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Announcement: Does Brand Really Matter When Choosing Your Best LCD HDTVs
There's something to say when it comes to brand name products and the same goes for when choosing an LCD HDTV.
These devices are delicate and although they may be pricey to some, it is extremely unwise to purchase the cheap knock offs you get being produced by companies and countries who feel like they can get over on you. Instead you have many advantages to determine which brand name to choose for your LCD HDTV unit or not.
Example of Popular LCD TV Brands / Models
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[amzn_product_inline asin='B004SHKELG']
[amzn_product_inline asin='B004MF9HIA']
Sure the brand name may be dazzling and attractive but that means nothing when it comes to reliability and performance. Certainly some brand names have that reputation for fine quality and reliability and that is only earned not something that can be bought. The main players such as Toshiba, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, LG, JVC, Visio, Samsung. Their salespeople know the brand name is important to some and will push that for all it's worth. The brand name LCD HDTVs will have every bell and whistle known and unknown to better get you as their customer and remain that way. The top of the line will have the latest in compatibility issues to make the best of the latest technology changes. They'll compete with one another over resolution, construction and engineering. They might overwhelm you with techno babble and you'll have to dig around for some extra information to figure out what they're talking about. Well rest assured just some simple homework and communication with other customers should settle you down so you can get to the bottom of things.
You're going to look for the history of the manufacturer not only in regard to their LCD HDTV line but in regard to all their products. You'll first and foremost look for their history of customer service. That alone is the indicator of whether or not the brand name company really means business. Look deep in the customer service aspect so you'll get not only what present customers say but also past ones. Look for the issues they bring up. Each technical aspect needs to be looked at to make sure the brand name manufacturer is on top of things that values your spending your hard earned dollar. Features may be astonishing to the point that you might just leap ahead and make a purchase but it's best to look before you leap. That goes for the lesser known brand names that are trying to stake their claim on the LCD HDTV market. Just because they're new doesn't mean they don't offer quality. It's a matter of time testing and overall performance, reliability, durability and longevity. Warranties will cover the new companies as will customer reviews and consumer groups. Often the newer brand name LCD HDTV companies might offer a proprietary goodie that the big name brands don't. It's about innovative technology that brings about the best of the LCD HDTV experience and more.
That upstart company might outshine the established companies by a mile but they'll still have to prove themselves in the long run.
So the smart customer will have to weigh whether the brand name is worth it or not. That comes from careful scrutiny of the product, it's features, costs for the short and long term, safety, use, and more. That and more will determine if the brand name LCD HDTV is worth it or not.
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Style Geek: 9.1.11 | Black & White
For some time now I have been wanting to add some outfit shots for my Style Geek column which I had abandoned since my Boarding School Drop Out post a year ago! Just recently I have decided to change things up a bit and start featuring outfit shots for this column as well as fashion inspiration. I also needed some new images for my site so I teamed up with my good friend Angel Acevedo at his swanky downtown Miami loft for a photo shoot sesh and here are the results! His apartment is modern-industrial and I am obsessed with it's black & white color palette as well as the gorgeous view. It made for a perfect location for these outfit shots in particular which featured the same colors and minimalistic style.
NARS Belle De Jour lipstick mixed with MAC Velvet Teddy (This creates a great nude for my skin tone!)
MAC Orb (all over lid and brow bone) and Cork (crease, liner smudging, and brows- so versatile!) eye shadows
MAC Black track gel liner winged at the outer corners
NARS Laguna bronzer and Orgasm blush (My favorite blush bronzer combo) & Albatross highlighting powder
I wore:
American Apparel white bodysuit
H&M black harem pants
Forever 21 black bowler hat
Marc by Marc Jacobs black and white watch
I wore:
Express Tie-Back military shirt in black
Guess white shorts with black & white buttons
American Apparel Sheer Luxe Punctuation pantyhose (I seriously love these to pieces!)
Hand Job: A Catalog of Type by Mike Perry
This book is a collection of hand drawn typography. It is so inspiring! I have one in my book collection and if you love hand drawn type, you should too!
Thanks for tuning in! Hope you enjoyed this post. More style photos and inspiration soon to come! Special thanks to Angel Acevedo for shooting these photos and for letting us use his lovely abode!

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Get your New Mexico Business Involved
Every year, our New Mexico Food Bank distributes more than 26 million pounds of food to hungry people all over the state. Even though we are able to help a lot of people supplement their food needs, we know that two people go hungry for every person we are able to feed. Your business can play a key role in helping Roadrunner Food Bank put food on the table in homes all over New Mexico.
Ways to Make a Charitable Donation
There are many ways you can partner with us to help to solve hunger together in New Mexico, including:
- Making a charitable donation. We'd be happy to setup an online donation link so your employees can contribute. We can even separate your contributions by department to encourage friendly competition.
- Hosting a charity event or food drive. Securing charitable donations and food is what makes our organization run. Host a food drive or a charity event at your business.
- Organizing a volunteer day. We are always looking for volunteers to help at our Albuquerque and Las Cruces locations. Get your co-workers together for a team building day volunteering at one of our warehouses.
- Invite us to give a presentation. As part of helping the Food Bank, ask the Food Bank to come and give a presentation to your staff at an upcoming meeting.
- Attend or schedule a tour. When you volunteer, you can ask the Food Bank to provide a quick 15-20 minute tour of our mission or schedule a separate time and date for a tour of our work.
Getting your staff together to support the community is an excellent team builder and can boost morale around your office. Have fun with it. Make it a competition between departments. Set goals together. We'd be happy to help work with your business with any of the activities you have planned for your employees.
Organize Your Employee Activities with Us
We want to make giving to the Food Bank as easy as possible. We'll email or mail you a donation kit and schedule food collection barrels before your food drive starts and once it is complete. Contact us today to organize activities with us!


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The relationship between books and films has always been symbiotic. When done right in every aspect of the production -- from the screenplay, the casting, the costumes, and the set -- some of the greatest movies of all time usually arise from the stories that were derived from books (with the exception of original screenplays, of course.) With holiday films rolling in and the big summer blockbusters looming ahead, I'm more excited than ever by all of the trailers that are being released each day. And I'm not just excited because they're some of my favorite books that I've read when I was growing up and I love nothing more than watching those movies come to life in film, but mainly because of the clothes (obviously.) Period piece movies have always been awe inspiring because the costume design in such productions have a certain intricateness and grandeur to them. I mean, they kind of have to have grandeur because people didn't particularly lounge around in their jeans and t-shirts in those days. Aside from the fantastic dresses, stunning jewelry, and grand headpieces, I've also noticed a common theme in the plot of all of these movies: Love. I've always believed that the greatest stories of all time are the ones about love. Read these books and watch these movies to see for yourself (or in this case, watch the movie trailers for now) then let's discuss.
Love, KB
p.s. I think casting Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham in the Great Expectations is the most brilliant beyond brilliant idea. I've always had this image of Miss Havisham in my head when I read the book in middle school and her eccentricity is the perfect match for the role.
Anna Karenina book written by Leo Tolstoy
release date: November 10, 2012
director: Joe Wright
costume designer: Jacqueline Durran
Kiera Knightley as Anna Karenina
Jude Law as Karenin
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Vronsky
Les Miserables book written by Victor Hugo
release date: December 25, 2012
director: Tom Hooper
costume designer: Paco Delgado
Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean
Anne Hathaway as Fantine
Russell Crowe as Javert
Amanda Seyfried as Cosette
Eddie Redmayne as Marius
Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier
Sacha Baron Cohen as Thenardier
Great Expectations book written by Charles Dickens
release date: Winter 2012/2013
director: Mike Newell
costume designer: Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Jeremy Irvine as Pip
Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch
Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham
Robbie Coltrane as Mr. Jaggers
Holliday Grainger as Estella
The Great Gatsby book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
release date: May 10, 2013
director: Baz Luhrmann
costume designer: Catherine Martin
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby
Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchannan
Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway
Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchannan
Isla Fisher as Myrtle Wilson
The Wizard of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum
Oz: The Great and Powerful
release date: March 8, 2013
director: Sam Raimi
costume designer: Gary Jones
James Franco as Oz
Mila Kunis as Theodora
Rachel Weisz as Evanora
Michelle Williams as Glinda


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Psi-Ops: The Mindgate
If you're low on the funds but hankering for new adventure, head down to your favorite video game store and pick up a used copy of Psi-Ops for about $10 and prepare to not only have a great time, but to think to yourself, "Why haven't I heard of this game before? Thanks, SLUG game guy!" Psi-Ops will have you unleashing some serious pwnage in no time as you not only have a chance to shoot legions of bad guys, but to use an arsenal of mind powers as well to ensure your total domination. Trigger finger tired? Go ahead and use telekinesis to crush the enemy with a handy crate or just pick him up and fling him into a wall a few times. Or sneak up and use "Mind Drain" to recharge your own powers while at the same time popping his head like an evil zit. Either way, good times are sure to ensue. You may notice the graphics in Psi-Ops are a tad subpar by today's standards, but face it, a lot has happened since 2004 in the gaming world. That being said, a few less polygons should never keep us from enjoying a good game. The story here is another typical super-soldier with amazing mental powers who, with the help of an overly attractive female scientist, is taking down the forces that enslaved his covert unit, turning them into the zombie soldiers whom he must battle through to get to the evil genius behind this diabolical plot. So in short, this is yet another game based on my teenage years.
In a day when new games cost upwards of $60 and are usually recycled games of yore with better graphics, I think it's important for us gamers to keep an eye out for cheaper thrills from the past. Psi-Ops is one of a plethora of matured titles that can deliver oodles of yummy good times for a fraction of the cost of a new game. Also, if any devoted readers out there have a candidate for a worthy game from the past, drop me a line and I'll pick up a copy.
4 out of 5 enemies that secretly want to be friends.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Ubisoft Montreal
Xbox 360/PS3
Some readers may be excited to see what I've got to say about the newest release from Ubisoft, but notice the title here; I'm reviewing the original Rainbow Six Vegas (RSV), not the just released follow up. Hey, I'm not made of money over here! Since Rainbow Six Vegas was the first true "next gen" shooter for the 360, I thought it might be nice to see how it stacks up a year and a half later against the landslide of great games that have piled up since RSV flash banged its way onto the scene. Although RSV still holds it's own against many of the middle-of-the-road military action games we've seen in the last year, its flaws are only magnified by a few of the more stellar releases we've had in the last few months.
Rest assured that RSV still looks good by anyone's standards. Enemies are well animated and not horrible at taking cover and flanking, although if you're like me and have been playing COD4 online for the last few months, you'll immediately notice how lacking even decent computer AI like we find in RSV is compared to a really angry socially outcast teenager playing online in his step-dad's basement from some hick-town in Oregon. That completely hypothetical example transitions beautifully to my next topic, which is the online multiplayer in RSV. I had heard so many good things about it that I was really curious to find out for myself how this aspect stacked up against the latest games. Although there are good times to be had online, a little more patience is required by the user as I found many a lagging server while playing online.
I'm not here to try to take anything away from Tom Clancy's masterpiece, a game which is still hefted onto the shoulders of many experienced gamers as the best tactical shooter and deepest online multiplayer ever I was just surprised to see where the last few years have taken us in the multiplayer arena. There's still fun to be had here with a prime cut of single-player goodness and plenty of thrills online for the patient and persistent.
4 out of 5 socially degenerate teenagers
Super Stardust HD
If you do all of your game shopping at a video game store (or isle), then you'll never have heard of Super Stardust HD. But if you're like me and have discovered the fertile gaming grounds of the PlayStation Network where games are cheap, abundant and downloadable, then maybe you've already had the pleasure of ripping through rock, ice and gold with this mega-fun title from Housemarque. Super Stardust HD takes the simple scrolling shooter style to a new level, not just with incredibly tasty graphics, but an original and addictive combination of time-tested gaming staples and inventive new twists on gaming classics.
The playing field here is a small planet which our ship orbits around. However, in classic scrolling arcade style, the ship is always in the center of the screen and the environment is the one doing all of the moving. Of course, since we're on a sphere, the planet rotates in any of the possible directions you can convey through the joysticks. Similar to the classic Asteroids game, the basic premise is to shoot big rocks into smaller rocks and smaller rocks into oblivion until you've cleared the screen. However, the rocks represent mere packages, and upon blowing them up, you can unearth everything from extra ships to weapons upgrades, it's all of the other stuff on the screen that you've really got to worry about! To explain all of the perils in Super Stardust HD here would be impossible, but I'll just say that for $10 on the PlayStation Network, you cannot go wrong with this game. Not only will it challenge your thumbs to their tiny little wit's ends, Super Stardust provides a nice palette-cleansing experience you can jump into and enjoy at a moments notice whenever you have a few moments to cruise through the stars.
4.5 out of 5 hypnotic explosions
Video Game Reviews – May 2008
By Jesse Kennedy
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate


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Washington, DC – Patrick A. Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, will deliver the keynote address at the NGen Leadership Award Ceremony at Independent Sector's Annual Conference in Atlanta on October 19.
In his address, Corvington will congratulate a group of distinguished nonprofit leaders under the age of 40 for using their passion and experience to shift the nonprofit leadership paradigm and improve the effectiveness of the social sector. He will also challenge nonprofit leaders to attract and nurture tomorrow's young service leaders and focus on ways to expand the nonprofit talent pool to achieve greater results for diverse communities.
Under Corvington's leadership, the agency is leading efforts to strengthen the nonprofit sector by building the nation's strongest pipelines to nonprofit leadership through its Americorps program. Over the past 17 years, almost 600,000 young people have served their communities through AmeriCorps and many of them have gone on to pursue careers in service.
Corvington will join Kristin Cambell, Director of Programs and New Media of the National Conference on Citizenship and other nonprofit, foundation, and corporate giving leaders.
Tuesday, October 19
WHAT: Corvington delivers keynote at the NGen Leadership Award Ceremony at Independent Sector's Annual Conference.
WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
265 Peachtree Center Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30303


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1. Manti Te'o
All eyes are going to be on Te'o this week with focus not just on his interviews but also on his field drills. With all the craziness surrounding him and his fake girlfriend (it seems like it was so long ago), he had a lot of questions of his character surrounding his role in the whole scheme, whether or not he had a role and all that jazz and thus it will be critical how well he interviews with interested teams. But the dropping of Te'o's draft stock did not start with this fake-girlfriend nonsense but it began with his miserable performance in the title game against Alabama, where he, along with the team as a whole, looked absolutely lost. His draft stock was inflated beyond a point it should have been before that game and now it fell to its current spot in the mid-to-late first round spot. If he struggles in the drills, he may very well fall out of the first round altogether.
2. The Quarterbacks
It has become a clear consensus that this is a weak quarterback class, and more importantly, there is not a prospect that appears to be worthy of the top selection, even as I have mocked Geno Smith to the Chiefs in every mock that I have done because as we all know, quarterbacks get overdrafted and their stocks always end up going up. Remember, Cam Newton was not a consensus top overall pick until we got closer to the draft and there were a lot of folks that felt it was a mistake when it happened. But Smith is not the clear-cut top quarterback and there is a murky class around him with guys like Mike Glennon, Tyler Wilson, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib and E.J. Manuel all in the mix. The combine is a great opportunity for quarterbacks to show that they are worthy of a high first round pick as there are a bunch of clubs that need a quarterback and while Barkley will not throw, this could be one of those guys' moment.
3. Marcus Lattimore
Remember when we all thought that Lattimore's career was in jeopardy after that gruesome knee injury that he suffered in late October against Tennessee? Well his recovery has gone much quicker than expected, with the help of the famous Dr. James Andrews, but he still won't be performing in drills this week. Lattimore was expected to be a first round selection before he suffered the injury, even as the stock of running backs as a whole has gone down in recent years, but even after the injury, he still is expected to be at worst a second day selection. If his medicals come out clean, there is a chance that he gets back into the first round.
4. Alec Ogletree
While Ogletree is certainly not the first player to come into the Combine with a bit of a checkered past, his will be a focus for teams that need linebacking help and could use a talent like his but could be turned off by his history. His freshman year was marred by an arrest and a charge of misdemeanor theft of a stolen scooter helmet. He was one of a few Bulldogs that was suspended for the first four games of this season for violating the school's substance abuse policy and he was charged with a DUI a week and change ago. Now while it was good for him and his agent to get ahead of the story, getting a DUI right before the Combine is not a good idea. He will have some questions to answer from teams in Indy about his past and his stock could be in the balance, potentially.
5. Jarvis Jones
Jones was considered one of the elite prospects in this draft but his stock has slipped a little bit over the past month over concerns of the spinal stenosis condition he developed at USC when he was a freshman. It didn't seem to affect Rob Gronkowski that much but anything involving the spine is not something to gloss over, or at least teams will think so. Another reason why some will think that Jones will go lower than he should is because there are reports that he is not a great workout guy and will not wow you at the Combine and during workouts. Personally, I think that's a ridiculous reason for a stud's stock to drop but we have seen many a great prospect fall for questionable reasons and thus it's a key reason why you should keep an eye on Jones this week.
6. Ezekiel Ansah
Ansah has had the reputation similar to that of Jason-Pierre Paul as he is very raw and has only been playing football since 2010. He's the classic supremely athletic pass rusher that is extremely talented, but also comes at a big risk. His stock really began to rise after a tremendous performance down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl, particularly in the game, and he is expected to blow up the Combine. But due to his inexperience with the game, there will be a lot of eyes on his technique during the field drills and if he is a mess there, his stock could fall again. Teams will always need pass rushers and ends always seem to be the ones blowing up the Combine so with a strong performance, Ansah could push his stock into the top ten safely.


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Sunday, 28 September 2008
44 comments:
- Daniel Askeland said...
How old did you say you were??
I am amazed.. :O
- 29 September 2008 at 03:42
- Caia - Artefactos Urbanos said...
- 29 September 2008 at 05:13
- Judy's Crafty Moments said...
What a lovely choice of colours you have chosen on this card. I have had a look at your cards..they are just fantastic. You are a very talented young lady!
Judy x
- 3 October 2008 at 08:19
- Riley said...
You make very beautiful cards!!
I love the dew drops and the colour
green you used, to rap that all up
I love the card!!! TFS!
Hugs Riley!
- 4 October 2008 at 16:33
- maddy hill said...
wow Hollie your a real designer in the making there girl ! I would have never of dreamed you where 10 ! well done ! love your work ! i am gonna pass your link to my boyfriend little girls ( he and them are really into crafting ) look after yourself on here sweetie x (although they dont have a blog , it will proberly be from my boyfriends ok ?)
well done and keep up the fabby work ! x
- 5 October 2008 at 05:08
- Lisa said...
Aw Holly this is a stunning creation, you have a great eye for detail, design layout and colours!!!
One very talented person.
- 5 October 2008 at 05:22
- Calv said...
Hi Hollie, my girlfriend Maddy just told me about your blog. Wow!!! You are so talented, my girls are alomst 10 and 11 and will love looking at your blog.
It's not often i get inspired by someone so young, but your cards are great! Keep up the good work Hollie, we will pop in more often now we know you're here.
- 5 October 2008 at 05:51
- Hazel said...
What a talented young lady you are. I'm glad I found your blog (from Maddy) - I shall be looking back to see some more of your fab creations.
- 5 October 2008 at 06:15
- Lisa said...
Check out my blog for blog candy giveaways!!
- 7 October 2008 at 05:01
- Carly said...
This card is so cool. I added a guestbook to my blog recently. I also added some really groovy tunes.
- 10 October 2008 at 20:02
- Kim said...
Gorgeous card Hollie! I love your christmas card! You are so creative and talented! Keep up the GREAT work!
Hugs~ Kim
- 12 October 2008 at 19:37
- Fae said...
Hi Hollie
Just wanted to let you know that my daughter and I have nominated you for an award xxxx
Love Fae (and Lianne)
- 20 October 2008 at 03:21
- Flower said...
Ok, wow! I hopped over here from your mother's blog and boy was I amazed! Look at you go! You've got some awesome talent for your years! Looking forward to your next creation.
- 22 October 2008 at 10:19
- gailscraftyplace said...
Very elegant Hollie and very traditional. A great card. Gail xx
- 29 October 2008 at 12:47
- Donalda's Blog said...
Wow girlfriend I see you are just as talented as your mom. I just found your blog and checked it out and wow I love it all dear. Such gorgeous art you have. I am on a challenage blog with you mom and she is a sweetheart dear. Will pop back often dear
- 4 November 2008 at 10:53
- metalicbutterfly said...
your cards are amazing ...what a very talented young lady x
Ema xxx
- 4 November 2008 at 16:30
- metalicbutterfly said...
Hi Hollie
Iv'e left you a little something on my blog!
Emma xxx
- 5 November 2008 at 12:52
- Shary said...
Great Xmas card, love the dew drops. Your hair looks great, gorgeous highlights!I can't believe you are only 11 you look so much older in the pics.
- 7 November 2008 at 02:13
- joybear said...
Your cards are amazing!
- 8 November 2008 at 13:22
- Belas Creating Place said...
Your cards are amazing. You have inspired my 8 year old to get her own blog too LOL>>...She sometimes creates with me. I can see how proud your mom is of you and loves your creations.
- 15 November 2008 at 13:26
- Claire said...
Fab card. I love your choice of colours. You are a very talented crafter.
- 17 November 2008 at 03:03
- Sue said...
beautiful card,sue.x
- 20 November 2008 at 13:53
- Crissy Armstrong said...
Holly this card is very beautiful. I love the cross most of all. Just gorgeous!
- 22 November 2008 at 16:48
- maddy hill said...
Sweet Hollie /
your card making skills amazes me !
Ive left you an award on my blog - your mum will know what to do with it xxxxx
take care hunny !
maddy x
- 24 November 2008 at 14:39
- Anesha said...
Your cards are fantastic Holly. Really like the addition of the cross. Great card.
- 27 November 2008 at 01:18
- tiggertastic said...
fantastic card, and i love the way you have used the gems to make a cross.
Thanks for your kind comments on my blog
Sarah x
- 28 November 2008 at 04:45
- Ila said...
This is Gorgeous Holly....love the color and the creative way you used the dew drops...Fabulous!!..Hugs, Ila
- 3 December 2008 at 09:13
- Femin Susan said...
How awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Wishing you in advance "A Merry X'Mas and A Happy New Year''
- 16 December 2008 at 17:35
- Heather "Hev" said...
Beautiful work Hollie :)
- 4 January 2009 at 06:30
- dasimonds said...
You have made some very cute
cards! So talented at a young
age. Your coloring is excellent :)
Stay with it...Very Creative!!
- 4 January 2009 at 22:59
- Happy Crafter said...
Hi Hollie, Just popped over from your mums blog, your cards are amazing every one i love them all well done you i would never have believed you are only 11yrs old looking at them all :)
Hugz Val xxx
- 9 January 2009 at 17:49
- Kathy said...
You are amazing! :-)
Wow-keep stamping -how wonderful you and your Mom share an interest in crafting
- 10 January 2009 at 10:33
- Carly said...
I have something for you on my blog.
- 25 January 2009 at 16:52
- Femin Susan said...
- 27 February 2009 at 18:21
- LINANNA DESIGNS said...
Hello Im Jasmine
I Noticed You On My Freinds Blog And I Wanted To Leave You \a Comment
Hugs Jasmine
- 1 March 2009 at 08:56
- Carly said...
Hey Hollie,
Cute card. I have something for you on my blog.
- 3 March 2009 at 16:16
- Karen said...
Hi Hollie,
I have just has a little look at your blog and my goodness you are FAB! You are definitely going to give your mum a run for her money when you are older. I have two daughters almost the same age as you, who both love crafting too :-)
Very well done Hollie, wonderful work xxxx
- 4 March 2009 at 09:55
- Fae said...
Hi Hollie
Just wanted you to know that I have left you a little pressie on my blog for you. Well done
Hugs, Fae xxx
- 26 April 2009 at 07:59
- Pouky said...
Love the colours ! You card is beautiful ! xxx
- 30 April 2009 at 05:01
- strawberry fields said...
Hi Hollie
What a lovely blog.
Great to see your creations
Fiona :)
- 18 May 2009 at 01:57
- Ila said...
Wow!! this card is Totally Gorgesous Holly!!..I love the colors and dew drops!!...Hugs, Ila
- 1 June 2009 at 12:35
- Maria / Мария said...
Your cards are beautiful!!
- 25 September 2009 at 07:49
- celia said...
Wow Hollie, dit zijn prachtige werkjes!!! Knap gedaan!
Veel liefs,Celia.
- 7 October 2010 at 10:12
- Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...
Oh how pretty! I so love your dew drop cross and all the greens.
- 8 October 2010 at 10:02


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It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog post. This blog is actually a project highlighting my professional work for the conclusion of my Master's Degree Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Maybe this will be my last post, maybe I will continue to blog. But, I cannot potentially end my blogging about volunteerism without mention the ultimate volunteers…the servicemen and women who wear the uniform of the United States military.
My brother and his wife will leave shortly for the war zone in the Middle East. This is my brother's third tour, the first two he served in Tikrit and Baghdad, Iraq at 19 and 24 years old. Sure, he is paid by the government, but he has volunteered to put his life on the line to promote freedom and liberty abroad.
The sacrifices are many. He leaves behind his 10 year old stepson, who will go a school year without his parents. My aging parents, who live across the country from where my brother is stationed, have anxiety and concern when my brother is abroad. He is afforded the opportunity to return home on occasion, but with the responsibilities for his own family that has proven difficult.
Where he is headed is extremely dangerous. Although his first trip to Iraq, he was stationed in the home town of Sadaam Hussein when the dictator was executed and put to rest there. This tour, his safety is much more at risk. I am unable to mention his duties due to his security clearance and for his safety, but we are all very concerned for him much more this time around.
However, he is not concerned. He is eager to return to that part of the world and promote freedom for people who have lived without it. He anticipates joining his fellow soldiers and supporting them in their duties while he counts on them. With his sacrifice of his family at home, he is comforted by the family included in an entire division of soldiers.
My brother is a volunteer. He is a veteran following the footsteps of my father and grandfather who served in the Vietnam conflict and World War II. We do not live in a country that conscripts young people into service. Our military is supported by the brave youth who take a stand and raise their hand to volunteer. For whatever their reasons are, they still do it.
When my brother returned from Iraq the first time, my sister and I flew to Hawaii, where he was stationed. We met many of his friends who he served with. I was amazed at how many of these young soldiers were of little financial means and many times familial support. My brother had the opportunity to attend college and choose another path, but he chose the Army. For many of his cohorts, the military is the best opportunity for them. It provides structure and a means to survive. I think of these young soldiers and the sacrifices they make while people like me and my sisters sit at home in California and enjoy our carefree lives.
If you know a soldier who is deployed, write a note, send an email, and let them know you are thinking of them. My mom emails soldiers who serve with my brother who do not have ANY family support AT ALL. Volunteer for the Wounded Warrior Project and affiliated events in your area. Volunteer for an organization that supports the families that are left behind. Thank a veteran for their service. Pray to God that they all come home safely.
Please share a story about your favorite soldier or veteran. Make YOUR difference in the world…Volunteer!


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that question is about to out me in the loony bin.....
don't get me wrong, i love and encourage the curiosity of children. however, this is not curiosity. this is one 4 1/2 year old trying to drive me insane.
today in the car, she screamed as i was merging onto the autobahn. naturally i
very irrationally screamed calmly and rationally responded, "DON'TEVERSCREAMWHENIAMGETTINGONTHEAUTOBAHNUNLESSYOUAREDYING!!!!!!"
because that is the only way to appropriately respond to that situation. swearsies.
i feel like a rational person would realize at that moment that it is not a good idea to scream in the car. but 4 1/2 year olds are not rational people. so she yelled back, "WHYYYYYY?!!??!!?!?"
"........because i said so. "
"but, why?"
"just don't do it."
"but WHY????"
you may be thinking, "well that's rational, why don't you just explain it to her???". that's a great question. and i have an even better answer. see, every time we are in the car, she picks the worst possible moment to just....scream. inexplicably. sometimes it's when i am merging lanes. sometimes it's when i am making a left turn across traffic. and occasionally it's when i am at a stop light. the only real explanation that i have is that she is a girl and little girls, for some strange reason have this impulse to scream at the top of their lungs for no apparent reason. or she may suffer from tourettes.
and for each time she has done this, i have explained to her that it scares me and i'm driving and if she does it while i am driving and can't see her, i think something is wrong and i may wreck and we could die. because all good explanations end with a fiery ball of flames. i can't tell you how many times i have given her this very slippery slope turn of events that will undoubtedly occur one day.
and then she does it again. and i tell her not to do it. and she asks why. every. time.


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SCOPES Project
Biodiversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and its Importance for Sustainable Land-use in Selected Areas of Balkan Peninsula (BALKANAM)
SCOPES Project (Scientific co-operation between Eastern Europe and Switzerland), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).
Duration: 1 June 2014 – 30 September 2018
Project partners
Dr Irena Maček, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr Fritz Oehl, Agroscope, Zürich, Switzerland
Dr Žaklina Marjanović, University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Belgrade, Serbia
Project description
This is a study on diversity, ecology and biogeography of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in selected biodiversity rich areas of Balkan Peninsula. The work is based on concomitant morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses.
The Balkan Peninsula, alongside Iberia, harbours the richest flora in Europe, possessing not only the largest number of species but also hosting most endemics. The Balkan and the Iberian Peninsulas were the main Pleistocene refugia for the postglacial colonisation of Europe since southern and western parts of the Balkans offered buffered conditions, allowing even temperate tree species to survive the cold stages of the Pleistocene. Balkan Peninsula, however, represents an unstudied geographical area regarding research on any aspect of AM fungal ecology or biodiversity.
In this project we will simultaneously use next generation sequencing (NGS) methods of AM fungi from plant roots and morphologically based surveys of AM fungal spores from soil and trap (pot) cultures in order to study the changes in AM fungal community composition across a range of different ecosystems of confirmed high level of biodiversity (e.g. different types of pristine forests, dry karstic grasslands, serpentine soils and others). We will test if the observed patterns in AM fungal communities are stable through different seasons of the year, and how can stochastic effects between consecutive years, and after the cold winter season, affect the AM fungal community structure in those ecosystems.
Research into this valuable genetic pool is not only important from the biodiversity view point, but also represents resource for site directed reclamation of disturbed soils (ecosystems), sustainable forestry, nature conservation and agriculture that has never been used as such in Western Balkans so far.


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Midwifery- By Stuart McAlpine, Sr. Pastor of Christ Our
Shepherd Church, Washington DC
It is an obvious point- but centuries of male commentators seem to have overlooked it. The "exodus" stories of both the Old and New Testaments begin with an almost exclusive attention to women's roles and ministries in the liberating work of God.
In the opening two chapters of exodus, no less than five women get caught up in God's history. Four of these because they fear God more than anything else. The fourth, Pharaoh daughter, is a pagan outsider, who is sovereignly drawn into God's redemptive plan, a move that medieval commentators saw as a wonderful foretaste of God's plan for the Gentiles. The availability, courage, effectiveness and spirituality of these women are stressed.
It's significant that we know the names of two "unknown" midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, and yet this day, scholars cannot be exact about the particular identity of the Pharaoh! The history of the world according to God is very different to that of school textbooks! Pharaoh was a powerful ruler who could command an entire nation and yet he was unable to control two ordinary women who feared God.
The liberation of a nation was rooted in the refusal of no-namers to co-operate with the oppressive measures of the enemy. There were plenty of potential reasons for them to have disqualified themselves from being mighty used of God. What's on your list? They had plenty to be disappointed about. The midwives were usually barren women, sharing a joy with mothers that they could not have. This was not the labor they wanted.
But one description of them qualifies everything, and qualifies them for God's list of historic person-ages. The midwives however, feared God." (Ex.1:17) This happens to be the first mention of God In the text.
Divinity breaks into the story, not through some incredible "ex cathedra" act but through the hallowed characters of these women. The fear of the Lord is essentially a holy reverence for God that leads to obedience. Those that fear the Lord fear nothing else! In the words of Isaiah (51 :7) they didn't fear the reproach or insults of men. In the words of David (Ps.23:4) they feared no evil. In the words of Jesus (ll,lt.1O:26) they did not fear the one who could only kill the body. Though they were made answerable to Pharaoh, they chose to be accountable to God. (Who do you answer to?)
Little did they know how prophetic their obedience would be, in two ways. First, their actions fulfilled a promise given to Jacob hundreds of years earlier, that his descendants would increase "there" (GenA6:3) where "there" was the worst possible environment (Egypt) for any expectation of blessing or growth. (Can you believe God that your present "there" regardless of its discomfort, is the place for God's work of spiritual growth in your life?) Secondly, their actions in saving sons from death prophetically anticipated and prefigured the Passover.
They became crucial agents in God's redemption. The text tells us they got a reward for their labor - their own households and families. They ended up getting what they always wanted, by desiring God's will and truth more than the satisfaction of their own needs.
There is a desperate need for holy midwifery in the kingdom of God. A midwife is someone who "helps to bear". We are not the creators of spiritual life or ministry but there is a vital need for those who will nurture what is conceived by the Spirit of God and see it delivered. There is a need for many believers to move from the place of always needing to be delivered, to becoming delivery agents in the work of God. Like the midwives, this involves a choice to make the fulfillment of God's agenda more important than the agenda of self. It means that our view of what makes for our developing personal history is secondary to our pursuit of God's historic purposes.
We as a church, are pregnant with vision, resourcefulness, nascent life, and spiritual seed. We need more midwives who fear the Lord and will consequently choose rightly what not to do, in order to choose what God wants them to do. For the church to be a maternity ward there is need for spiritual midwives.
There are plenty of things that impede birth. From Pharaoh in Exodus, to Herod in Matthew, to the dragon in Rev. 12 that sits in front of the woman waiting to devour the child, there is a history of demonic attempts to kill the spiritual child, to oppose the revelation of Jesus Christ, to destroy whatever the church is called to give bear.
It's fascinating that in 2 Kings, after his faith in God's deliverance had been ridiculed by the King of Assyria, Hezekiah expresses the anguish of God's people in this image: "This day is a day of distress as when children come to the point of birth and there is no strength to deliver them." Where deliverance is opposed, where ministries are resisted, where new outreaches could die for lack of support and care, there is a need for the holy midwives, not only to share the intercessory travail but to practically engage the delivery process, and the establishment of new life.
What are you "midwiving"? What would you like to "midwife"? What is struggling needlessly without your help and commitment? What are you called to bear at this season of your life? Do you have a passion to assist the labors of the kingdom of God?
Do you see the body of Christ the way those Exodus midwives saw the Hebrew women - as fertile and vigorous? Could we have a similar vision that it would be hard to keep up with the deliveries of God's initiatives. The prophet Hosea (13:13) talks of the tragedy of coming to the neck of the womb and not being born". We need midwives to discern the time of delivery.
Let's exchange the labor of the enemy's oppression for the labor of love of God's midwives. Let's exchange personal need for deliverance for the calling of delivery agents. We can stay home and only look after our own households. But let's not forget the way that God took care of the Hebrew midwives' households as they took care of the family of God. Lord, bless the midwives! Lord, give us more of them.


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Sign up for midnight fundraiser this month and take advantage of an early registration fee.
Among the many people helping to promote the Midnight Walk in aid of the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC) is Christine Breen from Leighton Buzzard, joining a team from the area.
Those who sign up during January will pay £15 to take part in the event on Saturday, July 9, to boost funds for the hospice in Aylesbury.
FNHC's PR and marketing manager Sam Heggie said: "It's time to start thinking about setting a personal challenge in the new year to get fitter, and training for our summer Midnight Walk is a wonderful option to help you do just that – and in turn help support Florence Nightingale Hospice."
If you have received a pink-eared postcard you can take it along to the official Midnight Walk launch in Friars Square Shopping Centre on Saturday, January 30, between 10am and 4pm, and claim your money-off on registration for the walk, or simply visit www.gemstonewalk.co.uk to register. The £15 offer ends on January 31.
Sam added: "As it is the seventh year of our Midnight Walk event, we will be announcing a special offer on the seventh day of each month, starting in February - running right up until the walk takes place, so a lookout."
The hospice walk will once again start and finish at Aylesbury College.
Last year's event saw more than 600 ladies dancing through the streets with pink flashing bunny ears and neon accessories in tow and this year will be the same, with a carnival/party theme as the Rio Olympics will be taking place.
Sam said: "The traditional pink flashing bunny ears will be on offer as well as a range of glow-in-the-dark and party-themed accessories, which walkers can buy on the night to add the finishing touches to their outfits. So, make sure you put your colourful tutus, headbands, bangles, feather boas and walking trainers and socks somewhere safe, because they'll be itching to be worn come July!"
There will be a six or 13-mile (half marathon) challenge, with training tips available to download online and as part of every walker pack.
Entry includes registration fee, a Midnight Walk limited edition t-shirt, souvenir medal, refreshments on the route and a well-deserved breakfast on completion.
The event is open to individuals and teams – anyone over the age of 11, if accompanied by an adult, all helping towards a target to raise this year of £75,000, the equivalent of funding 50 weeks of inpatient nursing.
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With the ongoing proliferation of channels, it's easy for marketing efforts to become fragmented. "Some companies may have been integrated in the past," said Kevin Bobowski, who, up until November (and at the time of this interview), was CMO of Portland, Ore.-based Act-On Software. "But what ends up happening is that as they evolve and grow, it can have impact on their marketing, where it can get more siloed."
Bobowski's prescription is to refocus on the target customer. "Because of the intense focus on acquisition marketing or demand generation, companies end up with what I call 'sloppy growth.' They get a lot of leads, see a lot of deals come through, but those customers aren't sticking around for very long," said Bobowski, now SVP of marketing at BrightEdge. "You have to have a pretty good and tight definition of what the ideal customer profile looks like."
Once you have that, you can start to move toward a more account-based marketing approach. "I really do believe that's the next evolution of where marketers need to go," Bobowski said, "orchestrating the entire relationship and the entire customer journey."
But that's a complex challenge and can't stand alone. "There are certain things we will always do that are inbound-marketing focused, but we have segments of our market that we've defined and built out a very specific account-based marketing program for," he said. "We don't do it for everyone, but we do it for key segments of the market."
Highlights from this week's Marketing Superstars podcast include:
- Why some marketing organizations are siloed while others do a better job of integration (3:30)
- How to breathe creativity back into a marketing organization (5:47)
- How to find the "sweet spot" in your customer base and deliver the right message (7:40)
- How account-based marketing has improved the interaction between sales and marketing (13:49)
- Should the sales development team be located in sales or marketing? (21:11)
- Where integrated marketing goes from here (22:24)
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I love spring training. First, because it's the end of a very long dry spell for baseball fans. Yeah, MLB gives us the winter meetings and then those are followed by various free agent signings and trades, but it soon becomes something akin to throwing crumbs to a starving person (unless your team signs Albert Pujols or something). When February finally rolls around, we're all really ready for something meaningful to happen, teams as well as fans.
If you're a fan of a particular team, you've probably listened to all the news from them over the off season. Since their marketing departments never have an off season, you know that this will be a good year because a) "we're finally ready to compete", b) "we've fine-tuned the team and expect to be in the post-season once again", or c) "out rebuilding efforts are going to make this team really exciting to watch this season". Or some such sales talk like that.
But second, I also love spring training because you finally get to see your team's 40-man roster in action. You can begin to make a more accurate assessment of what their potential is for the upcoming season, see if you've been given a hollow sales pitch or have gotten the straight gen. Sure, everyone says that spring training records don't mean a thing once the starting bell rings in April, but if you're a savvy ball fan you can begin to assess where the team's strengths and weaknesses really are.
One fond wish I've had for many years is to go down to spring training. February and March are pretty gloomy up here north of the 49th, and a little Florida sunshine would go down pretty easily. But I think it would be fantastic to be down there, see the Jays of course, and also visit some of the other teams' ballparks to see where they're at. You know, play "advance scout" a bit and kick the tires on the forthcoming baseball season, not having to rely on the baseball pundits, but on my own two eyes.
So starting next week, we get to find what just may happen once baseball hits April. I can't wait, even if I can't be down south.


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|"Oh sweet baby have you been waiting for long?" her voice echoes, almost dripping in sarcasm. The result causing my already anticipating cock to bugle further is its cloth encasing. I smile thinking god all this reaction from a voice. The door swings open and there stood my Goddess the woman of my dreams but also my waking night mares. Today my goddess.. Tomorrow who knows what! I stood unable to move my eyes darting over her body, her curves, her ever supple breast I longed to touch, to feel the silken material of her blouse, the coarse harsh leather of her whip. I longed to feel the secret places that not many were privileged enough to touch.
|"Drop to your knees" my reality focused back into the world of the here and now. My goddess was talking and here I am thinking off my cock. I fell to my knees not thinking of what I was doing. It was a reaction I had never thought about, all I cared about was my goddess "Follow me, Now." in an instant my knees were moving I was transported back to baby days like a carefree child following its mother. The rhythmic click of her high boots echoing off the polished floors, the floors that not so long ago I had tenderly licked clean for some distant infraction. Not wishing to upset my Goddess I hastened my pace, my knees aching at the harshness of the cold floor. Her perfume filled the air like a tropical flower daring me to pick it, I was lost somewhere in the echoes off time.
|"Clothing off, and wait in position." I knew at once what she wanted. I removed my crumpled gray suit, not daring to look at my goddess for chance of drifting off into my own thought and loosing track of my task at hand. After I had removed all my apparel, I glanced up at my sweet tormentor "And what do you call that ?" she said pointing at my now fully erect member dripping precum, my mind wandered to all the previous encounters I had had with my Goddess. My reality once again snapped forth into focus and I lowered my head in shame and licked up the precum as I had been taught.. The sent of my own self and floor wax filling my nostrils and taste of my own bodily fluids sliding down my throat, my thoughts free off constraint.
|Suddenly the sharp sting of leather on my buttocks. The sweet touch of my tormentor at last, before I knew it yet another, then another I lost count at five and was grateful for not having to count off for my sweet Goddess. My cock twitching and jerking with every stroke, my precum pooling where I had just cleaned. As quickly as she had started she finished. I heard the clicking of her heels as she left the room. I dared not look and kept my focus on the floor, my cock now returning to a semi soft state. My mind wondering "why does this lady have some much control over me?" "Why do keep coming back?" "I am a powerful man and yet she can bring to my knees with a notion of her hand."
|"Johnnie here now" I crawled to her willingly never once looking in those eyes, deep blue eyes, the eyes that said so much, the eyes that could tear my soul apart, the eyes that could make me feel like I was the only person that could satisfy her. Stopping at her feet I lower my head to rest on her now stocking clad feet. Her toes raising and now tilting my head. Those eyes now peering into my soul, looking into places no one had ever been. "Never keep me waiting again" with that her foot was firmly shoved into my waiting and eager mouth. Tenderly I sucked each toe in turn, lovingly I licked between them, her soft groans echoed in the candle lite semi darkness. My goddess was mine. I was hers.
|"Legs"... I continued up her legs savoring the sweet smell of her pussy, stealing the occasional look at her upper thighs, the creamy perfect skin where her delicate lace stockings ended, the forbidden zone I ached to enter. Her fingers entwined in my hair urging me ever upward, nearing my goal. The forbidden fruit would soon be mine. "Ouch" my hair is sharply pulled to extent I can feel it being removed by the roots. "No, you always ask permission!" she snapped. I knew better than to argue, my flesh still feeling the heat from the leather only 15 minutes prior.
|"Bench" I positioned myself over the spanking horse annoyed with myself for not being quicker and more adept at pleasing my Lady "Now my sweet, today I'm going to leave your hands free unbound, as a punishment for trying to use them on me." Little did I realize in my aroused state of pleasure I had tried to grope my Lady Goddess and for this I knew the penalty would be high and she knew my reaction from previous floggings that I would most certainly try to use my hands to cover my butt.
|"Now Johnnie you are too count, loud clear and strong. Miss one or waiver in your voice I start again, and keep those hands clear they will mark and be visible we can't have that can we now." From the corner off my eye I noticed the heavy wooden paddle raise I told myself to relax let go, go with it, but initially my buttocks clenched at the blow... "One, thank you Goddess." The thud forcing my eyes closed. "Two, thank you Goddess." my cheeks relaxing "Three, thank you Goddess." The subtle soothing warmth creasing my body, soon enveloping me. Time seemed to last an eternity, my hands staying fixed by my side as if bound by invisible rope. I would not falter. I would see my Lady smile. "20, thank you Goddess." Tears welling in my eyes, sweat running in torrents from my brow.
|Cold suddenly raced across my reddened ass cheeks, "Wow you like that don't you baby." she said, as she fingered my ass hole "Yes my Lady I do.", "And why do you like it Johnnie" she stated in a almost monotone voice as if she knew the answer "Because I'm your whore, yours to use in any way you see fit." and with that she insert a another finger in to my waiting eager ass hole with that she removed her pleasing pleasurable fingers and roughly inserted a plug about three time the size off her slender fingers the burning was immense as my hole struggled to accommodate its larger size "Hehe ohh poor baby can't have you enjoying this too much can we."
|"No my Goddess" but secretly in side I was begging to taken and used as her toy.
|As I opened my eyes to sneak a look at my sweet tormentor she was positioning herself in front of me. My cock longed to be hers straining up against the hard wood of the spanking horse wriggling proved to be of no use "ohh that cock of yours annoying you, mustn't scratch it on the wood my sweet little boy", and with that my hands are bound. "Now you be a sweet dear and wait here. I have some errands to run."
|I could feel the precum pooling beneath me. The heat from my paddling spreading across my body the dull yet gentle ache of my ass longing to be hers as it learned to accommodate the now comforting plug. What passed seemed like an eternity then I heard it, the sound, like music to my ears, the heels I longed yet again, to lick clean. The heels that once had ass fucked me. The heels of my sweet tormentor.
|"Eyes closed and maybe you'll get a nice surprise, mm but maybe not." I snapped them shut with out a second thought, drowning myself in my sweet world off hidden delight. Click click. the heels drew steadily closer. "Eyes open." and there before me was my Goddess in all her glory totally naked I feasted on the magnificent sight, the firm rounded breasts I had only dreamed off touching, sucking and creasing, always there taunting me. The nipples I longed to take in my mouth, and feel harden under the warmth of my tongue... The waist I desired to hold in loving embrace. The pussy I fantasized wrapped around my cock, inserting my tongue into its silken depths ,the same pussy driving me to endless orgasms night after night as I lay in my bed alone like a perverted teenager whacking off in the darkness. The arms so strong yet feminine. The hands so slender that could bring pleasure or pain. The strapon she held... As I squeezed my eyes to focus it "Ohh baby are your eyes stinging from your sweat, let me fix that for you" her hand in my hair caused my all ready stiff member to harden to steel, but again only pain insured as my hair was pulled and I was forced to look yet again into her eyes. The eyes I so wanted to drown in. It was too intense I wanted to cry. I closed them it was then that it dawned on me she was blindfolding me "Suck it slut, show me you want to please me, take it all" The strong taste of latex in my mouth I resisted the urge to gag. "You love to suck my cock don't you , you worthless little cock sucker."
|I screamed in pain a sharp pain spread across my naked shoulder my goddess had moved her now booted foot to rest on back. As I sucked feverishly, I could hear her pleasuring herself as I sucked her cock the aroma of her pussy making me wriggle, to at least get a little taste of the sweet nectars in my mouth. "More, that's the boy" 4 inches, 5 inches, I sucked for all I was worth my ass twitching feeling the fullness of the plug 6 inches. "Stop."
|My plug was slowly being removed. My lady was going to take my ass. "Relax now boy, your of no use to me if your damaged" God it felt so good she raised my ass, so as to accommodate the dildo.. In and out she trust over and over again the tip of the dildo doing its jobs probing my prostrate. It wasn't long before I was in ecstasy. My Goddess' hand had found my stiff member and worked it to perfection, the immingled feeling of my ass being rammed to its capacity and my dick being pleasured was too much to bear I was going to cum. "Goddess, may I cum, I beg you please let me cum this time" I said in almost too begging voice fearing her response, "No I'm not finished" came the harsh stern reply. I held on with all my might. Even thoughts of naked old men could not clear my thoughts of Cumming, but then nothing. She had let go off my bulging member and her cock no longer pounded my now over stretched ass. It was then she laughed a high pitch cackle, happy kind of laugh, and removed my blindfold it took a few seconds to realize what had just surpassed.
|My ass was once again being tormented "Johnnie, doesn't Simon have a wonderful dick, and he gives the best hand jobs" there was little I could do but just lay there and except another mans cock filling my ass, the sounds of my Goddess yet again pleasuring herself to orgasm, filling my ears. Finally allowing myself to melt to the pleasure I was receiving, and Cumming in felt like a loud thunderous clap. "Oh the humiliation of being serviced by my chauffeur, the same chauffeur I had ordered to drop me off one block always for fear of getting caught. I was once again snapped back into reality "Same time next week Mr. Howard or will you be sitting in parliament?"


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2018 Stanley Cup Final: Will the Golden Knights Get Their Storybook Ending?
The road mentality in the 2017-18 NHL Playoffs has been a budding trend. It is not just that teams are several games over .500 so far -- it's more the idea that some of the top teams just have not been very good.
If you look at the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals, they are 4-5 at home, but they are 8-1 on the road. And that's these playoffs in a nutshell.
But as for the Western Conference winning Vegas Golden Knights, they have been on fire, winning 12 of their first 15 playoff games. It does not matter where they play.
Starting Monday, the two will face off against one another in the quest for the Stanley Cup.
Needless to say, there are some numbers to dig into. Who do they favor to hoist the Cup?
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The one thing Washington has been able to do very well this postseason is rise to the occasion. Behind Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Braden Holtby, they have bounced back to win all three series. Washington was able to weather Tampa Bay's best then counter-punched in Game 6. Their relentless puck battles at 5-on-5 created numerous slot chances and ultimately a shutout. Washington followed that up in Game 7 with an early goal by Ovechkin. The Capitals never looked back in a dominant 4-0 shutout.
Natural Stats Trick has been instrumental in explaining how the chances are flowing in these series. Washington was able to be opportunistic in Game 7 despite score effects increasing Tampa's chances. Those numbers tilted to 62% possession, on average, for Tampa Bay. However, Washington was able to control the first half of the game by racing out to a 3-0 lead (all on even strength goals). That included two goals by Andre Burakovsky.
What does that mean? The Lightning were, for the most part, kept away from the middle early in the game. As a result, Washington outscored Tampa 19-9 at even strength in the series, so as the power play opportunities dried up Tampa Bay's chances did the same. Washington was more resilient in the end, just as they have been throughout this year's playoffs.
Vegas has been even more surgical, with the help of star goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. How amazing has Fleury been? His Goals Saved Above Average are 16.69 through 15 games, which basically means Fleury has prevented 17 goals greater than an average goaltender would have. In the playoffs, that basically means the difference between survival and elimination.
There were just 10 goals combined between Vegas and the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1. Round 2 featured the goaltending of Fleury, but Vegas also got 25 points the top line of Jon Audy-Marchessault, William Karlsson, and Reilly Smith. Alex Tuch and James Neal have provided viable depth scoring in the past two rounds in particular. Against Winnipeg, Vegas was quick to respond to goals, immediately sending home chances of their own on several occasions. It truly changed the dynamic of the series and is another reason why Vegas is considered a favorite. They seem to have an answer for everything.
Washington seems to have the answers, too. That is what gives this series the potential to be so good. How things shake out will largely depend on how the lines match up. And that will be something to keep an eye on from game to game.
It will also be important to see how Washington plays on special teams. Tampa was able to exploit Washington early on in their series, scoring six times before their power play chances dried up. Vegas and their speed will be a tough test at every interval and both top-sixes feature a lot of scoring potential (3.25 goals per game for Vegas and 3.22 for Washington).
It should go without saying but Game 1 is a pivotal game. If Washington wins on the road, it changes the series early. If Vegas wins, they are capable of rolling off two, three or even four straight wins without a problem.
How Will the Series Play Out?
Through the lens of our models, let's check out the likelihood of all the possible series outcomes.
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As you'd expect, the 12-3 Golden Knights, with their electric home ice advantage, are the slight favorites. According to our numbers, they possess a 54.16% chance to win the series with the most likely outcome in seven.
Per OddsShark, the Golden Knights are at -135 odds to take the series. A -135 line converts to a 57.45% win probability, which means our numbers are a bit less optimistic. As for Washington's +115 odds, they're basically spot on as they amount to an implied probability of 46.51%.
What About Game 1?
As of Friday morning, Vegas is a -145 moneyline favorite to Washington's +125 odds (via OddShark and Bovada). They are also 1.5-goal favorites on the spread, with a 5.5 over/under and -125 odds favoring the under.
To see which bets our algorithms like for Game 1 and beyond, tune in to our game projections page throughout the Stanley Cup Finals.


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~ One-Bowl Lunch on the Run: Tuna Macaroni Salad ~
I rarely make the time to sit down and eat lunch and almost never find the time to go out to lunch. I prefer to munch and crunch, while working, standing in my kitchen or sitting at my computer. For example: I am munching on some chopped cantaloupe, here at my desk, for breakfast, while writing this, at 6:30AM. Whatever time I get my mid-day hunger attack today, I'm literally going to, "stick a fork in it": tuna macaroni salad. I made it yesterday, am writing about it today, and shall enjoy it, in a small bowl, as a light, satisfying, quick and tasty snack. For me, it's just enough protein and carbohydrates to satisfy my hunger without squelching my appetite for dinner.
Nowadays, I'm mostly feeding just my husband and myself, and, since I'm typically the only person here in the afternoons, I never make a full batch of tuna macaroni salad (using an entire pound of macaroni). I make just enough for one full, refreshingly-light Summertime meal for us two to enjoy together, and, three to four days of leftover light snacking for me. When it comes to tuna salad, macaroni salad and tuna-macaroni salad, I'd rather make it often, and eat it fresh, than make a lot and have it hang around too long. That said, if you're feeding an entire family, do the math and turn my half batch into a full batch -- you'll end up 4 pounds/4 quarts/16 cups.
No peas please -- save 'em for your tuna noodle casserole.
8 ounces mini-farfalle (or elbows, mafalda, shells, etc.), cooked al dente, according to package directions and well-drained
2 jumbo eggs, hard-cooked eggs, or, 3 large eggs, peeled and finely diced (Note: I like to dice the whites and the yolks separately for a prettier presentation.)
1/2 cup peeled and small-diced carrot
1/2 cup small-diced celery
1/2 cup small-diced red onion
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon coarsely-ground black pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise (plus additional mayonnaise, if necessary or desired)
1 12-ounce can solid-white Albacore tuna, packed in water. well-drained
~ Step 1. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon sea salt. Add the macaroni, briefly stir and cook, until al dente, about 6-7 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain into a colander and rinse under cold running water until macaroni is cooled to below room temperature. Allow pasta to continue to drain and "dry" (free from moisture) about 30-45 minutes. Gently toss occasionally during this "drying" process.
~ Step 2. While the macaroni is drying, in the same saucepan, prepare the hard cooked eggs, drain them under cold water to cool to the touch and peel. Open the tuna and invert can onto a paper-towel-lined plate to thoroughly drain.
~Step 3. Fine dice the egg whites, egg yolks, carrot, celery and onion as directed, placing them in a large bowl as you work. Add the Dijon mustard, pickle relish, celery seed, salt and pepper to the bowl and give the mixture a thorough stir. Add and fold in the 1/2 cup mayonnaise.
~ Step 4. Add the now moisture-free macaroni to the bowl and gently fold it into the creamy vegetable mixture. Using your fingers, pull the tuna into bite-sized chunks and pieces, placing it in the bowl as you work. Gently and thoroughly fold the tuna into the macaroni salad. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors marry and mixture is well-chilled, 4-6 hours or overnight (overnight is best). Prior to serving:
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One-Bowl Lunch on the Run: Tuna Macaroni Salad: Recipe yields 2 pounds/2 quarts/8 cups.
Special Equipment List: 4-quart saucepan; colander; paper towels; cutting board; chef's knife; vegetable peeler; large rubber spatula; plastic wrap; 2, 1-quart-sized food storage containers w/tight-fitting lids
Cook's Note: The ~ Creamy, Chunky, Crunchy "Classic" Tuna Salad/Sandwich ~ is often referred to as "the mainstay of everyones childhood", or, "the lunch staple of the office generation (of which both my husband and I are a part of)." As for me, like today's recipe (tuna-mac salad), tuna salad, with a few whole wheat crackers, is another one of my weekday afternoon favorite snacks. For the record, when referencing "classic" tuna salad, I refer to the "classic" way all of our mother's and grandmother's made it -- just the way we like it. There is no right or wrong way to make it, except the way you like it.
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- Yucca House is one of the largest archeological sites in southwest Colorado, and acted as an important community center for the Ancestral Puebloan people from A.D. 1150-1300. The long-term preservation of Yucca House ensures that archeologists will be able to continue studying Ancestral Puebloan society and what caused them to migrate from this region in the late 1200s.
Recreation - Viewing of a historic site of puebloan civilization at an unexcavated site. There are no facilitites at the site and there are no fees to visit.
Climate - Yucca House National Monument has mild to hot weather during summer months. During some winters, the weather is also mild. Snow storms can occur as late as May and as early as October, but usually both of these months are pleasant. June through September are warm to hot, with cool evenings. Afternoon thunderstorms are common during July and August.
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From the entrance of Mesa Verde National Park, take Hwy. 160 West through Cortez, to Hwy. 491 South. Continue driving south approximately 8 miles from the intersection of Hwy. 160 and Hwy. 491 and take a right on MC County Road B, which is a dirt road one mile south of MC Road C. Drive 0.8 miles, crossing a paved road and take the next dirt road on the right before the farmhouse on the left. Follow this road north and west for 1.4 miles, head towards the white ranch house with the red roof on the west horizon. Please be courteous toward the private landowners and close all gates behind you as you enter to prevent livestock from escaping. Once at the ranch house, Yucca House National Monument is on the left side of the driveway.
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Why is Ne mange pas first person singular and N'écoutez pas
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Why is Ne mange pas first person singular and N'écoutez pas
This question relates to:
French lesson "Forming simple negative commands (L'Impératif)"
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Hi John,
There are only three forms to the Imperative Mood.
It depends who you are adressing your command to :
If it is someone you say 'tu' to , it will be the singular.
e.g. N'écoute pas , Ne cours pas, Ne répond pas ...
If it is someone you say 'vous' to, or several people, it will be vous form.
e.g. N'écoutez pas!, Ne courez pas! Ne répondez pas! ...
( Don't listen, Don't run! Don't answer!)
The final form is the 'nous' if you are yourself included in the command, as in 'allons-y! '(Let's go!)
e.g. Ne courons pas! (Let's not run!) etc..
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Dlawrence necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 137 diseños de 54 diseñadores freelance.
SurgiChart is an app for iPhone and iPad that allows surgeons of any type to create electronic case summaries of their surgical procedures. It creates an electronic record of what is traditionally stored in analog. Notes, x-rays, films all consolidated into an e-record that can be shared among doctors.
The name SurgiChart is the most important part of the logo. Less consideration given to an icon. If a blade and pencil abstract can be worked in to word form, then that may give and edge (blade=scalpel and pencil=charting)
The current Sc logo has been well received and works well as an icon for our app. We are seeking a new design because the current one resembles the Science Channel logo. Winning logo will work well on the web as well as an icon for an app. Demographics are surgeons and other health care. The newest version of SurgiChart will have an emphasis on sharing the app through a network of colleagues (think facebook for surgeons). An image that conveys a stack of paper or x-rays may be appropriate. Very little print use, so gradients and 3D okay.
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A big HELLO from the Janesville PigPen! Are we going nuts here?
Why, yes. Yes, we are (grin!). The 13 pigs that recently came here have blossomed...into 21! And there will be more. Three of the 7 sows in this group were confirmed pregnant on intake. Two weeks ago, the lovely little Oona and the equally beautiful little Paloma gave birth on the same night to 9 little pups. Oona had 6 babies (sadly one was stillborn) and Paloma had 3. Initially, Oona and Paloma shared a cage and both took care of all the pups. When Oona needed medical treatment for a hormonal issue, we separated the two families equally to give everyone a chance to thrive. So Oona kept four of her babies and Paloma happily took to raising her own three and one of Oona's. So in one night, we welcomed the brand new Oliver, Olivia, Otis, Oleta, Oscar, Panya, Perlie and Padraic. Okay, okay....Quiz time: What babies belong to which mother? You KNOW you can figure it out!
So what of the other new piggies that came to us to find new homes? Well, remember I said that there will be MORE piggies? Yup! Indra is ready to pop with her pups any second now. And the very beautiful red abby sow, Jezabel has just been confirmed pregnant. So far ("knock on wood") Tallulah, Hepzibah and Yasmine show no signs of pregnancy. These three beauties share a cage. Talluhah and Yasmine are both tan and white Americans, but Hepzibah is a drop-dead gorgeous tan Abby and, Hoo Boy, she's got an A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E, that one!. Maybe I shouldn't have named her after a mythological goddess.
But what of the 6 boars that we took in? I can't help myself, I already have favorites. Merlin, an adult chocolate and tan American, is a big, squooshy lovebug. What else can I say? And Henry is just plain sweet. He's a pale red and white boy with lovely pink eyes, but such a NICE little boy. I just want to hug him. Crockett is the prettiest young abby boar that we've had here in a long time...so many different SHADES of tan on one pig. Shadrach has pretty tans on him too and another really nice, nice little pig.
Warning: Do not read any further if you have an uncontrollable sweet tooth!!! I MEAN it! I'm WARNING you! I just love, love, love the MARSHMALLOW BOYS!! One is smooth and white and one is FLUFFY and white. Does it get any better than this? I'm talking about Gilbert (be still my heart!) and Magoo. Gilbert is an American and Magoo is a fluffy, fluffy, fluffy (did I mention "fluffy"?) Abbyruvian. How cool is that? Someone is going to be SO lucky to adopt these two special boys.
Okay, I'll admit it. I just totally love them all. How can you have a favorite when they are all so wonderful?
So we have quite a few pigs here in the rescue and you will be able to see some of them up on Petfinder within the next few days (so don't change that channel!). Here are some pictures of our new little babies, but DO NOT blame me if you swoon from the cuteness.
If anyone lives in the Madison/Milwaukee/Janesville area and wants to donate food or bedding to go toward caring for all these beautiful little fluffballs, send us an e-mail and we will see what we can work out for pick up. The babies and moms are eating Oxbow brand Cavy Performance pellets and lots of timothy hay (and daily fresh veggies). The other pigs are eating Oxbow brand Cavy Cuisine (and hay and veggies). As to bedding, we can still use gently used towels or aspen shavings and Carefresh brand paper bedding.
All of you have a great day and give your pigs a hug from us!
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|Remember Project Bean? Well, it's ongoing.
Here Frances carries him through the streets
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|This is the anchorage in front of the Guaymas Fonatur marina,
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|The morning of the haulout, awaiting the lift.
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text: DigitalBlogs Point Fingers at Media on Romney's Libya ViewsBy Eddie Scarry|September 13, 2012 ShareBy Eddie Scarry|September 13, 2012 Share Both President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney have had their say on the Libya incident, in which a U.S. ambassador was killed Tuesday. Now several bloggers have loaded their guns and are pointing them at the news media.Romney was widely criticized for his comments on the Obama administration's handling of the attacks. He said the administration's own response to the attacks was an "apology" for America.NYT editorialized that Romney "showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character by using the murders of the Americans in Libya as an excuse … to attack Mr. Obama…" WaPo called Romney's critique of Obama's foreign policies "crude." USA Today said Romney "erred in moving so quickly to make political hay of an unfolding tragedy."In a post today, RedState's Erick Erickson argues that the media, led by "group think," wanted the "focus on Romney" rather than what he saw as the president's own shortcomings on foreign policy. He took names:"I get that Chuck Todd is a former Democrat hill staffer. I get that the Politico is riddled with Democrats, some former activists and a former staffer for Debbie Wasserman Schultz. I get that Michael Scherer from Time magazine is a left wing reporter for Mother Jones and Salon.com turned respectable, "objective" journalist. I get that Ben Smith, leading up Buzz Feed, is a left wing journalist paraded about as if he is some sort of objective reporter at a trendy site full of cat photos. [Editor's Note: Totally forgot to include Journolist and have updated to include it] I get that precious Ezra Klein started Journolist so reporters and political operatives could collaborate on the news and narrative and now he sits at the Washington Post and gets trotted out as a fact checker."Erickson, however, does credit Slate's Dave Weigel for writing that Romney's comment wasn't a gaffe, but a consistent view on foreign policy. Over at WaPo's Right Turn blog, Jennifer Rubin largely made the same argument as Erickson: The collective media didn't concentrate on the real issue at hand, the death of an ambassador, a delayed response from the White House. "What [Romney] said was valid then, as it remains valid in retrospect…" Rubin wrote today. In a separate post Rubin took another swipe at the media, arguing that conservatives have not turned against Romney as some have suggested. "The mainstream media… decided that Romney was 'isolated' or in trouble with Republicans," she wrote. "Perhaps the media don't know very many conservatives. Or perhaps they thought a few moldy Beltway insiders were representative of the party at large. … If the media are going to rally to Obama, then, by gosh, conservatives are going to rally to Romney."Rubin's liberal counterpart, Greg Sargent …who runs the Plum Line blog at WaPo, had little to say on the media; but what he did say was in its defense. "There is a great deal of whining today on the right that the media unfairly focused on Romney yesterday, rather than the causes of the event itself," Sargent wrote today. "Let me make a suggestion: Perhaps the media saw Romney's comments as newsworthy because he accused the Obama administration of sympathizing with attackers of U.S. Embassies?" On a separate note, Sargent correctly predicted yesterday that even if this election is about the economy for most voters, Romney's "misstep… will infect the media narrative." It has.The Daily Caller's Jim Treacher went with the tried and true double-standard claim: "Of course, it's Romney's fault for saying something about any of it. … Hey, remember all those times the press called out Obama for criticizing Bush's foreign policy? That was awesome," he writes. Treacher, like Erickson, named names of the offenders. They included: MSNBC's Chris Matthews, NBC White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz and CNN's Don Lemon.And then there's FNC's Greta Van Susteren. She polls, you decide. On her Gretawire blog, Van Susteren asked "What concerns the media more? How, when and what Gov. Romney said about the attacks on the Americans? Or the attacks on the Americans?" The results were overwhelmingly for the former. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2ks7azv copy Adweek Adweek


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