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ASCHOCO http://www.aschoco.org.mx
The National Chocolate, Sweets and Confectionery Producers Association (Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Chocolates, Dulces y Similares, A.C.) was established in March 26th, 1936. It represents the confectionery industry in the Mexican territory by providing professional services to the associated companies.
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2007 Ford Focus ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Comfortable compact priced to sell.
The Ford Focus is inexpensive, stylish, practical and fun. We found it more comfortable than some of the other compact cars, with roomy, cushy seats and a nice balance between a soft, smooth ride and responsive handling. It feels more European than Japanese or American in demeanor and refined for the class.
Focus comes in three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback, sedan, and wagon body styles. That makes it appeal to different types of people and meet their individual needs.
The sedans are comfortable and move people efficiently. The three-door hatchback is economical and practical, yet sporty and fun at the same time. The five-door hatchback makes it easier for rear-seat passengers to join in the merriment. The wagons can carry a ton of cargo and are good for dogs.
For 2007, the Focus enjoys optional new leather-trimmed sport seats, two new exterior colors and upgrades to the sound systems. In addition, a new interior upgrade package offers exclusive styling treatments inside the Focus' comfy cabin. The Focus is expected to get styling revisions and other upgrades for 2008, so expect deals on the 2007 models.
The ZX4 ST is particularly sporting with strong acceleration from its 151-hp engine and sharp handling and precise steering from its sports suspension. We found it fun to drive, though a bit noisy.
The 2007 Ford Focus comes in four body styles: the ZX3, a three-door hatchback; the ZX4, a four-door sedan; the ZX5, a five-door hatchback; and the ZXW, a wagon.
Three engines are offered. All models but the ZX4 ST come with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. They are paired with a five-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic. The ZX4 ST comes with a 151-horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder and five-speed manual.
The ZX3 ($14,310), ZX4 ($14,635), and ZX5 ($15,310) are available in base S trim. The S trim level comes with manual driver's seat-height adjustment, split-folding rear seat, AM/FM/CD/MP3, and 15-inch wheels. Air conditioning is optional ($910).
SE trim for ZX3 ($15,600), ZX4 ($15,900), ZX5 ($16,605), and ZXW ($17,385) adds air conditioning, an overhead console, AM/FM/CD/MP3, dual power mirrors, power windows and locks, and remote keyless entry.
SES trim for ZX3 ($16,095), ZX4 ($16,700), ZX5 ($17,410), and ZXW ($18,420) adds a tilt/telescoping leather-wrapped steering wheel, audio controls mounted on the steering wheel, fog lamps, tachometer, AM/FM/6CD/MP3, and 16-inch alloy wheels.
The high-performance ZX4 ST ($17,925) includes a sport-tuned exhaust; the ST suspension with unique 16-inch alloy wheels; four-wheel disc brakes with traction control; decklid spoiler and lower body moldings; chrome-tipped exhaust; body-color, heated outside mirrors; leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob with contrast stitching; and sporty interior fabrics and instrument panel different from the other versions.
Safety features that come on all Focus models include second-generation front airbags (that shut off the passenger-side airbag if it is unoccupied or occupied by a small child), child safety seat attachments, and child locks on the rear doors. Side-impact airbags ($350) are available for all models, and we strongly recommend getting them. Anti-lock brakes ($400) and traction control ($115) are available for most models. ABS helps the driver maintain steering control in an emergency braking situation; just remember to maintain firm pressure on the brake pedal and look and steer where you want the car to go.
Options include a four-speed automatic transmission ($815), power moonroof ($625), leather upholstery, heated front seats, an alarm system and an Audiophile sound system with Sony speakers and subwoofer.
The Ford Focus was a head-turner when it was first introduced in 2000. Its styling at the time was fresh and innovative. Styling revisions for 2005 gave it a more refined, more grownup appearance, but it continues with same general theme of sweeping arcs and crisp creases that we've grown accustomed to.
The interior features a traditional, clean and stylish look. The instrument panel is symmetrical with the driver and passenger areas divided by two rectangular climate control registers, the hazard switch and a shallow center stack for the audio and climate controls.
For 2007, new sport seats with leather seating surfaces and contrasting leather inserts are available on the ST sedan as well as the SE and SES models (except wagon). This seat treatment is part of the new Interior Upgrade Package ($495), which also includes two-tone, leather-wrapped steering wheel with Charcoal upper and Flint lower to match the seating surfaces; a satin finish on the center stack surround and instrument-panel cluster gauge surround; and black sill plates with exposed Focus in body color.
Street Appearance packages are offered for the ST sedan and the ZX3, ZX4 and ZX5 SE and SES models to give the Focus a more sporty, tuner look. The Sport Appearance packages feature spoilers as the focal point, along with unique front fascia and rear bumper treatments and bright exhaust tips.
On two-tone models, the lower portions of the instrument panel and door trim panels are finished in a lighter shade for a more open feeling. Cloth and leather upholstery are offered. The ZX4 ST has unique woven fabrics or suede seating surfaces surrounded with leather trim.
A standard floor console houses the shifter, two cupholders, the parking brake, and controls for options such as traction control. An overhead console includes a sunglasses holder and a space for a garage door opener. Storage is also provided in the front doors, which feature molded-in bottle holders.
A CD player with MP3 capability is standard on all models. Models with the optional six-disc CD changer feature audio controls on the steering wheel.
Driving Impression
The Ford Focus is notable for its spirited driving dynamics.
The 136-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is the base engine for most of the country. In California, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, the Focus comes standard with a super-clean, 130-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
Fuel economy is good: The base engine earns an EPA rating of 27/37 mpg City/Highway with the five-speed manual, 27/34 mpg with the four-speed automatic. It puts out much lower emissions so it meets California's PZEV (Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) standards.
The Focus ZX4 ST is fun to drive. Ford borrowed suspension pieces from the European-market Focus and the 2004 Focus SVT to give the ZX4 ST sharper handling. The ZX4 ST comes with unique 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels and Pirelli all-season radials. The package provides sharp handling response, precise steering and generally an enjoyable connection with the road.
We found the higher horsepower engine in the Focus ZX4 ST delivered strong acceleration performance and cruised easily on the highway. The only complaint with the engine was noise. Despite efforts by Ford engineers to quiet the cabin, the ZX4 ST was noisy even when cruising at highway speeds. The 151-hp 2.3-liter four-cylinder that goes in the ZX4 ST gets an EPA-rated 23/32 mpg.
The Ford Focus is inexpensive, stylish, practical and fun, and it appears Ford has fixed the quality problems that plagued the earlier models in the life cycle of the car in 2000 and 2001. The Focus boasts an extra-long powertrain warranty of five years or 100,000 miles and the improvements have boosted its quality ratings.
Michelle Krebs filed the original report, with New Car Test Drive editor Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles.
Model Lineup
Ford Focus ZX3 S ($14,310); ZX4 S ($14,14,635); ZX5 S ($15,310); ZX3 SE ($15,600); ZX4 SE ($15,900); ZX5 SE ($16,605); ZXW SE ($17,385); ZX3 SES ($16,095); ZX4 SES ($16,700); ZX5 SES ($17,410); ZXW SES ($18,420); ZX4 ST ($17,925).
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Ford Focus ZX4 ST ($17,925).The Ford Focus is inexpensive, stylish, practical and fun. It is more comfortable than some of the other compact cars in its class, with roomy, cushy seats and a nice balance between a soft, smooth ride and responsive handling. The Ford Focus comes in four body styles: the ZX3, a three-door hatchback; the ZX4, a four-door sedan; the ZX5, a five-door hatchback; and the ZXW, a wagon. All models but the ZX4 ST come with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. They are paired with a five-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic. The ZX4 ST comes with a 151-horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder and five-speed manual. Safety features include front airbags, child safety seat attachments, and child locks on the rear doors. The Ford Focus is a carryover from 2006.
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Syrian officials deny use of chemical weapons
Two Syrian officials denied today that government forces had used chemical weapons against rebels, Damascus' first response to US assertions that it had.world Updated: Apr 26, 2013 21:20 IST
Two Syrian officials denied on Friday that government forces had used chemical weapons against rebels, Damascus' first response to US assertions that it had.
On Thursday, the White House and other top Obama administration officials said that US intelligence had concluded with "varying degrees of confidence" that the Syrian government has twice used chemical weapons in its civil war.
In the Syrian capital however, a government official said President Bashar Assad's military "did not and will not use chemical weapons even if it had them." He instead accused opposition forces of using them in a March attack on the village of Khan al-Assad outside of the northern city of Aleppo.
Both sides have accused each other of the deadly attack.
The official said the Syrian army had no need for using chemical weapons "because it is capable of reaching any area in Syria it wants" without them. He spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements.
Sharif Shehadeh, a Syrian lawmaker, said the Syrian army "can win the war with traditional weapons" and has no need for chemical weapons.
Syria's official policy is not to confirm nor deny it has chemical weapons.
Shehadeh called the US claims "lies" and likened them to false accusations that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction - a claim US policymakers had used to justify the invasion of that country in 2003.
"What is being designed for Syria now is similar to what happened in Iraq when Colin Powell lied in the Security Council and said Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction prior to the US invasion and occupation of that country," he said.
President Barack Obama has said that the use of chemical weapons would be a "red line" that could result in a significant military response. But the administration said on Thursday that the new revelation won't immediately change its stance on intervention.
On the streets of Damascus, the two-year old conflict dragged on Friday, with government troops pushing into two northern neighborhoods, triggering heavy fighting with rebels as they tried to advance under air and artillery support, activists said.
The drive was the latest in a dayslong offensive by government forces in and around the capital, an apparent bid to secure Assad's main stronghold against rebel challenges.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting between rebels and soldiers backed by pro-government militiamen was concentrated in the Jobar and Barzeh areas.
The Local Coordination Committees, another activist group, said troops also bombarded the nearby neighborhood of Qaboun with mortars and multiple rocket launchers.
State-run news agency SANA said troops killed five rebels in clashes near the main mosque in Jobar. It added that many other "terrorists," the term the government uses for rebels, were killed in the area and the nearby neighborhood of Zamalka.
The regime has largely kept the rebels at bay in Damascus, although opposition fighters control several suburbs of the capital from which they have threatened the heart of the city.
In March, government troops launched a campaign to repel the opposition's advances near the capital, deploying elite army units to the rebellious suburbs and pounding rebel positions with airstrikes.
The Observatory also reported clashes in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria's largest, between rebels and Kurdish gunmen in the contested Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. It also said there was fighting around the sprawling Abu Zuhour air base in the northwestern Idlib province.
Syria's conflict started with largely peaceful protests against Assad's regime in March 2011 but later degenerated into a civil war, which has left an estimated 70,000 dead.
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A district court judge is back on the job today after being arrested and charged with DWI, but he won't rule on other DWI cases until his is heard first.
Chief Judge David Brantley told WITN that he has elected to keep Judge Lonnie Carraway off cases in Greene County and all criminal cases in the other the two counties he serves, which are Wayne and Lenoir, until March 30th. That's when Carraway will be a defendant his own case. This stems from a single car accident in Greene County Wednesday night.
Highway Patrol troopers say they suspect the judge was under the influence of prescription drugs and arrested for driving while impaired.
Chief Judge Brantley says Judge Carraway is presiding over civil cases for now, since there are only 6 judges in the three county district and one of them is currently on vacation.
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A District Court judge for three counties in the east has been arrested and charged with DWI.
Wednesday night, troopers responded to a single vehicle accident in Greene County. Troopers say Judge Lonnie Carraway was driving on Charlie Waters Road around 8:30 p.m. when his car went off the road onto the right shoulder and struck a ditch.
The responding trooper suspected that Judge Carraway was under the influence of prescription drugs. Carraway was placed under arrest for driving while impared and taken to Snow Hill where he was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert officer.
Blood from Judge Carraway was sent to the SBI Laboratory for analysis. The results of that blood test may not be available for several weeks.
Carraway was placed under an unsecured bond. His first court appearance is scheduled for Friday, March 30 in Greene County.
Mr. Carraway is currently the residing District Court Judge for District 8A (Lenoir and Greene Counties) and District 8B (Wayne County).


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On 17 December 2007, during the Stellar Kiji test event, the Japanese guided-missile destroyer Kongo successfully detected, tracked, and engaged a medium-range ballistic-missile target launched from PMRF with the Aegis BMD weapon system. The Aegis weapon system guided the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA to a successful intercept outside the Earth's atmosphere. JFTM-1 was the first such event in which a Japanese ship engaged a ballistic missile. This was a major milestone in the growing cooperation between Japan and the United States. Following the mission and quick-look data reduction, we departed Hawaii for a well-deserved holiday leave. JFTM-1 had been the program's fifth flight mission in an extremely busy year, and the satellite "what-if" drill faded away in the afterglow of success, until . . .
Operation Burnt Frost
It was early January 2008 when we received a phone call asking for us to meet with "the customer" in Chantilly, Virginia, to examine potential courses of action to neutralize a National Reconnaissance Office Satellite named USA 193. This satellite had been launched on 14 December 2006 but had become uncontrollable after reaching orbit. Because the satellite failed so soon after launch, 1,000 pounds of hydrazine fuel was still present. As the satellite had no power, the tank and fuel it contained were presumed to be frozen. Analyses by others indicated the tank would survive reentry and, if it were to land in a populated area and release its contents, pose a serious risk to human life.
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1. Three SM-3 Block IA missiles had recently completed final assembly and checkout, were accepted by the government, and were being prepared for shipment. Although we did not yet know the extent of the design changes, we assumed some change would be necessary to the missiles designated for the mission. Given the tight schedule, we did not have sufficient time to pull missiles out of fleet inventory, nor did we have time to build new rounds. The only prudent course of action was to stop the shipment of the three recently accepted rounds in order to accomplish necessary modifications when designed.
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4. The establishment of a design precept to reduce risk by minimizing configuration changes, and limiting change to software. Each change brought along a tail of rigorous testing to ensure errors or regressions were not introduced, and there was insufficient time to qualify hardware changes. By minimizing change, we could ensure due diligence in the test program within the compressed schedule.
5. The decision to execute the mission as closely as possible to the process used for test events the MDA was already conducting. This would bring procedures and instrumentation that were already in place to bear with little or no learning curve.
A week later, the Surface Navy Association National Symposium was being held in Crystal City, Virginia. The commanding officer of the USS Lake Erie , Captain Randy Hendrickson, was in attendance. The Lake Erie was the ship designated to conduct most of the Aegis BMD test events. The crew had the experience, and the ship had the right instrumentation to execute Burnt Frost as it was ultimately designated as the primary firing ship for the mission. The USS Decatur (DDG-73) was designated as the secondary firing ship. Captain Hendrickson accompanied us to Lockheed Martin for the first design review and discussion of possible concepts of engagement for the mission. Three concepts of engagement were prepared by Lockheed Martin based on the AN/SPY-1 data collected at CSEDS. A preferred concept was selected, and a proof-of-concept effort began. After repeatable results were demonstrated, the preferred concept of engagement became the procedure that would be followed for the mission, and guided the design changes and configuration that was ultimately employed.
Aegis BMD Delivers
As the MDA evaluated all three engagement options available, they concluded that Aegis BMD had the flexibility to accomplish the mission objectives, the mobility to cover various orbital passes, and with the SM-3 missile, could reach the necessary altitude with the required lethality. In addition, the choice to use Aegis BMD was in large part due to its successful track record of 13 out of 15 attempts at shooting down ballistic missiles. This set in motion a myriad of simultaneous and coordinated efforts: The missiles were prepared to accept a new software program concurrent with a design review held at Raytheon Missile Systems; testing of the mission configuration at CSEDS; delivery of media and training of the crews; authorization testing by NSWC Dahlgren and safety approval by the WSESRB; exercising the mission procedures between JHU APL, CSEDS, and the participating ships; preparations at PMRF for both the mission and ability to coordinate with combatant commanders; arranging shipment of the modified SM-3 missiles; tasking of national assets to collect additional data on the satellite; and thousands of model runs at JHU APL, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and at the tasking of the MDA, national laboratories.
On 14 Februrary 2008, the Lake Erie and Decatur onloaded the modified SM-3 missiles and proceeded to sea and the operating area for the mission. Following their sortie, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright made a public announcement that the United States intended to shoot down USA 193. In this announcement he described several criteria as to when, how, and why the satellite would be shot down. The major objective was to reduce the risk to space, air, and terrestrial platforms. He explained that they would wait for the space shuttle to land, so the potential harm to the vehicle would not be a factor. Next, they would wait until the satellite was close to reentry to limit the amount of space debris created. Finally, one of the most challenging requirements for Aegis would be to prevent the satellite from entering the Earth's atmosphere because of its non-aerodynamic characteristics, making it extremely hard to intercept. He suggested that these criteria gave them an eight-day window to successfully complete Operation Burnt Frost.
On 20 February Secretary of Defense Robert Gates approved the mission. "Weapons free" authorization was granted to the Lake Erie , and a single SM-3 missile was fired. The Aegis weapon system guided the missile to intercept, using data from AN/SPY-1 and other sources to provide fire-control data prior to release of the kill vehicle. After AN/SPY-1 detected and tracked the satellite and the Aegis weapon system provided the last guidance update, the SM-3 kill vehicle was released. It intercepted USA 193 at a closing velocity in excess of 22,000 miles per hour and at an altitude higher than 150 miles. Instrumentation confirmed destruction of the hydrazine tank and the risk it posed.
The team had just averted a near-disastrous situation for the world.
The Long Road to Burnt Frost
The ability to engineer and execute Operation Burnt Frost was not just happenstance. It was a crescendo in a long heritage of excellence beginning with the ASMS Project.
When the project began in 1963, the Surface Missile System Fleet consisted of the Terrier, Tartar, and Talos systems, known as the "3 Ts." They suffered from problems in reliability, insufficient firepower, slow reaction times, susceptibility to jamming and countermeasures, and required extensive maintenance to remain ready for use. Correcting these shortcomings ultimately became cornerstones and major objectives of the Aegis program. The mission also evolved from one designed to primarily counter manned aircraft, to one of countering cruise-missile threats. At the time, no one could have considered BMD to be a mission, or the ability to destroy a satellite as a design objective.
In the early 1990s, President George H. W. Bush (and subsequently the Clinton administration) shifted the military strategy from national missile defense to theater ballistic-missile defense. This shift brought to reality the use of Aegis in the missions of tactical regional BMD and—with the United States' withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty of 1972—a strategic sea-based ABM capability. The Navy began research that essentially formed the basis of the Aegis BMD program, culminating with the first intercept of a ballistic-missile target using the Aegis weapon system and an SM-3 missile on 25 January 2002.
President George W. Bush signed National Security Policy Directive (NSPD) 23 on 27 December 2002, which directed Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to proceed with fielding an initial set of missile-defense capabilities. Furthermore, NSPD 23 stated the intent to begin operating initial capabilities in 2004 and 2005, to include ground-based interceptors, sea-based interceptors, additional Patriot (PAC-3) units, and sensors based on land, at sea, and in space. The United States' concurrent withdrawal from the ABM Treaty cleared the way for a strategic sea-based BMD capability.
It is a credit to the design of the weapon system, and particularly the AN/SPY-1 radar, that Aegis remained relevant to this new imperative in the national military strategy. Although the system provided the basic building blocks, it was the experience and depth of the engineering workforce that allowed us to harness the inherent capability of AN/SPY-1 far beyond the original design intent, to adapt the basic weapon-system design to this new mission, and to flex yet again to accommodate the national tasking to neutralize USA 193. This infrastructure that was developed as a necessary and integral part of the Aegis program, enabled the transformation, and was brought into sharp focus by the needs of Operation Burnt Frost. To date, Aegis BMD has accrued an enviable record of 28 intercepts in 34 at-sea attempts, not including the success of Operation Burnt Frost.
'We Ain't Done Yet'
The Aegis weapon system has continued to reinvent itself as the nation's priorities and military strategy have evolved. It was an integral part of how the United States achieved initial defensive operations in 2004 by fielding a strategic long-range surveillance and track capability centered on AN/SPY-1 in support of ground-based missile defense, and achieving limited defensive operations with the fielding of a tactical regional-engagement capability in 2005. The capability has grown from being able to counter simple, liquid-fueled, short- and medium-range unitary threats, to complex, solid-fueled, short-, medium-, and intermediate-range separating threats—as well as ballistic missiles in their terminal phase. Cooperative development with the government of Japan of a 21-inch variant of the SM-3, as well as corresponding advancements in the Aegis weapon system, is well under way.
Aegis BMD capability is part of an integrated air- and missile-defense capability fielded in Baseline 9 as part of Aegis modernization, and will be carried forward to the new construction program beginning with the USS John Finn (DDG-113). And now, Aegis BMD is the centerpiece of the Obama administration's "European Phased Adaptive Approach" and will field Baseline 9 capability ashore with Romania as the first host nation in 2015.
As the awareness of Aegis BMD has grown, so has the demand from the combatant commanders for Aegis BMD forces. The Aegis BMD forces that can be fielded have two dimensions—capacity and capability. While modifications to the in-service fleet remain the fastest way to create capacity, the number of ships that can be modified depends on the capability desired. In general, capability against simpler threats requires fewer ship modifications and increases the number of ships that can modified in a year. The equation is simple: As the complexity of the threat increases, the complexity of the necessary ship modifications increases, limiting the number of ships that can be modified in a year. The time to field Aegis BMD capability in new construction requires the longest time line. In order to provide our forces the ability to perform the Aegis BMD mission, it will require continued development to provide capability to counter the anticipated threat, and a mix of capabilities added to the in-service fleet through CNO availabilities and robust modernization, in combination with new construction for the foreseeable future.
In the words of Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, widely regarded as "the Father of Aegis," "We ain't done yet."
Captain Grecco is the former Major Program Manager and Technical Director for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. He is currently employed by Mission Solutions Engineering.


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Lisa Meyer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 126 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Flower Power Decor
I'm Lisa, a floral designer for 24 years from the NJ/NYC area. I started Flower Power Decor about 2 years ago in Rochester, NY. Flower Power Decor is a wedding & events floral design company. Because I'm able to bring in a lot of new ideas to this area because of my experience, I've quadrupled my business after my first year. I've won awards & have had my work on a couple of bridal magazine covers. Fairly new to the area & this city's wedding industry, I've found it to be very cut throat. Not sure why.
My business is growing quickly & it's time to get on the map. I need my competition to know I'm someone to be reckoned with. I don't mean to come off as competitive, but a girl's gotta eat!
Please feel free to checkout my website & Facebook for examples of my work
Primary target audience would be mostly BRIDES. Their average age being about 26. They're very internet savvy & will peruse various websites for pictures, ideas, & ways to make their weddings unique. I'm looking to stand out.
I'm also pushing to get into the corporate events market such as company banquets, College & University commencements, etc...
I'm looking for a logo that I can use for everything, including in my website, business cards, brochures, magazines & online advertising.
I'm looking for an elegant floral motif design with an elegant scripted font. It should say Flower Power Decor. I know that "flower power" has that retro connotation, but I'm trying to keep to a more sophisticated feel.
Words to describe what I'm looking for would be....
elegant, sophisticated, creative, flowing, eye catching, fun, whimsical.
I don't want it to look stiff & too corporate.
I like to use a lot of bold colors in my work such as purples, hot pinks, oranges, & greens. But if it were to be one color in particular, I tend to gravitate to plums & dark purples.
Please feel free to be creative & have fun!
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Normally, we try to keep it pretty PG around here on the Chinese blog, but the readers have spoken, and people want to learn how to say bad words (坏语 – huài yǔ) in Chinese. That should come as no surprise, since I'm sure most of us would admit that we always seek out the profanity when studying a language. Especially here in China, when your standing as a 老外 (foreigner) always leaves you prone to being ripped off and taken advantage of, it's nice to be equipped with a few insults to throw back to show that you're not fresh off the boat, and you're not messing around!
Family Related
Not surprisingly, in Chinese, a lot of the most hurtful insults have to do with someone's mother, or their ancestors. Think "Yo mama" jokes in English, only much worse. Chinese learners should be warned, though, that hurling some of these insults someone's way could lead to more trouble than is really worth. If a cab driver scams you for 10 kuai or so, it's not worth it to kick in with the mother and ancestor related insults. I've seen plenty of fights get started over these, so proceed with caution. Anyway, here are some of the most commonly used swear words that fall into that category:
他妈的 (tā mā de) – This is a common translation of the English equivalent of "f***," "shit," or "damn it." It literally translates as "his mother's." Way back in the 1920s, a famous Chinese writer joked that this should be the country's national curse word. Keep your ears open, and you'll probably hear this more than a few times everyday, especially in the big cities.
去你妈的 (qù nǐ mā de) – Whereas the first phrase can simply be used as an exclamation, like when you stub your toe or get cut off on the road, this one is more of a direct insult to someone, and it basically means "f*** off." It literally translates as "go to your mother."
肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) – Now we're getting really serious. This means "f*** your mother," and will only be used when people are really, really angry with someone else. This is the kind of talk that can get a bottle of Yanjing beer thrown at you.
肏你祖宗十八代 (cào nǐ zǔ zōng shí bā dài) – This is basically the granddaddy of them all. It means "f*** your ancestors to the 18th generation." As Chinese have deep respect for their ancestors, this will certainly do more than offend someone, and it will almost definitely result in a fight of some sort.
For some reason, there are plenty of insults in Chinese having to do with eggs. This may have something to do with one particular insult that goes back to the Song Dynasty:
王八 (wáng bā) – This can be translated roughly as "bastard." Be careful when telling a cab driver that you want to go to an Internet bar (网吧 – wǎng bā), as this word has similar pronunciation. In Chinese, 王八 is slang for "tortoise," and as a tortoise is associated with promiscuity, this word basically insults someone's mother/grandmother/etc. This brings us to the use of the character for "egg."
王八蛋 (wáng bā dàn) – If you use this, you're basically calling someone a "son of a bitch." Calling someone a turtle egg is a roundabout way of saying that their mother or grandmother was, well, you know…
龟蛋 (guī dàn) – This literally means "turtle egg" and can be used in the same fashion.
混蛋 (hún dàn) – As this translates as "mixed egg," it means that someone's mother mated with two men in quick succession, thus meaning that the person has two biological fathers.
坏蛋 (huài dàn) – Literally meaning "bad egg," this is used to call someone a wicked or just downright bad person. Not quite offensive as the others, this one can be used without fear of causing a fight.
笨蛋 (bèn dàn) – A "stupid egg," this term is used to call someone a fool/idiot/moron/etc.
滚蛋 (gǔn dàn) – A "rolling egg," you can use this to tell someone to piss off. Alternatively, you can also say 滚开 (gǔn kāi). I use this to ward off hawks and beggars on the streets, especially around big tourist attractions where they refuse to leave you alone.
Sex Related
There are also tons of curse words in Chinese that have to do with sex, prostitution, genitals, masturbation, etc.
二屄 (Èr bī – or just 2B online) – This means "double vagina" and is used to call someone the equivalent of a "f***ing idiot."
傻屄 (shǎ bī) – Literally meaning "stupid vagina," I'm sure you can guess what calling someone this name means. I'll give you a clue – it rhymes with stupid bunt, and most ladies would slap you for saying it.
卖豆腐 (mài dòu fu) – "Selling tofu" is used as a euphemism for prostitution. As such, be careful when you go to the local vegetable market to inquire about whether or not they sell tofu. Maybe it's best to just ask – 你有豆腐吗? (Do you have tofu?)
吃豆腐 (chī dòu fu) – On the other hand "eating tofu" is used to describe a man who is a pervert, who will try to touch women against their will.
公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē) – Calling a lady a "public bus" means that everyone gets a ride. You catch my drift?
花花公子 (huā huā gōng zǐ) – Used for guys, the "flower flower prince" means playboy, and can be used with either a negative or positive connotation, just as in English.
炒饭 (chǎo fàn) – While these two characters together normally mean "fried rice," they also have a double meaning – "to have sex."
打飞机 (dǎ fēi jī) – Quite possibly my favorite Chinese slang, "to hit the airplane" is a euphemism for male masturbation.
我肏 (wǒ cào) – Literally "I f***," this can mean a variety of things – "Well, f*** me!", "Holy shit!", "F***in' awesome!" Alternatively, you may hear people say 我靠 (wǒ kào), especially in public, as this is not as offensive. I hear people in Beijing saying this all the time.
牛屄 (niú bī) – For some reason, "cow vagina" means "f***in' awesome" in Chinese.
吃屎 (chī shǐ) – "Eat shit" – this one speaks for itself.
二百五 (Èr bǎi wǔ) – Calling someone "250" basically means they are stupid, useless, good for nothing, etc.
戴绿帽子 (dài lǜ mào zi) – If a man is "wearing a green hat," that means his wife/girlfriend is cheating on him. I wrote a post about this one and 250 a while back, which you can find here.
While there are plenty more swear words out there in Chinese, I'd say this is a solid enough base. You won't get very far equipped with only these words and phrases, though. In fact, you may find yourself in a hospital or a Chinese jail. So why don't you really learn Chinese with us?
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thanks for this informative post. I have been living in china for a year and I heard most of those swear words a couple of times. Some of them maybe even a couple of times every day. I think it's important to know them because they are part of everyday life in china…but maybe as a foreigner it is better not to use them too often ;=) best wishes from Switzerland.
I am fascinated by how colorful the Chinese are with language, even swear words! Someone once wrote out the Chinese character for "dogfucker" or "woman who fucks dogs." I think it was three characters – "dog", "to do/fuck", "someone who does something." I also think there was a character for woman in there. But I'm sure it was only three characters. Can you help?
P.S. Sorry in advance for adding more profanity to your swear word entry!
Can anyone give me some mandarin phrases which imply that an individual is an mannerless, uneducated buffoon.
Also, are these phrases correct and widely used.
How would you rate them as an insult?
tu bao zi 土包子 – dirt dumpling
nong min 农民 – peasant
mei pin wei 没品味 – no taste
Ni mei jiao yang 你没教养 – your not educated
Thanks in advance
@rosewoodandspruce I would say "dirt dumpling" is the worst one.
this is very well written! (and i'm chinese)
Thank you so much! This article is just what we we're looking for! We're late-comers, and recently caught up with Joss Whedon's Firefly series and Serenity movie, where all the main characters curse in Chinese! Your article is a most enjoyable read!
um…i've been to china four times in my life, and i speak mandarin fluently, and i have NEVER heard the phrase 他妈的 being said in china. just saying:P
@concerned @concerned 你会说中文但是不知道"他妈的"?真可笑,你是聋了还是怎么了。还什么"我会一口流利的中文"。别吹牛逼啦,。(这就是一个很巧当地用"牛逼"的地方)。
You speak Chinese and doesn't even know the word"他妈的"?What a joke, are you deaf or something? What "I speak Chinese fluently"。Stop blowing on your "牛逼"(Of course, this is a great place to the the word "牛逼")
Is zoi kai a word if it is can you tell me the english name for it please?
@liz larnder Zoi kai are you referring to 走开?Because that just means to go away.
meh, i'm kinda fluent:
@liz larnder Do you mean "走开"? (the pinyin would be zou kai, which is very similar). If you did mean "走开" I'm pretty sure it means "go away" I'm not 100% sure because my chinese is kinda rusty but that's what i think it is. I hope this helped!
It's weird because I'm Chinese and my father (and everyone who I know lol) says 他妈的 all the time so you probably where in a good part of China where people don't swear 😛 IMO it really is the most common swear word 😀
HAHAHAHHAHA I laughed so hard…I'm Chinese and I didn't even know that some of these swear words existed…
…does that mean I've been swearing without realizing it for most of my life…??? TT^TT
You missed the famous swear in Chinese "chee bye"
I'm taking Chinese classes and i asked my teacher if these are true and she said thanks
Thanks for the article! I'm currently translating a paper by Wang Shuo for my chinese literature class and this list of swear words are incredibly helpful!
Well done! The understanding of the words are almost native. The words are better to be called 脏话 instead of "坏话"as Jin says. "坏话"mostly means bad words about someone. And, "二屄" is almost the same as 傻屄 where 二 implies "傻". As such, sometimes (according to the situation) "二哥"and "二姐" refer to some person with confused mind or mentally weatness. We can also say "我有点二乎了。"meaning I am a little bit confused.
i live in a city where the Chinese population is rapidly increasing so these ill be good to know in case i need to defend myself.
@concerned: No more hot air, please! You might have been to China four times, but it couldn´t be any more obvious that you´re far from speaking fluent Chinese. Otherwise you would know that 他妈的 not only is one of the most common swear phrases, but also appears in movies, conversation with friends, strong anger and so on. When speaking fluently, one also knows such (cultural) aspects. So yeah, if you could be a little more realistic about your self-assessment…that would be nice.
I had a chinese co-worker for a while who told me (excuse the way I've gone about spelling, as I am going by my memory of the phonetics and as I would spell these words in English) "Sick Sea Poke eye". I'm unable to remember how they were spelled properly obvioisly, as I habe just plugged in similar sounding English words… sound familiar to anyone? If I remember right it was two seperate things that could be joined "sick see" and "poke eye".
What is the worst of the worst that you can tell to a Chinese ? is there any kind that will make it hard for a Chinese to control and not kill you ?
Arnie W:
Does anyone know the meaning of an insult that roughly translates to "Your grandfather is your grandfather"? What is its origin, and why is it an insult?
Simpson Wong Ho Chu:
China sucks .Taiwan is the best.
damson wong:
@Simpson Wong Ho Chu you suck, china is the best!\n\n
it means fuck eighteen generations of your family in chinese
meh, i'm kinda fluent:
I did know some of these (mostly the family related ones like "去你妈的", "肏你祖宗十八代", and "他妈的". However this added a lot more handy phrases. I'm going to China later this year so I need to stock up on phrases!
Go f all your ancestors to the 20th generation!
a word called siao gui zi is meaning outsiders
Out of curiosity, is there a kind of inappropriate exclamation commonly used to show unpleasant surprise? Kind of like how in Harry Potter they would say "merlin's beard!" Or some such?
while i don't need to learn chinese because i speak it at home, and i'm just a teeny bit skeptical about the claims about swearing your ancestors, it's really funny to me that my dad is basically saying fuck constantly, even though my mom hates swearing. ironic, hun
really cool! I studied Mandarin for a while in school, and I really wanna continue after classes ended. though here in the Philippines the Filipino-Chinese people have a different dialect, which i hope to become familiar with in the future.
Some of the family parts have better alternatives.
Change 肏 to 操. Although pronounced the same, but the second one is a lot more common.
I heard that pronunciation of G8 is a bad word in Chinese so some of to technology companies are naming their 8th generation devices as Gen8, so do you know what is it in Chinese when you read G8 (G Eight)?


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Hey gang! Don't mind me just updating the banner above and posting a random bunch of sketches and drawings below.
the death stare
I've been sneaking into workshops here and there
which feels real nice to draw clothed figures again.
What a great sketches!!! big pleasure to see them
Rad stuff. Love the new banner.
awesome stuff as always!
we won't mind, promise. Love the marker sketches!
haha, i like the one "why r u drawing me".
Cool sketches!
yea! love the clothed figures..sometimes clothed is harder than not, i love the shapes. L
awesome work man! love the marker sketches. really inspiring stuff.
I like new banner and I envy your sketches.
See you
I love these sketches, each character is so unique! Feel free to take a look at my blog, you might find some work you like :)
superb sketches!! I'd frame and put them on the wall.
so beautiful!!!
I really love your artwork....


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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Dumbing It Down
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I say roll with the humor. For example, include statements like "work slow and play slower," "billionaire in training," "just as happy with a night in as with a romantic evening at a coal mine" or "just as comfortable in polyester as in a burlap bag." There's always "baldness does not run in my family" line, too! With any luck you will get the right kind of woman who gets the jokes. Remember to praise JDate for making the process of finding a mate so EASY. LOL
Or, take the male chauvinist route. Talk about "traditional roles" and that whole "barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen" thing. Make sure that while you are successful, they should expect to be on an allowance.
For those who still don't understand, you might want to throw in a line about understanding sarcasm somewhere.
- June 28, 2007 at 8:47 AM
Hate to say it, but your friend "the dick" is right. Jdate is no different than the real world. There are plenty of interesting people out there, but most are just kind of boring and bland. So if you want to increae your chances, you may have to be equally as boring and bland.
- June 28, 2007 at 8:53 AM
Women may claim that they want a guy who can make them laugh, but for the most part, that's a crock. Your friend is on to something.
- June 28, 2007 at 9:31 AM
- Shoshana said...
Good for you! Quality chicks roll their eyes at the tired cliches and the guys who like to throw their salaries around and act all important because they have some boring finance job where they don't even know what they are doing. If you really want a chick who is going to read your profile, rather than write to you because of your hot pic and high salary, I say keep going the high road. (But it does make the volume go down.)
- June 28, 2007 at 10:05 AM
For the 3 or 4 quality chicks that may actually live in your area, and that happen to be paying members, and that will maybe be interested in your pic, stay with your profile. Otherwise, if you want volume, heed the words of the dick.
- June 28, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- Stacie said...
Well, maybe not.
It depends what your goals are. Do you want quality, or quantity? Do you want to date around, or do you want to date with purpose? If you just want to date casually, then maybe cliches work on that pool of Jdaters.
For myself, however, a well-crafted profile is like the spring of sweet water in the desert (ooh, poetic!). It's what I look for (very often fruitlessly, I might add). An interesting profile can very often make the decision for me.
Why in the world would you WANT to blend in? It's boring.
Good luck!
- June 28, 2007 at 11:45 AM
A woman who writes one of those generic, bland profiles will NEVER appreciate a well written, clever one. They're just incapable. You're writing pieces for the New Yorker for a Glamour Magazine crowd.
- June 28, 2007 at 3:07 PM
I'm w/ Mo. If you're looking for true quality, the odds of finding her on Jdate are slim to nil. Maybe you need to find a site that caters to the less profile writing challenged crowd...if there is such a thing.
- June 28, 2007 at 4:44 PM
- Matthew said...
I love the idea of a JDATE cliche handbook. I agree that eventually the creativity well does run dry eventually. My profile is just cliches that I have taken from other Jdate profiles. I would not give hope on Jdate completely, think of it as a god way to meet women but not the only way.
"Mustlove2kvetch" Good luck!
- June 28, 2007 at 6:16 PM
Marc, remain true to yourself and don't listen to The Dick! It will take time, but you will find that quality woman when you least expect it (I know that's a cliche, but it's a TRUE one!). I'm a woman who finally found THE ONE on JDate after YEARS of fruitless online dating, so I do know what I'm talking about!
- June 28, 2007 at 7:13 PM
Marc, remain true to yourself and don't listen to The Dick! It will take time, but you will find that quality woman when you least expect it (I know that's a cliche, but it's a TRUE one!). I'm a woman who finally found THE ONE on JDate after YEARS of fruitless online dating, so I do know what I'm talking about!
- June 28, 2007 at 7:15 PM
- Gregg said...
say something funny that really projects something salient about your approach to life, wants, and needs. If you are looking for the love of your life then you want to attract someone who finds you attractive. Do you really want to end up with someone who is looking for a rich husband?
- July 2, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Psychologists say that physical beauty represents something like the average of each feature in that society. I think that women are looking for certain average features, what they would call normal. To them average is beautiful: it's some kind of attraction to centrality. Common phrases are the currency of any online dating system. They are interpreted symbolically. When you move away from them you lose the rich ambiguity of a symbol. Women are very psychic symbols mean a lot to them. If you're outside the system of symbols you are not normal, for them, aka unattractive. Jdate is not a poetry competition, it is a community. You have to share in the communal rites if you want the girls, or else they'll all go the leaders - those central figures that incorporate all of the common traits of their society.
- August 27, 2007 at 3:45 AM


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The New York Post had an exclusive report this weekend about PS 106 and its principal, Marcella Sills, in Queens, New York, and wow. If the claims are true, it might just be the worst school with the worst principal in the country.
Some of the terrible things allegedly happening there include:
- The school nurse doesn't have a properly equipped office.
- An unorganized library described as a "junk room."
- There are no substitute teachers; kids from an absent teacher's class are put into other classes for the day.
- Classes are being held in dilapidated, "rat-infested" trailers.
- Students have not been given math, reading, or writing books.
Then there's another big problem: Marcella Sills, a principal who is being paid six figures, allegedly, rarely shows up for work on time if at all. Inanother report on the matter published this morning, the Post informed its readers about a curious party for fifth-graders that Principal Sills has organized for the past three years. At a cost of $110 per student, children must wear bridal or groom attire. The Post writes, "The kids, many of whom live below the poverty line, must foot the bill for the strange get-ups, which Sills personally picks out at stores such as Men's Wearhouse and David's Bridal, parents and ex-teachers said."
Currently, Ms. Sills has not commented on the allegations. Carmen Fariña, the newly named New York City school chancellor, announced that she has begun an investigation. Make sure you read the Post's initial report and their follow-up from this morning, because there is more craziness within.
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Latazah Coleman can relax and run her races now.
Latazah Coleman can relax and run her races now.
The senior track and field dynamo for the Appoquinimink High School girls team recently made it official that she will be attending Rider University, a NCAA Division I school in Lawrenceville, N.J. on a track scholarship.
Latazah won the 300-meter hurdles state championship and finished second in the 100 hurdles last spring as a junior and during her senior season, so far she has won the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump gold medals during the indoor track state championships and now is focused on defending her crown as well as helping the Jaguars to a solid season in Flight A, Blue Hen Conference and state meet action.
The Middletown Transcript spoke with Latazah to talk about what she's looking forward to this season and her future as a Rider Bronco.
Q What influenced your decision to attend Rider?
A It's a great school with a great business one of the coaches (Dudley Dorival) is an Olympian.
Q What other schools were you considering other than Rider?
A St. Francis was the only other school.
Q Now that you've signed on to attend Rider, how nice is it to have this over and done with so you can focus on your senior year at Appo?
A I'm very excited, it's a blessing.
Q How do you think the team is going to do this year?
A I think we have a lot of good people with potential. I trust them because I know we're going to go hard and we've got a great coach in Coach [Dave] Thomas. I think we can go far.
Q How did you get started in track?
A When I was a little kid, I just used to run around the neighborhood and then I tried out for track in ninth grade and I stuck with it.
Q What do you like about Appoquinimink High School aside from Track?
A I love the athletics, the people and the coaches.
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|History of Christianity in Africa, Day Three, Album Two
Day Three began with a thought-provoking discussion led by Professor Bill Cook and inspired by his earlier talk on Franciscan art—conversations that proved, once again, as Cook said, "the power of art to teach and inspire."
Then we were off to the Damietta Peace Initiative, whose work we will see in action on Friday during a grassroots meeting between Christians and Muslims in the infamous Kibera Slum of Nairobi. A surprise visit to a rural school completed the day. Some photos from Day Three follow:


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1) My children laughing..over anything. Especially my youngest as he's some how/somewhere picked up putting his head down on his arm and slamming his other fist on the table when he laughs. It's adorable.
2) Watching my children discover new things. It's like learning all over again.
3) Watching my favorite shows while relaxing after a long day. I love me time.
4) Good times with good friends.
5) Knowing that I have an amazing husband at the end of each day.
6) Explaining my family to other people. It sounds so much worse than it is.
7) Having a net to catch me when I fail. It happens more often than I'd like.
What doesn't suck for you?
An adventure through life requiring patience, humor, and being faster than my children. Follow me on my journey.
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Having children in my life who care.
Watching grandchildren grow into beautiful people
Being alive and well
Spending me time weather it's reading or watching my shows online at the library
Haveing a warm blanket cat at the end of each day who loves snuggling with me
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An Australian photographer claims to have snapped the world's first photograph of humpback whales making love. We can call it that now — love making, that is — based on the detailed description provided by Jason Edwards, who captured the moment off the coast of Tonga.
We can't show you the image here for copyright reasons, so you'll have to click through to see it, but a picture almost isn't necessary once you've heard Australia's Daily Telegraph relay Edwards' report of the encounter, which he describes as "brief but tender":
Mr Edwards said the female allowed the male to grapple her on a slight angle, sliding in from behind until his belly touched. Placing a pectoral fin over her flank, he stroked her gently during the act. After the pair broke apart, the female released a burst of bubbles from her mouth, rather than through the spout.
Downright titillating, wouldn't you say? Though Edwards' account of the unconventional way the male went about winning his mate in the first place is equally entertaining:
"It was amazing...There were four or five males vying for her attention and while the larger ones were busy jostling each other, the smallest one swam away with the female."
Sounds like a smart whale to us. [The Daily Telegraph]
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How the hell does another vanity pet win AGAINST A MURLOC WITH A GUN?!
It just doesn't seem as interesting as any of the other locales.
I find it hard to believe that there are people out there who are legitimately excited about the option to play as a giant fucking panda.


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We are upgrading the heating and cooling systems at the Grade 1 Listed Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington.
This includes replacing the existing steam heating system with a new Low Temperature Hot Water system.
The phased works are carried out at night to minimise impact on the venue's operation.
Our project team devised a workable solution which allows the hall to remain fully operational and maintains provision of heating to 80% of the venue at all times.
The methodology we developed enabled the work to be completed in just 18 months. This avoided the Hall having to either shut for a period or complete the work six months at a time over six years.
We developed a working methodology using welded stainless steel pipework and orbital welding which eliminates the need for hot works in key high risk areas.


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New To The Silver & Blue: Bryan McCann
Bryan McCann caught a lot of fans attention during training camp and pre-season this spring only to be claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens on September 5, 2010. Fortunately for us he was cut by the Ravens after one game. It didn't take long for the Cowboys to re-sign him on September 16th. He was signed to the practice squad for a few months and was added to the active roster on November 4th.
It didn't take long for this undrafted free agent to obtain his first NFL interception, picking off Eli Manning, returning it 101 yards for a touchdown. That play also added him to the Dallas Cowboys record books for longest interception return once held by Mike Gaechter. McCann was also named Defensive Player of the Week.
The next week against the Detroit Lions he made a play on special teams that proved he is also a smart player that listens and learns from his coaches. McCann knew what he was doing when he picked up the ball from the three yard line and returned it 97 yards for his second NFL touchdown. Coach DeCamillis had preached since spring drills, if a member of the punt team has touched the ball the receiving team can attempt to advance it with no consequence. So even if McCann had fumbled it, the Cowboys still would of had it on the three yard line. This is a rookie we are talking about! He is talented, smart and studies film over and over. Wow!
So where did this kid come from?
Here is a little background on undrafted free agent Bryan McCann. He was born on September 29, 1987 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He attended Putman City High School in Oklahoma City, he was rated 20th best player in Oklahoma by Rivals.com and the 25th best player by the Daily Oklahoman. McCann lettered in football, basketball and track.
McCann turned down offers to play for Stanford, Northwestern, Tulsa, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, UAB and Rice. He choose to play for SMU where he played safety, cornerback and returned punts.
I can't wait to see this young man's future unfold. With his work ethic and talent, the sky is the limit. I hope to see him in a Cowboy uniform for along time to come.


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Zisnella needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 161 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
We are a producer of chocolate and it is sold in the form of bars, truffles, nuts covered and chocolate paste for spreading.
First of all, a description about the name of the company. The company name "Zisne" in spanish reads and pronounce as "Cisne", and the translation of "Cisne" to english is "Swan" (the bird).
With that on mind, we want a logo with the following characteristics:
- The logo somehow uses a swan or the shape or anything that you designer consider related to swans.
- The word "Chocolate" should be under the company name.
- Also, the logo is going to be molded on the chocolate itself if applicable, so, a complex logo will not be easy to mold or view.
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Last week, Jim Mora promised that UCLA's support for Nick Pasquale and his family won't wane as the season rolls on. The Bruins are following through so far.
Before UCLA's 7:30 p.m. kickoff against New Mexico State on Saturday, the Rose Bowl will stand for a moment of silence in memory of the walk-on receiver, who was killed Sept. 8 by a car. After the quiet, however, Mora wants the stadium to erupt.
"We're going to get that place going," Mora said. "That's just the challenge for everybody. We're saying 'Go nuts for Nick.' We're going to go crazy and it's going to be a blast."
To help, the school will hand out free blue towels to the first 30,000 fans to enter the game. Printed with Pasquale's No. 36, the towels were donated by a company called Gorilla Marketing.
UCLA will also sell blue No. 36 T-shirts at the Rose Bowl, with 100 percent of Saturday's proceeds going to the Nick Pasquale Foundation — established to benefit athletes. Adidas donated the first batch of shirts, but the school will continue to sell them in the student store and online after the weekend. At least 40 percent of those proceeds will go to the foundation.
Mora credited Scott Mitchell, UCLA athletics' head of marketing, for spearheading the effort. Mitchell watched last week's game at a Nebraska bar with the Pasquale family. Between the first and second quarters Saturday, a framed jersey will be presented to Nick's parents, Mel and Laurie, and his brother A.J. The family will stand near a No. 36 that will be painted on the field.
"You see a whole lot of people who were affected by this and are trying to help," Mora said. "It's just a great gesture."
Smack talk
Week after week, Mora tries to drill tunnel vision into his players, keeping their sights set on only the game ahead.
To combat human nature is sometimes an uphill battle, especially when dealing with college students. On Wednesday, senior Shaq Evans told ESPN 710 AM that he was ready to pay USC back for the Bruins' 50-0 road loss in 2011.
"This year, we're going to try to embarrass them, honestly," Evans said during the radio interview. "It's so much fun, just seeing them struggling. Like how we used to struggle, now they're struggling. It's awesome to see that. I hate them."
Mora said Thursday that he had not heard Evans' comments.
"We're worried about New Mexico State University right now," Mora said. "I don't follow some of that stuff. I didn't see that. I'm worried about New Mexico State University."
Big man dance
If UCLA ever wants to give a lineman the ball on a fake punt, Mora will likely look to All-American left guard Xavier Su'a-Filo. The junior is regarded as one of the best offensive linemen the Bruins have had in years.
"Let's give it to X," Mora said. "He's got the feet. He's got some good feet, so he might be able to dance through the trash and get us a couple of yards."


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Alberto Ferrari wrote an interesting post about a "different approach" in creating a ranking measure with PowerPivot.
If you know DAX or you read our book, you will find that a DAX expression can solve the issue. However, such a formula is more complex than necessary. The next version of PowerPivot might have more built-in DAX functions and should solve the ranking need with a simpler formula. In the meantime, it is interesting to know a different approach that relies on Excel skills instead of DAX ones. Alberto shows how to solve the issue without writing a single line of DAX. It is always useful to look for other ways to get the job done, and sometime this approach is more practical than trying to decode very complex formulas, especially in case you don't have to refresh your data often!
If you want to touch the real Karma of PowerPivot, don't miss the opportunity to follow one of the workshops I and Alberto are bringing all over Europe in the next few months.
You can find more info on www.powerpivotworkshop.com. Hope to see you there!
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Hey first time posting on this forum. i'm having a problem playing videos from my raspberry pi running Raspbian and v5.1.5200 of Madsonic. When I click on any video any file type the player does not load all i get is a black box
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I did notice there was a warning saying no transcoder found, but audio works and I have ffmpeg installed so idk what to do about that.
any help would be appreciated.
got the black box fixed (the video player was set to chromecast) now its giving me an error in the player saying "error loading media: file could not be played" all my transcoding settings should be good so i have no clue what it could be


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Atlantis' homecoming was delayed today until Monday as gusty winds at the Kennedy Space Center forced a waveoff of the Shuttle's landing at the Florida spaceport.
Commander Ken Cockrell, Pilot Mark Polansky and Mission Specialists Bob Curbeam, Marsha Ivins and Tom Jones were ordered to stay in orbit for an extra day after Entry Flight Director LeRoy Cain concluded that crosswinds at the 3-mile long Shuttle Landing Facility were out of limits despite crystal clear skies. Atlantis' crew had only two opportunities today in which to return to Earth.
The astronauts closed the Shuttle's cargo bay doors just after 8 a.m. Central time this morning as Cain and his team of flight controllers closely monitored the winds in Florida. Chief Astronaut Charlie Precourt provided real-time observations as he flew the Shuttle Training Aircraft over the landing strip, a Gulfstream jet modified to mimic the landing characteristics of Atlantis.
Throughout the morning, winds were observed to be gusting in excess of the 15 knot crosswind limit for a daytime landing, and at 11:47 a.m. Central time, Cain called off today's landing efforts. Word of the waveoff was radioed up to Cockrell by Spacecraft Communicator Scott Altman in Mission Control.
Atlantis will have two opportunities again tomorrow in which to land at the Kennedy Space Center. The first, on orbit 185, calls for a firing of Atlantis' braking rockets at 11:21 a.m. Central time with a landing on KSC's Shuttle runway at 12:27 p.m. Central time. Atlantis' cargo bay doors would be closed at around 8:40 a.m. Monday in preparation for that first landing opportunity. A backup opportunity is also available on the following orbit, with a deorbit firing of the orbital maneuvering system engines at 12:57 p.m. Central time and a landing at 2:03 p.m. Central time. The weather forecast for the Cape tomorrow is promising, with only scattered clouds, a possibility of one deck of broken clouds, and somewhat lighter winds which are predicted to be acceptable for landing.
The backup landing site at California's Edwards Air Force Base is forecast to have unacceptable weather, with broken clouds, high winds and a chance of showers.
Shortly after today's landing attempts were called off, Atlantis' astronauts reopened the Shuttle's payload bay doors and removed their launch and entry suits to begin their bonus day in space. The astronauts will begin an eight-hour sleep period at 7:43 p.m. Central time tonight and will be awakened at 3:43 a.m. Monday to begin their pre-landing preparations.
Atlantis continues to orbit the Earth in excellent shape, completing an orbit of the Earth every 90 minutes at an altitude of 237 statute miles.
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition One Commander Bill Shepherd, Pilot Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev spent a relaxing day off aboard the orbital outpost and will enjoy an off-duty day again on Monday.
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shaner needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
i am officially starting a photography business that mainly photographs couples, weddings and outdoor portraiture. i am looking for a good design i can rely on to be modern and suit my style of photography
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i am looking for a design mainly for business cards and if possible to use on my website.
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Great evening on Lake Huron at the Schneider Cottage
Friday night I enjoyed the hospitality of daughter and son-in-law's friends John Schneider and Sharon Emery at their Lake Huron cottage, so often mentioned in John's column in the Lansing State Journal (I am a faithful reader). They are responsible for Ken and Karen having a cottage on Black Lake (long story). Their friend (and Sharon's former work colleague) Meegan Holland took the long way to Cheboygan but made it in time for a delicious meal featuring Lake Huron-caught (by John) Chinook salmon. An interesting bunch and a marvelous evening all around.
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So far this month we are running about twice the normal rainfall, mainly due to last week, but temps have been considerably above normal.... my garden is still very much alive. See how dense the fog is this morning (see photo)...that is a very good sign. Generally that means that is mainly clear above, allowing good radiational cooling to space..until the temp drops to the dewpoint and fog starts forming. Thus, we end up with cold air near the surface and warmer air above...an inversion. Right now we have a thin veneer a few hundred meters thick of cool, foggy air...which will burn through by lunch nearly everywhere. The temp observations at the National Weather Service Office in Seattle show this clearly (see figure).The latest satellite picture shows the fog in lower elevation and some scattered clouds (see picture). Expect to see sun this afternoon, with temps getting into the mid to upper 50s.
Tomorrow also will be dry and sunny in the afternoon since the high pressure will remain over us.


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Wow! I write about Mathew George and this morning I find his gravestone! Which illustrates the point that you should re-visit online sources since they do tend to add new information. I frequent Find A Grave fairly often, but I've never found any of my husband's Georges ~ this morning I not only found Mathew, but Francis Marion and his wife Annie Laurie Brewer as well!
If I keep finding possible toe-holds I will climb over that brick wall of Mathew's folks. Just watch me! (^.^)


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catering on and off for the better part of fifteen years.
I've seen and heard a lot of things during that time.
This past week I worked a party for Duke's Student Affairs. It was a Brazilian-themed party for 1,500 guests.
Yes. 1,500 guests.
Even in all my years of doing this, that is still a number I rarely see.
One of the things being served was pastel - pastry wrapped tasty morsel. This was filled with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and oregano and then deep fried.
Essentially a pizza roll.
This is what a catering kitchen looks like just an hour before the party started. An "all hands on deck!" scenario where even the waitstaff had to jump in and help make pastels.
I don't think the expected 1,500 showed up. I'm going to guess 500 at best.
Which is a good thing because that meant guests were able to gorge on these things. I mean if a guest only had two a piece we would have had to make 3,000 of them (which I don't believe was done even with the help of the waitstaff). Some other Brazilian food served? Pao de queijo, brigadeiro and pe de moleque.


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