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Nike Midsize Triax Speed 10 Regular WR0124-001

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:45:18 +0000

Cheap Nike Midsize Triax Speed 10 Regular Watch #WR0124-001

Nike Midsize Triax Speed 10 Regular Watch #WR0124-001

Amazon.com Product Description

With the Nike Triax Speed 10 Regular digital sport watch for men and women, you’ll be able to keep training on track easily with a large, quickly readable display. The watch case and pre-curved polyurethane strap form a unique S-shaped design that fits comfortably around your wrist. A stainless steel buckle and back plate deliver enhanced durability. Timing features include:

Data mode tallies total time, lap times, and best and average laps

10-lap chronograph

Time and date display

One alarm

Other features include Nike Electrolite one-touch backlighting, water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet) and a scratch-resistant mineral glass crystal.

Product Description

The Bowerman Series is designed with a perfectly balanced combination of functionality, simplicity and ergonomics. If you are serious about running, this watch has the features you need. 10-lap chronograph keeps splits while training or racing. Data Mode recalls timing/lap memory, best lap and average lap. Time/date display and alarm. 100m water :Cheap Nike Midsize Triax Speed 10 Regular Watch #WR0124-001

Brand Name:Nike
Model number:WR0124-001
Part Number:WR0124-001
Dial window material type:Mineral
Clasp:Buckle
Case material:stainless-steel
Case diameter:33 millimeters
Band material:other-material
Band length:unisex
Dial color:Black polyurethane stainless steel case, Digital
Bezel material:plastic
Bezel />Calendar:Date
Movement:digital-quartz
Water resistant depth:330 Feet
Warranty Type:Manufacturer

Product Features:Cheap Nike Midsize Triax Speed 10 Regular Watch #WR0124-001

Digital-quartz to 100 M (330
This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.

Customer Reviews

Cheap Nike Midsize Triax Speed 10 Regular Watch #WR0124-001

Does the job but should have better light,(November 29, 2008)Rhodamine Elektra “gia-rex” (Texas)

I bought this product because I needed a watch with a timer to start timing myself when I run. Nike makes quality products, and this is no exception. However, the night light doesn’t stay on long enough–you have to constantly press it. Other than that, the watch looks sharp and is the perfect size. Its alarm is also good. It is loud but not annoying. I recommend this product if you want a basic digital water-resistant watch with a chronometer.

Very pleased.,(July 22, 2008)V. Ayers (Carson, California United States)

This watch is great, my husband loves it! It was an excellent price and arrived in a timely manner.

About Nike

At its core, Nike understands the need for play, no matter what your age. And as Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman would say–if you have a body, you’re an athlete. Nike’s line of youth watches blends the advanced materials and drive for excellence built into the company’s adult watches with the same mix of sophistication, guts, and imagination as the kids who wear them. They made to fit kid-sized wrists and sport fun, contemporary designs that will look great in school and out on the playfield.

Beyond shoes–from watches and eyewear to carry gear and even socks–Nike is committed to giving athletes of every make, model and body style, who compete and recreate in ways never before imagined, the very best performance product. Here are just a few important dates in Nike’s journey:
American record-holder Steve Prefontaine becomes the first major track athlete to wear Nike brand shoes in 1973.
At the 1976 Olympic Trials, Nike shoes are seen in abundance for the first time–worn by young, rising stars in both middle- and long-distance events.
The first athlete to win an Olympic medal wearing Nike shoes is British runner, Steve Ovett in the 1980 Moscow Games
The Just Do It advertising campaign began in 1988, and is now ensconced in the Americana exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum.

Sketch Nite

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:21:12 +0000

so i’ve been really bad in recent days about updating the website with recent happenings… that will all change pretty soon with me getting an opportunity to unwind this weekend at my parents house.

one recent activity worth mentioning was a “sketch nite” that Zissou and I attended at the San Antonio Museum of Art. We didn’t arrive early enough to participate with the assembled class… but we arrived with sketch pads and pencils non-the less.

The best part was getting to exchange sketches with Fin after the visit to the museum. Need to look at getting this framed.

Colcha Embroidery - An Endangered Art

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:17:11 +0000

Some endangered art forms survive only because a few artists keep the traditions alive and pass along their skills to following generations.

Spanish colonial embroidery called Colcha Embroidery is one of these endangered art forms. For hundreds of years colcha embroidery belonged to the daily life of New Mexico homemakers.

Colcha is a Spanish The signature of this type of embroidery is that it uses only one long overlapping stitch.

Colcha embroidery provides both beauty and usefulness. Along with the colorful expressions, the embroidered wool blankets provided welcome insulation during cold winters.

In Santa Fe, NM a colcha club still meets monthly for the teaching and practicing of colcha embroidery.

In the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, a colcha embroidery exhibition will run from January 31 until May 24, 2009.

WOVEN TEMPLATES: AN EXHIBITION OF PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:07:45 +0000

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The Rise And Fall Of The Bald Eagle

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:35:40 +0000

Thanks for visiting OodlesOnBaldEagles.com. We are here to give you the latest information on the american bald eagle. Enjoy your visit.

The Recovery of the Bald Eagle

After many years believing that the bald eagle wasn't far from extinction, this iconic American symbol has made a historic comeback. The bald eagle was found to be endangered in 1940 and a law was passed, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, to protect it from hunting. Once the threat from hunting was gone, the species found its numbers declining further by the ingestion of DDT. The bald eagle was included on the endangered species list in 1973, and the species hit a low point in 1963 with only 417 breeding pairs.

Far from the expected extinction of the treasured national symbol, the bald eagle has since made a dramatic recovery. The more than 9,000 breeding pairs that exist today have made experts drop the species from the list of endangered species. But, the species will not be left entirely alone by the experts. Bald eagles will be tracked and their numbers monitored for the next five years. If the monitoring shows a decline in the number of breeding pairs, experts can then move to get the bird back onto the endangered species list.

Even without being reclassified as endangered, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act is still there to keep the animal from being hunted. The eagles also have the protection of the1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This act made hunting the bald eagle, as well as other migratory birds, illegal in the United States and in certain other countries. For eagles that make their way into Canada or Mexico, the treaty is in effect in those countries to stop the trade of eagle feathers, eggs and other parts that could make the hunting of eagles lucrative.

Bald eagles have been further protected by the 1972 federal ban on DDT. The toxic chemical penetrated the entire food chain, resulting in the deaths of eagles as well as many other bird species. The pesticide washed from the fields to the waterways and eventually into bald eagles. When the eagles caught fish from these lakes and streams, the fish had already been contaminated. DDT kept bald eagles from being able to create eggshells with enough calcium to keep them strong enough to support the embryos. The havoc wreaked by DDT made it difficult for the species to reproduce as mother eagles cracked their own thin eggs in an attempt to incubate them. With DDT now gone, the number of bald eagles can continue to grow.

Bald Eagle Facts
-It can be a migratory bird but it also is not unheard of for a nesting pair to overwinter in its breeding area.

-The Bald Eagle is a powerful flier, and soars on thermal convection currents.

- It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.

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Bald Eagle Statues and other decor items:
Dramatic Bald Eagle Table
Patriotic Bald Eagle Windchime

Bald Eagle: Natural History Notebooks online from the Canadian Museum
Notes and images of Bald Eagles, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series.

Bald Eagle - WDNR
Legal status in U.S.: Protected; Legal status in WI: Delisted; 2006 numbers in WI: 1,150 nesting pairs; Length: female 34-43 inches male 30-35 inches

Bald Eagle Harley-Davidson
Authorized Harley-Davidson dealer. Features inventory listing, financing, specials, industry news, links, and contact information.

Bald Eagle - EnchantedLearning.com
The bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, is a magnificent bird of prey. It is not really bald, it just has white feathers on its head.

The Bald Eagle, Symbol of our Nation
The American Bald Eagle gained immediate, unofficial recognition as our National bird when the Great Seal of the United States was adopted on June 20, 1782.

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12 Of 12 (v4.0) - January

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:35:45 +0000

Before I start, I finally finished putting together a “12 of 12 of 12″ - a best of from last year’s 12 of 12 posts, as I completed the whole year. You can see it here!

Given the last few 12 of 12s have been on work days, and I felt a bit stifled as a result (well each month was get up, dark, commute, work, commute, dark, eat… not much variety in photos, and so I wasn’t as happy with their quality), this month, I took the 12th off.

We’ve had a lot of grey, overcast days and even fog recently. Yesterday was a lovely blue sky and even a bit sunny. Typically, today it was grey and rainy. I know why this is. It’s because I went to Westminster. Honestly, it always rains when I go there. I hadn’t even planned on going there right away - I’d meant to get the Central line up to around Notting Hill Gate, then walk down through Kensington Gardens, down to the Natural History Museum maybe, then over to Green Park, down to St. James’ Park, Westminster and maybe over to Leicester Square.

Only I went on autopilot, and got the Jubilee line. I remembered I had today off OK - I just forgot I didn’t have to get the Jubilee today, which I normally get to work… [doh]. So, change of plan. Get off at Westminster and do a different route. Poke my head out of the station and find it’s drizzling rain. Balls. So, off to the Natural History Museum.

As always, credit goes to the lovely Chad, who is Awesome. And you can see everyone else’s 12s here.

1) 11:15am - Westminster Tube station, London

Going up the escalator, and trying to keep my balance while fishing my camera out of my bag, switching it on and changing settings, and a little blur due to movement. But I like it - it’s a little ghost-like.

2) 11:44am - Natural History Museum, London

Grey, rainy weather - but some people are still on the outdoor ice rink at the Natural History Museum.

3) 11:54am - Natural History Museum, London

Poor dodo… he does not look impressed with how his lot turned out.

4) 12:05pm - Natural History Museum, London

Up in the primates/evolution section, there were all these monkey skeletons suspended in the air. Go on now, who else has “Defying Gravity” in their heads? Hah, you do now

5) 12:09pm - Natural History Museum, London

Monkey detail from one of the columns by the stairs on an upper level. I gave this a touch of sharpening in Elements - the colour version of this was slightly sharper, but I preferred the black and white photo I took as well.

6) 12:16pm - Natural History Museum, London

The inside of the main hall of the museum is beautiful, architecture-wise. Remember this photo, one of my favourites I’ve ever taken? Well that was from the corner of the top level, by the Giant Sequoia Tree. This one is taken from halfway down to the level below (with the primates and evolution), and in the middle. I’ve included a close up of the ceiling, which is pretty and I like the colours:

7) 12:23pm - Natural History Museum, London

I saw a few guys sketching the architecture in the museum (and I’d see plenty of people sketching the sculptures in the V&A Museum, next). It was only because I couldn’t see his face, that I took the photo. I liked that people would go specifically to draw the museum’s beautiful design.

12:40pm - Natural History Museum, London

Oh. Oh my. I actually did a double take when I first saw this. I’m not a total spelling and grammar maven, but this did make me wince. It’s in the Natural History Museum of all places, you’d think they could check the spelling.

Oddly enough, they had the same message running on two screens. The left hand one had it spelled correctly. I will tell you, I came *this* close to actually stopping a member of staff and pointing it out.

But I decided it’s one thing to be a grammar nut. Stopping someone might make them think I’m a real nut…

9) 1:25pm - V&A (Victoria & Albert) Museum, London

I had been playing around more with the Manual setting on the camera today (you can see the results especially in photos 4 (the flying monkey), 5 (monkey detail) and 6 (the roof photos), which I think were all Manuals. I learnt a little about adjusting the settings more for light. And this one took some doing, more from a framing perspective than anything else.

I wanted the cropping to come just above the dark statue’s head, but for the white statue to be visible in the background, to give a contrast of light and dark. Overall, I think it worked! Another shot got the white statue slightly more visible (I must have stood another inch or two to the left), but someone was standing behind the dark statue, blocking the gap between his legs. This seemed the slightly better photo.

10) 1:30pm - V&A (Victoria & Albert) Museum, London

Female head busts all in a row. More fun with the Manual settings!

11) 1:58pm - V&A (Victoria & Albert) Museum, London

I’ve seen a few of these now. Some in the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, when I visited there. Someone posted some in their 12 of 12 last month. It’s beautiful, but I’m afraid my mind keeps being… distracted. I’d have put that slightly more openly, but I know of at least one work colleague (well, former colleague) who reads this…!!

(on that note, I might end up linking this to current colleagues, so please keep comments safe for work!)

12) 2:39pm - Canteen Cafe, Leicester Square, London

I had an idea for this shot, and that (plus wanting cheap, cheerful and hot food) made me seek out this cafe. I found it one night before seeing Avenue Q, which plays just round the corner from this cafe. When I went back to see the show again with Simon, Andy and Helen W, I took them to the cafe as well. The walls are plastered with black and white photos. But I had the idea for someone sitting at a table in front of the window, off in their own little world. I’d thought about something similar but using Starbucks, but that didn’t happen.

BONUS) 3:18pm - Leicester Square, London

I checked the Prince Charles cinema to see if Quantum of Solace was playing there yet. The Prince Charles is a second run cinema, meaning that they only show a film when it has finished playing in all the other local cinemas - this means the licence to show it is cheaper, and therefore tickets are cheaper too. For non-members, it’s £3.50 for a matinee, £5 evenings and weekends. For members, it’s £1.50/£4.00 (membership is £10 a year). But it’s not on there yet - a walk down to Leicester Square showed that it’s still on at one of the Odeons, along with another Daniel Craig film, giving me the shot here, with two Daniel Craig film posters on the cinema facade. I wonder how many other times there have been with both posters showing the same actor?

And that’s your lot for this month! I’m aiming for my best lot of 12 of 12s this year… amazing to think I’ve done 2.5 years of this challenge now! I started in June 2006… wow. But yes - I’m aiming to be more creative, more adventurous and all round better at taking photos this year, so stay tuned!

Adventures

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:48:15 +0000

Heya.

Things have slowed down a bit here at Paddytime since the new year but I have been out and about. Its just taken a little while for me to sit down and write about it.

Field trips. Gotta love ‘em. The first one I went on was to the Fisher Mansion in Detroit. This video explains it pretty well. I’d say it was pretty interesting to say the least. What once used to be the ultimate bachelor hangout for Detroit’s elite is now the Bhakivedanta Cultural Center. Our tour started out with a 8bit style video history of Hare Krishna and animatronic show, of sorts. From there we went on to see the house and get a nice historical overview from our host. Mr.Fisher definitely spared no expense on this place, some of it nice, some a little over the top. My only complaint was that it smelled faintly of a funeral home. (They do serve free food a few times a week, all vegetarian, not always Indian, but might be a fun stop for Food in the Hood.)

Our reason for going to the mansion was that the D.I.A. wasn’t open that day. So we ventured back downtown to see the Monet to Dali exhibit. What a treat. Thanks to the Cleveland Museum of Art for lending these pieces to the D. I forget if I’ve been to that museum, they sure do have a nice collection of modern art though. I particularly enjoyed the sculptures by Rodin.

Taking a break from the culture scene, Kristin and I had lunch in Ann Arbor at Cafe Felix, if you ever go there, try getting the 3 cheese croissant sandwich with the tomato basil soup, so good.
Then, Deirdre had a birthday celebration at Bonadventure roller rink!We had all sorts of fun. It was “teen” night, so of course we felt a little old to be there, but we rocked it. The DJ didn’t play my requested La Bouche and my body still kind of hurts, I’d say it was worth it.

There’s a snowboarding trip planned for next weekend, hopefully my body recovers in time for another beating. I can’t wait really. It’s been forever since I hit the slopes. Wanna go?

love,
-p.

Andy Goldsworthy

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:30:45 +0000

Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist who evokes the nostalgia of 1970s Earthwork. Hipsters love his unique look at the landscape. Most hipsters are very romantic at heart so they identify with his fascination of all things natural. Although most hipsters identify with abstract conceptual art on a canvas hung in a pretentious museum, some hipsters really love the idea of site-specific art. Goldsworthy photographs all of his work and then lets nature take it’s materials back, whether it’s a tide taking back the rocks on a beach or the river taking back the leaves around it. If you find a hipster that is fascinated by the environmentalism of Goldsworthy it would be wise to align yourself with them. Environmental hipsters often points to less superficial hipsters. They might seem intense and bizarre, but people that care about more than Sparks, their fashion sense and cigarettes are rare in Hipster Land.

After watching , an amazing documentary of Goldsworthy, they tried to build their own rock egg or twig sculpture.

The most famous Land Art sculptor in Hipster Land is Robert Smithson. He created the at the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It’s unavoidable that Smithson’s name will come up when Goldswothy is discussed. The can only be seen when the water level is just right which means all hipsters are impressed if you’ve seen the . If you haven’t then it’s time for a road trip next time the water level lowers.

Closely Related Varieties

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:15:45 +0000

In two long 1948 “letters”, of a formality that betokens the status which had clinched the matter for him, Greene spells out . . . his notion of the writer’s shifty role in society: “Isn’t disloyalty as much the writer’s virtue as loyalty is the June 13 2008

The Romans, with the expansion of their empire, brought their own system of measurement, which became the most widely adopted in the Western world. It used different parts of the human body to provide various standards of length, such as the digit (the breadth of the middle part of the first joint of the forefinger), the palm (which measures four digits across the palm) and the foot (sixteen digits or four palms). The Roman mile equalled a thousand paces, and their yard was the length of a stride; but for King Henry I (1068-1135), the royal yard was the length of the arm, which equalled three photographs . . . vividly illustrate the stunning beauty of Macleays’s insect collections, and perhaps that is enough to explain his passion. Many of the butterflies, for example, are exquisite in themselves, but even the humblest examples look extraordinary when arranged into neat rows, with closely related varieties and species placed alongside one another. At first glance, each insect wing shades into the next and the whole page seems to ripple with iridescence, even when the specimens themselves are mostly brown or

INSURGENCY MOVEMENT IN THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS OF BANGLADESH: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:06:45 +0000

-Islam, Syed Serajul

INTRODUCTION: Bangladesh is the only nation-state in South Asia that is considered to be uniquely homogenous, yet it is not free from the crisis of national integration. The tribespeople in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region, constituting less than 1 percent of the total population of Bangladesh are demanding separation and have been waging an insurgency movement. The insurgents have been unable to achieve independence or complete autonomy for the region. This raises an important question: What is wrong with the separatist movement?