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Today's Names to Know: Lou Piniella, Carlos Marmol, Mark Reynolds, Matt Holliday, Josh Beckett, CC Sabathia, A-Rod, Steve Spurrier, Andre Woodson, Walt Jocketty, Gus Frerotte, Mike Vick, Brandon Roy and More!
Wow, that was a pretty fun start to the baseball playoffs: Lou Piniella's tactical error might have cost the Cubs a shot at winning Game 1... Josh Beckett picks up where he left off in 2003 (with a shut-out)... On 36 hours' rest, the Rockies go East, beat the Phillies to take a 1-0 lead, shut down Philly's Big Three and roll on.
D'backs rally over Cubs to take Game 1: Here's the controversy: Did Lou Piniella pull Carlos Zambrano too early – perhaps even a single inning too early? Zambrano hadn't hit his 100-pitch limit, but Lou was worried about Z being available to start Game 4.
So in the 7th, Lou put in super-reliever Carlos Marmol, who promptly gave up 2 runs -- the winning margin. There's no proof Zambrano wouldn't have gotten hit just as hard (and Marmol has been a complete stud this season), but this is an easy one for fans to second-guess.
Reigning NL Cy Young winner Brandon Webb held the Cubs to 4 hits and a single run over 7 innings. On the offensive end, Stephen Drew and Mark Reynolds each hit HR for
Red Sox blank Angels behind Beckett's complete game 4-hitter: Beckett re-asserts himself as one of the great postseason pitchers of our generation. (Oh, right: THIS is why he was worth all that money and talent to trade for!)
Meanwhile, no surprise: Big Papi with a HR. (Another Stud: Kevin Youkilis, who went 2-4 with a HR and 2 runs scored.)
Stud: Matt Holliday hit a home run. We never really got into this on Tuesday, but with Jimmy Rollins the presumptive NL MVP after 162 games, edging out Holliday, you have to wonder if Holliday literally and figuratively slid past Rollins headfirst in Game 163.
I think they were close enough that Holliday's heroics in the final regular season game should nudge him past Rollins in the wildest MVP finish in years. (When was the last time an MVP race was decided in a come-from-behind vault in a 163rd regular-season game?)
Dud: The Phillies' Big Three (Howard, Utley, Rollins) went 0-for-11 with 8 Ks. That's some ugly foreshadowing.
Today's Games: Morales vs. Kendrick in Philly at 3 p.m., Wang vs. Sabathia in
But most of the focus will be on the Yankees, who go up against Sabathia, one of the best pitchers in the
If Spurrier South Carolina.
(By the way, what's the chance that the TV announcers bring up the new book about the 1962 Wildcats squad that was involved in a sex scandal with Rock Hudson AND gambling?)
Bobby Petrino leaving Falcons...for Auburn?! This is just a rumor, and probably one just floated by a wishful-thinking booster. First of all, Petrino is mere weeks into his Falcons career; he hasn't even had the chance yet to build a team around, say, Brian Brohm. Second, how can this come out the week after Tommy Tuberville goes into the Swamp and beats Florida? I know Tuberville frustrates Auburn fans and has had an up-and-down 2007 season, but -- of any week -- this ain't the week to gripe.
Andy Reid stepping down as Eagles coach? Kudos to Philadelphia Mag's A.J. Daulerio with the scoop on the short-term and long-term fate of Andy Reid, who could be stepping down as coach imminently. Given Reid's off-field family issues, who could blame him? (From an on-field standpoint, it feels like Reid has done about as much as he can with the franchise.)Cards let GM Walt Jocketty go: The big question is whether Jocketty and Tony LaRussa are a package deal wherever they end up next.
A-Rod and wife expecting another baby: In the spring. Someone do the math and figure out whether conception happened to coincide with A-Rod's little p.r. problem in
NFL: Marc Bulger benched for Gus Frerotte. Wow, that 6Y/$65M contract extension he signed in August SURE looks good right now. (For him.)
Chad Johnson Turmoil, Cont'd: A day late, 85 took responsibility for the INT that he was a part of, rather than, say, blaming his QB on national TV.
Vick Watch: The Falcons want him to refund them $22 million in bonus money. Yikes, talk about adding financial insult to probable prison time.
Meanwhile, Vince Young continues to inject himself into controversies. First it was McNabb (where he didn't inject himself as much as distance himself, which he got criticized for). Now it's saying Vick "is a good person." Maybe, maybe not: You just don't want to be in his corner right now.
The Cowboys are the NFL's most popular team (displacing the Steelers), but I never really understood how that worked. Like: The Cowboys have the most total number of fans? They have the most fans who aren't a fan of another NFL team already? Willingness to buy and wear merchandise? I don't get it (though I'm sure there's some solid research methodology behind it). But seriously, this is one of the stupidest superlative rankings that come out all year.
College Hoops: Howland gets new deal. As the most successful UCLA hoops coach since Wooden, Ben Howland deserved his 7-year extension. He has turned UCLA into the best program in the West, in a few seasons quickly eclipsing
NBA Training Camp: More bad injury news for the Blazers. Brandon Roy has a heel problem. As a precaution (or perhaps foreshadowing), the team might keep him out of the exhibition game season entirely.
And, in a heart-warming end to the post, the Warriors named their newest team captain: Stephen Jackson. Perhaps they'll all get tattoos like


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Monday, January 31, 2011
what the heck is in your hair!
so fun, and yes that has been what's looked like highlights in my hair....but it was just "pregnancy" (because it's not safe to do highlighting when you're pregnant)...safe "highlights"....
COME ON...let's go on a hair adventure together!!!
huge love and 2 different earrings....your friend, KANDEE!
117 comments:
- Aila Maritz said...
i love how you're always yourself Kandee, you're such an inspiration to me =) I really love you as creepy as that seems! haha!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Unknown said...
You wear 2 different earrings for the same reason I wear 2 different socks! hahaha!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Fontaine said...
I'd love to see how to put them in... Funner than anything!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- Jessica said...
KANDEE! I wanna see how you put the feathers in!! I LOVE it! My stylist and I did the glitter strands a couple months back but I've since lost all of the glittery strands so feathers would be SOOO much fun!
I love you, your an inspiration as a makeup artist and mother! And your cupcake is so sweet and adorable!
Love and Hugs, Jess - January 31, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- shlee d. said...
I would LOVE to see how they get put in! This would be such a fun thing to do to liven up my locks!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Franki said...
teach us to make feather earrings :) haha yes feather in the hair do it :)))
- January 31, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Unknown said...
Kandee!!! You are the best! You are so fun to watch! Hope you are enjoying your time with your new baby!!! XOXO!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Dianna Mitchell said...
Oh wow .. something new to learn!!! Love <3 Love <3 Love it!!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- Chel-c said...
I want to see how you do the feathers also <3
- January 31, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- jessicaleigh said...
omg, i love this!
i would lovelovelove to see a tutorial on how to put them in yourself. : )
i've never thought about doing extensions before, but this is such a fun and different approach that i really would like to try it.
thanks so much for sharing this with us!
<3 - January 31, 2011 at 4:15 PM
- Unknown said...
- January 31, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- megan said...
I LUv you kandeee you always make my day seem alot better I would LOVE to see how they get put in
- January 31, 2011 at 4:16 PM
Love it! With the two different earrings, I have been doing that for years too so I get it. It is fun and interesting and most people that notice it on me say they love it. Actually a few months ago I clicked on one of your videos and we were wearing the same two different earrings. Funny. Love ya. xoxo
- January 31, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Unknown said...
Love this, the video is great x
http://miss-lv.blogspot.com/ - January 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Leslie said...
LOVE the feathers! I would like to see how to put them in =)
- January 31, 2011 at 4:27 PM
- mama*tt said...
hey kandee that was cool!! i would love to see how that's put in.....awesome!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:28 PM
- beautylogicblog said...
Kandee, I love your atitude, you are such an inspiration.
Milly - January 31, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Desiree said...
Yes, please show how to put them in. Thank you!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Espy said...
I love feather extensions! I recently got some and paid $20. I love the fact that you can still curl them and flat iron them and wash them and they dont get damaged. <3 them!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- beth said...
yess do a tutorial im so lookint into this scince im pregant & love to change my hair alot
- January 31, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- Anna said...
This is super rad! I wouldn't do it but it's really cool, especially that you can wash your hair with them in. That just blows my mind!
I do want to throw this out there...my OB/GYN said it was okay for me to dye my hair while pregnant, and he is the son of the doctor who founded the women's clinic I go to, which is one of the best-rated women's clinics in the US of A. What I would suggest for ladies to do is ask their doctor, but do know that mine said it was okay. :) Not trying to start anything, I just wanted to present the options for ladies worrying about hairdye during pregnancy. - January 31, 2011 at 4:40 PM
- shannon said...
that is so cool Kandee. I wish my hair was long enought for that. I have very short hair, maybe my 14 year-old daughter would want one.
Hope all is well with your daughter and family!!
http://skallighersbeautyblog.blogspot.com/ - January 31, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- JMERZ said...
I've had feathers in my hair for more than a month now and people gave me that same reaction. I love feathers in my hair, they look better than extensions actually. When I saw that you had feather extensions I was like cool, she's like me and I'm like her. You are one awesome lady!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Rachel said...
It would be awesome to see how to put the feather in! What a fun idea:)
- January 31, 2011 at 4:43 PM
- makeupaddixxxt said...
I love watching your videos kandee you are so nice no wonder you have so many subscribers and congrats on your new baby girl :)
- January 31, 2011 at 4:43 PM
- hhhnp12 said...
would love to see how to put the feather in the hair, thanks!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- BeautyByKrystal said...
I would like to know where to get the lovely feathers and how to do it yourself, I'd rock the feathers!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- Keat ' Cameo said...
I would love to see that! Its the cutest thing ^^ I want one too ha ha
Love, K - January 31, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- floriduke said...
Hi Kandee <3 !!! I would like to see how you put the feathers in :)
- January 31, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Unknown said...
Yes yes yes yes!! Pleaseeee show us how to do it Kandee!
I'm in London and can't seem to find anywhere that does it. :(
x - January 31, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- GeorgiaBela said...
Would love to see how it is done!! Love you Kandee!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- The Haden's said...
Love it ! I have never seen that before, would even be cute in little girls hair !
Also, haven't seen a video on your "home birth experience", not sure if you have done that yet or not, but I would love to see it ! Thinking about doing that myself one of these days . xoxo - Aubree - January 31, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Kandee! you know when I first saw that you were wearing two different earrings I was like... what! so I'm not the only one doing that! and the thing is that I loose my earrings all the time and I have really cute ones and it would be such a waste not to ever wear them again just because I don't have the pair right? ;) So thanks for showing us the hair thing although I would never do something like that unless I know for sure the birds were not harm in anyway. But it was fun to see a new video from you ;) take care!
- January 31, 2011 at 4:56 PM
- erikitty said...
Oooh!!!! Yes, Yes, please post a how to tutorial!!! I want them sooo bad!!!! <3 <3 <3
- January 31, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- Unknown said...
AWH My name is bethany also, but she spells her name prettier, aww i wish me mum would have thought of that!
- January 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Awww I would love to see a tutorial!! That is so awesome!! :)
- January 31, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Unknown said...
I would like to know how to put them in and make them. You should do one on how to put a peacock feather in you hair because i would like to put a couple of peacock feathers in my hair!! PLEASE PLEASE OH PLEASE
- January 31, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Hi Kandee!!
Could you please do a make-up tutorial on Cameron Diaz's look from the movie Holiday?
Love all of your stuff :-) - January 31, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Gigi said...
That is supper cool. I saw some girl with like shiny things on her hair and they lookded cool. I would love to see a tutorial. PLEASE thank you.
- January 31, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- vanessa said...
For sure want to see how to put them in. Love it!
- January 31, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Amelia Kitzul said...
Cool kandee! This is awesome! And thanks for the ending words that was nice!!! <3
- January 31, 2011 at 5:38 PM
you are so cute! i think it would be awesome if you showed me how to put them in my hair and where to get them n stuff!!! happy colored feathers -Brenda T.
- January 31, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Deryck & Bree said...
I would love for you to do the feather hair extensions tutorial, I love the idea!
- January 31, 2011 at 5:39 PM
so like that's pretty dang cool. i've never heard of that!! that's so cool. i made a beaded/native hair extension in highschool on myself where i wove embroidery floss into a small section of my hair kinda like a friendship bracelet and then strung my beads of choice on it and it lasted FOREVER, washed just like hair and everything. the only thing was, after about a year the string started to fray and i kinda got tired of it, so i had to cut it out. ;-) very awesome Kandee thanks for sharing!
- January 31, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- jazmin perez said...
Can you tell me what exact kind they are? Cause I went on the website and I didnt know what to search for...Thank You
- January 31, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- Susie Perazza said...
that's so awsome! i thought you had feathers in your hair but wasn't sure if i was seeing things haha yes i would LOVE to see a "how to" video on this :D
- January 31, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- jazmin perez said...
haha the feathers.....I forgot to tell you what I wanted to know! Lol
- January 31, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- earth said...
I was wondering what that was, I had a feeling it wasn't hair! Hehe. Very cute! :)
- January 31, 2011 at 6:03 PM
- The Roper Family said...
I Would love to see how to make the bundle and put it in! I have seen feathers that come pre bundled but I would love to see how to do it myself! Lots of Love <3
- January 31, 2011 at 6:20 PM
- cortney.nicole said...
I want to see tutorial
- January 31, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Kiska said...
yes pretty please, would love to see the video of how to make the bundle, put them in & possibly crack them so you can take them out yourself.
- January 31, 2011 at 6:38 PM
- Unknown said...
i would like to see tutorial=)
- January 31, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- Cyn said...
I would LOVE to see a tutorial!!
- January 31, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Erika A. said...
show us how plz!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- Discovering Holy said...
Yes PLEASE show us!! I wish I was brave enough to do that...
- January 31, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- CupcakeLiaison said...
Ohh, I've put in extensions that way before! It's super easy and great because they're so temporary - you can take them out yourself anytime. It's important to bead them onto the right amount of hair; too small of a section can cause breakage!
- January 31, 2011 at 7:03 PM
- Lovely Imperfection said...
omg to the girl who said she always losing an eaaring. me too, so i turn them into necklaces, lol :) i make em into pendants and swap out the chains ! and these extensions are def cool, id like to see !!
- January 31, 2011 at 7:12 PM
- Linsey said...
- January 31, 2011 at 7:27 PM
please show how.. I love watching your videos tips and tricks esp. I love u too how creepy that sounds i don't care.. I am stuck in Kandeenation..... and your cupcake is so beautiful!!
- January 31, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Elktrkbarberela said...
I love this look as well as the feather earrings you have. I think its funny that when I first came across your youtube videos I started to see how much our styles are the same because I've always worn like either two different earrings or one in one ear and two in the other and people would always say why are you wearing that or did you lose the other earring aha. I agree that its loads of fun to like spice it up and do something different. I'm in the process of getting my own jewelry line up and I have so many ideas of earring sets that are not like identical, like one earring is more simple then the other of the set is a little more edgy.. its fun when the creative juices start flowing aha thanks for always sharing your fun experiences!! ~Liz
- January 31, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Unknown said...
Congrats on the new baby! You're still as gorgeous as ever! looking forward to more videos on makeup love!
Renee - January 31, 2011 at 7:53 PM
- Natasha said...
YES PLEASE!!! I love this idea!
- January 31, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- Lynneth... said...
Why do people even ask those questions??? I mean, its your style and what you like to wear duh!! I've had people ask me dumb questions like that before and to me they are just being critical and annoying. I would always answer " cause I want to and I like it" lol!! You're awesome Kandee!! never stop being you!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- Cindir13 said...
- January 31, 2011 at 8:24 PM
- Unknown said...
YES YES YES, as a stylist I want to learn!
- January 31, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- Tory said...
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- January 31, 2011 at 8:43 PM
- Tory said...
I have worn 3 different earnings in my ears since I was in high school. Every one always wondered why. I just love to make them and I have tons and cannot decide which one to wear so I wear 3 different ones!!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 8:44 PM
- Unknown said...
I knew they were feathers, they looked awesome.
As for haircoloring...there is not conclusive evidence that anything will happen to an unborn baby, most doctors believe it is safe now, and if mothers to be are concerned they recommend waiting until the third trimester. Highlights have never really been an issue as highlights generally don't start at the root. Just want to offer the information as I colored my hair during my pregnancy with no ill effects to my now 21 year old son. - January 31, 2011 at 9:22 PM
I love your hair, your blogs, your truly and insperation. your one of my three roll models!
- January 31, 2011 at 9:46 PM
- jeepernut said...
please show a video on the feather extensions? Kandee your so adorable, give your little cupcake a kiss for me ♥♥♥♥
- January 31, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- okruch said...
I would love to see a tutorial! It looks amazing and I don't think I could have it done by a local hairdresser.
- January 31, 2011 at 10:56 PM
- sweety said...
I know for sure I will not be able to get it done at my hairdresser, so pretty please do a tuorial on the feather extensions!
- February 1, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- Trinette75 said...
oh heck yeah! Wanna see that tutorial! That's sooooooo different! I love that!
Do you have real hair extensions too? or ever? - February 1, 2011 at 1:01 AM
- Sarah McCaulley said...
Yeah! Feather hair extension hair tutorial! I don't want to permanently dye my super curly hair anymore, but would love "removable" highlights! Hahaha
- February 1, 2011 at 3:20 AM
- charliet43 said...
PLZ PLZ PLZ show us how to make feather extensions they are actually my dream in realiy :-)
- February 1, 2011 at 4:18 AM
- Rhi said...
Please show us Kandee how to put the feather extensions in. They look soo cool. xxx
- February 1, 2011 at 5:24 AM
Love your post!! Im an extension freak in general and always love to have different coloured extensions so this one is really an good idea!! Thanks a lot =)!!!
- February 1, 2011 at 6:11 AM
- Gabs said...
Would love to see a feather extension as I am also pregnant and can't do much with my hair.
- February 1, 2011 at 6:16 AM
- Unknown said...
heeeeeey dear kandee!
i would love to see the hair extenshion feather clip :D
my brother does flyfishing so :D
give babygirl a hug from me too >:D< - February 1, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- Thedreamsofanizzyinabigwildworld:) said...
lol your so funny :)
izzy xx <3
http://belleoftheblush.blogspot.com/ - February 1, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- Louise said...
I would love to see how to put them in :)
Thank you
On...Love, Life & Everything in Between - February 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- Caro said...
hi kandee,
I wanna have feathers in my hair too.
pink,yellow or gold i'll like them all. Kandee do you want to put them in my hair??
lots of love
caro - February 1, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- Rachel J Benson said...
Kandee, so lovely and creative as always! I thought you might enjoy this link to some truly beautiful, unique and wacky make up looks! I just stumbled upon it and it made me think of you!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/72ZIqD/www.buzzfeed.com/babymantis/25-creative-uses-of-cosmetics-1opu - February 1, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- So Blues said...
Please please Kandeeeee :) I'd love to see that tutorial!
You guys are cute in the video.
Love always from Spain. - February 1, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Beata said...
Give up a tutorial!!! Please!
- February 1, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Rue Day said...
Thumb up for a tutorial! :)
- February 1, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Kandee!!! I love how genuine you are in your videos. I admire you as a person and as a professional :) and you challenge my attitude in everything I do everyday!!
Please do the feather tutorial :) I would love to see it!! - February 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- Carolyn said...
I love your friend's nail polish! What color is she wearing?
- February 1, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- JessJess said...
I LOVE your friends ringg :)
Where did she get it at? - February 1, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Holly Crain said...
OMG PLZ show us!!!!!! I clip them in all the time but it just never looks right! plz plz plz kandee, i love u ur awesome!!!
- February 1, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- Carolyn said...
AH! How do you do it?! Looks so cool!!
- February 1, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- Cailee and Parker said...
i love them! i just ordered one online. the video on how to put it in will help so much! thank you :]
xoxox - February 1, 2011 at 5:36 PM
- yojessimac said...
Kandee, I am a huge supporter, & long time follower of yours, and think it's wonderful that you do DIY tutorials. Being a feather lock professional, I wanted to share with you some insider info on this super trend before you make the video. The feathers are back ordered by most sellers for about 2 months because producers could not keep up with the demand of rooster feathers. Yes, you have to kill the bird to get the feathers as they are not naturally molted. Feathers are sold usually only in very large quantities and cost at least $40 a package. If girls want feathers the inexpensive way, go to a salon to get them done for about $10. It will save the amount of roosters being killed for this trend, & will also keep them in supply of what they are intended for: fly fishing.this way girls can save money. AND keeping the local salons in business. Also, you have to trim the feathers with a pair of scissors very close to the scalp. I can already picture lots of girls with no feather lock experience cutting chunks of beautiful hair off of their head! The extension beads must also be purchased in large quantities & are not cheap (usually $15) just some food for thought. I have lots of experience doing this, so feel free to ask me any questions you like! That way if you do decide to make a video tutorial, it can be safely done by all. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sincerely & xoxo
Ps SAVE YOUR FEATHERS!! They are resuable! I've been using the same feathers in my own hair for the last 6 months! Recycle =) - February 1, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- cristina said...
My main concern is that they are not vegan friendly, and as yojessimac stated above, they do not seem to be. It looks pretty rad, but most definitely not worth it if animals are being killed for people to have
"cool" looking hair. That's just my view on it. If they were already molten feathers, that would be awesome. - February 1, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- yojessimac said...
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- February 1, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- yojessimac said...
Sadly, it is basically like taking a kitty's fur along with the skin, or human hair with the scalp. What you see in the hair extensions are only the feathers, but they are sold still attached to the pelts of skin. Definitely far from vegan, and more than likely not in a humane fashion. I have some remaining feathers from my business that I will be using up, but after that I will be calling it quits on the feathers locks business for this reason. They look cool, but no trend is worth taking a life.
- February 1, 2011 at 9:38 PM
- sugabunnie said...
wow how cool i'm going to post about this on my blog i will leave a link later :D ohmigosh now i wanna do it to my hair :P
- February 2, 2011 at 6:07 AM
My sister and I have been paying to get feathers put into our hair, and it can get very expensive! I would love to learn how to do it myself!!
- February 2, 2011 at 7:45 AM
- HonduranBaker said...
id love to see the how to video!!
- February 2, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- cristina said...
It's sad to know that happens just like people wearing fur coats and leather for the "fashion." I know everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, even if they may not coincide with my own, but think about it, girls...
- February 2, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- alissa said...
Hi Kandee! I have to say, I absolutely love the feather extensions! I live in the Midwest so theyre not that popular yet, but I just have to get some! Not real ones, probably just a clip. I wouldn't want to wear it every day. Theres a lot of them on Etsy that are really good.
- February 2, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- ashleysayduh said...
i would love love love to see how you put in the feather extensions!!!
They are beautiful and unique!!
love you Kandee - February 2, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Amy Jo said...
Please oh please do a tutorial video! :) I've been wondering how to do it! Thank you so kindly!! ha ha! <3
Have a beautiful day! - February 2, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Anna Johnson said...
- February 2, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- ChillenChillen said...
YES, Let see how to make your own feather extensions!! <3 I have always wanted to highlight my hair but I don't want to damage a Natural Highlight I have so this would be a great alternative!! =) thanks Kandee!!
- February 2, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- ~Amber~ said...
You are the best!!! I found these feather hair extenstions that are sooo cute!!!
www.amberdentcook.blogspot.com @ Hello Gorgeous!!! - February 2, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Barbara said...
Yes! Tute please! :)
- February 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- NatalieLaura said...
I wear two different earrings now b/c of YOU, and people always ask me "did you know you have two different earrings in?" as if I didn't know LOL. I say yes, I got it from a friend named Kandee, I like the way it looks : )
I LOVE the feather hair extension idea, kinda reminds of something Native American-like, which I am partially! Although when Bethanie is explaining it, it sounds super confusing and complicated... I rather do what you did and get it done from someone else. So I don't know if the tutorial would be useful?
Thanks Kandee!! :DD - February 3, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- cristina said...
I have always loved your tips and advice on make up, Kandee, but this offends and disgusts me. I can't stress enough how wrong it seems to me that no one cares that these birds are getting slaughtered, not for food (which would make only slightly understandable, but not at all ethical)but for the sake of having "cool" or "edgy" looking hair. The human race is sincerely disappointing. I'm going to have to stop following your blog and unsubscribe from your youtube channels.
- February 3, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Unknown said...
Yes pleeeeeease!!! I think this looks super fabulous!
- February 3, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- Plumetopia said...
Kandee -
I started my own business making custom feather hair extensions to order at Plumetopia.com! By the way the birds are 100% recycled and are farm raised.
Check us out!
-Stephanie J
Plumetopia.com - February 4, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- cristina said...
Out of curiosity, what in the world is a 100% recycled bird? Or a recycled bird in general? And does the fact that they were free range birds (which I am assuming is what you mean by farm raised)change the fact that you are paying people to kill them, simply because girls are paying you to send them feathers to stick in their hair???
- February 4, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Viva La Kristin said...
I love the idea of putting feathers in the hair! I would love to see the video of how it is done:)
- February 5, 2011 at 5:30 AM
- Candice said...
I love the feather extensions!! I have another request tho. Can you tell me what Bethanie's hair cut is called? (like if I wanted to get it from my stylist.) It is the cutest hair cut i have ever seen. Thank you!!
- February 7, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- Lisa said...
That's awesome!!! I want to see the feather in yo' hair tutorial! ;)
love ya kandee! Muah!! - February 8, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- Marie Fang said...
super cute! Because of this video I ordered some feather extensions to do at home! So excited!
- February 10, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Unknown said...
I wanna see the tutorial!! =)
- February 11, 2011 at 3:04 PM


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How to Create a Superior Tablet Banking App
Tablet use in the United States is expected to more than double over the coming year from its current base of 16 million consumers, according to a report from Javelin Strategy and Research. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based firm also projects that by 2016, 40 percent of U.S. mobile consumers, or 87 million people, will own a tablet.
Considering the enormity of these numbers, including a tablet-specific application in their mobile offerings should be a no-brainer for banks, especially since mobile banking users are prevalent among early tablet adopters, asserts Mary Monahan, EVP and research director at Javelin. However, she warns, "Just porting over a smartphone app to a tablet doesn't count as a tablet-specific offering."
Monahan says the ideal tablet app should go beyond a smartphone app to include features that allow customers to take a deeper dive into information, such as interactive graphs and educational components. That's because the average consumer spends more time on a tablet than on a smartphone, she points out, and the larger screen allows for more interactivity than can be achieved with just one finger on a smartphone.
"If you just take the iPhone app and blow it up for the iPad, you're going to get horrible customer reviews," agrees Jeff Dennes, SVP and chief digital officer at Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington ($54 billion in assets). "It's not just about blowing up what you already have, but making sure that the app is functional for the device that it's actually operating on."
The Best iPad Banking AppsAlthough financial institutions have begun creating applications for Android-based tablets, most tablet-specific banking offerings today are designed for Apple's iPad. Take a look at some of the industry's best iPad banking apps.
He adds, "You're better able to look at a picture of a check, understand the details of a transaction or see the total breakout of your mortgage payment on an iPad versus an iPhone, which is better for more real-time, quick actions, such as checking a balance and looking at transactions."
But designing apps for different devices doesn't have to mean starting from scratch each time, Dennes notes. He says Huntington started out by creating a basic design for an app that would work across multiple devices and operating systems. The design was then tweaked based on the desired user experience for each specific device.
This fine-tuning of an app for tablets creates a more engaging user experience, says Traci Weber, head of Internet and mobile banking for North America consumer banking at New York-based Citi ($1.9 billion in assets). "Ultimately, we want customers to engage with us," she says. "Because we can represent data in such a graphical way in tablet apps, we can get that engagement. It's a huge opportunity to deepen our relationship with customers."
According to Weber, Citi has a small team of employees whose main objective is to create new offerings specifically for tablets and to continuously upgrade the bank's existing apps. The Citibank iPad app recently received praise from Forrester for its advanced personal finance management capabilities and engaging user interface.
A Hybrid Technology Approach
Beyond design, an important part of providing the best possible user experience for a tablet app is leveraging the appropriate underlying technology to support various functionality, according to David Eads, VP and general manager of financial services at Kony, an application platform provider headquartered in Orlando, Fla. An app may use a combination of mobile web technologies and native technologies, depending its desired features, he explains.
Web-based technology such as HTML5 can be used for components such as maps and location searches, according to Eads. But native technology is generally more responsive and easier to use, he says, and thus should be used for components with interactive graphical overlays, such as personal finance management tools. "They don't work with the mobile web," he contends. "If you double-tap on a chart and it doesn't come up or it takes a long time to come up, or there are limits to what you can do, then it's not good for the user experience. You won't get your return on investment out of an application if users aren't happy using it."
A hybrid technology approach allows developers to build a consistent framework with web-based technology and then "fill in the gaps" by building the more rich, customized features with native technology, says Hari Subramanian, technology partner and chief architect in the banking and financial services division of business and technology services provider Cognizant (Teaneck, N.J). "Part of it is sitting on the device, and part of it is sitting on the web server," he notes.
Huntington's Dennes points out that, just as with app design work, banks don't necessarily need to start from scratch when doing development work for different mobile apps. Huntington, he says, used the Kony development platform to create a common code base for all of its apps. "We were able to follow up with an iPad app in about four months time after we developed the iPhone and Android apps because a lot of that same development work could be utilized for the iPad app," he relates. "We were just building upon what we had."
On the other end of the spectrum, Republic Bank and Trust ($3.4 billion in assets) opted for an out-of-the-box solution from Mountain View, Calif.-based Intuit instead of developing its iPad app in-house. This approach helped the Louisville, Ky.-based commercial bank quickly meet its growing customer demand for an iPad app, reports Michael Sadofsky, Republic Bank and Trust's SVP and chief marketing officer. The bank was one of the first to offer Intuit's new iPad app through a pilot with a limited number of customers this past fall, and it rolled out the app to all customers in February, when Intuit officially launched the product.
According to Sadofsky, Republic Bank and Trust had an existing relationship with Intuit, so the iPad app integrated well with its other Intuit offerings, such as online banking and smartphone apps. He says the bank also was pleased with the app's functionality and design, including the ability to move money with the swipe of a finger. "People want an iPad experience," Sadofsky says, "and this app was designed specifically for an iPad."


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Customizing the Openmoko Distribution
From Openmoko
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What's the goal?
The goal of this page is to teach you how to take an application that you've coded (or the sample app) and properly get it included in your rootfs. This article is a bit of an aggregate page, it's going to take information from MokoMakefile, Using a local overlay, Building a hello world application, and Create a package from existing sources. So as you can see the goal is for it to be a very thorough introduction, and will take you from "Idea to Inclusion" of your application.
Setting Up the Openmoko Environment
*If you already have the environment set up then it is imperative that you update your Makefile.
Do this by running: make update-makefile |
This part of the tutorial is going to be pretty basic. I absolutely love MokoMakefile -- it's fantastic. The creator has done and continues to do a fantastic job with this. I see absolutely no reason not to use it. I put my Openmoko development directory in /home/bryce/mokodev/ and it works great for me. You can feel free to do the same or put it anywhere else in your user directory (or anywhere on your system if you're feeling daring and a little nutty).
To get your environment set up, please get it set up according to MokoMakefile. However, if you do have the build environment set up manually and you're sure you know what you're doing, then feel free to go forward with this.
Setting Up a Local Overlay
If you're at the point of setting up a local overlay, this means a couple things. First: you've had a brilliant idea for an application that you just need to have on the Openmoko platform. Second: you realize that this killer app of yours needs to be done properly and you're not going to do anything silly like include it in the actual tree for the Openmoko distro because it would probably end up just getting overwritten eventually, or you just realize that it's bad practice!
If you're wondering why and what a local overlay is then let me take this time to explain it to you. A local overlay is where you, as a developer, keep your local files in an OE style setup so that you can simply pull your updated code into the tree. You add your overlay tree into the bitbake setup so that when you call bitbake it will pull your own or your customized packages before going to the OE or Openmoko trees. This keeps everything nice and organized for you and also allows you to build/rebuild/include your apps by using the MokoMakefile
Thank you to User:CesarB for this part of the wiki.
To create a local overlay:
- Create a "local" directory and its subdirectories (in your root moko directory, where $OMDIR points)
mkdir local local/conf local/classes local/packages local/packages/images local/packages/tasks -p
- Copy
from the openmoko tree tolocal/conf
cp build/conf/site.conf local/conf/site.conf
- Edit the local/conf/site.conf you copied to add the new tree as a source for bitbake recipes.
NOTE: I had to edit the build/conf/site.conf file instead to avoid "no provider of build target" errors.
I'm guessing it's a problem with export BBPATH in a later step-Flerchjj |
Change the current BBFILES
to look like this:
BBFILES := "${OMDIR}/openembedded/packages/*/*.bb ${OMDIR}/oe/packages/*/*.bb ${OMDIR}/local/packages/*/*.bb"
Change your BBFILE_COLLECTIONS
line to look like this:
BBFILE_COLLECTIONS = "upstream local overlay"
Add this line:
BBFILE_PATTERN_overlay = "^${OMDIR}/local/"
Add this line:
BBFILE_PRIORITY_overlay = "20"
The BBFILE_PRIORITY
should be greater than all the other BBFILE_PRIORITY
variables on the same file.
Make sure there is a BBFILE_PRIORITY_* and a BBFILE_PATTERN_* for each name given in BBFILE_COLLECTIONS. For examle, if you only define the entries above, reduce BBFILE_COLLECTIONS to "overlay".
- Change your
environment variable to add the new tree before the two others in yoursetup-env
file. Bitbake only seems to use the first site.conf file it finds.setup-env
is created by MokoMakefile automatically and is located in your${OMDIR}
export BBPATH="${OMDIR}/local:${OMDIR}/build:${OMDIR}/oe:${OMDIR}/openembedded"
Using Your New Local Overlay
Changing files in conf/
To change a file in conf/, just copy the file to the overlay tree (preserving the directory structure) and edit it.
Changing files in classes/
To change a file in classes/, just copy the file to the overlay tree and edit it.
Changing packages
Changing a package's recipe is a bit more complex. You have to copy over (or symlink) not only the .bb file for the package, but also all the files it includes with require
, and the FILESDIR
directories (all directories referred to by FILESDIR
, usually named either package-version or files
). If you forget one of them, the build will give an error (either when parsing the recipe in the case of require
, or when trying to build in the case of the FILESDIR
Adding a new package
You can add a new package (or a recipe for a new version of a package) to the overlay tree simply by creating it on the overlay tree.
Creating your own images
To create you own images we'll use the base openmoko .bb files and modify them to suit. Where you see scaredycat replace this with something to identify your own images.
edit local/packages/images/scaredycat-openmoko-devel-image.bb and paste this:
require scaredycat-openmoko-image.bb IMAGE_INSTALL += "task-openmoko-debug"
then edit local/packages/images/scaredycat-openmoko-image.bb
#------------------------------------------------------ # Openmoko Image Recipe #------------------------------------------------------ export IMAGE_BASENAME = "${PN}" export IMAGE_LINGUAS = "" export IMAGE_INSTALL = "\ ${MACHINE_TASK_PROVIDER} \ task-openmoko-linux \ task-openmoko-net \ task-openmoko-ui \ task-openmoko-base \ task-openmoko-phone \ task-openmoko-games \ task-openmoko-pim \ task-openmoko-scaredycat \ " inherit image LICENSE = MIT ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += 'date "+%m%d%H%M%Y" >${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/timestamp'
edit local/packages/tasks/task-openmoko-scaredycat.bb - this is where we put the things we want to include in our image, above and beyond the standard image. This example includes Scummvm and kbdd. If you modify this file, make sure you update the PR by incrementing the number each time.
DESCRIPTION = "Openmoko: Scaredycat Additions" SECTION = "openmoko/base" LICENSE = "original" PR = "r2" inherit task RDEPENDS_task-openmoko-scaredycat = "\ scummvm \ kbdd \ "
Actually building your image
To build you image, which will be located with your other images, do the following:
# cd build ; . ../setup-env ; bitbake scaredycat-openmoko-devel-image
Your First Application
I know that I said I'd have a GDK application in here, however, I'd really like to get this whole course done first and have you guys starting to code instead of just looking at what I've written!
This will be a very simple CLI hello world.
Before We Code
Like a good coder you want to make sure that you're not just doing things, but that you're doing them the right way!
Now change directories into your local/packages
directory.The following commands expect you'll be in that directory so don't change unless you know what you're doing!
You'll want to make a directory with the name of your application, and a subdirectory called files.
mkdir myhelloworld myhelloworld/files
Now you'll want to create two files in the files
touch myhelloworld/files/README.txt myhelloworld/files/myhelloworld.c
And finally you'll want to create a bitbake file.
touch myhelloworld/myhelloworld.bb
Alrighty now all your necessary files are created so lets go over this real quick.
$HOME +- $OMDIR (contains the official openmoko tree) | +- local/ | +- packages/ | +- myhelloworld/ | +- myhelloworld.bb | +- files/ | +- myhelloworld.c | +- README.txt
That should be your structure, if it's not you should go and fix it up.
Filling the Files
So you've got your sample files all laid out now it's time to make them actually do something.
#include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char** argv) { printf("Ello Poppet!\n"); return 0; }
This is a command line application. It prints a simple Hello World! To stdout.
DESCRIPTION = "A killer hello world application" AUTHOR = "Bryce Leo" HOMEPAGE = "" SECTION = "console/applications" PRIORITY = "optional" LICENSE = "MIT" #DEPENDS = "" #RDEPENDS = "" #RRECOMMENDS = "" #RCONFLICTS = "" #SRCDATE = "20070729" #PV = "0.1" #PR = "r0" SRC_URI = "file://myhelloworld.c \ file://README.txt " S = "${WORKDIR}/myhelloworld/" do_compile() { ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} ${WORKDIR}/myhelloworld.c -o myhelloworld } do_install() { install -m 0755 -d ${D}${bindir} ${D}${docdir}/myhelloworld install -m 0755 ${S}/myhelloworld ${D}${bindir} install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/README.txt ${D}${docdir}/myhelloworld }
Your First Compilation
This is where the MokoMakefile comes in very very handy. Change to your ${OMDIR} directory, You'll know it by the fact that it is where Makefile
make build-package-myhelloworld
(make sure you run make openmoko-devel-image at least once before building your own packages)
This should all come back and not return any error messages, The output should end in something similar to
NOTE: package myhelloworld-1.0: completed NOTE: build 200707291926: completed Build statistics: Attempted builds: 1
Now that no errors were thrown we are happily done!
Adding Your Application to the Image
So you've had an idea, you've setup the build environment, you've setup your local overlay, you've laid out your application tree, you've put code into those fantastic files of yours and now it compiles.There's only one thing left to do. Add that application to your image.
Now lets go over in words and whys what we're about to do. First we need to make modify the ${OMDIR}/build/conf/local.conf
. We add in the variable DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
and set its value to include myhelloworld
. If you'd like to include other packages from your own overlay or the OM tree just add them inseparated by spaces. After this gets added as a dependency to build the Distro (in this case Openmoko). Now we have to re-build the task-base package. This essentially just generates an ipk file that will "Merge machine and distro options to create a basic machine task/package." It pretty much builds a file with a list of packages to be installed that are required for the distro to work correctly. So then you just go through and make openmoko-devel-image, build-qemu, flash-qemu-local,
and run-qemu
. Then calibrate your stylus, head over to the terminal, and run your application!
Modifying Your local.conf
Now, go into your build config directory ${OMDIR}/build/conf/
and now you'll be editing local.conf
Add this line to you local.conf
DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "myhelloworld"
With this line you can also include other applications from the OE tree. For instance my local.conf
looks like this.
MACHINE = "fic-gta01" DISTRO = "openmoko" BUILD_ARCH = "i686" SRCDATE_eds-dbus = "now" DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "lua dillo myhelloworld"
Now that you've fixed your local.conf
it's time to go through all the necessary tasks to add and re-build you image and have your sweet package included.
Now come the easy part thanks to MokoMakefile.
make rebuild-package-task-base make openmoko-devel-image make build-qemu make flash-qemu-local
Now all you have to do is run qemu.
make run-qemu
From here after you calibrate your stylus, you click on the Menu in the top right, click down to terminal, then just run your program.
root@fic-gta02:/$ myhelloworld Ello Poppet!
Adding Python scripts as applications
This is for adding python scripts/packages to the image for your own use.
First steps
First, you need to modify the local.conf
file as described above. You need to modify
DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "myhelloworld"
DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "myhelloworld python"
--xkr47 18:21, 11 August 2007 (CEST) Hmm surely the new line should be DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "pyhelloworld python" instead since the package we create below is pyhelloworld..
This is because python is not included by default in the openmoko image. Or you can use python-pygtk2
if you wish.
Next, you need to perform these actions from the $OMDIR/local
mkdir packages/pyhelloworld packages/pyhelloworld/files
touch packages/pyhelloworld/files/pyhello packages/pyhelloworld/README.txt
touch packages/pyhelloworld/pyhelloworld.bb
Filling in the files
Now, edit packages/pyhelloworld/files/pyhello
to contain:
#!/usr/bin/python print "hello world!" print "shutting down now. Farewell oh cruel, cruel world!"
Next up, is editing packages/pyhelloworld/files/README.txt
to say:
This is the most awesome helloworld application ever. Know why? It has SNAKES!
Kidding aside, next is the all important packages/pyhelloworld/pyhelloworld.bb:
DESCRIPTION = "A pythonic hello world application" AUTHOR = "Tyler Laing" HOMEPAGE = "" SECTION = "console/applications" PRIORITY = "optional" LICENSE = "MIT" #DEPENDS = "" #RDEPENDS = "" #RRECOMMENDS = "" #RCONFLICTS = "" #SRCDATE = "20070729" #PV = "0.1" #PR = "r0" SRC_URI = "file://pyhello \ file://README.txt " S = "${WORKDIR}/pyhelloworld/" do_install() { install -m 0755 -d ${D}${bindir} ${D}${docdir}/pyhelloworld install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/pyhello ${D}${bindir} install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/README.txt ${D}${docdir}/pyhelloworld }
I'll explain each of the parts right here, for future reference.
Meanings of variables in .bb files
$WORKDIR = $OMDIR/local/packages/<application directory> $bindir = $OMDIR/build/tmp/work/armv4t-linux/<application directory>/image/usr/bin $docir = $OMDIR/build/tmp/work/armv4t-linux/<application directory>/image/usr/share/doc $D = $OMDIR/build/
Final steps
Complete the last steps as per the above instructions, from the point of altering DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
And you're done!
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When Michael Phelps came to London for the 2012 Summer Games, he had 14 Olympic gold medals. He's leaving with 18 and a record 22 overall. And now he's retiring at 27, leaving the sport in which he always said he wanted to do things that had never been done before.
He put a big new "first" on his resume in London, as he became the only Olympic swimmer to win gold in the same event three times. He also became the most decorated Olympian in history. And after his last race, he was given a statue to mark that status.
"It's kind of weird looking at this and seeing 'Greatest Olympian of All Time,'" Phelps said at the time. "I finished my career the way I wanted to. I think that's pretty cool."
A few weeks before he left for London, I called Phelps to talk about his swimming career, his training and his plans after retiring. Those plans include visiting some of the cities he's competed in — but seeing them outside the bubble of swim meets for a change.
In a statement that won't make anybody who lost to Phelps in London feel any better, he said, "I am getting older, and I do find it harder to recover."
Here's an edited version of our conversation:
This will be your last Olympics. What will you do next?
"After the summer, I really don't know what I'm going to do. Obviously, I'd like to be able to travel around and take some time and just sort of take a break, and travel, and SEE some cities. You know, I haven't been able to see too many of the cities that I've been able to travel to, just because I see the pool and I see the hotel.
So, just being able to travel and have some fun, and just relax is something that I'm looking forward to do first.
You stopped training after the Beijing Games. What made you want to start back again?
"It's just, kind of finding the want, and the drive to do it again. There were some times when I was kind of in La-La Land and not really too focused on anything, and didn't really have any goals. Once I was able to find goals that I had, that sort of helped me get back into the water and, I guess, be productive. I wasn't really being too productive at that time."
You're a big music fan. What do you listen to before you swim?
"It just depends on the kind of mood that I'm in. It depends on if I'm sort of in an old-school mood or newer stuff. I mean, music has always played such a big role in my life. Whether it's in training or whether it's in competition, I think it really just helps me sort of get in the zone and get focused and sort of help me get ready for what I'm about to do."
"Whenever I get out of the car in the morning or in the afternoon, heading to work out, I kind of just replay the song that was playing right before I got out of the car. That just sort of is on repeat in my head throughout the whole entire workout. So it kind of helps me not think about the pain that I'm going through in workouts."
It can be pretty quiet in the pool, too.
"It can. And you know, I'm just staring at the black line on the bottom of the pool. You kind of need something to think about, I guess, to get you through the two-hour workouts."
When I swam a lot, I used to wish there were video screens on the bottom of the pool.
"That would be awesome. That would make the workout go a lot faster, that's for sure."
On 60 Minutes, you talked about sleeping in a low-oxygen chamber. Did you notice any big changes from doing that?
"I was able to build up to what, I guess, the level that I was at — I think it was something that pretty much really helped me recover ... you know, I am getting older, and I do find it harder to recover. It's something that I think has played a big role and helped us to be ready for every single workout."
What does it make you feel like? It seems like you'd want more oxygen after a workout, not less.
"You feel sort of rejuvenated, and you feel kind of recovered. For me, it's very important. Getting older, I need to be able to be at the top level. The more recovered I am, the faster I can swim, the harder I can train. So, it's extremely important."
On Twitter recently, I saw you cooked breakfast ... and posted a picture of your dish.
"I don't really cook that often. The breakfast place that I usually go to was kinda crowded, so I decided to just go to the grocery store and make some stuff at my house. It was kind of just like throwing everything together. Kind of, whatever sounded good, I just threw it in the skillet and ate it."
So, you're a good cook?
"No, I'm a terrible cook. I'm awful, actually. It's not really a Phelps thing, to cook. It's not going to be something that's in my future."
You've said that you got motivated to compete again. Is that because of rivals — like Ryan Lochte?
"I guess competition is just something that really excites me. That's always something that motivates me and gets me sort of going. I hate to lose at anything. So, we've just kind of been able to, from Day 1, in anything I do, I just always try to be the best."
What do you think about staying in athletes' village?
"We are always in the village. The swim team is always in the village, and we always stay together. I think that's just part of the experience of going to the Olympics and being able to represent your country. Being able to be in the same exact environment as people from all over the world, and sort of the best athletes from all over the world coming together, I think, is something you don't find at any other place but the Olympic Games. That's something that's exciting for me to be a part of."
Do younger swimmers ask you for advice?
"I think, once you're at that level — everybody is there trying to prepare themselves for racing. And once you're part of the Olympics you're there just really enjoying the experience. I'm able really to just travel around in the village and do what I need to do, and try and take care of what I'm there to do.... We're pretty much left alone.
What about the fans at the races?
"You know, you can definitely hear and see people cheering, and going crazy. So, I think that's something that's very special."
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PHOENIX — When two winning tickets for a record $588 million Powerball jackpot were claimed from the Nov. 28 drawing, the world focused on the winners.
A Missouri couple appeared at a press conference and held up the traditional giant-sized check. The Arizona winner, however, skipped the press conference where lottery officials announced last month that someone had claimed the second half of the prize.
The differing approach to releasing information on the winners reflects a broader debate that is playing out in state Legislatures and lottery offices nationwide: Should the winners' names be secret?
Lawmakers in Michigan and New Jersey think so, proposing bills to allow anonymity because winners are prone to falling victim to scams, shady businesses, greedy distant family members and violent criminals looking to shake them down.
Lotteries object, arguing that publicizing the winners' names drives sales and that having their names released ensures that people know there isn't something fishy afoot, like a game rigged so a lottery insider wins.
When players see that an actual person won, "it has a much greater impact than when they might read that the lottery paid a big prize to an anonymous player," said Andi Brancato, director of public relations for the Michigan state lottery.
Most states require the names of lottery winners be disclosed, albeit in different ways. Some states require the winner to appear at a press conference, like Missouri winners Mark and Cindy Hill did on Nov. 30.
Arizona and other states allow winners not to appear in public, but their names can be obtained through public records laws. The Arizona winner, Matthew Good, was not identified at the news conference a week after the Hills' came forward, and has not given interviews or appeared in public.
When news media including The Associated Press learned of his name through records requests, TV crews and reporters flocked to Good's neighborhood to get reaction from the winner of a lottery that captivated the nation.
Jeff Hatch-Miller, executive director of the Arizona Lottery, said he understands winners' desire for privacy, but he argues they are essentially entering into a large contract with the government that is public. Others argue that appearing at a news conference helps defuse media interest because the winner is available to answer questions that satisfy the media's interest in telling their stories.
In Michigan, Republican state Sen. Tory Rocca pushed a lottery bill that allows winners to remain anonymous. It didn't pass, but in arguing for it, he cited cases where lottery winners were shot and killed because of their newfound wealth.
A Florida woman was convicted last month of first-degree murder after she befriended a man who won a $30 million jackpot in 2006. Prosecutors said she took control of his assets, killed him, buried him in her yard and poured a concrete slab above the grave.
An effort in New Jersey by Democratic Sen. Jim Whelan took a middle ground between public release and privacy, calling for a one-year delay in releasing winners' names. It also didn't make it out of the Legislature last year, but he said he'll keep pressing to get it passed.
Whelan said a one-year delay would give winners a chance to adjust while still keeping the public disclosure lotteries say they need. However, Whelan said he doesn't really buy the agencies' arguments for public disclosure.
"I'm not sure how many people are spurred to buy a lottery ticket because they see a picture of someone in the paper holding up a big check – and I don't think people don't buy a ticket because they think the whole thing's fixed," Whelan said.
Of 44 states participating in Powerball and 33 in Mega-Millions, only Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota and Ohio allow blanket anonymity, said Chuck Strutt, executive director of the Multi-State Lottery Association, which oversees the games.
"Obviously, it is a law that is designed to ensure an open and transparent process, so that the public can be ensured that insiders are not winners," Strutt said. "But in today's world, most of us can understand the wish to remain anonymous."
The most famous modern lottery fraud case happened in 1980 when Pennsylvania Lottery district manager Edward Plevel and TV announcer Nick Perry were convicted of fixing the result of the Daily Number drawing.
Authorities found that some of the ping pong balls used in the game were injected with paint to make them too heavy to float up the winning slots. The result paid $3.8 million, a record at the time, and eight people involved in the fix won a total of about $1.2 million.
Former Missouri child services worker Sandra Hayes shared a $224 million Powerball jackpot with a dozen co-workers in 2006 and said she understands the push for anonymity.
Hayes said she received many requests for money or to make investments, both at work (she kept her job another month) and at home, where she'd find people waiting on her porch. Her lump sum payout after taxes was more than $6 million.
Even if people are allowed to remain anonymous, it's often inevitable that their identities will become known.
Steve Thornton, a lawyer in Bowling Green, Ky., has helped two big lottery winners shield their names through corporations despite rules in his state that require disclosure of winners. Even though they were kept out of the public eye, one winner couldn't stay hidden.
"It was not many months later that lots of people knew who won, even though it was not released, because of their gifts and their spending." Thornton said.


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Reading boosts intelligence.
Reading, especially starting at a young age, expands your knowledge horizons. In fact, children's books expose kids to 50% more words than television does. The vocabulary they learn while reading often results in higher scores on both reading and general knowledge tests. Better reading skills in children can also lead to higher intelligence as adults.
Reading improves your brain power.
Just like hitting the gym exercises your muscles, reading exercises your brain. Reading frequently helps slow down the memory-decline process as you age and helps keep your mind sharp. Avid readers can also be up to 2.5 times less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those who participate in less brain-stimulating activities.
Reading can also enhance your short-term memory.
Think about all the information you take in when you read a book. You're learning new characters' names, plot lines and words with every turn of a page. The more you read, the better your brain gets at storing fresh information. So keep on reading, and you'll be able to stop flipping back to old pages.
Reading can help with depression and stress.
A study of depressed patients in a mental ward showed a positive improvement in patients when they read aloud. They reported feeling better with a more positive outlook. Self-help books are best for those with more severe cases of depression, as books are a low-intensity form of intervention. Reading has also been found to reduce stress by nearly 68%, according to researchers.
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Project Members
- Michael Cysouw
- Søren Wichmann
- Corinna Handschuh
Marked Nominative/Absolutive Case Systems
In most languages, a form that encodes accusative case will be longer than one which encodes nominative case. This is a well-known cross-linguistic generalization. In contrast, there are a few languages in which the nominative case is marked relative to the accusative. This project investigated these exceptional cases to learn more about the possibilities of human languages.
The goal of this project was to study the geographical distribution, typology and diachrony of this rare type of case system, which we called 'marked nominative/absolutive'. The defining characteristic of these systems is that there is an overt case-morpheme for the nominative/absolutive case (i.e., the case that is shared between intransitive and transitive constructions), in contrast to a non-overt (zero) morpheme for the accusative/ergative case. We investigated commonalities and differences among the anomalous case systems and relate them to case systems in general, to issues of formal vs. functional markedness, and, where possible, we shed light on the origins and developments of the case systems.
This project is a member of the DFG-funded Forschergruppe "Grammatik und Verarbeitung verbaler Argumente".
Wichmann, Søren. 2009. Case relations in a head-marking language: verb-marked cases in Tlapanec. In: Andrej Malchukov and Andrew Spencer (eds.), The Handbook of Case. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


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Hard cases make bad law, it is said. And President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) while the Senate was purportedly not in recess indeed present a hard case that tests a major separation-of-powers provision in the U.S. Constitution. But it is a test that Obama is likely to win, even if or perhaps especially if it reaches the current Supreme Court.
  On the surface, Obama appears to be circumventing the Constitution's requirement that he appoint "Officers" of the United States only with "the Advice and Consent of the Senate" (Art. II, sec. 2, cl. 2). As a fail-safe to ensure the government's ability to function when the Senate was not meeting, the Framers added in the next clause that the president "shall have the Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate." The recess appointee can serve, however, only to the end of the Senate's "next session."
  By its lights, the Senate was not in recess on Jan. 4 when Obama named Richard Cordray to head the new consumer agency and appointed Sharon Block, Terrence Flynn, and Richard Griffin to vacancies on the five-member NLRB. The Senate had been meeting in so-called pro forma sessions every two or three days during its winter vacation and was not scheduled to resume normal business sessions for nearly three weeks.
  In announcing the appointments, however, Obama wrapped himself in the constitutional purpose of enabling two important government agencies to function in the face of obstructionism by the Senate's Republican minority. "The American people deserve to have qualified public servants fighting for them every day," Obama said. GOP senators had stalled action on Cordray's nomination to try to force changes in the new agency's structure and powers. Republicans had also reportedly signaled that they would prevent action on filling the NLRB vacancies, even at the cost of denying the board a sufficient quorum to take any legal actions.
  Republicans and conservative legal experts denounced the action as an unconstitutional power-grab and noted that the pro forma session tactic had been invented by then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid in 2007 to thwart President George W. Bush from making recess appointments. The Republicans were not mollified when, a week later, the Justice Department released the legal opinion embodying the advice given to Obama earlier that he could make the appointments.
  The 23-page memorandum, signed by Virginia Seitz as head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), begins by emphasizing that the Senate had adjourned on Dec. 17 with a unanimous consent agreement to meet only in pro forma sessions until Jan. 23 "with no business conducted." Given the "practical construction" traditionally given to the Recess Appointments Clause, Seitz concluded that Congress can prevent the president from making recess appointments "by remaining continuously in session and available to receive and act on nominations," but "cannot do so by conducting pro forma sessions during a recess."
  Seitz acknowledged that "substantial arguments on the opposite side" would create "some litigation risk for such appointments." In fact, legal challenges came quickly. Business groups on Jan. 13 added a challenge to the appointments to an existing suit in federal court in Washington attacking a recent NLRB rule. Last week, owners of a New York housing complex attacked the validity of the appointments in seeking to undo an NLRB injunction to end a lockout in a pay dispute. Also last week, 40 Republican senators vowed to file a friend-of-the-court brief attacking the appointments. They did not specify which of the challenges they would join.
  The challenges face significant jurisdictional questions; but if courts reach the merits, the appointments stand a very good chance of being upheld. As noted in Seitz's memorandum, the most recent appellate ruling on the issue, in 2004, upheld Bush's recess appointment of former Alabama attorney general William Pryor to the federal appeals court in Atlanta. The majority in the en banc decision took a broad view of the president's power in the face of a narrowing, literalist interpretation of the constitutional language urged by the dissenting judge.
  The Supreme Court declined to review the ruling in Pryor's case, so there is no recent evidence of the high court's view on the issue. On other questions of presidential power, however, the Roberts Court has definite hawkish tendencies.
  Among conservatives, Justice Antonin Scalia has been an executive branch devotee since his attacks on the legislative veto in the 1980s. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. began their legal careers as lawyers in the presidential power-expanding Reagan administration. On the left, newly appointed Justice Elena Kagan also appears to be bullish on presidential power. And the court's strongest defender of congressional prerogatives, Stephen G. Breyer, is nevertheless a confirmed pragmatist who is likely to see through the Senate's subterfuge of using pro forma sessions to disguise an actual recess.
  Despite its original, limited purpose, the Recess Appointments Clause has become over time a tool for the president to get around delays and obstructions in the Senate. Those who worry about abuses of presidential power may view this as bad practice and bad law. But unless the Supreme Court sets itself against the weight of practice and judicial precedent, Obama seems likely to prevail if this hard case reaches the justices.


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U.S.: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks
WASHINGTON » U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the cyberthreat from Iran has grown, and he declared that the Pentagon is prepared to take action if American is threatened by a computer-based assault.
The former official, who is familiar with the investigation, said U.S. authorities believe the cyberattacks were likely supported by the Tehran government and came in retaliation for the latest round of American sanctions against Iran.
Before Panetta's remarks on Thursday, U.S. officials had said nothing publicly about the Gulf attacks or the investigation. But Panetta described them in a speech to business leaders in New York City, saying they were probably the most destructive cyber assault the private sector has seen to date.
Panetta did not directly link Iran to the Gulf attacks, but he said Tehran has "undertaken a concerted effort to use cyberspace to its advantage." And, he said the Pentagon has poured billions into beefing up its ability to identify the origin of a cyberattacks, block them and respond when needed.
"Potential aggressors should be aware that the United States has the capacity to locate them and hold them accountable for actions that harm America or its interests," said Panetta in a speech to the Business Executives for National Security.
A current U.S. official acknowledged Thursday that the Obama administration knows who launched the cyberattacks against the Gulf companies and that it was a state actor.
U.S. agencies have been assisting in the Gulf investigation and concluded that the level of resources needed to conduct the attack showed there was some degree of involvement by a nation state, said the former official. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is classified as secret.
While Panetta chose his words carefully, one cybersecurity expert said the Pentagon chief's message to Iran in the speech was evident.
"It's not something where people are throwing down the gauntlet, but I think Panetta comes pretty close to sending a clear warning (to Iran): We know who it was, maybe you want to think twice before you do it again," said cybersecurity expert James Lewis, who is with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "I think the Iranians will put two and two together and realize he's sending them a message."
He said Panetta's remarks were an important step by the U.S. because the Iranian cyberthreat "is a new dimension in 30 years of intermittent conflict with Iran for which we are ill-prepared. It's really important to put them on notice."
The cyberattacks hit the Saudi Arabian state oil company Aramco and Qatari natural gas producer RasGas using a virus, known as Shamoon, which can spread through networked computers and ultimately wipes out files by overwriting them.
Senior defense officials said the information was declassified so that Panetta could make the public remarks. The officials added that the Pentagon is particularly concerned about the growing Iranian cyber capabilities, as well as the often discussed threats from China and Russia. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cyberthreats publicly.
In his speech, Panetta said the Shamoon virus replaced crucial system files at Aramco with the image of a burning U.S. flag, and also overwrote all data on the machine, rendering more than 30,000 computers useless and forcing them to be replaced. He said the Qatar attack was similar.
Panetta offered no new details on the Pentagon's growing cyber capabilities or the military rules of engagement the department is developing to guide its use of computer-based attacks when the U.S. is threatened.
He said the department is investing more than $3 billion a year in cybersecurity to beef up its ability to defend against and counter cyberthreats, including investment in U.S. Cyber Command. And the Pentagon is honing its policies so that any actions comply with the law of armed conflict.
"Our mission is to defend the nation. We defend. We deter. And if called upon, we take decisive action to protect our citizens," he said.
He added, however, that the Defense Department will not monitor American citizen's personal computers, or provide for the day-to-day security of private or commercial networks.
Panetta used the Persian Gulf attacks in his remarks as a warning to business community that it must embrace stalled legislation that would encourage companies to meet certain cybersecurity standards. And he is endorsing a planned move by President Barack Obama to use his executive powers to put some of those programs, including voluntary standards, in place until Congress acts.
"These attacks mark a significant escalation of the cyber threat," Panetta said. "And they have renewed concerns about still more destructive scenarios that could unfold."
U.S. authorities have repeatedly warned that foreign Internet hackers are probing U.S. critical infrastructure networks, including those that control utility plants, transportation systems and financial networks.
"We know of specific instances where intruders have successfully gained access to these control systems," Panetta told the business group. "We also know that they are seeking to create advanced tools to attack these systems and cause panic and destruction, and even the loss of life."
Business leaders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, opposed the legislations, arguing it would expand the federal government's regulatory authority over companies already struggling in the tough economy. The bill also encourages more information sharing between the government and private companies.
Panetta pressed the group to support the stronger cybersecurity measures, warning that failure to do so could have catastrophic consequences.
"Before September 11, 2001 the warning signs were there. We weren't organized. We weren't ready. And we suffered terribly for that lack of attention," said Panetta. "We cannot let that happen again. This is a pre-9/11 moment."


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Welcome to Gallery 2. This is the official release of Gallery 2.3, code named "Skidoo". Please read through this document carefully before installing Gallery 2 and before asking for help. We have taken care to try to answer as many of your questions here as possible. If you don't read this and have problems, we may refer you back to this document as a first resource.
If you're impatient like us, you just want to get going. The odds are that your system is all set to handle Gallery 2 so just skip right to the installer and start clicking. It should walk you through everything you need to get going. If you hit a snag, please come back here and read more before asking questions! Enjoy.
Gallery is a web based software product that lets you manage your photos on your own website. You must have your own website with PHP and database support in order to install and use it. With Gallery you can easily create and maintain albums of photos via an intuitive interface. Photo management includes automatic thumbnail creation, image resizing, rotation, ordering, captioning, searching and more. Albums and photos can have view, edit, delete and other permissions per individual authenticated user for an additional level of privacy. It's great for communities - give accounts to your friends and family and let them upload and manage their own photos on your website!
In preparation of the Gallery 2.3 release, we retained Gotham Digital Science (GDS) to a perform security audit on Gallery 2. They are experts in application security, as this is the primary focus of their business.
We recognize that hiring external consultants to perform security audits does not guarantee that our code is bug-free and by no means un-hackable, but it clearly indicates our willingness to perform due diligence to make sure our code is reasonably secure. The combination of an external perspective of security experts and the insight of internal experts both performing detailed audits is yielding much better results than only one of the two perspectives alone.
Audits of previous releases were done by the following origanzations:
The Gallery project treats security issues very seriously. If you find a security flaw, do not hesitate to email us at:
Over four years of design and development have gone into making Gallery 2 the best online photo management product available. We have made it easy to add new features while keeping them in separate modules so that you can customize it to only have the ones that you want. For those of you who like standards, we have strict XHTML compliance but give plenty of power to our themes so that you can make it look the way that you want. It's a powerful application and you're in the driver's seat.
You can choose from four different packages:
You get to pick and choose which modules you activate, so even if you download a package that has more modules than you need you can always choose not to activate the ones you don't want. You can also activate a module and test it out for a while, then later deactivate and uninstall it. You can also delete any modules/themes that you're not using if you want to save space.
All of our modules and themes are available separately so if you install a smaller package you can still add more functionality later on, either by downloading yourself or using the Downloadable Plugins feature in the Site Admin section.
Download Gallery packages, modules and themes from the Gallery Download Page.
$ cd $HOME
$ mkdir g2data
$ chmod 777 g2data
C:\> mkdir g2data
$ mysqladmin -uroot create gallery2
$ mysql gallery2 -uroot -e"GRANT ALL ON gallery2.* TO
username@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password'"
$ createdb gallery2 -E UNICODE
If it complains that UNICODE is not a valid encoding name, then try:
$ createdb gallery2 -E SQL_ASCII
If it complains about that, too then try:
$ createdb gallery2
$ create database gallery2 {additional parameters};
$ db2 "create database gallery2 using codeset utf-8 territory us pagesize 32 k"
C:\>sqlcmd -S myhostname\SQLEXPRESS -e
1>create database gallery2
1>use gallery2
1>create schema g2user
1>create login g2user with password = "g2pwd"
1>create user g2user for login g2user with default_schema = g2user
1>use master
1>grant CONTROL SERVER to g2user
Your PHP must include PHP Data Objects support, but no other setup is required.
Gallery 2 is a web application and must be installed on your web
server in order for you to use it. If you've unpacked it on
your desktop, you will have to upload it to your server as part
of the install process. Then you can configure it using your web browser.
As an alternative to the lengthy upload via FTP, take a look at the
Gallery 2 Pre-Installer.
$ tar xzf gallery2.tar.gz
$ unzip gallery2.zip
Once you've successfully got Gallery 2 installed, you should take a look at the Gallery 2 Quick Start Guide. It will help you get started with Gallery and will walk you through the steps from zero to managing your first photo album in your freshly installed Gallery. Below are some links to your gallery that will make it easier for you to follow the Quick Start Guide. Note: You may need to activate certain modules to be able to use some of these links.
Take a look at the list of User Contributions to find even more modules, themes, utilities, mods and more.
Updating is quick and easy and should not lose any of your data.
Third party modules and themes designed for Gallery 2.0 will not work with Gallery 2.3. During the upgrade process, these modules and themes will be automatically deactivated for you. You can find updated versions for most of these modules and themes here: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:User_Contributions
There are many resources available to you if you're having problems with Gallery:
Remember – reporting bugs is good. Even if you think it's silly, go ahead and report it. We can always close the bug or refile it (please don't be offended in this case) but it's harder to find bugs than it is to fix them so we're counting on you to help us with the finding part.
Check our Known Issues list and Bug Tracker for information and some workarounds for known problems.
Unit Tests - Gallery 2 was designed using Extreme Programming methodologies. This
means that we have over 2,000 unit tests that ensure code
quality. If you want to help us out, you can try running
the unit tests and report back to us if any of them fail.
Note - these tests shouldn't change your Gallery 2 settings at all, but if they fail, they may leave things in a weird state. Be warned that there's a slim chance that you might have to ditch your Gallery 2 data and start over if something catastrophic happens.
For Themers - There is now some theme documentation that you should read if you want to change the look of your Gallery 2 by customizing an existing theme and its templates or by creating your own theme.
Localization - If you're interested in localizing Gallery 2 into another language, you can review the current state of localization and then read the localization how-to and get started. Submit your localizations early and often - no need to wait until you're entirely done.
For Developers - We've gotten started on some developer documentation that you should read if you want to start hacking on Gallery 2. Some of the information is a little bit out of date or in early drafts, but it's a start.
Embedding - To learn more about embedding Gallery 2 into your website and about existing integrations in content management systems, portals, blogs etc. please see Gallery 2 Embedding.
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