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Re: Natural History Museum: Lando Hall of California History

Mjurdan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:48 -0000

Hello Anika Malone - nice to know visitors are still enjoying the Lando Hall Exhibit, I designed it more years ago than I care to remember.

Michael Jurdan

Re: Bringing Parks to Koreatown

Alexandra S. — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:51:00 -0000

Wow, just found this! Thanks so much for spreading the word. BTW in all fairness, we organized this event in just a couple of days, and had to hold it (for completely unrelated reasons) at the same time as a City Council meeting, so no Councilmember could have attended.

Re: Chicken Wings?

Anika Malone — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:21:54 -0000

LOL Sorry, not here. I don't do muscles. Now, mussels....

Re: Chicken Wings?

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:53:06 -0000

When the muscleman sings,
Faboo Mama will drool over his wings.
And his thighs.
:)

Re: Playing in dirt

Large Planter Box — Sat, 28 May 2011 04:07:09 -0000

Just came and read, this is wow! I was seek from many
blogs, but here is the best, I love it.

Re: School picture blackmail

the other tiger mother — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:35:09 -0000

What would happen if you didn't return the pictures or pay for them? Can Lifetouch or Kranz do anything about that?

Re: CNN Political Ticker: Awaiting moderation

zack — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:47:40 -0000

ABOUT OSAMA BIN LADEN'S ALLEGED DEATH
Facts:
1. The New York confirmed that Bin Laden died in 2002
2, FOX NEWS confirmed that Bin Laden died on Wednesday, December 26, 2001
3. CIA REPORT confirmed that Bin Laden died of kidney failure on July 28, 2007
4, BENAZIR BHUTTO, Pakistan Prime Minister, confirmed Bin Laden died in 2008
5. BARACK OBAMA confirmed Bin Laden died on May 1, 2011

HOW MANY TIMES OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS TO DIE BEFORE HE IS GOING TO BE BURIED
OBAMA'S FAILURES:
1. not born in USA, got faked/forged birth certificate
2. launching the Libyan war with no end in sight
3. GITMO prison still open, not closed as promised
4. IRAQ WAR
5. AFGHANISTAN WAR
6. recession
7. healthcare problems
8. high unemployment
9. housing problems
10. and many others
OBAMA'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN GRINDS TO A HALT. POLL RATINGS VERY LOW AND NO CHANCES TO REELECTION

BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUE AND OSAMA BIN LADEN ALLEGED DEATH ARE LINKED
BOTH ARE LIES AND NO CREDIBILITY WHATSOEVER

Re: School picture blackmail

Kamper San — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:56:16 -0000

They do that at our school. I don't send the pictures back and I don't send money. I had the same concerns as you. I figure they only way they wull change is if they start loosing money on the business model. The the dollar change their minds and protect your childs image and emotional state. I did a little research and I found out they wont charge you or the school if you don't return them.

Re: School picture blackmail

Winblows7 — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:04:11 -0000

use a black magic marker to draw an X over the rejects..

they send these 5 year olds home with so much marketing junk a person becomes
immune.. (book clubs, etc.. sorry, we'll buy the books at garage sales from the suckers who can't say no to their kids..) it's not your fault you tossed it, that's even if the kid
managed to get all the way home with it..

Re: Stopping to smell the roses…

Larry Kollar — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:55:47 -0000

If all graffiti looked that good, would anyone complain?

Re: Stopping to smell the roses…

frank zgonc — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:33:31 -0000

Nice find, but its really not graffiti, but rather an outstanding example of urban art. Something I adore and follow. I'm picky but that is a really nice example.

Re: Saving our Teachers

Anika Malone — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:04:00 -0000

That was the general reaction of everyone at the meeting. "Can't we just buy them back?" Answer: No, the layoffs are based on seniority (these teachers have 6 - 12 years experience each), so last one hired and all that. "Can we raise funds to keep these teachers?" Answer: Nope. They're on contract so either their contracts aren't going to be renewed OR if they are renewed, these teachers could be sent to other schools.

Tied up in all this is that the school is a Title I school (this means more than 85% of the student body comes from low income households) and there is a grant the school has that keeps class sizes low (the school will lose the grant if they are forced to bump up class size and can't buy new teachers). Two or 3 of the teachers who received pink-slips also give extra time to help students who are just below proficiency to go up. They volunteered for Learning Center and in the 8 weeks the program has been going on, there has been a positive change in these students routine classwork. We had just voted on extending Learning Center to more grades and students last month, so to find out that half of the LC teachers were pink-slipped was blow.

Re: Saving our Teachers

Larry Kollar — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:07:08 -0000

WHAT? They're laying off 6 teachers so they can hire 7 replacements? Dubbayou Tee Eff???

Re: The neglected blog

PGM35 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:36:29 -0000

I've always wanted to do a blog. I used to journal on another site but only viewed by people that watched me. I just never got into it again.

Re: School picture blackmail

Pix4kids — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:04:22 -0000

To Anika and others...FYI The school picture speculation program has been going on since the '30s, that I can remember...nothing new. There are three programs used in the public school picture business i.e. speculation, pro0fs or prepay. The prepay system is usually done in the fall with all students photographed for the school records & I.D. cards (which are usually provided free to the school along with CDs, class books, composite & panorama class pictures, free staff and teacher pictures, etc.) Sometimes, a proof & order form will be provided to those parents that did not purchase a package. Many of the schools receive a percentage of sales or a per head payment. The spec program is usually used in the spring. On line proofing is not utilized by most school picture companies because, in many of the areas they serve, not all of the homes have computers and many of the population are not computer literate. On line proofing is more often done by portrait & wedding photographers. Senior pictures are done with either on line or paper
proofs.
The right to reproduce a photo is held by the photographer. Copyright infringement is a federal law violation punishable by a fine up to $100,000! Don't ever attempt to copy a professionally taken photo and reproduce it. You'll notice the signs posted at Walmart, Cosco, etc. noting this. If caught, they would be liable for the fine. However, yours or your child's image cannot be reproduced for sale or monetary gain by the photographer without your written permission. There's stiff penalties for that as well. Most school picture companies, that I am familiar with, destroy the pictures when they are returned on the spec program. In the past, negatives were kept on file until the next picture session at the school. Nowadays, the CDs are handled the same way by most companies.
Regarding the background comment by Allison, many companies are now using a "green screen" so the background, selected by the parent, is "dropped in" via computer by the photo company. This apples only on a prepay program. However, on the spec program, the school usually decides on the background to be used. Unfortunately, one size does not always fit all when the company is taking pictures of boys & girls in preschool through 5th grade.
In that most of the public schools do receive money from the school picture companies & they are the only pictures that many parents can afford, I'm sure that school pictures will be with us for a very long time to come. Personally, I have been providing school picture programs to private preschools, elementary and church schools since 1963. I have always utilized the prepay program. I looked into providing a school picture program for the L.A. Unified School District many years ago, but they controlled the content of the picture pak, the price & the percentage of kickback! I passed on that opportunity. So, you can see that the school picture business is not all milk & honey. The companies in the business have a tough row to hoe with the demands of the schools, the bad checks received, the parents that keep the spec pics and don't pay, the requirement of finding good seasonal employees, the high cost of equipment, etc. When we had to make the change from film to digital, millions of dollars worth of cameras had to be trashed and millions of more dollars had to be spent on digital cameras. Being in the business for nearly fifty years now, I feel that I am providing a service to the schools and parents that gives them the opportunity to conveniently receive a good product at a fair price that they can enjoy for years to come.

Re: Black Women Run, Too

marybaum — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:12:05 -0000

I don't run, and I'm mostly white. (Discovered a year ago that a grandfather's grandfather was not.) But I went and followed @blackgirlsrun just because. I of course would like to see more coverage of all women's sports on a local level - I have the odd idea that we would actually like to read about our own races, tennis matches and more, in whatever city we're doing our thing.

If we did that, in a way that showed who was really showing up, I hope we'd see a lot more different colors and sizes of people . . . I hope.

Re: MINI DEATHWATCH: $2200 for a 4th transmission

Used Transmission — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:04:57 -0000

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Re: So long baby stuff; or I better not be pregnant

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Re: Black Women Run, Too

eyeopener — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:42:01 -0000

I am just wondering why you find that so surprising. Next time you spend your hard earned money at the shopping mall, take a look at the majority of people working there. And how about that upscale eatery you like to patronize every now and again. And perhaps that physicians office, the place we schedule our mammograms, and don't let me leave out our courts, law enforcement, oh and our private schools. Need I go on. It is so in our face we don't even see it. I went to the mall 2 days ago to an upscale name brand store looking for the cosmetics counter that reflect complexions such as mind but there was none. I asked about related shades and again, they couldn't help me. I have to go to the arab stores to find my makeup. They sell my makeup, hair care products, wigs, outfits, sneakers, lottery tickets, and then food to fill you up as you shop.

Re: So you want to grow your own food (Part 2)

unpalatable metaphor — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:06:53 -0000

Bravo, girl! You put a COMMA in your title!! Un effn believable. You actually remembered your 6th grade grammar! KICK-SOME-ASS, dude! Few2none people remember anymore. That's sad. We need to slow... down... society. Yes, I assure you, you're gonna croak whether you want to or not. Meet me in the Great Beyond and we'll have a beer, k? Or two. God bless. Take a lookit our URL: reddink.com/INDEX/PiX.htm

Re: So you want to grow your own food (Part 2)

Britni Danielle — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:51:33 -0000

i should have asked you before i took my foray into gardening w/ tomatoes. i don't have my OWN backyard, so i borrowed my grandma's. She doesn't eat tomatoes, i don't eat A LOT, and now we have a FOREST of tomatoes. ugh. and even worse, i didn't stake them UP, so they are all over her grass AND yesterday she had a mouse. #FAIL

so she's going to have her gardener dig up the plants & i'm going to start over w/ 1)something i actually eat and 2) something SMALL. i planted 3 tomato plants not knowing they would grow into a forest of tomatoes.

HERE i'm talking abt what happened w/ the tomato debacle: http://bit.ly/bZb2E4

they cute & all...but umm...now they're going to rot. so sad.

Re: Black Women Run, Too

Cecily — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:37 -0000

You know this could seriously be titled "Black women *bike* too" as well. It's been a complaint of mine for a minute or two. I've found a few blogs by black women cyclists, but most don't update all that often, or, like me, they don't want to commit to being full time bike bloggers.

Re: So you want to grow your own food (Part 2)

Zeke Hernandez — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:59:24 -0000

"I hardly know a thing" is what I meant to say.

Re: So you want to grow your own food (Part 2)

Zeke Hernandez — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:58:21 -0000

I am in awe of your extensive knowledge in gardening of which, to tell you the truth, I know hardy a thing. But this is ultimately fascinating.

Re: Black Women Run, Too

Larry Kollar — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:41:38 -0000

Y'know, I think you've answered your own question: you get everything you need to know from various online sources; why subscribe to the magazine? Do let them know that they're missing out by not recognizing women of color… what's the old saw, for every letter there's 1000 more in silent agreement?

Print mags target a certain demographic… it's like a mountain biking magazine that offered a free trial copy on Usenet way back when, with a "tell us what you think," so I got one. It didn't click with me, and I emailed the guy who made the offer and gave them the requested feedback. He replied, explaining their target demographic, which I stood slightly outside of.

The only mag I get these days is Asimov's. Everything else I've let lapse because I can get more current and better-targeted info online. Well, we do get the tres-weird Interview but that's because Mrs. Fetched has a media-related (video editing) business and they just send it to us.