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Marketing is very important to a company. However, to find a good marketing company is even more important than the rest. If you get a marketing company which turn out failing to promote your company, time and money are wasted. The most critical thing is, your business will not grow. However, if you get a good marketing company, you will see a good result from it. The best example will be the Kmart marketing campaign run by IZEA.
Kmart, which is seldom known by others, has become so popular with the help of IZEA marketing strategy: Conenct with A-listers, Harness the longtail, Give something back and Leverage multiple platforms. Each and every strategy's main point is to promote the brand of Kmart, to become well-known to customers.
First, 6 leading bloggers have been chosen to shop in Kmart with the sponsorship spends from Kmart itself. Besides, bloggers have helped to spread the word. On top of this, contest was launched to provide a way to promote Kmart. In addition, different platforms such as blogs, email, Twitter, Facebook, UStream.tv and others have also helped on spreading the brand name.
From the Social Media Case Study, the result from these strategies were very encouraging and positive. More than 90% of bloggers are more likely to make a purchase from Kmart after writing about it.
This example shows you clearly why the marketing company plays an important role in marketing your business. Below is the case study slide show for Kmart from IZEA.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Social Media Marketing
Marketing is very important to a company. However, to find a good marketing company is even more important than the rest. If you get a marketing company which turn out failing to promote your company, time and money are wasted. The most critical thing is, your business will not grow. However, if you get a good marketing company, you will see a good result from it. The best example will be the Kmart marketing campaign run by IZEA.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Just back from Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. Very nice movie and MUST watch it in the cinema. Bumblebee is still the cutest and coolest autobots among all. I like him so much. Never forget about Optimus Prime as well. I am not going to tell the story over here, just go watch it yourself. :)
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Labels: Life, Movie, Transformers
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Web Hosting Geeks
I have written quite a number of post regarding the web hosting. However, still a lot of people are asking me on which web hosting to get. If they have read my post clearly, they will know how to get the best web hosting. Since they are still having doubts, let me explain to them one more time.
In order to get a good web site hosting, first, you need to know what you are actually want. You need to know what is the purpose of your website. If your website allow people to download files, you need to consider the web hosting which offers a large storage and bandwidth. After confirmed on the needs, is time to compare on the pricing and package. Some hosting company provide an attractive packages with low price but poor customer service. Some web hosting plan is a bit expensive, however, they provide the best customer service to their users. For me, I will pay a bit more and get a hosting with a good customer service. When we are facing problem on the hosting, there will be someone to help you to fix the issue, this is the most important criteria. If not, your website will be down. It will be worst if your website is generating income for you.
All these information can be found from the Web Hosting Geeks. The website shows the top 10 web hosting with all the features, price and reviews. If you are going for the e-commerce, read this article which is taken from the blog session: Common E-commerce Hosting Terminology. A lot more good articles are there. Just spend some time to go through and for sure you will know which hosting will suite you more.
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My Dream Camera
I plan to get a SLR camera by next year. From the research, Canon EOS 500D will be my dream camera. For me, I think 500D is more than enough for a beginner. I start to read all the reviews and compare with other model, even other brand. No matter how, I still prefer the 500D form the shape, the weight and the photo quality. Until then, this is still a dream for me.
Sometimes, things happen and your plan no longer applicable. It happened to me! My Power Shot S2IS is giving me problem when I went for shooting. When I turn it on, it showed me nothing, all black. However, the LCD can view all the photos inside the memory card. I ahve no choice but sent for repair. From the repair center, the lens is broken and needs RM480 to fix it. RM480 to fix a old camera is too much for me. I decided a no go for the repair.
Without repairing, it means that I will not have any camera for taking photos. I start to think of getting the SLR but the price is quite expensive. After asking and thinking for many days, I still cannot decide. One day, my friend helped me to ask one of the shop. The price was very attractive!! It is much cheaper. Without any hesitation, I headed to the shop and bought my Canon EOS 500D. Finally, I owned YOU!
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Visit Singapore
Singapore has become the country that I will visit at least once every year. This year, I not yet make any arrangement to visit it until I see the Accor Hotels City Super Sale. From as low as 61 USD, I can revisit this place and stay in the Singapore hotel with a great savings.
Singapore has a couple of places that I will go for this visit. I plan to go during year end. Why I choose year end? Of course I have the reason. It is because Singapore is having SALES on that time. Besides shopping, I wish to go to the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari. I want to go there and try out the performance of my newly bought camera. On the very next day, I will go to the Sentosa Island. Another great place for photo taking. One full day is needed if you want to visit Sentosa. There are so many things you can do there. However, Musical Fountain will be my main purpose of going there. If I have time, I would also like to visit the Science Center and Bird Park. I never visit both places for many years. For sure, there will be a lot of changes and improvements.
The Asia Pacific Hotel City Sale is only for a limited time only. Grab it when it is still available and start to plan your own vacation trip now.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Farewell to HNKP
I just back from praying HNKP. I got the chance to talk to her sister and Ah Hooi to know more about her. HNKP's sister wants me to say thank you to all of you who have left her message in FB, blog and MSN.
Tomorrow will be HNKP's funeral. I can't make it. I need to work. HNKP, please forgive me. Goodbye, my dear friend.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Our one and only HNKP
Ah Hooi called me. I never expect someone named Ah Hooi will call me. When he told me is Ah Hooi, I thought that he is my mom's friend's son. I never think of this Ah Hooi is HNKP's boy friend. Then he told me HNKP passed away. I was like huh? Are you calling the right person? I asked him. He said, you are so so so and you don't know HNKP meh? Then only I realized who is the one that actually talking to me.
Honestly, I was so shocked to get the news. I never prepare to get this kind of news. I think I shouted quite loud on the phone until my mom came over and asked me what happen. I totally cannot accept and don't know what to do. I started to call others and MSN someone. I need to let others know about this as well.
Last few weeks, TSP tagged a lot of the photos of us, that we took during CNY in FB. HNKP left a message in on e of the photo, saying that she missed my butter cookies. Yes, on that photo, she can see the butter cookies that I gave to them last 2 years. This year, I never give to her. After I saw the message, I said to myself next year I will give her one bottle. I never reply on top of the message. It was too late now.
I browsed through her blog. In the post, she did mention about me. She always MSN me to help her get some songs or even lyrics. Sometimes, I will translate the lyrics into pinyin for her as well. With that, she can sing with it.
HNKP, we will always remember you. You bring a lot of fun to us during our gathering. I still remember the first time we met, in Old Town. You are so quiet. Remember what I said? You are not like you! You always scold bad words during recording or our chat session but on that day, you were so quiet. Hahahaha......
I really hope you will RIP, we will miss you always, our one and only HNKP!!!
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Can't Wait......
Can't wait to watch the below 2 movies. Both are also from Aaron Kwok. According to the news, this thriller movie Murderer will show during the HK holidays. I hope it comes to the cinema here at the same time too.
Another one will be the well known Storm Warriors. This is the new trailer. It will show on the 17 of December.
Oh.... Just can't wait to watch!
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Labels: Aaron Kwok, Movies, Storm Warriros
Monday, June 8, 2009
Roger Federer won the French Open finally!!!
Yes, Roger Federer won the French Open 2009 finally, beating Robin Soderling in straight set 6-1 7-6(1) 6-4. I watched the game online and it seems like no fight for Soderling.
However, before Soderling went into the final, he beat Rafael Nadal in the 4th round, Nikolay Davydenko in quarter final and Fernando Gonzalez in semi. If Nadal vs Federer in the final, I don't think Federer can win. Nadal is too good over Federer. He knew his playing style.
Anyway, I am happy Federer finally won the French Open! :)
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Labels: Federer, French Open, Nadal, Tennis


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The origin of Easter does have a couple of different possibilities. First of all Easter is mainly considered to be a pagan holiday. Most of the old religions have different celebrations for different seasons throughout the year. The origin of Easter plays into the celebrations carried out during or around the spring equinox. It is during the time we call Easter that Attis died and was resurrected each and every year. Attis was an important figure in pagan history because it is him who Cybele was in love with. She was a powerful fertility goddess that everyone gave thanks and praise to.....Read On
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Intelligence increase is one of the most sought-after human goals. Just think what you can do with a higher IQ: get better grades, go to a better university, get a better job, get a promotion quicker, make better friends etc. The list goes on. Obviously, i'm stereotyping quite a bit here, because IQ doesn't necessarily give you any of these things, but it clearly helps to be smart......Read On
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Sunday, March 8, 2015
Traditional Irish Food For St Patrick's Day
Irish cooking seems to be synonymous with two dishes -Corned Beef with Cabbage and Irish Stew. Yet, if you were to take a trip to Ireland, you would find that these dishes are rarely featured on a restaurant menu -- especially the former dish! The truth be told, corned beef did not originate from Ireland - but dishes such as Bacon and cabbage do have their roots on the Emerald Isle and you might find them sharing your plate at a traditional Irish dinner. Developed through decades of economic hardship and famine, traditional Irish cuisine incorporates the bare essentials to create simple food. The dishes served today are often display a more modern flair, adopting techniques and ingredients to cater to the well-heeled traveler.....Read On
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MMORPG Online Games
The MMORPG games, otherwise known as the massively multiplayer online role-playing games, are a particular kind of games that are played by a huge number of individuals over the World Wide Web. Some of the most renowned MMORPG online games include DC Universe Online, EVE Online, Final Fantasy series, World of Warcraft and Champions Online. Naturally, there are scores of other popular games and each one is having its own fan following. The ideas of the massively multiplayer online role playing games are normally based on fantasy. While a number of them feature science fiction, black magic or crime themes, others make use of a multihued blend of various themes. An attention-grabbing characteristic of the MMORP games is....Read On
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Our Prince Valiant turned 16 a few weeks ago. Poor guy, however, can't have wheat or dairy without really paying the price. That made birthday cake a challenge.
Still, we came up with a solution...rice crispie bar birthday cake! Ta da! I even used our three round cake pans. The only problem? The candles actually burned the cake in places where the flame got a little close. Still, it was a hoot and he loved it. Anybody have any other birthday cake alternatives?


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Lea MicheleIt's that Back to School time of year, and soon school will be back in session at McKinley High, too! That's right, September 20 and the return of Glee on FOX are just around the corner!
It's been a crazy roller coaster ride of a summer break in the life of a gleek. First, we heard Rachel, Finn, and Kurt were leaving. Then they were staying. Then Sam's out and two new cast members are in. Make that four, if you include the winners of The Glee Project! I swear, I'm almost gleeked out. Note: Not really.
There's always room for more Glee news, right? Lea Michele recently spoke with The TV Addict about what's to come for her character and Glee in season 3. Check out these season 3 plot twists, courtesy of Lea Michele.
1. Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine are going to be interacting, a lot: Lea tells The TV Addict that she, Chris Colfer, and Darren Criss have a few great story lines together for the upcoming season. I can totally see Kurt getting jealous if Blaine is hanging out with Rachel over him, couldn't you?
2. She could flunk out! OK, so I'm being a little too hopeful. But Rachel says that she could "fail [her] classes, so I'll see how I feel, then decide!" Unfortunately, although it is possible, we all know that Rachel is a bit of a goody-two-shoes and could never actually fail at anything -- unless perhaps there is heartbreak!!! Or a gig on Broadway!!!
3. Rachel's two dads could be making an appearance: For those of you who missed that tidbit, it's been long known that Lea's character actually has two dads at home. Lea tells The TV Addict she has high hopes that we'll meet the dads this season, and one them may very well be played by Elton John. Can you imagine how good that duet would be?! As for the other, she's unsure of who could be cast for the part. Rumor has it that Taye Diggs' name has been thrown around.
4. Rachel and Finn are NOT a sure thing. Of course, they'll be starting the season as a couple. But Michele says that "you never know with Finn and Rachel what could possibly happen." Swoon!
Are you looking forward to the new season?
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Cytogenetics is a branch of genetics that is concerned with the study of the structure and function of the cell, especially the chromosomes[1]. It includes routine analysis of G-Banded chromosomes, other cytogenetic banding techniques, as well as molecular cytogenetics such as fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH).
Chromosomes were first observed in plant cells by Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli in 1842. Their behavior in animal (salamander) cells was described by Walther Flemming, the discoverer of mitosis, in 1882. The name was coined by another German anatomist, von Waldeyer in 1888.
The next stage took place after the development of genetics in the early 20th century, when it was appreciated that the set of chromosomes (the karyotype) was the carrier of the genes. Levitsky seems to have been the first to define the karyotype as the phenotypic appearance of the somatic chromosomes, in contrast to their genic contents.[2][3] Investigation into the human karyotype took many years to settle the most basic question: how many chromosomes does a normal diploid human cell contain? [4] In 1912, Hans von Winiwarter reported 47 chromosomes in spermatogonia and 48 in oogonia, concluding an XX/XO sex determination mechanism.[5] Painter in 1922 was not certain whether the diploid number of man was 46 or 48, at first favouring 46.[6] He revised his opinion later from 46 to 48, and he correctly insisted on man having an XX/XY system.[7] Considering their techniques, these results were quite remarkable.
New techniques were needed to definitively solve the problem:
It took until the mid 1950s until it became generally accepted that the karyotype of man included only 46 chromosomes.[8][9] Rather interestingly, the great apes have 48 chromosomes. Human chromosome 2 was formed by a merger of ancestral chromosomes, reducing the number.
Barbara McClintock began her career as a maize cytogeneticist. In 1931 McClintock and Harriet Creighton demonstrated that cytological recombination of marked chromosomes correlated with recombination of genetic traits (genes). McClintock continued her career in cytogenetics studying the mechanics and inheritance of broken and ring (circular) chromosomes of maize. During her cytogenetic work, McClintock discovered transposons, a find which eventually led to her Nobel Prize in 1983.
In the 1930s Dobzhansky and his co-workers collected Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis from wild populations in California and neighbouring states. Using Painter's technique [10] they studied the polytene chromosomes and discovered that the wild populations were polymorphic for chromosomal inversions. All the flies look alike whatever inversions they carry: this is an example of a cryptic polymorphism.
Evidence rapidly accumulated to show that natural selection was responsible. Using a method invented by L'Heretier and Teissier, Dobzhansky bred populations in population cages, which enabled feeding, breeding and sampling whilst preventing escape. This had the benefit of eliminating migration as a possible explanation of the results. Stocks containing inversions at a known initial frequency can be maintained in controlled conditions. It was found that the various chromosome types do not fluctuate at random, as they would if selectively neutral, but adjust to certain frequencies at which they become stabilised. By the time Dobzhansky published the third edition of his book in 1951[11] he was persuaded that the chromosome morphs were being maintained in the population by the selective advantage of the heterozygotes, as with most polymorphisms.[12][13]
In the event of procedures which allowed easy enumeration of chromosomes, discoveries were quickly made related to aberrant chromosomes or chromosome number. In some congenital disorders, such as Down's syndrome, cytogenetics revealed the nature of the chromosomal defect: a "simple" trisomy. Abnormalities arising from nondysjunction events can cause cells with aneuploidy (additions or deletions of entire chromosomes) in one of the parents or in the fetus. In 1959 Lejeune[14] discovered patients with Down syndrome had an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome is also referred to as trisomy 21.
Other numerical abnormalities discovered include sex chromosome abnormalities. An individual with only one sex chromosome (the X) has Turner syndrome, an additional X chromosome in a male, resulting in 47 total chromosomes, has Klinefelter's Syndrome. Many other sex chromosome combinations are compatible with live birth including XXX, XYY, and XXXX. The ability for mammals to tolerate aneuploidies in the sex chromosomes arises from the ability to inactivate them, which is required in normal females to compensate for having two copies of the chromosome. Not all genes on the X Chromosome are inactivated, which is why there is a phenotypic effect seen in individuals with an extra or missing X.
Trisomy 13 was associated with Patau's Syndrome and trisomy 18 with Edward's Syndrome.
In 1960, Peter Nowell and David Hungerford[15] discovered a small chromosome in the white blood cells of patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). This abnormal chromosome was dubbed the Philadelphia chromosome - as both scientists were doing their research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13 years later, with the development of more advancecd techniques, the abnormal chromosome was shown by Janet Rowley to be the result of a translocation of chromosomes 9 and 22. Identification of the Philadelphia chromosome by cytogenetics, in addition to other tests, is used today as a diagnostic for CML.
In the late 1960s Caspersson developed banding techniques which differentially stain chromosomes. This allows chromosomes of otherwise equal size to be differentiated as well as to elucidate the breakpoints and constituent chromosomes involved in chromosome translocations. Deletions within one chromosome could also now be more specifically named and understood. Deletion syndromes such as DiGeorge syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome and others were discovered to be caused by deletions in chromosome material.
Diagrams identifying the chromosomes based on the banding patterns are known as cytogenetic maps. These maps became the basis for both prenatal and oncological fields to quickly move cytogenetics into the clinical lab where karyotyping allowed scientists to look for chromosomal alterations. Techniques were expanded to allow for culture of free amniocytes recovered from amniotic fluid, and elongation techniques for all culture types that allow for higher resolution banding.
In the 1980s advances were made in molecular cytogenetics. While radioisotope-labeled probes had been hybridized with DNA since 1969, movement was now made in using fluorescently labeled probes. Hybridizing them to chromosomes preparations made using existing techniques came to be known as fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). This change significantly increased the usage of probing techniques as fluorescently labeled probes are safer and can be used almost indefinitely. Further advances in micromanipulation and examination of chromosomes led to the technique of chromosome microdissection whereby aberrations in chromosomal structure could be isolated, cloned and studied in ever greater detail.
Routine chromosome analysis refers to analysis of metaphase chromosomes which have been banded using trypsin followed by Giemsa, Leishmanns, or a mixture of the two. This creates unique banding patterns on the chromosomes. The molecular mechanism and reason for these patterns is unknown, although it likely related to replication timing and chromatin packing.
Several chromosome-banding techniques are used in cytogenetics laboratories. Quinacrine banding (Q-banding) was the first staining method used to produce specific banding patterns. This method requires a fluorescence microscope and is no longer as widely used as Giemsa banding (G-banding). Reverse banding (R-banding) requires heat treatment and reverses the usual white and black pattern that is seen in G-bands and Q-bands. This method is particularly helpful for staining the distal ends of chromosomes. Other staining techniques include C-banding and nucleolar organizing region stains (NOR stains). These latter methods specifically stain certain portions of the chromosome. C-banding stains the constitutive heterochromatin, which usually lies near the centromere, and NOR staining highlights the satellites and stalks of acrocentric chromosomes. High-resolution banding involves the staining of chromosomes during prophase or early metaphase (prometaphase), before they reach maximal condensation. Because prophase and prometaphase chromosomes are more extended than metaphase chromosomes, the number of bands observable for all chromosomes increases from about 300 to 450 to as many as 800. This allows the detection of less obvious abnormalities usually not seen with conventional banding.
Cells from bone marrow, blood, amniotic fluid, cord blood, tumor, and tissues (including skin, umbilical cord, liver, and many other organs) can be cultured using standard cell culture techniques in order to increase their number. A mitotic inhibitor (colchicine, colcemid) is then added to the culture. This stops cell division at mitosis which allows an increased yield of mitotic cells for analysis. The cells are then centrifuged and media and mitotic inhibitor is removed, and replaced with a hypotonic solution. This causes the cells to swell so that the chromosomes will spread when added to a slide. After the cells have been allowed to sit in hypotonic, Carnoy's fixative (3:1 methanol to glacial acetic acid) is added. This kills the cells, lyses the red blood cells, and hardens the nuclei of the remaining white blood cells. The cells are generally fixed repeatedly to remove any debris or remaining red blood cells. The cell suspension is then dropped onto specimen slides. After aging the slides in an oven or waiting a few days they are ready for banding and analysis.
Analysis of banded chromosomes is done at a microscope by a clinical laboratory specialist in cytogenetics (CLSp(CG)). Generally 20 cells are analyzed which is enough to rule out mosaicism to an acceptable level. The results are summarized and given to a board-certified medical geneticist and a pathologist for review, and to write an interpretation taking into account the patients previous history and other clinical findings. The results are then given out reported in an International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature 2005 (ISCN2005).
Fluorescent in situ hybridization refers to using fluorescently labeled probe to hybridize to cytogenetic cell preparations.
In addition to standard preparations FISH can also be performed on:
This section refers to preparation of standard cytogenetic preparations
The slide is aged using a salt solution usually consisting of 2X SSC (salt, sodium citrate). The slides are then dehydrated in ethanol, and the probe mixture is added. The sample DNA and the probe DNA are then co-denatured using a heated plate and allowed to re-anneal for at least 4 hours. The slides are then washed to remove excess unbound probe, and counterstained with 4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) or propidium iodide.
Analysis of FISH specimens is done by fluorescence microscopy by a clinical laboratory specialist in cytogenetics (CLSp(CG)). For oncology generally a large number of interphase cells are scored in order to rule out low level residual disease, generally between 200 and 1000 cells are counted and scored. For congenital problems usually 20 metaphase cells are scored.
Advances now focus on molecular cytogenetics including automated systems for counting the results of standard FISH preparations and techniques for virtual karyotyping, such as comparative genomic hybridization arrays, CGH and Single nucleotide polymorphism-arrays.
Cytogenetics is the branch of genetics which deals with cell structure and function. It includes the study of chromosomes, chromosome bands, karyotypes, and cell division, especially meiosis.[1] Cytogenetic studies have also been used to study evolution in natural populations.[2]


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To compare two strings in csharp there are various such method which compare them in different manner according to the developer's condition such as having same string, same string with different ordinals (uppercase or lowercase), starting and ending of strings value etc. the major types of comparison methods or function present in .Net framework 4.5 are:
- String.Compare
- String.compareOrdinal
- String.Compare to
- String.startwith
- String.endwith
- String.Equal
Lets have a look how above method works in different condition or programming situations.
It compares to strings and returns an integer value. Type of returned value can be a positive integer, a Zero or a negative integer. Positive value indicates the string is greater then previous. A zero indicates two strings are equal. And negative shows the first string is smaller then other. Code sample for this method:
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string first = "this is first string";
string secound = "this is first string";
int value = String.Compare(first, secound);
Compare Ordinal
It works same as above compare method but without considering the culture of strings.
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It also work exactly same as compare method but the area of use is sorting.
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LINCOLN — Three fourth-quarter field goals by true freshman kicker Barret Pickering won Nebraska its fourth game of the year Saturday, toppling Michigan State 9-6 on a cold, snowy afternoon.
Neither team was able to do much on offense all afternoon. Michigan State took a 6-0 lead in the third quarter, but Pickering was the difference for the Huskers.
On three straight drives in the fourth quarter, Pickering made field goals of 36, 20 and 47 yards. The freshman nailed the career-long 47-yarder with swirling winds in the snow to give Nebraska a 9-6 lead with 5:13 left in the fourth quarter.
Nebraska (4-7) held Michigan State (6-5) at bay in the closing minutes to seal the win.
Adrian Martinez finished the day 16 for 37 on the day for 145 passing yards. Devine Ozigbo ran for 74 against the top run defense in the country. Senior safety Antonio Reed had a career day with seven tackles, one sack, three tackles for loss, an interception, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Neither team exceeded 300 total yards in what was the lowest scoring Husker game since 2010. Michigan State quarterback Rocky Lombardi finished the day 15 for 41 for 146 passing yards and 53 rushing yards.
After a chippy first half with multiple personal fouls and little offense, the Spartans took a 3-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Nebraska fumbled four times in the first 30 minutes. Michigan State recovered two of those fumbles but turned neither into points. Nebraska opened the game with a three-and-out, and the Spartans followed that with a 10-play, 50-yard scoring drive that ended in a 34-yard field goal.
Martinez led the Huskers across the 50-yard-line twice, but twice head coach Scott Frost elected to go for it on fourth down, and twice a Martinez pass fell incomplete. Against the top run defense in the country, Nebraska tried to throw, but the cold wind stunted the NU offense, and MSU's front seven were as advertised, holding NU to 99 total rushing yards in the first and just 248 total yards.
Michigan State was no better with 289 total yards.
Martinez was sacked in the second quarter and put the ball on the turf for NU's fourth fumble of the day. MSU recovered in the red zone and a 15-yard penalty on Mohamed Barry put the ball at the 12-yard-line for the Spartans. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Michigan State on third down pushed a field goal attempt back 15 yards. The 41-yard try hit the post.
Following that drive, the heat turned up in Lincoln. Michigan State lineman slammed NU corners and tight ends into the ground after plays. Nebraska defensive backs bumped face masks with Michigan State wide receivers.
On the final drive of the half, MSU threatened to score again. Lombardi converted two third downs on the ground. A pass interference on Lamar Jackson moved the ball past the 50. But a heave to the end zone was picked off by Antonio Reed with three seconds remaining, and NU went into the half down 3-0. Reed finished the half with one pick, one forced fumble and one tackle for loss.
Michigan State opened the second half by driving to the 50 but was forced to punt. Morgan misjudged that punt and jumped on a potential fumble before it rolled into the end zone. Snow began to fall as Nebraska's next possession began at the 2-yard line, but the Huskers couldn't put together a drive yet again.
The snow stuck around for the rest of the game.
A 36-yard pass play from Lombardi to Connor Heyward jump-started an MSU drive near the end of the third. In the fourth, Lombardi completed a pass to Darrell Stewart on third-and-8. On third-and-goal, Luke Gifford sniffed out a shovel pass forcing another field goal. Kicker Matt Coghlin knocked in a 26-yarder for a 6-0 lead with 12:13 left.
Then, Nebraska finally answered back. Martinez found Morgan for 35 yards in the slot. On fourth-and-9 near the end zone, Frost elected to kick the field goal. Barret Pickering knocked in a 36-yarder to make it 6-3 with 11:07 remaining.
On the second play of Michigan State's next drive, Reed flew in unblocked and rocked Lombardi, forcing his second fumble on the day. Damion Daniels jumped on the ball. Nebraska got down to the 2-yard-line on an Ozigbo run, but couldn't get by the stiff MSU defense. Pickering knocked in a 20-yarder for 6-6 with 8:07 left.
Reed knocked away a pass on third down to give Nebraska the ball back on the next MSU drive. Nebraska got into Pickering's range, and he sent the ball through the uprights for a 9-6 lead, sending Memorial Stadium into a frenzy in the cold.
Michigan State got the ball back with just under four minutes remaining in the game. On third-and-6, Lombardi kept the Spartans alive with an 8-yard run. A third-and-10 pass interference on Lamar Jackson bailed out the Spartans.
On fourth-and-4, UCF transfer Tre Neal knocked a pass away and Nebraska took over on downs. And that was game.
Husker captain Jerald Foster 'can't wait' to beat Iowa on Black Friday
Jerald Foster couldn't wipe the smile off his face.
The senior guard had just completed his Memorial Stadium career with wild 9-6 win over Michigan State. He was already looking forward to the final game of his career. He and the Huskers have some unfinished business with Iowa.
"I can't wait to beat Iowa," Foster said. "I really can't."
Nebraska hasn't beaten the Hawkeyes since 2014, which means that neither Foster nor his classmates own a win over their biggest rival. Doing it Friday in Iowa City would cap a November surge. Losing Friday, however, would drop Nebraska to 4-8, matching last year's record, the worst since 1961.
Foster hopes the Hawkeyes are excited for the matchup.
"I know I am. We're gonna go up to Iowa and have some fun."
Stanley Morgan breaks career receptions record, Devine Ozigbo reaches 1,000 rushing yards
A Husker record was broken and a milestone was reached Saturday in Memorial Stadium.
Senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan became the school record holder for career receptions, and senior running back Devine Ozigbo reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season.
Morgan passed Kenny Bell's mark when he recorded his 182nd career catch. It was his fourth of the game and came late in the fourth quarter
Ozigbo entered the game against Michigan State with 958 rushing yards. He broke the 1,000-yard mark on his 11th carry of the game. He's the first Husker to reach that milestone since Ameer Abdullah had 1,611 in 2014.
Huskers and Spartans part of emotional pregame ceremony honoring Sam Foltz and Mike Sadler
LINCOLN — Moments after the gates to Memorial Stadium opened Saturday, there was a ceremony at midfield that brought tears to Scott Frost, Mark Dantonio, players and others from Nebraska and Michigan State.
The gathering honored the memories of Nebraska's Sam Foltz and Michigan State's Mike Sadler, who died in an automobile accident in Wisconsin in July 2016.
Saturday's game was the first time the Huskers and Spartans had played since 2015 when Foltz was the Husker punter and holder for extra points and field goals. Sadler had finished his career as MSU's punter in 2014.
Karen Sadler, Mike's mother, and several members of the Foltz family, including parents Gerald and Jill, were presented gifts from Nebraska and Michigan State officials. They were joined by the specialists — placekickers, punters, holders and snappers — from both teams for photos, handshakes and hugs.
Gerald Foltz said these kinds of remembrances are appreciated but sometimes can be difficult even though more than two years have passed since his son died.
"It just depends on the situation," Foltz said. "Sometimes it's fine, you can talk about it. The next minute you just have to leave.
"Sam was that total guy. You guys, the news media, loved him because he answered your questions. Good games, bad games, whatever. He'd take the blame for what's going on, always say we're going to work harder."
Former Nebraska kicker Drew Brown, who attended the same kicking camp in 2016, stayed behind the gathered crowd.
Brown, who graduated in 2017, then approached former teammates Caleb Lightbourn and Jordan Ober from behind and put his arms around their shoulders before hugging both players.
Before heading to midfield, Karen Sadler placed a bouquet of flowers at the 3-yard line on the west sideline — where NU opponents huddle on game day — while the Foltz family did the same at the 27 on the east sideline.
Sadler's jersey number was 3 and Foltz wore 27, a number that has not been assigned to another Nebraska player since his passing.
The ceremony hit Frost particularly hard. After hugging Gerald and Jill before a warm embrace with Karen Sadler, Frost left midfield fighting back tears while heading back to the Nebraska locker room.
Seeing and speaking to Frost brought back a happy memory for Gerald from Sam's senior year at Grand Island.
"Sam's senior year, and he was out at Oregon, he called up Sam, he was trying to recruit him," Foltz said. "We were going to a basketball game. I remember Sam coming up the stairs.
"Of course, he knew area codes and all that, and he said, 'Boy, this is weird. I got a call from the West Coast. I've got to go play basketball, I'll deal with it later.'"
Once the basketball game was over, Sam Foltz came home to follow up on that phone call.
"After the game, of course he always came right home, downstairs he went. (Then) 45 minutes later he came up and said, 'That was Coach Frost. That was SCOTT FROST on the phone.'
"I said 'What are you talking about, is he trying to recruit you for track or something?' He said, 'No, football dad, football. But I can't figure out why he wanted me.'"
Though they've talked briefly a couple of time since Frost returned to Lincoln, those are the kinds of stories Gerald hopes he and Frost can share once the season is over and Frost has a chance to catch his breath.
"I'm trying to stay away from him until he gets settled in," Foltz said. "Hopefully one of these days I'll get to go up and visit with him for an hour or so. I can't wait to visit with him.
"Sam was so humble. This guy from Oregon was trying to recruit him. Of course he wasn't going to go because he's Nebraska through and through. It was just really humbling for him to get that experience."
Commemorative coin
A commemorative coin with Foltz on one side and Sadler on the other was used for the coin toss before the game.
The coin was also used in every Big Ten game one weekend during the 2016 season, including Nebraska's overtime loss at Wisconsin.
Because they were the visiting team Saturday, Michigan State got to call Foltz or Sadler. The Spartans captains chose Sadler, and that side was up when the coin landed.
The Spartans chose to defer to the second half and played with the wind at their backs in the first quarter.
Seniors honored
There were 19 seniors honored Saturday before playing their final home game. Parents and others joined players on the field to have their picture taken with Frost while the crowd gave each player an ovation.
Senior captain and left guard Jerald Foster was the final player introduced. The construction management major was joined on the field by parents Jesse and Charlesette and his older brother Trey, a former Nebraska tight end.
Trey said there was no way he was going to miss greeting his baby brother and best friend on his final appearance at Memorial Stadium.
"He was out here two years ago for me two years ago when it was freezing cold," Trey said.
Cold balloon release
As the first half was winding down and Nebraska had yet to score, Husker fans let their red balloons fly with about three minutes before halftime.
Once the first few started to rise toward the sky from North Stadium, balloons began to take flight from other parts of the stadium. It was cold, and fans needed to start rubbing their hands together to keep warm.
Temperature for Husker game wasn't as low as last week, but wind made it feel much colder
LINCOLN — This may sound familiar, but it's cold on this November day.
As of 8 a.m. it was around 27 degrees in Lincoln, but a 24-mph north wind has it feeling like 14 degrees. The temperature hadn't changed by kickoff three hours later, and wind gusts were recorded at 33 mph.
It was 23 degrees at kickoff last week against Illinois, the coldest kickoff in 25 years, but with little to no wind.
And to add to the wintry conditions, snow began to fall midway through the third quarter.


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A better written gallery program than most, but needs work in the user/admin area. Navigation is awkward and setting user permissions is confusing. If you want to alter the appearance out of the box, the default theme is matrix. They say to copy the theme into a folder called "local" instead of altering the original theme, but this will conflict with the config file that was created at install. Gallery is yet another example of how good code writers lack good user sense.
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Arkansawyers Don't Have a Champion in Congress
For now at least, The Great Bank Robbery (where the banks try to use government to rob the taxpayers) has been foiled by Congress. Calls against the "bailout" were 300-1 against by one account. It was the special interests against the taxpayers, and with a monumental effort, the taxpayers won a single round. The majority of Congress voted against this criminal theft, but what about OUR congressmen?
Sell-outs, each and every one. Marion Berry, John Boozman, Vic Snyder, and Mike Ross all voted for the bailout. This bailout would pledge your future earnings to help pay back foreign banks (like those owned by the Chinese Communists) who were conned by our banks into buying bundles of the bogus loans our banks were making to illegal aliens (and others) under government pressure to do so.
This vote means that each and every one of our congressional delegation voted for foreign banks, our own Wall-Street High flyers, and even illegal aliens, over the interests of the people who elevated them to office.
In addition, both McCain and Obama supported this bailout, so there is no major party candidate who you can trust either. Increasingly, Americans have no where to go as the "leadership" of both parties tries to force the rank-and-file to sell us out to global interests. Thankfully, enough in Congress decided to serve their constituents instead of their "party leaders" that we were able to stop this particular robbery. Each and every congressman who voted against this scheme deserve our thanks and gratitude. Unfortunately, we in the Natural State don't seem to have any of those.


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Thanks to everyone who showed up last night for our festival-closing presentation at Makor. However, for those of you who did not make it to see Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar's A Lion in the House, luckily for you there will be more chances. Last night was my first experience with the film, and let me put it bluntly: Simply, my life will never be the same.
Every critic who is gushing about the "honest" realism of United 93 should be forced to watch A Lion in the House. Its pain is unfiltered, devoid of propaganda, and likely to provide a much needed wakeup call to those who bluster about "steeling" themselves for Greengrass's bullshit, politically suspect trauma of reenactment.
One of the most cleansing, emotional, honest, unsparing, devastating, cathartic experiences I've ever had in a theater, A Lion in the House simply must be seen. Following five cancer-infected children and their parents over the course of many years as they deal with the ups and downs, tragedies and hopes, wins and losses, this momentous work of human empathy demands to be seen. You will simply not be the same person coming out as you were going in. More eloquent words from my co-editor here than I can muster at this point: I'm still walking around in a daze. Spread the word. There are no excuses: The film will continue showing at Makor in a special run. Don't make the mistake of not seeing it.
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Our Prom Special for 2019
Prom night is the single most important formal dance of the year. Step into a sharp and stylish prom tuxedo with Ella Park Bridal. From more traditional tuxedos to suit options with a little more flare, we can help you achieve the perfect look. Our best tuxedos for Prom are now on sale from $163.95-168.95!* You will receive the full ensemble including all the upgrades (i.e. jacket, microfiber shirt, tie, vest, pants and shoes). We strive to make your life easier. All you have to do is choose the color of your tie and vest to match perfectly with your date's dress. This special is better than the advertised $40 off coupon and only offered at Ella Park Bridal!
Complete the Look
The details are just as important as they define your style and personality. This year customers will be able to choose more than just white and black microfiber shirts as light pink and light blue microfiber shirts will also be available to rent. Lavender, red, and grey microfiber shirts will be available for purchase only (and not included in the special). With hundreds of the latest dress colors, customers will be able to find the perfect color for their neck wear and vest. Add flair to your ensemble with plaid or striped bow ties and a matching pocket square. Complete your look with colored suspenders and solid/patterned socks that are available for purchase and sold separately.
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We recommend coming into the store two weeks prior to the event date to avoid rush fees. Deadline to order your rental are listed below. Please note that appointments are required on the weekends. When you are here, a consultant will assist you in the selection process. After being measured, a 50% non-refundable deposit is required as partial payment to reserve all Prom orders. Past your deadline? If you come in before Thursday at 4pm the week of the event, we can still get it in for a small rush fee. Please note that rentals are secured on a first-come-first-serve basis, and we cannot guarantee availability.
The rentals will be available for pick-up on Wednesday evening prior to the event. Please wait to be notified by text prior to coming to the store. We highly recommend trying it on before Thursday at 4p CST to order replacements. Balance must be paid in full prior to taking rental out of the store. All tuxes must be returned during normal business hours on Sunday (12–5p CST). If the rental is not returned, the customer will be charged a late fee of $50 per day. Any missing items will automatically be billed for the replacement cost to the credit card on file.
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This was the last glimpse of our autumn color, which didn't last nearly long enough. We've had FREEZING weather for almost a week straight now. There are still leaves on many of the trees, but mostly they are brown and wilted. Snow in the forecast. The brave squirrel below had the audacity to knock on our back door two days in a row. I think he wanted to sit by the fire, but we'll never know. We ignored him (except for taking the usual daily ration of peanuts to him and his buddies at their trees).
And this one did some ice skating on the bird bath the first morning it froze.


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Starbucks backs Square for mobile payments in shops
Global coffee shop chain Starbucks has invested $25m (£16m) in Square, an electronic payment service founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
Nearly 7,000 shops in the US will accept payment via the service in which credit cards are slotted into a small device connected to a smartphone.
Starbucks' head will become a director at Square as part of the deal.
Analysts said the deal has put pressure on Square's competitors in the sector, including Paypal and iZettle.
The devices - which typically plug into either a phone's headphone or charger socket - allow businesses to accept credit and debit card payments without having to invest in more expensive till systems.
The technology also allows users to accept card payments at festivals and other locations outside a permanent store.
'New visibility'
In a letter posted to Square's website, chief executive Mr Dorsey said the deal would help "accelerate" the product.
"When Starbucks builds the Square Directory into their apps and in-store Digital Network, it gives Square new visibility, driving more customers to opt-in to Square."
Starbucks' chief executive Howard Schultz added: "As the largest retail mobile payment platform in the US, we're excited and proud to accept payments with Square.
"Highly innovative and relevant payment capabilities are causing seismic changes in consumer behaviour and creating equally disruptive opportunities for business."
US Starbucks stores will begin accepting payment in the autumn, the company said.
The deal is the latest coup for Square which is looking to cement its place as the platform of choice for mobile payments using a smartphone plug-in.
It faces competition from major players. Paypal, already a long-established and trusted name in internet payments, has launched its own tool and accompanying app called Paypal Here.
Like Square, Paypal Here takes a small cut of each individual payment, shaving off 2.7% from every transaction. Square takes 2.75%.
'Evolutionary stage'
Neither service is yet available in Europe - but iZettle, a Swedish company, is looking to expand into the area with considerable efforts in several countries including the United Kingdom.
Windsor Holden, research director at Juniper Research, told the BBC that mobile payments were at a "key evolutionary stage" in their bid to become mainstream.
"At the present time there are no clear-cut winners," he said.
"Moving forward, it's unlikely consumers will want to be constrained by competing technologies.
"If you go into one store and pay with one technology, but are not able to use that technology in another store, clearly that will be problematic."
As well as Square, Starbucks has also invested in providing NFC (near-field communication) payment facilities in its shops.
NFC-enabled devices work by customers simply holding them within a few centimetres of a receiver that will automatically debit the required amount.
Mr Holden said he believed such systems would eventually overtake Square-style systems, but that efforts were needed to convince the general public about their usefulness.
"Education is clearly a major issue here," he said.
"Regardless of the technology that you have to enable contactless payment, you've got to have the people actually aware they can do it."


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Toshiba Corporation has signed a deal with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) on a comprehensive partnership in geothermal power that will see the parties collaborate in power generation projects and personnel development.
Through the partnership with EEP, Toshiba will draw on its long-standing experience and expertise in geothermal systems to contribute to projects in Ethiopia.
The company will, more specifically, develop and manufacture major equipment, create operation and management guidelines, co-operate in personnel development, and start a waste heat utilization business.


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By: Felix Felicis (Two Beers) –
I'm not gonna lie, I had some major sequel anxiety going into Star Trek Into Darkness. After the stunning re-introduction and re-imagination of a beloved franchise in 2009, I knew this day would come. The assignment to review Into Darkness was tossed into our Writers' Pit at MovieBoozer and, much like Battle Royale, many critics entered… But only yours truly survived. So you'll probably be seeing more of my reviews than usual because I had to murder a lot of our staff to score this film… I kid! We thumb-wrestled. But I digress. I shouldn't have doubted the minds behind this movie (I'm talking to you, Abrams) as it was everything I could've hoped for and more. You could hardly see through the field of nerd-boners after the credits rolled (and I have to say I had a raging case of nerd-nips myself).
The film begins roughly six months after the events of Star Trek take place and follows Captain Kirk and Co. as they dive right back into their trademark shenanigans, breaking a metric fuckton of Starfleet protocols and directives along the way. Kirk gets tossed into Captain's Time-Out and while he's persona-non-grata, Starfleet (along with Kirk) is attacked by a seemingly invincible foe and thrown into chaos. Reeling from the first of many shocks, jaw-drops and plot-punches, I was riding shotgun with Kirk as he began a journey of revenge, redemption and salvation that would ultimately test not only his resolve as Captain, but as a man.
A Toast
While Star Trek Into Darkness was a darker film (both literally and figuratively) it held on to that trademark Trek humor in the face of adversity and tragedy from beginning to end. What could easily have been over or under-played in the quest for the supreme sequel, Into Darkness managed to hit the perfect tone throughout. From the twisted revelation that was Benedict Cumberbatch, to the stoic humor of Spock, to the wildly charismatic yet conflicted Kirk, the cast nailed their characters with a depth and precision that was breathtaking to behold.
Aside from outstanding character depth, the phenomenal pacing of Into Darkness kept a superb balance between explosive action and expositional development. For a touch over two hours in running time, I never felt a lag and was on the edge of my seat the entire film. Another fantastic element within the movie was the epic bromance between Kirk and Spock, which built over the course of the film and really explored the relationship that these two hetero-lifemates would come to rely on thoughout the years. Watching the nascent budding of broship between the pair was nothing short of spectacular. Into Darkness highlighted the disparities between the duo and how they came to respect and rely on those qualities in each other to benefit themselves and those around them. This was the Katy Perry of films; it was up and it was down and it took you along for the ride, enthralled every step of the way.
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A few minor flaws kept Into Darkness from absolute perfection. One of those was the ever-present 3D that tends to ruin and /or negate any benefit it might have on most films it's applied to. I don't dislike 3D as a rule but I've found that, like the new kid on the block (shout-out to my 90's brethren), everybody wants to play with that motherfucker whether or not they need to. I watched Into Darkness back-to-back with 3D first followed by a showing in 2D to really see which was better. The 3D was decent and didn't detract from the experience, but the 2D was just as good and it'll save you a few bucks at the box office (leaving you more money for drinking- it's all about priorities, Boozers).
The plot also got a bit heavy-handed at times, detracting slightly from the emotional impact of several key scenes. It was most distracting during one in particular where uncertainty would have lent more gravitas, and the payoff would have ultimately been more rewarding, if the film hadn't given away the inevitable outcome with several obvious hints earlier on. And the last minor flaw was that the supporting characters we've come to know and love (Scotty, Bones, Sulu, etc.) weren't given nearly the screen time and focus as I would have liked. While the majority of the film centered on the epic bromance forming between Kirk and Spock (which I'm totally on board with) it would have been nice to have more than a taste of the supporting crew to balance out all that witty repartee flying thick and fast between Spirk… Kock? All of these things are very tiny gripes that held Into Darkness back from the perfection of a Toast, though the film was so spectacular that these minor complaints can almost be forgiven… Almost.
Star Trek Into Darkness was chock-full of badass whimsy and charm that left me poised and ready to dive into the next adventure with this intrepid crew. Watch it once, twice, three times (if you wanna be a lady) or more. I know I will.
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Take a Drink: every time Spock says something logical yet chock-full of smart-ass savvy.
Take a Drink: anytime The Enterprise jumps into warp/the crew beams on or off the ship.
Take a Drink: each time you see Benedict Cumberbatch giving a flinty-eyed stare. Bonus Shot: whenever Cumberbatch delivers an especially villainous speech.
Take a Sip: for every lens flare (excluding battle scenes- you'd die).
Do a Shot: whenever Kirk calls Spock an adorable new nickname.
Take a Drink: anytime somebody tragically sheds a tear.
Shotgun a Beer: for the death of a bromance. You'll know when. Hint: It's literally near the end.
Bonus Double Feature: Take a drink for everything that happens in both Star Trek (2009) and Into Darkness. Ex. "Dammit man, I'm a doctor!" etc.


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Good Morning Dreamerz
Today I would like to share with you an interactive card using the cut file You're My Lucky Charm I used the "Bear Behind" part of the set for my card. once I had everything cut I thought how fun would it be if that lil bears behind would wiggle like he was digging/jumping into the pot of gold. So I popped up just the behind on a wobble spring and added lots of extra coins around the base so it looked like they were spilling out. The grass, rainbow and cloud are die cuts and not included as part of the set.
Have a Great day dreamerz


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The advantage of course to order
Unfortunately, modern scientific and technological progress, to observe and actively expand their faces withmiddle of the last century, except for the apparent benefit is quite considerable damage. Take, for example, the Internet (probably the most striking example of and basis for the development of modern society): In addition to increasing the availability of the necessary information and communication between people, it makes them "lazy" and distracts from real life. Among such temptation network asompyuternye games, social networks, etc., can not help you forget about the real world and its problems and the learning process is no exception. This is especially true of high school (university) and the characteristic method interim evaluation of knowledge - coursework. It's no secret that the majority of students are not particularly zealously refers to the process of writing toUrsova work and some "frames" (which are necessarily present in each team) and did remember her for a week before delivery. This happened in the past century, but then it was necessary to write more and have a good run on the libraries. Today, this process is much simplified the Internet, as in the search for informationAnd in the search for variants of the finished work. In the latter case, it may be two options: find the finished course on your topic or work order (for example, on the site). The second option is preferable, because it takes into account all the requirements of the customer, his supervisor and specificity of the educational process of the university. He enjoys specialennoy popular among students in the following categories:
- full-time students for one reason or another are unable to meet deadlines;
- students time students, as this form of education is associated with permanent employment and lack of time;
- students in several universities of different directions.
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