Polaroid Festival

'Magic Trick' At The New York Photo FestivalThere's something magical about watching an image develop in your hands. It's also instantly gratifying to have a tangible print just moments after it's taken. These are pleasures afforded almost solely by Polaroids -- pleasures on the verge of extinction, unless someone can reinvent the ridiculously complicated, 20-part film packs. (The title of this effort to reinvent Polaroids articulates the likelihood of success.)

NPR: 'Magic Trick' At The New York Photo Festival

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America's Cup Teams Face Off In CourtInsults and allegations of bogus yacht clubs have clouded the skies as the billionaire backers of the two race teams face off in a nasty legal battle.

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Obama has meeting today to discuss health care : NPR

Obama has meeting today to discuss health carefrom The Associated Press 1_Obama_Correspondents__Dinner.sff.jpgEnlargePresident Barack Obama sits at the main table after arriving for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, May 9, 2009. Comic actress Wanda Sykes will provide the entertainment at the black-tie affair attended by a mix of Washington elite, the White House press corps and Hollywood celebrities. Associated Press © 2009 WASHINGTON May 11, 2009, 08:40 am ET · Hospitals, insurance companies, drug makers and doctors are planning to tell President Barack Obama today that they'll voluntarily slow their rate increases in coming years in a move that government economists say would create breathing room to help provide health insurance to an estimated 50 million Americans who now go without it.When President Bill Clinton took on health care reform, industry leaders fought back, killing the White House proposal before it could gain any traction. Now those industry leaders are trying to help Obama find a solution to the problem of uninsured Americans, offering $2 trillion in spending reductions over 10

Obama has meeting today to discuss health care : NPR

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Thomas Campbell beautiful losers

Thomas Campbell beautiful losers

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Interesting art piece I discovered this evening in the Bay Area

Poking around this evening...

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building on Gough Street in San Francisco. Demo'd during the early spring of 2006. The mechanical dinosaur that did the work. Hitachi. Word. Hitachi-osauros

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1942 Ford Woody Super Deluxe

Many years ago, my college roommate showed me a photo of a car that his dad had restored, a 1942 Ford Woodie Super Deluxe. It was apparently one of approximately 115 cars left on the Ford assembly line when the war effort really stepped up in 1942. These 115 cars were taken to a nearby coachworks factory, and stretched into 6-door limousines to be used as officers cars during WWII.  Most of these cars were painted in an olive drab color, and shipped to Europe, never to return stateside again.

Our car somehow made the cut, and remained on domestic soil. It's been restored...although it's an older restoration. We occasionally pull it out of storage to wow our woody enthusiast friends at the Santa Cruz Woody club in California.

What a beauty she is. 6 doors, 4 rows of benchseats, room for 10-12 people and a cooler of beer.

-DB

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