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Bethenny and this birthday party are wearing me out. She can be such a freak about things.
Bethenny and this birthday party are wearing me out. She can be such a freak about things.
Bethenney made me really mad about her birthday last night. Jason and his parents were trying to show her their love by doing something nice for her. She was so self-centered about the whole thing that she took away their opportunity to be kind. I didn't like that it was edited to make it seem like Jason was the bad guy for insisting that she celebrate her birthday his way. Sometimes you just need to suck it up and let people be kind to you.
Good Lord she is a complete mess.
No wonder I read where she is having the show re-edited. She acts like such a b*tch that truthfully I don't know why anyone would want to be around her.
She was always my favorite....but I'm liking her less and less.
In her defense she made it pretty clear to all of them she didn't want a big deal made out of her birthday. But they all thought they knew what was best. Sometimes the kindest thing you can do is listen. And yes I'm talking to Jason, and even Ramona! ha. and yes she should've put on her big girl panties and dealt with it, but she didn't. She just a human like us all.
I very much believe in rescuing animals, not buying them.
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I am wondering whether or not Bethenny had post partum depression. She seemed a bit offended when Ramona mentioned that she should consider scaling back a bit. At first I thought she might even be pregnant again.
Bethenny did seem alot happier on her real birthday with just Bryn, Jason & Cookie.
IMHO I think she needs to concentrate on what is really important to her right now. If Skating With The Stars was taking away from family time she shouldn't have done it. The same goes with branching out into shapewear & all the other off-shoots of her Skinny Girl line. Trust me, ebay & the dollar store have enough of those products that were tried & unsuccessful.
I will tell you I hate my birthday too. Not that I am a year older...who cares abou that...but birthdays were just another excuse for my EX to get blotto.
When a person grows up in a family where the gestures are mostly no gestures with the occasional grand gesture, it is the small gestures of love that mean the most. While Jason's gesture came from a completely different place than whatever grand gestures her parents may have done (such as no birthday card but a check for $500) he was presumptuous and wasn't trying to understand where Bethenny was coming from. For someone with Bethenny's background it is the little gestures of love, especially those that truly acknowledge who the other person is that are valued the most. Jason comes from a life of daily small gestures, so a big gesture for milestones is wonderful. Bethenny doesn't and for this phase of her life the daily small gestures are still very precious and mean more than the big gestures.
Bethenny is who she is and Jason is too. She's damaged from her past and hates birthdays. Jason and some of her friends, like me, think birthdays are fun and a great time to get together with friends and family. Maybe there should have been some compromise. Instead of a big party, maybe a quieter dinner at home with family, Julie and a couple of other people would have been better. But my biggest problem with her is how she acted at the party. It is now has gotten this far and a party is happening. So, suck it up, put on your big girl panties, quit complaining and cut out all that damn crying. Enjoy life. It's too short to live in fear of the past.
Besides the party freak out, she seemed to not be happy with life. She said a number of times that she was overwhelmed and worn down. Um, whose fault is that? She just needs to find more balance and instead of coming from "a place of yes", she needs to say no sometimes for the sanity of herself and those around her.
Relatives who throw a birthday party for you when you have insisted that you do not WANT one are not making a kind gesture toward YOU.
They are forcing their idea of what you SHOULD celebrate, and what form that celebration will take.
Nothing kind about it.
"Blessed is the lonesome pioneer." -- Judee Sill (1973, "There's a Rugged Road")
I love Bethenny, but she wore me out last night with her birthday meltdown. First of all, if she really didn't want a birthday party, she could have sat down with Jason and said, "I love you for wanting me to have a special party, but I would be very uncomfortable with that, so how about just you and I and maybe your parents go out for dinner the night before, and then have it be just you and me and Bryn the next day doing something fun together. No party, but thanks." I think Jason would have gotten the message loud and clear, or at least clear. However, Bravo would say where's the story with a quiet family birthday? We want a fancy party and Bethenny throwing fits over everything.
Second, if that many people love you and want to celebrate your birthday, suck it up, smile, and be grateful. Ask everyone to make a donation to the victims of the disasters in Japan instead of giving you presents ... or watch videos of what people are going through there, and again be grateful for having family and friends and a home and tons of money and a TV show, a successful business, celebrity, and a very bright future. Geez! I know she's human, and I understand very well her dysfunctional childhood, including lack of birthday celebrations, and the problems it can cause later in life, but that whole thing was waaaaay over the top.
Jason and his parents did not throw the party for Bethenny. Bethenny planned it with the wedding planner. If she was that adamant that she not have it, then she should have held her ground. After all, she did admit to Jason in the aftermath that as upset as she was about all that he did, she also would have been upset if he'd done nothing. She wanted to be mad at him plain and simple. I blame that on Bethenny not Jason.


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The 9,200-TEU MSC Maeva, the largest containership to call at PNCT, at the terminal with two other ships
by John R. Snyder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Expanding for thE Expansion PNCT investing $500 million to upgrade for anticipated increased container traffic
ore than 5 million TEU and $175 billion in cargo moves through the Port of New York and New Jersey on an annual basis. With the expansion of the Panama Canal expected to be completed in 2014, New York City area container terminals are expected to reap substantial benefits. While the Panama Canal expansion offers enormous opportunities for increased containership traffic in New York, one major roadblock that has to be addressed is the Bayonne Bridge. The bridge spans the Kill Van Kull waterway, connecting Bayonne, NJ, to Staten Island, NY. Containerships serving Port Newark and the Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminals in New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island must pass underneath the bridge, which has a current air draft of 152.4 ft at high tide. That makes it a tight
squeeze for today's generation containerships of 7,000 TEU, which must wait for the right tide conditions to pass—with only inches to spare—underneath the span. Ships that use the port want to be in and out no more than 24 hours after they arrive at Ambrose Light. However, when the Panama Canal expansion is complete in 2014, New Panamax Ships 1,200 feet long, with capacities of 12,000 TEU could be sailing to the port. To accommodate these New Panamax behemoths, the bridge—or more precisely bridge deck—will have to be raised. The raising of the bridge was one of seven infrastructure projects selected by the Obama Administration to receive a streamlined federal review and permitting process under its We Can't Wait Initiative. The PANYNJ plans to fund the $1 billion
to raise the air draft to 215 feet above mean high water, while still preserving the bridge's historic arch. The project would be complete by 2016 and allow access to the port's four main container terminals. "We're absolutely banking on it," says Jim Pellicio, President and CEO of the Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) of the Bayonne Bridge project. "The President has put it on the fast track. This is the time for us to make things happen." When Pellicio says PNCT is "banking on it," he's not kidding. Under the terms of its lease with the PANYNJ, PNCT is committed to spending $500 million to improve the terminal and purchase equipment over the next 20 years. A joint venture of Ports America and TIL, PNCT leases 220 acres (including off‐ dock and rail) in Port Newark from the April 2013 MARINE LOG 59
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Refinancing your home can save you some serious cash. Whether you stick with the 30-year mortgage for much lower monthly payments or switch to the 15-year payment plan to start chipping away at that principle even sooner, you will be giving less money to your lender.
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The breast is human body that is considered as private for both men and women and because of this, Boob Job has become the medical procedure that is taking care of this part of the body. Plastic surgeon is a doctor who is specialized in taking care of the breast when there is need for any type of plastic surgery on the breast. A lot of women have gone through these procedures because of their harmless process. How does one become a plastic surgeon? This is very easy and simple. The first thing that an aspiring surgeon should do is to enroll into a medical school.
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Boob Job is one of the medical procedures that are carried out on the breast of both men and women for cosmetic reasons. If you are going for any of the numerous surgical procedures that are currently practiced in the world, a lot of things should be considered before going under the knife. The health status of the person is taken into consideration before one can be placed on the surgical table for operation. This is important because if the health status is going to complicate the operation, there is need for the operation to take place. Surgeons are very careful about this and make sure that their patients are in perfect condition before turning them into any beauty they desire.
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Record year for New York Fast Ferry
Lighthouse Fast Ferry, Inc., the owner of New York Fast Ferry, reported record sales results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2001.
For the year-ended December 31, 2001, total revenue increased 10% to a record $4.4 million from $4.1 million for the prior-year period in 2000. Passenger ticket sales jumped nearly 16% to $3.9 million from $3.4 million in the prior-year period, reflecting increased ridership at the company's Highlands, N.J/ site, where total annual ridership rose 6% to 297,775 passengers. Immediate demand for the company's latest Keyport, N.J. service, which commenced on October 15, 2001, also contributed to sales, with a ridership of 24,693 passengers at year-end 2001.
Galley sales increased nearly 9% to $234,577 compared with $215,790 in the prior-year period. Charter sales contributed $156,437 to total year-end revenue compared with $431,841 in 2000.
Chairman and CEO Anthony Cappaze noted "we are rapidly gaining traction as commuters increasingly recognize the intrinsic value of commuting via fast ferries.
He said the company is on schedule to commence service out of Perth Amboy by Fall 2002, where the company projects an annual rider-ship of about 275,000 passengers in the first year of operations, growing to about 400,000 annual passenger trips within two years. Cappaze said the Perth Amboy Redevelopment Authority has agreed to sponsor $14 million in tax-free municipal bonds, which will be used for the development of the facilities and the acquisition of two ferry vessels.
"In addition," said Cappaze, "we are aggressively pursuing the tremendous opportunities we see in existing and new regions. We are confident in expanding service to Stamford and Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Manhattan, LaGuardia Airport and Jersey City, New Jersey, beginning in 2003, with an anticipated initial annual rider-ship from these new locations of approximately 300,000 passengers.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets climbed on Thursday, after data showed German retail sales unexpectedly rose in February, offsetting worries about the euro-zone crisis. Retail sales in Germany picked up 0.4% last month, beating expectations of a 0.4% decline. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.51% added 0.3% to 293.40, after dropping 0.5% on Wednesday. Germany's DAX 30 index DAX, +0.74% rose 0.3% to 7,812.61, while France's CAC 40 index PX1, +0.57% gained 0.3% to 3,723.88. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.26% put on 0.2% to 6,401.18.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post3975045373764967876..comments2015-12-03T03:05:53.665+00:00Comments on My journey to black belt: Karate - Bugei or Budo?Sue Whartonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-77939630808125526392010-02-16T12:15:55.010+00:002010-02-16T12:15:55.010+00:00Actual close combat is very rare these days, if so...Actual close combat is very rare these days, if soldiers have to use unarmed techniques it's mostly in the context of peacekeeping missions where deadly force or the use of firearms is rarely justified. Of course special categories of soldiers or SWAT-teams will get a different kind of training but for the great majority of soldiers unarmed training is actually meant to develop proper mentality and toughness, they are not expected to fight to the death anymore, not with their bare hands anyway. Even in very close combat with the enemy you're far better off using a knife, the rifle-butt or the bayonet. As far as I know most militaries still train their men in bayonet-fighting, again mostly for agressiveness and the development of a 'do or die' attitude.

The Israeli military is a bit of an anomaly, both because of their unique history (basically the system was developed for use by jews defending their communities and settlers in Palestine, only later was it used in a military context) and the whole arabic terrorism & occupation context. The Korean militaries (both north and south) are also an exception since they actually teach a fairly traditional martial art (taekwondo) and actually spend alot of time training their soldiers in the art.

Since soldiers are generally quite tough and strong combat sports actually make sense since they offer further physical fitness (for overall fitness & stamina it would be hard to supersede a boxer), a change of training against a resisting opponent and implement basic combat skills at the same time. Again depending on the country or the category of soldier additional techniques (dirty fighting or controlling techniques) may be taught aswell but as far I know training in unarmed combat usually has a very low priority and it's quite impossible to actually teach a fairly comprehensive program in the time allocated in basic training let alone a traditional art. Bugei have no place in modern warfare and combat between individuals at close range really is a thing of the past, it may still happen but even in urban conditions there are so many weapons avaiable that are likely to be used first.

I do know the US Navy Seals are taught by Paul Vunak, a protégé of Dan Inosanto and the program he teaches (called R.A.T or rapid assault tactics) consist of very basic, very aggressive techniques and tactics (mostly headbutts, elbows, knees and groinshots combined with a bit of basic JKD trapping) designed to annihilate the enemy as soon as possible and can be imparted in weeks or a few months at the most. Training in traditional arts (even those once meant to kill and be utterly effective) takes way too long: it takes at least a year to get the basics right (more or less) and even then it takes even longer to actually get any good in realistic conditions. Yet when people invest these years and devote themselves utterly to their chosen art they tend to become extremely capable at fighting, fare more than so called streetfighters or soldiers. I'd much rather take on your average brawler or even an Isreali soldier trained in krav-maga (infantry only get a few weeks of training) than a highly trained individual, regardless of the art. Even seemingly impractical arts like aikido become effective when used by a master or grandmaster.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-89083071017558259332010-02-16T10:07:07.786+00:002010-02-16T10:07:07.786+00:00Hi Zara, Some interesting background here. I find ...Hi Zara, Some interesting background here. I find it very strange that out of all the martial arts available modern soldiers are taught sport combat skills to protect themselves - even if they are not expected to use it! I don't doubt you are right, just suprised that that is what they do. I would have thought a bit of basic krav maga would have been better - wasn't it the Israeli military that developed that?SueChttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-34057126265163033972010-02-15T17:12:36.670+00:002010-02-15T17:12:36.670+00:00If you take bujutsu to mean arts that are meant to...If you take bujutsu to mean arts that are meant to be used in mortal combat than I think it depends on the style (Okinawan styles tend to be more comprehensive and more geared toward real-life application while Japanese styles focus a lot on competition and character building, eliminating the more dangerous techniques) and your teacher's intentions and possibly background. Then again since bugei or bujutsu means warrior-arts or arts meant to be used in warfare to kill and maim very few martial arts today would fit that category since it's pretty immoral to teach people to kill except when you're training special forces soldiers, not to mention illegal. Wars aren't fought with swords, spears and bows anymore, therefore the bugei-arts are all but extinct. What is taught today as unarmed combat in militaries all over the world consists mostly of popular combat sports (boxing, kickboxing, wrestling or BJJ) or a blend of generic martial arts techniques that is simple and can be taught in a matter of weeks. In any case this likely won't be needed (for it to come to unarmed combat means the enemy got passed the airforce, artillery, tanks, mg's and a whole host of automatic weapons not to mention the infantry's own small-arms) and in all but the most extreme cases the aim is no longer to eliminate the enemy by any means. Bugei or bujutsu represent a body of knowledge and skills that were developed in a very specific period in history using now obsolete weapons in confrontations against highly trained warriors. These skills took years to master (a samurai was expected to master at least 18 combative arts including swordmanship, jujutsu, horsemanship & archery) and it's virtually impossible to find decent instruction in the old arts (at least in the west), even when people train in ancient styles like the katori-shinto-ryu it's only a semblance of the reality of sengoku-jidai and with only a few hours every week it's only natural you'll never be as good as people who did this for a living and whose very life depended on their skill with the sword.

To answer your question: I'd say karate is not really part of bujutsu since fighting with hands and feet (even bo or sai as in kobudo) is highly unlikely on a battlefield with massed formations of warriors wearing armor. I think it's more fruitful to make a distinction between arts that are primarily intended for self-defense and those that are meant for sports or spiritual education.

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Special projects are just that—not a part of your daily activities that require your input and attention. They can be great fun. They can raise your profile both in and out of the office. They can…take hours if not days to complete. How do you get this extra work done when your team needs you?
We recognize the urge to finish up your special project on the weekend or to spend long hours after hours. After all, you have uninterrupted time where there's no one around to tell you it's your turn to feed the office fish. But there goes your social life.
We also acknowledge there's something to be said about spending an adrenaline-fueled crunch week. But details forgotten in the rush could turn your special project into a mess.
There's a way to handle your new workload efficiently and make it to those meetings at the same time.
Don't push off important tasks. Finish your special project in advance.
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1. List your top priorities for the coming quarter. What three things to you want to have accomplished three months from now? Is there a conference you want to present at? A proposal you want to win? A deal you want to close?
Name those three accomplishments and list them as your priority this week.
2. List three tangible steps you can take on each top priority to move it toward completion.
If your thoughts run toward the mathematical, you'll know that having three tasks for three priorities means that you've just created nine separate goals for each week. That could sound as if you're creating work for yourself rather than lessening it. But there's a reason we're breaking work down this way, which you will see in section #3.
As it happens, this isn't non-stop activity on your part. More than once, you'll need to table a task until someone returns your calls or finishes up his part of the project.
3. Commit one hour each morning and each afternoon to work uninterrupted on your priorities.
Simply put, this means you have ten units of time. And as we know from above, you have nine time slots you need to fill. This means that you'll have one extra hour a week to devote to your everyday work—or even a different project. Spend it how you see fit.
For example, you want to speak at a prestigious conference that could raise your and your company's profile. But first you have to get accepted. Some of the tangible steps you would need to take include outlining your topic; emailing the coordinator and submitting your credentials; contacting people who will recommend you; writing your presentation; finding the conference's guidelines on your presentation's format; and booking your flight and hotel.
As you can see, each of one these are separate but necessary tasks. And although writing the presentation is the priority, other steps can be taken out of order. So you can book that flight between writing your slides and still manage to cross an item off of your list.
If you spend an hour a day on one project for a week, you can make almost as much headway as if you had worked non-stop on it.
4. Ask yourself at the start of your scheduled hour, "How will I accomplish this?" Take the direct and precise action that will achieve your goal.
Be specific in your tasks. Rather than "work on funding for next year's workshop," instead, work out the steps you need to take to get funding, such as finding sponsors and getting a grant.
Tasks include scheduling a meeting with best sponsorship lead, telling him or her the latest good news about your project, with a request for a meeting; specifying the sponsorship you're seeking in writing; and completing at least one section of the grant proposal.
Each phone call you make, each page of the proposal you've written, is a strike-through on your long list of tasks—a list that is now becoming shorter.
5. Do not allow interrupts during this time, not even from your boss. But remember to tell her politely, "I'm committed to [priority x] for the next hour. May I come see you at [3 p.m.]?" You'll quickly earn her respect as she sees your daily accomplishments.
6. Remember this is a commitment. Remind yourself that slowly working through each item months in advance might not be as outwardly productive as spending hours at a time on a Saturday … but it accomplishes what you need without spending extra hours in the office.
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Can I download archives (recordings) of my meetings and publish them elsewhere (e.g. on my own web server) or distribute them for offline viewing?
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In addition to these three settings, hosts may optionally setup and require a passcode, which both registered and guest participants would need to enter before gaining access to a room.
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Versatility - Mark of the Master Caller
Weve all heard the terms, a versatile caller and a versatile call. Without question versatility is a wonderful thing. But what is versatility and how does it relate to waterfowlers, calls and calling?
Lets first discuss versatility in calls. What were actually talking about is operational versatility due to a calls overall design. The overall design of a call, be it any call, is the determining factor in how well that call will interface with proper operational technique as applied by the operator.
Aesthetics play little in the overall design of a call. Brass bands look nice, as does fancy checkering, shiny acrylics and exotic imported woods. The supporting acoustical nature of the barrels material can somewhat come into play in the final composite sound output of a call but make no mistake about it, it is the final design of the calls insert and the reed/sounding surface relationship that is the heart and soul of any calls design.
Versatility in a functional calls design is what allows for it to produce, given the proper operational controls as they relate to chamber pressure and chamber dimension, the wide range of sounds most knowledgeable waterfowlers have come to identify as superior. The necessary operational characteristics required for a call to be able to produce a crisp and resounding ring at the high-end but still be able to produce the softest and subtlest ducky sounds at the extreme low-end are real, but also rare and sometimes hard to find.
Most top-notch callers have come to expect certain performance levels out of the calls they use or may consider for future use. Some want a call that can ring like all get-out while others could care less about ring because of the acoustical environment in which they hunt. Timber hunting is very conducive to non-ringing calls but very supportive of calls with a ducky sounding low-end. On the other hand, those hunting wide open expanses of open water and on large public marshes demand that high-end ring so they can get the ducks attention from great distances. Because of the varying degrees of hunting and acoustical environments in which waterfowlers find themselves there have been calls produced that appeal to those needs.
For a call to be deemed versatile it should have the entire package. It should not only have the solid and crisp ring when needed but also the versatility of design to allow the operator the choice of varying degrees of ring...from thin to raspy to even excessively scratchy should that be the choice of the operator. The versatile call should have the ability to track smoothly up and down the musical scale transitioning smoothly from ring to the more ducky sounds as produced by Low Register Ring©. At the far bottom end of the calling spectrum the call should really hang in there and resist Dropping Out© when producing the very softest of sounds sometimes needed when the ducks are just hanging out over the far decoys and need that extra special little coaxing to bring them the final few yards.
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Additionally, the versatile call should react the same each and every time exact control changes are applied. For a call to do less puts an undo burden upon the calling student, or hunter in the field, as he goes about trying to produce and then re-produce desired sounds. For the serious student calls that are all over the place have been one of the biggest obstacles to meaningfully learning any degree of refined operational skills. Unfortunately, this has been the norm rather than the exception for over a hundred plus years. The age-old question of, is it me or is it the call can never really be answered if the call the student is using lacks the necessary degree of operational versatility, stability, consistency and control demanded to meaningfully go about learning.
Because of the lack of standardization in the manufacture of duck calls and because of the varying call designs based upon the needs discussed earlier, where a call may fall on the versatility scale is very hard, if not impossible, for the average waterfowler to determine. Sadly hes often left to word of mouth referrals, slick advertising and fancy packaging as the determining factors when choosing a call. One looking to improve his calling skills would be better served paying attention to the past track records of calls in meaningfully judged competitions. These are the calls that must have the versatility, stability, and consistency of design demanded by those top-notch callers who demand such in their calls.
Versatility on the part of the caller, or operator, is another subject worth discussing and understanding. Versatility is what allows the really top-notch call operator the luxury of being able to get the most out of any call he picks up. Granted some of the calls may be lacking in operational versatility and design but, nevertheless, the versatile operator will make that call sound as good, or even better than ever intended by its maker. Versatility of operation on the part of the caller is what allows him to make whatever adjustments necessary to account for, and make up for, any deviation of versatility in a calls design. These adjustments come in the form of Forward Pressure, Back Pressure and Resonate Cavity Size. Knowing which adjustment(s) to make and when to make it takes a true understanding of how each of the individual factors relate to one another and in totality to the final composite sound output of the call. Not a simple thing to master and the reason versatility in callers is even more rare than the versatile call.
Trying to put this into perspective lets examine the list of the six types of callers. On the list of six, the Versatile Caller falls at number two with only the Duplication Caller possessing more operational skills and abilities. The six are as follows from bottom to top:
6. The Basic Hunter: Hes a great conservation aid in that he has scared away more ducks with his calling than hes ever called in.
5. The Average Caller: He thinks he has called in a few ducks from time to time...but wouldnt bet on it.
4. The Advanced Caller: When there are callable ducks around hell get his share...all other things being equal.
3. The Competition Caller: Hes not satisfied with calling just during the season. He wants to call all year around. Hes very dedicated to improving his operational skills. Hes a top-notch waterfowler that can also read ducks.
2. The Versatile Caller: He can get the most out of any call he picks up because he can recognize design deficiencies and make the proper control adjustments.
1. The Duplication Caller: Hes like the Versatile Caller except he can meaningfully teach what he knows and understands. Not only is he versatile as an operator but, because of his through understanding of proper operational techniques, he can duplicate a students errors and then relate to the student how to correct him.
I know of no shortcuts to becoming a versatile operator. Without question talent is also a wonderful thing to have and the more talent one is blessed with the better hell fare. If one has access to meaningful instruction and works hard hell also fare well. If one has both talent and exposure to meaningful instruction, plus he applies himself to a meaningful use of his time and practices with purpose, he stands a good chance of becoming really good.
Versatility is indeed a wonderful thing...both in the call one uses as well as in the operator himself. It is well worth the time, effort and expense to try to possess each.
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The 2010 Safety in Action Conference, organised by Australian Exhibitions & Conferences , will this year feature a presentation by WorkSafe Victoria director, Stan Krpan, on how safety professional should take advantage of the harmonisation of Australia's OHS laws on workplace safety.
During his presentation at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Mr Krpan will offer some pointed suggestions and report on Victoria's progress towards the National OHS Strategy's 2012 targets.
"It's time to convert the energy from the controversy of the harmonisation debate into making better safety outcomes," says Krpan.
Many of those in the audience will be members of peak OHS professional body, the Safety Institute of Australia, which is presenting the Conference, and Mr Krpan says they should be confident that Australians now put a higher value on OHS.
"Now is the time to start preparing for the introduction of the new OHS laws. The indicators are that the economy is recovering and when business begins to invest again, it should be in safe outcomes. This has an enormous impact on attracting the right workers."
Mr Krpan attributes the growing awareness of workplace safety to WorkSafe Victoria's social marketing and repositioning of inspectors' roles. While workplace safety is yet to gather the same media attention as motor vehicle accidents, Mr Krpan says WorkSafe Victoria's advertising campaigns have been effective.
The redefinition of inspectors' roles, which began in 2001, also lowered workplace injuries.
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During last years harmonisation debate, some employer groups argued that the threat of prosecution could stifle workplace safety, claims Mr Krpan has denied.
"All courts understand that fixing a problem is not an admission of guilt and it's only ever an issue in a very small number of cases. A regulator may come in after an incident and require action to be taken, but employers should not defer making safety improvements fearing they could jeopardise their legal position," he says.
While Mr Krpan concedes the court system fell outside the scope of OHS harmonisation, the national enforcement and compliance policy based on Victorian Department of Public Prosecution guidelines would bring greater uniformity to the regulators' approach.
He also says the drafts of the 100 or so model regulations that direct specific areas of workplace safety, such as work at heights, will be completed midway through 2010.
Although harmonisation of Australia's workplace safety laws revealed deep passions in the community, Mr Krpan is optimistic about the timetable for reform.
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The National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") has held that it is an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA" or "Act") for employers to mandate pre-dispute arbitration agreements barring employees from bringing class or collective action statutory claims in court and in arbitration. Such a provision, the Board reasoned, interferes with the employee's statutory right under Section 8(a)(1) of the NLRA to engage in concerted activities for mutual aid and protection as protected under Section 7 of the Act. In this regard, even non-union employees enjoy Section 7 rights so long as they are not supervisors, managerial employees, or independent contractors, categories of workers excluded from the NLRA's protections. D.R. Horton, Inc., 357 NLRB No. 184 (January 3, 2012).
Clearly, the Board's decision has important implications for both unionized and non-union employers, and serves as a reminder that protected, concerted activity under the NLRA is not limited to union-related activity, but also may include the right to improve working conditions through class and collective litigation whether in court, before an administrative agency, or in arbitration. Section 7 of the NLRA states, in relevant part, that "[e]mployees shall have the right to . . . engage in . . . concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. . . ." 29 USC § 157 (emphasis added). Thus, Section 7 gives covered employees the right to engage in concerted activities even though no union activity or collective bargaining is contemplated by the employees. Section 8 of the NLRA (29 USC § 158(a)(1)) makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to "interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in [Section 7]."
Notably, the arbitration clause at issue in D.R. Horton was not found in a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA"). Rather, the clause was contained in what D.R. Horton called a Mutual Arbitration Agreement ("MAA"), which the Company imposed unilaterally as a condition of employment. Under D.R. Horton's MAA, as a condition of employment, all employees were barred from pursuing class or collective actions in any forum, judicial or arbitral. In a plurality decision authored by Board Members Pearce and Becker, the NLRB held that employees' ability to join together as a class for purposes of bringing a claim against their employer constitutes "concerted activity" for purposes of "mutual aid or protection" under Section 7. As such, D.R. Horton's mandatory arbitration provision was an unlawful restraint of statutorily protected rights.
The Board's Decision
Charging Party, Michael Cuda, was employed by D.R. Horton as a superintendent from July 2005 to April 2006. Cuda's continued employment was conditioned on his signing the MAA, which he did. In 2008, Cuda attempted to file a collective action on behalf of himself and those "similarly situated" under the Fair Labor Standards Act, alleging that they had been improperly classified as overtime-exempt employees. D.R. Horton replied that Cuda had failed to give an effective notice of intent to arbitrate, citing the language in the MAA that barred arbitration of collective claims. Cuda filed an unfair labor practice charge and an Administrative Law Judge determined that the class action waiver was permissible. Cuda appealed to the Board, which reversed.
The decision, which was one of the Board's last rulings before Member Craig Becker's recess appointment ended, hinged on four principal factors. First, the Board cited its long-established precedent holding that an employee's participation in a collective legal challenge – whether through grievance arbitration or litigation – constitutes protected activity under Section 7 of the Act. "[C]ollective efforts to redress workplace wrongs or improve workplace conditions," the Board stated, "are at the core of what Congress intended to protect by adopting the broad language of Section 7 . . . [and are] central to the [NLRA]'s purposes."
Second, the Board held that the maintenance of the MAA is unlawful under the standards set out in Lutheran Heritage Village-Livonia, 343 NLRB 646 (2004), because the MAA explicitly restricted activities protected by Section 7.
Third, the Board cited Supreme Court cases – notably National Licorice Co. v. NLRB, 309 U.S. 350 (1940), and J.I. Case Co. v. NLRB, 321 U.S. 332 (1944) – for the proposition that individual employment contracts cannot waive rights guaranteed by the NLRA. Thus, according to the Board, it "makes no difference" that the restriction here was embodied in an agreement between the employee and the employer.
Fourth, the Board cited the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. ("N-LG Act"), which declared a public policy against interference with "concerted activities for the purpose of . . . mutual aid or protection" (N-LG Act § 102), and its provision that "any . . . undertaking or promise in conflict with [that] public policy . . . shall not be enforceable in any court of the United States" (N-LG Act § 103). This public policy champions the "full freedom of association" to engage in concerted activities to improve wages, hours, and working conditions through group litigation or arbitration, the Board plurality reasoned in finding the MAA illegal.
The Board rejected any contention that the circumstances presented brought the NLRA into conflict with the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") as interpreted and applied in the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., 500 U.S. 20 (1991), and its progeny. In Gilmer, the Supreme Court held that an individual arbitration agreement may not lawfully require that a party forgo substantive rights afforded by statute.
Here, the Board reasoned, its ruling was consistent with Gilmer and the FAA, because the MAA required employees to forgo the NLRA Section 7 substantive right to engage in the concerted activity of filing a class or collective action. Accordingly, the FAA's policy favoring private arbitration agreements could not trump the NLRA's protection of concerted activity.
Departure from Supreme Court Precedent
Notably, the Board distinguished the Supreme Court's ruling in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, 356 U.S. 247 (2009), where the Court held that in exchange for other collectively bargained concessions by the Employer, a union could lawfully negotiate an arbitration clause requiring that employees arbitrate their statutory age discrimination claims. While recognizing that a union may waive certain Section 7 rights in exchange for employer concessions, here, the MAA was not a collectively bargained provision but rather was imposed by the employer as a condition of employment.
The Board carefully tried to sidestep the Supreme Court's recent decisions in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), and Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp., 130 S. Ct. 1758 (2010). In Stolt-Nielsen S.A., the high Court considered whether parties to a commercial shipping agreement could be required to submit to class arbitration when the agreement's arbitration clause was silent on this issue. Although finding no basis to permit class arbitration in Stolt-Nielsen, the Supreme Court ruled that so long as there is a contractual basis for concluding the parties agreed to class arbitration, it would defer to those wishes. The Board distinguished this holding, explaining that Stolt-Nielsen S.A. involved a commercial agreement, not an employment agreement, and did not involve a waiver of substantive rights protected by the NLRA.
In AT&T Mobility, the Court addressed whether a class action waiver found in an consumer arbitration agreement, signed in exchange for wireless cell phone services, was permissible under the FAA, despite a California law holding such class action waiver to be unconscionable and thereby unenforceable. The Supreme Court held that the FAA preempted California state law and such a waiver was permitted. AT&T Mobility, the NLRB reasoned, was a case about consumer class actions, whereas D.R. Horton involved the workplace and substantive rights granted all employees under the NLRA. Furthermore, AT&T Mobility involved a conflict between the FAA and state law, which was governed by the Supremacy Clause, whereas D.R. Horton addressed the interaction of two federal statutes (the FLSA and FAA), a key distinction, said the Board.
"Limits" of the Decision
In closing, the Board opined that its holding was limited. For example, the NLRA only covers certain classes of "employees" – excluding supervisors, government employees, and independent contractors – and only protects "concerted activity." Accordingly, employer policies which do not entirely foreclose class and collective actions by employees are unlikely to implicate the NLRA. Moreover, the Board's discussion of Pyett and similar cases involving union agreements to waive certain employee rights suggests that the result might have been different had the MAA been the product of a collectively bargained agreement. In addition, the Board explicitly acknowledged that it was not reaching the difficult questions of (1) whether an employer could require the waiver of employee rights to pursue class or collective actions in court while maintaining class arbitration as an option; and (2) whether an employer could lawfully agree with an employee to resolve employment disputes through non-class arbitration rather than in court where such an agreement was not a condition of employment.
Given the tangled web of federal, state and local statutes – as well as decisional law – that this ruling implicates, appellate review is almost certain to occur and it is possible that the Supreme Court will address this issue in the not too distant future. Whether it will endorse the Board's view remains to be seen.
What D.H. Horton Means for Employers
Many employers have chosen not to require mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements for reasons of public policy. Others have concluded that providing mandatory pre-dispute arbitration procedures encourages employees to utilize the forum when they might otherwise simply accept the employer's "position" rather than litigate the point in court. For those employers who have adopted, or are considering adopting, a pre-dispute mandatory arbitration procedure covering employee statutory claims while barring resort to a judicial forum, the viability of such agreements is now uncertain in the wake of D.R. Horton. Given this decision, from the Board's perspective, whether employers can mandate as a condition of employment that individuals waive their own substantive statutory rights, if those rights are protected under the NLRA, is an open question.
Accordingly, pending appellate review, employers should "let the dust settle," but certainly consider the following.
Finally, before entering into any pre-dispute mandatory arbitration procedure covering statutory employment claims, barring resort to a judicial forum, the employer should consult with counsel.
Special thanks to associates Carolyn Dellatore, Corinne Osborn, and Andrew Rice for their assistance in preparing this client alert.


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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – Two more members of the Bethel College forensics team have qualified for the national tournament in two different events each.
Several members of the squad competed in the Hutchinson Community College-Barton Community College Rodeo Swing Tournaments held on the BCC campus in Great Bend, Nov. 6-7.
Bethel was one of 14 schools competing in the HCC Tournament on Saturday. At that event, Julia Huxman, junior from Wichita, took first place in Informative Speaking, which qualified her for the American Forensic Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) to be held next April at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
Huxman also placed first in Persuasive Speaking, which gave her second place in the individual sweepstakes at the HCC Tournament.
Alex Stucky, senior from Moundridge, took first in Extemporaneous Speaking and fifth in After Dinner Speaking. Matt Frey, freshman from Moundridge, finished second, and C.J. Fischer, freshman from Newton, third in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Marike Stucky, freshman from Moundridge, finished third in Programmed Oral Interpretation and Natalie Stucky, sophomore from Moundridge, was fifth in Persuasive Speaking. Keari Bennett, freshman from Sharon, also competed in the HCC Tournament.
The next day, in the Barton Community College Tournament, with Bethel one of 12 schools competing, Alex Stucky took first in both Impromptu Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking, which qualifies him for the AFA-NIET national tournament in both events. He was also second in After Dinner Speaking.
Marike Stucky finished first in Dramatic Interpretation and third in Programmed Oral Interpretation. Natalie Stucky was first in Informative Speaking and second in Persuasive Speaking.
Huxman claimed a first-place finish in Persuasive Speaking, which qualifies her for nationals in that event. She was also fifth in Communication Analysis, and took third place in the individual sweepstakes.
Brandon Schwager, junior from Lawrence, also competed in the BCC Tournament. Bethel took second- and third-place trophies in the BCC Individual Events Team Sweepstakes and the Barton/Hutch Rodeo Swing Individual Events Team Sweepstakes, respectively.


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In the course of posing a question Monday, a reporter mentioned to Frank Gore that the 49ers could clinch the NFC West before Thanksgiving, a fact that caused the San Francisco running back to interrupt his questioner in mid-sentence.
"Oh yeah?" Gore asked, smiling.
Pretty cool, huh?
"That would be great," Gore said, his slightly slack-jawed expression inspiring a chorus of laughter.
Gore can be forgiven for being unaware. Forget the previously sad-sack Niners, what other team is thinking about magic numbers before the midway point of the season?
But thanks to their 6-1 start – and the wretchedness of the rest of their division – the 49ers can go ahead and print those playoff tickets, if recent history is any indication.
After their 20-10 win over the Browns on Sunday, San Francisco has a four-game lead in the NFC West, whose three other occupants have a combined record of 4-17. According to ESPN, a team has not blown a four-game lead after Week 8 since divisional realignment in 2002. It's mathematically possible that San Francisco could clinch the division Nov. 20, with six games and 42 days left in the regular season.
This is, indeed, a new world for a franchise that has eight straight non-winning seasons. Six wins? That's the same number they had in the 2004 (two) and '05 (four) seasons – combined. A four-game division lead? They haven't had such a cushion since the end of the 1997 season.
There's obviously plenty of margin for error, but linebacker NaVorro Bowman said the Niners' foot will remain firmly on the gas pedal as they prepare to visit Washington on Sunday.
"You don't want to get complacent and think you can just beat everybody because you have this record or things like that," Bowman said. "We just want to keep playing our game, keep proving ourselves and showing people that we can play outside of our division, because that's what it's going to take when we get into the playoffs."
On Monday, head coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about when he wanted his team to begin thinking about the big picture. San Francisco is currently the No. 2 seed in the NFC behind Green Bay (7-0). At what point was it OK to begin analyzing standings and playoff possibilities?
"As a timeline, December," Harbaugh said. "We'll get to December and see how many wins we have, see how many we need as it relates to the season. But we're always living in the future in some regard, in terms of planning and making … that December as good as it can be."
By December, the 49ers could have all the wins they need to secure the NFC West title. As Harbaugh noted, though, his focus is on the future.
Based on what rookie fullback Bruce Miller said Monday, it sounds as if Harbaugh is prepping his players for a future that features the NFL's ultimate prize.
"I really like what coach Harbaugh said yesterday about treating every game like it's a Super Bowl," Miller said. "We're going to treat every game like it's a Super Bowl and go into the game like that importance is there."
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We offer the following as an introduction to your online tour reservation prior to you completing and submitting online. We always encourage each passenger to call our office and speak to one of our Tour Department Representatives before submitting their online order ONLY IF they have any concerns or questions. We can be reached during normal business hours, 8am to 4pm, Monday thru Friday at 1-800-451-1570 or 315-255-2216. We're here to assist in any way we can.
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A spectacular breakthrough in lash technology sets the stage for triple-action performance. From the first stroke, increase volume, length and curl up to 80% with our innovative precision brush. No clumps, flakes or smudges in sight.
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A spectacular breakthrough in lash technology sets the stage for triple-action performance. From the first stroke, increase volume, length and curl up to 80% with our innovative precision brush. No clumps, flakes or smudges in sight.
The formula:
The vitamin-rich formula locks onto lashes like a magnet for amplified volume and lift, while emollient rich olive and rice bran esters promote long, healthy looking lashes.
The brush:
Three rows of alternating wedge-shaped discs and conical bristles grab every lash to extend and separate with ultra high-definition while the unique push-up tip lifts and curls for an instant false-lash effect.
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- 80% increase in lash length and volume
- 85% improvement in lash color intensity and shine
- 168% increase in curl up
- 93% would use Grand Entrance Mascara instead of false lashes
- 96% said it made their eyes appear more wide open and bigger
- 96% said it created a dramatic lash effect and transformed the overall look of their eyes
Key Ingredients
- Lash Building Complex - A vitamin fortified peptide complex that locks onto lashes like a magnet for volume and lift.
- Olive Esters - An emollient-rich extract that coats and separates individual lashes, helping to condition, treat, and protect lashes for clump- and flake-free definition.
- Rice Bran Esters - A vitamin B complex and essential fatty acid-rich extract that helps to condition lashes for an overall healthier and plumper appearance.
- Carnauba Esters - A moisturizing extract that helps to support the appearance of longer lashes.
Expert Advice
Rotate the brush so that the curve is "cradling" the lashes. With the brush curved to the eye, push the wand into lashes and wiggle from side to side working your way up and out. Finally, with the push-up tip, swipe even the tiniest lashes from the root to the tip for a lifted, defined and wide-eyed effect. For added intensity, apply additional coats. Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara is ophthalmologist tested and safe for use by contact wearers and those with sensitive eyes.
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How long will it take to arrive?
Express Delivery Available - If ordered before 9pm, delivered by courier next working day. Available on orders placed before 9pm (2pm weekends and Bank Holidays) for delivery next business day. Applies to most delivery addresses within mainland UK. Additional delivery details can be found here.
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You will receive an email to confirm when your item has been sent.
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Please see our returns policy.
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Almost amazing...
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I LOVE this mascara. It does everything it says on the package and really transforms my eyes. My lashes look thick, long and dark. The one thing is that I find it quite thick and you MUST wiggle the brush to prevent your eyelashes from clogging. However, I would definitely buy again.
Grand entrance mascara
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This is the best mascara I have ever used
Good but not great!
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I found the mascara to be quite thick and my lashes were clogging more than normal. I thought the brush was effective once I had got used to the method of handling it which seemed a bit fiddly to start with. My lashes, which are naturally a bit sparse, definitely looked longer and fuller and my eyes looked bigger. Overall I was pleased with the results but I would have liked the mascara's texture to be slightly thinner. I think it rates a 3.5 out of 5.
Impressed with Grand Entrance Mascara
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I was pleased to recieve my mascara in the post. i was pleased with the results of the mascara. it really made my lashes thicker and longer.went on smoothly,even one coat was enough.Two coats great.The brush is the secret.It was easy and quick to apply.Apart from feeling that my lashes felt a little heavy after application altho it felt like i had false eye lashes on. i was impressed😄
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Thank you so much for selecting me to review your product. It has made my lashes look much longer and thicker without any clumping. I was asked a few times if they were my own lashes. Very pleased and have nothing bad to say about this mascara, would definitely recommend . Many thanks Sarah x
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I was pleased to take part in this review as I have been looking for a suitable mascara for some time now. I have spent a lot of time and money only to be disappointed. The first time I used Grand Entrance I was a bit concerned as there was a bit of blobbing on the upper lid, but after using it for a few days I realised it was using the brush correctly. It is designed in such a way that you can lengthen and curl very easily. I have sensitive eyes so I was cautious but even using it every day there was no awful reactions so well done Elizabeth Arden I can recommend Grand Entrance and I will be using it from now on.
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This is a beautiful product even from first glance! The mascara appears luxurious and elegant. The curved brush works so well coating my eyelashes and giving amazing definition, even on the lower eyelid where my eyelashes are very fine. I have used Elizabeth Arden skincare products for some time but never before on my eyes but I'm converted to using all your products now and I would be delighted to test other products. Thank you for giving me this opportunity!
Long, fluttery lashes
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I was really impressed with the plastic wand. It seemed to cost every lash, even the short ones. One swipe provides a natural, day time look. Two coats created full on glamour. The mascara is great at lengthening, lifting and curling my lashes. My new favourite mascara.
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I really liked this mascara - the formula is smooth and doesn't clump and the brush grabs at lashes to really lengthen them! I also appreciate that this mascara stayed put and didn't smear at all during the day - longevity is great so this will take you from day to night for that grand entrance!
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I have been trialling the Grand Entrance Mascara for the last two weeks and have absolutely loved using it. It achieves incredible volume and fullness of my lashes, I found that it holds really well throughout the day and doesn't drop at all. This has quickly become a staple in my everyday makeup bag!
Longer than ever lashes
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There's so much to love about Elizabeth Arden's Grand Entrance Mascara. Not only does it look amazing, but the product speaks for itself. It's easy to apply and leaves your lashes looking long and full of life. The brush is perfect for achieving this look.
Cream better than the wand
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Wasn't what I would usually use. I actually got my mother to use it as well to see if she preferred it. We both felt it was really soft, and didn't clump, so the actual cream seems to be nice but I could not get on with the wand. The bristles are really short and spaced far apart, which made it quite hard apply it, and it didn't create much extension in my lash length. It won't be converting me from my usual Elizabeth Arden mascara, sorry!
Absolutely love this mascara!
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I absolutely love this new mascara! I have used this every day since testing and have found it incredibly easy to apply. The finished look is really stunning, and I particularly like the tip for adding extra coverage on my outer eye lashes at the base, pushing them up to look longer and thicker. I have used eye lash extensions in the past which are time consuming, expensive and generally fall out. Grand Entrance Mascara gives the same affect as eye lash extensions without the grief and the end result is gorgeous looking lashes. You do need to use a good quality eye make up remover, oil based. I would most definitely buy this product and recommend it to friends.
Stunning Lift and Curl
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I want to start by saying this mascara has a great wand. I am personally a fan of the plastic spiked brush heads as I feel these grip the lashes better when applying. The slight curve in the wand head does this well ensuring all lashes get a good coat and are lifted as you apply the product. The firmness of the comb means that you don't get clumps either and any that appear are drawn out. The formula is a true black and is a joy to apply and manipulate the lashes to whatever way you want. My only cristisicm is that I found it flaked slightly after 7/8 hours of wear.
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I absolutely love this mascara. It does exactly what it claims to do. It lengthens, volumises, curls and as long as you follow the instructions it creates a dramatic effect. The brush is easy to use and doesn't get clogged up causing clumps. I have to be careful what mascara I use as I suffer with very sensitive eyes but I have no sensitivity to this product at all. My eyes appear bigger and wider, even my husband noticed!!!! Brilliant product Elizabeth Arden, I will definitely buy this mascara and recommend to my friends.
Great New Mascara
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Great new mascara with excellent brush which helps to define my lashes
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I was very pleased with the results when using the new mascara - it gave volume and a look of lengthening to my lashes
Red carpet ready!
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Pretty in black and red, this mascara is glossy black with a curved brush that delivers volume and lengthening. The concave part fills up with mascara to add extra volume, curve and length. Turn the brush around and the convex part delivers separation. Long lasting, it doesn't flake or smudge, so will take you from the red carpet all the way to the after party!
One great mascara!
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This is a really great mascara.The wand makes it easy to get good coverage and the build up effect allows you to get a false eyelash effect or a more subdued one - however you want to see your eyes look. Experiment with the wand to get what, you want where you want it. It cleans off easily and thoroughly. I used face wipes and an eye make up cleanser and either worked well. I have slightly sensitive eyes but this mascara caused me no problems at all even used every day on a "big volume" approach. It stays all day - I had slight flaking after about 12 hours. I didn't need to reapply it during the working day. Many people commented on my make up whilst I was using it. Now if you consider that I use a BB cream, mascara and a lipstick and I used the same during my trial of the product, that tells you what effect this has. One slight downside I found was that if it touches your skin - it doesn't wipe off! There's no "oops" time - you need to get a wipe of some sort to get it off. It is not waterproof but it doesn't run at the slightest moisture, it stayed through tears of laughter with no problems. I give this five stars and I will definitely be buying it!
Grand Entrance Mascara
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I was happy to participate in this review of the grand entrance mascara as I have been searching for a long time for a mascara that suits me. I have tried most mascara's over the past few years and always been disappointed with the performance and quality, even though some have been expensive. I was a bit wary on the first application as I noticed that I had some smudging on the eyelids. However over the next few days I mastered the correct technique because after studying the actual brush it caters for the lashes brilliantly. The design allows you to curl and then lengthen however much or little you require. I do not usually use mascara everyday but the grand entrance mascara allows you to use just a little during the day and build up your lashes for the evening, it is wonderful. I would add that I have sensitive eyes but had no allergic reaction at all. Well done Elizabeth Arden I will be using grand entrance from now on!


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In central Iowa, residents and visitors to the area will find a variety of indoor swimming pools and water parks to visit with their kids. This can be a lifesaver on those days when the kids want to play in the water but the weather doesn't cooperate, specifically during the long, cold and snowy winter months for which Iowa is known.
Resort Indoor Water Parks
If you book a stay at Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center in Des Moines, your kids can swim and play to their hearts' content inside the resort's 18,000-square-foot indoor water park. You'll get to enjoy three large pools, a huge hot tub, a pirate ship with interactive play features and a variety of slides. In Williamsburg, your family can enjoy water activities at the Clarion Inn Amana Colonies and Wasserbahn Waterpark Resort. Inside the 11,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, your kids can get soaked by the dumping bucket, play in the wading pool, zip down the fast slides and climb and play on the interactive play structure.
Hotel Indoor Pools
Days Inn and Suites in Cedar Rapids features a large indoor heated swimming pool that your family can enjoy together any time of the year. If your family is looking for a place to stay and swim in the Des Moines area, you can check out the Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown. This hotel has a huge saline indoor swimming pool, as well as a nice, hot whirlpool for guests to relax in and enjoy.
City Indoor Pools
In Cedar Rapids, you and your kids can go for a swim at the Bender Pool, maintained by the City of Cedar Rapids Recreation Department. The indoor pool is open year-round and features a water basketball area, a slide and handicap access. Kids can also go to special youth swim programs and participate in swimming lessons. The City of Urbandale maintains the Urbandale Public Swimming Pool. This indoor pool offers public swim times throughout the year, as well as special programs like swim lessons and theme nights, with themes like Superhero Night and Luau Night.
YMCA Indoor Pools
If you're in Ankeny, you and your kids can go for a swim at the Ankeny Family YMCA branch of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines. Swim lessons are offered in the spring and summer, and kids can also participate in the Y Swim Team. Other Des Moines branches that offer indoor swimming include the John R. Grubb Community YMCA, Walnut Creek Family YMCA and the Boone County Family YMCA. In Cedar Rapids, your family can enjoy swimming indoors at the Helen G. Nassif branch of the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area. This YMCA location features a six-lane heated indoor pool and offers swim lessons and a competitive swim team for kids.


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From the "it-takes-a-big-man-to-hit-a-woman" files we share with you the re-arrest of Bird Rock Bandit member Eric House…he'll be in the slammer for a long, long time to reflect on his actions.
As reported on utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/25/bird-rock-bandit-arrested-in-battery-case/
SAN DIEGO -- One of the men who pleaded guilty in the infamous Bird Rock Bandit case involving the beating death of a La Jolla surfer was back behind bars Monday.
Eric House, part of a group known as the Bird Rock Bandits, is shown in January 2010 in San Diego Superior Court when he was sentenced to prison for violating terms of his probation in the killing of surfer Emery Kauanui, 24. -- Nelvin C. Cepeda
Eric House, 25, was arrested on a battery charge shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday at his girlfriend's Pacific Beach apartment on Chalcedony Street after an argument, San Diego police said.
House was booked into jail about 10:40 p.m. on one misdemeanor count of domestic battery and is being held on $10,000 bail, according to the jail's website.
He was one of three members of the so-called Bird Rock Bandits who pleaded guilty four years ago in the 2007 death of Emery Kauanui. The 24-year-old surfer died in a hospital four days after being punched in the face in a fight with the men outside his mother's La Jolla home.
Read entire article at utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/25/bird-rock-bandit-arrested-in-battery-case/


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02-11-2009 #11idone Guest
Is this a movie ur dumping?
if so there are multiple threads here that can help you...
Let me know and i can link you to them if ur having trouble finding them.
02-13-2009 #12franckek Guest
yes i'm dumping a movie... wall-e ... But I try all the tuto here, and i can't get working...
the anydvdhd rip on disk failed a 0004.m2ts file (i'ts the big file movie for sure)
I was trying to make another ps3 iso and still the same thing, when i try to dump, it fail... i use anydvd and i am in the 21 day trial... 19 days left.
Anyone have and idea, i can go further in the process... and all th 0000.m2ts to 0004.m2ts work in vlc
bad dump, or new bluray that ps3 do a bad dump..