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Pamela Anderson and Shakira have images reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield. This look requires some work and upkeep, but it is a blond bombshell look that is all sex appeal.
Hair color:
To get this shade of blond, most women will need to lighten their hair. A bleach and toner or high-lift tint should do the trick. It is advisable that you go to a professional hair colorist for this procedure. Unless your hair is already light in color it will take a watchful eye to achieve an even, ultra-pale blond. Frequent retouches are necessary to maintain this shade. If your hair is as long as that of Pamela and Shakira, condition will be a concern. A retouch is applying hair color to the new growth (new hair that has not been previously color treated) The ends (previously color treated) should not be repeatedly exposed to the hair color preparation, as they will become dry and brittle from over-processing. This is another reason to procure professional help. Find tips for retouches here.
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The cut:
Both hairstyles are cut into long layers, with shorter layers around the face starting at about chin level.
The style:
For either of these styles, you will need lots of thick hair or the appearance of it. I will speak to those who do not have thick hair naturally.
Start with using volumizing shampoo and conditioner.Find some suggestions here. If you have lightened your hair, you will also need to choose shampoo that is safe for color treated hair.
Next towel dry and apply a firm hold hair gel or mousse. Apply it first to the root area and then work out to the ends.
Blow your hair dry by turning your head upside-down until about the first six inches, from the root out, are dry. Then you can flip your head right side up and finish drying the ends. Setting your hair with large Velcro rollers will produce the fullness and large waves that Ms. Anderson wears. For Shakiras waves, use benders to set your hair. Permanent waves are not recommended for hair that is lightened to this shade. Find tips on using rollers here.
Backcombing is required to maintain the fullness on the top and crown. Place the backcombing close to the root area and spray it with a firm hold hair spray, then arrange the rest of the hair lightly to conceal the backcombing.
Finish your style with a small amount of hair serum, crème or wax scrunched into the ends to calm frizzies and add shine. Hair color care and styling effort go a long way in creating this sexy image. Have fun with it!
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It's April again, and that means it's time for the Annual Thai New Year Festival in Thai Town, Hollywood. SoCal celebrate Songkran, the Thai New Year, with traditional Thai food and cultural activities, colorful parades, music and dance performances, a fashion show, Muay Thai boxing, a food and beer garden, and the Miss Thai New Year USA contest.
WHAT: The Thai New Year Festival is free.
WHEN: Takes place in April. Follow the link to the official website for updates.
WHERE: Thai Town, Hollywood, CA. Four blocks of Hollywood Blvd blocked off from Western Ave to Winona Blvd.
- If you're taking the Metro, the Hollywood and Western red line stop is near the beginning of the parade route.
- If you're driving, you can take a free shuttle from Kaiser Permanente Hospital parking lot.

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text: Verizon Roadmap Leak Details Galaxy Nexus and Xoom 2 LaunchRoberto Baldwin11/07/11 10:00pmFiled to: VerizonLeakSamsung galaxy nexusSamsungMotorolaXoom 2Gadgets24EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink A leaked Verizon document on Droid Life is an unverified glimpse into the company's future releases. Too bad it's filled with web only and Wednesday-release weirdness. Advertisement Droid Life posted the leaked "Upcoming Product Launches" document today. The big news is a release date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus dropping on November 21 as "web only." Remember when the Google Nexus was a web-only release, yeah that didn't work out too hot. If you live in Europe, you can get your Droid-touching fingers on the Galaxy Nexus on November 17th.The document also lists the availability of two flavors of the Motorola Xoom 2. The eight and 10-inch versions of the Xoom 2 are stated to become available on Wednesday November 30th. Which flies in the face of the usual Verizon Thursday launch date. With the holidays upon us, maybe Verizon decided to mix it up. [Droid Life via The Verge] You can keep up with Roberto Baldwin, on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.Reply24 repliesLeave a reply


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Glen Andresen's Five Takeaways vs. Vancouver
by Glen Andresen / Minnesota WildNov. 1: at Detroit
Oct. 29: vs. Detroit
Oct. 27: vs. Anaheim
Oct. 22: at Vancouver
Oct. 20: at Edmonton
Comebacks in the final minute are nice, but I'm betting the fans inside Xcel Energy Center will take 5-1 maulings of the Vancouver Canucks over last second heroics any day of the week.
Really for the first time since the home opener, this one really wasn't in doubt. After falling behind early, the Wild put on a display in all facets. The offense was relentless in putting in five goals on 45 shots. And if not for the goaltending of Cory Schneider, this one would have been even more lopsided.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard got his first of the year while Guillaume Latendresse and Marco Scandella both bagged their second. Matt Cullen continued to roll from there, picking up his fifth and sixth goals in the third period.
"I think offensively we took another stop tonight," said Head Coach Mike Yeo. "And hopefully this is something we can build on."
It wasn't the Red Wings, and it wasn't a nail biter, but that didn't stop Josh Harding from turning in another brilliant performance. Just like Tuesday's game in Detroit, Harding yielded an early one and then shut the door completely the rest of the way. That's two goals allowed over his last three starts – all wins.
These performances are only going to further the media speculation of a goalie controversy, but really there is no controversy. Niklas Backstrom is still the starter, but Harding is the hottest goalie on the planet right now. If he gives up a goal or less in every start, then yes, he's probably going to be the guy most nights. But what's most important now is who starts on Saturday against St. Louis.
As it stands now, it'd be pretty surprising if it's not Harding.
"Haven't thought of that one yet," said a smiling Yeo.
Yeo wants dirty goals. He wants those garbage tallies off scrambles in front of the net. He wants tips. He wants ugliness. But pretty goals and rocket slap shots count for just as much as slam dunks, so I think Yeo will take what he got tonight. It started with Latendresse's ridiculous dangle around Kevin Bieksa before sneaking in a pretty backhand from in tight.
Then, Bouchard and Scandella just blew a couple slap shots top shelf past Schneider. Cullen decided to get into the act with another beauty, ignoring a sliding defender and Cory Schneider by roofing one from in tight.
Just to make his coach happy, Cullen bagged one more, and this one was the kind of greasy, go-to-the-net and get the rebound goal the coach wanted to see.
There! You happy?
There's always going to be some shenanigans when the Canucks come to town and the score gets out of hand. Nobody bit anyone, so that's a good start. But near the end of the game, Cal Clutterbuck got into a scuffle with Keith Ballard and Maxim Lapierre in front of the Canucks bench.
After Kyle Brodziak yanked Ballard off the pile, Lapierre tried to dump Clutterbuck into the bench while a linseman tried to separate the two. Trying to defend himself, Cal's hand caught the linesman in the face, leading to immediate YouTube viral videos of the incident.
It's pretty obvious it was accidental, and I don't think you're going to see any discipline for an accidental hit in self defense while losing balance.
Will we ever get the chance to heckle Roberto Luongo again? Don't get me wrong, tonight was fun. But it's always more fun to watch Luongo make that skate from crease to bench while tapping his replacement's pads. And no, it didn't get old when it happened repeatedly during last year's playoffs.
But Luongo has been so bad at Xcel Energy Center, and Cory Schneider has been so good, I fear Bobby Lou may have played his last game in this building. That means you're going to have to get here pretty early from now on if you want to give him the business. That's what three Boston Bruin fans did as they hung out above the Vancouver players tunnel during warmups with a sign that said, "THANKS FOR THE CUP."
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Generation O
Look at this image of young womanhood: She's on the cell phone, preoccupied, tuned out. She's got a giant handbag and a giant shopping bag. She is walking. She is about to walk straight into you. She is about to hit you with one of her bags. She is about to hit you with her cell-phone elbow. She will call you a jerk after she hits you. Or she will just ignore you.
Hating this image makes me feel like a misogynist and I hate that it makes me feel that way. But I do hate this image. I don't think this was the idea post-feminism had in mind.
I can hardly express how much it makes me miss the brainy young women of New York City. The ones with funky glasses and clunky shoes. The ones who read books. The ones who think of other things, and talk of other things, besides shopping and real estate. The ones who were pushed to the margins, then pushed out. My heart aches for the return of those nerdy girls.
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Don't bother feeling bad about hating her, she has no problem whatsoever feeling superior to you.
Or pushing you out of your city for that matter. - April 30, 2008 at 3:59 PM
J, in another era, there was another word for these Generation O females: harpies.
- April 30, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Laura said...
She looks really annoying to me.
I was one of those clunky bookish girls - and still a New Yorker (though in Canada) - always will be, though it no longer feels quite like my home when I go back and visit family... - April 30, 2008 at 4:48 PM
- Cari said...
We miss you too. We've all moved to Portland.
- April 30, 2008 at 4:58 PM
I've been reading your blog for about a year. I'm a brainy young woman in my mid-twenties.
My whole generation isn't made up of Yunnies, ya know. Some of us moved here old school style (no rich parents, etc) to chase creativity and to meet interesting folks. I keep on keepin' on in the East Village just to spite my Yunnie peers (and because I love living in the East Village).
Perhaps you should run a feature on young non-Yunnies that are keeping it real.
Also, we should meet for a milkshake, because I have a total cyber crush on you. - April 30, 2008 at 5:00 PM
We should thank Oxygen for giving a solid definition to that group of yucky girls who do nothing but blab on their cell phones and shop. I looked up the definition of "O" in the dictionary. One of the meanings of "O" is Zero. So I looked up the meaning of Zero, and here is a list of definitions:
# indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"
# nothing: a quantity of no importance;
# a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
# of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
# zero: having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
So it would seem that this name they've been given is really very apt. Kind of delightful, don't you think? - April 30, 2008 at 5:00 PM
we're here! we just don't work in midtown because bookreaders don't work in PR.
- April 30, 2008 at 5:24 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
hey mustard, i'm sure there are lots of smart 20-somethings out there. Gen Y's not all bad. maybe we could do a "brainy anti-yunnie girl/guy on the street" feature...thoughts?
...and thanks for the cyber crush (*blush*) - April 30, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
thanks clunky girls! and thanks romy for the zero analysis. it reminds me also of that crazy women's clothing size of the past decade or so. how can you be a size zero? you would have to cease to exist.
- April 30, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Where in the City are these on the sidewalk? They are illegal.
- April 30, 2008 at 6:17 PM
New York has gone from Holly Golightly to Carrie Bradshaw. Golden children, Audrey Hepburn died for our sins.
- April 30, 2008 at 7:22 PM
- Karate Boogaloo said...
I feel your pain Jeremiah.
- April 30, 2008 at 10:13 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
the stickers are all over chelsea/meatpacking. and they are stuck with some super-ass adhesive. are they really illegal?
- April 30, 2008 at 11:17 PM
- so_chic_darling said...
First let me say I'm not a hater,but I don't like this kind of sex and the city girl.I have a name for them "screaming handbag girls".
Even Chris Noth(Mr Big)said that the show had ruined New York in an interview! - April 30, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Screaming handbag girls ..... perfection! Anyone see today's Times? The middle class in Europe are having to tighten their Vuitton belts. Golden children, hope that doesn't affect NY condo sales.
- May 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM
how about some spray can vigillante-ism to remove these blights from our city? any come uptown, i got em! i think the time has come for a mass of people armed with paint pens to deface any of this "lux lifestyle" shit with perfect NYC sacarsm to mock these adult children for what they are.
we'd be doing them a service, how else can they know how fucking irritating and foolish they are? - May 1, 2008 at 12:48 PM
""Live Out Loud," which is intended to represent women who "like to look good, feel good and have fun living life on their own terms."
"On their own terms." Terms which have been manufactured and presented to them by spectacular corporate culture, which they've hastily and greedily accepted. Carry on, girls. - May 1, 2008 at 1:19 PM
J you should give the O Golden Girl a Golden Shower. I know I woulde if I still lived in NYC.
Love this blog it is filled with mystery. Just what the city had plenty of 76-95. Mystery is gone but she left her shoes. - May 2, 2008 at 8:26 AM
- Nicholas said...
"hey mustard, i'm sure there are lots of smart 20-somethings out there. Gen Y's not all bad. maybe we could do a "brainy anti-yunnie girl/guy on the street" feature...thoughts?"
Count me in! I'm 23 and a long-time fan of the site. (I also hope to contribute a few more photos to the pool once I completely recover from surgery) Anything to help combat these leeches and viruses (since what else can you say about a creature that consumes so much and contributes little, if anything, in return?) - May 2, 2008 at 9:18 AM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
maybe the flickr pool is a good place to put them. so anyone who wants to photograph a non-yunnie NYer (of any age really) and do a little Q&A in the description field (off the top of my head: favorite book about NYC, favorite NYC place, most missed vanished piece of NYC, most despised aspect of the new NYC...?), go for it.
i will then pick ones periodically for the blog. and let's see what happens. - May 2, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Tell me exactly where one or more are and I can get them removed. They are an illegal. City Department of Transportation is the agency that governs the sidewalk.
- May 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- quixoticire said...
A non-yunnie NYer? Good luck finding that -- if they're still in NY, they're in Brooklyn (Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights), or Queens (LIC & Astoria). Otherwise, they've moved out of state (Portland, Canada, etc.). Yeah, I miss them clunky bookish girls (where have you gone?). Apparently, these Generation O harpies spend their time shopping, gym, spa -- instead of reading. Then again, can't fully blame them since the new NYC caters to them: Barnes and Noble are being replaced by a gym and Crate & Barrel...
The same way that Moss doesn't want to be a misogynist, I, too, don't want to be a racist, but there's nothing that irritates me or I hate more than a Generation 0 or a yunnie who happens to be a twinkie. I guess that makes them a yunkie? - May 2, 2008 at 2:27 PM
"a little Q&A ...: favorite book about NYC, favorite NYC place, most missed vanished piece of NYC, most despised aspect of the new NYC...?)"
This is an excellent idea. I'll start here -- don't have a Flickr account, still using Polaroid and disposable camera. :-P
(all these are off the top of my head, which I can add more or change when I get a moment of clarity).
favorite book(s) about NYC: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Breakfast at Tiffany's; New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
favorite NYC place(s): The Frick Collection; Jules Bistro and St. Dymphna's in the East Village.
I'm only in my early 30's yet I miss these places
most missed vanished piece of NYC: Rizzoli, Brentano''s, Gimbels, 8th street, 8th avenue 42nd to 39th st. -- Show World Center(like the seediness of it), Cheap Jack's Vintage Clothing, Billy's topless, Coney Island High, Horn & Haddart
most despised aspect of the new NYC:
need I repeat it? -- the whole suburbanization, yunnification, vongerichtification.... that leaves the city soulless and without character. - May 2, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- L'Emmerdeur said...
When the economy drops to its knees and coughs up its lunch, these O-chicks will follow suit and drop to their knees to keep the trending, spending and recommending going.
it's not like they have a shred of morality to stop them from sucking their next Louis Vuitton bag out of a bunch of Wall Street organs. - May 2, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- L'Emmerdeur said...
Oh, and the last five minutes of Looking for Mr. Goodbar?
I finally get it. - May 2, 2008 at 3:57 PM
twinkies are a significant force of the vongerizing of NYC. good colleges, financial jobs, general indifferent acquiesence to the social order, upwardly mobile, whitewashed from their time in the burbs yet with ethnic features to retain some token ivy league pseudo diversity. remember the cue laws - they are only welcome becuase they work so hard to make the man so rich.
- May 2, 2008 at 4:18 PM
- T said...
It seems that this is now the updated version of the dream of getting on that greyhound bus headed for NYC to sing, dance, paint, write your way to success or the gutter. Now the gals take daddy's amex show up in NYC and shop their way into a delusional life(and debt)styled after a sitcom/cable show. It makes my heart ache, for this city and for this country.
If I happen to find myself in my neighborhood on a w.e. night. I franticly look for 'backroads' back home to 13th st. to avoid all those sidewalk-wide herds of mini skirts and shiny high heels that suddenly show up in the after 9pm.
A freelance life allows me to still love my neighborhood, sadly only during a few hours on the weekdays now. - May 2, 2008 at 7:06 PM
My God. To think that the women who used to come here to make a new life for themselves were once of the caliber of Jane Jacobs. Now look at what the quintessential New York woman has become - a dead behind the eyes Sex & the City wannabe. I'm not sure but I think I hate female yunnies even more than their male counterparts. They're both equally vacuous but at least the latter have to sometimes feign wit to get by. These walking Barbie dolls are superficial, vapid, and dumb as hell and unafraid to proclaim it to the world.
- May 2, 2008 at 9:15 PM
I just saw one of those O floor ads on the southwest corner of 7th Ave. and 36th St. in front of the Alpine deli.
- May 2, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
bob, i think you're right about the female yunnies, those "zero girls," being worse than the males. i struggle with this, i'm not sure why it would be this way. but i do find that my daily enraging encounters are more often with young women--are they on the cell phone more, pushing more strollers, have more shopping bags, big purses? what is it?
- May 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Probably for the same reason that, in yunnie-oriented advertisements, when a male and female yunnie are featured together, it is almost always the female who carries an intelligent expression, faces the viewer, or is otherwise made the focal point. The male is relegated to a sort of accessory to the female. This is just a small example of a much larger phenomenon. Suffice it to say that, within yunnie society, males and females are not equal. The females are given much greater lattitude in what are considered the limits of acceptable behavior. Naturally, in their minds this gets combined with their universally shared, class-based ego problems to create thouroughly obnoxious individuals.
- May 3, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- quixoticire said...
Yes, there is definitely something I hate or irritates me about a female twinkie yunnie; perhaps it's their whiny, shrilly voices -- especially when they're in their cell phones, walking through a don't walk sign without regards to the cars in front of them, or simply stopping in the middle of the sidewalk rummaging through their big hand or shopping bags while still talking or texting in their cellphones.
Some people (like the yunnies -- esp. the female twinkies one) are like Slinkies; not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs. - May 5, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- queencallipygos said...
I can attest that some of those 20-something nerdy girls you miss are still here -- we're just not in our 20's any more (says this 38-year-old).
But -- we've changed little, and time has done little to beat done the qualities you liked in us all along. And that's ultimately what will win out -- nerdy girls age well. Yunnies, I would wager, will not.
...Just give it time, my friends. - May 5, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Rough quote from Malcolm X: "Anywhere you go, the flaws of a society are more clearly displayed by the women."
He would have lots to say about what's going on around the country right now.
A more accurate quote from Nas:
"Its elementary they want us all gone eventually." - May 5, 2008 at 10:16 AM
"... I, too, don't want to be a racist, but there's nothing that irritates me or I hate more than a Generation 0 or a yunnie who happens to be a twinkie."
Wow, twinkie? Really? If you don't want to be a racist, then you don't have to be. - May 5, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
i don't know what a twinkie is, other than slang for a young, smooth, skinny gay guy. please illuminate. also, i think we're getting into some general woman-bashing territory here...let's rein that in. thank you.
- May 5, 2008 at 12:37 PM
From my experience, twinkie is a racial slur for Asian American people (yellow on the outside, white on the inside). I don't understand why an inattentive person who is walking while talking on the phone deserves any more hatred for being rude just because that person is asian, female, or [insert label here].
- May 5, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- sarstar said...
Hey, we brainy 20-something women are still here; we've just picked up and moved to Brooklyn!
Murray Hill is the epicenter of Zero Girls, but Wall St is the mothership for Zero Guys. - May 14, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Because it's more so with the female Asian-American (to be politically correct)yunnie. Everyone knows it but are either afraid to talk about it or simply ignore it, because they can and will make a scene when confronted about their narcissistic and sociopathic ways. And boy, talk about an infantile rage -- they will kick, bite, and scream to make their point. At least the white yunnies will probably internalize things, and take their hard-core drugs to make them feel something and eventually just self-destruct.
- May 20, 2008 at 9:41 AM
You my friend are awsome....
Thank you for for realizing this and stepping up to the plate to let it be known to the world.
You My Friend
ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!! - June 6, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- New York Forum said...
I love New York - it will always be home to me!
- May 19, 2009 at 1:41 PM
"J"-just found this post (random). is it too late to post my photo on flicker. i read books! (also like handbags, hope im still in).
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You are hereForums / General Discussion / Article Requests / Psychic Questing
Psychic Questing
Hi all,
This area of investigation has always fascinated me with the books by Andrew Collins. There just might be a interest among the members.
Hi Brain,
This website probably won't exist if I hadn't been inspired at an early age by Psychic Questing, though the key concept behind it relied on you accepting psychic material at face value and working with it, which I have become somewhat skeptical of over the years. However, before I was seriously reseaching the paranrmal I was [cough, cough] Questing as no doubt any of the investigators who knew me twenty years ago would happily tell you, whilst trying to embarras me.
I have however met an investigator involved with a location that has appeared one of the questing books and they knew Graham Philips, Martin Keatman and Andy Collins. They told me flat out that they knew Philips and Keatman fakedkey parts of The Green Stone and The Eye of Fire. However they said Collins, in their opinion was genuine. In fact they even say they saw Philips burying an item.
In theory, if psychic ability exists then it should be possible to follow up on information gathered and prove whether it was true or not.
Hi Ian,
Thanks for that information. I always took the "Eys of Fire" by Graham and Martin at face value. Apparently when Graham was involved in "The Heritage" he reached a point when he'd had enough so decided to move away from Andrew Collins and write a book on the Green Stone with Martin Keatman. . If this is true then it's pretty sad.
Thanks again
From what I could make out there was a falling out between Andy, Graham and Martin. This had Andy writing his version of the Green Stone in his The Seventh Sword and having little to do with The Eye of Fire. I even came across another group who were faking a quest :(.
I certainly had a few interesting experiences whilst 'questing' including coming across a ritual being performed in a field by a historic monument, but looking back we have to ask how much of it was pure chance, which I think it probably was. Certianly pant wetting at the time though :). I do remember sitting sitting with some friends (who post on this forum from time to time), meditating by an ancient site (yes even I did the New Age stuff at one time) when one of the group thought something was hidden above us. He climbed this old churches wall and found a hole with, well, what looked like a spear head shaped stone inside (as in the Black Alchemist - but no where as impressive and probably not a real spear head), but as each of touch it as it was passed around we each in turn almost vomitted. Not sure why, maybe it was the southern water affecting some delicate Northern stomachs, who knows.
I really must ask Andrew Collins if he would let me interview him and maybe contribute to the site as the Black Alchemist and Seventh Sword really did inspire me once. Maybe the Black Alchemist himself would agree to be interviewed, if he exists.


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1st September 2009 : Samsung Digital Imaging, leaders in innovation and digital technology, today announced the launch of the WB5000 – a camera which offers photography enthusiasts an unrivalled Schneider-KREUZNACH 26mm wide angle lens and 24x optical zoom, all within a compact camera.
The WB5000's powerful zoom lens breaks new ground in offering users unmatched wide angle versatility, with the chance to take pictures much more closely than ever before. This cements Samsung's position in the growing and important High-zoom category - compact cameras equipped with the sort of advanced zoom lens technology traditionally seen only in SLR cameras. Combine that with full manual control and taking professional looking shots is easy and fun.
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For the more advanced user who prefers to have more control over camera settings, the WB5000 offers aperture priority, shutter priority and two "User defined Modes" as well as full manual shooting modes. The ability to manually focus the lens and shoot in RAW format for maximum detail will also be a welcome addition for the budding enthusiast.
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The findings of a recently published digital news report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism may come as a surprise. Despite living in an age of smartphones and constant Internet access, a survey of more than 20,000 people from 12 different countries revealed that the vast majority of individuals still rely on television as their primary news source.
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Looking to have all of Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith's specials in one place, as part of one box set? Well you're in luck!
While all of the special Christmas episodes are available on their own, BBC Worldwide has announced that "The Time Of The Doctor and Other Matt Smith Specials" , as the box set is currently titled, will be available 13th January on both DVD and Blu-Ray.
The set will presumably contain all four of Smith's Christmas episodes – A Christmas Carol, The Snowmen, The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe, and the as-yet-unaired The Time Of The Doctor. Or possibly The Day of the Doctor. And maybe The Science of Doctor Who. Or none of that apart from The Time of the Doctor. Okay, so we don't actually know yet. But all will be revealed on its release. Wouldn't it be great if it included all the 50th anniversary stuff?!
No word yet on what extras, if any, the set will include.
The Time Of The Doctor will be Matt Smith's last episode as the Eleventh Doctor. The special is set to air on Christmas Day, 25th December, on BBC One at 7:30pm in the UK and on BBC America at 9pmEST in the US.
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Priscilla de Groen Hutchinson of Kaingaroa and Minnie-May Hina of Whangarei have made it through to the final 20 girls, out of hundreds of contestants.
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Minnie-May, 18, is living in Auckland, studying for a bachelor of business at AUT, and friends and whanau encouraged her to enter the competition.
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"I've always wanted to do it, so now to be a part of it, it's great."
She was Northland's Top Model at the 2008 Bernina Northland Fashion Awards.
Priscilla grew up seeing her mother being part of beauty pageants, and now it is her turn to participate.
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The winner will be the girl with the highest score, made up of 50 per cent judges' score and 50 per cent text votes.
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Census Finds Florida's Income Levels StagnantWhen it comes to income levels of the nation's most populous metro areas, Florida ranks near the bottom of the proverbial barrel.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A Northern California priest has pleaded no contest to molesting a young girl and admitted to engaging in "substantial sexual contact" with her.
As part of a plea deal, the Rev. Uriel Ojeda could spend up to 8 years in prison after he entered his plea Friday in a Sacramento County courtroom, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Ojeda, 33, who had been a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mercy parish in Redding, admitted to molesting a 13-year-old Sacramento County girl in the bedroom of her parents' home sometime between June, 2007 and June, 2009. Ojeda was a priest at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Woodland at the time of the offense in Sacramento.
The priest was arrested in Nov ember 2011 after the father of the victim called the Catholic Diocese of Sacra-mento to report the allegation.
Ojeda's plea also came two days after Sacramento Superior Court Judge Eugene Balonon ruled in a pretrial hearing that Ojeda's admission to the offense in a conversation with a church official and a private investigator was not covered by a clergy-penitent's privilege and could be used against him.
Deputy District Attorney Allison Dunham said Ojeda entered the girl's bedroom then reached underneath her pajamas and touched her in a manner that "constitutes substantial sexual conduct with a child under the age of 14 years, to wit, 13 years," for his own sexual purposes.
When Balonon asked Ojeda on Friday if he engaged in such conduct with the girl, Ojeda said, "I admit."
In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped six other felony counts against Ojeda involving the same victim that could have brought him 20 years in prison. He is set to be sentenced Aug. 2.
"This is a fair resolution of the case based upon the facts and circumstances," Dunham said in a statement. "The victim and her family can move forward with their lives and be proud that they had the courage to report the abuse to the Sacramento Diocese and law enforcement."
Ojeda's attorney, Jesse Ortiz, called the case tough for Ojeda, his supporters, the victim and her family -- "everybody."
Ortiz said Ojeda's decision to accept the plea bargain was equally difficult.
"We always felt that we would be successful at trial, but going through the risks and understanding that the ultimate decision is in the hands of jurors, and we don't even know who they are at this point, it was just something he wasn't prepared to do," Ortiz said.


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Magick 101 # 7: Ritual Design
This post was written by Donald Michael Kraig
on November 28, 2011 | Comments (1)
If you've been following and working through this "Magick 101" series, you're probably not yet ready to design your own rituals. If you've been following this series for added information—or just to see what I'm talking about—you may already know all of this. In either case, you can use this as an overview in order to either see where your training will go or understand ritual design in a linear, step-by-step order.
All magickal rituals follow a certain order. Some magickal systems or individuals may go through certain sections rather quickly. Others may choose to bypass certain sections. However, in my experience, the following structure can lead to great success.
Step One: Determine what you want to do
While this may seem obvious, some people don't think about this. Sometimes, when I've met someone who is excited to meet the donaldmichaelkraig,* I've been asked if we can do some magick. "Sure," I reply. "For what purpose?" then I get some strange looks because they haven't thought this out. They want to "just do some magick."
Remember, though, that the simplest definition of magick might be "willed change." That means you have to change something A into something B. You require a magickal goal. Without a goal you're simply wand waving and word wiggling. So the first step in a magickal ritual is to come up with a magickal goal.
Step Two: Divination
In actuality, this is a fairly new addition to ritual design based on the simple premise that you probably don't want to cut off your hand to get a pinky ring! In truth, many magicians in the past haven't considered this step, and many magicians have suffered by omitting it.
Sometimes, in the heat of the moment or as the result of not thinking through all potentials, it is possible to perform magick where the outcome isn't what you expected. The example I usually give is that you do a ritual for $1,000 and a week later you learn that your favorite uncle has died and he left you $1,000 in his will. Yes, the magick worked but you would have never wished any harm to your uncle.
The solution is to do a divination before doing the magick. You can use any divination system you like, ranging from the Runes or Tarot to the I Ching or tea leaf reading. If you don't know a divination system, you should learn at least one (I recommend the Tarot, but any system will do). Until you are capable with your divination system, you can ask a friend who does know divination to assist you.
One of the keys to getting a good divination in preparation for magick is the wording you use in asking the oracle for advice. I suggest that you not ask the question, "Should I perform this ritual?" The reason for this is that it takes personal responsibility out of your hands and puts it on pictures on cards or a crystal. Do you really want to let old drawings or pieces of polished rock determine what you're going to do? Besides, if things don't work out the way you expect you're the one who will suffer, not the cards or tea leaves or rocks!
Instead, I suggest asking your oracle, "What will be the result of my performing this ritual?" In this way you'll get good information but the free will and responsibility remain yours. If the reading is positive, you might be able to come up with ideas based on the reading that will make the results of your magick even stronger. If the reading is negative, you can work to change the direction of the ritual so that the results will be positive. You may even choose to ignore the advice of the divination, but I do not recommend it.
The advice of the divination is just that: advice. You always have free will and a free choice. A weather reporter can tell you that it's going to rain, but you have to decide whether to take an umbrella or ignore the advice. The same is true with magick and divination. Use what you learn as advice, but make up your own mind.
Step Three: Design the Ritual
This is the step where you plan out what you're going to do, step-by-step, in the ritual. If you use colors and correspondences, plan on what you're going to include. If there are certain spells or ritual lines within the rite that you want to use, you may want to write them down or use ones you already know. Note: some people perform this step before step two.
Step Four: Assemble your Tools
What will you use in your ritual? Will you use your elemental tools (chalice, wand, pentacle, dagger)? Will you be using various altars? What about candles and lighting, incense, etc.? It's easiest to get everything you need together early in your ritual preparation and design. It's very disconcerting to get a group of people together to perform a magick ritual (or even work by yourself) and be ready to start the rite, only to figure out that you've forgotten something important. You may want to make up a check list as part of the ritual design and check items off as you gather them for this step of the design.
Step Five: Clean Your Area
I find that a thoroughly-cleaned home, or even just a slightly-cleaned room, feels different. The environment is lighter and more conducive to magick. So dust, vacuum, mop, sweep, and whatever else you might do, no matter how little, to make your area cleaner. If you're working with deities in the ritual, it shows respect and honor for them. It also shows that you respect yourself.
Step Six: Lay Out the Temple
Put up everything exactly where you need it. Put the altars in the right places. Put the ritual tools and items where you need them. Make your area ready for magick.
Step Seven: Clean Yourself
Take a bath or shower. If you can't do that at least rinse out your mouth with some cool water. If you can't do any of that, visualize yourself being spiritually cleaned. It makes you ready for magick.
Step Eight: Banish Your Area
Use whatever banishing rituals and rites you have thoroughly practiced and normally use.
Step Nine: Do the Magick
This is where you finally perform the ritual you created. Follow the rite you designed. Part of this will include altering your consciousness. All magick in some way includes this. If your system involves "sending energy," you will do that in this section, too.
Step Ten: Banish Again
The more effective your ritual, the more attention you will have attracted from non-physical energies and beings. The earlier banishing purifies your area from any random, unwanted entities or energies that may be there. This banishing sends away any unwanted energy or entity attracted by your rite.
Step Eleven: Deconsecrate
The act of setting up your area, performing the initial banishing, and doing the ritual has turned your site into a spiritual and magickal temple. Now it's time to turn your area back into its original purpose by "taking down the temple." Cover your tools and move your altar(s) so they are at an angle to their magickal direction. This is known as taking the temple "out of square." Of course, if you're one of the lucky ones who has a permanent place for magick, leave it as is.
Step Twelve: Make Your Magickal Record
Write down your thoughts about your preparation for the ritual and how well you performed the ritual. Leave space in your journal for future comments about the success (or lack of success) of the ritual. By observing this information over many rituals you'll be able to tell what variables (including weather, season, your attitude, style of magick, etc.) will result in regular success.
Step Thirteen: Put Everything Away
Well, this is kind of obvious. Turn your living room, den, outdoor space, or corner of a room back into their regular purpose by putting everything away. You might choose to perform step thirteen before step twelve.
That's it. If your magick isn't working, is it possible that you've left out one or two of these steps? This is a map for doing rituals. You can't get to where you want to go without a map. You may see shortcuts on the map, but without the map, you won't be able to see a thing.
* The donaldmichaelkraig is an entirely fictional cartoon character who has attributed to him vast magickal abilities beyond any other human. Although the donaldmichaelkraig is imaginary, this cartoon creature is based on a real human being who has a little more magickal knowledge and skill than some people and a lot less than many others. The real person on which the cartoon is based would rather have friends than followers and who shares, to the best of his ability, what he has learned.


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WASHINGTON — A U.S. security officer formerly stationed in Libya has told lawmakers he sent two cables to the State Department requesting more security agents for the American mission in Benghazi but received no response.
The officer, Eric Nordstrom, also said that a State Department official, Charlene Lamb, wanted to keep the number of U.S. security personnel in Benghazi "artificially low," according to a memo summarizing his comments that was obtained by Reuters.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Nordstrom's statements.
Nordstrom was interviewed by a congressional committee investigating the attack last month on the U.S. mission in Benghazi in which the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed.
The top U.S. intelligence authority, the office of the Director of National Intelligence, says the four Americans were killed in an organized terrorist assault, but the attackers have not been identified.
A brief summary of Nordstrom's interview with the Republican-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was contained in a memo prepared by the committee's minority Democratic staff.
Nordstrom, a State Department regional security officer, was based in Tripoli until about two months before the Benghazi attack, the memo said.
Nordstrom told lawmakers that Patrick Kennedy, the under secretary of state for management, issued a "decision memo" in December 2011 requiring that the Benghazi post be manned with five diplomatic security agents, but that it usually had only three or four.
"He [Nordstrom] stated that he sent two cables to State Department headquarters in March and July 2012 requesting additional Diplomatic Security Agents for Benghazi, but that he received no responses," the memo said.
At some point, however, it appears Nordstrom learned the views of Lamb because he told the committee she "wanted to keep the number of U.S. security personnel in Benghazi artificially low," the memo said.
"He said that Deputy Assistant Secretary Lamb believed the Benghazi post did not need any Diplomatic Security Special Agents because there was a residential safe haven to fall back to in an emergency, but that she thought the best course of action was to assign three agents," the memo said.
The Oversight and Government Reform committee has been investigating the handling of security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi before the attack. House Republican aides also confirmed the account of the interview as presented in the Democratic memo.
Nordstrom is expected to testify at a hearing of the committee on Wednesday, along with Lamb, the deputy assistant secretary of state for international programs, and Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood, who headed a security support team at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.
The Democratic memo said that Kennedy was also invited to testify.
Ambassador Chris Stevens died of smoke inhalation when he was trapped alone inside the burning building in Benghazi in an attack that began on the evening of September 11. Debate over whether the Obama administration was caught unprepared by an assault by militant groups has become U.S. election-year fodder.


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The channel itself needs to be navigated with care as there are a lot of shallow sandbars in which anglers can run aground. Though it is unmarked, sticking to the middle is a safe bet. The channel itself maintains a depth of around 11 meters but comes up shallow to around a meter or less on the edges. While the bottom is predominantly mud and sand, bottom bouncing with paternoster rigs can lead to a good catch of grunter and fingermark. Top water specialists often seek out northern bluefin tuna in season, trevally and queenfish. These are willing surface lure takers with Yo-Zuri hydro poppers a top choice. Look for the current lines and cast into them working the lures back to the boat.
High on the edges, the mud flats can extend quite far before reaching the mangroves. The flats may only be one meter or less in depth but offer anglers the perfect opportunity for sight casting to barramundi, queenfish, trevally, salmon and a host of others. Cruising the flats and casting to dark shadows is very effective. There are a myriad of lures which can be used including your standard diving hard bodies but soft plastics are more productive in this situation. Once a fish is seen, a precision cast can be made.
Fish in these locations are very flighty and the cast must be accurate to bring the lure right past their nose otherwise they will spook. The flats are also the perfect location for fly casters. Permit, barramundi and queenfish certainly get the blood boiling when hooked up. Few isolated snags exist which fish quickly find to bust you off but still, the fishing can be explosive. Up the creek: There are hundreds of creeks which wind their way up through the mangroves both along the mainland side and the Island side. The creeks are loaded with a host of fish but success is based all around the tides.
On the top of the tide and beginning of the run off, barramundi, mangrove jack, estuary cod and a host of other mangrove dwelling species can be caught. During this stage of the tide most of the fish will be hiding deep amongst the snags. To entice them, you have to pitch your lure into the thick of it resulting in a few lost lures from time to time. Providing you can get the lures deep to the back of the snag some good fish can be caught.
During the last hour or so of the run off, barra will slip down with the lowering water level and tend to sit at the creek mouths or where small drains run into the creeks. Small fish, prawns and other potential meals will drain off the banks and wash into the creek making it easy pickings for predatory fish. Anglers should heavily concentrate on these areas when flicking lures. It usually only takes a few casts and you'll know if there is a fish in there or not. These creeks don't often warrant the use of larger style barra lures rather lures in the 110mm to 90mm are more effective. Yo-Zuri crystal minnows, Duel Hardcore minnows and DOA 3' shrimp are some of the best in this situation. The Hinchinbrook Channel is an amazing location that has to be fished to be believed. If you're heading up Queensland way and wish to dabble in a bit of fishing, dust of the rods and wind your way through the myriad of mangrove lined channels, you'll be amazed at just how productive this waterway actually is.


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Last night Justin Timberlake, running on a cold performed the first track off his new album The 20/20 Experience on Jimmy Fallon. Long-time buddies, the two also hit off with an interview after the performance talking about how the fact they made out may have caused each other to get sick. And as JT said last night "I'm on some weird drugs right now, anything could happen on national TV!" they surely talked albeit about his whole Kanye West retort from 'SNL' and his new album which is released next week on March 19, 2013 via RCA Records.
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Welcome to Perranwell Garage Cornwall
The Morgan Specialist in the South West
Perranwell Garage is the Morgan main dealer for Morgan sportscars in Cornwall and the South West. Based in the village of Perranwell Station which is near Truro in Cornwall we are a family run garage which specialises in in classic Morgan sports cars. With over 25 years experience, 15 as a Morgan factory dealership, we cater for all aspects of owning, maintaining and restoring this charismatic classic British sportscar marque.
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In our modern purpose built showroom, which is open six days a week, we always have on display a good selection of Morgans for sale. All our used Morgan cars are hand picked and fully inspected and prepared in our workshop prior to display in our showroom.
New or secondhand we can help you find the Morgan that suits your needs and budget. If you want to be the first to know about new Morgan used stock please give us a call. To find out more about the Morgan Cars we presently have for sale click here or ring Alan or Ann Ireland on 01872 863037.
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The purchase of a new Morgan is for many the fulfillment of a lifetime dream. We aim to make the experience of buying a new Morgan as pleasurable as possible, from ensuring you have the right model for your needs, to agreeing the final all important specification. With a wide range of options and accessories available, each new Morgan is essentially a bespoke product that should reflect the owners exact taste and requirements.
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The Horse Forum
- English Riding
- - why keep heels down?
why keep heels down? I just started taking hunt seat lessons this spring, and I know that I am supposed to keep my heels down, but I am not sure why. I know this is Point One that gets drilled into any new English rider's head, and I am sure there are really good reasons for it...but I have no idea what they are. Insights from you more experienced folk? |
If you heal is down, you have less of chance falling off. It helps keeps your leg in the correct place on the horse. |
If your toes are the ones pointed down your upper body will be pulled forward and down as well, understandably if you're pulled forward you are not in the correct position and you are also off balance. That's a general explination but it's the main reason I know of. Posted via Mobile Device |
This is actaully a super hard question! I've never really thought about it before but I'll give it a go :) When you're riding you want a straight line from shoulder, to hip, to heel. This creates a low centre of balance. This gives you maximum security in the saddle thus creating better chances of staying on if things go bad. If your heels are up, usually you are gripping with your knees. This means you are not secure in the saddle (especaily over fences this is noticable). To compensate for the lack of security in your leg, your shoulders/upper body come forward to try to balance yourself. Basically, it not only looks nice, but also makes you a more secure, therefore more effective rider. :) |
I'd give a couple of reasons: 1 - It makes the foot less likely to slip thru the stirrup. 2 -Toes down means you are grasping for the stirrup, and it is tough to do that with a relaxed leg. FWIW, I tend to think of heels down as toes up, because toes up help me keep a relaxed leg. Heels down is not a hard and fast rule. Some people's ankles just don't have much give. If getting the heel down creates tension in your leg, then it may not be worth it. And I don't do jumping, so it may all be different if you jump. |
Its very important to keep heels down, especially in huntseat because if your weight isn't in your heels you begin to be more forward, sometimes so forward you fall onto your horses neck or worse, on the ground. |
I haven't ridden hunt seat in ages, but even as a western rider the same basic principles apply. The best explanation I've heard was as a kid. Your heels are your anchor. A solid anchor steadies the boat and can keep it in place even in choppy water. It's a silly reference but it made sense at 5 and still makes sense at 30. :) |
Thanks, everyone! This makes a lot of sense - especially about the balance. My instructor did also say to think about it as pressing the top (not the tip) of my toe up against the top of my boot. That actually helped me a lot, because my calves are definitely pretty tight! |
heels down Im going to try posting again, my last one had alot of symbols. If your heels are not down you get to be to forward since your weight is not in your heels. you may end up falling on to your horses neck or onto the ground. |
Stand on your toes and have someone push you and see what happens.... Then stand and push your heals toward the ground and have someone push you and see what happens ;) |
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The natural world writes our origin myths and spells out our destruction in a fertile program about the decline of the rural life, co-presented as the Closing Night of the Rural Route Film Festival.
Around the world, rural spaces are shrinking. Trapping lands in the swamps are depleted (Bayou Black), farming tracts in the wild corners of Finland are encroached upon (How To Pick Berries), and places for native people are decimated from the mountains of Chile (The Great Flood) to the Great Plains (Shimasani). But not all is despair. The bees remain free, the bears shave and migrate, the alligators get out of the bathtub and into the truck.
As the world's population increasingly moves to cities—by choice or by necessity—what do we urbanites lose in the process? In this luscious program of heartrending documentaries, daring dramas, quirky comedies and eye-opening animations, we come to the roof of Brooklyn Grange, an urban farm, to get in touch with our rural roots.
Co-presented as the Closing Night of the Rural Route Film Festival taking place all weekend long Aug. 5-7 down the street at the Museum of the Moving Image.
The Great Flood (Marcelo de Oliveira | Scotland | 6 min.)
In a journey across a mountain lake, a fable is recounted by one of the 14 remaining Kawesqar people of Patagonia.
We're Leaving (Zachary Treitz | USA | 13 min.)
Between Bears (Eran Hilleli | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | 5 min.)
"My graduation film at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.A debt to my childhood and other lives I hope I lived. Inspired by words of songs that I admire."
Shimásání (Blackhorse Lowe | Navajo Reservation, New Mexico, USA | 15 min.)
Bayou Black (Jonas Carpignano | New York, NY | 12 min.)
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Bayou Black takes us through a day in the life of Willy Jones, a single father in southern Louisiana struggling to make a living. He traps Nutria, local swamp rats, to try to make ends meet. But, when a local land-owner suspects Willy of poaching on his property, desperation, need and an unwanted confrontation drive him to take drastic measures.
Jonas Carpignano is an Italo-American filmmaker based out of New York City and Rome. He spent years working on feature films in both Italy and the U.S and in the process spent years working for world renowned director Spike Lee. Since enrolling in NYU's graduate film program in 2009 Jonas has made several short films including: Resurrection Man, starring Tony Award winning actor Roger Robinson, which had its premier at the 2010 Woodstock film Festival and Bayou Black, starring Michael K Williams (The Wire). Jonas is currently finishing his third short film A Chjana, which follows two African immigrants in the midst of the most significant race riot in Italian history, and is working on a feature script of the same title.
The Bees (Rana Ayoub | Lebanon | 13 min.)
"The bee defends the hive any way possible. It faces death as if it were a martyr ready to sacrifice itself, no matter what."
How to Pick Berries (Finland | 18 min.)
Visitors from a distant place appear in the misty swamps of Northern Finland. Their foreign presence unwittingly disrupts the pace of local habits. They have come to look for berries, an activity that all of a sudden seems to embody all the values of local culture. This gorgeous documentary is an exploration of Finnish mind and the absurdities of global economy. maurofarinas.net


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On Monday, I was hanging out at Link Centre, where Melanie Deas and Rebecca Lane Walker were in awe of my power over you.
"You need to tell people to buy their tickets early," Rebecca said.
"They always show up at the last minute for shows," Melanie added. "That makes it hard for us to plan."
I told them their concern is nothing new. The folks at the BancorpSouth Arena have accepted that Tupelo is a "walk-up" town.
Even in better economic times, people tend to hold on to their entertainment dollar until the last moment. It's a group personality trait.
I also explained that I gave up on changing people's behavior many years ago. People do what they're predisposed to do.
It's my job, as a writer, to complain about it.
Good try, Terry
If I could alter people's actions, I'd join with Terry Dufford, who wrote a letter to the editor about how cars don't need turn signals in Northeast Mississippi.
"Perhaps a new sales incentive could be used for the local auto dealers to omit turn signals from new cars since they are not used around here, thereby reducing costs for local customers," the Tupelo resident wrote.
Way to go, Terry. You displayed excellent command of sarcasm. I applaud you for it, but I still don't hold out hope for changes in human behavior.
Ongoing aggravation
Speaking of control, a battle has brewed since my wife and I moved in together.
I believe the edge of paper towels and toilet paper should face outward. She believes you should reach under the roll to get to the edge.
I've challenged her on this practice several times, and she pretends innocence.
"I don't pay any attention to it," she says.
Then why is the edge always in the back? The law of averages would dictate that she'd get it right at least 50 percent of the time, but she's nowhere near that.
Maybe there's another law at work. Let's call it the law of spousal aggravation.
People were generally friendly when my wife and I joined the Mighty Daily Journal staff 13 years ago; no one more so than Brenda Phipps.
She'd gone to high school with my dad, Mike (formerly Mickey) Morris, and she made sure we felt at home when we got here.
Brenda passed away on Wednesday after an extended illness.
I still believe what I told Terry about the value of sarcasm, but there's always room for genuine, straight-forward sentiments, too.
With that in mind, and in honor of Brenda and her charming smile, I'd like to wish everyone a very good day. I hope you enjoy the people in your life, and they get to enjoy you.
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3G & WiFi or WiFi Only iPad?
I see a lot of people asking the question on Twitter, "Should I get the 3G iPad over the WiFi only version?" and my simple answer is no.
Why pay extra for the iPad itself for 3G connectivity, then the data package to go with it when WiFi is widely available and quite often, when out and about, free.
I went away for a week on holiday to Southwold in Suffolk, on the east coast of England, knowing that the property we were going to didn't have WiFi. What I did find though was the Blyth Hotel with free WiFi, beautiful food and good hospitality!
Having done a little research before we went away I knew there were quite a few WiFi spots in the area, so I didn't panic.
iPad 3G Data Plans UK
One thing that also put me off the 3G iPad was the cost of a data package. I already pay £25 a month for 8mb broadband in the office so the thought of paying £15 a month for a 3G tariff combined with my monthly O2 iPhone bill just didn't seem logical.
My use of the iPad is mainly in the office, at home or at a hotel/bar/cafe which all have WiFi. If I'm on a train then the iPhone is great for picking up email and reading the odd blog post, I can manage without the iPad for 30 minutes, just about!
Although if without WiFi for any length of time there's always the few hundred blog posts on NetNewsWire to catch up on.
Here are the data plans that might help you decide:
iPad plan | Cost |
Pay monthly for what you use | 5p (per MB) |
iPad bundles |
Cost | UK Usage Allowance |
iPad Daily (valid for 1 day until midnight) | £2 | 200MB |
iPad Weekly (valid for 7 days until midnight) | £7.50 | 1GB |
iPad Monthly 15 (recurring) | £15 | 3GB + unlimited browsing at Wi-Fi hotspots** |
iPad Monthly 25 (recurring) | £25 | 10GB + unlimited browsing at Wi-Fi hotspots** |
I can't think of many places I go that don't have WiFi in some form available. In my eyes you would have to be someone constantly on the move to see any benefit in getting the 3G enabled iPad.
The worst case scenario could be that, with no WiFi available, you have to resort to using your iPhone or Blackberry to pick up or send an email. But then again that's what that device is there for, brief mobile browsing.
If I'm thinking of doing some work for any decent length of time away from the office I always make sure I have 3 basics things, WiFi, power and a good chair!
So the question you really have to ask yourself is "Am I going to be without WiFi often enough to see the 3G iPad as a viable, cost effective purchase?" If the answer is no then stick to the WiFi only version and happy browsing.
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i think 3G is ok, and if you had a connection everywhere it would be pretty nice.
Can't see any advantage in ipad over my macbook Pro - and current iphone 3gs - what is the fuss about?
I agree. I would choose to
I agree. I would choose to have the wifi.why would I let myself to suffer with 3g when I have the convenience of using the wifi.
3G connection "just works"
If less technical users will be sharing the iPad, having a 3G connection that "just works" when out and about enhances that magical effect that Mr. Jobs often touts. Certainly, my wife wouldn't know an SSID if she tripped over one. I got great value out of my iPad's 3G option during my summer vacation this year -- and remember. You don't have a contract, so you can just cancel the 3G for those months when you don't need it.


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Lot 146: Charles Sims (British, 1873-1928) Study for the ceiling painting in the Great Hall of the Institute of Civil Engineers unframed
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Study for the ceiling painting in the Great Hall of the Institute of Civil Engineers
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The completed ceiling painting by Charles Sims was a present from the President of the Institute of Civil Engineers, Sir John Purser Griffiths, in 1920 and is located in the Great Hall of the ICE's headquarters on One Great George Street. The study shows the figure of renown, wearing a mourning veil and holding out a wreath of bays with the gesture of crowning. It commemorates the part played by members of the Institute of Civil Engineers in World War I.
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Where is global growth headed? Two numbers are critical to assessing the current outlook. Japan's inflation rate is a gauge of whether the country can end two decades of economic stagnation. China's gross domestic product will show whether its new leadership can restore rapid growth after a recent slowdown. But Kenneth Lowe of the 5 star-rated Matthews Asian Growth & Income Fund advises not to get caught up in the numbers. Instead, consider whether Japan and China can adopt economic reforms needed for long-term, sustainable growth.


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If you haven't been able to find a job and don't want to go back to school, there's another option you may not have considered. One that allows you to travel, pays off your student loans, allows you to help change the world, and looks GREAT on your resume. What is this dream experience you ask? The Peace Corps.
The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run in cooperation with the U.S. Government. The Peace Corps provides technical assistance to host countries, helps people outside the United States to understand U.S. culture, and helps Americans understand the cultures of other countries. Work is generally related to social and economic development – everything from AIDS education to environmental preservation. The Peace Corps has operated in 139 host countries and boasts over 200,000 volunteer alumni.
All About the Money
What's so great about the Peace Corps from a financial perspective? There are quite a few benefits that may surprise you.
On the top of the list of benefits is student loans. Without a job it's pretty difficult to pay them. But, many loans are eligible for deferment and others for partial cancellation if you join the Corps. Federal student loans including Stafford (formerly known as guaranteed student loans), Perkins, direct and consolidation loans can be deferred. Additionally, some private loans may be deferred during Peace Corps service.
Perkins loans are eligible for cancelation. Here's how it works: Fifteen percent of your Perkins are cancelled upon the completion of each year. Four years of service would equal a 70 percent cancellation.
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All your expenses are paid to and from the country you're serving. Plus, you get two vacation days a month—more time to explore the region you're serving in.
Health Insurance
You don't have to worry about being able to see a doctor or a dentist while you're serving – it's covered. Plus, your benefits are extended for 18 months after your service ends for an affordable fee.
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You get a monthly stipend to cover living and housing expenses. And depending on what part of the world you're serving in, that money can go a long way. Plus, $7,425 to transition back to the "real world" after your 27 months of service is completed.
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The University of Nebraska and adidas today unveiled alternative TECHFIT football uniform the Cornhuskers will wear on September 14 when they host UCLA at Memorial Stadium for adidas' annual Unrivaled Game.
The new adidas TECHFIT black jersey features white stencil font numbers and a unique pattern throughout. The Cornhuskers' helmet is matte white with a wide black stripe, stencil numbers and a face mask that fades from red to matte black. Nebraska's famous straight red "N" featured on its helmets for decades remains unchanged. Nebraska's black adidas TECHFIT baselayer has an N in the design. The pants are white with black stripes and the straight red "N" on the front left hip and the Cornhuskers will wear adidas Team Speed Vertical socks and Crazyquick Mid cleats.
Nebraska's new uniform marks the introduction of adidas' TECHFIT ShockWeb technology, designed to keep players fast, cool and mobile onfield. adidas ShockWeb features engineered body mapping, which maximizes compression zones across the chest and sides, in a lightweight knit structure that provides a tight fit with enhanced range of motion. Integrated CLIMACOOL mesh zones create airflow to keep players cool in every temperature.
Nebraska fans can visit www.Facebook.com/adidasFootballUS for more details, photos and videos of the Cornhuskers' new TECHFIT uniforms and follow the conversation on Twitter via @adidasUS #teamadidas #techfit.
That matte white...😱 pic.twitter.com/T6AVEKchX6
— Johnny Stanton IV (@johnnystanton5) June 25, 2013
RT "@adidasUS: FIRST LOOK: New #TECHFIT uniforms the @Huskers will wear on 9.14.13 for #Unrivaled Game. #teamadidas pic.twitter.com/4weTRq0hqY"
— Jeremiah Sirles (@Sirles71_HSKR) June 25, 2013
Yes it's real everybody! #RRRRRREEEEAAADDDDYYY pic.twitter.com/yjccPyw97X
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) June 25, 2013
Nebraska Football = Best Fans, Best Stadium, and Now Best Alternate Uniform. #GBR #13N13 http://t.co/q1fdxdAFt0
— Terry Joseph (@Coach_TJoseph) June 25, 2013