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12
Jul 10

Harvey Pekar dies at 70

Harvey_Pekar 

Harvey Pekar, ‘American Splendor’ Creator, Dead at 70. The great comic book artist Harvey Pekar died early this morning.

The cause of death is unknown, but he was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 1990.

Pekar is most known for his "American Splendor" comic books; a biopic movie of the same name starring Paul Giamatti was released in 2003. Although comic lovers were rabid followers of "American Splendor," Pekar grabbed national attention in the late 1980s.

About American Splendor:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Splendor

The movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305206/


23
Feb 10

Dominicano gana en concurso mundial de Grabaciones de Sonido

Santo Domingo, 11 de noviembre del 2009.-
Con la primera participación de un dominicano en el Concurso Internacional de Grabación Amateur que organiza la Federación Internacional de Cazadores de Sonido, Leo Salazar obtiene el 4to Lugar en la Categoría B, Reportajes y Entrevistas, y 18avo lugar en la totalidad. Ya en su página se encuentra colocada la bandera dominicana, www.soundhunters.com.

El Concurso Internacional de Grabación Amateur nace con los comienzos de la radiofonía en los años 30, cuando aficionados se dedicaron a la grabación de sonidos diversos. El primer concurso fue organizado en
1952 en Lausanne, Suiza, y el primer premio lo obtuvo el estudiante Stefan Kudelski quien participó en la competencia con una grabadora “hecha en casa”.

Para mas información o solicitar una copia de la grabación visitar la pagina www.leosalazar.com.


21
Feb 10

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4
Nov 08

Hollister

Hollister clothing is an affordable line of products that provide a stylish look for the younger market across America.  Hollister appeals largely to the younger high school and young adult markets.  The Hollister clothing appeal focuses often around clever slogans and printed shirts.  Elaborate designs and sometimes provocative shirts are commonly found at any Hollister clothing outlet across the United States, in any given mall.  Hollister puts a great deal of emphasis on the atmosphere in their stores as well, developing each into a full fledged production design environment.

Hollister clothing retail environments are typically elaborate setups involving narrow spaces, loud music, and complex lighting.  This entire environment has the object of achieving a chic atmosphere for the buyer.  When shopping at a Hollister clothing outlet, you can typically find the best deals hidden away toward the back of the store.  Items closer to the front of the store, especially around the windows, tend to be higher priced.

Buying off season is the best way to shop smartly.  A visit to the back of a Hollister clothing outlet will typically reveal a wealth of off season items that have been heavily reduced in price.  Although some of these items are placed in the back of the store simply because they won’t sell, others are there just because they are out of season at the moment.  The most expensive items are going to be pieces that are rolling out for the current season.

Shopping continually out of season is a great way to save considerable amounts of money.  When the appropriate season rolls around, you will have all the clothes you need, and further opportunities to buy for the next season.  Doing this and avoiding the front rows of a Hollister clothing outlet are the best way to save considerable amounts of money on clothes.

A Hollister clothing outlet is usually less expensive than retailers such as Gap or Express.  On the other hand, Hollister clothing is certainly more expensive than outlets like Old Navy or any standard department chain store.  The trade off is worth it for many consumers, as Hollister offers a distinctive flavor of style with their items.  Again, shopping off season and looking thoroughly through the store are both great ways to reduce the price of the best Hollister clothing fashions.


21
Jan 08

I consider myself an SP/PTS (Suppressive Person)

SP/PTS (Suppressive Person): Anyone that doesn’t like Scientology and/or criticizes it. This guys would call me like that…

I’m not religious, let’s say that. But I consider my self have common sense, and I have been reading and studying science since I was a little kid. I love websites like HowStuffworks.com because they explain how TV works, or Internet… What I mean is that with all the information available now, it’s better to understand things, and sharp your common sense.

But when I see videos of Tom Cruise an American actor and film producer champions Scientology and tells you why Scientologists are better because they’re the ‘only ones that really can help’. I feel amazed of how this guy can says this kind of things.

Read more about Scientology here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology and make your own judgement.

In the meantime laugh out loud:

Tom Cruise Wants You To Convert To Scientology In Video

Parodies Of Tom Cruise’s Crazy Scientology Rant (Video)


15
Oct 07

Until now… Blog de La Semana

Until now, I realized that my blog was “Blog de La Semana” or Blog of the week from BlogsDominicanos.com a directory site for Dominican Blogs. Looks like it was on the week due the post date on Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007.

blog de la semana


5
Jun 07

My Old personal website

I finally have moved to wordpress, some minor customizations left to do. My old Joomla website is now in this link http://www.bentonpena.org/joomla it’s fully functional, at least my last test early this morning. If any problem with the TLA module download please drop me an email.