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SEGA has announced today that those who pre-order Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita platforms will receive a special "Bonus Edition" of the game while supplies last.
The box art (Xbox 360 seen at right; click here for the PlayStation 3 version and here for the PlayStation Vita version) has little different from what has been shown previously, save for the banner at the top denoting this edition's "bonus" status.
What sets this version apart from the regular edition is the inclusion of an exclusive OutRun Bay track, which is based on the OutRun series of games, some of which were made by this game's developer, Sumo Digital. In addition to the track itself, there will also be exclusive challenges and time trials specific to this track, ensuring there is plenty to do here.
Furthermore, the Bonus Edition gets its own racer in the exclusive Metal Sonic Mod Pack, which brings the downloadable bonus character from the first game into the sequel. And to top it all off, this version of the game also features an "Emoticon Sticker Pack," which is described as collectables that "are found throughout the game and are given as rewards for skilful play, high scores and more."
All in all, it sounds like a pretty cool bonus. However, there is one item of concern: Neither the Nintendo 3DS nor the Wii U versions are mentioned as receiving the pack. In fact, they aren't mentioned at all, with only the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita versions given a release date of November 20th, 2012.
I can understand not talking about the Wii U version yet, as a lot of that platform is still under wraps, but nothing on the Nintendo 3DS version? That's a little disappointing. Hopefully we'll hear news about those two receiving similar treatments closer to their release.
In the meantime, Nintendo Gamer has posted a list of the ten SEGA characters they want to see in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, with a list of the ten they don't to come next week. Assuming they aren't removing anyone from the first game, then I have to throw my hat in with Ecco the Dolphin, just to see how they pull it off.
Oh, and Vectorman, of course.
There is also some interesting talk about non-SEGA characters and the total number of drivers, etc. to be found, which will vary by system. Hopefully Mario gets in on the action for the Nintendo versions.


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The only implication I disagree with is the implication that the Rothschilds are managing billions of dollars. I would speculate the family net worth is in the trillions. Regardless, they are joining the ranks of other billionaires who are guying physical gold, as they diversity away from other paper financial assets.
Monday, September 5, 2016
Rothchilds Buying Gold On "Greatest" Money "Experiment" In "History of the World"
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Book Title: England's Hidden Reverse : A Secret History of the Esoteric Underground
Author: Cosey Fanni Tutti
Format: Paperback | 464 pages
Publication Date: 24 Sep 2015
Based on several years' worth of exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to all three bands' personal archives, this is the first, definitive, biography of Coil, Current 93 and Nurse With Wound. Together, the bands represent the real English underground in all its sexual, cultural and artistic variety. A shadowy scene whose work accents peculiarities of Englishness through the links and affinities they've forged with earlier generations of outsiders. The three groups have maintained a symbiotic, yet uneasy relationship with the mainstream of pop culture.


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Filed under: art, boss ladies, met gala, vintage
Jackie in Valentino at the 1979 Met Gala. The theme was "The Imperial Style: Fashions of the Hapsburg Era." 22 years later, the theme would be hers: "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years."
1979: Jackie's off-shoulder tiers and ruffles echo the Hapsburg theme.
2001: Then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton admires Jackie's tribute.
Princess Diana, 1996 Met Gala.
A slip dress, appropriately enough for the 90s.
Navy satin, black lace – – and you know that ain't no costume jewelry.
This was John Galliano's first-ever gown for Dior. Fashion history.
Except it's not a mind trick. She's really this amazing.
Filed under: art, party girls, vintage
Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra twice every summer take over Governors Island, just off the Southern tip of Manhattan, for The Jazz Age Lawn Party. The ferry to the island turns the clock back nearly a century, as Jazz Age fashion, music, dancing, cocktails and cars await party-goers. Inspired by the era of Gatsby, dolls and dandies don their finest and come out to play. This year brought a scorching heat wave to the party and IT. WAS. HOT.
But that just meant more delicious cocktails by St. Germain for all!
"Queen Esther"
Fine and Dandy Shop
VIP Tent
Decades of Style
Michael Arenella, leading the orchestra
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Periwinkle ASOS dress, lavender suede box clutch, garnet drop earrings, red velvet heels, deep red lip/nails.
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1. Too much showgirl. I thought what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas??
2. Too much boring. Boring pisses me off at awards shows. Boring makes me *stabby* at the Met Gala.
Or…….. in the words of my sister: "Not enough crazy shit." Truth.
Beyonce, Givenchy
Girl. Put some clothes on.
Zhang Ziyi, Carolina Herrera
Ahhhh, a palate cleanser of elegance.
Oh, good. More Pink Prada Problems.
Olivia Wilde. No.
Kerry Washington. No.
And did Lily Pulitzer have a hand in this?
Reese Witherspoon, Jason Wu
Look. Wear some trite to the Met Gala?
Like, oh say, a plain red strapless?
You're banned. For life.
From *everything*.
Zendaya, Fausto Puglisi
My favorite.
Sienna Miller, Thakoon
Also my favorite.
Eh. I mean, ok, it's bringing the crazy so there's that. But, as much as I despise SJP, I give her due props for the way she usually brings it at the Met Gala. She goes for it. And she went for it here, but it's not terribly attractive and reads as costume. Sure, the party is for the The Met's Costume Institute, but that doesn't make it a masquerade ball.
(P.s. Thanks to all outlets noting that this is actually *custom* H&M. Because, y'know, otherwise I was going to be confused and go look for it at the mall.)
Fan Bing Bing, Christopher Bu
And, finally…..the one that made me stare, slack-jawed.
It fits the theme while being artful and fabulous, but not costume-y. It's %1,000 Met Gala-worthy. It's elegant but full of BAM.
The cape evokes stained glass ("through the looking glass," indeed!) and Fan's carrying the look with the air of resplendence it calls for and the "I got this" ease that great style is made of.
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Calista Flockhart…
As Audrey Hepburn
Martha Stewart…
As Veronica Lake
Amber Valletta…
As Both Clark Gable *AND* Carole Lombard
Drew Barrymore…
As Myrna Loy
Tina Turner…
As Cleopatra
Hilary Swank…
As Raquel Welch
Winona Ryder…
As Liz Taylor
Alexandra von Furstenberg…
As Cher
Kiara Kabakuru…
As Diana Ross
Christy Turlington…
As Marisa Berenson
Liza Minnelli…
As Marilyn Monroe
Julianne Moore…
As Twiggy
Gwyneth Paltrow…


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This section on free Voodoo spells is here to offer you a little variety in your magickal practices and to show you a different style of doing spells.
The religion and practice of Voodoo is very misunderstood, so I will try to stick to authentic spells and concepts rather than too many "stereotypes" of spells. Future articles will include more on the religion as well as these spell collections.
Be aware that Voodoo and witchcraft are not really the same things. Actually, they are very different so don't expect that you can just jump into a new form of practice and have everything work perfectly. And please don't confuse Voodoo spells and black magic either.
|Passion on your doorstep
|Good luck floor wash
|A doll bewitched
|Paper money spell
|Double poppet love spell
|Stand Tall Doll
|Make Me Well Spell
|St. John Root Charm
|Protection Pour
|New Love Floor Wash
|Mojo Mirror
|Hex Away
|Banish Barriers
|Torn Asunder
Before you get started on any Voodoo spells, you'll want to read up on the various recipes for Voodoo oils. These are important ingredients in most spells, so you may have to make a batch before you get started.
You might already be familiar with Voodoo dolls, but I have a page on them to help you understand their use a little better. Let's face it, free Voodoo doll spells are usually the most popular ones, so you should get to know them a bit better.
There is also another page on Santeria spells if you are looking for that variation on African magick, because its not the same as Voodoo. Hoodoo spells are also often confused with Voodoo magick but it's another form of African witchcraft that is sometimes called rootwork. I've expanded that topic to include Hoodoo love spells specifically.
This Voodoo spells section is still under construction and more spells are going to be added in the near future. There is a mix so far of various purposes, as well as specific pages for Voodoo revenge spells and Voodoo love spells.
Leave the Free Voodoo Spells page and return to the main witchcraft spells homepage.
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2011 ALMS – Lime Rock – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Flying Lizard Motorsports: Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long
Stuttgart. With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) posted the third quickest time in the GT qualifying for the Northeast Grand Prix in Lime Rock.
Patrick Long
He contests round three of the American Le Mans Series on Saturday with his works driver colleague Joerg Bergmeister (Germany),
Jörg Bergmeister
who with five wins in the last five years is the most successful driver at the race in the US state of Connecticut .
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Flying Lizard Motorsports: Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long
"I was lying in fifth when my pit crew requested me to come in. But my gut feeling told me that I could do better. So I stayed out for another lap and that lap was then perfect," said Patrick Long.
"It felt just a good as my fastest lap last year where I secured pole position. It's just that the gap to the cars at the front is simply too big. We just can't match their pace due to the balance of performance regulations."
At his first start on the short and very narrow 2.487 kilometre circuit, which had only just dried up after a rain shower, Marco Holzer (Germany) clinched sixth place.
Marco Holzer
"My quickest lap was just my seventh on the dry track in Lime Rock," he said. "We're very pleased with this and think we've found a very good set-up for the race, regardless of whether it rains or not."


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The Old Packwoodian Association has been developed as a means of keeping all members of the wider Packwood community up to date with news of former Packwoodians and past members of staff as well as planned developments within the school. Run largely by OPs, the Chairman is Richard Jebb, former Packwoodian (1974) and son of an OP, and the Secretary is Fiona Bridge (née Johnson), the first girl at Packwood and daughter of Brian Johnson who taught at Packwood for many years. Other members of the committee include Peter Draper (1970) and James Clarke (1979) and those hugely popular, and well-remembered members of staff: Howard Bourne, Simon Boyes and Barbara Gallimore.
We are always keen to welcome OPs on to the committee and delighted to have news and photos. Please email us with any news or visit the Old Packwoodian Facebook page.
Old Packwoodian Five Year Reunion
We look forward to welcoming back our 2012 leavers for a special reunion lunch on Sunday 10th September.
Please contact the school office on 01939 260217 or by email firstname.lastname@example.com to let us know if you are able to come along.
Please click here to see what just some Old Packwoodians have gone on to do.
First World War archive
The Great War claimed the lives of 23 former Packwood pupils and they are commemorated by 23 oak trees in the school's Centenary Copse, planted in 2014 to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the War.
A plaque listing their names was unveiled on the special First World War commemoration day, 23rd June 2014 and further information is available about them in the Packwood Roll of Honour.
If you are able to provide any additional information or photographs, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
We have all become very aware of the need to protect personal data, whether our own or that of others. In the UK the main rules around data protection come from the Data Protection Act (DPA) which came into force in 1998. However, on 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will replace the existing law on data protection.
The GDPR provides individuals with more rights and protection on how their personal data is used by an organisation and charities such as Packwood Haugh School (which includes the Old Packwoodian Association) will have to follow these legal requirements when processing individual's personal data.
What does this mean for you?
One of the requirements of GDPR is that we are transparent and provide accessible information to individuals about how the School and the Old Packwoodian Association (OPA) will use their personal data. The most common way to provide this information is in a Privacy Notice.
A copy of the OPA Privacy Notice is available here.
We are also taking this opportunity to ensure that all personal data we hold about you is as up to date and accurate as possible. Please click here to complete and submit the personal data check form.
Individuals are asked to notify the OPA Secretary of any significant changes that occur to important personal data held about them.


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So Boris Johnson is out of the cabinet, England are out of the World Cup and Ascot Racecourse will be leaving Racing UK, all of which could have been easily predicted with reference to the stars.
The week's turmoil comes as a result of the forthcoming lunar eclipse on 27th July, which will be the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century. As the Sun, Earth and moon become perfectly aligned, the Earth's shadow will pass across the surface of the moon for approximately 102 minutes. But because light bends ever so slightly across the vast distances of space, the moon will take on a red hue – which was assumed by our ancestors to be a portent of doom…
It's only natural, therefore, that we should expect a series of changes at this time – this week was the week of exits.
The England football team's departure from the World Cup was of course the simplest event to predict. Perhaps the greater surprise was that the youthful team had made it as far as the tournament's semi-finals. It just goes to show what can be achieved with a good team spirit. The disarray of the Government over Brexit policy, on the other hand, demonstrates just how bad things can get when you have a deeply divided team.
Meanwhile Ascot's departure from Racing UK appears to be the result of not wanting to be part of any particular team – they have divided their media rights into packages which have been bestowed upon a range of different organisations with many different partners. It's a bit like grazing, not just one buffet table, but all the best bits from every table at a mile-long street party.
So what else is on the agenda ahead of the blood-moon at the end of the month? Expect some unexpected guests to make a big entrance…
A leadership challenge will herald the downfall of Theresa May and make way Britain's next Prime Minister – most probably Jacob Rees-Mogg, who is expected to move into Number 10 with his nanny.
Jimmy Moffatt will win all seven races across the card at Cartmel's Cumbria Crystal Cup card, on Saturday 21st July. It's not that we'd be surprised to see Jimmy having winners, it's just that even he would be surprised to have seven.
Meanwhile, a new pair of favourites could be unveiled for the future management of Musselburgh Racecourse, following their Open Day on 23rd July, in the shape of the supermarket groups Tesco and Sainsburys. Each will declare that they see a big future in event catering and bid to open new food outlets at the East Lothian track.
Finally, and perhaps most unusually, we anticipate that this column's selections will actually start winning – this week's tip is for Dash Of Spice in the 59th John Smith's Cup at York. And if even half of the above comes to pass, look out! Because the end of the world is nigh…


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Tag Archives: family
Wordless Wednesday: Have Fun Little One
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Getting Over "Extended" Breastfeeding
My daughter is starting to cruise around the house all by herself now, it's amazing. On Thursday she's going to be a year old, unfreakingbelievable! But, *gasp* I'm "still" breastfeeding…
Unfortunately, my youngest sister-in-law, B, has a daughter, A, that is about 4 months younger than J. I say unfortunately because it seems like everything is a competition and everything I do is scrutinized against how B is doing things. I really try to avoid getting wrapped up in mommy wars and I try to let people's comments or pressure to change the way I'm doing things roll off my back (Pass the bean dip!) but I feel like it's going to get worse over the next few years.
The latest is "Well, B is only going to breastfeed until A is one…", "You're still doing that?", "When are you going to give her milk?" or "When are you going to stop?" My answers: Oh, that's cool. Yep, still doin' it! She's drinking milk right now… and she'll stop when she's ready.
My daughter is only a year old. She nurses for nutrition and for comfort which she is obviously ok with and I'm obviously ok with so why does it matter to you? What's the point of asking these questions? Why don't you just tell me what's on your mind instead of beating around the bush?
So, you know what? Next time anyone asks me when I'm going to stop or if I'm still doing that I'll simply ask why. Really, why do you want to know? What's it to you? Yes, my daughter can eat regular food but she still has a need to breastfed just as your son/daughter might need their bottle, pacifier, thumb and/or to be rocked, swayed or bounced.
Breastfeeding offers amazing immunological and nutritional benefits plus it's the perfect time for connection after being separated all day when I'm working. Not to mention children who breastfeed for an "extended" amount of time also benefit from fewer allergies, they're well adjusted, possibly smarter, AND mother (and daughter, if you have a girl) can benefit from reduced risk of MANY cancers. (Get the fact sheet here.)
When kids have needs they express them and I believe in "giving in" to those needs not suppressing them with what I'm being told that they should or should not need. If my daughter has a need to nurse, I let her. Not because someone told me that was right or wrong but that's what feels right to us.
I want to know why everyone has such an issue with "extended" breastfeeding because really, is it "extended"? What is considered "extended"?
In my eyes my daughter has a need and urge to nurse, so I let her and I'll continue to let her until she and I are ready to stop. I think a better way to look at it would be continued breastfeeding. When is this magical time that it becomes "extended"? I'm not extending anything and I don't think my daughter is; we're simply continuing to breastfeed.
Breastfeeding is natural. Breastfeeding is normal. Breastfeeding doesn't become "extended" it just continues until the need is gone. So, when you ask me why I'm still breastfeeding I'll ask you why you're still breathing. Oh, because you need to? Well, my daughter still needs to, too.
What are your experiences with "extended" breastfeeding? When do you think it crosses over to "extended"? Is it because of social pressure that you think it is now "extended" or personal beliefs?
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Giving Thanks – A Little Late
'Tis the season for 'giving thanks', stuffing our faces, awkward family gatherings, watching your 'p's & q's', and getting up super early for the deals, right? That's all I thought about holidays for years and years. I'd just get through them and when they're done no more family for a whole year!
For the record, it isn't my family that I'm avoiding and it's not that I'm not thankful. I do want to spend time with my family and I miss my family often. It's really the awkwardness, pain and pressure I feel being around my family with my mother during the holidays.
I'm being vague here so let me just say that my mom is the drunk of the family. She's not one of those funny drunks, either. She's either crying, being mean, telling an inappropriate story at an inappropriate time, yelling to be heard above everyone, giving a piece of her mind (and it's not usually a nice or constructive piece) when no one asked, or she just starts making things up.
Anyway, aside from my crazy mom we had a great Thanksgiving double feature celebration this year. First, we had dinner at noon with A's family – which I'm still weird around. It's just that I don't do hugs, I suck at random chit chat, I'm socially awkward and I don't really know his family members well. I'll get better at it over the years, I hope. But, it was nice and also really funny to have the 11 month old screaming (literally) in her booster seat over how delicious her turkey was 🙂
Having a child made me realize and I've really learned that this time of year isn't something you should just try to get through like I used to think. This year I'm really thankful for my life and everything in my life. Sure, the holidays can be a little awkward and family members embarrass you, but I also realized that I am my own person. I'm not my mother – I'm just a product of her. So, when she's drunk and being herself I can be thankful that she's still well and with us. Even if she the family drunk.
I'm thankful for my daughter, who is so full of life and filling my world with joy.
I'm thankful for my husband who can see through the cranky and know-it-all that I am and still love me deeply (even on the bad days). He takes care of us and I don't show him nearly enough thanks for everything that he does.
I'm thankful for our family's health, our home, our annoying yet faithful pets, and a steady flow of income even if some days we'd like to quit our jobs.
This year I hope to start some great family traditions, follow along with old family traditions and to start teaching our daughter how to give in the spirit of giving not out of feelings of obligation.
I did get up at 6:00am to go shopping with my sister and my daughter in tow on Black Friday, though. It's the consumer in me, I guess, just trying to save a buck or two. At least the shopping is done and I only have a couple more gifts left to craft.
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"Imitation of the teacher is probably the most ancient form of pedagogy." (C. Stephen Jaeger, The Envy of Angels, 76)
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Tolkien's critique of modern evolutionary and progressivist thought
**** Mitchell, Philip Irving. " 'Legend and History Have Met and Fused': The Interlocution of Anthropology, Historiography, and Incarnation in J.R.R. Tolkien's 'On Fairy-Stories'." Tolkien Studies 8 (2011): 1-21. Examines Tolkien's critique, shared with Catholic historian Christopher Dawson, G.K. Chesterton, and Owen Barfield, of the modern evolutionary and progressivist reduction and rejection of mythical, religious, spiritual, and supernatural sensibilities. Focuses particularly on the influence of Dawson's Progress and Religion on Tolkien's essay "On Fairy-Stories," as evidenced in the unpublished drafts. Highly recommended.
Tolkien's literary style
*** Rateliff, John D. " 'A Kind of Elvish Craft': Tolkien as Literary Craftsman. Tolkien Studies 6 (2009): 1-26. This article examining Tolkien's literary style was specially commissioned for this volume of Tolkien Studies. Rateliff argues that Tolkien's typically spare sensory description of scenes is meant to draw the reader in by having him provide his own images of the scenery. Digresses at the end into a somewhat trivial (even if valid) and, for purposes of the present article, irrelevant critique of the decision of leading scholars to change future editions of the LOTR to have Merry say that there are only "five" ponies in the stable at Crickhollow.
Metaphysics of Scripture
Creation's language is universal and inescapable: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard" (Ps. 19-1-33). A couple of things. The first is how the Creator speaks creation, and creation returns the favor by speaking the Creator. Second, and as Paul tells us, it is because the language of creation is unavoidable that sinners are left "without excuse" (Rom. 1:20).
On not knowing what's good fer ya
"[N]ot everyone is mature enough to know what is of advantage to him…" (Hugh of St. Victor, Didascalicon 3.3)
Many are called, few are chosen
"[W]e find many who study but few who are wise." (Hugh of St. Victor, Didascalicon)
On teaching
"[T]eaching, moreover, begins with those things which are better known and, by acquainting us with these, works its way to matters which lie hidden." (Hugh of St. Victor, Didascalicon 3.9)


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Introduction: Writing and Completing an Efficient Character Development Sheet for Your Books and RPG's
Hey fellow writers! Are you looking for a great Character Development Sheet to help develop with your amazing characters? Here is how I made a Character Development Sheet, and how you can make your own!
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Step 1: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step One: the Basics
To start creating a Character Development Sheet we need the 'basics', or facts we probably already know. The 'basics' I used are: Name/Nickname, Reason for Name, Birthday, Age, Gender, Race, Birthplace, Residence, and Job. You can add any other basic facts to this section.
Remember, as you are creating your 'basics' section, make sure this is information you and/or the reader probably already know.
Step 2: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step Two: Direct Contact
The next step in creating our Character Development Sheet is to add 'Direct Contact' The next three on my Character Development Sheet are the character's direct contacts, or family and people (Or animals) they rely on, or personally know. You could also add enemies, employees, partners, or any other contacts your character may have.
Step 3: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step Three: Digging Deeper
Our third step is what I call 'Digging Deeper'. This section is made of the character's more personal feelings and skills. You could add more personal/emotional information about your character such as: Your (Character's) vices, virtues, typical attitude, quirks, habits, etc.
Remember, this is were the details about your character will begin to develop.
Step 4: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step Three-and-a-half: Personality
Another very important part of 'digging deeper' is the character's personality. Personality is a huge part of a character. In fact, the personality is what makes a character a character. Every author has a different way of tackling personality. Often times in a story, the character's personality changes, so you could have a 'personality before' category, followed by a 'personality after' category. I just use the word personality as my category, and change what I wrote for my character as it feels necessary.
Step 5: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step Three-and-three-fourths: Personality Musts
As I began writing this step, I discovered the most efficient way to show what should be included into personality was an example. So, before I share my example, let's establish a few things: the character in the example, let's call him Joe, is a 13-year-old student going to an American middle school, he has a friend named John who does everything with him, and a horribly boring history class. Got it? Here's the example:
Happy-go-lucky and a little forgetful, Joe is carefree and pretty laid back. Though he comes off as dumb at first glance, he knows a lot more than you would think, and is quite a prankster. He also is one of the only students who can stay awake through History (Believe it or not, he usually is the one who lends John notes, as well as the rest of his class). When in a troubling circumstances, Joe is the kind of guy who stands and stares in disbelief.
Now, to show how to tell what must be in a character's personality, I'm going to break down the example.
"Happy-go-lucky and a little forgetful, Joe is carefree and pretty laid back." - This first sentence shows the true and first glance qualities of Joe.
Step 6: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step Four: Appearance
Fourth, we need to add one of the most important parts of a Character Development Sheet: appearance. Next to personality, appearance is essential to a character. When writing an appearance section of your Character Development Sheet, you have mainly two choices: either to have specific categories, like in my example, or a vague category such as only using the word appearance. Usually, the more categories the better, because you have more to go off on. This stays true with most steps, but if you are not going to give your character a very specific appearance, just using one word goes a long way, like the personality section.
Step 7: Creating a Character Development Sheet: Step Five: Finishing Touches
Finally, to conclude your Character Development Sheet, you can add any finishing touches. Finishing touches can be anything from the character's most prized possession, to languages they can speak, to quotes they've said, to anything you feel would belong on the Character Development Sheet.
Thanks for reading my Character Development Sheet instructable!
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Very interesting. I wonder if you could expand a bit on what your "personality" section looks like. What traits or characteristics do you consider important (or interesting, even better)?
Okay. Thanks for the advice!
This could also be useful for rpgs as well :)
Yeah! Thanks of the idea.
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Android 4.0.4 vs. Android 4.0.5
As per the assumption, 4.0.5 is not going to carry any new characteristic in it, however all concerns will be fixed in it. It may also attend to various internal bugs as well as the issue related to audio reboot in reboot issues along with other concerns.
4.0.3 had a numerous concerns to resolve. After resolving all of them 4.0.4 supplied Ice Cream Sandwich a smoother functioning. Other than Galaxy Nexus, all other devices are doing excellent with it.
However, if you're expecting better from the Android 4.0.5, it will be worth doing that. 4.0.5 is also coming with the approach of 4.0.5 came. It is coming With fixed all bugs and various improvements, 4.0.5 will formulate the Ice Cream Sandwich as software that every device user should have.
Android 4.0.4 vs. Android 4.0.5
Here's a brief history on Android version updates. Android 4.0.3 was released around December of 2011. It has an API level of 15 and includes several features like the Social Stream API found in the Contacts provider. It is used by some applications to synchronize individual user contacts data like check-ins and or status updates. This update received several complaints like for example some of the users didn't like the way the animations are displayed as well as the amount of time consumed when they are doing multi-tasking. In other words, it creates lag in multi-tasking.
The Android 4.0.4 update was released March of 2012, and this answered the problems reported on the previous update. In this version, Google improved the multi-tasking feature and fixed the lag problem reported before. They also improved the screen rotation which is now faster and more fluid than before.
But even if this update did fix the problems encountered by different users before, it also encountered problems which were experienced in different devices. Like for example in Galaxy Nexus, there are reports that users are experiencing signal problems like sudden signal loss after doing the OTA [over-the-air] update. The phone loses its signal when it enters the standby mode. Besides that, you will also lose the signal when the phone's screen turns off.
Since I'm not an Android user and I am still using the primitive Nokia 6610, I don't exactly know when the Android 4.0.5 was officially released but some of the blogs on the web said it was intended to be released around April of 2012. According to some sources, this update may not bring any new features but will surely include lots of bug fixes so users will experience Ice Cream Sandwich as what it should be.


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Most active duty troops, especially enlistees, don't value the commissaries nearly as much as the government pays to operate them, according to a survey by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
The Washington D.C. think tank published a report in 2012 based on a survey that asked troops and retirees what benefits they valued the most. The report then compared how much troops value these benefits to the price the government pays to provide them.
Commissaries, long one of the non-compensation benefits of military service, didn't fare well with enlistees, the military's largest population.
Pentagon leaders are considering cuts of up to $1 billion from the $1.4 billion commissary subsidy over the next three years, sources told Military.com last month.
It costs the U.S. military about $600 per servicemember to pay for the commissaries on base. By comparison, it costs the services $110 per servicemember to provide the base and post exchanges.
The report found that less than 6 percent of enlisted personnel valued the commissaries more than they cost. Two thirds of the officer corps agreed with the enlistees. These results stretched across the active and reserve components.
The segment of the military that valued the commissaries the highest were retirees. Enlisted and officer retirees rank commissary privileges among their top two additional services and benefits, according to the report.
When asked if troops would trade access to the commissaries for a $300 annual cash subsidy that they could use to shop off base, junior enlistees said they would overwhelmingly take the $300, according to the survey. A third of the senior enlisted would also take the payment.
Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow for Defense Budget Studies and principal author of the study, said he did the report to educate the discussion on what troops really want when politicians and military brass discuss benefits packages. Personnel costs have risen steeply over the past decade, eating up a higher percentage of the military's budget.
Military leaders have said the services must re-evaluate troops' benefits and consider reducing the burden they create on the defense budget. However, these kinds of reductions don't sit well on bases and in Congress. Most recently military advocates stormed Capitol Hill when Congress signed into law a reduction of the cost-of-living-adjustment for working-age retiree pay to 1 percent below COLA.
CSBA collected 2,600 surveys from troops in every rank group. What set this one apart from most other government surveys, is it gave participants a chance to indicate a preference for one benefit over another benefit, Harrison said.
"A typical survey or opinion poll measures responses in terms of yes/no or multiple choice questions," said Harrison. "Such an approach is useful for determining what percentage of a population prefers one thing to another, but it does not indicate their degree of preference or how they would trade an increment of one thing for an increment of another."
Respondents not only indicated a preference for a cash subsidy over the commissary, but most junior enlisted and junior officers said they would value more vacation days than either commissaries or exchanges.
Harrison told Military.com on Wednesday that he would recommend the Defense Department not make any changes to current compensation -- including funding of commissaries -- until it conducts a survey like CSBA's, but utilizing a larger and random sampling of troops with the broader resources of the military.
"Before they come out with proposals to cut or improve anything, they need to do their homework, and see if this is something servicemembers value or not," he said. "Before any changes, I would want to know: Have you checked to see what it will do to the way servicemembers value their [compensation] package?"
Veterans' service organizations have already come out against the Defense Department's proposed plan to slash the commissary subsidy.
American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger called it "yet another undeserved blow to our men and women in service -- and their families -- in the name of 'necessary cutbacks' to reduce an ungainly national deficit."
"Like the trimming of expenses to be made by reducing military retirees' pensions, this is an inexcusable way of attempting to fix a fault by penalizing the blameless."
Joe Davis, national spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, said gutting the commissaries is one of the threats the VFW warned against in 2011, as the Pentagon began looking for ways to save money.
"Our fear is all this, when combined with a better economy and the impact of having less troops and no reduction in [operations tempo], is going to create a mass exodus of mid-career officers and NCOs because they no longer feel they have any control over their careers, and because they believe their own Pentagon has put the budget ahead of the welfare of the troops who perform the mission," Davis said.
The net result will be harm to the all-volunteer force, he said.
"It's a matter of priorities, and if the continued security of our nation and preserving the all-volunteer force are worth saving, then our nation must find a way to do both," he said.


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Career Definition of a Copyright Lawyer
Like other attorneys, copyright lawyers may work independently in a solo practice or as an associate or partner within a law firm. Copyright lawyers focus on specific areas of practice, such as applying for copyrights or litigating copyright disputes, or they may build sufficient expertise in copyright law to perform a range of functions. Daily tasks for copyright lawyers may vary depending on their experience and their clients' needs but can include filing paperwork with courts or government offices, meeting with prospective clients to assess their needs, researching specific aspects of the U.S. copyright code and communicating with opposing counsel about technical aspects of a court case.
|Law school, state bar exam
|Job Skills
|Specialized knowledge of copyright law, listening and communication skills, attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, analytical abilities
|Median Salary (2017)*
|$119,250 per year (all lawyers)
|Job Growth (2016-2026)*
|8% increase (all lawyers)
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Required Education
Prospective copyright lawyers must graduate from an accredited law school before they can qualify for admission into a state bar association, which is a requirement for lawyers in every state. In addition to being admitted to a state bar association, some practicing lawyers may choose to gain additional certification, such as admission to the American Bar Association. After graduating from law school, lawyers, including copyright lawyers, may wish to gain more specialized education in their practice field by earning a Master of Laws degree.
Skills Required
Practicing lawyers need to have a high degree of specialized knowledge in their practice field. For copyright lawyers, this means a thorough understanding of the policies and procedures involved with domestic and international copyright law. Copyright lawyers need to be able to interact effectively and respectfully with their clients by listening carefully, communicating clearly, maintaining confidentiality and working on each client matter diligently. Other skills important to the practice of law include strict attention to detail, strong analytical abilities, excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
Career and Economic Outlook
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the high volume of graduates from American law schools each year creates stiff competition in the attorney job market, even though jobs for lawyers are projected by the BLS to increase 8% from 2016 to 2026. Income for lawyers, including copyright lawyers, can vary widely and is heavily dependent on factors such as experience and employer; however, the BLS figures indicate a median annual income of $119,250 for all attorneys in 2017.
Alternative Career Options
Other careers similar to copyright law that might appeal to you include:
Like lawyers, paralegals may provide legal research and analyze cases, but paralegals assist lawyers and do not represent clients. Most paralegals earn an associate's degree in paralegal studies to prepare for their career. The BLS projects much faster than average job growth of 15% for paralegals and legal assistants from 2016 to 2026. The median salary for paralegals and legal assistants was $50,410 as of May 2017.
While copyright lawyers help clients apply for copyrights and represent them in disputes over copyrighted material, judges apply the law and preside over these disputes in a courtroom. To become a judge, one must first be a lawyer in good standing with many years of experience. In most cases, judges are appointed or elected. The BLS reports that judges and hearing officers, who work in local, state or federal courts, earned a median annual salary of $115,520 as of May 2017. The BLS projects that employment in this career field will increase 5% from 2016 to 2026.


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Garmin-ASUS' M10 may no longer be the only Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone we know about – what with the Sony Ericsson Aspen launching this morning – but it's one of the first to be caught in the wild. Two Chinese sites have managed to acquire the M10 and put it through its paces, mPro and GPC, including comparison shots with other handsets and photo samples from the 5-megapixel camera.
Since the M10's Windows Phone predecessor, the M20, didn't fare too well in reviews, we were withholding judgement on the M10. Happily it seems to be a better device, with improved performance from the 600MHz Qualcomm chipset, though it's still not ideal: the camera may have the megapixels but it lacks auto-focus, and build quality isn't especially high.
Still, it's apparently going for half the price of an HTC HD2, which makes it something of a bargain. We're expecting Garmin-ASUS to have the M10 on hand at Mobile World Congress 2010 in a few weeks time, so will hopefully have a chance of going hands-on with it ourselves then.


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Clinical Supervision of off-site Registrars
Doctor Patient Communication in the new world of Telehealth
Royal Children's Hospital Clinical Guidelines
NPS MedicineWise
No Advertising Please
Choosing Wisely
GP Supervisors Australia Youtube Channel
GP's Down Under Facebook Group
https://foam4gp.com – An Australian site for GP resources
http://dontforgetthebubbles.com – A site for fabulous paediatric pearls
http://lifeinthefastlane.com – Emergency and critical care site
http://stemlynsblog.org – A virtual emergency hospital
https://doctorsbag.net – By Dr Edwin Kruys – reflections on General Practice
https://genevieveyates.com – Dr Genevieve Yates. Reflections on general practice and medical education
https://bitsandbumps.org – Dr Penny Wilson and Dr Marlene Pearce on women's health and obstetrics.
St Emlyn's Virtual Hospital
IM reasoning: medical reasoning (clinical reasoning)
Medical Journal of Australia podcast
American Association of family physicians
GP Sceptics – Big Soda
GP Sceptics – Diabetes
GP Sceptics – Pain
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With the fall season kicking off right about now, we stand at the precipice of a television landscape positively bursting at the seams with comic-book-based TV shows. So why now?
Just think about it: Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Gotham, iZombie, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter and The Walking Dead make up a positively huge ratio of comic properties on the small screen at one time. Of course, you also have a boatload of additional Marvel stuff in the works over at Netflix, and a half-dozen other comics shows scattered around other networks in various states of development, so there's no sign of it slowing down anytime soon.
We already crunched the numbers a while back and found that genre shows crash and burn at the same rate as most other genres, like comedy and dramas, but it still begs the question — why are networks mining every funny book they can get their hands on?
The folks at The Hollywood Reporter caught up with a smattering of current showrunners to ask just that question, and it's an interesting peek behind the curtain of what has become the buzziest zeitgeist in a long line of zeitgeists.
One man who's played a fairly big role in the comic-to-TV revolution, Arrow's Marc Guggenheim, said he believes a major component of the huge superhero push is because there's a "perfect confluence" between technology and TV budgets, which finally "allows these characters to be realized in TV and film." After seeing the stellar Flash pilot, it's hard to argue with his point.
Michele Fazekas, co-showrunner of ABC's upcoming Agent Carter, said another component of the comic revolution revolves around the fact that shows like Arrow, and Smallville before that, have proven it's a concept that can be successful with the right execution. For fearful TV networks, she said it can be "very attractive because it feels like people are taking less risk."
There's also the fact that comic-book movies are, obviously, blowing up the box office these days — meaning there's a higher awareness for these properties than ever before. Here's what Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller had to say about it:
"If you are going to address the largest possible audience, then it helps to use easily understandable, visually powerful material. That's what graphic novels are. They were designed to appeal to that largest possible audience."
But it's obviously not just superhero comics that are breaking big. The Walking Dead is like nothing else, and The CW's iZombie isn't exactly what your average fan would expect from a comic-based series. Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman said his zombie comic is "shedding a light on the wealth of non-superhero concepts that exist in comics," adding that there's "no end of fantastic comics" that could be adapted for television. As huge comic fans, we'd have to agree.
Though it might seem like we're living in a renaissance for comic and genre fans, you do have to wonder if we'll eventually hit the point of oversaturation. If nothing else, we won't have to wait too long to find out. There are a boatload of comic shows debuting in the next several weeks, and the ratings should tell the tale of just how many adaptations viewers will take the time to watch.
The full Hollywood Reporter piece is well worth a read. How do you think it'll all play out this fall? Which shows will you be watching?
(Via The Hollywood Reporter)


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MB716 – LED Night Light Pack of 6
Our new modern design LED Night Light is perfect for lighting stairs and bathrooms. With no wiring required the light can be set up in minutes anywhere around the home.
FREE delivery to Mainland UK for orders over £50
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The LED Night Light is battery powered and will last 6-12 months with average usage. The bright LED light is perfect for lighting stairs, hallways, bathrooms and kitchen surfaces with no switches required, little ones can wander around the home at night with night lights to guide them! With a motion and darkness sensor the LED Night Light will only turn on when both are detected, this increases the battery life. The light will automatically turn off 30 seconds after the last movement was detected so you don't have to worry about the night lights being on all night long.
The Night Light will guide you and your family safely around the home at night, install them anywhere such as hazardous areas and the lights will do the rest of the work! The LED produces 15 lumens of light (per light) which will light 1m² of the surrounding area.
The LED Night Light is suitable for indoor use only and should not be used for outdoor use. The light comes with all tape/screws required to install the light.
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CSUB Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Singers present: Spring Fling!
June 04, 2011
On Saturday, June 4, 2011 the CSUB Jazz Ensemble and CSUB Jazz Singers will present the final jazz concert of the academic year. The concert - Spring Fling! - will feature some of the best soloists the CSU Bakersfield Music Department has to offer. The concert starts at 8 p.m. in the Doré Theatre on the CSU Bakersfield campus. Tickets will be available 45-minutes before showtime at the door. General Admission tickets cost $10, Senior tickets are $6, Students, faculty, staff and alumni get into the event for $4 and current CSUB students get in FREE with their Runner ID.
The CSUB Jazz Singers, under the direction of Peggy Sears, will feature arrangements by Darmon Meader - from New York Voices. The astounding Meader arrangement of the Ellington classic, "Cottontail" is but one highlight of the planned concert. Vocalist Michael Redd will play the part of saxophonist Ben Webster from the original recording. Other tunes include: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Oh, Lady Be Good", "Black Bird" and others. Many CSUB vocal students will be featured throughout the night, including: Anna Baker, Elizabeth Provencio, Robert Hamilton and others.
The CSUB Jazz Ensemble, led by interim director Jim Scully, will perform music by Gordon Goodwin, Thelonious Monk, Frank Mantooth and others. Many fine student soloists will be featured, including Mark Manda, Chris Nguyen, Mat Willis, Brent Williams, Todd Holliday and others.
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Children around the world recently had the opportunity to vote for their favorite child hero for 2011. After a "Global Vote" of 3.2 million children, Murhabazi Namegabe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was announced as the winner of the 2011 World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child"for his dangerous struggle to free children forced to be child soldiers or sex slaves."
Murhabazi, a Bukavu native, has dedicated his life to the promotion of children's rights in his home country. His organization Bureau pour le Volontariat au Service de l'Enfance et de la Santé, or BVES, reports having freed 4,000 child soldiers in Congo to date and reaching some 60,000 children with its services. Murhabazi himself often negotiates with rebel groups to have child soldiers released into his care.


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Mise en évidence d'un contrôle volontaire des naissances dans des populations pré-transitionnelles: le cas de 6 villages allemands, 1766–1863
Dribe, Martin and Scalone, Francesco (2010) Detecting deliberate fertility control in pre-transitional populations: evidence from six german villages, 1766–1863.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10680-010-9208-8
This article deals with the possible existence of deliberate fertility control before the fertility transition. The timing of the fertility response to economic stress, as measured by fluctuations in grain prices, is used as a measure of deliberate, but non-parity specific, control. Birth histories from six German villages
(1766–1863), including information on occupation of the husband, are used together with community-wide grain price series in a micro-level event-history analysis. The results show a negative fertility response to grain prices both in the year immediately following the price change, and with a 1-year lag. The response was also highly different between socioeconomic groups, with the most pronounced effects among the unskilled laborers. Moreover, the response in this group was very rapid, already present 3–6 months after the price change. As all involuntary fertility responses to economic hardship (e.g., malnutrition, spousal separation, and spontaneous abortion) come with a considerable time lag, the existence of such a rapid response among the lower social groups suggests that individual agency (deliberate control) was an important aspect of reproductive behavior also before the fertility transition.
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What is a Makeup Capsule Experiment?
I tend to play it safe. By nature, I like to stick to my comfort zone. Makeup is the one avenue that I feel completely at ease exploring, and because of that, I purchase quite a bit of it. Even though I do a sweep of my collection every few months to get rid of things I no longer like, or don't have use for, I still find myself struggling to use all of the makeup that I do love. That's why, for 2016, I've decided to do something completely out of my comfort zone. I've decided to go on a makeup buying freeze.
No makeup purchases for an entire year.
…Ok, you can pick your jaw up off the floor now. Here's the dealio: I will put together monthly makeup capsules in an effort to use up as much of my makeup as possible. It's going to be an experiment, that's one thing for sure. Of course, if I'm gifted an item (or gift card), I'm going to use it. I just won't be spending any of my own money on products.
I don't feel like I'll be limiting or stifling myself by doing this because every month, I'll refill my capsule with more great products from my collection. My overall hope for this capsule makeup experiment is that I will find new uses for products I've already enjoyed. I also really hope that I can use up a tube of lipstick… that's one thing I'd like to cross off my bucket list because I've never done it! Actually, now that I think about it, I don't think I've hit pan on any makeup products in years.
I'll be honest. I thought this was a completely original idea. I've been working on the details since late October. Then I open up my TheseReads app and see that the almighty Maskcara (she really is great, though, y'all) has a makeup capsule. Just goes to show you that no idea is truly original in blogland. Hers is a little bit different. She cut down her makeup collection to just the bare minimum. I intentionally didn't read any posts on makeup capsule experiments prior to planning my own because I want mine to be as original as possible. I digress… Any-who. On to the makeup capsule experiment details.
How the makeup capsule experiment works:
So, for the entirety of 2016, I plan to get by without purchasing a lip product, cheek product, or eye shadow. Basically anything with color. I will, however, repurchase items I run out of like primers, foundation, concealer, basic black eyeliner, mascara, setting spray/powder, and lip balm. In my opinion those are staples and I shouldn't have to skimp by without purchasing the items I really need. Much like I never count socks, underwear, or camisoles in my regular capsule wardrobes, I won't be counting the basics with my makeup capsule experiment, either.
Each month I will put together a group of makeup products that I'll use the entire month. I'm allowing the staples I mentioned above to be "slider" products, meaning I can use them interchangeably any time, but I will set "goals" for myself. For example, if I have a concealer I want to use more of or experiment with, I'll make it a goal to stick to that concealer most of the month.
A Monthly Makeup Capsule Includes:
2 blushes
1 eye shadow palette (or a handful of stand alone eye shadows)
5 lip colors (+ any applicable lip liners)
an eye brow product
1 highlight
a contour product
Obviously, you can choose a path that will work for you. I typically wear a lot of makeup, so there are a lot of categories in my capsule. If you never contour, don't include a contouring slot in your capsule. If you're a chapstick only kind of gal, leave out the lipsticks. The purpose, in my opinion, is to make a personal challenge for yourself – individually.
I think it's important to make a list of what you want to get out of the makeup capsule. The challenge for me will be coming up with different types of looks. For the latter part of 2015, I've done well to branch out of my makeup comfort zone with The Makeup Mix-Up and I hope to keep that momentum. I love trying new looks, and to be honest, I love trying new products. This Makeup Capsule Experiment isn't to punish me, it's to help me really rediscover products I've already fallen in love with and find new uses for them.
My makeup capsule experiment will be a success if I can rediscover past makeup loves, find new uses for older products, and create many different looks using the makeup capsule products.
I've thought long and hard about what products to start the year off with. I want to use some older favorites, as well as try some new ones. I think I've finally settled on a great mix.
January Makeup Capsule Products
IT Cosmetics CC+ Foundation – My holy grail foundation these days
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer – An old forgotten favorite
NYX HD Studio Photogenic Finishing Powder – A dupe for the Tarte Smooth Operator Powder (or is it?)
Anastasia Brow Pencil – A new product I have 0 experience with (risky!)
The Balm Instain Blush in Toile – A beautiful product I haven't used much
e.l.f. Blush in Mellow Mauve – Because I love drugstore products, too
Naked Palette (original) – A constant favorite
Laura Geller Baked French Vanilla Highlight – Versatile and easy to work with
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer –
MAC Crave – My current favorite every day color
ColourPop Lippie Stix in Frida – A nice neutral coral I need to get more use out of
Tarte Lip Surgence in Pizzazz (LE) – Because you have to have a red in January
Laura Geller Color Drenched Lip Gloss in Pink Macaron – Another old forgotten (PINK) favorite
LORAC PRO Matte Lipstick in Mulberry
I hope this experiment teaches me something in 2016. I hope it will help me become more inventive, and resourceful. The awesome makeup tutorials won't stop. I have much bigger and exciting things planned for 2016 (some of which I'm already actively working on). In the end, if I'm being honest, I just hope I can do it. What do you think? Do you think I will be able to do it? No makeup buying for an entire year!
If you plan to do this, tell me what's going in YOUR makeup capsule wardrobe for January!
As a super duper "thank you", I've created a FREE capsule makeup worksheet available for download just for you! All you have to do is sign up for my mailing list below.


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Rally Around Economy, as Well as Flag
If there is one glimmer of good flickering in the darkness that has been this week in America, it has been the way Americans are pulling together.
Donations of blood and money are pouring in. Flowers and food are appearing anonymously on the steps of fire stations. U.S. flags rise in the rubble of lower Manhattan, shroud the crumbled corners of the Pentagon and flutter from trucks, bicycles and backpacks.
We have apparently rediscovered what sometimes seemed lost only a week ago: we are a nation, not just a country.
But there is an ominous shadow looming as we head into the weekend, and it is in the darkened faces and dour mood of those who made America what it is — its consumers.
It is on the backs of consumers and free markets that we have built the most diverse economy, the strongest entrepreneurial ethos, the most socially mobile society the world has ever known. It is this the terrorists want to destroy. Blood is their means, but not their end. Our way of life is what they mean to destroy.
We cannot let them.
Americans have shown how generous we are in recent days. Now there is one more thing we can do. Just as we rally around the flag, we can rally around the market that made us what we are. We can spend money.
In a memo to employees earlier this week, Ellen Beswick, Editor and Publisher of Virginia-based Intelligence Press, Inc., raised the rallying cry. She beseeched her colleagues to take "the one extremely powerful action that any American can take right now to stem the losses and get us back on track." She told them to buy something. Anything. A stock. A television. A five-year supply of toothbrushes. Whatever.
We should all follow Beswick's lead. The best signal we can send to those who would bring us to our knees is a Dow graphic on Monday poking through the top of the chart — not unlike a giant middle finger.
Hans Nordemann, president of Norquest Capital, said it best on Fox News Channel Friday morning. "We need to go forward and show what we're made of," he said. "We need to show them that they can wound us, but we'll come back stronger, not weaker. That's an enemy to be fearful of: an enemy that comes back stronger."
So instead of staying home this weekend, go out. Take someone to a movie. Go out to dinner. Buy your kid a new toy, or your lover a knick-knack. If you can't get out, buy something online. Send flowers to your mother. Order that book you've been meaning to buy.
And when the market opens Monday at 9:30 a.m., plop a couple buy orders on the table at Schwab or Morgan-Stanley. It doesn't have to be much. Buy 10 shares of EMC or, better yet, 20 shares of Espeed, a spin-off of Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial firm that lost hundreds of its workers on Tuesday.
Each such act, no matter how seemingly minor, sends a message to those who would revel in our demise. It sends the message those who died this week — and are sure to die in the struggle now confronting us — did not, and will not, do so in vain. It sends the message that this country and its economy, a country of the people, by the people and for the people — to borrow one of our greatest phrases — shall never perish from the earth.
Scott Norvell is executive editor of Foxnews.com.


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George Ward Jr,, "affectionately" of Sag Harbor, died on January 8. Born at Southampton Hospital, he was the son of Julia and George Ward.
Mr. Ward had a love and knack for mechanics and worked at the family garage until it sold in 1980. He then relocated his talents to the Southampton Town garage. His work ethic, trustworthy nature and reliability secured him employment for Sag Harbor Village and as a Sag Harbor Village police officer. When Mr. Ward and his wife Carol relocated to Florida, his passion for mechanics and industriousness did not permit him to put his feet up in the sunny state, and he went to work at the Volusia County Bus Garage until he retired.
Mr. Ward was a dedicated son, husband, father and brother through kinship as well as through many friendships. He was an honorary member and brother of Sag Harbor Fire Department and served for 29 years. He had a love for classic cars and was involved in many car shows in Florida. He shared his love with friends and family who hold special memories of spiriting around in his ever-evolving collection. He will be remembered always for his big heart and gentle soul.
"George had a short, simple and priceless bucket list: to be surrounded by his four sisters, his children, grandchildren and of course his friends for his last days," said the family. "His list was fulfilled by those who reciprocated the love that he always unconditionally demonstrated. The last moment memories that were carried with George in his passing live on in the hearts of his firemen brothers who enjoyed his visits to the department and were by his final resting bed. In the hearts of his family will always remain his great humor and deep love for them until his last breath that came upon his peace with a life well lived and allowed him to move on. That day came on January 8, 2017 at 75 years old."
Mr. Ward is survived by his sisters Eileen Iacono of East Hampton, Miriam Guildi of Southampton, Kathleen Spalding of West Islip and Judith Lattanzio of North Sea. He is also survived by his children George and daughter in law Patricia of Corbin, Kentucky; his daughter Cindy; son in law Christopher and their children Christopher and Haley of Sag Harbor. Mr. Ward is predeceased by both parents and his beloved brother Donald. He is also predeceased by the love of his life, Carol Ward. They shared 39 married years together before her passing. Although he is deeply missed, Mr. Ward's family rejoices in their faith of his reunion with his dearly loved ones.
The viewing for George Ward Jr. was held at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home on January 11. Funeral services were held on January 12, at Saint Andrews R.C. Church in Sag Harbor. His family was deeply moved and forever grateful for the Sag Harbor Fire Department's Honor Guard walk through at the viewing.
"George yearned to be home his final hours," said the family. "His firefighter brothers sealed his last public moment with the same love and respect that he had for his beloved town."
In lieu of flowers please send memorial donations in Mr. Ward's name to Sag Harbor Benevolent Association, Sag Harbor Fire Department or East End Hospice.


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The energy of a player is potential and kinetic. All thought prior to the point of decision is potential; once the decision is made, all energy is from that point on is kinetic and cannot be returned.
Players: The ultimate power a player possesses is in the decisions made that lead to victory. Victory's foundation is made up of proper decisions; failure's foundation is made up of faulty decisions. Decisions are the cornerstone of the energy released during battle.


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During Premiere Fridays, store decorations will mimic the glitz and glamour of Hollywood movie sets, and movie slates displaying "Now Showing" and "Still Serving" will feature the current concoction and previous weeks' combinations.
Coming soon to Marble Slab Creamery and MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery are five new creations. The Chocolate Cosmoopolitan with chocolate ice cream, chocolate flakes or chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, and strawberry topping will be available starting May 30th. On June 6th, customers can order the Cookies 'N Kung' Fu, which includes cookie dough. June 13th brings The Incredible Chunk, a cool mint ice cream, mini marshmallows, oreo cookies, and fudge topping mixture. The cotton candy ice cream combination, Smarty Pants, will be available on June 20th. The Rainbow Galax•E rainbow sprinkle combination will be available on June 27th.
"Marble Slab and MaggieMoo's Premiere Fridays showcase that ice cream is more than a treat, it's an experience, says Jenn Johnston, Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing for NexCen Franchise Management. "Ice cream has always been a part of the entertainment spectrum. Accordingly, it should be paired with the ultimate entertainment outlet, Hollywood movies."


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Following the Bizarro SEO theme that kicked off in August, I was thinking to myself – "Self, what's more, bizarre than not wanting to RANK?" Here are five sure-fire ways to not rank in Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and the thousands of other search engines:
1. Robots.txt
The robots.txt file is the first file that a spider looks for when crawling a site. This file provides the robots with a specific set of instructions to follow. If you don't want to rank, this is the fastest and most effective way to block a whole site (or just a directory) from the search engines.
Life Example: To put this into a real-life context: For this Sunday's barbecue, I'm going to shut the door to my junky spare bedroom (disallow), but leave the front door, bathroom door, family room, and dining room entrances open (allow). I'm indicating to guests which areas of my home are ok to enter. Similarly, a robots.txt instructs the search engines on which areas of a site are available for ranking. To see an elaborate example of a site that has a lot that they don't want ranking in the search engines, check out: https://www.whitehouse.gov/robots.txt
How To:
Whether you don't want your entire site to rank or just a directory (such as /cgi-bin/), this file can easily be created in Notepad. To block a complete website, type the following text into a Notepad file and save it in the root directory:
User-Agent: *
Disallow: /
This is the equivalent of dead-bolting my front door during the barbecue (not very welcoming, but it gets the message across).
2. No Index, No Follow
So, you don't believe that #1 will get the job done? Let's take it a step further.
On each page of your website, place the "No Index, No Follow" META. That will make sure that the search engines don't index individual pages and won't follow any outgoing links from each page. While we are at it, let's add Google's very own tag to make sure that Google doesn't find us.
Life Example: Following the previous example, instead of shutting doors, closing drawers, and closing cabinets during this Sunday's barbecue, I'm going to plaster CAUTION: DO NOT ENTER tape all over the junky spare bedroom doorway and every drawer and cabinet throughout my home (disallow). I'm leaving no room for confusion about which areas are ok to enter, but there is room for error. What if I miss a drawer or cabinet?! Similar to managing a website, if you implement this on a page by page basis, make sure you add this code to every page of your website or else a page may rank in the search engines.
How to:
Add the following META code to the head section of each web page:
3. Flash
Maybe, you would rather leave all of the work to a web designer? Your sure-fire bet is to create a beautiful website all in Flash. The key here is that every page is in flash. We don't want to provide any content for the search engines to crawl.
Make sure your web designer doesn't use any of those fancy new techniques for SEO friendly flash. We don't want your site getting ranked accidentally.
Life Example: From the street, my home looks beautiful, you see the landscaped yard, white picket fence, a wrap-around front porch with a porch swing, and a front door painted red. However, when you try to walk up the porch steps, you fall on your face. You try to turn the front doorknob, and your hand goes through the front door. It's all in your imagination – it's just a hologram. Just like the hologram, a flash website is beautiful from the outside, but when a search engine tries to crawl it, nothing is there.
How To:
A quick right-click of the mouse and a look at the Source Code (aka Page Source) will confirm whether you have successfully hidden your site using flash. While viewing the source code, if you don't see any of the text that appears on the website, you are on your way to not ranking in the search engines.
4. Text in Images
If you don't have a site built in flash, don't despair. There is still hope for your web designer to keep you out of the search engine rankings. Just request that they place all of the text (spiderable content of your website) into image files. Make sure your web designer doesn't format the text in CSS though. If your web designer formats the text in CSS over a background image, the search engines will still be able to crawl the content.
Life Example: Similar to the hologram example, you see my beautiful home with the perfect front yard full of tulips and grass like a golf course, the white picket fence that practically jumps out at you, and the ideal pitcher of lemonade sitting next to the porch swing. You step forward to walk through my white picket fence, and it feels like you've just walked into a large curtain. Sure enough, what you thought was my home is just a sizeable 3-D photo of my house. You've stepped into a picture screen like something you would see on a movie set in Los Angeles. Just like the images on a website, this 3-D picture has no real texture (no content for the search engines to crawl).
How To:
To confirm that all of the content on your site is hidden within the image files, follow the Source Code instructions in #4. If you find any of your written text in the source code (aka page source), it's time to hire a new web designer! This one is making mistakes that might allow your site to get ranked in the search engines.
5. Dynamic URLs
Let's go out with a bang for #5. Have your 3-year-old (a cat or dog will work too) walk all over your keyboard. We will turn this gibberish into URLs for your site. Something like the URL below will work. We don't want the search engines to get through. So, make sure to throw in a session ID and a ton of parameters. That should do the trick.
Don't make the mistake of doing a URL rewrite to make the URL pretty.
We don't want a pretty URL like:
That would be too easy for the search engines to crawl!
Life Example: You open the front door of my home, and all you see is junk piled to the ceiling. Dishes, clothes, pet supplies, birthday balloons, broken glasses, you name it, and it is piled 10 feet high. There's no way to climb over it. So, you shut the door and go to a different house. What you don't know is that the junk is only one foot deep. If you had only climbed over that 10-foot wall of rubbish, you would have found a relaxing living room that looks like a picture out of a Pottery Barn catalog. Just like my doorway full of junk, if you provide messy doorways (URLs) to your web pages, the search engines will struggle to find all the spiderable content on your site.
How To: Look at the address bar. If you see more symbols and gibberish than you thought your keyboard could make, then that URL is right on track for not ranking in the search engines!


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The intrauterine device (IUD) Mirena is intended to stay in place for five years. It's a popular option because it's a highly effective form of contraception that doesn't require remembering to take a pill every day. But it appears that Mirena can cause internal injuries that seriously harm women, and many of these victims are taking legal action.
The attorneys at Pierce Skrabanek are committed to helping women who have suffered from the serious complications associated with Mirena. Our attorneys are experienced with pharmaceutical litigation, and we know what it takes to build a strong Mirena lawsuit to get injured women compensated for their suffering and the damage done to their lives.
You can reach us at (832) 690-7000 or by filling out the form on this page. There is no cost and no obligation to have an attorney review your Mirena IUD injury case.
What is Mirena?
Mirena is an intrauterine device, or IUD, manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals. The FDA approved Mirena in 2000. While Mirena is typically used as a form of birth control, it is also approved to help control heavy menstrual bleeding.
When the Mirena IUD is inserted in the uterus, it releases a low dose of the hormone levonorgestrel – the same drug found in some birth control pills – to prevent pregnancy. Delivering the drug straight to the uterus requires a lower dose than in pill form. The device is meant to be effective for up to five years, and it must be inserted and removed by a doctor. Barring complications, it does not affect long-term fertility after the device is removed.
Currently, Mirena is the only hormonal IUD available in the U.S. However, since it has been on the market, reports of serious complications have been mounting. The device may puncture the uterus or migrate elsewhere in the body, causing a potentially very dangerous situation.
Complications and Side Effects of Mirena
Over the years, the FDA has received tens of thousands of complication reports from Mirena user, and many of these women have filed a Mirena IUD lawsuit. According to the FDA, complications include:
- Perforation of the uterus or cervix
- Device migration
- Infection
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Infertility
- Ectopic pregnancy
These complications may require removal of the device through surgery. Some of these side effects may be life-threatening.
In 2009, the FDA sent a warning letter to Bayer alleging that they had downplayed the risks associated with the use of the Mirena IUD, while overstating its benefits. The FDA accused the company of claiming Mirena may make women "feel better," though there is no evidence to substantiate this vague claim.
This is not the first time that Bayer has come under fire for its birth control products. Since 2009, Bayer has paid more than $400 million to settle cases regarding its birth control pill Yaz.
Mirena IUD Lawsuits
Currently, more than 1,100 Mirena lawsuits have been consolidated for pre-trial action in a New York federal court. This is not a class action lawsuit, however. Once pre-trial issues are settled, each case will be tried or settled individually depending on its merits.
These women are seeking compensation for the pain they endured through no fault of their own. Perforation and other complications associated with Mirena are not minor inconveniences; they are serious conditions that affect day-to-day life for thousands of women. If this has happened to you, you should join the women seeking justice.
Bayer must be held accountable for its product and the harm it has caused. The best way to do this is to take legal action by filing a lawsuit against the company. The Mirena IUD lawsuits accuse Bayer of allegedly:
- Deceptively marketing Mirena
- Failing to adequately warn of its risks
- Defectively manufacturing Mirena
- Knowingly selling and marketing a defective device
Filing a Mirena Lawsuit
Hiring an attorney may be the best way to get what you need to move on with life. Here's how the process works:
Once we evaluate your case and determine that you may have a case to bring, we will send you a packet of information. The packet contains a contract, a questionnaire and an authorization allowing us to seek your medical records. After the medical records are retrieved, an attorney will review your records and a determination will be made on your case.
If your case is accepted, a Mirena lawsuit will be filed. Our attorneys will handle it from there, leaving you to tend to your health.
When you hire an attorney, your attorney becomes your voice. It is our job as lawyers to act in our clients' best interests at all times. You won't find this level of commitment in an insurance company or anywhere else.
Our attorneys can seek compensation for:
- Hospital stays, surgical procedures, all emergency care
- Follow-up medical visits
- Wages you lost because you couldn't work
- Future wages you will lose due to your injuries
- Pain and suffering
The attorneys at Pierce Skrabanek always seek the maximum compensation possible under the law.
We work on a contingency basis. This means that if we don't win your case, you don't pay anything.
You should speak with an attorney today about your options. There is no cost and no obligation to have an experienced lawyer review your case.
For more information about Mirena IUD cases and filing a Mirena lawsuit, please contact Pierce Skrabanek PLLC. We have extensive experience in medical device and pharmaceutical cases. We handle all cases on a contingency basis meaning that we don't get paid until we win your case.
Mirena IUD Injury FAQs
- Device migration
- Infection
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Infertility
- Ectopic pregnancy


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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has gone on the record and said that there'd be no hesitation in calling off next week's Republican National Convention if Tropical Storm Isaac (soon to be Hurricane Isaac) poses a threat. "Human safety, human life trumps politics ... I think the RNC recognizes that" Buckhorn told CNN (video below). "In the event there's a storm that looks like it's coming this way... our job and my job will be to make sure that the safety of the delegates, the delegations, the visitors, the guests, as well my residents are first and foremost."
Now, before politics is thrown into this (Buckhorn is a Democrat), it should be noted that Tampa is set to make somewhere around $150 million from the convention, and that it's in his city's best interest to have a smooth-sailing convention. The big question of course, will be if Isaac hits. Accuweather Hurricane Center's meteorologists are predicting the storm will curve north later this weekend and into Monday (right when the convention starts), but as we know, hurricanes are unpredictable. They write:
At present forward speed (approximately 20 mph), the greatest impact in the Tampa area is likely to occur Monday afternoon into Tuesday with conditions potentially deteriorating during Sunday night, depending on the nature of spiral bands preceding the system.
The worst case scenario from a Tampa standpoint would be if Isaac were to take a rare path by swinging over the Gulf of Mexico, strengthen, then curve northeastward toward or just north of the city on the Florida west coast.
And here's Buckhorn:
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NAPA, Calif.—This week's Van Cynical Mailbag comes to you from The Left Coast as the new PGA Tour season tees off this week at the Frys.com Open.
What did you do during the offseason and, what's in your wallet?
Vans, Who's on your all-time U.S Ryder Cup Dream Team?—Brian Bailey via Twitter
Let's forget all the pre-Europe American teams. Those guys were great players but they built up records against weaker competition. For post-Europe, I'd take Lanny Wadkins, Fred Couples, Payne Stewart, Paul Azinger, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson, Tom Kite and the pre-1992 Curtis Strange. Larry Nelson overlaps the GB&I and Europe eras, but he was 9-3-1 in three Cups so he'd be hard to pass up. That's a pretty good base. I don't need the other three guys because which of those nine guys would you tell to sit down?
Van Cabernet, What's your take on Babbles Chamblee's comments on Phil and Tiger not being fit future Ryder Cup captains?—Klaugh56 via Twitter
I get Chamblee's message loud and clear. He says that since Tiger and Phil never fully invested in being on the team—Phil by sometimes traveling and practicing separately from the team plus his Gleneagles mutiny and Tiger by not prepping to play his best golf—they shouldn't be leaders now. While I agree that I would not vote for either to be captain, especially Phil after not even knowing the rules of play at the President's Cup last week, I wouldn't say they couldn't or shouldn't. Maybe Tiger is mellowing or getting more mature as a father and Phil, well, he just keeps getting smarter ever year.
Van Cynical, Would adding two-man scrambles to the President's cup add interest? Or would the pros birdie every hole so there'd be no competition?—Bud via Twitter
Two-man scrambles would be less interesting and make it more of a putting contest than it already is. The fun of competitive golf is watching these guys try to recover from trouble. Plus, foursomes and bestball are long traditional formats of play. The scramble is a relatively recent addition invented so amateur hacks don't have to play their own errant shots. I like your outside-the-bun thinking, though, Bud Lite.
Van Cinnamon Roll, What's the over-under number on Tiger wins this season—Kevin Casas via Twitter
If I set it at one-half, everybody takes the under but if I set it at zero, well, the house takes 100 percent of all the risk on the wagerin and the house never does that, it wants equal wagering on both sides. Instead of an over-under, I'd offer long odds on Tiger winning and shorter odds on Tiger not winning. But for betting purposes, you should stick to wagers on which you have firm information. All we know about Tiger is what we've been told by Tiger and he's proven that he's not a reliable source.
Van the Man, For future Ryder Cups, can we please just ban from the team or administration anyone associated with the U.S. team from 1995-2014?—Brian Bailey
You're saying we throw out Boo Weekley AND Paul Azinger, too? I don't think so, Bailbonds. I do find it funny that Azinger, the only guy who's captained a U.S. Ryder Cup win in this century, isn't a PGA of America go-to guy. He developed a system that worked, redid the points system and the picks… and nobody's tried to do what he did ever since. In fact, they've slowly tried to undo his improvements. Good thinking, PGA of America.
Sicklevator, Is it true that the PGA Championship and the U.S.-based Ryder Cups don't use the one-ball rule?—David Troyan via Twitter
Practically every pro tournaments played under the Rules of Golf use the one-ball rule as a Condition of Competition, which would include golf's major championships. The Ryder Cup used to have a one-ball rule (see Seve vs. Azinger in '91 Ryder Cup at Kiawah) but the PGA of America dropped it later for foursomes play for the convenience of players, who want to support the ball companies who pay them to play their models. It's pathetic that even the Presidents Cup plays by the accepted rules of golf while the Ryder Cup (in America) doesn't. Yet another black eye for the PGA of America.
Vanster, Did anyone say what Phil's second ball was? He is Mr. Callaway but could it have been one of Zach's Pro V's?—John Schwarb via Twitter
You said it, Schwarbie. Phil is a Callaway guy. Phil said it was a different Callaway ball that was firmer than his regular ball—Callaway makes a Chrome Soft model. All we can do is take his word for it but it would be very bad form for a highly paid Callaway endorser to be seen using a Titleist and I'm certain Phil wouldn't do that when he was likely to be found out. It had to be a Callaway.
G-Unit, I was too busy watching college football and sleeping but I heard they played a golf exhibition in Korea. Who won?—Bustinpar via Twitter
Plenty of shots were fired, Busty. South Korea hit some long bombs with their better swing planes and launched some impressive missiles while the North Koreans, led by Dennis Rodman, tanked and faded in the trenches. It was shown on TMZ—or was that DMZ?—and I think the final was South Korean 38 parallels, North Korea, 35 parallels. Enough silliness already? Yeah, agreed.
Van Cynical, When I asked (you) who, currently off the radar, might be a factor in majors to come, one I thought of was Matt Fitzpatrick.—Lionel Mandrake
Good call there, HO Gauge. Now you'll have to come up with another candidate because after his first European win, Fitzpatrick is no longer off the radar.
Vans, At the Frys.com Open this week, what vineyards will you visit? What's your favorite wine? Will you be able to see any golf this week, literally?—Golf Connections ML via Twitter
In order, No, None and Yes. I'm not a wine drinker and even if I was, I am in Napa to cover golf. No time to sightsee, Medium-Large, and if there was, it wouldn't be wineries. If the traffic is as bad all week as it was Tuesday getting to Silverado, I'm not sure anyone will see any golf. Took me an hour to cover the last eight miles. Welcome to California, I guess.
Sickmananoff, Idea for tour-match play event: Something modeled after the NCAAs with players teamed by schools. Big sponsor dollars.—Jeff via Twitter
Your master plan has some gaping flaws, JeffyLube. Who does Vijay Singh partner with? Or Rory McIlroy? Can Troy Merritt of Boise State find a partner? Or Jerry Kelly from the University of Hartford or Dustin Johnson from Coastal Carolina? The college golf powers would have plenty of alumni for matchups—there might be multiple teams from Arizona and Clemson–but few for smaller schools, . Also, big sponsor dollars from whom? Universities aren't going to sponsor this and I don't see the attraction for corporate sponsors. What's their college connection? I don't get it. Two thumbs and one big toe down.


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Aaron Ekblad Jersey The actual field at Soldier Field is heavily derided, since for some reason, huge patches of grass seem to always be coming off the field and constant slipping leads to guys getting hurt.
Let's throw in brutal winds and rain so bad the stadium needs to be evacuated, and… well… this happens:
I couldn't have done better with my sand wedge. And now 22 heavy football men are going to play three-plus quarters of football down there… something bad is going to happen.
New York Giants – Ryan Shazier, Linebacker, Ohio State: The Giants are on a bit of a roll, playing their way out of the premier draft position. One of the biggest positional needs for New York is linebacker, which has been a sore spot on the defense all season. Ryan Shazier of Ohio State has cooled off a bit this season, but if he runs as fast as he claims he will at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine, Shazier could see his draft position begin to climb again. He looks like a mid first-round pick.
Green Bay Packers – Jace Amaro, Tight End, Texas Tech: Jermichael Finley suffered a scary injury against the Browns earlier this season and may never play in the NFL again. If he does return, there is no guarantee he will be the same player. Plus, the Packers could use an upgrade regardless. Jace Amaro has emerged as one of the top draft-eligible tight ends in the class. He's fast down the seam and has plus body control for his size. Adding more weapons for Aaron Rodgers is never a bad thing.
Limited Cody Wichmann Jersey Miami Dolphins – Antonio Richardson, Offensive Tackle, Tennessee: For the love of Ryan Tannehill, the Miami Dolphins need to upgrade the offensive tackle spot in the 2017 NFL Draft. They need to do it early, too. Antonio Richardson is a quality prospect who could go higher than this by the time May rolls around. The Dolphins' offense has a chance to come together if Tannehill stays upright.


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The 18-year-old echo wasn't loud enough to save the Rangers, who have not reached the Stanley Cup finals since Mark Messier's Guarantee in 1994.
Instead it's the Noisy Neighbors, the Devils, finally drowning out that echo, heading to their fifth finals since then, chasing their fourth Cup since the Rangers' last.
The Rangers were left to mourn the opportunity lost as the East's top seed, falling to the sixth-seeded Devils in six games with a 3-2 loss last night in the Eastern Conference finals in Newark.
"It's an empty feeling. It's a frustrating feeling. It's a disappointing feeling," said Henrik Lundqvist after Devils rookie Adam Henrique ended the Rangers' season with his game-winner 1:03 into overtime.
"I don't think I understand that it's over."
It's still going strong for the Devils, who own home-ice advantage for the first time in these playoffs when they open the finals against the Kings on Wednesday.
Center stage will be Martin Brodeur, at the age of 40, fresh from exorcising his final demon, Messier and those 1994 Rangers, 18 years to the date that Messier fulfilled his Game 6 guarantee on him.
"We've won three Stanley Cups since then, but winning against them on the big stage is not just for me, but for the fans of New Jersey who've always taken the second seat," Brodeur said. "They're going to be pretty happy, going to work, going to school.
"We made a lot of people really happy by beating them."
And himself.
"There's only one guy that likes beating the Rangers more than Marty, and that's Lou [Lamoriello, the GM]," Devils coach Pete DeBoer said. "Hey, these guys have been through this rivalry for 20 years."
The Devils never went to the finals through the Rangers, and this was only the second time they have beaten their cross-river rivals in six playoff tries.
Now 18-7 in their last 25 games going back into the regular season, the Devils captured their fifth Prince of Wales Trophy — which no player would touch.
The Devils will be favorites in the finals after finishing with 102 points. The Kings, seeded eighth in the West, had 95. The Kings knocked off Vancouver in five, swept St. Louis and beat Phoenix in five. The Devils needed seven to eliminate Florida and five to kill off the Flyers.
DeBoer and Rangers coach John Tortorella shook hands at the series' conclusion, despite the heated verbal battles they had this season and in Game 4.
"I feel bad for the club," Tortorella said. "I thought they played with [moxie] tonight. I thought [the way] it was going to end in overtime, I thought it was going to for us."
The Devils ousted Tortorella's Rangers, who finished seven points ahead of them, for their first trip to the finals since their last Cup in 2003. They also won Cups in 1995 and 2000 and lost in the Finals in seven to Colorado in 2001.
They dispelled the haunting memory of 1994 by eliminating the Rangers in their first chance, without having to return to the Garden, where they went 2-1 in this series. They were also 2-1 in Newark, where they stand 6-2 in these playoffs.
The Devils finished off the Rangers with three straight victories, after the Rangers held 1-0 and 2-1 series leads.
"As we played the games, it felt really good every time you beat them," Dainius Zubrus said. "But now that we did, we're more happy that we're going to the finals than we are about beating the Rangers."
The Spectre of '94 wasn't easily dispelled, though. As they did in Game 6 in 1994, the Devils squandered a 2-0 lead.
The Rangers only won in this series when Henrik Lundqvist shut out the Devils, and he wasn't able to equal the NHL record of three in a series.
Ryan Carter and Ilya Kovalchuk gave the Devils a 2-0 lead in the opening 13:56 of play, Carter scoring his third of the series and Kovalchuk finishing off the Goal of the Season on a five-man, power-play passing gem.
If there was one major Ranger failing, it was that they were outscored 8-1 in the first periods of this series.
The tide turned in the second, and Ruslan Fedotenko started the Rangers back at 9:47, set up for a back-door tap-in by Ryan McDonagh.
Ryan Callahan tied the game 3:54 later, when Dan Girardi's right-point shot went off his leg in the slot to find the short side on Brodeur.
From then on, it was effectively sudden death until Henrique poked in a rebound for his second series-winning overtime goal.
It ended a Rangers dream and made so very, very real what the Devils can achieve. Again.


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The University of Rajasthan is the oldest institution of higher learning in Rajasthan. It was established on 8th January, 1947, as the University of Rajputana with the main objective of disseminating knowledge and catering to the needs of the students of Rajasthan.
University of Rajasthan had been released the information about the admit card of BA, B.Com and B.Sc. All the students who had applied for the exam can view their Rajasthan University Jaipur Admit Card from the below mentioned link. Students need to enter their roll number.
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