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October 2010 Readers' RidesPosted in Features on October 1, 2010
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Vehicle: '86 Suzuki Samurai
Owner: J.J. McMillion
Tires & Wheels: 37x12.50 MTRs on 15-inch custom beadlocks
Suspension: Custom 3-inch with Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: Toyota mini truck front axle, ARB Air Lockers, 5.29 gears
Performance Mods: Magnaflow muffler
Other Doodads: Custom cage, bed, and fenders, RCI fuel cell, Warn winch
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Running out of gas shortly after getting this photo taken. I had to hike out and get more fuel with my rig sitting dead in a frozen water hole. The gas gauge said I had half a tank left!
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes, it's a great little trail rig! Anything you would change?: 16-valve fuel injected Sidekick engine, coil springs, and a wheelbase stretch would be nice
Thorn Side
Vehicle: '80 Chevy K-20
Owner: Eric Regan, Springfield, GA
Tires & Wheels: 38.5-inch Thornbirds on 15x14 Bart wheels
Suspension: Custom Drivetrain: TH400, NP205, Dana 44 front, 14-bolt rear
Performance Mods: 454ci
Other Doodads: Warn winch
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
The Hills Have Square Eyes
Vehicle: '89 Jeep Wrangler
Owner: Mueller Family, North Hills, CA
Tires & Wheels: 33x10.50 BFG M-Ts on 15x8 American Racing wheels
Suspension: 6-inch Rocky Road spring-over conversion
Drivetrain: Dana 30 front, Dana 35 rear, Super-35 kit, ARB Air Lockers, 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: Flex-a-lite electric fan, Flowmaster exhaust
Other Doodads:1-inch Daystar body lift, Centerforce clutch, custom sliders, tire carrier, and cage, Mile Marker winch, Gen-Right gas tank, TJ seats
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: Dana 44 axles
Looking For More
Vehicle: '08 Nissan Frontier
Owner: Chris Rosales, El Paso, TX
Tires & Wheels: 285/70/17 BFG KM2s on 17-inch 7089 Pro Comp wheels
Suspension: Revtek leveling kit
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: K&N intake
Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift
Does everything work the way you want?: Getting there
Anything you would change?: Custom Total Chaos and Calmini suspension kit in the works
Anything to add?: I sure wish there was a little more aftermarket support for my truck!
Vehicle: '85 Chevy M1009 CUCV
Owner: Matt Duncker, Chicago, IL
Tires: 40-inch LTBs
Suspension: Custom 7-inch
Drivetrain: TH400, NP208, Dana 60 front, 14-bolt rear, Detroit Lockers 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: 6.2L
Other Doodads: Offroad Design crossover steering, PSC Motorsports steering gearbox
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything to add?: I've turned every nut and bolt on this truck, and after three months of hard work I was able to shape it into the vehicle you see here today
Long Learner
Vehicle: '97 Ford F-350
Owner: Michael Johnson, Jr., Springfield, OH
Tires & Wheels: 37x12.50 Iroks on 16x10 American Racing wheels
Suspension: 6-inch Skyjacker with Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: Dana 60 front, Sterling 101/4 rear, 4.10 gears
Performance Mods: 460ci
Other Doodads:Mile Marker hubs
Does everything work the way you want?: Sure does
Anything to add?: I've gone through a lot of parts on this truck and have learned, if you can't fix it yourself, don't break it!
Disco Law
Vehicle: '04 Land Rover Discovery
Owner: Michael Law, Plano, TX
Tires: 285/75/16 Yokohama Geolander All Terrains
Suspension: 3-inch Old Man Emu with Bilstein shocks
Drivetrain: LT230, front and rear Tru-Tracs
Performance Mods: 4.6L
Other Doodads: ARB front bumper, custom sliders and rear bumper, Hella lighxs, Rovertym diff guards
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: The Rover needs a winch and I need more time to wheel!
Anything to add?: You guys are doing a great job, but I would love to see more Rovers in the magazine!
Weld Run
Vehicle: '89 Toyota 4Runner
Owner: Alec Stouwie
Tires: 32x11.50 BFG A-Ts
Suspension: Custom 2-inch Drivetrain: Welded front, Tru-Trac rear
Performance Mods: Stock
Other Doodads: Custom rear bumper
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes, but the welded front makes it difficult to steer off road
Anything you would change?: Solid-axle conversion and a Warn winch
Sun Spyder
Vehicle: '06 Poison Spyder Custom
Owner: Chris Golden, San Antonio, TX
Tires & Wheels: 49-inch Iroks on 20-inch beadlocks
Suspension: Custom four-link with Bilstein coilovers and King bumpstops
Drivetrain: 4L80E, Atlas II, Unimog 404 axles, Air Lockers
Performance Mods: Supercharged Ram Jet 350ci
Other Doodads: Onboard air and welder, dual winches, fully hydraulic steering
Does everything work the way you want?: Absolutely
Anything you would change?: Needs a soft top. The sun can be brutal on a long day.
Pen 15
Vehicle: '02 Nissan Frontier
Owner: Aaron Pennell
Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50 BFG KM2s on 15-inch Soft 8 wheels
Suspension: Custom solid-axle conversion with leaf springs
Drivetrain: Dana 44 front, Toyota 8-inch rear, Detroit lockers
Performance Mods: Supercharged V-6
Other Doodads: Custom bumpers, sliders, and skids
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Beach Cruiser
Vehicle: '07 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Owner: Alex Bee, Honolulu, HI
Tires & Wheels: 32-inch Toyo Open Country A/Ts on 16x10 Axis Regulators with Spidertrax wheel spacers
Suspension: Custom 2-inch with King coilovers in front and Icon springs in rear
Drivetrain: Factory rear locker Performance Mods:AEM intake, E3 spark plugs, AFE exhaust
Other Doodads: Intense Fab front bumper
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: Sliders, 34-inch tires, and more suspension travel
Anything to add?: Tread Lightly!
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Bonne année 2011 à tous
Wishing you all lots of love and happiness in 2011, hope that is a fabulous year for you all.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for all your comments and support in 2010. This year has been an exciting and at the same time, a sad one for me as some of you may have guessed from my posts, Mr FF and I decided late in 2010 that it was better to separate and remain friends as we both wanted different things out of life.
For me 2011 represents a fresh chapter - a little like freshly washed and ironed antique sheets, I am looking forward to starting and am sure that it will be a fabulous one and no doubt very French.
I hope that all your dreams come true in 2011.....
Leeann x

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As a generous daypack or a light-and-fast overnighter, the Amber 34 fits the bill, bringing 34 liters of volume, external trail-access storage, and ventilated, adjustable TrailFlex suspension to support the load. Whether you're planning a quick overnight with a friend or headed to the lake for an afternoon with the crew, this pack will be the one you reach for more often than any other.
trailflex Suspension
TrailFlex suspension combines a lightweight, stable, and proven internal wire frame design with custom torso length adjustment for a precision fit. The highly ventilated backpanel increases comfort across a wide range of conditions, allowing evaporative cooling in hot weather and increasing breathability in the cold. The TrailFlex chassis manages heavy loads across long distances by channeling weight to the padded lumbar region, while adjustable, pre-curved hipbelts and shoulder harness straps conform to the body without the need for break-in.
Raincover stows in zippered compartment beneath front stuff pocket and doubles as accessory pocket
For quick access items on the trail
Quickly adjusts to fit your specific back and hipbelt length, allowing the pack to match your height and body geometry for a perfect fit every time
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Solar cell attachment points on largest three styles
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Biker group helping abused youngsters feel safe again
Editor's note: Changes to this story are the result of an editing of an earlier version.
A dozen bikers, several with scruffy beards and all clad in black leather adorned with patches, pins and chains, turned heads two weeks ago as they entered Danielson Superior Courthouse.
A large oval patch on the back of their vests depicted a closed fist encircled by a motorcycle chain. A smaller front patch has a skull and crossbones.
Judicial marshals greeted the bikers with smiles.
"I know why you're here," a marshal said, with a supportive thumbs up.
The bikers removed their vests, went through metal detectors and re-vested to enter the courtroom.
The large patch reads: "Bikers Against Child Abuse," the letters "BACA" on the fist. The bottom patch says "No Child Deserves to Live in Fear." The writing under the skull and crossbones warns: "The Surgeon General has determined it is hazardous to mess with a BACA child."
On this day, the bikers attended court to hear the latest proceedings in two child sexual abuse cases. The bikers have pledged to protect and support the victims, now ages 6 and 14, whose families have enlisted BACA to help their children feel safe again.
BACA members don't like to use their full names. Each member has a kid-friendly "road name" - displayed on a patch - taken from cartoons, fairy tales or children's books.
A licensed clinical social worker, John Paul "Chief" Lilly, founded BACA in Utah in 1995. Chapters have spread throughout the world.
The Connecticut chapter was launched in 2005 and now has 15 active members - 13 full-fledged "patch" members and two prospective members in their one-year provisional periods. All must be motorcycle riders and must meet the group's stringent commitments, said chapter President "Happy" Dodson, 59, of Norwich.
Interested people agree to be fingerprinted and go through an FBI background check. If that turns out OK, with no domestic violence, sexual abuse charges or other red flags, the person is assigned a sponsor and starts a one-year trial period. The chapter's executive board must approve full members unanimously after that period.
"Sometimes, you say, 'full FBI check' to someone and you never see them again," Dodson said.
Some are attracted to the leather jackets, motorcycles and patches, but BACA members stress that this is a serious group with a cause.
'You're here for the kids'
"You're here for the kids. It's not to get you a date, a patch or to be part of a club," three-year member "Roadrunner" of Moosup said. He asked that his full name not be used.
Dodson said BACA never initiates contact with families. He admitted it's difficult to sit for an entire day of court proceedings, hearing other abuse cases, and not becoming involved. When a family contacts BACA, leaders meet with the parents or guardians to verify the situation.
"We're not looking to be a babysitter or to become fodder for a divorce," he said. "We have interview forms that describe what we do and if they want to use our services, we give guidelines."
Then comes the ride, a dramatic event for the child, with a dozen or more motorcycles roaring to the child's home. Most BACA members form a security perimeter around the house or yard as two members meet the child, bringing a teddy bear and the child's own BACA vest with a road name. Two members are assigned as the child's liaison to contact anytime, day or night, if the child feels afraid or the family is concerned that the suspect might be in the area.
"We tell them we are here for you," said Dodson, who has served as a child liaison in two cases. "The objective is for the child to get comfortable around us."
The level of contact varies depending on what the families and children want, members said.
"Shaggy" Pettigrew, 54, of Plainfield is the primary contact for a 6-year-old girl who had been abused since she was 6 months old. Pettigrew accompanied the child to a school father-daughter dance. BACA paid the portion of the cost for psychological counseling not covered by insurance.
When BACA members first gave her the vest two years ago, she wore it for three days and wouldn't take it off, the girl's mother told Dodson.
BACA members do not discuss specific court cases. On Sept. 6, a dozen members were in Danielson Superior Court for the case of Robert H. Hardy Jr., who is awaiting sentencing on charges of risk of injury to a child and violation of a protective order. His next court date is Oct. 4. He has been on the docket 27 times, court records say.
"I understand there's the Constitution and everybody has rights, but there should be a way to speed things up," said BACA member "Mr. Bill" Matterfis, 68 of Higganum.
At last week's BACA monthly meeting - closed to outsiders - Dodson read a letter he received from the mother of a 7-year-old BACA girl in Derby.
'I'm not afraid anymore'
"They honored my daughter with a vest and a patch on the back that states 'Empowered. I will not live in fear,'" a portion of the letter said. "Gathered around her, each one said to her, 'We will always be there for you. You are now part of our family.' As Mr. Bill handed her a beautiful teddy bear, her face lit up and she whispered to me, 'I'm not afraid anymore.' BACA is and will be in our hearts and lives forever. Through our darkest hours they gave us hope, peace and faith. They are truly our heroes. All my love to you always."
Dodson teared up reading it.
The mother and stepfather of another girl allegedly sexually assaulted by an adult relative contacted BACA. Her stepfather is a former BACA member who had to drop out because of time commitments. The Day does not identify victims of sexual assault and is not identifying the parents in order to protect the identity of the victim.
"They met with our daughter, and told her they're here for her," the stepfather said. "They come to court dates with us. I think it has helped."
BACA members sat with the parents during recent court appearances, a few members accompanying them into the lobby at times to assure they did not run into the defendant, who is free on bond.
The girl's stepfather wore a BACA T-shirt in court with the saying: "Riding Through Hell for our Kids."
Robert J. Labrecque of Canterbury has been charged with first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child-illegal sexual contact. His case was continued to Nov. 1 as court officials are awaiting DNA lab results.
BACA members offered varying reasons for making a strong commitment to protect abused children. Dodson, who works at Pfizer Inc. in Groton, joined nine years ago and has been president for five years. He met a former BACA president on another bike run to raise awareness against child abuse.
"Taking care of kids, keeping them safe," he said of why he joined. "I have three boys."
His son, "Scooter" Dodson, 27, of Norwich, joined seven years ago.
Several Connecticut chapter members said they joined because they've been there.
Roadrunner, 29, grew up in Florida with five step-siblings and one biological sister.
"My father was very physically abusive," he said. "He was a heavy drinker and he wanted me to be tough. He beat the piss out of me. He said I would grow up to be a wimp."
Roadrunner moved to Connecticut at age 13 to live with a cousin. He didn't speak to his father again until he was 19. Months later, his father died of cancer. Roadrunner said he and all his siblings were "in and out of trouble" since childhood.
"This is what I want to prevent," Roadrunner said. "It's what really got to me."
He said he is still shy and standoffish - feelings he said allow him relate to what BACA's young children are going through.
Roadrunner is the sponsor for "Pooh Bear" Muttart, 33, of Plainfield, who joined in April and doesn't yet have the big patch on his back. Muttart works at Kellogg Marine in Old Lyme. He and his wife have a 15-month old girl and are expecting another girl.
He too had a "troubled" childhood. His mother was married a few times, and her husbands "were not the greatest." Muttart learned about BACA through a friend.
Pettigrew said he was physically and sexually abused as a young child. At age 8, he said he had his parents arrested and was raised in state custody and group homes. He ran into BACA seven years ago during a Flag Day motorcycle fundraiser for veterans. He and his wife, "Velma" Pettigrew, 51, joined. Their daughter, "Daphne" Pettigrew, 25, joined three years ago.
"Thumper" Zieber, 27, of Bozrah said joining BACA is "one of the best things I've ever done in my life. I had a great childhood, great parents and I was hearing all these horror stories. I wanted to help out."
There are two career educators in the Connecticut chapter. Matterfis retired after 26 years as a school social worker in Smithtown on Long Island. "Tigger" Beauchamp, 50, of Coventry is currently an elementary school principal in East Hartford. She learned about BACA from a pamphlet.
Dodson said although the group has been around for nearly 10 years, awareness only recently has started to spread. BACA members often participate in fellow motorcycle group fundraiser rides and always carry informational pamphlets.
Gaining recognition
State and social services agencies and the courts are starting to recognize them.
Dodson said BACA members are rarely asked to remove their vests in court, but if it happens, "I tell my guys you better have a BACA T-shirt underneath."
Matthew Crockett, a prosecutor at Danielson Superior Court, said his only contact with BACA has been through the LaBrecque sexual assault case.
"I'd never dealt with them or heard of them before," Crockett said. "They certainly do make a presence, that's for sure."
Crockett said the members sat in on meetings when he spoke to the girl's parents and told the prosecutor that the group is available to any family of a child abuse victim.
"I have 75 to 80 cases, and at least a third and maybe more involve child abuse, physical or sexual," Crockett said. "It's an eye opener to see what we are doing to our children. I'm happy there is a group out there willing to do it. You can't just arrest your way out of the problem. It's a societal problem. They put the message out there. These big burly guys are against child abuse."
BACA UBox
Bikers Against Child Abuse
www.bacaworld.org; www.bacausa.com
Contact Norwich BACA Chapter on the website, or at P.O Box 561, Norwich, CT 06360
For information or to inquire about BACA involvement in a case, call the hotline at (860) 420-7388.
Fundraiser for BACA Connecticut Chapter:
Pig Roast
Saturday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m. AmVets, 660 Wauregan Road, Brooklyn, CT
Cost: $20 per person.
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Homeowners across Southwest Florida are still finding contaminated Chinese drywall in their residences, almost a decade after the toxic material that has been shown to cause medical problems and corrode appliances was discovered in the region.
A recent uptick in purchases of foreclosed properties by investors and retiring baby boomers has uncovered the tainted building material in homes from Parrish to Punta Gorda, government records show.
As a result, industry observers fear the breadth of the drywall problem is worse than previously suspected.
"Here we are a decade later, and we're still discovering some of the problems — and this could continue another several years," said Jack McCabe, a Florida real estate consultant. "There were some homes where only a small section of drywall was Chinese made, and it may have not been repaired. Those problems weren't apparent until years later."
The recent discoveries follow the release of a long-awaited report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month, which noted the tainted material likely causes "a spectrum of symptoms and health effects."
Among the health issues are headaches, breathing problems, blood pressure, worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neuropathy and extreme fatigue, the report noted.
The CDC also found the bad drywall emitted poisonous hydrogen sulfide odors that could penetrate wood studs and even concrete block, making remediation difficult.
The agency's report marked the first time the federal government had confirmed that the drywall caused health problems, despite a bevy of lawsuits and homeowner settlements.
"The report provides the first solid links between various illnesses Florida homeowners have suffered and the defective Chinese drywall in their homes," Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said in a statement.
Drywall tax break
There are 67 known homes with unremediated Chinese drywall in Sarasota and Manatee counties, according to a Herald-Tribune review of property data.
That was down from the 97 tainted properties on the 2013 tax rolls.
New problems were offset by work done to install safer material.
But during the past 16 months, inspectors found new cases of bad drywall in 37 local homes — more than any other time since the Great Recession. By comparison, there were only a dozen new cases found from 2011 to 2012.
Under state law, homeowners only have to pay county tax assessments on their raw land value if they unknowingly buy real estate with Chinese drywall.
Home buyers can also receive a 75 percent discount on their property tax if they knew the drywall had issues at the time of their purchase. Those statutes are set to expire in 2017.
The majority of Southwest Florida's toxic drywall remains in Sarasota County, where 56 properties claim the tax break. In Manatee, there are 11 homes currently receiving the discount, according to property records.
The property appraiser's office in Charlotte County could not provide the data with a week's notice.
"We were pretty lucky in this county, where we didn't have much," said Mark Johns, director of appraisals for the Manatee County Property Appraiser's Office. "The ones we do have are starting to get repaired, and they're coming off the rolls."
The first shipment of Chinese drywall arrived in Florida in 2001, and at the height of the region's real estate boom four years later, use of the faulty material was rampant among builders.
An investigation by the Herald-Tribune and the watchdog journalism group ProPublica found that nearly 7,000 U.S. houses were built using bad drywall, but enough of the material was imported to construct at least 100,000 homes.
Even today, builders and Realtors throughout the area face questions over where a home's drywall was manufactured.
"Our drywall comes from Texas," luxury homebuilder John Neal said recently. "People still ask about that."
Foreclosure revelations
Industry insiders attribute the recent increase in new Chinese drywall discoveries to the backlog of foreclosures.
Defaults that for years had been stuck in judicial proceedings or languished on a bank's books are now hitting the market.
Many of those foreclosures were built in the mid-2000s, when the use of Chinese drywall was common.
There was a backlog of 218,055 active foreclosure cases in Florida as of March 31, including 9,508 pending defaults in the circuit court that represents Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties, according to the Florida State Court Administrator.
Each of those homes represents another potential drywall problem, experts say.
"There are a lot of homes in this area that sat with no occupants," said Alan Tannenbaum, a Sarasota attorney who has represented builders in drywall lawsuits. "Many of them were foreclosures that the bank took years to process. Investors — and sometimes homeowners — bought them, only to find Chinese drywall."
Tannenbaum said some sellers suspect that their homes contain Chinese drywall, but they ignore the issue when listing their property for sale to maximize profits.
Banks also have been accused of airing out properties with bad drywall by opening windows during showings to mitigate odors associated with the material.
Even though many Realtors now include Chinese drywall addendums in sales contracts, Tannenbaum expects more lawsuits will be filed by buyers who have unknowingly acquired a home with the faulty material.
Renovations have also posed problems in Southwest Florida, even among homes built prior to the mid-2000s, and many of those problems are only now being discovered.
"I have been seeing a lot more Chinese drywall than normal lately," said Shannon Moore, broker and owner of Green Lion Realty, in North Port and Port Charlotte.
"As we get to the bottom of the barrel, the banks are finally dealing with these problem-child properties they had been sitting on."
Decade late, Chinese drywall still a problem
Homeowners across Southwest Florida are still finding contaminated Chinese drywall in their residences, almost a decade after the toxic material that has been shown to cause medical problems and corrode appliances was discovered in the region.


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[Illinois] CSE Seminar Series: Advances in First-principles Computational Materials Science
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Subtitle: Things we can calculate now, that we couldn't when I was in grad school.
The capability to rationally design new materials with tailored properties and functionality on a computer remains a grand challenge whose success would have tremendous impact on several globally-relevant issues. Guided materials design in the form of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) is now taking its foundational steps towards establishing the infrastructure and methodologies to realize this grand challenge. But, while computational materials science has seen several advances in the last few years thanks to steady progress in computational power and numerical algorithms, there still remain a number of materials properties that are elusive to quantitative computational simulation. I will discuss recent developments within the field of computational materials science that highlight what material properties we now can -- and what we still cannot -- compute. I'll illustrate a few real-world examples related to mechanical properties for alloy design, optical properties for advanced photovoltaics and photocatalysis design, and thermal properties for thermoelectric design, using methods such as molecular dynamics, density functional theory, and quantum Monte Carlo. I'll also highlight some large outstanding problems for computational materials science.
As a graduate student, Ertekin developed models of defect-mediated plastic deformation in carbon nanotubes, and has explored phenomena such as ductile-brittle phase transitions at the nanoscale. Her post-doctoral work has focused on describing how defects can be introduced in a material to control its properties, such as how to make silicon a better absorber of sunlight for photovoltaics, and how to turn ceramic oxides into conducting materials for oxide-based fuel cells.
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koz13 needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 19 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Chilly Spoons Frozen Yogurt Bar
I am creating a simple yogurt shop but I have run into a snag. I need more illustrations for my website. I have a logo, the colors, and vision but lack the creativity to design new material. I really could use your help!
Of course yogurt appeals to all ages, but we are especially targeting the younger crowd.
Hello Artists,
My vision is to have my featured logo in the middle of my home web page which are two cartoon spoons with four thought clouds surrounding them. The four thoughts are leading to other pages on my website. The first thought cloud is titled: Taste the Chill. This leads to our flavors, toppings, and nutrition page. An idea could be Cups of Yogurt with toppings. The next thought cloud is titled: Where to Chill. This is to our location page. An idea could be an illustration of the Florida with a pitched Flag sticking out of Orlando, Fl. . The third thought cloud is titled: How to Chill. I really do not have any ideas for this one, but this page leads to the process of our self-serve yogurt bar. Finally, the last thought cloud is titled: Chill-Nation. This is our social media page. An idea could be the two featured spoons leading a pack of animated spoons, which fades out into the distance.
So I am not so interested in who can design the best thought cloud but who can design the illustrations that go in them.
The picture attached features the spoons which have all the colors in my store. Black is not a main color; it is just a stroke on the outside of the spoons. This picture also has my idea of the thought cloud.
Large Fonts: Hobo STD medium and small font: myriad pro
Have Fun...If you need any more additional info please ask...


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Free Video to Tablet PC Converter is a straightforward tool which makes it easy to convert videos into a format (MP4, H264, AAC) and resolution which will play properly on a wide range of Android tablets.
The program supports a wide range of import formats: *.avi; *.ivf; *.div; *.divx; *.mpg; *.mpeg; *.mpe; *.mp4; *.m4v; *.webm; *.wmv; *.asf; *.mov; *.qt; *.mts; *.m2t; *.m2ts; *.mod; *.tod; *.vro; *.dat; *.3gp2; *.3gpp; *.3gp; *.3g2; *.dvr-ms; *.flv; *.f4v; *.amv; *.rm; *.rmm; *.rv; *.rmvb; *.ogv; *.mkv; *.ts.
You're able to choose multiple source videos, so that the program can then convert them all in one operation.
And all you then have to do is choose a quality setting (Economy, Standard or High), and select your target resolution and device. There's support for a host of Android tablets, but if yours isn't on the list then you can use the Preset editor to add it. (This is a little more complex, but only marginally: you'll need to set the target frame rate, bitrate, resolution and so on.)
The lack of specific iPad support here seems a little odd, especially when there are so many video conversion tools which support both Android and Apple devices.
And there's a notable issue on installation here, in that the program requires you to install its browser toolbar during setup (although you can disable it later).
If you don't mind that, though, and are just looking for a simple way to convert videos to play on your Android tablet then Free Video to Tablet PC Converter may be just what you need.
Free Video to Tablet PC Converter loses marks for requiring the installation of a browser toolbar, and not supporting iPads, but if you can live with that then it does provide a simple way to convert movies into an Android-friendly format.


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'overall well-designed phone book'
'In all the phone is good if you want something with a fare amount of features for a budget price." '
'Awkward joystick.'
'no headset included in package.'
'The shell that hides the battery is quite thin, so creaky sounds come out every time you press the cover, no matter how much effort you put into this.'
'The best phone ive bought.'
'the P990i is a serious smart phone that will please tech-minded consumers and professionals'
'full 33 button QWERTY keyboard'
'slight performance issues'
'The S700i was very successful in fooling those test subjects who rarely picked it as the phone.'
'My first impression of the keypad on the S series phones was negative.'
'The hind side of the S700i harbours its camera lens, concealed behind a protective lid which opens by means of a slider button.'
'it takes design innovation'
'The K700i is capable of storing 5 different phone numbers
per person.'
'Headset audio quality was fine'
'It only stores variable phone book entries, which is sufficient for the casual cell phone user but, if you have many business contact or friends, this may not be enough for you.'
'bright, 16-bit colour display'
'compact mobile isn't imbued with much of a "wow" factor.'
'good phone'
'Measuring only 101 x 43 x 18 mm and having a weight of only 79 g, this cell phone makes an interesting tool.'
'Handset is compatible with Communicam Mobile Camera.'
'The RF reception of the T610 on T-Mobile USA's 1900Mhz band is terrible.'
'However dim lighting made the pictures very dull and lifeless.'
'it's never let me down or got clogged up'
'a note can be placed as a post-it on the Homepage of the handset - a simple, yet quite ingenious feature.'
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With the market in the thick of earnings, next week promises to be an eventful five days for investors.
And with geopolitical concerns again heating up in Russia, even the best results may fail to lift stocks.
Nonetheless, Jim Cramer believes there are a slew of events scheduled for the week ahead that could make you money. Here's what he'll be watching.


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Low Elo Podcast EP. 3 - Told You So
It's patch week in League of Legends and Riot Games has delivered us a host of balances, remakes and game changers. Ionic Spark makes an entry into Summoner's Rift that's going to rock the world and Jax is finally mortal.
Dave and Jeff cover some pre-game thoughts on the upcoming ESL event, IEM Kiev. Good luck, everyone (especially you, Dignitas!)