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Aliso Viejo, CA -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI), a developer and marketer of a wide range of software solutions for the wireless market, today reported its 2005 fourth quarter and year-end financial results.
2005 Key Results:
For the quarter ended December 31, 2005, the company reported total net revenue of $8.0 million, a 93% increase over the $4.2 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2004. Pro forma net income for the fourth quarter, which excludes amortization of intangibles associated with the 2005 acquisition of Allume Systems, was $2.6 million, or $0.11 per fully diluted share, a 59% increase over the $1.6 million, or $.0.09 per fully diluted share, reported in the year ago quarter. Fourth quarter fully diluted comparative results take into account a significant increase in the company's share count year over year. Fully diluted shares outstanding as of December 31, 2005 were 23.9 million versus 19.1 million shares in the fourth quarter of 2004.
For the year 2005, the company reported revenue of $20.3 million, a 52% increase over $13.3 million in the previous year and pro-forma earnings of $5.5 million, a 60% increase when compared to the $3.5 million reported in 2004. Fiscal 2005 pro-forma earnings per diluted share were $0.24 on 22.8 million shares compared to $0.19 on 18.5 million shares in fiscal 2004. Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2005 were $21.2 million, an increase of $12.6 million or 146% over the $8.6 million reported in 2004. The company also reported a backlog entering into the first quarter of 2006 of $4.0 million.
"We believe our strong financial results, which include a 52% increase in revenue and a 60% increase in comparable earnings over our previous 2004 record earnings, demonstrates that our business plan is clearly on track," said William W. Smith, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Micro Software. "Furthermore, we continue to build upon the strong momentum of the wireless broadband data market place. During the year we took a significant step in broadening our product reach and intellectual properties with the acquisition of Allume Systems. We are very pleased with the progress we have made in integrating and developing new products using our patent-pending compression technology. We believe these new offerings will be of significant interest to our wireless carrier and handset customers, and will provide a significant growth opportunity for us in the near future.
"Additionally, our relationship with Verizon Wireless, the leader in the wireless broadband data market in North America, remains very strong and presents continued opportunity for us to expand our wireless software product reach. In January of this year, we announced the launch of our V CAST Music Essentials Kit, our value added software application that complements Verizon Wireless' recently released V CAST Music service. This application enables Verizon customers to manage and transfer music files to their V CAST Music phones from their Windows PC's and is now available in Verizon Wireless stores coast to coast and on verizonwireless.com. This new product highlights our ability to provide wireless carriers with value added software and services and is another important step in our close working relationship with Verizon as they continue to roll out new product offerings to their wireless customers.
"As we enter 2006, we believe we are extremely well positioned to capitalize on the growing mobile broadband marketplace with our new and existing product offerings and we believe we are well positioned to enjoy continued strong growth through organic growth and acquisitions in 2006," Mr. Smith concluded.
Investor Conference Call
Smith Micro will hold an investor conference call to discuss the company's results at 4:30 p.m. EST, today, February 21, 2006. The call can be accessed by dialing (800)-219-6110 and giving the pass code "SMSI." Participants are asked to call the assigned number approximately 10 minutes before the conference call begins. Also, the conference call will be available over the Internet at www.smithmicro.com in the Investor Relations section, or at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=107760&s=wm&e=1199542.
About Smith Micro Software:
Smith Micro Software, Inc., headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA, is a developer and marketer of wireless communication, broadband, eCommerce and utility software products for multiple OS platforms. The company designs integrated cross platform, easy-to-use software for personal computing and business solutions around the world. With a focus on Wireless and Broadband and Internet technologies, the company's products and services enable wireless communications, eCommerce, eBusiness, Internet communications (voice-over-IP), video conferencing, network fax, and traditional computer telephony. Smith Micro's complete line of products is available through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), direct sales, retail stores, and value-added resellers (VARs). Smith Micro's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol SMSI. For more information, contact Smith Micro at (949) 362-5800.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation risks and uncertainties relating to the company's financial prospects and projections, the company's plans for returning to sustained profitability and the company's ability to increase its business in the Wireless and Broadband segments. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based upon the information currently available to the company. Such information is subject to change, and the company will not necessarily inform you of such changes. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are new and changing technologies, customer acceptance of those technologies, unforeseen delays in the timing of orders from OEM customers, new and continuing adverse economic conditions, and the company's ability to compete effectively with other software companies. These and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in any forward-looking statement and are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
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FOXES! - The Panda Bear Song (Limited edition brown 7" vinyl + free MP3 download)
01. The Panda Bear Song
02. Alex Badamchi
03. Sailors
04. Boatswain
FOXES! are a quartet from Brighton formed by Kayla, Adam, Al and Matthew. With a hard-to-classify style, escaping all definitions but full of electricity and imagination, their youthful, fresh sound is a paragon of energy that is hard to come by nowadays.
'The Panda Bear Song' celebrates sharpened, unbridled guitars that reminds us of ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, with doses of GIRLS AT OUR BEST, BEARSUIT, BIS, PAVEMENT and APPLES IN STEREO, in a song dedicated to Annika Rice.
'Alex Badamchi' heads off in a a poppier direction, passing through LAETITIA SADIER and STEREOLAB's hands, with a constantly broken, unpredictable structure. 'Sailors' brings us back to STEREOLAB but with an air of THE AISLERS SET and THE DELGADOS. In 'Botswana' we find ourselves once again with a song a little more than 3 minutes with a structure full of completely different parts, jumps and changes and a hypnotic and contagious rhythm.
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Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)March 2016 By Kristin Horitski
|Highly mobile
|Protect against tactical or medium-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and aircraft
|Radars work in Ultra High Frequency and X-band
|Several countries are considering or have announced plans to purchase MEADS
|MEADS International (partnership of MBDA Italia, MBDA Deutschland, and Lockheed Martin)
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is a missile defense system developed to meet International Common Operational Requirements and is jointly developed by the United States, Germany, and Italy. MEADS consists of five elements: surveillance radar, tactical operations center, multifunction fire control radar, launcher/reloader, and the certified missile round.
The surveillance radar (SR) of MEADS provides 360 degree, long range coverage with a pulse doppler radar and an active phased array antenna operating in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band. The SR is capable of detecting multiple threats, distinguishing friend from foe, and relaying data to the tactical operations center (TOC). Like the SR, the multifunction fire control radar (MFCR) provides 360 degree coverage, and uses X-band radar for target tracking and engagement. The MFCR is only engaged when required by the system to track and intercept a target. Both the SR and MFCR are light weight and highly maneuverable enabling quick and easy deployment.
The battle management command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (BMC4I) TOC provides real-time links for battle management, engagement, and force operations. The TOC features a common software package tailored for each nation and is interoperable with external interfaces such as Airborne C3 Systems, Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), Joint Tactical Ground Stations/Multi-Mission Mobile Processor (JTAGS M3P), and Ground-based and Naval Air Defense Systems (ADS).
The MEADS launcher holds up to eight PAC-3 MSE missiles and can be elevated to a near-vertical launch angle. The reloader for the launcher can perform a full or partial reload and features a pallet load handling and erection system. Both the launcher and reloader can be integrated with each country's preferred transport vehicle. The certified missile round (CMR) or baseline missile for MEADS is the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE). The PAC-3 MSE features increased performance and greater altitude and range over earlier models.
Recent News:
Missile Defense
- U.S. Missile Defense
- U.S. Deployed Intercept Systems
- Aegis Ashore
- Aegis Afloat
- Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
- Patriot Missile Defense System
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
- Avenger Air Defense System
- Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
- SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Defense System
- U.S. Deployed Sensor Systems
- RC-135S Cobra Ball
- AN/SPY-1 Radar
- AN/MPQ-53/65 Radar
- Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2)
- Cobra Dane
- Defense Support Program
- Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)
- Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX)
- Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS)
- Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWR)
- Space-based Kill Assessment (SKA)
- Command and Control
- U.S. Missile Defense Policy
- U.S. MDA Funding
- U.S. Deployed Intercept Systems
- Missile Defense of U.S. Partners
- U.S. Partners in Missile Defense
- Allied Intercept Systems
- Allied Sensor Systems
- Missile Defense Intercept Test Record
- Operational Intercepts by System
- Future BMD Systems
- Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Medium-Range Discrimination Radar
- Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MQ-9)
- Boost Phase Missile Defense
- Directed Energy
- Electromagnetic Railgun
- Hyper-Velocity Powder Gun
- LPD Based Ballistic Missile Defense Ship
- Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)
- Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)
- Multi-Mission Launcher (MML)
- Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV)
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My son is 9 (or 5 or 7 or 11) years old, and I think he's gay. Can you recommend any children's books for him?Dee has a Ph.D. in library and information science and has been researching the varied appeal of The Wizard of Oz for gay men and boys. His talk starts at 7:00 P.M.
If you thought you had a gay son, what kinds of stories would you want to read to him or have him read for himself? For a few decades now GLBT young adults have been able to see images of themselves in young adult novels from Annie on My Mind (1982) to Parrotfish (2007). But are there any books for kids younger than adolescents that have representations of gay adults or gay kids in them? Let's talk about the barriers to getting books with gay children as characters published, and imagine what a book with gay kids as characters would look like!
Equally important are stories that don't have explicit gay images, but have themes that would resonate with a gay child who feels different, or doesn't fit the typical gender mold. These might be less threatening and more accessible for kids, parents, librarians, and teachers. After corresponding with dozens of experts in children's literature, and interviewing over 100 gay male adults, I've come up with a list of children's stories with "subterranean gay content," as well as those that have gay adults in them.
Books for Middle-Grade Boys Who Might Be Gay
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The material is dropped onto the conveyor (01) and intermittently forwarded towards the inclined spiked conveyor (02). The latter picks up the fibres and opens them by the dosing roller (03), by furtherly taking the fibres to the discharging roller (04). Before being discharged, the extra material is rejected by the dosing unit (03) and taken back to the conveyor (01), so that a steady fibre quantity is supplied to the following carding phase. The steady feeding quantity is guaranteed by the transition of the material through the volumetric chamber (05); the material will then be discharged on the feed belt of the card after being compacted by the vibrating walls (06).


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Washington homeowners will share in $550 million obtained for borrowers nationwide through a legal action against SunTrust Mortgage Inc. by 49 states, the District of Columbia, and federal agencies.
The legal action announced Tuesday addresses mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses by SunTrust, the home-lending arm of Atlanta's SunTrust Banks Inc., a large U.S. southeast regional bank.
Washington borrowers make up 744 of the company's 48,223 foreclosures from 2008 through 2013.
The three-year agreement provides $3 million in direct payments to Washington borrowers for past foreclosure abuses, loan modifications, and other relief for borrowers in need of assistance. It also includes new mortgage servicing standards and grants oversight authority to an independent monitor.
"Washington joins with our state-federal partners in sending a strong message to SunTrust and others: You must treat borrowers fairly," Attorney General Bob Ferguson said. "The monetary payments and other adjustments will help to address unacceptable past practices, and tough new servicing standards will hold SunTrust accountable in the future."
Agreement modeled after National Mortgage Settlement
The mortgage servicing terms in the SunTrust agreement are modeled after the 2012 National Mortgage Settlement reached in February 2012 by the federal government, 49 state attorneys general, including Washington's, and the five largest national mortgage servicers.
Loan modifications
Under the agreement, SunTrust must provide eligible Washington state borrowers with loan modifications or other relief. SunTrust will choose from a list of options, including principal reductions and refinancing for underwater mortgages. While SunTrust decides how many loans and which loans to modify, the company must meet certain minimum targets.
While more information about the loan modification process will be released later, borrowers with loans serviced by SunTrust can contact the company with questions. Call 800-634-7928 or visit www.SunTrustMortgage.com.
Payments to borrowers
The agreement also includes $40 million for a national fund for eligible borrowers who encountered servicing abuses by SunTrust and lost their homes to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2013.
Washington borrowers with loans serviced by SunTrust will be eligible for a payment from the fund. Their payment amount will depend on how many borrowers file claims. Eligible borrowers will be contacted about how to qualify for payments.
New mortgage servicing standards
Under the agreement, SunTrust agrees to change how it services mortgage loans, handles foreclosures, and ensures the accuracy of information provided in federal bankruptcy court.
The terms will prevent past foreclosure abuses, such as robo-signing, improper documentation, and lost paperwork.
The settlement creates dozens of new consumer protections and standards, including:
- Making foreclosure a last resort by first requiring SunTrust to evaluate homeowners for other options.
- Restricting foreclosure while the homeowner is being considered for a loan modification.
- Providing new procedures and timelines for reviewing loan modification applications.
- Giving homeowners the right to appeal denials.
- Requiring a single point of contact for borrowers seeking information about their loans.
- Maintaining adequate staff to handle calls.
Independent monitor
An independent monitor who is authorized to impose penalties on SunTrust if it violates the agreement and who will regularly issue public reports on SunTrust's compliance will oversee the agreement.
For more information for boomer consumers, see my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.


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These sculptures are made from the bones of dead people. The photographic portraits of these sculptures are made by Arne Svenson. What results is Unspeaking Likeness, a strangely captivating series of death portraits, collected here.
For four years, Svenson sojourned from coroner's offices to law enforcement agencies allover the country, snapping photographs of facial reconstruction sculptures which were built by forensic artists and molded from unidentifiable victims' skeletal remains, with the intention of resolving crimes.
The narrative hidden behind each "face" is a mystery, and, as viewers, our own hearts tense with sadness when considering each subject's lurid last moments of life. It's almost too much; so, we reject the idea of reconstruction in relation to rejuvenation. It feels psychological, how we need to detach. The "face" in the context of Svenson's portraits are not representative of an emotional life nor physical body; instead, it's a mask or doll with a troubling echo, seemingly touched by the hands of Frankenstein.
I don't think it's good or bad– how these once living breathing faces, through art and/or science, deconstruct or decompose then are rebuilt into "facial things" for us to use or evaulate. It's an impulsive reaction that is weirdly human and necessary for us to consider: our uncomfortable societal relationship with death, tragedy, memory, and control.
How do we honor the dead and how do we understand the psychology behind our species' relationship with terror– What do we let go of? What stays and how do we translate what stays into something productive? These are questions I think Svenson wants us to consider.
Post-mortem photography or death portraiture is a rarity outside of the detective's office in our current day-to-day lives, but it wasn't so long ago. In 1839, the daguerreotype invention afforded middle class families the time and money to memorialize a lost loved one. Since family portraits were far from abundant– commissioned paintings a luxury and photography not quite as ubiquitous as it is today, hiring a photographer to document a family member one last time after he/she passed was not out of the ordinary. During Victorian times, such death portraits even proved to be somewhat fashionable: with families posing the deceased in elaborate scenes or settings, sometimes with living participants.
The proliferation of snapshot photography slowly squashed this tradition and today such imagery is a rarity, perhaps even taboo, which is why Svenson's work feels exceptionally compelling: the photographic portraiture format indicates a memorial akin to the Victorians, but the sculpture's existence implies a certain calculated scientific practicality, and this is where the two intentions collide to haunt.


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Friday, July 5, 2013
icecream sensory play
We went to a friend's birthday party last week and we took a really fun gift. Our little buddy likes to play restaurant and loves when we loan him our sensory bins. We combined the two and made an ice-cream parlor kit.
He loved it! Like, really loved it!
Most of the items came from the dollar store or hobby lobby. If I was doing this for preschool or my own kids, I could have reused things from home and it would have been cheaper to put together.
Here's what we included (and approximate prices in case you're figuring out if this will be affordable for your kiddos)
1 large bag of white pom poms (Hobby Lobby {HL} $2.99)
2 medium bags of brown pom poms (HL .99 each) -I had wanted pink too, but had to put some back- I was going over budget)
2 small bags tiny multi colored pom poms for sprinkles (99 cents each HL)
2 bananas ($3.00 each from HL in the floral arranging area)
ice-cream scooper (25 cents from goodwill)
1 package (2 in pkg) of baked potato dishes for banana split containers (Dollar Tree {DT} 1$)
1 pack (3 in pack) little blue bowls (DT 1$)
1 pack multi colored baby silverware (DT $1)
1 birthday shot glass (DT 1$)
1 large bowl to hold ice-cream (DT -wedding area 1$)
1 bunch of fake flowers (DT 1$)
plastic salt and pepper shakers for sprinkles container (DT $1)
Red pom poms and plastic jar- from home added at last minute for cherries)
frame from IKEA $1
menu cards- I made myself at home using Word.
If I was making this for preschool, I would not let them pour out the tiny pom poms. It was time consuming to pick them all out to reset.
Other than the free for all with colored M&Ms at the party I think the icecream was the most popular item! At one point the birthday boy was missing and he was found up in his room playing ice-cream parlor.
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In the Polar riding levels of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, TNT crates start the timer automatically without Crash touching them.
In Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart, and the Nitro Fueled remaster of Crash Team Racing, when one is hit the driver must jump repeatedly to try and get it off their head before it explodes. If the driver succeeds, the crate goes flying behind them and explodes upon hitting the floor, damaging anyone too close. If they fail, it sends the driver crashing. If the player is Juiced Up, it becomes a Nitro Crate, which explodes immediately on contact. Ripper Roo uses TNT crates normally in his boss challenge, and Komodo Joe and Nitros Oxide use TNT crates as if they were on their head in conjunction with nitro crates.
In Crash Twinsanity, the TNT crates are used to clear paths, by exploding near Nitro Crates, and take down nearby trees. During the battle with N. Gin, he throws TNT crates, and are used to explode the crows nest, and defeat the Mini-Boss. On the following scene, Rusty Walrus is the unique enemy in the entire game that isn't vulnerable to TNT crates nor Nitro Crates, to which Rusty doesn't get defeated.
In Japan, this crate has a bomb symbol instead of the "TNT". In Skylanders Imaginators, Crash's attacks include throwing TNT crates and spinning them into foes.
- Crash Bandicoot
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
- Crash Team Racing
- Crash Bash
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
- Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
- Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
- Crash Nitro Kart
- Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage
- Crash Twinsanity
- Crash of the Titans (variant)
- Crash: Mind Over Mutant
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Other Appearances
Red with bomb symbol
- Japanese versions of the series
Gray with red LEDs
- Crash of the Titans
Gray with dynamite bar icon
- Crash of the Titans (GBA version only)
Red with big yellow letters saying TNT and yellow LEDs
Big TNT
- Crash Bandicoot (only in the Ripper Roo boss level).
- Crash: Mind Over Mutant (fight with Crunch)
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy (only in the Ripper Roo boss level).
- The big red TNT crates from Mind Over Mutant countdown from proximity (even from the side) as opposed to only touching the top like in most other games.
- The TNT crate was first introduced in the second level of the first Crash game.
- In the prototype version of the first Crash game, the TNT crate doesn't have a countdown until it explodes, but it just flashes, while sounds are emitted slower then faster, similar to how the Big TNT crates explode.
|! | ? | Aku Aku | Ammo | Arrow | Basic | Big TNT | Block | Bounce | Checkpoint | Copter | Cortex | Crash | Detonator | Freeze | Infinity | Invisibility | Iron Arrow | Iron Checkpoint | Iron | Locked | Magic Carpet | Nina | Nitro | Nitro Switch | Outline | Pants | Slot | Spike | Time | TNT | Uka Uka | World | X
Removed: Breakable Nitro Switch | Elemental | POW | Proximity | Robot | Time Trial
|Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
|Crash Bandicoot | Aku Aku | Coco Bandicoot
|Dingodile | Doctor N. Gin | Tiny Tiger | Doctor Neo Cortex | Uka Uka | Mega-Mix
|Crates | Wumpa Fruit | Crystals | Gems
|First Chamber (Jungle Jam, Shipwrecked, Temple of Boom, Frostbite Cavern, Just in Slime) | Second Chamber (Snow Crash, Rocket Racket, Just Hangin', Shark Attack, Ruined) | Third Chamber (Snow Job, Ace of Space, Sunken City, Down the Hole, Blimp Bonanza) | Fourth Chamber (Star to Finish, Air Supply, No-Fly Zone, Drip, Drip, Drip, Final Countdown)
|Electric Eel | Frog | Jellyfish | Lab Assistant | Moray Eel | Penguin | Polar Bear | Pufferfish | Rat | Scrubbing Bubbletron | Seal | Shark | Sparky Tentaclebot Unit | Spike Lizard | Squid | Steam-Powered Hover-Spike-O-Tron | Venus Fly Trap | Yeti
|Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
|Crash Bandicoot | Aku Aku | Coco Bandicoot | Crunch Bandicoot | Fake Crash
|Doctor Nefarious Tropy | N. Trance | Uka Uka | Evil Crunch | Evil Coco
|Crates | Wumpa Fruit | Crystals | Gems | Gem Shards | Super Slide | Rocket Jump | Death Tornado Spin | Crash Dash
|First Chamber (Island Intro, Prints of Persia, Lagoony Tunes, Globe Trottin', Pharaoh's Funhouse, Runaway Rug) | Second Chamber (Tiki Torture, Hoppin' Coffins, Barrel Roll, Flockful of Seagulls, Magma Mania) | Third Chamber (Run from the Sun, Now It's Istanbul, Mister Lava Lava, Water Logged, Slip-N-Slidin' Sphinx) | Fourth Chamber (Rocks Can Roll, Rock the Casaba, Eruption Disruption, Spaced Out, King Too Uncommon) | Fifth Chamber (Wild Nile Ride, 101 Arabian Kites, Fire Walker)
|Arsonist | Beetle |Crocodile | Lab Assistant | Monkey | Scorpion | Seagull | Shark | Snake
|Crash Mind Over Mutant
|Crash Bandicoot - Aku Aku - Coco Bandicoot - Crunch Bandicoot
|Doctor Neo Cortex - Doctor Nitrus Brio - Doctor N. Gin - Nina Cortex - Uka Uka
|Spike - Ratcicle - Magmadon - TK - Sludge - Rhinoroller - Scorporilla - Grimly - Battler - Stench - Yuktopus - Snipe - Titan Heroes
|TNT Crate - Basic Crate - Wumpa Fruit - Mojo - NV
|Console: (Wumpa Island - Ratcicle Kingdom - Wasteland - Junkyard - Mount Grimly - Space Head) DS: (Crystal Mountains - Deserted Wasteland - N. Jin Labs)
|Ratnician - Brat Girl - Doom Monkey - Znu - Slap-E - Spike Crate


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While shopping in Holland it was clear that sneakers were everywhere. They sold them in all kinds of heights, colors and patterns and many even had inbuilt heels to give you extra height.
My friend Saskia was celebrating this trend when she found her longed for Kennel & Schmenger sneakers (see above) which she had first spotted in Berlin.
I must admit I'm sitting on the fence when it comes to this trend. I have never been a huge sneaker fan and don't find much use for them in Singapore. Wearing sneakers leans too much to the casual side for me so I tend to stick to hip sandals and flats when I want to be sporty.
Can women over 40 wear sneakers?
That said, I still own a pair of high Nike sneakers that I dusted off and gave a better place in my closet. They are the ideal option for a nice walk in the park or a casual outfit for an activity. Also, sneakers are now so hip that you can either dress them up or down.
So the quick answer is yes, of course you can wear them. But I would not make them too casual or too young, since you don't want to look like a teenager. Here are some ideas to get you started.
I have actually given myself an idea here as I very much like the middle option for a casual afternoon of sightseeing or shopping in Europe. Perfect for my holidays! I guess I will be on the lookout for a low pair of sneakers as well…
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HATCH, JOHN PORTER (1822–1901). John Porter (Dobe or Adobe) Hatch, soldier, was born in Oswego, New York, on January 9, 1822, son of Moses Porter and Hannah (Reed) Hatch. He entered the Unites States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1840, and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant with the Third Infantry on July 1, 1845. He fought in the Mexican War and was promoted to brevet first lieutenant on August 20, 1847, for gallant and meritorious service at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco and to brevet captain on September 13, 1847, for similar service at the battle of Chapultepec. He married Adelaide Goldsmith Burckle in 1851; they had two children.
At the beginning of the Civil War Hatch was commissioned a brigadier general of volunteers, on September 28, 1861. During the battle of South Mountain, Maryland, on September 14, 1862, he was severely wounded while leading an attack under severe enemy fire. For this action he was awarded the Medal of Honor on October 28, 1893. He was mustered out of the volunteers as a major general on January 15, 1866.
He continued his regular army career as commander of Fort Concho on five separate occasions during the first five years of its establishment. As a major in the Fourth United States Cavalry, on the committee to choose a new fort site with a better water supply for the garrison at Fort Chadbourne, Hatch ordered the Fort Chadbourne post commander, Capt. George G. Huntt, to move his unit to the chosen site in late November 1867. Huntt named the site Camp Hatch. At Hatch's request, the camp was renamed Camp Kelly in early 1868, in honor of Capt. Michael J. Kelly, who had died of typhoid fever at Fort Chadbourne on August 13, 1867.
Hatch received the nickname "Dobe" as the result of an experiment he directed at Fort Concho in an attempt to manufacture and use adobe bricks as inexpensive construction material. The effort was judged a failure after Hatch and twenty enlisted men produced only 10,000 usable bricks between July 16 and September 2, 1870. During Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie's Indian cleanup campaign in 1872, Major Hatch was in charge at Fort Concho, where more than 100 Indian women and children were held captive in a corral over the winter.
Hatch was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Cavalry on January 15, 1873, transferred back to the Fourth Cavalry on April 10, 1873, and promoted to colonel, Second United States Cavalry, on June 26, 1881. He was compelled by law to retire on January 9, 1886, and lived in New York until his death on April 12, 1901. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Fort Concho National Historical Landmark Library, Files, San Angelo. J. Evetts Haley, Fort Concho and the Texas Frontier (San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952). Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army (2 vols., Washington: GPO, 1903; rpt., Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1965). Manual for Museum Guides (San Angelo: Fort Concho Museum, 1985; rev. ed. 1987). William H. Powell, List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779–1900 (New York: Hamersly, 1900).
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On a trip to one of the Lebanese Canteens in Central London called Comptoir Libanais, we ordered the Mezze platter for starters. When the Mezze platter arrived, we were dancing in our hearts seeing the array of colorful food and the variety in front of us. One of the dishes on Mezze platter was a light stunningly refreshing salad. Refreshing is the best word for it. Its like one of those things you would crave for on a hot summer day and would just energize you and make you feel so fresh. A perfect lunch salad for a hot day.
Tabbouleh is very popular fresh Arabic and middle eastern salad dish that is really simple to make with ingredients at home. Its one of those salads that you just cant get wrong and you do not have to make a fancy salad dressing for it. Has always been a crowd-pleaser in the parties we have thrown.
1/2 cup Fresh Parsley, washed and chopped
1/4 cup Fresh Mint leaves, chopped fine
2 Spring Onions, chopped
Juice from 2 fresh Limes
2 Tomatoes, chopped
1 cup Bulgur wheat
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
3 cups Water
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
- Cook the Bulgar Wheat: Rinse the Bulgur wheat in cold water then soak it in a bowl of hot water for 30 mins. Add enough water to cover the Bulgur wheat and fluff it with a fork once or twice in 10 minutes intervals.
- Mix it up: Mix the rest of the ingredients with the Bulgur wheat and serve chilled.
- Follow the instructions on the Bulgur wheat pack that you purchase for best results. The Bulgur wheat will absorb the water and soften. If there is any excess water, drain this out before mixing with the rest of the ingredients.
- It is absolutely important that you use parsley and not swap this with other leaves as parsley gives the dish its unique flavor.
- You can always Oomph up the taste by throwing in some pomegranate seeds just before you serve the dish.


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Hair trends 2014 give us a vast variety of hairstyles to choose from, and this concerns all hair types. As far as this year hair stylists offer us to be natural, I want to introduce to you this post with hairstyles for curly hair, that look very natural and cute.
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A few nights ago at dinner I was talking with the girls about Mary and Joseph. I told them about the census and the need for Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem right before Jesus was born. We talked about how we prepare for a trip when we travel versus how Mary and Joseph must have prepared for their trip.
It was a great conversation and the girls loved talking about it. After dinner I didn't really think about it again, but the girls haven't stopped thinking about it.
Every night since our first discussion they have been asking me what Mary and Joseph were doing that night in preparation for their journey. I love these questions because they have forced me to sit down and reflect on what Mary and Joseph were doing each night as they prepared for their journey and for a new baby.
I think tonight I will tell the girls that Mary might have been mending the clothing and blankets that they would bring on the journey.
Jesus thank You again for these sweet blessings in my life who help me keep my focus on You, especially during this wonderful Christmas season as we anxiously await Your birth!


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Every sparrow that falls…
It started with a premonition I had 3 days ago, of the baby eagle falling out of its nest. At the time I said to myself, "well that's a negative thought", and replaced it with visions of a thriving, safe eaglet, and dismissed it. "It was probably a product of last year's happenings", I surmised.
My studio workbench is set up where there are windows on all sides. They face out toward the pond in our back yard. It is a magical little portal teaming with "my" ducks, songbirds, turtles, raccoons, cheeky squirrels – life. This morning I was working on an assemblage piece (I'll finish it today), and out of the corner of my eye caught what looked like a bird fluttering down, and then with one wing outstretched, it went hopping off into the bushes. It appeared to be about the size of a kitten and was dark in color.
This event was over so quickly that there was not enough time to truly see the creature clearly. My immediate impression was "hawk", but I thought about my premonition. After confirming there was something by looking in the bushes and seeing a scurrying thing hop away from me, I went back inside and started calling Dunedin city numbers to find out who to alert about a possible de-nested eaglet.
After some sleuthing I found a bird rescue operation, and the bird-rescuer said she would be out after a rescue up in Tarpon Springs. I thought that was kind of odd, as eagles are protected – but, whatever. She called back within about 2 minutes saying, "I contacted the "eagle lady" and I guess they are priority so I'm coming to your house first."
Within the hour two women came to our house and we began our structured search for whatever it was I had seen.
This morning I participated in the rescue of the foretold animal…
Even grievously wounded he was wily and very good at hiding, his natural camouflage keeping him perfectly hidden when he was right under our feet. But perseverance and a long-reaching net eventually prevailed, our bird of prey was caught. It turned out to be a juvenile Coopers Hawk with a badly broken wing. Speculation was that he got too close to the eagle's nest and was clipped by the parents, but we don't really know.
Can I tell you something? He was so regal, so gorgeous, with his deadly beak and bright golden eyes!
I looked right into those incredible, piercing eyes and fell in love with him. My identification with him in that instant was absolute. I was mad at nature right then because he was hurt like that. Also, it seemed like we were adding insult to injury, even though I knew intellectually we were trying to help him. How undignified to be held around one's talons by this leather-gloved human in such a degrading, terrifying, and unnatural position, then unceremoniously thrust into a cat carrier and taken from the wild and the only world you know. This was just a momentary, but all-encompassing emotion.
The entire incident was over in a matter of moments and I was left with a phone number I can call after 24 hours have passed to check on our young patient. What I really emerged with was the enormity of it all. I was given a vision, I was there to witness the fall, and able to do the necessary research, to make the call, to help. I was a part of his destiny and he, mine.
"What is the price of two sparrows – one copper coin?
But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it."
Matthew 10:29
Here are some images of Cooper's Hawks. Not my guy (who I have dubbed "Shaman"), but if the videos turn out I'll put them here for you to see. These are just for illustration:
What a profound, pivotal experience. Bottom line? I had an epiphany today. I think the trace of American Indian within me, broke through and touched the earth. So I did some more research (I'll finish that assemblage piece later!)
Totem animals represent great spirit or that which they need to survive.
Hawk: messenger, intuition, discernment.
UPDATE 7:53 p.m.:
I am bawling – the poor also-bawling rescue lady called to tell me they had to put my little totem animal to sleep.
It was apparent by his injuries that the Eagles had attacked him (Cooper's Hawks are notorious for eating eaglets). The main artery in his wing was severed, and he was bleeding out so never would've survived.
Still blessed, but so sad: ( Oh Shaman!
January 10, 2011 8:11 pm
New comment on your post "Every sparrow that falls…"
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Very cool! Please let me know when the video of yours is ready – would love to "meet" him.
Reposted as I kind of … well, I deleted her original when I tried to use Live Writer to update the status. Sorry Erin!
January 10, 2011 8:16 pm
Fine delete me harumph! LOL
OK, I am very sorry that your little friend lost his life. Poor little guy. I guess that's just the circle of life at work. Pretty, pretty bird – never saw one live, I don't think. We had lots of red shouldered hawks on Long Island and I occasionally see one down this way, just don't know what kind. You did a good karma thing, helping the poor bird along today.
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Having sponsored and worked closely with numerous professional cyclists throughout the last several decades. Our team of engineers and designers have had the privilege of producing some of the most advanced bikes for some of the top professional cyclists of the world. Through this intimate relationship between the bike manufacturer having access to some of the best athletes in the world to use and provide feedback for our products, we strive to produce, test and develop the best products in the world.
In 2005, after having a reputation dealing with many companies within the bicycle industry, RTS Carbon sought to improve the current methods of design, development and production of carbon fiber bicycles. After numerous initial test models, product tests, analysis and refinement, RTS Carbon is now a leader in the production of carbon fiber molds, weaves, and layups used to create the latest racing bikes on the market.
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text: Dr. Maya Angelou Tribute to MLK, Jr on The Blues By Lee Hay • Jan 11, 2018 Listen Listening... / 59:00 In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's celebration on Monday, January 15th, I've produced a one-hour tribute in his memory. Sweet Honey in the Rock, Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir, along with Eddie Harris and Les McCann will be featured in the first set. "Phenomenally Woven" - The Spring Concert From MUSE By Anne Arenstein • May 20, 2016 Listen Listening... / 8:16 MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir, will present their spring concert, Phenomenally Woven, on June 4-5 at Walnut Hills High School. Musical celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Blues By Lee Hay • Jan 17, 2016 Tonight on the Blues at 11pm, a special in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The show begins with an uplifting version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by the Monty Alexander Trio and then Sweet Honey in The Rock. You'll hear the words of Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin, and the Reverend King. Other gospel selections are performed by the Blind Boys of Alabama, Shirley Caesar, the Birmingham Sunlights, and Mahalia Jackson. Award Winning Actor Regina Taylor Talks About Maya Angelou And Dr. King's Dream By Anne Arenstein • Jan 15, 2016 Listen Listening... / 9:51 Noted actor/director/writer and Golden Globe-winner Regina Taylor recently visited with Anne Arenstein to talk about Maya Angelou's poems and her thoughts as an artist and how her works reflect the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream. A new book features words of wisdom, many held private until now, from Maya Angelou By Barbara Gray • Jan 16, 2015 Listen Listening... / 10:15 Barbara Gray speaks with Guy Johnson, the only son of the late poet Maya Angelou, who talks about his mother and the book Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou which includes some of his mother's most powerful sayings that, until now, were just for her family. Journey From Within By Lee Hay • Jan 12, 2015 "Journey From Within" is a one-hour tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which will air on WVXU and WMUB on Saturday, January 17th, at 11pm. The special begins with a song by Sweet Honey in the Rock and then continues with the words of Dr. Maya Angelou. Listeners will also hear from Reverend Adam Clayton Powell and philosopher Cornel West. There are important historical moments from Marian Anderson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1965 Civil Rights speech, and the voice of Dr. King. "Hallowed Ground" is the new live CD from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra By Frank Johnson • Sep 12, 2014 Listen Listening... / 14:12 The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's latest CD, Hallowed Ground, was recorded live in Music Hall and features the late Dr. Maya Angelou in one of her last public appearances. Cincinnati Public Radio's master recording engineer, Chelsea VandeDrink, tells Frank Johnson about the experience of recording these dynamic performances. Dr. Maya Angelou's new book about Nelson Mandela By Barbara Gray • Feb 7, 2014 Listen Listening... / 8:02 Dr. Maya Angelou speaks by phone with our Barbara Gray about the late Nelson Mandela, her history with him, and her new book about this iconic world leader, His Day is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute.


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"For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne.
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne."
Growing up, I spent every New Year's Eve at a relative's house party for family and friends. After the stroke of mid-night and hugs and kisses had been shared, everyone sang "Auld Lang Syne" . I had no understanding of the meaning, as this was a singing family anyway, but it was very comforting.
Seems that the 18th century Scottish poet Robert Burns first penned the words and attached them to a popular melody of the time and submitted it for publication. Later he would write a poem about it.
"We'll take a cup of kindness yet" was the act of men and women drinking with each other to celebrate old memories and their friendships in general. Over the centuries the song evolved to be especially popular at New Year's, funerals, graduations, and other social events.
"Auld Lang Syne" has lost some of its popularity in the 21st Century, but for me, today's expanded version of the meaning just might very well be FaceBook, and Twitter, and my blog "Moving On". These provide us all with an opportunity to see on a daily basis what we are doing, thinking, and sharing, especially anything pertaining to animals. 😽 And it does so not only for the present, but for years past courtesy of F.B.'s "On This Day". Our very own "cup of kindness yet" in digital glory.
I'm not embarrassed to say how important it is for me to see, learn, laugh, cry, and generally admire each of you and the ability to know what's makes your world, in the words of the Chairman of the Board, go ring-a-ding-ding. It also provides me with daily opportunities to express to you all my imagination in assorted ways that make me happy, and as a bonus, hopefully add a smile or two to you all.
2016 had its fair share of glorious moments, but taken in totem, I'm very much willing to let it go in anticipation of new possibilities in 2017. Looking forward to continuing this magnificent life with you by my cyber-side. HAPPY NEW YEAR !! Love, Alan


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This post must be brief. I'm still trying to get all my papers graded. I have until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow to do grade changes before report cards are printed, but I'm going to try to stay awake as long as possible tonight to get a bunch done. I have to take a online test tomorrow for work, and I must get my assignments completed for my library science class. Anyway, while I am still grading tonight, I'm not wallowing in bad feelings like last night. Tonight, I feel determined rather than depressed. I have to get caught up so I can make time to blog about some more interesting things. Things like reading Frankenstein, the Basquiat exhibit, The World's Fastest Indian, and procrastination.
Okay, I have to get back to work now. Later.
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Monday, February 20, 2006
Once I again, I am sitting in my chair the night before grades are due with a mile-high stack of papers waiting to be graded. Why do I do this to myself? I can't figure it out. Do I just not care enough anymore? I feel bad for my students, who have to wait forever for me to give them papers back. Just last week, I was frustrated by the prof for my library science class--she didn't get our quiz grades posted as fast as I thought she should. How can I complain about someone else when I am the worst? It really depresses me to have to grade so much crap, and my students give me crap more often than not. I'm such a glutton for guilt that I persist in giving them assignments. And I do feel guilty, which contributes a great deal to my guilty feelings. Thank goodness, the other parts of my life are going so well. Otherwise, I might not make it until the morning. I guess I better get back to work now. Good night all!
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We are soon to be joined at 15 South College Street by two groups from The University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics and also by the Maxwell Institute Graduate School in Analysis and its Applications (MIGSAA). Bringing new groups into the building means that the way the space is used is changing.
ICMS will occupy the ground and top floors of the building with Informatics sandwiched in between. The ICMS reception will remain on level 3. The MIGSAA will have offices on the top floor and a new classroom on the ground floor.
How this affects visitors and clients:
1. ICMS will not be able to host any meetings from October to the end of December 2014.
2. A new seminar room and dining area for ICMS events will be created on the ground floor. This will be up and running in January 2015.
3. The lecture theatre will stay as it is but will be used by the MIGSAA until their new classroom is ready in January 2015. So the theatre will not be available for other uses for the remainder of 2014.
Work has already started converting levels 2 and 3 into office space for Informatics. Work will begin on the ground floor in October following our three September workshops.
When the work is completed we will have a flexible facility for hosting events. We look forward to welcoming you to our new-look facilities in 2015.
Please remember that ICMS is available to the mathematics community for seminars, colloquiums and workshops but priority is always given to our core EPSRC workshops and we do not run events in August. We have a busy calendar of events planned for 2015 see http://www.icms.org.uk/ for details.


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Everything you need to know about having a healthy pregnancy.
If you're like many pregnant women, you vowed to eat healthier the minute you found out you were expecting. You may have even started making a mental list of nutritional do's and don'ts: Eat more calcium-rich foods, get more protein, cut out the caffeine and junk foods. Healthy eating habits on your part will set the stage for your baby to grow into a strong child and adult and ultimately reduce his risk for certain diseases. Scientific research continues to show that a prenatal diet rich in nutrient-dense foods is key in preventing heart disease, diabetes, obesity and many types of cancer. Here's advice on what to eat—and what to avoid—for a healthy pregnancy.
DO choose foods that do double duty. "Eat nutrient-dense foods," says Heidi Reichenberger, M.S., R.D., a Boston-based spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "They will end up meeting more than one nutritional need at a time." For example, milk provides calcium and plenty of protein. Lean pork and beef offer protein, along with B vitamins, iron and zinc. Orange juice fills you with folate plus vitamin C; and vitamin C helps you to absorb iron from foods such as fiber-rich black beans. Whole grains are filled with fiber, B vitamins, magnesium and zinc.
DON'T fill up on empty calories. Candy, cake, cookies and ice cream definitely don't count as double-duty, nutrient-rich foods. It's OK to have them during pregnancy—but in moderation, says Reichenberger. "If you're eating an excessive amount of sweets during pregnancy, you are either replacing nutrient-dense foods or getting too many overall calories," she says.
DO remember that you're not really eating for two. "The old adage that you're eating for two is not accurate," says Scott Logan, M.D., an OB-GYN at Lake Forest Hospital in Chicago. "One of the major problems we see with pregnant women is overeating." Indeed, many moms-to-be don't realize that they need only 300 extra calories a day—and only in the second and third trimesters. "But many women eat more than the additional 300 calories a day during that time," Logan says. And most end up gaining more than the recommended 25 to 35 pounds.
DON'T forget to take your prenatal vitamin. A daily prenatal vitamin and mineral supplement acts as a safeguard, providing nutrients—vitamins, folate, iron and more—beyond what you'll get from meals and snacks. "Iron is especially important, since it combats anemia," says Reichenberger. "And since blood volume increases significantly during pregnancy, more iron is needed."
DO focus on food groups. Along with taking your prenatal supplement, the best way to ensure that you'll get all the right nutrients is to eat the following daily:
- 9 servings from the bread, cereal, rice and pasta group
- 6 ounces of animal protein or its equivalent from the meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs and nuts group
- 4 servings from the vegetable group
- 3 servings from the fruit group
- 3 servings from the milk, yogurt and cheese group
DON'T forget water and fiber-rich foods. Drink plenty of liquids—at least eight glasses daily—to help support your increased blood volume, Reichenberger says. These extra fluids can also help prevent constipation, as can high-fiber foods. That means eating whole-wheat and whole-grain breads and pastas, and lots of fruits and vegetables.
"I suggest snacks that are filled with fiber, such as a bowl of cereal," Logan says. Aim for at least 25 to 35 grams of fiber every day (3¼4 cup of bran cereal, for example, equals 5 grams).
DO avoid uncooked and unpasteurized foods. Stay away from uncooked, unpasteurized cheeses such as Brie, Camembert, feta, blue-veined and Mexican-style cheeses. These products can harbor listeria, a bacterium that can cause food-borne illness. Deli meats may also pose a risk, so buy prepackaged cold cuts rather than those from the deli counter.
In addition, never eat raw or undercooked meat, sushi, seafood or eggs during pregnancy. Also steer clear of fish that may contain excessive amounts of mercury, such as shark, king mackerel, tilefish, swordfish and tuna. Limit shellfish and canned fish to 12 ounces a week. And avoid alcoholic beverages altogether.


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Someone's had a good day! A foxy-looking Carol Vorderman can't stop smiling as she leaves the Loose Women studios
17:58 GMT, 29 May 2012
She was looking very foxy as she left the Loose Women studios today in a black catsuit and towering heels.
So it's no wonder Carol Vorderman was oozing sexy confidence as she headed home, unable to wipe the beaming grin off her face.
The Loose Women presenter, 51, left the London studios this afternoon, her smile suggesting that she had had a very good day.
Carol smiley: Miss Vorderman couldn't stop laughing as she left the Loose Women studios today
She looked terrific in her outfit which she teamed with a black cutout cardigan which was cinched at the waist with a huge belt with a gold buckle.
Fresh from the studio, her hair was slick and glossy as she headed to her waiting car.
Only this week she revealed how she stays looking sexy and young, a good diet and exercise being the obvious solution.
Looking good! carol was still flashing the grin as she made her way down a ramp to her waiting car
But she also admitted that she had managed to defy the effects of time too after deciding to have laser surgery to correct her failing eyesight.
She said: 'I had read in a magazine that the average age for a woman's eyesight to fail is 46.
within three months of reaching 46, sure enough my eyesight started to
go bluhhh,
Foxy lady: Carol looked fantastic in her catsuit which showed off her curves and which she teamed with towering heels
'I started having to hold things further and further away from me in order to focus properly.
Carol started using reading glasses as her eyesight started to deteriorate but found them frustrating and decided to have the surgery to give her 20/20 vision again.
And was so delighted with the results, and said: 'Now I can just pick up anything and read it straight off – for me, this has been like a miracle.'
Perfect vision: Carol now has 20/20 vision again after undergoing surgery to correct her failing eyesight