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Can't believe January is almost over...time really flies! As if I am not stressed enough with all those hand-ins, my exam dates just went online and I have my two main subjects' exams only two days apart from each other (Lucky me!). The weather is getting worse, well I can't really complain about that, it finally starts to feel Winter-y! Can't wait until it finally snow, I think Winter is not complete without it and it just gives you such a nice feeling.
I love seeing other people wearing boyfriend jeans and I always wanted to try them but I never really did. Maybe it was because I am petite and I always have that idea, that anything baggy will make me look even shorter than I actually am! However since I really want to step more out of my comfort zone this year (New year's resolutions), I decided to order this lovely pair from Bershka.. and now I am literally obsessed with them. I love how comfortable they are, I love wearing them with trainers, with heels..well, with everything! My boyfriend got me this blazer about a week ago and I think these two pieces look perfect together, when I want to dress the jeans up! To finish the outfit I had to add my pair of nude heels, I just love the boyfriend jeans and heels combination!
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A winner was selected from 91 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
We are a running a competition for a client who wants a logo for their new business venture called SHOPTOWN. It is an on line shopping mall.
They are appealing to middle to high end boutiques and shops as well as the on line shopper
We are looking for a easily recognisable and friendly Logo - we describe the business tone's as smart-casual, so we're after a logo that reflects this approach.
Colours - work with Black being the primary colour or maybe Black and Light Grey as the primary colours along with a bright colour such as Turquoise or Lime Green or Bright Orange etc.
See http://www.wordworld.com/
They cleverly create characters using the letters of the word, for example the Duck is made up of the letters DUCK and the truck out of TRUCK etc. Maybe you can make the outline of a woman or person carrying shopping bags in both hands all made up of the letters SHOPTOWN.
What we don' t like is something that is too cartoony or cutesy - we are appealing to middle to high end boutiques and shops. Also, we want the logo not to be cheap (see bigshop.co.uk)
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"Let's look for monarch butterflies," says Grandpa.
"OK," says Yo. "What color are they?"
"Black and orange," says Grandpa.
"It may be too late in the season for them. Last night was chilly. Hey, Yo, what's so funny?"
"Nothing," says Yo.
"Monarchs can't stand cold," says Grandpa. "When it cools off around here, they go to a warm place, like Mexico."
"That's far away, right?" asks Yo.
"Yes, but they're strong fliers," says Grandpa. "They rest in trees at night.
"They stop to sip nectar from flowers and water from streams and puddles.
"After weeks of flying, they reach their winter home."
"We'll watch for monarchs next summer," says Grandpa. "There will be lots of them around here then."
"I think you should check out your hat, " says Yo.
"Ha!" says Grandpa. "Now I know what was so funny."
- What other animals can you think of that go somewhere else during the winter?
Name two animals that travel to new homes in the winter.
[anno: Answers will vary but could include geese, ducks, and whales.]
- How does your life change in the winter?
Do you wear different clothing?
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Recently, your organization launched a new campaign targeting grassroots groups like the Sierra Club and venerable institutions like the San Diego Zoo, simply because of our efforts to keep unnecessary toxic lead shot out of our environment. Your campaign is called "Hunting for Truth," but you certainly haven't found any, and we urge you to end this disingenuous campaign immediately.
In its supposed "Hunt for Truth," the National Rifle Association has miserably failed in its stated mission by inexplicably overlooking the scientific consensus. There is widespread agreement in the scientific community that the discharge of toxic lead ammunition poses "significant health risks" to both humans and wildlife. [1] In fact, among the wildlife being poisoned by the lead shot left behind are the California Condor and the bald eagle, the bird adorns the NRA's very own logo.
In the interest of preserving these national icons and protecting our own health, more and more voices from hunters to conservationists are echoing the call to end the use of lead shot and transition to effective and affordable non-toxic ammunition.
Non-toxic, non-lead ammunition is so effective that even the U.S. Army is making the switch along with hunters across the country. According to a major study, the price and availability of lead-free bullets are on par with the more toxic lead option.
You have picked the wrong fight and the wrong facts, as your campaign denies science and makes claims that simply cannot be backed up, while rejecting viable alternatives that are already on the market. And despite your lack of evidence, you are targeting scientists and wildlife advocates.
We will not be intimidated by these tactics. Stop needlessly endangering our nation's most majestic wildlife and end this deceitful campaign immediately.
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Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Announces Featured GIE+EXPO Speakers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission –Presentations free to GIE+EXPO attendees; no registration required; open to the public– –Both presentations on Friday,October 26–
Alexandria, VA – October 9, 2012 – The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) today announced featured speakers from the EPA and CPSC who will be speaking on Friday, October 26, 2012, at the upcoming 2012 GIE+EXPO held at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Glenn Passavant and Philip Carlson from the EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality will be featured speakers at a 10:00 am Workshop, to be held in Room C-202. They will be speaking on topics of immediate interest and importance to the OPE industry. There will be time allowed for an open Q&A at the end of the [.....]
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Vanilla Ice was on SportsCenter this morning promoting the new Adam Sandler film That's My Boy, in which Mr. Ice has a fairly big role. He's been making the rounds this week, appearing on the Dan Patrick Show today, and serving as Grand Marshal of Sunday's NASCAR race at Pocono, among other things.
He took advantage of his SportsCenter appearance to plug not only That's My Boy, but also The Vanilla Ice Project, his home improvement show on the DIY Network. The show is inexplicably entering its third season and is presumably inspired by what he called his "new passion in home renovation."
In That's My Boy, Vanilla Ice plays a character named "Uncle Vanny" who he says is "an exaggerated, old Vanilla Ice persona." Adam Sandler plays a dead beat father looking to borrow money from his son, Han Solo (played by Andy Samberg). That sounds like comedic gold! If you weren't convinced already, stop, collaborate and listen:
"What an amazing adventure. I'm telling you, you don't need to join a gym. Just go see this movie, it's that funny. You'll end up with a six-pack at the end."
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Here's a great tip for those who obsess over the odd routes that shipments take and/or salivate at the thought of your iPhone 5 shipping a little early. You can track your iPhone 5 order without a tracking number. And since Apple hasn't given tracking numbers out for iPhone 5 orders yet, this is the only way to track its status.
The instructions, as discovered by GDGT, are quite simple:
- Go to the UPS website right here
- Select 'Track by Reference'
- In the 'Shipment Reference' field, type in your 10-digit phone number (the one you used to buy on Apple)
That's it! It's unclear if this method works for an iPhone 5 bought at a carrier store but for those who bought the iPhone 5 at the Apple Store, you can see where that taller iPhone of yours currently is. Move faster iPhone 5! Friday can't get here fast enough. [GDGT]


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Jason Trombley necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 110 diseños de 40 diseñadores freelance.
Broadstone Technology Group
Having been in the technology consulting space for well over a decade, one thing in particular has stood out. Most customers are unhappy with the technology consultants and solution providers they work with, and it can be for a variety of reasons. The most common though, is that as much as they say they do, the consultants rarely put the customer first.
We want to change that. We're looking to truly be a trusted business adviser to our clients. Through our services and the use of marketing and sales automation solutions, our clients gain richer information from the interactions they have with customers through various electronic mediums, website visits, webinars, email, etc.
So what does that all mean, well here's an example, through the use of our services our clients are able to refine their marketing message, and help their sales teams to focus their efforts on the most fruitful leads, and ultimately close more business.
Our target audience is twofold. Generally speaking it's either the marketing and sales organization within Fortune 2000, large government, and large educational organizations, or the IT teams within those same organizations.
This is a new solution to the marketplace that is a major shift in thinking from the status quo.
We're looking for a clean logo design that can represent our ideals laid out above. Our company is fast-paced and easily adaptable, but we strive to build longstanding and stable relationships with our clients, and we'd like our logo to represent that
Submissions that incorporate "Broadstone Technology" or "Broadstone Technology Group" are acceptable.
Look to large high tech companies as an example, Cisco, Facebook, Google, etc.
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Chelsea look set to miss out on Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard, despite reports in France that they are ready to make an offer for the player.
L'Equipe claims the Blues are one of two clubs willing to put forward a 'proposal' for the talented 21-year-old, with €30 million mooted as their offer in the paper.
However, Lille academy director Jean-Michel Vandamme told an Italian website that Les Dogues are keen to keep the playmaker at the club until the end of the season at the least, and will also be looking for €40 million for their client.
"We have received some very interesting propositions for Hazard, but the player will stay with us until at least the end of the season," Vandamme told calciomercato.com.
"He certainly won't leave until then. Then, if we can find someone willing to make an appropriate offer, we will look to reach an agreement. Interest from Inter Milan? There are clubs in all of the major European leagues that want him.
"His price? I think a player like Hazard is worth at least €40million (£33m)."
Hazard was influential in Lille claiming the Ligue 1 title last season, with his form leading to speculation over a move to one of Europe's elite in the summer. Arsenal were heavily linked, whilst Real Madrid and Manchester City were also cited as clubs with an interest at the time.
It appears Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is the latest to take a keen interest in the Stade Lille-Metropole starlet, who has again been in top form this term alongside Liverpool loanee and former Blues midfield Joe Cole.
With the financial backing of owner Roman Abramovich, Chelsea would have no problem meeting the high figure, should AVB decide that the player's value is €10 million more than their reported opening offer.
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WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will meet the Taliban this week for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where U.S.-led forces and the insurgents have fought a bloody and costly war for the past 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
The Taliban opened an office in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday to help restart talks and said it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation of Afghanistan.
A senior U.S. official said the talks would start in Doha on Thursday, but President Barack Obama cautioned against expectations of quick progress, saying the peace process would not be easy or quick.
U.S. officials said the process could take many years and be subject to reversals.
"This is an important first step towards reconciliation; although it's a very early step," Obama said after a G8 meeting in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
"We anticipate there will be a lot of bumps in the road."
U.S. officials say they hope the meeting will open the way for the first-ever official peace talks between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Taliban, which has waged a 12-year campaign to oust him and foreign troops.
The Taliban have until now said they would not countenance talks with the government, which they consider a stooge of the United States and other Western states in the NATO coalition fighting in Afghanistan.
News of the planned talks comes as the United States and its allies in NATO seek to meet a deadline of December 2014 for an end to foreign combat operations in Afghanistan.
This would allow them to withdraw the majority of their troops and wind down an engagement launched after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives.
A senior Afghan official said the Taliban was now willing to consider peace talks with the government, having held secret discussions with government representatives.
In opening the Qatar office, the Taliban said it sought a political solution, but said no dates had been agreed for talks.
Taliban representative Mohammed Naeem told a news briefing the group wanted good relations with "all of the world countries."
"But the Islamic emirate (Taliban) sees the independence of the nation from the current occupation as a national and religious obligation," he said.
U.S. officials said that in the talks in Doha, the United States would stick to its insistence that the Taliban break ties with al Qaeda, end violence, and accept the Afghan constitution, including protection for women and minorities.
For its part, the Taliban is expected to demand the return of prisoners now at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba - a move many in the U.S. Congress oppose - as well as the departure of all foreign troops.
The United States says it hopes to keep a force, of as yet undetermined size, in the country after the end of the NATO combat mission.
The talks will be the first U.S. meeting with the Taliban in several years. U.S. officials said the initial meeting was expected to involve an exchange of agendas, followed by another meeting a week or two later to discuss next steps.
A U.S. official said he expected the initial meeting would be followed within days by another between the Taliban and the High Peace Council, a structure set up by Karzai to represent Afghanistan in such talks.
The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the level of trust between the Afghan government and the Taliban remained low, and played down expectations that the talks would quickly lead to peace.
"We need to be realistic," said one official. "This is a new development, a potentially significant development. But peace is not at hand."
Obama said peace would only come through an Afghanistan-led process, and commended Karzai for taking a courageous step toward peace. He stressed that the U.S. military effort would continue in spite of the peace efforts.
"We don't anticipate this process will be easy or quick but we must pursue it in parallel with our military approach. And we in the meantime remain fully committed to our military efforts to defeat al Qaeda and to support the Afghan national security forces," Obama said.
Despite the accompanying words of caution, the announcement of the planned talks represents a significant step forward in the peace process, which has struggled to achieve results despite years of attempts.
A team of envoys from the Taliban flew to Qatar in early 2012 to open talks with the U.S. government. But the Taliban suspended the talks in March 2012, saying Washington was giving mixed signals on the nascent Afghan reconciliation process.
Tiny, gas-rich Qatar has been an enthusiastic supporter of reconciliation efforts in a number of crises affecting the Muslim world including those in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Lebanon and Darfur, often hosting peace talks on its own soil to try to prove it can punch above its weight in diplomacy.
Karzai, speaking on Tuesday as the U.S.-led NATO coalition launched a final phase of transferring responsibility for security to Afghan forces, said his government would send a team to Qatar. But he said the talks should quickly be moved to Afghanistan.
"We hope that our brothers the Taliban also understand that the process will move to our country soon," he said.
U.S. officials said the goal was to ensure that Afghanistan did not remain a haven for terrorist groups and to defeat al Qaeda, which was given sanctuary by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
"One of the things we will want to talk about from the very beginning is how they're going to cut ties with al Qaeda," a U.S. official said. "How quickly, exactly how they're going to do it, how quickly."
A senior U.S. official said Pakistan, which has provided sanctuary to the Taliban despite its professed support for the battle against Islamist militancy, had recently been supportive of the peace process.
"There has in the past been skepticism about their support, but in recent months I think we've seen evidence that there is genuine support and that they've employed their influence such as it is to encourage the Taliban to engage," he said.
A U.S. official said the talks would be conducted on the Taliban side by its political commission, with the authorization of Mullah Omar, and also represent the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network. James Dobbins, the new special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, will lead the U.S. side.
The Haqqanis are considered the United States' deadliest foe in Afghanistan and the top U.S. and NATO commander in the country cast doubt on Tuesday over whether it could make peace.
"All I've seen of the Haqqani would make it hard for me to believe they were reconcilable," U.S. General Joseph Dunford told Pentagon reporters by phone from Kabul.
U.S. officials said they expected detainee exchanges to be discussed in the talks. The United States will ask for the safe return of U.S. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been a prisoner since June 2009, the officials said. He is thought to be being held by Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan.
Additional reporting by Mirwais Harooni in Kabul, Saud Mehsud in Dera Ismail Khan, William Maclean, Amena Bakr and Yara Bayoumy in Dubai, Jeff Mason in Enniskillen and Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart in Washington; Writing by David Brunnstrom; Editing by David Storey and Jim Loney


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I don't make replies or comments that are intended to be "garbage," nor would I for any reasoning as puerile as "upvotes" even if such a practice would garner any .. which I doubt. Puh-leeuze.
Multi-threading this particular program is of doubtful merit, and I simply made the comment in the context of what I see this program doing. Yes, it will be able to overlap doing multiple network pings at one time. That's the only payoff that I see for what has suddenly become a very complicated design. There is no computation to be done here; all of the threads are going to gang-up on the SQL server, and their printed outputs are going to pop out very piecemeal. These threads have no real opportunity to "run free." They only ping in parallel ... that's it.
Hence, the warning-bells going off, hence the suggestion to "be sure" that a payoff, commensurate with the time already spent and the difficulty already encountered, actually exists in this case and for this program. I think that this application is a very poor candidate for a multi-threaded implementation.
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By Kristen Feola
"He will keep you strong to the end" (1 Corinthians 1:8, NIV).
Perhaps you're like me, and near the end of the year you may struggle with fearful, anxious thoughts. I can get so wound up in worry when the enemy whispers a boatload of lies in my ears and I believe them.
The last time I struggled with a fear attack, however, the Lord led me to a verse that put an end to all that nonsense. It was the power-packed promise of 1 Corinthians 1:8: "He will keep you strong to the end." Whenever I return to that verse, immediately the lies are silenced. I take those negative thoughts captive and replace them with the truth. I can accomplish what God is calling me to do. The Lord is with me. He is my Strength.
Anytime we step out in faith, we should expect to encounter resistance from the enemy. We can be assured that Satan will do everything he can to keep us from following through with our commitment to the Lord. If we want to stand firm and not be leveled by our adversary's silent barrage, we must use the spiritual weapons God gives us. That way, when the attacks come, we're ready.
The Bible says that God's Word is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17). This powerful weapon cuts through lies and exposes them. It puts to death negative thought patterns and sinful behaviors. However, when we fail to pick up our Bibles each day, we're unable to fight effectively. Vulnerable and weak, we become easy prey for the enemy.
If you haven't opened the Word today, now is the time to do it. Pick up the only sword that will give you victory.
— Kristen Feola is the author of "The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast." She attends James River Assembly in Ozark, Mo.
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I adore wallpaper. Especially busy wallpaper. Especially this busy wallpaper. There are trees, and flowers, and birds, and ponds, and I think even some happy little fish. I can see this working in just about any room, save for maybe a kitchen.
The only thing is that you'd be stuck choosing furniture + accessories in solid colors -- unless you were looking to give your guests seizures, that is.


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The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate$79.95- Hardcover
Debate in Tibetan Buddhism$75.00- Paperback
Daniel Perdue (1950–2013) was a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia's prestigious PhD program in Buddhist Studies, where he studied basic debate procedures under Lati Rinpoche, Denma Lochö Rinpoche, and Kensur Yeshi Thupten. Perdue followed up on his study of Buddhist debate in America with travel to Geshe Rabten's Tharpa Choeling Monastery in Switzerland and the four main Ge-luk-ba monasteries reestablished in India. Subsequently, he wrote a dissertation on Tibetan Buddhist debate with thesis director Professor Jeffrey Hopkins. After graduating, he furthered his understanding of Buddhist debate with nearly three years of additional research with Tibetan scholars exiled in India. Perdue has taught the procedures and topics of Buddhist debate at numerous colleges, including Antioch University's program in Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya, India; Virginia Tech; North Carolina State University; Sweet Briar College; Washington and Lee University; the College of William and Mary; James Madison University; and Virginia Commonwealth University; as well as at Buddhist centers in America and Europe. He is the author of Debate in Tibetan Buddhism and was a board member of the UMA Institute for Tibetan Studies.


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Obama Touts HIV Record at LGBT Donor Event as Protestors Urge Action on LGBT Immigration
June 20, 2014
In remarks this week, U.S. President Barack Obama touted a range of HIV- and LGBT-related initiatives and reforms enacted during his administration, lamented the stalemate in Congress that blocked the passage of more comprehensive legislation protecting LGBT workers, and urged community leaders to speak out for marginalized Americans.
President Obama's remarks came at a fundraising gala of the Democratic National Committee's LGBT Leadership Council in New York City on June 17 -- one day after the White House announced that the president would sign an executive order to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
"The majority of Fortune 500 companies, small businesses already have nondiscrimination policies that protect their employees -- not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it helps them attract and retain the best talent," Obama said at the gala. "We don't benefit as a country or an economy -- businesses don't benefit -- if they're leaving talent off the field. ... In the United States of America, who you are and who you love shouldn't be a fireable offense."
"I know that many people in this room have photographs with smiling friends from days gone by," Obama said to his audience of 550 gathered donors. "A lot of those friends are gone, taken before their time -- both because of a disease and because there was a government that failed to recognize that disease in time. And that can happen again if we're not careful."
"That's why my administration created the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy," the president continued. "That's why we're working toward an AIDS-free generation, so fewer people have to know the pain of this disease and so our country doesn't lose any more of its sons and daughters."
Obama reminded the audience that his administration had completed the removal of the 22-year-old ban on people with HIV traveling to the U.S., a policy change that also ended the prohibition on the immigration of people living with HIV. He also cited reforms to hospital, health care, insurance and housing policies that were based on stigma, fear or discrimination.
To great applause, Obama also urged the crowd of political donors and LGBT leaders to raise their voices for others, including "poor kids, regardless of sexual orientation," low-paid workers, undocumented immigrants, those seeking equal pay for equal work and those who experience racial discrimination. "If you've experienced being on the outside, you've got to be one to bring more folks in even once you are inside," he explained. "That's our task. That's our job. That's why we're here tonight."
Outside the fundraiser, protestors urged the president to do even more on LGBT rights issues, particularly in relation to immigrants. Members of the LGBT and immigrant rights groups GetEQUAL, Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project (a project of United We Dream), Immigration Equality, and Make the Road New York gathered to urge the president to stop deportations and grant administrative relief to undocumented immigrants.
On the United We Dream website, the immigrant youth-oriented advocacy group explains that "over 267,000 LGBTQ undocumented immigrants live each day afraid of being deported -- many to countries that criminalize homosexuality. For these individuals, deportation is almost certainly a death sentence. And many thousands more LGBTQ U.S. citizens have also seen their families torn apart as their parents and siblings have been deported. President Obama has the power to end this suffering, yet he refuses to use his administrative power to stop deportations and give undocumented immigrants a way to remain legally in the country they know and love."
Victoria Arellano, a 23-year-old transgender woman from Mexico, died in detention in the U.S. in 2007 after she was denied HIV treatment.
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Ready? One… you will do this four times with the left, four with the right, then eight times with both, then repeat
Step by step, like on a dance floor with an instructor, Matt Hill from Crosssports teaches you how to dismount and remount in this video. Matt is the smoothest, fastest we've seen over the barriers and even taught us old dog new tricks, like pivoting with your hips and planting your leading foot.
Matt's CX Clinic is on our Cross Skills Playlist, joining the still-popular videos with Tim Rutledge from Redline. For a breakdown of the steps Matt does, see our Suffer Faces post.


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Feb 15, 2012
Weekly Muppet Wednesdays: Spamela Hamderson
Performed by...
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
First appearance...
Muppets Tonight Episode 101 (1996)
Most recent appearance...
From the Balcony Episode 19 (2006)
Appeared in book form in Muppet Snow White (2010)
Best known role...
Vivacious, buxom, idiotic female pig
Spamela Hamderson is one of the most developed characters in Muppet history. Not developed as a character, of course, since she merely existed in a tertiary role on Muppets Tonight, but developed in other areas for sure. Her best known role was playing herself in the recurring sketch "Bay of Pigswatch," a parody of the popular Baywatch show.
In the sketches, Spamela's main function was being attractive. She was the target of Champ Schwimmer's (played by David Hoggselhoff) affection as well. Champ would spend most of the sketches trying to kiss Spamela or otherwise win her over, but was always foiled by the idiotic Andy and Randy Pig. Sometimes Spamela would be played against Miss Piggy in these sketches, making fools out of the men in the sketches who would go after Spamela even when Piggy was in mortal danger.
Spamela only appeared a few more times in notable moments during the run of Muppets Tonight. In Episode 106, when Tony Bennett guest starred, her dancing during Tony and Kermit the Frog's "Firefly" song was hot (literally). Dressed as a firefly, her costume caught fire midway through the song and it was up to Andy and Randy to extinguish her (you can guess how that worked out). Perhaps her most well known appearance came in Episode 107 in which Clifford, Sandra Bullock, and the rest of the Muppets had to keep the show's ratings above 50 or a madman would blow up the studio. In order to do this, they interrupted Ernest Pleth's "Wall Street Wonderings" sketch with Spamela dancing. Of course, Ernest couldn't resist and started dancing with her.
After Muppets Tonight ended, Spamela didn't appear at all until almost a decade later when she made a brief cameo in an episode of From the Balcony, a web show hosted by Statler and Waldorf on Movies.com. In the episode, Statler and Waldorf have set up their balcony as a beach house. At the end of the episode, Spamela saunters by in her buxom best, causing Statler and Waldorf to chase after her.
Spamela's biggest role ever came in print, not on screen, in the Muppet Snow White comic book series from BOOM! Studios in 2010. The story, written by Jesse Blaze Snider (who was instrumental in getting Spamela in the titular role), features Spamela as Snow White as she reacts to the other Muppets around her (notably Pepe the King Prawn and Bobo the Bear as her animal sidekicks, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem as the Seven Dwarfs, Kermit the Frog as the Prince, and Miss Piggy as the Evil Queen). Unfortunately, she spends the second half of the story in a coma... but luckily she gets to ride off with Pepe in the sunset at the end.
Have you seen Spamela Hamderson? Isn't that answer enough? Talk about reeling in the male viewers!
But really, Spamela would make an excellent foil for Piggy--as she did in Muppet Snow White--as a pig who is actually attractive and always the object of affection and adoration from all of the other male Muppets. Having Spamela be the stereotypical dumb blonde and Miss Piggy actually being smart and together and clever would also be a terrific way to pair these two characters.
Mostly the looking at her thing, though.
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Rodney Grubbs needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 69 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Need a sporty looking logo which will be used on new website, letterhead etc.
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Sports Blast USA is a company that helps sports, school and civic organization raise money through sports related fundraisers. We use a professional radar gun to time baseball pitches, soccer kicks and tennis serves. We charge a customer to get timed. Then we give a percentage of the proceeds to the organization that we are working for. We give away prizes to every competitor. You may check our website for ideas, but we are looking for something sports related but maybe incorporates our charitable side too.
Our tagline is "let the fundraising begin"
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I didn't meet any celebrities or get any autographs, through apparently I just missed the chance to bump into Lou Ferrigno at one point, and later may have seen Stan Lee from a distance--or rather, the crowd of comic fan faithful mobbing him like the Pope. But it was a good time, as the evidence will show. Much has been written in the blogosphere already about the festivities, so I think I'll just let the photos tell the rest of the story.
|Let Your Little Lights Shine
|Squatchsploitation + Breath Play = This
|The Vicar plans to try out for the Green Hornet DTV sequels.
|Toys that Will Be Mine
|Some wonderful Karloff/Chaney Sr. figures by Amok Time
|Why the Vicar always travels with extra Turtle Wax
|She-Creature, flanked by Martians. Also by Amok Time.
|A Na'vi with a lightsaber. It was that kind of party.
While in New York (or New Jersey, more properly) I was the guest of the inimitable Empress of the Tenebrous Empire, Tenebrous Kate, and her accomodating and amiable consort the Baron XIII. It's not many people would open their castle gates to a drunken clergyman trailing clouds of beer fumes and Naschy Musk™, but the Tenebrous Rulers are not your average comic fans. I also got to meet several other blogo- and twitter-sphere friends for the first time, including the wonderful and engaging Costuminatrix, twitter-pals Joan and Mister Arkham (who have impeccable karaoke song-selecton tastes, let the record show), the delightful and energetically opinionated Emily I. of Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense, and food blogger tofugirl, whose cupcakes are irreproachable and whose blog address I shamefully neglected to obtain! Mea maxima culpa! Someone get me that address! (ETA: You can visit tofugirl's delicious blog at Open Mouth Insert Cookie! Thanks to Tenebrous Kate for the address!)
At any rate, it was an extremely fun and memorable experience, and one I hope to repeat in upcoming years. But now, back to the grindstone! Keep your eyes fixed on the center of your screen for more movie madness to come, and more info on the MMMMMovies Naschy Blogathon, coming your way in November!
Bunnies (and turtles),
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vansloan necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 64 design presentati da 24 designer.
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Small to medium sized businesses who are looking for a stronger online presence and to convert traffic at a higher rate.
Logo needs to look good both in colour and black and white. It will be on the top left of the site http://www.outfromthecrowd.com and will also be on business cards and letterheads.
The logo needs a web 2.0 feel with possible reflection and bright colours. We want something that is "business casual" meaning that it isn't too corporate but still has to look professional.
We are open to new tag lines if you think of anything, but please include an area for a tag line.
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Fernandez went 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA in his six starts last month. He struck out 49 in 39 innings.
Fernandez is scheduled to make his next-to-last start of the season on Friday when the Marlins open a 3-game series against the Nationals at Marlins Park. Fernandez has yet to lose (7-0) in his home park. Both of his two remaining starts will be played at Marlins Park.
Braves pitcher Alex Wood was second to Fernandez for top N.L rookie in August.
Fernandez and the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig are considered the two frontrunners for N.L. Rookie of the Year honors, which will be announced after the postseason.
via Jose Fernandez is NL Rookie of the Month for August | Fish Bytes.
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This week I went through all the people in my database without surnames. I also started adding source details for family histories that I used. Here's what happened:
I found the maiden names of 7 women in the following sources:
- Burial record with parents' names.
- Obituary citation on Find-a-Grave that led me to newspaper images on Ancestry.
- Texas marriage index.
- Published Massachusetts vital records.
- Marriage record already cited in database, but never recorded her maiden name.
- Ohio marriage record.
- Bible record that was again already citing the marriage but I never recorded the name.
- Found divorce index for my great grandfather and his second wife.
- Deleted one woman because I'm not sure if the will I have for her husband is actually for the right guy. Too many men with the same now in the area.
- Deleted 29 names and my Mayflower connection when I realized that the "proof" in the family history was an old lady remembering a name in a book her grandmother had. I guess it's good that I found out before Thanksgiving.


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Edith Bouvier Beale of East Hampton, the Jackie Onassis cousin known to the world as Little Edie ever since the Maysles Brothers film "Grey Gardens" came out in 1975, may forever be remembered by the film's devoted fans as surrounded by cats and supporting her aged and eccentric mother, Edith (Big Edie) Ewing Bouvier Beale.
Time moved on for Little Edie, however, and the film brought her a certain level of fame, or notoriety. In later years, her fan base increased even further as "Grey Gardens" gained a cult following. After her mother's death she sold the house and had a life that somewhat resembled her vision of what it should have been all along.
A Polaroid image of Little Edie taken by Andy Warhol in 1976, a souvenir of the early post-film time, will be up for auction at Christie's tomorrow. It is expected to sell for $5,000 to $7,000.
According to the auction house's listing for the lot, Warhol and Beale met briefly at Grey Gardens around the time of the filming. The following year, she visited The Factory with Albert Maysles and sat for some photographs.
Little Edie said at the time that she thought Warhol might make a painting from the photo, according to Bouvier Beale, a nephew, and Eva Beale, his wife, who are the family members selling the photo. The couple said last week that it was "one of Edie's prized possessions. She seemed to be very proud that Andy Warhol was taking the photographs of her."
One of the photos from that day ended up in a Warhol book called "Exposures." When the book came out Edie Beale was asked about the photograph, and she said that Warhol had given it to her to give to her mother. "I thought that was very sweet," she said.
Big Edie died in 1977. In 1979, her daughter sold their fabled Apaquogue Road house, which was in a state of disrepair so serious that the county health department had at one point threatened to condemn it, to Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn — the first potential buyers who assured her that they would restore the place and not tear it down.
She then moved to New York City to be a singer and dancer. She was close to 60 at the time. Warhol attended some of her performances.
Little Edie died in 2002. Mr. Beale, one of three nephews and a niece who survived her, was designated her executor. His wife said Little Edie kept everything in boxes, and they found the photo that will be auctioned tomorrow in one of them, along with others that they published in a recent book, "Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures."
The decision to sell the photo, said Eva Beale, grew out of a conversation she had with an art dealer who told her that "one of Edie's friends was hoping to find this photograph at an auction one day."
"As the years go by, we are so amazed that Little Edie is the famous fashion icon that everyone adores," Ms. Beale said. "In celebrating her life, we thought it was a good time to show this to the world — and what better way is there than Christie's?"
The couple's favorite memory of their aunt, they said, happened at their wedding. They were married at Gurney's Inn in Montauk in 1980, and she got up and serenaded them with "Toujours L'Amour."
She later visited them at their hillside house surrounded by redwood trees, in California, which she took to calling the tree house. They took her to Stinson Beach, a nearby seaside village, which they said she particularly enjoyed.
The Beales plan to continue Little Edie's legacy through "specially designed products and reproductions from Edie's collection.
"We are truly amazed with all the attention that continues even today for all things Grey Gardens," Ms. Beale said.


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From NBC's Mark Murray
This is potentially bad news for the GOP: A new Siena Research Institute poll shows Scott Murphy (D) leading Jim Tedisco (R), 47%-43%, in that special election taking place in upstate New York on Tuesday. (Hat tip: Taegan Goddard.)
An earlier Siena poll this month had Tedisco up by fours points (45%-41%), and in February, Tedisco was ahead by 12 (46% to 34%).
As we've written, it would be a P.R. disaster for Republicans if they lose this GOP-leaning congressional district, where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats and which the GOP held for 28 years until Kirsten Gillibrand (D) won it in 2006. (That said, Obama did capture 51% of the vote in this district last November.)
"If Republicans lose this race, it is likely to have more significant aftershocks than if Democrats lose," Amy Walter of the Hotline told First Read.
"I think Republicans will have to do some introspection if they lose this race," added David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report. "If there is any district in New York they should be able to get back, it is this one."
Meanwhile, Tedisco released this statement about the new Siena poll: "Heading into Election Day, our campaign's internal polling shows us continuing to lead, just as we have for this entire race. Today's Siena poll is simply another in a line of polls that show this race within the margin of error. In the end this race is coming down to voter intensity and turnout, and our internal polls show us with strong leads in both areas."


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While not specifically calling out the Wall Street Journal and Reuters for the lousy jobs they did reporting on supposed iPhone display order cuts and iPad display production halts respectively, Tim Cook went out of his way during Apple's Q1 2013 conference call to address supply-chain stories in general.
Cook said he'd spend his life addressing rumors if he got into the particulars but advised that it would behoove people (perhaps journalists and investors alike?) to question the accuracy of any rumors about order cuts. Cook also said that, even assuming any data point was factual, it would be impossible to extrapolate anything meaningful about Apple's overall business. He cited variances in yield rates, suppliers, and said there was a long enough list that any single data point wouldn't make a great proxy for what's going on with iPhone or iPad demand.
Seeing as how Apple's stock took a pounding following the publication of those stories, perhaps the one on the Wall Street Journal's masthead most of all, perhaps explains Cook's eagerness to address the phenomena -- something he has not typically done in the past.
Going forward, Cook didn't single out any specific component shortages, but did say the iPad mini, iPhone 5, iPhone 4, and iMac were still constrained, but that everything with the possible exception of the iMac should reach balance in the near future.
Here's hoping Apple financial coverage does the same.


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What on earth is this?! It doesn't...look...like a moon cake, but what the hell. I spent three days slaving over this thing!
Anyhow, I don't suggest you follow my modified 'recipe' as the lotus paste came out way too soft. I am guessing there was too much butter in comparison to the starch content, and hence it tended to spread all over the place.
The other issue was that the dough did not seem to have the resilience it should have had and was not stretchy and soft and tended to crack, resulting in a surface that kind of looks like the drought hit areas of the earth.
I would say that the only useful part of this blog is how to prepare the dried lotus seeds. The rest is a work in progress.
So here goes...
Preparation of the Lotus Seeds
I used dry lotus seeds as this was all I could find.
I purchased 150 g x 6 packs of dried lotus seeds. After I soaked them in water overnight and seeds that had changed color and so on were removed, this converted to around 1.9 kg of lotus seeds. This means that a 150g pack of lotus seeds will convert to roughly 316 g of usable hydrated lotus seeds.
Step 1: Soak the lotus seeds in water in a big bowl for a few hours.
Step 2: When the lotus seeds have softened sufficiently for handling, check each seed to make sure the germ has been removed from the center as this is very bitter. Also throw away any seeds that look discolored.
Step 3: Soak the lotus seeds in water again overnight.
Step 4: Measure the desired amount of seeds. In my case I needed 1.332 kg lotus seeds to make 3 kg of lotus paste. Put the rest inside a tupperware in water and store in the refrigerator.
Step 5: Boil the lotus seeds for more than 5 hours until soft. Remember that you want a smooth paste. The softer they are the less likely they are to get gritty.
The recipe I followed for making lotus paste was this from Amanda:
Amanda's Recipe
200g Lotus Seed
180g Sugar (120g recommended by author)
160 ml Peanut Oil (100 ml Olive Oil recommended by author)
1 Tbsp Honey
1 Tbsp Condensed Milk
1/8 Tsp Salt
The author noted that this made around 450g of lotus paste and I needed 3kg. This meant I needed around 1332 g of lotus seeds. I modified the recipe proportions using fresh cream instead of condensed milk:
1330g Hydrated Lotus Seeds
800g Sugar
670g Butter
17 Tbsp Honey
14 Tbsp Fresh Cream
1 Tsp Salt
This is the lotus paste paste I made...or should I say Ronny made. Frankly, without his viking brute strength, it would have been impossible to stir more than 2.5kg of this paste for a few hours. It was insane. Now I think I can understand how Leif Erikson managed to get all the way to the Americas on his man/wind powered boat.
*This recipe yielded 2640g of lotus paste. Don't know what happened to the 360 g, but maybe we took too many spoonfuls out of it to 'taste it' as we were making it, and as I mentioned earlier it tasted good but was too soft.
I used several references for making my moon cakes and will link to them where relevant. In the end I chose to go with the formula on Anncoo Journal.
Anncoo's recipe:
600g Hong Kong Flour
360g Sugar Syrup
12g Alkaline Water
150g Peanut Oil
3 kg Lotus Paste
I compared this with another recipe on House of Annie.
Annie's recipe:
300g Superfine Flour (600g)
240g Mooncake Golden Syrup (480g)
1/2 Tbsp Alkaline Water (1Tbsp)
75g Cooking Oil (150g)
1/2 Tsp Baking Soda (1 Tsp)
A few questions arose at this point.
1. What is Hong Kong Flour?
2. What is Mooncake Golden Syrup?
3. What is alkaline water?
Hong Kong Flour turned out to be a fine bleached flour although I was never able to find out the percentage of its protein content. In the end, I opted for using 300 g AP flour and 300 g cake flour.
Mooncake Golden Syrup can be substituted with corn syrup or Golden Syrup, but if you really want to make it from scratch you need to let it sit for around a year before using it. See this. I opted for using a mixture of syrup and honey used in making Arab confections as this is all I could get.
Alkaline water according to some references is what is referred to as lye water in the west. However some say that it is simply alkaline water and you should do a litmus paper test to determine the pH of your tap water. Pure water has a pH of around 7.0. If the pH is more than 7.0, it is alkaline, if it is lower it is acidic. If your water isn't alkaline, adding baking soda to it can make it alkaline. The water in my area is very hard and alkaline so I just used tap water.
The other question is the baking soda in Annie's list of ingredients. As the dough has to sit for 3 hours to 1 day in her recipe, we can assume that it's not there for its raising properties. I am guessing that it is there to ensure that the dough stays alkaline.
Annie also uses a lot more syrup, which suggested to me that her dough would be softer. hmm....
In the end this is what I did:
300g AP Flour
300g Cake Flour
360g Syrup with Honey
10g Tap Water with an alkaline pH
150g Melted Butter
Anncoo's recipe says to let it sit for 20 minutes, but I decided to let it sit for much longer while I made the lotus paste. I might also add that if you have any doubts about whether your tap water is alkaline and don't want to do a litmus test, add 1 Tsp baking soda to the water.
This is what the dough looked like when it was put into the refrigerator:
The morning after making the lotus paste (and it had cooled down), it was time to shape and bake the moon cakes.
Shaping and Baking the Moon Cakes
Step 1: Take the dough out of the refrigerator and let it warm-up to room temperature or at least until it is soft and pliable.
Step 2: Knead the lotus paste well and make 80g balls (or 150g if you think you can do it) . I had difficulty wrapping 150g of paste as my paste as very soft in comparison to my dough. I reduced the amount and decided to wrap them in the same way as I wrap Chinese beef pies - which is not the way to wrap moon cakes, but if you have trouble wrapping it the correct way, I suggest you do what I did!
Step 3: Knead the wrapper dough well and make 50g balls with it.
Step 4: Flatten out the dough into a circle with your hands and wrap the lotus paste ball with it completely.
See this. I didn't put an egg in the center, but put some walnuts and almonds candied with honey in the center.
Step 5: If you have a mold, then lightly dust the ball with cake flour and press it into the mold and remove. If not flatten it with your hands so that you have circular mooncake (with no fancy designs on it).
Step 6: Preheat oven to 180C.
Step 7: Bake 10 mooncakes or so at a time for 7 minutes. Remove them from the oven, cool them and bake the next batch for 7 minutes. Basically the mooncakes will need to cool for 10 minutes.
Step 8: Dial down the oven temperature to 175C and let the first batch rest for another 3 minutes at least.
Step 9: Paint the surface of the first batch of mooncakes with egg wash and put 10 of them back in the oven and bake them for 20 minutes.
Step 10: Repeat the process until all the mooncakes are baked.
Note: I used a well whipped egg yolk + 1 Tsp water for my egg wash.
I was talking to a friend of mine while making these and she mentioned walnut mooncakes, which made me want to make some candied walnuts and almonds.
I just coated a handful of walnuts and Marcona almonds with dark honey from Galicia and roasted them in the oven preheated to 175C (350F) for around 12 - 15 minutes, stirring them around a bit at the 7 minute mark or so. I incorporated these into a few of the mooncakes.
Let me end this by quoting Annie:
"Honestly, if you live in Asia where the filling ingredients are easy to find and buy pre-made, and most of the other ingredients for the skin are also prepared for you, it's not really hard at all. If you live in the West, where the ingredients may be more difficult to find and you'd have to make everything from scratch by yourself, then yes, I'd say it would be tougher."
No kidding!
The last and perhaps most important question is how they tasted. Well, my crust turned out to be like a soft pie crust and the lotus seed paste was very aromatic because of the Galician honey and home made vanilla essenceI used. They were definitely palatable, but they just were not....Chinese mooncakes. Please consult my original sources when making yours.


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We're finally back from our all together too brief winter break to bring you the very first installment of our Product Review Friday for 2012. And we have the pleasure of welcoming back some old friends — the good people at WE-Vibe.
I mention this because our first WE-Vibe review was among the very first reviews we ever did, way back in August of 2008. You can find it HERE!
We raved about the WE-Vibe way back then and it also topped our Best Products Of The Year List that year. So let's just see if this third incarnation of the original is as good as it's hype.
And for that we check in with Dr Dick Review Crew members, Jack & Karen.
Jack & Karen
Karen: "Happy New Year everyone! Gosh, it's so good to be back with the Dr Dick Review Crew. And to think we're breaking in the new year while having the honor of introducing you to the marvelous WE VIBE 3 to boot. Well it doesn't get any better than this."
Jack: "Absolutely! What a way to launch 2012. Karen and I weren't around when our colleagues, Kevin and Gina, wrote their review of the original WE-Vibe. But we certainly read it when we got involved with this effort. They had such a unique take on the product. If you haven't read it; you sure oughta."
Karen: "We intend to match Gina and Kevin's genius; so here goes. The WE VIBE 3 is a vibration device that is used internally during penetration. That in itself is revolutionary. Picture for a moment the WE VIBE 3 inside a vagina. It is designed to deliver its powerful vibrations to both the G-spot and the clitoris. It is, of course, fully waterproof and come with a slim remote control. It's brilliant I tell you."
Jack: "And if you're the lucky gent who is slipping and sliding in and out of that vagina Karen had you picture in your mind; well then you are also benefiting from the vibration and there's the girth of the WE VIBE 3 that makes for a tighter fuck. Win, win and win!"
Karen: "But wait there's more! There are no batteries; the WE VIBE 3 is rechargeable, which makes my heart sing. It comes with its own, covered induction recharge stand; it's both discreet and very stylish. It's perfect for travel. The WE VIBE 3 offers three kinds of stimulation, and it's completely hands-free!"
Jack: "This gets me to my next point. The WE VIBE 3 is not only for penetration sex, no siree. Once I saw the potential of an insertable vibe with a remote control all bets were off. Soon our trips to the supermarket and the Home Depot became adventures in surprise sex. The WE VIBE 3 is super quiet, so Karen could be standing in a check-out lane talking to the casher, me right next to her, when all of a sudden she breaks out into a huge grin and she throws back her head a bit from the pleasure. The casher probably just thinks she on acid. Secretly pleasuring Karen in public, while standing next to her, is a total kick. I tell you, the contact pleasure for me is amazing."
Karen: "He's not kidding. I feel like a naughty schoolgirl. This has really spiced up our sex life. It's so comfortable to wear that I wore the WE VIBE 3 all evening at the New Year's Eve party we went to. I had the time of my life. Of course, the Champaign didn't hurt. At one point, Jack gave the remote to a friend of ours. When I saw Jack go outside to chat with friends, I figured I was safe from a sudden burst of pleasure. But my clit jumped to attention when Jack's friend, who was standing right next to me, jolted me out of my revelry."
Jack: "The people who make the WE-Vibe have been committed to producing the very best, revolutionary hands-free vibrator for use during sex since it's first model. But with each new model they outdo themselves. The We-Vibe 2 added variety; they improved the control button and added vibration patterns. Now the WE VIBE 3, features a 40% power increase and a longer battery life (2 hours per charge)."
Karen: "This jewel has two motors connected by a firm yet flexible neck. All this is in a u-shaped lightly textured vibe that fits in the palm of your hand. It is coated in a seamless body-safe, odorless, tasteless silicone. Because it's waterproof it can be completely sanitized with bleach or in either boiling water or the dishwasher. So clean up is a breeze. And it comes in your choice of three lovely colors."
Jack: "Because it is made of silicone, you must only use a water-based lube with this beauty. All the WE VIBE 3 packaging, although very attractive, is completely recyclable. Who says being socially conscious has to be dull?"
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After the Love Movement, we circled around Million Fishes 100x before finding a parking to check out the innards of the gallery...
We were greeted by a few dressed in bunny onesies...I tried not to stare.
The piece above is created by the very talented J*Ryu!
Be sure to stop by the gallery to check these amazing customs while they're still around!


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You've booked your ticket, you've packed your bag, you've downloaded your boarding passes and know your itinerary by heart — you're ready for your holiday journey. But how are you going to satisfy your entertainment-hungry mind during your hours in transit? Here's your media strategy, courtesy of the Kindle Fire HDX.
For the 10-Hour Flight
If your flight is 10 hours or longer, there's a solid chance you're going somewhere really cool. Well done. That doesn't diminish the fact that it's a really long flight. When you're awake, trapped in a small space, and surrounded by sleeping strangers — or worse, crying babies — boredom can take on some pretty terrible qualities. But have no fear: you can totally get through it. Your consolation? Crazy-long flights give you the chance to accomplish a lot. Have you been meaning to catch up on Game of Thrones? Download episodes directly onto your Kindle Fire HDX and embrace guilt-free binge watching. For something a little more civilized you can get wrapped up in the upstairs/downstairs drama of Downton Abbey instead. You can also take the cinematic route, and watch The Dark Knight trilogy — just don't practice your Christian Bale voice out loud on the plane, please.
If an immersive world of dragons and kingslayers isn't your thing (or you just need a break from the sadistic jousting) you can switch over to the USA Today app, for seven days' worth of events with full-color photos and video. That's another couple of hours right there. Or dive head first into The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, which Amazon just named the best book of 2013. It's a big one, but you'll be hooked in just a few pages. Had enough intellectual stimulation? Yes, the Kindle Fire HDX has Candy Crush Saga.
For the Eight-Hour Flight
Not long enough to drive you totally crazy, but just long enough to require some planning, the eight-hour flight is a force to be reckoned with. Start simple, with a good book that will suck you in and refuse to let you go, like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Since it's part of a series you don't have to pace yourself to ensure that you don't run out of reading material before the end of your trip, so you can just go for it. Spend at least half the flight immersed in Stieg Larsson's world, then once you've made it mid-way over whatever majestic body of water you're crossing, you might want to lighten it up a little. If you watch the first installment of Sherlock Holmes on your way to your destination, you can always watch the sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, on the way home. If episodic suspense, flappers, and Steve Buscemi are more your style, catch up on Boardwalk Empire.
For the Five-Hour Flight
Flying to the opposite coast for the holidays gives you just enough time to catch up on the latest episodes of your favorite series. Some quality time with Sookie and Vampire Bill of True Blood is the perfect way to pretend you're in the bayou of Bon Temps instead of hoping that guy leaning on your shoulder doesn't drool while he sleeps. If you can't watch five whole episodes back to back, though, you can break it up by heading into another fantastical world by reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. The story of Santiago's hunt for treasure just might inspire you to undertake a quest of your own when you reach your destination. Other reading options for your not-too-long-but-long-enough journey are The Silver Linings Playbook and, in keeping with the theme of books that turned into critically acclaimed movies theme, The Life of Pi.
For the Three-Hour Flight
Your three-hour flight — an easy mid-country journey, or a trip down the coast — gives you just enough time to disconnect, but not enough time to get bored or antsy. You don't want to get too invested in anything long or serious, so try a series like Planet Earth. The stand-alone episodes totally suck you in, but you won't in the middle of a really compelling cliffhanger, when the captain it's time to power down your device for landing. If you're in the mood for an engrossing drama, get your Don Draper on by streaming Mad Men, or pretend your coach seat is a Tardis with Doctor Who. You can also take the literary route with a short story collection, and George Saunders' Tenth of December: Stories is a dynamic mix of human drama and dark humor that will make the time pass in a flash.
For the 45-Minute Flight
If your flight is an hour long or less, there's a good chance you're crammed onto a tiny little puddle jumper, will basically feel like you just took off by the time you're landing. That also means that you're going to have to hit the ground running right when you get to your destination, with no time to waste. On a short flight, make sure your life is in good standing with Evernote. You can also get a quick shot of adrenaline with an episode or two of Top Gear or a game like Asphalt 8.
Now you have no excuse to complain of boredom during your holiday travels. You've got a ton of options on Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX with its high-definition screen, crystalline sound quality and a connection to thousands of movies, books and apps.


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Every year for Thanksgiving I can't wait for the food. Particularly, my mom's special stuffing and potato skins. Every year she is on the verge of not cooking anything. See, it is mighty hard work slaving all day in the kitchen with little to no help, but every year I, along with my sisters, manage to persuade her to cook for us.
Quite a lot goes into her stuffing, including ham, bacon, and frozen veggies. Her potato skins are creamy due to the potato filling, sour cream, and other items like more bacon, etc…
Aside from these two things, she usually cooks a turkey, which in my early years, would come out very dry. Sorry mom, but it is true! Not until one year when I gave her some basting suggestions like adding some butter under the skin and other such suggestions. Ever since then, the turkey has always come out moist and delicious.
This year it is different. This year, mom and my younger, of the two, sisters along with five other family members went to Mexico. They went to Mexico to accompany my grandfather's body. He passed on November 12th at about 12:30pm.
This left dad, my sister Yesenia, and myself with a bit of a conundrum. A quandary, per say. I didn't want to not celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean I am still very thankful for the full life my grandfather had among other things. Also, if we did not do anything, that would be kind of depressing. I decided I'd take care of dinner. So I placed an order with Boston Market for a holiday meal.
Serves 4-6 people, but we are just three. Let's invite an uncle and cousin since the wife, mom's sister, is also in Mexico! Then other cousins had nowhere to go with their families also in Mexico. Suddenly, we have a count of 12.
This Thanksgiving will definitely be different. My grandfather will not be there for one. His oxygen tank in the corner with a line to him. Walking from the living room to the kitchen and back whenever he got bored of the tv or the people. My mom or my sister Yoselin, or several aunts and cousins won't be there. My mom's cooking will definitely be missed. Sure, I could try to do the cooking myself, I mean I can probably almost repeat her recipes since I've seen her make it year after year. But, no. I won't do her justice. Not yet at least.
Anyway, I leave you with this as you all {U.S. peeps} prepare for the day of thanks; Tell your loved ones you love them. Don't wait. You never know when the last time you will see someone alive. I will never forget the last time I saw him conscious. He had fallen so we decided to take him to the emergency room just in case. I looked at him, right in the eyes as he was in the ambulance and as the doors closed. There was a calm sadness about him. Had I'd known that would be my last real opportunity, I would had told him one last time how much I loved him.
I do.
I love you grandpa.
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Polar Vortex got you down? Trust us, we understand. Our North Carolina office has been known to get snow, ice and single digit temps that make riding hard. We can only imagine what it's like further north. But who wants to wait until Spring to get back on 2 wheels? To keep from getting some serious cabin fever, we've had to get creative to keep on form and having fun, despite all the craziness outside.
Here are some of the tips we've come up with.
1. Snow Biking:
If you've got a mountain bike or a fat bike, consider hitting the trails for a little outside fun. We took one out for a spin on a snowy day and it was awesome, if a little cold (more on that later…). Just make sure to bundle up and keep warm. It's cold out there.
2. The Trainer:
If you're more of the roadie type, then throw that bike in the trainer and get spinning. Need some motivation? Consider listening to music or watching a movie to end the monotony (last night we watched Top Gun while riding the trainer and sprinted every time a plane took off—it was exhausting).
3. Cross Training:
Go for a run, hit the weights, go cross-country skiing, try some yoga or just do some stretching. Remember that taking time off the bike can be as important as time spent on the bike. Taking a day or two to strengthen non-cycling muscles, work on flexibility, or core activation can have big rewards later in the year.
4. Make A Good Meal:
Or better yet, make yourself a meal plan. It's easy to put on a few pounds over the winter, but making a meal plan and sticking with it is one of the easiest way to make sure you're adequately fueling your rides without taking in too many calories. Plus, it's a great way to score points with your significant other.
5. Clean Your Bike:
If you haven't done this in a while, give your bike some serious TLC.
6. Take a Day Off:
There's nothing wrong with taking the occasional day or two off. In fact studies show that if you've been riding hard, taking two or three days off will actually make you faster by allowing your body to recuperate. If it's too cold or snowy where you live, don't feel bad about putting in some serious couch time to watch a movie, read a book, catch up on Downton Abbey, or spend time with the fam.


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Grisham Hill and owners Kerri and Ben Grisham are proud to announce that Amurath Santiago will be moving to Valencia California to join his family that just recently moved out there over the summer. He will be taking a break from the show ring and now will pursue his new career appearing in movies and magazines. He recently joined up with agency owner Gloria Winship of Animal Actors International (www.animal-actors.com) who has impressive credits such as Lady Gaga video's Poker Face, Eh Eh, Love and Paperozzi. Movies such as Bedtime stories starring Adam Sandler and All the Kings Men starring Sean Penn, Kate Winslet and Jude Law to just name a few.
Amurath Santiago has proven himself to be a top show horse beating out some very well known horses to be crowned the unanimous champion at the 2009 Scottsdale Arabian horse show in the Signature stallion Championship Hunter Pleasure Maturity - ATR ridden by Elise Crisafulli. He also went unanimous 1st place in the Arabian Hunter Pleasure Junior Horse Geldings and Stallions ridden by Chris Culbreth.
The idea to look into getting Santiago an agent came when Kerri was getting requests from different photographers to use Santiago for their photo shoots. Santiago had already graced the cover of a magazine in 2008 for Images AZ. When producers from Dead of Night Films approached Kerri about using Santiago in their Vampire film that will start shooting next year in California she decided to ask around about an agent. Since Kerri is already in the entertainment industry as a make-up and special FX artist she asked some of her contacts about animal agents in Hollywood and that's how she came about finding one of the best in town Gloria Winship with Animal Actors International.
"Santiago has proven himself a champion in the show ring and now it's time to move onto something else and show the world how special he really is and what he has to offer. He is really the poster child to promote the Arabian breed, not only is he stunningly beautiful he is athletic, talented and intelligent, he is sensitive and knows to take care of me in my wheelchair. It really doesn't get any better than this as the proud owner of an amazing Arabian horse". - quoted by Kerri Grisham


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Hancock Holding Co. (HBHC) Jumps 6.13% on February 12Equities Staff Follow |
Hancock Holding Co. (HBHC) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Friday February 12 as the stock popped 6.13% to $23.41, representing a gain of $1.3513 per share. Some 389,159 shares traded hands on 4,304 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 863,827 shares out of a total float of 77.4 million. The stock opened at $22.49 and traded with an intraday range of $23.52 to $22.37.
After today's gains, Hancock Holding Co. reached a market cap of $1.81 billion. Hancock Holding Co. has had a trading range between $32.98 and $20.25 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $24.11 and a 200-day SMA of $27.41.
The stock has a P/E Ratio of 13.5.
Hancock Holding Company is a parent company of two wholly-owned bank subsidiaries, Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank. It offers various banking services through its subsidiaries.
Hancock Holding Co. is based out of Gulfport, MS and has some 3,794 employees. Its CEO is John M. Hairston.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of Hancock Holding Co., check out Equities.com's Stock Valuation Analysis report for HBHC. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com's analysts, visit our Research section.
The Russell 2000 is one of the leading indices tracking small-cap companies in the United States. It's maintained by Russell Investments, an industry leader in creating and maintaining indices, and consists of the smallest 2000 stocks from the broader Russell 3000 index.
Russell's indices differ from traditional indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or S&P 500, whose members are selected by committee, because they base membership entirely on an objective, rules based methodology. The 3,000 largest companies by market cap make up the Russell 3000, with the 2,000 smaller companies making up the Russell 2000. It's a simple approach that gives a broad, unbiased look at the small-cap market as a whole.
For more news on the financial markets, go to Equities.com. Also, learn more about our independent proprietary equity research reports and our robust do-it-yourself Stock Valuation Analysis reports in our Research section.
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Nearly four months ago, those of us at Our Sunday Visitor celebrated the launch of our newly redesigned website, OSV.com. Immediately upon arrival, visitors are greeted with a fresh, clean look and an abundance of information. It's truly a one-stop shop for all your OSV needs, from OSV Newsweekly articles to books and other periodicals.
But here are a few things about the website you might not know. One of my favorite features is the topical navigation, enabling visitors to search by keywords classified under the umbrellas of "The Church," "My Faith" and "Today's Issues."
Each article has been carefully and thoughtfully categorized and tagged to enable readers to dive deeply into a subject of interest. It's really an incredible feature and resource for those browsing the site.
Another spruced up element is the Daily Take blog. Formerly located on a separate site, we brought Daily Take back into the fold at OSV.com and have slowly been rolling out new features.
Each day (usually!) starts out with the Editor's Notebook, in which I round up the daily Catholic headlines from at home and abroad.
We've also introduced a mailbag feature, where someone on the editorial team will post and respond to a recent Letter to the Editor each Wednesday.
In addition, on Tuesdays, we will post a "Top 7" list, which will round up seven things relevant to the Faith we think will be of particular interest to our readers.
We'll also have blog posts from our Newsweekly authors and from OSV staff, weekly videos and book excerpts. And each Friday, we'll start your weekend off right with the posting of that weekend's Scripture column by Carl Olson.
We hope these offerings will help you grow spiritually and intellectually and also offer a bit of fun along the way.
Our website also links directly to our many social media profiles, including our presence on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus, YouTube and more. Basically, if it's available, we've probably taken advantage of it and then some.
On Facebook alone we have a "main" Our Sunday Visitor page, but also one for those interested solely in parish products or in curriculum. And, yes, we have a page specifically dedicated to OSV Newsweekly.
One of our most popular features this Lent has been the In Focus on "Praying Your Way through Lent." For those reading the print edition, we hope you pulled out the insert and continue to follow along as we progress through the season. For those reading online, we have an interactive graphic on our website, as well as graphical posts on social media each week.
Whether you're with us online or in print, we value you, and we hope you keep reading. As always, you can reach me with your thoughts at email@example.com or on Twitter @GretchenOSV.
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|After three days of this, my neighbor's slightly rundown Victorian is just not doing it for me.
As if our weekend wasn't great enough, when we got to my in-laws to pick up our dog on Monday, we left Oscar for the night.
Today I'm doing my regular stuff - laundry, vacuuming, dusting, buying pants and underwear for my husband, going to the post office. It seems quite non glamorous after a weekend of tubing, cocktails, hot tubbing, cocktails, late nights and long chats, but it's still a good life.


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Watch: Final Trailer For Justin Lin's STAR TREK BEYOND
But with this final trailer, I'm seeing more character development, emotion and jaw-dropping visual effects and the Rihanna song "Sledgehammer" really adds another dimension. Love it.
Of course, the untimely passing of Anton Yelchin who plays Pavel Chekov in this beloved movie franchise has cast a somber shadow on the release, but one that we will celebrate in his memory.
STAR TREK BEYOND, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin ("The Fast and the Furious" franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In "Beyond," the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
STAR TREK BEYOND opens on July 22.


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Linux Tweaks for Samsung 535U3C
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Hey mate,ReplyDelete
Helpful tips here, I have had the same problems.
I think I've solved the performance issue on AC and the intermittent mouse problem.
For the mouse I altered the modprobe config using
Once I done that, I noticed the fan on the laptop calmed down a bit (not sure if its related).
Then I installed a package called tlp, http://linuxg.net/tlp-the-new-jupiter-install-tlp-on-ubuntu-13-04/
With both of those fixes, my laptop seems to run perfect on AC and on Battery.
Hope this helps you,
Hey, do you mean 12.04.2 (you writed 12.04.3)?.. because the release of 12.04.3 is in augustReplyDelete
hi first of all thank you for you tweaks...i have the same laptop model and im installing ubuntu 13.04 ,,, i have the same problem of the slowness when AC is plunged in ,,, Also I have the problem of the brightness which i cant adjust.. i couldn't find a solution of that ...can you help me pls ??? thanx in advanceReplyDelete
I found that none of the suspend fixes worked for me until I installed the latest AMD video driver from:ReplyDelete
This not only fixes the suspend problem but reduces power consumption and waste heat enormously.
I appreciate comments. Feel free to write anything you wish. Selected comments and questions will be published.


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milan.malkani needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 99 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
I founded this site to help musicians promote their art and to help live music fans find their new favorite bands. I'm fortunate to live in Austin, TX, the live music capital of the world, which is the perfect place to start this site.
The target audience is 18-35 year olds that love to perform and listen to music. The site will primarily be marketed towards the United States and Canada.
We want the new logo to replace the top banner that you see on our site. The new logo should be simple and clean without too many colors. The site was designed to be easy to use and clear of too many visual distractions. To that end, we want our logo to stand out, but not distract the user from the rest of the site. We also want to match the current color scheme as closely as possible.
This logo will be used on the web and in print including fliers and t-shirts.
As designs are submitted, I will try my best to promptly send feedback and comments.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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YORK'S controversial "spy van" has issued hundreds of fines to drivers on city centre sidestreets and rural roads, far from the school drop-off areas it was introduced to patrol.
The CCTV safety van has been operating in York since March, and new figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the streets where drivers have most often been fined.
In its first seven weeks, 473 penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued. Almost half of those fines - 222- remain unpaid and 65 drivers have appealed their fines.
The data shows that most fines have been issued in a handful streets far from school gate problem zones, leading to accusations that the car is being cynically used to bring in revenue for the council.
On one street alone, Garden Place off Stonebow, 148 fines have been issued, including 14 in a single day.
The van has visited the same stretch of road on 24 out of the 33 days it has operated.
The use of the van has angered drivers such as Michael Amesbury, who was fined twice on Garden Place in two days, and it has drawn criticism from political opponents.
Conservative leader Cllr Chris Steward said: "Disappointingly it seems the camera car is being used to raise revenue rather than safety. When residents were told about the car it was supposed to improve safety around schools and many would welcome that use; it will knock confidence to see it being used so often nowhere near schools.
"Cynics will think the camera car's fines are a replacement for the lack of Lendal Bridge fines so that Labour can still fund its vanity projects!"
Mr Amesbury said he and his wife pulled over in the side street while one visited the bank nearby, but now the couple say they avoid the city centre as the risk of being fined.
When the council launched the CCTV van it said it was to focus on irresponsible parking outside schools, but the four most-commonly fined streets were Garden Place, Walmgate, Clifford Street and Murton Lane, none of which is on a busy school run. Between them those streets generated 259 PCNs. Of the top 10, only three - Minster Yard, Blossom Street and Acomb road - have schools nearby.
The council has previously argued that using the camera car only during school drop-off and pick-up hours would be a waste of its resources, and said the camera car has the support of police and headteachers.
Now senior officials have defended the council's position, saying the original arguments still apply.
Sally Burns, council director of communities and neighbourhoods, said: "The Road Safety Camera Car was introduced following calls from head teachers over concerns of illegally and potentially dangerous parking in and around schools and is also supported by North Yorkshire Police. As is normal practice nationally, the camera car is deployed to cover other 'no waiting / stopping restrictions areas'.
"The camera car is not used to discourage driving or to drive away customers from businesses in the targeted areas, but to enforce legal and safe parking. If drivers adhere to these restrictions they will not risk being fined."
1 - Garden Place - 148
2 - Walmgate - 48
3 - Clifford Street - 38
4 - Murton Lane - 25
5 - Monks Cross Link Road - 24
6= - The Stonebow - 18
6= - Minster Yard - 18
8 - Blossom Street - 17
9 - Acomb Road - 16
10 - Pavement - 15