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Lula's been suffering with a cold for the past three days. Nose bubbles, snot streams, and messy sneezes are involved. But no real fever, at least. Even coated with baby snot she's still cute.
We went away to Connecticut for Hannukah this past weekend. Scott drove both ways in our rented Ford Focus, and can I say how hard it is to drive out of the city on a Friday afternoon? That may be the last time we try it. It took us 3 and a half hours to go an hour and a half away. We left early, too -- 2pm. Lula only lost it for a few minutes, though. I had to feed her a lot of Cheerios to get that effect. Anyway, Connecticut was lovely. Many Kleins were there, and gave Lula loads of great presents. She enjoyed the Hannukah candle-lighting and singing, too.
Lula continues to improve her walking stability. She can stand on her own for many seconds in a row, now, and she's been finger-walking (holding onto someone's fingers) like a fiend -- a maniacally happy fiend. But if I leave her alone at a table or something she'll still fall over after a few minutes. So I try not to do that, of course.
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JAMAICA'S hurricane preparedness has come a far way since the island was devastated by Gilbert in 1988, but three parish disaster coordinators (PDCs), with whom the Jamaica Observer spoke on Monday, believe there are still some key issues that need to be resolved.
Gilbert, which made landfall in Jamaica 29 years ago on September 12 and was the first hurricane to hit the island directly in 37 years, caused widespread devastation, reportedly killed 45 people, and left an estimated US$4 -billion bill after widespread damage.
Parish disaster coordinator for Hanover, Keniesha Stennett-Dunbar said all agencies in the parish are prepared, as best as possible, to deal with a hurricane of Gilbert's scale, which hit Jamaica as a Category 4 system.
In fact, Stennett-Dunbar explained that while the Hanover Disaster Committee has gathered as many of the necessary equipment needed and all shelters have been inspected, one of the key concerns is the reluctance of residents to leave their homes when a natural disaster such as a hurricane or tropical storm strikes.
"One of the concerns is really based on the culture of residents who are very independent and so most of them have their little structures and even though we have shelters available, the fact is that they have acquired their buildings and find it very hard to abandon them," the parish disaster coordinator told the Jamaica Observer in a phone interview Monday afternoon.
She said the Hanover Municipal Corporation, in partnership with the Fire Prevention Unit, has been trying to address this by increasing public awareness campaigns as it relates to preparedness, and there has been a gradual change in attitude.
"… We find more persons are aware of what's happening now…especially with global warming and climate change, and so we have more people going to the shelters, in fact we had more than 55 people in shelters during [the threat of hurricane] Matthew," Stennett-Dunbar said.
She said the municipal corporation has put in place a permanent drain cleaning team which has helped to alleviate the issue of flooding in the parish.
She added that presently there are no major concerns when it comes to commercial buildings or infrastructure that could prove to problematic regarding withstanding hurricane-type winds, noting that the corporation has been proactive in this regards as notices were sent out recently to residents and business operators advising that that buildings of concern would be demolished.
The Hanover PDC said, too, that it did a community walk where residents were encouraged to trim their trees and clear other little things they may have been ignoring, and said that persons have been complying.
But there is one area Stennett-Dunbar said she would like to see addressed before another hurricane or tropical storm threatens the island.
"Our shelters are mostly schools, so in the event that we have to house persons for a long-term period we would have issues with the operations of schools, so that is a major concern. We need to find other possible buildings to be utilised as shelters…"
Meanwhile, the PDC for the municipality of Portmore, Phillipa Ricketts-Edmund said if a hurricane like Gilbert should strike, because of Portmore's geo-location, the entire area could suffer great damage as a number of them are at sea levels.
She said the flooding that would result from the impact of the hurricane would merit evacuation and it is always important that when an evacuation order is given, persons listen and follow accordingly.
Ricketts-Edmund noted, however, that since there are no mandatory evacuation orders, it is left entirely up to the conscience of a person to determine whether or not they should stay.
As it relates to preparedness, the Portmore PDC explained that it is a continuous effort as they are not "waiting on fingers and toes for something to happen", and so they remain steadfast in their efforts to ensure everything is in place, should a disaster strike.
The various initiatives include continuous public education programmes across schools, citizens' associations and other civic groups, as well as training in shelter management.
She explained that they had training in shelter management as recently as July, where 15 new persons were added to the existing team of 35.
Like the Hanover Municipal Corporation, Ricketts-Edmund explained that the municipality also has an active drain-cleaning programme which has vastly aided Portmore with regards to flooding.
However, she highlighted that there are concerns as it relates to buildings being able to withstand hurricane force winds as there are various informal settlements across the municipality, such as in Gregory Park that, based on materials used, would not be able to withstand Category Five winds.
She said another area of concern for Portmore, and even the wider Jamaica, has to do with the need for mandatory evacuation, especially in communities in close proximity to the sea.
She added that the municipality has about three or more fishing villages, including Hellshire and Port Henderson, which are considered priority areas and where persons need to evacuate should an order be given.
Ricketts-Edmund shared that as it relates to areas of national concern and hurricane preparedness, one segment of the population that needs more attention are people living with disabilities.
"… Yes, we have done some amount of work. One shelter was retrofitted to accommodate persons with disabilities...but some of these persons do live alone. And a survey was conducted in 2011 to find out where these persons live, and so it would very important to do an update," the Portmore PDC stated.
Noting the importance of this as such individuals be given priority, she added that women and children who live alone were also a focal point as they might not be able to do the necessary battening down that is needed.
Ricketts-Edmund said, too, that community emergency response teams are in place to help identify persons who need assistance in the various communities, but said overall more effort should be put in place in order to reduce response time to natural disasters.
Parish disaster coordinator for Trelawny Dion Hylton-Lewis, meanwhile, said the parish is "about 75 per cent ready" for a major hurricane as there is a disaster plan as well as updated contact and shelter lists.
She added that shelters have been identified, residents have been made aware of their locations, and agreements are in place with petroleum and grocery suppliers to respond to needs should there be a disaster.
But the Trelawny PDC has concerns about squatter settlements, saying houses are not strong enough to withstand high winds and are also prone to flooding.
Hylton-Lewis said the best the municipal corporation could do in the event of a storm or hurricane is to assist in getting residents of informal settlements into shelters.
She added: "Public awareness efforts are ongoing in these communities that are prone to flooding to ensure they have a community disaster plan, and we carry out simulation exercises with them and also provide them with resources to assist them when there is flooding [after heavy rain]." These resources include machetes, raincoats and water boots.
However, Hylton-Lewis said that from a national perspective more needs to be done in terms of the provision of welfare resources to assist affected people with items such as cots, blankets and food items after a natural disaster.
She noted that the emergency operation centres in the various parishes can be better equipped and located, pointing out that Trewlany's own relief centre is located in Falmouth, which is an area vulnerable to flooding.
The PDC also stressed the importance of having a family disaster plan with important information such as contact information for each person living within a household, emergency numbers, and location for members to meet should they get displaced.
"It's very important for each family to have a family disaster plan, because if the family is not prepared then the community is not prepared and then the parish is definitely not prepared. So it is up to us as individuals to prepare for a disaster, as it respects no one," Hylton-Lewis said.
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Many people don't realize the power of a blog. If you are a service provider and want to sell your service online, it is a very good idea for you to sell your service in your blog. Having a blog is important to show your potential clients about your capabilities in providing excellent service for them. Here are 5 ways to sell your service in your blog:
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Your role as a service provider will have a special place in your client's business. Your client business will depend on you, so you should be able to be reached by them easily. Aside from that, it is important to build a list of potential clients that will use your service. You can run a promotion about your service to these potential clients with ease. It will help you to expand your business quickly. For this purpose, build a special mailing list in your blog that will entice your special clients to subscribe.
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Although I've always been praised for having a youthful glow and pretty face, I never believed I was worth looking at for longer than a fleeting glance. I've always struggled with my weight and made the association between being slimmer and being more successful - like the size of my knickers had a direct correlation to the success I deserved and the opportunities life threw at me. When I was a teenager I put on a lot of weight, ballooning to a size twenty at my biggest and not being able to fit into the school uniform available in the regulation shop; there's nothing more embarrasing at the age of 15 than having a different skirt to the 5000 other girls in your school because they simply don't go up to your size. However, a year or two later I turned things around and slimmed down to a size ten; I couldn't be happier. I suddenly became worth talking to, worth hanging out with, worth inviting to parties and more importantly worth chatting up in a nightclub; it's like the weight I was carrying was an invisibility cloak that instantly lifted as the pounds dropped away.
My latter teenage years were spent making up for lost time, hanging around with the popular crowd and going to clubs on a school night. However, my association between my value and my appearance always stuck, leading to the next ten years being led by binge diets and blowing my early paychecks on new clothes and hair products. In my opinion, if I didn't look good, feel slim and have shiny hair then I simply wasn't worth talking to. This pattern continued for the majority of my twenties, not helped by the fact I worked in the image-obsessed beauty industry surrounded by stunning women that were about the width of one of my thighs. I can remember bouncing around after I had a horrendous case of the flu, as I'd been unable to eat for a week and dropped a dress size as a consequence. The temporary high it provided made me feel on top of the world.
In retrospect I had no idea that I was so driven by the need for acceptance and magazine-standards of beauty. It's just the way it was. However, the closer I got to 30 the more I seemed to reduce the amount of importance I placed on how I looked. Yes, we all want to look pretty and feel confident with our external appearance, but the hierarchy of importance seemed to fade away gradually to leave me feeling much more accepting of myself - flaws and all. It's a cliche but true, your thirties bring with them a more rounded sense of self and a lack of focus on things that were previously important. In the last couple of years I've put on a fair bit of podge around my tummy and bum, but I don't worry about it in the way I used to. If my hair isn't perfect, my makeup not flawless, my under-eye circles not free from grey tinges and my skin golden, then I really don't mind - because what comes out of my mouth and is in my head is far more important.
It's hard to put into words, but over the last two years my attitude has almost done a 360. I still love clothes, I still love getting my hair done and I still have an unnatural passion for makeup, but in the bigger scheme of things I'm really not worried about what people think - because I'm much happier with who I am. I used to dwell on rejection from men and think it was because I wasn't pretty enough or my bum was too big, assume my working life wasn't going to plan because my hair wasn't long enough and presume I didn't get invited out to an event because I just wasn't cool enough; a few years on and I couldn't give a rat's arse and my previous attitude seems ridiculous. We all have down days, podge days and bad hair days, but being slightly older has enabled me to care less when it comes to the bigger picture; it's like a switch flicks the morning after your thirtieth birthday and you feel all the years before were spent worrying over nothing.
I'm an intelligent, opinionated and successful woman, but I've been dogged by so many self-deprecating thoughts over the years that it seems like I wasted away my youth. As a soon-to-be-32-year-old I feel like I've finally found my place in the world and I've never been happier. My arse may wobble, my stomach may stick out and there may be fine lines appearing around my eyes, but I've never felt more confident. I know who I am and I've not got time for anyone who criticises me or attempts to put me down. As a blogger who's probably ten years older than your average, I know I'm no Cara Delevigne and would squash Zoella if I sat on her, but I have a lot more to offer than a big smile and shiny hair. I'm proud of what I've achieved, I have a man who adores me and friends that are incredibly supportive, so worrying about being able to fit into a size ten pair of Topshop jeans seems so trivial in comparison. There's never been a better time to be in your thirties (and forties and fifties,) so I can only give one piece of advice to any teen or twenty-something that feels worthless because of the size of their waist: stop worrying. One day you'll wake up and realise that you're awesome just the way you are.


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My favourite season of all is officially here. I love Autumn. I love the colours of the leaves, the cooler weather, making warming soups, cosy jumpers and pumpkin spice lattes. This crunchy granola has plenty of Autumnal flavours in the form of pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, pumpkin seeds and walnuts. Not forgetting a generous handful of chocolate chips. Chocolate is always a good thing at any time of year!
I love this granola with natural yogurt and fruit. Or just as it is, eaten in snatched handfuls whenever I pass the jar!
Pumpkin spice chocolate chip granola
350g rolled oats
125g walnuts
50g pumpkin seeds
50g brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
100g pumpkin puree (I use Libbys, the only brand I can ever find in the shops)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
80ml maple syrup
100g dried cranberries
100g dark chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 180C. In a small pan, melt together the pumpkin puree, oil and maple syrup. Take off the heat and set aside. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, spices, seeds and nuts. Pour over the melted mixture and mix very well together. Pour this onto a deep baking tray/tin and spread out evenly. You may need to use two trays depending on their size. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the granola is golden and crunchy. Remove from the oven and leave to go completely cold before stirring in the cranberries and chocolate chips.
This granola will keep for a couple of weeks in an airtight jar.
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This looks scrumptious. A perfect autumnal breakfast.
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As Americans and global citizens we often focus on raising awareness that enslavement and trafficking exist. My team and I at End Slavery Now want to move further and push an awareness that human trafficking is wrong and, therefore, requires action against it. We analyze methods for transforming bystanders into advocates for the abolition of modern slavery. This challenge isn't unlike the antebellum United States. There was a long period of time during the 18th and 19th centuries where Americans were aware that chattel slavery existed in our country, it wasn't until the 1830s-1860s that a significant portion of the population began to believe that chattel slavery was wrong.
Awareness of human trafficking is growing, and I see evidence of this on a daily basis. Within the last month, I saw three personal testimonies of near-capture for "sex trafficking" shared on my Facebook feed by strangers and re-shared by my own friends. While interest in human trafficking demonstrates growing awareness about the issue, it does not translate to any increased understanding of the human pain and tragedy. Consequently, it does not result in any change in individuals' behaviors or attitudes.
While social media posts gather likes and shares and comments, these posts also build myths about trafficking. Through sensationalist posts, like those found on my Facebook feed, I quickly realized that friends and family believed that they were at high risk of being kidnapped and trafficked. Their regular trips to shopping malls and offices now, supposedly, represent a risk to them and their daughters.
This level of awareness is more harmful than helpful for several critical reasons:
It promotes a myth that trafficking is a crime of kidnapping. Ideas that girls are vulnerable to being snatched off the street lead to terror and fear. Kidnapping victims is risky for traffickers; instead, human traffickers are far more likely to lure individuals into a coercive scheme by building a relationship with and/or promising something to them. When individuals come willingly – at least at first – there's less risk for the trafficker.
It suggests that trafficking is an impulsive crime. Human traffickers target their victims. They identify men, women and girls who are vulnerable and appear to need money, a better life, love, friendship or security. Traffickers then groom them or construct a scheme that appears attractive to the individual. This process takes care and time.
It positions middle-class women and girls as the most vulnerable. Human trafficking disproportionately affects minorities and disadvantaged groups. Experts understand that individuals such as homeless and runaway youths, members of the LGBTQ population and children with histories of childhood sexual exploitation are far more vulnerable.
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A small, independent, wine merchant, based in North Norfolk.
In our quest to find something a little different & unique, the wines are sourced from small growers & producers. Often, from lesser-known, up & coming wine regions. Although we started with the French 'classics' we now source wines from all over the world. We like to know the provenance of the wine, so it is important to meet the grower or producer at the professional wine tastings & build up a rapport with them. By remaining independent we have total control over vintage selection. Being in this fortunate position, we are totally uncommitted to any chateaux etc & therefore not obliged to purchase inferior vintages. We aim for consistency with all of our wines and therefore, many have now become the backbone of our wine list.
The importance of international growing & production standards are paramount in our wine selection. With minimal overheads, TFW Fine Wines can offer quality wines & good prices. Wines can be sourced from all over the world & that all important, favourite wine, can be tracked down. It is a romantic idea & it would be lovely to travel from 'vineyard to vineyard' but the reality of it is not justifiable so we meet the producers & growers at the professional tastings in London. For example there may be a tasting where, all the small producers from a particular wine region, will congregate, to show their wines from the new vintage & the specific region ie wines from the Rhone region in France. We get terribly excited when we find a real 'gem' of a wine. Good quality, well-balanced & well-made, at a sensible price.
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Some exciting new wines have been found & tasted; the Australian 'Johnny Q' Chardonnay & Shiraz, two new Chilean wines; Santa Alba Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc. Plus a delicious, smooth Malbec from Argentina. Chateau Grand Bert, St Emilion Grand Cru, is listed with much excitement…not just because of the name of my dog 'Bertie') this is a fine wine. A real treat!
The firm favourites, which remain bestsellers & the backbone of our list, still feature. They are consistent with each vintage. With minimal overheads (no wine shop etc) the wines continue to be competitively priced. Hopefully, there is something on the list to suite your palate…
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On last night's episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, things got ridiculous in a big way. I mean big. It was a penis spectacular as the talk was of men, circumcision and some of Phaedra's more eccentric clients (and I don't mean Bobbi Brown!). Thank goodness for censorship bars!
Things start out with Phaedra begging Kim's forgiveness for the baby shower blow out between Peter and Apollo. Kim succinctly tells us that next time ex-cons and ass holes are off the guest list! Phaedra comes a calling with a huge gift and is instantly forgiven – she could have told Kim Kroy was to blame so long as she brought a present. Ok, actually Phaedra apologized — admitting she was embarrassed by Apollo — and Kim accepted. There's apparently been no word and NO retail apology from Cynthia despite her geriatric husband acting crazy. The ladies talk labor and Phaedra was as crazy as a vampire in sunlight. Love it!
Cynthia and Malorie stop by Bar One. Cynthia wants Peter and Malorie to make amends following last years attempted wedding sabotage starring the hidden marriage license! Cynthia leaves the two to talk things out and it quickly descends into a screaming match. Peter explains he feels betrayed and his family was also hurt by what happened. Malorie was just trying to protect her sister who was apparently crying and depressed in the months before the wedding over the state of her relationship! Eventually Cynthia comes to break up the fight and a tearful Malorie reveals she was just worried about her sister.
I think both have fair points. No, Malorie should not have gotten so involved. Yes, Peter has a right to be upset, but Malorie cares for Cynthia and reacted instinctively to what looks like a big ol' marital mistake – love or no!
Kandi is planning her 35th birthday party with the help of the always classy Boot-Tay Queen, Phaedra Parks and Sheree. Kandi is a little depressed about being single at this age and is hoping to have another baby. When Kandi tells Sheree and Phaedra that Cynthia and NeNe will also be coming Sheree decides that "bitch" can stay on the other side of the room. After enquiring if Kandi's mother will be attending the soiree, Phaedra reveals she will not be bringing Apollo, but something much, much better! Something "only nature could create!" I think we all know this is leading nowhere good!
Kandi is shopping with the irascible Ms. Leakes and Derek J. Derek and Kandi happen to be dressed like twins! NeNe actually looks cute for once. Maybe money looks good on her? That or she finally hired someone to dress her? This year a very prego Kim will not be planning Kandi's party as they have not been hanging out too much. NeNe is not surprised because although Kandi wanted a friend, Kim wanted a hit song. Despite the drift in their friendship Kandi is happy Kim found a "young tender" and has ditched the aging married man. NeNe is like 'Bish please, we all know she is only with Kroy for one reason and that reason is green and sitting in the bank.'
Kandi lets NeNe know she better be on her best behavior at her party because Sheree and Phaedra will be attending. NeNe is fine with ignoring ol' man-Sheree, in fact low-down and dirty Sheree simply does not deserve the friendship of the amazing and very very rich NeNe Leakes!
Kim Wig-ziak and Kroy are learning about circumcision to prepare for their new lil baby boy. Wasn't Kim a labor and delivery nurse? Kim reveals she does not want her sons peepee wearing a turtleneck! The visiting baby care expert explains the process to a grossed out Kim (and us!) while Kroy seems relaxed about the whole thing. Which is good! Then he gets a little diapering how-to. Good for Kim. She picked a good one. Later a 36-weeks pregnant Kim takes a pregnancy test because Kroy has never seen a positive one before. Surprisingly it is positive + which I guess means baby on the way! Haha I'm so surprised Sweetie was allegedly fired! What happened?!
NeNe arrives at Cynthia's just as Peter is receiving a phone call learning an investor issued him a bounced $40,000 check. Maybe NeNe can loan him some money. Meanwhile Cynthia is trying to open a bottle of champagne while NeNe cowers in the corner covering her ears. Immediately after setting in with the bubbly, NeNe reveals she and Gregg are on amicable terms. So amicable, in fact, he picked her up from the airport after Miami and they did the dirty-dirty. And ew – T.M.I. Hearing NeNe describe Gregg as a tiger – not something I need to hear. EVER. Talk turns to the wedding sabotage and Peter is adamant that certain lines should not be crossed. Unfortunately for him that day was tainted by the actions of Cynthia's family. Cynthia appeases him that in her mind all she remembers is his face while she was walking down the aisle. NeNe warns that Cynthia needs to set some boundaries.
Sheree and Phaedra pay a visit to Chateau Invisible. And nothing has changed since last time Sheree was there. I'm guessing it had something to do with an outstanding bill, perhaps? Sheree explains building this house may get ugly, which is why she had to bring along a little reinforcement in the form of donkey bootied lawyers. Phaedra's oh-so professional tactic was to shake her butt in the contractor's face and warn him that she is wise to his game and hopes she won't have to see him in court. Isn't she a married and RELIGIOUS woman?
Apparently where black men are concerned it's better to let them see you going than coming (except when the going is up the courthouse steps, I imagine) and where contractors are concerned everybody knows they will do anything to get a check including blow smoke up your butt with a bubble blower! Andrew explains to Sheree that the construction progress depends on how much money she has; which must be why it remains a vacant lot to this very day!
At the Bailey Agency, Cynthia is working to get everything together when Malorie and her European Basketball Pro husband show up. Cynthia and Malorie discuss the on-going Peter issues. Malorie implores Cynthia not to give Peter any money for this next business venture and is relieved Cynthia is not a partner. Cynthia and Malorie end up in an argument about respecting each others' choices and setting boundaries. An angry Cynthia tries to call her sister's marriage out, claiming they aren't all "lovey" all the time. Cynthia is done letting Malorie judge her relationship. After calming down, Malorie decides to take a break and she and her hubby leave before Peter shows up!
Kandi is stressing out about turning 35 and being single. if she hasn't met someone by 37 she is considering a sperm donor or some other means to get pregnant so she can have a second child. Kandi explains she wants a "Kroy" to be her partner both in life and pregnancy. Poor Kandi! Phaedra arrives at the party and informs Kandi that she has taser in her purse! Well, NeNe was invited! Phaedra never leaves home without one. So let's get this straight: at all times she carries holy water, a prayer cloth, and a taser in her purse? And sometimes a .357 Magnum! Oh Phaedra… I love you.
At the party Cynthia and Peter arrive first, followed by Lawrence dressed in his wannabe Madonna circa 1985 finest, except with a beer gut! Or as Phaedra describes him: Mr T dipped in Wonder Woman. Yeah, not your best look, L! And finally the party starts with the arrival of NeNe – well that's her opinion, anyways. NeNe reveals she is making an appearance on the Atlanta social scene for the first time in a year and in her absence parties have been practically non-existent! I notice NeNe and Sheree wearing the same color and that's not all they have in common as they blatantly ignore each other from opposite ends of the table.
Phaedra and Sheree decide they are grown up ladies, while NeNe and Cynthia decide Kandi needs a Friend Contract to secure her loyalties. Kandi describes the party as going between the US and Europe. While Cynthia and Sheree were able to exchange pleasantries, that's about as far as things went towards reconciliation.
In the middle of all that ignoring, Phaedra announces she has a "big surprise" all wrapped up in a huge box she is wheeling across the party. Kandi, with mama Joyce sitting right next to her, is front and center for the reveal of reDICKulous! I'm with Nene – a monster has invaded, although hypocrite much? I mean didn't she earn her dollars dancing pre-Gregg?
NeNe is shocked and appalled by the reveal of The 'DICK and is popping eyes out again – bloop, bloop – this time her own – and she is stashing them squarely in her rented Hermes! Hell even Kandi looks pretty unimpressed, but Mama Joyce is out. She is immediately calling BS on the unveiling of super schlong and leaves the table.
Phaedra, always one for details, has also brought dollars along with the dancer and Kandi informs us that Phaedra is actually reDICKulous' attorney! Is this violating attorney client privileges perhaps? Good thing Mama Joyce wasn't there when Mr. DICKulous stuck his penis in Kandi's cocktail!!!!! And licked it off by fellating himself! IN FRONT OF PEOPLE! ON TV! Yeah – color me speechless! Bravo is really stooping to new lows of what they are willing to put on television.
After that lovely and tasteless (not to be confused with tasty) display NeNe, Cynthia, and Peter say their good-byes. NeNe explains that designer and dicks simply don't mix and no one should be wearing Gucci while a stripper goes down on himself at your party. Yes – God forbid any "poison" gets on your Prada! And there we have it guys, this is one of the few times where I agree with NeNe! NeNe drove home blind after witnessing such atrocities and retrieved her eyes from her purse once she was safely at home in her rental.
Poor Mama Joyce is furious and once the act is over immediately takes Kandi to task for allowing such trashiness at her party (and on TV). Kandi is shocked her usually stripper friendly mom is so upset. Phaedra looks rightfully embarrassed and I hope she was considering how her own mother would feel in that situation! After telling her daughter off, who is annoyed that she is being treated like a five-year old, Joyce bails. Kandi chases her mother out to the valet, but Joyce wants nothing to do with her claiming she does not like strippers! And that's how you celebrate 35 in style, I suppose!
Next Week: Brielle becomes jealous as the birth of KJ gets closer. New girl Marlo Hampton arrives – with NeNe's ex-boyfrined. Malorie and Cynthia continue to have issues over Peter and Cynthia's money. And Sheree and Bob argue over child support! Looks juicy!
Watch What Happens Live: Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Rominj are the guests. And Jerry opens the show with his very funny reDICKulous imitation. The happily married couple reveal they are hoping for NeNe and Gregg to make it work and Jerry imparts that a happy NeNe is a happy home!
Andy calls BS on Mama Joyce's stripper-phobia as he plays a vintage WWHL clip of Kandi revealing strippers are a family tradition and there was even one at her baby shower! Jerry is hoping Phaedra can plan his next birthday party!
Rebecca and Jerry are on Peter's side in the wedding drama and feel Malorie should respect Cynthia's marriage, although they think Peter has to let it go. Rebecca knew Cynthia from the modeling years (interesting!) and Jerry knew Leon from before his days as Housewives attachment and he has a man crush!
Andy's mom texts him and she is also disgusted by reDICKulous. That's all she's disgusted by regarding Housewives? Rebecca thinks NeNe's reaction to the stripper was ridiculous given her stripper past! In fact, NeNe actually reply Tweeted: "True a monster jumped out the box! Pleasured himself which was classless n front of guess! Yes I use 2 dance but I never ate my own…"
Rebecca and Jerry do not believe Cynthia is manipulated by NeNe, but think NeNe is going through a rough time and relying on Cynthia. They are pulling for her positives to return. Me too. Can Season 1 NeNe come back to us – with Kim!
Poll Question: Was reDICKulous too ridiculous for a birthday party? Yes! Indeed he was, and fans I agree with you. Too much of everything!
Photo Credit: [John Amis/Bravo]


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I am going to get married in the near future, in sha Allah, to a man who is religiously committed, praise be to Allah, but his problem is that he is a smoker. He promised me that he is going to give up smoking, and he started to try, but as you know this is not an easy matter. Hence I thought of encouraging him in some way, and it crossed my mind that I could say to him: My mahr will be your giving up smoking. Is this permissible in Islam? There is nothing to make me keen to get money, as he is well off and he can give me everything I want of money at any time. Is it permissible for us to keep this matter secret so that there will not be any gossip about what we have done? Because people are accustomed to the mahr being in the form of wealth and this will make them start talking about something that is none of their business, or it may embarrass my husband in one way or another. In other words, is it permissible for him to give me a small amount of money only, to be recorded in the official papers and to shut people up, but the real mahr will be what we have agreed upon between me and him, which is his giving up smoking?
I apologise if the question appears silly, but it is very important to me and I do not want anything more at present than for him to give up smoking.
The question is not silly; rather it is important and is indicative of maturity and strong religious commitment – in sha Allah. The majority of scholars are of the view that the mahr should be in the form of wealth or a benefit that one usually charges money for, such as teaching the woman permissible knowledge. This is indicated by the words of Allah (interpretation of the meaning):
"All others are lawful, provided you seek (them in marriage) with Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) from your property, desiring chastity, not committing illegal sexual intercourse"
[al-Nisa' 4:24].
It says in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (39/155, 156):
The majority of fuqaha' – the Maalikis, Shaafa'is and Hanbalis – are unanimously agreed that anything that may be given in return for something or anything that has a value or any benefit (or service) one may be paid for is permissible to give as a mahr.
The Hanafis stated clearly that the mahr is what is regarded as valued items by people. So if the couple stipulate items that have a value (as the mahr), then it is valid, and if the items have no value, it is not valid. End quote.
The majority are of the view that it is permissible for the mahr to be a benefit (or service) for which one usually charges money.
It also says (39/156):
The Maalikis, according to the well-known view, and the Shaafa'is and Hanbalis are of the view that it is permissible for a benefit (or service) to be the mahr, based on their principle that any benefit (or service) for which one is usually paid may be named as the mahr, so it is permissible to make the benefit or use of his house or his mount or his servant for one year the mahr for his wife, or to make the mahr his serving her in agriculture or building a house or sewing a garment, or taking her for Hajj, for example. End quote.
Thus it becomes clear that the four imams do not allow the type of mahr that you are asking about, and they regarded it as not valid.
But it was narrated that Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) stipulated to Abu Talhah that he should become Muslim, and she made his becoming Muslim her mahr.
It was narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Talhah proposed to Umm Sulaym, and she said: By Allah, a man like you, O Abu Talhah, is not to be rejected, but you are a kaafir man and I am a Muslim woman, and it is not permissible for me to marry you. But if you become Muslim, that will be my mahr and I will not ask you for anything else. So he became Muslim and that was her mahr.
Thaabit said: I never heard of any woman whose mahr was more noble than Umm Sulaym, as Islam was her mahr.
Narrated by al-Nasaa'i (3341); classed as saheeh by Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari (9/115) – and he refuted those who criticised its text – and it was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa'i.
Al-Nasaa'i included these two reports in a chapter entitled Baab al-Tazweej 'ala al-Islam (Chapter on Accepting marriage proposal in return for (the man) becoming Muslim).
In this case it is stipulated that the husband becomes Muslim, and that is the mahr. And this is definitely not wealth or property.
But it may be understood that this applies only to a person becoming Muslim, because of the great benefit in that, or it may be understood by analogy that it can be stipulated that the husband do some act of worship or give up some sin.
Whatever the case, what should be done so that the mahr will be valid beyond any shadow of a doubt is that an agreement should be reached with the husband on a certain sum of money, which will be the mahr, even if it is small, and it should be stipulated that he should give up this sin (smoking) so that the marriage will be done.
But we advise you not to go ahead with the marriage until a period of time has passed in which it is clear that he has repented and is sincere about giving up this sin.
We ask Allah to make things easy for you and to bless you with a righteous husband and righteous offspring.
And Allah knows best.


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TVXQ! (東方神起) is a South Korean pop group debuted on December 26th, 2003 as a five-member group. It become a duo group since 2010, and so it consists currently of only two (original) members: U-know Yunho and Max Changmin.
TVXQ or 東方神起 is translated as "Rising Gods of the East" in English. The group has many (official) names, and all come from the different readings of the same Chinese characters (東方神起) depending on the country:
- Korea: 東方神起 (pronounced as Dong Bang Shin Ki) and in hangul it is: 동방신기.
- Japan: 東方神起/Tohoshinki is pronounced as Touhoushinki.
- China: 東方神起 is pronounced as Tong Vfang Xien Qi, and mostly written in simplified Chinese: 东方神起.
- Global: TVXQ! which comes from the initials of Tong Vfang Xien Qi, the Chinese pronunciation of 東方神起 as previously mentioned.
The names 동방신기, 東方神起, Tohoshinki, 东方神起 and TVXQ! are what you are going to see on their releases and products aka the official registered names.
Non-official Names:
Some global fans call them DBSK (abbreviated from Dong Bang Shin Ki) or THSK (abbreviated from Dong Bang Shin Ki).
- U-know Yunho
Name: Jung Yunho
Birth: 1986/02/06
Height: 184 cm
Blood Type: +A
Debut Work: Hug
Group: TVXQ! , S.M. The Performance
- Max Changmin
Name: Shim Changmin
Birth: 1988/02/18
Height: 186 cm
Blood Type: +B
Debut Work: Hug
Group: TVXQ! , S.M. The Ballad
Members profile is to be updated soon.
Official Fan clubs:
- Korean: Cassiopeia.
- Japanese: Bigeast.
Korean Studio Albums
- Tri-Angel (Released 2004-10-13)
- Rising Sun (Released 2005-09-12)
- "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap (Released 2006-09-29)
- Mirotic (Released 2008-09-19)
- Why (Keep Your Head Down) (Released 2011-01-12)
- Catch Me (Released 2012-09-26)
- Tense (Released 2014-01-06)
Japanese Studio Albums
- Heart, Mind and Soul (Released 2006-03-23)
- Five in the Black (Released 2007-03-14)
- T (Released 2008-01-23)
- The Secret Code (Released 2009-03-25)
- Tone (Released 2011-09-28)
- Time (Released 2013-03-06)
- Tree (Released 2014-03-05)
For more, Please visit the Discography page
Note: for above links to work, please open the main TVXQ! Official Page first then click on the links
Official Websites:
- TVXQ! official website (Korean, English available)
- TVXQ! Facebook
- TVXQ! YouTube (+on SMTown YouTube)
- Tohoshinki official website (Japanese, English available)


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My biggest issue (which I failed to | 338931 [kyleaschmitt] OK to start with, know that CentOS is a RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) + 338932 [kyleaschmitt] Just re-read this message, make sure you've got the development + 338933 [james.britt ] I have a Centos4 machine I look after. It is *really* annoying. 338942 [vjoel path.b] $ lsb_release -d 338943 [jdezenzio gm] Okay, if I decided to upgrade my 4.5 centos to 5.3 - what would be + 338944 [kyleaschmitt] I've not tried a streight upgrade, but it may work. Otherwise it's + 338946 [vjoel path.b] but then you'd still be stuck with an obsolete ruby in the default | 338952 [kyleaschmitt] Yes, but 3 things | 338954 [vjoel path.b] Very good points! + 338947 [synfinatic g] FYI, I just got the green light with my company to release a ruby 339552 [thirdreplica] Where can we download it? 339555 [synfinatic g] Aaron Turner ^ Getting user input from user on a webpage? 338877 [mr.flow3r gm] input when it's running on a webserver. 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Thanks. + 338884 [luislavena g] You should place a .irbrc (there is a dot preceding the filename) ^ Writing a Y-Combinator in Ruby 1.9 338880 [usurffx gmai] i've read ^ treetop grammar problem 338881 [ruby-bucket ] I have devised this grammar for roman numerals for treetop. 338887 [no spam.plea] It's not a general solution, but you can require that *something* 338892 [ruby-bucket ] Of course! Lookahead non-gobbling. A lesson learned. ^ Sqlite3 on Ruby 338888 [franco.colli] root@kundera-laptop:/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems# gem install sqlite3-ruby + 338889 [satish.talim] Which O/S are you using? + 338893 [mo_mail ongh] You need to install the sqlite development headers also. You could find | 338963 [franco.colli] Mohit & Satish + 339095 [netcoder prt] I had a similar error. The error went away when I installed ^ [Security] Ruby 1.8.6-pl369 released 338890 [wyhaines gma] We have released Ruby 1.8.6-pl369. This is primarily a security release. 338935 [headius head] * to_f runs forever 338936 [shyouhei rub] Well to_f can shortcut such cases to generate Inf, but to_i should generate 338937 [headius head] 1.9.1 appears to produce Float::MAX or Float::MIN for exponents 338938 [matz ruby-la] 1.9.2 BigDecimal#to_f produces Inf for too big numbers. I am not sure 338939 [headius head] So Inf is official behavior then? 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Russell <DekuDekup...@Yahoo.com> | | 339069 [jdezenzio gm] I love reading you and Roger's posts. :) You guys do a ton of work and | + 338994 [cmdicely gma] Am I missing something, in either the archives or the instructions, or | 339020 [gthiesfeld g] Are you talking about these? | 339079 [cmdicely gma] Huh. The only thing I see in ruby-1.9.1-p129-i386-mingw32\bin are the | 339109 [luislavena g] Definitely there is a problem with what you unpacked. | + 339135 [rogerpack200] maybe this file isn't complete | + 339179 [cmdicely gma] The problem appears to have been with the version of ZipGenius I was | 339194 [luislavena g] or | 339202 [Usenet Googl] 2b) Add ".rb" and ".rbw" file extensions to the list of executable + 339196 [yugui yugui.] You can use arton's MSI package. + 339267 [luislavena g] I'm not a english native speaker, even worse, I don't speak or + 339804 [DekuDekuplex] Thank you! 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That was bad wording on my part. s/Plus//. 338929 [reid.thompso] see CreateProcess(...) for the closest win equivalent ^ Job Tips ! 338902 [jaggubn gmai] check out this for more.... ^ Observable on Set? 338903 [jcoglan goog] Quick question, is there a reason why Observable uses an Array for storage 338904 [jcoglan goog] 2009/6/10 James Coglan <firstname.lastname@example.com> ^ The cover of "The Well-Grounded Rubyist" 338917 [dblack rubyp] I've gotten a couple of questions about why there seem to be two 338960 [shortcutter ] current than an online medium. I guess this does not happen too often + 338965 [kidguko gmai] Haha! I did not think of it that way Robert. Good observation ;-) + 338969 [rick.denatal] ys. 338970 [shortcutter ] Don't complain - my comment does not even show up in pieces. :-)) ^ Match data variables 338930 [larschbelunk] Can a custom method mimic the behaviour of String#match, String#=~ etc + 338934 [matt_neuburg] ... + 338955 [headius head] No. There is no way (without a supergross hack like using + 338961 [shortcutter ] What stops you from 339018 [albertschlef] Can the yielded block see the $1, $2, $3 vars? 339019 [shortcutter ] No but it would be easy to provide a MatchData instance or whatever ^ JRuby: Instance/Object method ovveride on a JPanel fails? 338941 [rsilvetz gma] With the caveat I'm new to JRuby but have 20 years of software 338945 [headius head] Yes, this is expected. In the display2 case you're actually extending ^ Rdoc does not document UTF-8 files? 338956 [sutniuq gmx.] yesterday I tried to document a piece of code I had written in Ruby 1.9. 338959 [drbrain segm] The -c parameter currently only controls the value that shows up in =20 338971 [sutniuq gmx.] Sorry, but I've never filed a Rdoc or even Ruby bug before. Where can I 338973 [drbrain segm] ... ^ Re: Ruby 1.8.7-p173 released 338957 [barry bjhess] FYI, there is a bug in BigDecimal#to_f with this release. 338966 [headius head] Why was this not caught in the original fix? I thought the ruby-core + 338968 [ezmobius gma] This was caught by the rubyspecs and is not broken in the release of | 338975 [headius head] Yes, I know that much from talking to Kirk... but I'm confused why + 338996 [matz ruby-la] It was me introduced a bug. I neglect to run the test this time. + 339070 [headius head] I know how that is, and I sympathize. Good thing Ruby has a great + 339088 [shyouhei rub] ... ^ ruby 1.9.1 RPM for CentOS/RHEL4 is now available 338958 [synfinatic g] I've just posted our ruby 1.9.1p129 src.rpm for CentOS/RHEL4. I'm ^ more questions regarding .irbrc on Windows 338962 [renard nc.rr] I did not want to kidnap a previous thread on the subject of .irbrc on 338964 [shortcutter ] I would get rid of the older of the two versions. This saves space and + 338989 [renard nc.rr] ractices.com/ + 338992 [renard nc.rr] This is what I really like to do, but!!! ^ ruby-talk best practices 338972 [james.britt ] A bit of self-promotion, but this is a discussion worth having for this + 338979 [caduceass gm] Comments here or the other site? In any case, I've been waiting for | 338982 [gregory.t.br] by | 338984 [james.britt ] Yeah, I wasn't looking to boost page hits, just looking to get a + 338990 [transfire gm] Hey, | 338995 [james.britt ] Sadly (depending on your sense of humor), no. It's meant as a broad (ha + 339034 [eleanor game] A really nice write-up of the common sense we all sometimes ignore. 339065 [shevegen lin] Haha I recall some comment on youtube when Matz gave a keynote lecture. 339081 [james.britt ] A number of people would agree with you on both points. ^ ideas for a JIT optimizer 338974 [rogerpack200] Currently I am thinking that an optimizer that takes 338976 [headius head] It would be *one way* to jit, but it would not allow for polymorphism ^ Is there a decent canonical way to get total days in a month from say Time class? 338977 [xeno.campano] I suppose I could flip through local until I generate an exception, but somehow + 338978 [xeno.campano] Here's a fairly simple sequence I found on the net using Date (attributions to | 338983 [botpena gmai] ns | 338987 [xeno.campano] That is nice. Thanks. + 339005 [citizen428 g] Do you want to get the maximum number of days for a given year/month ^ Is there a method to tell me the name of the method I'm in? 338980 [xeno.campano] This would be handy with some of my class methods for composing exception + 338985 [matt_neuburg] ... + 338986 [botpena gmai] maybe you can call caller and it will tell you who you are + 338988 [gwtmp01 mac.] It Ruby 1.9, __callee__ (or __method__) will return the name of the ^ Re: Recipient not found 338981 [xeno.campano] In case this is a bug somebody needs to handle...??? ^ (none) 338993 [Akio.Nakabay] unsubscribe= ^ Gamerz Xone 338998 [bilal.pappu ] If u want to play online games for free ^ WIN32OLE : how to get put-property types? 338999 [bruno.lehyar] I'm trying to make a generic COM web server that permits to interact + 339006 [bosko.ivanis] Put property has VOID return type. Since it is put property it does + 339007 [masaki.suket] If there is a get-property corresponding to the put-property, then 339013 [bruno.lehyar] Ok, thank you for your quick answers ^ Ruby-Watit 339000 [uthpala2002 ] I am using Watir to automate our regression test suite. 339001 [uthpala2002 ] Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. ^ method= and block 339002 [James.French] class A + 339004 [me xinuc.org] Whoaa... never do it this way, and it seems doesn't work in 1.9 too | 339027 [James.French] Thanks for checking this. I guess I should raise a bug report. | 339030 [vjoel path.b] I'm pretty sure this is not a bug. It's been discussed once or twice + 339124 [cmdicely gma] I don't think so. It isn't parsed as a normal method call, its parsed 339126 [shortcutter ] +1 ^ Problems getting Tk running 339003 [JensRie gmx.] I use Ruby 1.8 under Windows (installed with the One-Click-Installer). + 339071 [headius head] Is Tk an absolute necessity? There are certainly better UI libraries | 339270 [lcl tarazed.] That all depends on what you mean by better. + 339074 [jdezenzio gm] Once you install/unpack the binaries, you have to build ruby from source + 339078 [nagai ai.kyu] Please check your PATH evironment variable. + 339317 [ftf3k3 gmail] Some said that Tk used to be included in the One-Click Installer. This + 346923 [grshiplett g] There seem to be a few bugs with Tk in Ruby 1.8.6 - bugs where the same | 347216 [rogerpack200] We're working on getting those bugs squashed :) + 346930 [rogerpack200] I've had success with the RC2 and I believe not even installing ^ wsdl2ruby usage 339009 [saurabh ciph] I had run the following command ^ SQLite3 passing row data from 1 class to another 339011 [dglnz2 gmail] I have code in one class that runs an SQL statement against a SQLite3 339028 [b.candler po] You need to read the error message! It's very clear what it is telling 339094 [dglnz2 gmail] many thanks Brian must have been tried lastnight, 339100 [dglnz2 gmail] Bad form i know.... 339147 [b.candler po] There is most likely a quoting function provided as part of the sqlite3 339483 [jarmo.p gmai] Why it's always better to use some higher-level (heavyweight) 339484 [dglnz2 gmail] @Jarmo, ^ publically accessible fastri 339014 [rogerpack200] I have been thinking recently that I wish I could access ri data for + 339021 [james.herdma] If you're just looking for core docs, check out http://www.ruby-doc.org/. | 339032 [rogerpack200] Many times the ruby I use does not have ri installed. Plus accessing it | 339048 [drbrain segm] Which RDoc do you have installed? rdoc --version will tell you. | 339056 [rogerpack200] $ rdoc --version | + 339060 [drbrain segm] You could probably do a plugin for it, there's lots of great ideas out | | 339132 [rogerpack200] is ri pluggable? | | 339168 [drbrain segm] ri being part of RDoc, it is possible in theory. I don't know if | + 339061 [drbrain segm] RDoc 2 is significantly faster than 1, but I don't think it can match | 339063 [rick.denatal] tri + 339187 [transfire gm] T. 339205 [rogerpack200] That has potential. I suppose I could just extract ri information from + 339206 [rogerpack200] oops my bad + 339213 [transfire gm] if you just want the ri data, it is kept in yaml files generated by ^ should irb default to auto complete? 339015 [rogerpack200] Seems to me like it would be a very user friendly default to have irb 339024 [b.candler po] It does for me, under Linux (Ubuntu's own version, and also compiled 339026 [vjoel path.b] Really? Are you sure your .irbrc doesn't require 'irb/completion'? Or ^ ri for gems working? 339017 [rogerpack200] For some reason I've never had success with ri + gems + 339022 [james.herdma] Depending on how the documentation for EventMachine was written, your RI | 339025 [matt_neuburg] ... | 339129 [tomcloyd com] Precisely my reaction. I'll say it again: If you code up something cool, | + 339131 [ben bleythin] 't | | 339232 [rogerpack200] Unfortunately it isn't...totally expected...how to describe it...to run | | 339234 [mguterl gmai] I like bdoc http://github.com/manalang/bdoc/tree/master | | 339235 [rogerpack200] So is Hannah or Darkfish better? | | 339357 [drbrain segm] Last I heard, Hannah only worked on RDoc 2.3 and earlier. Darkfish is | + 339167 [drbrain segm] 0.9.5: http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=23112 + 339029 [b.candler po] Possibly. Old versions of rubygems used to have a 'gemri' command, but + 339047 [drbrain segm] Depending on your ruby and RDoc version, ri may not pick up RubyGems 339054 [rogerpack200] nice ^ RIP RAA 339023 [transfire gm] Looks like the RAA is "not only merely dead. She's really most + 339031 [tim.pease gm] You could create an RAA github account and siphon over all the source + 339035 [djberg96 gma] I don't see any spam. 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Date: 27/8/2013
Whilst many local authorities are gettig on with identifying need for gypsy and traveller provision "the biggest stumbling block is site selection and delivery" Catriona Riddell told Planning magazine.
Riddell, the Society's Strategic Planning Topic Forum Convenor, added "as most gypsy and traveller provision is around the main cities, Eric Pickles' recent hardening up on provision in the green belt is not helpful and will make the task much more difficult."
POS accepts that this is a very difficult process technically and different from any other issue most planners have to deal with; and thus is proving very challenging.
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The weirdest, craziest and most bizarre Halloween costumes you can buy online.
Halloween is traditionally about mourning the dead and honouring the lives of saints and martyrs. How we ended up with slutty nurse outfits and morphsuits is anyone's guess, but it is an infinitely more fun holiday as a result.
You know what will make this Halloween more fun? A rockin' costume that will have people talking about you for years to come. How do you find such a costume? You could spend hours trawling online costume stores for the funniest, craziest and weirdest outfits or try to recreate a Miley Cyrus get-up for that extra shock-factor. Or you can check out this list we prepared in advance. You're welcome.
1. Mommy, I don't want to grow up
Babies have it good. They sleep for about 70% of the day, eat enough food to gain roughly triple their weight and everyone's always insisting they're adorable. Why would anyone want to give that up?
- Inflatable legs and torso
- Doesn't come with shoes or socks
- $9.95 delivery fee Australia-wide
- Freudian slips optional
2. Tongue and Lips
The plan with this costume is to go around asking people if you can lick them. For real. It's a sure-fire way to make friends.
- Gold standard costume
- One size fits most
- $7.99 delivery fee Australia-wide
- Tongue-in-cheek costume
3. Magnum XL
This costume comes with an extra large dose of responsibility. You have to go around to every couple that looks like they're getting a bit too into each other and make sure they're being safe. Trust me, they will thank you for it… eventually.
- Officially licensed Trojan project
- $9.95 delivery fee Australia-wide
- One size fits most adults (that's what she said!)
- Slogan: practice safe sex
4. The Banana Flasher
Indecent exposure in Australia can land you in prison for up to six months, plus a hefty fine. With this outfit, you can experience the thrill of flashing your banana while only flashing… well, your banana.
- One size fits most adults
- Comes in two pieces
- Premium quality costume
- Compensating for something?
5. Thumbs Up Willy
Thumbs Up Willy is a nice guy, but it's not his fault his two closest friends are nuts and won't leave him alone. On the plus side, he's hard to beat when it comes to beer pong. Don this outfit and you'll be swimming in penis puns all night.
- Limited stock
- Internal fan allows costumes to be inflated (erect) within 60 seconds
- Battery pack keeps costume inflated for seven hours
- Thumbs up optional
6. Spam
This is basically an invitation to go around asking everyone if they want to chat to single girls in their area. Bonus points if you cut them off mid-sentence with flashing lights if possible.
- Made of polyfoam
- One size fits most
- $9.95 delivery fee Australia-wide
- Delicious
7. Pregnant Prom Queen
What's better than a little crossdressing for Halloween? Getting crowned prom queen and the joys of childbirth. Now you can enjoy all three with this costume. Bonus: The promo shot is super-realistic. Pregnant women should not be wearing those heels for too long.
- Includes bodysuit, top and skirt
- One size fits most
- Free express shipping
- Sugar daddy/mama not included
8. Inflatable Ballerina
You don't need multiple personality disorder to nail a Swan Lake performance. Step into this beauty and feel the kind of grace and elegance only ballerinas feel. Well… morbidly obese ballerinas...
- Inflatable using an internal fan
- Batteries for fan not included
- One size fits most
- Dance lessons not included
9. The Super Sperm
You dress up as Super Sperm, your friend dresses up as the Magnum XL and you've got yourself the makings of an epic battle sure to draw crowds. Think of the YouTube views a video like that would bring in!
- One size fits most
- Closes with Velcro
- Free express shipping
- Cannot fly
10. Tinkerbelly
Nothing we say here can make this costume any funnier, any weirder or give it any kind of reasonable context. There is no reason not to buy one right now. Guaranteed to make lasting – possibly traumatic – memories.
- One size fits most
- Includes tank top, shirt, tutu and wings
- $9.95 delivery fee Australia-wide
- Make all others green with envy
Halloween costume deals and coupons - no matter WHAT you're planning to dress up as this year
More Costumes for Halloween
Not up to the challenge of wearing one of these costumes? Fair enough. We can't all be brave, comedic crowd pleasers. For the less adventurous among us, we have heaps of fun, tame and cheap costumes to choose from. Check them out.


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And now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine...
Different Page, Same Book
A new solar panel company is set to begin production today in Oregon. Its story is familiar.
SoloPower uses the same raw materials as the now-defunct Solyndra.
And it has another striking similarity...your money. SoloPower was given a $197 million government loan guarantee.
SoloPower's chief executive is trying to deflect comparisons to Solyndra. He says demand for his product is high, and the price is right.
But one insider says -- quote -- "The risk is, I don't want to say high, but it certainly is there for this company to fail."
The president of SoloPower donated more than $30,000 to President Obama's 2008 campaign.
High Alert
The issue of energy is apparently a sensitive one for the president.
The Washington Examiner reports clean coal advocates were banned from entering two campaign events this week.
Tuesday, supporters had their clean coal T-shirts, hats and signs confiscated at a rally in Virginia featuring Vice President Biden.
They received similar treatment at an Obama event Wednesday in Ohio.
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity says this has been happening for months.
We reached out to the Obama campaign but have yet to hear back.
This is a Joke
And finally, Politico's Roger Simon wrote a satire of vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan this week using this quote -- "He has been marching around his campaign bus, saying things like, 'if stench calls, take a message.'"
Simon was referencing this quote in the New York Times -- quote -- "If Ryan wants to run for national office again, he'll probably have to wash the stench of Romney off of him"
Simon's fake quote -- the attempt at satire -- was not fully appreciated. In other words everybody didn't get it.
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote -- quote -- "Can I say that even though I'm not exactly a fan of Mitt Romney's, this is just bad behavior?"
And from liberal commentator Taylor Marsh -- quote -- "Roger Simon's piece has spread like wildfire and is causing a gigantic ripple."
And they weren't alone.
Simon later clarified in an editor's note, that he believes Paul Ryan calls Mitt Romney something more dignified-- than stench.


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Seamus Heaney Has Died
He was 74.
The celebrated Irish poet died Friday in Dublin after a "short illness," according to a statement from his family. Heaney, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1995, was among the most widely read modern poets and considered (by Robert Lowell and others) to be the "most important Irish poet since Yeats." He was 74.


text: VEDANTA is a philosophy taught by the Vedas, the most ancient scriptures of India. Its basic teaching is that our real nature is divine.God is our innermost Self, an underlying reality that exists in every being. Religion is therefore a search for Self, a search for God within. We don't need to be "saved." At worst, we are unaware of our true nature.


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I am searching for my next opportunity. I will use this site to record my plans, my findings and ideas.
Here is my current plan:
After investing in and leading SkillSurvey for the last 15 months, I am beginning my search for my next venture. When I joined SkillSurvey, we could not afford to pay salaries to ½ of the team and we were supported for 4 months by my capital infusion of $100K. We were able to raise $2.4 million in funding, build a team, rewrite the product to ensure scalability, launch the solution on the market, grow the revenue 4X, double the subscriber base and build a marquee list of market leading partners: Taleo in Talent Management, Hewitt in Human Resource Outsourcing, Verifications in background screening and many others.
Having made this progress, I came to believe that we could grow faster if we had someone leading the company that had previous success selling into the HCM/Talent Management Space. We have made the transition and I am now serving as a board member and advisor.
So, what am I going to do next?
Find an exciting, executive level opportunity with a high growth technology company in the Philadelphia area where I can channel my energy, knowledge and skills.
There are not enough startups flowing through this area for me to limit my search to CEO positions, unless I start something myself. However, I don't have the patience to start from scratch again. Therefore, I am looking for a business that has made some progress:
- Have a live Product
- Have revenue generating customers
- Need Leadership help
- $100K in revenue to $100 million in revenue
- Role: CEO, COO, VP Services, VP Sales/Marketing, VP Biz Dev, just not a CFO
- Industry – not that big of an issue, although I prefer business applications over pure technology or consumer plays.
I have really enjoyed working in an company with a niche solution, an ASP delivery model, recurring revenue stream, easy to "try", low price entry point and automating something that was previously done manually. This formula has always interested me.
So, there you have it.
In 2005, I investigated 43 deals in detail (after screening over 100) to settle on SkillSurvey, so I am sure I will need to add a lot of opportunities to my evaluation pipeline.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


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From all-creatures.org
Action Alerts
Moving people toward compassionate living
Your letters and calls do help!
|Originally Posted: 26 February 2010
Pledge That You Won't Go To a Dolphin/Whale Show!
FROM Save Japan Dolphins
Captivity is cruel - don't go to a show! Please sign this pledge, and then forward this link and encourage more people to pledge never to go to dolphin/whale shows, dolphinariums or swim-with-dolphins programs.
Sign an online petition
And/Or make direct contact:
Gerald Dick, PhD
Also read: Time for a Federal Investigation into SeaWorld's Negligence in Death of Trainer.
Dolphins have evolved over millions of years, adapting perfectly to life in the ocean. They are intelligent, social and self-aware, exhibiting evidence of a highly developed emotional sense. Here are just a few of the issues with captivity.
Here is a list in no particular order of captive dolphin facilities that were closed or never opened. These success stories were accomplished by ordinary people like yourself who actually showed up to protest these dolphin abusement parks. Join us and pledge that you will not go to a dolphin show or any swim-with-dolphins facility.
Thank you for everything you do for animals!


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AMA Pro Supersport racer Elena Myers will have a chance to flog one of the Rizla Suzuki GSV-R bikes at the Indianapolis GP this year. Getting an opportunity to acquaint herself with the MotoGP machinery, Myers will do a few laps at 12:45 PM on Thursday before the Indy GP, in a PR event put together by American Suzuki. After a similar publicity event fell-through last year, the ride will be Myers's first on a GP bike, and hopefully a glimpse into the future, as the young California native has made it clear that the premier class is where she wants to take her career.
"Words cannot describe how excited I am to ride the Suzuki GSV-R at Indy during the MotoGP weekend this year," said Myers. "We had talked about it last year, but things didn't work out, so here's a big thanks to everyone involved for making this possible. When I sat on the bike last year, it felt like it was made to fit me. So actually being able to spin a few laps on it will be quite the treat. I'm really looking forward to the weekend."


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MARIETTA, GA. — To the blare of trumpets and the praise of politicians and generals, America's revamped freight train of the skies made its debut Friday, still buffeted by debate over whether it is needed and reliable.
Equipped with a stronger wing, state-of-the-art digital electronics and a high-tech camouflage paint job, the C-5B transport plane was rolled from a hangar for a tour by a flock of dignitaries. It will be delivered to the Air Force in December.


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Nashville. Right place. Right time.
One of the many benefits of studying at Lipscomb University is living in Nashville.
Affectionately known as Music City for its vibrant music scene and historic venues such as the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium, Nashville is a byproduct an even larger city culture: a community of transplants extremely driven by a desire to create.
As one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, Nashville is home to thriving health care, music, entertainment, technology and finance industries. In Jan. 2013, The New York Times declared Nashville the "It" city, and was recently named one of the top 15 best places to live in America by U.S. News & World Report.
And Lipscomb is at the heart of it all.
With a mission to equip students for their future and a heart to invest in the local community, Lipscomb gives students direct access to incredible internship and service-learning opportunities that will open doors for them after college.
In fact, students within Lipscomb's Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering and College of Business are offered jobs and internships by places like Nissan, Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon and Bridgestone, while other students in the School of Nursing are spending close to 600 hours of hands-on clinical training in local facilities like Vanderbilt Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Medical Center and Williamson County Medical Center. And are doing so in the foundational areas of nursing such as obstetrics, pediatrics, mental health, critical care and medical/surgical.
But this is only a glimpse. Lipscomb students are training in some of today's leading businesses and are gaining experience in numerous industries that will equip them for their future career.
As L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb's 17th president, often says, "the city is our classroom, the world is our campus," so as a result, students are launched from their classrooms into Nashville's dynamic city as well as into the world.
But not only is Nashville a great place to learn, it is also a great place to live!
With one of the best music scenes in the U.S., three professional sports teams, world-class museums, plenty of dining options and miles and miles of hiking and biking trails – all within minutes of Lipscomb's campus – students are always at the center of something new and exciting.
Learn more about Nashville and Lipscomb University, today!


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Stony Brook Medicine News
Stony Brook Appoints Dermatologist Specializing in Latest Skin Cancer Surgical Techniques
With skin cancer on the rise, Dr. Jordan Slutsky, a Long Island native and Stony Brook Medicine alumnus, broadens the scope of treatments for patients
According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), skin cancer rates continue to rise. The rates of melanoma, one of the most dangerous forms of skin cancer, have increased more than 2 percent per year for approximately 30 years. Regionally, this translates to thousands of Long Islanders annually who develop skin cancer. The AAD currently estimates that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
Board certified in Dermatology and fellowship trained in Mohs surgery, Dr. Slutsky, a Long Island native from Bellmore, returns to Stony Brook where he graduated from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in 2007. After completing a one-year Internal Medicine residency at Winthrop University Hospital, he entered a three-year Dermatology residency at Stony Brook where he rose to Chief Resident in 2011.
With a practice that focuses on early detection and diagnosis of cutaneous malignancies including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), melanoma, and other less common skin tumors, Dr. Slutsky takes a multidisciplinary treatment and management approach with his Stony Brook Medicine colleagues that include surgical as well as topical, photodynamic and oral therapies for skin cancer. He also has extensive experience treating high-risk, immunocompromised and organ transplant patients with skin cancer.
"Dr. Slutsky's expertise broadens our Division of Mohs Surgery scope of surgical offerings to provide the best options for all patients with skin cancer," said Dr. Jones. "His advanced surgical training and expertise in both conservative and radical treatments of malignant skin tumors makes him a distinct addition to our Department."
Dr. Slutsky comes to Stony Brook from St. Louis University Hospital where he completed a two-year Fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Cutaneous Oncology, under the direction of Dr. Scott Fosko, President of the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS). Mohs surgery is a specialized procedure that removes skin tumor tissue layer by layer to ensure the entire tumor is removed. At Stony Brook, Dr. Slutsky will perform Mohs surgery and an emerging variation of the method called Slow Mohs that offers the high cure rate and normal tissue sparing advantages of standard Mohs but more effective for lentiginous melanoma, unusual and high-risk cutaneous tumors. Slow Mohs is carried out in stages rather than by a single surgery because the tissue is difficult to analyze using the frozen tissue sections effective in standard Mohs surgery.
Dr. Jones said Dr. Slutsky's additional surgical expertise expands the cosmetic and reconstructive dermatology team's offerings to patients. He will perform various minimally invasive procedures including dermal fillers, toxins (i.e, Botox), sclerotherapy for the treatment leg veins, and laser procedures using the Department's multiple laser technologies.
Dr. Slutsky's research interests include investigations of treatment approaches to metastatic cutaneous SCC, complications in cutaneous surgery, early skin cancer detection, and the treatment effectiveness and safety outcomes in patients with skin cancer.
Dr. Slutsky is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and American Board of Dermatology. He is also a member of the American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), Women's Dermatologic Society, and the ACMS.
Active as a national speaker with the ASDS, Dr. Slutsky lectures on cutaneous surgery techniques such as Slow Mohs and other cutting-edge procedures for skin cancer and reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Slutsky has contributed to dermatologic literature with studies published in the Archives of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology and other journals. As a Dermatology resident at Stony Brook, he was recognized by the Department in 2011 with the Dermatology Research Award for his "significant contributions to the medical literature during residency."
In 2012 he was named the AAD Association's Advocate of the Year.
© Stony Brook University 2013


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Source: Chris Broussard / ESPN
Tracy McGrady is joining the San Antonio Spurs.
"It's official," McGrady told ESPN.com in a text message Tuesday afternoon.
The 33-year-old McGrady will be eligible to play for the Spurs during the playoffs because he was not on an NBA roster as of March 1. He said he will not play in San Antonio's regular-season finale on Wednesday night against Minnesota.
McGrady last played in the NBA during the 2011-12 season, averaging 5.3 points and 16.1 minutes per game for Atlanta.
To read this article in its entirety visit ESPN.


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Published: 2009/01/02
Umphreys McGee's Holiday Finale Includes Special Covers, Gospel Choir
Umphreys McGee closed its multi-night run at Chicagos Auditorium Theatre with a sold-out, three-set performance on New Years Eve. Like the previous two nights of its New Years Run, Umphreys McGee invited a series of special guests onstage for a few songs and also offered some unique covers at various points throughout the night. Near the end of Umphreys first set, The Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor took the stage to sing on the groups first covers the blues-classic Let the Good Times Roll and Etta James arrangement of Come to Mama.
Umphreys McGee returned at the start of its second set with a full horn section led by longtime group friend Michael 'Mad Dog' Mavridoglou for both a version of Women Wine and Song and a cover of Michael Jacksons Don't Stop Til You Get Enough. After a celebratory segment that included Partyin' Peeps, Hurt Bird Bath and a sandwich of Much Obliged and Closer, the horn section returned for a set-closing version of Bridgeless.
But, for many, all that was just an appetizer for the bands New Years set, which began with a horn-bolstered version of Wappy Sprayberry that led into the traditional Auld Lang Syne, before returning once again to Wappy Sprayberry. Following some good natured New Years fanfare, the song morphed into JaJunk, then Highins and, finally, back to JaJunk. In one of Umphreys best received stunts, The Chicago Mass Choir later backed the band on a medley of the traditional Amazing Grace and the original Glory, as well as the Beatles With a Little Help From My Friends. After a horn-bolstered version of Wife Soup, the choir returned one final time as drummer Kris Myers made a rare move to the front of the stage to sing on U2s I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. The night later came to a close with segue from Divisions into Hangover back into Divisions.
Umphreys McGee will debut most of the material from its forthcoming album Mantis during a run of shows later this month Please click here for a video from the groups recent New Years Eve performance.


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Firaq Gorakhpuri's real name was Raghupati Sahay. He was born in 1896 in Gorakhpur, India. He left his imprint on three important genres of Urdu poetry - ghazal, nazm and rubaayee. He wrote more than 40,000 couplets. He was a poet of love and beauty. His poems are published in three anthologies - Rooh-o-Qaayanat, Gul-e-Ra'naa, Nagma-numaa. He passed away in 1982.


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Ganley Mountain Via Guanella Pass Scenic Byway is a 12.7 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Idaho Springs, Colorado that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for scenic driving and off road driving and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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it was pretty easy but when you get to the end the trail gets small
was not easy lol
We drove this in the fall and were blown away. Absolutely breathtaking views!
A wonderful drive on a beautiful day. Haven't been on the pass for a couple of years and is now paved. The drive provides wonderful views of Sawtooth and Mount Bierstadt. Pleasant hiking paths to try out. Perfect for your out of state family and friends to get a taste of Colorado's beauty. I recommend taking I-70 to Georgetown, over the pass to Grant, East on 285 (consider a stop at the Crossroads Pub and Grill in Pine), North on 73 at Conifer to Evergreen, and then either North (I-70) or East (Morrison) on 74. A great driving loop.
After staying the night in Georgetown, I drove up Guanella Pass for a few hours in the morning before heading back to Idaho Springs. There were a bunch of pullouts along the way and some had quite a few people and others were completely empty. There is a mountain lake at Clear Lake that I stopped at and you have to hike down to. The lake is beautiful and quiet and there were only two other families in the area. The views of the mountains are wonderful and the lakes and creeks are crystal blue and serene. I didn't see any wildlife, but I bet if you take the trails instead of just staying on the road you will see tons of wildlife. One of my favorite stops!
I drove this road from Grant to Georgetown on the morning of July 20. On the south end, by Grant, the road is still mostly gravel, not too bad, but definitely slow going in a couple of spots (I was driving a Chevy Malibu). I hadn't driven this road in a couple of years and was pleased to find that the northern 12-14 miles were now paved and very smooth! The pass was very busy with people taking pictures and hiking around. There are great scenic views of lakes, creeks, and mountains. We also saw some wildlife from the road.


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