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The aptly named Divine Cream is L'Occitane's luxury anti-aging day cream. This rich cream melts into skin providing instant comfort and nourishment. Using a powerful combination of organic essential oils to stimulate the production of collagen, it claims to smooth wrinkles for skin that is visibly firmer, brighter and younger looking. I have extremely dry skin and was very pleased with how soothed and moisturized my skin felt when using this, without looking shiny or greasy. Fair warning, the cream does have a strong perfume scent which I think smells really nice, but may seem cloying to those who prefer non-scented products.
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All in all, this is a definite win for Ms. Portman!
Photo via usmagazine.com.
Marc Jacobs
Francois Nars himself created the look for this show, which was inspired by the "typical New York City girl." Intricately lined eyes (with lines going through the crease and winging out at the sides) and boldly drawn brows complemented the clean skin and punky bouffant-like hairdo. All beauty products were by NARS, of course. And stay tuned, because strong brows were a major trend on the runways.
Photo courtesy of NARS
Donna Karan
Shades of the sunrise and sunset inspired the look at this show, created by Charlotte Tilbury for M.A.C. We're loving the bright pink liner all the way around the eye (Tilbury drew M.A.C PRO Process Magenta Chromographic Pencil through the upper and lower lashlines and then painted M.A.C PRO Process Magenta Chromaline through the lashes to achieve this). This look certainly isn't for the faint of heart, but we can't wait to try it.
Photo via style.com
Prabal Gurung
Nail art continues to make a strong statement, and we're completely enamored of the dripping blood-inspired look that Sally Hansen manicurists created for Prabal Gurung. The look was done using Sally Hansen Angel Bite. Macabre? Maybe. Awesome? Definitely.
Photo via harpersbazaar.com
Jason Wu
Braiding has only gained popularity in recent months, and with the super-cool looped hairstyle created by Odile Gilbert for Kerastase, we predict its notoriety will continue to skyrocket! The look was inspired by Helmut Newton, with Gilbert using many Kerastase products including Elixir Ultime Rose Millenaire (for tons of shine) and Double Force Control Ultime Hair Spray (to hold it in place). After creating a deep part, Gilbert created front and back sections, made an African braid at the back and tucked it underneath to form a chignon.
Photo courtesy of Kerastase
Nude nails are going to be huge for spring—specifically what we like to call "mannequin hands," where the nude is flesh-toned and blends into your skin. And nowhere was this trend cooler than at Rodarte, where CND nail artist Michelle Huynh designed "Modern Medieval" nails. To do this, Huynh wove strips of custom-blended, mattified CND Colours in Desert Suede, Frosting Cream and Chocolate Milk over a base of high shine Desert Suede and Frosting Cream. Lest you think this was an easy task, each tip took 15 minutes to detail, and the 30 total sets took over 150 hours to finish!
Photo courtesy of CND
Joy Cioci
Another big beauty trend for Spring 2013? Blue eyeshadow. The color normally associated with the 80's is back and better than ever. Uzo for NARS created a look for Joy Cioci that was "mermaid meets the 1920's," with eyes bathed in shades of shimmering ocean blue. We might not be waiting for spring to try this look.
Photo courtesy of NARS
Over the years, I've tried various anti-aging creams and serums — after all, it's never too early to start action against the signs of aging. What I've never tried, however, is a complete anti-aging system that targets aging using products that work together for an even more effective regime. Enter L'Oreal Paris RevitaLift Triple Power Collection, an anti-aging system that includes three products working together to repair wrinkles, re-firm contours and replenish facial volume.
The three products included in the system are:
- Triple Power Concentrated Serum that claims to smooth skin and improve skin tone in 1 week and visibly reduce wrinkles in 4 weeks.
- Triple Power Deep-Acting Moisturizer stimulates collagen production to increase elasticity, making skin look younger, firmer and lifted.
- Triple Power Eye Treatment to reduce wrinkles and firm and lift the eye area.
In the past few years, I've noticed that my smile lines have become more pronounced and a loss of firmness in the skin around my eyes, so anti-aging treatments have become a priority for me. Over the next month, I will be testing out this system and sharing the results each week, so stay tuned!
L'Oréal Paris RevitaLift introduces Triple Power - three anti-aging skincare products designed to help fight the 3 dimensions of aging. When just fighting wrinkles isn't enough, you need to go beyond a one-dimensional approach to restore skin's youthful look. Challenge this approach with a powerful and luxurious cream (Triple Power Deep-Acting Moisturizer) that visibly addresses the three dimensions of aging skin: wrinkles, loss of facial volume and loss of firmness. The RevitaLift Triple Power collection also includes a Concentrated Serum and an Eye Treatment.


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Hi, I'm Tayla and from Australia
i think the weirdest thing about tumblr is how you can follow someone for a long time and learn their whole life story right down to their little quirks and in your head they're almost like friends but to them you can be like just one notification on their dash every now and then and that's it
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does anyone else find it immensely comforting to have someone touching you like not like touching you like i am touching you or like sexually just like feeling some other person being beside you and like your elbows or legs or something are touching and youre like oh this person is alive too
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World's Most Beautiful Abandoned Places
Italian product manager and web designer Francesco Mugnai recently added a collection of images to his blog touting some of the most beautiful images of abandoned spots and modern ruins that he'd ever seen. The images Mugnai has captured come from empty castles, shuttered power plants, and dilapidated churches around the world. From a sunken yacht in Antarctica to a forever-closed amusement park in Japan, these images all make up a sort of anti-phoenix; rather than rising as new from the ashes, these husks remain preserved in decomposition, forcing viewers to confront the strange beauty of ruination.
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do you ever find yourself getting less and less passionate about something you used to really enjoy because its the worst feeling in the world
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Lead researcher of the Semiconductor Microfabrication Program, Professor Sima Dimitrijev, said silicon microchips are the foundation of our electronic age, and these new silicon carbide microchips could revolutionise the way we live.
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Lesson 4
Large Databases are websites that compile large numbers of records in one place to make your searching more expeditious. FamilySearch.org would be an example of a large database. However there are many more large databases that exist. Let's take a look at some of the commercial companies that have resources available to us.
Ancestry – http://www.ancestry.com
o Ancestry.com is a paid subscription service that provides indexes and images of various historical records. Some of the record types that the database includes are census, immigration, military, and vital. The contents of this website can be accessed for free on any computer connected to the campus internet.
o Fee: Free on campus internet, paid subscription otherwise.
o Record Type: Census, Vital Records, Military, Migration and Naturalization, Maps and Gazetteers, Land and Probate, and User Submitted Trees.
Fold3 – http://www.fold3.com
o Fold3 is another paid subscription website that specializes in military records. It includes various other collections but has the richest content when dealing with military related events. It is also free on BYU campus.
o Fee: Free on campus internet, paid subscription otherwise.
o Record Type: Military, Census, Vital Records, Migration and Naturalization, and Newspapers.
World Vital Records – http://www.worldvitalrecords.com
o A paid subscription site that focuses on birth, marriage, and death records. The database is accessible for free on BYU campus.
o Fee: Free on campus internet, paid subscription otherwise.
o Record Type: Census, Vital Records, and Migration and Naturalization.
Heritage Quest Online - http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index
o The main database you will find on this site is the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). You can search genealogy and local history articles for people and places.
o Fee: Free on campus internet or off campus with a BYU student log in, paid subscription otherwise.
o Record Type: Census, Periodicals (PERSI), Freedman's Bank, U.S. Serial Set, and Revolutionary War Records.
Tips for searching online
Sometimes it can be helpful to search for different spellings of a name because the record of your ancestor could have been transcribed incorrectly or spelled differently on the document.
· Use an asterisk (*) after the first few letters of a name to search for all names with that beginning and any other ending.
o Example: Name = Heimbigner, Search = Heim*
· Replace one letter of a name with a question mark (?) to search for all names that have any letter in the place where the question mark is.
o Example: Name = Smith, Search = Sm?th (Will bring up results like Smyth, Smuth, etc.)
Searching the Census: A Case Study
1. Select a family to practice applying all the skills we have learned thus far. It is suggested that you choose a family that lived between 1850 and 1920. Even if research has already been completed for this family, they can still be a valuable way for you to practice what you've learned.
2. Look at the information for each individual and choose the individual about which you know the most. The goal for this lesson will be to find that person on at least two census records. But first, answer the following questions:
· In order to find out more information on his parents, why would we want to search the census first?
· Which census should we check first and why?
· At which websites can we search for this census?
3. Go to either of the websites you have listed and try to locate the desired census. Put in as much information about the individual as you can and then search for him or her. Click to view the record, then answer the following questions
· How do you know that the person listed on the census is the same person as is in your RootsMagic file?
· What new information did you learn about this individual from the record?
· What new information did you learn about this individual's family from the record?
If you struggle reading the column heads view the census templates available at http://www.ancestry.com/charts/census.aspx.
4. Enter the new information you've learned about this family into your RootsMagic file and then answer the question that follows.
To enter information into RootsMagic, first add the event by selecting the event from the pull down menu under "Add a Fact." Next enter a source citation:
i. Click on the event to be cited.
ii. Click the "Sources" button.
iii. Click on "Add a new Source."
iv. Select "Census, U.S. Federal (Online Images)" from the template selection
v. Enter the information in the boxes following the guidelines provided in gray lettering
1. In the credit line you should enter the roll number. In Ancestry this can be found on the right hand side in the source citation box. FamilySearch does not provide this information for most of their census records.
2. Civil division refers to the name of the precinct.
3. Enumeration district numbers can be found on the top right hand corner of the image.
vi. Give the record a master source name that will be broad enough to be reusable, but narrow enough to be pertinent to all the information contained in the yellow master source box.
· Now that we have found one census, why would you want to search for this same individual in another census year?
Repeat the process for another census record. Once you have entered the information from this second record, compare the two records you've found. List four pieces of information that differ between the two or information that is given on one census but not the other.


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It's about time Dallas has a throwback weekend, don't you think? Well, even if you don't think so, that's a good part of what you're going to get. From here to Choctaw Casino, bands who had their day in that exciting epoch of history between the 1970s and the '90s will be swarming the North Texas ar ... More >>
Dallas, February is almost over. That means soon this cold devil weather will be behind us, and festival season will be in full force. So take this time now to enjoy the smaller shows and intimate venues. Perks include short lines at merch tables, high order turnaround at the bar and lengthy sets. T ... More >>
Danyele McPherson just recently returned from taping Bravo's Top Chef, and now has been promoted to chef de cuisine at The Grape. McPherson is one of a handful of Dallas chefs to appear on the show and subsequently run a restaurant. Tiffany Derry and Tre Wilcox focus on high-end dining in upper-cr ... More >>
The Fort Worth Music Festival Will Rogers Memorial Center Friday, September 28 All the highways and random roads that lead from Dallas to Fort Worth throw me completely out of whack and often I end up lost and late. This happened Friday night as I braved Texas' "HOLY SHIT IT'S RAINING" traffic and ... More >>
Find more of this weekend's best shows in our shiny new concert calendar. Fort Worth Music Festival Will Rogers Memorial, Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 Whether it's the deep soul of Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, the tears-in-my-beer ballads of Hayes Carll, or the smooth ... More >>
Mission of Burma Friday, September 14, at Dan's Silverleaf, $13/$16Spune productions' Lance Yocom has been sitting on this show for a while. The Boston punk act, whose reunion has lasted longer than its original run, should make for an interesting show at Dan's. Expect it to be packed and loud.S ... More >>
Philadelphia's folk-pop trio Good Old War just released their third album, Come Back as Rain, and stop in Dallas tonight before heading off to Austin. Guitarist Dan Schwartz took a few minutes to chat with us about sing-alongs, SXSW and other bands from Philly. Given how many shows you've played ov ... More >>
It would be slightly unfortunate to have scheduled a concert on the same weekend as 35 Denton, but it's not like everyone's going up there, right? [Crickets chirping; the entire office is headed North on I-35.] But, for those of us left behind, there are still plenty of things to do around town, ... More >>
There are weeks when the show announcements are about as flimsy as a wet persimmon. Fortunately, this is not one of them. For starters, Grimes is coming to town. Her last performance was a brilliant showing at Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest, in which she wooed the audience with her mix of Madonna's ... More >>
If you're reading this blog, it's likely you frequent a record store, and there are several good ones in the area to choose from. But, if you didn't realize that purchasing music online is a mild sin, and if your record store of choice is the iTunes store or Amazon.com, you might be out of ... More >>
Here We Go MagicLast time Here We Go Magic came to town, it was as the odd-fitting support on a tour with Dr. Dog. And on the night of their performance, Here We Go Magic stole the show from the Beatle-esque roots rockers, despite Dr. Dog's overpowering light show. Sure, Here We Go Magic's record ... More >>
Stephen MaskerBig Freedia wants you to shake your ass. Big Freedia7 p.m., Main Stage TwoThere's no doubt an element of empowerment at play within Big Freedia's thumping, bass-heavy offerings of so-called "sissy bounce" hip-hop. Freedia, the self-proclaimed "Queen Diva" of bounce music, is a rarit ... More >>
Stephen MaskerMichael Cera playing his infinite playlist. (GET IT?!?!)Two days down. Two more to go. Last night saw bands like Dr. Dog, Japanther, Babar (the band, not this dude), and Mister Heavenly. And if you're not familiar: Mister Heavenly is the freshly formed super group just recentl ... More >>
The art for RTB2's upcoming 8-track release, which will be for sale, starting at this weekend's 35 Conferette.Exciting news out of RTB2 camp this week, as Ryan Thomas Becker and Grady Don Sandlin, the Best Group in town according to the voters in our 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards, pass along ... More >>
Well, it finally came to pass: Just before noon today, the folks at Denton's upcoming four-day music festival the 35 Conferette (formerly the NX35 Conferette) posted the full schedule of events for their deal -- or, well, at least the night-time goings-on for its third year of existence.No word a ... More >>
Pretty busy musical Thursday evening we have here, highlighted by three shows at venues that all begin with the letter "L." What are the odds?
In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.In-house ... More >>
In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.In-house Americana obsessive Noah ... More >>
After last week's adds to Denton's upcoming 35 Conferette in March (Jessica Lea Mayfield, A Place to Bury Strangers, Nit Jewel) and the round of added performers announced prior to that one (Mavis Staples, Royal bangs, Reggie Watts, Damien Jurado) our take on the growing lineup card, as you might ... More >>
Dr. Dog, Here We Go MagicSouth Side Music HallNovember 13, 2010Better than: hanging out with a bunch of college students anywhere else.Dr. DogOn Thursday, Dr. Dog brought quite the diverse crowd to the South Side Music Hall. They had the token indie rock fans, loads of SMU undergrads, and an abno ... More >>
It's another hopping musical Thursday evening around town with a show for just about everyone.
Welcome to a new feature here on DC9 called My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be.Michael ForesterDr. Dog's Zach MillerTomorrow night, Dr. Dog brings its unapproved-by-Pitchfork Amer ... More >>
Ray and Peter LekRusko vibrated the real trees at Trees.It was a busy weekend with Edgefest and Dr. Dog. But that doesn't mean there was a lack of thunderous, heavy dubstep. Sub Soldiers' own DJ Rusko vibrated the columns at Trees late Friday night, sampling some tracks from his upcoming Mad Dece ... More >>
Dr. Dog and Deer TickThe LoftApril 30, 2010Better than: Dr. Dog's last two shows in the Metroplex, which featured cramped conditions (Lola's) and bad sound (the Lone Star Room at Gilley's) nearly as memorable as the band's actual sets.Spike JohnsonFor more shots of Dr. Dog's performance on Friday, c ... More >>
This is happening, folks.As you're probably already aware, we're embarking on the mother of all weekends. That's right; Edgefest is upon us. By now, you might have tried your luck at winning one of our ticket giveaways--after all, what self respecting Limp Bizkit fan wouldn't? But if trying to ... More >>
Yet another reunion show recalling Deep Ellum's glory days is in the works as The Buck Pets, whose history Jeff Liles tackled in Echoes and Reverberations last year, will play Trees Saturday, April 10. We haven't heard any kind of formal announcement yet, but the calendar on the Trees MySpace page c ... More >>
Let It Die (Kill Rock Stars)
Photos by Patrick MichelsThe Avett Brothers share a family moment Friday afternoon.Along with Pete's takes on some of Friday's biggest sets here at ACL, we already brought you shots of Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- so before we head on out for another day in the front row (fo ... More >>
Sorry if this post comes off as a little, I dunno, off. As I write this in the ACL press tent, Daniel Johnston's giving an on-air interview to my right, School of Seven Bells is giving a web chat interview to my left, and Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights are talking up a print report ... More >>
Yesterday, the folks at You and Yours Productions--the same people who've brought you the two latest videos from The Burning Hotels--released the above footage of Telegraph Canyon performing at Bass Hall, opening for the Old 97's, from a few weeks back. It was a special night--and the clip, which b ... More >>
Dr. Dog, The Cave SingersLone Star Room at the Palladium/Gilley's Industrial ComplexApril 23, 2009Better Than: The Pennywise/Pepper show going on at the Palladium last night, which I thankfully saw zero seconds of. Fans arriving at the Loft for last night's Dr. Dog show were instead directe ... More >>
Noah W. BaileyPort O' Brien channels Neil Young at Buffalo Billiards.After the three-and-a-half hour drive from Dallas I decided to start the evening off right at Hut's Hamburgers before finally checking out some music. Here's what I saw. Now it's time for breakfast tacos at Nueva Onda and more band ... More >>
Don't be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts
Friday, September 12, at Lola's Saloon, Fort Worth
Fate (Park the Van)
Wednesday, October 24, at Hailey's, Denton
Bella Union Midlake performing on the BBC in April At least around Unfair Park HQ, a mere mention of the word "Midlake" can spawn a fairly heated debate: On one side are those who dig the Denton band's lush brand of soft-rock; on the other are thems who think the band nothing more than a soggy loaf ... More >>
Still more sad stuff, plus the good news that the Longhorn will host a show
You're My Lover Now (Park the Van)
Friday, September 15, at Nokia Theatre


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Kingsbury Club Fitness
The Fitness Center features strength training equipment, waterrowers, treadmills, Stairmasters, bicycles, elliptical trainers, stair climbers, Arc trainers and free weights. Our fitness facility is carpeted to reduce sound and the freeweight area has rubber flooring to enhance stability. We have three group exercise rooms for indoor cycling, Pilates and group exercise. Group exercise classes are supplemented with stereo tapedeck, CD player, receivers, 4 speakers and microphone. We have Reebok Steps, Bosu Balance Trainers and Keiser spinning bikes. Our cardio-equipment includes treadmills, upright and recumbent bikes, steppers, waterowers and elliptical trainers, positioned in view of 42" flat screen televisions.
Our new Keiser equipment provides a low impact, high intensity resistance training workout using air pressure, as opposed to a traditional weight stack. This equipment is easy to adjust with lightweight seats and digital displays that actually count your repetitions for you! As you progress, you can add as little as one pound at a time - perfect for those just starting out. With the touch of a thumb button, you can be on your way to a healthier, stronger, more active lifestyle. Get started today!
Private Pilates Studio
Our new Private Pilates Studio is fully equipped with Cadillac, Split Chairs, Ladder, Barrels, rehab and regular Reformers, and various small equipment. We offer group and private Pilates training.
Keiser Triple Trainer with Air Resistance
"Functional Training at its best...". Train like the pros! Kingsbury Club offers sport specific training for all ages youth through adult.
Free Weight Area
The Bodymasters Circuit is a great place to get started and build a great strength base. More advanced lifters can complement their workout in the free weight area. Some benefits of using free weights include:
- ability to perform many different exercises
- ability to train at many angles
- offers single and multi-joint exercises
- ability to train specific muscle groups not included in the circuit
- trains assisting muscle groups
- easy to use; however, proper instruction and supervision for beginners or those using heavy weight loads is a must!
New Adult Members
Included in membership are two appointments with a certified personal trainer. We will design a program just for you and you will learn how to operate the equipment needed to achieve your goals.
New Junior Members
We offer group fitness classes for Juniors ages 3-18.
Please read our Junior Fitness Guidelines for additional information regarding the use of the Fitness Center by Juniors ages 10-17.


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Go Places With a Mercer Education!
Study Abroad opportunities at Mercer include two paths to international education:
Semester Abroad and short-term, faculty-led
Study Tours. Both take students outside the
traditional classroom to learn about and experience world culture, business, history, art, science and more.
LEARN MORE! > Info Sessions
SPECIAL NOTE:Mercer County Community College study abroad programs are not traveling to EVD-affected areas!
State of NJ, Dept. of Health, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) background andguidance for colleges receiving students from affected areas - 8/11/14


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January 02, 2001, 1:55 PM — Imagine getting a summer job in the ultimate tropical paradise, Hawaii, with free use of a large house and accompanying pool that you share with fellow twenty-something co-workers. If you're thinking this is the premise for the latest incarnation of MTV's "The Real World," you'd be wrong.
A group of interns lived out this scenario while spending the summer working for Viata Online, a Honolulu firm that builds travel transaction systems. The company hired interns from such top schools as Carnegie Mellon, Harvey Mudd, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University to build the majority of the firm's software.
Like the U.S. mainland, Hawaii faces a crunch when it comes to hiring IT workers. Though beautiful and warm year-round, the island has a high cost of living -- a prohibiting factor to attracting talent. To fill gaps in its 50-person workforce, Viata has turned to interns and cooperative education students.
"Being a start-up, we don't have a lot of money, but we need talented people to get the job done quickly," says Jay Abel, chief technology officer of Viata. The intern arrangement has worked out well for the firm. "Our students are craving real-world examples and want to play with stuff they learn about in school. They're sharp young minds that hold a lot of information."
Cooperative education usually involves a student spending part of the school year working full-time and the rest of the time in a traditional classroom setting. Approximately 241,000 undergraduate students participate in co-ops at some 117,000 work sites in the U.S., according to a 1998 survey from the Cooperative Education Association (CEA). The CEA also reported about 600 schools offer some type of co-op program.
Northeastern University, the founder of one of the first co-op programs, says it places about 6,000 students per year in co-op positions. Other schools that emphasize co-ops include San Jose State University, Drexel University in Philadelphia and the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Handango, a handheld software vendor in Hurst, Texas, is taking advantage of interns to help fill job spots. "There's a tremendously well-publicized scarcity of technical resources in the world.... There's too many jobs and too many open reqs," says Clint Patterson, vice president of product management at Handango.
The company currently uses seven interns, including Edward Phillips, a sophomore computer science major at the University of North Texas in nearby Denton. Phillips helps with the daily maintenance of Handango's Web site, while higher-level designers work on more abstract tasks.
Phillips says the stint at Handango is a valuable resumé builder. Employers benefit, too, by gaining eager workers who can be hired for relatively low wages compared with those who have completed their degrees.


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Gene Roddenberry's logline for "Charlie X" was included in the original "Star Trek Is…" pitch document as "The Day Charlie Became God." When the series moved into production, Roddenberry gave D.C. Fontana the chance to write the teleplay. That one sentence summary — "The accidental occurrence of infinite power to do all things, in the hands of a very finite man." — was enough to get the Great Bird a "Story By" credit, even if he cribbed the basic idea from a Jerome Bixby short story "It's A Good Life," which had been produced as a Twilight Zone episode a few years before. Interestingly, Bixby himself would later write a number of Trek scripts, including "Mirror, Mirror" and "Day of the Dove."
As the 8th episode produced (and with a screenplay that underwent very few revisions), "Charlie X" shows the work of a cast and crew that are becoming comfortable with one another, even as they're introducing new elements, some of which would stick (Uhura's singing) and others that would be forgotten (the gymnasium sequence, featuring an array of stock footage shot for later use that never happened and the maintenance grates in the floor that vanished soon after). There's even the first (off-screen) appearance of the ship's chef, voiced by Roddenberry himself in his only acting role of the series, helping create the illusion that the Enterprise wasn't just a sound stage in Los Angeles, but a living environment. That was especially important in an episode like this, which was one of only six to take place entirely onboard the ship.
(A lot of praise for that feel should also go to Jerry Finnerman, who lit the set with colored background lights to create atmosphere and warmth on the cool gray walls of the ship's interior. This practice, which would fade as the series continued, was at the behest of NBC's parent company RCA, who made color televisions and wanted to use Star Trek as a selling tool.)
While the sexism and weird patriarchal tone of a lot of the episode is a bit grating in the 21st century, it's also important to note how good Robert Walker's performance as Charlie is, especially playing against a cast that had been gelling so well. A method actor in his twenties with a youthful appearance, Walker spent very little time off-set with any members of the cast in an effort to help bolster the alienation his character is supposed to feel. In her autobiography, Grace Lee Whitney goes into some detail about this:
"He explained to us when he arrived to the set that he wanted to remain alien and apart from us - and it worked. You can see it in his performance, a subtle yet persistent air of estrangement from the Enterprise crew, and indeed from the rest of humanity. His careful effort to stay in character added a convincing dimension to his performance."
Speaking of Whitney, I've always liked her performance in this episode, because she seems to genuinely care about Charlie, even with his unwanted affections become more and more dangerous. Her efforts to deflect Charlie's advances with the attractive (and age-appropriate) Yeoman Lawton seem less desperate and more matriarchal and her interaction with the captain and other crew members makes it apparent that there was more to her than just handing over clipboards and sighing. It's a shame she wasn't able to continue with the series, as it seemed that the directors and writers were seeing something in her. (Of course, this is one of two episodes from her 12-episode run in which she is threatened by someone in her quarters, so.)
"Charlie X" isn't one of the greats, but it still serves a very solid example of early Trek, with great character work and a plot that ticks right along.


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Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT – 9/13 – 9/19
September 19th, 2011 by John Kim | 35 comments
Any Nike Mag 2011′s in this week's Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT? None quite yet, but we've still got a stack of twenty sneakers that'll light up your eyes. Some notable inclusions are an Air Jordan V group shot, the Nike Air Pillar (one of the best yet-to-be-retroed 90′s gems), and a ton of collaborations with mita, Dave White, and Bodega. We select from hundreds of WDYWT submissions a week, so check out the twenty that caught our attention below, and be sure to vote for your favorite at the very end. If you're still not on the Sneaker News Blogs: WDYWT tip and would like to see your kicks in the Top 20, the instructions to send in your daily wears is just below – it takes under a minute!
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Pennington back to work, Jets cut backup QB. Chad Pennington returned back to practice today and for the first time since August took snaps with the starting unit. With Pennington ready to play, the Jets cut backup QB Jamie Martin.
With the prospect of returning to the bench current starter Vinny Testaverde is handling the demotion like a consummate professional. ``I don't want anybody to think that I'm happy about being the backup because the fire burns in me to be the starter said Testaverde today. ``But I also want to be a team player and do what's best for the football team.
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Matthew Rossi said...
I just want to point out that I still think Warlocks and Mages are identical in all ways. I see no difference between you. It's like that Star Trek episode, I have no idea what all this complaining is about. You both wear lingerie, you both stand in the back and profit while we do all the work, you both pull a lot of aggro. It's all the same thing to me.
Hrm, maybe you have a good suggestion there... perhaps we SHOULD stand in the back and profit while you do all the work. Better still you won't have to worry about us pulling aggro.
As for going head to head with the mages (Mr Peacebone), they gave mages a spell to increase your intellect and the ability to call in three of your friends because they need it.
Matthew Rossi said...
I wouldn't really trust a warlock with crayons, you'd just complain that someone else's crayons were better over and over again.
You know, while I relish the evil, mage-hating, lulzing-at-the-incessant-the-destro-pvp-forum-QQ, fireponies, EJ-flow-charts, etc. etc. etc... I was out at the bar and after a few beers into the evening chatting with another friend who's main is a lock and we did did come to the disheartening, perhaps alcohol-induced, conclusion that "Oh wait, warlocks are the one class in the game that Blizz could remove and no one would really notice..."
Basically, if you gave shadow priests the ability to do serious dps they would be close enough to affliction very few people at a passing glance, and certainly no warriors even on closer inspection, would notice (except for the fact affliction has to do damage to themselves to get mana back)... Our middle tree is basically a hunter with pets who have random consonants strung together as opposed to the traditional monosylabic "Cat" (and has to do damage to themselves to get mana back)... And since the death-knell of 0/21/40, destro isn't even cosmetically different from a fire mage (except that destro has to do damage to themselves to get mana back).
I guess that's why we cut ourselves, so at least people with grid will notice there is a warlock along...


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At the start of filming a very serious matter…like choosing the winner of the $239 Praxis Language Giveaway, something very unexpected and smelly happens.
Oh and don't even get me started on what happens at the END of the video clip. All I can say is which of you goofballs TAUGHT MY KIDS NUMA-NUMA?!
Steamy Kitchen Podcast #4: Praxis Giveaway from Jaden Hair on Vimeo.
Loved the dancing!
Cute! Real life happens!
Andrew is so cute!
Cute video. I love that you involve your boys.
that's such a cute video Congrats to the winner.
Lol, funny! Your kids are so happy and adorable!
How funny! Congrats to #150!
lol…your boys are so cute
God!!!…is beautiful to see!
… a joy for you and your children as contagious and made me smile, all your happiness is a fondness for magic!!!
Admire you very … and a mother who is beautiful and wonderful, congratulations!
All right, I just peed in my pants. Too funny , too cute, made my day! Thanks!
Congrats to the winner!
First of all, I'm totally wigged out by getting THIS email while I was watching your kids video:
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Synchronicity eh?
Second, It's my business what I teach your kids via youtube. Just wait 'til I show them this one!
adorable giggles!
congrats to #150! LOL
what a wonderful mommy..they must have a good daddy too!
Very, very cute.
Oh, Jaden – your kids made me snort!! How fun ; )
Your kids are adorable Jaden! I love Steamy Kitchen and congrats to 150!
You know 'numa numa' is romanian ?:P
i think there may be child labor laws being infringed upon here… Using those adorably goofy kids to make people want to come back to your site! Awesomeness.
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A 5th grade teacher posted a photo online of the way a student named Jackie tried to get out of answering a question on a test.
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded white Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup ice water
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Cranberry-Apple Pie Filling
- 1 tablespoon sparkling sugar
- 1. Stir together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until mixture resembles small peas. Stir in cheese. Drizzle 1/2 cup ice water over flour mixture, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened and dough is crumbly but forms a ball when pressed together, adding more ice water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, if necessary (up to 1/4 cup). Divide dough in half. Place each half on a large piece of plastic wrap. Shape each dough half into a flat disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap, and chill 2 to 24 hours.
- 2. Preheat oven to 400°. Place 1 dough disk on a lightly floured surface; sprinkle dough lightly with flour. Roll dough to about 1/4-inch thickness. Starting at 1 edge of dough, wrap dough around rolling pin. Place rolling pin over a 9-inch pie plate, and unroll dough over pie plate. Press dough into pie plate; trim off excess crust along edges. Brush edges of crust lightly with egg; reserve remaining egg. Spoon Cranberry-Apple Pie Filling into crust, mounding filling slightly in center.
- 3. Roll remaining dough disk to about 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough into 9 (1-inch-wide) strips. Arrange strips in a lattice design over filling; gently press ends of strips into bottom crust; crimp edge of crust. Brush lattice with reserved egg; sprinkle with sparkling sugar. Place on a baking sheet.
- 4. Bake at 400° on lower oven rack 45 to 50 minutes. Cover loosely with foil to prevent excessive browning, and bake 25 more minutes or until juices are thick and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack 2 hours.
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Maria Fyodorova is prescient — at least when it comes to LeDroit Park.
Five and a half years ago she moved to the historic Northwest Washington neighborhood from Adams Morgan.
"We felt like LeDroit Park was a community where we could get to know our neighbors," she said. "We were coming from Adams Morgan, and we noticed that had stopped happening."
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Stroll through the neighborhood on any nice night and you'll see that Fyodorova's hunch about LeDroit Park was right on. It is commonplace to see people walking their dogs or pushing a stroller and mingling on the front porch.
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First developed as an exclusively white residential area, Octavius Williams, a barber, in 1893 became the first African-American to move into the subdivision. It soon became home to prominent African Americans like Gen. Benjamin Davis, the first African-American general, and violinist Clarence Cameron White. Walter Washington, the first mayor of Washington elected under home rule, lived in LeDroit Park.
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"It's a beautiful neighborhood," said Sina Mollaan, a real estate agent with W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors. "You're in a big city but you feel like you're in a small village. It's so quaint."
A mixture of row homes and small single families are joined by rental apartments to offer a nice mixture of housing options.
"There's a great rental market for Howard University," Mollaan said. "A lot of people will buy a house and turn the basement into an English-style basement and rent it to Howard kids to help with their mortgage."
The heart of the neighborhood is the Common Good City Farm and tentatively named Park at LeDroit. They were created when the city closed Gage Eckington Elementary School and quickly have become a natural gathering point for residents.
Common Good is a farm that grows food for low-income residents and provides educational opportunities aimed at increasing food security, improving health, and contributing to environmental sustainability. It's doing such remarkable work that Prince Charles of England visited in April.
With great restaurants, including the legendary Ben's Chili Bowl, and nightlife just a few blocks away on the U Street corridor or in nearby Bloomingdale, LeDroit Parkers have plenty of choices for fun and culture.
"We are anxiously anticipating the opening of the new Howard Theater, the United Negro College Fund headquarters at Progression Place and the Howard Town Center Project which, although it has not yet broken ground, will be a great shot in the arm for Georgia Avenue and bring a grocery store within walking distance," Lewis said.
Until then, residents are content with leisurely evening strolls during which they greet their neighbors like family. A nightly scene exactly like the one Maria Fyodorova envisioned.
Top reasons to live in LeDroit Park
LeDroit Park has been home to some very prominent African Americans, including Robert A. Terrell, the first African American municipal judge; Mary Church Terrell, a distinguished educator, suffragette, and civil rights activist; General Benjamin Davis, the first African American general; violinist Clarence Cameron White and Walter Washington, the first mayor of Washington elected under home rule.
The median sale price for a home in the 20001 zip code in April was $421,000, relatively low for a neighborhood in such a prime location.
With two Metro stations on the green line close by, bus routes that can take you anywhere in the city, and plenty of restaurants and night life within walking distance, LeDroit Park is perfectly situated for residents who don't own a car.


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How To: Disguise a Damaged or Ugly Ceiling
The ceiling in a previous home was a complete nightmare with water stains and popcorn tiles galore — not what you like to see while lying in bed. No paint short of a Sistine Chapel-esque ceiling mural could have brought it any relief. But it was a rental, and we thought nothing could be done. Thinking back now however, the romantic billows of a fabric disguise would have definitely been preferable to the water-damaged Fight Club look.
We spotted the ceiling above on a recent outing, and it reminded us of these favorite pin-tucked bedding options from Anthropologie and West Elm, which we love for their laid back glamor.
We think covering the whole ceiling, not just a section as in the first photo, would have the same kind of romantic effect as the duvets while helping to mask the undesirable surface beneath it.
What you'll need:
-enough fabric to cover the ceiling (flat bed sheets, painters drop cloth—used in the photo above— or large table clothes are less expensive alternatives to store bought fabric)
-staple gun
-ladder (or high step stool)
How to:
This is best done with the help of another person
-if you're using one piece of fabric, find the center of the fabric and staple it to the ceiling. If you're using multiple pieces of fabric, find the corners that will form the center of your ceiling and use several closely spaced staples to secure them in place
-gather a few inches of fabric towards the place that has been stapled and staple it in place so that it forms a small billowing runch
-repeat until the whole ceiling has been covered
The organic shapes of the folds is part of the look, so each tuck of fabric doesn't need to be perfectly equidistant.
If you prefer a more tent-like alternative, you can make one center staple, and then let the fabric drape out to the walls as in the picture below from Gehry and Lanya's Oakland house tour.
(Images: 1: Leah Moss, 2,3: West Elm, 4: Anthropologie, 5: Jill, Apartment Therapy SF)
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That first photo looks like someone stapled her wedding dress to the ceiling...
...it's not a good look.
I have to agree...the first picture is just dreadful!
Or, if not a wedding dress, a dropcloth left over from a painting project.
The second pic is nice, but I worry about fire risk.
I agree.. you would have to plan to give it some symmetry and flow so it didn't look like a big painters' drop cloth stapled to the ceiling.
The first photo is gawd-awful. Fix the ceiling.
I think it's cool, but...
A local restaurant once had a 'grotto' room where they dipped rags in plaster and fixed them to the ceiling.
They collected dust, grease, and cobwebs.
reminds me of our beloved Olympic Stadium roof here in Montreal...
Dust Magnet. Just fix the ceiling.
i really hate it, too.
yeah, fabric anywhere that it can't be readily removed and washed is gross. I would suggest taking artist frames, stretching fabric across them, and suspending them ala oversized ceiling tiles.
These solutions call attention to the problems rather than disguise them.
i had something like this once in my old studio. looked very nice BUT um dust..yeah...not cool.
The second photo is romantic, even if it is silly to hide a roof problem with flamable fabric rather than fixing it....it's ONLY going to get worse. The first photo looks like my attempt at having a canopy bed in high school....except they stapled the entire drop cloth rather than just the ends.
KILZ is your friend, damaged-ceiling people!
Kind of reminds me of the crazy scheme my friend and I made up when she was living with my family for a while. There was no light in the extra room except an electric plug in the ceiling. I can only guess it was meant for a lamp of some kind.
Anyway, we took an extra long string of christmas lights (safe to the touch cold ones) and stapled them up all over the ceiling in a random pattern. Then we took a lot of dark blue fabric and stapled it in soft billows over that.
It looked very pretty with the lights off, but we were amazed when we flicked on the light switch. Decorating in the house with christmas lights tends to be very brash and cheesy - but hidden behind the dark fabric they just gave the room a soft glow. The bunching of the fabric meant some lights were a few inches from it, and some were nearly a foot - so instead of every light looking the same, they faded in and out brighter and darker.
It looked like a lovely dark image of the night sky.
It's only something that would work in a younger person's place, of course. But it was very pretty while we had it up.
And before the safety nuffers get to me, I used safe lights, put protective plastic between the staples and the electric wiring, used redundant staples to make sure no lights fell down over time, made sure no fabric was ever too close to the lights themselves, and my fire chief father thought it was okay. :P
Dust wasn't an issue, but that's because it wasn't a long term solution anyway. I wouldn't staple one if you intended it to last more than a year.
I call B.S. on the "no amount of paint would help." If you have water stains, you use a primer like Killz, you stop the water stain, then you paint it. Then you just have tiles or popcorn, but you do not have a Fight Club ceiling. No able-bodied person who can afford $50 for paint and a roller has to complain about a Fight Club ceiling.
Seems like it'd be bad fung shui, or just bad energy in general, to have this massive, dusty heap hovering above you! Scary!
Hahahahha.. It is good to have a sense of humor. The comments made me laugh out loud. Thanks!
This pic was taken upstairs at Lucketts, right?
I think it has a ton of potential, and love it. I think it would look much better if it spanned the WHOLE ceiling though
I can see a treatment in this vein for a party or some other short-term decorative use, but not for ongoing decor. I just had a flashback to the ceilngs (painted, smooth, glossy white paint) in my mother's home. She was a heavy smoker and the white ceilings after a few years were a truly disgusting caramel brown. Now think of fabric... Ick.
I just did something like this along an accent wall in my apartment. I used left-over tulle from a wedding, dyed it a light green/yellow and used some spray starch to create a wrinkled effect that would stay, but could be easily removed. I think the key might be to use a lighter fabric that still feels airy overhead. Still, the first pic took a lot of effort, hanging ANYTHING from a ceiling is tricky.
Perhaps in a room with overly high ceilings... But god help anyone with dust allergies -ha!
The best thing to do with hideous ceilings you can't afford to fix is to just draw the attention away from it. So long as it's all painted over white, it should be easy to draw the eye downwards with low lighting- particularly reading/work lamps that shed light downward. And even hanging art work a few inches lower than you would, so that your focal points are eye level and below, could help.


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On the estimation of smooth forward rate curves from a finite number of observations: A comment
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Two days after women offered prayers at LDS General Conference for the first time in the faith's 183-year history, some Mormons still are celebrating the moment as well as the church's other recent strides in gender equality.
These feminists point to institutional moves, such as modernizing the LDS Young Women's program, lowering the missionary age for young women, and including women in mission leadership teams. And, though some disagree with the point of view on priesthood in the church's recent video interview with its top female authorities — that men and women have different but equally vital roles — they applaud the faith for having women, not men, discuss their roles.
Julie M. Smith, of Austin, Texas, still thinks the Utah-based church has far to go for women to feel equal in the faith, but she salutes these steps.
"Let's take a moment and enjoy the fact that the cause of Mormon feminism has enjoyed more progress in the past six months than the past 60 years," Smith writes at Times & Seasons, a Mormon blog. "One almost senses a trajectory that will, someday, mean that all of this will be behind us."
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Harvard historian and devout Mormon, has a different view of the past 60 years.
"I am old enough to remember when the Relief Society [for women], Primary [for children], and Mutual Improvement Association [for teen girls] had their own general conferences and when female leaders traveled to visit LDS stakes and wards, edited publications, controlled their own money, managed social services, a hospital, etc.," Thatcher writes in an email to The Salt Lake Tribune. "I am sure this gesture [the conference prayers] was well meant, but it actually exposes rather than solves the problem."
Maybe, Ulrich writes, "that is a good thing."
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Rabbi Nessenoff: Any comments on Israel? We're asking everybody today, any comments on Israel?I should point out that the question didn't just pop out of nowhere: she was attending a White House function celebrating Jewish Heritage Month and in that context it's not an unreasonable question. Here's a link to a subsequent interview where she doubles down on her comments.
Helen Thomas: Tell em to get the hell out of Palestine.
Nessenoff: Oh. Any better comments on Israel?
Thomas: Remember, these people are occupied, and it's their land. It's not German, and it's not Poland.
Nessenoff: So where should they go and what should they do?
Thomas: They should go home!
Nessenoff: Where's their home?
Thomas: Poland. Germany.
Nessenoff: So you're saying the Jews should go back to Poland and Germany?
Thomas: And America and everywhere else.
Everyone should have a home. Even Palestinians in Palestine. Questioning those who support atrocious methods used to further the political interests of the state of Israel does not make one racist or antisemetic unless one buys the divine ordination argument which is questionable at best and oddly ethnocentric at best.
I think Israeli settlers in the West Bank should go home too. To Haifa and Tel Aviv, not Berlin and Odessa.
The West Bank is their home. Part of the reason Thomas' remarks are so objectionable is that they reflect the classic antisemitic view of Jews as aliens, displacing natives. In Europe they told Jews to "go back to Palestine"; it's ironic that anti-Semites today tell Jews to "go back to Germany". Saying that any group of people "should go home" is racist, even if you think you're reversing an historic injustice.
As someone who had previously thought Thomas one of the great figures of American journalism, I went into this thread expecting encomium after encomium (bar that incident back in 2010); that said, I happily cheered the death of Thatcher for reasons too numerous to mention, for mostly visceral, personal reasons. I'm not sure why I should now give Thomas the benefit of the doubt for her nakedly anti-Semitic "DA JOOZ RUN THE SHOW" nonsense, when I never gave Thatcher a pass for her odious reign.There are things about Helen Thomas that are amazing and wonderful. And she was human and had some serious flaws. One of those makes her an objectionable figure to some degree, myself included I'll admit. Some people like her in spite of that flaw or try to explain it away. And some appear to like her because of her statements which they agree with.
If people want to talk about Cockburn's anti-semitism they pretty much need to do so being mindful of the fact that it's an obit thread, we have a pretty longstanding "These are some things to consider when posting in obit threads" set of suggestions, and their own identity as being "that guy" on the particular topic. This is why I specifically said in my comment that if Cockburn's anti-semitism is really what you want to talk about, consider another thread at another time perhaps.All that "this is neither the time nor the place" stuff comes up every time someone at all controversial--who, nonetheless, is broadly popular among Mefites--dies. And yet, in fact, that injunction is essentially hypocritical. No actual principle of "not causing needless distress to the afflicted" is in play here: what is in play is simply a reaffirming of the Metafilter majority's shared values.


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How to find Best Family Dentist Clinic in Your Locality
Staying together with your oral health is vital for healthier teeth and gums. When you have kids, or are preparing to have kids, you should begin healthier habits of dental checkups at the very least twice each year. Nevertheless , because you can remember once you were young, likely to the dentist could be a scary time for kids. If you're having a hard time discovering the right family friendly dentist, below are a few guidelines and suggestions to help with making that decision.
Hospitality to help keep You Sane When you Wait
Try to find dental offices that basically accommodate their patients by giving ample, comfortable seating, reading materials, t.v. and toys. There is really something to be said about having method of distractions ( particularly if you can find kids waiting with you) in comparison to having nothing to check out while waiting.
Care of Kids
Families have to pick the a dentist that builds relationships with all their patients, specially the kids. No parent really wants to literally drag their kids to the dentist since they think the dentist is mean. Dentists should need to get to learn their patients and make sure they are feel as comfortable as you possibly can. Whilst it must not be considered a requirement, family dentists who've kids are usually better candidates for obvious reasons.
The Receptionist can be your First Impression
Receptionists will be the first people you are exposed to. Make note if the receptionists are friendly, organized and mindful of their job. Their manner and behavior may possibly shape your opinion of the way the remaining staff may possibly focus on the requirements of your household. If the receptionist treats patients with respect, and is good with kids, it can help get yourself a feel for the culture and atmosphere of surrey dentist office.
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Simply take into consideration all of the services your dentist provides. Offices that stay ahead with modern equipment and procedures are what's most useful for you personally as well as your family. Also, when you can look for a family dentist which are also orthodontists, perform cosmetic dental procedures or are even oral surgeons, it creates for a stronger relationship between that dentist as well as your family.
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It is essential to truly have a family dentist that's common for appointments and emergencies. You'll find nothing more frustrating than finding your dentist booked for solid weeks or months at the same time! Ensure that your dentist office manages appointments smoothly, and always searches for openings quickly for all those unplanned emergencies.
Your ultimate decision boils down to who you imagine is the better fit, in line with the facets that you imagine are most significant. If you're not used to a town, or will be ready to look for a new dentist, keep searching: you will discover an ideal family dentist that becomes a fixture in the lives of one's family.
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Stay calm as Twitter IPO frenzy builds
Given the many uncertainties -- and with Facebook as an object lesson -- wait until after the offering for the hype to die down.
The deal, which is expected to value the microblogging site at more than $10 billion, has already ignited a battle between the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq over where the stock will be listed. Investors around the world are no doubt eager to get in on the biggest tech IPO since Facebook (FB). But whether the reality will match the hype is hard to say.
There's little doubt that Twitter is profitable, though how much it earns is anybody's guess. Ramping up big sites can be expensive given the amount of equipment and personnel needed. According to The New York Times, analysts expect Twitter to net $600 million in revenue this year and $950 million next year. Whether it can maintain its current growth rates also isn't clear.
Twitter is keeping details of its finances secret because it qualifies under SEC rules as an "emerging growth company" with less than $1 billion in annual revenue and, therefore, isn't subject to the usual disclosures, at least not yet. It's pursuing this strategy to keep expectations in check. One reason Facebook's IPO was a flop was that Wall Street expected too much too soon from the social network.
Though Twitter is likely profitable, that's no guarantee the IPO will be a success. Facebook was swimming in cash when it first sold shares to the public last year, but the stock wound up tanking anyway and has only recently covered.
Wall Street has many questions for Twitter, such as how well its simple ad formats, such as "promoted tweets" are resonating with users and how much companies are willing to pay for them.
The other challenge in Twitter's IPO is timing. IPOs are difficult for most individual investors to get in on, particularly with a hot company like Twitter because demand far outstrips supply. A better strategy for most investors might just be to wait until the frenzy dies down.
The hype around the stock will ebb eventually, and it will lose its luster with Wall Street. It happened to Facebook and to other one-time media darlings such as Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG). Only after the bubble bursts should investors with a high tolerance for risk buy Twitter shares.
Jonathan Berr does not own shares of the listed stocks. Follow him on Twitter @jdberr.
I am certain there will be price inflation - based on Supply vs. Demand. But, is that a sustainable model? The late 1990's told us a resounding NO. Do they have a chance to keep acting as a normal "Stock" per prior models. Only their advertising based revenues will tell.
My two cents? All I see on these sites are insurance companies doing massive advertising, and Spammers. You cannot swing a dead cat without seeing the gal from Progressive on every web-page.
Maybe it is the "new" model. All things are based on advertising revenues rather than tangible product sales. If so, I will have a very hard time putting my $$$ into a model like that. Easily manipulated numbers, and nothing like pesky inventory to deal with... Massive salaries and egos.
Maybe it is a great model. But, if so, why isn't ABC or the WSJ a profitable stock model? They are based on all advertising revenue - with small syndication income... Massive salaries and egos - (Honey Boo Boo and the Kardashians?).
Just a thought...
Twitter, it wouldn't shock me in the least if this thing is a first day Moonshot. However, a ton of folks died, trying to make it to the moon. Once we got there, it's been over 40 years since we have gone back, Maybe........
This is a High Risk and High Reward stock, most folks know to tread carefully.
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Quality water is a key focus for people living in the booming oil patch in North Dakota.
Many communities are on the verge of getting new sources of drinking water.
One town that just got hooked up is Parshall.
In our Eye on Energy, Gary Brode takes us there to see what a new water treatment plant means to the people of that area.
Friday's ribbon cutting ceremony of the newest water plant in Western North Dakota marked the start of a new era for the people of Parshall and its surrounding rural inhabitants.
For years residents have dealt with inconsistent water supply because of inconsistent lake water levels from Van Hook.
So when it was decided a new water treatment plant was needed, location was the number one issue.
(Cory Chorne, Project Manager) "The solution was really based on finding the old Missouri River Channel and making sure that if we were going to put a new intake in that it was in that old channel and no matter what happened to the lake level that the intake level would be below the minimum lake pool level for Lake Sakakawea."
The new water treatment plant produces 2.5 million gallons of water per day.
Chorne says the plant can easily double its production if need be.
But it's not the quantity of water that makes this plant so special.... it's the process which produces quality water.
(Cory Chorne, Project Manager) "It uses thousands and thousands of little straws that have a vacuum applied to it and it has very small pour spaces. So it will let the water through but they keep any of the particles out. It's a pretty gentle process by using that vacuum it constantly sips on dirty water on one side and produces clean water on the other.
The fully computerized system uses relatively new technology.
2 full-time operators are in charge of the plant.
Mayor of Parshall, Richard Bolken is elated to finally have a consistent water supply for his townspeople.
(Richard Bolken, Mayor of Parshall) "There are some people down in this area by the plant itself that haven't had... a lot of people have had to haul their water, they just haven't had the water. The ground water in this area are terrible. It's not even feasible to drink unless you treat it yourself. So just to be able to supply water, a good quality water, to the people is a great feeling."
With water able to reach a 25-mile radius of the facility, any anticipated population growth can now be covered.
For some, the new water treatment plant now means a new way of life.
In Parshall, Gary Brode, KX News.


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New Mom Secrets: I Go to The Bathroom to Get "Me" Time
It's hard being a new mom (or even an experienced mom to a new baby) and sometimes we do things we know we shouldn't, despite what all the experts say. But this is a safe place to share your secrets—we won't tell.
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I Wash the Pacifier Off in My Mouth
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I'm Breastfeeding But I Crave Beer
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JessecaLynnDecember 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM
What mom hasn't?! LOL Now I have to lock the door or they still get in.
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justanotherjenDecember 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM
I used to do that, but not when my husband was home. When he was home I would just tell him I was taking a nap or wanted to be left alone and he would keep the kids from bugging me. He still does that every day because I need a break from the noise and chaos (I'm very noise sensitive and get overstimulated easily).
I did used to go into the bathroom, lock the door and turn on all the faucets to drown out the noise when the kids were little and my husband was at work. It was the only way to center myself with all the noise. If I didn't do it I would literally snap and that was never a pretty sight. It was a tactic I learned when my son was a newborn and had colic. When I couldn't take the crying anymore I would set him on the bed and go into the bathroom for 10 minutes until I was calm again and then resume bouncing him on my knee (the only thing that helped).
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athenax3December 12, 2009 at 2:21 PM
I've done it, we used to live in a really small place, so the bathroom was the only escape, lol. Dh once caught me laying on the floor on a towel reading a book. When I've had a bad day I take an extra long shower and cry myself out in there and then have to hide in there for a few to let my eyes clear up.
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madamekatekateDecember 12, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Haha. This isn't such a confession.
I totally do this when I really need a minute to myself. "Ugh, my stomach hurts. Take the baby and I'll be right back." Lol.
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NoRegrets_09December 16, 2009 at 1:43 AM
I tell my boyfriend that the boys need some bonding time. Hes always all for it! So while that bonding happens I enjoy a long, hot, relaxing shower to help me un-tense from dirty diapers, crying, and hardly any sleep! And I always return the favor to my boyfriend!
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Heather_FJanuary 7, 2010 at 3:49 PM
I will take a "hot bath" at least that's the line I use with hubby. I think after 5yrs (our oldest is 5) he has figured out that a hot bath means I'll be indispose for at least an hour LOL I sometimes fall asleep and get a quick nap while in my hot bath LOL One time while hubby was home, I even took to sitting out in my truck in the driveway just to talk to my sister on my cell phone WITHOUT being interrupted....oh the things we do HA
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gmaroseMarch 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM
did this it didn't work they still "found" me and Grandson does today although he doesn't come in. he just stands at the door and talks to me My daughter learned her numbers and alphabet by comming in when I would soak in the bubbles , she would lather up my back and write her numbers and letters that way I would guess what she wrote, she never saw anything mind you my back was always towards her she was 4 and 5 at the time. this was 29 years ago I'm afraid of what the " experts" woud say now. We also had conversations when she was in 4th grade that way , she would come in while I had my bubble bath and we would have our "talks" it was nice to be able to talk to her without anyone else taround. we had a lot of heartfelt talks that way. We are still that close now but do our talks in the car and over lunch~!