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I'm not suppose to be blogging right now, but i sooooooo don't wanna read my stats textbook. I have an essay due next week, a business presentation to give, as well as a business law exxam..AHHH......so i don't think i'll be doing any FOTD anytime soon, because i wo'nt be sleeping! haha
Anywas, for the past two weeks, fate has brought make up and i together, even though i intended to stay away.
So i'm here with just a short, dinky post, somewhat of a haul on some findings.
I was at shoppers drug mart the other day and met these babbies
Pink Shimmer & Sugar Plum
A swatch:
Sugar Plum & Pink Shimmer
Quick Review:
The lipstick colour look gorgeous in the tube, and when swatched, but it was a whole new different story on the lips. I'm not too impressed with the packaging either. It's very plastic-y, and it feels cheap. I know it's drugstore lipsticks, but c'mon... i expect better. It has a bit of a scent also, but i find this c'mon among drugstore lipsticks now. It doesn't bother me too much. Other than that, these lipsticks are okay. It was on sale for $5.88
Is there any drugstore lippies brands/colour that anyone really love?? I'm currently in a lipstick phase, and i can't justify splurging on Mac lippies.
The only drugstore lipstick that i really love, and always go back to using is Maybelline Pink Please
Next, i was at rexall the other day. Rexall in Canada, is another shoppers drugs mart kind of store, and they carry different brands of cosmetics compared to shoppers. I'm not sure where exactly PURE cosmetics is offered around the world, but they are liquidating from Rexall. All the products are now 75% off.
Here is a swatch
OKAY. i tried to look for a name, but apparently PURE does not name there products..HMM...
Quick Review:
Lipglosses retailed at 16.50 ish. Is now $4.00. So i seized the opprotunity to pick up a few. The pigmentation are quite sheer. They smell great (like berries and what not) but ofcousse they don't taste like it. LOL. ..AHEM..**...
THey do have some very pretty shades, but these were the only ones i could get that were STILL SEALED. It was quite a shame, because some of the pink shades were gorgeous, but people touched and swatched it, so i wwas a bit disgusted. :/
Overall. majorly discounted lipgloss, so i was happy. I'm excited to use the purple shade. :D
Lastly, i was in Chinatown last weekend, and randomly found some MAC. I got all excited as you can imagine. They sold the product at almost half the retail price. I picked up a pigment for $15 CAD, and a lipglass for $10. You can now imagine me walking out the shop with the goofy-est smile on my face :D Item are BRAND NEW, but they were limited in the range of MAC products. They had lipglass, a few blushes, and a good supply of pigments.
I came out with Mutiny, a limited edition released in some collection i can not recall. I really regretted not picking it up then, and i was super happy to have find this.
The 2nd item is a lipglass called She loves Candy released from the Hello Kitty collection. Also another collectiion i truly regret!
So now you guys must be thinking..........how do you know it's authentic? Well i wasn't too sure when i was there either, but it looked pretty damn real. So i took my chance, and came home with it. I compared the pigment (Mutiny) and the other pigments that i have, and the packaging looks exactly the same. Now i'm not too sure about the actual pigment inside. From what i recall, this is what the Mutiny shade loooks like. If anyone has this pigment, please confirm this.
Here is a swatch:
Mutiny and She Loves Candy
gorgeous colour isn't it? i love it. I can't wait to do a look with it.
And this is all for my cheap beauty findings. As you may have noticed, they are mainly all lip products. teehee. Now i'm off to reading my boring old textbook, and getting ready to battle the next few dreadful days of my life.
Thank you for visiting my blog, have yourself a wonderful Thursday evening.
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Fixing Lunch (Part 2)
Students Denied a School Meal Due to Unpaid Cafeteria Bill
Dave Arnold
Adults are supposed to understand debt. Pay your light bill or your electricity gets turned off. Pay your car note or it gets repossessed. Pay your rent or you get kicked out into the street.
Adults know this. Kids don't. So is it reasonable to expect junior high students to understand a school policy that denies them school meals because their parents have unpaid bills with the school? Depends on who you ask.
I heard about two students who did not qualify for free or reduced meals, and who were denied school meals because their parents had accumulated school debt. The parents had been warned of the consequences, but still didn't pay their bill.
What's Legal
This raised some legal, moral and social questions involving the school's administration of the program: whether to feed the two students or not, and how to go about collecting unpaid funds from parents. Also, what is a school's responsibility in the distribution of federal resources?
To my surprise, the school was within their legal rights to deny the students and hold their parents accountable, according to National Education Association's (NEA) sources. While the school is responsible for a student's safety while they are at school, parents are responsible for a child's basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. Thus, when a parent knowingly allows their child to go without food for a certain period of time (the time limit differs from state to state) then it could be interpreted as child neglect.
Most schools will give a child a peanut butter sandwich and carton of milk or something when they have forgotten their lunch money or can't pay for a meal. However, when charging lunches becomes chronic, most schools put their foot down in some way.
The $18,000 Question
When I asked education support professionals (ESP) who belong to the NEA ListServ about whether the school should continue feeding students whose parents don't pay their school bill, one person reported that their school district had more than $18,000 in unpaid lunch bills. This person supported the school's position in holding parents accountable for unpaid bills by denying their children anymore "free" meals.
In my own school district in Illinois, students are allowed to charge their meals. If the parents don't pay up by the end of the fiscal school year, the district takes them to court and arranges payment with the help of a judge.
One Week Grace Period
A school employee from Louisiana, Terri Prough, agrees with not serving students who have accumulated large lunch bills.
"I would let them get behind for no more than a week," she says. "Then I would refuse to feed them. I have worked in elementary, junior high, and high schools and it is always the same old story. The parents do not pay lunch bills, yet they give their children money for the concession stands that we open the last 10 minutes of every lunch period. These kids come to school with $5, $10, $20 for concessions. If they have money for that, they can surely pay for their lunch. Our lunch costs $1.10. Snacks cost $1.00."
Terri makes a very good point. And parents may be sending money for school lunches, but then students decide on their own to hit the snack machines instead of the lunch line.
Eat Now, Pay Later
The National School Lunch Program was established in 1946. You would think that after 62 years we would be able to have the bugs worked out.
Aside from legal obligations by parents and the school, there is a moral obligation by all involved to feed our children during a school day. Some schools give them a sandwich and some don't. Some schools have a set cut off point on charging school lunches and some don't. Some allow them to continue charging meals and then collect through court litigation.
While on an elk hunt in Colorado I became engrossed with the pursuit of my quarry and neglected eating anything for almost 12 hours. Then it hit me. My body felt weak and my head was pounding. I hardly had the strength to return to camp. I was hungry.
At school, children get hungry. They should be fed so they can learn their school lessons to the best of their ability.
(Dave Arnold, a member of the Illinois Education Association, is a custodian at Brownstown Elementary School in Southern Illinois. He can be contacted at email@example.com .
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Love it! Oh, Goddess of Beandom!
You are AMAZING my Beautiful Goddess friend!!!
Truly the Goddess of Goddesses right to the end!!!!
Nice!! Love the idea of weaving of simple blissiplines into our day
Love this article – I've been feeling it's time for me to get back on track! Thanks for sharing!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this, Julie! I love the way you are so open to synchronicity and how it takes you somewhere deeper and more life affirming.
Bravo for snakes and hawks and deep doo-doo birds. All part of the circle of life. <3
Hahaha! Yes the synchronicity did indeed take me… beyond my fears… much to my great relief and appreciation. Thanks for reading, Kbean! xoxoxox
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lovin this global treasure hunt with you WG Julie! what a joyful journey this has turned out to be indeed!
You see more than the average bean in your sanctuary! You are a courageous goddess who is gifted with unique sight. Love it!
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What an amazing column, thank you so much, Julie. Delicious reading. Every word so true – we are in the midst of abundance but somehow few can see the valuable gifts bestowed on us by generous Mother Nature.
Yea for the smooth-o-weeds! Good job Jul!
Hi Julie,
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If you would be willing to share 40 minutes of your time for a video interview (that includes a teaching and/or practice) with the audience, and help to promote the series (via social media, and your list) this in an opportunity to get your message and work in front of a large audience and with an option to offer a free gift to this new community!
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In creative solidarity,
Thank you for this Julie!!
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Thank you Lis, love you!
Hey! I emailed from firstname.lastname@example.com but it sometimes has.issues so am also.sending a message to say I'd love to jump in on your 8 week course and need to mail you a check old school style!! Where to mail, hope.it's groovy with you!?
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I'm giving myself one more pass of the manuscript in a couple of weeks. No more quibbling. After that it's sink or swim.
Anyone got some scuba gear I can borrow?
Well, I can't deny that truth.
Stay tuned. In a few weeks my lovely compatriot Michelle and I will have something useful to enveil.
P.S. Progress on Golden coming along, as it will.
Personal Note: Uh . . . every time I fall in love with a product the makers of said product discontinue it. It's like I have a gremlin hiding in my bed that calls up manufacturers and tells them what variety of things I'm lovin'.
So, in the world of insane schedules I'm a bit of a lone adult again and apparently I am big on the puns and/or other wordplay with chapter titles this go around. So far in Golden we have:
I'm getting a little goofy, folks. And I think I'm going to keep tripping over myself until I write something more of a traditional outline, because while knowing what's going to happen, and even why it happens, is cool and all, knowing how it happens? Turns out it's at least a little important. And I need some sort of Amethystian brain chart to keep that all in place, because right now the cranium keeps splitting itself up all over the place for fear of losing some fun fact here or there.
*mutters* Frackin' organization . . .
Personal Note: When I was about four years old my mother put out a dish of milk for our cat, Cherry Kitty (ironically a straight black and white mix), during a very hot summer. Afraid the milk would spoil and make Cherry sick, I put the dish in the fridge . . . but then Cherry couldn't get to it, so what to do?
Four hours later I remember I'd left the cat in the fridge as well. Because I'd put her in to be close to the milk. That I didn't want spoiling.
The cat turned out fine and in a grand example of Nature stumping me once again, after that I was just about the ONLY person she wouldn't bite or scratch.
So kids, just proof we all do stupid, crazy crap and it can always turn out okay. Don't let it get you down.
Hi, my name is Amethyst and I am writing my first novel series, collectively (tentatively?)known as The Guardian Trilogy. If you've been following along you know I am on the final 'hand it off to smarter people than me' polish of Silver, the first novel, and have just begun the first draft of book two (so far I think I'm following all the advice).
But! While I'm not a linear thinker (at all) I am a linear plotter, which just means I can't plan these things out of order. I can't do as some people do and write the last bits first or write the last book second or whatever. I write the first book. I edit the first book. I write the second book, etc. And I plot that way. When I wrote the first book I wasn't entirely sure what would happen in the second book and even less in the third. I mean, I had some ideas, I wasn't going blind, but nothing so organized as a proper outline or anything. Even my concept of 'outline' is a fuzzy, blotchy, sometimes-bulleted page of factoids, and that works for me, but it isn't particularly mainstream.
So! How excited was I this past week when first I woke up just knowing (in a very un-Nick Cage kind of way) who was doing what and whyfore in book two (commonly known as Golden), and then yesterday characters in book three (Bronze) kept whispering conclusions in my ear, tying up loose ends and basically blowing my mind (let me tell you, one of them is a real hag, too!) as Nathanael and I drove to see Transformers: Rise of the Fallen? I actually had to sit down and write a Fact Sheet/Things We Know about Bronze today to make sure I didn't lose any of it.
It's really wild just how much . . . firmer everything feels now. It's like the little plot bunnies I knew about hooked up and birthed enough other plot-bunnies to fill in all the gaps and now I know what all's going to happen, it is on like DONKEY KONG, BABY!!


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Public service announcement
TJ has a post about locking keys in the car. I didn't laugh because I've done it far too often myself. While I mentioned my solution to this problem in comments, I'm going to post it here as a public service announcement.
Get a dead credit card – one that's for an account that no longer exists. Get some packing tape. Tape a car key to the front of the card, and put it with the rest of your credit cards in your purse or wallet. It's still possible you'll leave keys AND wallet/purse inside when you lock up, but the odds drop way, way down. But wait, there's more, learned the hard way.
I had a friend doing a project with me. We carpooled a lot during this project. One fine (rainy) day (evening) we got to my residence, and in the midst of juggling all the stuff, picking up and setting down and sorting, I managed to put my keys down. Arms full, doors closed, five steps later he drives away – as normal. I get to door, and… cannot get in.
Look at that credit card with a key. Notice that it has room for two, maybe three keys. For those who cannot make the intuitive jump, put another key on the card. Same side – its easier to fit. I happen to have three keys on mine – my car, my wife's car, and the house. The tape is on one side, not wrapped around two or three times. Umm, yes, another lesson.
Packing tape is TOUGH. And most of the time when I'm going to cut it, I'll use… the keys, or the small pen-knife that's on the keychain. Which if I'm needing the key on the card is, yep, locked away.
And I've never had to call a locksmith or pick the car lock with a coat hanger since.
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AAA used to give subscribers one free credit card key per year. It's the size and shape of a credit card, but has a copy of your key cut into the middle such that it can be bent outward and used. Dunno if they're still doing it, but I had a situation not too long ago when I locked my keys in my car and called them for help. The first thing the customer rep asked: Do you have one of our credit card keys in your pocket? Sure enough, I did.
I like your free solution, though.
Rule #1 always know how to break into/steal your own car with out damaging it. This eliminates the need for AAA or other special precautions.
For example a 1980's GM coupe has no frame on the door around the top of the window. Being careful and going slow, you can actually pull the top of the window outwards enough to reach your arm in and unlock the door.
Another example is pre 1980 vehicles with power windows. The window switches were not tied to the ignition, therefore you could snake a coat hanger in around the top of the window, hit the window switch, and wind down the window.
The same applies to almost all cars with manual windows, but it is a bit trickier to get the coat hanger to tuirn the crank for the first 2 revolutions.
And no, I'm not a car thief, just someone that had a completely irresponsible brother that locked his keys somewhere at least once per week.


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At first, I thought Harvey L Lagasse was the son of Harvey, the son of Dennis III.
Harvey is the second on the left.
Harvey Louis Lagasse Senior married Maude Powe. This Harvey is not the son of Dennis III.
This is picture of Harvey with his wife Mae.
That's the only thing we know about Mae.
I know a lot don't I?
It's because I dig a lot…
Want to know more?
What about Victor Lagasse and Alice Myers and Harry Lagasse… and Anna Campbell.
Harry is in this picture with his little baby boy Gerard.
Harry would have a second son, Lawrence. I will tell you more about him next time.
As I said, it never stops when you are searching for your roots, but I could never have imagined that I would find someone whose name was also Dennis…
Dennis Lagasse IV or Dennis LaGachette IV.
What about Harvey L. Lagasse Jr?
Well he is related to us. His grandfather, Louis Lagasse, was Dennis II's brother.
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Let's Puppystyle!
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So is it safe to say that up until Okabe saves Kurisu there are actually two splits for the "future", or at least some kind of divergence from that point? Before he saves Kurisu, there's still the possible future of him saving kurisu, and the possible world of him failing in which there is WWIII and future girl + future self. But as soon as Okabe saves Kurisu, there is only one line now and the other line is gone???
Otherwise, how will Okabe send a video to himself...or send soemone back to the past if there is no WWIII since he technically saved Kurisu in the first place >.>
Also. If he's not supposed to change the past, isn't getting the metal oopa changing the past? Instead, I thought Okabe wasn't GOING to get the Metal oopa, that he would get a diff color, and as a RESULT, the "present"-time Okabe would get the Metal oopa as a direct result of future Okabe tryign to stop that?
|2011-09-13, 16:08
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A very happy ending for everyone - and I liked it (I'm usually more a fan of bittersweet endings but S;G is the exception). Final episodes always tend to be a little underwhelming because people expect way too much. It wasn't as impressive as ep 16 but I think ep24 deserves a solid 9/10, just like the entire series.
Does this mean that by saving Kurisu and getting the Metal Oopah Okabe "activated" the Steins;Gate timeline? Which means that the other alpha and beta timelines with Kurisu or Mayuri dying are just possibilities that weren't realized? Or do they coexist with Steins;Gate, so that basically Kurisu and Mayuri both die and live?
Random thought: Kurisu made an emergency call before Okabe tazed her, so I guess the police found her covered with Okarin's blood? I wonder how she explained all that blood to them and whether the police investigated further on that matter xD
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The other line are not gone. They are still there in the Beta line. However, we only know one line from the Steins;Gate line.
He's not suppoed to change the past where Okarin think Kurisu is dead because he needs to do his three weeks.
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wow...very satisfying ending...
sugoi...suteki...subarashii...kanpeki...and any other japanese adjectives for wonderful...
ahhh...fabulous max...hehe...
but steins;gate is really a very good anime...haven't watched that many amazing animes such as this one...hope there's more...
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And so it ends. The truth has been reached. After all the shit he's gone through, Okabe finally achieved the happy ending he deserves. This is truly the choice of Steins;Gate.
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I mean don't get me wrong, I'm so frigging happy that kurisu is alive and well and back together with Okabe, but I'm just a little bummed out about this 3rd world line being so damn convenient. And why does he need to "preserve" the past to a certain extent in order to get thrown into this 3rd world line? Isn't swapping out the oopas more than enough? And not to mention, how come his action of buying the oopa prevented his old self from getting the metal oopa? Shouldn't there have been a future self who prevented his older self (the current future self) from getting the metal oopa?
I are so confuzzled :'(
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Ahem...still trying to gather my thoughts here...Anyway...first of all, I'm glad he didn't die from all that massive blood loss. At the same time though, I've got to say that those moments when he was bleeding and when he opened his wound just to cover Christina with blood really propelled Okabe into BADASS territory. This, coupled with the way he confronted Makise's father were the best parts of the episode for me - I loved how he called him a puny little man who could not possibly kill him.
Anyway, it was a great ending. It was perhaps a little weaker episode than last two, but overall, I am satisfied.
Best show in the last 4 years for me - and one of the best ever!
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Not as spectacular as I thought it'd be, but it was a very satisfying ending. Even if it felt a bit too perfect, I'm pleased everybody got a happy ending, even Moeka.
My only complaint about the last two episodes is that they screwed up the time traveling mechanics, which had been almost flawless until now. The concept of world lines was perfect, but then they threw in a causal loop into the mix, which actually worked fine until what happened in this episode destroyed it. What happened to the other Okabe in the past, the one who stabbed Kurisu (an event which we were told last week had to happen in order for the time machine to be created)? Okabe's previous trip to the past with Suzuha was mysteriously erased from existence. Okabe not stabbing Kurisu means no time machine, thus no time traveling. They can't just introduce the concept of causal loop to just throw it out of the window the next episode. Geh, time travel is always such a headache...
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Absolutely perfect ending to the series, and I really had no idea how Okabe was going to get out of that one. In fact when Mayuri took the flowers to the empty hospital room I thought the worst, but we got our happy ending. El Psy Congroo.
Easily my favourite time-travel show of the year. Eat your heart out Steven Moffat!
Wonder what the film is going to be about? An abridged version of the series? A side story?
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Okarin must think that Kurisu is dead because he will want to save her. Because he want to save her, he will witness these 3 weeks. During these three weeks, he will fall in love with her. After these three weeks, he will go back to the beta line where Kurisu die. So he will try anything to save her after that. That's the reason why Okarin will spend 15 years working on a time machine and thanks to that he will also create a time line where there is no WW3. The only reason why Okarin didn't get a metal thing is thanks to that. Without that, without the intervention of the Okarin who is aware of all of this, the other Okarin will have a metal thing and then we will have a WW3.
|2011-09-13, 17:12
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I'll end it before April.
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No, even if Okabe don't kill Kurisu, he will still try to save her and so will create a time machine in the end. For him to kill or not Kurisu will not change the main line and in this main line, a time machine is always created by Okarin.
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Lance Armstrong fully admits to being a liar and a cheat. He knew doping was wrong, but it didn't feel wrong. He knew it was illegal but felt compelled to do it anyway. If you're going to pump the sprocket countless thousands of times, but don't win, then what's the point?
Armstrong answered this question in the same manner as Bernie Madoff. While Madoff is now serving 150 years in federal prison for bilking tens of billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors, Armstrong will have to give up his Olympic bronze medal and may be sued for the millions he was paid for Tour de France wins.
It matters when people we trust fall. And the consequences go far beyond monetary loss or the disappointment from a breach of confidence. When society's heroes and role models are proven to be frauds, the downfall causes a widespread undercurrent of cynicism - all things admired become a little more tarnished. The prospect of personal failure becomes more worrisome, for if our heroes cannot succeed how can we? Likewise, if our institutions are corrupt and the game is rigged, then are we not suckers if we pass up participation in the largess?
Nine in 10 Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing - a rating at an all-time low. This is not a partisan poll but an outright condemnation of the entire institution, a reflection of frustration with a two-party system that now seems incapable of completing even the most basic governing tasks. We have annual trillion-dollar deficits but no budget. We spend barrels of cash to stimulate the economy but the borrowed money is trashing our future. We must raise the debt ceiling to avoid default but dare not raise the debt ceiling for fear of bankruptcy.
In Europe the backlash against government leaders is in full swing. The lies and empty promises of politicians have left the people of multiple countries with shattered economies and little hope for the immediate future. As the bitter truth unfolds it is driving a surprising movement, including a strong youth contingent, to return to fundamental conservative principles. The massive influx of Muslims and other foreigners has diluted culture and heritage and is fueling a demand for a return to nationalism. The euro as a currency is in deep trouble and may not survive - and many cannot wait for its demise.
As European experiments with social justice, social diversity and social currency begin to unwind, the chaos that ensues will undoubtedly ensnare the USA. Ironically, as they struggle with austerity and the painful path to implement responsible fiscal policies, they cannot help but wonder how it is that we continue to believe in promises too good to be true.
What is untrue will not survive. At some point we will realize that the gratuities we now enjoy, like that of Europe, like that of Madoff and Armstrong, are on call and must soon be surrendered. America continues to claim medals through dishonesty and the sooner we admit it, the better.
Columnist Michael Raymond can be reached at email@example.com.


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A few weeks ago I met a delegation of Swedish journalists on a visit to Dublin. Fresh from a visit to the Irish Times offices, they remarked on the fact that there seemed to be very few women in the newsroom. They pointed out that in Sweden, men and women are so evenly distributed across the workplace that equality is something that's hardly even discussed any more. It's taken for granted. Inequality is a historical curiosity, or something to be noticed in other countries.
I'd been thinking about this, off and on, when I first heard that Easter Sunday would see the publication of a biography of Rachel Beer. Beer (born in 1858) was the first woman editor of a national newspaper in Britain; actually, she edited two papers at the same time – both The Sunday Times and The Observer.
As a young woman, Beer deliberately delayed marrying, because she didn't want to land up with someone who was interested only in her fortune (her family, the Sassoons, had amassed quite a pile through the opium and cotton trades) or in squashing her independence. She ended up marrying (for love) financier Frederick Beer, who inherited the Observer from his father. (Why has no-one ever written a will leaving me even, say, a local freesheet?) He'd converted from Judaism to Christianity, which caused Rachel's mother, and other members of her staunchly Jewish family, to refuse to see her.
At any rate, Frederick installed his wife as editor of the Observer in 1891. It wasn't just a rich woman's hobby – there was no fooling about on the fringes of her husband's work for Rachel Beer – but a real job. She wrote news copy and editorials, and sniffed out stories even though as a woman she was unable to gain access to the spaces where news stories developed: the House of Commons and the exclusive city clubs where gossipy politicians, tycoons and male editors sculled madeira and snorted snuff. One of her great scoops was persuading Count Esterhazy to admit to the forgery of the letters which had led to Captain Dreyfus's conviction and life imprisonment for treason – ultimately Dreyfus was released and Esterhazy was court martialled.
In 1894 she bought the Sunday Times and edited it simultaneously with the Observer, but by 1896, Frederick had become seriously ill with tuberculosis, and by 1903 he was dead. His death devastated Rachel, and her family reported her behaviour as being increasingly erratic. They had her sectioned (always so convenient), the newspapers were sold, and she lived in care for the rest of her life.
No woman was to edit a Fleet Street newspaper for eighty years after Rachel Beer. It's about time we took our hats off to her. This biography, First Lady of Fleet Street The Life, Fortune and Tragedy of Rachel Beer by Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev, was published on 24th April.


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New Jeers Honours
By DAVID WOODING
THERE has been plenty of gloom in the corridors of power during 2013.
It's been a year of squeezes and freezes as politicians tell us all to tighten our belts.
But through all the austerity, they still managed to make us laugh – if only at their own tantrums, cock-ups.
So let's loosen those belts a notch or two as Sun on Sunday Political Editor David Wooding honours those MPs in his NewJeers Political Awards.
Prat of the Year
MEP Godfrey Bloom for a string of outbursts too brazen even for the "fruitcakes and loonies" of UKIP. He dubbed African countries "bongo bong land", branding women who don't clean behind the fridge "sluts". UKIP boss Nigel Farage stripped him of the party whip – probably using even more fruity language in the process.
Gold medal for selfie-exposure
David Cameron was caught snoozing barefoot on a bed in the background of a picture, posted on Instagram, of his sister-in-law getting ready for her wedding. Clearly, the red ministerial box beside him was full of dreary reading.
The Gillette Award for sharpest put-down
The striker whose one-liner floored Tory heavyweight Eric Pickles after he scoffed at the small number of union activists on a Whitehall picket line.The roly poly Cabinet bruiser laughed: "I've walked past longer chip shop queues." Quick as a flash, the un-named striker retorted: "But Eric, you've NEVER walked past a chip shop queue in your life."
Shafter BAFTA
London Mayor Boris Johnson with this put down for Labour leader Ed Miliband: "Only a socialist could consider family ties as being so trivial as to shaft his own brother."
Gaffe of the year 1
David Cameron for declaring he was on "team Nigella" and almost halting the trial of the TV chef's former servants. The judge told the jury to ignore what he said. Labour would, no doubt, agree.
Gaffe of the year 2
The PM again for being unable to quote the price of a loaf – then admitting he baked his own using a posh, trendy bread-maker and organic flour.
A League of Their Own medal for sport
Sports minister Helen Grant who failed to get a single question right in a TV sports quiz. She couldn't name the Wimbledon women's champ (Marion Bartoli), the FA cup holders (Wigan Athletic) or the England rugby captain (Chris Robshaw). Back in training for you, Ms Grant.
Twit of the Year
Labour MP Jack Dromey favourited gay porn websites on Twitter. The dad-of-three accidentally clicked on posts about well-endowed gay black men while researching a holiday. His wife, equalities zealot Harriet Harman, will clearly be pleased with his efforts to achieve diversity.
Jingle Balls Medal
Ed Balls, under pressure over his red-faced blustering performance at the autumn statement, mis-timed his grade three piano exam for the same day and had to postpone it. But he did better in his first public recital when he played a piece for children with only a few bum notes.
Pants on Fire Diploma
This is always a tough one in politics, with so many liars to choose from. But Chris Huhne wins this year's award on points…the three he had put on his wife's driving licence. The former Energy Secretary was jailed for eight months for perverting justice, but freed after serving 62 days, describing it as a "humbling and sobering experience". True to form, it wasn't long before he shamelessly took to the airwaves pontificating on the behaviour of others. Huhne wasn't the only politician to run into trouble behind the wheel, though…
Strop Gear Award for Motoring
Commons Speaker John Bercow was called an "arrogant toff" and a "little weasel" in a five-minute dressing down by a mum who claimed he pranged her car while parking.
The Red "Ed" Light Award for Road discipline
Ed Balls, famed for blowing his top during Commons debates, didn't see red for once – at a set of traffic lights. The shadow chancellor was fined after police cameras caught him jumping a red signal in his car. He confessed only weeks earlier he had also been caught speeding.
We're all in this (parking space) together medal
George Osborne, after his car was caught on camera using a disabled parking bay in the same week the Chancellor cut disability benefits. And while we're on motoring…
U-turn of the Year
David Cameron promised to be the greenest PM ever but with a screech of tyres he then promised to "cut the green crap" to bring down energy costs. Foot on the gas, Dave.
Margaret Thatcher memorial medal for tributes
Respect – but not respected – MP George Galloway produced the most churlish response to Lady Thatcher's death with "tramp the dirt down". He shares the award with ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell who provided the most cringe-making tribute: "A grocer's daughter who taught me anything is possible…x."
Nelson Mandela Award for Name-dropping
Nearly all top politicians were quick to boast how they once shook hands with Nelson Mandela…apart from Nick Clegg. But that didn't stop him making a personal tribute on his death. The Deputy PM was greeted with howls of laughter as he told the Commons he never met the South African leader – but knew somebody who had.
Snouts in the Trough Award
Millionaire health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who blew £3,700 of taxpayers' money learning his Chinese wife's language, was front runner. But he was pipped at the post by most of the 650 other MPs who demanded an 11 per cent pay rise while the rest of us have our wages squeezed.
Fashionista of the Year
Labour's Stella Creasy left kitten-heeled Home Secretary Theresa May in the shade by donning a chic blue PVC pencil skirt to question the PM in the Commons. Perhaps she'll land a shadow Cabinet job – but her leader will make the vinyl decision.
Rocky Belt for Parliamentary punch-ups
Hellraiser Eric Joyce spent a night in police cells after a brawl in a Commons bar – just a year after being charged with another Westminster fracas. But it was his decision to stand down as Falkirk MP which started the mother of all punch-ups as Ed Miliband squared up to union militants over who should be Labour's new candidate.
Snooze-night award for political broadcasting
Newsnight editor Ian Katz wins hands down for taking to Twitter to brand Labour's rising star Rachel Reeves "boring snoring" moments after she went on his BBC2 show. Ms Reeves replied simply: "Thanks". But red-faced Katz, only two weeks in his job after leaving the Guardian, apologized in writing.
Plain speaking award
John Prescott, who on hearing his successor as deputy PM, Nick Clegg, has 15 advisers, quipped: "Even Jesus Christ capped it at 12."
Political wisdom award
TV's Jeremy Paxman for summing up the three choices facing voters at the next election – barely 500 days away – thus: "The people who gave us five years of austerity, the people who left us in this mess and the people who pledged they would not raise student fees – the most blatant lie in recent political history."


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2986 kcal/kg (243 kcal/per cup)
Ground Whole Grain Corn, Powdered Cellulose, Peanut Hulls, Chicken by-product Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor, Soybean Meal, Soybean Mill Run, Dried Egg Product, Soybean Oil, Corn Gluten Meal, Iron Oxide, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Potassium Chloride, preserved with BHT, BHA and Ethoxyquin, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, DL-Methionine, L-Tryptophan, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene.
Average Nutrient Content:
Protein 15.0 min
Fat 6.0 min
Carbohydrate (NFE) 45.6
Crude Fiber 20.0 max
Calcium 0.40 min
Phosphorus 0.30 min
Sodium 0.21
Potassium 0.59
Magnesium 0.098
Carnitine 200 ppm min
Intended for:
Weight Control and the Nutritional Management of Fiber Responsive Diseases (diabetes and digestive troubles).
Product Characteristics:
Carnitine High
Magnesium Reduced
Calories Low
Phosphorus Reduced
Fat Low
Sodium Low
Fiber Increased
Added Antioxidants Help reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress
Target Urine pH Acid (6.2 - 6.4)*
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Inadequate meat content, use of by-products, low quality grain fragments, carcinogenic chemical preservatives,
The first ingredient in this food is Corn. Corn is a difficult to digest grain, which limits its nutritional value for dogs. We consider this to be a low quality ingredient. It is also commonly associated with allergy and skin problems.Corn appears a second time on the ingredient list as corn gluten meal. This is the "dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm". In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed. Powdered cellulose is further filler - more commonly known as sawdust. Peanut hulls are the ground outer casings of peanuts, and an utter waste product.
This food uses by-products as the sole meat-related ingredient. Chicken by-product meal - a very low quality ingredient. This is defined as "consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice".
The use of soy is a further negative. Soybean meal, the ground remains of soybeans after extraction of oil, provides additional low quality protein to the food. We prefer not to see the use of any form of soy in dog food as this is an ingredient of low quality and commonly causing allergy problems. Soybean Mill Run is the ground hulls (outer shell) of soybeans after the useful bean meat and oil has been extracted. Alongside the peanut hulls and sawdust, and zero meat content this food appears more of a means of waste disposal than dog food.
We note also the use of chemical preservatives - BHA, BHT and ethoxyquin. All of these chemicals are either banned or heavily regulated in use in human food due to being carcinogenic.
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Book looks behind the scenes of 2012 race
"Double Down: Game Change 2012" (The Penguin Press), by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann
For political junkies missing the drama of presidential election years, a new book on the 2012 race -- exhaustive and replete with juicy details -- may tide you over.
"Double Down" by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann is a follow-up to "Game Change," their much-discussed account of the 2008 election that was adapted into an HBO movie. "Double Down" follows the same formula: sharp writing and intriguing behind-the-scenes nuggets that are sure to get tongues wagging. Because their sources spoke on deep background, it's difficult to assess how accurate the anecdotes are, but overall they generally seem consistent with the candidates, the players around them and how the race played out.
It's hard to miss the irony of a scene where President Barack Obama tells a group of aides and political operatives that he needs to be able to trust them and trust that what he says will stay in the room. Clearly that didn't happen, and the authors report a list of his first-term regrets/second-term goals: climate change, immigration reform, poverty, Israel-Palestine, Guantanamo Bay and gay marriage.
The bipartisan penchant for dropping f-bombs is striking, as is the degree of infighting in the various campaigns. Also remarkable is revisiting the fates of the half-dozen Republican candidates who had brief moments in the spotlight and at the top of the polls, only to come crashing down. The authors note that Newt Gingrich drew a crowd of 6,000 in Naples, Fla., in mid-January, when he was on a roll during the debates; in Orlando less than two weeks later, the voters who turned up to hear him speak at an event numbered a mere 42.
The stories behind GOP nominee Mitt Romney's gaffes are intriguing. His infamous 47 percent comment at a fundraiser -- where he appeared to say that almost half the electorate is dependent on government aid -- came as he was on a "ceaseless dash for cash," the authors write, that left him exhausted. His off-the-cuff comment that his wife drives "a couple of Cadillacs" preceded a speech that was apparently edited until the last minute, leaving no time for a run-through. A British-born Obama staffer reading an NBC News transcript of an interview with Romney noticed the newsworthiness of his appearing to question how ready London was to host the Olympics and shipped it to friends in the British press.
The book also offers a startling contrast between the two candidates' wives. Ann Romney, when commentators were pummeling Romney for his 47 percent comment, said in a media appearance: "Stop it -- this is hard." Michelle Obama, when informed that press secretary Robert Gibbs had -- in a heated argument with adviser Valerie Jarrett -- yelled an obscenity in reference to the first lady, reportedly reacted with: "Oh, you know Robert, he says things."
The cutesy names the authors give politicians' inner circles -- "panic struck the Bachmannsphere," ''nowhere was the alarm greater than in Bushworld," ''Perry and Perryville were melting down" -- gets mighty tiring. Quibble aside, "Double Down" is a fun read, replete with cracks like: "For anyone familiar with the first lady, her emergence as a top-drawer buck-raker would have once seemed as likely as (Joe) Biden moonlighting as a mime." If that got a chuckle out of you, you'll enjoy the book.


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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 1
Two months down, four to go. Streakland stormed into June in style last night, nailing the pick six and advancing over 40 percent of all gamers in the process. Old friend Michael Young led the way at 11 percent, followed by Mark Teixeira (8.5 percent) and the rejuvenated Chase Utley (6.6 percent).
Did our personal season-high streak fall by the wayside at nine games? Sadly, yes. Did we violate one of our own cardinal rules by picking OBP-machine Miguel Cabrera in hopes of breaking double-digits? Let's go to the videotape:
Streaklaw 4.13.c: "Whilst protecting a streak of high integrity, thou shall not deign to select a base-ball player who assumes the first base on four balls with elevated frequency."
All Streaklaw is all written in Ye Olde Medieval English, so you know it's legit. In the vernacular, that rule means you should probably avoid rolling with Walkosaurus Rex when all the Tostitos are on the line. Cabrera last night: flyout, strikeout, intentional walk, walk, intentional walk.
Ohhh, Ron Gardenhire, you done did it now.
Wednesday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Carlos Gonzalez: .611 (11-for-18) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Jon Garland
Jason Kubel: .500 (11-for-22) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello
Laynce Nix: .636 (7-for-11) since '06 vs. Phillies starter Roy Oswalt
Chase Utley: .440 (11-for-25) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Raul Ibanez: .550 (10-for-22) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Chipper Jones: .625 (5-for-8) since '06 vs. Padres starter Clayton Richard
Feeling kinda spicy?
Austin Jackson: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Twins starter Scott Baker
You'll thank me later …
Aramis Ramirez: .179 (5-for-28) since '06 vs. Astros starter Brett Myers
Ramon Hernandez: .158 (3-for-19) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
Ryan Howard: .167 (5-for-30) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Jacoby Ellsbury: .182 (2-for-11) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Gavin Floyd
Leaderboard time!
Current leader jsmnapoli rode the Adrian Gonzalez Express into 27-Game Station yesterday and now sits just three games shy of our season leader. Now is about the time to cross any player who's walked more than three times this season off your safe picks list, Mr./Ms. Napoli. Trust us — the Olde English is never wrong.
Top MLB streakers
Ryan Theriot: 14 games
Yunel Escobar: 12 games
Hunter Pence: 12 games
Brendan Ryan: 11 games
Chase Headley: 10 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Hunter Pence: (7 HR this season) vs. Cubs starter Doug Davis
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Wednesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
160 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Placido Polanco 251 10.14 (4TH) GOOD
Carlos Gonzalez 188 7.6
Hunter Pence 159 6.42
Ryan Braun 155 6.26
Adrian Gonzalez 123 4.97
Raul Ibanez 89 3.6
Miguel Cabrera 86 3.47
Chipper Jones 72 2.91 (3RD)
Starlin Castro 63 2.55
No Selecion 46 1.86
Joey Votto 21 0.85 (2ND)
Todd Helton 19 0.77 (1RST)
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 2 with streak of 17 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 39.44% with MIGGY reseting the most.
There was also 8.66% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
S Fuld TB, RESET 2, 11,10 GAMERS
M Holliday STL, RESET 12, HIGHEST WAS 12 GAMER
A Huff SF, RESET 4, 12,11,10,10 GAMERS
A Rowand SF, RESET 1, 9 GAMER
C Heisey CIN, SAVED 1, 14 GAMER
E Andrus TEX, RESET 1, 10 GAMER
A Sanchez HOU, 1, SAC BUNT(NO CHANGE) 9 GAMER
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
Yanksgiantsdevils33, 11, pg 24, 568, POLANCO (PICKED 251X) GOOD
Tolvar, 9, pg 57, 1389,NO SELECTION(PICKED 46X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
_em_, 10,RESET BY ICHIRO
GL to all
Sorry RESET RATE was 28.93 for yesterday.
First time I've seen this since the Bloggers Group was created: One of their Top2500 members reset due to a No Selection. Hmmm.
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Drake has put up a mysterious new Billboard in Toronto. What does it mean?!
Drake's newest track, "Days In The East" arrived out of the blue and in the middle of the night-- neither of which is out of character for Drizzy. What was a little more mysterious however, was the simplistic cover art, all black with a red 6 in the lower right hand corner.
If emerging OVO affiliate Jimmy Johnson's use of "the 6" as a nickname for Toronto (the last digit in the 416 area code) is any indication, we're guessing that this is what the number signifies.
The number and red on black aesthetic seem to go a bit deeper than a simple one-off however, as a very similar looking Billboard has now shown up in Toronto, complete with an OVO Owl logo as well.
Drizzy put up a "Started From The Bottom" Billboard last year, so it's quite possible this is in promotion of something-- the question is what?
Our best guess is a new EP... comprised of 6 tracks, and dropping on April 16 (4/16) perhaps?
Take a look at the Billboard in the gallery above.
[Update: Billboard Is Fake]
According to the very reliable fan site, Word On Road, the Billboard (and another one which popped up online) is a fake.
Y'all can stop your conspiracy theories now.
For more fake Drake, check out our recent April fool's joke.


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The Fox Cities YMCA Swim Team (FCYST) is a club swim team of 150+ swimmers that are both YMCA and USA Swimming sponsored. We provide opportunities for athletes of all ages and abilities to achieve any goals they wish to pursue within the sport of swimming. We hold athletes to a high standard by enforcing the core values of The Y while also working to foster an environment that promotes creativity, joy, passion, excitement and friendships. The Assistant Head Coach is responsible for helping the Head Coach with all aspects of team leadership. This includes but is not limited to: Leading practices for all ages and abilities as needed, attending all swim meets as needed, responding to and addressing parent concerns, helping with running all (6) hosted meets, regular communication about team activities and events, managing and training deck coaches, attending or assisting with other YMCA sponsored events, and any other tasks needed for a swim team to function.
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Fave Vegan Things (And Baby Update)!
It's that time again! This week, my fave vegan things include:
- Gabriel Cosmetics Nail Polish Base, $8.50
- Zoya Nail Polish, $8
- Mustache decals from Claire's, ~$3
- Me & You deodorant, $7.05
- Tarnished & True Ring Set, $36
- Vegan Cooking for Carnivores by Roberto Martin, $19.79 (on Amazon.com)
- Prem Soaps Sea Salt Scrub, $15
- Blissoma Restore Oil, $30
What are some of your fave vegan goodies?
About Sunny (Sunny's Profile)Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and lover of all things floofy and sparkly! If there's something in particular you'd like me to review, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google +.
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I have your dry shampoo saved in my evernote account and wanted to send it to a friend (but obviously wanted to send her the proper link!). I'm not sure why I didn't explore more when I saved the info the first go round but you are beyond adorable!! I love the vlog and how excited you are about these products. Congrats on your little one! He is beautiful!
Hi! I love it that you featured your ring in this video! Looks beautiful, and so do you!
Tarnished & True
Ooh, lots of great stuff I need to look into! Especially the nail polish; I've been on a nail painting kick lately.
I also wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! http://thecrueltyfreereview.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/on-lovely-blog-award/
I'm really glad to know that Zoya is cruelty free. I was confused about the issue because they aren't leaping bunny and they aren't on the PETA list.
Honestly, I need to pay better attention at which items are vegan or not. I try to look for the cruelty free logo but haven't really delved too much into vegan products, though I'm certain some of the things I have are vegan. I ordered like eight bottles of Zoya polish because of strong word of mouth, but the bottles I got all seemed really gloopy so I never use them. I use Cult Nails polishes most of the time and I think those are vegetarian.
Have you tried the Zuzu Luxe brand they sell at Whole Foods? I tried the foundation on my cheek one day and I really liked the texture and everything, but it seemed like for that price I felt more comfortable getting something by Stila or Nars, which I'm more familiar with and can get samples of at Sephora.
Love the video! And all the things you showed us! And the hair color! And your shirt! :)) Thank you for the video!


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The NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden couldn't get much more personal for Greg Poehler. Not only is it based on his life — he married a woman from Sweden and moved there — he also stars as, Bruce, a money manager to the stars who follows a woman to Stockholm (where much of the show was filmed). Then there's Poehler's sister, Amy, who serves as an executive producer and appears in multiple episodes.
Welcome to Sweden, which has been renewed for next summer, wraps its freshman season on Thursday, Aug. 28, with back-to-back episodes starting at 9/8c. In the first, "Separate Lives," Bruce returns to the U.S. to help his former client, Amy Poehler (playing herself), resolve some financial issues. And in the second episode, "Home," things get complicated when he winds up in an awkward situation with Aubrey Plaza (also playing herself). Greg Poehler filled out our TV Guide Magazine showrunner survey to explain why we should visit Sweden.
TV Guide Magazine: I've got room in my life to watch just one more show. Why should it be yours?
Greg Poehler: Because it's sweet and charming and funny and slower-paced. And if you don't like my face, the screen is often filled with other, more beautiful Swedish people.
TV Guide Magazine: Who should be watching?
Poehler: Anyone who loves to read while watching TV. Or anyone who ever wanted to travel to Europe. Now you don't have to. We're bringing it to you. Every minute you watch saves you hundreds of vacation dollars.
TV Guide Magazine: What happens if we don't watch your show?
Poehler: Not entirely sure, but I believe it creates some sort of international incident.
TV Guide Magazine: What's the best thing anyone has said or written about your show?
Poehler: The Los Angeles Times called it "the best thing to happen to network television since Modern Family." I believe that newspaper is known for its impeccable taste.
TV Guide Magazine: What's the worst thing?
Poehler: Actually, the U.S. reviews have been incredibly kind to us, which we are thrilled about, especially since it led to our renewal. But one reviewer said I looked like Zac Efron, "except 10 years older and without a personal trainer."
TV Guide Magazine: Who was right?
Poehler: Both. Fat Zac Efron is the best thing to happen to network television since Modern Family.
TV Guide Magazine: What's an alternate title for your show?
Poehler: Reading While Sweding.
TV Guide Magazine: Give us an equation for your show.
Poehler: Seinfeld minus Seinfeld plus IKEA minus annoying instructions divided by Diff'rent Strokes minus "whatchootalkinbout Willis" times ABBA plus sibling rivalry minus rivalry.
TV Guide Magazine: Come up with a premise for the spin-off.
Poehler: Inventive Road Trip starring Christopher Wagelin (Emma's brother, Gustaf). Gustaf embarks on a journey through all 50 of the United States selling various inventions. This premise — like Gustaf's ideas — is not that well thought out.
TV Guide Magazine: What credit of yours would you like to forget?
Poehler: I don't have enough yet to have the luxury of you forgetting one.
TV Guide Magazine: Tell me one thing about your cast.
Poehler: I don't think the Swedish actors get nearly enough credit for acting, wonderfully and believably, in English.
TV Guide Magazine: What other series would you most like to be an executive producer on?
Poehler: Girls. I love what they do and mostly would just like to feel young hanging out with those kiddos.
TV Guide Magazine: Let's scare the network. Tell us an idea that didn't make it to the screen.
Poehler: I've wanted to have a legit reason to get a Mohawk in real life, so I wrote approximately 20 "Bruce gets a mohawk" stories in Season 1 that didn't stick. Trying again for Season 2.
TV Guide Magazine: Finish this sentence: "If you like _______, you'll love our show."
Poehler: Frank Stallone.
TV Guide Magazine: Pick another show and start a fake feud.
Poehler: I'm pretty sure we would kick the cast of Fargo's ass.
TV Guide Magazine: What other show would you like to do a crossover episode with and how would that go?
Poehler: I'd love to do a crossover Parks & Recreation episode on their set (with their cast all playing themselves). If only to give their fans a little more of that magic.
TV Guide Magazine: How will your show change the face of TV as we know it?
Poehler: If this is successful, all shows will be imported from other countries. Everyone will read while watching TV. There will be no more U.S. productions. All American actors will be out of work. I will be the man who took down Hollywood. (Alternatively, we could just be remembered as a cute show that made people laugh once in a while.)


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Peyton Manning primed for big year with Broncos
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DENVER -- So it's absurd to think Peyton Manning can keep this up, a pace to throw for 112 touchdowns and 7,392 yards this season.
Don't laugh.
Defenses sure aren't.
Surrounded by the best targets he's ever had, operating a turbocharged assault at altitude with a right arm that's stronger and a body that's much less of a question mark, Manning just might put up record numbers like he did in his remarkable 2004 season in Indianapolis.
That year, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Brandon Stokley all topped 1,000 yards receiving. Manning established NFL records with 49 touchdown throws and a 121.1 passer rating, marks since surpassed by Tom Brady (50) and Aaron Rodgers (122.5).
His tight ends then, Marcus Pollard and Dallas Clark, combined for 11 TD catches.
Now, his most compelling target is former college hoopster Julius Thomas, a 6-foot-5, 255-pound tight end who presents even more matchup problems for all those secondaries scarred by Manning's pinpoint passes to Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Wes Welker.
"I'm truly jealous of the weapons that Peyton gets to throw to," said his boss, John Elway.
Manning doesn't have the bruising running back Elway had in Terrell Davis while winning back-to-back Super Bowls in Denver in the late 1990s. But the game nowadays is played more through the air, and between Knowshon Moreno, Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman, the Broncos believe their backfield will pick up the blitz -- and first downs rushing -- just fine.
Although his center has but one NFL start, his offensive linemen tip the scales at an average of 319 pounds, a mountain of muscle up front Elway could only dream of.
After Manning threw for 462 yards last week, Elway had one thing to say to: "Wow!"
"We got off to a slow start and were down at halftime," Elway said on a team podcast. "Going into that second half, we really got hot. It was fun and exciting to see that second half because that's what I thought we could do offensively, and to be able to do that against the defending world champions was even better."
Manning was the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year after showing he was every bit as good as before. A series of neck injuries and surgeries that weakened a nerve in his right biceps had sidelined him for 2011.
Elway notices the ball coming off the 37-year-old Manning's hand better. It was also quickly evident that Manning's throws were sharper and harder.
"The ball stings my hands more," Demaryius Thomas said.
"I feel like I have perfect coverage and I'm breaking on the ball and I'm like, 'I know this is a pick.' But, no," cornerback Chris Harris said. "If there were other quarterbacks, I'm easily picking them off, but Peyton is just so accurate and his arm strength has gotten so much better. He was just being able to fit those balls into tight coverage."
Manning's masterpiece opener doesn't necessarily portend a transcendent season, said Welker, who was a major part of Brady's big year in 2007 in New England.
"I mean, we're talking about Week 1," Welker said. "There's no telling at this point. It's one week. We had a good game. You've got to do it every single week, so it's still super early and we've got a long ways to go."
Don't put it past Manning, though. He has his health back to go with an unparalleled work ethic and almost photographic memory.
"He's the general," Giants cornerback Aaron Ross said as he prepared to face Manning this weekend. "He's seen hundreds of defenses, all the defenses that you are going to throw at him. He has prepared for everything."
Manning and the Broncos are more concerned about wins than stats, but they also realize they're built to light up scoreboards.
"Is he capable? He's had some miraculous years," coach John Fox said. "Last year was miraculous for what he overcame. So, I mean, would it shock me? No. But I'm not thinking about it."
Manning and his teammates didn't even realize he had thrown for seven touchdowns until informed afterward that he now shares the NFL record with passers who played in the '40s, '50s and '60s.
"It didn't seem like that many," Welker said. "You're just sitting there like, 'That was seven?' Because he goes nonchalantly about it."
Manning always comes off the field eager to dissect the defense and evaluate the execution of the drive, whether it ended in a punt or an extra point.
"He handles touchdowns just like three-and-outs on the sideline," receiver Andre Caldwell said. "That's why I think this can be one of his best seasons."


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On Friday, Sept. 21, the Pine Grove at the center of the Hope College campus will resound with volunteers reading J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit."
The reading will begin at noon and continue "until the journey is done." It is estimated to take 11 hours, with readers changing every 10 minutes.
September 21 is the 75th anniversary of the book's first publication. "This is a great opportunity to celebrate and enjoy a favorite book together in beautiful setting," said Dr. Curtis Gruenler, professor of English, who is the event's organizer. "It's also a good day because, in Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth, the next day, September 22, is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' shared birthday."
The first of a projected three films based on "The Hobbit," directed by Peter Jackson, who also directed the three-film "Lord of the Rings" series, is scheduled to be released in December.
Admission is free and open to the public, and those who would like to come and listen are welcome to come and go as they please. Those who would like to sign up to read at the microphone for 10 minutes may contact the Hope College Department of English, which is sponsoring the event, at email@example.com or (616) 395-7620. Seasonally and thematically appropriate refreshments will be available.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in the first-floor rotunda of the Martha Miller Center for Global Communication.
The Pine Grove is located in the central Hope campus, south of 10th Street approximately midway between College and Columbia avenues. The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication is located at 257 Columbia Ave., at the corner of Columbia Avenue and 10th Street.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans this week will get a reprieve from the stifling heat that has blanketed much of the country as temperatures begin approaching normal from the Midwest to the East Coast.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Orrison said Sunday that a cold front will move through the South and the mid-Atlantic bringing thunderstorms and showers.
He said temperatures there will drop to a more normal range: mid- to upper 80s. Residents of the Southeast and Tennessee Valley will experience temperatures in the low 90s — "still fairly warm," Orrison said, but not as hot as it had been.
The Midwest can expect cooler weather, as well, with temperatures in the 80s.
The cooler air began sweeping southward Sunday in the eastern half of the country, bringing down some temperatures by 15 or more degrees from Saturday's highs, which topped 100 in cities including Philadelphia, Washington, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky.
It was 80-plus degrees in New York City on Sunday night. Some visitors to the city said they'd spent much of the weekend shopping in air-conditioned stores rather than exploring Central Park as they had planned.
"But that's OK, shopping is always good in New York," said Linda Boteach of Baltimore, waiting to board a bus that was spewing exhaust into the already hot night.
"It was worse in Baltimore," Boteach said. "It's all relative."
The heat of the past several days has been blamed for at least 46 deaths across the country.
In Chicago, the Cook County medical examiner's office determined Sunday that eight more people died from heat-related causes, adding to the 10 deaths previously confirmed Saturday. The deaths included a 100-year-old woman, 65-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 46-year-old woman and an unidentified man believed to be about 30 years old.
In Tennessee, the third heat-related death of the year was a 62-year-old woman found dead in her home. She had a working air conditioner, but it was not turned on.
Deaths have also been reported by authorities in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
To stay cool, Americans tried familiar solutions — dipping into the pool, going to the movies and riding subways just to be in air conditioning.
Gregory Englebach relaxed on a bench Sunday evening near the Starbucks coffee shop in Philadelphia where he'd worked all day, enjoying temperatures that had dipped into the 80s. It's the humidity that gets me," said the 24-year-old
Englebach. He said he thinks his utility bill has already gone up by $30 or $40 because of his increased use of electricity at home. But he's resigned to it: "It's air conditioning or I can't sleep at night," he said.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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The Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a massive terror attack, involving bombs on New York City commuter trains -- possibly on the anniversary of 9/11 -- has arrived back in New York, thanks to the feds and the NYPD.
Accompanied by U.S. Marshals, Najibullah Zazi arrived at Teterboro Airport in a plane from Denver and was placed in an NYPD helicopter for further transport at about 5:40 pm. The chopper took him to the Brooklyn Army Terminal and he was put into a dark blue Chevy accompanied by heavily armed and armored agents.
Zazi was taken to Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal holding facility in Sunset Park, where he is expected to be held in solitary confinement and protective custody until his arraignment in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Earlier today, U.S. prosecutor Tim Neff told a federal judge in Denver that Najibullah Zazi "was intent on being in New York on 9/11" for a possible terror attack.
"The defendant was in the throes of making a bomb and attempting to perfect his formulation," Neff said. He called the evidence a "chilling, disturbing sequence of events."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer ordered the 24-year-old Zazi held without bail pending his transfer to New York, where a federal grand jury indicted him on the terror charges, which carry a possible life sentence upon conviction.
The U.S. indictment says Zazi received explosives training from al-Qaida and bought large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail-polish remover at beauty supply stores to make bombs, possibly to detonate on New York City commuter trains.
Zazi has denied any involvement with terror.
Shaffer earlier dismissed a charge accusing Zazi of lying to federal authorities. Zazi was arrested Saturday on that charge — considered a holding charge until the federal indictment was handed down on Thursday.
Prosecutors told the judge Zazi posed a significant risk to the public and had few ties to the Colorado community, making him a flight risk.
Investigators have fanned out across the Denver area and New York City, going to beauty shops, home improvement stores and neighborhoods Zazi frequented looking for possible accomplices, while the government issued national terrorism warnings for sports complexes, hotels and transit systems.
A law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday that Zazi had associates in New York who were in on the plot. Court papers say that during the summer, Zazi and three unidentified associates bought "unusually large quantities" of hydrogen peroxide and acetone — a flammable solvent found in nail-polish remover — from beauty supply stores in the Denver area, products with names like Ion Sensitive Scalp Developer and Clairoxide.
Zazi searched a Queens home improvement store's website for another ingredient needed to make a compound called TATP (Triacetone Triperoxide), the explosives used in the London bombings that killed over 50 people, prosecutors said.
Zazi has publicly denied being a terrorist since his arrest. He left a Denver court Thursday without commenting.
The government motion seeking to deny bail laid out a chronology of the alleged scheme, which prosecutors said had been in the works for over a year.
Zazi — a legal U.S. resident who immigrated in 1999 — began plotting as early as August 2008 to "use one or more weapons of mass destruction," when he "and others" traveled from Newark, N.J., to receive explosives training in Pakistan, prosecutors said.
Within days of returning from Pakistan in early 2009, he moved to the Denver suburb of Aurora, where he used a computer to research homemade bomb ingredients and to look up beauty supply stores where he could buy them, according to prosecutors.
A second law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation said associates of Zazi visited Colorado from New York to help him buy the chemicals, using stolen credit cards to make the purchases before returning to New York.
Security video and receipts show that some of the purchases were made near a Colorado hotel, according to court papers. On Sept. 6 and 7, Zazi checked into a suite at the hotel with a kitchen and a stove, the papers say, and tried to contact an unidentified associate "seeking to correct mixtures of ingredients to make explosives."
"Zazi repeatedly emphasized in the communications that he needed the answers right away," the papers said. "Each communication" was "more urgent than the last."


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Eighth Day...
of the Novena for the Canonization of Venerable John Henry Newman, C.O.
of the Novena for the Canonization of Venerable John Henry Newman, C.O.
Eternal Father, You led JOHN HENRY NEWMAN to follow the kindly light of Truth, and he obediently responded to your heavenly calls at any cost. As writer, preacher, counsellor and educator, as pastor, Oratorian, and servant of the poor he laboured to build up Your Kingdom.
Grant that through your Vicar on Earth we may hear the words, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter into the company of the canonized saints."
May You manifest Your servant's power of intercession by even extraordinary answers to the prayers of the faithful throughout the world. We pray particularly for our intentions in his name and in the Name of Jesus Christ Your Son our Lord.
Please report any favours received to:
The Postulator, The Oratory, Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8UE, England


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These days, change is the only constant and when it happens, Americans aren't afraid to pack up their belongings and find new digs. Is your family growing? Are you in search of lower rent or moving to live in a better home? Has a new job or job transfer landed you in a new city? Whatever the reason for your move, getting everything you own from one home to another can be difficult to orchestrate. So, rather than just play it by ear and hope everything gets done in time, it's a good idea to make a solid plan well in advance of your move. What kinds of things should be included in your relocation strategy? Find out on the following pages.
Take Care of Address Change Details First
Once you've unpacked your last box at your new home, you might consider celebrating with a drink, a nice meal or by collapsing on your newly arranged couch. The last thing you want in that moment is to find more tedious tasks on your to-do list. Save yourself the annoyance by taking care of your change of address requests first. They rarely take effect immediately, so notifying the post office, bank and other important contacts -- like the subscription office of your favorite tabloid -- before you begin packing will ensure everything is updated and in order by your move-in date.
Make a Master List of Moving Tasks
Everyone knows it's easier to remember what you need to do if you sit down and make a list. Also, that gives you the opportunity to check off to-do items as you go, which is always satisfying. When you've got kids and pets to consider, there are a lot of things to remember. A list will help you organize your thoughts, and it should be made several months in advance of your move. And including deadlines is paramount. Some items need to be done before others, so schedule deadlines accordingly and then stick to them. While you're in list-making mode, make an inventory of what you're moving for insurance purposes. This inventory will be helpful as you unpack, as well, to ensure you're not missing anything.
Don't Pay For Packing Supplies
Moving is a lot of work and, even if you're moving to a more affordable place, it can really drain your wallet. So why pay for moving supplies that you can get for free? Have you estimated the number of boxes you will need for your belongings? Well, multiply that number by 20 percent, just to be safe, and start hitting up your local appliance or department stores. You might try your local grocery or package store as well, but avoid boxes that carried frozen foods or produce as they may have water damage or food stains. Ask someone when the store expects shipments. They may even volunteer to set some boxes and packing paper aside for you. After a few trips to the right store, you'll have all of the boxes, packing paper and bubble wrap you need without the high price tag. And as you're unpacking your boxes in your new home, be sure to flatten out each piece of packing paper to ensure you find every little piece, especially if you had help packing boxes.
Plan New Rooms as You Pack the Old
You won't be able replicate everything in your new home exactly the way it was in your old one, and who would want to anyway? Your new place is a fresh palette for new ideas. But taking pictures of every room before you start to pack up your old home will help you plan how to unpack. It will save you a lot of time, too. You can see what worked and remember what may be hidden in an unpacked box. Don't forget to take pictures of complicated electronic hook-ups to help you put them back together. If you can find a floor plan for your new home, you'll have an even more detailed plan.
Line Up Professional Movers
If you're short on time or you just hate the idea of walking up and down stairs with countless boxes -- or you're moving across the country -- you might want to look into hiring a professional moving company. While professional movers can be expensive, they don't have to be. Be sure to get quotes from several companies, and don't be shy about the fact that you're shopping around. Making companies aware that you're checking out the competition might just result in a lower quote. If you have flexibility on your moving date, ask if you can wait to be added to a truck that is moving to the same area. This will reduce the cost. Finally, make sure you know your rights and purchase additional insurance if necessary.
Ask Your Friends to Help
Even if you hire movers, and especially if you don't hire movers, you'll need some other people to help you carry items out of your old house and into your new one. If you plan to rely heavily on friends to help with your move, you need to make sure they're committed to your plight. And you need to line them up early in the game. If you want help, it's best to schedule your move for a weekend day, when most people are off work. When your helpers arrive, have a plan in place for what each person should do -- assign each friend a particular set of boxes or a specific room to focus on. Be sure to thank each person individually and even better -- schedule some sort of formal thank you for everyone, such as a dinner out or a cookout at your new place the next weekend. They deserve it.
Get Your New Place in Tip-top Shape
If you're moving to a rental or a fixer-upper, there might be some plans you have for your new place. Whether you hope to paint, do minor repairs, conduct extensive renovations or simply give the place a nice squeaky-clean shine, try to do so before you move in. Any projects you have planned will be easier and faster if they're completed before your boxes and furnishings arrive. If you don't have time to get in there yourself, consider hiring some help who can complete your tasks while you finish packing for the move. You'll have a much better chance of making your plans a reality.
Read Up on How to Drive a Rental Truck
If you're going to drive your own rental truck or van, read up on how to drive it before you get out on the road. There are several things to keep in mind when you're driving a truck: First, if you normally drive a sedan, the truck is going to be much wider than what you're used to driving. It's also heavier than a car, so it won't stop as quickly. Be sure there's more than one car length between your truck and the vehicle ahead of you at all times. Pay attention to road signs regarding trucks, never pass a vehicle moving more than 40 miles per hour and, unless you're particularly adept at using your side-view mirrors, avoid backing up as much as possible -- it's tricky.
Have Rugs, Drapes and Slipcovers Cleaned
Moving is the perfect occasion to have some things cleaned that tend to go without cleaning for long periods of time. For example, if your couch has a cover that can be removed, you can send that cover and the cushion slipcovers to the cleaners for a good washing. The same goes for your rugs (depending on what they're made of). Drapes, shower curtains and bed skirts are other fabric items that should be washed before they're moved. You don't want to bring dirty, dusty fabrics into your new home, so clean them before you move.
Do you have a plan for purging the pile of junk that has collected in your closets, garage and/or basement? If your home is a landfill, then you may need to schedule when you'll address each pile of junk over the next few months before the move. Go through each pile more than once, setting aside the definite throwaways during the first sweep and the less obvious throwaways during the next couple of sweeps. Many of the items can be given away to charity. Go online to see what local charities you'd like to support and figure out which ones will benefit most by what you have to donate. Don't forget to keep a record what you donate and get a receipt for your taxes. If you have more time on your hands, you can schedule a garage sale before your move.
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- "10 Summer Moving Tips." Realtor.com. (Jan. 9, 2011) http://www.realtor.com/home-finance/real-estate/buyers/summer-moving-tips.aspx?source=web
- Datko, Karen. "The ABCs of DIY moving." MSN Money. Nov. 3, 2010. (Jan. 9, 2011) http://money.msn.com/saving-money-tips/post.aspx?post=3f0cc12a-827f-4676-b2df-9a7d6167061d
- Johnson, Stacy. "7 Tips to Save at least $1,000 on Your Next Move." Money Talks News. June 9, 2010. (Jan. 9, 2011) http://www.moneytalksnews.com/2010/06/09/7-tips-to-save-at-least-1000-on-your-next-move/


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When your last film grossed a billion dollars globally, you pretty much get to do anything you please as a director. And what Tim Burton would like to do right now is make a movie about monsters. Or maybe vampires, which are also monsters but still different enough to merit their own subgenre. Heat Vision reports that Dreamworks has tapped screenwriter John August to write Monsterpocalypse, a movie based on a board game that Burton is interested in. Burton is also trying to simultaneously pull together an adaptation of the Australian vampire soap "Dark Shadows," with longtime muse Johnny Depp in the lead role. Which will he choose?
Both Depp and producer Graham King have suggested that "Shadows" could film by the end of the year, after the actor shoots the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" installment for Disney this summer. But Depp might want to take a break after shooting "The Tourist" for Columbia and GK Films, which would push back the production of "Pirates" and take Depp off the table for the rest of the year.
And if that happens, Burton would almost certainly film "Monsterpocalypse" first, with Depp and "Shadows" postponed indefinitely. NO! BUT I WANT MY HEARTTHROB DEPP VAMPIRE NOW CONSARNIT!
Burton may also choose to take on "Monsterpocalypse" regardless of what Depp chooses to do at the end of the "Pirates" shoot. That happens with gifted artists. They don't exactly enjoy sitting around on their hindquarters.
What I find interesting about this is that Burton is a filmmaker whose most out-there ideas require the $100 million plus production budgets only a major studio can provide. Tim Burton will never be the kind of dude who uses his newfound artistic freedom to go make a small character piece about Danish people filmed using only FLIP cameras. Like James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis and Christopher Nolan, Burton wants his ideas on as broad and elaborate a canvas as humanly possible. And that's a good thing. The world needs directors who are deeply committed to bringing you original ideas that also happen to be wildly expensive. Monsters or vampires? Really, it doesn't matter. Either way, you folks in the audience are about to get something pretty interesting coming your way.


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Paris, 24 February 2012
eServGlobal and Wincor Nixdorf have agreed to cooperate on integrating eServGlobal's mobile money capabilities with Wincor Nixdorf's extensive ATM portfolio.
This advanced solution will allow consumers without bank accounts to deposit cash, withdraw cash and manage their mobile money account directly at ATMs. Developing countries in particular are the target market for this solution which will be launched on 27 February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Mobile money is the term used to describe offers in which mobile network operators or specialised ATM network operators enable simple, secure access to cash via a mobile phone. Mobile money services are experiencing high levels of demand in many countries owing to the rapid spread of mobile devices. Through cooperation with eServGlobal, Wincor Nixdorf is able to tap an additional target group. For its part, eServGlobal will be able to rely on the proven technology of a world market leader to offer its customers an expanded reach for mobile money services, easy cash-in and cash-out operations for their subscriber base and improved liquidity management operations.
Hermann Salmen, Head of Mobile Money Projects at Wincor Nixdorf comments, "The integration of ATMs and mobile money services is a central step in the development of an end-to-end solution because it links the world of cash to the eco-system of mobile financial services. We chose eServGlobal as a partner on the basis of its proven industry experience in telecommunications."
Paolo Montessori, Vice President of Mobile Money at eServGlobal adds, "The integration of Wincor Nixdorf's technology demonstrates the flexibility of eServGlobal's PayMobile solution, and positions us as a premium provider in this area. We believe that our offer for operators and financial services providers will become considerably more attractive as a result."
eServGlobal will launch the integrated solution at the Mobile World Congress, which is being held this year in Barcelona from 27 February to 1 March. For this purpose, the eServGlobal stand (Hall 8, Stand 8A69) will feature specially configured ATMs from Wincor Nixdorf. Visitors are invited to come and discover the holistic portfolio of mobile money services. There will be demonstrations of transactions that can be initiated via mobile devices, such as deposits, withdrawals and funds transfers – also known as "mobile wallet" services.
PayMobile, eServGlobal's solution for mobile money services, features open APIs that enable dynamic integration of the cash management and agent management networks. As a result, extensive analysis data is available for electronic marketing and ensures that programs run as efficiently as possible.
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