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There is a growing body of scientific studies about marine debris, its composition, and its direct and indirect impacts to marine wildlife and us. Some things we do know: most marine debris (60-80%) actually comes from land-based sources (e.g. humans), and that the majority of marine debris – again up to 80% in some studies – is some form of plastic.
Plastic can be a very useful material, but by design it is durable, lightweight, convenient – and now everywhere. These are the very characteristics that help blow it or carry it from our human community out to the ocean.
Let's take as an example the ubiquitous plastic water bottle bought from a convenience store, or by the case (wrapped in more plastic, of course). When you are done with it, you put it in the recycling bin – but what if it the bottle never gets to the recycling plant? It could easily blow or wash into a nearby stream or river instead, especially if it goes into a storm drain (water through storm drains is not treated at wastewater treatment plants, so all trash that goes into them goes into the watershed and ultimately out to the ocean).
Along the way, sun and water may break the plastic bottle into smaller and smaller plastic pieces, but it will not degrade entirely. If this plastic bottle began in California, chances are it – or its plastic bits - are now in the large ocean currents that contribute to the North Pacific gyre.
A gyre is any vortex in air or water, but the word is most commonly used to refer to natural convergence zones of ocean currents that rotate because of the Coriolis Effect. There are gyres in the five major ocean basins - North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian, South Pacific and North Pacific. These gyres are not fixed areas; they shift depending on wind, waves, and currents. Scientists are actively studying the gyres, and how they tend to concentrate marine debris.
In the meantime, our trash continues to drift out to the middle of the ocean. Along the way, marine debris entangles or is eaten by fish, turtles, seabirds, whales, and so on. Plastic particles floating in the ocean can also be small platforms to transport environmental pollutants and invasive species throughout the sea.
And now, the solution:
The good news is that there are many individuals and groups around the world raising awareness and encouraging all of us to help slow and stop our tide of trash before it becomes marine debris. Plastic pollution and marine debris have been topics of a number of TED talks, and 'trending topics' in social media.
Local, state and national governments are crafting laws and policies to address marine debris. People and communities are changing trash habits, as we all begin to understand that there is no 'away' in our throwaway culture.
The case study of the San Francisco Bay Area:
What are some specific things going on in the Bay Area as I write this essay?
For one, there are year-round beach and shoreline clean-ups organized by Sea Scavenger Conservancy, Surfrider, Save the Bay, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Aquarium of the Bay, The Marine Mammal Center, and many others.
All of these groups and more also participate in Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up via California Coastal Clean-up Day. Coastal clean-up day is every year on the third Saturday in September – the 2013 Clean-up is around the corner on September 21!
Beyond coastal clean-ups, San Francisco and many surrounding cities and counties are changing our attitude and habits around trash and working towards Zero Waste. Aquarium of the Bay since 2005 has been part of the San Francisco Green Business program, which includes commitments to generate less waste in our daily operations. In fact, as of 2009 in San Francisco, residents and businesses MUST recycle and compost; it's the law.
While European countries lead the way in reducing single-use plastic bag waste, in 2007 San Francisco was the first city in the United States to ban single-use plastic checkout bags at certain stores.
This bag ordinance was expanded in 2012; it has also been used as a model for cities. San Francisco has also banned the use of polystyrene food containers by all food vendors and restaurants.
Zero Waste rules and behaviours extend to all events taking place in the city, too. A great example is the 34th America's Cup and their implementation of Clean Regattas Best Practices along with the America's Cup Healthy Ocean Project, whose many partners have removed over 170 tons of trash and counting from the San Francisco Bay shoreline, keeping it from becoming marine debris.
Take Action:
You CAN make a difference. Follow these steps to create a positive future for the ocean:
1. Pledge to help reduce marine debris and encourage others to do the same. There are a number of good campaigns to clean up the ocean - google them in your area, sign one, or sign them all. If there are none in your area, start one!
2. Follow through: reduce your plastic and trash habit with reusable grocery bags, reusable containers and straws and buying products with less packaging.
3. Join a clean-up near you on any local 'Clean-up Day' in your area
4. Learn more and spread the word. There are some great resources online, which include, referring to the San Francisco area: Plastic Debris in the California Marine Ecosystem, San Francisco Zero Waste, and NOAA's Marine Debris Program.


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Although we do a lot of vintage looks at Kio Kreations, that is not all we do. We can also design a fabulous sleek and chic modern bouquet like we did here for Chicago bride Jennifer. Simple and elegant in design, this bouquet was made with lavender Ocean Song roses and white mini callas and the handle was wrapped tightly with lavender satin ribbon. It was perfect for her Chicago summer wedding.
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I wish you the best of both worlds.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
– Laozi, 6th century BC Chinese Philosopher Author of Tao Te Ching (also romanized as Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Laocius, and other variations)
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Chipotle-Tomatillo Sauce
Adapted from The Border Cookbook
1 lb whole tomatillos, husked
1 Tbsp Vera Jane's Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1 small red or sweet onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, minced
2 canned chipotle chilies, minced (or more to taste)
1 Tbsp vinegar, preferably white or cane
1 tsp DLM Dried Oregano
1/2 tsp salt, or more to taste
Heat the broiler. Place the tomatillos on a small baking sheet covered with foil for easier cleaning. Broil the tomatillos for 15 to 18 minutes, turning occasionally until the tomatillos are soft and dark in spots. Cool the tomatillos briefly.
Warm the oil in a small skillet. Add the onion and sauté until just softened. Transfer the onion to a medium bowl.
Chop the tomatillos fine and add them to the onion. Stir in remaining ingredients. The salsa can be served warm or refrigerated. Makes about 2 cups


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Hey there! If you're a close personal friend or follow me on Instagram, I'm sure you already know that we've had some BIG life changes over the course of the past few months that have kept me away from my little home on the web. We bought a house and moved to Napa! I still can't believe we're finally in Northern California (a move that we've been talking about making for the past 5 or so years) and how much our lives have changed in 2016!
I'll spare you the full ONEHOPE history, but Jake started the company in 2007 with a team that had followed him from Gallo. They were all based in Southern California at the time, so while the wine was being produced in Napa and Sonoma, our headquarters have always been in Orange County. At the beginning of 2015, as we started developing an estate/winery project for ONEHOPE in Napa, it became pretty clear pretty fast that we needed to have a bigger presence up here and that we really needed a few people closely managing a project of this scale. Jake's dad has been a construction manager at Stanford for many years and was the perfect candidate for managing the build, but to not have full-time teammates in wine country as a wine brand of our size was starting to seem silly. Since I'm doing the interior design on the project, making materials selections and designing the home from Southern California was becoming difficult. On a personal level, we've both spent the last 7-10 years away from family and wanted to be closer to Jake's parents and sisters. My best friend Carla, who is basically family, also lives in the Bay Area – finally being close to someone from home made me SO excited to move north! We decided we'd save as much as possible for the remainder of the year and try to buy at the end of 2015 or beginning of 2016.
When the cutest house came on the market in November, I instantly had a gut feeling about it and knew I had to fly up to check it out. Jake was in China at the time on business so his parents picked me up from the airport and we drove to Napa where I fell head over heels for this house. I KNEW it was the one that we were going to celebrate holidays in together and build a family over the years. We scrambled to get pre-approved, made an offer and then waited. Jake had written the most wonderful, heartfelt letter to the sellers, our offer was strong and we were positive we had gotten the house…
And then we didn't. I was absolutely crushed.
Everyone kept saying "it was for a reason" and "the right house will come along" which I truly believed in my heart, but I was too devastated to even continue looking for the right one. I kept waiting for their deal to fall through so we could scoop up our house and get on with our lives – still envisioning us in that cute little house that never was.
For Christmas, Jake and I traveled home to Michigan to visit my family. Every year, Jake and my dad get into their token political "discussion" that is inevitably heated and teeters on being a full blown argument. Trying to drown out their seemingly endless banter, I hopped on Zillow and a new listing popped up. It was so cute, smaller than the house we'd loved, but also with a smaller price tag and still in our favorite neighborhood. We decided to put in an offer sight-unseen and to our surprise, our offer was accepted! We traveled to Napa just after the new year to see it in person and confirm we actually liked it before moving forward and it was perfect! It was built in the 1930's, had a lot of charm and a big back yard – we were sold! We closed at the end of January, packed up our tiny home in Hermosa Beach and moved at the very end of February.
{ signing our lives away! }
At this point, we're almost completely settled in with the exception of some wall art and window treatment updates that need to happen. There are of course a million long-term changes we want to make to this place that we need to save for, but we're comfortable for now. And most importantly, even with the changes I'd like to make, I still get butterflies when I pull up to our cozy little house.
So what does that mean for the blog? I've had this little site for over 5 years now, but my consistency has definitely lacked – especially when life gets crazy. But through all the years, posting here still feels like home to me and now that we're settled into our real home, my goal is to use this as a place to document this great big Estate8 project and our new house, as well as some recipes, styling projects and events I've been working on for ONEHOPE. And, let's face it – when you're living, working and building a company together with your partner, sometimes a girl needs a little "me" time. I guess that's how I'll look at this little site from here on out 🙂 Cheers!
{ the most beautiful welcome home basket from new neighbors }
{ exploring the new neighborhood – favorite spot for brunch! }
{ love the morning light in our kitchen nook }
{ working from home – something new for me and something I'll be chatting about one the blog }
{ visiting ONEHOPE's vineyard in Rutherford on the first sunny day in spring }


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To Reason Why
The second instalment of Sir Denis Forman's life story. Recounting his war experiences, he describes how he became friends with Lionel Wigram, and how together they ran a guerrilla campaign in the Italian mountains which ended tragically.
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Short Film: They Will All Die in SpaceThey Will All Die in Space
Spain | 2015 | 15 minutes | Javier Chillon Part of the SciFi & Creature Features Shorts Block starting at noon, Saturday September 10!
The starship Tantalus drifts through space. Fun Fact: Javier Chillon also directed the outstanding HIFFSD 2013 scifi hit film Decapoda Shock!
Cast: Francesc Garrido, Julio Perillan, Ben Temple
Cinematography: Luis Fuentes
Music: Cirilo Fernández
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From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org):
On September 29, the Pennsylvania House voted 104-94 to enact a responsible severance tax on natural gas that ensures drillers pay their fair share.
Senate Bill 1155 (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1155, as amended by the House) would set a fixed tax rate of $0.39 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) of gas produced. Wells producing less than 60,000 cubic feet per day would be exempted from the tax. The plan does not include any front-end tax breaks.
The bill sets a tax rate that is comparable to severance taxes in many Western energy-producing states. Gas producers in many of those states pay property taxes on gas reserves and equipment, while oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania are completely exempt from property taxes. When considering both state and local taxes, the effective tax rate in the Pennsylvania proposal is lower than that in Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming.
According to a Fiscal Note (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2009/0/SB1155P2232.pdf) provided by the House Appropriations Committee, Senate Bill 1155 would generate $144.3 million in 2010-11 and $326.1 million in 2011-12.
Revenue Projections (SB 1155, PN 2232), Pa. House Appropriations Committee
2010-11 (effective January 2011) $144,290,000
2011-12 $326,113,000
2012-13 $408,776,000
2013-14 $495,809,000
2014-15 $587,544,000
The bill, as amended Tuesday, would distribute revenue from the severance tax as follows:
During Fiscal Years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, the initial $75 million generated from the tax would be used as follows:
$70 million to the General Fund
$5 million to the Department of Labor and Industry for natural gas-related job training programs
The remaining revenue would be distributed as follows:
40% to the General Fund
32% to the Environmental Stewardship Fund
16% to Local Governments
2.4% to the Conservation District Fund
1.6% to the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund
1.6% to the Pennsylvania Game Commission
1.6% for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
1.6% to the Oil and Gas Environmental Disaster Recovery Fund
1.4% to the Fish and Boat Commission
1% to the Environmental Hearing Board
0.8% for state dam removal, restoration and repair projects


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Positive Thinking & Training for my Next MarathonSeptember 1st, 2009
This is day 3 of eating FANTASTICALLY. I even made my son chocolate milk this a.m. and didn't have a sip (something I always do). I put on a pair of walking shorts and I wasn't suffocating in them. That is always a good sign. The scale and I have never been friends, so I am gauging my progress with how my clothes fit. I would LOVE to get back into my size 6 pair of jeans again. *wishful sigh inserted here*
I printed out a new Hal Higdon Intermediate I schedule today for my next marathon season. I used the Intermediate II this last season, but I am not sure if my mind is in it for that many miles. In Nov. of 2008, I ran well into 200 miles for the month. That is A LOT of wear on my hips/knees. The Intermediate II plan has you run 3-20milers. The Intermediate I only has you run 2 of them.
I have only been running 3-4 miles 4x a week for a while. I have run 2 marathons and 2 halves thus far in 2009. I would love to get in at least 1 more half. I was going to run the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll Marathon in November, but life took over. I just haven't trained for it. So….I am now officially training again.
Upcoming Races:
Decker 1/2 marathon – Dec 2009
3M 1/2 marathon – Jan 2009
AT&T marathon – Feb 2009
Those are the ones I know I will run. Who knows? Maybe I will find another marathon to train for. I would love to run the San Antonio in 2010. My goal is to run 5 marathons and 20 half marathons before I am 50 (I turned 40 this year). So far, I have run 3 marathons and 5 halves. I CAN DO THIS!
Where did I put my running shoes? I need to get some miles in….


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Snowpocalypse – Best of Twitter Posts: Cyber Liability
Snow everywhere! I often post links to relevant articles and information on my twitter account. And since some of that material doesn't make it here, I thought I would consolidate the most relevant with a "Best of Twitter" blog post on InnovationGuard. Below are a few tweets in reverse chronological order….if that such a thing? These all have to do with the issue of Cyber Liability.
- Cyber Soldier reporting for duty: http://is.gd/86mo6 (good article on cyber insurance) 8:51 PM Feb 10thfrom web
- No FDIC??? No cyber insurance??? They better call me stat! http://tinyurl.com/y9s2vf3 4:35 PM Feb 9th from web
- http://twitpic.com/117qdn – He says US private Co's are very vulnerable 2 cybersecurity attacks 2:11 PM Feb 3rd from TwitPic
- Good article on insurance for internet risks http://tinyurl.com/y8gsm8u 3:07 PM Feb 1st from web
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I can't count how many times I have been asked how I manage to eat the way I do. I've been doing it so long now I guess I don't even think about it. A paleo diet is not a complicated one unless you make it. It's the people that try and make all the box foods for themselves at home that have trouble. I will occasionally make the homemade pizza or gluten free pancakes to indulge, but 90% of the time I keep it clean and simple.
What you see
- cage free eggs
- free range ground turkey
- grass fed beef
- free range chicken
- grass fed elk
- grass fed ostrich steaks
- organic heavy cream
- organic cauliflower
- organic baby carrots
- organic celery
- sweet peppers
- asparagus
- blueberries
- organic mozzarella cheese
- some live kombucha
- filtered water
In the Door
- Almond butter
- Cashew butter
- Organic butter
- my probiotic stash
- organic salsa
- organic cherry juice
- organic extra virgin olive oil
- organic lemon juice
- organic apple cider vinegar
- coconut milk
- almond milk
- and a tiny tray of condiments for my not so good sport guest
- Oh and a dark chocolate bar behind the nut butters…. nobody is perfect 😉
What do I do with it all? Here are 3 sample dishes from my kitchen to yours
Day 1
Breakfast – 6 Cage Free Eggs, small glass of almond milk
Lunch 1/2 – Sautéed Elk and Sweet peppers with celery and cashew butter
Dinner – Ostrich steaks cooked in coconut oil with asparagus
Day 2
Breakfast – Ground Grass Fed beef (yep plane just as is mmmmmm), handful of blueberries, small handful of pistachios
Lunch 1/2 – Chicken and steamed broccoli (was in the freezer) covered organic butter
Dinner – Ground Turkey cooked with garlic pepper and then mixed with mashed avocado
Day 3
Breakfast – Ground Bison, small organic apple, handful of brazil nuts
Lunch/Dinner – I bet you were wondering what all that cauliflower was for!!!!
Cauliflower Casserole
- Steam one large or two small/med heads of cauliflower until you can mash them easy with a fork
- While steaming, cook 1 pound of ground meat, in this case I used grass fed ostrich
- Dice up 1/4 sweet onion
- Once steamed, mash cauliflower in a large mixing bowl or food processor.
- add in onion, 1,4 cup cream, and press 2 sections of garlic clove.
- Drain meat, then add and mix until you have an even mixture of what looks like meaty mash potatoes
- Spread evenly in a 9×15 baking pan
- Sprinkle on cheese
- Set in oven on 350 for about 10-15 minutes, just long enough to melt cheese
- Let cool and serve


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071 – Oracle Racing's USA 17
This episode is a conversation with Mike Drummond, the Executive Designer for OracleRacing. We talk about the USA 17 yacht which won the 33rd America's Cup. We talk about the characteristics of the boat, the design process and how the boat is driven during a race.
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I Let My Mind Wander Without Thinking About What I Wanted To Produce. This Is What Came Of It.I work... I work... I work.
I'm three, I'm in a tree.
In everywhere, final clarity.
In pieces in places.
We find,
you find,
I find.
We find, you find, I'm found.
And that. That eats.
That monster flies.
In skies, in minds,
in cold rotten halls it dines.
Feasting, feeding, proceeding.
Souls queue, souls wait,
and with that climbs fate.
Fate is all.
Fate is absolute.
A curse.
Final and first in my own living hearse.
This world, does it burn? Crumble to the urn.
Scattered ashes.
Scattered ashes washed away,
forgotten so I say.
And in this light it's so clear.
And with this light our true fear.
Open eyes.
Open eyes, mean spies.
Seeing our lies.
Do we know we even have a soul?
What a toll.
I ask of all that we open our peepers,
look out for the creepers,
right now we're just sleepers.
Blinded by what we see.
Blinded by that which is thee
and perception will define.
Define that which is mine.
And you shall have thine.
Don't ask what your life can do for you
Follow the clue.
It doesn't sleep
We are the sheep
Unto the mouth of madness we pray
Calling for the day.
Waiting to finally lay.
Spirit and body. In union at last.
No shadow cast.
Just peace.
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LifeLock CEO has had identity stolen 13 times
June 5, 2010 at 1:05 a.m.
It's been two months since I reported to you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) tried to gut LifeLock with a $12 million penalty for deceptive advertising. Well, the company's website still boasts that it can protect people from identity theft. The Tempe based company has spent millions of dollars on ads that broadcast CEO Todd Davis' Social Security number.
Customers pay $10 to $15 a month for the supposed protection - and for LifeLock's "$1 million guarantee" if the protection fails. Davis, a suit-wearing, ever-smiling salesman with short, blond hair, exhibits confidence in LifeLock's ads. But the evidence shows that he shouldn't be the slightest bit confident in LifeLock's ability. His identity has been stolen 13 times that we know of.
I often have discussed freecreditreport.com, mainly about their problems with the FTC concerning their advertising. The problem, of course, was that thousands of consumers signed up for a free credit report only to learn later they had signed up for a costly monthly monitoring service. The site's owner, Experian, is looking to sing a new tune with the launch of a website called freecreditscore.com. In the process, the credit bureau is parting ways with the band made popular in its freecreditreport.com ads, and kicking off a search for a replacement.
With the launch of freecreditscore.com, Experian is shifting its focus from credit reports to credit scores. Using a different band in new ads reflects that transition, said Chris Moloney, svp and CMO of Experian's U.S. consumer direct unit. The company is spending between $10 and $15 million on the effort. We only hope that we will not have the same problems again with this new venture.
And finally, a safety warning. If you are selling your car and the potential unknown buyer wants to meet you to see your car, be careful or you may be a victim of a crime. Please remember these safety tips:
When arranging a meeting, never meet at your home.
Always select a busy public place with video surveillance of the parking area. A great alternative is the parking lot of your local police department.
Do not meet in a secluded place, or invite strangers into your home.
Take your cell phone along if you have one.
Trust your instincts.
Do not allow the buyer to test drive your vehicle into unfamiliar neighborhoods or industrial areas. They might be driving you into a trap.
Always ask to hold onto their driver's license while test driving.
And remember, test drives can easily lead to carjacking.
Alan Bligh is the executive director of the Better Business Bureau in Corpus Christi. Contact him by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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STEVEN NAISMITH has set his sights on next season after admitting Everton fans have not see the best of him this term.
The Scotland international forward ended a mixed debut campaign with his second Premier League goal during Sunday's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea.
But Naismith, 26, admits the 15 games he has started during his first season since switching from the Scottish top flight have actually exceeded his expectations.
The former Rangers man is still recovering from a long-term knee problem, and is raring to continue his development next time around.
He said: "I have played more games and started more games than I thought.
"The quality in the squad is really high. Coming back from injury and moving to a new club are big things for a footballer and I am happy with the amount I have played.
"I have not played anywhere near my best but hopefully I can keep in good shape over the summer, come back and have a good pre-season and push on."
Naismith agreed with his outgoing manager David Moyes that the Toffees deserved at least a point from their final Premier League game of the campaign.
"The boys put on a great show, knocked the ball about well in the first half and probably dominated the first 45 minutes," he added.
"It was great to get a start. Probably in the last few months I have not played as much as I would have liked but the team have been playing well and I have probably not shown enough to get a start.
"So it was a wee bit of a surprise to get the start today but the manager gave me a chance.
"I could have possibly had a couple more – I had a couple of chances – but the ball broke to me and I took a good touch with my right and put it over the goalie."


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Birmingham - Aston Villa's bid to qualify for the Champions League looks over despite a superb second half fightback to draw 3-3 against Everton on Sunday.
Martin O'Neill's side needed a win to close the gap on fourth-placed Arsenal but in the end they were grateful for a point at Villa Park after trailing 3-1 early in the second half.
Goals from Marouane Fellaini and Tim Cahill put Everton in control before John Carew got one back for the hosts.
Steven Pienaar looked to have won it for David Moyes's visitors but Villa salvaged a draw through James Milner's free-kick and a Gareth Barry penalty.
Although Villa deserve credit for their spirited revival, which stopped a run of four successive defeats, O'Neill's team are now eight points behind Arsenal with just six games to play.
After a long spell in the top four, Villa have lost form at the wrong time and are likely to end up alongside sixth placed Everton in the UEFA Cup - soon to be renamed the Europa League - next season.
Villa did most of the early pressing and Ashley Young won a free-kick by tricking Leon Osman, only for the England winger to blaze the set-piece well over.
After a slow start, Everton hit their stride and Brad Friedel had to be alert to tip over a rising half-volley from Phil Neville after a corner from Leighton Baines had only been half cleared.
Moyes' team took the lead in the 19th minute as Fellaini claimed his eighth goal of the campaign.
Villa made a hash of clearing as Jo tried to link up with Baines, who was gifted a chance to whip in a low cross that Fellaini, just onside, stroked home from close range.
Everton kept up the pressure and South African midfielder Pienaar curled a shot just wide, then Cahill forced Friedel into a smart stop.
O'Neill's men cracked again after 23 minutes as Cahill grabbed his ninth goal of the season.
The Australian met Pienaar's corner with a thumping header that hit the bar and bounced just in front of the goalline. Cahill was first to react and headed the rebound past Friedel.
Villa were in disarray and it took a brave save from Friedel, diving at the feet of Cahill, to keep the score down.
Just as Everton looked like taking over completely, Carew gave Villa a lifeline with his 13th goal of the campaign.
Milner's centre was deflected back across goal by Barry and, with keeper Tim Howard stranded, Gabriel Agbonlahor's touch found Carew, who made no mistake from close range.
Villa's hopes of a revival looked dead and buried in the 53rd minute when a superb strike from Pienaar restored Everton's two goal advantage.
Neville played the ball into Pienaar's feet and he turned away from Luke Young before curling his shot past Friedel.
As if that wasn't bad enough, Agbonlahor limped out of the action to be replaced by Nathan Delfouneso moments later.
But Milner gave Villa a lifeline with a superb free-kick in the 55th minute. Lescott fouled Carew 25 yards out and Milner's perfectly-placed set-piece gave Howard no chance.
Suddenly, Villa had a new spring to their play and they snatched an equaliser in the 66th minute.
Lescott caught Stiliyan Petrov in the face while trying to clear with a bicycle kick and referee Howard Webb awarded a penalty.
Moyes was furious but Barry stepped up to blast home the penalty and give Villa a share of the spoils.
I'm so happy to see how our lovely players like Steven Pienaar are doing
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The technique described in this article is intended to be used for habit change. You can use the power of your non-conscious brain to make behavioral changes that you are otherwise finding difficult to make by conscious willpower alone. This is an extremely powerful technique for these types of changes, but please note that it is not a technique for achieving your big dreams. It is not the way you will achieve your ultimate future. That will be covered in another article.
Remember that your non-conscious brain is at least 5/6th of your thinking power and it operates 7 X 24. Please read these articles if you have not already done so: What You Need to Know About Your Amazing Brain – Part I and What You Need to Know About Your Amazing Brain – Part II.
Here are some things to keep in mind as we begin applying these powerful techniques:
- If you want to change your behavior, you must change your thoughts first. If you attempt to change your behavior without changing your thoughts first, you will have a very difficult time succeeding.
- If you change your non-conscious thoughts first, your behavior will follow automatically. This makes it much easier to change your habits. If you do not, your powerful non-conscious brain will fight you all the way.
- If you read the articles I referenced above, you will know that emotion creates much stronger neural pathways in your brain. Make use of that fact.
- You non-conscious mind will work on those ideas that are dominated by your conscious thoughts. Those thoughts you dwell on in your conscious mind will be considered important by your non-conscious mind.
- The more powerfully you dwell on something in your conscious mind, the more powerful will be the instructions to your non-conscious mind.
- Your non-conscious mind does not distinguish between fantasy and reality, between the truth and a lie. Whatever pictures it receives are as real to it as any others. This is a key factor that you can use to tremendous advantage. It is also a key factor in your failure. If you dwell on what the negative, you get negative. Your non-conscious mind does not know it is a negative. A negative picture is just as powerful as a powerful picture. When you say to yourself "I wish I wasn't fat" you are sending your non-conscious mind a picture of you being fat. Big mistake.
- There is no free lunch with your brain. Everything takes time and effort. Your current thought patterns have developed over many years and they don't go away overnight, if at all. You have to re-channel the river, but the old river bed will remain. It may degrade, but it is always there waiting to be used again.
Use this technique for virtually any habitual change you want to make in your life. What follows is based upon a technique by Doug Bench. He calls these "Inner States" and he describes the process as sending your non-conscious mind an Inner State.
- Write out your end-state, the end-goal which you want to achieve, on several index cards. You need to tape one to your bathroom mirror, carry one in your pocket, and tape one to some other frequent and appropriate place you visit. Your refrigerator, your desk, your car, etc.
- Write out your state in the active present form: "I am". Never write "I will", "I shall", etc. For example, say you want to lose weight and be healthy. You might write something like: "I am healthy and fit as result of eating only healthy food. I am a lean, mean, fit, human machine".
- Always write a positive. Never, ever, under any circumstances, write a negative. For example don't write "I'm not fat anymore". Don't write "I'm going to stop smoking". Those may be good goals but they are framed as a negative. The way something is framed makes all the difference in the world to your non-conscious brain. It's the difference between getting your non-conscious mind to work with you instead of against you.
- Only use this technique for something that is totally within your personal control. If it requires the cooperation of another, then you are setting yourself up for failure. This is a technique to change your behavior.
- Make it emotional and exciting. Use words that trigger emotion in you brain. This technique works exceptionally well with things that are currently a flat out lie. If you are fat and ill, then to say I am fit and healthy is a lie that triggers an emotional response in you.
- You need to repeat your state to yourself out loud. This is much more powerful than saying it silently in your own mind. You are adding your sense of hearing to the mix. Your vocalization gets more of your brain involved. The more senses you involve the better.
- Say it with emotion and inflection. Put energy behind your words. Belt it out. The hell with your embarrassment! If you want to change then pay the price. If not, then don't bother with this at all. Here's a tip, if you are embarrassed by someone hearing you performing your inner states, then create an inner state that eliminates the habit of embarrassment. "I am proud of people seeing and hearing me perform my inner states! I am excited for people to know I am changing myself.". Another tip. Your car can be a good place to do them in private.
- Act it out. Move your body, move your arms and legs if appropriate. The more action the better. I like to pump my arms.
- You need to see yourself. A mirror is best, but anything that reflects your image will work. You are adding the most powerful sense of all to your state; your vision.
- Perform your state at least 3 times per day. The more times the better but you don't have to get ridiculous and do it 20 times a day. Five or six times a day is great. Here's another tip. The more variety you can add to your locations the better. The belief is made stronger by slight variations and contexts. You create the same belief with different environments and this creates some slightly different pathways in your brain that reinforce one another.
- Repeat your statement at least 5 times each session. Add variety to these five repetitions by changing inflections or movements.
- Create an emotional state for yourself right before you perform your inner state. The brain is made more powerful by emotion. The neural connections are stronger and more easily traversed if they are created with a flood of positive neurotransmitters released. Sit in a chair, close your eyes, and recall a particularly emotional experience in your life. Maybe the day you meet your soul-mate. Whatever you do, create a flood of emotions. If you cannot do that then just force yourself to laugh. Laughing, fake or real, releases powerful neurotransmitters that will make whatever you do next stronger.
- Close your eyes and visualize your end-state immediately after you finish performing your statements. Put yourself forward in time to when your goal has been achieved. Make it powerfully visual and incredibly detailed. See yourself fit and trim in all your glory. Visualize yourself in your new clothes size. Visualize yourself picking your size zero off the rack and trying it on your new slim and trim muscular body. (Sorry ladies but I have no idea what a size zero means. I just pulled that out of the air.)
- You must perform each state for at least 30 consecutive days. It is better if you go 60 but this is highly individualized. One you finish your 30 day period then keep doing that same state at least once a week for the next several months. Once again this varies by individual and habit, but whatever it takes for you to maintain the habit change as a permanent habit change.
You may be saying to yourself that this seems too hard. Well, it's your choice. You can take the easy road to failure or the hard road to success. Personally, I think it is a fairly minor task. No, it is not a change-your-mind-change-your-life-overnight sales job, but unfortunately science proves you can't do that, regardless of what someone else tells you or sells you.
Changing your deeply ingrained habits or beliefs is not easy. It takes emotional commitment. You must work at it this, but the rewards are enormous. You have the tool. You have the choice.
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Open Web Foundation Officially Launches
This morning at that OSCON conference David Recordon of Six Apart will announce on stage the formation of the Open Web Foundation. The new foundation is about providing a home for the development and ratification of web-related standards efforts. The foundation will be focused on developing the technical specifications of protocols used for communication and inter-operability between… Read More
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At first I thought it was just me, but it seems many others are struggling with the same issue. Several years ago when phones finally had pretty good auto-correct and spell check I felt like it was actually a pretty nice thing to have. As I typed on my phone with fumbly fingers most of my errors would be fixed leaving just a few to fix manually before clicking send. And the auto-correct would replace words based on the context as well which made things altogether pretty intelligent. My thought had been that as the developers (Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc) of these predictive text dictionaries got more and more data from user devices the auto-correct function would get so good that you'd have little to fix after typing an entire message.
However, what seems to have happened in the past year or two is that the algorithms have gotten marginally better, but the aggressiveness of auto-correct has increased by an order of magnitude. What I find now is that I have to retype words 2-3 times before auto-correct will let me keep it the way I've spelled it. And if I mistype a word and try to correct it myself, sometimes auto-correct will then suggest the very misspelling I was trying to fix. Even with a new phone and new computer, which haven't had time to learn my own vocabulary, the auto-correct functionality suggests words that don't even make sense, trying to replace perfectly valid words I've typed. This affects both my phone and my computer, albeit both are Apple products, and my wife has the same issue with hers.
So I've given up on Auto-Correct, and gone back to the old way, with underlined words that I can selectively fix or leave as-is before I click send. Frankly it takes me less time to manually correct a couple of words than it did to fight auto-correct to allow me to type the words correctly in the first place.
The good news is you can disable Auto Correct and get back to the good old days of being informed without being intruded on.
- On a Mac, go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> "Text" tab, and un-checking "correct spelling automatically".
- On an iPhone, go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard, and disable "Auto-Correction".
In both cases incorrect spellings and such will be underlined and suggested words will still be shown, but it won't automatically replace what you have actually typed. You can still chose one of the suggestions and/or click the underlined word for a correction, basically the same thing that you could do before Auto-Correct became so smart it turned stupid.
P.S. Please forgive any typos as this was typed on a Mac with Auto-Correct disabled. 😉


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Echo & Bravo, the Navy F-18 Super Hornets who escort Dusty to the U.S.S. Flysenhower, are voiced by actors Anthony Edwards and Val Kilmer. Edwards and Kilmer are also known for their roles as Goose and Iceman in the action hit Top Gun (1986). Echo's red helmet and Bravo's silver helmet are identical to those worn by Goose (Edwards) and Iceman (Kilmer) in Top Gun.
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I thought it might be good to publish Linda's letters, or parts of them, as she writes because I haven't found any other site that is making public her dilemma on a regular basis. Not that my blog gets read by that many people, but you never know - perhaps some really smart human-rights activist might read it and actually do something for this woman who has been maligned for 16 years.
Linda was telling me about a German woman who saved Jewish children from the Nazis by hiding them in her tool bag that she carried around while working on the sewers. She smuggled them out of the Warsaw ghetto and fended off guards by training two large dogs to bark and drown out the children's cries. She kept the parents' names buried in a jar in her back yard, hoping that after the war, she could reunite the children with their parents. Unfortunately, most of the relatives were dead by the end of the war. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize many years later (I recall reading about this) but as Linda says:
Instead of her, Gore or some other politcian was given the award for his environmental work. Go figure. Keeping that forest not cut because little green frog can't wait 70 years for it to regrow (an argument I heard at a politician's meeting during the election) takes precedence over life.
I ran in that election to take away votes from Jack Layton of the NDP. I was with the Christian Freedom Party. At that meeting of environmentalists, I commended them for their arrests for tree-clutching. Then mentioned the little green frog saga that had been proejcted onto a wall size screen.
I said I too have been arrested for protesting and asked "If we should wait 70 years to save a frog, shouldn't we wait 9 months to save the children we are saving the forest for?"
You could have heard a pin drop in the room. (I thought the environ worshippers would have had me drug out and lynched) ...
Well there was a lot of foot-shuffling (even from the Alliance Party rep who was a previous Pentecostal pastor - SHAME he couldn't find his voice.)
Eventually he did, hawing and humming about '"privately" I agree with her but "publicly" it's what my electorate wants.' What if his electorate wanted all environmentalists banned by law?
- Linda Gibbons,imprisoned pro-life activist
Just thought that I should give Linda's voice from jail some public hearing.


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What does oxalobacter formigenes mean?
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Oxalobacter formigenes
Oxalobacter formigenes is an oxalate-degrading anaerobic bacterium that colonizes the large intestine of numerous vertebrates, including humans. O. formigenes and humans share a beneficial symbiosis. Quinolone, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, kills O. formigenes. If a person's gastrointestinal tract lacks this bacterium, and therefore lacks the primary source for the Oxalyl-CoA decarboxylase enzyme, then the GI tract cannot degrade calcium oxalate. Such an imbalance may facilitate the formation of Calcium Oxalate based kidney stones.
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Oxalobacter formigenes
The sole species of the genus Oxalobacter consisting of straight or curved gram-negative rods with rounded ends. Cells are nonmotile, nonsporing, and use oxylates as the only source of CARBON and energy, with formate and CARBON DIOXIDE as end products. They are isolated from lake sediments and from the rumen or large bowel of humans and animals. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)
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Undo Raid 1 or Data Recovery of "TYPE FD"
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What *exactly* did you do to "put the drive in raid 1 mode"?
And did you write to that drive after that in any way?You must always face the curtain with a bow.
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The drive has been "rebuild" as a RAID 1 drive. When I tried to do some data recovery, I found the system format is showed as "TYPE FD". After the drive is "rebuild", I did not write any new thing into it because I hope there is some way to recover the old(lost) data in the drive originally.
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I don't know for sure what you mean by "rebuilt" or how you did it, but you could try using fdisk to change the partition type from 'fd' to '83'. Write the change to disk and try mounting the disk again.
Even if the disk was repartitioned, you might be able to recover some of your data if you can partition it again exactly as it was. That's a guess on my part, but re-partitioning doesn't actually write anything to the data areas of the hard disk.
Might work, depending on what happened during the 'rebuild' process.


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Boiling Springs Golf Club
Woodward, OK 73802
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Do you remember your first kiss? The first time you rode a bicycle? The moment you tried a Durian (a stinky fruit from Malaysia) or your first bungee jump? I know I do, and this is another first that I will remember forever .. My very first blog post!
Finally! I have a teeny tiny website where I can share my travel tips and stories with everyone and anyone who loves to travel as much as we do. The problem with travel is the more you do it the more you need it. It's like an addictive drug that fuels your blood with that extra kick – that feeling of ecstasy. Travel makes us feel alive and free, it expands our knowledge and perspective on people, food, history, architecture, nature and more….whats not to love?
Travel – Our first LOVE!!
I have always wanted to start a travel blog but hesitated. I'm not a professional travel writer who hops from one exotic destination to another with just a backpack on their shoulder .. that would be really fun though! Nor am I one of those spontaneous travelers who don't know where they'll be tomorrow. I am simply in love with travel and all the adventures that come with it. I am curious about people and cultures, and am always hungry to see, learn, feel, taste and live more. I live in Austin, the beating heart of Texas, a young city with an infectious vibe. A city famous for its music, food, culture, happy people, and a reputation for being weird. I love all the quirks Austin has to offer and will be sharing some of our favorite Austin hangouts and secrets we've discovered in last seven odd years of living in this amazing city.
Having a blast at Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival
Most of my adventures are with my partner in crime, Musu, who has grown to love travel as much as I do. We've been together for an eternity and have some great memories from all the adventures on our trips. We always try to incorporate a few thrills into our travels. We have zip-lined through rain forests in Costa Rica, hiked the stunning trails in the Swiss Alps, gone diving with Manta rays in Hawaii, and bet on kick boxing matches in Thailand.
Wreck diving in Maui, Hawaii
Travel is definitely a part of who we are and we can't wait to share our travel adventures with you through stories, photos, tips and more. Welcome to Happy Travelling Feet, we hope you love it!
Here's to another first, Cheers!!


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Mooney leads VUSBC Open Championship
By BY ABEL GARCIA
March 4, 2014 at 7:05 p.m.
Updated March 3, 2014 at 9:04 p.m.
T. J. Mooney took an early and commanding lead for the coveted VUSBC Open championship.
Bowling his nine all events games in the same day, Mooney posted scratch sets of 608 in the team event, 638 in singles, and 661 in the doubles event for a 1,907 total pinfall.
If his score holds up with one more weekend of bowling on March 15-16 it would be his second city championship.
After last Sunday's competition, Gary Hatter Jr. took the lead in the Div. I singles event with a score of 675. Justin Tweedle was in second place with a 655 and Sharon Guinn was in third with a 645.
In the doubles event, Point Comfort bowlers moved in to the top two spots.
Todd Pfuhl and Mark Pahmiyer scored a great 1,366 score for first place. Pfuhl led the way with a 722 set.
The duo of Tony Williams and Willet Parker hold second place with a score of 1,353, Williams was high with a 712.
David Matthews (655) and Michael Stacy (669), two scratch bowlers, hold the third place money spot with a score of 1,324.
In the handicap all events race, Jerry Molina made a great run at leader Pedro Alva, who had posed a nine game score of 1,958 during the morning squad Sunday.
Molina fell short by one pin as he totaled 1,957 for second place.
Tony Williams dropped to third place with his score of 1,910.
The team, FCEE, took over the lead Sunday afternoon with a very good score of 3,291. Steve Dickinson led the team with a great 708 scratch score. Other members and their scores are Ron Gabrysch (629), Charles Aiken (661), Michael Conchola (649), and T.J. Mooney (644). Stroud's Vending is in 2nd place with a score of 3,000. The high rollers on the team were Steve Zeplin 663, Tom Crowe 631 and T.J. Mooney 612.
Theresa Garcia leads the Div. II singles event with a score of 667. Edmond Fingers is in second with a set of 632.
Fingers and Williams Jackson lead the Div. II doubles race with a score of 1,266. Jackson rolled a very nice 660 set to lead the duo.
Howard Tesch and Mark Hernandez are in second place with a score of 1,243.
Theresa Garcia leads in all events with a nine game total of 1,959.
The team, NVD, took over the Div. II team lead with a score of 2,965. Jerry Molina was the big gun with a 698 set. Other team members are Abraham Flores, Henry Ramirez, Lee Caballero, and Jesse Guerra.
Take Them As They Fall, dropped to second place with a score 2,869.
The tournament will not compete on the weekend of March 7 and will finish competition on March 15 and 16.
Great scratch score for the first week were: Steve Dickinson 279-708, Todd Pfuhl 257-687, Tony Williams 225-669/258, Pedro Alva 234-668, Steve Zeplin 663/239-638, T.J. Mooney 235-661/638/638/266-644, David Matthews 234-655/629/617, Kenny Schupbach 233-655, Gary Hatter jr. 238-651/236-600, Justin Tweedle 237-635/616, Michael Conchola 225-625, DoLee Knowlan 623, Joey Matson 623, Tom Crowe 621/228-612, Mark Pahmiyer 237-620, Darren Blohm 256-616, Charles Aiken 236-616, Rick Kalmus 227-611, Michael Conchola 611, Mark Hernandez 604, Sharon Guinn 595, Bill Jackson 590, Carri Lee 227-588; and Samantha Wharton 216-582.


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Dam At Otter Creek Live
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 12:03:06 +1000 The Dam at Otter Creek by +Live+ from the album Throwing Copper I got this from a friend and I think it is pretty accurate. This riff is played most of the way through the song. All strings are tuned down a half step. eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----7-----7---9---10--9--7--------------| Db|----------------7--------------7---------| Ab|-----9-----------------------------------| Eb|--7-----7------7------------------0------| Lyrics: When all that's left to do is reflect on what's been done this is where sadness breathes the sadness of everyone Just like when the guys built the dam at Otter Creek and all the water backed up deep enough to dive We took the dead man in sheets to the river flanked by love deep enough to dive deep enough to dive be here now We took him three and three in a stretcher made of trees that had passed in the storm leave the hearse behind to leave the curse behind be here now
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BMW boosts i3 production on higher demand
The world's largest maker of luxury vehicles, BMW has raised by 43% production of the i3 electric city car to meet demand that has exceeded the carmaker's initial expectations, Bloomberg has reported. BMW, whihc has already built more than 5,000 i3s since the start of the year, has raised daily output to 100 vehicles from 70 previously at the factory in Leipzig, Germany, where the model is assembled, said BMW production chief, Harald Krueger. The current production rate translates to about 20,000 vehicles for the full year, almost twice as much as BMW's initial sales forecast.
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Laughing Horse Books—the radical bookstore that's also one of the only spots in town that hosts all-ages music shows—is in a bad financial situation, and they're hoping to raise money by the deadline of Sunday, October 7 to stay afloat. The store is having a huge storewide sale (details here), and there's also an online fundraising set up (go here to donate), and tomorrow night, they're hosting a benefit show that will hopefully raise enough funds to save the day.
The show's tomorrow, and here's all the info:
Saturday, October 6 | Laughing Horse Books (12 NE 10th)We mentioned in the paper this week how Portland's once promising all-ages scene has noticeably dimmed in the past couple years, with the loss of spots like the Artistery, Satyricon, and Chaos Cafe. It would be a terrible shame if Laughing Horse went the way of these all-ages venues. That alone is reason enough for them to deserve your support; the nonprofit collective's stock of radical literature also makes it invaluable for the community. Laughing Horse has always operated as an inclusive safe space—shows are all ages and sober, and non-inclusive behavior is not tolerated.
Fist FiteIX
Duty (ex-Wax Edison)
9 pm, suggested door donation $3—or whatever you can
So save Laughing Horse Books! It would, quite simply, suck for Portland to lose another all-ages venue.
*UPDATE: Fist Fite had to cancel, and have been replaced by IX.


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People tell me I've got that "pregnancy glow."
While I'm sure that's true, itz also this new makeup I switched to: bareMinerals. I feel like switching makeup is a pretty big deal. At least to me it is, especially when itz not just one product. I've never spent a lot of money on makeup. I'm totally good with using products purchased at drugstores with an occasional high-end eye shadow or lipstick. Anyway, my sister recently convinced me that I had to buy bareMinerals setting powder. After using hers a couple of times, I was convinced, so I ventured into the nearest bareMinerals store.
As I walked in, I was approached by a sales associate and asked what brought me in. I told her what I was looking for, and she responded by asking if that was the only product I was looking for or if I was interested in more. Right away, I was pleased because I felt like I wasn't going to be pressured into buying a ton of stuff like most beauty stores try to sell. I blatantly told her I didn't want to spend a lot of money, but I also know they have really great packages, so please let me know what the best deal would be. She immediately suggested the bareMinerals starter kit.
The setting powder was around thirty dollars alone and the starter kit was just over sixty and was a $175+ value. Easy decision in my book. Switching to bareMinerals was a big decision. Not only because I wear makeup everyday, but because I had never worn mineral makeup before. I used liquid or mousse foundations and compact powders. The idea of using brushes to apply all my makeup intimidated me. I wasn't sure I'd get the same type of coverage I was accustomed to.
The woman who helped me was amazing. She explained everything, showed me how to do it, and even wrote notes on a piece of paper so I could replicate the process at home. After washing my face before applying makeup, I always apply a face lotion with SPF 15. (I don't want wrinkles!) The starter kit comes with a small vial of prime time. I don't use this everyday, only when I have a big event or know I want to look really, really good! When I do use it, itz after my lotion and before the powders. Here are my daily steps:
First, I use the bareMinerals matte foundation in the fairy medium shade. (This also comes in non-matte, but I prefer the matte look.) I use the full flawless face brush. Both are amazing because there's literally no way to mess it up. The foundation never appears streaky, and never gives me any lines. I was also incredibly surprised by how much coverage this provided. Usually I wear liquid or mousse foundation on my entire face to smooth my skin, and this mineral foundation totally did the trick!
Second comes the bareMinerals original mineral veil. This is the "setting powder" that my sister loves. Like the primer, I don't feel like this is necessary to wear everyday; only if I know I'm going to need my makeup last extra long. This is also the stuff to throw in your purse to touch up your face with. It brings out the color of the foundation or your bronzer. I like that I don't have to use it everyday since it comes in a smaller container than the foundation. I use the same full flawless face brush with this as itz essentially colorless. Itz purpose is to extend the dairly life of your makeup.
Last is the bareMinerals bronzer in the warmth shade using the flawless face brush. The bronzer is the trickiest of the trio and it took me a few tries to figure it out. Itz important to tap your brush after swirling it around in the lid, so there's not too much powder on the brush. The bronzer can appear a bit streaky if you're not careful, and I find it hard to correct if I do mess it up. That being said, it only took me a few tries before I got the hang of it and now I like the subtle color it gives.
I've never used brushes for anything besides eye shadow and blush. I use the full flawless face and the flawless face everyday. The max coverage concealer brush is not used as often. The lady at the store showed me how I could use it to conceal a blemish, but luckily I have yet to need to do that. (Thank you, pregnancy!) She showed me how I could use it to apply the foundation powder or simply mix a little primer with the foundation for fuller coverage.
It goes without saying, I'm very happy with my purchase and switch. I'm hooked on bareMinerals and am eager to try their other products (namely their eye shadows! ok, and their lipsticks!). The makeup looks natural and really lasts all day. If you're wanting to get started, you may as well go with the starter kit as itz the best value and includes all the essentials.
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Sennheiser Releases Pink Earphones For Cancer Research
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Music enthusiasts can now enjoy renowned sound quality while also supporting an important cause close to many hearts: through the end of May 2008, audio specialist Sennheiser Electronic Corporation is offering a bubblegum-pink version of the best-selling CX 300 ear-canal headphone via select retailers to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
$8.99, or 10%, of the MSRP for each limited-edition CX 300-Pinkthe vibrant variant of Sennheisers popular CX 300 ear-canal headphoneswill be donated directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The organization strives to cure breast cancer at every stage and is made up of both survivors and activists.
Like the CX 300, the new CX 300-Pink seals off ambient noise with comfortable ear adapters, which come in three different sizes for a perfect seal. The powerful bass-driven headphones are a must for music lovers and are an ideal complement for virtually any portable music and gaming device.
The CX 300-Pink is available now exclusively at Amazon.com and TigerDirect.com with an MSRP of $89.95.
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So everyone heard about The House of Mouse laying down the big bucks to buy comics giant Marvel last week, but now some news is surfacing about what might be their first project together. Many debated what ramifications the deal would have, if it would just be for both companies to expand consumer bases, for Marvel to use Disney's merchandising resources, or if Disney wanted to make Marvel movies.
Now rumour has it that Disney's other huge acquisition, Pixar, might be making an Ant-Man movie. This is quite interesting for several reasons. There already is an Ant-Man movie in early pre-production, supposedly with team behind Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost) involved, a movie said to have been in the pipeline for a long time now.
Ant-Man is somewhat a legacy hero, in that 3 men have donned the costume and called themselves "Ant-Man". The first is a stalwart, serious figure in the Marvel Universe, Henry Pym, and the most recent is somewhat the comic relief type (Eric O'Grady). It seems O'Grady would be the best Ant-Man for both Pixar's and for Wright & Co's styles. And if Pixar really are tackling the project, it will still be a few years away.
Marvel are trying to set into play the pieces of individual character movies for their big heroes and then create a mega-movie of when those heroes all team up as The Avengers, in which case a Henry Pym movie will want to be made and quickly. It will be very interesting to see how this ends up.


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Have you ever met a Patagonian cavy or a white-nosed coatimundi? How about a Blotus bull frog, a pygmy hedgehog, or ground squirrel? Meet and greet our coolest library visitors yet at this fun afternoon of amazing animals!
Please register at 708.795.8000 ex 3088, on our website, or in person at the Youth Services desk. Sign up begins 30 days before event.
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HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced an intellectually disabled Gary woman to more than 24 years in prison for selling her two young daughters for producing child pornography.
The 25-year-old woman pleaded guilty in January to one count of selling a child for child pornography and two counts of permitting a child to take part in child pornography. She was sentenced Wednesday.
The (Munster) Times and the Post-Tribune report prosecutors sought a sentence under the 30-year mandatory minimum because of her cooperation.
The Associated Press is not identifying the woman because it would indirectly identify her daughters. It does not identify victims of child abuse.
The woman's attorney says she has an IQ of 55.
The man who paid for the girls was sentenced to life in prison plus 85 years.


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With a backdrop of terrorism in California, mass shootings on college campuses and jihad in Paris, a handful of Florida sheriffs are urging citizens to arm themselves to be the first line of defense in such attacks.
That has outraged gun control advocates, who say the public is in more – not less – danger when there are more guns are on the street.
The debate between gun advocates and gun control supporters got new traction in recent days with some sheriffs suggesting more citizens should carry guns to protect themselves and others in case of terrorist attacks or mass shootings.
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," said Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey in a video posting on his agency's Facebook page.
"Like each of you, I've had enough of terrorists and others who decide they want to target U.S. citizens because they want to make a statement or get their 15 minutes of fame," he said. "Now, more than ever before, is the time for law enforcement and citizens to be fully prepared for an attack or an active shooter scenario with the right tools to eliminate or at least disrupt the attack."
He urged those who are licensed to carry concealed firearms to have their guns with them at all times.
"You are the first line of defense," he said, "for you, your family and others around you."
FK – A right applied for is a privilege.
Good for these sheriffs, for the smidgen of bravery they are showing. But we must have much more. Our domestic blood enemies who seek to disarm and fully enslave us all are far more dangerous than a handful of fundie ragheads hiding in a cave or sneaking across an open border. We must deal with them or continue to watch our country and our Liberty die.
All real American patriots who are capable should be part of the 'first line of defense' against our greatest enemies, our blood domestic enemies, as part of their local militia. Every squad should have one of these:
FK – If we had a free country every militia unit would have one of these per squad, or fire team. If we had a nation of men we'd make it so.
Otherwise don't cache it on your own property. That's the first place the BATF Nazi trash will look.


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Wild Mushroom & Barley Stuffing
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- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 163.1
- Total Fat: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 7.5 mg
- Sodium: 317.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 32.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
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Wild Mushroom & Barley Stuffing
1 1/2 cups uncooked pearl barley
½ tsp salt
6 slices Canadian-style bacon, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 small carrots, diced
1 pound fresh mushrooms (baby portabella, oyster and/or shiitake mushrooms) sliced
2 tsp fresh garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
2 Tbsp fresh sage, chopped
1 cup chicken broth, or vegetable broth (fat-free, low sodium)
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Bring 8 cups of water and ½ teaspoon of salt to a boil in a large saucepan; add barley. Cover saucepan, reduce heat and simmer barley until tender, about 30 minutes; drain, if needed. In a large soup pot cook onion, bacon and carrots over medium heat; stirring often, until onion is lightly browned and almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, garlic, thyme and sage; cook, stirring often, until all vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes more. Reduce heat to low; stir in broth to achieve desired consistency. Add cooked barley; toss to coat. Remove from heat; transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with parsley.
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Entertainment news about bits about The Dark Knight Rises, Chris Evans, Max Landis, Bill Paxton and Thanos.
The Dark Knight Rises TENTATIVE Blu-ray Release Date
In case you had not heard, The Dark Knight Rises will be coming out to the market on December 3rd, 2012. Word on the street was that this won't be a director's cut, but maybe, like the previous 2 Christopher Nolan Batman movies, there will be lots of other extras.
It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, & Tom Hardy and has a runtime of 165 minutes.
Now this information had been reported by multiple websites and it was based off of a YouTube video which had shown the 12/3 release date.
That video has since been pulled by Warner Bros.. Wait and see and treat Monday, 12/3 as a tentative release date. (Yea, a Monday. That's weird.)
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Chronicle Writer Making TV Show and a Sequel
If you watched the movie Chronicle and liked it, you might like the know that the man who penned that story, Max Landis, is going to be putting together a TV series called Vigilante. The series will be looking at the world of vigilantes.
This will not be a superhero based series.* It's about
"a detective's daughter plans her revenge by meticulously constructing a fictional vigilante persona to take on the criminal elements within the police department and the city."
This and yes, he's working on a Chronicle sequel.
*Landis had to hit up Twitter to correct a few websites that said this was going to be a superhero series.
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Evans "wants" in on Thor 2
Have you seen the headline floating around that Chris Evans wants a Captain America cameo in Thor 2? Well, I guess that's the extent of it. It was a note in a conversation between Evans and Hemsworth. He noted that he'd like that. No studio source reported this, it's just fun noise that would wind up the fans.
Planet of the Apes Director Change?
Due to possible scheduling conflicts, the director who brought us Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt, may be dropping out of helming the sequel to the hit apes movie, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Boo! I thought he did a great job and it would be nice to have his consistent vision brought into the sequel, but schedules are schedules.
He already dropped out of another project to take on the Apes sequel.
Will keep you up to date on this one!
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Thanos Movie Rumors
Rumors or suppositions are saying that Thanos will be making his presence known the 2014 movie, Guardians of the Galaxy (That James Gunn confirmed to be directing) and the next Avengers movie, The Avengers 2.
The news comes from a conversation with Jim Starlin at the Montreal Comic-Con. (Wouldn't celeb folk know what to keep under wraps and what not? Especially at a Comic-Con?)
I'm dubious, but it's probably going to pan out as true.
Other rumored bad guys in the Guardians of the Galaxy might be Adam Warlock and The Magus. (Maybe I'm A bit out of date, but I've never even heard of the Guardians until this movie was announced.)
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Bill Paxton News
Bill Paxton is looking at the movie All You Need is Kill, joining Tom Cruise in the cast. It's a Groundhog Day-like movie, about a soldier who relives the last day of his life, over and over.
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Kanye West won't marry Kim Kardashian?
Rapper Kanye West is reportedly not yet ready to marry his reality TV star girlfriend Kim Kardashian
Although the pair recently welcomed their first child together, West is not ready to walk down the aisle with Kim because of her mother Kris Jenner, reported a website.
"This will be Kim's third marriage, and Kris doesn't think the Kardashian brand can handle another divorce. Kris would be happy if Kim and Kanye never married because he doesn't let her call the shots," a source said.
"Kanye has the perfect out, he can't marry Kim yet because he is going on world tour later this year. He loves Kim, but just isn't sure about marrying into the family. Kim is so close to her mom, and it is no secret that Kris clashes with Kanye, a lot," the source added.


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When he was the NYPD's top homicide investigator, Dave Gurney was never comfortable with the label the press gave him: super detective. He was simply a man who, when faced with a puzzle, wanted to know.
He was called to the investigative hunt by the presumptuous arrogance of murderers - by their smug belief that they could kill without leaving a trace. There was always a trace, Gurney believed. Except what if one day there wasn't?
With Shut Your Eyes Tight, John Verdon delivers on the promise of his internationally best-selling debut, Think of a Number, creating a portrait of evil let loose across generations that is as rife with moments of touching humanity as it is with spellbinding images of perversity.
©2011 John Verdon (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
A disturbing crime but a great story, (although because of the narrator I kept expecting Jack Reacher to show up)
"A really enthralling detective story"
A well written and very enjoyable detective story. It was also well-read (American accent was fine).
I haven't read any other books by this author but this story stands well on its own. i would certainly reccomend it.
"A tight twisted plot"
This is my first John Verdon book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The main character Dave Gurney is a frustrated retired detective who needs to use his grey cells, but is torn between a gory case and his wife who wants him to stay at home and enjoy retirement. What starts as as one murder spirals into a sick twisted plot which brings danger to everyone involved. The book was well narrated by Jeff Harding with his gravelly voice and characterisation. and I would definitely recommend
"Excellent thriller"
An intriguing and well thought out book. I never wanted it to finish , the reader is superb. I shall be signing up for anything else this guy writes.
"My eyes were open"
Good story and I liked listening to the reader. The end was not a surprise, but getting there was a suspense. I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to my next book by the author.
"Great story but felt rushed at the end "
Narrator spot on as usual, Dave gurney is growing on me. Well painted characters. Vivid plot lines
"Great twisting tale"
The main character is wonderfully likeable and intelligent
The take is twisted in a Gordian knot that only he can unravel
Jeff Harding has a superb voice and he brings the characters to life with great skill. I would listen to him read anything
"Good story predicable ending."
Have just discovered john verdon. He writes a good tale - the tendency to have long "dream" sequences doesn't help in my view. The icing on the cake of course is the effortless narration by Jeff Harding. A lesser narrator and I probably wouldn't have carried on with it. Shame he has only written 3 books so far. Well worth a listen
"They said it was a page turner..."
I stuck with it until the end, but I can't say I enjoyed it all that much. The narrator really got on my nerves most of the time. The only character that I enjoyed was jack. All his female voices were the same. A lot of the time I was screaming in my head for him to just get on with it. Never mind the inane waffle, stick with the story. Not a page turner for me.
"Never Shut Your Eyes"
This book had me from the start, the narration was fantastic. Dave is a retired NYPD cop with a history and one bad case where I presume he was nearly killed and he moved to the country with his 2nd wife Madeline. Dave has a son whom he seems estranged from and another son who died. Dave craves a bit more excitement than watching the asparagus grow. His wife seems quite content. Dave gets sucked into just one more case because of his talents for working out puzzels. I won't go into the storyline you can read it. He makes a lot of progress on the murders, many interesting characters twists and turns. He thinks nothing of letting his wife know his whereabouts etc., job comes first. Great suspenseful read.
"Top rating for a great reading of a gripping story"
I'm still new to this so its in my top two of my four books so far!
I took a chance on this, I'm new to detective stories, with the exception of Sherlock Holmes.
I'm very glad I did as the story has been gripping, without being gruesome and enthralling for the duration.
Very good at portraying the individual characters, if I missed a piece of narrative regarding a characters name, I found it easy to know who it was by the readers' voice.
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Who is that hopping down the trail? Why, it's Peter Cottontail! Easter is on its way, and that means it's time to start planning the annual Easter egg hunt! No matter what Easter means to you, it is always fun to watch your children play with other kids and search for candy and other Easter treats and goodies. Send out bunny invitations to all your children's friends and families. The Bunny with a Pink Ribbon invitation by Sarah LeClere is a great Easter card for you to choose for the Easter event. Whether you are hosting a Sunday dinner or gather a bunch of neighbor kids together to a scavenger hunt outside: this is the card for you. The card is shaped like a realistic white rabbit. A separate white blank card is included for you to tie to the invite with a checked pink ribbon. The blank card will house any personalized text and information you wish to include in the invite. Write it out yourself or utilize Polka Dot's website to order all types of printing services.
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JERUSALEM (Jul. 10)
The Knesset passed on first reading yesterday a private members bill that would permit Israelis living abroad for fixed periods of time to vote by absentee ballot in national elections. At present, that privilege is extended only to Israeli seamen whose jobs require them to be away from home for long periods of time.
The measure was introduced by Dr. Boaz Moav, MK of the recently former. Yaad faction and was referred to committee despite opposition from Interior Minister Yosef Burg. The bill is required to pass two more Knesset readings before it can become law. It was reported that the Foreign Ministry will propose a similar measure that would increase prospects of voting rights for Israelis living abroad in the next general elections due to be held in 1977.
Dr. Moav maintained that the voting privilege should be extended to students and other Israelis holding valid Israeli passports and living abroad but not to "yordim"–expatriates who left Israel with no intention of returning but hold on to their Israeli passports as a formality.


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Tax on Sale of the Marital Home
Two IRS publications address the issue of tax on sale of the marital home:
IRS Publication 504: Divorced or Separated Individuals http://www.irs.gov/publications/p504/ar02.html#d0e4522
The following is excerpted from Publication 504:
Sale of Jointly-Owned Property
If you sell property that you and your spouse own jointly, you must report your share of the recognized gain or loss on your income tax return for the year of the sale. Your share of the gain or loss is determined by your state law governing ownership of property. For information on reporting gain or loss, see Publication 544.
Sale of home. If you sold your main home, you may be able to exclude up to $250,000 (up to $500,000 if you and your spouse file a joint return) of gain on the sale. For more information, see Publication 523, Selling Your Home (below).
Costs of Getting a Divorce
You cannot deduct legal fees and court costs for getting a divorce. But you may be able to deduct legal fees paid for tax advice in connection with a divorce and legal fees to get alimony. In addition, you may be able to deduct fees you pay to appraisers, actuaries, and accountants for services in determining your correct tax or in helping to get alimony.