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Nick Di Paolo's honest and acerbic comedy has made him a sought after voice on stage, television and radio for years and earned him two Emmy Nominations for writing. His career took off after he appeared on "HBO's Young Comedian Special". He has since written and performed on four standup specials and four CDs. His most recent standup effort is a one-hour Showtime special entitled "Raw Nerve". The very funny Nick DiPaolo is coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, August 2, at 8 p.m. Bissell House (378 Main St., Ridgefield) is offering a free glass of house wine or draught beer with dinner the night of this show when tickets/stubs are presented. This event is part of the Clark Construction Comedy Series.
Nick DiPaolo has starred in numerous comedy shows, including Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Collin Quinn and several of their roasts most notably for Pamela Anderson, Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. DiPaolo's movie credits include Beer League, The Sopranos and The Chris Rock Show. His comedic pearls of wisdom even made it to the 77th Annual Academy Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Raekwon – 'T.U.R.K.E.Y.' Feat. Mic Geronimo & The Kid Daytona
'T.U.R.K.E.Y.' is a smooth new loosie from Raekwon, who continues to appease fans waiting on the release of his next full-length album, 'Fly International Luxurious Art.'
New Jersey producer RoadsArt supplied the laid-back, strings-tinged instrumental for the Chef and his guests, Queens' Mic Geronimo and the Bronx's the Kid Daytona.
Yeah, it's been a minute since we've heard new music from Geronimo, but he sounds confident trading verses with cohorts. The same goes for Daytona, whose grind and flow remain impressive despite being criminally slept-on over the years. Raekwon, of course, holds it down as the track's host and the first voice you hear spitting bars about how he lives like a baron in the East while popping shots at all the lames wearing chains.
You can listen to 'T.U.R.K.E.Y.' below. Hopefully we get a firm release date for Rae's new project, 'F.I.L.A.,' sooner rather than later.

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I think this story would have made the news no matter where it happened - Florida, California, Texas - wherever. A mom killing a bay snatcher is a great story.
You seldom hear stories about stores being robbed in Chicago because all of the merchants in bad areas have already given up on the notion of the police protecting them or of being able to protect themselves. So they spend thousands of dollars enclosing cash register area in bullet-proof glass. In some cases, stores have their merchandise under plexiglass.
Apart from those stores - which don't really get robbed, regular stores getting robbed is pretty routine. Once things get routine, they're hardly newsworthy any more. A ot of stores get robbed in the Chicagoland area every day, it doesn't make national news, it hardly even makes local news. They do get put on the crime blotter but that's about it.
If Illinois passes carry legislation, I think you will hear more stories coming out of Illinois about citizens wounding and or killing criminals as they exercise their constitutional rights to protect themselves.
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Michael Gorman, self appointed Poobah of the Kranky Old Geezers of the Library World * has a new rant up about how the Internet and blogs are making us stupid at, of all places, the Britannica Blog. He starts off with a straw man so huge, the denizens of a small island off the coast of Scotland have already gathered around it, stuffed it with Edward Woodward and are fetching the torches as we speak:
The life of the mind in the age of Web 2.0 suffers, in many ways, from an increase in credulity and an associated flight from expertise. Bloggers are called "citizen journalists"; alternatives to Western medicine are increasingly popular, though we can thank our stars there is no discernable "citizen surgeon" movement; millions of Americans are believers in Biblical inerrancy—the belief that every word in the Bible is both true and the literal word of God, something that, among other things, pits faith against carbon dating; and, scientific truths on such matters as medical research, accepted by all mainstream scientists, are rejected by substantial numbers of citizens and many in politics.
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau's Dr. Nathan Null, "a White House Situational Science Adviser," tells us that: "Situational science is about respecting both sides of a scientific argument, not just the one supported by facts." This is satire, of course, but hardly too broad in a time when school boards aim "intelligent design" (creationism with lipstick on) at the minds of schoolchildren and powerful interests deny the very existence of catastrophic human-caused global climate change. These are evidence of a tide of credulity and misinformation that can only be countered by a culture of respect for authenticity and expertise in all scholarly, research, and educational endeavors.
For a man opposed to Burst Culture, he sure doesn't waste time with any long winded preambles. But take a gander at that frame: it's so gaudy it should be around a Da Vinci painting. "Citizen Journalists" (us bloggers) are in the same category as Barber Surgeons, Flat Earthers and Creationists. Nice, huh? How he thinks Bloggers or the Internet are to blame for Intelligent Design/Creationism or the popularity of Alternative Medicine is a mystery, one he doesn't bother to explain. These have been around far longer than the Internet, as long as his beloved "Expert Culture" has, if not longer. If the freekin' Enlightenment didn't drive them away what makes him think the Internet can? Or that it should?
Gorman goes on to wax poetic about Goya's etching, The sleep of reason brings forth monsters and how he knew about it because he did hours of laborious research in authoritative texts. For those who don't have hours to indulge their hobby researching famous artwork, you can read the Wikipedia article. It covers the exact same information and probably from the same sources. He does admit that "Print does not necessarily bestow authenticity," pauses to imply that electronic sources don't either and then adds, "The task before us is to extend into the digital world the virtues of authenticity, expertise, and scholarly apparatus that have evolved over the 500 years of print, virtues often absent in the manuscript age that preceded print."
To which I would agree. Except his apparent method for making the Internet better is to whine and bitch about how it didn't leap, fully formed and authoritative from the forehead of Jupiter (see Mike, we bloggers aren't all illiterate).
Nothing could be easier than improving the Internet. If you want to make electronic resources more authoritative, make Britannica better. Start an Authoritative version of Wikipedia, devoted to Goya, or whatever it is that has your knickers in a knot. But complaining about how the Model T doesn't work as well as the solar powered hover car in your head isn't going to improve how the Model T preforms. You want to make it better, then roll up your sleeves, learn some HTML and get to work. But have realistic expectations. Britannica is not the model of Authoritative resourcing Gorman and other worshipers of the Almighty Subject Heading wish it were. And neither is Wikipedia. But Wikipedia isn't claiming to be Authoritative. It's claiming to be what it is: a work in progress.
Link via Boing Boing.
Part 2 is up and Gorman's not making any stronger arguments:
He [Jaron Lanier] defines this "new online collectivism†as "nothing less than a resurgence of the idea that the collective is all-wise, that it is desirable to have influence concentrated in a bottleneck that can channel the collective with the most verity and force.†This "wisdom of the crowds†and "hive mind†mentality is a direct assault on the tradition of individualism in scholarship that has been paramount in Western societies at least since the Renaissance and, before then, can be seen in the Church Fathers and the Greek philosophers, among others.
Nothing like a bit of the old, "Are you trying to make baby Jesus cry with your dirty hippie collectivism?" to make an argument really sing. It's anti-Communism, of all things. Look, Wikipedia (and let's be honest, his whole beef is against the Wiki and Open Source model) and the whole much touted Web 2.0 (which is just like Web 1.0, but with Youtube) is based on the good old Authoratative model called Peer Review. If you are on the web, you are a peer. You get to contribute along with everyone else. Which is of course Michael Gorman's problem. The Web has information on it not sanctioned by Michael Gorman or just the small circle of like-minded librarians.
Gorman goes on to talk about the Cult of the Amateur, which, "…'worships the creative amateur: the self-taught filmmaker, the dorm-room musician, the unpublished writer.'," the independent academic. " 'It suggests that everyone—even the most poorly educated and inarticulate amongst us—can and should use digital media to express and realize themselves.'."
Which is one of the basic tenants of Democracy. The unwashed masses get a voice. They can contribute, not just consume. People, academics and plumbers, have a forum on the Internet in which to enlarge their ideas through debate and discussion, to share information and develop new areas of research that meets the needs of people better because people, all people are involved in defining it. Not just a small group of cloistered savants with two left feet who are uninvolved in the popular culture that makes up our lives.
Michael Gorman doesn't think you are smart enough or educated enough to contribute anything meaningful to the culture at large.*


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Modern20 is a 108 page PDF priced at $10, currently available at RPGnow and PRGOjects' web store. The document has a full color front and back cover and color interior art; two more pages are the open game license.
Modern20 does not carry the D20 logo or compatibility statements, but does use the open game license.
The book is illustrated by Anthony Cournoyer; the style is cartoony for my tastes, but similar to that of of Kalman Andrasofszky, whose art for Wizards of the Coast defines D20 Modern products.
The PDF makes good use of bookmarks, with a convenient and intuitive hierarchy. The layout is attractive and readable. The only section that I thought could be laid out better was the sample NPC section, which had frequent breaks in the middle of stat blocks.
A Deeper Look
RPG Objects is one of the best 3rd party publishers for D20 modern, with great titles such as the Blood line of supplements and Darwin's World. As such, it should be interesting to see how they treat the topic of a refined competitor to the game that has been their bread & butter.
As Modern20 is a complete, stand-alone game, it will need to come up with its own take on how to handle ability scores. The system uses the classic 6 D20 abilities.
Several methods are presented for generating scores, most emulating existing methods. The point gen methods aren't an exact duplicate of existing methods; they actually seem a bit simpler and punish you less for taking abilities above 16.
The book points out why you would want to use some methods over others, which is a nice touch. However, none of the presented methods address the sort middle ground compromise between random and point buy that I have come to favor.
Modern20 favors a layered approach to character generation, even compared to D20 Modern. Where D20 Modern featured a starting occupation that provided additional class skills, feats, and/or wealth modifiers, Modern20 provides 3 mechanical elements that modify the base class:
- Backgrounds describe the character's occupation before their time adventuring. This provides additional skills and a base wealth for the character.
- Occupation represents what you currently do for a living. The occupation provides a bonus to your wealth, but the bonus varies according to your skill bonuses. Further, as long as you are practicing this occupation, extra skills are added to your skill list. The character's feat selection is expanded by the occupation, and these feats are improved so long as the character remains in the profession. Finally, occupations can provide skill perks, a subsystem of feat-like abilities that provides additional skill uses or other abilities.
- The Hobby represents the simplest of the 3 class modifiers. The player may select any skills; the character receives 4 ranks in it.
There are no advanced/prestige classes in Modern20. There are 6 base classes, but their founding philosophy is slightly different than the ability score based classes of D20 Modern. Rather, the Modern20 classes are founded around the derived statistics they generate:
- The Powerhouse is the attack specialist.
- The Speedfreak is the defense specialist.
- The Tank is the hit point specialist.
- The Braniac is the skill point specialist.
- The Empath is the saving throw specialist.
- The Star is the reputation specialist.
The distinction between the approach of these classes and those of D20 is mild since each of the ability scores feed into one of targeted statistics, but in some cases it does make more sense than D20 Modern (the example that stands out is how strong hero characters in D20 Modern make good marksmen; the powerhouse class of Modern20 is about attack bonus instead of being about strength.)
It's noteworthy that the braniac has a medium base attack bonus progression, an improvement over the smart hero which I always felt was a difficult class to play in D20 Modern.
Similar to Spycraft (and other D20 works by Kevin Wilson, like games in FFG's Horizon line) and True20, each of the classes in Modern20 feature a core ability that is only received by a character taking their first level in the class.
Another shift from D20 Modern is the removal of talent trees. Much like True20, each character receives a feat at every level, selected from a class feat list or a general list, thus supplanting talent trees.
Reputation, action points, allegiances, and wealth also appear here. Allegiances see the least changes, and action points are a bit more succinct. Wealth and reputation systems see bigger changes.
The wealth system gives the character a wealth rating, but there is no rolling involved. It is still an abstract system, but the way it works is to provide a threshold beneath which the character needn't worry about tracking expenditures. Above the wealth level, purchases decrease the character's wealth (and conversely, selling valuable items increase it.) Thus, wealth still remains a system where player good behavior or GM intervention is required to avoid some unbelievable situations, but it seems like it would be less unwieldy in play.
Reputation sees more extensive changes. Instead of merely providing a skill bonus or penalty in social encounter, reputation provides resources in the form of special access, contacts, favors, and followers.
RPGObjects' variant of the disadvantage system shows up here. Similar to the one crafted in Haven D20 and RPGObjects' Modern Disadvantages, these disadvantages provide benefits to the character only if it shows up in an adventure. This version differs in that it provides action points when the disadvantage rears its ugly head rather than experience points. However, the words experience awards are still used in the description in some places.
In Modern20, skills see many alterations. For starters, the skill list is almost totally different. Much like True20 and Spycraft 2.0, many skills that existed in D20 Modern are combined into other more comprehensive skills like academics, acrobatics, athletics, and perception.
One change that seems unique to D20 variants is the idea of a targeted skill check, which replaces opposed skill checks. When I first heard about this, I was a bit worried, as I think that opposed checks are a technique that D20 handles well, and shows a significant strength of the system over those of the last century. Alas, targeted skill checks are in essence the same thing as opposed skill checks with one party automatically taking 10. This stands to minimize the amount of dice rolling to resolve skill conflicts and should create more consistent results.
Perks were mentioned previously. Perks creature special uses of skills that can only be accessed by characters with the perk in question. For example, skills with specialties (like academics, art, or crime) are handled with perks; each specialty past the first in an additional perk. Other perk skill uses include tumble under acrobatics, cracking under computers, and burst fire under firearms.
The combat rules are, on the surface, very similar to standard D20 combat. The biggest change is that the system uses a hit location chart. This uses a d20 roll and the damage is modified according to where the injury landed. An optional injury rule has the potential to inflict penalties on a character; determing whether and what injury applies requires that you find the difference between the attack roll and defense rating, and comparing a fortitude save to a number determine by the attack roll. Given the lengths that the author went to reduce skill rolls, it seems odd that he would accept a system like this that seems more complicated than the rolls he took out.
A final significant departure from D20 is that the system eschews the idea of experience points.
Two appendices are included: a character creation example and a list of sample NPCs similar to those that appeared in D20 Modern.
Modern20 is a top-down redefinition of the D20 Modern game system. Several sore spots with the system are addressed, and the designer makes some interesting innovations along the way.
The character generation is perhaps the most interesting retooling of the game. It should appeal most to players who like creating characters using D20 Modern base classes; much like Grim Tales, the system does not utilize advanced or prestige classes. This could be a detriment for players who like to subscribe to a class concept and don't want to make a lot of decisions along the way.
The most interesting aspect of the character generation system is that it provides in-game representation of what might be considered more mundane aspects of a character's background, and even represents things like occupation changes in play. All told, I think this makes Modern20 an excellent choice for everyman hero gaming, where the characters are realistic and well-defined.
The system does handle many of the hangups I have with the D20 Modern combat system nicely, namely nonlethal damage and firearm rules. However, while the idea of inserting a hit location system into a D20 game had promise (something I do in my own d20 house rules), I think the optional injury rule runs counter to the streamlining he tries to achieve elsewhere.
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I was driving back home a few days ago and noticed I was being tailed by a guy pretty agrresively. I kept on driving at my speed in the right hand lane as he changed lanes to get aroud me I thought no big deal. He then lowered his window and started flipping me off and yelling at me. Me being a mild tempered guy I just kept driving ignoring him. Guess he disn't like that so he swerved in front of me and slammed on his brakes, so I slammed on mine just barely avoiding rear-ending his car. He then proceeded to get out and started yelling at me "Am I in your way now??" followed by a string of cuss words and racial slurs. He started poundig on the hood of my car yelling for me to get out so I put the car in reverse and kept saying, hey man just get back in your car you were already passing me! I stopped the car when I remembered that we had passed some kids a while back playing in the adjacent grass. I rolled up my window and stopped the car as he sprinted towards my window and proceeded to elbow the window surprisingly not breaking the glass. At that point I opened a storage space under a seat where my Glock 21 was stowed away that had the magazine in but slide locked back and I held it at a downward angle facing the car floor but high enough for him to see it. I yelled through the glass for him to "please back up and walk away!" He then stopped and continued to yell and asked if I had a "permit" for the gun and charged off in his car with my license plate number. I put my gun back in the storage space and drove off only to have him follow me for a good mile. I immediately called 911 and explained the situation and as soon as he broke off from following me I parked in my complex's parking lot waiting for te cops. I talked to them and they said I had hadled things great and my 911 call had actually come in before his. They found the guy and charged him with disorderly conduct.
Any thought? First time I have ever had to do anything like that with my firearms.
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A celebration of the first anniversary of the reopening of the Sikes Adobe Farmstead and unveiling of the farmstead history exhibit is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the farmstead, 12655 Sunset Drive in Escondido.
The 1880s farmstead was restored after the 2007 Witch Creek fire and reopened last year. The farmstead showcases the story of the Sikes family, their farm and life in the pre-1900s town of Bernardo. Sunday's event includes a farmer's market, pony rides and period re-enactments by the Frontier Army of the West.
Awards for the Plein Air Artists Invitational will be announced at noon. Ice cream provided by the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy. Free. Information: sdrp.org.


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Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis played a trick on Italian football reporters by announcing Edinson Cavani had joined Manchester City on transfer deadline day.
The Uruguayan was linked with moves to City, Chelsea and Juventus over the summer, and De Laurentiis decided to get his own back on those he viewed as being responsible for the speculation.
At a press conference on Friday, he appeared in front of the cameras with Cavani and made a shock announcement.
'Sometimes, marriages come to an end,' said De Laurentiis, who made his name as a film producer.
'Unfortunately, Edi wants to go to England, to the cold city of Manchester. There's a plane ready to take him there.'
Cavani, who was in on the prank, responded: 'What plane? I am staying at Napoli.'
The 25-year-old proceeded to sign a lucrative new five-year contract, complete with a £50million buyout clause, and pose for pictures with a Napoli shirt with 2017 on the back.
He added: 'I'm happy here. The club has been good to me, and I wanted to stay.'
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Thanks very much, marthajo1. IF a book thing ever happened, I will GIVE it to you happily!!!
nrctermite, Please do a Miss Muffett cookie. It'll be great. I'm very touched when my cookies are called insane!!!
Ooooh Freddy yours is so cute! I can't wait to see the next one!
How do you guys get such great black for outlining?
I use americolor super black! I love the stuff. It has no discernable taste....none of the colors of theirs I have tried do. Unlike wilton products.
Thank you! =)
Those cookies are soo cute =)
And Nancy.... sigh... your cookies are.... Oh, I dont need to say it.
*throws apron on the ground and walks away*
I dont have time to make cookies this month... so I'm very jealous.
How long does it take you to do a cookie? Those are amazing. I think I would go crosseyed doing a dozen on those.
Your cookies are absolutely fantastic!!!!! I can only dream of ever having that much talent!
Yours is so cute! I love the colors. I noticed that it is shiny...what kind of icing did you use? Can't wait to see the next entry!
When do you add the color, at the end like you would any color? Do you let it rest to get darker or just add color till it is black? I have never made black RI.
Y'all are just too darned talented!!!
Freddy!! I love Mother Goose!! and I love the feathery look! Definitely keep it. Is that a turkey cc? (It's okay if you don't want to give away your secrets ) I can't wait to see the others.
Oh and Nancy, you know I just HAD to say it... but I really mean it too.
I've always wanted to enter but after seeing some of the cookies I realllly hesitated. The cookies entered are awesome.
Here is my entry. I didn't think I would make it in time.
Peter, Peter, pumpkin Eater
Had a wife and couldn't keep her
He put her in a pumpkin shell
There he kept her very well...
Or did he?
Oh my gosh! What do you mean you were afraid to enter?? It that an embroidery technique on the leaves? or are they gumpaste? Fabulous!
It that an embroidery technique on the leaves? or are they gumpaste?
The leaves are embossed in fondant and hand painted for detail. I wanted to do the same technique on the window and door but I was pushed for time. Kids and DH had me pre-occupied away from my cookie. Gotta lov'm though.
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Oh my gosh that is SO awesome!!!! And I love the poem too!!
Once again, I am in awe of the amazing talent of this group! Some day I will attempt an entry! I think what I love best about this club, though, is how everyone is so supportive of one another's unique talents. Thanks for pumping my days full of kind words, great advice, and happy thoughts!
freddyfl, LOVE your Mother Goose!!!! She's so well done and I'm glad someone here thought to represent HER!!!
ShyannAutumn, WOW--Fantastic cookie!!! Such a well crafted job--and clever and funny!!!
Love the big butt and cute little purse!!
Thanks! I just wish I didn't push myself at the last minute. There was so much I left off and not enough time in the up coming week to spend more time on it before I entered. As I said I was very hesitant about entering. You ALL are amazing. I love everything that has been entered so far. When I first seen the eggs I thought they were real. LOL
Nancy your astonishing with your work. If you couldn't tell I don't do much with RI other then accents here and there. To see what you can do with the RI blows my mind. One day I hope to "paint" with the icing as you do.
Thanks again.
MystiqueFire,( Jasmine), Come back here and put that [email protected]#% apron on,girl !!!--or at least do extra cookies for June!!
Suebee, Thanks. They don't take that long and I work on them a few minutes at a time between "real" jobs. But NO ONE actually orders these kind of cookies so I won't be doing dozens of those any time soon! I think of these as "portfolio" pieces!!
bobwonderbuns,YOU TOO!!! So where's YOUR stuff???
nrctermite, Well, I HAD to say again, thanks, you're a sweetheart.
OMG! I have not been receiving my e-mail notifying me of more posts for the May cookie club, so I was delighted to see so many entries!
birdgirl - Love the done and bone. It made me laugh that you labeled "bone"!
marthajo - What a clever idea. I am definitely going to copy your egg idea. Mmmm...maybe this weekend for Memorial Day cookout.
freddyflo - I love your Mother Goose. She looks so dapper.
shyannautumn - OMG - I laughed out loud. I love her butt, but most of all I love her little purse sitting there, because really, as women we always take our purse! So very clever.
nancy - can I come over and play cookies with you? Pleeeeeaaaaassssseeee? I love your cookies and I love how encouraging you are to everyone. You are a very nice person.
Maybe I can get a cookie posted soon. I am a new grandmother so I have been busy going to the hospital and now to my kid's home. I have a granddaughter named Danica Eve. She weighed in at 9 lbs. 2 oz, 21 inches long! She is a beauty and I am on cloud 9! Thanks guys - I just had to share.
McMama, OH WOW!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Please give a big, sweet, sugar cookie kiss to Danica Eve!!! ( beautiful name) I'm all choked up and teary-eyed for you!!!
And YES !!! I'd be thrilled to " play cookies" with you all day!! Come on down! (to Virginia)
Thanks Mcmamma, and congrats on being a grandma. I'm not a grandma (hopefully for a while) but I love them babies. Give kisses to the new arrival and I love the name.
Now that I've had time to really look at the image I see HUGE mistakes I made on her. Oh well, that's what I get for being in too big of a hurry. live and learn.
These are the most perfect, beautiful cookies I've ever seen. How did you trace Little Miss Muffet? Freehand? Where did you get the mold? WOW! WOW! I'm in awe!
ShyannAutumn,We see NO mistakes!!! Can't even imagine WHAT you're talking about!!!!
( That said, I'm cringing myself and wishing I could re-do a bunch of details)
I think we need to get a grip and MOVE ON-----To June!!!!
guerrosos, Thank you very much. I don't want to come off snotty or full of myself but I never trace anything or use molds. I'm an illustrator by trade so I draw stuff from "scratch". So yes, it's all freehand. But again, a sincere thank you!!
Thanks everyone! The icing is shiny only because I took the pic while it was still wet. It dries to a less shiny look. I take the pics as soon as there done in case one of my kids decides to take their lives into their own hands and touch them LOL........I did a google image search for Mom Goose and then printed out the picture. I then cut it to shape lay it on cookie dough and cut it out. I can show you an example of the process with my old woman in the shoe cookie. There are really no secrets to it. =) I am at my aunt's house...let' see if this works...... okay, it won't work here for whatever reason.....That is a bummer! Maybe I will just add the link if you are interested.
Wow! I can't wait to see that cookie finished!
All I can say is WOW!!!
Everyone's cookies are just amazing!!!!
Here is my second entry. I am a bit disapointed in how it turned out as far as the kids in it are concerned, but I am proud of the shoe itself. I really need to get some more disposable piping bags. I hate using parchment cones. I feel like a get a cleaner cookie with the disposable....but I refuse to spend $20 bucks for them and I keep forgetting to clip out a 40%off coupon. I will try and come up with one more entry before the month is up.....I have some left over dough, so maybe it will happen. I just need to find a picture that I want to use. =) I love cookies! They totally rock! Now if only little elves would come and mix all of my icing for me that would make them even better!


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This was a recommendation made by an expert from the United Nations, Richard Kerby, Senior Inter-Regional Advisor from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, speaking to the media.
Kerby, who is in Brunei to conduct a two-day workshop `Measurement and Evaluation Tool for e-Government Readiness (METER)' spoke to the media on the importance of social networking tools such as Facebook, blogs and Twitter as a way of improving the Brunei Government's e-services.
"If you look at most of the citizens, they are Facebook oriented and by the Government having a Facebook page they become more informal and it's easier to communicate at that level," he said.
"It's a way of telling the younger generation that I understand the area you're playing and I want to find out more about you and therefore give the opportunity for us to dialogue on your social networking tools," he elaborated.
He explained that while there is a tendency to perceive the Government as a formal entity, "you don't have to be formal to communicate with people".
"The concept is to start embracing social networking tools and that's the key because once decision makers and ministers and heads of state start doing that, the average citizen will feel more closer to them," he added.
Meanwhile, Kerby is hopeful that the Brunei Government will be taking his advice and making full use of these social networking tools.
"I think they are but the proof will be in the implementation. So in six months from now if you see there are more government ministries with their own Facebook pages then what have been said are resonating and being implemented," Kerby said.
"The key is to be able to have a focus group which information can be sent directly instead of waiting for them to come to the website," he added.
Kerby also highly recommended implementing a `mobile Government' as a way of improving its e-services and subsequently Brunei's ranking in the UN e-Government Survey which is based on a composite index comprising online services, telecommunication infrastructure and human capital indices.
According to Kerby, Brunei has a large mobile population of almost 10:1 from mobiles to PCs.
"If government ministries start developing more mobile services, you will have more liberty and wherever you are, you can still ask for government services through your mobile."
This, however, is not to suggest that there be a lax in personal contact.
"There still has to be a multi-channel approach because the elderly still want to have face-to-face contact with the ministries," Kerby said. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin


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TALLAHASSEE — His approval ratings may be sky high, but if Charlie Crist runs for the U.S. Senate, he still could face a serious primary challenge from former state House Speaker Marco Rubio.
In an about-face, the conservative Miami Republican said Tuesday that Crist's candidacy would not deter him from running if he decides to jump into the race. Rubio said that in 25 days he raised $250,000 for an exploratory campaign for the Senate and will make a decision within weeks.
"My decision, which I'll announce shortly, will not be predicated on what anybody else does," Rubio said in a phone interview from Washington, where he gave a speech and had meetings this week. He brushed off suggestions that he may run for attorney general, saying he's passionate about federal issues.
That's a sharp contrast to what Rubio told the St. Petersburg Times in January about a potential Crist Senate candidacy: "Everyone on the Republican side that's talking about running would step aside and acknowledge that Charlie Crist would be the best candidate," he said at the time.
Since then, however, Crist has infuriated many party activists by campaigning alongside President Barack Obama for the economic stimulus package, raising the prospect of a challenge from the right.
A Mason-Dixon poll released this month found only 23 percent of Republican voters in Florida would "definitely" vote for Crist for the Senate, and 18 percent would "definitely not." By comparison, 66 percent of Republicans said they definitely would vote for Attorney General Bill McCollum for governor.
Crist says he will make a decision about running for a second gubernatorial term or running for the Senate after the legislative session ends May 1, but much of Tallahassee is convinced that Crist will jump to the Senate. Helping feed that speculation, state Republican Party chairman Jim Greer said Tuesday that the party commissioned a poll last week looking at various potential gubernatorial matchups should Crist run for the Senate.
The poll by Public Opinion Strategies showed that 74 percent of likely voters approved of Crist's performance in office, including 80 percent of Republican voters. Among hypothetical primary and general election opponents that Greer would not reveal, Greer said Crist beat any primary challenger for governor or the Senate by 50 points and any general election challenger by at least 30 points.
"Clearly by these numbers, Charlie Crist is highly popular, and whatever seat he does decide to run for he wins hands down,'' Greer said.
A governor has vastly more name recognition than a former legislator in a state as large as Florida, and Rubio said such poll numbers should be expected.
"The governor's very well known and he's a very likable individual," Rubio said. "I have no doubt he does well in polling."
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MISCONCEPTION of Parkinson's Disease and the lack of control sufferers can feel over their condition is due to be tackled in Parkinson's Awareness Week.
In York, a string of events have been planned, including information stands and street collections.
People with Parkinson's Disease and their friends and family as well as people who would like to volunteer are also urged to attend monthly Parkinson's UK meetings in York.
The symptoms of Parkinson's Disease can vary but the charity has highlighted situations when people can lose control which may be misunderstood, such as freezing on the spot, losing the ability to communicate, struggling to move as muscles get so stiff and having to eat and drink painfully slowly. Patients are often kept waiting for crucial medicine if taken in to hospital.
Sharik Mirza, a York fundraiser for Parkinson's UK, said : "People with Parkinson's often feel like they are not in control of their bodies, whether that's due to muscle rigidity, having a tremor, or finding it difficult to vocalise what they want to say. Those affected can often feel powerless in their own bodies. Often the public can have misconceptions about the condition, and this makes it even harder to live with.
"That's why the aim of this year's Awareness Week is 'control'. At the York branch, we are holding activities all week, ranging from raising awareness to fundraising events. Please come and support us, because only together can we beat it.
"Do you or any loved ones have Parkinson's? Do you just want to find out more about the condition or volunteer to work with us? Then please come along to our monthly meetings, which take place first Monday of each month from 7pm at York Sports Club, Shipton Road, York, YO30 5RE. We look forward to meeting you."
From 10am to 4pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Parkinson's UK will have an information stand at York Hospital.
At 7pm on Tuesday there will be a branch meeting at 7pm at York Sports Club in Shipton Road which anyone is welcome to attend.
On Thursday from 10am to 2pm and Friday from 10am to 4pm there will be an information stand at St Sampson's Church.
On Friday there will also be an open top bus information day at Monks Cross Shopping Centre from 8.30pm to 4pm.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) launched into White House press secretary Jay Carney on Sunday, labeling him a "paid liar" obfuscating the truth about the IRS' targeting of conservatives. "Their paid liar, their paid spokesperson, the picture behind, he's still making up things about what happened and calling this a local rogue," Issa told Candy Crowley of CNN on Sunday. "This is a problem that was in all likelihood right out of Washington headquarters," he said. "We're getting to proving it."
Issa blasted away at Carney, stating, "The president's spokesman – spokesperson – is saying whatever's convenient at the time. The story changes."
Carney has been lambasted by members of the press over past weeks for his ever-changing answers on scandals ranging from Benghazi to the IRS to the Department of Justice's targeting of certain members of the press.


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Openers Haidee Tiffen and Suzie Bates puton 134 for the first wicket, Bates top scoring with 80, Tiffen getting 33, Sarah McGlashan batting at 4, retired on 68 and a cameo innings from number 10, Sophie Devine smacking 23 not out from 7 deliveries, which includied 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Pakistan's spinner, Naila Nazir the most successful bowler with 2/61 off 10 overs.
Chasing 304, Pakistan totalled 177/8 off their fifty overs,
Off spinner Aimee Mason took 2/32 off ten and right armer medium pacer, Sarah Tsukigawa claiming 3/23 off seven.
White Ferns coach Gary Stead was happy with the hit out, he said the batting conditions wern't that easy, the wicket being slowish and the bounce a bit tennis ball like.
In the field, Stead was happy with the out opportunites created and while his side didn't finish off some of the run out chances, he was impressed with The White Ferns catching especially on the boundary.
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How do you tell someone you care about that you have bipolar? I am really interested in this guy, and he likes me too. But he hasn't seen what I am like when I have an episode. As of this point my meds are not right, and I am having a lot of highs and lows. At times, they can be very severe. I would really like to explain to him about this condition before he sees it firsthand. Could you please help me?
I admire your courage for wanting to explain this to him at the outset. It is always difficult to predict how someone will react to this information, but if he is someone worth your time and energy, he will be understanding and supportive.
Do you have any idea about his level of knowledge about mental health issues, or any personal experiences he may have had with other people with mood disorders? This can make a huge difference in the way he may react. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there, so it is best to come prepared to educate him about what bipolar disorder is, and also what it isn't.
There are some wonderful books that you can recommend to him, like "Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D" by Lizzie Simon or "An Unquiet Mind" by Kay Jamison, if he is interested in learning more about what it's like to have the disorder. If you are involved in any support groups, such as your local NAMI chapter, this would be an excellent place to discuss your dilemma further with peers who may have had similar experiences.
The other important piece is that it sounds like you are going through a really difficult time right now, with frequent severe mood swings. It's extremely important to keep working with your doctor to try and achieve greater stability. While entering into a new relationship can be wonderful, it also can be quite stressful, particularly if you are in a precarious mental state.
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Wisconsin native and Denver transplant since June 2010. I absolutely love living in the Front Range corridor and couldn't be happier about being here—aside from the ever-worsening traffic situation.
I'm a web developer who moonlighted as an email developer for almost five years before getting back into building websites. I've worked at numerous agencies as a front end developer, email developer, and account manager on many clients ranging in size from small local shops to global technology powerhouses. I've been focusing on WordPress development almost exclusively since 2015 and enjoy it immensely. WordPress has made web development fun and exciting again!
I have a degree in English from Marquette University. I consider myself an English language ambassador and take grammar, punctuation, and proper spelling pretty seriously.
I'm a metalhead and am pretty active in the scene thanks to the fact that just about every band stops in Denver.
Finally, I love my German Shepherd, Brock Lee, and actually pick up his poop should he go when we're on walks. That doesn't seem like something I should have to be proud of or brag about, but it's apparently a pretty rare attribute to have in the greater Denver metro area.
Marquette University
Bachelor of Arts: English - Writing Intensive
Dwyane Wade helped take Marquette to the 2003 Final Four where we were embarrassed by Kansas. Horrible loss aside, that magical run set me up for a lifetime of high expectations that have yet to be met with anything but crushing disappointment.
Top Floor Technologies
Front End Developer
I'm the sole Front End Developer at this small agency located in New Berlin, WI. We focus on Wordpress and Drupal (6 and 7) sites for clients that tend to be in the manufacturing realm in the Midwest.
I switched my entire career focus to Wordpress because of and for this job. I have built a large number of Wordpress-powered sites, the majority of which use the Avada theme as the base. I'm working with the senior developers to create a custom bootstrapped template for use on all of our Wordpress sites to avoid fighting with all of the bloat that many premium themes come with (particularly Avada).
In addition, I have done extensive HTML prototyping work. I built fully-functional HTML models of huge new sites that were then handed off to client to implement into their own custom CMSes. I make adjustments depending on their needs and what their system can do to ensure that their sites look as close to possible as the approved designs.
I have also done some email development. It's an area that Top Floor doesn't have much experience in and given that I had 4.5 years of experience at a number of large agencies with huge clients, I've been able to help out with the clients that actually are interested in email marketing.
Notable clients I worked on include: Phoenix Lighting, Wagner Architectural Systems, Rytec, Instrument Sales and Service, Inc.
Web Developer
Despite the position title, I was an email developer hired to be part of Hewlett-Packard's massive team until they fired us, at which point I moved into the general pool of Web Developers and helped out on Marriott, Intel, Darden, Silver Star Brands, VSP and more before becoming lead developer on Sport Chalet. I was responsible for working with Creative Services and the Account Management team to deliver bulletproof, responsive emails that were free of rendering issues on 27 platforms.
Yesmail's Enterprise 7 platform uses JavaScript to provide all dynamic content. A few custom server-side libraries were created to provide the tools necessary to pull relevant list-driven information. Aside from that, anything else that needed to be accomplished was done so by leveraging the immense power that JavaScript offers.
Notable clients I worked on include: HP, Intel, Marriott, Sport Chalet, Darden Restaurants, Silver Star Brands, and VSP.
eBay Enterprise
Campaign (Support) Specialist
Formerly e-Dialog, eBay bought the company and rebranded it as eBay Enterprise. We became the marketing arm of eBay. This job was actually two in one: Campaign Specialist (CS) for full-service clients and Campaign Support Specialist (CSS) for self-service clients. Before I left, I was managing 13 clients.
As a CS, I did every aspect of the campaign process from brainstorming on general campaign ideas to working with Creative to get designs mocked up, to slicing up PSDs and coding the HTML, to QAing and finally deploying the emails.
As a CSS, I was more of a technical resource. I troubleshooted issues, answered questions about the platform, and performed maintenance as needed (fixing rendering issues, restarting failed trigger/automation campaigns, etc.).
Notable clients I worked on include: Half.com, eBay Australia, US Auto Parts, Buy.com, NAPA Auto Parts, Bassmaster
Interactive Campaign Manager
Interactive Campaign Managers (ICM) act as a liaison between clients and the Email Developers, DBAs and other technical resources. They gather campaign requirements from the client and set expectations on what can be accomplished and in what amount of time.
The decision was made to make ExactTarget (ET) the sole platform for all email-sending clients and being that I was the most experienced developer on the platform, I wanted to move to this role so I could work with clients and set realistic expectations on what could be done and in what time frames as I had so much knowledge regarding ET.
With direction from clients, I created the necessary documents and compiled assets so that the Email Developers could quickly and successfully build the campaigns. I was able to leverage my experience and insight into both of Merkle's email platforms to offer suggestions to clients about campaign possibilities and also to help the Email Developers be more efficient as they were building the campaigns.
Email Developer
Email Developers take direction from Interactive Campaign Managers (ICMs) and handle the part of the email process that includes creating HTML assets, proofing and QAing emails and ultimately deploying the campaign. They are often consulted by ICMs for ideas on how to create complex functionality requested by clients and are expected to come up with workarounds when something isn't possible.
As the lead/only ExactTarget developer for about 9 months before anyone else started learning the platform, I was responsible for learning their JavaScript-like language AMPScript to build Royal Caribbean's incredibly dynamic emails (two examples of which are outlined in the projects area).
My most notable achievement was taking a 4-version weekly email for Royal Caribbean and changing out to have 24 versions of content based on which personality type of 535 types a person was designated as. Each of those 535 personality types had any combination of 5 links to discounted cruises out of a total pool of 35 links. This was all managed by a number of .csv files that acted as mini, static databases for each campaign that were updated weekly.
Notable clients I worked on include: DIRECTV< Samsung, Royal Caribbean International, Wendy's, TGI Friday's, Dex, GMACI.
Direct Supply, Inc.
Web Content Developer II
Full-time position of the internship from few years prior. This was a senior position due to previous experience at the company and from ever-growing experience with web technologies. Two interns reported to me.
Notable accomplishments:
Jun 2008 - Jul 2008
Notable clients:
XML Developer
A contract position through Robert Half Technology for about 5 weeks working on the Harley Davidson Motorcycles 2009 website.
I was responsible for creating the schema for, building and QAing the XML backend for the Harley Davidson 2009 Motorcycles Flash-powered web site. For every model and variation, and for every accessory and add-on available, I created the necessary content elements and language flags to internationalize the site in 8 different languages.
Notable clients I worked on include: Harley Davidson.
Nov 2006 - May 2008
Assurant Health
Web & Technology Designer
Built and maintained mission-critical information used constantly by sales, underwriters and just about every other area of the company to gather information from potential customers and to approve/deny applicants.
The Knowledge Management department where this role/team was located was responsible for managing the corporate intranet. Unlike most companies, however, the intranet was more than just Human Resources links and information; it was the source of all the scripts and information the underwriters needed to successfully complete their jobs. Ensuring the information was correct was of the utmost importance.
This role was more of a project management position than anything else. There was very little coding apart from fixing numerous, weird rendering bugs caused by Microsoft Content Management Server 2002.
Direct Supply, Inc.
Web Content Developer Intern
Main responsibilities included managing the entire eCommerce platform, Direct Supply Network (DSN) while also searching for ways to improve the user experience within the confines of the severely-limited homegrown content management system.
Because of my knowledge and experience already (I'd been using Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver and had begun dabbling in JavaScript), I was expected to provide a lot of creative workarounds.
Notable accomplishments:
I am familiar with CSS3, Sass, HTML5, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, Ruby on Rails, and Postgres and MySQL.
I'm also very comfortable with Adobe Creative Cloud—specifically Photoshop
I have to work on Drupal (6 and 7) sites from time to time but prefer not to. The backend is a new terrifying adventure on every site and the front end is a mess of divs and .block.block-block class garbage.
My PHP knowledge is growing daily. It's mostly a matter of getting used to the syntax and the PHP way of doing things as Ruby/Rails is such a vastly different paradigm. I understand the concepts but have to rely on Google and API documentation often.
BMA Milwaukee Bell Award 2017: Websites - Production Costs Less Than $35,000
2017 - Top Floor Technologies Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation won this award and I was responsible for the full-stack architecture of the site. It is an Avada-powered WordPress site featuring custom post types, advanced custom functionality, and a fully-responsive design.
BMA Milwaukee Excellence Award 2017: Websites - Production Costs Less Than $35,000
2017 - Top Floor Technologies Wil-Kil Pest Control won this award and I was responsible for the full-stack architecture of the site. It is an Avada-powered WordPress site featuring custom post types, advanced custom functionality, and a fully-responsive design.
Man of Action Award
2014, 2015, 2016 - Top Floor Technologies
Won seven times so far, this weekly award is actually a fully-posable action figure handed out by the previous week's winner to whomever they feel exhibited company core values the best during the previous week.
Exceptional Teamwork Award
2011 - Merkle
Awarded for my part in Royal Caribbean International's onboarding process: mastering ExactTarget's platform quickly in order to migrate and update RCI's existing campaigns and data.
Squishy Guy Awards
2010, 2011 - Merkle
Small, interconnecting, squishy gingerbread man-looking awards symbolizing different company core values. Employees are nominated anonymously and once a quarter, those approved received a $50 prepaid Visa and a Squishy Guy. I was nominated and won three times for Committed to Vision (2x), and Smarts.
Unbelievable Frog Award
2009 - Direct Supply, Inc.
This award was a singing and dancing frog (Frogz Rock It Rap It Ribbit!) that was handed out at irregular intervals by whoever possessed it at the time. I won it for exceptional work done on the Adobe Flex-powered Fabric Swatch Viewer application I built.
Man of November
2015 - Top Floor Technologies
Won for having the best/creepiest mustache as voted on by Facebook followers of the company for Movember, raising awareness of testicular cancer and the type of people to be wary of when walking alone at night.
The prize package included an arm wrestling trophy (the handshake between Carl Weathers and Arnold Schwarzenegger from the beginning of Predator was the inspiration), a sash, a plate of Christmas cookies and some random products from clients that were around the office.
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Posted 10 November 2006 - 08:39 PM Edited by AZSupraT, 10 November 2006 - 08:42 PM.
Posted 10 November 2006 - 09:37 PM
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|Well, Kajun is right. Just take a look at the grille of a new XK and compare it to the grille of an '01 Ford Taurus.
The 996 Turbo from your signature. Where is this pic from, do you have others?
Posted 10 November 2006 - 11:56 PM Edited by lurchseesu420, 10 November 2006 - 11:58 PM.
Posted 11 November 2006 - 07:31 AM
The Number plates suit it well
So sexy
Posted 25 November 2006 - 08:07 PM
Posted 26 November 2006 - 04:29 AM
|QUOTE (Wayfarer @ Nov 25 2006, 20:56)
|Infiniti FX35.
Do you still drive or didn't you drive one of those Pav?
Posted 27 November 2006 - 12:22 PM
Posted 27 November 2006 - 05:56 PM
reason in the pics some of the panels dont seem to fit properly, but they are fixed now (these pics are a couple years old, havnt been bothered to get newer pics):
A Mini Shortie:
Couple Limo's:
A Ferrari kit for MR2:
R33 Skyline (Veilside):
Posted 27 November 2006 - 05:58 PM
300zx and 350Z:
A Modded RX7 (older model) and a Lotus Esprit:
Posted 27 November 2006 - 06:00 PM
A Couple Corvettes (dont see these type of cars around here usualy, but the day i saw the white one i also saw a red one. we were following it in a 1.1 metro lol, couldn't keep up with it, a good thing too cos shortly after we gave
up trying, we saw a couple flashes as it went through a speed camera lol, then about half hour later we saw the other one stopped in middle of the road, broke down somehow, not a good day for corvettes lol:
Theres a fast and the furious Supra going around somewhere (same bodykit, spoiler and vynals as the movie version, but its red instead of orange and has better rims), aint been able to get a pic yet though:
Posted 30 November 2006 - 10:10 AM
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|Wow its the new Ferrari Daewoo!
Not just the new Ferrari Daewoo, it's the SE model! I bet it has cloth seats!
Posted 05 December 2006 - 04:50 PM
I spotted this car this summer, it's the new SL65 AMG. It got updated a short while back.
Don't mind the watermarks, these are in fact my pictures.
If you want to see the originals, just tell me.
Posted 05 December 2006 - 06:21 PM
Good pictures guys, I have to say that the cars are impressive, even the older ones.
Posted 05 December 2006 - 06:41 PM
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| Check out Ferrari's new model.
It's Ferrari for people!
Something like Volksferrari!
+nice Merc, Vicedog.
Posted 05 December 2006 - 08:15 PM
the merc looks a bit purplish, but it is actually light grey...
must have been my camera.
Posted 05 December 2006 - 08:18 PM
Posted 05 December 2006 - 08:28 PM Edited by Pavlov, 05 December 2006 - 08:36 PM.
0-100 in 4.2 secs and a top speed of upto 250km/h. But that is when it is limited.
No idea what it does without the limiter.
I was one of the first to catch it on cam.
(edited by pav - made a mistake)
Posted 09 December 2006 - 01:54 AM
Again, no pics.
Posted 09 December 2006 - 03:49 AM
Posted 13 December 2006 - 08:00 AM
Posted 14 December 2006 - 12:04 AM
My dads 02 SS commodore UTE a true sport utillty vehicle
5.7ltr LS1
Vortec supercharger
forged pistons and con rods
twin 90mm throtle bodys
GMR injectors
twin 2.5inch sraight through exhaust system (that sounds ace)
515hp at the flywheel not sure at the wheels
still scares me every time i get in it
it will do a 11second pass 1\4 mile on street tires
Posted 14 December 2006 - 03:23 AM
I've always loved those Holden rims. If I could ever afford the petrol, I would buy one of those (cars that is, with the rims)
Posted 14 December 2006 - 03:34 AM
|QUOTE (Jayzamann @ Dec 14 2006, 13:23)
| Holey moley your father must be a true legend.
I've always loved those Holden rims. If I could ever afford the petrol, I would buy one of those (cars that is, with the rims)
yes the ute is his mid life chrisis car lol
he is 45 going on 25 lol
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A RUNDOWN seaside pavilion could regain its former glory after receiving initial support for a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid of £2.7 million.
The Grade A listed Rothesay Pavilion, once a hub for Scots holidaymakers, could be transformed into a cultural centre and visitor attraction after the HLF indicated it would be willing to put up the funding for the renovation project.
The endorsement, which includes development funding of £103,100, means the local project can now progress with further fundraising, development of a creative strategy and setting up a new charity that will run the site when the project is complete.
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Councillor Robert MacIntyre, the chair of the Rothesay CHORD Project Board, said: "This good news from the Heritage Lottery Fund means we have now identified more than 50% of the funding required to support this important project for Rothesay.
"We can now look forward to real progress in the coming two years and work is due to begin at the end of 2014."
Colin McLean, head of the HLF in Scotland, said: "This wonderful 1930s' pavilion is evocative of Rothesay's heyday as a thriving tourist resort.
"Its resurgence as a cultural venue for the community would not only save an important piece of the Bute's heritage but would have a positive impact on the regeneration of the town as a whole.
"HLF is delighted to give its support at this stage and we look forward to seeing how the plans develop."