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PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- As the auto industry races to give cars more miles to the gallon without the added cost of a full-scale hybrid or electric car, a new style of battery designed by Johnson Controls Inc. in Milwaukee is entering the fray: the micro hybrid.
Over the past year, engineers have refined a 48-volt lithium-ion battery that the company says will boost fuel economy and reduce emissions tied to climate change while costing far less than the premium price commanded by today's hybrids.
Numerous automakers are interested in the technology, which will save up to 15% in fuel yet not add a lot to the price of a gas-powered car, company executives said last week at an industry trends briefing.
When the Obama administration announced that cars in 2025 must get, on average, more than 54 miles per gallon, critics, including the National Auto Dealers Association, said the mandate would add at least $5,000 to the price of a new car.
Johnson Controls' recent innovations -- the new batteries, as well as lighter-weight materials -- should improve fuel efficiency at a fraction of that estimate, the company says.
A key product in this effort is the micro hybrid battery that works in a conventional gas-powered car. The lithium-ion batteries don't power the engine but run power-sucking accessories such as air conditioning.
The batteries would add hundreds of dollars to the cost of a conventional car -- a premium that's nowhere near as high as the additional price that full-scale hybrid vehicles command, said Brian Kesseler, president of the power solutions business.
The next generation
The leading supplier of starter batteries in cars around the world today, Johnson Controls moved quickly in recent years to unveil new battery technologies. The company's "stop-start" batteries, now available on Ford Fusions and Chevrolet Impalas, can boost fuel economy up to 8% by cutting the car's engine while the car is idling at a traffic light.
Think of the micro hybrids as the next generation, or enhanced, stop-start batteries. The micro hybrids can boost fuel economy by another 7% to 8%, or about 15% compared with a conventional car.
The emphasis on batteries comes under Johnson Controls' new chief executive officer, Alex Molinaroli, who oversees a large and complex company that's split among an automotive supply business, the battery division and another segment that helps improve building efficiency.
Molinaroli sees a key growth opportunity in the battery division, which he previously led, as the auto industry focuses on improving fuel economy by about 80% in the next decade.
There's no single strategy available to help automakers achieve such large increases in fuel economy.
"The manufacturers are more open to ideas than they ever were in the past," said Bruce Belzowski, assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
"But they're not really interested in making major changes in their internal combustion engines unless they absolutely have to, because they still want to be able to get as much money out of those systems before they have to change them," he added. "This could fit into that."
Other fuel-saving features will be needed -- such as continuously variable transmissions and use of lighter materials to save on fuel.
Johnson Controls' automotive business sees opportunities in these areas as well. This year it introduced a new type of door panel that is 40% lighter than today's panels. The stiff new material combines renewable plant fibers with thermoplastic injection molding. The Johnson Controls seating business has also introduced thinner, lighter-weight seats and frames.
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Mutt FAQ
Questions & Answers-
Weird question, and sorry if this is not a mutt issue. I normally
read my mail via mutt directly on the server, but sometimes access
this mailbox via IMAP from my iPhone. If I delete messages from the
iPhone, next time I open mutt those deleted messages are still in my
mailbox, marked for deletion. How can I deal with this? -
On Monday, June 1 at 12:59 AM, quoth Ken Weingold:
You're quite welcome.
That's *probably* an issue that was fixed a while back, but it's a
tough nut. Let me explain the difficulty:
The fundamental problem is one of interpretation. Namely: what does
"new" mean? There are two basic ways that IMAP can report "new"
messages: with the UNSEEN tag and the RECENT tag. UNSEEN means the
number of unread messages. RECENT means the number of new messages
*since the mailbox was last selected*. Fairly straightforward, right?
But mutt provides, with non-IMAP mailboxes, a distinction between
old-and-unread and new-and-unread. Even worse: people rely on this
distinction. In order to provide this with IMAP messages, mutt tends
to rely on the RECENT count. But RECENT is only an excellent mechanism
if (and only if) you only access mail with a single client, because
otherwise mutt has no idea when the last time each mailbox was
selected, so it has no way of knowing which of the unread messages is
old and which is truly new. Mutt used to (1.5.14 and earlier) use
RECENT. This was then decided to be unwise, for the very reason that
you've discovered: if you use another mail client, RECENT will report
that there are NO new messages.
Since mutt can cache header information (a feature that was added in
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determining what is new-and-unread and what is old-and-unread, because
with the header cache, mutt knows what messages it has already seen
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It looks like you're using a relatively ancient version of mutt
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If you're curious, here's the relevant bug (note that it was fixed
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The beauty industry is no stranger to the use of questionable practices. Demi Moore famously underwent a blood-sucking treatment by leeches, and Madonna was said to have been a fan of a solution that counted human placenta among its components. Even the seemingly untouchable Kate Middleton was recently outed for using bee venom in lieu of Botox to alleviate lines and wrinkles. The skincare business is positively bursting at the seams with weird, off-putting ingredients, and they all tend to be found in nature … though rarely in the places you'd think to look. Keep reading »
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Snail secretion…ew. If we at The Frisky did not feel a great responsibility to report every beauty secret we discover/investigate/stumble across, we would have left the snail dribble alone and kept down our lunches. Yet, sadly for my stomach, we take our beauty products seriously. I was prepared to laugh off snail secretion face creams as the cream of the bizarre beauty crop, but those pesky peeps at The International Society of Skin Pharmacology Journal wouldn't let me. Oh yes, those evil scientists cackled evilly as they discovered the regenerative qualities of the snail slime and its beneficial facial effects. The gist of our slimy friend's beauty success lies in the secretions ability to block out harmful environmental pollution. We might have speed, but we do not have slime that protects us from UV radiation. Luckily for humans (and not so luckily for snails), snail secretion not only protects human skin but has rejuvenating properties as well! To be honest, the article lost me when it started getting into snail immunology, but until my own mental powers failed me, the science sounded plausible enough. No one is claiming snail secretion will permanently solve all your epidermis worries, but if a snail secretion based cream is used daily, you should see improvements faster than at a snails pace. None of the products are drastically different, but because we are The Frisky, we found you the best of every category. Keep reading »


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Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous
Every year some of the most outstanding antique boats in the country converge at Mystic Seaport for the Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous. The event showcases restored antique vessels built before 1970, including cruisers, sailboats, runabouts, and launches. Visitors are invited to see the displayed vessels and an award competition will recognize excellence in restoration, authenticity, and workmanship. This year's featured boat is ketch Belle Aventure built by William Fife in 1929.
Mid-day on Sunday the classic vessels will take part in a three-mile parade down the historic Mystic River led by the Museum's very own steamboat Sabino. Each vessel will be announced on the shore as the spectacular boats and their costumed crews pass through Mystic's famous bascule bridge en route to Noank, Conn.
Austin Healey Car Show
In addition to the antique boats, vintage Austin Healey vehicles will be displayed on the Village Green from 11 am-3 pm on Saturday, July 27. Examples of the entire Austin Healey line – 100s, 3000s, and Sprites – will be available to view and the car owners will be on hand to answer questions.


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Jay-Z and Kanye West aka The Throne begin filming the video for their #1 single "N***** In Paris." The visual, which is being directed by Kanye West was filmed at the Staples Center in L.A. Last Month, the song reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. According to Billboard, "Ni**as in Paris" is Jay-Z and Kanye West's first No. 1 from their BIllboard 200 No. 1 album. Watch The Throne's lead single, "Otis," peaked at No. 2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in September."
Over the past few years, Miami's rapper Rick Ross have proven that he's the biggest boss. With that being said, bosses does boss things and that's exactly what Rick Ross is doing for 2012. The Teflon Don is taking over Miami's Cameo Nightclub for his New Year's celebration. He already dropped $100,000 and ordered 50 bottles of Moet for him and his entourage. Below is how the NY Post is reporting the story:
Model and actress Amber Rose is still managing to find time to pursue her music career, while she's busy with being Smirnoff's spokesmodel and BET's Master of The Mix judge. The Philly native is living out her childhood dreams, which were to become famous and move to L.A. In an interview with Style Caster, Rose talked about pursing her music career, past as an exotic dancer, wanting to be famous and Wiz Khalifa. Below are some excerpts:
Harlem's rapper Max-B, who is currently severing a 75-year prison sentenced will be releasing his autobiography The Wavy Baby soon. In his upcoming memoir, Biggaveli will discuss his life, growing up in Harlem, and personal relationship with Jim Jones and Chrissy. It is rumored that Max-B will be home by the end of December or the top of the year. Back in April Max's appeal process was done. He's just waiting for a letter from the prosecutors to response, which will be the final decision.
College graduated/NC native J. Cole signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label over 2 1/2 years ago and been very consistent since. Before releasing his first solo album, entitled Cole World: The Sideline Story, which debuted at #1, selling over 218,000 copies in the first week, Cole released a few mixtapes and EP's including The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights, and Any Given Sunday EP. A few weeks ago, he was also nominated for his first Grammy Award for "Best New Artist."
Exactly one week from today (December 20), rapper Young Jeezy will be releasing the 3rd installment (Thug Motivation 103: Hustlaz Ambition) to his Thug Motivation series. The disc has collaborations with Jay-Z, Fabolous, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg and more. In an interview with Billboard: The Juice, Jeezy talked about TM103 and his new single "O.J." Ft. Jadakiss and Fabolous. Below are some excerpts:
Fresh off the success of a platinum album and a United States tour, Jay-Z and Kanye West are planning some big things in 2012. In a recent interview with MTV News, Jay revealed that he will be releasing a new album, along with Kanye's solo LP and another WTT album in 2012. Below is an excerpts:


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UC, Santa Barbara, has annonced that it is seeking an Associate Director for Summer Sessions. The successful candidate will advise the Director regarding the contributions of Summer Sessions to the campus' educational and research mission and demonstrate experience in marketing, branding and identity, market and institutional research, program and course evaluation and needs assessment as well as knowledge and experience in pedagogy, teaching methods, curricula including knowledge of online curriculum delivery.
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Fisher-Price targets tech-savvy babies with latest line of electronic gizmos
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The nation's babies aren't getting smarter.
It only seems that way.
They tap away on Mom's phone, access their favorite Netflix videos from Dad's iPad and shake a computer mouse to turn on a monitor.
That's the kind of research data collected at Fisher-Price, which led to a new line of products for kids six months and older: protective products that keep expensive iPads, iPods and iPhones dry from drool and all in one piece when dropped to the floor.
"We track trends in the field and talk with a lot of moms," said Kathleen Kremer, senior manager of user experience and digital play. "We were seeing a trend where more kids were using apps on mobile devices, usually while riding in a car."
She conducts product research for kids ages 18 months to 6 years. She said Fisher-Price asked parents to keep scrapbooks and take notes on their kids' technology use. This included phones, tablets, TV remotes, electronic toys and videogames.
"Then we went into the homes to watch them play," she said.
That's where they saw exactly how young the kids were.
"Infants and toddlers," Kremer said, "using the devices with Mom and Dad."
Cases were extension of 2010 Fisher-Price apps
Two years, ago, the company unveiled apps for phones and toys that resemble tablets and digital music players. The idea wasn't about putting technology into tiny hands. Rather, it was to provide experiences that mimic adults and meet expectations of the smallest, savviest users.
"It's exciting," Kremer told Business First at the company's Play Lab on July 26. "I've worked on electronic toys for eight and a half years, and nowadays there's more power and processing speed, which means more capabilities."
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John Galliano has been invited by Oscar de la Renta to return to fashion for the first time since the designer's anti-Semitic rant at a Paris cafe was captured on video.
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- John Galliano at a Dior Haute Couture show in 2010. Galliano was dismissed as creative director of Christian Diortwo years ago after an anti-Semitic rant at a Paris cafe was captured on video.
De la Renta invited Galliano to spend time in his studio over the next three weeks, according to a statement released Friday by de la Renta's company.
Galliano was dismissed as creative director of Christian Dior and left his own label two years ago after his rant went viral. A French court also convicted him on two other complaints of anti-Semitic behaviour.
In a statement, Galliano said he is an alcoholic and has been in recovery for the past two years.
"Several years prior to my sobriety, I descended into the madness of the disease. I said and did things which hurt others, especially members of the Jewish community. I have expressed my sorrow privately and publicly for the pain which I have caused and I continue to do so," he said.
"I remain committed to making amends to those I have hurt."
De la Renta said he has known Galliano for years and is "a great admirer of his talent."
"He has worked long and hard on his recovery and I'm happy to give him the opportunity to reimmerse himself in the world of fashion and reacclimate in an environment where he has been so creative," de la Renta said in a statement.
The statement did not elaborate on what role if any Galliano might play in de la Renta's business.
The saga of Galliano's undoing began with run-ins at a Paris watering hole where fellow diners contended the designer showered them with a litany of racist and anti-Semitic insults. Video posted online showed an inebriated Galliano slurring "I love Hitler," among other incendiary remarks.
The Anti-Defamation League said on Friday that it welcomed Galliano's return to fashion.
"We believe that individuals can change their hearts and minds as long as they demonstrate true contrition," National Director Abraham H. Foxman said in a statement. He said Galliano met with the group on several occasions and "dedicated a significant amount of time to researching, reading, and learning about the evils of anti-Semitism and bigotry."
Foxman added that he hoped to work with Gallinao as a spokesman against anti-Semitism and intolerance.
Galliano's extravagant, theatrical collections drew inspiration from far-flung cultures like Kenya's Massai people and the geishas of Japan and his proud rooster-like post-fashion show strut had long been a thing of legend.
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In the Stage Door series we look at current theatrical productions with our cinematic eye. Here's Jose on Romeo & Juliet
Some time within the last 14 days, I subjected myself to three versions of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet playing in NYC. "Subjected?" you ask, well dear reader, each of them was perhaps more horrifying than the previous, leading me to ask if I wasn't an unwitting participant in some Shakespeare-meets-Halloween project. However in the name of scientific research I've come back with some results.
The versions in question are...
1) a Broadway update (the first in over four decades) starring Condola Rashad and Orlando Bloom as the infamous lovers from Verona.
2) a new film (written by Julian Fellowes) starring Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet and Damian Lewis as her dad
3) an off-Broadway version with Elizabeth Olsen and newcomer Julian Cihi as the title characters.
Both theater versions feature anachronisms and are set in unspecified times, the film version inversely has a time-appropriate setting yet somehow it doesn't feel like the most old fashioned of them.
The Best and Worst of each pair after the jump...
The three productions are equally uneven with all of them sharing one particular tragedy in common: there is absolutely no chemistry between the lovers. Can it be that the love between Romeo and Juliet is no longer relevant? In the age of internet insta-dating, high divorce rates, unwanted/unplanned teen pregnancy et al. has their love story become too sincere, or perhaps too unbelievable to be presented without irony, unnecessary aesthetic flourishes or extreme, almost prudish, reverence?
The work itself has never been the Bard's best, despite moments of brilliance and endless quotability. Romeo & Juliet's tragic nature doesn't hold a candle to Macbeth, King Lear or Hamlet for that matter and its romance seems hammy when compared to the airy swooniness of A Midsummer's Night Dream or Much Ado About Nothing. Still, that doesn't help explain why three completely different new versions all happened to be mediocre. Originally I planned to rate them in order of how many times Shakespeare would roll in his grave for each of them, but even I can't be that snarky, so without further ado, I've come up with my own best/worst ofs.
Best Romeo
Believe you me, this wasn't an easy choice to make, basically because all the Romeos are terrible. I've decided to be lenient and give the slight edge to Douglas Booth from the film version. Booth looks the part and is the only one who could conceivably drive teenagers into R.Patz-like obsession. That he is introduced shirtless and sculpting Rosaline helped a lot too.
Worst Romeo
Orlando Bloom's Romeo inspires more snickers than swoons. Not only is he too old for the part, he also seems to have been given the absolute worst directions in his entire production (When in doubt remove your shirt! Act like Spider-Man during the balcony scene! Mumble through your lines! Steal Juliet's thunder with your biceps!)
Best Juliet
Few people can do what Condola Rashad does onstage. Period. Earlier this year she broke a million hearts with her small part in The Trip to Bountiful opposite Cicely Tyson in which she delivered one of the most touching performances I've ever seen and her Juliet is the only character in her production who seems to be doing the right thing. From the moment she appears onstage, you can't take your eyes off of her. She's vibrant, her Juliet's life full of promise, and such a generous actress that she even tries to fool us into believing Bloom's Romeo makes any kind of sense. May she continue bringing her magic to the stage for decades to come!
Worst Juliet
It pains my heart to say that Elizabeth Olsen's Juliet had me wishing she'd get to that dagger within her first two scenes. It might not be her fault entirely, because the director seems to have a pretty twisted vision of why these two teenagers fall in love, but her Juliet is shrill, prone to way too much hysteria and just plain obnoxious. She's what one would imagine the Olsen twins would be when being wooed. She never seems to be interested in Romeo's love, but only in why can't she have what she wants
If there is one thing these versions managed to prove though, was that maybe we have been reading this play the wrong way and Romeo and Juliet aren't the principal characters. I was surprised to find that in all of them, it was the supporting players who displayed new layers I'd never observed in other versions...
Best Mercutio: T.R. Knight's faithful sidekick in the Off-Broadway version was a combination of Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York, Billy Zane in Titanic and Heath Ledger's The Joker. Take that as you will! But the truth is that his performance was always interesting to watch, even as it veered into parody. Not so curiously his death scene was the only time Cihi made an emotional impact as Romeo, his wail upon realizing his friend had died was absolutely chilling. Worst Mercutio: Christian Camargo (Broadway)
Best Friar: Watching the Off-Broadway version I kept thinking how kind, warm and generous the Friar looked and all I wanted was to be his friend. There was also something very familiar about his voice...and then it struck me! It's Daniel Davis - Niles from The Nanny! That alone immediately won him this vote. Worst Friar: Paul Giamatti (Film Version)
Best Nurse: Even if Daphne Rubin Vega was essentially doing Sofia Vergara-redux in the Off-Broadway version, her Nurse was not only interesting because of the sociopolitical implications of her Spanglish delivery, but because she finally made us realize just how important this character is to Juliet. She is truly her mother, the woman who has spent every single minute of her life looking after her. Discovering Juliet faux-dead on her wedding day was the most heartbreaking moment in any of the three productions. Worst Nurse: Lesley Manville (Film Version)
Worst Tybalt: In the film version Ed Westwick plays Tybalt as Chuck Bass-doing-Shakespeare because he lost a wager. There is not a single moment in his performance that doesn't scream Gossip Girl, from the walk, to the conspiratory eyes, to the hiss...it made me wish Leighton Meester would show up and save the day in an Audrey Hepburn costume! Best Tybalt: Don Mucciacito (Off-Broadway)
So there you have it dear readers, a plague on all their houses! However on the upside, after watching the very last version, I ran home to watch Shakespeare in Love and cleanse my palate. Say what you will about that film, the chemistry between Gwynnie and Joe Fiennes is astonishing.
What's your favorite Romeo & Juliet? What's your capacity for Shakespeare adaptations like these days: keep 'em coming, a moratorium, or somewhere in the middle?


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"Ian Fleming had worked for the Director of Naval Intelligence, and in the months after the war wrote a history of 30AU which is now in the National Archives. The manuscript was typed up by Margaret Priestley, whom Fleming took as his model for Miss Petty Pettaval (better known as Miss Moneypenny); some of the exploits of Day and his companions were to be the basis for some of Bond's adventures," the newspaper said Monday.
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Saturday, May 28th, 2005 |
a) Get a pen b) Get a paper c) Number it 1-13! d) Answer these questions!((NO PEEKING)) 1. What's your favorite color out of: A. Green B. Blue C. Orange D. Black E. Pink 2. What color is your hair? A. Blonde/Dirty Blonde B. Brown C. Red D. Black E. Bald or any other color 3. What color are your eyes? A. Hazel B. Green C. Brown D. Blue E. gray 4. What is your favorite sport out of: A. Basketball B. Cheerleading C. Football D. Soccer E. Baseball 5. What's your favorite way to talk? A. Phone B. In Person C. Instant Message D. E-mail E. Letters (Mail) 6. What is your favorite kinda music out of: A. Rap B. Country C. Hard Rock D. Pop E. General Rock 7. Who's your favorite singer out of: A. Ludacris B. Tim McGraw C. Ozzy Osbourne D. Nsync E. Shakira 8. What's your favorite show out of: A. Jackass (MTV) B. The Simpsons C. SpongeBob Square Pants D. Survivor E. The Osbournes 9. What's your favorite movie out of: A. Not Another Teen Movie B. Joy Ride C. I Know What You Did Last Summer D. Forest Gump E. Shrek 10. What month were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 11. Name a person of the opposite sex. 12. Name a person of the same sex. 13. Now make a wish! (you have to write this down or it wont work!) Answers 1. Green- Fun to be around Blue- Stylish Orange- bitchy Black- Lonely Pink- Sweet 2. Blonde/Dirty Blonde- Hyper Brown- Causal Red- Tough Black- Holds back feelings Bald or any other color- Free Spirit 3. Hazel- Out Going Green- Happy Brown- Loud Blue- Cute Gray- Unpredictable 4. Basketball- Direct Cheer leading- Never Gives Up Football- Watchful Soccer- Nice Baseball- Loveable 5. Phone- Busy a lot of the time In Person- Social able Instant Message- A Leader E-mail- Has a lot of friends Letters (Mail)- Has many thoughts 6. Rap- Friendly Country- Cute Hard Rock- Wild Pop- unoriginal General Rock- Pretty cool to hang around 7. Ludacris- Loves to Party Tim McGraw- Sexy Ozzy Osbourne- Awesome N'sync- boring Shakira- Fun 8. Jackass- Awesome The Simpsons- Funny Sponge Bob Square Pants- Cool Surviver- Adventurous The Osbournes- Knows how to have a great time 9. Not Another Teen Movie- Knows who they are Joy Ride- Cool I Know What You Did Last Summer- Fun Forest Gump- Has a big heart Shrek- oRiGinaL 10. January- Funny February- Loveable March- Loves to be noticed a lot April- Easy going May- Loves to be around a lot of people June- Stylish July- Rude August- A good friend September- Loves to flirt October- Strict November- Nice December- Sweet 11. That Person *Will* fall in love with you if you put this on ur journal 12. This person *Will* become your enemy if you don't put this on ur journal 13. This wish *Will* come true if you put this on ur journal |
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005 |
FIRSTS: 1. First best friend: Maria 2. First kiss: Actualy Kiss...? 3. First screen name: been the same 4. First pet: my kitty sunny<33 5. First car: Lol, if only I knew. i want a truck :3 LASTS: 1. Last real kiss: skipin that 1 2. Last good cry: ^_^;; the other day. 3. Last beverage drank: water 4. Last food consumed: Taco *yumyum* 5. Last phone call: my friend RELATIONSHIPS: 1. Who is your best friend: all of them 2. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend: ) : nope *tear* FASHION STUFF: 1. Where are your favorite places to shop: hot topic pac sun kohls 2. Favorite item of clothing: skirts n fishnet Stockings SPECIFICS: 1. Do you do drugs: Lol, many suspect I do 2. What kind of shampoo do you use: iono 3. What are you most scared of: Alot of stuff 4. What would you change about yourself: iono there a couple of things FAVORITES: 1. Colors: Black, n red n blue 2: TV show: 7th heaven 3. Subject in school: none 4. Animals: Cats , monkeys, horses 5. Sports: football 6. Movies:iono HAVE YOU EVER: 1. Lied to your best friend: Sadly enough 2. Smoked: Yet again, many suspect I have 3. Made yourself throw-up: umm no 4. Skinny dipped: nope 5. Been in love: once CURRENT: 1. Clothes: Black tee shirt n jeans 2. Music: GC 3. Make-up:mascara LAST PERSON: 1. Talked to on the phone: my mommy 2. Hugged: My dad 3. IMed: holly 4. Last person who slept at your house: izzy 5. Last persons house you slept at: iono RANDOM: 1. In the morning I am: dreading getting out of bed 2. Love is:wonderful (stealing form my friends answer) 3. I always think about: music PAST/FUTURE: 1. 7 years ago: was 1998 2. 5 years ago: was 2000, 3. 3 years ago: 2002, ry waz born 4. 1 hour ago: I was watchin tv 5. Tomorrow: goin 2 skool or prison same thing 10 things that scare me 1. heights 2. drowning 3. bein home alone at nite 4. spanish ppl down the street 5. guns 6. forest at nite 7. hill billy skaters 8. knives since i cut myself 9. guys who hump tables (lol holly) 10. hobos in DC 9 random facts about me 1. hate sports 2. dont talk 2 half my fam 3. i get in a lot of fites wit my rents 4. I scare people 5. i hate math n english 6. learnin 2 skateboard 7. i hav a band 8. I think exagerrated eye-makeup is hot 9. My friends and I have some very peculiar inside jokes 8 things I love 1. My family 2. my friends 3. Walking in the heavy rain 4. Secrets, especially when you're the only one the person told 5. Singing 6. Music 7. my guitar 8. Thunder + Lightning 7 things I hate 1. TEACHERS 2. when ppl tell ur secrets 3. Judgemental people/jackasses 4. When I do something stupid and it keeps on replaying in my head over and over. 5. getting up in the morning 6. Not being able to sleep 7. Having to face teachers after nto doing your homework. 6 things that attract me to the opposite sex 1. Sense of humor 2. Personality 3. Smile 4. Easy to talk to 5. Stuff I have in common with them 6. Sensitivity 5 things I plan to do before I die 1. Start a band 2. Get a tattoo XD 3. Do sumthing that will help others 4. Do something really wild and weird that I can laugh at when I'm older 5. Get married and have at least two kids (no one wants to die alone, lol) 4 things I want to do right now 1. sleep 2. play my guitar 3. get sum water 4. listen 2 music 3 things that annoy me 1. my bro 2.the asses at skool 3.teachers 2 things I can do 1. play guitar 2. write songs 1 thing I cant do 1. play baseball or basketball i kno i hav done a lot of survey thingys i promise this iz the last 1 4 a while every1 has a bf but me *tear* |
Sunday, April 10th, 2005 |
Fill this in out about me! **BUT FIRST** Send a blank copy to all of Your friends (including me) so they can fill it out about you! BE HONEST!!! AM I ( put yes or no by them ) 1. ugly? 2. kind? 3. quiet? 4. loud? 5. shy? 6. weird? 7. selfish? 8. crazy? 9. hot? 10. cute? 11. pretty? 12. sexy? 13. nice? 14. mean? 15. immature? 16. rude? 17. cool? 18. brat? 19. stupid? 20. caring? 21. mature? 22. a friend? 23. more than a friend? 24. talkative? 25. boring? 26. beautiful? 27. creative? 28. smart? 29. the ultimate? 30. flirt? 31. slutty? 32. a psycho? 33. athletic? 34. confusing? 35. sweet? 36. attractive? 37. annoying? 38. funny? 39. laid back? 40. perfect? 41. your secret crush? 42. charming? 43. honnest? **JUST SOME QUESTIONS** 1. What is my phone number?: 2. (a) Do u think I'll get married?: (b) If u do..who do u think: 3. When is my birthday?: 4. Who is my best friend?: 5. Where did we meet?: 6. Have you ever had a dream about me?: 7. If you could change one thing about me what would it be? 8. Describe me in 3-5 words: 9. Do u think I'm a virgin?: 10. If u could tell me one last thing what would it be?: 11. If u could ask me anything...what would it be?: **PERSONAL (OPPOSITE SEX ONLY)** 1. Would u like to kiss me?: 2. Do you want to be my bf/gf ?: 3. (a) Do u ever think about me off-line?: (b) On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), how much do you think of me each day?: 4. (a) Would you ever ask me out?: (b) Right now, what is the chance of that happening (in %): 5. (a) Have you ever had a crush on me?: (b) Do you still?: 6. Do u want me?: 7. Do u love me?: PLEASE SEND IT TO ME |
Monday, March 21st, 2005 |
I lOVE GUYS HOO WEAR EYE LINER!! currently: chatting with- brittani on the phone with- myself lol nobody doing- this stupid quiz eating- chocalate chip cookies watching- the monitor wearing-PJS looking at- the monitor..^^.. when was the last time: you got mad- last week you were happy- i still am your were sad- 3days ago i think you got nervous- iono you got bored- STILL-AM! you got scared- friday you ate- rite now you did your homework- never how many: friends do you have- like 30 or sumthin best friends- *counts*8 or more pets- none teachers- 8 countin activity classes- eight books you have read- around a hundred, 2 hundred... xangas- none screenames- 1 do you have- glasses? yes braces? not yet alot of friends? yes good grades? yes bad grades?sumtimes nice hair? iono weird ? nice shoes? yeah, ethines cool teachers? a few weird friend a layout made by you? no what is your favorite: color- blue n black friend- ahh...CAN'T CHOOSE!! animal- horse or monkey teacher- none season- summer month- june - augst n nov holiday- christmas jewelry- iono earrings n some bracelets make-up- eyeshadow, eye liner mascara subject in school- music lab? .: x Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. Write down what it says:like that i could 4get the anxieties at home; I-- .: x Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? printer .: x What is the last thing you watched on TV? part of fear factor .: x Without looking, guess what time it is: 8:45 .: x Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? 8:55 .: x With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? GC! .: x When did you last step outside? What were you doing? gettin stuff out of the truck 2day .: x Before you came to this website [started this survey], what did you look at? tv .: x What are you wearing? pjs .: x Did you dream last night? yea .: x When did you last laugh? 5 min ago .: x What is on the walls of the room you are in? a clock pics paintins mirror n sum other crap .: x Seen anything weird lately? no .: x What do you think of this quiz? randomness .: x What is the last film you saw? Saved .: x If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? truck .: x Tell me something about you that I don't know: deep water n hieghts scare me .: x If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? iono .: x Do you like to dance? yea .: x George Bush: eww he sux monkey balls .: x Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? nicole (nikki) or elizabeth (lizzi) .: x Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? ben or ryan .: x Would you ever consider living abroad? europe |
MY PERFECT GUY! .: x hair color- any color except red .: x eye color- brown, blue or green .: x height- taller then me .: x short or long hair-long but no longer then mine .: x prep, skater, jock, etc- cant stand jock or prep so Skater, punk or goth .: x teeth-i would hope he has teeth Yes or No .: x glasses-yes or no .: x contacts-yes .: x piercings-yea lip or eyebrow .: x tatoos-mayb .: x teeth-yes .: x love his mom-yes, but not too much .: x drink-no .: x smoke-no .: x walk you to your door-yes .: x pay for dinner-sumtimez This or that .: x funny or serious-both .: x shy or outgoing-lil of both .: x chocolate or flowers-both .: x smart or dumb-smart .: x not afraid to speak his mind or do what makes you happy-speak his mind most of the time .: x quiet or loud-both .: x class clown or class nerd-niether .: x funny or sarcastic-mostly funny but sometimes sarcastic .: x basketball or football-both but football better cuz i can play that better .: x honest or trustworthy-both |
Monday, March 14th, 2005 |
1. Comment with your name, and I will reply with something I really like about you. 2. I will then tell what song(s) remind me of you. 3. Next, I will tell you who you remind me of, celebrity/animated or otherwise. 4. Last, I will try to name a single word that best describes you. 5. Put this in your journal. |
Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 |
Name: Taylor Birthday: Nov 5 Birthplace: Va Current Location:Va eye Color: Brown Hair Color:Brownish blonde Height: 5'7" or 5'8" i think Right Handed or Left Handed:Left Your Heritage: Irish or Italian The Shoes You Wore Today:New blue Etnies Your Weakness:guys hoo can make me laugh or hold my hand Your Fears:deep water n heights Your Perfect Pizza: sausage Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:Honor Roll Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:LoL Thoughts First Waking Up:shit its the mornin again Your Best Physical Feature: eyes Your Bedtime: wuts a bedtime? ur Most Missed Memory: summer 04 Pepsi or Coke:both MacDonalds or Burger King:burger king Single or Group Dates: group Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: hate ice tea Chocolate or Vanilla: vanilla Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee Do you Smoke: eww no Do you Swear:wut the fuck hell no the fucked up shit man Do you Sing: yea i luv singin Do you Shower Daily: yep Have you Been in Love: long time ago Do you want to go to College: yep VT Do you want to get Married: yea Do you belive in yourself: iono not really Do you get Motion Sickness:no Do you think you are Attractive: thats would b selfish Are you a Health Freak: ew no Do you get along with your Parents:sometimes Do you like Thunderstorms:yea i luv rain dancin in it that iz Do you play an Instrument: Yes, guitar In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: ew alcohol nasty In the past month have you Smoked: no In the past month have you been on Drugs: medince from doctor In the past month have you gone on a Date: no In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yep! In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:no not a whole box In the past month have you eaten Sushi: sushi ew raw fish In the past month have you been on Stage:yea In the past month have you been Dumped: no In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:no In the past month have you Stolen Anything: yea candy ever been Drunk: no Ever been called a Tease:yea Ever been Beaten up: no Ever Shoplifted: no How do you want to Die: in my sleep What do you want to be when you Grow Up:in a band What country would you most like to Visit:NY In a Boy/Girl.. Favourite Eye Color: brown or blue Favourite Hair Color: brown, black or blonde Short or Long Hair: both jus not longer then mine Height: 5'8" - 6' Weight:not over 150 Best Clothing Style: Skater, punk n goth Number of Drugs I have taken: over conter meds Number of CDs I own: like 20 Number of Piercings:5 2 in my ear lobes n 1 cartledge Number of Tattoos: none yet Number of things in my Past I Regret:tellin sumthin 2 sum1 |
Thursday, February 17th, 2005 |
Fill this out about me *BUT FIRST* copy and paste this into your journal so all your friends (including me) can fill this out about you. 1. Quiet or Loud: 2. Short or Tall or Medium: 3. Weird or Original: 4. Nice or Mean: 5. Friendly or Selfish: 6. Normal or Special: 7. Smart or Stupid: 8. Boring or Fun: 9. Sweet or Sarcastic: DO YOU THINK I'M... 1. A psycho: 2. Athletic: 3. Sexy/Hot: 4. Funny: 5. Ghetto: 6. Shy: 7. Two-faced: 8. Obnoxious: 9. Immature: 10.Mature: 11. Conceited: 12. A Poser: 13. A Skater: 14. A Prep: 15. Pushy: OPPOSITE SEX 1. Am I physically ugly, average, decent, good-looking, beautiful, hot: 2. Would you ever kiss me: 3. Would you ever consider being my boy/girl friend: 4. Do you ever think about me off-line: 5. If we spent a day together...where would we go and what would we do: 6. If you could describe me in one word, what would that word be: One word? 7. Do you or have you ever had a crush on me: 8. Do you wish we were closer: JUST SOME QUESTIONS 1. What do you think I'll be when I grow up: 2. a) Do you think I'll get married: b) If you do..who do you think I'll marry: c) Do you think I'll have a traditional wedding or elope with my future spouse? 3. When is my birthday: 4. Who is my best friend: 5. What song (if any) reminds you of me: 6. Do I remind you of any characters on TV: 7. If you could rename me...what would my name be: 8. Have you ever had a dream about me: 9. Do you think I'm a virgin: 10. If you could give me anything...what would it be and why: 11. What is my favorite color 12. What is one thing you absolutely cannot stand about me: 13. What is one thing you absolutely love about me: 14. If you had something very important to say to me how would you tell me: 15. Am I a good or horrible person: 16. Say something that you've wanted to say to me for a very long time: God I hate my parents they are such jerks!!!! |
Tuesday, December 28th, 2004 |
I had like 6 christmases. 2 more would b like Chanukah. lol!! i read 2 really sad stories yesterday. the stories are called someday we will be because we promised we would be and what i did for love. i got my eletric guitar. YAY!!!!! my ex-friend told the guy i used 2 like that i like him. but now he kno me no like him no more. it waz so freakin embrassin!! she said he should ask me out!! errrrrrr!!!!!!! I babysat 4 4 n a half hours this mornin!! im so tired. Holly we hav 2 jeepers creepers this week. k? i fixed me knee. YAY!!! i think me iz drunk again. I got about $160 dollars 4 xmas. i felt rich but now me iz almost poor except 4 my $30 2 hot topic. Table gav me stewie earrins. Stewie iz so hot. lol. i almost got in some fites in skool. oops!! not lol. wit shelby n taylor aka lesbo (lol) n olivia (slut) cuz they waz tryin 2 mess wit me. shelby iz goin down i swear if she messes me again. holly gave me icky images n now im gonna hav nitemares. u evil ho. lol. jp. im failin math. oops. im done updatin now. *~* Tay |
Sunday, August 22nd, 2004 |
Well i havnt updated in like 4 months so a lot has happened, like a big fight n my big sis movin . I got in 2 this huge fight wit olivia n taylor corry. my rents n shelbys rentsn olivias rents n taylors dad n me n taylor n shelby n olivia all had this huge waste of time talkit waz retarded cuz we all could tell hoo waz lyin. Thrn my sis moved 2 texas. I went 2 WV wit my bro n my best friend shelby n it waz very interasting. i went 2 the pool lots n tried 2 find ways 2 make money. Friday i hav 2 get up @ like 7:30 or 8 am cuz kerry is dropin allie off cuz im babysittin her. I get 2 wear a frilly dress in october 4 a weddin. I get hugh heels 2. I start school the 7th. Yay school not. My sis took riley n moved 2 texas cuz of a stupid fight that she could hav easily fixed. N im tryin 2 get my rents 2 pay 4 another concert ticket. My grandpas birthday is comin up only he iznt alive. All i hav thought about 4 a couple of days waz riley n candice n my grandpa. My friend made me feel really bad the other day by sayin i didnt hav bf n never would cuz no guy would wanna date me n when my mom said i sumthing bout me bein able 2 date she said n guy would want 2 date me. So yea. And i think im gettin sick. I got new clothes 4 school couple days ago.well g2g 2 bed byez | ||||||||
Wednesday, June 9th, 2004 |
Ok so I haven't updated in a while but thats bc i havent felt like it so now im gonna write 5 enrtries in 1! Ok so 1 4 saturday, 1 4 sunday, 1 4 monday, 1 4 tuesday, 1 4 2day. Saturday again: Ok so i went swimmin 4 3 hours n then slept @ shelby's house Sunday: was supost 2 go 2 church but then instead went yard salin with shelby n her rents Monday: went 2 school n iono wut i did Tuesday: went 2 school n had field day umm then went 2 playground after school n saw a guy i kno but then he took off shirt ewwy my n me friends told him 2 put it bac on then he told us 2 take off our shorts yea he is weird Wesday: went 2 school n did nt yea fun i kno o yea n umm made plans 2 go 2 shoppin center wit tall asian n drunk monkey n cheerleader hoo runs funny n mayb van n mayb adilson donno n then i talked crazy person named Holly hehe umm n i hav a pool party on friday 4 graduatin @ my skool n a concert n shelby is spendin the weekin here |
Saturday, June 5th, 2004 |
I kno I havent updated in a while but i didnt feel like it like i told u in the first entry. On Thursday me n my mom went 2 Hot Topic n i got 2 skirts then we went 2 another store but i 4got which 1 n got 2 shirts so now im broke. Then we went 2 finishline n i gots new shoes cuz mine was fallin apart so i got Phat farm shoes. My brother had 2 lace them 4 me cuz i kept messin it ^ cuz im retarded @ times. Friday i was supost 2 go out of town but it flooded there (WV) so we no go. Saturday (2day) i juss hung out with my friend Shelby. The stupid rain ruined day n outside. O well! So bored. Bye ppl | ||||||||
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004 |
2day I went 2 school n learned nt. isnt that amzing? altho i nvr really learn much so nvr that. I think i like my best guy friend. Which sux 4 me. My friends say he likes me but im not sure. N i learned that 5th graders n 4th graders r good resourses 2 find stuff out. There 4 guys in my school that r afrid of me n my friend wrote in her profile that they were afrid of me n that i thought that they liked me. How mean is that?but she eraseed it so its all kool. Ok so wut else is there 2 tell u ppl? O n umm this guy winked @ my friend n did this tounge thing n told her 2 come c him but there was 1 lil problem he was goin in the bathroom! so she said WHAT? he was like u heard me then she told him hell no. Ok im out of things 2 tell u. Bye | ||||||||
Tuesday, June 1st, 2004 |
Hey! This is my first entry oviously. Can't u tell by the title? If u ppl can't then u may have so serious problems. I've never really kept a journal so if I forget to update sometimes or 4 a while don't b mad, shocked or w/e. N e ways we have a mystery going around my school. The mystery is why is Ms. Perri such a butt all the time if u think u can answer the ? then comment with ur answer. I'm gonna figure it out 1 way or another. My best friend George failed his math test twice! Poor George. N my other friend Roman didn't study n my friend Olivia failed cuz she didnt kno we had a test. I got a A- thank u. N my friend Holly's mind is always in the gutter. Now i ran out of things to tell u ppl so bye. | ||||||||
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The wannabee's and posers think they have to list every bit of photogear they own down to the memory cards as if the hardware is what holds the skill and talent. The shooters that know what they are doing don't really give a rats. They use what they have and make it work. I do 95% of my work on a 28-135, a 70-200 and a 50. Never had a client complain or lost money on a job yet because I didn't have 27 lenses in the bag or a whole bunch of primes as many crap on about. If you don't have what is ideal for a job, adapt and over come. Make what you do have a Style and turn the negative into a positive. That's what a real creative professional does. I have a heap of lenses and camera's on order at the moment and make no bones about the fact I'm buying them instead of spending the money paying tax. I also have 3 P&S camera's on order that I'm going to use for my latest target market which is humming along VERY nicely. I could use SLR's to do the same thing at much greater expense but I'm interested in running a successful business not winning a pi$$ing contest with other try hard shooters. For that reason I use the most economical gear that gets the job done to the standard required. Anything else is bad business through needless over capitalisation. The way some shooters go on these days wanting auto everything and relying on equipment to do the job for them We'll be arguing which camera points itself in the right direction and presses the shutter button at the right time because that's about all shooters have left to do now. I'd sure like to see some people do a wedding or anything else with a medium format that didn't even have a built in light meter as I and a million other shooters used to use 15 years ago and think nothing of it. You were also lucky to have 3 lenses for the things and rarely would you use all of them on a shoot. I'd still stack a lot of pics taken back then against what done now. The award winners on my walls done on those camera's certainly still impress people that were barely born when they were taken. Quote:
Last saturday night I shot a charity function of 720 people. I sent my son out on Friday to grab a new cheap I5 laptop for $500. I have desktops that I could have used and did on a similar function about a month back but he wanted a new laptop so I said go get this one and we'll use it the weekend. I also just bought a couple of weeks ago 3 new Canon printers for $100 ea. I took 2 of them with me and we used them to pint on. I got a ream of the A4 paper I'm using and cut it in half to make 6x8's and we offered those for $20 ea. So all up on the printing side my total equipment investment was $700. We took $1840 for the event. I wasn't happy with the promotion we got from the organiser and reckoned we could and should have done another $500 at least if they plugged us better. Now if I threw all that gear away and " Only " put the $1140 in my pocket, I'd say that was a pretty profitable night for arriving at 4;30 for setup and leaving at 12;30 when the event was done. The thing was though, I also used that same gear to do another job on the Sat morning and the sunday and that pulled us another $1270. Normally I would have pre-printed this other work at a cost of over $600 but I decided to change tack and it worked perfectly. On that saving alone the lappy and printers paid for themselves. You DON"T need to invest a lot of money for onsite printing. Any old P4 computer and a $100 printer will get you there especially if your only shooting 63 people! I had 2 and pooled them so we could produce an A4 eery 30 sec or a 6x8 in about 20. I know people make out that it's a big drama and a huge expense and all that CRAP to do onsite , but ask those who are saying that if they are actually shooting events and doing onsite or they are just forum parrots with bugger all experience in the real world. I didn't calibrate or ajust the laptop or the printers in any way. The lighting at the event made the images look a bit red in the skintone so I turned the colour temp down on the camera a bit and they looked great. Might be a bit blue in the daylight but by the time the pics saw daylight they were well and truly sold! Besides, the way a lot of these people were drinking they could have been blue in the face anyway! I can tell you this for a certainty. If you put the pics online you will be incredibly lucky to make 25% of what you will if you print on the night. Honestly I reckon you'll be lucky to make 10%. If you can't buy a $100 printer ( my latest ones are ip4950 canons) and a spare set of inks, print 5x7's ( Don't waste your time with stupid 6x4's, do 5x7 and look professional not like an amateur from wartmart) and recoup the cost of the printer several times over, then you are doing something ELSE very wrong. I remember some years ago a mate and I scored an awards night for a top 10 company here of 1500 people. We rocked up with everything we owned as far as lights and backgrounds etc. The organisers words were we looked like we had enough gear to go to war and over throw a small country. We set it all up, got ready and were standing there looking at the stage area and the lighting setup. Mate said how bright and colourful it was. I lifted the camera I had, fired a shot and we looked at it then each other. The lights and crap never got used that night. We brought the people in down the centre of the room, turned them round and used the stage lights as the BG and just had a speedlight on the camera for fill and dragged the shutter to 1/30 and that was it. EVERYONE raved about the pics and we sold a heap. The background of the stage lights was awesome and stood out like the dogs proverbials. Much better than anything we could have done and we didn't have green screen like now. Again, onsite printing. Pre printed them all while the people were having dinner, laid them out on about 10 tables and the only trouble we had was keeping up with the re-orders for the group prints and others. IF someone had told us how much money we made that night before the event we would have thought they were either taking drugs or ought to have been. My mates GF who was thankfully with us was stuffing cash into camera bags as the bum bag we used to put the money in couldn't hold it all. I think we sold a pic to about 60% of the people in the place and some bought 3 or 4 in different groups. A speedlight and an umbrella will be fine for this gig you are doing. If you have to make it work, you can. It's bread and butter takeaway you are doing here not portraits of the Royal family to hang in an art gallery. I did my shots on saturday night with the $500 Chinese surprise 4 light set I bought on fleabay ( which has stood up to about 8 events like this now without a hitch) and a $39 BG also from fleabay. If I had to only shoot it with the 2 spedlights I had and no BG, not a problem, I'd have made it work and called it art. Think like a business person not a forum pedantic wanna be. Use what you have as far as lights and get what you need that will make a big difference to your bottom line and that is a printer to use for onsite. For 60 people you'll do something around 20 -30 sales @ $15 ea is $375. Plus your attendance Which I'd be looking at around $200 to get the gig myself) It's a decent 4 hours work that gives you a new assett and money left over. |
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Glort- I appreciate the sentiment, time, and advice in this post. However I feel bad that you spent all that time writing this, since the offer for the gig was over 3 years ago and I didn't end up taking it. I'm sure this will be useful advice to others though so thank you! |
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Yeah, I did see that even if I wrote it poorly in the present tense as a comparison and forgot to add the main bit I was going to say about past and present. . Everything is still relevant and nothing has changed in perceptions and comments I see every week except things have got cheaper and easier. 3 years ago Laptops and Printers weren't so cheap and I was thinking how I have changed the way I'm doing things right now because of it. I recently changed from doing pre printing on what I'm doing to onsite because I got the new laptops so much cheaper and they are so much faster than before. A mate asked my why I didn't do this earlier as he rightly couldn't see why I couldn't have done that previously and I told him it was basically the price and capability of the gear. The lights are the same. My mate bought these lights as " Interest" for payback on something I did for him and while I was glad to get them at the time, I didn't really think they would be near as good or as reliable as they have been. For $500 you get everything, lights, stands, barndoors, grids, triggers etc. I have Elinchroms and Bowens lights but I didn't want to be carting them round everywhere and subjecting them to the knocks and bumps of travelling or the carelessness of drunk and stupid people. The other thing I think is online now is a worse sales medium than it was before. I think many years back when it became viable it had a wow actor to it. Now it just seems to be a great way to get pics for nothing to put on peoples phones, avoid buying the pic all together or have it hosted somewhere so you can always access and show it around when you want. Just re reading that post, I noticed I only mentioned one of the events we covered. I did 3 that weekend, ( an 18 and a 20 hour day) and the net total for my sleep denial was $3800. The worst part of the whole weekend was the monday morning when I was planning till sleeping till about 6PM, my mate arrived and woke me up just before 10 am. Some people have no manners!! There used to be a lot more event work discussions here, has this type of work dropped off or have people just become more familiar and confident with it now? |
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Monessen Greyhounds rout Serra Catholic, 50-20
By Jonathan Cyprowski
Published: Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, 11:52 p.m.
The Monessen Greyhounds (5-1, 5-1) jumped out to a quick 20-0 lead in the first quarter, and never looked back as they spoiled homecoming for the Serra Catholic Eagles (0-6, 0-6), 50-20.
Giving up 52.4 points per game this season, Serra had the task of keeping a red-hot Monessen offense off the field after a 28-21 win against Bishop Canevin last week.
"We wanted to try to control the ball and the clock this week", said Serra Catholic coach Jamie Eckels. "That's a tough team, and we knew we would have to execute to have a chance in this one."
Holding the high-powered Monessen offense to seven plays in the first half should have fit into those keys for success. Unfortunately for the Eagles, it came at the expense of their special teams.
After WVU commit Chavas Rawlins capped off an opening 70-yard drive for Monessen with an 11-yard touchdown pass to his brother, Justice Rawlins, the special teams stole the show.
RJ Small recovered an errant long snap in the end zone on the Eagles first offensive drive. On the ensuing drive Kayne Jackson blocked the Serra punt attempt and returned it 31 yards for the score.
"We played very well tonight on special teams", said Monessen coach Andy Pacak. "We were hustling to the ball, and we were able to take advantage of some young mistakes."
Down 20 points, the Eagles also were eager to take advantage of a mistake. Chavas Rawlins fumbled a snap on the Monessen 1-yard line, and Serra running back Za'Lamir Meador punched it in for their first points of the game.
Monessen came right back on their next play with a 51-yard touchdown run by Javon Brown. The Greyhounds left the throttle down forcing a three-and-out that led to their third special teams touchdown of the night on 69-yard punt return by Chavas Rawlins.
Under a running clock in the second half, Serra quarterback Zac Quattrone managed to run for more than 80 yards and two touchdowns against the Monessen second team.
"We have one senior and three juniors playing on this team. When they were matched against the younger guys on the Monessen squad in the second half they performed well," said Eckels. "We are young and have to continue to get experience and get better each week. That's our goal right now. Get better each week."
The test doesn't get any easier next week in the Black Hills Conference as they face Fort Cherry.
Monessen will take on Imani Christian Academy.
"Imani is beating up everybody they face," Pacak said after the game. "It's a tough, tough conference, and we are going to have to go back and work harder than ever to make sure we come out on top again next week."
Jonathan Cyprowski is •a freelance writer.
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