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SOURCE: Where Food Comes From
September 04, 2014 13:48 ET
CASTLE ROCK, CO--(Marketwired - Sep 4, 2014) - Where Food Comes From, Inc. (d.b.a. IMI Global, Inc.) (OTCQB: WFCF), the most trusted resource for third-party verification of food production practices, today announced it has strengthened its balance sheet with the addition of $1.8 million in equity capital and a $0.5 million revolving line of credit.
The Company sold 900,000 shares of restricted common stock to two accredited investors for $1.8 million in a private, non-brokered transaction with no fees. The Company subsequently closed on a $500,000 revolving line of credit with Castle Rock Bank. The line carries an interest rate of 3.75% and will replace the Company's 5.75%, $200,000 term financing with Great Western Bank, which is being retired.
"Our new credit line is larger and carries a more favorable interest rate than our prior line," said John Saunders, Chairman and CEO of Where Food Comes From. "The new line and equity infusion have more than doubled our borrowing power and cash/cash equivalents balance, giving us more flexibility to respond quickly to general growth opportunities and to advance our M&A strategy. We appreciate the confidence our new investors are showing in our business prospects."
About Where Food Comes From, Inc.
Where Food Comes From, Inc. (d.b.a. IMI Global) is America's trusted resource for third party verification of food production practices. The Company supports more than 10,000 farmers, ranchers, processors, retailers and restaurants with a wide variety of value-added services through its IMI Global, International Certification Services, and Validus Verification Services units. In addition, the Company's Where Food Comes From® retail and restaurant labeling program utilizes the verification of product attributes to connect consumers to the sources of the food they purchase through product labeling and web-based information sharing and education. Go to www.wherefoodcomesfrom.com for additional information.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, based on current expectations, estimates and projections that are subject to risk. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and actual events could differ materially from the Company's predictions. Important factors that could cause actual events to vary from predictions include those discussed in our SEC filings. Specifically, statements in this news release about growth opportunities and advancing the Company's M&A strategy are forward-looking statements that are subject to a variety of factors, including availability of capital, personnel and other resources; competition; governmental regulation of the agricultural industry; the market for beef and other commodities; and other factors. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect new information or developments. For a more extensive discussion of the Company's business, please refer to the Company's SEC filings at www.sec.gov.
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Banking regulators in the United Kingdom did not fully understand how the global interest rate-setting system worked back in 2008, even as they were being told the system was a fraud, a report by the British Financial Services Authority out Tuesday shows.
Their lack of deep knowledge on the subject appears to have contributed to the regulators' approach during their 2008 investigation of the process used to set the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor. Regulators trod lightly when considering what to do about improprieties they found, going so far as to dismiss the Libor-setting process as "not a regulatory activity" they needed to concern themselves with.
The FSA did eventually conduct a deep probe of the issue in 2012, resulting in multimillion-dollar fines for a host of European banks, including Barclays, UBS and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The new report by the main British markets regulator was issued after pressure from lawmakers to explain why it took until last year for banks that rigged Libor to be penalized, even though press reports dating back to 2008 suggested manipulation was rampant.
"The FSA did not respond rapidly to clues that low-balling might be occurring," Adair Turner, the FSA's chairman, said in a press release, which noted "the FSA's bank supervisors were primarily focused on ensuring they understood the prudential implications of severe market dislocation."
The report itself did not criticize FSA staff for their lack of knowledge about Libor. Yet at least one email communication noted in the report shows people inside the agency had mixed-up understandings of the rate: "1 year LIBOR should be the London Inter-Bank Offered rate where LIBOR would be willing to lend 1 year cash to another similar bank if approached," reads a memo, reprinted in the report, from an unidentified staff member to a director within the FSA.
That is not a correct definition of Libor. The rate is determined by asking banks at what rate they would be willing to borrow, not lend cash. The distinction is important because banks tend to understate their likely borrowing costs during times of market panic -- exactly the dynamic that led to Libor manipulation in 2008.
This is not the first time communications released by a regulator have shown that the people who were supposed to be watching banks closely in 2008 did not have a complete grasp of the issues at hand.
Last July, just weeks after the Libor scandal erupted, the Federal Reserve released a trove of documents that included communications with Barclays in which Libor manipulation was discussed.
Various 2008 phone calls between Federal Reserve Bank of New York economist Fabiola Ravazzolo and unidentified employees at a Barclays trading desk in London show Ravazzolo had little knowledge of what Libor was, even as a Barclays trader told her the bank was "not posting an honest LIBOR."
Ravazzolo committed the same error as the FSA staffer -- thinking Libor was a lending, not borrowing rate -- and at one point she admitted to the trader she had confused the benchmark with another rate known as EONIA. Ravazzolo still works at the New York Fed.

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The European Parliament demanded a halt to bank-data transfers to U.S. counter-terrorism investigators because of possible violations of privacy, the latest international outcry over alleged American spying.
The assembly urged the European Commission to suspend a trans-Atlantic agreement on data provision because of concerns that U.S. authorities had unauthorized access to the financial information covered by the deal. Under the program, the European Union lets the U.S. Treasury Department view records from the Swift money-transfer system.
"The U.S. appears to be in clear breach of that agreement following recent revelations about the extent of spying on friendly allies and innocent civilians," said Sophie in 't Veld, a Dutch member who helped steer the call for suspension through the 28-nation EU Parliament today in Strasbourg, France. The appeal is not binding on the commission, the EU's executive arm.
Trans-Atlantic cooperation to fight terrorism has become embroiled in the diplomatic fallout over reports of snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency based on documents disclosed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. He has been granted asylum by Russia while facing espionage charges in the U.S.
Two days ago, the French government expressed outrage at a report in Le Monde that the NSA eavesdropped on millions of phone calls inside France and demanded that the U.S. cease the spying. The Foreign Ministry in Paris summoned the U.S. ambassador after the newspaper said the U.S. had intercepted and recorded 70.3 million bits of "telecommunications data" from Dec. 10, 2012, to Jan. 8, 2013.
Three days ago, the Mexican government condemned the NSA's alleged hacking in 2010 of the e-mail account of then-President Felipe Calderon, saying such actions are unacceptable and violate international law. The Mexican Foreign Ministry was responding to a report by Der Spiegel in Germany.
Such news reports have also stirred U.S. tensions with countries including Germany and Brazil. Allegations of NSA spying against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff prompted her last month to call off a state visit to Washington.
"It is increasingly evident that the NSA data-tracking programs go far beyond the fight against terrorism," said In 't Veld, who belongs to the EU Parliament's pro-business Liberal group.
Privacy has traditionally been a sensitive matter in the Parliament. In February 2010, ignoring the appeals of European governments and the U.S. administration, the assembly rejected a version of the data-transfer accord after saying it lacked adequate protection of personal information. Five months later, the Parliament endorsed a revised agreement after winning extra provisions to protect privacy.
The EU-wide accord is the U.S. government's preferred tool for collecting European data under the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, avoiding country-by-country requests and making the transfers less politically controversial.
Swift, with headquarters in Belgium, relays money-transfer orders among more than 10,000 banks and other financial institutions in over 200 countries and territories.


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It's finally that time of year, when you plan a week away from life's usual routines and spend it with family and friends. Whether you live in the Lone Star State or not, it's worth noting that there are plenty of great options for spring break in Texas. Here are some of our favorites.
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Dinosaur fans – and even just those who can't get enough of Jurassic Park – will be into a visit to this state park in Glen Rose. Look for dinosaur tracks left behind along Paluxy River, a reminder of prehistoric times. Beautiful nature and fresh air make this park a spring break winner.
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The waves calmed me down.
The silence around calmed me a wee bit more.
I smiled inwardly.
Taking out a piece of paper, I tried to soak in the beauty around me. To muse.
And it worked.
I wrote again of a thing called beauty, of the flowers, of love and of course, of her.
I then got up, walked a few kilometers and sat down in another part of the world. Crowds were bustling around me. Running around in circles. Zombie-ish : these walking dead bodies. I wrote again of their beauty.
Then home. The bed. The beauty of sleep. Of home sweet home home.
Beauty in death. In a child. In a tear drop.
Of a smile. Of contradictions. Of love.
There's more. I couldn't perceive anymore. I couldn't think.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever? Fuck. What if everything was beautiful? I was dying slowly. Rotting. I could only see beauty. I was sick of it. Sick of the one word vocabulary.
The cynic in me was withering away. But but BUT!
It was beautiful, you know. Like the withering wintery leaves.
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Epson Unveils First Consumer See-Through Mobile Viewer Making Big-Screen Multimedia Entertainment Accessible on the Go
First generation of new multimedia glasses for entertainment away from home
TOKYO, Japan - Anticipating future growth in demand for wearable, portable devices for entertainment and enterprise, Epson has unveiled its first generation of see-through multimedia glasses. The Moverio BT-100 offers the ability to watch a variety of content through transparent lenses, ensuring users can remain aware of their surroundings, while viewing content in total privacy.
The pocket-sized control unit with its Android 2.2* platform offers web browsing capability allowing users to watch a variety of content from most websites including MPEG 4 videos, files or applications and side by side 3D viewing on the move. As well as powering the BT-100, this smartphone-sized box has dedicated buttons for common functions and a touch-sensitive trackpad for ease of use.
Developed with travel environments in mind, the Moverio BT-100 draws from Epsons expertise in imaging technologies and delivers a perceived image equivalent to that of a 320-inch display viewed from 20 meters away. The QHD display resolution, which equals to a quarter of Full HD, ensures that the experience is similar to watching a big-screen projection, even in confined environments such as aeroplanes and trains.
The Moverio BT-100 is very easy to use and comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, control unit, detachable headphones, 4GB SD card, internal1GB memory and a carry case.
Valerie Riffaud-Cangelosi, senior business manager at Epson Europe said: "As a business, Epson is focused on innovation and identifying and catering for future technology trends - and we are particularly excited about the opportunities for bringing wearable see-through technology to market. This wearable content viewing device offers users the opportunity to watch content on the go, without being cut off from their surrounding environment.
The BT-100 is the first generation of this kind of innovative conceptual product that we are committed to developing further and delivering real customer value.
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Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 78,000 employees in 99 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates.
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Essex County Council adult care budget 'serious problem'
An internal report has found "major" concerns with the way millions of pounds from the adult social care budget in Essex is being monitored.
A county council audit looked into personal budgets where about £30m was paid directly to elderly and disabled people.
The money is used for things such as paying carers or buying equipment.
In 15% of cases, the signed agreements between the council and recipients could not be found.
Figures show 8,792 people in Essex received personal budgets and, of these, 2,941 had a share of about £30m paid directly into a bank account.
Up to 400 of these direct-payment agreements could not be found.
Theresa Higgins, an opposition Liberal Democrat councillor at Essex County Council, said: "This is a serious problem, because it's taxpayers' money.
"It's important the monitoring is put in place, and the proof of the pudding will be when we get the next report."
John Aldridge, the Conservative cabinet member for adult social, said the situation was improving.
"I think we've made tremendous strides and made major in-roads into these outstanding issues," he said.
"Contracts have been delivered to all the individuals, and they've even been revised to take account of the recommendations of the audit committee and the scrutiny board.
"That will all be completed by the end of this month, and I hope all the monitoring of those outstanding issues is up to scratch by the end of September."
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Meanwhile, money that had been over-paid by the council, or misspent by service users, was not being recovered.
The report also found problems with how council staff are monitoring the way money is spent.
In many cases staff were keeping records incorrectly and auditors found that their work was not being reviewed by managers.
Similar problems were identified by an earlier audit in June 2011, which has been seen by the BBC.
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Repeat prescriptions...plan now for Christmas but only order what you need
As Christmas approaches, NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group is reminding patients to be prepared and stock up now with the medicines they will need over the festive period.
Many GP practices and pharmacies will have limited opening hours between Christmas and New Year and so the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising those with long-term conditions to order and collect their repeat prescriptions in plenty of time.
You should still STOP and THINK before ordering repeat prescription items:
• Check your medicine cupboard and don't stockpile
• Ask yourself – do you really need this?
• If you have repeat prescription, don't pick up medication you don't need.
• Always check the bag BEFORE you leave the pharmacy and hand back any prescription items you don't use.
• Don't stop taking your medication without talking to a healthcare professional
• Ask your pharmacist for a medicines use review
Repeat prescriptions can be ordered online by using GP Online Services - a simple website that can also be used to make and cancel appointments and view medical records. If you are not already registered, you can find out more or ask for a registration form from your GP Practice. If you take two forms of photo ID in to the surgery they can sign you up there and then.
Dr Arv Guniyangodage, Chair of Basildon and Brentwood CCG, said: "In order to stay well, patients should make sure they have enough medicine for over the Christmas period. It's really important for those that have problems walking, are elderly or frail particularly if the weather takes a turn and we have ice or snow. No one wants to end up being admitted to hospital over the festive break so now's the time to get organised."
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|On the shores of Lake Thompson, near DeSmet, SD, August 1991.
Two months ago I noticed that the book The Wilder Life, by Wendy McClure, was available for Kindle from my public library. It was on my to-read list, so I downloaded it and read it. That, my friends, was the innocent beginning of an unplanned two-month-long immersion into Laura Ingalls Wilder. I have read pretty much nothing but things by and about Laura Ingalls Wilder for a number of weeks now. It's been an enlightening and absorbing time.
The Wilder Life was entertaining. McClure's book is about her personal journey as she rediscovered the Little House series as an adult, and of her subsequent visits to all of the Little House locations across the midwest and upstate New York. I could relate to much of her experience. Like McClure, I was a Little House fanatic as a child, and I, too, reacquainted myself with the series in my early 20s. Over the years I have visited some, but not all, of the Little House places. (My visit to Plum Creek is blogged here. My second visit to DeSmet, SD is blogged here. I have also been to Pepin, WI, and Mansfield, MO.).
I was intrigued by some of the books about Laura that McClure referenced, so a few weeks after finishing her book I read Little House, Long Shadow: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Impact on American Culture, by Anita Clair Fellman. This is a very well-researched, scholarly tome that presents some ideas about Laura Ingalls Wilder's motivation in writing the series and how the books may have influenced the political landscape of the second half of the 20th century. I also read the biography Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder, by John E. Miller, and am currently reading another biography, Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life, by Pamela Smith Hill. Each book has been fascinating to me in its own way. I have learned some things about Laura and her family that I did not know before, and even though by now the facts in each book about Laura are all the same facts, I am interested in the different perspectives and analysis each author presents.
Some of the truths I have learned about the family have stung a little bit. Laura's daughter Rose edited the books so heavily that she should probably be considered a co-author. The family's isolation and self-sufficiency throughout the series were exaggerated. On at least one of the moves, Pa packed the family up and moved them away in the middle of the night to escape creditors. Most of the dresses Ma and the girls wore were not made by them, but were shipped to them ready-made from friends in the East. Mary's college tuition was paid for by the government. A carpenter, not Almanzo, built the pantry in the couple's first home. The Ingalls had another family living with them during the Long Winter, but Laura chose not to include them in the story because she wanted the focus to be on her family's struggles and triumph. Some of these things I knew before, but with all of the reading I've been doing lately, I felt that the revelations were piling up, and I started to feel sad and overwhelmed by them.
So, I re-read the entire series these past few weeks, something I hadn't done in a long time. Fortunately, even knowing the truth now, I still felt joy spending time on the prairie with the Ingalls family again. I was completely absorbed. When I read these books as a child, the people and places in them would fill my dreams at night, and that was true this time, too! Every night I am dreaming of the prairie. Even if the books are more fiction than fact, they are still based on a reality, and they still tell a tale that is worth knowing and living, and even emulating.
I know the Little House books have influenced my life in a positive way. They stress so many wonderful ideals: eat good food; take advantage of opportunities to learn; value education; take care of your family; notice the beauty that surrounds you; sing, dance, and make music whenever you can; take care of your belongings; be fair and gentle; make a home where ever you are.
I noticed some things with this reading of the series that I thought would be fun to share here:
The common dipper. When Ma and the girls ride the train from Plum Creek to Tracy, Laura is fascinated by the water faucet on the train. She watches a man fill a cup with water, drink from it, and then replace the cup on a shelf above the sink. When he is done, Laura picks up that same cup, fills it with water, and drinks from it. I wanted to gag when I realized what was going on! Later in the series, Pa takes Laura and Carrie into town for the 4th of July celebration, and all the townspeople drink lemonade from a barrel, sipping directly from one single dipper. Shudder! Can you imagine sharing a dipper with every random stranger in your city? I don't even like to drink from public drinking fountains!
Disgusting food. I always thought the head cheese and the pig's tail in the first book were stomach turning, but this time in one of the later books I noticed the family sprinkles their tomatoes with sugar and covers them with milk. That sounds vile to me, but I am strangely tempted to try it. In Farmer Boy, Almanzo says if you take a cup of milk and a cup of popped popcorn and transfer the popcorn into the milk, the milk won't spill over. According to Almanzo, popcorn is the only food you can add to milk in an equal amount and not have the milk spill over. After you've soaked your popcorn in the milk, you eat the popcorn from the milk with a spoon. This initially sounded revolting to me, but upon further reflection, I'm thinking it probably tastes like corn flake cereal. And I'll bet that today in these modern times of processed food, you can fill a cup of milk with a cup of dry cereal and not have the milk spill over. This would be a good science project for young children to try.
Fashion. The Ingalls women were fashion conscious! When they are preparing Mary for college, Ma worries that Mary's clothes will be out of place in Iowa. Teen Laura wants hoop skirts and bangs and name cards. Endless descriptions are given of what clothing looked like, what material it was made of, and how it was trimmed. Even when Laura was younger she coveted a fur cape like Nellie's, and when she got one, she was a little bit smug that her cape also came with a muff, while Nellie's had none. My overall enduring impression of the Ingalls women is that they were practical, so if you had asked me if they cared about fashion, I would have said no. I was so wrong! And I am happy to have been wrong. I loved finding out that the adult Laura, who was a farm wife, would dress up to run errands in town. Some of the other rural woman apparently perceived her as a bit snobby because of this, but I appreciate the fact that she liked and paid attention to her style.
I feel like I've been on a journey these past two months, discovering that my childhood passion and lifelong influence was perhaps falsely portrayed, but realizing that I still love and appreciate it anyway. As I mentioned in my Goodreads book review of The First Four Years, it's been as if someone told me Santa doesn't exist, but I'm okay with it, because the magic is in the joy the myth brought me.
I have a set of photos of the Laura Ingalls Wilder sites I visited two years ago, and if you care to read my reviews of the Little House books and the books about Laura, you can find them on my Goodreads little-house shelf.


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Since I was a stay at home bum today due to my being sick, I had Pizza Hut delivered. Their three cheese with spinach was recommended so I tried it. It's not pan pizza but part of their Tuscani series (just right thickness). Three cheeses were mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan with spinach, bacon with benchmark sauce.
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Still my favorite go to pizza. Their pan pizza is the best! Meat Lovers, for the Velociraptor in you. I don't need the crust filled but when it is, it's still awesome.
Love their ballsy 30 minute guarantee which has been there for a few years na.
Also their five year old Palm Card is worth it! Two orders pa lang, bawi na!
Missing their Ultimate Cheese Pizza of a few years ago (that they revived in 2011, I think).
Here's a tip for the palm card users. Order the bacon and cheese as your free pizza, and request for "grifit" sauce which is the sweet bacon sauce they use on their Bacon Supreme and Bacon Cheeseburger.
I also tried their just right crust pizzas. Forgot the name, but it was not bad. Pan Pizza pa rin, of course!
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A man accused of practicing dentistry without a license may have to go through a different kind of cavity search if convicted.
Investigators in Moorpark, Calif., arrested William Escobar, 40, after a month-long investigation that revealed that he gave people cleanings and injected them with anesthetics in the bathroom of his apartment.
The officers finally got a bite on him last month when one dissatisfied customer reported him after suffering swelling in the gums, KABC-TV reported.
The patient didn't have enough money to pay for a tooth extraction so it was not performed, according to Moorpark Police Dept. Sgt. Victor Fazio. Even so, Escobar allegedly threatened the patient and said he still owed money, KNBC-TV reported.
When detectives showed up at Escobar's apartment with a search warrant, they discovered an elaborate and illegal dental office, including the chair, dental tools, anesthetic drugs, as well as false teeth and other orthodonture items, according to Ventura.Edhat.com.
Escobar was arrested for several charges including felony practice of dentistry without a license, misdemeanor furnishing of dangerous drugs, and possession of needles, the Los Angeles Times.
Police are still investigating and believe the suspect was specializing in illegal orthodontics and are hoping to speak with underage patients, according to Moorpark.Patch.com.
Escobar had numerous customers, including teenagers who were receiving orthodontic care at the apartment.


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Our hidden Melbourne gem at Rydges on Swanston Street, Carlton is the unique Rooftop Poolside Terrace providing you with an amazing wedding location. Catering from 40 to 300 people, if there is an occasion to celebrate our Rooftop Poolside Terrace is your unique wedding venue of choice! Talk to our event specialists on 03 9347 7811 today to discuss your vision for your next event!
Start from $4,000.00, this is made up of food and beverage.
Access time for set up is guaranteed 30 minutes prior to the event commencing; earlier access time can be discussed with your event coordinator however isn't guaranteed. Events looking to run past 11pm do have the option of moving down to Blue's Bar at this time; please ask our Events Team for more information.
Full pre-payment is required 7 days prior to your event.
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Maine ban on 'nips' sales fails to get panel approval
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage's proposed prohibition on miniature booze sales is dead after a key vote from the state's liquor commission.
The Louisiana-based producer of the Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey and industry groups fought against the Republican governor's proposed prohibition on in-state sales of 50-milliliter alcohol bottles.
The LePage-appointed liquor commission voted 3-1 Tuesday to maintain the status quo.
The alcohol company Sazerac called the proposal politically motivated and lacking evidence.
Sazerac threatened to reconsider a planned expansion of its Lewiston plant.
The fight began when LePage unsuccessfully opposed a Democrat's amended bill to reduce littering by adding a five-cent bottle deposit to the tiny liquor bottles.
LePage first said the bill would increase state redemption costs and later said it didn't do enough to combat drunken driving.


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Violet Affleck Gives Giggles and Hugs
Jennifer Garner lunches with daughter Violet at Giggles and Hugs restaurant in Brentwood, Calif. on Wednesday.
Seems like everywhere mommy Jen goes these days, Violet goes too! These two are joined at the hip!
Rumors are swirling yet again that Jen may be pregnant with her second child.
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World's Best Gamers to Converge in Anaheim for Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Spring Championship June 8-10
Players to Compete for Nearly $195,000 Playing StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty®, League of Legends, and Fighting Games - Mortal Kombat, Soul Calibur V and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) System
Blizzard Entertainment to Offer Beta Sneak Peek of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm™
KeSPA Players to Participate in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Expo Tournament for the First Time in the US
Competition Streamed LIVE at www.majorleaguegaming.com/live
NEW YORK – May 31, 2012 - The world's best video game players will converge next weekend for one of the largest events in eSports history. Major League Gaming (MLG), the world's largest competitive video game league, is returning to Anaheim, CA, June 8-10 for the MLG Spring Championship. Thousands of fans will descend upon the Anaheim Convention Center and hundreds of thousands more will watch the action online including intense competitive play, new games, exclusive footage of unreleased games and KeSPA players participating in a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty expo tournament for the first time in the US.
The Games, Players and Prizing
Gamers from around the globe will compete in the Pro Circuit tournament playing Blizzard Entertainment's blockbuster real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on PC, League of Legends on PC, which will make its 2012 debut in Anaheim, and fighting games - Mortal Kombat, Soul Calibur V and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system.
Additionally, Blizzard Entertainment will offer a beta sneak peek of the highly anticipated StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm on 200 demo stations at the venue.
MLG and the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA) will kick off an exclusive multi-year global partnership that will bridge the Western and Korean StarCraft worlds. On Saturday, June 9 at 9pm PT, KeSPA Pro players will compete in a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty exhibition tournament marking the first time in eSports history that KeSPA players will participate in a StarCraft II tournament in the United States.
Pro Circuit Competition:
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on PC - $76,000 in prizes; $25,000 for 1st Place - Hundreds of top StarCraft II players from around the world will compete for the 1st place prize of $25,000. Coming off recent wins, Korean players DRG and Marine King will go up against Violet who captured first place at the MLG Spring Arena 2 last month.
League of Legends on PC - $40,000 in prizes – 12 invited teams will take on eight open teams in the double elimination bracket for a chance to play on the main stage, as the game makes its debut on the 2012 Pro Circuit.
Fighting Games on PS3 – More than $48,000 in prizes - Mortal Kombat ($26,700 in prizes), Soul Calibur V ($16,700 in prizes) and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII ($5,000 in prizes) will be showcased on the main stage throughout the weekend. Top player CDjr (Mortal Kombat) will defend his title after taking first at the MLG Winter Championship and Fighting Game Arena.
StarCraft II World Championship Series USA Nationals:
In addition to the MLG Pro Circuit competition and Heart of the Swarm demo stations, the Anaheim event will also feature the USA National finals for Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft II World Championship Series. Participants in the USA Nationals will vie for $30,000 in prize money as well as invitations to the upcoming North America Finals of the StarCraft II World Championship Series. The top finishers in that event will represent their countries in StarCraft II at the Battle.net World Championship event, to be held later this year in Asia.
On Site Spectating - $35 for the weekend
Thousands of in-person spectators will view the competition on huge video screens, experience LIVE commentating and visit an array of booths featuring meet and greets with Pro Players and MLG personalities, the latest products from partners, pre-release access to games like Heart of the Swarm and more. Booth highlights include:
BenQ, official gaming monitor sponsor of MLG: See how BenQ's professional gaming monitors, designed by legendary gamers, will take your game to the next level. Why play when you can conQuer! Tournament monitors available at $249 (RL2450HT) and $179 (GL2450HM).
BIC® Flex4® Razors, official razor of MLG: Compete in the BIC® Flex4® Razors Challenge Center and take on other spectators for prizes in a variety of popular games for PS3, Xbox, and PC.
Dr Pepper, official soft drink of MLG: Stop by for Play-a-Pro sessions, photo opps in the Dr Pepper Photo Booth, Text-to-Win promotions or to try an ice cold Dr Pepper.
Full Sail University: Take a moment to relax, re-charge your phones and learn how to create your own gaming character at the Full Sail University booth! Located in Winter Park, Florida (just outside of Orlando), Full Sail University specializes in an accelerated style of education geared toward video games, design, animation and more. Visit fullsail.edu for more information.
GUNNAR Optiks, officially licensed eyewear of MLG - Advanced Gaming Eyewear: Nab those extra frags by visiting the MLG Pro Shop where you can demo, ask questions, and purchase MLG Phantoms and MLG Legends. Stop by the GUNNAR bus inside the venue to check out even more new items. Keep an eye on the MLG Mobile Application for special videos, photo contests, prize giveaways, swag, and more.
iBUYPOWER, official gaming PC of MLG: Stop by and play on iBUYPOWER systems. Learn about the hardware engineering and design that goes into making a competitive-grade gaming system.
Mad Catz - MLG Pro Circuit Controllers for Xbox 360 and PS3 and MLG Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition: Purchase the MLG Pro Circuit Controller and accessories and the MLG Arcade FightStick.
MLG Pro Shop: Purchase an array of new MLG merchandise including Nike apparel (quarter zips, hoodies and t shirts), limited edition Anaheim Spring Championship gear, Battle.net World Championship and Heart of the Swarm tees, v-necks designed for girls and much more.
NOS, official energy drink of MLG: NOS invites fans to attend the NOS MLG Spring Championship Kick Off Party on Thursday, June 7 from 8 - 10pm at Heat Ultra Lounge. Stop by the party to play MLG Pro Circuit games, sample free NOS and mingle with Pro players and MLG personalities.
PlayStation®, official partner of MLG: PlayStation®, official partner of MLG: Play, Compete, and Win at the all new PlayStation Compound. Go head to head on PS3and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) handheld entertainment system for big prizes! Compete in PS3 exclusives like UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™, Gran Turismo®5, Twisted Metal™ and Starhawk™ as well as PS Vita titles including Resistance: Burning Skies™,wipEout®2048 and Mortal Kombat™. Get your hands on the latest PlayStation games and experience gaming on a massive 10ft HD screen all weekend long.
SteelSeries: Try out the NEW SteelSeries Sensei MLG Edition mouse inside the SteelSeries booth before it goes on sale in August. You can also check out the MLG branded SteelSeries QcK+ mousepads available in the MLG Pro Shop $14.99.
Xperia™ ion and Xperia™ S: Visit the Sony Mobile Experience to compete on the Xperia™ ion & Xperia™ S, PlayStation Certified to guarantee a high quality smartphone gaming experience. Sign up to be a contender on the Xperia Mobile Gaming arena for a chance to win great prizes.
Online Viewing in HD
For those not attending in person, the weekend competition will be broadcast LIVE online via 11 streams at www.majorleaguegaming.com/live beginning June 8 at 5pm PT. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will be featured on six streams, and four additional streams will showcase League of Legends and one stream will feature fighting games. Fans can watch standard definition for free or purchase passes to watch ad-free in HD, and secure immediate access to VODs following the event. MLG's streaming partner is Streamworks International, a global company that specializes in delivering live, real-time video to internet-enabled devices.
Some of the most talented casters in the world of eSports will be commentating the tournament including:
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Six streams casted by DJ Wheat, Husky, Tasteless, Artosis, Apollo, Total Biscuit, Rob Simpson, Mr. Bitter, Robin, Gwin, Jorosar, Frodan, and Kibbelz.
League of Legends: Four streams casted by Phreak, Rivington, Joe Miller, Jatt, Studio, and Dan Dinh.
Fighting Games: One stream hosted by Juicebox Abel and casted by The Answer (THE KING OF FIGHTERS), Tom Brady (Mortal Kombat), and BrewtusBibulus (Soul Calibur V).
Details about the MLG Spring Championship - Anaheim:
Dates: Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 10
Hours: All times PT
Friday, June 8 - Doors open at 1:30 PM with the official welcome at 5:00 PM and competition on the main stages from 5:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Saturday, June 9 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 AM with 3 hours of KeSPA Player Expo Matches starting at 9:00 PM
Sunday, June 10 - 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, finals on the main stages from approximately 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Anaheim Convention Center, Hall D
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802
Pricing: Spectator Passes for the weekend: $35 ($30 for Gold Members)
Katie Goldberg - VP Communications and PR
Major League Gaming
Founded in 2002, Major League Gaming (MLG) (www.majorleaguegaming.com) is the dominant media property exclusively targeting tens of millions of consumers worldwide who have a passion for playing video games as a competitive social activity. The company gives aspiring gamers around the world an opportunity to compete, improve their skills, and socialize through a thriving competitive community with more than 750,000 matches each month online and LIVE in-person Pro Circuit tournaments in cities nationwide. MLG broadcasts all Pro Circuit play via LIVE streaming online to hundreds of thousands of fans from more than 170 countries.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes fourteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. Since launch, gamers from around the world have flocked to League of Legends -- over 11 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it's for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.


text: Strokes suck… nothing else left to say. Doctors made it clear I can't work all day taking care of (44 dogs now and 16 cats)… and working on the final marketing pieces for 2help2. Class Staffansson has been trying to calm me down so all things can work without the crazy stress. It is what it is:) Rescued a stray dog who ended up having 7 puppies the last day of the year.


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[News] 19-year-old Kodak Black arrested Tuesday at the Broward County Court house for violation of probation while already appearing in court the same day. These charges stem from May 2016. The charges include strong arm robbery, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm by a delinquent and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. Currently, "Tunnel Vision" is number 27 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Watch Kodak Black on the Nobody Safe tour in May 2017 starring Future, Migos, Tory Lanez, Young Thug and A&AP Ferg.
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Consumers can create their own versions of the London 2012 Olympic Games mascots at a new website as part of the games' official online campaign.
Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville respectively, will be able to play 'Swim Wenlock Swim', a webcam-based swimming game; as well as 'Make your mascot', a customizer that allows them to give the mascots different clothes and sports equipment.
The mascot characters appear in a series of short films that will be screened on the site, and on big screens around the UK, to inspire children to take up sport and get excited about the coming Olympics.


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SQL Server 2012 RC0 is out there, with a bunch of new DQS features and improvements!
In addition to usability improvements and bug fixes, we have introduced the following new features in this release:
New Features
- Import knowledge from a cleansing project to a knowledge base – a new feature that is available from the domain values screen, enabling you to import knowledge from cleansing projects back to your knowledge base (KB). For more information, see Import Cleansing Project Values into a Domain.
- Have spelling mistakes in your data? You can now use the ever-favorite Office speller as part of the DQS client, with the familiar squiggle and user interface. For more information, see Use the DQS Speller.
- Composite Domain rules can now be used to correct values, and not only detect rules violations.
- Import values from excel – now you can import values together with their synonyms.
- Have unstructured composite domain values? KB parsing is a new feature that takes advantage of your knowledge for a more accurate parsing. More details on this feature will be posted soon.
- It's possible now to modify server log settings through the client UI. For more information, see Configure Severity Levels for DQS Log Files.
Installation Improvements
- DQSInstaller is now available from the Start menu for an easier DQS server installation.
- There is no longer a need to explicitly run DQSInstaller with elevated privileges.
- A new catalog is added during server installation – DQS_STAGING_DATA, as a default store for data processed by DQS. However, other catalogues can be used as well.
- There is no longer a need to add the 2 DQS internal users to customer catalogues. Catalogues are seamlessly accessible by DQS using the user's credentials.
And – this release includes significant performance improvements across the system.
Visit the Resource Center page for some useful content to begin with – troubleshooting information, getting started videos, and more. For the full details refer to DQS online help.
Ready to install? Check the DQS installation guide for a clean installation, or the upgrade instructions to upgrade your CTP3 installation.
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Tobit, Anna and Tobias. Their story is told in the Book of Tobit (Apocrypha). Tobit was a Jewish exile in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. In defiance of royal edicts Tobit buried the bodies of certain Jews, who had been executed as criminals. For this crime Tobit's property was confiscated. He himself had to flee along with his wife, Anna, and his son Tobias. Once he fall asleep and some sparrow droppings fell into his eyes and blinded him.
Meanwhile in the family of his brother Raguel his only daughter Sara became a prey of a demon who killed her every new husband and already put to death 7 men. God send archangel Raphael to help the family. Raphael and the son of Tobit, Tobias, started their journey to Raguel in another town. While crossing Tigris they were attacked by a gigantic fish. Archangel Raphael advised Tobias to catch the fish and take its gall, heart and liver. On arriving to Raguel Tobias married his cousin Sara (again on Raphael's advice) and grilled the fish's liver in the nuptial chamber. The smell scared off the demon and Sara was free. Then they all returned to Tobias, and cured him with the fish's gall.
See: Filippino Lippi Tobias and the Angel.
Pietro Perugino Archangel Raphael with Tobias.
Rembrandt. Tobit and Anna, Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, Tobit and Anna, The Archangel Leaving the Family of Tobias, Tobit's Wife with a Goat.
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Shadowhouse Creations focuses on giving away free textures, brushes,overlays, and tips to designers,photographers, and the hobbyist.
Thought you should know!
After receiving their last reply simply saying wait till the end of the month, I had
no other option other than respond saying my subscription ends the 28th of August
and I can't wait and watch it run out, especially with 700 + web posts and download
links hanging in the balance. I sent this last Friday and still no response, so I downloaded all of my folders and have painstakingly been re-uploading my files to another provider, and I can't say how much of a pain not to mention it's always slower to upload than download.
As I stated in my last post, I had concerns about resigning with what they called a reseller, which all were stationed overseas, I have concerns about giving my personal and bank data to foreign businesses, I know the majority of suspected web storage providers reside overseas and I read about some of them, not all and their illegal activity daily on the web, better to be cautious than unwise.
After thinking about the laborious duty of re-uploading all those files and having to post all new direct links to each post, I thought, give it a shot and try to resign with a reseller that 4Shared states my best option, off I go to my first choice finding out that they are out of stock, huh!
I try another, only to get we're not accepting new customers, well ain't this the pits, again I try yet another, only to get we're not accepting cards, or Paypal at this time ............. I see a shady trend.
I try four more, only to get one of many questionable reasons reasons why they aren't accepting new accounts. I even try a 6 month term only to receive the same responses.
So, I am not about to do further business with 4shared, and I hope I can help and discourage someone else from thinking about 4shared and their inability to renew a yearly subscription, sad, sad business practice.
I'm feeling much better in health as opposed to the last couple of weeks, following the Doctors orders and getting plenty of rest seems to have worked.
I've replaced my yearly 4shared Pro subscription with a yearly Pro subscription with Mediafire, which uploading numerous files and replacing download URLs was an extreme and tedious task but all is done for now.
*** If by any chance you have a problem with a Direct Download link, please let me know, and name the file in question .............thanks.
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- Pink Tree Studio said...
What a pain, and obviously not fun to go through when you're not feeling well!!!
Thanks for letting us know about 4shared. I guess they don't realize that bad customer service will come back to haunt them in the internet age!
Your new blog design it SO classy!!!
- September 01, 2012
- Diana said...
What a horrible pain in the ass for you! I'm so sorry it's come to this and that you're having to struggle to shift everything, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who is so grateful for your generosity and creating and sharing your textures, brushes, tutorials, etc. with all of us. You seriously rock!
- September 01, 2012
- Ellen said...
that sounds like a real pain in the neck and so time consuming. I'm glad you safeguarded all those goodies you so so generously share with us.
- September 03, 2012
- Anonymous said...
OMG that is terrible! I am soooo sorry you have had so much trouble! I do hope there are no other issues!
- September 05, 2012
- Jilbert said...
I feel your pain ... almost. I finally found a solution (so far) but needed to completely rebuild my site. Fortunately, I had nothing as extensive as what you do. Best of luck and thank you SO much for hanging in there!!!
- September 07, 2012
- DesertSage said...
ACK.I hate it when trying to do one thing turns into having to do fourty things. And the amount of work moving to a new service is always stupid. Hope it doesn't make you too crazy....and thanks for keeping your presence and work on the 'nets. -- DesertSage
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There is a nasty rumor that press releases don't work. Not true!
Press releases can be a fabulous tool for business promotion ... IF they are properly written and presented.
A problem occurs because most people are not aware of the special requirements of press releases. A press release is not a page-long advertisement. A press release is not a novel.
A press release is not a tell-all promotional piece that is full of detail.
So what IS a press release and how do you write one that will actually get placed? Let's go over a few basics that will help you in your press campaign.
The first mistake commonly made is writing a press release with your business target audience in mind.
Unlike advertising copy, which is written to appeal to your customer, a press release is written to appeal to a journalist.
The journalist is not someone who is seeking to buy your product or service. A journalist is looking to fill a news need.
When writing a press release, you must meet that need by filling the reporter's requirements. Rather than answering the question, "What's in it for me", answer the question, "Why would ABC magazine's readers care"?
The headline also takes on a new focus. Rather than using a headline proclaiming the benefits of your product, use a headline that proclaims its newsworthiness.
One common error is submitting a press release without first reading the publication.
It is virtually impossible to provide timely, news-oriented information to a site or magazine if you have no idea what interests their readers have.
Do a little homework before submitting. Visit the Web and look at the stories the site offers. Buy a copy of the magazine or newspaper and review the common interests of its readers.
By understanding what the publication is looking for, you will be able to fulfill the need and thus get a much better response from your press release.
The biggest irritant reporters have is receiving calls from writers asking if the press release was received. Worse yet, asking if it was read.
Journalists are very busy people. They get hundreds of press releases a day.
I have actually heard reporters say that they throw away the releases of those people who call them.
Resist the urge to phone. Once you submit your press release, rest assured you will be contacted if there is an interest.
Just like advertisements, press releases must be placed in strategic areas. Search the Web for outlets to run your release. A few I have gotten good response from are:
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Also, email your press release to the appropriate person at individual magazines, newspapers and Web sites. Target those that would be read by your customers.
Be sure to find the correct name and email address for the reporter who handles stories related to your business. Releases that are sent to incorrect contacts are most likely thrown away... not forwarded on to someone else.
Keep it short silly! Press releases are not meant to tell the whole story. They are meant to give the reporter an idea of what's happening in your business that their readers need to know about.
If the journalist would like additional information or would like to arrange for an interview, he/she will call.
Your press release should be approximately 400 words - 500 maximum.
I know, all this sounds like a list of nit-picky rules. Not really. Just like with advertising copy, you must give your reader what he needs.
Write a newsworthy release that meets the criteria of the reporter and his/her subscribers. The time you take to do so will pay off. As you know - when you fill a need, you get results.
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FSU vs Philippines
Hey, I've been reading this forum and I see a lot of you guys have experience with multiple countries.
I was wondering how the Philippines compares?
Thanks for any advice and if anyone has any questions about Eastern Europe feel free to ask!
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Hi topspruce!
If you can make more money in Philippines than Belarus your crazy not to come here. I've been to Belarus and its the most depressing place I've ever been. The women in the Philippines are better too, they go down with the ship, Russian women don't. Its easy to make friends in the Philippines and you'll have high social status the minute you get here. You'll have virgin, teen, women flirting with you everyday. Everything is in English so the country is easy to navigate. The climate is very hot so be prepared to sweat.
I forgot to mention I live in Cebu. If you need any more info let me know.
Where are you now? What country?
Ukraine is a hard country to find good women ( pretty women in droves, though) in unless you live in smaller towns and get to know the local people. But even then it's not easy. Many Ukrainian guys do not have good GFs, either.
Rural Russia is way better.
The reason I did not head to FSU but went to the Philippines is that I was a draft dodger ( back in the Commie days there- which was my only reason to go to the US) and I simply could not risk going back there- political reasons.
Thus I had to find an equivalent place- and after knocking around Thailand and Japan ended up in the Philippines.
By the time communism fell and visas became available for me and it became more or less safe, I had already gotten too much into the Philippines.
Anyway, to go to your question. Philippines wins hands down- English speaking, easy visas, a country patterned after America. Basically like going to Hawaii.
FSU may be an interesting place but do you speak the local languages and/or are you willing to learn them? Plus the culture is so different. I mean, if you like the place, fine, but it will present many more obstacles than the Philippines which is a ready to go in and live place for any American as it is.
UA, BY have nothing to do with the US, have no bonding relationship of any kind with the US culture or values. There is no connection. So, an American in his raw form will not fit in.
Eastern Slavs and Anglos do not mix in their "unadulterated" state. Plus, generally, Slavs and Germanics do not mix. It's like French and English Canadians- incompatible!
With Filipinos, there is an immediate mixing, and a bond of friendship and language as well as music and culture. They are the most America-loving nation on earth.
Philippines I say! Unless you are willing to learn Russian and really love those cultures and want to spend your life tied in with them.
Belarus people are not Russian by any stretch of imagination. They are basically Baltic people who have been Slavicized.
A brain is a terrible thing to wash!
OP is fluent in Russian btw
What 2nd tier cities would you recommend in Russia? Is there any cheap city in Russia, something on par with PH price wise??
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There are pros and cons.
1. Filipinas are easier to bed and not as picky. But they are not as smart, educated or intelligent as FSU women. Filipinas are simpler, unsophisticated, and not very bright to be honest.
2. There is a lower percentage of hot girls in the PH, not as high as in the FSU.
3. There is no real culture in the Philippines except for the primitive tribal cultures, but that is only for tourism and commercial purposes now. But in the FSU you have amazing rich culture and architecture all around you.
4. Food is not healthy in the PH. Everything is too sugarized, like in America. Filipinos don't know anything about nutrition and don't care if their food contains too many toxins, chemicals or sugar. They don't pay attention to such things, so any food importer can come in and supply the nation with unhealthy food. As long as they are full, nutrition doesn't matter. All they care about is the short term.
5. Weather in the PH is always hot and humid, not pleasant if you ask me. This makes it harder to think and concentrate. There's a reason why the greatest artists, writers and composers come from colder climates.
So you have to consider all that.
Like you, I also found it hard to get good girls in the FSU. When I did find one, she wasn't my type and had a boring personality and was no fun. Then I finally did find a gem that was hot but I was already leaving. Just my luck again. It was a classic case of Murphy's Law yet again.
I also did not find FSU women as easy to bed as the myth said they were. I don't know why. They were super open, sociable, approachable and friendly. They were not afraid to talk to strangers and loved to flirt. But I couldn't take it beyond that. If I asked them to go to my room, they'd make excuses. Or they would come over, but would not put out.
So I don't know where this myth comes from that FSU are easy to lay. Some guys agreed with me and had the same experience, but others said that I was the only one who had trouble bedding them, which I didn't believe.
The PH is probably the easiest place to get laid though. But most girls you meet will be very poor and low class.
Why didn't you try the Baltic States or Poland?
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Hi, thanks everyone for the replies.
I tried Poland but found it far to westernized for my tastes(Krakow/Warsaw) or very few pretty girls(Lodz). Never tried Baltics but everyone I've spoken with has warned me away from there.
I heard good things about Provincial BY which is why I'm here in a midsized town. I speak fluent Russian, and fit in fairly well...though I found Ukrainian and Russian guys easier to befriend.
Girls here fall into the categories Winston mentioned(bad, or good but boring).
I'm pretty sure most of the myths about the FSU come from the girls who grew up under communism, they are getting old nowadays, but are quite sweet and good natured.
I think the food and weather are better in Phils than BY. It gets dark so early here now that its fall. Very poor choice of fruits and vegetables. Oftentimes at the stolovaya you get canned beets and sometimes fresh cabbage or carrot as a treat.
At first the Soviet nostalgia was cool (Wow, so this is what my mom was talking about her childhood being like!) ....but it starts to wear on you.
However, this place is a quite peaceful, orderly, and clean so it does have positives.
In the Euro part, Tula, Ryazan, Voronezh, maybe Murmansk. Volgograd.
Then Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
Rural Russia is maybe 20% more expensive than the Philippines.
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You can try the Baltics. Although I must warn you. Speaking Russian in Lithuania is frowned upon. Which is understandable cause of their history when they were in the Soviet days.
Why were you warned to stay away from the Baltics? The girls are very friendly and approachable there.
I had the same experience as you. When you go to the FSU at first you are mesmerized by the rich culture and authentic deep vibe (hard to put into words). But after you endure a Russian winter, it makes you gloomy and takes a lot out of you.
Why not try the FSU Asian Republics like Kazakhstan or Krygyzstan?
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Agreed! I used to work with a girl that immigrated from that area. She was attractive, smart and I liked her accent. She was also very loyal, even though her bf was a complete nobody. This was a HUGE contrast when compared with my experience with immigrated women from Russia or other surrounding areas. Immigrants from most areas around Russia are much worse than their born and raised American or Canadian counterparts. In my experience, they are backstabbing, argumentative, unattractive sluts...terrible. Maybe it's just my personal experience with them (worked with several), but I'd say they are the worst immigrant women hands down. I'd feel very sorry for any man that would bring one home for a wife...what a nightmare!
Also, I agree with much of what Winston said about the Philippines, especially the diet there. I could not keep the fat off while there....it was nearly impossible. They even put processed sugar in their honey...no joke. In a country where fruit is EVERYWHERE, you could not find 100% fruit juice. To get a sugar substitute, I had to go to a pharmacy and have them pull it from behind the counter....crazy. In the Philippines, people were very nice. Some would try to overcharge me for Tricycle rides, but my GF (Filipina) would correct them...lol. Some of the men would smile and yell "Joe" when I would walk by and give me a high five. I'm white, athletic and I keep my hair short, so I guess they think I look like Military (GI JOE)...lol. Weather depends on where you are in the Philippines, like most larger countries. I wore light shorts, light, moisture-wicking shirts and sandals. We both "dressed down" to look like we were not rich. It makes little sense to dress up in the Philippines IMO.
The thing is, poor people eat rice and fish so they are pretty lean. They work in the sun all day so they get plenty of exercise. Those that are rich in the Philippines eat way too much sugar and do nothing except shop and lounge. They have maids, nannies and drivers for anything that requires responsibility. The incidents of diabetes and obesity is high in those that have means to purchase the wrong foods and don't have to do anything that requires physical effort.
As far as the people of the Philippines being dumb....I don't think they are any less intelligent than anyone else. They are uneducated, but can learn if they want to and have the means to. Sometimes they do have to be pushed as it seems they are not very motivated to excel. In general, I think they are a happier people than most and much of their culture is based around food and family. Oh, and they LOVE to dance and sing Karaoke...lol. If they are attractive, you will find them looking at themselves in the mirror often and they will take "selfies" a lot as well. Like most of Asia, they will bleach their skin to look whiter than they are naturally. That is something I'll never understand and something they will abandon if they immigrate to the USA (where people tan to look darker).
Interesting point. I struggle with the climate a lot. Hot weather makes your thyroid perform inefficiently which in turn makes you tired. You'll feel tired and you haven't done anything the whole day.
I've been living in FSU for a year now. I made huge progress in understanding how the culture changed over the years that I've been out living in the U.S. I will write sad and good facts in my observation:
1. People don't trust much. Yes, apparently there used to be bonding and affection in post-Soviet days, but with rich vs poor segregation and all kinds of Western ideology people are less likely to trust one another. Also most people do not believe me that I say I am American, but came to live in FSU for some time. They think I am BS'ing them! Who in their sane mind would leave wonderful America? Yeah, they dream about living in America, but I left it to live in some FSU country for a few years. Many just don't understand it and think there is some kind of trick in what I say.
2. Good looking girls are plenty, but finding a decent one for a family is not easy. NIGHT CLUBS ARE WORTHLESS WASTE OF TIME, at least in FSU for sure! Girls that waste their time in nightclubs are hookers, hot-wanna-be duck-face blondes, sluts or just go there to boost their ego. I picked up my fare share of girls in night clubs, but they mostly expected the worst out of me upon introduction, I heard all kinds of stuff - they expected me to be married, looking for easy sex, looking for p4p, that I may be broke and try to take advantage of them etc. Basically, girls that go to night clubs do not expect guys there to be good quality. Which brings another question - why are THEY going there? When I ask them, they say: to dance and have fun, but nothing personal. THAT IS A HUGE CHANGE from my childhood, since in 1990's disco's were best places to meet new people. Girls would come to look for guys and would expect guys to come talk to them. I remember it so well! Too bad that went away, very sad!
3. About finding girls. The biggest issue for me is actually MEETING girls. Once I am able to introduce myself, I capture their attention really well. Since I live in another city from the one I was born, finding girls for me is extremely hard. I work my standard work week, eat at some cafe and go home. WHERE do I meet women? As I said, night clubs are waste of time. So in the shop, cafe, gym, book store etc. NOT SO EASY. Apparently those decent good girls don't have the money to visit those places (Ooops), so where do I find them? Best choice is through friends, ask people around you, even sales clerks after decent long conversation, waitresses if they have single girl friends etc. I feel like I met thousands of people by living in FSU for just ONE year, but I still do not have enough. I also understand how much power I have in FSU, I am known by many high-level restaurant owners, bar owners etc. Give me a few more years and I will become city-wide-known persona. I networked with way more people compared to living in the U.S. for years and years! Now I want to meet quality girls, those 8-9 on 10 scale for long term. There are many of them, but again, not so easy. Many are dating someone, many of them are dumb as f**k, many have kids, many work at strip clubs, many are very spoiled etc. Although I went out with models many times. Real models, 9.5 on the 10 scale, those girls that you see on magazine covers. So far no luck in personality department with them. Those bitches are so spoiled, they have no money, no job, live with their parents. But they have the looks and lots of guys chasing them, so they think they have an edge. I just dump them and move on. This made me thinking that it could be better to look for family-oriented girls in Muslim countries, like Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan or just outside of big cities.
4. Good things. Food is wonderful: I am loving my borsch and vareniki, fresh salads, awesome meat and fish dishes.
People: still easy to meet, still easy to talk, still easy to get phone numbers. Especially if you are in your everyday routine - like you go to a cafe for lunch, you see a waitress. I guarantee that I will be able to get a phone number from at least HALF of them. Good luck trying that in the U.S.
Men: are still respected. Women still look for men and dream about meeting their "prince" as they put it. In other words, decent guy who is able to be a father and family provider, but who is also romantic - whatever that means to every girl, since everyone is different.
Society: still very healthy, kids are not living in their smartphones, play in the yard a lot. However, internet is becoming popular and some teenagers are now Facebook dependent, just like in the U.S.
City life: filled with lots of events. Concerts, shows, conferences - everything is happening right around you! You feel in the middle of active life and you feel like being a part of it. Public transportation is very cheap, taxi is filthy cheap compared to Western prices.
Apartments: great quality, easy to find, much lower prices for bills compared to the U.S. Rent could be a little high, depending where you want to live, but still most much cheaper than the U.S.
Sex: still good and fairly easy to get. I don't even have to play any games, I court girls, take them for a dinner and try to hug and kiss them during a walk after our dinner. They most likely say "not so fast", which I already know and expect. Then I meet them again a few times. Even if we make out, but without sex, I push hard saying that I don't want to waste my time on relationship without sex. In most cases they put out.
P4P and strip-clubs: Very decent quality. Have to be careful, DO NOT go alone as you may be robbed or charged triple price. Strip clubs are ABSOLUTE waste of money, since they charge $100-150-200 for a 7-minute private dance and 1 hour p4p costs the same. In general, p4p is not needed in FSU, there are plenty of women around.
On topic: Belarus is not yet spoiled by Western manginas since their president hates Westerners. However, I do agree that Belarusians tend to be a little awkward IMHO. I dated some girls from Belarus and could never be exactly on the same page with them. Also, in the U.S. immigrants from Belarus tend to stick with themselves separately from other FSU folks, compared to East Ukrainians, Russians, Moldovans, Kazakhs and even some Baltic people hanging out together.
I honestly do not find PH girls attractive. I may need to visit the country to change my mind. I agree with Ladislav that rural Russia should be good. Russian girls tend to have lots of drunk, drug-addicted guys around them and good ones are hard to find. If I was given the choice, I could consider Russia over Ukraine because Americans still need visa in Russia. For cities, I would pick Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Volgograd, Ryazan, Voronezh, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok or Rostov-on-Don. Moscow and St.Petersburg seem very spoiled with lots of rich expats and filthy rich locals as well. Rural Russia is also 3-4 times cheaper than Moscow. There is also a choice of even smaller cities and villages - those girls live in basic conditions, growing their garden foods and milking cows It may look great, but consider their lack of hygiene, lack of education and world knowledge. Also are you going to be comfortable with that kind of simple lifestyle and is it worth it bringing one of them back to the U.S.? Those simple girls may have major brain damage from culture shock.
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