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I am trying to find the same thing, however I am scared to make my first purchase of Creed online, as I don't want a fake or watered down..
What online stores have you recently purchased that carry these bottles? People on here say these are the best batch numbers for creed because its the best longevity. I called 4 difference Neiman Marcus stores and they didnt have it.
I am trying to find the same thing, however I am scared to make my first purchase of Creed online, as I don't want a fake or watered down..
My batch is A42B11Y01 from Neiman Marcus and its quite good, its the smoky one. I think the pinapple gets louder as its aging so don't be afraid to try this one.
I don't care about that. I just heard people on here saying that the batches that I mentioned last 8+ hours on the skin and all the other batches last only like 2-3 hours. Before I drop 285 dollars on cologne I want to make damn sure I can smell it for 8+ hours. I have no idea why Creed messed with the batch numbers like this with Aventus.....
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I have 2 bottles of this batch #A42B11N01. I purchased them about a week ago at Scented Monkey.
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ok, thanks guys.
Still looking for the #A42B11N01 or A42B11S01 batches for Creed. Boomer said he got a a42b11n01 batch from scentedmonkey but it was a 4oz tester bottle that was sold out 2 weeks ago and now scentedmonkey only carries the 2.5oz bottle so I'm wondering if the 2.5oz is also a a42b11n01 batch? Anyone confirm this?


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According to a tweet via David Lennon of Newsday, Omar Minaya will be making an unscheduled flight with the team to Atlanta for their series with the Braves, although the decision was not made during today's game.
I may be reading too much into this, but Jerry Manuel has been on the proverbial hot seat of late, and the team has lacked the life and enthusiasm that seemed so prevalent only two weeks ago when the Mets were riding high and sitting temporarily in first place.
The team has fallen back on some bad habits and disturbing trends that could signal the end is near for any of the coaches in addition to Jerry Manuel.
- Mets starters have allowed more walks than any other team in the Major Leagues despite all the talk of making it a team focus in the spring.
- Their premier hitter David Wright may have found his power stroke, but nobody expected him to lead the league with 50 strikeouts in only 129 at-bats.
- Their lone offseason major signing Jason Bay, has failed to ignite the offense as expected and has yet to provide any bang for the buck this season.
- The Mets own the worst road record in baseball and are last in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and runs scored.
- The third highest paid player on the team, Oliver Perez, has been a colossal bust and has been yanked from the rotation and refused an assignment to the minors where he could have worked out his problems.
- John Maine has lost so much velocity that he can no longer be counted on to provide quality innings. Making matters worse is his inability to consistently throw strikes.
- Lefthander Jon Niese was removed from todays game after sustaing a hamstring injury. It's same injury and the same leg that forced him to miss the rest of the season in 2009. He is flying to New York for an MRI on Monday.
- Mets starters have not registered a win in sixteen straight games. It's the longest winless drought since the 1982 season.
Jerry Manuel could be having another meeting with Omar Minaya after todays game, only this time Oliver Perez will not be the primary topic of discussion. In fact, I'm wondering if Jerry Manuel still be the manager of the NY Mets when the meeting concludes?
Stay tuned… This could be a long and very interesting evening…

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Many fans looking for out-of-town radio broadcasts online in recent weeks have found that the Internet, for now, is a station they can't pick up.
Almost across the board, local radio stations are playing it safe and opting against streaming their broadcasts on their Web sites.
The reason is a conflict generated by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which added a clause to commercial contracts in November stating that performers would be paid more for radio commercials aired online.
Unlike radio markets, it's difficult to quantify a station's online audience. The AFTRA contends that because it is a "worldwide distribution," its performers deserve to paid beyond local usage.
WDAE-AM 620 pulled its "listen live" link from 620wdae.com last week, with fans now redirected to a page that explains the decision to "temporarily disable our streaming." Brad James, the station's program director, said Thursday he receives a "sprinkling" of complaints each day in calls and e-mails.
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The UK covered bond market received a boost in July when the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that they will fall into line with the rest of the EU on the regulatory treatment of these instruments.
The EU has established criteria for covered bonds that are prescribed in Council Directive 85/611/EC25 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Ucits) directive).
Covered bonds that comply with the Ucits directive benefit from higher prudential investment limits and preferential credit risk weightings. The aim of Article 22(4) of Ucits is to identify bonds where the issuer is a credit institution and the bonds have an asset pool that contains eligible assets which are ringfenced from the assets of the issuer upon its insolvency.
Levelling the playing field
Even though UK covered bonds are based on well-accepted market standards and benefit from a high level of legal certainty, because they do not comply with the Ucits directive they do not have the benefit of higher investment thresholds and more favourable risk weightings. The Treasury believes it is both important and appropriate for UK issuers to be able to compete on a level playing field in the EU open market. The Treasury has therefore developed a proposed legislative framework for UK-recognised covered bonds to provide the necessary underpinning for Ucits 22(4) compliance.
The approach that the Treasury has taken is principles-based. The ultimate aim is for industry participants to use the legislative framework as a starting point and develop their own contractual provisions that will support the legislative underpinning. However, some critics of the legislative framework may have preferred a less flexible approach in regard to certain elements of the regime, such as the criteria to determine covered bond asset quality.
The draft regulations do not impose detailed qualitative criteria on the covered bond asset pool. The Treasury would welcome views on whether the proposed legislative framework should have some prescription as to the quality of UK-recognised covered bonds.
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The proposals also provide for the establishment of a register of UK-recognised issuers and their programmes of issuance. It will be necessary for an issuer to apply to the FSA for admission to the register in such manner as required by the FSA (yet to be finalised), but will basically mean that an issuer will have to satisfy the FSA that it is Ucits 22(4)-compliant.
The FSA will be required within six months to make a decision on whether to admit the issuer and/or its programme to the register.
The Treasury has sought guidance on whether the proposed time limits for the process are practical or whether there should be different time limits for recognition of the covered bonds where the issuer has already been recognised. Ucits 22(4) envisages the ringfencing of an issuer's assets from the general insolvency of the issuer, but does not prescribe the means to achieve that outcome.
There appear broadly to be two approaches to this issue within the EU:
– either the assets continue to be owned by the issuer and ringfenced by legislation (the integrated model); or
– the assets are transferred to an owner other than the issuer (the special purpose vehicle model).
The Treasury's aim to provide choice and flexibility means that it has included a form of integrated model within the legislation so that industry participants may decide which structure best suits their particular circumstances.
In the case of the integrated approach, however, various provisions of the existing insolvency law will need to be changed.
FSA powers
Even though the legislative regime is designed to be flexible, the FSA will have significant enforcement powers. The most significant of these is the removal of an issuer from the register, making the issuer unable to issue any more UK covered bonds.
The FSA will also have the power to require issuers to add additional assets to an asset pool if it is not satisfied that the assets contained within the asset pool are sufficient to cover all claims attaching during the whole period of the validity of the covered bonds. In determining the amount of any penalty, the FSA will be required to have regard to the seriousness and nature of the contravention and the extent to which the contravention was reckless or deliberate.
It is worth noting that the costs of any FSA direction enforced by an injunction or court order would be substantial, and particularly in the case where the issuer no longer exists they would be borne by the asset pool.
Third party advice
The proposed legislative regime provides that an issuer is responsible for ensuring it complies with the regulations and it will be required to declare formally compliance at recognition. It must also obtain declaration of compliance on a range of matters from a suitably qualified independent third party professional adviser.
The Treasury believes that the use of third party verifications provides clear resource and costing benefits for itself and for the FSA. Issuers will, of course, have to address the cost of obtaining any third party professional declaration. Legal and financial advisers will have to think carefully about whether they will be required to provide opinions that fall outside the scope of what an adviser would normally provide in such circumstances.
For instance, the regulations provide that whatever structure an issuer proposes to use to issue the bonds, it must provide the necessary bondholder protection through private law arrangements, and that the structure is effective to achieve the legal ringfencing of assets.
The issuer would have to rely on an independent verification by a third party legal adviser to satisfy this part of the regulations. The financial adviser may be called on to provide an independent verification that there are enough assets in the covered bond asset pool to meet the claims of bondholders. It may well be appropriate for the FSA to prescribe the form of this verification and the type of analysis and assessments to be made in reaching an opinion.
It is unclear what interplay legal and financial opinions will have in the successful admittance of an issuer to the covered bond register. It is arguable that the FSA is placing an excessive degree of reliance on third party advisers to ensure an issuer's compliance with Ucits 22(4).
The future will show whether the new regime will be a sufficient base to set long-term standards for the UK covered bond market and whether its introduction leads to market growth while providing robust bondholder protection.
The Treasury has advised that the consultation period will end on 15 October and that the new regime is expected to come into force on 1 January 2008.
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Applying an industry accepted 2:1 design factor to this worst case loading of 2100 lbs (9.34 kN) or broken down {(900 lbs + 900 lbs + 300 lbs) x 2}, we arrive at 4200 lbs (18.7 kN) as a proof load for the structure. This design factor is laid out in the OSHA regulations for engineered systems.
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Danielle Brooks, September 21, 2008
Some massage therapy students may be dreaming of the day they graduate and can open their own practice —or be highly paid to work in another's practice. These dreams might include vivid images of going home early and vacationing whenever they want—all while making a great salary.
The expectations many massage therapists have don't account for much of the work, and long hours, needed to become successful. Seeing a flourishing business can sometimes give budding entrepreneurs—and potential employees—the mistaken idea that the owner is wealthy, profiting from the hard work of other massage therapists.
Enter reality.
Taxes, payroll and employee benefits are just a few of the issues business owners deal with. Add to this the risk incurred and a healthy dose of added responsibility, and suddenly a more realistic picture begins to take shape. There are a number of components to owning and operating a successful business, most of which occur behind the scenes, away from the eyes of employees. So, whether you are a massage therapist looking for your first opportunity or someone who thinks she might like to open her own business, read on to learn about the things you need to keep in mind.
Felicia Brown, massage therapist and owner of Spalutions! in Greensboro, North Carolina, knows the business from both sides—as an employee and owner. Working as an independent contractor when she first started in the industry, she's worked for a variety of people. "My perspective was probably like many other independent massage therapists and students," she says. "I thought that since I did most of the work in relation to the clients, I deserved most of the money. Fifty percent of the service actually seemed low to me back then."
This attitude followed Brown when she finally decided to go into business for herself, almost costing her the new company. "Unfortunately, when I started my own business, I had no concept of the costs of owning a business," she admits. "I kept my independent contractor mindset when I set up the compensation for my staff. I was actually losing money by having a business with other therapists working with me. It took me a long time to understand that I had to make some changes to the pay structure in order to save the business."
Now, as a consultant to others looking to start their own practice, Brown suggests getting a handle on some of these issues before you think about opening a business. "I see countless owners of massage practices that don't make any profit and are barely able to pay themselves a salary," Brown says. "Still, they work 80 hours a week, see a full book of clients, spend all of their free time solving problems and thinking about the business, and have nothing to show for it but an empty bank book and a lot of worry lines."
To avoid this fate, she encourages people to give serious thought to what the business can support in terms of expenses, including compensation, rent, advertising and debt repayment—all before ever thinking of opening the doors. "Determining a pre-opening budget is vital," she warns. "This process is tedious, but it is a very important step to take and one that can literally save years of headaches, heartbreak and frustration, to say nothing of cash."
Eugenia Rinaldi, owner of Bodyworks Day Spa and Wellness Center in Temple, Texas, always wanted to own her own business. She loved the holistic approach to health, and so when a healing center came up for sale, she jumped at the chance. At the time of purchase, the massage therapists working at the business were independent contractors. In order to grow and make changes, however, Rinaldi changed the pay structure from independent contractor to employee.
"At first, the therapists wanted the change because they were tired of the responsibilities," she explains. "But when I raised the rates and they didn't get a pay raise, they were upset." She tries to educate them about the inner workings and expense of owning a business, but
Although she hasn't lost an employee, she is honest in her assessment of how the business is doing. "We are just barely making it because of the cost of growth and change," she says. "People are coming, but we have a long way to go."
Rinaldi's struggles highlight a common thread that runs through the stories of many business owners: employees' misunderstanding of exactly how much a business owner contributes to the practice. Many employees have an attitude that they are doing the bulk of the work and so deserve the bulk of the pay. What this perspective doesn't consider, however, is all the behind-the-scenes work the employer does to keep the business thriving. "Employers are the ones with all the risk, and yet they are who make the least," explains Brown. "Meanwhile, the massage therapists and service providers who work for them are making a great living—or, at the least, a high out-of-balance per session commission or fee."
When considering a fair hourly wage, massage therapists need to remember they can practice in a variety of settings, all of which will pay differently. You may work in a private office, in your own home or in a hospital. Or, you may choose to practice in a spa or rehabilitation clinic. All of these options have different overhead requirements and fee structures that will help determine the hourly wages the business can sustain.
Siouxie Jeter-Koch, director of career services for the Cortiva Institute in Seattle, Washington, helps prepare students for the work force. She works with graduating massage therapists on contract negotiations, developing a business plan, as well as what they might expect from jobs in the industry. "We tell graduates they have the skills they need, but they should not expect top wage," she explains. "They might expect $12 to $15 per massage at a membership-based business, while a gifted practitioner at a top spa might earn $35."
There are pros and cons to both sides of the employee-employer coin. Deciding what path you would like to travel down depends heavily on how much responsibility you want to take on, as well as how much risk you can withstand. Whether thinking of starting a business or being employed by one, however, being realistic about what to expect is critical.
Massage therapists just coming out of school may have some unrealistic expectations when it comes to what they can expect in an hourly wage. Knowing what some of the top spas pay can help maintain the myth that all massage therapists earn top dollar.
But those with their sights on a starting wage of $70 to $80 per massage may be in for a big surprise— and in need of a slight adjustment in perspective. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, the median wage, including gratuities, for massage therapists in May 2006 was $16.06. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.98 and $24.22, with the lowest 10 percent earning $7.48 and the highest 10 percent earning $33.83.
The latest data from May 2007 show a slight increase in these numbers, with the middle 50 percent earning between $11.18 and $24.74. The lowest 10 percent earned $7.69 and the highest 10 percent earned $34.06.
When I graduated from massage school and opened my own practice, I had very little knowledge of running a successful business: I simply hired an accountant and opened my doors. One of the first things my accountant told me was to set aside 30 percent of my income in a separate account so I could pay taxes, which took me aback but wasn't enough to undermine my determination.
Soon, I purchased medical insurance for myself, and set up a savings account and retirement plan. I began to take care of expenses such as rent, supplies, laundry, liability and disability insurance, as well as continuing education costs. My savings account became an expense account, and I began to realize my expectations of earning $70 per hour were a tad unrealistic. My gross income looked wonderful, but my take-home pay was significantly less. When my business started to grow, I made the decision to hire an employee rather than cut back on the number of new clients I could see. Adding someone else to the mix further complicated my finances. I didn't fully understand how renting a larger space, increasing my liability insurance and paying payroll taxes would financially affect my business. I quickly found myself with extended lines of credit just to keep up with the bills.
Because I want to take care of my employees, I pay 100 percent of their medical insurance costs and open a retirement account for each, matching up to 3 percent of their contributions. Both of these benefits are in addition to a base wage, pushing my payroll to 65 percent of my expenses— a figure well beyond the 33 percent my accountant advises me to target.
There are other intangible benefits my employees enjoy. My clinic specializes in injury treatment, so I spent countless hours building relationships with medical doctors in my area and creating a strong referral program. Therapists working for me step into a busy schedule and instant credibility, two things many people just starting out have to work hard to develop.
Although these things don't translate into cash in the massage therapist's pocket, they do go a long way in helping them build a successful— and secure—future. Often, business owners are envied their success and thought to have a lot of money in the bank, when, in reality, they may be tightening their own purse strings and staring at an empty bank account.
I often think how lovely it would be to just walk into the office, do my job and then go home, but, as a business owner, I have to worry about taxes, billing, bookkeeping, payroll, as well as anything else that needs my attention. Over the years, my clinic has evolved, and I know what my limits are and what I can and cannot do for my employees. My practice is successful, and every once in awhile I feel guilty about my success, until I remember all the risk I took, the trials and tribulation I faced and overcame—and that $30,000 line of credit I finally paid off.
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One of the heaviest babies ever born in Germany was born last week at the University Hospital Leipzig.
'Possible complications'
The baby girl, Jasleen, weighed a whopping 13.47 pounds and measured nearly 23 inches long. She was born vaginally, not via a C-section, according to a hospital statement.
"We anticipated that the child would be big," said Holger Stepan, chief of obstetrics. "We prepared in advance by assembling a special team (of doctors and midwives) to be ready for any possible complications."
He said he'd never before helped in the birth of such a heavy baby.
'Gestational diabetes'
The girl's mother suffered from gestational diabetes, which, when untreated or uncontrolled, can cause babies to be born larger than normal. Her condition was not discovered until the mother checked herself into the hospital while in labor. She had not previously been a patient there.
The hospital said both mother and child are well.
Do you think you could handle giving birth to a 13-pound baby via normal delivery? Moms, tell us about your own experiences of giving birth. Share your thoughts and opinions with us via the comment box below!
Source: Dana Ford | CNN


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EA Video Special: Intelligence, the Iraq War, and What's Next --- Key Questions and Some Answers
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 8:53 | Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
Last week, we featured extracts from an interview with Steve Hewitt, one of the world's top specialists on intelligence services and counter-terrorism, about the place of "intelligence" in the drive to the 2003 Iraq War.
This is the full discussion, ranging from the significance of intelligence to the way that politicians manipulated it to create the reasons for the War to the possibility that this could be done again.
tagged Iraq, Iraq War 2003, Steve Hewitt


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Go Behind The Scenes With Ascension's "Unchained" Video
Games like God of War: Ascension require many hours from talented employees.
And if you're interested in behind-the-scenes information concerning top-tier titles, you'll definitely want to check out Part 1 of the new making-of video, entitled "Unchained."
You'll learn about how the team approached various angles of the artistic design process, so if you've always enjoyed the splendid art presentations in this franchise, this mini-documentary is for you. While the God of War series has always been about the brutal gameplay, nobody should forget the amazing set pieces and fantastic environments in which we do battle. "Unchained" gives us a little insight as to how Sony Santa Monica has created yet another immersive - even intimidating - world.
God of War: Ascension is scheduled to drop on March 12, 2013 for the PlayStation 3. It's gonna be a must-try.
Related Game(s): God of War: Ascension
Tags: god of war ascension, god of war ascension unchained, god of war making of
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Saturday, November 24, 2012 @ 12:20:13 PM
I wonder who's money is going where?
Personally, I'm a little more interested in DMC right now because it seems really unique, creatively.
But I'm always a sucker for tech impressive showcase titles like GoW. I'm also optimistic for GoW's multiplayer stuff.
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anyway, wish they would do a full making of docco for the CE of the game.
miss the old days where that would always be the first bullet point of a collectors edition.
wonder when the beta is going to go up.
im really surprised how well the MP has actually been pulled off, its always been a bit of a blank slate people saying how would you adapt the series to MP.
they have actually done a really good job its looking sweet!
dunno if its really going to be successful, worthwhile, but eh it cant hurt to try right?
id be a shame though to see all this hard work go to waste, like pretty much every ps3 exclusive.
KZ3 has probably the best MP of any game this gen, and the servers are a freaking ghost town!
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My New Home
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Now you're wearing a box?
We just got the book from the library a couple of days ago, but now Addison insists on reading it over and over and over again. His insistence probably springs from the fact that during his initial read, the page with this picture and the words "Now you're wearing a box," made him laugh.
And it didn't just make him laugh. They were deep, seizing, please-stop-tickling-me belly laughs not unlike the laughter I produce when Chris Farley dances or Dave Chappelle does just about anything. It's laughter that constricts your temples and strains your gut. Addison is especially prone to this kind of chuckle, I think, because he likes it so much.
To Addison, laughing is the pinnacle of human existence. Not sure where he gets that. But to him, if you're laughing, you've arrived. The only higher plane of fulfillment is to transport someone else into the land of the laughing. He's pretty good at knowing what will make someone laugh, but he's even better at sniffing out the things that will make him laugh . . . and then squeezing out every drop of laughter he can from that tiny little belly of his.
So why was this picture so funny? Man, I don't know. But even after a couple hundred readings, it still gets him, and I love that.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
- Addison, after being told he had watched enough TV.
And this is a picture of Colin, because we just don't put enough pictures of him here.
And, big fat fun hellos to Jil and Rhonda (aka Mimi, aka Mrs. Wilson, aka Mama Wilson, aka Steph's mom) and Steph, three wonderful blasts from the past who have recently brightened this blog with their presence. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello. I miss you all.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Top Ten Things That Disturb Me Out of My Gourd
9. Botched plastic surgeries
8. The fame of Ryan Seacrest
7. Heated car seats
6. Ghostwriting
5. Those weird computer animated dancing characters that show up inexplicably in online ads for discount mortgages
4. Commercials for prostate medication
3. Bryant Gumbel
2. People who forgive themselves and no one else
1. Things designed to make public communal use seem less disgusting, like those paper toilet seat liners or the little sock footy things for trying on shoes at the store or sneeze guards at buffet lines or the rubber gloves the dentist wears or the paper they put down on the weird not a chair not yet a bed thing the doctor makes you sit on
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Random Year-End Observations
Start using the Crystal Meth made without pseudoephedrine, even if it isn't as effective in treating my cold. (By the way, in the 2 minutes I spent looking for pictures to include with this observation, I realized that stuff really messes you up. Meth, that is, not pseudoephedrine.)
Irony of the Year
That something would be used in place of a drug that was pseudo to begin with. Does that make it pseudopseudoephedrine? Or just ephedrine?
Band I Figured Would Be a Terrible One-Hit Wonder After Hearing Just One Not-Bad Song by Them
Plain White T's. First time I heard "Hey there, Delilah," I thought it was worth another listen. The next thought I had was, "Oh, wait. They will probably never record anything half this good . . . and the more I listen to this song, the less I like it.
Thing I Can't Remember from 2007
Life without Colin. He , our second son, was born July 11, but I can't remember what it was like to have one kid. I can remember a little better now what it was like to have no children. I shouldn't say that, but it's true. Two kids is wonderful, don't get me wrong. It's just . . . the list of things we don't make time to do is getting longer since July. I don't regret the sacrifice--correction, it's not a sacrifice. It's laziness on my part. And that's the point, I guess. With one kid, the change came as such a whirlwind. The little things that got blown out of our schedule just seemed insignificant. Or I figured that stuff would go back to normal on its own. Dates. Conversations. Movies. Vacations. Dreams. Spending leisure time with someone who didn't require diaper changes.
But with the second kid, I realize fully that none of that stuff just happens on its own. And it isn't stuff we had to give up. We just have to work harder for it. All those things, though, are gone for good unless I make a point to get organized.
Thing Anyone Who Knows Me Recognizes As a Long Shot
Me getting organized.
Top 10 Addictions of 2007
10. Facebook
9. Blogging . . . suddenly
8. Buying Coffee
7. The Cubs (#7 only because I hope it's lucky)
6. Harry Potter
5. Patty Griffin
4. Fantasy Football
3. Crystal Light (since I gave up pop)
2. Scrubs
1. Going to McDonald's and/or Dunkin' Donuts with Addison
Painful Realization of 2007
Seriously, you have no idea how hard it was to narrow my addiction list down to 10. Ugh.
Word I Used Entirely Too Much in 2007
Things That Came Out in 2007 I Couldn't Wait for And Wasn't Let Down By
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Patty Griffin's album, Children Running Through. Oh, and Colin.
Reason to Stop Adding Things to This Blog
It's Bed Time.
Passive Aggressive Laundry
Warm iron if needed.
If needed? If needed? Why is the tag suddenly giving me options about steps in the laundering process? At first I thought it was just being extra protective of the garment to which it was attached. "Hey there, buddy, what are you doing with that iron? Is that really necessary? Hey, back away. That's hot! What are you doing?! I'll tell you anything you wanna know! Stooooop!" Or even more of an Al Gore feel: "There is no sense wasting any more of the earth's precious natural resources on the appearance of these clothes unless it is absolutely necessary."
But I came to the resolution, based almost entirely at the way it was looking at me, that the tag was really passive aggressively trying to get the clothes ironed. You know, "You've done enough, really. I mean, you washed me, you dried me. You don't have to iron me. Don't put yourself out. Unless you think I need it. But no, don't bother. Not for little old me. I'm just a sweater. I don't expect you to care whether I'm wrinkled like a used Kleenex or if I'm clean and freshly smooth like a rolling meadow on a summer day. Do what you feel is best. Oh, you're gonna iron me? Oh, okay, only if you need to."
I can't stand that.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
This woman, if you're not familiar, is Patty Griffin. If you don't love Patty, you haven't heard Patty. If a) you have heard Patty AND b) you don't love Patty, then c) you are a rock. She has the most amazingly powerful reedy voice that any human being has ever possessed. Her voice is more than just the sound emanating from her mouth, it is the incredible message resonating from her soul.
I won't go on forever, although I could. I'll say only that I saw her live, and the experience was borderline miraculous. She is a very small woman, but she nearly tore the Vic Theatre down with an auditory explosion of heart-piercing, earth-shaking grandeur. Today, she shook my living room.
You should really check her out. Her genre is best stated as genuine music. Maybe not best stated, but that's how I'll state it right here. Happy Boxing Day.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Google Supremacy
Try it out . . . as of this moment, it still works. Go to Google. Type this:
raise your hands in the air
Not an exact phrase search, just a search. If you click, "I'm feeling lucky" (which takes you to the number one google result) you'll wind up looking at pictures of Addison's soccer team. If you do the same thing for this term:
weird ways to say happy Christmas
You'll wind up on this blog also. It's the strangest thing. The weird ways phrase . . . I can't imagine ever typing that. But the classic hip-hop ice breaker of the '90s, "Raise your hands in the air, and wave 'em like you just don't care" . . . how my site would register as the top result for the first half of that is absolutely beyond me.
I think it's hilarious.
Toys Still Rock
And I know as you get older, your toys are supposed to develop, but mine haven't. I can't get that jazzed about power tools. I'm not attracted to boats or guns or sports cars. I actually like Addison's toys more than any of that stuff. And he is infinitely more interested in tools and construction and trucks than I ever was. Yes, I think I am admitting that my four-year-old son is more of a man's man than I am.
It is the stunted growth of my toy lust that makes Christmas so much fun for me. See, my years of actually receiving toys (the kid ones, not stuff like DVD players and HD anything) are gone, so my long-starved appetite for all things toy is finally being fed. Addison's 5th Christmas is the first one offering me toys I can really get into. I mean, I'm not a toy infant. I don't drool over teethers and exersaucers.
But this year, Santa brought slot cars, toy trumpets, firefighting water guns, Rubik's Cubes, Hot Wheels sets, and miscellaneous talking tow trucks back into my life. And it was as much fun as I can remember a Christmas ever being.
Now let me walk you through some of the moments pictured here. The first pic is from Christmas Eve, when Addison unwrapped a talking Mater toy from Aunt Amy. Aside from one of my favorite pictorial instructions of all time (the instructions actually indicate with arrows that if you push the truck, it will zoom forward . . . i.e. it has wheels that really turn!) I just loved Addison's reaction to his first glimpse of Mater. His face lit up like a star over Bethlehem, and his voice went up an octave (which, if you've ever heard him talk, is really saying something). The trumpet-playing firefighter came about 1.5 seconds into the initial stocking surveillance. This kid can put on an outfit and break into a toy faster than Santa up a chimney. And the third moment, filled with gleeful intensity, came after a 20-minute frenzied track installation and successful search of the battery bin. The endorphins really start jumping when I get to put D batteries in stuff. Every moment was bliss. I think Addison liked it, too.
I feel like when I type this much, there really should be a deeper point, but . . . my only point is that toys rock. Amen.
Merry Christmas!
Life is complete. Christmas is grand. The world is as it should be.
Merry Christmas from the Kelloggs, Lightning McQueen, and Doc Hudson!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Yum . . .
I felt proud and satisfied to have lasted so pathetically briefly between face-stuffings. And I couldn't help but think as I was enjoying the chipotle BBQ snack wrap . . . and then the gingerbread donut and coffee, "I don't care what anybody says, this food is good."
But something along the way really cracked me up. I was in the middle of paying for the donuts when Addison looked up at the poster on the wall and said, "That's Rachael Ray!"
Now, it wasn't just the fact that he recognized her. That, in and of itself, is disturbing enough, I know. But it was the enthusiasm with which he greeted her likeness that really struck me as hilarious.
It's true. Addison has his first celebrity crush. He has said, "She's cute." I do believe she's the first person over the age of 2 to receive Addison's cute label.
I don't know what to think about it. I know a lot of people were really upset with Rachael Ray's decision to endorse Dunkin' Donuts. I was one of those who was a bit disappointed in Dunkin' Donuts, but that's just me.
Of course, Addison is also in love with Dunkin' Donuts, so maybe it's just love by association. Either way, it's cute. And if Rachael Ray . . . or a donut . . . marries into my family, I'll learn to adjust.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Christmas Spirit
There are plenty of fascinating facts here, but I'm particularly fascinated by these:
87% - Americans who believe holidays should be more about family and caring for others, not giving and receiving gifts.
79% - Do not believe it's necessary to spend a lot of money in order to have a fulfilling and enjoyable holiday.
$457.4 billion - Expected holiday sales in 2006.
$435.6 billion - Holiday sales in 2005.
$15.8 billion - Amount spent on new holiday decorations in 2005.
87% - People who donated money to a charity in 2005 (religious or nonreligious).
62% - People who donated their time to a charity in 2005 (religious or nonreligious).
50% - Yearly charitable donations made between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
$260 billion - Total charitable donations in 2005
According to those stats, Americans probably give a little more than 1/4 as much to charity as they do to retailers everywhere. That may sound materialistic, but when you consider that HALF of charitable giving comes between Thanksgiving and New Years, you can say with confidence that nonmaterialistic giving spikes over the holidays. America, as a culture, becomes less greedy and materialistic at Christmas. Tax-motivated as it may be, the giving speaks for itself. Yes, America consumes more at Christmas. But we give more, too!
I know a lot of people feel they need to make a choice between giving lots of presents, giving nothing at all, or giving to charities instead. The nothing at all people can be set aside for this discussion. I mean, we can divide them into two categories: people who don't celebrate Christmas, and people who are cheap as dirt. If you don't celebrate Christmas, that's fine. No law saying you have to. That's another discussion. And if you're just plain stingy, you probably have a very holy-esque reason for being like that. Regardless, if you don't believe in giving, than this discussion is moo.
But if you do believe in celebrating Christmas with giving of one form or another, it doesn't have to be either one form or the other. Don't assume you have to choose between charity and personal gifts. In fact, I've got serious questions about that practice. I'm not ready to have the "Listen, Son, this Christmas I'm going to give to the needy instead of to you" discussion. Nor would I want to say, "Sorry, hungry kids, my son wants a Wii." It's good to give gifts to your children, your friends, and your family. It's good to give to charity. It's good to do both without clinging to your cash (or deepening your debt).
I guess my point(s) is (are) . . . don't judge people based on the number of gifts under their trees. Be more concerned with your own motives for giving or not giving. Teach your kids to give generously by giving generously to them and by giving them the opportunity to give as well.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Overheard . . . pt. 3
- Addison
Overheard, pt. 2
"Where is it? Is it in the Antarctic?"
- Addison
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Overheard . . .
- Addison
If I hadn't been wondering that all my life, maybe I could help.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Guy Love
There's something about Turk and J. D.
There are some friendships that you can never duplicate. There are plenty of friendships to be forged in this world, but in my experience . . . I'm sorry, I have to break out the term, as second-grade as it sounds . . . best friends come along only once in a very long while, maybe your whole life. The Chandler to your Joey. The Denny to your Alan . The Paul to your Kevin. The Tom to your Huck. The Jonathan to your David. The Turner to your Hooch.
Some people don't believe in best friends, but I definitely do. I doubt that everyone truly finds one, but should you be lucky enough, it is one of the great fulfilling joys you'll ever know. It's hard to describe. A good friend can make your world feel right, keep you thinking straight, give you the confidence to be the person you believe God designed you to be.
Best friends, I genuinely believe, are connected at the soul, and they don't mind the intrusion. I miss mine. It's been about four years, but the funny thing is, if I saw him right now, it would be like we've been living next door to each other for the last ten years. Still, I miss him. I've got two sons who would love to get to know him. Here's to hoping they get the chance.
I Am Not a Mom
The song has its cultural connotations (The William Tell overture and The Lone Ranger theme) and I can't say they're entirely inapplicable. I'm sure there are days (i.e. most of them) when she feels like the Lone Ranger and still others (probably not too much more than half) when she feels like firing an arrow in our son's general direction. She is the best. But being the best doesn't come without its share of frustrations. View, listen, and laugh with (not at, surely not at) the summarized travails of mommyhood.
Friday, December 14, 2007
1, 2, 3, 4
1. This song is awesome.
2. Feist is awesome.
3. This video is especially awesome. It's one continuous, unbroken shot with enough choreography to give Debbie Allen an aneurysm. There's no editing. No CGI. And apparently no limit to the twists, turns, and loop-the-loops the camera can perform. Watch carefully and be amazed that they could pull this off in one take.
4. I've come to a discouraging realization about why people argue. I'm talking about all arguments from personal bickering and lively discussions to online debates or legal proceedings. We (and by we I mean society) don't argue to defend the things we believe in. We're not upholding the ideals on which our lives are founded. We aren't being loyal to our besmirched friends. We aren't nudging our verbal combatants toward some altruistic point of development. When a statement or idea offends us or just strikes us as untrue, what compels us to rebut? We're defending ourselves and attacking others.
I'll leave the collective we for now. I like being right. I hate being wrong. I really don't think I'm alone in this. I admit, I like proving other people wrong. It is one of life's great guilty pleasures to show that the Wrong people are, in fact, wrong. I really don't care about the topic. Sure, there are topics I care about more than others, but if I'm honest with myself, the thing that's most important to me about the topics I hold dear is the simple fact that I care. If the voice of God were to call down from Heaven and say, "The Democrats have it right," or "The designated hitter really was a good idea," to me the great personal tragedy would not be the years of unwise policy and unnecessary pitcher at bats. No, no, the horror of it all would be recognizing that all these years I had been wrong.
Being wrong feels bad. Being right feels okay. Proving other people wrong feels the best of all. That's what every argument boils down to. I'm convinced. And it's so easy, because being wrong is what we do best! There will never be any shortage of wrongness in this world. That's the reason there are so many books. Every self-help book ever written can be summed up in four words: "You're wrong. Ha ha."
Here's where it gets real good. You have a limited array of options. You could disagree with me and tell me how I'm wrong. You could tell me that arguments are great opportunities for drawing people together in a common quest for truth, a journey toward righteousness along the path of enlightenment. You could shoot down any number of my observations and conclusions. You could prove me wrong. (Feels good, doesn't it?)
Or you could disagree with me and internalize it. You won't fall for my little trap. Maybe you've already stopped reading, I don't know. But deep inside you know that this argument is so ridiculous, I'm such a blathering idiot, that continuing the discussion is in and of itself an insipid exercise in futility. By not commenting, you're doing the right thing. And I'm sooo wrong. (Mmmmm.)
I guess another option would be that you see my point, but you see it from a far less cynical point of view. The opportunity is there to argue with good intentions and avoid the pitfalls of self-serving egotistical rhetoric. If we can all humbly, honestly discuss matters (including this very topic) we can arrive at a higher plane of understanding. Oh, wouldn't that just feel good for all of us? (Especially the delightful admission of Adam's wrongness. Tricky, huh?)
Your only other option, as I see it (maybe I'm wrong, and wouldn't that just tickle you) is to agree with me. Grab a firm hold of the concept of total human depravity. Realize that everybody is utterly, completely, thoroughly wrong. About everything. The good feeling of that one might subside when you realize that you're included in that group; that the only person who was ever really right died for our wrongness; that the Word of God is not a reminder of how right we are but of how wrong; that even our understanding of the Bible is tempered by habitual wrongness; that the illumination of the Holy Spirit seems to be in constant struggle against our willful love for personally generated rightness that is the most wrong thing about us; that being right is never of ourselves.
Never mind. I'll just sit over here being wrong and enjoy the video.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
It happened
But in that moment, the Christmas season starts for me, because the significance of the biggest step down in history really sinks in. And it makes me happy that it's Christmas.
This year, the True Meaning staged a two-pronged attack. The first campaign came from Russia, as I was writing a mini biography about one of my best and dearest friends. She has quite a story of how God swept her out of the Union formerly known as Soviet and brought her to the Land of the Free, the Home of the Brave, and the World of the Redeemed. That got me a little sensitive. And it reminded me of how personally God chases down each one of us. He didn't come down to Earth just to save the world; He came to save me.
Then punch number 2 landed. I heard a guy in chapel retelling the story of his liver transplant. The thing with liver transplants (okay, there's not just one thing, they're really complicated and dangerous) is that a living donor runs a serious risk of no longer living. And that was one reality this guy couldn't handle at the time. He could come to terms with his own mortality, but he couldn't handle the thought of any of his loved ones dying in an attempt to save him. Obviously he got over that little hang up, because he wasn't dead at the time of this chapel. The point is, a voluntary brush with death on your behalf is a truly humbling gesture (not one of those fake humbling gestures that actually inflate your ego). Someone volunteers to die for you, you get a little choked up.
I got a little choked up. The birth of Christ meant a little bit more to me, now. He came down to this planet we ruined, and He did so with the knowledge, not that He might die, but that He would. And we didn't have a chance to refuse. Had I that chance, that little window in time in which I could have said, "No, Jesus, don't do it," well . . . it's a moot point. He didn't ask.
Well, those events got me in the Christmas spirit. It's a good feeling. I wish the same for you. Merry Christmas.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Merry Christmas
I've been hearing a lot of talk about the excess of Christmas. People spend, spend, spend, and celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, all at the expense (so I'm told) of the true meaning of Christmas. But I gotta confess . . . I disagree. Whether anyone at Target will admit it as they're snowblowing a path through the mounds of cash blocking the way to their Happy Holidays vault, this season is all about Christ. His birth was awesome. To celebrate, people spend. They decorate. They give ridiculously expensive gifts in front of lavishly adorned fake and/or dead trees. They wear silly clothes. And I got news for you . . . that ain't an American custom. That's Old Testament, baby.
Crazy outfits, endless parades of valuable gifts, strange rituals you just can't explain the meaning behind . . . sounds like a Tabernacle dedication to me. That weird stuff is just how people celebrate God. Granted, your heart is supposed to be in the right place, but you know what? The holiday isn't about my heart. It's about Jesus. You let me worry about the condition of my heart, and keep going overboard with the celebrating of Christmas. Don't wait for me to be holy before you start making a big deal out of the birth of Christ.
Someone, somewhere is asking how any of it relates to the story of Christ's birth, and to you I say this: He's the only reason we're doing it. What does cake have to do with me being born? What does a tail being pinned to a donkey's hindquarters have to do with me being born? (Don't answer that.) What does candle blowing, invite sending, gift opening, wish making, butt spanking, happy-birthday-song-copyright infringing, card writing, face stuffing, and pole dancing (don't ask) have to do with anyone anywhere being born? It's fun, that's what. When something cool happens, having fun is a great way to celebrate. However you decide to show it, that's the perfect way for you.
People who are out of touch with Jesus celebrate His birth by celebrating in an out-of-touch way, and it's wonderful. Atheists celebrate by being extra obstinate when people say Christmas . . . it's their way of saying, "We have to bring something to the party." Thank you, Atheists. Pious people celebrate by being extra sanctimonious. It's fantastic . . . everyone's true colors come out during Christmas. The ultimate display of who you choose to be comes shining through at Christmas. It's kind of like the rocks and trees of your personality crying out to praise Him. None of this would be possible without Jesus. Without Him, nothing that was made would be made. When it comes to celebrating Jesus, there can be no excess. Everything's mere existence bears testimony to His redemptive power.
So don't tell anyone they're celebrating Christmas wrong. Just let people pour their ridiculously priced perfume on His feet and wipe it off with their hair. Yeah, it's weird, but He's worth it.


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The Permanent Under Secretary goes by the rather unfortunate acronym of PUS and The Mole used this and several other rather more colourful expletives on his return from the Bank Holiday weekend when he discovered a memo informing him that the Motor Racing and Tinpot Dictator Department was to be broken up. All work relating to Tinpot Dictators would henceforth be handled by something called the Global Issues Directorate, which lurks in the corridors of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in King Charles Street. This, the memo added, would require a reduction in the number of staff of MRTDD, which would be renamed the Automobile Sport Intelligence Department.
"Acid?" said The Mole. "That's all we need."
The more he read the more angry he became. He had expected some changes after his old pal Dickie Dearlove had retired in June to become Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge but he thought that John Scarlett, the new man, would understand the need for a strong MRTDD.
"For goodness sake," said The Mole. "He was a Moscow Man. He must understand that motor racing is moving ever closer to the tinpot dictators of the world as tobacco legislation tightens."
"Are they getting the FIA as well?" said Miss Pringle-Featherby (of the Berkshire Pringle-Featherbys) when The Mole told her the news.
"Why?" said The Mole.
His personal assistant shrugged.
"Just asking," she said.
Before long The Mole was striding around and, recognizing the signs, Miss Pringle-Featherby suggested he have "a sit down" and "a nice cup of tea". She said "never mind" several times, but it had no effect. The Mole did mind. He minded rather a lot. He minded that his deputy, known as Number Two, was to be transferred to something called the Historical Interpretation Unit at the FCO. No-one was quite sure what this meant but The Mole did his best to make his deputy feel better when he broke the news to him later that morning.
"I suppose that it means that you will be a sort of historical spin doctor, dealing with people who ask questions about documents that the government does not want to talk about but does not dare to shred," said The Mole. "I think that would be splendid training. The way things are going you will be perfectly qualified in a couple to years to come back and take my job. Formula 1is all about spin at the moment. Image is much more important than substance."
"That is total rubbish," said Number Two, with the tact and diplomacy that would make him stand out in the Diplomatic Service. "People in F1 blather on about all kinds of crap but the fact remains that it is a results-based industry. Winners are winners. If a team builds a good car, it wins. If the commercial people do a good job, they get more money; if the promoter does his job properly the TV figures go up and if the racing is exciting the FIA has come up with good rules. It is all about results. You can gabble on like a turkey about what you want people to think and you can dress yourself up in a frock but that doesn't make you a girl. In Formula 1 you always get found out."
"But I am a girl," said Miss Pringle-Featherby, who seemed to have been left behind in the argument.
There was an uncomfortable pause.
"Well," said Penelope (Roedean) finally, deciding to break the thin ice. "I think that you will be very good at heritage-enhancement although I really don't see why they have to reinvent the present, let alone the past. They'll be reinventing the future next."
"I think that is what election campaigns are all about," said The Mole, with a rather resigned sigh.
Later there were tears when The Mole had to tell his best researcher Penelope (Benenden) that she too was being transferred to the FCO. She disappeared, sobbing, to the Ladies.
"I know she is really called Jane and has a crush on Max Mosley," said Penelope (Roedean), "but the poor dear doesn't deserve King Charles Street. That's a frightful thing."
"Well," said Number Two, looking forlornly into the depths of his pipe. "She could have got a staff job in one of those damned bunkers. You know, the hope-we-never-use-them nuclear shelters for politicians and the like, to be used only after the world goes boom. You get bored because nothing is happening and the only thing you have to look forward to is being locked up underground with a bunch of cabinet ministers, trying to run a country that has ceased to exist, closed off from the world by bomb-proof doors, watching as your air and water gradually run out."
"Sounds like a meeting of the F1 Commission," said The Mole.
No-one laughed.
"Well, let's look on the bright side," said Miss Pringle-Featherby. "It could have been a transfer to the War Graves Commission."
"Actually," said Number Two, "I would have rather liked that. I am a bit of specialist on war graves. Did you know that there is a Chinese cemetery on the Western Front in France."
The Mole was finally speechless.
"I suspect that the people buried there were consulate workers gunned down by irate Formula 1 journalists trying to get visas for the Chinese GP?" said Penelope (Roedean), with a little twinkle in her eye.
Number Two looked at her strangely.
"Well," she said. "The Chinese government wants Western opinion-formers to go to Shanghai and sing the praises of the wonderful open and friendly New China. But at the same time they are making it very difficult for the F1 press to get visas."
"That is pretty stupid," said The Mole.
"Yes," said Number Two, "but don't mention it aloud. They might run you over with a tank."
"I'm not talking about this," said The Mole. "The Global Issues Directorate can deal with it!"
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Sajid Nadiadwala is one of the popular film producers who is now joining the club of film directors in Bollywood. Sajid Nadiadwala is making his directorial debut with Salman Khan starrer Kick. The action movie starring Salman and Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead roles is set to release on the festival of Eid.
If Kick is declared a hit, then this would be the 4th hit movie of Sajid Nadiadwala in 2014. He has already been associated with Heropanti, 2 States and Highway which released in the first quarter of 2014 and declared hits as well. So, Kick will be the 4th back to back hit movie of Sajid Nadiadwala in 2014. If we include the Marathi film, Lai Bhaari which marked the debut of Ritesh Deshmukh in Marathi film industry, then Sajid has written the script of this hit movie that released last month.
There are many superhit movies of Sajid Nadiadwala that you must watch. While most of them are for entertainment, there are some masala flicks that are loaded with action and thriller. Sajid has also produced comedy films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Heyy Babyy to name a few.
Here are some of the movies of Sajid Nadiadwala that you must watch!
Kick And Other Sajid Nadiadwala's Movies You Should Not Miss:
Kick is the latest movie of Sajid Nadiadwala which marks his directorial debut in Bollywood. It is one of the movies which you must watch!
The movie is very touching to the heart. Watch this Sajid Nadiadwala's produced movie for Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda's lovely chemistry.
2 States
This is another Alia Bhatt's movie which is produced by Sajid and Karan Johar. The movie which is adapted by the bestseller novel by Chetan Bhagat of the same name is already entered the 100 crore club. Apart form the story and cast, watch it for the sizzling hot chemistry of alleged couple, Alia and Arjun Kapoor.
The masaledar Bollywood film marked the debut of celebrity kid, Tiger Shroff. This is another must watch movie of Sajid Nadiadwala if you love the typical dhishoom dhishoom and romantic dramas.
Love Sunny Deol and Salman as well? Then watch this movie.
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Sajid has done a lot of films with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. This romantic comedy is another of his films you must watch.
Heyy Babyy
Another venture of Akshay and Sajid is Heyy Babyy. The movie is produced by none other than Sajid Nadiadwala.
The multi-starrer comedy movie shot Sajid Khan to fame. The story was written by Sajid Nadiadwala. Watch it if you really want to watch something funny.


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Shayne Graham kicked a 35-yard field goal as the Texans took a 13-3 lead over the Colts with 3:50 left in the first half.
The Colts were penalized for roughing the passer and for a personal foul on consecutive plays to help put the Texans in range.
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Let's start with the most obvious baby name choice: Emmy. This feminine girl name is cute, easy to spell and pronounce, yet not so popular that your daughter will get lost in a crowd.
Ready to name your dragon baby? People are not only going crazy over the HBO hit show Game of Thrones, but they are naming their kids after the characters, as well. In fact, the Social Security Administration showed that 146 baby girls were named Khaleesi (the name of Emilia Clark's character's royal title) in 2012. The name Arya was even dubbed one of the fastest growing baby girl names last year. For girls, consider the following:
For boys, consider the following:
Although set in different decades (Mad Men is in the 1960s and Downton Abby in the early 1900s), both of these Emmy -series are chock-full of old-fashioned baby names. As the saying goes, what's old is new again, and these retro names have never been more popular.
The Mad Men girl names we are totally crushing on are Peggy, Betty, Joan, Trudy and Sally. For the little Don Drapers-in-training, consider the boy names Bertram, Henry, Stan or Lane.
Downton Abbey has so many cool, vintage names it is hard to narrow down our favorites, especially for girls. For the boys, the names are more traditional, such as Jack, Robert and John. For girls, some of the stand-out names include:
Orange Is the New Black is one of the hottest new shows — and this Emmy-nominated series also has some cool names to along with it, even if these names are straight out of Litchfield Penitentiary.
We have rounded up some dragon-inspired baby names and old -names, but if you want a more edgy name, perhaps the monikers from Emmy-nominated shows The Walking Dead and True Blood are more up your alley?
For boys, consider the name Daryl (or the name of the actor that plays him, Norman Reedus), as well as the main character Rick, of course. Hershel and Gareth are other names that stand out. For girls, consider the name Sasha or, my favorite, Michonne.
If you are looking for a truly unique baby girl name, you can consider Anna Paquin's True Blood character of Sookie. Other girl names from the vampire-laden series include Tara, Arlene and Ginger. For the boys, the show features the more All-American names of Bill, Jason and Eric; and some of the more unique names include Hoyt, Alcide and Lafayette.
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Britons. It was a name for someone who lived in Galloway in the southwest of Scotland. The Rhiged lived in what later became the northern English counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire.
Early Origins of the Burgam family
Westmorland, at Brougham Castle a medieval building about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Penrith in what is now known as Cumbria. The De Burghams held it temp. Edward the Confessor. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. This castle was built on an ancient Roman fort named Brocavum and was originally at the intersection of three Roman roads.
Early History of the Burgam family
Early History of the Burgam family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burgam research.
Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1050, 1778, 1868, 1665, 1698, 1778, 1868, 1780 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Burgam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Burgam Spelling Variations
Burgam Spelling Variations
The many spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names result from the fact that scribes in that era spelled words according to sound. Translation too, was an undeveloped science, and many names were altered into complete obscurity. Over the years Burgam has been spelled Brougham, Bruham, Browham and others.
Early Notables of the Burgam family (pre 1700)
Early Notables of the Burgam family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the family at this time was Henry Brougham (1665-1698), an English divine from Scales Hall, Cumberland; Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), Scottish born British statesman who...
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Migration of the Burgam family to Ireland
Migration of the Burgam family to Ireland
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Migration of the Burgam family to the New World and Oceana
Migration of the Burgam family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the uncertainties and discrimination faced in Scotland, many decided to head out for North America. Once they arrived, many Scots fought with relish in the American War of Independence; some went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Many ancestors of these Scots have recovered their lost national heritage in the 20th century through Clan organizations and Scottish historical societies. Among the settlers to North America were: George Brougham who settled in Maryland in 1774; Mrs. Brougham arrived in San Francisco California in 1852.
The Burgam Motto
The Burgam Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Pro rege lege grege
Motto Translation: For King, the law, and the people.
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By Francis White
Everybody was spreading the #buffalove when Solar City was announced. I remember that there were photo ops, selfies, high fives, and Kool-Aid smiles. I even think I saw an old lady bust out and start pop locking and break dancing. The city seemed like it was the four years the Bills went to the Super Bowl, everybody seemed so happy and nostalgic. But, in Buffalo just as a dark cloud comes into a sunny scene in a scary movie when something evil is about to happen, what was to follow was as predictable as Hollywood cinematography.
Buffalo like many modern, north eastern and mid-western American cities has for many decades been on economic life support. The days when gigantic steel plants like Bethlehem Steel, who at one point in time employed something like 20,000 people in western New York, seem like something out of a history book. This city's manufacturing and mill/plant economy with the $20 something an hour jobs that came with it, has long been a thing of the past. There is new money coming into the area, and the Buffalo area is starting to see some type of redevelopment, but the common man on the street hasn't really been a part of that upturn. There are a few people who have been able to kind of "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" from some of these new opportunities, but for the most part the people who are most connected already have been the ones primarily eating off of "the new Buffalo". Many of you already know about the poverty statistics of Buffalo and cities like it, and if you don't know you can Google it. Some might argue that the underground drug economy is really what feeds most folks here these days, but that is another story.
Buffalo Politicians (the Poverty Pimps and other huckstas) in an effort to win favor from the public when election time comes, or who have something financially to gain from a particular deal will often jump on any opportunity where there is a promise of jobs being created. Another thing to note is that when a developer presents a sizable commercial development to an area/municipality/local government, they are often doing so with the intent to get some financial alleviation from that particular local government to get the project started. For example, a hotel developer wants to develop a new 600 bedroom hotel in downtown Buffalo. They might tell you (the city government) that "if you give us $x amount of dollars in tax breaks to build this hotel and a cash grant (gift) for $x amount of dollars for initiating this project, we'll create 500 jobs". Who in Buffalo doesn't want to see jobs created? And, of course, the devil is usually in the details. The Solar City project and announcement was no different.
The reoccurring theme in Buffalo and in many other cities is that of Trickle Down Economics. That means the people who are already balling can ball harder, and the people at the top who are ready eating can eat more. If an old, used up ball flies over the fence, the people over there with nothing to play with can play with it. If some crumbs fall of the dinner table, the people who aren't at the table can have that for food. In Buffalo and most cities in America, we already know who the people not at the dinner table are, people and communities of color.
Solar City is a solar panel manufacturing plant on the water that was touted to be a job creating project. Just the construction of the plant alone would create many good paying construction jobs that could help people struggling to find work in a struggling region. People could step up from below poverty and help be bread winners in their homes. People who wanted to, could step up or avoid the drug underworld and the prison industrial complex to gainful employment for their families. I don't know what happened, but something did happen.
The construction of the plant is now underway, but there is public knowledge now that the people running the show want to cut the minority hiring goals by a sizable amount. That ain't right! My prediction is that there will be a blame game between the state of New York and the developer of the project as to what is exactly going on, but that's not the issue. Community is about civic engagement. If you refuse to at least get up to the table and start asking questions, you can't fault anyone else if your community isn't eating properly. The community has taken notice and has prepared a response of action. This Friday October 9th, a rally and press conference is being organized at the site located at 1341 So. Park Avenue, Buffalo NY. It starts at 10:30am.
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hair fair is almost here!
my favourite time of year in sl next to halloween! hair fair season!
as the poster says, hair fair starts july 11th and lasts until the 26th, it benefits the wigs for kids charity which helps kids with cancer get wigs without having to pay a ton of money. every single transaction made at hair fair donates a portion to this charity!
on the 26th there is a special day called "bandana day" where we all show our support for those with cancer by removing our hair and wearing special bandanas that you can find all through the hair fair sim. all of them created by residents just like you! 100% of the proceeds from these bandanas are given to the charity. these bandanas are no longer available after hair fair so you must buy them there!
if you would like more information about hair fair please check out their website https://hairfair.wordpress.com/
for those of you dreading the lag, you can check out demos in the official hair fair demo group! every single hair fair participant will be sending out their demos for you to try on without leaving your home. that way you can figure out what you want, and know exactly which booths to hit while you're at hair fair.
use this link inside second life to join the hair fair group! secondlife:///app/group/2e30d166-f3e5-e2de-ff72-b3da2d06ded2/about
demos will be sent out on the 10th.
i was able to snag a spot in the hair fair blogger group this year so woohoo! early access! that means i'll do a freebie run down and a haul, and from what i've read EVERYONE is going to have a freebie out, so i will have lots to show you.


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The Huffington Post
May 24, 2012
Editor's note: Obama suggests new revenue stream for government.
President Barack Obama acknowledged in an interview published Thursday that older workers who lose their jobs have a harder time getting back to work than their younger counterparts do.
"When you lose your job in your 50s, it's a lot tougher, because a lot of employers say to themselves, 'Well, I might have to pay those people more. I may have to retrain them. I may not keep them as long. Their health care costs may be higher,'" Obama said in an interview with AARP The Magazine.
Obama continued, "So what we've tried to do is to make sure that retraining is linked to jobs that we know are going to be in high demand."
In his most recent State of the Union, President Obama touted his administration's efforts to improve and simplify the government's job training efforts. In that speech, he also acknowledged the difficulty older workers face when they lose their jobs.