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A house recently went on sale in Houston. It is owned by an upcoming young, talented and beautiful (the triple threat!) interior decorator. The designer has not lived in this house very long and as luck would have it, I have the photographs of the house from its previous sale in 2008. Both times, the house was beautifully furnished in the Houston style – lots of seagrass and linen. I love seeing how the house changed from 2008 to today under the two different owners and decorators. This house must really have a special designer vibe – it was also owned by another interior designer in the late 1990s.
This one story house, built in the 1950s, has a fabulous location – right off Weslayan between San Felipe and Westheimer.
Located in Oak Estates, in the shadow of River Oaks, the one story, 1950s house is small – with only 1,986 sq. ft - which makes it perfect for a young family or empty nesters. It's kitchen has been updated with Carrara marble countertops, slate floor, new stainless appliances, and there is an expanded master suite with an adjoining study. The house was previously a 3 bedroom, but one of the bedrooms was turned into a master closet, making it now a 2 bedroom 2.5 bathroom. Listed at $775,000, the HAR information is available HERE.
Walking into the foyer, it's obvious someone with impeccable style lives here. A collection of antique French pots and books sit atop a painted console. A glimpse into the living room shows an antique buffet and mirror.
YUM! Custom cut seagrass in the living room, along with beautiful creamy silk curtains. The curtains are perfect – reaching to the top, they are full and luscious – exactly how they should be. Notice on the left, there are two antique buffets and mirrors flanking the front window. I love the tufted ottoman and the French settee. Two Fortuny pillows sit on the sofa and a mirror and pair of sconces are hanging above. Note: Be sure to set your monitor on maximum view to see the entire picture.
The living room, looking back towards the entry hall.
The house has a nice, open flow to it. The dining room opens from the living room and the family room opens from the dining room. The kitchen is next to the dining room. The dining room has two benches instead of chairs. The linen slip, with its ruffled flange, is rough – perfectly matched to the table. There is also an antique trumeau and a painted buffet. The first time I saw benches used like this was in Pam Pierce's house. See pictures at the end of this story.
Connecting through the dining room is the family room – here the owners used Stark's antelope carpet – a favorite in Houston. The designer homeowner cozied up a sectional sofa with a custom made slipcovered ottoman in linen. What a great idea – especially when blending his and hers – the ottoman really makes the typical sectional look atypical.
And looking the other direction – the bookshelves are filled with French pots and books, turned backwards to give a unified look. I know this is a controversial way to shelve books, but I love the way it looks, especially when the books are a collection of cheap paperbacks! I think it looks great. Notice how thick the shelves are – this is a great way to update a bookshelf. Notice here, you can see that the flange trim on the sofa is darker, giving a contrasting accent to the sectional. Pillows like this can be found all over the Ebay and Etsy or at Restoration Hardware.
Restoration Hardware's pillows, similar to the homeowner's.
New Orleans antique dealer Karla Katz has a collection of these French pots on 1st dibs HERE.
Off the dining room is the kitchen and breakfast room.
Vagabond Vintage sells burlap runners like those seen in the breakfast room. Order VV through Olivine HERE.
The kitchen has stainless appliances and a new range hood. There are Carrara marble countertops and new open shelving. The backsplash appears to have come from Chateau Domingue HERE.
This collection of tiles from Chateau Domingue are late 19th century. They are actually colored cement tiles, called encaustic tiles. Mostly the tiles are used on floors, but in Houston – many have been using them as backsplashes in powder rooms and kitchens.
Another view of the kitchen with its simple linen curtains. It looks like the wooden range hood was built around the steel one – which is a great idea to copy! The cabinets are painted a light gray to match the marble and encaustic tile backsplash. Notice how the shelves are a rough wood, rather than smooth. Great kitchen.
The master bedroom was enlarged and has a small sitting area and expanded bathroom and closet.
Beautiful new bathroom – love the cabinet and the antique marble vessel sinks. Great Rohl hardware. Really well done. Walker Zanger tile.
The guest room is simple and sweet. I like the shutters opened like that. The skirted table is a simple burlap - Wisteria and Ballard Designs sell similar ones.
Wisteria sells these, so does Ballard Designs. HERE.
The second bathroom is softened with a custom made linen shower curtain and sink skirt. Another linen is used as a shade.
Nice landscaping and patio, along with vintage outdoor furniture.
Another view of the back yard – the trellis is a great way to soften the garage's blank wall.
Here are the HAR pictures from the house when it was sold to the current owner in 2008. Which version do you like best, I or II or a combination of the two?
Version II: In this arrangement, there is a lot more furniture and the room looks totally different than Version I. I love the Louis Philippe mirror and the French day bed and chairs on the back wall. But, I am definitely missing the beautiful lush silk curtains from the first house.
The living room from the other view. I love the French chairs and table.
The dining room is set up like Version I with a long rustic styled table and a buffet in the corner with a mirror over it. The chandelier is crystal here, as opposed to the Italian styled one in the current house. The same curtains are used here as in the living room.
Here, you can see the host chairs are slipped in white linen with a gray trim. These owners have more contemporary pieces, like this mirror and the art work.
The family room – I do really like this a lot. I love the KWID print and the white slipped furniture. The art work is perfect here. This owner chose to use baskets in the shelves instead of books. The walls are painted a deep taupe and there is wall to wall seagrass here.
Another view – I really love this room! Very nicely done.
This owner chose to use a leather banquette and a Saarinen table. Different, but very functional.
The kitchen is so different now in Version I with the open shelving and new hardware. Version I is such an improvement over all these upper cabinets. I also like the new range hood in Version I than here.
These owners chose to use the 3rd bedroom as an office. Great carpet, furniture, and I love the dark chocolate walls.
The master bedroom with dark taupe walls has linen slipped headboard and chair with two Oriental end tables and a crystal chandelier. Totally different decor from Version I.
One of the bathrooms – nice and simple in gray tile. But I do miss all the linen – the shades, the shower curtain; I think it warmed up this bathroom in Version I.
This bedroom is much more decorated than in Version I. Love the Rogers and Goffigon linen duvet and shams. Very cute!
The backyard is set up for kids under this owner.
So, which is better, Version I or Version II. Actually there are elements of both houses that I like. I like the updated kitchen and bathrooms in Version I better. And I like the living room and dining room in Version I. But I prefer the family room and the bedrooms in Version II over I. Agree???
Pam Pierce Slipcover Details :
Remember the dining room in Version I – with the two linen covered benches? I love this look, and credit is due to Pam Pierce for making it popular.
In Pierce's own house photographed for Veranda, her dining room featured two benches slipped in linen. This was the first time I had seen this look updated for the 2000s.
Chateau Domingue's Ruth Gay has a similar look in her house. I love this dining room – notice the beautiful jars on the buffet. Gorgeous. And notice the tablescape. Just beautiful. AND, it was Pam Pierce, of course, who was the designer who helped Gay with her house.
Recently, Southern Living published this picture – with two linen slipcovered benches. My first thought when seeing these was they were inspired no doubt by Pam Pierce.
Another style that Pam Pierce first did and many others followed was her skirted tables. Instead of running the fabric with two seams up the side, Pierce gathered the linen on top of the table. It's hard to see in this picture, but again, Pierce championed this look.
In The Stone House featured here, the homeowner's skirted dining table is modeled after Pierce's. The gathering is pulled onto the tabletop here.
In The Bennison House, interior designer Jane Wood HERE used a similar type of skirted table, the seam is just at the edge of the table.
And in Sally Wheat's living room, HERE, she used a skirted table with the seam running on top. FYI – Sally's living room looks nothing like this today. Not one piece in this room is here today except for the curtains. Her new living room is contemporary!


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"That made me cry," Ramona Singer told PEOPLE before heading off to spend the Labor Day weekend aboard a 150-ft. yacht in Newport, R.I., and Nantucket, Mass. "[Taylor is] lovely and it's hitting her hard. The night before the memorial service, I had dinner with [Taylor's costars] Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards and we talked about it. And they've been so supportive."
While some wonder if The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills may have pushed Armstrong to his breaking point, the ladies of New York City say the show isn't at fault.
"I think it is very tragic. But I don't think that the reality show is to blame for his unfortunate death," Singer said. "I think he had problems. And it's sad when someone has so many problems, they feel the only way they can eliminate their pain is by taking their life."
Kelly Bensimon, who called Taylor and Russell a "lovely couple," agrees with her costar.
"I would never blame it on the show," Bensimon said. "You don't know what happens behind closed doors. And no one can judge. It's no one's job to do that. A lot of people speculate."
While the reality show will premiere as planned and the suicide will be addressed, some of the Housewives see the tragedy as a private matter.
"My heart goes out to her and I'm here for her. But I never intrude," Sonja Morgan told PEOPLE. "She knows I'm here, but sometimes being helpful is just staying out of someone's business."
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Sharp-dressed, sharp-tongued Matthew McConaughey showed an Austin audience Thursday that he's no stranger to some sharp scissors, too.
The actor (who shaved his head in December) took to the Texas Film Hall of Fame awards stage sporting a super-short haircut and an only slightly scruffy face — and announced that he'd recently moved his family to Texas. The star — there to honor the state's filmmakers and actors — said that he especially appreciates the laid-back vibe of the Capitol city, Austin.
"No one recognizes you and no one asks you, 'Hey, what do you do?,' because I don't think anyone cares," McConaughey said. "Fridays show up sooner here. You want to get along in Austin, you want to get along in Texas, all you have to do is be yourself."
McConaughey should know: he grew up in the small West Texas town of Uvalde, and went to school at the University of Texas in Austin. His love of the city brought him — along with fiancée Camila Alves, their children Levi and Vida and Alves's mother — back four months ago.
"My mother-in-law from Brazil has traveled around the world and we've lived in Los Angeles and New York," McConaughey told the audience. "She says to me the other day, 'In L.A., people will walk on your back and stand on your shoulders to get where they are going, in New York, they will just pull out a gun and tell you they will kill you. Here in Texas, everybody walks together.' I think that is a compliment, Austin."
The Texas Film Hall of Fame awards, hosted by the Austin Film society, kicked off the South by Southwest film and music festival, happening in Austin now through March 18.
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Food aid convoy for 150,000 people enters Gaza
A United Nations World Food Programme convoy carrying food for 150,000 people has entered Gaza for the first time since 2007, it has been announced.
The aid reached the Rafah crossing from Egypt after a seven-hour drive from Alexandria, the organisation said.
An open-ended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has so far held, with both sides claiming victory after the seven-week conflict.


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"Entrepreneurs have been so instrumental in the improvement of everyone's lives that being involved with an organization like Growthink that assists entrepreneurs is an honor."
As a member of Growthink's Strategic Board of Advisors, Barry Fay brings high levels of strategic thinking, intelligence, positive attitude and team building to deliver optimal results to growing companies.
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JZConcepts.com, the homepage of LucasArts' concept artist James Zhang, has a hidden folder that contains concept arts from "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III". They could belong to either a canceled project or a current one.
If you inspect the front page of JZConcepts.com and click on his "Client List", you will find out that James Zhang's clients include LucasArts, LucasFilm, Miramax, Sony Online Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, Epic Games, and other high-profile companies. Zhang also worked on titles such as Kill Bill (movie), Deus Ex, Unreal Tournament, and various Dungeon & Dragon and Star Wars products.
Courtesy of the uncovered concept arts, we now know the names of these characters in KOTOR III: Dashaad (could be a faction or specie), Idriss, Naresha, Q10 (could be a droid model), and Vargas.
For copyright reason, the concept arts are not attached here on N4G. If they are removed, please refer to Alternative Sources.
You can conveniently view all the artworks as thumbnails on a single page at the first Alternative Source.
Kotor I, Kotor II, and Splinter Cell.
I only drool for a Kotor III, I only drool:))
reminds me of that huge a$$ ninja rat in ninja turtles.
But yah the kotors WERE badass, actually never played the II one tho
He's probly just stupid, Bioware doesn't even have Ps3 devs and even if they did they vastly prefer the 360.


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This one is a sporty modification concept of Honda Tiger 200 CC. I found this in a wordpress blogger, blogged by an Indonesian local blogger. He doesn't add any information in the post he made. Well,.. I think It's an expression of their fan about how Honda will improve their next design… And I think, Honda should begin to hear their customer about what kind of design is wanted by their customer. If not,.. never dream to take over Yamaha's top market share in Indonesia. And Honda should thanks to their fans of this brilliant design idea
Honda Tiger 200 CC Modification pic
Honda tiger modif Description
Tangki : Yamaha R1
Swing Arm : Suzuki GSX
Velg : Suzuki GSX
Shock : Ninja KRR
Ban Depan : BATTLAX BT-35F _ 110/70/17
Ban Belakang : PIRELLI NTR22_180/55/17
Knalpot : AGAPE Jet Hot Muffler System
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Hello, MGoBoard/MGoBlog. Some of you may remember me as the guy who did the 2010 "Sometimes When You're On" football video and then promised to make another one but never did (dang family/work getting in the way of side projects).
Anyway, it occurred to me at some point late in the tourney that a Michigan-centric version of "One Shining Moment" would be pretty much the greatest thing ever; alas, CBS thought Louisville, being the winner and all, would be a better choice. Boo. So I decided to make it happen on my own. It took a few days to compile everything, a few days to do it and a few days to get the kinks ironed out, but it exists at this link ...
... and I will now (probably unsuccessfully) attempt to embed it here for your viewing pleasure. So before totally focusing on the GRIII/McGary-led 2014 team, here's one last display of gratitude to 2012-13 Michigan basketball.


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|2010-06-16, 19:34
|Link #11141
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If you intend to say that there are no deaths beside the ones the explosion causes, how do you get around these red?
"Kanon was killed in this room." This is said before the gameboard finishes, so it must happen before the explosion.
"The culprit appeared openly before Nanjo's eyes, and as they both looked at each other's faces, the culprit killed him." Unless the culprit is the one detonating the bomb, the explosion could not have killed Nanjo.
"The bullet buried into Natsuhi's forehead was not fired from Natsuhi's gun!" This one takes some logic. It states that there is a bullet buried in Natushi's head, so unless the culprit shot her after the explosion took place, which is impossible to begin with, not to mention redundant, she was killed via gunfire before the explosion.
There is definitely some murders going on during the family conference. This is undeniable.
|2010-06-16, 19:45
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The culprit knows about the explosion from the person who prepared it. He is allowed to save one person from death, but he can only choose himself or someone he loves. The culprit murders to isolate that person and bring him/her to Kuwadorian. Or there are no murders and the culprit isn't a culprit, but is out to save himself making him a murderer by not saying anything.
|2010-06-16, 20:09
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Location: forever lost inside a logic error
That matter is easily explainable with the author theory. It's not like those reds about murders must affect the real world especially considering that they contradict themselves among various games. It is therefore obvious that those reds are only valid in the limited field of their own respective game. Once you get outside of that game perspective those reds have absolutely no value.
Your first hypothesis can work, but in this case you are imagining that the one who set up the explosion is the actual planner of the ritual murder and forces a second party to execute it.
So in a sense we still have a single person, planning both murders plans, which is clearly mad.
the second Hypothesis is a scenario without ritual killing and just an explosion that kills everyone, which I thought you were against...
|2010-06-16, 20:13
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Erika explicitly states that she left behind all sorts of evidence when she killed the First Twilight victims, knowing that it would all be completely irrelevant anyway. Therefore, the culprit has this thought process as well, and is exploiting the bomber's plan so that they can commit murder, knowing that the bomb might not manage to kill everyone for Reason X (see:Eva). Note that the bomber never survives. So assuming the bomb isn't a murder/suicide, the bomber's plan is always ruined.
|2010-06-16, 20:15
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|2010-06-16, 20:20
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|2010-06-16, 20:25
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I don't know that you can safely discard the volcano eruption idea on the grounds that it's too unlikely and coincidental. The mystery couldn't exist without the help of the cat box created by the typhoon and the explosion, so in a sense the fact that Meta Beato "exists" at all fundamentally requires that the cat box be created. It's like a version of the Weak Anthropic Principle, which basically says that "we observe that the universe is in a configuration that supports our existence, even though that configuration is incredibly unlikely, precisely because if it weren't in that configuration, we wouldn't be here to observe it."
We've also seen that, out of the mass of elements we originally attributed to Beatrice, many of them were actually caused by unrelated conspiracies or coincidences, some of which were completely benign. Considering that Beato was apparently trying to get Battler to figure out something more important than the culprit's identity, it would be entirely in keeping with her strategy to make the explosion look like a malevolent act to interfere with his reasoning about motives.
Oh, and don't you think it'd be interesting to have a miraculous event certainly create a perfect cat box?
|2010-06-16, 20:32
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If I can remember the other point, I'll bring it up.
|2010-06-16, 20:34
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|2010-06-16, 20:45
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Location: forever lost inside a logic error
Which proves my point. No matter how many culprits you have dispersed in various episodes, all that really matters is what happens in "rokkenjima prime" .
I'm glad I'm not alone who think it that way.
The problem remains about how Beatrice knew about the volcanic explosion. Of course she could have been a good observer of the seagull's behavior, and she might have known the danger of an eruption since a long time. But hints suggests she was planning this since a long time. And while an incredibly exceptional event can be explained with the anthropic principle, an exceptional event that happens to fit with someone's plan is a completely different matter.
I wonder if we can put it past Kinzo the creation of a system to trigger a volcanic explosion...
You can't be wrong about a volcanic explosion. If it happens there's no way to miss it, nor to mistake something else for it.
|2010-06-16, 20:53
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Ironically it's a lot easier to come up with motives if the explosion really is an accident and someone survived due to reason X. Which kind of correlates with And then there were none.
If you assume it's deliberate you have to assume there is a motive for a Culprit to destroy everything on the island, and other than the letter about Beatrice "collecting interest" that has yet to be explained. So maybe rather than a motive for murder we should be asking for a motive for a deliberate explosion. Why can't it just be an accident?
And this brings up another sensitive topic. Why does the Rokkenjima accident have to do with Battler's sin? Why does everyone die because he made a promise? We have enough trouble explaining the murders with his sin how does an explosion fit into that?
The only explanations I can come up with are
1. He's cursed by something supernatural
2. the person he sinned against turned (one or more people) suicidal.
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|2010-06-16, 21:08
|Link #11152
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
Yes this is another option.
1) Nobody knew about the explosion, it just happened.
In this case the anthropic principle works. But then you need to explain the letters with the bank accounts.
This could be because Beatrice knew the killer's plans or she's the killer herself. And then an explosion just happens to solve everyone's problems, permanently.
But I don't particularly like this possibility myself...
|2010-06-16, 21:12
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It makes sense that the culprit knows about this "accident" or w/e happened in the end. If the culprit wasnt sure about this "accident", then he/she wouldnt have bothered about writing the message bottles with all the fantasy stories. No accident = police/detectives can find out what really happened, thus the fantasy stories would be meaningless. So i think the culprit had it all prepared, therefore i find it hard to believe it was something like a natural disaster coz then it'd be unpredictable. If he/she wasnt sure that it was going to happen why'd he/she bother on writing the msgs bottles?
|2010-06-16, 21:17
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If it was deliberate the message bottles can actually be prepared beforehand, in the middle, or afterward.
|2010-06-16, 21:17
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Location: forever lost inside a logic error
So basically the dilemma is split into two parts:
1) You can't manipulate or predict a natural disaster
2) You can't blow off several tons of explosive and make it look like an accident (whops!)
|2010-06-16, 21:19
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Wait a second, let's get the terminology down:
Culprit - the original killer or betrayer of the First Twilight, but not revenge killers like Eva
Bomber - the 10th Twilight Explosion incident inducer
Beatrice - ???
Author(s) - the writer(s) of of the episodes
It is possible that some of these identities will be the same, but for clarity's sake, we shouldn't assume that the culprit wrote the bottle messages just yet until we're sure... It's more careful to identify them separately with an eye that they may be the same person rather than try to lump them together.
Unless we're sure now?
You know, it could still very well have something to do with the shrine as someone once posted. That the shrine was sealing off some kind of gas that could cause sickness. And Shannon undid that. Of course, the knowledge would have to come from Krauss... he could have ordered her to do that and George wanted to investigate Natsuhi's mirror was some kind of trying to understand what Krauss was doing? It's plausible if a bit thin...
And maybe that's why Beatrice was weak to the mirror; not to the mirror itself but to being exposed somehow for being a fake... if someone gets a hold of the mirror they will understand and break the 10th Twilight? (If you believe George is the culprit this could mean that he figured out there was someone else acting to kill... and then got killed himself. Heh.)
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Solving the Epitaph does not grant the family survival from the explosion. However, Battler realising his sin does. In doing so, he shoulders responsiblity for his sin and the well-being of the family, essentially, becoming the next head.
I think how Battler inherits Beatrice's title after he arrives at the truth in Episode 5 is supposed to represent a similar sequence of events that will proceed if he ever realizes his sin in-game. Beatrice is sort of a temporary head while Kinzo is dead and the new head hasn't taken their place yet, it seems. So him inheriting her title is similar to him inheriting the title of Ushiromiya family head.
But, since he has never realized his sin in-game, we get the endgame explosion each Episode.
I'm getting a feeling now that the promise is something more that the simple Pony Theory. We know the adults always got particularily vicious around the conference, I'm pretty sure even Battler remembered that from six years ago. So maybe the promise went something like this.
After a particularily painful arguement between the adults, Shannon/Jessica ran off in tears, upset at the corruption of the parents, or in Shannon's case, maybe a bit too much bullying. Battler, on close terms with both of them, to a point where it's likely there's some crushes flying around, goes to try and comfort them. In his male stupidity, he makes the promise to them that he'll come and become the next head of the family, and fix everyone's stupid problems once and for all.
But as we know, Battler never honours the promise he makes. So this causes Shannon or Jessica to come to believe that there is no saving the family from it's corruption.
What are your thoughts?
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Culprit - The one who orchestrates the murders of people before the endgame explosion wipes out any survivors. Not Natsuhi, Eva, Battler, Nanjo or Beatrice.
Bomber - The person who plants the explosive device which inccurs the devastation of the endgame explosion. Possibly, and in my opinion, very likely, Beatrice.
Beatrice - Someone deeply involved in Battler's life on the island six years ago. Almost certainly Jessica or Shannon.
Author(s) - For the sake of the Author Theory; yes, a being which writes one or more of the Episodes.
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As for Battler's sin, im thinking in some kind of butterfly effect. There is evidence to think that its a promise in EP5 when Beato calls him a liar and Battler says "i dont remember promising you anything" or something like that.
We know that it was something that happened 6 years ago. Battler remembered that the shrine was not there anymore in Ep2, right? so we can assume he was in the island 6 years ago.
What do we know about Battler 6 years ago? I think its written in an Episode that he was interested in Shannon b/4 right? In EP3, the line that Battler told Shannon 6 years ago, could it be possibly that it was a promise? "I'll be back, <see you again>. I'll come to greet you riding on a white horse". Obviously he didnt come back for 6 years, Shannon ended up with George. Eva didnt like this. Shannon made this illusion of the witch, the illusion told her to break the mirror to be happy with George and she did it. Kanon was hurt indirectly coz of Shannon's relationship with George and the illusion of the witch. Because of Shannon and George's relationship, Jessica ended up falling in love with Kanon and i could probably go on and try to involve every1 in the island coz of Battler not coming back to Shannon, and Shannon and George getting together.
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Nescaline NES emulator bypasses review rubbish, hits and misses App Store
Nescaline's run at the App Store was short. According to MobileCrunch, the app rose and fell within 24 hours. Nescaline was the first Apple-approved commercial Nintendo Entertainment System emulator, and likely the last. Apple don't 'do' machine emulators; not unless they can control each app's content distribution and safely skirt patent issues. Nescaline does not, did not, and likely will not meet those restrictions and for that reason, was removed from the App Store. In the meantime, it has generated a bit of a buzz. Though it came without official NES games, users were able to point the app to an official app in order to play it and therefore, install copyrighted games. The good thing for gamers is that Apple's slip ups have brought an official NES emulator for the handful of early downloaders. The bad news is that it is back out of the App Store. And Nintendo are not likely to relinquish rights to games which use its patents, especially with the iDevice hot on its heels.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (UK - DVD R2)
Our Marcus goes to The Circus and doesn't see a single clown or elephant
After leaving the British Intelligence agency (known by its agents as 'The Circus'), George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is called back on a secret mission to find a mole who is believed to be right at the top of the organisation.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy pulls together the cream of British acting talent for this slow burning tale set in the seventies. Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson perfectly captures the era the story is set in and uses his actors near perfectly in a movie that (as many comment on the extra features) is the 'Anti-Bond' when it comes to the spy game.
What works so wonderfully about Tinker Tailor is that scenes feel crammed with layers of important information that usually come at us with characters sitting down or having calm, gentlemanly conversations. As an audience member we are expected to keep up, remember faces, simply watch and learn, very much like our lead George Smiley does. This is a man who seems to do very little but in his own way manipulates those around him towards showing their hand and really I didn't appreciate this on my first viewing to the degree I did here when sitting down to review the DVD.
This movie moves at a slow burning pace but every frame feels important to the whole somehow. The flashbacks, the small discoveries about characters, relationships between colleagues, everything gets drawn into this plot and while the ultimate endgame is "who is the mole" that somehow doesn't feel quite as important as finding out more about Smiley.
Gary Oldman obviously shines in this and it's felt like too long since he's had this prominent a role and he comes off well. Of course there's the initial Alec Guinness-ness about his voice that took me a few scenes to grow accustomed to but once that fades he's fantastic in so many of the key scenes. The cast around him are also playing strong. I have some issues with Colin Firth as I never quite buy that guy in anything -outside of A Simple Man and Where the Truth Lies and I didn't quite click onto Tom Hardy's character somehow but that's probably because its such a 'normal' role for him compared to his other films.
I wasn't sure Tinker Tailor would play as strong on repeat viewings as the mystery mole elements would not have the same draw but somehow that doesn't matter at all. The film works wonders for different reasons the second time through and rewatching many-a-scene on the extras somehow makes small moments of the film feel even better. Small nuggets of dialogue really pop and the construction of this story is something that really deserves a lot of praise.
With a distinctly retro feel to the film the gritty texture to the image may not be everybody's cup of tea. In low lit scenes the image can look decidedly grubby but as a stylistic choice this works for the period. Colours are pretty good with plenty of oranges and browns dotted about the entire film to add to that seventies look. Generally it's quite a drab grey and beige affair but again this fits the mood perfectly.
Skin tones come off well lit in darker scenes but remain very natural in the mostly grey daytime scenes. The image is soft throughout but the wider shots can look very hazy indeed losing a lot of detail making Tinker Tailor a transfer that about 50% works on DVD. It's got its moments but this is a film that needs that HD kick to rise above its limitations I think.
This Dolby Digital 5.1 track is surprisingly strong with a lot of subtlety. The soft piano score delicatly creates the desired mood, there plenty of day to day ambience and sound effects and that well delivered dialogue is crisp and clear at all times. When the action, however slight, kicks off its usuallty a simple volume increase as opposed to anything too exciting. That said the scores increase in paces grows wonderfully in the mix, as does the pace of the dialogue and it all works wonderfully.
Disc 1 opens with trailers for The Awakening, Tyrannosaur and Carnage. Then its on to the commentary with director Tomas Alfredson and Gary Oldman. This is a slow affair with plenty of silent moments much like the film. Alfredson tries to cover the looks of the scenes while Oldman poses questions and comments on some of the actors in the film and the small moments in their performances he likes, some of which would almost go unnoticed without Oldman homing in on them.
The 'John Le Carre Interview' (29:44) is a relatively raw interview with questions coming from off camera. Le Carre is open and gives highly detailed answers to the questions and paints a picture of his world of characters and the British Intelligence. This is probably the biggest draw of the disc for any fans of the writer and its very good indeed. Lastly on Disc 1 is the deleted scenes (05:43)
Disc 2 starts with the featurettes all of which have input from the cast and crew and most of it very personal and detailed but they are in such short bursts that even the term 'featurettes' feels generous. The subjects covered are 'Smiley' (02:24), 'Inside the Circus' (02:09), 'Shadow World' (02:14) and 'John Le Carre' (02:20).
The interviews section has Gary Oldman (07:35) in Commissioner Gordon mode as he describes his take on Smiley in a nice amount of detail and also Colin Firth (06:28), Tom Hardy (03:22) and director Tomas Alfredson and writer Peter Straughan (06:56).
The 'UK Premiere' (04:47) is a highlight reel of the event with a few interviews. The 'Sky Movies Special' (20:30) would be fluff if it wasn't for the participants, who give a thorough, detailed account of the characters and story and the world it's set in. This is all shot in the same press junket as the interviews intercut with plenty of clips, which are surpringly fun.
Next up is the 'Photo Gallery' and some audio books. Sort of. They are just one chapter each of 'Honorable Schoolboy' Chapter 1 (54:15) and 'Smiley's People' Chapter 1 (55:32) but both a nice taster for anyone wanting more from the Tinker Tailor world.
Lastly we get the teaser trailer (01:17) and full trailer (01:49) wrapping up some extras that don't feel all that in depth really but I still got a lot from them.
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy was great the first time I saw it but it was a nice surprise that it played so much better the second time while watching it for this review. It's packed with some great performances and the pacing here is just perfect for the genre. The DVD itself isn't going to please everyone video wise but the audio is strong. As for the extras, part of me thinks they are weak, mainly due to the so called 'featurettes' and their short run times but as a whole, the rest of the features gave me everything I wanted to know about the project and more, so I can't really knock them.
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Yeah the second viewing was when I really knew I loved this movie. Still noticed new things the third time too. Can't wait for a blu-ray over here.
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It becomes so much more about the characters on the second viewing. Some of the performances really came to life.
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Massive let down for me. It's approach to telling the story didn't do anything for me. There was no time spent on character development. People exchanging glances is not a substitute for good storytelling. As an audience member, I've come in blind to this story and the director seems intent on not giving an inch to the audience. There's nothing wrong with starting a film with scenes that raise more questions than answers but at some point, some answers must start to appear to get us involved and move the story on otherwise I just start to tune out. It's like being hit with 20 feed lines to 20 jokes but with no punchlines. Instead, we get the punchline to the first joke right at the end. But by then, I didn't care who was the mole. Really sorry to say that about this film. Everyone involved is top notch but the method by which the story has been told left me completely irked by it come the final 'revelatory' scene.
The disc itself seems to do a good job of replicating the very grainy look of the film. Haven't spun the DVD but I imagine, given the look of the film, it'll just look dirty and brown with none of the detail or grain of the BD to redeem it in any way.
Really annoyed that I ended up not liking TTSS. I know this places me in a minority as it seems to be universally adored by critics and punter alike, but so be it. For those who enjoyed it, great. I'll have to listen to the commentary I think if the film itself is going to sway my opinion.
I only hope Drive doesn't end up the same way. Didn't manage to catch it at the cinema and am looking forward to it.
Should I be worried? Should I reign in those expectations right now?
The disc itself seems to do a good job of replicating the very grainy look of the film. Haven't spun the DVD but I imagine, given the look of the film, it'll just look dirty and brown with none of the detail or grain of the BD to redeem it in any way.
Really annoyed that I ended up not liking TTSS. I know this places me in a minority as it seems to be universally adored by critics and punter alike, but so be it. For those who enjoyed it, great. I'll have to listen to the commentary I think if the film itself is going to sway my opinion.
I only hope Drive doesn't end up the same way. Didn't manage to catch it at the cinema and am looking forward to it.
Should I be worried? Should I reign in those expectations right now?
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classy movie. should have cleaned up at the oscars.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 30th January 2012
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Stereo 2.0 English
Subtitles: English HoH
Extras: Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Trailers, Sky Movies Special, Audio Books
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Cast: Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong, Stephen Graham
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Length: 127 minutes
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2. A student must present and have scanned his/her active EGSC Student ID when entering / utilizing the student computer labs listed below. Note: Students are not allowed to use another EGSC student's ID card.
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Hertzberg: Disagrees with Liddick
October 6, 2012
Disagrees with Liddick
Re: "Or, turn it off," by Morgan Liddick, column, Oct. 2
I assume by that title ("And On Your Right," Mr. Liddick wants people to turn off their television sets. He call the "last lap" of the election cycle both slimy and nauseating. Is this because the voters may get closer to the truth about the candidates? Or maybe since it is the night before the first debate and he wants to discourage the voters from watching it. This period, he says, is filled with "execrable ads, innuendo, outright lies and defamations." Yet, it is usually exciting and convinces many voters to vote for the candidates of their choice.
Then Mr. Liddick tries to tell people how to vote. For instance, if anyone is called "extreme" that is the candidate you should vote for. If anyone is accused of tying Granny to a wheelchair and pushing her over a cliff, vote for that candidate because his or her opponent is using fear tactics. Or, if a candidate's plans will end Medicare as know it vote for that candidate, because Medicare will collapse financially. (That is why Paul Ryan's wants to turn Medicare into a voucher system). And if a candidate is accused of trying to end abortion or prevent women from having access to birth control, vote for that person!
Very briefly, these are the major facets of the Republican positions, and they have indeed become a political party of extremists. I doubt that enumeration of their platform will convince many people to support them. Mr. Liddick's question about why abortion providers don't advertise, (some do, but discreetly) it is because they may fear for their lives, a very rational fear, which has been proved by the murder of Dr. Tiller.
The Republican candidate Mitt Romney has also been accused of both breaking the law and acting unethically. He has also been accused of shipping jobs to China, when his firm Bain Capital closed unprofitable plants in the U.S.
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I think no one will heed Mr. Liddick's advice unless he or she was a convinced partisan already. The majority of voters will surely follow the remaining weeks of the campaign and vote for the presidential candidate of their choice based on their own interpretation about what is best for the future of this country as it enters the 21st century. I thank the gods for the wisdom of the people who will not "turn it off."
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Allstate Sugar Bowl to Sponsor Crosstown Basketball Classic park
The Allstate Sugar Bowl will sponsor the 2010 Crosstown Classic, a collegiate basketball doubleheader slated for Saturday, Feb. 20 at The Barn, Xavier's home gym. The Classic features longtime New Orleans, HBCU and Gulf Coast Athletic Conference rivals Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University. The event tips off with the women's teams playing at 5 p.m., followed by the men's game at 7 p.m.
Tickets for Allstate Sugar Bowl Crosstown Classic will go on sale Tuesday (Feb. 9) at The Barn. General admission will cost $10. Tickets for children younger than 12 will cost $3. Xavier students can purchase one ticket for $5 with a valid Xavier identification card. The discounted student tickets will be available Feb. 9-12 at The Barn during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Student tickets will cost $10 after Feb. 12. No passes or pass list will be honored for this event.
"We're proud to sponsor the Crosstown Classic again this year," said Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan. "The Sugar Bowl has been part of the city's sports culture for over 75 years and we're excited to partner with the unique history and tradition of the Xavier-Dillard rivalry that has been such an important part of the New Orleans sports landscape for over 50 years now."
This will be the second Xavier-Dillard doubleheader sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The schools met in the New Orleans Arena last year with Xavier sweeping the doubleheader.
"We at Xavier thank the Allstate Sugar Bowl organization for their continued investment and support of Xavier University," Xavier President Dr. Norman C. Francis said. "The gift is truly appreciated and will continue to assist the university in its historic mission of educating deserving students."
Because of limited seating in the Xavier gymnasium, there will be a free and live closed-circuit broadcast of the doubleheader at Xavier's University Center in the third-floor ballroom. Only those with a valid Xavier identification card may attend the viewing at the UC.
The historic rivalry between the two schools began on Jan. 17, 1948 when the men's basketball teams clashed on the hardwood. This year's meeting with be the 117th in history between the Gold Rush and the Blue Devils. Xavier and Dillard first met in women's basketball action during the 1977-78 season. The Gold Nuggets and Lady Blue Devils have played 68 times.
Three players in the XU-DU men's series reached the NBA. Xavier's Donald "Slick" Watts played six seasons with three NBA teams from 1973-79. Watts was the first to lead the NBA in assists and steals in the same season (1975-76). Gold Rush teammate Bruce Seals played three NBA seasons (1975-78) after two seasons in the ABA. And Dillard's George Johnson played 13 seasons with six NBA teams from 1972-86 and ranks 13th in the NBA with 2,082 career blocked shots. Johnson was a member of the Golden State Warriors' 1975 NBA championship team, and Seals played in the NBA Finals in 1978 with the Seattle SuperSonics.


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Joerg Sprave doesn't just build slingshots, he builds them and then shoots (slings?) them. His latest creation? A slingshot that will look familiar to any One Piece fan.
In One Piece, of its characters, Usopp, used a long staff called a kabuto. Joerg recreated this weapon and then tested it out. Be sure to stick around for when he starts throwing it like a spear.
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ICFF: Best of New Lighting
At the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, it's easy to get lost in all the exciting new designs being offered on the floor. But look up, and you'll see some pretty impressive lighting, too. Here are some of our favorites.
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1 & 2. The Cielo chandelier from Pablo Designs, available Fall 2012.
3. A beautiful new pendant light from Mary Wallis has a bit of harsh glamour.
4. I loved this quirky design (out of velcro!) from British designer Rachel O'Neill.
5. Upon first glance at these cardboard pendant lights from Graypants, I thought, 'I could make that'. Upon second glance I thought 'no, I couldn't'. They are thin-walled and wonderfully intricate, with a warm glow that's almost like wood.
6. These colorful plastic lamps from Skitsch are fun and playful. I like how here, as with the Pablo fixture, the cord becomes an exciting and integral part of the design.
7. A dramatic candelabra from Lindsey Adelman Studio.
8. Also from Lindsey Adelman: these Woodchuck pendants come in different lengths and colors.
9. The light bulb takes center stage in this chandelier at Plumen.
10. A modern take on the chandelier from Soren Rose.
11. This star-shaped pendant from Matthew Fairbank had a modern industrial feel.
12. These turn lamps, by Norwegian designer Caroline Olsson, can be turned on or dimmed by turning the screw. Very tactile.
13 & 14. The draped cord on these lights by Woka says 'casual', while the shiny finish says 'luxurious'. It's an interesting contrast.
15. A new take on the bubble chandelier, this time with frosted bubbles. From Apparatus.
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Groover v. Equifax Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Patrick Groover
Defendant: Equifax Inc, Richard F. Smith and John W. Gamble, Jr.
Movant: Robert Brock and FRANKFURT-TRUST Investment GmbH
Case Number: 1:2017cv04511
Filed: November 9, 2017
Court: Georgia Northern District Court
Office: Atlanta Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: William S. Duffey
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Cause of Action: 15:78
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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OKANOGAN The state's highest court will review a case against the Okanogan County Public Utility District, which has been attempting to condemn state land to build a transmission line.
Supreme Court justices decided Thursday to grant the petition for review from the Department of Natural Resources.
The petition was filed in response to the department's appeal that was denied May 7 in the Division III Court of Appeals.
The court upheld an earlier ruling that the utility could condemn state school trust lands to construct a 27-mile transmission line between Pateros and Twisp.
"The Court of Appeals' decision erroneously elevated the PUD's authority over that of the trustee, DNR, creating new law inconsistent with this Court's prior precedents," the state argues in its petition.
The utility sought a 100-foot easement through about 12 miles of shrub steppe habitat, which is leased for cattle grazing. Profits go to schools around the state.
"The Legislature has directed the state to take coordinated efforts to preserve this type of habitat for grazing, wildlife and recreation purposes," the petition said.
The utility responded that the state – and in turn, schools – could have benefited from the easement. The Court of Appeals agreed, stating that fact that the land is used to help fund education is "insufficient to exempt the property from condemnation."
The utility began planning the transmission line 17 years ago. The line would provide service to Methow Valley residents, who are currently served by one decades-old line over state Highway 20.
General Manager John Grubich has said the current line isn't sufficient to meet demand any longer. The line would also save the utility about $400,000 per year in line losses, he said. A July 15 wildfire in Malott burned down a power pole, triggering a nine-hour outage in the Methow Valley.
Environmental review for the project took about 10 years, with Conservation Northwest arguing that the new line would increase wildfire risk, trigger the growth of noxious weeds, disrupt wildlife and exacerbate erosion.
The debate over the utility's eminent domain authority began when about 15 percent of the area landowners, including the state, refused to grant easements. The utility filed a final petition for condemnation in April 2010.
Former Okanogan County Superior Court Judge Jack Burchard ruled in favor of the utility in May 2010.
The Seattle-based Pacifica Law Group, which represents the Department of Natural Resources, said the Supreme Court could hear the case in January.
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"The Rise and Fall" is a dramatic song, thought especially for movie/game trailers. It is made out of 4 parts:
The first part is slow and calm, and it contains strings only.
The second part is a little more agile and speedy, while building up for the third part. This part contains female choir voices, harps and soft drums along with the strings.
The third part is strong and violent, containing powerful drums, big strings, normal strings, cellos, marc strings, acoustic upright bass, horns, violin runs,female choir voices, piatti and cymbals.
The forth part comes back suddenly to calm and peaceful again. It contains strings, pizzicato and an ending violin.


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How Can You Be Register Of Copyrights If You Don't Even Understand Copyright's Most Basic Purpose?
from the time-for-another-job,-maria dept
She recently gave an interview to the American Bar Association's "Landslide" publication, which is put out by the "Intellectual Property" Section of the ABA. In showing just how out of touch with the times the ABA remains, there is no link I can share for this story, but in the interview, Pallante is asked about the fact that there is widespread criticism of copyright law being "too restrictive." Her response is downright scary:
"It is my strong view that exceptions and limitations are just that -- they are important but they must be applied narrowly so as not to harm the proprietary rights of the songwriter, book author, or artist. Copyright is for the author first and the nation second."That, right there, should be grounds for termination, as she clearly does not understand her job or the purpose of copyright law. First of all, it's long been shown that it's the exceptions to copyright law, such as fair use, that help songwriters, authors and artists to create such amazing new works. As we've been discussing a lot lately, there is tremendous evidence that greater exceptions really do help those artists. For her to insist that she only wants narrow exceptions suggests that she's making determinations based on pure blind faith, rather than empirical evidence.
But, much more important is the simple wrongness of that second statement. The Constitution is quite clear about whom copyright is for. It's for the public, not for the creators.
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.The purpose is to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. The method is creating monopolies for authors and inventors. But the clear, stated (and well recognized) intent and purpose of copyright law is for the nation. The goal is to maximize the overall benefit to the nation by helping the artists in a way that serves the nation. For someone in a position such as the Register of Copyrights to flip that equation on its head is really scary, and suggests she does not belong in that job.
Then, in a recent appearance before the American Association of Publishers, her short talk was like a big wet kiss to copyright maximalism, while attacking those who fought against SOPA. She talks up the wonders of copyright as if it's the only way to make money in publishing, and praises the Golan decision that said it's okay for the government to pull works out of the public domain and lock them up under copyright. She also insists that what concerned her most about the fight over SOPA was not the broad overreach of Congress and the MPAA, but rather the fact that the public doesn't understand copyright law, according to her.
Her job is supposed to be to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. That means understanding what the evidence actually shows will do so. Instead, she seems to have made some clear decisions about what must work -- and it's the same things that the copyright gatekeepers want. The role of the public, it seems, is just to be educated on her view of copyright law, and she fears that the public might influence the debate further beyond SOPA. This is immensely troubling, and raises significant questions about her impartiality in the role. The Copyright Office is somewhat famous for it's retrograde views on copyright law, but usually they try not to be quite so blatant about it in public.


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Hi everyone,
This is my first post here. I'm very happy to have found this forum.
I have an 8 week old daughter who has begun pulling off of the breast repeatedly during most (awake) feedings. Sometimes she pulls off and cries, other times she just pulls off and then pops back on. Sometimes it's with every suck. This probably happens around 50-60% of her awake feeds. She does fine when asleep.
I do have oversupply issues and think that this began when I went off of block feeding because I was concerned my supply had dropped too much. Her poops became consistently green, also. However, about 5 days ago I went back to a block schedule of about 4-5 hours per side. Her poops are better now and she isn't crying as much, but it's still definitely an issue. Her poops are now sometimes perfectly seedy and yellow...but other times greener and slimier. There was one over the weekend that was yellow with green stringy mucus.
Her wets are good and she's gaining well and mostly emptying my breasts during feedings, so I feel okay with her intake and my supply. However, I'm concerned about her developing an aversion to breastfeeding. It breaks my heart when she cries during feedings.
A breastfeeding helper mentioned the possibility of a food sensitivity because of the green slimy and stringy poops I've seen. Also because she is extremely gassy. So, I have cut out obvious dairy (I'm not, at this point, cutting out every bit of dairy...but just not drinking milk, eating cheese or yogurt or ice cream, etc.) to see if that helps. I'm on day 2 of that - how long should I do this before I should see an improvement, if dairy is an issue?
I took her into the pediatrician last week and she checked out fine. He said it could be milk reflux and recommended Mylanta to see if that helps. I haven't tried it yet because her crying seemed a bit better over the weekend (from the block nursing, I assumed). But now she's crying more again. I may try the Mylanta, but I'm not really sure reflux is the issue. I don't see other reflux symptoms beyond the fussing at the breast...
Any ideas? Thanks so much!!!


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While Novell's workgroup business declined by 9 percent, and its service business by a staggering 26 percent, identity and access management's revenues went up 11 percent, and systems and resource management 15 percent. The strongest revenues, however, were found elsewhere in the company: Novell's Linux business sky-rocketed in revenue by 33 percent, to 195 million USD - which is a big chunk of the total of 243 million.
According to Sean McCarry, Novell director for the UK and Ireland, this massive success of the Linux business is thanks to everybody's favourite Linux reseller, Microsoft. "Microsoft is the world's largest reseller of Suse," McCarry told ZDNet UK, "The 195 million USD comes out of the 240 million we agreed with [Microsoft] when we set out on this path. That's 81 percent. Most of that business is from the datacentre."
McCarry added that much of the sales come from customers replacing competing solutions, such as Red Hat, with SUSE.


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RIOTERS (heavyfishcannon)
The minifig in the hazmat suit tries to keep the heavy trooper asleep by hitting him repeatedly with a plutonium bar. It works good so far.
The rioter carrying a crowbar picks up the guitar and throws it to the Spokesperson.
The Spokesperson catches the guitar and hides behind the rioters clearing the way to the stage.
Three Noxsec units are killed as the rioters advance.
A team of reporter arrives.
"We are now live from station Omega where it appears that the police started attacking peaceful civilians that were attending to the speech given by the President. The whole event turned into chaos and outrageous police brutality has been reported from multiple source..."
And the sensationalist broadcast goes on..
As a result, public opinion favors the civilians and everyone around the stage gets a +1 damage bonus!
The old man feels his arthritis and is having difficulties to get up.
One riot officer is killed and a civilian finds a pistol.
Two civilians grab a fence and use it to charge a riot officer.
The cop dies crushed.
Two more civilians grab weapons lying on the ground.
They look very happy about it.
RAIDERS (Alex)
"My turn!"
The Hero gets angry and gun down two of the guys that shot at him.
The sniper fires at the heavy trooper of the roof but his target survives.
The group of bikers advance and the suicide bike throws a dynamite stick at the interceptor.
The explosion destroys the cockpit but do not damage the controls nor the pilot.
The explosion also extinguishes the fire.
The bikers arrives in sight of the stage and the first one opens fire but he does not hit anything.
SPACE PIRATES (Silverdream)
The last frigate aims carefully.
It crashes on a biker..
..then the pilot hit the self destruct button.
The explosion was quite devastating. The hazmat guy, the heavy trooper and both bikers were killed.
The crowbar rioter was thrown in the fan of the power plant. He is unharmed.
The Leader of the Raiders is tossed on top of the building by the shock wave. He is now lying beside an undetonated torpedo.
The financial advisor moves towards the President
"Do you need anything sir?"
The President gets up and rips his shirt, revealing that he is a former badass marine.
"This is worse than world war four! It's time to act!"
He kicks the Master out of the way.
"Everyone come with me!"
The President grabs the loaded rocket launcher, breaks a window and gets inside the building.
He is followed by the remaining advisors.
The security advisor shot at the golems to cover their retreat. The golem resists.
NOXSEC (mgb519)
"Excuse me!"
"My name is Peter Ropagand. I am the public relation director of the President offices. I would like to offer you an exclusive interview."
Exclusive interview. The reporter can not resist.
"Let me tell you what is going on here. A group of terrorists came to disrupt social peace, but do not worry. We can be grateful that Noxsec troops are bravely risking their lives to protect us against these dangerous individuals."
Public opinion shifts in favor of Noxsec, giving them the +1 damage bonus.
The last two riot officers each kill one civilian.
Two sergeants and the Heavy Trooper on the roof try to kill the zombies but, believe it or not, they all missed.
The medic failed to revives his next target.
An officer kills one zombie.
Agent Artin disengages from close combat.
He takes a pen out of his pocket and heads for the vent.
The heavy trooper next to Artin kills the savage as Artin drops his pen through the fan.
The pen is in fact a secret agent super powered explosive device.
The explosion destroy the storage room and kills one savage.
McMonkey and the Chieftain are far enough from the detonation and survive.


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Ideal for short trail runs, mountain bike sessions and light commuting, the Trail 10 offers comfort and stability in one. Lightweight and streamlined, the main compartment is hydration bladder compatible and has enough room for essential food and kit storage.
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Estrategia de marca
Developing and validating a potential territory or communication concept is too lengthy and often leads to misalignment between your brand message and consumers' perceptions. You can boost your return-on-investment on positioning and communication projects by engaging consumers as idea creators.
Co-creation with consumers will allow you to create new spaces and new stories that are unique to your brand. The project output is of sufficient quality to be ready for internal validation, agency inspiration and consumer testing. Learn how eÿeka helped leading brand refocus global positioning or find an engaging story to communicate to a specific target audience.
Finding the best campaign idea for Mexico's biggest financial institution.
Banamex has been supporting to the development of Mexico and its people for 125 years. The bank has always been customer centric and provides Mexicans with solid, trusted and secure financial services that empower them to make their dreams come true. Over the years, it has sought to adapt itself to the growing and changing needs and aspirations of its customers. For its anniversary, Banamex was in need of a new tagline.
ROMI: A Communication Concept Testing 20% Higher than Others.
This project truly resonated within Banamex as we always believed in working with consumers. We plan to increase using crowdsourcing as an approach when developing new communication ideas.
Innovation Director, Banamex, Citigroup
Positioning Mini Oreo on The Market
Kraft was interested to explore potential positioning and communication platforms for Mini-Oreo but with a new approach that would have given consumers a greater voice.
ROMI: 1 positioning adopted across markets
We have been overwhelmed. Not two creative ideas were similar, and you brought a lot of humor, emotion, and creativity to your work.
Brand Director, Kraft Foods
Co-creating a fresher way to talk about fragrance, while keeping the essence
Head & Shoulders has a pleasant fragrance yet is perceived by some as hair medicine with an almost clinical smell associated to it.
How do we change consumers' perception by convincing them that an effective anti-dandruff brand can also give them great smelling hair?
We have been working on how to change perception of our shampoos' fragrance for a while and eYeka's creators just found the sweet spot, in record time.
Senior Product Manager, P&G
Convincing mums that "Dirt is good"
With "Dirt is good", Unilever would like to free mums from their laundry worries and show them that dirt and stains should be embraced for a well-balanced childhood. How should Unilever communicate that message?
eYeka's creators gave us fresh, unexpected ideas on how we could better communicate to mums in a more engaging fashion.
Brand Development Director, Unilever
A Brilliant Idea for a very Creative Brand Campaign
Hyundai was looking to bring to life its global brand campaign "live brilliant" with fresh creative expressions that show that a car can create special experiences beyond transportation.
ROMI: Agency inspired. Global campaign launched
We gave consumers an opportunity to lead the creative process and received many inspiring ideas. It was a refreshing, winning approach.
Head of Brand Communication Team, Hyundai Motors
Introduce Pop Tops to parents as fun refreshment
We challenged our community to create a bright, simple and playful print ad with a catchy tagline to convince parents that Pop Tops is a fun refreshment for their kids and brings happiness wherever they go.
ROMI: Successful print and retail campaign, to be extended
Great balance in your creative. We loved how you transported the viewer to a world of adventure that both mums and kids can relate to.
Brand Manager, Schweppes
Crowdsourced inspiration to rebrand Danone Milkuat for teens
Milkuat is a blend of milk and juice popular with Indonesian children. The brand icon, the Milkuat tiger has become part of popular culture. Danone was looking to launch a series of new Milkuat drinks aimed at tweenagers. The challenge was to rebrand Milkuat for a slightly older target audience and develop value propositions that would appeal to them. Our approach was to give our community the chance to create a brand new drink for teens, with the license to redesign the iconic tiger.
The richness of entries gave us a lot of food for thought to widen our project.
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