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Vodka and Paraphernalia
Posted by Garth Gutenberg on February 27, 2008
Today I'm making the decision to keep this blog up-to-date even if it doesn't involve pictures or anything fancy. The reason for this is that (as some of you readers may know) I'm currently computerless, save for my smartphone and Mike's Eee PC, neither of which makes for very robust blog posts. But, I will persevere.
So last night Mike and I began the process of bacon vodka. I realize that it won't actually get to infuse for a full 3 weeks, but I think 2.5 is sufficient. Mike filmed the process and in addition to seeing it in his bacumentary I will be posting clips when he gets around to doing some editing. In the meantime, here's a pic of what the bacon vodka looks like on day 2:
And here's a closeup of the bacony, peppercorny goodness:
Looks pretty … um … gross. I know. But once it's infused, stuck in the freezer to solidify the fat, and strained using a coffee filter we should end up with some tasty bacony vodka.
As for paraphernalia, here's a pic of everything I've collected over the years:
Here we have some BLT scented candles (individual bacon, lettuce and tomato scents), a pig-shaped bacon press (for keeping the bacon flat in the frying pan), some bacon band-aids, three different varieties of bacon salt (Original, Peppered and Hickory), bacon toilet paper (just has bacon print on it… not actually made of bacon), bacon-flavored toothpicks, bacon mints, a bacon ornament (that we will use as a mistletoe replacement at the partay), and some bacon luggage tags (we considered using these as name tags at the party, but I only have 6 so I'm gonna save them and use them on actual luggage in the near future).
Admittedly the only thing that's edible here is the salt, but I still think that it should all round out the bacon party well. Maybe I'll make some bacony streamers or something as well. As for the salt, I had a turkey sandwich last night and added some of the peppered flavor. It was a great addition to the sandwich and adds very little in the way of bad-for-you stuff (it's just salt after all). Yet it definitely added a bacony flavor. To paraphrase Ferris Bueller, it is so choice. If you have the means I highly recommend picking some up.


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A Philadelphia jury returned a $5.5 million verdict against a Johnson & Johnson unit on Dec. 21 after finding that the negligence of scientists regarding pelvic mesh implant Prolift was the root cause of an Indiana woman's inability to have sex after having the product implanted. The jury found from the evidence that Ethicon Inc. was responsible for Patricia Hammons' contracting the condition known as "dyspareunia." This is the first of 180 cases in the mass tort program to go to trial. The jury also granted Hammons' bid for punitive damages against the company, opening the door for additional arguments and evidence.
Ms. Hammons' May 2013 suit alleged that shards of the Prolift mesh, which was implanted between her bladder and vagina in 2009 in an effort to correct sagging of her internal organs, became implanted in her bladder. She accused Ethicon scientists and officials of overlooking negative side effects associated with Prolift and hiding the risks from her implanting surgeon. Jurors heard Ms. Hammons' lawyers argue that Prolift's design was irredeemably flawed. They said the product incorporated far too much mesh with far too few holes, making it harder for healthy tissue to grow around it when implanted. Instead, the construction of the mesh prompted the growth of scar tissue, which contracts over time, pulling the mesh with it, and ultimately causes the vagina to shrink. On Dec. 22, the jury in the second phase awarded $7 million in punitive damages.
Ms. Hammons is represented by Shanin Specter, Lee Balefsky, Kila Baldwin and Michelle Tiger of Kline & Specter PC and Adam Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC. These lawyers did an outstanding job for their clients in this very important case. The case is in the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia.
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I know we talk. We talk every day. Ok so maybe I do most of the talking & you the listening. I do hear you. I see you in everything, and when I don't see you I am searching for you. I hope you know how much you mean to me.
Today is not one of those days I want to dance and sing. I'm sorry... I just have a lot on my mind.
Sometimes my heart hurts... Like, today. Because I just want you to hurry. Just when I think we have progress, and we're blowing up balloons & celebrating... The setbacks come. I get so sad and frustrated. Sometimes I get mad and I don't want to even talk to you for a minute. I know it isn't your fault. I'm definitely not blaming you. I know you can fix it. I am pretty sure you will... Well, more than pretty sure. I know you will, because I know your promises and you always keep your word.
Until you fix it... I'm just going to sit and think about you. About what you are doing. I know we aren't the only ones with things that need fixing. I just wanted to remind you... Not that you forget... Maybe I just wanted to hear you say that you know and that you are working on it.
Anyways. I love you. And thank you... For everything.


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John Whittingdale said it himself - there is evidence that the BBC drives up standards in the wider UK media landscape, but concerns that it has adverse impacts on commercial competitors.
So, in the Green Paper, setting out the arguments, the section on "Market Impacts" presents two - yes two positives, and five negatives. And the document is littered with "concerns" that are evidence-light. George Osborne, The Radio Centre, Sky and a number of newspapers will be chuffed.
"The BBC has 60 per cent of
the revenues of the radio sector in the
UK, for example, while its provision
of extensive free online content risks
impacting a wide range of players."
"Given the vast choice
that audiences now have there is an
argument that the BBC might become
more focused on a narrower, core set of
services that can continue to meet its
mission and objectives. A smaller BBC
could see the public pay less for their
TV licence and would also be likely to
have a reduced market impact".
"Is the expansion of the BBC's
services justified in the context of
increased choice for audiences? Is
the BBC crowding out commercial
competition and, if so, is this
as the number
of television and radio channels grow and
the internet as a platform for television
and radio content matures, there are
counter arguments that the BBC does
not need to be providing such a broad
range of services in order to meet its
public service objectives."
"The content
budget for Radio 6 is £8 million compared
to the combined almost £87 million for
the arguably less distinctive Radio 1 and
2, while the BBC Trust has found that
its highest spending service BBC 1 has
the lowest score for 'fresh and new' of
its main channels."
"Questions have been raised
about whether content carried on the
BBC's website is sufficiently distinctive
from content that can and is being
developed and delivered by others.
The growth of the internet as a medium
for consuming information is one of the
most notable developments over the
current Charter period; in this context the
challenge for the BBC will be in setting
itself apart from others in the online space
and potentially seeking to avoid providing
services such as, for example, recipes
where a range of other websites already
do so. "
"For radio
content, the BBC's dominant position
on speech radio, taken together
with the comparatively low quotas
for independent production, may
be constraining a small but vibrant
sector, which – as the recent New
York Festival's International Radio
Programme Awards has shown –
delivers truly innovative content and
Someone should make Whittingdale go to the New York Festival. Nearly as prestigious as The Golden Sea Swallow of Knokke TV Festival.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
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Over the summer I made a belt out of Can tabs from Budweiser and seltzer cans. I strung them together with plastic lanyard and attached it to the belt buckle (which I already had). The belt works like any other belt except instead of designated holes there is a hole in every tab so the wearer can make it as tight or loose as they feel like wearing it.
I also made a second one with a slightly different lanyard pattern but I do not have and pictures yet of it.


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The AZ Republic ran two stories in their paper on Saturday that I'm sure they didn't intend for the public to "connect the dots." The first story was a continuation of the death of a police officer shot and killed when the murderer was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. He leaves behind a family and several children. The second story was about how the Republican legislature is entertaining a new bill that will abandon the requirement for either a concealed weapons permit or a background check if someone wants to carry a gun.
Yes, that's right -- no permit and no background check on those who want to carry a concealed weapon. I don't know the exact number of police officers shot and killed in the last few years in Arizona but there are, seemingly, always stories in the paper about another police officer dying in the line of duty.
Now, the Republicans want more guns with fewer restrictions on the owners so that no one will know exactly who is carrying one (or more) of them. Brilliant!


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Its been five months today.
It seems harder because it has been longer since we saw you last!!
My goal.....just to make it through one more day.
I told my family....I know nothing other than if I make it through the night, I will get up, eat something and take a shower. After that, who knows?
Life is too hard to even plan.
Just take it as it comes.


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NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--In 2012, Hurricane Sandy flooded Brooklyn's L train infrastructure with seven million gallons of saltwater, leaving behind significant damage. The train tunnel will be closing for repairs, and nearly three out of four (71%) commercial real estate executives expect Brooklyn property values to decline during this restoration process, according to Marks Paneth's most recent Gotham Commercial Real Estate Monitor.
"It will be interesting to see where the smart money invests. I wouldn't be surprised if demand for office space increases in Brooklyn, as companies attempt to accommodate residents affected by the closure."
What's worse, since a timeline has yet to be established for the repair work, nobody knows how negative – or how long – the impact of the closure will be. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) does not expect to award a contract for the project before the end of 2016. It is still unclear how the L train will operate during the restoration.
The L train is a critical component of cross-town transportation, running ten miles from west Manhattan to southeastern Brooklyn. According to the MTA, nearly a quarter of a million people ride the L train between these two points every weekday.
Opinions among CRE executives are divided as to whether Brooklynites will move due to the closure. Although 47 percent do not believe that residents will move, 38 percent think they will.
Who is right? It depends, in part, on where commuters live and whether they own or rent.
The L train closure is especially likely to affect the Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The majority of people who live in these neighborhoods are renters, not owners. Renters are more likely to move, which may push prices down.
William Jennings, partner-in-charge of Marks Paneth's Real Estate Group, believes there may be a silver lining: "In neighborhoods like Bedford-Stuyvesant or Greenpoint, which have access to other modes of transit, prices may actually rise as renters migrate to neighborhoods unaffected by the closure."
A quarter of executives surveyed agreed that prices in neighborhoods unaffected by the L train closure could very well increase.
Mr. Jennings also pointed out that any downturn resulting from the L train closure may create buying opportunities: "It will be interesting to see where the smart money invests. I wouldn't be surprised if demand for office space increases in Brooklyn, as companies attempt to accommodate residents affected by the closure."
The survey was completed by 145 professionals working in New York City commercial real estate, including legal counsel, bankers and lenders, brokers and agents, developers, property managers and owners. The results reported here are based on completed self-administered surveys, fielded in late February and early March, 2016.
For more information, please contact John McKenna of ICR, Inc. at (203) 682-8252 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The full survey results can be found here.
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What is EBMv2?
EBMv2 is a quality immersion mod for Skyrim for all the players who love to read and collect books. The main features of this mod are:
- +130 books from Daggerfall, Morrowind and Oblivion brought back into Skyrim
- +50 lore-friendly original books
- unique book covers for all those books
- a library hosting all the non-unique books, sorted by themes
- a bookshop with a merchant from whom books can be purchased
- new quests
Who's working on it?
- Isaac Fosty - Director, Quest Designer, Texture Artist, CK modder
- DanTR - Texture Artist
- CrypticOcean - Proofreader
- Tim Morgan - Voice Actor
Can I help?
We're always looking for:
- Artists, for book covers or illustrations
- Proofreaders, for the original books
- Voice actors, for NPCs
- Writers, for lorefriendly books
When is the release date?
There is no precise date at the moment but hopefully the mod might be released somewhere around September 2013.
What has been done so far?
- 26/07/2013
completed Level building: Shop, Library, Exteriors, Doors
created NPC (merchant)
creation of bookshelves activators in progress (90/135)
created first quest starting dialogs and scenes
added 39 books (with bookcovers)
- 28/07/2013
completed bookshelves activators (135/135)
figuring out the creation of a gamble game through dialog
Keep tuned for more information, screenshots, etc.


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One of my favorite places, where sky meets mountains… heaven touches earth. All you can hear is the singing wind.
Last year, sitting meditating on this rock, I heard funny noises. Gently opened one eye and my heart jumped because two cute little baby bears were standing in front of me…! Baby bears have mama bears … I thought… jumped up, and ran! But I'm too skinny anyways, so these bears preferred blue berries and I survived easily.
As we now know, through quantum physics, material can be in more places at the same time. So when life is complicated at home I close my eyes and sit on this angelic rock in India.
Another wonderful interpretation of being in several places at the same time, does my hero spy 007! Can spies be compassionate? Sure! Spies can do angelic actions!
Bond reminds me of the brave children that I portrayed with cystic fibroses for a photo book.
These teenagers were grateful for every day, and lived their lives as little James Bonds! They lived their lives as if it was their last day, hanging in a wind balloon high above the earth… bungee-jumping… When the photo-book was finished I had a burnout and did what the kids did: counted blessings every day, went horse back-riding and skiing as fast as I could!
And now, when life is precious, I make fast-to-do lists, like seeing the newest Bond movie. It has the best opening-scene ever with breathtaking song from Adele:
This is the End .. hold your breath and count to ten feel the earth move and then.. hear my heart burst again
Bond dies and of course revives! What happens when you die? Quantum physics! You implode and implode and implode.. so maybe dying is like quantum physics, you shrink until you're just a tiny point of light… and are in all places at once..
One of my fast-to-do's now is to go back to this magical rock, where the Sky Falls, with my personal 007. Still looking around and want to find him… But he's so clever, he will find me!
Where you go I go... what you see I see I know I'll never be without the security Are your loving arms keeping me from harm Put your hand in my hand and we'll stand
He will have no problem with those bears!


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By: Elisa Roche
Published: Fri, September 13, 2013
The American actress, who plays Lady Cora, Countess of Grantham, says she sometimes feels like taking a swing at her on-screen husband, actor Hugh Bonneville, because he is so convincing at playing a pompous aristocrat.
Elizabeth, 52, says she would love to have the "grace and dignity" of her Downton character but she has too much "anger" inside.
"I get totally suckered by his [Hugh's] portrayal of Robert," she says. "I don't know if you can see it on screen but I'm often sitting there thinking, 'One of these days I am going to wring your damn neck, you stuck-up, pompous snob.
"Watch me closely in the new series… see if you can catch me getting ready to kick his ass."
READ MORE HERE: http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/428959/Downton-Abbey-s-Elizabeth-McGovern-angry-at-stuck-up-pompous-snobs-on-set


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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Well, he's got a point.
ITEM: Vancouver weekly the Westender wonders on its current cover: "Are bloggers making it hip to have kids?" I haven't read the article because I don't live in the West End, and, y'know, I stay outta theirs, they stay outta mine. A friend who does live in the West End told me, though, that the report says the ME of Only Magazine--which I can't read either, since I have siblings--has column about being a dad. Another reason I can't read Only Magazine is because they filed their Eugene Mirman article under "Music" instead of "Not-Music". Other than that, Only's pretty fine. Maybe they'll Google themselves, find this page and ask me to write for them. I wouldn't automatically say no.
Back to blogging dads, well, more power to them. For this dad, blogging's been at the bottom of my priority list because A) who wants to blog when you can make noises with a six-month-old? B) I'm taking a writing class and y'know how that is C) I'm doing a tiny little bit of writing out in the world with an interest, if not a lot of time, to do more D) Did I say blogging was at the bottom of my priority list? That's just cuz listening to music didn't even make the list. E) is for Emmet F) is for Fiction, which is slowly, oh so slowly taking shape G) what, I still have to explain myself? Didn't you see reason A? That's my bottom line. The fam. It's where I'm at, it's where I'm happy, it's where I'm (kinda) needed. I'm also not blogging that much about my little girl because I'm saving all my observations and experiences to pitch a sitcom to HBO about what it's really like to be a parent.
ITEM: I think I was also going to say something about Paul Auster, but, um, I'll save it.
mp3: "Dangerous Fun" by Jesse Winchester
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The real reason newspapers are failing
mp3: "Hard Times" by Baby Huey
Saturday, May 09, 2009
M is for the Many Sleepness Nights
Of course, now that I'm a parent--now that I have just the slightest idea of what it's like to be a mother--I get it. While we were busy watching Han Solo get frozen in carbonite for the 80th time, Mom was busy, y'know, TCB. Motherhood, like rust, never sleeps. Never watches Return of the Jedi, either.
Not that she wasn't familiar with the material. She used to let me stay up late to listen to the Radio Dramatization of Empire on CBC. She helped me learn to read with the Star Wars storybooks and novelizations. She abided my ambition to become a Jedi Knight, tolerated my Lego tornadoes and dutifully reminded me when I had left my action figures in the freezer again.
These days, I've got a baby of my own. I'm a pretty good father, in my opinion. I'm getting better at it all the time. I like to think that if I had to, I could take the world on my back for my little girl. But my wife, the beautiful mother of my beautiful little girl, she's there carrying the weight every single day. I don't want to undersell the importance or hard work of fathering here, but mothers, man, I don't know how they do it. I do know, though, that I couldn't do it without 'em. And I certainly wouldn't even want to try.
This is all an inadequate show of appreciation for both my own mother and the mother of my baby, and all the sacrifice, hard work, and love they commit every single day.
mp3: "Be Careful There's A Baby In The House" by Loudon Wainwright III


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Iowa: Governor-elect defends nursing homes over surveyors
Gov.-elect Terry Branstad (R-IA)
Governor-elect Terry Branstad (R) recently told Iowa Public Television viewers that the state's nursing home inspectors have "a gotcha attitude" when it comes to in the way they enforce regulations in Iowa nursing homes.
"I would choose new leadership for the Department of Inspections and Appeals," Branstad told the audience during his second successful campaign for governor. "We need to work in a collaborative and cooperative way to provide the best quality of care for people."
The first time he was governor, from 1983 to 1999, Branstad received strong support from the nursing home industry. However, during that time, his administration often was criticized for allegedly being weak against nursing homes that didn't comply with state regulations, according to an op-ed article in the Des Moines Register.During review of a Long-Term Care Ombudsman report issued in 1997, Iowa's ombudsman, William Angrick said the inspections agency failed to adequately enforce state and federal laws regarding nursing homes, even in cases
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OWN's Rihanna Interview Sets Viewership Record
In an amazing breaking entertainment news, The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) reportedly recorded its second highest-rating episode when it featured Barbados-born pop royalty Rihanna in one of its Oprah's Next Chapter telecast.
The said airing was reported to have attracted some 2.5 million viewers, the second-highest in the network's history. Incidentally, the highest-rating episode of the show featured Whitney Houston's wake, which fetched some 3.5 million viewers.
Additionally, the Rihanna sit-down interview got a 2.4 rating among women in the 25-54 age group, while it snagged a 2.5 rating with women in the 18-49 age bracket. The said figures showed that female celebrity sit-downs tend to appeal naturally to the show's female viewers.
For the said telecast, Winfrey had to fly in to Rihanna's native Barbados and conduct the hour-long interview.
Tearful Rihanna Bared All
|Rihanna cries during the interview
During the interview, the pop diva gave a no-holds-barred tell-all interview, particularly talking of her troubled relationship with hip-hop and RnB royalty Chris Brown.
Specifically, Rihanna told Oprah when asked how her relationship with Brown is going some three years following their much-publicized scuffle, that she still maintains close friendship with her former lover.
"We're very, very close friends. We built a trust again and that's it. We love each other and we probably always will," Rihanna told Oprah.
It could be remembered that Chris brutally attacked and hurt Rihanna in their home way back three years ago. The pop diva was photographed with some serious bruises, particularly in her face.
Since then, the two we're, in Rihanna's words, "just friends," and are not living together.
The clincher of the interview was when Rihanna said straight to Oprah that she thinks Chris is "the love of my life."
Mixed Reactions
Expectedly, the tearful admission generated different reactions from viewers.
Some we're completely sympathetic of the pop singer, saying that she probably just loved Chris that much, enough to forgive him for what he did. However, others were irked, even distraught, on Rihanna's statements.
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Adam Driver's Kylo Ren will have to struggle with having killed his father, Han Solo played by Harrison Ford at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Rian Johnson's upcoming "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will see the return of heroes and the rise of new ones but what about the villains?
EW has done a piece on the antagonists of the new era saga – Adam Driver's Kylo Ren (aka. Ben Solo) and Gwendoline Christie's chrome stormtrooper character Captain Phasma.
Upon killing his father, Kylo Ren seemingly reached his ultimate destination, turning his back on his family and destroying his past. It's possible that, when embracing the reality of these ramifications, he could potentially regret his actions and question his beliefs.
Johnson said that Kylo being beaten by Rey in 'Force Awakens' will take its emotional toll on the already unstable character.
"He's definitely been knocked off base. The defeat that he had at the end of The Force Awakens, but even bigger than that, his huge defining act which, spoiler alert, is the murder of his father… that's the more interesting thing to dive into. How has he dealt with that in his head? Where is he at in terms of that act and what does that mean for him?"
As for Phasma, Johnson confirmed that she will play a larger role in the film, but her backstory will not be explored. But, not all villains need a story to explain their actions.
"Gwendoline Christie is one of my favorite people, and you get to see her in action which I think is going to be really fun. That character is just so damn cool looking. Like, okay, let's see what we can do with her. Let's put her in action and see what happens."
In fact, Kylo Ren's actions at the end of the previous film will echo throughout The Last Jedi. Chewbacca, the loyal Wookiee warrior, will be seen dealing with the loss of Han, his best friend and longtime parter-in-skullduggery. "It was obviously a big loss for him, but, you know, he's Chewie," Johnson told EW, "He's resilient."
While she gets more screentime, one character who will get less is Lupita Nyong'o's Maz Kanata whom Johnson confirms has a smaller role here than her part in 'Force Awakens'.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" opens on December 15th.
How do you think Kylo Ren will respond to his defeat at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? What do you think will happen next? Let us know in the comments section.
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Remember Mike Bennett's Knuck from issue 1? If you do, you'll know it was one of my favourite motorcycles ever... definitely top five material. Hugely influential. And now he's back with this perfect pair of big-inch flatties... both '37s. The one on the left is Mike's, the one on the right his mate Terry's.
Blimey, can it get any better?
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text: i'm not surprised that the obama administration won't mint the coin, but i have no idea why they would publicly rule it out in advance. even if it's not what they wanted to do, what is the point of tipping their hand at this point? it would be a lot smarter to refuse to comment on the coin idea leaving ambiguous what options were on the table. is there any advantage to taking the platinum coin off the table?


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Sir Walter Scott quote…
Oh, what a tangled web we weave...
when first we practice to deceive!
(wondering why I chose this quote? Don't miss the story in the FYI section below)
And another "Web" quote…which I like much better…
From E.B. White - Charlotte's Web
"Never Hurry and Never Worry"
Did I mention that...
It's GIVE-AWAY TIME?!
Win these very popular Dog Tag ART Tiles in the Burnt Orange color shown (or if you would prefer…choose from one of our other Custom Colors!) So what do you have to do to enter?
#1 LEAVE A COMMENT here if you're able :)
#2 VISIT us and LIKE us on Facebook at J-Lynn Jewels biz page
#3 LIKE & COMMENT on our "Tangled Web/Never Hurry-Never Worry" POST on Facebook
And lastly…sharing is nice but not necessary :)
Winner will be announced here on the Blog on Monday 10/27/14!
FYI…lots of good stuff in the works!
ETSY SHOP UPDATE - Friday, October 24, 2014
Coming in November…my Artisan Jewelry Line!!!
Web LINK - TBA…!
Coming in mid-November…ART TILE End-of-Year Inventory SALE!
I'm super excited to be making time again for something I've been doing since the 80s…I have a very colorful past (and I mean that in a GOOD WAY)…so after many successful decades that have lead me on a very, merry, surprising pathway...it's time to start sharing more ideas, inspiration, techniques, business set-up, organization, logical pricing for retail/wholesale, Craft Show/Festival Know-How and lot of other business tips - in my quest to help others be TRUE to themselves and gain confidence in your own visions!
And speaking of being true to yourself…the GIVE-AWAY story…
When I first showed my husband the Orange Dog Tag pairs and told him I would be doing a weekend Give-Away...I asked him for a name/theme. Well, the first thing that popped out of his mouth, and one he said in a spooky voice, was the quote..."Oh what a Tangled Web we Weave, when we practice to deceive…" - you see he thought the Tiles looked like a Spider Web (we will just forget that they are in fact a Victorian Lace Art Nouveau pattern lol). So the short story is that I went with it - even though I'm more in line with the Charlotte's Web quote "Never Hurry and Never Worry". However, despite the negative spin to the Sir Walter quote…I have always felt it has a very good message in it…and that is, a warning to not get so caught up in the pressures of society (or in our case today - the never ending numbers/comparison/attention games on all the social media sites) that you start deceiving yourself and what's truly important in your life.
Have a great day!
Monday 10/27/14 - AND THE WINNER IS…
Thanks to Random.org for always making things easy :)
AW Jewelry (Annita Wilson)
Janet Carter
Congratulations to both Annita and Janet - please email/FB message me with your mailing address and if you would like the Orange Dog Tag pair (or different color).


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SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warrior 022 Shin Gurensou Sousou Gundam with Zetsuei - August release, 1,680 Yen (inclusive of tax).
A great deal of painting is required for Zetsuei seeing him being molded in a single color. ^^; The white runner of Sousou Gundam is from the initial release I believe.
Looking at the yellow part in the middle, I bet there's some gimmick yet to be revealed about Sousou Gundam's backpack. ^^
SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warrior 024 Shin Enjutsu Zssa - August release, 630 Yen (inclusive of tax).
Comes with 3 types of eye expression foil sticker, including a laughing type.
Images are from Mr. Joe's Model Studio: Link 1 (Shin Gurensou Sousou Gundam with Zetsuei), Link 2 (Shin Enjutsu Zssa).


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WALLACE: You were sitting in the audience that night in Edwards' line of sight. What did you think and what did you do?
CHENEY: I was in the very front row, and I was very angry, as was the rest of my family, because it was such a cheap and blatant political ploy on behalf of Senator Edwards.
You know, my initial reaction was one I'm not necessarily sure is appropriate to share on television, but...
WALLACE: You mouthed an expletive, correct?
CHENEY: That would be a good way to put it, yes.
WALLACE: And your mom and your sister?
CHENEY: My mom and my sister took a slightly higher road. They stuck their tongues out at him.
WALLACE: And did the senator see the Cheney women?
CHENEY: I honestly don't know. We were in the front row just a few feet from him. I don't see how he could have missed us. But I honestly don't know.
"We will never save civilisation as long as civilisation is our main object. We must learn to want something else even more." —C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Monday, May 15, 2006
Mary Cheney on John Edwards
On a note related to the last post, I watched Chris Wallace's interview of Mary Cheney on Fox News Sunday. The transcript includes discussion both of the FMA and also Ms. Cheney's reaction to John Kerry and John Edwards' allusions in the 2004 debates to Cheney's her homosexual relationship. This portion was rather amusing:
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Stuck their tongues out! That is priceless. We need more people from Wyoming and Texas in our government.
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When I first came across today's featured shop, the first thing that struck me was the clever name: Knotty Notions. Entering the shop, it's immediately evident that the cleverness weaves its way into each and every creation. Owner Debbie specializes in wood burned wedding gifts, signs and other natural products, which are beautifully customized for each customer. With great prices and unique offerings, this shop is definitely one not to miss.
|Customized weddng table decoration. Wooden hearts, burned and rustic
CM: Tell us a bit about yourself...
KN: My name is Debbie and I'm a 39 year old stay at home mom of 3 kids, and 1 who is out on her own. My background is acting, I have a BA in Drama, but found my passion wasn't there anymore. I run a day home a few days a week and on the other days I run my Etsy store. I've found it to be the perfect combination of being at home with my young children and my teenager and doing something creative that gives me an outlet. My husband shakes his head every day at what I manage to juggle.
|Rustic bird house, yellow and blue. Feed the birds in style
CM: When and how did you start working with wood? Did someone teach you?
KN: My husband was the one who suggested wood burning, and my oldest daughter who is in University just happened to have a wood burner. She brought it over and told me to play around with it. I fell in love. The smell, the look, it's really addictive. I am 100% self taught.
|Rustic Weddding Keepsake box or Ring Bearer Box
CM: How long does it take you to make a piece to sell? What's the process like? Your workspace?
KN: I wish I was better at drawing, but I'm not. So I look up an image I want to burn. I first sketch, then I burn it, customize it and finally stain it.
It probably takes me 1-2 hours per piece from beginning to end.
The process, what process!! I do bits and pieces when I can in between caring for my children. I sketch when they are awake and we have "arts and crafts time" and I burn when they are asleep, simply for the safety factor.
My workspace is my kitchen counter. Right beside my coffee pot!
|Rustic Wedding Wine Box. Personalized with your names or initials
CM: What's the best thing about selling on Etsy? The most challenging?
KN: The best thing about selling on Etsy is that I can do it from the comfort of my home, with my 2 year old on my lap if need be. The toughest is that it feels a bit like High School and I'm the shy kid in the corner and not one of the popular kids. It's very hard to not get lost among the big and popular shops.
|Wedding Wish box. Personalized for the Bride and Groom. Something blue
CM: What's your favorite item from your own shop right now?
KN: I loved how my blue bird wish box turned out. It's delicate and romantic.
|Humorous wood burned sign. Phyllis Diller quote. Comes with a chain ready to hang
CM: Do you have a favorite shop or item on Etsy? If so, which one(s)?
KN: I have a couple favorite items. This one is a vintage love letter in a pendant.
Just simple and stunning.
And this shop is amazing. Such creativity!!
Thanks so much, Debbie!!


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Hustler Publisher requests Senator to donate "diapers and other personal items" to control costly effects of the disaster.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA July 1, 2010 As rough seas from Hurricane Alex delay oil clean-up operations on the Gulf Coast, Hustler Magazine publisher, Larry Flynt, in a letter to Republican Senator David Vitter today, urged the Louisiana lawmaker to personally contribute "diapers and other personal items" in an effort to control the costly effects of the eleven week old British Petroleum oil disaster.
Three years ago, Flynt and his team of investigators assisted in exposing Senator Vitter's extracurricular activities with female prostitutes. Others have reported on the Senator's penchant for diapers during his transgressions. Vitter later apologized for his "very serious sin" after documents released by the D.C. Madam, Deborah Jane Palfrey, revealed that he had patronized her high-end, fantasy escort service.
In the letter to Vitter, Flynt acknowledges the Senator's statement that everyone does their part to solve this catastrophe. Additionally, he suggests that, when it comes to blocking the oil that's gushing into the Gulf, Vitter might consider donating his extensive collection of diapers, known for their super absorbency, to help stop the leak by creating a giant "plug."
"Senator Vitter has gone on record claiming that the oil spill in the Gulf is 'too big of an endeavor' for one company," said Flynt. "Accordingly, in an effort to protect the coastlines and marshes on the Gulf Coast, I am asking Senator Vitter to use the personal articles that he's best known for to aid in the relief. His experience in the discipline of 'spills' is unprecedented."
The Letter:
Senator David Vitter516 Hart Senate BuildingWashington DC, 20510Dear Senator Vitter:
Forgive me for intruding on your valuable time. I know you are a very busy man, especially in regards to the current problems in the Gulf of Mexico. But that's exactly what I want to talk to you about. I concur that everybody must do their part to solve this serious catastrophe. And that's where I think you, in particular, can be of so much help.
As I understand it, you have some expertise regarding diapers. I have no idea how many diapers you actually have on hand (quite a collection from what I hear) but as you know, diapers are quite absorbent. So, when it comes to blocking the oil that's gushing into the Gulf, they might be a very effective way of solving that problem. With that in mind, I urge you to donate your extensive diaper collection to BP so they can use them to stop the leak by creating, for want of a better term, a giant "plug."
It could be a historic moment: An ecological disaster thwarted. And you'll get the credit for it. In fact, when people hear the word "diaper" they will automatically think of you. Hell, they already do.Please don't piss away this golden opportunity.
Larry Flynt
News release received from Julie Messing, Director of Public Relations for the Flynt Management Group.


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First things first! This is my actual first time to try any brow mascara. So no, I haven't tried the other brand whose applicator really does look a mascara wand. I've been meaning to but they're always out of stock of the shade that is appropriate for me.
But this has arrived from Japan thanks to K-Palette Philippines and is distributed at the Beauty Bar and Rustan's Beauty Source and retails for PhP595 and should now be in stores in full swing ;-)
Unlike its name, the applicator is quite different from the usual mascara wands with the spoolie. This is a brush.
A brush with rubbery plastic bristles like what you may use for your pets.
Instructions how to use are below
and the ingredients are listed here
This is the natural brown under my faucet, and just like its cousins, this, too, is tap water proof
and the natural brown on me
without my glasses
I have both shades, i think the light brown is a tad too light for me at least while i have jet black hair. Maybe if and when I color my hair to a lighter shade this will be the shade i use.
but for now, the natural brown is the shade i use.
As you can see the light brown is quite light and would be good if I had sandy blonde or ash blonde hair LOL
And here it is on me.
I actually wore the light brown for a couple of days, i liked it but between the natural and the light brown, I'd wear the natural brown specially on events where there is flash photography just because i don't want the flashes of cameras to wash out my brows.
- compact packaging - i dislike those lash blast tubes, they take too much space and mis-aligns the rest of my stuff in my kit and the tube is clear as far as i can tell so i'm bound to find out if i'm about to run out of the product, yet another difference from the mascaras like the below.
- no weird scent
- spreads pretty evenly
- effective brush in combing my brow hair into place, their proper alignment
- does not irritate my skin or make my brows go bald or anything
- natural brown suits me quite well
- quick dry
- oddly enough though it dries quickly my brows do not clump
- easy enough to remove with makeup remover
- frankly, pretty inexpensive considering where it can be bought [Rustan's and the Beauty Bar] sosyalin dapat ang presyo di ba? and kinda inexpensive for a Japanese brand.
- it's available in Manila
- the very tip of the brush could have been more tapered or pointed than it is now so that I can draw the outer tip of my brows more than to end bluntly
- if you're not careful the product could clump up on the brush bristles, so dab and spread quickly, don't day dream while applying this.


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"Inside all of us, there is a story to be discovered, simmering age-old questions to be answered – who are we, how did we get here and what came before. From the black hole to the creation of our planet billions of years ago to the emergence of humans, Mankind The Story of All of Us dives through the surface of our universe reaching the core of our existence textbooks never dare reveal. From atoms to evolution, observe closely as HISTORY® journeys through the ultimate adventure to unearth the rise of an unlikely hero. Us." -- iTunes Store
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As a university student in Wichita Falls, TX in 1980, I didn't have too many options in terms of viewing foreign films. In the fall of that year, I was a student of Dr. Baird Whitlock's Introduction to Foreign Films class at the Wichita Falls Museum.
There, I was introduced to Ingmar Bergman's work. Whitlock was a passionate devotee of Bergman--and the films he screened included SHAME, THE PASSION OF ANNA and PERSONA.
The intensity of emotion is what I remember most from watching these films for the first time. And I thank Dr. Whitlock for broadening my limited perspective as to what film can aspire to and accomplish.
As for Tom Snyder, he was the interviewer as Star. If you're of a certain age, you can remember the numerous parodies Dan Aykroyd did of Snyder on the original SNL.
Some of the NBC TOMORROW shows from 1973-81 (those involving musical guests) have surfaced on DVD recently. Given the tendency to cash in on deaths of the famous, perhaps some of the episodes with non-musical interviewees will be released later this year.


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Earlier this week some maintenance workers at our apartment were attempting to dig up some bushes with a large piece of equipment. Why they didn't just use shovels, I have no idea. Anyway.... 10 minutes into their job they hit a water line that sent water gushing from the ground for hours. We lost our water for a few hours and the boys were watching the whole thing go down as if it were playing on an IMAX screen.
As they stood on our porch, watching what they knew to be clean water flowing out into the street, they both had the same surprising reaction. "Mom! They're wasting all that water! People in Africa need clean water and all that water is just going into the street!" I quickly explained that what happened was an accident and that they were doing their best to stop the water and that they weren't intentionally wasting water.
But deep down my heart was bursting with joy. See, sometimes I feel like a clanging cymbal or a broken record. I'm constantly hearing things like, "We don't have ANYTHING good to eat." or "Can't we have something besides WATER to drink?". And I am constantly reminding my children how others live, how thankful we should be, and how we are responsible for helping those who are suffering in ways we could never imagine. And I usually feel like my children are listening and saying to themselves, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yada, yada, yada." But now I know. They're listening.


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So we've looked at how homosexuality has been distorted in the Bible. However, for those that don't readily accept literal translations of the Bible or need a little extra nudge to accept something they don't fully grasp, there a few scientific finding and theories that can shed some light on non-reproductive sex of the homosexuality variety. History has shown us that homosexuality is far from a new phenomenon. It has been around since the beginning, sometimes persecuted, sometimes advised, but always controversial in some part of the world. In ancient Greece, they did not see sexual identity as social identifier. In fact, young boys would go off with prestigious men of the community in a "rite of passage" of sorts. This practice was called pederasty (Chimos) and it didn't seem to lead to a majority of young men growing up to be homosexual; the Greek boys grew up and the culture lived on through reproduction. If there were any conditions for breeding homosexuality, wouldn't that be one of them?
There has always been a debate in nature vs. nurture. Was Michele Bachmann born looking like one of those paintings whose eyes follow you wherever you go no matter where she's looking or was it a result of trying to teach her algebra? Things of that nature. Well, I checked this stat out and a staggering 47% of Americans believe homosexuality is merely a life choice. Before we get into the biology and genetics of homosexuality, let's first just address how silly that sounds when you think about it for 2 seconds (yes, that means turn off Real Housewives).
Studies have shown GLBT youth are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers in a study of 11,000 11th grade students in Oregon. After delving deeper into this, policies in schools to protect GLBT youth lowered suicide rates for ALL students involved in the study [1]. Why, oh why, if you knew that your life was going to be more difficult and you would face relentless ridicule and torment would you willingly make the "choice" of being homosexual? Why, oh why, would you subject yourself to hormone replacement therapy, intensive counseling, and pay a large sum of money for a sex change unless you were ABSOLUTELY sure that your brain was either masculinized or feminized and didn't match the genitals you were sporting? It is positively ridiculous to believe that anyone would willingly change their sexual orientation to invoke the kind of ostracism that accompanies coming out of the closet in many social circles.
You'd think if there was any biological basis for homosexuality, there would be physical differences between homosexuals and heterosexuals that were inexplicable by social causes. Here are some of them:
1. INAH3: clusters of the hypothalamus in particular the third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus (INAH3) were discovered in a small sample size in 1991 by Simon Levay to be smaller in gay men than in straight men. In fact the the INAH3 in gay man were very similar in size to that of a heterosexual woman. This area of the brain is differentiated prenatally. [10]
2. Gay men have been found to be attracted to different odors than straight men. [2]
3. Gay men report slightly longer, thicker penises than straight men (unfortunately for the bottoms) [3]
4. Gay men's brains respond differently to fluexotine than straight men. [4]
5. Homosexuals are significantly more likely to be left-handed or ambidextrious which is determined prenatally. [5]
Outside of just the physical differences between homosexuals and heterosexuals found by science, have you ever talked to a gay guy? I mean it doesn't take a Stephen Hawking to buzz that Perez Hilton isn't of the same breed as Duane Chapman. Here are some more interesting studies:
1. Ovulating women are better at detecting a male's sexual orientation. [6]
2. An interesting study linking genetics to sexual orientation and gender conformity in women, suggesting that mental states could affect prenatal exposure to androgens. [7]
3. Deleting a single gene in mice can turn straight female mice into Ellen Degeneres. Not conclusive, but interesting nonetheless. [8]
Basically, I'm trying to relay two points. The first is that even though we have not identified a single genetic pathway to homosexuality, yet, doesn't mean it isn't painfully obvious of the genetic, biological component to homosexuality. Secondly, there is absolutely nothing unnatural about homosexuality. If at least 1500 species from humans down to worms practice it, there is no reason to believe it isn't natural [9]. Only 3 percent of mammals are socially monogamous and literally none are completely sexually monogamous. Which is really unnatural?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418083245.htm [1]
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/09/science/09cnd-smell.html?ei=5065&en=bf437458d36709cf& ex=1116302400&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print [2]
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j517r35408304087/ [3]
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899304011473 [4]
http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/0033-2909.126.4.575 [5]
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622162309.htm [6]
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110707173319.htm [7]
http://theweek.com/article/index/204971/whats-turning-straight-mice-gay [8]
http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/10/23/20718.aspx [9]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1887219 [10]


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Custom furnishings can make all the difference!
This dining room has been in the making for several months. The lattice work fabric valances over the woven wood shades play the supporting role, while the the wide navy/ bright blue strip and cream/ blue embroidered seat fabric on the over sized host and hostess chairs take center stage! I could not find dining chairs with backs tall enough for the height of the ceilings in this lovely west hills home ...so I had them made. Now the proportions are just right. The buffet piled high with one of a kind Asian antique ginger jars and porcelain bird cage add to the "I'm not off the showroom floor look." The large print area rug was from NW Rugs and started the whole design color theme. The Turkish Ottoman empire reproduction cast candle sticks made into lamps with black shades is just what the large marble topped buffet needed.
And finally the cranberry red container filled with succulents and kissed with a green glass float here and there helped bring in the colors from the rug and loosen the whole look. I also added cranberry colored low bowls filled with big Moss balls to the buffet to add a warm texture to all of the porcelain and marble.
The end result is youthful with out being trendy and certainly a room that will stand the test of time and keep your visually interested!


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2002 BMW 5 Series Top Comparisons
Users ranked 2002 BMW 5 Series against other cars which they drove/owned. Each ranking was based on 9 categories. Here is the summary of top rankings.
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 28 2002 BMW 5 Series reviews.
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2002 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWDReview
You Should Try One...you'll Love It! — If you like a high class four door sedan and you don't want to pay yourself to a sickness, this is a car for you. It has good maneuverbility, good driving dynamics and it just looks great. Its shapes avoid time like a time machine...BMW has that special gift! Build quality is high from inside and outside. My own example is equipped with three liter straight six turbodiesel engine. With 193hp and 440Nm it has great acceleration and top speed...with a minor fuel consumption when compared to those benefits. And it just handles great! Maintenance cost are quite normal, except turbocharger and suspension. And fun factor...yes, this car is very fun to drive!
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Lots of torque!
Cons: None!
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2002 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWDReview
Best Car I Ever Owned. Car And Driver Gave It Its Highest Ratings In 2002, No Other Sedan Has Ever. — Handles great, goes for what it is. Looks sexy with minor mods. Not expensive, its cheap to maintine. Not boring to drive. Has its noises, but from driving it hard. Car is super fun to drive, only down fall, eats rear tires fast.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Pros: Fun
Cons: Don't go buy one!
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2002 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWDReview
2002 Bmw 530i M Package — I love absolutely everything about the E39. The angel eye head lights and jeweled taillights were upgraded for this model year. The M package upgrades to 17'' BBS wheels, M steering wheel, and every option offered for the car. When you stomp your foot down to pass, the car launches even at highway speeds, and if you buy one, you will be infinitely happy!!
Pros: It's German
Cons: Repair costs
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2002 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWDReview
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2002 BMW 5 Series 525i Sedan RWDReview
Bmw 520i E39 Model Year 2002 — Great acceleration and engine sound, but high fuel consumption inside town. The car drives superbly at high speeds. One main problem that I face is that there are a lot of plastic parts that seem to break easily. Replacement of these parts can be very costly sometimes.
Pros: Great value for money!
Cons: Difficult to park due to it's large size.
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2002 BMW 5 Series 540i Sedan RWDReview
02 Bmw 540i M Sport — Its a 2002 BMW 540i M Sport! Awesome car, Top Speed = 164 mph! The body lines are awesome. the looks are helped out by having 19" M5 wheels. The color is a Gray that is very close to the natural color of the M5 wheels.
Pros: The design, performance, hanling, and comfort!
Cons: The Local Dealers are Terrible, except for BMW of North Houston
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2002 BMW 5 Series 525i Sedan RWDReview
525i Sport Wagon — This sports wagon can haul he family, then tote the mail. The M package makes this car handle at any speed around any curve. I never thought I'd say this but...my station wagon rips! The only bad side is the aggressive camber settings wear the insides of the tires excessively.
Pros: Performance and space for all your stuff...pretty sweet.
Cons: Tire wear.
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2002 BMW 5 Series 525i Sedan RWDReview
Bmw 525i — good gas mileage, badass interior and exterior, great performance, and is a great car to drive. Wheels look awesome on the car for being stock, and over all it is a bmw and is built with quality that only Germans can do....lol need I say any more about this?
Pros: everything
Cons: nothing
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2002 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWDReview
Good Quick Luxury Family Car — quick, economical,handles well for big car,luxury,solid,good build quality never had a fault in three years go through tyres a bit though, a bit pricey to buy but pays off in long run.I have my moments of madness in it and it brings a smile to my face.
Pros: good quick luxury family car
Cons: tyres dont spin those rear wheels
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2002 BMW 5 Series 525i Sedan RWDReview
Had To Trade It For More Engine Power — love the 5 series appearance. the fit and finish of this car was very good. problem was it couldn't get out of its own way on the road. total dog of an engine. steering was light, and suspension sloppy. rear bucket seats bad for baby seat but great for adults. the fully adjustable seats were way better than the same on a more modern X5
Pros: its a bimmer
Cons: engine and handling
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Excellent, Safe, Quick Enough, And Large Storage.
wifes daily driver. She says just about once a week..."I love my car". After a long time away from BMW, this car has been a pleasant surprise. Nice looks, fairly quick, safe, solid auto. No compl... Read More
A Pleasure To Drive
awesome drive with all the bells nd whistles...takes about a week to get comfortable with bmw idrive.......seems intuitive after a week. great gas mileage n added bonus for a car this size. love the... Read More
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Love The Msport
Overall nice car. Looks good, handles very well, plenty of features... Decent factory warranty. The runflats give us a peace of mind for long drives. Gas mileage is not bad for a sports car. Around... Read More
Its The Best
I have no complaints with it. I am sold on a BMW and would never get anything else. Its just amazing. Its drives, handles and runs perfect. Its also great on gas mileage and its roomy. Enough space fo... Read More
2012 BMW 5 Series Reviews
Nice Appearance.
Not what I expected the vehicle to be.Though attractive in appearance, handling is more of a performance vehicle than a performance/leisure vehicle. Though brand in name is fine, in the future I thin... Read More
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text: This fun sport has expanded in popularity over recent years and has taken over the world stealing the hearts of many water enthusiasts. Getting a full body workout has become even easier as you navigate your way through the waters. This is one of the fastest growing sports on the market. Its popularity has grown worldwide appealing to almost every age group. Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) companies have created these boards to come inflatable while not jeopardizing their durability. This has allowed the sport to boom making it more accessible to almost every consumer. Bring along your friend, your pup or pack a cooler for a mid-lake picnic. Take it through the ocean, or fishing on a calm lake, the limits of this sport are seemingly never ending. We love this sport just like you do and that is why we have found all the best equipment on the market. This sport is relatively inexpensive, a good board is your only true requirement but we have gone above that to find everything you need to make this summer activity everything you could ever imagine. We cover all paddle board guides like Best Paddle Boards, Best Inflatable Paddle Boards, Best Beginner Paddle Boards, Best Yoga Paddle Boards, Best Fishing Paddle Boards. After reading our guides, the only thing left to do is grab your bathing suit and head to the water.


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A complete water purification process can take dirty contaminated lake-water and turn it into something drinkable. In order to explain water purification, you first have to understand that there are many different methods and many steps are needed for completion.
From the wire mesh that removes tree limbs to the point of use filter on the kitchen counter. Each step is important and necessary.
Most of us think of the purification process that is used for drinking safety, but there are methods used for specific industrial, commercial and medical applications. Each has a system that suits it best. To explain water purification methods in great detail is a lengthy process. We can only mention and briefly touch on some of them.
The water purification method that is chosen is largely dependent on what needs to be removed. For de-mineralization and desalination, there is reverse osmosis. For removal of bacteria and other living organisms or "disinfection", there are chemicals, ultraviolet lights and distillation. To remove chemical contaminants, there are activated carbon and multi-media filters.
Ion exchange systems can be used to target any specific contaminant that can hold an ionic charge. Deionization is used to deplete the charge.
The typical process used at a public treatment facility goes something like this. Beginning at a lake or reservoir, the first step is to remove large debris and trash. Wire mesh or other screens can be used to accomplish this goal. That step is pretty easy to understand, but as we continue to explain water purification, the words get longer and a little more complicated.
Pre-conditioning and pre-chlorination is a water purification process that involves the use of chemicals to balance the pH level and prepare the water for disinfection. Flocculation is a term that simply means "to make clear". Chemicals, filters, porous membranes or reverse osmosis may be used in the flocculation process.
Flocculation is usually followed by sedimentation, slow moving storage and final filtration. Chlorine is added near the end of the water purification process to prevent the growth of algae, bacteria, viruses or fungi in the pipes that lead to your home. Finally the water is tested to be sure that it meets with Environmental Protection Agency standards.
To explain water purification from this point on, you must first understand problems that cannot be removed by public treatment or are a result of aging pipes or float into the system on the way "downstream" from the plant. To know exactly what these problems are, a home test can be done. The do it yourself tests are relatively inexpensive, but not as accurate as lab testing.
In our area, one company or another leaves a bottle in the yard every year. I assume they are trying to sell some home water purification, but we have a good one now that blocks anything that could conceivably be a problem, so I never bother with it. That completes my attempt to explain purification from a public treatment standpoint.
For the homeowner, I have this warning. To assume that what comes out of your tap is safe is a dangerous assumption. It is difficult to attribute specific illnesses to low level toxins. The causes of premature births and miscarriages are hard to identify. The cause of a specific type of cancer cannot always be determined. But any of these "may" be caused by exposure to toxic chemicals at low levels over a long period of time.
So, it is reasonable to consider a home water purification process as a relatively inexpensive piece of insurance.


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MALIBU, Calif. – In a game dominated by defense, Santa Clara women's basketball took down Pepperdine on the road by a final of 38-36. The win moves the Broncos to 11-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play while Pepperdine moves to 4-11 overall and 1-3 in conference with the loss.
Santa Clara shot 28.1% (16-57) from the field but was just 1-14 from deep and the team only went 5-16 from the charity stripe. Ruta Zurauskyte led the team with 10 points on 5-12 shooting while pulling down seven boards. Nici Gilday also had seven boards and scored six points on 3-8 shooting. Raquel Avila and Ricki Radanovich each had eight points. Radanovich shot 3-11 and had the lone Santa Clara three-ball while Avila pulled down career-high 10 rebounds and added four steals.
Pepperdine shot 23.1% (15-65) from the field and 4-16 from downtown. Shay Cooney-Williams scored a game-high 11 points on 4-10 shooting including 3-9 from deep and Emerson scored 10 points on 5-12 from the field. Kelsey Patrick shot 2-11 and had six points while grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds.
"Our defense was great," said Bronco head coach Jennifer Mountain. "When you hold a team to 36 points, chances are you're winning a basketball game. I loved the first five minutes. I thought we came out and played really well on both ends of the floor and our energy was exactly where we wanted. That's something we've been emphasizing because we've been starting slow."
Zurauskyte got the scoring started at 19:26 when she made a layup to put the Broncos on top 2-0. The Broncos would go on to an 8-0 run over the first four and a half minutes of the game behind two buckets each from Zurauskyte and Gilday.
Pepperdine got on the board at 15:23 on a layup by Amanda Lovely and Cooney-Williams followed with a three to cut the lead to 8-5 Santa Clara with 14:44 left in the first half.
After Avila converted a three-point play to put Santa Clara up 13-5 with 13:48 remaining, both teams went scoreless for the next two minutes until Emerson knocked down a jumper for the Waves to make it 13-7.
The Waves scored two more baskets to get within two at 13-11 at the 8:30 mark but a layup by Radanovich and a jump shot from Zurauskyte put the Broncos back out in front by six at 17-11 with five and a half minutes to go in the first half.
Santa Clara was able to extend its lead out to eight with one and a half minutes in the half but Patrick knocked down two free throws with just over a minute remaining to put the score at 21-15 Broncos and that is where the score stayed until the half.
Zurauskyte led the way for Santa Clara in the first half with eight points on 4-8 shooting. She also pulled down six boards, tied with Gilday for the team-lead. Gilday added six points on 3-7 shooting. Radanovich added four points and Avila had three to round out the first half scoring for the Broncos. As a team Santa Clara shot 32.3% (10-31) from the field and pulled down 25 rebounds while forcing nine Waves turnovers.
Emerson led Pepperdine with six first half points on 3-8 shooting while Kelsey Patrick scored four points and had a game-high eight first half rebounds. Cooney-Williams hit the only three of the first half and had three points. The Waves shot just 19.4% (6-31) from the field in the first half.
Pepperdine started the second half on a 7-0 run over the first three minutes to take its first lead of the game at 22-21. A three by Cooney-Williams and a couple of jumpers fueled the run.
Santa Clara got on the board with a jumper by Leo to retake the lead 23-22 at the 16-minute mark.
Avila followed with back-to-back layups to put Santa Clara back up by five at 27-22.
Radanovich hit the first Bronco three of the night with 11:32 remaining to put Santa Clara up 32-26.
With Santa Clara up 36-31 with 3:46 left on the clock, Ea Shoushtari hit a three to get the game within two points at 36-34.
After a Radanovich free throw made the score 37-34, Emerson cut the Waves' deficit to one with a layup with 44 seconds remaining.
Meagan Fulps hit a free throw with two seconds left and the Broncos came away with a 38-36 victory.


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Church of England welcomes its new 'Bishop of Atlantis' to Suffolk
The Bishop of Dunwich was installed this afternoon at a service of celebration in St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
The Rev Dr Canon Mike Harrison, 52, became Bishop of Dunwich at an ordination ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday, while today's service installed him in the diocese.
Bishop Mike admitted he has to get to know the county, having only been to Suffolk once before, for a family holiday.
Dunwich's last church fell into the sea in the early 1900s, but the post is assistant to the Rt Rev Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, which covers about 1,400 square miles and 72,000 people.
But the new bishop, who began working life as a management consultant, sees no reason for changing the the name of the post.
"As my daughters colourfully put it, I'm the Bishop of Atlantis," he said before the service. "That's caught their imaginations.
"It's how we use that attention and allow it to be a vehicle for engagement with the Gospel.
"One could spend one's time revising traditions, but my own experience of the Church of England is that that can be exhausting and take up energy and time that could be better spent in spreading the word of the Gospel."
He will be based in Mendelsham, which he says is conveniently between the cathedral and the diocesan offices in Ipswich.
"It is beneficial that we have one bishop in Ipswich and one in rural Suffolk."
Though he has had urban and suburban parishes, he is no stranger to rural life, having been brought up in a village and having spent the last 10 years at a rural Leicestershire parish. His wife Rachel is an occupational therapist and they have four children aged 13 to 21.
Today's service was attended by the county's civic dignitaries, members of the judiciary and armed forces and its High Sheriff and Lord Lieutenant.
During the installation, Bishop Mike was handed the Dunwich Crozier, which was commissioned for the Millenium and was designed and made by Wrnetham silversmith Derek Wakeling, who mounted it on an oak staff turned by his brother.
For a report and pictures, see Friday's Bury Free Press.


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This was super easy and delicious! Stuffed green peppers (or whatever type you prefer) with a mixture of meat and veggies on the inside!
We mixed ground beef with black beans, corn, cheese, tomatoes, and green chili peppers.
I would recommend it for any summer night paired with an ice cold margarita.
Happy cooking!


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The little balls decorating this cottage are "Vintage Raspberry Beads" (clear) by MAYA ROAD, and are hung with cranberry and white baker's twine by THE TWINERY. The two white trims are by WEBSTERS PAGES and were perfect for this little project! Don't they give a lovely, snowy look? For the roof I used a flat white acrylic paint by CRAFTSMART over the paper, then sprinkled "Diamond Dust" by TWINKLETS for an icy finish. Inside the tiny house is an artificial tea light that is battery operated. These can be found in most stores that sell Christmas ornaments.
Thoughts of my childhood days, playing with dolls in their doll house inspired me to decorate the inside of this little house. Not attaching the roof permanently allows the viewer to look inside the house easily. Most of the "decor" incorporates the Cardstock Stickers of the "Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas" Collection by Memory Works. For just a little additional home-like comfort I added a chair and a grandfather clock using my Cricut by PROVO CRAFT and the "Heritage" cartridge. Both were cut from Advantus Ideology TIM HOLTZ Grungeboard (plain). They were both painted black with Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint (Black Soot).
The hearth was created by building up layers of foam from a craft store, then adhering the hand drawn brick surface. Cardstock used for this was BAZZILL BASICS PAPER (Rosey/ canvas texture). The white opaque pen is by INKSSENTIALS.


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All my lumber, including the straw that broke the camels back, is now on this. I have even been able to leave an 8" gap behind the rack to fit sheet goods in. The utilization of space is now better than before as most of the 10" wide x 4/4 8/4 x 10 foot long boards were always on the floor so didn't contribute to the wall crack. They are now on the bottom shelf of the rack.
I just have a whole bunch of Triton wood racks to do something with now :)
|End frames assembled
|Rack completed
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The Dominion of Design
Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is a veteran of Electronics Design industry with over 25 years experience. He has previously worked at Mentor Graphics, Meta Software and Sun Microsystems. He has been contributing to EDACafe since 1999.
Unravelling the mind-body connection with power-efficient IC chip jointly developed by A*STAR IME, NTU and NUS
November 25th, 2013 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: IME
Despite the advances in neuroscience research, the human brain remains a complex puzzle with questions unanswered on how it controls human behaviour, cognitive functions and movements. Scientists from A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) have jointly developed and demonstrated an integrated circuit (IC) chip with record-low power consumption for direct recording of brain activities. This breakthrough minimises the patient's exposure to electromagnetic radiation and heat during the recording process, making it possible to integrate greater number of channels (>100 channels) to acquire more comprehensive profile of brain signals, paving the way to unlock the mystery behind the complex mind-body connection.
Neural recording system is a vital tool to acquire and process brain signals, and is also applied in artificial limb control (or neural prosthesis) treatments for paralyzed patients. The system comprises multiple electrodes for data acquisition and is implanted within the skull during the operation. The implantability of the system places tight limits on its size and power consumption, while at the same time demanding sufficient performance to record good quality data.
The joint team from IME, NTU and NUS demonstrated for the first time, a 100-channel neural-recording IC which has a record low power consumption of 0.94 mW per channel and the ability to deliver high quality signal recording. Compared to current state-of-the-art neural recording ICs, the new Singapore-developed IC can operate at just 0.45 V supply voltage, half of what is typically required to achieve similar performance. The new 100-channel IC chip has also successfully recorded the neural signals of an anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rat, bringing the innovation a step closer to clinical deployment.
Dr Je Minkyu, Deputy Director of the Integrated Circuits and Systems Laboratory at IME, commented, "The breakthrough is made possible using an innovative multi-supply-voltage scheme and dynamic-range folding approach in the circuit architecture to achieve low-voltage, low power consumption without trading off high performance data acquisition."
"To realise a fully implantable neural recording system, we are also working with other departments on the neural probe design and materials, as well as the incorporation of drug delivery capability." Professor Dim-Lee Kwong, Executive Director of IME, said, "The outcome of the partnership presents tremendous potential to advance neuroscience research and to restore functions of brain-injured patients. We expect IME's expertise in circuit design, sensor research, advanced packaging, and deep capabilities in fabrication know-how to contribute strongly in this application space."
Assistant Professor Yuanjin Zheng, Programme Director, VIRTUS IC Design Center of Excellence at NTU, said, "Being able to develop a power efficient chip which can record multi-channel neural signals simultaneously is a testament to NTU's deep expertise and vast experience in designing integrated circuits. NTU is also well-known for engaging in interdisciplinary research especially in the areas of Innovation and Future Healthcare, which we leveraged upon to help bridge the gap between neural science research and clinical applications."
Associate Professor Gavin Dawe from Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), said "As experts in neurophysiology our group at NUS worked closely with the rest of the team from IME and NTU to complete preclinical tests on the performance of the device recording neuronal activity in living brain tissue. This power-efficient yet high performance device for recording neural signals will enable new possibilities for development of implantable brain interfaces allowing paralyzed patients to control wheel chairs or robotic arms with their minds."
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About Institute of Microelectronics (IME)The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) is a research institute of the Science and Engineering Research Council of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Positioned to bridge the R&D between academia and industry, IME's mission is to add value to Singapore's semiconductor industry by developing strategic competencies, innovative technologies and intellectual property; enabling enterprises to be technologically competitive; and cultivating a technology talent pool to inject new knowledge to the industry. Its key research areas are in integrated circuits design, advanced packaging, bioelectronics and medical devices, MEMS, nanoelectronics, and photonics. For more information about IME, please visit http://www.ime.a-star.edu.sg. About Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is the lead agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. A*STAR oversees 14 biomedical sciences, and physical sciences and engineering research institutes, and seven consortia & centre, which are located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis, as well as their immediate vicinity. A*STAR supports Singapore's key economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. It also supports extramural research in the universities, hospitals, research centres, and with other local and international partners. Please visit www.a-star.edu.sg
About Nanyang Technological University
A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has 33,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the colleges of Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and its Interdisciplinary Graduate School. It has a new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, set up jointly with Imperial College London.
NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) and the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight (ACI).
A fast-growing university with an international outlook, NTU is putting its global stamp on Five Peaks of Excellence: Sustainable Earth, Future Healthcare, New Media, New Silk Road, and Innovation Asia.
Besides the main Yunnan Garden campus, NTU also has a satellite campus in Singapore's science and tech hub, one-north, and a third campus in Novena, Singapore's medical district.
About the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSoM)
Established in 1905, the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was the first institution of higher learning in Singapore and the genesis of what would become the National University of Singapore. The School offers one of the finest undergraduate medical programs in the Asia Pacific region and commands international recognition and respect. The latest university rankings from Quacqarelli Symonds (QS) have again rated the School as Asia's best for the third consecutive year. Globally, it is now ranked 20th, up one spot from its 2012 ranking.
The School admits 300 students to its medical undergraduate degree programme annually. It strives to fulfill its tripartite mission of providing excellent clinical care, training the next generation of healthcare professionals, and fostering research that will transform the practice of medicine. It plays a pivotal role in producing future leaders in healthcare delivery, discovery and public service as well as in Singapore's Biomedical Sciences Initiative and Singapore Medicine, an initiative to further develop as a regional medical center.
The School's 16 departments in the basic sciences and clinical specialties work closely with the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies and the Centre for Biomedical Ethics to ensure that teaching and research are aligned and relevant to Singapore's healthcare needs.
For more information about the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, please visit http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/corporate
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Quick Roundup 250
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
This morning finds me with a backlog of things I want to talk about and essentially no time to do so! The upside is that the blog practically writes itself on such occasions....
I recently encountered a very good civics literacy quiz through Jennifer Snow (who found it through Rational Jenn). I scored a 93, which is probably better than I would have scored in high school. So take that, Adrian!
Missile Tracking for Fun and Profit
Pursuant to my recent blog of Petrov Day, I learned through reader Hannes Hacker of the following interesting anecdote from the appendix of a paper on satellite tracking:
In October 1960, Ballistic Missile Early Warning Site 1 (BMEWS 1) outside of Thule, Greenland was in final preparations for going into operations (IOC). BMEWS1 was to be the US's first heavy radar to provide warning of an ICBM attack by the Soviet's newly developed capability. The BMEWS radar for IOC consisted of four AN/FPS-50 fan type radars with dual (over/under) 60 degree horizontal scanning beams. An ICBM fired from the Soviet Union to strike America normally would penetrate the lower beam and then the upper. State vectors would be generated from both penetrations, and then would be combined for a best prediction of impact time and location.And while we're re-living the Cold War, I noticed a link to the blog A Soviet Poster a Day under "Blogs of Note" as I was logging on to Blogger this morning. The title to a posting about "Soviet Champagne" sets about the right tone for that subject matter: "In victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it".
The test for IOC was a team from Aerospace Defense Command (1st Aerospace Control Squadron), Colorado Springs, CO. When they turned on the fan radars for the first part of the IOC test, thousands of radar returns came in! It looked like a mass ICBM raid, and there was initial panic! Then someone noted that the Doppler on the radar returns was near zero. This meant that the "ICBMs" weren't closing on North America. So what were the BMEWS radars seeing? Why, the Moon of course!
It turned out that the radar processing software was set up for ICBMs at ranges up to several thousand kilometers (first "main bang range"), but had no feature that would account for more distant targets -- such as the Moon, a really good radar reflector at several hundred thousand kilometers! No real damage here. After all, this was a test!
Push 'n Shove
I am thoroughly enjoying Hepcat's album, Push 'n Shove, which good friend Adrian Hester sent my way not too long ago, but which I hadn't loaded onto my iPod until just a few days ago.
Although it is not from the album, I have embedded a YouTube video of one of their songs ("No Worries") below. I'd heard that song before, but somehow never looked into who performed it or tracked down their other work.
My favorites on the album are "Prison of Love", "Beautiful", and their cover of Brenton Wood's classic, "Gimme Little Sign".