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Do credit unions pay taxes? Credit unions do pay taxes - payroll, sales, and property taxes. However, Congress exempts credit unions from federal income taxes. Credit unions are unique and different from other financial institutions, and we are a vital financial choice for over 91 million Americans and 186 million members worldwide.
Who is eligible to join NuMark Credit Union? NuMark Credit Union membership is open to people who live or work in a defined geographic area approved by our regulator which includes Will, Kendall , Grundy and parts of Cook, Kane, DuPage and Kankakee Counties. NuMark membership is also open to employees of our 260 Select Employee Groups and to family members of our current members. See Map
How do I join NuMark Credit Union? To join the credit union, you must complete a membership application and make a deposit of at least $5, which must remain in your account as long as you are a member. This deposit represents your "share" of ownership in the credit union and provides access to all of our products and services.
How can my company become affiliated with NuMark Credit Union? Having your company become a Select Employee Group is easy! Just call us at (815) 729-3211 and we'll put you in touch with one of our branch managers.
Once I become a member, can family members join, too? Yes! Membership is open to all family members, including your spouse, children, parents, siblings and grandparents. Your family members can join us even if they live out of our geographic area.
Is my money safe? Yes -- your money is safe! Credit Unions are strictly regulated financial institutions. Here at NuMark Credit Union your savings is federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government by the National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency. NuMark Credit Union is the largest federally insured credit union in Will County.
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Q. What strengths, qualities or skills will you bring or add to a WNBA team?
am a good, sound defensive player and have the ablity to learn, which is always
important. I'd say my strengths are defense and rebounding."
Q. What
skills do you feel you still need to improve or work on at the next level?
need to develop a stronger shooter's mentaility as well as work on shooting the
ball. I cannot be afraid to shoot, or at least I should shoot more than I have."
Q. What do you expect to be some of
the biggest challenges at the next level?
"The physical nature of
the game is different at this level. It will definitely be a challenge for me.
As you can see, I'm not that big, but I plan on getting into the weightroom and
putting on some pounds of muscle."
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"I really enjoy watching Nikki Teasley play. She came into the WNBA and made an impact with the Sparks by working hard."
What will you remember most about your college experience?
"My teammates
and the teams I played with. All four teams were different. Just being around
them, I learned so much. That's what I'll remember and miss. I got to go to the
Championship game as a freshman... I was lucky."
Q. Which of your
fellow WNBA Draft prospects do you think will be the first pick taken?
Q. What WNBA player are you most looking forward to
playing against or meeting?
"I am most looking forward to re-connecting
with Niele Ivey. She was my sister's best friend growing up. She's older and we
did not play together in high school, but I would love to play with her or against
her in a real game. I love her game."
Q. How about a favorite NBA
"Allen Iverson. He is the best, most underrated player. He
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Sherie Fiske, 69, a resident of Westminster, Colo., died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at her residence.
Sherie was born the daughter of Joseph Rensch and Alec Griesel on Aug. 29, 1943, in Delray Beach, Fla.
She is survived by her daughter, Julie Cooper of Westminster, Colo.; son, Joe Fiske of Austin, Texas; and sisters, Joanie Morlan of Kansas City, Mo. and Paula Garcia-ZuaZua of San Jose, Calif.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at 12 noon, at the Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo.
Memorial contributions may be made to the ASPCA, at ASPCA.org, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.
Westminster, Colo. resident Sherie Fiske, 69, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012
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Pocket League Story Lite
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Handpick players, train, and battle your way to the top of every league in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Sell merch, erect a gym--even a stadium! Your fanbase will grow as you conquer your rivals and snag the hottest sponsors! The sky's the limit in your quest for ultimate soccer stardom!
As the crowd erupts in jubilation and the screams of "Goal!" echo throughout the stadium, will your team stand victorious? Try your hand at being a soccer team manager and find out!
--In the free Lite Version of the game, you can play for one full in-game year.--
Supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Note: Screen rotation and zoom are only available on iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch 2nd generation and later, and iPad.
The game now lets you switch between English and Japanese.
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NEUBIBERG, Germany (MarketWatch) — German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies AG on Tuesday said it would pay a dividend for the first time in a decade after it posted higher fourth-quarter net profit on rising demand for its chips and as cost cutting boosted margins.
Net profit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was 390 million euros compared with €11 million a year earlier, beating analysts' expectations of €213 million.
Sales rose 55% to €942 million, also beating forecasts for €915 million. Operating profit from continuing operations was up 33% to €171 million.
WSJ: The Beatles coming to iTunes
WSJ's Ethan Smith tells Stacey Delo about his breaking news story that Apple is expected to announce that The Beatles music collection is coming to Apple's iTunes.
The Neubiberg, Germany-based company said it expects sales to grow by almost 10% in fiscal 2011 and intends to pay a dividend of €0.10 a share, the first pay-out to investors since fiscal 2000, when it paid €0.65 per share.
Infineon (IFX) cut costs sharply during the worst of the financial crisis as demand slumped, cutting 3,500 jobs and implementing shorter working hours.
With a leaner cost structure and sales in all remaining segments --automotive, industrial and multimarket and security -- now rising, profits are starting to build again.
Infineon's prior-year results have been adjusted for the sale of its wireless unit to Intel Corp. INT, -0.03% in a $1.4 billion all-cash deal expected to close in the first quarter of calendar year 2011.
Infineon's results echo those of peers in the semiconductor industry. Last month STMicroelectronics NV STM, +4.13% posted strong revenue and margin growth as results improved in all regions and most markets, while in October, Silicon Valley giant Intel posted a 59% increase in its third-quarter profit as increased corporate spending on new technology offset weak consumer demand for personal computers.
Infineon shares closed Monday at €5.97, valuing the company at €6.49 billion.
The shares rallied 4.2% to end at €6.22 in Germany on Tuesday, while European markets suffered a sharp selloff. Read more on European markets.


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Radio Free Skaro #231 – Son of Masters
The first Radio Free Skaro episode of 2011 features the return of the popular Miniscope segments (well, some of you liked them in the past, anyhow) wherein the Three Who Rule discuss the works of a particular writer, director, or some other behind the scenes person in their careers on Doctor Who. Dick Mills, the initial subject for this episode, was bumped to next week (more on that later), so Series 3 director Charles Palmer became a last minute subject. How did his efforts rate with your intrepid hosts? Listen on! |
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Server revenue worldwide was down 7.7% in the first quarter, as weak economic conditions and server consolidation by customers slowed sales, according to research firm IDC.
Revenue in the market dropped to $10.9 billion in the quarter, the fifth-time in the last six quarters the server industry saw year-over-year decline. Server shipments also fell in the period by 3.9% year-over-year.
Customers, both large and small, continue to reduce their total number of servers as a way to improve efficiency, IDC said Wednesday. This led to revenue contraction for every market region in the quarter, except Asia Pacific. During the period, revenue from midrange and high-end systems were down year-over-year by 18.3% and 17.1%, respectively.
Hewlett-Packard rose to the number one position in the server market with 26.9% market share, while IBM fell to second place, with a 25.5% share. Both companies posted declining year-over-year revenue growth on weak demand for their x86-based server products.
Dell, however, maintained its spot in third place with a 18.5% share. The company saw about 10% revenue growth resulting from strong demand for its "density optimized servers" products, which are used in data centers. Overall, density optimized servers accounted for 6.9% of the server market. But their revenue growth soared 54.8% year-over-year in the quarter.
Cisco also saw year-over-year growth in its revenue, at 35%. This came after last year's fourth quarter, when the company, better known for its networking gear, entered the top five server vendor rankings for the first time.
In this year's first quarter, Cisco continued to hold a statistical tie for fourth place with Fujitsu and Oracle, both of which saw declining year-over-year sales in servers. The three companies have a market share between 4.1% and 5.1%.
The lines between x86 and non-x86 workloads are blurring, said IDC research manager Kuba Stolarski in a statement. "In an interesting turn of events, customers are increasingly considering x86 servers for mission critical and other traditional scale-up solutions and non-x86 servers for innovative, cost-effective, and integrated solutions for analytics, cloud, mobile,A and social platforms."


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I completely agree with this request. It would help me tremendously to have these new features available while I manage my company's SEP environment on a daily basis.
What kind of details would be needed in order to push these through? Are some of these already in the works for the next release?
Thanks in advance!
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- Greek katechoumenos, one instructed
A name applied to one undergoing instruction preparatory to the reception of Baptism and admission into the Church. Historically, there were three distinct classes of catechumens
- audientes, or hearers
- catechumens proper, sometimes called genuflectentes, or kneelers
- competentes, or those ready for Baptism
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- "catechumen". New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 November 2008. Web. 27 March 2017. <>


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Live Updates - Islanders vs. Lightning 1/21/13
by Travis Betts / New York IslandersLive Updates - Islanders vs. Lightning
1:00 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
1st Period
0:01: These teams aren't taking long to get acquainted. Off the opening draw we have two bouts. Matt Martin and BJ Crombeen went at it, and on the other side, Joe Finley and Pierre-Cedric Labrie.
0:01: Before they could drop the puck again, Tampa Bay's Ryan Malone and the Islanders Colin McDonald just went to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct.
4:45: Islanders have most of the early pressure. Carkner just one-timed a puck from the right point off the post behind Anders Lindback.
6:33: PA announcer just recognized Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier for playing in his 1000th NHL game (all with Tampa Bay) today.
9:30: The Lightning went 3-for-7 Saturday on the power play, but the Islanders just killed one off. Game is scoreless. Shots: NYI 7 TBL 3
16:05: Islanders are now 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. Nabokov with a couple nice saves. Tampa Bay moves the puck well on the man advantage.
End 1st: NYI 0 TBL 0. Shots: NYI 9 TBL 7.
2nd Period
6:50: Michael Grabner puts the Islanders on the board. Mark Streit made a pass from the Islanders goal line about 120 feet up the ice. Grabner made a couple of dekes and slid the puck by Lindback. Nabokov gets the secondary assist. 1-0 Isles.
9:42: Scoreboard showing an 18-8 edge for the Isles in shots on goal. Quick math means that's 9-1 for this period.
11:08: Matt Moulson just got tangled up during a scramble to Lindback's right. He walked into the tunnel with the trainer to get checked out.
12:49: Announced attendance is 15,322. Near-sellout crowd is definitely making its presence felt this afternoon. Shots: NYI 23 TBL: 9
15:18: Islanders in the middle of third penalty kill of the afternoon. Nabokov with some clutch saves to keep the Islanders 1-0 lead in tact.
16:23: Matt Martin scores on a breakaway. Lightning entered the Islanders zone, but puck got lost on Frans Nielsen's broken stick. John Tavares picked up the puck and made an outlet pass to a streaking Martin, who was coming out of the penalty box. Forehand shot beat Lindback. Isles 2-0.
17:35 Okposo wrister from the left circle. He took a feed from Tavares entering the zone in transition. 3-0 Islanders.
19:07 McDonald and Keith Aulie wanted to drop the gloves. Referee intervened before things could get started. Aulie went to the penalty box for cross-checking.
End 2nd: NYI 3 TBL 0. Shots: NYI 26 TBL 15. Islanders will have a little over a minute remaining on the power play when the third period starts.
3rd Period
1:31: Islanders go up 4-0 courtesy of a David Ullstrom top-shelf wrister from the left side. He and Colin McDonald Keith Aucoin executed a nice give-and-go entering the Tampa Bay zone.
2:22: Martin St. Louis' third goal of the season cuts Islanders lead to 4-1. Stamkos and Conacher get the assists.
7:26: And the Lightning are back to within two following a scramble in front of Nabokov. Isles goaltender tried to fall on the puck, but it remained loose, and Benoit Pouliot makes it 4-2.
8:00: Stamkos scores on a quick one-timer from Cory Conacher. It's now 4-3. Capuano calls a timeout.
14:12: Islanders still lead 4-3 at the TV timeout. Shots: NYI 36 TBL 25. Buckle up folks.
17:32: Nielsen gets taken down on a semi-breakaway. Could have been a penalty shot, but Nate Thompson is headed to the box for most of the remainder of this one.
18:13: Another penalty to Tampa Bay, and the Isles are on a 5-on-3.
Islanders lines
26 Matt Moulson - 91 John Tavares - 21 Kyle Okposo
40 Michael Grabner - 51 Frans Nielsen - 24 Brad Boyes
41 David Ullstrom - 10 Keith Aucoin - 13 Colin McDonald
17 Matt Martin - 16 Marty Reasoner - 53 Casey Cizikas
37 Brian Strait - 2 Mark Streit
47 Andrew MacDonald - 3 Travis Hamonic
52 Joe Finley - 7 Matt Carkner
20 Evgeni Nabokov
39 Rick DiPietro
Lightning lines
12 Ryan Malone - 91 Steven Stamkos - 26 Martin St. Louis
89 Cory Conacher - 4 Vincent Lecavalier - 16 Teddy Purcell
67 Benoit Pouliot - 44 Nate Thompson - 11 Tom Pyatt
76 Pierre-Cedric Labrie - 18 Adam Hall - 19 BJ Crombeen
2 Eric Brewer - 25 Matthew Carle
6 Sami Salo - 77 Victor Hedman
3 Keith Aulie - 15 Brian Lee
39 Anders Lindback
32 Mathieu Garon
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You are hereThe Woman Among The Elves
The Woman Among The Elves
Not long ago there lived in Frankenberg a midwife who could tell many amazing things about the elves, for once she had spent an entire eight days among them observing their deeds and ways.
One dark night when all the neighbors were sound asleep a loud knocking at the house door had awakened the woman. She jumped up and peered through the window, but she could see nothing except for a lantern in front of the house.
Then a voice called out, "Throw on your clothes and come with me. A woman is in need of your service!"
The midwife did what she had been asked, went down, and with hesitating steps followed the lantern, which was already one street ahead of her. She could not see the person who was carrying it. Thus it went through several streets, then out through the convent gate, and then a good way beyond the town.
Finally the light stopped moving. A hidden trapdoor opened, and many steps led underground. Trembling and praying, the midwife followed her mysterious leader, and before long she found herself in a roomy chamber surrounded by elves, who cordially welcomed her. Before she had time to recover from her surprise, one of the little people stepped up to her and asked her to follow him to the woman for whose sake she had been summoned.
Soon afterward a tiny, cute elf came to the world. Since mother and child were both doing well, the midwife hoped that she would be able to return to her own people the next morning. But that was not so. The elves did not want to let her go. Each day they treated her better than the day before, giving her everything that she could want.
During this time the elves often went out, not returning unless they were loaded down with all kinds of pretty things. Before leaving they always rubbed their eyes with a liquid which they kept in a glass. The old woman noticed this, and once when the little people had gone out she found the glass and put a little of its contents on her right eye.
In the meantime eight days had passed, and the elves no longer resisted the old woman's request. As soon as it was dark they allowed her to return home, saying, "For your reward take along those sweepings behind the door!"
Smart enough to not despise the unusual gift, she brushed the sweepings into her apron. Then with good cheer she followed the lantern, which -- as had happened eight days earlier -- was carried on ahead by an invisible hand.
A half hour later she arrived safely at home, much to the amazement of her husband, who for eight days had been terribly worried over her disappearance. She told him everything that had happened and then shook the sweepings that she was carrying in her apron onto the table before him.
Oh, how the old people's hearts leapt for joy! How their eyes gleamed! How they stood there in silence, fearing that one little word of gladness might cause the dream to vanish that now so enraptured them! Finally they found their tongues. Their amazement turned to words, and they saw that it was no dream. It was pure reality. Lying on the table was a pile of glistening gold pieces!
Some time later there was a fair in Frankenberg. The midwife, who had suddenly become rich, walked among the market booths looking and from time to time making a purchase. Suddenly she saw the elves scattered throughout the crowd. Unseen by others they were skillfully plundering the tables and booths. This she could see with her right eye, which she had rubbed with the liquid at the time she was with the elves.
She could not stand to see the little thieves freely getting away with this, so she called out, "Hey! What are you doing?"
The elves recognized her and asked, "Which eye can you see us with?"
She answered, "With the right one."
Then they blew into her right eye, and in that instant it became like a black night. She never saw the elves again, and for as long as she lived she remained blind in her right eye.
'Deutsche Sagen und Sitten in hessischen Gauen' (1854) by Karl Lyncker


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Implication is a logical operation on two variables. "P implies Q" is usually written as "P → Q".
Implication, the result of "P → Q" is defined by the following table:
True | True | True |
True | False | False |
False | True | True |
False | False | True |
In other words, if P is true, then Q must also be true.
Somewhat counterintuitively, if P is false, then P → Q is true. To illustrate why this makes sense, imagine a teacher who tells her class that any student who gets 100% on the final exam will pass the class. In other words,
- P: A student gets 100% on the final
- Q: That student passes the class
- P → Q: A student gets 100% on the final → That student passes the class
Now imagine a student who did poorly on the final exam, but did well enough on other exams to pass the course. Did the teacher lie?
No. She said nothing about students who do not get 100% on the final (i.e., the case where P is false). Unless there is a student who both got 100% on the final and did not pass the course, the teacher told the truth.
For this reason, "P → Q" can be restated as "¬(P ∧ ¬ Q)" or "not (P and not Q)", or "it is not the case that P is true and Q is false".


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The Croat Jožef Ratković lives in Austria and made something amazing. He decided to walk from Zürich to Medjugorje by foot to fulfill his solemn promise: to pray for healing of his wife because she suffers from multiple sclerosis. And so he walked in 42 days around 1,400 km. He said: "I do believe in God and I hope for his help. I also pray for peace with God and with people. For me, peace is when we reach out to another and great another. This is basic."
The first thing he did after his arriving in Medjugorje was going to the church to thank God. He says that he is not a bit tired, in spite of his age of 69. "I was always practicing sport. With my bicycle, I crossed millions of kilometers. I have been all over Europe with my bicycle."
He heard about Medjugorje for the first time something around 15 years ago, while he was still working. "When I was retired, I went on a pilgrimage to Spain, to Santiago de Compostela in 2002. I walked 82 days and crossed 2,500 km. Two years later, I walked to Mariazel, 1350 km in 43 days. And now – Medjugorje. I am a Croat, but never visited either Croatia, or Medjugorje."
His ancestry moved from Gospić to Stikapron 300 years ago. He also lived the first years of his life in Stikapron (Steinbrunn) in Austria. He graduated in Mathematics in Vienna, and moved to Zürich, Switzerland, where he was working in the computer technology.
His family: two daughters, one son and seven grandchildren. He says that he always was religious "I`m a believer since my childhood, I love to meditate and to pray. Prayer is for me a dialogue with God who feeds the hungry and gives drink to the thirsty". And he loves good communication with people. One very important thing in his family is tolerance, because his wife, his son and one of his daughters belong to other denominations. "We reach to one another, this is important. God is one, we only approach him differently".
He says that young people often aspire to fun, and not to God. "They live without God, but when something goes wrong, they do aspire to Him".
He described this pilgrimage to Medjugorje with following words: "Walking alone is so good for meditation. I aspire to answers to different questions: Why am I on earth, What are my intentions? What do I want? What do I have to do? When you live, you have to act. This is my life, and my life is important. This is my moment, and in this moment, I have to do what God want me to do. He wants me to work for peace with Him and with people and peace is possible if I accept other people as brothers and sisters. People that I meet – I consider them brothers and sisters, I cannot do differently. For me, it is important to know that God is here, all around me."
Medjugorje became an important place for Jožef. "I pray for my wife's health, and whatever happens will be the will of God. I want to tell Mother Mary that I am here and ask her what I have to do". He will go back to Zürich by bicycle. He said:"It will take around two weeks, because I want to visit Gospić to investigate the origins of the Ratković family".
He made many experiences as a pilgrim who walked many weeks in silence and he says: "We need to walk alone, to be alone, this is when ideas and visions come. It is different when we drive a car. In this ways, we have time to think. It is great to be alone, to have time. It is a little school of life."
If you also want to make a special experience visit Medjugorje, stay at one of its beautiful Medjugorje and feel the magic.
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Westside Service/Holland opened May 1 on the corner of Columbia Avenue and 32nd Street in Holland. The original location, Westside Service/Zeeland, has been open in Zeeland since 1976.
What does it do?
�Complete auto repair from tires to transmission work,� said owner Terry Boetsma.
When is it open?
7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day but Saturday at the Holland location.
Who owns it?
Terry Boetsma
How many employees?
Four employees are at the Holland location.
Why here, why now?
�We prayed about it in our small group,� said Boetsma. �That Tuesday, I found it for sale.�
What do they say about it?
�It�s a great facility,� said Boetsma. �We�ve been cleaning and painting in here since we took over. We�ve upgraded a lot of equipment, and we�ve got some very good technicians and a good service writer.�
� Nick Mulder
Auto repair shop Westside Service opens Holland location
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The pros and cons of deploying clever tricks for control systems solutions
'There are times when an expert can save you money and provide great benefits through clever techniques. There are also times when the proliferation of these practices produce a Frankenstein system, which can cause monstrous problems for your operation,' says guest blogger Pat Dixon
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NYX Shadow Swatches - My Entire Collection
9:24 PMHey all!
I've been working all evening preparing all of my NYX shadows to be swatched for you guys. In total, I counted 67 unique single eyeshadows and 7 trios. 43 of the shadows were of course from the NYX lot sale as well as 5 of the trios. I know I had a tough time finding swatches online when I went to buy mine so I thought it would be helpful swatching the ones I had for you guys. This took a lot of time and energy so I would appreciate it if you would please not post these anywhere without my permission. ;)
These are mostly in numerical order, with a couple accident exceptions. I used a thin layer of UDPP as a base. If these swatches aren't perfect, I apologize as I swatched them all with q-tips for sanitary reasons in case I sell them.
Okay, here goes! My favorites have a * beside them. To be fair, I haven't tried a lot of these out on my eyes yet so there are colors I love that aren't starred!
*01 black, 02 white, 06 dark brown, 08 october sky, *19 flamingo
*24 herb, 30 khaki, 36 chocolate, *37 sweet lagoon, 39 slate
40 ocean frost, 42 grey, *45 opal, *46 navy, *47 kiwi
50 salmon, *32 purple, 53 velvet blue, *54 hot cherry, 56 ocean
58 peach, 59 hot pink, 60 aqua, 62 space, 63 platinum silver
65 red bean, 66 luster, 67 shimmer, *68 golden orange, 72 walnut bronze
75 jazzy bronze, 77 aqua marine, 78 beanie, 80 mink brown, *101 mermaid green
82 jade, 83 skin, 84 toffee, *85 sunset, *87 lime juice
88 algae, *90 apricot moose, *93 atlantic, *104 star, 106 golden dune
*107 vanilla sky, *116 wild fire, *119 cream cheese, *122 morocco, 128 karet
129 mediterranean, 130 wild flower, 131 dust, 132 alaska, 133 olive green
134 cedar wood, *136 almond, *140 snow cone, *143 eggplant, 145 marrakesh
*146 egg white, 147 pink oleander, 150 eutopia, 151 earthy, 153 ballerina
155 halaiwa
Okay, hope that helps everyone interested in NYX shadows. Please let me know what your favorite NYX shadow color is in the comments, even if I haven't swatched it here. I'd love to know what you like, and if there are any more I should get!
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Hi Jen, it is me again :D
btw, i am not sure if this happens to you but i actually have a really tiny lids. Only when my eyes 1/4 open then you can see the lids. So when i use the eye tape, it covered the real lids and make a new one. What happen is, every morning my eyes would puff like a fish with no lids at all. I have to wait for hours until it goes away. So im not sure, am i using the wrong tape, is that an irritation or what.- nailpolishfiendApril 5, 2009 at 7:38 PM
hey jen i know this's completely off the topic of the post, but can you tell me what kind of bangs you have in this pic? (i'm thinking about getting them)
thanks so much! - AnonymousApril 7, 2009 at 12:09 AM
have you tried the jumbo eyeshadow pencils? i only have yogurt & french fries but i LOVE both of them. i have a couple of the trios (i've heard the singles are much better but i also heard once you work past the top layer the trios become more pigmented) but i prefer my pencils. they work really well covering tape for double eyelids as well (the creamy texture sticks to the tape better & fills in the lil crevices of the tape, making it blend in better).
ReplyDelete nailpolishfiend: Hmm...I'm not sure exactly what to call it. Maybe piecey bangs that hang a bit in front of your eyes? I call it "my choppy, side-swept bangs were cut too short at the hairdresser and this is what it looked like after a week and a half". LOL! I just styled my choppy bangs with a tiny bit of texturizing paste. :)
Anonymous: I have cream cheese, pots and pans, and oyster jumbo shadow pencils but I really use them mostly as tearduct highlighters and eyeshadow base. I personally think it reflects a lot of light on the tape and I prefer mine to be a bit matte. Maybe I don't have the right colors! I'm glad it works for you though. Maybe you can give me color recommendations. :)- AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 1:14 AM
i haven't tried it with my yogurt jumbo pencil but i loved how my french fries pencil turned out. i first put on a layer of french fries on my eyelid and then i put the tape on and put another layer of french friends on top of the tape. i tried putting just yogurt over the tape without putting it under the tape as well and it didn't work too well. the edges of the tape wouldn't get covered up and it just looked awkward. if the tape doesn't stay well on top of the eyeshadow i like to put a sheer layer of eyelid glue where i want the tape to go(i used darkness) and wait for it to get tackier and then i stick the tape on top. it makes the tape stay in place much better. and i have oily lids so i have to use glue with my tape whether it's under the tape or over the tape (or both!) or the tape will slide positions on my eyelids during the day and mess up my crease & be very obvious as well.
ReplyDelete Wow, your favorite ones are some of my favorite ones too! The flamingo and morocco are gorgeous colors. I've been trying to find the princess pink/flamingo/violet trio one so that I could depot and fit in my Mac palette, but I can't find it any stores or the Nyx website. I think they must have discontinued it =(


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Paul Horgan tells a lyric story of the Rio Grande Valley, where Spanish and Indian cultures met in a conflict of arms and ideas
December 1954 | Volume 6, Issue 1
Heavy snowfall kept the garrison confined at Alcanfor, though the General had determined to demand the submission of the rest of the Tiguex nation and to obtain it if necessary with further battle. About a week after the arrival of the army it was possible to send Captain de Cárdenas and a party of forty horsemen and some infantry up the river with the ultimatum. They crossed to the eastern bank and presently came among the upriver towns which they found abandoned. At one of these they discovered a number of dead horses. In retaliation, Cárdenas burned the town and returned to headquarters. Word presently came that the Indians driven from their refuge in the bare and frigid hills were collecting at the pueblo of Moho, on the west bank about ten miles north of Alcanfor. In common defense, the river people, though accustomed to live under local rule in each town, now gathered under the general rule of Juan Alemán. Again and again the General sent his message of clemency and power, calling for all to submit to His Holy Catholic Caesarian Majesty. Captain de Maldonado took it to Moho first, only to return with reports of treachery and defiance. Cárdenas went forth once more with his cavalry and infantry, and found the Indians clustered on their roof edges at Moho waiting for him with Juan Aleman to speak for them.
Arriving within earshot, Cárdenas made his proclamation with large gestures.
Alemán responded. It was good to have the Captain there. Much could be settled without war. Let the Captain dismount and come forward alone, and he would meet him likewise on the ground before the pueblo.
Cárdenas gave his sword, lance and horse to an orderly to hold for him and went forward, but not without a few guardsmen following him. Alemán advanced from the pueblo unarmed, but also followed by his bodyguard. As the two leaders met Alemán held out his arms with a smile and embraced Cardenas about the body—and tightly held him immovable. The Indian bodyguard sprang forward and rang blows with wooden maces on the Captain's helmet. They took him away from their chief and carried him rapidly toward a narrow opening in the palisade. People on the roof crying execrations sent arrows and stones down on the visitors. At the entrance, Cárdenas freed himself enough to brace against its sides as the Indians worked to drag him through into captivity and death. Three of his horsemen rallied and charged to the palisade to rescue him. They brought him free of danger. He was wounded in the leg by an arrow.
But in spite of his wound and the weather he went upstream to the next pueblo, after leaving a detachment on guard at Moho. Once again he met abuse, arrows and defiance. He returned to Moho, gathered up his rear guard, and followed the trail in the snow back to Alcanfor. The General then determined to give battle with his whole army.
They came in full array a few days later to Moho, and made camp about the spring outside the pueblo. The German bugler from Worms sounded his trumpet. The call to surrender and the offer of amnesty were given in the proper form, with the notary officiating. The frieze of defenders on the terraces became animated with obscene mockery. The General gave an order. The troops moved out to surround the town which stood on a level plain of barren gravel from which the wide slow curves of the river could be seen to the north and south. Stout tree trunks were planted deep in the earth to form a palisade before the walls. The defenses were better than at Arenal, for the walls themselves were built of upright timbers solidly side by side and woven with willow branches from the river banks, and thickly plastered over with river silt. Here the town had not one continuous terrace of roof at each level, but several platforms separated by wide gaps. There were towers with portholes near their tops. It was a large town with deep granaries well-filled.
Stones flew down on the attackers who tried to climb the walls. Many soldiers fell, hurt and stunned. On one wall, soldiers raised ladders and fifty reached a roof terrace. They fought across gaps firing at Indians on the same level. From higher terraces stones fell and arrows whistled. To help them in their preparations for war the Indians called upon deathly nature. They shut rattlesnakes into willow cages and thrust arrows among the snakes who striking at the arrow heads flooded their venom on the flint or obsidian points, where it dried in tiny crystals but did not lose its power. Now from the portholes in the towers they sent the poisoned arrows and where these struck they left festering wounds that killed or disfigured.
A soldier ascended to one of the portholes bringing wet mud with which he tried to plaster it shut. He was killed outright by an arrow that quivered deep into his eye.
Another was struck in an eyebrow by a poisoned arrow, but lived, saying that he was saved by his devotion to the rosary.
Nearly a hundred soldiers were wounded by arrows in this first day.
When the cold night fell the soldiers retired to their camp where the physician went to work on the living casualties, who numbered nearly a third of the army. It was costly; too costly. The General resolved on a siege of the pueblo. He controlled the water supply. How long could the Indians live on whatever water they had stored?


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Design of cMOS analog proportional navigation method based fuzzy controller for car like robot
El-Khatib, M.M. and Hamilton, D.J. and Soraghan, J.J. (2006) Design of cMOS analog proportional navigation method based fuzzy controller for car like robot. In: ASP 2006, 2006-01-01 - 2006-01-01.
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A fully CMOS analog fuzzy controller for real time navigation of a car-like robot based on proportional navigation method using voltage mode for input and output signals is presented. The system uses an intelligent combination of two behaviours to cope with obstacle avoidance and goal approaching using a proportional navigation path accounting for car-like robot kinematics. The system benefits from the analog design advantages of occupying a small silicon area, high speed and low power consumption. New accurate MAX and MIN circuits are introduced. The controller is simulated and verified by comparing the outputs of the design on SIMULINK with those from an analog implementation
Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
ID code: | 37256 |
Keywords: | design, cmos analog, proportional navigation, fuzzy controller, car like robot, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
Subjects: | Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2012 16:11 |
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Chocolate cupcakes with coconut and rose whipped cream
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I was super excited to be asked by the wonderful Sweet Paul to participate in their My Happy Dish feature this week! I made my trusted chocolate cupcake recipe and invented a light topping of whipped cream with rose and coconut oil for some sweet flavor. Head over to Sweet Paul for the recipe. Here are some of my favorite photos from the shoot.
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In many ways, Cherry Creek North represents the best of Denver. So why are the neighborhood's leaders so consumed with making it even better?
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David Steel won't say whose house we're in. Standing on the roof deck of 7,000 square feet of unfinished glass-and-steel luxury, he'll only allow that "a familiar name, someone you see often in the society pages," is considering buying it. Perched above the corner of Second Avenue and Fillmore Plaza, the anonymous socialite's would-be nth home sits like a castle turret guarding the entrance to NorthCreek, a gated community plopped right into the heart of 80206, Denver's toniest zip code. Looking northwest from the deck on this sparkling October day, treetops roll with autumnal brilliance toward the downtown skyscrapers silhouetted against the snow-dusted Front Range. Steel—president of Western Development Group, NorthCreek's builder—nods toward the jutting skyline. "People buying here don't even want to go downtown anymore," he says. And why would they? "We probably have the best demographics of any neighborhood [in town]," he says. "People go through years of trying to get what we have."
What Cherry Creek North has is a veritable Disneyland for anyone with abundant disposable income. After the 9/11 attacks, President Bush encouraged people to demonstrate their resiliency and boost the economy by aggressively resuming that great American pastime: shopping. By that measure, this neighborhood surely is one of the most patriotic pockets in the country. Within its 16 square blocks reside (as of press time) 22 art galleries, 47 restaurants, and more than 50 salons and spas, including one devoted primarily to whitening one's teeth. There are jewelers, home furnishers, yoga and Pilates studios, sporting goods stores, confectioners, dry cleaners and tailors, and countless boutiques selling designer clothing and footwear (for you, your child—or your dog). More budget- or brand-conscious shoppers can slum it by crossing First Avenue to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, which in October became one of only six malls in the United States with a Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's, and Neiman Marcus under one roof. Dotting the increasingly sleek neighborhood landscape are intermittent reminders of the area's motley past, such as Java Creek Cafe, a quaint, ancient shack of a coffeeshop, and the Cherry Cricket, the kitschy, wood-paneled pub whose regular-folk clientele seems to exist only within the restaurant's walls.
The newest additions to this cosseted landscape are NorthCreek, a retail and residential complex, and Pura Vida Fitness and Spa, a private gym that is scheduled to open in February. (The attached Nectar spa will be open to the public.) The two projects are the biggest new endeavors in Cherry Creek North since the Clayton Lane shopping center opened in 2004, and the biggest ones on the foreseeable horizon. However, their completion will not end the evolution of this nearly flawless micro-community; if anything, the projects epitomize the relentless nature of retail and of humans—certain ones, at least—who believe the only way to ensure the enduring perfection of anything is to constantly change it. As a result, the one neighborhood in Denver least in need of a makeover is getting one anyway.
In June 2006, when the Tattered Cover bookstore vacated its Fillmore Plaza location—where Pura Vida now sits—it became the latest chapter in the hand-wringing national narrative: the hopeless plight of independent booksellers. The store reopened on Colfax Avenue, and some local observers now say that the transition's drama was overblown. "Everybody laments the loss of the Tattered Cover, but maybe Pura Vida and the other stores will generate even more traffic and vitality and serve more people," says Jonathan Saiber, a principal at Cherry Creek's Saiber Saiber architectural firm. "Quite a bit of the Tattered Cover uproar was emotional and romanticized."
Part of that may have been nostalgia for the neighborhood's modest early history. In the 1930s, this area—which would eventually transform Denver from a skiers-only oasis into a swanky international shopping bazaar—was populated in part by gypsies camping along Cherry Creek. Such a group would face a forceful shooing today but coexisted then with a school, a blacksmith, several roadhouses, a grocer, and a candy store. In the 1940s and '50s, the Cherry Creek shopping district expanded while I-25 popped up nearby, and by the early 1960s Cherry Creek North was marketing its specialty stores as a "destination" shopping enclave.
In the mid-1980s, developers introduced plans to build a mall across First Avenue, at the former site of the city dump. In response, the local government formed the Cherry Creek Steering Committee, a group of residents and merchants charged with assembling a long-term neighborhood plan. Once the mall went up, some of these same people established the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District (CCNBID). Comprised of local architects and property and business owners, its goal was to complement and compete with the mall "in a positive sense." It was a pivotal moment; an antagonistic relationship with the mall's owners could have been disastrous for Cherry Creek's small business owners. But "[the proximity] turned out to be the best of both worlds," says Julie Bender, the BID's current president and CEO. "The [local] blueprint was driven by entrepreneurs putting a plan together so it doesn't just look like any other place."
Part of that plan was to intentionally cloister the neighborhood. Zoning regulations dictate height requirements for new construction in the area, so taller, blockier buildings such as Sears, Janus Capital Group, and the JW Marriott hotel act as a fortress, protecting Cherry Creek North from the masses streaming along the First Avenue moat, which handles about 61,000 cars per day. The farther you get from First Avenue, the shorter the buildings, which is why shoppers can stand a block from constantly teeming auto traffic yet still feel like they're in a pristine village.
The Cherry Creek North Design Advisory Board (DAB), essentially a council of elders alongside the BID, reviews exterior changes to neighborhood properties. Saiber, the DAB's chairman, says the board reserves the real scrutiny for applications that might truly alter the neighborhood feel, so Starbucks is free to replace a ripped awning, but a new roof might be another story. The DAB's enormous influence is largely due to the lofty profiles of its members. This includes Saiber, whose firm has been in Cherry Creek North for 20 years, and longtime clothier Lawrence Covell, one of the DAB's original members, a leader of the BID, and for decades an advocate for maintaining the area's cozy integrity. "We have no enforcement authority," Saiber says, "but we tend to be respected."
NorthCreek and Pura Vida surely will alter the area's vibe, albeit in a way that seems to appeal to the locals. Pura Vida's aim, says managing partner J Madden, is to "target the communion of mind and body" for its privileged clients (up to 1,000 people, the membership cap at press time) by offering comprehensive workout facilities, classes, myriad therapeutic and regenerative treatments, and, management hopes, lectures from doctors in fields such as acupuncture and bio-identical hormones—anti-aging techniques, to the uninitiated. A multimedia tour on the Pura Vida website features interiors that mimic the feel of an Ian Schrager hotel, and the site displays snapshots of exercisers, some toned and young, some quite old. Pura Vida will allow no one under 18 and has no daycare options. "We figure people with kids will know how to handle that," Madden says.
It's a far cry from the former no-frills tenant. "The neighborhood got the wind knocked out of it a bit when Tattered Cover left," Madden says. "But hopefully we'll be the heartbeat that's returning." Madden looks a little like Hugh Hefner, only—fittingly enough for a veteran health club executive—younger and more cut, and he speaks with the self-assuredness you'd expect from someone who substitutes a lone initial for his first name. "We are using the dart in the bull's-eye marketing strategy because of our location," he says. "Everyone in the metro area who's familiar with this zip code knows who lives here, who shops and socializes here. There's a gap in the high-end health club market geographically, but we're right in that hole in the donut."
Across Fillmore Plaza, NorthCreek residents will have an exclusive, Gramercy Park-style locked courtyard, along with numerous decks and terraces from which they can look down on their Cherry Creek neighbors. Originally 44 units, the complex now has 29 after some buyers doubled up. There is no model unit; residents can build out their interiors however they'd like, and they have one year from their purchase date to complete construction. Many residents are empty-nesters or mountain homeowners who want a pied-à-terre when they're in town. "A lot of them are from Aspen, and we call this our 'ski-in, ski-out' location," Steel says.
The tallest part of the complex, along Detroit Street, features condos starting at $1 million, many already occupied. The building along Second Avenue has eight units starting at $2.6 million. The final phase, which will be completed by the end of 2008, is a row of "brownstones," townhouses with decks looking out over Fillmore Plaza, giving owners luxury box seating for the promenade's numerous attractions. Parts of the underground garage will be public-access, but only NorthCreek residents will enjoy valet parking.
Local zoning rules also dictate that any new residential buildings have retail on the ground floor, emblematic of Cherry Creek North's fervent desire to promote its businesses. NorthCreek, however, won't have any restaurants or bars. "With the money they're spending, they don't want that kind of nighttime activity underneath their windows," Steel says. Saiber adds that more NorthCreek-type renovations may be on the way, condos roosting atop storefronts. "The whole intention of this rule is to create vibrance," he says. "We want a consistent elevation of the retail experience."
Back down on Second Avenue, Steel describes the NorthCreek project while greeting numerous lunchtime passersby by name. A half-block down Second Avenue, construction workers line up at the "gourmet" hot dog stand, where the blonde attendant doesn't fish wieners out of stale, cloudy steam cart water but grills them up on a propane-fueled Royal range. A half-block the other way, a handful of people dressed casually enough to suggest that they won't be working today lounge about the Starbucks patio. There is no sign of the shaggy, baggy, fresh-off-the-slopes wardrobe so ubiquitous everywhere else in Denver; anyone who might normally wear such duds instead sports the proletarian uniform of whatever restaurant or boutique where they toil.
On the walk down Second, an elderly woman, dressed in her Sunday best even though it's Thursday, grimaces against the stiff breeze. Farther down the street, a middle-aged couple, handsomely matching in forest green sweaters and golden brown slacks, strides arm in arm and hip to hip, as slyly amorous as a Cialis commercial. Entering Java Creek Cafe, I meet the BID's Bender and Lisa Tyler, the bubbly, short-haired owner of Gallerie Rouge, which sells vintage posters, and Cherry Creek Framing. Like her fellow "little guys"—local independent merchants— she's eagerly anticipating the arrival of Pura Vida and the NorthCreek stores. (Steel estimates that about a dozen retailers will occupy the complex; in November, the tres haute French boutique Hermes announced that it would be one of them.) Tyler uses derivations of "exciting" at least a half-dozen times to describe the business boom. "[It's] totally changed the feel of the whole neighborhood," says Tyler, who also is the BID's chairperson. "We're no longer just a destination shopping district because the [JW Marriott] brought in tourists. In a shopping area, it's always great to have new things happening."
In theory, the nearby mall obviates a mass invasion of chain stores, providing a buffer for independent retailers. The BID and DAB will help keep Cherry Creek North from being overrun by brand-name franchises, though a few—Crate & Barrel, Smith & Hawken, and the rampaging, viral Starbucks—already have crept in. It's a subtle trend that stalwarts such as Lawrence Covell, who's been in the neighborhood for almost 30 years, are monitoring. "I like that it's hard for developers to build big properties," he says. "If national chains come into this area, it loses a lot of its attractiveness."
The Tattered Cover's owner, Joyce Meskis, might take a similarly dim view of chain store incursions. But aside from her pre-move lease issues, she had noticed a dwindling customer flow, particularly from the southern suburbs. "Between the T-Rex [freeway construction] project and the congestion around Cherry Creek North, we found that many of our customers weren't coming there anymore, at least not for books," she says. They weren't coming for certain foods, either. Mel Master, owner of Mel's Restaurant, says traffic and parking concerns, along with lease problems, finally drove him from the neighborhood after 14 years. The pay station meters, the relative dearth of individual parking spots, and rigid out-of-area restrictions in surrounding residential streets cause constant re-examination and angst among neighborhood and city officials. (NorthCreek will add some garage parking spaces to the mix, but Pura Vida's spots are for members only.) "Toward the end of our time there, we found that people were reluctant to come into Cherry Creek simply because of the new parking meters," Master says.
Saiber says eliminating cars altogether from the area won't happen. "Students of retail realize that in our society, vehicular access is tantamount to commercial success," he says. He and his colleagues have discussed a system of circulating electronic buses arriving every few minutes, much like on the 16th Street Mall. Saiber says the buses might even offer a genuinely luxurious service in which people could hand off bulky purchases to the drivers for delivery to their parking garage while they continue shopping.
In Cherry Creek North, anything seems possible. Master, who now has a Mel's Restaurant in Greenwood Village and a Mel's Bistro—the renamed Montecito—at Sixth and Corona, remembers his time there fondly. He acknowledges some disillusionment over his departure—he was briefly in a dispute with the NorthCreek developers over his rental contract—but says now that "it was just business." Still, he wonders why the neighborhood overseers are so relentlessly foisting such lofty changes onto such an earthbound town. "They see Cherry Creek as a Colorado version of Beverly Hills," he says. "They've lost its neighborhood feel and replaced it with glitz, and I don't know to what extent Denverites will embrace it." Certainly, many won't. And, perhaps, that's precisely the point.
Luc Hatlestad is a senior editor at 5280. E-mail him at [email protected].


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Here is the parts list. I bought most of the electronics from Jameco , but also bought things from Parts Express , Radioshack, and Michaels.
From Jameco Electronics
1- 12v Sealed Lead Acid Battery
1- SPST (Off-On) Keylock switch
1- SPDT (3 position On-Off-On) Toggle switch
24- LED mounting hardware
12- SPST ( Off-(On) Momentary) Pushbutton switches
12 - Red LEDs
12- Green LEDs
48 - 470 ohm Resistors
12- Alligator clip pairs (24 total)
2- battery clips
1- 1/4" fuse (there is no specification on the fuse for right now, the original fuse value had not worked and I am currently figuring out what amperage fuse to use. Sorry for the inconvenience. You can still build the controller, since it still works without a fuse. Use a short piece of wire to bypass the fuseholder for now.)
From Parts Express
6- Four conductor speaker terminal
Check out this page for different types of terminals. This controller's circuit is expandable, so it can have as many channels as you want it to have, so be creative!
From Michaels or any craft store
One 12 x 12 piece of wood panel - must be 1/8" thick - available at Michaels, possibly at hardware stores
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> A case to put it all in -I got mine at a thrift shop for $5.00. It was used as a carrying case for an old VHS video camera.
> 12 short wood screws (that fit inside speaker terminal mounting holes but can still reach the wood panel below them)
> Also, you will need wire for connecting the panel components. I used 22AWG solid wire, but any wire from about 22-18AWG should work fine.
> You will also need long speaker wire or any insulated 2 conductor wire. How much depends on how much you can afford or how far away you want to be from the fireworks. Both Lowes and Home Depot sell some cheap wire in bulk and in spools. Wherever you buy it, buy it in bulk to save money. We're not looking for audio quality here. I used 18 gauge lamp wire, which I bought in a bulk spool and cut into smaller lengths.
Not every one of these parts has to be used, feel free to experiment or use different switches, buttons, terminals, etc. Make yours unique to suit your needs, you don't have to build yours like mine, but you can.


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8am, Regent Street, London. Hundreds of shoppers, photographers, journalists, security staff, police and curious onlookers crowd Apple's flagship UK store as part of the British iPad launch.
Stephen Fry made a surprise appearance to cheers and claps from the crowds of queuers and Apple staff. He already had an iPad of course, but showed up to be a part of the madness.
Also in attendance, and pictured above, was the record-holding world's tallest couple, in full bridal attire. Obviously a giant PR stunt, but they were sweet regardless.
As the minutes passed, more and more first-to-the-till shoppers emerged, to rounds of applause and the onslaught of questions and flash photography, courtesy of the nation's media — Wired included.
It appeared to be another flawless product launch for the company, with the usual over-the-top ludicrousness of Apple's cheering staff.
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"Project Runway" offered up a strange and mean episode Thursday night, one where the winner and loser of the challenge were almost an afterthought. Instead, most of the action centered on front-runner Ven Budhu, who probably lost most of his fans after his uncomfortable performance.
The 10 remaining designers were handed the task of designing a work outfit for women getting a makeover. Ven's randomly assigned client was plus-sized, an event that sent Ven into an episode-long tizzy over the injustice of having to design for a "real woman."
Ven ignored his client's wishes, made frequent references to her size and kept trying to get her to try on belts that clearly were too small. (All of these crimes compounded by having to hear the insults come out of the nearly spherical Ven.) In the end, he dressed the poor woman in a drapey neon top that made her look even wider than she is.
All this might have led us to think that Ven was in danger of being booted, but two things kept him from dismissal. First, he's just too strong a designer to kick out this early in the competition. Second, Nathan Paul's dress.
Nathan basically let his client dictate the design, which turned out to be a sleaxy, too-tight mess. Nathan was an easy choice for evictee.
But the producers got revenge on Ven, subjecting him to some cruelty. The bottom three designers, Nathan, Ven and Sonjia Williams, were told that the judges "might" eliminate more than one designer. Nathan was booted first, then Sonjie was declared safe, leaving Ven to sweat by himself for a few seconds. Heidi finally declared him safe and sent him backstage.
Ven clearly learned his lesson, greeting the other designers by declaring that he thought several of their designs were worse than his.
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The FBI today said cybercriminals have recently stepped up efforts to steal money and gain access to banks and other financial institutions using spam, phishing emails, keystroke loggers and Remote Access Trojans (RAT).
Specifically, the fraudsters are looking to compromise financial institution networks and obtain employee login credentials. The stolen credentials are used to initiate unauthorized wire transfers overseas. The wire transfer amounts have varied between $400,000 and $900,000, and, in at least one case, the criminals raised the wire transfer limit on the customer's account to allow for a larger transfer. In most of the identified wire transfer failures, the perpetrators were only unsuccessful because they entered the intended account information incorrectly, the FBI stated.
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In the bank fraud, the FBI said cybercriminals "used spam and phishing e-mails to target their victims. Once compromised, keyloggers and RATs installed on the financial institution employee's computer provided the attackers with complete access to internal networks and logins to third party systems. Variants of Zeus malware were used to steal the employee's credentials in a few reported incidents. In some instances, the [attackers] stole multiple employee credentials or administrative credentials to third party services and were able to circumvent authentication methods used by the financial institution(s) to deter fraudulent activity. This allowed the intruders to handle all aspects of a wire transaction, including the approval. The unauthorized transactions were preceded by unauthorized logins that occurred outside of normal business hours using the stolen financial institution employees' credentials. In at least one instance, attackers browsed through multiple accounts, apparently selecting the accounts with the largest balance."
The FBI made a number of recommendations for financial institutions to help prevent security problems:
" Educate employees on the dangers associated with opening attachments or clicking on links in unsolicited emails.
" Do not allow employees to access personal or work emails on the same computers used to initiate payments.
" Do not allow employees to access the Internet freely on the same computers used to initiate payments.
" Do not allow employees to access administrative accounts from home computers or laptops connected to home networks.
" Ensure employees do not leave USB tokens in computers used to connect to payment systems.
" Review anti-malware defenses and ensure the use of reputation based content and website access filters.
" Ensure that workstations utilize host-based IPS technology and/or application whitelisting to prevent the execution of unauthorized programs.
" Monitor employee logins that occur outside of normal business hours.
" Consider implementing time-of-day login restrictions for the employee accounts with access to payment systems.
" Restrict access to wire transfer limit settings.
" Reduce employee wire limits in automated wire systems to require a second employee to approve larger wire transfers.
" If wire transfer anomaly detection systems are used, consider changing "rules" to detect this type of attack and, if possible, create alerts to notify bank administrators if wire transfer limits are modified.
" Secure and/or store manuals offline or restrict access to the training system manuals with further security, such as enhanced access controls and/or segregation from the payment systems themselves.
" Monitor for spikes in website traffic that may indicate the beginning of a DDoS and implement a plan to ensure that when potential DDoS activity is detected, the appropriate authorities handling wire transfers are notified so wire transfer requests will be more closely scrutinized.
" Strongly consider implementing an out of band authorization prior to allowing wire transfers to execute.
" Limit systems from which credentials used for wire authorization can be utilized.
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Posted Tue 3rd of November 2009
The following story is based on a dream I had. Names have been changed and I've expanded upon the dream.
I showed up at Janet's house to pick up the kids. My wife, Allison, was out of town for the week, and my best friend's wife was watching all of the kids. It was already getting late when I got there, and I was surprised to find out she was alone with the kids, as her husband was away on business. The kids must have had a busy day as they were all crashed in one of the bedrooms.
Janet and I looked in on them, trying to decide whether to wake them or let them sleep. I turned to leave the room just as Janet moved forward, and we wound up bumping into each other, and I reached out to catch her as she started to fall back. She almost fell a second time as I let go, feeling almost guilty from the way my arms had gone around her back and waist. Janet seemed just as flustered, and blushed as she turned to walk out.
I followed her toward the stairs, and we nearly collided a second time as she turned to say something to me. This time, she had her arms up higher, and my arms again went to her waist. She was saying how sorry she was, and our mouths came dangerously close to each other as she looked into my eyes and started to say she was sorry for embarrassing me. I felt like a school boy as I told her I wasn't embarrassed. We stood there, awkwardly, staring at each other, when she suddenly leaned forward and started to softly kiss my lips. I surprised myself when I responded passionately, holding her close to me.
Like horny teenagers, our tongues danced with each other, and our hands started to wander over the others body. Janet led the way, moving toward her bedroom, pushing the door shut. My hands moved to her shirt, undoing the buttons as she frantically unzipped my pants and slid them down my legs. She pushed me onto the bed, then removed her own pants, showing off an amazing body in nothing but bra and bikini panties. Pulling my shirt over my head, I laid back and let her fall into my arms.
We continued to explore our bodies together. I unhooked her bra, freeing an amazing set of tits with rock solid nipples. Her tits were smaller than I might have imagined, and just perfect for my tastes. And taste them I did. I pulled her to me, allowing my tongue to wander across her nipples, further arousing her lust. She responded by slipping a hand into my underwear, grabbing hold of my obviously swollen cock. Sliding my shorts down with one hand, she stroked my dick with the other. She turned around in order to get my underwear completely off, and took that opportunity to slide her tongue up and down the shaft of my cock.
Her new position gave me a chance to sample her closely shaven pussy. Sliding her soaked panties to one side, I slid my tongue across her wet lips, from clit to anus. She shuddered in response, and I began to fuck her with my tongue. After several minutes of amazing oral attention, Janet turned and began kissing me, again.
Though shocked and amazed at being in bed with my best friend's wife, I found my hands wandering from her chest, past her taught belly, toward her panties. I slid my hand under the waistband, and allowed my fingers to search for and slide into her pussy. Janet was moaning softly, and somehow worked her way out of her panties. Now, we were both laying there, completely naked, as our spouses were away for the weekend.
Janet got up and sat astride my waist, and started to grind her pussy against my cock. As she started to slide onto me, I pointed out that now might be a good time for some kind of protection. Her husband was "fixed," and I was sure she wasn't on the pill. Much as I loved the idea of fucking Janet, a baby probably wasn't a great idea.
I figured that would end the encounter, so I was surprised when Janet gave a gleeful laugh, and jumped up, her dark hair bouncing as she danced across the room. She went into the closet, and returned a moment later with a small box of condoms. She opened it, took one out, unwrapped it, and slid it onto my cock. "There," she said, "that should help us keep this little secret." With that, she again straddled my waist, and lowered herself, impaling herself upon my rock hard cock.
The condom was a lifesaver, because having Janet's amazing pussy wrapped around my dick would certainly have made me cum inside her almost instantaneously. As it was, the wild abandon with which she fucked me had me ready to explode within a few short minutes. I grabbed her and shoved my tongue back into her mouth as I climaxed, to prevent myself from yelling out loud.
After cumming, I rolled her into the bed beside me, and continued to ease my sensitive cock in and out of her, slowly and gently. My hands continued to wander over her body, as I attempted to remember every detail of the amazing woman laying next to me. She might not be my wife, but I loved her no less. Years of friendship had just moved to a new level, and I was unsure how it might continue. I didn't want the night to end, though I knew it must.
Eventually, I pulled myself out of her, and made sure to "hide" the evidence of our encounter.
I returned to the bed, and pulled Janet into my arms. Though afraid of the answer, I asked her how she would feel knowing that my wife would be back within a few days. She responded be asking me how I felt about her husband being back in her bed around the same time. We agreed that we both loved our spouses, yet had intense feelings for each other. As we continued to kiss and caress, we discussed how any affection we showed to each other in public would be seen as a sign of our friendship. Well, so long as it didn't involve French kisses, feeling each other up, or outright fucking each other in front of others.
Soon enough, Janet reminded me that our spouses wouldn't be home for days, the kids were still asleep, and she had more condoms. That raised a question in my mind. "Why DO you have a box of condoms in your closet?"
"I bought them for you," she replied. "I've hoped for years that you weren't the only one dreaming of this kind of encounter."
With that, I took her into my arms, and we surrendered ourselves to the passion we felt. We went through half that box of condoms, that night, and had to buy another box before the weekend was over. I learned all about Janet's wants, needs, and desires, and she did everything she could to fulfill all of the fantasies I'd had about her.
And when the weekend was over, and our spouses returned, we continued to show friendly affection to each other. About the only thing anyone on the outside might notice is a bit of innocent flirting. In time, Janet started taking the pill, again, so that we could continue our sexual exploration without the condoms. And nobody seems to mind when she and I agree to take care of the kids so our spouses can "have a life."
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2017-01-22 01:51:32
good story am hard now
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Mom and dad taught me all about pleasuring both men and women. as soon as my mom caught me jacking off is when I got my first blowjob. Mom Sure knows how to suck cock. When Dad came home he taught me how to eat and fuck pussy. Eating pussy is awesome. Mom loved my tongue on her clit but the feel of a wet pussy squeezing my dick hot. Mom Like it rough And Hard.
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Oohhh my ......
Bob and I read your naughty story together in bed and were we fucking half way through it ... but blushing, we both confessed that we secretly felt the same way about our about another Couple ... as we fucked he was imagining he was with her and I was imagining I was with her husband. We didn't confess this to each other until after we both had experienced a very exciting and intense climax!
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Thanks for sharing the story, I loved reading it!
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Margie Cloud - Oh what a beautiful job of paotogrhphing this wonderful wedding. I can't wait to see the rest!! I love YOUR WORK. It looks to me like you have captured the people in the photos true feelings, and that is GOOD,THANKS. The photos are BEAUTIFUL & I Love themALL. Margie Lou
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This is basically an entire wardrobe of 5T girls clothes (some are 5/6, small, etc... but all fit a 5T girl in my experience). The outfits are not all the same brand, but I paired them the way I would on my dd just to make things easier for me. Most everything is paired into outfits, but there are a few stragglers too. Everything is in VGUC-EUC (I pulled out anything stained or with holes or heavy wash wear). I'm listing the brand names that stand out to me, but some don't, so if it's not listed as brand name, either it's from Target or the like or I just have forgotten what it is between the time I took the picture and now. lol I have examined everything carefully, but I am human, so I will give it another once over for anyone interested in buying just in case I missed anything. I can provide more pics of anything, just ask! And I will be happy to combine shipping with any of my other listings. If you're wondering about anything, please ask. I'm happy to give answers, I'm open to trades and offers, willing to take more pictures, etc... Thanks!!!
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In his new position Mr. Steinmetz will report directly to Miguel Ángel Morell, Head of Operations of Airbus Military, and he will be responsible for the industrial activities of the company, which include production of subassemblies for different Airbus and Airbus Military programmes (A330, C295, and CN235), the development, flight test and production of the turboprop trainer PZL-130 Orlik TC-II, as well as the company's MRO Service Centre in Warsaw and its Aviation Services Unit in Mielec.
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