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For most visitors, the only thing overtly Australian about the Milk Bar is an accent occasionally emanating from its kitchen. That belongs to Inta Phayer, the Australian who runs this Uptown sandwich shop with her husband Kevin, a native of England.
At their tiny, charmingly off-kilter place, they make enormous and generally excellent sandwiches that don't seem to hail from anywhere in particular, except perhaps a fertile imagination. How else to explain a po-boy of roasted lamb slathered with Thai chili, dabbed with sour cream and held together with melted mozzarella — joined in the take-out bag by a curious little lollipop?
But to an Australian, a lunch like that bears several hallmarks of home. The lamb, sliced thin in the manner of deli meat, follows a tradition Aussies call "Sunday roast," a custom as ingrained as Monday red beans here. Thai chili — a chunky, candy-apple-red, sweet-and-spicy spread — is the condiment of choice for gastropub grub Down Under. And that lollipop? The brand, Chupa Chups, hails from Spain but is Australia's de facto national sucker.
Those touches may hit nostalgic notes for Aussies, but for the rest of us the Milk Bar offers an original and idiosyncratic approach to a quick lunch or early dinner (it closes at 8 p.m.). The seasonal soups are reliably good, as are the busy salads, the best of which is topped with Indonesian-style chicken satay. Cappuccino milk shakes and slushy lemon-lime drinks can take the edge off a hot day.
Sandwiches are the Milk Bar's calling card, and as with any serious sandwich it all starts with the bread. Po-boys are assembled on short, soft-crumbed pistolettes, and sandwiches are made on over-sized round loaves of ciabatta, a standing custom order from La Boulangerie. One called the "wolf me down" has roasted lamb, hummus and spinach. Eggplant and the better part of a Greek salad go into the "I dream of aubergenie."
There must be some ardent fans of the "speared pig," though I couldn't get over the texture of asparagus mixed with ham and hollandaise. But I concur with the name of a relatively recent addition called "shrimply the best." Pull its halves apart and a stretchy curtain of mozzarella reveals a seafood-platter's-worth of sauteed shrimp dressed with pesto and lemony mayonnaise.
The ciabatta contains it all as snugly as a calzone, and like a good calzone these sandwiches resurrect well in the toaster for second helpings. Many are big enough for two meals.
In Australia, a milk bar is a neighborhood institution somewhere between a snack bar and an old-fashioned soda fountain, and during the lunch rush it's clear this Milk Bar fills that role for kids from nearby schools and the scrubs-clad staff from neighboring Touro Infirmary. The location isn't easy to spot, but when you see people twirling lollipop sticks on their way back from lunch you know you're getting close.


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This picture had me thinking back to my youth and the great times we had.
We often plodded through the week but when Friday night hit, it was the weekend! Time for the gang to get together and party, party, party.
I have so many wonderful memories of nightclubs, dancing, pub nights, excursions to the beach, bog-lapping around the city, and so many more. Monday always came around much too quickly and then it was back to work, feeling a little like the picture above.
But, as is the way of youth, we were quick to recover and would be planning for the next weekend. Ah, those were the days.

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Pre-Schism Orthodox Western Saints
20th April (NS) — 7th April (OS)
7th April O.S.
BRYNACH (BEMACH, BEMACUS), an Irishman, St. Brynach settled in Wales where he built a cell and church at a place now called Carn-Inglyi (Mountain of Angels), which overhangs Newport, Pembrokeshire. In addition, several churches in Pembrokeshire dedicated to him. There is little further information extant on this saint, though it seems likely that he reposed in the first half of the fifth century. Some sources state he is the same saint as St. Brannoc of Braughton (7th January), but there is no reliable information to support this assertion.
EPIPHANIUS, DONATUS, RUFINUS, and COMPANIONS, (Date Uncertain), Epiphanius was a bishop of an unknown See in North Africa. Various martyrologies list him as having been martyred along with thirteen (or fifteen) members of his flock. Nothing further is known of these martyrs.
FINAN (FINNIAN), (Sixth Century), a native of Munster, St. Finan was said to have been given the gifts of prophecy and miraculous powers as a child. He became a disciple of St. Brendan the Voyager (16th May), at whose direction, St. Finan founded a monastery at Kinnitty (Irish: Cionn Eitigh), Co. Offaly.
GIBARDUS, an Abbot of the Abbey of St. Peter the Apostle in Luxeuil. He and his monks fled the Abbey in the hopes of evading the invading Huns, however, the Hums captured the monks and subsequently martyred them, circa 888.
GORAN (WORANUS), (Sixth Century), a friend of St. Petroc (4th June) who appears to have lived at Bodmin. There are several churches in Cornwall dedicated to him. No further information on this saint is extant.
HEGESIPPUS, a Jewish convert to Christianity, born in Jerusalem, St. Hegesippus spent twenty years of his life in Rome studying the early Church. The first to trace the Apostolic Succession of the Bishops of Rome, he is considered the father of ecclesiastical history. Though little of his work is survived to the present, it formed the backbone of Eusebius' research for his Ecclesiastical History, and was recommended by St. Jerome (30th September). St. Hegesippus returned to Jerusalem for his final years and reposed there, most likely circa 180.
LLEWELLYN (LLYWELYN) and GWRNERTH, these two monks lived at Welshpool and later at Bardsey in Wales at some point in the sixth century Nothing further is known of their lives.
SATURNINUS, a fourth century Bishop of Verona of whom nothing further is known.
20th April N.S.
CEADWALLA (CADWALLA), a pagan King of Wessex, who, repenting his cruel and cunning ways, abdicated his throne, and went to Rome where he was baptised by Pope St. Sergius (8th September). Almost immediately after his baptism St. Ceadwalla reposed (689), still wearing his white baptismal robe, and thus was numbered amongst the Saints.
HARDUIN, a monk at Abbey of St Wandrille in Fontenelle, Normandy who spent his later years as a hermit, devoting his time to copying the works of the Fathers. St. Harduin reposed in 811.
HUGH of ANZY-LE-DUC, after finishing his education at the Abbey of St. Savin in Poitou, St. Hugh received monastic tonsure there. He helped several other monasteries revive their monastic life, and later assisted St. Berno (13th January) in founding the Abbey of St. Peter in Cluny, Aquitaine. St. Hugh reposed at Anzy-le-Duc circa 930.
Prior to the Schism the Patriarchate of Rome was Orthodox, and fully in communion with the Orthodox Church. As Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco +1966 said "The West was Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable Liturgy is far older than any of her heresies".
MARCELLINUS, VINCENT, and DOMNINUS, natives of North Africa who travelled to Gaul where they preached in the Dauphiné. St. Marcellinus was consecrated first Bishop of Embrun by St. Eusebius of Vercelli (2nd August). St. Vincent went on to be consecrated Bishop of Digne, and St. Domininus served as a missionary bishop in Gaul. They reposed circa 374, and their relics are enshrined in Digne-les-Bains in the French Alps.
MARCIAN of AUXERRE, a wonderworking monk at the Abbey of SS. Cosmas and Damian in Auxerre, where he was given the obedience of keeping the Abbey's cattle. The date of the repose of St. Marcian is listed as taking place somewhere between 466 and 477.
SULPICIUS and SERVILIAN, martyrs in Rome who were beheaded under Emperor Trajan (r. 98 -117) circa 117. According to tradition they were converted to the Faith through the prayers of St. Flavia Domitilla (12th May).
Details of British Saints excerpted from Orthodox Saints of the British Isles.
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Walter Pall's main blog about bonsai and his work with trees from day to day. Lots of good pictures of good trees and lots of valuable information about bonsai.
Monday, April 27, 2009
cherry number 2 from Wolfgang Kaeflein
4 comments:
- Matija Triglav said...
Again you are opening my mind. It's happening often that i do see something on your blog what did I saw in nature but i didn't collect. But I see now that I'll must go back there...
- April 27, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Hi Walter,
I have a new cherry stump that has sprouted all over pretty much like yours have. Someone told me I should remove unwanted sprouts and wire the rest while they are young for greater movment before they mature and get stiff.
Would you agree to this and if so, why don't you do it on this tree?
My concern is, since I removed so much roots and branches this year I'm thinking I should let it recover for a season. But will this make the branches harder to develop?
- April 27, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Walter Pall said...
I have repotted the tree. Only one insoult per vegeation period! Since I have repotted it I cannot style it now. Maybe later in August. But the best is to wait until next April. The new growth will be still OK to wire after two years. Only after threes years it begisns to become quite thick and a bit problematic to bend.
- April 27, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Thank you for taking the time to do this! It's really healpfull to be able to read about your projects and be able to ask you questions. I used to wish that you wrote a book but in some ways this is much better!
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Changes to the Community Titles Act 1996 (SA) came into effect from 28 October 2013. To see a summary of the changes, see the Attorney-General's Department http://www.agd.sa.gov.au/community-and-strata-titles-legislation
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In a community scheme lot boundaries generally do not relate to a structure, but are determined by surveyed land measurements and are unlimited in height and depth, unless otherwise specified on the plan. Unlike a strata scheme the owner is therefore responsible for the maintenance and insurance of any structures on that lot, and has no obligation for maintenance of other lot owners' buildings.
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In a community strata scheme the lot boundaries must be defined by reference to parts of the building, similar to a strata title. There must be at least one lot that exists above another, unless the scheme was previously a strata scheme under the Strata Titles Act 1988 and has converted by resolution to the Community Titles Act 1996 (SA). The structure itself is common property and it is therefore the responsibility of the corporation to maintain and insure it.
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Griselda Nunez had never paid more than $35 for a haircut, but after more than a year of unemployment, she was sorely in need of a confidence boost. That is how Nunez found herself seated in a high-end salon in Manhattan, waiting for a man who charges $300 for a cut -- color and highlights not included -- to work his magic on her copper-colored mop.
This styling, however, was on the house, courtesy of Cristiano Cora.
The "unemployment haircuts," as he calls them, have become a weekly fixture at Cora's studio for those lucky, or unlucky, enough to qualify. All it takes is an appointment and some proof -- be it a pink slip or unemployment check -- to join the growing list of job-hunters hoping for a spot each Tuesday.
It began as a one-time-only offer last month, but the turnout was so great and the response so effusive that Cora has extended it indefinitely. "As long as the recession lasts," he said in an Italian accent as he began snipping away at Nunez's shoulder-length strands, the theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" pumping through the cavernous salon.
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Well, you can't blame Best Buy. Not really. Marketers, tech people…we all secretly want to be Apple. But do you think Best Buy's new store design is enough to lure you back into the store, not just to shop but to buy?
Personally, I like the idea of a smaller, more intimate shopping experience. Buying technology is intimidating enough without being overwhelmed by an enormous, impersonal store. I love that they're making it easier to find someone to answer questions and escort you to the perfect product. And being able to buy without waiting in those infernal lines? Awesome!
As much as I love saving a buck, I much prefer to have some real interaction with a real product – live and 3-dimensional – before I buy. And I think people really do want to connect with an expert, whether that's a custom integrator or a "geek" to talk tech. Those are just a few reasons why we are really excited that people can demo Control4 at over 350 Magnolia at Best Buy stores nationwide, not to mention any one of our authorized dealers. If you want to get a taste of what smart home technology can do, that's a great place to check it out.


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Metal News for December 10, 2016
Last updated on August 16, 2018 at 2:05 AM ET
We post metal news every day, throughout the day, covering thousands of metal bands including underground and unsigned bands. You are currently browsing the news archive, but you can also find news by band.
7 news articles posted on this day.
Farsot Announces Upcoming Album
Following the "Insects" album from back in 2011 and the "Samhain Celebration" split released earlier this year, Farsot now has a new full-length in the works. The band comments:
"Our third album is entitled 'FAIL-LURE.' Failure: an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success. Allure: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. More soon…"
Farsot also revealed the "Fail-Lure" track listing will be as follows:
I - Vitriolic
II - Circular Stains
III - With Obsidian Hands
IV - Undercurrents
V - The Antagonist
VI - A Hundred to Nothing More...
The Power Of The Riff Fest Approaching
As the Los Angeles-based The Power Of The Riff festival event taking place next week rapidly approaches, the set times and more have been posted.
The Power Of The Riff begins with a now sold-out pre-party Friday, December 16th, with Venice crossover icons Excel headlining the show in support of the recent reissue of second album, "The Joke's On You.: Also added to the party are Inglewood powerviolence squad Despise You as well as local Los Angeles death-punk sect Deth Crux.
Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by Cascadian black metal artisans Wolves In The Throne Room playing Los Angeles for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters Incantation, Chicago post-metal outfit Pelican, the debut performance of hardcore supergroup Bloodclot, Olympia-based punk freaks Gag, Oakland death metal warriors Necrot, and Ohio death/black/crust newcomers, and recent Southern Lord signees, Crypt Rot.
Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by Neurosis making a special return to Los Angeles to headline the event. The rest of the evening sees Southern California metal/hardcore trio Nails making a first live appearance since the band went on hiatus several months ago, Bay-Area post/sludge act Kowloon Walled City, Arizona death faction Gatecreeper, Los Angeles' own hardcore-punk savages Obliterations, and Southern Lord-signed blazing hardcore outfit Lies.
Another batch of two-day passes have been released this week as the two main events are very close to selling-out. Set times are as follows: More...
Vicinity Announces "Recurrence" Release
Norwegian group Vicinity has been busy working on the follow-up to 2013's "Awakening." The band now checks in with this update:
"We are so proud to finally be able to announce, not only the title and artwork, but also the fact that we've signed a worldwide record deal with Mighty Music for the release of our next album 'Recurrence.'
"'Recurrence' is a concept album dealing with the cyclic nature of humanity, and will be released on April 21st next year. Thanks to everyone who has contributed as well: Christer-André Cederberg - Producer/Mixer/Engineer, Jens Bogren, Fascination Street Studios, Skarp Studio, LindenArtwork :) The finished product would not have been what it is without you!" More...
Versus Releasing New Album
Versus is gearing up for the release of forthcoming full-length album, "The Cardinal," in early 2017 via Revival Recordings.
To celebrate this announcement and signing, the band has released "No Safety," a song that talks about not feeling comfortable enough to open up about where you are mentally. The band creatively uses this platform to spread a message of hope for individuals battling mental illness after first-hand experiences losing someone significant.
The band comments: "Whether that be with your partner or best friend, people dealing with depression and anxiety are good about keeping it all in. What's what gets you there in the first place."
Shawn Milke of Revival Recordings had this to say about the label's latest signing: "Revival Recordings is proud to announce the signing of Versus. The band embodies everything that we love; passionate songs, energetic live show, and lyrics with a purpose, with a message. It is time to join the movement." More...
Maloic Releases New Video
From the small coastal town of Mangalore (not to be confused with Bangalore), Maloic arrives to unleash a new video for "Foul Blood," taken off the "Death" album due to drop January 25th, 2017. The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Foul Blood
2. Two Twelve Eighty Four
3. Wasted Soul
4. Unborn
5. Dead
6. Massacre
7. Prison of Darkness
8. The Rope More...
Sepultura Debuts New Lyric Video "I Am The Enemy"
Sepultura debuts a new lyric video for "I Am The Enemy", taken from the band's upcoming fourteenth studio album "Machine Messiah", which will arrive in stores on January 13th through Nuclear Blast.
Check out now "I Am The Enemy" below.
Says guitarist Andreas Kisser of the song: More...
AfterLife Premieres Title Track Of Upcoming New EP
West Palm Beach, Florida's AfterLife premieres the title track of the band's upcoming new EP "Vicious Cycle", which will be out in stores on February 03rd via Stay Sick Recordings.
Check out now "Vicious Cycle" below.
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29 Nov Best Gifts For Nerds & Geeks 2018
With the gift-giving season almost upon us, it's time to start seeking out that special gift for the geek or nerd in your life. However, that presents its own challenge, as your average geek or nerd likely has all the hottest new toys and electronics already.
If you're going to find a gift, you're going to need to think outside of the box. Below, we've compiled 26 of the hottest gifts for the geek or nerd in your life. These gifts combine practical items with a dash of pop culture and are sure to have the other geeks and nerds quivering with jealousy. No matter what your budget is, we've got something to fit into it.
Here's my complete Best Geek Gift list for 2018
Game Of Thrones Lego MiniFigures
If you or your geek loves Lego and Game Of Thrones, then your head is going to explode when you see this site!
LEGO minifigures, has 100's of totally bespoke minifigures including these awesome Game Of Thrones figures. The Fire & Ice Collection comes with three Lego MiniFigures – The King in the North – The Queen of Dragons – The Kingslayer
There's plenty of other minifigures on offer is GOT isn't for you. They've got Deadpool, Elvis, Donald Trump, Star Trek to name but a few.
1. Custom Designed Death Star Fire Pit
Burn your meats like the Empire burned the Rebels with the Custom Designed Death Star Fire Pit. This fire pit measures 30 inches across and safely encapsulates the roaring blaze inside of it. However, if you need a larger globe, it's also available in a 37.5-inch size. The Custom Designed Death Star Fire Pit is made entirely of steel with the manufacturer basing it on the reconstructed Death Star seen in Episode VI.
2. NES Cube Speaker
Show off your love of retro gaming with the NES Cube Speaker, brought to you by 8Bitdo. This speaker features a design that mimics the directional pad on the iconic NES controller. This directional pad is fully functional; for example, you can press the pad left or right to lower or raise the volume, respectively. This wireless Bluetooth speaker features an eight-hour battery life, ensuring that it won't go dead during your all-night gaming marathon. The upgradeable firmware ensures that your NES Cube Speaker is always running the latest build available.
3. Academy da Vinci Clock
The Academy da Vinci Clock is based on the works of the great Leonardo Da Vinci. You'll find the essence of Da Vinci throughout every piece of this device. For example, the weight of the pendulum also doubles as the clock's power source. If the geek or nerd in your life isn't a pro at building furniture, you're in luck as this clock requires no batteries, paint or glue. The pieces of the Academy da Vinci Clock snap together easily in either a wall-mounted or standing position.
4. Sphero Star Wars BB-8 App Controlled Robot
While Star Wars: The Force Awakens focused on heroes like Rey and Finn, the real star of the show was the spherical droid known as BB-8. With the Sphero Star Wars BB-8 App Controlled Robot, you can have a BB-8 droid of your very own. By using a smartphone or tablet, you can guide BB-8 around any space imaginable. You can also use hand gestures and arm movements to have BB-8 follow you. You can use the included Force Band to play a variety of minigames with BB-8, such as helping the little droid collect Holocrons.
5. The Keyboard Waffle Iron
If you know of a geek or nerd who loves both computers and breakfast in equal amounts, then he or she will love The Keyboard Waffle Iron. This unique waffle iron will make delicious waffles in the shape of a standard keyboard. The Keyboard Waffle Iron is designed for maximum portability, as the tool is both lightweight and slim. The die-cast aluminum design features a non-stick coating, making cleanup a breeze.
6. 2016 Best HP Spectre – The World's Thinnest Laptop
The 2016 Best HP Spectre holds the title of being the world's thinnest laptop. However, just because it's thin, doesn't mean this laptop isn't packing a punch. With an i7 2.5 GHz CPU, 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB hard drive, this device can play all of the hottest games. This laptop also comes with a preinstalled copy of Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition. Lastly, the built-in HD webcam and microphone will allow you to keep in contact with the recipient of this gift.
Sometimes, bigger is better, and the DELL 43 ULTRA HD 4K MULTI-CLIENT MONITOR is as big as they come. This massive 43-inch display offers visuals up to a stunning Ultra HD 4k resolution. You can connect four independent clients to this monitor, which will let you do four times as many tasks at once. With no bezels getting in the way, this monitor lets you switch between displays instantly. This monitor is a perfect gift if you know a nerd or a geek is ready to take their gaming experience to the next level.
8. Useless Box Kit
If you can't think of something useful to get the geek or nerd in your life, why not something useless? The Useless Box Kit is a box that serves no purpose whatsoever. Flick a switch and a mechanical hand will appear to flip the switch back off. In addition to two AA batteries, you'll also need a soldering iron to build this box.
9. ICE Portable Wireless Floating Bluetooth Speaker
Step into the future with the ICE Portable Wireless Floating Bluetooth Speaker. This speaker uses magnets to float high above the base. When in use, this circular speaker spins around to amplify its volume and take advantage of the built-in sound guide code. The built-in NFC function lets you pair this speaker with any smartphone or tablet that supports Bluetooth.
10. Omegon Universe2go Planetarium
If you can't wait until the nighttime to view the stars, you'll love the Omegon Universe2go Planetarium. Hold this device up to your eyes to fill your vision full of stars. The device supports eight different visual modes with three total hours of audio explanations about the constellations and objects in the sky. The Omegon Universe2Go Planetarium also tracks over 150 celestial objects. Astronomy novices and experts alike will love this device.
11. LEGO Brick 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Combine a geek's love of LEGO and technology with the LEGO Brick 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive. This flash drive is housed in an actual LEGO brick, meaning that the recipient could theoretically hide it in their LEGO creations. The sliding cap design will ensure that the USB drive stays safe when away from your PC. The key fob lets you attach it to your keys, ensuring the drive is always at close reach.Buy on Amazon
12. TrackR Bravo
Is the geek or nerd in your life always forgetting their wallet or car keys? With the TrackR Bravo, you can ensure they never lose their essential items again. You can place this IR device on the back of any item. For example, you can put it on the back of your car keys and, when you can't find your keys, you can use the TrackR App to make the device ring. You can even set the device up to alert you by phone when you're leaving something behind. For example, place the device on a wallet and, if you try to exit the house without it, your phone will alert you.
13. Jedi Dressing Gowns
Both nerds and geeks can agree on one thing: Star Wars is a fantastic film franchise. With the Jedi Dressing Gowns, you can live out your fantasy of being a Jedi. These one-size-fits-all gowns are officially licensed and come with a hood, pockets, and a belt. They are made from 100 percent cotton to ensure your comfort. The Jedi Dressing Gowns are perfect for lounging around or reliving scenes from the movies.
14. Set of 8 Star Wars Silicone Ice Trays
Give any party a geeky overhaul with the Set of 8 Star Wars Silicone Ice Trays. These silicone ice trays make the perfect ice cubes for your Star Wars movie marathon. You can also use them to make candy and chocolates as well. With iconic shapes like the Millennium Falcon and R2-D2, fans of all ages will love these shapes. Not only are these trays safe for both the refrigerator and freezer but they are also safe for the both the oven and dishwasher.
15. 2017 Bubble Wrap Calendar
One of the best parts of getting a new package is popping the bubble wrap found inside. With the 2017 Bubble Wrap Calendar, you can get that feeling every single day. This calendar is over four feet tall and perfect to hang on the back of a door or a wall. Each day presents a new bubble to pop. The 2017 Bubble Wrap Calendar uses a heavy and clear wrap to provide a satisfying "pop" noise after you press in a bubble.
16. Silicone Coasters with Floppy Disk Design
Floppy disks are a relic of a past age, but their memory lives on with the Silicone Coasters with Floppy Disk Design. These silicone coasters resemble original 1.44-inch disks in both look and size. The high-quality silicone used on these coasters make them ideal for both indoor and outdoor use alike. Little touches such as notes written on the index field will give you a nostalgic rush. You'll get six different coasters in this pack with colors ranging from black and blue to hot pink and neon green.
17. MECO LED Name Badge
If you know a nerd or geek who is in business for themselves, then the MECO LED Name Badge is the perfect gift. This LED name badge lets them stand out in a crowded room thanks to the scrolling message. While everyone else is sporting just a piece of paper with a name written on it, you can customize this name badge with both a name and a graphic design. This LED name badge supports 15 different languages and over five file types.
18. Star Trek Electronic Door Chime
With the officially licensed Star Trek Electronic Door Chime, it will feel like walking onto the bridge of the Enterprise every time you open your door. This Star Trek product is activated by motion, playing iconic sounds from the show when anyone passes by the device. You can select from either a red alert sound or a door opening sound and mount this device on either side of the door.
19. PancakeBot 3D Food Printer
A 3D printer can create a lot of unusual items, but the one thing it can't build is food. That's why the PancakeBot 3D Food Printer makes the perfect companion to any 3D printer. The batter dispensing system will etch out any design you create, no matter how complicated it is. The non-stick surface on the electric griddle will let you remove your pancake without ruining the design. Even if you're never made a pancake before in your life, the included recipe book will have you making flapjacks like a pro in no time.
20. My Arcade Retro Machine Handheld Gaming System
The My Arcade Retro Machine Handheld Gaming System lets you relive the era of retro gaming at any time or place. The small portable device holds over 200 games on it, including classics like Galaga, 1942, and Defender. The small 2.5-inch screen provides crisp and colorful visuals while the 4-way joystick is just how you remembered it in the arcade. The high-quality plastic used on this device will ensure that it remains safe when transporting it to a new location.
21. Back to the Future Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger
If you know a geek or nerd who loves Back to the Future, then the Back to the Future Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger makes the perfect gift. This car charger plugs into any 12V power adapter on a car, such as a cigarette lighter. The Back to the Future Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger allows you to charge up to two USB devices simultaneously. If your device has a USB charging port, you can charge it using this device. Some of the devices you can charge with this car charger include iPhones, tablets and GPS devices. When in use, the Back to the Future Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger flashes its lights in the same pattern as it did in the classic film.
22. Knight Rider Kitt USB Car Charger
If the geek or nerd in your life is more of a David Hasselhoff fan and less of a Christopher Lloyd fan, you'll want to opt for the Knight Rider Kitt USB Car Charger instead. The Knight Rider Kitt USB Car Charger plugs into any 12V power adapter and charges one USB device at a time. Press the button on the top of the device to play one of 11 audio clips taken directly from the Knight Rider television show. If you'd rather cruise in silence, you can mute the voice at any time.
23. Infinite Dungeon Corridor
Any fan of The Game of Thrones or Dungeons & Dragons will love the Infinite Dungeon Corridor. At first glance, this dungeon corridor looks similar to the ones you'd see in a fantasy video game or television show. The flickering torches on the wall have three levels of brightness and the stone slabs look to have seen their share of adventurers. However, turn the Infinite Dungeon Corridor on and peer inside and you'll see a never-ending hallway. It's not magic, but a combination of mirrors and light that create this illusion. Not only can you display the Infinite Dungeon Corridor on a desk but you can also hang it on the wall.
24. Blockhead Side-Facing Plug for Apple Adapters and Chargers
Apple lovers know the heartache of trying to connect your charger to a port and finding out that it just won't fit. With the Blockhead Side-Facing Plug for Apple Adapters and Chargers, you'll never have this problem again. By allowing Apple users to turn their chargers sideways, this device guarantees that your charger will fit into any opening. The Blockhead is compatible with all Apple chargers, including those for the iPhone and iPad devices.
25. Piper Computer Kit | Educational Toy that Teaches STEM and Coding through Minecraft
The young geek or nerd in your life will love the Piper Computer Kit. This kit teaches coding through a series of Minecraft challenges. This device is a fully-functioning computer that encourages tinkering and experimentation. The Piper Computer Kit features LED lights, sensors, buzzers and much more. After completing the built-in challenges, you can use the Wi-Fi functionality to download additional challenges.
26. HTC VIVE – Virtual Reality System
The HTC Vive is one of the leading virtual reality headsets on the market today. HTC has partnered with Valve to provide the SteamVR service, a service that gives Vive owners hundreds of VR games to play. The adjustable headset and eye relief adjustments ensure that gamers of all ages can comfortably use this device. The wireless controllers let you freely move around and fully immerse yourself into the VR experience. However, you don't have to stand to play, as the SteamVR Tracking software can provide just as good of an experience for gamers who are sitting down.
Something for Everyone
While all of these gifts tap into a different area of geek and nerd culture, they all have one thing in common: Each gift is a ton of fun. Whichever gift you purchase for the geek or nerd in your life, you can rest assured knowing that the recipient will love it for years to come.
If you want some more ideas for geek gifts check out my best laptops for programming and laptops for graphic designers, if you have a bit more money to spend!
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text: BtoB's Best Marketers: Julie Fajgenbaum, American Express OPEN Published on October 03, 2011. Created in 2007 as a resource for the small businesses that AmEx hopes will drive future growth, American Express OPEN now routinely tops one million unique visitors per month. The company is fueling that momentum by introducing a number of new features to meet members' demands for mobility and social media marketing. Julie Fajgenbaum is spearheading those initiatives. In June, OPEN gave members the option of applying Membership Rewards points to Facebook advertising purchases. At the same time, it introduced YourBuzz, a free service that lets business owners monitor and contribute to discussions about their companies and markets in social media outlets. These join many other OPEN services, some free and others available for a fee, to help small businesses become more successful. "It's a classic example of "a rising tide lifts all boats,' " Fajgenbaum, VP-brand and marketing, said. "To make this happen, we design programs, products and services to address their most fundamental needs." Those include educational services for businesses to learn new marketing strategies, she said, or to discover revenue streams or technology products to help them find new customers or manage cash flow better. Fajgenbaum points with pride to the company's Small Business Saturday initiative, introduced last fall, that urges Americans to shop with local small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. She's also proud of the company's Big Break for Small Business, a resource to help companies use Facebook as a marketing tool; and Victory in Procurement, OPEN's program to help businesses secure government contracts. "We know that business owners are experts at customer engagement, but they often lack the understanding of today's tools and techniques for finding and engaging customers online," she said of the Big Break program. As for the Victory effort, she said, "Since its inception in November 2009, VIP has educated more than 400,000 business owners and helped more than 28,000 register on the Central Contractor Registration, the primary vendor database for the federal government." —C.H. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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Dopple Ganger Hotter Than Potter
This boy did a video review of book one in the Dopple Ganger Chronicles by G.P. Taylor. He says he liked this book better than Harry Potter!
Let us know your thoughts and be sure to check out book 2, The Secret of Indigo Moon, in stores next week!


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Public Needs for Library and Museum Services Survey
Purpose: The purpose of Public Needs for Library and Museum Services (PNLMS) Survey is to determine attitudes, to assess awareness of issues related to library and museum services, and to track trends in visitation and usage.
Coverage: The sample size is 3,500 households (2,975 landline households and a 525 cell-phone-only subsample). The sample will include library users, museum users, dual users, and non-users.
Content: The data will include information about respondent's visitation to libraries and museums, their attitudes toward library and museum services, and demographics about respondents. It will also include information about visitation and usage of libraries and museums by children in the household.
Frequency: The PNLMS is a cross-sectional sample survey.
Methods: Data are collected through a random-digit dialing (RDD) telephone survey, administered via computer assisted telephone interview (CATI).
Use: These data collected are useful to researchers, journalists, practitioners, the public, and policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels.
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These came in similar cool looking packaging to the aforementioned Creme de la Cremes and were again a variety of milk chocolate and dark chocolate eggs. Aesthetically the eggs also looked exactly the same as their Creme siblings on the outside with the thick chocolate shells hiding the quite magnificent contents that lay within. As you will have likely gathered from the name these eggs were formed of 'mallow centres encased in crunchy nougatine, coated in milk and dark chocolate' - they looked amazing when bitten into and the aromas of nutty cocoa were alluring.
Being made by Artisan du Chocolat the quality of the chocolate was never something we doubted so our attention was immediately focused on how complimentary these fillings were. To our delight both the milk and dark chocolate coatings worked really well with the mallow centre with the initial rafts of creamy milk and non-sweet cocoa flavours of both varieties enhanced by a moreish concoction of salt, sugar and nut. The textural interplay of crisp outer chocolate and nougatine layers with the fluffy filling was also something of real note.and created a cracking (excuse the pun!), mouth feel experience moving from hard to soft all within a single bite.
Overall Artisan du Chocolat have themselves another Easter winner here and these Mallow Nutty Eggs are as good as any other chocolate egg offering they've put out there. The mallow themed centres do lend themselves to fans of sweet tasting confections, though even the salt licked dark chocolate variations still mean they carry appeal for those who believe they have more mature, richer tastes. If we had to pick a preference vs the Creme de la Creme's we still do have to side with the latter. Frankly though its almost like picking between two winning lottery tickets - your going to be a big winner which ever one you pick :-) We are more than happy to stick a ChocolateMission recommendation on these.
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Passion Struck Body Lotion for Women by Victoria's Secret
The Passion Struck body lotion carries the same fragrance as the original scent. It is the ideal body lotion for women who prefer a hint of tartness in a sweet smelling scent. When you apply the body lotion immediately after a shower, it quickly gets absorbed in the skin and leaves it feeling soft and supple throughout the day. Ideal for use in any season.
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Craig Weller Interview
New Ideas: Why Your Workouts Don't Need To Hurt
Quick Bio
New Ideas is a twice-monthly series featuring men with -- no surprise here -- new ideas. Whether they're providing fresh perspectives on fitness or style, or challenging popular theories (as in, who said workouts have to be painful?), these guys are the best and the brightest in their fields. Even better, they all have interesting things to say. You might agree with them. You might not. There's only one way to find out.
Time to dig into the first Q&A of our series, which explains how eustress training is changing the "no pain, no gain" gym philosophy.
Craig Weller believes that workouts don't have to hurt to be effective. And Weller is well-versed in what hurts. The 30-year-old exercise expert and coach at Precision Nutrition spent six years as a member of a U.S. naval special warfare unit -- a role he was not prepared for, to say the least. The long-time fitness enthusiast was, however, seeking a challenge. "I couldn't swim, so I joined a maritime program that would be horrible. I learned how to swim in boot camp and kind of suffered my way through it all. The first two and a half years were in selection training, which is sort of the process of torturing guys until most of them quit and then you just keep whoever's left," he says over the phone from New Jersey. "Through that process, I looked at how to survive it better." What didn't work, he says, was tackling the same bodybuilding and running routines that everyone else was doing. What did: something called eustress training.
Eustress, in basic terms, means good stress. In fitness, it equates to working out at a comfortable level -- a much different approach than the "no pain, no gain" mentality associated with most popular workouts, which tend to use distress-based techniques. But pain, he says, is not a good way to measure the quality of a workout, and it often leads to injury. "Look at anyone who's been training hard for a long time, or an ex-athlete -- we're all injured, we all hurt somewhere," he says. "We're doing something fundamentally wrong." Enter eustress training, which emphasizes high-quality movement, gradual progression and long-term well-being.
Weller has used eustress techniques to train everyone from special operations teams in the U.S. and abroad to adventure athletes and everyday gym-goers looking to avoid injury. We spoke with him to find out about how it really works, how to tweak your current fitness program to reap the benefits -- and how to know if you're the ideal candidate for eustress training. (Hint: you're well-acquainted with the term "stressed out".)


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oh my god he is the cutest! his ribbon is adorable.ReplyDelete
OMG our dog too. A week in the cone of shame. She always scrapes me in the calf.ReplyDelete
Hope he gets it off in in for the wedding, or I guess you could tape a boutonniere on it!
cone of shame, cone of shame! Is Dave going to the wedding?ReplyDelete
Oh the poor wee mite! One of our cats has had the cone of shame on before... she didn't look happy either!ReplyDelete
this weekend, this weekend!!! so excited for you.ReplyDelete
i should not laugh (since he is in pain) but that is so insanely cute!ReplyDelete
poor boy!! but he's so cute!! hopefully it comes off before the wedding... two more days!! oh my! have a fantabulous time!! it's going to be awesome, i'm sure of it!ReplyDelete
Ah, a dachshund will never back down! Cone or no cone! So he didn't chew it off like mine do?ReplyDelete
damn! that cone of shame!! lol there are alternatives out there...ReplyDelete
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The most common cause of kidney stone is not drinking enough water. Today we are going to learn about kidney stone symptoms in women. Kidney stones are one of the most deadly silent killers. Even people are not aware they have a problem of kidney stone until it becomes critical.
According to the National kidney Foundation, in America, more than 26 million people suffer from some kind of kidney disease. Before knowing about kidney stone symptoms in women, we should know the kidneys first.
Kidneys are important for overall body functions and for health. It performs many vital functions of the body. The kidneys are looks like two bean-shaped organs located in the back of the abdominal cavity on either side of the spine, just above the waist.
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Kidneys help to regulate the production of red blood cells, release hormones to regulate blood pressure, help to remove waste products and also help to produce an active form of vitamin D needed for bones.
Let's get some knowledge about the kidney stone. As we all know the kidneys filter waste from the blood and create urine. Kidney stones are hard deposits of minerals and acid salts that stick together in concentrated urine.
Kidney stones can be about the size of a sugar crystal to a ping pong ball. They can be painful when passing through the urinary tract. But they are rarely noticed unless cause a blockage.
Kidney Stone Symptoms In Women
Small stones may pass without causing symptoms but large stones cause some painful symptoms.
Here are some symptoms of kidney stone in women which can damage the kidney and also affect health badly.
1. Nausea And Vomiting
Nausea along with vomiting is a symptom of kidney stone. Emesis is the medical term of vomiting. Kidney stones can cause a sudden effect in the form of nausea and vomiting.
When stones travel from the kidneys to the bladder you may feel nausea and may vomit instantly. So if you are feeling vomiting and nausea, don't ignore it! Consult a doctor.
2. Urinary Tract Infection(UTI)
In the early stages of kidney stone, The condition of having trouble in urine flow, any type of burning problem while urination and having irritation and itching are the symptoms of kidney stones and urinary tract infection too. Chances of urinary tract infection, in women, is high.
Abnormality of the urinary tract that obstructs the flow of urine, can be because of kidney stones. In other words, if anyone feels pain and irritation in the urinary tract, it may happen when kidney stones travel from kidney to bladder.
3. Variation In Color Of Urine
In the case of kidney stones, You can see blood while urination. Urine turns to red because of having damage from large kidney stones. There are many variations in color of urine which cause by the kidney stone. Pink, red and brown urine are one of the common symptoms of kidney stone.
There are many variations in color of urine which cause by the kidney stone. Pink, red and brown urine are one of the common symptoms of kidney stone.
Anyone can easily measure the differences in color of urine. So if you find any changes in the color of urine, You can go for a test of kidney stone and solve the problem of small and large kidney stones and get rid of it.
4. Pain
The symptoms of kidney stones are full of pain. If any women having the kidney stone, she will feel severe pain in the side and back, below the ribs, pain in lower abdomen and groin.
When the stones travel from kidney to bladder, an instant pain comes along with that.
Pain while urination is also a common symptom of kidney stone. This pain comes as waves and with fluctuations. Sometimes the level of pain is high or in increasing order and sometimes it will come for few seconds only.
5. Cloudy or Foul-Smelling Urine
The If your urine smells foul and have a very hard smell all the time when you urinate, that can be because of the kidney stones. Have a check up with the specialist if the foul smell continues.
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ANDREW MARTIN writes in the New York Times:
Every day, millions of Americans stand at store checkout counters and make a seemingly random decision: after swiping their debit card, they choose whether to punch in a code, or to sign their name.
It is a pointless distinction to most consumers, since the price is the same either way. But behind the scenes, billions of dollars are at stake. When you sign a debit card receipt at a large retailer, the store pays your bank an average of 75 cents for every $100 spent, more than twice as much as when you punch in a four-digit code.
The difference is so large that Costco will not allow you to sign for your debit purchase in its checkout lines. Wal-Mart and Home Depot steer customers to use a PIN, the debit card norm outside the United States.
Despite all this, signature debit cards dominate debit use in this country, accounting for 61 percent of all such transactions, even though PIN debit cards are less expensive and less vulnerable to fraud.
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Airport Bus Parking 2
The plane just arrive at the airport today and there are lots of passenger. They need a transportation out of the airport that would take them to the city. A car can't do the job, simply because it can only hold a few people. What they need is a bus to be able to accommodate most of the people that needs some transportation vehicle. Sure, there are taxis in the area, but the airport personnel aren't sure if that would be safe for their passengers. The airport don't want to leave a bad impression to the people that traveling aren't safe. If that happens, then there would be less passengers and they would get bankrupt someday. The idea here is to deliver the passenger to their destination, but first you need to pick them up. Once, you have done that then you need to drive the passengers to a new location. There is a time limit in this game, so you need to hurry up. The game would be harder as you make some progress. This game would not be as easy as the other parking games you have tried because the bus is not that easy to drive compared to a car. It is too bulky that it would be easy for it to hit something while you are driving.


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Criticizing Catholic higher education leadership for an aggressive campaign against attempts by exploited faculty to unionize is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Here, see what I mean:
Another scandalous event that occurred during this "Fortnight for Freedom" was Duquesne University joining the sleazy ranks of Catholic higher education institutions who have attempted to claim religious exemption from the National Labor Relations Board in order to avoid a union.
Easy, right? And if you're not Catholic yourself, you don't have to be the one who uses hurtful words like "sleazy," because you can just quote from actual Catholic sources, like Iglesia Descalza, a Voice from the Margins of the Catholic Church.
What, you're going to object to voices from the "margins"? So how about this, from Father Geoff Farrow:
Apply Catholic social teaching to Diocesan employment (wage/benefit) practices AND then perhaps, they will have the moral authority to address general social issues. They would certainly look far less ridiculous to their clergy and the faithful.
Ok, I hear objections again. Father Geoff's a priest, granted, and a suspended one, and he's one of those anti-war types, a progressive. Wants the Church to back off on some of the gay stuff, and the contraception stuff, and so-forth. So try this, from America Magazine—published by the Jesuits, no less!
Where the Catholic hospitals are seeking an exemption from the mandate so they can honor Catholic teaching on contraception, the universities seem to be seeking an exemption from the National Labor Relations Act so that they can violate Catholic teaching on labor.
What do you want? Beautiful, right? Case closed.
It's a little unfair, I realize, given that the Church is all centralized, and everything's all written down, so the hypocrisy hunt is easy.
And that's not so, at least always, for secular colleges and universities.
They're awful too, but not always so obvious: some of their mission statements, though, I tell you, are ripe for the picking. But they'll have to wait their turn.
Right now, I am picking on the Catholic higher ed hierarchy, and I just hope they appreciate it. One way or another, they really are providing moral guidance.
And next time, I will have a look at some recent posts on Human Resources and Mission: Discussion Blog for Catholic Colleges and Universities. There seem to be a number of ways that the "Catholic Social Teaching" deck can be shuffled and dealt.


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Summertime means fun time, but it also means a new set of beauty issues that have to be dealt with, especially in our dry climate. So, I went looking for ideas that are easy and inexpensive. I learned about some homemade remedies, so I put a few to the test. Read on and try some of these summer solutions to keep you and your bank account looking good.
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Budget beauty summer and home remedy solutions - Summertime means fun time, but it also means a new set of beauty issues that have to be dealt with, especially in our dry climate. So, I went looking for ideas that are easy and inexpensive.
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Sun worshippers beware of those beloved Arizona rays because our state is the second in the world when it comes to skin cancer cases. Last month I reported on what to expect when you see a . I commented in my segment that if one person had their moles checked, then I had done my job. To my surprise, that one person ended up being me. Ahwatukee Dermatologist John Kwon, M.D. ended up sending 8 (yep, I said 8) of my moles in for a biopsy. One week later two of those moles came back with a "moderate concern" rating so I had to go back to have more skin shaved for additional testing. Having the moles removed was painless. The shot they gave me to numb the area hurt a little, but was well worth it.
After a second week of anxious waiting, I was told that all is clear for now, but I must be screened every four months to make sure that no new moles appear or grow back. So, seeing him for a regular screening ended up being early detection in my case. So, my first and foremost summer solution here is to use the sunscreen that many dermatologists recommend called Blue Lizard. As I said, our state is the second highest in the world for skin cancer with Australia being number one. Blue Lizard was created in Australia and this country has been proactive in working to decline their skin cancer rate. Blue Lizard is sold at www.drugstore.com and at CVS drug stores.
Like most girls, I love glossy lips, but recent studies suggest that some lip products may actually reflect the sun's harmful rays and increase your risk of getting skin cancer on your lips. To solve this problem, try DDF's Glossy Lip Treatment SPF 15 Lip Balm. I still get my shine and my lips are protected. Get yours at www.ddfskincare.com for less than 20 bucks.
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Like everyone else, I keep waiting for some good financial news and it doesn't seem to be coming yet. So, for this summer solution segment, I decided to look up some homemade ideas and put them to the test. I found everything I needed right under my roof and I bet you will too, but I thought that I would give some stuff a test run first. Here is what I discovered:
*Garlic for peeling nails? I once had a nail tech tell me to rub raw garlic on my nails to help with peeling. I really didn't think this one would nail the problem, but to my surprise, it did. Simply rub a garlic bulb over each nail twice a day. I do it every morning and every night while I am in the kitchen making meals. My nails aren't super strong yet, but the peeling has stopped. Who knew?
*Mayo for facials? One of my favorite books by Good Housekeeping called "Extraordinary Uses for Everyday Things" has a ton of interesting ideas. The book's beauty chapter says to use mayo for a fab facial. So, I tried and applied some mayonnaise and left it on for the recommended 20 minutes. My skin did feel smooth afterwards, but the smell was not relaxing and I found several articles that said that mayo may be too thick for the pores. So, make sandwiches with mayo, not facials.
*Butter help for heels? I read that butter can combat dry skin on your hands and feet, so I gave it a try. My family thought I was nuts as they watched me slather butter on my feet, put socks on and go to bed.
Unfortunately, it did not work, so I couldn't tell my family that "I told you so" the next day.
So, when my heels do get overly dry, I use olive oil or a foot lotion.
*Oatmeal for Eczema? Drug stores sell oatmeal packs for Eczema breakouts which can be worse in the hot summer months. Since I am on a budget, I tried pouring my own oats in my daughter's bath and it worked just as well. However, I did grind the oatmeal first so it dissolved nicely in the tub. Simply pour one cup of oatmeal under the running water. Another good trick for super dry skin is to apply a good moisturizer as soon as you get out of the water and while the skin is still wet. The moisture of the bath or shower water helps to seal the product making it more effective.
*Vinegar for chlorine damaged hair? Celebrity makeup artist Karen Hall and this month's issue of Health Magazine both report that 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar mixed with 1 cup of water make a great hair rinse. Vinegar is a natural clarifier that rids the hair of mineral deposits and chlorine. So, pour the potion over just-washed hair and then rinse.
*Soak Then Swim for Healthier Hair? My friend's grandmother and my own stylist swear by good ol' H20 to protect hair from the damaging effects of chlorine. Always wet your hair with cool water before you get in the pool. If your hair is dry, it acts like a sponge when it hits the pool water absorbing all of those chemicals. Wet hair won't absorb near as much, so your hair stays healthier and your color lasts longer.
My hair stylist Angelic Papadakis from Backstage Salon & Spa in Tempe also swears by using a good dry shampoo in between your hair washes. This helps to reduce the oily scalp that is the result of our sweaty summer days. Plus it is healthier for hair if you don't wash it every day. Try Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Dry Shampoo and get $5 off through the month of June off at Angelic's salon. Backstage Salon & Spa is located at McClintock & Guadalupe next to Trader Joes. The 3.4 oz. bottle regularly sells for $20, so get it for $15 at Backstage Salon and save yourself some money. I tried it and it works great and keeps me on time because I don't have to wash and blow dry my hair every day.
So, check your cabinets and whip up some summer solutions that will save you money. And don't forget to do just a little shopping to make sure that you are protected from our powerful Arizona sun. Happy Summer.
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Valentine's Day Poetry
Love isn't always pretty.
This year Slate again presents a small anthology of love poems that goes beyond the traditional sweetness of Valentine's Day chocolates, the prettiness of a dozen roses. One of the oldest traditions in love poetry is an impatience with love and love poetry—a note of exasperation that seeps into the declaration of passion. Honoring that tradition, this year's anthology ardently avoids the mushy.
To push past the mere prettiness of love is not necessarily to deny that love is, as George Peele says (with a dash of irony) in the 1580s, "a pretty, pretty thing":
What thing is love? for sure love is a thing.
It is a prick, it is a sting,
It is a pretty, pretty thing;
It is a fire, it is a coal,
Whose flame creeps in at every hole;
And as my wit doth best devise,
Love's dwelling is in ladies' eyes,
From whence do glance love's piercing darts,
That make such holes into our hearts;
And all the world herein accord,
Love is a great and mighty lord;
And when he list to mount so high,
With Venus he in heaven doth lie,
And evermore hath been a god,
Since Mars and she played even and odd.
Readers who find bawdy jokes in "mount" or anywhere else in the poem are onto something, I think. And "pretty, pretty" is clearly more complicated and ambivalent than a single "pretty" would have been—the way "yeah, yeah" is not as positive as a single "yeah."
Earlier, in the 1530s, Sir Thomas Wyatt takes a tough, plain-spoken approach, but he does not deny that he perpetually "burneth." (Language about being "hot" seems to be a long-standing, maybe universal, erotic terminology.) Wyatt concedes his burning almost as an aside, in artful contrast with his businesslike terseness. (The useful, archaic word "bourdes" means "pranks" or "jokes.")
Madam, withouten many words,
Once I am sure ye will or no;
And if ye will, then leave your bourdes,
And use your wit and show it so.
And with a beck ye shall me call;
And if of one that burneth alway
Ye have any pity at all,
Answer him fair with yea or nay.
If it be yea, I shall be fain;
If it be nay, friends as before;
Ye shall another man obtain,
And I mine own, and yours no more.
Wyatt is said to have been the lover of Anne Boleyn before she married Henry VIII. That may give a special meaning to "Ye shall another man obtain." The king had a lot to offer, but this elegant bluntness would give him something to compete with. As in Shakespeare and in the great screwball comedies of Hollywood, Wyatt's aggressively feigned indifference is itself an attractive, flirtatious display.
Love is associated with elegant rhetoric—and yet it is also supposed to be all-consuming, beyond such performance. That is the point of Wyatt's plainness. Elizabeth Bishop takes up the issue in "Casabianca," a poem that harks back to a now-forgotten chestnut of oral recitation, Felicia Hemans' once popular poem by the same title.
Love's the boy stood on the burning deck
trying to recite "The boy stood on
the burning deck." Love's the son
stood stammering elocution
while the poor ship in flames went down.
Love's the obstinate boy, the ship,
even the swimming sailors, who
would like a schoolboy platform, too,
or an excuse to stay
on deck. And love's the burning boy.
Like Wyatt's plainness, Bishop's allusions to reciting raise the question of how one can write verses when supposedly consumed by love.
It has been said that two people are never really, completely divorced, just as two people are never really, completely married. In that sense, love never really, completely is over. It can lurk in a shut drawer, suggests Louise Bogan:
In the shut drawer, even now, they rave and grieve—
To be approached at times with the frightened tear;
Their cold to be drawn away from, as one, at nightfall,
Draws the cloak closer against the cold of the marsh.
There, there, the thugs of the heart did murder.
There, still in murderers' guise, two stand embraced, embalmed.
"Embraced, embalmed": It is a grim wordplay on the prefix, but in those raving and grieving letters, unread but felt and well-understood, love endures beyond the two who murdered it between them.
The great Greek poet Constantine Cavafy finds an unexpected, passionate image for love in "The Bandaged Shoulder." Here it is as translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard:
He said he'd hurt himself against a wall or had fallen down.
But there was probably some other reason
for the wounded, the bandaged shoulder.
With a rather abrupt gesture,
as he reached for a shelf to bring down
some photographs he wanted to look at,
the bandage came undone and a little blood ran.
I did it up again, taking my time
over the binding; he wasn't in pain
and I liked looking at the blood.
It was a thing of my love, that blood.
When he left, I found, in front of his chair,
a bloody rag, part of the dressing,
a rag to be thrown straight into the garbage;
and I put it to my lips
and kept it there a long while—
the blood of love against my lips.
Like the quarantined love letters in Bogan's poem, the bloody, discarded bandage suggests that separation and absence are essential to poems about love.
Ben Jonson, translating a fragment of the Roman poet Petronius Arbiter, advocates the other chronological side of separation: love kept alive not in the past, but in the future. In other words, not nostalgia but foreplay:
Doing, a filthy pleasure is, and short;
And done, we straight repent us of the sport:
Let us not then rush blindly on unto it,
Like lustfull beasts, that onely know to doe it:
For lust will languish, and that heat decay,
But thus, thus, keeping endlesse Holy-day,
Let us together closely lie, and kisse,
There is no labour, nor no shame in this;
This hath pleas'd, doth please, and long will please; never
Can this decay, but is beginning ever.
William Carlos Williams is equally sensual, playing a literary game with the notion of a sonnet. Here is his 14-line poem:
Nude bodies like peeled logs
sometimes give off a sweetest
odor, man and woman
under the trees in full excess
matching the cushion of
aromatic pine‑drift fallen
threaded with trailing woodbine
a sonnet might be made of it
Might be made of it! odor of excess
odor of pine needles, odor of
peeled logs, odor of no odor
other than trailing woodbine that
has no odor, odor of a nude woman
sometimes, odor of a man.
The traditional sonnet enjoys its own eloquence, and its flamboyant artfulness is a form of sexual display: Pleasure in fancy rhetoric merges with erotic pleasure. In this untraditional-looking non-sonnet, Williams does the same with his own kind of rhetoric. The poem is more of a sonnet than it pretends to be. It even observes the traditional turn, or volta, in the ninth line, with his exclamation "Might be made of it!"—recognizing that imagination creates feeling in love as well as in art.
Not that the traditional sonnet is merely sugary. In Shakespeare, as in film comedy, conflict and even insult can be forms of courtship. Here is Shakespeare's contemporary Michael Drayton, with one of the most engaging, meditative first lines in all literature:
Three sorts of serpents do resemble thee:
That dangerous eye-killing cockatrice,
The enchanting siren, which doth so entice,
The weeping crocodile—these vile pernicious three.
The basilisk his nature takes from thee,
Who for my life in secret wait dost lie,
And to my heart sendst poison from thine eye:
Thus do I feel the pain, the cause, yet cannot see.
Fair-maid no more, but Mer-maid be thy name,
Who with thy sweet alluring harmony
Hast played the thief, and stolen my heart from me,
And like a tyrant makst my grief thy game:
Thou crocodile, who when thou hast me slain,
Lamentst my death, with tears of thy disdain.
To be complained about with such systematic wit is a compliment.
But what about sincerity in love, not Wyatt's gruff request for yes-or-no, but truth from the heart? Two poems come to mind. Here is Jane Kenyon's rendering from the Russian of Anna Akhmatova:
There is a sacred, secret line in loving
which attraction and even passion cannot cross,—
even if lips draw near in awful silence
and love tears at the heart.
Friendship is weak and useless here,
and years of happiness, exalted and full of fire,
because the soul is free and does not know
the slow luxuries of sensual life.
Those who try to come near it are insane
and those who reach it are shaken by grief,
So now you know exactly why
my heart beats no faster under your hand.
There is a powerful bewilderment in the turn of the final line. Plainer, and a suitable final offering in this collection of poems on love, are these lines by John Keats, not published by him, but found written on a manuscript after his death. His poem distills candidly the turbulence of love—the terrible, tender, unmitigated, needy reaching toward another:
This living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold
And in the icy silence of the tomb,
So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights
That thou would wish thine own heart dry of blood,
So in my veins red life might stream again,
And thou be conscience-calm'd. See, here it is—
I hold it towards you.


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Fans have been patiently waiting for the release of Ty Dolla Sign's Beach House 3 project ever since he first announced it back in June of 2016, but after a year of being left in the dark & anticipation, the project is finally right around the corner.
A couple weeks ago, the T.G.O.D. crooner revealed that Beach House 3 would be dropping on October 27th and contain 20 songs in total, although he didn't reveal the official tracklist just yet. Here is a leak we should be expecting off the project and this one is titled "Ex" which features YG. The track was produced by Bango By The Way.
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Building Storeys: The Work of A Buildings Historian
The Work of A Buildings Historian
|Park Street, Mayfair 1901 (Survey of London)
I started at the deep end, researching buildings for a firm of conservation architects. I was and am ostensibly an historian but my post-graduate in building conservation gave me that depth of knowledge required by architectural professionals.
Today my clients include architects, property developers, planning consultants as well as private home owners. The latter call on my services for many reasons; mostly just to find out the story of their house, but at other times it is to support a planning application or help settle a boundary dispute.
A house historian will look at dates, people and any stories surrounding the house and occupants. In my work, I also look at what was on the site before construction, who built it, how was it constructed, for whom and why? What was the building used for, what alterations had been made in the decades / centuries since construction? I scrutinise architects' plans, identify alterations and piece together how the building has evolved. This kind of research aids the restoration, conservation and building process. For instance it can determine the historical importance and relevance of architectural features and whether they can or cannot be altered or removed. Particularly if a building is listed, an in depth knowledge of the building's fabric is crucial.
One example of my work involved a house in St John's Wood that had been lived in by a famous artist in the 19th century. It was assumed he had designed it himself and had had the entire building built in 1888. However, my research involving visual inspection and later documentary searches revealed the grand late Victorian house was built partially around a more humble but equally fascinating structure dating to 1825. The conservation / architectural result was that the intended extension had to be modified but in the end the owner achieved what he wanted without disturbing the earlier fabric of the building.
Another example was, a homeowner who had purchased a listed house in Cumberland Terrace in Regent's Park, built in 1828 and wanted a swimming pool dug in the basement. The opinion was that the listed status was mainly for its external structure and appearance and that the house had been heavily altered internally and therefore the pool should be permitted. However, research revealed the basement floor to be virtually untouched since the late Georgian period and so the owner had to rethink his pool plans. My work is balanced between wanting to conserve the historic fabric of buildings and trying to achieve what the client wants. Ultimately, though, I can only report the facts and from that decisions can be made.
|Cumberland Terrace 1938 (Survey of London)
When I research the history of a house I begin by inspecting the premises and getting a feel for the structure. I will then source information at local libraries and archives e.g. maps, parish records, manorial records, electoral rolls, census returns and archived photographs of the building site or area. Depending on the building, a visit to the National Archives at Kew may be needed. In the case of an in depth architectural search, I always visit the Royal Institute of British Architects Library as well.
From these example sources, and many others I call on, I can build and write a history of the building, for the architects or owners. I often liken it to doing a jigsaw puzzle (but without a picture to guide you). Each piece is important, but it is only when you put them all together that the full historical picture of the house is finally revealed.
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Pittsburgh City Council has tentatively approved paying $50,000 to settle a free speech lawsuit filed by a man cited for giving a city police officer the middle finger.
Thirty-five-year-old David Hackbart, of Butler, made the gesture at a driver in April 2006, then did it again when someone yelled at him _ realizing only later the second person was a police officer.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued saying Hackbart's gesture was constitutionally protected speech. A federal judge postponed a September trial indefinitely at the request of attorneys on both sides.
Council gave initial approval to the settlement Tuesday, but must vote again next week to finally approve the payment.
No court documents settling the case have been filed.
Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com


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SportsNation Blog Archives Dany Heatley
How To Lose 12 Straight Stanley Cup Finals
How big a move did the Blackhawks make in signing Marian Hossa? If Chicago lands the 2016 Olympics, Hossa will still have five more seasons to play for the team when the closing ceremonies wrap up in the Windy City.
After serving as a high-profile rental the last two seasons for the Penguins and Red Wings, Hossa is the proud, and wealthy, owner of a 12-year deal with a team on the rise. He's also the biggest impact player to change teams so far this summer, according to SportsNation voters.
But Hossa's deal was only one move on a busy day that also saw Marian Gaborik go to the Rangers, Nikolai Khabibulin go to the Oilers and Dany Heatley not go anywhere, despite the Senators working out a trade as he requested. No wonder SportsNation isn't sure it would want one of the game's most talented players.
No need to hate on Hossa. He left the Pens for a cup. Didn't work out for him. Now he's left for security and a steady pay check. Lets not beat the guy up too bad." -- GoWings2008
Rangers shed themselves of one bloated contract, only to replace it with a bigger one. Gaborik has serious skills, no doubt, but his injury history would keep me from throwing that kind of money at him for 5 years. Typical Sather move, though." -- rog247
Not quite sure what Edmonton is thinking not offering Roloson more than one year, and signing Khabibulan. Fans thinking he's going to be some kind of savior for the Oilers is kind of making me chuckle a bit. It doesn't help Edmonton. They have other glaring issues. Goaltending wasn't the problem." -- kk1244
I'll say it again: Heatley deserves no slack. If a player requests a trade, he should automatically HAVE to waive any no-trade clause in his contract. The fact that Heatley can string up his team for a $4 million signing bonus and still get his way is ludicrous. But if Murray doesn't trade him, Heatley will just turn his petulant child act on the ice. A lose-lose situation for the Senators, and Heatley comes out of it grinning like a Cheshire cat." -- jenniejenniewho
NHL Free Agency On $40 Million A Day
Like watching a shark documentary on the eve of an island vacation, the Rangers and Canadiens offered the rest of the NHL a sober reminder of the perils of free agency on the eve of this summer's spending season.
A year ago, SportsNation voters pegged Scott Gomez as the fifth-best forward in the Atlantic. But after another disappointing statistical season from the former free-agent prize, only 25 percent of voters think he'll be worth the $33.5 million remaining on his contract to the Canadiens, who traded for him this week.
Perhaps that's why the 'Nation is split on whether his old team or new team will fare better next season (although the Alaskan seems to have some pull in his home state).
Vancouver is quickly building a team that could contend for the cup in the next 2-3 years. With the US to Canada Dollar spread starting to move toward Canada, they will be able to sign many free agents and build around the twins. Vancouver is a beautiful and growing city that will get a lot of publicity in February with the Winter Olympics. Looks like management is getting ready to capitalize on the window of opportunity." -- tcco007
Gomez has never been the same since he broke his pelvis during the lockout playing in Alaska. Class guy with lots of playmaking ability but one of his biggest weapons with the Devils was his speed which he has all but lost. He's an asset to any team, but not the "impact" player he used to be." -- giggums


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Iran has been training, arming and funding al-Qaida elements for years
Originally posted by mideast
I wonder when you people are going to wake up.
Maybe you are asleep now , but soon you will be woken up.
Like what muhammad (PBUH) said "people are asleep, as soon as they die , they will wake up".
Originally posted by nighthawk1954
Here we go again!
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander has warned America and Europe that al-Qaida operatives will soon attack them.
And a source in the Islamic regime's Intelligence Ministry told WND that another terror team is about to enter the United States. Should the West not accept Iran's rights to its nuclear program within six months, the terrorists will attack, he said.
Iran has been training, arming and funding al-Qaida elements for years. The regime's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Quds Force commanders have held several meetings in Tehran with al-Qaida leaders in which a plan was devised to attack the West.
Originally posted by seabag
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So let me get this straight…Iran is threatening acts of terrorism and murder if we don't give them the 'thumbs up' on producing material that can be used to kill hundreds of thousands in one fell swoop, but it's only for peaceful purposes because they are a peaceful people?
Makes perfect sense!


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Camp Lejeune gets new wounded warrior center
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Officials at Camp Lejeune are scheduled to celebrate the opening of a new, $29 million center for wounded warriors and their families.
Marine Corps spokeswoman 2nd Lt. Sarah Burns says Friday's ribbon cutting at the Warrior Hope and Care Center is set for 10 a.m.
The 37,000-square-foot center is to serve wounded, ill and injured Marines, sailors and their families.
The center has areas for medical and mental health case management as well as recovery care centers.
It will host a warrior athlete reconditioning program and include offices for Veterans Affairs representatives, Department of Labor representatives, education specialists, chaplain programs and family support specialists.
This article was provided by The Associated Press. (Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)