Tapout founder Charles 'Mask' Lewis dies in Ferrari crash

Charles Lewis Jr., a.k.a "Mask," founder of the Tapout brand of mixed martial arts apparel label, has died in a Newport Beach car accident, reports our L.A. Now compatriot Ari B. Bloomekatz.

Although Newport Police would not release the name of the car crash victim pending notification of next of kin, press representatives of the San Bernardino County-based company confirmed Lewis had passed away on Monday evening, with the following statement:

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we must regretfully confirm the passing of our beloved friend, brother and co-founder Charles 'Mask' Lewis following a car accident that occurred last night. We are currently in the process of setting up a memorial service in his honor and will release more details as they become available.

Many thanks to all for the outpouring of blessings and well-wishing during this incredibly difficult time.

I first met the San Bernardino native and his Tapout brethren -- who go by the names SkySkrape (real name unknown) and Punkass (a.k.a. Earl Caldwell) at an MMA expo in Long Beach last August as part of my Image section cover story about the boom in MMA apparel.

I spent several hours with him after that, each time walking away impressed how much he seemed to be genuinely grateful for each fan, clasping their hands in his, mugging for photos, hoisting toddlers on his broad shoulders for snapshots.

He seemed to be afraid of disappointing them. If initial reports are correct -- that he was racing his Ferrari against a Porsche before he died Wednesday about 1 a.m. -- his passing will have done just that, shuffling off this mortal coil as flamboyantly as he strode through it.

He was always quick with an analogy. I remember something he said when I asked about the future potential of MMA brands: “If this is the Yellow Brick Road and Oz is in the distance, we’re still trying to go up the path to find the Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Lion."

But even in my brief encounter with him, I could see something deeper and more meaningful behind the face paint and floppy camo hat. At one point before I left the Tapout compound in Grand Terrace last August, Lewis sat across from me in the conference room. After a question about the spiritual undertones of the sport -- the good vs. evil, the abundance of crosses and crusader imagery -- he leaned forward, flashed a wide Chesire Cat smile, and whispered almost conspiratorially. "We all want to feel like we're David taking on Goliath." For a brief instant, I had met the man behind the Mask.

It's a shame that so many MMA fans will mourn the passing of the outsized gentle giant with the drill-sergeant demeanor and and so few will have had the rare privilege to see the man beneath it.

Bill Buchanan on 24

If you are a big fan of the TV series 24 you know him. He is Bill Buchanan, one of the actors of 24 and died. Probably the show won't be the same again but the show must go on. Surely Jack Bauer will still make the show more interesting and more thrilling on each episode.

The Story:

As far as deaths on "24" go, Bill Buchanan's on Monday night was fairly quick and painless.

At least it was for actor James Morrison, who has played Jack Bauer's coolheaded boss for the past four years. But longtime fans of the Fox action drama, starring Kiefer Sutherland, still might have been a little shellshocked.

Buchanan goes out on his own terms -- he blows himself up alongside a group of terrorists who have overtaken the White House. The character's death ends a three-season run for the actor, who was supposed to be a one-appearance guest star who soon became the ongoing source of pushback for Jack.

"The moment you step aboard '24' you're taught to expect that you're going to bite it," Morrison, 54, said in an interview Friday. "In this solar system you have one sun. The rest of us are just planets that are invited to orbit, and sometimes we're just yanked out of the sky."

There have been plenty worse ways for good guys on the show to die: Lynn McGill died foaming at the mouth after inhaling nerve gas -- ditto for agent Edgar Stiles. Meanwhile, Michelle Dessler was rubbed out by a car bomb, Counter Terrorist Unit director Ryan Chappelle was unceremoniously executed by Jack himself, and President David Palmer was assassinated.

This season, "24" has spent much time confronting its own controversial theme: Jack's use of torture to extract information from terrorists. The season launched with CTU disbanded and Jack standing trial for his illegal methods. Buchanan had gone underground -- sporting the 5 o'clock shadow and dramatic all-black get-up to prove it -- working with computer whiz Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) to suss out a mole in the FBI.

In last week's episode, Buchanan clashed with Bauer over torturing a compromised government official. Buchanan refused to do it.

"It was nice that Bill [Buchanan] didn't have to become someone else," said Morrison, a certified yoga instructor. "It was more in character to have him say, ambiguously as he did, 'I can't do that. Not only am I not trained to do that, but I can't do that. That's not me.'"

For his final goodbye, cast and crew gathered with cake on the White House set.

"I spent a moment with them basking in their appreciation of what I felt like was sort of a family member leaving the fold," Morrison said. "It was the most familial set I'd been on."

Since he's been assured Bill's staying dead (onetime dead agent Tony Almeida was resurrected this season), Morrison plans to record some of his own music -- "blues, folk stuff," he says -- and finish work on "Showing Up," a documentary he's producing with his wife, Riad Galayini, about the audition process for actors.

He'll also appear in the final two episodes of ABC's "Private Practice." "I can only reveal that I play someone who comes in to shake things up at the clinic," he said.

"It was so great to do something where there's no angst, no intensity," he added. "Where you're just having a conversation with somebody and the safety of the world is not at stake."

Daylight Saving Time

Benjamin Franklin is credited with the concept of Daylight Saving Time. The basic idea is to make the best use of daylight hours by shifting the clock forward in the Spring and backward in the Fall. Daylight Saving Time has been in use throughout much of the United States, Canada and Europe since World War I. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed an act into law whereby Daylight Saving Time begins on the last Sunday of April and ends on the last Sunday of October each year. However, any State can opt out of Daylight Saving Time by passing a State law.

Hawaii does not observe Daylight Saving Time and neither does Arizona (although the Navajo Nation, in northeastern Arizona, does). For many years, most of Indiana did not observe Daylight Saving Time with the exception of 10 counties. Beginning in 2006, all of Indiana now observes Daylight Saving Time. However, the state remains divided in two time zones. Seventy-four counties (including state capital Indianapolis) are in the Eastern Time Zone. The 18 remaining counties are in the Central Time Zone (see: Indiana Time Zones).

US Federal law was amended in 1986 to begin Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in April:

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of April
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October

In 2005, President Bush signed into law a new energy policy bill that would extend Daylight Saving Time by 4 weeks beginning in 2007:

Beginning in 2007:
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November

The corresponding time zones in Canada also switch to Daylight Saving Time on the same dates. However, some regions of in British Columbia and Saskatchewan do not use Daylight Saving Time. They include: Charlie Lake, Creston (East Kootenays), Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and Taylor (all in British Columbia), and most of Saskatchewan (except Creighton and Denare Beach).

In Europe, Daylight Saving Time is referred to as Summer Time. Throughout most of western Europe (including members of the European Community (EC)):

Summer Time (Daylight Saving) Begins at 1 a.m. GMT on the last Sunday of March
Summer Time (Daylight Saving) Ends at 1 a.m. GMT on the last Sunday of October

The following table gives the dates and times when Daylight Saving Time is in effect in the United States and Europe from 2001 through 2015:

Daylight Saving Time 2001 - 2015
Year	United States		European Union
	Daylight Saving Time Begins at 2 a.m.	Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2 a.m.	Summer Time Begins at 1 a.m. GMT	Summer Time Ends at 1 a.m. GMT
2001	April 01	October 28	March 25	October 28
2002	April 07	October 27	March 31	October 27
2003	April 06	October 26	March 30	October 26
2004	April 04	October 31	March 28	October 31
2005	April 03	October 30	March 27	October 30
2006	April 02	October 29	March 26	October 29
2007	March 11	November 04	March 25	October 28
2008	March 09	November 02	March 30	October 26
2009	March 08	November 01	March 29	October 25
2010	March 14	November 07	March 28	October 31
2011	March 13	November 06	March 27	October 30
2012	March 11	November 04	March 25	October 28
2013	March 10	November 03	March 31	October 27
2014	March 09	November 02	March 30	October 26
2015	March 08	November 01	March 29	October 25

Andrew Jones Master of painting

Have you heard about Andrew Jones? If not, your missing something.

Andrew Jones is an artist in the West Village in New York City. He is a contemporary painter of original oil paintings of scenes of Greenwich Village and Chelsea.

His New York cityscapes depict brownstone stoops, brick facades, and elaborate ironwork of historic Federal and Greek revival townhouses. Architecture and architectural elements fill his streetscape artworks, and his highly original “stoopscapes” feature cast iron and wrought iron railings, often bathed in raking sunlight. Of significance are his innovative “stoop shadow” paintings, which portray the shadows of ironwork cascading down brownstone steps. These artworks merge a tradition of realism with the beauty of abstract form, resulting in art that is both Classical and modern.

Andrew’s artwork also includes representational American landscapes of oceans, beaches, and forests along the East Coast, including Cape Cod, the Hamptons and Fire Island. European cityscapes and landscapes offer views of the cities and countryside of France and Italy, with a particular focus on the ruins of the Forum in Rome, Venice’s canals and bridges, and streetscapes in Tuscany, including Florence and the Tuscan town of San Gemigniano. Other subject matter includes still life paintings depicting flower stands in Greenwich Village.

Click here to view his masterpiece.

We're Back

Were finally home today from our mini vacation at Gulfport Biloxi. We stayed there for 3 nights and we had so much fun. We went to different casino's down there, we went to the beach, went on sight seeing and just enjoyed our time together alone. Foods were great too, awesome! We hope to visit there again because it was very worth it. Were a little tired and shortly will get some sleep because we might travel again tomorrow. Thank you for all of those who visited my page. I appreciate it. I am also shocked as soon as I've checked our blog, geeeee my PR went down to zero, now I really have to work hard to bring it back to PR 2 or more. That's it for now guys and have a wonderful evening!

Busy again

It's been busy today. Woke up at 8 and start rolling. I sent my mom some money for the feeds. We went to Walmart to pick up some sodas. Went back to the house and got some rest then started working on our kitchen. Arrange things up, put them in place and still I'm not done with it.Took a break and ate my supper then went to the church for the children's practice on their play. Unfortunately, only one showed up and we have to reschedule it. Now, I'm back home and tired and ready to go to bed.

Be aware, Be alert and Be Safe

Sex Offenders are very dangerous people. They are not to be trusted or even get acquinted with them. They may change in the long run and had paid what they have done but once a sex offender is always a sex offender. Good thing their are sectors that do exist nowadays that tracks sex offenders on their where about. And one website has provided a Sex Offender Lookup for everyone. By simply entering your zip code, you'll be able to view a complete list of all sexual predators that are living in your area. View photos, full names, check criminal history, get recent address information, all with one simple search. By obtaining updated sex offender reports, you'll get the information you need to assure you family's safety. We should all be aware of the risks that we are surrounded with, and with their detailed reports, you'll get access to information that does exactly this. I have tried their website and you will really get the report you have requested right infront of your computer. This is truly an amazing innovation that they made and saves so many lives by way of being vigilant and well informed with the people on your surroundings. Check out their website now and be aware, be alert and be safe.

Working!!!

Went to the church today because there's a delivery for some stuff. We also arrange some things there, setting up the new classroom for the kids during Sunday. I also did my task to produce copies of the sermon last Sunday. So I am pretty done with my assignment this week. Mom also told me that we will be at the church tomorrow. I don't exactly what we are going to do there but it's okay, I will help as long as I can.

Proven and effective process of Job hunting

I found a very interesting and informative website on the internet that talks about job hunting. We all know that job hunting is so tough and very disappointing especially if a certain company turned down our application for a job. I know exactly how it feel because I have been there and done that. But a certain website who offers help on job hunting need. This website is Lightship Research. They are well known Chicago based research and recruiting firm that has been helping corporate hiring authorities, executive recruiters, and individual job hunters for 27 years already. They have developed a proven and effective process on this field. They said that the greatest challenge in the search process is obtaining direct access to hiring authorities. Meaning, they penetrate target companies based on your requirements to identify the appropriate individual and the best way to reach them directly. This targeted research allows you to fill positions or change jobs more quickly and efficiently.That is awesome. I am so glad to know about this informative research because soon I'll be looking for a job that would fit me best and based on my qualifications. And with the kind of economy that we have right now, we really need a helping hand like Lightship Research.

Upset

My baby called today according to my mother in law. I was out to get some passport picture for my Adjustment of Status form. He said, he won't be home tomorrow because their crew change was pushed through. I am upset, I just want him home. Well, I guess I just have to wait. I know he wants to be home too.

Being healthy

Our colon is one of the most important part of our body. In order to maintain a good health, your body must effectively eliminate food and bodily waste. Colon is one of our body parts that works to eliminate certain waste in our body that we don't need that's why we have to take good care of our colon because it saves us from so many diseases that surrounds us. So colon cleansing is a must because you will never know what will happen to you if you neglect to take good care of your colon. I remember our neighbor, his colon was taken out because it puts risk on his part. The reason being is that, his colon is not functioning properly the way it should be. So he undergo to a major operation to take his colon out of his body. He is recovering right now but he said, it is a lot more different now that they took his colon out. It is really important to give our body the best treatment it deserve because we will neglect the day that we didn't take good care of it and the pay back is such a hard part to deal with.

My dog

My dog is so funny. He is being silly again..lol.. He went out to go potty and came back rushing and just jump directly to our bed and ready to go to sleep. He is being lazy today, he just lay around and sleep. This dog can sleep the whole day if you will let him. But I love him and his my little boy. He is so loving and sweet. Always gives me a hug and a kiss.

Blog of the day

Being featured in a blog directory is awesome! that's why I am working so hard on my website because I really wanted to be featured. It may be difficult to qualify but I will try my best to be part it and hopefully I will be. Join and be blog of the day too.

New Laptop

This is the laptop that I bought the other day:Front view:

• Compaq Presario Laptop with AMD Athlon™ X2 QL-60 Dual-Core Processor
• Lithium-ion battery
• AC power cable
• Software: HP Photosmart Essentials, DVD Play; Microsoft Works; muvee autoProducer; Cyberlink DVD Suite; Adobe Acrobat Reader and more
• Owner's manual

Features:

• AMD Athlon™ X2 QL-60 dual-core processor*
  Features HyperTransport™ and AMD PowerNow!™ technologies and Enhanced Virus Protection.**
• AMD dual-core technology
  Enables you to work or play with multiple programs without impacting performance; 1MB L2 cache for efficient system processing.
• 2GB DDR2 memory
  For multitasking power, expandable to 3GB.
• Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
  Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media.
• 15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display
  With BrightView technology and 1280 x 800 resolution showcases your movies and games with stunning clarity.
• 160GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
  Offers spacious storage options and fast read/write times.
• NVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics
  With up to 895MB total available graphics memory. Built-in Altec Lansing speakers deliver rich sound.
• DVD Play controls
  Provide quick and easy access to your favorite DVD movies.
• 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
  For fast digital video, audio and data transfer.
• Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
  Wirelessly connects to the Internet.
• Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
  With RJ-45 connector and high-speed 56 Kbps modem for flexible wired Web connectivity options.
• Weighs 6.4 lbs. and measures just 1.7" thin
  For portable power.
• Good battery life
  Of up t
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled
  Software package included with Photosmart Essentials; 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher edition also included.

• AMD, AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD PowerNow!, HyperTransport and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  
  *This model number indicates relative software performance among this AMD processor family.
• **AMD's Enhanced Virus Protection provides additional protection against buffer overflow viruses. AMD and its partners strongly recommend you continue to use third-party anti-virus software as part of your total security solution.

Experience fast multitasking and rich visuals for DVD movies and gaming with this laptop. It features an AMD Athlon™ X2 dual-core processor for enhanced performance and a built-in double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW drive that lets you watch DVDs on the 15.4" widescreen

Dancing

So You Think You Can Dance? If so better get on your feet and start dancing. I love dancing ever since because it makes me feel I'm free and expresses myself through body movements. But did you know guys that dancing is a form of exercise too? Yes it is! It is a great way of exercise that keeps your body in shape and functional. There are so many different types of dancing such as hip hop, belly dance, salsa, tango and many more. I like hip hop because this is something that I am use to since I was 7 years old as well as belly dancing because it keeps me in shape. It's funny because whenever I hear the music play, I can't help myself but dance. Well,, that must be it, when you love to dance, you love music too.

Jamming with the music

It's a great day today. I woke up great and right now I am jamming with the music. I don't know what to do today yet but surely I will be busy again to finish things up. I haven't had my coffee yet because I am still in my room but will have it shortly. I just want to finish listening to my favorite songs then I am ready to face the world..lol.. Have a great day everyone.

Chat room for Seniors

My father and mother in law are on their 50's now but still can do things like they are on their 30's which amazes me most. They do things around the house, they clean, they cook, can drive the vehicle and very fond of computer. Yes, you will find infront of computer and playing games online during their spare time which they enjoy so much. I can still remember when I was still in the Philippines, my mother and father in law use to chat with me everyday. We chat before and after I go to bed. I like the way they enjoy things and as a favor I found a new recreation for them to enjoy. This is the Free Senior Chat Room where all seniors meet and chat around the world. For sure they will enjoy this because my father and mother in law are very friendly and always interested in trying new things. Through this they will meet their co seniors around the world and could chat as long as they want with web cam. I like them to try this because it's fun and most of all it's 100% free. In fact, I haven't told them yet but I will surely introduce this website to them so that they have something to look forward each day. I can't wait to tell them about this and teach them the step by step procedure to join the chat room.

Blogging world

Does blogging had helped you in so many ways? To me, it is. Blogging keeps me busy and eases my boredom. It gives me something to do each day and gives me the chance to say what's in my thoughts through writing. I always find it so amazing that I can write my own article and can share something to my visitors. Blogging also gives me the chance to meet different people around the world. That's awesome! Each day I always look forward to write something or do research for a topic that I can share. I hope blogging does help a lot for you too.

Auto Insurance

If you have a vehicle it is required to have an auto insurance. Here the States it is important that you have it. One day I came across this website and there is one auto insurance company that offers all types of insurance policies to a wide range of customers such as auto insurance, home insurance, life insurance, health insurance and much more. Their rates are flexible and very affordable with an instant 24/7 insurance quote. They provide a wide range of options to help you determine which coverage is most suitable for you. This auto insurance company is Amica Insurance. Visit their website now and get your quote immediately. Just key in your zip code and you will be directed to what you need.

Sunday

It's Sunday night and I am really counting the days 'til my husband gets home. I am getting excited, I am getting anxious to see him. I miss him so much. We also went to the church today and the sermon was pretty good. Our preacher still talks about the Basic Disciplines for Disciples. It was a great service and it is always great to be in the house of the Lord and worship him. The sermon today was all about " submission". I have learn a lot and I praise God for what he has done for us.