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" Brand: Clinique / Type: Cleansing Foam / Skin type: for all types / What it does: Cleanses, blemish control / Product line: Clinique Anti Blemish Solutions "
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I have oily and spot prone skin. It can be kept under control but I need to ensure that I properly remove my make up at the end of the day to ensure that I don't get new blemishes. For this purpose, I bought the Anti-Blemish Solutions Cleansing Foam by Clinique after having been happy with a similar product by Simple.
What does the product do?
The product has been designed in order to remove dirt, oil and make up from the skin. It unclogs the pores which prevents blemishes from forming leaving the skin clean and clear. It also calms and soothes sensitive skin and also reduces the redness of your complexion. The mild product leaves the skin soft and smooth, as well as comfortable and completely fresh. The product is suitable for use on all skin types.
How do you use the product?
The product should be applied to damp skin. You need to dispense a couple of pumps of the cleanser into your hands and massage it onto the face, carefully avoiding the eye area. Once you've done that then you rinse the product off the skin and follow it up with a good moisturiser. It can be used both in the mornings and in the nights.
Packaging and Price
The product comes contained within a plastic bottle which is pale pastel green and which has no decoration other than a C for Clinique and some extra information about the product on the bottle. The top half of the bottle is a white pump and you push down on it in order to dispense the cleanser. The dispenser is protected with a clear cap. The product will cost you around £14 for 125ml of the cleanser and it can be bought from stores with a Clinique counter such as Debenhams and Boots, as well as a range of online websites.
Application and Performance
The product comes out as a foam which you push down on the dispenser, as is suggested by the name of the product. The foam is light and bubbly, and it doesn't seem like it's going to do a very good job at cleansing the skin. The product has a slightly medicinal aroma, which although isn't exactly pleasant, it isn't offensive either. The product is easy to dispense from the bottle and when the skin is wet, the foam glides easy onto the skin. It doesn't feel like it's going to do a particularly good job as you massage it onto the skin. It is gentle and doesn't irritate my skin in any way which is a good thing as sometimes Clinique products can be too strong for my skin.
The product is easy to rinse off and when I pat my face dry, no product comes off on the towel which means it must have deeply cleansed my face because I wear a lot. My skin does feel tight or dry after use which means that it doesn't strip my skin although I do still wear a moisturiser straight after use. The product hasn't caused any blemishes to develop on my skin and my skin has been clear since application. Whether it is any better than the Simple foaming cleanser is hard to say and as that costs almost a quarter of the price then I would probably just buy that one in the future even though it is a perfectly good cleanser.
All in all, this is a good cleanser which leaves my skin feeling fresh and clean. It looks clear and in a good condition, and it has prevented any blemishes from developing on my skin. It is gentle and gets rid of all of my make up. The product is expensive so although I can't fault the cleanser, there are cheaper cleanses which work just as well so I probably wouldn't purchase it just because of the cost.
I know this probably sounds a bit weird, but surely no one 'likes' cleansing. Everything about it, I just don't like. Soap makes my skin feel tight, I can't do with the faff of cotton wool and creams, and then rinsing, and splashing water in my face is my worst nightmare. So cleansing my oily, blemish prone skin was always an annoyance. Something which had to be done, but I hated it. Until clinique brought out this cleansing foam.
It is in the anti-blemish range, so if you have skin like mine and are prone to blemishes and spots, this is aimed at you. The anti-blemish range has products in it which are used in acne medicine. Obviously not very strong in their skin care range, but it is a bit of extra umph to banish those blemishes.
It costs £14.50 for 125ml which does seem a bit pricey, but from my experience it is worth it. In the tube it is a liquid which when pumped out, turns into foam. This is really soft and light which you rub onto your skin, and then rinse it off with water.
Of course moisturising is always suggested after cleansing, but with this foam, your skin doesn't feel as though it is screaming for a bit of moisture after. I have found with some cleansers and soaps, that skin can feel really tight and dry and even itchy after use, but this foam doesn't have this effect. I have also found, that after regular use, along with other products in the anti-blemish range, my skin is noticeably better.
Initially I hated this cleanser. I used it for a couple of days and it dried out my (somewhat sensitive) skin. I abandoned it and went back to my trusty Soap and Glory Cleanser.
However, after a particularly bad breakout of spots I decided to give it another go. Again, it dried out my skin at first, but I decided to persevere with it. Fast forward a few days and I had soft, smooth, blemish-free skin. I was so impressed that I went out and bought the other 2 counterparts in the three-step anti-blemish system, the clarifying lotion and the day moisturiser. The three work fantastically in harmony and I can honestly say that they've had a remarkable effect on my skin. I've never had such smooth skin in my life; I used to exfoliate pretty much every day but now my skin is so smooth that I'll exfoliate maybe once a week maximum. Admittedly, I still get the odd spot and I feel that I have to use a rich night moisturiser to prevent my skin from drying out slightly. Nonetheless, my skin is clearer than it has been in years.
With an RRP of £13, it's not the cheapest cleanser on the market. Nonetheless, it's hardly the most expensive either, and the pump dispenser and foaming formula means that the 125ml bottle lasts ages (I'd estimate 3-4 months used twice daily). In my opinion, it's excellent value for money.
The Clinique website describes this cleanser perfectly: 'Mild cleansing foam helps clear and prevent blemishes. Removes dirt and excess oil. Unclogs pores. Calms, soothes, reduces the look of redness. Skin feels soft, smooth, comfortable.'
The reason I have used this product was due to the 3 step system recommended to me by the sale consultant while I was trying to find a solution to my aggressive acne problem. The cleansing foam is the step 1 of the 3 step anti-blemish unit and pledges to work by clearing the dirt from the pores and leaving your skin silky smooth. My experience, however, seems to be against this claim.
From the appearance, it looks like any other generic Clinique products; simple looking but the plastic was of pretty good quality. The bottle colour is of pale turquoise and opaque. It has a pump attached which is easy to use; it can easily be pressed down to dispense the foam. Also it has a clear cap for the pump to stop the bacterial contamination.
Since it being the step 1, its application is for when you're washing up your face either during shower or in the morning. The recommended amount is 2-3 pumps, but 2 pumps was enough for me. However you have to make sure that you shake the bottle quite rigorously before pressing the pump as not to waste the expensive liquid product. The problem I have is that the foam itself does not remove the make up and only cleanse your skin. Therefore my first application was quite disastrous as I found streaks of make up when I got out of the shower. Also the foam doesn't work (i.e. turns into liquid) if your face is too wet, so I suggests you simply wipe your face with your hand before applying; otherwise you might find yourself reaching for another pump.
As for the smell, I didn't really find it problematic; it has a slight wet clinical smell to it. Due to it, I think you get a professionally cleansing sensation form it. Also I didn't have any irritation or allergic reactions to it. As for the effectiveness, that's where I have to disagree. I have an oily skin with an oily T zone which is a breeding ground for acnes. From my experience, I didn't feel like the produce has made any significant difference to my blemish problem. Also it can cause dryness after long-term use and thus might not be for people with dry skin. However it does give you a silky smooth skin after each use.
At the price of around £15 per 200 ml bottle, it certainly is at the top of the price range for cleansing products (note that I bought mine about 1 year ago and then stopped using this so the price is likely to have increased). Since I have to apply at least 2 pumps per use, the bottle lasts for about 3 months at most. I have stopped at my 3rd bottle since I felt like it wasn't making a change expect that my purse was getting lighter.
Overall, I don't think this product works well especially on its own. Besides at quite a high price, it does hurt to give this a go only to find that it worsens your acne problems. This is only my opinion and anyone is welcome to give this a go. There is a smaller, and cheaper, size available I believe.
I bought this cleanser a couple of months ago when I was having quite a bad hormonal breakout. My skin has settled down again since then, but I still use this product a few times a week, just to help keep things at bay.
Within a couple of days of use, the blemishes were starting to heal, and they haven't scarred (my skin scars really easily). I haven't had a really bad breakout since buying this, and those I have had cleared up more quickly than I would have expected before using it.
On thing I will say is that my skin (which is combination and slightly sensitive) finds this cleanser to be too harsh for everyday use. After about two or three days of continuous use I find the skin at the side of my lip starting to crack, and I can feel my skin all over getting tight and uncomfortable. I therefore use a gentler cleanser for my regular routine, and use the Anti-Blemish Solutions if I feel a breakout coming on, or if I feel the need for a deeper cleanse - for example after the gym or in really hot weather. For someone with very oily skin I can imagine this cleanser would work well for every day.
Overall, this has been a useful addition to my regime. You only need a small amount so it works out cost effective as well, especially if you're not using it all the time. I'm not sure how well it would work for anyone with severe acne, but if you're just prone to the odd breakout this is well worth having to help speed up the healing.
This is 1 of the products that was recommended to my when I went to the Clinique Counter a good few years ago and I still use this now and again. i tend to alternate with another Foam from a cheaper range, but find that this is good for my kind of skin.
I have Oily skin, well more Greasy. You would think they are the same thing, but apaprently they are different. I have a little bit of Dy skin on my cheeks as well, and although this would normally be classed as Combination skin, it is only the odd tiny patch of Dry skin that I get. i've used most skincare brands from cheap to expensive and a lot of them aren't all that good for my annoying skin.
This comes in a 200ml bottle and the last time I bought this it cost me £16. This was nearly a year ago so I can't fully comment on current prices. I tend to buy my Clinique products in 2's as often if you buy 2 products then you often get a goody bag with quite a few generous sized trial products in it. I love a freebie!!!
The bottle for this looks alright. A sort of frosted coloured platic bottle. The colouring on here is a light green colour and the large silver C on the front makes this look a bit more expensive. This is a pump action bottle and just 2 pumps of this will dispense a good amount of Foam. This is plenty for me to wipe over my face and neck. This is more a liquid in the bottle but turns to a medium thickness Foam when Pumped.
There isn't a huge amount of smell to this. It smells a bit airy, and in my mind a bit gritty. It isn't a soft and moisturising scent, but it's fine anyway. Just apply this to your wet face, rub the foam over it and rinse off. This rinses off easy enough and afterwards it makes my face feel smooth, a tiny bit tight and fresh and clean. After drying my face it doesn't seem all that tight and it doesn't seem to make my dry patches feel any drier or make them look red as I find some products can do.
This bottle seems to last a good enough lenght of time. I use this every 2nd day and although I have enver counted how long this lasts it is definitely a good few months.
This seems to help my spots to fade and get smaller and I don't notice a nasty crop of them coming on either.
All in all a good product for Combination and just Greasy skin. Perhaps worth spending on.
I am a big fan of the anti-blemish range from Clinique and truly believe that it can work wonders for your skin. In the past I have used the Cinique anti-blemish censing bar and although it works great and is slightly cheaper than the cleansing foam mousse I found that unless you buy a little case to put it in it can be a bit of a pain when travelling. This is what led me to try out the foaming mousse.
The products themselves come in a cardboard box which I think makes them look that bit more sophisticated so if you did want to buy any facial products from the Clinique range as a present they do look a lot better than the regular off the shelf products. It also makes them so much easer to wrap!
The product itself comes in a long green tube which you can't see through which is the only complaint about this product as you cannot see how much you have left.
The tube is topped with a pump which has a plastic lid to place on top so the pump is kept clean and you won't have any nasty spillages if you do decide to take this with you on your travels. The pump itself is also quite firm and only lets out an average amount when you push down so you won't have any waste. You are instructed that 2-3 pumps should be used each time you use the product but I have found that 1 is enough for me.
If you need further instructions on how to use the product or wish to know the ingredients they are all printed on the back clearly and are easy to read.
Using the product
As with most face cleansers you need to splash some water on your face first then you are ready to go.
As I previously stated I find that 1 squirt from the pump is usually enough to wash my face as the product lathers up well and begins to spread further once you start to massage it into your skin. I would suggest that if you are unsure about how much you need try using only 1 pump the first time in order to judge how much you need because honestly I think 3 pumps would be way too much and you do not want to waste an expensive product like this.
The lather is very gentle on my skin and feels very soft. If you have read my previous reviews you may know that I have sensitive skin, this product does not irritate and carefully works its magic whilst being calming and cleansing.
The product does not only feel gentle it also has a neutral scent so will not irritate your nose as well as your skin.
Once you have massaged the product into your skin it washes off easily with a couple of splashes of water.
As soon as you have rinsed the product from your face you will notice how clean your face feels. In order to get maximum results I use the other 2 steps in this system; the lotion and the moisturiser. This leaves my skin feeling incredible and after a couple of days you can really notice the difference in the appearance of your skin. I do not have necessarily really bad skin anyway but I do suffer with occasional blemishes on my chin, typically the kind of sore spots that stay under the skin but after using this range this has dramatically improved. After reading other reviews about this range online I have seen that the majority of people that have used these products now swear by them and I agree.
The results are similar to when using the cleansing bar but I find that I much prefer using this foam due to the ease of use and ease of transportation as I tend to have nights out quite a lot.
Prices for this product range from around £11.70-£13 on average so it is a bit expensive but the results are priceless!
Although these products are more expensive that other regular products that you see on the shelves I can honestly say they work wonders. My skin has never felt and looked so good. The cleansing foam is gentle but fights the war against bad skin effectively. Would I say this is better than the clinique cleansing bar? Yes I would, I will stick to using this in the future but they are both great! 10 out of 10 from me.
I'm a regular user and loyal fan of Clinique's Anti-Blemish range, and have been for the past few years now. I have found all the products to work so much better than other brands, and constant use ensures my skin stays looking its best, and isn't prone to as many break outs as I would suffer without sticking to the Clinique products. Clinique are well known for their 3 step system, and you can find one customised to your skin type. The anti-blemish range is separate from this system, however it does still boast the same products, from cleanser to moisturiser, meaning you can still follow the simple 3 step system. I have oily, blemish prone skin and whilst I have tried the 3 step system aimed at oily skin types, I find it doesn't help with blemishes the way that the anti-blemish range does.
Of course, Clinique products don't come cheap and they are classed as an expensive cosmetics range. Despite this I always go back to them, as I find myself wasting money on cheaper products which just don't work, or ruin my skin. For instance I have tried using Clearasil in the past, but that burnt my skin and made it swollen, red and down right awful. I have tried Neutrogena, but didn't notice any difference at all to my skin, in fact it became worse if anything, and so the list goes on before I finally admitted defeat, Clinique was the only brand for me. To offset the cost however, I try to only stock up on Clinique products when there is a special free gift offer on. These happen quite often at Clinique counters in various stores, and the usual offer is buy 2 products, one to be skin care, and receive a free gift bag usually full of mini skin care products or make-up. You can then sell these on eBay to offset the cost, or of course keep them for yourself!
Within the Clinique Anti-Blemish range I have used the clarifying lotion, moisturiser and body spray however there was just one more product I had yet to try, and that was the cleansing foam. I don't know why I held off so long on purchasing this, after all cleansing is the first step in the 3-step system, however I always seem to have various face washes, cleaners and scrubs to use up so I always put this off. A few months ago however, I finally did get around to purchasing the cleansing foam.
The cleansing foam is advertised as being a mild foam which helps clear and prevent blemishes by removing dirt and excess oils. It will unclog pores, calm, sooth and visibly reduce redness. Afterwards skin should feel soft, smooth and comfortable. I liked the sound of this, so many other products aimed at fighting blemishes get it so wrong, and are often so harsh that they do skin more harm than good. Clearasil springs to mind, as yes, I am mentally scarred by how terrible that made me look, and I don't have sensitive skin at all!
It comes packed in the same style as all the other products in the anti-blemish range which has a green/blue theme to it. The bottle itself is rather plain and simple and if anything, looks rather medicinal. The bottle is pump action with a clear lid. When I shake the bottle I can hear it's liquid, however when you press down the pump foam is dispensed into my hand. The consistency of the foam is just right. I didn't want it to resemble the thickness of hair mousse, but it isn't too watered down either. It's very easy to use, and the fact that it's already a foam means it's even quicker to use than a normal face wash. You see I can spend ages massaging a face wash into my face attempting to build up a nice foaming lather, but with this it's already a foam, and a gentle but quick massage into the face is all that's needed. I should however, point out the one huge downside to this product which I really do hate. You see I'm a Lush girl, I have a stock-pile of Soap & Glory products and I have a love of Body Shop strawberry scented soap. I love all things which smell nice in my toiletries, you won't find any plain boring shower gels or bubble baths in my bathroom. This cleansing foam however is the exact opposite to all these sweet smelling products. It smells awful. It really does smell like an acne product you may have gotten from your doctor on prescription as it almost smells like a cleaning product without any hints of lemon. I don't know if Clinique intend for it to smell this bad, but I do know they don't use fragrance in their products, they are 100% fragrance free in fact, but doesn't play well for this one. I use other products in the range which okay, don't smell of flowers but they certainly don't smell as strong or as pungent as this!
Despite the awful smell I have stuck by this product, after all it's Clinique and their products work wonders on my skin where others don't. You are supposed to use this twice a day, morning and evening however I only use it on a morning as on an evening I either use a good exfoliator or I give my skin a break and skin to moisturiser. I didn't think my skin could get any better, however Clinique yet again have amazed me and I have noticed a difference in my skin as the rate of my breakouts has become fewer. To test this, I did stop using the cleansing foam for 2 weeks and switched back to cleansing milk which I have always used before, and as I right this I have a spot on my cheek and a mini breakout on my chin, and so I'm right back to using the cleansing foam again. I won't make the same mistake twice, and so this has instantly become a staple skin care product of mine.
After using it my skin does feel soft and smooth, it doesn't sting or burn (despite the smell making me think it's going to peel my skin!) and I can follow it up with the Anti-Blemish clarifying lotion and moisturiser. The bottle also lasts a really long time. I've had it a good couple of months now and when I shake it I can still hear plenty of liquid inside. Unfortunately you can't see into the bottle to determine exactly how much is left, but I am pleased with the amount of time it's lasted me. I actually only pump it a couple of times in one usage, the foam spreads around the face nicely.
So do I recommend it? Well it certainly does do it's job, there's no doubt about that. It's just a shame it smells so bad. Over time I have got used it, but that doesn't mean I enjoy it. If I could ask anything of Clinique, it's for them to attempt to at least tone it down a little. In the mean time, I will continue to use it, I can't complain too much if it's fighting off those spots.
A 125ml bottle of this costs £13.00, however do keep an eye out for Clinique bonus time offers, and I also like to stock up on Boots where you can often get bonus advantage card points.
Thankfully I have recently left my teenage years behind me, and what a rollercoaster they were for my poor skin. As well as having quite fair and sensitive skin, I was always (and to a certain extent still am) prone to breakouts.
In the magazines, you can't turn a page for seeing adverts on all the various spot treatments, Freederm, Clearasil, Neutrogena, Tea-Tree and Clean and Clear to name a few. It was whilst buying make-up in my local House of Fraser that I first came across Clinique products at their counter. I noticed they seemed much more interested in individual skin types and skin research as a whole, than your average high street brand of products (which are usually too harsh for my skin or simply didn't work). This is why I gave Clinque's Anti-Blemish range a try.
When you try and buy this from a Clinique counter, beware they are very good at persuasion tactics and that commission they earn must really mean alot, as they heavily encourage you to but the accompanying toner lotion to the cleansing foam. The cleansing foam itself comes in at £13 (125ml), and can be bought on Clinique's website if you prefer to avoid the pushy sales people.
To use this cleansing foam, I would recommend taking off all make-up first as this will not clean make-up off, it will literally only clean your skin. You are advised to apply 2/3 squirts of the foam onto wet skin, work it in and then rinse off. It also suggests doing this morning and night, however experts suggest using skin care products at night, as the skin heals itself whilst you are sleeping. The smell may appear a bit odd at first, as it is slightly hospitally as the ingredients are a little potent. Having said that, it isn't all that unpleasant and does smell like a professional skincare product.
I used the cleansing foam in combination with the clarifying lotion as recommended, and on the whole there were elements of this product I was really impressed with, and some areas I wasn't too won over by. After using the foam lotion and rinsing it off, my skin does feel noticeably cleaner and smoother. It's hard to imagine that a foam substance can melt into your skin so effortlessly and give it a good clean, but I am pleased to say it really does.
In terms of the claims that it "prevents" breakouts, I think in combination with the clarifying lotion, there was certainly a reduction and my skin did start to improve, however it is difficult to tell whether it was down to this product alone, or a good skin care routine in general. My other doubt is the fact that not all breakouts are caused by what is happening on the outer skin layers, as hormones do play a huge part in skin changes and breakouts.
The bottle that it comes in is fairly stylish looking, given it is an anti-blemish product and not a fancy perfume. It certainly looks the part on my shelf, and the pump-style lid is fairly easy to operate also, distributing just enough for the required amount. However as the bottle is plastic, it is not easy to recycle therefore not environmentally friendly!
My overall opinion of this product, is it does leave my skin feeling refreshed and cleaned, yet it's also gentle against my sensitive skin. However, I would suggest it's not an effective enough product to use on it's own and expect miracle results from. I have found the only way to really combat breakouts, is to use not only Clinique products but also a good exfoliator (and also to make sure all traces of make-up are removed before going to bed etc). I think at £13, using this product alone would leave you feeling a little disappointed, not to mention out of pocket. Having said that, if it is only mild breakouts you suffer from then you would probably find this quite effective, and afterall it does leave skin feeling, smelling and looking refreshingly clean so that's certainly not a bad thing!
Although I do feel the £13 is a little steep (given it is essentially foam), one bottle of this tends to last me on average 6-8 months depending on how often I use it. I have since bought other items from Clinque's Anti-Blemish range and on the whole I am impressed, however it really is a combination of products and the fact that I am no longer a teenager which has improved my skin, rather than this product alone.
After trying too many different facial products and never quite getting the result I want, my mum recommended trying some products from the Clinique range. I received a few different products in a set and one included the Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Cleansing Foam.
As part of a 3 Step skin care routine, the anti-blemish foam forms the first step.
It comes in the normal blue green see through bottle which is now associated with Clinique. I always find that the bottle although quite modern looking, always looks quite classy with the silver writing, and I find myself positioning it a place where all can see when having people over (yes I realise this is quite sad). The bottle has a see-through lid which enables you to see the pump action applicator, which is my favourite mode of application. I always find it far easier than squeezing tubes with often wet hands!! The bottle is 125ml which is quite a handy size, I took it on holiday with me to America for 2 weeks, and although big enough to last far more than the length of the holiday it was small enough to fit nicely in my travel bag with all my other products.
~The Product~
The product itself is basically exactly what it says on the tin, gentle foam. It's a white product which has an almost medicated smell to it, which although it's not too strong, I feel some people could be put off buying this product for that reason. The foam is for all skin types, and with me having quite sensitive skin it did leave me slightly red, but this soon subsided within an hour. My mum has normal skin and this left no such redness on her face. The great thing about this product is that you don't get the usual greasy or sticky feeling that I find with other cleansers, the product dries leaving no kind of residue on your face, just leaving you feeling well cleansed. My skin always feels soft after using the product and never dry which is another problem I tend to have, and is really important. This means that I can get away with just using the cleanser as a standalone product as well as using it with the other products in the 3 Step set. I normally always moisturise after using any kind of face product, but I can get away with not having to do so after using this which is always a bonus!!!
As I tend to suffer from spots on occasions, after only a week or so of using the product I did begin to see a difference in my skin, hardly any new ones were coming through and existing ones seemed to be dried out within a day or two, which is a much better result than most of the products I've used in the past. I've been using the product now for a few months, and although I don't use it as an everyday product, when I feel spots coming through, I use the product for a few days and my face soon clears up.
As I received the cleanser in a set I never paid full price for the stand-alone product, but on looking on various websites you can get it from around £13 which is quite reasonable given the stature of the brand and more importantly the fact that the product genuinely works. I'd definitely buy the product again whether it is in a set or on its own, and although I don't believe it's the best cleanser out there, it's definitely a great product, and one I'd recommend to both family and friends should they be on the lookout for a new product to try. The only downsides with the product are the medicated smell, which can be quite off putting and the fact that it's not great for overly sensitive skin, but for those who do suffer with sensitive skin, I'm sure there's an equal product specifically for that skin type.
From my previous reveiws you may have gathered that I have very tempramental skin. So, on my quest to find my ideal cleanser I was recommeneded Clinique. I toddled off to my local Boots and spoke to the Clinique consultant. She decided that the anti-blemish cleansing pack. She actually guaranteed that I would not react to it at all. Given this guarantee I bought the trial pack to test it.
As it was the trial size that I bought it was a smaller sized bottle (7 fl oz). Its a little green see through bottle with a pump action nozzle. This little bottle is apparently meant to last 4 weeks if used morning and evening. Erm, no, its just plainly not going too.
The cleanser itself; well I pumped a small amount into my hand and massaged it into my face. The first thing that struck me was the very strong smell of alcohol, far to strong for this apparent gentle cleanser. So I washed my face with it anyway and was horrified to find that it took three attempts with it to get all my make up off (and I do not wear a lot of make up!)
After I cleansed I followed with the toner and mosituriser. My face felt extremely tight and very dry. Looking in the mirror I was shocked to see how red and inflamed my face has become. I did think that it was maybe just because I had used a new product but within two hours my face was covered in boil like spots - lovely.
I took the pack back and I was immediatley refunded but I'm still stuck with a face full of spots for now!
Many people rave about Clinique products however I have done a little research and found that quite a lot of people experience problems with the products. Also after contacting Clinique directly I was advised that I should never have been recommended this product due to having dry skin. Eek, thats the last time I beleive any of the 'highly trained' consultants.
Do not beleive the hype over these products, they are NOT suited to everyone!
I have sensitive skin and suffer from acne. Over the years I have tried a many different cleansing washes and wipes but nothing really worked. Then my sister recommended trying Clinique. So I went to Boots and got a free skin care consultation with a Clinique representative and got a three step cleaning routine for my skin type. The first step in this routine is the Clinique anti-blemish cleansing foam.
The foam comes in a pale green bottle with a pump at the top. When you buy it is comes in a card box, both have the Clinique name and logo on. A 125ml bottle costs about £13 from boots.
The foam is really easy to use, you simply wet your face then pump some foam in your hand two or three times. Massage the foam into your skin and wash away, then pat your face dry. That's it! Simple. Plus your skin feels really clean and fresh afterwards. You are supposed to use this as part of a three step programme to cleanse, exfoliate then moisturise your face and I have found that it is very effective as part of this routine.
This is an incredibly good value premium grooming product. Designed for acne sufferers and those with mild breakouts and oily skin, it is a miracle worker.
The main challenge posed by spots is that they are caused by oily skin, but stripping away all the oil simply causes the skin to replenish it faster. This foam is a perfect compromise. It removes excess oil, but leaves some of the necessary natural oils in place. The result is skin which does not feel tight, but feels clean too.
The foam is unfragranced which is good for allergy or dermatitis sufferers, and also allows the unchallenged use of a cologne. The formula also contains salicylic acid which is an excellent antibacterial chemical exfoliant which knocks spot-causing bacteria into orbit!
The dispenser is a sensible pump cylinder, and an average use requires three full squirts which should be gently massaged into the face and neck with circular motions. For the price, this tube lasts for a long time.
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Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
A dragon boat ( 龙舟in Chinese) is a very long and narrow paddle boat. For racing events, dragon boats are rigged with a decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails. Dragon boats vary in size.
Each race team usually consists of 22 members including 20 paddlers, one steerer and one drummer. During the dragon boat racing the paddlers sit in pairs, facing forward, the drummer sits at the prow facing toward the paddlers and the steerer sits at the rear of the boat.


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Re: Worst UK accents
Stoke is a given for me. Spent a few years working down there. 'Yow raght yooth? I inner bad duck'
Fucking Leicester has a shite tone as well. What a fucking hole that place is.
In both cases they're hybrids.......with Stoke they can't make their minds up whether they're Brummie or Scouse and for East Mids (Derby/Notts/Leicester) it's a sort of northern accent but with the odd southern word thrown in like "narrr" (for "now")


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Carolina Leagues Mull Merger
The North Carolina Credit Union League and the South Carolina Credit Union League boards of directors said Thursday they have unanimously voted to authorize a six-member task force to explore the consolidation of the two leagues.
The Consolidation Task Force will include three board members from each state league. Faye Crocker of the $11.9 million Greater Abbeville FCU in Abbeville, Linda Weatherford of the $123 million SPC CU in Hartsville and Nick Wodogaza of the $548 million Palmetto Citizens FCU in Columbia are representing the SCCUL. Maurice Smith of the $1.2 billion LGFCU in Raleigh, Patty Idol of the $145 million Mountain CU in Waynesville and Jeff Jones of the $51 million Freedom FCU in Rocky Mount are representing the NCCUL.
The task force will assess whether consolidation best positions both organizations to continue meeting the needs of the nearly 90 credit unions in North Carolina and the 72 credit unions in South Carolina. However, the final decision to consolidate would be subject to approval by each board and the membership of each organization. The task force does not have a deadline to complete its assessment, which is expected to take a few months.
"For the past year the South Carolina Credit Union League board of directors has been engaged in a process to determine the strategic future of the organization," said SCCUL Chair Crocker, acknowledging the retirement of current President/CEO Steve Fowler at the end of 2013. "We are excited about the creation of the Consolidation Task Force and look forward to sitting down with our friends from North Carolina to talk more about the future of our organizations."
The two associations share a long history of collaboration including joint ownership in multiple entities, and they share a foundation and corporate credit union, according to a statement released by the leagues.
"We have established great trust and mutual respect with the South Carolina Credit Union League and its credit unions over the years," NCCUL Chair Smith said. "Both boards continue to look to the future to ensure we have the strongest possible league to serve credit unions in the Carolinas for years to come. We look forward to examining that issue through the Consolidation Task Force."


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Hiya, I am relatively new to C++ code, and I am having a hard time advancing from my current position. But there I two things I really want to learn now. that is graphics and clicking. I think clicking is gonna be the simpler of the too, so could someone explain how I could make someone click on something like this:
That's just a simple example of what I want to know.
Secondly I want to learn to do graphics. I have absolutely no experiance in making graphics, or even what the different types of graphics are. I under stand that there are things like openDL of whatever, but what of all that junk is best? Also could you give me a easy to understand intro to whichever, whatever is best?
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Disposition of the cremains will be at later date at a private service for the family.
Mr. Tarkington was born in Little Rock on Nov. 16, 1976. He attended the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and served in the U.S. Navy and on the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt immediately following Sept. 11, 2001. He was later stationed in Atsugi, Japan for two years prior to receiving an honorable discharge in 2007. He was employed by Barrick Goldstrike of Elko, Nev.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Holly Black-Tarkington, Elko; his mother, Ellen C, Tarkington, Russellville; his father, Dennis W, Tarkington, Gadsden, Ala.; his grandparents, Ruby O. Carey, Pine Bluff, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Tarkington, Little Rock.
He is also survived by aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Argue Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Rankin, all of Little Rock; and cousins, Jay, Krissy and Dylan Rankin, Little Rock; Todd Rankin, New York City; Sarah Argue, Little Rock and Emily, Jeff and Charlotte Stotts, Little Rock.
An educational fund for Joshua Walker Tarkington has been established at Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Attn: Trust Department, 401 N. Arkansas Ave., Russellville, AR 72801.


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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Exploring Factors Influencing Family Members Connections to Incarcerated Individuals in New Jersey, 2005-2006 (ICPSR 22460)
Principal Investigator(s): Christian, Johnna, Rutgers University, School of Criminal Justice
In order to develop a better understanding of the factors that influence whether a male prisoner's family stays involved in his life during incarceration, researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with inmates from two New Jersey prisons and their family members between May 2005 and July 2006. A total of 35 (25 from one prison and 10 from the other) inmates and 15 family members were interviewed, comprising 13 inmate and family dyads, 1 inmate and family triad, and an additional 21 inmate interviews. The data include variables that explore the family's relationship with the incarcerated individual in the following areas: the inmate's relationship with the family prior to the incarceration, the strain (emotional, economic, stigma) that the incarceration has placed on the family, the economic resources available to the family to maintain the inmate, the family's social support system, and the inmate's efforts to improve or rehabilitate himself while incarcerated.
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Study Description
Christian, Johnna. Exploring Factors Influencing Family Members Connections to Incarcerated Individuals in New Jersey, 2005-2006. ICPSR22460-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-12-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22460.v1
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: crime impact, family life, family relations, imprisonment, inmate attitudes, inmates, life events, male inmates
Smallest Geographic Unit: none
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey, United States
- 2005-05--2006-07
- 2005-05--2006-07
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: All male inmates incarcerated in a New Jersey prison between May 2005 and July 2006 and their family members.
Study Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the factors that influence whether a male prisoner's family stays involved in his life during incarceration. The study examined five domains to explore the family's relationship with the prisoner: (a) the prisoner's relationship with the family prior to the incarceration, (b) the strain (emotional, economic, stigma) that the incarceration has placed on the family, (c) the economic resources available to the family to maintain the prisoner, (d) the family's social support system, and (e) the prisoner's efforts to improve or rehabilitate himself while incarcerated.
Study Design: Researchers conducted interviews with inmates from two New Jersey prisons and their family members between May 2005 and July 2006. Inmate participants met with researchers individually in private rooms within the prison where the study was explained and they were given an opportunity to consent to participate. Inmate interviews lasted an average of an hour, with a book of stamps provided as compensation. There were two interviewers at each session, one asking closed and open-ended questions and the other typing responses to open-ended questions. Upon completion of the interview, inmates were asked to provide contact information for the family member(s) identified as focal family. While inmates were willing, and in most instances able to provide at least an address and/or phone number for their families, making contact with family members proved difficult. In some instances, a phone number had been disconnected or an inmate was able to provide an address, but no phone number. In these cases, a general letter asking the family to contact the principal investigator was sent, but specific information about the nature of the study could not be included because of confidentiality requirements. Even when telephone contact was made, the specific topic of the study could not be revealed to anyone in the household except the individual for whom the information was provided.
Sample: Sampling for the project began with a review of the inmate rosters from two New Jersey prisons. A random sample of 100 inmates was chosen from each institution by selecting the nth inmate from an alphabetical roster. The prison's visiting cards were reviewed for each of the inmates randomly selected to determine whether a visit had been received in the six-month period before May 31, 2005. Inmates in special units of the prison, such as the gang unit, administrative segregation, and the psychiatric stabilization unit, were excluded because conducting interviews with these inmates was considered a security risk, and their access to outside visits was modified or restricted. A dual sampling strategy for identifying potential family members was ultimately used. In addition to obtaining contact information for family members from the interviewed inmates, the principal investigator spent time at one of the prisons on Saturday mornings outside of the prison and in the area where families waited for visits. After approaching family members and explaining the purpose of the study, contact information for the families was collected with the name of the inmate they were visiting. The university Institutional Review Board required that inmates be interviewed and give permission for their family member to consider participation.
Mode of Data Collection: face-to-face interview
Description of Variables: The data in Part 1 (Prisoner Quantitative Data) and Part 2 (Family Quantitative Data) include demographic variables such as age, race, marital status, length of relationship, number of children, length of prison sentence, and time served. Several variables focus on the contact between the inmate and family members before and during their incarceration, including if the inmate and family had lived together, frequency of contact (visits, phone calls, and mail) prior to and during incarceration, and frequency of visits from children. Other variables ask about the inmate's contributions to the family prior to incarceration (income, emotional support, help with children) and hardships the family might be experiencing due to the incarceration (loss of income, had to move, problem with childrens' behavior). The data in Part 1 also include variables about programs the inmate might have completed while incarcerated, prospects for parole, and any help the inmate received from family members while incarcerated. Part 2 also includes variables on any social support the family may have received and if the family member was aware of the inmate's criminal activity prior to incarceration. Part 3 (Prisoner Qualitative Data) and Part 4 (Family Qualitative Data) contain open-ended questions pertaining to the same subjects found in Parts 1 and 2.
Response Rates: A total of 35 (25 from one prison and 10 from the other) inmates and 15 family members were interviewed, comprising 13 inmate and family dyads, 1 inmate and family triad, and an additional 21 inmate interviews. Of the 50 interviews completed, 24 of the inmate respondents and five of the family respondents came from the initial random sample, and the rest through face-to-face contacts with the principal investigator. Two inmates refused to participate in the study, and three family members who were reached declined to participate.
Presence of Common Scales: Parts 1 and 2: Several Likert-type scales were used. Parts 3 and 4: None.
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Original ICPSR Release: 2008-12-23
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To transfer logos to your Polar product, make sure you have Polar ProTrainer 5 software installed on your computer.
1. Download and save the logo zip file from the web page to your computer. You can save the file, for example, in Polar ProTrainer's Logo folder located by default at C:\Program Files\Polar\Polar ProTrainer\Logo.
2. Extract the zip file.
3. Open Polar ProTrainer 5 software.
4. Place your Polar product in CONNECT mode and face it to the infrared window of your computer or external infrared device.
5. In Polar ProTrainer 5, select Tools → Edit Polar Product Settings or click Edit Polar Product Settings on the toolbar. Wait for the settings to load.
6. Open the Logo page.
7. On the Logo page toolbar, click Open and browse to the folder you have extracted the logo files. Choose the logo you would like to transfer to your Polar product.
8. Click Transfer to transfer the logo to the Polar product.
9. You can see the new logo on the middle row of your product display when in Time mode. You can toggle different middle-row views by pressing and holding the Up button in Time mode until the desired information is shown.
If the data transfer was unsuccessful.
- If logo zip extracting fails, the file may have corrupted during download. Re-download the file and try extracting again.
- If the Transfer button on the Logo page is disabled, check that the Polar product is in CONNECT mode and its infrared window facing the infrared adapter on your computer.
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I'm seriously over this cold. I have a party to plan and execute this weekend and have a ton of studying to do..sorry to whine but I thought I was getting better so I went to the mall (yay coupons) and by the time I headed home I got all congested again. Oh well
I must say my hubby is going above and beyond taking care of me by cooking and forcing me to eat soup. I'm not used to being taken care of and he's been so busy with work..
Anyway..now that I'm done whining (sorry!)..I finished reading the Complete Film Archive and I'm pretty excited to get my own copy eventually. It's fascinating.
Lynne- I'm sure you'll meet your goal! I wish I could help you..I love organizing and coordinating things!
Marielle- I've done a little today just because I can't stand the chaos and don't want Jason to have to do it.
Hi Susie!! I really hope your hubby finds a job soon! Phone interviews are a great first start
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Pilot Proficiency A Focus Of AOPA Summit
AOPA Summit is coming up Oct. 11-13 in Palm Springs, Calif., and lots of opportunities will be offered for pilots to brush up on their skills. The IMC Club will host an instrument proficiency forum on Thursday the 11th, from 10:30 a.m. till noon. Pilots are invited to participate in the decision-making process through an organized discussion of real-life instrument-flying experiences. "We intend to be present with this 'Open Chapter' format at most general aviation events nationwide, to allow pilots who don't have chapters in their communities yet to sample what the IMC Club is all about," said IMC Club President Radek Wyrzykowski. Instructors from SAFE, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators, also will be at the show with their Pilot Proficiency Project, offering training sessions in a Redbird FMX full-motion simulator.
The SAFE instructors have modified the project since its debut at EAA AirVenture, based on pilot feedback -- each one-hour session will comprise a 15-minute pre-briefing, 30 minutes in the simulator, and a 15-minute debriefing; scenarios in the simulator can be flown with either a legacy panel (i.e., "steam gauges") or a G1000 panel; and pilots can choose which two of the 11 SAFE scenarios they'd like to fly. Training sessions will be offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Pilots are urged to sign up early on the day of the session to reserve a slot. AVweb staff will be in Palm Springs to bring you news stories, podcasts and video from the event.


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In every work or passion you want to pursue, there is a chance you need external influences to get better. In photography, books are
About Steve Hammond
Steve is a computer geek, and he has been for many years. He has studied computer science for 15 years, with a college degree in computer science, a backchelor degree in computer with a minor in mathematics, and a Master degree in computer science. In high school he was initiated to computer on an Apple II, then his parents bought him a Commodore 64, then a Mac Plus. But in computer science, DOS and Windows PC were used mostly, so he switched to the dark side for a while. In 2000 he began doing some photography, then discovered iPhoto which make him come back to the Macintosh in 2002. Since, he became a Mac geek again and he sure won't turn back to the PC.
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|JSC2012-E-019084 (13 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Expedition 32/33 flight engineer, participate in an exercise in a Cupola trainer in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA
Curator: JSC PAO Web Team | Responsible NASA Official: Amiko Kauderer | Updated: 10/30/2012


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Alps - Eastern Part > Kamnik-Savinja Alps > Storzic > Climber's Log
Storzic Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2016
|After wild camping near Trzic we started our hiking from Dom pod Storzicem and ascended the Zrelo Route. We descended on a longer route via Mala Poljana and from there we returned to Dom pod Storzicem
|Posted Sep 12, 2016 5:10 am
|Great hike with limited views!
Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2014
|From Storzic Hut via Zdrelo to the peak and back to hut over Skarjeva Rob route.
Morning was extremely nice, a bit chilly but very nice and clear autumn day. However, clouds covered the top as we came out of the Zdrelo, so we had no views for the rest of the day.
Anyway, it was nice ascent and reason to be back, very soon to Kamnik-Savinja Alps.
|Posted Oct 13, 2014 9:58 am
|Preddvor to Storzic to Trzic
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2010
|A beautiful mountain that I've been wanting to climb for ages. Preddvor to Kalisce to the top took 3h 15min. Skarjev Rob to Dom pod Storzicem to Trzic took just under 3h. It is a long walk along the valley to Trzic but this is the best possible route if you go by public transport as there is no return bus out of Preddvor.
|Posted Jul 22, 2010 12:28 pm
|Storzic, 2.132m
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2010
|From Kanonir - Baseljsko sedlo 1.630m - East ridge - Storzic - North ridge - Kanonir
|Posted Jun 27, 2010 5:29 pm
|My first secured path,from Dom under Storzic.I felt like Stipe Bozic.Next time, with my cousin, and few more peaks under my belt, I knew it is one of the easiest.Anyway, it was in the end of the past century.
Also a winter climb, soft snow,only top part required the equipment.Nice.
|Posted May 26, 2010 4:04 pm
|Storzic (2132m)
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
|From Mace over Kalisce to Storzic :)
|Posted Jul 27, 2009 2:24 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge (Zrelo route)
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008
|From the Dom pod Storzicem through Zrelo route and west ridge to the summit. It took us about 3,5 hours to reach the top. We descended over east ridge towards Dom na Kaliscu. It was my 1st visit to this mountain and I will be back surely. The weather conditions were very good.
|Posted Jul 2, 2008 1:28 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006
|Starting point: Dom pod Storzicem
Ascent: West Ridge (Zrelo route)
Descent: North Ridge (Skarjeva rob route)
Conditions: Some thunderstorms over neighbouring mountains have deprieved us from full panorama, but whole experience was great!
|Posted Jul 9, 2006 6:53 pm
|Vid Pogachnik
|Route Climbed: SW ridge Date Climbed: November 1st, 2004
|I was around 20 times on Storzic. I did all routes except Kramar's route over the N face.
First ascent: July, 1971.
Last ascent: November, 2004.
|Posted Sep 17, 2005 4:27 am
|Route Climbed: Kramarjeva ravine and Fifth ravine Date Climbed: The 15 of Januar 2005
|From the Dom pod Storzicem (hut) over the Kramarjeva grapa (ravine) in the north face on the top and descend thourgh the Peto Zrelo (Fifth ravine). Very good conditions and beautiful weather!
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I have a part in my single dialog visual C++ program that does a shell execute.... ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open", blah blah.
The problem is I have another one after that, but in between those I have some code, BUT it executes the first program, doesnt wait untill the first program is terminated, and does the code and opens the second program while the first is still open! How do I get it to execute a program and stop executing code untill that program terminates?


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Janelle Monàe is teasing fans with some Electric Lady surprises as the album's September 10 release approaches.
The singer just put out a preview video for new track, "Dance Apocalyptic," with the full-length clip set to premiere on July 2. The teaser sees Monàe performing the 1960s-inspired pop track on an American Bandstand-style stage in front of a live audience, complete with backup dancers and retro-style get-ups.
The song's sound stands in contrast to funky Electric Lady lead single "Q.U.E.E.N.," which Prince recently remixed.
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Clarkson University's Brown Helps Pick Department of State Scholarship Winners
When Barbara A. Brown, associate director of Clarkson University's Career Center and International Study, pointed out that a student was ineligible for a certain program abroad because of its timeframe, she had no idea her helpfulness would lead to her being asked to serve on a scholarship panel – but she's delighted that it did.
Late this spring, for the second year in a row, Brown flew to Houston and back in 24 hours to help select winners of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which offers grants for U.S. citizen, undergraduate students to study abroad and better prepare themselves for assuming significant roles in today's increasingly global economy. That opportunity seems tailor-made for Clarkson-groomed leaders and citizens of the world.
"Clarkson has had winners of this scholarship in the past few years," said Brown.
This Department of State scholarship program is administered by the Institute of International Education. Students must be eligible for the Pell Grant to apply, and preference is given to candidates who will diversify the student pool going abroad.
"Applications are pretty intensive," said Brown. "They are looking for people who really want to extend the range of what is studied, where it is studied and in what language it's studied."
Accordingly, applicants get extra consideration if they study a foreign language deemed a critical need, such as Arabic, Farsi, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, or Korean. The experience abroad is intended to be new, challenging and mind-opening.
"The scholarship students are mini ambassadors. Their time abroad helps them embrace differences, broaden their minds, and appreciate nuances of thought," said Brown.
When reviewing applications, she and a partner evaluate 70 applications and have to come to consensus on their ranking. The first 35 applicants get scholarships and the next five are alternates. The students write an essay about why they feel they deserve to win the scholarship, which can be as much as $5,000.
"I can feel the heart of the student through the application. The quality of the essay really makes a difference," she said. "I'm very honored to have been chosen to be a reviewer. It's exhausting, but I love it. I'm pleased they asked me back this year."
The applications are "pretty awesome," she affirmed. "They raise a feeling of trust that the world will be in good hands when we leave."
In the past decade, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has awarded nearly 10,000 scholarships to students from 950 institutions and from all 50 states. The program seeks applicants from diverse ethnic or non-traditional backgrounds. Students must be eligible for Pell grants, and it helps if they want to study science, technology, engineering or math because these majors traditionally don't go abroad.
The program's namesake was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1967 until 1972. He then was elected to Congress, where he represented New York's 26th congressional district from 1973 to 2003. Gilman was a congressional delegate to the United Nations, serving under Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick in 1981. He is a recipient of the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award, a gold medal and certificate that represent the highest civilian honor bestowed by the State Department.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/bbrown.jpg .]


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Discussion in 'Talk Tennis Updates' started by tennisbuck, May 1, 2013.
Im just kinda curious. I have noticed a few really long ones
Nadal News
Just sort on Replies and you should get a good picture.
Probably Guys Only or Mid Atlantic Chapter threads.
After a quick search, it appears that at this time the top 5 threads by number of replies are -
1 - Tennis Warehouse-Mid Atlantic Chapter (Odds & Ends) [49,586 replies]
2 - Guys only: best legs and other best female issues (Odds & Ends) [41,449 replies]
3 - Music Game (Odds & Ends) [17,364 replies]
4 - Nadal News (General Pro Player Discussion) [16,962 replies]
5 - Word Association!! (Odds & Ends) [16,005 replies]
For some reason I can't open this thread. I click the last page and I get the ole "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".
You just have to refresh the page.
Oops, what I meant was the last page won't open. I can see the pages as long as I go through them a couple pages at a time. It won't even work using the page pull down menu and typing in the page number.
The last page is the one you get when you press "last page" (when you might need to reload", the actual number of last page that appears to be after that, doesn't really exist. Something to do with Bulzilla deleting all his posts.
Use MOZILLA FIREFOX,it will open directly without any problem, while using INTERNET EXPLORER you can go to the top right where number of pages icon is displayed,there is a icon where you can directly input the page number you want to open.For example if there are 16,973 posts then you can input 828 pages(16,973/20=848 pages,as each page contains 20 posts,so you can directly make out which page you want to open,you have to discount around 20 pages(848-20= 828 ) as crissti mentioned bullzilla got his posts deleted but the pages number doesn't factor in the deleted posts..INTERNET EXPLORER does have problem opening NADAL NEWS thread..Hope this helps!!
Thanks all for the help. I am pleased to say I can now read the new posts for the thread. It says that there are 850 pages when in reality there are only 829.
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As Fall sets in across the States, we are enjoying a spectacular Indian summer here in Monterey. Our 1.25 acres of gardens at The Old Monterey Inn, a Monterey Bed and Breakfast, are steeped in fog in the early morning, and are then basked in the late morning and early afternoon sun.
Start your day with a gourmet breakfast in our 1929 European style dining room and then enjoy a stroll along the Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Path. See personal sail boats dock amid the barks of sea lions and squawks of pelicans, cormorants, and blue herons.
The world famous Cannery Row is a mile-and-a-half down the Bike Path. Steeped in literary history, Cannery Row harkens back to the time of John Steinbeck's former stomping grounds—even today, Ed Ricketts' ("Doc") house and laboratory still stand and are available for viewing. As Steinbeck described, "Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and splintered wood, chipped pavement and weedy lots and junk heaps, sardine canneries of corrugated iron, honky tonks, restaurants […] and little crowded groceries, and laboratories[…]" Discover Cannery Row today and return to the Old Monterey Inn at night—your own luxurious, historical getaway.
You might even discover that Cannery Row, or, as Steinbeck describes it, "the hour of the pearl—the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself" provides you the unique opportunity to reflect on your own happiness and the beauty that surrounds you in Monterey, California and at our very own Monterey Luxury Lodging: Old Monterey Inn.


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Authorities say they've arrested the 18-year-old man wanted in the murder of a teenage girl found shot dead inside her bedroom in New Jersey last week.
Al-Muqqadin Means of East Orange was taken into custody in Newark at about noon Monday, the Essex County District Attorney announced. Detectives from the Essex County prosecutor's office and members of the FBI Fugitive Task Forces assisted in the arrest.
Means is a suspect in the murder of 17-year-old Aquilla Flood, who was found dead of a gunshot wound in her bedroom Wednesday morning.
Friends who went to school with Means and Flood said the two were dating.
Aquilla's aunt, Naimah Hicks, told NBC 4 New York in a text message the family was "extremely happy to hear about his arrest" and said it brought closure to the family.
Means faces charges of murder and weapons offenses.
He's being held on $750,000 bail until his court appearance, which has not been scheduled. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.


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of Maj. Gen. James S. Negley, U. S. Army,
Commanding Second Division.
AUGUST 16-SEPTEMBER 22, 1863.--The Chickamauga Campaign.
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 26, 1863.
Lieut. Col. GEORGE E. FLYNT,
Chief of Staff, Fourteenth Army Corps.
COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my command since September 17, 1863:
September 17, 8 a.m., marched to Owens' Ford, encamping there for the night.
September 18, 3.30 p.m., received orders to march to the left and relieve General Palmer's division; reached his First Brigade (General Hazen's)at 5 p.m. General Hazen informed me and General Beatty that he had no orders to move from his position.
I reported in person to General Rosecrans for instructions; was directed by him, through Colonel Ducat, to send one brigade to Crawfish Spring; was afterward ordered by General Thomas, through Captain Willard, to move up and encamp my division en masse.
Subsequently this order was changed, directing me to relieve General Palmer, which attenuated my command from Crawfish Spring, along the Chickamauga, a distance of 3 miles.
My troops did not get into position until near daylight. They were greatly exhausted by fatigue and want of sleep.
September 19, at daylight I sent all my transportation, except ammunition and ambulance trains, to Chattanooga for safety.
Very early in the morning the enemy advanced a heavy line of skirmishers upon Beatty's front, which was a very exposed position, engaging his pickets sharply for some hours.
11.30 the enemy appeared in force, planting two batteries within 400 yards of Beatty s position, which was followed by a fierce cannonading, during which Bridges' Battery, of Beatty's brigade, sustained a loss in men and horses. A part of Beatty's line being gradually driven back (but soon re-established), I sent one regiment (Eighteenth Ohio Volunteers) and a section of Schultz s Battery, of Stanley's brigade, to his support.
12.30 p.m. Beatty repulsed the enemy.
2.30 General McCook's corps had passed to the left of my position, leaving me on the extreme right, General McCook assuming command.
Shortly afterward I received written orders to report to General McCook.
3.30 p.m. received orders from Generals McCook and Rosecrans to withdraw my command and push forward as rapidly as possible to the support of Major-General Thomas, who was about 3 miles distant.
Moved forward at once, and reported to Major-General Rosecrans, who directed me to take position and support General Thomas.
Moved to the left of his (General Rosecrans') headquarters, at the farm-house, one-half mile, when I discovered a gap in our line, through which the enemy was moving upon the right flank and rear of General Thomas' line.
Stanley's brigade was immediately dispatched to meet and check the advance of the enemy, Sirwell supporting him on his right.
After a brisk skirmish the enemy was driven back into the woods.
6 p.m. Stanley and Sirwell were ordered to push the enemy back vigorously, so as to connect our line with the troops on the left.
A sharp engagement with the enemy immediately followed, lasting until 7.30 p.m., during which time our line was pushed forward from one-half to three-fourths of a mile, but I was unable to connect with any of our forces on my right or left. Held this position during the night.
September 20 military operations were suspended until 8 a.m. in consequence of a dense fog.
8 a.m. received a pressing order from General Thomas, through Captain Willard, to move at once to his support. I immediately commenced withdrawing my division for that purpose, when the enemy was reported to be massing a heavy force in my front, sharply engaging my line of skirmishers. I was directed by Major-General Rosecrans to hold my position until relieved by some other command.
General Beatty, however, with his brigade was sent at 8 a.m., under guidance of Captain Willard, to report to General Thomas, going into action immediately.
Although the most strenuous efforts were made to hasten into position the troops that were to relieve me, the remaining two brigades of my command were not relieved until 9.30, when one brigade was sent from General Wood's division for that purpose.
In withdrawing these two brigades, the enemy availed himself of the change and pressed so hard upon the relieving force that I was compelled to halt and send one of the brigades back to assist in reestablishing my former line, also to protect my ammunition train, which was passing at the time.
These serious detentions had the effect of separating my division and destroying the unity of action in my command, which I was unable to restore during the day.
I deeply regret the circumstances which rendered this subdivision necessary, actually placing two of my brigades entirely beyond my personal supervision. Although I am satisfied that the causes which interfered with the unity and concerted movements of my command are properly appreciated by my corps and department commanders, and will not be allowed to detract from the credit due the division, yet I feel that it would have been more advantageous and satisfactory had it been otherwise.
10 a.m., on being informed that General Thomas' left was being turned, I left Sirwell's brigade to follow with the artillery, and pushed Stanley's brigade forward under heavy fire to the left of General Thomas' line, where Stanley met the enemy in heavy force.
Here I received orders, through Captain Gaw, to take charge of and mass all the artillery at hand on a high ridge facing the south.
I now learned with surprise that Sirwell's brigade was not yet relieved, and that Captain Johnson, of my staff, was compelled to withdraw his brigade, leaving only a weak line of skirmishers.
I immediately took charge of all batteries at this point and massed them on the ridge, placing them in position supported by Sirwell's brigade when it arrived.
1 p.m. a heavy force of the enemy was discovered to be moving to our left and rear; also, that Beatty's brigade was being overwhelmed.
Sirwell's brigade was at once sent forward to check his advance, while Bridges' Battery, of Beatty's brigade, and Smith's (Fourth Regular) battery were placed in position and immediately opened a very destructive fire upon him from the ridge facing eastward, causing him to fall back, thus temporarily relieving the left wing.
The character of the ground prevented the effective use of all the batteries: they were placed on a ridge to the rear, and the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers sent to protect them; the remainder of Sirwell's brigade was deployed at the most exposed points.
2 p.m., finding that our right wing and center had given way before the overwhelming numbers of the enemy, and being hard pressed on my front and right, I sent Lieutenant Moody, of my staff, to General Rosecrans for a brigade.
Upon being applied to, General Rosecrans replied that it was too late, that he could give me no help.
At this juncture, General Brannan applied to me for support, and I ordered the Twenty-first Ohio Volunteers, of Sirwell's brigade, to his assistance.
I then rode forward to the crest of the ridge over which the right wing and center were retiring, to get a position for artillery, when I was met by a strong column of the enemy, who pressed forward rapidly between me and the troops on my left, leaving me but one whole regiment (Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers) and a part of another organized, with the artillery in my charge with its ammunition nearly exhausted; at the same time my ammunition train had been driven off the field. At this moment reliable, information reached me that a force of the enemy's cavalry was moving from our right to our rear, and a column of infantry on our front and left.
Finding it impossible to organize any of the passing troops, and unable to communicate with General Thomas, and being informed by a staff officer that Generals Rosecrans, McCook, and Crittenden had left the field, I deemed it vitally important to secure the safety of the artillery, which appeared to be threatened with immediate capture by a large force of the enemy which was pressing forward on my front and right.
I immediately took the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers and marched to the mouth of the gap, 2 miles from Rossville, the first open ground where the troops could be collected and reorganized.
I found Colonel Parkhurst here, with the Ninth Michigan Volunteers, energetically checking the stragglers. He informed me that; General Crittenden had passed some hours before, and had ordered him, with all the troops, to fall back to Chattanooga. This I stated to him was inexpedient; that the troops must be immediately reorganized and prepared to march to the front.
In this purpose I was ably assisted by Colonel Ducat, Colonel McKibbin, and Capt. Joe Hill, of General Rosecrans staff; Colonel Parkhurst, of General Thomas' staff; Lieutenant Elkin and Lieutenant Morris, of General Baird's staff, and Lieutenant Wilson, of General Sheridan's staff, members of my own staff, with other officers whose names I cannot now recall.
As soon as I had cleared the gap of the artillery and transportation, which extended back some distance and in great confusion, and formed the scattered troops into battalions, I learned that General Sheridan was close at hand with some 1,500 men.
I rode forward and respectfully suggested to General Sheridan to move to the support of General Thomas, stating that I would join him with all the troops I had collected. He stated his object was to march to Rossville.
I then rode forward to communicate with General Thomas. Found the enemy's cavalry in possession of the road between us, preventing my farther passage.
I then returned and held a consultation with Generals Davis, Sheridan, and Colonel Ducat.
It was determined as advisable to proceed to Rossville, to prevent the enemy from obtaining possession of the cross-roads, and from there General Sheridan would move to the support of General Thomas, via La Fayette road.
The column reached Rossville at dark, and the scattered troops were organized as rapidly as possible. Provisions and ammunition, of which the troops were destitute, were telegraphed for and received from Chattanooga.
At this moment I learned that General Granger had gone to the assistance of General Thomas, that he was safe, and that the troops were retiring to Rossville; also that General Sheridan had halted 3 miles from Rossville.
I therefore continued the organization and preparation of the troops, to hold our position against a force of the enemy who were reported to be advancing from the direction of Ringgold.
Before the disposition of the force was completed General Thomas with a portion of his command, arrived.
September 21, early in the morning, my division was disposed so as to hold the gap and mountain crest east of Rossville. 2 p.m. the enemy advanced a heavy force, with artillery, on the La Fayette road, and on the crest of the mountain.
After a brisk engagement, with artillery and musketry, he was checked in the gap by Stanley's brigade and driven from the mountain crest by a gallant charge of the Fifteenth Kentucky, General Beatty's brigade.
5 p.m. the enemy was seen moving in heavy columns to our right, and massing a considerable force in our front.
He was able to shell our position, which was greatly exposed to his artillery and which would become immediately untenable should he plant artillery on the crest of the mountain beyond our line; at the same time communication with Chattanooga could be easily cut off.
The troops were without supplies and the animals had had no food for twenty-four hours. The troops were accordingly ordered to fall back to Chattanooga.
6 p.m. the Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteers, of Stanley's brigade, which had been left at Cowan, arrived and took position in the gap. My division was directed to quietly withdraw to Chattanooga at midnight, leaving three regiments to hold the picket line until daylight. This important duty was intrusted to Colonel Stoughton, Eleventh Michigan Volunteers, who performed it in a most judicious manner. My command reached Chattanooga at 2.30 a.m., and took the position designated by Major Bond, of General Rosecrans' staff.
At daylight we occupied the unfinished rebel fort on the west stile of Chattanooga and La Fayette road, and immediately commenced its completion for defense.
I beg leave to refer to the reports of General Beatty and Colonel Stanley for the details of the brilliant operations of their brigades while temporarily separated by order, and the tide of battle on Sunday. The conduct of these two officers was highly creditable, and that of their troops brave and efficient.
General Beatty gallantly remained upon the field of battle, in command of scattered troops, after most of his brigade had been driven from it and separated from him by the charge of the enemy upon his left.
Colonel Stanley continued to command his brigade until he received a severe contusion from a fragment of a shell, when Colonel Stoughton, Eleventh Michigan Volunteers, assumed command and ably handled the brigade.
In Sirwell's brigade, the Twenty-first Ohio Volunteers, which assisted General Brannan, suffered severely, holding their position at the base of the ridge until they had exhausted nearly all their ammunition and were compelled to supply themselves from their dead comrades.
When General Brannan retired with his division, the remaining portion of the Twenty-first Ohio Volunteers was left to hold their position, during which time they lost heavily.
The balance of Colonel Sirwell's brigade, although deployed at several points, and compelled to change position frequently during the day, rendered valuable services not only in battle but, with the assistance of the Ninth Michigan Volunteers, in rallying and organizing a number of the scattered troops, and in saving the artillery and transportation, which occupied the road and choked up the gap, endangering the immediate capture of the whole by the enemy.
The highest compliment I am able to bestow upon both officers and men of the entire division is to simply refer to their endurance, fortitude, cheerful obedience, and heroic conduct during the entire campaign and battle.
I respectfully direct attention to the reports of brigade and regimental commanders for the lists of those deserving honorable mention, which I cordially approve.
All members of my staff performed their duties with coolness and ability and entirely satisfactory.
Captain Johnson, division inspector; Captain Hough, Nineteenth U.S. Infantry, assistant commissary of musters; Lieutenant Moody, aide-de-camp, rendered important services. Their gallantry and efficiency are worthy of special mention.
I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,


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Mass Murder is illusory. So is following the path of Buddha.Where I differ is on the grounds of common experience. And I think illusory is a horrible world. What about mass murder is illusory? Sure, the "mind" thinks it's murdering, and "minds" think they are witnessing others dying, but it's still mass murder.
Saying that "it's only mind" in no way relieves one of having to experience the causes and results of such actions. In our experience, it is not "somehow less real" if one understands the primacy of mind. Nor does the experience of the unfindability of existence obviate ethical discipline.


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K3n W joined the group Eucalyptus.
― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 8 June 2008 21:15 (nine years ago) Permalink
dan ** m****** joined the group Honk if you hate Liberals.
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Monday, 16 June 2008 10:16 (nine years ago) Permalink
J*** M*** wrote a new note.
"Men" I have been
Straight up real talk, no emo and no homo. Love it or hate it.
Continue Reading...
― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 23 June 2008 23:48 (nine years ago) Permalink
I want to continue reading that.
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:14 (nine years ago) Permalink
Dom Passantino left the group Lasagna Cat Appreciation Guild.
― gr8080, Thursday, 26 June 2008 14:55 (nine years ago) Permalink
***** ******* and Mark J Penn are now friends.
― banriquit, Friday, 27 June 2008 19:46 (nine years ago) Permalink
N***** F****** is celebrating the last Independence Day under Bush/Cheney by shooting her friends in the face and waving her American flag thats made in China. 34m ago
― get bent, Friday, 4 July 2008 07:54 (nine years ago) Permalink
Max [of ILX] and P*** W*** became fans of Bacon.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 5 July 2008 07:59 (nine years ago) Permalink
paul wall?
― get bent, Saturday, 5 July 2008 18:25 (nine years ago) Permalink
i buy that
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 5 July 2008 20:34 (nine years ago) Permalink
S****** L**** joined the group SociaGuys.
Whether you're here on business, out with the guys for the weekend, with your other half or just want to try something different, SociaGuys can help you get the most out of the diverse and exciting city of London.
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Monday, 7 July 2008 21:09 (nine years ago) Permalink
google-proofing this oneeee
(Name) added "I want to consid3r myself quite artistic so I like to th1nk of new and exciting s1tuations to imagine myself 1n - like r1ght now I am 1magining myself with a c1garette even though I find sm0king to be d1sgusting and not s0mething I would ever do. S0metimes I like to pr3tend I have a b0y @round atm, and th3n other times I r3member that b0ys just r3ally suck." to her interests.
― Tape Store, Thursday, 10 July 2008 05:21 (nine years ago) Permalink
J** W******* went from being "it's complicated" to "in a relationship."
With immediate followup pic even!
― forksclovetofu, Friday, 11 July 2008 18:02 (nine years ago) Permalink
it does that automatically
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Saturday, 12 July 2008 07:46 (nine years ago) Permalink
G***** D***** became a fan of Tiny Mix Tapes.
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Saturday, 12 July 2008 08:16 (nine years ago) Permalink
T K attended POOL PARTYNIGGA.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 July 2008 18:12 (nine years ago) Permalink
Ọ****** O****** still has not gotten an answer for his question: "If I ask you out on a date, would the answer be the same one as for this question?" 18m ago
(he's american btw)
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 15 July 2008 18:53 (nine years ago) Permalink
Phi1 P4terson joined the group Bring back King Size chocolate bars - twin packs are shit.
― gr8080, Sunday, 17 August 2008 13:11 (nine years ago) Permalink
Jon Williams is wearing a Hannah Montana wig.
― harbl, Sunday, 17 August 2008 14:17 (nine years ago) Permalink
adam and i have our own group guys and it's really good
― harbl, Sunday, 17 August 2008 14:18 (nine years ago) Permalink
P**** has given up trying to understand.P**** is broken.P**** has a headache and a very empty feeling house.P**** is wondering where he can apply for a total body transplant.P**** really misses his wife.P**** can't figure out how to repair his shattered world.P**** wants to know where the reset button is.P**** can't figure out how to change the message on the answering machine.P**** gave up and bought a new one.P**** invented a new word.P**** - Free to a good home. Almost house broken. Very affectionate.P**** wants to rewind the world by 12 months and start again.
― ŒƔƛƺȸɚɮʥᶄⱤstⱥ അുൠᚥ௸௵ⵞৠﬗѬ҈҉Ԋੴߥᚔଫ (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 18 September 2008 09:35 (nine years ago) Permalink
^ heartbreaking
― ŒƔƛƺȸɚɮʥᶄⱤstⱥ അുൠᚥ௸௵ⵞৠﬗѬ҈҉Ԋੴߥᚔଫ (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 18 September 2008 09:37 (nine years ago) Permalink
: - o
― J4gger Dynamic Pentangle (Just got offed), Thursday, 18 September 2008 09:53 (nine years ago) Permalink
t/s: twittering being fired vs. facebook statusing divorce
:( :(
― nightmare sussudio (tehresa), Thursday, 18 September 2008 12:30 (nine years ago) Permalink
P**** sounds kind of gross
― Bright Future (sunny successor), Thursday, 18 September 2008 13:41 (nine years ago) Permalink
But I say that about all men who claim to be "affectionate" so nevermind
― Bright Future (sunny successor), Thursday, 18 September 2008 13:42 (nine years ago) Permalink
oh lol hes talking about himself i thought he was getting rid of his wifes dog
― gr8080 (max), Thursday, 18 September 2008 13:43 (nine years ago) Permalink
[trolling deleted]
― Kramkoob (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Monday, 22 September 2008 17:50 (nine years ago) Permalink
F***** N****** is waiting for pizza to arrive. 48 minutes agoK*** B** P*** is easily convinced into pizza. 24 minutes ago
― You are wrong (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 23 September 2008 09:40 (nine years ago) Permalink
G**** H**** is gettin ready to go to a wedding... 3:29pmG**** H**** is in shock and utter despair... 10:09pm
― You are wrong (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 23 September 2008 12:24 (nine years ago) Permalink
― J4gger Dynamic Pentangle (Just got offed), Tuesday, 23 September 2008 12:25 (nine years ago) Permalink
what happen
― Mohammed Butt (max), Tuesday, 23 September 2008 12:29 (nine years ago) Permalink
You should email him one of those articles by confused older gentleman who worry that children reveal too much about themselves in cyberspace.
― caek, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 13:15 (nine years ago) Permalink
No! Really?!
― Michael White, Friday, 26 September 2008 16:26 (nine years ago) Permalink
I just deleted a "friend" who was "updating" on the stock market all day long.
― sexyDancer, Monday, 29 September 2008 22:13 (nine years ago) Permalink
i deleted a "friend" (who added me for some reason even though i never talk to him in school) because he posted a lot of notes about how inspiring sarah palin is. it felt really good for a solid 3 seconds.
― lil yawne (harbl), Monday, 29 September 2008 22:18 (nine years ago) Permalink
Z*** L* thinks that person who did that in front of his car needs to seriously grow up!
― vast variety of steens where we get our HOOS (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 22:55 (nine years ago) Permalink
XXXX has a nanny.7 hours ago - 3 Comments
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Thursday, 2 October 2008 02:34 (nine years ago) Permalink
In the past day you were compared 4 times. Your friends didn't think that you are a winner comparing to their other friends.3:51pm
― latebloomer, Monday, 20 October 2008 20:12 (nine years ago) Permalink
hahaha oh god. the cruelty of facebook
― DC Purrman (sunny successor), Thursday, 23 October 2008 15:23 (nine years ago) Permalink
0wen Robins0n is wondering if he has inadvertently joined a gay-friendly gym again.
― coznebb (cozwn), Thursday, 30 October 2008 11:36 (nine years ago) Permalink
_________ just had his ASS kicked by Aphex Twin's Come to Daddy. Where have you been all my life Aphex? YEH!!
― badg, Friday, 31 October 2008 00:30 (nine years ago) Permalink
― 8 HOOS Dog (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Friday, 31 October 2008 00:40 (nine years ago) Permalink
A**** T****** is worried about the OH&S of anvils falling from the sky in Looney Tunes. John Snow & Ignasz Semmelweis would have a solution. Elmer Fudd is not in their league.
― UNEMPLOYED (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 16 November 2008 11:39 (nine years ago) Permalink
J*** G*** joined the group BBW and the men who love them!
― ketchup dood (harbl), Tuesday, 18 November 2008 12:41 (nine years ago) Permalink
I actually don't care if you've been able to survive Monday. No, I really don't. Really.
― I'm Richard (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 24 November 2008 06:58 (nine years ago) Permalink
So, I'll tell you what we're going to do: from now on, we're not going to make trite statements about the day of the week and your predictable feelings about it. Okay? Okay.
― I'm Richard (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 24 November 2008 06:59 (nine years ago) Permalink
― craig sager (eman), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:14 (nine years ago) Permalink
― Om mani padmetino (Curt1s Stephens), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:20 (nine years ago) Permalink
ok lol
― czn (cozwn), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:21 (nine years ago) Permalink


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Classic Artichoke Dip Is a No-Fail Appetizer
For entertaining, I'm a huge fan of dips. They can be assembled before the event, easily feed a crowd, and are always popular. Take artichoke dip, for example; even though I've had it a million times, I never get sick of it!
While there are many variations, this simple recipe is what I use when I want a comforting and traditional dip. Marinated artichoke hearts, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and jalapenos are a few of the ingredients that go into this scrumptious dip.
To make it, all you have to do is dump the components into a bowl, stir to combine, and bake. The recipe calls for pita chips, but I've served it with crostini, carrot sticks, tortilla chips, and crackers — it basically goes with everything! For the recipe,
Artichoke Dip
From Bon Appétit
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 3 6-ounce jars marinated artichoke hearts, drained, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese (about 2 1/2 ounces)
- 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapeño chili
- 6 6-inch pita rounds, each cut into 6 triangles
- Olive oil
- Using electric mixer, beat first 8 ingredients in large bowl to blend.
- Fold in artichokes, mozzarella cheese, green onions and jalapeño. Transfer to 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Place pita triangles in single layer on baking sheet.
- Brush with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Maintain oven temperature.
- Bake dip until bubbling and brown on top, about 20 minutes. Serve hot dip with pita chips.
Serves 8.
- Category
- Dips, Appetizers
- Cuisine
- North American


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Have you ever seen a really great sale on whole chickens at the grocery store and wished you knew how to cut up a whole chicken?
I have, and that's why I was so excited to attend another session of "Hearts and Hands" wherein the older women in our church teach the younger women different skills, like candy making, how to make strawberry jam, making homemade Bisquick mix, and more.
First, reach into the cavity and remove the gizzard, liver, and neck. The chicken will need to be completely defrosted in order for you to do this, so if it is has been frozen, it will need to defrost in the refrigerator for 2 days or so.
With a sharp knife, cut the wings off where they join the body. You will be able to feel where the joint is and the knife will slip in between the bones if you are in the right place.
Next remove each leg and thigh portion together as one piece. Again you will feel, with your knife, the joint where the thigh connects to the body.
Now separate the legs from the thighs.
Find the point where the breastbone, or "wishbone" ends.
Make a deep vertical cut until you feel resistance against the knife. Now make a horizontal cut to remove the breast portion.
Now you will separate the front of the chicken, where you just cut the breast, from the back. This will require cutting through some small rib bones at the sides.
You will be left with the lower front portion, which you will cut into two pieces, down the center, and the back. Cut the back into two pieces down the center, and split each of those in half.
You are through cutting!
Here are two options for breading the chicken for frying:
The "flour-milk-flour in bowls" method
or the "shake it in a bag" method.
Either way, you will want to use this tried and true fried chicken coating recipe my family loves.
Place the chicken pieces in a pan with oil that has been heating on high heat.
After about 8 minutes, turn each of the pieces over. Let then fry for 8 more minutes, then turn the heat to medium. Fry for 20 minutes more, flipping once again after 10 minutes.
Remove the pieces to a plate lined with paper towels.
Now, pour all of the oil out of the pan except for about 1/2 cup and make some of my homemade country gravy to enjoy with your fried chicken!


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Quote:I don't understand the conflict. One is paying for a belt...to acquire status within a dojo.
Quote: Many schools have rank requirements to learn different parts of the total syllabus. So, if you want to learn more techniques or kata, then you must advance in rank to do so.
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