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The world is filled with some pretty wild bugs! Scientists have identified over a million species of insects and spiders so far. Check out this gallery of some of the strangest creepy-crawlies ever found.
The spike-headed katydid doesn't just appear to wear a crown; its body is covered in armorlike thorns.
Photograph by Dr. Morley Read, Shutterstock
Man-faced stinkbugs sure know how to strike a pose. The face-like portraits on their backs warn enemies not to eat them.
Photograph by ex0rzist, Shutterstock
Scientists think the waxy "tails" on young planthoppers might protect them from predators and parasites.
Photograph by Bedepoukin, Dreamstime
Look, but don't touch! Surrounding the saddleback caterpillar's bright green midsection are loads of poisonous spines.
Photograph by Tzooka, Dreamstime
It might look like a superlong schnoz, but the lantern fly's "nose" is really an extended mouth used for eating sap.
Photograph by Tan Kian Yong, Dreamstime
Colorful male peacock spiders—like this kind nicknamed Sparklemuffin—are known to perform flashy mating dances.
Photograph by Jürgen Otto
This cute, fuzzy creature is a silk moth. The male's comblike antennae have scent receptors that help it find females.
Photograph by Athenatulac, Dreamstime
The long-horned orb weaver spider is somewhat mysterious—scientists still don't know the horns' purpose.
Photograph by Matee Nuserm, Dreamstime
Click the full-screen arrows in the upper right for more information!


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I'll remember Sunday, February 15, 2009 until the day my Alzheimer's sets in. My brother-in-law, Brett invited me to join him and my two nephews for the NBA All Star Legends brunch at the Phoenix Convention Center. Brett explained that he had brought along in part for my basketball expertise. I came through while walking from the parking lot to the convention center, when I correctly identified the 6'll former Denver Nugget, Danny Shayes. The thing is I darned near got hit by a one of the light rail trains in the identification process. The city just put the light rail system in and it's scary. The trains come zipping along without warning – no bells, no horns, nothing. It's just a matter of time before someone gets flattened. Somebody ought to write a letter.
Inside the convention room the superstars of my past were absolutely ubiquitous. There was Doctor J., Michael Cooper, Buck Williams, Truck Robinson, Magic Johnson, Tom Chambers, Kevin Johnson, Bob Love, Mark Eaton, Clyde Drexler, Lafayette Leaver, Clyde Drexler, Jo Jo White, Alvin Adams, Dick Van Arsdale, Ricky Sobers, Eddie Johnson to name a few. There were dozens of faces I just could not put my finger on. The extra years and pounds made them impossible to identify. Pretty much anyone over six feet wearing a coat and tie was a former NBA player. Many of these men were personal boyhood idols. It was a transcendent experience, a time walk.
And the food wasn't bad either – all the steak, eggs, breakfast burritos, fresh fruit and pancakes a guy could eat. Speaking of pancakes, My nephew Dylan almost got a picture with Doctor J. Dylan was standing in the buffet line when a tall sophisticated character leaned over his shoulder and said something like, "My word, it looks like they're out of pancakes?"
My nephew turned and said, "The lady said she right back with some more pancakes." Then he realized he was talking to Julius Erving, "Dr. J, oh my God! Can my brother take a picture of us?"
"Sure," Dr. J said moving into pose. Dylan called for his brother to head with the camera.
Brady was rounding the corner with the camera when Dr J said, "It looks like they've got some pancakes over there. I've got to have some of those pancakes" smoothly peeling off Dylan and over to another buffet line.
So close, but no cigar. Apparently, Dr. J. really likes Pancakes.
And then there was the Kiki Vandeweghe fiasco. After the speeches and presentations had been made, Brett and I were wandering across the banquet hall trying to position ourselves for pictures. We were a couple of middle-aged kids giggling and socking each other in the arm, running alongside veterans like Mark Eaton and Bob Love, trying to catch them as they finished conversations.
"Who's that?" Brett pointed to a 6'9 white guy who looked to be about fifty.
"I think that's Kiki Vandeweghe."
"OK, get over there. I'll take the picture."
"I don't know…"
"Get over there."
Feeling quite silly, I loped over.
"Excuse me, would it be alright if we took a picture."
"Sure, no problem at all."
What a nice guy.
As Brett was snapping away like some kind of New York fashion photographer, I looked up and said, "There's no way you remember me, but I played against you high school."
"Really?" he said, "Which school did you play for?"
"Hawthorne High."
"OK, I remember playing Hawthorne."
"And I think your dad brought a couple of my friends into the world."
His expression changed. He looked down at me like I was out of my mind.
"Wasn't your dad an OBGYN?"
"Uh, no."
"You are Kiki Vandeweghe, aren't you?"
What do you say in a situation like this?
"Well, who are you?"
"I'm Steve Hawes."
"Oh, err… I bet you get that a lot – I mean people confusing you with Kiki Vandeweghe."
"No, I can't say they have. Somebody thought I was Randy Johnson once."
I noticed Brett out of the corner of my eye; he was on the floor laughing.
"Well, this is all pretty embarrassing. Thank you for the picture."
The big man shook his head.
"You know the funny thing is we did play against Hawthorne High School."
"Hawthorne, California?"
"No, Idaho. Weird, huh?"
That was awkward. But what a nice guy. I googled Steve Hawes; he had a respectable career with Atlanta and Seattle. I should point out that he definitely looks a lot more like Kiki Vandeweghe than Randy Johnson.
Note: I would have posted all of the incredible pictures it took if I weren't a technological moron. You see, I borrowed my daughter's digital camera and most of the pictures I thought I took turned out to be video footage of the feet of some of the greatest basketball players of all time. You thought I was kidding about my war with technology didn't you?

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Title: Bleeding Love
Series: Cut #3
Author: Kathleen Maree
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 7, 2016
**This is not a standalone. This is the FINAL chapter in Penelope's story**
Giving her heart to someone else was never going to be easy. It was going to bleed, but it was worth it for the chance at love.
Finally, she was moving forward and able to envision a brand new future, other than the one she had planned. But when Jay and Penny are torn apart by their worlds, it seems like everyone is out to keep them apart.
Hearts are hurt.
Truths aren't told.
And when both of their pasts keep trying to make them present - trusts are tested.
Is Penny able to find her happiness with a love that conquers all? Or is it not only her cut that is bleeding love?
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Improving education
Millions of children around the world are being denied the education that would give them a fair start in life.
VSO builds programmes that support educators, governments and communities to improve access to better quality learning.
Last year we supported 325,000 children and adults.
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Secure, reliable access to food and income so people can live with independence and dignity.
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The Fladgate Partnership is releasing special wooden gift cases and chic black cartons' in time for Christmas.
As well as boxes and cartons for the majority of its brands, the Port producer - whose brands include Taylor's, Croft, Fonseca and Delaforce - has also launched a special A Century of Port' case, featuring bottles of Taylor's 10, 20, 30 and 40 Year Old Tawny.
Andrew Hawes, managing director of The Fladgate Partnership's UK importer Mentzendorff, said: The growth in consumer spend over 15 in the run-up to Christmas and the genuine thirst for knowledge has persuaded us to develop a range of top-quality gifts that will encourage shoppers
to trade up at the point of purchase. The success of Croft Indulgence in 2004, which was produced with the female consumer in mind, has shown us that consumers respond positively to visual cues in-store.'


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beep beep… alarming situation for those girls who underestimate themselves.
most of the time girls loose their confidence by listening these stupid lines.
"oh look she's so fat haha!!
she's too small… she's too heighted and skinny."
don't listen to them girls 😉
you! yes you baby u are perfect. u are perfect for your family for your special ones. don't give a damn to those who underestimate you and your beauty.
OK let me talk about myself i was a pretty shy girl from my childhood and had zero confidence level. GOD KNOWS how i completed my education specially in CO-University. i'll write in detail about my shyness some-other time.
try these tips
- you can be confident by making eye contact. it can work wonders on how other people perceive you. don't be afraid
- you should have approachable body language If you want others to approach you, make sure you're approachable!
- last but not the lest do one thing on daily basis stand infront of mirror and try to speak bluntly. speak on social issues i promise it will help u a lot! 🙂
"A real girl uses "i" statements to express herself"
keep in mind girls..
you know what girls? the BIGGEST enemy of a women is another women who is jealous of her. yah "another women". but don't even give a damn to those ladies! they are in complex of things that u have they don't have !!
cheer girls! live you life stay happy and show your middle finger to the haters who underestimate you!!
special message to mothers:
be your daughters best friend. raise confident daughter instead of a house worm.
self-confidence is the best outfit , rock it and own it!


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SAN JOSE, Calif. --San Jose police are investigating a double homicide following a shooting near a Kohls department store Sunday night.
Police say that around 6:28 p.m., the SJPD "911" call center received a call about two people who had been shot in the area of Rhinehart Drive and Clogston Court in East San Jose.
When officers arrived, they found two men who were suffering from at least one gunshot wound each. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Jose Police Department.


text: Generations and gender: what does your workforce want? In late 2014, business author Avril Henry interviewed 91 successful women from ten countries and four generations, with the intention of uncovering their stories of unfair treatment based on gender. The result was a blueprint for organisations and individuals who want to change the status quo when it comes to gender equality. What can men do? According to Henry, one of her most interesting finds was the differences between generations in terms of what women want men to do. "Older, wiser women – the veterans and baby boomers who have seen and experienced much in the workplace – believe that senior male leaders need to be more courageous, changing the culture to be more gender-diversity friendly without being afraid of going against the flow. "They believe that male leaders need to publicly reward those men and women who actively implement diversity, while taking timely, corrective action against those who discriminate against women and engage in sexual harassment and bullying at work." Generation X, meanwhile, felt that senior male leaders needed to simply 'change their mindset and how they see women at work'. Millennial participants in Henry's study said that senior male leaders should promote more women. "[Gen Y thought that] if you can't do this they are almost certain to leave, and quickly, going to another organisation or setting up their own businesses," Henry explained. Different expectations "Generation X are more sceptical [than Gen Y]," Henry told HRD. "Although they would challenge me and say they are simply more realistic than the overly optimistic Generation Ys and accommodating baby boomers. (Continued...) read more > 1 2 Leave a comment SHARE


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Textiles by Melissa
We are still in the printing process, but the website is up and functioning! I wanted to share with you the newest fabric line from Window Treatments by Melissa: Textiles by Melissa!!
This has been on ongoing project for almost 3 years now. To see it comes together has me a little emotional!
Yardage is available for use in your own projects, or these selections may be used on custom window treatments made by WTBM.
Here are a few of my favorites!
This is our Cherry Blossom fabric. It is available on both cotton and linen!
Turns out naming your own fabric collection is like naming children! So in some cases, I did just that! (Pardon the wrinkles on some of these. I was so excited to share when the samples came in that I didn't pull out the professional grade steamer).
I put a quarter in the images to demonstrate pattern size.
This one is called Miriam Medallion after my daughter, Miriam Belle. Great for cushions, pillows and other projects where you want to display the pattern in full.
Marjory Belle! Named after my husband's sweet grandmother and for whom I named my daughter after. She always had the prettiest hibiscus flowers in her garden.
The Kaylene Chain! After my mom simply because it's her favorite and she is my biggest fan ;)
Berkely, because all things fun and pink remind me of my niece.
And for my other niece, Gwendolyn,all things sweet and that tweet.
The Places You'll Go. I read Oh, The Places You'll Go to my kids every year after the school year ends. This reminded me of that book. I think when they have gone on to college and made a name for themselves by punctuating the name I gave them with a few capital letters I will probably still read this book to them.
Bird Cage Silhouette. I haven't listed this one yet, but it is coming soon.
What patterns are your favorites??? I'd love to hear!


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In the Aug. 24, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote:
"Congratulations to Rollin Jackson on attaining the 10th place in the Children's Own Spelling Bee Championships in Kingston last week. This is the third competition in which the Cayman Islands has partaken and he represented us for the first time in the final stage.
"The Creek PTA sponsored programme and cake sale for the Championship Fund on the 9th returned 16 pounds 19 shillings 9 pence. A short interesting programme was rendered by the children of the Creek, West End and Jamaica local centre schools, finished off by a play entitled 'All at the Cinema,' directed by Miss Mary Hayes and acted by former students and other youngsters home on holiday. The PTA thank all who helped and acknowledge further cash donations … the total raised was 19 pounds 9 shillings 9 pence.
"We observe Constable Willie McLaughlin driving leisurely around enjoying his absence from duty. He is on one month's leave. Replacing him is Constable James Terry of George Town Police Station, who comes with the experience of four years' service in the force and special training in Jamaica for transport duty in driving and motorcycle riding. We welcome Constable Terry. Our first thought was that our police force was to be augmented.
"The All Island Men's Meeting was held at Stake Bay on Monday 19th. The women were invited to this meeting. The feature of the evening was a health talk by Dr. Henry Collins. Dr. Collins introduced his subject by showing the relationship of health service to medical practice, namely that broadly speaking it is cheaper to prevent illness than to cure people when they become sick, hence the wisdom of public health education … Because of medical knowledge of its worldwide prevalence and seriousness he spoke on the venereal diseases – gonorrhoea, syphilis, granuloma inguinale and lymphogranuloma venereum … He impressed his audience that public health is a civic duty.
"Homecoming visits continue and we are glad to see currently for a fortnight Burke and Naomi Ryan, Maureen and Margaret of Tampa looking in on their parents and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ryan of Stake Bay, and Winton and Linda Tibbetts of Tampa, happily meeting with kin from one end of the island to the other.
"Born of Cayman Brac parents though this is his second visit in two years, Winton says, 'It's like coming home.' He is the nephew of Mr. Erbin and brother Mr. Esterley Tibbetts of Grand Cayman, both of the Public Works Department. Hosts are the Marvyn Ryans of the Watering Place, Linda's family. Winton is a shipping clerk with Weyerhauser Co., timber growers and makers of corrugated cartons.
"With Capt. Spellman and Mrs. McLaughlin and family of the Creek are their daughter, Bunzil and her husband Mr. Oliver Rivers of Miami, Florida. He is of Caymanian origin, born on the Isle of Pines, Cuba, and thinks ours is a beautiful little island and looks forward to returning in the future."


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On March 1st, my book, Sense and Sensibility (Realms, 2016) is released! This adaptation of Jane Austen's book by the same title is a bit different than others you may have read for it is not set in England or during the 1700s. Instead, it is set in present day Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Why Lancaster County? you may ask. And isn't that where so many Amish lives? How could that possibly relate to anything Jane Austen wrote?
That's right…the Amish live in Lancaster and that, indeed, is the setting for my adaptation.
You see, in my version of Sense and Sensibility, the main characters are not the upper echelon of high society during the Regency period. Instead, they are simple Amish people. The two main characters, Eleanor and Mary Ann do not live on a fancy estate with servants to tend to their needs. Instead, they live on a dairy farm. When their father dies, they (along with their mother and younger sister) are not just removed from authority of the property, they are also relegated to the small grossdawdihaus by their half-brother and his wife who, subsequently, treat them like second-class citizens and make their lives miserable.
While different, doesn't the storyline sound familiar?
One of the things that I love the most about Jane Austen's novels is that she presents timeless themes that readers have all experienced-one way or another-throughout the course of time. How many times have we tried to set up friends only to realize that it won't work? How often do we form judgments about people only to later realize that we were blinded by our individual bias? Haven't we all been persuaded to do something by family or friends, even though we really wanted to do something else?
In her novel, Sense and Sensibility, she presents another situation that is rather common, especially in today's society of social media and instant information distribution (albeit sometimes too much information!). We all know that people approach budding relationships in unique ways. Some people choose to shout it to the world, posting every last date and detail on Facebook, Instagram, or other social media applications. Others prefer to keep the relationship under wraps until they decide if there is a future together.
Believe it or not, its no different among the Amish. For starters, like high society during the Regency period, they tend to segregate themselves from the outside world. And while they, too, have their own acceptable social norms and values, their communities are full of unique individuals, not cookie-cutter people who simply follow a church directive as a single-minded body practicing group think.
Just like in Sense and Sensibility, there are good and not so good people in Amish communities. And what tends to circulate in the media is the not-so-good experiences of the few who leave. After all, the many people who choose to accept their baptism and remain members of the Amish church would be breaking their rules (called the Ordnung) if they talked to the media to share their positive experiences.
A little like Jane Austen's Elinor and Marianne, wouldn't you agree? While Elinor maintained a more conservative approach to courting—a good thing for, when her relationship soured, no one was any wiser!--Marianne's open and carefree approach resulting in gossip and public subject to scrutiny when it failed.
To me, Jane Austen's Elinor represents the traditional Amish way of life while Marianne represents the worldlier exposure which threatens the Amish church's very existence. Interestingly enough, the former never was at risk of leaving the community while the latter was at risk of being shunned. Fortunately, her choices and suffering led her right back to the place where Elinor sensibly remained all along.
For me, it was a fascinating book to adapt into this unique setting. Hopefully you will feel the same way. After all, by integrating the general storyline into an Amish setting, readers can better understand how the problems encountered by all of Jane Austen's heroines transcend culture, religion, and social status.
Sarah Price
Sarah Price has always respected and honored her ancestors through the exploration and research about her family's Anabaptist history and their religion. For over twenty-five years, she has been actively involved in an Amish community in Pennsylvania. The author of over thirty novels, Sarah is finally doing what she always wanted to do: write about the religion and culture that she loves so dearly.
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1. I designed my page and decided exactly where I wanted the misting to be (if I aimed right!) I created a semi circle template using a dinner plate and a sheet of cardsotck and stuck it lightly in place using repro herma.
2. I misted across the top of the semicircle, to get the best mist hold the bottle vertically when you are spraying that way it prevents lots of air bubbles causing those big blobs from spluttering out.
3. I removed the template and stitched around the semicircle.
4. Then I simply built up my page.
I also misted around the edge of my photo, I simply created a mask slightly smaller than my photo and held it firmly in place whilst I sprayed then stitched around the inside of the misted edge.


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This is primarily to tighten the host verification when imap-send is talking to your mail server via TLS/SSL. The topic that was merged to the tip of 'maint' track consists of 3 patches and is based on the 1.7.6 maintenance track. This is to make it easier for the distro folks to merge the topic to their older maintenance branches to issue hotfix binary releases if they wanted to.
This release itself also contains many small updates to the user-manual.
The release tarballs are found at:
and their SHA-1 checksums are:
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bb71df6bc1fdb55b45c59af83102e901d484ef53 git-htmldocs-184.108.40.206.tar.gz
98c41b38d02f09e1fcde335834694616d0a615f7 git-manpages-126.96.36.199.tar.gz
url = git://repo.or.cz/alt-git.git
url = https://code.google.com/p/git-core/
url = git://git.sourceforge.jp/gitroot/git-core/git.git
url = git://git-core.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/git-core/git-core
url = https://github.com/gitster/git
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I have found this book quite difficult to review as my opinion of it kept changing as I read.
Chicurel's debut novel is set in the summer of 1972 in Elephant Beach , a seaside resort in the USA which has seen better days. It is narrated by Katie , a disaffected teenager on the verge of adulthood . I was expecting a classic 'coming of age' tale ….but if you like your novels to be strong on plot you may feel a little disappointed.
Chicurel is excellent at creating a sense of place. This fictionalised Long Island setting is crumbling around its residents. The location permeates the whole book and also serves as a symbol of the decay and breakdown of US society at the time.
Nobody promenaded by the boardwalk anymore because you could trip on a rotting board and break your leg during an after dinner stroll. The wonderful old hotels were crumbling castles, left to dust after the stars and bootleggers discovered air travel. Elephant Beach might have been only fifty-two minutes from the city by car or rail, but if you could fly to Santa Barabara or Cuba or The French Riviera, why would you spend our summers here? The hotels and the great mansions by the bay went on the market at severely reduced prices , but the taxes were monstrous and nobody could afford the upkeep of so many rooms. Their glorious floor-to-ceiling windows were broken and boarded up, taken over by squatters or converted into housing for welfare recipients.
In the background lurks the Vietnam War and many of the young men returning are now damaged and broken.
Katie's voice is sparky and sassy . She conveys the excitement and power of a teenager teetering on the brink of womanhood as well as the pains and uncertainties.
On those summer nights, after I finished my shift at the A&P and showered, I would look in the bathroom mirror and it seemed to me that my eyes had never been brighter, my hair never shinier, my tan never more even. My peasant shirts hung perfectly off my shoulders and my jeans settled on my hips as though they lived there. Even my teeth seemed straighter. I looked exactly as I had always wanted to look, and sometimes I'd close my eyes and feel so good about it I knew I could never tell anyone because they'd think I was to crazy to live.
This strength of the book is also, ironically, its weakness .At times I felt the narrative lacked context which could have tied the plot lines together. Of course Katie can't provide this , she is a teenager in turns superficial and self obsessed and her voice is completely authentic in this regard.
It would be wrong to give the impression that This Beautiful has no story however. The characters are strongly drawn and I really did care what was going to happen to them. I began the novel feeling a little lukewarm but ended by being haunted by Katie and her friends.
If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful I Never Would Have Let You Go is published by Tinderpress on 30th October and my thanks to Georgina Moore for the review copy.


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Short blue dress, €18 / Flare cocktail dress, €66 / Chunky cable knit sweater, €19 / Dolce Gabbana cardigan, €1.840 / Dr. Martens small heel shoes, €135 / Illamasqua green eye shadow, €8,67 / Butter London dark nail polish, €17 / Antique home decor, €61 / Green velvet sofa, €1.135 / Ted Baker bar tool, €43 / OKA green home decor, €410 / Outside home decor, €36 / Alöe glass home decor, €12 / Fragrance candle, €21
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
50 Shades of Green: In the mood for St Patrick's Day
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- AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 11:34 AM
Os vestidos e os sapatos são o amor :3ReplyDelete
Adoro tonalidades de verde, e os Docs são mesmo a minha cara eheheh.ReplyDelete
Happy St Patrick's Day, Nancy! I've been having Dublin withdrawal so badly today!ReplyDelete
Tudo verdinho, como os campos da Irlanda! :-)ReplyDelete
O vestido de alças!
So many beautiful items in one post!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for your lovely words, it is much appreciated!
Have a great day,
Green is so not me, and it never will be.ReplyDelete
i'm loving forest green at the moment :)ReplyDelete
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The Bear River Commission is created by a three-state compact between Idaho, Utah and Wyoming; comprised of a federal representative, appointed by the president, and three members from each of the states.
Utah Code specifies that Utah's Interstate Streams Commissioner shall be the chairman of Utah's delegation to the Bear River Commission. In addition, a commissioner from the Bear River Basin (above Bear Lake) and a commissioner from the basin (below Bear Lake) are appointed by the Board of Water Resources with the consent of the governor. An alternate for each of the two can also be appointed. By law, these four persons must be irrigators and live on irrigated farms located in the basin. There is no time limit on the term of these commissioners, but by practice the board has acted on the appointments every four years. There is also a technical committee made up of professional staff from each of the states.


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Say It Your Way
Opinionated people welcome! Your ratings and reviews determine the Top Ten restaurants featured in the Ultimate Guide, our online database of vegan and vegetarian foods in the San Francisco Bay Area. Your review is also a great way to support your favorite veg restaurants that make our Bay Area such a wonderful place to live and eat veg.
So help us support them by taking two minutes to share your two cents. You need a userid on the bayareaveg.org website. This userid is distinct and separate from any other userids that you may have on Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. It can reuse or be the same name as one of your userid on another site if you like.
Once you have a userid, just start reviewing all your favorite veg restaurants and businesses. It's that simple. So what are you waiting for?
1. Register for a Userid – and be sure to add a profile graphic!
2. Find the restaurant you want to review in the Ultimate Guide
3. In the listing for each business, there is a button called "review". Select that. The next screen may ask you to log in. (This is also where you'll have the opportunity to select the link "I forgot my password" to re-establish your ability to login)
4. Type your review, and that's it!
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Football IS America and I Don't Mean That As a Compliment [California Seething]
Baltimore and San Francisco: Two great American cities that ordinarily could give a shit about each other. Seriously, the only time they ever even get mentioned in the same sentence is when I say "Well, I could go to Baltimore to visit my sister and her family and stay in a house full of rampaging children, but instead I'm going to go to San Francisco cause it's SO MUCH MORE AWESOME. Does that make me a bad person?" (SPOILER ALERT: uhm, kinda.) The only time San Franciscans ever talk about Baltimore is when they're waxing nostalgic for The Wire and the only time Baltimorians ever talk about San Francisco is when they're waxing nostalgic for Rice-a-Roni or making some tasteless gay joke- which is ironic because gay marriage isn't legal in California but it is legal in Maryland thanks to the efforts of Duff Goldman and John Waters and their SuperPAC "Have Your Cake and Eat Me Too". Regardless, from now until Sunday, the two cities will joined together in conflict- bound inexorably by the chains of enmity like the Montagues and Capulets, the Hatfields and McCoys, Rocky IV and Ivan Drago, Highlander and That Other Highlander, Me and the Completely Insane Neighbor Lady in my Complex who Can't Shut the Fuck Up and has Two Little Yappy Dogs Who Also Can't Shut the Fuck Up and Insists on Having a White Trash Ghetto-Ass Sidewalk Sale Every Saturday Right in Front of My Unit So Everybody Thinks I'm the Freak Selling Used Purple Rayon Blouses with Shoulder Pads from the 90's and Air Supply Tapes. I must break her. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE. Wait, that makes no sense. Oh well, that whole movie made no sense. I mean, the French guy is Scottish and the Scottish guy is Spanish- WTF? Don't get me wrong- I'm all for color blind casting- I mean, hey if you're Louis CK and you want to cast a black woman to play the mother of your crystal clear, lily white, Arian wunderkinds on the show- I say go for it! Get down with your obviously totally color-blind self. Buy accent-deaf casting. I'm sorry, this I can not support. Kevin Costner ruined it for all of us. BTW: remember when Louie was actually still funny? Good times.
Anyhow, most of you know why Baltimore and San Francisco find themselves suddenly drawn into conflict but for those that don't pay any attention to sports because you think that makes you look smart like Russell Westbrook's fake glasses, or those of you that haven't been able to follow current events because you've been too distracted by the heroic struggles of your cancer stricken fake Polynesian internet girlfriend – I will say that it's because the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers are playing each other in the Super Bowl this weekend. BTW2: What kind of topsy-turvy world do we live in where a football star at Notre Dame, a goddamn All American Heisman Trophy candidate no-less, has to resort to having a fake internet band camp girlfriend, while a stat geek like Nate Silver is considered a sex-symbol? A FUCKING AMAZING WORLD- that's what kind. Seriously, if I'd known being a nerd was ever going to be this cool, I would have continued on with computer programming and not quit right after writing:
On Hebrew Academy's only TRS-80. BTW3: Manti Te'o is actually Samoan for "Big Dude in the Closet". BTW4: No wonder Samoans are so huge- have you had those cookies? AMAZING. Hell, you should see the people on the Island of Thin Mints- world's most ironic place name is all I'm going to say.
Anyhow, the Super Bowl is clearly more than just any old sporting event and Super Bowl Sunday is more than just the day where we crown a World Champion in a sport only played in America. No- Super Bowl Sunday is a major holiday in America- in fact, experts say it's our 3rd biggest Secular Holiday right behind Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, it's no wonder! Football embodies all of our most deeply cherished American values like:
The Right to Remain Stupid
Football is a very violent game where no one is supposed to get hurt. Well, what do you expect from a country where everybody wants to own guns but we're outraged when people get shot? Recently, in fact, new scientific research has revealed that the repeated blows to the head which football players absorb in their careers might actually cause brain damage. I know, crazy, right, but I read all about it in the Well Shit, I Could Have Told You That Scientific Journal along with other shocking stories like "Global Warming is Real. No Duh. What, did You Just Think the Hamburgler was Just Stealing All the Ice from the Polar Ice Caps? That kind of thinking makes Al Gore Grimace." and "Of Course Guns Kill People- THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT. Seriously, if they didn't kill people, you'd buy Calamine Lotion to protect yourself. 'Freeze- Hands in the air, turkey! One false step and I'll make your mosquito bites slightly less itchy.'"
In fact, much like football related brain injury, gun violence in America is either the absolute most complicated problem to solve or the simplest. I mean, sure we could create a complicated background check system and national mental health database and federal criminal database and we could put armed guards at every school and we could put metal detectors in every movie theatre and every office building and every shopping mall and every house of worship and every single other public place a shooter could possibly go and we could implement complicated access control to every single building in America and we could train every American man, woman and child on firearm safety and emergency response and hostage negotiation OR….we could just NOT SELL THE FUCKING GUNS IN THE FIRST PLACE. In fact, statistics have shown that while the ages of shooters and locations of mass shootings vary greatly, in 100% of all mass shootings in American history the killer USED A FUCKING GUN. And while there have been 62 mass shootings over the past 30 years in America with, you know, GUNS, there hasn't been a single mass calamine-lotioning in a movie theatre- unless you count the Great Camp Chippawah Poison Ivy Outbreak of '75 During the Field Trip into Town to See Escape to Witch Mountain.
Sadly, though, we can't just stop selling guns in America. The Founding Fathers kinda shat the bed on that amendment. I mean, whatever, I guess 9 out of 10 ain't bad and as Ben Franklin said "Pobody's Nerfect" (actually, what he said was "a well regulated militia a day keeps the slave revolt at bay!" because the Second Amendment was written entirely to let white Southerners shoot slaves. There's a Schoolhouse Rock for ya! "I'm just a slave / yes, I'm only a slave / crackers can shoot at me when I run away -constitutionally!") – but, whether we like it or not, our right to be gun toting idiots is constitutionally protected. And, actually, most Americans like it just fine. See, we like to own guns but we also want to feel good about ourselves – so the Second Amendment is perfect because it makes stockpiling lethal weapons feel like our sacred patriotic obligation. Americans, it seems, have a little trouble telling the difference between RIGHT and OBLIGATION. I mean, just because you have the RIGHT to do something, doesn't mean you have the OBLIGATION to do it as much as fucking possible. I mean, sure Completely Insane Neighbor Lady in my Complex who Can't Shut the Fuck Up and has Two Little Yappy Dogs Who Also Can't Shut the Fuck Up has the RIGHT to sell a hand mixer with one beater and her dead sister's cancer wig but that doesn't mean she has the OBLIGATION to do it right in front of my fucking door. And, wait a second, I've met her sister- WHO'S WIG IS THAT? Worst. Hospice volunteer. Ever. So we strive to create our perfect little guntopia where everybody's got guns and nobody gets shot and then we make sure to demonstrate outrage and shock when somebody actually uses the gun that WE ENCOURAGED THEM TO FUCKING BUY to shoot somebody. Cause we're dumb.
And while the stakes with football aren't as high, our relationship to the game is similar to our relationship with guns. Hell, we all know the game is stupid and dangerous. And we all know that there's a very simple cure for "football related brain injury"- it's kind of the same as the cure for "glass chewing related mouth bleeding" and "plunger sitting related anal soreness"- but none of us want to accept this cure cause it would mean having to spend all of our Sundays fixing shit or praying or talking to loved ones and friends. Fuck that noise. But, you know, we still want to feel like good people and not like a bunch of concussion loving a-holes, so we just kinda ignore the problem until some poor linebacker shoots himself in the chest and the we respond with the obligatory amount of Sadness and Outrage until some even more Sad and Outrageous thing knocks the story out of the news and we can go back to blissfully not giving a shit. Usually, it's a shooting.
….and speaking of irresponsible, self-destructive behavior that Americans like to indulge in without acknowledging the consequences- the Super Bowl is a a celebration of all things Spicy, Salty and Covered in Cheese (you've got to try Taco Bell's Spicy, Salty and Covered in Cheese Meal, BTW- it's like canned dog-food cooked with Taco seasoning shoved in a Dorito shell and slathered with thick orange mucus and MSG. By which I mean- FUCKING AWESOME.) Gluttony is actually a subject close to my heart (or so my Doctor keeps telling me.) Hell, I don't own a Bushmaster AR-15, but I do own a Fat Ass so Gluttony is my way of showing American Pride. The right to fry cheese may not be enshrined in the Constitution, but, as Charlton Heston once said "You can pry this cold, dead mozzarella stick from my cold, dead hand." And then they banned him from Applebee's for life. It's actually a pretty sad story.
The best thing about combining gluttony with football is that the players themselves are huge, so you don't feel so bad about it. I mean, it's a lot harder to choke down a 50 piece KFC Game Time Beaks and Assholes Bucket when you're watching a bunch of 80 pound Kenyans run 26 miles than it is while watching a bunch of gigantic dudes in super tight outfits who need to go for oxygen when they run 10 yards. Hell, I can run almost 20 yards before I need the oxygen- somebody pass the bucket!
Regional Conflict
Hey, you guys, remember how we fought a Civil War that time? That was awesome, right? And, how about the election- do you miss virulently hating your fellow Americans, but you don't want to resort to watching Fox News? Well, in that case, football is perfect for you! Every week you get to scream your brains out for the city you love as they attempt to beat the brains out of the city you hate! (Not that we support concussions! Football related brain injury is a very serious subject. It's time we have a real conversation in this country about how to prevent it. I know- we could create a Federal Database of tacklers who lead with their head, or as they are more often known "every single football player ever" or maybe if we actually encourage players to aim exclusively for the head that will solve the problem. After all, the only way to stop a bad guy who goes for the head is a good guy who goes for the head!) And the best part about regional conflict is that, even if the team from the city you love is knocked out of the playoffs or, let's say hypothetically, is so absurdly inept that the quarterback runs into an offensive lineman from his own team and gets knocked out by the hypothetical lineman's hypothetical ass, then you can still have fun cheering for the demise of the team from the city you hate. So there you go Patriot fans, you can still have fun watching the Super Bowl even though you were crushed by the Ravens in humiliating fashion and Tom Brady was left sitting on the sidelines crying like a Ray Lewis stabbing victim. Awww, look at all you little Massholes, you're all so cute with all your disappointed faces and your snot-stained Wes Welker jerseys. Welcome back to the loser club. You'll like it here, it's a great place to watch the game- we even bought you a new E-Z Chair with the money we saved when Ray Lewis' Retirement Party was cancelled last week. God this feels good. Who needs the thrill of victory when you've got the agony of New England's defeat? I haven't felt so alive since Fireman Ed retired. Man, I miss that guy. I mean, I've got that tattoo on my ass of him wearing a Sanchez jersey, but it just ain't the same.
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
This has not always been the strong suit of the NFL. Sure, there have been plenty of minority players for a long time, but when it came time to fill a head coaching vacancy, the owners automatically hired a white male. Well, things have changed. Thanks to the Rooney Rule, owners now need to interview at least one minority candidate before they automatically hire a white male. It's inspiring. Really.
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OK- so, sure, these are significant ways in which Football embodies America- but there is one that trumps all the rest:
Both Are Full of Incredibly Shitty People Who Won't Shut the Fuck Up About Jesus
Look, I'm sure Jesus was a super nice guy- and I'm sure a lot of his fans are super-nice people, too. Some of them though, are complete fucking assholes- and, unfortunately, they're usually the ones who won't shut the fuck up about him just like the Completely Insane Neighbor Lady in my Complex who Can't Shut the Fuck Up and has Two Little Yappy Dogs Who Also Can't Shut the Fuck Up won't shut the fuck up about every single detail of her psychiatric, gynecological and veterinary misadventures when she's trying to sell a broken toaster oven that functions neither as a "toaster" nor as an "oven". GET AWAY FROM MY HOUSE YOU CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY BITCH. AND GIVE BACK THAT WIG! Anyhow, its sanctimonious hypocritical assholes like Fred Phelps, Mike Huckabee and Ray Lewis that make everyone who talks too much about Jesus seem creepy and unpleasant. And, unfortunately, most football players talk wayyyy too much about Jesus. Not sure why. Maybe it's the cruel and arbitrary nature of their sport. The endless variables beyond their control that can radically impact their destiny- a gust of wind, a sodden field, an overeager defender, a quarterback named "Mark Sanchez"- any of these factors can spell disaster for a player (and disaster is usually spelled J-E-T-S)- so maybe they continually appeal to the divine in a desperate effort to control the uncontrollable or at least make their peace with it. Or maybe it's the brain damage. Who the hell knows? All I know is that when I hear a player jabbering on about God I'm a little disappointed and I automatically think "oh great, another asshole". Is it right? No. Is it fair? No. Is it open-minded? No. I know all of that- and yet, I can't help myself. What can I say? It's just the way God made me.
So Happy Super Bowl, America! Go ahead watch the game while you eat too much with your ethnically diverse group of friends and cheer for players from one city's team to inflict devastating brain injuries on some other city's team- but don't forget to bring your gun! It's what Jesus would do if he was an American.
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An Ice Giant is a large planet composed mostly of water, ammonia, and methane. The outer 15% to 20% of the planet may also be made of Helium and Hydrogen. The chemical composition of an Ice Giant gives them a bluish tone - from powder blue to deep ultramarine.
Don't let the name fool you into thinking you can land in their oceans, or on their icy surface. Ice Giants are a subtype of Gas Giant - what appears as surface from a distance is actually clouds and thick atmosphere. If you penetrated far enough in to land on something even remotely solid, you'd be experiencing incredible crushing pressures both atmospheric and gravitational. Despite being icy on the outside, the inner cores of these planets are still molten.
Our solar system has two Ice Giants in it - Uranus and Neptune.
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Xerin takes a look at his top five most anticipated foreign MMOs.
Below I present the list of my current top five foreign MMOs in development I'm looking forward to right now. These are some lesser known titles that aren't in the mass media 24/7 and have some interesting traits about them. Some of these games are not released at all yet and non of them are currently in English, although odds are most will be translated at some point.
#5 - Onigiri: Pandamonium
Onigiri is a Japanese F2P action MMO that's super Japanese. I mean we're talking kawaii neko chan hello kitty Japanese. We're talking the ultimate Japanese - Goku level style. It's all about Japanese fables and folklores and what I find fun and exciting about this title is that it's an action MMO with a companion system that plays like the Sengoku Basara series. You run around the map completing actions in order to well win!
What's neat about this game though and what really pumps my excitement for it is that it's a Playstation 4 MMO. There is a hand full of those out there, but F2P console MMOs are interesting. There is some hilarious comment quotes I could pull like "this is so what you're expecting when you're buying a PS4" but I digress.
Fun side discussion. This game is all about you being an Oni, a sort of kind of demon thing, but Onigiri is actually nigirimeshi or rice ball. So the title of the game is effectively "Rice Ball."
#4 - ArcheAge
This game I'm definitely looking forward to by a considerable margin, mostly because it's well awesome. It's an open sandbox style game where you can build all kinds of vehicles, including naval weapons, and fight in a giant world against monsters and other players. The concept of it sounds amazing.
Can ArcheAge deliver? Probably not. The hype around it will do nothing but slowly crush my soul as I play it and find out the people on YouTube made the game far more interesting then it really is. However, I'm still super excited to command my own sea vessel and pretend I'm Captain Jack Sparrow or something equally as silly.
Until then you can all stare at the teaser video and look at just how pretty the water is.
#3 - Project NT
Woah boy this game is neat. It's like a grown up Mabinogi. There isn't a ton of details out about it but what we do know so far has me pretty excited. Here's the basics. It's a Nexon game, so just imagine in your head every other Nexon game ever. They're all pretty much the same. Now, increase cell shading by 1000%. Then add in awesome Everquest Next features. Bam you have Project NT.
Well, the reason I'm actually excited is that it's got a lot of depth in the little bit of information given so far, it's by Nexon so it'll be a quality product, and let's face it. We haven't had a Nexon launch in forever. Like a Nexon MMO launch.
Of course the only concerns is the spam and cheating, something Mabinogi players could talk at length about. Although Nexon wasn't the original developer, so who knows.
#2 - Icarus
This game is really pretty. It uses the CryENGINE 3, which means that it's even more prettier just because games with that engine are pretty for some reason. That's all I know about the game and boy does that have me excited. I love a pretty game, I can't lie, and Icarus is reallllly pretty.
Beyond the eye candy, the game has a lot going for it. You can own some pretty sweet castles, large scale guild battle system, and much more. Even better, it has mounted combat.
#1 - Phantasy Star Online 2
Would you like to hear at length about why I love Phantasy Star Online? How about the fact I own a Dreamcast just to play PSO1 the most authentic way possible? How about the fact I've played through most of the Phantasy Star RPG games, even if they were difficult to get through because of their age. I'm pretty much a huge PSO fanboy and PSO2 is no different.
Unlike all of the previously mentioned games, I've been able to play PSO2 at length for the longest time now. I'm just casually waiting for it to make its English translation so that I can do more than bash away at things with no clue what's happening.
The game is pretty, fun, and has everything the entire series has ever needed to be good. Sure there is some shortcomings, but there are shortcomings with everything. Anyway, it's for sure my #1 more anticipated lesser known MMO.
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BUT...what I have learned is... if you aren't making mistakes... you're not making much of anything. There is a certain joy in making an error because now you know what not to do.
I learned something incredible about two years into my business. I was working full-time but still wanted to share the magic of Beachbody, help my customers, and be that little voice to encourage them to keep going. With a full-time work schedule, a boyfriend, part-time job, real estate lessons AND a budding business... I had to figure out how to be EFFECTIVE with my time.
I came up with the brilliant idea to create an email list for my Beachbody customers. It had recipes, clean eating tips, workout tips... in short...I felt like a genius.
For well over a year, I added new customers to this email list. One day I had I thought... Hmm I haven't looked at these emails in over a year! I should probably read them to see what I'm sending out.
The short of it... I was MORTIFIED!! My "brilliant" emails were ugly, stiff, and so transparently SALESY... I wanted to cover my face & hid in shame.
...but then I had a thought... As terrible as those emails were... they helped get me to where I was... They helped me build a 6-figure income from HOME... helped me encourage HUNDREDS of people through their transformations... helped me build an incredible team of girlbosses just like me...
So even in my suck-i-ness, I realized...I gave it my best. It got me here... I'm not going to waste this opportunity. I'm going to keep doing my best (even if that means I'll look back in a year and be embarrassed by it haha)
Not that you need it... but here is your official permission slip to make mistakes!
- "The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake- you can't learn anything from being perfect." - Adam Osborne
One of the hardest things to do is getting comfortable with messing up. It's not always pretty, sometimes you don't know which way is up, and you want to just hide your face from the world ... but if I've learned anything... it's that you don't learn anything... unless you fearlessly take action. What's the fun in being "perfect" anyway? wink emoticon
Just JUMP...and build your wings on the way down!
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YOU- are capable of SOO much MORE than you ever imagined. It's time to#unearthYourPotential
I truly believe we were born with a purpose...and while they come in various shapes and sizes... We weren't born to just pay bills and then die.
There is no passion in playing it small or playing it safe. I believe we all have a "sweet spot." That remarkable place where your purpose meets your passion & strengths.
When you discover calling... Your strengths set you apart, your energy surges, you feel fulfilled & recharged by your work.
Beachbody might not be your dream job (it's def mine hehe) but my hope & dream for you is that YOU find your passion & feel that fire in your gut.
...that you wake up with butterflies because your calling energizes you!
Challenge yourself, dream big, and do one at least one thing TODAY that scares you.
No pain, no gain...right?
My MISSION is to help you live out loud, kick BOOTY & have fun doing it.
Make me proud! hehe


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- When a new demo is published, you will receive an automatic email directing you to view the demo within Management Center. You can also find the demo in the 'Needs Approval' section of the Creatives main page.
- When viewing the demo, you can directly approve it by selecting 'Approve All' on the top right hand corner of the page. Once done, you will see a confirmation message on screen, the status indicator next to the demo title will change from yellow to green, and the demo will move from the 'Needs Approval' tab to the 'Approved' tab on the main Creatives page.
- Your Criteo Account Strategist will be automatically notified of the approval, and will then push the new demo live. You will then be able to view the active versions of your ads under the 'Live' section of the Creatives page.


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From: Velintina Epunam.
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 4:44 AM
Subject: My Dear
My Dear,
It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe that one have to risk sometimes to confide in someone to succeed in life.
I am the only surviving daughter of my parents. There is this huge amount of money which my late father Dr. Anthony Epunam deposited in a private security/finance company here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire before he was assasinated by unknown persons. The said amount is $9,000,000 USD (Nine million United States Dollars) in a trunk box and was deposited as our family valueable items in the security CompanyRight now, i took refuge in a church convent but i will tell you more about that as we go on.
Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Cote d'ivoire Africa for security and political reasons. I will like you to be sincere and honest with me in this project. So i want you to assist me to retrieve this fund and transfer it to your country for investment purposes on the following areas below:
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If you will be willing and honest to assist me in this project, I promise to give you 15% of this fund for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that may occur during the cost of this project; If you are willing to help me and try as much as possible to reach me through this email to enable us proceed in earnest towards concluding of this project,
Please treat this project as a matter of confidential until the money arrives your country. This is for the safety of the money and security reasons.
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New. . .Bargain Bins
Bargain Bins for both Digi's and Colored images have now been added to the site over at Sassy Cheryl's. The images located in these categories reflects their current sales. There are 92 images in the Bargain Digi section and 104 images in the Bargain Colored image section. So be sure to check those new sections for some great bargains.
Here are just a couple:
Balloon Bears
Paint the Town
There will also be a change this week at Sassy Cheryl's beginning Tuesday, October 19. The Colored images will increase from $3 to $4. The increase in price, is due to the fact that the colored images are a lot more time consuming to complete. On average, a single image takes between 2-3 hours to color, depending on their size and complexity. Digi stamps, however, will remain at the $3 price.
Now. . .I want to touch a moment on a couple of things because I have received several emails since the change in the Commercial License policies.
When I started my online business back in 2001 I drew for the sheer fun of it. At that time, I didn't even consider having terms or a commercial license. I just assumed that customers were using the graphics to 'decorate' their websites. Which more often than not, was certainly the case. It wasn't until I became friends with several other online graphic artists that I was made aware of the fact that people were in fact using my images for creating and selling products. That is when I introduced a set of terms and at that time, a very simple commercial license.
Well, things have changed since then and it has become increasingly more difficult for artists to protect their artwork. The Commercial Licenses at Sassy Cheryl's are there to protect myself as well as my artwork. They aren't meant as a way to punish or hurt the small business person. It has never been my intention or ever will be to insult or offend any of my customers by changing my policies to protect my artwork. I understand that some who purchase my illustrations are making and selling them to family, friends, neighbors, etc., and I certainly feel honored by that, and do not have a problem with that.
I think that when I changed the policy to include sites such as Etsy, Artfire, Shop-Homemade, etc., that most people began to write, with concerns. At first, I didn't have any objections to people selling on these sites, mostly because the customer wrote and politely asked. And I did give them permission. It wasn't until we started doing routine searches for Sassy Cheryl's images that we began to find that there were many others selling on these sites, not writing for permission and not giving proper copyright credit information to Sassy Cheryl's for the images on their products. That is when I began to question whether I had made a mistake. It wasn't the fact that they were selling, it was their blatant disregard for not including the Sassy Cheryl's copyright information. That is where I had the problem. So, after much consideration and advice from my attorney, I decided to include these types of shops in the Conditions of use policy and require the purchase of a Commercial license. These new types of sites are becoming more and more common and people are opening these kinds of shops because of the ease of doing so instead of having and maintaining a website. Please understand, it isn't my intention to hinder those who are following the terms, but something had to be done to keep this from continuing to happen. I truly hope that you understand.
**All customers who previously had received permission for use on these sites are still allowed to use them in this manner.**
For those who have written showing your support. . .I thank you. It means a lot to me!
**All customers who previously had received permission for use on these sites are still allowed to use them in this manner.**
For those who have written showing your support. . .I thank you. It means a lot to me!


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Imagine a busy mom in a grocery store, checking out ingredients on her mobile phone while deciding which cereal is best for her kids.
An avid boater at the watersports store, watching video reviews from his friends online before buying his next wakeboard.
A business owner at her desk, comparing VoIP phone prices and high speed internet costs before making a decision.
A newly married couple, scanning ratings and reviews online before choosing a company to install new floors in their condo.
What do all these scenarios have in common? Google defines it as the "Zero Moment of Truth" or "ZMOT," the moment when you grab your laptop, phone or other device to learn about a product or service you're considering trying or buying.
The Zero Moment of Truth
According to Google's Ebook ZMOT: Winning the Zero Moment of Truth, 70% of Americans check out reviews before making a purchase and 79% of consumers use their phones while shopping. Does that surprise you? It shouldn't. In fact, you've probably found yourself asking friends on social media, consulting review sites, or even watching videos before making a decision.
As seen above, the potential buyer interacts with some sort of stimulus: seeing an ad online, a TV commercial, a mailer or newspaper, etc. and then turns to the internet to learn more. Using a variety of mediums during the ZMOT, that person eventually makes a decision, the first moment of truth. The second moment of truth occurs when that person has an experience and writes a review, shares their purchase on social media, or creates a video, which then becomes the next person's ZMOT.
Today more than ever, this moment of truth cycle plays a major role in the purchasing process. Whether you sell a product or offer a service, at some point, you have to convert your customer. But before you can convert, you have to capture their interest, and that often starts with the ZMOT.
What's your potential?
Think about your business. Think about your audience. Let's pretend you own an Air Conditioning company in Boca Raton, FL. It's mid-August and a homeowner in Boca has an AC breakdown. Do they get out the phonebook and start flipping through? No, not anymore.
They grab their phone and do a quick search. It's the Zero Moment of Truth. Does your website appear in the results? Can they check out your reviews on Google or Yelp? Could they see if a friend or acquaintance has liked your Facebook page or used your services? Have you used all your online assets to ensure that when it's the ZMOT, you're there?
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Care, General Care Projects in Romania by Jo Cope
I arrived in Romania on a cold, snowy afternoon in March. I felt very nervous and wondered what I was doing leaving the comfort of my home to come to this strange looking place. At the airport, after collecting my stuff, a friendly young man and another volunteer who had just arrived greeted me. After a short bus journey we arrived at the train station and chatted over some chips and a drink while waiting for our train.
Our train journey took around two hours. When we arrived we stuffed our backpacks into a taxi which looked like something from the 1970's and set off to our host family's houses. We dropped off Lindsay (the other volunteer) and by now I was feeling really scared. We arrived at a block of flats and got out of the taxi. We got into an old fashioned style lift and went to the top floor. We knocked on the door.
My heart was racing. The door opened and we were greeted by a lovely looking lady, her husband and her son. My host showed me around the flat and showed me my bedroom where I would be staying with Sabree another volunteer who had just arrived. We sat and chatted for a while then I went to sleep feeling a lot less scared. I was now quite excited about the next day.
In the morning Sirin (who works for Projects Abroad and who picked me up at the airport) picked us up from the flat and took us to the office in town on the bus. In the office I meet lots of other volunteers who had just arrived and some who had been there a while. Everyone was so nice and friendly. We walked around the town for a while, went for lunch and went home for dinner.
After a few days I started working at the orphanage with a few other volunteers. The children would all come running over to us each time we entered the rooms and were all in so much need of attention.
They all wanted picking up at the same time. We would work a 3-4 hour shift and after would be exhausted as the children, understandably, were very demanding. After our shifts we would often meet up in one of the many excellent bars for a few drinks and a chat. One day we walked half way up a mountain with the children from the older orphanage. We sat with the children chatting and eating lunch and taking in the amazing views. We had a good laugh as we were made to run some of the way down the mountain with a load of the energetic boys!!
We would meet up most, if not all evenings for a meal or drink or to celebrate people's birthdays and leaving parties for anyone going home. There are lots of good bars and drinks are very cheap. We had so many great nights out including karaoke which we went to every Tuesday.
On our weekends off we would usually travel somewhere else and maybe stay over night. We visited places around Brasov and places further away such as Bran castle, Sinia, Bucharest, The coast and Budapest in Hungary. Some people even visited Kiev in Ukraine and Istanbul in Turkey!! I was only supposed to be in Romania for four weeks, but I ended up cancelling my flight home and returning after six weeks and then went back again within three weeks of getting home.
I loved every minute of my time in Romania and would recommend it to everyone!!
Jo Cope
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My friends know Eros Nakazato as the guy with the great hair who makes cool stuff around my house. (Like the outdoor bath light and the staircase railing going upstairs. ) We have had a few exhibitions together in Europe over the years.
He had an exhibition of a sumi ink painting he did on cloth at our local restaurant last month. As always it was breathtaking... his work sort of takes the oxygen out of the room.
Of course it was filled with horses. The background writing is a poem written by a Japanese poet/ essayist in the final months of the second world war. The painting referenced some of Eros older work and of course the tsunami and Fukushima.
He did not melt the wax off and left it there to add to the surreal lighting from behind. The only colour was on the moon behind the horse.
(Please click to see them up close.)
Yoshio and Liu are in there to give some scale to the picture.
His sculpture work is also very good.
And the man himself.
Years ago he drew this horse and snail for our exhibition in Liechtenstein.


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Drugs Are Bad M'Kay: Porsha Williams Binged On Booze & Prescription Pills Before Dragging Kenya Moore!
Was Porsha slizzard out of her mind before assaulting Kenya?
Porsha Williams Drunk And On Drugs Before Assaulting Kenya Moore
Just hours before the violent attack on Kenya Moore that ended with her arrest, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that she guzzled both booze and prescription drugs backstage.
Via RadarOnline reports:
Though cast member NeNe Leakes has claimed the reunion was a sober affair, an insider told Radar, "Porsha was drunk… there were two bottles of wine in her dressing room. She came to fight Kenya and needed some liquid courage!"
What's more, the source alleged that Williams has been taking prescription drugs to deal with depression following the divorce from ex-husband Kordell Stewart, as well as painkillers following her recent breast augmentation – and they did not mix well with her beverage of choice.
"She is very unstable," the source alleged. "She's been taking medications and mixing it with alcohol."
And it ended in one of the most notorious housewives brawls ever.
After beating Moore, 43, and pulling her hair, hysterical Williams, 31, screamed to the other housewives, "I can't believe I did that! I have embarrassed myself!"
Leakes was seen sitting on top of Williams and held her hand over her co-star's mouth to subdue her.
"Kenya was a target from the beginning because all the ladies are jealous of her," the source claimed. "NeNe coached Porsha into being violent toward Kenya to save her job because it was widely reported that she was going to be fired."
During the reunion, Cohen told Williams to go home and take care of herself instead of completing the rest of the reunion taping.
"Bravo knows that she is now nothing but a liability," the source added. "Her attack on Kenya failed, and she lost her mind. It's all very sad."
Close friends are saying that Porsha has been taking prescription drugs to deal with depression following her messy divorce Kordell Stewart. Plus, we all know a little liquid courage will make anyone act a fool when their nemesis confronts them on a public platform.
Do you think Porsha was really slizzard during the reunion?
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are you kidding? "not your best work" - okay, maybe NOT your BEST work, but it's a lot of fun and I love it. and R U KIDDING? $3 for that darling piece with succulents in it?! what a great Farmer's Market you visit. :-)
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In your bag No: 394 – Winston Chua
In your bag /
by Bellamy /3 min read
In your bag 394, Winston Chua
I know that Winston has been waiting for a while to have his bag featured, so here it is finally. A lovely mix of old and new, with a secret camera somewhere inside. Come and have a look.
Mabuhay! That's how we say hello in the Philippines. I'm Winston Chua from Manila, just a hobby photographer. Pictured here are the different gear that goes into my bag, of course not all at the same time. I mix and match depending on my needs but the Leica M9 and the Canon S100 are staples.
I started with film photography in my teens (80's) with my dad's beautiful SLRs. I wasn't too successful back then because I was just experimenting by my self. Shooting with digital for the past so many years, I started to dabble with film again a few months ago, hopefully to succeed where I have failed as a teenager. As of now, I enjoy using vintage cameras and the interaction film provides but honestly have not fully appreciated the result of film yet. I know I will see the light as I progress with film but it will be unlikely that I will drop digital because I know the pros and cons of each medium.
Here goes the gear run down.
1) Plaubel Makina 670 medium format camera. Great Nikkor 80mm f2.8 lens, gorgeous looks and the most compact MF camera I've seen. I just love this beast.
2) Leica M3 dual stroke with rigid 50mm Summircron.
3) Leica M9 with 35mm f2.0, red dot and M9 logo covered. I like the stealth look and it's also fun to see the puzzled look of the guys in the Leica boutiques, trying to determine which model it is:)
4) Canon S100 as back-up camera or if I need a shot using flash.
5) Canon 7 in black paint with 50mm f1.8 lens. Just got it 2 days ago from Bellamy. Haven't even finished a roll of film yet. It feels solid and I was surprised the selenium meter still works accurately (compared reading w/ other meter).
6) Leica 50 f1.4 ASPH, 21 f3.4 ASPH and 21mm view finder.
7) Seikonic and Voigtlander meters.
8) JCH Bikkuri case with random films inside. Good quality case.
9) Reflector
10) There is a 6th secret camera in the photo for you to find out :)
I'm not active in any photo sharing site so I'm just attaching here some of my shots.
Thanks for looking everyone.
Thanks for sharing your bag and your shots Winston. Sorry it took so long, but there is a bit waiting list. Love seeing that Plaubel, they are amazing.
Check out Winston's images and come and comment.
Keep them coming folks, we need more submissions, so get your bag on Japancamerahunter.com. Send me a hi resolution image of the bag (please make sure it is horizontal) and its contents, with some details about yourself and what you shoot. Oh and don't forget your contact details (twitter, flickr, tumbler et al). Send the bag shots here.
13 comments on "In your bag No: 394 – Winston Chua"
Does the Swiss Army Knife have a built-in camera? :-)
I'm working on it SilverChrome 7:)
Thanks for the feature Bellamy. As a follow up, the Canon 7 I got from you is fantastic! I love the image quality of the 50 f1.8 lens. Unfortunately it is overshadowed (popularity wise) by the monstrous 50 f0.95. The Canon 7 is one on my favorite in my collection.
I guess the 6th camera is your second S100 which took the shot. Oh and I'd love to see more of your shots!
I'm sorry Dirk, it's not the 2nd S100. I will reveal the answer on a separate post. I will set up a Flickr account soon. Thanks for the interest in my photos:)
Great bag! And now I know who got that sweet black Canon 7. I have no idea what camera lurks under the reflector, but to my eyes it is making an image: I see a left side 3/4 profile of a face, with left eye, nose profile, and lips. Interesting….Finally, I hope these acollades (I"ve heard many) for the Plaubel Makina 670 do not make me seek a one…or should I?
Good observation and interpretation Bob but the 6th mystery camera is not under the reflector. I don't want to be such a tease so I will reveal the answer immediately on a separate post. About the Makina, it is a fantastic camera! Very sharp lens and good bokeh. The camera is easy to operate and is very slim when folded. I've had mine for only a few months and so far everything is working smoothly. Most complaints would be the meter going bust due to a wire that breaks in due time, when folding and opening the bellows. You can always have it fixed (I read expensive) or use an external meter. It is aptly called "Makina" (machine) because you really feel like operating a machine. The shutter release produces a relatively loud "clunk" compared to other vintage cams I've used but I love it! Go for the Makina Bob.
Ok for those who tried to guess the mystery camera, here is the answer. The collage of photo gear forms a huge rangefinder. The reflector represents the lens, the Makina as the viewfinder, the Canon 7 as the brightline finder, the lens cap as the Leica red dot and finally the Canon S100 as the focus patch finder. Can you see it now? :)
Wow, now as you say it, I see it all the time. Very well done!
Haha, clever!
How do you feel carrying kit in Phils? I used to have a house in Lapu x2 and I was always very paranoid about showing my beloved camera kit in public just incase I heard the words "Hold up ni! Ambi imong Leica oi!"
I have the same concern as you so I choose the places where I shoot carefully. I often travel abroad, where I do about 80% of my shooting. Just like in any other country, there are areas to be avoided. I hope this does not discourage people from visiting the Philippines.
That Plaubel is where its at! Forget everything else ;-)


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If you are interested in having your wedding at HUMC, we've provided some information below to get you started:
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January 15, 2014
A Time To Stitch 4
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Wow, Alenka! i'm still in awe of your weaving skills having only begun not so long ago!!! I adore both of these pieces. I can't wait to see the netted piece when it is complete. You are so talented with design!
- 15/1/14 13:55
- Tanya said...
Both of those are gorgeous. The netted piece just made my jaw drop, though. I can't wait to see it finished.
- 15/1/14 17:18
- Kepi said...
Both necklace are beautiful, the chevron necklace is going to be outstanding and a real statement piece - I will certainly come back and see the finished design. Awesome job!
- 15/1/14 18:12
- Monique (A Half-Baked Notion) said...
IMHO your blue necklace looks perfect as is, nothing wrong with a little negative space, it is actually so elegant, Alenka :) Your lovely cab on the netting will be so striking as well!
- 15/1/14 18:59
- Janet Bocciardi said...
Wow - that netted necklace is going to be a stunner! You've gotten enough done that you can really see how fabulous it's going to look. Love the bold red color, too.
- 15/1/14 19:08
- Christine Altmiller said...
Wow~You have put a lot into these pieces! Like Monique said, the negative space is very pretty, so leaving the beautiful blue piece alone would look great. I also was drawing out frames to hang some smaller gold pendants I have in my stash of heirlooms to make them a bit bolder.
The netting!!! Oh My~I love the drama in that gorgeous piece! Is the netting going to be on the one side only?! I cannot wait to see this complete!!! Thanks so much for being a part of this hop, Alenka!
- 15/1/14 19:35
- Shirley Moore said...
Both pieces are beautiful, but I am sure that the finished netting piece is going to be outstanding! I actually thought it was an asymmetrical piece at first, which was rather cool as well. Love your polymer clay cab!
- 15/1/14 20:19
- Jasvanti Patel said...
Very nice, the same happened to me I finished one of my bracelets late last night and had to take pictures in the dark.
- 15/1/14 20:22
- Maryanne said...
Your necklaces are wonderful! Wow! That netted one is fabulous and will be gorgeous to wear when it's finished. Beautiful!
- 15/1/14 20:59
- Becky Pancake said...
Hi Alenka. Both of your pieces are gorgeous. The blue necklace has wonderful texture. I think the square should be left empty.
- 15/1/14 21:03
- Therese's Treasures said...
Hi Alenka,
I love your pieces and I would leave the pendant on the first necklace just the way it is. Wow I will be back to see the end result of that already gorgeous netted necklace.
Thank you for participating in mine and Christine's ATTS challenge and I hope that you will join us for ATTS 5.
- 15/1/14 23:42
- ACBeads said...
Alenka, both necklaces are gorgeous. About the first one, leave it as it is - don't add anything. I'll come back to see the second necklace finished. Congratulations on your work. Ana
- 16/1/14 02:20
- Paula, Chief Bead Officer said...
Both of your pieces are lovely. I think your netted piece will really be something special. And love the polymer clay cab - very dramatic!
- 16/1/14 03:07
- kimmykats said...
Oh your netted piece will be so lovely....I will be back to see it....love the cabochon.
- 16/1/14 03:33
- AntiquityTravelers said...
both of these are a perfect example of your talents! I love the chenille and I simply cannot wait to see how you finish the netting! that is stunning!
- 16/1/14 03:44
- Liz E said...
I say leave the square pendant empty. It has a great presence all on its own, no need for anything inside. I can't wait to see that finished netting necklace. What a statement piece, bold yet feminine.
- 16/1/14 04:45
- Crystie Marlette said...
Alenka, WOW! I Love Love Love the necklace and can't wait to see the finished piece. Your work is beautiful.
- 16/1/14 05:27
- Alicia said...
Oh, my, Alenka - both pieces are dropping-jaw gorgeous! I would leave the square pendant just like it is, I like it that way. The netting piece is a work of art - and adding the cab to it will make it an outstanding work of art; can't wait until it's finished!
- 16/1/14 14:48
- Kokopelli said...
Wow, can't wait to see it finished! And that cab is beautiful.
- 17/1/14 22:03
- Nelly May said...
I think the simplicity of the square pendant is perfect just as it is. It shows the beautiful bead weaving perfectly.
And your netted piece - wow! - I can't wait to see that finished! it's going to be a real show-stopper!
- 19/1/14 02:19
- LoriF said...
Very nice! That necklace is going to be spectacular when done, you should show it to Marcia!
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Give your patio or deck area a warm glow with this louvered LED landscape step light from the Kichler lighting collection.More Details >
Step lights provide safety around steps or balcony areas and add a warm and welcoming glow to a space. This rectangular, louvered model from Kichler comes in a textured architectural bronze finish and features an efficient 3000K color temperature LED. Works with existing low voltage landscape lighting systems.


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U.S. Government RFP's on Machine Control Online
As a service to all of you, we have begun posting Govt. Request for Proposals (RFP's) on our web site. Some are in the multi-million dollar range (See for example this RFP – Solicitation For Construction Services ) , while others are smaller. It takes some time and effort to search the Govt. web site [...]
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