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The Best Books We Read This YearPosted: December 17, 2013 Filed under: Booklists Leave a comment
Here is a list of some of the best books we read this year:
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach (Joel)
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (Brenda)
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Jeanne)
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (Pam)
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Brenda)
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (Jeanne)
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (Jeanne)
Dark Days by Dewy Roscoe Jones (Jeanne)
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (George)
Family Pictures by Jane Green (Dawn)
Finding Camlann by Sean Pigeon (Joel)
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (Chris)
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride (George)
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny (Brenda)
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (Pam)
Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Pam)
Longbourn by Jo Baker (Brenda)
Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (Chris)
Me Before You by Jo Jo Moyes (Pam)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (Brenda)
Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Joel)
Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier (Joel)
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash (Joel)
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (Joel)
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt (Jeanne)
Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman (Jeanne)
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (Jeanne)
Still Life by Louise Penny (Pam)
Sweet Thunder by Ivan Doig (Pam)
Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders (Chris)
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz (Pam)
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (Chris)
Wool by Hugh Howey (Joel)
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (George)
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (Joel)
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell (Chris)
Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink (George)
Foundation by Peter Ackroyd (Joel)
Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff (George)
Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story (George)
Londoners by Craig Taylor (Joel)
The Lost Whale: the True Story of an Orca Named Luna by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm (Beth)
The Longest Road by Philip Caputo (Brenda)
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield (Jeanne)
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (Jeanne)
The Nutshell Sties of Unexplained Death by Corinne May Botz (Jeanne)
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson (Brenda)
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Beth)
Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman (Jeanne)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Dawn)
Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age by Mathew Klickstein (Denise)
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman (Brenda)
Through the Eye of a Needle by Peter Brown (Joel)
To End All Wars by Adam Hochschild (Joel)
Vanished by Wil Hylton (George)
The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanargarne (Dawn)
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus by Reza Aslan (Joel)
Graphic Novels:
Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction (Denise)
Hawkeye: Little Hits by Matt Fraction (Denise)
The Property by Rutu Modan (Dawn)
Young Adult and Children's Fiction:
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson (Brenda)
Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech (Jeanne)
Discussible BooksPosted: August 26, 2013 Filed under: Book Discussions, Booklists Leave a comment
Most of the books on this list are favorites from discussions held at the library between 2007 and 2013. A few of the titles are books we haven't discussed yet, but will soon and are potential favorites. Not every title will appeal to all readers, but all will promote lively discussions. Brenda
Chevalier, Tracy. The Last Runaway
Coomer, Joe. Pocketful of Names
deWitt, Patrick. The Sisters Brothers
Doig, Ivan. The Whistling Season
Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light
Dunant, Sarah. Sacred Hearts
Erdrich, Louise. The Round House
Follett, Ken. Pillars of the Earth
Ford, Jamie. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Gloss, Molly. The Hearts of Horses
Hill, Lawrence. Someone Knows My Name
James, P.D. Death Comes to Pemberley
Joyce, Rachel. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
King, Laurie. The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Kingsolver, Barbara. Prodigal Summer
Larsson, Stieg. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
McLain, Paula. The Paris Wife
Moon, Elizabeth. The Speed of Dark
O'Nan, Stewart. Last Night at the Lobster
Parkin, Gaile. Baking Cakes in Kigali
See, Lisa. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Shaffer, Mary Ann and Annie Barrows. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Simonson, Helen. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Stockett, Kathryn. The Help
Trigiani, Adriana. The Shoemaker's Wife
Vreeland, Susan. Clara and Mr. Tiffany; Luncheon of the Boating Party
Walls, Jeannette. Half Broke Horses
Algeo, Matthew. Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure
Beavan, Colin. No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries he makes about himself and our way of life in the process
Caputo, Philip. The Longest Road: Overland in Search of America from Key West to the Arctic Ocean
Child, Julia. My Life in France
Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun
Goodman, Matthew. Eighty days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Krist, Gary. City of Scoundrels: The Twelve Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Kurson, Robert. Shadow Divers : The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Millard, Candice. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President
Peacock, Nancy. A Broom of One's Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning, and Life
Salisbury, Laney & Aly Sujo. Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Spring Book Award NewsPosted: May 9, 2013 Filed under: Book Awards, Booklists Leave a comment
Several book awards have been announced recently. Here is an up-to-date list of the winners of a wide variety of book awards. More awards will be announced soon; I'll update this list this summer. Brenda
Award Winning Fiction and Non-Fiction, 2012-2013
Christian Fiction Awards
Christy Awards, 2012
Contemporary: Tatlock, Ann. Promises to Keep.
Contemporary Romance: Kendig, Ronie. Wolfsbane.
Contemporary Series: Clark, Mindy Stars & Leslie Gould. The Amish Midwife.
Historical: Austin, Lynn. Wonderland Creek.
Historical Romance: Klassen, Julie. The Maid of Fairbourne Hall.
Suspense: James, Steven. The Queen.
Visionary: Stengle, Ann Elisabeth. Veiled Rose.
First Novel: Yttrup, Ginny. Words.
Horror Awards
Bram Stoker Awards, 2011
Best Novel: McKinney, Joe. Flesh Eaters.
Best First Novel: Bird, Allyson. Isis Unbound.
Literary Awards
Carnegie Medal, 2012: Enright, Anne. The Forgotten Waltz.
Man Booker Prize, 2012: Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies.
National Book Award for Fiction, 2012: Erdrich, Louise. The Round House.
National Book Award for Non-Fiction, 2012: Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers.
Nobel Prize for Literature, 2012: Mo Yan
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2013: Johnson, Adam. The Orphan Master's Son.
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2013: Kings, Gilbert. Devil in the Grove
(for more Pulitzer awards, visit the Pulitzer website.)
Women's Prize for Fiction, 2012: Miller, Madeline. The Song of Achilles.
Mystery Awards
Agatha Awards, 2012
Best Novel: Penny, Louise. The Beautiful Mystery.
Best First Novel: Boyer, Susan M. Lowcountry Boil.
Anthony Awards, 2012
Best Novel: Penny, Louise. A Trick of the Light.
Best First Novel: Henry, Sara. Learning to Swim.
Best Paperback Original: Hyzy, Julie. Buffalo West Wing.
Edgar Allan Poe Awards, 2013
Best Novel: Lehane, Dennis. Live by Night.
Best First Novel: Pavone, Chris. The Expats.
Best Paperback Original: Winters, Ben H. The Last Policeman.
Best Fact Crime: French, Paul. Midnight in Peking.
Romance Awards
Rita Awards, 2012
Best First Book: Jones, Darynda. First Grave on the Right.
Contemporary Series Romance: Morgan, Sarah. Doukakis's Apprentice.
Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure: Dees, Cindy. Soldier's Last Stand.
Contemporary Single Title Romance: Lowe, Fiona. Boomerang Bride.
Historical Romance: Bourne, Joanna. The Black Hawk.
Inspirational Romance: Miller, Serena. The Measure of Katie Calloway.
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: O'Neal, Barbara. How To Bake a Perfect Life.
Paranormal Romance: Harrison, Thea. Dragon Bound .
Regency Historical Romance: Dare, Tessa. A Night to Surrender.
Romance Novella: Linden, Caroline. I Love the Earl.
Romantic Suspense: Robb, J.D. New York To Dallas.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2013
Beckett, Chris. Dark Eden.
Hugo Awards, 2012
Novel: Walton, Jo. Among Others.
Novella: Johnson, Kij. "The Man Who Bridged the Mist", in Asimov's, Sept./Oct. 2011.
Novelette: Anders, Charlie Jane. "Six Months, Three Days", on Tor.com.
Best Short Story: Liu, Ken. "The Paper Menagerie", in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011.
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, 2012: E. Lily Yu.
Nebula Awards, 2011
Novel: Walton, Jo. Among Others.
Novella: Johnson, Kij. "The Man Who Bridged the Mist," in Asimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2011.
Novelette: Ryman, Geoff "What We Found," in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September/October 2011.
World Fantasy Award, 2012
Novel: Tidhar, Lavie. Osama.
Novella: Parker, K.J. "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong" in Subterranean Press, Winter 2011.
Western Awards
Spur Awards, 2012
Best Western Long Novel. Harrigan, Stephen. Remember Ben Clayton.
Best Original Paperback Novel: Boggs, Johnny. West Texas Kill.
Best Western Short Novel: Boggs, Johnny. Legacy of a Lawman.
Best First Novel: Mims, Meg. Double Crossing.
Readalikes for The Shoemaker's WifePosted: March 5, 2013 Filed under: Booklists | Tags: historical fiction, immigrants, Italy Leave a comment
The Big Read Selection for 2013 is The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani, a novel about Italian American immigrants in the early 1900s. Here are some more novels you might enjoy:
Alcott, Kate. The Dressmaker. Titanic survivor in New York City.
Cohen, Paula. Gramercy Park. Set in the 1890s, famous Italian tenor rents house near Gramercy Park while singing at the Metropolitan Opera, falls in love.
Duenas, Maria. The Time in Between. Spanish fashion designer stranded in 1930s Morocco, opens dress shop.
Forster, E.M. A Room With a View. Written and set in early 1900s, an Italian pensione caters to British tourists.
Gentle, Mary. The Black Opera. Nineteenth century Italy, opera librettist.
Mazzucoo, Melania. Vita. Two children from southern Italy try to survive in New York City's Little Italy in 1903.
McDonnell, Adrienne. The Doctor and the Diva. Early 1900s opera singer seeks treatment for infertility.
Mignola, Mike and Christopher Golden. Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism. Young priest teaches orphans at a convent during World War II, redesigns old handcrafted puppets to tell Bible stories, but the puppets come to life in this horror novella.
Moser, Nancy. An Unlikely Suitor. Italian American dressmakers in 19th century NYC and Newport, Rhode Island.
Olafsson, Olaf. Restoration. Set in Tuscany in 1944.
Pezzelli, Peter. Home to Italy. Recently widowed Peppi returns to his native Italian village and finds that his old friend and fellow mountain biker Luca now owns a candy factory run by his lovely daughter Lucrezia.
Russell, Mary Doria. A Thread of Grace. Northern Italy in the 1930s and 1940s. Many thousands of Jewish refugees fled here during World War II.
Schoenewaldt, Pamela. When We Were strangers. Italian American immigrant finds work as seamstress in 1880s Cleveland and Chicago.
Trigiani, Adriana. Lucia, Lucia. Italian American seamstress looks back on her life in NYC.
Trigiani, Adriana. Very Valentine. Family owned shoe company in New York City, started in 1903 by Italian American immigrants.
Walters, Jess. Beautiful Ruins. 1960 Italy and modern day United States.
Recent African American FictionPosted: February 6, 2013 Filed under: Booklists | Tags: African American Fiction, young adult fiction Leave a comment
In honor of Black History Month, here is a list of recent African American Fiction. There are lots of young adult titles this year.
General Fiction
Dickey, Eric Jerome. An Accidental Affair.
Jackson, Neta. Come to the Table. on order
Johnson, T. Geronimo. Hold It 'Til It Hurts.
Monroe, Mary. God Don't Make Mistakes.
Morrison, Toni. Home.
Perlman, Elliot. The Street Sweeper.
Roby, Kimberla Lawson. The Perfect Marriage.
Weber, Carl. The Family Business; The Man in 3B.
Historical Fiction
Austin, Lynn. All Things New.
Mathis, Ayana. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie.
Wimberley, Darryl. Devil's Slew
Paperback Romance
Day, Zuri. Love on the Run.
Evans, Harmony. Lesson in Romance.
Girard, Dara. Secret Paradise.
Hart, Regina. Smooth Play.
Hill, Donna. Everything is You.
Perrin, Kayla. Surrender My Heart.
Rochon, Farrah. A Forever Kind of Love.
Washington, AlTonya. His Texas Touch.
Science Fiction
Mosley, Walter. Merge; Disciple.
Urban Fiction
K'wan. Animal.
Morrison, Mary. If I Can't Have You.
Souljah, Sister. A Deeper Love Inside. on order
Young Adult
Carter, Nikki. On the Flip Side.
Flake, Sharon. Pinned.
Hartman, Brett. Cadillac Chronicles.
Magoon, Kekla. Fire in the Streets.
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. No Crystal Stair.
Simone, Nin-Ni. Hollywood High.
Volponi, Paul. The Final Four
Walker, Brian. Black Boy/ White School.
The Best Books We Read in 2012Posted: December 18, 2012 Filed under: Booklists | Tags: Best Books Leave a comment
We read a wide variety of excellent books this year. I hope you find some memorable reading on this list. We'd love to hear what books were the best you read this year. I'm already adding some of these titles to my list of books to read next year. Brenda
11/22/63 by Stephen King (George)
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (Chris)
Alien Diplomacy by Gini Koch (Denise)
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Courtney)
Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe (Chris)
Canada by Richard Ford (George)
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Brenda)
Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (Chris, Pam)
The Confession by Charles Todd (Brenda)
Dear Life by Alice Munro (Chris)
Divergent by Veronica Roth (Joy)
Doc by Mary Doria Russell (Pam)
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear (Brenda, Pam)
Every Day, by David Levithan (Chris)
The Fallback Plan by Leigh Stein (Courtney)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Brenda, Joy)
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver (Brenda, Chris)
Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King (Pam)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Beth, Chris, Courtney)
Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles) by Kevin Hearne (Denise)
Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar (Joy)
The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe (Joy)
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (Pam)
Illuminations: a Novel of Hildegard von Bingen by Mary Sharratt (Pam)
John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk (Brenda)
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (Joy)
The Last Policeman by Ben Winters (Brenda)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Courtney)
An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin (Joel)
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Courtney)
Room by Emma Donohue (Courtney)
The Round House by Louise Erdrich (Brenda, Chris)
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Courtney)
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (Joy)
The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes (Joel)
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (Joy)
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Joy)
The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani (Pam)
A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns (Brenda)
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill (Brenda)
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Chris)
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan (Chris)
Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussman (Joy)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Courtney)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (Chris)
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (Chris, George)
Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think by Peter Diamandis (Brenda)
America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert (Joy)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (Courtney)
Death at SeaWorld : Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby (Beth)
A History of the World in 100 Objects, by Neil MacGregor (Joel)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (George)
I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse (Courtney)
Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World by Mark Frauenfelder (Denise)
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings (Brenda)
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen (George)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Joy)
Super Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (Courtney)
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, by Anne Marie O'Connor (Joel)
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt (Brenda)
This Machine Kills Secrets: how WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information by Andy Greenberg (Denise)
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (George)
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant (George)
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Brenda, Courtney, Pam)
A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans (Joy)
Medieval MysteriesPosted: September 5, 2012 Filed under: Booklists | Tags: medieval, mystery Leave a comment
In compiling this booklist, I was thinking about why I find reading medieval mysteries so appealing. I think it's the detailed settings and ways of life that are so different than life today, but with characters modern readers can relate to and revisit in further books in the series. Characterization, setting, and plot are all important in medieval mysteries, and all the books listed here are part of a series.
Medieval Mysteries
Ash, Maureen. The Alehouse Murders introduces Knight Templar Bascot de Marins, recovering from injuries in Lincoln, England, and his young, mute servant, Gianni.
Clare, Alys. Fortune Like the Moon begins the Hawkenlye series, with Helewise, Abbess of Hawkenlye and Josse d'Acquin, French knight.
Clark, Cassandra. Hangman Blind introduces Abbess Hildegard.
Franklin, Ariana. Mistress of the Art of Death begins the Adelia Aguilar series. Adelia is an Italian-trained medical examiner working for Henry II. Her Muslim bodyguard Mansur pretends to be the physician for Adelia.
Frazer, Margaret. The Novice's Tale is the first Sister Frevisse mystery, set at St. Frideswide Abbey in England. This is one of my favorite series, with excellent setting, story, and characters. Sister Frevisse gets to travel more than most medieval nuns, so there is also variety in the settings. There are 17 books so far. She has a related series as well. A Play of Isaac is the first book featuring Joliffe, an actor, playwright, and a spy. He travels with a small troupe of actors who are like a family, often struggling to make ends meet, but preferring travel to settling down in one place.
Gellis, Roberta. A Mortal Bane introduces London madam Magdalene la Batarde and Sir Bellamy Itchen.
Gordon, Alan. Thirteenth Night is the first Fool's Guild mystery, featuring Theophilus or Feste, a jester and secret agent, and Viola, who becomes his wife and apprentice. The pair travel extensively, from Italy to Constantinople.
Grace, C.L. A Shrine of Murders is the first book featuring Kathryn Swinbrooke, Canterbury physician.
McIntosh, Pat. The Harper's Quine is the first in the Gil Cunningham series. Gil is a young lawyer in Glasgow, who is assisted in his investigations by French mason Master Pierre and his daughter Alys. Strong female characters and vivid portrayal of village life add appeal.
Newman, Sharan. Death Comes as Epiphany introduces Catherine LeVendeur, student of Heloise at the Paraclete in France and Edgar, her betrothed and student of Peter Abelard.
Peters, Ellis. A Morbid Taste for Bones is the first in the classic twenty-one book Brother Cadfael series, set at a Benedictine Abbey in Shrewsbury, England, near the border of Wales. Brother Cadfael is a monk, herbalist, and former man at arms.
Robb, Candace. The Apothecary Rose features soldier turned spy Owen Archer, and his wife Lucie, an apothecary in York.
Roe, Caroline. A Remedy for Treason begins the Isaac of Girona series. Isaac is a blind Jewish physician in Spain.
Sedley, Kate. Death and the Chapman begins the Roger the Chapman Tales. Roger is a peddler, traveling around England, which he enjoys more than life at home in Bristol with his mother-in-law and young child.
Tremayne, Peter. Absolution by Murder is the first in the Sister Fidelma series. Fidelma is a dalaigh, or legal advocate, in 7th century Ireland, and is sister to Colgu, the King of Muman. She is assisted in her investigations by Brother Eadulf of Canterbury.


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Organization is a key to sanity!
The skills to an organized life can be taught from a young age. So why not make it fun! Read more about how to make organization fun for toddlers to teens.
And take messy to the clean Lennar rooms pictured here.
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Microsoft's Vision for 2019 is Data Visualization
Google's chief economist tells us statistician will be the sexy job of the next decade. Now Microsoft provides its vision for 2019 (video below):
The future for 2019 looks a lot like data visualization and some serious data processing, yeah? So you better get ready. Hop on to the band wagon before all the seats are taken. The future sure is lookin' good. Check out the extended version of the above video in the link below.
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By 2019 Flowing Data will be the absolute reference for Data Visualization … but isn't it already the case ? :P
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I would say their vision in this video is more focused on human-computer interaction.
yeah, i could see that too. it's all intertwined, really
Those visualizations are beautiful. I want to touch.
Mickysoft recycled half of the video from 5 years ago (Retail Future Vision, Manufacturing Future Vision, Banking Future Vision, & Health Future Vision circa April 2004:
Looks suspiciously like hype, sales, and marketing to me. This, from a software company that can't even build a decent browser.
Oh, I'd say it's definitely hype, sales, and marketing, but still a cool video :)
Have anyone of you read "The Black Swam" from Nassim Nicholas Taleb? There you have the answer, the probability of this being 2019 is close to 0. Look at 1999 predictions of 2009 and think how close is reality to predictions.
That's why it's called vision/concept not a prediction or roadmap. Visions are for inspiration(it got me inspired at least). It's more like saying "hey look how it _could be_ – you like it? so do sth to make it come true"(like talk to your fav services/apps developers that you want open data). Like Sterling said http://grinding.be/2009/03/01/bruce-sterling-on-the-transition-web/ We need directions and this video gives us some. Now it's up to us what we do with that.
I'm think most of criticism to this presentation is because it was made by Microsoft. If it was released by Apple everybody will be praising it.
Last thing: Gibson said "The future is already here – it is just unevenly distributed." All tech needed for things in this video are already here. Maybe except touch reactive e-paper. Only problem is exchanging data and production cost for mass market(like RFID tags).
i dont see any Ctrl+Alt+Delete buttons on any of those things.


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I second Chase's comment.
Also Shaman Base Health was increased in a WotLK patch so they didnt have the lowest base heath of any class. (this was after the class Q and As were released.)
Hopefully the removal of arp in cataclysm will make mail armour matter more.
And shamans dont have to sit there doing nothing, even today. This is PvP, you have that trinket if you need to use it. But As resto you have heals to help you, earthsheild if you have it on yourself. Enhancement can use shamanistic rage, and ele has even greater tools, thunderlol and the 30% less damage taken when stunned spring to mind.
I think cata will be lessening stunlocks, and be all the better for it. For both sides, close battles can emerge, over binary 'win/lose' in those few seconds.


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Keep Headphones Handy: Workerman MacHook
Test Lab
Product: Workerman MacHook
Price: $15
Rating: Recommend
To those who feel they're in a constant battle for the cleanliness of their desk: we understand. That's why we're always looking for cheap and aesthetic solutions to alleviate clutter problems, headphones being one of them. In comes the MacHook from Workerman — a simple, sexy hook that uses nano-suction technology to snap onto the side of your iMac.
First of all, talk about the perfect merger of tech and craft. Made from birch and sealed together in Workerman's studio in Minneapolis, this little guy screams 'tech-inspired woodwork'. Simply put, it's a well-constructed product that's illustrative of pure functionality at its best.
Okay, so I found a couple of small imperfections near the bottom of the MacHook I received, but I'm okay with that. Good intentions and signs of its hand-crafted-ness makes a product like this hard to dislike.
On to the fit. Here's where custom designs such as the MacHook show signs of weakness. Since it only comes in a single size that fits the newest Apple iMacs in sizes 21.5" and 27", any display outside of this guideline will not have that perfect, flush fit. But what about my Apple iMac 24" or Apple Cinema Displays? Sorry fella, better get an iMac.
Unfortunately, I didn't have either one of those Apple iMacs available in my office, but I gave it a shot on my 27" Apple Cinema anyway. The result was just as I expected... a slight gap to the right of the monitor due to the imperfect fit. This caused headphones to wobble quite a bit when hanging and thus made it undesirable as a long-term solution.
I did have a moment to try it out at a local Apple store (I didn't want to make it too obvious by whipping out the dSLR, so you'll have to trust me on this one). I found the MacHook did indeed fit perfectly on the Apple iMac 27", as advertised, and looked much sexier to boot.
This goes to show that you really should read the fine print when purchasing any type of product, but it's especially important when the product is constructed to fit two un-malleable materials. If I owned one or more of the iMacs recommended by Workerman, I'd likely be stocking up on quite a few of these for my office. If the MacHook happens to be compatible with your setup, I recommend picking one up to clear up some precious desk space.
Pros: Beautiful design, strong build, nanosuction doesn't leave residue on computer
Cons: Does not fit anything other than a 21.5" and 27" iMac
Our Ratings:
Strong Recommend
Weak Recommend
Don't Recommend
Apartment Therapy Media makes every effort to test and review products fairly and transparently. The views expressed in this review are the personal views of the reviewer and this particular product review was not sponsored or paid for in any way by the manufacturer or an agent working on their behalf. However, the manufacturer did loan us the product for testing and review purposes.
(Images: Anthony Nguyen)
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Absolute shame...I wanted one for my 27' cinema display :(
Thanks for the great write up Anthony! It's true that the Machook will not fit perfectly on older model iMacs. At one point I was making them for all models, but due to the very low amount of orders for the older model decided to discontinue them. The 3M command hook stickies do work very well when using super large headphones or trying to fit the Machook onto an older model display. I am also in the process of upgrading the nano-suction strip to a more powerful version for this same reason.
Thanks again for the post! If anyone has questions feel free to email me or post a comment!
Mine worked great for about 6 months and then the adhesive began to fail. I tried to contact workerman via their website about recommended fixes/adhesives but never heard back from them. It's such a shame because I thought the Machook was a really simple and beautiful edition to my workspace.


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Many arts initiatives are facing cutbacks as budgets are tightened in a bid to curb the country's spiralling debts.
But the X-Men star is adamant politicians should be cautious about plans to scale back the amount of money which is poured into cultural institutions, because theatre is a major attraction for visitors from overseas.
He tells Britain's The Independent, ""I don't think any recent Government can be smug about their relationship to the arts in England. (They have all) underestimated the sheer economic benefits that derive from it. It's never been fully appreciated or understood. Until it is, there will be tension. And presently of course with the... cutbacks it's going to be challenging if not life-threatening in some areas of live theatre. There is a failure to grasp how significant in terms of tourism and visitors live theatre in London can be.
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College offers first of its kind study abroad program
ASL Luncheon
Video: American Sign Language at Goshen College
Learn more about the incredible American Sign Language (ASL) opportunities at Goshen College.
ASL Workshop on Feb. 18, 2012
The four year ASL program at GC hosts Tom Adamo.
Annual Silent Retreat
Students attend Annual Silent Retreat
Goshen's Modern & Classical Languages Department highlights American Sign Language and Spanish. Studying a language will give you the opportunity to study abroad and become immersed in the language and culture of the country. For example, past ASL majors have spent a semester in Jamaica for Study-Service Term (SST), teaching American Sign Language to children there.
Spanish boasts the highest numbers of minors at GC. For majors, our unique one-year residency requirement abroad in a Spanish speaking country will prepare you to enter the job market, not only knowing Spanish well, but understanding the cultures of Spanish-speaking people.
In addition to these two majors or minors, the Modern & Classical Languages Department also offers language courses in Arabic and French, as well as introductory language courses for SST groups: Khmer (Cambodia), Mandarin (China) and Swahili (Tanzania), typically offered the semester just prior to the SST.
- Major in American Sign Language / Minor in American Sign Language
- Major in Spanish / Minor in Spanish
- Other Languages Offered: French, Arabic, and German
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On February 01, 2013 I purchased InPixio Photo Clip 5.0 from Avanquest Software and received an email containing the Serial Number 11FD-0311-KUSE-GBRU-Y315-6GVW. I had no trouble installing the program. However, every-time I attempt to start the program, I get a popup that tells me that there is an invalid or no serial number and to click the 'activate' button to remove the screen. Then I get another popup to enter a serial number. Which causes a red X to appear and I am again informed that the serial number is not valid. Please let me know what is wrong and how I can correct this.
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The objective of the GTIP is to:
- ensure that existing and future gas transmission assets are used efficiently;
- establish the need for gas transmission investment; and
- develop an effective pathway for efficient gas transmission investment to take place.
Structure and Governance
The GTIP is structured as a package of interconnected projects:
- Information Projects: [2] to minimise information asymmetries;
- Market Projects [3]: to provide efficient market design; and
- Regulatory Projects [4]: to define appropriate regulatory arrangements.
Two advisory panels provide advice to Gas Industry Co in relation to the Programme. The panels are two key ways the industry can be substantively involved in the GTIP, although care will be taken to keep all stakeholders informed of progress, and consulted on critical issues.
The diagram below illustrates the GTIP structure and governance.
GTIP Structure and Scope paper and review
Gas Industry Co has prepared the paper: Gas Transmission Investment Programme - Structure and Scope [7]. The aim of the paper is to provide:
- a clear objective and scope for the Programme;
- further detail on the GTIP governance arrangements and component projects; and
- a detailed work plan.
The scope of projects identified in the paper will be reviewed by the Panel of Expert Advisers (PEA). Any advice the panel has on revising the scope will be considered by Gas Industry Co before the scope of the GTIP is finalised.
Background to this work
Gas Industry Co has been working on transmission pipeline capacity issues for several years. Our work in this area has sought to address both short and long-term issues that have arisen from the North Pipeline constraint. In relation to the short-term, large end users on the North Pipeline have experienced a reduction in the number of credible bids they receive when seeking a new gas supplier. Gas Industry Co's investigation of this situation prompted key industry members to put in place a set of commitments known as the, 'Bridge Commitments' [8]. Gas Industry Co is monitoring the market to assess the effectiveness of these commitments.
More information on this work can be found in the Short-term Capacity Workstream [9]
In relation to the long-term, Gas Industry Co has investigated Vector's access regime and developed various options for improving the performance of the regime. Stakeholders have participated in this work through various workshops and consultation papers. At an April 2011 workshop, attendees strongly endorsed the need for a more holistic approach to finding solutions to the longer-term transmission capacity issues. It was proposed that Gas Industry Co lead a structured programme of work, and subsequent industry submissions endorsed an outline for the GTIP prepared by Gas Industry Co.
More information on this work can be found in the Long-term Capacity Workstream [10]
Workshop on Demand Management and Transparency
On Tuesday 15th January 2013 a workshop was held relating to Demand Management and Transparency.
Here are two presentations from this workshop
Demand Management and Transparency [11]
GIC Physical Constraint Management [12]
These are issues that the PEA have provided advice on and their work can be found here [13]
Transmission Update and Workshop on Gas Supply/Demand
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Tips for Tourists in Tallahassee
If you want to get into a festive mood this holiday season then you should visit Tallahassee, Florida's capital city, which provides a unique festive ambiance. Tallahassee hosts a number of events and festivals throughout the year. Apart from hosting events this town has a great historical relevance. In 1539, Hernando DeSoto, the Spanish explorer celebrated the first Christmas mass in Tallahassee.
Must Do Things in Tallahassee
Visit the Florida State University
Westcott Building, FSU: We had heard a lot about this top notch university, so it was at the top of the itinerary. My wife and I were truly impressed by the beautiful and huge college campus which spans over 489 acres of land. The Westcott building was amazing and it houses the Ruby Diamond Auditorium, famous for its unique appearance. And the football team isn't too bad, either.
Go to Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science
We had a great fun at this place and it's a must visit if you are on a trip with your family. It was good to see the animals in their natural surroundings .If you like outdoor sports then go in for the zip line course which promise good adventure.
Checkout the Lounge at Hotel Duval
You can get a glimpse of the burgeoning night life of Tallahassee at Level 8 of this lounge. The cocktails served at the place are awesome.
Enjoy a walk in the Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
We enjoyed a peaceful and romantic walk around the lake to Maclay house. The gardens are beautiful and picturesque. The reflecting pool is another highlight of this place and adds to the beauty. You can also go in for trekking as the place has awesome trails. The giant trees, the colorful flowers and the serenity provided an overwhelming experience right in the middle of the city.
Go in for a bike ride at Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
We enjoyed a bike ride at this trail following the oldest railroad line of Florida. This place does not have much traffic so provides you an opportunity for a wonderful ride in the shade, provided by the hanging trees. It is one of the smoothest trails that I have ever seen and is great for walking, bicycling and skating.
Where to Stay
Tallahassee provides a variety of options for stay. We stayed at a family owned lodge which was very reasonable and also provided good facilities. The hospitality was amazing and we also heard some interesting folklores from our hosts, who have been staying at this place for many years. Apart from this, Tallahassee has some nice hotels and Southern style inns.
Tips for Tourists
- Prefer to take a taxi for sight seeing as the public transportation is not that great.
- Prefer staying in family owned lodges which are not only economical but also give you an insight into the culture of this place.
- If you want to taste some good beer then head to the Fermentation Lounge, which gives some tasty options.


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I realized that in this environment, the film was unspooling not a series of historical events about a place called Haiti, but rather a living a history that led in a straight line from Columbus directly to this camp and all its misery. I had always thought of the earthquake as the end of the film, that it represented the ultimate tragic outcome of 400 years of brutal history, and the film has a brutal earthquake sequence that contains audio and video from the security cameras that were in the presidential palace as it collapsed. But, as the scene unfolded, with the sound turned up so loud that the entire pavilion literally shook, I realized that the end of the film actually lay here in this camp, and we were living it in real time.
—Filmmaker Whitney Dow, from his inspiring guest post on our blog today. His documentary, When the Drum is Beating, explores contemporary Haitian culture and community through one of its most beloved musical groups — a 20-piece band called Septentrional. This is a must read.


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I recently started a holy pally (tauren), I'm level 49 (bout halfway to 50). My question is about gear, I did read the Holy Pally 101 and noted the stats I'm looking for.. but do I want spirit now as well as intel? Since the tooltip from some of the talents or abilities mentions a gain from spirit. I know intel is always good: I've got a resto druid, a priest and a healy shaman. Gearing the others (I'm talking about quest gear, some drops from random instances and crafted items from the auction house) hasn't been too difficult - especially the clothy. My problem has been finding plate with intel or spirit. Should I not be wearing plate? I tried searching for some mail items, thinking maybe I should go back to mail armor, but it was a bunch of the same. I did find a couple items with intel, one of them a 2-headed mace. Then I remember reading somewhere about using a single hand and an off-hand. I'm trying to get the right combination of gear before it gets to expensive to fix.
Jeff (Not that one ^ ) said...
When I leveled my Holy Pally, I used the Shaman Int mail heirlooms. Until you hit 50, it doesn't matter what gear you wear so long as it has int and, hopefully, spirit.
Spirit will be the speed with which you regen your mana while in combat. You need it. You need Int, too, because it factors into both your total mana pool and your spellpower. When you hit 50, you'll learn Plate Specialization, giving you a 5% boost to your Intellect when you replace ALL of your gear with plate gear. If you can't find gear good enough, you can temporarily give up that 5% boost until you do.
Dont bother with "only plate" mentality at low levels. You will never get full plate set thats properly better than lets say mail. (shaman pov but same thing in the end: ) Heck, even after 85 I used non-mail because some cloth rep ones were just better (would've losed over 1.5k mana and quite hefty amount of other stats including ofc SP to change to blue items, not really worth 5% more at that time).
As for spirit vs intel.. I dont really know for sure but I would safely assume that
1) You already heal whole tanks health with one/two heals then /dance around.
2) Before 81 your combat ratings are "out of roof", wrath style, so you regain mana even with bad gear and hardly ever go oom even if you might not always use stuff properly to regain mana (judge/melee with Seal of Insight etc).
Therefore I would suggest spirit actually since there isnt really haste or crit to speak of. Less downtime (less "go go go what you mean mb go go"). Of course if you find to be in trouble of healing then go for intel for throughput.
Thanks for both replies! @Ice I haven't had trouble healing wearing the pieces of plate that I had. I'd been replacing the mail I had because thats what I thought I was supposed to do. I'd been looking for the spirit/intel or whichever, but I hadn't realized I'd lost as much as I had until some (angry) tank yelled about queueing as a healer without "healer gear", since he'd died twice in Stratholme and then left without waiting for me to say anything. Though we re-queued with another tank, and healing that tank wasn't an issue. Though the group never finished because dps kept leaving and I got tired of waiting and also I was bugged by the fact that no matter how hard I was trying to keep my gear 'right' that it was still making me fail. Today I got a good group and finished stratholme, which I was glad because I was starting to think it WAS my fault. Prior to that I never had issues healing, keeping tanks up even if they had less health than me. Mana really hasn't been an issue, I've hardly ever had to drink, though I do if there is downtime (say theres someone else that needs to mana up).
I did look at my gear, and noticed the lack of intel, bought some peices at the ah that I could find. But, both bits of advice are helpful. there is a lot of good cloth gear out there, I outfitted my resto druid in some of it before I went all leather. I hadn't thought about the benefits of mixing and matching.
Jeff (Not that one ^ ) said...
I want to say that around 55 or so I hit up Alterac Valley to farm honor points and bought gear from the PVP vendors in Stormwind when I hit 60. That put me in a good position when I started Outlands and you'll find that healer plate starts showing up more frequently then.


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Exactly, I want more of a Kvitova like Maria
, just like in 2004. I am not all worried about winning against Serena. Its not gonna happen unfortunately on any surface, even in Rome or Paris, please guys I really want her to win both but if we live in realistic world, then our weekends would not be so sore.So I am praying some one to take out her before Maria meets her.But if Maria faces her I want losses to be more respectful she should atleast do justice to her No-2 ranking.
I prefer Maria like she is. Kvitova is obviously very talented, but today she's the GOAT and tomorrow she makes an obscene number of UE. I for one prefer consistency and a Maria who gets to the latter stages of tournaments on a regular basis. And if she runs into someone in the semis or the final who's better or better on the day, so be it. At least she's always putting herself into a position to win things by making it that far.
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Does anyone know what the B.C. is of the Lapua 6.5mm 136 grain Scenar-L bullets?
Does anyone know what the B.C. is of the Lapua 6.5mm 136 grain Scenar-L bullets?
Too new same as 175gr .30cal i guess best case for BC data is summer '13 but more realistic fall if not later i'd imagine .
Looks good though should be a big step forward for Lapua (175gr from my rifle worked perfectly ->155 were very picky and only worked well @2600)
I have been shooting 155 Scenars out of my GAP .308 AR10 @2800 for quite a few years now. After testing a number of different bullets the 155 Scenars give me some amazing accuracy out to 800 yards (farthest I have shot them at).
The 139 Scenars also seem to outperform every other bullet I have tested out of my 6.5x47 bolt gun out to 1000 yards. They give me some ridiculously amazing accuracy.
Lapua Scenars have definitely proven themselves out of my rifles. Looking forward to see what their new offerings will bring to the table. I had a feeling that the -L bullets did not have B.C. data yet. Definitely will be fun experimenting with them.
I have high hopes for 175 too because i simply wasn't able to get 155 shoot at speeds required for 1km and had to shoot dual loads (185 <600) and 170 lockbase for long range. Dunno why 155 didn't shoot in my Tikka at over 2600 (here they grouped like 185 one big hole) but they were simply over .5moa regardless what i did. In Sako (trg) they fly great and its basically the same barrel (chamber and throat) just longer a bit.
175 looks very pointy and is quite long so BC based on form from Lockbase should be well over .250 probably somewhere around .260 (g7) if not more but we'll see.
psinclair has been testing the 136 against the 139. Might give Pat a shout.
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Initial radar firing for several of the new Scenars is slated for mid summer, and we should have the data back pretty shortly thereafter. I'll be happy to pass it on as soon as I get the results, but you might also check our website, Home - Lapua from time to time. It will be posted there as soon as they get the data back.
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This is awesome and I'm excited about getting them in my hands with a official BC. When can we expect to see these in retailers hands?
psinclair or senderoman should be able to give the answer on these.
If I remember correctly I believe Pat(psinclair) was thinking a g1 around .590 from what he had in his thread about them
BC G1 for 139gr Scenars is 0.615, G7 is 0.285.
BC G1 for 123gr Scenars is 0.547.
Hope that helps with estimate.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ---Epictetus---
The true BC for the 139 Scenar is .578 (G1). The old BC of .615 was corrected by Lapua and when plugged in to Shooter, gives perfect data out to 1100 yards which is as far as I've tested them.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Fun-day Friday {Link Party #4}
I think so!
And let me tell you .... I could USE your FUNspirational (I just made that up) link ups this week .... it's been -- well -- it's been one of those weeks.
BUT. I did have ONE fun thing happen ....
Did you hear?!?
I .......... Bec .......... Lucy's mom ........... author of this-here blog ............WON SOMETHING!!!
From one of the most rockin' blogs out there - Tatertots and Jello!!! No, it wasn't the Silhouette {sad face} ... but I ain't complainin'!
I won a $50 gift card to Smidge and Pinch .... which has a-DOR-able party supplies like these cupcake toppers and sprinkles ....
And I'm still in shock that I actually won something ..... I'm pretty sure that's a lifetime FIRST! :-)
And now, getting back to the reason you're here (well, at least I'd like to think so!).
Link up your FUN stuff, people!
And follow the rules! (You know the drill .... take the button from my sidebar and put it on your blog somewhere, comment on other's links, yadda yadda...)
Have FUN! :-)
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BARRY COUNTY (WKZO) -- More information has surfaced about the man who died in a police-related shooting over the weekend in Barry County. Michigan State Police investigating the fatal shooting of a suspect by a deputy from the Barry County Sheriff's Department still aren't saying what he did to provoke the deputy to shoot him.
The suspect, 41-year-old businessman and auto mechanic Ralph Elliott, was on probation because he reportedly threatened to kill his wife while drunk last year. As a condition of probation, he was banned from possessing a gun, but he allegedly had one Saturday night and had reportedly fired it twice before deputies arrived.
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Linus Loves is a Scottish dance music group and remix/production musical ensemble. The group originally consisted of DJs and producers Duncan Reid and Kevin McKay, after they co-founded Breastfed Recordings together in 2002 with Myles MacInnes. McKay left the outfit in 2005, and Reid has continued using the moniker until the present day.
The outfit is best known for their 2003 hit single, "Stand Back", with vocals by Sam Obernik. It was a cover version of the 1983 Stevie Nicks' song. The track peaked at #31 in the UK Singles Chart in November 2003.
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UPDATE: Reginald Walton is back in custody in Sioux Falls. Read the story below for previous details of this case.
Police and the Department of Corrections are looking for an escaped inmate in Sioux Falls.
Reginald Walton was reported missing from his work release job in Sioux Falls Wednesday afternoon. Walton is a 51-year old black male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 6-feet tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. He is currently serving a 10-year sentence with 5 years suspended for grand theft and a 3-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance. Both sentences are from Minnehaha County.


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POP-UP Office / Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The POP-UP Office is an installation that explores the evolving way in which we work. Using modular units that can be combined in different ways, the result is a workspace that is simultaneously bare bones and tailored to the individual. Built out of reclaimed wood pallet boards and their frames, separate modules collectively form the modern work place facilitating both individual work and collaboration — a workspace, collaborative space, lounge area and refueling station. In sinuous forms, the reclaimed boards morph from the wall and floor into furniture elements, sanded where the human body comes in contact with the wood and left rough where it does not.
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when i'm singing along to 1d in my car & another driver catches me
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I am Courtney. I have a youtube channel: C93cmj. I am a music major (Vocal focus aka singer) but I also enjoy participating in theatre, I love choreographing a few dances and I like to bake things. I currently go to a community college called NOVA and I'm hoping to get into a university soon. Now what is this blog mainly for? Basically It's a personal blog. I'll repost things that I believe are cute and sweet but also things that might be relating to how my life is and such :P Oh and I post photos from Instagram.... A LOT :3


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Happy birthday, Fyrewolf! I hope you are having a wonderful birthday!
Dog of the Day
Cat of the Day
Pet of the Day
Happy birthday, Fyrewolf! I hope you are having a wonderful birthday!
Yikes! I've been Boo'd ... right off of the stage!
Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!
"That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas
Cassie's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/448678
Have a happy Birthday!
Lilith Cherry
"Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents, never revenges itself." -Mahatma Gandhi
Happy Birthday! DJFyrewolf36! Hope it was a great one!
Meowmie to Mr. Spunky, Samwise, Lady Jane, Bob, and Callie.
RIP Emily (Oct 8, 2013), Rose (Sept 24, 2001), Maggie (Fall 2003)
Happy Birthday!
All things work together for good to them that love God.
(Romans 8:28)
I've been defrosted-- Thanks, Sana
Happy birthday to you, DJFyrewolf36!!!
I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually. "Cats are nice."
-- Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
Happy Birthday!!!
Forever in my heart...Lacey,Sassy,Mandy,Corey,Ginger,Casey
happy belated birthday, DJF! I really hope you a great one.
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Melbourne Now
December - March 2014
Paper Tiger shelving, cubes and trestle tables popped up at the National Gallery of Victoria for a 3 month temporary retail store fitout. The trestle table is a new design which was loaded to the hilt with design books, objects, sculpture and jewelry. 300 cubes were used to house the new influx of Melbourne-designed wares. Paper Tiger was commissioned to design the stores at both state galleries, and the cafe was fitted out with stools for the three month duration.
|White Night Festival
February 2014
The Bank of Melbourne was a major sponsor for this year's White Night. Paper Tiger provided 2000 stools for the all-night extravaganza enjoyed by 500,000.
|RMIT Design Challenge, Ageing
August 2013
Paper Tiger Cubes were used to create an exhibition for the six finalist projects submitted by leading practitioners and academics from the Melbourne architecture scene.
|InterfaceFLOR Stools
April 2012
Paper Tiger Stools were used by industry champion InterfaceFLOR, the world's largest producer of carpet tiles, to promote their ongoing commitment to sustainable production.
|Design Futures at Decor and Design
February 2013
Paper Tiger collaborated with a bunch of very talented designers and producers to create a vision of the coming year's global trends in design at the Sydney event.
|Sustainable Fashion Belgium
April 2011
This event centred on promoting corporate social responsibility in the renowned fashion industry of Belgium. 1000 stools furnished the catwalk, catering and network areas.
|AFL Grand Final at Federation Square
September 2008
Still a favourite event since the beginning, the Paper Tiger Stool really showed off its chops here in Federation Square for the screening of the 2008 Grand Final.
|Cool Australia Enviro Week
August 2011
The kids were let loose on the pyramid piles of Paper Tiger Stools, to give them a hands-on lesson enviornmentally friendly creativity.
|Kinetic IT trade show stand
August 2013
Paper Tiger helped KineticIT create a visually powerful trade show environment, communicating the innovative and fresh nature of the technology company.
|FEB FAST Mixte Stools
January 2013
Paper Tiger supported the annual purge by providing stools for a pop-up event in Federation Square to promote the Feb-Fast the annual month-off of alcohol and coffee.
|Design Made Trade
July 2010
For the third year running, Paper Tiger sponsored Design Made Trade in association with Visy Industries. This year's theme was 'Melbourne Design Embassy'.
|Australian Writer's Guild
April 2011
Paper Tiger supplied stools to the screening of the Australian Writer's Guild awards. 200 stools were screenprinted with the Guild logo for the event.
|Carlton Football Club Family Day
February 2010
Paper Tiger supplied tables and chairs to the Carlton Football Club pre-season Family Day event. The supporters came out in droves for the pre-season event. (images from 2009)
|Sustainability Victoria Expo Stand
October 2008
Paper Tiger supplied tables and stools to the Sustainability Victoria Stand, sponsors of the Save Water Save Energy Expo in Melbourne's Exhibition Building.
|Life In Style
March 2009
Paper Tiger supplied tables and chairs to the recent Life In Style trade-fair in Sydney. Life in Style is a showcase of products for the boutique design-retail buyers market.
Melbourne Design Market
December 2007
Paper Tiger Stools were on sale at the half-yearly Designer Market in the Federation Square carpark. The market features the work of local product designers and makers.
|Paper Tiger Products


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Smeg Horizontal Dishwasher for Small Kitchens
How we wanted a dishwasher in our old and tiny galley kitchen; everyday cooking and washing up weren't bad, but when we had a dinner party dishes really stacked up on our limited counter space. This Smeg dishwasher could have fit into our little kitchen much better than a traditional model. Dishwashers are usually 24 inches wide and 34 inches tall, but this one is horizontally aligned and only 21 inches tall.
Click through for more details and a picture of everything that can fit in this little dishwasher.
This dishwasher has a limited capacity, but it could be just right for urban life. We don't mind washing dishes by hand, but we love having a way to quickly clear clutter off the kitchen counters before our dinner guests arrive.
The dishwasher is available at AJ Madison for $1599.
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I have to admit when I read your subject: 'Smeg' Horizontal Dishwasher I thought you were saying it was bad. ROTFLMAO too much British comedy for me...the dishwasher does look nice though, congrats.
too funny.
I love it, I am so happy that my new tiny apartment has a tiny dishwasher to match. This one is so much nicer than the black one I have.


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Pending legislation would give drivers up to 30 years in jail for causing a death while texting and driving.
We know texting and driving is illegal in Florida, but some lawmakers believe a simple ticket isn't enough of a deterrent.
"You just take your eyes off the road for just a brief second and anything can happen," said Carrie Weaver who supports the proposed law.
A bill that just passed the Criminal Justice Subcommittee in the Florida House proposes that, if a person causes a fatal car accident while texting and driving, they could face up to 30 years in prison.
"I don't think that's much at all when you consider you might have killed someone who could have been living 50 or 60 years," said Linda Herron, who also supports the pending legislation.
Under the current state statute, there's no specific penalty if a driver kills someone as a result of texting and driving. It's simply documented in the report.
"I was horrified to learn that we have multiple cases in Florida where folks are texting and driving and there's a death and they end up getting a careless driving ticket," said Sen. Darren Soto, D-Orlando.
The bill would also penalize drivers with a criminal offense, a felony of the first or second or degree, depending on the circumstances of the crash.
"The 30 year requirement only applies if you fail to render aid to the person who you hit. It's up to 15 years if you killed them, but you attempt to render aid," Soto said.
The law would make the penalty for a fatal texting and driving accident almost the same as the penalties for DUI manslaughter.
"I would be for it, but I just think it's too much," said Lance Klein, a driver. "The penalty is too much."
"You need to put a penalty on it, so it makes it to the point where you're not going to do it," said Anthony Squitieri, who supports the proposed law.
Under the law, the same penalty would apply for surfing the Internet or writing an email on a phone while driving.
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Christopher Doyle
"I think the point to me is, what we are trying to talk about here is, the purity of an image. And simplifying things. I think that what happens is. I couldn't have done Hero if I hadn't done Ashes of Time. Etc etc. I think what you have done before, or how you have lived or what you have studied or the context of cinema itself, everything comes from what came before. I think its one basic principle that you can't escape. Social issues inform the way in which you live, politics informs the way you work or don't work and it is the same for film.
It is an evolution of what came before. But as a person, as a so called artist or as a filmmaker what that means is what I tried to say about In The Mood for Love, I think that you do work towards a simplification of things, if you are true to what you are doing you do end up being more pure or more direct in how you go about in getting what you think you need. Or how you respond to a space becomes more direct. Or you trust yourself more. Or however you want to explain it. But it is the same thing. And what that means is, you can't light the desert. Don't even try. You can't light the sea. So just wait for the right time of day. Why do you need twenty lights on a glass of water to make a commercial?
You are jerking off. You are trying to justify how much money you are getting to do it. Now what you should do is you realise, you make other choices. You say, well if we wait till 6 o'clock in the evening and we have prepared well then we can shoot this scene in five minutes. And that is the direction you go in. and it is probably more beautiful anyway. Or you could say, as some people do, give me fifty 20ks, give me two helicopters, give me this, this, and this, and it will cost you 20 million dollars. So you choose."
"I think cinematography is very close to my physiological or psychosomatic state of mind, which is… you think on your feet, you move around a lot, you resolve conceptual problems or emotions visually. You don't know why an image works or not. The only thing that really works and communicates is the energy of the shot."
― Christopher Doyle
Stills from Wong Kar-Wai's Ashes of Time Redux, cinematography by Christopher Doyle, who intuitively waltzes to the rhythm of the golden ratio.
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Christopher Doyle Masterclass in Cinematography, now presented in the worst possible resolution, and the most awkward television aspect ratio. I wish I have my shades with me so I can filter through the poor resolution. Probably, Wong Kar-Wai wears them for the same reason.
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"Who is it?" She asked upon seeing your face.
"H-Huh?!" You asked, blinking.
"You're all red [f/n]! So who's the lucky guy?" She smirked.
"I-I am?! O-Oh, I just saw Shorty treating an injured kitten and got really confused..plus before that, Reiner and Jean took the flirting just a tad too far." You explained.
"Wait wait wait. You saw Shorty treating an injured kitten?!" Hanji looked at you in disbelief.
"I did! I'm not lying! Just gimme some paperwork for him or something so I can go confront him!" You whined. Hanji laughed then nodded.
"Alright, alright. Here. I was gonna take it myself anyway. Might as well have you take it. Tell me how it goes~!" You took the paperwork off her and smiled before turning on your heels for Levi's office.
"Cadet, [f/n][l/n]. I've got paperwork from Squad Leader Hanji." You waited outside for about 3 minutes and heard some rustling on the other side of the door and a "Meow." then silence.
"Come in." He muttered. You set the paperwork down on his desk.
"Sir?" You looked at him.
"What?" He asked.
"I couldn't help but notice you took some time to say --" "Meow." You heard. "Huh?" You looked around.
"You couldn't help but notice I took some time to say what, Cadet?" He prompted you.
"O-Oh, I meant to say, I couldn't help but notice you took some time to say 'Come in.'" You answered.
"I was busy." He lied.
"And I could have sworn I just heard a 'Meow', Sir." He looked at you.
"Are you sure you haven't gone crazy, Cadet? Maybe you've been spending too much time with Shitty Glasses." You rolled your eyes.
"It's Hanji, and yes, I'm sure I haven't gone crazy." He 'tch'ed.
"Hearing cat noises isn't a normal everyday thing, [l/n]." You looked at him, and raised your brow.
"You seriously didn't hear it?" He shook his head before- "Meow." "You must have heard it then!" You protested. He shook his head again.
"You should go to the infirmary. Your head might need checking out." He said to you, you internally growled, He must be lying! I know for a fact I heard a cat, plus! I saw him with it before! you thought. "If that's all you wanted, you should be getting back to Shitty Glasses." You growled externally this time, only quietly though. "Yes, sir." You nodded before giving him a salute and out you were, making your way back to Hanji.
"Could have been better." You rolled your eyes with a sigh. "He had the nerve to call me crazy, when I know for a fact he heard the Meowing!" Your hands balled into fists.
"Woahhh! Calm down [f/n]. Shorty would never admit to helping a kitten, it would hurt that huge head of his." You laughed at that.
"But he can't deny it when I know I saw him with one! He was acting like a little--" You were cut off.
"Kid?" The cold voice said. Your [e/c] orbs immediately widened.
"C-Corporal..." You stopped slumping and straightened yourself up. "I-I--"
"What's up Shorty?" Hanji chirped in, Levi's gaze never left yours.
"I came to return the finished paperwork, Shitty Glasses." Hanji walked over, right past him, and out the door. 'GOD DAMMIT HANJI!' Now it was just you and the Corporal, and not a happy Corporal at that. "So you saw me with the cat then?" He suddenly spoke up, closing the door with a click.
"Y-Yes, sir.." You nodded slowly.
"No point in denial then." You looked up at him, his eyes seemed to have softened.
"H-Huh?" You blinked.
"If you saw me, then there's no point in me trying to deny it. Now come on." He said grabbing your wrist and picking you up off the chair, walking you to his office.
"I found her, she wouldn't let me go on without her, so I picked her up and found out she had an injured paw. You must have seen me while I was getting something to treat her, right?" He looked up at you and you nodded, crouching down next to the sleeping bundle of fluff.
"That's really sweet Corporal." You smiled, as the kitten moved around in it's sleep. Without another second, you felt something warm on your lips, to find out it was the Corporal himself, you always had a crush on him and thus you melted into the kiss. 'THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!' He pulled away when he heard Meowing signalling the kitten was awake. You sat there in shock.
"I think she'll be called [f/n]." You blinked and looked at him. 'The hell are you and what have you done with the Corporal?!'
"S-Sir?" You blinked.
"You're dismissed [l/n]." You walked for the door but were stopped for a brief moment by the Corporal's words, "Don't tell any of your bratty mates. All you'll get is denial." You looked at him and smiled before you walked out.
"Yes, sir."


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Law students host the Hon. Richard Chin as keynote speaker
6:30 - 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2011
First Floor Function Room
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont St., Boston
The Suffolk Law School Asian Pacific American Law Students Association presents the Hon. Richard Chin as the keynote speaker for its annual Lunar New Year celebration.
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Cause you all know what's gone wrong.
Late at night, when you're in your bed,
The Bad Don't Seem So Wrong.
Tryin' to justify the violence, reconcile in silence.
Dress it up in fancy clothes. Wash it down with diamonds.
Drown it out with music. Act like they don't apply to you,
Look how wobbly the rules is. You probly could improve if/
You was in charge, maybe runnin' thangs
(If) You was involved things would be different.
Maybe you could make a difference
Or probly not and things would stay the same
And you go to sleep at night
Knowin things will never change
Wake up in the mornin and you feelin kinda strange.
Don't remember last night, so you back at it again.
Turn back up your music. Put back on your chains.
Fasten on your watch and slide on all your rings.
Put back on your glasses that block out all the pain.
Hit yo niggas on the phone, and tell em that it's on.
Tell em that it's on.
its kind of hard to listen to anyone else after you've become accustomed to Lupe MF'n Fiasco. *MF is for muthafuckin… in case you didnt know*
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The FAWCO Foundation was established over 40 years ago by the FAWCO Board as the philanthropic
arm of FAWCO. The election of The FAWCO Foundation Board of Directors is held during FAWCO
Interim Conferences. President, Vice-President of Communications, Secretary and Treasurer are
elected by the Council of Representatives. Elections and terms of office for all officers are governed
by The FAWCO Foundation Bylaws. The newly elected Board of Directors takes office at the close of
the FAWCO Conference. Administrators, Coordinators and Chairs are appointed by the
President for the two year term. In accordance with the 1967 Articles of Incorporation which
establish The FAWCO Foundation as a non-profit corporation in the State of Missouri, additional
members of the Board of Directors (VP for Programs and VP for Fundraising) are elected by the
out-going Board of Directors. A Parliamentarian serves in a non-voting appointed position and is
named by the President.
Michele Hendrikse DuBois - President
Munich IWC
Starting her expat experience in 2005 in Amsterdam, Michele joined AWC Amsterdam serving
Cynthia Smith-Ayed - VP Communications
AIWC Casablanca
Suzanne Wheeler - VP Fundraising
Nan de Laubedère - VP Programs
AAWE Paris
Margaret Hilditch - Secretary
Munich IWC
Kathleen Coughlan - Treasurer
AW Surrey
With an MBA in Accounting and Finance from UCLA and years of working as a Controller for
Elsie Bose - Parliamentarian
AWG Paris
Elsie Bose has had the privilege of belonging to three international volunteer organizations
Elsie went to her first FAWCO conference in Stockholm. She was (and is) truly in awe of
Elsie attended Mary Washington College and received a BA in Criminology from the
2014-2015 Administrators
Mary Adams - Development Grants Program
Tessa Wheeler, Education Awards Program
Tessa Wheeler's sister Suzanne, introduced her to FAWCO in 2003. She became a member of FAUSA in 2010, and is now the Regional Rep. for the Mountain West Region. She attended the Korea and Dublin FAWCO conferences as well as the Water Project Mediterranee Cruise. She lived overseas for eight years while in the military from 1986-1994. She and her husband retired from the military to Colorado Springs, Co., in 2003.
Marie Benedicte-Luxem, Target Fundraising Coordinator
AW ZurichMarie Bénédicte Luxem was born in Paris, France, where she lived till she moved to Switzerland to study at the Hotel Management School of Lausanne. From then on she moved from place to place, later on together with her husband and their 5 children. Apart from staying in Europe, she lived in Australia, Cyprus and Mauritius. She discovered the American Women's Club when she moved to Cologne, Germany. She joined the charity committee and became Charity Chair from 2009 to 2011. In January 2013 she moved to Zürich where she is now a member of the AWZ. Marie Bénédicte is thrilled to serve as the Target Fundraising Coordinator and happy to carry on helping women and girls in need of assistance.
MELISSA MASH- Counselor Liason
Melissa became involved with FAWCO in 2000 when she was President of the AWSurrey club. She has served on the FAWCO Board under 2 Presidents, as Secretary and VP Reps. She has served on several committees and has been the FAWCO Rep for AWSurrey also. She was President of The FAWCO Foundation from 2009-2011 and was Nominating Chair thereafter. She married a Brit 31 years ago and they have moved across the Atlantic many times. She is very proud to be a recipient of the Caroline Curtis Brown Award.
The FAWCO Foundation was created in 1967 and is the philanthropic arm of FAWCO, a network of independent American and international volunteer organizations representing private-sector American citizens overseas. FAWCO consists of over 64 clubs throughout the world.
The Foundation's sole purpose is to aid charitable, educational and scientific programs that are the passion of FAWCO and its member clubs. We are a US non-profit corporation, registered in the State of Missouri as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.


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Michelle Bauer Carpenter is an Assistant Professor of Digital Design in the College of Arts & Media at the University of Colorado Denver. Carpenter has produced, directed and edited award winning experimental and documentary pieces. Her video pieces have screened in numerous international and national film festivals and art galleries.
Michelle's prior non-profit work experience with Free Speech TV includes collaboration with grassroots organizations and larger institutions including the Getty Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Roosevelt Institute, Human Rights Watch International, among others. She has received numerous grants including her recent Colorado Council on the Grant and Arts Fellowship.
Above the Ashes wins two Heartland Chapter Emmy Awards
Above the Ashes has won two prestigious Heartland Chapter Emmy Awards in the categories of best topical documentary and best program editing. The Heartland Chapter is a chapter in the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and the Emmy Award represents the best in the television industry. The Heartland Emmy award ceremony took place in both Denver, Colorado and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, July 21, 2012.
2012 Winner Silver Award 33rd Annual Telly Award
The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, and television stations in the world.
2012 Winner Golden Palm Award Documentary Short
Mexico International Film Festival
Congratulations! Above the Ashes has been chosen as a recipient of the Golden Palm Award at the 2012 Mexico International Film Festival. Our judges felt that your film demonstrated excellent and outstanding filmmaking. Your film was among the very best submitted from over several dozen countries around the world.
2012 Winner Best Documentary Short
Indie Spirit Film Festival
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Above the Ashes was awarded a Sierra Nevada Award in the Mountain Culture Category from the 2012 Mountain Film Awards.
Thanks to the talents of supervising sound editor David Bondelevitch, MPSE, CAS, Above the Ashes was nominated for a prestigious MPSE GOLDEN REEL Award for BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM DOCUMENTARY. Above the Ashes is in competition with Man Made – "Bugatti Super Car"and Tim Tebow: Everything In Between.
The 59th Golden Reel Award ceremony took place in Los Angeles, California on February 19, 2012.
Above the Ashes documents the Fourmile fire through the eyes of Sunshine residents who refused to evacuate and joined together to fight the Fourmile fire. Their heroic actions saved numerous homes in the historic Sunshine community. Using haunting visuals Above the Ashes reveals tales of bravery, family, friends, loss and the rebuilding of a community.
2010 Recipient of the Colorado Council on the Arts Grant for Artists & Organizations for CAM ArtsBridge.
CAM Artsbridge is an amazing union Arts and Media faculty mentors, BFA student scholars, K-12 educators and K-12 students. CAM ArtsBridge provides university students with hands-on arts teaching experience by placing them in the classroom as mentors and instructors. CAM's student scholars are asked to create connections between arts and other academic areas. Connecting academics to art helps make sense of our world, culture and its systems.
The University of Colorado Denver, College of Arts & Media, includes the departments of Visual Arts, Music Performance and Music Industry Studies, Theatre, Film and Television Production. This range of creative diversity allows CAM ArtsBridge the ability to offer innovative interdisciplinary programs that range in artistic content.
The Colorado Council on the Arts is now know as Colorado Creative Industries. Colorado Creative Industries was created in July 2010 by merging the Colorado Council on the Arts, the Office of Film, Television and Media and the state's Art in Public Places Program.


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The Calgary Flames have placed G Miikka Kiprusoff and C Mikael Backlund on injured reserve.
Kiprusoff was placed on IR retroactive to February 5th with a Grade 1 MCL sprain. He is expected to miss approximately one week, according to a team release. Backlund is out with a Grade 2 MCL sprain and could miss 4-6 weeks, according to the release.
In seven games this season Kiprusoff is 2-3-2 with a .870 save percentage and 3.23 goals against average. Backlund had three goals and four points in eight games this season.
Calgary also activated D Anton Babchuk from the IR and recalled C Ben Street.
TSN's Bob McKenzie sets up the start of training camp, going one-on-one with the GMs from all seven Canadian teams.
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Emage always wears a bra. Her boobs are too big and heavy. Look at the size of those melons. She needs the support of a bra to prevent backaches at the very least. She says she tends to dress classy in public but likes to show some cleavage. But there's no hiding her mountainous chest. Guys that love giant tits go completely insane when they see her walking down the street. Needless to say, she is hit on many times in the course of the day, but only gentlemen types can win.
Third time's a charm for super-huge titted Brooklyn lady Emage who must inspire a lot of erections when she rides those cramped subways in the Big Apple. Try to picture this. You're on a packed letter "D" train heading into Manhattan from Brooklyn. Emage gets on and squeezes in front of you. It's springtime so she's not wearing a coat. Her giant breasts squash against your chest. Since this is the subway, everyone avoids direct contact. The train roars along the tracks, mechanically imitating the motions of sexual union...
"Emage is beautiful and has almost cartoonish proportions. She's stacked with an entire gang of tits and ass. She may be the hot-buttered babe of the year so far. She's the kind of woman that you shamelessly ogle over until she either: (a) asks you to stop (b) the police issue you a citation or (c) she's fully out of view. Even after she's out of range, you kinda keep looking in the general direction because you just can't believe what you just saw and you're wondering, 'How can I see her again?' Seeing her is like a fat kid staring at a piece of cake. You just can't turn away."
Never mind the cowgirl setting, although Emage looks very cute. Lose your bodily functions by meeting Emage, a new discovery with mouthwatering jugs. Look at the cleevage in that top. Outstanding! Emage is a Brooklyn, New York girl, born June 12th. She stands 5"1', weighs 165 pounds and wears a 34HH brassiere. She likes to go on "casual, laid back" dates. "Take me to a play or a nice relaxing dinner," Emage says. Getting her pussy licked is what satisfies her the best. No doubt she has plenty of volunteers to rock her world in that department.
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