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Animal Collective: Wild Things
A pride of lions. A parliament of owls. A school of fish. A flock of seagulls. Each of these collective nouns implies an assemblage of animals (or, in the case of flock of seagulls, an assemblage of righteously bad hair). But study the quartet Animal Collective and you will discover four contrarians that feel no need to always run as a pack, though they are prone to indulge a wild hair or 10.
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I just don't get the whole concept of going braless. I'll admit, I'm one of those girls who comes home at the end of the day and looks forward to taking off my bra. Ah, the ultimate relaxation. But when I'm out in the working world, though, it's a totally different story. I'm a big believer that a bra is always a must. Truth is, I'm just more comfortable wearing a bra.
The added support is like a personal little pick-me-up and I never have to worry about a nip-slip. Never. That is a no-no, no matter who you are. But some of my favorite stars clearly disagree. I'm not talking about the fresh off the bus, wannabe starlet who hasn't earned enough to hire a stylist. I mean the biggest names in the biz. Yes folks, super famous free-boobers. I love their work, but their style could use a little lift -- if ya know what I mean. Check out nine stars who need to strap one on.
Do you think you should always wear a bra before you leave the house? Or do you think it's okay to leave home without one?
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This is just mean. How would you like it if someone pointed out your every imperfection every time you stepped out the door, Kylie? (And yes, I'm sure you have imperfections. Everyone does)
Dear Kylie,
I hope you are 20 years old with small breasts. As for me, I'm way past that and was bigger chested to start with so gravity works. Did I cling to perkiness? I tried. Am I upset about my aging, not really. But honestly I would trade places with everyone on your list, they look better! If this was an attempt at humor, you missed the mark and made yourself look snarky and mean.
Pretty sure those women have 'normal' boobs. Maybe the article should be titled, 'Stars Who have Natural and Normal Boobs'. Would have been more mature, for sure. I can't believe a Stir writer would stoop so low as to make fun of other women's breasts...oh wait, yes I can. The Stir really is going to crap.
I count only one of these women having somewhat saggy boobs. If this is what saggy boobs look like, I've been sagging since I grew mine. There's a difference between braless and saggy.
I'm small breasted and young, but I always wear a bra. If these women would just wear bras when they went out into public, their breasts wouldn't sag so much, now would they? (I understand a celebrity not wearing a bra while in a swim suit, however.)
Several of the women looked just fine, but, Leanne Rimes looks damn near anorexic.

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I know the 100-400is thing has been done to death, but i'm considering getting one . I had this same issue a few years back and decided to get the 400 5:6 as most of my pics needed full length , but it's really restricting especially at airshows and motor sports. I have read a thread on a different forum and it has come up that its not good on the 7d , so just wondering what you guys have found with the same combinations............Andy
I evaluated a friends 100-400 on my 7D wiith a view to buying it off him.
I couldn't get one shot that I considered a "Keeper" after a week of trying, which was a shame because I loved the ability to capture a flying bird at 100mm then zoom out to 400mm to frame it, much easier than trying to capture it at fixed 300mm.
(I tried using the micro-adjustment and various combinations of focus points etc but nothing seemed to resolve my problems)
I decided not to go ahead with it because of
- bad "Bokeh" compared to my 300 f4LIS
- difficulty in getting moving objects consistently in focus (it wasn't bad with static objects)
- an overall feeling of unease that I would never be happy with the combination
I got the canon 1.4TC to go with my 70-200 F4L Is and 300 F4 L IS and am more than happy with the results I now get
(That's just my experience - I have seen some superb images from this combination so can only put it down to the particular mix of my 7D + the 100-400 I tried)
edit - should have said, the lens was only a couple of years old and was working fine on his 50D
Thanks for the reply Brian....still seams to be no real pattern to good or bad with this lens......still not sure...Andy
A friend allowed me a shot of their 7D for a bit today and I ran into an issue I hope one of you know the answer to it.
It was low ish light @ 8pm and on the 100-400 if the lens was focused close up and you switched to a distant target it would not auto focus. If I manually got the lens closer to focusing all would be well. I had my 40D there at the same time and it coped ok. If the lens is focused very close it would wind its focus out then pop back just a touch to lock focus.
Now the 7D has more focus options than you can throw a stick at, is this an issue of a custom setting or mode. Both cameras were on centre point. Focus from 1.8M to 20M subject not possible on 7D. focus from 10M to 20M possible. When focus was achieved the result was fine.
When it focuses its great, but it is the fact it does not try to sweep the focus range that concerns me. I just wonder if there is a mode that needed to be turned on in order to get it to focus the lens in those conditions. At the moment it would stop me upgrading.
the 7D does have a setting that determines whether the auto-focus recycles if it misses focus lock. Its one of the Cfn options but I don't have the manual to hand to tell you which. Its an "on/off" option. You would need it "On" to allow it to hunt for focus if it missed it first time
Thanks Brian that may be it, but the funny thing was it did not try to sweep at all. But if there was a hint of objects possibly being in focus it would snap to focus. Something to try out next time. Having said that once focus it was producing keepers.Last Modified By strawman at 21 May 2010 - 9:11 AM
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Mermaid Party Ideas
|Mermaid Parties are great for year round fun. If it is cold outside, take this mermaid party indoors and make it an indoor pool party. On a hot summer day, a backyard party provides a perfect opportunity to beat the heat and celebrate a birthday. For a more formal event, make it a Mermaid Tea Party complete with mermaid costumes and elegant tea cups.
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- Mermaid Party Supplies
- Mermaid Party Invitations
- Mermaid Party Birthday Party Decor
- Mermaid Party Crafts
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Mermaid Party Invitations
- Send out personalized Invitations to your guests. This theme is pretty versatile so you can send out any beach, shell, mermaid themed invitations that suits your needs and taste, or that fits with the theme of your party - whether it's an indoor pool party, mermaid party or outdoor, informal backyard bash. Here are a few ideas:
- Mermaid Party Invitations.
- Beach Party Invitations.
- Shell Invitations.
- Pirate Party Invitations.
Mermaid Party Decorations
The idea is to create an under the sea experience. Think Disney Little Mermaid. Think Turquoise Ocean Blue!
- Bubbles. At the entrance of the house, run a bubble machine. Play themed music like songs from the Disney Little Mermaid Soundtrack.
- Sea and Ocean colors. Decorate the room using colors of aqua, blue and green.
- Seaweed. Hang green and blue streamers from the ceiling like sea weed.
- Bubbles. Hang pearl balloons in clusters from the ceiling like bubbles.
- Fish and Sea Animals. Make Paper fish out of cardboard or paper and hang them on different heights. A great activity for kids is to let them color a picture of a fish and let them hang their fish from the ceiling. When they are ready to go home, they can take their art work home.
- Fish net and Decor. Drape a fishnet over the party table and decorate with starfish, shells, large jewels, gold coins, and sparkle confetti.
- Table Centerpiece. Use a large themed centerpiece like a Sea Shell cake, blue glass bowl with fish, or Little Mermaid Cake.
- Mermaid Napkin Rings. Create Shell Napkin Rings for your Mermaid Party Table.
- Picture Props. Get large giant Sea Shells and fill with pearl strands, beads and glitter confetti. Use as a picture prop for taking pictures or on a party table as decor. A glittery backdrop made of blue turquoise fabric will provide an instant ocean backdrop. For an extra touch use a large palm trees or octupus standee props.
Mermaid Party Recipes
- Make a Fish bowl punch. Get "sea creatures" refreezable plastic ice cubes and use that to keep your punch cool and also to provide the festive themed look.
- Fishing Pole Cookies. Simple sugar cookie dough transforms into a school of sweet finned friends with a fish-shaped cookie cutter and brightly colored icing.
- Fish and Chip Snack mix. A crunchy mix of fish-shape crackers, pretzel fish, and oyster crackers, is a great pick-up snack for kids. This is an easy snack to set-up and adds another easy "fishy" theme to the table.
- Tropical Freeze. To beat the heat, serve small bowls of frozen sherbet flavored with fresh fruit and sweet dessert toppings, like whip cream, and crushed pineapple.
- Pirate Ship Sandwiches. Make mini Pirate Ship Sub Sandwiches for the kids.
- Mini Submarines. Transform an ordinary hot dog into a mini bite-size sandwich to satisfy big hungry appetites.
- Seven-Seas Pasta Salad. Fill this pasta salad with healthy and crunch treasures. Pasta shells, shaped veggies, and star-shaped cheese will be loved by all.
- Make Shell-shaped Sandwiches. Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are usually popular but check for allergies first among your guests. Another favorite and safe option is butter and jelly sandwiches. Use a shell-shaped cookie cutter to cut out sandwiches. You can also use fish, star fish or other shell-shaped cutters.
Mermaid Birthday Party Cake
Large Shell Cake made out of Sugar paste with sugar paste flowers
- Order a mermaid cake with mermaid toppers or make your own Mermaid Cake. Print out a picture of a mermaid online and trace onto wax paper. Cut out the different parts of the wax mermaid into smaller sections and use that as your template. Trace the template for each part using icing. Finish tracing all the parts until you have a full Mermaid on the cake. Fill the mermaid with the appropriate colors. Add sea weed, fish and shells to decorate.
- Another cake idea is to make your own Mermaid Shell Cake using sugar paste, fondant and icing.
- For another easy option, use a Fish Cake Pan. Decorate like a "Nemo" using white and orange icing.
- Use an Ariel Cake Topper and place on top of an ice cream cake or regular cake.
Mermaid Party Crafts
- Treasure Box. A fun craft is to have kids decorate a treasure box. This is a great craft for boys and girls alike, especially if you will be using it as part of a treasure hunt later during the party. During the treasure hunt, kids can fill their treasure box with little "treasures" they find along the way.
- Mermaid Necklace and Boy Shell necklaces. Make mermaid necklaces using shells, pretty aqua beads, glass beads, and shell-shaped pendants.
- Sand Candy. Make sand candy art with various shaped bottles. Make Sandy Candy necklaces.
- Beach Pail. Decorate a beach pail with stickers, gems, and lettering. Use the pail to fill candy from a pinata or to collect favors later on during the mermaid party.
- Picture Frame Favor. Decorate a picture frame with gems, stickers and glitter glue. Take pictures of the kids in costume for a great party favor.
Mermaid Party Games
A backyard water park provides kids with good, clean fun close to home, plus it's easy to set up. If you don't have a pool, there are still ways to make this mermaid party fun. All you need is a water source.
- Make it "rain" over an umbrella. Stick a big beach or table umbrella in the ground or in its stand. Attach a garden hose to the top of the pole, turn it on, then stand back and watch the kids squirm and giggle with delight!
- Play a game of water-balloon baseball or water-balloon toss. Give each team one point for every balloon its players break. The outfielders won't field many balls, but they can tag the runners before they get to base.
- Hook up some special sprinklers. Get inexpensive sprinklers that spray water in wild ways such as whirling towers, flowers, fountains, and colorful tubes.
- Diving for Treasures. Fill a mini blow-up pool with water. Drop various gems, pearls, necklaces, plastic toys and inexpensive favors into the pool. Blind fold guest one by one and let the find their treasures to fill their treasure chest.
- Play Silent Charades. Give a necklace similar to The Little Mermaid's to one guest. This guest is now "Ariel" and will loose their voice. "Ariel" picks a card out of a pile of pre-made index cards. On each card there is a word or picture of a sea-themed object like fish, star fish, shells, sand, beach ball, etc. "Ariel the mermaid" will have to try to describe the object using hand motions to the rest of her mer-friends. Others try to guess what the object is. Once someone guesses correct, the person who is "it" gets their voice back and passes necklace on to the next person.
Mermaid Party Favors
- Picture Frame Favors. Use the picture frames created in the above craft. Print out pictures of each child with the Birthday child. Give this as a favor and a great memento of the Mermaid party.
- Mermaid Party Favors. Other popular Mermaid favors include bubbles, Little Mermaid stickers, lip gloss, necklaces, body glitter, bracelet and punch balloons.
More Mermaid Related Party Information:
- Recipes: Mermaid and Pirate Party Recipes
- Supplies: Mermaid Party Resources
- Drinks: Easy Summer Luau Drink Recipes
- Food: Easy Luau Foods
- Game: Captain Hook Pirate Game
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G "DUBYA" BUSH's Legacy
Why do the news outlets and leftist liberals not report the good things that he has done for the country and the people of Sudan instead of focusing on the problems that the country endured under his fine leadership?
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Munster, According to your defintion of unfunded war, we have had nearly 5 years of unfunded Obama. No budget!!
Posted 479 days ago.
So how did we do it without someone paying for it?? Didn't Congress vote to go there as they are supposed to approve because of the constitution. I know these are big words for you and I cannot wait to hear your answer. I am sure it will be a repetition of some nonsense !!
Posted 481 days ago.
That was an answer???
Posted 482 days ago.
Munster you never explained what an unfunded war was yet??
Posted 482 days ago.
You make up your own truth as you go !! That is what bothers me. You would not know the truth if it stood in front of you!!! You would lie and twist it out of shape and then CROW and crow and crow and crow about it !!!
Posted 483 days ago.
Munster you are a broken record. A broken IRRITATING one..
Posted 484 days ago.
The w administration was trying to tie Iraq to 9/11, immediately after the attack, knowingly sent Powell to the UN, with false info, Powell, being the good soldier,of course fell onhis sword, Iraq is the tell to how w is as a person, a conniving, heartless, war criminal, who benefits his buddies with no bid contracts, then doubles down by giving tax cuts to those receiving no bid contracts, adding debt to the republic, which is finally starting to diminish.....no thanks to a gop "smaller govt." controlled house....
Posted 485 days ago.
Scrappile. You do not know much about Gen Powell. He had no ambitions of being a politician. He just wanted to be and always will be a soldier. He said that himself. Bush was acting on the intel that he recieved from the CIA and FBI. He didnt blame a host of other people or things. He did what he thought was right for the country. And Kerry and the female hero Clinton voted to go into IRAQ with force !!!
Posted 485 days ago.
hey geek, alan jackson has a song for you "here in the real world", warrantless wire taps,creation of the still largest sector of govt. Dept. of Homeland security, the patriot act was not drawn up by patriots norsigned by one, how many human beings total were slaughtered by w's lie, you know Colin Powell could have been elected potus, if not for bush lies, our debt would be less than 1/2 of what it is without the only tax cuts given after congress give permission to use force in Iraq, not declare war, in this republics history....beam me up scottie....
Posted 486 days ago.
SOURCE - "9/11 the Day that changed the world."
From the History channel. Not whine & cry crap. Pay attention.
Posted 486 days ago.
Unfunded war? What would you consider the value of a human life Munster.>!?? How about 2976 of them?? That died in the 9/11/01 attacks. From the USA and 90 other countries?? NO VALUE TO YOU?? At least Bush went after them!! Made the decision before nightfall the same day. Didnt put out a lying speech. Went on TV and told the country and world himself. The military people loved him cause they knew he was a patriot and had their backs. Plus the citizens didnt have to worry about losing their Constitutional rights while on his watch !!Took 11 years to get Bin Laden but you dems gave yourselves a pat on the backs didnt you like you alone got him. Shameless. SOURCE - "9/11 the Day that changed the world."
Posted 487 days ago.
There is no one home there is there Munster. Hasnt been for a while.
Posted 488 days ago.
I got it from the history books.
Posted 488 days ago.
****motherjones****/politics/2008/05/foreclosure-phil by David Corn - in 26 Google+ circles Years before Phil Gramm was a McCain campaign adviser and a lobbyist for a Swiss bank ... And in 1999, Gramm pushed through a historic banking deregulation bill that ... Investment bank: Packages subprime mortgages into bundles called ... the California electricity market, and cost consumers billions before it collapsed......
Posted 488 days ago.
Clinton gets too much credit for the good economy of the 1990s, which was already growing when he took office. The Republican-controlled Congress helped improve the economy by exercising fiscal restraint. [31] Clinton's failure to regulate the financial-services markets enabled the bad lending and Wall Street scams that led to the 2007 banking crisis.
Posted 488 days ago.
Oh yeah.. He was PERFECT. Monica can attest to that. Wasnt he impeached??
Posted 489 days ago.
You dumbocrats are lucky that you dont have to forgo a mental backround check before you are allowed to vote !!!
Posted 490 days ago.
Dubya wouldnt be sayin "it is all CLINTONS fault" he would at least try to do something with integrity FOR the Americans and not Karsai like give him millions of dollars and cover for al qaida in Benghazi and encourage the AG to take guns to Mexico or harass the aAmerican taxpayers !!
Posted 490 days ago.
The fact that any further damage to the American people, because of future actions of George W. Bush, is EXTREMELY unlikely seems utterly lost on Muster and his Ilk.
We are presently occupied with dealing with a man that's continues to try to 'transform' America to fit the design of HIS favor. He is using those that truly couldn't give two hoots about the greatness that was once this nation, instead feeding at the trough of 'freebies' that are supplied by those diminishing numbers that will work for a living.
Munster, Mr. Openness and Transparency Community Organizer is in his fifth year of pushing the constitutional envelope. Did you hear of the Associated Press wiretap scandal breaking today?
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Munster, you complete low information moron, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED does not mean war is over. You may be unaware, being a complete idiot, Units in war are sent on MISSIONS. The Task force that included that ship had COMPLETED THIER MISSION YOU NINCOMPOOP, you are such a complete TOOL.
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#MMA #Rankings @UFC @JonnyBones @SugaRashadEvans @DanHendo @PhilMrWonderful @AlexTheMauler
The Light Heavyweight division is a good microcosm of how I see the whole of MMA at the moment – in a state of generational flux. For years, 205lbs was considered the most stacked division with guys like Rampage Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Shogun Rua competing with Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva and Keith Jardine for title opportunities. Now, most of that generation have either retired (Liddell, Couture) moved out of the UFC (Jardine) or have had their day in the sun with the title and been moved down the card on account of losing as often as winning (Rampage, Shogun, Forrest.) This has left a new generation of stars breaking into title contention – Light Heavyweight even has a relative rookie as the champion in the shape of the insultingly young Jon 'Bones' Jones, with the likes of Phil Davis, Alexander Gustafsson and even Ryan Bader following on behind.
The state of flux comes when the younger generation who perhaps DESERVE the title shot more on account of winning more of their matches aren't at the level yet where they draw enough to really get the shot, meaning more established fighters are given title shots with more spotty recent record (see Rampage, Machida.) Fortunately, the UFC brass seems to recognise this and is placing these hotshots in matches where (if successful) they'll quickly become huge stars.
Of the guys who were big stars before UFC 100, we still have Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson rightly in the title frame, but this year we should see someone like Phil Davis or Mauler Gustafsson getting a title shot (assuming either man can win their next match, against Evans or Rogerio Nogueira respectively, but both on free network TV) and Jones vs. Davis/Gustafsson for the title would surely mark the point where the generational shift is complete and any 'veteran' getting a shot after that point would surely be more the aberration that the main story, so to speak. We live in interesting times…
Anyhow, it's been an interesting few months at Light Heavyweight and while some folks on this list haven't been active, some of them have and their results and performances have been very interesting. This is how I see the division at the moment.
1 Jon Jones 15-1 (8-1) UFC – Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
As predicted, Lyoto Machida presented a singular test to Bones' abilities – a test he passed with flying colours, responding to losing the first round by getting a takedown, busting Machida open with one of his trademark elbows and finishing the fight with a standing guillotine. I have to admit that I'm none too fond of the way he callously dropped Machida after the referee stepped in – I'm well aware the referee told him to release the hold, but he could have shown more regard for his opponent than dropping him, to fall unconscious to the floor AFTER the match was won.
However that has no bearing on his in ring abilities and having dispatched the best muay thai artist in the division (Shogun), one of the most celebrated sprawl & brawl artists (Rampage) and the most elusive counter striker (Machida) it's a big question as to who can unseat Jones. It looks like it'll be Dan Henderson (with his high level Greco-roman wrestling and Right Hand of Doom) or the winner of Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis (both top notch wrestlers with underrated stand-up) next in any case…
2 Rashad Evans 16-1-1 (3-1) UFC
Rashad hasn't been active since his win over Tito Ortiz in August, basically waiting for his expected bout against Phil Davis to come to fruition. It seems he's been the #1 contender to the LHW belt forever (effectively winning that status when he decisioned Rampage in August 2010) but it turns out that waiting for Shogun wasn't the best plan when Rashad ended getting injured TWICE and lost out on title shots (which ended up going to Jon Jones and Quinton Jackson.) Rashad recovered by defeating Tito Ortiz and now has a bout scheduled against up & comer Phil Davis at UFC on FOX 2 with the winner set to get a title shot in the summer. Rashad's #1 contender slot at Shogun has turned into a former teammate grudge match against Jon Jones as Rashad was so offended by Jones accepting 'his' shot at Shogun followed by Jones saying he'd be happy to face Rashad for the belt (after years of Rashad saying he wouldn't face a teammate – usually referring to Keith Jardine) that he left Jackson's Gym where Jones was the new golden boy. If Rashad beats Davis, he'll be the #1 contender and get his shot…
3 Dan Henderson 29-8 (6-1) [3-0 at 205lbs] UFC
Hendo left the UFC as the de facto #1 contender to Anderson Silva's belt, lost his first Strikeforce match to Jake Shields and moved back up to light heavyweight. Wins over Renato Sobral and Rafael Cavalcante won him the Strikeforce 205lb strap and he followed that up with a win over Fedor Emelianenko (notionally) at Heavyweight. His return to the UFC was in a highly entertaining and victorious effort against former champion Mauricio Rua and that win catapulted Henderson to the edge of title contention. One of the oldest elite level mixed martial artists, Henderson wants his shot at the belt as soon as possible and has reportedly refused a bout against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira as being beneath his current interests. This could yet pay dividends as if Jon Jones is indeed ready for another match and with Evans-Davis yet to happen, Henderson could be the logical choice for a title match which comes sooner rather than later.
4 Phil Davis 9-0 (8-0) UFC
Mr Wonderful has had an organise rise since his debut in 2008 and since his UFC debut in February 2010 he has handed Alexander Gustafsson his only loss, sent Brian Stann and Tim Boetsch down to the 185lb division and won a decision over Rogerio Nogueira to find himself right in the title mix.
A wrestler by inclination, Davis tends to win his fights by decision or submission (his two TKO wins coming from the early portion of his career where his opponents were well overmatched) and thus far has only gained one OTN bonus in his five match UFC career (for his submission of Tim Boetsch) but the fact that he's kept winning in a division where many of the biggest stars are in sporadic form has moved him past the likes of Forrest Griffin, Ryan Bader etc. to stand one win away from a title shot. The man in his way is perhaps his equal in wrestling and is perhaps a better striker, so it'll be interesting to see how Phil vs. Rashad goes down.
5 Alexander Gustafsson 13-1(6-1) UFC
The Mauler responded to his only career loss (to #4 Phil Davis) in his second UFC bout by going on a four fight win streak, knocking off Cyrile Diabite, James Te-Huna, Matt Hamill and Vladimir Matyushenko all within the first two rounds. Gustafsson has earned his place at the top table and has a chance to further prove his credentials with a main event bout in his home country against Rogerio Nogueira. A win there would see him right in title contention, perhaps next in line depending how the Jones-Henderson-Evans-Davis tangle works out. IMHO Gustafsson is one of the most entertaining young fighters in the division and, having only gone to a decision once in his 14 fight career with a tendency to score his wins early, I'd LOVE to see him challenge Jon Jones for the title. It may come soon…
6 Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua 20-6 (4-3) UFC
Shogun may only have a +1 record in the last few years, but his losses have come via poor judging (to Machida), in a pretty close, epic fight (to Henderson) and in decisive fashion to a rising force (against Jones.) His loss to Jones could (charitably) be put down to ring rust but the fact that he would have lost a three round match to Henderson 30-27 is probably more worrying.
When Shogun is on, as he was against Forrest Griffin and in both Machida matches – especially the second – he is one of the most terrifying strikers in the division. However, he has a tendency towards mental weakness and being frustrated by wrestlers which has seen him drop out of title contention. I'm a massive Rua fan and I'd love nothing more than to see him go on a streak and reclaim the 205lb title… but it's a long road back and I can't see any way he';d get a shot before mid 2013 at the soonest.
7 Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson 32-9 (3-2) UFC
Rampage did better than expected against Jon Jones, being the first to take him into the championship rounds (although arguably Stephen Bonnar and Andrea Gusmao can say the same as they survived to take Jones to a decision) but it's hard to know where Rampage stands in the division now. He hasn't scored a truly decisive win since he KOd Wanderlei Silva in 2008 and his dedication to MMA has been called into question a few times. Can he rally to make another run at the title? I'd like to see him tangle with Shogun to see which of them gets to stay in contention – stick that on a card in Japan to draw in the old PRIDE fans…
8 Lyoto Machida 17-3 (4-3) UFC
The Dragon is perhaps the first fighter to win a round against Jon Jones, his counter striking and movement really paying off in the opening round of his UFC 140 title challenge… before Jones took him down, busted him open with an elbow and choked him out in the second. The loss leaves Machida 1-3 in his last four, with the only win coming against Randy Couture. Like Rampage and Shogun, it's hard to know where Machida stands now, with a losing record in recent memory, having lost decisively to the champion… A match against the loser of Evans vs. Davis would make sense, although there is enduring smack talk between Machida and Chael Sonnen, with Machida having mooted a move to 185lbs. Interesting…
9 Gegard Mousasi 32-3-2 [8-1-1) [6-1-1 at 205lbs] Strikeforce / DREAM – Current DREAM Light Heavyweight Champion
Despite his less than inspiring draw against Keith Jardine, the Dreamcatcher has won four out of five bouts since losing his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title to King Mo. Decisive wins in Japan and a solid decision over Ovince St-Preux have raised his stock again, and with Lawal's failed steroid test, I'd say he is probably the top lightweight outside the UFC. Given the state of Strikeforce, it will be interesting to see where Mousasi goes from here. A move to the UFC is a possibility, while perhaps a shot at the resurrected Strikeforce belt, probably against Feijao Cavalcante is equally likely.
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 20-5 (5-2) UFC
Lil Nog sneaks into the rankings on account of Muhammad Lawal's failed drugs test and Stanislav Nedkov's relative inactivity. His stoppage win over Tito Ortiz pulled him back into the top teir following decision losses to up & comers Ryan Bader & Phil Davis. Nog now finds himself playing gatekeeper again, being set to face a more aggressive youngster in the shape of Alexander Gustafsson. A win over Gustafsson should put Nog on the outside of the title picture, while a loss will confirm his new role as a solid main card fighter, but more of a nostalgia act/gatekeeper for the youngsters to get past on their way to the top table (both Bader & Davis found themselves in what were effectively title eliminators after beating Nog.)
Honourable Mentions
Ryan Bader 13-2 (5-2) UFC, Rafael Cavalcante 11-3 (4-2) Strikeforce , Muhammad Lawal 9-1 (7-1) Strikeforce (would have ranked #6 but for his recent failed steroids test), Vladimir Matyuschenko 26-6 (5-3) UFC, Stanislav Nedkov 12-0 (4-0) UFC, Ovince St. Preux 11-5 (11-3) Strikeforce
That's how I see the division stacking up ahead of next weekend's UFC on FOX 2 card, where the Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis fight has the chance to mix things up at the top. If Rashad wins, he's still #2 but with a cast iron shot at Jones, while if Davis wins, he'll leapfrog Henderson into #2 with Rashad dropping out of the top 5 on account of being on a loss. It's all to fight for!
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I'm from the east coast of Canada. I say hello to everyone, even if they aren't perfect.
that is our Canadian hospitality...
Agreed! :)
I've never met a stranger, only friends I don't know yet.
I will look them in the eyes, if they make contact then I will smile and say "Good morning". sometimes I get a smile back, or even a "Good morning" back.

Usually I get a frown. One very attractive Mom was picking out her veggies. I needed some peppers, so I moved in closer than I normally would with a stranger and grabbed some bell peppers. She looked at me like I was evil, so I gave her a big smile and said "hello, excuse me!" Well about two aisle latter she is getting some thing off the shelf and I need the same thing , so I waited till she started to move, we made eye contact, I smiled and said "hello again!" She just frowned and kept moving. Finally, at the eggs, she turns the corner and almost hits me. She see's me and this time she smiles and says . "We need to stop meeting like this" We both walked away smiling!
OMG! I wish. She was beautiful. I am not sure, but she must have been religious because she was wearing a super conservative sun dress. Not seen often in So Cal. They usually wear Tight Tees and short shorts. She had to be a Mom, because she drove one of those giant SUV's, a Lexus I believe.
Yeah, I followed her out to her car, sort of, she was parked right next to mine. I think I scared the crap out of her. "Why is this guy following me" lol
I don't know strangers either. I loved to go to a store and tell a clerk hello and how are you? I try to catch their eyes, smile at them and then I say........Thank you! I hope you have a nice day. By this time they will look up and smile back at me. I slowly leave and most times they will be friendlier to the next person in line........... Try it! *smile*
Yes I talk to strangers all the time. Some folks I will just give a quick

Hello to them. Others I might do a quick small talk kind of thing.

and then still others... the people that seem very approachable

I might strike up a conversation. I like people and I find it

easy to talk to folks... but I try to feel out weather or not a

person wants to be left alone or weather or not they would

like to chat.
Of course everyone deserves a hello. You never that hello might just make someone's day.
I always smile and say hello :)
Yes. I'm from the mid-west, we wave at people we don't know as well.
I do sometimes; if I'm in the right mood. I do it more now that I have moved back to the countryside, because everybody does it!
geez i wish more people would respond to this question.. it is like a ghost town up in here. no one talks to anyone here in la, unless you want to get a beat down. all eye contact is also to be avoided. check you six every 5-10 seconds. watch your corners as you approach them and keep out of alleys. keep your hand close to you gat at all times and never leave your house without your vest on.
lol.. yes, much better to do it your way!
I do many times a day..you never know just whose day you brightened by just saying Hello...
Of course !! ... always have ... always will ... and to you, Kathryn ... HELLLLOOOOO
Not to every single person. But yes I do say hello to a lot of people that I have not met yet.
I smile and nod a lot
"I have no idea what you're talking about".....
I do say hello to strangers. Even though I live in New England where folks can be a bit, harsh and direct, it's still polite.

Welcome to the south. Yes, they are greeters and smiley folk down there. Just watch your back. The smile holds back the angry venom. Being a southerner uprooted, I can be honest about it now. The south is its own microcosm and southerners like visitors NOT implants. There are quite a few colloquialisms which reflect their sentiments but none that are appropriate to say or write.

I planned a longer response, but I'm a bit shell-shocked after having responded to another question this morning and getting my face bitten off by a newb.
Agreed. It also depends on which region in the south. Generalized statements are generalized and never universal. New Englanders are not UNIVERSALLY brash, harsh or direct; but most of us are so it's a true generalization.
I lived all over the South. Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky. I visited all over the south in places I didn't live like Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia... in general, the places I visited, I met warm, kind people with a hearty handshake and tons of food. The places I LIVED, the people were a tad bit different. And I can still hear my aunts lamenting this neighbor or that because, "they ain't from around HERE."
I'm over it now. But thanks.
Most of the time. It was a habit that everyone followed in TX, but here in CA people are very unfriendly.
No kidding
hmm, that's strange. I have found the opposite, people in cali are (for the most part) more friendly. That may be because I'm from a place that accepts everyone... well they used to...
I grew up in San Diego, left CA for thirty years; now in Orange county-- people are still unfriendly.
Yes, the place I live in it's the norm to strike up conversations with people you don't know.
I know how you feel! I used to live in London, there if a stranger so much as makes eye contact with you never mind speaks you instantly know they have just escaped from the local asylum, so it does take some getting used to.
That explains all the terrified looks when I smiled at people when traveling in London.
LMAO! Dude in London you should never make eye contact with strangers, it's the law! By smiling at people you likely had them absolutely terrified!!!
Stranger Danger :(
ofcourse hello miss
Whenever I get within handshake range I try and be polite and general give some kind of greeting. I don't do it when I'm not feeling all that well but I do try too.


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I am still working on hubby's socks. They are taking longer than I thought they would but I've never worked with sock yarn before so I didn't realize how thin it was. I am happy with how they are turning out. I'm knitting them toe-up and like the fact he can try them on as I knit them.
I almost put a couple of cables in the socks but decided to do a K2P2 rib pattern instead (for the leg only). I like how they are turning out but wish I would have done the cables instead. Especially, since the next yarn is variegated and I think the cables will get lost in color switch.
Of course I don't really know what I'm doing. I just see things I want to knit and find a yarn I can afford and start knitting away. After I make a swatch to see if I'm getting the gauge correct, of course.
Sometimes it takes forever for me to get the gauge correct because I can't ever remember if I should have gone up a size or down a size. I almost always pick the wrong size I need to adjust the gauge.
Anyway, back to hubby's socks. I'm still working on them. Hopefully, I will be done with them in a couple of weeks since I don't work on them very often. I try to wait until the kids are distracted or in bed asleep so that leaves little knitting time.
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8x10 Landscape, Hardcover w/flaps, premium paper, 142 pp
I just wanted to drop a note with my thoughts, including lessons learned, on the quality of this book.
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I used a combination of Lightroom and Photoshop on the source image files and all of them were exported at 300dpi, so the resolution and color looked good. Overall I'm pleased with the book. I'm very picky with colors, sharpness and quality, so I do notice a couple things that could be better.
Cover : It's nice and colorful with the dust jacket, however if you don't like the dust jacket slipping and sliding off your book, you may want to go with another option. It's a minor inconvenience, but that's all personal preference too.
Sharpness : I noticed that on the photos where I applied the most sharpness (as in unsharp mask), these were the best, damn near perfect, photos in the book. Conclusion: I would sharpen my photos more than I usually would for on-screen presentation. Even if they look a little too sharp on-screen, that's probably good to make the photo pop in the book.
Color : It's not 6 color printing, but it does a good job. Some of my photos admittedly had some color noise that I didn't take care of in my source files, but that's my fault (or I did it on purpose). Color representation was quite good going from either my dimly lit PC monitor or my bright iMac screen to the book. I have a lot of blue skies, and sunset shots and lots of different colorful photos and they all came out real nice.
Brightness & Black levels : Despite the complaints I see on these boards, brightness was good. I think the arguments here are similar to arguments about black levels between Plasma and LCD televisions. Personal preference goes a long way here I think. I have a lot of photos with shadows and dark areas and silhouettes and they came out nice. The premium paper doesn't give you that glossy super black, and depending on what kind of light source you're viewing your book under, you'll get a different black level, so your mileage may vary. Again, black wasn't super deep black, but that has more to do with the paper quality, rather than anything in the photos or software.
Binding : I used black backgrounds throughout my book, but I can see the white book binding in between every page. This somewhat ruins the effect of the black background. Maybe this is because of the heavier premium paper? Maybe it's because of the size of the book? Not sure about this one. I didn't have any 2 page spread so I was lucky there, but if I did, this would not look good. I'm sure I'm the only one that would notice this with "my" book, but i'm a perfectionist, I guess.
So, there were some bad things and some good things. Overall I liked it. I will try maybe another service to do a good comparison (hey competition is always good), but I think, given the features of BookSmart (despite not having full 2 page spreads and right-to-left language support) and the ability to sell my books online, I'll use blurb again.
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I also experienced the white in the gutter on 2 pages spreads with premium paper on 10×8.(this did not happen on standard paper) Premium came from Ma. and standard from Seattle.On the 13×11 no white gap.Go figure