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- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 11:11:00 AM EDT
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I'll grant you that, Antlergirl, but apparently Blizz changed the Worgen female from design through Beta, so it ain't over until it's over.ReplyDelete
At least it's not some super-skinny belf-style model with fur and slightly bigger eyes. It looks more like an average female than most of the other races...ReplyDelete
Still, though, I was kind of hoping for a big bouncy grandma-made-you-kids-some-cookies! kind of female for the pandas. Just sayin'...
@Hyperious-- That'd be more true to style, although pandas aren't exactly cuddly up close.ReplyDelete
The one thing that I did see that I was most intrigued about was that they didn't mess up the Westernized Oriental imagery too badly. I kind of winced at the Jade Forest (or whatever it was), but I guess that was a given that 'jade' was going to figure in somewhere.
I just hope they actually worked with those knowledgeable in Chinese culture and didn't say "Hey! Wouldn't it be cool if...."


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1 medium white onion (fine diced)
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• 1 large egg beaten
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
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- In a large glass baking dish lay out the bagels in one layer. Pour the milk over the bagels and soak them until puffed. Turn bagels a few times or press down. Meanwhile make the filling. In a mixing bowl steer eggs, onion, mayonnaise until well combined.
- To make the sausage filling: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring occasionally, and breaking up meat with a spoon, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add onion; cook stirring, until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes and parsley. Transfer to a plate; let cool to room temperature. Mix in the beaten egg to bind the filling.
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Wow, a MAJOR announcement about The Walking Dead just hit the wires today -- and it's more than a little worrisome for fans for the show. I'll give you the good news first: AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a fourth season, so we can rest assured that after the remaining half of season three (which starts back up in February), there's more zombie-related mayhem to look forward to.
The bad news -- no, the mystifying, makes-no-goddamned-sense-whatsoever news -- is that showrunner Glen Mazzara is leaving after season 3. As in, Glenn Mazzara, the guy who's largely credited for picking up the pace and improving the storytelling after the original showrunner, Frank Darabont, exited during season 2.
According to the joint statement from AMC and Mazzara, the decision is amicable ... but this major switch-up in leadership right at the peak of the show's success is certainly a strange move. Especially when you consider there appear to be "creative differences" at play.
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Today, AMC announces the season 4 pick-up of 'The Walking Dead.'
AMC also jointly announces with Glen Mazzara today that for future seasons, the two parties have mutually decided to part ways. Glen guided the series creatively for seasons 2 and 3. AMC is grateful for his hard work. We are both proud of our shared success.
Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is best to part ways. This decision is amicable and Glen will remain on for post-production on season 3B as showrunner and executive producer.
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Remember when the original showrunner Frank Darabont was fired during season 2? There were rumors that he got the axe because of his refusal to accept massive budget cuts and various network cost-saving measures, but I think plenty of viewers would agree that the series improved since he left. The show picked up speed, and finally seemed to realize its potential, given the undeniably compelling premise and great source material.
With Glenn Mazzara at the helm, The Walking Dead's midseason finale earlier this month scored an amazing 10.5 million viewers. What on EARTH could have caused so much friction between AMC and Mazzara that he's leaving the show?
Mazzara's own statement doesn't really clear things up:
My time as showrunner on 'The Walking Dead' has been an amazing experience, but after I finish season 3, it's time to move on. I have told the stories I wanted to tell and connected with our fans on a level that I never imagined. It doesn't get much better than that. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey.
If you've read the comics, you know there are plenty more stories to tell, so I can't imagine that he truly feels like he's done everything he wanted to. There's definitely more going on here than meets the eye, and I hope it doesn't mean bad things for season 4.
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The call caused outrage that the two would invade the Duchess's privacy like that. And now here comes very strange, very horrible news: The receptionist who was duped into thinking she was putting the Queen through to Kate's room has been found dead outside the hospital.
No one seems to know yet exactly what happened or what she died from, but at least one source is reportedly telling the Daily Mail that she committed suicide.
The woman's body was reportedly found only yards from King Edward VII hospital, where she worked and took the unfortunate phone call. Could she have killed herself out of guilt for falling for this prank?
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In 1999, when he was 20 years old and a junior in college, Max Maddox was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Maddox was in the frenzied throes of his first manic episode - tightrope walking the center line of a busy street in Iowa - when police collected him.
Thus began a blind tumble into the world of mental illness, one that would, nearly a decade later, lead Maddox and his mother, Kathy Brandt, to collaborate on a book that would let them untangle their own recollections and emotions, and provide a platform to share what they'd learned. That memoir, "Walks On The Margins: A Story of Bipolar Illness," published in April by Monkshood Press, tells Maddox's tale through alternating perspectives and voices. The book was a finalist for the 2012 Iowa Review Award in Nonfiction.
"There just aren't very many forums for the expression of these stories," said Maddox, now 34. "I think my story is not very unique at all, for the illness. I suspect there are people out there that went through much more traumatic things than I did."
Maddox grew up in a blended family in Colorado Springs with his sister, step-siblings, stepfather, Ron Capen, and his mom, a mystery writer who taught creative writing at the University of Colorado. He graduated from Palmer High School and then headed to Grinnell College in Iowa before attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia.
Before that first manic episode at Grinnell, Brandt had no idea her son - artist, creative, deep-thinker - was unwell.
"There was no clue that he had any problems at all," she said. "He just suddenly had a manic episode that turned to psychosis very quickly."
The onset of the illness, which frequently manifests in early adulthood, is often that sudden, said Brandt, who, as a result of her son's ordeal, became active in the Colorado Springs chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, serving on its board and then as president.
"People think it has to do with levels of stress at that time, when a lot of people are leaving home, going to college, getting out on their own," Brandt said. "Max, after that first episode, had a major episode every year, and his episodes always got really extreme, with him ending up in the hospital."
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Each week we'll be providing you with insight into the best (and worst) baseball players to play in your fantasy baseball league.
The early season dust is beginning to settle, as we're now roughly one-eighth of the way through the season. Roles are stabilizing, teams are separating themselves. Still, 20 games can hold plenty of statistical anomalies, so we must remain discerning as the calendar flips to May. Here are five players heading into the season's second month like lions:
1. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU: "The little hit tool that could" has been more than capable this season, hitting .373 with 11 extra base hits in his first 21 games. That won't keep up – he has a .435 BABIP and barely hit for that kind of power in the minors – but it has earned him a consistent spot at the top of the Astros' lineup, and as such, he'll have a good shot to stay close to his crazy runs scored pace (15 in 21 games) and more chances to steal bases – he's already nabbed four this year.
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3. Nate Schierholtz, RF, SF: The full story on Aubrey Huff's trip to the disabled list with an anxiety disorder is a truly sad one, but the Giants press on without him. As Bruce Bochy still seems determined to keep Brandon Belt on the bench, Schierholtz seems to be the biggest playing time beneficiary. Although he won't set the world on fire, the 28-year-old has been consistently useful, with a career .273 average.
4. Scott Downs, RP, ANA: Downs is the new "temporary" closer in Anaheim, with Jordan Walden taking a demotion over the weekend. Many question how long Downs can last in this role given his profile as a left-handed pitch-to-contact junkballer. However, Downs has just been nothing short of a fantastic pitcher – regardless of role – in recent times. Downs hasn't had an ERA since 2006. There is reason to believe.
5. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL: Wainwright is the owner of a horrendous 7.32 ERA, but the underlying statistics suggest his last start – 6 IP, 1 ER in a no-decision against Chicago – is closer to the norm going forward. Wainwright has induced 31 ground balls to 17 fly balls so far, and yet has still seen five home runs against him – that pace will almost certainly not continue, and the quality starts should begin pouring in. Given the Cardinals offensive prowess, most of those will turn into wins as well. He could make a good target if his owner is still panicking.
As Vin Scully said about Don Mattingly this week, 'life isn't all Skittles and beer' for these five players:
1. Trevor Bauer, SP, ARI: The Diamondbacks passed up the chance to call up Bauer to take Josh Collmenter's spot in the rotation this week, instead choosing the older (but less exciting) Patrick Corbin. Although Corbin was a natural fit – he'll be able start on his normal rest – it wouldn't have been difficult for the Diamondbacks to rearrange the days to use Bauer. As such, we can assume that the Diamondbacks want him to get more seasoning before bringing him up to the majors, and his value in redraft leagues drops as he'll need yet another Arizona pitcher to falter to get his chance.
2. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM: Looking for good signs with Davis? Good luck. Every statistical indicator is poor for him so far – his walk rate is down, he's striking out more, he has shown very little power (.130 ISO), he's beating the ball into the ground (49.1 percent of the time), and when he does hit it in the air, he's popping it up (11.8% infield fly rate). There doesn't appear to be an obvious option to take his playing time yet, but he is dropping in the lineup and is showing few signs of what led to his solid 2010 and excellent pre-injury 2011.
3. Rick Porcello, SP, DET: After two excellent starts to open the season, Porcello put together two disastrous starts totaling 7.2 innings and 13 earned runs. The end result is numbers looking eerily similar to the last three years. Although Porcello's ERA will certainly come down from 6.45, he seems very much the same pitcher who posted ERAs of 4.92 and 4.75 the last two years respectively: very few strikeouts (near 5.0 per nine innings) and no missed bats (6.6% swinging strikes). Allow major leaguers to make contact and they will make you pay, and right now Porcello is paying dearly.
4. Ubaldo Jimenez, SP, CLE: As Jimenez struggled to a 4.68 ERA last season, he still had decent peripheral statistics. He struck out 8.6 batters per nine innings and kept the ball in the yard (just 0.81 HR/9) and on the ground (47.2 percent of the time). Now, though, he's struggling in all respects. He's allowing a one-to-one ground ball-to-fly ball ratio for the first time and he's walked more batters than he's struck out (14 to 13). As early as it is, Jimenez has shown no sign of adjusting to the American League nor returning to the form he had in the National League.
5. Javy Guerra, RP, LAD: Guerra took two losses and allowed five runs in three appearances over the past week, and now Kenley Jansen has recorded the past two saves. Don Mattingly hasn't said anything explicit about a closer change, but if Guerra ever does get another opportunity, one has to wonder just how long his leash will be. Jansen owns some of the toughest stuff to hit in the entire majors, setting the K/9 record last season. Guerra seems unlikely to repeat last season's 2.31 ERA, as well – a 2.11 K/BB with just 7.33 K/9 is not typically a recipe for an elite reliever, as the combination of contact and base-runners is usually a deadly one
Jack Moore is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Mathematics and Economics. His work can also be found at FanGraphs.com, DisciplesOfUecker.com, RotoWire.com, AdvancedNFLStats.com and ESPN. Follow him on twitter at @jh_moore.


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Yale Races Cornell, Syracuse, Michigan State, Buffalo Starting Friday
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The top-ranked Yale women's crew will face a big test this weekend. The Bulldogs will race four times in two days, starting Friday against Cornell and Syracuse. The teams will be competing for the Cayuga Cup. On Saturday, Yale faces No. 7 Michigan State in the morning and the University of Buffalo in the afternoon. All four races will be on the Cayuga Lake Inlet in Ithaca, N.Y.
The Bulldogs opened the season with a sweep of Penn and Columbia last Saturday. Yale won all five races, each by at least six seconds. The varsity eight cruised to a nearly 11-second victory to retain the Connell Cup. In this week's CRCA/US Rowing national poll, the Bulldogs remained first in the nation.
Saturday is the opening race of the spring season for Cornell, who scrimmaged Ithaca last weekend.
Syracuse captured the Kittell Cup in its opening race of the spring, defeating Boston University. Michigan State's varsity eight was named the Big Ten Boat of the Week after defeating Michigan and Notre Dame last weekend. The Spartans finished sixth at last year's NCAA Championships and are the two-time defending Big Ten champions. Buffalo received votes in this week's national poll. The Bulls raced Notre Dame and Indiana last weekend.
Yale will be looking to capture the Cayuga Cup for the ninth straight year in the varsity eight race with Cornell and Syracuse. Last year, the Bulldogs won all five races, including cruising to an 11-second victory in the varsity eight.
Weekend Race Schedule
Friday vs. Cornell/Syracuse
3:00p.m. - 3v8
3:10p.m. - v8
3:35p.m. - 2v8
4:00p.m. - v4 A
4:10p.m. - v4 B
Saturday AM vs. Michigan State
8:20a.m. - 3v8
8:55a.m. - v8
9:30a.m. - 2v8
10:25a.m. - v4 A
11:00a.m. - v4 B
Saturday PM vs. Univ. of Buffalo
2:40 p.m. - 3v8
3:10 p.m. - v8
3:40 p.m. - 2v8
4:10 p.m. - v4 A
4:20 p.m. - v4 B
Probable Yale Boatings vs. Cornell, Syracuse, Michigan State, Buffalo
1- Natalie King
2- Caroline Nash
3- Maren McCrea
4- Armine Afeyan
5- Tess Gerrand
6- Alice Henly
7- Dara Dickson
8- Taylor Ritzel
c- Mia Kanak
1- Catherine McDermott
2- Mary Jo Toothman
3- Kathryn D'Andrea
4- Kathleen O'Keefe
5- Stephanie Madner
6- Catherine Hart
7- Allix Wilde
8- Eliza Hastings
C- Sarah Brownlee
1– Ryan Mccarthy
2- Brittany Bowman
3- Lauren Ross
4- Emily Tormey
5- Georgia Separovich
6- Melissa Weigel
7- Katherine Dyke
8- Mary Barrose Antle
C- Margaret Ayers
1- Nikki Grigg
2- Alexandra Fields
3- Elizabeth McDermott
4- Mary Pat Wixted
C- Erica Segall
1- Julia Jolliffe
2- Laura Gottesdiener
3- Lily Blair
4- Amanda Grady
C- Yassmin Parsaei
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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After a prolonged period of belt-tightening, Burbank and Glendale are ditching a winter homeless shelter that was retooled last year to serve only local referrals — one that dramatically reduced the total number of beds that had historically been available to transients from surrounding areas.
The two cities had dropped the L.A. County shelter system in favor of funding their own, smaller winter program to limit the influx of transients, but that move sparked fears among other shelters in Pasadena and Santa Clarita that the burden would fall on them to pick up the slack. But after a year of sagging revenues and paper thin budgets, Burbank and Glendale have decided to return to the system funded by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which requires shelters to accept all homeless clients on a first-come, first-served basis.
Nobody knows what the response from the homeless community will be.
"It's hard to know until it actually happens," said Natalie Profant Komuro, executive director of Ascencia, the homeless services provider that took on running the 90-day shelter this year after Glendale and Burbank had no money to go it alone again.
While the 80-bed operation will be smaller than the 150 beds historically offered at the Glendale National Guard Armory, the decision to move back into the county fold was greeted with relief by neighboring shelters.
Last year, the cities cobbled together $151,000 to break away from the Los Angeles County regional winter shelter system to run a 50-bed program open only to people referred by local nonprofits.
City officials also ponied up the money in an attempt to permanently house some of the shelter clients. But with no money to repeat the experiment this year, the cities stepped aside and let Ascencia apply for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority emergency shelter program.
It's still possible that because of last year's restrictions, the shelter won't be a regional magnet when it opens Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m., Profant Komuro said. And although Ascencia has been doing outreach in Burbank, she doesn't expect many transients there to come to the Glendale armory, even if it means a roof and a hot meal.
"People feel safe in Burbank. It's what they know," Profant Komuro said.
Still, nearby homeless service providers are calling the change a welcome relief.
Pat O'Reilly, executive director of the Ecumenical Council Pasadena Area Congregations, said her winter shelter last year was overwhelmed as a result of the smaller operation in Glendale, with about 40 additional people seeking a bed each night compared to the year prior.
Last year, the Ecumenical Council provided a place to sleep for up to 220 people a night, well above their 180-person capacity.
"This is good news for us," O'Reilly said of the larger Glendale operation planned for this winter. "I think we're going to be full, hopefully we won't be overly full."
Pasadena had given the Ecumenical Council $60,000 each year to operate the shelter, a sum buttressed by community donations. But this year, Pasadena cut city funding, O'Reilly turned to the county agency, which gave the group a $100,000 grant to be used over four years.
"That makes all the difference in the world for now," O'Reilly said, adding that she had to spend extra money to rent another church room and hire more staff to handle last year's crowd.
Santa Clarita and Sylmar didn't report the same kind of overflow impact, which had been feared when the change was made last year.
While Pasadena did feel a pinch, Profant Komuro said most of the homeless who couldn't stay at the Glendale armory last year likely slept wherever it was they felt safe, such as parks around town or shelters in Los Angeles.
"We're talking about people who are survivors," she said. "They will find something that works best for them."
If the revamped Glendale shelter this year doesn't fill up, that won't be hard to correct.
"If we don't have enough people, we certainly know where we can go and find them," Profant Komuro said.


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Finally got a chance to open up my Kmart AT-ST and I'll confirm some of the reports on the legs. My AT-ST's legs are wobbly as all get out. It took me three or four tries to find a point where it will stand on it's own. The paint job is awesome, but the legs sort of bum me out a bit.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Any Good Thoughts Out There?
I'm kind of a mess at the moment.
Yeah, that again.
17 comments:
- kkryno said...
Cashing in good Karma, lighting some candles, throwing in all my good thoughts and even some prayers of hope, with a dash of what is the right thing for this time of need.
My spirit is with you. Wish I could do more. :{
- November 16, 2008 at 1:05 AM
- ouyangdan said...
*positive mind bullets*
- November 16, 2008 at 3:00 AM
Oh my. Perhaps the best thing for me to do is step far away so as to not bring more ick your way. ;-D
- November 16, 2008 at 1:10 PM
- Jennifer said...
Oy. Now? For real?
I know I'm a little off the radar these days, but you contact me any time if you want vent or wev, okay?
- November 16, 2008 at 4:28 PM
- Bitty said...
Oh, goodness.
Will do all four.
And here are some hugs:
- November 16, 2008 at 4:43 PM
- Anne said...
Hugs, hugs, and more hugs. And a big pot/plate/indeterminate vessel of your favorite comfort food. Dusty sends much purring and furry, cuddly love. Like kkryno, I wish I could do more.
- November 16, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Petra said...
I don't know what is going on, but it does not sound good.
Sending some good thoughts your way, hoping that you will survive.
- November 16, 2008 at 7:42 PM
- pidomon said...
i have plenty of good thoughts for you my friend!!
- November 16, 2008 at 8:23 PM
- Casey said...
Keeping my claws crossed that all will be well for you, BSR.
- November 16, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- litbrit said...
Add me to the list of those sending good thoughts and warm wishes your way.
Drop me a line whenever you like, Sir R. I hope you're well, or headed toward being well. This has been one hell of a year for many of us. 'Nuff said, huh?!
- November 17, 2008 at 5:09 AM
- Just a Plane Ride Away said...
Sending you good thoughts and a (virtual) pot of Carrabas' sausage and lentil soup.
- November 17, 2008 at 5:45 AM
- Comrade Kevin said...
I'm holding you in the light.
- November 17, 2008 at 8:10 AM
- Tink said...
Hey bro... Will we see you at the RANCH thanksgiving? Here's hopin'.
- November 17, 2008 at 8:16 AM
- Bitty said...
Ok, now I'm scared. Left the building? What's going on?
- November 17, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- Bee said...
Please don't leave the building; that doesn't seem like a good idea. You gotta get back on your horse.
Don't be so hard on yourself. Your friends are here for you.
- November 17, 2008 at 11:20 AM
- seventh sister said...
When I am down in the pitts of life, I always try to remember that everything is temporary.
- November 17, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- insanemommy said...
Oh, no. I've been caught up in my own little world... what's up handsome? Do you need me to kick some arse?!?! Say the word.... The brigade is on the way!
- November 17, 2008 at 9:47 PM


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What makes a couple of brash 22-year-old entrepreneurs think they can take on Waymo, the clear leader in self-driving vehicle technology, when it comes to putting autonomous trucks on the road?
"We're able to move really fast," Embark cofounder and CEO Alex Rodrigues told Forbes aboard the cab of a sensor-laden Peterbilt semi as it barreled down the I-10 on a sunny morning, hauling a commercial load from Ontario, California, to Phoenix. (As required by law a safety driver's hands are on the wheel, but the big rig is driving itself down the busy highway.)
"Waymo may have the 'conglomerate advantage' of build once, use many times," he said. The Alphabet Inc. unit's robot truck program utilizes the same tech that's in its self-driving minivans, and it's looking to deploy it elsewhere. "We think in this period of time where the goal is to deliver a working product, and all we're trying to do is deliver a single vehicle to market first, we have a huge advantage because we're able to move in such a focused way."
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Early this year the company completed the first coast-to-coast test run by a self-driving truck, traveling from suburban Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida. Embark's autonomous Peterbilts are also generating revenue hauling loads daily between Ontario and Phoenix for shippers including appliance giant Electrolux.
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As I type I am a very happy Caked Crusader. My fingers are slightly sticky as I have been unable to resist unwrapping a fruit salad sweet from the gorgeous Interflora Sweet Nostalgia hamper; this is just one of the many amazing hampers that Interflora have in their range.
The quality of this hamper started the minute I undid the box – this beautiful wicker chest has leather straps with working brass buckles. I have it earmarked for holding toiletries in my bathroom as soon as the small matter of eating all the sweets is dealt with!
Ooh, the excitement – what's in the box?
Goodies galore would be the short answer but for those of you who like details (this is basically a checklist of where my pocket money went between the ages of 5-10 years old!):
Rosey Apples 100g
Cola Cubes 100g
Haribo Tangfastics
100g Haribo Jelly Beans
100g Cadbury Chocolate Eclairs
100g Haribo Cola Bottles
100g Curly Wurly x 2
Love Hearts
Nestle Rolos 52g
Flying Saucers x 10
Sherbet Fountain x 2
Paynes Poppets Toffee x 2
Refresher Chews x 4
Giant Double Lollies x 2
Fruit Salad x 10
Black Jacks x 10
Mars Milky Way 26g x 2
Ice Cream Cones x 2 (I'm very excited about these as I've never had them before)
I couldn't actually fit all the contents into one photo, so here are three photos!
Thanks to Interflora for sending me this treat – it certainly brightened up an otherwise mundane Tuesday evening. I think it would brighten up the day of any recipient – who wouldn't want this as a gift?


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Mark Whitworth attended the NCAA-sponsored mock selection exercise in mid-February and did not return to the Southeastern Conference office in Birmingham with good news.
The SEC wasn't held in high esteem then, and the actual NCAA Tournament selection and seedings in March wouldn't be kind to the conference.
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"Whether I agreed or not, it didn't matter, but it was pretty obvious to me that the opinion of our league wasn't favorable," said Whitworth, the SEC's associate commissioner for men's basketball.
But look at the SEC now.
Saturday's Final Four could become a five-hour infomercial for the conference. The first national semifinal matches league champion Florida against Connecticut, followed by Kentucky against Wisconsin.
Oddsmakers project a fourth Gators-Wildcats meeting of the season on Monday night, which would make it the first all-conference final since Kansas-Oklahoma stoked Big Eight pride in 1988.
This from a conference that placed half as many teams, three, into the NCAA Tournament as the Atlantic-10.
"What our teams have accomplished is terrific, and it gives us something to build on," Whitworth said.
The bracket could not have been more unfavorable to the SEC teams. Kentucky, tied for second and the conference tournament runner-up, was assigned a No. 8 seed and was aligned with the region's top seed, Wichita State, in its second game.
Tennessee was one of the final teams invited, tabbed a No. 11 seed and was dispatched to Dayton, Ohio, to play an additional tournament game.
But the positioning only served to inspire the teams.
The Volunteers survived Iowa in overtime in Ohio, then walloped Massachusetts and Mercer in reaching the Sweet 16.
Kentucky and its five freshmen starters found their identity in the tournament and have played at a remarkable level in defeating the Shockers and then the two teams that met for last year's title, Louisville and Michigan.
The Gators merely have lived up to their overall top seed promise, steamrolling four opponents, all by double digits.
That makes the SEC 11-1 in the NCAA Tournament, a record that looks like an SEC football champion gunning for yet another national championship.
But the March success doesn't excuse the pratfalls of November and December that crushed the league's favorable ratings with the selection committee.
The SEC lost its first 10 games against ranked opponents, not breaking through until Missouri defeated UCLA on the day of the SEC football championship game.
The Gators quickly got on track, and Kentucky defeated Louisville, but the SEC had not distinguished itself and the teams were poised to whomp on each other in league play.
Georgia made an early impression, winning at Missouri. The Tigers' best moments came in their sweep of Arkansas, and the Razorbacks took a pair from Kentucky. Those three teams, plus LSU, were at some point thinking they would make the NCAA Tournament.
League leaders were making improvement, passing the eyeball test. But with slim margins for error late in the season, some of the teams fell into the margin. The Tigers lost their final five road games. Arkansas got blasted at Alabama. And Selection Sunday was full of groans.
Now, with half of the Final Four for the fourth time in league history, the SEC can crow this weekend and deliver a message to its own teams. League play can prepare a squad for March success, but you have to get here first, and that won't happen unless non-league schedules are upgraded.
Starting this year, all SEC nonconference schedules will be funneled into the league office and considered by Whitworth and Greg Shaheen, the former NCAA Tournament boss who has consulted with the league for this very purpose.
"We'll have a full year with our new policy in place where we will review and approve schedules," Whitworth said. "We're just trying to strengthen an already pretty good product."
Why should the nation's top football conference care about basketball? A financial component for starters. Revenue from the NCAA Tournament is distributed to conferences based on collective success. More teams gives a conference more chances to cash in.
Also, starting next season, ESPN's SEC Network will air more men's basketball games than any other sport, more than 100. The platform to sell the conference will be stronger than ever, and, well, the product needs to be good TV.
Like it has been throughout March, even with limited inventory.


text: Up to 15 Dead, 160 Injured in Texas Fertilzer Plant Blast April 18, 2013 03:21 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Explosion caused 'massive devastation' in the small town of West, Texas An explosion at Adair Grain Inc.'s fertilizer facility in the town of West, Texas, killed as many as 15 people and injured at least 160 in what may be the worst U.S. industrial disaster since the Texas refinery blast in 2005. An estimated five to 15 people died following an explosion at 7:53 p.m. local time yesterday, Waco Police Sgt. William Patrick Swanton said today at a news conference. A fire had broken out about 25 minutes earlier at the site about 80 miles south of Dallas. Watch a press conference video from the Associated Press: "There are homes leveled, businesses leveled; there is massive devastation in the downtown West area," Swanton said. The authorities are searching house by house and the number of casualties may rise, he said. Adair Grain's DBA West Fertilizer Co. is an anhydrous ammonia facility, Trooper D.L. Wilson, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a separate conference. Anhydrous ammonia, a liquid source of the fertilizer nitrogen, is applied directly by farmers to the soil to boost crop yields. West Fertilizer said it stored as much as 54,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia at the site in an emergency planning report filed to the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the Dallas Morning News. Listen in as "AgDay's" Clinton Griffiths talks with Kathy Mathers of The Fertilizer Institute about the Texas explosion and how farmers can stay safe this season: Under Control While the site is being treated as a crime scene, there are no indications that the fire wasn't accidental, Swanton said, adding that the blaze is now under control. At least 160 injured people are being treated at the local hospital, he said. The worst-hit areas appeared to be a nursing home and a 50- unit apartment building near the fertilizer plant, Swanton said at an earlier briefing. Local television station KWTX showed fires in the ruins of the plant and in surrounding buildings, and people being treated on a flood-lit sports field. Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist at the U.S Geological Survey, said a magnitude 2.1-degree seismic event had been registered as the explosion occurred. The impact would have generated a shock wave, she said by phone from Golden, Colorado. The explosion may be the worst since a blast at BP Plc's Texas City refinery in 2005, which killed 15 workers and injured more than 100. The U.S.'s worst industrial accident also occurred in Texas, in April 1947, when a fire on board the SS Grandcamp freighter in the port of Texas City detonated a cargo of ammonium nitrate. The resulting explosions and fires killed more than 570 people. Residents Evacuated Wilson, who likened the scene at West to the Iraq war, said the 50-home apartment complex now resembled a "skeleton," while a middle school and the West Rest Haven Nursing Home had both been badly damaged. Emergency responders evacuated 133 residents, including some in wheelchairs, from the nursing home. Elizabeth Marquez-Perea, who lives in West about a mile north of the plant, said about 50 families lived at Tucker Apartments, the damaged block close to the facility. She and her three daughters fled after the blast shattered windows of their apartment. "It smelled like gas, a real terrible smell," she said. About a month ago, the school close to the plant had sent parents a note explaining that children had been moved for the day to a different location because of smells coming from the fertilizer plant, Marquez-Perea said. Complete Disarray Vicky Pustejovsky, who works in customer service for Blue Cross Blue Shield and lives two blocks from the facility, said the town was in "complete disarray." "We were watching TV when we heard the explosion," Pustejovsky said. "Our doors started caving in." Residents were told by authorities to remain indoors because of the threat of new explosions or an ammonia leak from the plant. Jonathan Moore, a 30-year-old truck driver, felt the blast from about 35 miles to 45 miles north in the town of Itasca. He said he heard a loud boom and saw the walls shake inside the truck-stop he was in at the time. "All of a sudden I could see the walls move both ways," Moore said in a telephone interview. As he and his friend drove closer to the explosion on Interstate 35, the smell became so strong their eyes started burning, he said. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which investigates industrial chemical accidents, said on its website it deployed a "large investigation team" that should arrive today. Yesterday's blast came two days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S. government's raid on the Branch Davidian sect in Waco that killed 76, including cult leader David Koresh. In revenge for that incident, exactly two years later Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb containing ammonium nitrate in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. Read more: 'Like a Nuclear Bomb': Deadly Fertilizer Plant Blast Devastates Texas Town (Source: CNN) Complete Coverage: Massive Explosion Devastates West (Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth) Rescuers Search for Survivors of Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast (Source: Reuters) Up to 15 Dead, at Least 160 Injured in Texas Plant Blast (Source: USA Today) Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Searching for Victims in Closets, Under Beds (Source: Los Angeles Times) Huge Blast at Texas Fertilizer Plant Kills at Least 5 People (Source: The New York Times) Back to news


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Girl Scout Day with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Broadway Across Boston is offering this special event on Saturday, March 20 at 2 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. Tickets are $28.75.
The day includes the chance to earn a Broadway Across America patch and have a theatre adventure with Girl Scouts from the area. Tickets are limited so have your Troop leader order today!
Troops & Scouts that complete these steps below will earn a Broadway Across America Patch!
1. Attend a performance of The Very Hungry Caterpillar on March 20, at 2 p.m. We have set aside seats in the Orchestra just for the Girl Scouts!
2. Be prepared to pose for a picture with Girl Scouts from around New England
3. Take a special tour of Boston's Colonial Theatre
4. Meet the cast after the show
5. Eric Carle is an author who has published many popular books, three of which are brought to life in this stage production: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Mixed-Up Chameleon and The Little Cloud. Read one of these books with your troop and compare it to what you saw on stage.
6. Eric Carle creates his characters by cutting and pasting tissue paper, which is called collage. Practice this art technique with your troop to tell your own story.
7. This stage production uses different kinds of puppets to bring Eric Carle's stories to life. You can make puppets using a paper lunch bag, turning it upside down, and placing your hand in the fold. When you move your hand, you have given your puppet a mouth! Decorate your puppet using paper, markers, fabric or yarn to make it your own.
To order tickets visit www.eventusher.com and use password GSCOUTS10
Note: Patches will be distributed with tickets to your performance on 3/20/10. No other dates or performances can be purchased with this offer. Patch requirements will be monitored by Troop leaders.
Troops will be contacted with specific details regarding the Girl Scout theatre tour and meet and greet following the close of this offer.
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Well the ladies just took to the superpipe, and man did things go down. It was foggy, snowing, and warm, but that didn't stop any of the ladies, which included Kaitlyn Farrington, Queralt Castellet, Arielle Gold, Torah Bright, Maddie Schaffrick and Hannah Teeter. These girls didn't let anything hold them back. Stand outs from the event include Torah Brights air to fakie to cab 720, Kaitlyn's back to back 9's and Arielle Gold's amazing methods. She has such a sick method.
Let's just get this out of the way right now, Elena Hight did a double cork. That's right there's double corks now in women's snowboarding. She did one of the raddest ally-oop double backside rodeos we've ever seen. It was high, grabbed, and super stylish. It was sick. And in some peoples eyes should have given her the win.
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Internet-Dept needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 215 designs submitted by 95 freelance designers.
Logo redesign for online Lighting Buisness. Wide product range from garden lamp posts to airstrip landing lights!
Ace Lamps
I would like a logo and suitable graphical representation of the company name "Ace Lamps" designed.
The company is an online trader selling lights and light bulbs. They sell thousands of products. Their markets are diverse – selling chandeliers / garden lighting / ligtht bulbs / aircraft landing strip lamps / boat lamps / car lamps etc....
Inspiration can be taken from the diversity of lighting options / the online nature of the business / electricity / light rays etc.
The company is growing, and aims to become a market leader, potentially with 'sub brands' in the future.
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• This is a modern (but not ultra modern) company - logo must reflect this
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• It is not necessary to use the company initials as a logo – the name will communicate this.
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I want to wrap up discussion in this wonderful online symposium on A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents that Frank Pasquale and the folks at Concurring Opinions put together. I appreciate you letting me hijack your space for a week! Obviously, this symposium would not have been possible without its participants–Ken Anderson, Ryan Calo, James Grimmelmann, Sonia Katyal, Ian Kerr, Andrea Matwyshyn, Deborah DeMott, Paul Ohm, Ugo Pagallo, Lawrence Solum, Ramesh Subramanian and Harry Surden–and I thank them all for their responses. You've all made me think very hard about the book's arguments (I hope to continue these conversations over at my blog at samirchopra.com and on my Twitter feed at @EyeOnThePitch). As I indicated to Frank by email, I'd need to write a second book in order to do justice to them. I don't want to waffle on too long so let me just quote from the book to make clear what our position is with regards to artificial agents and their future legal status:


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The Steve Allen Show with guest Mel Brooks (1967)
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I always loved Steve Allen's show. He championed Lenny Bruce when others were too afraid. He predated Dave Letterman's schtick by decades, he was ripped off by Johnny Carson (Carson's "the great carnac" etc). But I feel he never got the respect he deserved.
I've been reading Dick Cavett's NYtimes blog, and recently he deliberately snubbed Steve Allen while writing about the Tonight Show. I know there was a long-time feud between Allen and Cavett, but I wonder who started it? I know Allen said some unkind things about Cavett in one of his books on humor (without mentioning him by name) and I know Cavett has belittled him, but I've always been curious about what exactly started the feud.
Can anyone here provide some information on this?
- April 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM
How interesting about the non-friendship between Steve and Dick. I never knew that. I, too, would love to know what's behind their "feud" (if you will).
I can't believe that Steve would have been on stage like that with that Tiger. One wrong move by Steve and that Tiger could have taken it as a threat and killed him.
- April 21, 2013 at 3:02 AM
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The feud between Allen and Cavett is a complicated one. While Allen was born in New York City, he was raised in Chicago so his values were pure Middle America. Cavett, though born and raised in Nebraska, was an Ivy League product (Yale) who was part of the Eastern elitist class whose appeal (apart from the Hollywood set) stopped at the Hudson River. While Allen was a very smart, erudite man (watch his Meeting of Minds show from the late 70's on PBS), he did not care for Cavett's aloof pseudo-intellectualism. It's also illuminating to know Allen castigated Howard Stern's humor while Cavett was a big fan of Stern and even made appearances on his show.
- April 23, 2013 at 7:09 AM
- AndrewJ said...
People who knew both Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett claim that Johnny was way, way brighter than Dick.
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Last night, I had the privilege of attending a dinner with Fred Thompson and his wife, along with two or three dozen journalists and fellow travelers (to cover my case). Thompson's statements were off the record, but I can report my overall impressions.
First, Thompson exudes the same great presence and ease of manner in person that he does on television. He's likeable and quick with the good one-liner.
Second, Thompson's instincts are, with the notable exception of campaign finance reform, soundly conservative. This was certainly true on the issues he wanted most to talk about — the war on terror, economic growth, entitlement reform, and immigration. At the risk of oversimplifying (or perhaps positing a false dichotomy), it seemed to me that Thompson's conservatism is more rooted in common sense than in ideology. However, he seems intellectually curious enough to consider more cutting edge conservative ideas. In this way he may resemble Reagan, who in many ways was a common sense conservative, but also a man of ideas who ended up betting much on brave new supply side economic theory. However, I don't mean to suggest that Thompson would be as bold as Reagan.
Third, on the evidence of last night, Thompson needs to sharpen his message and his presentation skills. Some of his answers were crisp, but others were rambling and a bit unfocused. Moreover, he was better on generalities than on specifics. If I'm not mistaken, Thompson has only run twice for public office, and his last race was in 1996. In addition, he's not held public office for a while. He may be rusty.
Thompson did not talk about his intentions last night, but all indications are that he's going to enter the race. This can only be good news for Republicans. However, running for president is very hard work and, as a late entrant, Thompson will have his work cut out for him.
UPDATE: Thompson has told USA Today that he plans to run for president.
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A winner was selected from 166 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Melbourne Meditation Centre
The Melbourne Meditation Centre runs meditation courses in Melbourne, Australia. Our focus is on teaching meditation as a simple, practical skill free of the new-age, religious and spiritual jargon often associated with meditation. We're looking for a funky new logo that expresses our down-to-earth, non-religious, practical approach to meditation and also illustrates (subtly) our desires to be innovative, iconoclastic and irreverent. The logo should embody trustworthiness and stability and express our reputation as one of the best established and credentialed places to learn meditation in Melbourne, but also make it look like we're a place we're learning is fun and our approach refreshing.
Our current image / colour scheme is demonstrated on our website: http://www.melbournemeditationcentre.com.au
The blue/green colour scheme works well, but the 'logo' is a bit dated, boring and includes no graphical element.
Simply Silence (http://www.simplysilence) is an associated project. The logo here is imaginative and expressive — more like what we're aiming at.
Another associated project is Meditation Events (http://www.meditationevents.com.au). This logo looks good too — but is a bit too corporate / serious for our purposes.
* mostly, but not exclusively, women
* all age groups, but predominantly 30 - 50 yr olds
* generally middle class
* looking for solutions to stress at work
* seeking to learn how to relax and live a more balanced life
* suffering from anxiety or insomnia
* seeking to improve their health and wellbeing
Our preference is for a logo:
* that looks good (and is legible) in smaller (and larger) sizes
* that works as black and white / grayscale, as well as colour
* that works on different colored backgrounds
* that works in both landscape and portrait formats
* that can be positioned anywhere on a page (left, right, top, bottom)
* provision for the tagline: relaxation, clarity, health, awareness
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* empahsis placed on the word Meditation; (Melbourne and Centre can be smaller.)
* clean, clear lines
* use of a simple yet stylish font - not a commonly used font
* the color scheme likely to consist of cool calming colors such as blue/green but open to experimentation with warm / organic colors
* the logo to convey a sense of connectedness and progress and look natural/organic
* no more than two or three colours
* you'll need to get creative with the graphical element - it could be anything from an upside-down elephant, or bird in flight, to a peaceful expression or nature scene.
* the design is likely to be suggestive rather than literal.
* anything typically / obviously associated with meditation. e.g. lotus flowers, cross legged postures, candles, incense, angels, butterflies, crystals
* no purple or pink
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