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Although they launched their musical collaboration in Nashville, the Williams first met in Myrtle Beach at the home of Linda's parents in 1971. Robin grew up in North and South Carolina and had already begun performing as a soloist, while Linda attended high school and college in Michigan and had dabbled in guitar and banjo. Performing at open mics and songwriters' workshops in Nashville in 1972 and 1973, Robin & Linda Williams developed their musical talents. Their first break came in 1975 when they phoned Keillor at the suggestion of multi-instrumentalist and fellow bandmember Peter Ostroushko. For the next five years, the duo appeared on Keillor's radio show whenever they were in Minneapolis. They continued to appear on the show up to 12 times a year after A Prairie Home Companion went national in 1980. The Williams also toured and recorded two albums with Keillor's group, the Hopeful Quartet.
The Williams had their greatest success during the 1990s. Their first album with Their Fine Group, Live, was recorded in Holland in 1992. In the summer of 1993 they did a 16-city tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter and later sang harmonies on Carpenter's Grammy Award-winning album Stones in the Road. Their 1996 album, Sugar for Sugar, spent 11 weeks in the Top 20 of Gavin's Americana Chart and was followed by an all-gospel recording called Good News. In January 1998, they released Devil of a Dream, which featured songs co-written with Jerome Clark; In the Company of Strangers followed two years later. In 2002 the duo released Visions of Love, followed in 2004 by their Red House debut, Deeper Waters. A new set of holiday music, First Christmas Gift, arrived in 2005, with Radio Songs, a collection of highlights from the pair's long tenure with Prairie Home Companion, dropping in 2007. ~ Craig Harris
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB men's soccer team will be back on the pitch this spring at seven different events. Memphis and the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks highlight the 2014 spring schedule.
"We return a lot of key players from last season, so we needed a schedule that would challenge them to be even better," head coach Mike Getman stated. "I have no doubt this schedule will help us get better."
The Blazers open the season by hosting Montevallo and Memphis on Saturday, Feb. 22 at West Campus Field. UAB takes on Montevallo at 11 a.m. The two visiting teams will then clash at 1 p.m. The day will be concluded by the old Conference USA rivalry of UAB-Memphis at 3 p.m.
Next, UAB heads to the Georgia State Invitational in Atlanta, Ga. The Green and Gold will face Georgia State and Wofford on Saturday, March 8.
UAB will host Winstar Academy at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, before playing host to its 7 vs. 7 Tournament on Saturday, March 15.
On Friday, March 21, the Blazers will host the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL. Atlanta plays in the second tier of professional soccer in the United States. In 2013, the Silverbacks advanced to the NASL Soccer Bowl, the league's annual championship match. American soccer great Eric Wynalda is the current head coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks.
"The highlight of the spring will be our match with the Atlanta Silverbacks," added Getman. "To play against a professional team at home is very unusual. Bringing professional soccer to Birmingham is very exciting. I appreciate the work the Birmingham Hammers have done to help make this event possible."
"The Silverbacks are coached by Eric Wynalda," said Getman. "He is a Hall of Fame player, who is also a television personality. Having Eric in town will bring a spotlight to our town and sport."
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Of course, one of the key usages for a phone like this is messaging and on this front, the E63 scores highly. Setting it up with an email account is incredibly straightforward. You just enter your email address and password and the phone does its own software configuration in the background to get the account up and running. All the main protocols like IMAP4, POP and Exchange are supported, but sadly, Blackberry Connect is noticeable by its absence. When it comes to email attachments, you should have no problems opening them. Viewing and editing of Office documents is supported via a copy of QuickOffice, and there's both a PDF reader and ZIP utility pre-loaded as well.
On the Internet side of things, the phone's browser does a respectable job. It generally retains the formatting of pages quite well and as you move around it pops up a thumbnail view of the entire layout to aid with navigation. However, it's certainly not on a par with the iPhone's Safari in terms of usability.
Clearly, as this handset retails for around £80 less than the E71, Nokia has had to make some cuts. Unfortunately, one of the features to get the chop has been GPS, which is a shame, as it's something that's becoming increasingly standard even on handsets in this price range. Nokia has also taken out support for HSDPA, so you're limited to standard 3G speeds for web browsing and data downloads, although there is Wi-Fi support for when you're at home or within range of a hotspot.
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well well nokia has done it again as far as i'm concerned in ref to the E63 i have this s/phone and yes it ticks all the right boxes, sure nokia has cut down on a few things i dont think really is so important?,hence the difference in price, i can live with that the +'s are better& certainly out weighs bad points of this model the symbian is a very good stable OS, & nokia ovi/store will be adding more and more in time which is always welcome lets hope they are free, plans are also afoot to add the streaming music app spotify,its only available on the iphone/and google's android platform i believe @ the moment, now the downside to to spotify app your battery life on either google android or the iphone will need charging on a day to day basis, thats a no no in my book my nokia only needs charging with heavy use every 8/9 days thats with no wifi, all in all i dont rate spotify for s/phones, unless, s/phones include faster processors, and a better battery, as far as i'm concered there are other music free streaming software out there to try/use, i will stick with nokia the push email is just brilliant, ok guys thank you for reading my comments spb
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NC: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner? Any big chops?
AG: I call myself the queen of big chops in a span of 7 years I big chopped my hair 5 times. Every time I damaged my hair I would start all over again. If you are thinking of going natural, I recommend that you do a BIG CHOP. The feeling that you get after is just out of this world. Everything around me started to fall into place. More importantly I was forced to love and accept myself just as I am. I HEART my hair.
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Hello TPT peeps. I've been looking for a cheap alternative to an ADA tank and I thought about derimming a 40b as I like the dimensions. I snooped around forum and assaulted the search function, but people always said it would be tricky. That there was a very high possibility it would just fail. So I though hmm maybe I could take apart the tank, I mean like down to only panes of glass, and then use stronger silicone to reseal the tank. And I also have a 30g tank that has a broken side that I could use for corner braces. So is it possible? If it is would you guys be interested in a step by step journal. I'm still clearly a noob and I could use your help, but if it does fail it'll only cost be maybe $50.
I have this funny feeling that you won't get a stronger silicone than what a manufacturer of tanks will get. In fact the opposite might have more truth to it.
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From that, if your 40B tank glass is 6 mm or thicker you can remove the rim and it should be safe, with a safety factor of 2.5.
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a year ago my tank broke and I was left with the side panes and the bottom pane. I had to buy a special silicone that was pretty strong, it was pretty cheap too. The panes of glass were also really cheap.
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Tomorrow morning, Reba McEntire will take part in a special Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum educational program for Middle Tennessee middle and high school students. All Access: Reba McEntire will take place in the museum's CMA Theater. Students will have a once in a lifetime chance to ask Reba questions about her rise to stardom, her successful business enterprises, and the ways in which she continues to grow as an artist. Although the program is not open to the public and the school registration period is closed, the event will be live-streamed at www.countrymusichalloffame.org/streaming.
Toby Keith has been hosting the annual "Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic" for more than a decade. This year the "11th Annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic" is set for May 16-17, 2014 and will feature a live auction, nearly 100 silent auction items, fabulous food, great entertainment, and a celebrity filled round of golf. The event benefits OK Kids Korral, a cost-free home-away-from-home for pediatric cancer patients, and is the largest event The Toby Keith Foundation hosts. Since officially opening on January 7, 2014, the Korral has had more than 75 family visits with stays ranging from one day to eight weeks.
At 81 years old, Willie Nelson is releasing a new album called Band Of Brothers next month. The new work features nine original songs, including the album's title track. Nelson told Rolling Stone, "I got on kind of a writing kick. It's good to be writing again." In addition, the 14-track project features a few cover songs, including Vince Gill's "Whenever You Come Around" and Bill Anderson's "'The Songwriters."


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This piece was directly inspired by another artists photograph. I fell in love with it and wanted to make it in 3D so that i could see it from all angles. (his image is in the WIP thread) Also it was challenging because there was only 1 reference photo and with all the curved metal and detail, I still wanted it to be a practical game character.
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Yes, I have a question. Never thought of it before? Does anyone know how to or where to get the info on decoding the BUILD SHEET for my 1964 Ford Falcon. Not the VIN, I have that, But the actual build sheet. The little piece of paper which is aprox. 4" x 7" found inside my Falcon?Thank you very much for any help.
i dont know but that is pretty cool that you actually have the buildsheet
Thanks p2-72chevelle383. The documentation on this car is incredible. Have all original paper work from the first hand written notes and discussions from 1963 between the original owner and the dealer and any paperwork and/or note after then. All, All service records, etc... I just need to decode the darn build sheet so I can make a show display for it, with the breakdown. Just like the VIN and ......? The car I traded for this was just as documented. The 66 Sport Fury was much faster but I really wanted a drop top. Had the 66 been one, I would have kept it.Hope someone can help me????? The Ford Archives only go back to 1968 at this point, so I'm told???
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It seems like every CIO I talk with has or is creating a plan to reduce costs. Whether they're shooting for a svelte, wiry, emaciated or lean organization, there are a number of common roles that senior IT people say are critical to this goal.
IT planners set up the mechanism to focus on good ideas and kill bad ones. They provide internal and external information, techniques for evaluating projects, and a forum for senior people to make decisions. Their job, however, is not to make the call in most cases. Significant cost cutting has a business impact and IT should not own this.
Architects ensure that decisions in, primarily technical areas, are robust and consider the long term. They operate similar to IT planners, but also perform project work to ensure implementations follow architectural policies and principles.
Vendor managers select and squeeze vendors appropriately. They provide tactical services including contract renegotiations and service changes. At a more strategic level, they select the vendors that are keepers and those that can be dropped.
Relationship managers act on behalf of both business units and IT. They represent their business units in cost cutting negotiations, but at the same time keep an enterprise perspective to ensure a balance between local and company-wide needs.
These groups balance long versus short, and global versus local needs when cutbacks are required. Ironically, because they're not directly building or maintaining IT systems, they themselves are often targets of budget cuts. Making it worse for these people is that they are more effective when full time on this role. However, when dedicated to these functions, retaining them is less defensible to people outside the IT shop. For example, the retention of relationship managers (RMs) who also manage an applications group is justifiable based on the apps they support. Full time RMs are viewed as overhead. As a result, the CIO needs to make the case for retaining these roles.
If you are interested in this topic, Forrester will be holding a complimentary breakfast on May 27th from 8:30-11AM. I will be presenting "Key Roles in Creating a Leaner IT Organization" and a question and answer session will follow. Click here to see if you qualify for this event.
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A total of 4.2 million people requested number portability (NP) in Brazil last year, according to data published by the body managing number portability in the country, ABR Telecom. The agency also reported that of the total, 3.2 million people actually completed their switch to a new provider equivalent to 1.56% of the 210 million fixed and mobile lines in the country. ABR Telecom said that 2.28 million lines were mobile phones and around one million were fixed line connections. NP began to be introduced in Brazil in September 2008, and it was available throughout the country by March 2009. To date, a total of 4.52 million people have requested to switch, of whom 3.48 million have been successfully ported.
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Rob Walker from the New York Times explains why there's a need to convert personal achievements and digital badges into physical objects:
The nagging sense of needing to acquire new skills, all the time, is palpable. That anxiety dovetails with a self-improvement ethos that fills whole sections of bookstores, cross-matched with the various ways technology prods us to tabulate parodic amounts of personal-behavior data. If we rack up badges for our online "achievements," we may as well do the same for our offline victories, too.
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Moving beyond intermediate... I need some advice
Hi y'all!!
You may remember me from last season just learning how to snowboard and being fearful of blue runs. Well, I've managed to move beyond that and ended last season on some diamonds on the "soft landing" type days... lol
Anyways, my skill set seems to be stuck so I'll take any advice from drills to binding changes...
Here's where I'm at:
I'm now finding I prefer the steeper blues... I tend to hurt myself on shallower runs... and I'm really uncomfortable going fast on a green or flat traverse type part (its like i'm worried about losing my edge and catching an edge). I can link turns on steep runs for sure but I'm constantly mentally pushing myself to do so and not "chicken out" and skid to a near-stop. I actually like the runs under the lifts because I feel I'm being watched so I push myself and mostly swoop fluidly down, maybe slowling down significantly a couple of times and then picking up speed again.
Those are skidded turns though.. I can't seem to carve. I think I'm not getting enough speed and I KNOW I'm supposed to make speed my friend but it's not something that's natural to me.
Also, once I have a good fall, it completely rids me of any sort of skills... I think I stop leaning forward enough.
So, in the end, I can't seem to carve AND my steering is also not precise enough. I can negotiate people but I can't negotiate trees or moguls and I have a hard time on the narrow cat trails that traverse between two lifts.
That being said... I went on the bunny hill with my friend (who is on day 4) and I found that I was suddenly using my rear leg as sort of a rudder and just going straight switching from edge to edge...
Is there more than one way to turn?:confused:
Anyways... youtube wasn't being a very good instructor so I figured I'd go to this forum. I was considering booking a lesson but I really don't have the money for that right now (but I do have a seasons pass :D)
I think it's all in my head. Those vids are awesome btw.
I can do all of those things... skidded turns, pivot turns, those carve turns snow wolf shows in the cat track video.
I think I totally psych myself out like I have no faith that I can do it when I have to. It seems like whenever I fall I wipe out really good with zero control or even knowing what happened and whenever I get good speed I think "this would hurt if i fall now". Liquid courage doesn't help either.. one beer and i become a flailing unco-ordinated mess. lol.
yea i can confuse myself on the best of days...
what i meant is when i see/hear the technique i go "oh that thing" because i think i do it without much thought. I took lessons a while ago but ended once I could link turns.... now I'm just riding and figuring out that there's more than one way to control the board and it's confusing me because I guess I also don't know what is right/wrong and when/when not to apply certain techniques. That combined with a fear of falling or rather crashing because that's what I do... I crash...(i had to get XL snowpants so i can fit all my crash shorts, knee pads, etc underneath)
:laugh: Ha, yeah all good, I know what you mean. It's difficult to translate theory into practice sometimes.
Start riding with folks who are better...forget everything and just try to keep up. And if you fall, its fine, just pop back up and mob. You need to get your head out of the way...thinkin is too slow...your body is starting to know what to do...so if you start to fall...struggle to keep going...let your body do everything to keep going, you'll be suprised.
Another thing is to pick a spot further down the hill to end up at and then is getting used to reading/anticipating the terrain infront of you...start looking at the terrain 50 yards down the hill and trust your body to deal with what's flying under you at the moment...you can't think fast enough for that...and if you do...its too late, you've already rode it. Its about staying ahead of the game and your riding becomes more stragetic or tactical...how are you are attacking the line instead of reacting to the line.
I rode by myself on sunday and realized how crap I ride when I'm not keeping up with my buddies (and gf). Riding with people who rip def helps :thumbsup: Less thinking, more just hitting shit
Yeah I agree with this also... my riding has sort of plateaued at this point because I don't ride with anyone better than me anymore. The only time I find myself being pushed is when I go out west and ride with some of my friends that made that move out there.
I think that's great advice. I went out a couple of days ago when conditions were pretty good and I took your advice and rather than slowing down and being like "OH GOD! A LUMP" I tried said to myself "let your legs do their thing" and it totally worked!
I always ride with my boyfriend who is better than me even though we started at the same time... maybe not better but more fearless.
Today I had less luck but it was icy out...
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Are you in Saskatoon? Getting much snow up there yet? Pics looks great dude
This is a discussion on Lionheart153 Ablum within the Member Show-Off & Photography forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Are you in Saskatoon? Getting much snow up there yet? Pics looks great dude...
Are you in Saskatoon? Getting much snow up there yet? Pics looks great dude
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I am from Saskatoon thats where my family is. but i live in edmonton right now from school
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do not buy off brands like sigma and tamron. Glass is the most important part of your camera set up. dont cheap out because you WILL regret it.... trust me on that. you have a t2i? thats not a bad camera, and great L series glass will improve your quality more than I can explain. Then when you actually get into photography all you need is a new body and you already have the best glass on the market. Lenses hold their value like crazy. I sold a 70-200 f/4 IS for 200 less than what I bought it for and I used it for 2 years.
Well right now i have a canon 40D i actually have had no problems from my tamron lenses. I do have a few canon onesbas wel but i find my self using the tamron more with the exception of my 50mm 1.4
any 50mm other than the cheap 1.8 is perfect. the 1.2 just isnt worth 1200 $$ or whatever it is. i have the 1.4 as well. the quality difference between tamron and the canon lenses is crazy...
This guy helped me make a lot of my decisions. DigitalRevCom - YouTube
he really knows what hes talking about and will show you the differences in the quality of the product and the picture.
Ya my dad and brother are photographers, so i get to use there lenses to which are all canon hea got them all but since i dont do anything professional like them i find it harder to justify the money for it but i simply borrow there lenses


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Raheem DeVaughn returns today with a follow up to the first King Of Loveland, which just dropped this past March, with the second instalment King Of Loveland 2. Both of these projects followed the 2012 effort with similar themes, Destination Loveland.
King Of Loveland 2 features remixes and some original records as well, with eleven in total, plus a feature from Phil Ade and Mz Sasha.
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01. UOENO (What It's Made For) Feat. Phil Ade
02. Sex
03. Good Without You
04. Them Slick
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CLARKSVILLE, Va. — Hallucinations are not uncommon for sweltering hot conditions like those plaguing Day 2 of the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Mid-Atlantic Divisional on Buggs Island/Kerr Reservoir. However, when Daniel Gray starting seeing double, it was a good thing — good, as in a pair of 4-pound, 1-ounce bass that pushed him into first place with a two-day total of 18-6.
The angler from Butler, Pa., caught only those two fish today, but with temperatures reaching 95 degrees and productivity down across the board, his 8-2 weight was actually among the day's better sacks.
"It was tough today," Gray said. "Yesterday, I had a limit by 11 a.m. Today, I caught these fish in the last hour. I fished yesterday's pattern today and it was totally different.
"I was running around, trying to figure it out all day. I pulled into this one spot, got a bite and lost a 2 1/2-pounder. On the next cast, I caught one of my fish and about 15 minutes later, I caught the other one."
Gray, a member of Pennsylvania's Extreme Anglers bass club, said he had caught a 5-pounder in the area during practice, so he was confident that it held big fish. Targeting breaks, Gray positioned his boat in 20 feet, cast up to 2 feet and slowly worked his bait down the contour.
"Yesterday, I was fishing some wood cover with heavy tackle; today, I had to go finesse," Gray said. "I fished a little deeper on specific stuff I found. I tried to find out what these fish want and I think I have a good idea now."
Overall, the Day 2 weights were significantly lower than Day 1. The average fish was a little more than 1.8 pounds. The Top 10 had 14 pounds or more, but the vast majority of competitors brought in 5 to 10 pounds for their total weight. Only four anglers boasted limits.
Tomorrow's forecast shows partly cloudy conditions with possible afternoon thunderstorms for Day 2. The expected cloud cover will hold the air temperatures to the mid-80s.
"Today, we had clear, blue skies and the generators at the dam weren't running at all, and that makes the water start backing up," said Mike Bryant, Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation president. "When the water backs up, it makes for a very tough bite because you have to go find the fish. On this lake, they move out deeper."
Gray, who had the biggest bass of Day 2, is tops on the Pennsylvania team, which sits four spots behind first-place Virginia, the host state. The Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation state team has one angler in the Top 10 (Day 1 leader John Conway) and a 1-pound, 8-ounce lead for the state competition.
Virginia has 119 pounds, 15 ounces, followed by Delaware with 118-7 and New Jersey with 113-14.
If Gray maintains his lead for Pennsylvania, he'll be invited to the 2014 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, Nov. 6-8, on Louisiana's Ouachita River. Other state leaders are Greg Alexander, Delaware; Joe Devoe, Maryland; Michael Sentore, New Jersey; John Conway, Virginia; and Randy Huffman, West Virginia.
Ronald Littleton's 5-pound, 1-ounce bass is currently in the lead for Carhartt Big Bass honors, a $500 prize awarded to the angler who catches the biggest bass of the tournament. Gray won the $250 Livingston Lures Leader award, which goes to the Day 2 leader.
Competition resumes Friday at 5:45 a.m. ET for the launch at Occoneechee State Park. The weigh-in will be broadcast live at 2 p.m. ET on Bassmaster.com.


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7 Recommendations
GadgetGuy's recommendation
This Mini Mile High kit from Flight 001 (they have tons of cool travel gear and gadgets) contains two condoms, a tube of lube, and a miniature "personal massager". Hmm, massager? We get the gist of it. Pack this away and maybe meet a high flying friend for some extra curricular activities.
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jsarrafi's recommendation
...because you never know who you'll meet while jetting off to fantastic destinations.
FancyPants's recommendation
Goodness... Here I am perusing RedEnvelope.com looking at the midly boring, safe and somewhat sedate gifts and I come across this... A little kit complete with condoms, lube, feather (?!), blindfold and personal massager... all in a discrete case perfect for Mile High Members... All I'm saying is- If you have enough time to whip out the feather and blindfold you probably aren't flying coach on a Southwest flight to Newark...
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I hear you, FancyPants, the Southwest coach to the East Coast. No time for feathers there!
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KGB's recommendation
In my opinion this kit should be kept right next to your emergency supply kit in your vehicle. Being prepared for anything and everything should be priority for all of us. I myself have never made use of this kit during any of our flights, but if I am ever so luck as to get the super first class* offered on Singapore Airlines, then this kit will finally earn its namesake. *Super first class on Singapore Airlines offers a double bed for its passengers.
whosdiary's recommendation
mile high kit * includes hot cinnamon mints, a folding pocket mirror, scented cloths and a "do not disturb" door hanger to prep the mood * featuring massage oil (1 fluid oz.), personal lubricant (1 fluid oz.), a feather tickler, a blindfold, three condoms, a mini personal massager and a pleasure ring to indulge each other * offered in a pink or silver discreet hard-sided travel case. see below for available styles $50.00
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JamesB's recommendation
I found this sort of stuff at Ubibay. This is awesome.
Yournewbestfriend's recommendation
This is so cool. It includes massage oil, personal lubricant, a blindfold, a mini feather duster, a "Do Not Disturb" doortag, and more. Making airplane travel so much more exciting! It's not eco-friendly, I know. But I had to share this great kit! Maybe you can make your own from all natural products and give to friends?
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A decent performance is all that is required for the Three Lions to expose awful defending from the home side, as three first-half goals secured a simple yet vital win in Sofia
England, as expected, handed a debut to Chris Smalling at right-back, where the 21-year-old has been so effective out of position for Manchester United. The most surprising omission was Frank Lampard, ignored for competitive selection when available for the first time in four years.
After a very quiet start to the game, with neither side looking to grab it by the scruff of the neck, England stole an advantage out of nowhere after twelve minutes. Following a corner, Gareth Barry slipped a clever pass through a disorganised mass of Bulgarian defenders into Cahill, up from the back for the set-piece, who managed to eke the ball between the goalkeeper's legs with a good finish to mark his first goal for his country.
The match remained at the sedate pace with which it had started for the few minutes that followed, with Bulgaria effectively absent, and after twenty minutes, another goal came out of the blue. It was one that will have enraged Lothar Matthaus as his Bulgarians offered no resistance when defending Downing's corner, allowing Rooney to nod in a worryingly simple header near the penalty spot. England were finding themselves having to make very little effort to score goals.
Shortly afterward, Parker pushed on to pick out Theo Walcott approaching the area, who pulled it back to Rooney, but finally a Bulgarian offered an attempt at defence as Bodurov removed the danger.
Bulgaria were gradually starting to fight back and Blagoy Georgiev flighted a useful cross into the box from the left flank as the half hour passed, but Genkov could not meet it. Shortly after, Petrov tried to test Joe Hart with a low long-range shot, however it was easily gathered.
A worrying moment for England came just moments later when Smalling completely misjudged the flight of a cross, leaving Petrov space to play it on into the box – but luckily for the debutant, the winger's volleyed delivery was simply dealt with. The Bulgarians had woken up after their sleepy start and were now comfortably the dominant force in the game.
However, despite England having dropped off totally, Rooney doubled his tally and killed the tie off on the break, when Young played a sublime pass through the legs of Ivan Ivanov for his club colleague to slot home easily at the far post. Nikolay Mihaylov in goal was all at sea and Petar Zanev at right-back paid Rooney no attention at all as the mistery piled on for Matthaus.
After the break Bulgaria seemed to show a little more life, with Hart needing to make a smart close-range save when Petrov whipped in a corner that Ivanov met with a header, but it was again England who came closest to another goal, with Downing finding himself with time and space at the far post from Walcott's cross, but the Liverpool man's header hit the woodwork.
That narrow escape seemed to remind the home side of how much work they would have to do to wrestle themselves back in for a result and it appeared to take the remaining wind out of proceedings, with both sides slowing down. Capello showed he was turning his thoughts to Tuesday's clash with Wales when he substituted the highly impressive Young to keep him fresh for Wembley. James Milner was brought on to help close the match out.
A long period passed with no notable chances, but Walcott should arguably have made it four as he was released past the last defender by Rooney, but the Arsenal man's lofted attempted finish bounced harmlessly wide of the near post in an uncharacteristic miss.
Thereafter the game drifted back into nothingness with both sides settling for what they had, leaving England untroubled and well set to potentially seal their qualification at Wembley on Tuesday.
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I FINALLY had my first Pinterest Party and man did I have a blast! You saw the frames I made the other day which you can see here, well I showed them to my church group and we all decided it would be fun to create some while having our "girl time". I'm so glad we did it and especially for the group I shared this awesome time with.
Before I show you the scenes to our party, let me just add that my main point of having this Pintrest Party with our church group is for some female bonding. We all go through life (as women) putting ourselves last. Mom first, wife first, bills, chores, cooking, you name it, it all comes first. But how often do we sit down with a girl friend and just relax and talk. Not just about the chores in our life but about us? As a woman who actually like to read, or draw, or make soap. I just threw that last one in there :) We all have passions, we all have stress, and we all need "things" in our lives that sometimes only our friends can provide. Even if it's just an ear. My suggestion is to get a group together, sit down and fill those needs. We're women and we do EVERYTHING all the time anyway, even when we don't want to, so take a few hours out of your lives, call your friends and drink coffee, eat snacks and craft or cook or whatever floats your boat!
I chose to make the frame because it was easy enough to paint and dry in the time limit we had and though I get that not everyone likes crafting as much as I do, after tonight, they all left with an incredible piece of art! Not to mention when they see it in their homes, it will be a reminder that THEY DID THIS, and for some, that they were more creative than they probably gave themselves credit for!
So thanks again LADIES for the great time and letting me have my first Pinterst Party! Oh and let's not forget the COFFEE and Pumpkin Spice Creamer!! yummmmm!
…let me know when you want to schedule your party…I'm ready for another one :)
(oh and this time I'll remember to use the correct setting on my camera :( I had it set on "outside"the whole time..I'm awful at this!)


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CANADA STOCKS-TSX falls with commodity prices, weighing on resource stocks
TORONTO May 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Monday as lower oil prices weighed on energy stocks, while a drop in base and precious metal prices weighed on mining stocks after China's trade data disappointed and the U.S. dollar rose.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 73.76 points, or 0.54 percent, at 13,627.71, shortly after the open. Four of the index's 10 main groups were lower, while one was unchanged. (Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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Waterbury, Conn. – The start of the New Year represents new resolutions, high hopes and for college students and their parents throughout the nation, time to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
For prospective students who haven't been through the process before it can prove a daunting and often confusing task, which is why more than 100 future college students and parents attended College Goal Sunday on Jan. 26 at Naugatuck Valley Community College.
Upon arriving, attendees were assigned to computer labs where volunteer financial aid staffers would help guide them through the financial aid process online.
"My son plans to attend college in the fall but that's not something our family can afford," said Rita J. who was there with her son, Michael. "I've never been through the financial aid process before, so I appreciate having someone to help us make sense of it."
More than 20 NVCC staff members as well as area financial aid experts volunteered at the event, which also featured welcomes by NVCC President Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D., and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut's fifth district. Two students received $100 scholarship door prizes.
"You know, we celebrate sports and next weekend will be the Super Bowl," said Congresswoman Esty, "but you have made an excellent choice in being here because you understand that for the American dream to be real in this highly-competitive global economy, you need to have skills."
College Goal Sunday is funded and sponsored by Lumina Foundation for Education, the CT Association of Professional Financial Aid Administrators (CAPFAA), the CT Association of Educational Opportunity Programs (CAEOP), and the YMCAs of Connecticut.
The national event was held at multiple locations statewide. For more information visit collegegoalsundayct.org.
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Location: Range Management ResearchTitle: Hyperhydricity reversal and clonal propagation of four-wing saltbush (atriplex canescens, Chenopodiaceae) cultivated in vitro Author
|Reyes-vera, Isaac
|Potenza, Carol
|Barrow, Jerry
Submitted to: Australian Journal of Botany
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/28/2008
Publication Date: 7/1/2008
Citation: Reyes-Vera, I., Potenza, C.L., Barrow, J.R. 2008. Hyperhydricity reversal and clonal propagation of four-wing saltbush (atriplex canescens, Chenopodiaceae) cultivated in vitro. Australian Journal of Botany. 56:358-362. Interpretive Summary: Fourwing saltbush is a valuable forage and reclamation shrub in arid ecosystems world wide. Standard culture systems yield abnormal regenerated plants that do not develop into normal plants. This research shows that by altering nitrogen sources and culturing in vented vessels, this problem is reduced and substantial numbers of plants can be produced for remediation projects. The results will provide solutions for similar problems encountered in the propagation of woody plants.
Technical Abstract: In vitro propagated shoots of four-wing saltbush [Atriplex canescens (Pursh Nutt)] showed severe symptoms of hyperhydricity. Hyperhydricity is a frequent physiological problem reported in micropropagation of A. canescens and other plant species, and drastically reduces the quality of in vitro cultures. It is exacerbated when plants are cultured in airtight culture vessels on medium formulations with high nitrogen concentrations. We show that the reversion of hyperhydric A. canescens shoots to normal shoots was significantly affected by the presence of inorganic nitrogen in the culture vessel. When the culture vessel was vented or when ammonium nitrate was deleted from Murashige and Skoog basal medium, rates of reversion were significantly higher. While statistically significant differences were evident when comparing vented vs. non-vented treatments for each medium, the modified culture medium with vented closures was consistently the best treatment, showing a total cumulative frequency of 39.7% compared with a total cumulative frequency of 7.1 % observed in the control treatment. Resulting normal shoots also showed significant improvements in further manipulations, including rooting in vitro, transplantation to soil, and survival in native sites.


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Grey and neon is a pretty good colour combination, I like the way grey geeks up the neon a bit to remove the nu-rave connotations.
There's even more of a contrast going on here with these shoes from Office (£34.99) as the neon clashes nicely with the old man stylings going on. I love it, it's like pops from down the road got happy with a highlighter after a few too many G+Ts.
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Fair enough. Arena is certainly not the first coach who failed to see a foul by one of his own players. He didn't see the play , so obviously he cannot have an opinion. But even when coaches -- and players and fans and journalists -- do see the play, even when they've seen the replay, even when they've re-run the replay, even then, there are going to be plenty of them who do not see the foul .
Yesterday in an EPL game Newcastle's Kevin Nolan got himself red-carded for a foul -- a tackle that I have seen variously described as "violent" and "a horror." An opinion not shared by all, it seems (I have no opinion on this one -- I didn't see the game). On the BBC's live EPL website, a text message was received: "Anyone that knows how to play football will realize that Nolan actually intended on shielding the ball and was just unfortunate."
Possibly that was a Newcastle fan, showing his home-team bias, maybe not. Such bias was to be heard over the weekend from players -- top players, too. Barcelona's Xavi and Lionel Messi both blamed the referee for their loss to Espanyol, citing his ejection of Seydou Keita as the reason for their problems. This one I did see. I assume the referee was acting under the official Rule 12 interpretation that "A tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent must be sanctioned as serious foul play." And serious foul play means an automatic red card.
Well, Keita launched himself full speed at Moises, feet first. The tackle was ill-timed. Keita arrived after the ball had gone, and comprehensively crunched into Moises' legs, bringing him heavily down. Careless? Reckless? Definitely. Endangering an opponent? I would say so. But Messi and Xavi saw it differently. Because they are Barca players, of course.
That's the difficulty with fouls. You see what you want to see. Except that the referee -- and journalists -- are supposed to be objective. But of course, they're not -- they can't be, not all the time. It's asking too much.
Referees far too frequently ignore defensive fouls because they don't like having to give a penalty kick. And journalists? Actually I'm thinking more of television commentators -- particularly the Brits we get doing EPL games. Many of them are not journalists, but ex-players. They also -- like referees -- have a bias in favor of defenders. The thinking here seems to be that a rough tackle has to be really rough to warrant a red card -- or even a yellow. A phrase that is heard repeatedly is "he went down too easily" -- it is used to justify a referee's non-call, and is, in effect, an accusation of diving.
The rules do not help; that line about "excessive force" is open to a wide range of interpretations. The idea that there's no foul unless there's a violent tackle was evident over the weekend during the Manchester United vs. Blackburn Rovers game. When referee Howard Webb showed a yellow card to Cristiano Ronaldo for diving, the commentator adjudged that Ronaldo "went over far too easily," and 10 minutes later when ManU's Rafael appeared to bring down Morten Gamst Pedersen, it was Pedersen's turn to be accused of "going down far too easily."
This makes no sense at all. It takes very little force to bring down a player running at any sort of speed, the slightest trip can easily upend a player. Looking at the replays, it is quite possible that Blackburn defender Gael Givet did step on Ronaldo's foot; and more than likely that Rafael did trip Pedersen. In both cases referee Webb sided with the defenders -- though I suppose it must have been Ronaldo's reputation that earned him a yellow, while Pedersen went unpunished. That deepens the mystery of Webb's thinking process: either Rafael fouled (in which case, penalty to Blackburn), or Pedersen dived (yellow to Pedersen) or we're left to assume that Pedersen accidentally tripped himself up.
So what should Ronaldo and Pedersen have done? Even assuming that it was possible, should they have tried to stay on their feet, staggering while losing control of the ball? Would they then have got the call? Of course not ... precisely because they managed to remain upright!
Maybe someone can come up with a finely worded definition of "going over too easily"?