2011年8月9日星期二
H2Z Debuts Tuso Boots, Sandals and Handbags at The WWDMagic Show in Las Vegas
H2Z debuts Tuso boots, sandals and coordinating handbags at the WWDMagic Show in Las Vegas on August 22, 23, & 24th. H2Z, a new division of Pavilion Gift Company, caters to the highly fashionable world. Their boots and sandals fit the price conscious consumer without sacrificing quality and design. Unlike traditional boots and sandals, the Tuso line uses stylish scarves to customize the look of any outfit. The boots are 100% sheepskin and are available in 3 colors: chocolate brown, chestnut and black. The sandals are available in 5 styles: 3 wedges and 2 flats. With 27 scarves to choose from, including solids and prints, Tuso boots and sandals make your fashion possibilities endless.
Zina Hocker, president of H2Z stated that she wanted to bring an affordable, yet trendy boot and sandal to market. Tuso is the perfect solution for the on the go fashion minded person, who desires value, quality, and convenience. Customizing is made easy. Simply trade out a scarf and create a new look within seconds. Tuso is perfect for both dressy and casual outfits. With a retail of under $100.00 these boots and sandals are competitively priced and the sole solution for customizing your wardrobe.
H2Z was established in 2011, with a mission to offer trendy ladies accessories and gift items. The assortment includes: Izak branded tote bags and accessories, LAYLA jeweled and studded leather belts, Tuso collection of interchangeable sandals, boots and handbags, and hiccup cocktail themed “girls in glasses” and much more…
Pavilion Gift Company was established in 1999 and quickly became a recognized leader in the gift industry. Their mission is to develop desirable, high quality, yet reasonably priced gifts. Pavilion Gift strives to create items which will touch the heart and soul of every household for many years to come. At Pavilion Gift Company, our customers are our inspiration.
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Why handbags are great weapons'
Everyone has their own take on what's going wrong with the world.
Godlessness, the sexual revolution, materialism, a lack of table manners; you name it and there's usually a finger pointing at it. Usually. The exception to the rule remains the demise of one of our strongest cultural practices, the ramifications of which still seem to be flying under the radar today.
I'm speaking, of course, of that mainstay of citizen policing from yesteryear: Ladies' Handbag Clobbering. Oh, come on. Let the pacifists say what they like. Back in the day, when the humble carry-all was the preferred weapon of choice for all women, the world was a much safer place. No need for debates over tasers and the like then, one wrong move was likely to be rewarded with an earful of satchel.
We're talking near military-grade ordinance here. A Twitter friend was describing last week how her father was once clocked by a handbag-wielding woman, having been mistaken for Roger Douglas. No-one could blame the attacker for that, I guess. Presumably, even the unlucky victim would have understood once regaining consciousness. But it did get us thinking about the merits of a LHC revival.
For the uninitiated, allow me to explain.
The beauty of Ladies Handbag Clobbering lies in its combined destructive effect. The physical damage is only part of the deal. There's also the sheer spectacle of an enraged woman deploying her fake Christian Dior with roundhouse swings; always a powerful deterrent. And let's not even start on the humiliation of being assailed in such a fashion.
An elder brother once gained first-hand experience of this when attending the cinema back in the 1960s. Having opted to exercise his freedom of choice by not standing for God Save the Queen, he suddenly found himself targeted by a middle-aged harridan, clearly an LHC blackbelt if not a qualified instructor. The bombardment continued for some minutes, even cutting into the opening credits.
You can see where I'm going with this, can't you?
That's right, surely it's time Auckland tweaked a bylaw or three to allow for the return of Ladies Handbag Clobbering. Under urgency, of course, so it's reintroduced before the excesses of the Rugby World Cup. Refresher lessons could be given in the dark arts, tutorials and discussion meetings offered; hardware recommended.
We could even refine the practice, sending out the most proficient LHC specialists on search and destroy missions. Give them a brief to flush out all sorts of community nuisances, from public urinators to Colin Craig, from petty thieves to council bus-lane monitors. I wager the rest would look after itself. Auckland would never look back. Certainly, no-one would ever walk five abreast along K Rd again.
And just imagine if Auckland's biggest pests were to be regularly confronted by the LHC lobby.
Paul Henry would've suffered multiple concussions already, starting at the handbag of Greenpeace spokeswoman, Stephanie Mills. Alasdair Thompson would have been bitch-slapped by Mihingarangi Forbes on national television. John Banks would be at risk every time he opened his mouth, a win-win situation for all.
Still sceptical? Don't be. Folk have already been in touch, volunteering to be part of an advanced LHC guard. One's already promised to provide covert lessons for the women of Epsom, in anticipation of their election candidates. Support is increasing for the movement, numbers are massing on the horizon.
Potted story? It's simple really. If you really want public standards to improve, bring back Ladies Handbag Clobbering. It worked once. Why wouldn't it work again?
2011年8月2日星期二
A proposal for retailers
A proposal for retailers to keep the 50 HK cents levy on plastic bags when the scheme is expanded has attracted mixed reactions.
A Greeners Action survey of 990 people from June 21 to 26 found seven out of 10 people support expanding the plastic bag levy.
But when asked who should keep the levy, 46 percent believe all retailers should do so while 38 percent said it should go to the government's coffers.
When it comes to chain stores only, 83 percent said they should set aside the levy collected for conservation.
The survey comes at a time when the government is holding a public consultation - it ends on August 16 - on the extension of the levy scheme.
It was implemented on July 7, 2009, covering 3,000 stores and supermarkets, adding between HK$5.7 million and HK$6.7 million to the government coffers every quarter.
The expanded scheme will extend to 6,000 stores.
Those in favor of the status quo are concerned that small enterprises will profit from the levy.
"The mainland has reduced the use of plastic bags by two-thirds within three years," Greeners Action senior project officer Kwok Ying-ying said.
"On the other hand, remittance to the government involves high administration costs and workload. Retailers may also try to evade tax."
The group also slammed the government for not informing the public on exemptions, with only 42 percent saying they fully knew plastic bags for fresh produce are exempt.
"Even some retailers misunderstand that plastic bags for wet goods are also counted so they are strongly opposed to this [levy extension]," Kwok said.
The group also took issue at manufacturers' claim that the number of nonwoven bags, which also use plastic, has risen due to the levy.
Greeners Action executive director Angus Ho Hon-wai said shops should not excessively distribute nonwoven bags.
A Greeners Action survey of 990 people from June 21 to 26 found seven out of 10 people support expanding the plastic bag levy.
But when asked who should keep the levy, 46 percent believe all retailers should do so while 38 percent said it should go to the government's coffers.
When it comes to chain stores only, 83 percent said they should set aside the levy collected for conservation.
The survey comes at a time when the government is holding a public consultation - it ends on August 16 - on the extension of the levy scheme.
It was implemented on July 7, 2009, covering 3,000 stores and supermarkets, adding between HK$5.7 million and HK$6.7 million to the government coffers every quarter.
The expanded scheme will extend to 6,000 stores.
Those in favor of the status quo are concerned that small enterprises will profit from the levy.
"The mainland has reduced the use of plastic bags by two-thirds within three years," Greeners Action senior project officer Kwok Ying-ying said.
"On the other hand, remittance to the government involves high administration costs and workload. Retailers may also try to evade tax."
The group also slammed the government for not informing the public on exemptions, with only 42 percent saying they fully knew plastic bags for fresh produce are exempt.
"Even some retailers misunderstand that plastic bags for wet goods are also counted so they are strongly opposed to this [levy extension]," Kwok said.
The group also took issue at manufacturers' claim that the number of nonwoven bags, which also use plastic, has risen due to the levy.
Greeners Action executive director Angus Ho Hon-wai said shops should not excessively distribute nonwoven bags.
She moved on after six months with McQueen
She moved on after six months with McQueen
She moved on after six months with McQueen and has since shown her designs in New York and Tokyo, as well as winning awards back home.
One of her jackets - made from cloth woven by her uncle Donald Smith on the Isle of Lewis - costs up to ￡3500.
Next weekend, she'll be showing her latest designs at Ciao Bella, the inaugural fashion arena at the acclaimed and sold-out Belladrum Festival.
Celebrating tweed's current in-demand status will be a key point of the fashion event.
After working with McQueen, Judy returned to Glasgow where she was shortlisted for Designer Of The Year at the 2009 Scottish Style Awards.
Her love of tweed was inspired by her uncle who is a weaver producing hand-woven cloth from his loom in Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis. He sent her a bag of remnants when she graduated and she began work on her own collection using tweed.
She said: "It's lovely to have that family connection, like it's come full circle.
"I design mostly for my own label but also do a collaboration with Harris Tweed Hebrides, a range that was sold in Japan this year. We're doing a new range for the UK market too."
In March, she won the Jolomo Arts and Crafts PSYBT Award, a ￡3000 cash prize from renowned Scottish contemporary artist John Lowrie Morrison, organised by The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.
It helped finance her small studio in the west end of Edinburgh and in April she was given a coveted spot to show her clothes on the catwalk at the Dressed To Kilt event in New York.
An American woman in the audience loved her collection so much, she ordered three jackets and dresses, a major financial boost for Judy whose designs cost between ￡750 and ￡3500.
What attracts such high-spending customers is not just the skill of Judy's designs but the character and heritage of the fabric she uses, as well as the longevity and style of tweed.
She moved on after six months with McQueen and has since shown her designs in New York and Tokyo, as well as winning awards back home.
One of her jackets - made from cloth woven by her uncle Donald Smith on the Isle of Lewis - costs up to ￡3500.
Next weekend, she'll be showing her latest designs at Ciao Bella, the inaugural fashion arena at the acclaimed and sold-out Belladrum Festival.
Celebrating tweed's current in-demand status will be a key point of the fashion event.
After working with McQueen, Judy returned to Glasgow where she was shortlisted for Designer Of The Year at the 2009 Scottish Style Awards.
Her love of tweed was inspired by her uncle who is a weaver producing hand-woven cloth from his loom in Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis. He sent her a bag of remnants when she graduated and she began work on her own collection using tweed.
She said: "It's lovely to have that family connection, like it's come full circle.
"I design mostly for my own label but also do a collaboration with Harris Tweed Hebrides, a range that was sold in Japan this year. We're doing a new range for the UK market too."
In March, she won the Jolomo Arts and Crafts PSYBT Award, a ￡3000 cash prize from renowned Scottish contemporary artist John Lowrie Morrison, organised by The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.
It helped finance her small studio in the west end of Edinburgh and in April she was given a coveted spot to show her clothes on the catwalk at the Dressed To Kilt event in New York.
An American woman in the audience loved her collection so much, she ordered three jackets and dresses, a major financial boost for Judy whose designs cost between ￡750 and ￡3500.
What attracts such high-spending customers is not just the skill of Judy's designs but the character and heritage of the fabric she uses, as well as the longevity and style of tweed.
2011年7月27日星期三
Consensus reigns in high court's early decisions
A couple of angry dissents aside, the Supreme Court has shown a remarkable degree of consensus in the nearly two dozen opinions issued so far this term.
Fifteen of the 23 decisions have been unanimous and four have drawn just one dissenting vote. No case has ended in a 5-4 split in which the liberals and conservatives are on opposite sides. But the term is young, with 50 or so decisions to come.顺便:给你推荐一个超实惠的鞋店http://shop60690329.taobao.com/
Broad agreement is not that unusual in the court's early decisions. Indeed, a major reason they're issued more quickly is that there is general accord about the outcome.
But the decisions to date include four unanimous opinions in cases in which the U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported the losing side. The cases involved claims of workplace discrimination, retaliation concerning alleged discrimination, an automaker's negligence involving seat belts and corporate rights under the federal open records law. The votes are notable if only because some critics have complained that the court — the conservative-leaning justices, in particular — is too business-friendly.
Robin Conrad, head of the chamber's legal team, said too many cases important to the business world have yet to be decided, including a major class-action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Inc., to read too much into the early returns. But Conrad said, "I have always been critical of the claim that this court has knee-jerk, pro-business inclinations."
The strongest words so far have been in dissents from Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. Alito, the lone voice opposing the court's ruling in favor of protesters at military funerals, wrote that his colleagues were sanctioning a "malevolent verbal attack" on a dead Marine and his grieving family.
Fifteen of the 23 decisions have been unanimous and four have drawn just one dissenting vote. No case has ended in a 5-4 split in which the liberals and conservatives are on opposite sides. But the term is young, with 50 or so decisions to come.顺便:给你推荐一个超实惠的鞋店http://shop60690329.taobao.com/
Broad agreement is not that unusual in the court's early decisions. Indeed, a major reason they're issued more quickly is that there is general accord about the outcome.
But the decisions to date include four unanimous opinions in cases in which the U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported the losing side. The cases involved claims of workplace discrimination, retaliation concerning alleged discrimination, an automaker's negligence involving seat belts and corporate rights under the federal open records law. The votes are notable if only because some critics have complained that the court — the conservative-leaning justices, in particular — is too business-friendly.
Robin Conrad, head of the chamber's legal team, said too many cases important to the business world have yet to be decided, including a major class-action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Inc., to read too much into the early returns. But Conrad said, "I have always been critical of the claim that this court has knee-jerk, pro-business inclinations."
The strongest words so far have been in dissents from Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. Alito, the lone voice opposing the court's ruling in favor of protesters at military funerals, wrote that his colleagues were sanctioning a "malevolent verbal attack" on a dead Marine and his grieving family.
Development gets its skates on
A former professional skater, he has about 35 years of experience and knows exactly what is needed in a good skate park.
And so, as director of Lennox Head-based company Oasis Skateparks, he’s the perfect person to design the village’s new skate park.
Work on the long-awaited facility started on Thursday, and could be finished within three or four weeks, depending on the weather.
One of the perks of Mr Clancy’s job is that he’ll probably be the first person to have a go at the 1.5m-deep bowl which is the feature of the Lennox Head skate park.
He can call it ‘quality control’ of his product, but he admits it will be fun, too.
His crew are working hard to finish the skate park as soon as possible.
“We know everyone has been waiting a long time for it,” Mr Clancy said.
“It’s great to be able to build a park in our home town.
“This skate park will be about 350sqm, so it’s on the smaller end of the scale because of the geographical constraints.
“But it’s still going to be excellent.”
With its banks, ledges, grind rails, quarter pipe and clover-shaped bowl, he said it will provide something for all levels of skaters, from beginners to advanced.
“The bowl is really the stand-out feature,” Mr Clancy said.
“We are trying to put in a balance of features.
“We’re trying to cater for all styles.”
While Mr Clancy said it was great that Ballina Shire Council has funded an activity for youth, the 46-year-old is just as eager to get on as the younger skaters.
“I still love to skate,” he said.
Oasis Skateparks has built about 14 skate parks around the country.
Lennox Head’s skate park is being build as part of the new community centre precinct in Park Lane.
The community centre includes a main auditorium meeting rooms, the library and a playgroup facility.
And so, as director of Lennox Head-based company Oasis Skateparks, he’s the perfect person to design the village’s new skate park.
Work on the long-awaited facility started on Thursday, and could be finished within three or four weeks, depending on the weather.
One of the perks of Mr Clancy’s job is that he’ll probably be the first person to have a go at the 1.5m-deep bowl which is the feature of the Lennox Head skate park.
He can call it ‘quality control’ of his product, but he admits it will be fun, too.
His crew are working hard to finish the skate park as soon as possible.
“We know everyone has been waiting a long time for it,” Mr Clancy said.
“It’s great to be able to build a park in our home town.
“This skate park will be about 350sqm, so it’s on the smaller end of the scale because of the geographical constraints.
“But it’s still going to be excellent.”
With its banks, ledges, grind rails, quarter pipe and clover-shaped bowl, he said it will provide something for all levels of skaters, from beginners to advanced.
“The bowl is really the stand-out feature,” Mr Clancy said.
“We are trying to put in a balance of features.
“We’re trying to cater for all styles.”
While Mr Clancy said it was great that Ballina Shire Council has funded an activity for youth, the 46-year-old is just as eager to get on as the younger skaters.
“I still love to skate,” he said.
Oasis Skateparks has built about 14 skate parks around the country.
Lennox Head’s skate park is being build as part of the new community centre precinct in Park Lane.
The community centre includes a main auditorium meeting rooms, the library and a playgroup facility.
2011年7月21日星期四
After a miserable month of June
After a miserable month of June in which Florida went 3-22, the Marlins won nine of their past 10 games and said they weren't getting too intoxicated by the solid stretch.
They'll need to take that lesson to heart to shake off Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres, the NL West's last-place team.
Despite a strong start from Anibal Sanchez, the Marlins couldn't get to San Diego right-hander Tim Stauffer (6-6), who held them to four hits in six scoreless innings.
"We had a couple of opportunities," manager Jack McKeon said. "Their pitching shut us down. Give them credit."
In the bottom of the ninth, Gaby Sanchez singled and Mike Cameron drew a two-out walk, prompting the Padres to bring in closer Heath Bell. He threw a wild pitch that advanced the runners, but John Buck lined to right field to end the game.
Florida is now 15-10 under McKeon and 4-2 since the All-Star break.
Sanchez (6-3) struck out seven and allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks. He's allowed two earned runs or less in five of his past seven starts but hasn't won since June 10.
"I had to keep the score close," Sanchez said. "Just waited for the team to (score). That didn't happen today."
Despite Sanchez going deep into counts - he worked eight full counts and threw 119 pitches - the weak-hitting Padres only scored off him in the first.
Former Marlin Cameron Maybin hit an infield single and stole second before Ryan Ludwick worked a nine-pitch at-bat and hit a ground-rule double to center, scoring Maybin. Orlando Hudson then hit a pop fly that eluded Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison and allowed Ludwick to score.
Maybin, traded to San Diego last November for Edward Mujica and Ryan Webb, went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases in his return to South Florida. Batting third in the Padres' lineup, Maybin singled in a run in the ninth inning to raise his team-high average to .263.
They'll need to take that lesson to heart to shake off Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres, the NL West's last-place team.
Despite a strong start from Anibal Sanchez, the Marlins couldn't get to San Diego right-hander Tim Stauffer (6-6), who held them to four hits in six scoreless innings.
"We had a couple of opportunities," manager Jack McKeon said. "Their pitching shut us down. Give them credit."
In the bottom of the ninth, Gaby Sanchez singled and Mike Cameron drew a two-out walk, prompting the Padres to bring in closer Heath Bell. He threw a wild pitch that advanced the runners, but John Buck lined to right field to end the game.
Florida is now 15-10 under McKeon and 4-2 since the All-Star break.
Sanchez (6-3) struck out seven and allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks. He's allowed two earned runs or less in five of his past seven starts but hasn't won since June 10.
"I had to keep the score close," Sanchez said. "Just waited for the team to (score). That didn't happen today."
Despite Sanchez going deep into counts - he worked eight full counts and threw 119 pitches - the weak-hitting Padres only scored off him in the first.
Former Marlin Cameron Maybin hit an infield single and stole second before Ryan Ludwick worked a nine-pitch at-bat and hit a ground-rule double to center, scoring Maybin. Orlando Hudson then hit a pop fly that eluded Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison and allowed Ludwick to score.
Maybin, traded to San Diego last November for Edward Mujica and Ryan Webb, went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases in his return to South Florida. Batting third in the Padres' lineup, Maybin singled in a run in the ninth inning to raise his team-high average to .263.
2011年7月18日星期一
'Psychic calf' McCow becomes world star
Maungaturoto has never had a celebrity like it Richie McCow's fame has extended far beyond his Northland paddock after world media picked up the story of the "psychic" calf.
The Telegraph newspaper in Britain reported Richie was to "follow in the tentacles" of Paul the Octopus during this year's Rugby World Cup.
Richie also made headlines in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia, France, Jamaica, and Taiwan. Newspapers ranging from the Borneo Post, the Whitsunday Times, and the Caribbean Herald reported the story.
Last week, the calf was hailed by his owners as an omen after being born all black except for a white mark on its forehead which looks like a silver fern.
The Herald will put that apparently special nature to the test by presenting the calf with two containers of food prior to the All Blacks' matches.
One container will be marked with a New Zealand flag, the other with the flag of the All Blacks' opposition.
A German octopus called Paul gained worldwide fame during the 2010 Fifa World Cup by correctly calling the outcome of eight football matches.
Paul died in October of natural causes, but had received death threats from enraged fans of the teams it correctly predicted to lose.
Richie will be under even more pressure his owner Kyle Underwood, 21, told the Herald he faced the freezing works if the All Blacks exited the Cup early.
While that threat was included in most international reports, the Daily India website chose to omit it perhaps because of the sacred position of cattle in Hinduism.
Richie has been invited to be the star attraction of next month's Auckland Pet & Animal Expo, following in the paw prints of last year's drawcard, the winner of New Zealand's Next Top Cat Model. And Mr Underwood has fielded an offer of luxury bedding for Richie from 'Bonnie the Cow', suppliers of premium animal bedding to the dairy farming sector.
Mr Underwood has started a Support Richie McCow Facebook page to manage his calf's growing fame.
The Telegraph newspaper in Britain reported Richie was to "follow in the tentacles" of Paul the Octopus during this year's Rugby World Cup.
Richie also made headlines in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia, France, Jamaica, and Taiwan. Newspapers ranging from the Borneo Post, the Whitsunday Times, and the Caribbean Herald reported the story.
Last week, the calf was hailed by his owners as an omen after being born all black except for a white mark on its forehead which looks like a silver fern.
The Herald will put that apparently special nature to the test by presenting the calf with two containers of food prior to the All Blacks' matches.
One container will be marked with a New Zealand flag, the other with the flag of the All Blacks' opposition.
A German octopus called Paul gained worldwide fame during the 2010 Fifa World Cup by correctly calling the outcome of eight football matches.
Paul died in October of natural causes, but had received death threats from enraged fans of the teams it correctly predicted to lose.
Richie will be under even more pressure his owner Kyle Underwood, 21, told the Herald he faced the freezing works if the All Blacks exited the Cup early.
While that threat was included in most international reports, the Daily India website chose to omit it perhaps because of the sacred position of cattle in Hinduism.
Richie has been invited to be the star attraction of next month's Auckland Pet & Animal Expo, following in the paw prints of last year's drawcard, the winner of New Zealand's Next Top Cat Model. And Mr Underwood has fielded an offer of luxury bedding for Richie from 'Bonnie the Cow', suppliers of premium animal bedding to the dairy farming sector.
Mr Underwood has started a Support Richie McCow Facebook page to manage his calf's growing fame.
Open letter to W Solar
We here in Wausau are eager to learn where your company will build a manufacturing plant that will employ as many as 600 people making your high-tech solar panels. We were ecstatic to learn back in January that Wausau was one of the few Wisconsin cities along with Eau Claire and perhaps others that have shown interest since then being considered for the facility.
We won't disparage Eau Claire or any other city in this great state. We don't have to. We think what we have to offer in Wausau speaks for itself.
You already know some of our key assets. Your company spokesman, Evan Zeppos, was on target when he said this about Wausau in January: "It's a very good spot as it relates to a supply chain, geography, transportation. It has a well-known reputation for having a good workforce, and it's certainly very high on the quality-of-life scale."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves. But here are some things you might not know about us.
For more than 160 years, Wausau has reinvented itself again and again. We were born in the mid-1800s when settlers began clearing the Northwoods and turning it into lumber for a growing nation. In the early 1900s, our economy began a transition when Employers Mutual Insurance of Wausau later the Wausau Insurance Cos. was founded.
We continued to rely upon the timber industry, but rather than make lumber for other regions of the country, we started value-added companies of our own, making doors, windows and paper. The good workforce that Mr. Zeppos referenced proved itself able and capable of making most anything. Ask the folks at Greenheck Fan Corp. in Schofield, which makes air-moving equipment that is used all over the world. While you're at it, ask the folks at Greenheck about the origins of that company two brothers working in a garage indicative of our community's entrepreneurial spirit.
Nowadays, we still make windows and doors and paper fully one-third of our workforce still manufactures something or another for a living. We also still dabble in insurance. And we have transitioned again, into the regional health care and shopping hub for the northern half of Wisconsin
We won't disparage Eau Claire or any other city in this great state. We don't have to. We think what we have to offer in Wausau speaks for itself.
You already know some of our key assets. Your company spokesman, Evan Zeppos, was on target when he said this about Wausau in January: "It's a very good spot as it relates to a supply chain, geography, transportation. It has a well-known reputation for having a good workforce, and it's certainly very high on the quality-of-life scale."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves. But here are some things you might not know about us.
For more than 160 years, Wausau has reinvented itself again and again. We were born in the mid-1800s when settlers began clearing the Northwoods and turning it into lumber for a growing nation. In the early 1900s, our economy began a transition when Employers Mutual Insurance of Wausau later the Wausau Insurance Cos. was founded.
We continued to rely upon the timber industry, but rather than make lumber for other regions of the country, we started value-added companies of our own, making doors, windows and paper. The good workforce that Mr. Zeppos referenced proved itself able and capable of making most anything. Ask the folks at Greenheck Fan Corp. in Schofield, which makes air-moving equipment that is used all over the world. While you're at it, ask the folks at Greenheck about the origins of that company two brothers working in a garage indicative of our community's entrepreneurial spirit.
Nowadays, we still make windows and doors and paper fully one-third of our workforce still manufactures something or another for a living. We also still dabble in insurance. And we have transitioned again, into the regional health care and shopping hub for the northern half of Wisconsin
2011年7月15日星期五
The process of going from a mess of bones
The process of going from a mess of bones in field jackets to a completed skeleton that is generally seen in museums is a tedious one. Rarely do paleontologists find a full, completed skeleton during a dig. Much of the time it takes years of funding, research, and good old sweat to produce a completed dinosaur. Furthermore, the bones that arrive at Fossilogic are in various states of completion.
"Sometimes the bone is incomplete so we have to be able to look at a two-dimensional drawing and sculpt a 3D replica of the missing piece," Warner said.
Warner said he has to draw on his artistic training to do the work.
"Being able to see color variations and having the ability to see what an object should look like in a three dimensional way helps tremendously."
His talent as an artist started early. "I'm really not sure when it happened. The earliest memory I have is drawing a chipmunk when I was in kindergarten, and I've been doing it ever since," Warner said.
Over the years he has worked hard to develop his ability and, as is the case with most families, he is not the only one with a natural talent toward art.
"My mother and one of my sisters, Ann, do have the artistic ability, but they have never really developed it," Warner said.
While many artists pride themselves on their gifts Warner brings an air of humility to his work.
"I have always been able to draw but I haven't ever thought of myself as talented," Warner said. "I have a lot of people that want my art and tell me that I have a 'natural talent,' but I don't feel that talented, especially when I see other artists' work."
Any artist can tell you that inspiration comes from many different areas. Places and things we see, dreams, and experiences all play a role in what artists do. For Warner, nature is a huge inspiration though he considers it the most challenging to recreate.
"Sometimes the bone is incomplete so we have to be able to look at a two-dimensional drawing and sculpt a 3D replica of the missing piece," Warner said.
Warner said he has to draw on his artistic training to do the work.
"Being able to see color variations and having the ability to see what an object should look like in a three dimensional way helps tremendously."
His talent as an artist started early. "I'm really not sure when it happened. The earliest memory I have is drawing a chipmunk when I was in kindergarten, and I've been doing it ever since," Warner said.
Over the years he has worked hard to develop his ability and, as is the case with most families, he is not the only one with a natural talent toward art.
"My mother and one of my sisters, Ann, do have the artistic ability, but they have never really developed it," Warner said.
While many artists pride themselves on their gifts Warner brings an air of humility to his work.
"I have always been able to draw but I haven't ever thought of myself as talented," Warner said. "I have a lot of people that want my art and tell me that I have a 'natural talent,' but I don't feel that talented, especially when I see other artists' work."
Any artist can tell you that inspiration comes from many different areas. Places and things we see, dreams, and experiences all play a role in what artists do. For Warner, nature is a huge inspiration though he considers it the most challenging to recreate.
The influence of activewear
The influence of activewear has gone beyond nitty-gritty sports since at least the 19th century when women started wearing split skirts for biking, explains Colleen Hill, co-curator of an exhibit at The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) called “Sporting Life”: Think of the men’s tweed hunting jacket that became the uniform for college professors, the dancewear that turned into streetwear in the disco era and the sexy scuba dresses that were a favorite of the 1990s supermodels.
Figure skating, yachting and skiing seem to be endless sources of inspiration for designers and favorites of consumers who probably have never actually laced up, booted up, or hoisted a sail. Yet who could resist a camel-colored wool skating-style ensemble — cape and all — with black Persian lamb trim?
The aspirational aspect complements the whole fashion-as-fantasy thing that also sometimes has city-dwellers adopting the look of country-club cricket players, and suburbanites dressing like downtown nightclub-goers. In that context, Ralph Lauren’s safari jacket, Jean Paul Gaultier’s rayon-and-polyester football jumpsuit and even Isabel Toledo’s gray gym-teacher dress with a funnel neckline and fluid skirt don’t seem so crazy.
And, real women continue to wear monokinis on the beach, which was one scandalous step away from a dominatrix get-up when Rudi Gernreich created the breast-baring one-piece suit in 1964.
The swimwear section of the exhibit is a reminder of just how far the collective eye has come when it comes to revealing the body. Silk bathing boots from the 1910s are a far cry from today’s standard-issue flip-flops, and there isn’t anything similar about head-to-toe wool bathing costumes from the turn of the 20th century and the suit with a black mesh bodice by Cole of California in the 1960s.
Yet, Hill notes, in those intervening years swimwear designers made it possible for people, and women in particular, to transition from being mere recreational bathers to actual swimmers. “As we moved into more stretch fabrics and a fit closer to the body, it allowed women a more active interest in swimming,” she explains.
Figure skating, yachting and skiing seem to be endless sources of inspiration for designers and favorites of consumers who probably have never actually laced up, booted up, or hoisted a sail. Yet who could resist a camel-colored wool skating-style ensemble — cape and all — with black Persian lamb trim?
The aspirational aspect complements the whole fashion-as-fantasy thing that also sometimes has city-dwellers adopting the look of country-club cricket players, and suburbanites dressing like downtown nightclub-goers. In that context, Ralph Lauren’s safari jacket, Jean Paul Gaultier’s rayon-and-polyester football jumpsuit and even Isabel Toledo’s gray gym-teacher dress with a funnel neckline and fluid skirt don’t seem so crazy.
And, real women continue to wear monokinis on the beach, which was one scandalous step away from a dominatrix get-up when Rudi Gernreich created the breast-baring one-piece suit in 1964.
The swimwear section of the exhibit is a reminder of just how far the collective eye has come when it comes to revealing the body. Silk bathing boots from the 1910s are a far cry from today’s standard-issue flip-flops, and there isn’t anything similar about head-to-toe wool bathing costumes from the turn of the 20th century and the suit with a black mesh bodice by Cole of California in the 1960s.
Yet, Hill notes, in those intervening years swimwear designers made it possible for people, and women in particular, to transition from being mere recreational bathers to actual swimmers. “As we moved into more stretch fabrics and a fit closer to the body, it allowed women a more active interest in swimming,” she explains.
2011年7月12日星期二
Table Lamps as Accent Lighting
In the first part of our look at lighting types, we discussed some ideas for using table lamps as ambient lighting. This is a great start for any lighting scheme, and table lamps are perfect for creating an overall atmosphere, and experimenting with different locations.
However, if your ambient lighting is leaving shadows a little flat, you can add some real visual interest by adding another type of lighting. There are several options available, and table lamps can fulfill many roles, but in this article, we’re going to take a closer look at accent lighting.
What is accent lighting?
Accent lighting is used to highlight a feature or object in a room. The lamp itself doesn’t command any attention, because its purpose is to draw the eye to a specific part of the room.
The object being highlighted can be anything: a picture, a piece of furniture, an interesting architectural feature, or even just a wall. It is important that the lamp focuses on the object strongly, without highlighting too much of its surroundings.
Using a table lamp for accenting
Once again, using a table lamp is a great idea, because you can reposition them easily to highlight a feature from the best possible angle. Choosing an opaque lamp shade works best, because it concentrates the light on a smaller area, making it more dramatic.
Also pay attention to the type of light bulb used. A reflector bulb will force the light upwards, rather than letting it spill out underneath too. Using a smaller light bulb can also work great, because the smaller light source produces sharper shadows, which contrast wonderfully against the softer shadows produced by ambient lighting.
However, if your ambient lighting is leaving shadows a little flat, you can add some real visual interest by adding another type of lighting. There are several options available, and table lamps can fulfill many roles, but in this article, we’re going to take a closer look at accent lighting.
What is accent lighting?
Accent lighting is used to highlight a feature or object in a room. The lamp itself doesn’t command any attention, because its purpose is to draw the eye to a specific part of the room.
The object being highlighted can be anything: a picture, a piece of furniture, an interesting architectural feature, or even just a wall. It is important that the lamp focuses on the object strongly, without highlighting too much of its surroundings.
Using a table lamp for accenting
Once again, using a table lamp is a great idea, because you can reposition them easily to highlight a feature from the best possible angle. Choosing an opaque lamp shade works best, because it concentrates the light on a smaller area, making it more dramatic.
Also pay attention to the type of light bulb used. A reflector bulb will force the light upwards, rather than letting it spill out underneath too. Using a smaller light bulb can also work great, because the smaller light source produces sharper shadows, which contrast wonderfully against the softer shadows produced by ambient lighting.
Table Lamps as Decorative Lighting
When you’re planning a lighting scheme for your home or office, table lamps are extremely versatile, and to get the most of them, it helps if you’re aware of what role you’d like them to play. Previous articles looked at ambient and accent lighting types, and in this third installment, let’s look at a type of lighting that table lamps were made for: decorative lighting.
What is decorative lighting?
Decorative lighting is not designed primarily to provide usable lighting, but rather to serve as a design element in itself. It’s the opposite of ambient lighting: instead of providing a light that spreads throughout your room, the light it creates may not extend very far at all; and instead of the light source hiding in the background, decorative table lamps demand to be noticed!
Think of a decorative table lamp as an ornament that happens to light up, and you’re nearly there.
Types of decorative table lamps
There are many types of table lamps that can be considered decorative, and can be used as a centerpiece in any room. Here are a few sample techniques to look out for:
Stained Glass
Glass has been used in table lamps for many generations, and over time, its properties have been used creatively to great effect. Probably the best known example of this comes with Tiffany Lamps, where organic, flowing shapes are constructed out of many pieces of stained glass. Colored glass does restrict the amount of light that passes through, but it does light up beautifully, forming a focal point in your room that’s bound to impress!
Crystal
Cut glass plays wonderfully with light, with many little prisms splitting light up into a spectrum of colors. It also creates a dappled effect throughout a room, and when the crystal shards sway, you get an effect reminiscent of a bright summer’s day by a stream. Crystal table lamps are almost hypnotic to watch.
Translucence
Many materials are translucent, meaning that it allows light to pass through, but the light becomes diffused. In other words, you can see light coming through, but you can’t see clearly through the material. This phenomenon is widely used by table lamps, for example, with textured paper lamp shades producing a more attractive light source. Other materials include frosted glass and various fabrics, and work well because they obscure the light bulb, and almost become a more interesting light source in themselves.
What is decorative lighting?
Decorative lighting is not designed primarily to provide usable lighting, but rather to serve as a design element in itself. It’s the opposite of ambient lighting: instead of providing a light that spreads throughout your room, the light it creates may not extend very far at all; and instead of the light source hiding in the background, decorative table lamps demand to be noticed!
Think of a decorative table lamp as an ornament that happens to light up, and you’re nearly there.
Types of decorative table lamps
There are many types of table lamps that can be considered decorative, and can be used as a centerpiece in any room. Here are a few sample techniques to look out for:
Stained Glass
Glass has been used in table lamps for many generations, and over time, its properties have been used creatively to great effect. Probably the best known example of this comes with Tiffany Lamps, where organic, flowing shapes are constructed out of many pieces of stained glass. Colored glass does restrict the amount of light that passes through, but it does light up beautifully, forming a focal point in your room that’s bound to impress!
Crystal
Cut glass plays wonderfully with light, with many little prisms splitting light up into a spectrum of colors. It also creates a dappled effect throughout a room, and when the crystal shards sway, you get an effect reminiscent of a bright summer’s day by a stream. Crystal table lamps are almost hypnotic to watch.
Translucence
Many materials are translucent, meaning that it allows light to pass through, but the light becomes diffused. In other words, you can see light coming through, but you can’t see clearly through the material. This phenomenon is widely used by table lamps, for example, with textured paper lamp shades producing a more attractive light source. Other materials include frosted glass and various fabrics, and work well because they obscure the light bulb, and almost become a more interesting light source in themselves.
2011年7月7日星期四
US set for huge 17GW of solar installations by 2015
The US is set for a massive rise in solar panel installations, with projects amounting to 17 gigawatts (GW) in the pipeline.
According to figures released by Solarbuzz, there are currently 601 non-residential photovoltaic (PV) projects in the pipeline, ranging from 50 kilowatts to 500 megawatts.
These projects will all be put in place between the second half of this year and 2015.
This means an overall figure of 20.3GW of non-residential PV installations either already in place or on the way since the start of 2010.
Figures show that California is by far and away the most popular area for PV projects, accounting for 62 percent of the country's overall planned installations.
This is largely attributed to state's commitment to a 33 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard target.
Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey are some of the other states which are looking to expand their solar capabilities substantially, with 40 states in total planning some form of expansion.
And, of course, a phenomenal wave of solar installations means lucrative business for module suppliers, not to mention project developers, engineers and construction firms.
In terms of module suppliers, First Solar, SunPower Corporation and Suntech Power are some of the largest for MW supplied.
Inverter suppliers Advanced Energy and SatCon Technology are also well placed to cash in on the extensive commercial PV installations.
According to solar expert at IMS Research Ash Sharma, the swift expansion in the US shows how seriously solar energy has edged in on the energy agenda.
"It is massively important," he told TechEye, "and we also project similar growth for utility-scale PV in the US. The US accounted for just six percent of global installations last year, but this will grow to more than 20 percent over the next five years and will become the world's largest market by 2013."
All of which makes the UK's reluctance to back large scale solar projects appear rather backward.
With the Department for Energy and Climate Change looking to make it more difficult for larger project installations, there are fears that the UK could get left behind as others, such as the US, bound ahead.
Sharma believes that there is real danger of being left out of a very profitable market.
He tells us that the global PV system integration market generated around $45 billion last year, with an expectation that this will grow to around $70 billion by 2015.
All of which is non-residential system-based so it appears that Chris Huhne could be opting the UK right out.
"The policy now favours residential systems but completely ignore larger-scale PV and make commercial PV such as on offices, warehouse, farm-buildings much more difficult financially.
"After August, they will not get enough backing and will no longer be financially viable to have systems above 250kW.
"Systems between 50-250kW will also struggle unless system prices come down considerably as tariffs are not high enough to generate a respectable return."
According to figures released by Solarbuzz, there are currently 601 non-residential photovoltaic (PV) projects in the pipeline, ranging from 50 kilowatts to 500 megawatts.
These projects will all be put in place between the second half of this year and 2015.
This means an overall figure of 20.3GW of non-residential PV installations either already in place or on the way since the start of 2010.
Figures show that California is by far and away the most popular area for PV projects, accounting for 62 percent of the country's overall planned installations.
This is largely attributed to state's commitment to a 33 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard target.
Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey are some of the other states which are looking to expand their solar capabilities substantially, with 40 states in total planning some form of expansion.
And, of course, a phenomenal wave of solar installations means lucrative business for module suppliers, not to mention project developers, engineers and construction firms.
In terms of module suppliers, First Solar, SunPower Corporation and Suntech Power are some of the largest for MW supplied.
Inverter suppliers Advanced Energy and SatCon Technology are also well placed to cash in on the extensive commercial PV installations.
According to solar expert at IMS Research Ash Sharma, the swift expansion in the US shows how seriously solar energy has edged in on the energy agenda.
"It is massively important," he told TechEye, "and we also project similar growth for utility-scale PV in the US. The US accounted for just six percent of global installations last year, but this will grow to more than 20 percent over the next five years and will become the world's largest market by 2013."
All of which makes the UK's reluctance to back large scale solar projects appear rather backward.
With the Department for Energy and Climate Change looking to make it more difficult for larger project installations, there are fears that the UK could get left behind as others, such as the US, bound ahead.
Sharma believes that there is real danger of being left out of a very profitable market.
He tells us that the global PV system integration market generated around $45 billion last year, with an expectation that this will grow to around $70 billion by 2015.
All of which is non-residential system-based so it appears that Chris Huhne could be opting the UK right out.
"The policy now favours residential systems but completely ignore larger-scale PV and make commercial PV such as on offices, warehouse, farm-buildings much more difficult financially.
"After August, they will not get enough backing and will no longer be financially viable to have systems above 250kW.
"Systems between 50-250kW will also struggle unless system prices come down considerably as tariffs are not high enough to generate a respectable return."
2011年7月6日星期三
Bellator signs lightweight Thiago Michel Pereira Silva
Thiago Michel Pereira Silva has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships.
Silva (8-2) won championships in kickboxing and Muay Thai before diving into mixed martial arts. The 27-year-old lightweight has been fighting professionally in MMA since November 2006.
All his wins are knockouts or technical knockouts, increasing his appeal to Bellator, which has tried to position itself as a promotion known for highlight-reel finishes. He joins Patricky Freire as one of a few men with reliable punching power in a Bellator division with several submission artists.
Bellator's next lightweight tournament isn't expected until next year. The winner of that tourney would face the victor of titleholder Eddie Alvarez vs. Season Four tourney winner Michael Chandler. Alvarez-Chandler is scheduled for Bellator Season Five later this year.
Silva (8-2) won championships in kickboxing and Muay Thai before diving into mixed martial arts. The 27-year-old lightweight has been fighting professionally in MMA since November 2006.
All his wins are knockouts or technical knockouts, increasing his appeal to Bellator, which has tried to position itself as a promotion known for highlight-reel finishes. He joins Patricky Freire as one of a few men with reliable punching power in a Bellator division with several submission artists.
Bellator's next lightweight tournament isn't expected until next year. The winner of that tourney would face the victor of titleholder Eddie Alvarez vs. Season Four tourney winner Michael Chandler. Alvarez-Chandler is scheduled for Bellator Season Five later this year.
Bobby Lutz coming home to join N.C. State coaching staff
obby Lutz had never coached outside the Carolinas, but relocating to Ames, Iowa, last summer wasn't a complicated ordeal.
Hired as an assistant at Iowa State, Lutz didn't bother with moving trucks because he rented a furnished house. Clothes were the primary items he and his wife had to pack for the 1,100-mile trip in their Chevrolet Suburban.
That left plenty of room for Sun Drop. Fifteen cases, to be exact.
The Southern soda wasn't yet available in the Midwest.
"I'm a creature of habit," he said.
Lutz remained loyal to his North Carolina roots throughout his 10-month stint with the Cyclones, and he's back in the comfort of his home state. He joined new N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried's staff in April, giving the Wolfpack an experienced assistant with strong recruiting ties and an in-depth understanding of the ACC landscape.
For Lutz, who spent 12 seasons as the head coach at Charlotte before being fired last March, he can again visit family and friends with relative ease when he's not working to rebuild a once-proud program in Raleigh.
"It's perfect as it can be," Lutz said.
Hairy situation
Lutz received an over-the-phone job offer from Gottfried while pacing in the parking lot of the Hair Connection barber shop in Conover, 45 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Don Beal has been cutting his best friend's hair for nearly 40 years, an arrangement that dates back to Lutz's days as a basketball standout at Bandys High School in Catawba, and Lutz was in the shop with his father when he excused himself to field Gottfried's call.
Even when Lutz was coaching at Iowa State, he worked in visits to the Hair Connection during trips home to see his father, who suffered a heart attack in February, and his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease.
"It's just what best friends do," Beal said.
That's not to suggest there haven't been rough patches.
Beal says he's never met anyone who takes losses harder than Lutz, as evidenced by his behavior at Badin Country Club in 1992. Beal and Matt Doherty, then a young Davidson assistant, faced Lutz and fellow coach Don Hogan in a best-ball format.
Lutz hooked his drive out of bounds on the final hole, and Beal finished with a better score thanks to a closing par. He hasn't beaten Lutz since.
"When Bobby left, he was mad as hell, just furious," Beal said. "He didn't say bye. I'm like, 'Man, I just lost my best friend.' Three weeks later, he called and asked for a haircut like nothing happened."
Homeward bound
Before the opportunity at N.C. State arose, Lutz says his wife, Janet, planned to spend more time in the small N.C. town of Denver assisting her father-in-law with his recovery. Lutz visits regularly, making sure to stop in for a meal at Jones Fish Camp, a popular haunt since its opening in 1952.
The move to Raleigh means Lutz eats more homecooked meals with his wife and two daughters. Natalie is in graduate school at North Carolina, and Christine decided to transfer from Kentucky to N.C. State in February, two months before the school hired her father.
"It was absolutely the right move for me family-wise and professionally," he said.
Family has always factored into Lutz's career choices.
Clemson's Cliff Ellis hired him as a graduate assistant in 1984, and the Tigers upset eighth-ranked Georgia Tech on Jan. 8 of Lutz's first season. Two days later, his younger sister, Tammy, was killed in a car accident on the way to watch Clemson play host to N.C. State.
Lutz, deciding he needed to be closer to his parents, left Clemson after two seasons. He became the head coach at Pfeiffer, a small college situated about an hour from Denver, and worked there for nine years. Gardner-Webb hired him in 1995, and he left two weeks later to join Charlotte's program as an assistant.
The 49ers traveled to Clemson in 2008 and upset the 18th-ranked Tigers a day before the 23rd anniversary of Tammy's death.
"I choose to remember the great times and want to remember her every day, if I can," Lutz said. "It inspires me, I think, to be a better person."
Hired as an assistant at Iowa State, Lutz didn't bother with moving trucks because he rented a furnished house. Clothes were the primary items he and his wife had to pack for the 1,100-mile trip in their Chevrolet Suburban.
That left plenty of room for Sun Drop. Fifteen cases, to be exact.
The Southern soda wasn't yet available in the Midwest.
"I'm a creature of habit," he said.
Lutz remained loyal to his North Carolina roots throughout his 10-month stint with the Cyclones, and he's back in the comfort of his home state. He joined new N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried's staff in April, giving the Wolfpack an experienced assistant with strong recruiting ties and an in-depth understanding of the ACC landscape.
For Lutz, who spent 12 seasons as the head coach at Charlotte before being fired last March, he can again visit family and friends with relative ease when he's not working to rebuild a once-proud program in Raleigh.
"It's perfect as it can be," Lutz said.
Hairy situation
Lutz received an over-the-phone job offer from Gottfried while pacing in the parking lot of the Hair Connection barber shop in Conover, 45 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Don Beal has been cutting his best friend's hair for nearly 40 years, an arrangement that dates back to Lutz's days as a basketball standout at Bandys High School in Catawba, and Lutz was in the shop with his father when he excused himself to field Gottfried's call.
Even when Lutz was coaching at Iowa State, he worked in visits to the Hair Connection during trips home to see his father, who suffered a heart attack in February, and his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease.
"It's just what best friends do," Beal said.
That's not to suggest there haven't been rough patches.
Beal says he's never met anyone who takes losses harder than Lutz, as evidenced by his behavior at Badin Country Club in 1992. Beal and Matt Doherty, then a young Davidson assistant, faced Lutz and fellow coach Don Hogan in a best-ball format.
Lutz hooked his drive out of bounds on the final hole, and Beal finished with a better score thanks to a closing par. He hasn't beaten Lutz since.
"When Bobby left, he was mad as hell, just furious," Beal said. "He didn't say bye. I'm like, 'Man, I just lost my best friend.' Three weeks later, he called and asked for a haircut like nothing happened."
Homeward bound
Before the opportunity at N.C. State arose, Lutz says his wife, Janet, planned to spend more time in the small N.C. town of Denver assisting her father-in-law with his recovery. Lutz visits regularly, making sure to stop in for a meal at Jones Fish Camp, a popular haunt since its opening in 1952.
The move to Raleigh means Lutz eats more homecooked meals with his wife and two daughters. Natalie is in graduate school at North Carolina, and Christine decided to transfer from Kentucky to N.C. State in February, two months before the school hired her father.
"It was absolutely the right move for me family-wise and professionally," he said.
Family has always factored into Lutz's career choices.
Clemson's Cliff Ellis hired him as a graduate assistant in 1984, and the Tigers upset eighth-ranked Georgia Tech on Jan. 8 of Lutz's first season. Two days later, his younger sister, Tammy, was killed in a car accident on the way to watch Clemson play host to N.C. State.
Lutz, deciding he needed to be closer to his parents, left Clemson after two seasons. He became the head coach at Pfeiffer, a small college situated about an hour from Denver, and worked there for nine years. Gardner-Webb hired him in 1995, and he left two weeks later to join Charlotte's program as an assistant.
The 49ers traveled to Clemson in 2008 and upset the 18th-ranked Tigers a day before the 23rd anniversary of Tammy's death.
"I choose to remember the great times and want to remember her every day, if I can," Lutz said. "It inspires me, I think, to be a better person."
2011年7月1日星期五
Basalt officials decided Tuesday
Basalt officials decided Tuesday to take the lead in the Roaring Fork Valley to discourage use of disposable grocery bags.
The Basalt Town Council gave an informal nod to the concept of charging a small fee for use of disposable paper and plastic bags in the town's two grocery stores. A 20-cent per bag fee will be discussed when the council reviews an ordinance later this summer.
Town officials stressed they want to coordinate the bag fee with other towns in the Roaring Fork Valley, but they won't wait if other governments stall. So they will participate in meetings with elected officials from Aspen and other towns to see if general parameters of an ordinance can be worked out. If the talks don't materialize or bog down, the Basalt council will consider its own bag fee by the last week of August.
The council was pressed by the town's Green Team, an environmental board, to implement the fee. Green Team member Tripp Adams said single-use grocery bags consume natural resources that could be saved by promoting reusable bags. Information presented to the council contended that in the U.S. alone, annual production of disposable grocery bags emits almost 4 million tons of “CO2-equivalent.”
Plastic bags also break down into small pieces that enter the food chain and have health effects on animals and humans that aren't fully known yet.
“We want to see people be more environmentally responsible and not be wasteful,” Adams told the council in a work session Tuesday night.
Green Team member Gerry Terwilliger said most Green Team members want Basalt to proceed on its own rather than wait for a coordinated, regional approach.
“If we go ahead, we would be followed very quickly,” he said.
Basalt Mayor Leroy Duroux warned that Basalt could pay consequences by implementing a bag fee on its own. He said some midvalley residents have warned him they will shop in other towns if Basalt implements a bag fee at its grocery stores.
The Basalt Town Council gave an informal nod to the concept of charging a small fee for use of disposable paper and plastic bags in the town's two grocery stores. A 20-cent per bag fee will be discussed when the council reviews an ordinance later this summer.
Town officials stressed they want to coordinate the bag fee with other towns in the Roaring Fork Valley, but they won't wait if other governments stall. So they will participate in meetings with elected officials from Aspen and other towns to see if general parameters of an ordinance can be worked out. If the talks don't materialize or bog down, the Basalt council will consider its own bag fee by the last week of August.
The council was pressed by the town's Green Team, an environmental board, to implement the fee. Green Team member Tripp Adams said single-use grocery bags consume natural resources that could be saved by promoting reusable bags. Information presented to the council contended that in the U.S. alone, annual production of disposable grocery bags emits almost 4 million tons of “CO2-equivalent.”
Plastic bags also break down into small pieces that enter the food chain and have health effects on animals and humans that aren't fully known yet.
“We want to see people be more environmentally responsible and not be wasteful,” Adams told the council in a work session Tuesday night.
Green Team member Gerry Terwilliger said most Green Team members want Basalt to proceed on its own rather than wait for a coordinated, regional approach.
“If we go ahead, we would be followed very quickly,” he said.
Basalt Mayor Leroy Duroux warned that Basalt could pay consequences by implementing a bag fee on its own. He said some midvalley residents have warned him they will shop in other towns if Basalt implements a bag fee at its grocery stores.
Ever had a metal horseshoe
Ever had a metal horseshoe dropped on your foot? Ever wanted to play horseshoes with your younger children? Well, if you have had these questions come up or many others around the more dangerous metal horseshoes, you need take a look at Sportcraft’s Bean-Bag Horseshoe set.
I think we can skip the lesson on how to play horseshoes and get into how Sportcraft has taken this iconic game and made it more accessible to families. I figured the best way to get a feel for the product was to bring it out and play with our two sons (5 and 7 years old). They were very interested in playing a game that they had only seen the adults play, so they were both excited to get it set up as quickly as possible. We decided to play it outside and took the mats out and the stakes. For our first game we put the stakes straight into the ground instead of using the plastic holder. This worked out well, and the boys loved the game.
The horseshoes have a great feel (weight) to them, and the outside texture is a leather type that makes them easy to grip. They also seemed like they would hold up for a lot of summers if you took care of them. Plus you are not that worried if you get hit with one, which makes this a safe way to toss the shoes.
Fun was had by all, and it was very easy to see if a point was made since the mat includes a circle on it, which your horseshoe has to land inside to score. Makes for a lot less arguing, especially with two competitive boys! When we tried putting the stake into the plastic holder, the adults at the party ruined it by flipping the mat over by throwing too hard, so my suggestion is, if you have a mixed group of kids and adults, then just put the stakes into the ground. If it is a kids only group or you’re playing indoors, the stake holders would work fine–just no throwing your arm out trying for a ringer at 10 paces!
I was very impressed with the quality of the Horseshoes. The fact that a bag came with the set to take them with you to different parties or on vacation easily was a plus. The price was reasonable, so add this to your collection of outdoor games. With the holiday weekend coming up, Sportcraft’s Bean-Bag Horseshoes set makes a perfect game for a family gathering.
I think we can skip the lesson on how to play horseshoes and get into how Sportcraft has taken this iconic game and made it more accessible to families. I figured the best way to get a feel for the product was to bring it out and play with our two sons (5 and 7 years old). They were very interested in playing a game that they had only seen the adults play, so they were both excited to get it set up as quickly as possible. We decided to play it outside and took the mats out and the stakes. For our first game we put the stakes straight into the ground instead of using the plastic holder. This worked out well, and the boys loved the game.
The horseshoes have a great feel (weight) to them, and the outside texture is a leather type that makes them easy to grip. They also seemed like they would hold up for a lot of summers if you took care of them. Plus you are not that worried if you get hit with one, which makes this a safe way to toss the shoes.
Fun was had by all, and it was very easy to see if a point was made since the mat includes a circle on it, which your horseshoe has to land inside to score. Makes for a lot less arguing, especially with two competitive boys! When we tried putting the stake into the plastic holder, the adults at the party ruined it by flipping the mat over by throwing too hard, so my suggestion is, if you have a mixed group of kids and adults, then just put the stakes into the ground. If it is a kids only group or you’re playing indoors, the stake holders would work fine–just no throwing your arm out trying for a ringer at 10 paces!
I was very impressed with the quality of the Horseshoes. The fact that a bag came with the set to take them with you to different parties or on vacation easily was a plus. The price was reasonable, so add this to your collection of outdoor games. With the holiday weekend coming up, Sportcraft’s Bean-Bag Horseshoes set makes a perfect game for a family gathering.
2011年6月28日星期二
State legislators made Connecticut
State legislators made Connecticut the first state in the nation to mandate sick leave for hundreds of thousands of service workers earlier this month. Many residents, legislators and business owners are not happy about it.
The House and the Senate narrowly approved a bill on June 4 that applies to businesses with 50 or more employees, guaranteeing those employees an hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours they work. Despite its passage, however, a number of local lawmakers and residents believe it will negatively affect the state's struggling economy.
"I wouldn't say it's somewhat negative, I would say it's very negative," said State Sen. Rob Kane, R-Watertown. "We can't have a one-size-fits-all approach to these things. Small business, all business really, has been hurting since 2008. We're in probably the worst economic time since the Great Depression. For us to put our thumb down and press down on business doesn't make sense. We should be doing the opposite. We should be giving them incentives."
Kane, of the 32nd District, said the bill will inhibit job growth in Connecticut because it needlessly burdens small businesses, which are already under economic strain. The 50-employee cutoff, Kane imagines, will cause businesses to reduce their payrolls and "lay people off rather than add people on" so as to avoid the paid sick time requirements that come with having more employees.
"I couldn't give you a number on how many businesses [in the Danbury area] would be affected," said Director of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce Steven Bull. "But say you're at 49 employees and you're thinking of hiring your 50th. You're not going to do it, now, because you'll incur these types of mandates."
The House and the Senate narrowly approved a bill on June 4 that applies to businesses with 50 or more employees, guaranteeing those employees an hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours they work. Despite its passage, however, a number of local lawmakers and residents believe it will negatively affect the state's struggling economy.
"I wouldn't say it's somewhat negative, I would say it's very negative," said State Sen. Rob Kane, R-Watertown. "We can't have a one-size-fits-all approach to these things. Small business, all business really, has been hurting since 2008. We're in probably the worst economic time since the Great Depression. For us to put our thumb down and press down on business doesn't make sense. We should be doing the opposite. We should be giving them incentives."
Kane, of the 32nd District, said the bill will inhibit job growth in Connecticut because it needlessly burdens small businesses, which are already under economic strain. The 50-employee cutoff, Kane imagines, will cause businesses to reduce their payrolls and "lay people off rather than add people on" so as to avoid the paid sick time requirements that come with having more employees.
"I couldn't give you a number on how many businesses [in the Danbury area] would be affected," said Director of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce Steven Bull. "But say you're at 49 employees and you're thinking of hiring your 50th. You're not going to do it, now, because you'll incur these types of mandates."
Teachers are taking part in the action
Teachers are taking part in the action on Thursday over Government plans to make changes to their pensions.
William Allitt School, in Sunnyside, Newhall, will be closed completely to students.
Head teacher David Clark said: “The school will be closed for students on Thursday June 30.
“All students will be expected to attend school on Friday, July 1 at the normal time.” Abbot Beyne School, in Winshill, revealed that certain year groups would be affected and parents were being informed by text messages and letters.
A statement from de Ferrers Academy read ‘Industrial action by some members of unions will be taking place at the academy and as soon as we have more details, a letter will be sent home to parents’.
Paget High School, in Burton Road, Branston, will be open, but some children will be asked to come in late and some will leave early.
Pingle School, in Coronation Street, Swadlincote, has revealed that year 12 students should attend school as usual and years 11 and 13 are unaffected.
A small number of year nine children will be attending mentor training on that day and they should attend as usual, wearing school uniform.
The remaining pupils in years seven to 10 should not attend on this day.
Ivanhoe College, in Ashby, will be shut entirely to students, whereas Burton and South Derbyshire College will remain open.
Wendy Sharp, head teacher of John Port Academy, in Etwall, said in a letter to parents that a decision on whether to close the school or cancel classes might not be taken until the day before the industrial action.
Paulet High School, in Stapenhill, will see some children missing ‘a few lessons but nothing more’.
As the Mail went to press, Blessed Robert Sutton, in Stapenhill, Granville Community School, in Woodville and John Taylor High School had not yet revealed details of what impact the industrial action would have.
William Allitt School, in Sunnyside, Newhall, will be closed completely to students.
Head teacher David Clark said: “The school will be closed for students on Thursday June 30.
“All students will be expected to attend school on Friday, July 1 at the normal time.” Abbot Beyne School, in Winshill, revealed that certain year groups would be affected and parents were being informed by text messages and letters.
A statement from de Ferrers Academy read ‘Industrial action by some members of unions will be taking place at the academy and as soon as we have more details, a letter will be sent home to parents’.
Paget High School, in Burton Road, Branston, will be open, but some children will be asked to come in late and some will leave early.
Pingle School, in Coronation Street, Swadlincote, has revealed that year 12 students should attend school as usual and years 11 and 13 are unaffected.
A small number of year nine children will be attending mentor training on that day and they should attend as usual, wearing school uniform.
The remaining pupils in years seven to 10 should not attend on this day.
Ivanhoe College, in Ashby, will be shut entirely to students, whereas Burton and South Derbyshire College will remain open.
Wendy Sharp, head teacher of John Port Academy, in Etwall, said in a letter to parents that a decision on whether to close the school or cancel classes might not be taken until the day before the industrial action.
Paulet High School, in Stapenhill, will see some children missing ‘a few lessons but nothing more’.
As the Mail went to press, Blessed Robert Sutton, in Stapenhill, Granville Community School, in Woodville and John Taylor High School had not yet revealed details of what impact the industrial action would have.
2011年6月23日星期四
The Thrift Shop will close for a week
The Thrift Shop will close for a week and reopen on Tuesday, July 12 restocked and refreshed. There are boxes of "new" merchandise ready to refill the shelves and racks; summer clothing, shoes, purses, accessories, bathing suits, toys and books. The store will remain open until the end of August on its regular schedule.
When the volunteers strip the shop of whatever is left after the bag sales, all the clothes are donated to other worthy charitable organizations. They include the Calvary Lighthouse House of Blessing in Lakewood, New York City Rescue Mission in New York, the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless in Elizabeth, St. Mary's Food Pantry in Plainfield, and the American Red Cross home pickup and recycle bins.
Nothing goes to waste. This year we have a number of wedding gowns that did not sell. They will be donated to the Brides Across America in N. Andover, Ma. It is an organization that donates wedding dresses to brides-to-be who are marrying someone in the military.
The Thrift Shop is volunteer organization whose members donate 2 1/2 hours of their time each week and three Saturdays a year. The board and members meet once a month on the second Monday of the month to discuss store activities.
The Service League is a corporation that has been in business operating the Thrift Shop for more than 38 years. This year, we donated $23,000 back into our local communities.
To join the Service League or find out more about us call the store at 908-322-5420 during opening hours or just stop in and say hello. Hours of operation are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
When the volunteers strip the shop of whatever is left after the bag sales, all the clothes are donated to other worthy charitable organizations. They include the Calvary Lighthouse House of Blessing in Lakewood, New York City Rescue Mission in New York, the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless in Elizabeth, St. Mary's Food Pantry in Plainfield, and the American Red Cross home pickup and recycle bins.
Nothing goes to waste. This year we have a number of wedding gowns that did not sell. They will be donated to the Brides Across America in N. Andover, Ma. It is an organization that donates wedding dresses to brides-to-be who are marrying someone in the military.
The Thrift Shop is volunteer organization whose members donate 2 1/2 hours of their time each week and three Saturdays a year. The board and members meet once a month on the second Monday of the month to discuss store activities.
The Service League is a corporation that has been in business operating the Thrift Shop for more than 38 years. This year, we donated $23,000 back into our local communities.
To join the Service League or find out more about us call the store at 908-322-5420 during opening hours or just stop in and say hello. Hours of operation are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Saanich teacher wept on the witness
A Saanich teacher wept on the witness stand Monday as she relived the devastating discovery of a newborn baby's body in a plastic bag in the bedroom of her Japanese homestay student last year.
Gail Floyd, who has been a homestay host for the University of Victoria for about 10 years, was testifying at the two-week jury trial of Narumi Bito in B.C. Supreme Court.
The 20-year-old exchange student is charged with disposing of the body of her dead child and concealing the fact she had delivered a child on Sept. 17, 2010. She is also charged with offering an indignity to human remains.
During Floyd's emotional testimony, Bito bent her head forward and cried quietly. Her defence lawyer Christopher Mackie, who is fluent in Japanese, looked on with concern.
Floyd testified that Bito came to stay with her on Aug. 28, 2010. She was friendly, quiet and laughed a lot with Floyd and Chinese homestay student Way Chen. Unlike other students, Bito stayed home all the time, which was unusual, Floyd testified.
On the morning of Sept. 17, Floyd noticed a little pool of blood on the kitchen floor. She assumed one of the girls was having her period, and cleaned it up. She had coffee and read the newspaper. It slowly dawned on her the bathroom door had been closed for a while.
Floyd testified she heard indistinct noises coming from the bathroom, then a thump. She knocked on the door and asked Bito: "Are you OK? Do you need anything?"
Bito said no, Floyd testified. But as time moved on and the door stayed closed, Floyd knocked again and told Bito she needed to have her shower.
Gail Floyd, who has been a homestay host for the University of Victoria for about 10 years, was testifying at the two-week jury trial of Narumi Bito in B.C. Supreme Court.
The 20-year-old exchange student is charged with disposing of the body of her dead child and concealing the fact she had delivered a child on Sept. 17, 2010. She is also charged with offering an indignity to human remains.
During Floyd's emotional testimony, Bito bent her head forward and cried quietly. Her defence lawyer Christopher Mackie, who is fluent in Japanese, looked on with concern.
Floyd testified that Bito came to stay with her on Aug. 28, 2010. She was friendly, quiet and laughed a lot with Floyd and Chinese homestay student Way Chen. Unlike other students, Bito stayed home all the time, which was unusual, Floyd testified.
On the morning of Sept. 17, Floyd noticed a little pool of blood on the kitchen floor. She assumed one of the girls was having her period, and cleaned it up. She had coffee and read the newspaper. It slowly dawned on her the bathroom door had been closed for a while.
Floyd testified she heard indistinct noises coming from the bathroom, then a thump. She knocked on the door and asked Bito: "Are you OK? Do you need anything?"
Bito said no, Floyd testified. But as time moved on and the door stayed closed, Floyd knocked again and told Bito she needed to have her shower.
2011年6月20日星期一
Debutants Team Kiber Sambas from Kalimantan Barat
Debutants Team Kiber Sambas from Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia clinched the Sabah 'Head of State Trophy' in the 26th Sabah Dragon Boat Race at Likas Bay here today, ending the reign of three time consecutive champion Pertubuhan Peladang Tuaran.
Kiber Sambas finished the race in 3 minutes 14 seconds, followed by National Team Brunei Darussalam A with a time of 3:18 while Penang Forward Sports Club clocked 3:21 to finish third.
The champion received RM4,000 and medals, presented by the Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin himself.
Another Indonesian team, Podsi Kalbar A (Kalimantan Barat), also finished first place in the Men Team Open 200 Meter Race category, recording 57 seconds seconds, a mere second faster than runner-up Tanjung Papat Sandakan while Persatuan Nelayan Lentuong who clocked 60 seconds finished third.
Head of Indonesia's Rowers Association (PODSI) Abdi Norkamil Mawardi, 38, who directed both the Indonesian teams, said it was a meaningful victory for them since they had only started participating in the competition this year.
"Last year we wanted to come, but we had prior commitments with a national race back home," he said.
However despite being new to the scene, they had full confidence in their own abilities as they have been participating and performing well in other races all the while, said Abdi.
Meanwhile, for the Sabah Chief Minister's Trophy, Tanjung Papat Sandakan won first place with a time of 3:17s, followed by Pendatang Baru (3:19s) and Shangri-La's Rasa Ria B (3:20s).
Sabah Dragon Trophy (International and Malaysian Mix Team) was won by Kampung Nelayan 1 with a time of 3:34s while Dragon City DBKL (3:36s) were second and Batik Mengkabong (3:37s) finished third.
The Kinabalu Dragon Trophy (Under-20) was won by Myteam Awat-Awat (3:20s), followed by Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan Tuaran (3:25s) and Belia Darau Village Junior B (3:26s).
Two other remaining categories were Mix Team Open 200 Meter Race which was won by Penang Forward Sports Club (1:01s) while the Charity Race was won by Shangri-La's Rasa Ria B.
Kiber Sambas finished the race in 3 minutes 14 seconds, followed by National Team Brunei Darussalam A with a time of 3:18 while Penang Forward Sports Club clocked 3:21 to finish third.
The champion received RM4,000 and medals, presented by the Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin himself.
Another Indonesian team, Podsi Kalbar A (Kalimantan Barat), also finished first place in the Men Team Open 200 Meter Race category, recording 57 seconds seconds, a mere second faster than runner-up Tanjung Papat Sandakan while Persatuan Nelayan Lentuong who clocked 60 seconds finished third.
Head of Indonesia's Rowers Association (PODSI) Abdi Norkamil Mawardi, 38, who directed both the Indonesian teams, said it was a meaningful victory for them since they had only started participating in the competition this year.
"Last year we wanted to come, but we had prior commitments with a national race back home," he said.
However despite being new to the scene, they had full confidence in their own abilities as they have been participating and performing well in other races all the while, said Abdi.
Meanwhile, for the Sabah Chief Minister's Trophy, Tanjung Papat Sandakan won first place with a time of 3:17s, followed by Pendatang Baru (3:19s) and Shangri-La's Rasa Ria B (3:20s).
Sabah Dragon Trophy (International and Malaysian Mix Team) was won by Kampung Nelayan 1 with a time of 3:34s while Dragon City DBKL (3:36s) were second and Batik Mengkabong (3:37s) finished third.
The Kinabalu Dragon Trophy (Under-20) was won by Myteam Awat-Awat (3:20s), followed by Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan Tuaran (3:25s) and Belia Darau Village Junior B (3:26s).
Two other remaining categories were Mix Team Open 200 Meter Race which was won by Penang Forward Sports Club (1:01s) while the Charity Race was won by Shangri-La's Rasa Ria B.
Tinubu to bag leadership award in Ghana
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will bag the maiden ‘African Servant Leadership Award (ASLA) from the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership (GSGL), Ghana, on June 28.
African statesmen, frontline politicians, scholars, captains of industries, businessmen, and other eminent persons will gather at Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, for the ceremony.
Eighteen other Africans and corporate institutions, which have done the country proud, will be honoured along with the Third Republic senator.
The organisers said the former Lagos State governor was nominated for the award in recognition of his contributions to the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria.
The school Registrar, Raymond Eli, who conveyed the institution’s decisions to Tinubu in Lagos, said the “Judging Panel and Court of Governors”, which selected him for the award, comprised men and women of integrity and proven character.
On the panel are former member of the Council of State in Ghana, Dr Simon Asore, GSGL Rector Dr David Dartey, Vice Rector Dr Henry Appiah, former Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana Nana Oye Mansah-Yeboaa, a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism Organisation, Gloria Ofori-Boadu, Ghana’s former Ambassador to Liberia, Maj.-Gen. Adu Amanfo (rtd), GSGL Chancellor Rev. Gideon Titi-Ofei and GSGL co-founder Rev. Olivia Titi-Ofei.
Eli, who was accompanied by an entourage from Ghana, told reporters that Tinubu merited the award because of his leadership qualities, which have made him an example on the continent.
He said many Nigerians have also attested to Tinubu’s leadership worth as an organiser and manager of human and material resources.
“He has been nominated for the political leadership category of the African Servant Leadership Award. We are changing the tradition of honouring leaders after their death. We want to recognise them when they are still living”, added Eli, who congratulated Tinubu for the nomination.
African statesmen, frontline politicians, scholars, captains of industries, businessmen, and other eminent persons will gather at Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, for the ceremony.
Eighteen other Africans and corporate institutions, which have done the country proud, will be honoured along with the Third Republic senator.
The organisers said the former Lagos State governor was nominated for the award in recognition of his contributions to the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria.
The school Registrar, Raymond Eli, who conveyed the institution’s decisions to Tinubu in Lagos, said the “Judging Panel and Court of Governors”, which selected him for the award, comprised men and women of integrity and proven character.
On the panel are former member of the Council of State in Ghana, Dr Simon Asore, GSGL Rector Dr David Dartey, Vice Rector Dr Henry Appiah, former Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana Nana Oye Mansah-Yeboaa, a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism Organisation, Gloria Ofori-Boadu, Ghana’s former Ambassador to Liberia, Maj.-Gen. Adu Amanfo (rtd), GSGL Chancellor Rev. Gideon Titi-Ofei and GSGL co-founder Rev. Olivia Titi-Ofei.
Eli, who was accompanied by an entourage from Ghana, told reporters that Tinubu merited the award because of his leadership qualities, which have made him an example on the continent.
He said many Nigerians have also attested to Tinubu’s leadership worth as an organiser and manager of human and material resources.
“He has been nominated for the political leadership category of the African Servant Leadership Award. We are changing the tradition of honouring leaders after their death. We want to recognise them when they are still living”, added Eli, who congratulated Tinubu for the nomination.
2011年6月16日星期四
Woman charged in Hot Spot robbery
A Berkeley County woman was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly stealing a bank bag containing more than $6,000 from the Hot Spot Cafe No. 3 Saturday night in Bunker Hill.
Rhonda G. Hernandez, 47, of Triton Lane, Bunker Hill, was subsequently arraigned on one count of felony grand larceny.
According to court records, Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy A. Burns responded Saturday to a call reporting a robbery that had just occurred at the business on Winchester Avenue in Bunker Hill.
When he arrived, Burns spoke with employees of the business, who said that a regular customer, later identified as Hernandez, had been talking throughout the day about stealing money from them or falsely calming jackpots from slot machines because she needed money to pay her bills, records show.
One of the employees told police that she received a call from Hernandez after she got off duty, stating the woman told her that she had taken money from the business and was offering to split it with her. The employee then contacted a manager and they went to the business, and it was confirmed that a bank bag containing a large sum of money was missing. They then called Hernandez and told her to return the money, which she did.
Burns then spoke with Hernandez, who admitted to taking the money bag from behind a counter. Hernandez returned all but $250. Another officer then drove her to her residence where she retrieved the remaining money. The total amount stolen was determined to be $6,650. If convicted of grand larceny, Hernandez faces one to 10 years in prison.
Rhonda G. Hernandez, 47, of Triton Lane, Bunker Hill, was subsequently arraigned on one count of felony grand larceny.
According to court records, Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy A. Burns responded Saturday to a call reporting a robbery that had just occurred at the business on Winchester Avenue in Bunker Hill.
When he arrived, Burns spoke with employees of the business, who said that a regular customer, later identified as Hernandez, had been talking throughout the day about stealing money from them or falsely calming jackpots from slot machines because she needed money to pay her bills, records show.
One of the employees told police that she received a call from Hernandez after she got off duty, stating the woman told her that she had taken money from the business and was offering to split it with her. The employee then contacted a manager and they went to the business, and it was confirmed that a bank bag containing a large sum of money was missing. They then called Hernandez and told her to return the money, which she did.
Burns then spoke with Hernandez, who admitted to taking the money bag from behind a counter. Hernandez returned all but $250. Another officer then drove her to her residence where she retrieved the remaining money. The total amount stolen was determined to be $6,650. If convicted of grand larceny, Hernandez faces one to 10 years in prison.
Retro look to bag barra
Basically, the technique is to troll faster than normal - say, 4-6km/h - with big shallow-to-medium-diving lures, not necessarily near the bank and mainly on the bigger tides.
It never ceases to amaze me when a new technique evolves that should have been developed decades before.
If you go back to the late 1970s and early '80s, the only way you fished the Daly - ie once it cleared and any run-off fishing was over - was to troll 15cm Nilsies, which properly were called Nilsmaster Invincible.
When you think about it, this lure only gets down to about 3m trolling against the current, which also was the only way to troll the Daly.
Fishing with the big imported Nilsie was such a phenomenon on our big tidal rivers that other Australian lure manufacturers tried to emulate it.
Of those, only one really managed to make the grade - to crack the code, so to speak - the Killalure Barrabait.
Again, this was only a medium-diver, although it swims marginally deeper than the big Nilsie.
So, come the late '80s and early '90s, we were all trolling Killalure Barrabaits on the Daly River.
Suddenly that all changed when some astute, forward-thinking anglers began going deep on the Daly.
Warren de With - long-time and current AFANT president - and Neil Croft were the first to use deep-diving lures on the Daly.
They were using mainly Mann's 20+ deep-divers.
"We like fishing the holes with deep snags," I remember Warren telling me.
By the mid-'90s, this technique had earned the pair victory in the Barra Classic, and suddenly deep-diving lures were in vogue and Australian lure manufacturers were actively developing several new models.
It never ceases to amaze me when a new technique evolves that should have been developed decades before.
If you go back to the late 1970s and early '80s, the only way you fished the Daly - ie once it cleared and any run-off fishing was over - was to troll 15cm Nilsies, which properly were called Nilsmaster Invincible.
When you think about it, this lure only gets down to about 3m trolling against the current, which also was the only way to troll the Daly.
Fishing with the big imported Nilsie was such a phenomenon on our big tidal rivers that other Australian lure manufacturers tried to emulate it.
Of those, only one really managed to make the grade - to crack the code, so to speak - the Killalure Barrabait.
Again, this was only a medium-diver, although it swims marginally deeper than the big Nilsie.
So, come the late '80s and early '90s, we were all trolling Killalure Barrabaits on the Daly River.
Suddenly that all changed when some astute, forward-thinking anglers began going deep on the Daly.
Warren de With - long-time and current AFANT president - and Neil Croft were the first to use deep-diving lures on the Daly.
They were using mainly Mann's 20+ deep-divers.
"We like fishing the holes with deep snags," I remember Warren telling me.
By the mid-'90s, this technique had earned the pair victory in the Barra Classic, and suddenly deep-diving lures were in vogue and Australian lure manufacturers were actively developing several new models.
2011年6月9日星期四
Women carry everything but kitchen sink in handbag
Women carry everything but kitchen sink in handbag
A survey has found that women do really carry almost everything but the kitchen sink in their handbags.
The survey found that a vampire voodoo doll, screwdrivers, sex toys and a piano tuning fork were among the less everyday items extricated after a good rummage.
According to the study by Kellogg’s Special K Mini Breaks, handbags’ hidden depths also revealed tarot cards, a baby tooth, dog biscuits, porn DVDs, partners’ medication and spare knickers.
Most women always carry a “comforting item” such as their child’s first shoe, a lock of a grandchild’s hair or their father’s watch.
They regularly tuck inside romantic mementos of champagne corks, beach pebbles or confetti from their wedding day, while the most organised find space for a passport, driving licence and marriage and birth certificates.
A fifth of women confessed to hiding behind their oversize handbags when they didn’t feel confident or had a “fat day”, while for 21 percent being complimented on their bag was the ultimate flattery.
A survey has found that women do really carry almost everything but the kitchen sink in their handbags.
The survey found that a vampire voodoo doll, screwdrivers, sex toys and a piano tuning fork were among the less everyday items extricated after a good rummage.
According to the study by Kellogg’s Special K Mini Breaks, handbags’ hidden depths also revealed tarot cards, a baby tooth, dog biscuits, porn DVDs, partners’ medication and spare knickers.
Most women always carry a “comforting item” such as their child’s first shoe, a lock of a grandchild’s hair or their father’s watch.
They regularly tuck inside romantic mementos of champagne corks, beach pebbles or confetti from their wedding day, while the most organised find space for a passport, driving licence and marriage and birth certificates.
A fifth of women confessed to hiding behind their oversize handbags when they didn’t feel confident or had a “fat day”, while for 21 percent being complimented on their bag was the ultimate flattery.
I'm Confused As To Why Overstock Has YSL and Chloé Bags
Some are 27% off, some only 11%, some it's unclear as to if they're sale prices at all. But, what's really unclear is what luxury bags are doing on the discount retail site, Overstock – it of the orgasm referencing commercials.
From YSL to Prada, Stella McCartney's signature chain link tote, and Chloé bags, you might think you stumbled onto Barneys' e-commerce site, but you'd be wrong. Brands were slow starting into the world of online retail, and some still refuse to get in the game where handbags are concerned especially, namely Chanel and Louis Vuitton. That reticence can sometimes hurt the bottom line, but when it comes to maintaining brand identity, it may not be such a bad approach.
I'm all for aligning with reputable e-commerce sites in the vein of Net-a-Porter, ShopBop and luxury retailers like the aforementioned Barneys, but this just seems odd. The question remains, are these brands even aware they're being represented?
From YSL to Prada, Stella McCartney's signature chain link tote, and Chloé bags, you might think you stumbled onto Barneys' e-commerce site, but you'd be wrong. Brands were slow starting into the world of online retail, and some still refuse to get in the game where handbags are concerned especially, namely Chanel and Louis Vuitton. That reticence can sometimes hurt the bottom line, but when it comes to maintaining brand identity, it may not be such a bad approach.
I'm all for aligning with reputable e-commerce sites in the vein of Net-a-Porter, ShopBop and luxury retailers like the aforementioned Barneys, but this just seems odd. The question remains, are these brands even aware they're being represented?
2011年6月2日星期四
More than 100 Professionals Attend "Let's Do Business" Along with a Surprise Guest Celebrity
Royal Palm Beach, FL – More than 100 members of the Gold Coast Builders Association and The American table lamps
Society of Interior Designers converged on Capitol Lightings Royal Palm Beach showroom for a remodeling and
networking event, "Let's Do Business." Attendees were treated to tours of the facility and a feature
presentation on utilizing social media by Georgianne Brown, a founder and partner of Big Couch Media Group.
Rapper turned home remodeler, Robert Van Winkle (better known to fans as Vanilla Ice) made a surprise visit
to the event. The pop icon, who is also a very satisfied Capitol Lighting customer, will soon begin taping
the second season of his hit remodeling show "The Vanilla Ice Project" which airs on the DIY Network. He
said Capitol Lighting products will once again adorn the six-bedroom, five-bathroom, 7,000 square-foot
lakefront home he will remodel on the show which will air in the fall.
"Obviously we were delighted with the turnout," said Capitol Lighting president, Eric Lebersfeld who along
with Company CEO, Ken Lebersfeld, hosted the event. "Not only did everyone have a great time, but they were
treated to an outstanding presentation by Georgianne, got to experience Capitol's amazing product mix and
learned more about our special programs for professionals including Expert Finder, our free online directory
of designers and industry professionals."
"This is the type of event that works well for all involved," said Ronald Yuter, of the Yuter Group and
president of the Gold Coast Builders Association. "The Builders Association and the ASID members learned
more about Capitol Lighting and Capitol Lighting gets to learn more about our members. The synergies are
outstanding."
"We definitely will be scheduling similar events at our other locations," said Lebersfeld. "In fact, many
members of both organizations asked me what the theme of our next event would be."
Society of Interior Designers converged on Capitol Lightings Royal Palm Beach showroom for a remodeling and
networking event, "Let's Do Business." Attendees were treated to tours of the facility and a feature
presentation on utilizing social media by Georgianne Brown, a founder and partner of Big Couch Media Group.
Rapper turned home remodeler, Robert Van Winkle (better known to fans as Vanilla Ice) made a surprise visit
to the event. The pop icon, who is also a very satisfied Capitol Lighting customer, will soon begin taping
the second season of his hit remodeling show "The Vanilla Ice Project" which airs on the DIY Network. He
said Capitol Lighting products will once again adorn the six-bedroom, five-bathroom, 7,000 square-foot
lakefront home he will remodel on the show which will air in the fall.
"Obviously we were delighted with the turnout," said Capitol Lighting president, Eric Lebersfeld who along
with Company CEO, Ken Lebersfeld, hosted the event. "Not only did everyone have a great time, but they were
treated to an outstanding presentation by Georgianne, got to experience Capitol's amazing product mix and
learned more about our special programs for professionals including Expert Finder, our free online directory
of designers and industry professionals."
"This is the type of event that works well for all involved," said Ronald Yuter, of the Yuter Group and
president of the Gold Coast Builders Association. "The Builders Association and the ASID members learned
more about Capitol Lighting and Capitol Lighting gets to learn more about our members. The synergies are
outstanding."
"We definitely will be scheduling similar events at our other locations," said Lebersfeld. "In fact, many
members of both organizations asked me what the theme of our next event would be."
2011年5月31日星期二
table lamps Important Russian Art Sale
table lampsHighlighting the sale will be Ilya Efimovich Repin’s (1844-1930) oil on canvas Portrait of the Artist’s
Wife, Vera Repin, dated 1878, which is widely considered one of the finest portraits of the artist’s
career. Repin first met Vera Shevtsova (1855-1918) when she was only nine years old, and she inspired some
of Repin’s most admired watercolour and pencil portraits. This particular portrait remained in Vera’s
collection, hanging in her flat on Karpovka until she died, at which point it was sold by her daughter.
Vera fell in love with Repin while she was still a student at the Mariinsky Institute. She was only 16 years
old when they were married in 1872, and Repin was ten years her senior. Though no match for him
intellectually, she was a sympathetic and appealing character, simple and childlike in her needs. Their
relationship became stormy, and nine years after the present work was painted the couple separated; they
reunited in 1894 but the marriage finally fell apart in 1900. The present masterpiece dates from a less
troubled period of their lives and remains the only known, published portrait of Vera Repin to exist outside
museum collections. Since it is, above all, his portraiture that has earned Repin international fame as one
of the greatest Western European practitioners of this genre, the reemergence of an intimate family portrait
from this period is a major event for all collectors and scholars of his work. The painting is estimated at
£1,000,000-1,500,000.
Further highlights in the sale include a group of outstanding paintings from renowned Russian artist Vasily
Vasilievich Vereschagin (1842-1904). These museum quality artworks are fresh to the market and have not been
seen publicly since the 1900s. Shipka Pass is the most impressive canvas ever to be offered at auction of
Vereschagin’s Balkan series, which consists of 25 paintings and 50 studies inspired by his first hand
impressions of the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78. Not only does the present work mark a pivotal event of
Russian history, but in its restraint and minimalism, is also one of Vereshchagin’s most modern
compositions. In anticipation of hostilities, moved by patriotism, and as Vereschagin simply put it, filled
with ‘a great desire to see with my own eyes a regular European war,’ the artist requested to join the
staff of the Russian army as a volunteer in October 1878. Vereschagin was anxious that his series of Balkan
paintings should not be broken up, but although the future Tsar Alexander III and Grand Duke Nicholas both
expressed an interest in acquiring them, some of the canvases were deemed too controversial and the Prussian
military attaché even advised the Tsar to buy and destroy the entire series. In the event, Pavel Tretyakov
purchased five of the most important works; Ivan Tereschenko, a Kiev sugar baron, acquired five of the other
large canvases together with a number of studies and the remainder of the series was dispersed across the
world following an auction in New York in 1891. This oil on canvas is estimated at £300,000-500,000.
On Campaign, also from Vereschagin’s Balkan series comes from an Important European Collection. The
painting bears a hand-written authentication in Cyrillic by Vereschagin’s widow dated October 15, 1904,
suggesting that it remained in the artist’s collection until his death in 1904, at which time his widow was
forced to sell the work to pay off debts. On Campaign is an extraordinarily complex composition and perhaps
the most artistically ambitious of the entire Balkan series. The painting is estimated at £400,000-600,000.
The Taj Mahal, Evening, is one of the most important works to have resulted from Vereschagin's trip to India
from 1874 to 1876. The artist often approached the same monument or landscape at different times of day and
from varying perspectives, trying to catch the particularities of the changing light, and he is known to
have painted several versions of the Taj Mahal. A smaller view from the river in bright daylight is a
highlight of the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Two additional views of the Taj from the
garden, in the morning and the evening, were included in the sale at the American Art Galleries in New York
in 1891, when the present work was also first sold. The intensity of color in Vereschagin's Indian paintings
surpassed that of his earlier works, including the Turkestan series, and astonished critics at home and
abroad. The painting is estimated at £250,000-450,000.
A further work is Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s (1817-1900) oil on canvas Shepherds with Their Flock at
Sunset in the Crimea, dated 1859. The painting depicts grazing sheep, a theme which appears variously
throughout the artist's oeuvre. Aivazovsky often depicted sheep grazing peacefully on the Crimean steppe or
in Ukraine; before shearing; bathing in the Black Sea; during a rainstorm, or packed into a solid mass under
the heat of the evening sun, as in the present painting. Over the course of the 1870s and 1880s the artist
returned again and again to a theme which clearly captivated him. More than ten pictures with a similar
subject are known to exist and some of these paintings can now be found in Museums in Omsk, Irkutsk, Odessa,
Ashgabat, Ulan-Ude, and Chelyabinsk. One of these paintings — Sheep at Pasture (1850s) — is held at the
Tretyakov Gallery. This museum-quality artwork is estimated at £800,000 -1,200,000.
Another highlight from the forthcoming Important Russian Art Sale is Zinaida Evgenievna Serebriakova’s
(1884-1967) oil on canvas Reclining Nude. Acquired from the family of the artist by the present owner, this
piece is one of the finest large-scale oils by Serebriakova ever to come to auction, and shows the artist at
the height of her powers. The artwork recalls the nudes of Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet; Serebriakova had
arrived in Paris in the mid-1920s and was undoubtedly influenced by these masters in her adoptive homeland.
Serebriakova’s appreciation of the plasticity of the female form was extraordinary, yet from the mid-1930s,
she painted increasingly fewer nudes. Several of the Russian girls in Paris who used to pose for her got
married around 1934, and without the means to pay for professional models, Serebriakova simply lacked the
opportunity to return to one of her favourite subjects. Reclining Nude is property from a private European
collection and is estimated at £600,000-800,000.
Among the two contemporary artworks in the upcoming Russian Art auction will be Erik Bulatov’s (b.1933) oil
on canvas Winter. The painting was completed in 1988, just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, a period
widely considered to be the artist’s best. The painting comes from a private collection and is estimated at
£60,000-80,000.
Also featured is Alexander Evgenievich Yakolev’s (1887-1938) oil on canvas Opera in Peking, which is dated
1918. This important painting is estimated at £800 1,200,000. One of the most important works to be painted
during the artist’s trip to the Far East in 1918, it underscores the artist’s belief that an appreciation
of the richness of ancient Chinese civilisation was crucial in grasping the essence of modern day China.
Exceptional in its daring use of perspective, Yakovlev’s powerful composition is believed to depict a scene
from a 16th century play by the poet Tang, The Peony Pavilion, which subsequently became the template for
the story of a perfect love.
Wife, Vera Repin, dated 1878, which is widely considered one of the finest portraits of the artist’s
career. Repin first met Vera Shevtsova (1855-1918) when she was only nine years old, and she inspired some
of Repin’s most admired watercolour and pencil portraits. This particular portrait remained in Vera’s
collection, hanging in her flat on Karpovka until she died, at which point it was sold by her daughter.
Vera fell in love with Repin while she was still a student at the Mariinsky Institute. She was only 16 years
old when they were married in 1872, and Repin was ten years her senior. Though no match for him
intellectually, she was a sympathetic and appealing character, simple and childlike in her needs. Their
relationship became stormy, and nine years after the present work was painted the couple separated; they
reunited in 1894 but the marriage finally fell apart in 1900. The present masterpiece dates from a less
troubled period of their lives and remains the only known, published portrait of Vera Repin to exist outside
museum collections. Since it is, above all, his portraiture that has earned Repin international fame as one
of the greatest Western European practitioners of this genre, the reemergence of an intimate family portrait
from this period is a major event for all collectors and scholars of his work. The painting is estimated at
£1,000,000-1,500,000.
Further highlights in the sale include a group of outstanding paintings from renowned Russian artist Vasily
Vasilievich Vereschagin (1842-1904). These museum quality artworks are fresh to the market and have not been
seen publicly since the 1900s. Shipka Pass is the most impressive canvas ever to be offered at auction of
Vereschagin’s Balkan series, which consists of 25 paintings and 50 studies inspired by his first hand
impressions of the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78. Not only does the present work mark a pivotal event of
Russian history, but in its restraint and minimalism, is also one of Vereshchagin’s most modern
compositions. In anticipation of hostilities, moved by patriotism, and as Vereschagin simply put it, filled
with ‘a great desire to see with my own eyes a regular European war,’ the artist requested to join the
staff of the Russian army as a volunteer in October 1878. Vereschagin was anxious that his series of Balkan
paintings should not be broken up, but although the future Tsar Alexander III and Grand Duke Nicholas both
expressed an interest in acquiring them, some of the canvases were deemed too controversial and the Prussian
military attaché even advised the Tsar to buy and destroy the entire series. In the event, Pavel Tretyakov
purchased five of the most important works; Ivan Tereschenko, a Kiev sugar baron, acquired five of the other
large canvases together with a number of studies and the remainder of the series was dispersed across the
world following an auction in New York in 1891. This oil on canvas is estimated at £300,000-500,000.
On Campaign, also from Vereschagin’s Balkan series comes from an Important European Collection. The
painting bears a hand-written authentication in Cyrillic by Vereschagin’s widow dated October 15, 1904,
suggesting that it remained in the artist’s collection until his death in 1904, at which time his widow was
forced to sell the work to pay off debts. On Campaign is an extraordinarily complex composition and perhaps
the most artistically ambitious of the entire Balkan series. The painting is estimated at £400,000-600,000.
The Taj Mahal, Evening, is one of the most important works to have resulted from Vereschagin's trip to India
from 1874 to 1876. The artist often approached the same monument or landscape at different times of day and
from varying perspectives, trying to catch the particularities of the changing light, and he is known to
have painted several versions of the Taj Mahal. A smaller view from the river in bright daylight is a
highlight of the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Two additional views of the Taj from the
garden, in the morning and the evening, were included in the sale at the American Art Galleries in New York
in 1891, when the present work was also first sold. The intensity of color in Vereschagin's Indian paintings
surpassed that of his earlier works, including the Turkestan series, and astonished critics at home and
abroad. The painting is estimated at £250,000-450,000.
A further work is Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s (1817-1900) oil on canvas Shepherds with Their Flock at
Sunset in the Crimea, dated 1859. The painting depicts grazing sheep, a theme which appears variously
throughout the artist's oeuvre. Aivazovsky often depicted sheep grazing peacefully on the Crimean steppe or
in Ukraine; before shearing; bathing in the Black Sea; during a rainstorm, or packed into a solid mass under
the heat of the evening sun, as in the present painting. Over the course of the 1870s and 1880s the artist
returned again and again to a theme which clearly captivated him. More than ten pictures with a similar
subject are known to exist and some of these paintings can now be found in Museums in Omsk, Irkutsk, Odessa,
Ashgabat, Ulan-Ude, and Chelyabinsk. One of these paintings — Sheep at Pasture (1850s) — is held at the
Tretyakov Gallery. This museum-quality artwork is estimated at £800,000 -1,200,000.
Another highlight from the forthcoming Important Russian Art Sale is Zinaida Evgenievna Serebriakova’s
(1884-1967) oil on canvas Reclining Nude. Acquired from the family of the artist by the present owner, this
piece is one of the finest large-scale oils by Serebriakova ever to come to auction, and shows the artist at
the height of her powers. The artwork recalls the nudes of Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet; Serebriakova had
arrived in Paris in the mid-1920s and was undoubtedly influenced by these masters in her adoptive homeland.
Serebriakova’s appreciation of the plasticity of the female form was extraordinary, yet from the mid-1930s,
she painted increasingly fewer nudes. Several of the Russian girls in Paris who used to pose for her got
married around 1934, and without the means to pay for professional models, Serebriakova simply lacked the
opportunity to return to one of her favourite subjects. Reclining Nude is property from a private European
collection and is estimated at £600,000-800,000.
Among the two contemporary artworks in the upcoming Russian Art auction will be Erik Bulatov’s (b.1933) oil
on canvas Winter. The painting was completed in 1988, just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, a period
widely considered to be the artist’s best. The painting comes from a private collection and is estimated at
£60,000-80,000.
Also featured is Alexander Evgenievich Yakolev’s (1887-1938) oil on canvas Opera in Peking, which is dated
1918. This important painting is estimated at £800 1,200,000. One of the most important works to be painted
during the artist’s trip to the Far East in 1918, it underscores the artist’s belief that an appreciation
of the richness of ancient Chinese civilisation was crucial in grasping the essence of modern day China.
Exceptional in its daring use of perspective, Yakovlev’s powerful composition is believed to depict a scene
from a 16th century play by the poet Tang, The Peony Pavilion, which subsequently became the template for
the story of a perfect love.
2011年5月26日星期四
Beautiful lamps for Beautiful Lives
Beautiful lamps for Beautiful Lives. White Table Lamp adds the elegant timeworn touch that all modern-day decor needs. Decorative White table lamps & accessories for the most beautiful interior design. When you are looking for accessories to beautify your home, one of the furnishings you could utilize would be table lamps.
There are thousands lamps to pick out from, along with white table lamps. These kind of white table lamps bestow a recent look, also are a beginning of significant charm since minute and fastened places. Whether you would similar to toward get a molded glass or a blown out glass, you tin can receive one artistic artifact. If it is molded type lamp in addition you jail get one whither Theo- spread as a consequence end has free lights and white glass put up be second-hand since a basis until heighten the cause of paint.
The White tables lamps search more antique moreover confer a mind of craftsmanship, then either it is of a medium, little or colossal type, with level curves, it would doubtlessly write one unending impression. A favorite for modern-look living spaces, white table lamps & black table lamps can be the source or enhancer of the beauty of a closed space. Whether the lamp it lit or not, the white table lamp will be a conversation starter in your home.
Whether you choose white molded glass or blown-out glass, you are bound to get an artistic artifact of a lamp. With the molded type, you may choose one where the top and bottom light independently. Molded white glass acts nicely as a base for small hand painted enhancements. The white lamps types while appearing more delicate radiate a sense of craftsmanship, and whether small, medium or large will attract an admiring sort of attention to their thin smooth & beautiful curves. You can use this lamp on any end table, foyer table or nightstand for a luxurious look. There are many different types of table lamps in the market and white lamps are one of the most popular ones.
The main reason for its popularity is because it can blend in well with the existing theme while adding an artistic touch to a dull and boring room. In addition, it offers a minimalist and contemporary look which is one of the most popular themes among young couples nowadays. Even if you have a small room, do not fret over it as there is a wide range of sizes of white table lamps for you to choose from and there will definitely be one that fits perfectly into your room. This white table lamps the masters of the bedroom, called so because they look twice as beautiful in pairs hence making the favorite to be symmetrically placed on either side of twin, queen or king size beds.
You might feel compelled to purchase white table lamps as well as silver table lamps immediately but bear in mind to look at your existing furniture to decide on the style of lamp you should be getting. If budget is a little tight, it will be worth to spend some time browsing the online stores such as Amazon for better offers. Start using these gorgeous lamps as adornment accessories for your home while providing functional use at night.
There are thousands lamps to pick out from, along with white table lamps. These kind of white table lamps bestow a recent look, also are a beginning of significant charm since minute and fastened places. Whether you would similar to toward get a molded glass or a blown out glass, you tin can receive one artistic artifact. If it is molded type lamp in addition you jail get one whither Theo- spread as a consequence end has free lights and white glass put up be second-hand since a basis until heighten the cause of paint.
The White tables lamps search more antique moreover confer a mind of craftsmanship, then either it is of a medium, little or colossal type, with level curves, it would doubtlessly write one unending impression. A favorite for modern-look living spaces, white table lamps & black table lamps can be the source or enhancer of the beauty of a closed space. Whether the lamp it lit or not, the white table lamp will be a conversation starter in your home.
Whether you choose white molded glass or blown-out glass, you are bound to get an artistic artifact of a lamp. With the molded type, you may choose one where the top and bottom light independently. Molded white glass acts nicely as a base for small hand painted enhancements. The white lamps types while appearing more delicate radiate a sense of craftsmanship, and whether small, medium or large will attract an admiring sort of attention to their thin smooth & beautiful curves. You can use this lamp on any end table, foyer table or nightstand for a luxurious look. There are many different types of table lamps in the market and white lamps are one of the most popular ones.
The main reason for its popularity is because it can blend in well with the existing theme while adding an artistic touch to a dull and boring room. In addition, it offers a minimalist and contemporary look which is one of the most popular themes among young couples nowadays. Even if you have a small room, do not fret over it as there is a wide range of sizes of white table lamps for you to choose from and there will definitely be one that fits perfectly into your room. This white table lamps the masters of the bedroom, called so because they look twice as beautiful in pairs hence making the favorite to be symmetrically placed on either side of twin, queen or king size beds.
You might feel compelled to purchase white table lamps as well as silver table lamps immediately but bear in mind to look at your existing furniture to decide on the style of lamp you should be getting. If budget is a little tight, it will be worth to spend some time browsing the online stores such as Amazon for better offers. Start using these gorgeous lamps as adornment accessories for your home while providing functional use at night.
Gemstone lamps stolen in Coventry burglary
FOUR gemstone “globe” lamps worth about £3,000 were stolen during a burglary at a Coventry home.
The decorative table lamps, modelled on world globes, were stolen from a house in Bolingbroke Road, Stoke,
on Saturday, March 26, after offenders smashed a rear window to get in.
The burglary happened while the owners were out, between 4-10pm. The thieves also made off with jewellery, a
TV, two laptops, cash, games consoles and passports.
The distinctive lamps incorporate numerous crystals, amethysts and precious malachite stone.
All four lamps have brass stands and range in size from 15-33cm in diameter.
Detective Constable Nicola Orr said: “These are very unusual lamps modelled on a traditional world globe.
It’s almost certain the offenders will try to sell them – either to shops or directly to members of the
public – so I’d ask anyone who has been approached to get in touch as they could have information that
will help us apprehend the culprits.”
The decorative table lamps, modelled on world globes, were stolen from a house in Bolingbroke Road, Stoke,
on Saturday, March 26, after offenders smashed a rear window to get in.
The burglary happened while the owners were out, between 4-10pm. The thieves also made off with jewellery, a
TV, two laptops, cash, games consoles and passports.
The distinctive lamps incorporate numerous crystals, amethysts and precious malachite stone.
All four lamps have brass stands and range in size from 15-33cm in diameter.
Detective Constable Nicola Orr said: “These are very unusual lamps modelled on a traditional world globe.
It’s almost certain the offenders will try to sell them – either to shops or directly to members of the
public – so I’d ask anyone who has been approached to get in touch as they could have information that
will help us apprehend the culprits.”
2011年5月24日星期二
A businessman lost more than RM13,000 cash
A businessman lost more than RM13,000 cash and properties after his car was broken into near Lintas Square, here, early Saturday.
The victim said his wife came over to the shop about 1am and kept his LV brand sling bag in the car before leaving him to continue drinking with his friends.
He only realised his loss about 4.30am when he and his friends wanted to leave for home.
According to a friend of the victim, they did not see or hear anything prior but saw the window of the vehicle had been broken and the sling bag in it missing.
However, due to the Friend Finder system that the victim's wife had installed into his handphone, they managed to locate the phone when they called the DiGi service centre.
"At first, the system revealed that the handphone was somewhere near a five-star hotel around Sembulan, so we went there to ask the receptionist for information.
"They were hesitant to give any customer information at first but were forced to cooperate when the police arrived," the businessman added.
He said CCTV footage then revealed that a couple had checked into the hotel recently but checked out 20 minutes after that and left in a Perodua Kancil believed rented from Bandaran Berjaya.
The second investigation revealed that the couple were somewhere near Foh Sang and they managed to apprehend both victims soon after.
The suspects, a 45-year-old woman from Perak, and her husband, 30, were apprehended to help in investigations.
The male suspect, however, denied stealing anything and said it was his elder brother who was behind the theft.
The victim said his wife came over to the shop about 1am and kept his LV brand sling bag in the car before leaving him to continue drinking with his friends.
He only realised his loss about 4.30am when he and his friends wanted to leave for home.
According to a friend of the victim, they did not see or hear anything prior but saw the window of the vehicle had been broken and the sling bag in it missing.
However, due to the Friend Finder system that the victim's wife had installed into his handphone, they managed to locate the phone when they called the DiGi service centre.
"At first, the system revealed that the handphone was somewhere near a five-star hotel around Sembulan, so we went there to ask the receptionist for information.
"They were hesitant to give any customer information at first but were forced to cooperate when the police arrived," the businessman added.
He said CCTV footage then revealed that a couple had checked into the hotel recently but checked out 20 minutes after that and left in a Perodua Kancil believed rented from Bandaran Berjaya.
The second investigation revealed that the couple were somewhere near Foh Sang and they managed to apprehend both victims soon after.
The suspects, a 45-year-old woman from Perak, and her husband, 30, were apprehended to help in investigations.
The male suspect, however, denied stealing anything and said it was his elder brother who was behind the theft.
Crafting a Place For Culture
For Myrna Munadi, the owner of the Taqilla bag brand, the adoption of new technologies is no reason for Indonesians to turn away from tradition.
Last year, the 40-year-old housewife and entrepreneur was presented with three Awards of Excellence for Handicrafts by Unesco, the UN’s cultural body, for some of her distinctive laptop bags and gadget cases, which use traditional handmade materials to create modern, globally competitive designs.
And judging from the crowds of buyers heading for her stall at the Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) last month, many Indonesians agree that tradition still has a role to play in modern life.
Taqilla bags are made using high-quality handmade textiles, such as batik, woven lurik cloth and locally produced leather.
Myrna employs artisans from Majalaya in West Java and Magelang in Central Java to create the fabrics and transform them into carry bags for popular high-tech gadgets.
“The warmth of the traditional, handmade products should blend seamlessly with the cool, trendy gadgets,” she said.
Some of the textile production techniques have been modified to preserve the symbolism of the designs.
Intricate batik motifs, for example, can lose their meaning when the fabric is cut haphazardly to fit a pattern. To avoid this, Myrna has reversed the process. She starts by drawing the patterns for smartphone and tablet computer cases onto a piece of blank cloth, and then asks the artisans to fit their motifs to the available space.
Some of the stronger colors of the batik designs have also been changed to softer hues, to complement the clean look of the devices.
Myrna’s clever combinations of colors and attention to detail have made her products stand out in a market dominated by plain, unimaginative, corporate designs.
“They are products made with passion,” she said. “They’ve got soul. You can immediately notice the difference.”
Myrna has poured her heart and soul into creating the Taqilla brand, and it hasn’t been an easy journey.
Last year, the 40-year-old housewife and entrepreneur was presented with three Awards of Excellence for Handicrafts by Unesco, the UN’s cultural body, for some of her distinctive laptop bags and gadget cases, which use traditional handmade materials to create modern, globally competitive designs.
And judging from the crowds of buyers heading for her stall at the Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) last month, many Indonesians agree that tradition still has a role to play in modern life.
Taqilla bags are made using high-quality handmade textiles, such as batik, woven lurik cloth and locally produced leather.
Myrna employs artisans from Majalaya in West Java and Magelang in Central Java to create the fabrics and transform them into carry bags for popular high-tech gadgets.
“The warmth of the traditional, handmade products should blend seamlessly with the cool, trendy gadgets,” she said.
Some of the textile production techniques have been modified to preserve the symbolism of the designs.
Intricate batik motifs, for example, can lose their meaning when the fabric is cut haphazardly to fit a pattern. To avoid this, Myrna has reversed the process. She starts by drawing the patterns for smartphone and tablet computer cases onto a piece of blank cloth, and then asks the artisans to fit their motifs to the available space.
Some of the stronger colors of the batik designs have also been changed to softer hues, to complement the clean look of the devices.
Myrna’s clever combinations of colors and attention to detail have made her products stand out in a market dominated by plain, unimaginative, corporate designs.
“They are products made with passion,” she said. “They’ve got soul. You can immediately notice the difference.”
Myrna has poured her heart and soul into creating the Taqilla brand, and it hasn’t been an easy journey.
2011年5月19日星期四
At the Furniture Fair, Sustainable Furniture Gets Playful
At the Furniture Fair,
Sustainable Furniture Gets Playful
THE table lamp is laid-back, and no wonder. Created by Peter Stathis, a San Francisco industrial designer,
for Joby, a San Francisco consumer products company, Trapeze has the easygoing affect of a Bay Area
windsurfer on a fair-trade coffee break.
But don’t be fooled by its relaxed demeanor. Trapeze has a serious side — it’s good for the environment,
too. Introduced at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, which ended on Tuesday, the lamp has 102
LEDs embedded in its ultra-thin head; a diffuser softens and spreads the light so that it resembles the
warmth of (boo, hiss) incandescent bulbs. Another bit of patent-pending wizardry allows Trapeze to bend like
a Cirque du Soleil gymnast because no wires run through its jolly, bulbous joints. The current somehow
manages to flow anyway.
At the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, where the furniture fair is held every May, and in
concurrent design events throughout the city, playfulness mingled with social responsibility, and sometimes
overshadowed it. Among the more than 500 exhibitors from 39 countries, the green conversation hadn’t faded
by any means, but it was less strident, better integrated into the ambient hum of the new.
This fair showed that objects as banal as recycling containers, stepladders, fruit crates and old potatoes
can have flair. At the Javits Center, Catherine Mui, a designer based in Hong Kong, showed her GO recycling
bin, its compartments topped with sculptures of a bottle, can and carton to assist in sorting.
Among the items at “Use Me,” the American Design Club exhibition in NoHo, was Step, a ladder by Iacoli &
McAllister, of Seattle, inspired by models from the 1920s, except that it had pink-painted oak treads and
was priced at $1,195, so it probably won’t be left to rot in the garage. (It’s sustainable the way emerald
brooches are.)
Hannu Kahonen’s Fruit Box chair, on display at a Finnish design exhibition in the meatpacking district,
challenged consumers who presumably have mastered Ikea furniture to assemble their own seating from recycled
planks lashed together with linen cord.
And at “Model Citizens,” a design show at the Chelsea Art Museum, the Dutch designer Juliette Warmenhoven
’s Potato Music Box, part of her Everyday Growing collection, turned a sprouting potato into a centerpiece.
The music box, constructed by hand of paper dipped in plastic, displayed the potato on a rotating pedestal,
flaunting its underappreciated charms.
Once the grim, chastising superego of product design, sustainability has become delightful. And it no longer
calls attention to itself as insistently as it once did. Trove, the Brooklyn wallpaper company, has begun
applying its delicate, nature-themed prints to wallcoverings made with calcium carbonate, the stuff of
marble and limestone; the texture of the material offers little evidence of its provenance, although a
sample was suspiciously heavy and cool. Randall Buck, a founder of Trove, said the stone-based wallcoverings
are breathable, antimicrobial, degradable (into dust) and easier to hang than conventional wallpaper because
they don’t expand and contract when paste is applied. Another virtue, Mr. Buck pointed out, is that while
“paper wants to turn yellow,” stone is content to remain its original color.
Sustainability has traditionally created aesthetic challenges, leading to products made in regrettable
shades of oatmeal, but designers at this year’s fair positively embraced those hurdles. At the booth
representing Rhode Island School of Design’s furniture department, students working with Twintex, a
recyclable Owens Corning-manufactured composite of glass and polypropylene, described the medieval tools
they used to turn the material into hairy-looking tables, chairs and lamps. For Eun Sang Ernie Lee, the
author of an armchair composed of crimped waves of fiber, the instruments were giant knitting needles; a
system of aluminum rods and clips to produce the perm; and a kiln to bake the chair into stability.
How big were the needles? “Two inches in diameter,” Mr. Lee estimated. Other students jumped in to correct
him, making circles of three and four inches with their fingers.
| table lamp |
THE table lamp is laid-back, and no wonder. Created by Peter Stathis, a San Francisco industrial designer,
for Joby, a San Francisco consumer products company, Trapeze has the easygoing affect of a Bay Area
windsurfer on a fair-trade coffee break.
But don’t be fooled by its relaxed demeanor. Trapeze has a serious side — it’s good for the environment,
too. Introduced at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, which ended on Tuesday, the lamp has 102
LEDs embedded in its ultra-thin head; a diffuser softens and spreads the light so that it resembles the
warmth of (boo, hiss) incandescent bulbs. Another bit of patent-pending wizardry allows Trapeze to bend like
a Cirque du Soleil gymnast because no wires run through its jolly, bulbous joints. The current somehow
manages to flow anyway.
At the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, where the furniture fair is held every May, and in
concurrent design events throughout the city, playfulness mingled with social responsibility, and sometimes
overshadowed it. Among the more than 500 exhibitors from 39 countries, the green conversation hadn’t faded
by any means, but it was less strident, better integrated into the ambient hum of the new.
This fair showed that objects as banal as recycling containers, stepladders, fruit crates and old potatoes
can have flair. At the Javits Center, Catherine Mui, a designer based in Hong Kong, showed her GO recycling
bin, its compartments topped with sculptures of a bottle, can and carton to assist in sorting.
Among the items at “Use Me,” the American Design Club exhibition in NoHo, was Step, a ladder by Iacoli &
McAllister, of Seattle, inspired by models from the 1920s, except that it had pink-painted oak treads and
was priced at $1,195, so it probably won’t be left to rot in the garage. (It’s sustainable the way emerald
brooches are.)
Hannu Kahonen’s Fruit Box chair, on display at a Finnish design exhibition in the meatpacking district,
challenged consumers who presumably have mastered Ikea furniture to assemble their own seating from recycled
planks lashed together with linen cord.
And at “Model Citizens,” a design show at the Chelsea Art Museum, the Dutch designer Juliette Warmenhoven
’s Potato Music Box, part of her Everyday Growing collection, turned a sprouting potato into a centerpiece.
The music box, constructed by hand of paper dipped in plastic, displayed the potato on a rotating pedestal,
flaunting its underappreciated charms.
Once the grim, chastising superego of product design, sustainability has become delightful. And it no longer
calls attention to itself as insistently as it once did. Trove, the Brooklyn wallpaper company, has begun
applying its delicate, nature-themed prints to wallcoverings made with calcium carbonate, the stuff of
marble and limestone; the texture of the material offers little evidence of its provenance, although a
sample was suspiciously heavy and cool. Randall Buck, a founder of Trove, said the stone-based wallcoverings
are breathable, antimicrobial, degradable (into dust) and easier to hang than conventional wallpaper because
they don’t expand and contract when paste is applied. Another virtue, Mr. Buck pointed out, is that while
“paper wants to turn yellow,” stone is content to remain its original color.
Sustainability has traditionally created aesthetic challenges, leading to products made in regrettable
shades of oatmeal, but designers at this year’s fair positively embraced those hurdles. At the booth
representing Rhode Island School of Design’s furniture department, students working with Twintex, a
recyclable Owens Corning-manufactured composite of glass and polypropylene, described the medieval tools
they used to turn the material into hairy-looking tables, chairs and lamps. For Eun Sang Ernie Lee, the
author of an armchair composed of crimped waves of fiber, the instruments were giant knitting needles; a
system of aluminum rods and clips to produce the perm; and a kiln to bake the chair into stability.
How big were the needles? “Two inches in diameter,” Mr. Lee estimated. Other students jumped in to correct
him, making circles of three and four inches with their fingers.
2011年5月17日星期二
Candice Tells All Double-duty design makes sense
Candice Tells All Double-duty design makes sense
As technology evolves and business concepts change, the traditional office is becoming a thing of the past. I'm living proof. Give me a cellphone, a car and a laptop (oh, and a large latte, please), and the world is my workplace.
My client, Phyllis, is another example of this paradigm shift. After ditching the corporate world a year ago, she started a business out of the living/dining room of her small downtown loft. The commute was painless and the view was great, but somehow she was more stressed than ever.
Her once-tranquil home had gradually morphed into a big jumble of boxes, wires and papers. With work intruding into her personal space, she had nowhere to relax, enjoy a meal -- or host her famous martini parties.
I wanted to give Phyllis a space that would function as an inspiring, efficient office by day and an inviting, relaxing home by night. To do it, I would apply the principle of double-duty design: creatively using space and furnishings so that they perform more than one role.
The loft had great bones: soaring ceilings, 8-foot windows and exposed brick. I left those intact and focused on maximizing the small space to create the perfect balance of beauty and function.
I started by getting rid of furnishings that were too large for their surroundings. To provide privacy but still celebrate the arched windows, I put up sheer, floor-to-ceiling, remote-control blinds. I mapped out the room into two separate zones that would flow together harmoniously: an office and a lounge.
In the office space, I used the backdrop of an exposed brick wall for a long dresser that mixes a light, wood-laminate top with Phyllis' existing dark cabinets below, now sprayed an airy white. When designing a double-duty space, no large piece of furniture should have only one function. Phyllis can use the dresser's top as a work surface and the storage underneath for both office supplies and for clothing.
To one side of the dresser, I incorporated a large work desk and added a modern white leather chair. On the other side, I brought in a large storage cabinet that I fronted with beautiful wallpaper for the look of custom cabinetry.
For the lounge area, I picked a sectional sofa in a latte-colored linen that really maximizes the seating space. The back cushions can be removed so the sofa can double as a comfy guest bed. Across from it, I created a sitting corner with a gorgeous charcoal velvet chair, metallic lamp and end table.
In the loft's center, I worked in a round tilt-top table and chairs that can be used for daytime business meetings or intimate evening dinners. It folds away when Phyllis needs extra room for entertaining. To showcase the beautiful soaring ceiling, above the table I centered a dramatic light fixture comprised of 150 light-as-air shimmering metallic balls.
To further separate the two areas, I installed a counter that holds a large, dual-purpose monitor on a swivel. When turned toward the living room, it functions as a TV; but when facing the office, it is perfect for media screenings and presentations.
I then added a host of accents and accessories -- mirrors, lamps and artwork -- and the space was complete.
This messy loft wasn't conducive to working or living. By maximizing Phyllis' space via double-duty design, it is now ready for work, play -- even martini parties.
As technology evolves and business concepts change, the traditional office is becoming a thing of the past. I'm living proof. Give me a cellphone, a car and a laptop (oh, and a large latte, please), and the world is my workplace.
My client, Phyllis, is another example of this paradigm shift. After ditching the corporate world a year ago, she started a business out of the living/dining room of her small downtown loft. The commute was painless and the view was great, but somehow she was more stressed than ever.
Her once-tranquil home had gradually morphed into a big jumble of boxes, wires and papers. With work intruding into her personal space, she had nowhere to relax, enjoy a meal -- or host her famous martini parties.
I wanted to give Phyllis a space that would function as an inspiring, efficient office by day and an inviting, relaxing home by night. To do it, I would apply the principle of double-duty design: creatively using space and furnishings so that they perform more than one role.
The loft had great bones: soaring ceilings, 8-foot windows and exposed brick. I left those intact and focused on maximizing the small space to create the perfect balance of beauty and function.
I started by getting rid of furnishings that were too large for their surroundings. To provide privacy but still celebrate the arched windows, I put up sheer, floor-to-ceiling, remote-control blinds. I mapped out the room into two separate zones that would flow together harmoniously: an office and a lounge.
In the office space, I used the backdrop of an exposed brick wall for a long dresser that mixes a light, wood-laminate top with Phyllis' existing dark cabinets below, now sprayed an airy white. When designing a double-duty space, no large piece of furniture should have only one function. Phyllis can use the dresser's top as a work surface and the storage underneath for both office supplies and for clothing.
To one side of the dresser, I incorporated a large work desk and added a modern white leather chair. On the other side, I brought in a large storage cabinet that I fronted with beautiful wallpaper for the look of custom cabinetry.
For the lounge area, I picked a sectional sofa in a latte-colored linen that really maximizes the seating space. The back cushions can be removed so the sofa can double as a comfy guest bed. Across from it, I created a sitting corner with a gorgeous charcoal velvet chair, metallic lamp and end table.
In the loft's center, I worked in a round tilt-top table and chairs that can be used for daytime business meetings or intimate evening dinners. It folds away when Phyllis needs extra room for entertaining. To showcase the beautiful soaring ceiling, above the table I centered a dramatic light fixture comprised of 150 light-as-air shimmering metallic balls.
To further separate the two areas, I installed a counter that holds a large, dual-purpose monitor on a swivel. When turned toward the living room, it functions as a TV; but when facing the office, it is perfect for media screenings and presentations.
I then added a host of accents and accessories -- mirrors, lamps and artwork -- and the space was complete.
This messy loft wasn't conducive to working or living. By maximizing Phyllis' space via double-duty design, it is now ready for work, play -- even martini parties.
2011年5月10日星期二
Travis: The almighty light
Driven by the need to conserve energy, the lighting industry has undergone a massive change over the last decade.
How many people does it take to change a light bulb now? Well, that’s no longer a joke, but a perplexing question when faced with the choices at your local lighting store.
We all know the central role lighting plays in interior design, from practical task lights to decorative applications, the right bulb and fixture create the ambiance for work and relaxation that makes your home a pleasing and inviting place. Too much or too little light both cause stress and fatigue. We want to take advantage of the new technologies, but it’s a learning curve to get it just right.
I asked Mary Beth Gotti, manager of the GE Lighting Institute, to help us out with some basic choices that would conserve energy, but also give a similar lighting experience to the traditional incandescent light bulb.
My first question concerned dimmers. I had noticed on LED light bulb packages that they weren’t dimmable. What to do for the dining room chandelier, or the mood lighting pretty much everywhere in my home? Dimmers are a decorator’s best friend.
The answer is simple, stay with incandescent bulbs if there isn’t a suitable replacement, But in most cases there is.
The living room is filled with a variety of lighting needs. Gotti guided me through each light source and offered her expertise on which bulb to buy.
CFLs (compact fluorescents) deliver a soft, diffuse light that’s shadow free. Good for the table lamps. And there are also three-way bulbs available. For the sconces that flank the art over the mantel, choose CFLs, or, if you want more sparkle, use halogen or LEDs. You want a dimmable product for the ceiling spots, so go halogen, but soon LEDs will become available with a dimmable option. For the spots in the windows, CFLs deliver the right light.
When choosing the strength or brightness of the bulb, check the packaging for equivalents. A 20-watt CFL is equivalent to a 75-watt incandescent bulb and a 9-watt LED is about 40-watts of incandescent lighting.
From a design standpoint, lighting has a brilliant future. The size, shape and renewed capability of bulbs translates to innovative light fixtures and treatments. While traditional lamps and sconces will remain part of our historical furnishing, watch for smarter, more efficient applications that will change the way we light our homes.
Q: We are trying to decide if hanging curtains (side panels) at our basement windows is appropriate. The room’s height is 7 feet. It’s a rectangular room 28 feet by 12 feet with one window that runs the length of the 12-foot wall and the other window in the middle of the long wall. Both windows are two-feet high and located close to the ceiling. Any ideas for length and pattern for panels that would create the feeling of height?
A: Low ceilings and high windows are a common challenge in basements. I suggest full length curtains that can be pulled across the windows at night for privacy. This will produce the illusion of height. Choose a vertical stripe for the fabric to draw the eye up. And why not utilize lighting to augment the illusion? One or two CFL spot lights on the floor aimed up the walls is a great effect tucked behind a sofa or large plant. Augment the positive and you can’t go wrong.
How many people does it take to change a light bulb now? Well, that’s no longer a joke, but a perplexing question when faced with the choices at your local lighting store.
We all know the central role lighting plays in interior design, from practical task lights to decorative applications, the right bulb and fixture create the ambiance for work and relaxation that makes your home a pleasing and inviting place. Too much or too little light both cause stress and fatigue. We want to take advantage of the new technologies, but it’s a learning curve to get it just right.
I asked Mary Beth Gotti, manager of the GE Lighting Institute, to help us out with some basic choices that would conserve energy, but also give a similar lighting experience to the traditional incandescent light bulb.
My first question concerned dimmers. I had noticed on LED light bulb packages that they weren’t dimmable. What to do for the dining room chandelier, or the mood lighting pretty much everywhere in my home? Dimmers are a decorator’s best friend.
The answer is simple, stay with incandescent bulbs if there isn’t a suitable replacement, But in most cases there is.
The living room is filled with a variety of lighting needs. Gotti guided me through each light source and offered her expertise on which bulb to buy.
CFLs (compact fluorescents) deliver a soft, diffuse light that’s shadow free. Good for the table lamps. And there are also three-way bulbs available. For the sconces that flank the art over the mantel, choose CFLs, or, if you want more sparkle, use halogen or LEDs. You want a dimmable product for the ceiling spots, so go halogen, but soon LEDs will become available with a dimmable option. For the spots in the windows, CFLs deliver the right light.
When choosing the strength or brightness of the bulb, check the packaging for equivalents. A 20-watt CFL is equivalent to a 75-watt incandescent bulb and a 9-watt LED is about 40-watts of incandescent lighting.
From a design standpoint, lighting has a brilliant future. The size, shape and renewed capability of bulbs translates to innovative light fixtures and treatments. While traditional lamps and sconces will remain part of our historical furnishing, watch for smarter, more efficient applications that will change the way we light our homes.
Q: We are trying to decide if hanging curtains (side panels) at our basement windows is appropriate. The room’s height is 7 feet. It’s a rectangular room 28 feet by 12 feet with one window that runs the length of the 12-foot wall and the other window in the middle of the long wall. Both windows are two-feet high and located close to the ceiling. Any ideas for length and pattern for panels that would create the feeling of height?
A: Low ceilings and high windows are a common challenge in basements. I suggest full length curtains that can be pulled across the windows at night for privacy. This will produce the illusion of height. Choose a vertical stripe for the fabric to draw the eye up. And why not utilize lighting to augment the illusion? One or two CFL spot lights on the floor aimed up the walls is a great effect tucked behind a sofa or large plant. Augment the positive and you can’t go wrong.
LSG plans intelligent LED lamp for Android @ Home
Google kicked of its annual Android developers’ conference with a keynote presentation that featured a new home-automation initiative called Android @ Home. That portion of the keynote included a demonstration of an Android phone controlling two prototype Lighting Science Group (LSG) LED lamps, and LSG pledged to deliver production versions of the solid-state-lighting (SSL) lamp by the end of the year.
David Henderson, chief development officer at LSG, said, “We look for this technology to revolutionize the home and commercial space for intelligent lighting systems, and LED lighting.”
LSG Android @ Home prototype lamp
LSG Android @ Home prototype lamp
The Android @ Home technology will actually go far beyond lighting with Google targeting control of all electrical devices in the home including appliances, HVAC systems, and entertainment products. It will also be compatible with the new Android music service announced at the conference.
The Android lighting demo included two table lamps equipped with the LSG prototype lamps and the Android phone was also configured to control two stage lights. A simple Android app provided a user interface for light control.
Dynamic interactive lighting
The second part of the demonstration was more interactive. The presenter played the game Quake on the Android device and the device concurrently controlled the stage lights. The demo proved the multitasking capability of the Android platform and suggested that an entertainment application will be able to dynamically control lighting in the future to enhance the viewer experience.
Google offered one other example of how Android devices might be useful in lighting control. You could set the alarm on your device, and have it gradually raise the light level in the room rather than ringing an alarm.
Google didn’t reveal the details of the wireless interconnect used during the keynote, just saying it was a low-cost technology. LSG’s Henderson said later that it is based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPAN).
The 802.15.4 standard is the basis for ZigBee wireless networks that we covered in a feature article last November. But ZigBee adds protocol layers on top of the 802.15.4 standard and the Android technology will apparently rely on a different protocol. According to Henderson, Android @ Home will rely on the 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over low-power WPAN) protocol designed to allow every-day devices such as thermostats and lights to connect to the Internet.
LSG can’t provide details such as pricing on its compatible lamps yet. But Henderson said they will likely launch with 40W and 60W equivalent lamps. When asked about the price premium attributable to the wireless support, he said they expect pricing to be generally the same as other LED retrofit lamps on the market.
LSG launches lamps on Amazon.com
LSG also launched some new lower-cost LED-based retrofit lamps recently that are being sold on Amazon.com and will be coming to Home Depot stores. Announced in conjunction with earth day, the 40W equivalent lamp is priced at $21.98. The lamps draws 8.5W and LSG said it could last as long as 23 years.
The company also plans a new 60W-equivalent A lamp, as well as BR, MR, and PAR retrofit lamps. All of the new products are targeted at affordability. The company asserts that the 40W lamp is half the price of GE’s Energy Smart A19 lamp. The 40W equivalent lamps looks very similar to the Android prototype lamp pictured.
David Henderson, chief development officer at LSG, said, “We look for this technology to revolutionize the home and commercial space for intelligent lighting systems, and LED lighting.”
LSG Android @ Home prototype lamp
LSG Android @ Home prototype lamp
The Android @ Home technology will actually go far beyond lighting with Google targeting control of all electrical devices in the home including appliances, HVAC systems, and entertainment products. It will also be compatible with the new Android music service announced at the conference.
The Android lighting demo included two table lamps equipped with the LSG prototype lamps and the Android phone was also configured to control two stage lights. A simple Android app provided a user interface for light control.
Dynamic interactive lighting
The second part of the demonstration was more interactive. The presenter played the game Quake on the Android device and the device concurrently controlled the stage lights. The demo proved the multitasking capability of the Android platform and suggested that an entertainment application will be able to dynamically control lighting in the future to enhance the viewer experience.
Google offered one other example of how Android devices might be useful in lighting control. You could set the alarm on your device, and have it gradually raise the light level in the room rather than ringing an alarm.
Google didn’t reveal the details of the wireless interconnect used during the keynote, just saying it was a low-cost technology. LSG’s Henderson said later that it is based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPAN).
The 802.15.4 standard is the basis for ZigBee wireless networks that we covered in a feature article last November. But ZigBee adds protocol layers on top of the 802.15.4 standard and the Android technology will apparently rely on a different protocol. According to Henderson, Android @ Home will rely on the 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over low-power WPAN) protocol designed to allow every-day devices such as thermostats and lights to connect to the Internet.
LSG can’t provide details such as pricing on its compatible lamps yet. But Henderson said they will likely launch with 40W and 60W equivalent lamps. When asked about the price premium attributable to the wireless support, he said they expect pricing to be generally the same as other LED retrofit lamps on the market.
LSG launches lamps on Amazon.com
LSG also launched some new lower-cost LED-based retrofit lamps recently that are being sold on Amazon.com and will be coming to Home Depot stores. Announced in conjunction with earth day, the 40W equivalent lamp is priced at $21.98. The lamps draws 8.5W and LSG said it could last as long as 23 years.
The company also plans a new 60W-equivalent A lamp, as well as BR, MR, and PAR retrofit lamps. All of the new products are targeted at affordability. The company asserts that the 40W lamp is half the price of GE’s Energy Smart A19 lamp. The 40W equivalent lamps looks very similar to the Android prototype lamp pictured.
2011年5月6日星期五
LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE: If it glows indoors, it will work outdoors too
Fall River —
A trend toward creating “outdoor rooms” has dramatically increased lighting options for homeowners who want to extend their time outside.
Most indoor lighting fixtures — chandeliers, pendant lights, table lamps — now have a counterpart designed for patios or decks.
“We have seen outdoor lights absolutely replicating indoor designs,” said Anne Robert of theoutdoorstylist.com, a website that focuses on home trends.
“Outdoor lighting is a mood setter. It can make or break a design just like it can indoors.”
The abundance of products lets you make outdoor spaces more functional, said Rich Young of Outdoor Living Brands in Richmond, Va. “It allows families to extend the square footage of their home,” he said. “With the right light, you can extend the evening for dining or reading or other activities outdoors.”
When choosing fixtures for outdoor entertaining areas, consider how much light is necessary, said Alene Workman, a spokeswoman for the American Society of Interior Designers. A table needs to have sufficient light so diners can eat, whereas a conversation area may need only soft mood lighting.
Be creative with table lighting, recommends Krissa Rossbund, a senior style editor at Traditional Home Magazine.
“Gone are the days when people hang a chandelier over a table and call it lit,” she said.
She suggests hanging two small chandeliers instead of one large one, or buying a chandelier at a flea market and painting it a bright color.
Outdoor chandeliers come in a variety of styles, from mission to modern. Manufacturers also offer many candle chandeliers for outdoor areas that don’t have electricity.
For seating areas, choose a weighted outdoor floor lamp, said Workman, who owns an interior design firm in Hollywood, Fla. “There are wonderful new outdoor lights that are almost art pieces themselves,” she said.
Colored lights, illuminated furniture and subtle fixtures designed to blend with nature will be popular this year, according to design professionals.
Workman expects to see the use of color increase, and “I don’t mean Christmas lights,” she said. Landscapers are starting to incorporate subtle red, blue and pink lights into their work, she said.
Color is particularly appropriate if you are planning a party, Rossbund added. It’s “a fun way to change things up,” she said.
Some homeowners are adding a bright pop of color with light-up patio furniture, Robert said. The battery-powered chairs and tables are available in a variety of colors.
International designers like Modoluce and Neoz have created lines of plastic tables and chairs that are lit from within.
Avanzini has a line of wood furniture made with glowing light strips. It helps create a lounge look that Robert thinks will be popular this summer.
“With the rise of staycations, we will see a lot of designs adopting a real bar-type lounge attitude, with perhaps more extravagant and festive pieces,” she said.
Moonlight USA sells decorative outdoor illuminated globes, which can glow white like the moon or cast light in a rainbow of colors. The company also makes a tabletop for the globes. The clear acrylic disc has a cut-out center that allows it to rest on top of the globe so it can function as a table.
“The color is very robust,” said owner Anke Kondek. “It’s a wow effect.”
Homeowners wanting to light a more natural setting may go for a softer, more layered look, said Beth Webb, an interior designer in Atlanta. She favors the custom copper-and-wood pieces made by The Outdoor Lights in Cumming, Ga.
Company president Chris Wakefield has created lights that cast a warm glow around fire pits, dining areas or outdoor living rooms. Some of his more popular items include punctured copper cylinders that create a firefly effect, stamped copper lanterns and illuminated, artificial birdhouses. The lanterns can hang from a shepherd’s hook or a tree branch.
Before buying lights for reading, lounging or dining, the professionals recommend making sure that pathways and steps are properly lit for safety.
“You want light to help you navigate spaces near or around steps,” said Jeff Dross, director of education and industry trends for Kichler Lighting.
He and the other experts warned against making outdoor spaces too bright. They suggest using subtle light that is aimed towards the ground wherever possible.
“For most tasks you only need low light,” Dross said. “Avoid that glare. Glare forces you to think you need more light than you do.”
Most indoor lighting fixtures — chandeliers, pendant lights, table lamps — now have a counterpart designed for patios or decks.
“We have seen outdoor lights absolutely replicating indoor designs,” said Anne Robert of theoutdoorstylist.com, a website that focuses on home trends.
“Outdoor lighting is a mood setter. It can make or break a design just like it can indoors.”
The abundance of products lets you make outdoor spaces more functional, said Rich Young of Outdoor Living Brands in Richmond, Va. “It allows families to extend the square footage of their home,” he said. “With the right light, you can extend the evening for dining or reading or other activities outdoors.”
When choosing fixtures for outdoor entertaining areas, consider how much light is necessary, said Alene Workman, a spokeswoman for the American Society of Interior Designers. A table needs to have sufficient light so diners can eat, whereas a conversation area may need only soft mood lighting.
Be creative with table lighting, recommends Krissa Rossbund, a senior style editor at Traditional Home Magazine.
“Gone are the days when people hang a chandelier over a table and call it lit,” she said.
She suggests hanging two small chandeliers instead of one large one, or buying a chandelier at a flea market and painting it a bright color.
Outdoor chandeliers come in a variety of styles, from mission to modern. Manufacturers also offer many candle chandeliers for outdoor areas that don’t have electricity.
For seating areas, choose a weighted outdoor floor lamp, said Workman, who owns an interior design firm in Hollywood, Fla. “There are wonderful new outdoor lights that are almost art pieces themselves,” she said.
Colored lights, illuminated furniture and subtle fixtures designed to blend with nature will be popular this year, according to design professionals.
Workman expects to see the use of color increase, and “I don’t mean Christmas lights,” she said. Landscapers are starting to incorporate subtle red, blue and pink lights into their work, she said.
Color is particularly appropriate if you are planning a party, Rossbund added. It’s “a fun way to change things up,” she said.
Some homeowners are adding a bright pop of color with light-up patio furniture, Robert said. The battery-powered chairs and tables are available in a variety of colors.
International designers like Modoluce and Neoz have created lines of plastic tables and chairs that are lit from within.
Avanzini has a line of wood furniture made with glowing light strips. It helps create a lounge look that Robert thinks will be popular this summer.
“With the rise of staycations, we will see a lot of designs adopting a real bar-type lounge attitude, with perhaps more extravagant and festive pieces,” she said.
Moonlight USA sells decorative outdoor illuminated globes, which can glow white like the moon or cast light in a rainbow of colors. The company also makes a tabletop for the globes. The clear acrylic disc has a cut-out center that allows it to rest on top of the globe so it can function as a table.
“The color is very robust,” said owner Anke Kondek. “It’s a wow effect.”
Homeowners wanting to light a more natural setting may go for a softer, more layered look, said Beth Webb, an interior designer in Atlanta. She favors the custom copper-and-wood pieces made by The Outdoor Lights in Cumming, Ga.
Company president Chris Wakefield has created lights that cast a warm glow around fire pits, dining areas or outdoor living rooms. Some of his more popular items include punctured copper cylinders that create a firefly effect, stamped copper lanterns and illuminated, artificial birdhouses. The lanterns can hang from a shepherd’s hook or a tree branch.
Before buying lights for reading, lounging or dining, the professionals recommend making sure that pathways and steps are properly lit for safety.
“You want light to help you navigate spaces near or around steps,” said Jeff Dross, director of education and industry trends for Kichler Lighting.
He and the other experts warned against making outdoor spaces too bright. They suggest using subtle light that is aimed towards the ground wherever possible.
“For most tasks you only need low light,” Dross said. “Avoid that glare. Glare forces you to think you need more light than you do.”
2011年5月3日星期二
Bells atop the Farnsworth House? Yes, and more surprises inside
I always learn something new about Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House whenever Prof.
Wendy Koenig and I take our North Central College class there in what has become a rite
of spring. This year was no different. There were three revelations last Saturday:
1) A SUPER-FLEXY GLASS WALL--The wind was blowing hard during our visit. After we went
inside--following the advice of Whitney French, the house's executive director--I put my
hand on one of the big windows that face toward an old sugar maple tree (above) and the
Fox River. A gust blew. The window inflected inward by a good inch or more, just had
Whitney had predicted. "Holy sh--," I said to the class, not sounding very professorial.
Fortunately, the rest of the house's windows don't flex as much. This one, Whitney said,
replaced a window that was smashed in the 1996 flood that inundated the Farnsworth.
2) HIDDEN LIGHT SWITCHES--Joan Knutson, the delightful docent who accompanied us to the
house, opened one of the kitchen cabinets to reveal--tuh duh!--the Farnsworth House's
light switches. There are floor and table lamps the inside the house, but it turns out
that there are uplights on the Farnsworth's primavera wood cabinets, too. Joan informed
us that the house's second owner, Lord Peter Palumbo, had the uplights kept on all night
--presumably to enhance security. Mies, of course, would have wanted to hide the light
switches. Who needs such bothersome clutter in a temple of minimalism?
Farnsworthbells 3) ROOFTOP BELLS--The Farnsworth House has bells on its rooftop (left).
Who knew? Whitney explained that the notes of Myron Goldsmith, Mies' chief assistant on
the job, state the following: "provide bell for phone outside on roof." Why have the
bells? Because the house's owner and namesake, Edith Farnsworth, liked to garden and the
bells would have let her know when the phone inside was ringing.
In a follow-up email , Whitney attached the accompanying photo (below), which shows Edith
tending to the landscape at her under-construction house. (Whitney thinks the photo
belongs to the Chicago History Museum.)
"It allows you to better imagine the purpose of the bell," she writes of the photo. "I
love this feature primarily because, in a house that is so timeless in its design, it is
pleasant to be reminded of its age by such idiosyncrasies."
Wendy Koenig and I take our North Central College class there in what has become a rite
of spring. This year was no different. There were three revelations last Saturday:
1) A SUPER-FLEXY GLASS WALL--The wind was blowing hard during our visit. After we went
inside--following the advice of Whitney French, the house's executive director--I put my
hand on one of the big windows that face toward an old sugar maple tree (above) and the
Fox River. A gust blew. The window inflected inward by a good inch or more, just had
Whitney had predicted. "Holy sh--," I said to the class, not sounding very professorial.
Fortunately, the rest of the house's windows don't flex as much. This one, Whitney said,
replaced a window that was smashed in the 1996 flood that inundated the Farnsworth.
2) HIDDEN LIGHT SWITCHES--Joan Knutson, the delightful docent who accompanied us to the
house, opened one of the kitchen cabinets to reveal--tuh duh!--the Farnsworth House's
light switches. There are floor and table lamps the inside the house, but it turns out
that there are uplights on the Farnsworth's primavera wood cabinets, too. Joan informed
us that the house's second owner, Lord Peter Palumbo, had the uplights kept on all night
--presumably to enhance security. Mies, of course, would have wanted to hide the light
switches. Who needs such bothersome clutter in a temple of minimalism?
Farnsworthbells 3) ROOFTOP BELLS--The Farnsworth House has bells on its rooftop (left).
Who knew? Whitney explained that the notes of Myron Goldsmith, Mies' chief assistant on
the job, state the following: "provide bell for phone outside on roof." Why have the
bells? Because the house's owner and namesake, Edith Farnsworth, liked to garden and the
bells would have let her know when the phone inside was ringing.
In a follow-up email , Whitney attached the accompanying photo (below), which shows Edith
tending to the landscape at her under-construction house. (Whitney thinks the photo
belongs to the Chicago History Museum.)
"It allows you to better imagine the purpose of the bell," she writes of the photo. "I
love this feature primarily because, in a house that is so timeless in its design, it is
pleasant to be reminded of its age by such idiosyncrasies."
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