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This blog helps you take care of your cat the best way you can! We help you find the best cat furniture and accessories so your fluffy kitty feels amazing all year long.
At home or traveling, there is always something you can use in order to make his/her life better. We know how rewarding it is to take care of a cat and we want to share our experiences to simplify your life with your furry friend. Whether you just got your new companion or you are a distinguished cat lover, you will find what you need on Fluffy Kitty!
The 5 most useful and best cat furniture and accessories
Where to find the best cat furniture and accessories
Best cat furniture you say ?
What do we categorize as cat furniture ? It can be anything from a cat tree to a cat carrier, from a cat water bottle stand to a cat climbing shelf. Almost everything you can dream about is available!
However, some of them are more useful than others. This is why it's all about selecting the most useful furniture your cat will need to be happy.
Our selection is quite simple. We do believe the 5 items we selected are highly essential to your cat's happiness.
If you are looking for something in particular that we have (not yet) reviewed, please send us a request! We strive to review every interesting accessory we think can improve your cat's environment, so do not hesitate to wander around our website and let us know what you think.
TOP 5 OF MOST USEFUL AND BEST CAT FURNITURE (and accessories)
|Ultimate scratching post
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|Armarkat Cat tree Furniture Condo
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|Litter box furniture
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|Automatic cat feeder
For your cat: It's part of his normal behavior. He needs to scratch as it enables him to leave his trace where he does it. The pheromones left after a scratch act as a landmark for him and makes him feel home. His well being and happiness depend on it.
For you: You just save your furniture from being scratched (at least a little). Your cat will probably try to scratch anywhere he can but if you are persistent enough, his scratching post will end up being the only place he does it on a daily basis.
Our Yoda loves his scratching post and has now a little greeting ritual each time we come back home. After letting us pet him, he runs to his scratching post and scratches for a few seconds. It's automatic! It's very funny and also makes us happy each time.
See our full review of the best cat scratching posts and of the best cheap cat scratching posts !
For your cat: Your cat is always looking outside? scratching everything he finds ? It's normal, he needs to stay busy or he will get bored!
To evacuate his frustration of not being able to hunt, a cat tree is the perfect tool. Your cat can have fun and enjoy ladders, platforms, ropes, etc.
Everything is a pretext to play and stay in shape. Most cat trees include scratching posts so you kill to birds with one stone.
For you: Keeping your cap happy and entertained throughout the day will save you some precious minutes of sleep at night or in the morning. Your cat will be less excited in the moments you need some calm.
We know what we are talking about. Yoda loves to play around in the house but when we are not here and he is not busy, he sleeps. Guess what he does at night? He does not sleep and often wakes us up early in the morning to play! As soon as we can afford it, a cat tree will be a must to help him get all this energy out during the day 🙂
See our full review of cool cat tree furniture !
For your cat: It provides a safe and quiet place for your cat to go potty.
For you: A cat litter box furniture is really useful and it's pretty simple to understand why. It hides a messy cat litter box while providing shelf space and many other accessories.
We like it because it easily integrates in your house and that's priceless ! Many different options exist depending on your taste and the style of your house.
See our full review of the best cat litter box furniture !
For your cat: No, of course your cat does not have to stay home and lonely while you are gone. Hard or soft case, depending on your needs, the cat carrier is perfectly designed to embrace your cat's needs so you can take him/her with you on the road wherever you need to go.
With carriers, your cat can be carried in a safe and comfortable place. They will love it !
For you: You want to travel but cannot leave without the beast ? This is where the carrier is useful! For small or long distances, for car or plane travel, the cat carrier is the essential tool to carry your cat everywhere !
We recently bought Yoda his first cat carrier. We left it open in the living room for him to get used to it. He now loves it and often uses it as a shelter ! Another option for him to play around 🙂
For your cat: Your cat needs to remain healthy while you are gone for a little while. Your cat does not know when to stop eating. He/She will only stop when full.
With an automatic food dispenser designed to distribute food in appropriate proportions, your cat can maintain a healthy diet every day that will not leave him/her sick from overeating.
For you: A convenient and hassle-free way to provide your cat with food everyday while you are gone.
The first time we left Yoda for a weekend, we bought a cat dispenser that was not automatic. As soon as we put the food down before leaving he started eating even though it was not his usual meal time. The automatic food dispenser prevents just that. Your are sure your cat eats the right amount at the right time.
Our Review Process
At Fluffy Kitty, we strive to provide you with the best article quality. Here is a quick overview of what are the key elements in our review process and in the way we write every article :
Experience: Customer reviews and tests are deeply analyzed, summarized to give you a clear opinion.
Research: We explore the web, pet stores, magazines to provide you with the freshest and most accurate information about the product we review.
Personal: Our personal advice and experiences or the advice of people we know that have tested products.
Where to Find the Best Cat Furniture ?
There is really plenty of choice out there for you to find the best cat furniture that you desire.
We believe it is sometimes best to buy online where you can find hands on review of customers that have tested the product you want. It is also very convenient as you can compare items and see if you can get your product cheaper.
Amazon has always been one of the best places to shop for us so the products we will review will probably be available on the platform for your convenience. If it is not, we will make sure to indicate where you can find it.
From time to time, our posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product through an affiliate link, your cost will be the same but Fluffy Kitty will automatically receive a small commission. Your support is greatly appreciated and helps us develop our blog, keep on the great work and spread our message!
What Makes Your Cat So Special ?
As for any other pet, once you have a cat it is for life. Sooner or later it becomes part of the family and you treat it as such !
As if you hadn't already guessed, your kitty is much more than a cute, cuddly ball of fur! If you are a parent, you already know how good it feels to provide for your child and make them safe and happy.
If you are not a parent, like myself (one day though!), there are millions of furry friends to make us parents! We take pride in treating and providing for our fur-baby as if it were our child – he's family!
We imagine you feel the same way about your furry loved ones. However, as I'm sure most parents of small children or "tantrum toddlers" would agree, kids often make our stress levels increase.
Not to alarm you, but studies show that your cat actually reduces your stress and blood pressure. In addition, the frequency of your kitty's purrs (between 20 and 140 Hertz) can even heal broken bones faster and can be medically helpful for a variety of illnesses! So essentially next time you fracture a bone, skip the doc and go straight to the animal shelter.
For all that your kitty does for you (mentally, physically and emotionally!) don't you think they deserve good treatment for all their love? The answer is yes. And trust me, they know when you buy something for them and bring it home!
The first cat stand we purchased for Yoda was proof. The minute we brought it in the house, he ran to it and began scratching on the post and went crazy playing with the toy that dangled. He was purring like an engine! We knew he was so happy. He has loved his cat stand ever since.
Actually, we made the cutest discovery not long after he had his cat stand. Each time Paul or I would arrive home, to show his contentment, Yoda would prance to his cat stand and scratch scratch scratch! That's how we know he's happy to see us (in addition to purring and caressing our legs!) ♥
Thank you so much for following us on Fluffy Kitty! We wish you the best adventures with your cat and we are glad if you make us a part of it ! Thank you for sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Google+
If you have any questions or requests, please do not hesitate to let us know through our contact form. We will be more than happy to help!


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Temple Terrace Plan Amendment – TT/CPA 15-14
Located at 12218 Morris Bridge Road, south and west sides of Morris Bridge Road, South of Fletcher Avenue. The request is to amend the land use on one 1.06 acre parcel due to an annexation into the City of Temple Terrace. The requested amendment would change the Future Land Use Map from an unincorporated Hillsborough County designation of Urban Mixed-use-20 (UMU-20) to a Temple Terrace designation of Urban Mixed-Use-20 (UMU-20). This is a privately initiated map amendment.
Status: Temple Terrace City Council approved the amendment request at the first reading on June 16, 2015.

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This is not your average escape room. Designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, Cross Roads Escape Games brings you the next level of escape games.
An escape room is a real life adventure game where you and your friends are trapped in a room full of puzzles and clues with 1 hour to try and escape. Cross Roads takes this traditional idea and advances the game design and creates movie quality sets so you feel completely immersed while inside the games.
We currently have 2 games to choose from, The Hex Room and The Fun House.
The Hex Room is an intense horror themed game with a 20% escape rate.
About: Can you survive a horror film? This murderous horror movie fan wants to watch you try. Each player will take a quiz before the game to find out which character they are: The Nerd, Virgin, Jock, Rebel, Prom Queen, or Detective. Your team will be divided up into separate rooms where you must work individually and as a team. Not only do you need to escape, but you must also survive! Who will live? Who will die??
(Only ages 16+ admitted)
Tickets are $32 per person and must be purchased in advance on our website.
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Yoga for Neck and Shoulders
Shoulder and neck stiffness and pain is now an epidemic. Constantly gazing at the computer or your mobile, improper sitting and sleeping postures, excessive use of weights, improper alignment, etc. are few of the common trigger factors of neck and shoulder pain.


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Quanjude Roasted Duck
recommendation by fang
If you come to Beijing just can't miss the most famous roasted duck restaurant in China which has an history of more than 145 years. Their duck is just marvelous! After the 108 cut of the duck, just don't waste the bone, order them to make you a free bone soup which is so delicious! And you'll get a greeting card writing the number of your duck to memorize that how many ducks they have sold :P (Moyu Soup墨鱼汤,Hongdougao红豆糕,Yasibao鸭四宝 are recommanded)


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Mark's Photography Spot-digital and film photography tips, tools, reviews, information and inspiration
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Would you believe that a Nanny from Chicago might be one of the most influential street photographers of the 20th century? Finding Vivian Maier is the movie that explores this prolific and mysterious photographer. Pam and I went to see this movie at local theater with some other Atlanta area street photographers and came away impressed and saddened by Vivian Maier's intriguing story. Vivian Maier (wikipedia) was born in 1926 and died in 2009. During her life she worked primarily as a Nanny to families in mostly the Chicago area. During that time she was a prolific street photographer whose body of work was virtually unknown until John Maloof purchased boxes of negatives from a storage auction in 2007. From that point to now the story of Vivian Maier has been revealed, but much is still unknown. The movie is an attempt to figure out who Vivian Maier was and why she took nearly 100,000 images and never had any of them printed. Visit the show notes page at http://www.marksphotographyspot.com/016 for links to the Vivian Maier websiteRead more »


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Designed by legendary tone guru Dave Friedman, the Motor City Drive utilizes an actual high-voltage (220-volt) 12AX7A preamp tube to deliver a fantastically smooth, organic feel. The 12AX7 tube naturally compresses, clips and adds complexity to create a more harmonically rich tone than most transistor or digital devices.
Named after Dave Friedman's home town, the Motor City Drive delivers rich tube tone that takes you from light overdrive to rich higher gain tones with incredible sustain.
Designed by legendary tone guru Dave Friedman, the Fuzz Fiend utilizes an actual high-voltage (220-volt) 12AX7A preamp tube to deliver a fantastically smooth, organic feel. The 12AX7 tube naturally compresses, clips and adds complexity to create a more harmonically rich tone than most transistor or digital devices.
The Power Grid 10 offers ten isolated outputs and delivers super-quiet 9v power – a professional turnkey solution that includes all necessary cables. Designed by renowned tone guru Dave Friedman, the Power Grid addresses the deficiencies Dave encountered with power supplies from other brands during his 27-year history of designing and building pedalboards for the world's biggest touring guitarists and studio producers.
For decades, pro-touring guitarists have use buffered pedal board interfaces (aka breakout boxes) as a key component of their rigs. Now Friedman Amplification introduces the pro-level Buffer Bay 6 interface for the ultimate in set-up flexibility.
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For over 27 years the world's top guitarists have relied on Dave Friedman for their pro touring effects rigs. From fancy, ultra-complex racks to simple pedal boards, Dave has built them all. When it came time to design his own line of pedal boards, Dave used all his years of experience to ensure that the Friedman Tour Pro Series has everything a pro guitarist needs.
Bill Kelliher of the band Mastodon performed last night on Jimmy Kimmel live, showcasing two of his Friedman 4x12 vintage cabinets & playing his BE-100 head. Check out the video of the band performing 'The Motherload' below.
Guitarist Sean Ashe demos the new Friedman Amplification Small Box 50 amplifier with his Anderson Angel guitar in this new demo video. Sean adds 'Definitely my personal favorite amp that I've played. It's extremely responsive to what you do and how you play, and very versatile. Also, the 'biggest' sound I've ever had, and big is good! :) '
Friedman Amplification would officially like to welcome guitar virtuoso Wes Hauch to the team as one of our newest artists. Wes will be playing the JJ-100 & matching cab out on tour with Thy Art is Murder as well as in the studio this year with his band Glass Casket. Welcome on board Wes! Official photos & video coming soon. (Photo credit Thomas Savage)
Wow I can hardly believe it has been as long as it has since NAMM ended, but we survived, how about you? We had such an amazing time getting to know & hang out with all of you. It was such a tremendous pleasure seeing new faces, old friends...there was so much talent! Now begins the long process of editing through all of the NAMM video/audio/photography footage & putting together something special for all of you to feast your eyes & ears upon.
We have added the Small Box manual to the website. You can find all of our instruction manuals at this link : http://friedmanamplification.com/support/manuals/.
The new website is up & running now folks, feel free to check back regularly as new/updated content will be added daily as well as new product photos/videos/demos/manuals. Enjoy & let us know what you think.
New hi-resolution photos of the Friedman Steve Stevens SS-100 amplifier have been posted. Click Here to view those photos.
The 50 watt surprisingly versatile new amplifier from Friedman.
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The venue is The Royal Maritime Club (formerly The Royal Sailors Home Club), Queen Street, Portsmouth - between 2pm and 7pm on the first Wednesday of every month. VOS (P) have Country Membership of the Club. Accommodation is available in the Club for anyone attending the programme, why not stay a few days and make a break of it. http://www.royalmaritimeclub.co.uk/ You must quote "Outreach at agreed Members Rates" when booking or you may be refused accommodation as a non member.
It is a "Drop in Centre" where ANY Veteran - or family member of a Veteran - can come for an individual private chat with the Psychiatrist (Morgan O'Connell), and/or his Therapist. The term Veteran means all Ex- Armed Forces (plus - Merchant Navy [MN], Royal Fleet Auxiliary [RFA], Navy Army and Air Force Institute [NAAFI] Staff and Locally Entered Personnel [LEPs] - who served in War / Conflict Zones) The Drop in Centre is supported by the following Ex-Service & Civilian Agencies (if available on the day):-
Any Veteran, or Family Member of a Veteran, can drop in, just for a confidential chat with the Doctor or the Therapist, AND/OR for advice from the Agencies AND/OR to take the opportunity to meet up with other Vets and have a chinwag, maybe a meal in the restaurant and/or a few drinks in the bar. Use the time to arrange to meet other Vets there to have a social afternoon / evening in an informal friendly atmosphere amongst friends, if you wish. It is not intended to hold any sort of group sessions; unless a particular group of individual Veterans request one and that session will be private and confidential to that group.
If any Veteran, or Family Member of a Veteran, wishes to attend privately just to have a chat with the Doctor or the Therapist, they may do so by just coming along OR by contacting Veterans Outreach Support by phone or email. If you get the answering machine then PLEASE leave your name and number and someone will get back to you within 48 hours. To contact VOS click here --> Veterans Outreach Support
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This latest round of funding marks the high demand for IntelleGrow services since the company was first formed in 2010 by Shell Foundation and IntelleCap. To-date IntelleGrow has disbursed more than 60 loans, totalling almost $1 million, to support the growth of early-stage businesses in high-impact sectors such as access to energy, education and healthcare.
By supporting debt for India social ventures through IntelleGrow, we hope to spark confidence among mainstream investors in this model
Dimple Singh, Director, Investments, Omidyar Network India Advisors
"Businesses in their early stages need debt at the right time to sustain and create value, and not to be dependent upon equity. Our offering in the form of venture debt creates value for promoters and investors and helps multiply the social impact," explained IntelleGrow CEO, Sanjib Jha.
"We know there are literally hundreds of worthy companies to meet and engage with in India. Unlocking capital for these companies means unlocking solutions to India's development challenges. With investment from the Omidyar Network and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, we have found new partners in this work; partners that share our belief in our model and our track-record."
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Two Tie Romper
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Have you ever heard of the LBR? Well we have, here at the Mint Julep. This is our Little Black Romper! If you like lots of accessories, this romper is for you! The simplicity of it is just right, making it a blank canvas for pairing lots of jewelry or even a summer scarf with it! The shoulder ties add just the right amount of detail to this romper. Put on your flats or some sexy wedges with this LBR!Fits true to size. Kalan is wearing the small.
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Platform trolleys are used in various industries, and based on the sector they are used their features vary a lot. One of the several types are the light duty platform trolleys. These are commonly used in the shops, where the customers can carry their purchases without having to put in lots of efforts.
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Laura Bush promotes reading
March 6, 2008
From the Associated Press
In brief remarks Wednesday to the annual meeting of the Assn. of American Publishers in New York, First Lady Laura Bush called books her "greatest love affair" and warned that a "nation that does not read for itself cannot think for itself." Bush, a former librarian whose advocacy of books and literacy have long made her popular in the publishing industry, cited such fictional characters as the Brothers Karamazov and "an intriguing man named Gatsby" and worried that many Americans had never heard of them.
BET to produce 'The Book of Negroes' as its first scripted miniseries
April 25, 2014
by Greg Braxton
BET, which in the last few years has moved forward with its first scripted comedies and a drama, is now moving into the miniseries arena. The cable outlet will produce a six-part miniseries, "The Book of Negroes," a historical drama based on the prize-winning novel by Lawrence Hill. The project will star Cuba Gooding Jr., Louis Gossett Jr. and Aunjanue Ellis. PHOTOS: Stories that leapt from big to small screen (and vice versa) The miniseries will revolve around Aminita Diallo, an 11-year-old girl living in a West Africa village who is kidnapped and sent to South Carolina as a slave.
Craig Johnson makes crime pay
July 20, 2008
Marc Weingarten, Special to The Times
Craig Johnson comes as advertised. Standing outside the Autry National Center on a boiling summer afternoon, the Wyoming-based crime novelist is decked out in a long-sleeve shirt made of heavy cotton, scuffed brown boots and a 10-gallon hat that provides shade, but not nearly enough. Spotting his interlocutor, Johnson sticks out his hand and delivers a booming "How ya doin'?!"
Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson circling Disney's 'Jungle Book'
April 24, 2014
By Oliver Gettell
Two of Hollywood's hottest actresses, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and Marvel heroine Scarlett Johansson, could be uniting for Disney's upcoming live-action and CGI hybrid adaptation of "The Jungle Book," according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nyong'o is in final negotiations to voice Raksha, a mother wolf who adopts the human orphan Mowgli, while Johansson is in earlier stages of talks to play the mesmerizing python Kaa, a secondary villain, the Reporter says . Jon Favreau, who worked with Johansson on "Iron Man 2" and the upcoming culinary comedy "Chef," is directing "The Jungle Book.
Digging for the Deeper Meaning in Disney Movies
August 21, 2004
Larry B. Stammer, Times Staff Writer
Ever since Walt Disney began turning out feature-length animated films, scholars, theologians and journalists have plumbed the depths of the simple morality tales for deeper religious meanings and messages. Was Snow White's eating of the poison apple an allusion to the Fall in the Garden of Eden? When the puppet maker Geppetto was swallowed by a whale, was that a veiled reference to Jonah in Hebrew Scriptures? Were Jiminy Cricket's initials in "Pinocchio" a hidden reference to Jesus Christ?
Bennett Draws Fire in Stanford Talk Assailing Course Change
April 19, 1988
LARRY GORDON, Times Education Writer
In a speech that provoked angry rebuttals from administrators and some students, U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett charged Monday that Stanford University's recent change in Western Culture studies was "an unfortunate capitulation to a campaign of pressure politics and intimidation." Bennett told a campus audience that protests by minority students scared the university into dropping a mandatory reading list of 15 classics from the course required for all freshmen.
Bold steps on a road where giants have tread
June 15, 2004
Bettijane Levine, Times Staff Writer
The man who may be the next Hemingway is basically unreachable. At first call, Marc Bojanowski is bike riding down by the Russian River. At the next, he is actually in the river. Fishing. He has no cell phone. Doesn't believe in them. And he has no home. Is temporarily camping at his parents' house. Or maybe in their tool shed (he never says which). The shed is the place from which he eventually calls a reporter's answering machine.
Grace Kelly Bridesmaids: Real Life Follows Fairy-Tale Wedding
June 5, 1989
JEANNINE STEIN, Times Staff Writer
It was the wedding to end all weddings, and the media event to end all media events: the marriage in 1956 of American movie star-glamour queen Grace Kelly to the dashing Prince Rainier of Monaco. Caught up in this fast-lane fairy tale were six young women chosen to be Grace Kelly's bridesmaids. And now one of them has written a book about it, titled "The Bridesmaids." Author Judith Balaban Quine was one of the six who wore a daffodil yellow dress the day Kelly married her prince, along with Maree Frisby, Rita Gam, Carolyn Scott, Sally Parrish and Bettina Thompson.
Esther Williams Is All Wet, Say Friends of the Late Jeff Chandler
October 27, 1999
Outraged friends and colleagues are rallying to the defense of late '50s screen hunk Jeff Chandler to offset damage done to his reputation by Esther William's racy bestselling autobiography, "The Million Dollar Mermaid." According to Williams, who began a love affair with Chandler during the shooting of "Raw Wind in Eden" in 1956, Chandler was "happy and secure only in women's clothing." Cross-dressing, she writes, gave the actor a sexual thrill.
A Look at the Mystery of India's Independence : Rushdie's 'Riddle' Unfolds in Documentary
July 7, 1989
JAMES ENDRST, Hartford Courant
It is cruel but fair to say that Salman Rushdie's career owes much to the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It was not "The Satanic Verses" but the death sentence imposed by Khomeini that boosted Rushdie's book sales, made the author a living martyr for free expression and--because he was forced into hiding, where he remains--made him a mystery man as well.
What's everybody reading? A book-by-book map of the world
April 24, 2014
By Mary Forgione, Daily Deal and Travel Blogger
If you want to make like a local when you travel this summer, choose your reading material carefully. Travelers visiting Sweden should pick up a copy of "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke. Those who are Brazil-bound might reach for the heal th guide " Superfoods " by Meryl Joseph. That's the word on reading picks and habits from users of Scribd , the Netflix -like book lending company that compiled pages read, reading time and geographic data from users worldwide to create a kind of reading map of the world. In the U.S., the must-read book on Scribd is "Sh*t My Dad Says," by Justin Halpern . Other top books, by country, include: --Denmark: "The Alchemist," by Paulo Coelho --Croatia: "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," by William L. Shirer --Italy: "Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience," by Kenneth O. Drake --The Netherlands: "The One-Minute Organizer," by Donna Smallin The fastest readers appear to be in Germany, followed by the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Malaysia.
'The Library' rewrites the book on Columbine
April 24, 2014
By John Horn
NEW YORK - As parents of young girls and as two of Hollywood's most prolific producers, Kathy Kennedy and Frank Marshall believed that "Columbine," journalist Dave Cullen's exhaustive investigation of the 1999 school massacre, contained compelling and often untold stories that needed to be shared with a larger audience. So when the book was published five years ago, the producers of "Lincoln" and "The Bourne Identity" purchased its rights, hoping to turn "Columbine" into a feature directed by "The Social Network's" David Fincher.
New study shows smartphones increase book access in developing world
April 24, 2014
By Hector Tobar
A decade ago, as a foreign correspondent traveling through South America, I witnessed cellphone technology's march across the globe-- to a remote corner of the Peruvian Amazon, where even tricycle taxi drivers had them. Now smartphone technology is completing its own conquest of the developing world. Handheld devices that allow you to browse the Web, or read a book, are now ubiquitous in South America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. This week, UNESCO reports on an unexpected consequence of the smartphone revolution: People with limited access to books are reading more, thanks to those tiny, portable screens.
Warren in new book accuses Kashkari of lying as TARP chief
April 23, 2014
By Seema Mehta
In her new book, "A Fighting Chance," Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren accuses California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari of lying to her when he led the taxpayer-funded federal bank bailout. Warren, a Democrat, served as chair of the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Panel that was created in 2008 to scrutinize the $700-billion Troubled Assets Relief Program. In her book, released Tuesday, Warren writes that members of the panel had grown "deeply concerned" that within seven weeks of the law's passage, $172 billion in taxpayer funds had been committed to various banks with little oversight.
Why Elizabeth Warren's new book doesn't read like presidential prologue
April 23, 2014
By David Lauter, Los Angeles Times
Elizabeth Warren's ninth book is a campaign biography with a twist. Warren, who emerged as a national figure during the early days of the financial crisis, rapidly became a star of the Democratic Party's liberal-populist wing. Her 2012 Senate campaign in Massachusetts attracted so much money and attention that admirers began talking her up as a presidential candidate even before she won. "A Fighting Chance" could easily fit as the next step toward that goal. It weaves her life story and political manifesto in the classic manner of books designed to accompany a run for office.
Sandra Cisneros on books, border crossings and cats [video]
April 22, 2014
By Carolyn Kellogg
With her latest "Have You Seen Marie?," Sandra Cisneros has written a picture book for adults (and kids too). It's not what readers expected from Cisneros, who leaped onto the literary scene in 1984 with "The House on Mango Street" and continued with an acclaimed literary career. Her 1991 collection, "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories," was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize; her many awards include a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. Creating an illustrated book, she tells the L.A. Times' Hector Tobar, was a little like working on a film.
Hours spent reading books around the world
July 2, 2013
By Carolyn Kellogg
How many hours a week do you read? If it's 10 hours or more, you might try moving to India -- you'll be among your people. According to this infographic, Indians spend more time reading books than the residents of any other nation. Each week, the average Indian reads for 10 hours, 42 minutes. Americans read books only about half that amount: 5 hours and 42 minutes. Interestingly, Americans and Germans spend exactly the same amount of time reading. The big reading nations, after India, are Thailand (9 hours, 24 minutes)
'Who Is Carolyn Keene?'
March 28, 2010
By Jennifer Fisher
Get a clue -- it's Nancy Drew's 80th birthday and it's time to solve a mystery. Who is Carolyn Keene, author of the Nancy Drew mystery stories? And how did it all begin? It all began with Edward Stratemeyer, a writer and publisher of books for kids. He had so many exciting ideas he didn't have enough time to write them all. So he hired writers called ghosts to bring his stories to life. The Nancy Drew books were written by ghost writers. Stratemeyer gave all of them the name Carolyn Keene.
Southern Californians ready for latest chapter of World Book Night
April 21, 2014
By Hector Tobar
You'd think giving away books would be an easy thing to do, but Melissa Eggerling tries to put a lot of creativity and a bit of theater into the act. On Wednesday, Eggerling will be one of 800 Southern Californians participating as "givers" in World Book Night, a program designed to distribute free books to people who might not read them otherwise. Last year Eggerling and her two young sons took boxes filled with the novel "Fahrenheit 451" and distributed them from a Los Angeles city fire truck in Eagle Rock.
Annie Leibovitz talks Taschen book, Miley Cyrus, John & Yoko
April 19, 2014
By Steve Appleford
During four decades, Annie Leibovitz has been a dominant force in portrait photography, first at Rolling Stone and then with increasing skill and vision at Vanity Fair and Vogue. At 64, Leibovitz works hard at it still and isn't ready for a broad career retrospective but takes a look back at some of her most lasting images in "Annie Leibovitz," a huge limited-edition book from Taschen. In the tradition of Helmut Newton's "SUMO," the new volume is about 20-by-27 inches and 476 pages deep.
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Korea's Crazy for Crazy Cellphone Cases
Crazy, eccentric cellphone cases are the new must-haves in Korea! According to the model who has already used these busy phone cases, the cases are made of silicone which act as a cushion if it falls. She commented, "It's so quirky that it's cute!"
These iPhone 4/4S/5 cases are currently sold online for about $20 to $30 USD.
What do you guys think about these phone cases?
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Hi, and welcome to my Dr. Mundo guide.
I will not discribe that much since i'm new (Dunno how to do all that fancy stuff)
This is how i play Dr. Mundo, and i personally like it bacouse of the fact that you can use your Burning Agony all the time and not even notice it on your health. (+ you get much health!!)
Mastery tree: I have chosen to build up mastery in the offense tree becouse of the good damage.
Abilities: You start out with the "Infected Cleaver" ability since it is good at start becouse of it's good dmg and it's ranged. Then you take the "Masochism" becouse you get to dmg a freakin lot ! and that good for start game nukes and it's usefull to endgame ofc. Then you take the ulti becouse you regenerate health and movement speed, usefull for chasing and fleeing. Then it come, take "Burning Agony" and if you have up to about the "Force of Nature" in the item build, you can use "Burning Agony" contantly.
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Where is February going? It feels like only yesterday it was new years & we are already half way through feb!
It's super cold/windy/wet/snowy here in Wales at the moment but I am loving that the days are getting lighter & I always stare at the sun rays for the few seconds that they are out as it feels like years it's been gone. I am
patiently waiting for spring I promise.
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A change to the urban skyline that could make a big dent in carbon emissions.
Can a faux 1950s downtown sharpen the minds of dementia patients?
As long as many white people choose to move out of suburbs as they diversify, one law professor argues, residential segregation will remain common.
"When the water is there, everything is kind of suspended."
Cornell is building one of the greenest high-rises in the world.
Twelve years after work began on a $2 billion entertainment complex in New Jersey, is another giant mall still an appealing vision?


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States may require a form verifying rent that was paid for the year. For example, Minnesota requires a certificate of rent paid to be submitted with the renter's tax return. This certificate notes rent paid for the year and how that rent contributed to payment of the property tax on the unit. If an accurate copy of this certificate cannot be obtained, a rent paid affidavit can work as an alternative. The affidavit must include rent payment receipts, such as canceled checks.Learn more about Social Services


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Every Sunday, millions of Americans gather to cheer on their favorite football team. But for me, Sunday is about gathering for brunch with friends and cheering with a mimosa.
When I saw some of my friends getting all excited about Sunday night football, I was surprised. I suddenly started noticing all the lady fanatics of this very male sport. I also noticed my cute friends looked, well, a little sloppy wearing their oversized team jerseys.
The other day I came across a collection designed by Nike with the lady NFL fanatic in mind. I noticed that the t-shirts and jerseys were made to fit and actually flatter these lovely ladies. There was also some really nice leggings and shorts to match. They were so cute that it made me want to be a football fan.
I started to think about this new trend of athletic wear inspired clothing. We all know Ralph Lauren has his rugby collection, for those that want to live the lifestyle but don't need to necessarily know about rugby.
I remembered Alexander Wang had a football-inspired collection back in 2010. He did a fantastic collection with big shoulder pads and a jersey. The most memorable piece was a sweatshirt dress with leather shoulder patches. So, athletic wear can and has, and will, continue to inspire runway collections.
So would it be any different if I got a full-blown NFL outfit although I know nothing about football?
I know the players wear shoulders and... shoulder pads are back in style. They also wear leggings and... I love leggings! Two of my favorite movies are Jerry Maguire and The Blindside. So yes I was inspired and decided I am going to get an NFL outfit.
Here is my simple NFL game plan inspired by football fashionistas Gisele Bündchen and Eva Longoria.
You need a football jersey or t-shirt with your team logo.
- Skinny jeans in either leather or athletic inspired stripe jean
- Chunky high top sneakers in fun colors or a great boot
- Über cool leather jacket or a varsity jacket
- A skull cap. I prefer the retro knit turban
- Legwarmers. Yes, very 1980s, but so are shoulder pads
- Pashmina scarf
- Great bag
- Sunglasses
- One or two pieces with your team logo is enough. Do show your support by wearing team colors
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Grand Etang National Park
The hikers' favorite, Grand Etang preserves the nutmeg groves and tropical rainforest of Grenada's central highland.
At the park's heart is the crater lake that gives the park its name, Grand Etang Lake. A network of walking trails meanders away from the lake, through the park, around the lake and towards the coast via the Concord Falls. Choose from 20-minute ambles to multi-hour treks.
You'll be greeted by local monkeys at the visitor center, where you can pick up walking trail leaflets on park destinations like Seven Sisters Falls and Mt Qua Qua.
While walking, see if you can spot mahogany trees, hummingbirds, frogs, lizards, mongoose, armadillos, tropical flowers, caribs and hawks.


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Live Now Foundation, a non-governmental organization committed to quality education and sports development, has begun a series of campaigns to address the fallen standard of sports among school children within the Akuapem North Municipality.
As part of activities to address the challenge, the foundation has organised and supported a sports festival among basic schools in Tinkong, Okorase and Konko zones.
The schools competed in Athletics, Soccer, Volleyball and Netball for both boys and girls in the under 13 and 15 divisions for primary and Junior High Schools respectively.
The event which took place at Tinkong saw Tinkong zone adjudged overall winner while Konko and Okorase zones took the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.
Tinkong M.A JHS took home 4 trophies, Methodist primary 2 trophies and Nyamebekyere and Assemblies of God won a trophy each.
The event was graced by the development chief of Tinkong, Nana Kwadwo Siaw I and the country director for Live Now Foundation, Henry Dekyem.
Mr. Dekyem who presented trophies to deserving schools called for the need to revive of sports competition among Ghanaian schools. He pledged to sustain the foundation's support to quality education and sports development in the country.
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See Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint Grow Up
Photos of the big three getting older.
This week, the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series arrives in theaters (with David Edelstein's seal of approval). No small part of the movies' appeal has been the opportunity to watch the actors who play Harry, Hermione, and Ron — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint — grow up alongside their fictional alter egos. Ten years ago, when the franchise began, they were adorable little tykes; now they're adorable little adults (Daniel never did hit that growth spurt). If we want to see them undergo this much change ever again, we're going to have to catch up with them when they're entering their seventies. So until then, remind yourself how aw-inspiring the aging process can be, with these photos chronicling their growing pains, in the movies and on red carpets. See Daniel Radcliffe make the transformation from boy-wizard to man-wizard, Emma Watson go from cutie patootie to cover girl, and Rupert Grint traverse the awkward stage.


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Marvel is the king of comic book movies right now, but DC is trying to punch back.
DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. recently announced that they're using "Man of Steel" and 2016?s "Superman Vs. Batman" as the springboard from which DC will launch its own cinematic universe, starting with Zach Snyder's "Justice League." But DC is in uncharted territory here. Not only has it never had its movie properties exist in the same universe, but it's also playing as the underdog.
If they're going to succeed, DC is going to have to avoid some dangers from the pages of its own comic books to translate them into worldwide phenomena, just like Marvel has done. Here are six dangers the studio faces, and how it can avoid them.
6) So … Many … Storylines
DC was founded in 1934, and launched its first superhero — Superman — in 1938. That's over 75 years of content to draw from for movies, from one character alone! It could be very, very easy for DC to get lost in a sea of its own history, trying to cram in villains and storylines from almost 3/4 of a century of superhero history.
Avoid Through A Singular Vision
Instead of getting sucked down the rabbit hole of content, DC needs to make sure it has a clear idea of what tone it wants to take for "Justice League," what era of comics it's invoking, and which writers it wants to emulate. Having Zack Snyder at the helm of both "Superman Vs. Batman" and "Justice League" will help insure that vision, but Snyder also must make sure that he and DC have a well thought out plan for the universe going forward.
No one wants to see them take a dab of "Death Of Superman," mix it with a bit of "Dark Knight Returns" and sprinkle in some "Crisis On Infinite Earths." Pick one great story, don't try to do all of them simultaneously.
5) Batman, Superman… And Some Other Guys
In the JLA comics, Batman and Superman are often emphasized above the other heroes. But since we already knew the other heroes from their own comics, it never felt like they got short shrift. One of the biggest problems with launching the "Justice League" movie as DC plans is that Superman will have appeared in two films, Batman will have had one, and everyone else will either be a guest star in "Superman Vs. Batman" or debut in "Justice League." That's not a lot of time for us to get to know, or care, about the rest of the seminal league of superheroes.
Avoid Through Character Development
Sounds pretty simple, right? But it also means that DC will have to plan out each character in a very, very short time. Since DC hasn't given itself time to make a movie about each character, like Marvel did, DC has to make sure each character gets a defining moment in either "Superman Vs. Batman" or the first act of "Justice League." Marvel allowed growth for all its heroes, and DC has to remember that they're all important for DC Studios' future success.
4) Adding Characters Too Quickly
Here's the thing: the Justice League is enormous. Though it began with seven heroes (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter), the cast of heroes ballooned in future issues to include such folks as Green Arrow, Captain Marvel, Hawkman, Cyborg, and others.
Just like multiple storylines, there will be a desire for Snyder and Co. to cram as many faces as possible into the next two films. In fact, Cyborg has already been cast for "Superman vs. Batman," which will in turn lessen the impact of each debut and confuse the hell out of non-comics fans.
Avoid By Focusing On The Originals
For DC and Warner Bros. there should be no Green Arrow or Hawkman. You have two movies to develop every single Justice League character, plus a couple villains. There is no room to waste space on anyone other than these heroes. If you have a minute of screen time that's not devoted to one of the original seven, scrap it. Heck, if there is an original character you think you haven't had time to develop yet or is too weird for audiences (like Martian Manhunter), just don't include him or her.
Marvel was very patient with its movies' rollout. We know, DC is playing catch up, but they're not going to do this all at once. Audiences would rather see five well-developed heroes than 15 paper thin ones.
3) A Bunch Of White People
The last thing DC needs right now is conservatism. With Marvel succeeding in almost every demographic, DC has to match them, and the last thing it can afford is to cast a bunch of random white-bread actors in its hero roles. Though Marvel's heroes weren't diverse at all (see above: the second most common skin color was green) the addition of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury did help to mitigate that in what was otherwise a not-too-diverse cast. Put some realistic color on the screen to differentiate yourself from Marvel and get different demos excited about your movie.
Avoid Through Smart Casting
This isn't a comic book danger: this is a comic book opportunity. Green Lantern, for many of the younger generation, is not Hal Jordan but the African-American version named John Stewart. If he's included in the Justice League, he would become the first major minority superhero (all due respect to Cyborg and Falcon, who would be just shy of major). Audiences already rejected Hal Jordan a few years ago, anyway.
DC needs to inject some fresh blood into this film. This shouldn't be limited to Green Lantern, though, and DC should take every opportunity to make the Justice League of America an actual representation of the country they're protecting.
2) Superman Saves The Day
Batman is a great detective and fighter, Wonder Woman is a Greek goddess, Flash is super fast, but Superman, well … he can do everything. If the DC Studios team gets writer's block, it'll be very easy for them to just have Superman and his insane powers save everyone else as the ultimate, and ultimately unsatisfying, Deux Ex Machina.
Avoid Through Clever Writing And Working Together
The comics have had plenty of interesting ways of de-powering Superman, up to and including blocking out the sun. Obviously, no one wants Superman totally neutralized — we want to see him kick some major Jesse Eisenberg ass — but no one wants a hero who renders the others basically useless. The best Justice League issues find creative ways of the team using their powers and abilities to complement each other, something that was the coolest part of the final battle in "The Avengers." Superman can do anything, but it doesn't mean he should.
1) Aliens And Mermen And Gods, Oh My
This is the same problem Marvel faced when making its cinematic journey: how can we package all these incredibly disparate heroes into one universe? Audiences can individually buy that Superman is an alien from Krypton, that Wonder Woman was a Greek goddess, that Aquaman was king of Atlantis… And even that Flash got struck by lightning and is now super-fast. But put them together in the wrong way, and these differences will only become starker and harder to reconcile.
Avoid By Getting A Sense Of Humor
Look, the idea of a Justice League, just like the idea of The Avengers, is pretty weird. Marvel made it work mostly through tone: Joss Whedon's light-hearted script allowed the characters themselves to point out the ludicrousness of each other's background, which made us, as the audience, laugh with them and embrace them. DC's cast of characters is just as strange, if not stranger and, if "Man of Steel" is any indication, the movies look to be more self-serious than Marvel's films.
DC has to change that, at least a little bit. You can't spell comic book movie without "comic," and if audiences don't laugh with you they will laugh at you (again, "Green Lantern"). For all their superpowers, it'll be the ability to crack a joke and a smile every now and then that might define the Justice League.
From: http://www.mtv.com/news/1816825/dc-comics-movie-dangers/


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In 2013, Barron's Zen Doodling combined the calming benefits of meditation with the creative outlet of drawing for a unique new take on relaxation and self-expression. Now the practice is enhanced with Zen Doodling Mandalas. Since ancient times, the mandala has been a symbol of the universe, a cosmic diagram that represents infinity and our own inner being. Here, zen doodling queen Carolyn Scrace offers instructions for creating captivatingly beautiful mandalas with nothing but a scrap of paper and something to write with. She also covers:
The engaging layout of this book includes hundreds of beautiful examples of mandalas along with instructive diagrams, in both black & white and color, which will inspire artists and peace seekers alike to pull out a pen and start doodling stunning mandalas.About The Author:
Carolyn Scrace graduated from Brighton College of Art in England before working in animation, advertising, and illustrating children�s books. She is the author of Barron's popular Zen Doodling Books.
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Virginia novelist and a man of letters best known for his series of urbane, highly mannered, pseudo-erudite romances of Dom Manuel, set in the mythical medieval country of Poictesme. Beyond Life (1919) and Straws and Prayer-Books (1924), critical works, are prologue and epilogue to the Poictesme series, composed of novels, stories, and poems, whose sequence of action, as distinct from sequence of publication, is: Figures of Earth (1921), The Silver Stallion (1926), Domnei (1920), The Music from Behind the Moon (1926), Chivalry (1909), Jurgen (1919), The Line of Love (1905), The High Place (1923), Gallantry (1907), Something About Eve (1927), The Certain Hour (1916), The Cords of Vanity (1909), From the Hidden Way (1916), The Jewel Merchants (1921), The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck (1915), The Eagle's Shadow (1904), and The Cream of the Jest (1917).
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Sense & NCISibility.4
knicq posted in Knicqisms on August 7th, 2011
It's 11:00 pm, and I am sitting here debating whether I should go pay the gym my monthly visit and check on the ancient creaking equipment's fitness, or try and force another blog within the same month. The fact that you are reading this blog is deceptive in what it leads you to deduce, so beware. It is entirely possible that I might have gone off to the gym after typing my dilemma line, and come back to blog. Only, in knicqland, that would be so ridiculous, it wouldn't even be funny.
As you can probably tell, I am done trying to make sense, and thus passing myself off as sensible. For one thing, I continue to get the feeling that no-one buys into that even when I think I have pulled it off in style; for another, one must acknowledge one's limitations at some point. Just this morning, I was thinking of some of the better decisions I have taken, and I realized the extent of my limitations when I got to the conclusion that two of my top decisions had to do with my walking out of jobs. Consider this:
- The first time, it was a job that paid well, did not ask for a lot of work to be done in return, and yet, I left it to go work for a company that paid less and asked for a lot more work.
- The second time around, I left a job when there were no other options lined up, but the current job was sapping the life out of me. That a world recession followed only a couple of months later only made it more, well… interesting.
And yet, when I think of some of the best things to happen to me, I count those two instances quite at the beginning. Quite obviously, sensible does not become me, and sense and I have little in common. Alhamdulillah.
There is of course the fact that it is very rare when I think I have pulled off being sensible in style. Put it all together, and you can begin to imagine just how demotivating it can all amount to be for someone like me under the circumstances. It is not as if I cut myself much slack, so when I think I have done a convincing enough job and people should buy in, the least they can do is demonstrate some courtesy and pretend to buy in. It is this sort of short shrifting which alienates perfectly normal people to the extent where they begin to attach lesser value to the lives of fellow human beings. Or at least, this is what most of the NCIS, CSI, SCIN, INCS, ICNS, SNCI genre of TV shows want us to believe. Has anyone wondered what exactly is the point of these shows?
I used to like one of them for it's dry humor, and interesting characters, until these shows started mushrooming all across the channels, and I began to get my characters mixed up. It has come to a point where they start a new show and I wait for the oh-so-cool aging investigator to turn around to the oh-so-hot agent-with-the-brains for answers just when the Mr. Oh-so-funny-agent is hitting on the earlier mentioned oh-so-hot agent for the billionth time, and then wait for the actual answers to come from the oh-so-obsessed-with-dead-bodies-old-man and his walking-fashion-disaster-geeky oh-maybe-so-cute assistant in the lab. Throw in increasingly graphic scenes of decomposing human bodies and parts, and apparently you have a show on your hand which people cannot get enough of – even if you present the same show with half a dozen similar, but oh-so-different, abbreviations for names. Time was when 'Murder she wrote' was the weekly murder mystery dose for everyone, and it made do without any decomposed/decomposing body parts.
Anyhow, that is tantalizingly close to sounding sensible, so I had better save myself the disappointment and the accompanying bout of depression induced by the general public's failure to appreciate the good intentions of a guy trying hard to make some sense, and stop right here.
Besides, one of the channels is running last week's episode of NCIS, and I must go get my dose of graphic corpses for a good night's sleep.
p.s. I kinda dig that oh-so-hot-agent-with-brains.


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Now i'm not a racist,
i just don't like puerto ricans.
all the other hispanics are fine,
just not puerto ricans.
though i must admit
i do find their rum amazing.
then again,
captain morgan was only the governor of puerto rico
he wasn't actually puerto rican.
that my college drop out friends was your history lesson for the day.
further more,
i've found that i am not to drunk to land this plane.
interestingly enough i have no idea where the plane went,
nor do i have a pilot's license.
but i can still do it damnit.
what was i just talking about?
probably something antisemitic.
there is something in the air tonight dear reader(s?)
and it smells alot like pussy.
the delicious part of the female anatomy,
not the animal.
because i hate cats,
they are demonspawns from the deepest region of hell.
or if your like me and aren't religous,
demonspawns from new jersey (fucking Jersey Shore)
when the cop says "i'm letting you off with a warning"
refrain from yelling out after him "does this mean i can keep my weed?"
this my friend will result in you getting pulled out through the window.
and like most great stories it ends with the simple phrase
"officer the handcuffs are hurting me"
i strongly urge you to never drink and drive,
unless you know, you have too.
like when you need to bring the kids to school,
or go to your DWI hearing, after all you're losing your license anyway.
now there aren't alot of things that bother me (this is a lie)
but i do find old people painfully annoying.
admit it, you feel the same way,
like when an old lady pays for everything in pennies.
plus there is that smell of death and bengay they always carry around.
i imagine that amish people have alot of sex, though not just with people.
solely because they don't have tv.
i know what you're thinking "great going after the amish how low will you go next?"
well i can sink lower.
because i've found that a deaf guy can't hear an assassin approaching.
i know this deaf guy and i don't like him, but i don't know how to say it.
because i don't understand the whole hand thing.
that's a sign language joke for you retarded people out there
if you're retarded and you're offended by that,
you aren't really retarded, take off the helmet and get a job, retards can't read.
i sincerely hope i've offended at least one of you reading this, then again only one person is going to read this.
so i hope you are fully offended
douche bag.
i'd talk to you more, but your lazy eye makes me feel like you aren't fully involved in the conversation.


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This store is the greatest for edible gift ideas. There are some companies that offer these products almost exclusively to their business associates as customer appreciation gifts. To facilitate this, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has invented their own gift card. With this you can purchase freely on credit and pay off the balance at the end of the month for hassle free shopping. Of course, you can check your balance at any time for your own records.
Is the end of the school year coming up and you don't have a clue what to get your son or daughter's teacher as an appreciation gift? Turn to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. There is a wide choice of elegantly boxed chocolates or truffles available. Another plus is that the goodies offered are so affordable. If you feel that a box of chocolates is too ordinary for a favorite teacher or significant other, for example, then consider a gift basket. In these too, there is a wide variety of choices available.
Does your mom speak fondly of those good old days when she and her friends used to make candy apples in the summer? Maybe this Mother's Day is the perfect time to give her a nostalgic taste of the best candy apples ever. The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory offers a wide range of flavors that are sure to please your mom. In fact, the thick gooey caramel is sure to please anyone!
Truly, here you can find something for everyone, no matter what the occasion. For spring occasions, there are soft centers and truffles available in freshly colored boxes of light green, delicately portraying the essence of the spring days. For an anniversary or a special birthday, such as the big 50, there are nice boxes of real English toffee or succulent handmade fudge as a real palate pleaser. If there are no special dates on your calendar, you can just pamper yourself!


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Today was a wonderful day. I'm hoping for some fantastic dreams tonight! I am learning about connecting with the "knower" within.
I've now heard this message many times from many different sources: I already have what I need. (There is nothing I need to seek outside myself.) I need only to look within and " aid others in the ways that I've been aided."
I was drawn to Philip of Clark, Numerologist, of Dynamic Digits today during my 20-minute numerology report at the Serendipity event today in Wheeling. Amazing stuff came out of it. As he was working the numbers I noticed how "911" popped out of my birth date — the number that turned me onto Angel Numbers in the first place! Also, he told me that I am to become self-empowered this lifetime — the same message that I got from my very first Past Life report at the School of Metaphysics! And he said that I've had many lifetimes as a leader, choosing to incarn in feminine form this lifetime to teach others to use the "whole brain" — intuition/feeling AND logic. Then we may be whole-functioning individuals who recognize that we are spiritual beings living a human existence. He told me that though I came to him for a reason, I could just as much be one of the teachers sitting behind a table, like him! And he reminded me to become "whole" myself, committed to meditation and to my inner self.
Tapping into inner resources has been more of my focus again lately. I've peeked into a book on the Akashic records, I've restarted meditating, I've been learning about the present moment with Andy Shaw, and I've been poking into my Doreen Virtue Angel Cards. I asked some questions for some family today and particularly resonated with the responses from the Indigo Angel cards. For myself I asked for suggestions about fulfilling my spiritual/ soul purpose. The response was the card pictured above ("Dreams" — How fitting!), and here's the description:
"This card guides you to pay attention to the dreams you have, both when you sleep and during your waking hours. They are your connection to your true, fearless Indigo soul and your highest potential.
This card is a message to let yourself fearlessly dream, even if the contents of your dream seem unrealistic to your logical mind. The angels are asking you to strengthen this connection to your higher self so that you can bring into your life the miracles you've always desired."
Wishing you the same for you tonight! Sweet dreams!
Much loving, many blessings. ❤


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Kasich claims he's increasing school funding; his budget shows a double-digit cut
Governor Kasich did a complete snow job on the Ohio media when it came to K-12 education funding. For days, several media outlets reported that Kasich's education cuts weren't nearly as bad as feared in education. The "fear" was the expectation of 15% to 20% cuts.
This morning, the Columbus Dispatch actually reported that education might see slight increases. Kasich, during his press conference, actually claimed his budget "increases" funding for K-12 and college education.
Except Kasich's own budget document proves him to be lying. Here's the pages from Kasich's budget dealing with the Ohio Department of Education from Kasich's submitted "Blue Book" (Executive State Budget):
Yes, Kasich's budget technically increases State's share of funding for K-12 education from FY11, but that's only because the State decreased its share because the federal stimulus allowed the State the flexibility to increase overall spending while allows the State to use its money elsewhere in a very challenging budget environment.
But Kasich's budget doesn't replace the stimulus money that isn't in this budget. That's $875 million in funding that is gone and not replaced in Kasich's budget.
Kasich's own budget shows that the TOTAL funding for education in the State budget is therefore decreasing education funding 11.5% from FY2011, followed by another 4.9% decrease in FY 2013 from FY2012. That's over a 16% decrease in funding over two years. That's $1.28 BILLION in less funding for K-12 education.
Kasich is increasing what is called foundational aid, but that increase is almost entirely taken up by… Kasich's doubling of money for for-profit charter schools funding and vouchers. Kasich said he was doubling the number of school vouchers.
Kasich's own budget shows that total education funding will end in his biennium budget below FY 2008 in actual dollars not just in inflation-adjusted real dollars.
Kasich's budget zeros out funding for the line items of:
- School Improvements Initiatives
- STEM Initiatives
- Violence Prevention and School Safety
- Neglected and Delinquent Education
- Drug-Free Schools
- Gifted Education
Some of this is due to dismantling Strickland's Evidence Based School Funding reforms… most of it is not, however. Kasich's budget has yet to answer the question of how the State will determine how to allocate its funding to the school districts once Strickland's formula no longer exists, either.
This is your education budget. As BudgetWatch as already noted, there are other cuts elsewhere in the budget in funding that school district receives.
This makes me sick…
Thanks for sharing this. It is good to have the facts that prove Kasich is lying.
You need to put up the picture with I lied under his ugly face. You will be using that a lot; I think. Of course he really doesn't work for us, he works for rich people and corporations so of course we have to support them and their fat behinds. Do now want my taxes going to any private school especially some religious "academy". Looks like I am going to have to go up on my BP medication.
What about the Lottery Profit Education Line Item?
In the budget it is calling for decreased revenue. Down 34 Mil this year, 30 Mil next, and a whopping 65 Mil in 2013
I'm just guess that's a privatization of the Lottery although it's not actually called for in the budget.
Jason A Haas
I also wondered about that. I've not heard sales are down, so either ME is right about privatizing or the % allocated to education is being reduced.
So there will be NO funding for gifted education in the 2012-2013 budget?
I would like to add to that the fact that an overwhelming number of private schools for which the vouchers are valid are all religious schools. I checked here for Franklin County and I don't recall a single eligible school that wasn't religious. Why are tax dollars going to support religious schools? How is this even allowed?
Guess he is not to good at math maybe that is what happen when he worked on wall street for that company that loss all that money anyone remember.
No dedicated funding, no. They explained at the town hall last night that schools will have to make those decisions. So if you live in a rich district and have lots of property-tax wealth and don't depend on state funding, sure you can probably afford to choose to offer gifted programs. Not so much for poorer districts.
They are pushing the hard choices to the local level so someone else can be the bad guy.
Wow, really? The Lottery has been having record sales years. This makes no sense – we will look into it, but it could be that they're preparing to sell it off and get a dedicated funding stream (at or below current levels) in exchange for a lump sum payment. The only way to sell it, by the way, would be to promise the private operator authority to introduce practically any new and more profitable types of games they like, pocketing any additional revenue that is created.
It's only fair to call him out when he (and the Dispatch) try to argue that schools aren't getting their funding cut. Sure, the stimulus is gone and everyone saw that coming, but let's be honest – that's less money going to schools, pretty much the definition of a cut.


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My field of expertise is, and shall remain, still photography. However, with the advent of DSLR full frame video technology, I have now taken a keen interest in the cinematographic realm.
I have also been one of the official cameramen, working under the direct supervision of director Jean Pierre Gatt, for Red Electrick - The Unplugged Sessions


text: LIHEAP Thousands of N.H. Families Could Be Left Without Heat Under Trump Budget By Paige Sutherland • Mar 17, 2017 LU/FLICKR Among the proposed cuts in President Trump's budget plan is a home heating assistance program that provides help to nearly 28,000 low-income New Hampshire residents. Home Heating Assistance Program Opens Early In New Hampshire By Brady Carlson • Nov 16, 2015 A program aimed at helping low-income residents with their home heating costs is getting underway for the season. Shaheen, Ayotte Press For More Heating Funds By Associated Press • Apr 7, 2014 www.shaheen.senate.gov New Hampshire's U.S. senators want more money to go toward the Low Income Home Heating Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2015. N.H. Getting Nearly $3.4M In Low Income Heating Assistance By Associated Press • Jan 31, 2014 New Hampshire is getting nearly $3.4 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Funds. More New Hampshire Families Will Get Help Paying Fuel Bill By Amy Quinton • Dec 21, 2011 More families in New Hampshire can now get help with their fuel bill this winter. Congress increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, this week. New Hampshire will receive a total of $26 million, rather than the $14.7 million dollars originally allotted. That original appropriation forced Community Action Agencies to target the money to families of four earning less than $28,000. Other low-income households were placed on a waiting list.


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Kendrick Lamar has called off his upcoming tour of South Africa so he can hit the road with Kanye West.
The star had been due to play a series of dates in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town in November (13), but he has now axed the gigs after he was given the chance to join West's North American tour.
Lamar will open for West when his Yeezus shows kick off in October (13), and he will return to South Africa early next year (14) to play the rescheduled dates, according to Timeslive.co.za.
He will launch his run in Durban on 28 February (14).


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Forget April Fools' Day. It feels like the CTA is in the middle of April Fools' Year.
The agency has made some eyebrow-raising headlines over the last six months.
In September, there was the so-called "ghost train," an unoccupied train that traveled nearly a mile before crashing into a Blue Line train filled with riders, none of whom suffered life-threatening injuries. Two CTA workers were fired and two were suspended after investigators found the train had been left in storage in powered-up mode.


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- When I said "I just want to put a little sugar" in reference to the coffee I was drinking at the airport today John leaned over and kissed me and said "there you go!"
- My in-laws are here and among the awesome treats they brought me Dylans favourite brush.
- Seeing how exciting John was about his parents coming.
- Sunshine
- Warm weather
- I'm reading a really good book right now.
- I got a flash stick full of videos on my godchildren in the mail.
- I also got artwork, a letter, a homemade bracelet by my 5-year-old goddaughter of awesome and exclusive interviews by them about us (by the way, according to our 2-year-old godson of amazing John goes to Hawaii every day.)
- I now official have business cards for this whole being a writer thing I'm trying.
- I'm feeling purposeful.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
A little post full of little things
Just a little post full of the little things that have made me happy recently.
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Hi! Found your blog through BBN, I'm an Expat myself (US to UK). You have a lovely blog, and look forward to reading more about your adventures!ReplyDelete
Yaya @ dreamitdarling.blogspot.com
I'm so glad you enjoyed the little piece of your godchildren. Next time, I am sending them both.ReplyDeleteReplies
I will glady escort them there!!Delete
These are all great little things!! :)ReplyDelete
I love the little things :)ReplyDelete
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