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1. As I watch the rising sun
When the day has just begun,
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2. Father, turn thine ear to me;
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Of thy children ev'rywhere.
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Emmanuel Archibald Laryea, the 47-year-old labourer arrested with 15 biometric voter identity cards, was on Tuesday sentenced to a fine of GHc6,000 or in default would serve a two-year-jail term for engaging in multiple registrations...More Details
In addition, the Accra District Magistrate's Court sentenced Laryea to GHc600 fine or in default would serve nine months imprisonment for causing bodily harm.
It said the sentences were to run consecutively to serve as a deterrent to others.
The court presided over by Mr Ali Baba Bature ordered that all the biometric voter identity cards should be destroyed in the presence of officials of the Electoral Commission and personnel of the Ghana Police Service.
Soon after the court had handed down the sentence, Laryea's brother produced a card purportedly to show that his brother was a psychiatric patient, but the court did not accept it.
Laryea, at the last sitting pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in multiple registrations and causing harm to Lance Corporal William Afedor by biting his thumb.
The court convicted Laryea on his own plea and remanded him into custody.
Earlier, answering questions as to why he flagrantly violated the law and engaged in multiple registrations, Laryea said he had a psychiatric problem.
A lawyer who acted as friend of the court pleaded with the court and requested that Laryea be sent to the Psychiatric Hospital for medical examination.
The trial judge however rejected that submission saying he was medically fit since he committed similar offence in the 2008 general election during which he obtained 13 voter ID cards.
Police Inspector P.Y. Manu, prosecuting told the court that the complainant, Gideon Asare Baffour, was an electoral officer, while the accused who resides at Dansoman, on April 19 went to the Navoda registration centre at Mallam to register after producing his old voter registration card.
He said Laryea after going through the initial registration procedure of providing his name, age and other requirements, the scanner detected that his fingerprints had already been registered.
The prosecutor said it was realised that Laryea had registered at Tantua registration centre, therefore the Police at Odorkor was called and he was arrested.
Inspector Manu said four toy pistols were retrieved from his residence and in a bid to run away from justice, Laryea bit the thumb of Corporal Afedor but was apprehended after a chase.
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Everyone always asks me, when will I get myself a properly calibrated Integrating Sphere (IS) for lumen measures? The short answer is when someone pays for one for me.
But the real question is, can the relative output values of my home-made milk carton lightbox be converted to lumen estimates? First off, a few points about my lightbox.
I generally modeled my lightbox design on Quickbeam's (aka Doug Pribis) flashlightreviews.com site. Sadly, this excellent resource is no longer active (and the domain has been taken over by someone who has pirated Doug's original treasure-trove and added other unconfirmed and pirated material ). But at least the background info still seems to be there, untouched.
My lightbox differs in one important way - I've reversed the light and sensor placement, to facilitate runtimes. In my case, the flashlight enters the flat bottom of the milk carton, and the sensor is located on the side of the carton near the base. The bezel of the flashlight thus serves as its own baffle, preventing any light from shining directly on the sensor.
As Doug noted, this is hardly a perfect integrating sphere. But it doesn't have to be – as long as you realize the results are simply relative output values, you can still draw meaningful comparisons between lights. But can you convert my milk-carton output values to estimated lumens by some sort of conversion factor?
To begin to answer that question, you would need calibrated IS data for the lights tested in the lightbox. Well, if I had a calibrated IS, I would be using it. But there are a number of other people – and manufacturers – who do have them. Although not as good as actually testing my specific samples in their ISs, can we tell something meaningful from lights we have in common?
Below is a graph showing how lights in my lightbox correlate to the reported IS values by three members here (MrGman, ti-force, and bigchelis) and three manufacturers (Fenix, 4Sevens and Novatac). Each data point represents one output mode of a given light we have in common. I have matched the reported batteries and time post-activation for the lights in question (if multiple time points were available, I picked the last one we both had in common). There are about 150 unique data points in the total set, representing over 40 lights.
If my lightbox were a calibrated IS, you would expect to see a perfect linear relationship as shown by the diagonal line. Obviously, it isn't.
But the relationship does look somewhat linear, just not 1:1. Is it? Let's improve the scale ranges and see:
Ok, clearly there is not a simple linear relationship of my lightbox to any of the IS results (although it isn't that far off, either). Still, this means that you cannot simply multiply my readings by a specific number to get a really good lumen estimate (i.e. the classic "y = mx + b" linear relationship with a slope and y-intercept wouldn't hold here).
But even though the relationship between my box and the reported IS values is not linear, it is most certainly not random. Rather, it is consistently curvilinear. In fact, to my eye, it looks like a simple power relationship (i.e. y = a * x^b).
Before the modern age of computers, it was certainly a complex problem to try and fit non-linear data. But nowadays, you can do all sorts of comparison modeling of non-linear systems with statistical validation.
I've spent some time running analyzes of this data set, and I can't quite get one good power relationship that fits the whole range of 0.1 to 800 lumens perfectly. However, I have found two power fits that work well – one for < 20 on my lightbox relative output scale, and one for > 25. Here is how they look:
As you can see, these non-linear curves fit the data set very well. Correlation coefficients (r2) are reasonably good at 0.96 to 0.97. In fact, the fit is remarkably good considering we are talking about different light samples, run in 6 different ISs!
As a result, I think you can be fairly confident in converting my lightbox relative output values (ROVs) into estimated lumens using the following formulas:
For lightbox readings < 20 ROV, estimated Lumens = 0.56 * ROV^1.30
For lightbox readings > 25 ROV, estimate Lumens = 0.28 * ROV^1.48
For values in-between 20 and 25 ROV, I recommend averaging the two methods.
If you would rather not bother, not to worry – I plan to report the estimated lumen values in the summary tables of my reviews from now on. I will be doing this according the ANSI FL-1 standards (i.e. report estimated lumens at 3 mins into the run).
For those of you who have trouble visualizing non-linear data, below are some direct plots of my transformed lumen estimates against the original 6 different IS sources. If the conversions have worked well, the result should be perfectly linear.
My lumen estimates thus seem to correlate to the reported IS measures pretty linearly, wouldn't you say?
Please note, there are a few caveats here. First off, I don't have a lot of comparison data at the high-output range (i.e. >300 lumens). Thus, lumen estimates at the high end should be regarded with some degree of skepticism. As more data becomes available, I may need to revise these power relationships.
Another key point – a milk carton is not really a good integrating sphere! Not surprisingly, I've noticed in my lightbox that really strong throwers with narrow spillbeams typically report with lower values than similarly driven lights with wider spillbeams. Frankly, I'm surprised my values correlate so well with so many other sources. This may suggest that all lightboxes (including ISs) have some difficulty in integrating dedicated thrower lights. My point is that all attempts to compare overall output in lights with widely different beam patterns needs to be considered carefully (i.e. there may be systematic biases in all measures).
But at the end of the day, I think the analysis and correlation results tell a pretty compelling story - especially since they consist of the multiple output levels of over 40 lights taken from 6 different sources. You can thus feel fairly confident in converting my lightbox readings to something approximating lumens.
P.S. A pet peeve of mine is the difference between precision and accuracy. Technically speaking, accuracy refers to the degree of conformity of a measure to the actual, true value. Precision is simply the degree of refinement with which a measure can be taken or stated.
In this case, I know my lightbox is precise to 3-4 significant figures (i.e. I can reliably get a value to that stated precision, on repeated testing). Of course, that says nothing about how accurate the result is! My "feel" for the range of lumen estimates out there tells me that we really shouldn't be reporting anything more than 2 sig figs for the output measures. Beyond that, I rather doubt any given IS is really all that accurate to the "true" lumen output.
Of course, scientific notation doesn't work well for text, so what I'm going to do is round my ~100-200 lumen estimates to the nearest half point past 2 sig figs (e.g. 145, 210, 160, 175, etc.), and keep the >200 lumen estimates to just 2 sig figs (e.g. 340, 470, 1100, etc.). That's really as far as I feel comfortable pushing my results.
UPDATE May 18, 2012: As you may have noticed, this original set of lightbox-lumen conversion estimates was based on lights <800 lumens or so. You might wonder, how do more recent higher output lights compare?
One issue here is that most of these high-power lights are actually too big to fit into my lightbox. Many of them have large multi-emitter heads, or massive reflectors for more throw.
So I have had to find an alternative to sticking them in my lightbox. Since the original goal of a milk carton lightbox was to simulate a ceiling bounce measure in a small room/closet, that is exactly what I have gone back to for output measures in high-powered lights.
I have performed a comparable analysis of ceiling bounce-to-lumen correlations for a number of high output lights, in much the same way as I have done here for lightbox-to-lumen. The results have allowed me to fairly accurately provide estimated lumens for high output lights.
In fact, I am actually surprised at how well this conversion continues to be consistent for new lights with properly-tested lumen measures (i.e., my method continues to appear to be accurate, within a low margin of error).
To keep the presentation of results simple, I am starting to present graphs of these high-output lights directly in estimated lumens. But I can easily work back from these ceiling bounce-to-lumen conversions to estimated lightbox relative values. As you will notice in all my reviews, I have always done ceiling bounce measures of outputs for all my lights. This gives me a large database to correlate lightbox readings to my ceiling bounce setup. So, I can easily represent my high-output lights on the same relative lightbox output scale, by converting back from the lumen estimates. This is very convenient when wanting to compare the output/runtime performance to older lights.
As always, I continue to monitor and verify my conversion methods, as well as the calibration level of my equipement (i.e., relative to my initial arbitrary reference standard). So far, things continue to remain on track with periodic monitoring and adjustment.


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Today I became a mother to the sweetest little baby ever. I love her so goodamn much. I've been wanting a kitten for over a year now and today I finally picked up my bundle of fluff and bought her home. The main reason I wasn't sure about getting a cat was that I just didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. Stay in London, move away, move abroad, and I felt like I couldn't justify getting a pet only to realise a year or two down the line I shouldn't have got her. However my life finally has direction and stability again so I thought I'd do it. She's really nervous as I literally brought her home about a hour ago, but ever so sweet and playful. Currently she's assumed a snuggled up position between me and a cosy blanket while I tap away at my laptop. I could get used to this! Im beaming with motherly pride and feel so happy that I finally decided to take the plunge and get a kitten. Im sorry if you're not a cat person but expect cat related all the things in the future! If anyone's wondering she's half blue persian and half plain ol' tabby. I really hope she likes her new Mummy! I haven't 100% decided on a name yet so any suggestions are welcome. I do have a few in mind though! I'll let you know as soon as I decide. Naming something is such a huge responsibility, how I'll ever name my children I don't know!
Saturday, September 21, 2013
meet my bundle of fluff
Today I became a mother to the sweetest little baby ever. I love her so goodamn much. I've been wanting a kitten for over a year now and today I finally picked up my bundle of fluff and bought her home. The main reason I wasn't sure about getting a cat was that I just didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. Stay in London, move away, move abroad, and I felt like I couldn't justify getting a pet only to realise a year or two down the line I shouldn't have got her. However my life finally has direction and stability again so I thought I'd do it. She's really nervous as I literally brought her home about a hour ago, but ever so sweet and playful. Currently she's assumed a snuggled up position between me and a cosy blanket while I tap away at my laptop. I could get used to this! Im beaming with motherly pride and feel so happy that I finally decided to take the plunge and get a kitten. Im sorry if you're not a cat person but expect cat related all the things in the future! If anyone's wondering she's half blue persian and half plain ol' tabby. I really hope she likes her new Mummy! I haven't 100% decided on a name yet so any suggestions are welcome. I do have a few in mind though! I'll let you know as soon as I decide. Naming something is such a huge responsibility, how I'll ever name my children I don't know!
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LILY I AM MELTING!!! She is so adorable and fluffy, so god damn cuteeeeeeee :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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She's so lovely, I'd name her luna just because I think it would suit her and I always said that's what I wild name a pet I got if it was a girl. XReplyDelete
Sooo cute, can't wait to hear what you name her :3ReplyDelete
Awww she is lovely and definitely looks like a Luna ! :)ReplyDelete
I have two cats called a pure black cat called Whitby and a Russian blue with white 'socks' called Kipper.
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She's gorgeous! I adore cats, I can't wait to hear what you name her! :)ReplyDelete
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she is so gorgeous! A couple names I like are Luna, Ocean and Pixie! This has made me want another little kitten!ReplyDelete
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She's so beautiful Lily! Can't wait to find out what you name her, she's just so lovely! xReplyDelete
I am definitely a cat person haha she's purrfectReplyDelete
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Wow she is so cute! Such a perfect colour for a cat :)ReplyDelete
so cute!! and she's the perfect dusky grey colour xxReplyDelete
KITTY MELROSE! (kttymlrs) <3ReplyDelete
oh my gosh, not even usually a car person but I have to admit she's a beauty. jealous youll get cuddles on demand! xxReplyDelete
I want a dog :) But dogs are not that easy to keep in a flat :( Lucky you :)ReplyDelete
Oh my God, she is so adorable! I'm a cat person so I'm definitely okay with lots of pictures of this cutie. xReplyDelete
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Shes so cute! I like phoebe :D xxxReplyDelete
Such a cutie, just look at those eyes xReplyDelete
She is soooooo effing cute!!! I want her ha! xxReplyDelete
She's adorable! Happy naming xReplyDelete
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Aww she is so adorable !!!! I wish I could have a cat but I travel too much !ReplyDelete
So great you could finally get a cat! I too, have been dreaming about having one for years.ReplyDelete
So happy you made it happen :)
Awwwwwwww she is adorable! This makes me want another kitten, I wish they stayed that size forever! As for names, Luna is cute especially with her colour fur. Or Maya (a shade of blue) and Rosey (from your surname). This feels like an episode of Blue Peter!ReplyDelete
Arya is pretty good for a name... ;) And a cheeky reference to ASOIAF...ReplyDelete
She is beautiful! as a cat mum herself I can tell you it's a pleasure watching them growing up.ReplyDelete
about the name... as she is so silver maybe call her Daenerys? hahaha or any other ASOIAF name?
I know everyone has commented this but as soon as I saw the photographs I thought LUNA! She's beautiful. My cats are old, fat, and called Steve and Julio, so they are polar opposites!ReplyDelete
Shes so cute! I think you should call her Nala,like from the lion kingReplyDelete
SHE IS PERFECT!! my life was made when I got my kitten she means everything to me!ReplyDelete
SHE IS SOOOO CUTE!ReplyDelete
She's so prrretty! What a beautiful colour! My cat is my pride & joy, my fur baby, called Mango (despite being black & white and not a tropical fruit). I wish you many years of cat happiness!ReplyDelete
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So cute! I want one now to cuddle with! hahaReplyDelete
I'm not usually a cat person but she is beautiful, I want to steal her!ReplyDelete
shes adorable! xReplyDelete
Seriously cute! Having to hide this post from my boyfriend as he is desperate for a kitten and this would make him want one even more. Unfortunately in our rented house we are not allowed pets. Can't wait to hear her name.ReplyDelete
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Aww Lily she's such a little beaut! xoReplyDelete
Beautiful! I miss my cat being this size! XReplyDelete
Oh my gawwwd,how cute! I'm not normally a cat fan but wow that kitten is gorgeous! Hope you pick out a great name soon, and congrats!ReplyDelete
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Oh she is gorgeous we almost bought a british shorthair before I found out i was pregnant he was a colour point, so gorgeous. Ah cant wait to hear what you call her, I love the name Chione xxReplyDelete
She's soo beautiful!ReplyDelete
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She is so sweet! Naming is such a pressure, I was rubbish when I was little and named my first three pets variations of the name Fred. Also, just wanted to say how much I'm loving your blog lately and especially your new youtube channel! xxxReplyDelete
shes gorgeous <3 ^_^ xReplyDelete
Aww she is so cute. What about the name willow?ReplyDelete
She is so darn cute Lily I am so jelly :p Some name ideas from the top of my head include Miffy, Mint and my sister thinks spock or taffy would be cute :p xx EmmiReplyDelete
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That are such beautiful pictures, and your cat is soo cute <3
Oh my goodness! I have two cats myself and they aren't snuggly at all! So you picked a good'un there! hm, she looks like she should be called Pebble.ReplyDelete
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Oh she is so adorable! xx JuliaReplyDelete
Toooooooo cute! Buying my pup was such a big decision but the best I've ever made! XReplyDelete
aww, she is precious!ReplyDelete
yay! that's such a cutie! I now have two cats! the first one I adopted 4 years ago when he was just a baby (like 4-6 months) and this year I adopted a 7-y-o girl! I love them both so much and they brought so much joy and happiness into my lifeReplyDelete
So cute!! I want her!XxReplyDelete
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aw she is the cutest thing ever xReplyDelete
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Literally got a new kitty today myself!ReplyDelete
Awwww she is gorgeous! I adore cats, have two myself a tabby cat called Misty and a blue and white half maine coon called Mia. Their my babies! Tabatha would be such a sweet name!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, she is so beautiful. So jealous! :) xxReplyDelete
Aww she is so gorgeous! Luckily I'm a cat person (I have two of my own) so definitely won't complain about seeing more cat talk and photos on your blog! :)ReplyDelete
She's soo cute! xReplyDelete
I'm desperate for a cat too! Just gotta wait to see if my landlord lets me, eekReplyDelete
She's so cuuteee! I'm not really a cat person myself, but this cutie pie makes me wanna get one...ReplyDelete
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That is TOO cute! I'm not even a cat person and I literally just melted inside xoReplyDelete
This is just too cute! Can't wait until I can own a cat (or dog, or rabbit)!!ReplyDelete
Aww! She's so CUTE!ReplyDelete
You could call her Blush. I think it's a cute girl's name from a Mommy who loves make-up. ;)ReplyDelete
Shes so gorgeous:) xReplyDelete
Awww, what a cutie! :-)ReplyDelete
Wowi how exciting! She is the cutiest! She looks really similar to kate's kitten mouse :) give her a cuddle from us two!ReplyDelete
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absolutely ADORABLE xReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! Such a cutie! Im relying on your inner crazy cat lady to be unleashed and lots of cat related clothing, not complaining though! I love it all :) xxxReplyDelete
What a beautiful kitty, you should name her Lily but I don't know I'm not good at naming things either.lolReplyDelete
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Aw that is one cute kitten! When I move out, I'm definitely going to be getting a kitty, and I really love little grey ones like these! xxReplyDelete
ADORABLE! I am suuuuper jealous ;)ReplyDelete
soooo cute!!! ps- loving your new blog layouutReplyDelete
I think I just died a little inside-cats are my life.ReplyDelete
aww il est trop choux!ReplyDelete
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Awwww, she looks so cute, I can't wait to see what you name her! xReplyDelete
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I want a cat so much now, she is actually adorable xxReplyDelete
She is too cute!ReplyDelete
She is the most adorable cat out of all the cats I've seen , so small and cuddly like a little bear .I noticed the name Luna in the comments and I really like that name too xReplyDelete
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Little cutey :)ReplyDelete
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She is the cutest little thing ever. I'm currently in the situation you were in, I am desperate for a kitten but right now it's just not the right time and when I get one I need to be certain it's the right time. I feel so very Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffanys lol.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on finally getting this little one though, I love her already can only imagine how you feel :)
Lisa x
I'm not really a cat person but she is so cute!! Congrats Lily.ReplyDelete
Vanessa xx
Precious. I just want to kiss this little cutie! Hope you enjoy being a cat mommy, Lily.ReplyDelete
P.S. I just found you on Bloglovin but I'm loving your blog! Good stuff in here. Looking forward to reading more from you. :)
Cute as a button!ReplyDelete
Soooooooo cute! I want one :')ReplyDelete
If you ever have time, please do check out my blog, im totally new to this and it would mean alot!
Oh my god she is SO CUTE AND ADORABLE AND AAAAAH!! She will love you :)ReplyDelete
Cutie!!! ^_^ I have a black cat and a pomeranian dog, but still I want to adopt a kitty like this!! ^_^ReplyDelete
Very cute kittie, I have 2 tabbies that are almost 20 weeks now! A boy and a girl (called Annabelle) if you're interested http://madeleine-rachael.co.uk/kitten-love/ enjoy, they grow up so fast!ReplyDelete
She is beautiful! We got our cat from a rescue centre so he was already named murphy which I actually think I like. I'm pregnant and I think we are pretty decided on our baby girls name. We found out it was a girl last week and I find girls names so much easier than boys. XReplyDelete
Aww I would love a kitten but don't know if I can commit to it cat names I love are Cleo, Figaro, Manolo, Annie. Hope we see the cutie in a video xxReplyDelete
What a cutie! We're getting our new kitten (this'll be our third!) in two weeks, I cannot wait!ReplyDelete
We're not sure if ours is a boy or girl yet. We've decided on Bob for a boy and probably Bobbi for a girl as my niece is set on the name Bob now. x
Leanne - A Slice of My Life
She is gorgeous! My boyfriend and I are really wanting to get a kitten when I move back to England, so I totally forwarded this to him to get him all excited :) She is gorgeous! xxReplyDelete
She is so beautiful! I waited ages to get my kittens, and I was really worried about how I would be able to move with them. Cats move house so easily! I just moved across the U.S. with mine and they are happy as can be.ReplyDelete
i have a grown up boy version!ReplyDelete
what a lovely bundle of fluff
Absolute babe. I have a quite tragic adoration for cats. If I got a kitten now I'd call it Katniss. Lame but true!ReplyDelete
She's so so cute! I wish my cat was that size still :) xxReplyDelete
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What a cutie!ReplyDelete
And very good that you thought about is for so long :)
Oh what a cutie! I squealed a little when I saw the pic!ReplyDelete
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Awww look at that sweet little face. How anyone can not love cats i don't know! xReplyDelete
having a cat is the best thing ever! They grow up so fast and cost SO much money but worth it for the love :) Welcome to Cat Mom Club!ReplyDelete
That is one of the cutest kittens ever! I recently got two new kittens. Have a look at them on my blog! http://todayididtomorrowilldo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/we-move-like-cagey-tigers-love-cats.htmlReplyDelete
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Gay Pride Month: Celebrating Loving Feelings for Others
"It's the Dream Afraid of Waking,
That Never Takes a Chance."
On What We Need: First Day of My Life
For all of us, there are genuine needs and wishes, deep longings for human warmth, empathic responsiveness, trust, mutual recognition and creative playfulness. These are many of the ingredients that we think of when we speak of love, or the loving feelings we have for the cherished other person.
Of such feelings about a beloved, one might quietly reflect that, "I'm so glad I didn't die before I met you."
Bright Eyes: First Day of My Life
The Times of Harvey Milk: A Documentary Portrait
Before there was this year's Academy Awards celebrated Milk, there was the widely acclaimed The Times of Harvey Milk, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film in 1984, and was awarded The Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, among other awards. The documentary chronicles the political career of Harvey Milk, who was San Francisco's first openly gay elected Board Supervisor. The film, at times humorous, at times nostalgic, and at other times quite tragic, tells the story of Harvey Milk's rise to political power and emergence as a symbol of gay political achievement.
The Times of Harvey Milk documents through assembled historic film clips the tumultuous story of Milk's grass-roots political organizing and election, through the shocking murders and their repercussions. It takes the film's viewers along with the eloquent candle-light memorial joined by tens of thousands of San Franciscans on the evening of the assassinations, to the scenes of angry crowds who stormed San Francisco's City Hall in the aftermath of the lenient sentence that Dan White received at his murder trial.
This Academy Award-winning documentary feature film depicts not only Harvey Milk himself, but also the political and social milieu of the era in which he lived. From this perspective, the film continues to have significant relevance for our nation today, standing as a classic portrait of communities and cultural values in severe conflict. The film was produced subsequent to Harvey Milk's death using archival footage, so that Milk is credited posthumously as the lead actor. Other politicians, including San Francisco's then-mayor George Moscone (who was assassinated along with Milk) and Moscone's successor and now United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, also appear in the archival footage. Also featured in the film is then-schoolteacher Tom Ammiano, who has been a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors since 1994, and was elected to the California State Assembly. The film's outstanding narration is provided by the acclaimed stage and screen actor Harvey Fierstein, who at that time had just achieved great success with his own Tony Award-winning Broadway play Torch Song Trilogy.
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- Date of Manufacturecirca 1950
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- ConditionGood
- Condition DetailsGood condition. Enhanced finish.
- WearWear consistent with age and use.
- DimensionsH 25 in. x W 17.25 in. x D 12.74 in.H 63.5 cm x W 43.82 cm x D 32.36 cm
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British-born designer, interior decorator and author T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905–76) was one of the great American tastemakers in the middle decades of the 20th century. Much like Edward Wormley, Robsjohn-Gibbings was a design classicist by education and inclination, but he would come to create some of the most gracious and livable modern furnishings of the era.
Robsjohn-Gibbings studied architecture at the University of London, then held various jobs that included designing décors for passenger liners and working as the art director of a film studio. In the early 1930s, while employed by the upper-crust interior designer Charles J. Duveen, Robsjohn-Gibbings experienced an epiphany during a visit to the British Museum. Examining the furniture depicted on ancient Greek ceramics — lithe stools and klismos chairs — he realized that he had found a design touchstone. By 1936, he had moved to New York and set up a showroom on Madison Avenue for his modern reinterpretations of classic Greek designs. Aided by contacts he'd developed while working with Duveen, he quickly established a clientele that included Elizabeth Arden, Doris Duke and Thelma Chrysler Foy.
Through his writings for magazines and books, Robsjohn-Gibbings earned a public following and was established as an urbane arbiter of taste. From 1943 to 1956, he produced an understated line of modernist furnishings for Widdicomb, which included one of the icons of the period: the tiered, biomorphic Mesa coffee table (1951). Robsjohn-Gibbings moved to Athens, Greece, in 1966, and created a new line of antiquity-inspired pieces for the firm Saridis. The series turned out to be his swan song.
Collectors' interest in Robsjohn-Gibbings was reignited in the 1980s, when the 200-plus pieces from his 1936–38 commission for the Bel-Air estate of Los Angeles socialite Hilda Boldt Weber — pared-down neoclassical pieces rendered in blond wood (with the occasional flourish) — came on the market. (Up until then, the collection had remained in the house, despite its having changed hands several times.)
But his work for Widdicomb remains his most widely known, appreciated for its elegance and generous proportions. Robsjohn-Gibbings despised the stern aesthetic associated with his Bauhaus contemporaries, and a keynote of his modernist pieces is that they have no sharp angles. His chair and sofa frames, table legs and even many cabinets feature softly contoured edges. In whatever styled he designed, Robsjohn-Gibbings was guided by simplicity and timelessness. He wanted his furniture to be lived with happily.
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Topic: Boba Fett costume templates
If u have any templates post links to them here for the beginner costumers please...
e-mail me for a gauntlet template or others at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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If u have any templates post links to them here for the beginner costumers please...
e-mail me for a gauntlet template or others at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Heres a gauntlet template for everyone to print [img]LTBFgauntletFP-windows picture and fax viewer
Nothing came up for your image up there. ^ As you can see, but try getting a photobucket account, it's free.
But here are some ankle spat patterns. -> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/forums/a … 1175911444
I went to Jo-Ann and bought some grey twill fabric and sew-on velcro.
All you have to do with that pattern in open the file, and do Ctrl+P on you keyboard. The pattern will be the correct size printed out on an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of printer paper. I'll post a pic of my ankle spats if you'd like.
e-mail me its easyer and how do u get a photo bucket acount
also yes post them up please
no ones post ing any yet do u have a photo shop if u do how do u get an acount
jodo kast did u make that helmet or...
Mandalorian Mercs Tutorial/Template Library
[EDIT: Link to mercs.firespray.net no longer works.]
That should help you guys out. I've got a ammo belt and leather holster tutorial that should be up soon also.
what are templates??
templates are sorta like blue prints that u can print out .our templates are Boba fett armor go to the link above to see some templates.
Here's photobucket.
"The Mandalorian Blueprints"
jodo kast did u make that helmet or...
my avatar?
no, that's a photo touch-up by...Mandal_Shadowwarrior (?)
oh well it looks cool u should make a helmet like that ...
actually, if i were to make one it would be Jodo Kast's helmet. (to go with my character...)
yah that would be cool too...
but, i don't have the time for that sort of thing...
Here s some gauntlet blue prints I found on the net I hope they work !... I know its a really big pic!!!!!!...
that's kinda abstract, aye?
cool blueprints
a good referance for a fett gauntlet is in the 12 " figures ill post a pic of my almost finished right fett gauntlet made out of card board and fett armor...TOMORROW SO U SHOULD REALLY CHECK IT OUT PERFECT FOR A REFERANCE ON A GAUNTLETS SHAPE...
it's tomorrow...
are the templates for ure costume that novill talon are helping you with?
but my freind made gauntlets out of theme
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Sherried split pea soup
Makes 6 cups (6 servings)
No ham bones in this vegetarian version of the classic. This soup gets its special flavor and aroma from the addition of cumin and dry sherry. It always gets raves, even from carnivores.
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon ground cumin
8 cups vegetable stock, divided
1 ½ cups dried split peas
1 carrot, cut into ¼-inch dice
¼ cup dry sherry
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
Sour cream for garnish
Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the cumin; stir constantly for about 30 seconds.
Stir in 6 cups of the vegetable stock and the split peas. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the liquid is absorbed, about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally, mashing the peas as you stir.
Add the remaining 2 cups vegetable stock, the carrot, sherry, bay leaf, salt, and nutmeg. Cover and cook over low heat until the split peas and carrots are tender, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Remove the bay leaf before serving.
Garnish the servings with small dollops of sour cream.
Paulette Mitchell, a culinary instructor, television personality, spokesperson, freelance food writer, and the award-winning author of 13 cookbooks, is known internationally for her quick-to-prepare recipes with gourmet flair. Paulette's most recently published cookbook is "The Complete 15-Minute Gourmet: Creative Cuisine Made Fast and Fresh." She is also the author of "A Beautiful Bowl of Soup" and "The Spirited Vegetarian," which was voted "Best Book in the World on Cooking with Wine" at the 2005 Gourmand World Media Awards. Paulette says that international travel is her favorite source of culinary inspiration.


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Counting Crows bring passion to Turning Stone July 2
Casino Beat
By Mike Jaquays
@mikejake1164 on Twitter
Fans can always count on a fresh and energetic show when they go to a Counting Crows concert, lead singer Adam Duritz said in an exclusive Casino Beat interview from New York City recently.
That's because their set lists are made up of songs they truly want to perform.
"We're going to play a really passionate show of songs we are dying to play. It's not about what we do, but more about what we don't do," Duritz explained. "If we don't want to play a song we don't play it. Some bands play the same set every night and kill it. That's not a bad thing to do, just a bad thing for us."
Duritz even encourages friends outside the band to suggest songs they would like to hear at a concert, inviting them to text him the names of tunes they'd like in the set.
"It's nice to be able to get input from other people," he said. "Sometimes they remind me of songs I'd forgotten. We can play most of the songs off every album so we have a lot of material. We play a lot from all over -- anything is possible."
Counting Crows will bring their favorite songs, calling from a repertoire that includes the likes of "A Long December," "Rain King," "Round Here," and "Mr. Jones," to the Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center on July 2. The Verona show is part of a 22-stop summer tour of the United States with the Wallflowers.
The concert is at 8 p.m. and tickets are $31, $41, and $51. Room and show packages start at $141 for people who want to make an overnight stay of the event. Call 361-7711 or (800) 771-7711 for info.
Every ticket purchased will also come with the bonus download of Counting Crows' new live album "Echoes of The Outlaw Roadshow" -- a feat of modern technology that wouldn't have been available only a few years ago.
"The Internet means everything is possible," Duritz said. "This will be an introduction for new people and a bonus for longtime fans. It's more about just getting people to listen to the music."
Other upcoming entertainment at Turning Stone includes:
o June 20: Mojo & the Professionals in the Leopard Lounge at 9 p.m. Free.
o June 21: Brass Transit's tribute to Chicago in the Showroom at 8 p.m. $15.
o June 21: Mojo & the Professionals the Leopard Lounge at 10 p.m. Free.
o June 27: Travis Tritt in the Showroom at 8 p.m. $45/50/60.
o June 27: Taxi in the Leopard Lounge at 9 p.m. Free.
o June 28: Taxi in the Leopard Lounge at 10 p.m. Free.
o July 3: Harry Connick, Jr. in the Event Center at 8 p.m. $49/59/69.
Call 361-SHOW or 1-877-833-SHOW for tickets or more information on their live entertainment schedule.
DJ Bill T plays dance favorites in the Leopard Lounge every Monday through Wednesday for from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Turning Stone's all-new Lava night club is enjoying the results of an extensive facelift and inviting dance fans to come out to experience it for themselves. Every Thursday is a Tru Request Live event for eighteen and older with half-price admissions with valid college ID before 11 p.m. and every Friday is Ultimate Girls' Night Out with no cover charge for the ladies and a $10 cover for the guys. Circus Nights are every Friday and Saturday.
Upcoming Lava events include:
o June 20: We Get Whet with DJ Davey D and DJ Merc for 21 and older upstairs and 18 and older downstairs. Half off admission before 11 p.m. with valid college identification.
o June 21: Cabana Kickoff with DVDJ Biggie for 21 and older.
o June 22: The Mov.em.ent's 7th annual B-Day Bash with free admission before midnight for anyone with a June birthday. For 21 and older upstairs and 18 and older downstairs.
o June 27: Lou Malvasi with resident DJ Davey D for 21 and older upstairs and 18 and older downstairs.
Their LOL Comedy Club at Turning Stone's Lava Lounge brings to the stage comedians guaranteed to have guests laughing out loud every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Shows are for 18 and older. The club offers a full bar and snack menu with table service, and room and show packages are available for comedy club performances as well as concerts.
Admission is $20 for booth seating and $15 for table seats, with $5 off table seat prices if paid before the day of the show.
For more info or reservations call (315) 361-8177
Turning Stone Resort Casino is located at 5218 Patrick Road in Verona, right off of New York State Thruway exit 33. For more information visit: www.turningstone.com
Summer is finally here this Friday and Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel is getting into the fun of the season with their weekly Party on the Terrace festivities. Guests 21 and older are invited to come out to enjoy the summer view atop the Event Center's roof every Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. , weather permitting, of course. The party will be moved to the patio on inclement days.
There will be music and drink specials at the full service bar, plus hot dogs, hamburgers, skewers of chicken with peanut dip sauce, and nachos with cheese. The Roof Top Terrace is accessed from room 318 on the third floor of the hotel.
Ring Eyed Pete's Bar on the gaming floor offers free entertainment every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. Upcoming live local entertainment includes:
o June 21: The Billionaires
o June 22: Soul Mine
o June 28: Bob Greco Band
o June 29: Dubonnet
Live harness racing, now in its 60th year at the Vernon track, is Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 6:45 p.m. with a few exceptions. The trackside fun will even feature camel and ostrich races and a putt-putt challenge on June 21 -- stop by the track to see what this is all about.
Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel is located at 4229 Stuhlman Road in Vernon, just south of the intersection with Route 5. For more information, log on to: www.vernondowns.com


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We oppose Islam, not Muslims. We are against hate, not faith
sum wrote:Koran 60:4 is very clear and very specific
sum wrote:If Allah regards non-muslims as "...the vilest of all creatures" then it adds support to Koran 60:4.
sum wrote:How does Islam - Allah - regard those who do not fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion? Does Allah teach friendship with these non-muslims?
sum wrote:Hello Garudaman
Your quote -
"there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone" is still multi-interpretation, you can interpretate it :
1. the animosity and the hatred is happen because they dont believe in God alone.
2. the animosity and the hatred is happen because they fight muslim because muslim believe in God alone, thus when they believe in God alone, they wont fight muslim anymore.
With your quote you have confirmed my comment that Allah has made a real pig`s ear of making himself clear.
sum wrote:I am an atheist who lives by the Golden Rule.
sum wrote:Am I the vilest of all creatures according to the Koran and do you regard me as the vilest of all creatures?
Oy Vey!!!Garudaman wrote:QS. 60:9. Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
sum wrote:Hello Garudaman
You did not respond to my question - please do so.
I reject the concept of Allah who I regard as an invention of the non-prophet Muhammad.
Does this make me the vilest of all creatures according to Allah in the Koran and do you regard me as the vilest of all creatures?
sum wrote:Hello Garudaman
I have asked you to stop running away from my question.
I have no intention of answering your question until you answer mine. You are trying to create a diversion which I will ignore.
Please tell me if I am the vilest of creatures.
sum wrote:I think that this is a fundamental issue and has enormous implications for the whole of mankind.
I maintain that the fundamental relationship is based on the hatred and enmity of muslims towards non-mulims as Koran 60:4 dictates.
If this is the case then social cohesion between muslims and non-muslims is impossible and begs the question of why we permit muslim immigration which only causes unbreachable divisions in society.
Does anyone disagree?
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The Ultimate Edible July 4th Mascot And Party Centerpiece!
If Halloween can have a vegetable with a face on it ... why can't Independence Day have a fruit with a face on it???
I'm all about holiday traditions ... BUT ... I'm also a big fan of mixing it up by creating new ones.
Introducing ... UNCLE WATERMELON !!! ... The picture-perfect, family fun, food-crafting tradtion for the Fourth of July!


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LocationMountville, PA
444 E. Main St.
Mountville, PA 17554
New 2019 Jayco Jay Flight 28BHBE
Jayco Jay Flight 28BHBE travel trailer highlights:
- Dual Entry
- Double Bunks
- Rear Bath
- U-Shaped Dinette
- Sofa
- Queen Simmons Mattress
If family camping is all you think about then take a look at this Jay Flight 28BHBE travel trailer. You will enjoy a private front bedroom while the kids enjoy their own semi-private double size bunks when they decide to come inside after a fun day of exploring. Now you have your own bedding, all you need is full bath and kitchen amenities which you have in this Jay Flight. You will also appreciate all the conveniences such as dual entry into the trailer, and a bench seat by the main entry. Outdoor fun with inside comforts is what it is all about. Come see what else you will enjoy every time you take this trailer out of storage.
With any Jayco Jay Flight travel trailer you will get solid construction from the fully integrated A-frame, the l-class cambered structural steel l-beams, and the Magnum Truss roof system with seamless DiFlex II material. The 30" x 72" main entrance door, the entrance and baggage doors are all keyed alike, and the radial tires offer safety and security you will want every where you travel and setup. It's time to find out what else the Jay Flight has to offer that you can't travel without. Choose your favorite model today!
Great Sales ExperienceMy wife and I appreciated the time Jared took in helping us select our Jayco White Hawk 28DSBH - Preston from Lancaster, PA
Stock# N3578
Interior Color: STERLING
|33 ft 5 in
|Ext Width
|8 ft
|Ext Height
|11 ft 3 in
|Int Height
|6 ft 9 in
|Interior Color
|Hitch Weight
|635 lbs
|Gross Weight
|9250 lbs
|Dry Weight
|6515 lbs
|Cargo Weight
|2735 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|76 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|39 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|39 gals
|Number Of Bunks
|Available Beds
|Refrigerator Type
|Stainless Front
|Refrigerator Size
|8 cu ft
|Cooktop Burners
|Number of Awnings
|LP Tank Capacity
|Water Heater Capacity
|6 gal
|Water Heater Type
|Gas/Electric DSI
|13500 btu
|Awning Info
|18' Power with LED Light and Integrated Speakers
|Axle Count
|Number of LP Tanks
|Shower Type
|Electrical Service
|30 amp
Jayco, Inc. was founded in 1968 by a man of strong faith and vision. The late Lloyd J. Bontrager, family man and inventor, felt he could build the world a better RV. He longed to create a company of his own, one that clearly reflected his ideals: a company where everyone would be treated as "family".
With encouragement from his wife Bertha, Lloyd started Jayco on their farm--in two chicken houses and a barn! He developed his own prototype camping trailer and a unique lifter system for fold-down campers, the basic design of which is patented and still in use today. By the end of 1968, his fledging company of 15 employees had sold 132 fold-down camping trailers.
Today, Jayco's "family" of employees has grown to nearly 1,500 people, while more than 25,000 people join our "extended family" of customers each year.
At Jayco, our mission statement is: Committed to being the most respected name in recreation vehicles. We will consistently build a high quality, high value, competitively priced product at acceptable margins, treat every situation with the highest level of integrity in a timely manner, and continually work to reduce total cost to achieve acceptable returns.


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After buying Beats Electronics for $3 billion, Apple has told about 200 Beats workers they aren't guaranteed permanent jobs at the tech company, according to reports.
The move was leaked to the press by an unnamed source, but said that Apple had little interest in those Beats employees in "finance, human resources and other roles" that would be repetitive for Apple's already solid workforce, Bloomberg Businessweek reported. There are 700 employees at Beats.
"We're excited to have the Beats team join Apple, and we have extended job offers to every Beats employee," Tom Neumayr, a spokesman for Apple, said in a statement today. "Because of some overlap in our operations, some offers are for a limited period and we'll work hard during this time to find as many of these Beats employees as we can another permanent job within Apple."
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The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" to the top of the British charts in a posthumous protest over her divisive policies.
The online campaign to drive the "Wizard of Oz" song to the No. 1 spot on the U.K. singles chart was launched by Thatcher critics shortly after the former prime minister died Monday of a stroke at age 87.
As of Friday, the song was No. 1 on British iTunes.
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Still, many people say the campaign — which aims to see the song played this weekend on the BBC's Official Chart Show — is in bad taste. Some have called on the BBC to promise it won't broadcast the song.
John Whittingdale, a lawmaker from Thatcher's Conservative party, told the Daily Mail tabloid that many would find the ditty "deeply insensitive."
"This is an attempt to manipulate the charts by people trying to make a political point," he said.
In a statement, the BBC said it had not yet decided on whether it would feature the song on its show — which normally plays all the week's best-selling hits.
"The Official Chart Show on Sunday is a historical and factual account of what the British public has been buying and we will make a decision about playing it when the final chart positions are clear," the taxpayer-funded BBC said.
Not all Tories agreed that the song should be yanked.
"No song should be banned by the BBC unless its lyrics are pre-watershed," said former Conservative lawmaker Louise Mensch, referring to British restrictions on adult content.
Mensch, a prominent Conservative voice on Twitter, said in a message posted to the site that Thatcher, famously known as "the Iron Lady," would not have wanted it any other way.
"Thatcher stood for freedom," she wrote.


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Part Three: Designing a Club From the Front Door
From the point where a person first sees your club to the moment he walks out the door, he should be impressed with the experience. In this third edition of an ongoing series on excellent club design, Rudy Fabiano of Fabiano Designs International in Montclair, N.J., walks club operators through a facility designed for success, from staircases to the child-care room.
Vertical Circulation
This is an opportunity to bring someone through your club, vertically, to experience the three-dimensional space. Stairs are by nature a sculptural event. They are a unique experience in the club and should be played up.
* Land right in the middle of the club.
* Use the landing as a viewing spot.
* Create balconies, bell towers and other points of interest.
* Make them ADA compliant.
* Multiple stairs.
* Funky railings
* Elevators.
* Ramps.
Sales Areas and Offices
Whether you have offices or an area, you should give plenty of thought into where your sales will occur. Many times in lieu of offices, sales are done right at the juice bar and lounge. This can work well, but you'll need more tables in the lounge area to accommodate this. (Also, keep in mind that paperwork at the juice bar can get a little difficult.) If you have offices, we advocate keeping them as visually open as possible and close to the pathways and main gym to reduce the intimidation factor.
* Design your sales area/offices appropriate to the market. Your sales areas will speak volumes about who you are.
* Avoid small, cramped offices without glass.
* Use durable materials that will look good for some time. People's eyes wander the most under sales situations.
* Design the procedure for paperwork, collecting the money and credit cards.
* Moving to more informality, even in offices.
* Side-by-side sitting (less of me vs. you).
* Round tables.
* On-line registrations.
Kids' Room/Child Sitting
If you chose to provide a room for children, it should be in a fun, safe environment that will allow the parents to leave their children with confidence. It should be as close as possible to the front entry, and some form of visibility into the room from the club is desired so anyone can check in.
* Padding on floor and all major child-proofing safety features.
* Colorful and diverse activities.
* A kid-size bathroom and changing station within the room.
* ADA compliance and local codes. Remember, this is not a daycare center.
* Either getting much bigger or being eliminated.
* Computers and more educational slants to play.
* Expanding into kids' fitness programs.
* Close circuit TV feed to cardio deck and other areas of the gym.


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If you're prone to migraines don't go anywhere near Dubai.
Geekay Games in Dubai has found a crate full of 100 Virtual Boy consoles in their original packaging in storage. Apparently they've been lurking there, biding their time, since 1995 when they were vanquished for their crimes against humanity. The article linked above says it best:
The 3D stereoscopic goggles brought on headaches and nausea, the awkward headset caused sore necks and the monochrome red display led to eye strain.
When Nintendo's experiment with virtual reality – the Virtual Boy video game system – proved a commercial failure, the Japanese manufacturer's critics were hardly shocked.
Naturally, as with any ancient horror, collectors are snatching them up. They're only selling them at their brick-and-mortar store, so if you hate yourself you're going to have to wait until they inevitably hit ebay.


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You might already have your hands on a PS4, but that doesn't mean you know everything there is to know about the hardware.
Thankfully, Vsauce3 is here to hit us with somewhat esoteric factoids about the PS4 — not to mention a cool stop-motion animation of a PS4 teardown. You'll be able to see exactly where that cool PlayStation screw is too, which is kind of like a factoid onto itself!
And if you wanna go back into the PlayStation line a little, then you should check out these factoids about the PS1. It's good stuff.


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Monday, December 31, 2007
Good Bye 2007!
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Happy Sunday!
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Happy Saturday!
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Happy Friday!
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Nice To Meet You Antonio Navas!
His name is Antonio Navas and he is from Barcelona. A small gallery of pictures here
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Special "Falsettos" night for the LGCCKC
FALSETTOS, written by William Finn ("Putnam Spelling Bee") and nominated for 7 Tony Awards, tells the musical story about a gay Father trying to keep up relationships with his son, his partner, and even his ex-wife, all told with a wonderful mix of humor and touching moments.
A portion of the tickets sold benefit LGCCKC, so enjoy an evening with a wonderful show and at the same time, support your local Community Center.
Tickets are $25 and to purchase email Mitch Levine at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Nice Butt Tom Brady!
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Welcome To The Club!
This was just a matter of time, Mischa Barton was arrested for driving under the influence, possession of illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license.
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Back To The Future Rocks!
From "The Naked City" to "In a Lonely Place" and "Oklahoma!" the Library of Congress is adding 25 more classic American films to its national registry.
There are 12 Angry Men to be heard, The Strong Man to be viewed and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to be dealt with.
"Even as Americans fill the movie theaters to see the latest releases, few are aware that up to half the films produced in this country before 1950 — and as much as 90 percent of those made before 1920 — are lost forever," said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington in announcing the selections.
"The National Film Registry seeks not only to honor these films, but to ensure that they are preserved for future generations to enjoy," he said in a statement.
The 25 chosen this year bring the registry total to 475.
Both recent and early films are eligible for inclusion, and hundreds are nominated by the public each year.
The films are chosen because they are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.
Among those selected this year:
The Naked City, 1948, filmed on actual locations in New York; this movie won Oscars for best photography and editing. It was a gritty crime film combining slices of several stories.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977, an intelligent sci-fi film in which the climactic scene is set at Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming.
In a Lonely Place, 1950, a scathing Hollywood satire with Humphrey Bogart playing a screenwriter, brilliant at his craft yet prone to living with his fists.
Oklahoma!, 1955, brought the fun and famous musical to the screen.
Back to the Future, 1985, explored the possibilities of special effects when a man stranded in 1955 by a time machine must not only find a way home, but also teach his father how to become a man, repair the space/time continuum and save his family from being erased from existence. All while fighting off the advances of his then-teenage mother.
12 Angry Men, 1957, a classic filmed in a spare, claustrophobic style — largely set in one jury room — relating a single juror's refusal to conform to peer pressure in a murder trial.
The Strong Man, 1926, features Harry Langdon, widely considered one of the great silent comedians, as a meek man in love with a blind woman.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962, director John Ford's last great Western. The film shows that the conquest of the West meant the triumph of civilization, embodied in Jimmy Stewart, over wild innocence — John Wayne — and evil — Lee Marvin.
Also being added to the registry:
Bullitt (1968)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Glimpse of the Garden (1957)
Grand Hotel (1932)
The House I Live In (1945)
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Our Day (1938)
Peege (1972)
The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)
Three Little Pigs (1933)
Tol'able David (1921)
Tom, Tom the Piper's Son (1969-71)
The Women (1939)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Happy Thursday!
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Happy Wednesday!
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas!
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Happy Saturday!
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George Clooney Sexy Even With Leatherhead!
Call me crazy but he looks sexy even with the funny hat www.leatherheadsmovie.com
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Mamma Mia!
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Ben Cohen
Nice gallery of his pictures here
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25 Years Of Calvin Klein
Click here for a nice recopilation of Calvin Klein ads
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Beautiful Chace Crawford
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Peter Jackson Will Direct The Hobbit!
It is official, Peter Jackson will produce "The Hobbit" and a sequel of this movie. With this all the disagreements between New Line Cinema and Jakson are over. Good thing for the fans!
Visit www.TheHobbitBlog.com
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Happy Friday!
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Happy Thursday!
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Happy Belated Wednesday!
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Happy Tuesday!
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Happy Monday!
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Congratulations Todd!
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Happy Sunday!
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Happy Saturday!
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Visiting Blogs - Cesto de Gatos
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Zero Motorcycles hosts and participates in events around the world. The red markers on the map below highlight the locations of the events taking place in the United States and Canada. For information about a particular event click on the red marker and then click on the link to the event you are interested in attending. Many of these events offer demo rides.
To schedule a demo ride at an event:
To schedule a demo ride outside an event - click here to find the dealer near you.


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It's a Saturday afternoon in early February. More than likely, it's cold outside. The Super Bowl isn't until tomorrow. There isn't really any good racing on this weekend.
My point is this: You're not doing anything today, unless you have to go to Home Depot or whatever. So why not park yourself in front of your computing machine, crank up the sound holes, and soak up half an hour's worth of a Porsche GT3 bombing around various rally courses?
This video is a compilation of driver Ruben Zeltner's rally events in 2011 and 2012. We've seen some of his antics before. This video is visually and aurally awesome to take in. At least as far as I'm concerned, the only thing better than fast cars is fast cars on dirt and snow.
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NORRISTOWN - A homeless man who told police he sells cocaine 'to make money' now calls state prison his home after he was captured in Pottstown while allegedly fleeing police on Route 422.
Timothy Andrew Smith, 31, who has no fixed address, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to two-to-four years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in connection with the September 2011 incident in Pottstown.
Judge Joseph A. Smyth said Smith is eligible for the state's Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive program, commonly referred to as 'Triple R-I,' which allows eligible non-violent offenders to receive reductions of their minimum state prison sentences if they successfully complete all required treatment and maintain good-conduct records in prison. If successful, Smith could reduce his minimum sentence to 18 months, according to court documents.
An investigation of Smith began about 12:14 a.m. Sept. 30 when state police at Skippack observed Smith operating a Dodge Avenger erratically westbound on Route 422 near the Sanatoga exit, according to the criminal complaint. Smith, police said, moved the vehicle back and forth between lanes multiple times to pass other vehicles and police clocked the vehicle traveling 110 miles per hour in a posted 55 mph speed zone, according to the arrest affidavit.
Police activated emergency lights and sirens but Smith failed to yield and continued westbound on Route 422, eventually exiting the highway at Armand Hammer Boulevard, court documents indicate. As the vehicle continued northbound Smith failed to pull over for police, authorities said.
After Smith's vehicle crossed High Street, it traveled onto Estate Drive at a high rate of speed before being forced to come to a stop at a dead end at Estate and Burdan drives, police said. As the vehicle stopped, Smith exited the vehicle and ran away on foot. He left the vehicle in gear, causing it to roll forward, state police said.
After a brief foot chase, police apprehended Smith in the side yard of a home in the 400 block of Burdan Drive. When police retraced Smith's path they discovered a clear bag, which contained 20 smaller bags of a white, chunky substance, discarded on the patio of a Burdan Drive home, about 20 feet from where Smith was apprehended, court documents indicate. Authorities said the substance inside the bag was crack cocaine.
When questioned by police, Smith admitted to running from police because he didn't have a driver's license and was in possession of the cocaine. Smith told police 'he is kind of homeless and sells cocaine to make money,' according to the criminal complaint.
Other charges of fleeing or eluding police, driving under the influence of alcohol, possessing cocaine and various motor vehicle violations were dismissed against Smith as part of the plea agreement.
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My words and thoughts about not trusting Lilliana were completely true, but even so, I wasn't prepared. How could I have been? We were in the middle of Sanctuary Garrison, surrounded by Horde soldiers, and I was more than capable of taking care of myself.
"I have better things to do than watch you," I said as we moved down the path to the gate. The cold air made my ears tingle and I rubbed at one absently. A nagging feeling in the back of my mind had me wondering if a headache was coming on. All things considered, I'd been through worse interactions with Lilliana without developing a migraine, so it would just go to show that despite retaining my cool, I'd lost some of the thick skin I'd developed for the priestess. I hoped I wouldn't have need to redevelop it.
Lilliana stopped walking abruptly.
I frowned, stopping as well. "What?"
"Nothing." She started slowly moving up closer to me, almost creeping, while staring at me intently.
I was not amused, and especially not when I realized the nagging feeling was actually her. She was testing my mental defenses. With an act of will, I shored them up immediately. "Don't try me, Lilliana," I warned her.
"I'm not," she said, her voice strangely soothing.
I was confused, but quickly realized she was still trying to influence me. I stepped forward. "Cut it out. Now." I didn't even put my hand on my sword hilt. Very annoyed though I was, her messing around and trying to provoke me didn't warrant taking seriously.
But then she stepped forward to close the rest of the distance between us and lifted her hand toward my head. I started to raise my arm to block her reflexively, but it was my left side, my slow side, and she connected first. The physical contact amplified her power, letting her past my mental defenses, and I felt her touch on my mind. Immediately I grabbed her arm and wrenched, sending the priestess to her knees with a yelp.
"Ow! Julilee!" Lilliana yelled. "I'm trying to help! Your head, fucked up!"
The soldier posted nearby along the path looked over, becoming aware of the altercation, but I appeared to have it well in hand between our positions and Lilly's cries. However, that wasn't the case. She hadn't relinquished her grip on my mind. I was furious at the intrusion, and even more, her supposed justification for it. "I don't need your HELP!" I said vehemently.
I threw her back away from me, but that didn't break the connection either. I could still feel her in my mind, an incredibly unwelcome presence. On her rump, she looked up at me and almost grinned. "I think you do."
Her influence was almost sufficient to implant the suggestion backing the words – but I was too angry, too distrusting of her. I would not be swayed. Fighting her will, I drew my sword and pointed it at her chest. "Out. Now," I said through gritted teeth.
Lilliana's eyes dropped to the blade and she glared. I felt the strong impulse to drop my sword, but I again resisted. She would realize in the next moment that she was not going to win this. "Not a chance," I said. "I'm giving you one more opportunity to let go. Or I will run you through."
Lilliana shook her head. She didn't try to get up, but she didn't need to. "No, you are a loose cannon," she told me.
"I'M a—" I couldn't believe her. But allowing this to continue on her terms would be what she wanted. I lowered my sword, but only so that she was unprepared when I swept my shield off my back and struck her with it. I saw a flash of Light as she shielded herself, but it still knocked her down.
However, she still did not let go. On the ground, pretending to be helpless, she thrust as hard as she could into my mind. I flinched and reacted, swinging at her again, but she was doing more damage to me than I to her… all of it invisible to any bystanders. I needed to end this, and quickly, yet another mind spike left me reeling.
It was followed by a bright flash and a piercing whistle. I lifted my shield against it, disoriented, and realizing that someone else had arrived. It was Naheal, polearm in hand.
"Weapons down, spells off or I kill the one with weapons in hand as a traitor to the Horde!" he ordered.
I didn't have the luxury of being happy about his arrival or not, as Lilliana was still pressing the attack, even as she clambered to her feet. And this time, her influence overwhelmed me. I lowered my sword and shield, but not because of what Naheal had said.
"And that means your fingers in her mind, Lilly!" Naheal said.
I struggled against the ongoing control. There was no way Lilliana's will would override mine. There was just no way. But I couldn't move. Meanwhile, Lilliana turned a deadly look on Naheal and said, "Stand there and shut the fuck up. She's fucked up. Give me a minute. I need to concentrate or it will get fucked up."
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New York-Based Fashion Designer Suede to Unveil New SUEDEsays Fabric Line
"Project Runway" All*Star and Kent State grad celebrates launch with free fashion show
New York-based fashion designer, Season 5 "Project Runway" contestant and Kent State University graduate Suede will introduce his new SUEDEsays line of fabrics and patterns with a free fashion show Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Rockwell Hall Auditorium at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Suede, who also recently competed on "Project Runway All Stars" Season 2, will unveil his SUEDEsays line with 15 exclusive runway looks. The fashion show, presented in conjunction with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, Simplicity, The Fashion School at Kent State University and Springs Creative, will also involve current Kent State students — 11 of the 15 models in the show are Kent State students, and the Fashion Student Organization will provide assistance on the day of the show.
The event will include a free meet-and-greet between show times. Suede also will appear at the Hudson Jo-Ann store at 5381 Darrow Rd. on Friday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information about Suede and his SUEDEsays fabrics and patterns, visit www.SUEDEsays.com.


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NEA Grant Translates into Support for Open Letter
The University of Rochester's Open Letter Books has been selected for an Art Works grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. The press was awarded $45,000 to support the promotion of books in translation and the continuation of the translation centric website, Three Percent.
"We're extremely grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for awarding us this substantial grant, which will allow us to publish works by authors who have never before been published in English translation," said Open Letter publisher Chad W. Post. "These works include German author Ror Wolf, whose book, Two or Three Years Later, was translated by Jennifer Marquart, a Rochester graduate." The grant will also help fund the translation of works from Denmark, Bulgaria, Italy, Iceland, and Greece.
Open Letter was selected from a pool of 1,509 applicants across more than a dozen artistic disciplines and fields. This year's recommended grants focus primarily on the creation of art and presentation of both new and existing works for the benefit of American audiences. Applications were reviewed by panels of outside experts convened by NEA staff and each project was judged on its artistic excellence and artistic merit.
According to NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman, "This year's projects offer extraordinary examples of creativity in our country, including the creation of new work, innovative ways of engaging audiences, and exemplary education programs." A complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works grant support, can be found on the NEA website at http://www.arts.gov/.
Open Letter publishes 10 works a year and is one of only a handful of presses in the U.S. devoted solely to works in translation. The press runs Three Percent, a website which features more than 50 book reviews per year, the best translated book awards, and news on the business of publishing. The five-year-old venture also provides internships to student enrolled in the University's literary translation programs. For more information about Open Letter visit www.openletterbooks.org/
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First, I know. Drama is misspelled in the title, but there's a reason. The shot is of Egg Rock Light in Frenchman's Bay Maine. And "Mainer's" from down east put an upward tick of "ah" on almost any word ending a sentence. That's my justification and I'm sticking to it. The "big question" posed by today's image is "how many shots does it take to make a dramatic image?" Well in this case the answer would be three and it might not be the three you might think. I'm kind of notorious for replacing uninteresting skies, but that "ain't" it. That's the sky that was there when we were there. It's not the lighthouse 'cause that's what I was taking a picture of. There's a saying about once you rule everything else out the answer must be what's left, no matter how improbable that might be. What's left, in this case, is the waves. To find out how they got there, hit the "Read More".
The waves come from not too far from the main image. A woman on the tour boat we were on would probably swear the water was a rough as it looks in today's image. She claimed to have gotten seasick on the tour. The boat was gently rocking so she must have had a very delicate stomach (or an extra glass of wine at lunch). On the other hand (you have five fingers) the surf was crashing a little better around the bend in slightly more open water.
Another aspect of moving the waves around the corner and a little to the east was the fact that the rocks the surf were "crashing" on were in shade. That rendered the rocks in reasonably sharp contrast to the white splash on the breakers.
The first issue was "developing" the three images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (LR). I was shooting in RAW. In doing that I was assured that any image being used had to be "developed". After that the images were selected (CTRL clicking on each image) and sent over to Adobe Photoshop (PS) (Photo/Edit In/Open as Layers in Photoshop).
Once in PS as Layers with the extra waves Layers above the base Layer (the lighthouse) it's a simple matter of switching the Blend Mode(s) to Lighten. That drops out everything that's not lighter than the surrounding area. In this case that's everything but the water.
There were a couple small spots where the clouds in the sky were lighter that the waves, so a Layer Mask was added and the offending spots removed. While I was at it there were a couple of water drops that looked a little unnatural (too high in the sky) so they were also removed.
Something like today's image is a easy "trick" if you know how Blend Modes work. It's a good thing to play with the Blend Modes and see how they interact with your images.
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After Rootes took over the Sunbeam concern in 1935 the cars became essentially versions of the Hillman Minx and Humber Snipe and from 1938 were known as Sunbeam-Talbots's.
After the war the pre-war 10 and two-litre models were reintroduced and continued in production until 1948 when they were restyled and named the 80 and 90. In 1950 the 80 was discontinued and in 1952 the MkIIA was the last model to be sold as a Sunbeam-Talbot as in 1953 all cars became Sunbeams.
The Hillman Minx Californian body was used in 1955 to produce the Rapier series. The Rapier development was similar to that of the Minx.
The Alpine name was reintroduced in 1959 as a sports car. This was the Hillman Husky with Rapier mechanical components in a sports body shell.
I have added these pages to Classic Cars Online to allow any Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II owners or enthusiasts a quick and easy reference and a place to share pictures of Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II 's. Technical specifications are also listed on this page as are Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II 's for sale, Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II spare parts and Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II books and memorabilia. This page will be updated and improved on an ongoing basis with more Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II information.
Remember to Bookmark this page, and call back again to view the latest Sunbeam Talbot Alpine I-II adverts on these pages.
If you have a birthday to buy for or to help with a rebuild project, you are looking for books and manuals on this car, have a look at the titles Amazon has available. They stock both new and rare out-of-print titles.


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Today the Space Shuttle Endeavour flew into Los Angeles to enjoy a sunny retirement and possibly start dating some younger aircraft. Happily, NASA gave the Shuttle a great tour of Los Angeles, including two flyovers of Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood sign.
I was there, in the hot, sweaty crowd, and got a few pictures.
Aside from a slightly unhinged-sounding woman screaming "AMERICA IS BEST!!!" right in my ear, it was an incredible experience. They flew the 747 and piggybacked orbiter quite low over the massive crowd out on the Observatory's front lawn, and it was a moving thing to see.
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Back in 2006, I wrote in VDARE.com:
"Sam Quinones' July 28 article—6 + 4 = 1 Tenuous Existence: An illegal immigrant couple with six children were already living in poverty. Then the quadruplets arrived. They're still in a daze—just might be the best in the rather dull history of the Los Angeles Times."
Now, Quinones has a new article in the L.A. Times—A familial mean street: Networks of relatives have bred crime on once-peaceful Drew Street, police say—that's worthy of comparison. Once again, Quinones demonstrates that you can't understand immigration, crime, poverty, or the world in general without thinking hard about extended family ties. Who is related to whom?
In Southern California, wealthy people live in or near the hills, while poor people live on the endless flat lands. So it was a matter of some surprise to many Angelenos last February 21 when a running gun battle between cops and gangbangers armed in a style worthy of a big budget action movie broke out just north of Downtown LA between Dodger Stadium and the beautiful Forest Lawn cemetery.
Quinones explains the extended family relations that have made Glassell Park, despite its seemingly prime location, one of the smallest but nastiest slums in America. He focuses on "Mama" Leon, the mother of a gang-banger who was killed by cops in February for firing his AK-47 automatic rifle at them:
"An illegal immigrant and mother of 13, [Maria] Leon has a lengthy arrest record and three convictions for drug-related crimes—for which she's served no prison time, according to court documents. …
"Police said Leon, 44, and her extended family were deeply involved in the drug trade that has made Drew Street among L.A.'s most notorious."
As I've long argued, the most overlooked factor in better understanding a host of hot-button issues, such as race, crime, immigration, even the chaos in Iraq, are family ties. Who one's relatives are turns out to have endless ramifications that are mostly ignored by the media.
Those of us who come from law-abiding backgrounds in which nuclear families get together with their extended family relatives mostly just on holidays have a hard time imagining ourselves in situations where we can't call 911, where we've done something so wrong that the only people we can turn to are our mafia of relatives.
Still, people in those situations create most of the news in this world. Quinones is one of the few reporters who gets it:
"The Leons—and members of several other immigrant families on Drew Street whom authorities have charged with criminal acts—hail from the town of Tlalchapa in the state of Guerrero, which has a reputation as one of Mexico's most violent regions. Police estimate that dozens of members of these extended families belong to the Avenues gang."
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DiscoverBB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 237 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
New start-up company looking for a fresh company logo to use for branding
DiscoverBB / Discover Bed and Breakfast
DiscoverBB.com is a new web2.0 enabled bed and breakfast listing service. Launch is April 2009 (was July 2008 but hey...)
We are a company listing properties in USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand initially. Following on from that we plan to go multi-lingual with Europe.
Bed and Breakfast owners tend be between 35 and 70, and the typical BandB users are also in that age range. They go to BandB because it's a home away from home and the places have more character than large chain hotels and motels. Quality is normally associated with going to BandB, thought not necessarily luxury.
One of the key features of the website is the extremely simple user interface. We don't like to scare away BandB customers with an overly complex or ornate user interface. As such, there's a LOT of white space and very little text on the page.
We are looking for 3 different logos usage scenario:
- A recognizable image
- A long rectangular logo that has the image along with the text: Discover Bed and Breakfast (48 high...whatever width) e.g. a banner header.
- A square logo 128x128 that has the logo and the words DiscoverBB and/or Discover Bed And BreakfastE.g. for each submission I'd like to see different pictures.
The slogan is: Your next home away from home
- Rich colors possibly transparent
- Eye catching/sleek
- Easy to understand
- Strong Character
- Artwork should be in a vector format like that produced by Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.
- The logo/design must be adjustable in size without losing its quality.This is the second of three competitions I am running for discoverBB.com. The first produced the set of icons to be used.
From these icons we have deduced a sample color scheme, however this is not set in stone, I am flexible as long as it is in keeping with the icons.
- Really not interested in anything with a globe...too cliche.
- .COM in the logo.
- Nothing difficult to read.
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