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Friday, June 29, 2012
* Tiny Tooth Fairy Package and Letter From Leafcutter Designs Review and Giveaway
We are BIG fans of all things TINY around here.
We have a backyard filled with fairy gardens
and welcome regular visits from the Tooth Fairy.
When my very talented, artist friends at Leafcutter Designs contacted me
about their World's Smallest Post Service, it was love at first site!
You can send tiny packages and tiny letters (even tiny invitations!)
anywhere in the world.
The girls were delighted when our tiny package and letter arrived in the mail.
I took a photo with a dollar bill so you can get an idea of the scale.
The details are SO Adorable!
Teeny Tiny stamps (love the snails)
Tiny postage marks
Little Labels and Stamps...
The attention to details is one of the things that makes this so fun
for Big and Little Kids.
Click here to see their current line up of tiny packages!
Inside we found a note and a tiny compass from the tooth fairy.
Wrapped inside a tiny newspaper!
With tiny articles you can actually read if you have young eyes.
Here's another view of the tiny Newspaper and tiny compass.
Letters come packaged in a tiny glassine envelope with a wax seal
and a tiny magnifying glass (jeweler's loop)
How cool would this be from your own tooth fairy?
Their cards/letters come in 12 different designs and include your own custom message.
Did you see the tiny star confetti and wax seal on the envelope?!
They make different packages and letters for various occasions.
And...they'll personalize it to say whatever you want.
I loved ours much, I ordered another package for my own
grandmother's upcoming 90th birthday next week! (shhh...don't tell her)
This is my very favorite product review I've ever done.
I absolutely adore the attention to details by Lea and Devin!
Want some tiny mail of your own?
Pink and Green Mama
FYI. All opinions expressed are my own.
I did not receive any financial compensation to write this post.
My family did receive an adorable, personalized teeny tiny package
and a teeny tiny letter from Leaf Cutter Designs.
Posted by pink and green mama MaryLea
Labels: Fairy, Giveaway, Mother's Day, Play, Product Review, Sponsors
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"The story of the Disir from Norse mythology was one that spoke to our own personal roles as women. They represent divine spirits who brought natures bounty to mankind, provided luck and well being, aided in childbirth and were known to travel in triads."
Just a taste of DISIR, Norse mythology translated into an entirely chic-black clothing collection by the baddest babes to ever exist, SOTBM. Life is too, too perfect.

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Growing up in a close-knit family in Singapore, Desiree Koh cherished the Christmases she spent with her parents and brother. Even after she immigrated to the United States nine years ago as a college student, her family joined her in Chicago for the holidays.
But in 2001 their vacation schedules no longer meshed. Ms. Koh, now a publicist, found herself on her own, 9,000 miles from her family on Dec. 25.
"It's a little jarring the first year alone without family for the holidays," she says. "I was a little bit at a loss."
As the strains of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" fill the December air, a record number of Americans - 63.5 million, according to AAA - are crowding planes, trains, and cars to share the holidays with loved ones. At the same time, millions of less-visible celebrants, like Koh, are preparing to observe Christmas on their own.
Culture-watchers point to a variety of sociological changes that are increasing the ranks of those spending what Koh calls "a holiday for one." These include growing numbers of immigrants separated from relatives by oceans, high divorce rates, military duty in Iraq, 24/7 work schedules, and a large single population. The Census Bureau reports that 49.8 percent of American households are headed by single people.
For Ms. Koh, who is Chinese, this will be her fourth Christmas alone. Typically, friends invite her to share Christmas Eve dinner. But, she says, "I never want to impose on others' family time together on Christmas Day." So she puts a "special spin" on the holiday in Chicago's Chinatown.
"When everyone is opening presents and sipping egg nog, I'm indulging in Chinese tea and dim sum," Koh says. "The bustle of my favorite restaurant, sharing tables with others who are also spending the day alone, and enjoying some 'comfort food' cheers the spirits nicely - not as well as if my family was around, but at least I still feel like part of a community."
Later she goes to an old-time movie theater for a double matinee of "White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life." There's even a Christmas sing-along. A call to her family in Singapore rounds out the day.
Christmas will be a workday for Stephen Matthews. Instead of celebrating with his family in Toronto, he is in Sri Lanka. As director of a global rapid response team for World Vision, he is helping 700 journalists who are expected to cover the first anniversary of the Dec. 26 tsunami. His wife, Sue, will join him. "It will be a new and memorable Christmas moment," he says.
Before flying to Colombo last Sunday, Mr. Matthews enjoyed three Christmas gatherings with members of his blended family. The third included his three daughters and his stepchildren.
This is not the first time. His work with the humanitarian relief organization often takes him to disaster areas around the world for four or five weeks. A month ago, when he learned that he would be away for Christmas, he says he and his children "talked about whether it's time for me to pursue a job that would let me be home more. They said, 'No, this is fine.' "
Speaking of their current separation, Matthews says, "We should be able to manage it well. I'm going to call them on Christmas. The beauty of the time we live in is that I can carry a cellphone around the world, and anybody can call me at any time."
Siblings share Christmas via webcam
High-tech communication will also bridge the miles for Amy Mutza and her brother, Charlie. For the second year in a row, he cannot get time off from his job in San Diego to travel to their parents' home in East Windsor, N.J. But on Christmas Day, as they did last year, the siblings will hook up small web cameras on laptops in their respective living rooms.
Recalling last Christmas, Ms. Mutza says, "It was nice to be able to see him open the stuff we gave him, and talk to him. He made a big deal of unwrapping and throwing paper everywhere."
Some singles complain that employers make it impossible for them to join family gatherings at Christmas.
"Single people are often the ones who are asked to work on the holidays," says Thomas Coleman, executive director of Unmarried America. "People say, 'Look, you don't have kids. Joe has kids.' " He suggests telling a boss, "This isn't fair - let's rotate. I may live alone, but I've got family and friends, and it's just as important to be together."
For military families, holiday separations can become a fact of life. This is the second Christmas that Laura Lahood has spent the day thousands of miles from her husband, Maj. Al Lahood. He was deployed to Iraq in mid-October. Six Christmases ago he was in Kuwait. That time her in-laws flew Mrs. Lahood and her two young sons to Boston to spend Christmas with them. This year she and their five children, including 5-year-old triplet girls, will stay home at Fort Polk, La.
"It's easier to be home and in your own environment," she says. "We can maintain our traditions. It's harder for my husband." She notes that spouses sent packages to Iraq: an artificial tree, gifts, pictures the children drew - "stuff to make it cheerier over there."
Last Saturday families at Fort Polk made holiday connections with loved ones in Iraq via a video link. Mrs. Lahood hopes her husband can call on Christmas Day.
Back in the civilian world, the idea of spending Christmas alone is enough to send some people to their travel agent with an urgent plea: "Quick, book me on a trip."
Last week, a divorced real estate broker whose children are spending Christmas with his former wife asked Karen Carmody, a travel counselor at Brea Travel American Express in Brea, Calif., to find a destination that was "exotic and not too cold." She suggested Hong Kong and Bangkok. He will leave Dec. 23 for 10 days. Otherwise, he told her, "I'd be sitting home alone."
Home alone is also where another of Ms. Carmody's clients, a widow in her mid-80s, does not want to be. She usually spends Christmas with her children and grandchildren, but this year they are going skiing. Since most residents at her retirement home will be with their families, she has booked a cruise to Mexico.
For one new widow, a solo holiday was instructive. Rayne Golay spent Christmas without her spouse for the first time last year. Describing the challenge and the tears, she says, "I walked around that home [in Geneva, Switzerland] where we had celebrated Christmases for the past 25 years with my husband's family and my family, remembering the atmosphere and the joy, the togetherness. Then there was nobody."
Out of sorrow came a valuable lesson. Even amid grief, people need to "find a little spark inside to make them reach out," she says. "I've discovered I have to take the first step toward people, and when I do, people are available." This year Mrs. Golay, of Cape Coral, Fla., will join friends for Christmas meals. She has written a novel based on her experiences, "Life Is a Foreign Language."
Whatever the circumstances that keep other loved ones apart in December - work, war, great distances - Koh takes a philosophical approach. She concedes that "a holiday for one" is "not the optimal way to spend Christmas." But, she adds, "Rather than just sitting around and moping, you might as well get out and draw from the spirit that's there."


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(CNN) -- For a championship with a distinctly Iberian streak, it is no surprise that South America should be high on MotoGP's list of territories to conquer. This weekend its hordes land in Argentina for the third round of the 2014 season.
This vast nation is not entirely unfamiliar with top-class motorcycle racing, but this is still very much the case of an old friend arriving unexpectedly from out of town.
The last time Argentinean fans heard the roar of grand prix bikes was in 1999, when current champion Marc Marquez was just six years old.
Nevertheless, enthusiasm for the sport in these parts is clear. Spectators will be traveling to the circuit in Santiago del Estero, many by motorcycle, from across the country.
Back in March, as Marquez and co. lined up on the grid for the season's opening race in Qatar, 65,000 tickets had already been sold.
The grandstands around this redesigned and redeveloped circuit -- crafted by Italian Jarno Zaffelli -- are expected to be full.
"They have done a brilliant job," Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP's commercial rightsholder Dorna, told CNN. "We felt a very warm welcome since the first time we started negotiating with them."
After a protracted absence the Spaniard believes the time is right for the series to return to South America, with Argentina having met the required standards of motorcycling's ruling body the FIM.
"There is interest in MotoGP in this country, and a circuit and track at the best level possible, with FIM homologation, and with the government of Santiago del Estero completely committed and involved in the project," said Ezpeleta.
"Argentina is a country that deserves to have MotoGP."
One thing that should make this weekend's racing particularly intriguing is the fact that the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit is unfamiliar to all of the riders.
"This is a new circuit for everyone and we have to interpret it well," said Yamaha's seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi, who was second at the season-opener in Qatar.
"We'll have to understand as soon as possible the ideal setup of the bike, and above all we'll have to understand how the tires behave on this asphalt."
Rossi's teammate Jorge Lorenzo, among the favorites for the title after running Marquez to the wire last year, is anxious to repair the damage wrought by a nightmarish start to his campaign.
After crashing on the first lap in Qatar, the Spaniard compounded his misery with an extraordinary false start at the year's second race in Austin, Texas.
Lined up on the grid, he had apparently been distracted by mosquitoes on his visor, and sped away before the lights turned green. It was a bizarre and costly error, which was punished with a ride-through penalty, and his 10th-place finish cast him adrift of the championship leaders after just two races.
"It's not easy to swallow what happened at Austin but I always try to get the positive thing even if we are in trouble," the 2010 and 2012 world champion said before traveling to Argentina. "Staying on track is the best way to forget and I think our championship is going to kick off over there."
Lorenzo has spent the last fortnight resting and training in the Mexican resort of Cancun. "I will arrive with plenty of energy," he said.
One rider who won't be making the trip is Ducati's Cal Crutchlow, who is recovering from a painful crash at his last outing. After dislocating and breaking a finger the Briton had a pin inserted in the bone and will stay home for treatment.
"I'm very sad to let the team down like this because I was really looking forward to racing," he said. "Unfortunately I'm still feeling too much pain in my right hand."
Read: Amid drama and intrigue, the season begins...
Across the Ducati garage, however, Andrea Dovizioso is still on a high after a surprise third-place finish in the U.S.
"When you are able to obtain these results, which seem almost impossible, it is truly a great feeling," said the Italian, who is relishing the chance to maintain his momentum in Argentina. "I always like to race on new circuits and so I am very curious and motivated."
Ezpeleta is delighted by the apparent buzz among the riders as they step into the unknown.
"The whole paddock is excited because it's a new track," he said. "Having a new track is motivation, and especially we want to see the feedback of the riders. The ones who were testing here in July were totally happy and satisfied with the circuit. I also want to see the response of the fans."
Honda's two riders, Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, are also feeling pretty satisfied with life. After finishing just behind his victorious teammate in Austin, Pedrosa has been studiously preparing for this weekend.
"I've tried to do some homework with maps and videos and find our as much as I could before arriving," he said, "but it's hard to say something not being on the bike."
Marquez, whose dominant performances in the opening rounds were all the more remarkable given that he was recovering from a broken leg, is oozing confidence.
"We will be looking to continue the momentum from the first two races," the 21-year-old said. Few would bet against him doing so.
In spite of Honda and Marquez's apparent iron grip on the lead, Ezpeleta is satisfied with the start of this year's championship, and believes the new Open Class rules have been a success so far.
"The regulations were created to reduce the costs and increase the spectacle, and I think we have accomplished these things," he told CNN. "I'm sure in the future races this season we will have some spectacular battles on track."
As far as the MotoGP circus itself is concerned, Ezpeleta indicated that the series may look to extend its reach into more new territories before too long.
"We would like to expand in South America, as well as Asia," he said. "Brazil is interested in hosting a MotoGP."
The MotoGP chief also hinted that an African grand prix may be a possibility. The last top-class race on the continent was held a decade ago, at South Africa's Phakisa Freeway in 2004.
"I would like to have a grand prix in Africa, as we did in the past," added Ezpeleta.
"I can't predict the future, but I would like to have a race there and it's always good to open new frontiers; but right now it's very difficult to predict what's going to happen in Africa."
Fans and administrators alike will also be hoping for some unpredictability this weekend in Argentina; Honda's challengers need to take advantage of this new frontier.
Read: Riders pay tribute to retiring Colin Edwards
Read: Can MotoGP win the battle against boredom?


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Well, I found a woman who loves dogs. I love cows, horses, and the odd chicken, she's a dog, cat, and pig person. I know, what a saint I am.
I am considering surprising her on our anniversary this summer with a pup. That's an August time frame, and I want to do ample research prior to pulling the trigger on something like this. Ideally, I'd want one that can stay with me to clean out a corral, but isn't just overly cowy that he/she works everything I have in the pasture. Enough sense to train a little cow help into, but quiet enough to be content with checking fence, chickens, and water 6 days in 7.
Any thoughts on type or how to select one that will achieve that? I don't get into a new enterprise quickly or lightly, so I'd like to make a good decision up front that means a great life for the dog and a useful companion for me and Mrs. MYT.
Also, any training materials I can read/watch? Thanks in advance.


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My hardware:
Intel ICH5
ADI AD1888 AC97 codec
The kernel panic right after running "./soundon":
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oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
AC97: Codec/mixer chip doesn't seem to be alive.
oss: Probing the hardware for Intel ICH AC97 audio controller failed.
Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode
fault virtual address = 0x0
fault code = supervisor read, page not present
instruction pointer = 0x20:0xc22392fa
stack pointer = 0x20:0xd450ebc0
frame pointer = 0x20:0xd450ebc4
code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
= DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1
processor eflags = interrupt enabled, resume, IOPL = 0
current process = 1006 (sndconf)
trap number = 12
panic: page fault
Uptime: 7m19s
Dumping 478 MB (2 chunks)
chunk 0: 1MB (159 pages) ... ok
chunk 1: 479MB (122416 pages) 463 447 ...
Now I found that it will panic if the Virtual Mixer is loaded. If that is not there and just ICH5, it will not panic and the driver will load. In either case, the driver will not produce sound. I think this is due to the failure to detect the ADI AD1888 codec.


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A judge sentenced a 22-year-old Orange County man to life in prison without parole Thursday in a 2006 fatal shooting during a drug deal gone wrong.
Deangelo Conner was convicted last month of first-degree murder, armed robbery and two counts of robbery with a firearm.
Florida law required Circuit Judge Bob Wattles to sentence Conner to life in prison for the murder conviction.
Conner had turned down a 25-year plea offer and took his chances at trial.


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Mgorens needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
I am a physician and I am promoting bio-identical hormones in the form of a pellet placed in the fat tissuse of the skin. This promotes vim,vigor and vitality. It increased energy, mental clarity, decreases irritability, moodiness and minor states of depression. It increased sex drive, libido, improves relationships just to name a few. After this project is complete, I will submit the sister version which will be a brochure for men, so the winner could expect to have a second project to follow.
women from the ages of 30 and above, (the average age is 50"s plus or minus 10) who are having difficulties with the symptoms of low testosterone(30 and up) and or low estrogen (mid 40's and above). All races all back ground could benefit. I would prefer to have women on the front cover to be either women of color or multi-racial, you can include other races on the inside or back cover
The brochure size is 81/2 x 51/2
The tag line should be WHY?? Bio-identical Hormones. a second line if you have space (not mandatory) IS PELLET THERAPY FOR YOU. A picture of women who either look great or look like they are in a good place(emotionally). or a design of happy times, women with a great back ground. We need to target mature women as the primary target.
A second tag line would be
Natural, Hassle-Free Hormone Therapy.
my name on the front Marsha E. Gorens, M.D. ( where ever it is appropriate)
some design and colors to tie this whole thing together.
I do not want pink, biege or brown. but any vibrant colors considering that down the road I will do some thing similar for men. I like cranberry, purple lavendars maroon and any other that compliment these colors but also open to your creative talents
you could also choose have colors that compliment my web site but I am open to new ideas and designs also
Th back could have: Testimonies about Bio-identical Hormone therapy
At the bottom my information including name office address, phone fax and web address


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When I first got into the tea game, the only type of tea I could name was Earl Grey. And I wasn't even able to name more than like two or three brands. After experimenting around with a few of the local brands, I finally stumbled onto Stash's version of Earl Grey.
This stuff is fantastic. The thickness of the oil is what really sticks out here— I like that instead of just flavoring the water, the whole drink is given a completely different texture. I can feel the coating it leaves on my throat in a comforting way.
If you're feeling adventurous, I would look for something else. However, because it's so cheap and easily accessible at stores like Walmart or Target, this will always remain a basic favorite in mine and maintain a permanent place in my cupboard.


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Many brands are afraid of social media as they fear the reprisals of unhappy customers. There is an argument that you have to sort out your service before you 'go social' but however good you are, there will always be someone who has been on the unfortunate end of a human error and has cause to complain.
The social media 'secret' here is not to avoid it - but apologise, genuinely, and offer to make ammends. All this should be done publicly and may result not only in a happy customer but in an audience who admire your customer service. Turn the situation around to your advantage.
This is clearly something Next's social media experts weren't keen on recently though, or perhaps their digital agency's weekend cover isn't that strong. Whatever the reason, it wasn't advisable for Next to post the following, when a customer swore about their delivery service:
The user's original tweet said "Fucking Next wankers! It's a pissing Sunday you bastards & I've wasted four fecking hours for a delivery you forgot to tell me isn't coming." - admittedly not the most eloquent of complaints, and some people may well have been offended. Notice though that she doesn't use their handle or even a hashtag. It's really unlikely anyone except her followers will have seen it, well until Next tweeted about it that is. She also tweeted at them that she was "pissed off" and perhaps this was what they objected to - but it's hardly a hanging offence and I might be using that level of profanity if I'd been made to wait 4 hours on a Sunday for nothing.
What Next don't seem to realise is that they can't control the Twitter channel any more than they control an individual's chat with friends. @Ox_bex was just tweeting to her followers - telling her friends how she felt, and Next had no more right to ask her to stop than management could interrupt a conversation she was having in a pub.
The Twittersphere reacted badly. Word spread about the response, there was a big online backlash and various media marketing and tech blogs wrote about it. Some felt the request was tantamount to censorship and the worst kind of brand protectionism, others thought it was just terrible customer service.
I would be more sympathetic if it as a small company or family business - when you are personally invested in a brand it can be heartbreaking to see it besmirched online, even if you were to blame for the bad experience. But a brand as big as Next should know better (or should employ people that know better) than to coerce people into keeping quiet about an issue. Why not try to solve it? An apology, an offer or even a bit of humour can go a long way to appease a disgruntled customer. Clearly this High Street retailer has yet to realise this. Until they do...well...next please!


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entwine needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 614 designs submitted by 124 freelance designers.
Entwine ... Beyond Integrated Marketing
– Entwine "to wind, twist together; interweave".
URL: http://www.IntegratedMediaMarketing.com redirect to http://www.entwineinc.com
Please view attached files ( see the requirement for the font that we want not the ones shown in the files)
We are looking for a design that is unique that:
1 has four components
2. In 3D with depth and dimension
3. subtly the components combine to create an "e" not a glaring e
4. some light comes from the center as a result of the interaction or synergy of the four components.
5. Entwine will go Beyond Integrated Marketing * weaving together the components into one seamless strategy--t he result in the center is the energy
6. has movement and power
Background: marketing mix has 4 media components (traditional adv (TV, radio, billboards); online (search engines, internet marketing, email ); public relations (press releases, events, networking); social media ( LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, video, wiki). Integrated Marketing unifies message and brand across components.
Simple summaries
• entwine traditional marketing with new media to form a tightly woven integrated media marketing strategy generating a return on your investment.
corporate executives; business owners; consultants; marketing managers; social media strategists
Final product (s) :
fonts prefered
slippy-italic or http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/t26/slippy/italic/
. bouwsma-text-regular http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/canada…t/regular/
• Logo for offline (print, business cards)
• Logo online (website, video)
• Logo with graphic and corporate name (Entwine)
• Logo with graphic and corporate name (Entwine) and tagline "Beyond Integrated Marketing"
* design in vertical and horizontal layout;
square version logo on top , writing on the bottom
• Bonus – graphic that is incorporated in the logo that reflects Integrated Media Marketing (interaction or synergy of the four media components; the result or outcome is greater than the sum of each component) will be required to be a separate graphic
Colors: Blue ( hex 2d4090 )
Green ( hex 7bb751 )
Black ( hex 272526 )
Can use shades of these colors
Formats :
• Layered PSD
• jpg
• png
• AI (Adobe Illustrator)
* color, monotone color and black & white.
• Unlimited submissions
• follow best web 2.0 practice in terms of clarity and simplicity
* Pop hues of green and blue
• Full color
* 3- D look - give dimension
• Scalable
• Clean
* Font "E" upper case - rest LC =Entwine
• Professional
• Visual portrays the interaction or synergy of the four media components; the center is the energy or outcome is greater than the sum of each component or Integrated Media Marketing
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Lee Praises Nebraska Fans, Even Signs a Used Red Boot for One
Randy York's N-sider
To "Respond to Randy" click on the link below and choose "Randy York's N-Sider" under "Area of Interest" on the new screen. Please include your name and hometown and share your thoughts on Kevin Madsen or other unique Nebraska football fans. Your ideas may be published at the bottom of this column.
Zac Lee had finished his video interview with the media Saturday. He had spent 90 minutes signing autographs inside Memorial Stadium for the hundreds upon hundreds of fans lucky enough to score his signature in 90-degree heat at Nebraska's annual Fan Day.
The heir apparent to succeed Joe Ganz as the Huskers' No. 1 quarterback this fall was just about done with his follow-up interviews when one writer asked Lee about the most bizarre thing he'd autographed at Fan Day.
"A boot, a red leather boot . . . it wasn't new either. It'd been worn before," Lee said.
The Huskers' junior quarterback also signed an oversized red leather purse Saturday, but at least he didn't have to do what Ganz did at the same event a year ago. "Someone actually had Joe sign their little kid," Lee said. "I scratched my head about that one. It was a little weird, but it was good fun."
Weird but fun also describes the red leather boot that kept showing up on tables for a crisp, black Sharpie signature.
What Nebraska players and coaches didn't know is that there were actually two red boots floating around Memorial Stadium Saturday - one for the coaches to sign and the other for the players to sign.
Trisha Madsen was entrusted with a left foot, women's size 6, Tony Lama red leather boot for select players to sign. Kevin Madsen, her dad, paraded the matching boot through the Nebraska coaches' tables and ended up with the most valuable prize of all . . . Bo Pelini's left-handed signature on the right-footed boot.
Yes, father and daughter was a speedy pair to watch Saturday . . . seasoned veterans who arrived early at Fan Day, waited patiently, and got what they came for.
It's Not Unusual to Go for the Unusual
"I've done the autographed footballs and pictures and all that stuff," Kevin Madsen said. "I'm into the unusual things now. I want my kids to see them as unique enough to keep and then pass down to the next generation."
That's why Madsen thinks the red boots were worth the 20 bucks he paid for them on eBay. They represent his own imagination, but no more so than last year's prized possession . . . a toddler-sized red, black and cream "Nebraska Husker" leather jacket with autographs from Tom Osborne and Bo Pelini occupying the most prominent places on the jacket. "People are still talking about that one," Madsen said. "It's not easy to come up with unique items for Nebraska football. People think of everything."
Following Madsen every year at this event is a little like opening up a box of chocolates. You just never know what you're going to get.
Madsen laughs loudest at his own idiosyncratic behavior. He is, after all, an otherwise normal assistant principal at Kearney, Neb., High School, where he's worked for nine years. His daughter, 27, is a registered nurse at a heart lab in Kearney.
The family has amped up on unique collectibles since they bought four season tickets to support Nebraska's North Stadium expansion project.
Wearing Husker-branded sunglasses and a red shirt that says "I BLEED HUSKER RED", Kevin "is the one who's more into the memorabilia than the rest of us," says his son, Aaron, an athletic trainer at Concordia University in Seward, Neb. "My mom (Christy), my sister, my wife (Natalie) and my in-laws (Don and Amy Danekas, who live in Milford, Neb.) are more into the games. We rotate the four tickets among the seven of us. We all love Nebraska football."
Kevin Madsen, though, is the most impassioned. "I was born in Nebraska, educated in Nebraska, work in Nebraska, will die in Nebraska and will be buried in Nebraska," he said. "Nebraska truly is The Good Life! The Huskers simply make it an even better life."
Lee: Nebraska Fans Are Truly Amazing
Madsen can't think of a better way to start the season than Fan Day. "The players are all so welcoming and so accommodating to us fanatics," he said.
Mebraska's No. 1 quarterback doesn't seem to mind. "Fan Day's kind of a blast," Lee said. "It's fun to get out there and interact with all the fans because they're there for you through thick and thin. They're something special. It's not like that everywhere else. When they said, 'There's no place like Nebraska', it's true. The fans are amazing. I don't have enough adjectives to describe how great they are. I just know they're there for you no matter what."
Nebraska fans are as unique as a Kevin Madsen merchandise creation, and judging by Saturday's enthusiastic turnout, they are sold on the positive direction of their favorite program.
"Bo Pelini is a no-nonsense coach who tells it like it is every day," said Adam Lenzen, a Lincoln loan officer who brought his 5-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son and 5-year-old niece to Fan Day. "To us, this is a perfect family outing. There's nothing better than going to the Mecca of college football and being able to see all these players and their coaches."
Lenzen's wife, Nicole, was every bit as motivated for Fan Day as her husband. "Bo Pelini knows Nebraska and what we stand for," she said. "He's all about tradition, family values and hard work."
Todd Parr, a sales manager who lives in Elkhorn, Neb., holds his 3-year-old daughter while his wife and two sons, including an infant, stand in line to get autographs from Nebraska running backs in general and Roy Helu Jr. and Quentin Castille in particular.
"We're big Nebraska fans and big fans of Bo," Parr said. "You can just tell he's bringing back the spirit of this program. He has the players buying in, working hard and having fun. That's what Nebraska football is and what it should be."
Jumbo-Sized Hat Rivals Big Red Boot
At least the fans represent two-thirds of that equation. They're buying in and having fun while keeping track of the Huskers' extraordinary work ethic.
The only item Saturday that drew as much attention as the red leather boots was the biggest Husker hat you've ever seen.
Josh Krivanek, a contract painter who lives in Wahoo, Neb., not only brought his family to Memorial Stadium, but also his jumbo-sized Nebraska baseball-style hat for autographs.
"I've had at least 100 people come up to me today and ask me where I got this hat," he said. "I tell everyone the same thing - a customer in Arkansas gave me a check and this hat after I painted his house."
When Krivanek took the hat through the autograph line of Nebraska's defensive linemen with his eight-year-old son, Tyrone Fahie told him he "could fit a whole receiver in that hat."
A Husker defensive end, Fahie then quipped that there was only one head on the team that could give the hat a run for its money - the one inside the helmet of Jared Crick, Nebraska's 6-6, 285-pound sophomore defensive tackle.
Actually, the hat was so big it probably could accommodate three Jared Cricks, and that triggers a thought.
Maybe the Kearney assistant principal should track down the Wahoo painter to get the name of the Arkansas customer who once owned the biggest Husker hat known to mankind.
Forget the toddler leather jacket and the red leather boot. If Madsen locates one of these high-in-demand but short-in-supply hats, the first signature on it should be from Jared Crick.
Then, to be truly unique, the only signatures thereafter would be ones from Husker players every bit as "big-headed" as he is.
Voices from Husker Nation
"Kevin Madsen is one of my assistant principals at Kearney High, and I can attest that he truly is a died-in-the-wool "Cornhead"! He even showed up to one of our semi-final football playoff games a few years ago straight from a Husker game at Memorial Stadium still sporting his stick-on "N" on one of his cheeks and his Husker coat and hat with his ever-present Husker sunglasses. He usually is a big blue-and-gold Bearcat booster, but on that day he had just enough time to get back from Lincoln to Foster Field decked out in his RED! (I think we played a team with red in their colors!) That was a great article on Kevin and Trisha. They epitomize "Husker Nation"! Steve Wickham, Principal, Kearney High School


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Tom Perez is President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Labor. There are many reasons why he should not be confirmed. I discussed some of them here and here.
My complaints about Perez pre-date his most recent nomination. In a 2009 Washington Times op-ed, I objected to his nomination to head Justice Department's Office of Civil Rights.
It is not easy to block a cabinet nominee on policy grounds, nor should it be. But in Perez's case, his dishonesty alone would be sufficient reason for a filibuster. That dishonesty involves two important matters.
First, Perez gave false testimony to the Civil Rights Commission about the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. Under oath, Perez said that no "political leadership" at DOJ was involved in the decision not to pursue that matter. But a federal district court judge (Reggie Walton) found that internal Justice Department documents "contradict" this testimony.
Second, it is now clear that Perez made false statements to investigators who looked into a deal he orchestrated with the City of St. Paul. Under Perez's deal, the DOJ caused the dismissal of a suit against the City of St. Paul, one that could have netted $180 million to U.S. taxpayers, in exchange for the City's agreement to drop a Supreme Court appeal (in the case of Magner v. Gallaher), the outcome of which might have invalidated DOJ's pet method of proving racial discrimination in housing cases.
The Wall Street Journal describes Perez's dishonesty over this quid pro quo arrangement:
Mr. Perez told investigators he hadn't heard of the Magner case until the Supreme Court agreed to hear it on November 7, 2011. But HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary Sara Pratt told investigators that she and Mr. Perez had a discussion about the case well before that.
Mr. Perez also says he didn't propose the quid pro quo. But St. Paul's lawyer, David Lillehaug, testified that Mr. Perez first called him on November 23, 2011 to discuss Magner and on November 29 met him to propose a "potential solution": the quid pro quo. It defies logic to believe St. Paul wanted to drop a case it had been fighting for nearly a decade and after the High Court had finally agreed to hear it.
Perez has worked in additional ways to cover-up his involvement in the quid pro quo.
On January 10, 2012, Mr. Perez left a voicemail for Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Brooker, instructing him not to link Magner and Newell in the memo explaining why Justice wouldn't intervene in Newell.
Mr. Perez also told investigators he didn't have "any recollection" of using his personal email to correspond about the quid pro quo. . .Congressional investigators later discovered a personal email Mr. Perez sent to St. Paul's lawyer, Mr. Lillehaug, on December 10, 2011. They have subpoenaed Mr. Perez for his Verizon email account, but Mr. Perez has not complied with the subpoena.
Will Senate Republicans give a pass to the dishonest Mr. Perez? I expect that they will, for reasons that will be the subject of another post.


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Expedia API - SDKs
Expedia is a world leader in travel and technology, and the EAN Developer Hub gives developers free access to a set of APIs that power websites, mobile apps, and much more. The EAN APIs can be used to book hotels, flights and cars. The APIs use both REST and SOAP protocol and responses are formatted in XML.


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Munters' Moisture Removal Efficiency (MRE) Rating on DOAS Products
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has revised Standard 90.1 to now require minimum rating for Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) Moisture Removal Efficiency (MRE) of 4.0.
What is MRE?
MRE is a measure of the energy efficiency of any dehumidification process. MRE is the water vapor removed from air at a defined inlet air temperature and humidity, divided by the total energy consumed by dehumidification equipment such as the Munters DryCool Standard (HCU). MRE can be expressed in several different ways. An application MRE can be developed for a single unit and operating point or the unit performance at four different conditions can be combined per the formulas in Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) 920 to define a product's MRE.
MRE = latent work / input power (lb / kWh)
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Agencies who are notified that a vendor to whom they owe money has an IRS levy on file should contact the vendor and/or the IRS to determine whether the IRS has released the levy. If the IRS has issued a release, a copy should be submitted to the Bureau of Auditing by mail to Cheri Greene, Room 448-M, Fletcher Building, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-0350 or by facsimile to (850) 410-9337, SUNCOM 210-9337. In those cases where the vendor still has an IRS levy against them, it is important to schedule the payment to the IRS using the vendor's identification number.
The vendor's identification number should be the federal identification number or social security number and it will appear on the levy. To facilitate the payment, a separate vendor record should be established which will contain a different sequence number. It is to be set up using the Internal Revenue Service as the payee name and the vendor's name entered on the first line of the address field. The address of the IRS Revenue Agent and/or tax office should be entered in the remaining address fields.
Preparing the payment in this manner will allow the IRS to negotiate the payment and credit the taxpayer; and the Comptroller's vendor history records and 1099 files will be updated correctly. This will prevent Forms 1099 from being issued to the IRS when the payment is related to an intercept of a vendor payment to satisfy a tax levy.
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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by sickfeeling, Jan 24, 2013.
It seemed more important than running.
My kids like that game....seems dumb
I usually hate that shit. I don't even play games on my phone...
but I played temple run all last summer and now that its fucking cold playing this dumb game makes me think of warmer weather
I spent 2 hours getting a quarter sized basal cell carcinoma removed from my right temple about 7 years ago.
[video=youtube;mGFoAX2Rf6g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGFoAX2Rf6g[/video] Pimple Popper MD!
if i get a tumor it will just grow and grow until i look like some sort of star trek character that has a swath of tumor wrapped around my head like a scarf


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M23 rebels in the lawless eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo have built alliances with local gangs to gain control of lucrative gold mines and smuggle out $500 million a year of the precious metal to finance their brutal attacks, a Washington-based human rights group reported Thursday.
Despite M23 leader Bosco Ntaganda's surrender to war crimes investigators in The Hague this year, his co-commander has succeeded in reviving a brisk trade in "conflict minerals," according to the report by Enough, which bills its mission as ending genocide and crimes against humanity.
De facto M23 commander Sultani Makenga has joined forces with armed groups -- including some rivals -- in Congo's mineral-rich east, from which they smuggle out gold through Uganda and Burundi for sale to jewelers in the United Arab Emirates, Enough reported in "Striking Gold."
"Gold is now the most important conflict mineral in eastern Congo, with at least 12 tons worth roughly $500 million smuggled out of the east every year," says the report, written by Enough's Ruben de Koning.
The rebels' other main source of income, trade of the "3T minerals" of tin, tungsten and tantalum, has been significantly reduced by the U.S. Dodd-Frank financial regulation law, the report said.
But gold traders have been able to evade international sanctions by simply changing the names of their blacklisted companies, the report said. It named four exporters accused by United Nations investigators of violating the ban on trade in valuable resources used to bankroll violence. The report urges the U.N. Security Council to take action to prevent further flouting of sanctions.
The M23 rebels take their name from a failed May 23, 2009, peace agreement with the Congolese government under which they rejoined the national army. But they launched another rebellion last year. The rebels are reportedly aided by Rwanda and now control several key border crossings that allow them to evade detection when moving prohibited precious metals out of the country, the report says.
An M23 spokesman, Vianney Kazarama, was contacted by the Associated Press and asked about Enough's allegations. Kazarama said the accusations were baseless and denied that Makenga had ever trafficked in minerals, AP reported from Dakar, Senegal.
Malala Yousafzai wins EU human rights prize
Obama's absence at Asia-Pacific summits lets China dominate
How the West can fight terrorism without provoking more of it
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Israeli officials on Sunday said that Russia has not struck a deal with Jerusalem that would halt the sale of advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles to Syria.
London's Sunday Times cited unnamed Israeli sources as saying that a meeting last week between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had resulted in a cancellation of the planned sale.
In return for the cancellation, Russia had reportedly elicited Israel's promise to not carry out any more air strikes inside Syria.
But another unnamed senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel that the earlier report was a "fairy tale," and that the sale of Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft system to Syria had not been canceled.
The official did say, however, that he believed Russia would ultimately not provide the system to embattled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, but only after extracting more concessions from Israel.
Meanwhile, Israeli Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar told Arutz Sheva radio that if and when Assad's downfall becomes inevitable, the Syrian leader could opt to lash out in all directions to secure his place in the history books.
"It could be that Assad, when he sees that everything is finished, will fire whatever he can in all directions - toward Turkey, maybe to Lebanon, maybe here as well," said Kedar.
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Olympia Washington - 21 years young currently attending the Evergreen State College studying film and mythology - http://RyanConverse.blogspot.com
With hand motions and big words - I would succinctly describe it as Mythopoeia, which is a word I recently discovered that I feel sums up what I am trying to do quite nicely.
Codex Seraphinus, Marcel Dzama and The Holy Mountain have really effected me Bridget Irish and Carla Azar are people that have personally influenced me.
Egg sandwich?
I surround myself with my unfinished projects and work whenever I can - late nights and mid afternoon are good - I am listening to Deerhunter right now if that helps.
Sit at a table at Evergreen and ask people to fill out surveys.
I work in a lot of different mediums so it varies, but I keep a sketchbook and usually have thought about a piece a great deal before I begin. I usually conjure things in 2d and eventually move them into a sculptural form if they are prevalent enough in my work.
I am a scrounger I use a lot of found materials - But my standby tools would be Chicken wire, acrylic paint, spray paint, clay, fabric, fur paper bags, card-stock, microns, hands, and teeth.
I am really excited about my next show and starting to film some movies with these characters. I have also started to write stories about this world these characters come from, which has helped me understand what I am doing, which is always exciting.
Open a commune with a factory... invite everyone I know, convince them to make me hundreds of costumes, start a synthesizer orchestra, buy an extremely expensive camera, hire a crew, buy a rare animal.... I don't know it would probably ruin me.
Eating berries in a tree-house with my love.
The woods and the creative souls.
I love to collaborate and work on interesting projects, send me and email if you could use some help, or if you live in the northwest and want to be in some movies you should contact me as well.
Show in January at the Northern in Oly then a few shows in Seattle, a few commissions to finish, filming a movie in the Spring, and then who knows what, hopefully something amazing.
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18-oz semisweet chocolate, chopped (I used 2 oz unsweet and 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips)
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups mini marshmallows
1 cup chopped graham crackers
1. Line a 9×13-in pan with lightly greased aluminum foil.
2. In a double boiler, combine chocolate, butter and vanilla extract. Cook, stirring frequently, until melted and very smooth
3. Add the condensed milk, stir until completely combined
3. Fold mini marshmallows and graham cracker pieces into the chocolate mixture with a spatula.
4. Pour into prepared pan and press into an even layer.
5. Let sit until cooled to room temperature then place in the refrigerator to chill completely.


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Cruz taunts fellow Republicans
Ted Cruz is taking his hardball tactics to a whole new level.
The Texas freshman senator and his senior aides are unleashing a barrage of attacks on their fellow Republicans for refusing to support their plan to choke off Obamacare as a condition for funding the government. Cruz's chief of staff is lambasting fellow conservatives like Oklahoma's Tom Coburn for serving in the "surrender caucus." His top political strategist has compared Mitch McConnell to Barack Obama. And the senator himself has said many Republicans are "scared" to wage this fight.
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The results have sparked something of a GOP civil war over an issue that, ironically, the GOP is united behind — repealing Obamacare. Cruz's strategy is a departure from the usually clubby chamber, as he's grown increasingly alienated from his caucus.
( PHOTOS: Key quotes from Ted Cruz)
The essence of the clash is this: Cruz can't comprehend why his GOP colleagues don't welcome the fight, while more senior Republicans think the junior Texan simply doesn't understand — or care — about the dire political consequences for their party of a government shutdown. Plus, Cruz's critics think the plan to repeal Obamacare is destined to fail.
But worries about a shutdown are falling on deaf ears.
"There is a powerful, defeatist approach among Republicans in Washington," Cruz told conservative radio host Dana Loesch earlier this week. "I think they're beaten down and they're convinced that we can't give a fight, and they're terrified."
( QUIZ: Do you know Ted Cruz?)
Cruz isn't alone in the crusade, which is also being waged by two other possible 2016 candidates — Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican and tea party favorite, is also leading the charge. Cruz, Rubio and Lee held a discussion of their proposal on the Senate floor on Tuesday — one immediately rebutted by Coburn, whose office on Tuesday distributed a new Congressional Research Service report concluding that "if government were shut down, funding for Obamacare would still continue."
But Cruz and his aides are going even further than the other conservatives, lashing out at GOP naysayers in unusually personal terms.
( WATCH: Cruz: 'I don't trust the Republicans')
Indeed, Cruz is part of a new breed of Republicans who relish the intraparty warfare, believing that a push for GOP purity will help build their stature within the party while pulling Republicans further to the right. His tactics go even further than those employed by former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, who waged intense battles over Senate primaries but was more selective in choosing which fights to wage against his party in the Capitol.
Cruz's uncompromising style has won him legions of fans on the right — a fight that started earlier this year when he battled Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, continued when he helped block House-Senate budget negotiations because of concerns over a debt ceiling hike, and intensified when he fought with Rubio and GOP senators over a bipartisan immigration bill.
The fight has intensified in recent weeks after Lee circulated a letter, which now includes 12 signatures, asking for support to oppose any budget bill that includes Obamacare funding. That letter has become a test among some GOP groups — including the Club for Growth — of whether Republicans are serious about eliminating the law before much of it takes effect at the beginning of 2014, and it has put McConnell and others up for reelection next year in a tough spot.
Some Republicans point out that even if funding for Obamacare is eliminated in the continuing resolution, much of the law will still stand because of mandatory health care spending enacted under the Affordable Care Act. Many Republicans have stark memories from the Clinton-era shutdown fights and believe the GOP took the lion's share of the blame for a politically disastrous fight.
"We should do everything we can to delay the individual mandate for a year. But my view is that this is not really what the public is interested in. You shut the government down: That means people lose Social Security checks," said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). "I don't think linking the two is a very good idea."
McConnell's primary opponent, Matt Bevin, has called on the GOP leader to publicly pledge he will oppose any bill that provides funding for the law.
McConnell has repeatedly deflected questions about whether he will sign the Lee letter.
"We've had a lot of internal discussion about the way forward this fall," McConnell said Tuesday. "There's no particular announcement at this point."
Others believe Cruz's gambit is aimed at boosting his own brand ahead of a possible presidential bid.
A former top Senate GOP leadership aide, who asked for anonymity, said Cruz's latest battle "isn't about principle and it isn't about party."


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Right triangle sat math - Pythagoras' theorem
Pythagorean theoremor Pythagoras' theorem states :
"In any right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides(the two sides that meet at a right angle).
The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides and , as follows:
where represents the length of the hypotenuse, and and represent the lengths of the other two sides.
Regarding your question about the length of side AC, you have to apply Pythagoras' theorem
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Saturday, April 30, 2016
Bridesmaids Invite for a Destination Wedding
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
College T Shirt Quilt
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Cleaning Hard Water Stains
I've been tormented by this stupid hard water stain at the base of my ice machine/water door in my fridge. I have tried every product...including my go to/never fail Mr. Clean sponges (I get nothing for saying that, I promise, I just really like them). The hard water stain remained.
THEN someone suggested vinegar. I poured some vinegar into each slot. I let it sit for about ten minutes. I ran a sponge through each slot when I was done letting it sit, and the water lifted right off. I can't even explain how much therapy this just saved me. OK, maybe not that far, but....it really bothered me b/c I cleaned and cleaned. Good ol' vinegar...I need to buy it in bulk!
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Labels: Cleaning
Friday, April 22, 2016
(Vegan) Strawberry Bread
So...if your strawberries are sprouting like mine, or if you have some that are about to go bad in the fridge and you want to do a little something with that carton, this is a delicious recipe! I adapted the original recipe from allrecipes (based on suggestions from other reviewers).
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Labels: Bread, Recipes, Strawberries, Vegan
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Cheesesteak Sandwich
How about a simple sandwich? I've seen a ton of different recipes for cheese steak sandwiches, but I was intrigued by this one via thelittlekitchen because you wrap them up in foil and bake them to finish them off, and this really was a delicious and simple way to toast the break/get them all put together. I'm hungry just typing this. I definitely adapted the original recipe to simplify it for myself, and cut out the mushrooms. Eww..mushrooms. My recipe also made a hearty sandwiches, but...I may not be a meat lover, or maybe my bread was smaller b/c the original said it made 4.
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Labels: Beef, Main Dishes
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Vintage Ribbon Garland
...and in this case....it was going to mean hunting and buying a bunch of old ribbon down and spending 92 dollars on that ribbon....or 8.50 for the ribbon someone already hunted down and strung up...I bought the ribbon.
They took old lace and looped each ribbon onto the string. It looks like they crumbled the ribbon a bit (maybe got it damp, squished, and dried?)....and I love the look.
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Labels: Craft Room, Vintage
Monday, April 18, 2016
June is 2!
Real time, two year old, Baby June...with her tea towel. One of my favorite little frivolous blessings.
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Labels: Personal 'Stuff', Pets
Friday, April 15, 2016
Pecan Bread
I have some pecans left over from Thanksgiving (pecans last a long time in the fridge or freezer) and I wanted to try out a recipe I saw awhile ago at justapinch. Not only was it simple to throw together, it was delicious! You can cut it up like a bar (it's more dense than bread, not as soupy as bread pudding...clearly, I'm not a professional food critic with that array of vocabulary), but I scooped it out like bread pudding. It would be delicious with ice cream. I prefer it warm, but am not opposed to eating it at room temperature.
This will definitely be making an appearance next Thanksgiving at my table....and probably a few tables between now and then. Here's a keeper...
*You can make your own self rising flour by mixing 1 1/2 c. flour with 1 t. salt, and 3 t baking powder.
1. Mix sugars, eggs, and oil until smooth.
2. Add flour, vanilla, and pecans.
3. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 pan.
5. Scoop out with a spoon, or let it cool and cut it into squares. Serve warm with ice cream.
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Labels: Desserts, Pecans, Recipes, Thanksgiving
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Shabby Chic Bedroom Tour
Tomorrow, pending breaking news, Good Morning, Texas will be airing a segment I pretapped with some of the DIY projects that literally started at the dumpster. I'll post that later to facebook.
I decided to do a walking tour of my room too. So here is that link on youtube.
It's the first of three bedrooms I've redone. I'm in the process of collecting items and I just built a shutter headboard for a beach themed room. So...expect to start seeing those post over the next few months....just as soon as I actually do the projects...and then photograph them! But...it's coming to a blog near you soon. A lot is pending on my brother's willingness to get to work on the flooring I want put in, and apparently he doesn't work with my schedule I'm supposed to work with his..imagine. But....I think the two should be merging soon!
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Labels: Bedroom, Shabby Chic
Monday, April 11, 2016
Blinged Out Clipboard
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Labels: Craft Room, Scrapbooking
Friday, April 08, 2016
This summer I'm headed to Ireland and Scotland to discover my roots....and eat Irish Soda Bread and Cadberry chocolate.
I'm also planning on redoing one of my rooms in my house to be a craft room. I've been on the hunt for the most fabulous finds a girl can find when looking for a functionally fun craft room. I found the metal diet coke carrier at a thrift store recently. This is going to house my pens etc. Everything in my house is pending that craft room. Once I have my crafts in the craft room I can redo my laundry room (which is currently my craft room). I don't know why I'm excited about that, but...I am.
My Mom also retired this year and as a side hobby/for a little money she has a little booth at an antique store nearby...which means that I've been hitting up some Estate Sales nearby...which means I'm buying a bunch of stuff that will never make it's way to my Mom's booth because I want it. It's a vicious cycle. This last weekend I scored an antique wardrobe that is over 100 years old....for 63 dollars. That will make it's way to my craft room as well.
I'm attempting a garden for about the 30th year in a row. It goes well until about June when the sun comes out and doesn't leave for 3 months and I give up on the outdoors and slowly watch things wither from my window in my air conditioned house. BUT....maybe this is the year....and I have all the makings for a pretty fabulous planting station complete with an old door. I'm sure the missing piece to my success as a gardener is that potting station. Actually, maybe if I have a fabulous planting station you won't notice the dead plants that surround it.
This year, my New Year's resolution was to take a photo a day. I wanted to capture something significant about each day so I value my time more. I'm posting those photos on instagram. I think that hits the highlights. All this to say...lots of crafts on the horizon! Lots of adventures on the schedule.
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Labels: Personal 'Stuff'
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Pumpkin Pie Dump Cake
Store in the fridge when you are done.
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Labels: Cakes, Desserts, Pumpkin, Recipes, Thanksgiving


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Knowledge is the solution
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 34
Proto makes his random prediction of the year: Sayaka will manage to remain alive till the end. Either that or she will get a looking back segment during her death. But I prefer the first one since the show is becoming a tad too predictable.
|2011-01-27, 20:01
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My biggest complaint here is that neither girl asked if a wish could bring back the dead. It would seem to be an obvious thing to ask. Granted, they are both depressed, but it has to come up sooner or later. By not addressing it, it becomes a big ole elephant in the room, leaving them an out later to bring back Mami.
The big thing is, we don't know what limits there are on the wish, if any. We clearly know that it can save someone who is dying... but what if you could wish to end the system? Wish for all witches to go back to normal, and/or for witches to never be created nor exist within their world ever again? Wish that there was never a need for someone to become a magical girl?
To me, that's the biggest beef with this series, and it's what throws all this speculation into near pointlessness. As opposed to a series like Mai HiME, the idea that everyone can come back is right there in our faces.
|2011-01-27, 20:12
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Dunno if I should spoiler this but I was waiting for Sayaka to finally go ahead and do it. It was all set up with her going to the hospital, I've been waiting ever since the first scene that guy appeared for her to do it.
His reaction really didn't look like one of happiness. I was thinking Sayaka had ruined the guys life in the way that she just cured something incurable, he'll be tested and tested by doctors to find out the reason why it happened. That's the first thing I thought, maybe it won't go that way.
We've seen Mami go in a fight against a witch, I think Sayaka will go in a fight with the other MG that showed up just to show the two sides of the coin; you fight one or the other.
|2011-01-27, 20:46
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Can't believe i'm actually agreeing with the majority this time, especially Sir Mentar.
Btw folks, if you wanna speculah, i think everyone will be better served if the speculah are made in speculah thread.
OK, speculah time.
Spoiler for here be da speculah!:
At this point, i believe that Homura is in Chikane's shoes. Gotta keep your loved one out of the loop, baby.
|2011-01-27, 21:07
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Hrm, while Sayaka may indeed go witchy, there's no reason Sakura doesn't kill(defeat?) her as declared while she's (still) a magical girl. Or Sayaka kills Sakura in self-defense and thus is lead to the brink of sanity.
Regardless, they're putting up death flags for Sayaka all over.
|2011-01-27, 21:25
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Can dead MG be brought back to life? The big question begging for an answer after episode 3 is no more a question. Yes or no, does it make any difference? MGs are destined to fight till death. A wish to bring Mami back means killing Mami again together with the one made the wish. I think it's smart to ignore the BunnyCat but Sayaka doesn't. I am with those make sad forecast on Sayaka - her doom is close.
|2011-01-27, 21:31
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I still stick to my Kyubey is evil belief and Sayaka seems like she made a rushed decision. I expect her wish to backfire on her big time. I am still in awe that Madoka hasn't become a magical girl yet.
I am predicting for next ep Sayaka x Kyoko fight then Homura saves Sayaka and Madoka still doesnt transform.
Also i miss my gun weilding Mami I liked watching her more than Sayaka's sword attacks.
|2011-01-27, 22:00
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Age: 28
Just caught the ep.
Pity that Mami didn't come back...
A nice epsidoe that leads into the rest of the series. I'm a bit surprised that Madoka didn't become a magical girl this episode. Sayaka's decision doesn't surprise me.
As for Kyuubeh, I'm still not too sold on the evil idea. He did show up pretty conveniently near Sayaka, but then judging from what she said before, he could have teleported or something. madoka's thing is a bit more complicated. Kyuubeh could have been setting things up but it could have been coincidence. Still can't tell.
And again, more evidence that Homura is a time traveler. Not just her reaction with Madoka but the way she reacted when she saw Sayaka, as if she couldn't believe her eyes.
New magical girl seems...practical. Is it that once a magical girl becomes unable to be a magical girl, their wish is revoked?
One more thing, Sayaka was being pretty insensitive with Kamijou, wasn't she?
|2011-01-27, 22:32
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I would be to disagree. In the words of Isaac Asimov.
Though it is true that sometimes knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we will be able to solve them.
|2011-01-27, 22:33
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It's clear to me that Madoka lost her memory of Homura. This is the only thing I am accepting as fact right now.
what's not clear is why
presumably it is because of a wish
if you use this angle you must then ask, what kind of wish would cause this and why?
then you can further break it down. Who made that wish and when was this wish made
|2011-01-27, 22:35
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Personally I think the show is being too obvious in its use of 'subtle' hints. Anyone with more than 1 year of experience with anime can pick them up without trouble. I really hope the show has several layers of trolling story twists or this show will go down as the most not so obvious obvious storyline in history.
|2011-01-27, 22:41
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Well had a feeling the title of the episode was somewhat of a trick. Wasn't about Mami at all and instead about Sayaka giving in to something she'd been thinking about over and over again. Of course if she hadn't done it then Madoka probably would have bought it. Homura had decent timing, but easily could have made it far too late. Really considering there seems to be something with her and Madoka you'd think Homura would be watching her like a hawk.
Madoka really needs to either make a wish or be certain to stay out of things going forward. Considering it was her friend hard for her to ignore it, but has to be able to step back depending on the situation.
I hadn't thought about it, but not that surprising what happened at the end. You figure that some experienced Magical Girls would want to take out rookie competition. Takes a twisted kind of person, but possible. That way you have a larger area to hunt in and should be able to find witches easier.
Yet I'm not sure why a new girl was even called in. I mean Homura was already in the area so shouldn't responsibility have fallen onto her when Mami died?
Anyways still waiting to see what Madoka is going to do. It'll depend on what happens to Sayaka who I'm really hoping can avoid getting killed. Curious about a wish to revive the dead with and so nothing to do but wait.
|2011-01-27, 22:51
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I figured that neither of them would use their wish to bring Mami back. In Madoka's case I knew that she wouldn't be so impulsive, even if she did care for Mami as much as she did. She'd basically have to offer her own life, and it's not like Mami's resurrection is 100% guaranteed to go well if she did wish for that. It's normal that Madoka wouldn't want to be a magical girl after seeing what happened last episode, I don't really understand why everyone thought that her becoming a magical girl in order to resurrect her friend (who she didn't even know for that long) was a likely outcome.
Sayaka on the other hand, everyone was right about her. I could also see her becoming a magical girl relatively soon, and definitely sooner than Madoka. She's much more impulsive than Madoka is and the introduction of Kyosuke kind of hinted at Sayaka becoming a magical girl soon because he gave her something to wish for. I don't understand why Sayaka acted so impulsively after what happened the day before but I can't say I'm surprised. I'm sure she'll come to regret it, I just wonder how soon that will be.
After Mami's death I got the feeling that Madoka's decision to become a magical girl would be the climax of the series and would happen much later. Until then I do wonder how Sayaka's story will unfold, especially with the introduction of Kyoko.
I also wonder how many more times Madoka will be dragged back into this mess. She already found herself in a helpless situation this episode, and also saw that her friends and family could be future targets. If Sayaka hadn't made that wish then Homura probably would've saved her (since she showed up right after Sayaka saved Madoka) but would that have been too late? It already seemed as if Sayaka was right on time, and if Madoka keeps getting pulled into the barriers then she's going to have to rely on Sayaka/Homura for a bit... and if Kyoko is as sneaky as I think she is, it's possible that Madoka may have more misfortune coming her way. If Kyoko really wants to get rid of Sayaka, then using her best friend is one way to bait her into a battle/trap.
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Kyoko just happened to show up when Sayaka already made her wish.
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I am new to this forum. I was raised Catholic and spent 9 years at a private school. That's the easiest way to get the christian notion of God beat right out of you. But I was wondering what most Atheists believe is how the universe works. I recently read an interesting book I found on Barnes and Nobles site, called God I Am. The subject of this book is the notion that what should be considered God, or not God for that matter is our own consciousness. I wonder what most Atheists believe happens to our molecular matter, and our consciousness after death. Has anybody read this book? What are your feelings about the end result of our individual consciousness. Does it just stop, or could it become part of something else.
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Well said, Asa!
Hang tough, Bill. Death will take care of itself. No need to help it along. This is your one and only opportunity to appreciate (notice I didn't say, "enjoy") the full range of the human experience. The experience includes everything you love, everything you hate, and everything in between.
It is interesting that we appreciate the full range of emotions when we watch movies. We laugh at comedies, cry at tragedies, get excited by action flix, etc., but we have a lot more trouble appreciating the same emotions when they are provided in three dimensions ;-)
I remember making that argument to a guy I was dating as we drove home from a party. I'd had nausea, and he mocked, "You'll never convince me that throwing up is a peak experience." I've forgotten his name and face, 45 years later, but the moment was insightful for me. It helped me to realize that even nausea was an interesting and worthwhile life experience in the right context. Ah-Ha!
Nod and a wink to Ruth!
Of course, you have these questions if you have just come through a personal tragedy. I agree with Dr. Clark. You need time to heal and postpone such threatening questions for a time when you are much stronger mentally and physically. Most of us here have dealt with our own personal tragedies to get us here. We have come out on the other side but it did not happen over night. Lean on those who will give you positive comfort and support. They are out there as are those on A/N who only wish you well. Stay strong.
Dealing with overwhelming personal tragedy does make belief in an afterlife attractive -- perhaps even temporarily useful, but it does not make it true. That's not an indictment of whether or not it is true -- just that our hopes don't make it so. My favorite analogy is that life, and thus consciousness, is like a wave in an ocean or a musical note. It's an emergent property of matter & energy -- an amusing pattern within the larger field that runs its course and then collapses back into the field or onto the shore of the next note. Nothing is gained or lost except the perception of pattern within the experience of those perceiving it. This could be taken as an idea that the pattern itself is something that is conserved, which is an interesting thought that I see no reason beyond wishful thinking to believe.
I hope that your troubles abate, by whatever means. My personal hope is that we human beans can figure out how to deal with life as it is without resort to philosophies that diminish the one life we know we have in favor of an unknown we hope to have.
Well written, Ted, especially the last paragraph.
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Updated February 14, 2013, 5:00 p.m. PST
Previously in this blog, Production Director Chris Sigaty announced that Clan support was coming to StarCraft II with Heart of the Swarm. As of our Beta Patch 2.0.1 this week, testers will be able to create and join Clans and put this new feature through its paces. Here's a first look:
Anyone can create or join a Clan, and doing so gives you access to the Clan window. In the Clan window, you'll find a completely private chat channel, a News tab where Clan affairs can be posted for all members to read, an Info tab where officers can post Clan information, and a Members roster.
When you create a Clan, both a Clan name and a Clan Tag designation are required. All of the members of your Clan will have their character name pre-pended with the Clan's Tag. The Clan Leader is able to promote members to the rank of Officer in the Clan (and demote, when necessary).
We also have a few notes about Clan functionality in the beta for you:
- Clan names must be 3-24 characters long, and will be case sensitive, allowing spaces, numbers, apostrophes, and commas.
- Clan Tags must be
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- Clan names and Tags must adhere to standard name policies.
- The Clan Tag is automatically pre-pended to a player's name.
- There is a limit of 50 members per Clan.
Our goal with Clans in StarCraft II is simple -- we want to bring people together in ways that make sense for allowing players to organize into groups, communicate with each other, and recognize others in-game. Like other new features being tested in the beta, Clans is a work in progress, and we're looking forward to testing it with you.
But wait! There's more.
This is the first part of a larger social system being introduced in Heart of the Swarm. While Clans are geared towards teams of players participating competitively in StarCraft II, we're working on support for Groups: players who want to associate casually, and in larger numbers. We expect that Groups might be focused on a specific genre of Arcade game, geographic location, BarCraft, community website, popular personality, or eSports organization. How you use Groups will be completely up to you!
Both the Clans and Groups features will be made available to Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm players. We'll have more to say about Groups soon.
Check out our other recent previews of the upcoming UI changes and the new Leveling system, and feel free to let us know what you think about Clans in StarCraft II in the comments below.


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SACRAMENTO — Imagine a lawmaker being allowed to read a proposed law before voting on it.
For that matter — and this seems like a stretch — try to envision the public being offered an opportunity to express its view on a bill before legislators vote.
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Matt Bishop's Mania Moments will take a look at the top 28 moments in WrestleMania history as we lead up to WrestleMania 28 on April 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
No. 11 - Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels make history
The event: WrestleMania X
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City
The moment: A match that changed everything
Recently, ladder matches have become a staple of WrestleMania. Whether it was the famous TLC match at WrestleMania X-7, or the Money in the Bank matches at WrestleMania 21-26, these matches have always been action-packed and generally regarded as the highlight of whatever show they were on. But we can't forget where it all started.
Both Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels laid claim to the Intercontinental Championship in early 1994, so it was decided the two would battle it out in a ladder match with the belts suspended high above the ring.
The innovation seen in this match was outstanding. Looking back at it today, because of what we've seen since, it doesn't seem like much, but for the era this took place in, this was at the absolute top of the food chain. This really was the beginning of Michaels' tenure as "Mr. WrestleMania."
These two had their working boots on. Michaels hit an elbow drop from the ladder despite his entire rear-end hanging out for the world to see. He followed that up with a splash from the top of the ladder, a move still seen on WWE television to this day. Eventually, though, it was Ramon who able to knock Michaels off a ladder, which hooked his foot in the ropes. With his opponent hung up, Ramon scaled the ladder and pulled down the titles to become the undisputed champion.
These two wrote the playbook on the ladder match and it still stands to this day.
No. 10 - The Ultimate Challenge
The event: WrestleMania VI
Where: SkyDome, Toronto
The moment: Warrior beats Hogan for first world title
There was a moment in the 1990 Royal Rumble when it came down to Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior.
"And look at this! Look at this!," Jesse Ventura exclaimed. "Hulk Hogan and the Warrior!"
"There is not a person sitting down, everyone on their feet," Tony Schiavone followed.
The Rumble was a precursor to "The Ultimate Challenge" at WrestleMania VI, a winner take all match for the World Wrestling Federation Championship and the Intercontinental Championship.
This match had no business being as good as it was, especially considering it was nearly 23 minutes long. Hogan and Warrior went out and had a match that by no means was a technical classic, but will be remembered forever as one of the most classic matches in WrestleMania history.
This was a power match through and through. Both men showing off how strong they were with the famous Greco-Roman Knuckle Lock. After a long battle, Warrior would fire up and hit the Gorilla Press and splash, but Hogan would emphatically kick out and Hulk Up. Hogan hit the big boot but Warrior moved out of the way of the leg drop, hit another splash and won the title.
No. 9 - "I'm Sorry, I Love You"
Where: Citrus Bowl, Orlando
The moment: Ric Flair's career ends
It was fairly obvious to anyone that WrestleMania 24 would be Ric Flair's last match. When it was announced his opponent for that night would be "Mr. WrestleMania" himself, Shawn Michaels, well, the game changed.
Sporting a classic Ric Flair robe, Flair entered the stadium for his career threatening match with much pomp and circumstance. Fireworks lit up the sky and it seemed like nearly every fan in the ringside area held up either a "W" or "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" sign as Flair walked that aisle for the last time. They were here to see Flair.
On this night, Flair was again the Dirtiest Player in the Game. Chop blocks, eye pokes, low blows, the whole bag of tricks were there.
Flair followed an inside cradle attempt with his signature Figure Four Leg Lock, but Michaels was able to get to the ropes after a struggle. But it wasn't too long after that when Flair walked right into Sweet Chin Music, but Michaels was unable to cover in time.
The two continued, trading chops until Michaels landed another super kick. But instead of going for the cover, Michaels backed off and stood up in the corner, waiting for Flair to rise again. With Flair telling Michaels to bring it, Michaels said, "I'm sorry, I love you" and delivered a third and final Sweet Chin Music, ending Flair's career.
Michaels left the ring immediately, allowing Flair to soak in the final moments of his career as he took the long walk to the back one last time to a standing ovation from the nearly 75,000 fans in attendance.
No. 8 - History is made
The event: WrestleMania
The moment: The first WrestleMania
It's no secret the first WrestleMania was a big risk for Vince McMahon. In the end, it paid off and has become a can't-miss event and the company's biggest cash cow each year.
Promoted as "The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!" the show was broadcast across the country on closed circuit and quite possibly is the most important wrestling event of all time.
The show featured celebrity guests up and down the card. Billy Martin was there as was Cyndi Lauper. Liberace was there dancing with The Rockettes. But the biggest celebrity of all was Muhammad Ali, who served as the special ringside enforcer for the main event that pitted Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.
The success of WrestleMania set the tone for years to come. Now WrestleMania is held in front of crowds in excess of 60,000 each year and broadcast to a worldwide television audience. It has become a spectacle, but wouldn't have been possible without the first one.
No. 7 - The Great Trilogy
Where: First Union Center (Philadelphia), Reliant Astrodome (Houston), Safeco Field (Seattle)
The moment: Austin 2, Rock 1
Two of the best of their era. Two of the best of all time. It's only appropriate "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock squared off at not one, not two, but three WrestleManias.
And what matches they had. At WrestleMania XV, the two met for Rock's World Wrestling Federation Championship. It was Austin who came out on top that night.
But it was two years later, in front of 67,925 fans at the Astrodome that the two cemented their places in wrestling history with one of the most captivating WrestleMania main events ever. In a no holds barred match for The Rock's WWF Championship, it was Austin who sided with long-time rival Vince McMahon to win the title, blasting Rock with several chair shots before pinning him, turning heel in front of what essentially was his hometown.
Two years later, the two met again with nothing but pride on the line. Down 2-0 in their WrestleMania series, The Rock was looking to extract some measure of revenge against Austin as one of four main events on the show.
This was a historic match as it marked Austin's final match, as he would quietly retire from in-ring competition due to a lingering neck injury. Again, the two pulled out all the stops. Stunners, Rock Bottoms, People's Elbows. But it was The Rock who did gain that bit of revenge, finally pinning Austin after a third Rock Bottom.
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September 5, 2010
For the first 29 games of his career, Wabash junior Pat West spent his time keeping the soccer ball out of the net as a goalkeeper. Sunday West, now playing as a defender for the Little Giant team, scored his first career goal to give Wabash a 1-0 lead over Maryville College in the Robbie Dreher Memorial Classic. The victory allowed the Little Giants to improve to 3-0 for the season.
View photos from Sunday's match here.
An injured shoulder helped West (left) make the decision to move from goalkeeper to defensive player. Sunday he nailed a free kick past Maryville goalkeeper Bryan Walker in the third minute to give Wabash the early lead.
Ian MacDougall, who took over in goal for West, handled the rest. The freshman goalkeeper corralled seven shots by the Scots to post his second consecutive shutout.
The victory gives Wabash a 3-0 start to the season for the first time since 1997. The Little Giants went on to finish 11-7 that year.
"If you saw Pat's face when he scored the goal, you might have thought he had just scored a goal in the World Cup final,"head coach Roberto Giannini said. "He was very excited, but also I think he was happy to score in a way that we've practiced a lot this season. We've decided to put some free kicks toward the net and challenge the goalkeeper. Sometimes you'll get a deflection, and sometimes you'll get what we had today — the goalkeeper got caught in between and Pat's shot went in.
"Pat has stepped up off and on the pitch. He was still our number one goalkeeper at the start of the season. Now that Ian has taken on that role of starting goalkeeper, Pat has served as a mentor to Ian in addition to providing protection in the back. In a way it gives us two goalkeepers on defense."
Wabash outshot the Scots 17-13. The Little Giants took eight shots on goal, as did Maryville.
The Little Giants return to action Wednesday evening at Rose-Hulman for a 7 p.m. contest before returning to Mud Hollow Field for a noon start against in-state rival Earlham College