – the vast majority of whom being "innocent" non-combatants.
Further, our government claims Afghanistan and Iraq are key fronts in an open-ended, loosely defined "War on Terrorism."
As of August 2008, it appears the geopolitical stakes are being raised to unprecedented levels by rogue elements of our government. All indications show that the "South Ossetian War" between Russia and the Democratic Republic of Georgia was, in fact, instigated by Georgian forces – at the express direction of American and Israeli military/mercenary personnel. At this time, the full motives and ramifications of this criminal, wanton provocation remain unknown, and we can only pray the conflict does not escalate into a conventional World War, much less a thermonuclear holocaust.
Although this catalogue represents but a thumbnail sketch of the federal government's assault on American life, we deem it quite sufficient – in and of itself – to justify this historic Declaration.
Sadly, however, there is more cause for outrage …
Our government has created a sinister myth: That foreign enemies despise us for our liberty. And that, failing in their attempts to kill us outright, these "terrorists" will allegedly stop at nothing to snuff out the freedom we so dearly cherish. Yet, recent experience has proven a cruel irony – that, in fact, it is our political conspirators themselves who wish to enslave us for the sake of national security. So, indeed, those who most hate our freedom are the terrorists. And those who most hate our freedom are the enemy …
Through passage of draconian legislation, namely the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 (a.k.a. Patriot Act II) – and the aggressive implementation thereof – our government has laid waste to the Constitution of the United States.
In particular, Amendments I, II, IV, V, VI, VIII, X and XIV have been bastardized, undermined or otherwise usurped. Some of the most egregious manifestations of this include: Unlawful harassment, interrogation, detention, imprisonment and torture; Unwarranted surveillance; Illegal search and seizure of property; And illegal gathering, warehousing and use of personal data – including our own children's genetic material.
Of course, that's not to mention an unbridled orgy of fraud, embezzlement, extortion, racketeering, bribery, drug trafficking, money laundering and insider trading. Whether directly or indirectly, this ongoing pattern of corruption erodes the freedom of every American, and jeopardizes the very way of life for which our ancestors made the ultimate sacrifice.
To our ongoing amazement and indignation, these governmental and corporate criminals are seldom held accountable, much less punished.
This, while the number of "ordinary" Americans being incarcerated – most for non-violent offenses – has continued to explode. In fact, the United States now has more prisoners than any other nation on earth – and in spite of having less than five percent of the total world population, we have roughly a quarter of the world's inmates.
But millions upon millions of so-called "free" Americans are victims of a more esoteric form of imprisonment. Supra-governmental entities – namely banks – have been allowed to gain a stranglehold on the American economy, one depositor, investor and borrower at a time. What's more, it is now a proven fact that the Federal Reserve Bank has willingly and purposefully devalued the U.S. dollar, which shackles the financial independence of every hard working American.
In summary, we now live under a despotic system of justice. Everywhere we turn, we are faced with a juggernaut of intimidation and oppression. We are guilty until proven innocent – or, in some cases, guilty in spite of being proven innocent. The end result is nothing even closely resembling justice – and a society that has all the classic markings of a fascist police state.
We are not willing to relinquish our liberty for security – or anything else for that matter. To echo the words of the great American patriot, Patrick Henry, we would rather take our last breath in defense of liberty than have none to defend at all.
We hereby declare ourselves awakened to the true meaning of happiness. That is, the state of celebrating and relishing the beauty of the human experience, completely separate from its material trappings.
Over the past few decades, we have been lulled into a false sense of reality. Our natural human instincts have been pared down, leaving a hollow core of greed, decadence and jingoism. Immorality is the new morality, sex the new love and division the new unity. The fundamental belief most Americans hold in common is no longer marked by freedom and justice but by superiority and dominance.
Now we, the American people, are the very ones being dominated – and our "path to happiness," has been rendered virtually impassible by a myriad of treacherous obstacles.
From a young age, the majority of our children are processed through an authoritarian combine known as the public school system. The stated goal is to quash individuality and dismantle ambition, producing a subservient working class. During these, their most formative years, our sons and daughters are indoctrinated into the scientific control grid of our federal government – and, indeed, the New World Order itself. As they learn revisionist history and fuzzy math, they also learn to spy on their friends, neighbors and even their own parents, while being spied on themselves – virtually at all times.
Meanwhile, artificially induced fear of predators and litigious neighbors has resulted in a cultural sea change. Outdoor games, bicycle-riding and other forms of "free play" are now regarded with quaint atavism, while our children increasingly become prisoners in their own homes. Of course, this is only made tolerable by the hypnotic flicker of video monitors. In a state of narcosis they stare at mind-numbing television programs, video games, personal computers and various mobile devices for hours each day. In every case, these technological proxies for life experience forge artificial links to our humanity – links easily dissolved and reconnected at the whim of those who generate mass media.
And if all that were not insidious enough, our children now find themselves beset upon by predatory drug dealers (not the least of which are physicians and psychologists), fraudsters and pornographers, not to mention military recruiters.
Once out from under their parents' roofs, almost all but the "moneyed classes" among us enter a world of institutionalized debt and repayment. In a particularly cruel irony, the descent into total enslavement and the so-called "American Dream" follow the very same track.
From college to marriage to home ownership to starting a family, layers of debt and servitude are piled on with reckless abandon. The result is that we are increasingly forced to sacrifice our loftiest dreams and aspirations for a decent paycheck and health insurance benefits.
Needless to say, this scenario is not altogether new. Our forbears prided themselves on working hard, fulfilling obligations to their creditors and amassing wealth to pass on to the next generation. However, they also took pride in knowing that their government lead by example. But no longer. By facilitating a rampant looting of our economy by corporate sociopaths, our government has now virtually assured our children will be far "worse off" than we are today … that is, if they even survive to reach adulthood.
All that being said, we recognize it is not happiness itself, but merely the pursuit thereof, which is a guaranteed right. How we each define happiness and choose to attain it should be our own prerogative – yet, as long as no harm is being done to our fellow man, we expect government will stand out of our way.
Sadly, our expectations are no longer being met in this regard. Thus, if our government will not extricate itself from the fulfillment of our destiny as individual American citizens – and human beings – we have no choice but to extricate ourselves from the influence of our government.
This "long train of abuses and usurpations" – while by no means a full accounting – represents an inexcusable betrayal of the American people. Throughout this document, we have repeatedly referred to the perpetrators as "our government" – but, alas, this is no longer an accurate designation. The men and women we have elected to public office no longer represent the public interest – our needs, our health and safety, our freedom or our happiness. Thus, they no longer represent this great Republic itself.
For that, we rebuke them and hereby declare their authority invalid. We cannot, and will not, tolerate their despotism – and the immeasurable anguish it has caused – any longer. We will not stand idle as our American sovereignty is sold to the highest bidder, nor will we allow the fate of the entire human race to be sacrificed at the unholy altar of the New World Order.
In 1776, our Founding Fathers made an irrevocable commitment to risk everything – indeed, their very lives – to achieve victory over their oppressors.
And after much bloodshed, suffering and thoughtful deliberation, they made a declaration: The time had come for a revolution.
Well, we now stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those brave patriots, across the span of centuries, and declare that "the time" has come again in the year 2008.
Let the revolution begin.


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MTV's "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" telethon has already broken fundraising records by gathering more than $66 million in public donations to aid the people of the devastated Caribbean nation, and the the accompanying soundtrack, Hope for Haiti Now, became the first-ever all-digital album in the 54-year history of the Billboard 200 to debut at #1 on the albums chart. And now, the money raised by the event is on its way to Haiti.
The first $35 million in funds raised at the telethon has been distributed to the beneficiaries of the all-star event. The six groups — Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the American Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme and Yele Haiti Foundation, submitted proposals for what they intend to do with the funds last week.
The first installment was just over half of the $66 million that has been pledged so far in the effort to raise money following the January 12 earthquake in Haiti that leveled much of the Caribbean island nation's capital of Port-au-Prince.
According to an announcement of the $35 million in funding, the money was released following an intensive review process and guidance from the Hope for Haiti Now Advisory Committee and Bridgespan, a management consulting group that advises nonprofits. The funds are earmarked for immediate disaster relief and reconstruction and recovery efforts in Haiti. The next allocation of funds is planned for May after all donations have been received.
Funds will still be collected for the next 60-90 days, so if you haven't made a donation yet or would like to, please go to the Hope for Haiti Now Web site.
"In less than two weeks since the telethon, the first $35 million raised is en route to address dire needs in Haiti — to provide food, water, shelter, medical care and other vital resources. The counsel of our advisory committee members was critical in rapidly getting us to this point. We are extremely grateful to them for their time and expert guidance, and to everyone who donated so generously," said George Clooney, who was one of the event's leaders.
Among the allocations:
Oxfam America: $8 million to build systems for clean water and safe sanitation, deliver shelter and relief supplies and work on lasting solutions for food security, housing and land issues.
Partners in Health: $8 million to provide emergency medical assistance and supplies, strengthen the public health system, and provide rehabilitation, social support and economic assistance to survivors.
American Red Cross: $6 million to supply emergency shelter and non-food relief items to vulnerable families, specifically targeting female-headed households, the disabled, elderly and the disadvantaged.
UNICEF: $6 million to coordinate the immediate protection of children; prevent and respond to family separations; support the psycho-social needs of families and children; and prevent child exploitation for trafficking.
United Nations World Food Programme: $6 million to ensure the distribution of meals and other life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable earthquake victims in urban and rural areas over the next six months.
Yele Haiti Foundation: $1 million to promote community mobilization in major underserved neighborhoods to coordinate aid delivery and support recovery efforts.
"There is still a massive and urgent need for food, water and other vital resources to reach the countless people suffering on the ground in Haiti — children, families ... millions who are displaced and homeless. These funds will help to save lives now as Haiti begins to rebuild for the long-term," said Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti Director Brian Concannon, one of the advisory committee members with Haitian relief-work expertise.
Learn more about what you can do to help with earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti, and for more information, see Think MTV. Visit HopeForHaitiNow.org or call (877) 99-HAITI to make a donation now.


text: Now that it is getting so close I can't hold it in anymore My Disney moon and future DH's very first Disney trip. When we come back this will also be my first actual review. I spend a little of every day on the Dis and my fav is always the dining reviews so now I feel I should help to contribute. Me: (Tink) 25 year old Disney girl who has spent 10 trips in the world with family. My family has been a least 30 times as my sisters are 15 years older then I am. We are Disney from Birth!!!! Him: (Goofy) 30 year old disney deprived A wonderful kid at heart and he is the one to actually pick the honeymoon location so he is a keeper of course just for picking the most magical place ever What is to come on the Deluxe Dining Plan: June 1: Arrive and Dinner at 1900 Park Fare June 2: Magic Kingdom Breakfast-- Crystal Palace Dinner -- CRT June 3: Discovery Cove Day Dinner-- Flying Fish June 4: Epcot Breakfast--Norway Princess Lunch--Le Celliar Dinner--Biergarten (I know this is the we are eating alot day) June 5: Typhoon Lagoon Dinner--Artist Point June 6: Star Wars at HS Breakfast--H & V Lunch--Sci Fi Dinner--Spoodles June 7: Rest/Pool and the best dinner ever Dinner--CHEF'S TABLE AT VICTORIA AND ALBERT'S June 8: Animal Kingdom Breakfast-- Tusker House Dinner--Jiko June 9: Sea World Breakfast--Boma June 10:Rest and Pool Extra day Dinner--California Grill during the fireworks June 11: Leave Breakfast--Kona Snacks and CS we plan to stop at: Dole Whip Turkey Legs (I love them) Goofy Candy Co. POFQ food court one word Beignets!!!!!! and other breakfasts Earl of Sandwich Typhoon Tilly Mickey Bars Mickey Cake from Boardwalk Bakery Cookie Sandwich Yak and Yeti CS Of course some Alcohol Bevs from various places including Grey Goose Slush Okay I think I have left your mouths watering so stay tuned for the amazing report to come.