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From the 19th Century and 20th Century To The 21st Century.
1927 was a vintage year for memorable, auspicious events and dates to remember…
The year 1927 coincides with the construction of the Lombard Brick Bungalow at 502 S. Westmore Avenue and Washington Blvd. , in time for the Lilac Festival at Lilacia Park in the Village of Lombard , Du Page County, Illinois, USA. During 1927, Lombard lived through a building contracts boom for community development, expansion and growth.
During 1927, "the Grandaddies Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller in Old Town , renewed their friendship from the School of the Art Institute and joined efforts in rehabbing old buildings with recyclable materials, to be used as studios"—according to Dennis Rodkin, Chicago Reader, in the Nest Issue, " Chicago architecture was booming in 1927." The original Carl Street Studios were erected in 1927 and bears Sol Kogen's name at 155 W. Carl Street , know today as Burton Place in Chicago , Illinois , USA .[1]
Eighty-one years ago establishes a milestone for the Modernist style of architecture featuring Art Deco, Nouveau Art, stained glass windows, glass etchings, beveled and leaded glass, in the Italianate style, as well as mosaics, frescoes, and architectural interior designs.
In 1927, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded.
The telegraph and the telephone were used for "speedy communications".[2]
During March 19, 1927, the Village of Lombard issued new building permits in demand for the great expansion and growth of Babcock's Grove, since 1833, when Ralph and Morgan Babcock traveled west of Chicago to secure land for the Church Deacon, Winslow Churchill and his family, in Du Page County, Illinois, USA.[3]
In 1869, Babcock's Grove was incorporated when Josiah P. Lombard, one of the village's main landowners, lent his name to the new municipality, known today as the Village of Lombard , according to town historian Jean Van Rensselar.
At the turn-of-the-century, the Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow at 502 S. Westmore Avenue and Washington Blvd. was owned by the Ahrens Family as a subdivision of part of the block "A" in Robertson's Westmore, according to the Plat recorded June 1st, 1922 by the Du Page County Recorder of Deeds Office. Both Mary Ahrens and Emil Ahrens lived at this Lombard Historic Brick home during 1929 and 1930, according to property records.
Warranty Deed in Trust, R75-64744[4], Recorded in Du Page County , 1975 Nov 20 PM12:30
This indenture witnesseth, that the Grantor Lucille Hornbeck, a.k.a. Lucille A. Hornbeck, a widow and not since remarried, of the County of Du Page and State of Illinois for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and 0/100 dollars, $10.00, in hand paid, and of other good and valuable considerations, receipt of which, hereby, is duly acknowledged to Convey and Warrant unto La Grange State Bank, a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, s Trustee under the provisions of a certain Trust agreement, dated the 8th day of November 1975 and known as Trust Number 2834, the following described real estate in the County of Du Page and State of Illinois, to wit:
Parcel 1: Lot eighty (80) in Robertson's Westmore, a subdivision of part of the West half of the South West quarter of Section nine (9), Township thirty-nine (30) North, Range eleven (11) East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying South of the right of way line of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Company, according to the Plat thereof recorded June 1st 1922, as document 15681, in Du Page County, Illinois.
Parcel 2: Lot A in Washington Manor being a Subdivision of part of Block "A" in Robertson's Westmore, a Subdivision of that part of the West half of the Southwest quarter, lying South of the right of way of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, of Section 9, Township 39 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat of said Washington Manor recorded February 17, 1959 as document 912579, and Certificate recorded on April 20, 1959, as Document 919712, in Du Page County, Illinois.
Former Grantors:
Mary Ahrens, 3/27/1929, Books 231/364
Emil Ahrens, 6/16/1930, Books 248-539
Dorothy Elguth, 5/19/1934, Books 293-352
Richard Ahrens, 5/14/1947, Books 371-206
Henry A. Hornbeck, 1947
George P. Hornbeck
Lucille A. Hornbeck, 11/20/1975
Marie C. LiPuma, 10/30/1984
Debra Sekrecki,
Roberto Hung, 9/2/1996
Gardenia C. Hung/Robert S. Hung, 1998-present
During 1922, when the Ahrens recorded this property deed, a building ordinance was passed in the Village of Lombard , the superintendent of construction was appointed, and the Lombard village board studied zoning ordinance. There were 2,200 acres in Du Page County, subdivided into residential lots—old farms were being subdivided. According to the late Mrs. Steben, my elderly next-door neighbor, "the area was old farm land with horse stables, surrounded by corn fields".
More petitions for new subdivisions were presented in 1922. At the time, the Lombard trustees forecasted the expansion and uncontrolled growth. There were dirt roads and muddy paths—"some sections were inundated by spring rains". According to Lillian Budd, Lombard historian, The Lombard News summarized, "…clamoring for water in pipes, while at the same time battling water not in pipes."[5] Some property owners laid water mains at their own expense, then asked permission to connect with the village water system. The Village of Lombard planned street paving afterwards in 1922.
During March 19, 1927, the Village of Lombard issued new building permits. By June 1927, eight (8) more building permits were issued. At the time, property values in Lombard increased—"one vacant lot more than tripled in value, within one year".[6]
Colonel William R. Plum, died on April 28, 1927, during Lilac Time. Upon his death, the Estate of Colonel Plum and his wife, Helen M. Plum was bequeathed to the Village of Lombard , for a public park, known today as Lilacia Park , in 2008. The Lombard Park District was established on September 26, 1927 in Du Page County, Illinois, USA[7].
Eighty-six years later, there are still Lombard resident senior citizens living today to celebrate their anniversaries in Lilac Town . Last Friday, August 29, 2008, the Lombard Spectator reported that there is still a need for water main construction on Meyers Road, between 22nd Street and 16th Street for the installation of a new water transmission main on Meyers Road at the York Center—to be completed in two (2) months, according to the Lombard Public Works Department, engineer Frank Kalisik.[8] The Lombard water transmission main is designed for a water booster station to process about 4,000 feet of water, locally. This is not a water main to the Lombard residents' homes.
The Lombard Spectator was first published in 1927 by Frank T. Jirsa, Jr. On June 16, 1927, the Lilac Town voice became "Devoted to the interests of Lombard—"a Village of Homes ".[9] This local newspaper brought attention to Lilac Town as the Village of Lombard , founded in 1869.
According to Lombard history[10], the Ahrens Family can be traced back to the German Lutheran brothers Ehler and Friedrich Ahrens, who helped to build Trinity Lutheran Church School , "schulgemeinde", on Roosevelt Road and Wisconsin street , York Center . On June 15, 1868, the Ahrens brothers joined Jobst Goltermann, Henry and Friedrich Goltermann, and Heinrich Meyer to provide for the Trinity Lutheran Church School and congregation at the York Center , in Babcock's Grove, before the Village of Lombard was incorporated, in 1869. The original twelve (12) Lutherans who erected Trinity Lutheran Church at Roosevelt and Meyers Road were: three (3) Goltermann brothers, two (2) Ahrens brothers, Fr. Meyer, H. H. Hogrefe, J. Uhlhorn, W. Woltermann , D. Scharlau, F. Schumaker, and H. Niemann.
One hundred and forty years have passed now in 2008 since that fateful day. Now Trinity Lutheran Church and School celebrate the 140th anniversary of serving the Village of Lombard community and the Lutheran congregation at York Center , in Du Page County, Illinois, United States of America.
The Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow is Timeless for a Vintage Year: 1927, Modern Times, from the 19th Century and 20th Century To The 21st Century. This Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow has remained at the corner of Westmore Avenue and Washington Blvd. since the Ahrens Family built the Lombard property in 1927.
Two centuries later, on September 2nd, 1993, Mr. Roberto Hung purchased the Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow from Debra Y. Sekrecki, with an initial down payment of $2,000, as earnest money paid by personal check, added to the total cash payment of $88,000 at a fixed interest rate not to exceed 8.00% per year, amortized over a period of fifteen (15) years. At the time, Debra Y. Sekrecki had two (2) children, a boy and a girl, lived with Stella, the tenant upstairs, and father Adam Sekrecki.
Three years before, on July 11, 1993, Mr. Roberto Hung signed a Standard Residential Sales Contract from the Du Page Association of Realtors in agreement to purchase the Lombard real estate property at 502 S. Westmore Avenue in Lombard , Illinois 60148-3028 , owned by seller Debra Y. Sekrecki. The original closing date was scheduled on September 11, 1993. However, Roberto Hung was called by telephone to appear sooner on September 2nd, 1993, at 3:30 p.m., at the law office of Alan Dakoff, Telephone: 708-966-0488, located at 9291 North Maryland, in Niles , Illinois 60714 , U.S.A.
Century 21, Action Real Estate provided a Buyer Service Pledge presented by Steve Block, Telephone: 630-627-5500, and Dino, the real estate agent with Roberto Hung, signed in agreement. Afterwards, Roberto Hung received a copy of Rider 412, Buyer's Inspection which he signed as buyer with Debra Sekrecki, as seller.
In 1993, Century 21, Action Real Estate described in a listing the Highlights of the Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow at the corner of Westmore Avenue and Washington Blvd., owned by Debra Y. Sekrecki with tenant Stella. At the time, the Du Page County Real Estate Taxes were only $2,744 for the brick house. After Roberto Hung purchased the same Lombard Brick House, the Lombard property taxes doubled for more than $4,000, without providing the senior citizens Homestead Exemption.
This Lombard Brick Home is located near Westmore Elementary School and St. Pius X Church School, Jackson Middle School , and Willowbrook High School .
George Hornbeck's Parcel No. 06-09-315038 is a subdivision, spacious 4-bedroom brick home with a second floor in-law or potential income arrangement. There are nine (9) rooms available with hardwood floors. Full finished basement. Front and rear enclosed porches for added living space. Fully fenced yard with a gas grill. There is a 2-car garage. Public transportation is available. This Lombard home is close to school and shopping, near the Eastgate Center and State of Illinois facilities for the Secretary of State Vehicle Licenses Center and the Illinois Employment and Training Center (I.E.T.C.).
Action Real Estate for Century 21 was serving Du Page and Cook counties at the Lombard Pines Shopping Center, 1125-J South Main Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, in care of realtor Dino.
On September 2nd, 1996, Mr. Roberto Hung completed full cash payment of the Lombard Brick Home at Maple Park State Bank, witnessed by his daughter, Gardenia C. Hung, and the bank manager. Mr. Roberto Hung and his eldest daughter, married to Nathan S. Wittler, improved this Lombard Brick house by adding oak cabinets, an exterior halogen flood night light, (2) automatic garage door openers, changed all door locks, added gardening landscaping, apple trees orchard, and perennial flowers, and exotic plant species.
Specifications for the Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow:
Living Room: 25.4 X 11.10 sq. ft.
Dining Room: 13.1 X 13.2 sq. ft.
Kitchen: 11.6 X 10.8 sq. ft.
Master Bdrm: 11.10 X 10.6 sq. ft.
Bedroom: 11.5 X 10.6 sq. ft.
Bedroom: 11.3 X 10.0 sq. ft.
Bedroom: 15.8 X 10.0 sq. ft.
Living Room: 13.10 X 12.2 sq. ft.
Kitchen: 15 X 14 sq. ft.
Pantry: 6 X 4 sq. ft.
Utilities in the Basement. Basement Full Finished. Storage Rooms: 2. Closets: 10
[1] Chicago Reader, Thursday, March 27, 2008, Volume 37, Number 27. The Nest Issue. "The Granddaddies Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller in Old Town ", page 28. The Reader© 2008, CL Chicago, Inc.
[2] Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie. A History of Lombard, Illinois by Lillian Budd, page 97. Published for the Lombard Historical Society, as a 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial Project. First Edition. Copyright 1977 by the Lombard Historical Society.
[3] 1996 Lombard Community Directory. "Lombard: The Lilac Village " by Jean Van Rensselar, page 2.
[4] Du Page County Recorder of Deeds, Fred Bucholz, Assisted by Jan, and Supervisor Leslie on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007, 11AM at the Jack T. Knuepfer Administration Building, 421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187-0936 USA. 2007 Real Estate Title Deed Research by Gardenia C. Hung, M.A., for Lombard Real Estate, 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Blvd., Lombard, Illinois, 60148-3028 USA. P.I.N. 06-09-315-038 on June 21st, 2007, 12PM.
[5] Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie. A History of Lombard, Illinois by Lillian Budd, page 175. Published for the Lombard Historical Society, as a 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial Project. First Edition. Copyright 1977 by the Lombard Historical Society.
[6] Ibid., page 196.
[7] Ibid., page 190-191.
[8] Lombard Spectator. " Lombard : Meyers to be tied up with water main work", page 10. Press Publications, Friday, August 29, 2008 LVP.
[9] Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie. A History of Lombard, Illinois by Lillian Budd, pages 195-6. Published for the Lombard Historical Society, as a 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial Project. First Edition. Copyright 1977 by the Lombard Historical Society.
[10] Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie. A History of Lombard, Illinois by Lillian Budd, page 120. Published for the Lombard Historical Society, as a 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial Project. First Edition. Copyright 1977 by the Lombard Historical Society.


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Rest at last for a weary bunch
For much of his Tuesday night in Denver, Spurs swingman Danny Green felt like a lost traveler missing his GPS.
"I was in Strugglesville," he said, "just trying to get to Pleasantville."
In the 1998 film of the same name, one of the perks in Pleasantville is that every basketball shot finds the bottom of the net.
Save for a stray 3-pointer in the third quarter, Green experienced almost the polar opposite in the Spurs' 112-106 loss to the Nuggets, finishing the night 1 for 10.
Green wasn't the only Spurs player out of sorts in Denver, the last stop on what has only felt like a month-long road trip.
Having played 17 of their first 27 games on the road, and until Wednesday charting 12 consecutive days with either a game or a flight, the Spurs can only hope a return to San Antonio gets them a step closer to their preferred destination.
"It's been a tough month-and-a-half," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Having a few days off will be huge."
Over the next 10 days, the Spurs will play four games at home, none of them against teams above .500, the perfect antidote for a travel-drained team that has dropped four straight road games.
The Spurs did not practice Wednesday and will not practice today in the lead-up to Friday's game against New Orleans, with Popovich opting to give his weary players time and space to recover.
None could use the break more than 36-year-old power forward Tim Duncan, who emptied his fuel tank in trying to pull the Spurs back from a 17-point, second-half deficit in the high altitude of Denver.
Duncan's final line seemed lifted from one of his Most Valuable Player seasons — 31 points, 18 rebounds, five blocks, six assists. But he also topped 40 minutes for the third time this season and the first to come without the aid of overtime.
Afterward, Popovich said he briefly considered giving Duncan the night off against the Nuggets on the second night of a back-to-back.
"I just show up to play," Duncan said with a shrug, "and they play me however much they want to play me."
Behind Duncan's dominance and an unlikely jolt from reserve guard Patty Mills — who hit four of his career-high five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter — the Spurs crawled within three points of Denver in the final frame.
That, at least, allowed the Spurs to return to San Antonio proud of their effort, if not the outcome.
"We played it horn to horn," said Duncan, whose team shot its way back into the game with 14 threes. "No matter what the score was, we were attacking and making plays. They just had too much momentum, and we had not enough time to get it back."
The break in the schedule comes at an opportune time for the Spurs' tired legs, if not their worn psyche.
With the recent slide, the Spurs have dropped to fourth in the Western Conference.
"I don't know (if) it will be a relaxing time, coming off these losses," Duncan said. "We've got to get back to feeling good about ourselves and playing well."
The schedule, so rugged during the first month and a half of the season, should begin to help the Spurs now.
Of the Spurs' next four opponents, only Dallas made the playoffs last season, and the Mavericks are still playing without injured All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki.
New Orleans and Toronto rank at or near the bottom of their respective conferences. The Spurs have beaten their other visitor on this homestand, the Houston Rockets, twice already.
"We have a long stretch at home to try and get it back," point guard Tony Parker said. "It's going to be huge to rejuvenate and get our energy back."
For the Spurs, it appears the road back to Pleasantville begins at home.
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As Wall Street still wobbles under the pressure of a weak economy, one New York asset class stands firmly on all four wheels. Taxi medallions – required licenses fastened to the hoods of all New York City yellow cabs – have rocketed in value at a time when many investments have plummeted. The average rate in July for a corporate-licensed taxi medallion in the Big Apple was a record $766,000 – up 126% from $339,000 in 2004.
"It is an industry that has always gone up," says Andrew Murstein, president of Medallion Financial. "It has outperformed every index you can think of – the Dow, Nasdaq, gold, you name it."
A leader in the industry for years, Medallion Financial owns and leases several hundred medallions and has financed the purchase of thousands more, in Chicago, Boston and elsewhere – but mainly in New York. Many New York drivers, most of whom are immigrants, take out loans from Medallion Financial when buying a medallion.
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In a ratio set by law, 40% of New York's 13,257 medallions – a number strictly controlled by the city – are designated for individual, as opposed to corporate, ownership. Individual owners are required to drive at least part time, while corporate owners have the option of hiring an agent to lease the medallion full time for up to $800 a week.
Since the start of 2008, while the stock market was going through its worst decline since the Great Depression, the price of a corporate medallion has jumped 28%, to $766,000; the price of an individual one has risen 33%, to $572,000.
For Murstein, recent price surges are not surprising; medallions have seen an average 15%-a-year appreciation for 70 years, he says.
"Not only do you get that 15% for your price appreciation, you also get rental income," Murstein says.
With the slogan, "In niches there are riches," the company has lent more than $3 billion to the taxi industry in the past decade and recorded no loan losses because it can repossess the medallion if the client doesn't pay. But Murstein says the medallion loans, on which the company currently charges about 6.25% interest a year, give ambitious drivers a legitimate opportunity for ownership.
Matthew Daus, chairman of New York's Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), credits the steady rise in medallion prices to the record numbers of taxi drivers looking for shifts. Currently, there are more than 46,000 cabbies licensed in New York, creating heated competition for the 13,000-plus medallions.
Not everyone is happy with the tight supply of medallions and the ever-rising cost, which is passed on to cabbies who can't afford to buy their own. Driver Zafar Raja, 36, who moved to New York from Pakistan in 1996, says the abundance of drivers has led to rising lease rates that require him and others to work "too many hours" to cover their costs.
"Brokers are doing whatever they want, and you can't argue, because there is no job security," Raja says. "I know someone who is paying $900 for a single-driver weekly night shift."
Daus contends the TLC caps the maximum weekly lease rate at $800. Besides, drivers who are able to purchase their own medallion often make very good livings, Daus says. And if history is any guide, they ultimately can sell their medallion at a healthy profit.
Ownership essential
After more than a decade of leasing a medallion, Victor Salazar, 45, who moved to New York from Ecuador in 1991, took out a loan in 2004 to buy a medallion for $305,000. Salazar, who drives regular night shifts, says owning a medallion is essential to making taxi-driving a career.
"Other drivers have to worry about catching up to pay the lease," Salazar says. "There is a lot of stress. I know, because I used to be one of them."
Daus says the financing provided by Medallion Financial is key for many cabbies to make that transition to ownership, and that the company's mission seems to be "helping people achieve the American dream."
Former New York governor Mario Cuomo, who sits on Medallion Financial's board of directors, agrees.
"There's no question that many immigrants – my parents included – came here without any substantial backing of education or people who could provide funds, or the sophistication required to go into business," Cuomo says. "Being able to own a taxi is a quick way into business. It is an opportunity for them to be their own bosses."
Murstein knows the story well. His grandfather Leon Murstein, an Argentinean immigrant who started the family business decades ago, amassed a fleet of 500 medallions after purchasing his first in Queens in 1937.
Medallions went for $10 that year.
{USA Today/Elisha Ferber-Matzav.com Newscenter}


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Tina Maze wins World Cup downhill in Italy
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) Defending overall World Cup champion Tina Maze finally got her first victory of the season, winning the prestigious Cortina downhill Saturday to signal a return to form just in time for the Sochi Olympics.
The Slovenian clocked 1 minute, 37.79 seconds down the Olympia delle Tofane course, which was bathed in sunshine, then performed her trademark handstand celebration during the podium proceedings.
"There were a lot of emotions," Maze said. "It was a really long time. ... When I find the right feeling like I found it today I can ski fast."
Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden of Switzerland finished second, 0.27 seconds behind, and Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was third, 0.38 back.
Maze had a record-breaking season a year ago with 11 wins. This season, she had only three podium results - until this race.
"When you win a lot you don't learn much," Maze said. "With my ups and downs it's a lot of learning."
Two weeks ago, Maze made a staff change in her personal team, which is run by her boyfriend and coach Andrea Massi. They replaced Walter Ronconi with former Switzerland coach Mauro Pini.
The switch seems to have paid off and the timing couldn't have been better - in the final downhill before the Sochi Games, where the women's downhill is scheduled for Feb. 12.
Pini urged Maze to put more emotion into her skiing.
"That was really good because Andrea was always saying to ski without feelings," Maze said. "But sometimes that's not possible.
"(Pini) brought a lot of peace to our team because compared to Andrea and I he's one step in front of us," Maze added. "And that's what we were expecting from someone in that position. He came really motivated and that makes us easygoing and we have more energy for ourselves."
Pini was formerly Lara Gut's personal coach and he led the Swiss men's squad at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, when Didier Defago won gold in downhill. He then coached the Swiss women's team and more recently was a TV commentator.
"I could sense a good feeling from the first words we shared with each other," Pini said. "Tina never forgot how to ski. She was always capable, she just needed to focus her energy better and get rid of those negative vibes."
"At this level a couple different words here or there can create all the difference," Pini added. "It's not like we had to start over from scratch."
With the skies perfectly clear to show off the jagged peaks that provide some of the most spectacular scenery in the Dolomite Range, Maria Hoefl-Riesch finished fourth to follow up her victory in Friday's downhill. The German said she felt some pain in her left knee after landing a jump awkwardly a day earlier.
Still, Hoefl-Riesch maintained her lead in the overall and downhill standings.
In another strong showing from the U.S. Ski Team without injured Lindsey Vonn, Stacey Cook matched her fifth-place finish from Friday and teammate Julia Mancuso placed seventh to match her best result of the season from a super-G two days earlier.
"It always stings when you are so close to the podium, but I know this is a positive move heading toward Sochi," Cook said.
This was the third of four races in four days. Elisabeth Goergl won a super-G on Thursday and another super-G is scheduled for Sunday.
Weirather finished fourth and second in the opening two races this week.
"It's hard to have four good races in a row but I will try," she said.
Two of the races were originally scheduled for last weekend in Cortina but were wiped out by heavy snowfall. The other two were moved from Garmisch-Partenkirchen due to a lack of snow in the German resort.
The women's circuit then moves to Kranjska Gora for a giant slalom and slalom next weekend - the final races before Sochi and Maze's home event.
"I'm really excited to ski that slope," Maze said.


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Interviews/James Dunning (4-17-07)
- The below article is of a chat session with James Dunning on April 17th, 2007. The content should be preserved and not altered save for aesthetic reasons.
<Beren> Welcome...
<Beren> For thos who do not know you! Can you tell us a little about yourself?
<Mazarbulin> Thanks to Tolkien Gateway and Tolkien Library for the warm welcome.
<Beren> Mazarbulin is by the way... James Dunning...
<Beren> Can you tell us a little about yourself?
<Mazarbulin> My nickname is Mazarbulin, he-of-the-chamber-of records. It has a basis in fact. Anyway, I inhabit a massive library of >4000 books cleverly disguised as a small house at a respectful distance outside Atlanta. The library has a small kitchen and bath. Occasionally we sleep when we can bulldoze the bed free of books and papers. I still possess the frayed old moth-eaten editions of The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit from 1966 when I
<Mazarbulin> Having a doctorate in Pharmacy and some 20 years' experience in that profession I consult for that industry on opportunity, or with similar industries with strong regulatory background. I speak several exotic languages so I cna teach or translate for a living. I operate the website www.dolmentreeart.com as an outlet for my art. I also play Irish uilleann pipes and whistles with a local band.
<Beren> wow impressive
<Beren> Have both enjoyed your art and your articles, what is your prefered medium?
<Mazarbulin> Although I employ many different media, I confess to an especial fondness for pen and ink. Thus far I have used black and white with some grey, but I am also branching out into rainbow inks. This fondness for the B&W is likely somewhat anachronistic, deriving from my love of old etchings and prints, of eminent artists such as Dürer, Escher and Gustave Doré. I can but aspire someday to approach their league.
<Beren> if you want the next question just type 'next' so we know you are ready
<Mazarbulin> next
<Beren> We saw your illustrations in A Tolkienian Mathomium by Mark Hooker, how did you get into contact?
<Mazarbulin> Actually I was privileged to meet Mark Hooker at the Cwrs Cymraeg in Caerfyrddin, Cymru (Wales) in 2000. I just walked up and introduced myself. Mark confided that he had come to investigate Welsh language because he was into Tolkien. Most folks, he said, when they heard that, just rolled their eyes drearily. But I sparkled with enthusiasm. Genuine LOTRians know the Elven tongue Sindarin was inspired by Cymraeg. Indeed Celticis
<Mazarbulin> next
<Beren> Do you plan to illustrate more Tolkien related books in the future?
<Mazarbulin> Indeed my heart would warm to the project. Therefore I hope so, given the opportunity. I could collaborate with another author, or I suppose I could even illustrate my own book. I hope there is room yet for individual visions, which I certainly have aplenty. Perhaps a couple of years may clear the slate, so that not every Frodo or Pippin depicted by an artist must resemble certain screen actors, if you know what I mean!
<Mazarbulin> next
<Beren> Will you write more articles on Tolkien as well? (please do so!)
<Mazarbulin> As Billy Boyd's Pippin said when formidable old Treebeard came to life: 'Don't encourage it, Merry!' But no, I appreciate your encouragement, having much yet to say about Tolkien (and many other things). All I need is a soapbox…and a literary agent / publisher sympathetic to my writings, Tolkien-related and original. Any recommendations or connections would be appreciated, as well as feedback. Please visit my website a
<Mazarbulin> next
<Beren> In addition to Tolkien illustrations what other kinds of art do you create?
<Beren> his website: www.dolmentreeart.com right?
<Mazarbulin> Sorry, let me return to the previous question for a moment: i'd like to declare my Tolkien interests. The Arkenstone of Tolkien's world has many facets to enchant my eye. Foremost is textual commentary, exploring and interpreting the tapestry, pursuing threads therein interwoven; also linguistic observations and cross-cultural links. Tolkien's spirituality, how a blessed Providential eschatology prevails in Middle-earth, in sp
<Mazarbulin> Now back to the art question! Besides Tolkien reflections, I have a long-standing creative obsession with dolmens, menhirs, cromlechs, or standing stones. There are enigmas, themes Celtic, and fantastic themes, frequently involving thinking in other categories. I have some grand ideas for future literature illustrations, even nightmares worthy of Franz Kafka. Visitors to my new website www.dolmentreeart.com can view my budding To
<Beren> Mazarbulin... i think we get some parts missing...
<Mithrennaith> Budding To -- what?
<Beren> maybe try to write smaller pieces at a time
<Beren> that will work better
<CGI601> interesting
<Mazarbulin> My Tolkien art is budding. Let no one nip it in the bud.
<Beren> :)
<Mithrennaith> :)
<Rosie> lol cute
<Mazarbulin> Everybody untangled now?
<Beren> yes
<Beren> How do you work to illustrate a scene from Tolkien's books?
<Mazarbulin> This is a long one. Please bear with me.....I will answer this in segments.
<Mazarbulin> Having read H/LOTR over 20 times, in the mind's secret chamber I have a massive card catalog of facts, cross-references, impressions, even snapshots of certain scenes. In many instances these have further devolved into actual 'visions.' I flesh out details in these visions using material from the books, even and especially from their Appendices, which contain a dazzling wealth of information. Sometimes characters' faces co
<Mazarbulin> So inspiration integrates with perspiration in research and execution. Pen and ink drawings, however rewarding, are laborious and time-consuming, an exercise in patience and B&D. Advance studies and sketches are advisable, for once the pen has touched down on paper, its mark is there. Period. Of making the myriad dots and hashings there seems no end. Too many simple lines can work artificial, confusing, listless or boring. One
<Eru_PT> Hello everybody!
<Earendil2> hey
<Mazarbulin> But fatigue is a harsh limiting factor. There are telltale signals when you've reached your 'dot threshold' for the day. Your eyes glaze over and refuse to accommodate. Hunching over a desk obsessing over dot-dot-dot-dot-dot…(ad !) can get into your back, not to mention your wrist. At this point it is prudent to lay all aside with a will rather than to risk any sudden jab of importune haste ruining an ambitious work ne
<Beren> We are currenty giving a Q&A with James Dunning
<Eru_PT> thanks for the information Beren ;)
<Beren> James... can you shorten the segments?
<Mazarbulin> Hello newcomers and welcome! Without keeping track, certainly at least 70 hours of execution went into The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm, a scene very dark and difficult with dots.
<Beren> i think we are missing some parts here... James
<Beren> shall we try again and paste shorter pieces?
<Mazarbulin> I see everything on my screen.
<Beren> hmm... i don't
<Earendil2> Just type 1 or 2 lines plz
<Mithrennaith> nor i
<merp-driving> we're seeing your long posts truncated
<Beren> ok... we will do that one again... just write smaller pieces
<Aesir> It's getting truncated after about 425 characters or so. Try copy+paste of just a sentence or two at a time if need be.
<Beren> so we all get your reply
<Beren> no worries
<Beren> we will ask the question agin
<Beren> How do you work to illustrate a scene from Tolkien's books?
<CGI601> Greetings from Perú, my name is Tramontana
<Mazarbulin> Well, i told you about the inspiration, about the rigor of actual execution of dots and dots, and how many hours of dots and hashes it takes to make a piece.
<Mazarbulin> OK. Having read H/LOTR over 20 times, in the mind's secret chamber I have a massive card catalog of facts, cross-references, impressions, even snapshots of certain scenes. In many instances these have further devolved into actual 'visions.'
<Mazarbulin> I flesh out details in these visions using material from the books, even and especially from their Appendices, which contain a dazzling wealth of information.
<Mazarbulin> Sometimes characters' faces come to me in actual people I encounter. I once met Bilbo Baggins on the train in Germany.
<Mazarbulin> So inspiration integrates with perspiration in research and execution. Pen and ink drawings, however rewarding, are laborious and time-consuming, an exercise in patience and B&D.
<Mazarbulin> Advance studies and sketches are advisable, for once the pen has touched down on paper, its mark is there. Period.
<Mazarbulin> Of making the myriad dots and hashings there seems no end. Too many simple lines can work artificial, confusing, listless or boring.
<Mazarbulin> One must learn also how to imply shapes indirectly, without lines, by framing or silhouetting them in dots: lots and LOTS of dots.
<Mazarbulin> But fatigue is a harsh limiting factor. There are telltale signals when you've reached your 'dot threshold' for the day. Your eyes glaze over and refuse to accommodate.
<Mazarbulin> Hunching over a desk obsessing over dot-dot-dot-dot-dot…(ad !) can get into your back, not to mention your wrist.
<Mazarbulin> At this point it is prudent to lay all aside with a will rather than to risk any sudden jab of importune haste ruining an ambitious work near its end. Better return in the morning.
<Mazarbulin> Without keeping track, certainly at least 70 hours of execution went into The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm, a scene very dark and difficult with dots.
<Mazarbulin> Is that better?
<Nefarious> perfect
<Earendil2> very :)
<Beren> yes thank you
<Mazarbulin> Any other questions fragmentary?
<Beren> anyone?
<Beren> seems they are all ok
<Aesir> Beren, I'd forwarded one through you.
<Beren> o thank
<Beren> s
<Thomas> will you illustrate the First Age someday ?
<Mazarbulin> I had honestly never thought about it. To tell the truth, I always had a warm spot in my heart for LOTR. But now that you mention it, there might be inexpressible joy in constructing Thangorodrim or the Willow Meads of Tasarinan that now lie under the wave.
<merp-driving> or what about the forming of arda from the void?
<Mazarbulin> My 'public' Tolkien art is in its infancy and I don't know the extent I'll branch out into the Elder Days.
<Beren> If you sat down to draw an image from Middle-Earth today, what would it be? why?
<Beren> this one is a question from Aesir - thank you
<Mazarbulin> As for Arda, there are so many actual photos of galaxies out in space that form rich auras of color beyond our wildest imagination. These would inspire me.
<Mazarbulin> Beren, I have wanted to draw Frodo and Sam in Orc rags and armour descending into Gorgoroth, with Mount Doom looking like the shadow of death, ash and cracks extending to the horizon.
<Earendil2> Because it takes alot time to make one picture, how much do you make in a year?
<Beren> sounds like an interesting image!
<Aesir> Powerful image.. like Khazad-Dum. I see a theme. Thanks for the response, Mazarbulin.
<Mazarbulin> Well, actually one can make about one drawing per month, at least. More than that is really pushing the envelope, because I have so many more projects, some of which are necessary to make money.
<Beren> next question?
<Mazarbulin> Proceed!
<Beren> In your article "Wizardry, Witchcraft and the Bloodthirsty World of Faerie," in the March 2007 issue of Beyond Bree, you talk about the layers on meaning in the word 'wizard.' In the definitions you cite for 'wizard,' the first one (the one with the positive connotation) contains the words 'wisdom' and 'knowledge,' but the second (the one with the negative connotation) only contains the word 'knowledge.' Do you think that Tolkien
<Beren> was aware of this division?
<Beren> did that come through fine? is rather long question?
<Aesir> it was fine
<Mazarbulin> Yes. But it takes a bit of pasting to answer the question. Any takers or interested parties?
<Beren> yes we want to hear the anwer of course
<Beren> take your time
<Mazarbulin> A good and apt question! For those who have not seen it, my March article was precipitated by the reactions of certain Christian fundamentalists, who protest and oppose works of fantasy (including Tolkien) featuring as characters "wizards" or "witches," because in English translations of the Old Testament these words were used to depict pagan shamans decried with dire Biblical prohibition
<Mazarbulin> OK?
<Mithrennaith> ends with "prohibition
<Mazarbulin> OK. I discuss the English word wizard and the original Hebrew word it was chosen to represent, and why. After that I air some of Tolkien's reflections on the nature of Fairy Stories.
<Beren> indeed
<Mazarbulin> Wizard derives from ME wysard, meaning simply 'wise man.' The word derives from AS wīs 'knowing.' The chief usage preserves this positive meaning: "1 archaic : a man of wisdom and knowledge : SAGE, WISE MAN."
<Mazarbulin> Another meaning imparts a sinister flavor: "2 : one devoted to the black art : one skilled in the knowledge and practice of the occult arts : a man who practices witchcraft : MAGICIAN, SORCERER. "
<Mazarbulin> Tolkien, clearly and quite in character, uses archaic Definition 1 in defining the Istari of Middle-earth, as they reflect the noblest aspirations of their calling: Gandalf, erstwhile Saruman, and Radagast.
<Mazarbulin> The Saruman at the end of the Third Age is quite another story, and by Saruman's example Tolkien demonstrates that he is quite aware of both meanings of wizard, and of their distinction
<Mazarbulin> When Gandalf is summoned to Isengard and walks into Saruman's trap he notices that Saruman has laid aside his accustomed robe of pure white. Instead Saruman wears a new iridescent robe that shimmers deceptively with many shifting colors.
<Mazarbulin> Gandalf protests that he likes white better. But Saruman sneers, replying that white merely serves as a beginning; white cloth can be dyed, the white page overwritten, and white light can be broken.
<Mazarbulin> In turn Gandalf remarks that then the light is no longer white, and "he who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." (My italics) [I, 339: The Council of Elrond]
<Mazarbulin> You won't see the italics, but so far it's a good start. Stand by...
<Guest068> Hi Beren sorry to interupt just testing my connection.Roger Garland
<Mazarbulin> Gandalf's words are an important foreshadowing. When Saruman rejects the white appointed to him in the West, he has forsaken those positive qualities that heraldic white singularly symbolizes:
<Beren> Welcome Roger Garland!
<Mazarbulin> purity, spirituality, selflessness, sacrifice, in favor of a ghostly rainbow of hues shifting and impermanent. Saruman has abandoned his roots, his principles, and all wisdom.
<Guest068> Great speak to you all later
<Mazarbulin> So Saruman shuts down connections to the West, and Sauron controls the Orthanc palantír, rendering Saruman's knowledge blacker and more delusional. Saruman forges lovely Isengard into his own hideous slave's model of Barad-Dûr itself.
<Beren> we look forward to that! For all people who joined in, we currently hold a Q&A with James Dunning
<Mazarbulin> Marshalling his Orcs and evil Men, Saruman turns against the West and tries to dominate Middle-earth by force. Saruman is fallen. He has become wizard 2, but only briefly.
<Mazarbulin> On the steps of Isengard Gandalf the White (himself now like Saruman as he should have been), gives the fallen Saruman a last chance to repent and return to aid the Western Alliance.
<Mazarbulin> But Saruman has fallen deep into The Enemy's pit of hatred, rage, lust and pride.
<Mazarbulin> Refusing to recant, Saruman vents gall on the Fellowship.
<Mazarbulin> Gandalf breaks Saruman's staff, casting him from the White Council. Saruman is a wizard no longer.
<Mazarbulin> ANSWER: Tolkien's wizards cannot survive long without wisdom.
<Earendil2> :P Nice!
<Beren> :) very
<Mazarbulin> This comes from an article on the way to being published.
<Beren> where will this be published?
<Mazarbulin> We'll see.
<Beren> Beyond Bree maybe?
<Mazarbulin> I won't jinx it without formal acceptance!
<Beren> ok
<Beren> This was the last question we had been submitted to ask. Can we ask some more questions?
<Mazarbulin> Sure! Proceed!
<Beren> So >4000 books
<Beren> wonderful
<Earendil2> How much pictures do you make in a year? If you're working 70 hours on one
<Beren> what are they about?
<Mazarbulin> At the moment I cannot find the time to make exactly 1 picture per month, because the wolf is at my door and my eldest daughter will soon get hitched, so I am also consulting like crazy. Soo I hope also the weather will turn and can spend more time in the studio.
<Earendil2> Ok
<Mazarbulin> My head is certainly buzzing with visions, AND with new articles.
<Mazarbulin> Yes, we have over 4000 books. None exciting like Beren's historical and august collection, but all are very dear to me. And I find it hard to part with them.
<Beren> Next question?
<Earendil2> Don't have any anymore, I liked that part about wizards :)
<Taredhel> Do you still find time to play music?
<Mazarbulin> Indeed currently I am busy three weekends a month, and yes, it does make some money, which helps, but it also cuts into my art time. March with the spirit of St. Patrick's Day was pandemonium.
<Mazarbulin> Hello Orome and Deagol!
<Orome> Hello everybody!
<Beren> Anyone another question for James Dunning?
<Beren> ok i'll ask one then...
<Beren> For your art... or articles
<Beren> where do you find your inspiration?
<Mazarbulin> Inspiration comes in many guises. My pal Mark Hooker and I actually mutually inspire each other. He has knack for suggesting new articles to me (without actually meaning to).
<Mazarbulin> I also look for Tolkien connections while reading the newspaper and other popular press. e.g., a locla mother went to war with the School Board over the Harry Potter books.
<Beren> How did that tale end?
<Mazarbulin> Folks from our Deep South with long memories wil remember that Tolkien's works suffered the same rejection because of 'wizards' etc.
<Beren> yes we have read about that
<Morrewen> Theere was something in the news here in Holland, a while ago, that some Christian schools did not want Harry Potter and the Hobbit in their library.
<Earendil2> 8| n00bs
<Mazarbulin> The mother seems to losing the war. Most people recognize that Tolkien, Harry, and other works are simply works of imaginative fiction. Hollywood is much scarier, anyway, with cult flicks such as Dawn of the Dead!
<Guest0> You don't say wit hthe upcoming HP movies
<Melianna> Here in Ukraine they hardly ever prevent kids from watching any movie they like
<Melianna> So I was pretty taken aback when I saw 7-year-old kids at Goblet of Fire. It made them very upset
<Beren> how does such an article inspire you to write an article? or create a drawing?
<Mazarbulin> Hello Melianna! Ukrainians seem to have better sense than some folks here! Censorship is strong here. Many have religious scruples.
<Melianna> Well yeah, we have total freedom of speech etc everywhere apart from politics :)
<Beren> ok people are free to pick in from now... if this is OK for you James Dunning?
<Mithrennaith> can I continue on the last point please?
<Sil> we don't have such censorship at the cinema here in Hungary, either...
<Mazarbulin> The articles come from one circuit, the art from another. In articles the words just arise to consciousness, in some cases. Of course all words must be carefully chosen.
<Melianna> Sorry everyone I have just arrived and am a bit out of touch... I can just ramble on, can't I? No channel is going to be muted, right?
<Mithrennaith> Here in the Netherlands orthodox christians organised a seminar on whether Tolkien, Lewis and Rowling were acceptable to christians
<Mithrennaith> or whether they were bordering too much on the occult
<Mazarbulin> So that means lots of polishing. Tolkien despised C.S. Lewis's form of writing, where he just dashed something off (or so JRRT said) and whisked it off to the publisher.
<Sil> Lewis? o_O
<Melianna> Tolkien and Lewis? Debating their Christian natures is plain silly, no offence meant, of course
<Earendil2> Tolkien and Lewis are Christians!
<Melianna> Of course so is Rowling I'd say
<Earendil2> Maybe, don't know.
<Melianna> But Tolkien and Lewis are not JUST Christians, they are adepts of the faith, I'd say
<Thomas> In France a book was published ("Faerie and Christianism") which aims to prove that the only way to read and understand LotR is the Christian way, and that it's a conspiracy against religion if major books such as shippey's only mention it in passing
<Mithrennaith> The seminar concluded that all three were acceptable, but graded them with Lewis being most christian, Rowling least
<Melianna> Mith, I think that is fitting
<Beren> before you all take of talking... i wish to thank James Dunning a lot for preparing us such lovely answers! Thank you for making time for us
<Earendil2> I guess they're right, but how can you grade a christian anyway?
<Earendil2> Yeah, thanks!
<Mithrennaith> I thought so too
<Mazarbulin> Lewis is certainly the most overt at Christian expression, since he employs the allegory of Aslan.
<Beren> Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
<Mithrennaith> and thanks James Dunning!
<Thomas> thx James !
<Beren> OK hope you can stick around a little James Dunning it seems you have touched a very interesting topic
<Sil> some people here think that we Tolkien-fans have a kind of a sect, because of the mention of the Valar and such things...
<Melianna> Don't want to vex any HP fans present, but anyway older ppl who are taken by the Potter novels and then start dressing up, waving wands around saying: Hey' I'm Severus, watch me... hmmm...
<Melianna> Sil, people HERE? Would they be here if they thought so?
<Mithrennaith> where Sil lives, I think
<Mazarbulin> Thanks for listening to my ramblings. Please visit my website sometime! The Christianity of Tolkien is what so many of my articles are about, too! Oh..OK. I'll remain on the line.
<Sil> not HERE, just "here", in Hungary...
<Melianna> Ok I see
<Earendil2> Mazarbulin, you agree that Tolkien is a christian? :P
<Thomas> now that's a silly question !
<Beren> www.dolmentreeart.com .... please all go and have a visit! this is the website of James Dunning
<Mazarbulin> Without doubt. His eschatological view of Middle-earth is eucatastrophic.
<Melianna> We in Ukraine run into a similar problem, I try and handle it by approaching Tolkien from a more scientific way and generally disregarding the opinions of people who think Tolkien fans are like a sect
<Melianna> Why just today as I was on the subway I saw a girl in a distinctive faerie dress
<Melianna> So the cause lives on of course :)
<Rowns> Did I miss all the good giveaways? :)
<Beren> yes you did
<Mazarbulin> My colleague Mr. Hooker thinks that in Russia there are some 'deviant' Tolkien 'sects.'
<Melianna> Rowns, not to worry, so did I :)
<Beren> haha
<Beren> no more to come
<Mithrennaith> Yes I read Hooker on that :)
<Rowns> is that no, more to come, or "no more" to come?
<Melianna> Beren, no more giveaways???
<Melianna> What did Hooker have to say?
<Thomas> rowns: all 5 copies of CoH were distributed to the first who could copy and paste something beren said :p
<Earendil2> Beren, which one did we miss? :P
<Frandalf> ofcourse there are ;)
<Beren> haha... much more to come
<Thomas> just joking
<Melianna> And anyway I am Ukrainian. not Russiam
<Melianna> Beren, you nearly made me cry that time :)
<Frandalf> contest now? I have to leave in 10 minutes, so give me one last change, pls ;P
<Thomas> Mazarbulin: the article in the first TS seemed to indicate the same thing
<Earendil2> I heard that too, about the Russians. But I guess that enough people don't like that
<Beren> sit back and enjoy chatting with James Dunning a little
<Beren> i'll prepare something
<Earendil2> Mazarbulin, do you think that none of the LotR and other story's of Tolkien can be connected with christianity?
<Mazarbulin> In his Tolkien Through Russian Eyes (Walking Tree Press) Hooker describes a Tolkien Church that rather loosely embraces ideals of Christianity.
<Melianna> I have no idea what things are like there exactly, I have not had any real-life interactions with Western European fans, so well... I suppose that everyplace where Tolkien studies have no official basis or support and leadership is taken up by groups with unknown ends
<Thomas> (I was speaking about When philology becomes ideology : the russian perspective of JRRT, by Markova)
<Mazarbulin> Hooker also states that thee are some heroic hoodlums in Russia too who tune into the heroism and violence of Tolkien and bypass the religion.
<Melianna> And esp. in Russia any kind of activity like this tends to attract ppl who are at odds with society
<Thomas> Mazarbulin: Markova mentions some "hobbit clubs" with close combat and military training
<Mithrennaith> In short, Tolkianity and the Tolkinuty
<Melianna> And they see it as an opportunity for escapism only
<Mithrennaith> exactly
<Melianna> Ah, yes Mith there is such a thing (latter) but I have never heard of it go with any grim meaning
<Mithrennaith> There is a grimmer sort, according to Hooker
<Mazarbulin> Earlier I tried to mention that LOTR is a supremely Christian work, even as C.S. Lewis' work, but what Lewis says with a sledge hammer, Tolkien says with a wink!
<Mithrennaith> so true
<Melianna> Also, since many gatherings are unofficial (indeed almost all of them) theyc attract many ppls who have nothing to do with Tolkien
<Melianna> esp after the movies
<Melianna> came along
<Earendil2> Tolkien himself didn't say that it was meant to be a christian work?
<Hyarion> back!
<Hyarion> GOT IT
<Mazarbulin> Leaf by Niggle is a parable about Roman Catholic Purgatory.
<Mithrennaith> Yes Earendil2, he did
<Vonilan> Hey.
<Sil> and there's Mythopoeia too... but he doesn't use allegory
<Earendil2> Mith, where did he say that? I always knew he didn't :S
<Melianna> Sometimes there are ppl who get too involved, and sometimes there are just adolescents who have had too much beer and are looking for a way to pass the time... they are the ones who make teh community look like then in the eyes of the public. But still there are a good many who appreciate Tolkien and still don't cross the boundary between fantasy and reality
<Mithrennaith> No, he just want all his works to display basic christian values without open christianity
<Cirdan> Just because it's a Christian work doesn't equate to a work being an allegory; and I think that's the mistake a lot of the public make.
<Marcel_afk> LotR e un opera fundamentalo catolico :)
<Melianna> Anyway, I wish our Tolkien societies would do more towards earnest research :) and thaht our universities would introduce courses maybe not on Tolkien, but on fantasy discourse or the like
<Beren> James Dunning how you feel we give away a print of The Bridge of Khazad-D?m
<Marcel_afk> Tolkien says in a letter that LotR is a fundamentally Christian work.
<Melianna> Beren, NOT another treasure hunt!
<Earendil2> Thanks Marcel ;)
<Beren> I have a contest ready!
<Mazarbulin> Mazarbulin, he-of-the-chamber-of-records, a.k.a. James Dunning signing off. Gute Nacht, Do svidanya, visszont latasra, tot ziens, etc. etc.


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The Vancouver Canucks are looking to break a recent trend when travelling to San Jose. And the Sharks, off to a rough start to the year, might finally be ready for the taking.
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2. Get the first goal. I know this is a broken record. But the Canucks are SO MUCH FRIGGIN' BETTER when they score the first goal. When they are behind, they seem to deflate immediately. Whereas when they have the lead they tend to play a more even, complete game.
3. Hit the SNOT out of the Sharks. The San Jose Sharks do not hit as much when they are on the road. They have only 143 hits in .8 road games (17.88 hits per game). Compare that to their 250 hits in 12 home games (20.83 per game). Now this can be attributed to a stat-happy crew at HP Pavillion. But 3 less hits per game on the road is telling. Take the body early against the Sharks and set a physical tone.
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1. Tale of the Tape: Sharks @ Canucks (canucks.com)
2. Sedins, Canucks await Sharks (CBC Sports)
3. San Jose Sharks searching for consistency (San Jose Mercury News)
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Closer Bobby Parnell took a brief break from his rehab program on Friday to nurse a tight left quad.
Parnell, who was scheduled to throw another bullpen session in his continued rehab from neck surgery late last season, instead took the day off. Manager Terry Collins hopes that his closer can climb back on a mound on Saturday, though the Mets will be cautious.
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Juice Box: The Mattel Juice Box may not be the highest resolution portable video player on the market, but if it was then it would be too expensive to be targeted to the kiddies. That being the case, the Mattel Juice Box is the perfect gift for those wannabe-techie kids. The device plays video which are purchased separately on proprietary video cartridges, at a speed of 15 to 18 frames per second. Each one can hold 60-75 minutes of video. You can also put pictures and MP3's onto the Juice Box, making it a sub-$100 multimedia player. Nice. Click here to compare prices.
Nintendo DS: If you have a teen in the house, you can't go wrong with the Nintendo DS. The latest handheld console from Nintendo features dual-screen game play, with the bottom screen being touch sensitive. It adds a unique dynamic to the mechanic. It also plays all Game Boy Advance games, giving it a huge game library from the start. Of course, the DS games are what show off the system. If you can find one of these during this holiday season, snatch it up quick. The Nintendo DS is currently flying off the shelves. Click here to compare prices.
T-Mobile Sidekick II: If you know teens, you know they love to chat it up with their friends - both on the phone, and online. The Sidekick II from T-Mobile gives them the best of both worlds. This cell phone will also allow them to send unlimited emails (it has a full QWERTY keyboard), chat on AOL Instant Messenger, and has a built-in camera to boot. You can go online and check stocks as well, for all the nerdy types out there. This one is definitely a hit, even cool teens like Lindsay Lohan own one, iced out no less! Click here to compare prices.
Toshiba Qosmio G15: This is what I believe to be one of the best notebook computers out there. Check out the features: Pentium M 735, 512 MB RAM, 100 GB hard drive, Centrino Technology, DVD burner, 17" widescreen display. This laptop also has a TV tuner, and a DVR built right in. Oh, and it also can help students as far as schoolwork goes, and that is what would be most important to them. Right? Click here to compare prices.
iTunes Gift Card: What student isn't into music? And even if they aren't, they may be the audiobook type. Either way, iTunes gift cards are an excellent option. Put $25 on one, and they can get about 23 songs (damn taxes!), or two full albums with some cash left over. It will go nice with the free iPod they have probably been spending more time than necessary trying to score. Click here to compare prices.
SCOTTeVEST Hidden Cargo Pants: Gear Live did a review of these pants a couple of months ago, and we came away thoroughly impressed. If you need to look sharp for work, or any special occasion, these are the pants for you if you want to remain teched out. With hidden compartments, the patented Personal Area Network, and teflon-coating (to avoid stains from spills), there are no better pants. We put a cell phone, keys, wallet, PDA, and some change in the pants. You could barely feel that they were in the pockets.
RIM Blackberry 7100t: What the T-Mobile Sidekick II is to teens, I believe the Blackberry 7100t is to the white collar professional. Yes, even more so than the Treo. The keypad has an advanced text recognition software (as well as 2 letters per key rather than 3) which will make sending email directly from the phone a lot less mundane. The Blackberry's always-on "push" technology sends e-mails from up to ten of your existing Internet or corporate accounts directly to your phone. The phone also has integrated BlueTooth. Can't go wrong with this one.
iRiver H320 MP3 Player: It seems those that proclaim to be techies at heart are turning away from the iPod, Apple's MP3 player kingpin. Instead, they are going for the iRiver H320 MP3 player which just about everyone swears has much better sound quality. Whether that is true or not is for you to decide, however, you can't deny that the H320 has more features than the iPod. What types of features? Try an FM radio tuner, radio recorder, voice recorder, color screen, .JPG and .BMP image support, MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV and OGG music support, line-in recording, and more. Take that Apple. The iRiver H320 is sure to be a hit with any geek. Click here to compare prices.
Humax TiVo Digital Video Recorder w/ DVD Burner: TiVo DVR's are starting to finally become mainstream. Regardless of how you feel about some of the companies recent decisions, the product is still very cool. Recently, Humax released an 80-hour DVD Player/Recorder with built-in TiVo functionality. By default, it comes with TiVo basic, which is simply a very stripped down version of the TiVo service. It is free, and it will allow you to record shows to the hard drive. You can upgrade to a monthly or lifetime membership which will give you full TiVo functionality. What's great about this player is that the DVD recorder allows you to burn your recorded shows to DVD for archiving. Click here to compare prices.
Garmin iQue 3600 GPS: Men hate stopping to ask for directions. That's the stigma, right? Oh well, now the male species can save face by not ever having to ask another human being for directions again. GPS navigation systems are definitely coming into their own, with some being just off by a few feet. Enter the Garmin iQue 3600 GPS. With its calendar, contact list, to-do list, memo pad, and GPS functions, you can be reminded of an appointment, see it on an electronic map, and get turn-by-turn voice directions right to the front door. While you're on the way, use the iQue to listen to MP3 music or dictate messages into its voice recorder. Score. Click here to compare prices.
Braun 8585 Activator Self Cleaning Shaver: More electric shavers are sold during the holidays than any other time during the year, so sticking with that popular theme, we bring you the Braun 8585 Shaver. It has a unique 4 way moving head which captures more hairs in fewer strokes. The automatic self-cleaning Clean & Charge system leaves your shaver thoroughly and hygienically clean for a better shaving performance every day. To ensure ultimate shaver performance whenever you need it Smart Logic is activated every time the shaver is charged, maintaining battery power at its peak. Now when Dad kisses you at Christmas, his 5 o'clock shadow won't give you a friction burn. Click here to compare prices.
Roomba 4210 Robotic Vacuum: The Roomba 4210 Discovery Robotic Vacuum will save the mothers in your life a bunch of time, and energy. Just charge it, set it on the floor, and turn it on. The Roomba will automatically scour the floor picking up the dirt and dust as it goes. With more advancements and improvements, Roomba Discovery features dirt detect, a self-charging Home Base and an Advanced Power System. It really is great, but I am waiting for the Kitchoomba. A device that will automatically make me a sandwich would be killer. Click here to compare prices.
Palm Zire 72: What mother couldn't use a simple, streamlined PDA to better manage their day? The Palm Zire 72 may not have all the fancy bells and whistles of a Pocket PC or high end Clie, but it has just the right features that any mother will find useful. First and foremost, it has the obvious calendar/tasks/notes features that are standard on any Palm. The Zire 72 also has a built-in camera, so she can snap photos and view them. MP3's can also be loaded on to the device, and it even has a voice recorder for those times where you just can't input something with the stylus. Definitely a great buy. Click here to compare prices.
Gear Live thanks all of the readers who sent in gift ideas.
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