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Council workers have told of their plight as they prepare to go on strike.
Members of the public service union Unison – which represents local Government workers including teaching assistants, social workers and street cleaners – will walkout on Thursday, July 10 because they are angry at a one per cent pay rise from the Government.
Members of Unison in Derbyshire will hold a rally in Chesterfield town centre from 11am on the day of the strike.
Jeanette Lloyd, Unison branch secretary for Derbyshire, said: "Our members provide essential services to Derbyshire. After all these years we deserve a decent pay rise.
"For many local Government and school support workers, pay is back to the level of the 1990s.
"After 25 years as an employee of Derbyshire County Council, comparatively my pay is worth far less now than when I started – not what anyone would expect working for a public employer."
The strike will take place on the same day as teachers and members of the GMB and Unite unions walkout over pay and conditions.

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1. Re: SOAPProxy in ESB Service when wsdl is not yet available?Hans Wolffenbuttel Jan 6, 2012 7:08 AM (in response to Tim Collins)
Hi Tim,
You can reference to a local wsdl to prevent this from happening. There is no other way to bypass this behaviour AFAIK.
2. Re: SOAPProxy in ESB Service when wsdl is not yet available?Tim Collins Jan 9, 2012 11:31 AM (in response to Hans Wolffenbuttel)
Hi Hans,
You are correct. I pulled up the code for myself. A network interruption is interpreted as if there is a typo in jboss-esb.xml and the entire ESB deployment fails without any useful information getting logged.
I managed to get my own implementation of SOAPProxy running that delays initialization until a message is proxied, and treats a not-currently-running server as a temporary message processing error. I also added some try/catch/throw blocks so I can at least get a clue why something might not be working.
In order to satisfy the GPL, can you or someone else offer some advice on where to post the code?
I did get confused with the part that the "?wsdl" style URL is not supported. The proxy code is really hoping for an incoming SOAP message.


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Why Isn't Chris Christie Getting His Marijuana in the Mail?
It's been bad year for awesome dude Edward Forchion. Not only did his request to change his name to "NJWeedMan.com" get denied (thanks, Obama), but the packages of weed he sends to NJ Governor Chris Christie aren't getting through!
Forchion told the Philadelphia Inquirer's Matt Katz that he mails a gram of weed a week to Christie plus another 14 public officials, including the state attorney general. It sounds like a winning gesture:
The dope, sent from Weedman's home in California, comes with a letter that misspells Christie's name and misstates Christie's former law enforcement job, which was U.S. Attorney. Weedman calls Christie a "fat hypocrite."
Unfortunately, Christie hasn't seen a single bud. (Or so his spokesman claims.) Too bad! Forchion could use some powerful friends for his upcoming trial over a pot bust last year—not that he doesn't have an awesome strategy:
As for the pending trial, Forchion is representing himself, as he has in the past, and he hopes to pick pothead jurors using his "pot-dar."
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A weakening landocean temperature difference, owing to a rapidly warming Indian Ocean, has seen the Indian monsoon trending downward since the 1950s. New research gives hope for a revival in monsoon rainfall as land warming catches up with, and exceeds, ocean warming.
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Jin, Q. & Wang, C. Nat. Clim. Change http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3348 (2017)


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The contrast between God and humanity could not be starker. The teacher drives this point home by reminding his reader that human lives and earthly accomplishments are fleeting. Nothing tangible is permanent. No work lasts. It all slips away and vanishes into thin air. Compare that to God. Everything God does is substantial. Everything God accomplishes lasts forever. Every word God speaks makes a difference. And so, God places within every person a sense of eternity to know yet not understand Him. This world with all its goodness and beauty is not as good as it gets. There is more, so much more, and we are made for that reality too. But not now, not yet.
Jesus calls His disciples to a radical commitment. Those who truly follow Jesus must be willing to follow Him to the point of death, just as He will later die for His commitment to God and others. Thus, whether they die literally or figuratively, His followers give up their lives for Him.
Basically, why learn anything, you won't be remembered for it. A book teaching its follows, basically, to be stupid because either way they gain nothing so why work to be smart, or wise, or anything. Hell, if I were a child being taught this passage in school, I'd leave. Not because I disagree (or agree) with it but because I'm being taught: what does it matter?
These versions of the Bible are either becoming more diluted or more radical in their interpretations. I don't know which, perhaps both.Just sad.-Nam


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We are a marketing company that will soon launch an online business review website called ArubaReviews.com. This website will feature reviews from past customers of businesses in Aruba. The reviews will act as a feedback to the business owners but also help potential new clients make the right decision on which business they would like to visit.
The main businesses we are going to focus on are: Hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, tourist attractions, car rental companies and other local specialty shops.
People who want to visit Aruba can plan their vacation by visiting this website and choose from the best hotels, restaurants etc. based on the reviews posted by past visitors.
People who have visited Aruba and want to share their experiences with other users of the website.
Our primary target group is tourist coming from: USA: 65.26%, Venezuela: 13.55% and The Netherlands: 5.01% and other countries around the world.
The biggest market in the US is the north east area.
The age target will be: 18-43: 21%, 35-49: 41%, 50+: 38%
We would like a modern and professional logo that will be appealing to the target audiences.
We would like to see designs with the .com. extension included and some without.
It has to represent Aruba, with its white sandy beaches and sunny weather and the user submitted reviews. You can use this picture for inspiration: http://imgur.com/Erx3Z.jpg
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Word 2008 spacing "after" a paragraph to 10pts by default. To remedy this:
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Blue Bloods Meets the Mafia: It's Going to Get Dangerous for Jamie
Sep 22, 2011 10:00 PM EDT
Last year, Will Estes compared Blue Bloods' Blue Templar story line to The Godfather. This year? He'll be dealing with a crime family on the show."Isn't it funny how things turn out?" Estes tells TVGuide.com. "I'm really excited because there's a lot… Read more


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About Voiding Dysfunction
Enuresis (involuntary peeing that is abnormal for a child's age) is one of the most common types of voiding dysfunction, and includes both nighttime wetting (nocturnal enuresis) and daytime wetting (diurnal enuresis).
Children often exhibit posturing behaviors, (pee-pee dance, cross their legs, squat). Although it is normal for very young children to do this as they are learning to toilet train, sometimes these symptoms can continue even as the child grows older.
Voiding dysfunction may cause a child to run to the bathroom frequently. Children may have to urinate every 10-30 minutes or in less severe cases, every 1-3 hours. They will often urinate small volumes or feel the urge to urinate again soon after voiding.


text: Power Hour: Crop Insurance Losses Lower than Predicted March 1, 2013 08:30 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ed Clark Top Producer Business and Issues Editor Email Crop insurance indemnities hit a record high for 2012 losses, but the taxpayer portion will be much lower than some predicted last summer. The 2012 indemnities hit $14.7 billion as of Feb. 25, and will certainly climb higher as more claims are finalized over the next few weeks. Some government losses will occur, for sure, but it will be mitigated by the $4.1 billion in farmer paid premiums as well as losses absorbed by crop insurance companies, says the National Crop Insurance Services. Fast forward to today: Last year may be fresh in everyone's mind still, but growers need to think 2013. Midwest farmers only have until March 15 to make crop insurance election changes for this year's crops. Non-subsidized insurance options, such as hail and wind, can be added later, however. In good production years with few losses, the government keeps part of the premium and can end up as much as $3.5 billion to the plus side. As a result of this, farmer premiums paid and losses absorbed by insurance companies, government losses for 2012 could be as low as $3.5 to $4 billion, although possibly higher, still a far cry from the $30 billion or even more that some were suggesting last summer. Interestingly, unlike previous disasters, there were no calls for additional ad hoc disaster assistance last year. "I never thought I would live long enough to have a year like this (2012) and no calls for additional assistance in an election year," says Art Barnaby, ag economist at Kansas State University. Past droughts were almost always accompanied by additional federal assistance of various types. The lack of that in 2012 is a testament to high crop insurance program participation, high levels of coverage, and the fact that many growers opted for the harvest price option. While many farmers were not made whole, indemnities at least covered production costs for many. Looking at the future, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) foresees a sharp decline in indemnities in 2013 and has lowered its projections for total federal outlays for crop insurance by nearly $8 billion over the next 10 years. Of course, the CBO cannot predict the weather. However, there will be attempts in Congress to reduce federal outlays for crop insurance in the future as a way to shave government costs, Barnaby says. These could include a reduction of the subsidy portion of the premium that farmers pay, means testing and payment caps. One of the dangers of payment caps, he says, is that they could be whittled down over time by Congress. There also will be attempts to link crop insurance program participation to conservation compliance, Barnaby says, even though such proposals are highly opposed both by farm groups, as well as crop insurance companies. For More Information Read more Power Hour news, blogs and videos. Back to news


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Low bit rate uploaded and crappy cloudy water viz but it did very well, the HD3 black.
In a 100 foot viz, that whale spinning footage in HD3 official video can be improved for its IQ ( my opinion ), because at that time 2.7K was not ready yet according to Abe the Chief video editor of GP.
My Inon H100 alone to get similar HD2 MEDIUM FOV 1080p for my RX100, cost 25% more than the entire HD3 Black he he he and will be almost equal if thrown in a URPRO-SRP color correction filter + UL ball mount & GoPro tripod adapter . URPRO-SRP will be available soon after DEMA.
This micro baby for wide angle will be nice.......damn, mine has not arrived yet.
Posted 23 November 2012 - 03:01 PM
Many issues and it seems bad reviews are popping up on amazon with same problems and a few other issues I did not have. Contacted customer support 3 times and never heard back so they seem to be backed up dealing with these issues.
My problems were, speaker picks up internal electronic noises during video that pulses along with the on and off blinking record light.
Video automatically segments itself not allowing for videos longer than 17:26. I can combine segments PP but should not have to
At $399 plus $80 lcd screen and more $ for a micro memory card I expected a better product
Posted 23 November 2012 - 05:39 PM
Video file automatically segmenting itself to max 4GB or that 17:26 you get.... is Microsoft limitation for FAT32 , you should know that if you have played with memory card based camcorder, google it. Some cameras will set limit lower, 2GB.
1st batch HD3 seems to have issue, usually freezing though not the noise you mentioned.
I hope my coming HD3 Black will be a later batch.
Posted 24 November 2012 - 11:21 AM
Audio noise was a bummer maybe in 4-6 months I will try again if they get the bugs worked out
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Posted 06 December 2012 - 03:50 PM
No manual white balance "more of a manual CHOOSE your white balance before recording from white balance presets or go Auto white balance"
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Humans rights and sustainable development go together very well. If someone lacks in the basic necessity of human rights, then their participation in sustainable development is lost. 40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse and neglect and more than 300,000 children under the age of 18 are being exploited as child soldiers in armed conflicts worldwide. With that said, human rights is a severe worldwide issue. Human rights issues needs to be fixed so people can have access the basic needs of everyday life.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 30, 2007) - The ETSU softball team met its most difficult match of the season as they were swept by the No. 1-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols 13-3 and 8-0 on Friday evening at Tyson Park.
The Bucs drop to 16-18 overall on the season, and remain winless in 10 tries against Tennessee, while the Lady Vols have now won 14 straight games and improve to 39-2 overall in 2007.
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Hardy made her first collegiate start, but suffered the loss despite allowing only one run on three hits in 2.1 innings, while Abbott won her 11th straight game and improved to 30-1.
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Haverman began the game by forcing Tennessee's leadoff hitter to ground out to short; however, the Lady Vols then recorded three straight hits and took an early 2-0 lead after the first inning. Things did not get any easier for Haverman in the second as she walked two of the first three batters she faced, and then surrendered a single and back-to-back doubles, leading to three more runs for the Lady Vols. Vercoe entered the game for ETSU and allowed two more singles, which gave Tennessee a 6-0 lead after two. The Lady Vols scored two more runs in the fourth, and held the Bucs scoreless in the fifth to end the game.
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Fact-Checking AOL Chief's Health-Care Claims
When AOL CEO Tim Armstrong explained cuts to employees' 401(k) plans last week by blaming high medical costs, particularly those related to two "distressed babies," he didn't name names.
But one parent refused to let Armstrong have the last word—and in the process, took the unusual step of openly criticizing her husband's employer on a public platform.
Over the weekend – shortly after Armstrong apologized for his remarks and reversed course on the 401(k) changes – Deanna Fei, a novelist whose husband is as an editor at AOL's Huffington Post website, came forward as the mother of one of the babies presumably referred to by Armstrong.
In Slate, Fei wrote a deeply personal account of her daughter's premature birth in 2012. She said she took issue not with Armstrong's estimation that her baby's post-natal interventions cost a million dollars or more but with "how he exposed the most searing experience of our lives, one that my husband and I still struggle to discuss with anyone but each other, for no other purpose than an absurd justification for corporate cost-cutting."
On the Today show Monday, Fei said that she wrote the Slate piece because "I felt like someone has to speak up for her. She can't tweet… she can't justify the spending that saved her life. She didn't deserve to get singled out in this way."
In her essay, Fei also noted that cancer and asthma "rank among the nation's most expensive medical conditions," yet people with those issues were not called out by Armstrong. "Would anyone dare to single out these people for simply availing themselves of their health benefits?" she asked.
Fei is right. While health insurance is more expensive for women of child-bearing age – a recent analysis by HealthPocket, a company that ranks health insurance plans, found that a 23 year-old nonsmoking female paid an average of $179 a month for health insurance versus $145 for a 23 year-old male—childbirth and pregnancy are not in fact the most expensive conditions. According to a 2002 study cited by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the five most expensive health conditions were heart disease, cancer, trauma, mental disorders, and pulmonary conditions.
In addition, although most large companies self-insure—meaning they pay claims directly—many also purchase "stop-loss" insurance, designed to pick up the bulk of any unexpected amounts over a certain annual per-patient or per-company figure. For large companies, those policies might not kick in until millions of dollars in medical costs have been incurred.
Questions about the details of AOL's health-insurance plan were not immediately answered by the company's communications team.
Meanwhile, Fei received a personal call from Armstrong on Sunday evening, in which he apologized for his comments. "He spoke to me in a heartfelt way as a father of three kids. His apology was heartfelt and I appreciated it and I do forgive him and I also understand we all sometimes say things we wish we could take back," she said on the Today show.
Armstrong's treatment of a parent on his staff has come under fire in the past. In 2005, when he was vice president for national sales at Google, an employee named Christina Elwell sued Google and Armstrong for employment discrimination and retaliation.
Elwell, then a national sales director, accused Armstrong of calling her "an HR nightmare," threatening to demote her, and then firing her while she was in the midst of a difficult pregnancy.
According to a complaint filed in U.S. district court, Armstrong had publicly praised Elwell as recently as early 2004 and told a gathering of sales staff that her efforts had contributed to the tech company's ability to go public. But after she told Armstrong of her pregnancy and her need to cut her travel schedule – she was carrying quadruplets and was having some associated medical problems – he attempted to move her to an operations post with no management responsibilities, she alleged.
Shortly after that, she was fired, then reinstated, then offered a lower-level position. After having a baby – only one child survived the pregnancy—she returned to Google but found her demotion intolerable, and she was "constructively discharged" from the company, according to the complaint.
The case went to arbitration and was dismissed in 2008. No details of a settlement or other terms were disclosed, and Elwell could not be reached for comment. According to her LinkedIn profile, Elwell was most recently the president of a firm called CAC Media Investing and Consulting.
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Filmmaker Jason Torrance helps Kaitlyn Donovan rehearse for her role as Dorothy, one of the main characters in Torrance's new film, "A Promise Made of Wax."
A local filmmaker is seeking a few good actors and actresses to be a part of his newest independent film, "A Promise Made of Wax."
Jason Torrance, who wrote the script and will also direct and star in the film, said there are still three lead and several supporting roles open, and that he needs both men and women in their 20s and 30s to fill them.
The movie is about three couples—one who just had a baby and is now breaking up, another who just met and is dealing with their own personal demons, and an emotionally toxic relationship between two cousins—whose lives are intertwined.
The plot sounds like a soap opera drama, but Torrance explained that, at its core, it is really an ensemble piece about betrayal.
"It's a concerted series of sucker punches," Torrance said."Wax feels firm, but you apply a little pressure and it crumbles."
"A Promise Made of Wax" will be Torrance's third film, behind "Melodrama" and "Easter Sunday Can Never Be Lent," both of which he plans on submitting to independent film festivals in the near future.
Torrance, who was homeschooled, got into filmmaking because he loved watching movies as a child.
Sometimes, he said, he would see eight movies in one day.
Once he discovered his love for motion pictures, Torrance started watching movies from every genre that had received good reviews, and then systematically began seeking out directors whose work he enjoyed.
"I started realizing that you have to go with your own tastes," Torrance said. "A good rating doesn't necessarily mean a good movie."
Now, years later, Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch have emerged as two of his favorite directors.
"If mainstream Hollywood is like fast food, Kubrick and Lynch are like gourmet meals," Torrance said. "Sometimes you can be challenged with something you don't like to eat, and then you come to appreciate it. Eventually you discover the richness and nutrition of it and you find yourself drawn to it more than less nourishing fare."
Torrance, who is on the ROTA board of directors, has used ROTA Gallery as a way to make connections, and has met some of his cast at the non-profit art cooperative.
"Two years ago I was thinking of leaving the area because I didn't see much of a future as a writer and an artist here," Torrance said. "This place (ROTA) has been my salvation. Plattsburgh is big enough to have a larger art community, and ROTA is an invaluable venue and community resource."
For his latest project Torrance cast Kaitlyn Donovan, whom he met at ROTA, as Dorothy, a lead character involved in one of the film's several tumultuous relationships.
As a photographer, Donovan is more accustomed to being behind the camera, but she has wanted to act since she was young.
She worked with Torrance on a previous project, and agreed to take on the role without reading the script.
"He's already explained the weird, outlandish parts to me," Donovan said. "I'm preparing mentally for it, and it will be an interesting role to play. I trust Jason. He'll make it work."
Also involved in the film is Corey Bourgeois, who said he sees the project as a way to gain practical experience in filmmaking.
Bourgeois would ultimately like to direct, but in the meantime he is enjoying being involved in any capacity needed to complete the movie.
"I'm just looking for any experience I can get, and this is a good way to do it," Bourgeois said. "If he (Torrance) needs me to run a camera, I'll run a camera, if he needs me to set something up, I'll set something up."


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Paydar Bringing Business Savvy to Best Parks
February 5, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Paydar Bringing Business Savvy to Best Parks
The new chairman and CEO of Best Parks in America may have operated "under the radar" in the RV park and campground sector but that era has come to an end, according to a report by Woodall's Campground Management.
Best Parks Founder David Gorin used the "radar" analogy to refer to Reza Paydar, whom he introduced on Monday (Feb. 4) as the new lead investor in Best Parks, a 10-year-old marketing group that encompasses 70 quality parks across the nation, mostly located in the East.
Paydar is no stranger to the industry, but he "has not had a high level of visibility," said Gorin, who will remain as Best Parks president and chief spokesman.
Yet, over the past 30 years, Paydar has garnered extensive experience in building successful RV resorts, hotel and commercial property developments as well as other types of companies.
He is known in the RV park and campground circle as a good businessman who runs a tight ship but one who maintains a low profile within the industry. His parks are members of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC) but he does not take an active role in association activities.
However, just as he stepped up to create Sunland RV Resorts, a chain of resorts in Southern California and Florida, Paydar expects to lead Best Parks' branding network to another level.
"I am completely excited about the opportunity to be of service and invest in the great platform David has created over the years," Paydar said during Monday's news conference announcing the changing of the guard.
Paydar said he wants to use the synergy that is created through the Best Parks network, whose members he termed "the best of the breed," to enhance not only the members but the entire RV park and campground industry.
"Through this process we are hoping Best Parks in America will become a platform of opportunities for independent operators to benefit from it. Cross promotions will benefit all independent RV park owners," he said, without fear of losing their own identity or brand.
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This friday , I saw the Shuttle Endeavor flew by on a piggy ride, escorted by 2 NASA or Air Force jet planes over UCLA and man it was exciting . So when I watched this anime last night , it sure made me more excited.
This episode was all about both Mutta and HIbito and I really love the interaction of the two , its covering the month leading towards Hibito's space launch and Mutta's third exam.
I know a lot find the pacing really slow but I actually find it good for this story telling style . I like to savor the moments. I know they are trying to built it up as well. We all just need to learn to step back and slow down
My Avatar is seiyuu Morita san and Me cosplaying at AnimeExpo
am i the only one making comments about this anime?
I had an anime meetup this weekend and the theme was Space . I suggested Space Brothers for the poll but it was the last in the list in the poll but here I am , so excited about this anime as ever.
Episode 26
Everyone is in Houston now and then the final interview.Watching them eat at that steakhouse makes me want to go to one ha ha ha.
New characters are introduced and I could hear my favorite seiyuu's voice in a different way but his speech pattern i was able to recognize.It's Konishi san . I sure love him Aniki !!!!
Oh yeah ,he was humming when he was at that chair, I remembered my japanese friend said that Nihon jin don't hum.I guess seiyuu are an exception to the rule ha ha ha.
Anyway they featured 3 real astronauts in this episode, I wonder if Noguchi san said those lines himself. He was one of the crew of the first return to space flight in 2005 right after the Columbia disaster .
My Avatar is seiyuu Morita san and Me cosplaying at AnimeExpo
Better episode this week! Funny,good to see the other characters.
Yeah, I don't tend to comment on this show, but I watch it every week.
One thing though: Did anyone else think that astronaut looked like Bono from U2?
Noguchi did 'cosplay' on the ISS:
oh yeah I am starting to remember that video.
I am happy to see the others too. But that director is funny man. He was moon walking .
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New OP & ED, which I like. I love the collection of satellites in the ED.
I really enjoyed the flyby of the VAB. That building is enormous. IIRC the stripes on the flag are as big as a bus, and the stars are as tall as a person.
More facts here:
The astronaut's "entrance" was a bit showy, but it is an anime. I'm not complaining. I find it amusing that NASA would still be using the venerable T-38 in the future, but they are great planes.
Hoshide records lines from the ISS for November episode :
awesome !!
I was suspecting that would be Noguchi san himself or a voice match and now officially Hoshide san in episode 31 but for them to do the recording while he is in the space station is just a first ever and amazing.
this anime is indeed special.
.Thanks hpulley
My Avatar is seiyuu Morita san and Me cosplaying at AnimeExpo
This was a heartwarming episode about the UFO. I laughed pretty hard at some parts.
The musical director must have a sense of humor for picking a bluegrass piece when that's not what they could be playing.
Also, Mutta's play on words with yoroshiku was funny but also a touch mean.
Episode 28
The story about what was in that DVD-R was really a cute story . I like Sawashiro san as young Mutta but at times her voice gets too high .
Yea that blugrass music was so wrong man , Hibino wasnt playing a banjo ...and whats with the dancing , it was so retarded. That part was not right .
Overall it was a nice episode but the pacing felt slow this time.
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I really liked this episode. Mu-kun comparing his heart to the weather was a really poignant moment. And poor Apo.
The OP is starting to grow on me. I also love the little tribute to Apollo 12. Hibito is driving a classic AstroVette.
Episode 30
Apo is set free and we all know what all dogs want , well my chihuahua pug loves to eat too meat yummies but he wont run away from me
Its just an exciting episode, looks like they put a lot of details how astonauts are prep into the cockpit..
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At last after thirty episodes...
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Hibito has launched at last. Bit with Apo was odd, plot device of sorts I guess for Mutta to go out to the old blockhouse but putting someone else's dog in your van because he likes your hotdogs is strange.


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Flawless and seductive. With its ultra low square-cut bustline, this is the sexiest long sleeve crop ever! Cross-wrap textured back, pair with a patterned skinny jean and a statement necklace for an added vamp up.
- 100% Polyester
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- Center back to hem: 14" (36 cm)
- Model is 5'10" and wears a US size S
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Jaya from runs big I love this top, the material is very nice. This top does run big. Im 34DD in VS, so there for I ordered small. but when i tried on it was bit loose on me around sleeves and waist area.So i had to exchange it to xs. i would recommend going one size down than ur normal size. cant beat the prize i got them in both colors
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EPA awards grant to Hawai'i Department of Health for drinking water operator training program
Release Date: 8/9/2004
Contact Information: Dean Higuchi, (808) 541-2711
HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $201,900 to the Hawai'i Department of Health to create a drinking water system operator training program for staff at small drinking water systems statewide.
"This education program will ensure operators of small drinking water systems are properly trained and certified to correctly operate their facilities," said Alexis Strauss, director of the EPA Pacific Southwest Region's Water Division. "Proper operation of drinking water facilities is critical to providing clean and safe drinking water that meets all federal and state standards."
The state Department of Health's Safe Drinking Water Branch will be working with the University of Hawai'i's Outreach College to develop and implement a training program to provide continuing education courses for operators of drinking water systems servicing 3,300 or fewer people. The training will be made available to operators throughout the state. The grant is intended to provide start up funds to create a self- supporting training program for the operators.
All operators in Hawai'i are required by law to obtain continuing education credits and training to maintain their operator's certification.
The grant funds will support:
-developing a plan to implement the training program statewide;
-developing the training program and lesson plans;
-creating a financial plan for continued funding of the program;
-providing eight hours of training to operators on each island per year; and
-establishing a schedule for classes and other logistics.
The EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act requires that all states have a program to certify drinking water system operators to ensure every water system has operators that perform certain key compliance functions, such as monitoring, and repair and maintenance of the system. An operator needs specific training and certification that is appropriate to the functions, facilities and operations of each particular system.
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For all those who came to my session - many, many thanks. There is no better sight for a presenter than to see a roomful of attendees, especially with people standing near the walls. The fire marshal was not amused probably; but I was grateful. The harrowing incident of a blue screen of death on my PC - not just once but twice - just before the presentation was about to start was enough to throw me into a panic mode; but the third time was a charm. It worked. Phew!
You can download the presentation here. And while you are there, look around and download some more of my sessions as well.
Thanks a lot once again. I'm off the keynote now.
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(Good job Del Boy wasn't on Board)
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To bring photos from my minds eye - to the public through the lens of my Nikon D90 ∧ D80
wow Imac...you are so elegant my friend!
Difficult to choose one picture, they are all beautiful and interesting, but your header is breathtaking, a show of lights!
That chandelier is massive! It has been a long time since I've worn a tuxedo. I like doing formal wear once in a while, but presently, I do not even have one suit or sport coat. There just hasn't been a need. Maybe I should get a nice jacket and occasionally wear it -- just because.
Love the "blink-king" thing comment you had on the last photo. Clever guy, you are!!! You are both handsome and definitely show bling...
Love your header. It's gorgeous!!
I like your bling photos. That chandelier is really something. I must admit that you look very dapper in your last photo.
I wouldn't like to clean all that glass, and I remember the Only Fools and horses sketch very well.
I hope your cummerbund was elasticated, because after 4 courses the old belly expands a bit!
You do bling right--with style, elegance, and the just-right amount of grit!
The ice bling is my favorite. I love that stuff.
awesomeness, and gorgeousness!
i like your bling photos.
I love that last line after the great photo of the two of you, so funny! And these are all wonderful photos. The chandelier is amazing, love the sculptures too.
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Oil prices are up, rising above $92 per barrel as tension between Turkey and Syria raises concerns about a disruption to crude oil supplies from the Middle East.
In morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, benchmark crude is up $1.33 to $92.58 per barrel.
Also Thursday, a U.S. government report said crude inventories increased slightly more than expected.
AAA says gasoline prices at the pump are unchanged from Wednesday at $3.813 for a gallon of regular.
Natural gas prices rose more than three percent to $3.59 per 1,000 cubic feet. The Energy Department said natural gas supplies grew slightly less than expected last week.
Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, rose $1.46 to $114.64 on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.
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Author Notes: For some crazy reason lately I've been writing up recipes to honor my Chef amigas; people I love and respect. So here I go again. I absolutely love this recipe. There are two people who loom larger than life on the LA food scene, one is Evan Kleiman and the other is Jonathan Gold. Evan used to own the wonderful Café Angeli, now closed but she still speaks her mind on public radio and badgers the growers at the farmers market to raise interesting things for our delectation. This dish is based on something Evan did way back in '07 and I've continued to make, tweak and punish it with my own approach, changes and adaptations here and there but the key ingredients are spinach, mint and potato. Can you dig it? —pierino
Serves: 4
½ cup extra virgin olive oil (and if you ever refer to it as EVOO I'm going to come down there and smack you with Maxwell's silver hammer and it will leave a mark).
cup chopped sweet onion
1 or 2 large new, white potatoes.
1 green garlic head including tender green parts (if you can't find garlic and you probably won't, substitute 2 scallions and 2 garlic cloves)
2 bunches fresh spinach*
3 cups chicken stock preferably homemade. You can use boxed but I won't respect you in the morning.
A big bunch of fresh mint, chopped
A bunch of cilantro, chopped. Sorry you cilantro sissies, but it's essential to the flavor. Don't leave it out.
2 tsp pimenton de la vera or piment d'esplette.
1 tbs crushed and lightly toasted pistachio nuts
- Begin with ¼ olive oil in a large pan. Sweat down the chopped onion until translucent but not brown. Add the potatoes and garlic clove and continue to sauté After about 5 minutes of cooking time add your chicken stock and the green garlic (or scallion garlic mix). After fifteen minutes add your washed spinach, followed by the mint and the cilantro. Cover and simmer again. When your soup is cooked through and soupy, season it with salt and pepper.
- Now, welcome to the devil's workshop. Get out your big ass blender, not the wimpy one you use for making jagermeister margaritas. It should be sturdy. In batches puree the soup mixture. Never fill the blender up to more than half way when using hot liquids. And unless you want to decorate your kitchen in Jackson Pollack green, keep the lid on and hold it down with a towel and your hand while it's running. Repeat as needed.
- In a small pan heat up the remaining olive oil. Don't let it reach the smoke point. To this add your pimenton. Meanwhile in a dry skillet lightly toast the pistachios.
- Serve the soup into individual bowls and drizzle with the pepper oil. If you are using the pistachios sprinkle those on top.
- *Evan used frozen spinach which is perfectly fine especially since you might be whipping this up when you are tired from work. So feel free to substitute.
- **The name "Paprika" covers a multitude of sins. Most of the stuff out there is only good for adding color to deviled eggs. Such as your basic supermarket variety. You can find good Spanish pimentons (and there are many) through specialty markets. My preference here is for the piment d'esplette, because I think it suits the dish better.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Mint
More Great Recipes:
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Builder's Page
The Spitfire was built during a World War when fighting aircraft had a life expectancy measured
in less than a hundred missions. The repair, maintenance, and operation of each aircraft were
the responsibility of dozens of squadron mechanics or repair depot workers. The Spitfire was
never designed for long-term ease of maintenance with many components hard to replace or even
reach. Systems were life-limited and developed to allow efficient production not a
three-thousand hour airframe life or a sixty year airframe life. The remaining Spitfires
require armies of volunteers and/or very large operational budgets far beyond the reach of most
aircraft owners.
Living, breathing war relics have become increasingly rare, due to the ravages of time and years
of attrition. Despite the incredible efforts of the restorers and museums only a few dozen
Spitfires are airworthy today. Their obvious value as historical artifacts, added to their
unmatched desirability have brought the value of any airworthy Spitfire to well over $1 million
and up to $4 million for those with combat history.
Operators of flying Spits are faced with unavailable parts from fifty or sixty year old inventories.
The monetary value of the Spitfire makes the cost of insurance alone a frightening figure. The
prospect of owning, flying and operating a Spitfire was until now far out of the reach of pilots
with even above average means.
Spitfire Aircraft Company was formed for the specific purpose of creating a real Spitfire,
not a half-size toy or 3/4 scale wannabe that the average pilot can afford. We want a full
size, full performance, full power warbird for the same reasons you would want one.


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Flickr Find: Picnics We'd Like To Go To
We're confident in our abilities to pack a delicious picnic basket, but it doesn't hurt to have some inspiration once in awhile. We flipped through hundreds of picnic photos and picked 10 favorites that we'd like to pull up a seat at. Which one would you want to be invited to?
Sometimes at a picnic we want a light serving of things and others we want to eat our weight in a tasty sandwiches. So the pictures above represent both sides of our eating outdoors traditions! Which one looks the best to you? Click through to Flickr Pages (listed below) to see what's for lunch (or breakfast) as many of them have notes!
Related: Picnic Fare: Pork Tenderloin and Onion Jam Sandwiches
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Clean, healthy and natural. Look and feel your best from head to toe, with locally sourced solutions to everyday ailments. You don't need a lot of perfumes and chemicals to stay clean and healthy. You just need simple, all-natural soaps, salves and personal care products. From soothing old-time remedies for aches, pains and common illnesses, to grooming and personal hygiene, to practical, top-quality accessories that look great, we've got you covered. *Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Not intended to treat, cure, diagnose or prevent any disease. Use only as directed by your health care provider.


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John Gies, 91
John Gies, 91, formerly of Jackson Center, died Saturday afternoon, Nov.19, 2011, at Dorothy Love Nursing Home.
He was born April 23, 1920, in Akron, to the late Mildred Fox and Christian Gies, Sr. On Sept. 2, 1939, in Kentucky, he married the former Naomi R. Packer and she preceded him in death on Aug. 12, 1994.
He is survived by two daughters, Marcia Lippert, of Wapakoneta, and M. Beth (Robert) Murphy, of Sidney; six grandchildren, Michelle Lippert, of Wapakoneta, Jodi (Tim) Craddock, of Georgetown, Ind., Rachel (Tim) Rank, of Greenville, Traci (Jim) Koontz, of Sidney, Jesse Murphy, of Sidney and Robert (Mary) Murphy III, of Sidney; six great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Walter Gerkey, of Sidney; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter Crystal Ann Gies; a son John Michael Gies; three sisters, Barbara Meeker, Mildred Hasselbach, and Catherine Gerkey; and four brothers, Henry, Michael, Alexander and Christian Gies, Jr.
John was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army. He retired from Landmark / Country Mark after 40-plus years of employment. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the Jackson Center VFW and American Legion. John enjoyed bowling and was an avid sports fan. He thoroughly enjoyed his grandchildren.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Jackson Center, the Rev. Kent Hollis officiating. Burial will follow at Glen Cemetery in Port Jefferson.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Smith-Eichholtz Funeral Home in Jackson Center or 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at thee church.
Contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church or Dorothy Love Nursing Home.
Condolences may be shared at smith-eichholtz.com.


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A little site news: I've added a new search function to the site that will search both Just Hungry [1] and Just Bento [2] for your convenience. It's using Google Custom Search [3], which is a very easy way of setting up multi-site searches. (The results do show ads on occasion, but there's not much you can do about that in Googleland.)
Long time users of Just Hungry can still use the internal search function by going to the Search page [4] (and the similar page for Just Bento [5] works too).
(cross-posted to both sites)
[1] http://justhungry.com
[2] http://justbento.com
[3] http://www.google.com/coop/cse/?hl=en
[4] http://justhungry.com/search
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A Place To Shoot is holding their monthly fun shoot this Month (August 25th) just in time for Dove Opener! So not only do you get to enjoy the company of good fun loving sport shooters like yourself but you also get to get in that practice for getting those dove this next opener (Sept 1st)!
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A Buxton man who crashed his car into a parked lorry while more than three times the drink drive limit has been fined.
Police were called to the scene of an accident on Burlington Road at around 3.30am on April 23, High Peak Magistrates' Court heard.
On arrival, they found a Ford Mondeo which had crashed into the rear off side of a lorry which had been stationary, prosecutor Jennifer Fitzgerald said.
Initially, the driver of the Mondeo was not at the scene, but a short while after the officers arrived he did return.
The driver, Robert Crowther, repeatedly apologised to the police and failed a roadside breath test so was arrested and taken to Buxton police station where he provided two readings, the lower of which was 110. The legal limit is 35.
The damage caused in the accident was estimated to be around £2,000, Mrs Fitzgerald said. Crowther, 31, admitted drink-driving.
Steve Williams, defending, said: "Mr Crowther is a very responsible young man who works in the Merchant Navy. Any time he is on duty he has to be screened to see if there is any alcohol in his system which is a disciplinary offence.
"That is the sort of discipline that ordinarily carries through to his personal life.
"On the night in question he'd gone out with his brother, he'd not seen him for some time and knew he was going to have a drink. He left the car at home. They went back to his flat and had more to drink.
"He decided to walk him home but then decided to drive. He can't explain that. He was clearly drunk at that stage and any decision making was clearly affected by drink.
"In a couple of weeks he is leaving for Norway for four months. Any order will be extremely difficult."
Crowther was fined £670 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £67 surcharge.
He was also banned from driving for 28 months.


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Bearn, France
France ranks tops on International Livings Global Retirement Index for health care and the cost of living isn't so bad either, with $2,000 a month. But it's the Basque culture from both sides of the Pyrenees that is the main draw. The pastoral landscape is dotted with medieval towns, and hunting and fishing are favorite pastimes. There are loads of markets and vineyards to explore, not to mention a fair share of churches and castles. Living in the Bearn area of southwestern France, near the border with Spain, is cheaper than in better-known parts of France such as Provence, a plus for retirees.
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An Abbott government MP has accused dole recipients of trying to "screw the system", saying they are too self-interested to bother attending community meetings.
The attack on welfare recipients by Queensland MP Ken O'Dowd, originally reported in the Central Queensland News, comes as the Abbott government tries to prepare the public for an overhaul of the welfare system.
Mr O'Dowd told a community meeting on Monday night in Capella, north-east Queensland: "You won't get anyone on the dole coming to these sort of meetings, because they don't care about the community, they care about themselves and how they can screw the system".
The meeting was attended by about a dozen Capella residents.
In audio of the meeting heard by Fairfax Media, Mr O'Dowd also argued that too many Australians were exploiting the social security system, and that something needed to be done to stop welfare cheats. He recalled a conversation he had had recently with billionaire Gina Rinehart.
"[Rinehart's] biggest whinge to me was, she said, 'Ken, you blokes in Canberra have got to stop the welfare system," Mr O'Dowd told the community meeting.
"There is [sic] 60 per cent of Australians on some sort of welfare payment. [Rinehart] said, 'They can't be all that badly off'."
Mr O'Dowd's comments were not welcomed by Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, who has begun a review of Australia's welfare system and is trying to reassure Australians that despite cracking down on welfare they believe in maintaining a social safety net.
Mr Andrews said on Thursday afternoon that Mr O'Dowd's comments ''do not reflect the government's position''.
The minister said ''there will always be a minority'' of people taking social security benefits ''who do not want to do the right thing by not actively looking for work... or by not accepting suitable work when it is offered''.
But the Abbott government was ''committed to providing motivation and support for the unemployed'', Mr Andrews added.
Mr O'Dowd, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and Ms Rinehart have also been contacted to respond.
Scamming the system
After his comments were widely reported on Thursday, Mr O'Dowd expanded his attack on welfare recipients, saying there are too many people who cannot be bothered finding a job.
Mr O'Dowd said he hoped Mr Andrews would "drill right down into the hole" and stop people scamming "the system".
"I've got nothing against aged pensioners," Mr O'Dowd told Fairfax radio on Thursday.
"They've worked sometimes 50 years or longer ... But I think until you've put into the system how can you really fairly justify taking money out of the system?"
Asked whether he himself could survive on the Newstart unemployment allowance of $36 a day, the Queensland MP said: "Well, I'd rather have a job. I'd go to where the jobs are and get a job".
Mr O'Dowd said there was plenty of work about but too many unemployed people who were too lazy to do it.
"There's a lot of work could be done in our forestries," he said. "There's a whole host of things we could do rather than just get on the dole."
Brendan O'Connor, opposition spokesman for employment and workplace relations, said on Thursday that while people who are physically able should work, Mr O'Dowd's original comments were ''ill-informed, spiteful and offensive''.
''Tony Abbott should immediately rein in his rogue member or does the Prime Minister agree with Mr O'Dowd?"
The subject of welfare reform is close to the heart of Mr Abbott. In his 2009 book, Battlelines, he wrote that one of the Howard government's most significant achievements was "slowing the rise in the number of people claiming the disability pension".
But the Prime Minister also understands the dangerous politics surrounding any changes to welfare payments.
Aware of the delicate politics of welfare reform, Mr Andrews has been trying to prepare Australians for a gradual and unthreatening review of the system. He has ruled out touching the age pension, but admits the government has Newstart unemployment benefits and the disability support pension in its cross-hairs.
Valued members of society
Chief executive of the Australian Council of Social Service, Cassandra Goldie, said she was "very pleased" to hear that "the minister has confirmed the views expressed by Mr O'Dowd do not represent the views of the government".
Ms Goldie said the minister should go further and urge that the welfare debate "is a respectful and considered one".
"Unemployment can happen to anybody," she said. "Many people have been single parents, and people with a disability are highly valued members of the community."
Maree O'Halloran, President of the National Welfare Rights Network said Mr O'Dowd's comments were "unhelpful and untrue".
"There is no place for ignorance and demeaning stereotypes about people who are unemployed," Ms O'Halloran said.
"It's stereotypes like this that prevent people getting a fair go from employers.
"People who are unemployed are everywhere: they are our children, our neighbours, our partners and parents and grandparents".
Jonathan Swan is a Fairfax Media reporter based in the Canberra bureau, Parliament House.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Aug 2013 20:51 UTC
Pokki, a Start menu replacement for Windows 8, will be installed on all Lenovo PCs.
We're excited to announce that the #1 PC maker in the world, Lenovo, will be shipping Pokki on new Windows 8 devices worldwide! In other words, you'll soon be able to buy a brand new Lenovo laptop or desktop with our full Pokki software suite integrated and ready to use out-of-the-box!
Windows 8 has loads of problems, but the lack of the Start menu is not one of them. The fact that Metro - and more importantly - its applications still suck, however, is.
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RE[3]: What about Classic Shell?
by WorknMan on Fri 23rd Aug 2013 18:23 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: What about Classic Shell?"
People are pissed because there's no start menu..
Well, the people that are pissed about the Start menu will never be happy until/unless MS puts it back in. How do I know this? Because 8+ months after Windows 8 was released, people are still bitching about it, despite there being free Start menu replacements available already.
Of course, they tell you they shouldn't have to download 3rd party tools to make the OS do what they want. Nevermind that Classic Shell was originally designed for Windows 7 ...


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Style # 210372
Sweet and sexy wrap-front bodysuit has amazing graphic print on semi-sheer georgette front bodice and sleeves. Shaped jersey back for snug fit. Long, split sleeves flash gorgeous shoulders and extend into easy stretch cuffs. Snap panty closure.
- 100% Polyester
- Machine wash
- Imported
- Center back to crotch: 29" (74 cm)
- Model is 5'10" and is wearing a US size S
Printed Wrap Bodysuit is rated out of 5 by 15.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cigarlady from Sophisticated top Excellent to dress up or down. The back of the shirt is continuous to through the panty and made of the same stretchy material. Easy to get into without using the snap crotch.
Date published: 2014-12-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Stylis from Feminine and Strong I love bodysuits but often can't wear them because I have a long waist. The material at the bottom is super soft and stretchy so it accommodates the extra length comfortably. This piece is very sexy and feminine while also being professional. Nice work.
Date published: 2014-09-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bbcele from Bodysuit Love it, classy, sexy and love the fit! I got one in each color, my new addiction!
Date published: 2014-04-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Thequeengets from Sophisticated leopard bodysuit. This is the definition of a sophisticated leopard trend. I have it in XS my usual size, I tried the XXS and it fits but it's not as comfortable since it's a bodysuit. It's not silk like the other solid colors but the fabric looks very quality and nice and it doesn't wrinkle. It looks fabulous with leggings, jeans, trousers, skirts, leather shorts.. wow.... I'm so glad I have it in my collection ;) Bebe please restock this one for all the girls who doesn't have it yet as I'm sure many want to buy it as well. LOVE THIS TOP 100%
Date published: 2013-08-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Quack from This product has great features I love the sleeves. The outfit is great for going out.
Date published: 2013-08-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by Areo3 from Classy and sexy! I love this leopard body suit! Its sexy but still leaves a little to the imagination! And it could be worn with a pencil skirt,jeans, or slim dress pants or the leggings as pictured! I got my normal size and it fits perfect with a little extra room but not enough to size down!! Can't wait to wear it I felt very feirce and ferocious when I tried it on Ialso bought the belt as the pic showed very cute adds some spice!!!
Date published: 2013-08-27
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Date published: 2013-08-22
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Date published: 2013-08-21


text: Actually, it didnât seem all that long ago. After the election gave him a second term, the media talked about Barack Obamaâs mandate for a progressive second-term agenda. When he got tax hikes in the New Yearâs Day budget showdown, the media and his fellow Democrats considered him unstoppable. The big question was whether House Republicans would self-immolate by attempting to be an opposition party to Obama the Great. Suddenly, weâre now seeing stories like this from Politico that paint Obama as an obstacle for Democrats, not Republicans: President Barack Obama says heâs ready to do whatever it takes to help Democrats win the House next year â a feat that could make the difference between limping to the end of his presidency and going out with a bang. But some Democratic candidates and operatives in the districts on which control of the House will hinge said in interviews with POLITICO that the message and issues Obama has emphasized since the election are creating a difficult political headwind for them. Obamaâs political choices, they say, reflect a tone-deafness to the challenges they face competing for moderate and conservative-leaning seats. Itâs not just the House where Democrats have begun to worry about Obamaâs overreach on a progressive agenda. In another article today, Politico also reports that the first Senate budget in four years will offer little support for that agenda in a chamber controlled by his own party: Paying a price for his indifference, President Barack Obama is expected to get little or none of the extra money for health care and Wall Street reforms that the administration has been seeking in a six-month stopgap spending bill coming to the Senate floor this week. Bipartisan Senate talks continued through the weekend in hopes of filing final legislation late Monday afternoon. Action by Congress is needed before March 27 to avert a government shutdown and the measure stands to greatly influence how agencies operate in the wake of the across-the-board cuts ordered under sequestration. The White House had wanted $949 million added within the Department of Health and Human Services to help lay the groundwork for setting up state health-care exchanges to begin enrollment next fall. Smaller plus-ups were also proposed for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission, both affected by the recent cuts. House Republicans refused to include any of these requests in their version of the stopgap bill adopted last week. Senate Democrats are now taking the same path given the weakness of Obamaâs response and their need to pick up Republican votes. Indeed, a statement of administration policy last week on the House bill said only that the White House was âdeeply concernedâ with the House bill and never even hinted of using the presidentâs veto leverage. This ceded effective control to Republicans and led Democrats to turn their focus more to protecting long-standing priorities such as investments in transportation or programs like Head Start for low-income children. Two issues are probably at work, neither of them good for Democrats or Obama. First, there has been a real sense that Obama overreached on tax hikes and partisan warfare to get them. Thatâs not unlike the first two years of Obamaâs presidency, when he tried to marginalize and humiliate the already-marginalized Republicans by allowing Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to lock them out of the deliberations for the stimulus package, and to a lesser extent ObamaCare later. That resulted in a huge voter backlash in the 2010 midterms, which Reid at least seems to remember. Second, the fallout from the Nightmare on Sequester Street pratfall must have Democrats worried plenty. After promising that the world would come to an end if the rate of increased federal spending was reduced by 2.3%, the lack of any real consequences â combined with plenty of examples of foolish government spending â has destroyed Democratsâ credibility in this budget fight. No oneâs going to buy these Chicken Little scenarios now in response to Republican budget cuts, and Democrats want to get ahead of the curve now. If Obama wants to follow, fine, but they are not concerned at the moment with whether Obama is on board with this strategy or not. Perhaps the eulogies for the Republican Party were a bit ⦠premature. http://hotair.com/archives/2013/03/11/politico-say-remember-when-obama-was-popular/


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The Martin high carbon steel spur gear with 14.5-degree pressure angle (PA) and a diametral pitch (DP) of 12 transmits torque between parallel shafts to provide rotational power to another part of a motorized system. It has a 14.5-degree pressure angle for a higher contact ratio between gears than larger pressure angles, resulting in quieter operation, and a 12-diametral pitch for applications requiring a balance between transferring torque and controlling changes in speed and direction of rotation with precision. This spur gear, which can mesh only with spur gears that have the same pressure angle and diametral pitch, is made of high carbon steel for tensile strength and hardness. This Martin spur gear is suitable for use in a variety of commercial and industrial applications, such as construction equipment, aeronautics, conveyors, and manufacturing equipment, among others.
Spur gears, the most common gear type, have a circular or cylindrical shape with teeth bordering the outer perimeter and are used for transmitting rotational torque and motion between parallel rotating shafts. A spur gear's pressure angle (PA), diametral pitch (also called DP or pitch), and its material are important factors to consider when purchasing. Gears come in several types for use in different power transmission configurations and for different applications, including bevel and miter gears (for rotating shafts perpendicular to each other), change gears (to increase or decrease torque and speed), helical gears (for high rates of rotational speed), internal gears (where one gear is nested inside the other), rack and pinion gears (for turning rotational motion into linear motion), and worm gears (for perpendicular shafts in tight spaces and quiet operation). Gears are suitable for use in the agriculture, automotive, construction, mining, and packaging industries, and can be found in a variety of machines, including bicycles, automobiles, and elevators, among others.
Martin Sprocket & Gear manufactures power transmission and conveying products. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, TX. Martin provides tools that meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Aerospace Standard (NAS), and Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) standards.


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"Acoustic Guitars (real), Drums, Bass, Keyboards, and lot of percussions make this piece a great latin beach style " Just like if you were taking a Pineapple Juice at the beach on vacations.
A little more intense latin style perfectly for menu music and gameplay. Or both for gameplay.
- Fell free to ask for more new music of this kind.


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Remember Dory?
Audiences first fell in love with the forgetful blue tang fish in 2003's "Finding Nemo." On June 17, 2016, Disney-Pixar will reunite Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) with her clownfish friends Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (Albert Brooks) as she looks for answers about her past and her family in "Finding Dory."
Directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Lindsey Collins, "Finding Dory" also features the voice talents of Ty Burrell as Bailey, a beluga whale; Willem Dafoe as Gill, a moorish idol; Diane Keaton as Jenny, Dory's mother; Eugene Levy as Charlie, Dory's father; Vicki Lewis as Deb (and her sister, "Flo," Deb's reflection), a four-striped damselfish; Kaitlin Olson as Destiny, Dory's sister, a whale shark; and Ed O'Neill as Hank, an octopus. Idris Elba and Dominic West also star.
"Finding Dory" picks up six months after the events of "Finding Nemo," and will take place mostly in the Marine Biology Institute of California. At the D23 Expo in August, Stanton explained why he felt the need to make a sequel. "I wanted to know that if this charming, forgetful fish ever got lost again, that she would be OK, that she would find her way home," the director said. "And at the end of 'Finding Nemo,' I wasn't confident about that. So that's when I knew I had another story."
PHOTOS: Disney characters with grills
DeGeneres premiered the first trailer on Ellentube Tuesday.
"I'm so excited and I'm so proud of this film," she said at the D23 Expo.
Before "Find Dory" is released, here are five fun facts about its predecessor:
1. Nemo first appeared as a stuffed toy on a couch in Boo's room in 2001's "Monsters, Inc." In a similar fashion, a boy in the dentist office in "Finding Nemo" reads a "Mr. Incredible" comic book, foreshadowing 2004's "The Incredibles." Luigi the car also drives by the dentist's office, anticipating 2006's "Cars."
2. William H. Macy was cast as Marlin and recorded all of his dialogue before Brooks replaced him. Megan Mullally says she was fired from the film for refusing to do the same voice as her "Will & Grace" character.
3. Dory often got Nemo's name wrong. She also called him Chico, Fabio, Bingo, Harpo and Elmo.
4. In the tank in the dentist's office, the germophobic and pessimistic royal gramma fish is the only one never mentioned by name. Via press materials, his name was revealed to be Gurgle.
5. "Finding Nemo" was the first Pixar film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
PHOTOS: Disney Princesses swap lives and wardrobes
"Finding Nemo" was a massive success, earning over $936.7 million.
"Finding Dory" swims into theaters June 17, 2016.


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By Capital Correspondence
The following roll-call votes were recorded for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly in the week that ended May 23.
HB 241, Blue Monday Shad Fry: Adopts the Blue Monday Shad Fry in East Arcadia located on the Cape Fear River in Bladen and Columbus counties the official state Blue Monday shad fry. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen.
Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt and Chris Whitmire
HB 267, Limit Tolling on Existing Interstates: Specifies the conditions under which the N.C. Turnpike Authority may collect tolls on an existing interstate highway. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Collins, R-Nash.
Adopted 108-7. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire
HB 917, Dublin Peanut Festival: Adopts the Dublin Peanut Festival in Bladen County as the state official peanut festival. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen.
Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire
SB 189, Home School Definition: Redefines "home school" as a nonpublic school in which not more than two families or households receive academic instruction from parents or legal guardians, or a member of either household and where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction and determine additional sources of academic instruction. Introduced by Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort.
Adopted 109-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
Voting yes: McGrady, Whitmire
Excused absence: Moffitt
SB 430, Clarify Electric Load Control Process:
Exempts from permitting requirements persons installing electric load control switches under the laws regulating electrical contractors. Introduced by Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow.
Adopted 117-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire
SB 402, 2013 Appropriations: Makes base budget appropriations of $20.6 billion for current operations of state departments, institutions and agencies and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth.
Adopted 33-17. Sent to the House for consideration.
Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca
Voting no: Democrat Martin Nesbitt
HB 13, State Agency Property Use Reports (Senate version): Requires state agencies to biennially report to the Department of Administration and to the Program Evaluation Division on their use of real property; and requires the Department of Public Instruction to report annually on the amount of revenue generated through leasing space on residential school campuses. Introduced by Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie.
Adopted 47-1. Returned to the House for concurrence.
Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt
Capital votes: May 26
By Capital Correspondence


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It's remarkable how uncommon it is to see a bass player handling lead vocal duties. Fifty years ago Paul McCartney set a precedent for the dual-role, but more often the bass player lingers in the shadows, holding down the rhythm section while maintaining a low profile. Below are ten sensational rockers who've sang lead while plucking four strings. Be sure to chime in with other bassist-singers in the comments section.
Gene Simmons (KISS)
Simmons' pragmatism – he's the main force behind KISS's marketing empire – figured into his decision to take up the bass. "I could see clearly that if I wanted to be in a band, maybe I should play bass, since there were fewer bass players [than guitarists]," he told Gibson, in 2012. "Of course, some of the bass players for the biggest bands in the world started out as guitar players. Being able to play guitar gives you a different perspective as a bass player."
Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
Combined with the band's dual-lead guitar format, Phil Lynott's singing, songwriting and bass-playing gave Thin Lizzy their distinctively exciting sound. To this day, "The Boys are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak" remain staples of classic-rock radio. Fittingly, a life-size bronze statue of Lynott was unveiled in his native Dublin in 2005.
Greg Lake (Emerson Lake & Palmer)
After first making his mark with King Crimson, Greg Lake spearheaded the prog-rock movement with his pioneering work in Emerson Lake & Palmer. Though primarily a bassist, he also played acoustic and electric guitar, wrote the trio's best-known songs and handled all production duties for the band. "From the Beginning" remains essential learning for all aspiring acoustic players.
Sting (The Police)
Sting's celebrity status and his musical eclecticism sometimes overshadow his skills as a bassist. He once explained his philosophy about the instrument to Bass Player magazine. "On the bass you lead the band dynamically … harmonically," he said. "So I can have a lot of power without feeling like I'm dictating. It's not apparent to a lot of people what the bass does; if you listen superficially, you might not even hear it. But once you've played the bass in an ensemble, you realize exactly what it's doing."
Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
Ric Ocasek gets the bulk of attention, but the role Benjamin Orr played in the success of The Cars cannot be overstated. "Just What I Needed," "Let's Go" and "Drive" are among the classics on which he sang lead vocals, often with a poignancy that contrasted with Ocasek's sense of irony. The outpouring of tributes that came in the wake of Orr's death – he succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 2000, at age 53 – attest to the mark he left on fans and peers.
Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead)
Lemmy Kilmister's distinctive bass playing – which derives partly from his early experience as a rhythm guitarist -- helped shape the direction of thrash-metal and punk rock. Often modifying his bass with Gibson Thunderbird pickups, the Motorhead veteran embraces volume (as in "loud") as a primary sonic doctrine. Expressing his admiration for Kilmister, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl once said, "Lemmy's the king of rock and roll. He's a living, breathing … legend. No one else comes close."
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Metallica's Cliff Burton and Iron Maiden's Steve Harris are among the many bassists who've cited Rush's Geddy Lee as a primary influence. "In the past, I wrote bass patterns that were connected to the vocals in a way that allowed me to do it live without killing myself or tying my brain into a pretzel," Lee told Premier Guitar last year. "For Clockwork Angels [Rush's latest album], I let that go because I just felt it was better for the music to go where it needed to, and worry about the best possible vocal melody for the song afterwards."
Jack Bruce (Cream)
If Jack Bruce's career had consisted of nothing more than his work in Cream, his preeminent place in rock history would still be assured. Classic tracks such as "Sunshine of Your Love," "White Room" and "I Feel Free" remain essential touchstones for anyone who aspires to play heavy blues-rock. Playing his Cream-era Gibson EB-3, Bruce deeply impacted players as diverse as Sting and Geddy Lee.
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Following the sad melt-down of original Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, Roger Waters stepped up to become the band's conceptual leader and driving force. Fans of Floyd tend to fall squarely into either the Waters camp or the Dave Gilmour camp, but the band's best work was done when chemistry sparked between both men. Subtle and never flashy, Water's bass playing was to prog-rock what Bill Wyman's was to rock and roll.
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
It's a safe bet that Paul McCartney, more than any other musician, inspired legions of aspiring rockers to gravitate to the bass. No bass player has ever been more adept at serving the composition at hand with fluid, melodic lines, while never losing sight of the instrument's main role in the rhythm section. Simply put, every player who's emerged in the last 50 years owes an incalculable debt to the former Beatle.


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I clearly remember the anxiety of visiting Santa Claus in the mall. I won't go into it, because Jean Shepard has already written the definitive description of that experience.
However, I will note that I had one chance to tell Santa what I wanted, to convince him that I was worthy and do just enough schmoozing to ensure a bountiful Christmas morning. One chance.
Last weekend, Santa appeared at two libraries, the mall and the fish pier. Two weeks ago, he made five appearances, one involving a fire truck. For those of you not keeping score, that's nine appearances in two weeks.
That's ridiculous.
"Grace, did you tell Santa everything you'd like to get when you saw him in the VFW Lounge?"
"No. I forgot to say Baby Alive."
"Don't worry, sweetie. We can catch him next weekend at the retirement home, the police station, Kate's Seafood and Lobster Shack, the corner of 4th street and Elm, Bank of America, the dump, The Wellfleet Oyster Festival (between 12:00 and 2:00) and/or Thompson's Paints and Hardware on Rte. 3!"
"Gee, thanks, Dad! But, when does he have time to make the toys?"
"Go to bed."
I told my wife, "We'll see Santa once. That's it. Can't the kids tell them apart? I mean, they've got the suit, but they're not identical."
"Nah," she says. "They just see the outfit and the beard. Santa is Santa to them."
"Well, I don't like it," I said. "It's like he's on a media junket. Britney Spears made fewer public appearances last year."
"Fine," she said. So there we were last Sunday, bundled in the car and driving to the Lady's Free Library to watch Santa and Mrs. Claus read a story, distribute candy canes and scare the living hell out of everyone under two.
Grace, being an old pro at 4, sauntered over and made her wishes known in a clear, matter-of-fact tone that said, "I fully expect to be accommodated."
William, being two, shrank back in horror before muttering "purple truck." We got our photos and everyone was happy.
On the way home, the kids were chewing on candy canes and I was fumbling for Christmas music on the iPod.
"There," I said to my wife. "Wasn't that nice? One simple visit. The kids were enchanted and we got a nice photo."
"Yeah," she said. "Do you think OH MY GOD BUZZ!"
"What?" I asked. She was as white as a sheet, her mouth hanging open. I thought, "Holy cow, she's having a stroke."
"Oh my God oh my GOOOOOOODDD," she repeated.
"The fourth grade turtle. I was supposed to take him home this weekend. He's been in the school the whole time with his heat lamp turned off. Oh my God, I've killed Buzz."
My wife is a teacher. She thought she'd treat our kids last weekend by bringing home Buzz, the box turtle who lives in the fourth grade classroom.
She didn't expect to be standing before the school on an icy December afternoon, watching as a police officer unlocked the door so she could "...see if the 4th grade turtle is dead." Nor did she expect to be at the pet store on Sunday evening buying a box turtle.
If kids can't tell one Santa from another, how hard could it be to fool them with turtles?
I'm glad to report that Buzz survived his weekend alone. Despite chilly conditions and little food, he pulled through. A Christmas miracle. We were overjoyed.
Happy holidays, everyone.


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How To: Make a One-Pot Indoor Herb Garden
Basil, thyme, sage. These are indispensable herbs, and they grew in abundance on our front stoop all summer. It's too cold outdoors now, but we don't like paying $2.50 per packet at the supermarket.
Fortunately it's not difficult to grow these herbs indoors - even in a tiny kitchen.
One big pot, some potting soil, and a few herb plants are all you need. You should also have a sunny spot; the herbs will need plenty of direct sunshine.
Step-by-step pictures below...
Some of you already have your container garden moved inside, and new plant projects going for the winter. This project is not for you, already gifted with a green thumb! This project is for those of us who just need a little push to get anything green in our house at all in the winter! Any advice on growing herbs indoors? Please share below!
Pot and tray - $21
1. Pot and tray - Buy a large, deep plant pot. This one is at least 7 gallons. Make sure there is at least one small hole in the bottom for drainage. If you have easy access to some stones or gravel, put a few inches of stones at the bottom of the pot to promote drainage.
Also make sure you buy a plastic or ceramic tray for under the pot to keep drained water from dripping on the floor.
Herbs - $9
2. Hardy herbs - Choose a variety of herbs for this pot. We chose cooking herbs - sage, sweet basil, and caraway thyme. We liked the different sizes and heights; sage grows tall, while basil is more bushy. The thyme is a creeper that grows flat to the ground. It has a tendency to take over its environment, so we will trim it back regularly.
Choosing herbs: We had a hard time finding herbs until we went to a nursery. They had just a few hardy specimens left, including the sage and thyme. Sometimes Trader Joe's has basil, too.
We used three small basil plants, one tall and leggy sage, and a small thyme creeper. This may have been too much; if they start crowding each other and pruning doesn't help we'll pull out a basil. The caraway thyme has a wonderful fragrance, by the way, and it may bloom with tiny pink flowers later in the year.
Potting soil - $5
3. Soil and water - Fill the pot up with soil, stopping about 3 inches from the top. Moisten the soil lightly but thoroughly with water and mix it until evenly wet. It shouldn't be dripping wet - just loosely muddy.
Dig a small hole, deep down. Remove one of the plants from its nursery container. Gently loosen the soil around its roots. You don't want to tear the roots apart - just loosen them up a bit. Put in the hole and pack about an inch of dirt over top of the root ball. Repeat for the other plants, giving them several inches of room between each other. Water again when finished.
Water when the leaves look droopy.
4. Water and sun - Put the pot on its drainage tray. Place anywhere it can get full sun. You'll need as much weak winter sun as you can get. Don't overwater; pour in a cup of water wherever and whenever leaves look droopy.
For cooking, cut leaves and stems off the tops first - not the sides.
Time, not including shopping: 20 minutes
Cost: $35-$50, depending on the cost of the pot and amount of plants
Related Links
• Self-Watering Pots for Your Herbs
• Recipe: Herb Butter
• Good Tip: Growing Lemongrass
• How to Store Fresh Herbs


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Iris in forest
The 4,155 acres of Potts WMA protect the water resources along the Withlacoochee River and the Tsala Apopka Chain of lakes in northeast Citrus County. Natural areas include floodplain forests along the Withlacoochee River, freshwater marshes, and scrub oak communities, which support a small population of the threatened Florida scrub-jay. Through a process called succession, old pastures are returning to natural communities such as pine flatwoods, which are vital to Florida's native wildlife. Hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and frogging are some of the recreational opportunities available on the area. You can hike on nearly 30 miles of paths, with two loop trails. Swamp lilies and blue flag irises bloom along the river trail in the spring. Biking is available on roads. Camping is permitted at five primitive campsites. Horseback riding is available on 12 miles of marked woods trails, where white-tailed deer, gopher tortoise, and wild turkey may be observed. Children under the age of 16 are required to wear a helmet when horseback riding on public lands. For more detailed information go to Nicole's Law . All horseback riders must have proof of current negative Coggins Test results for their horses when on state lands. Paddling is permitted in the creeks and marshes but you need a permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District to use a vehicle to transport your boat to the closest water entry. This area is a site on the Great Florida Birding Trail.
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AP Will Sell You A License To Words It Has No Right To Sell
from the why-not? dept
And, of course, there are similarly ridiculous situations, such as Dave Zatz finding out that it will cost himself $25 to quote himself (thanks johnjac). The AP keeps making a mockery of itself.
Of course, the AP has put out a statement, basically mimicking the one it put out last year, saying that the icopyright stuff is not intended for bloggers. But then who is it intended for? Considering that the AP has threatened bloggers in the past for quoting its words, the whole thing seems bizarre. So you can rely on fair use if you're a blogger, but not... if you're something else? How does that make sense? I've read through our copyright laws more than a few times, and I don't recall the clause that says "fair use applies to bloggers, but not others."
Update: As a few people have pointed out, after all the media attention, the AP "revoked" the license. Note the language. They didn't apologize. They didn't admit error. They didn't admit awful technology and a silly policies. They "revoked" a license they had no right to sell in the first place. At least they gave him his money back.


text: LB Dwight Williams of Gardena, CA Tuesday night revealed a reduced list of 16 schools he's considering, and Clemson is on the list. Joining the Tigers are Arizona State, Cal, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon States, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UCLA, Southern Cal and Washington. He cut his list down from 42 offers. "Thank you to the 42 Universities that have offered me a scholarship and I don't want to waste your time if I am not interested," Williams posted. Williams did not indicate any leaders from this group.


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10 Apps for Color Lovers
As we celebrate the topic of color across the site this month, we decided to look for the best apps with color as the main focus and discovered a wide array of vivid downloads, ranging from the academic, exploratory, and interactive Josef Albers app, to more pragmatic paint color resources for decorating the home. Bonus: there's a color lovers game amongst the list too!
1. Interaction of Color by Josef Albers (iPad), Free.
2. ColorSnap Studio (iPad), Free.
3. Color Zen (Android & iOS), Free.
4. Color Advisor (iPad), Free.
5. Colors by Number (iPad), $2.99.
6. ColorSmart by BEHR (iOS & Android) Free.
7. Paint Tester (iOS), Free, Pro $1.99.
8. Glidden Professional Color Concept (iPad), Free.
9. Paint Harmony (iOS & Android), $.99.
10. Decorating (Windows 8), Free.
Here are a few additional posts from our archives for more color and decorating inspiration:
- Tablet Apps to Help You Decorate
- Add a Splash of Color: 6 Home Color Apps
- 6 Interior Design Apps Offer Help With a Swipe
(Images: Gregory Han; all others as linked above)


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Saving Summer: 5 DIY Ways to Keep & Display Flowers or Botanicals
It's hard to let garden flowers go at the end of the season. By pressing or drying your beloved botanicals, you can keep nature at hand throughout the year. Indoors they make for simple yet beautiful decor. And the best part? Since the flowers are already dying, no green thumb is needed. That's happy news for the plant-challenged among us.
1. Float dried flowers between plates of glass, and secure with simple clips. When layered on a desk or dresser, they look collected and scientific. From Chronicle Books' Bring The Indoors In, with step-by-step instructions here.
2. Artist Anne Ten Donkelaar creates amazing floral collages out of pinned pressed flowers, stems and paper cutouts. I'll say it again. Just amazing.
3. Also from Bring The Indoors In, a dried floral garland that drapes nicely. A full tutorial is over at California Home + Design.
4. This botanical wall from Pia Jane Bikerk is so simple and lovely, and easily done with a roll of tape and some dried flowers. You can see another one she created here.
5. When framed and hung collectively as a gallery wall, pressed plants make for good drama. This collection of white flowers cleverly framed in black (seen in Country Living) is particularly eye-catching.
(Images: as linked above)
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text: In an exclusive interview, CNBC's Maria Bartiromo talks with Michael Dell, Dell chairman & CEO, about his long, drawn out buyout battle to take his company private and how he plans to turnaround the PC maker. (Note: During this interview, Mr. Dell misspoke when he said the company had generated $22 billion in cash flow in the last 5 quarters. He meant to say years, according to the company.)