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From The Files Of February 18, 1993
Fulton County was hit with a double dose of winter over the long holiday weekend. Friday's storm dumped 6-8 inches of snow and ice over the area and just as shovels came to a rest, 3-5 more inches of snow and ice came down Monday night and Tuesday. The weather for the remainder of this week calls for frigid temperatures and high winds.
Southern Alleghenies Emergency Medical Services Council Inc., announced receipt of grants to the counties of Bedford, Cambria, Fulton and Somerset from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, totalling $325,382 for improvements to emergency medical communications in the respective counties.
Schools in the county were closed on Friday and Tuesday of this week due to the heavy snowfalls on those days.
Clair Lininger Jr. and Darlene Lininger of Needmore wish to announce the birth of a son, Kenneth Alan, February 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brown of Burnt Cabins wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Torrie Ann, to Bradley Eugene Miller Sr.
Roger and Carol Williams of Needmore announce the birth of a son, Jebediah Barnhardt Williams, on February 12 at Washington County Hospital.
Birth at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reilly of Amberson on February 10.
Deaths: Charles R. Thomas, McConnellsburg; Ralph Remsburg, Warfordsburg; W. Wallace Simpson, Mc- Connellsburg; George Swartz, Harrisonville; Luther Stouffer, Marion; Roy E. Harmon, Mercersburg.
Rodney and Kristi Fix of Waterfall announce the birth of a son, Taite Hunter, January 18.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 3, 1983
The Silver Creek Flight School of Falls Church,
Va., travelled to Fort Littleton to get some hang gliding in on Sunday afternoon. Sunday seemed perfect for the Fort Littleton hill, but the wind died early in the afternoon.
At the McConnellsburg Firehall on Saturday night, about 220 local Republicans joined together to listen to present-day politicians at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner. Guest speaker at the dinner was William R. Davis, secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Sunday's balmy weather, with temperatures in the mid- 60s, had many golfers getting into the swing of things at Great Cove links.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Regi, McConnellsburg, announce the birth of a daughter, Sheena Rae, on February 8 at Chambersburg Hospital.
Specials at the IGA: iceberg lettuce, 39 cents a head; turkeys, 57 cents lb.; ground beef, $1.09 lb.; Hungry Jack biscuits, 2 for $1; Skippy peanut butter, $1.49, 18-oz. jar.
By halftime in the Spartans' game against Hancock last Friday night, it was obvious that the team was on its way to the first undefeated record in the school's history. Dominating in both games they played last week, the Spartans finished the regular season with a perfect 25-0 record.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Murphy of Hancock on February 22; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ross W. Henry, McConnellsburg, on February 22.
The marriage of Katherine Ivy Hawkins, McConnellsburg, daughter of Clifford Hawkins, Newark, Del., and Barbara Moser, Mount Union, to Brently L. Gamble, of Concord, son of Bruce and Betty Lou Gamble, Concord, Pa., was held on February 12, at Knobsville United Methodist Church.
Deaths: Ethel G. Fittery, Chambersburg; Jerry Golden, Warfordsburg; Ada Dodson, Hopewell; Lawrence Gress Sr., Richmond, Va.; Brady A. Ramsey, Everett; Amos F. Doyle, South Bend, Ind.
Marriage licenses: Dennis J. Miller, 33, and Ginger L. Nicholas, 30, both of Chambersburg; Christopher A. Deshong, 19, McConnellsburg, and Wilma M. Strait, 18, Hustontown.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 1, 1973
Parker Bivens, 42, of Big Cove Tannery, is listed in satisfactory condition at Fulton County Medical
Center after undergoing surgery at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday for the amputation of the third, fourth and fifth fingers of his left hand. He is employed at the Robert Keefer sawmill at Big Cove Tannery and was using an edger when his hand became caught in the machinery.
Jean Stapleton, who over the short period of two and one-half years, has just about garnered every award possible for her performance on CBS's "All In The Family," has been selected by producer-director William H. Putch to open the 1973 summer season at Totem Pole Playhouse on May 26. She will appear in two plays, each running three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lyle Duffey and son Jim spent Washington's birthday weekend with their son and daughter-inlaw, John and Bonnie Duffey of Portsmouth, N.H. While visiting one of New Hampshire's many ski areas, Bonnie had the misfortune to fall, breaking an arm in two places. John is a fire protection specialist, stationed at Pease Air Force Base, and his wife is employed by the Indianhead Bank of Portsmouth.
Curtis Schetrompf, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schetrompf of Hancock, who underwent open heart surgery at the Polyclinic Hospital in Harrisburg last month, is now back in school, and his doctors say he can now lead a normal and active life.
A number of golfers took advantage of the warm weather break on Sunday to play at Great Gove Golf Club, even though the greens were closed for play.
Deaths: Jesse N. Mann, Hancock; Marvin J. Barton, Crystal Spring; Ida Mae King, Decker Nursing Home.
Birth at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace A. Hershey of McConnellsburg on February 17.
Specials at the IGA: chuck roast, 85 cents lb.; IGA soda, 8 cents a bottle; facial tissues, 15 cents box; Campbell's pork and beans, 10 cents a can.
50 Years Ago
From The Files of March 7, 1963
A tank truck, loaded with 33,835 pounds of compressed gas and without brakes, was able to come to a stop at the east end of town last Thursday after descending Tuscarora Mountain. The fact that the truck was loaded with an explosive cargo made residents acutely aware once again of the danger of runaway trucks. That same evening another brakeless truck ran into a field on Sideling Hill when the blocks the truck driver had placed under it while he went to seek help failed to hold.
At the meeting of the McConnellsburg Borough Council on Monday evening, ordinances were adopted for the purpose of forming a Municipal Sewage Authority and the annexation of various properties in Todd Township to the borough.
Robert Blaine Lynch, 18, of Big Cove Tannery, suffered numerous compound fractures of the legs on Tuesday evening when his legs were crushed between two cars on Lincoln Way East in McConnellsburg. He was helping push a disabled car driven by John Rotz into the Sunoco Service Station when it was hit by a car driven by Robert Hoffman, which was unable to stop on the icy highway. Lynch jumped onto the trunk of the Rotz car and his legs were pinned when the cars collided. Four youths also helping to push the disabled car, Tom Kendall, Rodney Barton, Richard Duffey and Robert Crouse, were able to jump clear. Lynch is in serious condition at Chambersburg Hospital following emergency surgery.
Birth announcement: a son, David Matthew, the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Les Strang, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mrs. Les Strang is the former Jean Mentzer of McConnellsburg.
Joy Merrill, manageress of the Tinytown Restaurant, and employees Mrs. Paul Shaffer and Mrs. James Sipes will leave tomorrow for a vacation in Puerto Rico with Mrs. Robert Hunter, whose husband is employed there.
The marriage of Alma E. Shives and Lamont Brady of Big Cove Tannery on February 2 is announced.
Delmar Mellott, William Vance and Elwood Mellott announce their candidacy for county commissioners and John S. Beatty and Roy Gordon for county treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cutchall of Waterfall celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday.
There will be a sale of the pews and other contents of the Center Church on March 5.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Myers, Mercersburg, on February 28; a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Blankley Jr., Needmore, on March 3.
Deaths: Mary M. Garland Needmore; Mrs. Mary Ruth Helman, Robertsdale, born in Todd Township; Russell J. Deshong, Harrisonville; Clyde V. Stahle, Greensburg, born in Buck Valley; Luther E. Weller, Berkeley Springs; Isaac Grummon Bratton, Three Springs, born in Taylor Township; Charley H. Oyler, Harrisonville; George Abslum Bishop, Warfordsburg; Mrs. Anna Ruth Ritz, Buck Valley; Mrs. Blanche E. Robinette, Berkeley Springs, formerly of Buck Valley; Phoebe Burkett Whetstone, Everett.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 12, 1953
Tiny Wright and his popular band from Harrisburg will play for dancing at the local American Legion home on Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Knepper and son Ellis have returned home after spending some time in Florida.
Death: Russell T. Myers of Hancock.
The McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Co. has booked Johnny Schmoker's Little German Band for its July 4 Jamboree. Schmoker appears in a feature article in this month's American magazine.
First Lt. Margery F. Cutchall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Cutchall of Laidig, is now stationed at the 343rd General Hospital in Koizuma, Japan. Lt. Cutchall has two years' service in the Army and was formerly stationed at Brook Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. She is serving as a staff nurse.
A large crowd attended the Harry Clevenger sale last Friday. Much interest was shown in the dairy herd that was sold. The high cow bringing $502, while the calf at her side brought an additional $100.
David Mellott, son of Mrs. Mary Mellott of Harrisonville, has returned home following a mastoid operation at Chambersburg Hospital.
The Game Commission reports that 30 turkeys and 184 ringnecks were released in Fulton County last week.
Mrs. Richard Kopec, who spent a week with her mother, Mrs. C.A. Cutchall, left, on Tuesday for Memphis, Tenn., to join her husband, who is stationed with the Navy there.
Clete Peck, 68, of Big Cove Tannery, damaged his Plymouth sedan to the extent of $200 last Thursday when he skidded into the Chevrolet truck owned by Floyd Mc- Quade of McConnellsburg. The accident happened two miles south of town.
Records were computed on 634 dairy cows during February, owned by 33 members of the two Fulton County Dairy Herd improvement associations, according to county agent H.P. Kies. In DHIA No. 1, the high herd was that of W.C. Welsh of Knobsville, whose herd average was 751 pounds of milk and 32.2 pounds of butterfat. In DHIA No. 2, Joel Knepper of Hustontown had the high herd with 670 pounds of milk and 32.8 pounds of fat.
The tax rate for the borough of McConnellsburg has ben set at 14 mills for the present year.
Three Fulton County young men have completed their basic training at Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Pickett, Va. The three are Pvts. Leroy L. Sheeder, George W. Humbert and Alton J. Ritchey.
The county tax millage for 1953 has been set at 20 mills.
The Democratic State Policy Committee has endorsed Judge W.C. Sheely for election to the State Superior Court.
Mrs. Guy Hixson of Crystal Spring had a freak chicken egg laid last week by one of her year-old hens. The egg measures 8 by 9 1/4 inches in circumference and weighs 7 ounces.
Birth at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Foster of McConnellsburg on March 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Cook of Fort Littleton are the proud parents of a baby daughter, born on March 3 at Waynesboro Hospital. She has been named Eliza Jane.
Mrs. Ralph McCoy and baby son returned home to Fort Littleton from Huntingdon Hospital last Tuesday.
The new baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Gracey of Fairview has been named Sandra Kay.
Mrs. Minne Waltz remains ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Adelsberger of Needmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Gordon of Needmore have returned from a vacation in Florida.
The average Pennsylvania motorist paid about $94 last year in special automobile taxes – but he can include only $56 of this as a deductible item in figuring his income tax.
A-3C William Martz and Shirley J. Stewart were married on February 26.
Charles R. Kirk, work unit conservationist with the Fulton County Soil Conservation District, is attending a threeday meeting at State College this week.
Deaths: Walter H. Barnhart of Boonsboro, Md.; Leonard Jefferson Hockensmith of Saluvia; Mrs. Laura Jane Heeter of Three Springs.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 11, 1943
Deaths: John W.
Rotz of Harristown,
Ill; Harry Watson Mellott of Needmore; Virgil Loy Hollenshead of Harrisonville; Mrs. Harry B. Atkinson of Charlestown, W.Va.
The family of Clyde A. Swope was driven into freezing weather last Thursday night when fire destroyed their home near Sipes Mill. Local firemen were able to save the barn, but the home was a total loss.
Recent births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shore on February 28; a daughter, Sandra Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fox on March 4; a son, Russell Earl, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Layton of Hancock on February 27.
Billy Hayden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ott, underwent a tonsilectomy at Everett Hospital last Wednesday.
Doris Winifred, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Shank of Amaranth, was one of 25 nurses capped at ceremonies on March 5 at Clearfield Memorial Hospital.
Virginia Shimer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shimer of Websters Mill, was awarded the Spangler Scholarship.
Mrs. Robert Fix of Mc- Connellsburg fell in the driveway of her home on February 26, breaking her ankle in two places.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 9, 1933
Deaths: Clarence
Emil Daub of Mercersburg; Mrs. Bertha E. Cordell of Fort Loudon; Barnabas K. Keefer of Sylvan.
Distribution of 1,810,215 fish in the streams of Fulton County was made by the Fish Commission during 1932.
President Roosevelt on Monday declared his famous "bank holiday." During the four days, ending on Thursday, banking institutions throughout the country are ordered to curtail all phases of business.
Anton J. Cermak, who rose from a coal miner to become mayor of Chicago, died in Miami, Fla., on Monday from the effects of an assassin's bullets, intended for Franklin D. Roosevelt 19 days previously.
Wilson L. Nace and Merrill W. Nace, cashiers of the local banks, sign their names to an article in this issue, announcing their banks' compliance with President Roosevelt's four-day "bank holiday."
Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Regi were among the 200,000 who attended the presidential inauguration last Saturday.
For rent: two-story house, 4 acres of land, with fruit trees, good garden and outbuildings, $3 a month in advance. Inquire at this office.


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ALAMEDA — The parent company of Bank of Marin has completed its merger with NorCal Community Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of Alameda, a move that provides it with more than $1.7 billion in assets and 21 offices across the Bay Area.
The transaction took effect Nov. 29 and adds approximately $230 million in deposits and $170 million in loans to Bank of Marin.
Kevin Kennedy, previously a director at Bank of Alameda and its parent company, will serve in the same capacity at Bank of Marin as a result of the merger. Kennedy is currently serving his fourth term as the city of Alameda's elected treasurer.
"The combination of these two well-respected community banks creates a strong and vibrant organization with the ability to bring value to customers, shareholders, and the local community for the long-term," Joel Sklar, the chairman of the board at Bank of Marin, said in a release. "Kevin Kennedy brings with him a deep knowledge about the local Alameda community. As a director he will keep us focused on the top priorities in that market and help us build on the success of Bank of Alameda."
The merger had an aggregate deal value of approximately $34.5 million and will be immediately accretive to Bank of Marin parent company's earnings, adding to shareholder value, according to the company.
"With the close of the merger successfully behind us, we look forward to working with the Bank of Alameda team and the local community to make a positive impact in the East Bay," said Russell Colombo, president and chief executive officer. "The majority of the client-facing team at Bank of Alameda, including former CEO Steve Andrews, will continue to serve our customers, ensuring a smooth transition with a high level of service. We are well positioned to move forward together as a trusted community bank, bringing an expanded line of products and services to new and existing customers."
While Bank of Alameda customers became Bank of Marin customers with the merger, the system conversion is expected to take place early March.

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Posted: Wed 12 Aug 2009, 01:52
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Good news is that it worked flawlessly on one of my 754 s attached to my TFT telly. Boot up/loading was extremely slow but it got there in the end and it was quite quick then.
Notwithstanding, I once had a conversation with a technical editor of one of our magazines. He didn't like the concept of 64bit porting from 32bit, didn't see any value. He wanted stuff to be rewritten in 64bit. Somewhat of a more arduous task and not in immediate prospect, either for OS or apps.
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Posted: Wed 12 Aug 2009, 03:05
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#note, PUPSAVE has format: partition,f.s.-of-part.,path/name ex: hda3,ext2,/pup220/pup_save.2fs
#Insert the script below right after the line above on your init script [intrd.gz]
# Recommended usb install where directory /fatdog boot files resides
# syslinux.cfg should have append initrd=/fatdog/initrd.gz layerfs=aufs
#Puppy should load disk modules and search puppy_xxx.sfs
#To test if your aufs is working type on root (/) -> touch xx ; xx file should appear in the /aufs/rw also
#To layer any sfs file
#mount -t squashfs /mnt/sda3/wine.sfs /wine -o loop
#mount -o remount,append:/wine /
#mount -o remount,del:/wine /
#Start aufs root = umpisa -------------------------------------------------
if [ $LAYERFS = "aufs" ]; then
[ -d /tmpfs ] || mkdir -p /tmpfs /tmpfs/rootfs /tmpfs/usbmedia /tmpfs/aufs /tmpfs/aufs/rw /tmpfs/aufs/ro
mount -t tmpfs -o size=75% tmpfs /tmpfs/aufs/rw
partitions=`fdisk -l | grep "^/dev" | sed 's/ */:/g' | cut -f 1,6 -d ":"`
echo $partitions
for i in $partitions; do
case $id in
if [ $usb = "yes" ]; then
mount -t $type $device $usbmedia
echo "Mounting $sfs..." >/dev/console
mount -t squashfs $usbmedia/fatdog/$sfs /tmpfs/aufs/ro
check_status 0
if [ -d /proc/bus/usb ]; then
echo -n "Mounting /proc/bus/usb filessystem..."
/bin/mount -t usbfs usbfs /proc/bus/usb
check_status 0
echo -n "Mounting root aufs...." >/dev/console
mount -t aufs -o br:/tmpfs/aufs/rw=rw:/tmpfs/aufs/ro=ro aufs /tmpfs/rootfs
sleep 1
check_status 0
mkdir -p /tmpfs/rootfs/aufs /tmpfs/rootfs/aufs/ro /tmpfs/rootfs/aufs/rw
mount -o move /tmpfs/aufs/rw /tmpfs/rootfs/aufs/rw
mount -o move /tmpfs/aufs/ro /tmpfs/rootfs/aufs/ro
echo -n "Switching rootfs...">/dev/console
check_status 0
exec switch_root /tmpfs/rootfs /sbin/init
echo -n "You should not be here
exec /bin/sh> /dev/console 2>&1
fi #LAYERFS aufs
#End aufs root = dito matatapos ------------------------------------------------
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Posted: Wed 12 Aug 2009, 20:47
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G'day kirk,
I have put FatDog 64bit a1 on my 64bit computer as a frugal.
Did not need to acpi=off to get it to run, unlike a lot of recent development Pups
But I got many irq messages across the screen during the set-up selections (keyboard, locale, video). The rest of the set-up info scrolled past too quickly to read.
The frugal with a save file runs quite well with what it's got. Network wizard was fine for wired & wireless connections.
Trying to add some existing Pets failed, a console giving shared library faults - "error while loading shared libraries; wrong ELF Class: ELFCLASS64".
Could you let me know what to do here - do I just need the 64 bit versions of the required libraries, and if so, where is a good place to look? Or do I need only 64 bit versions of any program I want to add to this FatDog?
I assume my existing collection of sfs files (3s and 4s) will also not run if loaded at boot (I did see the prompt for this but did not try adding any), for the same reason as the Pets wont. What version of sfs file is compatible with this 64 bit Pup - 3 or 4?
Thanks for this most interesting puplet,
David S.
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Posted: Thu 13 Aug 2009, 03:41
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d45 - have you misunderstood the nature of the beast?! You cannot use 32bit material on a 64bit machine without rebuilding (porting, in the jargon) and recompiling. That applies to everything. If you read carefully what kirk has told you, this is an arduous process and doesn't work in any straightforward manner for a whole bunch of stuff. We are grateful to k for his efforts which, although an interesting intellectual challenge, remains to be assessed as a worthwhile exercise.
But don't let me discourage you, kirk. Perhaps you have the time, energy and enthusiasm to rewrite Puppy in 64bit assembler?! [The author of Kolibri did it.] The prize for any masochist engaging on such a truly valuable process would be an endless stream of consultancies, loadsa cash, world domination, Nobel prizes and a massive headache if not incarceration in the local 'clinic'.
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Posted: Thu 13 Aug 2009, 12:48
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Most (maybe all) pet packages and SFS files that are not specifically made for Fatdog64, will not work. The exceptions would be scripts and binaries that are static. You could add 32bit libraries, but I wouldn't, it would be better to recompile the application.
There's not really any porting involved for most applications. Most are written in C and not processor specific. The compiler (gcc for us) takes care of converting C code into machine code. In this case the processor is x86 compatible as well.
As far as whether or not this has been a worthwhile exercise, that will depend on what you want it to do. For me it has. I wanted an OS that would allow me rip DVDs and render Flash video as quick as possible. DVDs rip about 20% faster and the 64bit Flash seems quite fast, though I can't quantify that. In the long run, maybe 5 or 6 years, 32bit processors will have all but died out and this will be direction we all go. Most computers sold over the past year or so are 64bit, though their owners may not know it, and they probably where delivered with 32bit OSs installed.
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Posted: Thu 13 Aug 2009, 21:40
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G'day kirk,
Thanks for clarifying the situation - it was pretty much as I expected.
A faster OS using the 64 bits but with few programs ready-to-use this OS for the "common man".
Out of interest, I ran the included hardware/benchmark program in my frugal FatDog64bit Pup and compared the results with the same benchmark program in a number of frugal Pups on the same partition.
64-bit Fatdog Frugal was significantly faster in a number but not all of the Benchmarks than the 'normal' Pups.
I noticed that the dual core Pups were not really benchmark-faster than the single core Pups, possibly because, according to the widget CPU bars, the dual core Pups used only one core for these benchmark tests. Perhaps we need better or more varied benchmark tests?
But I must try the 64 bit FatDog for HDTV watching and video/audio processing where it may be even better than the already good standard Puppies.
Thanks again for this obese canine,
David S.
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Posted: Sun 23 Aug 2009, 21:26
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Hi Kirk,
I tried installing latest Nvidia 64bit driver (185.18.36) with its installer, it is crying too many missing or wrong libraries, the installer stops now and then and once I press OK, it continues, but again, finally installs totally depreciated driver, which fails to get loaded, the NVIDIA module properly and in the next book, X will not come up and system hangs.
Also, the monitor resolution slection screen is in b/w. and firefox pages are scrambled.
AMD 64 machine with 2GB ram and geforce 6150 nforce 630 g chipset.
Incidentally, everything works fine with Fatdog2 32 bit Beta 2.
Is it the because, i haven't not installed the pet package for "all fixes" that you posted little later?
I confirm, it is indeed much faster than the 32 bit couterparts though I couldn't do a benmark test.
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Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Sun 23 Aug 2009, 23:02
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Hi kirk,
The package manager doesn't appear to be working. When trying to configure it specifically to show just pup 5 and T2 and doing update, it downloads some data, however it doesn't update anything. Also, when it's restarted nothing changes.
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Posted: Tue 25 Aug 2009, 12:09
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Some things to check. Make sure you have the 64bit devx file. Make sure you don't have any of the Fatdog2 32bit sfs files or save files getting loaded. I assume your using the installer from the Nvidia web site. It should try to build a kernel module. I did use this with the ATI installer. I looked at Nvidia's minimum software requirements for that driver, it looks like it should work. I don't have a Nvidia card to test. Possible problems:
* The Nvidia installer needs some 32bit libraries. Many 64bit Distros include a full set of 32bit libraries.
* Puppy/T2/Fatdog puts all the Xorg stuff in /usr/X11R7. Most do not do this anymore. ATI has problems with this, but Nvidia has not in the past.
* Maybe the latest Nvidia driver doesn't support Xorg 7.3 or 2.6.28 (though the readme says it does).
You might try a older Nvidia driver. Again, make sure you have the Fatdog2 64bit devx file and not the 32bit version.
Yep, there's nothing to download with the package manager.
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Posted: Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:48
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Hi Kirk,
Have you tried the new Google Chrome browser? They have a 64bit alpha version. It's the fastest browser, I've ever tried. I'm going to try it on Fatdog. Will report back on results. If interested, you can find it at
EDIT: Installed google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb, it appeared to install Ok but without a menu entry. Running from a terminal shows an incorrect lib. I didn't try replacing it because I don't want to disable something else. It works great in Kubuntu, although flash and printing don't work.
# google-chrome
/usr/bin/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libX11.so.6: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
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Posted: Wed 26 Aug 2009, 08:45
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# google-chrome
/usr/bin/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libX11.so.6: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
That means it's not really compiled for 64bit, it's looking for a 32bit library.
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Posted: Thu 27 Aug 2009, 03:56
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include a full set of 32bit libraries.
* Puppy/T2/Fatdog puts all the Xorg stuff in /usr/X11R7. Most do not do this anymore. ATI has problems with this, but Nvidia has not in the past.
* Maybe the latest Nvidia driver doesn't support Xorg 7.3 or 2.6.28 (though the readme says it does).
You might try a older Nvidia driver. Again, make sure you have the Fatdog2 64bit devx file and not the 32bit version.
Yes, Kirk, ofcourse, 64bit devx files was used. I will try the older version of the installer and report back.
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Posted: Sun 30 Aug 2009, 06:01
Post subject: FatDog2 alpha1 64bit: Problems with intel 5300 agn wireless
Dear all,
One million thanks is not enough for your 64bit Puppy efforts. I decided to join the battle at least as a tester and report back. I have an Intel 5300 agn wireless driver. Everything works fine with any other Linux distribution (Debian Lenny, Sabayon 4.2 etc.). The module loaded in the distributions I mentioned and in 64bit FatDog is
However no interface shows up when I type
#iwconfig, or
#ifconfig -a
Only the Ethernet card is recognized. Every time I tried to load and unload a module I get something like: "modules now should reside in /etc/modules.d/. So I moved the modprobe.conf there and strange messages disappeared. Any ideas what can I do to make my wireless device work properly? Any other useful information I could provide you with?
Once again, THANK you for fulfilling one of my constant dreams about Puppy. The remaining ones are: User accounts, Package manager(Debian).
Until later ...
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Posted: Sun 30 Aug 2009, 09:29
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Maybe the firmware required for you card is not loading. Open a terminal and type:
# dmesg | grep firmware
See if you have any messages about firmware not being found or loaded.
Puppy keeps most of the firmware in /lib/modules/all-firmware, when a module loads that requests firmware Puppy finds extracts the firmware tarball from /lib/modules/all-firmware/(iwlwifi.tar.gz in this case) and puts it in /lib/firmware.
I just checked and Debian has a much newer set of firmware for iwlagn module. You could try installing their package. Download:
Then just click on the package to install, and then reboot. This package will install the firmware in /lib/firmware, so that will bypass the Puppy firmware loading stuff I mentioned above. Please do the "dmesg | grep firmware" first so we can know if things are working.
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A turning point or blip in a predictable string of poor results? That is what USC tries to figure out today against Stanford at the Galen Center after the Trojans upset California on Wednesday night.
The Trojans finally snapped a five-game losing streak to open Pacific-12 Conference play with a victory over the Bears but now face the respectable Cardinal (12-6, 3-3).
"We have a tough game against Stanford," USC coach Andy Enfield said. "This league is a bear every night. You need players to step up. We need more than one scorer."
USC (10-9, 1-5) defeated Cal because freshman forward Nikola Jovanovic scored a career-high 23-points to take some pressure off the team's leading scorer, Byron Wesley.
"Guys stepped up and the freshmen played some of their best games of the year," Enfield said.
This is probably a must-win game for Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins. Athletic director Bernard Muir has said he expects the Cardinal to make the NCAA Tournament this season, something Dawkins failed to do his first five seasons.
Patience for Enfield
USC athletic director Pat Haden stressed to fans it will take time to rebuild the basketball program.
"Everyone wants to see our men's basketball program be successful, but it is not going to happen overnight," Haden said during a monthly interview through the athletic department "When we made the coaching change, our focus was on building a program.
"We have had positive flashes this season, like this week's impressive win over California, but we have had some poor moments as well. There is no doubt in my mind that our basketball program is in good hands under Andy Enfield."
Haden said USC needs to attract local recruits that are choosing to attend other schools.
"Los Angeles is a fertile recruiting base that has been supplying our competitors with top talent," he said. "And we are focused on convincing those kids to stay at home and come to our great university."
Two of the four freshmen Enfield is currently set to bring in next season are from Southern California: point guard Jordan McLaughlin of Etiwanda in Ontario and forward Malik Marquetti is from Long Beach Millikan.
Barometers of success
USC is 8-1 when freshman Jovanovic scores in double figures.
"Down the line, he can be a great player," junior guard Wesley said. "I've been impressed with his work ethic."
The Trojans are 6-1 in games when senior point guard Pe'Shon Howard records at least five assists.
"Pe'Shon brings a lot of veteran savvy play at the point," Wesley said.
USC is also 8-0 when it holds opponents to less than 70 points.


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Dollar and Yen Finish the Month on Firm Footing
The eurozone struggles as the US and Japan continue to show strength.
The US dollar is finishing the week and month on a firm note. It has risen against all the major and emerging market currencies -- except for the Japanese yen -- over the course of the month. On the day, this is the same pattern, but a few emerging market currencies, like the Malaysian ringgit and Taiwanese dollar, are slightly firmer on month-end flows.
Emerging markets remain front and center. EPFR is reporting that in the week through January 29, US-based emerging market equity funds saw $6.3 billion of net withdrawals, the most since August 2011. On the month, some $12. 2 billion has been withdrawn. Emerging market bond funds reportedly experienced $2.7 billion redemptions over the course of the week and closed to twice as much on the month.
The Asian session was thinned by the Lunar New Year. A quiet start to the European session was interrupted by the softer-than-expected eurozone flash January CPI figures. The 0.7% year-over-year compares with the Bloomberg consensus of 0.9% for January and a 0.8% pace in December 2013. Next week, the ECB meets. Its two pillars of monetary policy, inflation and money supply growth, have disappointed this week. There is some speculation that the ECB can deliver a small interest rate cut next week, without setting a negative deposit rate. German interest rates are at two-month lows, and this is with tensions in the eurozone at a low ebb. In fact, we note that today, Cyprus is lifting the freeze on withdrawals of term deposits (almost 1 billion euros). We are less sanguine, though we do expect Draghi's comments to be even more dovish.
Separately, Germany reported a shockingly weak retail sales figure which, admittedly, is often erratic. It fell 2.5% in the month of December; the consensus had called for a 0.2% rise. On the other hand, household consumption in France fell 0.1% in December, which was smaller than the consensus forecast of a 0.4% decline.
The US-Germany two-year spread is at a six-month high today at a little more than 26 bp. It has widened by roughly a third this month. How it has widened is also important. It has not widened because Fed tapering is pushing up US interest rates, as many arguments that attribute the acute pressure on emerging markets over the past two weeks seem to suggest. The US premium over Germany grew primarily because German rates have fallen more than US rates. The US two-year yield is off 4 bp this month, while Germany's is off 13 bp.
We note that the eurozone banks will repay 468 million euros of LTROs next week. This week they repaid 3.7 billion euros. This is a five-month low.
The euro extended this week's losses on the back of that soft CPI report, but bids emerged near $1.3520, in front of the month's low (~$1.3508). A break of this area would be significant from a technical perspective and open the door to $0.01-$0.02 losses initially.
The other highlight of today's session is a slew of Japanese data. This includes the first month-over-month decline in core CPI (which excludes only fresh food) in nine months. The year-over-year rate, however, ticked up to 1.3% from 1.2%. For the record, the headline rate stands at 1.6% from 1.5% in November 2013. Europe (leaving aside the UK) has replaced Japan with the lowest regional inflation. The so-called core-core rate, which excludes food and energy, stands at 0.7%, up from 0.6%.
Japan also reported a unexpectedly sharp drop in the unemployment rate to 3.7% from 4.0%. The labor force fell by 240,000, the first decline since July, and the number of employed fell by 40,000. Industrial production rose 1.1% in December, a little softer than expected (1.3%).
Since late last week, the dollar has flirted with the JPY102 area, but has not closed the North American session (the end of the 24-hour session) below there. A convincing break signals a test on the more important JPY101.50-60 area. It appears to us that the yen's gains are primarily the reduction of short yen positions as opposed to new "safe haven"-related purchases.
The North American session features Q4 US Employment Cost Index, which is expected to remain low with a 0.4% rise expected. This coupled with the December 2013 personal income and consumption data has been rendered moot by yesterday's Q4 GDP report. The PCE and PI data was already incorporated into the estimate. That leaves the January Chicago PMI and the University of Michigan's measure of consumer confidence as the new news. Canada reports November GDP figures, which also have been superseded by events and will unlikely have much market impact.See more from Marc Chandler at his blog Marc to Market.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Illustration Friday - Afterward, ad nauseam
85 comments:
- Anne Huskey-Lockard said...
I shall smile repeatedly when I think of your drawing *afterwards*....
And heck yeah---we ALL look better with laser eyes! :D
- November 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Robyn said...
Oh Bella that is just priceless... you and your girls.
Thanks heaps for sharing xoxo
- November 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Kathi said...
Sweetie, you crack me up with those laser eyes! Love your afterwards drawing too. Somedays I would like to go afterwards myself. :D
- November 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- yoborobo said...
LOL!! I have had one of those days where nothing that comes out of my mouth is right. I have word garbled everything, so I am right there with you on 'afterward'. :) And the laser eyes - hahahaha! xox Pam
PS Her drawing is cute!
- November 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Silke said...
Oh, you crack me up!! Before and afterward and in between!!! And your little one is one heck of an artist already. Be careful of laser eye though... Love, Silke
- November 9, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- aimee said...
oh, darlin', i am loving this interactive art thing with your daughter, even though she doesn't know it's interactive! keep on creating! pew pew pew! knock 'em out!
- November 9, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- heidi aldin monteleone said...
Oh my so absolutely precious! I love their little chubby legs and sweet faces.. and the time traveling aardvark. The laser eyes are a riot! :0)
- November 9, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Owl Eng said...
very beautiful! it puts a smile on my gloomy face this morning;).
and your girl's drawing is very fantastic too! comic artist in the making
- November 9, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- k.h.whitaker said...
poo, Blogger ate my comment!!! don't you hate it when you make a great comment and blogger eats it up? Well, lets see it went something like this I think...
...Bella, Bella, Bella, you crack me up. I am giggling as I write this or I was until blogger ate my comment. Any hoo, I love it, love the background, really love the bucket, my daughter wore one just like every day of preschool. It was too funny. And oh, yes, laser eyes always make everything better :)
- November 9, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- linda cardina said...
lemme splain! u are just the coolest funniest chick i know! there!!! i splained!
your little girls is an arteest already?!!!
love this one bella,
love u 2!
- November 9, 2010 at 7:38 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Oh you are so sweet Bella, .... love this cute little illustration.
How talented your little girl is, and she is really taking after her Mother.
Hope that your week is going well.
- November 9, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- thedoodlegirl said...
BELLA! I love you! You make me laugh out loud!!! I love the laser eyes! And tell your daughter she is very talented! I love her drawings! And I LOVE your afterward illustration. You are SO TALENTED!!!!!!!
- November 9, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- patrick said...
You have a very talented child,and it's not hard to see where she gets that from your work.
- November 9, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- Ana said...
cute illustrations :)
Laser eyes are fun.
- November 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- Andrew Finnie said...
Well I for one will never look at an aardvark backwards again, and those laser eyes, you are highly very funny and you too desrve from me a trip to the synonmym factory
Those kids just make me all clucky - which is a worry because I am past reproducing age (well you know what I mean)
ahh here it is amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
Sense 2:
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
well I go for sense 1). I never knew you were 'risible'!
Talking of strange words, I'd like to introduce you to my magicj word which is of course "Ingsane".
Hmm, should be "inksane" perhaps?
In your image, apart from the kids body language that depth of focus effect just takes us into the land of whimsy
see you :)
- November 9, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- Ces said...
I have been here all evening reading this and admiring your drawing. No surprise, I love it, of course, but I wanted to say something witty about the drawing but I just keep laughing out loud at the laser vision. HAHAHAHA! I can't wait for her to find out.
I think the idea of the two girls going back in time is genius and I expect a series!
Oh, byined. I had a bite of a burger and a slice of byined earlier today!
- November 9, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- Lori ann said...
Laser eyes! hahaha. Your daughter will have to laugh too, it's so funny. Plus you can still see her fabulous drawing, well done little one!
And 'Afterward'!! oh my Bella. OH MY! It always takes me so long to comment here, because i can't stop looking at your art. You are SO good.
Better draw some eyes on the back of your head so you can watch out for those laser eyes!
- November 9, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Captain Dumbass said...
Everything looks better with laser eyes. That makes me love you just a little bit more.
Oh, my little one told me the other day that his stuffed manta ray was a kite and it reminded me of your pictures.
- November 10, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Arija said...
Looks like the apple aint fallin' far from the pear tree... talent will out with or without laser eyes.
...and did they get to where they were going afterwards???
What is it with you and Ces, elephants and aardvarks?
- November 10, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- rachel awes said...
i am always
to see when
you have a
new post!!!
i love your
& trust
it's exactly
it's meant to be name!
& speaks so much
to how we need to move
as our hearts tell us to,
even if it seems as silly
as afterward movement.
brilliance, my dear.
(& love the laser eyes!!).
looooooove to you! xox
- November 10, 2010 at 3:33 AM
- yoon see said...
Hello bella, I really miss your posting!
Love all the recent posts too.
Your interpretation for this week is brilliant and superb!
Your children art are amazing too, please tell me I adore their talent!
Time out for me, afterward I need to continue my challenge drawing illustrations approved by my lecturer. Also, I need to sleep early too!
- November 10, 2010 at 4:02 AM
- Barbara said...
Bella? Are you still there? Or have you been lasered away??
I feel afterward most of the time. :)
How adorable is that aardvark? The girls are certainly TRYING to go backward...
- November 10, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Ces said...
Good morning!
I love it when I am ready for work and have a few minutes. Visiting your blog reminds me of hanging out by the flagpole in the morning before high school classes. I sat down in the little platform with about four classmates and we just told each other funny stories.
Ugh! We had an awful looking school uniform for girls. It was this bright colored canary yellow almost ocher orange tinge jumper skirt uniform. I hated that color. I wanted muted colors. But we laughed and smiled anyway.
Have a beautiful day!
- November 10, 2010 at 5:43 AM
- Ces said...
I will use laser vision at work today! Hahahaha!
- November 10, 2010 at 5:46 AM
- Deborah said...
Bella bella bella how did I get so far behind in blogging? Delightful! They look like they are on their way home from a party with too much ice cream! OOOooooo your little one is quite brilliant! I should like to have laser eyes too. **blows kisses** Deb
- November 10, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- The Original Drama Mama said...
You might need to go afterward and remove the laser eyes ;)
With the fall back on the clocks this past weekend, I've been asking my acting students what the would do if they could stop time for a day!
- November 10, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- Abz said...
Very nicely done! ;) Laser eyes would be fun for sure!
- November 10, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- theartofpuro said...
The illo is fabulous!Me too sometimes do the same mistakes:)
Your daughter drawing is adorable and with laser eyes is the top,she's very talented:)
And thanks for the comment on my blog:)
- November 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- nancy said...
Afterward for a battlecry sounds like they're already thinking about the afterparty ;) Nice depth you've created with that background! And the laser eyes... I think I shan't wish for some for Christmas - I've a feeling I'd abuse my powers... :D
- November 10, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Lins Artyblobs said...
Lovely illustrations. This brought back memories... when my son was a lot younger he bought a watch from a market stall in Lanzarote.. he didn't realise when he bought it that the time was going backwards!
- November 10, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Janine said...
Dear dear Bella,
I hope you are well and doing fine.
I have been away for quiet a while but now I enjoy to read all the wonderful blogs, like yours.
You made so many wonderfull and enchanted dreamy masterpieces.
How I enjoyed to look at them. I have seen, that I missed Vanessas birthday. The painting you made for her is soooooo adorable.
I wonder if you create another great picture for IF. I looking foreward to see it and to see the sweet funny drawings of your daughter too.
Have a great day
- November 10, 2010 at 1:29 PM
- Ann Marie said...
Bella, whatever the story was, the image was so intriguing that I wanted to read your 'splanation!
The play between you and daughter is fun and I'll bet she likes the laser eyes. She may not admit it, though!
- November 10, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- Manon Doyle said...
LOL!! I cracked right up reading your story!! Love the piece so much!!
- November 10, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- clairedulalune said...
Hello there Bella! How are you? I have missed you! I loved your wee artwork, intriguing and enchanting as always! your daughters artwork is beautiful too! chip off the ole block!((huge hugs!!))
- November 10, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- dthaase said...
That illo is so wonderful - come and play at Whimsical Wednesday - more here: http://quotidianjournal.blogspot.com/p/whimsical-wednesday.html
- November 10, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- justdoodleit said...
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- November 10, 2010 at 7:47 PM
- justdoodleit said...
What fun to time travel on aardvark
It's way better than Noah's Ark
If pesky monsters bother you
Use laser eyes to shoot them pew, pew, pew !
- November 10, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Sarah said...
Giggle..laser eyes..heee heee! I love the ardvark..and the afterwards...wonderful hon!! Then again I like most anything you draw hon!
Thank you for joining me for Let Fly hon..was a joy to have ya!!
Hugs, Sarah
- November 10, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Ces said...
- November 10, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Ces said...
You know, there is art in your dining room that matches the shape of your chandelier...
My word verif is "mothe"
- November 11, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Jack Foster said...
What a fun and hilarious post! Your explanation of "afterwards/backwards" made me laugh out loud! Those girl are precious and I love the aardvark. Maybe we could rename him the aaftervark:o) That background is so cool! Bella , you are a creative genius! Your artwork and your "splaination" ROCK. And The lasers really bring out those lovely eyes :o) I'm sure your daughter thought that was cool!
- November 11, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Angela Matteson said...
Thanks for sharing your enlightening thought process. It's brilliant! And that is the cutest anteater I've ever seen! He seems to make an excellent mode of transportation too, although I don't know where they'll end up!
- November 11, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- anil ks said...
..beautiful work,bella..and so exciting to see your daughter's creativity..
- November 11, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- esque said...
Lol - laser beams are awesome!How come they are always red though? I always wanted blue ones myself :)
Anyway, aardvark and afterward go well together :)
- November 11, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Missy said...
Beautiful and very adorable illustration, your little one's is lovely as well.
- November 11, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- SaraLynn said...
I love your afterward drawing! It is such a clever concept and so cutely done. I love the way you draw your characters. The colors are excellent as well.
- November 11, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Ces said...
Aaaaaaaahhh! I have da internet. All day I have been waiting to get in here. I even went outside the building but no uck. So bi am here, now I forgot what to say... Hmn... Oh yes. May I please take refuge here sometimes?
- November 11, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Ces said...
Gah! Look at my typos!!!
- November 11, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- laughingwolf said...
lovin it, bella... and daughter's. too!
...me? i'd go with BEFOREWARD ;) lol
- November 11, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Peter Breese said...
Awesome Bella - nothing like kids with freakin' lasers attached to their head (cue Dr. Evil laugh).
- November 11, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Tammie Lee said...
It is quite fun to see you playing with your daughter like this! And I love how she made fun of you, it reminds me of my son laughing hysterically when I did not know what 'cursive' meant! I think he even rolled on the ground.
Charming as always ms. Bella!
- November 11, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Krista said...
Oh, you are a bundle of fun! That is quite a dilemma, really, because if your aim is to go Afterward, would you try to go Forward faster? Hmmmm... Maybe going Backwards is better, because maybe, just maybe, you are closer to Afterward from Backward than Forward.
Either way, that Aardvark IS pretty darn cute, and probably would have also been my first choice to go Afterward!
- November 12, 2010 at 3:28 AM
- Krista said...
You better set up your force field, those laser eyes are surely going to find you!
- November 12, 2010 at 3:29 AM
Afterward is just perfect. The little girlies are adorable with the clock and the ardvark. The laser eyes are great fun!
- November 12, 2010 at 3:47 AM
- hanna-happenings said...
afterward! splendid!
- November 12, 2010 at 4:02 AM
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
Hilarious, Hilarious, Hilarious! OH have I had great laugh this morning. Girly this was an awesome post. Excuse me while I dry my eyes. Oh man this is total awesomeness. I just love the lovely talented whimsical and fascinating brain of yours. It's magnificent Bella. Oh it's to funny cause I know that look you got from you know who. I've seen that look myself he he he he he! Which makes it even more funny!!!! The little one got the gift and she got it honestly too. I love those awesome rays. The same death rays that Zoe puts out when she wants something and doesn't get it. It's the kind I get when I wake her up at the butt crack of dawn LOL!!!! But see, what they don't know is, parents have special glasses for those rays. Don't mess with me he he he he!! I will never look at an Aardvark ever the small again because of you. And this is why I love you.
You are crazy just like me. he he he he!
Love you more then a pair of Jimmy Choos
- November 12, 2010 at 5:14 AM
- Juan said...
Marvellous work Bella, as usual!
- November 13, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Ces said...
Hmn...let me see. When was the last time tine was here? Seems ages... Did you receive the well hung knotted nuts I sent you with fungus? I think I will eat fajitas now. Do you know that people have fajita meat too? That is the muscle lining your rib cage. I used sirloin steak for mine, not human, of course.
- November 13, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- BT said...
I like 'afterwards', much more fun than backwards!! Tee hee, you are funny. Oh dear, what on earth did she say to your embellishments?? lol. Crazy woman you. I love the Aardvark and girlie painting, just fabulous and it makes me smile.
- November 13, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- encaracolada said...
Lovely illustrations. He he, you always make me smile. I love the background and of course, the laser eyes!
- November 14, 2010 at 1:50 AM
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
Sending you 3500 miles of string. I figured we might need a little more for call waiting, forwarding, and 3 way you know? The other 500 is for Ces!
- November 14, 2010 at 2:06 AM
- Epanorthosis said...
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- November 14, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Ces said...
Crud! See, these multiple personalities are creeping up on me! Ugh!
Thank you for the extra 500 miles. I hope the line goes through me because if it has to go from either you two, you will need a longer string,, around 1,700 from Vee to me and about 1,600 between Bella and me. By the way, going towards Bella, about 740 of that is just to get out of Texas!
- November 14, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Johanna Urban said...
hahah! How cute, laser eyes!!
Great illustration and post!
johanna, sweden
- November 14, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Ces said...
You stinker!!!
I love you!!!
Yes, tastes like chicken.
- November 14, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- AtelierBrigitte said...
Hahaha, you really have a 'strange' way of looking at things and coming up with the most, fantastic ideas. I LOVE this one and I like your daughter's drawing (with and without the laser eyes).
- November 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- ModerneFusion said...
I love your pictures! and the laser eyes definitely added a good touch to the picture xD Your posts are quite entertaining :)
- November 14, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Diana Evans said...
oh this piece is wonderful...and I am always sea sick if I go backwards ......your work is really wonderful my sweet friend and I am always happy to see it and happy to see the work of your wee little ones too...I hope they take after you and keep up the artwork...it is a blessing!!!!
- November 14, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- Ces said...
Good morning! I love coffee. Turn worry into insouciance. Holidays coming up. I asked The Viking for a dollar so I can buy a lottery ticket last Saturday and he said, no. Niggard. Wake up and have coffee with me.
- November 15, 2010 at 3:35 AM
- Shannon said...
I'm going to have to remember this - 'cause I think you're right...everything does look better with laser eyes - even cute babies. Thanks for the smiles today, Bella!
- November 15, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Valerie Lorimer said...
Really, really wonderful, Bella! It just makes me smile!
- November 15, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- cindy said...
yes, butter doesn't make it better, laser eyes do! you guys are just the cutest and i love the illustration. it looks perfectly right to me!
- November 15, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- Ces said...
It is evening and I am drinking coffee, but you are not here! Your cup is getting cold!
- November 15, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Amalia K said...
My, my, my... I sure have missed an oodle lots of fun here, haven't I?? Well, I LOVE your girls and their long snouted friend, Bells... Now, if the opposite of forward is backward, then the opposite of afterward is? And Onward would go with?... Hahh! Sorry, speaking English is like eating Kim Chi, you never could really put your tongue on it, though it tastes good!! Bwehehehehee...
- November 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Nina Crittenden said...
This post has it all! Aardvarks AND Laser Eyes! I am trying to get caught up on my blog visits, it has been too long since I've seen your lovely artwork! The mushrooms in your previous post are outstanding! Hope that you have been well, Miss Bella! :)
- November 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- hiven said...
beautiful x hivennn.
- November 16, 2010 at 2:47 AM
- Ces said...
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- November 16, 2010 at 4:28 AM
- Ces said...
Good morning! Give me kim chi and fajitas and adobo. Just don't give me tripe, brain and pancreas even though the French masks the latter by calling it sweetbread!!! Yeah sweet, alright! Oh there's that other organ in chickens - the gizzard! I have your cuppa!
- November 16, 2010 at 4:29 AM
- Ces said...
Yes yes!!! Linger under the elfin caps and we shall have for lunch: a cup of hot tea, a bowl of cut up avocado, carrot, fuji apple, cucumber and kiwi with FF thousand island dressing. Crunch crunch crunch. Uh oh something is burning...
- November 16, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Ces said...
Ack! You have so many comments. My thumbs are now contracted from too much scrolling. Oh I forgot what I wanted to say... Oh well, good afternoon. I am still cold.
- November 16, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Ces said...
Yes! And a big butt, just like the one in the postcard you sent me where she was prying open the giant crocodile's mouth.
- November 16, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Ces said...
I mean note card, not post card.
- November 16, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Ces said...
I have laser vision on and intend to incinerate anyone who gets in my way today. I need to take a nap while I rub. My happy belly. I smell something burning.
- November 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Johanna Urban said...
Oh, Thank you Bella!! Your comments always makes me smile!!
much Love
- November 17, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- thewillowsnest said...
Aww,, going back in time aww....
I hear ya!... Nobody in the whole wide world would think of putting them on an aardvark... thank heavens for Bella.. sigh..an I jus; luv her little fez/sand pail hat..ya just rock!! Thanks for visiting me between my 2 worlds :)
Awesome drawing.. !! gotta get me some laser eyes like that!!
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System of a Down To Play Only 2013 U.S. Show at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl
System of a Down have just announced that their only U.S. performance in 2013 will take place at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl on July 29, so if you're a hardcore fan, you may want to set the date, no matter where you happen to live in the States.
System began teasing a mystery announcement last week on the band's Facebook page, using photos of Southern California landmarks such as Venice Beach, Santa Monica, LAX airport, Sunset Junction and the Capitol Records building along with the message, "Find out where all the roads lead." One week after all of the photo teases, System of a Down finally revealed a Los Angeles performance earlier today (March 18):
System of a Down is pleased to announce their first-ever performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, July 29. Tickets will be available this Friday, March 22 at 10AM PST. This is SOAD's only US performance of 2013.
This must-see show is sure to sell out incredibly quickly, so keep that 10 AM PST time in mind, because just a few minutes of lag time can leave the biggest fanatic with empty hands.
System of a Down will also be performing a handful of European festival dates this summer. Check out the band's current 2013 itinerary, as well as a new 30-minute video interview with singer Serj Tankian below:
System of a Down 2013 Tour Dates:
07/29 - Los Angeles, Calif @ The Hollywood Bowl
08/07 - Anapa, Russia @ Kubana Festival
08/09 - Gavle, Sweden @ Getaway Rock Festival
08/11 - Mikkeli, Finland @ Jurassic Rock Festival
08/13 - Lodz, Poland @ Atlas Arena
08/14 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Aerodome Festival
08/16 - St. Polten, Austria @ Frequency Festival
08/17 - Hockenheim, Germany @ Rock 'n' Heim
08/18 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Rock im Pott
08/20 - Berlin, Germany @ Wuhlheide
08/21 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Ziggo Dome
08/23 - Reading, U.K. @ Reading Festival
08/24 - Leeds, U.K. @ Leeds Festival
08/25 - Paris, France @ Rock en Seine
08/27 - Milan, Italy @ Arena Fiera Milano Rho
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By Claudia Assis
California lawmakers have made a push to get Tesla Motors Inc. /quotes/zigman/118681/delayed /quotes/nls/tsla TSLA to build its battery factory in the state, while New Jersey is advancing a bill that would allow the electric car maker to resume direct sales through the state's assembly.
To attract the "gigafactory" lithium-ion batter facility the Golden State would likely throw in tax credits, workforce training grants, and offer fast-track permitting and environmental reviews, the Los Angeles Times reported. Tesla builds its electric cars in Fremont, just east of San Francisco, and has its headquarters in nearby Palo Alto.
Tesla could break ground on the battery plant as early as this month, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has said. A second plant could follow later this year.
States in the running for the factory include Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, but on an earnings call with analysts in early May Musk said California could also be a contender. It wasn't a ringing endorsement, though: he called locating the factory in the state "improbable but not impossible."
Tesla stock hit its record high of $254.84 on March 4 as expectations about the 'gigafactory' hit a fever pitch. The company's production has been constrained by limited battery availability, the company has said.
Tesla shares rose 0.8% on Friday, up 114% in the past 12 months but down 18% in the last three months.
In New Jersey, more than a month after Tesla was barred from direct sales at its two stores in the state, lawmakers in a consumer affairs committee advanced a bill that would allow electric car makers to sell directly to customers, bypassing dealerships, according to reports. (here and here.)
New Jersey has a law in the books requiring cars to be bought through dealerships, not directly from the auto makers themselves.
— Claudia Assis
More from MarketWatch and Energy Ticker:
BMW vs. Tesla: compare the specs
Germans say 'nein' to electric cars
Elon Musk tangles 'gigafactory' in front of California


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I love cooking meals for friends that have just had a baby because it means 1) I get to cuddle a newborn, and 2) hopefully bring a little sanity to some under-slept pals. However, you can't just bring anything – there are a few qualifications that these meals must pass:
- Little to no work for the new parents to prepare
- Chock full of veggies to keep new parents going strong
- Makes enough servings to have a few days of leftovers
- Delicious
- Pairs well with the glass of wine that mom desperately deserves
This lasagna fits the bill – I've made it several times now. After a couple requests for the recipe, I decided to post it.
New Parent Veggie Lasagna, adapted from KathEats
-1 package lasagna noodles
-25 oz jar of pasta sauce (I like any kind from Trader Joe's)
-1 small jar of pesto
-1 bag baby spinach
-2 to 3 zucchini
-4 roma tomatoes
-2 to 3 medium carrots
-5 oz. shredded parmesan cheese
-8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
-16 oz. low fat cottage cheese
Let's do this:
Slice your zucchini, tomatoes, and carrots thinly. I like to use my mandolin for this task.
Prepare all your ingredients and get ready to layer!
I go in the following order: noodles, sauce, pesto, veggies, cheeses, spinach. Then start over with a new layer of noodles, so you have 3 layers by the end. Top the last layer of spinach with a little extra cheese.
Cover with tin foil. I tucked in some italian bread, red wine, and two pieces of this cake that I happened to have made the day before for a birthday.
Plus a note with baking instructions (400 degrees covered for an hour).
As a final note, NONE of my recipes would be possible without the new app I have been using – ziplist! I was looking for a way to quickly add ingredients from recipes I found on the internet (mostly pinned on pinterest) to a running grocery list. Here's how ziplist works for me:
(Note: This post is in no way sponsored by Ziplist – I can assure you they have no idea who I am. I just like it!)
1. Go to ziplist and create an account.
2. Drag the ziplist toolbar icon onto your bookmark bar.
3. Find any recipe you like on the internet and click your new bookmark bar.
4. The ingredients get added to your "recipe box".
5. Click "add to list" and choose the ingredients you want added to your grocery list.
6. Download the app from your app store. Take your app to the store and shop!
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The Fantastic Fuzzco Playlist and Office
Full of great style and wit, Fuzzco is a comprehensive branding, design, and marketing agency in Charleston, South Carolina. While making design and marketing music of their own, the music that fills their ears and offices is often times an integral partner. Along with noting their fondness for the Eames Aluminum Group Executive Chair and their longing for an Eames Lounge Chair, they share with us some fantastic music variety in this week's Playlist.
What do you listen to while you work? We're all over the place when it comes to listening favorites -- from Grimes to Beach House to Philip Glass to Bhagavan Das chants to Circle to Wolves in the Throne Room to Rhett Miller to Robyn. Everyone listens to something different. Most people are constantly in headphones while some people can't be bothered to think about music at all. When we listen as a group we can really binge on a particular artist. Recently, we went a week listening exclusively to Kid Cudi.
How do you listen? Headphones -- mostly one ear on, one ear off. If music is playing out of someone's computer speakers anyone has the right to ask for it to be turned off without judgment if they are really trying to focus.
Do you have any favorite music websites/providers? Spotify, Rdio, Pitchfork, and Fader, among others. And when traveling, Oh/My/Rockness. [Additionally, Fuzzco mentions great music sources like Said The Gramophone, MBV Music, Urban Outfitters Music Mondays, Cllct.com, and Largehearted Boy.]
Does music influence your work? A lot of us got into design because of music, but I can't
say it has an influence on a day-to-day basis.
Where do you find music recommendations? Who influences your musical taste? Tiny Mix Tapes, Just Outside, Pitchfork, Fader, The Wire, Twitter, Tumblr, microphones in the trees, and friends.
What song or artist best represents the work you create? Kevin Blechdom or Mulatu Astatke.
Ideal place to sit and listen to your playlist: We really do love the Eames Aluminum Group Executive Chair -- because it totally recreates the Fuzzco experience. These are the seats we work in and where we listen to our own music.
- The Devil's Dream, Hobart Smith
- Are You From Dixie?, John Fahey
- Kwantu, George Sibanda
- Uruku Tumi Gushiku, Takashi Hirayasu
- A Promise to Keep, Brandi Carlile
- The Swimming Song, Loudon Wainwright III
- Criminals, The Tallest Man on Earth
- Rappahanock River Rag, Jack Rose
- Big Chief, Professor Longhair
- I Need a Dollar, Aloe Blacc
- Tighten Up, The Black Keys


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Sourcer needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 102 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Flixya is a revenue sharing social network where users collect 100% of the Google Adsense revenue generated from ads placed around the content they submit (videos, photos and blogs).
Website: http://www.flixya.com
A little bit more about the site and what it does: http://bit.ly/ajPzEZ and http://bit.ly/cZsL33
English speaking, Worldwide demographic. 18-45 Male and Female. Seeking those who have spare time and motivated to make some money online.
Deliverables: 7 banner creatives. You can submit 1 design for the contest and if chosen as winner complete the rest of the set in the various ad sizes.
Objective: To design a set of ad creatives that gets ad viewers to click the creative and join/participate on the site.
Design Consideration: Simple, Original and Catchy. See site (Flixya.com) as reference. Keep it a solid, tight design and always ask the question: would you click on it?
Text Consideration: Use site language to come up with something catchy and fitting for the site. Use your best judgment.
Attachments: Some old reference ads are attached only to give you an idea. Please be creative. Hi-res logo in AI is also provided.
Landing page for the banners is http://www.flixya.com/nav/register
Banner Creative Types (Ad Sizes):
728x90 Leaderboard
468x60 Banner
120x600 Skyscraper
160x600 Wide Skyscrapper
250x250 Square
300x250 Medium Rectangle
336x280 Large Rectangle
File type: Flash / Dynamic ad is preferred. The file size limit of each image ad is 50 KB. Static image ads can be formatted in .gif, .jpg and .png. Animated image ads can be formatted in .gif or .swf.
Prize: Selected winner: $295. Depending on the entries, I may choose a runner-up and will contact them via private message.


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Scantily Clad 'American Idol' Contestant Swears Steven Tyler Said She'd Go to Hollywood
'American Idol' contestant Jennifer Diley described herself as "all-American" and perfect. Unfortunately, her pitch wasn't, so she didn't make it to Hollywood.
Now, the curvy brunette is complaining that judge Steven Tyler promised she'd go on to the Hollywood rounds and insinuates that the producers set her up for failure. Right.
"When I walk into the room, I hope the male judges are shocked," Diley said in her introductory clip. To her credit, they were, but probably not for the reasons she wanted. Every season has a token hot girl who auditions whilst not wearing much clothing. They were probably shocked at the fact she made it as far as she did, because her voice was extremely weak when she sang Jessica Simpson's 'With You.' "I think your voice lacks the fire that your get up has," Tyler said.
Randy Jackson agreed. "Honestly, to come in dressed like that, you've got to really just blow us away," he noted. Jennifer Lopez concurred, easily the least amused of the panel. "If she would've come in dressed in something from here to there," Lopez said, motioning from her chin to the floor, "it wouldn't matter. Your voice still has to up to par with everyone else's."
The panel generously gave Diley another shot and allowed her to sing 'Hero' by Mariah Carey … And it wasn't any better. This upset Diley, who now claims that Tyler told her she "already won the damn thing," according to TMZ. Diley told TMZ that she was thrown off because she hadn't rehearsed either of the songs that she sang and was forced to choose from a list of "flirty" songs given to her by the producers.
TMZ notes that while Fox wouldnt' comment on Diley's allegations, Tyler's publicist did. "You are telling me some provocatively dressed woman is claiming Steven Tyler flirted with her? I am shocked. Next thing you will tell me is Harvey Levin isn't 6′ 2″."
It sounds like sour grapes to us. Perhaps if Diley would focus on vocal training instead of worrying about which short get up to wear to her next audition, the outcome will be different.
Watch Jennifer Diley's 'American Idol' Audition


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Style Council of NYC specializes full service in custom artwork, hand painting, CAD, graphics, digital fabric printing, yarn dyes, trend forecasting, and original print designs for clothing and home. To learn more go to their website Stylecouncil.com.
Here are some of their recent mood boards for print and pattern inspirations from the SS 2018 - TROPICAL PALMS
With the weather warming up, our team are dreaming of a tropical vacation. These palm prints are definitely inspiring our new prints.


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Send us your wheeling foul-ups! Letters must be signed by the vehicle's owner. Due to the large volume of mail we receive, we regret that not all submissions can be used and none will be returned. Digital photos must measure no less than 1600 x 1200 pixels (or two megapixels) and be saved as a TIFF, an EPS, or a maximum-quality JPEG file.
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La Joya — Today, the Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking concluded a historic hearing, the first of its kind in the Rio Grande Valley. The committee took testimony regarding services available to victims.
State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, member of the Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking, participated in the hearing and released the following statement:
"The modern-day slavery of human trafficking is most successfully tackled through strong enforcement, smart policy, and effective collaboration between local, state, federal, and international partners.
"Since 2007, when I partnered with key colleagues to combat this vile crime, Texas has led the nation in improving services for human trafficking victims, increasing coordination between state agencies, and giving prosecutors and law enforcement the tools to lock up criminals.
"However, it is clear that much more remains to be done. I will continue to collaborate with everyone necessary to finally put an end to this heinous crime."


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A new smartphone app will allow football fans to avoid the trolley ticket booth while potentially saving money for riders and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.
The app already was used at last Saturday's San Diego State University Aztecs game and will again be offered for Monday's night Chargers home opener.
MTS marketing and communications director Rob Schupp said the app also may be available for the 2014 Comic-Con and someday could be used for regular daily trolley and bus routes.
"We've really implemented an exciting new technology at very, very low cost," Schupp said.
The free MTS mTicket app can be downloaded to iPhones through iTunes or to Androids through Google Play.
For now, MTS is using the app only for football games at Qualcomm Stadium, including all Chargers and Aztecs home games and the Poinsettia and Holiday bowls at the end of the college season.
MTS contracted with Masabi, which has offices in New York and London, to create the app.
Josh Robin, vice president of strategy and development for Masabi in North America, said the app was ready to use just two weeks after contracts were signed because the company used technology already in use in other cities.
Schupp said Masabi provided its cloud-computing based app JustRide at no cost to MTS, but does earn 7 percent commission on ticket sales made through the technology.
The app was first used in the United States by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and also is used by about half the transit systems in England, Robin said.
The MTS app has a function for buying tickets, a trolley map that shows all stops and a trip planner.
Schupp said the app could reduce costs for MTS, which has to have extra staffing for special events, and for many riders who only use the trolley on game days.
Most regular riders already have a Compass card, which MTS sells for $2 and is reloaded with credits whenever a new fare is purchased. A first-time rider taking the trolley to the stadium on game day usually has to buy a new card on top of paying the $5 fare, bringing the total for the day to $7.
People who use the app pay $5.50 for a fare but don't need a Compass card, meaning they will pay $1.50 less than first-time riders buying a new card and their tickets at the station, Schupp said.
Besides the potential savings, the app also can make buying tickets a smoother experience for riders, Robin said.
"There's nothing more frustrating than getting there and you're waiting for the person in front of you to pay their fare," he said. "Every person buying a ticket on their phone is one less person in line."
Schupp said MTS also could save money through the APP because operating the trolley on game day requires many additional costs. Besides the additional people in the booth, MTS also has to hire more security because of the large amount of cash changing hands on those busy days, he said.
"It becomes a very labor-intensive job for us," Schupp said about game days.
The app was first used at last Saturday's San Diego State University Aztecs game, and Schupp said students gave it rave reviews.
Once a fare is bought, a bar code can be scanned from the phone's face as riders walk through the turnstile at the stadium. Fares must be used within a certain time, and a countdown clock that changes colors on the app tells the rider when the virtual ticket expires.
Schupp said MTS hopes to expand the app to other events.
"Comic-Con's the big one out there," he said about the pop culture event at the San Diego Convention Center each summer. "We carried 200,000 extra riders during the last Comic-Con. If we can push this out to Comic-Con users, people can buy a five-day pass for the whole show, and we'd sell a ton of tickets."
Schupp said MTS will expand the program slowly and still is investigating how it can be used to buy bus fares.
"We're taking baby steps," he said.


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Rated4Stars necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
Need an original, modern, engaging logo and banner for Rated4Stars.com, now in its fourth year offering objective reviews on consumer products, featuring only products rated 4 stars or higher. The web site is being completely overhauled, making this an ideal opportunity for some exciting new branding.
We want to encourage spirited creativity and innovative ideas. Our site needs to convey confidence and credibility, but this doesn't necessarily mean our image must be overly conservative and/or boring. A clean, modern look is essential.
In addition to the logo, we will need a web banner incorporating the logo. We would also like some new star graphics that match the artwork/color scheme of the new logo to display when rating products, specifically 4 stars, 4.5 stars and 5 stars. (These should be static, not animated, graphics.)
For more information, please consult our web site. Please note, however, that the old web site is currently being displayed at Rated4Stars.com and we will relaunch only after we have our new logo from this contest!
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adidas will continue to keep Justine Henin on their sponsorship roster even after retirement. (Yes, folks — it pays not to do blow.) Here's an e-mail to TSF from the Sport Performance division:
adidas would like to wish the WTA World Number One all the best in her future endeavors.
adidas has been side-by-side with Justine Henin since 2003 during which time she won seven Grand Slams, including a record-equalling four French Open titles at Roland Garros, and Olympic Gold in Athens.
Justine Henin has been an outstanding player for adidas Tennis and will remain an ambassador of the adidas brand, continuing to inspire and enable young athletes worldwide.


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I haven't had a chance to digest CBO's long-term outlook yet (released earlier today), but luckily I did see Ezra Klein's post on it, which featured two charts which highlight the difference between CBO's current-law baseline, and their "alternative fiscal scenario" which is more of a "policy-extended" baseline–similar to the one the Obama Administration uses as the baseline relative to which they measure the costs (or savings) of their budget proposals.
As Ezra points out, current law, taken literally as CBO must assume, is fiscally responsible:
In theory, CBO's deficit assumptions project the effects of settled law. And if you do that, revenues pretty much pay for spending over the next few decades.
Note that the chart shows that under CBO's "extended baseline" scenario, reflecting current law, "primary balance" is achieved, where there is no "fiscal gap" between non-interest spending and revenues. That doesn't mean the federal budget is perfectly balanced, because interest costs take total federal spending above revenues, but it does mean that the deficit is pretty small–as a matter of fact, less than 3 percent of GDP by 2015, which means it's economically sustainable (because at 3 percent, the stock of federal debt is growing at about the same pace as the economy).
Coincidentally, this picture above could also be labeled "2015 Goal of President Obama's Fiscal Commission"–because the commission's goal is also to achieve "primary balance" and a "sustainable" level of deficits by 2015.
So CBO is showing us we don't have to do anything to achieve fiscally-responsible policy over the next 25 years. It's already set by laws we've already passed. Congress can go home. They don't need to pass any deficit-reducing legislation, and President Obama doesn't have to sign it.
Well, unfortunately life is not so simple. As Ezra warns:
But current law is not likely to advance unmolested. You'll notice, for instance, that there's a big jump in current-law revenues next year. That's because the Bush tax cuts are slated to expire totally. But few expect Congress to allow them to expire totally. They're likely to preserve the bulk of the cuts, rejecting only some of the cuts that helped out the rich.
Ah, but here's where the President's fiscal commission can help us stick to the "simple" solution of holding onto current law. They can make it simpler to hold onto this fiscally-responsible, current-law policy over the longer run by giving their blessing to letting go of current law (only) temporarily–letting Congress and President Obama enact a (popular) tax cut to help the recovering-but-still-weak economy: an only temporary extension of the bulk of the Bush tax cuts. In exchange, the commission could require that the federal government get back on track in a couple years, recommitting to the picture above by getting back to the current-law baseline level of revenues. That doesn't have to mean sticking to current tax law, but it does mean that any deviations from that "script" will have to be revenue-neutral. And that sounds a lot like an exercise in fundamental tax reform, which could boost the strength and sustainability of our federal revenue system even beyond the next 25 years.
In fact, this was a strategy that Bob Bixby, the Concord Coalition's executive director (and my boss), recommended to the President's commission today. From his written testimony:
That leaves us with tax policy. Sticking to the CBO current-law baseline on taxes, 19.7 percent of GDP, gets the budget deficit to the commission's target. Legislatively, that represents the easiest option, as policymakers simply need to do nothing and let current law play out.
However, that does not mean current law represents the most desirable policy path to achieve the baseline level of revenues. If reverting to the pre-2001 era tax policy (with its higher marginal tax rates) at the beginning of 2011 is deemed undesirable for political reasons, or out of economic concern for raising marginal tax rates during the early stages of economic recovery, tax policy could be reformed to achieve the same revenue levels without raising marginal tax rates.
The commission might find fertile common ground on steps to improve the tax code in ways that would increase efficiency and thus increase revenues. A thorough scrubbing of the system to identify preferences that serve no compelling use or that could be altered in a resetting of priorities is long overdue.
The fact that the commission's short-term goal is to achieve a lower deficit by 2015 and not sooner suggests a tax policy strategy that could acknowledge the concern of many economists about the dangers of "unwinding" our currently stimulative fiscal stance too quickly. The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts that President Obama has proposed to permanently extend could instead be extended only temporarily. If done for one or two years, this would be long enough not just to allow for a more solid economic recovery, but also long enough to develop a more fundamental reform of the federal tax system that could more efficiently achieve current-law revenue levels by 2015.
This would provide an opportunity to enact a tax policy that meets the commission's 2015 goal, while earning bipartisan support, while also building a tax system capable of remaining adequate and economically efficient over the longer term — boosting our chances for economic growth and a more sustainable fiscal future.
And so, Ezra's take-away lesson from the CBO report is (emphasis added):
Either Congress can pass and implement policies that will bring the long-term deficit under control or it can't. Those are the only two choices here. But there's no real mechanism for getting the deficit under control aside from Congress passing laws and then sticking to them.
I'll have some of my own analysis of the CBO long-term outlook report later this week. There have been some changes to the two baselines CBO defines, some of those changes a bit puzzling and even intriguing.
(My Concord colleague, Josh Gordon, blogged more comprehensively about the CBO report and Bob's testimony on Concord's Tabulation blog today. As he emphasizes, our recommendations for achieving longer-term fiscal sustainability are not just "stick with current tax law" or the "stick with the current-law revenue baseline." The largest longer-term challenge remains health care spending. But the biggest and most reliable "2015 lever" is clearly tax policy, and no matter how great the health-reform lever eventually works decades from now, we'll still need the tax system to support that not-so-outrageous-but-still-expensive health care system over the longer run.)
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