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TemplateMonster 4th of July Lottery – Take part and Win
TemplateMonster is organizing a lottery with give-away for any participant for the upcoming 4th of July. Anyone who signs up for the lottery wins a gift from Template Monster.
Who is TemplateMonster?
TemplateMonster is a world leader in e-commerce solution. The company specializes on affordable web design products and services. TemplateMonster is most known as one of the biggest premium web template sellers on the Internet with a library of around 20000 templates.
What is the lottery about and how can I participate?
TemplateMonster will expose 2 website designs. In order to take part in the lottery one has to vote for one design or another. The design that gets the most votes becomes the winner. The lottery lasts 2 weeks, starting June 26th, and users can vote for the entire period of time the lottery lasts. Everyone is welcomed to participate in the lottery and you can do so by following this link.
What do I win?
The benefits for the users that take part in the lottery are :
- everyone who participates in the lottery gets the free Icon Set. All icons included into this free Icon Set also relate to patriotic and 4th of July topic.
- also everyone who participates in the lottery has a chance to get one of our special prizes.
The Special Prizes consist of:
- 1 Gift Certificate giving the opportunity to get any product from Template Monster database for free;
- two 80% discount coupons for purchasing any product from Template Monster database;
- three 50% discount coupons for purchasing any product from Template Monster database.
Notes :
- everyone who purchases any product from Template Monster during this promo will get the Icon Set that I’ve mentioned for free.
- during the same period of June 26th-July 9th there will also be a 20% discount for the Patriotic Templates.
CrazyLeaf Design Blog and Magic Toolbox Giveaway - Comment and win
Over the last year or so, CrazyLeaf Design Blog has been growing each month, and that’s because of you, our readers. That’s why we want to give you something back, so we thought a giveaway of premium Javascripts would be a good way to repay you for your loyalty. The giveaway is organized courtesy of our sponsor Magic Toolbox.
What are the prizes ?
We are giving away 3 premium image-manipulation Javascripts perfect for any type of website. Here they are :
1. Magic Zoom : Zoom right into an image to see every tiny detail. Great way to show off your products. Users do not need to click anything - they just move their mouse over the image to see every detail of your product. See what Magic Zoom can do.
2. Magic Magnify : Magnifying glass reveals close-up as you hover over an image. The user does not need to click anything - they just move their mouse over the photo to see every detail in your product. See what Magic Magnify can do.
3. Magic Thumb : Enlarge a small thumbnail image into a full screen image upon click with this cool effect. Similar to lightbox, Magic Thumb is ideal for image galleries. See what Magic Thumb can do.
How can I participate?
- Choose one premium Javascript from the 3 above (whichever you like best)
- Write a nice comment about the script on this post (One word is enough) and on the next line write the number corresponding to the Javascript you selected.
Notes :
- The Giveaway ends on June 27th at 00:01 CET. All comments submitted after that date won’t participate.
- The winners will be determined randomly using a random generator. For each Javascript only the users who have selected that Javascript will be considered and one of them will be selected by the random generator.
- Participants who haven’t selected a Javascript of the 3 won’t participate.
- Be sure to enter your email correctly so we can contact you after the giveaway has ended.
A word about our sponsor :
Magic Toolbox makes JavaScript and Flash tools that improve how images are displayed. Each tool is fast-loading, works on all major browsers, valid code and accessible. The tools tackle complicated effects yet are affordably priced for anyone to use.
MTV Engine Room is recruiting designers
MTV and HP are recruiting designers from all over the world to join the Engine Room (reality show), a creative space where four teams (Europe, the US, Asia and Latin America) compete for a chance to win a top prize of $400,000 US Dollars (that’s right 400k) in cash plus a load of HP gear.
The show films in New York starting 17th of July, and lasts for four weeks. Although it’s a reality show, it’s also a great chance for new talent to stand out from the crowd - and $400,000 is a decent kick start to any career!
The briefing about the show :
- “Engine Room” is a new MTV series which will be seen around the world.
- MTV and HP are seeking digital artists (at least 18 years of age) from around the globe to compete in a series of creative challenges utilizing HP computers.
- Once selected, 16 people will be flown to New York City commencing on or about July 18, 2008 through on or about August 16, 2008 (collectively, the “Filming Dates”). They will compete in teams of 4 participants each for prizes by creating animations, websites, short films, sound mixes and more in the “Engine Room“.
- MTV and HP will cover incidental expenses (including flight and hotel) for those selected to participate in the “Engine Room” show.
- The winning team will get $400,000 USD in cash and HP gear to be divided equally among the 4 teammates.
- The casting ends June 30th.
- For more information visit the MTV Engine Room Website.
The history of police motorcycle designs
We wanted to write a post like this, combining our two greatest passions, motors and design, for quite some time now. We’ll be presenting a brief history of motorcycles used by police forces and examples of motorcycles used by the police forces of various countries. We hope this will be an enjoyable read.
It seems the first time motorcycles were used by police forces was ate the beginning of the 20th century. Chief August Vollmer of the Berkeley, California Police Department is credited with organizing the first official police motorcycle patrol in the United States in 1911. However a few police departments used motorcycles before 1911. It’s documented that the first Harley-Davidson police motorcycle was delivered to the Detroit Police Department in 1908. Also, the police department in Evanston, Illinois purchased a belt-driven motorcycle for its first motorcycle police officer in 1908, and the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau had a police officer who used his personal motorcycle to patrol the city as early as 1909.
Back on the home front in the 1920s, state police forces were being formed in several states of the US to protect rural areas from lawlessness and to enforce Prohibition. The motorized vehicle of choice on rutted rural roads was the motorcycle.
Police motorcycles in the United States typically use purpose-built motorcycles marketed by Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki, Honda, or BMW. Kawasaki Police Motorcycles, which were built for the US market in Lincoln, Nebraska, ceased production in September 2005.
In Germany, BMW is by far the largest provider of motorcycles for authority use.
In the United Kingdom the most common police motorcycles are the BMW RT series, the Honda ST series and the Yamaha FJR1300, although most forces have withdrawn the ST1300 Pan European since the death of an officer was blamed on the machine. Some police forces also use scooters within towns.
In 2004, BMW claimed to be the largest seller of motorcycles for authority use, as more than 80,000 BMW motorcycles were in official use in over 150 countries on five continents. BMW produce police-specific models such as the R1200RT and R900RT, the latter not available to the general public. More than 140 U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, had BMW authority motorcycles in their fleets of patrol vehicles.
Harley-Davidson has maintained a long relationship with police departments and law-enforcement agencies. As of 2007, Harley-Davidson offered the FLHTP Electra Glide, the FLHP Road King and the XL883 Sportster in police and fire/rescue editions.
Police Motorcycle Designs old and new organized by countries :
Austria
Australia
Belgium
China
Czech Republic
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