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• The Sect of Homokaasu – Rasterbation Gallery
  Print photograph on multiple pages
  (tags: rast photos rasterbator images tools design)
• 2007 June – Simplified Building Concepts – Safety Products and Solutions
  Bent pipe bed
  (tags: pipe bed kee_klamp speedrail)
• Overview | digiKam – Photo Management Program
  igiKam is an advanced digital photo management application for KDE, which makes importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos are organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by folder layout or by custom collections.
  (tags: digikam lightroom)
• Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR
  EOS Utility
  (tags: manuals canon 5d camera tools documentation)
• Sumi Brushes – Japanese Sumi and Art Brushes – Green Jade Japanese Art Supplies
  Sumi-e brushes are composed of two separate parts. The central core, which determines the height and basic function of the brush, is made of relatively stiff hairs gathered to form a tapered point. The outer wrapping consists of softer hairs which are selected for their greater water-holding capacity and for facilitating smooth strokes.

  The hairs of the inner core and of the outer wrapping are the same length and come to a point when dipped into water. The hair structure ensures smooth maneuverability and dynamic strokes whether light or heavy pressure is applied.

  (tags: bodypainting art brushes painting paint brush tools suppliers photography)
• Silly Farm Supplies Inc. – face and body paints and face and body painting
  Recommended supplier of body paints.
  (tags: bodypaint art bodypainting suppliers tools paint)
• AMP: Authentic Man Program – "Inner Game" for Dating, Relationships and Creating Attraction & Connection with Women
  Recommended by Patri
  (tags: pua dating classes training)
• Michael Bass Designs: Welcome to My Blog!
  First off, as you can tell, this is not a high glamour fullly automated site with an order form and true shopping cart. It is just me here, making things, fixing things, and coming up with new ways of doing old things, sometimes from my thinking, and sometimes as a solution to a problem posed by your e-mail question. Just about everything you see in these images has been made for at least one photog (or other person), and then other customizations (mods) are done as well. Most often there will be some back and forth e-mails so together we can best suit you needs, desires, and budget.
  (tags: photography flash lighting canon tools connectors cables)
• Freedom2
  Freedom2 was founded nearly ten years ago with the crazy idea that a permanent tattoo might be removable. Typical tattoo ink is made from insoluble pigments and remains in the skin forever. Laser treatments can be costly and painful, and ultimately might not even remove the tattoo completely. Thinking that there's got to be a better alternative, our founders began pursuing the idea that there could be a way to make tattoos that were permanent, and less expensive to remove. And thus the idea of the Particle Encapsulation and Enhancement (P2E) Platform was born.
  (tags: tattoos ink)
• Laser Tattoo Removal & Tattoo Lightening in Southern California by Tat2BeGone
  (tags: tattoo)
• Plans for hi-power home-made flash. – Photo.net Large Format Forum
  I now have the need for a more powerful flash system, as I want to do portraits with an 8 x 10. I have 2, 283s, but those are still a bit feeble. I have made some smaller flash units(<100 WS) years ago and now have a bunch of photoflash capacitors that should give enough WS/Joules. What I need is a schematic for a system 110V sourced system as well as some part numbers for the trigger transformer and flash tube. I need about 2000WS.

  Does anyone have, or know of such a circuit before I take the step of trying to design one from basic tube-era electronics theory. I know the power stored in capacitors can be very dangerous, but have worked with this before and know the correct procedures for working with high power energized DC.

  (tags: photography flash suppliers tools)
• HomeBrew Robotics Club
  The HomeBrew Robotics Club was resurrected from the ashes of the original HomeBrew Computer Club by a group enthusiasts who were interested in the emerging field of robotics. We currently meet from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on the last Wednesday of every month (except December) at the Silicon Valley Campus, Carnegie Mellon University, Building 23 inside the NASA Research Park (NRP) complex in Mountain View, California (San Jose Metro area).
  (tags: robotics clubs social robots hardware parts)
• David Burren Photography: Flash power pack
  Sick of waiting for your flash to recharge after firing? Fed up with your batteries dying too quickly? Maybe a discussion of batteries would be useful before we talk about changing your flash…
  (tags: flash photography tools suppliers batteries battery_pack)
• Slave studio flash
  This is pictures and schematics for my home made studio flash.
  It's a optical slave, which means that it will be trigged by flash lightning.
  (tags: diy studio flash lighting photography)
• DIY Studio Flash on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
  After nearly 3 weeks of scrounging, hunting and building I finally got the first part of my DIY studio flash built!!

  Currently 100W/S, (get two more tubes and she'll be a more useful 200W/S!), 60W model lamp, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and Full power switching. Working on an invertor to have her running on batteries as well as mains! (1200 turns of wire thinner than a hair on a transformer as big as a fingernail for the invertor isn't too much fun at the moment!)
  Need to cobble together another digital sync. and still to find a 1/4" jack socket.

  Total cost:- Supposed to be nothing for the challenge of building it all from scrap but had to pay 80p for a test switch and £1 for a halogen bulb!! Tut, tut!
  So £1.80 up to now.

  (tags: flash diy lighting photography)
• Slip On Fittings – Dooitt.com
  (tags: pipe fittings kee_klamp suppliers photography)
• weasel.com: How I built my Geodesic Domes
  (tags: domes conduit tools suppliers)
• CANOPY FITTINGS, SHADE CANOPY FITTINGS FOR 3/4 CONDUIT
  (tags: conduit fittings connectors photography suppliers)
• Shelters To Go Light Weight Shelter Connectors
  Durafits molded fittings were developed exclusively to withstand just about any weather conditions. They are precision molded and consist of a space age composite material with 110 degree corner, which is proven the most stable angle in roof construction and fits 1" EMT (electrical conduit). DuraFits molded fittings are rust free, light weight, and strong enough not to be dented or broken. Perfect for situations where weight is a consideration, such as packing in for camping
  (tags: conduit connectors fittings tools suppliers photography)
• Buss Pipe connectors – Burndy Substation – in stock.
  FOR COPPER TUBE TO TUBE High copper alloy T-Connector for tubing run and tap. Slots between bolts provide independent high-pressure areas of contact. One-wrench installation.
  (tags: tubing connectors copper suppliers)
• Jason Beaver's RV-7 Project: Tools
  (tags: tools photography suppliers aircraft)
• Custom Rack – The Daishi [56k warning - Pics] – Overclockers Australia Forums
  My wife is always at me about the state of the numerous cables coiled all over to have the three PCs I use, running on my desk.

  I've been tossing around an idea to build a custom rack to house the three PCs for a while now so I guess its time to get motivated.

  The basic idea is to have the three PC mounted on drawer roller slides and have a bottom section to house:

  ADSL Modem
  Gigabit Switch
  4 Port KVM
  WiFi AP
  Power board

  So the only cables I will have coming out will be

  1 x Power cable
  1 x phone line
  1 x Monitor cable
  1 x mouse cable
  1 x keyboard cable
  1 x joystick cable
  1 x speaker cable set

  I had a look at some CAD programs to draw up a concept but I couldn't work them out. So here is a quick drawing on the front and side done in Viso

  (tags: photography tools tubing connectors suppliers)
• eBay My World – lighting4studios
  Welcome to the home of the latest in studio lighting technology! Lighting4studios.com – For you photography & video needs. We have flash/strobe kits, halogen kits, fluorescent kits. Also background sets with backdrops. Please add me to your list of favorite sellers and come again.
  (tags: suppliers photography tools)
• About | BikeHacks
  BikeHacks.com comes to you from both coasts of the USA. We write BikeHacks ’cause we love bikes. We dig up all kinds of cool, interesting and useful stuff, from the funky to the functional. If you really need to know more, have a peek behind the curtain. Enjoy!
  (tags: bikes photography hacks tools tubing)
• Links for illustrated products
  (tags: cheeseborough lighting photography tools kee_klamp)
• MSE – Matthews Studio Equipment
  Since 1970, Matthews has been the premier manufacturer of high quality, specialized hardware for the film, telvision, still photographic and theatrical industries. Our commitment to the industry continues with imaginative new products, increased focus on customer service and attention to the precise needs of the grip industry. As we venture into the years ahead our pledge is to provide the finest product, service and competitive pricing available in the industry.
  (tags: tools photography hardware)
• Tube connectors, Clamp – Tubes, Plastic - RK Rose+Krieger
  The LightClamps made of reinforced polyamide are available in the two basic diameters of 18 and 30 mm as standard:
  The clampable diameters are specifically adjusted in combination with the reducing bushes. The system is characterized by its resistance against aggressive substances, its low own weight and compatibility with the BLOCAN® profile system.
  (tags: tubing connectors photography tools)
• EZ Tube Boltless Construction System, Aluminum Tube, Steel Tube, Storage Products.
  The E-Z Tube boltless construction system is a versatile, light duty construction system that offers a cost effective and simple method of constructing aluminum and steel tube frames. It eliminates the need for welding and grinding of corners and allows for easy assembly. Seven joint configurations provide every possible right angle connection with our exclusive square tubing. It is available in aluminum, stainless steel and steel tubing in a varied selection of finishes including: power coated, anodized, zinc plated and bright chrome. The aluminum extrusions provide mountings for flush, recessed or captive panels. Panel thickness ranges from 1/4" to 3/4". Design and construction services are available and many of the items illustrated in our catalog have been built by our fabrication division.
  (tags: tubing connectors photography tools)
• DIY C-Stand Light Stand from Steel Pipe » StudioLighting.net
  C Stand Model 1 – Galvanized pipe, top to bottom
  By Ed Baumgarten

  C Stands or Century Stands are a staple of just about any photo studio. These heavy duty light stands are more stable and able to support more weight than the usual tripod type light stand. Of course, this also means that they cost much more than light weight tripod type light stands. The following project explains how to make your own C Stand like light stands from common plumbing parts found at your home center for a fraction of the cost of buying commercially made C-Stands.

  (tags: photography tools)
• A Softer World: 465
  New and improved New Hampshire motto
  (tags: humor comics)

• Installing the Canon EOS Utility using the Updater Tool on Mac OS X « Nav’s Story
  It was a late Friday evening. I was at home with my new Canon Rebel XSi, and I was trying pictures of myself. I heard that the EOS Utility that comes with the camera allows to control the camera from your computer through the USB interface. You can only download updates from the Canon website, which require you to have the original media available or an older version of the software installed. I left my original media at work, but I really wanted to use this tool tonight.
  (tags: canon photography tools)
• Canon | WFT-E1A Wireless LAN File Transmitter | 0032B002 | B&H
  Canon WFT-E1A Wireless LAN File Transmitter

  * Compatible with Canon EOS 20D, EOS 20Da, EOS 30D, EOS 5D, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II N & EOS-1Ds Mark II Digital Cameras

  (tags: canon tethered wireless photography tools)
• Sister Mary WhupAss by *mjranum on deviantART
  The old image of a nun with a ruler is just so yesterday, don't you think?

  Model is Gloria Jean; lit with 1 softbox image front, model standing on a stage against a white scrim with a naked bulb behind it.

  mjr.

  (tags: mjranum art nude photography)
• Rael IX by *mjranum on deviantART
  THIS IS NOT STOCK. DO NOT USE IT FOR PHOTOMANIPULATIONS; YOU'RE JUST WASTING YOUR TIME. RESPECT MY COPYRIGHT.

  I know you guys don't REALLY watch my portfolio because of my weird political/artistic statements, or the photos of girls with their panties falling down. Know what? I don't really do photography for that reason, either. The reason I do photography is because when I see something like this, I want to record it forever, and pass it on to others.

  Model: Rael Cohen, lit 2 softboxes camera left, flagged off with 2 black sheets of foam-core – another gridded spot from camera right shining on the backdrop. This illustrates the set-up:
  [link]
  If you want to know how to do it for yourself, more tutorials on glamour lighting – all my tricks – are posted on:
  [link]

  (tags: photography art nude mjranum)
• The Vase by *mjranum on deviantART
  Model is Nerlande Daniel

  This is an older photo I posted in another gallery last year. If I had to do it all over again, I\'d have her holding some white lilies in one hand. But the image works as it is.

  Shot with the \"standard\" 2 softbox set-up.

  (tags: mjranum photography art nude)
• Duty by *mjranum on deviantART
  Model is Irina. It took me nearly an hour to polish her fingerprints off the blade when we were done shooting but it seemed worthwhile.

  I just checked with Irina and she says the tattoo is the chinese symbol for Good Luck

  This was lit with a single large octodome to camera right, about 5 feet off the ground.

  (tags: mjranum art nude photography)
• The Bride by *mjranum on deviantART
  Model is Zinn, lit with 2 softboxes camera left and a gridded spot aimed at the sweep from camera right. There is a small amount of bounce/fill from the white wall to her right (that you can't see)
  (tags: photography art nude mjranum bride)
• Fluffytek Art Blog: December 2006
  (tags: art photography nudes)
• xupacabras: janeiro 25, 2004 – janeiro 31, 2004 Arquivo
  (tags: blogs photography nude)
• Living Brush Bodypainting Art
  ot only does this have extensive material covering our successful 2006 Guinness World Record (for most bodies painted), but this is an extensive video portfolio of our work. Thousands of photographs covering many events, as well as many videos, slideshows, and more. Tons of stuff!
  (tags: bodypainting body paint art)
• "Body Painting Techniques and Materials"
  Anyone who attempts body painting quickly discovers the lack of useful information and dearth of practical materials to accomplish successful body paintings. This situation has improved in recent years. It is becoming easier to find good paints to work with.
  Most traditional makeup techniques are incredibly messy and time consuming. It's not unusual to hear of a full body painting taking 10 to 12 hours. Eventually I learned of some better techniques that get the job done with a minimum of mess and time.
  (tags: body_art bodypainting art photography)
• Libertarians seek a place in the New Hampshire sun – Yahoo! News
  LANCASTER, N.H. – He fled the "People's Republic of Massachusetts" to escape tyranny. Now he strides the campground in a plaid kilt and mirror shades, an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle across his torso, an immense Scottish sword sheathed between his shoulders.
  (tags: FSP libertarianism)
• 'Marriage Is for White People' – washingtonpost.com
  "If Jesus Christ bought me an engagement ring, I wouldn't take it," a separated thirty-something friend told me. "I'd tell Jesus we could date, but we couldn't marry."
  (tags: dating sex relationships)
• Monetize The Audience, Not The Content
  I like the subscription model the FT has been using for some time now. I may get the exact details wrong but its the idea that's important anyway. You can visit the ft.com domain something like nine times per month for free. They cookie you and when you stop by the tenth time in a month, they ask you to pay. And many do.
  (tags: monetize entrepreneurship pricing wishforge)
• Master of 500 Hats: Taking "Me, Inc." Public: Market Caps for Individuals
  If we were to create an asset class for "human capital" securities, how might we calculate it?

  Well, we would probably add up the total market cap of all "stocks" in this potential market… which would be the equivalent of the collective market cap of ~6 billion people.

  So what is the market cap for an individual?

  Let's assume the following:

  (tags: markets securities wishforge)

• Radical Suburban Boogie
  Dance Friday is underway and freestyle dancing has never been so fine. And, since it is freestyle dancing, you don't need a partner, or shoes, or rhythm (some people just roll around on the floor).
  (tags: dancing venue freestyle)
• Rental Department
  Our Rental Department rents cameras from 35mm to 4×5, studio lighting and grip equipment. We also have a wide range of digital cameras available for rental. Our rental lists are available as PDF files. May we suggest that you contact our Rental Department at one of the following addresses to have any of your questions answered, or to schedule your rental.
  (tags: camera lighting store photography)
• Tubing Connectors – Aluminum angle, Aluminum tube, Aluminum extrusions, Anodized aluminum, Aluminum pipe, Aluminum channel, Extruded Aluminum angle, brunner enterprises, Aluminum bar, aluminum rod, aluminum edging, aluminum tubing connectors, square tubin
  Nylon Connectors for 3/4" and 1" square tubing made of super-tough Zytel ST 801 HS
  (tags: tubing aluminum connectors)
• Be Their Guest: These Folks Have Room to Spare — or Share – washingtonpost.com
  I discovered these assorted sleeping arrangements — and voyeuristic snapshots of New York apartments — not on a "Roommate Wanted" corkboard at a local market but on Airbnb, a nearly year-old Web site that opens doors previously closed to outsiders. The site works like Match.com for travelers, pairing those who need a bed with those who have one to spare.
  (tags: airbnb travel hotel hotels)
• EYELIGHTER
  Add brilliance and sparkle to your subject’s eyes. Made from corrugated material, and 12 gauge steel it’s mounted on a rolling cast iron stand. Some assembly required. Breaks down for easy transportation.

  Patented

  (tags: eyelighter photography tools camera)
• Who makes a 3-panel reflector for glamour/beauty shots? – Photo.net photo.net Forum
  Well, after all these years, I did a www.google.com search on fabrics, silver, reflective,,,etc. and found this company that seems to sell this great soft but anti-moisture mylar cloth.

  The company is at www.AHH.biz I believe their other URL is: AmericanHomeHabitat.com

  This fabric is called:

  Heat-shield, thermal aluminum mylar CAT No. FH 1018

  In the pictures of it, you will see a silver reflective side which is a mottled silver similar to the mottled look of a Norman reflector! The mottles are from large threads raising the silver material alittle. So, it is not a perfect mirror image silver, but rather a diffusive silver! Great!

  I had to post this on www.photo.net as I feel this is a real find! Much better than aluminim foil! You can roll it up! You can clip it to a flat board! It rolls up! You can make it as wide and long as you can afford! Wanna fill-in something small or big? This is the stuff! The number in 2002 of the company is/was 1-540-710-9249.

  (tags: reflector foil mylar photography tools)
• Review: the Lastolite Triflector – ThinkCamera Reviews
  So there you are in a studio be it a professional one or at home. You have so much to hold and keep track of, camera, light metre reflector or two……. now then where did I put my….. you could do with an extra pair of hands at times couldn't you? Well there's something on the market that might just be able to help.

  I have in front of me a distinctive bright blue bag with a white logo on it – it can only be something from Lastolite.

  In fact it's the new Mark II Triflector – a versatile 3 way reflector system that's designed to aid portrait photography and retailing for about £100 It allows the photographer to position each of the 3 reflective surfaces just about anywhere they need to. It's compact, lightweight and easy to use.

  (tags: triflector lastolite photography tools)
• Amazon.com: Lighting the Nude: Top Photography Professionals Share Their Secrets (9782940378104): Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz: Books
  Available for the first time in paperback, the top-selling Lighting the Nude reveals the lighting secrets of the top photographers working today. It showcases more than 400 images of the nude, in a wide variety of styles. Each photograph is accompanied by detailed lighting diagrams and an explanation of what makes the shot work. Both beginners in this branch of photography and seasoned pros will find plenty of inspiring lighting ideas and practical guidance. Lighting the Nude is an essential reference for every studio photographer’s bookshelf.
  (tags: book lighting photography nude)
• Impact | Super Clamp with Standard Stud | KCP-700B26 | B&H Photo
  Highly rated clamp
  (tags: photography tools superclamp)
• Master Chief Sterling Silver Ring | Gaming | Gear
  Weta (New Zealand) is selling this Master Chief helmet ring(about $180) made of sterling silver for Halo fan.
  (tags: ring gifts jewlery red_vs_blue)
• vibrantBrains – A Health Club For Your Brain
  We all want to be on the top of our game everyday, whether we are at work, planning schedules, organizing our finances, remembering someone's name, or concentrating on driving. Studies show that regular mental workouts, emphasizing reasoning, memory, language, quantitative, visual, and spatial skills improves the quality of our lives.

  Our goal is to provide a brain fitness community for people dedicated to improving their cognitive skills with scientifically developed cognitive exercises.

  (tags: brain gym ideas aging selfhelp)
• ETech 2009: Home — O'Reilly Conferences
  ETech, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, is O'Reilly Media's flagship "O'Reilly Radar" event. ETech is a technologist's R&D lab, workbench, and playground. We specifically design the conference to expose new ideas and learn from the people behind them. ETech is the only place you’ll want to be for first access to the innovations and disruptions that are changing the way we live and do business – access you'll need to stay ahead of the curve in your workplace.

  This year's theme at ETech focuses on how the way we live is changing — through policy, technology and ideas.

  (tags: etech conferences social)
• About « The Abundance League
  The Abundance League is a grassroots collaboration network of social innovators. Local chapter leaders host monthly salons that offer networking, guest speakers, and discussion about social innovation at all scales, from the interpersonal to the global social enterprise.

  Gatherings have featured talks about clothing swaps, compassionate communication, poetry slams, storytelling, social entrepreneurship, public media, community gardening, transformational group travel, and more. And we’ve showcased artists, poets and musicians that inspire generosity, collaboration, and service.

  The Abundance League embodies the idea that by exercising our social creativity, we can help each other connect to our potential, create lives rich in satisfying experiences, and turn scarcity into abundance. Abundance League is a salon, solutions showcase, and a model for those who share this vision.

  (tags: groups abundance innovation classes)

So reproductive experts were taken aback by a paper in the June issue of Contraception magazine. Based on an analysis of studies, the paper pronounced withdrawal “almost as effective as the male condom — at least when it comes to pregnancy prevention.”

“If the male partner withdraws before ejaculation every time a couple has vaginal intercourse, about 4 percent of couples will become pregnant over the course of a year,” the authors write.

Via Withdrawal Finds An Ally.

• BIL:PIL Healthcare Innovation Unconference – Eventbrite
  The BIL:PIL 2009 Healthcare Innovation Conference will bring together over 200 entrepreneurs, health professionals, technologists, and laypeople to describe the future of healthcare.
  (tags: bilpil bil conferences)
• TUMI > Camera Pro > Alpha
  Carry all your photography and tech equipment with you safely in one convenient and organized bag. Made from Tumi's signature, ultra-durable FXT ballistic nylon, this case features a computer compartment and individual, removable cubes that fit a variety of camera parts. Accessory pockets, carry handles and adjustable shoulder strap.
  (tags: camera photography gear)
• start [Bkrpr Wiki]
  Bkrpr is a set of free software and hardware that helps you digitize books. Some of our hardware designs make it easy to photograph all the pages in a book without harming the book. Other designs allow you to remove the binding so the pages can be dropped into a sheet-fed scanner. Whichever method you use, the resulting images can be processed with our software to make user-friendly files in a variety of formats.
  (tags: bkrpr book_ripper books diy ebook)

My friend Carol is nice and beautiful. Anyone would bet she has plenty of dates. But it turns out that this is not the case.

The fact is that Carol has dated no-one for ages. And although she is shy by nature, she is also open to adequate proposals and would love to find someone special. But Carol claims that men do not usually approach her. She thinks she frightens them away. Is it just a matter of bad luck? Or is it something else? Maybe Carol has a distorted perception of reality?

Luck is an issue that’s naturally addressed in mathematics. If it is a question of luck, mathematics may shed some light on Carol’s problem. Let us see.
….
Carol’s perception that she scares men away is not a delusion after all. According to the mathematics above, she may be justified in thinking that guys stay away from her. It is not a matter of bad luck but a collateral effect of interactive rationality. A paradoxical consequence is that Carol’s attractiveness acts as a repellent.

From the article, The Carol Syndrome.

Via shanmonster.

• eBay Store – Hong Kong Supplies: Search results for Cleon C8.
  Cleon Wireless Remote C8 for Canon 1Ds 5D Mark II IIIThis seller accepts PayPal
  (tags: photix cleon photography camera tools)
• 08RFSM610 Adorama Wireless & Wired Radio Remote Release for Canon D-30, D-60, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D, 1D, 1D MARK II, III, 1Ds, 1Ds MARK II, EOS-1V, 1VHS, EOS-3
  This Wireless RF (Radio Frequency) Shutter Release Kit enables you to release the shutter in both wireless and wired modes. The system produces a coded radio signal that works indoors, outdoors, around corners even through walls. It has an effective working range of up to 100 ft. RF Kit also provides 16 multi-coded channels, giving the photographer plenty of combinations to work with, without jamming the frequency.
  (tags: remote wireless shutter_release photography)
• Alpha Jack Clamp the best woodworker's clamp will clamp, jack, spread and hoist!
  The Alpha JackClamp is a new generation bar clamp – the only one like it in the world. While other clamps rely on a one bar system, the Alpha JackClamp has two parallel bars and a four jaw breaking system. Both parallel bars are easily adjustable, reversible and removable for quick assembly around a project.

  You can clamp (both straight and L-stock), spread and jack (both straight and offset) as well as hoist. Switching between any of the four positions is straightforward and quick because of the unique braking system in the bar clamp handle.
  The JackClamp has a vertical and horizontal level on one end as well as Standard and Metric rulers stamped into the lower bar. The precision construction of the JackClamp also allows the lowerbar to be used as a square.

  (tags: clamp jackclamp tools)
• Name that Color – Chirag Mehta : chir.ag
  Being a typical guy, I have no clue what the colors Lavender and Mauve look like. You can show me Indigo and I won't know if it's more like Violet or Purple. So I made this little app where you can create a color on the screen (or copy-paste CSS hex# color) and find out the name of the closest matching color.
  (tags: color tools design web art)
• medicaladoptions.com
  As you may have heard on the news or read in one of our press releases, Child Trader is now the nations 4th largest child exchange network and as such, has brought happiness to more than 1623 American households who otherwise had very few options in creating a more loving family and home life when realizing their child wasn’t the right fit for them.

  Child Trader Child Exchange Network isn’t about not loving your children. Its about finding a family that can love them more.

  (tags: children trading ecommerce childtrader adoption)
• Free Online Invitations, Party Planning and Guest List Management from Anyvite
  Alternative to evite
  (tags: evite parties events tools planning friends)
• Prince: Applying Style Sheets
  How to determine what order style declarations will be applied
  (tags: priority css)
• 50 Parties: 50 parties. 50 themes. 50 weeks. In a row. In the studio. No sponsors. No strangers.
  Title says it all.
  (tags: parties ideas blogs)
• NOTCOT.ORG
  Lot's of design, art, inspiration
  (tags: design art Links blogs ideas)
• TheDieline.com
  Beautifully designed medical packaging
  (tags: design medicine package art)
• Amazing Laser Illusions – Whatever videos from MEview
  Cool laser illusions.
  (tags: laser illusion magic)

• A Female Perspective of the PUA Summit, pt. 1 | Kiss N' Tale
  radiantsun reviews 2007 PUA summit
  (tags: dating pua sex relationships)
• adam lyons at attraction explained – learn the secrets of attraction and improve your love life
  radiantsun liked his talk at PUS summit 2007
  (tags: pua dating sex relationships)
• Worthy Playboy Institute
  Referenced at Less Wrong.
  (tags: pua dating sex)
• Inhabitat » Schweeb: Human-Powered Monorail Flies Through the Skies
  I'm not a fan of monorails, as a rule, but these look like fun.
  (tags: monorails bicycles bicycle)
• SHIFT | Armor Games
  Fun flash game with a novel gameplay mechanism
  (tags: shift game flash)
• Amazon.com: Mode One: Let the Women Know What You're REALLY Thinking: Alan Roger Currie: Books
  Currie's approach is all about upfront, straightforward honesty combined with non-manipulative, highly self-assured behavior. Mode One teaches men that sometimes, being rejected by women is actually a good thing. Especially if that woman is nothing more than a highly skilled manipulator looking to waste a man's time, and take advantage of him financially.

  The biggest lesson to be learned in Mode One is that men should avoid playing the role of the "well-mannered nice guy" in the hopes that their pleasant, lenient, overly-accommodating, and ultra-flattering behavior will be somehow 'rewarded' later on with a woman's romantic and/or sexual companionship.

  (tags: pua dating sex relationship books)

The Seasteading Institute is hiring. See below for details.
—

TSI Job Opening: Director Of Development

The Seasteading Institute (TSI), headquarted in Palo Alto, CA, is a non-profit organization with the mission of furthering the establishment of permanent, autonomous ocean communities. In opening a new frontier, we will improve the human condition worldwide by enabling innovation with new political and social systems. We were recently covered in Wired and The Sunday Times, and in 2008 we received $500,000 of initial funding from Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and early investor in companies such as LinkedIn and Facebook. More information is available at our website, seasteading.org.

TSI’s development director will be primarily responsible for growing membership and obtaining funding for TSI through a combination of grant-writing, outreach, PR, fundraisers, and donor development. They will work in conjunction with the Executive Director, Director of Operations, and the Board of Directors. This is a paid, full-time role (3/4 time is available if needed for work/life balance). We offer a quality PPO health insurance plan in addition to other standard California state benefits.

Requirements:

* Work experience in a non-profit.
* Willingness to commute to our downtown Palo Alto office 3 days/week.
* Social, outgoing, networking type of personality
* Largely self-managing – work with other staff to define priorities and brainstorm strategy, but able to work independently.
* Passionate about our mission, understands that we are a non-profit and part of their compensation is in the “coolness factor” and getting to work on an ambitious project to benefit humanity.

The ideal candidate will also have:

* Experience and a track record of success in a non-profit fundraising role (doesn’t need to be a senior one).
* Event management experience.
* A network of contacts and potential donors in a similar enough area to be relevant to TSI.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Board recruitment and expansion.
* Identify and develop major donors with help of Executive Director and Board.
* Defining and maintaining membership program, growing membership.
* Define and maintain project-specific fundraising.
* Schedule and plan public and member events (social, conferences, fundraisers) with the DirOps to drive interest in TSI.
* Identifying grant opportunities, grant-writing.
* Public outreach online and in print media, respond to press inquiries.
* Attend conferences and events to network and advertise the organization.
* Maintain online presence for TSI on various social networking sites.
* Coordinate the writing and distribution of monthly newsletters and the Annual Report.

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Note that we offer a $1,000 referral bonus for this position, if you refer a candidate who later gets hired.