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Handsome Prince Nicholas of Petersbourg is an infamous ladies' man, but even he doesn't expect a flirtation at a masquerade ball to turn into abduction. Especially with a jailor as temptingly beautiful as the young woman on the other side of the locked door …
Veronique Montagne was desperate when she agreed to kidnap a prince to settle her profligate father's gambling debts, and certainly didn't imagine that her prisoner might sweet-talk her into helping him escape. Saving her home is now the least of her troubles, especially when the attraction simmering between her and the angry prince blazes into true passion. To save them both from scandal, Nicholas proposes a convenient marriage—but when a vengeful plot threatens to tear them apart, he discovers that Veronique's love is what he desires most of all…
The Prince's Bride is part of Julianne MacLean's Royal Trilogy.
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Chicken and Mushroom Marsala
If you prefer a nonalcoholic version of this recipe, substitute 1 to 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons additional chicken broth for the Marsala.
Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 2 tablespoons sauce)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 229
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 4.6g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 41.9g
- Carbohydrate: 3.5g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 99mg
- Iron: 2.1mg
- Sodium: 512mg
- Calcium: 25mg
- 1/4 cup Marsala wine
- 1/3 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and cook 3 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan; keep warm.
- 2. Add mushrooms to pan; cook 6 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add Marsala mixture; simmer 4 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 1/4 cup, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Spoon over chicken.
- carbo rating: 3
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It's Far More...
It's more than just a feeling that passes through the night,
or the passion that flows through our veins.
It's more than just a reminder of a friendship that continues,
or a greeting to say hello or goodbye.
It's more than just warmth or comfort from the cold,
or the safety to ward off the fear.
It's more than the comfort to ease the pain,
or the quiet to overcome loss.
It's more,
so much more...
It's the feel of your flesh against me, feeling the warmth of your body against mine.
It's the flow of your hair as it passes between my fingers as I think of you resting in my arms.
It's the touch of your cheek against my chest.
It's the soft kisses when you look into my eyes.
It's your hand over me and my arm around you.
It's your leg over mine as you sigh and relax.
It's two bodies, come together.
To touch
To hold
To share
To love
It's far more than hugging in bed.
It's the feeling you give me and I share with you.
It's far more
It's far more
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Thanks, this was really nice. I know it's not for me, but even the experience of just reading it was REALLY NICE. It's far more than I expect from many men.


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Japan, Tohoku : after an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, how can the people overcome political inertia and implement new ideas ?
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Leopoldo Alejandro Cortes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2008 for death of Chris Carr. Carr, 23, was stabbed in the kitchen of a La Selva Beach home during a party on Jan. 28, 2006.
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text: Share the post "Serious Business." FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestStumbleUpon Sometimes we have hard time coming up with the appropriate titles for our features and this particular one was no exception. Well, until we saw the shirt Raymond was wearing (see photo below) that is. "Serious Business" is as appropriate as it gets for this mean looking machine, don't you think? We've been working with Dax Rodriguez (photographer) on getting this car up on our site for months now so we're super stoked to finally make it happen. It also happened just at the right time because just days after most of these photos were shot Raymond (owner) got rid of his wheels. Anyway, enough of the rambling. Allow us to introduce you to Raymond and his jaw dropping (and easily one of our favorite) Nissan S14. Raymond is reppin' the hot & humid state of Arizona and he rolls with his crew who go by the name of Street Sweeper Gang. More on them here, but let's learn more about Raymond and his ride.. Photos By: Dax Rodriguez exclusively for StanceNation.com Raymond has been a Nissan lover for a long time and right after crashing his previous S14, he got his hands on this particular one. The idea was to build a "dream" 240SX no matter how long it took or how much work was involved. Raymond's goal was to not only build something he was proud of but at the same time show the world that not all S-Chassis cars are "cookie cutter". Raymond saw that the scene was full of kids rocking "knock-off" so he took the higher road and went authentic with everything. Regardless of price, if he wanted it, he saved and got it. Let's start with the fitment numbers. As you can tell Raymond's current wheels are Weds Kranze LXZ's Front specs are 18×10 with an offset of -44 while the rears are crazy aggressive 18×11.5 with an offset of -8! Weds Kranze LXZ's are some of our favorite wheels out there. Their design is timeless and they will look good on almost any kind of vehicle. As you can see in the photos below, behind those sexy wheels sit SER Brembo front brakes. Raymond previously ran a set of SSR VF1 on his ride and the car looked just as awesome. (click here) Want to talk chassis? This car shines in that department. PBM coilovers (10K/8K), Tanabe front sway bar, SPL tension rods, tire rods, rear toe, the list keeps going. It's even got a 1 piece aluminum drive shaft and Tomei 2 way differential. You're definitely going to want to scroll on the bottom of the page to check out the entire spec list. Up next we'll take a look at what Raymond did to change the cars overall appearance. His favorite kit for these cars is the legendary Authentic BN Sports type 4 aero. A must have for Raymond. He also added the 30mm BN Sports front fenders up front and 50mm BN Sports fender in the rear. Going after that "aggressive" look even further, Raymond added a Dmax kouki hood and a set of European kouki headlights. He then finished everything off with a fresh coat of Melbourne metallic red paint from the BMW E92 M3. It's funny how we can literally put months and months of hard work into a couple of sentences, but we're sure you can imagine the time and money that all this work took. Interior features a Works Bell short hub w/quick release and a Vertex Anniversary steering wheel. You'll also spot Defi white racer gauges [boost, water temp, oil press] and those awesome Bride ZETA III seats. Really the only thing that would set this car over the top is something proper under the hood, right? Scroll down for more! Under the hood sits a Nissan S14 Kouki SR20DET engine accompanied by a GT2871R turbo w/3071 compressor housing. Again, the list of modifications is unbelievable so make sure you scroll down and check it all out. This is easily one of the best built cars all around that we have ever featured. Big ups to Raymond for literally turning his life long dream into reality. Scroll down for a few more photos. So what does the future hold? Well, first of all, Raymond is currently on a hunt for some new wheels. He is also looking into getting the new turbo set up tuned to make even more power. This isn't confirmed yet but our photographer Dax who happens to be a good friend of Raymond tells us that Raymond is also in the process of building another s14 to top this one. He clearly loves his Nissans! We'll leave you here with a few more photos and of course a huge thank you to our photographer Dax Rodriguez for making our dream come true by getting this car on our site. Be on the lookout for the next issue of Import Tuner where you'll be able to see even more of Raymonds car. If you think your ride has what it takes please don't hesitate to email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with a few photos of your ride! 18 Responses Ryan May 22, 2012 fly as hell Reply Ryan May 22, 2012 This thing is super clean and built for fun. Way to go. I have a wide body project in the works but need some help. I am trying to fit Work Meister S1's 18×10.5 -26 in the front and 18×12.5 -39 in the rear. I need some info for over fenders to fit these massive rims and a shop that can make mine look as clean as yours. Reply tqstarburst May 22, 2012 Frizzle for president! Reply IMO May 23, 2012 High school kids on prom night had to get in that last shot and stare so hard. Cars dope, think I mentioned it when it was featured on that one website, I thought it was this one, I guess its that other one. Reply AlexMisa May 23, 2012 Damn this is beautiful. Anyone got an idea how much this would probably cost him? Not including the car? Reply Haterade May 24, 2012 At the least, 30k on top of the car. Wonder how much debt hes in lol Reply Kenzo May 24, 2012 "When this song comes on I'm spending money, spending money, spending money, spending money, spending money Play something I can spend some money to money to money to money to" Reply Rotary May 24, 2012 This is the perfect kouki. These photos are amazing too. Reply nattydread May 25, 2012 your are doing serious business,your 240sx is a killer love the curren$y music in your video Reply Tony May 31, 2012 I just think it's funny that nice of a car and he in the ghetto having to use ghetto azz ramps just to be able to drive..stupid if you ask me. Reply TerryJ June 3, 2012 I have to say this is pretty much one of those builds that are too flawless,one glance at the car can tell you that alot of hard work & patience went into this along with the dedication & the vision to take this car to that extra step.Alot of ppl ask us why do we do this or where do we even get the time but its something an enthusiast can understand.I look at this & makes me proud of what I do.Props to the owner on such a beautiful car & again i say thank you Stancenation for doing what you guys do. Reply CAM July 2, 2012 is great to see more african american in the game much love to u hommie Reply illrik July 3, 2012 he looks like kid cudi Reply WIdebody Nissan July 10, 2012 Men I seen his car and his team mate with the 93 240sx most props for yall and Team Street Sweeper yall team is doing it big any openings for a new member I would be gladly to join? Reply nissan4life July 23, 2012 Sick!! Cant even imagine how good it looks in person. Does anybody know what song that is? Reply T'erre August 20, 2012 Curren$y – Capitol , its off Stone Immaculate. Reply PHIL ISIDRO September 6, 2012 Sorry but you need to fire that photographer/videographer.. didn't do the car justice! That Kouki wet though! -44 ;sdkf;sfks;lk Reply luke truehart October 3, 2012 I gotta b one of those guys that has to correct you on the stupid stuff but AZ isn't humid at all its hot like hell and dry. just had to say that. its gotta b a pain in the ass to do all that work to get in and out the driveway every time what about all the other driveways u cant fit that wood in your car to do it away from home. Get air. Car looks amazing my only issue is the taillights should tint em or get em painted its the middle section that bugs me.with a car that looks this nice its the little things that u can have suggestions for cus everything else is covered and done well. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply


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It snowed yesterday and I love snow when I'm inside, warm and cozy. If I have to drive then I'm stressed all day. But I really enjoyed this week. I had errands to run and I've slowly been taking the Christmas decorations down. I needed a day where I didn't have to do anything for anyone else. Where I could make something for me. That sounds selfish typing it, but we all need to take time for ourselves. We can't always do that without letting someone else down or dropping the ball on something. I guess when the time is right in front of you, take it. No matter how rare that is.
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Ingredient Spotlight: Ollalieberries
Growing up in Georgia, I never heard of an ollalieberry until I moved out to California. My first encounter with this strange name came as I rode my motorcycle up Highway 1 from Los Angeles to San Francisco. As I rolled my way through the town of Cambria, I saw a sign advertising "OLLALIEBERRY PIE." Curious, I decided to brake for pie. I discovered that the slice of ollalieberry pie was very similar to blackberry pie, but just a little bit different.
As it turns out, ollalieberries are a West Coast thing. Developed in Oregon in 1935, they are a cross between a loganberry and a youngberry. Both of these parent berries are crosses of blackberries with raspberries and dewberries, so it's kind of like the blackberry is the "grandparent" of ollalieberries. The berry didn't grow so well in Oregon in spite of being developed there, but it has been prolific in California.
These berries have a very short seasonal window; they're usually available for two or three weeks at the beginning of June, depending on weather conditions - generally, they're available between May and July. They look like blackberries in that they are clusters of black globes filled with juice and seeds, but they are longer and slimmer than blackberries and just as sweet, but a little tangier.
They can be used in any recipe calling for blackberries, from pies to cobblers to jams.
(Image: Riley's Farm, a working farm in Southern California where you can pick your own fruits and vegetables.)
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Very interesting. These are the same size and colour as the berries sold here in Toronto as blackberries. I've never found them that delicious - just tart and juicy. Maybe I've never actually had a true blackberry and that's why I'm not impressed.
YOu've inspired me to reconsider the biases I wrote about in this post:
Pick your own at Gizdich Ranch. I grew up on these. They make the best Jam. If your in the Santa Cruz area, check it out.
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I have fond memories of picking ollalieberries with my family. My mom would (and still does) make jelly out of them and I beg for some every time I go home to visit.
I even found where we used to go: Phipps country store and farm in Pescadero.
I LOVE Ollalieberries (I call them Lollyberries just for kicks). Next year, let's make some jam!
These look exactly like the Marionberries we have in the Willamette Valley. They are superb for cobblers, scones and topped with yogurt. Yum! (And easy to grow.)
I was lucky enough to find the last few ollalieberries this year at Swanton Farms near Santa Cruz..(chronicled the jam picking and making on my blog Cheeky Chilli). I loved the taste of ollalieberries, tart and sweet, perhaps a bit more tart than blackberries...lovely!!
I second going to Gizdich! I have a jar of Ollalieberry Jam from them in my fridge right now.
I never knew they were special to us here . More to love about Santa Cruz :)


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Recent events in my hometown of Concord, NH have led me to write this post. It concerns bullying, group acceptance and teen behavior in general. As always I am going to right this from a neutral perspective, however it may become slightly slanted as I am a former victim of school bullying in the same school system as the article I have linked below, which is the inspiration for this post.
Back when I was in school there was not the systems in place to prevent bullying that there are today although they do not appear to be working all that well. In my day the teachers mostly pushed it all away or even worse took the side of the bullies as the teachers tended to think that they more popular kids were right and the outcasts, like me, were not. I went through a lot of hell in school and am quite grateful that we moved to Maine during my sophomore year.
While I did not go through similar events, my heart does go out for this young man in the article. This is so much more than simple school bullying. I understand perfectly the events which transpired here that people on both sides of this issue are not fully understanding. When you are a victim of bullying or hazing, whichever term you prefer, all you want is to be accepted. It does get to the point that it does not matter which group accepts you, what you need to do to be accepted or anything like that at all. Just the perception of having FRIENDS is enough, trust me, I know, I went through all of that in school.
All teens strive for this group acceptance and some achieve it so much easier than others that they do not even realize that they have gone through those trials. However, some of us are left out and have to fight like the runt dog for the nipple. Being left out is a horrible feeling, it can drive a person to do almost anything to be accepted despite the risks or damage to their psyche.
The event of the tattoo and hazing involved with it are horrible, completely horrible. All of the people involved in this, the victim and the bullies, are looking at serious harm to the rest of their lives. From what is described in the various articles and editorials I can easily see sexual assault charges being applied and if found guilty that is something that will follow these young men around for the rest of their lives. Now, I am not trying to marginalize the Austin boy's hardships at all, just laying out all of the consequences that will come to be realized by these events. I stand firm by my first thought, what these boys/men did is absolutely horrific and they do deserve whatever punishment is passed on to them.
Now, there is more accountability to be realized here. This student left school grounds for three hours, why was there no phone calls made to the parents or a truant officer? The school has to assume an amount of blame in these events. Granted it was a teacher to first bring everything to light, but that was after the events had already transpired. I am quite sure there were some teachers/counselors somewhere in that vast building that knew there were some social skills issues going on and if not, if by chance they did not know, they are still at fault for failing to help this child that needed it. A child that was willing to let people permanently mark his ass to gain acceptance… Just where were the counselors and teachers, on a fucking coffee break? Twenty years ago I left CHS and the same shit is going on in terms of bullying and what the staff are doing about it. Sure, after the fact they are willing to come down like a Texas tornado, but what about observing the students and taking the needed steps to prevent events like this from happening in the first place?
And now emotions, feelings and flashbacks are starting to come out here for me. I had not planned on this happening, but these events have struck so close to home I cannot help it. My heart truly goes out for this child I have never met and have not even seen his parents in 20 years… and back then at best they had no idea I was alive and at worst… well I really do not remember, I have blocked a lot of that out. I really do wish I could work out a way to be able to go and speak with the students at CHS. I would not bother with the PC crap about bullying and respect… I would lay it all open for them, tell them about my history of alcohol and drug abuse. How I tried to drown myself in sex thinking it would make me into a better, cooler person. All the stupid stunts and bullshit I did trying to prove I was not the geek or nerd everyone called me in High School.
On my Facebook I keep my friends separated into groups by how I know them. In my Concord group are a lot of people that gave me a hard time when I was is school, but that was 20 years ago now. Many, many conversations have come about and I have let each of them know that I have forgiven them for everything that happened. I have moved on from those years, but unfortunately for that young man right now that is not a possibility and I hope to god he gets the love and support he needs right now to overcome this and does not have to go through the years of trials that I did.
I sign off from this post in tears. Again, my heart and prayers going out to the Austin family. I beseech you all to read the article below and if you can, no matter the size, make a donation to help the family out in getting the tattoo removed. For those that choose not to read the article I am posting the donation info here as well.
Donations can be made to the "CHS Bullying Awareness Fund" at any Citizens Bank location.


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Players are beginning to arrive in Indianapolis for the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine with work outs starting over the weekend. Unfortunately for the talent evaluators, Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jarvis Jones, will not participate in the work outs, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Jones will pass up on the scouting combine and focus on the Georgia Pro Day.
Georgia LB Jarvis Jones, the top player on Mel Kiper's draft board, will not work out at combine and focus on Pro Day in Athens, Ga., Mar 21
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 21, 2013
Jones is one of the top players in this year's draft class, but there are medical concerns surrounding him. While Jones won't be working out in Indy, he will still undergo physicals and get the medical checks that are going to be very crucial in his draft stock.
If Jones checks out with a clean bill of health, he should be a top ten lock. However, if the spinal stenosis or any other health problems raise concerns, then Jarvis could be in for a draft day slide.
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I now have justification for why I hate Leo Durocher so much
It would be easy enough to state that Chris Jaffe's "Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008" will do for big league managers what "Bill James' Baseball Handbook" has done for big league players. In a simplistic sense, this statement will prove to be true.
One major difference between the two books, though, is the ratio of subjectivity vs. objectivity in place. Jaffe, a writer for the sabermatician-friendly "The Hardball Times" website, relies much less on anecdotal evidence and more on pure, cold numbers than even James does. Now, my longtime followers know just how I feel about numbers – as a financial analyst by trade, I know how they can be twisted, omitted, and otherwise fudged to justify nearly any preconceived conclusion.
But Jaffe has done the heavy lifting, with big assists from the robust and exhaustive Birnbaum Database and Tendencies Database, to provide the stone cold facts that provide the preponderance of evidence behind his judgments of managerial effectiveness. Like any jury trial, certainly we cannot possibly be everywhere at anytime, and we rely on the unassailable facts to get as close to the truth as possible. Jaffe lays out his case better than the best District Attorneys. It can be said that Jaffe's work is the next evolutionary step forward from James, just as James and his Run-Shares was once an evolutionary step forward from the 'old-style' method of player evaluation, which basically consisted of effusive praise for anyone who won a pennant for a New York or Boston club.
Regardless of the team you root for, Chris has the information on your historic managerial figures. From the perspective of an extremely provincial Cubs fan, I can give you detailed opinions on all their managers from Leo Durocher going forward. My humble opinions, but NOW I have the proof to back them up.
Thanks to "Evaluating", I can now say, with confidence, that Durocher was cruising on his reputation alone during his tenure with us; that Don Zimmer either was too dumb or not respectful enough of the Unwritten "Book", since he never used offensive platoons or put his best OBP men at the top of the batting order; that Dusty Baker was a touchy-feely Cali flake that did not understand pitching and hated walks, but as long as he led a team with a thick skin, he was ok; and that Sweet Lou Piniella also hates platoons, which may due to a deep-seated resentment from his own days as a platoon player, and our frequent complaints about his insistence of batting Soriano leadoff are justified, for he is one of the worst offenders in history of not penciling in his best OBP men at the top of the order (along with Baker, ol' "Walks Clog Bases" himself.
For no other reason, buy this book and keep it handy, for those times when you feel like running down a beloved figure (like Lou Boudreau). When you are accused of being overly harsh towards a sweet old man who cannot defend himself from the grave, just point out that the numbers show that he relied too much on power and lost his competitive edge once he moved from "player-manager" to just "manager". Jaffe's got your back!


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After being unveiled last year, both theSubaru BRZ and the Toyota GT-86 have now officially started production at Subaru's Gunma factory in Ota-city, Japan. The two rear-wheel drive coupe models were developed as a result of an agreement that started in October 2005. Both models are powered by the same 2.0-liter horizontally-opposed boxer engine that deliver a total of 200 HP and 151 lb-ft torque.
At the same plant, Subaru will produce the new Impreza starting in March 2013.
FHI President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga commented: "This car symbolizes our corporate strategy in two significant aspects: good progress in our alliance and advancement of our 'select and focus' approach. The start of production today made a huge step for us, but it is not our end goal. By constantly refining both models, FHI and TMC hope to nourish each model to be loved by customers all over the world for a long time to come."
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On the 4th of April, TV Triangle was glad to be part of Aspire - West London's Skills Show, hosted at West Thames College... Read more
This June has seen West London's iBurbia Studios welcome the first round of interns to the TV Triangle. The five boys, all from Manchester Metropolitan... Read more
Fulham Enterprise Studio, part of the Government studio schools project, has been backed by big TV Triangle businesses BBC and Virgin Media. Studio Schools are... Read more
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In our initial fact finding interviews, various participants raised the need to tell a better story about all the amazing work done to date, particularly with schools, by companies in the Triangle. There was also a desire to co-ordinate on making sure that the TV industry can attract the best interns/grads from around the country (particularly talented disadvantaged kids who don't happen to have a parent living or working in the media industry in London).
Skills - The TV companies in the Triangle need already invest time, energy and money in engaging with schools. Discovery's schools programme, Sky's Schools 'Skills Studio' and the Virgin / BBC support for Fulham's Enterprise Studio School are just three. The Triangle's focus around these projects will mainly be to amplify – giving more PR life to amazing stories already building up.
Interns / Grads - For many young graduates with parents living in the South East or working in the media industry, the route into TV is difficult but achievable through contacts, internships and parental support. The TV industry needs to capture the bright, talented graduates whose parents can't support them or give them a route in. Once again, our research discovered a variety of programmes within the TVTriangle.
Sky Skills Studio: http://corporate.sky.com/the_bigger_picture/sky_day_to_day_/community
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My cat does not make a perfume, but if I use the "Pink Crystal" by Versace, as she immediately resorts and starts sniffing me Big smile I did not know that such a magic in it, but he obviously attracts others ...))
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Flavor is not too multi-faceted, and yet different from the perfume like faberlic and conventional "vodichek." Primarily distinguished by its resistance. I repeat: on the skin, I do not feel it, flies in just one hour, but the clothes smell very long! Especially scarves and natural fabrics !!!
The notes of peony heard and yuzu. A bit of citrus, but more berries. For some reason I hear red currants, and maybe it's declared by the manufacturer grenades. Musk did not like - and, actually, I do not feel!
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Release Date: 17 March 2006 (USA)
Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves
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The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that's a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.
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Why can't my pudge just go away. That's all I want. Please..
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In The Highest Point, 2011
Ugnius Gelguda and Neringa Cerniauskaite
Videoinstallation: videofilm, full HD, 60'2 min, 16 mm film, 4'47 min
Script: Tamara Levkova and Michail Kariukov, Let the galaxies collide!, 1959 (excerpt from an unproduced film script)
Neon object
Catalogue by Mousse Publishing
Lithuanian version of text can be downloaded here
Department stores Mercury, Saturn, Comet, Rainbow, children's club Meteor, Cosmonauts Avenue – all of them mark a residential area or a monument to the conquest of the cosmos on the outskirts of the capital. A cinematographic fantasy finds expression in the buildings of social function. Residents moving in the trajectories of their daily activities become actors in the films based on still unproduced or rejected scripts: children playing in sand turn into doubles of the colonizers' offspring playing in unfamiliar cosmic landscapes, and a bar waitress becomes a stewardess of an intergalactic ship.
Forty years later, the pages of the scripts of unproduced films have grown yellow, and the typewritten letters have merged together. The skeleton of an architectural fantasy looms like the simulated façades of western towns in the wide expanses of Cinecittà, or gets locked in the frozen capsules of neon lights and reflections.
Cinematographer: Eitvydas Doskus
Postproduction: Vaclovas Nevcesauskas
In The Highest Point: solo exhibition in CAC, Vilnius
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Follow the @Packers on Instagram this seasonPosted by on July 25, 2013 – 8:27 pm
The Green Bay Packers have added an Instagram account, the latest way for fans to experience behind-the-scenes moments and iconic photos from the team. Follow @Packers on Instagram to get updates on your mobile device. You can also view the latest @Packers Instagram photos on Packers.com. If you're attending training camp in Green Bay, be sure to use the hashtag #PackersCamp to share your photos with other Packers fans.
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Can't wait for season to start. Get to watch a running game. Hope they have a good year.
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Ready for Seattle game. Hope Uncle Ted and Coach Mike let the team take it to them, preseason or not! Ready for Vikings too.
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TEAMS: Tennessee Titans
Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer knows what kind of teammate and person Matt Hasselbeck is.
While working last night's Titans-Cardinals game Dilfer brought up a very touching story about what kind of man Hasselbeck is.
"I know what kind of man Matthew Hasselbeck is," said Dilfer per USA Today. "There's a lot more to learn, and Matthew Hasselbeck can teach Jake Locker things that transcend football that will change his life for the better.
"The man has such a soul, such a heart … (he) truly is one of the greatest people in the NFL."
Dilfer admits he was drinking himself to sleep after his 5-year old son Trevin passed away from heart disease back in 2003.
"(Hasselbeck was) walking me through the most difficult time of my life. I mean I was a mess," said Dilfer. "I'll be very transparent. I mean I was 265 pounds and drinking myself to sleep. I'm depressed, my wife's going, 'What's going on?' And it's that guy, Matthew Hasselbeck, that says, 'This is over. I love you too much to let you do this to yourself. You need to come back up to Seattle.' And I credit Matthew Hasselbeck for the type of father I am, the type of husband I am, because he really saved my life in 2003.
"Jake Locker might be the luckiest guy in the NFL right now. He's got a good football team, he's got a great coaching staff, and he's got the best dude in the world — who probably should be playing — mentoring him and pushing him and teaching him those lessons. So Jake Locker, his family, his kids — not to mention the organization — are better off because Matthew Hasselbeck's here. It's great for Jake Locker, it's tough for Matthew, but I guarantee you nobody will handle it better than Matthew."
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... Is About "Citizen Empowerment" to help Stop Corruption, Worldwide
The European Anti-Corruption Centre™ [the EurACC ('eur-ak') EurACC.eu] will soon publicly launch in a Sustainable Public Service format, as a globally searchable, language crossing, and standard browser based, https:// SECURE ONLINE PORTAL, where unedited & uncommented, full-text, original published source materials, existing in multiple languages, and from numerous countries, provide light on the problems, issues, case studies, ongoing investigations and published reports of truly ALL Types of Private, Commercial, Political & Election related, as well as Public SectorCorruption & Fraud, Bribery, Kickbacks, Malfeasance, Misfeasance, Nonfeasance, White-Collar Crime, Commercial, Industrial, and Contracting for the Public Sector related Bidding Fraud, Tax Fraud, Money Laundering, Tunneling, Asset Stripping, Phoenixing, Insider Trading, Ethics Violations, and other serious frauds & criminality connected to organized crime, corrupt firms & individuals - whether based in, directly or indirectly operating in or through Europe, in any manner, including financially. Due to its extensive European languages and linguistics basis, theEurACC™ will additionally provide important 'early coverage' for the "EurAsian Continental Market Area" (EACMA), the Americas, the Middle East & Africa (MEA) and the Asia Pacific Region (APR), as part of its planned global expansion into becoming a standardized 'Professional Business, Global Trade & Sustainable Development, Resource Toolset' in a multi-culturally & multi-lingually, transparently easy-to-use, Software as a Service (SaaS) format.
The EurACC™ ('eur-ak') "Best Practices" based, transparency focused, global mission is to track, uncover and to provide original full-text retrievals and processing in a 'user friendly format' of one's preferred language, without commentary or editorializing, of the often unusually very difficult-to-find reportages related to corruption and fraud, including traditional investigative journalism, published citizen journalism & reporting, and multi-lingual origin social media based commentary from various countries. Returning results in all digital media types, including video and audio, the EurACC™ system focuses on the frequently resoundingly unethical, inappropriate, and generally often likely illegal historical and recent, market disruptive and manipulative activities of these corrupt firms and individuals that are seriously damaging to normal business, responsible international trade, and sustainable development, worldwide. Firms, governments and international organizations everywhere are seeking Triple Bottom Line Solutions (TBL/3BL) of Responsible Development + Environmental Sustainability + Financial Sustainability. Therefore, eliminating 'identifiable risks' from potential business transactions, by pro-actively disqualifying historically 'known' dishonest or dubious other parties, is essential in the 21st Century.
The EurACC™ is the flagship service, the technological root, and the initial portal entrance of the larger project of The International Anti-Corruption Center™, The IntlACC™ (the 'intel-ak') @ IntlACC.com. Together, they form part of a global group of regionalized specialty virtual information centers focussed on easy-to-use, transparent and sustainable public provisioning of full text data from original sources, and in various languages, on known, suspected and related crimes and parallel ethics violations of this nature. These will be transparently interconnected to seamlessly provide these services In The Public Interest, and with unusual security features to support and help to protect users worldwide. Yet another IntlACC™ 'regionalized' portal service will be The US-European Anti-Corruption Center™ or US-EurACC™ @ USEURACC.com, under-parallel, sequenced development, which will serve as a dedicated and fully regionalized North American Joint Portal or 'entrance' on the EurACC™ - with specific additional regional tools, in the customary multi-lingual environment, to supplement and enhance the global service. Augmenting these services will be The Latin American Anti-Corruption Center™ or LatAmACC™ @ LatAmACC.com which will later provide regionally optimised local+global answers for native speakers in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, English, and French.


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Under-21s showed battling side to beat West Brom, says coach.
Everton Under-21s coach Alan Stubbs couldn't fault his side's resilience after watching them dig out a 2-1 win over West Brom on Sunday.
Despite being some way off their best, goals either side of the break from Matthew Kennedy and Hallam Hope were still enough to see the young Blues leapfrog their opponents and go fifth in the Barclays Under-21 Premier League National Group 1.
The result keeps Stubbs' charges in the hunt for qualification to the Elite Group of the competition with just four games remaining in what is proving an unpredictable opening phase to the campaign.
The second phase, in which teams will be split into either the Elite Group or two lower-ranked groups, will begin in the New Year.
"We did okay but I thought West Brom had the lion's share of the possession," Stubbs told evertonfc.com. "At times our lads at the back defended their 18-yard line really well and got some vital blocks in but performance-wise we've been better.
"They stuck at it and they got a result and it's good if you can do that. They understand that when they're not playing well they have to stay in the game."
Stubbs was particularly impressed by 18-year-old Kennedy, who swung the contest with what he admitted were two rare moments of quality.
"Matthew scored a great first goal and he had a massive part in the second goal and they were probably the two bright points in the game," said Stubbs. "He's done well since he's come in. We want to keep his feet firmly on the ground but we've been happy with what he's done and we're hoping that he keeps progressing in the way that we hope he can."
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Why is that so exciting? Well, for one thing it's finally really fall here in beautiful Portland. On that note, look at this funny Onion article about…well, about all of us.
But the reason we're really, really, super extra excited about November is because it's WE LOVE BOOKS month at Icon! All November we'll be celebrating our love of reading and writing with discounts, a flash day, and fundraising for two of our favorite literary non-profits, Write Around Portland and Fishtrap.
Pull up your tights, put on your sweater, and get ready to take them off for a tattoo!
-Get 10% of any literary-themed tattoo! Icon will be donating 50% of profits from literary tattoos to Write Around and Fishtrap.
-Get $10 off a tattoo or $5 off a retail purchase if you bring a donation for Portland Books to Prisoners! They're looking for books or mailing supplies, although we'll keep you posted as to specifics as November approaches.
-Look out for our LITERARY FLASH DAY (god, we are so excited about this)!!! That's right, reading and writing-themed tattoos for super cheap! Annnnd we'll be donating 100% of profits from the day to Write Around/Fishtrap. How effing awesome is that? You can get an awesome tattoo and feel good about yourself afterwards. We'll be posting flash teasers and a date as it gets closer…but you have to keep reading our Tumblr to find out! Snap! (Hints…Lonesome Dove, anyone? Does anyone else besides Melanie LOVE JANE EYRE? Cause Melanie's drawing some Jane Eyre tattoos).
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The Spanish block of the ESCB-Multi-Country model
AbstractThis paper presents the Spanish country block (ES-MCM) of the ESCB Multi-Country Model for the euro area, which has been built in a close co-operation with the ECB and the Banco de España. The theoretical structure of the ES-MCM block is in line with most current mainstream macro models, i.e. the supply factors determine the long-run equilibrium, while in the short run output is demanddetermined, resulting from a sluggish adjustment of prices and quantities. The paper is structured as follows. First, a simplified theoretical counterpart of the ES-MCM block is presented and its steadystate comparative statistics and stock-flow equilibrium properties are studied. The theoretical analysis is followed by the review of the estimated equations of the ES-MCM block. Finally the simulation properties of the ES-MCM block are presented in the light of five alternative shock simulations.
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Jan Karon
Jan Karon is an American writer and novelist, who has written for both children and adults. Karon was born in Lenoir, North Carolina, in 1937, as Janice Meredith Wilson.[1] She retired from a career in advertising and moved to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, to write. Among her awards are an ABBY Honor award for books in the Mitford series, set in the fictional community of Mitford, North Carolina.[2] She has been designated a lay Canon for the Arts in the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy (Illinois) by the Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, SSC.[3]
The Mitford Years Series: In publication order they are:
- At Home in Mitford, published 1994
- A Light in the Window, published 1995
- These High, Green Hills, published 1996
- Out to Canaan, published 1997
- A New Song, published 1999
- A Common Life: the Wedding Story, published 2001
- In This Mountain, published 2002
- Shepherds Abiding, published 2003
- Light from Heaven, published 2005.
- Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good, published Sept. 2014
The Father Tim Novels:
- Home to Holly Springs, published October 30, 2007.
- In the Company of Others, published October 2010.
Her books for children are:
- Miss Fannie's Hat, published 1998
- Jeremy, the tale of an honest bunny, published 2000.
- Violet Comes to Stay, published 2006 by Viking Children's Books. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully.
- Violet Goes to the Country, published 2007 by Viking Children's Books. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully.
(Both Violet books are presented by Jan Karon and written by Melanie Cecka.)
Her Christmas gift books are:
- The Mitford Snowmen, published 2001
- Esther's Gift: a Mitford Christmas Story, published 2002.
Other books[edit]
- Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's favorite quotes, published 2001, religious quotes used in the Mitford series
- The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages, published 2003
- Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader : Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books, published 2004 and edited by Martha McIntosh
- A Continual Feast: words of comfort and celebration, collected by Father Tim, published 2005 (April), companion volume to Father Tim's other quote journal, Patches of Godlight
- The Mitford Bedside Companion, published 2006.
External links[edit]
- Official site for the Mitford series author
- December 6, 2005 lecture given by Karon at the National Cathedral, entitled Wrestling with and Writing from the Heart


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Gresh & Zo started off the show discussing the news that the Boston Celtics are aggressively shopping their starting point guard Rajon Rondo.
They talked about how Rondo's bad attitude is affecting this team. Reports about a possible trade to the Golden State Warriors for their point guard Stephen Curry got Gresh and Zo excited.
Gresh and Zo are on board with trading Rajon Rondo, are you?
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The virus that could hike bacon prices
A deadly scourge has spread from China and Europe to the US, striking pigs in 15 states.
Meet the rapidly spreading virus that might goose your bacon and pork prices: porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, or PED.
The virus with that all too descriptive name was previously thought to exist only in China and Europe, but apparently it immigrated stateside this spring, The Associated Press reports.
In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the country's first case in Iowa. While it's not transmissible to humans, the virus has an astounding 80% to 100% mortality rate in piglets, with symptoms including diarrhea, fever, vomiting and, yes, death. The virus has now spread to 15 states at an alarming rate, AP reported.
"It has been devastating for those producers where it has been diagnosed," Dr. Nick Striegel, assistant state veterinarian for Colorado's Department of Agriculture, told the news service.
Already the market hog inventory is slightly lower than last year's because of a drop in Canadian imports and the outbreak could lead to tighter inventories, Nation's Restaurant News reported. That would result in higher prices for pork, requiring consumers to shell out more for bacon, chops and ham.
There's no evidence that the disease affects pork products themselves, Striegel told AP. So far, it has been detected in states ranging from Arkansas to South Dakota.
Unfortunately for bacon lovers, there's no vaccine for PED in the U.S., although cures exist in Japan, South Korea and China.
For pig farmers, the most delicate time is before piglets are weaned at 3 weeks of age. After that, mortality declines dramatically, the National Pork Board's Dr. Lisa Becton, the director of swine health information and research, told AP. She added that it's not clear how the virus spread to the U.S.
Becton added: "We know for individual farms the impact is severe, especially if it's a sow farm that has baby pigs, because baby pigs do suffer the most from the disease."
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In all seriousness, this really isn't any kind of laughing matter...
They tell you it's not transmitable to humans, they always do..
But pigs and humans do share some diseases and are anatomically similar in some respects.
They are used a lot to test human type drugs..
It would be very sad to see millions of little pigs, die off in this Country..
It would destroy the Hog price markets..
It will raise the prices on all other meat in the Marketplace.
It will destroy hundreds of Farmers...
And I want safe food in this Country.
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