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That's better. Much more like a normal day on RA. Scout, you're a trooper filling in for JK during his absence. I still think that JK's response was like - 10,000 words short though which will probably leave me needing therapy and feeling like he really doesn't care after all. Sigh. Claire xxx
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Scout. Whilst I appreciate every word of your post - I now feel the need to point out that though I may have only won my age group/woman thingy due to DNS's or other people's crapness - I clearly am the winner in this post because you have to chase booty to catch it, whilst I can simply lie on the sofa and grope my own bits whenever I choose. Re-validating my own greatness. Claire xxx
I clearly am the winner in this post because you have to chase booty to catch it, whilst I can simply lie on the sofa and grope my own bits whenever I choose. Claire xxx
Is it at this point where someone needs to state the obvious......That this thread is useless without pics?
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Dude. I had been wondering why a New Zealander would post throughout the day here in the U.S... The question of all virtual communities: Is she real? Does it matter?
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- m i s s . t e a said...
oh my gosh, you've made me miss spring soo much! I really can't wait for winter to end now!
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- Georgia said...
Those floral prints are gorgeous. I am dreaming of those shoes!!
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- ftashion said...
Oh my! Love the details! So romantic!
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- Ka Mila said...
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- Ana Carneiro said...
Simply beautiful! Love these details!!!
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- Emma Matthews said...
Absolutely stunning!
Emma x
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- Carina said...
I agree, simply gorgeous!
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- SusuanaLove said...
These are lovely, you've reminded me of how much I miss ribbons!
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- Ester Ramos said...
you're blgo is so adorable.
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- Katie said...
Oh my word, these outfits/shoes are beautiful. I especially like the white lace heels. I'm a real sucker for real items that scream femininity! Oh I know, as soon as I find a pair of good fitting jeans I instantly fall for them. Thank you, your hair is also beautiful! I'd love to be blessed with curly locks like yourself!
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Oh, I totally love your blog! It is so lovely :)
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- 100686579965038621274 said...
i love lace and feminine light blush colors :D these are still feminine dresses with a touch of sexy haha~ reminds me of like the 1800s.. just a bit :p
keep in touch! <3
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- KylieR said...
Soooo pretty love them all, epescially the floral ones!
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- Britney said...
The lace shoes ... amazing!
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3:13pm Thursday 24th May 2012 in News Exclusive By Tim Ridgway , Local government reporter
Hundreds of public servants receive free car park permits which cost ordinary residents up to £1,500 a year.
The Argus can exclusively reveal Brighton and Hove City Council issues about 400 of its workers with free passes.
The local authority is now considering revoking some of the permits, which can be used during week nights and at weekends when staff are not at work, as part of a widespread review to save money.
However, elected councillors, who are also given the option of parking passes to use at two city car park, will be exempt from the review after some claimed they needed them for their duties.
Union representatives claimed it was "double standards" adding the workers save the local authority – and taxpayers' – money as they use their own cars for work.
But, others have asked how, when the local authority must find tens of millions of pounds of savings in the next few years, public sector staff can continue to receive the "perks".
Steve Percy, who founded the city-based People's Parking Protest, said: "I think it's disgusting.
"We all have to pay for our parking irrespective of who we work for and council staff should be no different.
"If it's included as a perk then it would have to be taken as part of their salary but that's not going to wash with anyone."
But Alex Knutsen, secretary of Brighton and Hove branch of Unison, said: "I believe there are double standards at play.
"We are supportive of any review into the system but officers and elected members need to be aware which workers actually receive these permits.
"There are a number of staff who need their cars for their work."
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A council spokesman said in total 247 staff permits are currently in circulation for the public car parks in London Road, Regency Square and Norton Road, which is opposition Hove Town Hall.
He added there are a further 152 permits for the local authority-owned Kings House car park with even more staff also given short-stay access.
Among those to receive the permits are social workers, home care staff and planning enforcement officers, all of whom unions claim need to travel for their jobs.
However, The Argus understands the local authority believes there are some "commuters" who use the passes while they remain in the same office all day.
Mr Knutsen rejected this view as "absolute nonsense".
A council spokesman said: "Clearly with parking spaces in the city at a premium, and residents being asked to pay rising charges, we need to be sure that any parking arrangements for staff are seen to be fair.
"Existing allocations were last reviewed in 2005. Subject to talks with unions, changes are expected during the summer. We can't yet speculate as to how much might be saved – that would be part of the review."
Councillors have the option to receive either parking permits for Norton Road and The Lanes car parks or a free annual bus pass worth £450. About half of the 54 elected members receive the passes with a council spokesman adding it allowed politicians to "attend meetings, often at unsocial hours".
The local authority charges residents £1,000 for an annual season ticket in London Road car park.
The fee for Regency Square car park is £1,500 and Hove Town Hall is £750.
An annual ticket for The Lanes, where only councillors receive free permits, is £2,500.
Only one of the 23 Green councillors – leisure cabinet member Geoffrey Bowden – has a parking permit.
The remaining 26 parking passes are taken up by Conservative and Labour councillors.
The Green administration last night said it was looking to discuss the issue of councillor parking permits with other groups in the coming weeks.
Conservative Geoffrey Theobald said: "My understanding of the review is that staff who need vehicles will be able to keep their permits. Councillors are coming from all areas of the city and rushing to meetings."
Labour group leader Gill Mitchell said: "We want to know more about this review and its purpose. If it is to ensure that passes are being used correctly and not for simply commuting to work, then this will not apply to councillors."


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She was created in 1909 by Hans Christian Andersen. She sits close to the shore of Langelinie. It is important to know that the "Danish Little Mermaid" is not the same as Disney's version of her. Hans Christian Andersen's home is also located along the Nyhavn canal. There are tour boats that take you around the Nyhavn canal so you can see many more sights from the water.
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In 1971, Christiania made themselves a "free state" inside Copenhagen. Since it was during the age of the hippie revolution, the government allowed the community to exist as a social experiment. More than 1,000 people reside in the abandoned military camp turning the old buildings into schools and houses. The self-governing Christiania outlawed all drugs, except they turned their heads at the sale of marijuana on "Pusher Street". They are tax-free and preach about peace and drugs. Visitors are welcome to walk down their streets, shop, and see their way of life. There is talk about shutting Christiania down, but it has not been done due to the government fearing a full-scale riot would break out.
Stroget is a pedestrian shopping street, ¾ mile long that runs in the heart of the city between Radhuspladsen and Kongens Nytorv, two of Copenhagen's most visible and busiest places. This is also an excellent place to do your tourist shopping for souvenirs. It is important to note that "Stroget" does not appear on maps, only the following street names do: Frederiksberggade, Nygade, Villelskaftet, Amagertorv, and Ostergade. To see more historical buildings and cozy bars, Vestergade runs parallel to Stroget.
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Located in the center of Copenhagen, the Rosenborg Castle was built in the Renaissance era and was intended to be a summer home for the Royal Family. It houses artifacts from the Danish Royal Family including the crown jewels, family portraits, and the most favorite part of the castle, the Knight's Hall which includes three silver lions that guards the thrones. Today, the castle still serves as the treasury for royal regalia and jewels. Surrounding the Rosenborg Castle is the King's Gardens which are a lovely way to spend a warm day walking the grounds enjoyed by both tourists and locals.
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In 1843, the Tivoli Gardens was transformed to an amusement park. Today, it still remains an amusement park but it also has many restaurants, beer gardens, and throughout the year many concerts and symphonies are held here for free. Tivoli is located across the street from the Central Station. During the evening the atmosphere turns more romantic and the beer gardens become more active. Saturday nights include a firework display at 11:45pm that displays over Tivoli Lake.
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Gentlemen's Ride: Santa Monica
Saturday, February 19th in Santa Monica, California we will roll out from Bike Effect, one of the most recent additions to our Retail Partner family. The ride? The Gauntlet. Despite the ominous sounding name this ride is open to one and all and purports to be a great ride up and through the Santa Monica hills. For those of us who are attending from the Portland, Oregon office we are crossing our fingers and praying for sunshine. Join us.
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13th February 2011 10:17pm
Underware's Bello making a nice run there :)
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16th February 2011 05:24pm
heard it's going to rain, still on?
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16th February 2011 05:28pm
Ill - we've never let a little rain stop us before. In fact we make a jacket specifically for the occasion. Ha! Hope to see you there.
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18th February 2011 07:39am
Rain or shine, I'm definitely coming. For the coffee. OK, I'm coming for the ride, too, at least the roll-out. My age and my weight will weigh, well, too heavily on me to complete the entire ride before 5 or 6 p.m., and that would be on Sunday. In mid-march. In 2012.
Bike Effect is a terrific shop. I made my first visit yesterday. It's probably the crème de la crème of bikes shops in the Santa Monica/West L.A. area.
As for the weather forecast, I'm bringing a snorkel and water wings and an emergency locater beacon. (It looks worse later in the day, not so bad in the morning.) And anyway, glory through suffering, yes?
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18th February 2011 05:48pm
depends on whether im working or not. if not, ill be there!!!! first ride this month! damn job….. and it WILL be wet!
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We had a fabulous brunch. The menu items for brunch are very unique. The Dutch pancakes are wonderful. The servings are ample along with great presentations. They have a small staff which were attentive. The kitchen is tiny so if your in a hurry you will probably need to go somewhere else. Take your time to enjoy your meal and the views.
I'd not been to the restaurant in the Island Moorings Marina in Port Aransas in many years and decided to go this past weekend. If you are looking for a small place with a nice view of a marine, a great sunset, excellent food, a good wine list, a knowledgeable and friendly staff, and are willing to spend Houston/Austin/Dallas/San Antonio prices for a great evening, then this is a place for you. As one example of the service, the particular Pinot Grigio that I'd selected was not available but rather than come back with the wine list, our waiter brought back three alternative wines for us to taste that had been selected by the Chef based on what we'd ordered for our entrees. One was a perfect fit and paired well with our meal.
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FeaturesPaiwan folk singers keep culture alive through musicCamake Valaule, instructor at the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers, passes on Paiwan culture through music.
"Come, ancestors! Do not worry about the insufficient preparation of meat and wine These are the lyrics to "Song for Welcoming Ancestral Spirits," one of the many Paiwan folk songs sung by the folk singers at Pingtung County's Taiwu Elementary School, where the majority of the students are from the indigenous Paiwan tribe partly distributed in Jiaxing and Taiwu villages of southern Taiwan. Titled "Gelu gelu" or "Idu," depending on whether the song is performed prior to festivals or when sorcerers are treating someone, the original lyrics are: Idu sakanangjljan ne maya sase kakezan vuvu To the children, the songs are like an umbilical cord linking them to their ancestors. Indeed, this is the kind of effect that Camake Valaule, a physical education teacher with the school, wanted when he founded the choir in 2006, after a student he instructed—Lumasan—won first prize at the 2003 Nationwide Local Folk Songs Competition. Although Lumasan's triumph was pleasing to Camake Valaule, it also saddened him, because Lumasan did not win by singing a Paiwan song. To Camake Valaule, who does not read music but knows many melodies and ballads taught to him when he was young, the bonds between the younger generation and their villages seemed pitifully weak. "They could not speak their mother tongue, and were not involved in traditional festivals," he said. "They did not even know our tribal legends. "As the Paiwan are a tribe without writing, knowledge of our culture—from festivals and historic legends to our class structure—is passed down orally through folk songs. So I thought maybe learning songs would be a good way for the children to understand their cultural inheritance." After the establishment of the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers, Camake Valaule conducted field studies of folk songs from the two villages. "The seniors were very willing to help, passing on to me all they knew. I would tell them whether it was a children's ballad or a folk song that I was looking for, and they would sit together, discuss and try to recall which song appeared in which festival in what kind of tune. I would then record it, note down the meaning of the lyrics, practice the song over and over again and then teach it to my students," he said. About 50 festival, folk, love and wedding songs, as well as children's ballads, have already been collected in this way, he added. Using "Puljega," a traditional wedding song, as an example, Camake Valaule said there are 35 lines to the ballad, which takes 40 minutes to sing. "It tells the story of a chieftain, his birth and family background such as the places he lived in before his migration, the number of lands he possesses and the families he controls. As the song is owned by the chief, he is the only one who can sing all 35 lines, while the deputy chief has permission to sing 20. "The Paiwan put a lot of emphasis on the right person singing the right song at the right place," Camake Valaule pointed out. "This is one lesson I am teaching the children." Restrictions are not as strict for other types of music such as love songs, he added. "People can sing according to their emotions, except they must pay attention to the words they use. For instance, commoners cannot use glass beads or rainbows to describe the beauty of a female, because the nobility are the only ones in possession of such objects. "Although a Paiwan song may have only two to three words or lines, it tells a story, so when teaching the tunes to the children, not only the lines are taught, but also the cultural meaning that the words point to. This is why a lot of time is needed to collect the ballads." According to Camake Valaule, the singing styles of residents from Taiwu and Jiaxing are different. The former uses the abdomen singing method, while the latter employs the unison singing technique. "We are lucky to have students from both villages because they can learn various songs and different ways of singing from one another." Although his fieldwork has gone fairly smoothly, Camake Valaule said, he did encounter resistance, especially during the first few years of his project. The village elders would say to him: "Those children are not from our village, why should they be allowed to sing our song?" The seniors only gave way after Camake Valaule explained to them that his plan was to pass on their culture. Camake Valaule's hard work over the years has paid off. In 2009, the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers were invited to perform in Belgium, France, Germany and Luxemburg. In 2011, they were voted one of the world's top five performance groups by audiences of Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s Amazing Voice program. Recalling the group's first tour in Europe, Camake Valaule admitted that he felt very nervous. "People say Europe is the center of the arts. I was worried that the audience would fall asleep as most of our 75-minute performance was a cappella. The students were also anxious, especially after listening to bands that performed bel canto before us. They even thought the way we sang was weird and different from the others. "Surprisingly, the audience listened with full focus and high spirits," Camake Valaule said. "They told me afterward that through our performance, they had a vision of our country, our village, without having to visit it. This experience greatly boosted our confidence." According to Camake Valaule, singing traditional ballads has allowed students and their parents to re-understand their culture. "It used to be that the only ones who could sing these songs were tribal elders aged between 50 and 60. Now with the children able to perform the pieces as well, parents are beginning to ask, 'Why do we not know how to sing the ballads?' 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"When I Was Young" has a gorgeous acoustic 12-string sound, with the bass strings panned left and the trebles panned right. What did you play for that part, and how did you capture such lush tones? Oh, thanks! That's actually a 6-string doubled with a guitar playing Nashville tuning [a 6-string with the E, A, D, and G strings tuned an octave higher than normal]. When we made The Weight Is a Gift with [produc-er] Chris Walla, we were listening to a lot of [Traveling Wilburys and Beatles and Roy Orbison producer] Jeff Lynne productions and noticing how he puts Nashville tuning on everything.
Which guitars did you use for that, and why did you use two guitars instead of a single 12-string to get that sound? Because fingerpicking on a 12-string is a sloppier affair, and I'm really not much of a finger-picker. I used a 1991 Gibson
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Do you ever struggle with having too many cool guitar parts for a single song? How do you know when to say, "enough is enough"? I don't usually have too many parts, but I can definitely have too many tracks. At some point, you have to go, "Okay, it's getting smaller." The problem is that I'm so addicted to doubling. But if you're, like, "Oh, let's try this guitar and this amp. And how about these …," before you know it, you've got four tracks of rhythm guitar—which can be okay if you can control it in the mix. But when you have too much, it starts to get smaller [sounding]. The transients are all getting squished,
Your doubled guitar parts are incredibly tight. Do you work extra hard to track them that way from the beginning, or do you nudge them in Pro Tools after the fact? I'm not so into using Pro Tools to move stuff around. I got my big lesson on doubling with Ric Ocasek on our first record: Whenever we'd have a song with a typical, here-comes-the-chorus, kaboom-type of thing, we would triple-track it with a Les Paul and a Marshall. I'd do the first track, and it was usually cool, but for the second and third layers, he'd make me do it, like, 15 times—until that first fraction of a second hit like a wall. I'd hit the chord on the second or third track, and Ric would be, like, "Yeah, that's good. Do it again … Good. Do it again … Good … Do it again …." And then I'd hit one where it was just completely invisible—and I'm a believer now. When the stuff is really tight, it just does something really special to the impact of the song.


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nice works in your sketchbook! Some really cool character designs and your latest sculpt is nice aswell!
Definently keep it going and looking forward seeing more from you!
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nice works in your sketchbook! Some really cool character designs and your latest sculpt is nice aswell!
Definently keep it going and looking forward seeing more from you!
All the best and happy sculpting,
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Hey everybody... decided to do a new sketch today and practise how to do craniums, something that i desperately need to do more often...at this stage, the skull is in Dynamesh mode and I still need to fix it.
I have my anatomy books nearby but I STILL feel something is wrong... I would love your feedback and advice... thanks
Good start. The brow needs to extend beyond the cheek bone. Focus on the brow, to cheek bone area
Hey guys, a quick update on this character... still working on tweaking the head which is still in Dynamesh mode... I wanted to design the features of an African American male, particularly in the nose and jaw line... still much work to be done... once the head is done, I am going
to give the model another detail pass before I texture and unwrap it...
Some updates on Blade... still inching my way to some good detail Almost got the head the way I want it... just need a few more tweaks before I go into the detail pass phase on the whole model and resurface it... C&C is welcome
Morning from Beantown... the more I work on this character, the more I am starting to think he is looking weird proportion wise... maybe someone here can point out what is going on with him. I am really about to do some proportion tweaks on him...
here is a render of him from ZBrish...
his neck seems a little on the short side
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Hey everybody, finally getting back into the swing of things... and decided to get back to this guy... I am having some issues with the wrinkles on the pants and shirt... I feel they are REALLY off and hoping someone can give me the kick in the ass I need to correct it. Here is a capture of Blade nearly complete... just have to detail the arm attachment and give him more accessories. More to come... thanks
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Hey everybody, it's been a while since I've posted anything... (enjoying the new features of ZBrush 4r4, QRemesher simply ROCKS!) been working on my bounty hunter model, both his primary and alternate models for my game.
Still trying to get enough detail on the bodies to allow me to get an excellent bake... For the Primary Model, I am kinda wanting to drop the flak jacket since the alternate model is wearing an armoured body suit, and I will be placing accesories
such as weapons and other props directly inside of Unity. I would love your feedback, and opinions to improve these models. And I am seriously considering removing the chest place off the primary model.
The secondary model is a still a work in progress...
Looks interesting, digg the tight body armour concept. As a critique, i kinda feel the cranial mass is too small (the proportion of the "face" to the "head"). Maybe also the head seems a bit small to the body, it might just be the perspective though.
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Hey, I will definitely look at the head again... I thought I had a layer that tweaked the shape, and I have the perspective set to 60 in ZBrush...


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HOLLYWOOD, CA (KCBS/KCAL/CBS) - A billboard featuring a picture of an active-duty military soldier with his Iranian-American wife has drawn sharp criticism and will soon be a fixture on roadsides throughout the U.S.
The advertisement is for a company called SnoreStop that sells nasal sprays, oral sprays and pills that claim to prevent snoring.
According to a company representative, the concept is that the product is so good it helps keep marriages together by ridding them of a problem that frequently causes tension.
"SnoreStop is a product for couples, and we want to show couples that you normally don't see in advertising," said Melody Devemark, who works for the family-owned business. "People feel that we're trying to misuse the image of military servicemen, and I think they don't understand that there are couples like this that do exist. It's just that you're not used to seeing them."
The company said the billboard on the Sunset Strip is just the beginning. They plan to roll it out in 20 more cities, including Houston, Salt Lake City and New York.
If their goal was to create a lot of buzz about their product, it looks like they accomplished their mission.
"Anytime you get somebody to look twice, then I think it does what the advertisers were trying to do," said Hollywood resident Dave Sandoval.
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Elizabeth Pearson chosen as Laguna Beach mayor
By JOANNA CLAY
Elizabeth Pearson was appointed by her Laguna Beach City Council colleagues Tuesday night to serve as the city's mayor for the next year. The council took a moment to honor Kelly Boyd, who was mayor for the past year, for serving the city while battling cancer. "He has been an exemplary mayor," said Pearson, who
Wed Dec 11, 2013
$20,000 jewelry theft reported in Laguna
By JOSEPH ESPIRITU
Here are recent Police Department reports from Laguna Beach:DEC. 8 Disturbance. 6:01 p.m. 400 block South Coast Highway. A shop owner said a man in his 50s entered her business and started yelling because the store sells the same fragrances he does. She said he warned her to stop or she would be sorry. &
Tue Dec 10, 2013
Phyllis Sweeney, Laguna's first female mayor, dies
By JOANNA CLAY
Phyllis Sweeney, Laguna Beach's first female mayor, died Dec. 3 at age 88.Sweeney, who served on the City Council in the 1970s, was instrumental in halting high-rise hotels along Laguna's shores, helped keep Main Beach Park from being a view obstruction and co-founded Village Laguna, an organization aimed at preserving the cit
Tue Dec 10, 2013
Pendleton Marine gets Silver Star for bravery
By ERIKA I. RITCHIE
CAMP PENDLETON – Maj. Robb McDonald on Monday was presented with the Silver Star – the nation's third-highest medal for valor – for heroism during a Taliban attack at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan more than a year ago. McDonald was serving as executive officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211 at the time of the attack, which
Tue Dec 10, 2013
Laguna Beach celebrates with holiday hospitality
Laguna Beach's annual Hospitality Night brought holiday festivities throughout the downtown area Friday, courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce. Santa and Mrs. Claus rode in from Coast Highway to kick off the evening of music, ice skating and lighting of the Christmas pepper tree outside City Hall at 505 Forest Ave.
Sat Dec 07, 2013
Shedding new light on vertical farming
By MARNI USHEROFF
OCEANSIDE On Famgro Farms, there are no rows of crops in sun-drenched soil. Its leafy greens are grown in dirtless flats, stacked inside an Oceanside warehouse. They are nurtured under the magenta glow of LED lights without any pesticides, herbicides or animal products. And the farmer? That would be Steve Fambro, an electrical engineer,
Sat Dec 07, 2013
Book shares life of surfing, sailing pioneer
By LAYLAN CONNELLY
How does one man have so much time in just one life to accomplish so much?That's the question that author Paul Holmes kept asking himself during 27 months of researching the life of surfing and sailing innovator Hobie Alter for a book that is set to release Saturday at the Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center in San Clemente. Alter is exp
Fri Dec 06, 2013
Phenomenon of portly pets peeves vets
By ERIKA I. RITCHIE
Although Wayne Eggleston was mayor of San Clemente and probably is best known for creating Park Semper Fi, his cat Buster doesn't lag far behind in notoriety. Buster, better known as Mr. Lover, is robustly rotund at 37 pounds. The 14-year-old tabby has been Eggleston's constant companion for 13 years, since he picked the cat for his outg
Thu Dec 05, 2013
Laguna residents argue over protecting their views
By JOANNA CLAY
A Laguna Beach committee needs more time to ready regulations that would protect its residents' ocean and scenic views.The ordinance would make Laguna Beach one of the first cities in the South County to have with such restrictions. Neighboring cities such as Dana Point, San Clemente and Newport Beach, do not have regulations that e
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Santa Ana College presents mariachi show
By RON GONZALES
Mexican music: Santa Ana College's bi-annual "Don" Mariachi Concert takes place Friday, Dec. 6. Balet Folklorico Mexicanisimo, directed by Graciela Hinojosa-Holguin. and the "Don" Mariachi, co-directed by Ernesto Viramontes, will present the concert. Musicians from the non-profit Capistrano Co
Wed Dec 04, 2013
A double bonus for Laguna Beach runners at state
If making it back to the state meet was the main course for the Laguna Beach High School cross country teams, then the Breakers' performance at the 2013 CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday qualifies as a little extra Thanksgiving gravy.In the first season since 2009 that both the boys and girls programs qualified for state,
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Boys Soccer Preview: Laguna Beach looks to compete in tough league
Making the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 playoffs is often an uphill battle for the Laguna Beach boys soccer team, but usually not for a lack of talent or potential within the Breakers' program.It's getting through the rugged Orange Coast League that usually determines how far the Breakers' season will go, and the league once again look
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Surfing into Hanukkah
Rain showers didn't put a damper on the excitement as locals and tourists gathered at Laguna Main Beach on Nov. 30 for a Thanksgivukkah celebration. Children enjoyed crafts and face painting, while Israeli DJ Eldad got the crowd dancing and singing. Rabbi Perel Goorevitch and friends of Chabad of Laguna Beach lit the surfboard menorah fo
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Winter Fantasy kicks off Christmas season with crafts
By KENDRA ABLAZA
LAGUNA BEACH – The Sawdust Art and Craft Festival's signature sawdust and handcrafted village off Laguna Canyon Road was still there on Saturday, but there was a different twist to it. Christmas lights, Santa Claus greetings and festive ornaments were added to the mix, lending the event its new title at this time of year, &ld
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Thousands flock to Montage tree lighting
By JOANNA CLAY
More than 5,000 people went to the Montage Laguna Beach on Monday night to celebrate the holiday season with the resort's fourth annual tree-lighting ceremony and community open house.After viewing the sunset on the lawn, visitors watched as the 55-foot white fir was lighted at the end of the hotel's mosaic-tiled pool. There a
Tue Dec 03, 2013
Crime in your Laguna Beach neighborhoods
By JOSEPH ESPIRITU
Here are recent Police Department reports from Laguna Beach:DEC. 1 Petty theft. 4:31 p.m. 500 block Anita Street. A caller said someone stole a folding knife, a stun gun and a wallet from his unlocked car. Vandalism. 12:39 p.m. 400 block Jasmine Street. A resident said someone placed sticke
Tue Dec 03, 2013
Nikolai Erngren isn't cuckoo about his clocks
By MARLA JO FISHER
If you've ever yearned to take a noisy cuckoo clock and hurl it against the wall to silence it forever, then you just might appreciate Nikolai Erngren's work. His handmade, one-of-a-kind cuckoo clocks are riotous in color and form, and have birds attached, but they don't utter a peep. He still shudders when he r
Tue Dec 03, 2013
Around Laguna: Olympian grand marshal, 'Ren & Stimpy' animator, more
OLYMPIAN JANET EVANS IS PATRIOTS DAY GRAND MARSHAL Former Olympic swimmer Janet Evans, a Laguna Beach resident who won gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Games, will be the grand marshal of Laguna's Patriots Day Parade on March 1. Evans and other parade honorees will be featured during the annual Honorees Fundraiser Br
Tue Dec 03, 2013
Artist's paintings give 'Peanuts' a different look
By JOANNA CLAY
The "Peanuts" gang –Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, et al – are part of American culture just like apple pie or baseball. But Tom Everhart takes the classic comic strip and turns it into a psychedelic experience. In one painting, Snoopy is covered with tiny versions of his feathere
Mon Dec 02, 2013
Local artists present hopeful AIDS picture
LAGUNA BEACH – As an homage to the artists who passed away, and the creations that never were, because of AIDS, the Laguna Art Museum and AIDS Services Foundation Orange County hosted a three-day exhibition, Day With(out) Art, that ended Sunday, on World AIDS Day. More than 100 people went to see the free exhibit featuring the AIDS
Sun Dec 01, 2013
$50 million project streams repairs into South Coast Water District pipeline
By JOANNA CLAY
Roughly a dozen people clad in hard hats entered a door nestled into the bluff top at Thousand Steps Beach in Laguna Beach. The cave-like tunnel, with calcified groundwater forming icicles on the ceiling, is an example of what the rest of South Coast Water District's $50 million repaired pipeline will look like. Unlike the
Sun Dec 01, 2013
Celebrate all that is good in the community
By ELIZABETH PEARSON
I am thankful that I get to live and serve in the most beautiful place on the planet: beautiful open spaces, ocean vistas, downtown and more parks per capita than any city in Orange County. I am thankful for a tolerant community – one that has allowed me to meet a diverse group of interesting people and which has served as a platfo
Thu Nov 28, 2013
South OC opens doors, arms to Marines on Thanksgiving
By MEGHANN M. CUNIFF
This year's Thanksgiving is the first time in three years Christine Gonzalez and her four children will spend a holiday with her husband. Jeffrey, a Marine, has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. And because of a local organization dedicated to helping military families, Gonzalez didn't have to waste time fighting gr
Thu Nov 28, 2013
Kay Warren shares her grief over son's suicide
By ERIKA I. RITCHIE
Matthew Warren had a date lined up the first week of April. He was excited to upgrade his iPhone, he was planning a new fitness routine with his trainer and, most of all, he looked forward to an appointment with a UCLA psychiatrist he liked. Instead, Matthew, 27 – Kay and pastor Rick Warren's youngest son – killed him
Wed Nov 27, 2013
Laguna shop speaks the language of shoe repair
By DAVID BRO
At Factotum in Laguna Beach, you can get your leather shoes and bags repaired in just about any language you can think of.Co-owner Tom Graffio, a grandson of Sicilian cobblers, learned Italian while growing up in Long Beach. He learned shoemaking in his family's shop from the time he was 6. Later, in graduate linguistics studies at
Wed Nov 27, 2013
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May 1, 1999 - Successfully negotiates with Slobodan Milosevic for the release of three U.S. soldiers that had been held in Yugoslavia for over a month.
August 9, 2000 - Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton.
January 18, 2001 - Publicly acknowledges he fathered a daughter out of wedlock in 1999 with Karin Stanford, the former head of Rainbow/PUSH's Washington bureau.
July 9, 2008 - Apologizes for disparaging comments he made on July 6 about presidential candidate Barack Obama while on a break during an interview by Fox News. Jackson says he was unaware his microphone was still on.
September 2012 - Two American citizens serving prison sentences for treason in Gambia are allowed to return to the U.S. after the Rev. Jesse Jackson makes a face-to-face appeal for their release to President Yahya Jammeh.


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When Miguel Lopez de Legazpi wrested control of Manila, he chose to erect his fortress on the remnants of the Islamic settlement by the mouth of the Pasig River.
When Miguel Lopez de Legazpi wrested control of Manila, he chose to erect his fortress on the remnants of the Islamic settlement by the mouth of the Pasig River.
The Donsol Visitors Center , situated 1.5km north of the river bridge (by tricycle from town), is the place to go. The experience is quite regimented – it has to be, given the well-being of the animals, the number of visitors and the need to rotate boat crews fairly – and access to the whale sharks is limited to a maximum of 25 boats.
Downtown, in a quiet residential area, the newly renovated Casa Gorordo Museum is one of the hidden gems of Cebu City. Originally a private home, it was built in the 1850s and purchased by the Gorordos, one of Cebu's leading families. The lower part of the house has walls of Mactan coral stone, which makes it deliciously cool in the middle of the day.
To view one of the largest eagles in the world (in terms of wing span), head to the Philippine Eagle Research & Nature Center , which is dedicated to conserving these endangered birds. Around 35 Philippine eagles (also known as monkey-eating eagles) are here, 20 of which were bred through artificial insemination.
This holiest of churches is a real survivor. Built in 1565 and burnt down three times, it was rebuilt in its present form in 1737. Perhaps it owes its incendiary past to the perennial bonfire of candles in its courtyard, stoked by an endless procession of pilgrims and other worshippers.
This island, only a 20-minute bangka ride from Coron town, has an imposing, mysterious skyline that wouldn't be out of place in a King Kong film. Flying over Coron, you see that what lies inland, on the other side of the fortresslike jungle-clad rocky escarpments, is only more inaccessible terrain pockmarked with lakes.
The Crisologos, Vigan's most prominent political dynasty, have also converted their ancestral home into a strange but interesting family shrine, the Crisologo Museum . In addition to the usual fare of books, photos and other personal items, there is the old Chevy that Governor Carmeling Crisologo was in when she was ambushed in 1961.
Built in 1908 and affectionately known as 'The Pink House', Bernardino Jalandoni Ancestral House is virtually unchanged from the days when it was home to the Jalandoni family. If you're lucky the energetic manager may give you an impromptu tour. The furniture and objets d'art on the 2nd floor are the best preserved of the historical items in the two museums.
Towards the airport, at barangay Libertad, is the Balangay Shrine Museum , home to the remains of a balangay (seagoing outrigger boat) c 321, one of the oldest known artefacts in the Philippines. The word 'barangay' in fact derives from balangay, as the boats were big enough to move whole communities of settlers in one journey.
The Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary takes in 1030 hectares of sand flats and mangroves on Olango's southern shores. This is a vital refuelling depot for around 50,000 birds of 47 species (including the endangered Chinese egret Egretta eulophotes and Asiatic dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus ) on the east-Asian migratory route to Australia.
One of the first places Cebu residents will take visiting relatives is the Jumalon Butterfly Sanctuary , west of the downtown area. It's hardly a place you'd expect butterflies to hang around, but hang around they do – from branches and leaves all over the garden of Julian Jumalon's home.
The Rajah Sikatuna National Park is an immense 9000 hectares of native molave forest and grasslands, kilometres of haphazardly marked trails, more than 100 caves and a dubious camping area (per person P30) that is little more than a sign in a small, cleared zone.
This island, only a 20-minute bangka ride from Coron town, has an imposing, mysterious skyline that wouldn't be out of place in a King Kong film.
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Bow hunting for turkeys
Question: While bow hunting for turkeys last week, I saw a flock of hens and jakes on the side of a highway and I got to wondering if it's legal to hunt off the side of a highway. I know we can't shoot across a highway, but exactly how many yards or feet away does a bow hunter have to be?
—Rafael O.
Answer: It is unlawful to discharge a firearm or release an arrow or crossbow bolt over or across any public road or other established way open to the public in an unsafe and reckless manner (Fish and Game Code, section 3004(b)). Definitions for road and roadway can be found in the California Vehicle Code, sections 527 and 530. In addition, most counties have ordinances setting the distance from a public roadway that one must be to lawfully discharge a firearm. Many counties require 150 feet, but this distance varies and you will have to check with the appropriate county's sheriff's department to determine the legal distance. It is always unlawful to negligently discharge a firearm, and the discharge of a firearm from or upon a public road or highway is prohibited (California Penal Code, section 374c).
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—Will E.
Answer: Yes, these basic hand-held reels are legal to use. Just add some line, tie on your hook, add bait, drop in your line and you're fishing. It doesn't get much easier or less expensive than this method. Standard methods apply, so if you are fishing in inland waters (three hooks with bait or three lures with three hooks each) or fishing in the ocean for rockfish (two hooks), you need to follow the hook restrictions as if you had a rod attached. If you do happen to hook a big fish, just be sure you'll be able to land it!
Starry flounder rules
Question: Can you please clarify the starry flounder regulations in saltwater versus freshwater? I know that flounder are included in the rockfish-cabezon-greenling regulations in saltwater, with limits and a definite season. However, when they move upstream (east) of the Carquinez Bridge into inland waters, do the same regulations still apply? Or may they be taken year-round with no limit as they are not mentioned in the freshwater regulations?
—Barbara U.
Answer: According to California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt. Bob Puccinelli, because the freshwater limits for starry flounder are the same as the ocean limits, the limits would adhere to any closures in ocean waters as well. In other words, when there is an ocean closure (zero limit), there would be a corresponding zero limit in freshwater as well.
Squirrels in condor country
Question: I hunt ground squirrels with pellet guns as I understand they don't fall into the category of firearms. My question is, do I have to use non-lead pellets?
—James T.
Answer: While not specifically prohibited for pellet guns, the intent of the non-lead ammunition requirement laws is to prevent lead from being introduced into animals that California condors may eat. Ground squirrels could fall into this category but the law does not expressly prohibit lead pellets. Non-lead pellets are available.
Glasses when abalone diving
Question: I wear reading glasses. I don't like to take my glasses on the beach or in the water with me because I don't want them to get scratched. However, without my glasses, I cannot clearly read the new abalone cards. Last season I accidentally used the wrong tag (one that was not in sequential order) because I could not read the numbers. What can I do to make this easier?
—Zoe D.
Answer: I can empathize with your frustrations. You may want to consider including non-prescription reading glasses and/or a small magnifying glass in your dive bag. Either can be purchased at many convenience stores for under $15. At least with these you would not have to risk losing or breaking your prescription glasses and you will be able to comply with the regulations.
Carrie Wilson is a marine environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. While she cannot personally answer everyone's questions, she will select a few to answer each week in this column.
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