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In case our post last Thursday didn't convince you that hiding your engagement ring was a bad idea, here are some unfortunate true stories of couples that lost their precious ring because the boyfriend hid it.
The Milkshake
The fact that this man took his girlfriend to Wendys to propose is probably your first sign that this isn't going to end well. But he also thought it would be clever to hide the ring inside her milkshake. Instead of her coming across it in sugar-filled delight as he expected, she finished off the milkshake without a sign of the ring. Suspecting that she had swallowed it, he took her to the hospital and discovered that his guess had been correct. It wasn't until two days later that they got the ring back and he put it on her finger, where it belonged!
Lost in the Sands
Somehow one guy thought it would be a good idea to bury the ring in the sand on a beach in Florida. Unsurprisingly, when it came time to pop the question, he discovered that he had forgotten exactly where he buried it. It took a team of people, including a professional ring finder, to uncover the ring. His girlfriend might have had to think twice about his decision-making skills after that one.
Sand Dollar Down!
A man proposed to his girlfriend on a beautiful Cape Cod rock jetty, but decided to attach the ring to a sand dollar. The sand dollar then got misplaced, dropped, and fell down between the rocks. Despite the efforts of the couple, bystanders, and lifeguards, the ring was gone forever.
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Robeson advanced Friday to the title game in the Mayor`s Holiday Tournament, but Raiders` coach Robert Collins isn`t ready to proclaim his team as being of championship caliber.
``We`re not an earth-shaking team, but we`re a good, solid ballclub,``
said Collins after Robeson (10-3) defeated Hirsch (7-4) 65-52 in the semifinals at Whitney Young High School.
Robeson will face Simeon in the tournament`s title game Saturday night. Simeon ripped Marshall 72-49.

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(REAL TIMES MEDIA)—It's a good thing that the Democrats passed health care reform last week. While it will still take some time for the bill to wind its way through the government, this passage will allow the president to finally "pivot" to addressing other issues facing the nation. Most pundits suggest he focus on the economy, but I have a better idea. He should focus on terrorism, it worked wonders for Bush. Every time he mentioned terrorism his approval numbers went up. If Obama really wants to rile up the public with a strong anti-terrorism stand he can start by looking in our own backyard at the growing militancy and violence associated with the Tea Party Patriots movement.
In the days leading to and soon after the passage of health care reform there have been increasing instances of harassment and violence directed towards members who voted for reform from Tea Party members and their associates. Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus were called racial slurs while leaving the capitol, and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver from Missouri was spat on by health care protesters. Congressman Barney Frank was called homophobic names as well.
When this kind of vitriol and violence is directed at White folks by other White folks you know the country is getting out of control. A brick was thrown through Congresswoman Louise Slaughter's, D-N.Y., congressional office. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., has received threatening phone calls from anti-healthcare and Tea Party protesters calling for him to die of various diseases. The most frightening event since the vote involved Tom Perriello, D-Va. A local Tea Party blogger posted Perriello's home address online and encouraged fellow members to "visit him and express their thanks" for his vote. The result was that an unnamed activist visited the home of Perriello's brother and cut a line to a propane gas tank that fed into a backyard grill. The Tea Party blogger had mistakenly posted the congressman's brother's address instead of his. But the fact remains, this was an attempted murder, this isn't simply spray paint or picket signs. Threatening a federal employee, whether a member of Congress or a mailman, is a crime and the government needs to step in soon and stop this violence.
I have always maintained that there is grotesque racial element to many Tea Party rallies and that the anger directed towards the Obama administration cannot be legitimately chalked up to passionate voters. Let's be candid: There are a lot of Americans out there that just hate the idea that there is a Black man in the White House. Many of them are Republicans but not all. Many of them are Tea Party Patriots but not all. I have been to Tea Party events, I have seen how these groups encourage and foment a level of antipathy and racism towards immigrants and the president that is nothing short of a soft-shoe Klan rally.
Tea Party members do have some legitimate complaints that deserve to be heard in the public sphere, but if the party is going to allow itself to be infiltrated by, or become a front for domestic terrorists and political extremists to organize, the organization needs to be monitored. Anyone who pretends that the Tea Party movement hasn't in some ways come dangerously close to fomenting violence is either deluding themselves or looking for votes this fall.
Health care may be a contentious issue, but the reactions by many Tea Party members to congressmen for simply casting a vote goes beyond citizen activism. No organization has the right to threaten public officials with violence or bodily harm for simply carrying out their jobs. And an organization as large as the Tea Party patriots cannot abdicate responsibility by presenting one message at rallies and then claiming innocence when members enact violence in the name of the organization later. Isn't that how the Klan started? Or even better isn't that what Hamas says every time some of its wayward members bomb someone?
If these patriots don't get their own membership in order soon the president and the FBI might be forced to crack down on their activities, and then this little Tea Party might be over before it even gets started.
(Dr. Jason Johnson is an associate professor at Hiram College in Ohio.)


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by Cliff Rold
While most US fights fans are readying themselves for work or school in the wee hours of dreaded Monday morning, a stellar fight card will likely be in full gear on the other side of the pacific.
The two best fights on the card will see the lineal Flyweight crown on the line and the Bantamweight belt of one of the best in the world at 118 lbs. They will be challenged by men who held titles two classes below and who appear to be live threats to upend their reigns.
Something violent is bound to happen.
Let's go to the report cards.
The Ledgers
Toshiyuki Igarashi
Age: 29
Titles: Lineal/TBRB/Ring/WBC Flyweight (2012-Present, 1 Defense)
Previous Titles: None
Height: 5'5 ½
Weight: TBA
Hails from: Tokyo, Japan
Record: 17-1-1, 10 KO
Record in Title Fights: 2-0
Current/Former World Champions/Titlists Faced: 2 (Tomonobu Shimizu L10; Sonny Boy Jaro SD12)
Akira Yaegashi
Age: 30
Titles: None
Previous Titles: WBA Minimumweight (2011-12)
Height: 5'3
Weight: TBA
Hails from: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Record: 16-3, 9 KO
Rankings: #3 at 105 lbs. (BoxingScene); #5 (TBRB); #6 (Ring)
Record in Title Fights: 0-1
Current/Former World Champions/Titlists Faced: 2 (Eagle Kyowa L12; Pornsawan Porpramook TKO10; Kazuto Ioka L12)
Pre-Fight: Speed – Igarashi B+; Yaegashi B+
Pre-Fight: Power – Igarashi C+; Yaegashi B
Pre-Fight: Defense – Igarashi B; Yaegashi C
Pre-Fight: Intangibles – Igarashi B+; Yaegashi A
It's hard not to root for Yaegashi here. Despite a badly damaged eye, he made it razor close and fell just short in his 105 lb. unification clash with Kazuto Ioka last year. Combined with winning the 2011 BoxingScene and ESPN Fight of the Year versus Porpramook, Yaegashi is as hardcore friendly as it gets.
Igarashi is not and that might be to his advantage. While the taller champion can be drawn into the trenches, the space where Yaegashi would likely do his best work, he often opts for movement and quick, sharp punches. It's not always fun but it can be effective. In his two title fights so far, he hasn't been overly impressive but he hasn't lost either. Yaegashi likes to come forward. Against the longer, rangier Igarashi, it could be a recipe for walking into shots too often for his own good…unless his will can begin to chip away and force Igarashi to stay and brawl.
Six pounds north, the styles may clash just a little bit prettier.
Shinsuke Yamanaka
Age: 30
Titles: WBC Bantamweight (2011-Present, 2 Defenses)
Previous Titles: None
Height: 5'7 ½
Weight: TBA
Hails from: Tokyo, Japan
Record: 17-0-1, 12 KO
Rankings: #1 (BoxRec); #2 (BoxingScene, TBRB, Ring, SecondsOut); #5 (ESPN)
Record in Title Fights: 3-0, 2 KO
Current/Former World Champions/Titlists Faced: 2 (Vic Darchinyan UD12; Tomas Rojas KO7)
Malcolm Tunacao
Age: 35
Titles: None
Previous Titles: Lineal/WBC Flyweight (2000-01, 1 Defense)
Height: 5'5 ½
Weight: TBA
Hails from: Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
Record: 32-2-3, 20 KO
Rankings: #3 (BoxRec); #5 (Ring); #6 (ESPN); #7 (TBRB); #8 (BoxingScene)
Record in Title Fights: 1-1-1, 1 KO
Current/Former World Champions/Titlists Faced: 3 (Medgoen Singsurat TKO7; Celes Kobayashi D12; Pongsaklek Wonjongkam TKO by 1)
Pre-Fight: Speed – Yamanaka A-; Tunacao B+
Pre-Fight: Power – Yamanaka B+; Tunacao B+
Pre-Fight: Defense – Yamanaka B+; Tunacao B
Pre-Fight: Intangibles – Yamanaka A; Tunacao B
Yamanaka, along with the aforementioned Ioka and Jr. Lightweight Takashi Uchiyama, represents the cream of the crop in Japan and the sort of fighter the rest of the world needs a better look at. Many outside Japan have already sought him out for his win over Darchinyan and devastating knockout over Rojas.
He's got a good fighter and a good story in front of him. Tunacao won the lineal Flyweight title before his professional training wheels were off and lost it to a likely future Hall of Famer in Wonjongkam, all by 2001. It's taken him roughly a dozen years to get another title shot and, at 35, there likely won't be another.
This could be a fight with some great exchanges and chess playing early on. The more elusive and quicker Yamanaka is technically superior, but Tunacao has a load of experience to draw on and only one loss in his ledger since Wonjongkam.
The Picks
Monday looks like it should be a good day to be a defending champion. At Bantamweight, the feel-good story of Tunacao's long road back runs into what appears to just be a better fighter. Tunacao will lay it out there, but the quicker Yamanaka should beat him to the punch and the potential is there for a stoppage in the second half. Either way, Yamanaka should win.
It might be the better fight of the two though one can never count out Yaegashi for action. Yaegashi's push forward could be tempting for the judges to side with at times but over twelve rounds it's going to be hard to win enough to take the crown. The pick at 112 lbs. is for Igarashi to retain by a close decision. A draw isn't out of the question.
Report Card Picks 2013: 7-9
Cliff Rold is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene, a founding member of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and a member the Yahoo Pound for Pound voting panel, and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at [email protected]


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The quail and mankind used to be friends a long time ago.
Now, of course, humanity's BFF is the dog. But in the long-distant past, that role was filled by the quail. Accounts differ as to what exactly broke up the then-inseparable pair. One story is that the quail ate something in the fridge that man was saving for later. One rumor is that man said something bad about the quail's girlfriend, or possibly its fondue start-up business. Some say the break-up was caused by a betrayal in a game of foursquare, though there's no consensus on who was the betrayer.
Special powers
Look man, what do you want? It's the quail. The only power we thought it had was loyalty and if the story about the fridge is true, we know that's not so. We wanted the rest of that chicken wrap for dinner, quail! We wanted it so bad.
The qual is subject to the whims and orders of the king quail.
A certain kind of quail was, in punishment for the crime of murder, cursed to forever repeat the name of its victim, Bob White.
Number of legs
Two. Plus two wings.
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What if it fought a bear?
The quail would challenge the bear to a game of foursquare. The bear would maul it instead.
Is it noble?
Final rating
We may not remember exactly what you did to us, quail, but we will never forgive you. The dog is way cooler than you, anyway. It would never eat our wrap. It… It puked on the floor and now it's eating the puke.
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By Georgia Collins
I just had to share this with you. Have you ever seen a more bling pedi? I just love it and the brilliant technicians at Nails Inc who painstakingly glued hundreds of Swarovski crystals on to each of my toes. I dont care if it rains or even snows in the coming weeks (itll last for roughly three), Im wearing flip flops everyday and thats that.


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On Friday, September 23rd, join past & present stars of ABC's All My Children as they come to the Sidetrack Video Bar in Chicago for one last viewing party in honor of the 41 years on the ABC Network. Join fellow fans of the show and watch the finale with your favorite Pine Valley residents.
Preceding the event, the stars of AMC will appear on ABC 7 Chicago's "Windy City Live" (9-10am CST) as the show looks back at 41 years of the series and chats with the stars. AMC veterans, Walt Willey (Jackson Montgomery) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery), will make special cameo appearances on the broadcast. Following the live viewing of the ABC finale at Sidetrack, stay for a Q&A with the Stars, a raffle of AMC memorabilia, and a Meet & Greet session immediately after.
Co-Hosted by Jason Spitzer (All My Children, Days of Our Lives) and ABC 7 Chicago's "Windy City Live" co-host Val Warner, scheduled to attend are: Chrishell Stause (Amanda Martin), Matt Borlenghi (Brian Bodine), Chris Bruno (Michael Delaney), Jeffrey Carlson (Zarf/Zoey), William deVry (Michael Cambias), Brian Gaskill (Bobby Warner), and Terri Ivens (Simone Torres). More names and surprises to be announced in the weeks to come! (Talent is subjected to change without notice.)
Doors open at 11am CST. All ticket proceeds go to Season of Concern. General Admission tickets to the event are $25 until September 21st. Tickets will then be available at the door for $35. VIP tickets are $100 and available online only. Remaining tickets are still available at www.seasonofconcern.org Sidetrack Video Bar is located at 3349 N. Halsted St in Chicago, IL. For more information on attending the live taping of "Windy City Live", go to their website: www.windycitylive.com


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I happen to love Bondi beach down Australia way. It seems to be seeded with hot women left and right, up and down, wet and dry.
Including yesterday former Miss Universe and now model and TV weather girl (oh, don't get me started on weather girls), Rachael Finch, who was showing off her tanned toned body along the famous stretch of Aussie sand. Okay, so maybe the bikini is a bit too covering, but there's no uncovering that ridiculously hot body on Rachel Finch.
I'm no weather man, but I predict times with Rachel to be especially humid and sweaty, with a slight chance of showers. (I'm actually not even sure what that means, but it does sound naughty.) Welcome to Egotastic!, Ms. Finch. Enjoy.


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The Key is We
We all have moments in our lives where something shifts, clicks into place. For me it was in June of 2008, when I clamped my feet to the end of the robotic Canadarm-2 on the International Space Station and rode the arm through an arc that took me 100 feet above the space station. Looking down at this incredible man-made accomplishment against the backdrop of our indescribably beautiful Earth, 240 miles below was a very moving experience. But as I looked down at this stunning, fragile oasis — this island that has been given to us, and has protected all life from the harshness of space — I was hit in the gut with an undeniable sobering contradiction.
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In my previous post on post-season recovery, I discussed why it is important for athletes to recover after their season concludes. Now lets discuss some guidelines for how to accomplish sufficient recovery.
First off, remember that these guidelines are based on an ideal situation. As we all know, those rarely happen in the sports world. Since the NBA Finals are going on right now, we'll use them as an example. In case you're not paying attention to the finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing the Miami Heat. If that series goes the full 7 games, their season won't finish until June 26th. Obviously making the finals is a great achievement and no team would trade that for anything. At the same time, teams that didn't make the playoffs finished playing their last games on April 26th. That's two months before the Heat and Thunder will be done. To fully put things in perspective, last year NBA training camps were originally scheduled to open October 3rd. That was before the lockout ended up shortening the season. If the dates stay similar in 2012, that means that the teams that didn't make the playoffs will have as much as two extra months to strength train for next season. It also means that they will have more time to recover from the rigors of the 2011-12 season. The odd twist is that the teams that had the best seasons and played the most games will have the least amount of time to recover. As a strength coach you have to be prepared to work around multiple issues, especially if the length of your off-season can be drastically shortened by your teams success.
So what guidelines should you follow during your recovery?
- Heal Up – during a season, almost every player ends up with some bumps and bruises. No matter how my we work to prevent them, it's going to happen. Many of these can be healed up with some rest. For more significant injuries, make sure to continue rehabbing them. With no time devoted to practice and games, you should be able to make some serious headway towards getting well.
- Check For Imbalances – Checking for imbalances ties in closely with rehab. Over the course of a season, players can develop numerous strength and flexibility imbalances. As an example, baseball pitchers tend to develop greater external rotation in their pitching shoulder during the season. Some people believe that this can lead to other problems if it is not addressed in the off-season. Step one to solving these problems is to identify them right after the season. Then the player can begin to work on them during the recovery phase.
- Stay Active – This phase is a recovery phase, not a sit on the sofa and be lazy phase. In many of the publications on periodization, this phase if called "active rest". Athletes need to stay active to some extent, even during recovery. Staying active doesn't mean going to the gym for a two hour lift-a-thon. It does however mean doing something physical. This is a great time for athletes to participate in other fitness or sports activities that they enjoy. I read once that Arnold Schwarzenegger used to enjoy riding bikes and playing volleyball after he competed in the Mr. Olympia each year. I believe that it can be beneficial for athletes to follow the same sort of plan. Find one activity (or several) that you enjoy doing that will help you to exercise. Then participate in this activity several times a week. The idea is to keep yourself active, break a sweat, use your muscles, and get your heart and lungs going. If you do choose to lift weights, keep things light – 3 sets of 10-12 at bout 70% of your one rep max is a good guideline.
- Rest – Yes, you should rest your body during this recovery time. Get plenty of sleep and relax some. This is not the time to stay out until all hours of the night partying it up. Enjoy time with your family and friends but just remember, the crazier you get with your lifestyle, the harder it will be to get back into peak shape later.


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The name attribute is pretty rare on img elements, as it is only useful (hitherto) for scripting involving an image. Using the name attribute for something else is likely to be a bad idea. It seems reasonable that JAWS offers users as an advanced 'try to guess what the author meant from the name attribute' option, but that should not be a default in my opinion. It is important that there is at least one use mode which assumes that authors have done the right thing - otherwise there is no incentive for them to bother. I think you are better doing the correct thing - putting in alt="" where that is what you mean thatn putting in some extraneous characters to work for particular error recovery strategies at the expense of systems that use standards. cheers Charles McCN On Thu, 2 May 2002, Chris O'Kennon wrote: This brings up a discussion I recently had at a conference in New Orleans. We had a visually impaired presenter tell us that she prefers that images used solely for layout and convey no information be identified with ALT="". I maintain the Commonwealth of Virginia portal, and we use ALT="#" (with the first image identifying what the # stands for). The reason we do this is because there didn't seem to be any way for a blind user to tell the difference between an image with an empty ALT tag and an image someone FORGOT to ALT tag. Has there been any discussion (and I apologize if there has been, as I'm a newbie here) on how to best address this? Does the NAME attribute work on all browsers? Chris O'Kennon Commonwealth of Virginia Webmaster/ VIPNet Portal Architect www.myvirginia.org ****************************************** "This had better work." -Grand Moff Tarkin > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Ley [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 8:19 AM > To: john_slatin; WCAG (E-mail) > Subject: Re: JAWS and name attribute for IMG > > > "john_slatin" <email@example.com> > > I just discovered something surprising (at least to me): > > > > For IMG elements, JAWS 4.01 reports the *name* attribute when > > ALT="" and there is no TITLE attribute. > > I think this would make a lot of sense in the case where > there was no ALT > attribute at all. You don't say which browser you're using > with JAWS but > it's possible that the browser doesn't expose the difference between > ALT="" and no ALT in the DOM, in which case it would still > need to do the > repair activity. > > Jim. > -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)Received on Thursday, 2 May 2002 19:36:01 UTC
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TEL AVIV (Jun. 24)
Following are the results of Tuesday's elections in Israel, with 99.3 percent of the vote counted.
The final tally could change once there is a count of votes cast by soldiers, sailors and diplomats serving abroad.
Statisticians say that some 100,000 votes, over 5 percent of all votes cast, were wasted on the 15 parties that failed to win the necessary 1.5 percent of the vote to qualify for a Knesset seat.
Parties represented in the outgoing Knesset that did not make the threshold include Tehiya (3 seats), the New Liberal Party (3), Hatikvah (1), Geulat Yisrael (1) and the Progressive List for Peace (1). The turnout was around 77.5 percent of the electorate, a couple points less than usual.
Labor 45 (38)
Meretz 12 (10)
Likud 32 (38)
Tsomet 7 (2)
Moledet 2 (2)
Shas 7 (5)
National Religious Party 6 (5)
United Torah Front 4 (7)
Hadash Communists 3 (3)
Arab Democratic Party 2 (1)
known as Hadash. Such agreements allow a party to transfer its marginal votes to another party that has passed the minimum threshold.
Hadash, which had four seats in the last Knesset, will likely be reduced to three in the next.
Israeli Arabs who had hoped to wield a balance of power between the Jewish political blocs were disappointed and disenchanted with their own leaders.
In any event, Labor Party leader Yitzhak Rabin seems able to form a coalition without Hadash or Darousha; and he need not worry that those Arab left-wing parties will make a deal with Likud.
Rabin, in the election campaign, ruled out a coalition with "extremist" elements of either left or right, which appears to exclude the Arab parties from a Labor-led government. But Darousha, who once belonged to the Labor Party, said Wednesday that he didn't rule out re-joining it.
Palestinian leaders meanwhile expressed hope that the Labor victory would accelerate the peace process.
Hanan Ashrawi, spokeswoman for the Palestinian delegation negotiating with Israel, expressed satisfaction with Labor's win but reserved judgment as to whether a Labor-led regime would advance the talks.
Another Palestinian leader, Hanna Seniora, called the outcome "a turning point," according to the East Jerusalem daily Al-Fajr.


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On April 21, 2011, a pre-dawn fire swept through the Johnson Natatorium at The University of Southern Mississippi. The flames and intense heat destroyed all SCUBA equipment, a week before students were to take their open water certification dives.
Three years later the SCUBA program, offered by the university's School of Human Performance and Recreation, is back. Students are able to earn college credit for courses ranging from basic certification to specialties such as advanced diver and rescue diver. In some cases students may apply these skills to a future profession, such as marine biology or therapeutic recreation.
"We were unable to resume the program until the natatorium renovations were complete," said Dr. Susan Hubble-Burchell, assistant to the dean of the College of Health for curriculum and program development. "The university community once again has convenient access to an exciting recreational activity."
The SCUBA program began in 1975 under the direction of Dr. Charles Burchell, past chair and professor of recreation. In 2003, leadership passed to Bill Powe, who earned his initial certification with the Southern Miss program. Powe is now a certified instructor trainer by the National Association of Underwater Instructors.
"For nearly 40 years the program has facilitated a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the underwater environment, the impact of diving tourism, and a lifelong physical activity that contributed to a healthy lifestyle for hundreds of university students, staff, faculty and community members," said Hubble-Burchell
For more information about SCUBA certification, call the School of Human Performance and Recreation at 601.266.5386


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Judie Lipsett, a proverbial creature of blogosphere eco-system is seen upholding the flag of Geardiary since September 2006. Prior to it she was co-Editor of The Gadgeteer for six long years. Against gamut of online sites that cover launches of electronic products especially gadgets and gizmos, Judie takes pride in moving a step ahead by reviewing a product and providing a second opinion to the prospective customers planning to ink neat deals. And opinion from such an expert is welcomed as she dons into the shoes of customers while reviewing any sundry product. If numbers make a difference then she is known to play 400 plus hardware reviews on Gadgeteer and around 350 at Gear Diary.
Judie is now fully dedicated to Geardiary, which is christened by readers as eclectic awesomeness but to me GearDiary is synonymous to a connoisseur attic that makes a generalized scanning of a product, thereby throwing the possible picks and non-picks attached to the products. And I consider Judie as a true technophile with a difference. She shares the commonality of early adoption of technology but unlike others her review enables inspires less valiant consumers to follow that particular outfit. Technophiles as individuals has a capability to make or mar technology.
Bottom line: Final call for picking a product comes from consumers' end.
But Judie's personality didn't allow her to restrict her magnetism to the world of gadgets and thus to my non-surprise the gadget diva has a soft corner for fashionable accessories. She considers Louis Vuitton handbags and other trendy collection as her weakness. She has been collecting them since she was 18 and says: It's what I will usually reward myself with when I feel I have reached a particular milestone.
Here are the captivating responses from Judie penned down while getting a pedicure down. Judie's time is divided between running family's ranching operation and an eternal pursuit of the critical gadgets. It clearly marks her tight scheduled day and her potential to do multi tasking.
Judie introduce yourself to my readers and take us through your typical day at work.
Hi everyone! I am Judie Lipsett, and I am a consumer product reviecwer with about nine years' online experience. I got my start at the now defunct smaller.com in 1999, and was co-Editor of The Gadgeteer for six years. Since September 2006, I have been the owner and Editor of Gear Diary – a news, reviews, and opinion site. I also regularly contribute to (and consult with) many other gadget, mobility news and review sites. My goal is to foster a friendly and cooperative community feeling among other like-minded sites.
A typical work day for me can seem like anything but. Some mornings I may not even wake up until around 10, since I sometimes stay up as late as 4:30am when trying to wrap up a really involved review. Other days I have lunch meetings and appointments I need to keep, so my morning will start much earlier. My schedule is odd, but I enjoy it.
How did Gear Diary started? What made you switch completely from The Gadgeteer to your own diary?
Gear Diary started because when I left The Gadgeteer, I planned on using my new site as a continuance of the personal blog I had kept on Julie Strietelmeier's (editor-in-chief, The Gadgeteer) site. My plan was to freelance for other gadget and PDA sites, while posting about more personal things which interested me on Gear Diary. But my little project soon took on a life of its own when online friends began to volunteer to write articles and reviews many of them offering to cover things that they didn't feel fit the scope of the sites they regularly wrote for. It was never my goal that Gear Diary be perceived as a strictly mobility or gadget site, but that it also is about all sorts of other things that people use and enjoy. With that said, we'll always cover gadgets and PDAs, but we'll also write about cars we like, funny items found on the internet, diary entries about things that have happened to us, human folly, good deals we have found, odd things we have purchased, robots, vacations we take, toys we like literally whatever we felt like writing about.
What should be the ratio of style specks to tech features that manufacturers should consider while developing any gadget?
Good question. I am not sure if there is a specific ratio that should be adhered to, but I do think that style and aesthetic appeal are very important when considering any device that you will use as part of your daily routine. Let's face it, a particular phone or PDA may have every feature that you need and want, but if it feels cheaply made, if it is dog-ugly, or if it doesn't feel right when you use it, then it won't make the cut. Many times our electronic devices are also our fashion accessories; they should look good, work as we need them to, and be durable.
What user-friendly aspects you concentrate on while reviewing a product? How important is the cost justification while reviewing a gadget (it is justifiable or no).
It really depends upon the item. If I am reviewing a phone, I'll concentrate on how well it operates, for instance: whether it is easy to figure out, whether it works as expected, whether it fits my hand well, whether it feels cheaply made. Most importantly, and especially in the case is a PDA phone, I'll concentrate on how well the device actually performs as a phone. After all, convergent devices only work well when you don't have to greatly sacrifice the main reason you purchased the device in the first place.
When I am reviewing a particular accessory, depending upon what the item is I might not care so much about how it looks unless it is an accessory I'll always be staring at, like a PDA case or a laptop bag. Instead, I'll concentrate more on whether it works as promised and how durable it's been over the testing period, which can usually last from one to two months.
As far as cost justification? That is a personal thing. I'll point out when I think that something is expensive or not, but in the end, only CUSTOMER can decide if the cost of something is justifiable or not.
Your savvy readers have been blessed to witness around 400 plus hardware reviews on Gadgeteer and a good lot of 350 at Gear Diary. How you justify the pedestal of being a renowned consumer product reviewer? How far your reviews have been successful in enabling people take a call on what gadgets to keep their fingers upon?
Well, I can claim all of my reviews and diary entries on The Gadgeteer as my own, but I want to point out that so many of the reviews on Gear Diary have also been written by my fabulous Team.
As far as being on a pedestal, gosh I hope not. I will always want to be known for writing honest and thorough reviews, but I am also very aware of the fact that just because a particular item fits my needs or works well for me, it may not be the answer for everyone. All I can do is give my opinion after putting something through its paces, and hope that at the end of the day my review helps someone decide whether they should also give the item a try or not.
What's the coolest device you've ever reviewed (even if it isn't cool anymore)?
Oh, that is such a hard question to answer! If we are talking about PDAs, my favorite is probably going to be the HTC Universal, even though that device is several years out of date. I liked my review unit so much that I bought one after sending it back! I really wish that HTC would offer an upgraded version of the same device.
Picking the coolest gadget in general is a tough call, too. But for that I think I would have to choose the Litter-Robot, which I can't recommend highly enough. One of the things that I disliked about owning a cat before I got it was cleaning her litter box daily. Now that I have the Litter-Robot, I only have to remind myself to empty its bin once a week or so. The Litter Robot has removed the only caveat that I saw to cat ownership.
At personal front, how open are you for inking pricey deals for outlandish gears? (Besides gadgets that reflects the feminism in Judie). List us the soft accessories that you possess and take pride in.
I've been known to spend more than I should on gadgets and other items that I really wanted for whatever reason. As long as it won't hurt me financially and as long as I can justify it, I will generally go ahead and buy myself anything that I want badly enough. I have been known to agonize over spending money on something, but once I make up my mind that I have to have it, or that I can definitely justify it, then I'll go ahead and get it. If I can't really justify it, then I will put it on the back-burner until I (hopefully) don't want it any more.
Hmmm, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by soft accessories, but I'll admit to having a weakness for Louis Vuitton purses and accessories. I have been collecting them since I was 18, and it's what I will usually reward myself with when I feel I have reached a particular milestone.
What other areas are you passionate about?
I like to travel, and my favorite travel companion is my daughter Sarah. We enjoy exploring other cities, countries and cultures. We are pretty adventurous and will try anything once, so we have been known to eat some crazy things, try some crazy things, and we always seem to live to tell about it.
When back at home, I serve as the president of my sorority's (Sigma Kappa) local alumnae group, and after stepping down as an advisor for the local Sigma Kappa collegiate chapter (I did it for almost 9 years), I have started volunteering for several local organizations. It's good to have people and offline activities that make you want to step away from the computer.
What is the business model of Gear Diary? From where do you tag monetary innings?
Honestly, the business model for Gear Diary is not very concrete. We only accept direct advertising from companies that I know and trust, because I feel that an endorsement is implied when a company's banner is on my site. Everyone that writes on Gear Diary, including myself, has another job; none of us are doing this to get rich or looking to quit our day jobs. We write about topics we enjoy, because we enjoy sharing the information with people. The fact that Gear Diary brings in enough to pay for our hosting and associated costs – as well as goodies for all of us along the way – is a nice bonus.
What are your top tips for getting a blog ranking well in the search engines?
That's a toughie and certainly an answer best left to SEO experts. I have found that a clear and concise post title helps Google index out items quickly, though.
Introduce us to your three gadgetry possessions that you can't afford to miss while stepping out.
My Canon G9, my Vertu Ascent and my iPhone. I would like to add an HTC Advantage 7510 to the mix as well.
Your views on Traditional Journalism vs Blogging.
I think that the lines are blurred anymore. Bloggers who conduct their business as professionals and who try to be as ethical as possible are now being treated with the type of respect formerly reserved for print journalists. I am sure that it's frustrating in some ways for hard-core journalists to find that anyone with computer can make as big of a name for themselves as someone with a journalism degree, but these are the times in which we are living.
What do you count as your feats and fouls?
I am probably most proud of winning my sorority's highest honor – the Colby Award, in 2006. I was on the stage with other women who have made nationally recognized contributions to their chosen fields, so being awarded for my achievements as a technology blogger was just amazing.
I probably most regret passing on the chance to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show in 2006; that would have been fun. It would have also brought a lot of good attention to the site I was writing for at the time, but for various reasons it just didn't work out.
How you would like to be known as and Why?
a) Consumer product reviewer
b) Blogger
c) Technophile
d) Entrepreneur
I would most like to be known as a technophile who became a consumer product reviewer. The fact that it is in a blog versus a traditional print magazine is incidental, and I don't really consider myself an entrepreneur. I am not trying to build a huge blogging network, as several of my friends have gone on to do. I just want to enjoy my corner of the web, spending time with a group of like-minded people who I genuinely enjoy.
Pen down your daily online-reads.
I always check JK On The Run, Mobility Site, Slash Gear and Consumerist to name a few, but I easily have over a hundred truly great sites on my RSS. I probably spend an hour a day just catching up!
Provide my readers with two of your favorite posts from a) GearDiary; b) The Gadgeteer c) Others.
Oh, I honestly can't pick! I'd like to think that they were all good, and hopefully helped someone.
What can be pointed as GearDiary USP that is now a great success (of course besides reviews)?
I think our readers enjoy the Dear Gear Diary series as well as our GearChats. I think they also love the rants we post and the deals we find and post about.
Seeking tips for the bloggers with running gadget blogs so that they can also make big.
Don't look to get rich by blogging; write because you enjoy the subject, and because you like sharing your discoveries with your readers. The fact that you are doing it because you enjoy it will always show through your writing. Don't be afraid of being friendly and supportive of other sites, and never think that the market isn't big enough for yet another [insert your type blog here] blog. Every single writer brings their own voice and flavor to the blogosphere; there is room for all of us. We should help each other succeed.
One Hidden Truth
I have a very type-A personality; I can be exasperating, and stubborn, and I am working on that.
Where do you see your blog after five years from now?
I hope that we will continue doing what we enjoy, that we will see a steady increase in readership, and that we will continue to add value and entertainment to our readers' day.
What piece of advice you would have given yourself five-years ago?
Never be complacent, never settle, and listen to what's really being said.
Give us your honest views on EliteChoice. If you have time, go ahead to review it.
I think that you are doing exactly what I like to see fostering a sense of friendship and community between many blogs; thank you for having that type of site!
Your turn! Can ask me one question.
Can you forgive me for taking so long to return this questionnaire?
Judie, the engrossing flow of responses justify the delay. I am happy to put it on hold for so long as now I have enough meat for my readers to know my dear friend Judie, a level more than they use to know her. And such an honest session of free-wheeling conversation is highly appreciated.
I wish luck to Judie, her daughter Sara, colleague Matthew Miller (The Mobile Gadgeteer-ZDNet) and team for their future endeavors. And many thanks for accepting to be at EliteChoice under our elite blogger series.
P.S.: Most blogger under this series are the ones captured at 2007-round-up of 125 Elite Bloggers. Besides that, i would be welcoming other worthy names.


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Legislation was approved last week by the state House of Representatives to expand gambling into bars and taverns in Pennsylvania. Social and fraternal clubs would also gain increased control of gaming revenue.
I personally am quite delighted by this. I believe gambling goes on in the region anyway, so why not make it proper? Legalize it. It's fun and doesn't harm anyone. And it's about time. As executive director of the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage Association, Amy Christie pointed out, they have worked really hard on just this for over two-and-a-half decades to give small businesses a "more level playing field."
Put the power back in the hand of the little guy I say, and give us all a great place to go – legally – to have fun at the end of a long working week. The only fear is that other places that offer it legally will lose out. Well, to them I say, rise to the challenge and make your legal gambling place better and we'll choose that.
Increase competition and everyone benefits, and it seems like House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Bradford Woods agrees with me. He described gaming expansion as being a "matter of fairness for businesses holding restaurant liquor licenses." And still, there will be limits. Tavern games will have to institute single prize limits of $2,000 per chance and licensees won't be allowed to offer more than $35,000 in total prizes per week.
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Have a blast: Tickets on sale for July 3 fireworks
Published 12:01 pm, Saturday, June 6, 2015
Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo
The Westport Police Athletic League and the town's Parks and Recreation Department are co-sponsoring the annual Independence Day fireworks July 3 at Compo Beach.
Tickets are on sale and can be purchased at Police Department headquarters, 50 Jesup Road, and at the Parks and Recreation Department office, 260 Compo Road South.
Tickets sales are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Fireworks tickets are $35 per car and once tickets are sold out, passes for shuttles serving satellite lots will be available.
Rain date for the fireworks display will be July 6.


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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said he expects his legacy will be one of economic development and not the scandals that have repeatedly rocked the Wilson Building during his 15-month tenure in the city's top job.
"I want to be known as somebody who really broadened this economy," Gray said in an interview with WPFW-FM.
During the lengthy conversation, Gray touted his "One City, One Hire" program and his efforts to keep the District's unemployment rate in check.
When Gray entered the mayoral suite, that economic barometer stood at 10 percent before a summertime swoon sent it as high as 10.5 percent. Today, it's 9.9 percent.
Gray also said that his administration continues to cooperate with federal investigators probing his 2010 campaign, but he also said the city government's scandals weren't unique to his time in office.
"These things didn't happen on my watch," Gray said of the laundry list of corruption investigations.


text: Last Thursday 07/02/09, I agreed to purchase my house on a land contract from my landlord of about 5 years. I thought I knew everything about this house. good and bad. I also thought he was a good man. He made an offer to me about a month ago saying that he was just turning 70 and wanted to get out of the rental business. he said he hated the idea of fixing it up again, having it vacant for who knows how long and then paying a real estate agent so he offered it to me at 6%. I talked with other home owners in the area and found the price is comparable. I agreed and we signed the legal papers last thursday. Well, since then, our ceiling fan began vibrating during any speed. then friday as she was cleaning it, the fan fell on her head. I go to fix it and noticed the box is screwed in directly under the 4x4 junction box. I walk around the house looking for the attic then I realized, I never noticed an attic entrance door. I walk around the house and noticed we had an attic window. now I am really curious. I get a latter and pry the window open, crawled inside was in disbelief. Why would anyone have more than enough fiberglass insulation in there ceiling, then ontop of that, at least 15 inches of blown insulation everywhere. I played hell finding my ceiling fan box. Then I got really nervous. The fan box was screwed to a 1/4 inch piece of rotting plywood that was supported by a 2x2 between the joist Also, about 30% of the wiring was very old. old like aluminum then I found two areas where the wires were twisted, brazed and left bare. I believe the wires were copper and aluminum. I got my 12 gal. wet vac to suc up all that blown insulation to see what it really looks like up there. 14 39 gallon bags later, I still cant see anything. Any suggestions about the insulation and the wiring? Also, the landlord was my friend for 5 years told me he owned it for about 9 years. Was that insulation blown up there to hide from inspectors the electrical and any other problems that might be up there? any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated


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On the third day of the NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers chose Boardman grad and former Ohio State center Corey Linsley in the fifth round (161st pick). Linsley, who started every game over the past two seasons at center, was an All-Big Ten First Team selection this past season.
Linsley was the first offensive lineman selected by Green Bay in the draft and the highest interior lineman from Ohio State since 2006 (Jets took Nick Mangold at 29th). He was the fifth Buckeye to be taken in the draft (Ryan Shazier, Bradley Roby, Jack Mewhort, Carlos Hyde) in 2014.
Boardman has now produced three NFL draft choices in the past eight years (Steve Vallos and John Greco).


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Greening The Lyre
Environmental Poetics And Ethics
Publication Year: 2002
Published by: University of Nevada Press
Series: Environmental Arts and Humanities Series
Greening the Lyre
I am grateful beyond words for the generosity and patience of my mentors and teachers, including Janet Desimone, Steve Masley, Robbie Thomas, Richard Hawley, Cleopatra Mathis, Patricia Goedicke, Paul Armstrong, Bill Rossi, Jim Crosswhite, and John Gage. The debt, which I struggle to repay in and out of the classroom, endures.
The subject of this study is contemporary nature poetry. It should be noted, from the start, that all three of these terms are potential troublemakers. For example, the contemporary nature poem might simply refer to nature poetry published relatively recently. However, this kind of definition ignores the more athletic sense of contemporaneity, the idea that the poetry of a given era (here, the most ...
Chapter 1. Toward a Rhetoric of Ecological Poetics
Like all titles, "Toward a Rhetoric of Ecological Poetics" functions, to use Kenneth Burke's formula, as both goal and goad.1 To avoid unnecessary confusion at the outset, my first step will be to clarify these titular terms. I will then turn to the "ecological" poem against the background of scientific and normative ecology. My reading will pay particular attention to the hermeneutic premises that inform the ...
Chapter 2. Green Speech: The Trope of Speaking Nature
To the contemporary reader, the idea of a talking seed may seem a quaint, perhaps charming aspect of this diminutive poem by William Stafford. As an example of "speaking nature," the voice of Stafford's "little seed" is but one in the great chorus of nonhuman voices to be found in poetry. The trope of speaking nature, as I shall refer to it, is ...
Chapter 3. Ethos and Environmental Ethics
As noted in the preceding chapter, the subject of nature has emerged as a site of contention in the discourse of environmental ethics. Catriona Sandilands has argued that the subject of nature has generally been constructed according to the logic of identity politics advanced by progressive social movements. The conception of democracy embraced by these movements generates a subject that is ...
Chapter 4. Pragmatic Environmental Poetics
I would like to ask this cheeky question as a way of posing, roundabout, a more general and knotty one: besides the date of composition, what is "contemporary" about the contemporary nature poem? The question is triggered, in the first instance, by the recent proliferation of anthologies of "contemporary nature poetry." It is provoked, too, by what I see as the challenge of writing nature poetry in ...
Chapter 5. Skeptical Environmental Poetics
Late in the day, the hikers arrest their excursion up the mountain, in part due to fatigue, in part due to the hour and their sense of the long and rough trip back. Their stopping place is one of those zones that Frost so often explored: the margin between human cultivation and something wilder, something different. It is delineated by "a tumbled wall /With barbed-wire binding," the kind of barrier one often ...
Afterword: Politics and Environmental Poetics
When I began this study, my office was on the second floor of the tallest building on the University of Oregon campus, a structure that also houses the departments of English, history, sociology, philosophy, economics, and comparative literature, as well as the Humanities Center. If I climbed to the seventh floor and looked through the windows of a seminar room that was usually unlocked, I was often ...
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Print-ISBN-13: 9780874174946
Page Count: 184
Publication Year: 2002
Series Title: Environmental Arts and Humanities Series
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I've taken the Kubrick style sheet and tried to create two columns with the secondary sidebar underneath a bit like Kiwi (but not very). My attempt is up at http://archaeoastronomy.co.uk/sandbox/front%20page.htm and the style sheet is at http://archaeoastronomy.co.uk/sandbox/style.css
Try as I might, the only way I can get the right side column to align in IE is to use absolute positioning. Otherwise it simply will not sit next to the content, no matter how thin. I've tried floating the box but it won't have it. Mozilla and Opera on the other hand are very happy more or less any way that I try it. I've been at it for a few days now. Does anyone know what it is that I'm overlooking?
It looks like I'll problems with the secondary box too, but I've giving up for tonight so I can get some sleep.
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Preferring Friends? I was recently having a conversation with a friend of mine who met up for dinner with a friend of theirs. Here's the story: My friends (let's call her Jenny) was listening to her friend (let's call her Lisa) about a dream job that Lisa was going to apply for. She wanted advice from Jenny, as Jenny is a sharp cookie and Lisa knows she is great at PR, personal positioning and was flourishing in her own job. After the chat, … [Read more...]
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Mortgage Services
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Adjustable Rate Mortgages
Unlike a fixed rate mortgage, where the interest rate cannot change over the entire term of the loan, an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) does not guaranty an interest rate.
Adjustable rate mortgages were effectively introduced in the United States approximately 25 years ago. Interest rates at that time were extraordinarily high. The prime lending rate was in excess of 20%, the 30 year government bond rate was approaching 20% and a very good 30 year fixed interest rate was 16.25%. This last rate made it very, very difficult for prospective home buyers to qualify for mortgages. Hence, the introduction of adjustable rate mortgages in the United States.
The primary reason that ARMs achieved some degree of popularity in the U.S. at that time is essentially the same reason they are still around today. That is, ARMs typically have a low introductory rate or start rate, often referred to as a "teaser rate". These teaser rates can be 4% -5% below competing fixed rate mortgages.
The following are terms that will help you improve your ability to evaluate the pros and cons specific to you:
Teaser Rate:
This is the rate that gets the attention of a potential borrower. You may see the advertised rate as low as 1.00%. This is certainly low enough in any market to grab the attention of a borrower! However, remember: a teaser rate is typically good for only 1 to 12 months. The lower the teaser rate, the shorter period of time until the first interest rate adjustment.
The index is the anchor point in the determination of an ARM's interest rate. It is the component of the rate that creates the variable interest nature of an ARM... indexes move up or down depending on what is happening in the general and sometime specific financial markets. While there are many indexes available for use, some of the more common indexes are:
- LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)
- 11th District Cost of Funds
- 1 Year Treasury Bills
The margin represents the fixed component of an ARM. It is the spread over and above the index value that compensates the lender for any and all risks associated with making an adjustable rate mortgage to a borrower. Oftentimes downplayed, this is a very significant component of an ARM. In most cases, it can range from a low of under 2.00% to well above 3.00%.
Caps are protective devices that are incorporated into ARMs and help to minimize the borrower's exposure to rapidly increasing interest rates. They are often communicated to borrowers in the following format: 2/6. This means that there is a limit as to how high an interest rate can be adjusted during each adjustment period as well as over the life of the loan. To illustrate this, let's assume that a borrower received a one year ARM with an initial teaser rate of 4.00%... a 2/6 cap means that after the first year, when the interest rate is adjusted, it cannot exceed 6.00% (teaser rate of 4.00% plus annual cap of 2.00%) and under no circumstances could the interest rate ever exceed 10.00% (teaser rate of 4.00% plus lifetime cap of 6.00%).
Here are some very general adjantages and disadvantages of Adjustable Rate Mortgages:
- Teaser rate
- Ability to minimize cash outflow for mortgage payment
- Qualify for larger loan amount
- Uncertainty of future rates
- Costs associated with securing the loan
- Prepayment penalties
- Potential for negative amortization
- Not understanding your loan
While there are many individuals and institutions that tout ARMs as a better mortgage alternative than a traditional fixed rate mortgage, you should bear in mind that most of these individuals and institutions sell or aggressively promote these types of mortgages and very often do not even offer alternative mortgages. Their claims are generally related to the theory that, over the long term, the average interest rate for ARMs is lower than that of fixed rate mortgages. You will see in their promotional materials historical data that clearly supports their claim that these average rates are in fact lower than competitive fixed rate mortgages. However, you should be aware that, given enough historical data on indexes used in ARMS, time periods can be selected that can make averages look better than perhaps they should.
Think about this: if ARMs were as good as their promoters claim, would fixed rate mortgages even exist today?


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Hi guys!! I know it's been a while since I've done an outfit post so I'm happy to be able to come back to the swing of things with this one. I wore this outfit to my event Beauty & Bellinis last night. I personally loved the print because it's very Versace-esque and that for me screams Miami. And of course, I love its stretchy fabric which allows me to feel sexy and comfortable. Yes, I wore my heels for the event…but by the end of the night my patent black flats were on my feet. I'm giving myself an "A" for effort ;)
On a different note, thank you to all that came out to the event. We had about 100 people show up and it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and enjoy a Miami night out.
I wore:
A Pea in the Pod printed dress with tie
Koko & Palenki "Sadie" platform patent pumps
Banana Republic embossed clutch
Tan leather cuff c/o Jewel Mint
Smokey quartz earrings from Target


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My exam is gonna be over, in like erm..18 hours from now? :D Last paper tomorrow and it's a subject I am dreading. Results I got for this subject during my mid-semester exam was not very encouraging. The truth it, it's the worse grade I got out of all the subjects. So yeah, I am pretty much worried about tomorrow's paper. Just hoping I will be able to do well in it tomorrow. Pleaseeeeeee!!
No doubt, I love the fact that exam is gonna be over tomorrow but I hate the fact that I still have an assignment to complete after my exam. Duh!!! -.- Anyway, gonna enjoy my freedom first before I start with the assignment. Well, I already started a little bit so I do hope that I will be able to finish it all real fast. I am pretty sure I will be going out with my coursemates tomorrow. Movie + a nice meal perhaps :)
On the other note, guess what happened during my lunch today? I broke part of my tooth while eating which I don't know how it happens -.- Was enjoying my lunch when I suddenly feel like I was chewing something hard, some sort like a pebble :/ Spit it out and found that it's a small part of one of my tooth at the back O.O So yeah, now that tooth of mine is like erm...3/4 left because 1/4 of it is broken? =.= Gotta pay a visit to the dentist when I am home. Seriously praying that they don't tell me I have to extract the whole tooth out. Oh Dentist, please, please, please save my tooth =/
By the way, my hostel wifi is seriously driving me crazy. The speed, the connection...ugh!! MUST DEFINITELY GET MYSELF A BROADBAND NEXT SEMESTER!!!
Okay, enough of ranting. Gotta get back to my books and notes!! Forgive me for the rants okay? LOL Wish me lotsa luck in my last paper tomorrow!!! I need lotsa lotsa lotsa LUCK!!!!!!! :/


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I really love pesto of any sort: basil, kale, swiss chard, you name it, I'll eat it. So, I decided to try a new recipe out that had been in my head for awhile and, lo and behold, it was delicious! Even G. loved it (he had two helpings of pasta). This dish just screams spring!
- 1 avocado, seeded and halved
- 1.5oz pkg of basil, washed
- couple glugs of olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- grated Pecorino Romano (optional)
- cooked pasta of your choice
Cook your pasta, whatever shape you decide, (I used gemeli, about 2 cups uncooked), set aside in a large bowl. Add avocado halves, basil, olive oil in a food processor and process until smooth. Use your best judgment with the olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bam, you're done. Add pesto by spoonfuls to the cooked pasta (you don't want to over-saturate it), and serve. I added a bit of grated Pecorino to our servings and halved grape tomatoes to mine. This goes well with red or white wine too.


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IKEA pull-out from Somerville leaves shoppers looking for a replacement
With the announcement that Swedish furniture giant IKEA will no longer pursue a store at Assembly Square, shoppers and residents are rethinking what could anchor the city's newest planned neighborhood.
In interviews Tuesday, residents and visitors shopping at the strip mall that now abuts the future Assembly Row development said they would like to see another retailer step into IKEA's shoes.
Suggestions included a Wegmans, Whole Foods, or other high-end supermarket.
"It's something a little different that what is carried in normal grocery stores," said Mark, a 47-year-old Boston resident, who asked his last name be withheld. He said the specialty items carried at the Northborough Wegmans are enough to entice him into the hourlong drive to the store.
Another shopper said she would prefer a Dave & Buster's or similar entertainment venue that could cater to families.
Rido Chhay, 28, said she used to frequent Good Time Emporium before it was shuttered in June 2008, and now must search farther away from her Everett home to find similar indoor entertainment.
"It was a hang-out spot for the kids," said Chhay, who now must drive to Braintree to the Dave & Busters location there.
One Somerville resident, Marco Oliveira, 43, said he was displeased that IKEA decided to take a hike, saying the area's population of young professionals and college students could have used a cheap outlet for furnishings.
But in IKEA's stead, Oliveira was specific about what he did not want: "a Walmart-type store," he said. "Basically there is nothing that big that could come. They had the anchor."


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In Lauretti's world, clouds yield to bright sunshine
Published 5:58 pm, Friday, May 30, 2014
Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti recently joined a very small local club -- a World of Two, so to speak -- with the concession by the U.S. Justice Department that after at least five years of investigating municipal corruption in Shelton, the investigation was closed.
It was no secret that the hoped-for prize in the investigation was no one less than the mayor himself -- Public Official No. 1, as such leaders are often referred to in the indictments of people near them.
The government's concession, incidentally, came as a result of a question from Connecticut Post reporter Michael Mayko to a government spokesman.
What with Lauretti once again expressing his gubernatorial, lieutenant gubernatorial and any other -natorial aspirations, the question certainly was a legitimate one. Are you guys still looking into him?
Oh, the feds found enough in Shelton to send some people to jail, but nary a thing on Lauretti.
Which brings us to the other member of this World of Two: Bridgeport's long-time Democratic kingpin, Mario Testa.
Testa, the diminutive puppet master, is another one, a glistening lamb chop that makes the feds salivate.
It was many the FBI agent who drifted to sleep counting sheep and dreaming of seeing that lamb chop seated at a defense table in U.S. District Court.
And, of course, over the years many a Bridgeport Democratic party heavyweight has sat at defense tables in U.S. District Courts here and there.
Most recently was during the investigation of former Democratic Mayor Joe Ganim, who himself was convicted on charges of corruption and sentenced to nine years in prison.
The feds made it clear to others involved in that case that they were interested in any information that might be forthcoming about Testa.
Now, when you are in a stink pot of trouble -- and you know it -- and you are sitting with prosecutors and FBI agents who are grilling you and you, perspiring heavily as you are, want to make a good impression because these are the people who hold your cojones and your future in their hands, you are going to be forthcoming.
Because your cooperation will certainly be related to the judge who is going to determine just how far away they throw that key when the prison door slams behind you.
So they went through all this and, to this day, Testa sits in his kitchen up on Madison Avenue at his flagship restaurant and catering hall, Testo's, or at his relatively new pizza joint at the top of Wood Avenue. (Testo, by the way, was the family name of some better-known Bridgeport relatives when Testa was first getting his restaurant career underway, so he appropriated that version for his use.)
So, Testa is either a master criminal of Professor Moriarty stature, or he is, more likely, the cunning, easy-to-underestimate, street-savvy, vote-counting, patronage-dispensing, power-broking, absentee-ballot manipulating tidal force of Bridgeport politics, most of which is pretty close to legal.
You'd have to say something along the same lines about Lauretti.
Generally, when the feds decide they want you, you're cooked. They have a considerable arsenal at their disposal.
Consider that they can listen to your phone conversations, listen to your conversations in your car, in your office, in your favorite restaurant or diner, and pretty much anywhere else you might be.
They can subpoena your records. They can subpoena your friends and associates and lean on them pretty hard to make them give up any bad stuff they know about you.
And even if they can't get the stuff, they can, as they did with Lauretti, let you twist in the wind and dangle in the public square. Still, Lauretti, while repeatedly denying any wrongdoing, continued to manage Shelton into a city that is the envy of many in the region.
Taxes are stable. The population is growing and economic development coninues apace.
Lauretti probably never helped his cause with his occasional remarks that he got into politics because it was more lucrative than the high school teaching and coaching gig he was in.
It's simply more correct for one to say that one has a "passion for public service."
When the feds are wrong, they don't usually come out and say, "Well, we've looked at this guy for years and, by the way, done all the above, and we haven't been able to pin anything on him. So we say, `Good luck, mayor, with your future endeavors."
Nah. Doesn't work that way. They would have let the cloud hang over Lauretti's head forever.
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MSNBC reports that Microsoft has acquired Groove Networks (they run the battle fields in Iraq amongst other things), the company that Ray Ozzie founded after selling his Lotus Notes venture. One interesting result is that Ozzie will become Microsoft's chief technical officer reporting directly to Bill Gates bypassing Steve Ballmer.
(Will the Groove site change from Cold Fusion to ASP?).


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What Should the Flyers Do?
As all of us hockey fans stand on the doorstep of the NHL's free agency with great anticipation, I can safely say that I have no idea what the Flyers will do. One would think with all the rumors and rights-acquiring recently, the scheme would have become clear. However, this is the Philadelphia Flyers, and they have a pretty impressive record when conventional wisdom is the opponent. Despite the fact that I am somewhat clueless in regards to their plans, here's what I think they SHOULD do to address obviousl needs. I believe that in addressing these needs, the Flyers will be in an excellent position to win two more playoff games next season and hoist the Stanley Cup.
With Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton under contract, the Flyers don't face the problem of last offseason when they had no goaltenders on the roster. Instead, they face the need for a legitimate 'number one' goalie. Tim Panaccio of www.csnphilly.com reported this afternoon that the Flyers have re-signed Michael Leighton to a two year, 3.1 million dollar contract. In my opinion, Leighton's signing should not influence the Flyers' aggressiveness in the goalie market. I know some of you may be Leighton's biggest fans, but let me set the record straight; Michael Leighton and/or Brian Boucher will not end the Stanley Cup drought in Philly. The two of them played well last season, especially in capturing the Prince of Wales trophy. However, a large part of their success was incredible defense by the top four defensemen, weaker offensive teams in New Jersey, Boston and Montreal, and a successful penalty kill unit.
When the Stanley Cup Finals arrived, the Flyers needed Leighton to be spectacular for a game or two in order to hoist the cup. Quite simply, he wasn't. Teams win the cup with stellar goaltending, and neither Leighton nor Boucher is referred to with the term 'stellar'. I have a soft spot for both of them, but in the interest of providing some realistic insight, they just don't cut it for a team with Stanley Cup potential. The likelihood for regression is much greater with them in the crease rather than a legitimate number one goalie that always seems to evade the Flyers' grasp. So, without further adieu, the options please….
Evgeni Nabokov- The Flyers have his rights apparently, but that makes no difference at all. Nabokov will test free agency for a big salary. He would be best suited in the Southeast Division, where he won't ever have to play a meaningful game.
Marty Turco- He's getting up there in years and inconsistency has come along with that. Another member of the apparent 'Flyers offered him a contract' club, he supposedly turned down Philadelphia. However, www.philly.com reported earlier this week that 'multiple league sources' have said that there was no contract offer. According to ESPN hockey writer E.J Hradek, Turco confirmed the offer and declined it. The only thing that has become clear in this whole mess is that Turco was incredible in "A Beautiful Mind".
Marty Biron/ Antero Niittymaki- Been there, done that. Besides, are either one of them THAT much of an improvement?
Chris Mason- Another older goalie, as well as a former Team Canada member, Mason has consistently good numbers in net. Although he is 34 years of age, he probably has a few good years left.
There are other goalies that may become available on the trade market such as Tim Thomas or possibly in the free agency pool. For instance, it is no guarantee that Dan Ellis will sign with the Canadiens, although it seems like a foregone conclusion. The Flyers need a number one goalie to bridge the gap to the young goalies in their system. Nicola Riopel, Joacim Eriksson, Johan Backlund and Sergei Bobrovsky all appear to have a shot at being the number one goalie in a couple of years, but their development shouldn't be rushed. Personally, I believe the Flyers should do all they can to lock up Chris Mason to a two or three year deal.
The Flyers' defense was pretty damn good all season, yet there are improvements to be made. Most of this will hinge on the re-signing of Braydon Coburn, who played valuable minutes all season long. Coburn's value soared when he was especially impressive in the playoffs. He is a restricted free agent, yet it seems that General Manager Paul Holmgren is doing all he can to sign him long term. The problem on defense is not Coburn, but the lack of a competent fifth defenseman. The pairing of Lukas Krajicek and Oskars Bartulis, aka 'thread and needle' (due in large part to their ability to hem the team in their own zone), must be improved. There are times when the third defense pairing must play, most obviously on the road when the team doesn't have the luxury of the last line change. In those situations, the Flyers were doomed. If my description of the third pairing seems painful, then I'm not doing it a justice.
If Coburn re-signs and the team signs a top-flight goalie, then the Flyers can afford to get a mid-level defenseman who can play on the third line and possibly in penalty kill situations. If Coburn doesn't re-sign and the team grabs a good goalie, the need for a higher impact blue liner becomes much greater. The likes of Volchenkov, Paul Martin and the rights from Nashville who I refuse to acknowledge by name would certainly fill a need. However, a serviceable fifth defenseman would still be needed in my opinion. If Coburn re-signs and either Leighton/Boucher/Biron/Niittymaki is in the crease, the need for a top flight defenseman is absolutely necessary. If the Flyers want to win a Stanley Cup with one of those goalies, they will need to build a pretty solid and impenetrable wall around them.
In accordance with my idea of signing Mason, I feel that the team should do all it can to re-sign Coburn and then look into a blue liner along the likes of Kurtis Foster from Tampa Bay. With 42 points last season and only a minus five rating, I think that he could definitely improve the production team's depth on defense .
The Flyers offseason, while bereft of high draft choices and somewhat frustrating thus far should become more positive in the coming days of free agency. I understand Holmgren's intentions on attempting to sign Nabokov, the guy from Nashville and Turco. However, it's extremely difficult to sign someone when they are days away from free agency. I can't blame him for kicking some tires, just as long as he keeps kicking. I still have no clue what the Flyers will do, but at least I am sure they won't acquire Lebron's rights today. I think.
While I figure out a way to rationalize Paul Holmgren's decision making, feel free to follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/mtrible , or read my personal blog at www.mtrible.wordpress.com . Thanks for reading!
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The Cloud of Death, Hawker and A Letter to the Times August 10, 2012Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern , trackback
A pleasing example of how something unusual can get blow up into something extraordinary.
A letter to The Times 1 Dec 1858 from North Cornwall [this date appears to be slightly wrong, it must be a couple of days later]
To the Editor of The Times
Sir, Last night, at 15 minutes to 9, it being very dark and raining heavily, I was ascending one of the steep hills of this neighbourhood, when suddenly I was surrounded by a bright and powerful light, which passed me a little quicker than the ordinary pace of man's walking, leaving it dark as before. This day I have been informed that the light was seen by the sailors in the harbour, coming in from the sea and passing up the valley like a low cloud. Will you or any of your readers be pleased to give an explanation of the above? I am Sir, yours truly, Jabez Brown. Boscastle, Dec. 1.
Now a letter from the great and rather mad R.S.Hawker (previously seen in this place trying to be a mermaid) written 26 Dec where we learn this experience has been absorbed into local tradition.
But the weather for Ten days has been very very awful and exceedingly strange – Thunder, Hail, Rain and Storms of Wind…. The whole countryside is excited about these storms, and the people connect them with the death of a Mr.– a Merchant of Boscastle and a notorious wrecker. As soon as a Ship was seen he used to mount his horse, and never leave her out of sight until she came ashore, when he would take possession, and make an enormous profit by charging Salvage, etc. He did so in Morwenstow twice. Ten days agone a Man called Jabez Brown living at Boscastle was returning at Night when he saw sailing up the Valley from the Sea Cloud filled with fiery light. All the Sailors also saw it. It glided on over –'s House, and passed inland up the Glen, until it reached a Church to which he belonged and where his Family Vault used to be and is. This sight so astonished Brown, that he wrote an account of it to The Times, and there I read it. On Sunday evening this day week – went out on the cliffs, and was seen watching the sea, it is supposed for Wrecks. He returned quite well and went to bed. At 5 in the morning his Servants heard him walk about his room. Then his footsteps ceased. He had returned to bed. At Six O'clock a vast roll of the Tide came up the Harbour, and one of his Vessels broke loose. The Servants went up to tell him – knocked – no answer – again – silence – frightened, they went in and there he lay quite dead. His head upon his hand. Ever since that day it is certain the storms have been continued – again and again with violence and while I now write my table trembles with the wind.
Spooky! The cloud killed the wrecker. There is a God! However, one south-western expert has done her homework. Jabez Brown had his experience on 31 November. The wrecker was Avery, who died on 20 December and the storms that Hawker mixes with the divine light ran from about the 16 to 22 of December. In other words, never underestimate human ability to conflate different things while creating convenient patterns.
Any other example of mental gymnastics: drbeachcombing AT yahoo DOT com And what about that cloud?


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A small island that protrudes into Sagami Bay. Home to a goddess of legend that is worshipped by many, including celebrities.
Enoshima is a small island at the mouth of the Sakai River that flows into Sagami Bay. The island is approximately four kilometers, and it is linked with the opposite shore of Katase by the 600-meter-long Enoshima-ohashi Bridge.
Once you have crossed the bridge, you will see marine product shops, souvenir shops, inns, and traditional restaurants on the approach to Enoshima-jinja Shrine. Enoshima-jinja Shrine was originally a tutelary shrine where the three goddesses of land, sea transport, and fisheries were enshrined in 552. Hadaka-Benten, or the naked goddess of entertainment in the shrine, is one of the three most famous goddesses in Japan. During the Edo Period, the shrine was crowded with worshippers, as Enoshima Benzaiten had a number of believers at that time. Still today, of course, a number of celebrities visit the shrine to wish for success.
Other tourist sites on Enoshima Island include the Enoshima Samuel Cocking garden, the Enoshima Sea Candle (Observation Lighthouse), the yacht harbor, and a cave called Enoshima Iwaya, created by approximately 6,000 years of sea erosion. It is believed that a prominent monk Kobo-Daishi (Kukai) and a shogun Minamoto-no-Yoritomo visited this place to train or to pray for victory.
Katase-Kaiganon the opposite shore has developed as the gateway town to Enoshima-jinja Shrine. This is the nearest beach to the metropolitan area and becomes very busy with many visitors every summer. Katase is also popular among anglers as there are many good fishing spots in the area.
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From Tokyo:
[Rail] 50 min from Tokyo to Fujisawa Station by JR Tokaido Line, and 10 min from Fujisawa to Enoshima Station by Enoden Line, or one hour from Shinjuku to Katase-Enoshima Station by Odakyu Line.


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Neymar leads Santos to Recopa Sudamericana title
Updated: 2012-09-28 11:12
RIO DE JANEIRO - Neymar scored his 46th goal of the year on Wednesday as Santos defeated Universidad de Chile 2-0 to secure its first Recopa Sudamericana title.
The Brazil striker netted with a cool finish in the 27th-minute at Sao Paulo's Pacaembu stadium but wasted a chance to double his tally by missing a penalty just before half-time.
Defender Bruno Rodrigo secured the win with a 60th-minute header after a Felipe Anderson free-kick.
The result gave Santos a 2-0 aggregate victory after a 0-0 draw in last month's first leg in Chile's capital Santiago.
Neymar (holding trophy) of Brazil's Santos FC celebrates with teammates after they beat Chile's Universidad de Chile to win the Recopa Sudamericana Championship soccer match in Sao Paulo, Sept 26, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]
"I am very happy - this is yet another title," said Neymar, who at 20 already has six trophies to his name.
"I have to thank all of my teammates and our fans who have given us great support."
Neymar also paid tribute to national teammate Paulo Henrique Ganso, who played in the first leg for Santos before joining Sao Paulo last week.
"I am sad that he is not here because he is my brother, but the most important thing is that he is now happy," said Neymar, who has now scored 46 goals from 54 matches in 2012.
"Paulo is a part of this. He did so much for Santos and helped us in the first match (of the final) in Santiago."
The Recopa Sudamericana pits the winners of the previous year's Copa Libertadores against the reigning Copa Sudamericana champions.
Neymar (L) of Brazil's Santos FC falls while battling Jose Rojas of Chile's Universidad de Chile during their second leg final soccer match of the Recopa Sudamericana Championship in Sao Paulo, Sept 26, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]
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