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New Year's Eve Look with MAC Peacocky
New Year's Eve Look with MAC Peacocky
Though I spent New Year's Eve at home playing with makeup (err, I mean, reviewing Peacocky!), I still felt like I needed to get a little dolled up–at the very least! It was actually the first New Year's Eve that my boyfriend and I have spent together, just him and I. I wanted something soft but still a little glitzy, and the new Mega Metal Eyeshadows were obviously the way to go–get to test them out, get my glitz!
You will need the following…
- Eyes: NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base (neutral eyeshadow base), MAC Dalliance Eyeshadow (pewter gold), MAC Sex-pectations Eyeshadow (pewter gold), (burgundy), MAC Centre Stage Eyeshadow (chocolate brown), Burberry Trench Eyeshadow,Urban Decay Perversion 24/7 Liner (black) Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara (black)
- Face: Make Up For Ever HD Foundation (140), Burberry Pressed Powder (03)
- Cheeks: MAC Sur Blush (neutral pink-brown), MAC Gana Blush (champagne beige)
- Lips: MAC Scandelicious Kissable Lipcolour (dark pink)
- Brushes: 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 222 (fluffy crease brush), 263 (angled eyeliner brush), 116 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Dalliance = Urban Decay Maui Wowie; Sex-pectations = Cranberry; Centre Stage = Bronze; Sur = Prism; Gana = Soft & Gentle; Scandelicious = Korres #54
For eyes, start by applying Smudgeproof as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. Using the 239, apply Dalliance eyeshadow all over the lid. Lightly blend Centre Stage eyeshadow into the crease and blend into the outer corner with the 222. Next, apply Sex-pectations eyeshadow into the lower crease with the 239 (horizontally), lightly blending with Centre Stage. Blend Trench eyeshadow with the crease shade and highlight the brow bone. Bring everything together by applying Perversion eyeliner on the lower lash line and pat Dalliance eyeshadow on lower lower lash line with a dampened 219 to brighten. Finish by sweeping lashes with Inimitable Intense mascara.
For cheeks, apply Sur blush on the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116, then highlight with Gana blush using the 165.
For lips, apply Scandelicious lipcolour for a complementing lip.


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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Cute DIY St. Patrick's Day Craft: Rainbow Ribbon Hair Barrette
The girls and I were brainstorming cute St. Patrick's day craft ideas
and came up with this fun little rainbow cloud barrette.
These barrettes were inspired by our DIY Valentine's Day felt heart barrettes
First we cut pieces of thin ribbon into 15" long strips and tied them to the
bottom rung/bar of a simple hair barrette.
Here you can see our be-ribboned barrette with a ruler to show you the scale.
After tying the ribbons to the bottom bar of the barrette,
the girls carefully stitched a cut out felt cloud shape to the barrette
with white embroidery floss. Then I helped them tack a second felt cloud shape
to the bottom cloud to cover up the stitches and give the cloud more visual depth.
Rainbow hair barrette in action!
Finished rainbow cloud barrette ready for St. Patty's day
or any day we need a little rainbow cheer!
Pardon the sloppy stitching, It's a small price to pay for letting
the girls help sew their own barrettes!
You have to learn somehow, and this part doesn't show when it's in your hair.
These would be adorable pins to wear on your shirt or backpack as well!
Happy St. Patty's (RAINBOW) Day!
Pink and Green Mama, MaryLea
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 21 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
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I want to learn how to make websites, but I don't know how to go about it. I did learn some HTML, and right now learning CSS from www.w3schools.com.
Can anyone tell me what I should learn next and what other things I need to learn to start making websites? Also refer to the study material if you can.


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The New Orleans Saints have officially ruled running back Darren Sproles out for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, NOLA.com reported.
Sproles suffered a broken hand two weeks ago and was held out of Monday Night Football. Some thought he could return as early as this week, but that won't happen.
The combination of Chris Ivory, Pierre Thomas and Mark Ingram had 23 rushes for 136 against the Eagles last week. That rotation will continue to fill in for Sproles.
The Saints would love to have Sproles, one of their top playmakers, against the rival Falcons. The team has to start winning now if it plans to make a playoff push. A win against the undefeated Falcons would be a stong first step.
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Progesterone is commonly manufactured from the yam family, Dioscorea. Dioscorea produces large amounts of a steroid called diosgenin, which can be converted into progesterone in the laboratory.
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The word "selfie" has been around since 2002. By internet standards, it's ancient, but that didn't stop it from earning 2013's "Word of the Year" honor from Oxford Dictionaries. They crown their #1 word based on popularity, not newness, and even "twerk" couldn't beat "selfie" in that department.
Everyone's on the selfie train—Rachel Zoe, Nick Jonas, Karlie Kloss and probably even your mom. The one-armed photo-taking's so ubiquitous that standing out in the Instagram stream is a challenge no matter how suction-y your duck face or how neon your sweatshirt.
With that in mind, we've rounded up our favorite selfie-themed pieces to set you apart from the pack. From hashtag hats to Céline-referencing t-shirts and even a foundation Pat McGrath designed specifically for selfies, these products range from the kitschy to the fashion-y, but they all have one thing in common: Each one's an excuse to post yet another selfie.
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4. Juicy Couture "Selfie" iPhone 5 Case, $35; Zappos.com.
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The Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, in a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give, and just who in this house did live?
I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stockings by the mantle, just boots filled with sand, and on the wall pictures of distant lands.
With medals and badges, awards of all kinds,
A sobering thought came to my mind.
For this house was different, so dark, and so dreary
The home of a soldier, now I could see clearly.
The solder lay sleeping, silent, alone
Curled up on the floor in this one room bedroom home
The face was so gentle, the such disorder, not how I picture a United States soldier.
Was this hers of whom I just read,
Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed?
I realized the families that I saw this night,
Owed their lives to these soldiers who were willing to fight.
Soon round the world, they would play, and grown ups would celebrate a bright Christmas Day.
They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,
Because of the soldiers, like the one laying here.
I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone on a cold Christmas eve on a land far from home
The very thought brought a tear to my eye, I dropped on my knee and started to cry.
The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice
"Santa don't cry, this life is a choice.
"I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more, my life is my God, my country, my corps."
The solder rolled over and soon drifted to sleep, I couldn't control it, I continued to weep
And kept watch for hours, so silent and still and we both shivered from the cold evening's chill.
I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark night, this guardian of honor so willing to fight.
Then the soldier rolled over with a voice soft and pure, whispered, "Carry on Santa, it's Christmas Day, all is secure.:
One look at my watch, and I knew he was right,
Merry Christmas my friend and to all a good night.
By Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt
I received this in a label package from DIsabled American Veterans for Christmas.
To donate to the DIsabled American Veterans, send to DAV, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301; or www.dav.org.
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I use JABB3 and Personal Orchestra for playing midi files and rendering to audio in Sonar. Most of the time everything works fine fine, but every now and then JABB and PO wont begin to play a file until given a nudge. If Aria works properly on a particular midi file, it always plays that file. The problem seems to be confined to certain files, though these problem files will play with other VSTi's.
I have found that if I advance the selected patch on the channel in JABB or PO, it prompts Aria to play. I then need to reselect the original patch while Aria is playing. The problem is that once stopped and restarted the patch is forgotten and Aria is silent. This also means that the patch can't be rendered to audio. This means that I have to substitute another VSTi if I want to progress with the song. This is of course most frustrating as I love the Steinway and strings of JABB and PO.
I have looked at the CC's in the midi file but can find no consistency or common cause. I have even removed all CC's but the problem persists.
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I discussed how the thread colour could affect the appearance of the beads in an earlier post and wondered if the silver beads would look better stitched with white thread. I did some stitch samples on the edge of the fabric using four different coloured threads; white, cream, pale blue and pale grey. I thought that there was a barely noticeable difference between the samples with the white and pale blue threads giving the brightest, most silvery effect. The pale grey thread gave the beads a darker, steelier appearance and the cream thread gave the beads a softer creamy look. In the end decided to stick with the cream thread that I had used throughout because it is the least noticeable against the back ground fabric.
As I started to fill the background, I was amazed at how the whole appearance of the design was altered.
All of the elements became unified.
Some of the small flowers that I had thought were strong accents, simply melted into the background.
And this is how Floral Melody looked when the entire background done!
As I said at the beginning of this series of posts, these small flowers, twigs, leaves and the back ground have taken several weeks to stitch. I certainly have not done them during the Twelve days of Christmas that these posts were sent to you! Even the posts were done in advance (mostly on Christmas Eve) and scheduled to be delivered one at a time while I was busy with Christmas celebrations and away visiting family in Amsterdam. When I returned, I was delight to see the lovely comments that had been left and thank you all for your kind words.
Floral Melody, when finished, will be a handbag with both sides beaded with the same design. Although one side is now finished, I still have some beading to do on the second side.
Speaking of the Twelve Days of Christmas, you probably know by now that Mary Corbet is running a TDoC give-away with some wonderful prizes on offer. If you did not know, do not despair, you have until January 9th, 2012, at 5:00 am Central Standard Time to visit Needle'n'Thread and leave a comment on the posts to have a chance to win.
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Courtney Yate's elimination on this week's Survivor came as no surprise, but what did come as a surprise was JT's move to give his opponent/villain Russell Hantz his immunity idol, on his suspicion of a villain all girl alliance. Some are calling this one of the dumbest moves ever on Survivor.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Courtney,29, discuses being eliminated, what she really thinks of Russell and shares her thoughts on JT's big move.
Excerpts from Courtney's interview below:
Let me start by asking, are you allergic to challenges?
I am, in fact, allergic to challenges. It's actually in my contract that I play the least amount of any Survivor.
I hate not seeing you flounder around with limbs flying everywhere, and then last night you finally partake in a crazy challenge, yet instead of seeing you we had to watch Colby and Russell have a chat.
I know! I did a fine job during that challenge. And Amanda was proud of me and you know, you can't catch a break. They always want to highlight me when I'm messing up, but when you do it good it's glossed right over!
How often do you think about how different everything could have been had Tyson just not voted himself out of the game?
You can't spend your life looking backwards, and being in this community you end up seeing these people who three years later are like, "Well, at the final 7 if this person had done this…" and you're like, "Wow, you need to move on." It didn't work out. I had an amazing time. I'm lucky to be on the jury. I'm honored to have been asked to be an all-star. I think it's insane that someone thinks of lady all-stars and thinks of me! I was more disappointed for Rob and Tyson actually than for myself, because those boys were playing really well and…well, I guess I don't feel sorry for Tyson.
I don't think we saw you and Russell have a single one-on-one conversation the entire time you were out there. Did you have any conversations about anything — like did he ever take you aside to tell you how awesome he is?
He did. Russell and I had a lot of conversations. A lot of them weren't camera worthy because they were all about how much could he get for his autograph and how much money he could get for going to different places. And I was just looking at him going, "Russell, no one cares about your autograph! I think you have a different idea of what is going to happen." Because he only had 10 days between the two seasons, so he's like, "I'm Russell Hantz! I'm king of the world! I'm big!" And we were all like, "No one cares! The instant this show is off the air no one is going to know who you are! They're going to see you in line at Burger King and go 'Didn't I used to work with you?'" Besides that we talked about Popeyes chicken and what we would eat in New York. Russell is fine. I think he figured out early on that he couldn't Russell minf— me so I was just useless to him so we're perfectly fine. I don't have any hatred towards Russell. I think he's a great player. He's the evolution of what the game is. He's redefining it around himself and everyone's delighted with it. So how can you be mad at that?
Did you know that J.T. had given Russell the idol?
I did not know. I found out after. I mean, poor kid. He did what he thought was the right thing. He didn't know. He was making a move and trying to keep his group together and I think he knew he had a big target on his back. He made a big move trying to save himself and stay ahead of the pack. I don't think he has it in him to be a more subtle player.
Interesting that you only lost four pounds while out there.
It wasn't very hard. There were coconuts everywhere. There were bananas for the most part. In China there was literally nothing to eat so we sat around staring at each other all day dreaming about food. Plus, once you've been through it you know that you can do it, so it's not this terrifying I'm-actually-going-to-wake-up-and-be-dead-tomorrow feeling…and then they're just going to film it.
Thoughts on last week's Survivor – It was somewhat shocking to see JT make his "big" move by giving Russell his immunity idol. The idea behind the move itself was pretty smart but what made it stupid was the assumption made by JT. At this point in the game, JT's an all star and has yet to see Russell's season, therefor making him unfamiliar with Russell's MO. He only knows Russell is a villain. For JT to completely just assume that there was an all girl alliance going on is what made the move dumb. In a game like Survivor, you can't just make an assumption like this and run with it. You have to look at these things from all angles. He didn't even seem to have any doubts about this move. I will say though that Russell had a big advantage going into this all star game. His season had yet to air on TV, giving him a major advantage as the other players knew nothing about his gameplay.


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WORCESTER — In a surprise move, the City Council is poised to hire a person from outside City Hall as an interim successor to outgoing City Manager Michael V. O'Brien.
Mayor Joseph M. Petty Tuesday night proposed that the council appoint former state Sen. Edward M. Augustus Jr. as acting city manager for up to nine months, effective Jan. 6.
Mr. Petty also proposed that the council's Municipal Operations Committee meet in executive session with Mr. Augustus to negotiate a short-term contract and that it report back to the entire council no later than Dec. 10.
While 10 of the 11 city councilors spoke in favor of Mr. Augustus' hiring, many in glowing terms, the mayor's motion was put on hold for one week.
Councilor-at-Large Konstantina B. Lukes exercised her privilege under the council's rules to table the matter until the next meeting.
Mrs. Lukes said she had reservations about "politicians electing another politician" to a position that is supposed to be non-political.
In addition to serving in the state Senate for two terms, Mr. Augustus has served as chief of staff for U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, and he managed Mr. McGovern's re-election campaign in 2010.
A Worcester native, Mr. Augustus served on the School Committee, worked for the Department of Education in the Clinton administration and was executive director of the Children's Defense Fund of California.
Since 2011, Mr. Augustus has directed the office of government and community relations at the College of the Holy Cross. He is credited with playing a major role in improving town-gown relations between Holy Cross and the city.
Mr. Petty said he gave a lot of thought about who would be best to succeed Mr. O'Brien on an interim basis and concluded that Mr. Augustus best fits the bill.
"He works well with every part of the community, including the nonprofits and private sector," the mayor said.
Mr. Petty said his decision to seek out someone from outside City Hall is no reflection on any of those currently working in the city administration.
He added that he was concerned about the number of people who are leaving City Hall, either retiring or taking jobs elsewhere, and that moving another person within the administration to serve as acting city manager would only compound the problem.
There had been speculation that Kathleen G. Johnson, acting assistant city manager for operations, and Timothy P. McGourthy, the city's chief development officer, would be leading candidates for the interim job.
But Ms. Johnson told city councilors this week that she was not interested in the interim appointment, while it was announced Tuesday that Mr. McGourthy is leaving City Hall to become executive director of The Research Bureau.
District 2 Councilor Philip P. Palmieri praised the mayor's "bold" decision to make an unexpected choice, comparing it to 2004 when the City Council surprised many when it appointed Mr. O'Brien, who was then the city's parks and recreation commissioner, as acting city manager to succeed Thomas R. Hoover.
Mr. Palmieri said Mr. Augustus' appointment would be "a win" for the city because of his experience and background. He said it would also enable the City Council to take its time in hiring a permanent successor to Mr. O'Brien.
"We need time to make the right decision for this community," he said. "I applaud the mayor for making an extraordinarily difficult decision."
District 5 Councilor William J. Eddy said he has known Mr. Augustus for three decades and said hiring him as acting city manager would be a step in the right direction for the city.
"I have great faith in the mayor's judgment," Mr. Eddy said.
Meanwhile, Councilor-at-Large Frederick C. Rushton said Mr. Augustus' appointment is "what is best for Worcester right now, given the facts and time constraints" facing the City Council. He even suggested that his appointment be made in the 6- to 12-month range instead of just nine months.
He acknowledged, however, that the "elephant in the room" is the fact that Mr. Augustus is an elected Democrat. None of the city's five city managers has ever held elected office before becoming the city's chief executive.
"Ed Augustus is not a politician; he's a leader," Mr. Rushton said. "His disposition is perfect for the job at hand. He is level-headed; he doesn't get too high, and he doesn't get too low. We'll be lucky, if he accepts this job, to have him."
But Mrs. Lukes raised questions about the message the City Council would be sending to potential applicants for the city manager's job when it hires a person with no management experience and who has ties to local politicians.
"Are personal and political alliances more important than working knowledge of the city government and its people?" Mrs. Lukes asked. "People are going to look at the connections involved with this and ask who is really running this city; that will be a normal reaction."
Mr. Augustus was not present at the council meeting. But in a statement issued Tuesday night, he said: "I'm very appreciative of the confidence expressed by many members of the City Council in me tonight."
He said he would withhold further comment until the process is concluded.
Mr. O'Brien announced last week that he is resigning Jan. 5 to take a job with Boston-based WinnCompanies.
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Hanging baskets add verticality to gardens
We all love the look of hanging baskets on a porch or under a trellis. You might have great luck with other container plants, but your thumb turns black when you've tried to nurture hanging baskets. They are not difficult to build or maintain if you follow just a few guidelines.
Where you put your hanging baskets makes such a difference. If you want to fill in and give height to an outdoor walkway or any skinny strip of land in your yard, you can buy a tall iron shepherd's hook at most home improvement centers. It should hold your creation well and show it off. Giving this kind of vertical interest is difficult with ground plantings.
You can add as many hanging baskets as you need to create some fun. If you repeat matching or similar hanging baskets, you create a story and make a strong statement, just as mass plantings of one plant can do for your outdoor spaces. Remember to take the hanging baskets down if we have a major windy storm on the way. Water more often than you think. Hanging baskets dry out quickly.
By adjusting the location of hanging baskets, you can keep them happy with their needs for sun and shade. A basket that needed to be under a tree in August can probably be pulled out into a different part of your yard in the fall.
One of the problems with hanging baskets is that the structure on which they are hung often prevents much of the sun that flowering hanging baskets crave. Maybe you can adjust the chain height to give your basket some morning or afternoon sun. Turning the baskets around every couple of day keeps them blooming evenly on all sides. Trailing plants are usually a good idea for your hanging basket because they hide the basket itself as they begin growing. Remember to put plants into the basket that will tolerate the conditions where the basket is hung.
Two handy gadgets are available to help you care for your hanging baskets. A swivel link instead of just a hook will make it simple to rotate your plant around without taking it down. A pulley available from www.charleysgreenhouse.com is great. No more lifting the watering can or hose high in the air to water. The plant will pull down easily with the pulley.
Since watering is the biggest chore with hanging baskets it may be a good idea to wedge a large plastic trash bag full of holes into a mid-layer of the soil in the basket. Use the best soil possible. Some of the soils have moisture crystals in them if you search local gardening centers. Leave an inch or so of space above the soil near the rim of the container for watering. Depending on the plants you use, keep the pot moist and fertilize often. The planting area may be shallow, so choose plants wisely. Enjoy!
For your calendar
The Council of Garden Clubs Holiday Fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 7, at the Beaumont Botanical Gardens, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive in Beaumont. The event begins with a 6 p.m. wine tasting in the conservatory, followed by dinner from Two Magnolias at 7. Tickets are $40 per person. Proceeds benefit the gardens. There will be door prizes, a raffle and silent auction. RVSP by Nov. 21 to bcgc@beaumontbotanical gardens.org.


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How To Play Minesweeper on a Windows Computer
Playing Windows' games such as Minesweeper allow you to clear your mind with a few minutes of fun. With Windows Minesweeper, the object is to flip over all the tiles without blowing up (hitting a mine).
1Choose Start→Games, then double-click Minesweeper.
The Minesweeper window appears, and the tiles conceal the hidden mines.
If you've never played the game before, the Select Difficulty window appears. Click your comfort level: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. The level controls the size of the tile grid and the number of hidden mines.
2Click a square on the board.
A timer starts counting the seconds of your game. If a number appears, it indicates the number of mines in the eight surrounding squares. If a square is blank, there are no mines within the eight squares surrounding it.
Minesweeper is a game of deduction. If you guess where a mine is, right-click the square to place a flag on it marking it as a mine. Right-click a square twice to place a question mark on it if you think it might contain a bomb but you're not sure.
3If you click a square and a bomb appears the game is over.
All the hidden bombs are exposed if you hit a mine. Start a new game by choosing Game→New Game. In the New Game dialog box, click Quit and Start a New Game. If you want to play a game with the same settings as the previous one, click Restart This Game.
4To close Minesweeper, click the Close button.
Click either Save or Don't Save in the Exit Game dialog box that appears.
If you want a bigger game board (more squares, more bombs, more fun), choose Game→Options and then click Custom and specify the number of squares across, down, and the number of bombs hidden within them.


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The Last Week in Belfast
By Cat Taylor
It's the last week of filming the second season of Game of Thrones in Belfast. Everyday, someone else from the cast and crew wraps for the year, and "goodbye" is probably one of the most spoken words of each day. For most people the last week is a combination of desperate tiredness and already looking forward to the possibility of Season 3.
The last scene shot of the whole series is one with Bran, Hodor, Rickon and Osha. Of course, the weather in Northern Ireland has chosen to bid us farewell in its usual schizophrenic way. When I arrive in the late afternoon, just in time for the final few shoots, we are at the top of a hill overlooking rolling green fields that could be right off of a postcard. Soon though, the sky darkens and clouds roll in on strong winds, and in minutes we are being battered by pounding, freezing rain.
The final cut is called and everyone claps and cheers. We start to hug when our first AD calls for one more shot and, giddy with the false high, we all stand back to clear the frame. This time it is a wrap and we all have a glass of champagne (or for those of us driving, just a sip). It's completely surreal – six months have passed in an instant.
The production office is becoming deserted. Desks that were stacked with files and the latest script revisions are now pushed into corners and stacked high with boxes. For those of us who will be staying on to go North of the Wall, we have a few manic days to close off things in Belfast before packing all the socks in the world and heading to Iceland.
For a super nerd like me, what happened to Jon Snow and his crew is some of the most exciting and intriguing occurrences in the series. That, and the scope for creating new yo'momma jokes is just endless. We'll be filming in three locations on the island, in some remote locations.
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In today's global, and multicultural, economy we often find users who want to work in other languages. In this article we'll show you how to get Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other Office apps to work in the language, or languages, that you want to work in.
There are three basic areas in Microsoft Office where you may want to change the language.
Editing is the language in which you type and edit your content. Primarily this controls the language that your keyboard is set up for.
Proofing tools do the spelling and grammar check. Typically you'll set this language to be the same as the editing language.
User Interface or "UI" which is all of the buttons, menus and controls in Office. This is sometimes known as the "display language".
You can set both user interface and editing language to be the same thing, or you can set them to be different things if you prefer. Maybe you want your buttons and controls to be in French but you need to type documents in German, for example.
Note: If you want to completely change Office, permanently, to a different language you'll get the best results if you first set that to be your default display language in Windows as well. For more information on doing that see this article for Windows 10 or this article for Windows 7 or 8.
In Office the language options are in the Set the Office Language Preferences dialog box. The display and help languages can be set independently. For example, you could have everything match the language of your operating system, or you could use a combination of languages for your operating system, editing, display, and Help.
Editing and Proofing
Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.
If your language already appears among the editing languages click Set as Default. Otherwise select the language from the Add additional editing languages list then click the Add button. The new language will appear in the list of editing languages.
If the Keyboard Layout shows as Enabled you're all set for editing. If it says Not enabled in the Keyboard Layout column follow these steps to enable it:
Click the Not enabled link.
In the Add Languages dialog box, click Add a language, select your language in the list, and then click Add.
Close the Add Languages dialog box. Your language should display as Enabled under Keyboard Layout in the Choose Editing Languages section.
Under Proofing, if your language shows as Installed you're ready to go. Otherwise click Not installed and Office will take you to a page where you can download the necessary Language Accessory Pack for that language. Follow the instructions on that page to download and install the pack, then come back to the Office Language Preferences dialog box to confirm that it's now installed.
Note: If you're using Office in the Microsoft Store, clicking Not installed will take you to Windows Language Settings where you can select your desired language and it will be downloaded, if necessary, automatically.
Display and Help Languages
Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.
If you've already set your Microsoft Windows display language to be the language you want Office to display in you can leave this set to Match Microsoft Windows. Otherwise select your language and click Set as Default to move that language to the top of the list. The language that is listed first is the one Office will use for its menus and buttons.
Note: If you're using Office in the Microsoft Store and you want to change your default display language go to the Region and Language settings in Windows 10. Click the language you want to set as the default, and choose Set as default.
Repeat to configure your help language if you want to.
If the language you want isn't available...
Download the proper Language Accessory Pack for the language you want to use from this page: Language Accessory Packs for Office. The Language Accessory Pack contains the display and proofing tools for most languages, but you can still choose to have your display in one language and editing in another.
Microsoft Office for Mac already contains all of the available languages, so there's nothing to download. To configure Office to use those languages follow these steps:
User Interface - The display language for Office for Mac follows the language that your operating system is set to.
You can configure this on OS X by going to the Apple menu, choosing System Preferences > Language & Region and setting the desired language to be your primary language by dragging it to the top of the Preferred languages list.
If the language you want doesn't appear just click the + sign and add it.
You'll probably have to restart your Office application in order for ths change to take effect.
Editing - To change your editing language for this file in Office for Mac go to Tools > Language, select your language, and click OK.
To make it the default for all new documents click Default.
User Interface & Editing - The display and keyboard languages for Office for Android is the same as the language that the device is set to. You can configure those by going to Settings > Language and Input.
Proofing - On Android you can change the proofing language in Word.
In Word on your Android phone, tap the Edit icon at the top of your screen, and then tap Proofing and Language under Review.
In Word on your Android tablet go to the Review tab and you can select your proofing language from the ribbon.
User Interface & Editing - The display and keyboard languages for Office for iOS are the same as the language that the device is set to. See Change the language on your iPhone or iPad for instructions.
Proofing - On iOS you can change the proofing language in Word.
In Word on your iPhone, tap the Edit icon , tap Home > Review > Proofing tools, and then tap Proofing Language.
In your document, on the Review tab, tap the Spell Check icon , and then tap Proofing Language.
User Interface & Editing - The display and keyboard languages for Office for Windows Mobile are the same as the language that Windows is set to.
Proofing - On Windows Mobile you can change the proofing language in Word.
In your document, on the Review tab, you can select the proofing language from the ribbon.
User Interface - The best way to set the display language in Office for the web is to set the language in the host where your documents live. That's usually OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, etc. When you open a document from one of those sites, Office Online will use the display language you have that service set to.
Tip: If you're using a personal Microsoft account, you can choose your preferred display language in your profile settings at https://account.microsoft.com/profile.
Change views on OneDrive (Scroll to the bottom for language settings)
Set your language in SharePoint. If you're using SharePoint, and want a language other than your system language, you'll want to be sure to select a SharePoint language.
To set the proofing tools language in your app go to the Review tab > Spelling & Grammar > Set Proofing Language. In OneNote for the web this is found on the Home tab.
Things to know
This change will only take affect from this point in the document forward.
To apply this change to any existing text in the document, press CTRL+A to select all of the existing text, then set the proofing language with the steps above.
This change only affects the current document. For subsequent documents you'll need to repeat these steps.
See Also
Check spelling and grammar in a different language
What languages are supported in Office?
Translate text into a different language
Remove languages and fonts you don't use


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Velolove Announcements - B.C.
Go Green Choices Spring Seminar: Starting a Bicycle User Group (BUG)
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Vancouver Community College Downtown Campus
250 West Pender Street, Room 206
Starting a Bicycle User Group (BUG) at your workplace can help to create a more bike-friendly workplace. BUGS are about pedaling influence - as a group you:
* have a louder voice when asking for better bike facilities
* raise the profile of cycling and 'normalise' the image of cycle-commuting
* can provide inspiration for others who want to give cycling a whirl
Join Go Green Choices for this fun and interactive seminar and learn how to get rolling on a BUG for your workplace. The session will cover:
* How to start a Bicycle User Group (BUG)
* Maintaining your BUG
* Action Plan/Timelines
* Resources
Facilitator, Angela Sealy, designed and coordinated the Go Green program at BC Housing for 9 years. She has hands-on experience in establishing a working Bicycle User Group. Additionally, Angela has over 12 years of counseling experience and for the past four years has been leading organizations through change, board of directors training/development and team building. She now operates her business, Westcoast Facilitators Group, full time and is a member of BC Association of Facilitators.
Please RSVP by calling 604-689-4467
Friday, March 26, 2004
Bikes Not Bombs Mass Ride and Roll
Join fellow bicyclists, skaters, and bladers for a leisurely and spirited roll and ride through the streets of Vancouver supporting peace. Meet rain, shine, or snow at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side between 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., and roll and ride at 6:00 p.m. Bring colorful and festive articles of peace. Decorated bicycles, trailers, costumes, signs, noisemakers, sound systems, drums, trailers, and wildly modified bicycles are all highly encouraged.
Just before the start of the ride, there will be a short tribute to Tooker Gomberg, an avid and inspirational bicycle and social activist who recently died in Halifax. For more information, visit:
www.planetfriendly.net and vancouver.indymedia.org/news/2004/03/116398.php
UBC riders meet 4-4:30 p.m. in front of the Student Union Building or at the UBC Bike Kitchen for a group ride to the Vancouver Art Gallery, phone 604-827-7333 for details.
East Van riders meet 4:00 p.m., leaving 4:30 p.m., from Grandview park on Commercial Drive for a group ride to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Granville Island Riders meet 4:30 p.m. north of the North Building of Emily Carr School, next to the picnic table. Email Rusl at email@example.com for details.
Celebrated around the world, Critical Mass is a grassroots reclamation of public space -- on the last Friday of the month -- which allows cyclists and other self-propelled people to move safely and comfortably through city streets in a car-free space. Non-polluting forms of transportation are promoted.
For more information:
firstname.lastname@example.com, 604-734-1734
Worldwide details may be found at:
criticalmassrides.info or www.critical-mass.org
Free Blinkie Batteries For Vancouver Cyclists
At the Friday, March 26, Critical Mass and on Saturday, March 27
Many cyclists are injured simply because they do not have blinking lights. Until supplies last, cyclists can get free batteries for their blinkies by dropping off their dead alkaline batteries in exchange for revived batteries.
Friday, March 26, 5:00pm-6:00pm
Critical Mass, Vancouver Art Gallery
Saturday, March 27, 4:30pm-5:30pm,
Main Street Cafe, 2616 Main at Broadway,
Info: email@example.com
Batteries revived by Battery Restore Program should pass every model of battery testers sold by Radio Shack. Please bring in, and drop off, all your dead, non-leaking, alkaline batteries!
Yo choppers and freak bike riders to be...
We can warm our toes by the welder and inhale the sweet perfume of vapourizing metal. We provide the tools and technicians. You provide a semi-complete bike and other parts you can scrounge. Bring your craziest ideas and we will make it work!
Cost (sliding scale) is $75 to $300, space is limited, pre-registration is a must.
To book a space in the April Pedal Plays Chopper Building Workshop or to receive more information email email@example.com
or phone Jim H at 604-916-2453.
Saturday & Sunday, March 27-28
The Galloping Goose (MTB) Vancouver Bicycle Club Tour
The Galloping Goose is a trip on an abandoned railway line. We will take the ferry to Swartz Bay on Saturday morning and start riding from there. The approximate distance on each day is 80 km. Day 1 is rolling but no serious hills. Day 2 is mostly flat. We will stay overnight in Sooke at the Sunny Shores. Accommodation is shared and there are cooking facilities in the cabins. There is also a good diner in Sooke.
Tour rating: Not rated
Shared accommodation in a motel. Max group size determined by group leader.
Approx $30.
Contact: Berni Koppe firstname.lastname@example.com
Deadline: Due by March 13th
More tour rides at:
Sunday, March 28
Vancouver Bicycle Club Deep Cove Ride (Medium)
The ride: From Max's we will go around Stanley Park, over the Lions Gate then below Marine Drive, Mt Seymour Parkway to Deep Cove. Return will be Dollarton Hwy, Iron Worker's Memorial bridge and Adanac bike route. Deep Cove has nice spots for picnicking (my preference), or go to one of the restaurants there.
Meet: At Max's Deli, 15th and Oak at 10:00 am.
Distance: Approximately 50 km.
Contact: Victor B email@example.com
Monday, March 29 until Friday, April 2
Art Show!! At the NEW Bike Hub at UBC
To submit your piece(s), email to firstname.lastname@example.com with a description of your piece. We can also work out when and where you can drop your work off, if not during set up. Set up will be on Sunday, March 28 at 12:00-4:00 pm. Pieces can be dropped off and set up during this time. We look o-so-forward to seeing some 'fine' art!
See www.bikekitchen.ca for the general geographical location
For questions and more information:
The UBC AMS Bike Co-op - www.bikecoop.ca
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) Vancouver Committee Meeting
If you ride your bike in Vancouver, come to our monthly meet and work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities in Vancouver. Your active participation can make a real difference. Lend your voice and your support and get involved. New participants are always welcome.
If you wish to have an item added to the agenda, please send it to Jack Becker email@example.com
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver Public Library Firehall Branch, 1455 West 10th Ave
(just east of Granville Street)
For more information contact www.vacc.bc.ca/vancouver
Wednesday, March 31
Vancouver Rapid Transit (RAV) Virtual Open House
Recently the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) made a submission to the RAVCO Board calling for a cycling friendly RAV line with bike feeder networks to the stations, cycling friendly and efficient bicycle flow into and through the stations, a car per train designed to accommodate bicycles, unrestricted access to the trains including time of day and number of bicycles per train, and a bike path on the new Fraser River crossing.
Please get your support in for a cycling friendly line and support the VACC submissions by attending one of the open houses and letting your voice be heard. This open house is at:
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, in downtown Vancouver
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
For more information, phone 604-484-7287 (RAVP) email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.ravprapidtransit.com/en/public_open_house.php
Sunday, April 4, 2004
Pacific Populaire Bike Ride
The Pacific Populaire Bike Ride is Greater Vancouver's first major public ride of the cycling season. The ride is sponsored by the B.C. Randonneurs. The focus of the event is to encourage participation by all cyclists.
For some, the ride is a challenge to turn in a fast time, a personal best, or to complete more distance than last year. Others will be out for a relaxed spring ride, fresh air and exercise.
Choose a distance -- 25, 50, or 100 km. Route sheets will be provided. Food and drink is provided at the control stops and riders are awarded a finishers pin.
Registration between 7:30 and 8:55 am, rides start at 9:00 am Riley Park Community Centre, Ontario Street at 30th Avenue. Registration is $25.00 ($18.00 if you pre-register by March 29). Spring Forward Reminder -- this is the time change weekend!
For routes, entry forms, and more information:
Sunday, April 4, 2004 (04/04/04)
Calling all chopper bikes with riders in costumes and fools...
The 24th Annual Fool's Day Parade -- a spring fertility ritual and annual Vancouver tradition -- begins rain or shine at High Noon at the Aquatic Centre (1050 Beach Avenue in Vancouver) under the Big Tree. The King or Queen of Fools will be crowned and then the West End Seawall will be paraded with The Carnival Band. This Year's Theme is "Fool Of The Year". Come as Your Favorite Fool.
The renowned spectacle, featuring floats, stiltwalkers, Human Beings In Silly Costumes, and major hoopla, spotlights participants costumed as the nominated Fools of the Year. Among this year's nominees are Conrad Black, George W. Bush, Gordon Campbell, Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, and, sadly, Todd Bertuzzi. The Parade is the highlight of Vancouver's annual "Foolishness Week", proclaimed by Mayor Larry Campbell for April 1 to 8.
For more information:
Godfrey Daniels, Commissioner of Fools
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 9-11
Easter on the Sunshine Coast Vancouver Bicycle Club Tour (Road/MTB)
The Sunshine Coast is well known for its beauty and favourable climate. Its been a preferred cycling destination for many years. A 2 night Easter weekend at The Upper Deck Hostel in Sechelt. Lots of multi-activities can be done in Sechelt, which includes hiking, kayaking, diving, walking and mountain biking.
Book early as this will be a very popular tour and will fill up quickly. This is a multi-pace tour with multiple leaders. Distance starting from Max's Deli at 15th and Oak is 90km. Distance starting from Horseshoe Bay terminal is 60km.
Tour rating: Medium (which is equivalent to medium road ride)
Accommodations & costs: The Upper Deck Hostel, $40 for dorm style rooms or $125 per couple in a private room and can accommodate up to 20 guests. Please confirm with Andrea Corona.
Contact: Andrea Corona email@example.com
More tour rides at: www.vbc.bc.ca/vbctours.shtml
Saturday, June 12, 2004
World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR)
For more information: www.worldnakedride.org
Bike Month, June 2004
Planning is well underway for Bike Month 2004. Any ideas for this year and comments on last year's Bike Month would be greatly appreciated. Please let us know if you are planning bicycle related activities in June that you would like included on the Bike Month event listings.
For more information, and to send comments and Bike Month events:
Richard Campbell firstname.lastname@example.com
phone: 604-669-2860
Listen to Pedal Revolutionary Bike Radio!
Every other Thursday, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., on CiTR 101.9 FM
News about bike civic politics, chopper bikes, legal issues, bike maintenance, culture, fun and of course Critical Mass. Your Hosts: Chain Breaker Jane, DJ Helmut Hair, and Riff Sailor.
For more information: email@example.com, www.monkeywrenchcafe.org/cm/radio
Listen live over the Internet: www.ams.ubc.ca/citr/live.htm
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I don't think we have anyone on IR yet. Props to the strength and conditioning coach, whoever that is (Chris Carlise? Off top of my head I swear).
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Twenty years ago, Ross Dennis plopped his daughter in front of the TV.
"I was three and my dad really loved wrestling,'" recalled Londoner Laura Dennis, who grew up in Toronto.
"He pointed at the screen and said, 'Look. Wrestling. Sit down and watch. There's Hulk Hogan.' "It became our thing."
And from that moment, it has turned into something much more.
Ross died when Laura was 12.
On her 18th birthday, she signed on with the Squared Circle Training centre to learn the inside-the-ropes secrets from Canadian wrestling Hall of Famer Rob (El Fuego) Etcheverria.
Right off the bat, he dubbed Dennis "Cherry Bomb." That's the name she still uses in the ring today.
"At first, I didn't know what to do with the character," she said. "I struggled with the identity for a bit. I tried the ditzy blonde routine. But I'm a punk rocker at heart. I've had pink in my hair for so long, I can't remember. I had a mohawk when I was 15.
"I like to say this is me with the volume turned way up."
And she is starting to make more than just sound waves.
Dennis doesn't know what's in store for World Wrestling Entertainment's Monday Night Raw show May 17 at the Air Canada Centre. But she was contacted by WWE's talent relations and instructed to show up.
"All they told me was be there and bring my ring gear," she said. "That's all I know. I don't have any expectations."
It could be a simple meet-and-greet with some big names. It could be match involvement before the TV taping begins.
But it could also eventually lead to Dennis performing under contract on the big stage -- those televised events she and her dad used to watch.
"That's what I've been working toward," she said.
"When I was growing up, I didn't really see women's wrestling," Dennis said. "I didn't see anyone like (WWE diva) Trish Stratus out there. I wanted to be a manager. I remembered Elizabeth (Randy 'Macho Man' Savage's valet) and Sunny. I wrote to the (then-WWF) when I was eight years old asking them if I could be a manager."
There is, perhaps surprisingly, a lot of women's pro wresting out there these days. Cherry Bomb has been a fixture on the minor pro circuit for the last five years.
She's a performer in the G.L.O.R.Y. women's wrestling league. She was listed among the top 50 female performers by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. On YouTube, there's even a video of her working in a leather strap match.
"That strap hurt," she said with a laugh.
She's worked all of the Ontario circuit and dipped into the United States, too. Her first match was May 2005 in Oshawa.
"I started to tear up," she said. "I was just so happy. You put in all the training and hard work. Wrestling has this separate world to it -- it's everywhere. I've worked in front of 1,200 people but I don't care if there's five or 500 people in the building, I'm going all-in.
"I wrestle on the weekends now but I'd love to be able to do it for a living. I'm a makeup artist and what's better than getting to be an athlete and doing your own makeup before a show?"
Of course, she's had her scary moments, too.
In 2007, she injured her neck while on the receiving end of a risky power move known as the "burning hammer."
"I couldn't feel my fingers and toes," said the five-foot-five, 118-pound Dennis. "I was hysterical at first because I didn't know if I would be able to wrestle again. They had to take me out by ambulance.
"It was embarrassing."
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This is something I am not just seeing here. I am seeing it everywhere stories like this one come out.
Nobody is really defending this stuff. Almost all of us see the Security State as something either out of control or headed that way.
I wonder if anyone in Washington D.C. is listening?
I mean, besides the NSA?
Also... Bell, Edison, Ford, and other American Inventors were protected by IP laws 100 years or more later after Hamilton.
Thier's law
Bitcoin is very different than traditional fiat currency in that you can use it to buy products *without* banks and credit card companies getting a cut.
That's 16 percent of the world economy, and growing.
But Obama came after Bush. No telling what Bush would have done given the precedents set by Obama.
This is the real story. That both parties are diminishing our freedom and rights with each administration.
~36 signatures prior to the Techdirt article
A few hours pass
300 signatures!
Really appreciate your efforts Mike! Have a happy new year and the best to you and yours.
News Flash: Rupert Murdoch shocks everyone by supporting SOPA in solidarity with the 99 percent!
And "you real problem" is grammar.
Exactly what "existing law" are you talking about when the topic is SOPA and PROTECT IP, neither of which are law yet?
And what problems with "rules of civil procedure" have the opponents of SOPA and PROTECT IP demonstrated as they attempt to use the proscribed process dictated by our form of government (petitioning their representatives) to oppose these proposed bills?
You seriously just don't make any sense, and not just because of your grammatical typo.
"SOPA will not devaste the lawful online music business. It will however completely fuck up the day of pirate sites and those who make their livings predicated on violating copyright."
Pretty funny. You do know that the most famous video claiming you wouldn't steal a car, so you shouldn't download and steal a song... That was set to music, a song stolen from the artist?
Obviously the lesson here is that nobody should make "their livings predicated on violating copyright" unless you are a big media company.
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I am not sure you are right.
Their argument is also weak in the face of existing caselaw, which says that some protected speech may be harmed when unprotected speech is shut down. Their basic concept is trying to claim that no enough of the stuff was in violation to merit a shutdown, but that in itself admits that much of what was on the site was intended to violate copyright law - and the site owners knew it.
Why would they believe that their content violated laws when they had already won a number of lawsuits? How is this weak when they are just saying they never had a hearing on the matter? (This is the main point of their argument, as I read it)
Yeah, I blew it there.
I wish I could edit ...
Myth busting is really the opposite of Theory busting. In the first, you just need some way to demonstrate it can happen. Theory busting only requires one to show there exists at least one way to break it.
Good catch.
They have a very hard time disproving myths because (as you point out) reconstructing a myth is hard. There might always be some other factor that made it work.
On the other hand, when they prove myths, they are pretty much proven. I especially enjoyed the one where they tried to figure out just how much force was required to "knock your socks off". Especially since in the end, they were able to do it, sort of.
And in fact, Science is the same way. We have a darn hard time truly proving anything. But all it takes is one test that doesn't fit to prove an idea wrong.
This is entertainment of the best sort, and if you are going to do reality shows, this is at least reality within the bounds of what a handful of hacks can make of it.
Don't get frustrated. Enjoy it for what it is, a few hacks trying to do tests that are often beyond what a few hacks can really do.
Seriously, I expected to find some pro-SOPA spin in the comments.
Where are our friends?
Also, thanks to those who spoke out. Via the American Censorship Day effort, we've seen reports of over 23,000 emails per hour being sent to Congress, and other reports claiming nearly four phone calls per second going into Congress.
Wow! Do you have a reference I can pass along for this?
Piracy doesn't hurt independent artists and workers most, best I can tell. Do you have a source, or is just saying it enough?
Copyright is now 70 years after the death of the artist. Since most don't live that much beyond 70, and do most of the work of their careers past their 20's, it is pretty safe to say most of the time covered belongs to someone else, not the artist. Since corporations have traditionally owned the copyrights to works as part of their contracts, I just can't seem to make an argument that this is about independent artists and workers as the ones hurt by piracy.
On the other hand, perfectly legal sites have been taken down and targeted without hearings or review by ICE, why would we believe they wouldn't under SOPA?
So the harm I think is the other way around, SOPA will hurt independent artists, workers, and small businesses most. These groups are hardly harmed at all by piracy today, by all sorts of studies on the topic.
Where can I read Mr Berman's letter?
Of COURSE he is paid in stock. He holds the stock for a year and then pays 15 percent capital gains rather than 35 percent income tax.
Just to be honest
I have an idea for Google for November 16th:
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Peaceful isn't the right word, obviously. Quiet isn't exactly correct either. Cathartic may be closest. That's what it feels like to see a fully automatic assault rifle be fired in super slow motion. The bullets come one after the other in a relentless barrage but there's a certain amount of detachment to its power and danger. It's like being hypnotized in trying to figure out how the machine works as opposed to being in fear of its power.
The Slow Mo Guys shot themselves in slow motion shooting a M4 Carbine. The gun can shoot 30 rounds in just over 2 seconds so what you're seeing is a very, very slowed down view.


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Borbon comes off bench to give Cubs win in extras
CHICAGO -- The Cubs played their own version of overtime on Thursday, as pinch-hitter Julio Borbon hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 14th to give Chicago a 6-5 victory over the Reds and avoid a four-game sweep.
Maybe the Cubs were inspired by the Blackhawks, who beat the Bruins in triple overtime Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Cubs snapped the Reds' Wrigley Field winning streak at 12, the longest by an opponent in franchise history.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- The Cubs played their own version of overtime on Thursday, as pinch-hitter Julio Borbon hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 14th to give Chicago a 6-5 victory over the Reds and avoid a four-game sweep.
Maybe the Cubs were inspired by the Blackhawks, who beat the Bruins in triple overtime Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Cubs snapped the Reds' Wrigley Field winning streak at 12, the longest by an opponent in franchise history.View Full Game Coverage
"I feel a lot better now that we broke that streak," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "If we have to play extra innings to beat them, we'll play extra innings."
With the game tied at 5, Starlin Castro singled to center against Jonathan Broxton. Anthony Rizzo struck out, but Castro stole second on the play and moved to third when Alfonso Soriano grounded out. The Reds intentionally walked Nate Schierholtz, who hit two triples in the game, to face Borbon, who lined a 1-0 pitch to left.
"I was looking for a pitch to drive," Borbon said. "I was looking for that pitch middle-away to be able to stay on it, and I got it, and I was ready for it."
The game-winning hit came five hours and seven minutes after first pitch. Borbon kept loose on the chilly day by stretching in the weight room, but he didn't take any swings off the clubhouse batting tee.
"It's my first walk-off," Borbon said. "It was definitely worth the wait."
Sveum thought the game might be over in the ninth when Castro smacked a ball off the outfield wall in left and ended up with a double.
"He crushed that ball," Sveum said. "That was a a shame -- we would've been in New York by now."
The six runs were unusual for the Cubs, who averaged 2.4 runs per game in their eight prior games entering Thursday. This was Castro's first game back in the No. 2 spot after being dropped in the order for eight games. He went 3-for-7 with two runs.
"After today, I might put him somewhere else," Sveum said.
Chicago pitchers struck out a season-high 19 batters, and the relievers shut down the Reds for eight innings.
"They were efficient," Sveum said of his bullpen. "Everybody did a great job today against a nice lineup."
"It was a good team effort," said Blake Parker, who struck out three in two innings of relief. "For me to go in a tight situation, and it's the first game I've been in that's a close game, it felt good. It felt like I was right where I wanted to be."
With one out in the first against Reds starter Mat Latos, Castro singled, stole second and reached third on a ball four wild pitch to Rizzo. Castro scored on Soriano's single that dropped between three Reds players in shallow center. It's the first time the Cubs have scored in the first inning since June 4.
It wouldn't be the first time the wind created havoc.
"Sometimes that wind can do some things," Sveum said. "We've been a victim of it, and the pitchers have been a victim of some earned runs because of the wind bringing the ball back. ... It's something you don't deal with in any other ballpark. That's the weird thing about here."
The Reds answered in the second against Jeff Samardzija, taking a 2-1 lead on RBI singles from Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo, two of five singles in the inning. Samardzija gave up a season-high 10 hits, and also struck out six to take over the National League lead with 104 strikeouts, two more than the Mets' Matt Harvey.
"[Samardzija] was getting beat by missing fastballs up," Sveum said. "He went a little bit softer, and got out of some stuff, and got out of a big jam [in the second]. You come out throwing a lot of fastballs -- this is a good fastball hitting team."
Schierholtz tripled to lead off the fourth and scored on Welington Castillo's single to tie the game at 2. The Reds responded in the fifth when Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips each hit RBI singles to go ahead 4-2. Was that enough?
"I was thinking we didn't have enough [runs], because I've seen a bunch of weird stuff happen in this ballpark," Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
David DeJesus hit a line drive homer in the fifth to close the lead to 4-3. The Reds had runners at first and third with one out in the sixth when Votto hit a ball to center that DeJesus muffed. Soriano retrieved it, and threw out the runner at second, but a run scored to give the Reds a 5-3 lead.
"You want to limit the damage, especially with the middle part of that lineup," Samardzija said. "I'm more upset with the leadoff singles and leadoff walk. Those walks come back to haunt you, and I think a couple of them scored today. You want to get that first hitter out, and that's what they did a good job of today was to get me in the stretch early and make me stay there."
Schierholtz tripled again with one out in the sixth, his first career two triple game, and scored on Luis Valbuena's groundout to make it 5-4.
The eighth started badly for the Cubs, as Soriano was thrown out at second trying to stretch his leadoff single. Schierholtz walked and Valbuena singled, and, one out later, Darwin Barney singled to tie the game at 5.
In hockey, three players are honored post-game as the "stars." Samardzija picked the 'pen -- Carlos Villanueva, James Russell, Kevin Gregg, Carlos Marmol, Parker and rookie Hector Rondon, who earned his first Major League win after striking out four in two scoreless innings.
"To be in here and watch those guys pitch eight innings of scoreless baseball was outstanding," Samardzija said. "We've got a lot of confidence in those guys, and a lot of times it takes games like this and a little rhythm to get going and do what they have to do. They definitely get the nod for MVP of the game, for sure."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.


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Cliff dive doesn't appeal to W.H.
It's the rallying cry for liberal Democrats in Congress: going off the fiscal cliff is a better option than reluctantly accepting a deal that goes too lightly on revenues or too hard on entitlements.
That message doesn't seem to be getting through on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, where President Barack Obama and other administration officials speak of the economic pitfalls of allowing more than $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts to take effect next year.
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The study is part of the administration's strategy to build pressure on congressional Republicans to agree to significant tax increases as part of a deficit reduction plan.
But it's also a reminder to Democrats of the economic risks of holding out until next year to get a more favorable fiscal deal.
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Unless Congress acts by Dec. 31, more than $500 billion of tax increases and spending cuts are slated to take effect next year. The Bush-era tax rates would expire for everyone, the current estate tax structure would lapse, the alternative minimum tax would hit millions more taxpayers and jobless benefits and Medicare payments to physicians would sunset.
Even before releasing Monday's report, the administration had been downplaying the idea that going off the cliff would be a win for Democrats. In a press conference earlier this month, Obama said failure to get a deal would provide Americans with a "rude shock" that could trigger another recession.
"It would be a bad thing," he said. "It's not necessary."
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who will take center stage in fiscal cliff negotiations with Congress, has thrown cold water on the idea peddled by many liberals that the administration could delay the impact of the fiscal cliff a few weeks by not altering tax withholding tables.
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Last week began without a farm bill, a legislative lapse of shameful proportions. Since 1949, the bill has always been renewed, but not this year. Even so, most of the 2012 crop is still covered by loans, insurance programs and commodity supports until the end of the year — with one important exception.
That exception is dairy farmers. When the farm bill expired, so did the Milk Income Loss Contract Program, which pays dairy farmers when milk prices, which are always volatile, fall below a set level. The payment is also adjusted to the price of feed, which has been high, thanks to record corn prices, and will be much higher after this year's nationwide drought.
The program was designed to help small dairy operations, the kind that are prevalent in the Northeast. Typically, in New York, the program can provide a farmer with as much as 10 percent of his income. For all too many farmers — caught between diminishing demand for milk, historically low milk prices and historically high grain prices — that is the difference between bare survival and certain insolvency.
We are not fans of price supports, including dairy subsidies, but there is a special argument to be made in the case of small-scale dairy farming in the Northeast. Nearly 2.5 million acres in New York are directly tied to dairy farming. Working farms keep the land open and productive and hold development at bay.
When Congress returns, it needs to make sure that program payments are restored, even before it goes back to work on the farm bill. The Senate has passed its version of the bill, but the House has not. Some House members seem to think they have all the time in the world. Dairy farmers know better. Without the milk program, help, for many of them, will come too late.Continue reading the main story


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