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Perfection location right across the street from the beach, CLEAN rooms & excellent customer service. Walking distant to everything or take the free shuttle. We enjoyed our stay here during the weekend. Cant wait to visit again!
2.6 miles away
The beach is worth the stairs (not 1000, but about 300 and pretty steep). Enjoy a beautiful morning walk or go in the evening for best sunset California has to offer.
Steps Away
Wood's Cove Beach is just steps away from our front door. It's one of Orange County's most beautiful beaches. It is a perfect location for diving, body surfing, and exploring the tide pools with the family.
1.4 miles away
Main Beach is centrally-located city beach in Laguna Beach, California. It is a nice sandy beach in a broad cove that faces southwest. It has a grass park located where Broadway Street (Hwy 133) tees into South Coast Highway (Hwy 1) in downtown Laguna Beach. The park offers a boardwalk, basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, a play area for children, and a wide sandy beach for laying out on.
1.4 miles away
Downtown offers a wide variety of shops, restaurants and bars. You can spend the day walking from store to store, grab a bite to eat or just sit and people watch. Downtown is also known as an artist's village, where travelers have been known to spend hours alone visiting all of the galleries and admiring local work.
Perfection location right across the street from the beach, CLEAN rooms & excellent customer service. Walking distant to everything or take the free shuttle. We enjoyed our stay here during the weekend. Cant wait to visit again!
I love this hotel.... Boutique hotels always have the feeling if being home. The breakfast was great and the walk to the beach was nice.... Woods cove. The staff told me to watch for dolphins as they frequently can be seen around the cove. Clean rooms and great service make this hotel more than worth the cost. I will be back!
My stay was only for 1 night, but what a great find! Great location. Close to restaurants & shops, all walking distance. Across the street from the beach. Not like the huge, fancy, chain hotels. Very cozy & quaint. The rooms are very clean. Wood laminate floors. Everything worked great, no issues or problems with anything electronic. Standard cable tv. Customer service great, very helpful. All in all, 5 stars. I would def recommend this hotel to friends and family
Last minute, we were enjoying Woods Cove beach... we saw the Laguna Beach Inn, walked in and Kristy greeted us offering a great room at a great price! We uber'd a car to Downtown Laguna Beach for a night of dancing and drinks... next morning they offer an excellent continental breakfast. They also offered beach supplies! Chairs, towels, umbrellas at no charge! We'd definitely come back!
The location was great. Walking distance to the beach along with some great places to dine. Kristy at the front desk was very warm and inviting. Rooms are small, but they have just what you need. Tney probably have the best rates in town. I'll definitely be returning
This is such a wonderful boutique hotel to stay at. The front office Manager, Kristy, is very friendly and sweet, as well as professional. It's a perfect location and we will be back there again, and again.


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Here's another good one from the vaults – "Albany" from Best Band Name Award Winner, Electric Vagina. Yes. Not only is it sick and wrong, it is right and great! Why they and even name-drop the Hotsy Totsy – former dive bar and now the coolest club in the east bay. Pop in when you're touristing.
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The Pershing Yacht story began in 1981 with wooden boats built by 3 seagoing fanatics, each with considerable yacht building experience and a passion for fast cruising yachts. By 1985, the Pershing 45' was born, designed in collaboration with Fulvio De Simoni and met with instant success, due to its numerous innovations. By the early 1990's, Pershing had expanded to a worldwide yacht dealer network, with over 70% of their production going to the Far East and United States. In 1998, Pershing became part of the Ferretti Group and gained worldwide exposure through the intense marketing efforts of yachts by this conglomerate, which has resulted in an expansive range of sport yachts and ultimately large motor yachts, with an emphasis on speed and handling. In 2004, Pershing opened a new manufacturing headquarters in Mondolfo, Italy to adapt and implement the latest technologies and materials used in the construction of yachts.
Pershing 115' Express CruiserA Sleek, Silver Streak... by Capt. Chuck Gnaegy Speed fanatics, racers, car makers and advertisers often gush breathlessly about their latest design prodigy, such as: "Ooooh! Looks like it's breaking the speed limit even when it's parked!" Now, in the yachting world, raise the curtain on the brand new Pershing 115, and softly repeat… "Even when it's at the dock!" This sleek, elegant race horse-graceful vessel, even at the maxi-yacht size of 115' could lay claim to that same boast. Yet this is about more than speed, which we'll explore in a moment. It's not made to compete with those go-fast fanatics which forever loom close to a rocket launch. This is about elegant Italian style, class plus performance, and a totally indulgent comfort realm where, day and night, it's always party time.
Ferretti Group brand Pershing Yachts is at the Boot Dusseldorf in Germany with their so-called 'X Generation' yacht. It is actually a specialized Pershing 8X from the X line of new vessels that they are advertising as the new 8X. The company is also displaying a fleet of 7 of its other models but we will focus on this model. Pershing 8X, made of carbon fiber, is revolutionary from a stylistic-functional point of view as well as from a performance one. The sport-fly, in fact, guarantees not only lightness and increased speed, but also greater comfort on board, thanks to larger, more welcoming spaces.
Italian builder Pershing Yachts is steadily working on its new Pershing 140 flagship. The yard recently released new images of the vessel under construction. It is expected that delivery will be early 2019 and officially become the builder's largest build to date. The yacht model was announced back in 2015 at the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) and then sold the following year to the current owner.
Italian builder Pershing Yachts is currently working on their flagship vessel. The all-aluminium Pershing 140 is going to be a true stunner and represent a change in the design that we have become accustomed to by this Italian manufacturer. The design is by Fulvio di Simoni of course in collaboration with Ferretti and Pershing's in-house designers.
Sometimes all that is needed is a refresh and a makeover. Ferretti Group brand Pershing has announced that they have given their 82-foot coupe model a makeover thanks to Fulvio di Simoni. The interior of the craft has been totally re-imagined and redone. Refinements made and the style factor raised, this craft will appeal to even those who do not fancy the blistering performance of this type of craft. Speaking of performance, this 82 VHP is a serious machine that also had refinements made in the engine room.
Exactly one year ago, Pershing announced a new design at the 2015 edition of the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS). It was simply called the Pershing 140. The 43-meter model has recently nabbed its first owner and is set to become the yard's largest build. It will push Pershing in a slightly different direction because the build of this craft is set to be in light alloy materials rather than composite.
Italian manufacturer of performance luxury sport yachts Pershing recently launched the third hull in the Pershing 108 range. She is more of a custom build for her European owner and this is reflected particularly on the interior of the yacht. The interior has been designed with heavy input from the owner in conjunction with the in-house team at Pershing Yachts and Ferretti Group designers. The third hull comes finished in a grey colour.
Pershing launches first Pershing 70-foot motoryacht Italian builder Pershing has rolled out the first hull of the Pershing 70-foot line. She is expected to make her debut just next month at the Cannes Yachting Festival from September 9th to the 14th. The yacht shows-off lines penned by Fulvio De Simoni in collaboration with Pershing. This 70-footer as you would expect, is a performance yacht. She is fitted with a pair of MTU 10V 2000 M94s. They are connected to dual surface drives that will then allow a full-throttled experience at 44-knots! The interior is good to provide accommodation for guests in three cabins, all ensuite! The large windows provided on each side in the midships are of the hull suggests the master suite would be there. The first 70-footer is being quickly prepared for her first close-up with the international public in Cannes next month. For more information: Pershing S.p.A, Via J.J Pershing 1/3, 61037 Mondolfo (PU), Italy. www.pershing-yacht.com ***


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My toddler is blessed to have me around all the time. This probably translates to her being extra clingy and unable to handle time away from me well. Since we are together all the time, my idea of "me time" had to change to include my daughter while still treating myself.
Let Me Count the Ways!
- Play the music you enjoy and dance with your toddler. Put away the nursery rhymes and kid's songs for a bit. I'm sure that was getting to be repetitive.
- Go out for a walk while keeping your toddler in a stroller. My daughter won't stay seated for very long, but if you go somewhere new and change up the scenery often, both of you will enjoy it. We like the mall, neighborhood parks, and even just around the block.
- Tweeze your brows. Have your toddler hold a handheld mirror up for you. Challenge your toddler to see how long she can hold it still. Count aloud and tweeze away. I always feel better when my eyebrows are on fleek.
- Receive a massage from your toddler using lotion in your favorite scent. Your toddler will like rubbing the lotion onto your arms or legs. Your back, too, if you're adventurous.
- Get some exercise in at the park. Put your toddler in the swing and push away! While that's happening, there are a variety of exercises you can do in between each push. Easiest idea? Kegel exercises. The ones you probably practiced during pregnancy.
- Go to the pool with your toddler. You probably won't be swimming as you keep a close watch on your child. Rub your feet across the cement floor of the pool (assuming it's the slightly bumpy textured floor here) like a pumice stone. It'll help improve your circulation. Think of it as a self-initiated foot massage!
- Find other moms. When you're towing a toddler around everywhere you go, it actually brings you many chances to connect with other moms who are in the same boat and want mom friends to connect with, too. Connecting with other people face to face is such a great way to pamper yourself.
What are your secret methods of pampering yourself? Have you tried some of these yourself?


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January Deals:
Hello Mommies! Babies "R" Us is having an awesome $4 or less clearance sale in store! On Thursday (16th) I decided to drive over to the local store after work. Unfortunately, as always, there was slim pickings for my little man but I always make it work!
For a whopping $21.33, I scored 3 tops and 2 bodysuits for my son. I saved $29.92 on these cute wardrobe additions for my little man. When I shop, I shop bigger sizes for my baby which helps saves bigger bucks for me and his daddy. My favorite pieces have to be the two with the little bowties! He will be a stylish little person very soon!
This sale ends today: January 18th, so run over to your local Babies "R" Us!
H&M is having an amazing clearance sale both in store and online. There is an additional 50% off already discounted sales items. As mommies we do everything we can to make sure our children are taken care of, but we must take care of ourselves as well!
The great thing about H&M is that they also carry kids clothing, including newborn sizes. These prices that are marked down in red will automatically be reduced to 50% off when placed in your cart, but my advice to is shop FAST! Once the clothing item you want sales out, it's gone forever. I love H&M for both me and my little man.
This sales ends: January 20th! You have two more days to shop this awesome sale.
I purchased this adorable baby cardigan two weeks before this sale for $10, but it was still a total steal!
This was my H&M cart! $22.36, a $15 saving on wardrobe essentials for me! Shop now!


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Trading carrots for chocolate pudding since 2012.
I recently wrote an article for GuySpeed.com about "5 Fascinating Nuggets of Truth You Didn't Know About Reese's Peanut Butter Cups," and I came across a ton of great info.
As you'll recall, in my "Best Candy Bars Ever Mock Draft," the Peanut Butter Cup dropped all the way to sixth in a shocking Aaron Rodgers-like freefall.
I explain the drop more because it's not really so much of a candy bar as it is two separate snacks. Now, if they created a long Reese's Peanut Butter Cup candy bar, then maybe that would rank higher. But since it's a candy bar mock draft, I had to penalize it. It's sort of like Larry Centers – a fullback that doesn't run much, but is really good in the passing game. Where do you rank that guy?
I found out there were like a dozen different forms of the cup itself, including size, flavors and type of peanut butter cup. And there were like 20 different variations of the brand itself, in candy bars, pieces, minis, ice cream and cereal.
So then it made me think of five suggestions for new forms of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup:
Two HUGE Peanut Butter Cups, preferably with a Hershey's Kiss in the middle of each. D-Cups are almost never a bad idea, unless they are your grandmother's. Then it's a very, very bad idea.
Suck it, Nutella.
No idea how you can make this, but I'm guessing you'd have over 3.3 million Americans clamoring for them in the grocery store. If you can't create that, then maybe work on an EpiPen Highlighter – multi-tasking, baby!
But rather than just an Oreo with peanut butter cream in the middle, keep the Oreo cream. And keep one chocolate cookie side, and on the other side, have a peanut butter cookie (sort of like the cookie part of Nutter Butters).
Yeah, I know this is a horrible idea, but it gives me a chance to talk about one of my favorite jokes from "The Simpsons," when they talk about bad marketing ideas and they show a can that says, "Nuts and Gum! Together at last!" There's even a Tumblr blog devoted to it!
Any ideas for the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups company? I'm sure they're listening. I'm sure of it!


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Aquarius and Self-Renewal
People of the eleventh sign delight in thinking over the problems of self-renewal, interested as they are, that which benefits humanity. To study philosophy gauged to their own reactions is thrilling indeed to these realists. However, eleventh-sign people are not those who believe everything they read, accepting, unreservedly and in tota, every suggestion without thorough investigation first. They must be convinced that a belief is feasible and logical, that it will work out in actual practice, before they sponsor it. Because of the desire to know and to prove, they make excellent critics and judges. They are careful lest any doctrine be promulgated which does not possess the "ring of truth."
When it comes to such subjects as renewal of the body through proper control of thought and emotion, Aquarius finds so many instances in daily experience that he is only too willing to carry them into his own life. He sees the obvious results of wrong thought, and also the effects of persistent worry, fear, and other threats to psychological well-being. Aquarians consider the act of purposeful thought to bring about corresponding good in their own and other people's lives. If fear and worry cause diseases, then love, faith and hope can lead to happiness and success.
Aquarians try to lift themselves and their associates out of the "slough of despond" and into wider recognition of universal hope and joy. They endeavor to free their associates from the binding power of personal limitations expressed particularly in adverse thought. This is the major power needed in the renewal processes of human life and, if persistently practiced, proves to be the magic potion which does renew the individual in body and circumstance.


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Oct 29, 2014
Navantia gets deal to study frigates for Australia
The contract is designed to support research into adding radar systems to its F-105 frigate as Australia prepares to buy eight ships, and is looking at using assistance from Navantia to build the ships domestically instead of reaching a deal with an overseas supplier. The UK's Type 26 frigate and Italian variant of the FREMM are considered likely overseas competition.
The contract is for nine months of work.
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The rulesWhere nothing specific is stated on this page, the JJnet clanwar rules apply.
Number of participating teamsThese plans have been made with a tournament of eight teams in mind. If more teams are added, they will need to be adjusted a bit.
The mappoolThe mappool consists of two parts: the "new" maps and the classics. The "new" maps in turn fall largely into two groups: some levels from the JJnet mappool plus some rather untested levels. The classics are simply the rest of the JJnet mappool with a few alterations.
In the group stage, maps are predetermined. In the play-offs, they are selected beforehand by the teams and the better ranked team has the advantage of a wider array of choices.
During this tournament, teams can't agree to play other maps than those in the mappool or those scheduled for their specific games.
The layout
Maps are either announced by officials or picked by clans well ahead of games in order to facilitate training for the teams.After the group stage, the first two teams of each group will move on to the play-offs. The remaining four teams will do the same thing for places 5-8.The group stage is round-based. The play-offs are scoring-based. In the group-stage, draws are possible.
If teams end up with the same amount of points after the group stage, this list will be followed:
1. Who has earned the most points? (=wins-losses)2. If still tied: Who won by the biggest margin? (=scores-scores lost)3. If still tied: Which of the teams won when they faced off in the group stage?4. If still tied: Which of the teams made the most scores?
The match-upsThe groups were seeded based largely on their performance in previous national tournaments.
Group stage
Each level is played twice (2x 10 min), once on each colour.A coin-flip (repeated for each level) determines which team gets to pick colour first.
A1, B1, A3 and B3 pick a map ahead of the match (not at the time of a clanwar itself) from the entire mappool.
A2, B2, A4 and B4 pick a map ahead of the match (not at the time of a clanwar itself) from the classics-free mappool.
The highest ranking team gets to determine the map order pick colour first on all levels (including the tiebreaker).
Finals / Bronze games
All teams pick a map from the entire tournament mappool ahead of the game. The order in which the maps are played are determined by a coin flip. The order in which colours are played on maps is determined by one coin flip for every level played.
If no team show off, the winner will be the team that performed better in the group stage.
To determine the tables in the group stage, match scores are in rounds, a win is 2 points, a tie 1 points and a loss 0 points.
The purpose of letting teams pick maps ahead of games, is the same as the purpose of scheduling the new levels very early in the group stage: to make it easier for the teams to prepare for their matches.
Deadlines are set by a tournament official to set a time-frame for making important changes, in our case: picking a match date, and (in the play-offs) maps. They are binding in the sense that if you don't abide by them, you get into trouble, but not so binding that they can't be bent to accomodate the wishes of the playing teams. In other words, if you miss a deadline, you will be at the mercy of the opposing team. Similarily, in the case of a game's scheduling, the set time is binding, unless the teams agree to change it.
In case of a tie in the knockout-stage, the veto method will be applied to the entire tournament mappool. The map should be played twice to circumvent colour bias. However, if the teams agree - presumably because the selected map is fairly balanced - they can agree to only play one tiebreaker round. Either way, the last tiebreaker round will be played with /overtime on /otlimit 30, and the overtime limit will be reset until a team scores or forfeits (/otlimit reset).
Each level is played twice (probably 2x 10 min), once on each colour.
"New" mapsCrystallineFacing WorldsThis Level Is UntitledFrontier FallsCloud ConnectedCity of the Sn00zE
Classics pool-Happy Semiconductor (lvl, tileset)-Jungle's Edge (lvl, tileset)-BloodBunny's Lair (lvl, tileset)-Swingin Jazz (fixed) (lvl, tileset)-Galactic Warfare (lvl, tileset)-Epitome (lvl, tileset)-Distopia (lvl, tileset)-Wicked Wood (lvl, tileset)-Gauntlet (lvl, tileset)-Superconductor (lvl, tileset)-Diamondus Warzone[JJnet Edit](lvl, tileset) (3v3 only)-Security Breach v2 (lvl, tileset) (3v3 only)-Space Island Level with Islands (lvl, tileset) (3v3 only)-Zaitox Station 67 (j2o) (3v3 only)
-Technodus Cargo Station v3
Rules clarification 2013-08-07:
Players that aren't registered for the tournament or don't belong to any of the competing nationalities are in principle not allowed to play. When problems occur and a new player could solve that, the tournament officials should be contacted. Only they can decide whether the player in question is allowed into the team or is allowed to play temporarily or disallowed completely.


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Firstly, credit where it's due, plus an apology if I am bastardising its original meaning. The title of this blog post is a paraphrasing of a quote about beauty from designer Alexander McQueen.
"Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places. It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things."
It comes from the book Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). I did not get to see the retrospective show of McQueen's creations. However, I do get intense, visceral pleasure paging through this book, which highlights the Scottish designer's maverick approach.
Perhaps it's the fact that I have not had a proper holiday for years (workaholic, moi?) and I am yearning for some travel / escape / change of scenery / passport-stamping.
The good news is that I have a family road-trip coming up in mid-August. In the meantime, I explore the idea of beauty as a tonic. These are just some of the things in my immediate vicinity that do the trick.
Can a leaf lift your spirits? Oh yes, if it's a lime leaf. I get a kick from rubbing lime leaves between my fingers. This releases a fresh, crisp, citrus scent that never fails to captivate me. And the lime itself calls for a mojito.
While the Amalfi vacation will have to wait, Tom Ford Sole di Positano will do for now. There's a veritable citrus and floral cocktail in this EDP, including notes of Calabrian bergamot, bitter orange, lemon, shiso leaf, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, jasmine, lily of the valley and neroli. Alas, on my skin, it dissipates very quickly. A case of fleeting beauty…
We are having a very warm winter here in Johannesburg, with day-time temperatures averaging above 20ºC. As a result, the jasmine is out even earlier than usual. I am not complaining. Its rich scent is my imaginary olfactory ticket to an Indian summer.
There's something very re-assuring about a vintage treasure. I adore this kit, a gift from my sister. The leather case contains two functional glass bottles and glass containers. There's no company or brand name on it, so I can't trace its origins. And, you know what, it doesn't matter.


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COTTON COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL'S ORIENTATION TOUR Participants in Cotton Council International's 31st annual Cotton USA Orientation Tour recently learned first-hand how plant genetics affect the quality of the cotton fiber they are using at their mills.
At a tour stop at Delta Council in Stoneville, Miss., cotton millers from 17 countries including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey, attended class with cotton geneticist Bill Meredith.
Meredith, a researcher at USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Stoneville, Miss., educated his captive audience about the fiber and yield characteristics of cotton varieties grown in the United States, most of which, he says, come from the Mid-South.
According to Meredith, 60.2 percent of all cotton acreage in the United States in 1999 was planted to transgenic varieties. In Mississippi, that figure was even higher, with 82 percent of the state's cotton acreage in transgenic varieties. But, Meredith says, whether farmers are growing conventional varieties or transgenic varieties doesn't factor into the fiber quality of U.S. cotton.
As an example, Meredith provided his students with the average length, micronaire and fiber strength for BXN47, which includes the BXN gene, and the fiber properties of its parent line, Stoneville 474. There were, he says, no statistical differences over several years and conditions for any of the measurable fiber properties.
"The individual variety will determine the fiber quality, not the transgenic trait," Meredith says. "From a fiber standpoint, there is nothing about the transgenics that give a plus or a minus to millers." There's also, he says, not much difference in yield or fiber consistency between conventional and transgenic varieties. "Again, it's a varietal difference."
Why then, do cotton producers grow transgenics if they don't provide any yield or quality advantage? "It's for the simplicity of management they offer and the fact that they do a very good job controlling pests," Meredith says.
The factors that do affect fiber properties, he says, are variety, fruiting position, environment and genetics. According to Meredith, the West, due to its environment, produces the cotton with the lowest micronaire. And, while the Southeast and the Mississippi Delta produced stronger cotton over the last 12 years than either the Plains or the San Joaquin Valley, varietal differences resulted in 20 percent stronger cotton in the San Joaquin valley.
Cotton fiber length, he says, is also longer in the Southeast and the Delta when variety effects are eliminated. However, the cotton varieties planted in the West are bred to be longer and stronger than those planted in the Mid-South and Southeast. "It's not the environmental effects of the region, it's the varietal effects," Meredith says.
Why don't geneticists breed better, stronger cotton in the Delta? The simple answer is yield potential. "The yield potential of most of the high-quality varieties grown in the San Joaquin Valley are substantially lower," he says. "For every increment of increased length there is the same incremental decrease in yield. Because of that, there's no price incentive to do it."
Using fiber strength as a measuring tool, if you took the very worst cotton variety produced in the Mississippi Delta and compared it to the very best grown in the United States, you would only see about a $2 difference in the value of that bale, Meredith says.
Sponsored by Cotton Council International, the Cotton USA tour included executives from 27 textile mills from 17 countries in Asia, Latin America and Europe. The companies represented are expected to use about 1.3 million bales of cotton in the 2000 marketing year.
"The companies represented on the tour already consume about 600,000 bales of U.S. cotton annually, but hopefully, as a result of this year's tour, that usage will increase," says Cotton Council International President Larry Nelson, an Edmonson, Texas, cotton producer and ginner. "Over the years, the Orientation Tour has led many foreign textile manufacturers to develop an appreciation for U.S. cotton fiber quality and has furthered the U.S. cotton industry's reputation as a reliable supplier. The tour continues to be an excellent vehicle for helping our industry capture additional market share oversees."
The Washington, D.C.-based Cotton Council International is National Cotton Council's export promotions arm and is dedicated to increasing U.S. exports of cotton, cottonseed, and U.S.-manufactured products.


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Well it looks like Phil the groundhog saw his shadow, but Jimmy the groundhog in Madison did not so I am going with Jimmy! Early spring it is!!
We had a day full of groundhog activities in the classroom. After guided reading we started a writing project where they were asked to explain what their burrow would look like if they were groundhogs. We discussed how the ground would feel at this time of the year and what we would need to be comfortable underground. At this time of year first graders still struggle with adding detail in their writing. The focus was correcting punctuation and making sure uppercase letters were used only when needed. It seems like I am constantly reminding them to put capital letters at the beginning of sentences and change the capitals from uppercase to lowercase between words. : )
I found this groundhog activity from Cara Carroll (The First Grade Parade) online and the kids just loved it.
If you can't read this writing it says, "This is my burrow. It is warm and cozy. My bed is made and floor is clean!" - Too cute : )
Here is a picture of the groundhog's burrow. See the groundhog climbing the ladder- even a smile on his face. Great detail with the lights, butterfly decor on the wall, a bathroom (brown box), and blocks and a Barbie to play with (orange).
Here is what the project looked like with the groundhog head (made out of three hearts).
Here are the groundhog hats we made at the end of the day.
We also worked on measurement for math today. We measured the groundhog shadows in inches and also measured lines in centimeters. It went along great with our Trailblazers lesson about Goldilocks and the Three Rectangles. In that lesson we measured the length, width, and area of three rectangles to see who was the "biggest."
Our morning was all Language Arts which includes guided reading. Please make sure your child is bringing home their guided reading books EVERY night. Even if your child has the book basically memorized they still need to read at night to practice fluency. When they do not read at night eventually the text will get too challenging and fluency along with comprehension will suffer. I tell them they should be reading at a normal talking voice pace, Goldilocks style- not too fast or too slow. When they are finished reading check their understanding of the story by asking questions about the characters, setting, plot, beginning, middle , end of story, and so on.
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That is the question.
There's a raging debate in the world of business right now and it has to do with social media. No, it doesn't involve getting reprimanded for using Facebook during office hours and it has nothing to do with accidentally tweeting scandalous content under the company account (though, this seems to be quite the issue lately– US Airways, anyone?). This debate has to do with whether or not to implement social media management within company boundaries or hire an outside company to do it for them.
While many business leaders believe updating social media is as simple as posting and responding to comments, the truth is that it is not enough to generate the level of success they expect.
It comes down to two major factors: money and skill. If a business has the resources to hire a talented, full-time social media specialist in-house, that's great! But randomly assigning the task of social management to another employee when they have plenty of other tasks to get done is not the way to go.
Why? Here are five reasons it pays to have a social media company manage your platforms for you:
1. You can focus on running your business
Social media management is not a "wham-bam" job. Just like your career, it takes skill, continuing education and a thorough understanding of digital marketing and social behaviors to effectively carry out a social strategy. Why burden your employees with the task when you can easily hire a specialist to do the work for you? With the time you save, you can focus on what matters most: running your company.
2. Social media strategy is more than just posting to Facebook
One of the greatest misconceptions about social media is that all it takes is just a few minutes every day. Wrong! There is so much more that goes into successful social media implementation. A winning strategy includes:
* Analyzing and understanding analytics, target audience demographics and web traffic behaviors
* Serving as a fast-acting customer service agent
* Using digital advertising to boost visibility with Facebook ads, LinkedIn Sponsored Posts, Google AdWords, etc
* Engaging current customers with content they can relate to
* Using creative storytelling about your brand through social posts and blogs
3. You don't have to worry about legal issues
Let's face it: there are so many ways you could get in legal trouble through social media and digital marketing and the last thing you want is a lawsuit on your company's hands. For instance, is that photo or video you're sharing someone's copyrighted property? Did you just post confidential information protected under HIPAA that should've been left off your company's page? Are you disclosing any paid endorsements? Did you double-check that your email newsletter follows the CAN-SPAM Act? If you're unsure about any of these and other online legal issues, it may be better relying on a trusted social media management company that keeps up with the ever-changing digital media laws.
4. Your customers get swift customer service
Whether you realize it or not, social media has become one of the primary ways users go about the customer service process. Let's look at a few statistics:
* 67% of 23,000 consumers in a J.D. Power and Associates study had used a company's social media site for servicing; and
* 87% of consumers in the J.D. Power and Associates study said their online social interaction with the company positively impacted the likelihood that they'll purchase from the brand, and that the responsiveness of the service representatives were a key of that satisfaction.
5. Always on top of trends
The world of social media is always changing. Research into trends, predictions, and insight from industry leaders is the only way to stay on top of the social media landscape. If you don't have 2 to 4 hours in a workday to dedicate to research and staying up-to-date with issues, you may want to consider hiring an outside social media specialist to help.
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Nothing is more amazing than some nice welcome eye candies (*^ -^*)!
When i entered my room i saw this cute decorated ceramic cases on my shelf. They
remember me so much of something decora-deco-den like. Oooh, i have to look if i can
find some deco den stuff to create something on my own (∪ ◡ ∪) . . .


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I have been on a gradient kick recently and thought you might like to see how I make my gradients neatly.
This entire mani was made with one of my favorite polish collections, Contrary Polish's Love Lyrics. The base is two coats of Somebody Loved. It is a dusty pale pink with a subtle copper shimmer that you can barely see in this photo. Please forgive what looks like dry cuticles. It is actually dried PVA glue, part of the process I use for gradients.
I start by painting the PVA on the skin around my nails. The next "secret" to my gradients is what I do with my sponge.
After each sponging I do, I let the polish dry on the sponge for the next gradient. This hardens the edge and makes it easier to cut the end off in this fashion. With the hard edge, when I cut it, it causes the new end to be concave, like this.
The sponge now "hugs" the nail, making it easier to get the gradient on the entire nail surface without too much mess. Look at my poor thumbnail...boo hoo. By the way, I wore Somebody Loved for three days before Creating this mani, which is why it isn't very close to my cuticles. You can also see how well it it held up....except for my poor thumb.
Next I paint the sponge. The top is more Somebody Loved. Below that is Contrary Polish Play Me. I hope to have a swatch of this gorgeous dusty purple with green shimmer posted soon. On the bottom is Contrary Polish The Way I Am. If you want to see this lovely olive green with purple glitter on it's own, check my post HERE.
So you can see, using the glue and concave sponge, this creates very little mess.
What mess is there can just be peeled off, leaving very little clean up.
Finally I stamped with Contrary Polish Desert Fruit, LeaLaC XL B plate and dotted with with more Somebody Loved.
If you are interested in any of the beautiful Contrary Polish Love Lyrics Collection, you can find them at Llarowe HERE. They are even all in stock right now.
What do you think? Is it your favorite of the pastel challenge....or is it just me (tee hee). Next months theme is STAMPING! Can you tell I am excited?
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There was an entire New York fashion week devoted to plus-size style this year. Size-22 model Tess Holliday graced the cover of People in May. Next summer, a documentary that goes behind the scenes of plus-size modeling will premiere. Celebrities Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy, known for their full figures, are both launching plus-size clothing lines.
Amid these developments, and the body positive, #Droptheplus trend, are countless other examples, and mainstream retailers are either struggling to gain a foothold or are just ignoring plus-size buyers altogether.
"There's nothing, basically," Aviva Copaken, a shopper in a plus-size retailer said to NPR. "I have no choices, and you feel like a minority."
"The industry has done a disservice to themselves by not offering some of those great choices for the plus-size consumer," said Marshal Cohen, NPD retail analyst, in an interview with NPR.
He added that major retailers are holding off on a major move into the plus-size market because it isn't growing.
"Until the plus-size business grows at a rate greater than its current growth of 2 percent, they are going to wait. And that means that plus size is going to have to accelerate its growth rate closer to 4 and even 5 percent before the retailers are really going to embrace this," Cohen said.
Cohen estimated in an interview with Racked that plus-size – size 14 and up – is a $17 billion dollar industry. It is widely reported that the average American woman is a size 14.
Considering these two statistics together, it is tough to see why the plus-size market isn't growing.
If major retailers are not embracing plus-size, they are at least taking tentative steps.
Plus-size chain Lane Bryant attempted to go high-fashion this year with pieces created by award-winning designer Isabel Toledo. Vogue contributing editor Andre Leon Talley made headlines when he said he was thrilled to see the collaboration.
J.C. Penney started circulating a plus-size lookbook to customers a few months ago, Racked reported, and Target launched its own plus-size line Ava & Viv earlier this year.
But the reactions have been mixed.
"I made it to Target a few weeks after the Ava & Viv line launched, and it was just so sad," Pamela Nanton, a designer who started her own plus-size brand, Ply Apparel, told Racked. "The stuff looked great and sold out at first, but a few weeks later, it was just folded on tables and wasn't out on display. These are little jabs to the customer. Stores need to start doing these things with more thoughtful execution."


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In the Beginning…
On the tenth day of June, 1863, the stockholders of the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula railroad company agreed to the extension of the railroad line through Ashtabula county, connecting with the Jamestown and Franklin Division at the State line. To induce the railroad to come through Jefferson, local citizens led by E.B. and H.B. Woodbury secured the right-of-way and space for the depot. Work commenced in the spring of 1864.
On August 4, 1872, the first passenger train steamed into the Village of Jefferson, the County Seat of Ashtabula County.
In 1879, there were 14,635 passengers leaving from the Jefferson station with a revenue derived of $6,214 (Present approximate population is 3,000) In 1902, there were fifteen passenger trains stopping daily plus many freight trains. Most of the county residents came by train to pay their taxes and one of the first sidewalks built in Jefferson ran from the depot to the courthouse to accommodate our ancestors.
The last scheduled stop occurred in August, 1956. The express office closed in 1960 and the freight office closed in 1961.
Jefferson Depot, Inc. was formed to restore, maintain and promote the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Station and other historic buildings and engage in the education and instruction of its members and the general public on a non-profit basis.
your help, the Jefferson Depot has expanded into an historic 19th
century educational "living history" Village, complete with an 1888
Victorian House, the historic 1872 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Station and 1918 Caboose, the 1848 "Church in the Wildwood" and
1849 Church Barn (possibly early Firehouse), the 1838 Spafford One-room
Schoolhouse, Girl's and Boy's separate Outhouses, Hohn's General Store, the 1860 Pharmacy, the 1845
Sheffield Post Office, the Benetka Blacksmith Shop, Jonathan Warner's Tavern, the 1879 Carriage House, Village Bandstand and the 1860 Library/Welcome Center. State officials are trying to locate a steam
locomotive for the depot village.
GUIDED TOURS every Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 10 to 4 p.m., June, July, August, September, until October 15. Group tours are available upon request. There are also facilities available for other groups to meet. The 1848 "Church in the Wildwood" is available for weddings. Call 440-576-0496 to reserve the church or depot. Donations are appreciated.
TOURS Start at the Depot and include all the restored buildings.
Visit the historic 1872 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Station (better known as the Jefferson Depot) at 147 East Jefferson Street, Jefferson, Ohio. This unique 120-foot station with its ornate architecture of a bygone era, the exclusive "ladies waiting room," the operational wall-hung flush tanks, and the original potbelly stove are waiting for you. Take a stroll through the 1918 Tuscon Red Caboose and relive the days of our ancestors.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Station was placed on the National Register of historic Places at a dedication ceremony in 1983 by the National Park Service, United States Department of Interior. It is owned by the Jefferson Depot, Inc., a non-profit organization with membership open to the public.
See the restored 1848 "Church in the Wildwood" (the original first Methodist Episcopal church built in Jefferson) at the depot village. This quaint church is available for weddings. Next to the church is the 1849 Barn, built for the circuit rider minister. (Possibly the early Jefferson firehouse with it's curved doors and shields on all the windows.) Enter the 1838 Spafford One-room Schoolhouse thru the appropriate door - girls on the left and boys on the right. The wooden blackboard still has the original music staff visible. Schedule an 1890 field trip and attend school, tour the depot village buildings and listen to the storyteller relate early Jefferson history.
Step Back in Time as you enter the 1860 Pharmacy, the 1845 Sheffield Post Office, Hohn's General Store, Jonathan Warner's 1816 Tavern, and the 1888 Victorian House in the historic 19th Century Jefferson Depot Village.
We invite you to join with us in the fun and fellowship of our monthly meetings at 7:00 p.m.and free diversified programs held at the depot the first Monday of every month at 8:00 p.m.. We strive to preserve a part of our heritage for present and future generations, bringing enjoyment and historical pleasure to many.
The Jefferson railroad station has once again become a center of activities with educational programs, hands-on workshops, meetings, tours, reunions and weddings. An annual "Strawberry Festival – Craft Bazaar" and Antique Car Show the 3rd weekend in June, an 1890 reenactment festival, "Early America LIVE" the 2nd weekend in July, an "Old fashioned Williamsburg Christmas Party" the first Saturday in December, and monthly programs are all open to the public.
Devoted members and friends volunteer regularly on Mondays and
Thursdays, diligently restoring these priceless gems of a bygone era. You're invited to come help save and restore these historic buildings any day you can come. Want to be a re-enactor or tour guide? Welcome any time. We are seeking volunteers with computer skills. Please call 614-507-5246 or e-mail application to email@example.com.


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After uploading the tackthis plugin, paste the shop code that you earlier copied from our "Tack You Shop" page onto a Wordpress page you would like your shop to be displayed. (see example below)
Now, publish your new page and you are done!
You make want to link certain items on your Wordpress.org menu onto specific Tackthis! Categories so that when your customer clicks that link, he/she will be directed to the Tackthis! Shop displaying a specific category of products instead of the Tackthis! shop's homepage.
To do this, you will need obtain the category's identify number (ID). On the Tackthis! Dashboard, click "Preview" to open a new window with a standalone Tackthis! shop. Open a category using the menu bar and you should see the category ID on the URL address.
For example, clicking on the Choco Banana category would generate a new URL on the address bar. The category ID refers to the numbers highlighted in the red box
Next, go to "Tack Your Shop" and choose the Wordpress.org option again. This time, add "&cid=(Category ID number here)" just behind [this].
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|Leo Fender with '50's P Bass
|Paul Tutmarc with NO. 736 bass
Tutmarc was designing and selling lap steel guitars through his company, Audiovox.
|Audiovox Bass No. 736
That same year he offered the Model 736 Bass Fiddle. This was a four string, solid-body, fretted, electric instrument.
|' 35 Audiovox Bass
It had a short scale neck, only 30 1/2" length. He only made about 100 of these instruments. A horseshoe magnetic pick-up lies inside the body under the bridge. The cable runs through the body and out of the instruments upper bout. It had only a volume potentiometer.
|Bud Tutmarc Serenader Bass
By 1947, his son, Bud Tutmarc was running the business and offered a similarly designed bass, which sold under the Serenader name. A year later these basses were offered through a wholesaler the following year.
|Regal Bassoguitar
In the 1930's the same company that made Dobros was offering the Regal Bassoguitar. This monster was a cross between an acoustic guitar and an upright bass.
|Regal Electric Double Bass
The Regal Company also offered an electric double bass.
|Rickenbacker Bass Viol
Rickenbacker built the Electro Bass Viol around 1936. Both the Regal and the Rickenbacker instruments were electric, but looked more like viols than guitars. The Regal bass came with a separate amplifier, but the Electro model mounted on top of the amp unit via a peg/pickup.
|1938 Gibson Mandobass
It had a oval shaped body, and a peg at the instruments end, so it could be played in an upright position. Remember, this was long before they introduced their model EB-0. The bass player for the Les Paul Trio utilized one of these Gibson instruments.
|'52 Fender Precision Bass
It was not until 1951 that Leo Fender offered the Precision Bass for sale. He had developed this with the assistance of George Fullerton. Although the body looks quite different, the basis of the design was the Fender Telecaster. The original body was more slab-like. It came with one single coil pickup that was placed in the center of the instruments body. A chromed hand rest stood above this pickup and this had several purposes.
This was a rest for the performer's palm and it also aided in reducing 60 cycle hum. But perhaps the biggest reason for the bridge cover was to protect the pickup, since the pickup on the earliest models did have not a pickup cover.
The difference between Fender success and Tutmarc effort, was marketing. Leo knew musicians and was able to get his bass into the hands of many of the big names. Plus, Leo had created a large, professional amplifier to go along with his bass.
|Monk Montgomery
He practiced every night since the feel of the strings and fretboard of the Precision Bass were so much different than an upright bass. Eventually he became very proficient playing the electric bass.
|Shifte Henri
Another Precision Bass player that was featured in early Fender advertisements was Shifte Henri. He is immortalized in the Elvis song Jailhouse Rock; "Shifte Henri said to Bugs for heaven's sake..."
|James Jamerson
Another player that was famous for use of the Precision Bass was James Jamerson. His unique style influenced so many players. Jamerson was part of The Funk Brothers that laid down the backing tracks for Motown artists.
|Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye, of the Wrecking Crew fame, talks about Jamerson's sound and influence. She also used a 1960's era Fender Precision Bass on most of her sessions.
|'52 Gibson EB-1
|'57 Gibson EB-1
|1959-60 Gibson EB-0
By 1960 the design of the EB-0 was changed to look more like a Gibson SG.
|1961 Gibson EB-3
The Gibson EB-3 electric bass was introduced in 1961. It was similar to the SG style EB-0 but came with a "mini-humbucker" in the bridge position. This instrument inclsuded a Varitone control. All of the Gibson basses so far were all short scale instruments.
|1964 Gibson Thunderbird
This bass was created by automotive designer Ray Dietrich. The Thunderbird also has the distinction of being the first Gibson bass to use dual-humbucking pickups.
|1960 Jazz Bass
|1960 Jazz Bass - original finish
The basses neck was slightly thinner at 1 7/16th", versus the 1 1/2" width of the Precision Bass at the nut. Both instruments had neck scales of 34 inches.
The neck on the Jazz bass came with a rosewood fretboard and clay dot position markers, just like the original Jazzmaster guitar. The offset body of the Jazz Bass made it almost and inch longer the the Precision Bass.
The original model was offered only in a sunburst finish with a tortoise shell pickguard and a chromed metal plate for the volume and tone controls. It also came with a bridge cover, which was stamped with Fender's stylized "F" initial and a chromed cover/hand-rest for the middle pickup. Both pickups were hidden by the covers, which service the dual purpose of shielding the pickups and a palm rest.
|'62 Jazz Bass
By late 1961 the stacked volume/tone potentiometers were replaced with three knob;.volume-volume-master tone.
|1961 J-bass string mutes
These were replaced in 1963 with mutes that were glued to the inside of the bridge cover.
|1964 Fender Jazz Bass
|'66 Jazz Bass
In 1969 the logo decal was changed to a larger style decal and the neck was offered with a maple veneer option that had black binding and black block inlays.
By 1972 the bridge pickup was moved slightly closer to the bridge. This went unnoticed by most players.
|'74 Fender Jazz Bass
|'76 Jazz Bass with serial number
In 1976 the serial number was added to the neck instead of being embossed on the neck plate.
|John Paul Jones
Well known Jazz Bass players include John Paul Jones of Led Zepplin, John Entwhistle played one for a while, Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane used a Jazz Bass too.
|Larry Graham
Larry Graham had a customized Jazz Bass. Bootsy Collins played a Jazz Bass during his days in James Brown's band.
|Jaco Pastoriius
|1966 Fender Mustang Bass
In 1966 the Fender Mustang bass was issued as a companion to Fender's shorter-scaled, two-pickup Fender Mustang guitars. This would be the last original bass designed by Leo Fender before his departure from the company in 1965.
The Mustang Bass has a short 30" scale and a single split pickup, which although similar to the Precision Bass was backwards. It had one volume and one tone control, with strings-through-body routing.
Like the early Precision and Jazz basses, the Mustang Bass was fitted with string mutes
|1966 Fender Bass V
This would eliminate those "woof" tones that bass player get when the play high up on the neck. It was a failure. The bodies were later used on other Fender guitars.
|'55 Hofner Bass
Taking a step back to 1955, and going the other side of the world, Walter Höfner of Höfner Musical Instruments made a decision to construct an electric bass that would appeal to upright bass players; the ones that performed in club venues and did not want to lug around a bulky double bass. His company had been building violins and instruments in the viol family for decades, so his plan was to construct an electric bass guitar that would be similar in appearance to a double bass.
|Hofner Factory in the 1960's
|1955 Prototype
The prototype Violin Bass in 1955. It differs slightly from production models as it has a black scrachplate and control panel. The logo on the body is on the upper bass bout, not under the tailpiece. The headstock shape also appears to be slightly different than the production model. The ovular control panel had two tone and two volume potentiometers.
This version was first presented to the public at the Frankfurt Musikmesse in the spring of 1956 and offered to dealers for sale to the public.
|'55 Hofner
The first batch of basses had the pickups "wide spaced", that is one by the neck and one by the bridge. In 1957 the bridge pickup was moved to a place slightly above the instruments center, possibly to improve tone.
|'59 Hofner
Two years later the oval control panel, which had twin volume and tone controls was eliminated and replaced with the more familiar rectangular control panel.
The fascia on this was made of black plastic and had a volume control for each pickup, an on/off slider switch for each pickup and a switch for a capicitor that was labeled "Rhythm/Solo".
|'60 Hofner
|'61 Hofner bass
The pickup covers were no longer toaster models, but now came with solid chrome covers surrounded by a black pickup ring.
This is the same original bass used by Paul McCartney during the Beatles days in Germany and Liverpool at the Cavern Club.
|'62 Hofner bass
The following year, the diamond logo pickups were changed to Höfner staple pickups. These basses were now being made with two piece necks. The tuners were updated from two-on-a-strip models to individual machines. This is the same bass guitar that Paul McCartney had used since his days with the Beatles. His original 1961 bass was stolen.
|'64 Hofner
|'67 Hofner
The headstock logo was changed back to a gold decal.
|'72 Hofner
By 1972 the control panel was changed back to a smaller version. The script on the logo was now in silver.
Meanwhile around 1953 in Czechoslavakia, the factories were under Communist control and private enterprise was forbidden. A cooperative known as the Rezonel factory called Drevokov was building furniture. An order was given to create electric guitars.
|Arco Bass
|Jolana Basso IV
Around 1960, the company was selling electric instruments under the Jolana brand name. Their bass offering was the Basso IV, which was very much based on Fender instruments.
|Pampero bass
By 1963 Jolana offered the Pampero bass, which had a body style similar to a Gibson EB-2.
|Jolana Basso IX
Their other models from the 1960's included the Studio Bass and the oddly shaped Jolana Basso IX.
Also offered was the more (or less) conventional shaped Eko 1100.
|Crucianelli Espana & Lear Basses
Around this same time frame, rival Italian manufacturer Crucianelli, began making violin style basses. Their models included the España bass and the Lear model. Both were hollow body instruments with decorative F-holes and bolt-on necks.
|1961 Hagstrom bass
In 1960 Albin Hagtrom, an accordion manufacturer of Sweden began producing electric guitars and electric bass guitars.
The first versions were offered in a sparkle finish sold under the Hagstrom brand name. These usually had a single cutaway, one or two pickups and roller knobs with switches for controls.
|1962 Kent bass
The Kent bass, was made by Hagstrom came with a plastic pickguard that housed the pickups and electronics. The back of the body was made of vinyl. It had an insert in the center that was made of gold coloured diamond shaped plastic. This was supposed to give it an acoustic sound. It did not work and many players removed it, since it was just glued on to the face plate. This bass was sold in the UK under the Futurama brand name, imported by the Selmer company.
|Hagstrom Coronado IV and HII basses
Hagstrom basses and guitars were imported to the US, by the Hershman Musical Instrument Company. . Hagstrom then offered basses under their own name which included the Fender shaped H models.
In 1967 Hagstrom offered the first electric 8 string bass guitar. All of these guitars and basses featured extremely thin necks and were advertised as The World's Fastest Necks.
|Framus Star bass
In 1957 Francis Hall, the owner of Rickenbacker guitars and his design team created the model 4000 electric bass guitar. The prototype was built in April and quickly offered for sale by June of 1957.
|1957 Rickenbacker
The fretboard was made of unbound rosewood wood and topped with 20 frets on its original mahogany neck. The neck was changed a few years later to a laminate of maple and mahogany.
The original model came only in Mapleglo, but by 1960 Fireglo was the most popular colour.
The original model had a single pickup with a volume and tone control. It was offered through the mid 1980's when it was replaced by the model 4001.
|Danelectro UB-2
|'58 Shorthorn bass
In 1958 Nate Daniel finally decided to create a that the four-string model. Thousands of these were sold as Silvetone basses.
|'60's Longhorn
It was called the Longhorn. The body was design to look like an Aeolian lyre paired with a long neck. Daniel drew the design while doodling one day and found that it was well balanced and made all the frets accessible. Three models were offered, a six-string bass, a four-string and the Guitarlin, a 31-fret guitar. All models came with a cream-to-bronze finish on the instruments Formica top.
Leo Fender left the company named after him after the CBS Corporation acquired Fender Guitars. Mr. Fender, Forrest White and Tom Walker, who was a Fender salesman, were interested in starting up a new enterprise. So in 1971 they founded The MusicMan Company to build guitars and amplifiers.
|1977 MusicMan Stringray bass
In the world of the electric bass guitar this is significant because MusicMan was the first to offer a bass guitar with built in active electronics. This was the Music Man Stingray bass.
This bass featured a built in 3 band buffering pre-amplifier which increased the basses low-end as well as the mid-range and high-range output. This started a move and other manufacturers followed suit.
|Casady's Alembic
The body was made of graphite instead of wood. New strings were required for this instrument since it was tuned at the base of the instruments body instead of at the headstock.
Due to its unique design and use of materials this bass rarely went out of tune. It also featured the patented Trans Trem tremolo bar that kept the string in tune while in use.
|1982 Warwick "Nobby"
With Warwick, Wilfer set out to build a European bass worthy of competing with Asian and America models. His basses are excellent. The current Star Bass used by Bootsy Collins was manufactured by Warwick and marketed for a few years.
The electric bass has evolved to the point that most manufacturers now offer five and six string models of their bass guitars, while twenty years ago this was unheard of.
The same can be said of fretless basses.
|Ashbory Bass from Guild Guitars
One of the more unique bass instruments was the Ashbory Bass. This unique instrument was designed by Alun Ashworth-Jones and Nigel Thombory. Hence the combination of names Ash-Bory.
|Ashbory Bass
Alhough the neck was fretless, painted on fret markers guided the player to the correct position.
Guild guitars initially manufactured these basses. After Guild was acquired by Fender Musical Instruments, they were manufactured in Asia under the DeArmond brand-name. I do not think these instruments are currently being manufactured, however there are electric bass ukuleles that use these same strings available.
|Ernie Ball Earthwood bass
This was a huge instrument, that was played like a conventional electric bass guitar. It was loosely based on the Mexican guitarron.
|Martin Acoustic bass
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Monday, January 25, 2010
10 comments:
- Serious Black said...
Jay, I consider you one of my most trusted friends. The fact that I have never told anyone that you wear a manzear means I'm your friend. Oooops...It's a...not true he just lets his moobies hang.
- January 25, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- ChocolateOrchid said...
Hmmm, I've been considering this these past few weeks (or at least similiar to it). Well, as it relates to friends from college. We were all pretty tight back then. Although we don't talk often, we do connect every once in awhile & I do still consider them my good friends.
However, my close friends are the ones that I get together with often, have frequent conversation with, share similiar thoughts with, we can bounce ideas off of eachother, we support eachothers choices whether we agree with them or not, and generally have the same or similiar mindsets on life and growing as a individual. And these things are pretty much on a daily basis.
I definitely believe in "friends" and "friendship". And I do believe that there are levels of friendship.
- January 25, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- Mista Jaycee said...
It's not a Manzear! It's a Bro! A Bro Darn it!
- January 25, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- CurvyGurl ♥ said...
Hmmm...something to really think about, actually I do often. I tend to be stingy with my "special" titles...lol.
I have countless associates and constituents, but a handful of true friends. I don't see anything wrong with it either.
- January 25, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- No said...
I've often felt that i suffer from the opposite. keeping such a tight knit circle and missing opportunities to expand upon those building blocks. Friendship to me has always been something I've given out carefully. I do know that there are some people whom i am not as close to in my life now but we've built bonds over the last decade or two (can't believe i just said that) and then there are people who have so much in common with me i feel as if I've known them forever. but are very new to my world. I think there are true friends and those people don't necessarily alway have to be loyal to you- many of us have siblings that we would never have a relationship with were it not for our blood ties because of the way family can treat one another from time to time. what i think a good friend isn't always required to hold this mantle of making you feel good being around them. but more than anything you know they love you even if it means it has been years since you've talked to them you can pick up right where you left off. sometimes you don't know they love you- just like family at times- but they are there when called upon and a true friend doesn't have to connect with a religious change or a dietary change or change in lifestyle because they understand your inner workings- as much leeway as you would give a brother or mother who doesn't get the same... Just my opinion- hell as long is it is i should've made it my blog for today lol
- January 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Demon Hunter said...
A true friend will help you hide the body. LOL. :-D
I have a few "real" friends. I've learned not to just call anyone a friend the older I've gotten. So the fact that I'm no longer a misanthrope gives me renewed faith in humanity. :-D
- January 26, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- Val or Pro Brooklynite said...
*comes in and throws pillow at you* first off i am humbled that you like that poem. Before i proceed to tell you why i mosey'd my ass in here let me get this out first "I loooooooooove your blogs! now with that said i am going to school you about the comment you left... I truly appreciate you Mr. Jaycee.. and while i agree with your comment i disagree in the same breath and you just inspired my next blog. thank you hun, Enjoy your week! toodles. - Val
- January 27, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Val or Pro Brooklynite said...
oh and to answer your question friends are extended family sometimes more in the sense that you can show your true self with no reserve. I have 5 good ones. and all the rest are associates because they only see one face. The one i choose to show. while the others see every flaw
- January 27, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Mista Jaycee said...
Hey Val/Pro
I look forward to reading your next blog entry as well. I will accept your invitation and be there with bells on. Not literally but I'll BE there!
This could be some real good discussion.
- January 27, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- babbler said...
Dear Mista Sir,
I very much enjoyed reading this blog entry, I have been giving the idea of who my friends are some serious thought....I think a spot of tea will cause me to think about who I would like to have that spot of tea WITH... I have but one great friend, and that is my husband, "Mr. Slug," who is the lucky one who gets peanut butter sandwiches made special by me in the morning. Have a pleasant and prosperous day, Love, Mrs. Slug
- January 27, 2010 at 9:15 PM


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Mumbai, the love is beginning (in pictures)
Last week, on an impulse we went to Mumbai for a day. We wanted to check some markets because we were told Mumbai had a lot to offer when it came to fabrics. We left Pune early to beat the traffic and arrived in Mumbai by 10 AM. Unfortunately for us, most fabric shops were closed due to Republic day and we ended up going back home to Pune empty handed. However walking around the market, and driving around the city, I found a new love for Mumbai I would like to share with you again with pictures.
Republic day parade
This lady had an amazing dotted Lehenga Saree with a colorful printed border.
Mangaldas market which was closed.
This woman's Saree was so gorgeous with vibrant colors of purple and green and peacock feather embroidered in crystals.
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On January 28 Hiroshi Ishiguro, one of the world's foremost roboticists, gave a lecture at Digital October as part of the Knowledge Stream project. He has won the RoboCup prize for creating the best humanoid on four occasions. Synectics also named him one of the "Top 100 Living Geniuses" in 2007.
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Hiroshi started creating his "family" of robots by making an android replica of his 4-year old daughter, while in 2006, he unveiled a robotic double of himself, which he developed to replace him in the classroom. The android was called "Geminoid HI-1" (from the Latin word Gemini meaning "twins"). The android doesn't just share the professor's appearance, but also replicates his movements and mannerisms; it breathes, blinks, frowns and responds to touch. Hiroshi created the female "Geminoid F" in 2009. The female android was designed to be a secretary, while her career took off when she got a small roll in a production called "Sayonara" at a Tokyo theatre, the robot then worked as a live manikin at a Tokyo shopping mall. In 2011, the professor created a double of Danish Professor Henrik Scharfe.
The professor has also developed humanoid robots that look a bit like unpainted porcelain dolls, as well as their human-looking counterparts. Hiroshi believes that these faceless robots will help create more of a connection with people at the other end of the phone or over the internet. In his opinion, people can superimpose the image of a specific person onto the faceless robot. "Telenoid", which was the size of a child, was launched in 2010, while "Elfoid", which can fit in the palm of your hand, was release in 2011. The android family was then extended in 2012 with the introduction of "Hugvie", which is a cross between a human and a pillow, and contained a mobile phone pocket. During a phone conversation, people must cuddle Hugvie, pressing their head to the robot's, which moves depending on how fast the person talks. This robot is already on sale, costing around $50.
Hiroshi Ishiguro believes that people shouldn't waste time on things that can be done by robots. Robots can replace teachers, tend to a garden and work in the entertainment business. In his lecture, Hiroshi told guests how robot technology will develop in the future and how quickly robots will get to grips with things traditionally associated with living creatures, such as emotions and interactions. One of his robots even has its own blog on Twitter...
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Dr. Iris Ryan - Nicknamed "Irish," she is here to scream at all the scary monsters. Her entire face unhinges. I swear the woman is part snake.
Colonel Thomas O'Bannion - Mission commander who starts putting the moves on Iris before the ship is even out of orbit.
Chief Warrant Officer Sam Jacobs - Gleeful moron with a freeze-ray gun, spends most of his time lavishing affection on it until the amoeba eats him.
Professor Theodore Gettell - We are informed he is the spaceship's designer and an expert on such things, then watch him wander around with a pipe. Dies of a heart attack or stroke.
General George Treegar - Why in the heck was a military officer in command of this?
The Bat-Rat-Spider - Give some disturbed kid a chainsaw, thread, and the named animals. He will make one for you. (You need a lobster too.)
The Carnivorous Plant - Tries to eat Iris, they chop her free and move to a safe distance, then Sam freezes it out of spite.
The Giant Amoeba - The largest single celled organism ever, this thing must be a hundred yards across. Col O'Bannion rewires the radar to fry it with electricity.
The Martians - The galactic equivalent of farmer Joe with his shotgun, don't like no humans trespassing on der property!
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A film, from 1959, which deals with the exploration of Mars is going to be cannon fodder so I'll stick with common sense aspects. Two months after it was presumed lost on Mars, the rocketship MR-1 is discovered in a stationary orbit around Earth, but attempts to raise the crew via radio are useless. Two months? Pathfinder took seven months just to reach Mars, who made this ship, Ferrari? General Treegar and the other experts (No meeting with the President and the brightest minds available?) decide to land the craft under remote control. What followed left me dumbfounded, a launch - in reverse, as they land this enormous rocket with no problem. I'm pretty sure that part cheeses off the Mars Polar Lander fellows to no end. Two survivors are on board, Iris and Colonel O'Bannion, the latter's arm is covered with a strange growth. She is finally able to relate the mission's fateful journey, including having gravity the entire flight! You heard me, the astronauts walk around their spacious craft under normal gravity, which is explained as "constant acceleration." It's almost as if they were actually on the set of some movie studio... ...reality is a gossamer thing I tell you. After landing they spend several minutes looking out viewports and describing the sights to us, then Iris sees a scary face in the window and screams. Everyone suits up and goes outside to explore, boy are strange things waiting for them: carnivorous plants, huge bat-rat-spider-lobster things, a giant amoeba, and the Martians themselves. How they mistook the bat-rat-spider-lobster beast for a patch of trees is still a mystery, but common sense fled me (Early on and under a hail of blows from the film.) anyway.
Things I Learned From This Movie:
The Pentagon has screen doors.
A rocket landing looks just like a rocket taking off, except in reverse.
Shifting desert sand dunes make excellent landing pads.
Earth is orbited by deadly radioactive meteorites. (I do not mean small particles, I mean glowing hunks of rock.)
Palm trees grow on Mars.
If it looks like a man-eating plant then it probably is a man-eating plant.
Having your eyes flash frozen sucks.
Nobody likes us. (Us humans that is.)
Stuff To Watch For:
2 mins - Is it called the X-1 or the MR-1?
3 mins - They flew to Nevada in a B-52? (A bomber.) Why not a passenger aircraft?
16 mins - That is a darn roomy spaceship.
27 mins - Why is she cleaning everything, it wasn't clean when they first packed the gear?
32 mins - Stole those spacesuits from the local service station didn't you?
42 mins - I really think that their helmets are open, no faceplates. (I'm right you know.)
66 mins - Maybe you should check out the top of the tree...
77 mins - Even through this crazy red effect I can tell that is a drawing.
84 mins - This is the first point I can confirm one of my suspicions, their control room is where the engines should be...
Sam: "If those Martians are out there they must invisible."
Sam: "Some baby, that rat-bat-spider nightmare, huh?"
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Control: "Stand by to check interior radiation."
Treegar: "Hold it, look!"
Control: "Recovery squads, hold!"
Treegar: "Someone's alive!"
Guy: "The girl!"
Treegar: "To hell with radiation, let's go!"
O'Bannion: "Mars, the angry red planet."
Iris: "Sounds so foreboding, doesn't it?"
Sam: "Well, should we go out and claim the planet in the name of Brooklyn?"
The Martians laying down the law.
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Reply #57.
Posted on December 14, 2008, 07:44:31 PM by TERESE
I LOVE this movie. It came out the year that I was born. I found it on TV on a late night about 15 years ago. About 10 years ago I bought the VHS. My family thinks it is horrible and think it is torture when I make them watch it!
Re: The Angry Red Planet
Reply #58.
Posted on July 27, 2009, 10:16:40 PM by MTMTexas
Saw this movie at a Sarurday Matinee.
I was 11 years old.
When they finally showed the rat-bat-spider-lobster, a girl sitting two seats away jumped up and wrapped her arms around me and hid her face in my shoulder while her friends screamed their heads off.
GOSH I miss the old Walker Theater in Brooklyn!!
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Posted on August 07, 2009, 04:48:07 PM by
Mr Reptilian!
Why couldnt she see the top of the top of the Batratspidercrab before she started wacking? The red effect made my eyes real sore when I first saw this movie.A very terrible movie but funny as hell.
Re: The Angry Red Planet
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Posted on August 28, 2009, 12:05:21 AM by
Mr Reptilian!
Quote from: marlon the monster on October 13, 2006, 03:33:16 PM
I dont care how you try to justify it but freezing someones eyeballs is just plain wrong.Other then that an enjoyable movie.
Not if your best friend is about to become a Rock Sanwich.
Re: The Angry Red Planet
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Posted on January 28, 2010, 07:07:48 PM by Rich
I was 8 when I made my parents take me to see this movie in 1959. I lived in a small village near Worcester in the UK. It turned out to have the most profound effect on me that it is still to this day the most terrifying experience I have ever had and can remember how scared I was quite vividly. That night I would not close my eyes and the lights had to be left on all night. I remember my father stayed up with me all night. He and Mom took it in turns for over a week until the experience calmed down enough for me sleep on my own. But it was many later before I would turn off my bedroom lights at night. Whenever anything scary happens to me now I automatically scale it from 1 to 10 on this one experience in 1959. Life was much more naive in those days and kids today would just lagh. It makes me wonder what sort of movies will be made in the future which could possibly scare the kids of the future!! Was I alone, or did anyone else get a fright, I love to hear from you.
Re: The Angry Red Planet
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Posted on February 07, 2010, 04:08:53 PM by
I have seen it, and I did enjoy it, but I never found it to be scary. But, then, I was much older than 8, when I saw it.
But 8 can be a scary age for a child. I saw the original "The Fly," when I was 6, and it scared the s*** out of me. Of course, I now find the film more laughable than scary.
Re: The Angry Red Planet
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Posted on March 29, 2011, 03:09:11 PM by
The dialog in this movie is hopelessly inane. Seriously I think they used some kind of random dialog generator, which would probably be a computational feat in 1959. My forehead got sore from so many face palms. I couldn't finish the movie.
Re: The Angry Red Planet
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Posted on December 04, 2014, 04:10:32 PM by
The pink amoeba, digesting the astronaut"REALLY TURNED ME ON"! Wish it had been me in my fleece footed pajamas!
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