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(Reuters) - AT&T Inc was dealt a blow on Tuesday as the top U.S. communications regulator sought to have its planned $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA sent to an administrative law judge for review.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski sent a draft order to his fellow commissioners, citing FCC staff findings that the deal would significantly diminish competition and lead to massive job losses.
"The record clearly shows that — in no uncertain terms — this merger would result in a massive loss of U.S. jobs and investment," a senior FCC official said.
The agency also concluded that the merger would not result in significantly more buildout of next generation 4G wireless service than would occur absent the transaction.
AT&T argues the deal will accelerate its expansion of high-speed wireless service to nearly all Americans.
The U.S. Justice Department went to court in August to oppose AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom AG on antitrust grounds. A trial in that case is due to begin on February 13.
Any administrative hearing at the FCC, which is charged with evaluating the public interest merits of the deal, would begin after the antitrust trial, an FCC official said.
AT&T called the FCC action "disappointing."
"It is yet another example of a government agency acting to prevent billions in new investment and the creation of many thousands of new jobs at a time when the U.S. economy desperately needs both," Larry Solomon, a senior vice president of corporate communications, said in an emailed statement.
He added that AT&T was reviewing all its options.
Mizuho analyst Michael Nelson said the move adds another hurdle to AT&T's prospects for closing the deal. "It's like the FCC is piling on to the DOJ's blocking of the deal," he said.
Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus added that "such an extended FCC review could put added pressure on T-Mobile to seek to exit the merger."
AT&T had hoped to close the deal by the first quarter of 2012.
Genachowski's order still requires approval by a majority of commissioners but an administrative hearing seems likely unless the antitrust case results in a permanent injunction against the transaction, making the FCC hearing irrelevant.
Genachowski is expected to get the support of his two fellow Democrats on the panel. The agency was left with only one Republican after Meredith Attwell Baker's departure in May.
Acquiring T-Mobile would vault No. 2 ranked AT&T into the leading position in the U.S. wireless market. The current industry leader is Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc.
Sprint Nextel Corp, the No. 3 U.S. carrier, and a regional competitor, C Spire, have also filed a lawsuit to stop AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile, the No. 4 U.S. operator.
The 2002 proposed merger of EchoStar and DirecTV was the last time the FCC sought an administrative hearing on a merger deal. In that case, the companies ultimately scrapped their deal.
Genachowski circulated a separate order on Tuesday to allow with conditions AT&T's proposed $1.9 billion purchase of spectrum from Qualcomm Inc, an FCC official said. The agency had no comment on any details of those conditions.
Qualcomm offered its unused spectrum after its FLO TV business, a mobile television service, failed to take off.
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I attended the Sunday night game in Atlanta on Memorial Day Weekend. Braves fans were stereotypes of southern hospitality: everyone I sat next to engaged me in conversation, despite the fact that I was wearing a Nats hat and an Expos shirt. They said some nasty things about their own team, who were on a 7-game losing streak at the time, but they weren't rude to me or to the other Nats fans there. I stayed in downtown Atlanta, and I took a shuttle from near the state capital building to the stadium. It was fine.
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Since the early 1970's, the National Women's Martial Arts Federation has pioneered in the development of self defense instruction, bringing together highly-trained martial artists and women knowledgeable about the issues of violence — enabling them to gain support, share ideas and promote quality programs. We believe that women deserve the highest standards in self defense instructors.
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Harry Potter Exhibition in Singapore started last June 2, 2012 and will end on September 30, 2012
After hearing about the Harry Potter Exhibition in Australia where some of my friends went to and bought Harry Potter souvenirs, going there was all a dream to me. When I learned that the Harry Potter Exhibition is in Singapore, I became excited and planned to visit the ArtScience Museum last June 12.
Ticket Prices
Ticket booth inside the ArtScience Museum
Harry Potter Exhibition Only – 24 SGD (20 SGD for Singapore residents)
Harry Potter Exhibition + Andy Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal – 28 SGD (24 SGD for Singapore residents)
Senior Citizen (65 years old and above)
Harry Potter Exhibition Only – 21 SGD (18 SGD for Singapore residents)
Harry Potter Exhibition + Andy Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal – 27 SGD (23 SGD for Singapore residents)
Children (2-12 years old)
Harry Potter Exhibition Only – 14 SGD (13 SGD for Singapore residents)
Harry Potter Exhibition + Andy Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal – 16 SGD (14 SGD for Singapore residents)
If you are an Andy Warhol fan, I suggest for you to include this rather than going to the Andy Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal on a separate day.
Please note that All-Access Pass and Singapore resident tickets are available in the Marina Bay Sands Box offices. We bought our tickets at the ArtScience Museum and the queue is very short since it's a weekday.
You may also purchase your tickets online at the Marina Bay Sands Ticketing Portal
Picture Taking
Picture taking is not allowed inside the exhibition area but you can still bring your camera with you. Thus, make the most of your visit by having your pictures taken with it. All Harry Potter Exhibition visitors will be asked to have their photos taken by the staff of the ArtScience Museum staff. You will be given a Gryffindor Scarf and a wand for the picture taking. You will be given a claim stub. If ever you like your photo, of course, you need to pay for it. 😀
Inside the Exhibition Area
One thing that you would love to probably experience inside is to get sorted. Two kids who got sorted chose Gryffindor which I think is what would most kids prefer hehe. If you're first in the line to get in, you should volunteer yourself. 😀
The tour is not guided. You will explore on your own. I haven't tried the optional audio guide that they provide for a fee (12 SGD). But if you have the money to spend, try it. 😀 You will be provided with a gadget where you will be able to listen to the narrations. You have to return it at the end of the exhibition.
I guess it will take you around one hour to explore. This will depend on how long do you explore sections of the exhibition.
Souvenir Shopping
There are a lot of things to buy in the Harry Potter Exhibition. There are shirts, hoodies, scarves, mugs, etc. I think it's worth it to purchase a wand (the authentic replica and not the toy wand). Each wand costs 75 SGD. I got the Albus Dumbledore wand. It comes in a box with a little document inside verifying its authenticity. 😉
I also got a Chocolate Frog. The Chocolate Frog contains one piece of chocolate with krispies and a hologram card. Another goodie that you should purchase is the Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. It has weird flavors such as Vomit, Soap, Dirt, Booger, etc. 😀
ArtScience Museum
The ArtScience museum is just easy to spot. It's just outside The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands. The lotus-shaped structure on the right is the ArtScience Museum. Isn't it a beauty? 🙂 The ArtScience Museum is open daily, from 10am to 10pm (including public holidays).
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Third International Accelerator School for Linear Colliders
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Organised by the ILC GDE, ILCSC and ICFA Beam Dynamics Panel
Based on the success of the first two international accelerator schools (2006 in Japan, 2007 in Italy) and the needs from the high-energy physics community, the GDE, ILCSC and ICFA Beam Dynamics Panel will organise a Third International Accelerator School for Linear Colliders. The focus of the school will be on TeV-scale linear colliders including the International Linear Collider (ILC) and the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC). The target students are graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior researchers from around the world. We welcome applications from physicists who are considering changing their career from experimental physics to accelerator physics. The school will be in lecture style. There will be homework assignments and a final examination, but no university credit will be offered.
- Linear Collider Basics
- Super Conducting & Warm RF Technology
- Beam Dynamics of Collider Linac & Damping Rings
- ILC and its Major Systems
- Detectors and Physics
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- Maximum number of students is 70
- Students will receive financial aid for covering the expenses for attending this school, including airfare, lodging, meals, local transportation and school supplies.
- Application qualification: graduate students, post doctoral fellows, junior researchers.
- Online registration only.
- Requirements: registration form, CV, one recommendation letter.
- Registration fee: free.
- Registration deadline: May 15, 2008
Online Application Application is closed. Applicants will be informed by middle of June if they are accepted.
General information Posted: October 13th, 2008
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Third International Accelerator School for Linear Colliders: apply now (8 May 2008),
Training the next generation of accelerator scientists (22 January 2009)
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- Shin-ichi Kurokawa (KEK, Co-Chair)
- Weiren Chou (ICFA BD Panel/Fermilab)
- Rolf-Dieter Heuer (DESY)
- Jean-Pierre Delahaye (CERN)
- In Soo Ko (PAL)
- Kaoru Yokoya (KEK)
- Alex Chao (SLAC)
- Paul Grannis (Stony Brook Univ.)
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- William Barletta (USPAS)
- Daniel Brandt (CERN)
- Alex Chao (SLAC)
- Jie Gao (IHEP/China)
- Shin-ichi Kurokawa (KEK)
- Carlo Pagani (INFN/Milano)
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Hi guys brylez from australlia here Just wondering if i am in C major scale and i have a chord progrression of C G Em and i Want to play ionian , am i going to play the first note of the chord when the chord is changing? For example if the chord C is playing ill strt with C note and if it changed to...
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Hi, Just wondering why my epiphone les paul 2012 model has some out of tune frets? I put some new strings stretch the hell out of it. adjusted the tune-o-matic to a height where the low e string measures 2mm and 1.5mm on the high E string. played the harmonic in the 12th fret and match it from the f...
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And what you've done by thinking C D Eb F G A Bb C is take it back to a scale based on C instead of D. This -> C D Eb F G A Bb C - is in fact C Dorian, a mode in the key of Bb. oh i think i get it now, if im playing "G Myxolidian", im on the key of C righhht?. Another question is. What if i want to...
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Hi, new to the forum and my first post My question is about mode and im a little confused. If a Cmajor scale is composed of C D E F G A B, and i want to play the Dorian mode in C. it will be D E F G A B C right? which i need to start on the Second Degree of the scale. but i saw a video which says th...
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To make the closure it is the Scalloped Tag Top punch - and you don't have to just use on paper that fits in the slots (which is only 2") you can use any width of paper. You will just need to make sure you push the paper you are using all the way in, with the same amount on each side for a centre tag, and then punch as I have done here.
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I then used a framelit to cut the square shape out the one piece of the paper; stuck the two pieces together by overlapping the 4cm pieces with some Tombow,, decorated the box, added the bunny and there you have it!
Oh forgot to mention to make the frame piece you just use two different sized framelits, one of them is the framelit you used the cut the hole, the other a bigger one to give you the width of frame you desire.
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Female Link May Appear In Hyrule Warriors For 3DS - Rumor
A bow featured in the leaked Hyrule Warriors for 3DS trailer might imply that Linkle, the female "sister-like" Link, is making an official appearance.
The Legend of Zelda may have one of the most convoluted timelines in all of gaming, but some things never change - there's always a Link, a Princess, and identical weapons that barely change from game to game. But now that screenshots for a leaked Hyrule Warriors 3DS port are online, rumors are spreading about a fairly unique change: Letting Link be a woman. Or to be more specific, reintroducing Linkle, the female version of Link who was almost included in Hyrule Warriors' Wii U release.
Linkle first appeared in the Hyrule Warrior art book, where she carried a red and silver bow. The text explained that Linkle would have been a "little sister-like" Link - potentially a sibling from one of Zelda's timelines - but she wasn't included in the finished game. Skip ahead to present day, just after the Hyrule Warriors 3DS trailer was leaked, and that exact same bow is tucked into the final character screen.
Now in fairness, since Linkle herself isn't in the trailer or screenshots, her 3DS debut is just a rumor. But her inclusion would be a promising addition to Hyrule Warriors that helps it stand out from the Wii u original. It would also be the first official in-game appearance of a female Link, a pretty significant milestone despite being a non-canonical Zelda title.
Whatever the case may be, Nintendo will likely have official comments to Linkle and Hyrule Warriors for 3DS at E3.
Source: Eurogamer
if she is in the 3DS version I hope her name is changed to Aryll and not Linkle which sounds totally stupid
Almost certain this was news about 6 months back. But hey, if female Link is real, cool.
Is it bad im more excited that Tetra is playable?
Great news tho I havnt gotten a new game on my 3ds in a while
We first heard about this character a while back, but this is the first hint that she might make it into the 3DS version.
I think this'd be a good thing, personally. We've been clamoring for this for a while, this might lead to a main series game with a female Link, maybe this will lead into that.
Hey, another selling point. Now I just have to scrounge up the cash for a 3DS. Here's hoping she's one of the characters you can add the the WiiU version.
(Why are warriors games system sellers for me? It makes no sense.)
So if they're just gender-swapping Link does that mean that there could also be a male Zelda?
I don't expect them to be mainstays though, or that they'll even get a few side games. The series drops and re-uses characters all the time, and most are retired. It would be kind of cool if they were, though.
Just to point this out, this whole thing stems from a weapon flashed in a trailer for the game and an absurd level of conjecture, to the point that it makes Game Theory's conspiracy laded concepts appear sane. It's on par to the rumors that Nintendo was teasing Mario and Peach getting married because of a game shot of Mario kneeling before Peach and she's wearing a ring, ignoring the fact that the ring is simply part of her Smash 4 design and the picture was just showing off what can be done in the game if you're creative enough. Whole lot of conjecture and assumptions based around the flimsiest of evidence.
If it happens great, but if it doesn't, don't run around screaming "Nintendo lied to us" when the only lying being done is occuring in your own minds.
$5 says that certain group of critics are going to call this 'pandering' and 'Ms. Man-ing'
I'm still bitter they didn't include Onyx and Veran(?) from the oracle games
Also Linkle should be name Aryll if she's going to be Link's little sister
But it is pandering. The whole freaking game is pandering and fanservice (mostly tasteful if you ask me). Did you even play the game?
And I'm one of the people who have a problem with this. 80% of the freaking roaster are female character. Is it really necessary to fuck up an existing character and genderswap him? No amount of "it's not Link, it's his sister" won't make this any better since it's obviously Link genderswapped.
How exactly does it 'fuck up an exisiting character'? In what way does it ruin Link?
The trope is called, Ms. Male Character, according to a 'certain' individual.
I don't think this is about getting another female, I think it is about the big is link a girl this time thing that happened with the newest zelda reveal trailer. Nintendo became aware that a gender swapped link was something their fans wanted, so they put it in a side game to test the idea out.
The male to female ratio has nothing to do with it.
It stops being Link? How does it not fuck up a character to just gender swap him/her?
I can see this happening since HW isn't really canon AFAIK. (You can bet though, someone figured out a few good spots in the time
Really for the main series, I'd rather see Link captured (Mah boi!) or corrupted before he could get the Triforce of Courage, and Zelda is the hero that has to rescue him and stop [insert whatever blight currently threatens Hyrule here].
Yes, please change the name at least in the localized releases. Linkle sounds like a toddler trying to say the phrase "taking a leak."
That's not how it works. See by default things do not just fuck up a character. You have to, y'know, actually have a reason aside from 'because'? That's like asserting that new shoes would fuck Link up then asking how it doesn't when someone asks how it does. By default it doesn't.
It's just a new Link.
a gender swap Link won't ruin the character
Remember this is a fusion of different Zelda universes and timelines, so it could easily be explained as in her world she inherited the Triforce of Courage from the previous hero and everyone else in her world is normal, Ganondorf is the king of the Gerudo and Zelda is the queen/princess of Hyrule. The triforce simply chose someone else from the hero's descendants
The 3DS version better not get features and characters not in the WiiU title. I'll be so mad. But... Hyrule Warriors is so fun, it may be worth buying to have on the go anyway. We'll see what happens I guess.
I don't like it.
If this Link gets a good enough reception then Nintendo may decide to allow you to chose between a male and a female Link and that may decrease the possibility of a playable Zelda in a main Zelda game.
Meh, I'd like to actually see a Legend of ZELDA game be about Zelda. I don't really care if they gender swap Link, but give the character who's name is the actual title of the franchise, her own story/game. Where she get's to go do some interesting stuff, not as a side character in Link's story, but her own story. I mean come on, she's one of the bearer's a Triforce, she's hardly a placeholder in their reality.
They're removing Male Link from the game now?
Meh, female Link? Who cares? She's still gonna be a mute, possibly savant-like person who wears a tunic long enough to be considered a skirt of sorts and leggings that sometimes breaks people's property looking for loose change and a bunch of dungeon-crawling. Pretty much the only thing that changes is the number of polygons and extra letters needed for text boxes.
Still holding out hope for a real Zelda-focused game that isn't a piece of crap. Or even a Midna-focused one. Those are the ones that actually have personality beyond basic hero traits in that world as main characters. But hey, until the timeline showed up, I always assumed it was the same bedtime story being told with different details depending on the culture telling it, so what do I know.
I do agree that it doesn't ruin the character, mostly because Link really doesn't have a huge amount of character to begin with outside of Twilight Princess, parts of LTTP, and a part of Skyward Sword.
However, it's been a big thing that the hero having descendents is not really important, as it's more the soul of the hero than the blood of the hero that determines if Courage hits them. But if she has roughly the same fighting style and design, exactly what's the point in a game solely designed around spectacle over story? Seems alot like just copy-pasting. Another thing would be that every timeline they've pulled from has had an actual game with the character in it so far. With obviously the exception being the "story" of the base game.
Isn't "Link's" name always just what you the player set it as at the begging of the game? I didn't think the name was actually officially canon, except maybe for the first two games.
Except she's alot more than a placeholder most of the time...Link goes nowhere without her, he doesn't beat Ganon without her, he has literally no idea what's going on outside of what he sees, and has no comprehension of it because he's most often a country nobody for all intents and purposes.
Zelda holds countries together, leads her people/crew/etc. to safety while fighting a/the big bad who vastly overpowers her and Link when they're alone. She holds the Triforce of Wisdom and understands the world and has the love and admiration of anyone she has authority over, and even Ganon respects her enough with his Power to not do much more than kidnap her.
Sure, you can say she's a side character in Link's story, but so is nearly everyone else, even Ganon's honestly just a side character with a nebulous existence most of the time. The real characters in Link's story are the enemies he encounters, the puzzles he solves, and the places he explores. Because it's HIS story, the LoZ title is about Link yes, but he's just the vehicle, Zelda's the driver of prophecy.
what you say about copy pasting is true which is why I hope that this is in fact Aryll and not fem-Link for the simple reason that like you said anyone can inherit the triforce of courage so blood isn't even a requirement. Aryll/Linkle could have a similar fighting style but with some subtle differences, it shouldn't be to drastic of a change since she still would wield the Master Sword and there's not many ways you can wield a long sword. Maybe she can use a sword and crossbow combination and not have a shield
as for the every character having their own game... Lana and Cia don't have a game so...
Link has always been Link. In the games, the cartoon, the comic, the manga and in Hyrule Historia, that's his official name, that a lot of people change his name to P3N15-Breath, yes that's true but it doesn't change the fact that according to the official story his name is Link
Sorta why I have the bolded part in there....
They had to justify the parallel universes somehow, and there's not a huge amount of established lore that does that, so it's kinda required for them to make something up there to have an in-universe reason to allow it to happen.
Though it wouldn't really be a female Link; the name given was "Linkle" and was created to be like a little sister to Link, kind of like a more assertive Aryll from Wind Waker. The rumor came about because the HW: 3DS trailer showed a crossbow that had no character attached to it on the splash page. Said crossbow was a dead ringer for the one Linkle has in concept art. If she shows up they'll probably put something in saying she's Link's little sister.
80% women, right there. "Roughly equal gender breakdown" is just too many women. God, why are all these SJWs erasing men from existence.
Actually, HW could easily take place sometime after Twilight Princess. Looking at the games featured, it's Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time, and Twilight Princes, which all happen on the same timeline, or time trident as you put it. Had Wind Waker or Link to the Past been featured, then it be pretty hard to justify. Which I guess just happened since Tetra and the King are in it now.
Then again, this is a spin off that just throws all sense of continuity out the window. Trying to find a place to put it is beyond silly. :P
May I ask how you define "pandering," BiH-Kira? I ask because a lot of people seem to think it means "giving something to people who aren't me," and I think given that climate, it's best to be sure what exactly people are being accused of.
Woulda gotten the game with or without the potential female link. I'd certainly appreciate the addition, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Oh, the King is supposed to be in, too IIRC.
Yay for the character, boo for the name.
Somthing like Terah, Mari, Erin, Isa, or Zizi would be better than Linkle. Mostly because it is barely different from Link, and also rhymes with tinkle, and we already have Tingle.
Honestly, link was just two less testicles away from being a girl anyway. Soft features, long hair, hung out with faeries, even had the skirt thing going. Not a huge ground shattering change. Nobody need be upset.
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I have posted this review on my other blog. Reposting it here for the REading challenge...
From Where I See ,a novel by Ajay Yadav is quite a different one from those that I have been reading these days.
is basically a murder mystery story which is narrated through the voice
of Dr. Ajay, the author's namesake.The book starts with Dr. Ajay being
questioned at the police station,in typical police style, with regard to
the death of Sruthi a.k.a. Nagma. What follows this and up to almost
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spell out the climax.
So at the beginning when Dr. Ajay
is being interrogated,it looks like he is a suspect in the murder case.
Then he is asked to wait in the station till Inspector Om Prakash
returns to the station after attending to another case. That is when he
recollects his childhood times in the village along with his best
buddies - Sruthi and Kaniyah.
Sruthi is a sort of a
bold girl who is happy and rebellious to try out new tricks ,play
hockey with the village boys, hit the Village chieftain's son with a
stone coz he teased her.And also a very religious one who never fails to
pray or visit the temple everyday...Kaniyah is the person who usually
get's caught because of Sruthi's antics!
They grow up
and go their separate ways due to family situations and lose touch with
each other. Then Dr.Ajay meets Sruthi, becomes friends again and also
Sruthi meets Kaniyah in a party hosted by Ajay and his wife...A lot of
things happen in between and then Sruthi dies.
This is the story... But, it is not as simple as I have spelt it here..
between ,in the flashback sessions, the author has expressed his ideas
and thoughts about everything from religion,corruption and bribery,
history of Indian Freedom struggle, world wars,reasons for extra marital
affairs, role of man and women through the ages and a lot more!
discussions of all these subjects is where he brings into light a lot
of things that were not known , and then in the end the murder/suicide
mystery is solved.
What I liked about the book:
author has taken a bold move in discussing some controversial topics
and I like the way he has justified his points.In this process he has
answered a lot of questions that the people in the society are facing or
want to ask but can't find the answer.
There are several
lines in the book written in italics that are a sort of message to the
community.. Here are a few that impressed me.
we have failed terribly in utilizing our education to incorporate
logical thinking in us;we consider education as only a medium for bread
'There is no doubt that they[social media] have
brought the distant ones closer but at the same time they have distanced
the closer ones' - How true!!!!
Why we have to
bargain with everything in life;why can't we honestly get what we
deserve and honestly give others what they deserve.
These are just a few examples of the statements present in the book.
liked this book because it is something different and deals with the
issues of the society and also argues and explains the cause and action
for the dysfunction / disharmony in the society.
The only
thing that I can say that I was not so fond of is the long, long
narrations on various topics that seem to take place as a discussion /
conversation between friends / in a convention. But looking it from the
author's point of view, that is actually the place where is expresses
his thoughts that were intended for this book. So I think the long
narrations/ discussions is justified.
It is one of the
books that we can read over and over again for the many logical
explanations and the messages/ statements in italics [which I really
As the book says - It's not only a book;it's the path to a revolution,it's a journey towards a Utopian world.
And it does take an open mind to have the courage to accept the truth.
And I also agree with the forward written by Prof.Harish Narang- ...a very interesting read with a serious message.
about the death of Sruthi, it is for you to read the book and find out
if it was a suicide or a murder. I am definitely not breaking the
suspense here :)
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The Mayans may have just punked us for armageddon so we thought it might be best to get our favorite post-apocalyptic films online just in case they forgot daylight savings. Sure the Mayans brought us corn and mayonaise but they could have never predicted these films of the apocalypse. So without further ado, here's our mutant editor's picks.
Di-Anne Takillya's Pick: "Escape from New York"
Escape From New York: My favorite above all other post-apocalyptic movies; The president's plane has crash-landed in the New York penal colony, and they've gotta get him out! But how? Send in the ultimate in bad-assery, Snake Plissken! The eyepatch wearin', scruffy-cheeked, leather-clad assassin is basically shanghaied by the government to go get the President back. He's given a glider, a tracker, and a gun, then dropped over the fence. He meets up with a cabbie who runs the streets like the Devil hisseself is at his heels, and joins forces with The Brain and Adrienne Barbeau to pry the president from the clutches of The Duke. (Who, incidentally, is A-Number 1, and don't you forget it!) Chock full of fights, sneaking around, and horrible (early) computer graphics, you get your top-secret cassette tape'sworth out of this flick. I watch this movie almost religiously; which is getting rough on my liver, because if you watch the movie like I do, you take a drink every time someone says, "Snake," "Plissken," "Duke," or "President."
I can't go this whole time without mentioning that Donald Plesance plays the president, and you can tell that Dr. Loomis has done very well for himself, except for now The Duke is holding him for ransom, and The Duke is one bad mother- Shut your mouth! Hey, I'm just talking about The Duke! He's debasing and humiliating the president, and that just won't be tolerated! The Snake… Plisskin busts him loose, and the chase is on! Blam, boom, POW! The president is safe, long live democracy! A happy, or at least as happy an ending as John Carpenter will allow, which I think is good when the apocalypse is going down. At least there aren't any aliens or the anti-Christ!
Tiger Sixon's Pick: "The Road Warrior"
Resource scarcity is a scary thing, be it water, Twinkies, or as Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2) warns us, clothing. Wait, I mean gasoline. There seems to be a shortage of pants as well for some reason, as leather underwear is pretty much the standard workplace attire. As a post-apocalyptic fable, Road Warrior nails it: civilization has gone to hell (at least in Australia. Things might be slightly better in Milwaukee), gasoline is worth more than gold, and it is survival of the fittest.
And like any great b-movie, Road Warrior has a villain wearing a goalie mask: The Humungus. He speaks a bit more than Jason too, or heck even Max himself. That's right, Mel Gibson, back before he went off the deep end, only has about four lines. Maybe five an' half. I ain't counting grunts an' groans neither. That would probably bump him up to about ten.
Survival is a main theme of Road Warrior, as in bein' able to survive on what ya can. If that means eatin' dog food, so be it. If that means picking over corpses for music boxes, OK. And if'n that means having to sew yer own leather jackets or underoos, then go for it. Yes, Road Warrior is pretty much a documentary survival. Except super-violent and full of desolation. But, if you look past all the sand, blood, and leather, Road Warrior teaches ya a few things.
The most important of which might be: "Don't try to catch a razor sharp boomerang with yer bare hands."
Tiger Sixon says, Road Warrior is a must watch.
General Relativity's Pick: "Waterworld."
I am from the future, so to me what you call a "post-apocalyptic thriller" is what I would call a "documentary." Of these, Waterworld most accurately portrays the poisoned ecological hellscape you people have inflicted upon my present. Sure, they laughed at Kevin Costner back in 1995, but now that your cities are flooding, and the fish and polar bears are dying, and the rains have stopped, I don't see anyone giggling. Just wait until the fish-people start showing up.
Also, "Waterworld" is hilarious. I mean, the dude drinks his pee. And there is our dearly departed Dennis Hopper in a performance second only to his turn in "Super Mario Brothers." And Jane Tripplehorn was at her hottest in 1995. And how did those horses survive on Everest? Wouldn't the Yetis rule the Earth? These questions aside, I recommend you start saving up your dirt to use as money, because you want to be in the 1% when the ice caps flood and the evil jet ski pirates show up for your trimaran. Dry land is not a myth!
The Doktor's Pick: "Hell Comes to Frogtown"
Michael Stipe said it best when he said, "Everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes." Personally that song gives me the diarrhea (cha, cha, cha), but that's neither here nor there.
Speaking of painful colonic discharge, how's about that Mayan end o' the world stuff? If this is the end of the world, I feel fine. Mostly because the end is like every other day. Mostly.
What would be awesome is if the end of the world was exactly like Hell Comes to Frogtown. The frog mutant creatures would be a bummer, but getting chauffeured in a 50's panel van with a M60 machine gun, piloted by Sandahl "Valeria" Bergman and Cec Verrell would more than make up for it.
Here's the gist: Nuclear war mutates frogs into mutant frog men creatures, sterilizes most of humanity and kills off most of the men. Into this arena comes a man, Sam Hell (Roddy "Hot Rod" Piper). Naturally, it's his duty to get up in that boo— I, erhm, mean, he is sought after for his milk of mannesia, as it were, by the provisional government to help bolster the human population. The only problem is, the fertile virgins he has to impregnate are in the clutches of Commander Toty, the evil leader of the greenies, a derogatory term for the frog people. So Sam, Spangle and Centinella have to make a trip to Frogtown to get 'em back. Can he do it? Hell yeah! It's Roddy "Nada" Piper. Duh!
Giallo Goon's Pick: "Future Force"
In the distant future 1991, so the distant future about twenty years ago, crime was at an all time high. The cops are no longer in control, so they were sold to a corporation (no, not OCP) who then rounded up the rootinest, tootenest rowdy bounty hunters there ever were. They were judge, jury and executioners. They were known as Judges… oh, sorry. I was thinking of a better movie. These dupes are known as COPS. I know what you're thinking: "Wait, so they fired the cops and formed COPS?" Yup. Civilian Operated Police… Something. I can't really remember what the 'S' stood for. So why wouldn't they just give the police more power or declare martial law? Look, it's all very complicated, but in a few words, you wouldn't have David Carradine drunkenly beat people up. Carradine plays the lone wolf on a justice mission, John Tucker. He has the quickest draw and the meanest attitude. Cleary a healthy candidate to be dishing out lethal justice.
So in a huge shocking twist, turns out the CEO of this corporation (we are going to call them Evil Co), is *choke* *gasp* a bad guy! A TV reporter who will later become the pale, pasty love interest to Tucker, catches wind of all his wrong doings. A bounty is put on her head and Tucker intercepts her, only to learn the truth. Together, they fight through waves of mulleted thugs and misinformed mulleted COPS and finally take on the villain himself in the ultimate battle of good and evil. Tucker does this with the most advanced form of weaponry: A remote controlled, groin socking, laser shooting power glove! This advanced piece of death technology is at Tucker's disposable whenever he needs, which is like twice. He could seriously use it all the time and it would save him so much trouble, but he only uses it at the beginning to show off his cool toys and then at the end to remind you so you go, 'Oh yeah, I thought he had that thing.' Nothing can stop him. Not the hundreds of thousands of bullets shot by machine guns, snipers, grenades, thugs with knives, people punching him in his doughy mid section or literally the dozens of jack booted thugs in leather vests that pile drive him. Nothing will stop Tucker from getting to the ultimate truth: That he was once in Kung Fu.
So if you like seeing ripped denim and eye patched thugs with the coolest hair styles in a post apocalyptic 90's (sorry, Full House has been canceled… perminately!) or watching a drunken David Carradine phone in a performance and stumble around and slur cheesy one liners all to hair feathering 90's rock, then Future Force is for you!
Oh and the best part… there is a sequel, Future Zone!
Barry Goodall's Pick: "Zardoz"
Some movies make perfect sense. Movies like "the Godfather" , "Star Wars" or "Breaking 2: Electric Boogalloo" But others take you to a whole new level of weird and incomprehensible. A place where reality and time don't matter. A dimension where you'll find the movies like "Zardoz" waiting for you.
But what exactly is a Zardoz? Well, it's not a new cholesterol drug but it could have some of the same long lasting side effects.. dizziness, upset stomach, a lost of free will. It could have been a 80's hairband since it contains many of the same outfits. Zardoz is actually a giant floating head that upchucks guns and ammo to aborigines like an NRA bulimic. Sean Connery is our post apocalyptic hero in a leather man-kini who hides inside the giant noggin' and shoots the pilot right above his drawn on mustache. Why? because he's James Bond wearing hooker boots that's why!
The head flies him to the Vortex, a land of cellophaned house plants and lazy immortals needing Viagara. That's where he's kept as a pet forced to watch 70's porn and have tests performed on him, usually involving sharp things poked at his crotch. He escapes to a retirement home where a bunch of old people can't die but are forced to listen to ragtime music and wear their prom outfits for eternity. Feeling sorry for all the old folk, He invites his aboriginal friends into the vortex to put them out of their misery. Oh, and there's boobies…lots of boobies. So much nudity I felt overdressed watching it. At some point in the film Sean Connery wears a full on wedding gown… I passed out from shock & horror, "Double oh please make this stop!" Yes, this movie was bad but it was based on the Wizard of Oz book which makes perfect sense if you're taking experimental drugs living in a 70's commune. Barry Goodall says check it out and If you feel the same way then congratulations, you've been Zardozed. Now go get a job you dirty hippy.


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Most of the scoring in this game came in the later innings with minor league pitchers on the mound. The A's got on the board when Shane Peterson hit the team's first home run of the spring in the sixth inning. His two-run shot drove in Michael Choice, who reached on a single. Choice later hit a two-run shot of his own with Jemile Weeks on base to make it a 10-6 game.
"I'm just kind of picking up from where I left off in Midland," Choice said. "Just trying to stay nice and short, keep my upper body relaxed, and throw my hands to the baseball."
The outfield prospect is hitting .714 (5 for 7) with a double, four RBI, and a home run so far this spring. He is rebounding nicely after his season in Double-A Midland was cut short last year when he was hit by a pitch that fractured his right hand.
"He's got a quick bat, which allows him to wait," Melvin said. "He's hit fastballs, he's hit breaking balls, and he's tracking the breaking ball really well. Usually in camp that comes a bit later."
The A's got a bit of a scare when Choice collided with the wall late in the game while tracking down a deep fly ball. He remained in the game and was fine in the clubhouse later.
"The left side of my body and my knee kind of hit the wall first," Choice said. "It shouldn't be a big deal, just throw some ice on it and tomorrow it should be good to go."
Weeks also drove in two runs and finished the day 2 for 3. Andy Parrino went 2 for 3 with two RBI as well. Eric Sogard drove in a run while playing shortstop.
The A's starting lineup struggled against Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson. He retired all six of the batters he faced. The A's pitching didn't fare quite as well. Andrew Werner started the game and allowed an unearned run in the first inning when Brandon Moss committed a throwing error on what could have been a double play ball. The run came around to score when Werner got Michael Brantley to ground into a double play.
"I was a little erratic," Werner said. "I was erratic in the bullpen, erratic for the first hitter, then kind of calmed down a little bit. I felt good. Just a little out of whack. "
Werner said he expected his first start of the spring to be this way and he isn't worried about it. The left-handed pitcher was happy with his results against the lefties that he faced. The Indians had five left-handed hitters in their lineup.
"I just approach it like anything else; go out and throw up zeros and make it hard on the coaching staff," Werner said. "I understand they/we won they AL West last year and I can't expect to come in and have a job. I have to compete for it and that's good because it brings out the best in everyone."
Evan Scribner allowed two runs in the third inning. The righty reliever walked Lou Marson and allowed him to advance to second on a wild pitch that ricocheted off catcher John Jaso's foot. After retiring Michael Bourn, Ryan Raburn hit an RBI single, and Brantley smacked an RBI double, but was tagged out at third when he tried to advance on the throw home from left field.
Sonny Gray pitched two innings and allowed three hits and two runs. Remember Matt "Crash" Carson? He ran into one that bounced off the batters eye in centerfield for a two-run homer against Gray.
"He's just a little jumpy," Melvin said. "Good stuff, though. He probably just didn't throw it to where he wanted to throw it today."
Gray said his fastball command wasn't quite there on Monday. His bullpens early in camp all went very well. Gray, 23, said the highlight of his day might have been facing Jason Giambi, 42. The veteran won out in this instance as he drew a walk.
"I wish I had done better than a walk and just seen what happened," Gray said. "He's a lot older than me, I used to watch him a long time ago."
The A's take on the Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Tuesday. Here's their lineup against Arizona.
Eric Sogard 3B
Hiro Nakajima, SS
Josh Reddick, RF
Brandon Moss, 1B
Josh Donaldson, DH
Seth Smith, LF
Scott Sizemore, 2B
Derek Norris, C
Michael Choice, CF
The following pitchers will be on the mound: A.J. Griffin, Arnold Leon, Mike Eckstrom, and Fernando Rodriguez.


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Gray… at least 50 shades of it, is still going strong in DC interiors these days. And suddenly, everyone seems to want "Tuscany" out of the kitchen.
I view gray as a neutral, but it can be tricky to work with. When layering grays and other neutrals, there are those pesky undertones that come into play (grays have an undertone of either violet, blue or green). But another important factor to consider when "going gray" in a kitchen is how to balance it with warmer elements so you don't end up stirring your marinara sauce in what feels like a chilly operating room. Here are 15 "gray" kitchens that manage to achieve that balance.
This is one of my favorites– designed by Jeanne Rapone and Bronwyn McCarthy Huffard. The weight of the dark cabinetry is balanced by the soft, light floors and a fabulous pop of yellow on the door and rug (below).
Here, the austerity of the gray and stainless steel surfaces is balanced by the texture of baskets and rustic wood floor.
Pattern comes into play with this gorgeous marble backsplash and chevron rug. But the warm orange tone of the floor pairs perfectly with the soft blue-toned gray cabinetry.
There is nothing soft, warm or quiet about this next kitchen… but what fun! The Decor Demon is obvioulsy no "shrinking violet".
The kitchen below is uber elegant and soft with glints of polished chrome– but the sight lines take us into what looks like a warm wood paneled library.
Again, wood floors are an important component here. Cabinetry (below) is painted in Benjamin Moore Gentle Gray, with uppers lightened by 50%.
From across the pond, the sublime work of Plain English. The soft chalky finishes on floor and cabinetry are just beautiful.
Below… a two-toned cabinet treatment with walls and upper cabinets 'Lime White'; lower cabinets, 'Mouse's Back' ; window sashes and doors, 'Stoney Ground' (all Farrow & Ball).
Below, Benjamin Moore 'Storm' is paired with a warm gold wall color and chesnut flooring. Works.
And here, a subtle treatment of Benjamin Moore 'Gray Owl' on the cabinets with a warm, rustic wide-planked pine floor feels warm and cozy.
And Martha always gets things right in the kitchen. Here, cabinets are painted in Bedford Gray.
This Sally Wheat kitchen (below)) went viral in the blogosphere for a reason– cabinets painted in Benjamin Moore 'Fieldstone'.
And next, a warm gray marries beautifully with an antique pine table (I love this one).
There are many good tutorials out there on painting kitchen cabinets. One of the better ones is here. Most major cabinetry lines are now offering a nice range of gray finishes. Crown Point Cabintery offers beautiful custom painted finishes in the Farrow & Ball range. And appliance manufacturers are getting in on the act. GE has debuted a new finish called "Slate"
But of course another way to get gray into the kitchen is to pair a great gray wall color with white cabinetry. Another post. Another day.
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I work at a nonprofit after-school program for disadvantaged youth and Johnny is a grad student, which means we both have to deal with overwhelming stress sometimes. To get over this stressful semester, we decided to travel for Christmas. At first, we hadn't planned on visiting New Orleans. We considered New York City, Alaska, Yellow […]Read More


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I think these types of water chambers should have a screw on tops for better and easier cleaning. They should not need to be replaced if the top part of the chamber was a screw on top like a jar.
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Jo,at AMajority of Two had this interview thing going a couple of days ago.My blog,so far has been a meme free zone.But its going to change,for I decided to take up her offer of interviewing and being interviewed,but not in that order.I have to post my answers to five questions she put up on her blog,and if you want to do it too,consider yourself tagged...I'll be posting five questions for you at the end of my post.So here I go.
1. Have you ever been influenced by a work of art – music, painting, book – and if so, how?
The most romantic answer to this probably would be by music,but I'd have to say a book.The Odessa file by Frederick Forsyth.The Odessa File is a "thriller" novel , first published during 1972, about the adventures of a young German reporter attempting to discover the location of a former SS concentration-camp commander.
The name ODESSA is an acronym for the German phrase "Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen", which translates as "Organization of Former Members of the SS". The novel alleges that ODESSA is an international Nazi organization established before the defeat of Nazi Germany for the purpose of protecting former members of the SS after the war.(courtesy,dear wiki).This book was the first historical fiction I read,and it made me look at International relations in the modern world from a completely different point of view.
2. If you were a chocolate bar, what type would you be?
The type loved by one and all!
3. What is your secret weapon to lure the opposite sex?
Nothing works better than a good sense of humour.Coupled with the right attitude,it sure is a winner.
4. What, in your opinion, is your greatest accomplishment?
Greatest?Hm Okay.Should I be honest? or should I be good ?*winks*
For the majority of my teen years, I struggled with a weight problem,which if given a free reign could have had resulted in Juvenile diabetes(though at 18 I wouldn't consider it juvenile) and morbid obesity in future.But now I have tackled that monster,thanks to right excercise and a proper healthy fizzy-drink and junk food free diet.
5. How many friends do you have on your Facebook account?
I'm not that active on Facebook,it isn't a cult thing India,well I can't speak for a billion plus population,so I'd rather say the people I know anyway.To cut a long story short,not many.I'm much more of a Orkut person,and a couple of years ago I used to be a myspace adict.Besides,I only use SN sites to keep in touch with my friends,not for making new ones.I believe in actually going out and meeting people in person rather than with a screen and a thousand miles between us.Blogging,however,is a different issue...there are so many bright minds at work in the blogoshphere that its too good to resist!
Thats the end of it.You can answer these five questions or choose from the five I'm typing below.
1.Have you ever been through a wierd fashion phase?
2.To tackle the ever increasing problems like global warming,terrorism etc do you think that a World State would be more successful,or a confederation of states?
3.Say, some time in future we are so blessed that we can not only choose our friends,but also our family.For or against?
4.If you could have a career,other than what you have now,what would you like to be?
5.What are the things in your life that make you feel complete,the things which make you feel you don't want to be anybody but YOU?
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LocationSmyrna, DE
5511 Dupont Pkwy.
Smyrna, DE 19977
Used 2016 Lance Lance Travel Trailers 1985Very Rare
This 1985 Lance travel trailer features an open, spacious interior. There is a single slide with a u-dinette.
As you step inside you will notice the sleeping accommodations on the right. There are convenient shirt wardrobes on either side of the bed and an overhead cabinet above too. You could also choose a sofa/queen bed instead.
There is a large slide out u-shaped dinette which will easily seat everyone comfortably. An entertainment center has been placed so that it faces the entire living space so no matter where you are at, in the large u-shaped dinette slide, laying in bed, or on the sofa bed if you chose it, you would have a great spot to enjoy the TV.
In the kitchen area you will find a round galley sink, three burner range, and refrigerator. There are also overhead cabinets for storage too, plus a flip-up counter extension.
The rear bath features a large wardrobe for clothing storage, plus linens, a toilet, sink and tub/shower, plus so much more!
On our visit to Parkview RV, we spent well over an hour with one of their Sales Associates who explained everything about purchasing a RV and how it would fit our lifestyle. He was so detailed, and he exhibited such excellent Customer Service. He had our attention.
He showed us several motor homes on the lot, and then he gave us a tour of Parkview, introduced us to each of the Service Technicians, ... More » - Anna
Stock# 4394A
Exterior Color: WHITE
|23 ft 4 in
|Ext Width
|8 ft 1 in
|Ext Height
|9 ft 11 in
|Int Height
|6 ft 6 in
|Exterior Color
|Hitch Weight
|495 lbs
|Gross Weight
|5700 lbs
|Dry Weight
|3925 lbs
|Cargo Weight
|1775 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|45 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|45 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|45 gals
|Tire Size
|Furnace BTU
|25000 btu
Since 1965 Lance has been building America's most popular truck campers. And today, many of them are still on the road – a true testament to the company's philosophy that Quality Comes First. Now Lance is making its mark with travel trailers that are the new towable of choice.
Based in California – the nation's most demanding state for building safe products – Lance manufactures from a State-of-the-Art Production Facility – a 141,000 square foot, 22 acre campus – campus because Lance continues to learn from its dealers and from every single customer who provides ongoing feedback for improvement and new product design.
Ideas born from this process include LanceLock™, the use of Azdel™, Lite-Ply™ and the removal of all Mercury making for an eco-friendly, toxin-free RV. These are just a few of the examples of how Lance uses advanced engineering that contributes to a quality product.
For the last decade, Lance has won the prestigious DSI Award (Dealer Satisfaction Index) for quality almost every year. They are also rated Best in Owner Satisfaction by their customers who are often repeat buyers and a source of referrals for new customers. And recently, Consumers Digest awarded the entire Lance line their highest rating.


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First off, sorry there haven't been posts recently. I'm sure it feels longer for me than you. I have like, three of them written in my head, but unfortunately I also have a concussion and have been banned from all screens, reading, physical activity, thinking (basically life…). So, against doctor's orders, I'm taking a break from staring at the walls and figured I would update with something simple.
I have been wanting to share with you this article. Essentially, there is no miracle diet out there *surprise*. But what I do find interesting is that all diets will produce roughly the same weight loss results provided you stick to it. Personally, I'm not one for diets because they're not lasting. You can't realistically sustain an no-carb no-sugar nothing green eat-while-standing-up-and-jumping-on-one-leg kind of fad diet, and the moment you stop dieting, you are guaranteed to gain back some (a lot) of the weight you lost. I think making more conscious and lasting attempts to change your daily diet will benefit you maybe a bit less now, but significantly more in the long run. Instead of seriously limiting your food intake for a few months, I think it's more important to set goals like "pizza only once a month" for life or something.
That being said, diets can be a useful tool to jumpstart weight loss if you are feeling particularly stuck or overwhelmed. In all honesty, I tried the Slim Fast diet plan for a while once. Which is definitely not one of the healthier diets out there, trust me. But after a month or so of only drinking a sugar-laden shake for breakfast, and a sugar-laden shake for lunch, and being over-all hangry, I did lose just enough weight to make me feel more confident to lose the rest. Except, you know, a few years later and I'm still here, weighing only 2 to 3 lbs less than I did then. So take what you will from that, I suppose.
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Monday, November 24, 2014
This Week...Beyond Money 11/17 - 11/23
* Trucker brought home a 5 gallon bucket of coffee grounds. The snow was completely covering the ground, so I just dumped it over the bed. Not ideal, but I suppose just getting it onto the bed is better than nothing, even if it's not evenly worked in. There's time for that in spring.
* Lots of true leaves on the greens in the salad container. They grow really slow at first, especially since this container is in a North-facing window. Once they get to baby green size, though, I'll be able to snip individual leaves as needed.
* I planted 4 small containers to greens to put in a south-facing window. I didn't get to it as soon as I did last year, but better late than never. I planted one container to Sweet Genovese Basil, another to arugula, another to cress and the last to mustard. By planting a variety of types, I can get an instant salad mix as I harvest the larger leaves individually from all the pots.
* I found a great bargain on bulk sausage. It was on sale for $2.50/1 lb package (Marked down from $4). At this price I would have stocked up on a few pounds. I had coupons for $1/2 packages. I bought 8 packages at $2/lb. This is by far the cheapest I ever find ground meat around here. Usually the best I find is $3. Each pound will be used for making (at least) two different meals, with leftovers for another two meals, so the cost per meal is $.50/person. We will also use tiny bits of leftovers for pizza toppings or to put into omelets where just a little bit adds enough. We made sausage gravy the first night over bacon cheddar scallion scones from Trucker's job (free since they were day old)
Food Preservation:
* Dehydrated 6 dehydrators worth of apples, peel on.
* Trucker found a free concert for us to go to in the next neighborhood over. It was a tribute band to one of my favorite bands (that I will never, ever get to see in person). The band was good, we had a lot of fun, and the drinks cost us $6 total.
* Does admiring the snow from inside sipping hot cocoa count?
* We paid off two of our loans. This frees up $175/month to put towards other debts/savings. We are knocking off a few small loans then putting that money towards other debts to knock them down.We are hoping within a year and a half to be free of all debt except for the mortgage. We pay extra onto the principle of the mortgage every single month.
* Paid extra onto the car loan. It's a very low interest loan, and we are focusing more on paying down other debts, but I wanted to throw a little something extra towards it.
* We have been squirreling away a large portion of Trucker's tip money into savings.
* I used a coupon when buying cat food to buy 5 get 5 free. It's a brand the cat likes and the cost was less for the nicer brand than for store brand. Eventually, I want to get her onto a whole-foods diet, but first need to get us onto a completely whole-foods diet! (Since we are on a limited budget, we are taking baby steps and learning to do things ourselves. This spring we are going to get into meat raising, and at that time, we will start weaning her onto the parts that we don't eat)
Waste Reduction:
* Used the apple cores leftover from dehydrating apples to make another batch of vinegar.
* Trucker brought home some free day-old goods: 2 english muffins, 3 scones, several bagels, and a piece of coffee cake. We slice the bagels to use in place of bread with dinner and the scones and english muffins make a good breakfast. We'll split the coffee cake for dessert one night. Sometimes we give away bagels to family members if we see them.
* Put 8 jars of dehydrated apples into storage.
* I worked on my book a little very day.
* Went for a run on a bitterly cold day. It was 19 degrees. I bundled up and went for a run anyway. I cut it a bit short, but was still proud of myself for doing it.
What did you do this week?
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|U.S. Embassy Booth at the International Book Fair
The reading will be this Monday, April 30 (which is a holiday here in Buenos Aires), at 6:00 p.m. Following my presentation will be Donigan Merritt reading from his novel, Blossom, at 7:00 p.m.
Like many writers who are used to working alone in silent rooms, it's a bit traumatic to read aloud one's own work and in this case, about myself as well. I've always been afraid of public speaking, and for that reason joined International Toastmasters when I first arrived in BsAs, where I met some fabulous folks and got some experience but never conquered my fears. Still, it's a chance for personal growth, as they say.
So if you're around and enjoy books, come to the Fair, the largest book fair in Latin America, and give me some moral support while you're there.
Copies of my book will be available at KEL Books, close to the Embassy stand, for 100 pesos, and I will be delighted to sign it for you.
Hope to see you there!
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The Sasakura twin-sisters: Sana on the left, Kana on the right. Illustrations by Akazawa RED, product by N.P.G.
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Does the price seem a little bit high ? Hold your horses and see what's included:
- onahole (of course)
- lube (a quite sticky/slimy one)
- storage bag (cheap plastic, not as good as "G-Project" bags)
- download code for wallpapers (oops sorry)
- ichigo/shima pantsu (panties with strawberries or stripes)
- powder (talc)
Considering all this stuff, you guess the price is pretty good. And newcomers can get everything they need with only one buy -or maybe just adding an onahole warmer. Check out the product pages of the vendors for a better inview of the packaging. Let's focus on the onahole.
The one I got is Kana, for two reasons: I prefer cheerful characters and the hole is deeper (a point worth considering when from Africa, America or Europe).
The pinkish membrane is pretty arousing and like the "Open my pussy" onaholes there are both major and minor labia. I don't recommend licking it, tastes not very good and the materials are not "Izuha quality".
The structure is rather straight, standard, approaching the feel of the real thing, I could classify the stimulation type in the same category as C-moon, but a bit stronger and tighter. Makes some noise when stroking. Gentle stimulation, deep enough for me but not much margin. Not an elite-tier onahole but definitively worth considering.
NOTE: make sure to watch the video from NLS just below 😉
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It seems as though there are never enough hours in the day to get through everything that needs to get done but when it comes to forgetting a loved one's birthday or a quick note of appreciation to a valued employee, there really is no excuse. Yes, you can claim to suffer from ADHD or that you are perennially blonde with a full head of black hair, but when it comes down to it, the main thing is to learn the art of giving last minute gifts for the absent minded in all of us.
A Small But Welcome Token of Appreciation
You will often hear it said that it is not the gift that counts but the thoughts behind it. Even the smallest token of appreciation is welcome when you have an employee that has given his or her all to the company, often times on their own time and at their own expense. A quick thank you email or card is nice but if you are totally out of ideas for a small gift to present along with the note, why not choose something that can be delivered quickly, often by the very next day? Shop online and click next day delivery. This will enable you to shop while at your desk, be assured that the token gift will arrive quickly and all without venturing out of the office.
Edible Gifts Can Be Shared – Or Not!
When searching for a last minute gift, perhaps you considered a box of chocolates or a plant from your local florist. How unimaginative that is! Have you considered fresh baked cookies that are even better than their home baked counterparts? If you are having a small party of recognition for that valued employee, what a wonderful way to say thank you for years of service. Edible thank you gifts and birthday cookies delivered from Gimmee Jimmy's can be shared with the group, with the recipient's family, or not, as the mood strikes them! What better treat is there than cookies that are baked fresh daily and delivered the very next day or two? Edible gifts are a novelty and one that will surely be treasured.
Did You Miss an Important Birthday?
There is nothing quite as embarrassing as missing a birthday of a loved one or friend you should have known was coming up. A belated gift is always a great way to make amends but the trick is to find a way to 'hide' your absentmindedness. Perhaps it would make both you and the recipient a bit more comfortable to have the gift delivered rather than walking up sheepishly with gift in hand. Let the other assume it didn't arrive in time if that's what would make you feel better, but don't let more time go by without a belated gift of some sort. Cookies, candy, flowers, knick-knacks or any little thing will suffice, but having it delivered saves you both that moment of discomfort. In this way you won't be forced to admit you had lost track of this very special day that only comes once a year and is his or her own day shared by no one.
There is an art to giving belated or last minute gifts but with a bit of thought you can carry it off gracefully without undue embarrassment on either side. The point is, don't let that day go unnoticed, even if a day or two late. Your friend, loved one or employee will understand that it isn't always a matter of forgetting them. Sometimes time just slips away from us and that's just part of life in the fast lane.


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The studio was founded in 2008 by designers Dmitry Paperny and Jeff Jouppi, who have been collaborating on online projects for over 12 years and who share a desire to create and build elegant, simple, user-friendly and technically advanced sites, apps and web tools. Working alongside Dmitry and Jeff is a close-knit team of designers, developers, user experience engineers and content pros, augmented by a network of partners with shared work history, design sensibilities, and commitment to quality.
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Prior to co-founding Cohere Studio Dmitry served as Creative Director at Time Inc. Interactive, responsible for the design and branding of category-leading websites such as In Style, EW.com, Real Simple, LIFE.com, My Recipes and My Home Ideas, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Coastal Living and Sunset. Dmitry worked on re-designs of People.com, Time.com and ThisOldHouse.com, with sites under his supervision reaching a billion monthly page views.
At Viewpoint, where Dmitry started as Product Manager for interactive online products and later became Vice President of Creative Strategy, he managed the creative process for clients such as Nike, Sharper Image, Sony, Gateway, IBM, Ford and Boeing. Dmitry won numerous design and technology awards, including Media Industry Web Designer of the Year Award and Time Inc. President's Award.
Dmitry holds a BFA with Honors in Graphic Design from School of Visual Arts. Dmitry is an adjunct professor at NYU Graduate School of Publishing teaching a course on designing for the web.
Art Director, Co-founder
Jeff is a creative professional specializing in developing complex and meaningful interactive experiences for web and mobile applications. Jeff's career began as Art Director of MIT/RISD startup ThinkFish Productions, developing natural media rendering technology and continuing on through a merger with Viewpoint DataLabs.
Moving to Computer Associates, he served as Creative Director for a pilot R&D group exploring elegant visual access to complex data for their Unicenter enterprise management apps. Jeff rejoined Viewpoint Corp. in 2000 where he oversaw the creative integration of Viewpoint's technology into AOL 8.0 with uses for immersive advertising, shopping and personalization.
Prior to co-founding Cohere Studio, he operated a successful small studio, attracting clients such as Time Inc., IBM, and DNA Direct.
Jeff holds a BFA with Honors in Illustration/ Animation from RISD.


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Joaquin's Singing Course
Feb 6, 2014
About a month ago, I purchased Aaron Anastasi's Superior Singing Method. I was discovering the music of "Les Miserables" and felt very motivated to learn to sing better; I wanted to rock songs like "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" in the solitude of my kitchen.
As I started doing the vocal exercises in my free time, Joaquin became interested and started to participate with me. He loves the daily familiar routine, the fact that every day you get a new exercise, and our conversations about how I feel about each exercise. By now, the bollo has become my coach, prompting me every day to do the vocal lessons. He does several of the exercises along with me, and recently has started designing his own vocal exercises and recording instructions in the same format used by Aaron. Every time I overhear what he's doing, it cracks me up.
So, inspired by Aaron Anastasi's Superior Singing Method, Joaquin presents his own singing course. I am being required to watch lessons and do vocal exercises for both courses every day (check out those beautiful gestures, by the way!)