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2012 Key Club Bake-off entries sought
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Advance entries are being sought for the ninth annual Spring Bake-Off sponsored by the Key Club.
The event, set in conjunction with the annual Cypress SpringFest, will be Saturday, April 21. Registration cost is $10 for each category. For details on how to register, see the April 12 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Romania journalism project records history in the making
Journalism volunteers in Romania are continuing to take the Projects Abroad newspaper The Brasov Visitor from strength to strength. The first edition appeared a little over two years ago and since then, as well as offering many budding journalists their first opportunity to see their names in print, the paper has provided a fascinating chronicle of changing life in Romania.
In last month's edition Nick Ingrams, one of the first volunteers to work on the paper in 2004, writes about returning to Brasov two years after his first visit. In an article headed "The Faces and Places Change but the Spirit of Brasov Lives On" he remarks on the assortment of foreign-themed bars and restaurants that have sprung up around town, from Scottish and Irish bars to an Indian restaurant and Chinese takeaway. He worries that this may come at the expense of traditional Romanian cuisine and culture, but is also pleased that these venues serve as meeting places where foreigners and Romanians mix easily and where visitors can integrate into the local social scene.
There is also a report on another modern import; the first ever speed-dating event held in Brasov. Sadly, our volunteer reporter's repertoire of chat-up lines seem not to have got her very far with the local men folk, although if the initiative continues then future volunteers may have more success.
The latest edition also contains a write-up of the Romanian MTV awards, perfectly highlighting the way Romanian musical tastes are combining with global celebrity brands to create an internationally-recognisable but distinctly Romanian hybrid. Meanwhile, veteran volunteer Barbara Turner takes the time to interview a broad cross-section of the Romanian public, from policemen to pottery-sellers, to find out their views on the current bird-flu scare and their conflicting emotions about working abroad to make ends meet.
Volunteers in recent months have also written eye-opening accounts of life in a country shifting determinedly, but nonetheless awkwardly, from Communism to European integration, providing important reminders that issues such as the plight of orphans and abandoned children still deserve the world's attention.
In years to come, it will certainly be interesting to look over past issues of our paper and enjoy such a detailed record of Romania's recent history. Of course, some things never change, and the account of the June volunteers' social event reassures us all that letting your hair down Romanian-style is as riotous an experience as ever!
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A Leader in Disability Rights
The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. We encompass all ages and more than 100 different diagnoses including autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and various other developmental disabilities.
Strong National Presence
With nearly 700 state and local chapters nationwide, The Arc is on the front lines to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families have the support and services they need to be fully engaged in their communities. The Arc works with its federation of state and local chapters to create an impressive network of human service agencies ensuring they have the strongest civil rights advocates promoting and protecting their needs at all levels.
Our nationwide network of chapters provides a wide range of human services and other supports to people with I/DD and their family members, including individual and public policy advocacy and residential, educational, and vocational services that let people with I/DD participate and be included in their communities. In addition, many of our chapters provide person-centered and financial planning, recreational activities, and other supports that meet the unique needs of people with I/DD and their families.
Deeply Rooted History
The Arc was born more than 60 years ago from a grassroots movement of families working vigilantly to create services for children and adults who were being denied day care, educational opportunities and work programs.
Founded in 1950, The Arc was comprised of a small group of concerned and passionate parents and community members who would be catalyst for changing the public perception of children with disabilities. For the past 60+ years, The Arc has continued to grow and evolve along with the changing needs and issues people with disabilities and their families face.
Governed by a volunteer board of directors and managed by key staff of The Arc, we work passionately to uphold our vision that every individual and family living with an intellectual or developmental disability in the United States has access to the information, advocacy and skills they need to participate as active citizens of our democracy and active members of their community.
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A Guide to the Luther Harris Evans Papers, 1923-1989.
Biographical Note
Born is Bastrop County, Texas in 1902, Evans received his bachelor's (1923) and master's (1924) degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and his doctorate from Stanford University (1927). He taught political science at New York University, Dartmouth, and Princeton (1927-1935) and directed the W.P.A. Historical Records Survey (1935-1939) before joining the Library of Congress staff. He served as Librarian of Congress from 1945-1953 and helped draft the Universal Copyright Convention at Geneva in 1952. Involved with Unesco from its inception, he was the director-general from 1953-1958. He was director of international collections at the Columbia University Library until his retirement in 1971. Evans died in San Antonio, Texas in 1981.
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Correspondence, diaries, appointment books and calendars, literary productions and speeches, printed materials, reports, minutes, clippings, financial records, notes, memoranda, photographs, and sound recordings document the life and career of Luther Harris Evans. The bulk is records generated during his tenures as Librarian of Congress (1945-1953) and director-general of Unesco (1953-1958). A large group of Unesco publications is included.
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Luther Harris Evans Papers, 1923-1989, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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I am not a professional drinker. I could not even claim amateur status in the Olympics since that implies training and a certain advanced knowledge of the sport.
"The Bellini martini?" the waiter asked.
"Sure," I said with a smile, in a hurry to move on from ordering so I could visit with my friend.
As we chatted about life, plans, families, and work, I drank the cocktail. Deep in conversation, I was only vaguely aware of the fact that it bore no resemblance whatsoever to a milkshake. No, I thought with a slight cough, the rather vigorous concoction was stout enough to be used to cleanse wounds and clean countertops.
The meal ended too quickly, and S dashed off to pick up her kids while I meandered through the parking lot. Feeling flushed and a bit smothered by the hundred-degree heat, I realized, quite startled, that my lips were numb. Also, somewhere during the second Bellini martini, my head had turned into a beehive.
Clearly, driving was not an option.
After an interminable hike in shoes not really meant for walking or standing, I found a haven.
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Husband says shooting wife was accident
As his newlywed wife lay dead on the kitchen floor of their Norwich apartment, Chihan "Eric" Chyung told police he had accidentally shot Paige A. Bennett Chyung after the two argued for hours about a fishing rod he had just purchased, according to court documents unsealed in New London Superior Court Thursday.
Eric Chyung, 46, is charged with first-degree manslaughter and is being held on a $1 million bond at the MacDougall Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield.
According to police reports and search warrants, Chyung called police at 11:39 p.m. on June 2 and stated he had shot his wife. The police arrived at 257 Norwich Ave. to find Chyung standing near his pickup truck, which was parked behind the house. He surrendered without incident and directed police to his Glock 9 mm handgun in the truck.
Inside the house, police found Paige Chyung, a 46-year-old nurse's aid, on the kitchen floor with a single gunshot wound to the head. A shell casing was on the floor, and the victim was holding what appeared to be a bag of marijuana, according to the report.
Chyung told police he was packing to leave the house when he accidentally shot his wife of three weeks.
"We were having an argument. I went to put the gun away," he said. "I bought a new fishing rod. She was mad."
Chyung said his wife left the house briefly during the argument, telling him, "I don't need you home when I get back." He packed a suitcase and placed it in the kitchen next to the door that leads outside.
When his wife returned, Chyung said, the argument continued. He said he decided to leave and retrieved his pistol from a bedside table since he didn't know how long he would be gone. He said he kept a loaded magazine in the handgun but did not leave a bullet in the chamber.
Chyung said he went into the kitchen with the gun in his right hand and was going to place it in the suitcase. He said he was not "really" aware that his wife was in the kitchen.
"The accused stated as he went to put the handgun into the suitcase it was pointed in the direction of the victim and the handgun fired," the report says. "He stated his finger was not 'consciously' on the trigger when it fired."
Chyung said he took the suitcase and gun, left the house and called a friend from his truck. He told the friend he had killed his wife, and the friend told Chyung to return home and call police.
Chyung, who is being represented by public defender Kevin Barrs, is due back in court on Aug. 5.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 59
Here I am putting on two of my best poker faces for the variant cover to Spider-Man #590. You can see the finished painting here.
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Is .... is that.. a Spiderman costume behind you on your shirt rack?? Is there something you're not telling us, Paolo? any superhero powers we should know about?ReplyDelete
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Microarrays provide a method of quantifying the expression and order of genes in a particular genome — acting as a surrogate measure of cell physiology, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics.
"Microarray data are good phenotypes to determine the order of genes and are a good surrogate measure of cell status," said Dr. Gad Shaulsky, associate professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM.
Microarrays are fairly new technology that can help scientists understand how genes interact as well as how they are regulated by networks within the cell. They are created by the placement of tiny droplets of functional DNA on glass slides. Then researchers attach fluorescent labels to nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) from the cells under study. These labeled nucleic acids are allowed to bind to the DNA on the slides. Researchers then use a microscope to measure how much of a specific nucleic acid is present.
Genotype is the genetic fingerprint of a particular cell. Phenotype is the outward manifestation of the genotype. For example, a person may have genes for eye color. That is that individual's genotype. Blue eyes is the phenotype.
The microarray data Shaulsky and his collaborators used show that they can determine the order in which genes act in a cascade that results in a particular phenotype.
Shaulsky and his co-authors performed their work in Dictyostelium (Dictyostelium discoideum), a form of soil amoeba used in the laboratory because many of its 10,000 genes are homologues or equivalents of genes found in humans.
Using microarray data alone, they determined the orders in which genes function in a particular pathway in that organism. The protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway occurs when the organism encounters starvation. The pathway enables the single cells to combine into a multi-cell organism.
"We pretended we did not know the order of genes in the pathway," said Shaulsky. "We were able to reconstruct the pathway from the microarray data. This means the microarray provides a good phenotype that is quantitative. We can prove that gene A comes before gene B and give mathematical support for these findings."
"This is a proof of principle that we set out to do – assessing the function of unknown genes is feasible," said Shaulsky. "It can be done with a microarray phenotype."
Others who participated in the research included Drs. Nancy Van Driessche, Ezgi O. Booth, Paul Hill and Adam Kuspa, all of Baylor College of Medicine; and Janez Demsar, Peter Juvan and Blaz Zupan of the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Riding Out Fuel Fluctuations
How prepared is the U.S. Postal Service for a sudden increase in the price of diesel fuel? When diesel climbed by $2.03 a gallon from March 2009 to March 2012, the USPS's fuel tab soared by $341 million.
It's what happens when you operate one of the biggest vehicle fleets in the country: 7,600 of its own in addition to almost 16,000 contract vehicles. In fiscal year 2016 alone, USPS bought about 251 million gallons of diesel at a cost of over $570 million.


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Editor's note: Last week, the government of New Caledonia legally established the world's largest marine managed area, which will cover 95 percent of the French territory's waters. CI-New Caledonia Program Director Jean-Christophe Lefeuvre answers some questions about this important milestone.
Question: Why should this area be protected?
Answer: The waters within Le Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail (Natural Park of the Coral Sea) were chosen for protection because of several outstanding features, including deep sediment basins, seamounts and coral reefs. The Chesterfield and Bellona barrier reefs — which form one of Earth's largest reef structures — cover an area of 1,324 square kilometers (511 square miles). The park also includes the deepest site in France: 7,919 meters (25,980 feet) below sea level.
These unique formations and geological diversity create habitat for an extraordinary number of species. So far, scientists have recorded 48 species of shark, 25 marine mammal species, 19 species of nesting birds and five kinds of sea turtle.
High levels of biodiversity are indicators of healthy ecosystems, which provide direct benefits for New Caledonia's people, such as fish catch and income from tourists visiting the island's scenic beaches.
Q: Why is this new park so significant?
A: At 1.3 million square kilometers (more than 500,000 square miles), the park is the world's largest marine managed area, covering an area of ocean more than three times the size of Germany.
With the park's creation, 16 percent of France's total marine area will be protected. This sets a great example for other nations, who are collectively trying to protect 17 percent of terrestrial and freshwater, and 10 percentof marine areas by 2020 in order to meet the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Q: What are the major threats to these waters?
A: There are no existing major threats — mostly illegal fishing. In the near future, however, an increase in ship traffic coming in and out of Queensland, Australia, will heighten the risk of collision. In addition, the recent deep-sea oil and mining potential may affect the integrity of nature and ecosystem services in the Coral Sea.
Q: What was CI's involvement in the creation of the park?
A: CI helped the New Caledonian government announce its intention to create this marine park at the Pacific Islands Forum in August 2012. It was announced as the government's first official commitment to the Pacific Oceanscape, a framework adopted by 16 island nations and six territories to better manage a transboundary region totaling nearly 40 million square kilometers (15.4 million square miles — about four times the size of the United States).
We have also supported the government by organizing meetings of decision-makers and funding scientific research, among other activities.
Next, the government, CI and partners have three years to build a management plan for the new park that will divide it into different zones based on the kinds and levels of activities that are allowed there.
Since this is a multiple-use protected area, certain areas will be open to economic activities such as fishing. We will use existing data to determine the preferred degree of use of those areas. Once the zones are demarcated, they will be regionally enforced by surveillance and other monitoring tools.
We are in the process of setting up the park's management committee, which will include representatives of the Kanak people, the indigenous group that makes up about half of the island's population.
Q: How do you expect this development will impact the New Caledonian economy?
A: Currently, one of the island's main economic activities is nickel mining; New Caledonia contains about one-fourth of the planet's known nickel resources. But because minerals like nickel are finite, we will eventually have to find a more long-term source of income.
Thanks to improved management of the marine resources New Caledonians depend on, I hope we will be able to grow the island's "blue economy" through sustainable fishing, tourism and other pursuits that can be a source of livelihood for generations to come.
Molly Bergen is the senior managing editor of Conservation News. Jean-Christophe is the program director of CI-New Caledonia.


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Here's what's up in the world of TV for Thursday, August 30. All times are Eastern.
Louie (FX, 10:30 p.m.): Some comedians might view a booking on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno as a big break, but since this is Louie we're talking about, the eponymous character's silver lining comes with a giant, terrifying, lightning-filled cloud: He's on the same show as Tom Cruise. And Tom Cruise likes to go long. So Louie's almost definitely losing his chance to perform. Nathan Rabin straps in for the first of three episodes dealing with Louie's agony and ecstasy in the green room.
Project Runway (Lifetime, 9 p.m.): Last week's episode proved that you can be a terrible person, come up with a shit design, and still not be eliminated from Project Runway. Margaret Eby's just happy that this season finally has a clear villain in Ven.
Wilfred (FX, 10 p.m.): What's the deal with Wilfred? What role is he supposed to play Ryan's life? And how many times will Inception be mentioned in an episode featuring drug trips with drug trips? Rowan Kaiser might address these questions (and more) in a review of an episode titled, er, "Questions."
Awkward. (MTV, 10:30 p.m.): This series is answering a fundamental question tonight as well—How have Jake and Matty never read what Jenna writes about them online?—when Jake and Matty read what Jenna writes about them online. Myles McNutt is glad to see the guys finally have a working Internet connection.
Childrens Hospital (Cartoon Network, 12 a.m.): Downtime quickly turns to worktime when there are no patients to treat. David Sims optimizes his time by watching Childrens Hospital and doing household chores simultaneously, using a complicated harness that allows him to take the TV with him wherever he goes.
NTSF: SD: SUV:: (Cartoon Network, 12:15 a.m.): Emmy-nominated New Girl star Max Greenfield shows up in the NTSF universe as a Frankenstein-ed equivalent to undead heartthrob Robert Pattinson. Kevin McFarland looks forward to the character's starring turn in a David Cronenberg film.
2012 Republican National Convention (Various networks, 7 p.m.): There are probably rules against this happening, but what if Mitt Romney showed up to accept the Republican presidential nomination (as he will tonight), and all the delegates were like "Ha! Made you look! We're actually backing Santorum!" Would it end in the Carrie-style blood bath we assume it would end in?
Warplane (Military Channel, 9 p.m.): Warplane! Hunh! / What is it good for? / Charting the history of airborne combat! / Say it again now!
Iron Men (Weather Channel, 9 p.m.): The Weather Channel goes to great pains to connect this reality series about ironworkers to its main area of coverage, wedging "wind" into every bit of promo copy it can. As long as History keeps showing UFO documentaries, however, we think the Weather Channel's in the clear.
Gigolos (Showtime, 11 p.m.): One more selection from the What's On Tonight? karaoke book: They're just some Gigolos / and everywhere they go / people know the part / they're playing (a third season of providing Showtime with some requisite man meat, that is). Zibbity-zibbity-zop!
The Rock (Showtime, 7:30 p.m.): You can call Nicolas Cage a "chemcial superfreak" under other circumstances, but only in this over-the-top Michael Bay actioner (co-starring Sean Connery, Ed Helms, and several million dollars of pyrotechnics) does the term apply to him literally.
Date Night (FX, 8 p.m.): This 2010 comedy doesn't entirely succeed in sending up the likes of Michael Bay by dropping suburban parents Tina Fey and Steve Carell into a mistaken-identity caper—but at least there's a hilarious car chase where J.B. Smoove continuously screams for what feels like 25 minutes.
College Football: South Carolina at Vanderbilt (ESPN, 7 p.m.): South Carolina only lost two games last year, and that was still only good enough for the third best record in the highly competitive SEC. They should still steamroll the Commodores in this conference opener, though.
Sports Night: Donna Bowman bids a temporary adieu to the Sports Night gang—both the people on the fictional Sports Night and their real-world counterparts who made Sports Night. Boy, writing about this show can get confusing.


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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Helen Levitt: 95 Lives (A Kickstarter Film by Tanya Sleiman)
Posted by Jay at 6:34 PM
The Internet has been a wonderful tool for introducing thousands of photographers to the pioneers and artists of the industry. Unfortunately, there are still many worthy photographers whose works deserve more attention than they're currently getting. One Kickstarter film project, entitled 95 Lives by Tanya Sleiman, is hoping to show the world more about one such street photographer: Helen Levitt.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Gabriele Croppi: Urban Landscapes in Black and White
Posted by Jay at 8:47 AM
Creating something fresh in the world of landscape photography can be a challenge for even the most seasoned photographer as much of the photograph's success depends on the scene itself. If the weather is the same, or the vegetation hasn't changed, then a photographer might end up with the same image over and over again. It's the same difficulty with urban landscapes, only there's the added challenge of capturing the dynamic city life in a static scene. Gabriele Croppi goes the other way around in his black and white images of the Metaphysics of the Urban Landscapes.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Daniel Kukla: Mirror Landscapes
Posted by Jay at 9:10 PM
Sometimes, it's the most simple things that make a photo essay great. A single strobe light, a different colored backdrop, or a different wardrobe on a subject can make a viewer take a second look at a porttait. For landscapes, this can be a trickier, but Daniel Kukla has found a way to make an old format into something new by creating two landscapes in one. In his series The Edge Effect, the photographer combines contrasting scenes and colors to create mirror landscapes.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Omote 3D: The 21st Century Portrait
Posted by Jay at 8:57 AM
The advent of camera phones and affordable DSLRs have made portrait sessions a commonplace occurrence. Hiring a professional photographer is now reserved for more formal occasions such as weddings, and even then it's not unusual to ask a friend to just take pictures with his entry-level DSLR. The quality of the 21st century portrait is rapidly deteriorating. However, a new project in Tokyo is doing away with the traditional paper portrait in favor of miniature sculptures. These are the 3D printing results of Omote 3D.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Andy Warhol: The Celebrity Polaroid Portraits
Posted by Jay at 8:53 PM
Today's most famous photographers and artists use the latest technology available in order to create the best quality work possible. Whether it's the latest full frame DSLR or medium-format camera, along with dozens of high-powered strobe lights set against immense backdrops, commercial photographers will always try to top their previous shoot. But sometimes when you're famous enough, the simplest camera can still produce images of note. That's the story with Andy Warhol and his celebrity polaroid portraits.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Louis Daguerre: The Father of Photography
Posted by Jay at 8:45 PM
When looking at the beginnings of photography, diffierent arguments can be made as to who invented the first camera or who shot the first photograph. Sufficient evidence can be presented however, in favor of the pioneering inventors who first made photography available to the greater public. If ever there was a Father of Photography, Louis Daguerre would have a rightful claim to that title.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Man Ray: Photography As Art
Posted by Jay at 10:34 PM
There's no doubt that photography grounds itself in being able to take factual scenes with objectivity. Most people might argue that editorial photography really began with the advent of Photoshop and its related programs, but almost 100 years ago, one pioneering artist was blurring the lines between photography and art, even advocating for photography as art. This is the ground breaking work of Man Ray. (WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS NUDITY).
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Mario Testino: Hollywood Royalty
Posted by Jay at 9:56 PM
Young photographers looking to break into the print industry today will have to face an uphill climb. Not only are there more photography enthusiasts encouraged by cheaper DSLR prices, there are also established professionals who have made a name for themselves photographing Hollywood royalty. Even those that have spent 20 or 30 years in the business don't seem to be retiring anytime soon. If there's one photographer that has been there and done that, it's Mario Testino.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Patrick Demarchalier: In Vogue
Posted by Jay at 6:45 PM
Over the years, consumers have come to expect a certain quality when it comes to magazine covers and editorial prints. Whether it's in the pages of Vogue or Vanity Fair, people expect to see subjects lit by soft light against stark grey backdrops or gorgeous mansions. Creating photographs like these becomes a challenge when the photographer has to jump from portraiture to fashion to fine art. One photographer who makes the whole business look easy is Patrick Demarchalier.
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Preprocessed and calibrated star camera quaternion data edited and decimated from instrument high-rate (1 s) to low-rate (5 s) samples for science use (1 file per day, level-1 format).
GRACE Level-1A Data Products are the result of a non-destructive processing applied to the Level-0 data at NASA/JPL. The sensor calibration factors are applied in order to convert the binary encoded measurements to engineering units. Where necessary, time tag integer second ambiguity is resolved and data are time tagged to the respective satellite receiver clock time. Editing and quality control flags are added, and the data is reformatted for further processing. The Level-1A data are reversible to Level-0, except for the bad data packets. This level also includes the ancillary data products needed for processing to the next data level.
The Level-1B Data Products are the result of a possibly destructive, or irreversible, processing applied to both the Level-1A and Level-0 data at NASA/JPL. The data are correctly time-tagged, and data sample rate is reduced from the higher rates of the previous levels. Collectively, the processing from Level-0 to Level-1B is called the Level-1 Processing. This level also includes the ancillary data products generated during this processing, and the additional data needed for further processing.
Data are available through GRACE FTP server.
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"More money, more problems," – Bethenny Frankel on WWHL May 8, 2011.
First comes the success, then the lawsuits. On the heels of selling her Skinnygirl cocktail line for a reported $120 million, Bethenny Frankel is now being sued by her former manager for $100 million.
Her former management company is claiming they helped broker her pairing with the Skinnygirl cocktail brand only to be cut out of the mega deal that followed afterwards.
Los Angeles-based Raw Talent sued the Bethenny Ever After star today in L.A. Superior Court. The company co-president Doug Wald alleges he met Bethenny in May 2008, while she was appearing on the Real Housewives of NYC. Bethenny then signed with APA on August 7, 2008 and orally agreed that day to retain Wald as her personal manager and pay Raw 10 percent of her earnings (she allegedly confirmed the relationship in an email sent the next day).
Wald claims he gave Bethenny advice on her Skinnygirl line and even hooked her up with her business partner/liquor industry veteran David Kanbar.
Oddly enough, Raw Talent admits Bethenny fired Wald in November 2008, days before signing her deal to develop and market Skinnygirl. Fast forward to today, and the brand has become a huge success. Seventeen months after Bethenny and David went into business together, they sold the company in March for a reported $120 million deal.
Raw Talent now claims its entitled to 10% of that deal, or an estimated $12 million. The company also wants $100 million in punitive damages to make an example out of Bethenny. The suit alleges causes of action for fraud, breach of oral contract and other counts. Neither Bethenny nor her reps have yet to comment.


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The job market might be tough, but a number of veterans and people who work with them say the Post-9/11 GI Bill is the best one yet, and almost 1 million veterans and their dependents have used its benefits to go to college since it was passed in 2008.
The job market might be tough, but a number of veterans and people who work with them say the Post-9/11 GI Bill is the best one yet, and almost 1 million veterans and their dependents have used its benefits to go to college since it was passed in 2008.
Between August 2009 and the end of 2012, more than 945,000 people have gone to school using its benefits, said Maura McCarthy, spokeswoman for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. The bill covers tuition costs and also provides a housing stipend. Although some veterans going back to college choose to work, most of them receive enough in benefits that they don't have to, said Maureen Flaherty, who is in charge of veterans' counseling and programs at SUNY Orange.
"With this GI Bill, they can actually not work, and focus on school," she said. "I think that's why a lot of veterans are really using this GI Bill. It's probably the best one we ever had."
"It's very, very helpful," said William Cuttler, the president of the Veterans Club at SUNY Orange's Middletown campus. Cuttler is a full-time student who is also taking care of a 3-year-old daughter.
About 200 veterans are going to SUNY Orange now, and the school has made a major push to be veteran-friendly over the past few years. Flaherty, who was originally hired as a counselor and academic advisor five years ago, had worked with veterans in her previous job at the Culinary Institute of America, and started doing outreach to the ones at SUNY Orange.
"I meet each new veteran who arrives on campus," she said. "I'm the point person for them. Any problems that they have, issues, problems getting assimilated — I'm the person who would do that."
SUNY Orange now has active veterans clubs on both its Newburgh and Middletown campuses, and they also recently put in place a veterans mentoring program, where new students are paired with others who are already there, by military branch when possible. In 2012, Victory Media Inc. ranked the school among the top 15 percent of colleges that are doing the most for veterans.
"I feel that we're attracting more veterans because of the things we have in place for them right now," Flaherty said.
William Cuttler of Wurtsboro, president of the Veterans Club at SUNY Orange's Middletown campus, full-time student and dad, says he finds the GI Bill benefits "very helpful." Photo: Tom Bushey/Times Herald-Record
Cuttler, a Middletown High School graduate who served on a funeral detail with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq, enrolled at SUNY Orange in January 2012, and started to try to put a veterans club together soon after. While there wasn't much interest at first, it soon took off. Cuttler said he wanted to create a place where veterans could relax, share their experiences and talk about ways to move forward and use their experiences "as an asset, rather than a burden."
Jason Westbrook, a Cornwall native, 13-year Marine Corps veteran and the president of the Newburgh club, said the goal is "to reach out to veterans and assist them with everything they need" — such as how to apply for benefits and schedule appointments with the VA at Castle Point.
"We speak a different language when we're in the service," he said. "(It's) a forum where you can meet somebody who understands the language you're talking, and (it) builds on that. It's really a fantastic experience."
Most veterans going to college are a few years older than most of the other students, and haven't been in a classroom in a while. Students with service-related mental or physical issues can require accommodations, Flaherty said — their own room and extra time to take a test if they have traumatic brain injury, for example. Students with post-traumatic stress disorder, she said, can have it triggered by certain noises, or could feel uncomfortable in a crowd and may have to leave the classroom suddenly if something sets them off. This means they sometimes need to communicate with their professors about what they're doing.
"It's a little tricky," she said. "They don't want to reveal, always, too much. But if they have a situation where they suddenly feel anxious, crowded, want to leave the room, it's good the instructor would let them."
Westbrook said readjusting to civilian life means you have to get used to interacting with people differently.
"Something you do that in the military is standard practice might be perceived as rude in civilian life," he said. "Your tone, your approach, you may not think you're being offensive or rude, but you are. We work hard to develop the tools needed so you're not perceived as coming off in a manner that's a negative one, but a positive one."
Being a little older and having the experiences they do is also an advantage, said Cuttler and Westbrook. They're accustomed to routine and performing tasks, often conduct themselves better in class and take academics more seriously than many kids just out of high school.
"We're very driven," said Westbrook. "We understand what it means to be prompt, to attend class on time, to attend all classes. The work ethic is naturally there after you've gone through the experience of the military."


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Thursday, June 14
Ugglebo Clogs Giveaway
Ugglebo clogs are handcrafted in Sweden, in the same factory where they were founded in 1965. Today, you have the chance to win a pair of your very own!
To enter, please visit the Ugglebo site and pick a favorite pair of clogs. Leave a comment here linking to your favorite!
For additional entries you can:
**Sign up for Ugglebo's monthly newsletter
**Like Ugglebo on Facebook
**Follow Ugglebo on Twitter
**Follow Ugglebo on Pinterest
**Follow Ugglebo on YouTube
Please leave a separate comment for each entry. This contest is open internationally. The winner will get to choose a pair of clogs (boots are excluded). Giveaway ends on Tuesday, June 19th and the winner will be announced shortly after. Good luck!!
1,240 comments:
My favorites are the Milan High! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/products/clogs-collection/ugglebo-high-heels/milan-high.owlReplyDelete
xx Adrian
I like Ugglebo on FB for an additional entry.ReplyDelete
xx Adrian
I'm following Ugglebo on twitter for an extra entry!ReplyDelete
xx Adrian
Yay! I've been wanting a pair for a while now. Would be awesome to win :) My favorite pair I think is the red Milan clogs: http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-swedish-clogs-in-red.owlReplyDelete
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Also following on facebook for an extra entry!ReplyDelete
And following Ugglebo on twitter!ReplyDelete
I'm following on Pinterest for an extra entry!ReplyDelete
xx Adrian
i love the blue victorias!ReplyDelete
I'm following Ugglebo on YouTube for an additional entry!ReplyDelete
XX Adrian
and i liked them on fb, followed them on twitter and pinterest... :)ReplyDelete
I love the Madrid clog in Red!ReplyDelete
I am in love with the Rio Grande Clogs in Black. I hope I win!ReplyDelete
I love the ones you are sporting. The Milan clogs in red for sure! Thanks for the awesome giveaway Katie!ReplyDelete
I love the Milan high in red! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-high-swedish-clogs-in-red.owlReplyDelete
I love the ones you're wearing, the milan high clogs in red!ReplyDelete
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I like them on FB!ReplyDelete
I'm also following them on Pinterest. :)ReplyDelete
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I am smitten with the Milans high in red or navy, and been coveting them forever!ReplyDelete
Ooohh! I want the Madrid in red.ReplyDelete
I also follow them on Facebook (FB name - Ivy Fuld)!ReplyDelete
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I also follow them on Pinterest (Pinterest ID - cheerfuld)!ReplyDelete
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I am loving the Rio grande wedges!ReplyDelete
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And finally, I followed them on YouTube (YT ID - Cheerfuld8) :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:06 PM
it's a tough one!ReplyDelete
i'd say it's between the milan high clogs in red http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-high-swedish-clogs-in-red.owl
or the rio grande wedges in red
these are adorable!
Ahhhh, these are adorable! I love the Rio Grande clogs!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:07 PM
i liked them on facebook!ReplyDelete
Subscribed to their newsletterReplyDelete
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i just LOVE the noori in red! gorgeous stuff.ReplyDelete
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And liked on Facebook. Phew! :)ReplyDelete
i've liked them on facebook.ReplyDelete
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I've been wanting the Milan high clogs in red for a while: http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-high-swedish-clogs-in-red.owlReplyDelete
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i've followed them on twitterReplyDelete
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I'm following them on Twitter!ReplyDelete
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Also following them on YouTube!ReplyDelete
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I love the red Milans!!!ReplyDelete
I like the Maya Clogs in Olive!ReplyDelete
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I signed up for the Ugglebo's monthly newsletter.ReplyDelete
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I love the madrid clogs in redReplyDelete
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signed up for newsletter!ReplyDelete
i've followed on pinterest too!ReplyDelete
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I liked Ugglebo on Facebook.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM
My fav is the rome high clogs! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/products/ugglebo-urban/rome-high.owlReplyDelete
I follow Ugglebo on Twitter.ReplyDelete
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I follow Ugglebo on Pinterest.ReplyDelete
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- brittany.June 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM
My favorites are the Rio Grande Wedges in redReplyDelete
so so so cute!
Oh my gosh, I just love the Milan Clogs in red!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM
I have liked on facebook :)ReplyDelete
And I like them on facebook!ReplyDelete
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I follow Ugglebo on youtube.ReplyDelete
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Thank you!
following on pinterest!!ReplyDelete
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The rio grande wedge!ReplyDelete
http://www.uggleboclogs.com/products/clogs-collection/ugglebo-high-heels/rio-grande-wedge.owl Super
cute!! I totally want a pair!
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:15 PM
also following on PinterestReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Have subscribed on youtube :)ReplyDelete
I am signed up for Ugglebo's monthly newsletter for an additional entry.ReplyDelete
Ashley Wolfe, again
I'm in love with...ReplyDelete
Good luck!
Following on Twitter!!ReplyDelete
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I loovee the Milan high clogs!!ReplyDelete
The Etna clogs in red are my favorite!ReplyDelete
I follow Ugglebo on Twitter.ReplyDelete
Ashley Wolfe, again
I actually love the ones you're wearing in the picture...I noticed lately that I'm really into red shoes!ReplyDelete
I follow Ugglebo on Pinterest.ReplyDelete
Ashley Wolfe, again
I love the Rio Grande wedges. Lovely.ReplyDelete
I follow Ugglebo on Twitter!ReplyDelete
And I follow Ugglebo on Pinterest!ReplyDelete
I love the milan high clogs in red!! thank you!ReplyDelete
I've liked Ugglebo on Facebook!ReplyDelete
I loooove the Victoria clogs, both the round and square toe look irresistible to me!ReplyDelete
I love the Rio Grande wedges in Red. firstname.lastname@example.com!ReplyDelete
Love the rio grande wedges in red!ReplyDelete
I liked Ugglebo on FB!ReplyDelete
I die a little inside every time I see Ugglebo's clogs and realize I don't have the money to buy them. I've had a pair of them on my life wish list on Pinterest for ages, it's this pair http://www.uggleboclogs.com/bering-swedish-clogs-in-nature.owlReplyDelete
And I signed up for the monthly newsletter!ReplyDelete
Oooh, Milan Clogs in Red!ReplyDelete
I'm following Ugglebo on Twitter!ReplyDelete
I'm following Ugglebo on Youtube! email@example.com
I've also been following them on Facebook for awhile in hopes of catching a good deal! Rebekuh BrowningReplyDelete
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Don't forget about Twitter I follow them there too. @bekuhdooReplyDelete
Love the Rio Grande Clogs in Denim! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owlReplyDelete
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I like them on FB!ReplyDelete
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I follow them on Twitter!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:26 PM
I like the Milan clogs in ocean best http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-swedish-clogs-in-ocean.owlReplyDelete
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they have so so many pretty ones! i love the etnas, but my absolute favourite has to be the milan highs in red (http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-high-swedish-clogs-in-red.owl), or the lower ones in blue.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:27 PM
and I've signed up for their newsletter.ReplyDelete
My favorite is the high milans! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/products/clogs-collection/ugglebo-high-heels/milan-high.owlReplyDelete
I'm following them on Pinterest now too! @bekuhdooReplyDelete
I would loooooooooove the Milan clogs in red!ReplyDelete
I have liked Ugglebo on FB for some time now!ReplyDelete
Following on pinterest!ReplyDelete
Just signed up for the newsletter email@example.com
Thanks for creating so many additional entries and just being altogether awesome.
Now following on twitter!ReplyDelete
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I adore the red Rio Grande Wedges. I have just the hundred outfits for these shoes!!!ReplyDelete
Such cute clogs, but i fell in love with these wedges. love.love.love. http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-wedges-in-red.owlReplyDelete
I have already singed up for their newsletter :)ReplyDelete
To be honest, I can't choose between the Rio Grande in Denim and the Victoria in Brown. They're both so lovely!ReplyDelete
I like them on FBReplyDelete
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I followed them on Twitter!ReplyDelete
And liked them on Facebook!ReplyDelete
this pair...http://www.uggleboclogs.com/madrid-swedish-clogs-in-red.owlReplyDelete
so cute!
Following them on twitter :)ReplyDelete
also, i follow them on facebook!ReplyDelete
Liking them on FB for some time now :)ReplyDelete
I now follow them on TwitterReplyDelete
Following them on Pinterest :)ReplyDelete
My favorite are the Rio Grand Wedges in Purple Ash http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-wedges-in-purple-ash.owlReplyDelete
I now follow them on PinterestReplyDelete
I already follow Ugglebo on FB - they're great! The Seine has been on my wishlist for a while now:ReplyDelete
I love the Rio Grande High Clogs in Green Ash. http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-high-swedish-clogs-in-green-ash.owlReplyDelete
Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
Definately Madrid Nature! So neutral and great for everday!ReplyDelete
I simply adore the Milan High in Brown! So versatile!ReplyDelete
And now I am following them on Twitter too. :)ReplyDelete
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I love the rio grande wedges in red! Cute! :)ReplyDelete
I'm in love with the Red Milan High Clogs! So irresistibly cute! I've been eyeing them for a while now :) I've liked them on Facebook,ReplyDelete
I'm following them on twitter and I've subscribed to their YouTube channel.
Thanks for the great giveaway Katie! Love your blog <3
Fantastic giveaway!! I've been lusting after their shoes for ages!! I am in love with the Milan high in read!! *swoon*ReplyDelete
I follow them on twitter!! @moonbeamwishesReplyDelete
I follow them on Pinterest!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Oooh I love the milan high in red! :)ReplyDelete
Amazing! I love the Rio Grande Clogs in denim! Http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owlReplyDelete
The red ones in the main photo are pretty cute. Scallops are everywhere right now! LoveReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 1:45 PM
I'm also following them on pinterest! :)ReplyDelete
Liked on Facebook!ReplyDelete
I really like the Milan Clogs in Ocean.ReplyDelete
LOVE the madrids and the milans!!ReplyDelete
so cute!!
And following them on pinterest! Thanks for the chance, uggleboReplyDelete
i like them on facebook!ReplyDelete
I adore the Rio Grande wedges in red!ReplyDelete
following on twitter :)ReplyDelete
following Ugglebo on Twitter :)ReplyDelete
Following them on Facebook too.ReplyDelete
I love the Milan Clogs In Red in the Low Heel! So cute!ReplyDelete
- CorneliaJune 14, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Awesome, i love the Madrid clogs in red!ReplyDelete
i probably should comment on your as often as i read it, and not just limit my comments to giveaways, so i'll try to get better about that!ReplyDelete
anyway, i have so many ugglebo favorites it's not even funny, but my top favorites are the rio grande wedges (http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-wedges-in-purple-ash.owl), and rio grande high (http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-high-swedish-clogs-in-green-ash.owl).
- CorneliaJune 14, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Signed up for their newsletter!ReplyDelete
- Samantha AbramsJune 14, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Cant decide on what color I like best of the Milan style!ReplyDelete
Black would be the most practical, but I also love the blue...http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-swedish-clogs-in-black.owl.
Followed on Pinterest, Newsletter, FB, Twitter and YouTube. These are seriously amazing shoes. I love their commitment.
- CorneliaJune 14, 2012 at 1:49 PM
And I'm following them on facebook as wellReplyDelete
i'm already signed up for their newsletter (under 2 addresses, even)!ReplyDelete
The Milan Clogs in red (low heel) are stunning!!!ReplyDelete
- CorneliaJune 14, 2012 at 1:49 PM
And on twitter, as @killingbirdsReplyDelete
i like them on facebook.ReplyDelete
i'm already an ugglebo follower on twitter.ReplyDelete
I am desperate for the Madrid mids in RED <3!ReplyDelete
Ooh! These are super cute: http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owlReplyDelete
last entry, i follow them on pinterest.ReplyDelete
- Samantha AbramsJune 14, 2012 at 1:51 PM
I also LOVE these!! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/victoria-swedish-clogs-in-celery.owlReplyDelete
- CorneliaJune 14, 2012 at 1:52 PM
I follow them on youtube as well :) Wooh, clogs, shoes!ReplyDelete
Rio Grande in denim for me!ReplyDelete
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i'm not sure which i like best, the madrid or the rio grande, but this color is amazing!ReplyDelete
and i'm following on pinterest!!ReplyDelete
I love the Madrid! Thank you!ReplyDelete
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I'm definitely into the Victoria clogs. So, so cute!ReplyDelete
I also like Uggglebo on facebook!ReplyDelete
I love the Victoria clogs in brown, http://www.uggleboclogs.com/victoria-swedish-clogs-in-brown.owl.ReplyDelete
The Red Milan Highs look adorable on you! I'm loving the Rio Grande Wedges in Purple Ash (how amazing is that color name.) They would look lovely with so many dresses...thanks so much for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I love the madrid red clogs.ReplyDelete
<3 Kate
The Rio Grande Clogs in Denhim would be my go to shoe this summer...so cute. Tack så mycket for the chance to win! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owlReplyDelete
I also liked them on facebook.ReplyDelete
Love the Milan Clogs in red! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-high-swedish-clogs-in-red.owlReplyDelete
Thanks for the contest!
Jessi _ Lee @ me . com
Following on facebook as well!ReplyDelete
Also followed Ugglebo on Pinterest.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the contest!
Jessi _ Lee @ me . com
Following with their newsletter!ReplyDelete
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the MILAN clogs, I need the clasp!!!! thank you for creating beautiful AND healthy footwear!!!!ReplyDelete
I hate to be a copycat but the ones Katie has are truly my bestest, am a sucker for scalloped edges!ReplyDelete
I love the Rio Grande High Clogs in Green AshReplyDelete
-Erin <3
What an amazing giveaway! I've been wanting a pair of clogs for so, so long now! I especially love the Rio Grande clogs in Denim: http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owlReplyDelete
Will you be announcing the winner on this post or a new one? So excited!
I also follow them on Pinterest. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the opportunity! I love the Rio Grande Clogs in Denim (http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owl)ReplyDelete
Thanks again for the opportunity! I liked them on Facebook!ReplyDelete
Low Milan in Ocean are my favorite! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-swedish-clogs-in-ocean.owlReplyDelete
AND.... I also follow them on Twitter. Thanks, again, for offering this giveaway!ReplyDelete
I am following them on twitter as well...thanks again!ReplyDelete
liked on FB!ReplyDelete
Following on twitter!ReplyDelete
this is my fav! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-wedges-in-purple-ash.owlReplyDelete
Signed up for the newsletter!ReplyDelete
What an awesome giveaway! I'm kind of in love with these: http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-swedish-clogs-in-black.owlReplyDelete
<3 kat
as much as i would love to be bolder with the red or blue, i'd stick to the black milans http://www.uggleboclogs.com/milan-swedish-clogs-in-black.owlReplyDelete
I get the newsletterReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Thank you for doing these giveaways! Its so sweet of you! I've always been envious of the ones you wear, but I went to their website and I also loved the Madrid ones in red....both of them are lovely:)ReplyDelete
Thanks again!
Following on Pinterest!ReplyDelete
I Like Ugglebo on Facebook as Laura RoyalReplyDelete
And on youtube!ReplyDelete
I am completely swooning over the Rio Grande in Denim. I like Ugglebo Clogs on Facebook, and followed them on Pinterest. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-swedish-clogs-in-denim.owlReplyDelete
I Follow Ugglebo on Twitter as @laroyal06ReplyDelete
I Follow Ugglebo on Pinterest as Laura RoyalReplyDelete
I Follow Ugglebo on YouTube as laroyal66ReplyDelete
- Laura DeusJune 14, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Great Giveaway!!ReplyDelete
I love these: http://www.uggleboclogs.com/rio-grande-high-swedish-clogs-in-dexter-tan.owl


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When Teaching Dance Goes Too Far: Should 'Dance Moms' Be taken Off The Air?
Do any of you watch the Lifetime reality show "Dance Moms"? I've never watched it, but, last night, Dancing With The Stars pro Derek Hough took to twitter with his criticisms of it. After doing a search at You Tube to watch some of the footage, I was truly horrified at what's going on. Question: is it right to abuse little kids when teaching them how to dance even if it means that the abuse could turn them into "stars" and "dance champions" someday? And what about sexually exploiting them? Go here to get a summation of the show and how it's created a controversy and why. Below is a video as well that will give you a little example of the instructor and the moms for how they act while the little girls sit by and watch. This is just sad im opinion. 🙁 Huge Kudos to Derek for standing up to how wrong this is!!!
Below is a take from MSNBC on it which includes Dereks' tweets and reaction;
"I'm sorry but this Dance mom show is straight up abusive," the three-time "Dancing" champ wrote. "Kids Run!!!!!!! It ain't right. Child abuse isn't right. I'm livid right now."
Hough knows a thing or two about how talented, young hoofer hopefuls should train. Not only were his parents and grandparents dancers, too, but both he and his younger sister Julianne moved to London as children to train under fellow "Dancing" pro and ballroom vet Corky Ballas and his then-wife Shirley.
"There's a difference between being strict and being abusive," he went on to write. "I believe in discipline and a strong work ethic. But there is nothing productive about screaming and making little girls cry over being on the wrong foot."
When Miller visited TODAY last year, she defended her sometimes scream-filled approach.
"All children learn differently," she said. "Some children you can speak calmly and nicely to. 'You need to open up your hip and press your knee back. Turn out on your passe.' I can speak to them that way. Other children you have to yell at 'til you're blue in the face."
Penny for your thoughts while we await more Dancing With The Stars news, leaks, and rumors. I say take this show off the air. No one should be abusing kids. 🙁


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I know, I know, I used the "P" word. I can see my grandma in Heaven looking down at me, doing her famous finger wave and saying, "Young lady, you take that back right now."
First, I'd tell grandma, "I can't take it back, because I was one of the envious ones and not the receiver of the purple penis." Second, I'd tell her, and ya'll too, "Bear with me, give me just a little lead way here."
Because this is truly a wonderful and heart-felt story, but I couldn't tell the story without using the "P" word, because well, the purple penis and the envy is part of the story.
Let me start at the beginning. (I know, some of you are probably wanting me to jump right to the purple penis, but nope, you gotta hear the whole story.)
I have these friends—there are four of us. We're all writers, varying ages, all young at heart, but all of us have racked up enough years to remember Elvis. And one of us is old enough to have actually dated him.
We come together once a month for a revival of life. While we do some critiquing, we are mainly a support group. To protect the guilty, I won't mention names, but Suzan, Jody and Nancy know who they are.
Anyway, we meet at Paneras, a happening restaurant with Wi-fi, good food, and staff and clientele who tolerate us when we get loud. And yeah, that happens more times than not.
We don't have a lot of rules. Well except one, "What happens in Paneras stays in Paneras." I apologize profusely for breaking that one rule, but the purple penis story is just too good not to share. Besides, this is just with you guys, right?
So, we came together a couple of weeks ago. And as it is in life, we all bring with us our celebrations, i.e.: a new contract, a new outfit, a husband who finally found the spot (I'm talking about the spot on the floor) anyway, we all love to celebrate the good stuff. And in case you are wondering, there's no alcohol beverages served. But only because it's too early.
With four of us, that means we have eight shoulders, and if anyone needs one to cry on, or whine on, there's always one available. Of course, we won't let anyone wallow too long, life's too short.
Some weeks we spend our whining time commiserating about how a two-pound cheesecake can pack on five pounds. We whimper a bit about teenagers being teenagers and how we wish we were like other mammals and just ate our young when we had the chance. We may momentarily mutter bad things about deadlines biting us in the butt, and spend a few short seconds moaning about doggy diarrhea. (Hey, there's nothing we can't talk about.)
But sometimes life throws us the crappier problems, (yeah, crappier than doggy diarrhea) and this last month, there must have been some clearance sale on crap because there seems to have been a lot to go around.
Things such as a recent loss of a parent, family issues, dying pets, job transfers out of state, health problems, and health problems of a spouse. The kind of problems that if one isn't careful, can rob you of your joy.
Thank goodness we're careful. Thank goodness we have each other. And for that particular day, thank goodness for the purple penis.
So imagine us, arriving at the restaurant--hearts a little heavier than usual. Suzan starts pulling out these really nice Hallmark gift boxes—keepsake type of boxes—from a bag.
"These are for you guys. Just because I appreciate all you do."
Now, we all love gifts, but surprise gifts are the best. She hands us each our specific box. And we start opening them. Inside my box is lots of tissue, beneath I find a Willow Tree statue of an angel that I collect, and a leather bookmark. I love it! I watch Nancy open hers; she has journal books, a nice pen, as well as a bookmark. Then Jody opens her box, unfolds the tissue, and she pulls out a purple object. She holds it up in the middle of the table as we all try to wrap our minds around what it is. I mean, I had an angel and she had . . .
My mouth drops open.
Nancy just gapes.
Jody continues to stare.
Suzan . . . Suzan waits. Yeah, she knows what will happen . . . eventually.
I see in Jody's eyes the exact second when she realizes that she's holding a purple vibrator up in the middle of a booth in a crowded restaurant.
Her eyes grow round as quarters; her mouth goes a little slack. She throws the penis back in her box. And slams the lid down.
And Nancy and I do what I'm sure all of you would have done.
We immediately start digging around in our boxes, removing tissue, searching to see if we'd missed our own penises.
Yup, Nancy and I have a serious case of purple penis envy. Jody continues to hold her hand on the top, it almost looks as if she's afraid the thing might try to escape, but in reality, we all know what's going on. She's afraid we'll take it from her.
Hey, we couldn't help it. It was a really nice penis. I personally think a couple of men sitting at the next table had penis envy. Yeah, we were getting quite a few looks.
Then Suzan, managing to hold a straight face, says to Jody, "Remember the time we were looking at the erotica basket at conference and you whined that you'd never had a purple penis? Well, I'm sorry, but I couldn't afford to buy you the 12-inch, but it has adjustable speeds."
That's when it happened.
We all lose it and start to laugh, not the snickering, or proper lady-like kind of laughs, but those deep laughs that come straight from your toes.
We laugh until several of us have tears in our eyes.
We laugh until all the heavy burdens in our lives seem less like insurmountable burdens and more like things we can and will overcome.
And we stayed at that restaurant for almost four hours reveling in each other's company.
You know, in this life we'll all stumble across tough times, but those times can be a lot easier to deal with if you have friendships, laughter, and sometimes even a purple penis.
Today, because June is my release month, I'm giving away . . . no, I'm not giving away a purple penis, I'm giving away another Sexy, Suspenseful and Seriously Funny Tee-shirt, and a pack of note cards to one lucky poster. So take the time to post, tell me about a funny time you shared with your girlfriends, or tell me if you've seen Weddings Can Be Murder in a book store.


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The photograph in the inset is once again a long preserved historical document (courtesy the Das Studio Darjeeling) which is shared with me by Mr. Dweep Subba, a student of B.A. III semester of Namchi Government College. This is a photograph of a Sikkimese Carpet Seller probably of 1910's taken at Darjeeling. The person in the photograph is a typical Bhutia or Tibetan as his dress suggests. These traders used to bring carpets from Darjeeling to Sikkim and then they used to send it to Tibet. The British provincial Estate of Darjeeling had then been the centre of trade and commerce of the places like Kalimpong, Kurseong, Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal. Tradesmen from Nepal, Bhutan and many other neighbouring places used to come to Darjeeling to attend the Sunday HAAT (Market) to have their trade dealings. This is to be cited here that they used the Silk Route which connected Kalimpong with Tibet via Sikkim for their trading purpose. The background of the photograph shows one portion of Darjeeling which seems to be comparatively developed in the then scenario. The posters and hoardings written in English suggest that Darjeeling was a pioneering place to amalgamate with the English language. The photograph itself is a testimony to the fact that technological instruments like camera, electricity, and, of course, the system of photo developing marked the advancement of Darjeeling in comparision to other adjacent places.
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I was very productive with my studies this past weekend. Here, I will be presenting my insights to you all in the following text.
I believe the three main characters of LXV are:
1. The Heart/V.V.V.V.V./Magister
2. The Serpent/Adonai
3. The scribe/prophet
The first three chapters of LXV culminate into the Vision of No Difference, the sign indicative of the Ipissimus and the Kether-Point-of-View, displayed to the reader in the last lines of Ch. III.
This being firmly established, out of sheer lust for knowledge of one another, it is only appropriate that the Heart and the Serpent should exchange places, so that 5 V's might assimilate being the Serpent, and so Adonai might assimilate being the Heart (as if He had the need!).
LXV communicates the necessity of the God to the Adorer and equally, perhaps moreso, the Adorer to the God. Here's Liber AL I:27 -
With the God & the Adorer I am nothing: they do not see me. They are as upon the earth; I am Heaven, and there is no other God than me, and my lord Hadit.
Indeed, none should take heed that Nuit should become Naught in Their presence, for this is invariably the condition of All without the Two.
In the final Chapter, the scribe/prophet is sanctioned as Hoor and permitted into permanent communion with the Heart and the Serpent.
The God and the Adorer are the Twain Forces of the Magus, as the Four Wounds of LXV V:14 are his Four Weapons, which he uses to Unite the Two (see Liber B vel Magi).
Now, see this, from Magick in Theory and Practice:
Being determined to instruct mankind, He sought a simple statement of his object. His will was sufficiently informed by common sense to decide him to teach man "The Next Step", the thing which was immediately above him. He might have called this "God", or "The Higher Self", or "The Augoeides", or "Adi-Buddha", or 61 other things --- but He had discovered that these were all one, yet that each one represented some theory of the Universe which would ultimately be shattered by criticism --- for He had already passed through the realm of Reason, and knew that every statement contained an absurdity. He therefore said: "Let me declare this Work under this title: 'The obtaining of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel'", because the theory implied in these words is so patently absurd that only simpletons would waste much time in analysing it. It would be accepted as a convention, and no one would incur the grave danger of building a philosophical system upon it.
Contemplation of the above has lead me to the inference that the HGA is who one is while one is actively approximating what one might call "God," which I define as what is transcendent of all categories of thought, what is beyond any and all ontological capacity, no matter what.
In being imperceptible to all, a common foundation is established in which all things irrefragably partake of.
In such a definition, we can see lies as the means of Truth; that which escapes rational grasp may lack definition and thus we may suffer the inability to communicate what it is, however, we can still make reference as to its location.
Such is Silence. And the only direction we can possibly hope to derive from such an One is what we gleen from our very own insight into living in relation to IT, and it is precisely this which I believe constitutes one's K&C.
Whether or not consciousness is anything remarkable is still up for debate; we've nothing else of the sort to compare it to! However, division is undeniably among us, and I infer that it is this very property of consciousness that sets the stage for everything to either exist uniquely to is respective components (Lunar Consciousness) or to collapse into One undifferentiated unity (Solar Consciousness), being Naught.
Any thoughts or questions? I'm very interested to read what the members here have to say, as this marks a very important part of the (almost) 3 years I've spent with Crowley's work.
Love is the law, love under will.


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By day, Jeff Waugh is a consultant with Waugh Partners. By night, he rides shotgun on the GNOME release juggernaut and plots the Open Source blogging explosion with Planet. Waugh is an active member of the Free Software community, holding positions such as Chairman of the Annodex Foundation (2006), Director of the GNOME Foundation Board (2003-2004, 2006), GNOME Release Manager (2001-2005), committee member (2000-2001) and president (2002-2003) of the Sydney Linux Users' Group, and member of the linux.conf.au 2001 and 2007 organising teams. He was one of the founding employees of Canonical, spending two and a half years engaged in Ubuntu business and community development. In 2005, Waugh won the Google/O'Reilly Open Source award for Best Evangelist. Jeff is a card-carrying member of Linux Australia, but does not say "mate".


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You will need to modify %config (specifically the hostname) before it will do anything useful. You may also need to modify the allowed and forbidden anonymous arrays; these are given to provide an example of simple access control to a server.
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|Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek
A sure sign of the Spring thaw here in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley is when the doors are unlocked at our local wineries. This week I was fortunate enough to attend an oyster themed long table dinner at Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek Winery, along the Golden Mile near Oliver. The catalyst was the opening of the 2nd annual Oyster Festival. The restaurant which opened in 2011, blends Mediterranean-influenced cuisine, farm-to-table concepts and Ocean Wise Seafood with some of the regions top wines from Tinhorn Creek. Miradoro is a winner of Vancouver Magazine's Best Winery/Vineyard Dining Award with chef Jeff Van Geest at the helm.
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|Long Table Dinner at Miradoro (taken with my iPhone)
|Grilled Speck Wrapped Oysters in Nettle Veloute Sauce (taken with my iPhone)
|Oyster and Chorizo Paella (taken with my iPhone)
Last year at an event also hosted by Codfathers I revisited oysters, a shellfish I have avoided for over 30 years. For those of you who adore their temptations this aversion is unfathomable. As always there is an explanation. I was hitchhiking in the province of Newfoundland and there were two entrepreneurial "wee" lads at the side of the road selling oysters they had painstakingly collected in buckets. My travelling companions wanted to give them a try and gleaned that they would knock on the nearest door and have the owner cook them up for us. The premise was that I was an "oyster virgin"; which of course was the truth at 19. Needless to say my first foray into these frilly bivalves was sand and grit filled and less than appetizing. It took over 30 years to clear this tactile sensation from my mind and join the brave girls club by giving them another try. This is much like my previous squeamishness of looking into the eyes of other delectable fish and crustaceans.
Attending an event where each course is laden with oysters lets you know that I have overcome my fear. Sitting around a long table surrounded by friends and new acquaintances oysters lead to discussion, to contemplation, and to personal delight. There is nothing quite like them. "Something about them excites the palate, and the mind, in a way that other shellfish simply do not." M.F.K. Fisher
Today something about oysters resists every attempt to describe them. At some level, it's not about taste or smell at all. Because an oyster, like a lover, first captures you by bewitching your mind.
For the rest of the Spring menu which was served family style...Grilled Speck Wrapped Oysters with Nettle Veloute, Oyster and Chorizo Paella and for dessert a memorable Limoncello Soda Float with Vanilla Gelato. The most fun I have had for $35. A big thank you to chef Jeff Van Geest, kitchen and floor staff, and the winemaking families of Shaunessy and Oldfield for making a special evening even better.
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shmenguin wrote:also, this is a little thing...but these people shoot zombies in the exact center of their brains like it's no big deal all the time, but can't hit a stationary dude in a watch tower?
The only explanation I could see is that they're not used to shooting while under fire and that plays on their accuracy. It's one thing to shoot a zombie coming at you, it's another to shoot guys hundreds of yards away who are shooting back.