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Interestingly, Eva was actually quite clever in terms of photography. While she was employed as a shop clerk, she studied the photographers' work and learned how to develop pictures on her own. That may seem like a minor skill, but I once took a photography course in high school and oh my God it was hard. You have to remember how to do ten different processes in a room lit only by red lights. A hell room, basically.
I think this is pretty fine evidence that Eva wasn't just a dumb blonde.
The shop owner knew that Hitler, his client, whose pictures dotted the windows, had a fondness for pretty young girls. When Hitler first met Eva in 1929, she was on a ladder arranging items on the shelves. Her boss introduced them, though he originally introduced Hitler as "Mr. Wolff." I am pretty sure this is because crazy men love going by secret aliases. I think it makes them feel like superheros.
Eva did not recognize him, and greeted him as "Mr. Wolff."
How? How was that possible? She saw his photo first thing every morning.
I understand that celebrities are sometimes shorter in person or whatever, but it was Hitler. He was kind of distinctive.
I know I decided Eva couldn't be dumb because she single-handedly taught herself photography, but I do think she might have suffered from facial-blindness.
When her boss explained it was Hitler, she said "Him? I don't know anything about the famous Hitler."
Dude. HIS PHOTO WAS IN ALL THE WINDOWS.
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05/13/2013, Mazatlan
Mazatlan Carnaval, Feb. 2013
It's time to get this blog up and running again. We were in Mazatlan in Feb. for Carnaval. The Mazatlan Carnaval is such a big event that the city has an influx of over 300,000 people from all over Mexico for the week. It had many different activities going on for an entire week, and was a lot of fun. Every night there were street parties that went until the wee hours of the morning. The music and crowds created a very exciting atmosphere. There were about ten different bands playing along the street with hordes of people dancing in the street, some in colorful costumes. Each band played different kinds of music and they were all up on big stages with lots of colorful spotlights on them. There were also lots of food vendors and other vendors selling masks and wigs and many other things.
One night there was a spectacular fireworks display staged like a sea battle. We watched it from a friends' boat out in the bay. A navy ship came in the bay past us and anchored. They would shoot fireworks towards the shore and the shore would respond by shooting fireworks back at the ship. At the end, it appeared like the ship was blowing up with one explosion after another until the whole ship was engulfed in explosions (white fireworks) and smoke.
The theme for this years' Carnaval was the movies. There were huge paper mache statues of actors all along the malecon (waterfront sidewalk). There was a 40 foot tall Marilyn Monroe in the well known pose with her skirt being blown up in the air. Many people were having their pictures taken while standing under her skirt and looking up!! Also Marlon Brando dressed as the Godfather, Charlie Chaplin, Cantinflas (Mexico's comedian similar to Charlie Chaplin), and several others I can't remember. The parade followed the theme of the movies as most of the floats were from one movie or another. The parade was big with many, many floats beautifully lit up (it was at night). Between the floats were many different children and adult groups marching to music and often dressed as characters from the movie. The final 2 floats were most eagerly awaited for because they had Brazilian women scantily clad in bikinis and big headdresses dancing and gyrating to the music. A few hours before the parade we went to a hotel for a buffet lunch and then we had seats in bleachers that the hotel had set up just for the parade. All afternoon we watched from the second floor dining room windows, while thousands of people kept arriving on the street for the parade. I've never seen so many people in one place at a time before, not even in Pasadena for the Rose Parade!
The last event we went to was the bullfight. Besides the regular bullfighter, there were two other types of bullfighters which we had never seen before and which were quite interesting. One was a group of ten young men. Their goal was to stop the bull with their bodies, sort of a big "hug the bull". They would line up single file facing the bull and when the bull would charge, the first man in line would get his body on the bulls' head between the horns and wrap his arms around his neck, then the rest of the men would surround the bull and hang on. When the bull stopped moving, one of the men would grab his tail and pull it and the bull, from side to side. When they were done, they immediately scattered away from the bull in all directions and the bull stood looking around trying to figure out what had just happened. The other bullfighter was on horseback, but not the typical horse you see covered with a big padded blanket. This bullfighter used his horse to tease the bull, as a bullfighter uses the cape to tease the bull. It was amazing to watch, like a choreographed dance between the horse and bull. The horse could spin and change directions on a dime while the bull chased him, often running in such tight circles that the bullfighter could lean back and touch the horns. The horse could run sideways and backwards almost as fast as he could go frontward. The man started the horse running frontward with the bull chasing him, then the horse gradually turned sideways so the man could reach out and touch the bulls horns, then the horse would spin a 360 to confuse the bull and then continue running. A truly amazing thing to watch!
Agua Verde to La Paz
We stayed in Agua Verde 2 more days after Thanksgiving to enjoy this beautiful place. We went ashore and walked around the village. We went to Maria's tienda (store) and bought some fresh goat cheese. She pulled out a big piece of cheese and I cut off how much I wanted. The store was about 15' by 15' and had a variety of dry and can goods, and some fresh produce. Outside she had some old refrigerators lying on their sides in the dirt. They were not plugged in, but had ice in them to keep food cold. Some of the villagers have a herd of goats and make the cheese themselves. We've often seen the goats climbing the steep hillsides around the bay.
The next destination was Los Gatos and we all met up there (s/v Gladys, s/v Grace, and s/v Windsong). Gladys got there first and spoke to a local fisherman named Manuel and asked him for some lobsters. Manuel gets lobsters for cruisers as a way of supplementing his income. Every time we've been to Los Gatos, he has come by to see if we wanted lobsters, and other cruisers have had the same experience. In the afternoon he came back with 9 lobsters! Ed cooked them on the bar-b-que and everyone brought some food and we had a delicious lobster dinner on board Sirena. Los Gatos has beautiful red sandstone on one side of the harbor. The low bluffs are smooth and rounded with shadings of reds, pinks, and creams, and reminds me of saltwater taffy that has been poured out on a pan and hardened in soft mounds.
The next day we all left for San Evaristo, which is another small fishing village like Agua Verde, and has a calm, protected bay. We enjoyed relaxing, swimming, walking on the beach, and eating together at the palapa on the beach. This is the only "restaurant" in the village. Last year this palapa just sold beer, but this year they've enlarged it and added a kitchen and another shaded eating area. She prepared food while her young boys played around the palapa and on the beach. She made a good fish dinner with rice and a salad. Unfortunately, by the time we got our food it was dusk and the Bobo's were swarming us, so we ate as quickly as we could and returned to our boats for the night.
When we left in the morning we parted company with the other 3 boats. They were making one more stop and then going to La Paz. We wanted to stay out a few more days before we went to La Paz. We went to Isla San Francisco, which is one of our favorite anchorages with its half-moon shaped bay, white sand beach, and turquoise water. The water was crystal clear and we could see the sand ripples on the bottom in 20' of water. I took a picture of the anchor chain to show the clarity of the water. For the picture I stood on deck looking down at the bottom with my toes in the picture as a reference point, and took a picture of the anchor chain and the boats' shadow on the bottom. When we raised the anchor and began leaving I looked down at the boats' shadow and was surprised to see a school of fish swimming as fast as they could to keep up with the shadow. They must have been under the boat using our boat as a safe haven when it started moving, so they followed until they couldn't keep up any longer. Pretty funny!
We went to Ensenada Grande on Isla Partida, which is another one of our favorites. It also had the crystal clear water, which is convenient to be able to see if your anchor is dug in good. We enjoyed 2 days here; swimming, walking on the beaches, exploring in the dinghy, and just relaxing and soaking up the beautiful scenery. Finally it was time to raise the anchor and head for the "big city" of La Paz.
Thanksgiving in Agua Verde
This year there were 8 of us for Thanksgiving dinner aboard Sirena in one of the prettiest bays in the Sea of Cortez. It's named Agua Verde for its beautiful emerald green water. We got to Agua Verde 2 days before our friends. The first night the bay was pretty full with 8 boats anchored there, but by the time our friends arrived the other boats had left and we had the bay almost to ourselves. The day before Thanksgiving we hiked up a "road" (washed out in places, full of piles of rocks, and undriveable) that had a beautiful view overlooking the anchorage and took many pictures. The days are warm (low 80's) and the nights are cool (high 60's), just about perfect weather. However the water has also cooled off about 10 degrees from a month ago when it was 85-88 degrees. It's 76 degrees now but still is refreshing in the middle of the hot day. We've gone swimming several times, but I much prefer the warmer water over 80 degrees.
Our friends arrived by noon on Thanksgiving day, then we started planning our meal. Everybody brought part of the meal and we had the usual feast: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, fruit salad, and pumpkin bread. Our party included Paul and Judy on s/v Grace; Andrew, Anne, and Nick on s/v Windsong; and Dana on s/v Gladys. After finishing our feast we cleaned up on Sirena, then we dinghyed over to Grace to have our dessert. Paul and Judy had bought pumpkin and peach pies in Loreto, and they were a delicious end to our Thanksgiving feast.
12/03/2012, twenty miles from Loreto
Mission San Javier
While we were in Puerto Escondido we decided to take a road trip and visit Mission San Javier, which is about 20 miles away from Loreto and up in the mountains. It was a beautiful drive with the road winding up through the hills and canyons, and following the river. The hills were green with a variety of plants and trees, including lots of different wildflowers. There was still quite a bit of water in the river and we had to ford the river several times as the water was flowing over the road instead of under it. There were areas where the road was partially washed away (with only 1 lane instead of 2) from the flooding from Hurricane Paul. In some areas the road was just dirt and rock and you could see where the force of the flood washed rocks and boulders across the road and down the canyon. When we got up to the top of the hills it opened up into a large valley with several ranchos (one of which had its own small church). We had to watch out for cattle walking alongside the road and crossing the road in front of us. They seemed to be very curious about us as they watched us go by. We left the valley and started down the other side of the hills, still following the river, and in the distance we could see the mission and a small pueblo (town) next to the river. As we came near the entrance of the town there were men and women of all ages along both sides of the road, pulling weeds to keep their road into town neat and clean. The town of San Javier had dirt and cobblestone roads and the mission was at one end of it. It's a pretty little town with compact homes that are neat and tidy. There's an elementary school, with students' work displayed on the windows, and across the street is the high school with an outside covered lunch area and a basketball court with a high cover for shade. The mission was over 200 years old and made of blocks of rock. On one side was a small, old cemetery with casket shaped cement tombs on top of the ground. The mission is very pretty inside with high, arched ceilings. The front wall behind the altar is painted gold and has pictures and statues on it. (see the pictures) The location is beautiful in this narrow valley alongside the river surrounded by mountains. It's amazing to think about how the missionaries (like Junipero Serra) walked all over these mountains looking for a site to build a mission on. Then once a site was found, how difficult it must have been to build a mission in these remote locations.
12/03/2012, Santa Rosalia to Santo Domingo
We left Santa Rosalia the morning after Hurricane Paul went by. It was a calm, windless morning (I guess Paul took all the wind with him) and the seas were flat. We had to motor all day because the wind never came up. We had to dodge a lot of debris in the water from Paul. There were logs, palm trees, sticks, shrubs, and big clumps of brush. The birds enjoyed all the floating debris because it gave them a place to land and rest. However we didn't enjoy it when we ran over some and it hit the prop with a loud THUMP. Ed checked the engine and everything seemed to be fine so we continued on, but we could feel a vibration and the engine was running hotter than usual. So we reduced our speed and the engine didn't overheat. When we got to the anchorage (Santo Domingo) we grabbed our masks and snorkels and jumped in the water to check out the prop. There was a HUGE clump of grass and brush (it looked like hay) stuck on the shaft and prop. No wonder the engine was running hot; the prop had to spin all that brush round and round! After we cleaned off the shaft and prop, we stayed in the water and enjoyed swimming in the 85 degree water. The afternoon was hot, the anchorage was calm, the water was refreshing and it felt great to be back on the water again. The sailboat in the picture is a replica of the lifeboat that Shackleton used to sail hundred's of miles to find help for his marooned ship on Antarctica. There's an adventure tour group (for leadership training) that takes people sailing along Baja in these boats for 1-2 weeks at a time and they stop each night to camp on the beach. There's a group of 4 of them that came sailing/rowing into Santo Domingo. When there's no wind, they can be rowed, as you can see in the picture.
Baja is Green
Within a few days Baja has changed from brown to green. Baja has had so much rain this season that it is amazingly green everywhere you look. It's been 45 years since Baja had this much rain. There were several monsoonal rain storms in the summer that were followed by rain from 2 hurricanes, Miriam and Paul. So there has been 2+ months of rain that has caused so much green growth. Not only is there grass that is 2 feet tall, there are a large variety of plants, shrubs, trees, cactus, and wildflowers. The green combined with the red rock formations of the (Sierra de la Gigante) mountains is stunning. As we were sailing down the coast, looking at these rocky mountains that looked soft and velvety green, it made us think of the Na Pali coast in Kaui, Hawaii. It was easy to imagine that we were somewhere in the south pacific. There are even large amounts of vines covering the shrubs and trees that give it a tropical appearance. There are rivers and streams running that are normally dry. With all the water and plants around, there has been a population explosion of insects! The mosquitoes have been especially bad. We try not to go out of the boat at dusk. Most of the restaurants are open air which makes it difficult to go out to eat without the mosquitoes eating us for their dinner. There are so many mosquitoes that they're out during the day also. Many people here at Puerto Escondido carry a small towel with them to constantly swish around their face and head to keep the mosquitoes and gnats away. It's kind of comical to watch everyone swishing their towels around their faces. Normally there are no mosquitoes on Baja because it's such a dry environment. There have been 1000's of butterflies, white, yellow, and orange and black, that are beautiful to see. Also, 1000's of grasshoppers have appeared, jumping and flying around. After Hurricane Paul, there were grasshoppers all over the water, swimming and trying to fly away, but mostly they drowned. If one was lucky enough to swim close to our anchor chain, it would crawl up the chain. When we wanted to sit in a chair at the marina we would have to brush off about 20 grasshoppers in order to use the chair. Every time we drive to Loreto and back (15 mi. each way) we have to clean our windshield because it has so many butterflies and bugs splattered all over it. Last year we didn't have any bug screens for our hatches and we didn't need them. This year we bought bug screens and we're sure glad we did because we've certainly needed them. At least inside our boat is a bug free environment.

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I ran Piedi Da Favola through a couple of those free translation sites and they came back with some interesting English versions of this site's Italian name. One went very literal and returned "feet from fable" while the other gave a more poetic sounding "walking distance from fable." I think the first one describes (albeit bluntly) what you'll see here: cosplay and foot fetish content.
PiediDaFavola has girls dressed as storybook princesses showing off their feet. There are also popular cartoon characters represented, including one named Minnie with mouse ears and a polka-dot dress. She should keep on her toes though, because there are several cats too. You'll also see angels, devils, witches, fairies and other costumed hotties in and out of naughty high heels. Many are in stockings or pantyhose, although some are barefoot.
You'll find 84 high-def videos and 84 sets of high-res pics. This interface is rather no frills to say the least, so the vids only come in Windows Media or AVI files without any streaming or portable options. There are Zip files for the photos. Content in both the video and photo section is displayed as a list of thumbnails with no labels or character names as used to be the case.
Unfortunately, you don't hear the models speak in the movies. I've always loved the sound of Italian even if I can only understand a little. Instead you just hear really cheesy music, while the camera spends most of the time focusing on the feet.
The photo spreads always start off with a few demure poses that really let you see the chick's costume. My favorite outfit would have to be the cat woman one and a couple of the babes squeeze into its tight-fitting confines. Obviously, the feet always steal the show and are the focus of a good number of the pics.
This site does a good job of staying pure to its foot-fetish niche and the costumes add a whimsical element. My only wish is that updates were a bit more frequent, because right now they look to be adding a new movie about once a month. All the same, Piedi Da Favola should work well for anyone who loves girls' feet with a cosplay twist.
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Karina Smirnoff was out and about this past weekend celebrating her birthday, and while we learned that she has finally ditched her engagement ring, we also learned that she has her eye on someone for the new season of Dancing With The Stars: Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow! Karina told Haute Living at her celebration: "All I want for my birthday is for Tim Tebow to dance on Dancing With The Stars," and she was also rooting for the Denver Broncos, adding:"Tim Tebow played so hard, and I know that so many fans all across the country are so proud of him!"
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I've just returned from teaching on an EMST course at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. I think I enjoyed teaching on it more than any of the others I've done – plenty off laughs all round.
I was reminded of a funny story from a couple of years ago, in a land far, far away where a patient in his mid twenties presented to a district general hospital I was working at, complaining of having lost his methadone 2 days previously in a car crash. He was seen by just about the most junior doctor in the department who had recently completed the UK equivalent ATLS course and heard the words 'car crash' louder than anything else the patient said and felt the patient therefore obviously needed a full 'trauma series' of X-rays.
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Buddhism is usually considered a religion. On most estimates it has in the region of 350,000,000 adherents, making it the 4th or 5th largest religion in the world, and one of the three major universal religions (as distinct from those largely confined to a singkle ethnic group). It was founded by Gautama, known as the Buddha (literally Awakened One). He lived and taught in areas now in northeast India and Nepal. Historians now genrally date his death somewhere in the region of 400 BC.
There are several major branches of Buddhism, each with notable differences in teachings. Some scholars hold that they have no common core.[1] This article will not deal with different views on this point. instead it will simply describe the main forms of Buddhism, leaving readers to form their own conclusions on unity and diversity. Buddhists divide themselves into Mahayana and Theravada, the former being further subdivided.
Somewhere in the region of a third of the world's Buddhists belong to this tradition. It teaches a path in three stages. First is morality, which is perfected in the monastic life. After this one practices forms of meditation designed to settle and focus the mind. The third stage is the development of wisdom. This starts with doctrianl study, the soil in which wisdom grows. Its roots are morality and the settled and focused mind. One practices forms of meditation designed to develop insight into the true nature of one's existence. If this process is completed one becomes an arahant (literally Worthy One).
Pure Land
Somewhere in the region of another third of the world's Buddhists follow this tradition. It believes that in these degenerate times few if any can follow paths taught by other Buddhist schools. It also believes a Buddha named Amitabha has created a Pure Land to the west of our world, and grants his devotees rebirth there. Its main practice is devotion to him. Most Pure Land Buddhists believe that, once reborn there, one must pratise the path of the bodhisattva, one dedicated to helping others. However, a school called Jodo Shinshu holds that those reborn there instantly become Buddhas.
This school emphasizes forms of meditation intended to break through conceptual thinking. This usually involves rejection of doctrinal study. the Chogye school is the main exception.
This school's main practice is devotion to the Lotus Sutra, its principal scripture. It regards this practice as a simple way to connect with the realm of enlightenment.
This tradition emphasizes various esoteric ritual and yogic practices, which it regards as shortcuts to becoming a Buddha.
The original context of Buddhism
Although it is known that Siddhartha Gautama studied under monks of other religions in his search for spiritual revelation, little is known about those religions. It is believed that some elements may have been borrowed from or influenced by Vedic religion, and later, by Taoism, Confucianism and Islam, all of which were in turn influenced in some way by Buddhism.
The growth of Buddhism
In turn, Buddhist teachings have spread far beyond their original borders, growing into a diverse family of religions. Buddhism does not make religious conversion or evangelism a requirement, and its pacifist nature made it non-threatening to most governments, both factors which have contributed to its international growth.
There is a specific type of pluralist believer who manages to combine Buddhism with their existing religious practice: there are a variety of Buddhist-Christian movements that tie the philosophical underpinnings of Buddhism into a Christian framework.
Buddhist scripture
The earliest Buddhist scriptures and text were written in Pali and Prakrit. Mahayana Buddhism traditionally recognizes the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism as in principle authentic, but regards it as merely a preliminary teaching for people not ready for the Mahayana's own teachings. Theravada traditionally does not recognize the Mahayana scriptures at all.
See also
- Branches of Buddhism:
- Eightfold Path
- Four Noble Truths
- ↑ Robinson et al. Buddhist Religions, 5th ed, p xx; Philosophy East and West, vol 54, pp 269f; Williams, Mahayana Buddhism, 1st ed, pp 275f/2nd ed, p 266


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Samsung Corby S3650 Mobile Phone
Samsung has accustomed us to target mobile phone users closer to their concerns, and the Corby S3650, or simply Corby (the TXT Corby and Corby Pro coming soon) are no exception to the rule. The mobile primarily comes with a touch screen for teenagers demand and is compatible with most community sites. All in a deliberately young dress. It is clearly seen. But the device responds to the expectations?
To strike hard at the outset, the builder has put it in a pretty box almost three cubic shell color. We had, for this test, the trio yellow, yellow and black silk screen, but Samsung promises more colors later. Black model is just too good. Black model is the one who deserves a generous pinch of imagination.
Anyway, the object is quite nice and fits comfortably in hand. In back, there is a camera without flash, while the volume buttons and the shutter sit on the sides, like a push lock. But no headphone jack, Samsung sticking to one of its proprietary connectors to do everything charging, audio and USB.
A touch screen like the iPhone
Just insert a SIM card. We also discover, under the microSD slot, the support for up to 8 GB of additional memory where you can store a lot of clips and photos. After startup, it falls on the office menu of Samsung, with sidebars containing the widgets.
In fact, a study on three pages, pages that are plucking of some fingers, and although Samsung does not promote the screen of Corby is sensitive and need to support enough contacts. This type of screen, unlike the touch screen on which you must press (possibly with good old pen) makes all the difference if one really wants to use his phone on his finger.
In short, the Corby has a screen of similar technology as that of the iPhone, although its operating system does not support the motion with two fingers (multitouch). It is not found then never be in doubt for having determined his action: the contact is recorded and, if nothing is found then the Corby is not always highly reactive.
The recreational uses of honor
Moving quickly on the functions essential but conventional dormant under the hood of this little mobile. First, the data link. No 3G, it will simply Edge (less than 200 Kb/s really). Adequate for mail activities, including community applications, but not for Web or YouTube. Warning: as long as your operator does not cover your area so that it provides 3G, you "fall" in GPRS (40 Kb/s).
There is also a camera of 2 MP, to develop fixed and without flash, but with smile detection. The quality is not brilliant but it is obviously not what Samsung was looking for. To treat his young audience, the manufacturer has, in fact, provided a series of treatments and deformation of the image to be applied after shot. Giggles guaranteed! In addition to these recreational uses FM radio and MP3 music playback, the latter being decorated with a submit button, Bluetooth, listen to the song.


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Words 'price tag' and 'revenge' spray-painted near carwash where vehicles burned. Group: Jewish terror continues
Yair Altman
Published: 01.04.12, 08:12 / Israel News
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Two vehicles belonging to Arab residents of Jerusalem
were torched overnight Wednesday at a carwash near the Gilo neighborhood.
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The words "price tag" and "revenge" were spray-painted nearby.
A spokesman for the fire and rescue services said the vehicles were burned just after 5:30 am.
Shutafut-Sharakah, a forum of organizations committed to the "advancement of democratic values and the promotion of an equal and shared society for all Israeli citizens, Jews and Arab-Palestinians alike," responded harshly to the incident.
"Jewish terror continues to rage and threatens the personal security of Arab-Israelis. The public atmosphere created by this criminal wave of Jewish terror against Arabs stems first and foremost from a series of bills introduced by the government, including the mosque-silencing bill and
About a month ago Hebrew slogans were spray-painted on the Ali bin abu Talab mosque
in the Brukin village, located southeast of Qalqilya in the West Bank. The entrance to the mosque was torched - apparently with a burned tire. In addition, the windowpanes of two vehicles parked outside the mosque were smashed.
A week later vandals
attempted to set an abandoned mosque on Jerusalem's Strauss Street on fire.
Firefighters who arrived at the scene were able to contain the fire quickly and the building sustained only light damage. No injuries were reported.
On Tuesday a court extended the remand of six far-Right activists who are suspected of raiding
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Been using Velocity 451 rims for a few years now with Schwalbe Stelvio tyres on two of my R20s. While they work well, I'm not convinced they're the best size to use. The tyres are quite difficult to mount and not easy to find when on tour. I've considered buying 451 Kenda Kwests but would like to know if anyone has problems mounting these too.
I'm also using Velocity 406 rims on another R20 with Conti slicks or Primo Comets and they perform very well.... a 6:15 100 mile hilly ride on a SS R20 shows that. I'm tending to think this size might be better all round, in terms of more tyre choice and overall availability.
I prefer the look of 451, but are they worth the hassle?
If any Aussie R20 owners are interested I have a set of new/never used Velocity 451 rims for sale.
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LeBron James Marries Longtime Girlfriend Savannah Brinson
By Mack Rawden 3 years ago
Many professional athletes may use their baller statuses to hop from beautiful woman to beautiful woman, but LeBron James has never really been interested in that perk of fame. In fact, hes been dating the same lady since he was sixteen, and this weekend, he decided to make the commitment official by exchanging I dos with Savannah Brinson.
According to TMZ, the ceremony took place at the Grand Del Mar Hotel in San Diego on Saturday evening. The full guest list hasnt been published, but we know James teammates Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, along with their significant others, were in attendance, as well as mega-popular couple Beyonce and Jay-Z who were sweet enough to provide some entertainment at the ceremony. They two sang Crazy In Love and by all accounts, it went over very well with the guests and the loving couple of honor.
Much has been made about James ill-advised Decision, in which he went on national television and basically tore the heart out of every last Cleveland resident by announcing hed take his talents to South Beach, but in all honesty, hes grown up a whole lot since then. Hes become a true leader. Hes won two NBA Championships, and hes spent large segments of his time giving back to sick children and needy families. This marriage adds to that maturity, and no doubt felt long overdue for everyone involved.
It takes a lot of hard work, intelligence and determination to become the most famous athlete in the world, and it takes many of those same qualities to carry on a meaningful and long-lasting relationship with said athlete. Together, LeBron and Savannah have two children. Its unclear where life might take them moving forward, but hopefully, everything they accomplish will be done as a loving team.
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I'm interested in seeing imaging results of people using one of the new AT6RC scopes along with a CG5. Do you drift align the mount with this setup?
Anyone image with a AT6RC and CG5?
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No 6RC, but the slick new polar align routine in the hand controller precludes the necesity of drift alignment. Considering AP done with longer and heavier OTAs on this mount, it should work very well with the 6 and even the 8RC.


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Admiral James Winnefeld expected to meet with defense establishment, IDF colleagues. Among issues up for discussion: Iran, upcoming joint military drill
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With most investors are keen to focus on the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA), they may want to set their sights on a different index from Dow Jones. That would be the transports, and they are certainly cooking.
Transportation stocks- which include airlines, rail roads and freight carriers- have performed better than the broad market this year and there is plenty of indication that good times will keep rolling. For investors, despite the sectors recent rise, the transports could be the key to sector gains in the new year.
Pre-Recession Levels
It's taken us a few years, but with the United States economic situation finally beginning to move in the right direction, freight traffic has been picking up steam. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, its freight transportation services index jumped 2.7% in February on a year-over-year basis, while gaining 1.2% versus January's numbers. This was the fourth consecutive month of increases. The DoT's index measures output by a variety of means in the transportation sector- including railroad, air and trucking. However, over-the-road trucking continues shine as leading shipping method.
All in all, freight volumes are quickly approaching pre-recession levels.
That's certainly bullish news for firms in the sector. As the recovery continues to progress forward and global industrial production keeps moving upwards, the transports will continue to benefit. Already we've seen profits at transport firms escalate since the beginning of the economic recovery as evident by Swift Transportation Company's (NYSE:SWFT) recent robust earnings announcement. Many have handled the increased freight volumes without ramping up costs and many such as Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq:ABFS) have re-priced contracts to reduce costs even further.
Given the bullish outlook on the U.S. economy and rising freight demand, the transports have clocked in a greater than 20% return this year. This compares to just more modest gains for the Dow Industrials and the S&P 500, which have risen by 14.5% and 13.6%, respectively.
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Yet, with the economic recovery still very much in the beginning stages in the U.S., the transports could be surging to new highs as the year progresses. Analysts at Jefferies believe the sector could tack on an additional 15 or more points of outperformance based on the historical swings in the index.
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Perhaps no single company has been a bigger beneficiary of the return of freight traffic than YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq:YRCW). The trucking company's quarterly loss was smaller than analysts expected and it reported an operating profit for the first time in over six years. That's huge for the firm who was almost delisted and traded for about 3 cents back in 2011. While the company still has a lot of work to do, YRCW has made significant progress on its turnaround plan. For investors, the good news at the trucking company could continue as economic conditions improve.
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With the U.S. really beginning to move forward, investors may want to focus on the other main Dow index- The Dow Transports. The sector continues to rack up gains and many analysts believe that the sector will continue to outperform the broad market for the remainder of the year. For investors, that means loading up on the shippers, railroads and freight carriers.
At the time of writing, Aaron Levitt did not own shares in any of the companies or funds mentioned in this article.


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At PWCW, I talked to Dan Hipp and Peter David, the team behind the new Ben 10 graphic novel, as well as Del Rey editor Tricia Pasternak, about the new book and their stragegy for Cartoon Network properties. Also at PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha talks to Vertical's Ed Chavez about Twin Spica, their sci-fi series that will launch in May.
The Comics Journal is publishing Matt Thorn's interview with Moto Hagio (part 1, part 2), which first appeared in the shoujo manga issue of The Comics Journal. Also, Dirk Deppey answers some questions about Fantagraphics' newly announced manga line, which is edited by Thorn and is launching with a volume of Hagio's short manga.
David Welsh looks over this week's new releases at The Manga Curmudgeon.
Today's course of the Moveable Manga Feast includes Kate Dacey's review of Shirley and Matt Blind's commentary on a seeminly anachronistic biplane in Emma.
David Brothers explores Viz's SigIKKI.com website at Comics Alliance.
Daniella Orihuela-Gruber has some Tezuka license requests at All About Manga.
At Manic About Manga, Kris gets a detailed explanation of why vol. 5 of breath has been delayed.
Lori Henderson's suggestion for avoiding scanlations: Learn Japanese.
News from Japan: Ryukishi07, the creator of Higurashi When They Cry, has a new horror series in the works.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The last words spoken from the cockpit of flight MH370 that went missing on Mar 8 were believed to have been spoken by the co-pilot, Malaysia Airlines said.
"Initial investigations indicate it was the co-pilot who basically spoke," MAS chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya told a news briefing on Monday.
The last message from the cockpit - "All right, good night" - came after one of the plane's crucial signalling systems had been manually disabled.
Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and his first officer Fariq Abdul Hamid have become a primary focus of the investigation into the fate of Flight 370, with one of the key questions being who was controlling the aircraft when the communications systems were disabled.
The last signal from the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was received 12 minutes before the co-pilot's seemingly nonchalant final words.
After a week of false leads and dashed expectations during an intensive search in the South China Sea, a clearer picture is emerging of the events leading up to and immediately after its disappearance.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak revealed that the plane was apparently deliberately diverted and flown for hours after vanishing from radar - to the west of Malaysia, far from the South China Sea, where the search has now been abandoned.
Here is a timeline of the plane's known last moments on March 8:
TAKE-OFF: Flight MH370 takes off from KL International Airport at 12:41am bound for Beijing.
ACARS SHUTDOWN: The Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), which transmits key information on the plane's mechanical condition, is manually switched off some time between 1:07am - when it sends its last data transmission - and 1:37am, when the next transmission would have been expected.
LAST WORDS: An apparently relaxed final voice communication - "All right, good night" - comes from the cockpit at 1:19am, as the plane passes from Malaysian to Vietnamese air traffic control over the South China Sea. The airline believes it was the co-pilot speaking.
TRANSPONDER SWITCHES OFF: The plane's transponder - which relays radar information on the plane's location and altitude - stops transmitting 14 minutes after the last ACARS transmission, at 1:21am.
LAST RADAR CONTACT: The plane slips off Malaysian civilian radar screens at 1:30am. While it continues to blip on military radars until 2:15am, that sighting is only identified later as Flight MH370.
ROUTE CHANGE: The plane is believed to have turned sharply from its intended route after losing contact with civilian radar, flying west - back over peninsular Malaysia - before turning northwest.
LAST SATELLITE COMMUNICATION: Final, automated, satellite communications with the plane come at 8:11 am - suggesting it may have flown on for hours after the ACARS system and transponder cut out.
The satellite data cannot pinpoint a location for the plane at 8:11am. It places it anywhere on one of two huge arcs - one stretching north from Malaysia up to central Asia, and the other south, deep into the Indian Ocean towards Australia.
A total of 25 countries are now involved in the massive hunt for any sign of the plane, with Australia announcing on March 17 that it is taking charge of the search in the southern arc. - AFP
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Yesterday morning I heard about a trial just starting in neighboring Connecticut. The issue under contention: cheerleading. Specifically, should cheerleading, of the competitive, dancing/tumbling/throwing people in the air variety (video w/ annoying music) that you've probably seen on ESPN, count as a varsity sport?
For a primer, I suggest you listen to this segment of the Brian Lehrer show (about 14 minutes long), where BL interviews Neena Chaudhry, a lawyer for the National Women's Law Center who has been handling Title IX cases for years. You might also read this story.
The long and short of it: Quinnipiac University wants to deem cheerleading a varsity sport, thus making the number of women who participate in it "count" towards their Title IX numbers, and ditch their women's volleyball team, which it already tried to do last year.
Many of the comments I've seen in response to this story are really problematic, often taking shots at the athleticism of cheerleaders or volleyball players; that is, attacking women for being wussy and pitting them against each other, rather than discussing what this means on a larger scale, or keeping the focus on the Athletics Department at Quinnipiac, which seems to have juked the numbers of male and female athletes to stay "compliant" with Title IX in the past, and may be primarily interested in the fact that cheerleading is a much less expensive program to run.
I know our readers can do better. There are a lot of questions here, including:
- Should cheerleading qualify as a "sport" by objective standards?
- Are women better served by having Title IX money go to support more female athletes, regardless of their game, or by having it routed towards (or away from) certain fields of endeavor?
- Is cheerleading problematic as a sport, given its roots in YAY BOYZ auxiliary cutesy-tootsyness and its continued dedication to a certain kind of female display?
- Cheerleading is really dangerous. Should girls and women be coached away from it?
- Or should they be coached toward it, since it's another place where many can learn about discipline and healthy competition and come to appreciate their bodies as remarkable things?
- And does making cheerleading a co-ed sport make the answers to these questions any different?
Have any of our readers participated in cheerleading? I'd be particularly interested to hear from them. I was on my high school's dance team (yeah yeah yeah), and we did not qualify as a sport, even though we had a "season," and went to competitions and stuff in addition to performing at home games. Cheerleading–of the "GOOOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS!!!" variety–was a varsity sport at my school, however. That doesn't seem fair either.
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IndyCar and F1 are two TOTALLY different animals. You don't WANT the F1 mentality to enter the AOW scene. Those BUDGETS that F1 has is NOT something that you'll SEE here in the US. You won't find MANY sponsors, especially in this economy that will fork out $50-$75 MILLION per car! IndyCar is an UNMATCHED Series with so many DIFFERENT types of circuits. Ovals, Super Speedways, Street and Road courses. I LOVE F1, but I don't look at the two as the same type of format at all. IndyCar Drivers are THE most VERSATILE racers in the world. Also, I read above where someone said to have a "Central Figure" (ie:Bernie Ecclestone) as the Figure head of the Series. The LAST thing we want is Bernie Ecclestone running the American OW scene. Jeff Belskus isn't the ONE to CONTINUE the momentum that Randy had built. But there's SOMEONE out there that'll be the RIGHT fit for the Series. Please TAKE YOUR TIME finding that person. But don't take TOO long!


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Up in the mountains away from the coast Valencia has some superb hiking areas, inluding the gorgeous Els Ports, and these areas:
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- Reatillo River and Rejo Sierra
- Muela de Cortes and Caroig Massif
- Benicadell and Agullent Sierras
- Corbera and Agulles Sierras
These links offer good local information.
- Micheal's walks – Hiking in the Costa Blanca. Very nice and knowledgable English hiking blog with lots of infomation and maps
- Walking guided routes to Valencia : Routes with detailed descriptions, contour profiles, maps, GPS waypoints, driving instructions, a full account of the route with altitude readings, slide show and photos linked to the text. Recommended.
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Have been shopping around for my first mountain bike, and have narrowed it down to two (fortunately, both at the same LBS):
A Trek X-Caliber 6 29'r, and a Giant Talon 27.5 4
Have only been riding a road bike for the last several years, so the MTB experience is unknown turf for me.
I rode both for a good while, and while it was only on pavement, I liked them both equally, they just felt different as you would expect. Price is about the same. I'm just under 5'8" and while the 27.5 felt a little more "my size" in a way, the 29 Trek felt fine too(though it looked big to me) and really comfy actually (as others have stated, it felt like I was sitting "in" the bike, while with the 27.5, more "on top", yet both were comfortable and hecka fun feeling).
My initial purpose is light trail riding once or twice a week, taking it on camping trips for tooling around wherever we are, and likely using it as a multi-purpose bike around town as well. Nothing aggressive for now--we'll see where it leads of course. I'm in SoCal, and there's plenty of good riding nearby of varying intensity I'm told.
I feel I'd be happy with either one, I even like how they both look--I almost feel like I should flip a coin it's so close. But am I perhaps not considering something given the different wheel size and my intended uses/inexperience with mountain bikes? Should I ask for an off-road test ride? (would be tricky, given the locale of the shop--would have to drive them somewhere).
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By Evan Lockridge
Housing starts increased 2.8% from February's level, hitting an annual pace of 946,000 homes, but is 5.9% less than the March 2013 annual rate of just over 1,000,000. Single family home starts increased 6% from February to March, while multi-family units fell 3.1%.
The number of building permits issued, a barometer of future activity, fell in March by 2.4% from February's level, but is 11.2% higher than the level from the same time a year earlier.
New home starts during March rose the most in the Midwest, increasing 65.5% from February's level, while also gaining 30.7% in the Northeast. Activity slowed 9.1% in the South and 4.5% in the West.
The overall figure for home starts in March is less than a consensus forecast from economists, however some builders say the reason for the decline is a shortage of workers.
"Housing data remains uneven at the end of the first quarter with little suggestion of underlying momentum building as we head into the spring selling season," said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist with the investment firm Sterne Agee. "While we expect sales to remain positive, demand is likely to be tempered by minimal income and tepid job creation."
She says temporary factors which spurred above-trend consumption of homes before the Great Recession, including rising equity markets, certainty in Washington, are still in play but have lost their potency, at least to some degree.
"Going forward, sustainable demand for housing will be a function of affordability," Piegza said. "But amid even a minimal backup in mortgage rates, with tepid savings and limited income growth, many consumers will be priced out of the market."
Meantime, a separate report, also released Wednesday, shows industrial production increased 0.7% percent in March after advancing 1.2% in February. The hike was greater than a consensus forecast from economists.
The rise in February was higher than previously reported primarily because of stronger gains for durable goods manufacturing and mining, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve.
For the first quarter as a whole, industrial production moved up at an annual rate of 4.4%, just slightly slower than in the fourth quarter of 2013.
In March the output of manufacturing rose 0.5%, the output of utilities increased 1% and the output of mines gained 1.5%. Manufacturing makes up 75% of industrial production.
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"The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) welcomes the recommendations of the distinguished Institute of Medicine (IOM) Panel on helping the world prepare for the future of HIV/AIDS in Africa. The panel is indeed correct that combating HIV/AIDS in Africa requires the joint efforts of donor nations, African countries, faith-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and others. We feel strongly that it is a shared responsibility among all donors and recipient nations to continue to make smart investments that ultimately improve and save more lives.
"We are pleased that many of the Panel's recommendations are in line with the Obama Administration's Five-Year Strategy for PEPFAR, released late last year. In that strategy, we made clear that the fight against AIDS will only be won if we have a sustainable, comprehensive plan to addresses HIV prevention, treatment and care. Moreover, PEPFAR is affirming the principle of country ownership through activities with partner nations and we are seeing encouraging results.
"It is important to note that the IOM Panel emphasized that a major requirement for building capacity to fight HIV/AIDS is strengthening health care systems in Africa. This principle is one of the fundamental elements of President Obama's Global Health Initiative, and continues to be an element that PEPFAR will emphasize as part of its prevention, care and treatment activities.
"As the IOM Panel notes, the United States has been and continues to be a leader in the global efforts to address HIV/AIDS. The Obama Administration has put forth the largest request in a President's budget for global HIV/AIDS funding. Moreover, the Administration has recently made an historic, multi-year $4 billion pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
"The U.S. strives to achieve the IOM's call to action each and every day as we work towards a world free of AIDS. It will indeed be a shared responsibility – but a responsibility that this Administration takes seriously and will fight to uphold as we provide HIV prevention, treatment and care services to millions in need across the globe."
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Country star Dierks Bentley has been inundated with messages from fans after he accidentally published his personal email address online.
The singer's email address appeared in a post on Twitter.com and Instagram.com and he subsequently removed the message after realizing his mistake.
However, it didn't stop fans from flooding his inbox, and Bentley later shared a screengrab picture of his email account brimming with messages, adding, "Oops…."
"@smschieffer: Hahahaha poor @DierksBentley. "You've got mail!"" i was just so excited to get the @iTunesMusic email! ha. bed for @GMA.
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Pete Angie, (Megan & Chester)Really nice accommodation, everything we needed and more. Exceptionally clean and tidy, never had thought dogs spent time here.
Dog friendly heaven. No petty restrictions for the dog. Massive wood for the dog to roam. Fenced off Garden. Everything we needed and some nice extra touches.
Great base while visiting elderly parents. Clean, well equipped, comfy beds & lots of nice touches. Very dog friendly. And love way Beauport Park laid out.
Had a wonderful week in the Big Caravan! Stress-free having a fenced in garden for dogs. Thanks H for the homely touches! Neighbours lovely too!
Best relaxing holiday in a long time. Dogs relaxed so did we. Thanks Helen for the little touches you provide, they really make you feel welcome.
just back home after a lovely few days in the big caravan, it was just perfect, as it has been in the past.cant wait to come back again in september..
great holiday caravan is set up really well for dogs will be recomending to friends such a plus the garden being fenced in
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i have wanted to take the girls on holiday here for almost 2 years and we are now booked in for next april/may cant wait
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Strangely, our two main points of criticism for League of Legends aren't actually about the game itself and instead have to do with the confusing launch and the attitudes of some members of the community. It's not exactly fair to let circumstances outside of the developer's control influence our overall opinion of the game design but they still have to be considered to the extent that they'll influence the fun you will (or won't) have if you decide to try the game.
We just came off the recent disaster of the CrimeCraft launch, and it looks like we're in similar territory here. Whether motivated by the publisher's schedule or financial necessity, League of Legends was released before it was ready. Some features are missing and some features that are currently part of the game will be removed and then sold in the game's store, which launches on November 17. The idea that players are enjoying features that they will have to pay for at a later date is almost as obnoxious as having to play the same map over and over again in multiplayer. We know there are more in the game, but why aren't we allowed to play them?
Things are even more aggravating and confusing for players who bought the thirty-dollar collectors edition and are now playing with the exact same feature set as players who simply installed the free version. The differentiation is sure to become more apparent when the store launches, but until then, the fact that the publisher is charging people for a game that's available for free is pretty dodgy.While it might be fair to lay some of the blame for the open beta feel of the launch at the feet of the game's creators, it's impossible to fault them for some of the more unfortunate attitudes in the community. The problem is that League of Legends is built around a popular mod for a popular game (which itself has a notoriously hostile community), so there are a lot of players who hit the ground running with a solid understanding of the mechanics and little patience for newcomers. This is especially true given the relatively long length of the individual matches. Matchmaking should solve this to a certain extent but if the system can't find players of the appropriate level, it becomes less and less discriminating.
Again, neither of these issues really affect our overall opinion of the game design, but they are matters that may drastically impact your actual enjoyment of the game itself, particularly if you're not already familiar with the tricks and tactics of Defense of the Ancients.
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There's a lot to like about League of Legends. The game design is enjoyable and there are tons of great champions with nearly limitless customization options. The strategy elements are sound, and it can be fun to just pick a lane and start chewing through minions as you work your way towards enemy towers and champions. But sometimes it feels like League of Legends throws too much at the player, both in terms of the number of champions and the general confusion of the larger battles. While that's not enough to dampen your enthusiasm of the game, the vague status of the launch and the more-than-occasional hostility of the community just might.


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"I think we've realized knitwear is not just an old-fashioned craft—it's an unexplored territory," says Xavier Brisoux, a designer for women's knitwear label Anne Valérie Hash as well as the creator of an eponymous line of men's knits. "There's huge interest in completely re-inventing it. We now have real knitwear designers offering collections of just knitted pieces—it's becoming an integral part of fashion."
Although each designer navigates the boundary between tradition and modernity in his own way, each has a penchant for show-stopping pieces that have equal footing in art and design. Brisoux's cerebral menswear collections count schizophrenia, quantum physics and images of the bipolar brain as inspiration. This duality is expressed through complex folding and draping, repetition of forms, and "deknittable" elements that literally unravel from the garment. "Although it can seem quite abstract, I always design wearable garments," explains the designer of his conceptual creations. "I believe that is how I can push knitwear: the craft is elevated by intellect, yet the concept remains down to earth thanks to the traditional nature of knitting."
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Since its debut in May, Sibling has attracted much acclaim for a menswear collection that's equal parts Vegas showgirl and Aspen ski bunny. Fronted by a collective of former designers for Alexander McQueen, Giles Deacon and Lanvin, the line's embellished twinsets, mink-trimmed ski sweaters and knits emblazoned with 3D animal heads give traditional woolens the London club kid treatment. Central Saint Martins alum Liria Pristine made a name for herself with a dramatically whimsical, vintage-inspired graduate collection, and is now focusing on a collection of jewelry, Pristine Smut, that heavily incorporates knitwear.
Despite the grand aspirations of each designer, all are attracted to the intimacy of knitting, something that's rare in an increasingly impersonal production environment. "Knitwear is a magical world, where the fabric is formed and molded by its creator from the first stitch," says Pristine. "The choice of yarn, its weight, its color, its feel comes from you. Knitwear allows me to use color and pattern on my own terms and not have to settle for a fabric because I can't find exactly what I want."
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Katherine Trowbridge, Air Force Test Center Contracting Directorate resource advisor, presents Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Bredwell, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron fighter aircraft crew chief, with a Quilt of Valor during a presentation ceremony in Building 2800 on Aug. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara)
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Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Bredwell (left) and retired Army Sgt.1st Class Christopher Chebahtah were both presented with Quilts of Valor during a presentation ceremony Aug. 8 at Building 2800. The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a foundation that presents quilts to servicemembers and veterans as a way of paying tribute and honoring those servicemembers. Bredwell is currently a fighter aircraft crew chief with the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron and Mr. Chebahtah is an electrical technician with the 412th Maintenance Group Bomber Instrumentation shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara)
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-- What initially started in 2003 as one mom's way of showing gratitude for her son's military service, and that of all servicemembers, by creating and presenting quilts to returning warriors eventually grew into the Quilts of Valor Foundation.
Now nearly 10 years later, a group of QOVF volunteers with the Edwards Contracting Office are continuing that same legacy Catherine Roberts began and are demonstrating their gratitude by presenting two of Edwards wounded warriors with Quilts of Valor Aug. 8.
"The purpose of the QOVF is to 'cover' all servicemembers and veterans who have been touched by war with comforting quilts to help in the healing process. The quilt is a small token of our appreciation to our warriors for their bravery, sacrifice and service," said Janice Laurenti, Air Force Test Center Contracting Directorate contracts specialist and QOVF Southern California regional coordinator. "Today was the second QOV presentation that has been held on base where we presented a Quilt of Valor to two of Team Edwards' wounded warriors in order to thank them for their service."
At the commencement of the presentation, Kathey Trowbridge, AFTC Contracting Directorate resource advisor, presented both quilts and had the opportunity to read the accomplishments of both service members. She presented Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Bredwell, a fighter aircraft crew chief with the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron with a quilt sponsored by herself and her husband, Robert Trowbridge. Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Chebahtah, an electrical technician with the 412th Maintenance Group Bomber Instrumentation shop, received a quilt sponsored by Bonnie and Lloyd Hughes.
"The generosity, time and patriotism could not have come at a better time for me as I near my retirement and move on to civilian life," said Bredwell. "The presentation of this quilt brought back memories of my deployment and injuries I received in Iraq that I don't often purposely visit often. However, the gift of something like this overwhelmed me with a sensation of honor and appreciation for the first time since my injuries."
"For me, it was a humbling experience to be honored by a group such as the QOV and can only think of myself as a recipient for those others in my platoon and company that were Wounded In Action and Killed In Action and have not had the honor as yet," added Chebahtah. "I will make sure that those soldiers I fought alongside are aware that this is as much for them as it is for me."
As part of the presentation, Laurenti explained that the process and work behind these quilts is more than just the individual effort of one quilt maker.
"The quilts are made by individuals from our Edwards community as well as other quilting groups throughout the Southern California region. Our Edwards group consists of quilters with 10, 20, and even 30 years of experience in sewing and quilting. Those of us with more experience are also coaches to those who have no sewing experience at all," Laurenti said.
"With the help and support of Mr. Glenn Arola, from the Airman and Family Readiness Center, we are able to reach out to Sergeant Bredwell because of his service and since he is soon scheduled to retire," added Laurenti.
"The first sergeants were also a great help in reaching out to the active military warriors. Another avenue of resources was the base newspaper where I was able to reach out to Mr. Chebahtah after reading an article in which he was awarded a Purple Heart by General Nolan."
Although this was the group's second presentation at Edwards, Laurenti said she'd like to encourage all organizations throughout the Edwards community to join in and support fellow wounded warriors.
"While there is no selection process for choosing a recipient, we are still in the developing stages here at Edwards and we are reaching out to the community to spread the word," said Laurenti.
If you know of someone you would like to see receive a QOV, please fill out a "Request a Quilt Form" on the QOVF website,
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