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Ahhhh…what a BEEE-U-Tee-FUL pre-spring weekend we are enjoying in lovely Atlanta, eh? It's the kind of weekend we get here in the south that makes you remember why it is we are so blessed to live in this region.
Yesterday, the tax-exemptions, the Dive Mrs. R and I dusted off the mower and lawn-tending equipment and got the yard work season off in fine fashion. What a gorgeous day for it…even got a little burn on the noggin to show for it.
And today…well, it looks to be equally as nice also.
I'm sure many of you will once again head to the great outdoors to soak in as much of this spring tease weather as you can before making your way to Philips Arena for this afternoon's matchup with Carolina, but before you do…sit back, sip on the morning brew and enjoy this morning's Sunday Thrasherville Times
Curses! Thrashers Niittymaki-ed Again
16-0-0, 1.74 GAA and a .940 SV%. Those were the numbers Antero Niittymaki put up against the Atlanta Thrashers during his career going into Saturday night's matchup in Tampa Bay. Well…make that 17-0-0 now.
This time it was a 6-2 loss to Niittymaki and the Lightning. It was the first time the Thrashers came away with no points earned in the standings since the 5-2 loss in Washington seven games ago.
Niclas Bergfors and Colby Armstrong with the goals for Atlanta. Johan Hedberg took the loss in goal as he allowed six goals on 30 shots…one on the power play and one a penalty shot.
The Thrashers failed to capitalize on six power play chances of their own.
Regarding this Niittymaki curse that continues to afflicts the Thrashers … as we move closer and closer to April 15, tax day, we were reminded yet again last night of the three certainties in life…death, taxes and the Thrashers losing to Niittymaki.
The good news is that we won't have to face him anymore this season.
Just Happy To Be Here
Do you remember last month when Johnny Oduya and Nic Bergfors came over in the Kovalchuk trade and they were using phrases like "it is what it is" to describe how they felt about it? Well, recently Chris Vivlamore asked newcomer Clarke MacArthur about his reaction to the news that he was leaving the Sabres and heading to Thrasherville. His response?
"There were a few rumors. There were four or five of us [rumored to be traded]. I'm actually excited to be here. I'm glad it was me. They wanted to get a big third-line guy there and they didn't see me fitting in. I think it's a good fit here. There are a lot of good players here and I want to just jump right into it."
Now, in all honesty, maybe too much was made of Bergie and Johnny's words last month, but I would venture to guess that if they we asked again what they thought about their situation here in Thrasherville…they would probably that they like "what it is' that they are experiencing here.
However, those are very welcome words coming from a playing heading this way via a trade. But words are just that…actions are another thing. Case in point, did you see how he backed up what he said to C-Viv with his actions Saturday night… standing up for his new teammate Marty Reasoner? After Steve Downie left his skates to plant an elbow in Marty's ear, C-Mac took a run at a Lightning himself in retaliation…finding Marty St. Louis behind the net an plastering him into the glass.
Don't really like to see any play have to be helped off the ice like St. Louis did…but when the cobwebs have finally cleared from his head, he can thank his teammate for the hit he took. If you're gonna dish out a punk hit like that…expect to catch one yourself or see your linemate treated the same.
Regardless, it was good to see the newcomer take exception to the dirty hit and dish out a little instant retribution.
So Long Slow Starts
We have discussed at length the trades, deals and acquisitions that have seen players come and go around here in the past month or so. But somewhere in the shuffle the Thrashers seem to have also parted ways with the slow starts that plagued them for much of the season. Too many times they found themselves down 2-0 or 3-0 before they decided to show up. and start playing.
That's certainly not been the case of late.
Starting with the game is D.C. on February 5, Atlanta has scored the first goal in seven of the last eight games. The one time they did fall behind early on, Feb. 6 against the Panthers when they trailed 2-0 after one period of play, they stormed back to win 4-2.
Their record during those eight games…4-2-2.
The Press Conference That Wasn't
Last week was a very big week in the NHL world, what with the trade deadline and all. But, if I'm not mistaken, last week was also the time that a major announcement was to be made in Winnipeg, Manitoba in which the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers was to be announced as well as their relocation to that province capital.
Well…unless I missed it, the major news conference never materialized.
Whewww…thank the hockey gods, I was really worried. But it seems as though our NHL franchise has been spared once again from yet another near miss from the "Make It Seven-ers" that reside just north of the border.
Maybe there was a technical snafu…maybe Gary Bettman was unable to be there for the big event…maybe the whole thing was called off due to syrup tasting contest down at Canad Inns Stadium…who knows.
Regardless, the thing never got off the ground.
Kinda makes one wonder if the whole thing was just a made-up false rumor put out on a western Canadian classic rock radio station that sme people…like that poor sole who called into NHL Live last Friday asking what was the word on the "announcement"… just fell for.
But that couldn't be the case…could it?
Atlanta Chickens? I Think Not
In case you missed this little ditty that was reported on February 25 in the AJC…you know, that other paper…seems as though somebody has gotten their feathers a-flitin' about having the official Georgia state bird changed from the brown thrashers …to the chicken.
Uh-huh…the chicken.
Chris Cunningham… a restaurateur in of Augusta, GA… feels that since the poultry industry brings in millions of dollars to the Georgia economy, it's more fitting that the chicken should enjoy the honor of being named the state bird…taking the place of our beloved brown thrasher.
How did he come to such a revelation? Well as Mr. Cunningham puts it, ""My wife and I, we sit on the patio and have a cocktail and we were sitting there thinking, 'what a waste.' The brown thrasher is the state bird, and what's it ever done for the state of Georgia?"
Continuing he adds, "[The brown thrasher] hasn't done anything. It's a pretty bird, nothing against the brown thrasher, but the chicken brings millions of dollars."
OK then…just for kicks and giggles, let's say this whole chicken thing actually gets off the ground…get it, a chicken 'off the ground'…and the chicken becomes the state bird. Would that mean the Atlanta Thrashers would need to change their name, given that they were named such in honor of the official state bird of Georgia?
Seriously…the Atlanta Chickens? Balderdash!
There are too many other possibilities out there that would fit the team better. One suggestion I've seen recently regarding a name change came from regular contributor to this forum, Smoothie…the Atlanta Ice Crushers. His reasoning is that it would reflect the newly found toughness and size of the team.
That's not bad, but if such action were taken against the brown thrasher and the organ-I-zation looked to change their name, I would advocate something else… something that relates to the city of Atlanta, something uniquely ours.
My two cents on the matter would be that since we boast one of the busiest airports in the world, many times even the busiest, why not rename them…oh I don't know, say…the Atlanta Jets!
And besides, its not like that name is being used by any other NHL team…is it?
Wysh Betting On Thrashers To Make Playoffs
In last Friday's Puck Daddy entry, Greg Wyshynski opined that he's bullish on the Thrashers making the post-season. In the article, Greg cites the Falconer's thoughts on the state of the race in the Eastern Conference that show how tight things really are there. Wyshynski then goes on to explain why he likes Atlanta's chances to play past 82 games this spring…amoung other things, he likes the Thrashers schedule down the stretch.
"Why Atlanta? Check out the Thrashers' schedule for March and April. Five games against the Hurricanes and the Maple Leafs, and an entire April slate against teams that might not have anything to play for at that point. Meanwhile, the Rangers have to close against the Flyers".
New Jersey Fans Suffering Through A Taxing Season
A lot has been opined and written about the amount of empty seats at Thrashers games, but apparently things are nowhere near as bad as they are in New Jersey. No, not the Devils… I'm speaking of the NBA New Jersey Nets.
The Nets are struggling with the NBA's worst record…an abysmal 6-55…and as such people up in the garden state haven't been willing to part ways with their hard-earned dollars to see them compete play perform lose anymore. In fact, and certainly not surprisingly,they have the lowest home attendance in the NBA this season.
Given that, their marketing department has come up with a few clever ideas to entice people back into their arena.
First, they gave away tickets to unemployed citizens of the state and avail them to career advice while there. Uh-huh…yeah.
Next came the clever idea to give away jerseys to anyone purchasing a 10-game package. Oh, and the jersey featured not only a Nets player…but one of an opposing team as well. Hey, if you can't sell your team…sell one of the others, I guess.
And the Nets' most recent marketing ploy…any one 18-years or older that attended the Nets vs. Orlando Magic game would receive a coupon that they couple redeem at a local tax consultant in order to have their state taxes taken care of…a $29.00 value.
BTW, the Nets fell to Orlando 97-87. It was their 28th loss in 31 home games.
Hey…I wonder if Winnipeg would like a basketball team.
Sunday Morning Funnies
What's a Sunday paper without the Funnies? Well, to that measue, I bring you this little clip that certainly made me chuckle. I wonder if Marquette basketball coach Buzz Williams will be appearing on Dancing with the Stars anytime soon.
Quote of the Week
"From good honest hard work you are going to get rewarded. There are no short cuts". – Johan Hedberg
March 8th, 2010
10:02 am
WBF, since Dickey Dunn says it, it's gotta be true!
March 8th, 2010
10:14 am
Bob – you must be THE jinx! Man, I'm so sorry that the Thrashers do this to the people of Atlanta. Just when you think the team is turning a corner, they run head first into a wall that they didn't think was waiting for them. I can understand losing, although they should've been able to at least get one of the games to OT, but losing without any real emotion really gets under my skin. They were brain-dead in the first, came out hard at the start of the 2nd, but got discouraged and stopped working. The third period was the most gutless display of hockey all season long, even with Koval-choke skating figure 8's at the blueline. It's such a shame…we finally get a decent crowd on a Sunday with lots of young, prospective fans, and we foop all over ourselves.
March 8th, 2010
10:22 am
It was an interesting experience. And in the you-think-it's-bad-in-Atlanta department, as I arrived I had to ask the backup visiting goalie to please let me by for my seat — they make the poor guy sit on a folding chair outside the box, in the aisle. There actually is a fan, which they flip on to ruffle the flag for the national anthem. Some guy who, I swear, was the dude playing Dickey Dunn, was at the end of my aisle. What was especially fun, though, is that the locker rooms are across the hall from the rink — the ushers actually pull out security gates so the teams can walk through the crowd back to the ice. But the budget there is so bad that there is no "Lady of Spain" or any organ music at all — probably because organists are skilled professionals, and they can't afford them.
Ah, good times. Especially good when I tried to take Mr. Nikita to the Aces….not only is it no longer in its old location, but it's in a very, very, veeeeeeerrrrry sketchy neighborhood. Some kid tried to sell me illicit things. We made sure to get out before the sun went down.
Old-Time Hockey. Eddie Shore.
March 8th, 2010
10:31 am
Bob – get with Bill and next time you're at a game, you can meet a bunch of dedicated fans including yours truly. We sick minds need to stick together. Hell, I'd even be honored to meet stendek. At least he is consistently deranged in his passion for the Thrash. Sometimes I feel like the most insane person in Atlanta pulling for this team.
I'm just glad I'm not quite as pessimisstic as Sage, LAC etc. But 3 or 4 more games like last night and I'll probably be committed.
March 8th, 2010
10:36 am
Russian, could you confirm or deny that Seydel has pitched some share of Thrashers ownershp to people like Prokchorov of the NJ Nets fame via Sov Sport reporter the other day?
March 8th, 2010
10:37 am
Rawhide, I figured that was him. Early in the game he was yelling at Charmin to play like a man and I turned around to see if that was you, but I could tell from your picture on this blog that it wasn't. When I heard the Legace comment as we were leaving, I then figured it must have been him as he was giving it to old Don, but game was over and everyone was headed out. Stroz, you had our 122 section cracking up the whole game!
I'll be there Friday for the Blue Skirts but we'll be in the clubs, any of you guys sit in there?
March 8th, 2010
10:41 am
Sorry for stepping on your thunder WBF. Peruse here reguarly, but, missed that one.
March 8th, 2010
10:43 am
YungJB fromMTL – Great minds think alike and fools seldom differ!
WBF good to see you.
Bill – I lost my appetite for texting after 2-0!!!!
March 8th, 2010
10:43 am
Nikita – Must have been like a pilgrimage to J-Town. Went to school in that area about the time Slapshot was filmed and it was neat to see all the familiar scenes in the movie.
Dave Hanson's book is also a good source of Splatshot trivia.
March 8th, 2010
11:03 am
Nikita, my wife has a friend who grew up in Johnstown and was there when they were filming "Slap Shot." In fact, Paul Newman showed up at their prom and she got to dance with him…guess she wins for best prom story.
March 8th, 2010
11:07 am
Alan R-"here's to the sapp that would buy the Chiefs"
Henny-great that we are thinking the same way-Henny is so quotable.
Biltong-I had my blue cheese fries before the game-almost lost them after 2-0.
March 8th, 2010
11:37 am
**to Midfield**
I read this article on Sov Sport. It is a just Future IDEA. They (8 members)want to sell Part of Thrashers or Whole Team. Actually it is very intersting story. Seydel asked Prohorov and Medvedev to be a member on Atlanta Spirit. You can read it here, aftre translate from Google.
It can be done. It is just my opinion. Russian busnessman have a money now and they can pay for the NHL team. But If you pay it it should be MINE! That's a problem. Usually they did not want to share. I buy it, I am a BOSS. I hope I explaine to you.
March 8th, 2010
11:51 am
Holy crap balls! If you count the penalty shot goal as a PP goal against, then we've given up 9 PP goals in our last 6 games. Uh, that's not how you get to the playoffs. Destruction, doom, depression.
Without Kane, we REALLY are screwed. New prediction 7 – 9 – 2 in the last 18 games to wind up with 82 points…incremental progress!
March 8th, 2010
11:55 am
Rawhide, I'll buy you a beverage of choice at the club bar (the one on the main level that's open to the arena, not the upstairs) prior to the game, mabye 7:15pm or so? I think I can find you from your picture
Russian, that is interesting news. Not sure I would like to have absentee foreign owners, but I think it would be an improvement if they sold the whole club and we got out from under the octocluster. The caveat being that they keep the club in Phillips.
The Winnipeg rumor won't go away, but now they're saying it's the Coyotes who are moving there.
March 8th, 2010
12:49 pm
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
March 8th, 2010
1:08 pm
Thanks, Russian. Well, if Seydel went on the record in Russia with this interesting idea, why won't he explain himself to the people in the market as well? I think, it's only fair, but it's just me.
March 8th, 2010
3:15 pm
You have a point, Midfield.
March 8th, 2010
10:09 pm
Spoke with one of the Thrasher owners last week. Say good-bye everyone…this team is moving to Canada. Hasta Lavista Baby!!!! They're outta here. All you season ticket holders are a bunch of suckers.


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April 11, 2010Complete Results
QUEENS, N.Y. - The Red Storm track & field traveled to Miami, Fla. this weekend to compete in the Miami Alumni Invitational.
Sophomore Chanel King helped lead the team in the unscored meet, competing in three different throwing events. King's strongest performance came in the discus where she qualified for the BIG EAST Championships and set a new career mark by throwing 40.85 meters, finishing third. She also finished third in the shot put with a mark of 12.81 meters. Her distance of 40.95 meters in the hammer throw was good enough for sixth place.
Freshman Rikka Lovely improved her time in the 100-meter dash to a season-best 11.91 seconds as she finished 14th. Lovely also led STJ in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 24.99 seconds.
St. John's was successful in the jumping events as Priscilla Frederick finished fourth in the high jump with 1.77 meters while Stephanie Barnes finished fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.32 meters. The duo also competed in the long jump finished back-to-back as Frederick jumped 5.14 meters and Barnes measured 5.12 meters.
Along with Lovely, junior Rene Cousins also ran in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, finishing in 12.36 and 25.27 seconds, respectively. Lovely and Cousins joined Asia Nettles and Vanessa Thompson on the team's 4x100-meter relay, finishing fourth in 47.82.
Freshman Molly Ellis led the team in the 400-meter dash, finishing ninth in 58.34. Nettles clocked in right after Ellis in 58.85. Ellis also ran the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 25.66.
Thompson finished seventh (1:05.80) in the 400-meter hurdles while teammate Asia Davy finished tenth with a time of 1:06.78.
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St. John's ran two teams in the 4x400-meter relay with the first team, consisting of Nettles, Piard, Ellis and Cousins, finishing seventh with 3:55.76. The second team, made up of Davy, Petruski, Thompson and Sudbury, placed eighth in 4:02.97.
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It's been a violent few days in St. Louis. Yesterday, we told you about Jermaine Johnson, a twenty-year-old who was shot in the face in north St. Louis and died on the scene. A few hours earlier, bullets hit three young teenage boys while they were walking down the street, sending them to the hos ... More >>
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The latest homicide victim in St. Louis is one of the youngest of the year so far. St. Louis metro police say that yesterday Pierre Childs, age sixteen, was found lying on the grass between the street and sidewalk at around 5 p.m. after officers received a call for a shooting. He was unconscious ... More >>
The most recent victim of gun violence in St. Louis is a four-year-old girl. Police say the girl, hit by bullets last night, was not the intended target, but got caught up in gunfire from a drive-by shooting. The incident took place last night around 7:30 p.m. on Louisiana Avenue in the city's Du ... More >>
The Labor Day Weekend started off quietly on the crime front, although whether it was because of the holiday, the rainy weather or just a coincidence remains open for debate.That all changed in a 24-hour period starting Sunday afternoon, as three shootings in that span sent three people to the hospi ... More >>
An additional pair of shootings was reported to St. Louis Police on Monday, bringing a wet holiday weekend to a bloody end. At 6 p.m. Monday, police report that a 16-year-old black young man was stopped by a pair of black young men on bicycles in the 3700 block of Penrose Street in the Fairground Pa ... More >>
Three people were injured Sunday afternoon when a man opened fire in the 900 block of Goodfellow Boulevard in the West End. A 51-year-old black man told police he was driving north on Goodfellow when he heard shots, simultaneously with his windshield exploding. His car suffered further damage to the ... More >>
Police had a busy Sunday throughout St. Louis City, as seven people were shot in five separate incidents. In the most serious incident, a 25-year-old black man was shot multiple times while in the parking lot of White Castle at 3524 North Kingshighway in the Kingsway East neighborhood at 11:30 p.m. ... More >>
Three people are hospitalized this morning after being shot in three separate incidents last night. In the earliest incident, an 18-year-old black man was walking at 13th Street and Cass Avenue in the edge of the Columbus Square neighborhood at 6:25 p.m. when he heard gunshots and took off running. ... More >>
Police were called out to deal with two shootings last night, although in the first instance the victim wanted nothing to do with the police. The uncooperative victim is an 18-year-old black man, who would not tell police how he was injured nor would he tell them where he was when he was shot. Witne ... More >>
Tracy D. Jones, 47, was inside a car with an unidentified 56-year-old black woman in the 1500 block of Whittier Avenue last night when unknown suspects opened fire on them. Jones was shot in the chest and back, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was shot in the thigh, and was treated an ... More >>
The Delmar Loop was not the only part of the city where shots were shots were fired this weekend. Just around 9:30 p.m. Friday night, an unidentified 20-year-old black man was dropped off at an area hospital with multiple gunshot injuries. Witnesses tell police the victim was shot by two bl ... More >>
St. Louis Metropolitan Police were kept busy Sunday night with three separate shooting incidents in just more than six hours. Fortunately, no one was killed. But there's a numbing similarity in all three cases that doesn't portend well for this summer; if the shootings jump up on the first warm n ... More >>
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has reported that police officers and at least one suspect exchanged gunfire over the weekend, resulting in a man's death. On Friday evening St. Louis police shot dead Jordan Walls, nineteen, of the 4900 block of Terry Avenue. In addition the police sho ... More >>
Dominic Johnson, a 27-year-old black male, was found shot to death outside the Starz Sports Bar and Grill (8700 block of Goodfellow Boulevard; pictured above) in the North Pointe neighborhood Monday night just after midnight.According to police documents, St. Louis Police responded to a report of ... More >>
Bad weekend for North Grand. Early Saturday morning a woman was gunned down in the 3100 block of north St. Louis thoroughfare. On Sunday morning it was an 18-year-old teen shot to death a few block south in the 2500 block of N. Grand (below). According to police, Brian McCuller was with a gr ... More >>
Sixteen-year-old Michael Brown of the 5000 block of St. Louis Avenue was found shot to death in the Penrose Neighborhood of north city early yesterday morning. St. Louis police report that they arrived to the 4500 block of Margaretta to find Wilson lying dead in the middle of the street from guns ... More >>
"From an infant's cold, dead hands!"A ten-year-old Belleville boy accidentally shot and killed his five-year-old brother yesterday while playing with a shotgun kept in the home. An "extremely tragic accident" is how Belleville police chief William Clay described the incident. A day earlier -- Tu ... More >>
The 2800 block of Sarah, where a 42-year-old man was shot after an attempted mugging yesterday.A 42-year-old man was shot around 4:30 p.m. yesterday in the 2800 block of Sarah, which is near Vandeventer and St. Louis Avenue in north city.He told police that he was heading north on Sarah when thre ... More >>
For the third time in the past month, gunfire has disrupted innocent lives in University City. The latest incident occurred Wednesday night when unknown gunmen exchanged as many as twenty shots in the University Commons apartment complex in the 1400 block of North Drive (below).The gunfire left c ... More >>
Police had few clues yesterday in the shooting death of Zachary Simmons. Simmons, of the 3000 block of Washington in Midtown, was visiting a home in the 900 block of Riverview when he was shot multiple times around 7 p.m. Monday.Witnesses say they saw Simmons talking to the suspect -- described a ... More >>
The 3700 block of Delor, where a 28-year-old man was shot several times last night.A 28-year-old man is in serious condition after interrupting a gun-toting burglar trying to break into his neighbor's apartment last night.The man, whose name is being withheld by police, was at his home in the 370 ... More >>
A vigil honoring Michael Pankins, a 24-year-old man from north county shot dead Sunday in north St. Louis, turned violent yesterday evening.The scene of last night's shooting at Thekla and Riverview. According to police, a crowd was holding a candlelight vigil around 8 p.m. Wednesday in north St. ... More >>
A 24-year-old man is dead after being shot in the head yesterday evening in the 5900 block of Lillian (below) in north St. Louis. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that Michael Pankins was a passenger in a car when he was shot around 6 p.m. Sunday. The driver of the vehicle tra ... More >>
All five shootings occurred within about a mile of each other.Five people were wounded in five separate shootings that played out over the course of several hours yesterday in north St. Louis. View interactive map of the shootings.The violence began around 4:40 p.m., when a victim described as a ... More >>
St. Louis police report that four people were shot today while attending the funeral of David Davis, a 27-year-old man gunned down in north city last week. The shooting occurred around noon outside the Reliable Funeral Home at 3964 Washington Boulevard (below) in midtown St. Louis.Two of the shoo ... More >>


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Valdosta - It's an annual holiday tradition but without the holiday cheer.
Valdosta police see an increase in the amounts of robberies, burglaries and car break-ins each winter. But this year police have a new game plan to assure all of your holiday gifts make it under the tree.
Police won't tell us where, but say they are now wiring hidden cameras at hot spots throughout the city. They hope it will help them curb the holiday crime spree. "I hope its a message to our would-be burglars, that we do have cameras up but you are not going to be able to see them so take your chances," says Commander Brian Childress with the Valdosta Police.
While they are hoping these high tech gadgets will help reverse this holiday trend, they are utilizing some old school techniques as well.
For the past year, police have been mapping every burglary, robbery and car break-in in the city. Now they'll be beefing up patrols in these areas. "One of the better maps we have are heat index maps and they show a balloon where crimes are occurring and we just ask our officers to patrol those areas more heavily," Childress adds.
Police cruisers aren't the only patrols you'll see. "This year you'll see an increase in bike officers at the mall in those areas, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Around our businesses, you'll see bike officers in your area too."
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Unfortunately for David Richards and company, Subaru withdrew last year from the WRC. But that hasn't kept Prodrive from tweaking out another rally-prepped Impreza, as if to show it still can. Homologated to production-based Group N specifications, the Impreza N2010 packs a twin-scroll-turbocharged two-liter boxer four with competition-spec fuel injectors, catalyst and ECU for an extra 20 horsepower over stock and a wider torque band. It's also riding on an adjustable Ohlins suspension, with differentials front, center and rear, kept in check by AP Racing brakes and reinforced with an FIA-certified roll cage.
The result is what Prodrive claims is a more competitive package compared to a Super 2000-spec rally machine at about half the price - challengers can pick one up from £120,000 (about $195k), or lease one for two years. Details in the press release after the jump, photos in the gallery below.
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In a deeply irresponsible Wall Street Journal editorial, columnist James Taranto championed the perceived plight of college men who are (or could be) accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated female, particularly when the men are themselves intoxicated. Alcohol consumption and sexual assault are realities on college campuses nationwide, and it's an important conversation to have. In having the conversation, however, it's important to be armed with facts.
Fact 1: Men who rape use alcohol and intoxication to commit their crimes.
Fact 2: Men who rape are often "good guys" in the community's eyes.
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It isn't often that I get to write something good about Saudi Arabia. This country is right up there with Iran and North Korea as oppressive, backwards and downright out of place for the twenty-first century.
The Saudis have instituted a groundbreaking new law: Beating your wife is now illegal. Until now, a man could beat his wife and children because it was considered a private matter. At least the law now states that the man can be imprisoned for a year or fined up to $13,000. Whether this is going to be enforced is another matter, but at least coming home from work in a grumpy mood does not mean that the wife and kids can be punching targets.
The new law also includes the country's first shelters for abused women. Yes, the Saudis are getting enlightened. Women shelters weren't even considered back in the medieval ages, which Saudi Arabia has yet to fully emerge from. Soon, women might even get the right to drive, and the Saudis will approach the dawn of the twentieth century.
This new law is not a complete surprise. A few months ago, the first anti-domestic abuse ads with phone numbers for battered women to call were published. It is doubtful that hotline helped much more than to offer some verbal support to the women since wife beating was still a legal activity.
However, there remains a significant flaw in the law. Since women can't drive, National Society for Human Rights member Suhaila Zain Al Abideen Al Hammad noted that a male relative must still bring a battered woman to authorities for her to file a complaint.
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South Ronaldsay child abuse scandal
The South Ronaldsay child abuse scandal began on 27 February 1991 when social workers and police removed some children from their homes on the island South Ronaldsay, in Orkney, Scotland, because of allegations of child abuse. The children denied that any abuse had occurred, and medical examinations did not reveal any evidence of abuse.
The father of a family was imprisoned in 1986 shortly after the family's arrival in South Ronaldsay, for child abuse. No formal child protection proceedings were initiated. After an alarm raised by officials in a neighbouring authority action was taken. Other children were taken in late 1990, and the two youngest were told that their mother was dead. Local people began a campaign for the children to be allowed home. It was repeatedly decided that their welfare could not be assured in the care of their mother. It took six years before the last of the children was returned to their mother.[1]
After consultations among police, social workers, and local officers of the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and after receiving legal authority from Scotland's most senior sheriff, pre-dawn raids were made on the houses of the minister and the families who had assisted his campaign.
Following a community meeting, many of the parents organized a support group, the South Ronaldsay Parents Action Committee, led by a local doctor, and assisted by the voluntary organization Parents Against Injustice (PAIN). The group collected petitions of support that showed overwhelming scepticism about the charges.[2][3]
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The case came to court in April, and after a single day the presiding judge, Sheriff David Kelbie, dismissed the case as fatally flawed and the children were allowed to return home. The judge criticized the social workers involved, saying that their handling of the case had been "fundamentally flawed" and he found in summary that "these proceedings are so fatally flawed as to be incompetent" and that the children concerned had been separated and subjected to repeated cross-examinations almost as if the aim was to force confessions rather than to assist in therapy. Where two children made similar statements about abuse this appeared to be the result of "repeated coaching".[3] He added that in his view "There is no lawful authority for that whatsoever". Sheriff Kelbie also said that he was unclear what the supposed evidence provided by the social services proved.[4]
The children were returned by plane to Kirkwall airport on 4 April 1991 where they were reunited with their parents.
The Reporter appealed against the dismissal of the case and on 12 June 1991, the Court of Session, sitting as Scotland's premier civil appeal court, upheld the appeal. It criticised Kelbie's handling of the case.
The case was remitted back to the sheriff court to proceed. The Reporter took the view that in the light of factors including the publicity since Kelbie's decision, the case was severely compromised. The application was formally abandoned.
The objects seized during the raids were later returned; they included a videotape of the TV show Blackadder, a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh, and a model aeroplane made by one of the children from two pieces of wood, which was identified by social workers as a "wooden cross". The minister was asked to sign for the return of "three masks, two hoods, one black cloak", but refused to sign until the inventory was altered to "three nativity masks, two academic hoods, one priest's robe".
An appeal was later lodged by the Recorder in the case at the Scottish Appeals Court. The court upheld the appeal on 12 June on the grounds that the Sheriff had "allowed himself to form views about the contents [of the social workers' evidence that] would have made it impossible for him to bring a fair and balanced judgement to the issues".[5]
The controversy resulted in an official inquiry established in August 1991, chaired by Lord Clyde. The inquiry published its report in October 1992. It described the successful appeal against the first judgement as "most unfortunate" and criticized all those involved, including the social workers, the police, and the Orkney Islands Council. Social workers' training, methods, and judgement were given special condemnation, and the report stated that the concept of "ritual abuse" was "not only unwarrantable at present but may affect the objectivity of practitioners and parents".[6]
Liz McLean, the social worker who led the interviews with the children, had also been involved in the 1990 Rochdale "Satanic Abuse" case. She was later sharply criticised by Lord Clyde in the official inquiry into the South Ronaldsay case, and in another investigation into similar allegations in Ayrshire.[1]
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During the investigation the children received several lengthy interviews. McLean was later described by several of the children as a terrifying figure who was "fixated on finding satanic abuse", and other children described how she urged them to draw circles and faces, presumably as evidence indicating abusive rites.[1] These techniques were strongly criticised by Sheriff Kelbie.
One of the children later said of the interviews:
In order to get out of a room, after an hour or so of saying, "No, this never happened", you'd break down.[2]
One of the children later said:
I would never say that a child's testimony in the company of Liz McLean at the time [is reliable]. She was a very manipulative woman, and she would write what she wanted to write. I would doubt any child supposedly making allegations in that situation."—Interview with "Karen", 2006[1]
2006 documentary[edit]
On 22 August 2006 a documentary on the case entitled Accused produced by Blast! Films was transmitted by BBC2. The programme included dramatic reconstructions of some of the interviews conducted with the children by social workers, and allowed participants in the affair - including the children - to speak for themselves.[7]
Victim lawsuit[edit]
In September 2006 it was announced that one person, who had been 8 years old when she was taken into care by social workers in November 1990, intended to sue the council. She said that she had been the victim of a "witch hunt" by overzealous social workers determined to break up her family. She said that the interview techniques used at the time were designed to break the children down, and that she was bribed with sweets to tell social workers what they wanted to hear.[8]
In February 2008 it was reported that she would receive legal aid to sue the Council.[9]
- ^ a b c d Addley, Esther (21 October 2006). "Interview: Esther Addley meets". London: The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Orkney abuse children speak out". BBC News. 22 August 2006.
- ^ a b Jenkins, p. 186
- ^ "1991: Orkney 'abuse' children go home". BBC News "On This Day". 4 April 1991. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ The Independent, "The Orkney Inquiry: 'Reporter' is central figure in emotional saga", Wednesday, 28 October 1992
- ^ Bennett, p. 287
- ^ "Accused - Blast Films". Blast! Films.
- ^ "Orkney abuse scandal victim to sue for lost youth". The Scotsman. 11 September 2006.
- ^ Thompson, Tanya (27 February 2008). "Woman wins legal aid to sue over child abuse scandal". The Scotsman.
- Jenkins, David (1992). Intimate Enemies: Moral Panics in Contemporary Great Britain. Aldine Transaction. p. 186. ISBN 0-202-30436-1.
- Bennett, Gillian (2005). Bodies: Sex, Violence, Disease, and Death in Contemporary Legend. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1-57806-789-8.
- Black, Robert (1992). Orkney A Place of Safety?. Canongate Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-86241-350-8.
- Dr. Reid, David H. S. (1992). Suffer The Little Children. Napier Press, St. Andrews, Scotland. p. 168. ISBN 1-871479-03-7.


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Hong Kong stocks rose on favorable earnings reports, with Chinese shares listed in the city extending a rebound after entering a bear market last week. Companies rallied as mainland manufacturing missed estimates, spurring bets the government will act to stabilize growth.
China's benchmark money-market rate rose for an eighth day, the longest stretch since July, after a central bank official said the nation will make "substantial progress" in freeing up interest rates.
Alibaba.com Ltd., operator of China's biggest online commerce site for business owners, will audit all exporters that pay the company to market their products after some buyers were defrauded.
Cosco Shipping Co., a listed unit of China's biggest shipping group, said first-half net loss tripled, the latest sign that slowing growth in the world's second-biggest economy is eroding corporate earnings.
China's benchmark money-market rate declined on speculation the central bank will inject more funds into the financial system as part of efforts to prop up growth in the world's second-largest economy.
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The yuan completed the biggest monthly gain this year on speculation China will tolerate more currency appreciation to curb inflation and rein in dollar purchases.
China's interest-rate swaps rose for a fifth month on speculation policy makers will curb the availability of cash to stem inflation running at the fastest pace since 2008.
China's stocks fell for a fourth day on concern the nation's economic growth will slow further as the government maintains tight monetary policies to fight inflation and Europe's debt crisis worsens.
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As a start-up, Google needed money and Andy Bechtolsheim, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, understood the potential of their venture. He wrote a cheque of $100,000 for Google Inc, a company that had not yet been formed. Soon, Larry Page and Sergey Brin got their company registered as Google Inc.


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First look at Lady Gaga and Alexa Vega in Machete Kills
Robert Rodriguez has already begun shooting on 'Machete Kills', the sequel to Machete. Much like the first film, Machete Kills is cast with a mix of Rodriguez regulars and a few names that seem out of place. I was surprised to learn that Lady Gaga will be in the new Machete, and if you last saw Alexa Vega in Spy Kids… she's all grown up now.
Lady Gaga to play an alien in Men in Black III, but you're not supposed to know that
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Penthouse overlooking New York City. Nothing better! This wedding was insane. Super intimate, just close friends and family travelled from all over the world. Hyonseo & Elliot live in London and traveled back here to NYC to get married. So honored that they chose me to make their film. What a sweet sweet couple they are. You can see their love for each other throughout their highlight film. Shooting in Central Park with them was so amazing. The lighting was perfect, the back drop, everything. The saxophone player played the whole wedding march for them and people couldn't stop saying how stunning the bride looked as we walked through the park. Just watch this film already! Enjoy!
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Buttermilk-Pecan Chicken
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup ground pecans
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 2 (2 1/2- to 3 1/2-pound) cut-up fryers
- 1/2 cup corn oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- Stir together buttermilk and egg in a small bowl until blended.
- Stir together flour and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Dip chicken pieces in buttermilk mixture, and dredge in flour mixture. Quickly dip in oil, and drain. Place, skin side up, in a large roasting pan; sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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Kantarou has a story to tell.
By the time she disappears into the early morning mist, the brisk clicking of her heels fading away down the deserted street, he has already forgotten what he wrote scant minutes ago, but it does not matter: few people read folklore nowadays, unless to scoff and deride it as superstitious nonsense. Though occasionally, a serendipitious word or turn of phrase remembered from somewhere will catch his eye once set down on paper, and he spends some time bringing down volume after volume from the shelf, trying to look for a place or a name, the source of the inspiration, before it flies from him.
He tries to do this as quietly as possible, because when Youko wakes she will invariably berate him in her strident well-meaning tones for eating too little and working too hard, and even her voice will begin to grate on his nerves after several days without sleep. It is on the tip of his tongue to tell her that she might be a little happier at their improved finances, now that there is one less mouth to feed and he has started to catch up on the columns owed to the newspaper, but one look at her face when his first word turns into a yawn, and he is unable to finish.
But he does get some sleep, since he realizes that his pen has smudged the paper and there is a long ink trail behind an indecipherable phrase that he must have written in his cataleptic state, and when he squints, trying to make the words out and salvage some sense of the mess, all he sees is a few characters that might be a name, or might not.
It is more difficult at night, lying on the futon in Haruka's room, surrounded by glass objects of all shapes and sizes, the reflections of himself and the surroundings etched behind his eyelids even after he has shut his eyes; he had thought that the number rhymes and snatches of song floating in his mind would lull him into unconsciousness: they always had when he was a child and there was no one else to rock him to bed, but there is always something forgotten, the last word that would complete the rhyme and round off the story. It is then that he rises, walking through the darkened house; all the things that are familiar in the day seem strange to the eye now that Haruka is not there, and he has to touch them to remind himself that he is real.
They were writing a story together: it is a work in progress that he knows will be resumed and completed one day, even if only one is left behind to tell it.


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Testimony is due to resume Tuesday in a lawsuit that claims negligence by the State of Maryland and three of its transportation agencies contributed to a 2001 motor vehicle accident that killed two people on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge.
The suit by Garrett Tollenger, the father of one of the deceased victims, 12-year-old Ashley Tollenger, claims the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to correct roadway defects and install a center crash barrier, which might have prevented the girl's death. Ashley Tollenger's estate, for which her father is personal representative, is also a plaintiff.
In addition to the state government and the Maryland Transportation Authority, defendants include the Maryland Department Transportation Department and the State Highway Administration.
After nearly eight years of delays, precipitated by legal maneuvering that included unsuccessful efforts by the state to dismiss the suit and to suppress the release of certain internal documents, the trial finally started last Wednesday before Judge M. Elizabeth Bowen and a jury of seven women and two men. The trial is expected to last the rest of this week.
In opening arguments, one defense lawyer said the accident, though "a tragic loss" of lives, was not the fault of the state but rather the failure of one the drivers involved, Kenneth Connor, to control his vehicle under adverse conditions.
Any blame due the state is "misplaced," said Stephen Thibodeau, who represents the state along with Damon Pace.
Mr. Connor, 52, who was driving a Mazda pickup in which Ashley Tollenger was a passenger, was the girl's stepfather. He also died in the accident.
The plaintiffs, who are represented by Clay Barnes, claim the state knew there were potentially hazardous conditions for drivers using the four-lane bridge, not the least of which was the absence of a center median barrier to prevent vehicles traveling in one direction from crossing into lanes of oncoming traffic.
MDTA engineering reports were introduced into evidence by Barnes last week that recommended installation of either a permanent steel barrier, a temporary concrete barrier or a permanent concrete barrier, commonly called a Jersey barrier. In his opening argument, Barnes said MDTA had approved a project to install a Jersey barrier and then inexplicably canceled it in October 2000, 10 months before the accident that killed Ms. Tollenger and Mr. Connor.
Under a pretrial ruling, the plaintiffs must first prove negligence on the part of one or all of the defendants in this phase of the case. If they are successful, a second trial will be held on the issue of any damages due the plaintiffs.
'A nice day until…'
During Friday's testimony, a passenger in the other vehicle involved in the accident recalled that Aug. 10, 2001 was "a nice day until we hit the bridge," when there was a sudden downpour.
"It was raining so hard, you could barely see," said Rebecca Wren, of Havre de Grace, who was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee driven by Harry Klotz, of Colora.
Wren, who was 17 at the time, said she was riding in the front seat of the Cherokee, which was traveling in the "slow lane" - the right eastbound lane going from Havre de Grace to Perryville, when they saw the back end of a pickup truck traveling in the opposite westbound direction "starting to swerve."
Under questioning by Barnes, Wren she saw the white Mazda truck, driven by Mr. Connor, coming toward them, moving from side to side, but could not see inside it because "it was raining so hard."
"We hit the brakes but [the pickup] hit us and spun around the same direction as us," said Wren, who also recalled the accident happened in a "split second."
When the pickup hit their vehicle on the driver's side, Wren said she "screamed" and recalled that Klotz ended up nearly sitting her lap from the impact. She said she frantically began calling 9-1-1, "but they couldn't understand me, I was crying so hard."
When Barnes asked Wren if she was injured, Pace, one of the state's lawyers, objected, leading to one of many conferences at the bench among the lawyers and Bowen throughout Friday's proceedings.
"I had a seat belt on, but I hit the dashboard so hard I tore a ligament in my right knee…they couldn't repair it," Wren said when her testimony resumed. When she began to talk about the long-term effects of the injury, Pace objected again, the judge sustained it.
Wren then described how she and Klotz were trapped in the Cherokee and had to be pulled out from the back by rescue workers.


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Now that the top of the spire which sits on 1 World Trade Center is in place, the Port Authority is letting the public see the view from nearly 1,776 feet up.
Video posted to YouTube was taken using a camera attached to the final segment of the spire as it was hoisted into place and bolted on Friday.
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Writing this little blog for the past 2 years has brought me so many amazing and unexpected experiences… but I have to say, this one really takes the cake!
Last Thursday evening, I attended the launch of Melbourne artist David Bromley's latest creative project – a stunning trio of three books entitled 'A Picture Book First and Foremost'.
The books are stunning – they span the varied facets of Bromley's career, and are so rich with incredible imagery of his paintings, sculptures and behind-the-scenes. There are some seriously amazing photos by Earl Carter - dark, moody shots of Bromley's work, his models and muses, and his amazing studio spaces.
But whilst the books are truly beautiful (and are most certainly on my Christmas List!)… what literally had me gasping in wonder was Bromley's incredible workspace/property, where the party was held. It was like NOTHING I have ever seen. Truly an Alice in Wonderland experience – I found myself wandering wide-eyed from room to room, uncovering the most beautiful surprises behind each door – Stunning original artwork and sculpture by Bromley and so many other artists, unique vintage and industrial furniture, ephemera such as taxidermied parrots, antique apothecary jars, persian rugs, opulent fabrics, Moroccan lanterns and Victorian chandeliers… goodness me! Overwhelming! I honestly woke up on Friday wondering if it had all been a dream….
Anyway, that's enough of my gushing… luckily, in addition to attending this truly memorable event, I also had the opportunity to ask Bromley some questions about his incredible career and the latest Picture Book project! Am I the luckiest blogger in Melbourne or what!? Read on for an insight into this truly inspiring creative mind…! (and please excuse my minimal editing… I am so enamoured by the brazen honesty and stream of consciousness in David's answers… couldn't bring myself to paraphrase!)
What initially inspired your latest project – 'A Picture Book First and Foremost', and how long have you been working on this long-awaited publication?
i had interest from publishers and interested parties in a book on me and my work
i couldn't quite see it and the thought of a book overviewing my life had me concerned that i would feel like you do when you hear your voice on an answering machine… well i feel self-conscious when i do and i thought i'd feel the same with a book about me and my work… i kept saying to a friend (sally robin) who was keen to see a book exist, if i did something i'd like it to be a picture book first and foremost… then one day i said i'd do it if we did three separate books including one on my spaces in particular as i love interiors and environments and am far more drawn to interior books than i am to art books… then the other two looking at my childrens paintings and the nudes… each separate so as to allow an exploration of each subject in a reasonably concise way or in sort of chapters… letting each book speak about that part of my work… sally had read about david roenfeldt and brett phillips from 3 deep design and their passion for publishing books, she contacted them we got together and clicked straight away… they liked the idea, helped drive it from day one… the wonderfully talented photographer earl carter agreed to do the photographic work for the studio / environments book and away we went… after years of pushing the idea away we met with 3 deep about a year ago, so a year to do it once we decided to…
You are so prolific and your work is so incredibly varied – from painting to sculpture to retail and other creative collaborations. How do you structure your business to devote enough time and energy to each of these varied creative endeavours? When you wake up in the morning, how do you decide whether it'll be a painting day, and sculpture day, a family day or a business meeting day?
when i first started my commitment to making art after many years in a creative wilderness, well should i say a nothing wilderness… i started working with clay… i soon started looking at the potential of working as a painter and was so excited about it i threw all my pottery equipment down the dump so i wouldn't be distracted (well not my kiln as i was very poor and needed the money from that)… i had a new friend (rowley drysdale) who was an exceptional potter and i thought if i want to be good at something i have to commit to that discipline to be good at it… i was trying to be a potter and a painter but didnt feel i was really excelling at either… so i made my choice painting… when first only doing this i was obsessed and painted everyday for at least a decade… i do think this was invaluable, but after a while i'd like to think that if i learnt anything it was to tap into a sort of creative core… i became more interested in drawing on many and varied passions to fuel my painting… i've always been interested in many mediums and collected and dealt in antiques and objects and always maintained a love of clay and sculpture… i'd also been interested in interior spaces ever since i can remember… my parents were very tolerant of me turning my room as a kid into a bit of an eccentric world with words handpainted straight on to the walls and pictures collaged everywhere… when they moved house the walls had to be replastered as i'd chipped into them… so after years of painting i started to feel comfortable to explore all these other passions… not saying i neccesarily felt comfortable in doing so i just felt i may as well give these things a shot… i made films, furniture, clothes, sculpture, lightshades, wallpaper, bags etc… for some reason i had a lot of criticism that leaned towards discouraging me alluding to the fact that i should stick with my main game of painting…. i laughed because when i first started painting a lot of people criticised me or tried to intimidate me against doing it but i had no where else to go or no other skill so i learnt stubborness to not turn away from something i wanted to do and nothing's changed…
my process or management of how i fit it all in is one of great disfunction, obsession and desire to explore it all and i have to really try and get a plan together to get it all working in a far more sustainable way…. HELP !
Which other artists and creative people do you admire?
the list is very very very long… to name a few from the past it was first vincent van gogh and a bit of paul gauguin .. van gogh's story touched me so much it still haunts and inspires everyday… van gogh's letters are just frightening and beautiful and irving stone's perhaps slightly romanticised tale lust for life made me want to paint so much… i also just loved so much the painters that followed, especially the fauves and abstract expressionism and expressionism from baselitz to de kooning… then pop art just captured my imagination in particular warhol … in more recent times jean michel basquiat and julian schnabel …
i love phillipe stark's thoughts on design or the creative driver… lots of musicians and architects and anyone who lives with passion
Which galleries would you recommend in Melbourne to see the work of local artists?
i am terrible i dont get out enough… i like dianne tanzers gallery in gertrude street… but i don't go to galleries much… i'm more interested in antique shops and junk shops
What are you looking forward to?
i really don't know quite how to answer that… i'm always trying to work out what i am trying to achieve and not sure which path to take… i'm having a big think at the moment whilst surfing in byron bay… when i work it out i'll let you know… in saying that i got some turkish rugs and suzani fabrics from a turkish friend of mine today and i love those and want to get more involved in fabrics… i got an old airstream caravan and want to do that out… my young kids are immensely creative, they've always been encouraged to explore creative things and they blow my mind by how much that's a natural process / vocabulary for them… i say to my 6 year old daughter that i want her to have a studio next to mine and i'll be her assistant.
Huge thanks for David for taking the time to answer my questions so thoughtfully, and for letting me wander around the launch taking all these photos… so kind! Thanks also to Esther at The Project Agency for all your help facilitating the interview!
David's second retail store, A Day On Earth, is open in Armadale today!
A Day on Earth
1223 High st Armadale
Open Thursday and Fridays 11.00am – 6.00pm
Scroll down for more photos than you can poke a stick at. (Come on, how do you expect me to cull these!?)
Love the gauzy curtains… long table and table runner and those cylindrical copper bowls(?) and the sculpture centrepeice….


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At the New York International Auto Show, Volkswagen of America, Inc., will feature a Passat equipped with an appearance package inspired by the Passat R GT that was shown at the Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) annual exhibition in November 2005. Although the vehicle was a concept, rave reviews from fans prompted Volkswagen to offer the package as an option on new Passats.
The appearance package creates a racy and aggressive look for the Volskwagen Passat with front and rear skirts with color contrasting elements, a honeycomb-designed grille, side sill kit, a harmonically integrated tailgate lip, oval-shaped tail pipe trim and 18-inch titanium colored alloy wheels, wrapped with 235/45R18 high-performance summer Pirelli tires. The vehicle's stance is also lowered with the addition of performance lowering springs. The aerodynamic package improves the car's downward force on the road.
The Passat R GT concept and appearance package are the result of Volkswagen's Moonraker project, a team of employees whose mission is to generate vehicles and options specifically designed for the unique trends in the U.S. marketplace.
The Passat aerodynamic appearance package will be available as an option, installed at the port of delivery, for $4,500 starting this fall. Customers will also be able to purchase the components a la carte as each of the pieces will be available for sale individually at all Volkswagen Dealerships.
Volkswagen will display a packaged Passat at the North Concourse of the Javits Center during the New York Auto Show, April 12-23.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Rabbit, New Beetle, Jetta, Passat, Touareg and Phaeton through more than 600 independent U.S. dealers.


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I really don't know if this is a viable tutorial or not...
But I somehow have to turn my normal pencil concepts to an inked and shaded state - something which I have no experience with (other than ballpoint pen doodle-sketches).
Perhaps you could take one of the building concepts from this other gallery of mine at: http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/a...e/afoote.html.
I doubt that I will include the actual building layouts - just the 3d views of the buildings.
Also if you could include a good list of kinds of inks/grey markers that I can go out and pick up at my local art store ( I hope we have one up here ) that would be great.
Thanks immensly for any and all advice and/or tutorials...
- Aaron
"There are two causes for human suffering: man's tendency to conceptualize and thereby impute values, and the existence of desire." - The Tao Te Ching
you've got some nice work on your site, Aaron!
Line work is a pretty deep subject. Fortunately, there's a great (classic) book by Arthur Guptill called "Rendering in Pen and Ink," and I think it would be just the ticket for you. It's only $18 at Amazon, and it really does a great job of describing most of what's involved with line work. Best of all, I think it would be a perfect fit for your architectural-style renderings.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of
little minds - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you very much - I will definetly look into purchasing the book. I recently got a job at a local art store while searching for supplies so now I can even afford some of the markers, pens, etc that I need. :cool:
"There are two causes for human suffering: man's tendency to conceptualize and thereby impute values, and the existence of desire." - The Tao Te Ching
Before you begin rendering, I would highly suggest that you work on your perspective.
Other than that, one method of doing things is this:
Photocopy the piece at Kinko's or something, put it onto translucent marker paper. From there you can use a technical pen or something of the like to get the outlines done. And use the cool grey color set from the prismacolor markers [or pantone tri-tip markers] to get the different shades. That's just ONE method of doing things.
There are other ways with just using ink, I'm just not familiar with them, lol.
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