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Used HOMAG Machinery
HOMAG - An innovative leader in woodworking machinery
The HOMAG AG company has been working on innovative solutions for the woodworking industry since 1960. The company was founded by Eugen Hornberger and Gerhard Schuler and called 'Hornberger Maschinenbaugesellschaft OHG'. Right from the start, the company's focus was on the development of highly specialised machines for specific areas of application. Their self-constructed edge banding machine was a success from the outset. In contrast to machines from their competitors, HOMAG's products set new standards in precision, quality and efficiency thanks to an innovative hot-cold technique. Due to its continuing success and a selection of acquisitions/mergers, HOMAG was sufficiently established by the year 2007 to operate as an AG, or listed company.
HOMAG woodworking machines
HOMAG has long concentrated on the various challenges involved in the edging of wooden materials. As a result, a selection of highly innovative machines was produced by 1990, which took material edging to a whole new level. HOMAG was also able to offer soft- and post-forming machines for very irregularly-shaped edges on panels, which ensured a continually high level of quality. Since then, HOMAG's product range for woodworking machinery has grown considerably. The driving force of inventiveness has always led the way. HOMAG is still today at the forefront of entirely new techniques, such as 3D printing, 3D scanning and universal processing centres.
Their used woodworking machinery is also widely popular and buyers can be easily found thanks to their high technological standards.
HOMAG saws
HOMAG also takes an innovative lead in the production of saws. Their main focus is on throughfeed saws and panel saws. These machines have very little in common with traditional table and belt saws and are designed with profitability and maximum efficiency in mind. HOMAG saws are ideal for serial production. Speed, low material use, occupational safety and energy-efficiency are the core requirements HOMAG takes into consideration when developing their saws.
HOMAG throughfeed saws
Nowadays, HOMAG primarily focuses on throughfeed saws. These enable large semi-finished wooden panels to be quickly and efficiently cut. HOMAG opens up a wide range of applications. In addition to glulam timber, solid wood panels and wood chipboards, HOMAG throughfeed saws also enable a range of MDF materials and very soft wooden panels to be processed. Non-ferrous metals can also be processed on HOMAG saws to a certain extent.
HOMAG offers two model ranges for their throughfeed saws: the FSL series includes seven types of machine for longitudinal cutting. The FSQ series is able to cut cross-sections in addition to basic longitudinal cutting, thereby enabling panels of any dimensions to be cut down to size. HOMAG supplies a selection of three different types of FSQ throughfeed saws.
HOMAG panel saws
HOMAG panel saws are marketed under the name HOLZMA. The models in the panel saw, or panel-dividing range include HKL, HPL, HPM, HPP, and the newly developed HOLZMA HPS. In total, customers have a selection of 22 different machines from which to choose. They are the ideal solutions for efficient, high-quality cuts for any scale of production and for any semi-finished product. In addition, HOLZMA provides innovative concepts for handling cutting scrap, as well as automatic labelling and storage by robots. The HOLZMA PLASTIC device created by HOMAG features the ideal properties for processing plastics.
Formatting and edge processing
While panel saws are fairly simple machines in technical terms, HOMAG's double-end tenoners and edgebanders clearly demonstrate the company's innovative capabilities. The strengths of these machine lie in quickly, efficiently and precisely milling any edge geometry and applying edging.
HOMAG double-end tenoners
HOMAG offers 11 edge-processing machines. This machinery division only focuses on double-end tenoners through to its FPR 262 model.
HOMAG FPL Series
The FPL series features entry-level machines for those new to this field of technology. These can be used to produce the entire range of precisely-formed panel materials, such as laminates and tongue and groove boards.
HOMAG FPR Series
The FPR Series offers expanded functionality and enables product types to be switched between quickly and thus makes it possible to manufacture a wide range of products.
HOMAG edge banding machines
HOMAG edge banding machines are supplied as single-, double-sided, or post-forming plants.
Single-sided edgebanders
Double-sided edge banding machines
Postforming machines
The manufacturer supplies the HOMAG VFL 310 post-forming machine for the coating of highly resilient chipboards. It produces panels and applies edging in one uninterrupted work process. If a hard-wearing covering is chosen, customers will end up with a panel featuring a seamless surface. It is ideal for humid environments or places where there are strict demands on hygiene.
HOMAG used edgebanders
There are many types of plants for formatting and processing edges on the market of used machinery. The following series of used HOMAG edgebanders can be frequently found:
HOMAG KFL double-sided edge banding machines
HOMAG KFR edge banding machines
HOMAG KAL edge banding machines
HOMAG KRO (KLO) edge banding machines
HOMAG CNC machining centres
By developing its CNC machining centres, the HOMAG range thus covers the entire market in which their customers are active. The smallest entry-level machines for producing individual units are marketed under the names BHX, BMG, Vantage and Venture. In total, the entry-level machine range encompasses 15 different types of HOMAG machines. This also includes special solutions to expand CNC processing centres and use them for special tasks: the ABD 050/060 Optimat machine has been designed for CNC drilling and dowel insertion.
HOMAG groups all its CNC processing centres developed for the manufacture of large series under 'high performance machines'. There is a total of 15 different types within this range. The key machines amongst all high-performance CNC processing centres are the HOMAG BMG 500/600 and HOMAG BMG 600/700. Once fitted with special additional modules, these key machines can be optimised ex-works for a range of specialist activities. HOMAG offers solutions for vehicle equipment, stairways, doors and furniture, as well as products for processing plastics.
HOMAG door production
Designed to produce doors and frames, the 'HOMAG B600/700 - Door production' is an ideal choice. In addition to the core module of this 5-axis CNC processing centre, this machine also features an automatic handling system, integrated edge banding unit, double rebate modules, and milling spindles for individually designed series. The 'HOMAG BMG 600/700 Door production' enables nut and groove production, automatic rounding of door leaves, milling of locks and strap holes, decorative grooves and the milling of frame connections. With an integrated collision monitoring system, wastage is avoided and occupational safety is increased. The software provided optimises production speed and ensures maximum planning security.
Used HOMAG woodworking machines
HOMAG has produced countless types of woodworking machines. Many series are no longer in production and have been replaced by newer models. For example, HOMAG no longer produces any manual vertical panel saws. HOMAG has always looked to future markets to ensure they stay at least one step ahead of their competitors in terms of technology. This has led to a wide and varied selection of HOMAG woodworking machines on the second-hand market. The range encompasses small table-top devices, robust saws of all types, and a variety of complete processing centres. The HOMAG BAZ CNC processing centres are especially popular. These predecessors to the current VENTURE Series enable comprehensive processing of chipboards up to sizes of 6 x 1.5 m².


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Marcy & Jason's Sustainable Square Kitchen
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- Name:
- Marcy and Jason
- Location:
- Alexandria, VA
- Square Feet:
- 64
- Division:
- Own
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- The square proportion of the space (8'x8'x8') is reflected in the details, from the mosaic tile backsplash, the awning window, the light fixtures, the sink and faucet, and the cabinet hardware. We incorporated many sustainable elements including a recycled paper and resin countertop, Energy Star appliances, cork flooring, and a high performance triple-pane window. Plus, we designed and built it all ourselves!
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- In one corner, the ductwork and plumbing feeding the upstairs limited the space we had to work with. To make the most of this irregular area, we designed a custom wine rack to fit this niche perfectly. The maple veneer plywood wine rack creatively displays our favorite wines while concealing the side of the microwave.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- We love to cook our famous spicy stir fry. The new larger window provides a great view to the outside while we chop and prepare the meat and vegetables.

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A Simply Sweet Space for Olivia & Zoe
Name: Olivia & Zoe
Location: Noe Valley, San Francisco, California
When we were planning the nursery for the girls, we were really just seeking to make it a fun, colorful space. We wanted bold pops of color and because the room has minimal light, we wanted to brighten the space up with the textiles and accessories.
I found the rug before I was even pregnant and knew I'd want that in a nursery someday so we used that as the starting point for the whole room. Finding out it was twins early on meant we needed to adjust our thinking as far as space planning was concerned.
We're all really happy with the way it turned out. The girls love to play in their room, it's cozy and bright and I look forward to seeing how it grows with the girls.
Source List:
- Cribs: Giggle
- Dresser: Room and Board
- Bookshelf: IKEA
- Bench/ottoman: CB2
- Rug: Anthropologie
- Wall decals: Artwallproject on Etsy
- Wall letters: Anthropologie
Thanks, Anna!
(Images: Adi Nevo)


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Appendix A
Guidelines for Human Subject Research Involving Children
Children are persons who have not attained the legal age (18) for consent to treatments or procedures involved in the research, under applicable law of the jurisdiction in which the research will be conducted. The secretary of the DHHS has set 18 as the age of adulthood in the absence of other guidelines.
Informed Consent
The general requirements for obtaining informed consent, the elements to be included, and the provisions for waivers all apply to research involving children as subjects. The regulations require that the assent of the child be solicited when, in the judgment of the IRB, they are capable of providing assent. The process of obtaining informed consent for children is complicated by the issues of the child's age, ability to understand, and the relationship with the parents or guardians. When evaluating consent procedures for children the following guidelines are generally applied:
Parental Consent
For research involving children under 18 years of age, investigators must obtain written consent from at least one parent or guardian for participation of the child in the project. If the project involves more than minimal risk, as described below, signatures of both parents or guardians will be required.
Child's Assent
Children are legally unable to give consent either orally or in written form to participate in a research activity. From about middle school onward, children can comprehend a properly written form requesting their consent. Therefore, a written assent from the child (in addition to a required written parental/guardian consent) may become appropriate. While written assent is not legally binding, it does provide an optional documentation of the subject's being "informed" of the research activity.
The assent explanation should be worded to match the reading comprehension level of the children. Elementary school age children should provide oral assent to participate. The explanations to the children should match the level of comprehension of the children being solicited for research participation. A script copy of the explanation to be given should be provided to the IRB.
Some of the criteria defining exempt research change when children are the subjects of research. The following research is categorized as exempt:
1. Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational settings, involving normal educational practices such as
(a) research on regular and special education instruction strategies; or
(b) research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods.
2. Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement) if information taken from those sources is recorded in such a manner that subjects cannot be identified (directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects).
3. Research involving the observation of public behavior so long as the investigator does not participate in the activities being observed. Observations must be recorded in such a manner that the subjects cannot be identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subject. Moreover, the observations recorded about the individual, if they became known outside the research, should not place the subjects at risk of criminal or civil liability or be damaging to the subject's financial standing or employability. Finally, the research should not deal with sensitive aspects of the subject's own behavior such as illegal conduct, drug use, sexual behavior, or use of alcohol.
4. Research involving the collection or study of existing data, documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if these sources are publicly available or if the information is recorded by the investigator in such a manner that subjects cannot be identified (directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects).
Although categorized as exempt for adults, surveys and interviews with children must be reviewed by IRB members and are categorized for either expedited or full board review.
Research Categories Involving Children
The regulations define four categories of research involving children. Each category addresses a different order of risk and benefit for the child. As such, each category also has special review criteria. These criteria are in addition to the review criteria applied by the IRB to adult projects.
1. Minimal Risk: Minimal risk means that the risks of harm anticipated in the proposed research are no greater than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical psychological examinations or tests. If the proposed research involves only minimal risk, then it may be approved if the project makes adequate provisions for soliciting assent of the children and permission of their parents or guardians.
2. Greater than Minimal Risk with Direct Benefits: The IRB may approve a project in which the procedure or intervention offer the child subject greater than minimal risk if there is the prospect of direct benefit to the child, and if it meets the following criteria.
(a) The risk must be justified by the anticipated benefits to the subject;
(b) The relationship of the anticipated benefit to the risk is at least as favorable as that presented by available alternative approaches; and
(c) The project makes adequate provision to solicit the child's assent and permission of parents or guardians.
3. Greater than Minimal Risk with No Direct Benefit: If a project offers the child subject greater than minimal risk without prospect of direct benefit from the intervention or procedure, then the IRB may approve it only if it meets the following criteria:
(a) The risk represents only a minor increase over minimal risk;
(b) The intervention or procedure presents experiences to the child subject that are reasonably commensurate with those inherent in actual medical, dental, psychological, social, or educational situations;
(c) The intervention or procedure is likely to yield generalizable knowledge about the subject's disorder or condition, information which is of vital importance for understanding or ameliorating the subject's disorder or condition; and
(d) The project makes adequate provision to solicit the children's assent and permission of the parents or guardians.
4. Research Not Otherwise Appropriate: Research that the IRB cannot approve under one of the above categories may be permitted if it meets stringent criteria. This category of research is extremely rare. If you feel that your research project does not meet any of the above categories, please contact the IRB office for guidance.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Larry Felder led all scorers with 19 points in the Coker's Cobras 78-67 loss to the nationally ranked No. 23 Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters on Saturday (Dec. 7) in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action.
Felder was the Cobras leading scorer with 19 points and four rebounds, while Teon Beckett and Eren Moses added 12 points and two rebounds each. Trey Marshall chipped in nine points for the Cobras and Sharod Williams pulled down three boards, earning his 500th career rebound.
Both teams got off to a slow start in the first half, as the score stayed within 10 points for the first 13 minutes of play. Lincoln Memorial opened up the game with 23-6 run to close out the first half and take a 45-24 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Railsplitters did not relinquish the lead in the second half, but a strong run by the Cobras in the final minutes of action allowed Coker to pull within 11 to finish out the game.
The Cobras will be back on the hardwood on Thursday (Dec. 12) when they travel to Charleston, S.C. to face the Cougars of College of Charleston in an exhibition game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game – Larry Felder


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Sandy Koufax is back in camp, taking a special look at Oliver Perez today. There's something about Koufax. He's worked with other Mets, and other players, before, and it has translated well. Perhaps it is his demeanor and touch.
Not all great athletes can teach, but Koufax has been able to impart something to others. Well, others have tried with Perez, from Pedro Martinez to Johan Santana, but nothing has stuck. Maybe this time will be different. At least, let's hope so.
Word is Perez is healthy and in shape after working out at a sports institute in Arizona in the offseason. He's won 15 games before, so the potential and history is there, but he's also shown an aptitude for wildness and disaster. Perez is a wild card for the Mets. He does well and the team can be competitive; he does poorly and he can take the Mets down with him.


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Drake, Young Jeezy, Ludacris and More Party With Nas at Prive
Accompanied by a small entourage, Nas entered the venue shortly after midnight dressed in a vintage t-shirt, custom vest, and premium denim.
He then made his way over to a reserved area where bottles of Hennessy were immediately brought out for him to enjoy with his guest which included Young Jeezy.
Smoking a cigar, Nas partied the night away while stopping to take photos with his peers and fans. Other celebrity guests in attendance included Drake, Ludacris, and more.


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Destination weddings are amazing. And not just because you get to rush off to paradise to say "I do" with your future hubs. That part's obviously awesome, but so is the vacation you're taking with all of your loved ones. Not sure how to host the perfect destination soiree? We've got you covered. From choosing the right locale to serving up the tasty treats, we're running down five fab steps to a crazy cool wedding meets vacay below.
First thing's first. You can't say "I do" without a fabulous locale, so when narrowing down your options for the perfect place to celebrate, making sure your venue is one part wedding central and one part fun-filled destination is key. Think relaxing on the beach with your loved ones in Hawaii, spa days with your fiancé in Napa, soaking in the views aboard the deck of a Disney Cruise Line or saying "I do" against a castle backdrop (or overlooking a savanna of African animals!) at Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons. And that's just a sample itinerary.
Photography: White Rabbit Photo Boutique
They say the more the merrier, and when it comes to tying the knot in paradise, that couldn't be more true. Because, honestly, what's more amazing than activity-filled days spent with your besties (did someone say paddle boarding?), followed by everyone you love witnessing you + yours making it official? Plus, who wouldn't love a little fun + relaxation, all in the name of love? Answer: no one.
Photography: Jose Villa
Your guests are traveling far and wide for the big day, so making sure they are pampered for the entire wedding week/weekend is an absolute must. Start by greeting them with welcome bags that really set the tone for your event... and provide them with items that will come in handy as they navigate all of the fun. We're talking bottled water, aspirin, sunblock and tasty treats from the area for a fabulous greeting they'll absolutely love.
Photography: KT Merry
Your wedding may be THE event of the weekend, but having an itinerary of fun-filled activities for all of your guests to enjoy is great, too. From surfing to sight seeing to hiking through the gorgeous scenery, you'll want to make sure your guests are staying busy... and that goes for you, too. I mean, calming those nerves with a picnic on the beach with the one you love? We call that awesome.
Photography: Jose Villa
The key to any great wedding + vacation? Bring those party shoes and get ready to celebrate. Whether that's a special dinner seaside with your fiancé, toasting those you love at your welcome party or simply kicking back with a Mai Tai on the beach, truly taking the time to relax and enjoy the most important moment of your life is so, so necessary. Which is why destination weddings are just so dang fabulous... and why finding a partner like Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons is beyond important. Someone who will handle all of the little details + planning, so you can literally be a guest at your own wedding. In other words? Hosting a destination wedding is the ultimate celebration + vacay all in one. And we LOVE.
Photography: Jose Villa


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We're hosting a French exchange student, who arrived from Paris yesterday. Tonight was our first dinner together, and for dessert, we put out what we had at and hand: some Mint Milano cookies, and some Hershey's Halloween chocolates:
After dinner, our little student (he's ten years old) presented us with a small fortune in gifts: a coffee table book, two coffee mugs, books and t-shirts for our kids, and a nice box of chocolates from Le Nôtre, a French chocolatier.
Now, one could speculate all night about the motives. The family loves to shop. The family is generous. This is a traditional thing to do, when you board your child with someone else. Or, it's like tipping a valet when you first drop the car off with him, so that he'll treat it well. Actually, it's kind of a French cultural tradition. But whatever. That's not the point.
What I find interesting is how easy it is to generalize on the basis of the chocolate.
We almost never have Hershey's in the house (I think it tastes like a mixture of wax and granulated sugar), but at US supermarkets, you can literally buy bags of the stuff. In other words, it a symbol of the American approach to food: cheap, mass-produced and low quality. Dump it in a bowl, and it's all you can eat.
On the other hand, here's a photo of some Le Nôtre chocolates:
Notice anything? What I see is that they're small, elegant, expensive — not the kind of chocolate you dump into a bowl on the coffee table. Both the Americans and French make chocolate but they take opposite approaches. Where the US mass produce for mass consumption, the French make chocolate something better: more expensive, meant to be enjoyed in small portions, and appreciated.
(Yes, this is generalizing a bit, as I'm sure I could find crummy chocolate in Paris, and there are great chocolatiers in the US. But look at the food that France exports, such as wine and cheese. It's almost always high quality. The well-known US exports are things like McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Hershey bars.)
I think France gets this one right.


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Are you ready to get your hop on with Tickled Pink's Perfect Match blog hop? I thought you might be, LOL! We are kicking off the fun right here on my blog so you are doing great already! And I promise that you are not going to want to miss a single stop through all of the Pink Ladies because not only are their creations going to knock your socks off but there are so many ways to win today that it is a bit crazy! :)
There will be two grand prize winners out of those who complete the entire hop, one will win all six Perfect Match stamps in rubber and the other will win all six of the Perfect Match stamps in digi. But the fun doesn't end there... there are also some Perfect Match couples hiding amongst the blogs today. That means you could win 20s Evie and Luca together... or 60s Willow and Stefan just by leaving comments on all of the stops along the way. I don't know about you but I'm a bit OCD in liking to have 'complete' sets so this is the perfect chance to win a cutie couple in one shot!
Oh, and don't forget that all of the new stamps are now available in the Tickled Pink store. Right now you can only get them in rubber but the next TP digi week is coming up on July 15th for all you die-hard digi lovers out there. :)
Ok, so speaking of digis... I actually used the digi version of Lil Lolita Christina for my card today. I blew her up to 'big head' size and had a blast coloring up that great head of hair of hers! I really do love the funky chic look of this modern cutie... she's just so great for all different types of cards. Her perfect match is Eric (whom I adore too) but I think he may still be caught up playing his video games or something because he was a no-show on my card yet again... sheesh, boys! LOL ;)
Now let me send you on your way as Angela is the next blog that you'll want to be sure and visit today. If you ever get lost just reference back to the complete hop list at the Tickled Pink blog and don't forget to leave a comment there as well telling us which of these new stamps is your fave of the release and why... we would love to know!
Thanks for stopping by :)
Supply list: cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Urban Prairie)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Christina)
stamp- Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Cosmo Cricket Butterflies and Doilies accents
Kaiser Craft gems
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E33, E35
eyes- BG13, BG15, BG18 clothes- R20, R22, R35, Y11, Y32, Y35, T5, T7, T9, E40, 0


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Fonce Mizell
The third and final collaboration between flutist Bobbi Humphrey and Larry Mizell also marked the end of Humphrey's five-album run with Blue Note Records. Humphrey began recording with Larry and his brother Fonce (who provides arrangements and plays clavinet and trumpet here) in the aftermath of Donald Byrd's Black Byrd, the collaborative jazz-funk effort that resulted in a massively successful (and influential) commercial breakthrough for the trumpeter and the label. While not as well known as her Blacks and Blues album, her stellar debut with the pair from 1973, Fancy Dancer is every bit its aesthetic equal. The Mizells lined up a serious crew of studio aces for the date, including trumpeter Oscar Brashear; trombonist Julian Priester; Tyree and Roger Glenn on saxophone and piano, respectively; pianists Skip Scarborough and Jerry Peters (who were part of an army of them on this date); drummer Harvey Mason; bassist Chuck Rainey; and even the great Dorothy Ashby on harp. Recorded at their Sound Factory studio in Los Angeles, Fancy Dancer is a seamless collection of seven tracks that cruise the distance across soulful fusions of funk, Latin grooves, electric jazz, and gauzy vocal choruses that offer a hint as to what the underground dancefloor scenes of Los Angeles and New York were offering in at the predawn of the disco era. Humphrey's flute playing feels effortless as she hovers around and plays through the layers of spacy keyboards, shimmering rhythmic pulses, and seductive textures provided by lilting voices, hand percussion, and breaks. The set comes popping out of the gate with the glorious "Uno Esta," featuring bank upon bank of warm bubbling keyboards, roiling basslines, and hand drums courtesy of Mayuto Correa's congas. Craig McMullen and John Rowin contribute some bright chunky guitars, and Larry lays a fine horn chart in the cut as Humphrey begins the first of three solo breaks. When the chorus comes in, the rhythm shifts; the vibe get funkier but never loses the sheen and polish in the mix.
Following this is the stunning Chuck Davis number "The Trip." Commencing with a cut-time funk break, wah-wah guitars, and three different synth harmonic lines all painting a nocturnal spaced-out groove, Humphrey begins to play fills around and through them. A Rhodes enters and the drums become more pronounced in the mix, just as a guitar begins to play contrapuntal fills under her flute. This is one of the greatest tracks in her catalog because it is simultaneously dreamy and sensual and offers enough head-nodding funk to seduce an army. The title track feels more laid-back at first with its gentle chorus. But some flipped-out psychedelic soul finds its way through in waves of Latin percussion that build a shelf under Roger Glenn's vibes break, which in turn sets up Humphrey's burning flute solo prefiguring a salsa piano line and furious hand drumming in syncopated grooves. "Mestizo Eyes" is a steamy, lusty babymaker with simmering, ratcheted intensity as Rainey's fat-bottom electric Fender bassline belies the chunky wah-wah guitars and synth strings and Dorothy Ashby's harp floats through the center. A chorus of male voices softly chants the title and Humphrey goes to town, rhythmically undulating her solo through the entire mix. There isn't anything approaching a middling moment here -- this is all killer, no filler. Jazz critics may have had their troubles with this set, but no one cared; Humphrey and The Mizells were creating a new kind of largely instrumental funk that was inclusive of everything they could weave in from world music to soul-jazz to club music to pop -- and the public responded. Fancy Dancer was released domestically on compact disc as part of the Michael Cuscuna-produced Blue Note Rare Grooves series.] ~ Thom Jurek


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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Shop Like a Design Blogger: Haute Design
And with that, take a little shopping trip with me today!
21 comments:
- Janell @ Isabella and Max said...
These are some seriously inspiring and stylish resources! I saw those pantone coffee cups recently in a museum shop, almost picked up a couple! Wonderful post...now I'm headed over to take a look at your blog! Janell
- July 1, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Liz @ It's Great To Be Home said...
Even more wonderful resources! Yikes, I'm getting nervous about next week! :)
- July 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- The Shiny Pebble said...
This was really fun to see how our Canadian friends shop. Very unique boutiques. I wish we had more of that around where we live. There is a brand new gorgeous all glass building off of Sienna Parkway (where I live) that has been sitting unused for two years. It would be awesome to have a huge boutique shop there. Unfortunately I don't think that the "build it and they will come" approach will work in today's economy. But as we can see from this post, there is always the internet...
- July 1, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Karena said...
Really wonderful array of shopping venues!! I love Sarah's site!!
Art by Karena
- July 1, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Sarah you didn't let us down - truly fabulous sources. I love how you included high-end all the way to etsy. Great post and can't forget to say 'Happy Canada Day'! x
- July 1, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Kathysue said...
These are some wonderful finds,it is so fun to shop with someone with such wonderful style and taste. I have to go and visit her blog, Thank you Averill, you know how much I love these post!! Kathysue
- July 1, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Cristin said...
What a great resource list... love the mix of online and local.
- July 1, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Sasha {Everything Fabulous} said...
ohh mine thank you Sarah for sharing such a fantastic list of places!! I am off to check them out!! Hope you are having a fabulous Canada Day today!!
- July 1, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Laura@JourneyChic said...
What a cool list! I hadn't heard of most of them, so it's great to be introduced to some new eye candy. Thanks for sharing!
- July 1, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle said...
I think I need to book a vacation, so many great boutiques to visit. I have my favorite boutiques in my hometown too. It's always more fun buying in boutiques where there are one-of-a-kind or unusual pieces available.
- July 1, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Silver Strands said...
Wow, what a wonderful sense of style she has! I loved everything!
GREAT blog, by the way! So glad I found it! I'll most definitely be coming back :)
- July 1, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- SogniSorrisi said...
Yay! I love Sarah and her blog. She has listed some great shops here.
- July 1, 2010 at 9:44 PM
- Dustjacket Attic said...
I just loved reading this post by the wonderful Sarah. It was so informative and inspiring, a real reflection of a gorgeous person.
xxx DJ
- July 1, 2010 at 11:14 PM
- Sarah Klassen said...
Thank you so much for having me, Averill! This was so much fun to put together :)
- July 2, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- Splendid Willow said...
That girl has the best taste! (I am looking forward to exploring Vancouver in her foot steps). And she is the most wonderful person.
Lovely being here today.
And happy 4th Averill!
ox, Mon
- July 2, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- LindsB said...
I love the Linnea's Lights candles- the Yuzu one is to die for!
Have a great long weekend!
- July 2, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Absolutely Ladylike said...
I love Sarah's blog and her shopping guide...she has an absolutely exquisite taste!
- July 2, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- maureen @ The Inglenook Decor said...
Awww, thanks so much Sarah! you're a doll...your blog is truly one of my inspiration & yes Canada shopping rocks!I loved Zone Maison when I visited & Beige. This list is amazing! Averill, I can't wait to do my post, I'm gonna have to do it Texan style, a homage to our wonderful state!
- July 3, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Hello Lover... said...
Great sources! I love that pendant light from montage!
- July 4, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Grace @ Sense and Simplicity said...
Now I just need to visit Vancouver so I can see these shops - well except for Anthropologie, which we have here in Toronto.
- July 8, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- Trampolines said...
Hi, it's an amazing and interesting post.
Thank you.
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Cloris Butler Benson. 97
Cloris Butler Benson, 97, passed away peacefully on Sept. 8, 2010, at home. She looked forward to being reunited with loved ones that had gone before her.
She was born Aug. 3, 1913, to Ethel Jackson and Marion Butler in Driggs where she grew up, went to school and worked on the farm. In 1932 she went to Provo to attend BYU.
On Sept. 12, 1934, she married Winston Benson in the Logan LDS Temple. They raised their family in Blackfoot where she taught kindergarten for 22 years.
She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and faithfully served in many callings. She served in the Idaho Falls Temple for 10 years. She and Winston also
served two missions together– to the Michigan Lansing Mission, and to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Towards the end of their second mission they decided to stay in Utah where she lived until her death.
Music was an important part of her life. She played both the piano and organ. Winston had a small dance band and over the years the whole family was involved. She learned to play the accordion so she could participate. She loved oil painting and particularly enjoyed doing floral
arrangements and landscapes. She also made many quilts for loved ones.
She is survived by two of her sons and their spouses: L. Jay (Sharon) Benson and Jerry (Calleen) Benson; and by a family of 20 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winston; and three children: Kaye, Lowell and Bryce.
Family and friends are invited to a viewing on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road, Taylorsville, Utah.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Cobble Creek 1st Ward, 8176 South 5140 West, West Jordan, Utah, where a viewing will be held from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services. A graveside service will be held Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at noon in the Moreland Cemetery where she will be buried.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 4, 2005) - The East Tennessee State baseball team showcased their talent for scouts from several major league organizations at the team's annual Scout Day, Monday afternoon from Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn.
First, each Buccaneer player ran a 60-yard dash for the scouts in attendance. Next, outfielders threw from right field to third base and to home and infielders took pre-game infield practice. All hitters then took batting practice followed by an inter-squad scrimmage.
"This was an exciting day," said senior outfielder Shane Byrne. "It's great to play in front of major league scouts, and see where you are. We all want to show all our tools off in front of these guys."
Head coach Tony Skole was pleased with both his team's performance and the scout's turnout. "Today was a very good day for our baseball program," he said. "I thought that many of our players had good days and were quite impressive. We had a nice turnout of major league scouts as well as a representative from the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau. Scout Day is great for the area scouts because they can get an up close look at our players. Professional scouting is very difficult to figure out, but when the dust settles I believe we could have as many as three to six players drafted from this year's roster."


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Nearly 100 years ago, Sherwood Anderson published "Winesburg, Ohio," a book of linked short stories regarding an imaginary American town as seen through the eyes of George Willard. George is a young man about to leave his hometown to try his hand at journalism in the big city.
Few other books in the American literary canon are as evocative of place and community as Anderson's Winesburg, very loosely based on his hometown of Clyde, Ohio.
Don't forget that the part of northern Ohio where the author situated his town used to be part of Connecticut — the Western Reserve. And I fear that if one could visit Winesburg today it might look a little bit too much like Connecticut; that is, indistinguishable from it due to decades of sprawl.
Gone in Winesburg —it is not hard to imagine — are the Paris Dry Goods Store, Herrick's Clothing Store and Wracker's tobacco shop. Westly Moyer's livery barn lived on for a few decades as Moyer's Auto Repair and an old-timer may sense some sort of connection because the lot is now home to a Napa Auto Parts Store.
For the most part though, Main Street, paved and no longer covered in horse dung, has long been a mere ghost of what it was when the 19th century turned into the 20th. Yes, there is a CVS dominating one corner, but the train doesn't stop in Winesburg anymore.
The orchards where George went a-strolling with Helen White, the banker's daughter, are replaced by Georgetown Commons, a townhouse development meant, I suppose, to conjure up resplendent thoughts of the stately district near the nation's capital.
The Presbyterian Church is now the Winesburg (rarely used) Art Center. The old Trunion Pike, lined with big box stores, now has a number as its name and connects with I-80 some five miles north of town. Wine Creek long ago got put underground in a cement culvert and no one knows the town got its name from the creek.
Oh, yes, things do change, and maybe Winesburg today looks too much like Cromwell or Avon. But a town is more than its geography and its built environment, whether urban, suburban or rural. A town is its people, and the people of today's Winesburg still have stirrings, what Anderson referred to as "vague and intangible" hungers.
Though the population has grown more than George Willard could have imagined, it is still possible to "die alone" in Winesburg. Not that the people of this town are bad or uncaring, but it is awfully difficult to say what one means to say, whether you live in Ohio or Connecticut. Each person's thoughts and their reading of others' thoughts may be "betrayed by" their "desire to have something beautiful come into" their lives.
The Winesburg Eagle, according to Anderson, "had one policy. It strove to mention by name in each issue as many as possible of the inhabitants of the village." George Willard, as ace reporter, wrote notes such as the following: "A.P. Wringlet has received a shipment of straw hats."
But don't assume everything must have been simpler back then and over there in Ohio. Everyone did not feel blessedly contented. The boys of Winesburg, for example, had "seasons of wishing they could die gloriously instead of just being grocery clerks and going on with their humdrum lives." Winesburg might have had then and still has today a crackerjack baseball team, yet still today what the townspeople seek "in all the babble of words" is "to find … the true word," and that's been perplexing folks everywhere and for all time since God said "let there be light" and we were too befuddled to see it. In Windsor and Winesburg, "the crowded day had run itself out into the long night of late fall."
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The Wiimote was on show working with the PS3 at this years Binary 2.0 conference. Of course it was being done so with the aid of Linux!
No one cares about the PS3.
Quit yer spamming, boy. Man, the three of you spend more time spamming PS3 articles than playing your 360. That says something.
Well... somebody cared enough to actually write the driver for the Wiimote...
And quite a few cared enough to put this on more than a few forums already
And quite a few of us will now not be getting a Wii, but a Wiimote for the PS3...
Actually - it is your type of comments that nobody cares about anymore...
I mean - some time ago your comments affect - maybe - some people.... but by now MS overdid the viral marketers, fake angry fanboys / exited fanboys / consumer apathy form trolls thingie a bit... So much so that clearly as the PS3's don't survive 5 minutes in a store as word gets out that a shop has one available... it is clear - actually nobody cares anymore about trolls like yourself....
U need attention?? get it somewhere els, u're not welcome here lonely child.. now others can enjoy this news
Hmmm... you got all that out of: no one cares about the PS3.
I think it's a waste that you spend all day on the PC to find good news for PS3 and bad news for the 360. All i was saying, is that the trend casual consumers have picked the 360 to be the console to have and you where wasting your time posting all this news you dig up all day for a few hardcore Sony fans.
Trolling news for PS3 is a waste no one cares about PS3, the little attention it does get is based on past PR.
No one cares about Star Wars episode 1-3, that's a fact. Your avatar should be ashamed of itself lol!
The Ps3 seems to be full of loopholes, it will be damaging in the end.
I don't own any Star Wars movies i use this avatar becaus dude knew the truth all along.
Can you scream "I'm Comic-Book Guy" any louder? Nope, don't think so.
And please don't post some witty reply based on something Captain Kirk said.
I'm no "comic book guy", I enjoy movies. If you've never seen Star Wars you must be amish...
Sorry for the confusion, Jenzo - I was replying to POG, not you. :)
Tell me where u find all this news '' that no one cares about the ps3 and bla bla bla'' u know how big fan base sony has?? sucka ps2 have a solid 111 million loyal consumers, so lets just say 50% minimum 50% of them is planin 2 have a PS3 that'll be about 56 millions, how do u compare that to 8 million (360 fan base)?? the org. xbox had a fan base of 24 millions. and I don't think 360 is goin any higher than that, so PS3's fan Base is like a reserved fan base overall we are known as the most loyal consumers (havent u read that articale) This is my last massage on this page for now, cus its a waist of my time arguin with kids when I already know that the ps3 is gonna take over and leave the competitors behind, it happens everytime...
There is a BIG difference between the PS2 and the PS3 that will affect the user base. The PS2 was a gaming machine that played great games. The PS3 is a Blu-Ray player that only has the Potential to play games.
yet here he is, posting multiple times on a PS3 article. It's always been that way. Ironically, it's the 360 section that no one seems to care about.
Oh, that's why the 360 is more searched on the internet etc. then the PS3 is probably.
Now this is the reality mate:
pick Xbox 360 consoles sold
market share:
pick PS3 consoles sold
Last time I checked a couple of days ago, the 360 was just on 8.2 million and the PS3 was on 430.000 or so. Which means, the PS3 sold only 40k in the same time that the 360 sells 600k per week or something like that and the Christmas sales the coming week will skyrocket the thing.
The 360 will be on 10 million soon and gameproducers will favor the 360 for making games.
So yeah Power is right. No one really cares about PS3 besides some die hard PS fans. There was even a Game Award show on television here today. The 360 got gameconsole of the year ofcourse and people cheered for it. When the presentator said the PS3 will launch in 2007, only thing you could here were people shouting 'boooohhhh'. Apparantly people do not care anymore for the ONE year delayed piece of outdated hardware and overpriced also
Since you are the king of stats, can you find me a comparison of sales for the 360 by Dec 31st, 2005 and the PS3 now?
I know how hard it was last year for me to land a 360 as it is this year for a PS3 and Wii. The Wii obviously has greater launch numbers than the others because of the ease of production.
I have seen all the current number stats, but can't find the launch comparisons.
" I have seen all the current number stats, but can't find the launch comparisons."
I don't have exact numbers, but I do have a pretty honest answer for you- about the same. Sony still claims they're going to sell 1mil by year's end.. realistically, it'll be more like 360's numbers. I think 360's total was 600K units. PS3 is, basically, right on target for that.
Sony will probably claim >1mil units shipped by year's end, just like Microsoft quite accurately places the number of "shipped" units at about 1.5mil for '06. Both of these numbers will probably be units shipped from the factories, and not necessarily even units recieved by stores.
Mart replied in another thread with similar numbers.
With the two companies being on the same track, the number game is worthless right now. you can't farely compare the sales of the two with the drastic difference of units available.
Come next year when millions are out for both, the numbers will matter.
How long is a PS3 sitting on a shelve after news of one becoming available hits the street...
I mean - if the shelvelife of a PS3 is under 5 minutes of it becoming available.. then clearly... consumers really really care...
If demand outstrips supply.. that is a sign of people "caring". And clearly the trolls / XBots / Viral Marketers / paid analysts / detractors care as well... very very much. Because they try to tear down every thread, fake negativity etc etc etc... and still, 100,000's of PS3 would be sold in minutes of becoming available...
Now if Sony can just up the production to a million a month minimum - then we will see how much people actually care...
But... dream on boys dream on, if trolling and spewing BS on forums turns you on...
Don't let TheMart get to you. He is always like that.
I was bringing up the point that they are selling similar based on launch and availability. Now it could be said the same with the 360 launch that the shelf life was seconds. Additionally, if the PS3 would have had the numbers Sony expected in the first place, they would have still sold them immediately.
Like I said, come next year when they are producing the numbers that MS is, then this should be brought up for a comparison. To compare it now is useless.
No one care about the 360 section the number of comments there is is 10 times less than the PS3 section losers
This may not be good for the Big N. If I'm not mistaken the PS3 is now labeled as a "Computer" and not a Console right?....stay with me here for just a second.
Now who is to say that being an open system, Firmwares wont be created by some kids out there that use the Wiimote, or imulators created to play 360 or Wii games. Afterall it's a computer and enything and everything goes as far as third parties right? I could be wrong, I'm not sure.
If someone replies to this, don't be a fanb!tch about it please. Simply speak your mind and move on. Thanks.
ok ill try to do this as non fanboy like as possible...
if you are going to buy a computer you CAN buy one that has more power than the ps3 does (for about $600, they say it runs linux like a Pentium III at 800MHZ), as far as emulating and ease of use with the wiimote the REAL PC wins again. I dont know why, other than to get around taxs, sony ever said it was a computer because that is a war it will NOT win, and i say that with all fanboyism tucked down as far as i can. and lets not forget that with a RAL PC you can run windows and get all the flexability/software that that offers as well.
No - your comparison is flawed. It is unoptimized code for the cell compared to optimized code for the Pentium without even taking the SPE's into account. Already some of the code that is tested with Mandelbrot and other mathematical sets runs more than 10 times faster than the first benchmarks...
But as a very clearly fanboy as possible comment from you - take old comments from first trials and pretend that is the absolute end results... try again - no cigar this time...
even whan they get the code optimized it will NEVER run better than a normal computer for a couple of reason... one but the time they do get it optimized it will be like 2010 and PC's will have already leapfrogged it ten fold, and two WAY more people are intrested in optimizing code to run on the PC than are for the PS3 so again the PC wll always have the lead. Oh and as a side note the SPE's are really only good for math... they are not general purpose like a PC's multiple cores. Oh and a PC is FULY UPGRADEABLE, oh and with a PC i could have a blu-ray AND hd-dvd drive inside it at the SAME TIME. so no my argument is not flawed you buttfvckler.
Given that the systems are "more or less" equal in power, there will never be a PS3 emulator on a 360 or a 360 emulator on a PS3. Emulation requires exponentially more power to perform.
This isn't a comment on system power, just one of those unbreakable laws of computing.
hahaha,I love reading the cries of the poor xbox fanboys.Theyre so jealous of the ps3 that the only thing they can do is to bash it.2007 is the beginning of the end for the 360,6 million ps3 by march,mmmmm.....30 millions in 2008,bye bye xbox lovers.100 millions ps fans are waiting for their consoles(ps3)
didn't stop people from enjoying their xbox. if the 360 does end up with more consoles sold, are you going to stop playing your ps3? who cares how many they sell other than themselves? it's no different than games. the millions of people that thing gta is the greatest thing ever. i can't stand it. it's boring to me. i didn't sit there and say "well everybody else likes it so it must be great." i just kept playing the games I liked. let me know when you start making a profit off of units sold, then call me and tell me how you got the job so i can get paid too.
You forget that the PS3 is not built for the Wii controls...even if you can play games with the wii remote...it wouldn't add the fun factor because ps3 games are not fun in general...and another thing...that would make all the PS3 fanboy's hypocrites...basically they are saying "Wii admit that the controller thing is not a gimmick so lets waste time to input the wii controls into the PS3...PS3 makes me sick...I don't see Nintendo fans trying to play the Wii with a Sixaxis (that'll be the day)
I can use the Wiimote, the Sixaxis, I can run Openoffice, a Web Server
I can play Motorstorm, Lair, MGS4
I can play most of my PS2 library - which is quite a lot now
I can use MAME to play plenty of other old arcade games
I can view out of the box HD movies with BluRay
It looks great in my living room
Now... if I can only find one where I live. The XB360 is available - actually shelves of them - and the PS2's are flying of the shelves - but th PS3's are not available yet - so in the meantime I will just get a couple of new PS2 titles to keep me going until the PS3 releases...
unlike the XB - that does not get any new titles.. or
the XB360 that is just more of the same from the previous gen - no HD playback by default or innovative new controller .. just more of what we had anyway...
So it matters - the one thing that was getting me thinking of getting something else than a Sony this time around was the Wii... and it was tempting - because the old PS2 titles would be unusable forever on the new console...
But - the one thing that was on another console - can plug in on the PS3 and work! Albeit under Linux - it works! Heck - whatever the Wii had - we will get under homebrew shortly - which means - I will pick up a PS3 when the it lands over here - get a Wiimote and start hacking in Linux to get some things working on it...
And when Sony releases titles with Eyetoy / Sixaxis combination that gives the same as the Wiimote plus some extra cool stuff - then I would have no temptation for the Wii left anymore. he XB360 was a no-brainer... nothing compelling.... just MS trying to throw billions away to try and monopolize yet another industry and kill it off...
Yep - it matters... now try and put any of the motion controllers on your XB360 - and if you can't - then you will know why I am not really interested in MS's attempt at pretending to be innovative.
But the only thing you really want is not all that 'semi-gaming stuff'
You want next gen games, don't you?
PS2 games look better on the PS2 then on the PS3.
Motorstorm/Resistance only two good games out there. Good but not AAA. All colours on PS3 looked washed out in wrong washing powder.
Now 360 has the AAA games. Already out or coming in exclusives.
Don't you want Bioshock, Halo 3, Gears of War, Alan Wake, Huxley, Forza 2, Crackdown and all the other big games? Right. Best and most exclusives are on 360
Wii+PS3 = Fun ( the wii plays games and the PS3 is a Blu-Ray Player) Too bad you can't have fun playing games with the PS3. It only has the potential to play games.
Seems like a most stupid comment - but - from an XBot - that is expected...
Hey - with the Wiimote working under Linux on PS3 - expect a lot of homebrew titles jumping on this...
When the Wii dies down a year or two down the line - after it surpassed the XB360 shipped number.. at least the Wiimote will live on as an incidental add-on for the PS3...
All it would take is an update for the game code to run on the 360 or the PS3. You mite need an add - on for the motion tech. but I would pay $150.00 for that type of upgrade.
How about you guys. I would also like to see Nintendo offer games to Sony and M$ as a third party developer. But we all have dreams right.
Stop bashing the PS3, that horse is dead. I think you can bash the PS3 fan boys all day though.
The wii is raping the ps3 in sales, not to mention the ps3 came out before (nov 11 Jap, nov 17 US) wii (nov 19 US, dec 2 Jap). Not meant to make anyone angry, just statin a fact, 600K sold so on US in a week, 400K in Japan in a weekend and 350K sold in europe and also broke the record of the fastest selling console on both UK and Australia. sorry but so far I cant see the wii "dying down". anytime soon, show me a sale figure showing ps3 on top and ill believe you. Note how I have not mentioned 360, its been out for a year, wii has been out for LESS than ps3 and has sold about THRICE as much. Not to mention nintendo has a very good attach rate and makes a PROFIT for every single console sold, while sony invested billions, just to lose even more money, for every console sold they lose $$$, and not even games can make up for it, they would need to sell at least 20 games per console, and so far ps3 only has an attach rate close to 1 game. I almost feel sorry for sony and for kojima for releasing such a great game (MGS4) only on ps3, hope it goes multiplatform though. To make things worse, we have the high price and the shortages of blue lacer diodes which limit production and delayed the launch, if sony (bluray) loses the format war (betamax vs vhs anyone?) then the pS3 is doomed. Man, I feel I can nearly see the DS vs PSP war all over again....
What's all the fuss about.. there'e using the Wiimote under linux..meaing that you cant use it to play games... I might be mistaken but you can't run linux and a game at the same time. So what are you all fretting about...cause you have a glorified pointer (wiimote) to run PowerPoint
clone presentations etc
I dont see how this can start a war over which console is better.
And to those simple minded people, there's an advantage to the PS3 being a 'computer', have you thought about 2 fan bases,[1] there're millions of Linux users out there, the PS3 has ample power as linux requires less resources to run (long time b4 u require hardware upgrade) and those users has an option then to also play next gen games on their 'PS3 linux box', watch Movies in HD etc [2] gamers, self explanatory
SIDENOTE : Has anyone ever compared the sales of new PS2 games to XBOX360 games, think about it.. you can buy lots of new PS2 games to play on your PS3 therefore kinda throwing of the actual attach rate cause games people like that have the PS3 might not be out yet... think about it
leave the console war to the big wigs at Sony and MS
Does anyone here have any common sense, this is just sad seeing you people arguing over something as trivial as this, the Wii mote works for the ps3 plain and simple leave it alone already.
MS fanboys and Sony fanboys the majority of you guys are acting like a bunch of punk [email protected]%ches why don't you talk about the games and the subject at hand than sounding like a bunch of zealots.
The PS3 is nowhere to be bought yet until the factories get the production at full speed. On the other hand the shelves everywhere are full of xbox360s which is now in it's peak sales rate and will go down from no on when competition has landed. Expect the PS3 and Wii to take it over from here ;)


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The Captiva Civic Association will be hosting their final art show for the season, beginning with an opening reception on Friday, April 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., featuring the work of Brenda Higgonson.
"Brenda's work has screamed 'Show me!' every time I have been witness to it," said Kelsey Angstadt of the CCA's art committee. "I am very excited to be able to assist in bringing her artistic style out to show at the community center."
Higgonson is a self-taught artist who one day 10 years ago - when she was working in Yellowstone National Park - decided to begin painting.
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"Rapture of the Deep," by Brenda Higgonson.
"I bought a sketch pad and watercolor set like school children use. With each early painting I completed, I became more excited and intrigued with the idea that the simple tools of paint and paper could open a door to a world where the only limits were the limits of my own imagination," she explained. "Complete freedom is hard to find in everyday life so I find it in art."
Her affinity for bright, bold colors and dynamic composition are what make her pieces pop and she says that, while she doesn't have a determinable or categorical style, she strives for her paintings to be "luminous" - to glow and shine.
"Muddy colors in art makes me sad. Bright, beautiful colors thrill me and hopefully that joy of color will be shared by others," said Higgonson, who also revealed that there will be a "secret piece" in the show that glows in the dark. "If someone buys that one, they'll have a nice surprise."
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Higgonson also said she finds inspiration just from living her life. Whether listening to music, taking in her surroundings, looking at trees and night skies - just to name a few.
"But inspiration is a coy and fickle friend. It shows up at the oddest times in the strangest places. But when inspiration does favor me with a visit, I welcome it in and offer refreshments, hoping it will stay awhile," she said.
Captiva has been one of those loyal muses from Higgonson's artistic career.
"Captiva's splendor was a siren song that drew me back for a second time around. The bulk of my work has been completed in this gorgeous corner of the world," Higgonson said, noting that she lived and worked at South Seas Island Resort for two years and fell in love with her surroundings.
Higgonson currently resides in the Santiva area, but is planning to leave for Bar Harbor Maine for the summer.
"I've never been there and and I don't know anyone, I just feel the need for a new adventure. My mother calls me a hobo, but I prefer the word gypsy," Higgonson said.
This will be Higgonson's first showing at the CCA.
"I'm nervous and excited about my first show and putting my paintings out there. It's how I imagine a parent feels on their child's first day of school. I hope people are kind to them," Higgonson said. "I'm glad my show will be on Captiva, this is where I've hit my artistic groove and where I've received so much encouragement. Kelsey Angstadt and CCA have given me a wonderful opportunity for a first show."
The show is free and open to the public.
Those that are interested in viewing the exhibition but can't make it to the opening of the show are invited to schedule a viewing appointment at the CCA by calling 472-2111.


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In May 2011 the Philadelphia City Council tried to force a bill through that would have allowed the Philadelphia City Council to have final decision on new bicycle lanes on a case-by-case basis. Taking it out of the hands traffic engineers who have the experience and training and leaving it the hands of a group of people who will base their decision on what will get them reelected.
The Philadelphia City Council introduced this bill just before the Labor Day weekend and the hearing was held the day the Labor Day weekend. In an effort to get the bill passed while avoiding any input from the public. It didn't work. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia mobilized its supporters though the use of Twitter and Facebook. So the City Council changed the hearing time from late afternoon to early afternoon. When that didn't work the City Council prevented people from speaking by claiming they were supporters of the BCGP and therefore not part of the general public. And yet in spite of all of this the bill was stopped in its tracks.
This May the Philadelphia City Council presented the same bill, using the same methods. But something changed, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia caved in. Proclaiming it "a bill we can live with". Sure Alex Doty, the BCGP's Executive Director, will claim he negotiated a complete streets bill, which would finally address cars parking in bicycle lanes. Initially scheduled for a hearing on June 14, it was placed on hold due to problems with the city budget, with the BCGP's fervent hope that the bill would be passed by September or October of this year.
So here we are in the beginning October with no sign of any further news on this groundbreaking safe streets bill. Well the BCGP in a recent blog post plans to update their volunteers "pending City Council legislation which may have a large impact on bicycling in Philadelphia.". I would have been more comfortable with "a positive change" or "significant improvement". The question that should be asked is, by allowing the Philadelphia City Council's bill to pass uncontested the BCGP have no guarantee that the safe streets bill is not watered down or more conditions favorable to the Philadelphia City Council are attached to it.
The vast majority of the cyclists in Philadelphia that the BCGP claims to speak and act on their behalf. The ones who are not local volunteers or generous suburban donors will just have to wait until they deign us with the information. The members Philadelphia City Council have made repeated attempts to politicize bicycling and infrastructure in Philadelphia and now the BCGP has enabled this behavior. The BCGP thinks they may be managing the situation however if you dance with the devil, the devil doesn't change, the devil changes you.


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October 27, 2010 - Lee Brice's latest single, "Beautiful Every Time," debuts this week with 36 first week adds. The Curb release is the follow-up to the hit single "Love Like Crazy," which stayed on the Billboard Country Songs chart a record shattering 55 plus weeks and has sold in excess of 500,000 downloads.
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Life of Pi (2D) (US - BD RA)
Gabe marvels at Ang Lee's visual prowess, rolls his eyes at the theology
After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only other survivor – a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Bound by the need to survive, the two are cast on an epic journey that must be seen to be believed. (From Fox's official synopsis)
I keep starting reviews by claiming the director I'm talking about is the most eclectic working today (knowing perfectly well that no currently working director compares to someone like Billy Wilder or Howard Hawks). I've said this about Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott (both of whom can handle massive scale and intimate detail), and Danny Boyle (who makes a point of dealing in every major genre), but I've neglected Ang Lee. Lee began his career writing and directing a series of similar dramadies about Chinese family life, but, after he moved to Hollywood, he started embracing culturally diverse, period-specific, genre-specific movies, including a Jane Austen adaptation ( Sense and Sensibility), a '70s-set portrait of Americana ( The Ice Storm), a revisionist American western Ride with the Devil, a Qing Dynasty wuxia epic ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a modern, big-budget superhero adaptation ( Hulk), an intimate portrayal of a gay relationship spanning from the '60s through the '80s ( Brokeback Mountain), an erotic WWII espionage thriller ( Lust, Caution), and a comedy about late-'60s hippy youth ( Taking Woodstock). All of these films have unifying themes and even visual similarities, but prove that Lee is interested in covering a wide, time-spanning array of subject matter. Life of Pi matches the pattern in that it follows some of the director's favourite themes while being generally unlike any of his other films on a conceptual level.
Yann Martel's book, also entitled Life of Pi, was already a massive success in its own right, selling more than ten million copies worldwide. Of course, Hollywood wanted to make a movie, but, as often happens, the critics called the book unfilmable, leading to series of departures from the project. The series of high-profile directors originally attached included a post- Village M. Night Shyamalan (poor guy chose Lady in the Water, instead), a post- Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón (he chose to make his best movie to date, Children of Men, instead), and a post- A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet (he eventually chose to make Micmacs). When Lee eventually signed on (though he wanted to shoot Taking Woodstock first), the anticipation levels began to rise. If anyone could manage to capture feelings on film, it was probably Ang Lee.
Life of Pi marks the second time Lee has won the Oscar for Best Director without his film winning Best Picture. That's gotta sting. The first time this happened Lee was awarded for his hard work on Brokeback Mountain, a great movie that somehow lost Best Picture to Paul Haggis' Crash. Haggis not winning the Director prize makes sense, since the movie is terrible, but there's no accounting for his Best Picture win. Lee winning Best Director for Life of Pi makes more sense and not just because the Best Picture favourite's ( Argo) director wasn't nominated. It's pretty easy to assume that the director picked up Shyamalan, Cuarón, and Jeunet's leftovers more for the sake of experimentation in digital effects and 3D photography, not so much for the sake of adapting Martel's book. In interviews, Lee has spent a lot of energy discussing the film's theology, but his vision for Martel's material certainly overtakes any deep exploration of religion. It's likely that the challenge was further stoked by claims that the book was 'unadaptable.' This doesn't make Lee's efforts any less impressive – he had a vision and he executed it as only he could – nor does it downplay the film's other Academy Award accolades, which include Best Cinematography for Claudio Miranda, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score for Mychael Danna – though I should note all of these awards sort of back up my theory of the film running on form, rather than content.
Tonally, I'm unable to find an appropriate comparison in Lee's filmography. It's a whimsical, occasionally cartoony film with strangely weightless performances (save many of Suraj Sharma's solo sequences) and colourful images set against life and death struggles. The tone doesn't whip from light to dark, either; it just hovers between extremes. Still, no matter how cynical my assumption are about Lee's involvement, I can't possibly mitigate the awe he achieves with his choice shots. Despite all my reservations with the story and message (which I'll get to in a moment), I found myself consistently engaged by Lee's increasingly surrealist imagery. He achieves true emotional resonance without dealing overtly in theology. At a certain point where only the most hard-hearted individual could not be moved by what Lee's selling, even if he is pulling the shamelessly obvious heartstrings imaginable (sad animals, for example). Life of Pi might be the ideal example of a film that deserves accolades for direction without deserving equal credit for the sum of its parts. I also can't imagine any of the previously mooted directors pulling this material off so spectacularly, though I do see a hint of Jeunet's visual sense in Lee's treatment.
Screenwriter David Magee, known only for British-flavoured/Amrican-acted, button-pushing sap-fests Finding Neverland and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, does his best to find a plot in this mush of feelings and images. Again, I have not read the original book, but this particular script smells like a book adaptation, thanks to its episodic storytelling structure. The theological themes and cute little stories of Pi's childhood are charming enough, but feels like the first episode of a longer miniseries, not the first act about a movie mostly concerned with the adventures of a young man and a tiger stranded on a boat. Magee's flashback structure and Lee's fluid sense of editing (more or less the same thing he did with parts of Hulk, where I thought it worked pretty well) dulls some of the preachiness of Martel's story, but the opening act still acts a lot like an after-school special blended with something you'd see reenacted by a Sunday school class.
Once Pi's family boards a boat on their way to Canada, the 'stage is set' for the central story (Yann Martel, the character, not the author, states this outright), but it feels like it took an awful long time getting there. The harsh life lessons aboard the lifeboat tell the same story without quite so many words. This would seem to be the purpose of the exercise to me – to preach tolerance and love via largely wordless exchanges between man and beast that mimic parables – so why waste time explaining what you'd rather your audience figures out for themselves? I genuinely enjoyed myself once the film takes to the sea, but Magee's Best Adapted Screenplay nomination still doesn't make any sense, because I can't imagine he did much more than choose which passages to take from the book and which to ignore. Then there's the climax (or coda, whichever term you prefer), which extends the story to include the possibility that the story adult Pi is telling never happened. Supposedly, this is meant to create further, deeper theological questions, but really cheapens the otherwise successful middle section. At worse, it feels like a failed attempt at a plot twist in a film already entangled in allegory.
I often regret not seeing films on the big screen, but it's not often that I regret missing out on a 3D experience. Life of Pi joins Hugo and Adventures of Tintin on that short list. Since I'm not set up for a 3D home experience, this review pertains to the 2D, 1080p, 1.85:1 Blu-ray release (there is one scene where the aspect ratio changes to 2.35:1 and one where it changes to 1.33:1). Life of Pi was shot entirely on digital using Arri Alexa and the James Cameron-developed PACE Fusion 3D cameras. It marks the first time Lee has worked with digital 'film' or 3D and the second time cinematographer Claudio Miranda has worked with digital 3D, following Tron: Legacy. It also marks the third time in four years that a digital 3D film has won Best Cinematography.
This is an almost impossibly crystalline image, sitting somewhere between a BBC nature documentary and an entirely CG animated film. This makes for a weird mix of life-like textures and utterly unreal fine detail. The overall look is cushy and soft with some slightly blooming whites, but never at the risk of hard defining lines or the more important fine textures (i.e. Richard Parker's fur, Pi's increasingly sunburned face). Busy sequences, like scenes of hundreds of meerkats scurrying against a grass-infested terrain, don't suffer compression noise issues. Like many 100% animated features, the bigger value of the 1080p image is found in the vivid colour quality. Lee and Miranda don't have a theme colour set for the film, but do kind of break their varied palette into parts. The land-set scenes are the most eclectic in terms of overall colours and are especially warm. The daytime seafairing scenes are more de-saturated and cool, with simple red highlights and harsher contrasts. The night sequences are deeply dark and cut with neon black-light colours. All colour combinations are brilliant and tightly cut against each other with only minimal edge enhancement. The one problem I have with this transfer is its motion blur. From what I understand, this is not so much an issue with this transfer, but an effect of the chosen digital format. I don't know why I didn't have the same problem with Avatar or any number of other Arri Alexa releases, but definitely had issues with 2012 and Date Night, both of which were shot using Panavision Genesis cameras. Like 2012, the ghosting issues on Life of Pi mostly effect non-effects sequences.
This DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack is the kind of thing that works as a demo disc, but only in parts. The bulk of the film, especially the first act, is music and dialogue driven with minimal ambient noise or directional enhancements. The first big audio moment is the scene where the boat sinks. Things begin rather simply with rain and thunder effects, but grow much more complex as the boat begins to go under. Soon, Pi is surrounded by frightened animals, diving into the flooded hull, and finally falling into the rushing ocean on a lifeboat as the ship goes under. Just about all the directional movement, throbbing bass, and other all the immersive noise you could ever need is found in this scene. From here, the track is made livelier, because Pi is trapped at sea, keeping the rear and stereo channels busy with the sounds of lapping water. Other highlights include the flying fish sequence (which was used as an extended trailer before the film was released) and the chattering reveal of an island of adorable meerkat. Composer Mychael Danna won the film's fourth and final Oscar for Best Original Score (he was also nominated for Best Original Song, but lost to Adele and Paul Epworth for Skyfall). Danna has worked with Lee on Ride with the Devil and Hulk. Otherwise, he's been plugging along without a whole lot of accolades. This score works mostly because it's stylistically eclectic, though I mostly found it forgettable background noise, sort of culturally diverse elevator music. The music mostly settles beneath the dialogue and effects with handful of brass standout moments.
The extras begin with a four-part behind-the-scenes documentary entitled A Filmmaker's Epic Journey (1:03:30, HD). It's fluffy in terms of its touchy-feely tone (the word 'emotional' must have been spoken 200 times), but valuably covers the original book, pre-production, hiring Ang Lee (skipping any discussion of the other directors attached before him), screenwriting (cultural challenges, finding a plot), location scouting, editing, production design/art, pre-viz, casting (complete with audition footage), training, shooting/set-building in Taiwan, shooting in India, tiger training/research, Rhythm & Hues Studios' CG work (you know, the studio that went bankrupt after the film was released and who were cut off at the Oscars), 3D cinematography/editing, and music. Interviewees include Lee, author Yann Martel, screenwriter David McGee, Fox executive Elizabeth Gabler, real-life shipwreck survivor/author Steve Callahan, editor Tim Squyres, casting director Avy Kaufman, yoga instruction Eli Alouf, stunt coordinator Charlie Croughwell, marine coordinator Rick Hicks, production manager Michael J. Malone, production designer David Gropman, cinematographer Claudio Miranda, tiger trainer/consultant Thierry Le Portier, effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer, script supervisor Mary Cybulski, composer Mychael Danna, and lead actor Suraj Sharma.
The extras are completed with A Remarkable Vision (19:40, HD), which further explores the film's physical and digital effects (with a lot of overlap with the documentary), Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright (8:40, HD) about the tiger training scene, an image gallery, and storyboards.
Sometimes, the most satisfying movies are the ones you enjoy in spite of yourself. The heavy-handed themes of Life of Pi make me roll my eyes, but I can't help but be in awe of Ang Lee's powerful images. On the other hand, the most frustrating movies are the ones that come close to real greatness, only to fall victim to a series of bad/weird choices. The middle two-thirds of Life of Pi work so well that it's a real pity they're framed by such weak bookends. We're not talking about a Peter Jackson-sized mismanagement of time and content here, but I couldn't help but wonder how much more powerful the allegorical elements would've been with the free rein of a single actor, image-driven film. This 2D Blu-ray looks incredible (save the occasional motion blur that I'm guessing is part of the original material), sounds fantastic, and features some pretty extensive behind the scenes documentary material (I'm not sure exactly what more the 3D release holds other than deleted scenes).
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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I don't think the ending is a plot twist though. It may offer you the idea that "it's all just a dream", but Pi himself said he told the "realistic story" only to please those guys from the Japanese company. If the possibility of a "twist" is enough to ruin your experience then I feel sorry to hear that. One can easily believe that the "realistic story" at the end is just a lie. It's easier to do it during Life of Pi's ending than Inception's ending.
The ending pretty much ruined the whole movie experience for me, almost as much as an "it was all a dream" ending.
Gabe Powers wrote: Are any of the deleted scenes the Tobey Maguire versions of the Rafe Spall scenes?I don't have my copy yet, so I don't know. I got my info from Blu-ray.com.
EDIT: None of the deleted scenes have Tobey Maguire in them. (thankfully)
EDIT: None of the deleted scenes have Tobey Maguire in them. (thankfully)
Are any of the deleted scenes the Tobey Maguire versions of the Rafe Spall scenes?
3D Exclusives There are about 13 minutes of Deleted Scenes and a couple of VFX Progression featurettes + the theatrical trailer, all in 3D.
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 12th March 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English, DTS 5.1 German, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech, Polish, Turkish
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Korean, Malay, Mandarin, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish, Vietnamese
Extras: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey, A Remarkable Vision, Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright, Image Gallery, Storyboards, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Gérard Depardieu, King the Tiger
Genre: Adventure and Drama
Length: 123 minutes
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