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The heat wave rolling through Southern California did more than send locals scurrying inside for cover.
It set the tone for one of the hottest, craziest sports weeks we can remember.
It's sizzling in Los Angeles right now.
The story lines are everywhere.
From the epic fall of Clippers owner Donald Sterling just as his team sits on the cusp of a long playoff run to the Lakers looking for a new coach — much to the delight of their beleaguered fans — to the Kings climbing back from an 0-3 hole to beat the San Jose Sharks and force a wild second-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks, our heads are spinning.
And let's not forget the Dodgers, who are surging again, and the Angels and their wonder kid, Mike Trout.
It's getting hot in here.
And let's not forget local horse California Chrome is a Kentucky Derby contender today.
Turn on the TV — be it locally or nationally — and the talking heads are going on and on about the drama unfolding in Hollywood.
They can't get enough of the upstart Clippers and their fascinating series with the Golden State Warriors, which culminates today at Staples Center in a win-or-go-home Game 7.
And not just because All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are such captivating players.
As if the Clippers and Warriors needed any more intrigue, Sterling got caught up in his own personal Sex, Lies and Video Tape meets Bulworth when he spewed a bunch of racist nonsense during a private chat with a lady friend.
Turns out Sterling was being recorded, though, and the audio tape ended up in the hands of TMZ.com.
Next thing you know the whole world was turned on to Sterling's disgraceful, backwards opinion of African-Americans — and all of a sudden the Clippers and Warriors playoff series transformed into a made-for-TV mini-series.
And the world keeps gobbling it up.
The NBA hammered Sterling with a lifetime ban, fined him $2.5 million and is moving to force him to sell the team.
Now we await his response, and based on an interview he did with a DuJour Magazine, he isn't about to go down without a fight.
Meanwhile, the Clippers players and coaches have come off so well in handling the sordid situation, their popularity is soaring nationwide.
Who knew it would take something like this to awaken the world to a historically cockeyed franchise. But with the Clippers actually being a talented, viable team, the timing could not have been better for the spotlight to come on.
Their owner might be a bigot, but these guys can play.
If they can get past the Warriors today in Game 7 at Staples Center, they have a chance to cash in on the controversy even more.
Not that they have to apologize for the extra cameras focused on them — or the reason for their new-found fame.
They didn't ask for it, they didn't want it and they certainly don't deserve any guilt by association for their working relationship with Sterling.
But now that the cameras are rolling, might as well make the most of it.
"Our protest is our play," said coach Doc Rivers.
Who knows, with a Game 7 win and a long playoff run, maybe they'll actually close the gap a little bit on the Lakers.
You remember the Purple and Gold, right?
Of course you do, especially now that they've thrown us a nice tasty bone by ending their relationship with embattled coach Mike D'Antoni.
The poor guy never had a chance with the watered-down roster he was dealing with and his name not beginning with a Phil and ending with a Jackson.
The talent he worked with was mediocre, the support from fans was nonexistent, and the backing of stars like Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol was waning from the moment he arrived.
This was headed for divorce almost immediately after the Lakers and D'Antoni exchanged I Do's, but not a moment too soon for frustrated Lakers fans who will now spend the next few weeks fantasizing about Gregg Popovich or Mike Krzyzewski strolling their sidelines soon.
It's not going to happen, of course. But after the historically foul year they just endured, let the fans have a little bit of time to dream.
Point is the Lakers can begin the climb back up in earnest, this time with a coach the whole city can get behind.
And can you throw in a can't-miss lottery pick and an impact free agent?
Sound crazy?
Maybe, but it's all possible with the Lakers owning a high draft pick and enough money to woo the best free agent available this summer.
And the way things are rolling in Los Angeles right about now, would it surprise anyone if the Lakers hit the trifecta by securing their next great coach and two core superstars?
Meanwhile, the Kings made history by racing back from an 0-3 deficit against arch-rival San Jose to win four straight games, closing the Sharks out on the road no less to force a series every hockey fan in the Southland has been dreaming about.
It's the Kings against the Ducks.
Who you got?
It's Tom Cruise vs. Mickey Mouse.
Hollywood vs. Newport Beach.
Lobster ravioli at the Ivy against brunch and mimosas at The Alley.
As we head into the weekend, celebrity ownership groups are jockeying for position for the Clippers, Magic Johnson in the middle of it all. We've seen a historic moment in race relations in sports. We've seen a historic comeback on the ice. We're looking at being a World Series contender in Dodger Stadium. We're thinking about possibilities for the Lakers again. And on the horizon — are we a little closer to an NFL team? Way out there, do you see the Olympics returning?
It's getting hot in Los Angeles, and you better turn on the air conditioner.
Because this heat wave might stick around.


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It's that time of the month again!
Just to review: We ask for nominations. An executive committee will review the nominations. One simple and one more difficult recipe will be chosen to be featured the following month. Next week, we will ask for volunteers to host said recipes on another post. A host for each recipe will be chosen by random number generator from the list of volunteers. Once you have hosted, you move to the back of the line to give others the same chance.
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This story has been updated to reflect the ending of an investigation into Avon Products' communications with securities analysts.
Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 important American brands that it predicts will disappear within a year. This year's list reflects the brutally competitive nature of certain industries and the reason companies cannot afford to fall behind in efficiency, innovation or financing.
American Airlines, in 24/7 Wall St.'s view, will disappear in 2013 because of its inefficiency. It was the premier carrier in the United States for almost 30 years — surviving through periods when most other carriers went bankrupt. However, it lost its critical advantage of scale when Northwest merged with Delta DAL, -3.04% and Continental merged with United UAL, -3.54%. Within two years, American became a midsized carrier.
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• Has Apple matured too much?
• iPhone helps AT&T earnings
Research In Motion US:RIMM may be the best example of an innovative company that lost its edge. As a result, it could disappear in 2013. Five years ago, RIM was the only smartphone company of any size, and it had almost the entire corporate market. But it made a fatal mistake in failing to adapt its technology for consumer use. In June 2007, Apple AAPL, -4.62% launched the iPhone, and the rest is history. (RIM, though, has enjoyed a rare bask in the sun this week. See: RIM's sales surprise doesn't erase doubts.)
Pacific Sunwear US:PSUN no longer has the capital to compete. The retailer will be gone by the end of 2013. In the company's most recent 10-Q, it said one of its biggest risks was running low on capital and not meeting financial obligations.
24/7 Wall St. made many accurate calls last year, but the speed with which some of them came true was surprising. MySpace was sold by News Corp. NWS, -3.59% NWSA, -4.31%, publisher of MarketWatch, less than a week after last year's list was published.
Several additional 2011 nominees are no longer around, either. Saab filed for bankruptcy only five months after 24/7 published last year's predictions. The car company has been sold yet again to an investment group called National Electric Vehicle Sweden, probably for little more than car parts.
In November 2011, Ericsson dumped its half of the Sony Ericsson mobile-phone business, apparently aware of something that Sony SNE, -1.70% has yet to realize — the smartphone industry is owned by Apple and Google's GOOG, -3.21% Android-run phones. Similarly, Yum Brands YUM, -1.70% dumped A&W because its sales were minuscule compared with those of flagship brands KFC and Taco Bell.
A few of the companies we said would vanish are still operating. American Apparel is now a penny stock. Nokia NOK, -1.18% is another company 24/7 still predicts will go away soon. The former Finnish heavyweight just fired 10,000 employees, or 20% of its workforce.
Bad calls were also made. Sears US:SHLD and Sony Pictures are still operating in essentially the same form they were a year ago. Kellogg's K, -0.97% Corn Pops and Soap Opera Digest are doing just fine.
This year continues a methodical approach of deciding which brands to include on the list of brands that will disappear. The major criteria are:
1.) Rapid fall-off in sales and steep losses.
2.) Disclosures by the parent of the brand that it might go out of business.
3.) Rapidly rising costs that are extremely unlikely to be recouped through higher prices.
4.) Companies that are sold.
5.) Companies that go into bankruptcy.
6.) Companies that have lost the great majority of their customers.
7.) Operations with rapidly withering market share.
Each brand on the list suffers from one or more of these problems. Each of the 10 will be gone, based on the given criteria, within 18 months. On that basis, and on the following pages, are the 10 companies 24/7 Wall St. predicts will disappear next year.


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|2009-11-16, 09:20
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|2009-11-16, 10:00
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I am making up things. But somehow I got the feeling that Beatrice would not abandon her family no matter how it mistreated her from her dialogue with Battler in EP4.
If Kyrie was Beatrice, then she would not abandon her family no matter what. (as said by Kasumi in EP4, she commented that mere disownment as punishment was too lenient at all if Kyrie had a bastard child with Rudolf. She insisted that there must be some secret deals behind.)
My wild speculation was that disownment was only a facade, marrying Rudolf was part of the plan to get the gold.
|2009-11-16, 11:14
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Frankly, ijrims, this theory is almost turning Erika-like.
And the thing is you have two inherently contradictory goals for Kyrie. She has a goal of getting the Sumaderas and destroying the Ushiromiyas, and at the same time wants to get the Ushiromiyas to unite in the name of family. I see a contradiction here in your theory.
|2009-11-16, 11:36
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Now you see that the goals were conflicting. You have never had multiple goals which might conflict with each other yourself, I suppose? What was the most commone theme of story involving undercover? The undercover had to fulfill his mission, while also breeding some attachment for the organization he had inflitrated into, thus he desire for the good being of the inflitrated organization as well. Conflicting emotions and goals, isn't it? Cliche, isn't it? But not incomprehensible, isn't it?
To bribe the Sumadera family needed huge amount of money, not the amount of money our four siblings could have given out. In fact, only Rudolf would be willing to give out. How much money does it take to bribe Sumadera family? It was a declining family and had been investing in Kyrie and looked upon her to revive the family. The money involved would be well over millions dollars. I doubt that Rudolf and Kyrie themselves could compensate the loss by just using their own money.
I thought this out when I pondered on why Beatrice seemed to focus so much on family values (in EP4) and the fact that Sumadera family benefited the most if everyone died except Ange.
I am more interested to know your theory than your comments on my theory, frankly.
I would try to posit another hypothesis and leave this hypothesis be. Let's term it as "Kyrie=Beatrice=Sumadera's undercover" hypothesis.
Next time, let me give out a hypothesis based on Shannon=Beatrice, as most people thought so.
By the way, what is a Erika-like theory?
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|2009-11-16, 12:11
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Spoiler for ep5:
|2009-11-16, 12:15
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It's difficult, but there must be a way.
Spoiler for EP 5:
As for abanding families - Kyrie probably considers Rudolf, Battler and Ange her family now (as Natsuhi thinks of the Ushiromiyas as her family) so she would never throw them away.
|2009-11-16, 12:23
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We know it was successful red because Battler was able to say it. However, it violated the stated rules of the trial. Think of it like evidence from an illegal wiretap. In certain cases, even perfectly sound evidence can be discounted if it is obtained by illegal or dubious means.
|2009-11-16, 12:38
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One married person still have two families, right? The one who raised you up and the one you entered because of your spouse. I meant she chose Sumadera family over Ushiromiya family.
Again, this had no proof that Kyrie really adhered to Sumadera family. Only that it was a logical extension to the fact that Beatrice upheld family values (particularly the family you were raised in), and it kind of explained many motives of Beatrice and fit Lambda and Bern's comments on Beatrice. (Like "she did not pick the most straightforward method", "she wanted Battler to kill her and if Battler could not, she would kill him", "she was horribly pitiful before she was a witch" and "she did not mind losing or winning the game")
|2009-11-16, 13:31
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ijrims, in your hypothesis:
1) What reason do you have for naming Kyrie as your mastermind?
2) How long has this been planned out? If it's been for 18 years, why didn't the Sumaderas see to it that Asumu disappeared or suffered an "accident"?
3) If she knew that there was a substantial chance of her dying, and that the Sumaderas would get custody of Ange, why not openly mend fences with them?
4) Why commit murders imitating the epitaph? There's no evidence Kinzo ever intended it to be a ritual.
5) If the goal is to see whether family members can mend fences, why kill so many of them at the beginning?
|2009-11-16, 13:53
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Erika is obviously lying under oath throughout that entire trial, if you ask me.
The whole thing is a farce designed to get Natsuhi convicted. In fact, the entirety of Ep5 is a farce designed to blame Natsuhi, from what I've seen.
|2009-11-16, 14:24
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A somewhat logical disconnect...could the mastermind only be responsible for the First Twilight in every game? Everything that happens afterwards in done by various people, and then whatever happens at Midnight of October 5th/6th is either the handywork of the mastermind, or an absolute event that cannot be stopped...only avoided.
That would in some ways follow the Higurashi logic of the plot. Event X is done by the mastermind. All other events are caused by the main characters, than the "clean up" is caused again by the mastermind/natural disaster.
Also, if the First Twilight was caused by the mastermind (assuming the mastermind isn't instead responcible for Kinzo's death and nothing else), what is the objective? Ep3 has Eva survive. One assumes the objective of the mastermind failed or the mastermind was killed early in the game. The mastermind sets events in motion, lets them play out, and then kills everyone that's left at a certain time...making things appear like witches did it with magic. The problem is the letters in the bottles. What is the goal of the letters in a bottle? They spell out the mystery on some level that involves witches and magic, but also asks someone to find the truth of what happened...meaning to prove what really did happen. And it is signed by "Maria", not "Beatrice"...even though it is in "Beatrice's" handwritting. If the witch wanted to make people believe she existed...wouldn't she sign it "Beatrice the Golden" and gloat about what she did? That sounds more like Beatrice.
Also the finding of the gold doesn't seem to stop the First Twilight. If the mastermind is "Beatrice", whom wants the gold found, then there should have been no murders once the gold was found. Similar logic suggests that in Ep3, after Eva and Rosa find the gold, there should be no more murders, but "Beatrice" resigns her title and Eva-Beatrice starts murdering people. Logically, "Beatrice" will not kill anyone if the gold is found...and quite possibly never killed anyone willingly (self-defense perhaps). Thus someone else is behind the murders. Not "Beatrice"
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|2009-11-16, 14:44
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If she knows the truth then why frame innocent Natsuhi? Why not just expose who's really behind all of this?
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So my answer is simply that: the cousins didn't die in Battler's room
The scene where Battler wakes up and finds the corpses is fake, hell we even see Battler being pushed back by an invisible force in that scene. That's blatantly false.
Also Natsuhi later go check in the room and she finds nothing.
Either one of these scenes is fake because:
After George's death, his corpse was not moved at all!
After Jessica's death, her corpse was not moved at all!
After Maria's death, her corpse was not moved at all!
Also it was stated that
Ushiromiya Battler returned to the cousins' room at 3am and immediately went to bed. And until the incident was discovered, there was absolutely nothing suspicious in the room.
Did the "suspicious" thing materialized in the room the next morning? Either this red truth is badly worded, or in the room there was never anything suspicious to begin with.
Erika definitely saw the cousins in the room at the stroke of midnight, however from midnight to 1 AM she was in the Library with Nanjo, therefore the cousins had all the time to exit the guesthouse or moved to another room, no red forbids that.
Likewise, Rosa wasn't in the cousin's room, anyone could have killed her anytime. Likewise Genji was said to have gone to the waiting room and that he never left the mansion, however we have seen him going to the dining room, which means he's been in the waiting room only for a brief moment. There is no proof that he went back there after that or that he never left the waiting room itself.
The whole Ep5 is rigged.
I don't think it is possible to explain what happened without twisting red truths, using unrealistic theories or claiming some games scenes are totally fake. Of course I prefer to go with the latter.
|2009-11-16, 14:50
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It isn't her place to win the game. Its Battler's place. Her motives seem to be to get Battler to play the game seriously and correctly.
This is either because she wants Battler to win, or she's getting him ready to face Beatrice for real (or Lambda, who Bern would really like to see lose). Of course this would assume yet another troll out of Beatrice, which does not seem to be the case. Thus Bern is getting Battler set up to win and/or to take on Lambda in Meta, or the mastermind in the real world...since no matter who it is, it will shock him somewhat.
|2009-11-16, 15:02
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In the best case scenario where you are correct and she's trying to help Battler her methods are still evil. I love how she said that she would help Battler in episode 1's second tea party and then in episode 2 all she did was show up at the end all call him pathetic. Best team player ever.
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Last year was a banner year for the high-flying ethanol industry. A record 13.94 billion gallons were produced, with a record-setting 1.2 billion gallons of exports. "We're coming off a fantastic year," said Geoff Cooper, vice president of research for the Renewable Fuels Association.
The outlook for 2012: Not so good. Industry estimates are calling for 13.3 to 13.8 gallons of ethanol to be produced this year, meaning a reduction in corn demand. Ethanol plants now are running at 87% capacity compared to 95% the end of 2011. It's not only ethanol plants, however, with production cutbacks at oil refineries, too.
Production cutbacks are being caused by a glut of ethanol supplies this spring, dwindling profits, and a cutback in exports. "The industry over produced in the fourth quarter of 2011, producing an overhang in the market," Cooper said at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Economic Summit.
Furthermore, "in January, gasoline demand fell like a rock," and crude oil prices fell. This all adds up to less ethanol demand, despite the Renewable Fuels Standard.
These factors, plus high cost feedstocks, due to the drought-driven rise in corn prices, are combining to hurt ethanol plant profitability. Cooper forecasts poor ethanol plant margins for the entire year of 2012. Just the decline in gasoline consumption alone has cost the ethanol industry 2 billion gallons of potential market.
Some plants have cut back on production while others have temporarily idled. Plant economics are slightly above to slightly below breakeven. What is helping plants, however, is that many are producing corn oil, which is adding 5 to 7 cents per gallon of revenue. For many plants, that's the difference between profit and loss, Cooper says.
The drought is potentially hurting ethanol plants in another way besides the high cost of the main feedstock. A major co-product of ethanol plants is distiller dried grains (DDGs), and the industry is concerned about whether the extreme drought will produce a corn crop with a high level of aflatoxins that could make their way into DDGs.
Despite challenges in 2012, the industry will have no trouble meeting the RFS mandate, Cooper says. He adds that the industry will face a tough profitability picture for the next 12 to 18 months, with some plants remaining idle and there will likely be some industry consolidation. "This will be the first time since 2006 with no growth in production," Cooper says.
Still, he remains optimistic on the industry long term as ethanol remains such an excellent octane booster and ethanol plants have made major strides in improving efficiencies. Moreover, the approval of E15 is creating a market for additional ethanol.
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Weekly merger, acquisition, deal update: August 17
This week Morrissey Goodale tracked two domestic deals and three international transactions. This brings the total year-to-date deal count in the United States to 115, up 7% over the 107 domestic deals tracked through the same period in 2011. Including the U.S., the total global deal count is now 210, down just 2% from the 214 global deals tracked through the same period last year.
In case you missed it the last few weeks, be sure to click here for Morrissey Goodale's special report Industry M&A 2012 Six Month Review. In it, you will find additional insight, thoughts and major trends observed through the first six months of 2012.
M&A Transactions
In its third transaction of the year, international architecture and interior design firm Perkins+Will (Chicago, IL) merged with Envision Design (Washington, DC), a 15-person award-winning design firm specializing in sustainability with experience that spans commercial interiors, residential, hospitality, and retail/entertainment, and featuring services that include interior design, renovations, base-building architecture, graphics and product design. The firm is widely recognized for its exceptional work for associations and nonprofits, including Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, International Interior Design Association (IIDA), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Recording Industry Association of America. Link to details
Advanced information technology and engineering services firm RCM Technologies (Pennsauken, NJ) acquired BGA Engineering (Oakland, NJ), a 40-person multi-discipline provider of engineering services that include mechanical, electrical, instrumental and control, civil/structural, architectural, renewable energy and specialty related design across numerous industry sectors including power generation (both nuclear and fossil), energy delivery, energy management, architecture, commercial building and manufacturing. Link to details
Global architecture, interior design and planning firm Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) merged with HIP Architects (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), a design firm with a particular emphasis and focus placed on the commercial and retail, conservation, culture and recreation, industrial and medical sectors. Link to details
Architectural and design firm HLN (Cardiff, United Kingdom) acquired John Pryke & Partners (Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom), a consulting firm specializing in structural and civil engineering, subsidence, architectural design and expert witness services, including forensic investigations and featuring a substantial client list in the public authority, banking, insurance and legal fields. Link to details
In its second transaction of the year, engineering and surveying firm Fyfe Engineers & Surveyors (Adelaide, Australia) announced that it will join forces with Connor Holmes (Adelaide, Australia), a multi-disciplinary consulting firm specializing in the provision of advice in relation to town planning, property consulting, development management and governance and featuring clients that include a broad range of investors, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, property and land developers, together with state and local government agencies. Fyfe is a land and resource development consultancy specializing in the provision of comprehensive engineering, planning, and surveying services to Australia's land development, energy, mining and oil and gas industries. The merged company will have a combined workforce of more than 420 people located in South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The merger will take effect on September 1, 2012. Link to details
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"[W]e should all be grateful that there has never been such a profusion of fascinating accounts of fine dining so available–and provided free of charge."
~ Bruce Palling, Have Food Blogs Come of Age?
As a food blogger, did reading that line make you cringe? I did. And it made me immediately think about Dianne Jacob's recent blog post: Outrageous Blogger Request, and the Outcome.
The post describes the frustration felt by a food blogger after receiving an email offering her "an opportunity" to fly to Italy, develop a recipe, then cook and serve it to 35 people. All at her own expense. But instead of getting upset about it, she saw the request as an opportunity. She wrote the company back explaining how she works and her charges, hoping to turn the company into a future client. I'm not sure how it worked out in the end, but it seemed like a great response to me.
Saying No Or Asking Another Question
Sometimes people feel uncomfortable saying no. But when receiving a request to do something for free, instead of saying no, by explaining your position and asking if there will be a fee for your work, that makes it clear that you need to be paid. Plus it keeps open the possibility that your work is appreciated and this potential client can say yes. If they don't want to pay, the ball is in their court and they will tell you. At least you tried. That's really all any of us can do.
An interesting post written by Anthony Tjan on his Harvard Business Review blog stresses the importance of not reacting right away when trying to negotiate a deal. Taking a moment to think.
"The act of pausing to contemplate the various scenarios that are likely to play out is critical. As in physics, every action has a equal and opposite reaction. The key is to avoid any unwanted consequences. … It is too easy to forget the desired goal in moments of emotion. Here the goal was to win the deal at a reasonable price and silence and restraint were our best friends toward winning smart."
When someone emails us a request for free work, it can be insulting and feel hurtful. But lashing out at them or even just ignoring them doesn't open the opportunity for future paid work.
So how does it happen? Food bloggers making money from their writing, photography, advertising, etc. Have they negotiated the paid work? Did the blogger initiate it or did the opportunity come to them?
And maybe more importantly, for those of us who may not have the paid work that we want, did we try to negotiate every opportunity presented to us?
Gender Differences & Negotiation
While there are a few male food bloggers, the majority are women. I've read several articles, including one on American Public Media's Marketplace about women failing to negotiate for more money in the workplace.
A couple was interviewed who were both engineers. They started working at the same company, at the same time, for the same pay. Four years later, the husband made $14,000.00 more a year than his wife. The difference was that each time he had a review, he asked for more money. She didn't.
Also, a website called Women Don't Ask, has some great information on the topic of women and negotiation. Here are a few statistics:
- In surveys, 2.5 times more women than men said they feel "a great deal of apprehension" about negotiating.
- Men initiate negotiations about four times as often as women. When asked to pick metaphors for the process of negotiating, men picked "winning a ballgame" and a "wrestling match," while women picked "going to the dentist."
- Women will pay as much as $1,353 to avoid negotiating the price of a car, which may help explain why 63 percent of Saturn car buyers are women.
- Women are more pessimistic about the how much is available when they do negotiate and so they typically ask for and get less when they do negotiate–on average, 30 percent less than men.
- 20 percent of adult women (22 million people) say they never negotiate at all, even though they often recognize negotiation as appropriate and even necessary.
In no way do I mean to ignore the reality of discrimination based on gender. Discrimination based on gender is real issue, which I believe is probably part of the reason for the gap in pay between men and women. But I wanted to raise these issues.
Because we food bloggers are disproportionately female, has a lack of negotiation caused us to accept and ask for less?
Do we as individuals need to step up our negotiation skills, so that we will have more power as a group?
Do you negotiate?


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To learn about Whittier School's achievement and to view the Illinois Interactive Report Card, please visit the Illinois Report Card website
2016 Illinois Report Card "At a Glance"
2015 Illinois Report Card Summary (prepared by District 130)
Students at Whittier School are improving at an average rate.
With the more rigorous demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), we are not only providing foundational skills but the opportunity for each of our students to grow to their individual greatness.
Below, you can see the results from last year's NWEA™ MAP® tests, with links to similar data from previous years. We have only begun to use CCSS-aligned data that MAP® provides to improve instruction across District 130, as we implement our cycles of continuous improvement for student growth.
2014-15 Mathematics Growth/Proficiency
2013-14 Mathematics Growth/Proficiency
2014-15 Reading Growth/Proficiency
2013-14 Reading Growth/Proficiency
2015-16 MAP Results for Cook County School District 130
2014-15 MAP Results for Cook County School District 130
2013-14 MAP Results for Cook County School District 130
In order to ensure that we maximize growth, our students need support from their parents and guardians. Please talk to your child's teacher or school administrators for information about your child's individual progress in mathematics and reading. In addition, please see the resources below for further information on how NWEA™ MAP® data is used in District 130.
MAP® Frequently Asked Questions / MAP® Preguntas Frecuentes
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Wrangling over Delaware pooch goes through 3 courts
Natalie DiBlasio hosts USA NOW for March 26, 2013, covering a custody battle over a dog that has lasted twice as long as the relationship, Yahoo buys app from 17-year-old for $30 mil, Supreme Court on gay marriage, and Lil Wayne back with new album. USA TODAY, USA NOW, Kaveh Rezaei,
Former couple treats custody of dog as if he were a child.
WILMINGTON, Del. — They only had a dog together for less than 18 months, but their legal fight over who should get to keep Dennis Hopper has lasted long after they split.
Michael Fossett and Lindsay Conte first squared off over custody of the miniature brown and white dachshund in Justice of the Peace Court in 2011, then took it to the Court of Common Pleas in 2012 and most recently to Delaware Superior Court.
STORY: Pet custody cases increasing
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Last week, in an opinion that has gone viral in the legal community, Judge Jan R. Jurden ruled that Conte has the best claim.
"For many 'happiness is a warm puppy' " she wrote, but under Delaware law, a dog has "the same legal status as a piece of furniture."
Jurden concluded the dog was a gift from Fossett to Conte and following their breakup he cannot reclaim him.
Jurden, who apparently is a fan of the actor Dennis Hopper, twice cited the movie Speed in her opinion and noted that the emotional strain caused by the fight over the dog must not have been an "easy ride." A footnote makes clear this is a reference to Hopper's 1969 movie, Easy Rider.
According to the facts of the case, after the couple moved in together in 2007, Conte pressed her boyfriend to get a dog. Fossett put off Conte until March 2009 when Fossett presented her with the puppy one morning saying, "Surprise."
The trouble started a little more than a year later in June 2010, when the couple split and feuded over custody of the dog. Conte claimed he was a gift to her and she had provided most of his care while Fossett noted that he had paid for the dog and most of his expenses and Dennis Hopper had spent nearly all his life in his apartment.
The argument ended when Conte left with the dog and Fossett walked away saying, "Whatever."
The two later "agreed to a fluid shared custody" arrangement, according to court papers where the dog spent some time with Fossett and some time with Conte. But that unwritten deal soon fell apart.
Conte claimed in court that Fossett had made things "awkward" by having women at his apartment when she dropped off Dennis for visits and further charged that Fossett left the dog alone in the apartment "to go out drinking with his friends."
Fossett claimed Conte only became furious after meeting his new girlfriend in September 2010 and stormed out with the dog screaming, "You're never going to see Dennis again!"
In May 2011, Fossett went to Justice of the Peace Court to get the dog back but lost. On appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, the judge ruled in his favor in February 2012 following a bench trial.
Court of Common Pleas Judge Joseph Flickinger ruled the dog was not a gift to Conte but a gift "from Fossett to himself and Conte as a couple." The judge also ruled that Fossett's statement of "whatever" did not amount to terminating their joint agreement.
Jurden, in her ruling, disagreed, writing that "despite angelic tendencies, the law views a dog as property," and that the dog was a gift that could not be reclaimed.
Conte's lawyer, Timothy Dillon, said they think Jurden handed down a "well-reasoned opinion." He said they hope Fossett will end the matter and not take the "expensive and time consuming" step of appealing the case to the Delaware Supreme Court.
Niether Fossett nor his lawyer could not be reached for comment Monday. However, at the Common Pleas trial, Fossett told the judge that Conte had offered him $600, the amount he paid for the dog.
"I declined it," he told the judge, "I don't want the money. I want my dog."


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KILLBUCK -- Bonnie Faye Mohler, 84, of Killbuck and formerly of Canton, passed away Friday morning, Feb. 15, 2013, at the Laurels of Canton following a short illness.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Killbuck Church of Christ, Killbuck, with Pastor John Damron officiating.
Burial will be at the Killbuck Cemetery, Killbuck.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg.
She was born Oct. 16, 1928, in Akron, and was the daughter of Paul and Bernice (Jones) Neal. July 20, 1946, she married Maurice "Mo" Mohler and he preceded her in death on June 21, 2006.
Bonnie was a homemaker and was a wonderful Christian woman who loved the Lord. She was a member of the Killbuck Church of Christ, where she cleaned and helped with funeral dinners. She also was a member of the Killbuck Garden Club and volunteered at Pomerene Hospital. Bonnie will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her.
Surviving are two children, her son, Robert (Ann) Mohler and her daughter, Nancy McGrady and son-in-law, Chuck McGrady, all of Canton; four grandchildren, Michael (Angel) McGrady of Colorado, Brent (Natalie) McGrady of Delaware, Ohio, Connie (Mark) Mayle of Canton, and Robert Mohler Jr. of Flordia; and nine great-grandchildren, Kayla, Stefanie, Mark, Mathew, Michael, Megan, Madeline, Braeden, and her special little buddy, Nathan. Also surviving is one sister, Shirley (Ron) Cook of Florida, one brother, Jack (Sandy) Neal of Florida, a sister-in-law, Norma Mohler of Millersburg, numerous nieces, nephews and friends, and her loving church family.
The family would like to express a heart-felt thank you to the Laurels of Canton and to Darra, Tina and Rod for the loving care they gave to Bonnie and her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, an infant son, Michael Dean, and son, Richard Alan "Dick" Mohler.


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The Staff Nurse actively participates in professional role development activities including continuing education, quality assessment and improvement, and the review and clinical application of research findings. The Staff Nurse develops ethically sound practice and confronts ethical challenges through application of the Nephrology Nursing Standards of Practice and Standards of Care.
All work performed by the Staff Nurse is under the direct supervision of on-premises Charge Nurse. Essential Functions The essential functions listed are not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned. All employees must work in accordance with Satellite's I-CARE Standards. Employees must abide by all Satellite's standards of patient care, patient's rights and ethical treatment, and adhere to safety and quality programs. Observes and records patient's responses to renal failure and its treatments; performs thorough patient assessments as evidenced by documentation and feedback to the Charge Nurse
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A 19-year-old male passenger was killed when he was ejected from a truck driven by an 18-year-old male on Old Collins Road west of Skyline Drive in west Jackson County on Saturday night. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. May 11.
Joshua Alexander Conaway, 18, of Athens, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, which authorities say crashed and rolled over. The passenger, Nicholas Eli Ryscamp, 19, was ejected and the vehicle landed on him and killed him.
Conaway has been charged with first-degree homicide by vehicle and reckless driving. He was released from the Jackson County jail on May 12 on a $12,000 bond.
The Georgia State Patrol responded to the crash.
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Followers Tracker is designed specifically for Instagram, it offers insights into your follower base. You will get insights into account growth, likes and followers. It is a powerful management tool to track followers & unfollowers in real time, even find out who is your ghost follower and who isn't following you back. Using Followers Tracker , you will get a comprehensive analysis of your Instagram account and post' performa...
Blockers Spy for Instagram
Social Networking
Blockers Spy App for Instagram gives you valuable statistics about your Instagram account. You can track users who blocked you, new followers, lost followers, and much more. Blockers Spy also shows you users that are not following you back, and users you're not following back. Features: - tracks users who blocked you - find out who your admirers are - find out your best pals - shows your followers and users you follow -...
YouNow: Live Stream Video Chat
YouNow, Inc.
Social Networking
On YouNow, you can chat with live broadcasters and connect with your audience by going live! Have fun joining broadcasters as a guest, creating selfies, sending gifts, interacting with your community, and capturing moments. DISCOVER: Browse live broadcasts and catch up on what you missed in the Moments feed. Connect with creators, artists, musicians, and your favorite personalities. BROADCAST: Go live and hang out with your ...
Monitored Communications LLC
Social Networking
Talking Parents is a co-parenting communication tool. We help co-parents communicate and avoid disputes by maintaining a secure, unalterable record of all conversations, shared calendar events, and shared files. If you are not an existing Talking Parents Premium subscriber, when you log in you can sign-up through your iTunes account. Your subscription will start with a free trial lasting one month and will automatically renew ...
Black People Meet
People Media, Inc.
Social Networking
BlackPeopleMeet – the #1 Black Dating App to meet Black Single Men and Black Single Women near you. The largest subscription site for black singles now has the best dating app for black singles. Download the OFFICIAL BlackPeopleMeet app and start browsing for free today! Meet up and date the one you've been searching for. Looking for black singles? It is free to: * View profiles with photos and complete profile info. * ...
Uniform - Dating App
Cupid plc
Social Networking
Do you wear a uniform in your job or just love people in uniform? Then you are welcome to try the Uniform Dating app that was created specifically for those who wear uniform or are looking for a date who wears one. Find uniformed singles in your area. With this awesome app you can find your dream uniform date in no time! Thousands of singles including Police Officers, Firemen and women, Soldiers, Military Singles, Air Force Pe...
EliteSingles: More than Swipes
Spark Networks Services GmbH
Social Networking
Looking for a 30+ dating app? Educated singles? You're in the right place! Over 85% of our EliteSingles members have completed above average education and our users are predominately aged 30-50. Thousands of local single women and men have already found love through EliteSingles dating app, and now it's your turn! Our approach to online dating is simple: take our unique personality test developed by professional psycholo...
Foundermark, Inc.
Social Networking
On Friended, it doesn't matter what you look like, how you dress, or where you live - it's all about fun, spontaneous conversations, unexpected friendships, and maybe even a chance to meet someone special. Instead of waiting for likes and followers on status-driven social media, chat with new people instantly through one-on-one conversations where you can just be yourself and get the attention that you deserve. Friende...
Highrise - Virtual World
PocketzWorld Inc.
Social Networking
Highrise is way more than just a social network. It's the easiest way to create your avatar identity, make new best friends, stay in the loop, and explore a magical virtual world - all on your phone. • Create an avatar with our avatar creator and pick from 1000s of outfits and items • Share your #mood and follow others in the Highrise News Feed • Choose who to chat with one-on-one and in groups • Meet new friends and ...
GROWLr: Gay Bear Social Media
Initech LLC
Social Networking
More Bears in More Places... Winner of the 2014 Cybersocket award for "Best Hookup App" for gay men! What's a Bear? A Bear is a masculine gay man who belongs to a very inclusive part the gay community. Some are have hairy, some are muscular, and some are heavy-set. ...And some are none of those things. Being a bear is about being yourself, and being accepted for it, and we are all amazing no matter how we are labeled. ...
Bermuda-Random Live Video Chat
Social Networking
Hello stranger! Bermuda is an application that connects you to new friends around the world with a single swipe. Here you can meet new people, talk about life, culture, and maybe make new friends from the other side of the earth. Learn foreign languages, practice to talk to them and learn various skills together with your new friends. You will meet one of our many users face to face in real-time via your mobile camera. Search...
Mature Dating Network
Cupid plc
Social Networking
The Mature Dating app is the perfect solution for all 40+ single mature men and women who are seeking a new dating experience, like-minded people, exciting online interactions, real dates, and serious relationships. Meet senior people in your area. Once installed,the Mature Dating app will allow you to: - Create your own profile - Browse thousands of mature singles' profiles - Find matches in your area - Send winks to anyone ...
Free Tone - Calling & Texting
TextMe, Inc.
Social Networking
UNLIMITED TEXTING AND CALLING WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FREE TONE THE MOST POPULAR FREE CALLING APP ON THE STORE IS NOW AVAILABLE WITHOUT ADS FOR 1 WEEK With this version of Free Tone you will enjoy one week without ads when you create a new account* • Unlimited TEXT and PICTURE messaging to any phone in US & CANADA* • Unlimited Calling to ANY NUMBER IN THE US & CANADA* • Get a REAL phone number* • Receive...
Discord, Inc.
Social Networking
Discord is the only cross-platform voice and text chat app designed specifically for gamers. With the iOS app you can stay connected to all your Discord voice and text channels even while AFK. It is perfect for chatting with team members, seeing who is playing online, and catching up on text conversations you may have missed. Download Discord and experience modern game communication: - Voice chat: Join voice channels and cha...
Who -- Call&Chat
Scorp Sosyal Medya ve Teknoloji Anonim Sirketi
Social Networking
You are bored right? Join the conversation... We guarantee that Who App will cure your boredom! Who is the most fun way of meeting new people. Start searching for someone. Accept the call request and match... Wait for 30 seconds and BOOM! Video will start... Who is easy and fun—Just keep talking if you are enjoying the conversation. Otherwise just skip to the next person. We invented the double opt-in system so that two p...
GaGaHi_Global social platform
Zhengzhou Zoneyet Technology Co., Ltd.
Social Networking
GaGaHi meets friends from more than 200 countries and regions across the world of different languages. It promotes communication through various ways such as text, pictures, voice, video, etc., especially the multi-language instant translation service, which allows you to chat across the world across language barriers. Highlights: ⊙ Multi-language instant translation to solve your language difficulties ⊙ Occasionally meet...
Libon - International calls
Social Networking
Enjoy international calls at the best prices to cell phones and landlines in over 140 countries around the world: Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East and many other destinations! HOW DOES IT WORK? Unlike other call applications, only the person who places the call needs to install Libon. Whoever receives the call will only have to pick up the phone! WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BUYING LIBON MINUTES? With Libon, you're buying min...
Followers Track for Instagram!
Component Studios
Social Networking
Powerful, fast, & accurate follower analytics for Instagram! Find out who unfollowed/followed you... Plus SO Much More! With Followers Track for Instagram, you can see who unfollowed you, who isn't following you back, who you aren't following back, and more! More Great Features: ► Track new followers ► Track unfollowers ► Track users that don't follow you back ► Track followers that you don't follow back PLEASE REA...
Amino: Communities and Groups
Narvii Inc.
Social Networking
Amino's network of communities lets you explore, discover, and obsess over the things you're into. Each community has great content, the friendliest of people, and exciting events. Get involved: - DISCOVER and search communities for whatever you're passionate about - CHAT with likeminded people across the world - WATCH videos, read blogs, and share favorites - POST your own blogs, polls, and more - GET the latest news and i...
Safe24: Find Friends & Phones
Social Networking
Stay connected with your family and friends at all times with Safe24! Add your close ones to your circles to know where they are when you need them. Here's what you can do with Safe24: – view the exact location of your friends or family members on the map – browse through their travel history – get timely notifications when they arrive at a certain place or leave it – create different circles for your friends and fami...
Lap - Find Family & Friends
Atom Applications
Social Networking
Lap - Find Family & Friends is a real-time location-sharing app and the best way to coordinate with family and friends. Get automatic notifications when your family comes and goes from home, work and school, and when they complete drives. Use Lap - Find Family & Friends to: * View the real-time location of friends or family members on a private map * Receive real-time alerts when friends or family arrive or leave home, work,...
OurTime - Meet 50+ Singles
People Media, Inc.
Social Networking
Our Time, Dating Made Easy Our Time is the #1 dating app for mature men and women, with a simple mission: To help singles in their 50s, 60s, and beyond spark meaningful connections. Our unique focus is on celebrating this time of your life, and helping you find the quality connection you're looking for. Whether it's marriage, romance, friendship or companionship—we want to help you find that someone special to celebrate...
Christian Mingle: Local Dating
Spark Networks, Inc.
Social Networking
Christian Mingle is one of the leading dating sites for Christian singles looking for a God-centered relationship. What sets Christian Mingle apart from other dating apps is our success in bringing singles together: our ability to make meaningful connections has made hundreds of thousands of relationships possible for over 15 years! Download the most successful Christian dating app today and start chatting with likeminded ...
LINE PLAY - Our Avatar World
LINE Corporation
Social Networking
Be the best you! Make your own unique avatar and meet friends from around the world! Over 60,000,000 people are currently playing LINE PLAY around the world! 1. All it takes is 3 seconds to make your own original avatar! You can make an avatar that looks just like yourself by taking a selfie! You can set the avatar as your LINE profile pic and decorate it with LINE Camera stickers! It's also fun to make avatars of your friend...
Tantan - Genuine Dating
Social Networking
Tantan is a fun and simple social app. Download for free to know interesting people around you! View photos and profiles of the people nearby, then decide who's your favorite. When someone likes you back, you get a match. Now start chatting, making friends, and more! Join 100+ millions of single men and women who are chatting and making new friends, and find out who's going to be your perfect match! * SIMPLE AND FUN Browse...
People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Social Networking
Shaadi.com, the World's Largest Matchmaking Service, is not just any matrimonial site. With a new match being made every 2.4 seconds, our service proudly boasts of more than 5 million success stories! Our service has touched over 35 million lives to date. As a leader in what is sometimes known as the matrimony category, we have continually redefined the boundaries with our innovation led approach. The Shaadi app has an int...
Caption Pro
Mango Labs LLC
Social Networking
Never get stuck writing a caption again! Caption Pro is the most powerful app, offering thousands of unique, witty, and original captions, song lyrics, and puns for Instagram. Browse through hundreds of rich categories for the perfect caption or even discover relevant captions at your location! These aren't just your boring old cliché Instagram captions - our relevance engine identifies the best trending captions from around...
Like Followers'Mass Tags-Bios
Kevin Clark
Social Networking
Greatest collection of Hashtags, fonts, bios and text emoticons. Tags & Bios app, the best social media helper, provides the best contents for your posts and impress your friends. - No boring Fonts Over 200 fonts to choose from. No more boring fonts anymore. - Adorable Art Text Faces Gives you extra emojis to improves your mobile chatting and texting, making it more fun. - Most Popular Tag We have collected the most trending ...
Jack'd - Gay Chat & Dating
Lucid Dreams LLC
Social Networking
Jack'd is the most diverse and authentic app for gay, bi and curious guys to connect, chat, share, and meet. We all have different body types, opinions and preferences, and on Jack'd - our differences make us stronger because you're more than a headless torso! Whether you're looking to chat, make friends, start a relationship or keep it casual - with multiple public and private pics, a worldwide grid, and endless matc...
Ask Up - Request & Pray
Ask Up, LLC
Social Networking
Are you looking for a remedy or a lift up for your spirits? How about wanting to help others with their maladies? Join Ask Up now to ask the Bible or peers for answers to your most pressing questions! Here are just a few examples of help topics: - sick - money issues - tough times - wishes - spouse - and how about peace?! See what everyone's requesting and praying for: download Ask Up! Subscription is required to use Ask Up...
My Family: Find Friends Phone
Friendzy Limited
Social Networking
My Family GPS Locator app is designed for family safety and parental control. The app cannot be installed secretly, the use permitted only with explicit consent. GPS data is stored in accordance with GDPR policy. The app is visible in programs. Users can share location only inside application. My Family GPS Locator app is the most accurate and easy to use service which can help your family stay connected all over the world. It...
Followers Pro + for Instagram
Social Hue LLC
Social Networking
Followers Pro + for Instagram is the fastest and most accurate followers analytics tool for Instagram. Track your Instagram followers, find out who unfollowed you on Instagram, who is not following you back, detect blockers, view your fans, and much more ... - Account Analytics - Track Followers Lost and Gained - Track Post Likes & Comments Performance - Track Engagement - Engage with your fans - Find out who your best Insta...
Famy-Group Voice Chat Rooms
Simple Interactive Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Social Networking
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Social Networking
Meetup brings people together in thousands of cities to do more of what they want to do in life. It is organized around one simple idea: when we get together and do the things that matter to us, we're at our best. And that's what Meetup does. It brings people together to do, explore, teach and learn. For example, people run marathons, thanks to running Meetups. They write, thanks to writing Meetups. They change their care...
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited
TextNow, Inc.
Social Networking
DEDICATED PHONE NUMBER Give your friends your very own phone number! UNLIMITED TEXT AND PICTURE MESSAGING You can send as many texts and picture messages as you want - FREE! UNLIMITED CALLS TO USA AND CANADA Make unlimited free phone calls to any phone number in the US & Canada! LOW-COST & FREE INTERNATIONAL CALLING Add money or earn free money by completing offers to your account and make low-cost international calls TURN...
Naughty Chat Live Video Stream
Aleksey Naumov
Social Networking
New application for those who want to chat on daring topics and obtain new acquaintances! Here you can discuss what you are ashamed to discuss even with the closest girlfriends. What it is inappropriately to talk to friends about. To get known the opinion of the opposite gender on any, even most straight topics. Everything is possible in Naughty Chat, and complete deliverance is only welcome. With our application each of ...
Dingtone - WiFi Calling & Text
Dingtone, Inc.
Social Networking
Free Unlimited WiFi phone calls & Free text messages! Make clear calls on a new line over WiFi, 3G/4G data network without using any cell minutes. Save 90% on calls & texts. • FREE phone calls, FREE text messaging • Get a real FREE US phone number • Cheap or free international calls to anyone anywhere • Call & text any number landline or mobile over 230 countries • Turn your iPod/iPad into an iPhone ◆ Free Call...
Cougar: Dating Mature Women
TianMin Di
Social Networking
Cougar - The fast growing cougar dating app for older women dating younger men. Please note that this is not a Sugar Momma dating app, if you are interested in sugar dating, please go somewhere else. Cougar offers the most effective way for mature women to indulge their cougar needs. We help young handsome men to easily connect with a mature woman searching for friendship, casual or serious relationship and even marriage. Mee...
17 LiveAF: Live Art Freedom
Social Networking
See the most interesting people in the world, the rising models & stars of Hollywood and Los Angeles, sharing their feelings, thoughts, and lives with you along the way! Experience a thousand different lifestyles through the eyes of our beautiful, talented, hilarious streamers - explore their worlds, make friends, be part of the show, and part of their lives! Send them gifts to support their talents and be part of the show. ...
Veego - live chat & video chat
Social Networking
Veego is a simple way to video chat. It instantly helps you live chat with your Veego friends. Discover &chat Whether you are looking for movie companion, chat buddy or someone to practice language with, Veego video chat app will help you with it. No matter what are you looking for, Veego chat app is the best way to chat, find more fun and enrich your life. What are you waiting for? Start a video chat right away! Key Featur...
Minder - Marry Muslim
Minder Apps, Inc.
Social Networking
As seen on the Washington Post, Daily Beast, Der Spiegel, and more! Join over 500,000 (yes, really) other single Muslims looking for their spouse on Minder! Finally, the no nonsense approach to finding a great Muslim spouse is here! Minder is dedicated to helping connect single Muslims with each other. EFFICIENT Who has time to go and meet everyone your auntie recommends for you? With Minder, you only spend time on the peo...
Mico - Stranger Chat & Meet
MICO World
Social Networking
If you are free and find someone to chat, Mico is your best choice. Mico is one of the most popular worldwide social apps including interesting live streaming, full of surprise stranger random chat, funny photos & moments sharing, video & live chat with friends. In Mico, you will meet new people nearby or around the world, find free live streaming including hot dancing & singing shows from hot girls, online games, food & Tours...
Kinkoo: Kinky, Fet BDSM Dating
Social Networking
Kinkoo is a new dating app for fetish people and kinksters. We have spent a lot of time and efforts to try to make KINKOO as the best dating app for kinksters! Join us and search for free through all of the singles and couples that are looking for the same as you. Unlike other dating apps, our features will be made specifically for kinksters. Also, we care about the suggestions from our users. If you have any thoughts on the...
Blendr - Chat, Flirt & Meet
Blendr LLC --
Social Networking
Find nearby dates with Blendr, the free, socially flirtatious chat-to-meet app. Blendr uses your mobile device's location services to connect you with the fun singles closest to you who share your interests and want to chat it up! With more than 200 million users around the world, Blendr is the best way to break the ice with more people around you. Blendr has been featured in: - Apple's Staff Favorites - Great Free A...
Repost for Instagram+
Sepia Software LLC
Social Networking
Want to Repost Your Own Favorite Photos and Videos from Instagram? Looking to Share All The Your Best Posts on Instagram with All of Your friends? Repost for Instagram lets you repost and regram your photos and videos to Instagram. No longer will you need to take screenshots of photos to repost. Repost It! also lets you repost your own Videos! Download Repost now and start sharing with all of your friends! --- Auto Re...
Topface: dating app and chat
Social Networking
Topface - International dating service. Topface allows you to find interesting people, girls, and guys with similar interests and hobbies all around the world. It can be used to find new friends for keeping in touch, communicating, and possibly for other things as well. When using Topface, you'll see that you can meet with those who you want. It's so easy. - To use Topface, you don't need to pay any money - 100 million...
FindNow - Find location
Seyran Kocaoglu
Social Networking
FindNow is the best location sharing and location finder application. Contact the person you want to follow by their phone number. FindNow allows you to easily locate friends and family using your phone by searching their phone number. Just install the app and send follow request to your friends by choosing from your contact or entering their phone numbers. When they accept your follow request you can follow their location...
CocoPPa Play
UNITED, Inc.
Social Networking
Create your kawaii avatar and produce wonderful fashion shows! Over 55 million downloads all over the world! From the globally popular smartphone community app, "CocoPPa", comes a special lovely app, "CocoPPa Play". Now create and decorate your avatar with cute outfits! Create fashion shows for people all over the world *Create Your Models* You can choose combinations of 15 item parts, such as hairstyles, face accessories, s...
Loops - Connecting Arabs
RINGS.TV Pte. Ltd.
Social Networking
Loops live is a tool designed for Arabs to connect, communicate and interact with each other in 100% Arab way. You can always find the community content that you are interested in, engage with like-minded people like yourself, or even feel loved and respected. In Loops, we have a lot unique functions: -Live Streaming-Communities: Chat with interesting Arabs, watch potential talents or even a simple chat, there are just too ...
CoverMe Private Text & Call
CoverMe, Inc.
Social Networking
Private texts & calls without records on the phone bill! Add a burner phone number to safeguard your primary number. Send self-destructing messages. Hide secret text messages and private files from prying eyes. • Send private texts from a private new number • Make secure private phone calls • Get phone numbers from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands • Send disappearing messages, recall sent messa...
Magic Likes Meter for TikTok
Renium d.o.o.
Social Networking
Magic Likes Meter for TikTok allows you to get quick insights into your TikTok profile, media and followers. Main features: * see how many followers you gained or lost * see your most most viewed, most liked and most commented posts * see posts with best overall engagement * find your optimum posting day for maximum impact * see your best performing hashtags * extremely simple to use...
SocialView for Instagram
MobileArts LLC
Social Networking
***Formerly known as InstaView*** SocialView calculates all your Instagram activity and get data for each users who has interacted with your profile recently. SocialView provides a list of people who recently liked and interacted with your profile. This app displays the list of users who likes you most, based on interactions which other people have had with your Instagram account, such as likes, comments, photos tagged you, ...
ОК – a social network
Odnoklassniki Ltd
Social Networking
OK is the largest entertainment-oriented social network in the world. It is the place where everyone can write to their relatives and friends ALL INCLUSIVE: Share news, photos and videos with millions of people around the world in one social network! MILLIONS OF USERS – Find everybody: from your first love to neighbors next door – Smart search by name – Acquaintance and communication with friends and classmates GIFTS...
Chat for Strangers, Video Chat
FunPokes Inc.
Social Networking
Making new friends is now an entertaining iPhone and IPad experience. With "Chat for Strangers - Random Video Chat" you can chat with 1000's of other people who are ready to meet you. You can turn your next few minutes of down time into an exciting conversation. Don't waste your time. Make a new friend anywhere, anytime. Features Include: - Chat with thousands of people around the world - Age filter - Private Chat...
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Likes+ AITags for Instagram
Ethan Garcia
Social Networking
Make your posts more effective with AI Captions. Our app use artificial neural networks to analyze your images and create relevant captions. The more relevant captions you have associated with your images, the easier you and your images will be discovered. Just select the photo you want to post, AI Caption will select a caption related to your post and generate an image with caption on it....
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Jing Cai
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In the US, most Sherry that you can find is Lustau, so that the category is almost synonymous with this one producer. Lustau has some incredible bottlings, but much of their range is pretty standard stuff that fails to excite.
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n the T-top cork. I remember enjoying it but the kitchy lock suggested more than anything in the bottle that this wasn't special stuff.
This past month, Sherry maven Peter Liem visited Portland and led a number of sessions around town about Sherry. Sadly I missed out on all of them but took it upon myself to try a flight of lovely Valdespino sherries that we have at the SE Wine Collective. These are all 100% Palomino grape wines with varying levels of fortification, as well as solera aging where older casks are topped with newer wines over time to preserve character year to year.
First, the Fino Inocente, full of flor character, flor being the film yeast that defines so much sherry. Casks of wine are intentionally left partially full, so that the flor grows thick in the wine surface, simultaneously affecting the wine and yet preserving it as a barrier to undesirable characters. Fino is bone dry wine, this one with a pale color and a pleasant nutty pear aroma. The flavors are clean, salty, with a finish like hard cheese, earthy and a bit fruity, crisp. 15% alcohol by volume.
|Tio Diego
Finally, the Palo Cortado Viejo Calle Ponce, richer still with a dark color from 8 years under flor and eight more years of standard barrel aging. Aromas of bananas and butter, not unlike a dessert wine. Intense flavors, rich but dry with more fresh nuts and lots of them, a warm finish from the fortification, very long. My only question is - when to drink something as intense as this? It's dry but like a dessert wine, so maybe with the right after meal pairing, or perhaps as an aperitif. For drinking, I prefer the Tio Diego, but this is obviously the class of the flight. 20%.
Later I bought a half bottle of Valdespino Oloroso Don Gonzalo VOS, that I'll enjoy soon and over time. One practical thing I love about sherry is that the wines are so stable in an open bottle, so there's no special rush to consume them quickly once opened, though a Fino to my taste is best as fresh as you can get it.