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Spiller is no longer on the injury report and Marrone implied the injury is behind the HB. He's excited to get Spiller more touches. #Bills
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Chances for Spiller and Lawson for the Chiefs game, #Bills Marrone: "I'm gonna wait." Says Spiller's injury is a high ankle sprain.
Spiller has his helmet off during positional drills and did not go through full stretching at today's practice. #Bills
Fred Jackson returns to start of Thursday practice. Spiller also participating early in session. No sign of Lawson or Manuel.
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Bills WR Stevie Johnson and RB CJ Spiller are both expected to play today at Miami.
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Despite a sprained ankle Bills RB CJ Spiller will play Thursday night vs. Cleveland per league source.
Spiller and Dareus might be listed as limited as well. Both were doing some positional work. #Bills
Marrone said CJ Spiller Mario Williams Marcell Dareus and Stevie Johnson "should be fine" for this Sunday. #Bills
CJ Spiller says his knee is feeling a little sore but he doesn't anticipate missing this week vs Baltimore. #Bills
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The mobile site is much faster so is nice
On the win 8 phone i can't get past this annoying popup on the normal www.ephotozine.com site.
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celebrate the changes
I'm thinking we should celebrate the changes we are seeing on the planet. View it as an opportunity to learn. Maybe we should learn from the Hopi who grow corn without much water instead of the Big Agri companies that want to make GM corn that sustains drought. So far I don't think they have done well with that concept.
What other changes do you think we can learn from?
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Learning from Changes
I think we can learn from the debacle we call the media that our focus should be driven from our own intuition and not all the fodder the media feeds our pain body as Eckhart calls it. Our personal and collective rise in vibration rate is dependent on it.
I think our weather changes are a huge lesson for the positive. They remind us that we're not in charge of the planet and that we have a responsibility to our planet. It's a reminder that doesn't seem to have got through in other ways and so maybe the extreme change is nature's way of reminding us who's boss and to be respectful.
There is a list of these changes rolling around in my head that just seems to go on ad infinitum.Each feels serious and a sometimes overwhelmingly huge opportunity for that which is positive... if humanity can take the leap. Here are a few suggestions for the activists here to consider...of course, the climate...the global climate.It is clear all countries participating in serious climate studies are, in fact, in agreement to the seriousness of global warming and the effects that this mostly man made mess comes from carbon emmissions and other industrial toxic chemicals.If we can actually get off of oil based economies globally... this would certainly be wise. Greenlands ice, for example is practically all melted. When the ocean currents start changing due to polar ice melt...it will be a very different planet.One can write to their state representatives in our country and continually let them know that you as a citizen are actually paying attention. Oh dear...that was only one thing on my list and I have seeemed to have used up this space.
Greedy government regimes really need to be overhauled. Many years ago(70's), I heard a speech given by Dr. Margaret Mead, the anthropologist at a Population Institute seminar. She was a pioneer in understanding humanity's future globally and made it quite clear that our population was outgrowing the sustainablilty for such numbers as we have now.She predicted it all but, few were actually listening. At the very least, it is positive for sustainability for all countries to embrace birth control.I would like to see a less divided world, a world without the boundaries and antiquated thinking that we have now...one where we truly help each other and use less of everything that we take for granted living here.
I have been to Oraibi to visit the Hopi's as well. If you examine the ruins of this ancient city on the Mesa, the evidence is very clear(in the ruins) that they in fact, had a very sophisticated (for the time) irrigation system there. It is my understanding that they do not use this system today but do conserve and grow real natural corn with far less water than is being utilized by the large agribusinesses in the US. Working towards stopping the genitically made foods and banning them completely would be a very positive step. Many of us are also aware that our bees are in gave jeopardy as well and those trying to protect them, who have been harassed. Putting Monsanto out of business and others spreading dangerous hazardous wastes and lying to the public, of course needs to be addressed even more than is happening now. Getting involved in this issue in all of our communities would be another positive change possibility.
Forgive me for rambling on too much. if I have offended anyone here with my words...that was not my intent which was to sincerely answer Shirley"s question.
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I doubt you offended many --- if any. I don't know anyone who thinks Monsato is doing the world a service.
We do need to learn from our ancestors and better that with the tools we have today. Mother Earth is just reminding us we can do much better.
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Dear Hearts I celebrate with You all the above mentioned here.
I especialy like to Celebrate The awakening of human heart that is evident as our awareness of Mother Earth is getting stronger all around the planet.
Even the sad realisations of Corporations making a farming a product of Stock exchange is not going to work in a long run as long as the human heart will awaken it will shine in everyone. Lets celebrate Our Earth.Loving you.
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Dear Brit and Basia,
It is always comforting to hear feedback...thank you.
And, yes Basia...love is the answer but, the real understanding many past peaceful and thriving civilizations like for example, the Aborigines and early Native Americans and even possibly Lemurians,who understood the lessons for peaceful co-existance that such societies lived... with the honoring of Mother Earth will, it seems, really take an entire shift in consciousness of all earth humans. Is this possible? God knows I hope so...but, at least at this time, I am very unsure about this idea being realistic . The concept of Oneness of all in the One seems at least at this point in the history of mankind ...especially in industrialized nations to be hanging by a thread. How can we expect the greed of the West to change... when so many so-called leaders are unconscious and fearful of facts... which at this time are pointing to the destruction of our amazing and beloved planet ? Praying for a miracle here....feel free to join me.
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Joining you in prayer.
But what is prayer it is projecting a vision. We are creating new awareness by focusing on creating this.
What is REALISTIC?
Yes I see much of humanity being in grip of elite small procentage that are materialisticly motivated and are serving as teacher for humanity. It is sad that we need that kind of teaching of greed and destruction in order to awaken to protect planet and take care of humanity needs in more balanced way with nature.
But what I also see that in order to learn the 'right way' we need to recognise the 'wrong way'. Than a change can be. We will not take away lessons other people need to learn but understand that the most important is awaken and act from the heart.
When last year on 11-11-11 I meditated with a group in Machu Pichu 'the house of the God' as my guides described, I saw two symbols first was an living, moving energy that made a shape of the heart and it was pouring like a waterfall into the ground to the earth 'Pacha Mama".
The second symbol was the all seeing eye in an golden triangle. The overseeing Eye of God and I trust that this symbols were to have an optimistic view that all is in Gods plan and humanity is awakening to this new vibration of living heart. Transmitted from the galactic centre and its reaching our planet now.
We just need to trust be optimistic create positive and manifest our love in all our daily activity. Do not give up to lower manipulations of greed and power. Rise above and fly on the wings of change with galactic wave.
I celebrate the hamish community who live such a simple life without greed.
I watched a documentary about them in the USA and I wish we could all learn something about them and others who are perfectly contented being in touch with nature such as rainforest people.
I celebrate animal rights activists who are raising awareness about preserving whales and dolphins and wildlife because it saddens me there are so few elephants and leopards, tigers and the list goes on. This is a topic very close to my heart plus environmental issues and I celebrate those who realize that something has got to be done to save this planet and make it beautiful.
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The last year has been tough for Ashley Owens and her husband Andrew. Andrew Owens and two of his co-workers were laid off from Flushing Township's Police Department. But in January, they learned they're getting their jobs back. Some may call it a win, but Ashley Owens says not so fast.
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While they wait for the township's decision, Ashley Owens said she fully supports the Genesee County Sheriff patrolling the streets. Flushing Township contracted its services when they disbanded their own department. Ashley Owens said without the sheriff offering her husband a job and helping their family, things could have been a lot worse.
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Victory! Delaware Becomes Seventh State in U.S. to Ban Shark Fin Trade!
Yesterday, Delaware became the seventh state to prohibit the sale, trade, possession and distribution of shark fins within state borders. By signing House Bill 41, Gov. Jack Markell not only made Delaware the second East Coast state to ban the shark fin trade, but he sent the message that sharks are worth more in the oceans than in a bowl of shark fin soup.
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Victory! Maryland Becomes First East Coast State to Ban Shark Fin Trade!
Maryland made history today by becoming the first East Coast state to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins throughout the state. They join the entire West Coast, as well as Illinois and Hawaii, in banning the fin trade, which drives the cruel and unnecessary act of shark finning and is contributing to the near-extinction of many shark species.
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Delaware Sends Shark Fin Ban to Governor
Less than one week after passing the state Assembly, the Delaware state Senate has signed on to a bill banning the trade of shark fins within the state's borders.
The states spanning the entire West Coast, plus Hawaii and Illinois, already have shark fin bans in place. In Maryland, a similar bill was just signed into law today by Governor Martin O'Malley, and the New York Legislature is considering a ban as well.
The gruesome practice of shark finning—slicing off a shark's fins and throwing the body overboard, often while still alive—is illegal in the United States. But shark fin soup remains a pricey Asian delicacy, often selling for up to $100 a bowl, and fins can be imported from other countries where the practice is legal.
Delaware House Takes Action for Sharks
Yesterday, the Delaware House of Representatives took a huge step forward for shark conservation efforts worldwide when they passed a bill that would prohibit the trade of shark fins within their state borders. House Bill 41 bans the sale, possession, and distribution of shark fins, which are commonly used in the Asian delicacy shark fin soup. Demand for these products drives the harmful and wasteful practice of shark finning, which is responsible for the deaths of millions of sharks every year and the depletion of populations worldwide.
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CEO Note: Maryland Takes the Lead
If you're a Marylander like me, this is a time to be proud. The Old Line State has stepped forward, making ocean conservation a priority and providing an example that other states would be wise to follow.
First, Maryland became a leader in developing offshore wind energy by passing The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, which was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley this week. The measure will help spur the development of at least 200 megawatts of renewable energy off Maryland's coast – enough to power about 200,000 homes.
While wind turbines already dot Europe's coast, the United States has yet to construct a single offshore wind farm. Maryland's legislation marks an important milestone on this country's path to a clean ocean energy future.
This victory was made possible by the tireless advocacy of Oceana and a diverse coalition of environmental, faith, business and community groups, all of which recognized the need to transition to this clean and abundant form of energy, and away from fossil fuels. Special thanks to Chesapeake Climate Action Network, National Wildlife Federation, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Maryland Sierra Club and Environment Maryland for helping to pressure lawmakers to take this first step towards a greener energy portfolio for the state.
Second, both the Maryland House and Senate passed a bill to prohibit the sale and trade of shark fins. Pending the signature of the Governor, Maryland will become the first state on the East Coast to adopt such a ban. Approximately 100 million sharks are killed each year, primarily to support the demand for shark fin soup. While shark finning is banned in the U.S, this brutal practice—which involves slicing the fins off a live shark and then dumping it back in the water where it is left to die—is still occurring around the world. By stopping the shark fin trade in state, Maryland can help protect sharks worldwide.
So congratulations Maryland, but remember, there's a lot of work still left to do to protect our oceans. As for the rest of the states, what are you waiting for?
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Infographic: Shark Attacks
A new study published earlier this year in Marine Policy put the number of sharks slaughtered each year at 100 million, or roughly three sharks caught per second. Outraged by these shocking numbers, Joe Chernov and Robin Richards created an infographic to put the figures in perspective. While shark attacks on humans do happen (there were 12 fatal ones last year) the existential threat humans pose to the future of sharks is far graver. While there's a lot to be said about the horrors of shark finning, we'll let this graphic do the talking.
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New Report: 100 Million Sharks Are Killed Each Year
There's a new estimate for how many sharks are killed each year by fishermen worldwide and the news is grim. Despite growing awareness of the threat sharks face and legislative efforts around the globe to stem the unsustainable harvest of sharks, a new study published this week in Marine Policy puts the number slaughtered each year at 100 million sharks, or three sharks caught per second.
Due to the incomplete nature of the data for shark catches, that number could be as low as 63 million or as high as 273 million, but both the high and low end estimates are outside of safe biological limits. According to the study's authors, this number represents approximately 7% of all sharks in the ocean. On average, shark populations can grow at a maximum rate of 5% per year. As can be seen, shark populations cannot grow fast enough to sustain this enormous removal each year, which is why sharks numbers have declined so dramatically in recent years.
The primary culprit for this staggering level of exploitation remains the same: overfishing and bycatch, driven by the unabated demand for shark fin soup, the consumption of which is seen as a status symbol in China. The fin itself is a largely flavorless component of the soup and provides no additional nutritional value.
Sharks are especially vulnerable to overfishing due to their slow growth, late maturation and small litters, with biological life histories that more closely resemble large mammals than other fish. Some sharks, like the Atlantic Ocean's dusky shark, do not mature until as late as 21 years of age and give birth to as few as three pups every three years.
Oceana is fighting to protect sharks around the world. Learn more about what we do.
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2012 in Review: Oceana's Top Five Victories
As 2013 rapidly approaches, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past year at Oceana. Thanks to your support, we were able to achieve more than a dozen major victories for the oceans! You signed petitions to lawmakers and companies, submitted seafood samples and participated in rallies and events, and it made a difference. Here are five of the major victories we won in 2012 as a result:
1. Alibaba.com stops selling manta ray products
When Oceana discovered that the online international marketplace Alibaba.com was selling manta ray products, we asked for your help in stopping it. Nearly 40,000 of you responded by signing our petition, and Alibaba listened, removing manta ray leather products from the website.
2. Victories for the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle
2012 was a good year for endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles. We helped establish the first permanent safe haven for leatherbacks in continental U.S. waters this year. The government designated nearly 42,000 square miles of critical habitat off the West Coast. The Pacific leatherback was also designated as California's official state reptile following a bill sponsored and supported by Oceana with the support of thousands of California citizens and more than 30 conservation groups.
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French Polynesia and the Cook Islands Create World's Largest Shark Sanctuary
With as many as a third of all shark species in the world facing some threat of extinction, the future of sharks has been in peril for some time now. This month, however, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands have taken a stand for sharks, creating adjacent shark sanctuaries covering 2.5 million square miles of ocean – an area nearly equal to the continent of Australia! With this move, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands join Palau, the Maldives, Honduras, the Bahamas, the Marshall Islands, and Tokelau as countries that have created shark sanctuaries, more than doubling the area worldwide now off-limits to shark fishing. This largest sanctuary in the world also bans the possession, sale, or trade of shark products within its boundaries.
On December 6, French Polynesia created the world's largest shark sanctuary at 1.5 million square miles, and the neighboring nation of the Cook Islands followed suit on December 19 with its designation of its entire exclusive economic zone – an area equal to the size of Mexico at 756,000 square miles -- as dedicated shark sanctuary waters. "We are proud as Cook Islanders to provide our entire exclusive economic zone…as a shark sanctuary," Teina Bishop, Cook Island minister of marine resources told BBC News.
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Victory! EU Passes Strict Shark Finning Ban
You might have missed it, but over Thanksgiving Oceana won some major victories. One that we are especially excited about was the vote by the European Parliament to impose a strict ban on shark finning. While this ban has technically been in place since 2003 the new vote closes a crucial loophole by requiring all vessels in EU waters, as well as all EU vessels around the world, to bring their sharks to shore fins attached.
This is a major victory for Oceana, which has been pushing for the strict ban for years. It is also an especially big victory for sharks. The EU is the largest exporter of shark fins to China and Hong Kong in the world. Fishing the Atlantic, Indian, Mediterranean, and Pacific Oceans it has become the world's top fisher of sharks.
The practice of shark finning is just as brutal as it sounds. Once captured, a shark is brought on board and its fins are sliced off. The finless shark is then discarded in the ocean, where it is left to struggle and die. Up to 70 million sharks are killed every year, mostly to serve the market for the Chinese status symbol delicacy, shark-fin soup. Sharks are slow-growing, late-maturing, long-lived and give birth to few young, making them unable to cope with such high levels of exploitation.
By requiring the sharks to be brought on board fins attached fishermen are unable to stockpile huge numbers of fins in their holds and the number of sharks that can be killed on any one trip is dramatically curtailed.
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How are students educated in schools in YOUR country, where you came from?
Each country has a different education system. In most of the Eastern countries, students are only forced to go to great universities, in spite of their careers and what they want to do in the future. Since I am a student in South Korea, I am forced to only get good scores on exams and surrounded with full of excessive competitions among students. The whole society forces us to go to a famous college and just to gain reputations.
However, many people detect that the current education system is on the wrong track; and although a lot of people stood up in order to reform it, not many significant changes have happened. So I am willing to make an organization to change the current education system and lead the students into the right way of future. Before I actually put it into practice, I really want to hear from all of you about what your countries' real purpose of education is and how students are educated in schools. It would help me learn about education systems from all around the world, from diversity of countries. I would certainly appreciate your participation!
When I was researching for education around the world, I came to a conclusion that every nation's education is deeply connected with different cultures and historical backgrounds. So if you know anything about your country's history or cultures related to education, I would greatly appreciate it.
P.S Since I am a middle school student and have assignments to complete, it would take sone time for me to answer your comments. If you don't mind, I might write you back little later.
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Sep 11 2013: Hey Judy, I'm sorry I've been off lately. Been working almost 18 hours a day since the last two weeks. I don't think you have the email option turned on in your TED profile so I can't email you. I have given a lot of thought to changing our education system, and somehow I have the feeling that we simply can't change one spoke in the wheel and expect a smoother ride. We need to change the entire wheel! I know this isn't in the scope of your question and I digress, but what do you have to say about changing our entire system of government for an overall change in the functioning of the human civilization? Perhaps I'll post a question on TED regarding this. Do share your views.
Nicholas LeeSep 12 2013: Just providing my two cents here,
I don't think that such a drastic change will be necessary to improve our education system. Sure, it needs some form of revamp and modification, but not necessarily one that changes "our entire system of government".
All the education systems, as long as there are forms of examination (which there should be so that the students can be assessed appropriately), there will be stress as a result of competition. This property of competition cannot be eradicated by a change in system since competition is an inherent property of any system.
As such, rather than attempt to change the impossible, I am proposing a three stage paradigm for education with emphasis on independent studies to complement the formal curriculum. This is because schools will need to stretch the students in all areas, even those that the students are not particularly interested in, as only then will the student develop holistically. However, a student cannot possibly retain his/her interest if forced to endure the rigid curriculum. If space was created for independent learning on the student's particular field, I believe that it will give the student the drive to learn.
The three stage paradigm is as follows:
1. Being able to learn. This entails the development of a huge enough series of online videos for teaching a plethora of subjects and fields as well as to get students connected to the internet.
2. Wanting to learn: This entails the student being interested in at least a particular field and work towards them. This means that the series of online videos must be extensive enough to satisfy enough students' thirst for knowledge.
3. Applying the knowledge: This entails them working towards their ambition in terms of their degree or related exposure programs. These are opportunities that should be offered by the school.
The model is still theoretical, and it needs online learning to be more developed.
Sorry for the digression.
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Thank god.
Now i dont have to listen to everyone here gush about how great he is, err will be, err sometimes is, etc.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10...ogical-testing"I'm not here to be a distraction," Pouncey said.
Best 5 loss team in the nation.
i've been wondering what happened to tamarick vanover.and G5 couldnt leave the weed alone.
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His biggest mistake was getting pulled over outside of Leon County.
Add insult to injury G5 torn his ACL.
Valdosta State head coach David Dean confirmed Wednesday morning on a local radio program that cornerback Greg Reid will miss the entire 2012 season with a torn Anterior Crucitate Ligament (ACL).
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GUISE!!!i just had a thought.what if the sex scene is actually a dream sequence?Maybe Klaus gives Caroline a dream just like Kathernie did to Stefan?idk,it just seems more feasible than a randomass kiss.I didn't see anyone confirming its a "real"scene.It just makes more sense,thats all.
Lol well, in my own head canon it happens off screen. The fandom including JM jokes that he's not getting any, but really there's gotta be random flings now and then that he kills the next morning. The love notes in 4x09 gave it away. I love how the fandom gives Klaus sympathy for this yet poor Matt is still serving tables with no action since season 2. Bahahahaha
Lol well, in my own head canon it happens off screen.
Yeah,i know but i wanna see hot Klaus scenes on my screen(preferably with Caroline)not offscreen lol.
Matt's too busy serving tables and collecting dem dallaz to be looking for no ladies. Man's got his prioities.LMAO.
Still jealous nicfanz got to meet him
Really?Roerig doesn't seem all that.if i passed him on road,i probably won't even look twice.JoMo on the other hand,i'll probably faint from all the excitement.*Sigh*Oh JoMo ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥


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Owning a bake shop sounds like a dream come true, but just how much work does it take to bake everything from scratch each day?
With our bakery open at least 12 hours a day, someone is at the bake shop around-the-clock.
6 a.m. Three staff members arrive: bakers begin making pastries and pie dough and the cake decorator begins icing cakes.
7:30 a.m. Puff pastries and breakfast items are in the case.
10:30 a.m. The bake shop case is filled with the remaining cookies, cakes, cupcakes and brownies.
3 p.m. Afternoon crew comes in and finishes any work not completed by the morning crew.
10 p.m.- 7 a.m. A baker comes in to bake all the cakes, lemon bars and brownies for the next day.
After being opened for more than a year and a half, you say you can now estimate exactly how much to bake each day.
Our goal is to sell out every day, and we try to use up as much as we can. In the bake shop case daily we have:
• 175 cupcakes
• 36 cookies
• 24 brownies
• 24 lemon bars
• 2 cakes
• 16 pies
• 12 muffins
• 18 puff pastries
• 24 cinnamon rolls
Sounds like the staff is hard at work. What is your kitchen equipped with?
We have two convection ovens, two 10 quart mixers, one 20 quart mixer and a personal KitchenAid stand mixer. The appliances are running all day long, so the temperature can easily get to 90 degrees. It saves the heating bill in the winter, but in the summer it is brutal.
How does the holiday season look for the bake shop?
We anticipate a lot of custom orders. Right now we are working on an order for 2,040 brownie pops. It will take us almost three weeks to make the 80 batches of brownies, form the molds and dip them in chocolate.
Being surrounded by brownies and sweets, what a life! What are your best sellers?
For Thanksgiving our most popular order was for red velvet cake. Carrot cake comes in a close second. It is surprising that we get orders for those instead of pies, but I think it's a Southern thing.
Dayoub says the shop is making bagged items for people to pick-up. She's excited for their new maple bacon chocolate bark.
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I'm leery of those cupcakes as they look like they have that cloyingly-sweet "frosting" like CamiCakes. Airy fluff that is so sickeningly sweet, with an oily residue, it makes your teeth hurt. But, yes, it looks amazing and is popular among the sugar-craving mobs.
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God, I love Sweet Dee's! It's by far our favorite bake shop. The salted caramel cupcakes are divine, as are the vanilla cream cupcakes. All of them, really. We tried the bacon and egg turnovers this weekend: FANTASTIC! Well worth the drive to Tucker.
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We love to eat at one of the restaurants in downtown Tucker, then stop for cupcakes at Sweet Dee's! Support local businesses!
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My wife works there!
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Love Sweet Dee's! The chocolate salted caramel cupcakes are so good, though my husband and daughter swear by the red velvet. Their chocolate cake (which is served next door at the Local 7) is amazing as well.
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Woot! Congrats Sweet Dee's! The cupcakes are divine, but the Peanut Butter cookie is unreal!!!
Getting a b'day cake from them tomorrow!
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We love Sweet Dee's! We always buy a dozen assorted mini-cupcakes when we are going to see our grandchildren- perfect size for little ones!
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Australia lock Sitaleki Timani has been given a one-week suspension for striking an opponent during last Saturday's match against Italy.
The Waratahs enforcer was reported by match commissioner Freek Burger following the incident in the 13th minute of the match.
The suspension rules Timani out of Saturday's clash with Wales in Cardiff, the final match of Australia's European tour as they look for a third win following victories over England and Italy.
With Rob Simmons also suspended following a tip-tackle against France, Nathan Sharpe looks set to be partnered by Kane Douglas in the second row after the Waratah re-joined the squad from London, where his mother has been in hospital recovering from a stroke.


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Judith Angell
The surrounding night
wraps itself around my sleeping senses,
and awakens them.
Sitting on the edge of the bed,
I stare out the window
into the deep velvety darkness.
In the other room my sister sleeps —
Sleeping the sleep of a soul
preparing for life after death.
I notice a small glow out back by the trees,
then another, flashing on and off.
I watch their waltz in the night,
against the dark trees, by the garden,
making a halo around the house.
My sister's light
still shines.
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Boehner, McConnell prefer you call before their bedtime, thanks
We know at least two people who won't be taking that 3am call.
After his speech, Mr. Obama tried to call both Mr. Boehner and the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, but was told they were asleep.
An election loss will do that to you. When combined with a little alcohol, sleeping pills and old age.
Is this kind of sh*tty? Probably. But if you want to run with the clique you can't call after 9pm and you can only wear pink on Wednesdays. If Barack Obama is unwilling to abide by the rules, he's just going to have to find different Queen Bees to serve. Beauty sleep is no-negotiable. Plus, while Boehner and McConnell head to work this week to handle the Fiscal Cliff, likely by delaying the same disasterous combination of spending cuts and tax increases for six months, until they are safely beyond having to engage in bipartisanship.
Obama, for his part is heading back to business as usual, exhibiting exemplary leadership by boarding a plane to Asia for a victory tour.
President Obama yesterday announced he's jetting off on a victory lap around Southeast Asia, despite a new government report warning the Jan. 1 fiscal cliff will plunge the US into a recession and drive the unemployment rate up to 9.1 percent.
Obama and Congress have just 52 days to reach a deal to avoid sailing off that precipice, when a devastating double whammy of tax hikes and budget cuts will rock the economy and hit just about every American. …
But those tense negotiations won't interfere with Obama's boarding Air Force One for a three-day tour of Bangkok, Rangoon and Phnom Penh.
Along the way, he'll meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to mark 180 years of diplomatic relations, chat with Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi and attend the East Asia Summit in Cambodia. He takes off Nov. 17.


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- One upside to downsizing on Wall Street: Cash bonuses jumped 9% to nearly $121,900 last year.
Total bonuses rose 8% to $20 billion, according to New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. That's a reversal from 2011, when bonuses fell 19%, to a revised tally of $18.5 billion.
Overall, bonuses are still short of levels during the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, when they totaled over $22 billion in each year. Average bonuses were also higher during those years, at about $140,000.
"Profit and bonuses rebounded in 2012, but the industry is still restructuring," said DiNapoli, in a press release.
Wall Street profits in 2012 didn't just rebound -- they tripled.
Broker/dealer operations in New York reported profits totaling $23.9 billion in 2012, compared to $7.7 billion in 2011. The comptroller described it as "among the most profitable years on record."
However, fewer people are sharing the wealth. The industry -- dominated by firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup -- has slimmed down since the financial crisis, which led to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the sell-off of Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch.
There are 10% fewer jobs on Wall Street since 2008, the comptroller said, and fewer workers receiving bonuses.
Average salaries for the industry rose slightly from $362,900 in 2011. The comptroller didn't have the exact figure for for 2012.


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The grounds of Augusta National may seem as traditional and timeless as possible. But the people and technology that run its digital domain look for new innovations all the time.
John Kent, technology manager for Masters.com, said two dozen people work before, during, and after the tournament to keep the website, tablet, and smart phone apps running and up to date.
"We're seeing that more people are using their smart phones and tablets to access us as opposed to strictly desktop computers," Kent said. "Last year, we had 12 million different users so we're trying to enhance that experience."
One of the new features for the app is a 360-degree interactive view of certain iconic scenes such as the large oak behind the clubhouse. Vistors and change the angle and vantagepoint by sliding the keyboard.
Ironically, that digital access is off-limits to fans inside the club grounds. Cell phones are not allowed inside Augusta National Golf Club.
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I would say there was a three year period after I bought my first Apple product (17 inch Powerbook) in 2003 where Apple simply could do no wrong. Every decision they made, every course of action they took, and every product they released was the best option on the market. DRM? Simply a consequence of the music industry. Faulty laptop screens? Damn those Asian manufacturing plants. Unstable OS updates? It must be the 3rd party hardware, buy some new RAM.
Then sometime during my senior year of college it occurred to me that Apple, like all companies, makes mistakes from time to time. And sometimes, they flat out make bad decisions. Decisions that are bad for the customer, and consequently bad for their reputation. I learned that Apple may be: an innovator, a leader in design, and a class act at marketing, but they are not infallible.
To be honest, my feeling is that Apple gets it right about 70% of the time. This in-and-of-itself is not that great of a percentage. But the fact is that when Apple does get something right it's usually pretty spot on (iPhone). And despite their smug cocky attitude, they do take user feedback into consideration.
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This is why I can still love and appreciate Apple. Because the fact is, for the most part, Apple cares about their customers and their experience. I genuinely believe that.
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If you've been living in a bomb shelter under your parent's house since 1990 and don't know what a hipster is, then go here and read up to get a rough idea. I think they're Catholics.
Hipster refers to a subculture of contemporary young adults. They like independent
music and wearing unpopular clothing styles. Hipsters love things that aren't mainstream, and they love irony and paradox. They love having their own art, culture, and hipster jargon. They love reading the books no one recognizes and listening to the music you wouldn't know about.
Lots of people I know have opinions of hipsters. Some flat out hate them. They have been called names like "the embodiement of postmodernism" by critics. Some turn their noses up in contempt, but secretly (or not so secretly) dress like them. In fact, a hipster would turn up his nose if you called him a hipster.
The Word on Fire blog gives some good insight into how to evangelize this subset of our modern culture, but I don't think we have to be too worried:
Hipsters eventually become Catholic.
This is less of a fact and more of a prophecy. But haven't you felt the same way deep down?
Aren't you, as a Catholic, somewhat charmed and intrigued by hipsters?
Next Generation Hipster Manifesto
Isn't it true that living out the Catholic faith in modern society is the ultimate anti-mainstream life of non-conformity and going-against-the-flow? And the Catholic culture we've inherited provides a wealth of uncool topics to chose from.
Eventually all the dingy coffee shops will be places where you can spot a guy wearing skinny jeans, an impractical scarf, and donning a green tattoo of St. Basil on his arm.
The new hispter loves going to daily Mass at his parish, where the pews are filled with no one under the age of 50. He did it before it was cool.
That guy in the corner with the thick rimmed glasses and bowling shoes sipping a chai latte? He's wearing a St. Benedict crucifix while reading a leather bound copy of "Medieval Religion and Other Essays" with yellowed pages. He's been on a Christopher Dawson kick these past months. (If you don't know about him, you aren't a Catholic hipster and you should really look into him.)
You can tell the likes of the Next Generation of Hipsters by their out of place lingo. They use words like "interretium" when referring to the internet, are known to dance and shout "Veni, veni, veni Locamowae cum me", and have stickers on their bikes that say "Sona si Latine loqueris".
Latin is a "dead" language you know. How much more not mainistream can you get?
They form book clubs and meet in the back of the local open-mic cafe to chuckle over G.K. Chesterton – you wouldn't understand.
They argue about how Tantum Ergo should be chanted, and have Gregorian Chant for all Seasons as a channel on Pandora.
They believe whole heatedly in subsidiarity, and they pick up their vegetables from a local farm CSA program wearing their paradoxical clothing.
They date seriously and are excited to live a life of chastity and monogamy. Being single and sleeping around is so safe and boring and mainstream anyways. It's a cowardly garden-variety life running from responsibility, never risking rejection or failure, and being too timid to attempt the challenge of choosing the one you will spend the rest of your life loving in total selflessness. And try raising other human persons for 18 years at a time once you are married.
The next generation of hipsters refuse the mediocrity of self-indulgence. The popular existence of floating from one drunken party to another memory-less night, that's easy. It takes no thought or self-reflection or individuality. What a familiar story. Getting consistently high is too simple – what a lame and bland existence.
Try to make a decision that lasts the rest of your life – get married. That's risky. Have a child and try to get him to heaven. What a lofty goal. Live through the ups and downs and feel the pains and joys of REAL life experienced to the full with the wide spectrum of human emotion and experience.
These Catholic Hipsters of the New Generation don't accept the widespread belief that suffering (and therefore life) is pointless. These hipsters have the radical notion that they are in a love affair with a God that is bigger than the universe, knows them better than they know themselves, and longs for them and their perfection like a deer pants for water. Now there is the premise of an outside-the-box life worth living.
Because Jersey Shore and the sex, drugs, and rock and roll of the average has so been done before a GAHJILION times.
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Andrex puppy gets a 21st Century makeover
Kimberly Clark is introducing a computer generated Andrex puppy as part of a £15m campaign for the toilet tissue brand.
The ad campaign will introduce Andrex's new brand strapline: "It's The Little Things".
The Andrex puppy will be joined by Bulldog and Dalmatian puppies in a digital "puppy world".
The ad campaign, devised by JWT London, launches on 2 December during "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!".
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But WHY? It's never going to look as cute as a real one....
Strange decision.
This is a ridiculous idea. The appeal of the puppy is that it is real. I agree with Frazer Howard, a digital puppy will never be as cute.
what a waste of money.by the way who sang the theme tune for the advert?
In the end, the advert looked like "any other kids cartoon" and failed to get the real message across . . . .
Awful, simply awful
Facebook group established to bring back the real puppy!
It's an outrage!
I couldn't agree more with the above comments. I saw this over the weekend for the first time. It's badly executed, lacks the 'aah factor' of real puppies and loses the point of difference the previous campaigns have always had. I'm surprised at JWT for the way they've done it and the client for allowing a radical change that simply doesn't work. Over time I predict they will go back to the real puppies after the public backlash.
Just saw the new andrex puppy ad - just dreadful. Lack of credibility and realness. Looks like a plastic dog and lets hope the loopaper doesnt go the same way - plastic and hard.
Oh dear.. not only does the digital pup not exude cuteness in any way, but the fatal flaw to me is trying to make the puppy human..It types, wears clothes, bakes a cake.. I mean seriously? # epicfail
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Stocks jump as GM returns to Wall Street
The automaker's shares rise as much as 9%. Global markets climb after Ireland says it might seek funds to help its banks. New jobless claims rise less than expected.
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Stocks were rallying Thursday as investors cheered General Motors' (GM) return to Wall Street and as Ireland appeared willing to accept aid for its banks.
At 1:55 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) was up by 177 points, or 1.6%, at 11,185. The S&P 500 ($INX) was up by 20 points, or 1.7%, at 1,199. The Nasdaq ($COMPX) was rising by 46 points, or 1.8%, to 2,522.
General Motors shares were climbing 5.2% to $34.70 -- rising as much as 9% earlier today -- as the stock returned to public trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The carmaker sold roughly 478 million shares at $33 each in an initial public offering late Wednesday.
Proceeds from GM's stock offer, which could raise $23 billion, will be used to pay back the U.S. government, which became a majority shareholder when the automaker filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2009.
"The GM IPO, which at this stage appears to be successful, is the most visible, single element contributing to today's rally," said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors (FII). Creatura also said signs that Ireland might accept aid gave the U.S. market an early boost.
Patrick Honohan, the governor of Ireland's central bank, told Irish broadcaster RTE yesterday that the country would likely seek a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund worth tens of billions of euros.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.8%, and Japan's Nikkei jumped 2.1%. The FTSE in London rose 1.3%, and the DAX in Frankfurt climbed 2%.
Developments in Ireland boosted the euro, which rose against the dollar to $1.36 from $1.35 Wednesday. The dollar traded lower against a basket of currencies, with the dollar index down 0.6%.
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Great News! GM is on a roll? Wonder if that means they're going to reimburse all those previous owners of their common stock which was made worthless after the bankruptcy?
Their "success" is built on the corpses of all the folks who were unfortunate enough to buy their stock the last time around - plus a sizeable infusion of cash from all of us, the taxpayers.
Deklen and I are usually 180 degrees opposite, but we can agree on a few things...
We MUST end to big to fail. Corporations must be allowed to be bankrupt. Their shareholders wiped out. We cannot rescue every failed company. We didn't rescue Enron, and it employeed mor epeople than GM does.
We MUST end corporate Welfare. No government subsidies should be given to favored industries. Look at the unfair competitive advantage GM now has over Ford...
We must end corporate taxes. Donkeys think corporate taxes are paid for by the rich. Laughable, they are nothing more than hidden sales taxes punishing the poor. Any doubt? .34 cents of the cost of a package of Oreo's goes to pay corporate taxes.
We need to SHRINK government. Does govermnent really need to be 20 times larger than it was in 1930?
We need to slash defense spending. We cannot afford to be the World's Policeman without being paid
Buy and sell stocks - I don't care. Buy and sell precious metals - I don't care. Max out your credit cards and your home equity and then walk away and file bankruptcy - I don't care. Make a bunch of money or go broke - I don't care. I only ask you to consider the possibilities and then do what's best for you and your family. And if the worst happens and you are unprepared, please don't expect the gov to bail you out. If you are currently getting aid from the gov, please prepare for a time when that flow of money will stop.
As far as being happy, I was taught at an early age, the secret to happiness is NOT having what you want, it's wanting what you have. I have a nice family, a nice little house and a little bit of land. We certainly aren't wealthy, but we don't lack much either. We try and make as much as we can, save as much as we can and give away as much as we can - be it time or money. As far as I'm concerned, I couldn't be happier. And from what I've read, most other members of the alleged "D&G crowd" are probably also very happy, contrary to popular belief.
Responder. Unfortunately the volatility in the market is here to stay.
Not necessarilly. If you taxed investment income at the same rate as all other forms of Income, you'd chase a LOT of speculators out of the market, which would add some stability (and sanity) back to the markets.
I know, crazy idea to treat all forms of income as equal...
Whether TARP or the GM bailout keep some companies afloat or work out in favor of the taxpayers is irrelevant. The money was taken from me against my will and I don't care that it was for good intentions or not.
If we had allowed GM and the banks to fail it wouldn't have taken long for new banks to form and fill the void and for GM to be spun off or its assets sold. Sure some people would have been wiped out but most of the agreements were entered into willingly and only those that were harmed unlawfully should have had any protection.
It is morally wrong to steal and taxation is stealing. I personally try to make the proper moral choice at each decision point (even if it adversly affects me) and if it means I end up living in a lean-to shelter - so be it. If you take that to the macro level then our country needs to quit worrying so much about the general welfare and just focus on making the proper moral choice at each decision point. If that means the general public ends up living in a lean-to shelter - so be it. Accepting that some people live (through their own choice or life's circumstances) in a lean-to shelter without access to food, healthcare, or an education might not be pleasant but it is not immoral - stealing is.
I just don't understand why the will of the people isn't extremely limited to only those issues that don't infringe on another individual. Our system could be so much simpler and direct without all the levels of indirection and unintended consequences. We have made things way more complex than they need to be in an effort to force the end result - whether it be universal housing, healthcare, education, etc.
There are some difficult areas where individual vs common rights collide (e.g. security, pollution, maybe some limited regulation) but those are really the only types of things that should be getting decided by the will of the people.
The fact that some people don't have jobs or healthcare is a problem, but it doesn't bother me as much as the fact that this generation is so weak and corrupt that they have stolen money, especially from future unborn generations who have no say in the matter, to finance a lifestyle to which they have no moral right.
If the doom and gloomers are wrong and the optimists are right, and our economy hums along and does great then everyone's a winner, us, our kids etc. No negative consequences for anyone really.
If however the optimists are wrong and the doom and gloomers are right, then the results will be devastating for many people and our country at large. If this occurs, many people, including the optimists may regret not pushing harder for political leaders that might have made needed changes. Moreover, the optimists will likely have major regrets about not personally taking different action.
I figure you and 2sick either are either hypocritical with that attitude or pissed you are not making a dime.to Rtt and others:
This post above is short sighted. I have made money in the market. I have pension money in the market.
What you fail to realize is that some people see a bigger picture. They don't see the economy as "the market." So what if you or I make money in the market today, if the whole system tanks tomorrow or in 6 months or a year.
You might have the coolest tree house in the forest and think that everything is great. However, if the surrounding forest is on fire and it is closing in on you, the importance and value of your tree house diminishes.
Such is how many of us view things today. I could care less if I make 10K in the market today, if the 10K could become worth 100 dollars in a year due to currency debasement or other systemic problems.
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We bought on issuance of the IPO. I trust Ford more but we shall see. If Obama Motors pays back the FEDS, I think some trust will reemerge and it will again be called General Motors. They have changed their business model to emulate Ford. That's good.
If that sounds like a shaky answer, IT IS!!!
my sentiments exactly.
I thought all the Ayn Rand types said let it go bankrupt. That is how the market works.
US Gov't bought it on the cheap because no one had the guts or the bucks to do it. And now the Treasury is getting a nice return. Saved a bunch of jobs too.
I guess KKR is eating its heart out. Missed another one. Darn.
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