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Our favourite dance
This Turkmen dance has become truly nationwide, one of the most favourite and popular among people of different ages. It is performed by very old people and children, who have just learned to walk, respectable men and modest women. It is allured by ardour, merriment and cheerfulness. This dance is called kyushtdepmek or kyushtdepdi. It is rooted in remote past, in the old days when it was an element of dhikr, the ritual repetition of the name of God in a special formula and in a special way, as a form of private and silent worship. The necessity for dhikr comes from the verses of the Koran, "Remember Me and I Will Remember You", "Remember Allah Often" and the appropriate hadith texts.
The dhikr involves the repetition of particular religious phrases an endless number of times which were supplemented with the specific bodily movements and in some cases rhythmic music and dances. It used to be customary to visit the tombs of their relatives at the night of predestination (gadyr gijesi) in some regions. In the villages in the Caspian region men and women separately went to the graveyard where they spent all the night until the morning commemorating the deceased, reciting the verses (ghazal) and performing the dance – devotional dhikr (kyushtdepdi).
Kyushtdepdi preserved to this day as the ritual entertainment element of the commemoration ceremony aroused interest among young people in nearly all the regions of Turkmenistan with its specific rhythm and ghazal singing and was included in the repertoire of amateur art groups.
There are three variations of kyushtdepdi. These are bir depim – when the dancers make a simultaneously half-turn with their right arm and right leg to the left, then return to the starting position and continue moving in a circle; iki depim – when the dancers make two consecutive half-turns and uch depim – three half-turns.
All the variations of kyushtdepdi need the tempo and synchronized movements. If one of the dancers falls out of step, the other dancers get out of time and the dance loses its spectacular splendour. The profound experience is needed to spectacularly perform kyushtdepdi. Many of performers have been dancing it since childhood. Those most skilful and deftest can turn in the opposite direction and enter the circle of the dancers without throwing the other dancers out of time.
Together with those dancing, the spectators who cheer up the performers are involved in performing kyushtdepdi. Forming a circle around the dancers, they lean forward swinging their arms to the beat of the rhythm and loudly exclaim "aha-aha-aha, ah hey hop-ha!"
The dance can continue interminably because other participants willingly take the place of the dancers and ghazal performers who have got tired.
Folk singing has been accompanying the Turkmen people all their lives. It plays a crucial role in the performance of kyushtdepdi when much depends not only on ghazal performers' technique but also the content, witticisms and swiftness. Sometimes the dancers sing ghazals. Sometimes, especially at weddings, the dance is performed in the form of a playful competition (usually between a young woman and a young man). The young man sings the ghazal with the following verses:
"Go and tell that girl to bring a remedy for the soul, however, no remedy will help if she doesn't come to me…"
All laugh, and the young woman sings a ghazal:
"Your clothes are nice but rather tight for you, you are a good guy but you say too many words…"
All laugh again and continue dancing and telling jokes.
Kyushtdepdi has spread so widely and become so popular because it is an adornment of the celebrations, festivities and weddings. At weddings, the groom's sisters spare no effort glorifying the newlywed.
After gaining independence, the wonderful holidays of the Turkmen people such as Novruz were revived and the new holidays enjoyed by the people such as the Turkmen Carpet Day, the Turkmen Horse Day, the Harvest Day, the Melon Day, the Baghshi Day, the Health Day were established. Our national dance, kyushtdepdi and ghazals written specially to mark the remarkable dates are their inherent attribute.
Here is one of the ghazals dedicated to Novruz bayram. The flowers are coming out, and sweets are handed round on the Novruz day. The beloved Turkmen people become happier with every passing year.
Let the eternally young melody of kyushtdepdi, the ancient Turkmen folk dance flow during the holidays filling the hearts with joy and inviting dancers in a circle.


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Ox's Blog: Grammy's Troll Megadeth WTF?!
You've probably already seen the train wreck that was the "Metalligaga" performance from the Grammy's last night. That wasn't the only mishap for rock bands during the ceremony. Congratulations are in order for Megadeth who picked up their first ever Grammy, but as the band was coming to the stage to accept their award the in-house band decides to play Metallica's Master of Puppets. Ummmm, maybe they didn't get the memo, Mustaine hasn't been in Metallica in years and wasn't a part of Master of Puppets at all. Mustaine later tweeted about the mix-up "Ah, you can't blame 'em (the in-house band) for not being able to play Megadeth." Check out the acceptance speech below where you can also some of the members from Korn in the audience congratulate Megadeth on their win.

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Start your Mushroom Festival Sunday with a 5K Run or 2-mile walk along the scenic Red Clay Creek. Along the course you'll pass by a couple of the area's mushroom farms.
Date: Sunday, September 10
Time: 5K – 8:30 am — Walk 8:35 am — Registration opens at 7:30 am
Location: South Street, in front of Kennett High School
Electronic Chip Timing returns in 2017!
Mushroom Festival Run/Walk T-Shirts are given to registrants, while supplies last. Each participant receives a Mushroom Festival Admission Wristband. Refreshments are provided for participants after the race. Awards Ceremony starts about 10 a.m.
For the 5K Run: $50 Prize awarded to the overall top male and female finishers and the top finisher in the Youth Category. Medals awarded to the top three in each age group.
5K Run Divisions: Male and Female in the following age groups:
12 and under, 13 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, and 60 and over.
For the 2 Mile Fun Walk: Ribbons are awarded to all participants.
Registration Deadlines
Registrations received on or before September 6, 2017: $20 –
Registrations received from September 7, 2017 through Race Day: $25
Race Day Registration and Check-In begins at 7:30 a.m. on September 10, 2017
Registrations may be dropped off at the Mushroom Cap, 114 W. State Street until September 7, 2017. After that date, either use the online registration process or bring your registration with you on Race Day.
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'Pacific Rim' Sequel Set for 2017, Animated Series Also in the Works
Guillermo del Toro said earlier this month that he's been proceeding on a Pacific Rim sequel as if it were official — and now it is.
Universal has placed a second Pacific Rim film on the schedule for April 7, 2017, with del Toro back as director. del Toro has been writing the script with genre veteran Zak Penn, and in a video message released via Legendary, disclosed that original Pacific Rim screenwriter Travis Beacham will also be involved — it had been thought that Beacham's schedule on his upcoming Fox series Hieroglyph may prevent him from contributing.
But wait, there's more: In that same video, del Toro announced that a Pacific Rim animated series is being developed, along with more comic books set in the world, following last year's original graphic novel prequel Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero (also written by Beacham). So if you're a Pacific Rim fan, it looks like you've got a lot to look forward to in the future. And based on del Toro's comments in that video, it looks like the team isn't straying far from the franchise's central appeal, with the following promised for the sequel: "More Kaijus, more Jaegers, kicking each other's butts."
The original Pacific Rim was released in July 2013, and though its $101.8 million domestic take was considered underwhelming, it was a hit overseas, resulting in a $411 million worldwide total. The second film will be released by Universal due to Legendary's new deal with the studio, following their prior arrangement with Warner Bros. expiring. The characters played by Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi are expected to return in the sequel.
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While BlackBerry only puts out a few big-production commercials throughout the year, BlackBerry users across the globe put out fan videos all the time. Some are quick spots just for fun while others are a bit more in-depth.
The latest that was sent in is called "BlackBerry There Then, There Now" and is more of a BlackBerry timeline than a commercial running at over three minutes long.
The video takes us through a nostalgic trip with BlackBerry devices over the years and has a great sentimental vibe that any BlackBerry fan is sure to love. If you're a BlackBerry user you can totally relate to everything that goes on in the video and may have even owned more than a few of the devices that get shown off.
A bit of back story from the creator of the video:
I created this commercial with a Canon T4i and with the help of some friends and family because I thought it was necessary for BlackBerry to produce goodwill with consumers and have both brand loyalist and brand switchers remember their affiliation with BlackBerry at one time or another.
The commercial shows the evolution of BlackBerry, it's associations with people's lives, its departure, and its comeback as a new and improved product.
It metaphorically shows both the growth and comeback of the company this way.
There are easter-eggs in the commercial too. The date shown on the Peal when the Dad says congratulations is one of BlackBerry's peaks before its fall in the stock market. The BlackBerry chart is also in the background of the office scene from 2011. Also, much more noticeable is the hit on Apple and its recent downfall in the markets.
I really do like this video and could totally see it being a great BlackBerry ad if it were cut down on time quite a bit -- it honestly gave me a few goose bumps the first time I watched it.
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- IO::Socket::SSL - SSL sockets with IO::Socket interface
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October 1941. "Dressing window in Amsterdam, New York." The art of auto parts and accessories. Photo by John Collier. View full size.
My 1947 KB-1 pickup had one of those fans mounted on the dash. It had rubber blades but no cage around them.
In my 1931 Cadillac. Didn't really help much on the track at Bristol. Mostly just blocked the view of those tight turns. Maybe if I'd had the good four-bladed one from Monkey Ward's.
By 1942 plaid was out and olive drab was in.
According to Wikipedia Hine died Nov. 1940 - so I wonder if this picture was taken earlier or by someone else.
Those rubber blade fans to clear (maybe) moisture from the windshield. One kind had a clamp to attach around the steering post, or if you wanted real "action" drill a couple holes on the dashboard (steel) and fasten it closer to the windshield.
RE: heaters. In 1947, my Grand Father bought a new Chevy pick-up, the first sold in our town after WW2. He paid extra for a heater to be installed, since it was not standard equipment. We've come a far piece in our quest for comfort.
Looking at those huge spark plugs, I wonder how much they sold for. When I tune a vehicle, the correct spark plugs (platinum or iridium) sell for $20.00 each. HEMI engines take 16 spark plugs, and they need to be replaced every 30000 miles. These are copper core plugs, must cheaper, but 16 times $4.00 is still a lot. These monster plugs were probably cleaned and gapped every 10000 miles, extending their life several times. This was in the day when you accepted that old Bessie won't start on the first try. You might have to wedge a stick in the choke to correct a flooded engine. Valve jobs every 20000 miles were the norm. Service work on vehicles today is more expensive, but telling these two gentlemen that they will be able to buy a car that will last over 200000 miles without a valve job or major engine rebuild would have them laughing you out the door.
Tire repair kits? Little fans? Huge 6-volt batteries? Whoa!
What are the two items flanking the guy in the window? They look like some sort of turntable but they're on their sides.
[After-market heaters. See earlier comment. -tterrace]
Me to put what where!?
while you can get them. Rationing is on the way.
I wish I had a set with those "pie-crust" sidewalls for my '48 pickup.
Sears' chief rival for many years, Montgomery Ward competed in both catalogue and brick-and-mortar retailing, though insofar as I know, they never sold cars -- Sears sold a Henry J badged as an Allstate in the early '50s, and buggy cars in the early years of the 20th Century. Alas, now reposing in that commercial Valhalla wherein Grant's, Woolworth's and many others must abide.
A couple of months hence, and I doubt this window display would have featured tires on sale, as tires began to be rationed on December 30, 1941.
Like the gentlemen here my dad always wore wingtips and I still wear them today. Yes most of the stores still sell them and I have never had a problem getting them even at Wal-Mart.
nixiebunny, you are correct. Another popular brand was HaDees with a long a sound. Great name for a heater I think! The model I found isn't exact, but it's close.
I take it wingtips were the rage in 1941. Both guys are wearing them, despite their difference in age.
There's an old stereotype of window dressers as swells and dandies, but somehow I don't think the plaid-shirt-and-tweed-slacks combination qualifies.
My hometown Wards was on East Main St., downtown Amsterdam. A one time successful department store and at its height, was one of the largest retailers in the United States. Now just an online retailer with no physical stores. Here is a photo of the large bygone Wards in Menands near Albany, NY (just 30 miles east of Amsterdam) which is now office space.
I wonder if the two objects with the semicircle doors are aftermarket heaters. It's hard to imagine a car that doesn't come with a heater, but those were different times.


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FRESNO, Calif. --A two-hour standoff ended peacefully after a wanted felon barricaded himself inside an apartment near a Fresno elementary school.
Ulises Montes, 29, barricaded himself inside a Central Fresno apartment Wednesday evening, after investigators spotted the fugitive. A SWAT team was called in because Montes was believed to be armed.Lt. Michael Doyle said, "He was on several crime bulletins for some very violent crimes, he did have several felony warrants." Montes was wanted for robbery, kidnapping, domestic violence, and making terrorist threats. Fremont Elementary School was placed on modified lockdown. Students on campus for after school activities were rushed to the cafeteria for their own safety. Negotiators were on scene trying to get the suspect to cooperate. After numerous failed attempts to get Montes to come out, helicopters hovered above the apartment, trying to locate Montes. "He was able to get on top of the roof," Lt. Michael Doyle said. "When he was up on the roof, he was spotted by the helicopter, and kind of like the game is over, right there." Investigators were able to get Montes down from the roof and into custody without incident. After searching the apartment, investigators found a loaded shotgun. Montes now faces multiple felony charges, including being in possession of a firearm.


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Sunday, 16 June 2013
Black cigarette pants
15 comments:
You look adorable! I wish I could wear cigarette pants, they look so sleek and sophisticated. currently my bottom and thighs might get a bit too much attention in them. Ah well, maybe someday...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Anna! :) You on the other hand look fabulous in wide legged jeans, which easily make my narrow hips disappear completely - not quite the effect I would hope for :DDelete
I love your pants! They are exactly what I want to make but I've not yet found a pattern I like!ReplyDelete
The sewing machine is cute! The metal ones truly stand the test of time!Replies
Thanks, Helen! And good luck on your hunt for the right pants pattern. It isn't easy to find the perfect fit, I know.Delete
I love these pants but alas they would look more cuban cigar than cigarette on me. You look great in them https://www.facebook.com/SassySewingBeesReplyDelete
Really love those pants!! I'm a pants junkie when it comes to vintage!ReplyDelete
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Love the pants and the shoes! I have a pair of denim cigarette pants as well as a black pair that I made and I love them. I'm very much looking forward to getting back into them once I've lost this baby weight. I really like the button closures at the pockets!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank Evie! :) Those shoes were actually a flee market find that I refashioned with the red bows. They have been my favourite summer shoes for a few years now and sadly are starting show it.Delete
Gorgeous pants! The machine looks fantastic too; love the colour! Those older machines always sew so beautiful because they're not made out of plastic. What a great find!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Julia! :) I didn't have to think twice when I saw this machine especially with the low price tag as well. I can't wait to really try it on something!Delete
Ooh! Is this a Singer 338 or 337?ReplyDelete
I had one of these! I completely KILLED it - but I DO still have the feet, cams and bobbins. The only thing I dont have is the standard foot as that stayed with the machine when it died and got sent to sewing machine heaven.
I also have the retro, spaceship buttonholer.
If you like, I can send them to you free of charge! I'll see what I can dig up.
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Oh, Esz, that would so awesome! It's actually a singer 348, but I think the same feet fit all models.Delete
Those cigarette pants are adorable, look stunning on you!ReplyDelete
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Re: Bane or the Joker?
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Bane was willing to die for Talia when she was just a child in the pit. He was also willing to die again so she could honor her father by completing his work and killing the man who she thinks killed her father.
I think it is obvious Bane was doing it for Talia.
That's how I always interpreted since that's how the movie presented it. It was a personal vendetta for Talia. Bane really had no personal stake in it so much that he was willing to die, other than his unwavering love as Talia's friend and protector, which showed in the pit scene that he was willing to die for her just so she could escape.
If he was willing to give his life for that when she was a child, then it seems obvious to me that being willing to go up in smoke with the rest of Gotham is again for Talia.
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Yep. A name drop wouldn't have hurt but as it stands, he came out of nowhere and disappeared into nowhere. Mysterious.
You've read the novelization haven't you? I heard they dropped some clues about where he was in that.
Sometimes I remember it one way. Sometimes another. If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!
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Open Thread: It Happened to You
This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
I was 10 years old when my extended family cut us off. All of them except for my grandma. And it wasn't like we had two sides of the family, because we weren't ever introduced to my dad's side; no fault of his own because he didn't really know them either. So I clung to my grandma.
She'd make surprise trips from California to see us, always called on birthdays and holidays if she wasn't with us, wrote letters so we'd have something to look forward to in the mail. I remember one summer, she took me and my older sister to Cali with her, and we spent a month parading around the state like a bunch of single girlfriends. It's rare when family is bonded by friendship just as much as blood. And because of all of her love and effort, I didn't care that all I had for family in my life was six people.
But when I was 14, things changed. We got the news of my grandma's stroke on our way home from basketball practice. My mom answered her cell phone, and within moments her smile melted away. She drove home even faster.
I remember gathering in the living room and praying. God gave me only a month to say my goodbyes. I never got to see her, and the last time I spoke to her on the phone she didn't recognize my voice. It was only a few days later that she passed.
It has been 13 years, and I'm still trying to be OK with living my life without her, still trying to hide my envy for girls with living grandmothers, knowing I'd never see her again.
But I did.
Six months ago, I was looking through my mom's jewelry and came across a ring — a stunning opal a little bigger than a Tic Tac sitting prominently in the middle of a diamond border that surrounded its entire shape. It almost looked like a sunflower. I slid the silver band that carried it right onto my ring finger.
"That was your grandma's," Mom said.
I raised it to the sunlight and let it glisten. It belonged right there on my finger.
That ring didn't leave my finger after that day. I felt my heart again, like it was beating with a purpose. I felt close to her again. I could talk to her because this ring was a part of her, and now it was a part of me. We were bonded again.
Looking at her pictures was different all of a sudden. I could feel her. Something would brush my shoulder every now and then. A breath would brush my cheek when there was no one beside me. I'd be talking to her in my head, and the sun would shine out of nowhere right into my eyes, and I knew she heard me. She was letting me know that every conversation I had with her was heard. She was with me again.
I had always believed in ghosts or spirits, but I'd never seen one. And when I actually saw my grandma it was completely unexpected.
I was sitting in my car in the parking lot on my lunch break, still stewing over a customer that got in my face. I was almost in tears because I was sick of people and sick of my job. As I looked down at my ring, my grandma's voice ran through my head.
"It's gonna be OK. You can cry on me if you want to," she'd always say.
That's when I looked up, and just across the lot, there she was — her thinning red hair, her round body sitting on little legs that lifted her no more than five feet and two inches. But it was her eyes that made me realize it was her. Not the color, but the way she looked at me — her eyes were always smiling even if her mouth wasn't.
Just as I was about to get out of my car to go to her, my coworker came alongside my door and took my eye off my grandma. I slipped passed my coworker and hurried to the middle of the parking lot. There were customers scattered throughout, my eyes bouncing off each one as I searched for my grandma.
"You OK?" My coworker asked as I slowly made my way back to my car.
"Uh, yeah. Let's head inside," I said. But I knew I saw a ghost.
I thought I'd be scared if I ever saw one. I thought my heart would jump out of my chest and that I'd want to scream from the rooftops that ghosts are real, that spirits weren't just a fantasy. But I didn't do any of that.
I wanted it to happen again, though. I wanted more time with her. But I knew I wouldn't become one of those people obsessed with luring spirits. Something about it was just so peaceful, though, that I wanted it more of it.
I never really thought about the spiritual world seriously because I never thought it would happen to me. I never thought I'd get that clarity. And now I believe that, definitely, our lost loved ones still watch over us. My grandma's ring brought her back to life for me. She wasn't ever really dead to me; it's just that I was never able to see with my own eyes that she'd never left. My heart needed that confirmation.
I'm OK if no one ever believes me. I've learned that the spiritual and supernatural are very personal. That ring unlocked something inside of me and allowed her spirit and love to grace this world again. I can carry her with me in this small piece of jewelry and know with certainty that she's walking with me. Maybe sitting at the table across from me when I'm at dinner. Maybe dancing right beside me in the nightclubs. Maybe taking all the junk food out of my cart at the grocery store.
And when I'm really ready to give up, she lets me see her sweet face for a moment so I know it's going to be OK. Just like the days when we were just like a couple of girlfriends.


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INGREDIENTSWater (Aqua), Kaolin, Bentonite, Titanium Dioxide, Propylene Glycol, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract (Lemon), Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract (Peppermint), Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Capric/Caprylic Triglyceride, Montmorillionite, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Polyacrylate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance (Parfum), Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090)
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on 4/4/2018 9:08:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I bought this in Malaysia (because it's cheaper..). I don't expect something good because i'm here for the hype but turns out it works great! I have combination normal-oily tzone and this mask doesn't make my skin dry. When i apply this, it has cold sensation & the smell is amazing. It's refreshing & makes my skin brighter just for a day. I would repurchase this someday
on 12/29/2017 10:11:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Black
Actually it works good on me.. it makes my skin softer& minimizing my pores.. but not really works on my acnes, it just make it calmer but not really make it dissappear. It also makes my skin feels drier after using it. But it doesn't give me any negative effects from using it.. just not too useful for me. And the packaging is lil bit tricky because i need so much effort to making the mask to come out😂 U must push it harder because the mask is too thick to come out..
on 7/19/2017 1:01:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium Brown, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
This is a mediocre clay mask. I bought it when I was at the peak of my stress-related breakout and it did nothing but mattify the skin. It does have a slightly cooling sensation which is nice, but the consistency of this is so thick, which makes it difficult to squeeze out and apply. The smell isn't too strong so that was good. This would probably be a good mask for people with oily skin who would want to control their oil but for my normal skin, it was a tad too drying.
on 5/12/2017 4:18:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I found this on sale so it was extremely cheap, it was $41MX which is about $2US
I bought it with zero expectations but I loooved it.
I have hormonal cystic acne that appears on my jawline when I´m about to get my period and it usually is very stubborn and the redness just won´t go away even after the inflammation is gone. Well one day I decided to try this as an overnight spot treatment and it did wonders on my skin. I usually use benzoyl peroxide 5% as a spot treatment and this mask worked way better. I dried up spots in 1-2 nights and the scars are way less noticeable than before.
I also tried this as its intended use (mask) and it left my skin much less oily. My skin is very oily, I usually need a blotting tissue an hour (or even less sometimes) after doing my makeup and today I went for about 4hrs with my skin looking fairly matte.
I´d totally recommend this mask, just DOOON´T if you have dry skin.
on 3/8/2017 2:40:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Not a big fan,it does nothing rather just sit there on my skin,save your dime.There are better mask out there,my favorite is the aztec secret indian healing clay.
on 1/27/2017 5:59:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Relaxed, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I love most of Freeman products but I couldn't wait to try this one because it had lemon in it and I am a addict when it comes to using lemons in my masks. I had to go on the internet and order this certain one because I couldn't find it anywhere. The price was ok because it was only $5.85 and free shipping. When I received this I couldn't wait to use it, the texture of this product is very thick, my mud mask brush had a hard time spreading in on my face so I had to use the back of a spoon. Like I said the texture was very thick so it took a long time to dry . It says it controls oil and breakouts, I have breakouts here and there but I think that this clay does nothing for me at all, I really didn't feel any coolness on my face at all, but I think that it did change colors on my face. And I had a very hard time rinsing the product off my face because of the thickness of the product. This product made no difference to my skin at all, no clearing, no softness, nothing. If I ran out of this it was be a blessing because I would never buy this brand of Freeman's again, sorry!
on 1/22/2017 3:29:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Other
Eyes: Brown
This smells nice and really strongly of lemon and it is a nice refreshing mask. However, I bought it for the purpose of helping out my acne prone skin which I heard it would. But it really doesn't dry very hard which means it doesn't suck much out of your pores. There's also a lot of extra ingredients and oils that I find don't help my acne.
I can't justify giving this a higher review because my favorite mask is the Aztec healing clay, which is pure bentonite clay with no additives or oils and dries way harder and actually clears out my pores. If you do masks for the purpose of clearing pimples, then dry the Aztec clay instead.
on 11/4/2016 5:13:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium Brown, Cool
Hair: Black, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
First of in my opinion this is a very average face mask. If you are already a acne prone person like myself it won't do wonders for your skin. It simply dries up any oil on the face and make the skin feeling soft afterwards. It doesn't prevent acne or control any breakouts. Packing is a large tube which may take a while to finish. Price wise since I am in South Africa we pay about R100 which is pretty expensive compared to the USA price.
on 10/23/2016 10:53:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This mask works well to control my oily skin. I get the best results when I use it regularly every week. To me the scent is very relaxing. I have repurchased this product many times.
on 7/23/2016 12:46:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
No complaints for this mask - it's incredibly inexpensive, but does contain impressive ingredients (bentonite clay and kaolin are the second and third in its list of ingredients) and most importantly it helps to dry out my cystic acne. I'm guessing that most clay masks would do the job in terms of drying out cystic acne, but this one has an edge in the fact that it's really cheap. Also, it boasts no extraordinary claims of miracle cures, which is a side of marketing that I absolutely detest.
How I use it: whenever I get really painful cystic acne, I'll dab a generous amount of this mask directly onto the spot and leave it overnight. I'd wash it off in the morning, and repeat the same steps the next evening. Usually after a day or two the acne will come to a head. Once that happened - and this will get graphic - I'll cover the spot with the mask again and let it really dry, then pick the mask off my skin with my fingers while it's dry. Usually the white head and the cyst will get pulled out with it. I'll clean the spot quickly under running water and gently pat it dry, then cover the spot with the mask again. Normally the spot will heal up in no time after that. I'm not sure if what I do is recommended though, but it works for me - much better than any of those acne gels that I've tried.
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is this LATIN?[fontem recensere]
Why a wiki in a language that is not frequently used more? 126.96.36.199: 10.18pm ET, 10 mar 15.
- But it is. Andrew Dalby (disputatio) 14:41, 11 Martii 2015 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, Latin? 126.96.36.199: 9.22pm ET, 15 mar 15.
- That's right. It's used by botanists and zoologists for describing new species, by these and other specialists for naming new species, by astronomers for naming topographical features on planets and satellites. It's an official language of the Catholic Church, used in its regular publications and in liturgy. It's used by many universities as a traditional language of academic culture. It's used as the standard international language in editions of Greek and Latin literature. So it's used, too, by all the people who want to read about these things, and by those who study the history of science, philosophy and the arts.
- If you know Latin (and if you happened to be listening) you knew who had been elected pope before anyone else. A couple of minutes, maybe :) Andrew Dalby (disputatio) 09:38, 16 Martii 2015 (UTC)
- Yep, I kiwi it all. Antiv31 (disputatio) 22:30, 17 Martii 2015 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, Latin? 188.8.131.52: 9.22pm ET, 15 mar 15.
Why Latin?[fontem recensere]
After an introduction in Latin, Camillus Schuette explains in English. IacobusAmor (disputatio) 14:56, 16 Martii 2015 (UTC)
Why not? Seems to me most of these objections boil down to "I don't speak this language". Also looks to me like many Latinists are writing complete WP articles in their language of study. Further, this language appears to have standardised grammar, rules of spelling and style, a large body of literature, and, I'm told, a few weeks of history. I don't understand the WP obsession with eliminating "stuff I'm not interested in". Time wasted on such king-of-the-hill arguments would be much more valuably spent contributing to this service. Laodah (disputatio) 19:15, 5 Maii 2015 (UTC)
- I agree. IllogicMink (disputatio) 11:10, 16 Maii 2015 (UTC)
Hello sorry I can´t speak Latin but I speak two of the "son´s languages of Latin".[fontem recensere]
Hello I wan´t to say 09 of October 1261 is the birthday of Denis of Portugal, I think it´s important to Main Page. I´m very happy with this Wiki in Latin, I´m sad because I can´t help but I wish the best for Vicipaedia! --Gato Preto (disputatio) 18:26, 2 Octobris 2015 (UTC)
- Salve, Feles Nigra! We don't have an "on this day" section on our main page, but I just made a page for Dionysius (rex Portugalliae), and perhaps we can include an item for him in our "Scin tu?" (Did you know?) section. I was planning to update that sometime, or someone else might if they have the time. Lesgles (disputatio) 23:59, 2 Octobris 2015 (UTC)
Salve, ok very good if you need some help or ideas tell me! --Gato Preto (disputatio) 15:45, 6 Novembris 2015 (UTC)
- OK, I just added four new "scin tu?" items, with good old Denis at the top. Lesgles (disputatio) 21:57, 6 Novembris 2015 (UTC)
- The 13 of november is the birth of Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis better known as Augustine of Hippo. --Gato Preto (disputatio) 15:36, 12 Novembris 2015 (UTC)
Main page tab[fontem recensere]
Shouldn´t the "Main page" tab (to the left of "Disputatio") be labeled in latin as well? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (disputatio) 15:06, 17 Novembris 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you for pointing this out. Lesgles has already initiated the change. Greetings, --UV (disputatio) 23:49, 19 Novembris 2015 (UTC)
- Beautiful! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (disputatio) 16:31, 24 Novembris 2015 (UTC)
Scin tu ...?[fontem recensere]
Venus, si DISsimulat se puellam mortalem esse, nonne revera mortalis est? Nonne dissimulans se IMmortalem esse (vel: simulans se mortalem esse), mortalis vult videri, e. g. inter concubitum cum Anchisa? --Bavarese (disputatio) 17:05, 2 Septembris 2016 (UTC)
- Recte dicis; commentarium igitur correxi. Lesgles (disputatio) 14:40, 6 Novembris 2016 (UTC)


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I'm amazed by the questions I'm asked when I tell someone I write for a soap opera. What's surprising is that they're almost always the same questions and never questions I was asked when I wrote for prime time. The first is, "How far in advance do you write?" For producers, the answer would probably be, "Not far enough." For writers, it's, "Too far." The time between writing the breakdown (the outline from which a script is written) and the air date varies a little from show to show, but generally it's 10 to 12 weeks. Producers like as much time as possible to handle the business of putting together a show. But with that much lag time, writers may introduce a new character and write for him or her for nearly three months before ever seeing them on the air. I'm not sure why this subject piques people's curiosity, but that's my cocktail party answer.
The second question is, "How do you come up with the stories?" The short answer is, "Every way conceivable." Some stories are inspired by news items – a returning soldier coping with post-traumatic stress disorder, a governor hiding his homosexuality, a woman dealing with infertility and surrogacy. Some stories come from the characters themselves. Bringing back a character who was once in love with a woman now married to his brother … well, you can see the possibilities. In some cases the source is literary – take, for example, the story of a power hungry assistant convincing his boss that his wife is having an affair, leading to tragedy. Does the name Othello ring a bell?
The most common and most baffling question I get is, "So, do you just write for one character and one storyline?" I have no idea how this myth started but I wish I had a nickel for every time someone asked. I've tried to wrap my head around how it would work. Imagine that "my character" is a young woman, Mireille. The story I'm writing is about her search for the man who killed her sister. An associate is writing for Rico, a doctor finding the courage to love again after a painful event in his past. A meeting between these characters might go something like this:
It was you all along! My sister loved you, she trusted you, but all you ever wanted was to take over
the company. You killed her, I know that now! And so do the police.
Will you marry me?
Actually, everyone on the team of writers for a daytime serial writes for every character in every story. On any given day there can be three or more overlapping stories and twelve or more characters whose lives intertwine. Writing for only one character … well, I think that's called a monologue.
Lately, the question I'm most often asked is, "Will soap operas survive?" When I started writing for daytime, doom and gloomers told me soap operas would be dead in five years. That was fifteen years ago. Granted, there are far fewer soaps now than there were then. Women are out working, the target audience isn't home during the day, and with a DVR, it's no longer necessary to be home when a show airs. There's competition from hundreds of cable channels. It's a rough time for the daytime industry. But the numerous blogs and websites devoted to soaps, the magazines for daytime viewers and the fan mail we get tell me people still love their shows. They want continued drama. They want soap operas. But that doesn't answer the question. When people ask if soaps will survive, I can only say, "I sincerely hope so."


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It's gonna get sappy up in here.
When I finally got rid of acne at 25 and started modeling, I made sure to take extra care of my skin. I stopped sunbathing, I moisturized like a motherf#&ker, and I got regular facials.
I was competing with teenagers so I needed perfect skin.
I've had a lot of laser and chemical procedures done to my face, mostly to get rid of scarring and bacteria. I've never had Botox or injections, and never even thought of getting them until my best friend and I went to a cosmetic soiree thing last week in West Hollywood.
They were doing drawings for free hair removal, chemical peels, Botox, juvederm, microdermabrasion, and whatever else you can do to your skin. I was there to try to win free hair removal because I'm sick of shaving my vagina every other day like some sort of cave woman.
We got there a few minutes before 5pm and talked with the other ladies waiting. There was one woman in her late forties who was talking about how her face got ruined from crying about the love of her life breaking up with her after 10 years.
Another woman blurts out, "I've given up on men."
"Especially men in LA, they're all little boys who think they deserve the best and won't act like a real man when it comes to relationships," another woman says.
YESSSS. It felt so good to talk with older successful women who don't give a damn about anything.
"You have to love yourself first, I wish I learned that a long time ago," the first woman said. "I've only been in love twice, and they both broke my heart, so screw men."
Hell, yeah! I was way too excited for this party.
My friend and I were also really excited about the snacks. Macaroons! Mini-salads! Vegetables! It was like a dream for two broke girls living in Koreatown above what's probably a meth lab. We grabbed some snacks and went into a room where ladies were listening to a woman show photos and talk about Ultherapy. It's a procedure that tightens loose skin using ultrasound.
At first, we both felt a little out of place being pretty young (I turn 30 in April) and not really needing any of the procedures. But I kept hearing women say "prevention" this and "prevent" that, which made me think that maybe I do need something in my face to stop wrinkles before they happen. Was this a legit thought or just Hollywood brainwashing?
I started looking at my face in a mirror and noticing all sorts of things wrong with it. When I smile, I get a small wrinkle under my left eye, and if I open my eyes too wide, my forehead gets wrinkly.
I had to talk myself out of scheduling an appointment: "Calm down Melissa, you're pretty just the way you are. You're a model, you idiot. You get paid to have pictures taken of you."
"Yeah, but you're almost 30 and that's when your metabolism slows down and your skin starts to sag. Maybe you need to do stuff now to prevent that from happening."
"No, Melissa, you need to pay your rent, and don't you want to buy everything from the Peter Pilotto for Target collection? Yeah, that's more important than your face."
"Wait, but if you're ugly you'll never find a husband."
"You don't want to look like you have stuff in your face, though."
"Wine. Drink another glass of wine and everything will make sense."
My friend, who is 31, was very interested in Ultherapy. She talked with the women about getting the skin under her chin tightened because she hates it. Then we thought maybe liposuction would be better for her. We went outside for a second to collect our thoughts.
My friend smoked a cigarette while we stood on a sidewalk in West Hollywood, quietly judging our own appearances.
"We are by far the youngest people here debating on what we need to do to our faces even though we both don't have wrinkles or any signs of aging. What has happened to us?" I said.
My friend was looking at her reflection in the glass, moving the skin around on her face. I started to do the same.
"I just need this part of my face to go away," she said tightening the skin on her neck.
"Yeah, I hate these lines my face make when I smile," I said while pulling my face up to see what I'd look like with a facelift.
We walked back in just in time for the raffle. The first prize was three sessions of free hair removal. We didn't win. The second was 50% off hair removal. We didn't win. The third prize was a free Ultherapy treatment. My friend wanted that one so badly. It was worth $2,000. Some other chick's name was called. Bummer.
We were asked if we wanted to make appointments for anything because the discounts were only for that night. We decided not to buy anything and think about it more.
We decided not to buy anything so we could research the procedures more to see any of the long term side effects or horror stories other women may have. Also, my friend is obsessed with getting things for free and/or discounted, and I'm really good at the Internet, so it seemed wise to read Yelp reviews and compare prices before shelling out hundreds of dollars to get things injected in our faces.
And yet now I'm definitely considering it. I know I don't have an ear growing out of my forehead, but the ideology of perfection in the fashion world has definitely brainwashed me. I want to look pretty forever. Plus, conversing with women in their forties who have had cosmetic work done and aren't ashamed of it made me feel more confident about wanting to look good.
I'm not opposed to getting cosmetic work done, but I think if every woman stopped doing it and we battled it out au natural, it would be less unfair. It feels like cheating getting stuff put in your face.
If they did it, and are happy with it, why wouldn't I be happy with it? If there's something to make you feel better about your appearance, then why not do it?
Has anyone started "preventative" cosmetic work in their twenties? Or am I crazy to even contemplate it?
(Stay tuned for my next article called: I Got Botox And It Was Totally Awesome!)


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Daniel Straus was hit with an illegal knee and a groin shot, but neither one of those were enough to stop him from becoming the Bellator featherweight champion Saturday night at Bellator 106.
Straus, who suffered a broken hand and was arrested on a drug charge earlier this year, dominated Pat Curran to avenge a 2009 knockout loss to the now-former champion.
"It's a good feeling," Straus said. "I worked really hard at ATT and want to thank all my coaches."
Curran was deducted a point for the illegal knee, but it didn't matter, as Straus dominated the majority of the 25-minute fight. He improved to 18-1 since the loss to Curran, and has now won six in a row.
"Pat Curran is a tough dude," Straus said. "I will see him again. I will; I know it."
The loss was the first for Curran since a 2011 defeat at the hands of Eddie Alvarez.


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Can't acces to facebook and youtube
Hey guys i cant connect to facebook.com and youtube.com from my computer anymore 2 weeks ago.
I can access to youtube and facebook using my ipod or using a proxy if i want to access from my computer.
im sure that my computer has no virues nor malwares.
I dont know wats the problem please help me.
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i found the solution after i checked 0pTical 's post. Weird connection issue, cannot connect to YouTube and Facebook.
i googled it and changed my dns server and it works now.
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Five members of a College Point family, a Jamaica resident, a Laurelton resident, a Flushing resident and four other people have been indicted in connection with a fraudulent credit card scheme, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown's office said last Thursday.
The defendants, who include five P.C. Richard & Sons employees, are accused of writing bad checks to boost credit card limits, or "bust them out," then using the cards to purchase electronics, jewelry and other merchandise, which they sent to Lahore, Pakistan, where they were sold at a profit, the DA's office said.
"Armed with wallets filled with bogus credit cards and with the assistance of a handful of dishonest employees, the defendants ripped off P.C. [Richard] alone of more than $100,000 in merchandise, which was then shipped halfway around the world and sold for pure profit," Brown said in a statement.
The P.C. Richard employees worked at stores in College Point and Elmont, L.I., and Carle Place, L.I., where they worked together and with the other defendants to rip the stores off, the DA's office said.
The defendants also used the fraudulent cards to obtain cash advances at banks and to perpetrate other forms of fraud, Brown said.
Eleven defendants were arrested on the charges, according to the DA's office, and one, David Francis, 47, who has no known address, was still being sought last week. Helen Peterson, a spokeswoman for the DA's office, did not know Tuesday whether he had been arrested since then.
A search warrant executed at an address in College Point allegedly found Pakistani passports belonging to several of the defendants with multiple names and dates of birth, blank Social Security cards, Canadian and New York driver's licenses and binders containing more than 300 credit cards, according to the DA's office.
A number of the defendants are accused of creating forged identification documents in order to apply repeatedly to credit card companies.
"Identity theft puts more than money at risk. The sophisticated network broken in Queens (last Thursday was tied to conspirators overseas for financial gain," NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said in a statement. "These schemes drain bank accounts, ruin credit and potentially equip terrorists with the documentation they need to avoid detection."
The 12 defendants were hit with a total of 92 charges between them, including grand larceny, falsifying business records, criminal possession of a forged instrument, offering a false instrument for filing, tampering with public records, petit larceny and scheme to defraud.
The investigation into the alleged fraud scheme, which began in April 2009, was conducted by the NYPD's Financial Crimes Task Force and the district attorney's Economic Crimes Bureau with the assistance of the Postal Inspector, Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General and New York Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Facebook, which has more than 250m users worldwide but is in danger of becoming somewhat overtaken in the innovation stakes by Twitter, has bought the 11-man start-up to further its own product development.
The deal, which respected technology blog Silicon Alley Insider said could value FriendFeed at $50m (£30m), will see the start-up's staff to transfer to Facebook to be spread across a number of projects.
Four of FriendFeed's founders were in part responsible for developing two of Google's most popular applications – namely Paul Buchheit and Sanjeev Singh, who were original members of the Gmail design team, and Bret Taylor and Jim Norris, who helped to build Google Maps.
It is understood that their expertise is crucial to the Facebook deal, as founder Mark Zuckerberg attempts to revitalise his own offering, in particular of the realm of social sharing.
Mr Taylor told techcrunch.com that "this is an 11th hour deal" but that the two sides had been talking for some time. He declined to say how the business was being valued, or whether payment was being made in cash or shares, but it is thought likely to be in the latter.
FriendFeed began life just two years ago as the brainchild of the four former Google staffers who wanted to make it easy for friends to share their discoveries on the web.
Rather than a rival to Facebook or Twitter, it was intended to work alongside traditional social networking sites, at the same time creating online communities among family members or work colleagues.
The business was backed by Benchmark Capital, the venture capitalist, and is known to have raised $5m in early 2008 in a fundraising round.
Facebook said that for now FriendFeed, which is popular among the technology community, will continue to operate as normal.
The deal comes just three months after Facebook announced a $200mn investment from Russia's Digital Sky Technologies, which valued its preferred shares at $10bn.


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Back in August we told you about Matthew Riese's incredible DeLorean hovercraft that made a time-jumping splash during a San Francisco Giants game. Well Riese is fully-cementing his spot as "pretty much the coolest guy ever" with this latest vid of the craft zipping and sliding along the edge of the San Francisco Bay, made all the more glorious with the majestic Golden Gate Bridge in background.
Riese built the hovercraft back in 2010, though rumor has it he modded it with tech from 2110. BTW, I totally plan to launch a Kickstarter to get the funds to buy this baby from Riese. I'll give every backer a spin. Promise. Stay tuned.
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Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) and
Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
There are circumstances in which individuals may wish to have past training and experience recognised by ACAT as equivalent to its current standards and to count towards an award. Guidelines exist outlining procedures for this route.
There are two routes whereby applicants may wish to have training or experience recognised.
Firstly, APL as part contribution to CAT training. All courses may consider instances where an applicant wishes to have past attainments recognised rather than following through all the components that the course offers. This is at the discretion of the course. An example would be the acceptance of CAT therapies conducted prior to formal training. If a trainee has been supervised in CAT by an ACAT accredited supervisor before the start of the course they may be able to 'count'- in discussion with and at the discretion of the practitioner training supervisor/course - a maximum of two cases towards the eight training cases. This is agreed on an individual basis during the CAT Practitioner training related to whether a trainee is on track in terms of their learning and development on the course.
The second route, arises where an applicant can make a case that the extent of their training and experience is such that it would be superfluous for them to complete one of the formal trainings offered by ACAT. The APL route should not be seen as an alternative to a recognised training, but as a route for use under particular circumstances. Applicants for the APL route need to provide good evidence for why they are not undertaking a recognised ACAT training. Examples include:
- An applicant may have completed a substantial part of a CAT Practitioner course but have been unable to complete for personal reasons such as moving out of the area, maternity leave.
- An applicant may have successfully completed a CAT Practitioner course and a UKCP accredited psychotherapy training in another therapeutic framework.
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PALERMO — A Time Warner official on Thursday outlined early plans to selectmen of how the company could offer cable service to areas of town.
The town has no cable service and an ordinance that says any company providing cable in town must serve all interested residents within three years.
Mike Edgecomb, director of government relations for Time Warner, said the company considers the service in town potentially profitable, but is requesting the town's existing ordinance be modified. Selectmen and the company must concur on terms of a franchise agreement and the company needs approval to use existing utility poles.
The draft franchise agreement Edgecomb outlined to selectmen says service will be provided where it is "economically feasible."
Often, that phrase means where there are at least 20 houses per mile, Edgecomb said, but he preferred to avoid citing an exact figure.
Selectman Paul Cowing calculated that cable might initially be offered in and around Branch Mills Village and along part of Route 3.
Edgecomb said state law requires a franchise agreement between company and town officials to let the company operate in town and collect payments.
After an agreement is signed, Time Warner would ask utilities for permission to share their poles. The company budgets between $20,000 and $25,000 a mile to extend cable service, but sometimes it costs more, Edgecomb said.
There is no cost to the town. Time Warner would pay property taxes, and Edgecomb said a town can choose to impose a franchise fee, up to 5 percent, on cable revenues. The company would add the fee to the bills it sends customers.
Edgecomb said about half of Maine municipalities with cable service have a local franchise fee.
Selectmen took no action Thursday evening.
In other business:
• Mark Preble, manager of the town's website, townofpalermo.org, discussed additions, links and other improvements to make the site more useful to residents.
• Town Clerk Sheila McCarty said moose permit applications are available at the Town Office for residents who prefer to apply on paper instead of online. Absentee ballots for the March 9 local elections are also available.
• Retiring Regional School Unit 12 board member Simeon Blake Brown told selectmen that the board rejected the proposed reallocation of costs among member towns, a measure that would have increased Palermo's contribution.
• Waldo County Treasurer and Palermo resident David Parkman gave selectmen a copy of the 2012 assessments on county towns, showing the county tax increasing. Palermo is slated to pay almost $297,000 in county taxes.
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MLB 2K12 Gets An Official Trailer
2K Sports has released the MLB 2K12 Official Trailer, set to the music track "Get Found" by Bass Drum of Death. The trailer is 90 seconds of real-time in-game action featuring highlight clips of 2K Signature Styles for players such as Justin Verlander, C.J. Wilson, Jay Bruce, David Price, Troy Tulowitzki, Tim Lincecum, and many more. Check out the attention to detail in the all-new catcher animations, updated logos and uniforms including the brand new Miami Marlins stadium, diving catches, 100 MPH fastballs and all-new hit types thanks to improved ball physics. I can't lie this trailer looks damn good, MLB 12: The Show might have some competition on its hands.


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Lightning Runes in Dragon Age 3: Inquisition can be slotted into weapons with an empty Rune slot. It is the least effective type of Lightning Rune.
- Effect: Adds 10 electricity damage to each weapon strike.
- Note: There is also a Master Lightning Rune & Superb Lightning Rune
- Location: The Storm Coast - Get the Veilfire in Lyrium Falls, the glyph is in the cave leading into Lyrium Falls on the right as you're leaving.
Location: Crestwood - Southern-most cave at the top of the ridge overlooking the lake. Three trout farm camp or Caer Bronach (fort) are the closest fast travel points. The cave entrance is almost directly between those two fast travel points, but very far south of them.
Location: Emerald Graves - Get the Veilfire in Watcher's Reach and head down the path south, will be on the right side wall.


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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
After successfully carving our pumpkins for Halloween, we are now the proud owners of pumpkin seeds. (and two super cute minion pumpkins)
Next step, roast the seeds for a healthy snack.
Pumpkin seeds are rich in protein, fiber, and minerals. So go ahead season them up however you choose (my favourite is cinnamon-sugar and BBQ) and eat up!
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Preheat oven to 300F.
Using a spoon, scrape the pulp and seeds out of the pumpkin into a bowl.
Separate the seeds from the stringy pulp, rinse the seeds in a colander under cold water, then shake dry.
Spread the seeds in a single layer on an oiled baking sheet and roast 30 minutes to dry them out.
Add Flavour:
Toss the seeds with olive oil, salt, and choice of spices (see below). Return to oven and continue baking until crisp and golden, about 20 minutes more.
Sweet: Toss with cinnamon and sugar, omitting the salt
Indian: Toss with garam masala; mix with currants after roasting
Spanish: Toss with smoked paprika; mix with slivered almonds after roasting
Italian: Toss with grated parmesan and dried oregano
BBQ: Toss with brown sugar, chipotle chile powder and ground cumin
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Watch: Lee Min Ho's first teaser video for Ferrero Rocher chocolates
Are you ready? In case you didn't know, famous Italian chocolatier has announced its plan to star Lee Min Ho in its new global push. Here is the first teaser video:
Ferrero Rocher is not only good at making premium chocolates, it's even better at whetting our appetite for Lee Min Ho.
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I thought folks on the left loved protesters -- the rowdier, the better. Liberals are fond of reminding us that free speech is sacred, and that dissent -- "speaking truth to power" -- is a patriotic duty. Remember the 2008 Republican National Convention? The ACLU of Minnesota went to court to win a parade permit that would have allowed thousands of protesters, including anarchists who had vowed to shut down the convention, to encircle St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center, where delegates convened.Adding to the irony is Jonathan Chait, who in 2004 famously published a New Republic article called "The Case For Bush Hatred" (first sentence: "I hate President George W. Bush."), but in the same magazine's current issue insists that the "GOP welcomes the fringe on board."
Today's town hall protesters get no such respectful treatment. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has branded them "evil-mongers." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer have labeled them "un-American." Left-wing journalists have mocked them as buffoons, extremists and crazies.
Most significantly, some Democratic leaders have charged that town hall protesters are not ordinary citizens speaking from the heart, as they appear to be. Instead, they are puppets, part of an "ugly campaign" -- in Pelosi's and Hoyer's words -- orchestrated by shadowy special interests. . .
It's odd, too, to hear Democrats denounce grass-roots organizing as sinister. Their allies wrote the book on "netroots," and groups such as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and MoveOn.org helped put Obama and friends over the top in the 2008 elections. These organizations have eye-popping budgets and Washington offices, while town hall protesters pass on e-mails to their neighbors from their kitchens after work.
The greatest irony, of course, is that Barack Obama -- our health care reformer-in-chief -- rose to America's highest office by using skills he mastered as a "community organizer."
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A summary of revisions made to the 2009 USAC Regulations
Chapter 1 – Administrative Issues and General Regulations
Chapter 2 – Track
Chapter 3 – Road
Chapter 4 – Stage Racing
Chapter 5 – Cyclocross
Chapter 6 – Mountain Bike
Chapter 7 – Collegiate (including collegiate championships)
Chapter 8 – Road and Track Championships
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10 – Records Appendices
Schedule of fees, complete Association Bylaws, USA Cycling Bylaws, Records, and Results of National Championships may be found online at www.usacycling.org
Category Road/Track/Cyclocross
(a) National Championships and international races are category A races.
(c) Non-championship final trials for Olympic, Pan American, and World Championship teams are at least category C races.
(d) State Championships are at least category D races. Multiple-day races including stage races or other races conducted on consecutive days with cumulative results and prizes are at least category D races.
(e) Category E races are those that do not qualify for higher categorization.
8. Officials' Fees
(a) Daily fee. The organizer shall pay licensed officials a daily fee based on the race category. The fees are based on the highest race category for that day, plus the cost of reasonable and necessary travel. The table below shows the minimum fee based on the race category.
CAT CR CJ/ST/JR Other
10. Travel Expenses
Individuals traveling on approved official business on behalf of USA Cycling shall be reimbursed normal and actual documented expenses. Transportation expenses shall be reimbursed at 46 cents per mile for travel by personal vehicle but shall not exceed the cost of the lowest practicable airfare. The CEO may specify a more restrictive arrangement.
1A20. A Professional road or track rider is a registered rider of a UCI Team.
1C11. One-Day Licenses
For road, track, and cyclocross, riders may purchase a one-day license and be permitted to enter races open to men's category 5 (category 4 cyclocross) or (for women) women's category 4. Such riders do not become members and may not enter championship events.
1C12. Youth Licenses
For road and track events, riders younger than 10 may enter only Youth Races and no annual license is necessary or allowed, although the rider's parent will have to sign the liability waiver.
1D. Rider Upgrading
1D1. General Information:
Rider upgrades are handled electronically through a rider's USAC account. The request will be sent to the person responsible for the area and/or category. Please follow the instructions online and provide the information about your race experience and placings. The information you provide must include the race date, name, type of event, category, number of participants, and placing. If the administrator approves the upgrade, your account will be changed so that 20
when you request a new license, the category will be changed. Note that road, track, and cyclocross category 1 and mountain bike Pro upgrades require a license reissue. A mountain bike Pro license must be an international license. All mountain bike upgrades through Category 2 can be made by any USA Cycling official by indicating the upgrade on the license. Pro upgrades must be done through USA Cycling via the rider's online account.
Only races permitted by USA Cycling or foreign races permitted by a UCI affiliated National Federation will count for upgrading.
1D2. Road Upgrades
(e) Points awarded for Stage Races (Cat 3 to 2 and Cat 2 to 1 upgrades only)*
* For points earned in stage races, GC and stage places both count for points, but only up to a maximum of 20 points for a cat 1 upgrade or 15 points for a cat 2 upgrade from a single stage race.
** For category 1 upgrades, only 10 of the points may be earned in races that are part of a training series or may be earned in master's races.
1F. Officials
1F1. Licensing and Categories of Officials.
(a) Officials are licensed and categorized according to the positions of responsibility to which they may be appointed. Categories C through A represent increasing proficiency, with separate categories for different disciplines. Beyond Category A are the designations National Commissaire and International Commissaire.
1I2. Race Announcements
(e) For each race, the amount of the entry fee and the existence of any surcharges and what they are for, including fees for online entry. All such fees shall be in accordance with the Schedule of Fees
1N5. Jerseys must be worn in all races and shall cover the shoulders. Sleeveless jerseys are allowed only in non-international MTB races. Skin suits may not be worn in Pro gravity events per UCI rules. No additional equipment, whether worn over or under a rider's uniform, which has the effect of reducing wind resistance is permitted, except in the case of inclement weather, additional covering designed solely to protect against precipitation or cold may be worn. However, shoe covers are permitted in any conditions.
1N5(d) Club Jerseys. In competition, no rider shall wear the emblem, inscription, or uniform of any club or team which the rider is not eligible to represent [Offending rider may not be permitted to start if noted before the race; otherwise, warning for first offense]. Club jerseys must not be similar in color or design to a National Champion jersey or a USA National Team jersey
(2) In elite races, only the USA Cycling elite champion, professional champion, and U23 champion may wear the jersey in the appropriate specialty.
(4) Members of sponsored clubs/teams may place advertising on the jersey. Riders or teams that create their own National Champions jerseys must have the design approved by USA Cycling. The design concept must include a blue field with stars on the top half of the jersey and vertical red and white stripes on the bottom half of the jersey. All National Champion's jerseys must comply with UCI rules for advertising as follows:
(6) A National Champion in one discipline (mountain bike, collegiate etc.) may not wear the jersey in events of another discipline, except as noted above.
1N7(c) An administrator may impose additional number requirements.
* Recommended for all WSBA Road events
1Q13. Gambling. No person with official responsibilities at a race (including, but not limited to, race officials, race announcers, marshals, or organizers) may lay a wager on the outcome of the race they are participating in.
3A2. Multiple Fields. If more than one massed start race is to be on the course simultaneously, starting intervals should be chosen such that different groups will not overlap. If overlapping cannot be avoided, the races should not be placed on the course simultaneously.If these conditions are not met, the Chief Referee may change the schedule or cancel some or all of the events.
D. Criteriums
3D6. Feeding is not permitted unless specifically authorized by the Chief Referee.
E. Time Trials
3E6 (b) No rider shall take pace behind another rider closer than 25 meters (80 feet) ahead or 2 meters (7 feet) to the side. [A rider who is observed taking pace shall receive a time penalty as specified in Table 2]. A rider may also be disqualified for extended and/or repeated pacing.
4C4 Individual Points Classification
(c) In the event of a tie in the general individual classification by points, the following criteria shall be applied in order until the riders are separated: 1. number of stage wins; 2. number of wins in intermediate sprints counting for the general classification on points; 3. general individual classification by time.
7J2. Conference Events
(d) In Conference races, teams for team time trials in the "A" category consist of at least three and up to four Riders. The time of the team is taken when the front wheel of the third Rider crosses the finish line. Team sizes for team time trials in categories B-D consist of at least 2 up to four Riders. For a two-person team, the time is taken on the front wheel of the second rider. For a three- or four-person team, the time is taken on the front wheel of the third rider.
National Championships
7K1. Eligibility
(a): Establishes the qualification seasons for the various collegiate national championships.
Road: Spring session of the same calendar year
* Or if the rider is eligible during the conference season, then they are eligible for Nationals.
8C. Awards
8C2. In all National Championships, awards shall consist of a first place jersey and medals to five places. National championship jerseys for age groups 17-29 shall be a design that is distinct from those of other age groups. When U23 National Championship events are not run as a separate events, but are combined with Elite National Championships, the best U23 rider in the Elite event will receive a National Championship jersey and a gold medal. No other medals will be awarded.
8E. Under 23 Championships
Under 23 Championships may be conducted as separate events or as a combined event with the Elite Championships at the discretion of USA Cycling. If the U23 Championship is combined with the Elites, then the U23 winner will be the best placing U23 rider in the Elite event. No other U23 placings will be given. The distances and qualifications shown below refer to Championship events that are run as separate Events.
8E3. State and National Time Trial Championships shall be conducted for men at a distance of 30-50 km and for women at a distance of 20-40 km.
8F4. State and National Time Trial Championships (a) Individual Time Trial shall be conducted for Men at a distance of 30-50 km, and for women at a distance of 20-40 km.
8G. Masters Championships
8G4. In Masters Championship events with an age bracket (e.g. 35-39), riders must compete in their proper age bracket. If the age class is open-ended (e.g. 35+), then they may enter one of the age classes for which they meet the minimum age.
8G. Masters Championships
8G6. State Road Race Championships Recommended Distances
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Maracana - eight letters that send a thrill down the spine of every footballer. Once the largest stadium in the world with a capacity of almost 200,000, it is not just a sports ground. It enjoys mythical status and Giovane Elber describes it as "a Brazilian shrine". Talking about his very first match there in 1968, Franz Beckenbauer declared he "fell in love" with the huge edifice whose stands shook when the fans hopped, danced and celebrated.
The Maracana has lost some of its charm after the comprehensive redevelopment work for the World Cup – the capacity now stands at around 75,000 - but it remains a top destination for all footballers. "We're looking forward to the Maracana," confirmed Thomas Müller ahead of Friday's quarter-final encounter with France. The German players are equally aware they face a "tough challenge" (Bastian Schweinsteiger) at the legendary stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
"The group matches and the game against Nigeria showed how strong the French are," said Schweinsteiger, "they've got some very good individual players with real quality. But they also play as a team." The Germany vice-captain, set to make his 106th appearance for his country, is convinced "we can beat France if we again play with the right attitude and commitment."
And hopefully no tired legs. There has been little time for Germany to recover after the 120-minute slog against Algeria in the Round of 16. "We had to play an extra 30 minutes. That's annoying when you think France beat Nigeria 2-0 in normal time," said Manuel Neuer. The World Goalkeeper of the Year sees France as "the most consistent team in the tournament. We need eleven players on the pitch who are fully fit." Temperatures over 30 degrees are forecast for the kick-off in the blazing midday sun of Rio.


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Just wrapped our interview with Brian Sheesley, which will air in a few weeks. Brian is an animation director with credits on a ton of cool shows including Futurama, The Simpsons, Fan Boy and Chum Chum, and his current hit, Dan Vs. We had a blast talking with him. Also, I wrote all over my guest dossier, which I always do. What a mess. James Bond would probably stir his dossier into a martini. I pencil mark mine to death. PC
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This is my Prototype for a Tank Annie that focuses off of Molten sheild for Bonus Armor and Magic Resist, Although this build did not go very well at first, I would like some opinions of how it could become better, as the Items all cost alot, they are all needed early in the game to really be effective, and Damage is very low in spells.