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On the Road - Langston Hughes - Discriminating Interpretation
On The Road Essay: Discriminating Interpretation Our personal experiences, good or bad, tend to have a great effect upon our personal beliefs in terms of what famed British author Douglas Adams designates as "Life, the Universe, and Everything". In his short story "On the Road", Langston Hughes presents his views on god and religion as seen through the lens of his personal experiences, which are largely ones filled with racial discrimination. The author craftily robs the clerics of his day of their shroud of piety and successfully uses the protagonist and a theme of racism and close-mindedness as a tool to present god as an inept and virtually powerless sovereign. He then goes on to suggest via his character Sergeant that we can't expect help from above and we must rely on our own strength to break down what Hughes categorizes as "closed doors". Finally, Hughes uses a potent mixture of direct and indirect character presentation to force us to see things from his perspective.The story opens up by introducing the first and only character in this story to be presented directly, forcing the reader into the shoes and point of view of a large negro named Sergeant. At the outset, it is quickly known that Sergeant is a cold, tired, and starving man stepping off a cargo train searching for a solution to said problems. He quickly encounters Reverend Dorset who refuses him entry into his rectory, presumably on grounds of racial bias. Being a Christian and being Christ like should go hand in hand, but Dorset's actions prove that this is not always the case. The practices and teachings of Dorset's supposed exemplar Jesus Christ, clearly spell out a spirit of unconditional love and charity for neighbor as well as a disdain for racial lines. No doubt, Dorset should have been well acquainted with Jesus damning exposition of racism facilitated by the clergy of his day when he told a parable chronicling a Jew who was robbed, left to die on the side of the road and was ignored by a priest and a Levite. (According to the Bible, Levites had a special position before God that granted special privileges and responsibilities in addition to requiring a higher standard of morality.) This victim was ultimately helped by a Samaritan, someone the Pharisees and other prominent Jews would likely have considered to be far beneath them. Hughes's scenario of Sergeant being rejected by a member of the clergy is a powerful way of asking the reader "Is he acting mercifully towards his neighbor?" This question successfully reveals the clergy of his day as anything other than Christ like. Furthermore, Hughes makes certain to point out that Dorset "[has] a door to shut." This is important because it sets a trend of things being closed off to hero and protagonist of the story, Sergeant. The name Dorset is also reminiscent of the phrase "door-set" and strongly builds upon the theme of lines being drawn and doors being closed off to Sergeant. After his discouraging encounter with Reverend Dorset Sergeant spots a church that ignites a spark of hope in him. Hughes once again makes note of the doors, only this one has two, suggesting an even more powerful road block between Sergeant and his goals than Dorset and his one door presented. As Sergeant walks up to the doors he starts to become gradually more aware of his own feelings of hunger, the cold, and so on. Noticeably, this is the first time Sergeant "sees the snow." This adds to a feeling of increasing self awareness and strength. When he reaches the doors he discovers that these too are closed to him, but he decides he will not be prevented from getting in because he is, as is repeatedly iterated, cold, tired, and hungry. The scene climaxes with Sergeant breaking down the doors while being attacked by two white police officers and leads to the most interesting point in the story, Jesus being freed from his cross. The most significant line in this story is said by Jesus: "You had to pull the church down to get me off the cross." Jesus is depicted as someone who has in essence been kidnapped by religious groups and forced into a form of slavery in which he is forced to serve as a cause and provide justification for the things they say and courses of action they take. It is also evident that Jesus lacks a sense of direction in terms of how he is going to deal with the situations around him. One would expect a "lord of lords and king of kings" to address these problems, but he doesn't. As a matter of fact, the exchanges between Jesus and Sergeant reveal somebody not the least bit capable of dealing with problems of the magnitude presented in the story. Sergeant asks Jesus "where you goin?" and Jesus replies back "God knows." The question Sergeant poses is far more reaching than a simple matter of destination, what Sergeant is really asking is "what are you going to do about this?" Jesus reply is quite unnerving, "God knows…but I'm leaving here." With these few words, Hughes presents Jesus as someone who doesn't have the answers, doesn't have a high degree of mental fortitude, and doesn't inspire much hope in Sergeant. It is clear that in Hughes's point of view Jesus is weak and feeble. This view is even more powerful when it is taken into consideration that a traditional Trinitarian upbringing is a typical identifying mark of artists emerging from the Harlem Renaissance. Making this assumption allows one to substitute the name Jesus for the word God in this story. This notion is strongly supported when Hughes other works are cross-referenced. For instance, in his poem "Goodbye Christ" Hughes outright writes "Christ Jesus Lord God Jehova".Lastly, Hughes makes the comment that God isn't going to help you reach your goals or give you strength and that everything you do is by your own power. The author uses his tool Sergeant skillfully in this regard. First of all and most important is the fact that Jesus was not able to free himself on his own accord. It was Sergeant and Sergeant alone who freed Jesus. Critical to understanding this story are Sergeants words after Jesus tells him he has been around, "but that was a long time ago." Here we see evidence of Sergeants awareness of the world around him. Unlike Jesus, Sergeant maintains an accurate perception of the world around him as well as the problems that plague it. After his victory over the church, Sergeant has a renewed sense of vigor. As he is walking he shows a strong sense of direction and tells Jesus firmly where he is going. "I can go there and sleep…That Place ain't got no doors." In contrast, Jesus responds to Sergeant with a childlike "really?" Finally, Hughes ends his story with Sergeant in jail, Sergeant had likely only dreamed that he broke down doors, met Jesus, and went to a shanty town. By giving the idea that this is something that only happened in Sergeants head Hughes is able to make a strong call to action to use our strength. Some of Sergeants final words are "I'm gonna break down this door, too". By the time Sergeant realizes he is in jail and has been beaten senseless he is so inspired by what he doesn't know to be a dream that he is determined to break down the doors in his way, including the one keeping him in jail.Langston Hughes delivers an intriguing insight into life by producing the main character Sergeant as a filter by which we see a view of his personal experiences with religion, racism. He effectively displayed the hypocrisy of organized religion in his day with the actions of the Reverend Dorset who keeps doors closed for Sergeant on grounds of racial bias. Furthermore, he presents his ideas as to the nature of humans and god through conversation between Sergeant and Jesus, who is, in Hughes mind, God. Sergeant is let down by a largely naïve universal sovereign that is incapable of dealing with the problems that plague Sergeants life. In this story, God requires the help of a human to free himself from his cross, marking the beginning of Hughes next point, don't rely on the help of God and that humans have the ability and strength to help themselves. By making Sergeant the sole developing character and contrasting that with a story full of static characters Hughes is able to further emphasize his point that the world in and of itself is not going to change and open the doors in your way, and that responsibility lies upon the shoulders of the individual to forcefully open these doors by their own strength and dare I say it, God given abilities.


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Lovely branding and packaging for Pastosa Ravioli Co, designed by Naomie Ross and Daniel Renda. Really nice illustrations and simple scripty logotype, with the gorgeous pop of red! via designworklife.
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Shuttle transfer from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Chartres City
History of the city of Chartres
Chartres is one of the defining cities in the history of France. Since the Neolithic era, its population was formed with the passage of important men like Henry IV, Jean Moulin and others who participated in the history of France. Currently, in the heart of incessant evolution, in just ten years, another story was born again marking this city: it has become the center of light and perfume.
At what point Chartres becomes Autricum
During the Paleolithic period already, Chartres has been populated by a Gallic tribe: the Carnutes. They are mostly installed at the intersection of the Eure and the Couesnon where it is narrowest on a limestone outcrop and where nature itself can protect them from attack. It is from this tribe that inherit its name Romanized Autricum. At the end of the 4th century a bishopric elected its headquarters which has made the city even more famous.
Where there is religion, politics and the military dominate
Christianity, wars and Norman occupancy (858 and 911) scored the first part of the millennium. The Normans destroyed the city and the Cathedral but they are reborn in 876 because of the relic "The Veil of the Virgin" offered by Charles the Bald. Having tree plant on its periphery, Chartres is very rich in cereals; it also quickly becomes an important medium for the religion, politics and the military.
Antiquity and modernity
At the end of the first millennium with the bishop Fulbert, Chartres house all kinds of intellectual and spiritual studies that gradually invade Europe from the Middle Ages to reach its end point in the 12th century. The constant increase in residents expanded the city into the valley. New walls including some marks of the past are reflected there, are built and open on many suburbs with the twelve gates of the city including Châtelet, Saint John, Drouaise, Guillaume, Morard, Saint-Michel and Epars which are among the most interesting. The ancient city then draws its strength on its economic activities. Chartres is divided into two parts with a distinct separation of thirty meters: the upper town distinguished by the castle and cathedral, and the lower town distinguished above all its activities related to the river: tanneries, corroieries, tanneries, mills ... In 1328, royalty replaces the domination of the powerful Counts of Blois and Champagne in the Country of Chartres.
It was in this city that sat the various wars like the war of hundred years marked by the signing of the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360; the Wars of Religion. Henry III it is refuge and attacked by Henri de Navarre becomes Henri IV later. In 1584, by way of repentance, that is the Cathedral, it is sacred King of France.
Distance between Paris airports and the city of Chartres
In just one hour, we can get to Orly airport which is 82 km away. The Roissiy airport is 115 km and can be reached by car in 1 hour 30 minutes. Beauvais Airport is 167 km for a 2-hour 14 minutes.


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ResearchMoz.us include new market research report"Alcoholic Beverage Drinking Occasions - US - May 2014"to its huge collection of research reports.
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/30/2014 -- Researchmoz presents this most up-to-date research on"Alcoholic Beverage Drinking Occasions - US - May 2014". The report focuses primarily on quantitative market metrics in order to characterize the growth and evolution of the Market.
Alcoholic beverage consumers, particularly Millennials, are constantly looking for innovative offerings to improve on their drinking occasion experiences. However, consumers' diverse drinking preferences are challenging brands to keep their consumers coming back. Category crossover innovation and at-home beverage recreation can help integrate brands in multiple locations and new occasions.
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Scope and Themes
What you need to know
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Consumer survey data
Executive Summary
Cross-consumption of alcoholic beverage types
Figure 1: Alcoholic beverage purchases, by usage of beer – any consumption, February 2014
Figure 2: Alcoholic beverage purchases, by usage of wine – any consumption, February 2014
Figure 3: Alcoholic beverage purchases, by usage of spirits – any consumption, February 2014
Ready-to-drink premade flavored alcoholic beverages
Figure 4: Alcoholic beverage purchases, by usage of alcoholic beverages – any consumption, February 2014
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Millennials top users across all alcoholic beverage types
Figure 5: Alcoholic beverage purchases, by generations – any consumption, February 2014
Experimentation drives many consumers; favorite brands make it easier
Figure 6: Attitudes and behaviors toward alcoholic beverage purchases at retail, by generations, February 2014
Night remains most popular time of day to drink alcoholic beverages
Figure 7: Occasions for alcoholic beverage consumption, February 2014
Wine preferred during meals
Figure 8: Occasions for alcoholic beverage consumption, February 2014
More than a quarter of respondents drink solo
Figure 9: Occasions for alcoholic beverage consumption, February 2014
Social gatherings at-home preferred
Figure 10: Alcoholic beverage consumption locations, by beverage, February 2014
At-home consumption still popular: more relaxing and affordable
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Figure 11: Attitudes toward drinking alcoholic beverages, by generations, February 2014
Restaurants are top on-premise location for alcoholic beverage drinks
Figure 12: Locations consumed away from home, by gender and age, February 2014
Consumer responsibilities often deter drinking
Figure 13: Reasons for not consuming alcoholic beverages, by generations, February 2014
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Guest Artist Recital:
Nicholas Goluses, guitar
Nicholas Goluses is Professor of Guitar, founder and director of the guitar programs at the Eastman School of Music, where he is CoChair of the String Department and recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. Before coming to Eastman he was the first Andrés Segovia Professor at Manhattan School of Music where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, and was the recipient of the Pablo Casals Award and the Faculty Award of Distinguished Merit. His students have won major competitions throughout the world including Darwin (Australia), Allentown, GFA, D'Addario, MTNA, Appalachian, Taxco (Mexico), Rantucci, Rosario, Stotsenburg, Paracho (Mexico), Brock (Canada) World Competition, Philadelphia Guitar Society, Lone Star Competition, Louisville Competition, Memphis Competition, Harvard Foote Prize, Hamilton, Belgium, Fulbright, CAPES (Brazil). In addition his students hold numerous professorships throughout the US, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, England, Taiwan, and Germany. Dr. Goluses is in great demand for master classes at leading institutions throughout the world.
Nicholas Goluses's concert tours as soloist, with orchestra, and as chamber musician have taken him across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and the Far East to critical acclaim. His many New York recitals have taken place in Merkin Hall, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Kaufmann Auditorium at the 92nd Street Y. Goluses has been a featured performer at major festivals throughout the world and has performed as concerto soloist with the Savannah Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, American Wind Orchestra, Manhattan Symphony, Louisiana Sinfonietta, Jacksonville Symphony, Eastman Virtuosi, Heidelberg Symphony, and the Macon Symphony among others. He enjoys an active duo with flutist Bonita Boyd and has collaborated with the American and Ying String Quartets, violinists Zvi Zeitlin and Juliana Athayde and tenor Robert Swensen.
Goluses has recorded for Albany, BMG, and for NAXOS. Goluses has received wide critical and audience acclaim for his CD of sonatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: "Played with masterly control of form and substance" (Cleveland Plains Dealer); of his CD of late guitar works of Fernando Sor, Fanfare wrote: "Nicholas Goluses plays superlatively" and Classical Guitar (London) wrote "his performance compels the highest praise." He has recorded two duo CDs with Bonita Boyd for Albany Records (Chronicles of Discovery and Quicksilver), and Night Strings with violist George Taylor. His newest solo CD, "From Afar", with works by Britten, Schwantner, Ponce, Falla, and Theodorakis was released last year. He is currently working on a CD for Linn Records of the music of Samuel Adler.
Committed to performing new music for the guitar, Goluses has given world première performances of over 100 works, including solo pieces, concertos for guitar and orchestra, as well as chamber music by many of today's leading composers. His performance editions are published by Alfred Masterworks.
He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY), has served on the Board of Directors for the Guitar Foundation of America and has been named Musician of the Year 2015-16 by Mu Phi Epsilon.
Nicholas plays a guitar by master luthier, Matthias Dammann, of Passau, Germany.
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Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. -- Doors open at 7 p.m.
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|Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Actors: Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen, Anya Ormsby, Paul Cronin
Director: Bob Clark
PG 2007 1hr 27min
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"CHILDREN is so far ahead of its time, it must be seen to believe. A group of thespians attempt a Satanic ritual in a graveyard in a comic attempt to raise the dead, but their trespasses don't go unpunished as the corpses return to life to seek revenge. Director Bob Clark of BLACK CHRISTMAS fame brings us this awesome low-budget effort, which starts off with a very light and silly, but quickly descends into a terrifying and bloody zombie shocker. The purposefully over-the-top acting and dialog may turn many fans away initially, but it can be truly appreciated for its dark humor and pure camp value on repeated viewings. Once the evil spell is cast, the living dead that befall our motley group of heroes are completely unlike any other zombies in the genre, with make-up and costumes of all different shapes and designs. For the year it was made and the budget, the FX are very impressive, with many creepy zombies and no lack of blood and gore. The only thing more surprising than the zombies are the societal taboos that are obliterated in the film. It touches on everything from black magic, to homosexuality, and as far as necrophilia, all in a film shortly following NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Though the pacing may be inhibiting for first time viewers, this one is absolutely worth sitting through, and it demands repeat viewing for full effect. I love this film, it comes highly recommended and is a must-see zombie flick!
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Technical University of Prague
The COMPOSELECTOR partnership is made of complementary partners profile in order to limit the development risks by complementary expertise. It is safe to say that the development of BDSS system and related technology are true European industrial issues. The actions of the competitive added value composite manufacturing industry strive towards integration and globalisation; it seems not more than logical that research actions beneficial to this industry would follow the same path. The project ambitious to develop rational BDSS for polymer matrix composite materials and to advance knowledge in material models and process integration, model selection, data analytics, visualisation, multidisciplinary optimisation, uncertainty management and business process modelling, but has also the ambition to move beyond the isolated research attempts that have already been made in this field. To be successful, an interdisciplinary consortium is needed, involving materials technology, database and knowledge management, informatics and data analytics, advanced materials modelling for multiple scales (from nano to macro), process modelling, computational facilities, advanced numerical methods for reduction, model selection and uncertainty analysis and tools for multidisciplinary optimisation, structure modelling. For a number of these aspects, the project aims at multiple approaches, which creates an additional need for carrying out the effort at a multinational level. None of the partners could find all the necessary expertise and resources in their own country.
The COMPOSELECTOR consortium gathers all the required skills and expertise to meet the technological targets. The COMPOSELECTOR consortium members (academia and industries) are carrying out high impact research in computational materials science and material design and processing. The project partners are renowned for their expertise and practical developments in the field of multiple discrete and continuum materials models (UniTS, INSA, LIST, POLITO) and multiphysics modelling of composites (POLITO, LIST, CTU) and model integration framework (CTU) while technology providers have a leading experience in material selection and decision support systems (GRANTA), materials modelling (e-Xstream, LIST), virtual manufacturing (ESI), multi-field simulation and multidisciplinary design optimisation and business decision support (ESTECO), data search technology, data analysis tools and visual analytics (ESTECO, LIST, GRANTA), material manufacturer (Dow) as well as end-user (AIRBUS). The composition of the COMPOSELECTOR consortium is an ideal blend of academic and industrial realities, belonging to six different European countries. As such, the project will ultimately deliver not only high-quality scientific knowledge in terms of modelling and simulation tools for composite material selection, but will also produce the first, versatile and powerful European software platform for decision-making in the design and production of PMCs developed in tight conjunction with the relevant, interested industrial players.


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10:52am PT by Graeme McMillan
J.J. Abrams Talks About His Future With 'Star Trek'
Just because he's set off for a galaxy far, far away, that doesn't mean J.J. Abrams has entirely abandoned the Star Trek franchise. As Star Trek Into Darkness is released on Blu-ray, he's started talking about what his future with Trek will look like.
The director admitted to IGN that leaving the series is "a little bittersweet," but he added, "I'm going to be producing the [next] movie. Whoever it is that directs the film will be someone we all know is going to keep the cast and crew in good hands. I feel very lucky to have been part of it. And it definitely feels like the right time to let someone come in and do their own thing. I certainly don't want someone to come in and try to do what I would have done. We want to hire someone who's gonna come in and bring their own sensibility. I'm very excited to see what comes next, despite feeling jealous of whoever that person is."
RELATED: Why 'Star Trek' Fans Are Wrong and Roberto Orci Is Right (Opinion)
Part of his producing duties, it seems, is creating the story for the next movie with co-producers Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Talking to HitFlix, Abrams said that "it's too early to talk about details, but there have been a lot of really exciting ideas about what comes next."
We can only hope that what comes next has less to do with repeating former successes and more to do with successfully reimagining what's come before -- more Star Trek and less Into Darkness, if you will. For all those who hoped that a post-Abrams Trek would be an all-new beginning, it still may be; we're just not at the point of imagining a post-Abrams Trek just yet.
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Paul Pierce encounter with a fan
ESPN: Paul Pierce was out to lunch at Johnny Rockets in his native Los Angeles this past summer when he noticed a young man come in, buy a burger, and do a double-take when he spotted the Celtics star. Instead of approaching Pierce, the teenager quickly dashed out of the restaurant. Pierce wasn't sure why the kid was in such a hurry — until he returned about 10 minutes later
"He came back with the biggest Lakers flag I've ever seen," Pierce said. "Asked me to sign it. I snatched that thing from him and threw it [across the room]." No, Pierce hasn't recovered from the excruciating Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals in June. His frustration over missing 10 of 15 shots in the deciding game lingers, along with the knowledge that opportunities to win it all are fleeting, particularly when you reach an age when your body can betray you at any time, as Pierce's repeatedly did throughout the 2009-10 season.
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text: Lura Lorraine ''Pistol'' Smith, 60, 1002 Sumner St., Kissimmee, died Monday. Member of a pioneer Central Florida family, she was born at Vineland, the daughter of Ernest Judson and Ethel Ivey Keen, and was a resident of Vineland before moving to Kissimmee in 1946. She was a retired citrus grower, a member of the Daylily Circle of the Kissimmee Garden Club, and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Kissimmee. Survivors: husband, Willis Dean; daughter, Mrs. Mary Casandria Butters, Eugene, Oreg.; son, Albert Dean, Kissimmee; sister, Mrs. James W. (Bernice) Barker, St. Cloud; five grandchildren. Grissom Funeral Home, Kissimmee.


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Chips vs. Pretzels - No Contest
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Love it!!!! As usual, well articulated.ReplyDelete
See you mentioned Cheesies, but not where they fall in this mix. Clearly not a pretzel, but not a chip either but perhaps surpass both in awesomeness.ReplyDeleteReplies
Cheesies are more complicated, and are hard to pin down. Chips you can eat anytime. Pretzels you only eat if there's nothing else left. For Cheesies, you have to be in a Cheesies kind of mood, because you can get sick of 'em real quick. Cheesies are most enjoyable when you least expect it. You may find yourself in a situation where someone has a few Cheesies scattered amongst some other snack mix ingredients, and as soon as you have that first one, it's like WOW! You wonder to yourself why you haven't bought any Cheesies in something like 2 years!! You completely forgot how awesome they are!! So you rush out and buy some, but by that time the excitement has kind of passed, so they'll sit in your cupboard for a week or two, until you eventually remember "Oh yeah, I have Cheesies!!" You'll then polish off the entire bag in no time at all, but realize as you get near the bottom of the bag that you're kind of Cheesied out. The craving has once again passed, and back to chips you go. And so the cycle continues.Delete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2012 at 12:44 AM
these are all very interesting thoughts and ideas, but I believe there is more of a challenge between salty snacks and sweet delights..i do wholeheartedly agree chips are the superior snack. My sexy figure comes directly from the goodness of the bottom of a ruffles sour cream n onion bag.(1995 fatman award winner) they are truly wonderful. Now at the same time I cannot sit back and let the pretzel get trashed. The pretzel is a great delivery system for some of the best dips in the world, such as Helluva Good dip. helluva on this good friday is especially good. but thats for another religous discussion...but there are so many dips to wade your pretzel into. all the cream cheese and philly dips. now after defending the twisted delicacy, I must admit the pretzel sticks suck, they will impale you. surprized nobody hasn't been mortally injured. ...as for cheezies, (both fluffy and cheetos style hard), smart food and ringo's, hickory sticks and other random snacks do not have the same satisfaction level of both the chip and the pretzel. Afterwards you never say i'm going to eat them again tomorrow like a bag of Sour Cream 'n' onion chips, they are the family that you visit and promise to get together more often at Christmas and you never call them, until next Christmas......and yes I did get sour cream n' onion Ruffles back after they were discontinued for the french onion style, spent many days calling and writing letters while living at Huntington. ..but in defence of the pretzel my friend Steve's mother makes a spicy pretzel mix that is fantastic....now pass me the peanuts, because they're tasty with this delicious beer.ReplyDelete


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We always found an idiom "Home Sweet Home" at some decorations such as carpet, flyer, and other ornament inside the house. "Home Sweet Home" is a common idiom that is often said by many people that has a meaning that there is no place in this world that is as comfortable as home. For this reason, many people always try to design their house beautifully.
To create a beautiful home, many people need some cool home designs that have amazing and cool home design. Those designs will amaze any people who look at the house. For this reason, any people become interested in searching a suitable design to create a home based on their dream.
Since the improvement in architecture area, there are many innovations that are created in many aspects such as building design, interior design, and other factor. For this reason, many people are free to decide what kind of home design that is suitable for their self.
There are two parts that determine the appearance and comfort aspect for any people inside the house such as exterior and interior part. For this reason, many people need to pick a great design that is suitable whether the exterior and interior part.
Some cool home designs are look amazing at the outside and inner part of house. For example, minimalist home design is a great house design that becomes famous nowadays. The house owner needs to pick a minimalist design for his or her exterior and interior part of house.
Afterwards, the house will be look so harmonious and amazing either from the outside and inner part of house. Some explanations that are stated above can be very useful for many people who want to build a house. In addition to build a house, those explanations are also very helpful for any people who want to re-design their house.


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Easter is apparently the time when people do the most DIY around the home. Something to do with the spring clean mentality that comes with the brighter days and the lure of four days in a row at home sufficiently long enough after paying off the Christmas credit card bills.
For those of us who prefer a lick of the cake bowl rather than a lick of paint on the walls, the Easter holidays are also a welcome opportunity to get creative in the kitchen. The Easter holidays are less fraught than Christmas, fewer obligations to travel around seeing relatives or serve endless buffets of leftovers to visitors.
So don your apron, work that whisk, it's time to serve up some spring time baking. Whether you fancy a cupcake or a cookie, "help" from little people in the kitchen or not, there's something in our slide show for you.
Check out our slideshow of Easter indulgent treats to enjoy at home.
What will you bake this Easter?
Main photo credit: Michelle Rice at UtterlyScrummy.blogspot.co.uk


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The official Grame Manifesto newsletter
May 2014
Game time: Early Spring, in the year of the Faerun War, 3110
So, as I am once again about to redo some of the basic premises of the world, I thought it would only be fair to send out fair warning to all and sundry who will be affected by these changes. None of them will be as wide ranging as the changes brought about during Planar War, nor as annoying as the 1991 reboot of the entire Game system, for those of you that remember those events.
First, as most of you know, we've been playing with a spell from the Book of Eldritch Might that allows you to carry a genetic trait down to the next generation without losing half of it to cross breeding. I am changing two things about that at this time. First, to prevent the rampant uberization that happened to the Starwolves, that spell is now considered a Clan secret and only by agreeing to be in the Clan can you have bloodline traits in full. Jerry, that means neither Markus or any of his children can use it.
Second, After a single trait has been handed down for 5 generations, it becomes part of that family's traits and the spell is no longer needed to pass it along. However, any family that has two or more traits like this is no longer Human/Elf/dwarf/whatever, they are Classified as Abominations and the Abomination traits…. may or may not apply, I will create a Bloodline Family Template and have it out soon. Honestly, given that the Bloodline people are already very powerful, I don't think they need the Abomination traits to help them.
This is going to cause one problem with some of you that have items that can only be used by a certain race. For this case, you can simply change the race it can be used by to reflect your changed situation. If the item in question is tied to a particular race, like Rose holding the Warbow of the Halflings, drop me a line and we'll find you an equivalent bit that can be used by your character.
The new Clan is going to be created by Nick, (Sucker) who should be nice enough to post stats and names, etc on the Grame Manifesto area of Obsidian Portal, which all of you know about already. And yes, this is yet another attempt to get some of you older players to post there. Nick, if you'd rather send me the stuff you make, I'll post it for you.
A short reminder about Clans: All Clans have a minimum of 7 families and a maximum of 25. The head family uses the name of the clan with a D'. (Zakfeld D'Evers is in the head family of the Evers Clan, while his niece, Allanna D'Miir is of one of the offshoot families) The D' indicates membership in a clan, but only by knowing the family lines can you tell which clan it refers to. Note that pretending to be of a clan or impersonating a Clans-person is extremely hazardous to your health. All the Clans have rules about that running from the Astarri clan who simply kills you on sight, to Markus' clan rules, which involve much screaming yelling and torture; with personal attention from Markus for the unlucky soul they catch.
Currently, there are 37 clans in total, with the Bloodline Clan being the 38th. However, Allanna D'Miir and the rest of the Miirs, Foxloves and Waldens are going to break away from the D'Evers clan, since the clan is about to pass the 25 family limit. Which four other families will join them and the head of the new Clan are not known yet.
In other news, due to one dunderhead getting carried away and silly, Sneak attack dice can only be raised to a maximum of D20, period. Those of you that like raising the SA dice can thank Edward, who tried to raise a D4 SA to D10k. (D4-D6-D8-D10-D12-D20-D30-D100-D10k. Yes, Edward wanted to create a Halfling Sorcerer with the Stealthy Template and 8 improved SA dice feats.)
That covers the rule changes for this letter, so on to more general news.
Luna Selene is the new ruler of the High Forest; Those of you that had agreements with Jerrick Moonstar need to make new agreements with her, as she is not bound by any of the old ones. Right now, due to Jerrick's madness and the swarms of Fae in the High Forest, most player races and two legged non-Fae humanoids are not welcome in the forest. Luna is attempting to organize and control the Fae, but we all know what a pain that is, so do not expect matters to change any time soon.
In wider news, The Warlord that is attempting to take over the Faerun continent has become bogged down as his front spreads wider than even his army can deal with. Rose and Edward's people with Nature's Fury have almost completely stopped the multiple front war; The Warlord is going to have to consolidate his forces and slow his assaults, which I think was the point. In other news about this war, the Adventurer's guild has made it known that there is a ten million gold bounty on the Warlord's head, or 50 million if he is brought in alive. (Those of you with CRs over 80 are not allowed to try and collect; this campaign is not that high.)
The Paladin Queen has sent out a call for Adventurers of high level and skill to clear some pockets of higher level undead in the Greyhawk continent. Evil need not apply of course, and while all the loot is for the adventurers, the Paladin Queen reserves the right to pay in gold or magic for anything of an evil nature.
The Adventuring group known as Winged Hammer (Nightshade D'Angelo, Roland of the Golden Hammer, Xavier Blacklegs and others.) have temporarily closed the Mercenary school they are running as they go somewhere to do something. (Nightshade and Roland have accepted the greatest challenge of their lives…. To steal an item from The Wyrm without him finding out.)
In news from other planes, the Starblades have opened a small portal from Raven's plane to the Prime material plane; the entrance can be found in the Valley of the Mage on Greyhawk Continent. Note that the creatures and enemies in that plane are not suited for any regular PCs under level 30. There is a small shop at the entrance where you can buy some of the goods that the Starblades were famous for. This does include three of their best bowyers. (Those of you that are newer, IE, after the Planar War won't know this, but the Starblades build the finest bows anywhere, better even than the Adventurer's Academy Bows.) Be prepared to wait at least 18 months for delivery and pay… Well, that depends on your rolls, doesn't it? Minimum price for a Starblade bow is going to be right at 1000 gold, and may vary depending on the requirements for each bow.
One last bit of horror for all of you…. Some of you have been collecting the various parts of the suits. Nick has nearly one whole suit and most of you have at least one piece. Some evil bastard, (Not Jerry, this time.) has found a way to locate the pieces of the suits from a distance and has created a single suit… that absorbs the powers of any other suit he comes within 50 feet of. Those of you that have any of the various pieces need to let me know what you are doing to protect your bits. Be aware that he has already absorbed the entire Shadowdancer's suit and at least one bit from the Wizard, Ranger and Druid sets. More about this to come later.
On the bright side of the world, Nick's Duke has fathered three little girls; Giving him four children in total now. As soon as Nick picks the names for his girls, we should be hearing about it.
Xavier Blacklegs has passed the final test, and is the premier Wizard of Faerun, with all the rights and responsibilities that come with it.
Wulf Hamfist has a minor price on his head, however, he is this decade's Tooth and Nail Champion, so collecting that bounty will be extremely hard. (The Tooth and Nail contest is a no holds barred fighting championship, open to fighters, brawlers and creatures of proven fighting skill. It is by invite only and held every ten years.) (Anyone with a CR under 50 should avoid this mission, those of you with Crs over 125 can't do it.)
Zakfeld D'Evers has announced the completion of a Temple to Marnonious The God of Logic, Puzzles and Thought. Marnonious is currently a 2nd level Deity, but his portfolio is well suited to many Adventurers.
Three bits of old lore:
In 2095, a group of Mages and clerics got together to create a greater Artifact to help out their people. This group, which included Merril and Tammar, had a few dozen people who went out and looked for things for the group. (Those of you that were playing in 1985-1993 might remember the group called Arcane Quest.) They created a 12 foot high statue of a raven, tasked to watch over their questers, keeping them safe and healthy. Over the next 500 years, as more and more questers owed Raven their lives, her sentience grew, until she was far more than an Artifact. Today, Raven is a full fledged 12th level deity with her own plane and race of people.
"The" Creatures. Way back, as the Gods built Grame Manifesto, they debated about what creatures would live here, and where they all fit in the various food chains. Each God/dess created an example of the creatures they wanted accepted to show the other Gods. When those creatures were accepted, That first one, born of God magic, became The whatever. There is a The creature for everything created then, from ladybugs to Dragons. These first-born creatures cannot be hurt as long as a single one of their descendants lives. In order to kill The Wyrm, for example, you would have to kill off every single dragon alive and every half breed and person with a Dragon ancestor in the last 15 generations.
Of all the Immortals of Grame Manifesto, the most learned one is Tammar the Elf. He is quite possibly the Oldest living creature on GM that is not one of the The Creatures. He is at least forty thousand years old, and he pre-dates both Dwarves and Humans on the face of GM, and remembers the Sundering of the Elven-kind as personal history. Tammar is an Alchemist and Librarian with a desire to know absolutely everything in the universe. His Library is far and away the finest one on GM, with well over three million books, scrolls and other written things, and even today Tammar's Questors wander all the planes looking for new information Tammar doesn't have.


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A sort-of-Mormon tree-hugger wrestles to fit in with her less enlightened neighbors at the end of the world.
Or close to it: Once you leave the civilization of Blanding and Monticello, Utah, and head west up the hill to Cedar Mesa, you're in the land of juniper trees, Anasazi ruins and ghosts. There Irvine, a champion rock climber and wilderness advocate, having married a like-minded attorney, makes her home early on in the pages of this memoir. There she learns how to negotiate daily life among Mormon cowboys who are inclined to aim their pickups at anyone on a bicycle, assuming—correctly—that only an outsider would choose such transport. Wrestling with demons, chief among them unresolved troubles with her now-deceased but always absent father, Irvine knows how to talk the talk but doesn't walk the walk. She is inclined to note, for instance, that DNA evidence proves that the Indians and the Hebrews are genetically quite distinct, the Book of Mormon notwithstanding, while advocating grazing controls in overgrazed country whose rancher inhabitants insist that they're the only real conservationists. There are some well-handled episodes here, as when Irvine wistfully wishes that one of those ranchers would invite her out to his spread for a civilized conversation and a burger: "The rancher will see that I'm not so bad, that perhaps we agree on more than he realized. He'll promise to talk to other cowboys, tell them the tree-huggers that have come to town aren't so different after all." (No such luck.) But there are also some overwrought, and self-important stretches, and too many instances of treading into emotional territory owned by Terry Tempest Williams and Jana Richman, whose Riding in the Shadow of the Saints: A Woman's Story of Motorcycling the Mormon Trail (2005) better handles the father-daughter conflict in the Mormon context.
Promising moments, but Utah wilderness lovers will want to stick to Edward Abbey and Ellen Meloy.


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New research shows that pynogenol, an extract from pine bark, significantly decreases pain and inflammation related to arthritis. The study followed 156 patients with painful arthritis of the knee; 77 were given 100mg of pycnogenol per day, while the remaining 79 were given a placebo. After 3 months the treatment group outperformed the placebo group with less pain, increased walking distance, less edema (swelling) in the foot, and 58% less anti-inflammatory use.
A follow-up to that study found large reductions in CRP (an inflammatory marker in the blood), fibrinigen (an indicator of inflammation and fibrosis), and free radicals following pycnogenol use (read the study here).
Keeping in mind that the diseases that plague modern man are all associated with inflammation and free radical production, on would expect pycnogenol to be helpful in other disorders as well. A review of the literature over just the recent pasts reveals the following (you can click each topic to read the research): pycnogenol is very effective in the treatment of diabetes, fertility disorders, ADD/ADHD, and dementia (pycnogenol improves memory).
Read the study on knee arthritis.


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A large gathering of members of the East Kent Rugby Association and other Brethren met at the Sittingbourne Masonic Centre on Monday 16th March to continue their discussions over the possible formation of a new lodge.
It was evident from the forty or so Brethren present, that there is a great deal of enthusiasm for a new lodge that embraces the spirit of rugby by actively supporting the rugby community whilst recognising the pressures on modern working man's lifestyle.
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The High Evolutionary dispatches his Purifiers to sterilize the subterranean moloids and tyrannoids, who he believes them to be genetic deadends. However, one among them is a mutant telepath who summons X-Factor to their aid. Meanwhile, the High Evolutionary is confronted by Apocalips who questions his methods, and it leads to a very lively discussion. The mutant subterranean earns the right of existence for his race.
The Punisher, on a mission to kill the drug lord El Caimen, gets caught inbetween his intented victim and the HE's Purifiers, who are on their own anti-drug war. The Punisher is forced to work with El Caimen and his forces. They manage to drive back the Purifiers, and resume their own little private war. The Punisher comes out on top and kills El Caimen.
The High Evolutionary approaches the Eternals and recruits them in his quest to dramatically advance the evolution of humankind. Meanwhile, the Silver Surfer returns to Earth just as the Super Skrull is restored to life (see Alpha Flight #9 for details), who of course wants to destroy him. Their battle is interupted by the Eternals who capture both of them and explain that they wish to map the Surfer's DNA. The Silver Surfer refuses and together with the Super Skrull, they win their freedom.
The High Evolutionary's Purifiers round up Glow Worm and Bulk, and strip them of their mutant powers. They set their sights on Magma, who is deep in though because her father has arrange a wedding for her, and kidnaped her. Magneto gets word of this and together with the Hellfire club they set out to rescue her. The New Mutants despite being warned not to interfere rescue Magma before they are able to strip her of her powers. However, Dani is thrown into the machine but instead of it stripping her powers, it augments them allowing her to create solid illusion. They escape just as Magneto and the Hellfire Club arrive.
The new Fantastic Four return from their recent adventures (FF 313-317) and enjoy a bit of down time. However, Black Bolt demands Crystal return to Attilan since Quicksilver is prepared to take her back as his wife. Crystal refuses and the Inhumans arrive to take her by force. Their battle ceases when they learn that the High Evolutionary's Purifier troops are attacking Attilan hoping to get their hands of the Terrigen Mists. The Inhumans and FF join Quicksilver in the defense of Attilan and drive off the Purifiers. Crystal decides to stay on Attilan and try to restore her relationship with Quicksilver.
New York's drug wars rage on and Spidey gets caught in the middle and is accused of murder. He and Daredevil scower the city in search of the true culprits. Meanwhile, the High Evolutionary's Purifier troops have also joined in on the drug war with the intention of eliminating the drug trade. However, this draws the Kingpin's attention who tricks Spidey and DD into taking out the Purifier base, with a bit of help from a new young hero, Speedball.
Storm leads the X-Men to the Savage Land where they discover that it is now a waste land (see Avengers #257). They rescue the High Evolutionary from an attack by Terminus, and manage to emprison him. They discover that all the Savage Land people weren't killed, but fled to another dimension. Terminus breaks free, but this time he is defeated and revealed to be a robot under Garokk's control. Garokk doesn't know how he was but in control of the armor. However, Garokk does sacrifice himself so that the High Evolutionary can restore the Savage land.
While on a book tour promoting his book "Webs", Spidey gets involved with the Miami mob and their search for a massive drug stash. The search leeds him and a mysterious magical woman called Poison to the Florida Everglades, the home of the Man-Thing. Additionally, the High Evolutionary has sent his Purifiers to investigate the Nexus of Realities. Spidey and the Man-Thing stop all the violence in the swamp and force the Purifiers to retreat.
"Heads You Lose -- !" JJJ
The High Evolutionary dispataches his Purifiers to Wakanda to seize some Vibranium, which is the last component needed for his Evolutionary Bomb. However, the Purifiers find the Black Panther and his warriors difficult prey. He summons the West Coast Avengers in time for a battle with more of the High Evolutionary's agents. His agents succeed is taking some Vibranium and call off the attack.
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The other half of the West Coasters travel to the Savage Land, which has been recently restore, and seek an audience with the High Evolutionary. He explains that he is building an Evolutionary bomb and when the West Coasters object he captures them. Mockingbird escapes and confronts the High Evolutionary, but this time with a bit of help from Giant Man (Bill Foster). They force the High Evolutionary to flee, and he destroys his base of operations behind him, knowing that his agents has all the components necessary to build the bomb.
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Spidey drives off the High Evolutionary's Purifiers as they tried to capture a living Gwen Stacy, which forces him to do a bit of soul searching. Meanwhile, the High Evolutionary checks in on the Young Gods and finds them lacking. However, a group of them follow him back to Earth intent on stopping him. The Purifiers finally capture Gwen Stacy and inadvertantly bring Spidey along as they are transported back to their base. The Young Gods attack, but the other part of their group who choose not to interfere with humankind stop their attack. Gwen Stacy is revealed to be another woman's whose DNA was overwritten by Prof. Warren. The High Evolutionary quickly loses interest in them.
The High Evolutinary's scientist resurrect Jocasta in hopes of learning more about the Avengers, but it backfires on them as she's able to send an alert to the Avengers. Since the Avengers have disbanded, the reserve Avengers are called upon. They rescue Jocasta and start their search for the High Evolutionary under the seas. With the combined forces of Attuma's army and Kro's lemurian army, they attack the High Evolutionary's colossal submarine. Jocasta is killed by the High Evolutionary, but the team manages to get Hercules into the Genesis Chamber and evolve him to such a degree that he can take on the High Evolutionary. They battle it out until they both evolve beyond godhood and disappear, putting an end to the High Evolutionary's threat.


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Symbol Technologies of Holtsville, NY, has licensed wireless VPN technology from Sweden's Columbitech to create AirBEAM Safe, a gatekeeper product that adds VPN tunneling security for wireless PocketPCs and computers running Windows 2000/XP and DOS. The product is part of the company's MobiusGuard suite of WLAN security mechanisms based on existing standards.
Symbol is announcing the products at Networld+Interop in Las Vegas today.
In an interview, Pontus Bergdahl, president and CEO of Columbitech, described the AirBEAM Safe as a "completely new breed of VPN built from the ground up for wireless. In my mind, if you're going to roll out a VPN solution to a mobile staff, people who might not be IT savvy, it just has to work. You can't have frustrations like loging in again and losing information. AirBEAM Safe is designed with that in mind."
AirBEAM Safe's virtual private networking uses the WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security) protocol. It will support up to 20 certificate authentications per second and uses DES, 3DES, and AES encryption.
"WEP encryption from the NIC to the access point has been heavily critizised. Customers want to encrypt more than just the air signal... they want a VPN solution," says Bergdahl.
Symbol has also announced shipment of two new products, the 802.11a Mobius 5224 Access Point and a CompactFlash embedded LAN/WAN module for OEMs.
The Mobius 5224 AP is designed to snap into other Symbol 802.11b access points to create an instant dual-mode 802.11a/b access point. It supports a 72Mbps proprietary "turbo mode" speed.
The Compact Flash LAN/WAN module builds GPRS, GSM, and 802.11b technologies into a single card, allowing for smaller footprints in future products that utilize the design. It operates in the 900/1800/1900 MHz band for GSM and 850/1900MHz for GPRS (in North America), as well as the usual 2.4GHz band for data/voice on Wi-Fi LANs.
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Just two years out of undergrad, this designer is making her mark early on in the game
Jackie Vargas is a Houston-based interior designer who grew up internationally. She earned her BFA in interior design from The Art Institute of Houston in 2014, while establishing her firm during the junior year of undergraduate studies in 2012. She is the National Student Winner for the Sub-Zero | Wolf Kitchen Design Contest 2013-2014, attended the 2015 Best of the Best Winners' Summit and Gala in Scottsdale, and will uphold her title until May 2017.
What two words best describe you?
Simple, direct and detailed. Wait–that's 3. Can 3 words best describe me?
Here is a great designer quote we love from Jackie
I work with who I am instead of against it.
I work with who I am instead of against it.
What was your path to becoming a designer?
Traveling to amazing places abroad since I was a child opened my eyes to rich histories, landscapes, buildings, cultures–a different way of living, doing, and being. Every culture leaves their mark and every design style has its place–its all about the context in which its displayed. I traveled a lot and experienced a lot before the designer in me came out of hiding. I guess I incubated longer than most–but it was worth it–and my passions continue to evolve. I feel "designer" is only the beginning…
Tell us about your work.
I was fortunate to land clients and start a business during my junior year of undergrad. It was highly stressful at times, but it completely taught me to stay focused, serious, passionate, and confident—even on days when I felt defeated. I love every aspect of what I do: from meeting new clients to creating construction documents; from adding the final design details on site to taking the photographs of the spaces. Every bit of the work I do feels to me like I'm creating or sculpting a piece of fine art. I absolutely love it.
What is your favorite part of your day?
When the clock strikes 5:55 (pm!). It's when the creative juices start flowing and my second wind hits! I like to sketch, draw or computer draft. I find I'm more focused in the evening, so I work with who I am, instead of against it.
Where and when are you most inspired?
I prefer working by myself in my studio, uninterrupted. It's where I can lose track of time, place, and self, thinking of nothing but the task at hand. My artist's inner voice is loudest when my surroundings are still, peaceful, and focused–definitely not when I'm multi-tasking. Ugh. I hate that word, multi-task. In my 'perfect' world, the word doesn't even exist.
How has your design philosophy changed since you began your practice?
I've allowed myself to become more open, patient, and organic, letting things fall into place naturally. When things are forced then they end up looking forced, which is never a good thing. I've also learned to listen to what the space is saying and doing. Then it basically designs itself!
What, in your opinion, makes a space feel homey?
Authenticity. Nothing says, "Welcome to my home, stay a while, get comfortable, and relax," like someone's presence and personality properly translated into an interior.


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So you must know by now that the most important thing in maintaining a youthful healthy complexion is, of course, sunscreen. A high SPF will keep you free from sun spots, premature aging, wrinkles and, most importantly, skin cancer. Leathery skin is so not sexy, so by loading up on the protection and guarding yourself against the harsh rays of the sun, you can stay looking like your gorgeous self for far longer than those sun-worshiping raisins laying out this time of year.
Besides my usual coating of my favorite sunscreen SkinCeuticals UV Sport Defense SPF 45 (I'm obsessed), I'm always on the hunt for new and extra ways to guard myself against those nasty UVA and UVB rays. Three new and fantastic additions to the protection arsenal come from very unusual sources.
The first one is a new three-in-one shampoo, face and body wash called Klen. This broad spectrum SPF 15 washes on in the shower in one easy step. It's a new revolutionary technology that utilizes a positively charged delivery system, which attracts the negatively charged skin during washing and stays on your skin after rinsing and drying. There is absolutely no greasy residue, and it's full of my favorite antioxidants—so it's great for the skin.
The next cool way to stay protected is by wearing something from the fantastic new line of clothing called Mott 50. This chic UPF (ultraviolet protection factor) 50 clothing company offers tunics, safari dresses, cargos, hats and more and has your sunscreen built right into the fabric. Most women believe that if they just throw on a thin cotton top they will be protected, but in fact that will only offer you a UPF of about 5, which is not enough to prevent much of anything. Mott 50 is recommended by the cancer foundation and is a much more stylish way to ensure your sun safety.
It is never too young to start protecting your skin, and those of you with little ones, you know how hard lathering up your kids can be at the beach. Well, let them have fun and hand over the new line of Sunbow sunscreens. Dora The Explorer and Sponge Bob Square Pants get kids excited to paint up their faces and bodies with these bright colored pink and yellow sunscreens that dry clear and do not rub off on cloths. Your kids will be applying it themselves with the help of their favorite characters, and you can breathe a sigh of relief that nobody will get burned.
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Abbott Laboratories said its board of directors has approved a plan to spin off its pharmaceutical business into a separate company named AbbVie Inc.
The North Chicago, Ill., company also on Wednesday said that a special dividend will complete the separation of the business. Abbott shareholders will receive one share of AbbVie common stock for every share of Abbott they hold.
It will be paid Jan. 1 to Abbott shareholders as of Dec. 12. AbbVie stock is expected to start trading Jan. 2 on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ABBV," while Abbott shares will keep the "ABT" symbol.
AbbVie will focus solely on branded drugs, including top-seller Humira, an anti-inflammatory. The split is meant to free Abbott from the risks and obligations of developing pharmaceutical drugs, leaving it with a more predictable business built around nutritional formula, generic drugs and heart stents.
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Video game translation can only boost your product sales. That is why it is important to enhance your supporting documentation or scripts. While you may assume most gamers speak English, translation has to extend to other languages too. That is because around 62% of people speak English online. However, that leaves almost 40% of gamers speaking another language. That is why a professional video game translation is imperative.
#1 – Increase Your Audience
One major reason to translate all parts of a video game script has to do with sales. When you support your gaming content with multi-lingual options, it means much more in the way of profits. As noted above, utilizing only English pares down your audience to around 60%.
Within the past few years, an increased number of non-English web pages and video games have been produced. Therefore, you cannot ignore this fact in the gaming world.
#2 – Enhance SEO
By translating supporting documentation, you also enhance SEO. Multilingual support is essential if you want the search engines to capture your gaming products online. Plus, you won't get penalized by Google for duplicate content because the script is in various languages. That is why a professional translation is important. You cannot get this kind of result by using an auto-translate tool.
#3 – Stand Out from the Competition
There is no better way today to stand out from the competition than to produce games that cut across worldwide barriers linguistically. By having language translations in place, you can literally tap into other markets – markets that many of your competitors have not yet reached.
#4 – Engage and Retain Your Audience
Audiences enjoy video games more that are translated into their local language. Plus, when supporting documentation is translated, it makes it easier for you to obtain user feedback. In addition, video game translation makes it simpler for you to use social media in order to introduce your products, and engage and retain users. When gamers share their experiences online, it makes its possible for you to further extend your reach.
#5 – Expand Your Reach Globally
Given the previous information, you can see that video game translation makes it possible to expand across the world, or to popularize a video game in a variety of locations. That is why translating video games is a major priority – a consideration that should be given precedence in the video game field and market.
Localizing Your Games
While localization can be complex, you still want to make sure that your video games are translated so they can be accessed by a wider audience. During this stage of game development then, you may wonder what languages you should choose for localization purposes. Preliminary research will reveal that languages groupings fall under FIGS or CJK.
FIGS and CJK
FIGS represents the languages of French, Italian, German, and Spanish while CJK covers the languages of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Both these language groupings are exceptionally popular in the gaming field.
Is Your Game A Good Fit for Your Audience?
However, you still may ask yourself if you really need that many languages. For example, will Italian gamers want to install and play your game, or will German gamers enjoy your genre? Before making multiple translations then, you need to find out if your game will fit in with the interests of the gamers who speak the translation language.
To truly utilize translation in your games then, you need to make sure that your game can be adapted to the gaming audience. So, you still need to make use of multiple languages. Just make sure that each culture and language you select are a good match for your entertainment.


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Hi, another cargo trailer conversion project here! I have a 7x12 Wells Cargo, single axle, barn doors. Total weight dripping wet should be 3500lbs and towing vehicle GVWR is 6500 - plenty of extra power with 4x4, V8 and diff locker. I have been using it for weekend trips here and there over the summer (Pismo Dunes, Los Padres) and tweaking the layout and have finally settled on a floor plan. Well, its more accurate to say a deadline settled on my plan. Need to get this done asap, I will be boondocking on desert land soon and am woefully unprepared.
Right now my goals are to: 1. finish "energy audit" 2. tally the total weight and see how that affects my battery choice 3. finish my blueprints and show to you all so you can hopefully look for errors or better ways to do things. Also, I will order CA immobilizer locks for doors and wheels, Tekonsha brake controller...and I MUST decide on the solar kit in next few days.
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If you've uploaded music to Google's Play Music before, there's a good chance that you already know how to download songs for offline playback. But if you're not familiar with how it works, this should clear things up.
All you really need is a Google (or Gmail) account and a phone or tablet. Signing up is completely free, unless you want to sign up for Google's All Access plan which gives you unlimited music streaming for $9.99 per month. However, if you're like me, and already have your own library of music, importing it into Play Music takes only a few short steps.
Upon importing your library of songs, you'll want to make sure that you download the music for offline playback. Otherwise, listening to the music will go against your data plan, and you certainly don't want that.
This can be done with music of your own and/or music that you obtained from Google's paid subscription service. Just note that once you stop your All Access plan, the music downloaded for free from the Play Store will be removed from your device(s).
Music you upload to Play Music is stored in the cloud. But don't be frightened, there's a very easy way to solve this so that music won't need an internet connection to play. It's so easy you can have it set to automatically begin downloading music upon uploading. Just remember music that you download takes up your device's storage unlike music that's just in the cloud which doesn't. In this step-by-step guide I'm going to show you how to download music for offline playback.
So here you are with all your music inside the Play Music application. In order to download music for offline playback, tap the menu icon in the top left corner of the main Listen Now menu. Make sure you're logged into the account that contains all your music. Inside the navigation drawer select the option Music library.
Here you'll see your playlists, if you have created any, along with recently added music which is under an auto-created playlist called last added. You can also swipe over to view your music sorted by artist, album or genre. And of course, the option to see a list of all your songs is present here as well.
If you want to download just one song, select the three dots located to the right of the song title and select the download button. Soon after, you'll get a notification saying that a song is downloading.
Another way you can tell that it's working is by looking to the right of the title for a loading circle. This will slowly fill up orange and show a check mark confirming when the download is complete. The same thing can be done by artist, album or playlist. If the song is not downloaded, you'll see an empty circle with a download icon inside, which will be near the top next to the menu button.
If you want to download all the music in your library, head to the settings in the navigation drawer instead of going into Music library. Scroll down to where it says Downloading in orange letters.
Then toggle Auto-download to on. This will begin downloading your entire music library. You may also want to toggle on Download only on Wi-Fi. This will prevent your device from downloading music when on cellular, this way you don't get slammed with data charges. By selecting these options, any music added from your connected devices whether that be your phone, tablet, PC or Mac, will automatically download for offline playback.
If you aren't sure whether a song downloaded, selecting the loading circle or view the Downloaded only section in the navigation drawer. You could always toggle on Downloaded only, which will only play the songs you have downloaded on that device. Enabling Stream only on Wi-Fi in the settings will perform the same function.
Another great option is selecting Refresh in the settings, this will double-check to make sure all your music is in sync. You can always turn Auto-download off if you're running low on storage space. Just be smart and know that the songs you add after this option is turned off will stream and use up your data. You can check the status of your downloads under Manage downloads, which is also located in the settings. Signing out will remove all downloaded music stored on that device.
So that's pretty much all you need to know to download music for offline playback. The process is very similar on PC and Mac, so you shouldn't experience many issues. But if you do, feel free to drop a comment below and a member of our team will try their best in assisting you. You can also view Google's help forum or get in contact with a member of their support team if need be.


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In the welter of new emotions that parenthood brings and the masses or extra work it creates, it is easy for parents to lose sight of one another, or one another's emotional needs and the relationship in general.
It is important to take stock and take the time to reconnect with each other, to focus on this primary relationship so that it is not lost in the exigencies of the new one:
- Remember that a healthy and loving relationship between couples has a positive impact on the child and his development.
- Make time for each other and for romance. Whether it is just a snatched few moments, or a spontaneous date at home by the fire or a proper dinner date for two, make the effort to reconnect and reignite the early magic of the relationship lest it be lost.
- Take a walk. Take the time to be outdoors together as a family even if it is only for a short time. Breathing in fresh air, appreciating the natural sights and sounds of the environs can also help to re-bond.
- Constantly communicate. Try to sit down and unwind together each day, chat, exchange news and views, tell each other how the day went and don't let the hurly burly of each day get to you. This will recharge you in new ways.


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|Snowflake Rhythms and Melodies
To extend learning, I've added this worksheet: Snowflake Songs
First, students read the words.
Second, students tap the beat pictures while reading the words (you might reinforce this by playing a drum four times). The students count that there are four beats in this song.
Third, students clap the rhythm (the way the words go) of the word (you might reinforce this by playing a different instrument).
Fourth, the students figure out which rhythm goes in each steady beat box.
Fifth, the students draw the rhythms in each box.
Sixth, the students cut out the rhythms.
Seventh, the students glue them on a piece of blue construction paper (we have a copier that prints on construction paper, so I just draw 2 lines for them and run those off) on either the top line (for sol) or the bottom line (for mi).
Eighth, the students sing their song.
Extensions: Students can share their songs with a friend. Students can play their songs on instruments. You can project their songs onto the screen or hold them up and the whole class can sing, etc.
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text: Tired of your kid poking the back of the driver's seat on a long road trip? Soon you'll be able to give your child in the back seat something else to poke at — an Android tablet embedded into a headrest. VizuaLogic already offers a line of headrest monitors designed to work with DVD or game consoles so that passengers can while away the hours by ignoring their surroundings. The company's latest offering is a 7 inch tablet with a 1 GHz single core processor, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. It runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread and can handle games, video, web browsing over WiFi, or other tasks. The tablet has a capacitive touchscreen and front-facing ports for plugging in a headset, microSD card, or USB peripheral. There's also a connector that lets you plug in a DVD player and an HDMI port. There will also be a remote control accessory. The VizuaLogic tablet t isn't designed to be removed from the headrest, which is why the ports are all hanging out on the front. It also won't be cheap. CNET reports that a pair of two headrests will run about $1400 when they launch in early 2012. When asked why Gingerbread was used rather than the newer and tablet-optimized Honeycomb (or Ice Cream Sandwich) versions of the Android OS, Vizualogic stated that the the unit would be updated to version 3.1 or better by the time it reaches production. However, I'm guessing that the real reason Gingerbread 2.3 was chosen was because the hardware specs aren't very impressive. A bank of physical buttons for home, menu, back, and power functions can be found below the touch screen, and a Wi-Fi connection (either through your paired mobile phone or a wireless hot spot) brings the Internet into the backseat for streaming audio, YouTube videos, Netflix, Skype, or whatever other apps you'd like to install. The unit should also ship with a wireless remote controller and possibly a pair of IR headphones. SOURCE: Vizualogic shows off Android-powered headrest monitors | SEMA show - CNET Reviews


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D'banj & Kanye West to Star in a Movie
D'banj seems to be on fire, he has not only bagged a deal to work under one of the top dogs in the music industry, Kanye West, he is determined to milk the cow while the going is extremely good. His next stop is the movie industry, boys are cashing out!
According to Vibeweekly, Nigerian singing idol Dbanj and his Grammy award winning counterpart Kanye West have just wrapped up shooting a movie in Qatar. The untitled production is a thriller set in the oil rich country and it'ill see the acclaimed singers as hardcore bandits in their dual acting debut.
Clearly, the bond between the Koko Master and Kanye keeps growing stronger, despite the internal wrangles the former has recently been embroiled in with his ex-longtime producer Don Jazzy. West on the other hand has garnered a lot of media attention lately due to his romantic relationship with reality TV star Kim Kardashian.


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The Fitbit Ultra is one of a glut of new devices that purport to measure your day-to-day activity in order that you can gain insight and statistics.
It is best described as 'a pedometer on steroids' and goes head-to-head with the likes of Jawbone's ill-fated 'Up', Nike's FuelBand and the high-priced Ki Fit, but also takes a chunk out of the market carved out by the Nike+ and Adidas' miCoach 'footwear trackers'.
So does it work? And more importantly, how useful is a Fitbit Ultra tracker to helping you lose fat, build muscle or reach your other personal fitness goals?
The packaging for the Fitbit Ultra is a lesson in good design, which is a nice start to the experience. We haven't seen packaging as nice as this since, ironically, the Jawbone Icon BlueTooth headset. On opening the box, you are immediately asked to visit the Fitbit website, where you are taken through a simple step-by-step setup process.
In the box you get your Fitbit Ultra, available in one of two accent colours (we got the blue one), a docking station, a wrist strap and a plastic clip. The docking station will charge the Fitbit in record time when plugged in, but also acts as a wireless receiver that grabs the latest information from your Fitbit whenever you stay still and are in range. So far, so good.
The design of the Fitbit Ultra hasn't changed from the original product. What you essentially have here is a clip that you can attach to pretty much anything. When we're out and about doing our daily chores, it clips out of the way in the corner of our trouser pocket. It is light and smooth, so won't chafe when you attach it to your running shorts. Ladies can, according to the instructions, even attach it to the centre of their bras.
For those times when you need to clip it to something that is too thick for the Fitbit itself, you use the plastic clip. The wrist strap is used at night, and on your non-dominant arm, for the purposes of sleep tracking, which we'll talk about soon.
Once you have set up your Fitbit Ultra, you are introduced to the most surprising part of the equation – the website. In fact, you don't need a Fitbit Ultra to enjoy the website at all, but you'll miss out on a lot of great features if you use it Fitbit-less.
The website will show you all your activity throughout the day, including steps taken, floors climbed, miles travelled, calories burned and an 'activity score'. you get nice graphs and charts of your activity too. But that isn't the best bit – not by far.
Within the website , you can also track all your food intake as well as manually adding activities. You can log everything from mood to allergic reactions, blood pressure, heart rate, glucose levels and all your physical measurements. Not just weight, but body fat percentage and the size of your neck, calf, thigh etc.
Need to track something that FitBit doesn't provide out-of-the-box, such as ensuring you've taken all your supplements? They have you covered there too – you can add a custom tracker for anything that can be measured with a number or a 'Yes/No' statement.
Comprehensive stuff for those of you who are travelling the whole 'quantified self' route.
Social networking isn't forgotten either, as the Fitbit website will allow you to connect with your friends so you can see who has completed the most activities in the week. This helps with the gamification of your daily activities and pushes you to move up the leaderboard.
If you are the owner of a Withings scale, Fitbit will even import all your historical data as well as adding in details from your weigh-ins. We suspect this functionality to improve further with the announcement that Fitbit are getting into the wifi scale business themselves soon.
In addition to all the browser-based features, it is also nice to see that fitbit.com works well on a mobile device. When accessing it via a smartphone, you get a nice control panel that allows you to easily track food, activity and weight; perfect for ensuring you stay up-to-date when you're out and about.
The food database is heavily US-oriented at this point, but since you can easily add your own foods to the system it doesn't take long to ensure your local nutritional information is included. If you're working any body building scheme, such as Geek to Freak or Occam's Protocol from the Four-Hour Body, the Fitbit website will help you understand exactly what protein, carbohydrate and fat content you're taking in, helping you adjust your intake throughout the day for best effect.
The Fitbit Ultra is similar to the prior model, but this time includes a sleep tracker and altimeter. Height is measured in 'flights' rather than feet or metres, so you may go on a run and the inclines may result in an increase in 'stairs climbed' rather than your change in real altitude.
The sleep tracker is brought into play by holding down the one button the Fitbit sports. This starts the stopwatch, which coincidentally is exactly how you track activities too. When you wake in the morning, you hold the button again and your sleep data will be transferred to the website on the next sync. You won't get as deep a data set as you would from a Zeo sleep tracker, but it is easier to use and does offer enough information to help you understand your sleep patterns.
If you want to track a running session, you repeat the same process as for sleep tracking. Hold the button down to start the stopwatch, then get running. In tests against the Nike+ system, the Fitbit Ultra tracked within 5% of the distance run, which is about as accurate as the Nike system ever gets. The bonus? You can wear whatever shoes you like (if you wear shoes at all – yes, we're looking at you 'barefoot crew') since the Fitbit clips to your clothes.
In addition to the features you gain on the standard Fitbit website, you can also purchase a yearly subscription to 'Premium' information. This gives you access to a 'Trainer' that can help you increase your activity slowly and surely, week in and week out, plus a whole gamut of reports that will show you how you stack up against every Fitbit user in the world. You'll also gain much better reporting of your food intake, activities and sleep, as well as a handy Export feature.
Finally, the final trick up its considerable sleeve, the Fitbit website has a number of 'apps' available to link it to other apps and tools. While Fitbit has its own 'badge' system to gamify your life, you can link it to Foursquare to gain additional badges for certain checkins. Another example would be to link it to your Endomondo account to keep the two in sync. There is an API available from Fitbit, so you can expect many more of these marriages in the future as fitness app developers link their solutions to the Fitbit ecosystem.
After a month of use, it is clear to us that the Fitbit Ultra can help support your fitness needs with useful data, not least of which is the nutrition tracking capability of the website. It also pushes you to do a little more each day – the urge to make a few more trips by foot or park a little further away from the shops to gain that 10,000 steps-a-day badge is inherent in the design. That finding is supported by research too – people wearing pedometers and similar devices do 27% more work than those who don't.
Add in the ability to track all your activities automatically or manually, with calculated calorie burn figures, and the Fitbit Ultra becomes a real part of your daily routine.
Frankly, with the Fitbit Ultra and its brilliant website, we're hooked.
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WATCH: Serenades Find an Endless Summer with "Oceans"
By Staff on November 8, 2011
With the holiday season fast approaching, it's around this time of year that we can always use a little reminder of the peace that summertime can provide. Serenades have given us that little reminder with their video for "Oceans," full of beautiful imagery that will help take you away from the dark days of winter that are in store for us. Hailing from Sweden, it's easy to see why Serenades might need these reminders as well.
With both Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Markus Krunegard, Serenades is comprised of two of the most respected contemporary songwriters in Sweden. The two create a sound together, their "third voice," all the while maintaining their own particular nuances that are unmistakable. Serenades has their debut release, the "Come Home" EP, coming out on 11/15 through Cherrytree Records. Check out the video for "Oceans" below.
New York and LA, look out for the band in December:
12/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot (School Night)
12/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg
12/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
12/16 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge


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Is This Still a Thing?
Do people still blog?
I don't know. I don't know if anyone is still out there. Maybe this post will show up in someone's random blogfeed and they'll wonder why they never deleted this site from their reader because let's face it, nothing has happened in this little corner of the web in *ahem* 2 years? More?
IF you're still here, and IF you're still reading and IF you (anyone) cares to know:
Also, big things have happened in my life. HUGE things.
And one of them was actually pretty tiny.
So, I'm thinking about blogging again. Is there anyone out there that would still want to read about my life? Its a different life than it used to be. But it's still pretty close to magic.
Oh Hi Blog Readers,
If any of you are still out there that is. Maybe you've noticed that I've um, kind of stopped blogging. Some of you have even been sweet enough to contact me to ask if I'm ok.
I'm ok. Actually, I'm very good. So, no worries.
But, I think I sort of owe the internet an explanation. I mean, who starts a blog and then posts on it religiously every single day for months and months and puts in hours and hours of work on it and then one day out of the blue for no apparent reason just stops with no explanation and no goodbye? Seriously? WHO DOES THAT??
Me. I do that.
I'm sorry, ya'll.
I guess life just kind of got in the way of blogging. Other things took priority in my life. And then, yanno, I kind of ran out of clothes in my closets (and my sisters'). And I couldn't afford to just go out and buy a lot more. And then my computer died. And I couldn't afford to buy another one of those either. And then, you know, it was summertime and life was busy and good…
And that's it. I hope to blog again one day. Maybe soon. Stay tuned if you'd like. I hope you do. Because when I come back to this space (and let's be honest, I'll be back. I can't stop. It's like chocolate and coffee, I'll never quit consuming them and I'll never really quit blogging) I hope you're here. Because I'd like to share life with you all again.
I'll see you all soon… 🙂
Which Side of the Fence is the Green on?
Top: Borrowed, Skirt: Borrowed, Shoes: Maurices
No, autumn has not come early to Wisconsin. In fact, it's still very much summer here. But, we're in a drought. The worst drought in over 50 years, which means the grass is not greener anywhere and it doesn't matter which side of the fence you're standing on.
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-"When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds." –
-Surprise! I'm getting off work 2.5 hours early today! What am I going to do with this afternoon?
-Everyone's telling sad stories today at the shop. Dealing with grief on a regular basis sometimes brings this on. Not always a happy job.
-"Worship is why we are born and why we are born again." AW Tozer
-Just trying to stuff all the groceries into my refrigerator
-Sometimes I don't know what to make for dinner before I make it or while I'm making it. Then I make it and I still don't know what it is.
-Yikes. Half a tree is in my driveway from the storm last night.
-We lose 1/2 a tree and other big tree branches, but the duct-taped-together volleyball net survives the storm.
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Return of the Borrower
Dress: Borrowed, Shoes: Borrowed
I'm pretty sure I've said this before but I'll say it again. I'm not made out of money, people. Lack of funds sometimes makes style blogging a bit of a challenge. But, then again, they say Necessity if the mother of invention. I have to agree, although in this case necessity is more the mother of good borrowing skills. I'm pretty sure you've all seen everything in my closet at least once or twice and I've already branched out into my sisters closets. This dress belongs to Stephanie and I found it way in the back of her closet. She hadn't worn it in a while so I
stole borrowed it from her. In the dead of night, while she was sleeping peacefully, never knowing that I was sneaking around in her closet with a flashlight. BWAHAHA! Ok, no, everything I just said is untrue. Actually, she was standing right there when I found the dress, asked if I could borrow it, she said yes I could, she remembered how cute it was and plans to wear it tomorrow. So, style blogging has another fun side effect: helping other people find treasures in their own closets! Who knew, right?
Just Peachy
Top: Maurices, Skirt: Old Navy, Sandals: Amazon, Bag: Merle Norman
First, allow me to apologize for the title of this blog post. I realize it's kind of… corny. Coming up with blog post titles that are witty, fun, engaging, poetic and perfectly concise is difficult. You try it sometime. And if you come up with anything fantastic let me know, ok?
Also, I don't know what my hair is doing here. Except for, obviously, NOT what it is supposed to be doing.


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Lil Snupe (Meek Mill's Artist) Alleged Killer Tony Holden Found & Arrested (Charged With 1st Degree Murder.. After An Argument Over Video Games)
"Police in north Louisiana say a 36-year-old man is accused of killing the 18-year-old rapper known as Lil Snupe in an argument that broke out during a video game at a friend's apartment."
"The Shreveport Times reports that authorities have ID'd 36-year-old Tony D. Holden as Snupe's killer. Holden has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Warrants have been issued for each of the aforementioned charges. It's being reported that Snupe was shot over a bet on a video game. . "We are told they were betting on a video game," Winnfield police Lt. Charles Curry told the Shreveport Times. "Supposedly he (Holden) robbed him of money."" -
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A year ago, SiSoftware released Sandra 2010 with full support for Windows 7; in the 18 months since the launch of Windows 7, more than ever before we have seen the line blur between PC and entertainment hubs. Two months ago we released a Blu-Ray benchmark, now we have added a brand-new Media Transcoding benchmark using the new Media Foundation of Windows 7. We have also added yet another benchmark (GPGPU Cryptography) which allows direct comparison of CPU performance (using crypto instruction sets) and GPGPU performance.
Benchmark Results: There isn't a whole lot of difference in the memory performance between our boards today, at least nothing that would be noticeable in daily use. That being said, the ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme had memory performance that was slightly behind other boards that we have tested. The SiSoftware Sandra 2011C Memory Bandwidth benchmark shows that the Float Buff'd memory bandwidth is .9% behind the ASUS P8P67 (lowest performance in the Float Buff'd bandwidth) and the Int Buff'd memory bandwidth is .6% behind the MSI P67A-GD65 (lowest performance in the Int Buff'd bandwidth). Not a very significant difference, but it is there.
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Happy Birthday Jude
Name: Jude
Birthday: First
Greeting: We would love to wish our little boy a Happy First Birthday! You never fail to make us smile and we love you!
Jude at One
Sent by Justina
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