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Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault urged ministers to avoid using English words instead of French, after industrial renewal minister Arnaud Montebourg launched a new industrial sector for the elderly with the English title "Silver Economy".
French Socialist Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault wrote a letter to members of the government Thursday asking them to avoid using English words, even when dealing with technological innovations.
The request comes after Arnaud Montebourg, minister of industrial renewal, and Michèle Delaunay, minister for the elderly, announced they were creating a new industrial sector called "Silver Economy," regrouping "all companies working with or for the elderly."
Nearly a third of all English words are derived from French, according to some estimates. Many became part of the language after the Norman invasion of England in 1066 AD but others are more recent.
Penchant (17th century)
Parlance (14th century)
Bon mot (18th century)
Vanquish (14th century)
Taint (14th century)
They chose the English name "Silver Economy," in reference to greying hair, because the sector is likely to open international export opportunities, a source in the ministers' cabinet told leading French daily Le Figaro.
But Prime Minister Ayrault was not impressed. Ayrault sent out a memo the same day to all members of the government asking them to favour the French language as much as possible. In his note, he reminded ministers that the 1992 Constitution recognised French as the official language in both the administration and justice.
"Our language is able to express all of our contemporary issues, as well as describe all innovations in the fields of science and technology," the note said according to Le Figaro.


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SANFORD — The following girls and boys recently were born at Goodall Hospital.
A son, Bentley Thomas Tranchemontagne, 7 pounds, 13 ounces, on Dec. 12, 2012, to Victoria Tranchemontagne, of Sanford. Lyn Tranchemontagne is the grandmother.
A son, Addis Elijah Alvin Grant, 6 pounds, on Dec. 11, 2012, to Jason Grant and Thayi Lim, of Sanford. Grandparents are Paul Grant, Jr., Rasy Khim, Marsha Cluff, and Chnon Lim.
A daughter, Abigail Ann Turner, 7 pounds, on Dec. 9, 2012, to Jeff Turner and Amber Richard, of Sanford. Grandparents are Debbie Adams, Mike Adams, Sherry Spaulding, Jim Spaulding, Roland Richard, and Dennis Turner.
A son, Clayton Judah Shank, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, on Dec. 7, 2012, to Shewin and Becky (Carter) Shank, of Waterboro.
A daughter, Rylee Noelle Daring, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, on Dec. 5, 2012, to Dylan Dewitt and Montana Daring, of Shapleigh. Grandparents are Kim Daring, Bob Daring, Vicki Dewitt, and Doug Dewitt.
A daughter, Lovena Lynn Paquette, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, on Dec. 3, 2012, to Tiana Morissette, of Arundel. Grandparents are Gary and Leslie Morissette, and James and Sue Paquette.
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Lifetime Renews Devious Maids for a Third Season
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After a down-to-the-wire negotiation, Lifetime has sealed a deal to bring back the Marc Cherry-produced soap Devious Maids for a third season. Lifetime picked up 13 new episodes to air sometime in 2015. "Marc Cherry has created a uniquely twisted wor… Read more


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It is a fact that this company will need to run Windows on the workstations to support SolidWorks, QuickBooks, and probably some other applications, and I believe at least one server will need to be Windows to be the QuickBooks server, but I'm not sure on that.
With that in mind, is the cost savings in licenses worth it to introduce Linux servers, workstations, and router/firewalls (routers/firewalls will probably be linux either way really) into the environment? I'll be the person managing it all, and I do have a pretty good understanding of Linux, but I'm far from an expert, especially when it comes to a real world network in a business environment.
To start off with a few servers could be Linux probably, but the number will grow rapidly (and if it doesn't then this question doesn't really matter).
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sandnsurf necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 73 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Life in the Fast Lane (http://lifeinthefastlane.com)
Team of Australian physicians developing serious medical education platform concentrating on clinical cases, toxicology, trauma and envenoming (makes up 50% of the site)
The other 50% of the site is devoted to the lighter side of medicine with the formation of a 'virtual' college the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine... (http://lifeinthefastlane.com/exams/ucem/)
Medical Education through HQ clinical images, satire and humour.
Main 'market' is Health professionals and the general public interested in medical education, weird clinical cases and some health politics.
Most visitors have a degree of medical knowledge and are interested in emergency medicine and trauma.
Not for profit site, needing some identification through a defining logo image
We are looking for a logo to represent the education website 'Life in the Fast Lane' http://lifeinthefastlane.com
The Life in the Fast Lane website is the medical education arm of a series of medical related websites which currently have logos, such as
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Apparently it isn't cool enough just to climb Mount Everest anymore. Once Rob Bader reaches the summit, he will attempt the world's highest cellphone call.
The month of MySpace vulnerabilities kicked off yesterday on April Fools'. As usual they will be showing off a bug a day, this time dealing with the social networking site. Hopefully the group will find something a little more interesting than yesterday's Web-address spoofing.
Microsoft is pumping out a fix for the .ANI bug that recently has been exploited. Most of the attacks involve code that steals your passwords.
And finally Homeland Security wants to control not only your physical life, but your digital one as well. The overreaching department is requesting the "master key" to the DNS root zone, thereby allowing them to spy on the entire Internet.


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For all the media clamor for Mitt Romney to come clean on his past tax returns, maybe his campaign advisers would be better off just advising him to keep quiet on the matter, before he gaffes again.
Mr. Romney's supposedly clarifying remark that he has "never paid less than 13 percent" in taxes in any recent year only raises another question. Does he realize he's paid barely more than half the marginal income tax rates of 25 percent to 35 percent that many Americans living on wages and salaries have to kick in?
Mr. Romney declared about $21.7 million in adjusted gross income in 2010, and he paid about $3 million in income taxes on it, or 13.9 percent. Much of his income that year came from investments subject to a capital gains tax of only 15 percent. Low capital gains rates and various tax shelters save Mr. Romney and others who know their way around the financial world from much bigger payouts to Uncle Sam.
This is, to be sure, what is called capitalism, which encourages investment and economic growth by the haves of our society so that the have-littles and the have-nots may have the jobs that enable the American economy to run. However, with many thriving entrepreneurs now sitting on huge profits but hesitant to hire for fear of an uncertain market, this simplistic textbook formula appears to have stalled.
Mr. Romney, while acknowledging he has paid lower taxes than most of the rest of us, sought to soften the blow by noting that "in addition, the amount that goes to charity, why, the numbers go up quite well above 20 percent." So much for virtue being its own reward. While it's commendable that he gives away a lot — especially to his church, according a Los Angeles Times review — it's still a tax shelter he can use to shield his great wealth.
All this would be nobody's business but Mr. Romney's and that of the Internal Revenue Service, of course, if he weren't the prospective Republican nominee for president. The same goes for President Barack Obama seeking re-election; he reported nearly $790,000 in income for 2011 and paid bout $162,000 in taxes, or a rate of about 20.5 percent, while he gave about $172,000 to charity.
Mr. Romney clearly complied with Federal Election Commission regulations in what he has reported and promised to report for last year. But in so steadfastly declining to release some previous years' returns, as demanded by the Obama campaign and urged by the inquiring and curious press, he allowed the issue to intrude on and even dominate much discussion of the campaign.
Unfortunately, the intentional mischief of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in alleging, based only on supposed hearsay, that Mr. Romney may not have paid any income taxes at all over the last 10 years was a particularly obnoxious element in the whole story. Mr. Romney's warranted indignation did not, however, quiet the clamor over his refusal to disclose further returns.
The Romney camp now obviously hopes that its candidate's latest comments will end this particular diversion from the central debate that both sides contend they want to have this fall. That would be over which nominee can best get America's economic machinery purring again. But Mr. Romney's acknowledgment that he paid a considerably lower income-tax rate than a typical middle-class wage-earner may remain as a lingering toothache for the man the Obama campaign has effectively tarred as the rich man's candidate.
Unfortunate also for the Romney team is the fact that one new element in the campaign — the selection of budget wizard Paul Ryan as the GOP vice-residential nominee — has initially thrown it on the defensive over Mr. Ryan's plan for reforming Medicare, sacrosanct to millions of voting seniors.
With the Republican National Convention in Tampa only a week away, Mr. Romney and his party have the ideal opportunity to steer the political discussion away from either diversion during four days of heavy television and Internet coverage. It will be largely in the hands of Mr. Romney, and to a lesser extent of Mr. Ryan, to make the most of the spotlight.
Jules Witcover is a syndicated columnist and former long-time writer for The Baltimore Sun. His latest book is "Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption" (William Morrow). His email is email@example.com.


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Reeking of amateurish CG and released by the seemingly nonexistent Japan Institute of Science and Technology, this video depicting a pair of miniature hover cars ripped straight out of Sony's WipeOut series sure gets me hungry for some futuristic racing.
While quantum levitation is a very real phenomenon, the likelihood of the demonstration above being anything more than a viral advertisement for the upcoming WipeOut 2048 for the PlayStation Vita is incredibly slim. Coating a sapphire wafer with a thin layer of superconductor is one thing; applying it to a pair of seemingly diecast models is another. The movement is too fluid, the vapor trails too thick, and the whole concept of a group of scientists basing their research on a video game is quite ludicrous.
I suppose for now WipeOut 2048 is as close as we'll get to this sort of futuristic hover racing. I've already got it preordered, Sony, but feel free to send out more virals; they're quite nifty.
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Place pumpkin halves cut-side down on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until tender, about 1 hour.
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We are looking for a logo for a fairly traditional Episcopal church in an area with exploding population growth and many young families. Website is undergoing redesign, and we want the new logo to present an image that blends our traditional roots with a 21st-century sensibility. Sophisticated and elegant-- but not "sleek," abstract, or overly contemporary.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Logo iconography should center on oneof the images traditionally associated with St. Peter, the simpleGalilean fisherman who left his fishing nets and boat to follow JesusChrist—and who would eventually lead the early Christian church. We would be especially interested in seeing a design featuring one ofthe following:
- Keys - Boat (Perhaps a boat that artistically integrates a mast that looks like a cross)
- Rock (Peter was the rock on which the church was founded)At the same time, we do want the logoto reflect something of who we uniquely are. We describe our missionas "Building Christians for Service." To learn more about us,look at the development site http://stpetesbeta.org,particularly the "Discovering St. Peter's/Our Identity" menuitem. (Most of the rest of the site is still awaiting content.)
- For initial use on the web site, logo should display well as a 350 x 60 pixel image.
- Logo should delivered in a common vestor format and be such that it can be reproduced in one color or inblack and white in a variety of sizes for use in print media
- Include the text "St. Peter's Episcopal Church" and "BuildingChristians for Service"
- A Logo that can be reproduced in one color or inblack and white in a variety of sizes and still be recognizable
- Fancy scripts, italics, or old-fashioned font styles
- Nothing photo or photo-realistic looking
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John Bohanan opposed a same-sex marriage law in the Maryland legislature last year, and the measure lost. But earlier this month, the Democratic lawmaker decided to change his vote, and with his help, the bill narrowly passed.
�Once I began to look at this through the eyes of my own kids and other young people, it became pretty clear,� the father of four sons, ages 17 to 21, told The Washington Post. �You want them to have love, and if that�s how they want to express it, you want them to be able to do it openly.�
Wade Kach, a conservative Republican, backed the marriage measure after a hearing at which gay couples talked poignantly about forming families of their own. �As a pro-life Republican, I believe it�s my responsibility to make sure children are taken care of,� he explained. �I left that hearing a changed person.�
Bohanan and Kach reflect a national tide that is running swiftly in favor of gay marriage. As more legislators hear the arguments � from their neighbors, their constituents, their own family members � they are realizing that this issue is not about stereotypes or abstractions, but about real people living real lives and taking care of real kids.
Washington recently became the seventh state (plus the District of Columbia) to legalize same-sex unions. Maryland will soon become the eighth. The New Jersey legislature passed a bill that was vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie, but he felt compelled to appoint an ombudsman to correct complaints against the state�s existing civil union law.
Christie wants to run for president, and no Republican can survive the primaries by supporting gay marriage. But he could pay a long-term price. Eventually, said New Jersey�s Assembly speaker, Sheila Oliver, �The governor will see that he was on the wrong side of justice.�
Last year, for the first time, national polls showed a majority of Americans favoring same-sex marriage. Statistician Nate Silver, writing in The New York Times, estimates that support for the concept is growing by 4 percentage points every year. By the November election, he forecasts, 56 percent will favor legalizing gay unions and only 40 percent will oppose them. Three years ago, the numbers were reversed.
As Bohanan discovered, this shift is driven mainly by young people. According to a recent Pew study, three out of five voters under 30 back same-sex marriage, while only one out of three over 65 share that view. As the conservative columnist George Will likes to say, young people think being gay is about as significant as being left-handed. And that makes them far more tolerant and open-minded than their elders.
The other trend driving acceptance of gay marriage is simply visibility. Most people reading this column, even in the more conservative corners of the country, now know someone who is gay. Harvard law professor Michael J. Klarman made this point in the Los Angeles Times: �As more gays and lesbians come out of the closet, more parents, children, siblings, friends, neighbors and co-workers know or love someone who is gay. Because few people favor discrimination against those they know and love, every gay person coming out of the closet creates more supporters of gay equality.�
We know that�s true because it happened to us. While we always supported civil unions, we didn�t think gay marriage was appropriate or possible until we started talking to young people like Michelle, a former student of Steve�s who lives with her partner, Tina, and their young daughter in the Maryland suburbs. It cost them more than $50,000 in fertility treatments and sperm donations before Tina became pregnant � a very tangible commitment to family values.
Michelle and Tina were legally married in Vermont, but they live in constant fear that the next emergency room nurse, schoolteacher or benefits manager won�t recognize or understand their status. Accordingly, they put all their key documents � adoption papers (Michelle adopted the baby at birth because she had no biological relationship), marriage license, powers of attorney � on flash drives and cellphones that they carry at all times. �The legal situation is very loose,� says Michelle, �so we have to be protected to the hilt.�
When same-sex marriage becomes legal in Maryland later this year, Michelle and Tina will be able to relax � a little. In most states, however, gay couples still don�t have the right to make their unions official. And the forces opposing them are well-organized and highly motivated. But those forces are on the wrong side of justice. And history.
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Husted: 'Voter fraud does exist, but it's not an epidemic'
Most Ohio fraud cases caught before votes counted, official says
Ohio's elections chief said Thursday a first-of-its-kind statewide review found instances of voter fraud in the battleground state during last year's presidential election but not rampant abuses.
Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted said the investigation he ordered in January by Ohio's 88 county election boards resulted in 135 substantiated cases being referred to law enforcement for further investigation out of 625 reported cases of voting irregularities.
That included 20 individuals Husted was referring to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Thursday who appear to have registered and cast ballots in both Ohio and another state.
They included a man who voted in person in both Ohio and Kentucky on Election Day and a woman who cast an absentee ballot in Virginia then voted in person in Ohio.
"Voter fraud does exist, but it's not an epidemic," Husted said, noting fraud cases represent a tiny fraction of the 5.6 million Ohio votes cast last year.
Most of the 135 cases were caught before fraudulent votes were counted, Husted said.
Husted said boards of elections were also instructed to look for voter suppression, but no cases were documented of voters being denied ballots and no referrals were made.
Husted said the review was intended to put facts behind "a lot of pre-election hyperbole" Ohio voters face each election season, including allegations of systematic scheming by voter groups and political campaigns.
"In the aftermath of the election, time after time when things calm down, these issues go away, and then no one revisits them again until the next major election," he said. "What I wanted to do in the aftermath of the election was to get the facts."
Substantiated fraud involved double voting, voting for other people – including those who had died, and voting from an address from which the voter wasn't eligible.
Husted said he was ordering a further review Thursday of voters registered to a U.S. Postal Service or commercial mailbox storefront address. Under Ohio law, a voter can receive mail at such an address but must list a residence for voting purposes.


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The new Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail
The Chesapeake Beach Railway has always been a passage to altered states. It was laid a century ago to link the sweltering city of Washington with cooling Bay waters, breezes and panoply of fun. When cars pushed trains off the map, nature took back its right of way.
This week, the final three miles of the old railway reopened as the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail to take you back to nature through the gateway of history. From the Chesapeake Beach Water Park, the trail follows the old railway bed and Fishing Creek, intruding gently on a natural area that provides habitat to waterfowl, aquatic creatures and many mammals such as fox, deer, otter, opossum and raccoon.
The Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail was probably less work to build than the old 28-mile railway, but its founders would beg to differ.
"This trail will outlast all of us. It's better than we originally conceived," said Chesapeake Beach Mayor Bruce Wahl, breathing a deep sigh of satisfied relief at the September 29 dedication of the project he imagined 22 years ago and has shepherded to fulfillment.
Wahl's inspiration came from Fairfax County, Virginia's transformation of an abandoned railroad right-of-way into scenic Washington and Old Dominion Trail.
In 1989, Wahl, then a town councilman, pushed for the creation of a hiking-and-biking trail along Fishing Creek, which meandered alongside the Chesapeake Beach Railway right-of-way.
The council and then-mayor Gerald Donovan embraced the project, but the right-of-way lies in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, where any construction must satisfy strict guidelines. The applicable federal, state and county agencies were many, and the process moved slowly.
In 2009, the town acquired land for the proposed Fishing Creek Park, as the area is known, and the $3 million three-mile y-shaped trail moved from planning to reality.
As Donovan said at the dedication, "We're all connected. It takes a lot of people to make a thing happen."
Among the people on hand were state Sen. Mike Miller, whose 2000 state authorization of $250,000 got the project moving. The State Highway Administration added $1.6 million. Congressman Steny Hoyer helped at the federal level.
"I got some of your money — taxes — back to you for this wonderful project that will allow our children and our grandchildren to walk through the wild," Hoyer said.
The Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail is the latest of the nation's 1,600-plus rail-trails, which include one at the other end of the old line in Seat Pleasant. Each state has at least one, and together they surpass 20,000 miles of pathways for people.
"With its three miles, the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail has helped us top that milestone," said Karl Wirsing of the Rails to Trail Conservancy, which supports and tracks the ever-growing phenomenon.
"Each trail is a chapter in American history," Wirsing explained. "By keeping that line alive, you're making a direct link to that history."


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George Osborne: How Britain Returned to Growth
We cut spending and top tax rates, and now deficits are down and jobs are being created at a healthy clip.
As the U.S. and Britain recover from the Great Recession, the question being asked of advanced economies like ours is this: Do we now face secular stagnation and long-term decline, so that it simply won't be possible to promise the next generation better lives than our own?
Having met with policy makers and business leaders in the U.S. over the past few days, my answer is an emphatic no. Britain, the U.S. and others in the West do not have to accept defeat in the global race and resign ourselves to eroding living standards....


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Malala describes attack, recovery in book excerpt
LONDON (AP) — Seven days after the Pakistani Taliban shot her in the head, Malala Yousafzai woke up confused in a place that wasn't home. Her first thought? "Thank God I'm not dead."
Malala, whose campaign for girls' right to education made her a Taliban target, describes the shooting and its aftermath in a book that comes out Tuesday, a day before the anniversary of the assassination attempt.
In an excerpt in The Sunday Times, the now 16-year-old describes riding in a school van with her girlfriends when it was stopped by two men, including the gunman who shot Malala in the left eye socket at close range.
"I woke up on October 16, a week after the shooting," she writes. "The first thing I thought was, 'Thank God I'm not dead.' But I had no idea where I was. I knew I was not in my homeland. The nurses and doctors were speaking English though they all seemed to be from different countries."
She gradually found out that she had been taken from Pakistan to Birmingham, England, for specialist treatment. The book excerpt describes how she gradually regained her sight and her voice and was reunited with her parents.
Malala, who has been mentioned as a possible contender for the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday, also describes her amazement at finding out that some 8,000 people had sent messages of support to the hospital.
"Rehanna, the Muslim chaplain, said millions of people and children around the world had supported me and prayed for me," Malala writes. "Then I realized that people had spared my life. I had been spared for a reason. I realized that what the Taliban had done was make my campaign global."
Malala, who is now residing in the U.K., also described her goal of one day returning to Pakistan despite the risks: "To be torn from the country that you love is not something to wish on anyone," she writes.
The book is titled "I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban."
The teen author can also apparently add Queen Elizabeth II to her long list of admirers. Buckingham Palace officials said Sunday that Malala has been invited to an Oct. 18 reception at the palace that will be hosted by the queen and her husband, Prince Philip.
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Jedediah Hawkins Inn review
The first star of the new season is an old favorite.
Chef Lia Fallon continues the remarkable revival of the Jedediah Hawkins Inn with a delightful, distinctive restaurant.
Fallon, who earned high ratings for Amarelle, the former New American spot in Wading River, is even better here, brightening spring and summer with food of the moment and the East End.
She closed Amarelle earlier this year. Fallon was seriously injured in a car accident in September. But she has come back reinvigorated, making Jedediah Hawkins a destination once more.
The Inn, which opened in 2006, remains one of the handsomest places to eat on Long Island, a reborn Italianate-Victorian beauty that dates to 1863. The charming dining rooms evoke the past in their design and the present in their artwork.
And Fallon's fare lets you know the time of year as readily as the calendar, the location as clearly as a GPS.
She welcomed spring with delicious diver sea scallops on creamed ramps; jumbo shrimp and pea risotto; addictive asparagus-ricotta-and olive flatbread; and a still life of just-harvested vegetables, spring onion to ramps and more perfect peas.
On the cusp of summer, the chef sends out flawlessly fried soft-shell crab with avocado mousse, a refined lemon parfait with strawberry-rhubarb compote, ripe berries in a buttery buckle or crumble.
Year-round, Fallon should continue making sweet lobster-and-shrimp fritters with green Tabasco aioli; duck spring rolls with cabbage-and-pineapple slaw and a dollop of spicy apricot puree; littlenecks stuffed with bread crumbs, bacon and Parmesan; and the subtly hot pulled-pork flatbread.
You may enjoy much of the menu as a series of small plates, or take a more traditional appetizer-main course route. The advice is to taste as many dishes as you can. Fallon extracts the most from every ingredient, concentrating the flavor and spurring your appetite.
An asparagus flan, tomatoes and tarragon butter accent the lush, rare cuts of ahi tuna; coconut-cilantro couscous and harissa-lime beurre blanc did the same for cod. Tomato-bourbon baked beans and skillet cornbread support a rack of slightly chewy baby back ribs. Seared figs, red wine and quinoa spur the tender, sliced duck breast.
The chocolate marquise is an all-seasons winner, with pistachio ice cream. Vanilla ice cream complements the apricot spin on tarte Tatin. Ricotta mousse blooms in a flowerlike quartered fig, a brush stroke of balsamic glaze away from a fresh fig lacquered with the sweet-tart vinegar.
And it's only June.
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3 Reasons to Sell Annaly Capital Management
Let me be clear from the outset: Annaly Capital Management is one of my least favorite publicly traded companies.
It's run by executives who condone nepotism, obfuscate their compensation structure to the detriment of shareholders, and have recently taken steps to effectively eliminate accountability and transparency of their actions. In my opinion, this is not a company that's run for the benefit of its shareholders, but rather to pad the pockets of its executives and their family members.
Now that we've gotten that out of the way (and I encourage you to read the articles linked to in the preceding paragraph), let's get down to business. If you're a shareholder of Annaly Capital Management and are wondering whether to sell your stake, then let me give you three reasons why that might be a good idea.
1. It's a bad time to be a mortgage REIT
There's no denying that Annaly had an impressive run during the financial crisis. But there's every reason to believe that this run is over -- or, at the very least, that the risk/reward proposition no longer tilts in favor of holding Annaly's stock.
As a mortgage real estate investment trust, Annaly's principal line of business is interest rate arbitrage; it buys long-term mortgage backed securities using short-term leverage and earns money from the interest rate spread between the two. This model became exceptionally profitable in 2008 after the Federal Reserve dropped short-term rates to near zero. You can see the impact on Annaly's spread in the chart below.
The bad news is that this trend has since reversed itself. Earlier this year, the spread between Annaly's yield on earning assets and its cost of funds fell to 98 basis points, or 0.98%. While this is still wider than the spread from 2005 through 2007, there's a big difference -- its yield on earning assets is dangerously low, at 2.82%.
The concern here is that Annaly's cost of funds, because it's based on short-term lending, could increase at a faster pace than its yield on earning assets, which derives from long-term rates. This doesn't seem likely over the short term, as the Fed has said it won't raise the Fed Funds rate, from which other short-term rates derive, until the unemployment rate is below 6.5%. Over the longer term, however, it doesn't take a wild imagination to envision a scenario in which this would be the case. This hypothetical scenario, in fact, was precisely what first set in motion the forces that ultimately culminated in the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
To think that something similar couldn't happen to highly concentrated funds like Annaly -- and, for that matter, its biggest competitors American Capital Agency and ARMOUR Residential -- is an affront to both history and the realities of interest rate cycles.
2. New management structure
I alluded to this point in the introduction, but it's worth digging into further. At this year's shareholder meeting, Annaly convinced investors to vote in favor of a proposal that outsourced the responsibility to manage the company to an external company that's privately owned by Annaly's current set of managers. The net result is that Annaly's executives no longer work for Annaly, but rather for this newly created private company.
The official explanation for the move was that the new structure would result in "significant shareholder benefits" in the form of more than $200 million in savings over the next five years. As Annaly CEO Wellington Denahan-Norris said at the time, "We believe that converting to an externally managed company and capping compensation expense as a fixed percentage of equity while we diversify our strategies will result in significant cost savings going forward."
This sounds great; who could argue with saving upward of $40 million a year? The problem is that I don't believe it's genuine. Analysts have long chided Annaly for egregiously overpaying its executives. To cite only one example, in 2011 co-founder and then-chief executive Michael Farrell was paid $35 million, dwarfing the compensation of the CEOs of the six largest banks in the country -- many of which, mind you, are more than 10 times Annaly's size. It's worth noting, moreover, that co-founder and now-CEO Denahan-Norris made the same amount that year.
"While such figures would cause little reaction if attributed to a hedge fund manager, they can be a source of comment and consternation when earned by an officer of a publicly held financial services company in this post financial crisis environment," an analyst cited by Bloomberg's Jodi Shenn wrote in a research note.
The point being, if Annaly's executives were really interested in saving shareholders money, one would think they'd cut their own salaries. It's for this reason that I tend to agree with Shenn's opinion that the actual "motivation for the change was probably that it means the pay of individual executives will no longer be disclosed."
Along these same lines, it also likely means that Annaly will no longer have to disclose the millions in dollars that it, at least at one time, paid to family members of Annaly's executives and board members to run its publicly traded portfolio company, Chimera Investment . That entity has found itself in the crosshairs of both the SEC and the NYSE for an alleged accounting error -- I emphasize the word "alleged" both because it's still an ongoing matter and because the highly beneficial skew makes one suspicious that it may not have been an error after all.
3. Institutional investors aren't smitten
Go through any of the top publicly traded companies in the country and you can't help but notice that institutional investors make up the lion's share of their investors. They own 75% of JPMorgan Chase, 87% of Target, 63% of Intel, 61% of Apple, 64% of Caterpillar, and so on. Among industry giants, in other words, it's rare that individual investors own more than 50% of the outstanding common stock.
Given this, who do you think owns the majority of Annaly's common stock? Sophisticated institutional investors who have connections throughout the financial world and are paid to stay abreast of the latest developments at the companies they're invested in? Or do you suppose that individual investors are the primary owners? If you guessed the latter, you'd be right. According to S&P's Capital IQ, roughly 53% of Annaly's common stock is owned by the public at large.
While we should be careful about drawing too firm of a conclusion based on this alone, one can't help but acknowledge that it fits the pattern of facts that I highlighted above.
Foolish takeaway
At this point, if I've done my job, you're seriously questioning the prudence of owning shares of Annaly Capital Management. And, in my humble opinion, that's the right conclusion to draw.
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Feel good after three days.
I'll be interested to see how I feel tomorrow.
Last time, Day 4 was the worst day.
Drank about a gallon of water today, too. Also had three glasses of either green or herbal tea.
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'Simply Human -- Daily' will direct you to a detailed account of my personal journey (SHL stands for Simply Human Lifestyle). The 'Simply Human Kids' page is info on how I get my kids to eat, move, sleep and enjoy like humans. Check out 'Food 4 Thought' for some more "meat" on the subject of being Simply Human or just look at the bottom of the left sidebar for my favorite stuff. And I'm always open to tips or suggestions so don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me on the Contact page. Thanks!
Feel good after three days.
I'll be interested to see how I feel tomorrow.
Last time, Day 4 was the worst day.
Drank about a gallon of water today, too. Also had three glasses of either green or herbal tea.
Discovering how simple being a human really is. Eat like a human. Move like a human. Sleep like a human. Enjoy yourself...like a human.
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We have all been there. Parenting is really, and I mean really hard. It can take so much out of you. The constant noise in your house, the messes that get left everywhere, the missed sleep, the feeling as if you are never going to get everything (or anything) done. It is in these moments when we can either let ourselves explode and be overwhelmed by parenting or we can find a way to take a breath and take control of the way we parent....
I recently wrote an article about where to start when putting together a workout plan (i.e. how to program your training). In that article, I mentioned that I believe the most important movement is the squat for a variety of reasons, and that people should start there.
So let's say you've mastered the squat and you have some time to start focusing on another movement — what's the SECOND most important movement?
The pullup.
I've never done this, but I bet if I were to go back in time into the wilderness and find a human (aka a naked mountain person) living like a human is designed to live and asked that human what he or she does for exercise everyday, that he or she would give me a quizzical look then continue picking bugs out of his or her body hair.
I haven't run more than 2 miles in just under a year. So why would I run 13.1 miles with absolutely ZERO conventional training?
Good question. Because I'm a complete idiot? That's debatable but not the reason I will present.
It was an experiment. I wanted to see what would happen and how I would feel running that distance after only doing heavy resistance training, moving slow a lot (walking), and very short, intense interval training sessions - aka moving in ways that resemble natural human movement patterns.
The three main components of moving like a human (in my opinion) are:
The first two are pretty self-explanatory, but that last one is pretty ambiguous. What is "being mobile" anyway?
Good question, and one which can be answered in several ways. And if you don't have a ton of time to dedicate to mobility, I'll try to get the main points across here.
Here's one other thing to think about -- imagine a pipe in the ground. If it is clear of debris and in a straight line, things can flow through it fast and with little effort.
Now take that pipe and put a bunch of kinks in it and maybe jam a rock against the outside in a few places. Now all of the sudden it's much harder for things to flow through that pipe. And not only that, but the more bends in the pipe, the more things ram up against the sides of the pipe which damages the pipe.


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Scientists shift view on cask corrosion at Yucca
LAS VEGAS – Prominent scientists have shifted their stance on a key element of a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada, saying they no longer fear one type of corrosion would quickly weaken casks designed to contain radioactivity.
The new position by members of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board boosts plans for the Yucca Mountain repository while the Energy Department prepares to seek a crucial operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Board executive William Barnard attributed the shift to the evolution of understanding about the first-of-its-kind repository.
"It's a learning process for DOE," he said, "and a learning process for the board." Opponents downplayed the effect the finding would have on state efforts to block the federal government from burying the nation's most radioactive waste 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Steve Frishman, a state consultant on Yucca Mountain, said that while it appeared the Energy Department had solved one corrosion problem, Yucca engineers had not addressed questions about other minerals that could create problems.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., insisted Friday that "overwhelming scientific evidence shows that Yucca Mountain is not safe."
"Deciding which type of corrosion is most dangerous will not change that underlying fact," he said.
The Energy Department maintains the Yucca project will be safe.
The board outlined its position in a four-page letter Wednesday to Margaret Chu, director of Energy Department's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, which directs the Yucca project. Chu did not plan to comment, a spokesman said.
Technical Review Board staff members said that while some concerns had been allayed, more needed to be known before scientists can be confident the Yucca Mountain repository would work the way the Energy Department expects.
Congress in 2002 picked Yucca Mountain as the site to bury 77,000 tons of highly radioactive waste from commercial nuclear reactors and military and industrial sites in 39 states.
The Energy Department wants to open the repository in 2010 and spend 24 years entombing the waste in casks made of nickel 22 metal alloy in tunnels 1,000 feet below ground.
The Technical Review Board threw a wrench into the plan last October, with a report based on Energy Department research that calcium chloride, a mineral compound, could react with moisture in the tunnels and form a brine that could corrode casks within 1,000 years. Such a finding would make it difficult for the repository to win an operating license.
The review board, created by Congress to evaluate Yucca science, convened a two-day seminar in May at which the Energy Department and other organizations presented updated analyses.


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Sam Gillis: 2009 Jeep Liberty BuggyPosted in Ultimate Adventure: 2010 on November 1, 2010
Trail Staff
2009 Jeep Liberty Buggy
Driver: Sam Gillis
Sam and his rock buggy are tried-and-true tenured members of the Ultimate Adventure and part of the old cronies club. If Sam isn't out on a top-secret mission for our government he can be found wheeling his favorite stomping grounds in and around Alabama. The UA just wouldn't be the same without him, especially the Spam-and-eggs breakfast he cooked for us every adventure.
- Engine: Chevy LS1
- Transmission: TH350
- Transfer Case: Atlas II 4.1
- Front Axle: Dynatrac 60, 4.56 gears, Detroit Locker, CTM U-joints, Warn hubs
- Rear Axle: Chevy 14-bolt, 4.56 gears, Detroit Locker
- Front/Rear: Custom triangulated 4-link, 21/2x14-inch travel Walker Evans air shocks
- Tires & Wheels: 40x13.50R17 Goodyear MT/Rs on 17x91/2 Spyderlock beadlocks
Other Stuff
Winch & Bumpers: Warn 9500xp, custom front tube bumper with winch mount
The Rest: Custom-built chassis, beefed-up CB radio, fully hydraulic steering, custom skidplates, RCR 5-point seatbelt/harness, custom paint, Painless Performance wiring harness, Auto Meter Phantom gauges, Stay Cool aluminum radiator, Corbeau seats, Light Force 420 headlights, Hi-Lift Jack and mounting brackets


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When Tech Sgt. Ismael Villegas received the award recently at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, he shared the stage with Air Force Staff Sgt. Dale Young, a younger combat controller who also earned a Silver Star.
Over an 18-day battle in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, more than two years ago, Tech Sgt. Ismael Villegas dodged bullets and bombs in heavy rain and sleet.
At one point he was wounded when a rocket-propelled grenade launched from about 30 feet away struck a wall in front of him.
It was the longest time he�d ever been directly engaged in combat.
�There was a lot of sleep deprivation,� the 35-year-old said recently. �That was one of the hardest things. The physical pain is one thing, but the lack of sleep is a little bit more painful.�
In February 2011, the air combat controller assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field was working alongside some Army Special Forces troops in one of the most deadly areas in Afghanistan.
The area hadn�t seen any coalition troops for some time, and Villegas and the other soldiers didn�t know exactly what to expect. They thought the mission might last a week.
Villegas� job was to coordinate all their air assets � about 40 aircraft that included gunships, helicopters and drones.
At one point, when one of the units was under attack and pinned down, he ran toward them, completely exposing himself to a barrage of enemy fire, in order to determine where the enemy was located.
He directed drones and other close air support planes that were flying overhead to drop 14,000 pounds of ammunition on the enemy and free the troops.
When a rocket-propelled grenade struck a Special Forces soldier next to Villegas, he laid down so he could move to assist the wounded man, all the while returning fire at the enemy. He pulled the man behind a wall and placed himself between the man and the enemy to provide cover while directing aircraft to fly close enough to disrupt the enemy�s assault and allow his team to escape with the wounded soldier.
His actions resulted in 21 enemy dead.
For those and other acts of bravery during the battle, Villegas recently earned the Silver Star.
It was his second Silver Star, which made him only the second airman to be awarded two of the medals and the only one on active duty.
When he received the award recently at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, he shared the stage with Air Force Staff Sgt. Dale Young, a younger combat controller who also earned a Silver Star.
See an Air Force slideshow of the recipients. >>
Villegas had overseen Young at Young�s first assignment, which made the July 22 ceremony special for them both.
Young said Villegas prepared him for his first deployment in 2007, for which he received a Bronze Star.
�I looked up to him. He�d been through all the training and had deployed before,� said the 29-year-old Young, who is stationed at Lackland. �Those are the guys you want to emulate.
�To me, all this, this award, is a testament to the guys who have gone before me, guys just like Villegas that really care about their teammates and want to see everybody do their best and live up to their potential and even surpass that at moments.�
Combat controllers are among the most combat-decorated in the Air Force. They are certified air traffic controllers who deploy with special tactics squadrons into combat zones.
On the night of May 19, 2009, Young and a team of Army Special Forces soldiers entered a small village in Helmand Province that was a safe haven for drug traffickers.
They came under immediate fire, which continued for 94 hours, according to the citation for Young�s award.
Young was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field at the time. He was serving as the lead combat controller for about 100 troops.
He was on a rooftop where he could coordinate air support, but was under constant fire from guns, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, sometimes from as close as 30 feet.
He coordinated 11 aircraft at a time in an area about 5 nautical miles wide, he said.
He coordinated with other air controllers on different rooftops in the area who were also spotting enemy locations and helping direct aircraft to attack from above.
At one point, an air controller who was a friend of Young was shot by a sniper.
Young immediately coordinated a medical evacuation. When they determined the location of the sniper, he directed two 2,000-pound bombs to be dropped on the compound, which decimated it, he said.
�I took that one a little more personal,� he said.
At the end of the mission, the team located and destroyed a black tar opium stash worth more than $1 billion.
Young has been on several deployments since he joined the Air Force at 17, but said receiving the Silver Star was a surreal experience. He hadn�t been able to imagine he would make it to where he is today.
His citation said he has reflected great credit upon himself and the Air Force.
�Sgt. Young�s calm demeanor under fire, leadership in the face of grave danger and ability to simultaneously conduct precision attacks utilizing all forms of coalition aircraft in the chaotic environment undoubtedly saved the lives of numerous personnel,� the citation read.
Villegas received his first Silver Star for an Afghanistan mission in 2009. He has been deployed there seven times and to Iraq twice, as well as to other locations.
He said combat control immediately appealed to him when he joined the military at 19 years old. It promised he�d learn to sky dive, ride motorcycles and play with a lot of expensive toys.
Sixteen years later, he still loves the work and the physical and mental challenges of it.
�What makes me suited is that I�m probably a little more stubborn than your average person,� he said. �My mentality is to never quit. Failure is not an option, and I want to do something that is a lot bigger than myself.�
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Lauren Sage Reinlie at 850-315-4443 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @LaurenRnwfdn.


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Are you looking to buy a new corset?
Are you trying to find a corset maker who lives near you?
Or do you just want to "window shop" and learn more about all the different corset brands out there?
You've come to the right place.
Welcome to the Corset Shopping Guide! Here you will find some of the tools, maps, lists and databases I've compiled to make your research faster and easier! Click on any of the headings to begin your search:
Corsetiere Map
This is a database and interactive map to help you find corsetieres (aka corset makers) who may live near YOU, where ever you are in the world. Look up their general location, website, email, Facebook and other social media. You can also narrow down your search by clicking the "Tried by Lucy? YES" toggle at the bottom, to find corsetieres I've personally done business with.
Corsetiere Map PROS: Meeting in person with a corsetiere can be useful – they can help you take your measurements and determine your size, they can help you figure out what type of corset would work best for you, and they can also make you a beautifully-fitting custom corset. If you've never seen or felt a corset in person before, they may have samples to show you, so you know what to expect.
Corsetiere Map CONS: Getting a custom-made corset from a corsetiere can be expensive. If you're looking for something cheaper/ a smaller investment, check the next heading below. The corsetieres marked in red are those that I haven't personally tried so cannot vouch for their quality. I advise you to do your homework on any corsetiere and look at their past work before investing.
Corset Brands by Price Range
Want a comprehensive list of all the corset brands that I (Lucy) have personally tried and tested? You got it! The list is separated by price range so you can easily find corsets that fit your budget. Beside each brand, I've also provided links to their website, and also to my objective and in-depth review(s).
Price List PROS: This list includes off-the-rack (OTR) corset brands which ship immediately and are often lower in price. You can also compare and contrast the different styles, silhouette, quality and price using my corset reviews, so you have a better idea of what to expect.
Price List CONS: Many of these brands are online-only businesses (no storefront) so you may not always know exactly what you're buying. Research their shipping fees, exchange/ return policies, and whether or not to expect taxes/duty.
Guided Galleries for Corset Window Shopping (highly recommended!)
Shopping by price alone (like you'll find above) sometimes isn't enough. What if you're looking for a specific kind of corset? If you're short, you need a cincher. If you live in a hot climate, you might like a sheer/ mesh corset. If you want to correct posture, maybe you need a corset with shoulder straps. If you're full-figured, you need to find a corset company that supplies plus-sizes. That's what these galleries are for.
Gallery PROS: These galleries organize corsets by specific type, so you can narrow down what you want/ need in a corset, and find corsetieres that can cater to your wishes.
Gallery CONS: Not all of the corset brands and makers in these galleries have been personally tested by myself, so in some situations the quality is unknown. Take the information with a grain of salt, and if you do plan to purchase from a certain maker, be sure to email them and ensure they are the right "match" for you. You can also use my consultation service to help narrow down your options.
Corset Dimensions Directory (Lace-Base)
Are you interested in the "hard numbers" of a certain corset brand, but you can't find a sizing chart on their website? Look no further! I've taken all the standard sized corsets I own and measured their bust, underbust, waist and hip circumferences, as well as their length in the center front and the princess seam (from underbust to lap). A well-made corset should reduce only your waistline and match the rest of your measurements as closely as possible. This chart will help you find the corset with the right curves for your body!
Lace-Base PROS: These charts take the guesswork out of finding the "spring" in the corsets (difference between the waist and bust, waist and hips etc), and numbers don't lie! If you're worried that a corset you find on the internet won't be as curvy in real life as it is on the website, this chart will verify whether it will truly fit you.
Lace-Base CONS: While a picture of a "floating corset" doesn't tell the whole story, sometimes numbers don't tell the whole story either. For instance, a corset might be too narrow around the sides of the hips, yet it might also give too much extra space in the front and bow away from your lower tummy! This is a drafting issue, even if the overall measurements are supposed to be okay. To see the fit of all the corsets on my body, please click on any hyperlinked name in the chart and it will take you to my review where you can learn more about the corset overall.
Can I Waist Train in This Corset?
Many OTR corsets seem to be well-made and give dramatic curves, but are they suited for waist training, or only tight lacing? On this page, I summarize the corset brands and styles I've tried into an easy-to-read table, comparing construction concerns, curve level, customer service and my opinion on whether someone would be able to use the corset for daily wear or waist training under proper use.
Please note that is one of the most subjective pages on my entire website – what I may consider fair for waist-training is what many others would consider not suitable. Sometimes my opinion differs from what the brand advertises themselves, so take this information with a grain of salt. I'm still of the belief that a custom-fit corset made specifically to your body and your specifications by an experienced corsetiere is the absolute best option for training.
Corset Reviews (Video Playlist) (Written Reviews)
I have now tried an estimated 105 corsets from 46 different brands (not including my own corsets), and I've filmed and written reviews for over 60 of these so far! It is my hope that before the end of the year, I will have recorded another 20 corset reviews. My reviews are in depth, fact-based and not opinion-based reviews of products that I purchased. Over time, both myself and my viewers learned more about how the construction, pattern, materials, etc. can vary so widely from one corset brand and style to another. My aim is to show the corset in enough detail that the viewer feels as if the corset is right in front of them, so they know what quality to expect.
Corset Review PROS: Each corset is treated like a case study, and the corset is shown and described in high detail. The structure of each review is more-or-less the same, making comparison of small components between corset styles and brands quite easy. Over time, those who watch my reviews gain a true understanding of what quality is, and what construction techniques and features they prefer for their corsets.
Corset Review CONS: These reviews are not for the impatient. If you're looking for quick, opinion-based reviews, you won't find those here (although you're welcome to read my "Final Thoughts" section of my written reviews). Also, I'm just one reviewer – my experience may be different from another customer's experience – do your research and look for more reviews than only mine!
Still feeling a little lost even with the tools above? I offer consultations on this site – you pay the fee, fill out the questionnaire as best as you can, and I will point you in the direction of the corset brands that I think will best suit your needs and preferences.
Consultation PROS: If you don't have the time to learn about corsets, I take the guesswork out of corset shopping. This potentially save you hundreds of hours of research and thousands of dollars in waisted corsets that don't fit you properly or doesn't suit its purpose.
Consultation CONS: This is a paid service (hey, my time and experience are valuable – I've spent 4+ years and close to $20,000 on this corset/Youtube passion, and published my articles and videos for free) – and you don't get the joy of learning for yourself by watching videos, reading articles and immersing yourself into the corset community.
If you like, you can also take a peek in my online store.
I have a "Bronze" line which consists of one-of-a-kind samples and gently-used corsets, both sold at great discount compared to their RRP. These are only available in the size stated, and they are ready to ship immediately.
The "Silver" line consists of standard sized or off-the-rack corsets, brand new and available in several different styles. These are sold in sizes 20 – 38 (good for natural waist sizes from 22 inches up to about 45 inches) and ready to ship immediately.
The "Gold" line project has been put on the backburner for the next few years, but if this is ever picked up again, I will make an announcement for it.
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I have bought other corsets with steelbone and I break the steel what am I doing wrong?
Hello, I recently had a custom mesh Victorian style underbust made for my wedding dress. The corset does not have cups but my dress does. My question is will it be ok not having cups? Will the corset mold to my breasts after the seasoning period?
I really thought I posted this question but now I cant find it. I'm new to corsetry, I just discovered it on FB and I am considering a corset from Storenvy do you know anything about them? DO you recommend them? Please & thank you!
I have thoracic scoliosis, which causes my ribcage to be narrow and flat on right side and bumped out on the left. I would like to know if I could train my ribs to be more symmetric, so my breast look better. My breast lags over almost in my armpit and the other looks much smaller because of the indention of my ribs pn the right.
Hi Lucy,
I'm wondering where I can find a front lacing corset? I'm having a hard time finding one. I would love to have one custom made, but I don't have the money for that :( I have a degenerative muscle disease so I have weakness in my arms and shoulders and have a hard time lacing my regular corsets, so I haven't worn them in a long time, but I miss it, lol.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Hey Lucy. LOVE your blogs. I really REALLY need some help finding the right corset for me. I'm extremely flat chested and i really want an overbust but i've heard they're better for large busted women? I'm a 22″ and I'm willing to spend up to $200. Sorry if my question is redundant, but I'm overwhelmed by all my options!
I'm based in the UK and was wondering if you could point me toward any particular companies for waist training corsets. Shipping costs quite a lot for US brands for me and I'd rather spend more money on the corset than on shipping.
I'd be very grateful for your advice :)
Hi Lucy,
My waist is not where I'd like to be! I've gained 30lbs and would like to buy a corset. But with starting to workout, I believe I should wait to buy one so that I'm not having to buy several smaller sizes in the long run. My stomach is definitely bigger then the rest of my body and I'm only 64 inches tall or 5″ 4′. I saw your review on the latex workout "corset". Is that the better route for me to go? I figure those have 3 hooks so as I get smaller the corset can follow me through. What do you think?
Hi, I'm 6'2″ and I'm looking for a corset with a dramatic curve. Also, one that will pull my lower stomach in and help me lose inches in that area. Can you please help?
Hi, I've a rather large waist for my bust and hips measurements. Not that I have a small bust (in fact I wear a cup H, in UK sizes) but have always had a lot of stomach since mt early years and lately also a big belly.That's why I'd like to start waist training: I´d like to do someting to get my stomach flatter and a more houglassy silhouette, although I don't intend to loose a lot of weight (I'm a chubby/BBW woman and I enjoy it). The prtoblem with waist training is that I work full time in an office(seated, that is) and most of my free time is spend on the internet (seated again). My waist is 42″ and mw hips and bust 48″. Can you recommend a model that I can wear for waist training with confort for waist training having to be seated all day, what makes may wait becoming even latger?
Hi, my name is Emily. I've been looking for a good corset that will fit me and it's been difficult because I'm very short and curvy. Do you have any suggestions for a good underbust corset with a large hipspring that will work for me? I'm about 4'10" and my natural waist is 30″.
Hello, my name is Ashtyn. I'm actually pretty tiny, I wear size 23(00) pants and my bra size is a 28D, I wanna make sure j get a small enough corset that it will make a difference when I wear it, I've bought a few waist trainers that do nothing because they arnt tight enough. So I believe a corset may be better for me. I would love to buy one I just am unsure of what size would be best for me
I have googled the shirts you wear under your corsets, but nothing comes up. I need a blouse or tshirt for my vest-under bust corset and I can't find anything. I am a bigger size 34 DDD; basically a XL or 16 in clothes. Help!
Hello! I've watched a few of your videos and I'm still at a loss on what type to get. I do not care to waist train. I want to posture train. I have a huge tendency to slouch my back and I do not want to end up with a hump back. So if you could recommend a corset type that could support my back and get my posture corrected that'd be just awesome!
Hi! I'm about to have my second baby in a few weeks. My waistline really disappeared with the first and the Velcro postpartum belts do nothing. I'm thin (was 110 prepregnancy…5'5″) and short waisted. I don't have my prepregnancy measurements. Anything you could recommend? Anything out there also slim hips as well as waist?
I'am about 4′ 11″ and have a big tummy. Can you recommend something that will also be comfortable. What is waist training?? Thank you
Hi Lucy, I had my baby five months ago and I want to try waist training. I don't have a very long torso and I have a mommy pouch. Which type of corset is best for me?
Hi Lucy,
Thanks for your blog.
I'm from Auckland, New Zealand – Corseterie can do custom made and has a lot of OTR corsets to try in stock.
Can you please add them to your map: http://corseterie.co.nz/
In 1 month, I was able to close the gap of my 22″ corset (double fabric, 20 steel bones) but only because the fabric has stretched to 25″ when closed (natural waist 26″). I think I lace quite tightly…
Can you recommend an "invincible" or super strong corset make/ style? What is the maximum layers of fabric (or leather), and bones that you know of ?
I live in Egypt, and am really interested in waist training. I am not aware of anyone who makes corsets here; seemly so far it looks like I most likely will have to order online. Do you have any suggestions for me as far as finding a good corset online. Also majority of the year except for the winter months is pretty hot, any suggestions on types of materials I should look for?
I live in France but I am Australian. I want to know if there is a cut of age to start wearing a corset. I love fashion and have always been fit, I am in my 40s and am fascinated to try waist training. Would I be waisting my time?
Hey Lucy, for little old New Zealand we also have Asphyxia Couture in Auckland. Her webpage is http://www.asphyxiacouture.com/
I love the site and I am nervously thinking about dipping to toes in the waters of corsetry. Have you reviewed the secrets in lace venus underbust? I have searched your site and I thought I read somewhere that their corsets are a different brand and not made by secrets in lace. I've ordered other things from them that I like and I was curious.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Lucy,
Is Isabella Corsetry Petite Josephine corset suitable for waist training? I would like to lose inches from my natural waist and move around the ribs a bit. Thanks for your help!
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This drawing by Napoleón Vuelaenpartes is composed of a just one line, from the helmet of one Stormtrooper to the next. Imperial Breakfast sets just the right mood. "How's the new baby, Sam?" "Not bad, Ralph, almost sleeping through the night now." Link via Walyou


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Yankees looking for more at Winter Meetings
NEW YORK -- When the Yankees gathered for their organizational meetings back in November, it was no secret that they would find a lot of holes to fill. It has been a mild surprise, however, how quickly they were able to begin moving the needle.
The Yankees have already made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason, agreeing to terms on a five-year contract with free-agent catcher Brian McCann. With the Winter Meetings approaching, there is much more on their shopping list.
NEW YORK -- When the Yankees gathered for their organizational meetings back in November, it was no secret that they would find a lot of holes to fill. It has been a mild surprise, however, how quickly they were able to begin moving the needle.
The Yankees have already made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason, agreeing to terms on a five-year contract with free-agent catcher Brian McCann. With the Winter Meetings approaching, there is much more on their shopping list.
General manager Brian Cashman and a contingent of Yanks executives will be on site at the Meetings, which kick off on Monday at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Second baseman Robinson Cano continues to be a top priority for the Yankees, but there has only been minimal movement. There is still a considerable gap between Cano and the Yanks, who are believed to have offered a seven-year deal worth approximately $160 million to $170 million.
"We've had an amazing run with Robbie Cano. We'd like it to extend, but there's no guarantee it will," Cashman told reporters Monday in Stamford, Conn. "We've had offers out there, and I've made offers to multiple other players, and we have only so much we're going to spend in the marketplace. We are going to focus on those who gravitate closer to us and try to get a deal done with us, and we certainly hope Robbie is a part of that process, too."
Cano's baseball representative at CAA Sports, Brodie Van Wagenen, is expected to be available at the Winter Meetings for further discussion. In the meantime, the Yankees have held true to their word that they would move on with other needs. Their five-year, $85 million pact with McCann filled a serious need for power behind the plate, where four Yanks catchers combined to slug a big league-low eight home runs in 2013.
Free-agent outfielder Carlos Beltran is also high on the wish list, as Cashman is not satisfied with a current outfield that includes Brett Gardner, Alfonso Soriano, Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees are thought to be amenable to a two-year contract with the 36-year-old Beltran, but they are hesitant to commit to a third year.
The Yanks have also flirted with Shin-Soo Choo and Jacoby Ellsbury, though Beltran remains more appealing because of the club's preference for a shorter-term commitment. If a dollar figure can be reached -- Beltran will want a raise over the $14 million he earned this past season -- they envision Beltran sliding into right field and serving as a part-time designated hitter.
Beltran would effectively replace Curtis Granderson, another free agent whom the Yankees have not completely closed the door on. As a backup plan in case Cano is playing elsewhere come April, the Yanks have also checked in on free-agent infielder Omar Infante.
The Yankees also need pitching, with only CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova scribbled in as locks for next year's rotation. Cashman said that he needs to add 400 innings to the rotation, and he is very interested in re-signing Hiroki Kuroda if the right-hander chooses to pitch in 2014. There have been indications that movement may soon come on that front.
"We would love to have Hiroki Kuroda back; I need starting pitching, and he has been a tremendous pitcher for us," Cashman told reporters. "We have made Hiroki Kuroda an offer, and we are waiting to hear if he would like to come back."
Japanese standout Masahiro Tanaka also continues to be a target of the Yanks, though there is uncertainty about when his posting process will be resolved. It may take until January for Tanaka to actually become available, though that could coincide with a final ruling concerning Alex Rodriguez's appeal of a 211-game suspension.
As of now, Cashman has said that the Yankees are planning their budget as though Rodriguez's salary is on the books. Thus, Rodriguez's suspension could potentially free upwards of $25 million, though it would force Cashman to continue looking to upgrade the left side of the infield.
The Yankees are known to have had some level of interest in free-agent infielder Stephen Drew, who would provide additional support even with Derek Jeter and Brendan Ryan already projected to be in the fold. Perhaps Mark Reynolds, who finished the year with the Yanks, could be an appealing replacement for Rodriguez.
David Robertson is in line to replace Mariano Rivera as the closer, but that is not guaranteed. The Yankees kicked the tires on free-agent relievers Joe Nathan -- who signed Tuesday with the Tigers -- as well as Grant Balfour, and Cashman said that he would love to keep free-agent lefty Boone Logan. However, it is thought the Yanks would only pursue a closer if they end up not signing Cano.
You can expect to see the Yankees attached to several more bold-faced names as the Winter Meetings approach. Cashman generally adheres to the thought process of "nothing ventured, nothing gained," knocking on many doors in the hopes of finding a match that makes sense for the club.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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An Easter dress with a few days to spare! High five! Seriously though, I really waited until the last minute this year. Which is better than last year when I just bought a dress from Coscto. This time I knew I wanted to make my daughter's dress. I'm not really sure how much longer she is going to want to wear things I sew for her, but I can tell you she is still very excited about it when I do.
This pattern is the Geranium Dress by Made by Rae. My daughter is 7, but pretty tall for her age. I made a size 8 and it fits perfectly, with a little room to spare. I'm hoping we can get a lot of use out of it this summer!
We chose fabric from Anna Maria Horner's Dowry line, Twill Bouquet in Black. I love, love, love it. For the bodice lining, I picked a solid from Michael Miller's Cotton Coutures. They are so soft and smooth, I knew it'd be a perfect choice.
The pattern was easy to make. It took about 2 hours. My daughter didn't want the ruffle flutter sleeves, the pockets, or the notched neckline, so that sped things up! I made the pleated skirt option, rather than the gathered skirt.
The buttons at the back were super easy with Bernina's automatic buttonhole foot. Whenever I make something with buttons, I joke that I just sit back with my coffee while my machine does all the hard work for me.
I have one very happy little girl who is now ready for Easter!


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Review: Nintendo 2DS affordable handheld alternative
While Nintendo struggles to capture the attention of video game players in the home console business, its handheld gaming system has taken off.
A well-timed price cut combined with an impressive lineup of fresh games (Super Mario 3D Land, Animal Crossing: New Leaf) have fueled a spike in sales for the Nintendo 3DS. It's been the top-selling piece of video game hardware in the U.S. for five straight months, according to NPD Group.
So it's surprising to watch Nintendo announce the 2DS, an entry-level handheld with no 3-D option and a major shift in design. But the 2DS represents a solid, affordable alternative that leverages a massive game library.
The 2DS mirrors the 3DS in almost every facet. The controls are the same. Players still have two screens, the same selection of inputs and the standard set of apps such as Swapnote and the eShop are still available.
The big difference is the design. The clamshell form factor featured in every previous DS has been replaced by a slate design. It's feels a bit more plastic than your standard DS model. Without hinges to open and close the device and a shorter body, the control layout has changed, too. The thumbstick, directional pad and face buttons have been moved up closer to the top screen. A Wi-Fi switch has been replaced by a Sleep switch to quickly turn the 2DS on and off. Also, the left and right shoulder buttons are bigger. And, naturally, 3-D support for games is gone. Users can still take 3-D pictures, but can't view them unless they share with a 3DS.
Most 3DS games transition well to 2DS, but the experience may vary depending on how reliant the game is on 3-D visuals. Spending time on Super Mario 3D Land isn't as fun in 2-D as it is in 3-D, where you can easily catch glimpses of hidden walkways and tunnels with the added perspective.
Although its appearance looks awkward, the 2DS is a comfy device to use. I played several games including Mario Kart and Scribblenauts Unmasked, and found the experiences to be as enjoyable as they would on a 3DS. The 2DS is compatible with both 3DS and standard DS titles, so players will have an incredible selection of titles to choose from.
However, the physical design does carry some drawbacks. There's no way to protect the screens, so it's hard to say how well the 2DS holds up after several months and years of wear and tear. Nintendo tries to mitigate this by offering a separate carrying case in red or blue for $12.99.
The other problem with 2DS the slate design hampers the device's portability. Many users can easily stash a standard 3DS in their pants or jacket pockets. Players may want a jacket with big pockets or a bag if they want to stash their 2DS while travelling.
But that's the tradeoff when spending $130 to dive into the world of the DS. It's a great entry point into the platform that has a well-established selection of games, especially for kids (there's a reason Nintendo launched its latest Pokemon title along side 2DS). Although the design might turn off some players, the price point should tempt many frugal video game players.
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Diving Headfirst into Summer
The Core Program revitalized the building here in Nablus last week. The voices, cheer, excitement, and sheer wonder breathed air into the lungs of TYO. Their arrival marks only the beginning of our summer programming, however. This week, we're back in rhythm and jumping right into a full schedule of classes and projects. Of course, we've got a whole bunch of fresh faces in the building. A new crop of great interns has arrived, and having spent the past ten days or so orienting and acclimating, eyes wide and ears open, the seven of them are ready for business. They are eager and rearing to get started, teaching a wide scope of courses from nutritious cooking and women's fitness to photography and critical thinking. They're a diverse and talented group about to set off on an amazing journey. It looks to be another great session.
Today, we launched the first of our summer Field Days, effectively taking the TYO show on the road and out into the neighborhoods of the people we have served here at the TYO Center for the past three and a half years. Pulling together a dream team of sorts, including Core Program teachers, international interns, staff members, and university-student volunteers, we'll be traveling throughout the summer to all the refugee camps of Nablus (as well as the Old City) to offer two hours of fun programming, every Monday, for all those children that might not be fortunate enough to attend TYO from week to week. The first day at Askar Refugee camp was great fun, allowing us to reach nearly two hundred new children and spread the TYO message far and wide.
In June, six university students from Students of the World (SOW) will join us in Nablus. Their national team, volunteer film crew, comprised of members from universities across the United States, will spend a month with us in Nablus, documenting our new activities and foundational programs. (Check it out: SOW's NYU chapter spent June 2009 with us and produced this wonderful video.) We are absolutely thrilled to have SOW back in the building.
The TYO-MEPI literacy program completed five trainings this month on a variety of topics, including Scholastic's My Arabic library, leadership, volunteerism, education, and civic engagement. The program's volunteer corps grew by an additional fifteen local volunteers and seven international interns. This summer, they will teach 220 children (ages 6 -12) how to read.
Triple Exposure is snapping away, homework help is packed four days a week, and the Midnight Football League is rocking out three nights a week. The soccer league added in two new age groups, including a mix-gendered league for the seven to ten year-olds of Khallet al-Amood. Maybe the next Mia Hamm is in our midst…
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