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So it's that time of year that we begin to think about what to give friends and loved ones as gifts. I have made a list of some things that I have considered and even put on my own holiday wish list. Here we go….in no special order:)
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Yeah, the rest of the stuff should be here in a couple days. Baseball season has started so I will have no time until June.
I didn't have to replace the trigger or the scope rings.
I could have had a functional unit with the cracked stock....but that's not in my DNA.

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It would be a few decades since I last sat semi–circle with my siblings and friends in front of the family TV. No not an LCD or Plasma, a 26inch with wood panelling. We were tethered by Bat-shaped hand held controllers, we were puppeteers for an Italian plumber in red overalls and his brother Luigi in green, the Super Mario Brothers.
Apparently Mario was trying to find his girlfriend – a blond, a bit of a princess really. He called her Peach. She was last seen in the arms of a seriously bad dude–chicks love a bad boy, that hasn't changed. So we helped Mario navigate through drainpipes, magic mushrooms and collect gold coins. There are so many puns in that last sentence that I'm not even going to go there.
I'm pretty sure it was the Nintendo 64 we started with. It did have a predecessor, the Classic Nintendo console, but all I remember prior to our 64 was the Commodore 64 . And before that it was Dungeons and Dragon on the Atari , but I think that's going a little too far back.
Welcome to the 90's and the arrival of Super Nintendo. It was harder to get a game at this point as boys ruled and girls were only allowed to watch–most of the time. There were now four controllers and the game of choice was Mario Kart, still Mario and the gang, but we drove them around in funky little cars. Sounds cute I know, but it got quite personal at times and could turn into a blood bath (not literally it was G rated game).
I always played Yoshi the Green dragon character, he had a cute fist pump and shouted 'woo hoo' when he passed another car. When competing in a Grand Prix my concentration was paramount and this was evident from by my tongue being firmly thrust into the corner of my mouth. I moved my body and swung my arms with every corner. This irritated and amused my brother. 'You only need to use your thumbs not your whole body,' he would say. Well Jokes on him! Cause now, in 2012, we have Nintendo Wii and movement is essential!
So all my practice with moving my body with the control has paid off. The new Nintendo Wii with motion sensor controls means I can insert the magic wand into a steering wheel casing and drive like a pro. Mix that with a large plasma TV and a few friends and it's quite addictive. Being below a .05 blood alcohol level helps but not a requirement, a glass or two of vino brings the childhood game back, more fun than ever.
I'm still racing as Yoshi, but now he comes with a pimped-up ride. There a few more mystery box prizes and mesmerising graphics creating new worlds and courses. It wasn't just Mario that seduced me back to the Nintendo. The new Legends of Zelda Skyward Sword is defiantly worth checking out. Probably one if the best G-rated adventure games on the market. The graphics are like watercolour paintings and on a large TV flying through the air can feel extremely dreamlike and surreal. Just watch out when playing, like me if you get a bit excited and use a more theatrical way of movement the remote and Nunchuc can fly out of your hands and cause some light injuries.
Gamers and non Gamers alike, if you're like me and spent your school years playing Nintendo you won't be disappointed when taking a trip down memory lane.
Next week: when did Connect-4 become a double-panel woven challenge?


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Japan opens up viewing capital punishment to the media for the first time
Japan, one of the few industrialised democracies to still maintain the death penalty, for the first time today, opened up its secrecy-shrouded death chambers for the media.world Updated: Aug 27, 2010 15:39 IST
Japan, one of the few industrialised democracies to still maintain the death penalty, for the first time today, opened up its secrecy-shrouded death chambers for the media.
This is a month after Justice Minister Keiko Chiba, an opponent of capital punishment, announced a review of the practice after she witnessed the first executions since her centre-left government took power almost a year ago. It is at the minister's urging, that Japanese media were allowed access inside the glass-walled execution room in the Tokyo Detention House, where convicts, usually convicted of manslaughter, are put to death by hanging.
A red square with a cross on the white floor marks the spot in the windowless room where convicts stand with the noose around their neck, before a trap-door opens below them and they plunge to their deaths. The hanging mechanism is triggered by one of three wall-mounted push buttons in an adjacent room, pressed simultaneously by three officers, although none of them is told which button is the live one that will cause the prisoner's death, in order to prevent the officers from suffering guilt pangs.
In an ante-room, a golden Buddha statue is available for final prayers before the handcuffed convicts are blindfolded and led to their deaths, according to footage by public broadcaster NHK and other TV stations.
Japan is the only other democracy that allows capital punishment, a practice that has earned Tokyo repeated protests from European governments and human rights groups.
Japan has faced a unique criticism for only informing death row prisoners of their impending execution at the last minute, and for only telling their families afterwards.
Amnesty International last year labelled death row conditions in Japan "cruel, inhuman and degrading", blaming the mental strain for tipping over many long-term convicts into insanity. "Each day could be their last and the arrival of a prison officer with a death warrant would signal their execution within hours," the report said. "Some live like this year after year, sometimes for decades."
The London-based rights group said it also found that prisoners on death row were not allowed to talk to one another, and that contact with relatives, lawyers and others could be restricted to as little as five minutes at a time.
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The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) today determined that an industry in the United States is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain expandable polystyrene resins from Indonesia that the Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Chairman Stephen Koplan, Vice Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun, and Commissioners Lynn M. Bragg, Marcia E. Miller, Jennifer A. Hillman, and Thelma J. Askey each made a negative determination.
As a result of the Commission's negative determination, no antidumping duties will be imposed on imports of these products from Indonesia.
The Commission's public report Certain Expandable Polystyrene Resins from Indonesia (Investigation No. 731-TA-861 (Final), USITC Publication 3377, December 2000) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.
Copies may be obtained after January 10, 2001, by calling 202-205-1809 or from the Office of the Secretary, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be made by fax to 202- 205-2104.
Investigation No. 731-TA-861 (Final)
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The imported product subject to this investigation is a raw material manufactured in the form of polystyrene beads, whether of regular (shape) type or modified (block) type, regardless of specification, having a weighted-average molecular weight of between 160,000 and 260,000, containing 3 to 7 percent blowing agents, and having bead sizes ranging from 0.4 mm to 3 mm, provided for in subheading 3903.11.00 of the HTS. Specifically excluded from this definition are off-grade, off-specification EPS resins.
Status of Proceedings: 1. Type of investigation: Final phase antidumping duty. 2. Petitioners: BASF Corp (BASF), Mount Olive, NJ; Huntsman Expandable Polymers Co. LC (Huntsman), Salt Lake City, UT; NOVA Chemicals, Inc. (NOVA), Moon Township, PA; and StyroChem U.S., Ltd. (StyroChem), Radnor, PA. 3. Investigation instituted by the USITC: November 22, 1999. 4. USITC hearing: November 7, 2000. 5. USITC vote: December 12, 2000. 6. USITC determination to the U.S. Department of Commerce: December 20, 2000. U.S. Industry: 1. Number of producers of subject product: 4. 2. Location of producers' plants: IL, NJ, OH, PA, TX. 3. Employment of production and related workers in 1999: 376. 4. U.S. producers' U.S. shipments (excluding exports) in 1999: 584.0 million pounds, valued at $246.3 million. 5. U.S. apparent consumption in 1999: 745.7 million pounds, valued at $313.7 million. 6. Ratio of subject imports from Indonesia to U.S. apparent consumption in 1999: 1.1 percent (1). U.S. Imports: 1. From the subject country in 1999: 9.9 million pounds, valued at $3.6 million. 2. From countries not subject to investigation during 1999: 151.8 million pounds, valued at $63.9 million.
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YUCAIPA, CALIF – It's 34 degrees this morning and Southern Californian's – accustomed to sunshine and warmth – are bitching about the cold. Many of my fellow Yucaipans are bundled up in stocking caps and scarves, mittens and long underwear.
"Brrrr, it's freezing!" they exclaim. Little do they know real cold – much less FREEZING temps where the thermometer plunges well below zero. I'm a farm-raised Minnesotan. I can tell you about unbearable winter weather, and so I will.
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Gain the Whole World...
e was called "Mr. Super Volunteer," at his post every day as he commanded the community clothes closet like it was a corps of cadets. Fellow volunteers and those in need of assistance loved and admired Bill because of his contagious zeal, passion, and deep dynamic drive to fulfill their (Bill's) mission. Indeed, the mission of the ministry was a byproduct of its founder's newfound sense of calling.
At his funeral I shared how Bill had once told me that after retirement he had regrets about "missing the boat" in his vocational choice. "I spent my entire working life building a career and manufacturing widgets, but looking back, what difference did it make?" Then he went on to say, "But, I found my true life's work in giving away clothing to people in need."
It is often observed that the greatest regrets of our senior years are not so much for sins committed, but of lost opportunities. Many move toward retirement with an overwhelming sense of having missed their calling. The ideal is to get on board the boat early on in life and ride it all the way. The Good News is that, no matter what age we are, if we are on the wrong boat, we can change boats.
In our text we overhear Jesus asking his disciples, "Who do people say I am?" More personally, "Who do you say I am? In asking them who they thought he was he was perhaps also asking them who they thought they were, or how did they perceive their calling in relationship to their commitment to follow him?
"...you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me. If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life. And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul?" (Mark 8: 34-37, NLT)
When Jesus talks about "our cross," he is not only pointing toward his Crucifixion on a Cross, and his vicarious atonement for our sins; but rather, he is talking about the practical matter of our choices and to how we will spend our days as his followers. Will we fritter away our lives chasing after goals that do not ultimately contribute to the Kingdom, or will choose to take up our calling and do his work in the world? Jesus used the metaphor of our carrying a cross to illustrate the ultimate commitment required of every follower. He was not against our having joy nor was he requiring needless suffering. Jesus was referring to the heroic effort essential to being his disciple. We must be willing to give our time, talents, and sometimes our careers, to His claim upon us. "We must put aside our selfish ambition," and give ourselves to selfless, and holy ambition. We are all called to a higher calling!
You and I have decided to follow Jesus and the benefits are fantastic in that we have all the things that money can not buy. Ours is not a smooth road to a life of ease. The bumps in the road, even the potholes enable our spiritual growth. He has given us a wonderful calling and purpose and a soul that will continue to reap benefits eternally.
If lots of money could buy happiness, entertainers and celebrities would be the happiest people in the world; but most are not. Most of these have missed grace and have spent their lives chasing after an elusive pot of gold at the end of an ever disappearing rainbow. Many worldly folks would sell their very souls to get rich quick, but ill gotten gain only brings guilt and a muddled sense of meaning.
We all know that Asa Candler, an active member of our church, became wealthy after purchasing the formula for Coca-Cola. However, most don't know how much he used his riches as a tool for helping others. I shared the story last week about his efforts toward building this Sanctuary in 1903. He also, along with his brother, Bishop Warren A. Candler, greatly assisted in the establishment of Emory University. Our church provided the initial temporary housing for the Candler School of Theology in 1913. Asa Candler donated one-million dollars toward the new theology school and university. He saw himself being as much in ministry as was his brother the bishop.
My brother has had a successful career in the insurance business, but after retiring early, has found a new joy in leading Lexington First Methodist in raising four-million dollars for renovation and new construction. Ministry has been my vocation, and it has been Eddie's avocation. We see ourselves as mere Christians on a life's journey taking up any opportunity that falls across our paths to follow Jesus. But honestly, nothing can compare to what we have gained in serving Christ Jesus as Lord.
The worldly perspective is to spend all of our effort and money seeking temporary thrills. Some take drugs and some take trips, but Jesus haunts us with the challenge about what good is it if we only find temporary titillation in life but end up missing our true calling and eventually losing our very souls?
Reflecting upon our text, E.W. Blandy wrote a hymn of simple trust and commitment in 1890. We will sing it as our hymn of invitation today, number 338 in our hymnal:
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Savior calling... take thy cross and follow, follow me.
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Virtual Tour at Hardy's Cottage
As a move to make this remote cottage more accessible, there are now two virtual tours available on site.
The two virtual tours are available from Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre and Hardy's Cottage.
The tours are available on collapsible, touch screen laptops. They allow visitors to explore the whole cottage, through 360 degree images, and to zoom in on specific objects of interest. They also provide the chance to virtually visit more difficult to access local points of interest, like Rushy Pond, rainbarrows (featured in Return of the Native) and the woodland.
Please use the virtual tour on display in the visitor centre, next to the front desk, or ask at the front gate to Hardy's Cottage for access to the cottage's virtual tour. Headphones are available to listen to the information read aloud.


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Affect Of Cellular Telephones On Our Youth
Study right here how we are uniquely positioned to energy this digital transformation by delivering greatest-in-class know-how for applications, information, infrastructure and security – from the edge to the core to the cloud. Collectively underneath the banner of Dell Technologies: Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream, and VMware align to ship a singular goal, serving to our clients rework for the future. Torabi's contributions have been acknowledged with quite a few awards, such because the Research Council Award of the American College Health Association and the Midwest District Scholar of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Training, Recreation and Dance. He additionally obtained the Excellent Researcher Award by the Faculty of HPER, IU's President's Award for Distinguished Educating, the School of HPER Outstanding Trainer Award, the Murray Auerbach Medal of the American Lung Affiliation of Indiana, the Nationwide Distinguished Service Award by the American College Health Association, the IU Distinguished Service Award and the IU W. George Pinnell Award for outstanding service.
These kind of noticeable transformations of the social structure, produced by a big enhance in the degree of productive forces, have a direct influence on the historic strategy of the socio-financial whole in query. While in classical colonialism this process is paralyzed, neocolonialist domination, by allowing the social dynamic to awaken (conflicts of interests between native social strata or class struggles), creates the illusion that the historical process is returning to its regular evolution.
As DC advisor Bob Laszewski has famous , none of this bodes effectively for the brand new Accountable Care Organization demonstrations which, just like many of the tasks reviewed by the CBO, hope to chop Medicare prices by bettering coordination of care, whereas relying on monetary incentives as sweeteners" to encourage participation. The truth is, CMS's resolution to change its initial ACO proposal … Read More ...


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Prosody 0.9.0rc3 available for testing
After everyone's wonderful help at finding bugs (cheer), we've another release candidate for you from our 0.9 branch.
The primary reason for this RC is to keep compatibility with the just-released
LuaSocket 3.0rc1. The new LuaSocket is now available
from our package repository, and we have updated our IPv6 documentation accordingly.
If you have previously installed
lua-socket-prosody, it is now recommended to install the
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Summary of changes made since rc2:
- Ensure
select()backend acts correctly when reaching its limits.
- PEP: Reflect generated id back to the client.
- Pubsub: Check whether node exists, when deleting.
- Add missing SSL options for Diffie-Hellman and Elliptic-Curve parameters, with the latter enabled by default
- Moved function for listing local IP addresses from LuaSocket to
- Add server:memory() command to view details of Prosody's memory usage in the telnet console.
- A couple of input validation fixes in the telnet console.
- MUC: Small variable name fix.
- BOSH: Remove various unused headers.
Don't forget to keep your feedback on the release coming to us!
If you are using our package repository then you can simply install the prosody-0.9 package, which automatically tracks our 0.9 branch. This release is build 142.
Alternatively you can download packages manually from here.
- Windows builds are coming soon!
- Source tarball: prosody-0.9.0rc3.tar.gz
Prosody is a lightweight and flexible XMPP server designed with ease-of-use and extensibility in mind.


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You don't need to spend a fortune to ensure your employees are happy, productive and relaxed in their working environment. Many companies are adopting a new HR culture, encouraging playfulness and creatively rewarding hard work to help drive innovation and effectiveness. Here are a few suggestions for improving your working environment.
If your staff are not client or customer-facing, then why not relax the office dress-code? A strict dress code can be inhibiting your office atmosphere. Some companies are even going as far as to declare their office a "no shoes zone". At Gradwell we have a relaxed dress code, but our staff know to smarten up when they are going off site or having a meeting with people from outside the company.
Consider allowing flexible work schedules for people who need it, particularly parents with young children. This is standard for the majority of jobs now, so if you don't allow flexibility your staff may look elsewhere to save money on childcare and enjoy a better work/life balance.
For most positions it is easy for staff members to work from home every now and again – this is made easier and more streamlined by using VoIP. Staff can forward their office home to a private one without the customer knowing the difference, and you can access everything you need from anywhere with a broadband connection.
This is a tricky one, as it's difficult to know which incentives are going to motivate whom. Your best bet is to have a mix of incentives for different areas of work.
If you have a sales team then adding commission to their salary is an excellent incentive. This can be done for many job roles if it's considered carefully, and is a great way for staff and managers to assess how well individuals are working.
Employee of the month is a common way to reward staff, but it can often feel contrived and cheesy. Having said that, it's important to acknowledge good work and reward staff – be it verbally, financially or with a gift. When someone makes a breakthrough at work, maybe after putting in extra hours or skipping a few lunch breaks to make it happen, let them know their effort is appreciated and reward them accordingly.
In addition to basic benefits, there are other meaningful steps you can take that show your employees that your company genuinely cares about its staff. Consider putting together a wellness program; at Gradwell, for every three months a staff member goes without sick leave they are rewarded with an additional half day of annual leave.
Everyone loves a freebie – at Gradwell there are a lot of prize draws for tickets to events – be it awards ceremonies or an X Factor show! Have a think about what you can offer your staff.
Talent Management
Finding ways for your employees to infuse their passions into their work is often beneficial for both the staff member and the employer. Maybe you have someone in your engineering team who loves building simple computer games, or a staff member who's passionate about art. Are these skills that can be put to use for a one off project? Maybe have a mini computer game relevant to your business put on your website, or decorate a wall with your company values.
If you're not brainstorming ideas with your entire staff, then try it! You might be surprised by the suggestions they share. You're more likely to build a dedicated, happy and productive team of workers if you ensure they truly feel valued.
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There are two terms often discussed in the journalism world when any controversial story comes to a head: objectivity and fairness. The news media wrestled with these two terms when global warming became a hot topic during the past couple of decades. Eventually, the issue was treated as science, and simply allowing two sides to the debate was no longer an option for some media outlets. Many sided with science and detractors were presented as a fringe element. The same type of debate erupted over a link between autism and vaccines, a link the vast majority of scientists and studies say does not exist. Many journalists are increasingly moving beyond the idea of objectivity and into the realm of fairness. Their idea is to fairly represented the information, opinions and observations of the world around us.
In the documentary film and journalism worlds — two disciplines that are becoming increasingly close — ethical boundaries play a key role. The notion of fairness came to mind when viewing the panel discussion at this year's Based on a True Story Conference held in early March at the Missouri School of Journalism. Documentary filmmakers and journalists there agreed they might be better suited to veer toward the side of fairness—not objectivity—in today's news and information realm.
Fairness also came to mind when a film about vaccines and autism (Vaxxed from director Andrew Wakefield) was accepted by—then later booted from–the Tribeca Film Festival. Robert De Niro, a festival co-founder, was caught up in a storm of controversy over the film's acceptance to the festival. Initially, De Niro and Tribeca stood behind the film. "Like most film fests, Tribeca is about dialogue & conversation. We present opposing viewpoints without judgement or endorsement," the organization wrote in a tweet on March 23.
But De Niro and Tribeca eventually backed down. The film was removed from the program and De Niro explained the festival made the decision after deciding Vaxxed did not add to any the scientific discussion. "My intent in screening this film was to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue that is deeply personal to me and my family," De Niro said in a statement released by Tribeca. "But after reviewing it over the past few days with the Tribeca Film Festival team and others from the scientific community, we do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for."
Wakefield is a researcher who published research in the late 1990s claiming to reveal a link between children's vaccines and the developmental disorder. Measured by the gauge of fairness, Tribeca ultimately removed the film because of the overwhelming evidence vaccines do not cause autism in children. The film is merely "a call for debate where none exists," wrote Katey Rich in Vanity Fair.
Journalists have long used the concept of objectivity to carry themselves as detached observers and relayers of information—presenting all sides to an issue, but judging none of them. Journalists held firm to this approach no matter how far-reaching one side's argument might seem. As journalism scholar Michael Schudson wrote in 2001, objectivity is valuable as a counter to partisan media, which are open about picking sides. Objectivity is valuable in journalism, but does not always faithfully uphold other journalistic traits, such as presenting clear and accurate information to an open society. When giving the same weight to a far-fetched argument as one would to hard science, audience members might not weigh the value of the information received accurately in order to decide for themselves.
Documentary filmmakers have a unique platform and should err on the side of fairness in their work and not always strive for strict objectivity like a journalist. Their unique craft gives them the option to inform an audience in a much different, yet every bit as important way as the traditional news media. As documentaries and journalism continue to intersect, audience members should continue to demand accuracy and truth, a la Albert Maysles, but also a fair exhibition of facts so they can make up their own minds.


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text: Dragon Scale Books will be at SLC Comic Con 06/07/2016 Dragon Scale Books will be running a booth at Salt Lake Comic Con this September. Many of our titles will be available at special, discounted rates for attendees, and the first physical copies of the new Dragon Scale Comic, the Dwarves of Roegudok Hall will be available for purchase at a special price. Keep checking back to see what deals and reveals are in store for the convention! Sam Ferguson will be there signing copies of his books. Members of our editing team will be available, and we


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Manorge Joseph
Manorge brings over a unique and strategic background in automation controls to TEC Systems. While completing his masters at NYIT in environmental system engineering, Manorge has been showcasing his strong skillsets in data acquisitions and analytical research to provide some of the strongest engineering ties we look to complete here at TEC. The comprehensive ideas of how to better help our clients work with well equipped automation controls starts with a solid understanding of the facilities' wants, and how to properly and effectively run them at a comfortable and low cost rate. With the experience of navigating through Honeywells' product lines of tools and software, Manorge has been able to understand the platform of trending logs, data analytics, and creating a strong sequence of operations. His ability to acquire and deliver boundless research for our automation systems gives our clients the comfort and ease knowing they are in good hands. Manorge is a great edition to our growing engineering department and we look forward to seeing his portfolio reflect his capabilities and showing our clients smarter ways of constructing their automation designs.


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National doll produced to represent a Cuban woman, it was sent to Monica Gates in 1959 by friends or family who had visited South America. Colonised by the Spanish in the 16th Century, agricultural products such as sugar, coffee and tobacco were and remain an important part of Cuba's economy, to develop the agricultural industry the Spanish brought Africans to Cuba to work on the plantations. Following the abolition of slavery and independence from Spain in the early 20th Century this group largely remained constrained by racial prejudice and poverty, with women often working as seamstresses, domestic workers or laundry workers. This doll with its ankle-length dress, apron, headscarf and parcel on her head is a typical representation of an Afro-Cuban woman's dress and work until the mid 20th Century. It was only with the socialist revolution of 1959 that these women found greater opportunities to break away from these types of roles, although they are still often constrained by socio-economic circumstances.
The Gates collection contains 170 national dolls from 74 different countries and some correspondence relating to the acquisition of several of the dolls. The costumes of the dolls represent national costumes from the 19th Century to the 1990s. Monica Gates collected or was given these dolls between 1957 and 1990.
These dolls were purchased as souvenirs of particular countries and like many mass produced souvenirs they are often not accurate representations of a particular country or region, and may actually better reflect neighbouring counties or regions. This occurs because costumes are often stylised and simplified resulting dolls wearing generic costume elements which are common to many countries/regions. Often the fabrics and decorations used are selected to make the dolls cheap and easy to manufacture and aesthetically pleasing. This can result in the fabrics, colours and decorations of the doll's clothing having little or no reflection of the costume associated with a particular country or region they are meant to be representative of.
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Female doll wearing a blue dress with a pattern of large, white dots. Around the waist is tied an apron of thin material with small flowers on it. She has black shoes painted onto her feet. Her hair and mouth are also painted on, but her eyes are inlaid perhaps with plastic. She has a pink scarf tied around her head on top of which is a parcel wrapped in cream material She also wears gold loop ear-rings.
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Doll is a typical representation of Afro-Cuban women in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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6 cm (Length), 4 cm (Width), 20 cm (Height)
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A perfect high class breakfast tea that will really brighten your morning. A careful blend of premium black teas to produce a wonderful, full bodied tea with a slight mellow astringency.English Breakfast
Earl Grey
Starting with a rich black tea with a note of light citrus, Earl Grey produces a dark cup with a malty taste. Rich, aromatic and well balanced.Earl Grey
Peppermint leaves continue to be revered for their cool and crisp aroma. A deep refreshing flavour rounded with a smooth finish. If you haven't tried real peppermint leaf tea you'll be pleasantly surprised by its superior flavour.Peppermint
This golden herb remains a modern day favourite, promoting calmness and relieving anxiety. When steeped, these fragrant blossoms smell of freshly cut apples and have a sweet, floral finish.Chamomile
Jade Sencha
Picked in spring then steamed, dried and rolled to create long bright green leaves that give off a fresh herb perfume and refreshing taste.Jade Sencha


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The Saigon by KMart is good, too, but nothing to do with Saigon In and Out downtown or on Milpas
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When we lived downtown, one property up from the log cabin, Clare and I ate Saigon In and Out on State and Victoria once a week. Now that we're in Goleta, we invent errands that can only be run downtown on an empty stomach, and eat Saigon once a week. Feeling that we'd been neglecting Goleta, we thought we'd give the Saigon by KMart a fair try.
Clare got a bowl of pho similar to our other usual and said it was good. I got a bowl of grilled beef and (three) grilled shrimp over noodles and a few salady vegetables and was dumbfounded at how delicious it all was, especially the beef, which was apparently seasoned with something magical. I drank two Tsingtao, the first of which came in a frosted mug, and learned that "Tsingtao" as from the lips of a Chinese person sounds nothing like any sounds I've ever made when speaking. It's clearly "Tsingtao", but it sounds much cooler, like in a kung fu movie.
Saigon by KMart had the basketball game going on TV, which is nice if you feel like having the basketball game on in your restaurant, as I sometimes do. It makes the space feel like Javan's cleaned up and given a thick dose of frames within frames. I love Javan's, particularly their foreign brand of customer service: absolute dedication to the product being offered on the one hand and absolute dominance of the customers on the other. The Mercury Lounge in Goleta operates on this principle and is different from all other bars in town in this way, although the owner is an Irish-American from Kansas City. People go to these places for the abuse.
By comparison, Saigon by Kmart is putting out a good product and at once treating their customers well. The wait staff are all dears. The skater kid waiter said, "Take your time, sir," and I couldn't help but laugh out of the embarassment of being called Sir with the Laker game blasting. I felt like a sheikh. When Clare didn't finish her soup, she had to swear on the Chinese server girl's dead great-grandmother's grave that it was because she wasn't hungry. The girl brought it back in a to-go container and said, "Eat as soon as quickly."
The two Saigon In and Outs are owned by one Vietnamese guy. I don't know who owns this Saigon. This one doesn't have curries, which really puts the other two over the top, as far as Clare and I are concerned, but these guys do the other stuff well. And on Saigon/Bond night, Saigon took it.


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THURSDAY, May 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Americans' levels of triglycerides -- a type of fat in the blood -- have dropped significantly in the past decade, according to a new federal study.
Factors that may lower triglyceride levels include quitting smoking, weight loss, use of cholesterol-lowering drugs (such as statins) and improving dietary nutrition, the researchers said.
"The news is encouraging," said Dr. Michael Miller, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
But Miller, who was not involved with the study, added that it is "certainly nothing to brag about when one out of every three middle-aged men 40 to 59, and nearly one out of every three women aged 60 and over continue to live with unhealthy triglyceride levels."
Like the bad type of cholesterol -- LDL -- high levels of triglycerides raise the risk of clogged arteries and heart disease.
Another expert, Dr. Gregg Fonarow, professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that "studies have shown that individuals with elevated triglyceride levels are at increased risk for heart attacks, strokes and premature cardiovascular death."
Normally, Miller said, triglycerides are used for energy and storage of excess calories in the body. High levels of triglycerides have also been linked to type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, according to the American Heart Association.
The new report analyzed triglyceride levels in the United States from 2001 to 2012. The findings were published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the May issue of the NCHS Data Brief.
Margaret Carroll and colleagues at the NCHS found that the percentage of adults with triglyceride levels considered to be unhealthy -- 150 milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL) or above -- declined from 33 percent in 2001-2004 to 25 percent in 2009-2012.
There was an especially big dip in people aged 60 and over. Among men over 60, those with elevated numbers dropped from 40 percent in 2001-2004 to 25 percent in 2009-2012. In women over 60, 43.5 percent had high triglycerides in 2001-2004, and that went down to 31 percent for 2009-2012, the study revealed.
Triglyceride levels declined in overweight and obese men and women, the study said.
In Mexican-American women, levels of elevated triglyceride levels dropped from 40 to 28 percent during the study period. However, there were no significant improvements in elevated levels of triglycerides seen in Mexican-American men.
There were also no significant drops in the blood fat levels among black Americans. But, the percentage of blacks with high triglyceride levels was consistently lower than for whites and Mexican-Americans, the report found.
The overall drops in U.S. triglyceride levels are surprising, Fonarow said. "It may have been expected that triglyceride levels should have risen for the U.S. population given the increases in obesity and diabetes," he said.
The study doesn't speculate about the causes of the shift in triglyceride levels. However, Fonarow said, "this is likely due to significant declines in the number of people smoking, as well as improvements in the use of statin medications." Statins are cholesterol-lowering medications that can also lower triglyceride levels, according to the study authors.
Fonarow cautioned that researchers also haven't proven that lowering triglycerides -- but not "bad" LDL cholesterol -- will lower the risk of heart problems. "Further studies are ongoing evaluating the effects of medications that predominately lower triglyceride levels to determine if they provide incremental benefit to statin medications," he said.
Whatever the case, "there are a number of very effective lifestyle modifications that can lower triglyceride levels, including regular exercise, a diet rich in monounsaturated fats, and consuming omega-3 fatty acids." Medications can also be helpful, he said.
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Yep, technically the Wild Hunter slots game contains three symbols it calls "scatters," but none really work in absolutely traditional ways. The first such symbol is a … well, gods know WTF that thing is, actually, so let's call it a totem. In reality a simple high-paying bonus symbol, five totems on a payline is worth a healthy 100x the total wager.
The tomahawk and the bipedal buffalo are the second and third scatters; these launch a free spins bonus round when appearing on reels 1 and 5 – and then things really get insane.
Within the bonus round, the tomahawk becomes a spinning tomahawk and a second wild symbol. How wild? Really wild. Any time an eagle symbol appears on an adjacent reel, the player wins a multiplier ranging anywhere from 2x to 50x the original wager. If no eagles are on the screen, the spinning tomahawk flies across the reels, creating wilds along the way. The tomahawk ultra-wild may stay on the reels for spins thereafter as well. In short, the free spins bonus round in the Wild Hunter slot game is quite generous with payouts.
In the final analysis, Wild Hunter is an engaging slot game which makes top use of 3D graphic capabilities. The lack of a proper video bonus round is something of a minus, but at the low wagers expected in this game, it's worth the price of a few spins.
The Wild Hunter slots game: Fly like an eagle in the casino / Fly like an eagle, let my bankroll carry me…


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I'm probably the only blogger who hasn't commented on Amy Chua's book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." Since the book appears to be aimed at a pop rather than academic audience, perhaps it's better that way. But as a lawprof I can't resist a couple of observations. Here goes:
1. What exactly is Amy Chua doing on the Yale faculty? Her online CV shows three books, all with nonacademic publishers, and a handful of articles. One book before Tiger Mother, Worlds on Fire, argued that market capitalism was responsible for spreading racial tension in the world, an argument I would have thought was dead and buried in the 1940s. Could it be that a bit of jealousy for her, well, more substantial colleagues is part of the motive for this latest project?
2. Why would a mixed Chinese-Jewish family want their kids to be raised, culturally speaking, as Chinese? Jews have a fraction of one percent of the world's population and have produced a vastly disproportionate percentage of the world's leading intellectuals. China has one quarter and has produced a dictatorship that fires on its own people. They've also produced an exquisite 3,000-year old culture, of course; but Chua's dictatorial approach represents precisely the worst of their national traditions.
3. Back to Yale--every month seems to bring a new departing faculty member, and the school is slowly but surely squandering its number one rating. Maybe the fact that a substantial portion of its faculty is writing novels, parenting books, etc. instead of serious scholarship has something to do with that?
I don't doubt that many American parents are overly permissive, and Chua's book may prove a needed antidote. And, like other ethnic groups before them, Asian parents have a right to produce neurotic kids who will then overcompensate by spoiling their grandchildren. But they shouldn't mistake immigrant insecurity for national culture, nor claim academic standing for what is essentially popular nonsense.


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The Brother HL-3400cn Network Color Laser Printer is a vexing machine. On one hand, it comes equipped with an excellent set of client and administrator options and produces high-quality prints. On the other hand, there are glaring omissions in the print utilities, such as the inability to kill a job. Worse, the Brother's speed was abysmal.
Software and driver installation was not fully automatedan annoyance all too common. Using the administrative software, you can create the NetWare queue and connect the printer, print server, and nds context. On our Microsoft Windows 2000 server, however, the setup requires manual intervention.
Printing across the Internet from a remote location or across a vpn is a hot topic, and Brother has an intriguing take on it. Instead of using a customized port, ipp (Internet Printing Protocol), or the Windows 2000 ip connection, as most other color laser printers do, Brother uses smtp e-mail. It's a simple and brilliant idea: Configure the unit to connect to an e-mail server and install a driver. When it's printed, the document is rasterized (translated into code the printer can understand) and e-mailed to the printer.
Brother's network administration tool, bradmin32, is reminiscent of hp Web JetAdminconsistently a favorite of ours. A central browser "discovers" printers on ip and ipx segments; double-clicking each printer's icon opens up a tabbed interface that makes configuring and managing the device feasible. You can minimize this to a taskbar icon (green for operational, red for trouble). The client utilities are superb. A message pops up when a problem is detected; click it and a help screen is displayed with a filmstrip that illustrates how to fix the problem. This is one of the nicest client utilities we've seen in a while.
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- The ideal school for your kiting lessons.
Let KGB Kiteboarding show you how easy and fun learning how to kiteboard can be!
Centrally located in scenic Emeryville Marina, our IKO center benefits from some of the most consistent wind conditions in the entire San Francisco Bay Area. This guarantees that your kiteboarding lesson experience will be windy, safe, and packed with essential knowledge.
A: Kiteboarding kites are very powerful. Learning on your own or having a friend teach you how to kite surf can be very dangerous. Teaching yourself can also be frustrating, leading to bad habits and mistakes.
Self-taught riders often damage their kites and themselves while learning and as a result spend more money in the long run then they would have if they had taken professional kiteboarding lessons. Friends teaching friends will inadvertently leave out very important facts and safety topics when teaching because they usually don't follow a set lesson plan or don't have the training needed to properly teach the sport.
A: Learning to properly pilot a kite the use of the safety features of the kites from an IKO trained and certified instructor, will allow you to safely kiteboard with confidence. This will also give you the skills needed to keep you out of harms way.
There are many different kite companies that produce a variety of kiteboarding kites, having the opportunity to spend time with an experienced kiter will also provide you with better knowledge about kiteboarding, or kite surfing, equipment. A good school works with many students each year and has the experience needed to get you riding quickly and safely.
A: The IKO (international Kiteboarding Organization) has set up international standards of quality and safety for kiteboarding schools, instructors and the students. The high level of training, professionalism as well as the deep knowledge of the safety aspects of the sport held by our instructors guarantee the best conditions for learning.
The standards for becoming an IKO Affiliated Center are very high. As such we are proud to offer the highest standard of kiteboarding instruction available, having met all the IKO safety and quality standard requirements. Our friendly and experienced IKO instructors make learning how to kiteboard safe, fun and memorable.
A: Your first lesson will be on land during which you will learn to pilot a small depowerable 4 line kites right from the start,. This will allow you to bypass the trainer kite lesson altogether. Our newer more progressive teaching technique is one of the reasons why our students typically progress quicker with us vs. with other schools.
Level 2 & 3 water lessons would be the next step. After that most get some gear and practice a little. Then if you feel you might need some additional instruction, come back for a private lesson or an assisted downwinder, and we can help you to perfect your technique.
A: Since this sport is completely dependent on the wind, the lessons can start when the wind starts. Seasonally in the bay we can plan on there being daily thermal winds. Sometimes the wind is up in the early morning but for most of the season it usually starts to pickup in the late morning to early afternoon hours.
Because of this and for your convenience, we try to adhere to our scheduled daily lesson times of 10:30 am, 1:00 pm, 3:30 pm & 5:45 pm. On windy days there is the availability of both late morning and afternoon lessons.
A: Yes, If you need to change your scheduled start time, you will need to call us at least 24 hrs prior to reschedule.
If the forecast doesn't look promising we will contact you to either change the time or to reschedule for a later date of your choosing. If the wind dies during the lesson or the lesson needs to be called off by the instructor for any reason, the hours remaining will be done at a later time that same day if possible or at a later date.
For more info see our Lessons Policies.
A: You will most likely need a complete setup to get started practicing on your own. You will have the option to buy a used first setup for around $1100-$1800 or new gear from $1500-$2500. New kitesurfing gear is recommended for all students that exhibit good kite piloting skills.
We offer discounts and free lessons with kite package purchases for our students. We will also be happy to consult with you about your gear purchases. We stock a variety of different brands for you to choose from
These are the basics you will need:
- Full size Kite & Pump
- Control Bar w/Lines
- Board
- Harness
- Helmet
- Wetsuit/Booties
- Impact Vest
- Hook Knife
A: Walk up students are accepted if there is availability. We encourage pre-booking for the weekends as we tend to fill up weeks ahead. We can usually accommodate last minute bookings especially during the weekdays.
Yes we do sell gear and stock rental gear. Kites and other accessories are available at our Emeryville shop. Kite rentals are also available, see our rental page for more info.
Thanks for taking your kiteboarding lessons with KGB Kiteboarding and welcome to the exciting world of kitesurfing! Now that you have finished your basic kiteboarding lessons you are a "newbie kiter" and you are now ready to start practicing on your own or with a friend. We recommend that you start by practicing all the safety techniques you learned during your lessons as well as body dragging for a few hours before attempting your board-starts again. Practicing in this way will give you a solid safety foundation to build upon and make controlling the kite and getting up on the board much, much easier.
Always remember that kite surfing can be a very dangerous sport, so it is up to every kiter to be safe, independent and responsible for the kite launch spot, themselves and others on the beach and in the water. If you ever perceive someone as possibly being unsafe or are yourself uncertain about safety or any other procedures please speak up at that time! No one at the kite spot wants to get hurt, or hurt anyone else. In many cases there are experienced kiters around that are always willing to help out a new kiter or answer any safety questions. It is up to all of us the keep this sport safe and friendly for all to enjoy.
To help you get started in this exciting sport we have put together some useful information for you to refer to until you get more comfortable out there kiting on your own. If you have any questions about purchasing gear, equipment choices, kiting locations, conditions or anything else kite related we are always available. Please feel free to ask your instructor any questions you may have or give us a call anytime at 888.411.0732.
Here are some kiteboarding safety tips we should all practice:
- Use all your safety tools: Lessons, common sense, kite leash, quick releases, knife, helmet, impact vest, booties, sandbags, buddy system, know the forecast and wind & tide conditions, know your ability and stay within your limits!
- When at a new spot try to make friends with an experienced kiter to help you get the location conditions and any launch area & kite spot hazards dialed in.
- Try to partner with experienced kiters only to help you launch and land your kite. Not Spectators! No self-launching in the launch area. Use assisted launch & landing whenever possible.
- Use rigging area only for set-upor take down.
- Weight your kite with sand when not in use to keep it secure.
- Do a pre-flight check on all your gear.
- Walk down your lines through your fingers. Feel for nicks, cuts or knots.
- Know your specific safety systems and test them regularly. All kites must have a safety leash, and quick release systems.
- Launch, Learn & practice downwind from other kiters as a beginner. This includes the flying of trainer kites.
- Launch & land your kite with no solid objects at least 100 yards downwind.
- Use launch & landing area only for launching & landing, not for rigging and only when you are completely suited up and ready to enter the water with your kite.
- Do not leave bar and lines laid out and walk away. This creates a hazard for the public and other kiters launching & landing in the area. When not in use your Bar and lines should be rolled up and stored on the kite and in the rigging area.
- The signal for launch is "thumbs up" By both parties! Make certain your kite is in the correct powered position and not flapping.
- The signal for an assisted landing is to "pat your head" Done by both parties! Make certain to be upwind of the kite when catching a landing kite.
- Never let a line wrap around any body part! Always carry a hook knife.
- No jumps or tricks in the launching area, or within 100 yards of other kiters/beach.
- Avoid collisions at all costs. Avoid all watercraft, swimmers & wildlife.
- Don't tailgate other Kiters on the water.
- Never kite out further than you can swim back.
- The outgoing kiter (launching) has right away over the incoming kiter (riding).
- Right hand forward kiter has right of way and shall maintain course, but raise kite high.
- Left hand forward kiter must give way and alter course.
- Up wind kiter should raise kite for passing.
- Down wind kiter should lower kite for passing.
- When doing jumps or using kickers, sliders & rails, follow the same rotation and direction as other kiters as to not cause conflicts.
- Do not fly any traction kite in close proximity to power lines or any fixed obstacle, (trees, boats, rocks, fences etc) distance is always your friend. Enter the water immediately after launching. Always use a leash that kills the kite's power when the quick release safety system is released. This is for your safety, the safety of those around you, and because we don't want to see anyone lose a kite.
- Wind Speed/Effects. Depending on the size of the kiteboarding kites you own, you can ride in winds from 10-35 mph, but we suggest newcomers don't try anything over 15-20mph until they are confident in their skills. Be cautious of kite surfing around structures and near buildings or bluffs as the updrafts and turbulence could cause your kite to fly erratically or even carry you up over the top. Be aware of any obstacles that may create various wind effects that may affect your ability to control the kite.
- Kite Size: In general, a 170 lb person would use a 12m inflatable kite in 10-20kt. The heavier the rider is, then the bigger the kite size needed. The lighter the rider the smaller the kite size. The stronger the winds (20kt+) the smaller the kite needed overall. Sounds confusing; it can be. There is a learning curve to judging wind speed and kite size, always error on the side of safety. Common sense should always be used, if not sure of right size for conditions start small and work up in size, or ask an experienced kiter before rigging or going out.
- Where to Ride: When you are starting out, our lesson beach is good under instructor supervision or you can go to Alameda's Robert Crown Beach to start practicing. These are ideal locations when learning because they have beaches with shallow water and the winds are lighter. Once you are an advanced beginner and have learned how to ride upwind, are kiting in both directions consistently, making turns & able to handle higher winds (20+kt) you may consider going to 3rd Avenue, Sherman Island and other spots around the bay or the world. See our links page for "local area kite launches" map link.
Please continue to use this guide as a future reference tool. These tips are meant only as a guide and are by no means a complete kiteboarding safety list. Again please contact us with any questions you may have and have a fun and safe time kiting.


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There are two types of games available from Math Manga High. The first type are called Prodigi's, which allow students to work through a series of questions aligned with a particular selected Common Core Standard. Math Manga High has started adding curriculum aligned to High School CCSS.
Once the game is completed, points are awarded. Teachers can set a goal for students to achieve Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal status. Students keep playing the game (answering additional questions) to earn more points. Also, as the student plays a second, third, ..., tenth time the questions continue to adapt, with the objective to reach Hard and Extreme level of questions.
There are also several themed games available for practice. Such as Ice Ice Maybe, where a student practices estimation skills with the objective to get Penguins from one island to another.
Teachers should assign student logins for all their kids, so Math Manga High can assist in data collection for the teacher. Individual game stats are recorded, as well as student growth data.
Try Math Manga High, your students will be so motivated that they will continue playing math games at home.


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Tennis tips from a Pro.
The Pro (Jamie Parrott) is a full time career tennis coach with over 30 years coaching experience at all levels. A Talent Development Coach who specialises in young athletes through to US College and above levels. From a professional development perspective, Jamie is one of only a handful of Australian tennis coaches with a High Performance / Elite (Level 3) qualification, a Club Master Professional qualification, a business degree, a certificate 4 in workplace training and assessment, as well as various team and leadership development courses both given and undertaken.
Jamie and well known Aussie player and coach, Peter McNamara were instrumental in taking the Australian training philosophy into the Asia / Pacific region. With the backing of Tennis Australia, the coaches established training camps and coach workshops in Thailand, South Korea, India, China and Japan.
Jamie is also a passionate snow skier. He has been a lifelong Mt. Buller skier, in north-east Victoria, Australia and is currerntly President of Yurredla Ski Club. Jamie has his Level 1 and Level 2 Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance qualification. In the past Jamie has taught on the Whistler Mountain, British Colombia, Canada and the Steamboat, Colorado, USA ski schools. He has also been an in-resort rep for ski tour companies Skier's Edge and YES Ski to instructor level programs.
Look forward to sharing some tips and insights, and to hearing from you. Enjoy.
The PRO


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September 19, 2010
Guitar Trade Offer Received: 1-Week Lodging in SF
Not too bad a start for our little ol' awesome coolest-ever guitar. The bar has been set! Do I hear more offers??
6 comments:
- Aly said...
Dude. You are awesome. I was wondering if I could interview you for my school newspaper?
- October 26, 2010 at 7:09 PM
- Carl said...
Thanks, Aly--that's kind of you to say. :) An interview sounds fun. :) Just drop me an email at carl DOT winter AT yahoo DOT com and we'll set it up. :)
- October 26, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Millie said...
Don't close the offer yet, I am looking around for something valuable at home! That is the most precious guitar I have ever seen but are you sure it's not 'faked'? Just wondering because my parents probably wouldn't let me trade something that isn't worth what it is.. but anyway, I love your concept!
- November 16, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Millie said...
oh sorry, I didn't see the posts below, I was too excited about the guitar! Obviously it's authentic! Don't close the offer yet, please :D
- November 16, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Carl said...
No worries, Millie--just let us know! I'm gonna contact Hard Rock if I don't get a great offer. Just think of something creative you can offer--it can be a service or a product--just something that someone would find really valuable.
- November 16, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- Carl Winter said...
Millie, you still interested? it's still availablleee!
- February 20, 2011 at 9:31 PM