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Gay-Friendly Bertolli Makes The Most Of Barilla's Homophobic PR Mess
We have ourselves a classic pasta battle, friends.
Bertolli has wasted no time to capitalize on the anti-gay missteps of competitor Barilla's chairman, Guido Barilla. In a blast to its social networks, Bertolli Germany released a graphic relaying its gay-friendly corporate and consumer culture that depicts a pair of same-pasta noodles and the carb-loaded friends who love them. "Love and pasta for all," reads the caption for the photo shared on Facebook.
"We just wanted to spread the news that Bertolli welcomes everyone, especially those with an empty stomach," said a spokesperson who works at the social media agency hired by Bertolli.
I just can't believe what I am reading here. We all have different opinions and beliefs, however some of these comments are nasty. You should all just eat what you like and those people who may be up in arms about mistakes by the media, just forget it. We are what we are, so live and let live. There is no right or wrong if the outcome of your lifestyle doesn't affect anyone in a harmful or negative way. Just remember, it is better to love than hate.
How is it that something as innocent as different types of pasta can lead to such insulting comments??? Hear of acceptance much? This is supposed to be AMERICA: The melting pot nation of differences. The fact that people are still arguing over EQUAL rights is just beyond me. Some people are gay, some are straight, some are black, some are white, ect. WHO cares???? And to the uneducated bigot who is comparing homosexuality to pedophilia: what planet are you living on???? As a pretty educated person with a masters in Psychology, you honestly have no idea what you are talking about. Homophobia was considered a ¨ disease¨ during a time when people did not understand it. It was taken out of the DSM-IV and is NOT a disease now because psychologists know better. Most people are NOT born pedophiles. Most are a product of their environment and were sexually abused as children themselves. So, before you start spreading bullshit why don´t you actually do research on what you are talking about before you make people more dumb. Perhaps you should take a look at yourself in the mirror before spewing your hatred and stupidity. And better yet, maybe you should seriously consider what it is you are hiding behind. It sounds like you are the one who has some issues to face with your own sexuality.
Fair enough. But: If the bible speaks the truth, please explain why it says specifically that rabbits are cud-chewing animals. We know this is false. They don't chew their cud like cows or llamas. But the real question is, if the bible is the word of god and is infallible, then WHY is that in there? Did God just forget something important about an animal HE created?
YES but the Bible says many more things such a adultery. lying, cheating, stealing but all that gets overlooked by so called Christians. Only HE/SHE who is without sin should ever judge another and make hateful comments about others. Didn't you ever wonder how many were at the last supper being Gay. I am NOT gay and will not eat Barilla pasta as if they can't say anything nice and respectful than don't say anything at all. So Phillip, if you are completely with out sins OK if not KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. AMEN AMEN and AMEN
If the Bible speaks the truth, I hope you don't eat your Barilla pasta alongside a medium-rare steak, while wearing clothing of mixed fabrics. Because you know, the Bible also condemns those things too.
I certainly hope that you have no LGBTQ people in your life, or even women, because if they knew you were weren't bothered by this, they may think twice about being in your life.
It's Bertolli for me. I will never buy Barilla again even if Guido were to apologize, we'd all know it would be a lie. The only thing that would change my mind would be his resignation and replacement with someone with a track record of tolerance. I am straight, not that it matters one damned bit, but just so Guido and the whole company he heads will get that it isn't only the gay community that "will go buy their pasta somewhere else".
Um... Not to be rude here but a little too late... What ever happened to business owners thinking before they speak... Especially in this day and age... Get with the times... LGBTQ are people and you know what? Baby we were born this way... If God didn't want LGBTQ people, he never would have created them... Your PR blunder was a huge one... Get with the times... I personally will never buy their products again, and I was appalled by the ignorance of the company...
D- bag. Try making a real difference. Nobody gives a shit what your fat pasta eating ass thinks. Actions dip shit. Try making some. They speak louder than your fake feminine lisp. Actions can also help you to lose your insecurities by helping you to lose weight. Hint: quit paying for and eating pasta you tank!
While it is true that nobody can help the way they were born, you absolutely cannot equate pedophilia with homosexuality. There's a huge difference between two adults in a consenting relationship and someone preying on children who cannot consent due to their age.
I suppose next you'll drag out the old 'marry their dogs and toaster ovens' trope. Yawn. Do you people ever use your brain for thinking, or do you just memorize Rush Limbaugh's talking points instead?
it is only dangerous when one acts upon those desires. no crime has been committed to only have desires. stop being a bigot. homosexuality used to be considered a disease and was against the law. much like how we treat pedophiles today. it's time for the LGBTQP community to stand up for our pedo brothers and fight the good fight for equality. they were born that way too, and it's time for their equality as well.
If you don't know the difference between two adults having a consensual sexual relationship and a person who engages in inappropriate activity with a pre-sexual human being who lacks the ability to comprehend sexual contact or give informed consent to participate in a sexual relationship, then you have a much bigger problem than a pasta company's PR nightmare. I would strongly recommend that you consult a mental health professional or, better yet, a law enforcement authority who can explain to you the difference between a relationship between equals or peers regardless of gender and sexual abuse of a child. I am sure that they will be happy to make sure that you are well educated before releasing you back into the general population, because while you may think equating homosexuality with pedophilia is funny, most people don't find abusing children a joking matter.
Homosexuality was considered a disease for political reasons. Pedophilia is considered a disease because it can lead to behavior that hurts children. You should be grateful people see it as a disease rather than as something done on purpose--as it turns out, a LOT of child sexual abuse is crime of opportunity, not actually arising from pedophilia--because at least with the disease model they are less likely to tar, feather, and lynch you. And I tell you what--if they did lynch you, it'd probably be the first time in ever that they did it to someone actually guilty.
Get help and quit whining.

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All-around whimsical and perfectly on-trend, this vibrant satchel is sure to pickup your daily looks and moods! This masterful suede leather piece is painted with an array of imperfect lines and features smooth leather trim throughout. Polished gold-tone hardware sets the style bar nice and high, as two spacious pockets on the front stow your most-reached-for essentials.
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In this Hands on Review I will be going over the Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS E-Mount lens as tested on the Sony Nex-5n. I've done extensive testing with the SEL50F18 E-Mount lens and you will see exactly what it's capable of in this review. At ~$300 US it's easily one of the best bang for the buck Sony E-Mount lens currently available in my opinion. It has a super fast f/1.8 aperture, high quality ED Glass, Optical Steady Shot, and a Silent, Smooth as butter focus motor. Oh Yeah, and it costs hundreds less than anything else even remotely close to as good.
The 50mm focal length on a 1.5x crop factor sensor body, like the Nex cameras, works out to an effective 75mm. (50mm X 1.5x = 75mm) 75mm is an excellent focal length for portraits in particular and with such a fast aperture of f/1.8, in combination with the huge sensor on the Nex-5n, you can get awesome separation between your subjects and backgrounds. Just like an SLR!!
|I took a ton of sample pics and I have some sample video that shows off just how smooth and quite the Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens really when focusing from one subject to another, as well as focusing in really low light. I also wanted to note that I shot Jpeg for most of these images as that is what most users will be using when shooting with the Nex-5n in my opinion. Plus the fact that the camera fixes the lens flaws in jpeg mode!!
SEL50F18 – Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens
Here's the Sony E-Mount 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens w/ the provided lens hood.
Here's the Sony E-Mount 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens mounted to the Sony Nex-5n.
Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens – Full Specs
|Aperture (Max.)
|Aperture (Min.)
|Filter Diameter
|Lens Groups-Elements
|8 groups, 9 elements
|Minimum Focus Distance
|15.3" (0.39m)
|AF for Movie Capture
|Angle of View
|Aperture Blade
|7 blades (Circular aperture)
|Dimensions (Max. Diameter x Length)
|2-1/2 x 2- 1/2" (62x62mm)
|Direct Manual Focus
|Exterior Finish
|Focal Length (35mm equivalent)
|Internal Motor
|Yes (Stepping motor)
|Lens Weight
|7.25 oz (202g)
|Low Noise During Movie Capture
|Maximum Magnification
|0.16x (APS-C)
|Mount Material
|Weights and Measurements
|Dimensions (Approx.)
|2-1/2 x 2-1/2" (62 x 62mm)
|Weight (Approx.)
|7.25oz (202g)
|Service and Warranty Information
|Limited Warranty Term
|1 Year Parts & Labor 1
Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens – Full Feature Set
Built-in Optical SteadyShotTM image stabilization
The built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization system provides a 4-stop (approx.) shutter speed advantage, making it significantly easier to achieve crisp, blur-free images and video.
Large F1.8 aperture
The SEL50F18 has an innovative optical design to achieve clear, high-quality images by effectively minimizing distortion and chromatic aberration. Moreover, the large maximum aperture of this lens with its circular aperture design, can produce beautiful, creamily defocused backgrounds.
Smooth and quiet high-speed focusing
Lens operation is fast but at the same time smooth and quiet, minimizing noise and image jitter when shooting movies. A linear motor used for focus drive contributes to low-noise focus operation, while a stepping motor built into the lens, technology inherited from Sony's professional camcorders, results in smooth, quiet aperture actuation ideal for movie shooting.
Compact and lightweight
The SEL50F18 is remarkably compact and lightweight for a large-aperture mid-range telephoto lens (50mm focal length/75mm equivalent in 35mm format). It is convenient to carry around for general photography, and particularly well suited to shooting portraits. The elegant aluminum alloy exterior of this lens affords an appearance that blends beautifully with the graceful design of E-mount bodies, and the engraved focus ring offers sophisticated appearance as well as superior grip and operating feel.
Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
Direct Manual Focus (DMF) allows the user to go directly to manual focusing after autofocus lock-on without having to switch modes. In cases where autofocus has trouble locking onto the subject, or when the user wants to focus at a specific point, DMF facilitates fast, easy fine focus adjustments. This can be particularly useful for portraits in which depth of field can be extremely shallow.
Price: ~$298.00 @ BHPhoto (Click Here)
Build Quality
As you can see from the high res images above, the build quality is very good on the Sony E-Mount 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens. It's skin is metal so it's rigid and strong, yet relatively light weight at 7.5 oZ considering the large f/1.8 Aperture. It also looks really sharp in my opinion and has tight tolerances all around. When focusing manually, the focus ring is smooth as butter and when in auto the AF motor is virtually silent. What stands out with the autofocus to me in particular is how it transitions from one focus point to another. It almost seems like it has a ease/ in, ease/ out effect on the focus transitions and you'll see in the sample video below what I'm talking about. I don't think it actually does that, but it's super smooth unlike other lenses I've used.
The lens hood is really large, but does the job well as I had no flare issues shooting outside etc.. The Hood also screws into the lens front itself which ultimately gives it a slightly smaller profile and tighter seal. Again, a sign of quality that you normally do not get with a lens at this price point. Honestly, this lens should cost more like $5-600 if I were to rate it on quality and features alone. Sony can't be making much on this lens!!
Sample Photos
I'll Start with a few of my favorite pics, then I'll go over in detail with 100% Crops the corner sharpness, lens blur (bokeh), vignette, etc..
Be sure to Click on the Photos for the Large 1200px version!!
A few of my favorite sample pics
I shot these first two African Daisy flower photos in Raw as I wanted to insure I captured as much highlight detail as possible.
A few of my favorite sample pics cont..
Michele got me this cool fire-pit for fathers day, so we can all roast marshmallows and stuff together in a somewhat safe way. I prefer the raging fire pit, but I guess it's not the safest and the portable fire-pit is really nice!! Layla was so kind as to be my little helper assembling it, and Michele took a few pics. I really like this one 🙂 – "Layla, can I have the Screwdriver please??"
Michele made me Pancakes for Fathers day as well!! Man am I lucky 🙂 Look at those delicious juicy fresh blueberries!!
SEL50F18 Sharpness Test
This next series is a Real World sharpness test, and the results are solid performance across the board from the 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens. These were taken hand held with Auto ISO in order to maintain a somewhat constant shutter speed for the sharpness test. You may see a tad more noise in the f/8 images. Note the corner sharpness consistency!!
Be sure to Click on the Photos for the Large 1200px version!!
Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens Lens Flaws
The vignette is noticeable when shooting wide open at f/1.8, but goes away completely by about f/- f/2.8 or so.
Chromatic Aberrations are also somewhat noticeable in high contrast areas. When shooting in raw it's more noticeable than when shooting in jpeg mode. It's easy to fix this in any raw processing program though encase you decide to develop yourself 😉
Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens – Lens Blur Test Shots
Be sure to Click on the Photos for the Large 1200px version!!
Sample HD Video Testing
Here is two sample clips showing how the Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens performs in the focusing department in various lighting conditions. I also recorded the Naked Nex-7 Video with this set-up!!
Be sure to select the 720p quality option for the best viewing experience.
Overall I had a blast using the Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens with the Sony Nex-5n, and I highly recommend this lens for anybody in the market. Like all the E-Mount lenses in my opinion, the 50mm is a killer value for the dollar at ~$298.00 US. The 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens is sharp from corner to corner and has a very pleasing bokeh in my opinion, similar to that on the 55-210mm E-Mount lens. The OSS works really well and as you can see in the video is very smooth and quiet.
The focal length, wide aperture, and OSS, make this lens a no brainier for anybody interested in portrait photography, and low light photography in particular. Wedding reception always comes to mind. You could even take some excellent HD video and get top quality professional grade results with this lens.
As far as lens flaws go, they are so minor and easily correctable that I would not worry about them very much. For the price point, it's incredible how good this lens is. I gave it a 5 Star rating as it's the best E-Mount Lens for the money I have tested to date!! I may actually have to lower some other lenses ratings after some further analysis, but I don't think so.
That is all for this review on the Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens, and please feel free to ask questions if you have any!
Price: ~$298.00
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ALL-DAY ZAZEN MAY 16, 2009 -- NO ORYOKI LUNCH! + MAY 17th at 11 AM at DHARMA PUNX in HOLLYWOOD + SAME NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT ON SUICIDE GIRLS RADIO
Just a quick reminder, there will be an all-day Zazen thing this Saturday, May 16th, at Hill Street Center. That's tomorrow for those of you who are calendar challenged. All details are on the links over to your left, so I ain't writin' 'em down again, you lazy good-for-nothings!
There will be no oryoki lunch. This means you do not have to register ahead of time. The point of registering ahead of time was so we could get a head count and make the right number of lunches. But if there's no lunch, there's no need for pre-registering. So to make that easier, here's a formula:
oryoki lunch served = you must pre-register
no oryoki lunch served = you don't have to pre-register
Good? OK!
Bring your own grub (like I'll be doing) or buy something on Main St. around the corner. Some of us will eat together. You don't have to.
I will be there. But I am fucking exhausted from the tour and the last thing I want to do is talk a lot. So we'll have the usual chatting session afterward. But there will be no lecture or dharma talk. In fact I'd prefer not to talk much at all. I'll just nod and go "um-hm" or "uh-ah." So if you're coming, come to sit, not to hear me talk. OK?
Those of you who want to hear me talk should show up the next morning, Sunday May 17th at 11 am at Dharma Punx in Hollywood 4300 Melrose (between Heliotrope and Vermont).
And if you wanna hear me talk even more tune in that same night at Midnight to INDIE 103.1 (on-line only now) for my appearance on the SuicideGirls Radio show. I think I'm on the second hour of the show, and it's available as a podcast after the live broadcast.


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There is no shortage of places serving a montanara pizza.
There is in my part of the world, that's why it's new to me. I live in a pizza wasteland.
I am glad you have found good pizza in ohio! I live in Granville Ohio and if you are ever in the area let me know. Our bakery/pizzeria makes pies/breads authentic to my NJ/NYC area upbringing. Thanks. Walter
We went out for an early dinner to a new local restaurant that is Ohios only certified neapolitan pizzeria. They say, The 5th street pub specializes in handmade, italian inspired cuisine and the only APN (associazione pizzaiuoli napoletani) certified pizza in ohio. We top our 150 year old dough recipe with only the freshest produce and imported meats and cheeses. Our full bar specializes in regional and international craft beers, a reasonably priced wine selection and specialty cocktails inspired by classic italian and American drinks.I had, The Real Deal Margherita made of, tomato sauce, grape tomatoes, basil leaves, imported buffalo mozzarella, pecorino romano, and olive oil.My wife had the La Montanara made of, deep fried crust with thick marinara sauce, basil leaves, pecorino romano, fresh smoked mozzarella, olive oil. Voted best pizza in N.Y.C. by the New York Times. I wonder who they copied?We shared and they were both delicious. Ive got a new favorite pizza joint and its only 15 minutes away. O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Walter, Your pizza looks delicious! The next time I'm down around Sugarcreek, I'll have to make a detour your way for lunch. After all, how many broasted chicken dinners can I eat?
Being raised in an Italian NYC area food culture is normal for me and thus using grande whole milk mozz, grande provolone, DOP parmigiano and DOP romano, fresh herbs, 7/11 tomates, at least a 24 hour cold ferment, are the way to go. Walter
redox: If you make it out here I can sell you a loaf or as much or little as you like of the grande whole milk at cost. Walter
redox i put more cheese on my neapolitan pies than normal for the reason stated above customer perception, and my likes. i really think Neapolitan pizza can get boring if it is not topped with enough cheese and tomato sauce. on a 11 inch pie i use 4 ounces of cheese which gives good coverage. the way the cheese melted above it looks like his oven temperature was down some. if he is not selling a lot of pies it will be hard to run the oven at high temperatures all of the time. his best pizzas are probably produced on weekends during his rush where is is able to run the oven hot. i wish him the best, he is about two hours from me and i want to visit the pizzeria. do you know who certified his pizzeria? i thought roberto was the only APN instructor, he may have taken a class from roberto. and i though APN certified pizza makes and VPN certified the pizzeria and methods.


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November 20, 2012 08:58 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2012) - Kimber Resources Inc. (TSX:KBR)(NYSE MKT:KBX) has announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2012. All amounts in this news release are in Canadian dollars. The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Kimber's condensed consolidated interim financial statements and management's discussion & analysis for the three months ended September 30, 2012 are now available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.com.
As at September 30, 2012, Kimber had working capital of $0.95 million (June 30, 2012 - $2.42 million), which includes $3.24 million (June 30, 2012 - $1.55 million) in cash and cash equivalents and a short term loan of $2.76 million from Sprott Resource Lending Partnership ("SRLP"). The face value of the short term loan is $3.0 million offset by deferred financing costs of $0.24 million. Kimber's net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.80 million or $0.01 per common share compared with a net loss of $0.76 million or $0.01 loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Kimber's equity was $61.49 million at September 30, 2012, a decrease of $0.50 million from $61.99 million at June 30, 2012. The decrease is due to the net loss during the quarter. The Company capitalized approximately $0.99 million of certain expenditures related to exploration and technical advancement at Monterde during the period.
"During the recent quarter Kimber's principal focus was the update of the Carmen mineral resource estimate which was released on October 24, 2012," said Gordon Cummings, President and CEO of Kimber Resources. "The updated resource estimate for Carmen showed an increase in measured and indicated gold and silver ounces providing an excellent platform for advancing to a pre-feasibility study."
Selected information
The following information is for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
The following information is as at September 30, 2012 with comparable information at June 30, 2012.
The net losses for Kimber for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 include non-cash charges for share-based compensation of $126,262 in 2012 and $149,717 in 2011.
The Board of Kimber has approved the drawdown of a further $2 million from SRLP and a request has been made to SRLP to this effect. The cash balance of the Company at November 19, 2012 is C$2.9 million.
About Kimber
Kimber owns mineral concessions covering in excess of 39,000 hectares in the prospective Sierra Madre gold-silver belt, including the Monterde property, where three gold-silver mineral resources have already been defined. The most advanced of these, the Carmen deposit, has been extensively drilled and has undergone detailed geologic modeling. The completion of the Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for Monterde in 2011 represented a significant step forward for Kimber and supported further evaluation and more advanced economic studies at the Monterde deposits, with the recently updated mineral resource estimate for the Carmen deposit representing a component of those activities.
Forward looking statements
Statements in this release may be viewed as forward-looking statements, including statements regarding estimates of mineral resources at Monterde, the preliminary economic assessment of the Monterde project, the conversion of inferred mineral resources to measured and indicated mineral resources, the conversion of mineral resources to mineral reserves, life of mine estimates, the potential for gold and silver mineral resources in the Carmen and Veta Minitas deposits and other targets within the Monterde project, the implications of the results of drill holes reported herein, the results of future exploration, the economic potential of any such discoveries made, the further development, expected results and future economic assessments of the Monterde project. When used in this press release, the words "expect", "intend", "hopes", "should", "believe", "may", "will", "if", "anticipates", "potential for", "potentially", "suggests" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, uncertainty of mineral reserve and resource estimates, continuity of mineralization between drill holes, risks relating to fluctuations in the price of gold, the inherently hazardous nature of mining-related activities, potential effects on Kimber's operations of environmental regulations in the countries in which it operates, risks due to legal proceedings, risks relating to political and economic instability in certain countries in which it operates, risks related to the use of inferred mineral resources in the preliminary economic assessment, and uncertainty of being able to raise capital on favourable terms or at all, as well as those risk factors discussed under the headings "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in Kimber's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F as recently filed on SEDAR and EDGAR.There are no assurances the Company can fulfil such forward-looking statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements, except as required by law. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks facing the Company, some of which are beyond the Company's control.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Mr. David R Hembree, Vice President Exploration of the Company. The exploration activities at the Monterde project site are now carried out under the supervision of Mr. David R Hembree, who is the designated Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 for the Monterde project and is responsible for quality control at Monterde and has verified the data being disclosed herein. He has determined that the laboratory reports matched the drill sample logs and that the quality control assays fall within reasonable limits. QA/QC procedures incorporate blanks and duplicates inserted at the drill and standards inserted after sample preparation. Sample preparation was done by ALS Chemex at its Chihuahua laboratory. Pulps are analyzed by ALS Chemex at its laboratory in North Vancouver, British Columbia, using 50 gram sub-samples, using fire assay with an AA finish for gold and four-acid digestion and ICP finish for silver from a 0.4 gram subsample. High grade gold or silver intervals are re-assayed by fire assay with gravimetric finish.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. Kimber Resources uses certain terms in this news release and on its website, such as "measured," "indicated," and "inferred," "mineral resources," which the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. companies from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure under the heading "Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Regarding Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates" in our latest annual report on Form 20-F which may be secured from us, or from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
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From Tap to Bottle
ORLEANS, VT - The town of Orleans is welcoming a new resident business to its community. Friday, Lapierre's will hold the grand opening of its newest location at 303 Willoughby Ave. (RT 58), on the outskirts of Orleans and only a few miles from Exit 26 off I-91. The Canadian company, renowned for producing a high quality organic maple syrup, happens to also be the leading producer of equally high quality maple production equipment. It's occupying the former Desmarais Equipment building.The 16,000-square-foot facility is a terrific venue for housing and displaying the tremendous breadth of equipment and supplies the company offers, which cover the spectrum of needs for a sugaring operation from the tree to the bottle, so-to-speak. In addition to the supplies and state of the art equipment designed and produced by the company's 160 employees, the store will also provide the area with the benefit of a seasoned staff prepared to assist local sugarhouses – traditional or modern. The store will carry everything from reverse osmosis tanks to releasers and all the related supplies and will provide technical assistance from its staff, which includes highly qualified members like Bucky Shelton, the store's resident sales and service manager, to Tom Paterson, the regional sales manager, and Karen Stanley, who will be the store's manager. As Mr. Shelton explained, Orleans County is seeing considerable expansion of its sugaring operations and having a home office in close proximity to the customers "will help foster expansion and promote further growth," ensuring that the company is successful in its endeavors. The location will be the sixth Lapierre Equipment branch but only the second facility in the United States. The other U.S. branch is located in Swanton, VT. Lapierre Equipment and Lapierre Maple were founded by Donald Lapierre in 1978 in his native village of St-Ludger de Beauce, where he set up the initial factory in his family's barn. The farm and factory now boast some 140,000 taps, which are used as a laboratory for the company's continuous tradition of research, development and production of new and innovative techniques and equipment. Not only is the company the largest manufacturer of its kind in the industry, but its 140,00 taps are the largest sugaring facility in North America. It is responsible for introducing at least 25 new products or improvements into the industry of its own design, among them the first mechanical extractor designed for smaller operations, called the Hobby 500. Much of Lapierre's equipment is new and produced from shinny stainless steel, yet it retains a timeless quality true to tradition.


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Bruce Springsteen tops Billboard chart with 'High Hopes'
Springsteen now has the third-most albums to reach the top of the Billboard chart, surpassing Elvis Presley and trailing only rapper Jay Z and the Beatles.
"The Boss" is back on top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday as Bruce Springsteen scored his 11th No. 1 album with "High Hopes," more than three decades after first reaching the chart's apex.
The album from the 64-year-old rocker sold 99,000 in its opening week to top the soundtrack of the film "Frozen," which had topped the charts for the past two weeks and sold 87,000 copies last week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
Springsteen now has the third-most albums to reach the top of the weekly Billboard chart, surpassing Elvis Presley and trailing only rapper Jay Z, who has 13 No. 1 albums, and the Beatles' record 19 chart-topping albums, Billboard said.
But "High Hopes" is Springsteen's first album to have fewer than 100,000 in first-week sales since Nielsen SoundScan began compiling figures for Billboard in 1991, the magazine said.
More than a third of the album's sales were physical copies sold online, Billboard said, noting that Amazon.com's special offer of the album paired with a DVD of a Springsteen concert helped boost overall sales.
"Kidz Bop 25," the newest release from the Kidz Bop series of albums in which children sing pop hits, entered the charts at No. 3, selling 76,000 copies.
Country singer Jennifer Nettles, half of the duo Sugarland, entered the chart at No. 5 with her first solo album, "That Girl," selling 54,000 copies.
Christian alternative rock band Switchfoot capped the new entries in the top 10 at No. 6 with their ninth studio album, "Fading West," selling 39,000 copies.
Pop singer Katy Perry's song "Dark Horse," featuring rapper Juicy J, kept its top spot on the digital songs chart with 261,000 downloads in the past week, up 7 percent from last week.
Total album sales for the week were 4.4 million, an 11 percent decline from the same week last year but up 4 percent from sales last week.
Album sales for the year to date are 14.1 million, a 14 percent decline from the same period in 2013.
Individual song downloads total 80.3 million for the year so far, off 12 percent over the same period last year.
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The San Jose Sharks continued their unbeaten start to the NHL season by defeating the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout.
Sharks forward Logan Couture notched the only goal in the shootout to lift San Jose past the Red Wings at Joe Lewis Arena in Michigan.
Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi made 24 saves in goal for the Sharks but he was matched every step of the way at the other end of the ice by 29-year-old Jimmy Howard who made 27 saves throughout the game.
In the end it came down to the shootout to decide the winner and it was the Sharks who went on to claim the victory.
While Detroit failed to score with their three attempts, Couture was finally able to beat Howard and the Sharks skated away with another win to maintain their impressive start to the season.
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A Dover man, identified as Ramon Ruffin, 46, has been jailed after allegedly assaulting a McDonald's employee.
Dover Police have arrested a local man after he led them on a wild chase following an assault at a local fast food restaurant.
The incident began with a 911 call at approximately 2:38 p.m. Dec. 9, said police spokesman Cpl. Mark Hoffman, with the caller telling dispatchers an employee of the McDonald's at 879 N. DuPont Highway had been assaulted.
The victim, a 58-year-old man who works at the restaurant, was walking to his vehicle when he was approached by a man who pointed a handgun at him and demanded his wallet.
The suspect, later identified as Ramon Ruffin, 46, of the first block of South New Street, Dover, allegedly used the gun to hit the victim in the head and face several times. As this was going on, Ruffin allegedly pointed the gun at another man who had come into the parking lot and witnessed the altercation. Ruffin then jumped into a white minivan and drove off but not before the second man was able to spot the license number and provide it to Dover Police.
A patrol car spotted Ruffin driving in the area of North DuPont Highway and Scarborough Road and gave chase. Ruffin struck two other vehicles while trying to escape, but the chase ended when he struck a pole in a parking lot at Delaware Technical Community College. Ruffin fled on foot, but was caught.
A search of the vehicle turned up a loaded .45-caliber handgun, which police records indicate had been stolen in Richmond, Va. The Delaware Tech campus was on lock down for approximately 15 minutes, Hoffman said.
The victim suffered numerous lacerations and broken bones as a result of the assault, Hoffman said, but is expected to recover.
Ruffin was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree assault, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, aggravated menacing and resisting arrest.
He was ordered jailed in default of a $212,000 cash only bond.


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T-Boz From TLC Goes In On Nicki Minaj & The Music Industry
A graduate of New York's LaGuardia School Of Music & Arts, Nicki Minaj has risen to become Pop's most renown Rapper, scoring more US Hot 100 singles than any other Female MC in chart history.
So, by way of her ever engaging public image, FOX's 'American Idol' enlisted the starlet to sit on their Season 12 panel, perhaps hoping to capitalize on her experiences as a Contemporary act.
However, it seems 'Check My Resume' singer T-Boz is far from impressed by Idol's decision to hire Minaj, questioning her ability to judge fresh talent.
On celebrity talent show judges, she explained:
Just because you're on TV gyrating and boning and sucking penises, it's not talent, honey. Maybe in the porn industry, but over here, we entertain. I don't respect half [of] the people I've seen lately.
How the hell is she gon' tell me what I should be doing when her ass can't even sing. Why is she there? And then…now they've got rappers that don't even sing judging? So, this is totally based off of popularity I guess. I mean, to each their own. Get your money, honey. All I'm saying is, I will never watch [your] shows.


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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
'Tis (almost) the season
pattern: Christmas Rudolph Reindeer by Loly Fuertes
yarn: Patons Classic Wool in Taupe (plus miscellaneous worsteds in white & red)
needles: 2.75 mm
misc: button eyes and a ribbon around his neck
Well, what can I say? It's RUDOLPH, and y'all know I have a fawn collection right? (well, I tend to bust those fawns out over the holidays more for some reason...) but still. I simply could.not.resist this knit and he turned out super adorable.
I know I always say "I'm not a toy knitter" but a couple of them manage to find their way into the queue every year for one reason or another it seems. And when I started this little guy a couple weeks back it was one of those gray November Sundays where I refused to change out of my P.Js for the entire day (and subsequently managed to finish him in one day as well).
It always seems to be the little knits that languish in my queue for like 2 or 3 years and then when I finally get around to it and bust it out in one day I wonder why I put it off for so long.
You can check out my project page on Ravelry for more notes on this little dude, but suffice to say the pattern is at times a bit vague. I think something is possibly lost in the translation, it's another of those patterns that uses the word "knit" in a very general way..."knit this"-- apparently interchangeable with "make this"...not unlike an Amy Sedaris sweater pattern wherein the "pattern" simply states: "Instructions: knit a sweater" (heh).
Still I fear the process of focusing on this one fiddly little thing for such a concentrated period of time has put me down for the count for the forseeable future as I have not knit a stitch since. In fact I think something about those small needles rubbing up against the sides of my fingers has given me some fresh new hell of repetitive strain (no doubt exacerbated by the fact that I am on a computer all day long...) so I am having to force myself to take a bit of a break and let my fingers re-coup. (Yes this seems unbelieveable with Xmas less than a month away, but for the most part all of that knitting is done at least).
But if nothing else this unexpected knitting sabbatical has allowed me time to turn my attention toward my latest obsession: Papercraft!
And to that I can only say "where the hell have I been???" There are SO many cute FREE downloadable/printable PDFs out there that allow you to make the most awesome stuff!
Case in point:
This Calendar of the month club from Curiosity Group.
People, there's a record player! A RECORD PLAYER!
Now granted, these are all from a 2011 calendar, but one can assume there will be some more good ones coming for 2012 as well. right? right.
Perhaps something more festive?
fawn from Strumpets Crumpets
Santa from Ataque Mutante
And lots more of these on the Canon website.
Or if wasting tons of coloured ink in your printer is not really your bag, you can use some colour copy paper instead...
I made a handful of these last night...they look great hanging on your tree, you can do up the giant one and turn it into a ceiling lamp, or just pile them all in a bowl like I did, super cute and super fun.
Who knew?! (Not me, obviously) The world of paper craft is massive it seems and you can find that ball pattern at How About Orange. In fact that's a great blog to get you started because she links to all sorts of fun paper crafts elsewhere in addition to her own.
I could post a million pictures of all the super cute papercraft patterns I've been looking at lately, but that might be overkill. Just go sharpen your scissors and fire up the printer!
But make sure you don't abandon you knitting altogether...
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Those papercrafts are so cute! I haven't heard of them until now so thanks for sharing! These would make great stocking stuffers I bet...
- Rainy Daisy said...
Cute! I LOVE the spots on Rudolph's back. Absolutely adorable.
Love the paper crafts too - but it looks like something I'd end up bending wrong and swearing at. hehe. Happy to live vicariously through you, there. I'll keep knitting enough for the both of us. No worries.
- kgirl said...
Oh, Rudolph is sweet :)
I think a pj knitting day should be mandatory at least once every quarter, too
- eliza said...
oh, cute! i don't really knit toys, either, but they are constantly tempting me... i love your little deer! and thanks for the links! will definitely have to do some exploring!
- Julia said...
Adorable reindeer - he was worth the pain!
Paper crafts that aren't scrapbooking? Awesome!
- Evelyn said...
Okay, I have to say it: Your Rudolph is to die for. He is absolutely adorable! I don't dare go over to the paper craft blog you linked to -- that would be way too dangerous! My knitting already consumes any free time that I have but I'll happily admire your handiwork!
- lisa said...
Your Rudolph is just too cute!
- Yarny Days said...
What a great Rudolph! He is perfect.


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FOUNTAIN VALLEY – More than 200 friends, family, colleagues and students lighted candles, exchanged hugs and said a prayer Wednesday in memory of Alex Martinez, who died after a car crashed into a tutoring business.
The gathering occurred at 8 p.m. in front of Tutoring Club, the school where Martinez, 32, had worked for seven years.
"I lost everything," Martinez's younger sister Gwen Martinez said before the prayer. "He was my dad, my older brother. He was the person I looked up to."
Martinez was the most senior tutor at the school, where he taught math, science, English and Spanish and helped high school students prep for the SAT. Martinez was one of six people injured Monday afternoon when a driver crashed into the Fountain Valley center.
"He was the rock. The big brother to the other tutors," Tutoring Club owner David Hill, 35, said Wednesday. "The kids loved him. He inspired them to be better and not to settle."
The UC Berkeley graduate was preparing to apply to dental school before the crash took place about 12:30 p.m. Monday at the center at Brookhurst Street and Ellis Avenue.
"He was laid-back, but he knew his stuff," said Edison High School student Brian Brancky, 17, who had Martinez as a tutor for six years and was present at the vigil. "I wouldn't have passed Spanish without him."
Michael Le was another Tutoring Club teacher in the room Monday when a parked 2011 Buick suddenly accelerated onto the sidewalk and into the school. Le, 20, sustained two broken ribs, a hairline spine fracture and cuts on his legs, he said Tuesday. A 67-year-old grandmother, two 15-year-old boys and the 76-year-old driver were treated for minor injuries, officials said. All five were released from the hospital.
Police said they are investigating the crash, and the driver had not been arrested or cited.
Between nine and 12 students, from 8 to 17 years old, were at the center when the car crashed through the glass front entrance, Hill said.
Le said he had finished his lesson plan early and told his two students they could go put away their workbooks. He stood and started walking away from the study area, where two other tutors and three students were working. He said he realized he'd left his sunglasses on the table, so he walked back to pick them up.
Then he heard the distinctive screech of rubber on asphalt. He looked up in a panic, saw a car and heard the crashing of glass.
Le was dragged across the room, he said.
The Buick plowed through tables, chairs and people before busting through the opposite wall, leaving a gaping hole that looked onto the street, he said.
Le remembers breathing in dust from the fallen roof. His leg was pinned under the rear wheel of the car, he said. One of his colleagues, who had been sitting behind him, was trapped under the car's front end.
Le said Hill ran into the room, shouted for someone to call 911, then tried lifting the rear of the car off Le's leg with the help of some burly bystanders.
The driver kept repeating, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It was an accident," Le said.
Hill said it appeared the driver put the car in gear, then drove into the building at full speed.
"It was instantaneous," he said, "screeching, crashing, screaming."
A donation fund has been set up for Martinez's funeral. For more information, contact David Hill at email@example.com.
–Register staff writer Claudia Koerner contributed to this report.
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African Banker, IC Publications' new quarterly magazine dedicated to banking and finance in Africa, is to be launched in May 2007.
27 Mar 2007
The Burundian government has received US$40 million (over R291 million) to improve accountability and governance at the local level through intensive capacity building and rebuilding social cohesion in the country.
Bathandwa Mbola 23 Mar 2007
African leaders are expressing a renewed sense of urgency about tackling unemployment among young people and are beginning to develop and implement plans to create jobs in the region. "In Africa, the problem of youth unemployment is more complex than in some other parts of the world," says Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki.
Gumisai Mutume 16 Mar 2007
In Kenya, as in many African countries, major banks prefer to deal with 'big' clients and 'small' clients experience great difficulties in obtaining access to banking services. One bank in Kenya has set out to change this, however, and this could have long-term benefits for advertisers and marketers. Zipporah Musau and Kwamboka Oyaru report.
Zipporah Musau and Kwamboka Oyaru 21 Feb 2007
Since July 2006, Saatchi & Saatchi has rapidly grown its reach across the African continent, with the addition of offices in Reunion, Madagascar, Mayotte and now, this month, Botswana to its Africa Network. The network includes 13 agencies situated in sub-Saharan Africa with key hubs in Nigeria, Kenya and SA.
31 Jan 2007
NAIROBI, KENYA: The International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa was named Investment Promotion Agency of the Year at the recent third annual Africa Investor Awards - the second year running that the IMC has scooped this award at Africa's Business Oscars - in recognition of its excellent work in promoting South Africa as open for business.
15 Nov 2006
Next time you take a matatu and find everybody nodding to themselves with iPods on their laps, don't sneer. Just walk to the next empty seat and flip to the entertainment section of your daily newspaper and make a date with your favourite TV soap. The latest research by Consumer Insight Africa shows that majority of Kenyans, 53% to be specific, spend their free time either listening to music or watching TV.
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Topping the nominations for the 2006 Channel O African Music Video Awards with four nods each are Didge and Lizha James from Kenya and Mozambique respectively. Hot on their heels are Nigeria's Dare and 2Face, alongside South Africans Freshlyground and Simphiwe Dana, with three nominations each.
7 Aug 2006
Pioneers in the fields of public relations and communication academia gathered at an academic forum running alongside the main Federation of African PR Associations (FAPRA) conference last week to discuss the future public relations curriculum to be offered on tertiary level.
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Nashua has signed a three year deal to continue its naming rights sponsorship of the South African Sports Illustrated Swimwear Issue for an undisclosed amount. The annual print edition, which has made household names of models like Tanya Fourie, Christina Storm, Kerry McGregor, Minki van der Westhuizen, Megan McKenzie, Tanit Phoenix, Teresa de Klerk and Gina Athans will be supplemented with multi-media exposure including national radio and TV coverage.
29 Jun 2005
PR practitioners must strive to reposition the profession by developing programs that are measurable, so as to demonstrate the value and contribution of PR in the strategic leadership of government and business. This was one of the final resolutions taken by the public relations community in Africa at the 30th annual congress of the Federation of African Public Relations Associations (FAPRA), in Kenya last week.
12 Jun 2005
Preceeded by a welcoming tribe of Masai warriors, dancers and singers at the Federation of African Public Relations Associations (FAPRA) in Nairobi, Kenya, the Vice President of Kenya, Dr AA Moody Awori, said, "The role of public relations must be used as a tool to enhance service delivery to communities, promote good governance and take charge of communicating the African story."
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After a hefty amount of speculation on what inspirations Disney and Lucasfilm would use for the plot of Star Wars: Episode VII, the latest reports claim the new movie won't be based on any existing source material. Forget Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy , the video games and the graphic novels. The next Star Wars is a brand new story.
EOnline is reporting from a source inside Lucasfilm that Episode VII is an original story that we've never seen before. Does "original story" mean all new characters, set in the same universe? Or does it just mean a new version of what happens to the characters we know? Also, it appears as though the treatment that Disney purchased for the new trilogy was written by none other than George Lucas himself - as his last act before stepping away from the series.
The unnamed sources are also debunking rumors that various directors are attached to the picture - nobody has been signed up to direct just yet.
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Comic 527: Current Event Laffs
This comic feels like something written for a sitcom - I'm not talking about the specific, ha-ha-steve-jobs-has-a-terrible-illness-and-maybe-will-die part, just the rhythm of the joke. Simple "Hey did you hear the news" set up and then "ha ha, witty retort" response. It's like something David Letterman or Jay Leno would do. Actually, now that I think about it, what it feels most like is Frank and Ernest. Which is not to say it's a bad joke (it didn't suck as hard as some recent ones) as much it made me roll my eyes and go "ok, we get it, what's next..."
I also was annoyed at the alt-text because as we established the last time Randall talked about DRM and Apple, he doesn't know shit about the topic and Apple has been selling non-DRM music for a long time now. Knowing Randall, he'll probably take credit for this "new" development.
In any case, this gives me a great excuse to link to this video from I guess January 2008 and say the best apple-products-are-thin-what-if-they-were-like-people joke is this one.
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This one just made me feel sort of dirty. It was kind of morbid and creepy, but not so much that it crossed the line twice, like the first ever Something Positive.ReplyDelete
I gotta say, I think this was the best one I've seen in a long time. It got a chuckle out of me! A legitimate chuckle!ReplyDelete
I admit that I laughed at this one, then felt really dirty for laughing. But honestly, at this point Randall ruins the joke with the alt-text more than he makes it. We need to stage an intervention.ReplyDelete
Oh man, I didn't know Steve Jobs was sick. Now I get the comic.ReplyDelete
... wow. That's actually pretty fucked up.
Why did black hat deliver that joke? It's a bit out of character for him. If he would have been behind Jobs's sickness in order to set up that joke, on the other hand...ReplyDelete
"Knowing Randall, he'll probably take credit for this "new" development."
Confusing Randall with his fanboys again, are we?
And about that earlier drm-free music from apple... Only a limited part of Apples music library were released DRM-free. IMO it makes very much sense that Randall ignored that the last time but mentions this now.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2009 at 3:28 PM
So you're attacking him for talking about current events, yet yesterday you made a dig at him in your last paragraph because he was talking about something that hasn't really been in the news recently? Hypocrisy, I love you!ReplyDelete
Speaking as a person who considers themselves to be rationally and reasonably opposed to DRM, I am extremely aggravated when people act like frothing-mouth lunatics on the subject. Randall has done me no favors in that regard, cf. comic 448.ReplyDelete
It also pains me how the alt-text has been getting worse at a faster rate than the comic itself. Reading the alt-text for the past couple of weeks without looking at the comics is a painful, humorless exercise.
I didn't say a single thing about the fact that this was current event. I am not in any way attacking him for talking about current events.ReplyDelete
Your post is entirely false and you, my dear cuddlefish, are dumb.
So you criticize him for being topical, then you criticize him in the previous one for not being topical... not to mention linking to another post that mentions Randall being hypocritical.ReplyDelete
I suppose the series of contradictions would be amusing if you were just trolling a forum or something, but with the whole air of "hurf a durf, srs bsns comedic quality control" that this blog has, it just seems like terrible writing.
Apologies, did not see your reply in the comment thread before I posted my own. However, your second paragraph makes it read as if that it's topical humor you're criticizing.ReplyDelete
Nope. Just the way the joke is set up structurally. I would be a very stupid person to dismiss topical humor as a genre, especially given my love of The Daily Show and the Onion.ReplyDelete
Yeah, it becomes a problem when the topical humor is morbid and creepy.ReplyDelete
I dunno. I think if this were entirely fictional, it would be funny... It's hard to tell if I'm just being over-sensitive (I'm one of those people who won't use words like "retard" or "gay" as an insult... yeah, you know the type).ReplyDelete
The idea of a voodoo doll is amusing, but not enough to save this comic from its level of, um.. quite-hateful levels.
M7S, didn't your name use to have a 5 in it somewhere?
Uhhh it is a "new" development. Apple had previously only been selling some of it's music at a higher price non-DRM for "a long time now" but now they've announced over the next few months they are switching everything over to non-DRM.ReplyDelete
Maybe you should do your research so you don't look foolish next time.
- DoubleBlackbirdJanuary 10, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Nah, this one was fine. In fact, I was overjoyed when I read it. It's a joke! Not just a reference, an actual joke! The joke didn't make me laugh but if I was more of a computer nerd, which XKCD's target audience mostly is, then I would've laughed.ReplyDelete
And the Steve Jobs crack is acceptable, because a) it's Black Hat, b) all it is is close-to-the-knuckle humour, no different to the swathes of Stephen Hawking gags that one finds lying around in comedians' acts, and that sort of thing can work if you deliver it right, which IMO Randall did, and c) seriously, it's Black Hat.
CAPTCHA: uradunb. If only that n was an m, it would have been a lovely Cuddlefish-style criticism of your post, Carl.
No, Amanda, no 5 in my name. I've simply taken the consonants of my first name and changed a t to a 7 (sinse MtS already were taken on a forum I frequently used many years ago). I still use MtS without a 7 if I'm gaming, though, because many gamers still seems to believe 1337-speak is "kewl".ReplyDelete
- B.F. SkinnerJanuary 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM
I have to admit, I thought this was funny in a black comedy kind of way.ReplyDelete
... and I am posting on this thread a week late because I just found out that Steve Jobs is resigning until June, which indicates that this hormonal imbalance thing might actually be kind of serious...
which is sad. I can't laugh at that joke anymore.
That is all.
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Kevin Nalty has more talent, wit, and humor in the fingernail of his pinky finger than Randall Monroe will ever have.ReplyDelete


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