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Lobbyists representing First Alliance Lending, 2012:
Lobbying Firm Hired | Amount | Subsidiary (Lobbied For) | Lobbyist |
Chesapeake Enterprises | $125,000 | First Alliance Lending |
Reed, Scott W |
Olson Advocacy Group | $80,000 | First Alliance Lending |
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Matthew Fox is coming to ME!!!
I just read this, and I have to say Matthew, when you come up here – give me a call.ÃÂ We'll do brunch.
Matthew's brothers and their young children live in Oregon, and he says that he and his wife, Margherita Ronchi, an Italian model who was his college sweetheart, are discussing joining them. ââ¬ÅWeââ¬â¢ve been talking about moving to Oregon for a while, so whenever things get tough, I just keep Oregon in my sights. I enjoy fishing, hiking and skiing, and the mountains and fresh air and all these things are available pretty easily in Oregon without having to drive a long distance.
ââ¬ÅIââ¬â¢m really excited to figure all that out, but itââ¬â¢s still a couple of years away, so Iââ¬â¢m just enjoying life right now.ââ¬Â
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Tolerance—the third of my 3Ts of economic development—provides a critical source of economic advantage that works alongside Technology and Talent. Places that are open to new ideas attract creative people from around the globe, broadening both their technology and talent capabilities, gaining a substantial economic edge.
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The map above shows how metros across the U.S. score on the Tolerance Index, as updated for The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited. The chart below shows the top 20 metros. Developed by my Martin Prosperity Institute colleague Kevin Stolarick, it ranks U.S. metros according to three key variables—the share of immigrants or foreign-born residents, the Gay Index (the concentration of gays and lesbians), and the Integration Index, which tracks the level of segregation between ethnic and racial groups.
Metro | Tolerance Index Score | |
1. | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | .751 |
2. | Napa, CA | .747 |
3. | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | .739 |
4. | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | .738 |
5. | Santa Fe, NM | .726 |
6. | Ithaca, NY | .723 |
7. | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | .708 |
8. | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | .702 |
9. | Boulder, CO | .701 |
10. | Ann Arbor, MI | .693 |
11. | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | .692 |
12. | Greeley, CO | .691 |
13. | Trenton-Ewing, NJ | .690 |
14. | Fresno, CA | .687 |
15. | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | .686 |
16. | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | .684 |
17. | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | .683 |
18. | Worcester, MA | .680 |
19. | Carson City, NV | .679 |
20. | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | .678 |
Even more than its natural resources and native ingenuity, what has stood at the heart and soul of U.S. prosperity historically has been its openness to hard working, ambitious, and talented immigrants of all stripes—doctors, engineers, and uneducated laborers alike. Roughly half of Silicon Valley start-ups have a foreign-born person among their founding team, according to several recent studies. Careful studies by the economist Giovanni Peri of the University of California at Davis have found that immigrants add rather than detract from American prosperity, for the simple reason that "the skill composition of immigrants is complementary to that of natives." At the low-skill end of the spectrum, immigrants specialize in "manual intensive tasks such as cooking, driving, and building" that their American counterparts tend not to do. At the high-skill end of the spectrum, immigrants bring scientific, technical, and entrepreneurial skills that are in short supply and vital for America's innovative and entrepreneurial engine. A "more multicultural urban environment," Peri concludes, "makes U.S.-born citizens more productive."
Openness to gays and lesbians similarly reflects an ecosystem that is open to new people and new ideas. It's amazing how consistently people have misconstrued what my colleagues and I have had to say about the connection between gays and economic growth. They miss the point. A strong and vibrant gay community is a solid leading indicator of a place that is open to many different kinds of people. Ronald Inglehart, who has studied the relationship between culture and economic growth for some four decades, has noted that the lack of societal acceptance of gays is the most significant remaining bastion of intolerance and discrimination around the world. Accordingly, communities that have long been more accepting and open to gay people have an underlying ecosystem which is also more likely to be accepting of new ideas and different types of people, including the eggheads and eccentrics who invent new things and start new enterprises. As Bill Bishop put it, "where gay households abound, geeks follow."
Tolerance affects economic growth by shaping the flow of technology and talent. Most economists tend to see technology and talent as fixed stocks, like raw materials or natural resources, but the reality is that they are flows. Unlike seams of coal or natural harbors, talented people are mobile factors—they can and do move around. Of course talented people come from different racial and ethnic backgrounds - a substantial share of Silicon Valley startups were founded by people who hail originally from outside the United States - as well as different sexual orientations.The fact that some places are better attracting this flow of talent is associated with how open to different kinds of people they are.
Economists frequently note the importance of industries having low entry barriers, so that new firms can easily enter and keep the industry vital. Similarly, a place can benefit from low entry barriers for people—where newcomers from different backgrounds are accepted quickly into all sorts of social and economic arrangements. All else being equal, such communities have an advantage in attracting and retaining the diverse and different types of people who power innovation and growth.
Tolerance - and openness to diversity and inclusiveness - is not an afterthought or something that happens when communities get rich. It is a key element of the new economic development equation.
This post is an abridged and revised excerpt of material from The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited, out this month from Basic Books.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
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So, I ran out of writing work and have been doing a lot of inking and coloring. I'm in a mad rush getting some things together for the #SDCC show.
This is the cover to a digital issue of the SideChicks webcomic. I inked and colored it in one day last week. Bask in its glory.
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Is this Nikon's New D800 DSLR?
November 21, 2011
The first pictures of the camera have circulated, and boy does it look like it means business.
Nikon Rumours has gotten its hands on some images of the new camera, and it looks a lot like a heavily updated D700. Now, the world of photography tends to be one very much of evolution rather than revolution, so a heavy tweaking of an existing model lends weight to the argument that these pictures are the real deal.
Here, the camera is fitted with a battery grip which would doubtless be an accessory. Looking at how big the camera would be with the pack removed seems to confirm previous rumours that the D800 will be smaller and lighter than the existing D700. The image of the rear of the camera also shows that the LCD is much bigger than the D700, too. All in, even if it is only a heavy redesign, it looks seriously good.
There's no word on any further changes to the specifications we reported the other month, but if you missed it at the time, the big news was that the D800 is expected to pack a 36-megapixel sensor giving you images up to 7360 x 4912 pixels. We don't know quite how Nikon plans to make use of that kind of resolution, but we're looking forward to finding out. The D800 is also rumoured to shoot 1080p video at 30fps and be capable of snapping four frames-a-second bursts.
There's no date set for launch, and no official word on how much it will cost, either. It should make a pretty big dent in your bank account, though. Expect it to set you back somewhere in the region of $4,000. [Nikon Rumours via Pocket-lint; Image: Nikon Rumours]


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Firefighters spent most of Saturday afternoon battling a blaze at the Snyders Family Farm, on Cedar Creek Road between Ayr and Plattsville.
OPP say a neighbour noticed thick smoke coming from one of the barns on the 100-acre property around 1:15 p.m.
"The building maintained its integrity for almost an hour and a half," said deputy fire chief Paul Redman. Then it began to collapse.
John Snyder and his wife were about to give their week-old baby boy Beau a bath when they noticed smoke coming from the barn.
Firefighters told the family to leave the property because of toxic yellow smoke billowing from the barn. When the barn's spray-foam insulation caught fire it produced the yellow smoke which contained a cancer-causing chemical.
Buildings within a one kilometer radius also had to be evacuated.
Fire crews from Plattsville, Drumbo, Bright and Princeton were called in to help with the blaze.
No one was injured, but the barn and its contents were destroyed.
Less than two weeks ago, the building was used as a Haunted Barn for Halloween. It housed all the seasonal props the family used for their "Fear Farm" event.
"It's hard to think about how we're going to replace [everything], but I'm sure we'll come up with some new and unique ideas to send shivers down everyone's spines next year," said Snyder. "In the end, it's just a barn."
Snyders Family Farm, formerly known as Kim-Glo, is a popular destination with families. Besides the Fear Farm, the Snyders have a corn maze, petting zoo and nursery on the property. They also sell pumpkins and Christmas trees.
"These people work so hard, it's their livelihood," said neighbour Julie Epplett. "Everything they had is gone up in smoke."
The Ontario Fire Marshal will not be called in to investigate, as the blaze is not considered suspicious.


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Crytek's free-to-play shooter continues to expand its audience and wins top award
More than five million players across Russia have now signed up for Crytek GmbH's groundbreaking free-to-play FPS, Warface. Published in Russia by the Mail.Ru Group, Warface has amassed an army of avid fans and enjoyed a record-breaking rise to prominence since its release - attracting over one million players in its first month on the market. The game was also in the limelight this week after players voted it best online game in Russia as part of the long-established Runet Awards. The awards, which have been running since 2004, are designed to honor the best of the Russian-language internet.
"Reaching the five million registered users mark speaks volumes about the quality and appeal of Warface," said Vladimir Nikolsky, the Vice President of the Mail.Ru Group Game Division. "With a combination of first-class visuals and gameplay that is second to none, Warface stands out from the crowd and promises to attract even more attention from players in the future."
The Runet Award is given to websites and organizations for contributions to the Russian-language internet.
The Runet Prize is a professional award that was established in 2004 by the Russian Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications to promote outstanding achievements by companies in the field of IT and digital communications, and to provide recognition for state
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Warface invites players onto the frontline for thrilling cooperative and competitive gameplay, advancing the face of free-to-play gaming in the process by delivering the highest possible production values. Players in North America and Western Europe will be able to join the action in the near future when Warface is released through Crytek's gaming-centric social hub, GFACE, in partnership with leading online publisher, Trion Worlds.
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Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") is an independent company at the forefront of the interactive entertainment industry, and is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming by creating standout experiences for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, mobile devices and games-as-service using their cutting-edge 3D-Game-Technology, CryENGINE®.
The company's headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Crytek also has studios in Kiev (Ukraine), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Seoul (South Korea), Nottingham (UK) and Shanghai (China).
Since its foundation in 1999, Crytek has consistently been recognized for excellence in its field, earning accolades such as the 2011 Develop Award for Best Independent Studio and a 2010 Red Dot Design Award. Its multi-award winning games include Far Cry®, Crysis® (awarded best PC Game of E3 2007 and Best Technology at the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards), Crysis Warhead® (awarded Best Graphics Technology at IGN Best of 2008
Awards), Crysis® 2 (awarded Best Shooter of E3 2010 and Gamescom 2010) and Warface (awarded Best Social/Casual/Online Game of Gamescom 2012). For more information, please visit http://www.crytek.com.
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Fungisil Changes It's Name To Funginix
For those that don't know, Fungisil changed it's name to Funginix.
It is really the exact same nail fungus treatment and you will notice that the bottle even looks the same. Really the one only thing that has changed was the last three letters of the name.
The official launch of the new named product is scheduled for May 1 2010 but is available from the official website for Fungisil. You will notice the website name has already changed to Funginix. You could buy Fungisil in Canada, and you can buy Funginix in Canada and the United States, and just like before it ships from the USA with no customs fees or duty.
With a the most sophisticated and complete topical treatment on the market Funginix is the only nail fungus treatment that has undergone extensive testing to verify that the anti-fungal agents will scientifically prove that they will stop nail fungus. Just like Fungisil, FUNGINIX contains the unique combination of proven anti-fungal blend of natural minerals and that focus on both toenail fungus and fingernail fungus. It will is specifically engineered to attack the nail fungus under the nail where it grows between the nail bed and the nail.
There are a few good reason why Funginix is still the best nail fungus treatment option and one of the reasons is the fact that I used it myself and it was already eliminating my fungus nail infection within 2 months.
If it doesn't start working by then, you can get your money back, because they offer all customers a no-questions-asked, 60-day guarantee. If for any reason, you don't think that FUNGINIX is performing in the way it is promised to, just return your product within 60 days for a full refund. I didn't need to use it and neither will you.
One of the other reasons I chose it was because I felt it was better then the lamasil cream that most people use due to the fact that it takes way less time to work.
Most of the clients I spoke to reported that the lamasil cream was messy because it doesn't soak in right away and it took the over 7 months to see results. Of course I asked them why they waited so long to see results and why they did switch products?
They told me that they wanted to stick with one product which is fine if you want to wait six or seven months.
What I did to speed up the process was cut away as much of the nail as possible first then I applied the Funginix directly on the top of the cutaway toenail. In under 2 months I started to notice that the toenail was pushing the now dead nail fungus out with the growth of the nail. As my nail grew out further and further so did the fungus until it was completely gone.
This worked for me and it can work for you too and if it doesn't get your money back after 60 days what do you have to lose? Nothing but the nail fungus.


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I've got a new post up at All Things Thrifty today. I'm showing off the next installment of the nursery over there. There are also free downloads too!
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Pineapple Sorbet Wallpaper Nursery (Hygge & West-Rifle Paper Co)
Part One: The Why
As a child I have a very vivid memory of what our house looked like. Wallpaper in every room. Wallpaper in the family room (cream with forest green grid on top). Wallpaper in the kitchen (forest green with white polka dots…or small white flowers?). Wallpaper border in one of the bedrooms (teddy bears, ducks with mauve bows, and hearts). Wallpaper in my bedroom (rainbow gingham, but only up to chair rail hight). Wallpaper in the bathroom, AND a wallpaper boarder. The next vivid memory I have is the removal and for the next 10 years hearing my mother say, "I WILL NEVER WALLPAPER AGAIN!" It left a lasting impression to say the least.
Every year at the parade of homes I see beautiful wallpapers in the models. I look on Pinterest and see stunning wallpaper features in laundry rooms. Several of my blog friends have done stunning wallpaper projects: Emily's ostrich bathroom, Amber's floral accent wall, Kelly's floral closet, Katja's textured entry, Anu's modern entry (and way more that my pregnancy brain is struggling to remember).
And then I got sad. I was sad because I was a wimp. I loved all the wallpapers, but I was too afraid to commit. I stuck with stenciled walls because I knew I could always paint over them… until I found this from Hygge & West, designed by Rifle Paper Co:
I showed a picture to Aaron and said, "What do you think about this for the nursery?" I was still up in the air about it, but he was VERY insistent that we do it. He reminded me that pineapples are the traditional way to say "welcome home" therefore making it the perfect place to bring home our new baby girl.
Since we already had a plethora of baby girl items leftover from Evelyn, we were able to splurge a little to get this wallpaper.
Who better to help me install this wallpaper than the queen of wallpaper herself, my mother! I was worried she would talk me out of it, but she was very supportive! She reminded me that as long as I don't wallpaper the entire house, when we ARE ready to remove it, one wall won't be that big of a deal.
Part Two: The How
**If you aren't doing a wallpaper project, this part of the post will be pretty boring, since it is tips and tricks of the actual install. Just enjoy the pictures! If you ARE getting ready for a wallpaper project, I hope this helps you and can help you avoid some of the mistakes I feel like I made.**
Since I was doing the same brand of wallpaper as Amber from Wills Casa, I read and reread her tutorial over and over and found it very helpful. I recommend you do the same if you're planning on Hygge & West wallpaper.
Most wallpapers are pre-pasted, meaning you just have to get them wet, then stick it to the wall. Not this paper. It involves a special paste that you apply both to the paper and the wall.
These are the supplies we needed: 2 buckets (one for paste, one for water), the paste (which we purchased from Hygge & West as well), spreaders, razor blade, sponges, rollers. Not pictured: plastic floor cover.
Make sure to mix your paste ahead of time, because it takes an hour to set up. While it was swelling, we prepped the room with the drop cloth and towels because this is a MESSY process.
The first piece is the hardest to hang. That's what everyone will tell you. You can't count on walls being level, so need to get a level and measure then draw a "plumb line" straight down. That is what you'll line your wallpaper up with. (Please see pictured my cute mama below!)
When you're applying paste to the back of the wallpaper, do it liberally. You'll also roll paste onto the wall.
You'll "book" the paper by folding it into thirds, and letting it sit for about 5-7 minutes.
You'll line the paper up (to the pencil line if it's your first piece- to the pattern if it's any piece after that). Make sure you cut your pieces long, because you'll go back and trim it with a razor blade. Once you have the paper in place, the real hard part happens: smoothing it out. This is extremely messy. You'll have gooey paste oozing in every direction. Don't be afraid! This is what you want. It's just difficult because the paper will start to wrinkle in places.
I found the best way to avoid wrinkles and creases is this method: don't start smoothing with the scrapers right away! Loosely start smoothing the paper onto the wall with your hands, almost like you're stretching the paper into place. Start in the middle, then work your way to the edges. THEN use your scrapers. After I discovered this method I had far less wrinkles.
Use the sponge and washcloth to wipe off extra paste with warm water. The wallpaper is very durable and strong.
We have slightly textured walls. I went back and forth on deciding if we should do a skim coat to make the wall smooth, or leave the texture (knowing it would show through the wallpaper). We decided to not cover the texture, because when we are done with the wallpaper, we don't want to have to re-texture the wall to match the rest of the room. However, I ended up being happy with this decision for another reason. It hid any wrinkles that I was unable to smooth out. And the texture is barely noticeable.
After each strip of wallpaper was smoothed into place, we held the edge of the scraper to the baseboards/ceiling, and ran the razor along the edge to trim it.
The most frustrating part of the project was the very last piece. We had a gap of less than an inch that we had to fill. It was pretty unbelievable. We just trimmed the whole last piece down to about 4 inches, then after pasting it in place, cut it with the razor.
Part Three: The Finished Product
Here's the nursery before:
After about 5 hours of messy work later (and a sneak peek at the dresser I scored on a thrift hunt!):
I just need to give another huge shout out to my mom for helping me with this. Wallpapering is definitely a two person job, and I couldn't have done it without her. We had such a great time talking and laughing while working on a project together. It was a really special day to spend with her, and I'm happy that when I see this wall I can remember how much fun it was to create it with my mommy!
There are 2 different seams in this picture, and you have to look really close to find them. The pattern matched up almost perfectly, which I was surprised about because of the hand-painted nature of the pattern.
This pineapple pattern is EVERYTHING. I love the blush color of the flowers. I love that it's on a white background, and it's the same shade of white as the other walls in the room. It flows together really well. I love how happy and cheerful it is.
Evelyn was adorable while I was trying to photograph the room. She loved reaching for the pineapples and patting them.
(Also, can you believe how curly her hair is?!)
We are very excited to welcome home our Tiny-girl, the pineapple of our eye.
How To Paint A Scalloped Wall Border
Hey pals. Long time no blog, amirite? I've just been busy selling houses and growing human parts in my belly. I've got a nursery design ready to execute for this Tiny girl. (I capitalize Tiny because that's what we call her. Lil sis doesn't have a name yet.) All the major supplies for her nursery have arrived, and I'm SO excited for it. I'm stepping into a world of things I've never done before. It's scary and exciting!
But I felt bad. I felt really bad for sweet Evelyn Faye. I know she doesn't understand/care, but I felt terrible that I put so much work and effort into her nursery, and now she doesn't have it anymore. We actually spend a lot of time reading and playing in her room. I want it to be a place she is comfortable and wants to be. I didn't want to copy her old nursery, but I wanted it to be reminiscent of her old room. I also didn't want to do a major makeover until she's a bigger kid and starts having tastes of her own.
I made a deal with myself that we would give her room a simple update before we started Tiny's nursery.
If you remember, I stenciled a beautiful gold scalloped wall in Evelyn's room. It was the most lovely thing. I wanted a simplified version of that, so I thought a scalloped border was the way to go.
I picked up a $0.50 poster board from the grocery store, and used an IKEA plate to trace a scallop pattern for my stencil.
I held it up to the wall and traced lightly with a pencil.
My ORIGINAL plan was to paint it gold, using the same gold paint I used for this.
However, it did not work. In fact, it epically did not work. It was the same brand (Sherwin Williams Faux Finishes 'Gold' – which isn't cheap!). I was baffled. But after talking to a store associate, they said it was the combination of the brush and roller. When I stenciled, I was ONLY rolling. No brush. But there was no way to do this scallop border without using both a brush and a roller. After THREE COATS it was still this splotchy and uneven. The paint is really thin and runny, and it wasn't going to work for how much cutting in I needed to do. I was 100% bummed.
I decided to prime over it and try another look.
The new color I chose was Sherwin-Williams Wall Flower. It is such a pretty color. Imagine if lilac and mauve had a love child. It's so delicate; perfect for a sweet little girl.
I used a 2″ nylon brush to cut in along the ceiling and curves of the scallops, then I filled in the middle with a mini roller.
When I'd told a few people about painting Evelyn's room, they asked where she was while I was painting. I'm happy to report that I am the mother to a very self-sufficient one year old who loves to independently play. We close all the doors and gate off the top of the stairs, and she'll play on the landing with her toys for hours like this. She's a happy girl! I was listening to music while painting, and she would occasionally get up and dance. She'd also come walk to the gate to check on me and make sure I was still in there, then go back to her toys.
I'm planning on hanging all the art we had in her old room. And we have a special bookcase delivery coming soon from her Grandpa Burton. But here are the scallops in their beautiful glory.
I wasn't expecting any kind of reaction from Evelyn, but she noticed the new paint right away. She points at the scallops and smiles all the time, especially after waking up when she's still sitting in her bed. I'm glad I have the 13-month-old stamp of approval on this.
Navy, Gold, and White Master Bedroom
If you recall, we don't have a headboard. At our old house, we painted one on the wall. Also, a little known fact, we were borrowing our bedroom furniture (night stands and dresser) from my seester. So when we moved into our new house, this was the extent of our bedroom. A bed. We borrowed the lamp from Evelyn's old room, and I was using a barstool as a night stand. It was sterile. It was empty. It was a place to sleep. It was boring.
I don't know if this is normal or not (please weigh in on if you are/ aren't), but I am a bedroom person. I always have been. From the time I was little, I enjoyed spending time in my bedroom. I didn't like playing or hanging out in the family room. I've always retreated to my room. Mom & Dad never had much luck punishing me by sending me to my room. I wanted to be there. And now, I spend a lot of time in my room. When Evelyn wakes up, we snuggle and play in our master bedroom for awhile. And after she goes to bed at night, I like to read, blog, catch up on real estate work, and watch TV in our room. I know there is an opinion that rooms should be just for sleeping, and DEFINITELY no TV allowed. But that's not me. It's my comfortable place. I love relaxing by sitting in my bed.
Now you know more about me (#themoreyouknow). And now you understand why the above pictured wasn't jiving me with. If you follow me on Instagram, you already know this… As part of my Christmas present, Aaron gave me painting supplies and promised me the uninterrupted time I so desperately wanted to work on a project. And I chose our bedroom.
I found this headboard on the classifieds. Isn't it funny how 5 years ago everyone found gold and brass things and painted them oil rubbed bronze, and now we find oil rubbed bronze things to paint gold?
Spray painting this was a process. First of all, we were in the single digits of temperatures. Do you know how long spray paint takes to dry when it is 9 degrees outside? Squints says it best, FORRRRREVVVVVERRRRR. And as you know, when spray painting, the most important thing is several light coats. So, this took 5 days. Yes. 5 days.
Prime. Gold. Lacquer. But I'm so glad I took my time. (Yes, I wore a mask. Yes, the area was well ventilated.) There were no drips, and the finish is stunning. It has a very professional factory finish because of the lacquer.
I wanted to paint the whole room Starless Night by Behr. But, I got nervous. Guys, it is a DARK color. And I was worried it would suffocate the light. Normally I don't particularly care for just one solid color as an accent wall. I feel like an accent wall should make a real statement, not break up the flow of a room. But I wanted to test this color, and I figured the best way was on just one wall for now, and if we loved it, then go ahead and paint the rest of the room.
For months I have been looking on the classifieds for the right night stands to makeover. And there was just nothing. So I finally found these nightstands from Overstock.com. And this is what we ended up with, in just a few short days over Christmas break:
The bedding is the same we had from our last bedroom makeover (West Elm). I get a lot of questions about how the white duvet cover holds up. I bought it on black Friday 2 years ago, and it is still clean and bright. We have 2 dogs and a baby. That should tell you. I wash and bleach it about once a month, or as needed.
This room isn't done. In fact, we are just getting started. I have some plans for improving the lamps. I have some art projects in mind to dress up the walls. But it feels good to have a start. It feels like "us." It's a place I want to be. (And yes, I've decided to go for it and finish painting the whole room Starless Night. I just need to get up the energy to do it. Growing a baby is hard…)
DIY New Year's Eve Party Decoration: MARQUEE
You guys HAVE to check out my contributor post on All Things Thrifty today!
I made this out of a piece of a cardboard box, wrapping paper tubes, and Christmas lights. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I'll see you all next year 🙂
Easy Gift Idea – Pizza Lover Tote
I think it's a safe assumption that everyone has a pizza lover in their life.
I know I do! My bae Heidi loves pizza more than any person in this world. I asked her for her favorite pizza quote, and she provided me with, "Pizza is the only love triangle I want."
You could make this gift for ANYONE. I would suggest snooping on their Pinterest boards for a quote or phrase they have pinned.
I'm joining up with my blog friends who are putting on a blog series called Dare to DIY. Today's theme is give handmade. You can find more ideas over at Maybe Matilda.
After Heidi told me her favorite pizza quote, I designed it on picmonkey and printed it off.
I very carefully cut out the letters with an xacto knife to make a stencil. I realized this would be MUCH EASIER if I had a cutting machine. Hopefully there's one in my future, but right now, I'm going old school.
I centered the "stencil" on the tote, then taped it down. I tried painters tape, but it wouldn't stick to the bag. So I used duct tape. I taped down the middles of the letter for the stencil.
I mixed acrylic paint with textile medium to make fabric paint.
I used a stipple sponge brush to paint the tote bag.
Unfortunately, the middle of the letters on "Love Triangle" lifted up, so those got filled all the way in.
I free-handed a slice of pizza at the top of the tote. In general, I was a little disappointed how the paint bled a little. I was hoping for crisper lines. But I guess I'm not surprised after using a piece of paper as a stencil.
I still think the bag is still pretty rad. I think it works since the font I used already had a 'handwritten quality' about it, so the bleeds just kind of added to that. I'm pretty excited to send it off and check something off my Christmas gift list!
DIY Ho Ho Ho Throw Pillows
The older I get, the more I realize what an overly-sentimental and nostalgic person I am. There's a quote from The Office that goes, "I wish there was a way to tell you're in the good old days before you've actually left them." And sometimes that's how I feel.
Lately, I've really been missing Christmas at our old house. I LOVE our new house, but it just doesn't feel the same. Our old house was naturally Christmasy, with the fireplace, candles, banister and tree in the front window. Christmas last year was an extra special time for me too as I really got to focus on getting Evelyn here safe and sound. Everything was a lot more meaningful. I wrote a personal blog post on our family blog about it here if you're interested in reading my feelings.
Anyway, I decided it was up to me to make an effort to bring more holiday cheer into our home. So I decided to stretch my creative muscles and do a SEWING project. FYI, I DON'T SEW.
Since I didn't want to dabble in zippers, I decided to sew envelope/pocket pillows. The pillow forms were 20″.
JoAnn had their red linen on sale for $4 a yard, so that was my fabric of choice. I cut 3 21″x21″ pieces, and 6 21″x15″ pieces.
Then I took my 6 smaller pieces and hemmed one of the 21″ sides. I hemmed the width of the presser foot.
Pinning the pieces together is pretty simple. Remember to lay the pieces inside out, in the following fashion:
Sew around all four edges. Again, I did the width of the presser foot.
I wanted each pillow to say "ho," so I made this template, and printed it off in an 8×10 size.
I cut it out, and traced it onto my glittery gold iron on paper.
Then it was just a matter of centering each ho and ironing it on (according to the iron instructions for whatever iron on paper you use).
Then stuff those pillow covers and you got yourself some ho pillows! They will no longer be known as "throw pillows." Just ho pillows!
Are they perfect? No. Can I spot several mistakes? Yes. BUT, I love them. They really do bring an element of happiness to our Christmas decor. And, as a not-sewing-lady, I'm really proud of myself haha!
Also, a walking baby means the bottom third of the tree does not get decorated!
And as much as I loved this Christmas…
I'm really grateful that this is where we're at now.
I'm linking this project up with my friends doing dare to DIY over at Newly Woodwards.
Living Room
Aaron and I have both fallen down the mid-century modern hole, and it doesn't look like we're getting out any time soon. Something about the simplicity, clean lines, skinny legs, warm wood that makes a heart flutter. If we stay on this road, I'll be cutting my hair into a bob, burning all my jeans, and changing my name to June before you know it.
Keep in mind, like the kitchen and breakfast nook, everything is still REALLY minimal. We are still trying to figure out what we'd like to hang on the walls, coffee table vs ottoman, what curtains we want, and different lamp options.
We put our old couch from the basement at our old house in the living room and it was all wrong. The shape of the sectional was wrong for the shape of the room, and it was too bulky looking. And thus began the new couch hunt.
I set out for the post office one morning, and took a detour to IKEA. And the heavens smiled down on me. The floor model of Karlstad U-shaped sectional had just been moved off the show floor and down to AS-IS, and was marked down 40% from its original price. I'll take it! I lived in a couch-maze for a week while I tried to quickly sell old beige.
I knew I wanted a Kilim rug for the living room. I was able to find this one on Etsy for a screaming deal.
This couch fits the space SO much better than our old one.
For the living room, we plan on wall-mounting the TV. I need to start looking for some good art as well. I want to get curtains, but I'm not really sure if I want to go for something strong and bold, or something soft and subtle. I also want to change out the lamp.
I bought this TV stand from Overstock.com and painted the shell bright high gloss white. It wasn't worth writing its own blog post.
I really like the view over the Karlstad into the kitchen, and visa versa. It's really nice to be able to work in the kitchen and watch Evelyn play.
Speaking of Evelyn playing… while I was shooting this space she decided it would be a good time to have a parade and walk around while clapping. So of course, I needed to take a video of it. It's a pretty great way to spend 34 seconds. She disappears for a second but then she comes back.
She and the dogs are both enjoying the new couch.
We are all extremely happy to have a place to relax at the end of the day. It's a place we enjoy being. It's good to be home.
Kitchen and Breakfast Nook (and Tom Dixon Copper Chandelier)
Moving is so hard. (Can I get an amen?!) When you are finally in your new place, you wonder if the boxes of your stuff literally multiplied and replenished your house. Boxes. For. Days. And then, your stuff comes out of the boxes, and what once fit in your old house, doesn't quite fit right in your new house. Aw, the moving game.
It took some time for the boxes to clear out, but I'm FINALLY starting to feel like our house is more of a home, and a livable home at that!
This post is more of a "state of affairs" of the house. Obviously nothing is on the walls or really decorated. But it's semi-put-together, so I felt confident enough to share.
I love this view of the breakfast nook when you first walk into the house. The copper chandelier is the first thing everyone notices and comments on when they walk in.
We kept our Restoration Hardware table, but the chairs were all wrong all of a sudden. I knew the breakfast nook was screaming for a set of Eames chairs.
We had a builder-grade chandelier over the table, and I hated it.
I knew a long time ago that I wanted a Tom Dixon copper chandelier. Fun fact, I couldn't find one for less than around $700. And that was discouraging, because that was NOT in the budget. It would be a very empty dinner table (with a very pretty light) if I would have paid full price.
HOWEVER. I found a very (seemingly) sketchy Chinese wholesale website, that sold this light fixture for a fraction of the cost! (Here's the link.) Right after I ordered it, I got a call from my bank verifying I indeed made the purchase. To be transparent, I was terrified I had made a huge mistake. But then, 2 weeks later, to my delight, the chandelier showed up! It was as brilliant as I expected.
Forgive me, because I TOTALLY forgot to take the baby-lock off the cabinet before shooting this… and by the time I realized it, the kitchen was already messy, and the sun was down. So, you get a lovely baby-lock in this photo.
Aaron picked this granite because he liked the way it tied with the copper light. (We had the light picked before we even started building!) We still have many things we want to do to the kitchen. We have plans for a backsplash, and for making the cabinets less builder-grade and more custom.
The bar stools are the same from our old kitchen. I'm not really sold on them being cohesive with the design plan we have going on. But for now, they are staying (until I find new stools that I absolutely cannot live without haha).
I'm really pleased with the way the kitchen and breakfast nook are coming together. I was REALLY skeptical of the dark espresso stain on the cabinets. That was Aaron's decision. It's very far out of my white kitchen comfort zone. But it's really growing on me. I guess it's a good thing to trust your husband every now and then!
A New Bundle of Bones
I realize that it's not Halloween time anymore. However, in my defense, we did announce this to our friends and family before Halloween. But I wasn't blogging, so you missed out. UNLESS YOU FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM WHICH, WHY AREN'T YOU?!!!
This announcement was created by my talented friend Valery Bunnell, who did Evelyn's newborn pictures. If you are a Salt Lake City local, look her up!
We are more than delighted with this news. Surprised, but over the moon. As you guys know it took us years to get pregnant with Evelyn. We knew that was a possibility for future children as well. We decided not to prevent with a *just in case* mentality. All the stars magically aligned, and our wish came true. Evelyn and the new baby will be 16 months apart. I know it will be a challenge, but it's a challenge I'm happy to accept!
I know a few of you are probably wondering if I have been as sick as I was with Evelyn. It is a question I get asked often. I had quite a bit of morning sickness the first trimester, which contributed to my lack of blogging. However it pretty much subsided as soon as I hit 12 weeks. Every now and then I'll wake up feeling pretty queasy and have a little go, but I've been very fortunate this time around. Something I am incredibly grateful for!
And for funsies, I thought I'd pull up Evelyn's announcement.
And speaking of Evelyn, I promise I haven't forgotten about her monthly growth pictures. I keep taking them, but haven't posted them. Maybe I'll surprise you one of these days with an amazing post about how she is no longer an infant but a real live small human. 🙂


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Code style
Just a quickie coding style question :
I realize my Open() function (no matter the context) do too much things
: first open file, check if it's ok, get the properties, then create
another object from this file (here, a sequence from a midi file) and so
on… Do you think it's better to separate all the parts in different
functions for a better coding style ? How do you usually manage this ?
Advices ?
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On 11-Apr-2006, at 11:02, f.e wrote:
> I realize my Open() function (no matter the context) do too much
> things : first open file, check if it's ok, get the properties,
> then create another object from this file (here, a sequence from a
> midi file) and so on… Do you think it's better to separate all
> the parts in different functions for a better coding style ? How do
> you usually manage this ? Advices ?
The way I learned to do this at uni and the way these things happen
in the real world are not always the same. What was the same in both:
no single cut-and-dried rule works all the time.
In the real world, there is a tendency to be happy when something
works and then leave it. When you find yourself coming back to code
and you see that a function needs to be divided up into parts,
generally for reusability, then you can divide it up into parts.
What training&experience give you is a sense of when to subdivide a
function before you have to come back to it.
Two rules of thumb, salt to taste but do not give yourself a nervous
breakdown about them:
– If a function is too long to print on a single A4 sheet, it would
probably be more maintainable divided into several functions.
– If you find yourself about to Copy & Paste a chunk of code, it may
be wiser to encapsulate it into a reusable function.
There are exceptions and trade-offs to be made.
I recommended the Bentley _Programming Pearls_ books on another
thread as a readable set of essays for developing good programming
techniques. The concrete examples are a little dated, but the
principles involved are still valid.
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there's always a trade-off between breaking things up too much and
not breaking them up enough. i once fired a programmer for coding an
entire script in one 2,000+ character line of code (it wasn't the
first time).
i try to break things up within reason – those reasons being, 1) if
someone else needed access to the code, i'd need it to be modular
enough in the right places so I could give them a chunk of it and
have them use it, but not the entire thing, and 2) i need to be able
to look back over the code and understand exactly what the heck it's
doing, at some uncertain point in the future.
especially reason #2… a very good coder once told me, while i was
trying to make a very efficient program, all squeezed into a few
short lines of code, "it's much better to write something completely
understandable then completely efficient."
they call it "re-factoring," that continual process of taking huge
chunks of code that have been built up over the lifetime of a project
and breaking them back down into (human) understandable bits.
so i didn't really give a good answer there.
one method is to think of your code in terms of language structure
(because it IS language, after all). try and break your code up into
arts of speech, like "nouns," "verbs," and maybe even "adjectives."
your "nouns" are data objects, or stages, like "key storage" or
"canvas" and your "verbs" are actions like "open" and "search" that
you perform on nouns. the idea is that you look over your code and
see how much you are mixing up your nouns and verbs and split them out.
so in general, i'd say yes, if your "open" function does a lot more
than just merely "open" a file, it's going to be confusing to you in
the future when you try and figure out where the rest of that code is
that site in "open". and it also makes your code more reusable when
you break it up into smaller, well-though-out chunks.
As others have said, it's as much about taste and expediancy as anything else; if it works and you can be confident of understanding the code six months from now then you may not want to lose sleep over it.
The most Javaesque way of slimming down is often to go for more classes rather than more methods, so in your case you could have a MidiFile class that is responsible for sanity checking a MidiFile and extracting its properties, and a sequence class that wraps it:
new Sequence(new MidiFile(new FileInputStream(…
a la the dao of java.io.
Oh, I lay no claim to guru-hood either :)
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January 31, 2013 5:00 AMDuquesne's Belma Nurkic is a lonely figure shooting jump shots in the empty Palumbo Center at 6 a.m. before the start of classes.
The shots find the bottom of the net with repeated regularity. Right corner. Top of the circle. Left corner.
Nurkic, a 5-foot-8 sophomore from Whitehall, was trying to shoot herself out of a slump that had become burdensome. She has made just 4 of 29 field-goal attempts during a five-game stretch for the Dukes that included 1-of-17 shooting on 3-pointers and had seen her per-game scoring average drop to a season-low 7.9 points per game.
"I really don't have the answer," she said of her woes. "It has become so mental. I still have to figure the next one is going in. I'm thinking about it too much. Coach [Suzie McConnell-Serio] tells me to forget about the miss and keep shooting. She believes in me. I appreciate that; I thank her."
Nurkic, a 2011 Baldwin High School graduate, thought she was regaining her touch when she made her first two shots in a 68-41 victory against Saint Louis two weeks ago, but she missed on her next five.
"I was feeling better, then ...," she said, her words trailing off. "I thought I was taking baby steps and was getting back."
She finally broke the shooting drought with an excellent performance against Virginia Commonwealth last week, converting on 6 of 8 shots from the field -- all 3-pointers -- to score 18 points and help the Dukes to a 73-51 road victory.
On Sunday, in a key Atlantic 10 victory against Fordham, she took only two shots but made one as Duquesne defeated the Rams, 68-50, to improve its record to 16-3 overall, 5-0 in the A-10. Nurkic bumped her scoring average up to 8.2 ppg, fifth best on the team. Duquesne was scheduled to play George Washington Wednesday.
That shooting slump was all new for Nurkic, who hasn't struggled very often on the basketball court during her career. She had a stellar career at Baldwin and was a Post-Gazette Fabulous Five selection as a senior. When it came time to choose a college, she picked Duquesne.
"I really like coach," said Nurkic, who played in every game as a freshman at Duquesne, starting one, and averaged 3.4 points. "She's done it all, as a player and coach. She's been through it all."
McConnell-Serio can be a vocal coach when things don't please her.
"I like getting yelled at ... in a good way," Nurkic said with a smile. "It motivates me. But you don't want to get her stare. I don't know if I've gotten it yet. I'm hoping I don't see it."
Nurkic has started every game this season for the Dukes, who were riding a five-game win streak before the game at George Washington and are in position to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in the program's history.
"I think we can," she said. "I believe we can do big things. I can see us winning the Atlantic 10 and making it to the NCAAs. I don't want to jinx us, but I think we can go as far as we want if we continue playing together. We have the power to make ourselves go further. There's something special about this team."
Nurkic wanted desperately to play a major role for this team so she spent a gruelling summer of self-improvement.
"I try to be a gym rat," she said. "I told myself I need improvements. I needed to get stronger, quicker and quicker when I release my shot. I really want to be good and play at a high level. I wasn't at the right speed yet as a freshman. I think now I'm much quicker at defending and can stay up with the game better."
Nurkic was born in Bosnia, moved to Germany and then Holland and finally relocated in Whitehall by an international relief agency when war broke out in her native country. She said she was "7 or 8" when she and her family settled in Whitehall.
"I don't really remember Bosnia, but I sometimes have a dream when I'm in this place and when I wake up I ask my mother if that place exists. It might be a house, or a room, or maybe some toys. My mother tells me I'm probably seeing things back in Bosnia. When I came to the United States, the only English word I knew was 'Hi.'"
It didn't take Nurkic long to learn about basketball.
"I was in second grade and into music. I was playing the violin," she said. "I told my mother I didn't want to play the violin anymore and I saw a lot of different sports written on a sheet of paper. I chose basketball. I always liked sports. I did gymnastics, too. I wasn't good at basketball right away. But one thing led to another and I started getting better."
She added after a pause, "I know my shots will start going in again."
They did.


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1) Go to Start menu > Run.
2) Type regedit.
3) Open the registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Styles. If the Styles key is not present, create a new key that is called Styles.
4) Right click anywhere in the right pane and create a new DWORD value called "MaxScriptStatements".
5) Copy and paste that in to the name box and set the value to the desired number of script statements, for example 8000000.
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Okay I got it to work in the CMS! (I had to change some settings) I'm trying to use this same method to change a background color, but it doesn't seem to work. At first I just thought that it was the CMS but I also can't get it to work in JS fiddle.
Is something incorrect?
$('.lof-inner div.hot').siblings('.lof-row').addClass('blackred');
When sibling .lof-row is found it will add .blackred then CSS takes over from there. I've also tried to use the .closest selector but no joy.
I fixed it, thanks guys!
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commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again.
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Wow, didn't really expect you to read this far down. The latest iteration of the site is in open beta. It's a gentle open beta-- not in prime-time just yet. It's being hosted over at UpGuard (link) and you are more than welcome to give it a shot. Couple things:
When you run a memory intensive application (VirtualBox, large java application, etc) swap area is used as soon as memory becomes insufficient. After you close the program, the data in swap is not put back on memory and that decreases the responsiveness. Swapoff disables the swap area and forces system to put swap data be placed in memory. Since running without a swap area might be detrimental, swapon should be used to activate swap again.
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If this is in the wrong place, please feel free to move it. I'm brand new here, so I don't know how things work.
Hey guys! As you can probably see, this is my first post. This is also going to be my first major $50+ Headphone purchase. I was looking for some advice.
First, some background about me, so you guys kinda have an idea of who you're talking to.
I was born and raised in Ohio, and have just recently gotten interested in purchasing some expensive, nice headphones.
I'm 20 years old and getting my Associate's Degree in Computer Networking (I finish late this year.)
So I'm decent with technology, I just know pretty close to nothing when it comes to headphones and their quality, or how much they actually affect the music coming from them.
My whole life, I have used pretty much the cheapest earbuds I could get.
Okay, my (kinda) setup:
I just got a job at a software development company, and they allow their employees to listen to music at their workstations, as long as you use headphones and are respectful of those around you.
-I am going to be using an iPod (They don't allow you to put music on their PCs or connect an external hard drive.) or my Android, Droid 3 phone. (Almost always going to be my iPod classic [3rd or 4th Gen if that matters] 160GB)
-I listen primarily to deathcore music (Suicide Silence, White Chapel, Chelsea Grin, stuff like that.), though I sometimes listen to dubstep and electro-y stuff (The Glitch Mob kind of music)
-It is also notable that I have a pretty large head. I wear Size 8 fitted hats, for reference. My Turtle Beach X11's fit my head perfectly when on the largest (setting?...) size, if that helps at all.
I was wondering if the Audio Technica ATH-M50 is a good choice for headphones around the $200 area? I've heard some pretty good things so far. The only thing that I'm not liking about the M50's is....the straight cord. This can be a HUGE hassle for me as I roll around my cubicle. Is there any way to get a coiled, old-telephone-like cord with them? Also, the cable being attached isn't too admirable, either. In the past, I've had 2 pairs of decent, over-the-ear pairs of headphones, and countless pairs of earbuds turn into garbage because the cord would start messing up by the 3.5mm connector. I don't have the skills or equipment to fix this issue, so the headphones are just sitting in a tote container somewhere, unusable.
I'm also interested in purchasing an amp to use at my desk at work. Would it be worth it to buy one? I've seen mixed reviews on having an amp with the M50's.
I'm a complete noob to the audiof(ph)ile community and don't know any of the lingo or acronyms associated with a lot of the stuff or equipment.
To be honest, before I read any reviews, my heart was SET on a pair of red Beats Studios. Then I kinda got off the idea when I read that all the Beats have is bass and everything else is pretty much garbage.
So any help or advice is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks guys. :D


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Course Descriptions
Code | LEAD |
Number | 350 |
Title | Leadership and Group Development |
Units | 3 |
Description | This course provides opportunities for students to study and analyze the complexity of leadership and groups. Drawing on leadership and group theories and models, the following topics will be examined with explicit connections to experiences within and outside of the classroom: group dynamics, roles, norms, authority, power, and collaboration. Through this course students will develop greater awareness of roles, behaviors, and social identities in themselves and others. They will also learn how to be an effective group member and how to exercise leadership in groups. This course was formerly titled: Leadership in Groups. |
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10 Perfect Cups of Coffee in San Diego
Since we know you can't survive without your daily caffeine fix, we're kicking off #CoffeeWeek with the 10 Perfect Cups of Coffee in San Diego to drink right now. From amazing standard drips to iced Vietnamese coffee, check out our picks, plus where to get them and what to eat with them. And stay tuned for lots of caffeine-related coverage: we'll hit the best coffee-inspired dessert, the weirdest coffee beverages and more as #CoffeeWeek continues to percolate for the next four days.


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I used Copic markers to colors the flower pots. I started with Y17 for the flower centers, then added YR07.
Filled in the petals with Y21.
Then used YR12 to blend the orange and yellow. I used YG23 for the leaves.
For the pots, I started with E31 and used my blender pen to soften the edges of the highlights.
Added E15.
Then added E19. After coloring, I cut out the image.
I cut a scallop circle using Nestabilites and sponged very lightly with Memento Bamboo Leaves while still in the die.
I cut a layer of the new Pure Luxury color, Key Lime using Spellbinders Fleur De Lis pendant die. The sentiment is from Garden Silhouettes and is layered with Pure Luxury Wild Dandelion. The background layer is Lemon Drop which I embossed with my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.
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A new study by Lawrence Mishel and Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute, found that productivity grew by a whopping 62.5 percent between 1989 and 2010, but that real hourly wages increased by just 12 percent over the same period. That suggests that companies are giving far more of their profits to shareholders, and far less to workers. Indeed, corporate profits are 22 percent above where they were before the recession. In addition A chief executive officer of a S&P 500 index company was paid an average $9.25 million in total compensation in 2010, or 180 times that of a average worker (not including other C-Level executives and board members), a increase over the 40 time disparity in 1970.
I am curious what is the Tea Party / Conservative solution to this issue is. Is it not a problem?


text: Express Your Outrage About the Gender Pay Gap with These Pithy E-CardsDoug Barry9/12/12 11:00pmFiled to: Gender Gapwage gappay gapE-CardsElectiontweetFb64EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkDespite what some faithless Bloomberg opinion writers believe, the gender pay gap is too a real thing and it really needs to disappear. Like several decades ago. Women in the workforce, on average, still earn a mere 77 cents for every dollar men earn, even if they're performing the exact same tasks as men. Like complicated, fairly well-compensated science and medical tasks, for example. Disseminating these e-cards could go a long way to at least palliating the rage probably throbbing in your temples right now.


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Address: 1235 9th Ave., San Francisco 94122 Neighborhood: Inner Sunset Phone:�(415) 681-7675 Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am-8pm; Sat-Sun 10am-5pm Category: Restaurant/Food Vendor (Vegetarian) Restaurant Type: Deli/Sandwich Average cost: Vegan Dessert: Yes Accepts credit card: Yes Transit: MUNI N-Judah streetcar or 44 bus Notes: Juice bar, vegan sandwiches, salads and desserts. Limited seating. Also a small grocery store and vitamin shop (groceries are not all veg). Across the street from Golden Gate Park. |
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Daily Health Foods & Deli is a very narrow store near Golden Gate Park. Part vitamin store, part small grocery, part sandwich shop, they have great tofu veggie wraps, nori wraps, tofu and tempeh burgers, and a few amazing (and amazingly healthy) desserts. In addition to vitamins and supplements, they also sell some fresh fruit, juices, soy milks, and the like. | Dan Reviews: 12 |
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there's a large selection of vegan and raw prepared food to eat. It amazing the selection they have for such a small store. They even have high grade raw vegan chocolate in a little Gold box. There's 4 of them and costs around $8. Fresh juice made in front of you is always my most favorite drink. Don't forget to check the back of the store where you can sit down and enjoy your quality sandwi | sunny Reviews: 81 |
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After enjoying lunch here with a friend, I returned the following week for dinner with my wife. The food is vegan, creative, and delicious, with the best of Gratitude, Alive, and Ananda Fuara, at low cost. The spinach soup is marvelous--so thick you can practically eat it with a fork! The salads are varied and plentiful. Wonderful desserts. Only a few tables, but comfortable setting. | DrMEdelstein Reviews: 6 |
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It's small, and sometimes the workers ignore you, but it's a good place to pick up supplements, juice, or soba-like nori rolls. | Becca Reviews: 39 |
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Small, easily overlooked store, yet this place opens up all the way back including a small courtyard with tables. Hooray! | okinawa Reviews: 1 |
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It is estimated that 225 of the 444 commercial nuclear power plants in operation worldwide are suitable candidates for conversion to Thorium/uranium fuel and those possibilities to build new, or convert existing, power plants in foreign countries such as Africa, South America, China and other Asian countries will also be explored as part of potential business opportunities.
Thorium reactors leave behind very little plutonium, meaning that governments have as much as 80% reduced availability to weapons-grade plutonium for the making of nuclear weapons.
Thorium Power is another company making Thorium reactors
It would be better if they made liquid fluoride thorium reactors


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Hong Kong Stocks Rise as China Resources Power Advances
Kana NishizawaHong Kong stocks rose for a second day, with the benchmark index closing at its highest level in more than a week. China Resources Power Holdings Co. jumped after shareholders rejected a plan to combine with a sister company and China Citic Bank Corp. led smaller lenders lower after the nation removed a floor on loan rates.
China Resources Power, a mainland generator that tumbled 15 percent last week amid allegations of overpaying for coal assets, rose 5.2 percent, leading gains on the Hang Seng Index. Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd., which gets 29 percent of sales from the U.S., increased 3.3 percent before the release of U.S. housing data. Citic Bank, a unit of the nation's largest state-owned investment firm, dropped 3 percent as Moody's Investors Service said changes to the nation's lending rules will mean increased competition for loans to small and medium enterprises.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.3 percent to 21,416.50 at the close, after falling as much as 0.4 percent. Volume was almost half its 30-day intraday average, with about five stocks advancing for every three that fell. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland shares, the fourth-worst performing major gauge in the world this year, retreated 0.4 percent to 9,415.06.
"The low turnover shows investors are very cautious and are staying on the sidelines," said Linus Yip, chief strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong. "Sentiment is still cautious towards China." Expectations of upcoming earnings by some blue-chip companies like AIA Group Ltd. are helping the market, he said. AIA, which is due to report its first-half earnings this week, rose 2.9 percent.
Second Worst
The Hang Seng Index last week capped its fourth straight weekly gain as coal producers jumped. The gauge is down 5.5 percent this year, the second-worst performance among 24 developed markets monitored by Bloomberg. Shares slid amid signs China's growth is slowing and on speculation the Federal Reserve will taper U.S. stimulus.
Materials and energy companies led declines this year on the Hang Seng Composite on speculation demand will weaken amid slower growth in China's economy. Gauges of information technology, utilities and services were the only measures that rose among the index's 11 industry groups.
The Hang Seng Financial Index, a subgroup of the broader Hang Seng Composite, climbed 0.2 percent after falling as much as 0.4 percent today. The People's Bank of China scrapped the floor on the rates banks can charge customers on July 19 while keeping a cap on deposit rates. The limit on mortgage rates will stay to curb property speculation, the PBOC said. Also unchanged was a 10 percent limit on what banks can offer over PBOC-set deposit rates.
Interest Margins
"Although the removal of the lending rate floor is an important step in China's reform of its financial system, the PBOC's action is credit negative for Chinese banks because it is another move towards interest-rate deregulation that will narrow their net interest margins," Moody's senior analysts Bin Hu and Sonny Hsu wrote in a report dated today. "We expect the PBOC's latest move will accelerate Chinese banks' expansion into more profitable businesses, such as loans to small and midsize enterprises, as a way to offset rising margin pressure."
China Citic dropped 3 percent to HK$3.51. Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., created after the government merged rural cooperatives in the region, slumped 2.5 percent to HK$3.14. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the country's No. 1 lender, retreated 1.2 percent to HK$4.86. China Construction Bank Corp., the second-biggest, dropped 0.9 percent to HK$5.44.
Shares on the benchmark Hang Seng Index traded at 10.2 times estimated earnings, compared with 15.4 times for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and 13.5 for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Valuation Slump
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, also known as the H-share index, fell 23 percent from a Feb. 1 high, meeting some investors' definition of a bear market. Only major measures in Peru, Brazil and Cyprus have done worse this year in local currency terms. The gauge traded at 1.14 times the value of net assets, 36 percent below its five-year average of 1.79.
Futures on the S&P 500 added 0.1 percent today. The U.S. equity index gained 0.2 percent on July 19 in New York as better-than-forecast results from General Electric Co. offset disappointing earnings from Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Home Sales
The National Association of Realtors may show today sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. rose to 5.25 million annualized pace in June from 5.18 million the prior month, according to the median forecast of economists.
Yue Yuen rose 3.3 percent to HK$22.15. Techtronic Industries Co., a maker of power tools that gets 73 percent of its sales from North America, increased 3.9 percent to HK$19.88.
China Resources Power gained 5.2 percent to HK$17.74, leading gains on the Hang Seng Index. The company tumbled last week after the official Xinhua News Agency posted a letter on its website written to the Communist Party's corruption inspector by a reporter alleging China Resources Power paid about double what another company bid for the assets. The company denied the claim.
Shareholders rejected China Resources Power's plan to merge with China Resources Gas. Overhang on the company would be removed if the plan is voted down, Citigroup Inc. said in a report dated July 4. China Resources Gas climbed 1.9 percent to HK$19.54.
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., the mainland's No. 2 gold producer, rose 4.5 percent to HK$5.09 as the precious metal jumped to a one-month high.
Tencent Drags
Tencent Holdings Ltd., the country's largest internet company and the stock with the leading year-to-date gain on the Hang Seng Index, slid 1.9 percent to HK$327.60, the biggest drag to the Hang Seng Index. The drop was affected by the overall market performance in Hong Kong today, said Ricky Lai, an analyst at Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd., reiterating his buy recommendation on the stock.
Future Land Development Holdings Ltd., a Shanghai-based developer active in the Yangtze River delta, dropped 12 percent to 92 Hong Kong cents and was among companies that tumbled after saying it expects a drop in first-half profit. The stock led declines on the Hang Seng Composite Index, followed by C C Land Holdings Ltd.
C C Land, a property developer in western China, slid 7.4 percent to HK$1.99 after saying it expects its first-half sales will tumble 65 percent from a year earlier.
Hang Seng Index futures climbed 0.3 percent to 21,397. The HSI Volatility Index retreated 0.9 percent to 19.05, indicating traders expect a swing of 5.5 percent for the equity benchmark in the next 30 days.


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Tax Expert Advises State Committee
Posted: 11 July, 2013
LINCOLN (AP) - A sales-tax expert says Nebraska should avoid taxing equipment and raw materials that are used to produce consumer goods.
Indiana University professor John Mikesell told lawmakers Wednesday that the state should focus instead on taxing products once they're bought for household use. Mikesell says businesses that are taxed during production pass the expense along to consumers through higher prices. His comments came during a meeting of the Legislature's Tax Modernization Committee, which is looking for ways to make Nebraska's tax system fairer, more efficient and competitive. Mikesell says a retail sales tax driven by household consumption is a better way to finance government, and does less to stifle economic growth. He also suggested taxing food, though lawmakers say that idea is a tough sell.


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LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Cheats :
Easter Egg - Invincibility
by raheem786 Oct 30, 2008
On Chapter 5 of Episode IV: A New Hope in Free Play mode use 3CPO to unlock the first door. Then use someone who has force powers to put together the fridge in the room. The fridge will open and a Super Red Power Block will pop out, allowing you to buy Invincibility in the cantina for 900,000 studs. |
Easter Egg - "Falcon Flight" level: Red brick
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When you first start, you are near a Star Destroyer. Go very close to the back of the ship. The brick will be near the engines. It unlocks "Score X4". |
Secret - Easy studs
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Play Chapter 1 of Episode IV: A New Hope. Destroy all of the little panels that a Force user can open. You can also go through the Bounty Hunter or Stormtrooper doors and use the Force on all of the little panels on the wall. Another way is to go through the door that can only be opened with a Sith (for example, as Darth Vader). Then, use the 2x Score Multiplier to your advantage. |
Secret - Cheat codes
by superakymal Oct 21, 2008
i have tried most of these and they work if the rest dont work plys tell me. |
Secret - "Death Star Escape" level
by raheem786 Oct 30, 2008
In Episode IV: A New Hope "Death Star Escape", after you chase a Stormtrooper down the hallway, you will be bombarded with a large number of Stormtroopers. In Free Play mode, use a bounty hunter to throw a Thermal Detonator. When it hits the ground, set it off. It should wipe out a good majority of the Stormtroopers. |
Cheats - Cheats
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text: Why You Need To Worship Gilles VilleneuveTravis Okulski8/20/13 6:00pmFiled to: Must Read567EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Forbes, Hemmings, and The Wall Street Journal. When Customer Service Fails: A Car Accident — Forbes There's really nothing worse than being in the car accident... Other than the costly aftermath. Advertisement Ever had your iPad break? Call Apple AAPL -0.73%. They'll fix it. They'll tell you they're very sorry. They'll send a new one before they receive yours. Macbook catch fire? Well, they'll give you a call and do everything they can to help deal with even a bizarre manufacturing defect. You'd imagine, or at least I would, that the result of a much larger purchase – say one that includes you buying a vehicle that could cause harm – would result in amazing care and concern. Well, you might be wrong.Racing Heroes: Gilles Villeneuve — Hemmings Gilles Villeneuve never really lived up to his full potential. And that's a shame, he was one of the most exciting racing drivers of all time. Advertisement In the history of Formula 1, few drivers are quite as polarizing as Canadian star Gilles Villeneuve. Nikki Lauda reportedly called him, "the craziest devil I ever came across in Formula 1," and BBC F1 analyst Eddie Jordan is on record as saying that Villeneuve was "a hooligan who never would have won a championship," punctuating this with, "He drove like an idiot." On the other hand, former Ferrari teammate Jody Scheckter called him, "the fastest driver the world has ever seen," while Alain Prost referred to Villeneuve as, "the last great driver – the rest of us are a bunch of good professionals."2013 SRT Viper: A Speed Demon With Too Much Engine — The Wall Street Journal We don't normally pimp other reviews here, but Dan Neil has a way with words like few others.RUMORS OF THE new Viper's livability are wildly exaggerated. While the fifth generation of Chrysler Group's V10-powered, front-engine roadster/coupe is much improved, rest assured America's supercar remains a huge pain in the seat heaters. It's still a devil's deal of design trade-offs—the agricultural gearshift linkage, side exhaust pipes that scald your leg when you step out, acute cabin claustrophobia, lousy outward views—all in the service of this thing, this joyous, hurts-so-good masochism of the Viper experience, which is strangely like a question-your-sanity experience.Reply56 repliesLeave a reply


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Carol I. and James F. Hicks, 44-year residents of Riverside, celebrated their 50th anniversary July 11 with dinner and a one-week trip to Oahu, Hawaii, with their sons and their families.
They were married June 21, 1963, at St. Isidore Chapel in Manhattan, Kansas.
Mr. Hicks graduated from Kansas State University with a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1967 and was a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He also was a veterinarian and owner of Small Animal Hospital for 12 years and Arlington Animal Hospital for 24 years, both in Riverside, before retiring in 2008. Mr. Hicks enjoys his grandchildrenâs activities, golf, taking classes at UCR Extension, and playing bridge. He is a member of the Orange Belt Veterinary Medical Association, and a past member of the Magnolia Center Rotary Club.
Mrs. Hicks is a homemaker. She graduated from Kansas State University in 1969. She enjoys playing bridge and tennis, walking, and caring for her grandchildren. She is a sustainer in the Riverside Junior league, and a past member of the Riverside Junior Womenâs Club and Castle View PTO.
They enjoy spending time with family and traveling.
Their children are Jeffrey and Linda Hicks, of Riverside; and Roger and Traci Hicks, of Aliso Viejo.
They have three grandchildren.
Elisa G. and Rogelio E. Morals, 12-year residents of Temecula, celebrated their 50th anniversary July 7 with 200 people at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook.
They were married July 4, 1963, at San Bartolome Church in Malabon, Philippines.
Mr. Morales served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years before retiring in 1980.
Mrs. Morales worked for Unisys Corp. for 25 years before retiring in 2001 as a senior tech.
They are members of St. Catherine Catholic Church.
Their children are Maria Strack, of Temecula; Vikki Morales, also of Temecula; Rhoel Morales, of Escondido; and Rodger Morales, of Gilbert, Ariz.
They have eight grandchildren.


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One of my favorite halloween commercials of recent years has been the Snickers commercial set in the grocery store where the two kids dressed as a really tall ugly woman talk shoppers into buying Snickers for their ToTers. Well I saw a new 2012 Snickers commercial this a.m. that is right up there. Saw it on CBS during Young & Restless. Here's the gist:
Halloween night. Kids are out ToTing and along comes a giant head with kids' feet sticking out underneath. The head is a CGI head of a white haired older man, so picture very realistic, and it bumps into a car as it walks down the sidewalk and encounters a group of ToTers. It says, "I am here for your head! I'm the horseless headsman". One of the ToTers says, "I think you mean the headless horseman". "No", he replies. And the kid says, "Here, have a Snickers", and hands him a Snickers Bar. Big Head says, "Why?" Kid replies, "Because you get confused when you're hungry". Big Head puts Snickers in his mouth and eats it. Kid says, "Better?" Big Head says, "Better!" Then the tag line comes up "You're not you when your're hungry" which announcer says and you see a Black horse with the body of a headless horseman rise up as the horse rises on it's hind legs, and the the last shot is of a JOL briming full of Snickers Bars with the tagline spoken by the Announcer, "Snickers is "Halloween Satisfaction"."
Hope you guys get a chance to catch it. I still think I like the grocery store one the best but this was pretty cute.


text: Go For A Dirty Ride In The Hennessey VelociraptorMike Spinelli7/23/12 3:40pmFiled to: DrivetunedMatt FarahFord SVT RaptorFord F-150 SVT Raptor45EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkWait, you said your Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup is too slow and not thirsty enough? There's a remedy for that, and its name is John Hennessey. Texas is where you'll find him, up to his elbows in supercharger. Matt Farah's visit to John Hennessey's Texas tuning shop for his show Tuned yielded the automotive scoop of the year. It also yielded a dirty spin in the 600-hp Hennessey Velociraptor (463 hp at the wheels), which Hennessey tuned to maximize low- to mid-range torque — specifically from 1,500-3,500 rpm. And that proves to be the perfect remedy for pulling a rented minivan out of a ditch.Reply45 repliesLeave a reply


text: What do you guys think of wooden accessories? Is it a cool take on technology or a geeky dream fit for a 40 year old software engineer? There are a few wooden accessories out right now, but is it just a fad or something that may catch fire and stay caught…on fire. One wooden accessory out there comes in the form of a keyboard and mouse.It's called the Brando USB Full Keyboard and it looks like a wooden slate with beige-colored Scrabble pieces for the keys. The mouse itself looks like something you would find in the 90s in some geek's mansion. Yep, geeks have mansions.