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Five Reasons the Oscars Mean Nothing to Me Anymore…And Are More Than A Little Bit Racist
[ NOTE: If you do want to watch the Oscars, but don't have a tee-vee…then EW.com is a good place for coverage. If you follow this link, they have a really well-put-together "dashboard" that has a live commenting feature and a little video screen that I think will show the awards ceremony. Right now they are just showing the pre-show stuff…and maybe ABC won't let them show a live feed of the telecast itself, but if they don't then EW will have a running play by play and screenshots of the event. I've never seen a "dashboard" like this before and really like what they put together. ]
So, tonight is "Oscars Night"….which is technically one of the "High Drinking Holidays" here in Boystown; these are either lesser-known or essentially gay-specific "holidays" that straight people almost entirely ignore, but gays relish as excuses to get dressed up funny and then drink like crazy. There will no doubt be buff twenty-somethings painted gold and dancing on tables in shiny Speedos…meant to represent Oscar itself. The more talented drag queens in town will channel the ghosts of the great stars of the past, so Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Gloria Swanson, and others could walk the Earth yet again tonight…albeit with an extra part or two tucked away somewhere that they never had in life. A handful of bars will show the entire four hour telecast, which is technically illegal and against ABC's broadcasting rules…but the day the entertainment industry will ever sue a gay bar for copyright violations is probably the day after I personally win an Oscar for something myself.
I have absolutely no interest at all in watching the Academy Awards this year…just as I haven't cared about the awards or the ceremony itself in a good number of years. That's not how it always was for me, and in fact when I first moved to Chicago I participated in "Oscars Night' along with a lot of other guys in Boystown. I even went to a few of the fundraising events where we had to dress up as a characters from movies…and enjoyed being Kevin Costner to my friend Althea's Whitney Houston in our The Bodyguard tribute…or Marty McFly in the year 2015 for a Back to the Future group outing I was part of, back in 2005 or so.
I don't think my lost interest in the Oscars is all that attributable to getting older or a "been there, done that" jade towards life…because I'm still as psyched for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, other holidays as I am every year. It's just that movies are no longer as big a part of my life as they used to be, and I just don't think Hollywood itself is all that relevant to my world.
My boyfriend Justin's down in Arkansas visiting his parents this weekend and it's one of those blue sky days here in Chicago with the sun shining brightly, melting all the snow, so it would be nice to get out of the apartment and watch the Oscars somewhere, I suppose…but I just don't want to sit through it and would rather spend the evening catching up on books I've been meaning to read and trying another attempt to perfect my recipe for kung pao chicken (so it's actually not-too-spicy-for-Justins). Whenever Justin's out of town I make things for myself that he either doesn't like or that are too-spicy-for-Justins (as he calls it), and I try to tame things down so that in time they can be Justin-approved favorites.
If he was here, he'd be scoffing at the Oscars because this is a tradition that he and his mom have…where they have a pressing need to pee all over a lot of things. The two of them very much enjoy going on for hours about how much they don't like something, but they never of course realize how much power they give these things over them…or how wallowing in negative energy is just plain bad for their souls. His mother, CarolAnne, calls here at least three times a day (morning, noon, and night!) to go on about how terrible this or that is…and so I picture the two of them huddled by a flickering tee-vee in Eureka Springs, Arkansas tonight jeering at the screen…and maybe tossing handfuls of popcorn at the set as the two of them watch all four hours of the thing they supposedly both hate.
I've talked about this before, but one of the things that I really find dangerous about the Internet is the way it brings out real nastiness and negativity in a lot of people…particularly those who are anonymous and hide behind screen names. If you bop around to various conservative sites today, you'll find a lot of angry and sometimes near-apoplectic people going on about how much they hate Hollywood or how they just despise actors and actresses and the political views these people have. It's exhausting to even read this…and so cliche, too, because it's the same things they go on about year after year; really, it's like picking up the phone and hearing CarolAnne on the other end and wondering what day it is because a recorded message would be less repetitious and reliable.
While I do believe the Left has won the Culture War and that conservatives are foolish not to appreciate the ongoing role that Hollywood plays in Democrats' hold on power, I just think being hateful and nasty towards anything or anyone is just wasted energy. There are plenty of things out there that I don't especially like…but instead of hating them I just mock them relentlessly. Ridicule, and the act of getting others to laugh at a particular entity, is a far more effective strategy than just repeating the same screed you used the last time opportunity afforded you a chance to "vent" about how terrible this or that really is.
So, the Oscars mean nothing to me anymore…but I don't hate them…and I don't hate the people who hand out these awards or who receive them. I just think the whole thing is ridiculous at this point and whatever magic the ceremony had for me was lost long ago. I realized this morning that I had never properly charted out the WHY of all this…or bothered to think about at what point the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lost me as a fan and viewer. I love absurdity and enjoy terrible singing and dancing and shows that go on and on without edits or endings…so the Oscar telecast used to be right up my alley, down to the post-telecast shower I'd take before heading to bed where the bottle of shampoo would no doubt become a makeshift award while I thought for a moment or two about what I'd say to a billion people if I ever had the chance to be up on that stage.
I realize today that there are Five Reasons why the Oscars mean nothing to me anymore…and also that I've come to see the Oscars as one of the most virulently racist events on our national calendar.
Academy Awards Open Thread
It's a busy day here in Boystown.
Last night, we all went to the Chicago Takes Off benefit for TPAN, The Test Positive Awareness Network, an organization that raises awareness of the risks of HIV/AIDS and helps those living with the virus cope and fight their battles as best they can. It's a very worthy cause we want to become more involved in going forward. One of our good friends in Philadelphia is Positive, and we've been volunteering the last year or so doing whatever we can to help people with HIV we know on a personal level. But, we want to do more, so expect to hear more about TPAN and other charities here in Chicago in the future. We knew several of the dancers who donated their time and talent to dance in Chicago Takes Off last night, which was themed "TV Outside the Box".
Here are some photos via ChicagoPride.
We're working on a full recap of the night, for those of you who've never been to a big, high-production quality, extravaganza of a fundraiser in the LGBTQ community…let alone a burlesque show like Broadway Bares or Chicago Takes Off. Since we know many of the people who staged, coreographed, managed, and danced in the event, we hope it will be a fun tale for you to read…as soon as we can get together, sit down, and write up our notes from last night.
Which is hard today because it's Oscar Night, which is another of the High Gay Holidays here in Boystown. We're going to an Oscar-themed costume party, where no doubt absolutely no one will get what we're dressed as, which is always the case. Everyone will, of course, adore what Panda is wearing and will "get" his costume immediately, no matter how obscure it ends up being. "Oooooh, I get it, you are Key Grip #2 from the set of "The Hurt Locker". Verrrrrrrry clever, Mr. Panda!". That sort of praise, and instant applause, for holding a key in his hand (gripping it, really), with a Band-Aid on his finger, carrying a little combination lock.
We're exaggerating slightly, and have no idea what Panda's going to wear tonight, but it really is amazing how well he can pull off just about any outfit and totally sell it to a crowd. You should have seen him as Mr. Belvedere last night at Chicago Takes Off. But, more on that later.
As for the Oscars, we're rooting for Sandra Bullock for Best Actress, Monique for Best Supporting Actress, and we hope Avatar doesn't win Best Picture. We're wondering what the crowd's response will be to Michael Jackson when clips of him are aired during the "Dead Celebrities" montage, which will be the last of the "Michael Jackson Tributes" we'll see for a while. Will the audience go nuts and cheer, or will it be as muted as the rest of the applause for those who passed since the last Academy Awards? Panda's still wearing his black arm band in memory of "MJ", but some of us think he's just hiding a wart or something on that elbow. It wouldn't be the first time.
We really don't care about the Best Actor awards, and dread the political speeches many of the winners will no doubt make…but wonder just how political anyone will get seeing everyone in attendance, for the most part, at the Kodak Theater voted for Dr. Utopia and should be thrilled with the Golden Age of Hope and Change in which we are living. If they aren't, then we doubt they will say anything about it on TV, the way they used their once-in-a-lifetime chance to speak directly to billions to criticize President Bush repeatedly through eight years.
If we had a chance to speak to that large of an audience for 45 seconds, there's no way we'd say anything bad about anyone, no matter how terrible they are. We wouldn't read a list of names on the air either. Instead, we'd ask all the people watching what they do after they leave a movie theater in which they sat quietly with strangers for two hours in the dark. Do you ever try to meet any of those people you shared that experience with? Do you go out into the world and interact with those around you and try to be as excellent to one another as you can? Do you find the things you share in common and embrace them, instead of focusing on the things that divide you, or the minor disagreements on certain issues the MSM exploits to keep us forever engaged in culture wars, never accomplishing anything because we're so divided all the time.
Movies are great. Sometimes. Getting involved in your community, meeting your neighbors, organizing like-minded people to stand up to government encroachment in our lives and the radical Leftist takeover of the country is more important. Always.
We try to communicate this here on our little site every day. If we had 45 seconds to talk directly to the world, we guarantee we wouldn't squander that chance to pump people up as much as we could to hit the ground running the next day to do some good. Volunteer with the USO. Start helping TPAN or another charity you like in your home town. Knock on the neighbors' doors and meet them and see if they need any help with anything. DO SOMETHING. It's fun to sit in the dark and watch movies once in a while. Movies are part of the pop culture that unites us, as they're things all of us will typically see no matter who we are, or what we think about other things.
Just imagine if we could somehow use a love of watching movies to form a bridge to discover what else we all have in common, instead of falling into the MSM trap of focusing on what sets us apart.
What would you say if you had the chance to speak at something as huge as the Academy Awards, with 45 seconds of live speech before billions?
What would you want to communicate, how would you put it, and how would you best use your time?


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text: Share: Comments Print March 12, 2013 at 5:00 AM The Mariners and the meaning of spring training Posted by Geoff Baker Mariners manager Eric Wedge watches players during spring training workout in Peoria, AZ. Good to be back after taking the past week off. Even better to arrive in Arizona and see the Mariners doing so well this spring. Now, before the chorus trumpets up, yes, I know it's spring training. It had better be, because otherwise I can think of far better places to spend February and March than Peoria, Ariz., no offense to those who love a good cactus, some sand and a few dozen strip malls. Yes, it's spring training. Tell me something I don't know. That aside, just because the Mariners are playing exhibition games here does not mean the games are meaningless. The mere fact that jobs are won and lost in Arizona and Florida every spring — in organizations as philosophically diverse as the Dodgers and the Rays — means the professionals paid to get this thing right do find meaning to it. The problem is, we as outside fans and pundits don't always see the things that go into gauging spring training performance. It isn't as simple as glancing at the stats, because, as many of you point out, the numbers down here can deceive. But just because we lack the means to measure everything under the sun does not render spring training meaningless. Mariners manager Eric Wedge has said numerous times that he does not place much value in spring training numbers. So, how does he measure things? How does he gauge who to keep and who to discard? Well, much of it comes down to process. With a guy like Michael Saunders last spring — and Justin Smoak this year — the Mariners have been impressed with their newfound ability to spray the ball to all fields. In Smoak's case, as a switch-hitter, he's been doing it from the left side, which is the side that really matters for him. Can we pencil Smoak in for a 30-homer season? Not yet. After all, he still has to do this when the games count. But when you're a manager paid to determine whether players are making progress or not, the mere fact Smoak is doing this from the left side and going the other way to left-center on certain pitches has to rate as a reason for optimism. It doesn't even matter much whether the contact Smoak makes results in a hit or not. I can remember a game against the Brewers a couple of weeks ago when Smoak hit a home run and it wasn't even the at-bat that pleased him or his manager the most. No, that honor fell to a line drive Smoak hit the other way to left field that Ryan Braun had to make a diving play on. When you're talking about hitters who have struggled in the past, few things will delight their coaches more than being able to hit the ball to all fields. It's a sign that a hitter isn't trying to cheat and pull everything. A sign that he can do something with the tougher pitches by using a compact swing to hit the ball where it's pitched. Even once the regular season begins, you have to look for things beyond the stats. I can remember last July, when Wedge was seeking positive signs that Smoak still had the potential to be a major leager despite his abysmal numbers. In a game against Oakland right before the All-Star break, a left-handed hitting Smoak ripped a long, foul ball down the right field line at The Coliseum. That foul ball may not have seemed like much to Mariners fans at the time. But it was likely the reason Smoak wasn't demoted to Class AAA at the break. Smoak didn't go the other way that time. Instead, the mere fact Wedge saw Smoak turn on a pitch so quickly from his struggling left side and pull it screaming into the stands in foul territory some 300 feet away gave the manager hope that his first baseman could eventually turn things around. As it turned out, Smoak didn't find his answers right away. He was indeed demoted to AAA two weeks later, where he finally took a breath, put a plan together and began stepping to the plate with a goal in mind. And now, after a very good final month last year, Smoak has carried things over into spring training. We may not be able to use it to predict his future just yet. But you'd have to be a bit dense not to view it as a positive sign — spring training or not. Baseball is a game where the players who are the most consistent tend to be the most successful. So, when any player starts to do something more consistently, it's a sign they can be more successful. We saw that a year ago with Saunders. The Mariners now know, based on his track record, that Saunders has the ability to at least be a solid, everyday outfielder in the majors. What Saunders wants to do this spring, from what he's told me, is take things to another level. Well, I'd say his performance in the World Baseball Classic, winning Pool MVP honors for Canada, is an early sign he could be headed for that. The WBC may rate as glorified exhibition games to some people, but try telling that to adrenaline-pumped players participating in them. Anyone who witnessed the Canada-Mexico brawl over the weekend can see that the games mean something to the players. And for me, the fact Saunders was able to rise to the occasion for his club, put it on his shoulders and almost lead it to a stunning upset of the USA in the first round is anything but meaningless. I think we saw from Saunders the potential the Mariners have always seen from him: that of a star outfielder with pure home run power in the post-steroids era, a rare commodity indeed. Now, it will take more than a few good games from Saunders before we say he's able to consistently elevate his game to the level of a star caliber player. But that WBC first round provided a hint that there is likely more to Saunders than what we've seen so far. I wrote back in January that he'll likely play far more right field than he has to this point and than many of us initially expected. It's because of flashes like we just saw. When Saunders is seeing the ball, he's as dangerous as any hitter on this Mariners team. And we can't uderestimate the confidence boost he just gained from being able to carry his national team on his back against some of the best players in the game. So, I think his spring so far has been something very meaningful. Frankly, having Saunders and Smoak emerge into the stars the Mariners once envisioned would be a huge boon for this franchise and alleviate some of my concerns about the brevity of the deals involving key members of the offense. Have Smoak become the first baseman once envisioned, you don't need to extend Kendrys Morales long-term. Get Saunders to up his game to more elite status, maybe he's your big, power bat corner outfielder and you don't need Michael Morse on a long-term contract beyond 2013. Now, don't get me wrong. I think the Mariners would help themselves out big-time if they could keep Morales or Morse beyond 2013. But if Saunders and Smoak both reach their full potential, you might not need to ink those other guys. There's a big difference. As for other players, you judge veterans differently from younger guys with no track records. It's great so see guys like Jason Bay and Raul Ibanez smashing the baseball with authority. Beyond the stats, the team has to make sure their bat speed is up to par. I can remember spring training in 2008, when a panicked Mariners coaching staff and front office realized that Richie Sexson, Brad Wilkerson and Jose Vidro had all "lost it" from one year to the next. They were cooked bat-speed wise, as happens to all players at some point. All of them saw their careers end that year. They were done. The difference is, the Mariners back then had little in the way of reinforcements to offer that spring. There were some guys in Class AAA like Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien who weren't quite ready to pick up the slack — and as it turned out, never were ready. But the Mariners weren't going to be able to replace three veteran starters and cogs in any event. This year, with Bay and Ibanez, there are younger alternatives who could fill their support roles if needed. So, the most important thing with those vets this spring was to make sure they can still catch up to major league pitching. Even if their stats weren't as good as they are now, the team would have to make a call on whether the fundamentals would be there to kick things into gear once the season begins. Of course, there are other things, like gauging the value of Bay to the team and how much he can contribute versus others. But first and foremost — given how his past three seasons have gone — the Mariners had to be sure he wasn't done. Right now, he's shown he still has something left, as has Ibanez. It's a little different with a guy like Casper Wells, who has a limited big league track record. He has put up some nice spring numbers, but because he lacks the track record of consistent success, those stats will be scrutinized more carefully. The team will look a lot more carefully at who the hits have come off of and the game and weather conditions at the time. With Wells, they will see how he looks when he is at the plate. Is he decisive, with a plan on how to attack hittable pitches in his wheelhouse? Or is he still a bit too passive at times, or overly aggressive in situations where he shouldn't be? Given the stakes in his case, where he could be lost to a waiver claim if he doesn't break camp with the team, I'd say the quality of the at-bats taken by Wells is probably being judged more than any other player on the roster right about now. We can go on and on about this. On the pitching side, the team has to like the consistency shown by Hisashi Iwakuma when it comes to how he's challenged the hitters this spring. At his ability to spot strikes in tough-to-hit places. Also, his ability to get hitters to chase balls out of the zone. One thing often feeds off the other. There is a rhythm and feel to pitching that goes beyond velocity readings and stats. The Mariners pay professionals to gauge whether their pitchers have that. The Mariners in the second half of last year saw a very different-looking Iwakuma than they had in spring training when he looked unsteady and lacked a feel. What they'll look for this spring is whether he can consistently repeat what he did last fall. Had he shown up here looking as bad as he did a year ago, this team would be in serious trouble because it is counting on Iwakuma to deliver badly-needed quality innings to the rotation. One of the most telling indicators of trouble ahead with Iwakuma a year ago was how long it would take him to recover from his outings. He often needed several days longer than some of the other pitchers in camp — a no-no for any pitcher with designs on starting every five days. This spring, he came in stronger and better conditioned to avoid some of that. So, yes, in his case, getting a spring read on him was very important for the Mariners. I'll stop now because most of you probably get the point. But this is an ongoing thing for the Mariners, whether it's gauging whether Blake Beavan's attemps to repeat his delivery consistently can outweigh the strike-throwing, harder stuff of Erasmo Ramirez. Whether Jon Garland's past ability to generate close to 200 innings of work can be duplicated and allow him to make the team at the expense of a younger arm unlikely to throw more than 150 innings. Does the 100 mph stuff of a Stephen Pryor or Carter Capps best suit the team in a late-inning role from the right side? Or will the mental make-up of a guy like Kameron Loe, who's been there and done it before, profile better, at least in the early going. These are the things teams decide by watching players in actual live competition, in their throwing sessions on the side and in the way they interact with teammates and handle the emotional ups and downs of their difficult tasks at the MLB level. So, sit back and enjoy the rest of spring training. I've missed plenty of internal stuff going on with the club in this one post, but the season is still three weeks away. We'll be here to bring you all the stuff you want to see — and all the stuff you can't always see from a distance. Comments | More in spring training | Topics: justin smoak; michael saunders; eric wedge; hisashi iwakuma


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The effect is the result of a double lifting process on the skin as the Novexpert serum lifts the skin in a horizontal way that has a tensing effect on the skin and in a vertical lifting way to have a repulping effect on the skin. It contains Novexpert's patented discovery- Novaxyline- which is an active anti ageing ingredient that that stimulates collagen and hyaluronic acid which makes skin look more youthful. I find that this serum really helps my skin to retain water so it looks hydrated and plumped up.
So that's the end of the first instalment of my three part skincare series. I hope you enjoy the rest of the posts I've got planned for this week.


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Demonstrating the dangers of smartphone distracted driving
"It Can (All) Wait" when behind the wheel
New research shows seven in 10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving. It's no longer safe to assume people are just texting from behind the wheel. They're checking email, posting to social media and even snapping selfies.
To drive home these new findings, and the message "It Can (All) Wait," AT&T has teamed up with the New York State Police to bring the AT&T nationally touring 3D virtual reality simulator to the Erie County Fair. The simulator will allow fairgoers to experience firsthand how dangerous it can be when you take your eyes off the road and direct them onto your phone.
The 3D virtual reality simulator is free and open to the public to take a test drive. The virtual reality simulator stop at the Erie County Fair is one of 100 it is making nationwide.
State Sen. Tim Kennedy, a champion in Albany on advocating for stiffer laws on texting while driving, joined AT&T and New York State Police to unveil the simulator and discuss the dangers of distracted driving at ceremonial first drive Monday at the Erie County Fair.
Behind the wheel, everything can change in the blink of an eye. A post, a selfie, a text, a scroll, an email - one look is all it takes. This new simulation shows the real consequences of looking at your phone while driving.
Samsung, Bose and Google are supporting the immersive tour experience, which is delivered through Samsung Gear VR, with premium sound from Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones.
Google Cardboard will make it possible for people to use their own smartphones to see the 3D virtual reality program. To learn more about how you can experience this program at home, visit www.ItCanWait.com/VR.
The experience is part of AT&T's "It Can Wait" campaign, which urges drivers to visit www.ItCanWait.com, where they can pledge to keep their eyes on the road, not on their phone, and share their pledge with others via Twitter (#ItCanWait) and Facebook. What started as a campaign focused on not texting and driving has now expanded its focus to the broader dangers of smartphone use behind the wheel. Since its launch in 2010, the campaign has:
•Helped drive awareness of the dangers of texting while driving to about 90 percent for all audiences surveyed.
•Inspired more than 7 million pledges not to text and drive.
•Worked with departments of transportation in various states on research that suggests a correlation between "It Can Wait" campaign activities and a reduction in crashes.
The 3D virtual reality simulator will be at the Erie County Fair from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday in the New York State Police Building.
State Sen. Tim Kennedy tries the simulator.


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20 Subscription Boxes You Can Try for 50% Off or More!
The best way to try a new subscription box? With a deep discount! Here is a list of over 20 monthly subscription boxes that have deals for at least 50% off your first box!
This is list was UPDATED on 5/24/2018 with new deals!
(FYI – many of these are first-month discount offers, if you use those and don't cancel your subscription, you will continue to receive boxes and be charged at the regular rate listed for each box).
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- Through May 28th, 2018: 50% off sitewide at Fabletics!
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Daily Harvest is a subscription service that delivers ready-to-blend smoothies right to your door. You can choose from 14 different flavors or choose a preselected flavor boxes: Bestsellers, Fresh & Fruity, Greens Incognito, Greens Obsessed, and Rich & Filling. If you need help picking what smoothies you'll like best, they have a Flavor Quiz to help sort through all the options.
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Driftaway Coffee is a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly coffee subscription that delivers new and different coffees based on your tasting feedback. Your first delivery will be a tasting kit containing four 2 oz packages of different single origin beans, followed by 7 oz ($12), 11 oz ($16) or 16 oz ($22), or 32 oz ($34) bags of coffee each delivery. You can choose to receive coffee weekly, biweekly, or monthly.
Society Socks
Society Socks is a monthly sock subscription that also gives back. With every pair of socks you buy, a pair of socks is donated to their local youth shelter. You'll get two pairs every month of Society's in-house brand of socks with their own designs. Regularly $17 USD (Orders are processed in CAD at the current exchange rate)
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Check out our Society Socks Reviews to learn more about this men's sock subscription!
Home Chef
Home Chef is a subscription meal delivery service that sends a weekly box of "perfectly portioned, premium ingredients, spices & sauces, and easy, step-by-step recipes." Meals start at $9.95 per serving, and delivery is free for orders over $40.
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Check out all of our Home Chef reviews to learn more about the recipes you typically find in Home Chef boxes!
Winc (formerly Club W) is a wine subscription box that re-imagines the traditional wine club. They offer a regularly changing selection of unique, small production wines that are sourced directly from vineyards and winemakers. 3 bottles per month start at $39 + $6 flat rate shipping. (Shipping is free on orders of 6 or more bottles.)
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Check out our previous Winc Reviews to learn more about this box!
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Candy Club is a candy subscription that sends 2-3 pounds of premier, brand name candy directly to your door each month. (Regularly $29.99 + $6 shipping per month)
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Check out our reviews of Candy Club to see what you can expect with this subscription box!
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Hello Fresh is a weekly meal delivery subscription that sends healthy recipes and the pre-measured ingredients you need to make them at home. Prices start at $9.99 per meal.
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Five Four Club
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Check out our Five Four Club reviews to learn more about this subscription!
Degustabox is a monthly subscription box that sends out tasty, well-assorted food items. Some of them are even new to the market, so you won't always be able to find these items in stores yet! They send 11-15 full-size products in each box. (Regularly $19.99, with free shipping to the continental US)
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Blue Apron
Blue Apron is a subscription meal delivery service. Every week, they send seasonal recipes created by their culinary team and the pre-measured ingredients you need to make them at home. Check out all of our Blue Apron Reviews to learn more about our experience with this meal subscription!
Blue Apron is regularly $59.94 for 3 recipes with two servings each on the 2-Person Plan, but you can get $30 off on your first order when you use this link!
Nadine West
Nadine West is a subscription styling service for women sizes Small to 3X. Subscribers fill out a style quiz and are sent an outfit (2-4 items, usually 1 apparel item plus accessories) every month based on their style preferences. There is no styling fee, but there is a shipping fee ($9.78) that is credited toward the cost of anything you keep. Their items are priced lower than other styling services, ranging from $10 – $25 per piece.
Use referral code NADINE to waive shipping fees on your first box! That means you can get your first box totally risk-free, with no styling fee and no shipping fee (normally $9.78). You'll pay only for items you decide to keep!
Bean Box
Bean Box is a monthly coffee subscription box where you'll get monthly coffee deliveries from Seattle's premier coffee roasters. With their Bean Box Sampler (regularly $20/month), you will receive four 1.8oz samples of different coffee roasts, shipped fresh within 1 day of roasting.
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Check our our Bean Box Reviews to learn more!
Terra's Kitchen
Terra's Kitchen is a weekly meal delivery service where you select recipes each week, and then receive prepped & chopped ingredients that are ready to cook in 30 minutes or less. Unlike most meal kit boxes, they have a large number of recipes available every week, and they ship in a unique cooler pack that gets picked up and re-used to limit waste. Recipes are priced individually, and you can choose add-on salads, proteins, and sides. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo options available. (Minimum order is $64.99)
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(Stay tuned for a Terra's Kitchen Review soon)
Rocksbox (regularly $21/month) is a monthly subscription box for jewelry rental. Receive 3 pieces of hand-selected jewelry in every box. Wear them as long as you like, and then return them in a pre-paid shipping envelope to swap them out for a new set. Subscribers also get $21 in "Shine Credit" each month that they can use towards buying the jewelry to keep (Shine Credits do not roll over).
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Graze is a mini-snack subscription box that sends a customized selection of treats weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. They offer over 100 different snacks that you can rate online, which, over time, helps tailor your subscription to your particular snacking preferences. (Regularly $13.99 for 8 snacks per box)
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Check out all of our Graze reviews to see what you can expect from this subscription.
Field to Cup
Field to Cup's Tea Discovery Plus Box sends you 7 high quality and delicious loose leaf teas to try every month (48+ cups). Membership perks include 40% off every month from the teas in your box, 15% off all other items in their store and Free tea replacement for any tea you don't love. You'll also receive a Steeping Guide every month that gives you detailed preparation methods, expert tasting notes and more.
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Check out all of our Field to Cup Reviews to learn more about this tea subscription box!
FabKids is a monthly clothing subscription for boys and girls. Each month you get to pick out an outfit for $29.95, or you can skip any month. All the pieces are really well-made, and the designs are unique to FabKids. Each month they release a new collection!
Get two pairs of shoes for only $9.95 with free shipping, no coupon required, just use this link!
Check out our FabKids reviews to learn more about this subscription box!
The Custom Color Box is a hair coloring subscription box from eSalon. Depending on the frequency you choose, eSalon sends you hair color, developer, shampoo, conditioner and the accessories you need to color your hair. (Regularly $19.99 a month plus $4.95 shipping).
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Check out our eSalon Custom Color Box reviews to learn more about this subscription box!
Gwynnie Bee
Gwynnie Bee is a clothing rental subscription service for women sizes 10-32. (Regularly $35-79 a month)
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Check out our Gwynnie Bee reviews to learn more about this subscription box.
Scentbird is a perfume sampling subscription box that sends you 100% authentic perfumes every month. When you sign up, you take a preferences quiz to help them suggest recommendations for you to try, and you can also go browse and rate the rest of their selection to make the recommendations even more accurate. You can build a queue of fragrances you'd like to try or you can let yourself be surprised every month. (Regularly $14.95 a month)
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Check out our ScentBird reviews to learn more about this subscription!
Honest Company Trial Kits
Honest Company Subscription Bundles – The Honest Company makes natural and non-toxic products for your home and family. They offer an Essentials Subscription Bundle which covers everything from bath and body products to home cleaning items. The Diapers and Wipes Bundle includes exactly what you would expect – diapers and wipes to last one month!
Use this link to get a free trial box of your choice, just pay $5.95 shipping. (You'll have 7 days to use your trial before your first subscription bundle will charge your card and ship.)
Check out our Honest Company reviews to learn more about this subscription!
Curology (regularly $19.95/month) is a unique and totally personalized prescription skincare subscription service that targets acne and pairs you with a licensed dermatologist and sends you prescription medication every month or every other month.
Get your first month of Curology for free, no coupon needed, just use this link!
Check out our Curology Reviews to learn more about what to expect from this box!
Dollar Shave Club
Dollar Shave Club is a monthly razor blade subscription service. (And they now offer grooming products like shave cream, hair products, etc.) Subscriptions start at $6 a month for their most popular model (the 4X) and you get a free handle with your first month.
For a limited time, get your starter kit (including razor handle + 4 blades and sample sizes of shave gel and other products) for just $5 with free shipping! No coupon needed, just use this link!
Check out our Dollar Shave Club reviews to see what you can expect with this subscription!
FilterEasy (starting at $11.97 per filter per month with free shipping) is a furnace and air filter subscription service that ensures you always have clean air in your home. Choose your size and whether to receive deliveries every 1, 2, or 3 months, and you'll never forget to change your filters again!
Use this link to get your first filter free, including free shipping!
Akamai Basics
Akamai has an exclusive offer for MSA readers! For a limited time, use coupon code MSAHALF to save 50% off your first Akamai Essentials Kit! (Regularly $33).
Note: While our review photo above shows two bars of soap, this kit now contains just one.
Akamai is a service that sends "truly natural, effective, multipurpose personal care basics, delivered to your door every 60 days. Drawn to helping men and women break free from the Personal Care Industrial Complex, they were inspired to create the highest quality personal care system that is effective, health-focused, reasonably priced and radically simplified."
Check out our review of the Akamai Essentials Kit to see what you can expect!


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Donna DeGennaro from the University of Massachusetts, Boston joined the colloquium via Skype, from the Dominican Republic. Donna worked on a video project in the Dominican Republic. The first video shows one of the girls that Donna worked with in her home introducing her family. The second girl Donna worked with had a brother who served as a translator. Each of the three girls wrote a story to be created digitally. Donna used Google translator to facilitate discussion when no human translator was available.
Following Donna's introduction, the colloquium members discussed potential uses for videos in telling people's stories.


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Brighton firefighters were called to a camper van on fire in Waterhall, in the early hours of this morning (30th July).
One crew attended the incident at 12.55am and wore breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze, which had engulfed the vehicle.
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Money doesn't make the world go 'round. Although commerce is, in many ways, the physical manifestation of energy which the global civilization agrees upon as a unit of measure, money itself isn't the force that propels the world forward.
The emotion behind the expenditure of money is.
Since money is a manifestation of energy, its ebbs and flows are also subject to physics. Stagnation begets atrophy; circulation, vibrancy. Investing in people, ideas and ingenuity brings growth.
"The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides, gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And, on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
This week's installment is pretty esoteric. There are no solutions, only questions. I'm interested in your perspective more than I care about my own digital $.02. I'd rather your comments fill this space than my words. Over the past few months, I've been trying to comprehend the confluence of love and money, and finding that I'm coming up short.
As I am wont to say, I've run out of brain.
- How do we make this a better world?
- How do we invest in each other?
- How does empowerment translate in the specific?
- How is consensus built by disparate groups?
Using the analogy of water as money as an illustration, I sometimes see pennies as water drops that run down the windshield of a car that is moving through the rain. Smatterings and droplets become rivulets that build larger and larger drops (dollars) until the collective mass of the drop becomes so large that physics kicks in and the water rushes past toward a target.
- What property of the "pennies" drives cohesion?
- What propels the dollars forward?
- At what point does money reach critical mass and drive action?
- What is the symbiosis between money and intention?
- What serves as the gravitational center that determines the money's endpoint?
- What does the shift between love and money resemble?
Will we recognize it when [as] it happens? Is it "impact investing"Â Is it social capitalism? Is it social entrpreneurism? How do you reconcile the physical manifestation of your values? What does your money say?
Molly Cantrell-Kraig is a woman with drive. Possessing an innate sense of purpose and a pragmatic, solution-based approach to empowering people, she fused these two traits in order to establish Women With Drive Foundation. Based upon its founder's personal history, Women With Drive Foundation is a means through which Cantrell-Kraig may effect change on both a micro and macro level. By providing women with something as essential as personal transportation in order to transition them from poverty to prosperity, she, through Women With Drive Foundation, seeks to empower women to help them help themselves. Through this action, the individual applicant benefits, as does society as a whole. Follow Molly on twitter as @mckra1g or @WWDr1ve (Women With Drive Foundation) or "Like" them on facebook.


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(CBS News) Henry Hill, a long-time New York City mobster-turned FBI informant and witness, has died at the age of 69 at a hospital in Los Angeles.
Hill's partner and manager Lisa Caserta tells CBS News Hill, "went out pretty peacefully, for a goodfella". She says he was with family members when he passed away on Tuesday. No specific cause was given, but Caserta tells CBS News that years of heavy smoking combined with complications from a recent heart attack led to his death.
Hill became infamous in 1990, when the movie "Goodfellas" dramatized his life, with Ray Liota playing the "wise guy".
But as "CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose discovered in a 2004 interview for "60 Minutes" (video), the real Henry Hill wasn't born into the mob. He was half-Italian and half-Irish, and he had to earn his way in. At a young age, he became obsessed with the idea of wise guys and gangsters.
"In my neighborhood, where I came from in Brooklyn, these were the guys with the silk suits and the diamond rings and the beautiful women," Hill told Rose.
Hill did everything he could to make it into organized crime. For 20 years, he lived the mob life, until May 1980, when it all came to a crashing halt with his arrest on drug charges.
Facing serious jail time, Hill accepted a government offer of protection and no criminal charges if he testified against fellow mobsters.
"I was in trouble. I knew I was a dead man, no matter how you cut it. If I stayed in prison, I was dead. Went out in the street, I was dead," the ex-mobster told Rose. "So, I mean, my choice was already made."
He said his only choice was to enter the federal Witness Protection Program. Created in 1967, the program provides a new identity, security and relocation in exchange for testimony.
Hill's two children, Gregg and Gina, were 13 and 11 when their father made his deal with the government. Speaking to "60 Minutes" in 2009, they insisted on being disguised and said only their spouses knew who their father was, and what he used to do.
In 2009, Hill was arrested after an altercation at a bar in Illinois, after having what he said was "one too many" drinks. He was freed on bond.
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Best wishes to all of you for the New Year!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy 2011
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
little bit o snow
We get a little excited around here when it snows. Which is next to NEVER! Nothing is sticking, but the boys are LOVING the flurries. See the little white specks :)
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
so close
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
perfect for little boys
the boys are out of school for 17 days...today is day one and they are going batty! It's cold and rainy not a good combination for three active little guys. I stumbled upon this wonderful idea on TRAIL of INSPIRATION Lulu Dekwiatkowski's blog. LOVE it. Simple and meaningful. Just the way I like to decorate. Plus the PERFECT activity for boys, gather sticks and rubber band them together. I might have to decorate an entire tree with these crosses.
* Photo from TRAIL of INSPIRATION
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
a few things to add to my shopping list
These books are so beautiful!
I think I'll get one for everyone in the family.
Look here for more titles.
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
sneak peek...
I need a little help! I hung my wreath upside down...it looks more like a 5 then an S and the tree needs some more lights!...and decorations. But the boys are excited and that's all that matters!
I'll take more pics as soon as I get my act together. Did you see our elf on the shelf? He's eating pretzels.
p.s. melamine products need to be ordered BY December 10th if you would like them to arrive in time for Christmas.
Also all Holiday cards are sold out!! Thank you! I'll do a post on the cards this week.
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This lesson plan will explore the wide-ranging debate over American slavery by presenting the lives of its leading opponents and defenders and the views they held about America's "peculiar institution."
This lesson plan will explore Abraham Lincoln's rise to political prominence during the debate over the future of American slavery. Lincoln's anti-slavery politics will be contrasted with the abolitionism of William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass and the "popular sovereignty" concept of U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
This lesson will focus on the views of the founders as expressed in primary documents from their own time and in their own words. Students will see that many of the major founders opposed slavery as contrary to the principles of the American Revolution. Students will also gain a better understanding of the views of many founders, even those who owned slaves – including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson – who looked forward to a time when slavery would no longer mar the American Republic.


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NEW YORK – A late philanthropist's modern art collection featuring a rarely seen work by Pablo Picasso is being auctioned in New York City.
The seminal painting by Picasso is called "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust." It's expected to fetch up to $90 million in the May sale at Christie's auction house. It's been exhibited in the United States only once, in 1961.
The collection belonged to California philanthropist Frances Lasker Brody. It also includes important works by Henri Matisse and Alberto Giacometti.
Brody died in November at age 93. Her late husband was real estate developer Sidney Brody. They were founding benefactors of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the UCLA Art Council.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Huntington Library in Santa Marino, Calif. Frances Brody was on its board of overseers.


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Best friend of mine, actually resident here in
Or maybe it was more a rough moment at the job, the rough comes, when finally realizing what really took place at work earlier today. Or if realizing it is taking longer, maybe, what yesterday took place at work...
She was a about 6 months ago promoted to head of office and got the appropriate pay rise to go with the amount of working hours required. At beginning of December she was told she would keep her salary but was demoted and got a new boss. Today an hour after having arrived on the local she was fired without notice.
She was told to just pack her things and leave as they wanted to become more cost efficient.
Having called her after her e-mail where she told me about her notice I told her it was better today, as she still has until end of January to get a new job and being a single she is easily relocated to any city in Europe. Her being a homesick girl I told not say the world but I meant it with all of my heart, and she now has two more weeks to play with compared to having had her notice before Xmas. So, something good with hearing the news. More time. So now she is leaving the city in order to get some forest cleared out of small bushes growing, one hell of a good way to let go of any aggressions, I must say with a thorough sauna to relax with afterwards.
So this is really the reality of the Finnish people, and according to recently done Gallups, most people are afraid of becoming unemployed or getting laid off for some time.At the same time the prime minister is asking people to consume as much Finnish produce and products as possible.
And here finally comes my question, with what Euros are we to consume anything?


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Taylor Swift's Lyrics & Words
Hi Duana,
My husband and I are expecting our first boy next year and need help with a name. We want something unique but not completely off the wall. Our daughter's name is Chandler (we usually call her Chani) and our last name is two-syllable beginning with a hard "C." My husband also has a daughter named Kayla from a previous relationship. Our top names right now are Maverik or Crew but I'm not 100% sold. For some reason, I associate Maverik withTop Gun or the Mel Gibson classic although spelling it this way helps alleviate something of that. Other names that have been thrown out there are Colt, Cash (or Kash) and my husband's pick, Brady (which I am definitely not a fan of). We're pretty sure the middle name will be Ryan, after my brother. I have always liked Cameron, and even considered it instead of Chandler, but that on my sister's "list" if/when she has kid and I would hate to cause conflict when there are so many other great names out there. Lastly, since our daughter's name is a little masculine, we want our son's name to be "ultra" masculine. I tend to be indecisive so I need some put-your-foot-down help!
I mean, it can't be. Nobody says to themselves, "I think I'm going to punk a name columnist". Nobody has that kind of time, do they? Or that kind of imagination? If you are a troll and you wrote this letter, rejoice! I'm going to buy all the way into it!
If you are not punking me…
Let's have a chat. You have two children in your family, Kayla and Chandler. I was surprised to see that Chandler is an option used for girls sometimes, though I haven't run into it much. But, you know, lovely. Decidedly more masculine than Kayla, sure, but I totally buy it and I bet Chandler does too.
But. Maverik. Which I had to retype three times to eliminate that "c" that would get in your way. Dude. Seriously? Crew? You don't want to do this! You don't want to do this! Kash! Come on. Don't just decide, since your daughter has kind of a masculine name, that you need your son to be full-on HULK SMASH. You don't. He can be just as manly, just as much a boy, if you give him a name that doesn't look like it's going to wind up emblazoned on the side of a tractor.
"Traxxx!! Cash!!!"
Instead, go with your first instinct to choose a name that's actually kind of equally androgynous. OK, so Cameron is off the table, but how about Caleb or Hayden or Landon, which can come off as a little too cowboy but in this case makes kind of a lovely partner to Chandler?
If it has-has-has to be one syllable, to meet your expectations of what it is to be "ultra" masculine, then Cole or Dean or Heath or Reeve or Clive or Kent? I found out that one of the people who has a daughter named Chandler is Jordan Belfort, The Wolf Of Wall Street himself, so maybe that's a way to go? Wolf?
I admit my bias here. Some of these aggressively "ultra-male" names like Flint and Hunt and Thor and Bolt seem like cartoon characters to me. I can't imagine a child called Cash having a whole world of options in front of him – people are going to judge him before they ever meet him, kind of like I just did.
I don't expect you to love me for this answer, but really I say it because I care. Let me know where you wind up!
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Got a mail from Millie Garfield yesterday. She made me realise how little I have been blogging lately.
I have been on jury duty since April 27 and still have three weeks to go.
Of course, there's not much I can tell about this, except that my days are full, that I feel like I've gone back to work while I was a happy retiree.
When it's all over, it will make me cherish my retirement even more.
Meanwhile, I am basically trying to focus on a minimum of physical exercise, mainly walking, and also trying to continue my taking and posting one photo a day on flickr .
One of them has seen me
So this is my excuse for not blogging, but I must admit that my blogging has been pretty lame for the last year, I do feel like I have little to say and that writing is not my favourite mode of expression.
When jury duty is over, I might just resort to just posting photos or dropping the whole thing altogether.


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What does signing up for #DeadpoolCore mean?
It means you're part of Deadpool's inner sanctum. You will be bound to an elite unit of Crimson Commandos dedicated to the greatest film ever made. You will be locked, cocked, and loaded with everything a true "core fan" needs to prepare for the theatrical release of everyone's favorite "Merc with a Mouth" all over the world. Mostly, it means you will receive emails with exclusive content and F-ing awesome digital goodies.
How do I sign up for #DeadpoolCore emails?
First, check your sack (or lady sack if you got one) and see if you got what it takes to be part of #DeadpoolCore. Then go to DeadpoolCore.com and sign up. If you can't figure that out, you probably failed the sack test.
Why should I join #DeadpoolCore?
Ask yourself "Am I even worthy?" And the answer is a resounding, "HELL YES, YOU ARE!" You're just the type of person who wants to receive periodic emails filled with mind-blowing, butt-jiggling, Bea-Arthur lovin' 50,000 bajigowatts of awesome – all deliciously wrapped inside Deadpool's electronic "news and content" chimichanga.
What do I do once I sign up for #DeadpoolCore?
Well, here's the best part. Signing up is literally the most difficult part - everything else is just extra whip cream topping from a pressurized can. Just wait by your portable email device and prepare to take in everything that I'm about to give you (be sure to take deep breaths to help prevent any tearing). Also, stare in the mirror and say my name three times backwards. Wait and see what happens…
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Shhhhh! Deadpool wants no truck with fancy-cigar-smoking-pinstriped lawyers who wipe their boom-boom down with hundred dollar bills.
How do I keep DeadpoolCore emails from ending up in my spam folder?
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Philip Kane gave a lot of thought to becoming an instant millionaire--then decided against it.
The former maintenance man could have received almost $1 million in cash to settle his personal injury case after he fell 30 feet from a ladder while changing light bulbs atop a 55-story high rise in downtown Los Angeles.
Instead, Kane, 44, opted for a "structured settlement," which will give him $2,200 a month for the rest of his life, a lump sum of $200,000 for him or his heirs at the end of 20 years and a $98,000 college fund for his two daughters, now 15 and 13.
"I've never had a whole bunch of money and if you've never had it, it's kind of scary. I'd be afraid I'd blow it all," explained Kane, who shattered both ankles and several vertebrae in the fall and no longer is able to work.


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Jeonbuk Motors of Korea Republic signed off from the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 in fine style, clinching fifth place with a comfortable 3-0 win over New Zealand's Auckland City.
Tokyo's National Stadium was the venue for yet another intriguing culture clash as Auckland City pitted their combative, direct style against Motors' quick, easy-on-the-eye approach. It was the Kiwis who came out of the blocks faster thanks to their high-octane midfield pressing game, Chad Coombes teeing up Liam Mulrooney to flash a fine volley inches wide after only six minutes.
As the minutes passed, so Jeonbuk eventually found their rhythm. Kim Hyeung Bum began to work the right flank to good effect, and with Chung Jung Kwan orchestrating the midfield, the Koreans started to pierce the centre of the Auckland rearguard with some neat interplay.
It was a typically slick combination that led to the Asian side's opening goal. Kim sped down the right before playing the ball in to Lee Hyun Seung. The striker's clever dummy wrongfooted the Kiwi defence allowing Chung to play a first-time ball back into the path of his unmarked team-mate, who slipped a cool finish past the advancing Ross Nicholson (0-1, 17').
Hungry for more, Jeonbuk Motors kept up the pressure and nearly grabbed a second just minutes later when the effervescent Kim latched onto Lee's sublime pass before striking a cross-shot just past the post. The right-sided midfielder was not to be denied, and after cutting in from the right he unleashed an unstoppable drive that the hapless Nicholson could do little but watch and admire (0-2, 31').
Despite the adverse scoreline, Auckland stuck gamely to their task. Striker Grant Young provided the main threat and received some much-need support when coach Allan Jones threw on Japanese attacking midfielder Teru Iwamoto in the second half.
Suitably bolstered going forward, the Kiwis managed to create some chances of their own, the first of them when Paul Seaman was played in by Young's through ball only to miss a virtual open goal with the keeper stranded. Iwamoto himself then tried his luck with a long-range piledriver that shaved Kwoun Sun Tae's right post.
Jeonbuk showed their opponents how it was done, however, when the irrepressible Kim forced Jonathan Perry into a rash challenge inside the box, with Ze Carlo converting the resulting spot-kick (0-3, 73').
So it was that the stylish, adventurous Koreans ended their trip to Japan on a deservedly high note and there is every reason to believe this could be the start of something big for the Asian champions. As for Auckland, for whom this task was always likely to prove difficult, only time will tell whether they can build on an ultimately disappointing Japanese experience.


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Santa arriving in a helicopter, polish kolendy, wine tasting, parade, horse drawn carriage rides, and rock & roll. These are just a few events planned for December 2009. Be sure to check out these and future events on Niagara USA's comprehensive event listing.
Dates: Now – Dec 20th, 2009
The NACC's Exhibits
Garden Gallery showcasing local artists; Main Gallery – The NACC Artists and Friends Exhibit 2009.
The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls.
(716) 282-7530 www.thenacc.org
Dates: Dec 4th, 2009
Newfane's Holiday Light and Parade (5pm)
Get into the spirit of the season at Newfane's Holiday Light Up and Parade. The parade will start at 5:30pm on Main Street. Santa will be brought in by a horse drawn wagon, along with fire trucks and other floats adorned in lights and holiday colors to complete the parade. Free hot chocolate, spiced cider and cookies for everyone will be at the gazebo. There will be a Holiday Candy Cane Craft Show & Cafe at the United Methodist Church starting at 4pm.
Main Street, Newfane. (716) 778-5273. www.NewfaneBusiness.com
Dates: Dec 4th, 2009
Newfane's Holiday Light Up & Parade (5:30pm – 8pm)
A lit parade brings Santa Claus in a horse drawn wagon down Main Street. Listen to carolers and musicians at the gazebo while you enjoy a steaming cup of cider or hot chocolate. Work on your holiday shopping by stopping into one of our local shops.
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Play Madden, FIFA And Other EA Sports Titles A Full Three Days Early With EA Sports Season Ticket
EA has announced the launch of EA SPORTS Season Ticket, an all-new program that provides premium benefits for a better gaming experience on five participating EA SPORTS titles. With an annual fee of $24.99 or 2000 Microsoft Points, subscribers will receive four all-new program benefits: access to play all participating EA SPORTS games via a full-game digital download three days before consumers have the option to purchase a disc at retail launch; a 20-percent discount on downloadable game content; free premium web content; and membership recognition. I don't know if $25 is the right price point for something like this, I mean for it to be worth it you would need play at least 3 out of the 4 titles to me. For me personally, the 3 days of early access would be compelling but since I really only play Madden and NCAA Football which come out toward the end of the year, I have a large portion of the year where I wouldn't be getting any value out of it. The discounts on DLC are good but only if you buy that kind of content.
EA SPORTS Season Ticket is available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 starting today. Fans can subscribe today through PSN and Xbox Live, and benefits begin with this month's launch of Madden NFL 12. Moving forward, participating franchises include Madden NFL Football, NHL hockey, FIFA Soccer, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR golf and NCAA Football.
With a paid subscription to EA SPORTS Season Ticket, fans will receive the following benefits for the five participating titles:
Early Full-Game Digital Access: Three days before a game's scheduled release, fans will be able to download and play the full version of all five participating titles on Xbox 360 and PS3. The digitally downloaded game will time out when the game is available at retail and consumers have the option to purchase the same full game on disc at retail. EA SPORTS Season Ticket subscribers can transfer all achievements earned during the three-day download period to the purchased disc, resulting in an early edge over the competition.
Discounted Downloadable Content: Subscribers will get a 20-percent discount on all available downloadable content for participating EA SPORTS titles. Downloadable content, which enhances and refreshes the core game experience, includes such items as Ultimate Team packs, accelerator packs and gear upgrades.
Free Premium Web Content: Premium web content extends the game experience beyond the console to a web browser. All participating titles will feature premium web content that will be free to EA SPORTS Season Ticket members beginning with the premium Creation Center packs for FIFA Soccer 12. These packs provide a deeper set of customization tools and abilities within Creation Center to build your own teams and tournaments, and will be available to the consumer until the membership to the program has expired.
Membership Recognition: Subscribers are easily identifiable with an exclusive membership recognition badge displayed both in-game and on their EASPORTS.com profile.
To subscribe to EA SPORTS Season Ticket for the Xbox 360, go to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, download and launch the EA SPORTS application, and follow the prompts after "purchase a subscription". For PS3™ users, go to the PlayStation Store, search for EA SPORTS Season Ticket and purchase the program. EA SPORTS Season Ticket is available on PS3™ and Xbox 360 in North America, and Xbox 360 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, assets and videos, please visit www.easports.com/seasonticket.


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VIDEO: Employee Remains Calm Despite Having Gun Pointed At Head During RobberyTalk about remaining cool under pressure.
The 5 Tallest Water Slides In The WorldAn introduction to the world's tallest waterslides
5 Must-See Cities On Your Midwest Road TripA profile of the five must-see cities on a road trip through the Midwest
Mets Fans Getting The Royal Treatment In Kansas CityMets fans are gearing up for Game 2 of the World Series Wednesday night against the Royals.
Tale Of The Tape: New York City Vs. Kansas CityWith so much focus on the teams, we take a step back and instead break down the cities.
Report: American Airlines Loses Bid To Restore Flights Between MacArthur, D.C.American Airlines has lost its bid to restore flights between Long Island MacArthur Airport and Washington, D.C.
Bats Go Cold Yet Again As Punchless Bombers Fall To Royals James Shields would have been wise to pop some Dramamine, Ned Yost some antacids.
Authorities Say Hate Motivated Kansas City Shooting At Jewish CenterFrazier Glenn Cross, of Aurora, Mo., was booked into Johnson County jail on a preliminary charge of first-degree murder after the attacks Sunday in Overland Park.
Shootings At Kansas Jewish Center, Retirement Community Prompt Increased Security Around New YorkAuthorities say three people died in a shooting at a Jewish community center and retirement community, and two were shot at but not injured.
Flash Drive In Lavatory Prompts Emergency Landing For Plane Headed To JFKAn American Airlines flight headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport made an emergency landing in Kansas City Sunday, after a flash drive was found in a lavatory and prompted a bomb scare.
Fast Food Workers To Hold One-Day Strike To Protest Low WagesFast food workers in New York and six other cities across the country were set to go on strike Monday, on the grounds that their wages are just too low to live on.
Police Release Video Of Jovan Belcher Just Before Murder-SuicidePolice on Friday night released video showing officers finding Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and Long Island native Jovan Belcher asleep in his car, just hours before he killed his girlfriend and later committed suicide.


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The World's Most Expensive Car
28 October, 2013
There are a lot of cars out there that sell for absurdly high amounts, but how does £32 million sound? No, we didn't leave out a decimal point; a car has just been sold for a staggering £32 million to a private buyer who now holds the record for the most spent on a car, ever.
The car in question is a Ferrari 250 GTO that was previously owned by famed collector, Paul Pappalardo and has now gone to a private buyer.
A new record
This sale smashes the previous record which was set last year when a Stirling Moss Ferrari GTO was sold for £21.6 million (which is still a hefty chunk of cash to say the least).
So what exactly is the Ferrari 250 GTO? It's a specially built car for motor racing and has a beastly five-speed gearbox designed by Porsche. The reason why the Ferrari 250 GTO is so expensive is that it has become extremely 'collectible', because of its rarity, quality of build and racing pedigree. Values began to skyrocket as early as the mid 1980's, with one going for $14.6 million dollars, which broke records at the time.
There's just something insanely alluring about the 250 GTO that gets collectors buzzing. A certain mystique and allure that makes it the top car to own, not to mention the monumental bragging rights you acquire if you are lucky enough to have one.
Other notable sales
Although the sale of this 250 GTO is a record-breaker, it follows a number of other incredible sales that deserve an honourable mention.
- A Duesenberg Model J Murphy-Bodied Coupe for almost $10.5 million
- A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster went $8.2 million.
- A 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlante Coupe for $8.7 million
- A 1929 Mercedes-Benz 38/250 SSK for $7.4 million
Needless to say, we would all love to get our hands, or even just a glimpse at these extremely expensive cars and hope that every inch of them have been insured!


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Total Training Time- 40 hours 30 minutes
In this video I talk about spurs, moving a horses shoulder (spiral out), improving steering and beginning to teach Jac to spin.
I began riding Jac with spurs around 30 hours of training by using a simple slip on English type nub spur. Around 40 hours of training I moved to a traditional 10 point rowel spur. Spurs have rowels because they are designed to be rolled on the horses side.
Next I review why and how I taught Jac to understand the inside rein from the first ride until now by largely avoiding the use of the outside rein during early training. Have you noticed how little I have used the outside rein?
At the 3 minute mark, I show how I introduce using the outside rein and explain why.
A week earlier, in Episode 23, I showed the first time I asked Jac to spiral out or move his shoulder.
In this video, at 2:20, there is a great demonstration of spiral out performed by a horse with one week of practice. Spiral out is my prerequisite before I begin teaching the spin and it also leads into counter-bending.
Notice at the 5 minute mark how Jac is stretching his neck and lowering his head as a side effect of these exercises.
At the 6 minute mark I explain how I will be using my inside rein and outside leg when asking Jac to turn tighter. Tighter turns will help Jac begin to think about spinning.
Notice how the repetition of turning right, right, right, right, right, plays a part in Jac catching on to the idea of the spin.
At 8:15 I show an exercise that I use to improve both the back up and the spin.
Can you believe how much Jac has improved on the spiral out? I can't wait to show you his next stage of spinning!


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ages 11-14 >
Plants, animals and micro-organisms >
Sorting and classifying
all picks
Variation and classification (Bitesize)
Bitesize revision of the unit leading to a self test.
BBC Animals
Thousands of video clips for researching different animals. Pupils can investigate habitats, diet, body shape, distributions etc for project/poster work.
Creature features
An excellent site to find out about different vertebrates. Contains videos, pictures and lots of background information.
The mating game
Use this game to help understand the diversity of sexual strategies that different species use.
Can you identify the aquatic creature using the key?
Classify this!
Drag and drop classification game. When completed, it links to a quiz on classification.
BBC Big Bang: sampling techniques
You can investigate whether the way cows stand in a field is connected to the magnetic field.
The Bug Club
Images and instructions for building a bug and making origami bugs.
OPAL - Open Air Laboratories
In Kids Zone you can try lots of different activities and quizes about different plants and animals. You can join in national surveys of where earthworms, bugs and trees are found, when they flower or first appear each year.
How do organisms vary?
Interesting activities and information on genetic variation. Goes into more detail than you need at this level, but provides good extension reading.
Making your own key
Some anatomical line drawings of bugs. Get pupils to devise a key to distinguish between them using their features.
Information handout for invertebrate families with a quiz/test at the end.
Animal diversity web.
Gives lots of information and links to help you research the animal kingdom. The site contains lots of pictures of animals and even has recordings of their sounds.
Minibeasts factsheet
Ask before you print. Can you find any of these in your garden?
Life processes
How to tell the difference between living and non-living things. Read through the revision pages, then do the activity and take the test to check you have understood.
Introduction to fungi
Use these pages to research fungi
Classification of Protozoa
Protozoa classification resource
Carl Linnaeus fact sheet
For reading and discussion
Classification: grouping and identifying living things
PowerPoint that shows the groups that vertebrates and invertebrates belong to. Illustrated with some good photographs.
Classification PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint presentation on how vertebrates are classified into groups. There are some useful links within the PowerPoint.
A web page that describes the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Invertebrates and vertebrates
Living vs. non-living
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NBA 2K14 Current Gen Feature List Revealed, Crews And MyTeam Are Current Gen Only [VIDEO]
2K has released a huge feature list along with highlights of several core gameplay improvements coming to NBA 2K14 on current generation platforms. With LeBron James, the king of basketball, at the helm, 2K is continuing to strive for greatness and NBA 2K14 will once again be second to none. With the return of Crews after quite a long hiatus, NBA 2K14 seems to be on track to be the best yet. The bigger issue to me is the fact that Crews and MyTeam will be PS3 and Xbox 360 only, they won't be making their way onto the PS4 and 360 versions. To me this makes it a no-brainer, the PS4 and Xbox One versions may look slightly better and run a little better, but make no mistake the absence of these two major game modes make them highly deficient and I'll definitely be picking this up on this generation.
We have for you below a preview of some of the new features and core gameplay improvements fans will experience in NBA 2K14 with current generation platforms (Xbox 360, PS3) and PC, available on October 1, 2013.
And to celebrate the triumphant return of Crews in NBA 2K14, we've put together a video on the fan-favorite feature:
Highlight Features:
- Crews – The single-most requested game mode is back! Face off against opposing crews online using your MyPLAYER. Create your logo and face off in 5v5 battles with other crews featuring leaderboards and stats. (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)
- Euroleague – Exclusive to NBA 2K14 – play with 14 of the top European teams, featuring authentic uniforms and players.
- Dynamic Living Rosters powered by Stats, Inc. – Player attributes and tendencies automatically update daily to reflect true life hot and cold streaks. Now, each game played in the NBA can have an effect on your game.
- King James Soundtrack – Featuring artists and tracks hand-picked by LeBron James, including JAY Z, Eminem, The Black Keys, Daft Punk, and many more.
- MyTEAM – Back and better than ever, with new player modes, multi and single player tournaments, and much more. (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)
Key Gameplay Features:
- Pro Stick – Throw down show-stopping moves, pull off intricate shots, and toss flashy no-look passes with deadly accuracy with Pro Stick control.
- 2K Smart Play Button –Quickly call the most suitable play for the context of the game by simply holding a single button.
- Improved Player Motion System – With an all new motion system, player movement is much smoother on both ends of the floor, while also allowing for much more explosive cuts and tighter control.
- Depth of Content – With significant upgrades in nearly every aspect of the game, both on and off the court, NBA 2K14 boasts more animation content than any previous basketball title, and includes more than 3000 new animations.
General Gameplay Improvements:
- Signature Skills – Six new Signature Skills, ensuring each NBA player's unique abilities are represented in the most authentic way possible.
- Playbook and Play System enhancements – The deepest and most authentic playbook gets even deeper. Execute new half-court sets, experience improved spacing logic, and run updated team specific plays.
- More Signature Styles – New jump shots, dunk and layup packages, dribble moves, free throws, pre-game intros, getbacks, celebrations and more.
Offensive Control Improvements:
- Shot System Upgrades – More realistic footwork on jump shots, improved awareness in shot selection, and a variety of new shot types. Whether you use the new intuitive Pro Stick or the enhanced Smart Shot Button, attacking the rim is now more exciting than ever.
- Dribbling Advancements – Upgraded dribble movement and new branching technology give you much greater 1-to-1 control over the ball handler.
- Enhanced Passing – More accurate pass targeting, new give and go mechanics, better handoffs, and an entire arsenal of new flashy passes.
Defensive Improvements:
- Learning Defensive A.I. – Test your skills even further with new defensive AI that sees where the offense is being successful and adjusts strategy to take those advantages away.
- Block Improvements – The block system has been completely revamped for NBA 2K14 with improved ball targeting and awareness, more realistic physics, and more responsive control. All new player collisions, the ability to block dunks, and more appropriate shot contests make playing defense much more fun and rewarding.
- All New Ball Denial – No more getting stuck during off ball bumps and ball denial, allowing for complete freedom of control over your players away from the ball.
- Enhanced dribbler vs. on-ball defender contact – Defenders can now initiate steals, hard bumps, and charges out of defensive rides, making locking up players on defense a much more engaging experience.
- Expanded Defensive Commands – New commands using the right stick: including contesting shots, contesting passes, and denying or pressuring the ball.
Returning Features Include:
The Association
The Association: Online
Training Camp
NBA Blacktop
MyPLAYER Blacktop
Team Up
So what do you think? Hit up the comments and let us know.


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Providing Quality Women's Healthcare, One Woman at a Time
Sadie Moss Jones is a licensed midwife located in Beacon, NY. Sadie is a NY Licensed Midwife who provides women's healthcare services and attends homebirths in Northern Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, and parts of Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties, within an hour of her office.
Each prenatal visit allows ample time to explore your pregnancy experience and your concerns and hopes for your birth, breastfeeding and parenting. Through a process of discussion, reading, and informed choice documents, Sadie supports your choices regarding prenatal testing and prenatal care.
The relationship that develops between a homebirth midwife and expecting families is unique. Sadie provides long prenatal visits that combine discussion of social, emotional, and spiritual experiences, as well as compassionate medical care. These visits help to renew and affirm your body's innate ability to give birth. Sadie has a thoughtful approach to addressing your questions and concerns.
Sadie has been attending births since the late 1990′s and became licensed and certified as a midwife in 2002. She attends homebirths within a one hour radius of Beacon, NY and provides women's health and family planning services in her Beacon office. Sadie enjoys the relationship that unfolds with the families she works with as she accompanies them on their journey towards birth and parenting.
"Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn't dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom to your time line." Gloria LeMay, Midwife


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The Gunners have seen both their Barclays Premier League title challenge and Champions League hopes fade away over the past two months. Their domestic challenge could be ended mathematically this weekend, as they trail leaders Manchester United and Chelsea by four points with two games to play.
But Wenger said: "We have made a big improvement this season, We don´t think we have been rewarded for the efforts we have put in."
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text: Hi, I think that baby boys are born with all the body parts they need to be a whole man. Who has the right to rob them of there manhood. If they were not meant to have a foreskin, one would not have grown there. It is there for a purpose and makes the whole man enjoy sex and makes the sex act enjoyable to his mate. bigchiefjw


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Little Frog Woven Wraps at Hug and Cuddles!
The Little Frog line of jacquard wraps are wonderful. In fact, as an experienced babywearer I still love them. They are a fantastic budget option but incredible for all experience levels AND ages. Soft enough for a newborn but supportive enough for a toddler.
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the problem stems from stock options issued to employees when ea stock was at a higher value. companies often use these stock options as an incentive for employees to buy into a company at discounted prices. they are a great incentive, financially speaking, so long as the company stock increases. since the value of ea stock has declined in the past few years, the options have gone "underwater," meaning their value and incentive have both drowned.
in response, ea developed a new plan to fix the sinking options and to boost employee portfolios along with moral. ea decided to offer employees full shares of stock in the company to replace the currently valueless options, and other key employees will be given additional stock and options in order to keep them with the company.
although this plan needs to be ratified with company shareholders, it is hoped that the benefits restructuring will help keep the company's current talent onboard and prevent the ship that is ea from sinking any further.
read more at gamasutra.
user comments 5 comment(s)
|hey (11:51am est wed jul 05 2006)
go amd – by first
|ea beefing up employee benefits? (12:11pm est wed jul 05 2006)
wow… normally ea is abusive to their employees… or so i have heard. – by praetorian man!!!!
|greed kills (4:20pm est wed jul 05 2006)
good to see ea dieing out slowly good for them…buying contracts for games only lasts so long lol.. – by paradox
|right, about that (8:00pm est thu jul 06 2006)
everyone's hurting because they have to learn the new consoles. they'll be fine. – by baa
|diee ea (10:16pm est sun jul 09 2006)
ea ruins good games – by angry ea emp