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On the assumption the audio socket (3.5mm jack ?) does not have an intermittent hardware fault, do the headphones actually work ? It also may be a sound driver problem and may need re-installed.
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Both work fine when connected to other devices, and I get sound in both headphones when I stick the plug in just enough for the tip to contact the 3.5mm jack. I've tried using other google searches to figure out what my sound card is in case it's gone bad and checked for driver updates but neither got me anywhere.
I ran the free windows repair tool that was suggested in another place and it's response to my problem was "external device needs to be plugged in for sound". I got this answer as I was listening to music through the plugged in headset, still only getting sound through my right headphone.
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Yes the headphones work. In the past few days the problem has come and gone. Sometimes Only one either the headset or the mic works while the other does not. A temporary by pass i have found is that when i plug in the sound chord for my headset halfway i am able to get it to work. However i have found no solution with the mic. I have tried rolling back my driver, reinstalling and updating it.
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Let's help Kitchen Cure-taker woodnymph here with their refrigerator and freezer issue. This was their note to me along with the above photos:
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What are your favorite tips for organizing your refrigerator and freezer? Here are a few of mine:
• Clear your counters and take everything out. Use the floor if you have to. Work on the refrigerator and freezer separately.
• Get rid of anything that is not usable anymore. Expired, moldy, empty, etc. You know there's stuff in there. Two open jars of the same thing? Consolidate!
• Scan for things you keep in the refrigerator that you don't have to: many condiments, like fish sauce, for example, are commonly stored in the refrigerator when they don't have to or, in the case of fish sauce whose salt crystallizes if refrigerated, shouldn't be.
• Organize everything into areas of relevance: dairy, meat, produce, condiments, etc.
• Take out drawers, shelves, anything else that can be easily deconstructed and clean like crazy. I like a vinegar/water solution for this task. Then reassemble.
• Produce goes in drawers, meats on lowest shelf possible, then work up from there.
• For the freezer, if you use plastic storage for leftovers, soups and sauces, try to streamline your collection so that stacking is more uniform.
Right away, woodnymph, I see several bottles of soy sauce (which can be consolidated and does not need refrigeration) and little yogurt containers on several different shelves. We can't wait to see your "after" photos!
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Expanding on what sarakate said for soups/sauces etc what I was thinking about trying in my freezer was buying a new set of just the cheap GLAD tupperware stuff, or something else cheap that stacks well, and putting all my bagged frozen veggies etc in them. The bags of frozen foods are just a nightmare as they dont stack well and they slide all around and cause avalanches. Also might work for organizing "meal size" portions of meat (meal size being dependent on your family size, whatever quantity you usually use). Would also probably make less drippy messes when defrosting in your fridge if its in a tupperware already.
for the fridge If you have a lot of something, like yogurt, Make a single line of it all the way to the back of your fridge against one wall. Do this for soda and other individual serving items as well. It also helps make sure you are using the oldest one first, as you can always just replenish from the back.
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Strangely, that's my favorite tip for a lot of things! Do you REALLY need four bottles of ketchup open at once? NO! Did you realize you had eighteen packages of chicken in the freezer? Probably not.
To keep the mess above from recurring, inventory the contents of your fridge before you go shopping.
Keep a list of what *not* to buy in your wallet, so you won't get to the store and forget that you already have 11 jars of mustard.
For the freezer, I recommend putting in a few shelves. This one from the Container Store adds two shelves for me. It does mean you have to pare down a bit, but shelves definitely reduced the amount of digging I have to do!
My parents use long bins, about 8" high, in their freezer that act like drawers to organize their ziploc bags of cuts of meat and half-used bags of veggies. They pull out the appropriate drawer (labeled with type of meat or just "veggies"), splunk it on the kitchen table and rummage through to find what they need. It makes the back of the freezer accessible.
I am a big believer in treating your fridge like you do your closet - with boxes and bins. We are fresh and froze eaters (very little dry or canned goods) so our fridge has to be super organized. I invested in a series of clear plastic bins, filled them with related items (all individual yougarts, all frozen chicken, etc.), and clearly labeled them. When it comes to produce, as soon as I get home I bust out the knife and cutting board and cut everything into the sizes we use the most (diced peppers, quartered onions, sliced cukes). This makes it easier to store them and also makes healthy meals fast. I store all of these in IKEA glass containers which are designed to stack on top of each other. I can see everything really easily.
Good luck!
Try to find recipes that work around the stuff you have in your fridge and freezer that you haven't used. On your next shopping trip or two, only buy essentials - like bread, milk, produce - and force yourself to use what you already have (works for pantry items, too). When you've used up quite a bit, only replace the things you rarely use when you have a recipe that calls for it.
I've started using a grocery delivery service, and that's kept me from buying stuff on impulse that ends up sitting around in the refrigerator or freezer (save money that way, too).
This is totally random-- but I have been known to vaccuum out my toaster oven and the drawers in my fridge...
The suggestions are great, however, with all due respect, they treat the symptoms and not the root of the problem. The reader admits that she doesn't know what's in there or how long it's been there. Can you imagine anyone in a developing country admitting that they have no idea what food they have lying around? In this country we're blessed and cursed with an abundance of food--much of which ends up languishing in the fridge and then tossed in the landfill. And nobody really has a problem with it! I suggest that after cleaning out her fridge using all your great suggestions, that the reader sit back and consider how her fridge ended up looking like this, and what it says about her spending habits, values, and even health. It's an exercise I think we all could benefit from. This reflection can lead to all kinds of "aha!" moments, e.g., if I end up with lots of little odds and ends of ingredients after making recipes that use only some of them, why don't I try to use the rest of them by seeking out other recipes or learning to "cook by feel" to creatively use them up instead of wasting them? Or, instead of letting my veggies go to waste, I'll try to make a big pot of soup every week for the purpose of using up produce and other odds and ends that have no other place to go. I now approach food shopping and consumption very deliberately and consciously so that I never have this problem of an overstuffed fridge/freezer or food waste. It's very liberating, cheap, and healthy!
- We just went 8 weeks without buying any new meat as part of an effort to clear out our freezer. We also tried to eat down anything we had frozen (tortillas, bread, veggies) before we bought any replacements. It was a fun project and the side effect was we saved a lot of money/
- What Adamwa said: Stackable, reusable containers work well, especially for soupy leftovers like beans, stews, etc. I do this and it keeps avalanches and wasted space to a minimum; it also helps prevent freezer burn. Definitely go for square rather than round to maximize space
- When freezing stock, sauces, chili - measure into quart-size Ziploc bags and freeze flat on a rimmed cookie sheet. When frozen, you can stack them like a card file, either in a plastic bin (check Lowes or Container store) or in pull-out drawers if your freezer has those.
- Plastic bins are also great for condiments and little things that fly out of the door.
- Just like in your pantry, figure out a regular spot for each kind of item and stick with it as best you can. In our freezer, ice cube trays and leftovers go on the top shelf; meat goes on the next; bread and flat-bagged items in the lower basket, etc.
On the topic of consuming what you already have and wasting less (I completly agree with Quark and MWD) I have recently been loving Recipezaar.com's "recipe sifter" tool for helping me figure out what to do with odds and ends. You can filter by ingredient, course, preparation method, nutrition, you name it... Just sort by rating after a search and usually there are some fool proof ones right at the top.
When I cleaned out my fridge for this weeks assignment I was able to locate a delicious (and healthy!) muffin recipe on Zaar that used some past its prime carrots, bananas, and apples that weren't really fit to eat anymore raw. Plus an extra egg near expiration and even some neglected applesauce (to make up for the other 2 eggs called for). It was a great fridge cleaning recipe and tastes even better knowing it all would have just gone to the trash if I hadn't made them. Morning glory muffins if anyone is interested, its a great use what you have recipe:
And soup is always a good way to use up everything else. If you vist my photos on the cure flickr group almost 1/4 of my freezer is used up with frozen already made soups, stocks, and stock ingredients. Its what I eat for lunch almost every day.
Wow – seriously embarrassing to see your mess laid out for public consumption.
I feel like I should start by saying that my fridge is on the small side – not a tiny apartment size, but definitely smaller than a full-sized one, and inefficiently laid out. That said – I still don't want it to look like this. Also, these photos were taken mere hours after a grocery trip, so it was jam-packed. More so than usual. Just a disclaimer, not an excuse.
Anyway, I should update that I've cleaned a LOT of that out so far. I'll post some progress pictures today or tomorrow.
I emptied and cleaned the whole bottom of the fridge – drawers, floor, and bottom shelf. Then put stuff back in some sort of order. I still have a veggie issue because, like akbuilt, we are mainly fresh eaters. I think I will put a plastic shoebox in there to see if that contains it successfully.
I also started on the door. Haven't gotten far, but I tossed a handful of old condiments, which made a surprising amount of new room (there actually aren't two soy sauces – one is a teriyaki which I tossed anyway because it was nearly empty). I cook a lot of different ethnic foods, so we have a wide array of condiments. Other than mustards (whole grain, brown, yellow) we presently don't have any duplicates.
Freezer – I emptied, cleaned, added a shelf, and replaced sparingly. There were some bagged fruits and veggies that were freezer burnt, so they went, and a couple pieces of meat that were in there from pre-power outage when everything half thawed, so they went too. Even with getting rid of stuff, my freezer is pretty full. Now again, my fridge is small, which means my freezer is small. And like I said in a previous post, half used bags of fruits and veggies are my biggest problem. I like Michelle from montreal's idea – I bet an ice cube bin would work as a drawer for bags. I may try that if I can dig one up.
I'll post pics soon of my progress so far.
@Woodnymph - Eh, notice that I haven't put MY fridge and freezer anywhere near here yet! Thanks for being a guinea pig and bravely putting it all out there.
My fridge door looks something like yours; it's a good reminder to me to get going on it...
WoodNymph, just expanding on what Sara Kate said about condiments--I keep many of mine in my cupboard, rather than in the fridge--soy sauce, fish sauce, mustard (though mustard loses its potency faster at room temperature than in the fridge), etc. I would however recommend keeping your sambal olek in the fridge; the one I had in the cupboard developed mold!
Of course I can't see very clearly, but it looks like it's more a question of organization than overconsumption, contrary to what other readers thought. When I first moved in with my partner, the fridge was kind-of a mess, so I cleaned it out and organized it loosely by food type. Then I used some removable labels and attached them to the front of the shelves so everyone (we had roommates at the time) would be on board. Dairy was top left, leftovers were middle right, meat bottom left, and so on. Now it's just the two of us I don't need the labels anymore, but you may find them useful. I don't know how busy you are, either, but I've added a weekly fridge clean to the household chore list--I usually do it first thing Sunday morning, before I go shopping for the week. I take inventory of what I have and what I need so I don't end up getting duplicates.
All that said, freezers are hard. I still haven't figured out an efficient method for mine. I've mostly just stopped using it, except to freeze loaves of bread and our cats eat raw so their food takes up a lot of space.
Funny - the week before the challenge started, I went through the fridge and jettisoned everything that skeeved me. I also reorganized the freezer. So my before pictures are pretty much exactly what my after pictures would be. pardon me for skipping that step.
a month or so ago, I went through the pantry and put everything with its "group" - baking supplies together, tomato products together, "milks" together. I LOVE the china-marker idea and I have started using it.
(our appliance garage bit the ghost and I was moving things around to make space for relocated appliances)
Two years ago, I started writing dates on my spices. I plan menus around the spices if I have something I want to use up. (speaking of which, anybody who has a suggestion for using up TWO jars of dried ginger is welcome to speak up!)
Rianne - you mean crystallized ginger? if so, i use a large bunch (like a whole small jar) chopped up in a batch of gingersnaps. If you mean powdered, then i'd probably still make very gingery gingersnaps.
sjbreeze - i wasn't going to get into defending my spending habits, so i skipped over that. but yeah - my issue is definitely organizational. i threw very little away and made a ton of room just by moving things and combining like items.
I keep a list of items in the freezer on the fridge door. Since it's something that gets opened less often, it's easier to forget what's in there. The list usually slowly gets out of date when we've forgotten to cross items off, and then it's a good time to pull everything out and organize it again.
I also have several large plastic boxes that I use to consolidate similar foods to make it easier to pull things in and out.
Here are a couple of tips I use:
- Instead of buying small containers of yogurt, I buy one big container of plain yogurt and then mix in flavorings whenever I have a bowl (e.g., jam, agave nectar, bananas, brown sugar/cinnamon, etc.--most of these flavorings don't need to be refrigerated). The single big container of yogurt is cheaper and takes up less space. If I need yogurt on the go, I put some in a small reusable container.
- A great way to get rid of those condiment bottles and jars with just smidges left in them (too little to get out of the container easily, but too much to throw away) is to put some water in the jar, swish it around to dilute the condiment, and then dump it in the pot of rice or quinoa or soup or casserole I'm cooking. Instant flavor, a clean jar, and space in my fridge!
Like angorian, I keep a list of the freezer and fridge contents. I mark when I put produce, leftovers, etc in since I have a tendency (especially w/produce) to forget when I purchased/cooked something.
masking tape a sharpie marker is how I remember what/when things went in when I'm rooting around in the freezer.
My best tip for cleaning out the fridge is just so leave yourself space to put stuff back in! Because you know you'll have leftovers from cooking or eating out, new things, another container of milk or OJ before this one is quite gone, etc etc. We just cleaned out our fridge before this started, and it is really nice to have space to put stuff.
my fridge is done! I used a few of the suggestions given - shelves, containers, etc. So thanks! I submitted photos, so maybe you'll see the afters soon. Otherwise I'll try posting them to flickr this weekend.
I have a small fridge too, and three adults, two of them of the "throw it in the fridge any-which-way" school of thought. I routinely clean and re-organize and constantly remind my family to LOOK IN THE FRIDGE before opening yet another jar of tomato sauce. All in vain. Oh for the days when I was single. :-)
Two plastic bins in my fridge. One for "new" items that haven't been opened yet, but have a short shelf life (yogurt, sour cream, sandwich meat and cheeses).
The other for any open package or leftovers that must be eaten very soon (the above plus any leftovers).
I too suffer from condimentitis, which comes from trying to cook several different cuisines.
Back home, I used to get the special veggie bags from ZipLoc, the perforated ones, and would always prepare veggies into those bags (cleaning, sorting, readying for cooking or chopping), and found it really helped.
I have a problem with fruit storage -- have a tiny kitchen and tiny fridge and little room for storing ripening fruit. Any good fruit baskets or hanging baskets out there?
I definitely have a fridge cleaning problem... by the time I remember to clean it out, everything that needs to be tossed is really gross. We also have a clear garbage bag policy in my area to cut back on recyclable items in our landfill... so I can't just toss anything in plastic containers that may be really gross :( I have to empty it and then rinse it and ew. I get really squeamish about mold. I guess I should nip it in the bud and get rid of it before the mold appears, but I never remember.
I refuse to pay money for organizing bins so here is what I do. The Earthbound Farm spring mix comes in a really nice clear rectangular bin. I use them for all types of organizing. Before this I organized all of our art supplies in them. I just went and checked though and they fit well into my freezer. When I have 4 empty ones I will start organizing the freezer. I like the spring mix a lot so its not a waste of money for me. Most organizing bins cost about $5 and this costs $6 so its kind of like getting either free greens or a free organizer however you want to look at it.
Very useful post. I linked to it in my 30 Quick, Green and Frugal Meal Planning Resources list.


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You Were Mine: Prt 21 Reviews
Sorry for the late update, I hope this is worth it.
"Come on out of there sweetheart! I'm sure you look beautiful!" I called over the dressing room door.
"No, I look like a fat monkey!"
"That's impossible! If I had to pick a jungle animal I would say you more of a jungle cat. Maybe one with polka dots since you have freckles on your legs and on your…"
"Brendon Boyd!' She yelled, poking her head from out behind the door. "Don't you go on any further!"
"I'll keep going on and on until you step out of here in that dress."
"No, you won't!" She was starting to get
red in the face.
"Ummm… I think I will."
"Well, let's see, you also have freckles on your…."
"Okay!" she yelled, popping from out behind the door. When I saw her, I lost my breath. It completely flew from body in the form of carbon dioxide. She was dressed in a knee length green dress.
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She looked up at me with hopeful eyes… and her eyes… how they did shine, especially with the green on the dress.
"See, I'm not a jungle cat baby.. I'm a big ape."
I walked up and wrapped my arms around her beautiful self. "You are my wonderful leopard, and I'm on the prowl," I said, sliding my hand down the back of her thigh, feeling her cold flesh beneath my fingers.
"Brendon…" she whispered in my ear, " not here."
"Yes here," I said pressing my face against hers, my hands moved to the center of her back.
"There are cameras… and the paparazzi are swarming the place…"
"Let them swarm," I said, pushing her against the door of the dressing room. She pulled away, quickly glanced around and then we both slipped inside. She seductively pushed me against the mirror and began to kiss my neck. I reached my hands back and began to undo her dress, guiding the zipper to the bottom. And in the sense of being strapless, the dress came off so easy and she was standing before me in only a pair of panties and a strapless bra. She reached out and gently touched my face.
"I love you," she whispered.
I pulled her close to me. "As do I love you."
Ryan's POV
London is quite the place, actually, when it isn't raining. I was hoping for a sunny day, but I saw that that wasn't going to happen today. I had decided to escape that stupid hotel, to try and get away. Jon and Spencer had left to go shopping and had invited me, but I declined, telling them that I would rather stay in. I know I lied to them, but I didn't really feel like talking about anything. I just wanted to walk around and to see the city before I had to go. I had been in and out of a coffee shop and was left to roam the streets with only my vanilla latte for company.
I strolled past a bistro, trying to focus on myself, when OK! magazine caught my eye. There on the cover was Brendon and Alena. I picked up the magazine and began to read the article…
Brendon Urie found love….
Brendon Urie of alterative rock band 'Panic at the Disco' was seen with alleged new girlfriend Alena Miller in a department store shopping for a dress.
That's right folks, Alena Miller. She's was the photographer
for PATD's new album, 'Pretty. Odd.' due to come out in April. But who is this young girl?
Reporters have discovered that she is a raw talent piece from the back hills of rural U.S. state, Kansas. She is 19 years of age, fresh from high school.
But with some digging and sniffing around, we have come to discover that she tried to commit suicide during the photo shoot, where backup singer/guitarist/lyricist Ryan Ross found Miller nearly dead on the floor of her 2nd story hotel room.
Is Brendon with Miss Miller because he feels sorry for her? Where does Mr. Ross fall in place? Or does sexy frontman Brendon Urie conquer this debt? Who knows.
- X. Gregory
OK! Magazine
[Gossip Column]
I threw the magazine down onto the sidewalk and just stared at it.
"Excuse me sir," the vendor said. "Are you going to pay for that?" he asked. I handed him £2.50
before bending over, picking it up and walking away, taking down the sidewalk, going as fast I could toward the hotel.
Brendon's POV
"Okay, so how are we going to get out of here?" I whispered, watching her get dressed.
"Wipe that grin off your face right now!" she scolded, her cheeks turning bright red. "You're the genious that just had to come in to 'help with the dress'!" she was trying to yell but trying to remain quiet at the same time. It made me laugh.
That only caused her to scowl. "Brendon Boyd! What if the camera caught us… or if someone heard us?"
"Hey," I said casually, pulling my shirt over my head. "I can't help it I'm so good and you moan so loud."
That pissed her off so bad she smacked my arm, leaving a red mark the size of Alaska. "Ow baby!" I whined.
"Well, you're not helping the situation any…"
"Excuse, Miss Miller?" The saleswoman was knocking on the dressing room door. "Are you alright? It has been nearly 30 minutes and there is another customer waiting…"
"Yes, ma'am, I'll be out in a moment!" She called. Then she turned back to me. "Okay, I'm going out first and then you hurry out in a few minutes when I'm at the register."
I nodded my head. "Whatever you say, babe!"
She glared at me again. "Stop that, you're in trouble," she chastised.
I shrugged my shoulders. "Okay… babe."
She threw a look at me of sheer contempt before slipping out of the dressing room, dress on her arm.
I only smiled at myself. Today was a good day.
"Now," she said with a sigh as she sat at the table. "Can we please have a nice, uneventful lunch?"
"What fun is lunch unless you have sex on the table right in front of God and everybody?" That made her really glare at me. I was in hot water, but I didn't mind.
"You are so damn lucky I like your sense of humor otherwise I would kill you."
"That would murder," I pointed out as I set my hamburger down in front of me.
"That is the point."
"Just checkin', making sure you knew…" I said, being playful.
She gave me the death stare. "I am well aware."
"So, baby, I was thinking tonight we should…"
"Brendon?!" A voice came from behind me. "B! What are you up to in London?"
I turned to see that it was my good friend William Beckett, from the band 'The Academy Is…'. "Will! Hey!" I stood up and we gave each other a quick hug.
"So, what are you up to?" he asked, sliding into the booth next to me.
"The boys and I are finishing some of the stuff for the new record and taking a mini vacation before we head out on the Honda Civic Tour."
"That's so cool! When is the record due out?"
"Uh… Well were hoping to put it out around March… but it could be sooner or later depending."
"And who is this?' he asked, pointing to Alena, who just looked star-struck.
"This is my girlfriend, Alena. She did the photographer for 'Pretty. Odd'. She did an amazing job."
He extended his hand and she shook it slowly. "William Beckett…." She whispered. "It's so cool to meet you!"
"It's always good to meet a fan!" He said with a genuine smile. "Anyways, Bren! The boys and I are having a little thing at the Ivory Rooms. You should come."
"You? And a 'little thing'? Those don't mix, it's either all or nothin'.:
"Yeah!" he said with a laugh. "You're right! But you should come!"
"Well… Alena and I were going to have a date night and…"
"Baby," Alena interrupted. "Go ahead and have fun! It's totally cool! Just you and the guys! This will be your last chance to hang out before you split up on different tours."
"Well," William said. "We are going on Warped Tour this summer! And you guys aren't…"
"We haven't done Warped Tour in a long, long time…" I agreed. "And we are starting the Honda Civic Tour come spring…"
"Anyways! Back to the task at hand." She piped in, "Brendon you are going out with your friends to that fun night club and that's final!"
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Of course," she answered.
"She's a keeper," William commented.
"I know," I said with a smile. "I am well aware."
Alena's POV
"You look fabulous!" I said, wrapping my arms around his body. "Trust me."
"Thanks sweetheart!" He said, turning around and kissing me cheek "And so do you."
"Brendon, I'm in a pair of Nike shorts and a tank top. I look like normal."
"But you always look beautiful, dear. No matter what," he said, wrapping his warm, strong arms around my body. "I love you baby. You are more precious to me than… than music."
I pulled myself back, awestruck. Music? He would trade music for me? "Brendon… what? No, I would never allow you to give up music, not even for me. Not for anything. You are so perfect. You are a true musician. You change people's lives! You save lives. People listen to you when they are crying out for help. They consult your music, not me. Never say that Brendon."
"But I mean it," he cried, taking my hand. "If I could hold you in my arms forever, even if that meant I could never sing again, I would. I would," he repeated, putting all of his emotion into it.
Then he took me into his arms, and lifted me from the ground, and held me so close to him. I felt the perspiration on his neck on my lips as I kissed him, and I ran my fingers through his soft brown hair.
"Be mine forever," he pleaded, whispering into my hair. "Be mine forever and ever. Don't leave me," he cried, tears rolling down his gentle face.
"I won't leave you," I promised as he set me on the bed. He kissed me so passionately, I tasted everything. I tasted fear, love, relief, sadness, happiness, the beginning, the end – everything.
"God, I love you so much," he said against my lips. "I love you so very much."
"I love you too Brendon. I love you so very much."
He smiled at me.
"That must be Jon and the guys. We are supposed to meet Will at the Marriott in ten minutes and I don't know if we'll be there in time."
"Oh, sorry I held you up!"
"Nonsense, babe. It's my fault," he said before kissing me on the cheek. "I'll probably roll in late. You know how the guys can be," he added with a wink.
"I know," I said with a smile.
"Bye babe!"
"Bye!" I waved.
Ryan's POV
"I'm sick, Bren!"
"You look fine!"
"Brendon, I do not feel well, please, I don't want to go," I pleaded.
"Whatever, you are such a baby!" he teased.
"Go away!" I said, throwing the blankets over my head.
"Fine, but someone is just lonely and refuses to do something about it."
"Brendon, go the fuck away!" I yelled chucking a pillow at him. But he only caught it and threw it back.
"Okay, I'm going!" He said, putting his hands in the air and backing away.
"Good. But hey, is Alena going with you guys?" I asked.
"No, it's just the guys! That's why you should come. I bet you'll find a nice girl."
"No, Brendon, I don't want to go."
"Please?" he begged, making a puppy dog face.
"Get you of here you jerk!"
"Oh, I know!" he said with a laugh and turned to the door. "Have fun by yourself!" he called before going out the door.
"Moron!" I yelled, though he probably didn't hear me. It was only 9:30 and I was just lying in bed. I am 21 years old! I should be up, having fun, partying, living like a real celebrity. I should be driving nice sports cars and have my own spot on MTV Cribs with some supermodel girlfriend to spend all of my money and look hot… but no. I sleep alone. My music is my life. My only home is in Las Vegas; there I am alone as well. My family is gone. My dad passed away this summer… that was tough. Like taking a knife to throat; and knowing that he hated me made it worse. I could never make him proud, no matter how hard I ever tried. I should have let him go a long time ago, but before Panic at the Disco and all of my fame, he was the only thing I ever had.
Alena's POV
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"Who is this from?" I asked myself aloud. I took my mouse and clicked on it. It was from George! He finally sent me the pictures! I couldn't wait to open them and get started. I would surprise the whole band with what I had come up with! And then they could print out the albums! I was so excited!
-knock knock-
There was a light tap on the door. It had to be like a cleaning lady or something. I rose form my laptop and walked over and answered the door.
But that was no cleaning lady.
"Hey Alena," he said with a small, somber smile.
"Hi," I said after a moment. I was just stunned he was here. "Brendon isn't here, he went with all the guys down a nightclub…"
"I know, can we talk?" he asked.
"Umm, sure, here c'mon in. Sorry it's not cleaner. Brendon won't let the maid come in here in case she tries to jack something…"
"It's okay," he said in a quiet voice.
"You can sit and chat with me while I work on the computer," I offered.
"Sure," he said, taking the seat across from me. "So, what are you working on?"
"Your album pictures," I answered.
After a moment, Ryan opened his mouth as if to ask a question but quickly shut it.
"What?" I asked, though I wasn't sure I wanted to know what it was.
"Do you ever think about us?" he asked, his voice barely audible.
"What?" I asked, and drew back in disbelief.
"Do you ever think about us?" He repeated, a little louder.
"I think about me, and then I think of you, but never are we together in my thoughts."
Ryan kept his eyes down after I told him my answer. He seemed really upset by it.
"Ryan, I love Brendon! I love him more that anyone or anything else in the world! But Ryan, I do owe you everything. I owe so very much to you, in fact, had you not found me, I would be just another tragic teen suicide on the cover of the local newspaper, then from there, just a memory and tombstone." His eyes were soft and sad as I spoke and his face was gentle and elegant. I reached out and placed my hand on his cheek. He then took his and placed it over mine.
"Alena, you are so beautiful. You caught my eye at that photo shoot and since then, I only dream of you. I can't even think of other women anymore," he rose from his seat a faced the far wall. He sighed loudly before continuing. "You don't even get it. I couldn't even sleep in that waiting room knowing that you could be dead. I couldn't eat, I could hardly think, barely breathe! Every time I shut my eyes, I see you there, lying on the floor, razor still clutched in your right hand. It's like seeing a scene from a movie, except it was real. The blood was real, your pain was real and your reason-- well that's as real as it gets." He turned and faced me then, tears in his large brown eyes. "When I was carrying you down to the ambulance, I didn't care about anything else besides your life. I asked God to take me instead, to spare you and let you go on, as long as you lived. In those moments I held you nearly lifeless in my arms, I realized just how fragile life is. That it can come and be taken away so easily. My dad beat me my whole life, up until the day I left. I know what it's like to be hurt and feel pain. But never, never," he said, stepping forward and taking my hand in his. "Never was I ever as scared as you must have been. You were trying to escape from something. But what ever could be so horrible?"
"Myself," I whispered. "My life is falling apart. I'm loosing my vision. I'm a photographer, an artist! I'm dying, Ryan! If I go to sleep tonight, I could possibly not wake up tomorrow! Even if I do, my vision could be stripped from me! Gone! Do you know how hard it is to live like this? Knowing that this moment could possibly be your last moment ever?"
He placed his lips against mine. He kiss was soft and gentle, but so full of pain.
"Ryan," I whispered, tears rolling down my face. "You should go…"
He opened his eyes only for me to find that he too was crying. "No, I need you," he whispered, placing his hands on my back. "I need you."
"Brendon told me today he would give up music for me…" I told him. I was trying to convince him how much Brendon loved me, but I think he knew.
"I offered God my life for you," he told me, his words warm against my cheek. "But he would not take it."
I just wrapped my arms around him, held him close to me. I felt my heart pounding in my chest, going 100 miles an hour.
"Please," he cried, holding me tight against him. "One night is all I ask for…" he whispered, stroking my hair. "One night is all I ask of you. I will never slip in to see you again, never again," he said, sobbing.
"One night," I answered. "One night only."
Brendon's POV
"Do you love her?" Will asked me. We were sitting at the bar, and he was trying to cheer me up. I couldn't explain why I felt so sad, but I just did. I wanted to have the time of my life here, but I couldn't. She kept crossing my mind and I felt so bad I hadn't taken her with me.
"Very much so," I answered, and I did.
"I can tell," he said.
"How?" I asked.
"Because you are normally the life of the party and you just get wasted and so into it. But here you sit, unable to drink and party just knowing she's not with you." I smiled up at him.
"You are right."
"Is she the one?"
"The only one."
"Will you let me be in you wedding?" he asked.
I laughed. "Totally!"
"You should keep her."
"That the intention."
Ryan's POV
I loved her softly, not rough. I was careful with her, like a porcelain doll. When she touched me, I felt like I was soaring, flying, going faster and higher than I had ever gone before. And she called our my name in heat.
"Ryan!" she cried with agony, but she told me not stop. She wanted me to stay, to continue. One night? One night? Is that all I had really asked for? One night would never be enough…. She was too beautiful, too powerful, too awe-inspiring. She made love to me like no had ever had before. She kissed my lips, loved me. I thought she loved me, needed and wanted her to love me, truly needed her. My heart hurt at the same time though, for loving her. I thought of Brendon the whole time, how he should be the one with her, not the other way around. I was a jerk, evil. A tyrant.
I pulled out of her and pulled away.
"Ryan? Ryan what are you…"
"I can't do this!" I cried. "Not to you, and not to Brendon. I love you, Alena, but I love Brendon too. He's my brother, my best friend. I can't believe I just did this…"
I began to put my jeans back on.
"Ryan, don't leave!" she cried, pulling the sheet around her body.
"Alena, no. This was for only tonight. And it shouldn't even had happened! What we just did was evil! Don't you get it?" I was getting angry. "This will never work! You love Brendon with all and everything inside of you, not me! You owe me nothing, okay? I was wrong to let you think that! This was a mistake! My whole fucking life has been a mistake! I need you to love him more so now than ever. He can never know about this and it's best we forget it too. You must love him. You have to. This is so wrong, fuck!" I yelled and threw my fist against the table. I looked at her, scared and naked on the bed, but I couldn't pity her, not now. I couldn't feel anything for her. She needed to be my friend, not my lover. And certainly not behind Brendon's back. "Alena, I love you, okay? But this over." I pulled my shirt over my head and started toward the door. I put my hand on the handle and gave one look back. "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too," she said before I stepped out into the hallway. Allowing the door to click behind me, I turned to go into my room.
I walked in and put my back against the door, then slid slowly down it and began to cry, diving into my sorrow.
"You were mine," I sobbed. "You were mine."
Alena's POV
He was right. We were evil, but somehow, I didn't feel like I regretted it.
I just buried my head into the pillow. "You were mine," I cried. "You were mine."
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Ideas for Make-Ahead Appetizers That Don't Need to be Refrigerated?
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Q: Do you have any good ideas for room temperature appetizers I can make in advance? I'm having a large party and don't have the time, refrigerator space, or oven space to make too many hot or cold things. Thanks!
Sent by Kristin
Editor: Three ideas: crackers, spiced nuts, and roasted chickpeas! The recipe says to serve the chickpeas warm, but I also enjoy them made ahead and room temperature.
Readers, what suggestions do you have?
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I second the spiced nuts, especially if they're displayed in a platter with cute labels. Also, spiced popcorn and a DIY finger sandwich station. All you have to do is pull out the deli meat before arrival, and only enough to feed a small group so the meat won't just sit. Keep the rest in the fridge and replenish as needed. Add some mustard and mayo on the side next to a convenient veggie tray with finger sandwich-sized slices of cucumber and cheese and you're good.
soft cheese + crackers is always a sure bet. store the cheese in your window if you don't have space in the fridge. plus, if you just set out a big hunk of cheese and a knife, you don't need to do any slicing/arranging.
soft cheese + crackers is always a sure bet. store the cheese in your window if you don't have space in the fridge. plus, if you just set out a big hunk of cheese and a knife, you don't need to do any slicing/arranging.
Chex mix! Or, if you can get to someplace that sells Asian groceries, assorted rice crackers.
I'm with missjulia for soft cheese and crackers. My choice would be 'alouette' brand Crème de Brie cheese with Keebler Club crackers. I would also set out a jar of anchovy fillets to top them
Spiced nuts were the first thing that came to mind when I read the headline for this post. Glad to see I'm not the only one thinking down that road.
My go-to appetizer (or snack) is my boyfriend's uncle's ranch pretzel recipe. See instructions/recipe below:
1lb pretzels
1 packet dry ranch dressing
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 c vegetable/canola oil
Pour pretzels into gallon-size Ziploc bag
Wisk all ingredients and pour onto pretzels
Seal and shake bag until all ingredients are combined.
*note: it actually tastes better if you make it the night before to allow the oil to saturate the pretzels. Enjoy!
chicken liver pate on baguette
various cheeses, grapes, olives baguette slices
homemade pita chips with middle eastern spices
I have made bacon wrapped dates and left them out in the room temperature and they were still good.
Those mini pearl fresh mozzarella cheese and pearl tomoatoes and basil on sticks
get those puff pastry sheets, make caramelized onion and goat cheese and bake.
Cured meats and store bought pates of various kinds like pate de champagne.
I recently bought a small jar of truffle butter and served it with toasted baguette
These pan-fried herbed almonds are super easy and can be made up to 2 weeks in advance!
These soft pretzel bites are also delicious..
And don't forget about the appeal of a cheese plate!
A spin on Liz Lingelbach's recipe: 1 bag oyster crackers, 3/4 cup veggie/canola oil, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1.5 tsp dill. Also best made the day before to let the oil/spices soak in. YUM!
What is "dry" ranch dressing? Is that something dehydrated, like for camping?
It is sold in a package, like French onion soup mix, for people that want to "make their own dressing." It is the dry ingredients only. It's sold with the salad dressing.
Make it a day or two in advance on the stove (coconut butter for sweet stuff, bacon fat, olive oil, or ghee for savory), store it in an air tight bad, toss with toppings, and pop into the oven to freshen things up-- and impart more flavor.
My go-tos:
-Bacon with frizzled Sage and Parm
-Maple Caramel (heat to hard ball, drizzle and toss) with Dried Cranberries and Pecans
-Salted Peanut Butter and Chocolate (melt PB with sugar or honey, drizzle, toss with salt and microplaned dark chocolate)
-Garlicky Brown Butter and Herbs


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Last month we pitted Time Warner Cable against Dish Network. This time let's see what happens when we compare TWC to satellite TV provider DirecTV. Since DirecTV only offers television service, we'll just look at how it compares to Time Warner Cable's TV service, and not TWC's multi-service bundles that include phone, internet, and TV. (Although, if you're interested, read this comparison between Time Warner Cable and Comcast which includes bundled services.)
Time Warner Cable reported approximately 12 million TV service providers as of the second quarter of this year, while DirecTV has about 20 million subscribers. Both Time Warner Cable and DirecTV lost television subscribers in the second quarter of this year, 191,000 and 84,000, respectively. The loss was greater than expected for TWC, and, only the second loss reported in DirecTV's history. While Q2 is traditionally a slow time for TV service providers, experts attribute some of the decline to cord-cutting and streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu Plus.
Time Warner Cable offers three TV service packages: Basic TV, Standard TV, and Digital TV. The Basic TV plan provides at least 20 channels, the Standard TV plan 70+ channels, and the Digital TV plan over 200 channels. Prices for the plans range from $19.99 to $49.99 per month, which are good for 12-months when you sign up. Of course, those are just base plans, and do not include fees for additional equipment, premium channels, taxes, or installation.
DirecTV offers five different tier packages starting at $29.99 per month up to $99.99 per month (a current DirecTV promotion saves you $5 per month for the first 12 months). The five packages available from DirecTV include: Entertainment (140+ channels), Choice (150+ channels), Extra (205+ channels), Ultimate (225+ channels), and Premiere (285+ channels). The base pricing, like TWC, does not include all equipment costs, service fees, or taxes.
One of DirecTV's most popular products may be the NFL Sunday Ticket. The subscription offers every NFL game on every Sunday throughout the season. DirecTV renewed their license for the Sunday Ticket in 2009, for which they paid $1B per year starting in 2010. However, that contract expires at the end of the 2014/2015 season. As of late, you can find plenty of forecasts about who will pick up the next NFL Sunday Ticket season.
How do TV services from these two companies compare? Let's get started with the first thing that happens when you choose a new TV provider… installation.
To figure installation costs and channel availability, we used an address in Santa Monica, CA. Time Warner Cable would charge a total of $50 for installation, and also charges $19.99 for any additional cable box outlets at the time of installation (although, the first outlet is free). In contrast, DirecTV does not charge for installation. And, a current promotion knocks off $20 a handling fee when ordering online.
Winner: DirecTV
HD Channels
Time Warner Cable provides about 130 HD channels when pulling listings in the Santa Monica, CA market. DirecTV, which has a consistent nationwide lineup with the exception of local HD networks, lists close to 160 HD channel selections to choose from not including local HD options. Although Time Warner's HD channel options may be higher or lower depending on market, they do not appear to offer as many as DirecTV in any of their markets.
Winner: DirecTV
On Demand
Time Warner Cable claims their On Demand library contains 18,000 movie and TV shows listings, with 10,000 of them available free-of-charge. DirecTV says their On Demand library also consists of over 10,000 titles available at no extra charge. Although DirecTV doesn't indicate how many pay VOD choices are available, the more important number here is the free On Demand choices.
Winner: Tie
Equipment & Special Features
Time Warner's mid-tier DVR Box and service gives you 30+ hours of programming storage, but only allows you to record and play programming on one TV. Their more competitive Whole House HD DVR box and service gives you up to 75 hours of HD (or 200 hours of SD), and lets you record a show in one room and watch in other rooms with playback boxes. The DVR Box and Whole House HD-DVR service also allows you to watch one live show and record another at the same time. Or, record two shows at once. With the WH-DVR service, the luxury of having access in additional rooms does come at a price. You'll need to pay $32.99 per month per HD-DVR or $11.00 per month per HD receiver.
To compare, the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR gives you 500GB of storage space, allowing you store approximately the same amount of programming as Time Warner's WH-DVR. But the company's higher end Genie product lets you record 5 shows at once, watch two channels at the same time with Picture-in-Picture, and record approximately 150 hours of HD on its 1TB hard drive. A smaller device called the Genie Mini connects other TV sets in your house to the main Genie box. The additional Advanced Receiver Service from DirecTV will cost you an additional $25 per month.
Winner: DirecTV
Watch TV & Movies Everywhere
In terms of watching programming remotely, Time Warner Cable's TWC TV product lets you watch select live TV programs on your tablet, PC, or smartphone anywhere with your Time Warner Cable ID even when away from home. This includes 300 live TV channels on your PC or Mac. The TWC app will also allow you to manage your DVR recordings while away from home.
DirecTV's DIRECTV Everywhere product lets you watch live TV, recorded, and On Demand content on your smartphone or tablet in home. The DIRECTV app for mobile devices offers remote browsing, viewing and DVR scheduling. At home, with a GenieGO connected to your HD DVR you can also transfer shows to your PC, tablet or smartphone and watch them without an internet connection. The only thing you can't do yet is stream live TV on your PC, although DirecTV says they are working on providing that service.
Winner: Time Warner Cable
Special Offers
Time Warner does have some special offers for bundled services. In their top-tier package, you can get HD-DVR Service plus HBO with HBO GO or STARZ, Turbo Speed, Home WiFi, TWC WiFi Hotspots and up to a $100 Visa Reward Card. However, when trying to find special offers for standalone TV service we came up empty handed.
DirecTV offers the 2013 NFL Sunday Ticket to new customers who sign up for the Choice package or higher at no extra cost. How can Time Warner Cable compete with that? The Sunday Ticket is a $299 value, and, any sports fan would be happy to have the subscription. Heck, any sports fan's neighbor would be happy to have someone with the Sunday Ticket next door. On top of that, DirecTV offers a free Genie HD DVR upgrade for connecting up to four rooms.
Winner: DirecTV
Service Contract Periods
Time Warner Cable does not require long-term contracts. Although, it's worth mentioning the special sign-up promotional rates are good for 12-months. In contrast, DirecTV requires a 24-month service agreement.
Winner: Time Warner Cable
Value Packages
Time Warner's least expensive television service, Basic TV, gives you over 20 channels (with some in HD and free local channels). TWC's Basic TV also provides an HD-DVR or HD Box (or you can opt of using a box). The Basic TV package costs $19.99 per month.
DirecTV's most affordable option is the Entertainment package, which provides over 140 channel options, free HBO, Starz, Showtime, and Cinemax for three months, and a free Genie upgrade (although additional fees for equipment and services apply). However, the service starts at $54.99 per month.
Winner: Time Warner Cable
Top Tier Packages
For those of you who need to max-out your viewing options, Time Warner Cable offers over 200 channels in their Digital TV package. The package also includes TWC TV (for watching live TV on your PC, tablet or smartphone while in home), Look Back (letting you watch primetime shows up to 72 hours after they air), and Start Over (letting you start over a program from the beginning). The Digital TV service at base costs $49.99, but when you add Whole House HD-DVR and HD Box service for $42.99 per month it brings you up to $92.98 (before taxes).
DirecTV offers quite a bit more in their Premier package. The service gives you over 285 digital channels, HBO, Starz, Showtime, and Cinemax premium channels, view anywhere capabilities (your laptop, tablet, smartphone), over 35 specialty sports channels, and Free Genie HD DVR upgrade (although additional receivers require additional fees). Premiere normally costs $124.99 per month. But, a special sign-up promotion offers the first 12 months at $86.99 per month and the remaining 12 months at $91.99 per month in a 24-month contract.
Winner: DirecTV
It's been a pretty close comparison. But, we found DirecTV has little bit more to offer in terms of providing a great TV service. Their Genie HD DVR product allows you to record up to 5 channels at once to a 1TB drive, they still own the license to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket, and they have more HD channels than Time Warner Cable can offer. Time Warner Cable does have a more economical TV solution, let's you watch live TV channels on your PC or Mac, and doesn't require a long-term contract (which is a huge plus for many subscribers who don't want to be tied down.) In the end though, and even considering DirecTV costs a bit more than TWC, we found the satellite provider to offer the better TV service.
Time Warner Cable vs. DirecTV Score Chart
|Because TWC charges $50 for installation plus $19.99 per additional cable box outlet.
|HD Channels
|DirecTV offers approx. 150 channels vs. TWC's approx. 130 HD channels.
|On Demand selections
|Both companies claim 10,000 On Demand titles to watch free-of-charge.
|DirecTV's top-tier Genie HD DVR service holds more programming and allows up to 5 recorded shows at once.
|Watch Anywhere
|Time Warner Cable
|Simply because you can stream live TV on your PC or Mac.
|Special Offers
|DirecTV offers the NFL Sunday Ticket to new subscribers…'nuff said.
|Contract Period
|Time Warner Cable
|Time Warner Cable does not require signing a long-term contract. DirecTV's contracts are 24 months.
|Value Packages
|Time Warner Cable
|DirecTV's least expensive Entertainment plan is priced much higher than Time Warner's Basic TV plan.
|Top Tier Packages
|DirecTV provides more channels, more HD channels, and Genie HD DVR with 1TB hard drive.
|Overall winner
|6 to 4


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Age-specific celebrations for preschoolers, grade-schoolers and preteens
A theme party for nine- to 12-year-olds? The concept may seem suspect. But here's one that holds a hidden lure for preteens, letting them play around with different personas and act a little bit sneaky. Some clues for parents: Keep things loose--don't try to map out everything. Lay in a few suspense videos for those older guests who may prefer hunkering down for a flick. And most important, hone your own stalking skills. While keeping an eye on things, let the kids think you've made like ink and disappeared.
Anything marked "Top Secret" will grab a preteen's attention. For each special agent, cut down a manila folder to about 4 by 5 inches. On the inside, write the party details backward (so invitees will need to use a mirror to read it). Pen the agent's name on the file tab, stamp the folder "Confidential," then slip the missive into an envelope for mailing.
Let's face it: Kids this age would rather be strung up by their heels than have Mom drape the house with dorky decorations. (Balloons are the exception--if only for their noise value.) You can add a whimsical touch, though, by leading guests up to your front door with footprints drawn in chalk and by hanging a few fake "Police Line: Do Not Cross" banners.
Break the ice by letting guests don new identities. Before the party, cut out pictures of celebrities known to your child's peer group (your child should be able to help). Each guest gets an identity pinned to his back so that everyone but him can see it. Then, by asking yes or no questions of his fellow spies, each child must figure out who he is.
SHADOWING THE SUSPECTS: Before the party, gather a cache of props: some hats, a trench coat and a pipe; anything that would be noticeable in a shadow; a large roll of paper to mount on the wall (found in art supply stores); a posable lamp; and a marker. One at a time, the birthday child can usher guests into a separate room, where they can select items for striking a pose. Stand each child in profile in front of a section of paper and shine the light on her. Trace each child's outline, then write her name on the back. When all suspects have been traced, gather the kids together in one room and see if they can guess who's who.
CLUELESS: For this takeoff on Mad Libs, compile a few short mystery stories (the creatively challenged might look to their child's favorite mystery book for inspiration). Copy or type out each tale, leaving several key words blank, such as a noun, a verb or an exclamation. (Note above each space the type of word to be filled in.) Kids can take turns soliciting verbal entries to fill in the blanks--then reading aloud the hilarious results.
LIE DETECTOR: While this bluffing card game won't prepare kids to be a spy, it gives them practice at keeping a poker face. The object is to get rid of all your cards (and catch a comrade in a lie along the way). Each player gets seven cards, while the rest are turned facedown in a drawing pile. The dealer starts by laying a card or cards from his hand facedown on the table, then declaring their value (for example, "three sevens"). The next player has to add a card or cards of the next highest value (in this case, eights). If he or she has no such card, the choice is either to pick from the drawing pile--or to fake it. Any player can challenge by saying, "Lie detector," but when the truth is revealed, whoever is wrong inherits all the cards in the facedown pile.
With food, anything too cute is a crime to preteens. They may prefer to graze on munchies like nachos, chips or hot-on-the-trail mix (pretzels, raisins and Cheez-its). For more serious eats, try pizza with the pepperoni rearranged like a question mark. As a finale, serve private eye cake and customized fortune cookies (pull out the printed message with tweezers, write a new one, fold it in half, and stuff it back in using tweezers).
This is one tradition that remains obligatory, even as kids age into the double digits. Stamp "Top Secret" on the front of manila envelopes. Inside, your gumshoes will find a pack of gum (natch), as well as top-secret notepads, a pair of cheapo sunglasses and a disguise, such as a fake nose. And don't forget the candy--even Kojak needed that lollipop to keep his observational skills sharp.
Before departing, each guest must ink his or her fingertips on an ink pad and leave a set of prints on an index card. Your child can use these for thank-you notes later.


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Want to hit up your next big event like an A-list celeb? We consulted top fashion and beauty experts to find out how you can take a paparazzi-approved pic, avoid wardrobe malfunction, and rock any red carpet.
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Gwede Mantashe, general secretary of the
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Guardian (18 July 2014), attacks the Workers & Socialist
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founders of WASP, and Liv Shange, a leader in both organisations,
yet again. Mantashe fears the DSM and WASP because we demonstrate
the clearest understanding of the processes under way in society
that point to the inevitable break between the working class
majority of South Africa and the ANC. Mantashe loathes DSM because
of all the forces on the left, we drew the conclusion earliest, and
have since articulated it most clearly, that the working class must
set about the task of building its own party – a mass workers'
party on a socialist programme. Mantashe loathes DSM because we
have acted upon that conclusion in the
founding of WASP, attempting to draw together the forces that could
lay the foundations of such a party. And in co-founding WASP, we
have helped accelerate the process further by influencing the
debates now taking place in Numsa and concentrating the minds of
the founders of the Economic Freedom Fighters to take the plunge,
demonstrating the rotten-ripeness of an idea whose time has
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The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns the police murder
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back with sharp ammunition on...
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PLAYERS: Jon Lester, Tim Lincecum, Xander Bogaerts, John Farrell, Ryan Dempster
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. His teammates played a game against the Yankees Sunday night that ended well past midnight. They staggered home after a loss, caught a few hours of sleep, then flew here in the morning. Jon Lester was afforded the luxury of flying ahead of the team so he could get a full night of rest before facing the Giants Monday night. It worked out well for the lefthander. He pitched one of his best games of the season, taking a shutout into the ninth inning as the Red Sox beat the Giants, 7-0, before a crowd of 41,585 at AT&T Park. With Tampa Bay beating Baltimore, 4-3, the Red Sox maintained a one-game lead in the American League East. Lester (11-7) scattered six hits, walked two, and struck out three. He threw 115 pitches. Globe: Jon Lester, Red Sox blank Giants Lester finally served as the stopper last night and it really couldn't have been better timing. Following an emotional, late game versus the Yankees on Sunday night, the rest of the team had to fly out of Boston at 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning across the country to San Francisco. Lester, who had already flown in ahead of time, picked his team up. His line: 8.1 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K on 115 pitches. The offense was electric as well, posting five runs against the Giants' Tim Lincecum, seven total. Sure Lincecum is pretty screwed up right now, but you never know with this guy. What's more important is that Tampa won last night, so the Sox maintained their one-game lead atop the AL East. Lester was the Sox ace and stopper last night; something this team has been searching for all season. If Lester has finally flipped the switch, the Red Sox are going far in the playoffs. Rest of the links: Globe: With Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox' future looks bright | Globe: Xander Bogaerts promotion gives Red Sox depth | Herald: Jon Lester leads Red Sox over Giants | Herald: Clock beings on Xander Bogaerts Era | Herald: John Farrell defends Ryan Dempster | Herald: Xander Bogaerts a real big deal | Herald: Not sleepless in SF: Red Sox, Lester blank Giants | Herald: Jon Lester aiming to finish the season as he began it for Red Sox | CSNNE.com: Lester showing that Sox can count on him again |
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Consequences of Tax Reform in Costa Rica
In order to remove banking secrecy, all that is needed is that the required information presumably serves to determine compliance with tax obligations.
Friday, August 3, 2012
An article in Nacion.com discusses two bills recently approved on the first reading by the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly: the Law for Strengthening the Tax Administration and the Law on Fiscal Transparency.
Source: Nacion.com
Fiscal Transparency Law in Costa Rica
August 2012
Two legal projects have been approved on fiscal transparency and fiscal management, including streamlined procedures for lifting bank secrecy.
Increased Penalties for Faulty Tax Returns
October 2012
In Costa Rica, the new tax law increases the penalties for mistakes and omissions in income tax statements.
Amendments to Tax Laws in Costa Rica
October 2012
"The odious 'solve et repete' ... is a means often used to cover administrative arbitrariness and makes defense of the taxpayer something illusory."
Costa Rica: Discussion on Bank Secrecy Relegated
July 2011
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Lost A Many Beloved Pets.From cats, to dogs, to turkeys... and rosters. I have lost a ton of pets. From a ton of cats like Cupcake, and dogs like Koda, my turkey Tom, I loved that turkey. And even a few rosters. I am sad about losing them, I mean I am, but I know they are in a better place. I remember Tom would let my pet him and he would protect me from this really crazy mean turkey that would attack you if you went outside. I loved that turkey.
Littledove 18-21, F 1 Response 1 Sep 4, 2010
I understand all this, animals, evoke a lot of love, they become pets then friends, and part of your life as family,its a good thing to have such a caring huge heart as you do, and its part of life, hehe, it sounds so cute he let you pet him? and he protected you.....awwww;)*hugs*love this story:)!