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Friday, May 11, 2007
Bacon-Loving Viking
Here is how I think their product mascot meeting went:
Boss: "We have 60 seconds before lunch to figure out a likable and recognizable mascot for Plumrose Bacon"
Bob: "A pirate with a chef hat on!"
Sally: "a rapping elephant eating bacon!"
Fred: "An Eskimo on a sled pulled by bacon strips!"
Sally: "An astronaut on the planet bacon!"
Fred: "a winking Italian Viking with a fork..."
Boss: "Done! What about the motto?"
Bob: "We will pillage your taste buds and brutally murder your hunger for bacon."
Boss: "Done!"
Anyway, some time passed and I forgot all about the bacon Viking. Then some more time passed and I started thinking it was odd that there was a Viking on a package of bacon. Then some more time passed and I doubted it happened at all.
Then I was driving on I-65 and a semi passed me with a picture of the bacon Viking but no pictures of bacon.
"Our bacon really takes the edge off of a week-long pillaging stent. "
When I returned to work the next day, I was still confused. When I thought about it, I wasn't sure if that bacon was involved at all. The Viking could have been the mascot for shoe polish or lemon drops. I would have googled it, but I wasn't able to really remember the exact name brand on that truck or on the package so I couldn't look it up.
It really bothered me for some reason. Was there such thing as the bacon-loving-viking?
I even emailed my friends to try to get some answers:
"When you guys buy bacon, have you ever seen the mascot on the bacon packaging that looks like a Viking that is winking and doing that "that'sa spicy meatball" think with his fingers?
What brand is that?"
I eventually tried to get to the bottom of it via Google*. After 20 minutes, I got desperate and started putting in phrases involving bacon and Vikings.
I couldn't find sqaut...
I even used ham instead of bacon. I still couldn't find jack! I tried many possibilites and it started getting pretty absurd, and when I checked my search history I found this list that might terminate my position if my boss ever saw it:
1) bacon Viking
2) ham Viking
3) ham brands
4) bacon brands
5) ham mascots
6) bacon mascots
7) Viking mascots
8) A Viking eating bacon
9) Winking ham Viking
10) Winking Viking who eats ham
11) Winking Viking who eats bacon
12) Viking with a chef hat on who eats ham
13) Is that a Viking chef on the ham package?
14) Why is there a Viking on that ham?
Man, I do love that list. I have read it at least a dozen times and still LOL. I am glad to have shared it with you. If you aren't laughing, please say #14 out loud until you do so.
*I did find the motto of Hillshire farms: "Go Meat!"
chew on that one.
i am not sure who removed that first comment because i didn't. must have been a viking.
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Wait, I thought last week was going to be the finale. Admittedly, I wasn't here last week, so I was clearly PLAYING WITH FIRE! (That's a reasonable and not-overly-melodramatic way to describe being out of town the week you are supposed to to write a recap for a reality show spin-off season finale on basic cable for a mid-size pop-culture website, right?) But so last week wasn't the finale, even though the four finalists were in the Bahamas. (R.I.P. Tiffany! Yours was a flame that burned too bright but did not cook well enough. How's heaven?! Great, right?!) Something about conch and sand and eating on the beach. Richard made noodles out of potato. Mike won everything. Stupid Mike. I mean, good for you, buddy, but also Mike needs to stop (and this carries into this week's episode) talking so much about how hard he is trying. He pulled that shit on his original season, too. Mike, who do you think ISN'T trying on this show? Everyone is trying! Richard Blais's head is practically falling off the bone, that is how hard he is trying. Just because you want to win, that doesn't earn you extra credit (and also, again, EVERYONE WANTS TO WIN!) Just so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle, though, can we talk about hilarious it was last week when Richard was like "the conch were a little deeper than I can swim," and then they show him swimming and the conch is seriously in, like, four feet of water? Haha. COME ON, FRODO! ONE CONCH TO RULE YOU ALL.
But, so, if last week's episode wasn't the finale, then surely this week's episode is the finale, right?
NOPE! This week we are competing to see which final TWO will go on to the real finale. Ugh. How man finales does this show think it has earned? As far as I am concerned, it has earned the standard ONE finale. At one point, Richard points out that this is only the third time in herstory that the Top Chef finale has only been two chefs, "so the gravity of the situation cannot be overestimated or downplayed." Hahahaha. Take it easy, princess. I'm not sure you can ever talk about the "gravity" of ANYTHING on this show, much less something that's already happened TWICE before. "It is only every other season of Top Chef in which chefs have to taste olive oil with a blindfold on, so there is no way to express the historic significance of this incredible moment." No. Anyway.
Quickfire Challenge: they have 10 minutes to overcook Wolfgang Puck a new face to replace his currently overcooked face. Just kidding! Let's get off Wolfgang Puck faces because I just got off yours his? That did NOT go the way I had hoped. Seriously, though, the whole episode, every time Wolfgang Puck talks, all I can think about is:
The chefs assign each other challenging Quickfires from seasons past. So, Antonia can only used canned goods. Richard has to cook hot dogs. Mike only gets one pot. Cook cook cook. This ought to be easy enough, surely the show isn't going to surprise them with any last minute twists, that would be crazy, oh my god, you guys will never guess what just happened and right after I said the thing about no surprises! There's a surprise! Padma makes them pick crazy twists from previous seasons. OK! We get it! This show has been on forever! Now Richard has to cook with one arm, and Mike can't use utensils, and Antonia is hog-tied to Carla. Cook cook cook. Complain complain complain. Everyone complains so much you would think this was Top Complain. (In their defense, if I was on this show I would be actually for real DEAD and BURIED IN THE GROUND from TOO MUCH COMPLAINING, so I have some sympathy. But not very much. Sympathy isn't my job!)
Wolfgang Puck thinks Antonia's peanut butter soup
looks and sounds disgusting has a lot of flavor but is too condensed. He tells Richard that he could serve his hot dogs to his children, but he kind of says it like the way you say you could feed something to your dogs. He also says "you could even call this a sandwich if you wanted." Wait, is Wolfgang trying to fuck Richard? Because these are some pro-caliber J-Dog level negs he is dropping. He loves Mike's pork shoulder. Mike wins. He tells Wolfgang that he's trying very hard. Richard's head falls off. He puts it back on, but who knows how long it will stay there. It's definitely crooked and slipping.
For the Elimination Challenge, each chef is paired with an ACTUAL chef and tasked with preparing their "last supper." They have done this kind of thing before (and at the Judges Table there is even a woman who has written a book about it) and I think it's a really interesting idea, but also almost hilariously morbid? Like, if you're going to do this, let's really DO IT. The guest chefs should have to explain how they think they are going to die, and the circumstances in which they are allowed this one final delicious feast before having to meet their makers. Anyway, because Mike won the Quickfire, he gets to choose who is paired with whom. He places Richard with Wolfgang Puck, he takes Michelle Bernstein, and he gives Antonia to Morimoto. His thinking is that Morimoto will be the hardest, and that will get "his cousin" (ugh, with this cousin BULLSHIT) eliminated so it will be him and Richard in the finale, because he wants to beat the best to prove he's the best. I kind of get it. You could also just try and get Richard eliminated and then win the show? Because that's how actual competition works? You will still have beaten Richard and also you don't actually think that anyone is taking this show very seriously do you? But who am I to tell Mr. I'm Trying So Hard And Want To Win And No One Else Is Trying And They Don't Want To Win how to compete?
Wolfgang Puck grew up in Austria, so he wants goulash with spaetzle and strudel for dessert. Michelle keeps talking about how she's a Jewish-Latin, which is about as annoying as when Mike refers to Antonia as his cousin (read: VERY annoying), so she wants fried chicken and biscuits because they didn't have that when she was a kid (except they did have it, there is even a photo of her eating it). It's kind of this weird thing of being over-proud of your heritage that you have to talk about it CONSTANTLY, but also turning your back on your heritage? Get it together, Michelle. Morimoto wants perfect rice, pickles, and sashimi. Eek! I'm sorry, Antonia. Goodbye! Better luck on Top Chef: All-Stars: All-Stars! (Although, before you go, you might want to call the editors and have them redo this whole episode so that whenever you talk about Morimoto it doesn't come off as vaguely racist? Like, it's fine that he looks scary, but why do you have to keep saying he looks "scary, like a Japanese warrior," whatever that even means?)
Padma shows them an envelope.
Don't worry about it, I'm sure it's nothing.
Cook cook cook.
Richard is trying to prepare his food the way he thinks Wolfgang wants it. This is his last supper after all. (At the end of the meal, Wolfgang Puck lays himself down on a tanning bed for his Last Tan and the whole thing is buried in the ocean off the coast of Corsica like a disabled subway car.) Antonia is doing her best to cook Morimoto's food the way she thinks he would want it, but she's going to fail. It's not her fault! But she is! Mike, meanwhile, was asked to make fired chicken and biscuits, so he's "not making biscuits." Huh? WHY DON'T YOU JUST MAKE BISCUITS, YOU BITCH! He makes empanadas with eggs in them. Oh good grief. If I asked for biscuits for my last supper and Mike, with his Tex Avery eyes, made goddamned empanadas with eggs in them, I would be like "pull up a chair and grab yourself a plate, because this is the last supper for BOTH OF US." He also sous-vides the chicken before breading and frying it, which everyone agrees is a weird way to do that. It's almost as if Mike has no respect for the circle of life.
Cook cook cook.
HERE COMES THE CREAM! Wolfgang loves Richard's food. He especially appreciates that Richard made his own spaetzle because spaetzle is so hard to make! Good job, Richard. Michelle says that Mike did NOT make what she asked him to make, but she likes that? Wait, what is even going on here? And Morimoto is just thoroughly unimpressed with Antonia's food. Entirely. Like, he kind of looks like he might throw up, if throwing up didn't mean having to commit honor suicide for having brought shame on his family? When the chefs come back out to Judges table he can barely contain his disgust when he says "it was interesting." Ouch! Mike assures everyone at the table that he is trying very hard and that he wants to win. OH FOR GOODNESS SAKE, MIKE! Richard's head rolls into Tom's lap. Tom picks it up and sets it onto his finished plate, like a used napkin. "Richard, if this competition was about redemption for you, you are redeemed." RICHARD MOVES ON TO THE FOURTH FINALE! Congratulations, Richard Blaizzzzzzz!
"Remember this?" Padma is holding up…what is that? Oh no! Her surprise envelope! I was sure that she had forgotten about it!
Mike and Antonia have to go back to the kitchen and prepare "one perfect bite," and whoever wins will go on to the 19th round semi-finals to compete for six months to see who will turn the TV off. Cook cook cook. Antonia makes seared grouper in coconut lobster broth with a yam, apple & dill pollen relish. Mike makes tempura lobster over beef tartare with carmelized olives & chimichuri sauce. Everyone talks about how much they love Antonia's dish which is why she…is going…home!
Wait, what? False drama. Split decision. Whatever. Sorry, Antonia. I honestly don't think you could have beaten Mike or Richard in a mano-e-Antonia face/off. But I know you tried hard and wanted to win. At least I think you did? You never talked about it incessantly like your COUSIN. (Even Padma gets in on this. "You came here as competitors but you leave as cousins." No! ENOUGH!) Goodbye, Antonia!
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Pink grapefruit and ginger lemonade
August 19th, 2013
The perfect summer drink. Ultra easy to make and so refreshing. Serve nice and cold on it's own or feel free to mix in ginger ale for extra bubbles or prosecco for a festive occasion.
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After having squeezed the grapefruit poor the juice into a glass bottle using a strainer. Add the boiling water, ginger and honey. Have the patience to let it cool entirely in the fridge and you're done. Enjoy!
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Originally posted by mellisamouse
I never really believed at ALL in shapeshifting, or even demons much really, but I actually saw it with my own two eyes for the first time!
I was suprisingly not scared, at told it it had no permission to talk to me, and that it should leave my friend alone, and it told me she gave it permission to be there.
This girl is tall and thin with beautiful long curly hair, but when she shifted, she had a fat round face with frizzy shoulder length hair instead.
I told it it had to go away, I was vivsiting with my frined and not her demon, so it finally left.
After it was gone, I asked her if she knew what just happened, and she said yes it happened before.
The weirdest part was, I asked her if she wanted me to help her get rid of it and she said, no it's ok....
I said, reallllly, Yahweh and Yeshua can make it leave her forever the way they made it leave and stop talking to me through her, and she just kept saying no, it's ok, she doesn't want me involved.....
This is the weirdest thing I have EVER seen, but I cannot deny it.
I think if this happened a few years ago, I would be a basket case, but now that I know Yahweh and Yeshua so much better, I was calm and ok....
Has anyone else ever seen this happen????
I am just mind boggled!
Originally posted by Keeper of Kheb
. Demons can shape shift, they can also inhabit many different things like animals and inanimate objects. A lot of demons attach themselves to charms and symbols of pagan religions. Thats why its not a good idea to have those things in your house, you shouldn't anyways being a christian.
Yes, I even got rid of any christmas lights and ANY things, burned all new agey book etc, cause I had a depression that wouldn't leave me, I am finally happy and cheery again, and still once and a whuie find remanents and burn them etc.
Originally posted by mellisamouse
reply to post by Kangaruex4Ewe
Yeah, it was at my house, we were playing cranium, and went out on the deck for a smoke.
I am kind of wierded out by that sooo much myself, like why she would let it stay?
I am almost on a mission now to find out why, and to make it leave forever..... I just don't understand.
Originally posted by kimish
Maybe your friend has split personality disorder. I've heard of people in those cases have actually changed eye color and their voices were different.
Originally posted by mellisamouse
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
She litterally changed right in front of me, the voice changed a bit, but the appearance, like something off a movie...
I was trying to understand the physics, like did it make MY mind see her different, or would someone else or a camera see the change too...
I am still stunned...... like wth???? HOW? WHY???
and WHY on EARTH, do she not want Yahweh and Yeshua to get it out for good??
Why the permission???
Maybe she is scared, like it intimidated her or bullied her or lies to her???
This person is such a beautiful wonderful soul, that my mind is boggled like never before.... SOOOO friggin confused!
Originally posted by SmoKeyHaZe
Could we get the story in a bit more details please?
It sounds like an interesting situation, and I wanna hear more about what happened exactly!
Just to paint a fuller picture for us
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by mellisamouse
Serious question and with a basis for asking it.... How old is she and how long has she been acting out of the norm or talking about dreams/visions/out of place thoughts and feelings? Any other specifics about the nature and intent of the 'force' or 'entity' you're seeing in her?
Originally posted by YoungSoul
Originally posted by mellisamouse
Originally posted by nevernothing
I am one of THE MOST imperfect people there are, and he still loves me...
Any prayer of totally need, or desperation, or help, or calming, and he answers every time, the most loyal love there is,
But when I pray or ask for help removing my imperfections, (smoking for example) the answer seems to be either NO, or it dosen't matter.... or I love you anyways.....
I once heard it put like this: go find a baby that you love, or a pet that you love - some real innocent "imperfect" being. Now let's say that the baby barfs all over you or the dog rolls around in dead fish or the cat does that thing where it fluffs up its tail and puts its ears back and gets crazy eyes and runs around the house being crazy and in that time it kinda attacks and ruins your favorite shoes. You get the picture right?
So when this thing that you love does something that isn't ideal, are you like "you imperfect horrible creature, you will die and go to hell forever and ever!!!" No. Well, God sees us like that baby or pet.
There's a difference between imperfection and malice. People who don't know God get a little extra leeway too (see the Noahide laws). But once we proclaim ourselves as followers of Christ there are a few extra rules to follow, like: don't be mean to children in the name of God (the millstone business), if you have an offensive enemy who does not know God you should pray for them so that they can have the same inner peace as you have and then their crappy behavior might change, do not set yourself up as the judge of other people only God is the judge, etc.
I know what you mean though, it's really hard to see ourselves as innocent beings -- its much easier to see it with babies or pets. And its actually good for us to be hard on ourselves, as long as we don't become like abusive parents to ourselves. But for some reason, that baby/pet thing really helps me deal with my own shortcomings.edit on 25-8-2012 by YoungSoul because: improper semicolon use that become wrong but then went unnoticededit on 25-8-2012 by YoungSoul because: forgot to put the conclusion to the baby analogy, so added "God sees us like that baby or pet" in.
Originally posted by Kangaruex4Ewe
Originally posted by mellisamouse
reply to post by Kangaruex4Ewe
Yeah, it was at my house, we were playing cranium, and went out on the deck for a smoke.
I am kind of wierded out by that sooo much myself, like why she would let it stay?
I am almost on a mission now to find out why, and to make it leave forever..... I just don't understand.
I guess it's possible that the "demon" has convinced her that he should stay, makes her feel better/more secure, or has convinced her that he/she/it is not evil. Without more from her you just can't be sure why she is ok with it. I would have been more than a little weirded out myself. You seem to have handled it better than most IMO.
I hope it works out for the best either way. Have you talked to her since then? Asked her any questions about it?


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I think that was supposed to be Clark Kent Atlanta, but he couldn't find a phone booth. Furman was destroyed by WCU. Mercer has a 3 point lead late and is trying to hold on. Chatty keeps turning it over.
It's a final- Mercer over Chatty 17-14. That puts The Citadel in a great position to win the auto bid. Whoda thunk it? Mercer has played virtually everyone close. Great coaching job to keep the team believing they could finally prevail. There's a lesson there. Nothing changes as far as playoffs, but WCU puts themselves a little higher on the ladder and Chatty is knocked off the perch.


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The National Transportation Safety Board released its annual "most wanted" list for 2016, highlighting such priorities as ending substance impairment, reducing fatigue-related accidents, promoting availability of collision-avoidance technologies, and strengthening occupant protection.
The list also expresses the need for drivers and operators to "disconnect from deadly distractions" posed by the use of electronic devices.
Also making the list: "require medical fitness for duty." This most-wanted item pertains to NTSB's recommendation that safety-critical personnel, such as public vehicle operators, become subject to medical certification systems. The goal is to identify any untreated or undiagnosed conditions that might prevent operators from performing their job safely, the agency noted.
NTSB is an independent federal agency that investigates the causes of transportation accidents, promotes transportation safety and assists accident victims and their families. The board's "most wanted" list addresses accident causes in highway, rail, aviation, marine and pipeline transportation.
The list focuses on 10 broad safety improvements on which the NTSB has made recommendations that haven't been implemented yet. NTSB has called the list a "road map from lessons learned to lives saved."
Three of the highway-related items appeared on the 2015 list as well: ending substance impairment, disconnecting from deadly distractions, and requiring medical fitness for duty.
"How do we decide what goes on the list each year? The extent to which an improvement can help save lives and reduce injuries is a factor, but not the only factor," said NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart. "If it were, all of the items would relate to highway crashes, where the vast majority of transportation deaths and injuries occur. We also look at so-called bang for the buck — how to use our limited resources most effectively to improve safety."
In addressing the dangers of human fatigue, the list stresses that this problem "affects the safety of the traveling public in all modes of transportation."
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In explaining the urgent need to end substance impairment, the NTSB also called for more research on the effects of drug use on driving and potential countermeasures.
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The National Safety Council praised the newly released list, in particular commending the federal agency for adding collision avoidance technologies. The council, in a released statement, also echoed NTSB's call for further action to prevent drugged driving.
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This third entry in the Iron Druid series is one of the strongest. Great backstories for mythological/legendary heroes and icons of folklore. Speedy pacing and a cliffhanger ending that begs for Book 4 to be within grabbing reach. Better yet, get this in audio for Luke Daniels' virtuoso narration, especially of Oberon.
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Yep + 1 on what Dude said... it sounds like your Drivers got corrupted when you installed the game. Download new ones (Audio and Video both), saved them to a temp folder, uninstall the ones you have now, restart to safe mode, use ccleaner to clean registry, restart, allow w7 to install generic drivers, go to temp folder and right click on the exe file and use "Run as an Administrator" and install again, restart after you have installed both drivers.
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Okay, I'll try those, thanks for the help.:)
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June 20, 2011
BOSTON — On Saturday, tens of thousands of smiling, cheering, even crying fans lined the streets of Boston from the TD Garden to Copley Square to Fenway.
Some faces in the crowd were painted yellow and black in honor of the Bruins, who were parading their shiny new Stanley Cup through the city. But Henry Young, from Roxbury, is naturally a person of color.
Young was one of the many fans who made the crowd a mixture of races, ethnicities and gender. Some hope that this show of diversity will redefine what has long been the stereotype of a Boston Bruins fan.
Wearing his faded Bruins jersey, Young, who is in his late 40's, says he's no fair-weather fan.
"I grew up in Boston. I grew up actually as a Bruins fan," Young said. "I remember the Stanley Cups in 70 and 72. It's been a long time coming. I'm celebrating."
Boston's sports have not always engendered such positive race relations. Most notably, the Boston Red Sox were the very last baseball team to integrate.
But by contrast, the Bruins were the first NHL team to hire a black player. New Brunswick-born left-wing, Willie O'Ree played from 1957 to 1961. Young says O' Rees' legacy inspired him to take up the sport.
"We played street hockey in my neighborhood, and a lot of us grew up playing street hockey in Roxbury and watching Gerry Cheevers and Terry O'Reilly, Esposito," Young said, naming his other favorite players.
Further along Newbury Street as fans streamed toward the subway, members of the Desoto and Montiero families stop for a moment to talk about the team that has always been popular in their Cape Verdean neighborhood in Boston.
They said people in their neighborhood like all sports, but students are usually encouraged to play baseball or basketball. Boston Public Schools, they said, should have a hockey league.
While many in the crowd are long-time fans of Boston hockey, others are newcomers to the sport and the city. Zinzilay Brooks, a student at MIT, said until this win, she could not imagine being at a celebration of professional hockey. Especially one in Boston.
"My dad knew Boston as a place that was hostile, especially as a young black man growing up in the 60's and 70's. He was kind of unsure about sending his daughter there," Brooks said, and laughed. "I gotta go home and tell Daddy that I was at a Bruins parade today and I don't know how he'll react."
"It's 2011. Times have changed," said Alex Webley from Methuen, an African American who proudly shows off his Bruins colors.
And standing nearby, Neha Patadia, whose family comes from India, says she was pleasantly surprised by the diversity of the crowd.
"I did not expect Boston to come together, I was surprised, but I think its winning that really brings people together," Neha said.
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text: The East Bay Broadband Consortium (EBBC) met last week at its second "Get Fast" Summit to look for new ways of improving broadband–high speed internet–infrastructure in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties. With local know-how and help from Oakland's tech boom, the group plans to close gaps in coverage from the street up. The argument for better bandwidth has been stalled for some years. A few different systems have already laid the groundwork for city-wide wi-fi, notably a wireless mesh network on the city's rooftops and city-owned, fiber optic cables running underground, but these projects have largely met political gridlock. The current internet infrastructure also has limitations (some fiber optic cables were installed back in the 1970s) and it hasn't been able to keep pace with Oakland's bandwidth demand. So why will "Get Fast" succeed now? "Every community is becoming competitive," Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson said, and the East Bay brings a lot to the table: a motivated workforce, stellar universities and laboratories, and a thriving social scene. What it needs now, he said, is to connect these institutions and give them the tools to do more. Carson, who spearheads the EBBC and chairs the East Bay Economic Development Alliance, believes Oakland can't afford to lose momentum. What will make the difference, he says, is Oakland's "attitude of accessibility" that pools resources and drives communities together. "It's not just 'I got mine,'" said Carson. EBBC is up against a significant challenge. Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission graded and mapped broadband coverage all across the state. Oakland scored a C average, with one-third of East and West Oakland underserved or unconnected. A focus of the "Get Fast" summit was figuring out how to work more closely with schools, churches, and community centers to educate the public about these missing networks. Gaps in infrastructure and access, Carson says, drain economic competitiveness, public health and safety, and information services delivered through various applications and technologies. The help is there, just not available to those who need it most. The EBBC plans to reach out to not only students, but seniors and the home-bound, to help them get them the basic digital literacy skills needed to succeed. Carson said the EBBC is almost willing to go door-to-door with its message and hopes to hold forums and consultations to get the word out around Oakland neighborhoods. One obstacle that is slowing EBBC down is showing how high-speed internet can be affordable. Carson compares it access healthcare. There will always be "Cadillac" plans out there, he said, and you might only be able to afford basic care. "But it's care," Carson said. Connectivity goes a long way. The EBBC has put together an Action Plan that will begin a conversation with local government and businesses so they can see infrastructure as an opportunity to invest in the community. (The EBBC committee itself brings together representatives from EMANIO, Transwestern, OSIsoft, and AT&T.) Carson says he wants to reinforce the idea that better bandwidth will bring business here. "By helping [small business owners] take full advantage of technology, we can create jobs and make an impact on communities affected by generations of poverty," Carson recently wrote in an op-ed for the Oakland Tribune. For EBBC, it's about time Oakland take its place as a front-runner in information technology and connectivity. "There's receptivity, a new energy here, bringing us to new levels," Carson said. "It's time to build a broadband infrastructure Oakland can be proud of 20 years down the line." Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website


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The Boy Genius Report is reporting that BlackBerry Internet Service 2.3 is being launched today for AT&T customers.
The new BlackBerry Internet Service update has added a lot of attachment enhancements and support, which should make life easier for non-BES users. You can now open .mp3, and .wav files, attach and send up to a 3MB file in an e-mail directly from your BlackBerry, while having access to Delivery and Read notifications. BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) is an easy-to-use wireless email solution included with the purchase of BlackBerry Personal data rate plans.
BIS offers direct wireless access to work and personal Internet email accounts such as Earthlink, Comcast, Yahoo! and virtually any other POP3 or IMAP account. With Blackberry Internet Service, customers get an easy-to-use and reliable wireless e-mail solution to send/receive/forward/reply to messages. Customers can wirelessly manage multiple email accounts on the go. According to RIM "many customers will find it much easier to check their desktop email from their BlackBerry vs. a computer as there is no log in process and they can sit anywhere to do it."
The Boy Genius provides a full rundown of the enhanced features including: added support for Yahoo Mail and G-mail; delivery and read receipts, auto-forwarding; slideshow features; attachment uploading, voice attachment playback; wireless meeting requests; and expanded language support.


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This year, program participants learned about many different facets of the natural world. From harnessing power from the sun to making models of things with wings, participants learned how to appreciate, conserve, and enjoy all that the outdoors has to offer while making new friends and summer memories.
We are looking ahead to fall events and programs, and we will be also be planning for next summer, too! Spaces fill quickly for all of our programs and dates, so be sure to sign up early to guarantee your spot next summer. Check back often online for more summer program information in late winter 2016.
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Alberto VO5 shampoo for normal hair
28 reviews
75% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.5
Price: $
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INGREDIENTSWater (Aqua, Eau), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ammonium Chloride, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Fragrance (Parfum), DMDM Hydantoin, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Yellow 6 (CI 15985), Sodium Chloride, Polysorbate 20, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Ascorbic Acid, Niacinamide, Biotin.
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on 10/17/2018 10:42:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
For years, I've always used this. What I don't understand is why they never had a matching conditioner? Anyway, this shampoo smells very clean, leaves hair full of shine!
on 4/14/2018 7:42:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Terrible as a shampoo, wonderful as a makeup brush deep cleaner. This stuff is incredibly stripping so consider yourself warned! It's a frickin dollar and smells like the 80's. Good times.
on 3/3/2016 6:48:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
hi! can anyone pls help me on finding this brand v05 here in dubai?
i only got 2 sets of shampoo and conditioner tsk tsk
on 1/13/2016 9:48:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I love the volume shampoo because of its understated fragrance, and that goes for this too.
Just a pure, clean, fresh scent which doesn't smell like crazy all day. It also doubles as a good body wash for just that reason. Don't feel like smelling like a strawberry smoothie? Then this and the volume shampoo are for you. The lather isn't EXTREME but produces soapy bubbles which rinse easily, and the tub isn't slimy from heavy silicones. Same goes for the volumizer. Have you ever stepped into the shower and almost slid across the basin? That's from conditioners (I think).
Cons: the cap is loose and the bottles aren't always filled. I wish they'd make liters of all their shampoos in pump bottles.
If you prefer creamy formulas, this is good for clarifying. LOVE the simplicity.
on 12/3/2015 12:08:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Really love this range of shampoo from Alberto Vo5 because it is really cheap, clean my oily scalp and smell not too bad... been using this for awhile and stock up on it but unfortunately, it causes dandruff for me and I had an irritable itch after using it, which I initially had thought were the allergic to dairy product but it usually happen after I wash my hair, so no more Vo5 for me. Perhaps cheap is not always good. Will never repurchase from this brand anymore.
on 3/12/2013 1:02:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I purchased this shampoo solely because it's the ONLY shampoo my late grandmother would use and I was feeling nostalgic. I am so happy I did... I really needed a good clean as my hair was so weighed down from all the oils, conditioners and sprays I use in my hair. Not only do I love the smell of this (very clean, simple) but I've never felt such a clean feeling in my hair before! It was squeaky clean. Did feel a bit dry and tangled but I just used some conditioner and it was fine. Blow dried and styled my hair as usual and my hair has more volume, isn't weighed down, is soft & shiny. My grandma was onto something with this stuff! Everyone should use this at least once a week to clean away all the gunk and remind themselves how beautiful their hair can be without the need for all the pizzazz, just a classic tried and true shampoo.
on 9/17/2012 12:44:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
I use this shampoo as a base. I add about 8 drops of an oil blend into this in the palm of my hand for a wonderful creamy clean shampoo. Leaves my hair clean and smooth and brings my waves out. I've used higher priced shampoos that are no match for this shampoo and oil blend. Try it, it's a very affordable test run.
on 3/13/2012 10:59:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Remember what clean hair used to smell like? Not fruity or tropical or overly sweet, but airy, fresh, and a little flowery. V05's normal shampoo is one of the few on the market that captures the clean hair scent of my childhood. It's too harsh for daily use, but for days when I feel like I need a deep clean, it's perfection. Need I even mention it's dirt cheap and often on sale?
on 10/9/2011 8:50:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm
Hair: Other, Other, Fine
Eyes: Brown
It costs $1. I don't even think McDonald's has a $1 menu anymore. It has sulfates, which removes cones, so you may or may not like depending on your hair regimen. That said, it is a FABULOUS shampoo for the cost. Keep it in perspective. Cleans very well, over the long term, made my hair very shiny and I had to use less to cleanse over time. I have mixed this shampoo with other conditioners, and it always performs the same. Removes buildup, gets hair squeaky clean without over drying or causing breakage. Smells very fresh and basic. I highly recommend and will definitely keep in my rotation for cleansing. I love the performance of VO5 shampoos and conditioners - it is always consistent, doesn't damage fine hair over time, and is basic with no frills. And you can find them at every drugstore/grocery store/walmart/target/etc. in just about every U.S. city. For $1.
on 7/15/2010 11:09:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Best shampoo for shaving! Allows you to get a very close and soft shave.
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by Optimism One
Kelle Groom told us in English 517R (Craft of Literary Nonfiction Workshop) that at one point in her writing career, a pivotal point, she put her writing desk right by the front door of her apartment so that she always saw it before she left or when she came home.
This is what I've done.
She also told us that she made folders–physical, tangible folders–of all the printed drafts and pieces that went into individual essays or chapters or poems, labeling each folder according to its given content and keeping those folders visible on her writing desk.
This is what I've done.
Finally, she said that she designed her life in such a way that if it supported her writing, then it was welcome; if not, it was not.
This is not quite what I've done, but I'm certainly moving in that direction.
I'm in Bali, Indonesia, from now until Christmas and the next residency. I've rented a nice studio apartment and a motorbike, and I have a regional mobile phone, a 'handphone' in the local parlance.
My responsibilities are so basic (eating and sleeping) that there really isn't any excuse but to read and write as much as possible. Therefore, so far, I've read all of a few literary magazines (The Normal School, Fourth Genre, and Creative Nonfiction), parts of a couple others (Tin House and Poets & Writers), and all of Suzanne Roberts' Plotting Temporality [awe-some!]. Also, I just started a collection of interviews called A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk About Their Craft, Lives, and Inspiration. Meanwhile, after getting a somewhat slow start on my writing due to (excuses, excuses) not having and not being able to find a proper voltage converter and apparently not feeling compelled enough to simply put pen to paper, I have written a few things: "Yes and No," a list of experiences and insights about being in the Hong Kong airport for thirteen hours; "Whipped by the Old Man," a sketch on my first surfing expedition since arriving in Bali; and a few different parts for a much longer piece that is tentatively titled "What's In a Name?," an exploration of the various names I've had over the course of my life. All of the above are most certainly in the first-draft stage. Also, I keep my SNC MFA notebook with me everywhere I go, jotting down ideas and lines that come to me when inspiration shines. This latter idea comes from Suzanne Roberts, who said in our travel writing class that she has different-sized notebooks to fit any and every occasion.
This is what I've done.


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About 2 or 3 times a week I try to spend some time in the dry sauna at my gym. I will usually do this after I have taught a morning Zumba class and have done some resistance exercises for myself, and right before I take my shower and get on with the rest of my day. While in the sauna I do a few yoga stretches, focusing on my lower back, hamstrings, pirifomis, shoulders and quads. I have an addition towel to the one that I sit or lay on so that I can drape my goodies depending on the type of stretch I'm doing. It's all ladies in the looker room and the sauna is very small and never heavily populated, but I feel it's the polite thing to do. If they have a problem with toplessness, well, then they are outta luck.
I started visiting the sauna on a recommendation from my husband. He knows an orthopedic surgeon who swears by a hot sauna's effectiveness, combined with some gentle stretching specific to a trouble spot, or spots, to help alleviate soreness. Since I have constant tightness in my lower back and pirifomis I thought what do I have to lose. Prior to starting this routine I had never been inside a dry sauna.
The first thing I noticed was the heat. The heat combined with the smallness of the little room. About the size of a walk-in closet and completely lined with wood (red cedar?), its usually heated up to somewhere in the high 160's degrees wise. Benches lined two of the four walls. Fortunately the door is mainly made of glass, sparing me from a complete claustrophobic break down. Once I was able to wrap my head around how freaking hot it was (I felt like my lungs had to adapt to a new atmosphere), I quickly melted into a mode of relaxation. I don't time myself, but rather let my own heat tolerance determine when to cry uncle. Sometimes I don't get through all the stretches that I want to do. Opting instead to bail lest I risk passing out or getting felled by heat induced nausea.
So, I've continued the routine. My visits had to go on hiatus for a month or so while repairs were being done to the wet sauna. Since they are right next to each other in my gym both had to be sectioned off for the repairmen to work, undisturbed by the constant stream of naked ladies (all ages, mind you. I'd love to know their take on ladies' locker room talk). Both have once again become accessible. I can once again feel the benefits in my muscles. My dry sauna visits don't completely eliminate my trouble spots, but the visits do help me to maintain a large range of movement while cutting down on the pain. Then there is also the mind calming aspect. Didn't realize how much I missed that until I got it back.
Most of the time I am in the sauna all by my lonesome. Sometimes someone is in there when I go in. Sometimes someone will join me during my sit. There's plenty of room. Conversations are at a mellow and relaxed pace. Heat will calm everything you do down. No need to get into any heavy topics since we intuitively know that our individual time is short in the little room of devouring heat. Once it's time to leave, it is time to leave. Some women come with just their towels on, others will have their workout clothes still on (I would go insane, like bat-shit panic level insane) or a bathing suit. Once I noticed that a young lady in the spa just outside the sauna was drying her sweat soaked tank top and yoga pants in the dry sauna. Can't fault that kind of ingenuity.
A number of months ago a young lady was sitting in the sauna, wearing workout clothes and shoes (personal panic moment) and vigorously texting on her smartphone. It struck me as odd to have an electrical device in such a hot environment. It also made me feel a little of what I can only describe as sympathetic anxiety that she couldn't just tune the world out and be separated from her cell phone for the short time while in the sauna. Why even go into the sauna if those texts are so damn important. But, not my problem.
A couple of weeks ago I was doing my routine time in the sauna with some gentle yoga poses and stretches. A lady joined me (super cute purple bikini). She commented on how she missed the clock that used to be on a wall close by the hot water spa, visible from the sauna door as well. It helped her keep track of the time so she could make a yoga class (I wonder if she appreciated my variations on Gomukhasana and Janu Sirsana poses). I've felt the burn of my earrings in the sauna the times I have forgotten to remove them, so wearing a watch wouldn't work out much better. I mentioned that I saw a gal bring her smartphone in once and how it seemed kind of crazy to me, but I'm sure she could keep track of time. She replied with, "Coming in here is a way to escape from all that stuff (being electronically connected to everything). I wouldn't want to bring all that in here with me. That would feel miserable." So true. Interestingly, I was having similar thoughts minutes earlier as I was settling in.
Sitting in the sauna, enveloped in the heat, provides me with not just a physical restoration of sorts, but a psychological and emotional one as well. The extreme heat and the snugness of the room cause my mind to slow down and relax. I don't know if it's my own version of mentally surviving the onslaught of heat and my body's physical response to it, or if it is just plain old relaxation. Because anxiety would get in the way of coping with the heat and smallness of the room, my thoughts tend to gravitate towards neutral, calming positive thoughts. The complexities of the world, in my mind, become as stripped down as myself. My breath becomes the atmospheric sound. I think the sauna must butt up against the men's locker room, because I can often hear muffled male voices. I like the timbre of the male voice, and since I can't make out their words the sound is kind of soothing.
There is a dimly lit light in the small wood lined room. It throws an almost candlelit hue of soft light. My skin looks beautiful and luminescent in it. Not because my skin is particularly beautiful in color or tone, it's not. Anyone's skin would look beautiful under the lighting, but I can stare at my own, thus sparing another some extreme awkwardness.
Thoughts and feelings gently roll through my brain as I listen to my body during my various stretches. Sometimes I will find an especially tight spot. My mind will conjure scenes of serene fields of tall grass and wild flowers blowing gently in a breeze as I inhale and exhale through the tightness in my muscles.
As sweat starts to bead on my heated skin and my muscles melt my mind drifts to seas of rolling burgundy velvet. Sensual and rich like handfuls of damp, nutrient rich earth.
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That's more like it.
As my anxieties are overridden by my relaxation and pleasure center, the world becomes a little clearer. My tasks and directions for the day line up like obedient sentries. Things appear a little brighter, crisper, cleaner.
There is absolutely nothing on my smartphone that can compete with all of that.
I think a basic understanding of electronics will lead most to realize that high heat is not good for batteries, of any kind. Or motors. Have you ever noticed that most appliances and electronics that generate a lot of heat have built in fans? I have a Belkin Laptop Cooling Pad for my laptop, and I bought one for my daughter (oh, that reminds me; a great gift for my other daughter who got a laptop earlier this year. Woo Hoo!). Jump into a wet sauna and you are adding moisture with the heat. Lame. Don't do it. Learn to decipher the buzzing in your head. Do not reject it as boredom. Boredom is too elevated of a state for most humans to actually be in. It means that you have absolutely nothing to do or think about. That is not the case for most anyone with a pulse and at least a couple brainwaves.
Be smart and stow away that smartphone before venturing into the sauna (wet or dry). Become the interesting thing on the mobile web.
Thoughts? Do you do the sauna sit'n'sweat? Wet or Dry? Terrifed to be parted from your mobile device? Or looking for a good escape?


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I've been summoned to jury duty three times now.
The first time was while I was still living on the wet side of the mountains. My boss at the time decided to write an excuse note and I did not serve.
The second time was here in Sunnyside. I was summoned by Sunnyside's municipal court, but I never got my notice. The first I knew I'd been summoned was when I got a phone call from the court letting me know that I didn't have to come in. I was perplexed and a little worried by that one.
The third time was for federal jury service, either in Yakima or Richland as the need arose. I was summoned in late July to serve the last two weeks of this month. I wanted to experience being on a jury but dreaded missing work at the same time.
For the federal service, I had to call the court on the Friday before my first day to find out if I needed to serve. As it turned out, I didn't have to serve at all.
Civic duty, including jury service, is very important. I regret that I didn't serve my first jury duty back in Seattle and I almost wish I'd been called to serve on a jury this most recent time. I would like the experience at least once.
As citizens of the United States, there are certain things we need to do to support the society we belong to. Voting is one. Jury service is another.
These acts are both duties and rights. If we shirk them, we may lose them someday.
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Emma Watson & Prince Harry Are Not Dating
Our dreams have been crushed after learning that Emma Watson and Prince Harry are not dating each other!
"[It's] fake," a close pal to the 30-year-old royal shared to Us Weekly. "It's such a random story."
The source added about the buzz-worthy rumors, "I can see the Internet is going mad for this one."
The dating rumors started after Australia's Woman's Day claimed that Emma and Harry were going on secret dates after a mutual friend set them up.
ARE YOU SAD that Emma Watson and Prince Harry are not dating?


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Friday Night Fish Fry
December 22, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 5:00pm on Friday, repeating until December 29, 2017
This is a must-do experience any visitor to the Bahamas should experience. Always great food and live music