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The above photo of Ben staring at Leslie's non-wrinkled, non-hideous face: not a GIF. What follows after the jump: GIFs. Though they've been around since 1987, when CompuServe blah blah blah, GIFs have only really exploded in popularity over the last few years, thanks mostly to websites like Tumblr. They're like pictures, but NOT. They're like videos, but NOT. They're hypnotic and funny, and can even sum up a whole half-season's worth of story lines in two movable images (see: "Walking Dead" ones included.)
So, every Monday from now until THE FUTURE, we'll be posting our favorite TV GIFs o' the Week (the "o'" implies coolness!), from shows airing between the previous Sunday to Saturday. (In other words, for this week, it'd be any show ranging from "The Walking Dead" midseason finale to the Steve Buscemi "SNL" episode.) And we need your help! The three of us watch a ton of TV, but there are certain shows that slip through our proverbial cracks – so, if you find any O' the Week-worthy GIFs for shows that aren't, say, on Thursday nights, please send them to email@example.com. I'll reply back with a "Simpsons" reference or picture of my guinea pigs (not a euphemism – they're named Butters and Gob) or even a jovial "thank you!"
The initial entry follows, and even though Dustin already covered "Community" and many shows aired repeats, we've got Regis and Butt-head, di*k twirling, and Ruxin dancing. Yes.
My favorite "Simpsons" episode since 2008's "That '90s Show." Neil Gaiman makes everything better.
Consider this my weekly reminder to watch "American Dad!" (Via)
Spoiler? Eh, who cares. (Via)
I know this is from "Real Housewives of Atlanta," but I don't know if this scene actually aired last week. I grabbed it from Reality TV GIFs, and they're usually on-the-ball(s) when it comes to updating, so I'm just going to assume it did, look at it some more, and then rinse my eyes out with a mixture of cat pee and acid. (Via)
Regis also loves …And Justice for All. (Via)
Nick Kroll pretty much ruled the week – not only did he dance on "The League," he also had two very memorable appearances on "Conan" and "Community." He owned the right to wear that #01 jersey.
Chung CHUNG. (Via)
I've never been a huge Maya Rudolph fan, but her Whitney Houston impressions are always entertaining, because Rudolph's very gifted at spewing fast-talking nonsense. Her character on "Up All Night" has FINALLY toned down, too.
Obviously. (Via)


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Courtney Love faces a number of problems. Firstly, she's not feeling well. Secondly, her biological family wants to see her perform live. That's not happening, she says. And lastly, she's in Seattle right now, and who knows what kind of can of worms that can open. But at the same time and at this point in her career, Love understands how necessary it is to ward off all possible distractions ahead of a show.
Fortunately for us, the mercurial singer harbors no grudges towards Anaheim, where she'll be playing this Saturday night. This is proving to be a fruitful period for Love. She has her first batch of new music coming out at the end of the year along with her long awaited autobiography.
After a few minutes of venting about her family and feeling much better, Love is in great spirits and we finally get down to business.
OC Weekly (Daniel Kohn): So, what's going on?
Courtney Love: I have a book and music coming out around Christmas. We're going to tour again. I have two film scripts that got sent to me for the first time in about 10 years. I got offered two parts in two reasonably good features, like high-end. That came out of the blue, which was amazing. I was going to do this TV thing but I kiboshed it. In terms of reality TV it wasn't gross, I'm not saying what it was, but it was wrong and I can't do it.
Getting asked to do those two feature roles must have been nice.
They've both come within the last month, which is insane.
Are you excited to get back on-screen?
One of them I fell on the floor screaming and crying. It was a miracle. I don't know what happened.
Why did you decide to put the book out this year as opposed to any other year before? Why was the timing right?
I've been saying that I've been going to put it out for three years and now Harper Collins is being really bitchy and it's time to put it out. Also, it's a really good time for books right now and when it comes out, I can put the music out with it. It's so much more of a guarantee that the music will get marketed and heard.
What do topics do you touch on in the book?
Well there's a life map that my editor printed out. It's always good if you're a well known person to start from when you were well known and work back. That way the childhood chapters aren't super, super long. When you read a book like that you want to get to the good stuff. The thing is my childhood is so crazy that it is kind of the big stuff. Basically, there's a lot of high end stuff in there and low end stuff in there. There's everything from horrible environments that teenagers shouldn't be in San Francisco in the '80s to going out with a duke and an earl. It's everything.
Was it hard reliving some of those memories?
It was when I was doing it by myself, but I got a co-writer and it made it a lot easier.
Is this your first time playing Anaheim?
No, I've played there once. I also played there with Camp Freddy (the cover band featuring several rock luminaries) there once and I went to rehab in Laguna.
If you're going to rehab, you might as well be in Laguna, right?
Right! And it worked too. You know, art therapy.
Speaking of which, you were recently in the news for something you said to Amanda Bynes on Twitter. Being that you offered her advice and she's gotten into trouble again, do you feel any impetus to reach out to her again?
No. There's something there that's beyond my capacity. Originally it was a tweet that was like "chill out dude." I thought she was being a mess but I think there's something that's a little bit deeper than I can deal with on a social network without trying to be cold. I now know that her parents are very normal and she's got plenty of money and owns a lot of property and she's fine. They can sort her out and I'm not getting pulled into it. I thought it was a drug problem. If it's a drug problem I can help. If it's something a little bit deeper than that, I'm not qualified to do that.
What can we expect from your set?
You can look forward to seeing rocking and I've taken to wearing leather pants. If you're a good audience, I'll play a really long time!
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Here's your chance to communicate with one of the General Hospital's most favorite performers of all-time, when Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) takes to Twitter today as part of GH's continued 50th anniversary live Twitter sessions!
Fans will be able to submit questions (#askgh) and receive real-time responses from Finola @finolahughes who will be up on Twitter during the East Coast broadcast of the show this afternoon from 2-3PMEST/11am-noonPST!
In story on today's episode of General Hospital; Duke and Mac discuss their respective relationship woes, while Anna and Felicia do the same. Felicia confides in Anna that she's been thinking about Frisco, and has dug out their old wedding photo. Anna confesses that she too has taken that same trip down memory lane. They each believe they should move on, but their past loves seem to have a powerful hold on these ladies. Has Duke blown his last chance with Anna, or will he find reason to hope?
So GHers, do you hope Anna and Duke come together just in time for the Nurses' Ball and General Hospital's big celebration? What burning questions do you want to ask Finola Hughes today? Let us know!


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Hillary Clinton Ignores Far Left – Will They Vote For Her Anyway?
– By Warner Todd Huston
In a speech before a Princeton audience of about 800 on January 18th , Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New York, had a few words of scorn for the Bush administration's handling of the Iran nuke situation.
"I believe that we lost critical time in dealing with Iran, because the White House chose to downplay the threats, and to outsource the negotiations. I don't believe you face threats like Iran or North Korea by outsourcing it to others, and standing on the sidelines. We cannot, and should not, must not, permit Iran to build or acquire nuclear weapons. In order to prevent that from occurring, we must have more support, vigorously and publicly expressed, by China and Russia, and we must move as quickly as feasible for sanctions in the United Nations."
This is so filled with non-sequiturs and reversals of logic that it boggles the mind. It smacks of tirangulation as opposed to a clarification of her position as she tries to come at the problem from every angle to appear as if she can please all her potential constituents at once………………
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Part II: The Gun Ban is Announced
Last night I spoke of how to resist encroaching gun control laws and regulation. However, I admitted that we are fighting a rigged game and that I fully expect to see a gun ban in the near future. As this ban goes into effect, you can expect to see it follow a set pattern. However, unlike other countries around the world to include Australia, Canada, and the U.K., the US will not follow the script, which I will discuss in "Part III: Resistance." In short, gun confiscation means major chaos is in the future for the US. Unfortunately, I don't think this is avoidable at this point so it is best to spend your time preparing. Here is how you can expect it to play out.
The march toward total gun confiscation in the US has been a gradual one. It hasn't been an easy fight and has been resisted the entire way by sensible Americans. In fact, recently, the pro-gun lobby has won numerous major successes in court. Nonetheless, today we are still standing on the edge of the gun ban cliff and looking into the abyss as a free nation. Taking stock of the situation, we must recognize some hard facts working in favor of the elitist cabal dedicated to your total disarmament. The ballot boxes have been stacked by illegitimate voters, the system to include judges and educators is now filled with Leftist operatives, the latest generation to come of age has been brainwashed to view all guns as evil, our population has lost its morality, and we no longer collectively view an armed populace as a necessary element of a free state. As bad, the majority of our population is constantly is some state of drug induced mental paralysis whether by illegal drugs such as heroin and marijuana or legal drugs such as alcohol and anti-depressants. This mass sedation makes the population far easier to manipulate, control, and ultimately convince to willingly enter oppression and slavery. We are so close to a gun ban that if only a handful of seats change hands in the House and Senate an avalanche of new gun control legislation to include the UN's Gun Ban Treaty will move forward. Further, it is probable that even with a Republican controlled Congress they will still sell out their constituents and side with elitist interests by embracing gun control. To illustrate this point, remember Mitt Romney had a far worse record of gun control than even Bill Clinton. As such, don't be surprised when another major "mass shooting" event is staged and used to justify the final push to ban firearms in the US irrespective of who "controls" Congress and sits in the White House.
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USC Knocks Off No. 3 Santa Clara In NCAA First Round
Nov. 10, 2006
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- The USC women's soccer team was far from intimidated by No. 3-ranked and top-seeded Santa Clara when they took on the Broncos in the first round of NCAA action on Friday. With the Trojan defensive lines turning away each and every Santa Clara attack, the USC's patience and possession game won out in the end when sophomore forward Amy Rodriguez slotted a nearpost score in the 87th minute to get the Trojans on top 1-0 and secure USC's third consecutive win over the Broncos. The victory lifts USC to 11-4-5 overall and puts the Women of Troy in their second straight NCAA Second Round match. The Trojans will face either Stanford or Nevada at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 12) at Santa Clara's Buck Shaw Stadium.
'We knew how diffiicult it would be out here today,' USC head coach Jim Millinder said. 'We dodged a couple bullets from them, and they dodged a few from us. We knew it would take at least a full 90 minutes out here.'
In a game of noticeable momentum shifts, the Trojans came out strong and controlled the early goings of the game, but Santa Clara pushed back as well. In a tightly fought first half, the Women of Troy came out ahead in the shot count, edging the Broncos 4-3. Both defenses were stubborn, pulling opposing strikers offisides four times each in the half, while also turning away a number of attacks. USC goalkeeper Veronica Simonton was aggressive, coming out to squelch several dangerous Santa Clara crosses and gathering in a loose ball in the 42nd minute.
Simonton and her defense was put to the test several more times in the second half, when the Broncos seemed to turn up the pressure and generated seven more shots. One of those was as dangerous as it gets. In the 56th minute, USC defender Janessa Currier was carded for a foul in the box. Santa Clara's Marian Dalmy lined up for the ensuing penalty kick against Simonton. Her shot was directed toward the top left corner, but the ball slammed off the crossbar, denying the Broncos a go-ahead score in the second half.
Santa Clara's next best opportunity came on a corner kick in the 68th minute when Jordan Angeli delivered a solid header that Simonton made the save on. The Trojans were unphased by that close call, however, and countered right back. As the pressure mounted on both teams, USC continued to charge forward. As the threat of overtime drew closer, USC stepped up. Senior defender Jocelyn Hein got deep in Bronco territory on the right side and served a ball into the box in the 87th minute of play. Her centering pass was headed by a Santa Clara defender and stolen quickly back by Rodriguez, who saw a shining opportunity and delivered with a nearpost score for a late 1-0 USC lead. Santa Clara tried for the equalizer when Angeli took a strong shot off a flip throw-in, but another athletic diving save form Simonton silenced the Broncos.
'I'm very proud of us all,' Simonton said. 'We knew what we were up against and we fought through it. We didn't want it to end tonight for our seniors, and we stayed focused through 90 minutes.'
USC put forth a total team effort on the field on Friday night. In doing so, the Trojans secured back-to-back trips to the NCAA Second Round, as well as their 14th shutout of the season. The upset was also USC's first win over a ranked team this season. Rodriguez's goal was her fourth of the season and sixth career game-winning goal to rank her No. 7 all-time in USC's history books. She also now ranks No. 10 in career goals with 13. Simonton now holds 25 career shutouts, including 11 this season to tie her mark from last year.
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The Hague Tribunal, ICTY, has passed non-guilty verdict in the retrial of former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and two more ex Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, commanders.
Haradinaj, former Prime Minister of Kosovo, and his two co-defendants, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, are acquitted of all charges of committing war crimes during the Kosovo conflict of the late 1990s.
|Around 100 people gathered in the rain to watch the verdict live on the big screen.
The government of Kosovo welcomed the acquittals. In a press release, Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci described the verdict as just.
"This verdict is the most powerful proof that the Kosovo Liberation Army fought a just war for freedom and did not carry out the crimes for which it has been unfairly accused. This has been proven by the Hague Tribunal today and it will be proven again in the case of Fatmir Limaj and his comrades," the press release reads.
Kosovo's President Atifete Jahjaga said she is happy that "Mr Haradinaj is returning to his family and to Kosovo to continue contributing, consolidating and further strengthening the democratic processes that our country is going through."
"The ICTY's decision…is a proof that our war was just and that those who led our freedom fight are not guilty of the crimes they were accused of," she added.
|Haradinaj Will Return to Kosovo Tonight
Haradinaj's lawyer, Ben Emmerson, gave a statement saying that Haradinaj will be returning to Kosovo tonight.
"With the consent of the people, he will soon be resuming his rightful position as the political leader of the country, leading a government that represents all the citizens of Kosova."
Emmerson also demanded an apology from the former ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte.
"She must apologise today for her own, entirely personal, responsibility for the decision to issue this indictment without any reliable evidence to justify her decision."
"She must have known that her decision to indict Ramush served the political interests of the extreme nationalists in Serbia, by depriving Kosovo of its most effective political leader during this crucial period of transition to independence."
The Trial Chamber found that the prosecution did not prove any of the counts of the indictment including that the defendants were part of a joint criminal enterprise, JCE, to establish KLA control in western Kosovo through detention camps.
Prosecutors alleged that they tortured and killed ethnic Serbs, and Albanians who were deemed to have collaborated with Serbs, in a KLA-run camp at Jablanica in 1998.
"Having considered all the circumstantial evidence offered to prove the existence of the JCE alleged in the Indictment, the Chamber finds that the common purpose of the JCE is not established," said the presiding judge Bakone Justice Moloto in the explanation of the verdict.
The Hague court acquitted Haradinaj and Balaj of all charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity following a three-year trial in 2008. Brahimaj was sentenced to six years for cruel treatment and torture.
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In 2010, the Appeals Chamber concluded that witnesses had been intimidated and that the prosecution had not been given the chance to question two potentially crucial witnesses and sent the case for a partial retrial.
After today's verdict, all three men have been released from the Hague Tribunal's custody and are expected to return to Kosovo to a hero's welcome.
In Pristina's main Mother Teresa square around 100 people gathered in the rain to watch the verdict live on the big screen. Cheers and gunshots were heard as the judge read out the verdict.
"I have never been happier in my life. Ramush Haradinaj is a living legend. I cannot describe how happy I am," said Shefki Arifi, one of the people at the Mother Teresa square.
"Once again it has been proven that the KLA war was just and Ramush Haradinaj was right," said Labinot Luraj who also braved the rain to watch the verdict on the square.
The acquittal of Haradinaj and two other KLA commanders has been met with anger in Serbia.
President Tomislav Nikolic said in a statement that the Hague Tribunal was formed "to try the Serbian people".
"The latest decision by the Tribunal is not based on law and justice, the fundamental postulates that any international court should be based on. The Tribunal, obviously founded outside the international law, was formed to try the Serbian people," reads the statment by President Nikolic.
He said the verdict would increase euro-scepticism in Serbia and undermine the efforts to normalise Belgrade Pristina relations.
Milivoje Mihajlovic, spokesperson for the Serbian government, says that the verdict did not come as a surprise.
"I was not surprised. This is a hard day for international justice and it severely compromises our work with the ICTY," said Mihajlovic, adding that "it is scandalous that the international community remained deaf to the murder of 19 witnesses".
After the recent acquittal of two Croatian generals for crimes during the Croatian military operation Storm [Oluja], many Serbs feel that the Hague Tribunal does not rule justly when it comes to war crimes committed against them during the wars of the 1990s.
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Sun Harbour Boutique Hotel is your gateway to Miami Beach. Just minutes away from the exclusive Bal Harbour Shops. The hotel is surrounded by top designer boutiques. Bulgari Chanel Armani Ferragamo Louis Vitton. Some of the finest restaurants of this Caribbean Riviera and most sought after beaches and nightspots.
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Viet Nam News, Vietnam News Agency (VNA)
Can Tho — Scientists, sociologists, environmentalists, and representatives of international organisations explored measures to ensure sustainable development of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta at a meeting held in Can Tho.
Organised by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) in early June, it aimed to expand the involvement of stakeholders in the decision-making process for protecting cultural and natural resources, while improving the livelihoods of local residents and conserving wetland ecosystems.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is home to 17 million people who live on a land area of 3.9 million ha, crisscrossed by a dense network of rivers and canals.
But international studies have shown that the delta is one of the three most vulnerable spots in the world to climate change. If the sea level rises by one metre, half its population could suffer; rice productivity could fall 10 per cent for each 10C rise in temperature.
Preserving the land
Delegates discussed several measures that could be taken to preserve the delta, one of which was the promotion of organic agriculture.
"It will take us a long time but the work needs to be done right now, and we need to educate local authorities and the farmer community about the future of inorganic agriculture (with pesticides)," Tran Van Tu, chairman of Can Tho's Social Science and Humanities Association, said.
People have destroyed large swathes of forests for breeding shrimp and cultivation that is heavily dependent on chemicals. Between 1980 and 1995, around 73,000ha of forest were cut to clear land for shrimp farming.
Today this land cannot be cultivated due to a high saline level. Waterways have also been affected.
"Every year several million tonnes of fertilisers are used in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. It is one of the reasons that biodiversity has been destroyed," Tu said.
Some environment-friendly models of shrimp feeding and rice cultivation in Tra Vinh Province were presented, and organic rice cultivation in Soc Trang Province was discussed.
Community involvement
Participants suggested that managers and local residents should be informed about climate change in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.
"People are the most important factor. They can contribute to the process that can reduce the impact of climate change to the delta. So they have to understand what is happening around them," Prof Doan Canh of HCM City's Tropical Biology Institute said.
He also suggested creating an entire Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta biosphere preservation.
"For thousands of years, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta was a very rich ecological area. If policymakers can mix development with biological preservation, it would help both protection and development," Canh added.
Close links should be created between national parks and biological preservation areas and local authorities and the community, he said.
Besides aquaculture, other activities are having an adverse impact on the environment.
The construction of dams along the upper Mekong River could affect the ecosystem as the flow of the river could alter, trapping sediments, blocking fishes' migration routes, and reducing nutrients and productivity, according to the WWF's Viet Nam country programme manager, Ruth Matthews.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is already seeing a depletion of fish stocks, more severe flooding during the rainy season, and water scarcity in the dry season.
"Many protected wetland areas will be under threat, and agricultural land, secondary food crops and aquaculture areas will decline, while production and capacity will fall," said Dr Le Anh Tuan of Can Tho University in comments on the effects of climate change.
"Forests, land, water resources, wildlife, and minerals will be overexploited and damaged," he warned further.
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You actually live a beautiful love story with a guy named David Donoho. Can you tell us how you met?
I met David aproximately two years ago, during the filming of "Charmed". He was key grip and he had to take care of a lot of things on the set. At first, I thought he was sympathic, but I didn't feel like I was attracted to him. Then, as time went by, we learned how to know each other better and I found an awesome guy. After a couple of months, the way I looked at him completely changed. I was madly in love with him and happily, he felt the same way. I'm happy that our love story was imposed to us in a light way. In the past, love at first sight didn't succeed very well. I was too naive. After talking two minutes with a guy, I was able to think that he was my soulmate.
Is it for this reason that you got married so young?
Yes, without a doubt. But it was an error. When I married Bryan Smith, I was only 23 years old. I was still a young girl who wasn't ready to live a real couple life. I don't know what got into me. We knew each other since three months and we slept with each other since only eight days. I asked me to marry him and I accepted. Without thinking, we went to Las Vegas and we got married the next day. It was funny and romantic at the same time, but it was a mistake. Marriage is something you don't take take lightly.
How did David seduce you?
He has been himself and he didn't try to impress me. I love his simplicity. He was both a romantic guy and a guy who cared for me. In example, each morning, he gets my car out of the garage so I don't have trouble getting my way out. It may seem stupid, but this is the kind of detail I appreciate. Also, we have a lot of things in common. We both love nature and, as soon as we have some time, we go horse riding together. We also love to do 4-wheels motor biking. We go full speed on deserted beaches. It's awesome!
Do you have pets?
I have a lot of different animals! My house is almost like a zoo. I have bunnies, lizards, three horses, five dogs and two cats. I couldn't live without those little beasts... [laughs]
Is it because you like animals so much that you're a vegetarian?
I'm not vegetarian anymore! I stopped eating meat for seven years, and I finally didn't resist the temptation. Today, I can eat salami, cheeseburgers and bacon. Usually, I like eating almost anything. I'm not the kind of person who goes on a strict diet to stay slim.
Is it exact that you don't like the food they serve you on the "Charmed" set?
Sometimes, I wonder if Aaron Spelling decided to put us all on a diet! [laughs] Frankly, I like to eat anything but what they serve us at the cantine, it's really poor. It makes me think that the whole serie's budget goes into the special effects, and there's nothing left to buy food.
You don't really seem to support forced diets. Don't you do anything to stay fit?
No. At least, I'm not a member of any gym and I never exercise when I wake up at the morning. Between my many horseback rides, taking care of my garden and the exhausting filming of "Charmed", I assume that my body already works sufficiently.
Your physical appearance is not a priority?
What's important is that I feel good in my body. I don't feel like I need to be particulary sexy. Also, I often refuse to wear costumes that the costume designer proposes to me because I think they are too provoking. On this level, I'm very different of Alyssa and Rose. I don't feel comfortable in the tillte sexy tops that put my breasts in evidence.
You didn't really express yourself on Shannen Doherty's departure. What are your thoughts on the question?
You know, when Shanned was still there, we were like three sisters with everything that it implies. We were really united, but it also happenned that we fought over things without any importance. During the first three seasons of "Charmed", we were together for more than 14 hours a day and nine months a year. When we know the explosive personnalities of Alyssa and Shannen, the crash wasn't avoidable. Nevertheless, for my part, I've never had big fights with Shannen. Also, we still see each other on a regular basis.
Recently, we've seen you with Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the movie "Ocean's Eleven". What memories do you keep of this filming?
It was fantastic. I was really happy to be around that table to play a game of poker with those pretigious actors. Even though there were cameras filming the scene, it was very convivial. We had the impression of being with friends. The director asked me to be myself and it was easy since my character's name was Holly. Even if I only appear for a couple of seconds in the movie, I keep an excellent memory of this filming


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A foaming daily moisturizer, which Kao launched in 2009 under its Jergens Natural Glow line $9, delivers natural-looking color in a light, fast-drying formula with minimal odor, the company says.
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So you're finally adapting The Hobbit. I know you already have your script approved and your storyboards laid down, but if it isn't too late, may I humbly make a few suggestions, from one fan to another?
Here are the best insults from a lengthy Facebook thread earlier today. Add your own in the comments!
Another thing I've learned is that Celebrimbor is obsessed with recreating the Silmarils. It took a while for him to open up about this, as Galadriel and Gil-Galad both have come down on him for it. I encouraged him; but secretly, I think it's a terrible idea. Those stupid rocks just drove people crazy, even Melkor, who stapled them to his head and walked around like a giant track lighting feature, whatever that is.
SauronFight #1: Who can defeat the Dark Lord in a fight? This time: Great Cthulhu rises from the sea to face off against his world-destroying rival, the Lord of the Rings! Whoever prevails, the world is doomed!
As an aficionado of the original books, I find it strange that viewers of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy have trouble telling the difference between the villain characters Sauron and Saruman. But I have heard from more than one intelligent, attentive moviegoer that they were confused on this issue. So let's get this cleared up…
Today in Middle-earth history: The destruction of the One Ring, the Downfall of Barad-dûr and the final defeat of Sauron Gorthaur; also, it's Tolkien Reading Day!
I leapt to my feet, summoned a storm of lighting and smothering darkness in the sky overhead; covered the forest floor for miles in all directions with a greenish miasma that sucked the life from all things; howled a terrible howl that chilled the Sun, froze the blood, and was remembered in the whispered mid-winter tales of every mortal tribe living within a thousand miles for centuries to come; and leapt again, ready to rend the limbs from the poncy little poltroon, consume his soul and crap it back out down his throat.
With post #52, Sauron's Blog began the story of Beren & Lúthien (told from Sauron's point of view). Now, the epic tale continues, as Sauron learns that Beren and Lúthien have stolen a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth…
With post #52, Sauron's Blog began the story of Beren & Lúthien (told from Sauron's point of view). Now, the epic tale continues, as Sauron chases Beren south into Doriath, where the Man will first encounter Arwen's great-great-grandmother…
…guess who gave these idiotic Elves the idea to build hidden cities? No, guess! Ulmo! Remember that asshole? He's the Valar responsible for water. Wow, that's great, Ulmo — you're in charge of one entire molecule! Me, I designed the metaphysical template of the cosmos, and was responsible for designing all the transition elements and all the metals and metalloids. And antimatter. And dark matter. But you've got dihydrogen oxide. Good work, dude!


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Car news
Nissan 'Sunny' heading to India
No direct relationship to the Deol family
Nissan launched a new global sedan at the 8th China International Auto Exhibition today.
'Sunny' is what the sedan will be launched as in China, where it will go on sale first in January 2011 and then progressively across 170 countries worldwide under different vehicle brand names.
Before you ask, no this is not the much anticipated Micra sedan, nor does it use the Micra platform. This one is built on Nissan's 'V' platform; has a 1.5-liter HR15DE engine with dual injectors and a new-generation Xtronic CVT with an auxiliary transmission. Nissan boasts that the sedan would handle great in city driving where there is frequent acceleration and deceleration, and is also a class leader in fuel economy.
Set to launch in India in the second half of 2011, the sedan will be manufactured at the company's plant at Oragadam, near Chennai.
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Guitarist for Slayer Gets Flesh Eating Disease [VIDEO]
Most bands lose a member from a tour because of rehab, but Slayer is MUCH to hard core for that. Jeff Henneman, the current guitarest for Slayer, will not tour with the band due to contracting necrotizing fasciitis a.k.a. The Flesh Eating Bacteria from a spider bite.


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The principal owner of the
I asked him at the end, If I get this job, do you want me to call you with reports or send you e-mails? And Mikhail goes, You can, but I don't have a cellphone and I don't have a laptop.
Do you ever hear from
A lot of times he'll shoot me an e-mail with questions. The first time I got an e-mail from him was pretty cool. Jay-Z sent you an e-mail.
What does he typically want to know?
How he can help. When Deron Williams was making his decision, he was struggling for a place to live. Jay-Z goes, "Tell him I'll call him tomorrow and I'll help." It's a lot about being able to relate to being wealthy, being young, being African-American. He can relate to them where maybe I can't or Mikhail can't.
You were president of the
It went on for half an hour on live TV. How did you feel?
I called Ed Snider and resigned because I said, This is a disaster. Later, Ed said you're not resigning. I went to the Palm, had some Scotch, and I'm thinking, both of these guys are making a lot more money than I am, they're in a good situation and this is what I'm dealing with.
Years ago, you said you aspired to be governor of a state, and your friend
I don't think so.
Are you keeping your eyes out for a race?
No, not really. But I look at people that may be vulnerable at different times. I knew that
I've heard that you watch "The Young and the Restless." So catch me up. What's been happening lately in
Oh, man, let's see. Phyllis is going to jail for an attempted murder from about eight, nine years ago that she's being prosecuted for now.
How did you develop such an unlikely habit?
I was a junior in college, and I finished class at 11. One day I started watching, and I was hooked.
You just renewed Kris Humphries for a two-year contract worth $24 million. Did you ever have to sit him down and say, Your job is not to be in a sham TV marriage with
That would be like telling a lawyer he couldn't play in a band at night. But that's the thing I did say to Kris's agent and Kris. We don't need to be on
It seemed like a circus.
I was at the wedding. Having been to a lot of weddings, I felt like I was watching a sitcom rather than a wedding.
Did you at any point think to yourself, Wow, I can't wait to go Kris and Kim's 25th wedding anniversary?
That thought never came across my mind. Having been around Kim when she was at games with Kris, I was just hoping that they were able to make it work. Too many times people go into marriages thinking, If it works, great, if not, I'm going to just get out. That happens too much in our country. Now I'm getting on a political soapbox here. Now I'm becoming like a governor.


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Despite the uncertain start, PlayStation Plus has become an essential feature for the dedicated user. Recently, Sony have celebrated one year of PlayStation Plus, in which they've added 64 games to the instant game collection.
And Sony show no signs of slowing down. Instead announcing some of the free games that you can get with from PlayStation Plus on the PS4 within the first 12 months.
In the remote mountains of Colorado, horrors wait inside Mount Massive Asylum. A long-abandoned home for the mentally ill, recently re-opened by the "research and charity" branch of the transnational Murkoff Corporation, has been operating in strict secrecy… until now.
Acting on a tip from an inside source, independent journalist Miles Upshur breaks into the facility, and what he discovers walks a terrifying line being science and religion, nature and something else entirely. Once inside, his only hope of escape lies with the terrible truth at the heart of Mount Massive.
Driveclub is a next generation, socially connected racing game that captures the heart and soul of car culture and the passion it creates. Driveclub is a game to play in real clubs. It's about friendships and rivalries and team-based racing, together in the world's best supercars on the world's most breath-taking roads – all rendered in cutting edge next generation graphics.
Don't Starve
You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Living in a randomly generated world, Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape.
Secret Ponchos
Secret Ponchos is a Western shooter by Switchblade Monkeys. The premise of the game is "What's Your Head Worth?". Players create an outlaw (a persistent character) and enter the town of Lonetree – where they instantly have a bounty on their head. Players then engage in battle against others, battles where one will stand and one will fall.
It's a pretty great line up of games, with more to come no doubt. Though many gamers have been unsure about having to pay for PlayStation Plus to experience online multiplayer, surely these free games will help ease the pain?


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"We owned 10 percent of Cisco when it first came out. The fluctuation of the stock was 55 percent. Yet we had a thousand-fold gain in that stock. These corrections come with the territory. The stocks get ahead of themselves and they correct."
"We have been a marquis name in technology for 20 years, ... We are where the action is. I hundred-trillion-percent guarantee that."
"That's a one-time event that's behind us, ... The worst thing in the world isn't sending a check to Uncle Sam. That means you've made money."
"That's the way we built our record, by letting our winners run, ... We've never had a big stock fall apart."
"At this stage a correction would be healthy, ... One should take advantage of (a correction) by adding to the sector."


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March 25, 2017
WILMINGTON: Head Mechanic Glen Beattie has left the company after 17 years to pursue a new career, and Assistant Mechanic Dave Meeks has been promoted in his place.
Beattie worked alone in the old Barnboard Factory's one-bay garage for many years. He inherited a ragtag fleet and slowly built a series of fleets to meet the growing need as the company rapidly expanded. He brought a highly-effective preventative maintenance approach to the fleet, saving the company thousands of dollars and preventing service failures.
Beattie is starting a new career at Rescue, Inc. in Townshend, where he will help with emergency response and maintain their fleet.
"Glen is one of the smartest people I've ever known, and he made a huge contribution to our company for a very long time", said Randy Schoonmaker, SEVT CEO. "He kept pace with emerging technology, and stretched the life of our fleet. He and Dave also designed our new maintenance bays, which are state of the art."
Dave Meeks worked with Beattie for 12 years, and expanded his knowledge of diesel technology and repairs. He led the company's foray into biodiesel production, and has also kept pace with emerging technology. He will assume responsibility for the MOOver's 28 buses, plus a half dozen service and support vehicles.
Both mechanics developed the MOOver's proprietary bike and ski racks that have been copied by several transit systems. Their designs enable the company's buses to carry more bikes than factory-built racks, and their ski racks hold far more skis than any commercial product.
"We are so fortunate that Dave accepted this position. It is important to promote from within whenever possible, and he has earned the respect of his co-workers and managers. It also fortunate for us that we have continuity in fleet management and maintenance that has worked so well for us for 17 years" said Schoonmaker.
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David Cameron did not sign up to the EU treaty on the eurozone; the UK economy did not hit its target of 1.7pc growth; the Chancellor did not backtrack on his deficit reduction programme; but despite all this the euro did not collapse. It creaked, it groaned and it inflicted immense pain on its constituents, but it remained intact.
Throughout all of this we had the deadlines. In September it was George Osborne saying we had just six weeks left to save the euro. In November EU finance commissioner Olli Rehn dropped that to 10 days. But it was Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy who put us most near the edge.
"We have just one day to save the euro," the pair cried in July.
The denials came and went just as fast as the deadlines. We do not need to restructure our debt, claimed the Greeks; I will not resign, announced Silvio Berlusconi; and US authorities said their debt should not be downgraded.
All three were left munching unhappily on their words.
It wasn't just the policitical world that wasn't facing up to reality. Companies from property group DTZ to holiday giant Thomas Cook said everything was alright, only to find themselves in administration (DTZ) or in a desperate cash call to their banks (Thomas Cook).
The unavoidable facts of the year included GDP growth of 0.9pc, net job losses of 140,000 and inflation hitting 5.2pc, nearly three times the 2pc target.
The news didn't all make for grim reading. The chief executives of Glencore and Autonomy, Ivan Glasenberg and Mike Lynch, would have enjoyed reading the headlines.
The flotation of commodities giant Glencore netted Glasenberg £7bn. Lynch woke up £600m richer when he sold software company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard.
Back on Earth consumers kept their hands in their pockets. Flat house prices, flat wage inflation and a banking sector that had forgotten how to lend didn't help.
The effect on the high street was dramatic. Retail vacancies hit 15pc, up from 5pc three years ago.
Bad, but it gets worse. More than a third of shops in Leigh Park, Hampshire, are currently empty.
The big hope for the year - manufacturing - was not as strong as some hoped but it did offer light in the gloom. Jaguar Land Rover reported £1.1bn record profits and announced plans to build a new plant in Wolverhampton. BMW, Toyota and Nissan all committed new investment into their factories. In years to come we'll be looking good in our cars, if not our clothes.
Looking for good news? There's the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee to look forward to in 2012. You never know, it might even be sunny.


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Daniel Delaney didn't last long on the payroll of Anchor Towing and Recovery LLC. He says that's because he didn't like having a handgun jammed against his temple, even if it was all in good fun.
Bellevue resident Delaney, 35, filed suit this week against Anchor, a firm based on Dickerson Road that has a contract to tow cars at the direction of Metro Nashville officials. His lawsuit, lodged in Davidson County Circuit Court and available at this link, claims the company let a colleague menace him with a pistol and then fired him when he pressed charges.
Delaney spent only a week as a driver for Anchor, hiring on with the company on Feb. 9 of this year. He asserts that fellow employee Jason Miller, 25, "was in the habit of wearing a holstered pistol while at work," despite not being licensed to carry a handgun. And he says the company tolerated Miller's carrying of the weapon while on the job.
Delaney says that on Valentine's Day he was sitting in the drivers' lounge, watching TV, when Miller "smacked" him on the back of the head with the pistol, then pointed the weapon straight at his face from three feet away. The lawsuit suggests Miller thought this act was amusing. Miller allegedly bonked Delaney in the noggin again with the gun later that night.
The next morning, as the two men went out on a repo call, Miller "pulled out his pistol a third time and pointed it forcefully into Delaney's temple ... pinning his head between the open barrel of the gun and the passenger-side window," according to the court filing.
Delaney, "scared for his life," begged Miller to put the gun away, and Miller did, laughing, the lawsuit claims.
Delaney says he told a manager about Miller's behavior, but that management did not deal with it to his satisfaction. On Feb. 16, Delaney swore out a warrant for Miller's arrest. Davidson County Criminal Court records show Miller was taken into custody on the 16th and charged with aggravated assault, a felony. The charging affidavit says the weapon involved may have been a .40-caliber Glock pistol.
Manager Janie Wandell called Delaney on Feb. 17, the complaint says, and told him he was fired. The lawsuit quotes her as telling him: "Our company is trying to build its reputation up, and we don't need no trouble like you around here."
Delaney claims he was dismissed solely because he filed the police report and that Anchor had a duty "to provide Delaney with a work environment free from the fear of physical assault and imminent death at the hand of a co-worker."
The complaint says Delaney is suffering "severe emotional distress, worry, anxiety and loss of sleep as a result of Miller's gunplay." To compensate for that harm as well as his loss of income, he seeks more than $2.4 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Anchor. Miller is not named as a defendant.
Nashville attorney Peter T. Skeie filed suit on Delaney's behalf.
Attempts to reach managers at Anchor yesterday were unsuccessful.
Miller, contacted while working at Anchor on Wednesday, referred questions to his personal counsel, Hugh Garrett of Jackson Kweller McKinney Warden Lewis & Hayes. Garrett said he was not at liberty to discuss the criminal case in detail. He did say: "Obviously, our view of what happened differs greatly from the version given in the warrant."
I hope Delaney gets every penny.
This is one lawsuit that is justified in every way. I too hope that Delaney gets everything he sued for.
I also agree, Delaney should win this law suit easily!
I cannot agree or disagree on this due to the total lack of information. The gent who is being charged has not made a response to the allegation. Both of these folks will get their day in court and if found guilty then I agree that the company did not provide a work environment free of harassement and danger. And I also agree that the accused perpetrator should be included in the suit as well as the company. If found guilty he should be sentenced and serve his time. The law to allow a person to carry a concealed weapon is not for fools, it is for those who want to protect their family and self.
The fact that the police chose to charge Miller speaks volumes.
I hope Delaney gets every penny.
this had nothing to do with carry permit holders......so they should not be mentioned


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for the cupcakes
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoons table salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened but slightly cool, cut into 12 pieces
3 large eggs
3/4 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon coffee extract
2 tablespoons espresso powder
for the pastry cream
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 large egg yolks
1/3 cup granulated sugar
pinch of table salt
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold cut into 2 pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons kahlua
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup chocolate shavings
For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350F. Line a standard muffin pan with paper baking cups and set aside. Note: I made these in actually coffee cups, sprayed with cooking spray, but the recipe is designed for 12 standard cupcakes. If you do go the coffee cup route, make sure that the cups are oven-safe.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, baking powder, espresso powder, salt, and sugar on low speed. Add the butter, 1 piece at a time, and combine until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the eggs, 1 at time, and mix until fully combined. Add the milk, vanilla and coffee extracts, increase the speed to medium, and mix until the batter is light, fluffy and free of lumps.
Fill the lined muffin cups three-quarters full, being careful not to overfill. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the pastry cream: Bring the cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, whisk the yolks, sugar, cocoa powder and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the cornstarch and whisk the mixture is pale cocoa/brown and thick. When the cream reaches a full simmer, slowly whisk it into the yolk mixture. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thick and glossy. Off the heat, whisk in the butter and vanilla. Transfer the pastry cream to a small bowl and refrigerate, with plastic wrap pressed flush against its surface, until cold and set, at least 2 hours. After 2 hours, whisk to loosen and add the kahlua.
Before assembly, whip 1 cup heavy cream to soft peaks and shave chocolate.
To assemble: Insert a small knife at a 45 degree angle about 1/8 inch from the edge of each cupcake and cut all the way around, remove a cone of cake. Cut away all but the top 1/4 inch of the cone; leaving only a small disk of cake which will be used to top the cupcake. Fill each cupcake with 2 tablespoons of pastry cream and top with the disk of cake. Pipe whipped cream on top, and decorate as desired. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve, but best served not overly cold so remove from refrigerator about 10-15 minutes before serving.