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If you start at the top, it will not match up once you get to the bottom. Once you sew the seam, it will all work out. My second project also took approx 1 yd and came from Heather Ross Weekend Sewing. I have made the Flower Girl before and know it runs a little small so I made the size 4 for my 2 yr old; I want her to have it for several summers. This print really brought out something in this pattern that the other dress did not have. The Liberty of London print sort of 'fits' this pattern like no other fabric. The Flower Girl dress also went to together super quick, 2 hours or so. I cut my skirt length to 20 in. to make it longer like in the book photograph. The other modifications were to topstitch the gathers in place once I had pressed the bodice seam towards the skirt and I made the straps a bit wider at 1.5 in. I think even a bit wider than that would still look great. You could even get away with some flat piping where the bodice and skirt meet. 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Next time, I will not sew up the bottom but sew both sides to the waist band, turn it out and topstitch the bottom. If my stitches are going to not be perfect, I would rather it be on the hem than the waist. When I make this overlay again I will not use so many prints but couple prints and solids together. I think so many prints, or rather the prints that I used, compete with each other. I would pick one solid and a print for each side and perhaps a smaller print with less business. I am also looking forward to trying different fabric with this, maybe a light-weight linen or silk coupled with a shorter length to wear with tunics & leggings. Another idea bouncing around is to leave the contrast stripe down the center but join the 2 panels so there is no split down the center. This will give more of an apron look but more of a skirt feel. or you can get the inside scoop on my projects, see their progress and get extra tips and tricks by following me@tdangermiller

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I just came across this pro GMO article which I found offensive enough that I needed to immediately write a rebuttal: Would Rachel Carson Embrace ‘Frankenfoods’? – This Scientist Believes ‘Yes’ Here’s my rebuttal: I find it very irksome when articles like this suggest that scientists are “ok” with transgenics while those on the other side are just fear mongering. Instead of spewing propaganda, let’s look at scientific facts. Many scientists have raised concern over resistance to Bt toxin. Given that Bt transgenic crops express this toxin over the entire plant, throughout the plant’s life, there is very real concern that constant, chronic exposure to Bt toxin will lead to resistant pests. This pest resistance has already been found to be happening. As pests become resistant to Bt toxin, pesticide applications will increase. As such, it is a concern that any currently observed reductions in pesticide use will be short lived. Following are a few peer reviewed studies: 1. Agi, A., J. Mahaffey, J. Bradley, and J. van Dunn, ‘‘Efficacy of Seed Mixes of Transgenic Bt and Non Transgenic Cotton Against Bollworm,’’ Helicoverpa zea Boddie. Journal of Cotton Science 5 (2001), 74–80. 2. Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro, ‘‘Relative Fitness of Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Resistant and Susceptible to the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3A Toxin,’’ Journal of Economic Entomology 92 (1999), 510–515. 3. Cannon, R. J. C., ‘‘Bt transgenic Crops: Risks and Benefits,’’ Integrated Pest Management Reviews 5 (2000), 151–173. 4. Cao, J., J. D. Tang, N. Strizhov, A. M. Shelton, and E. D. Earle, ‘‘Transgenic Broccoli with High Levels of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1C Protein Control Diamondback Moth Larvae Resistant to Cry1A or Cry1C,’’ Molecular Breeding 5 (1999), 131–141. 5. Carriere, Y., T. J. Dennehy, B. Pedersen, S. Haller, C. Ellers-Kirk, L. Antilla, L. Yong-Biao, E. Willott, and B. E. Tasbashnik, ‘‘Large- Scale Management of Insect Resistance to Transgenic Cotton in Arizona: Can Transgenic Insecticidal Crops be Sustained?,’’ Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (2001), 315–325. 6. Chaufaux, J., M. Seguin, J. J. Swanson, D. Bourguet, and B. D. Seigfried, ‘‘Chronic Exposure of the European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Cambidae) to Cry1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis Scientists have also raised concerns about the impact of Bt from transgenics on non-target species with the Monarch butterfly being a common topic. Remember, in the case of transgenic Bt crops, the toxin is being excreted all the time as opposed to discreet applications in conventional farming. Here are some peer reviewed studies: 1. Hansen, L. C. and J. J. Obrycki, ‘‘Field Deposition of Bt Transgenic Corn Pollen: Lethal Effects on theMonarch Butterfly,’’ Oecologica 125 (2000), 241–248. 2. Sears, M. K., R. L Hellmich, D. E. Stanley-Horn, K. S. Berhauser, J. M. Pleasants, H. R. Mattila, B. D. Siegfried, and G. P. Dively, ‘‘Impact of Bt Corn Pollen on Monarch Butterfly Populations: A Risk Assessment,’’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 (2001), 11937–11942. 3. Zangerl, A. R., D. Mckenna, C. L. Wraight, M. Carroll, P. Ficarello, R. Warner, and M. R. Berenbaum, ‘‘Effects of Exposure to Event 176 Bacillus thuringiensis Corn Pollen on Monarch and Black Swallowtail Caterpillars under Field Conditions,’’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 (2001), 11908–11912. Because Bt toxin in transgenic plants are excreted from every part of the plant, including the roots, scientists have raised concerns regarding potential negative impact on beneficial insects that as a part of the natural ecosystem help reduce pests and maintain healthy soil. Following are some peer reviewed studies: 1. Crecchio, C. and G. Stotzky, ‘‘Insecticidal Activity and Biodegradation of the Toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki Bound to Humic Acids from Soil,’’ Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30 (1998), 463– 470. 2. Cui, J. and J. Xia, ‘‘Effects of Transgenic Bt Cotton on the Population Dynamics of Natural Enemies,’’ Acta Gossypii Sinica 11 (1999), 84–91. 3 . Dutton, A., H. Klein, J. Romeis, and F. Bigler, ‘‘Uptake of Bt-Toxin by Herbivores Feeding on Transgenic Maize and Consequences for the Predator Chrysoperla carnea,’’ Ecological Entomology 27 (2002), 441– 447. 4. Dinel, H., M. Schnitzer, M. Saharinen, F. Meloche, T. Pare, S. Dumontet, L. Lemee, and A. Ambles, ‘‘Extractable Soil Lipids and Microbial Activity as Affected by Bt and Non Bt Maize Grown on a Silty Clay Loam Soil,’’ Journal of Environmental Science and Health 38 (2003), 211–219. 5. Donegan, K. K., R. J. Seidler, V. J. Fieland, D. L. Schaller, C. J. Palm, L. M. Ganio, D. M. Cardwell, and Y. Steinberger, ‘‘Decomposition of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Under Field Conditions: Persistence of the Proteinase Inhibitor I Product and Effects on Soil Microbial Respiration and Protozoa, Nematode and Microarthropod Populations,’’ Journal of Applied Ecology 34 (1997), 767–777. Scientists have also raised concerns that herbicide resistant GM crops could lead to reductions in biodiversity which in the long run could impact productivity. Two peer reviewed studies are here: 1. Andow, D. A., ‘‘UK Farm-Scale Evaluations of Transgenic Herbicide- Tolerant Crops,’’ Nature Biotechnology 21 (2003), 1453–1454. 2. Brooks, D. R. (and 32 others), ‘‘Invertebrate Responses to the Management of Genetically Modified Herbicide-Tolerant and Conventional Spring Crops. I. Soil-Surface-Active Invertebrates,’’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (London) 358 (2003), 1847–1862. Many scientists have raised concerns about the potential for transgenes to jump from one plant to another or even across species. Many normal pathways for DNA movement exist namely sexual reproduction and dispersal (eg. pollen, fruit, gametes, embryos, offspring), non-sexual gene transfer such as between bacteria or between bacteria and higher organisms (horizontal transfer). In the case of horizontal transfer, the genetic material does not have to be in the living organism. It could be in decayed tissue, in feces, in the gut, etc. Given that transgenes are naturally unstable and are also armed with all the “tools” to jump into a genome, they are at significant risk of jumping out of their host genome and into other non-target genomes through the pathways described above. Here are a few peer reviewed studies on this subject: 1. Doerfler, W. and R. Schubbert, ‘‘Uptake of Foreign DNA from the Environment: The Gastrointestinal Tract and the Placenta as Portals of Entry,’’ Wein Klin. Wochenschr 110(2) (1998), 40–44 2. Duggan, P. S., P. A. Chambers, J. Heritage, and J. M. Forbes, ‘‘Survival of Free DNA Encoding Antibiotic Resistance from Transgenic Maize and the Transformation Activity of DNA in Ovine Saliva, Ovine Rumen Fluid and Silage Effluent,’’ FEMS Microbiology Letters 191 (2000), 71–77. 3. Einspanier, R. L., A. Klotz, J. Kraft, K. Aulrich, R. Poser, F. Schwagele, G. Jahreis, and G. Flachowsky, ‘‘The fate of Forage Plant DNA in Farm Animals: A Collaborative Case-Study Investigating Cattle and Chicken Fed Recombinant Plant Material,’’ European Food Research and Technology 212 (2001), 129–134. This study is the first recorded confirmation that transgenic DNA can in fact be transferred to gut bacteria in the human gut: Netherwood, T., S. Martin-Orue, A. G. O’Donnell, S. Gockling, J. Graham, J. C.Mathers, and H. J. Gilbert, ‘‘Assessing the Survival of Transgenic Plant DNA in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract,’’ Nature Biotechnology 22 (2004), 204–209. Movement of transgenic material into non-target species is a big deal. For example, antibiotic resistance is a common marker used in the transformation process. If antibiotic resistance started jumping into the environment, it would create a whole slew of human and environmental health issues. The fact that it has been shown that transgenic material can be taken up by gut bacteria in the human gut also opens up the potential for movement of transgenic DNA into the human genome which could have serious health implications. There is serious concern from the scientific community that transgenes could also spread into wild relatives with risk being transfer of herbicide resistance to “weedy” relatives. There is anecdotal evidence to suggest this is already happening. Here are some peer reviewed studies: 1. Halfhill, M. D., R. J. Millwood, P. L. Raymer, and C. N. Stewart, Jr. ‘‘Bt-Transgenic Oilseed Rape Hybridization with its Weedy Relative, Brassica rapa,’’ Environmental Biosafety Research 1 (2002), 19–28. 2. Haygood, R., A. Ives, and D. A. Andow, ‘‘Consequences of Recurrent Gene Flow from Crops to Wild Relatives,’’ Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 270 (2003), 1879–1886. 3. Lefol, E., A. Fleury, and H. Darmency, ‘‘Gene Dispersal from Transgenic Crops: Hybridization Between Oilseed Rape and the Wild Hoary Mustard,’’ Sexual Plant Reproduction 9 (1996), 189–196. So please refrain from making statements like “It’s a wholly uncontroversial comment—at least among scientists.” That type of statement is untrue and highly misleading. As you can see from the large number of peer reviewed studies I just produced, there are many scientists across a variety of disciplines who are very concerned about the impact of GMOs on our health and the environment. As many of you know, this debate is heating up with the impending vote to occur in California where people from that state will be able to cast their ballot for or against labeling of genetically modified foods. What happens in California has huge implications across the US. What happens there will set the precedent for what happens nationally. I hope I have shown you that there are a lot of concerns regarding GMOs in their current state. If you agree and wish to do your part to allow concerned citizens to at least have a choice, then support the Right To Now campaign. Go here to learn more about it: http://www.carighttoknow.org/. We’ve got one shot at this. Let’s not waste it.

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Some of our customers may have noticed a new fresh goat milk cheese in our cases. Carolyn Hillman, our go-to fresh chèvre producer for many years, is taking a hiatus from production for the next year or so. While heartbroken about this absence, I am thrilled to be able to support another grande dame of Massachusetts cheesemaking – Susan Sellew of Rawson Brook Farm. Susan is entering her 30th year of production! In October, fellow cheesemongers, Ross, Tripp and I spent an afternoon with Susan at her farm in Monterey, MA. Tucked in the Berkshire hills, it was a rainy afternoon and the goats didn’t want to leave the shelter of the barn. Inquisitive and friendly – we fell in love with them immediately. The goats are milked on something that looks a bit like a merry-go-round. Old army helmets serve as feed bowls while they wait their turn. Susan milks the goats three at a time, causing them less stress and keeping the quality of the milk extremely high. The fresh milk is quickly moved to the vat, and transformed into curd. The curds are hung in cheesecloth to drain out the whey. Susan’s fresh goat cheese is exceptional: light, fresh, tangy – a fluffier texture than Carolyn’s, but equally delicious. There is a clean, balanced salt and a mouthwatering finish. Susan manages her goats on a seasonal basis and doesn’t interfere with their natural breeding cycles. As a result, cheese is made from approximately the first of April through mid-December. After the goats are bred in October, milk and, subsequently, cheese production starts a steady decline. This is followed by a short dry spell until the goats give birth, and fresh milk is once again readily available. Rawson Brook Farm is very small, and Susan’s cheese is not commonly found outside of the Berkshires. We feel lucky that she has decided to share a portion of her production with us. The Berkshire Food Journal made a short video about Susan several years ago that captures her spirit and philosophy about goat cheese exceptionally well. Sarah Spira is the domestic cheese buyer and a cheesemonger at Formaggio Kitchen South End.

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Every number has a story. That has been a recurring theme of the Southern Baptist Convention this year in San Antonio. We have heard speaker after speaker as well as numerous video presentations make this point. Some of them have been very moving stories of individuals and people groups who have either recently been reached by the Gospel or stand in need of being reached. This morning, the Resolution Committee and messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention took actions that confirmed that theme--every number has a story. Sadly, the numbers involved tell a sad, sad story. The Resolutions Committee refused to submit my resolution on integrity in church membership to the convention for vote. As promised, I brought a motion to overrule that decision. It takes a 2/3 majority to overrule that committee. President Page gave me an opportunity to read my resolution on the floor of convention. The debate was for the most part healthy and appropriately spirited. It was very respectful. My appeal for allowing the convention to consider this resolution was that we had just passed a resolution calling for corporate repentance and "every number has a story." I read the statistics again from our Annual Church Profiles. I emphasized the fact even in the most generous analysis only 37% of our members even care enough to attend a worship gathering once a week. I have addressed the shame of this statistic repeatedly and will not belabor the point again here. The chairman of the Resolutions Committee, Gerald Harris, responded to my appeal by saying that the committee thought it inappropriate to bring my resolution before the body because they feared it would infringe on the auntomy of local churches. We should not try to tell churches what to do, he said. Well, anyone who read my resolution and the resolutions that were passed this year and other years will recognize that this argument holds no water. However, it is a tremendous advance over last year's response from the chairman that, if churches took my resolution seriously we would lose our most promising prospects for evangelism! The convention failed to overturn the committee and therefore my resolution never formally came before them for a vote. Several people--of various theological persuasions--came up to me afterwards to express appreciation for the attempt and dismay over the failure of the committee and convention to allow the resolution to be considered. While I am disappointed by these events and, quite honestly, surprised, I am in no way despondent! Think about it, for two years in a row a resolution calling for integrity in church membership has been read on the floor of the Southern Baptist Convention. We have discussed these matters. What the discussion has exposed is just how spiritually sick we are. While I don't like the fact that we are spiritually ill, I rejoice that this is being made increasingly apparent. Until we admit we have a problem, we will never seek to address it. In other words, until we see our sin, we will never repent of our sin. I am encouraged because this conversation will continue for another year and, as promised, I will, by God's grace, be in Indianapolis next year to submit the same resolution. The passing of my resolution is not the goal. The goal is the recovery of the Gospel and reformation of local churches. If the events surrounding the efforts to get this resolution before the SBC can contribute to that by shining the light on how desperately sick we are, then praise God!

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The Founders Breakfast was wonderful this morning. Voddie Baucham did a great job preaching from Revelation 3 on "Southern Baptists at Sardis." EDIT: Andrew Lindsey (not Nathan White, as I originally and erroneously indicated) has written a good report on the message. We will the audio file available as soon as possible. There were some interesting developments during the convention today. Tomorrow the Resolution Committee will bring its report to the convention. If my resolution does not make it out of committee, I will attempt to bring it up from the floor. When I get an opportunity, I will give an update.

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As you’ve probably seen already, I’ve started releasing some bits and pieces of information related to SharePoint 2013 already. As a huge fan of SharePoint Designer workflows (I’ve written two books and recorded 20+ hours of USPJ Academy lectures on this topic alone), I’ve been paying extra attention to how SharePoint Designer 2013 will handle workflows. In a previous post, I wrote about how SharePoint Designer 2013 will finally support loops, a feature that so many people have implemented in so many risky ways that I guess the Redmondians just had to do something. Apparently, they have been listening to more than just the loopy, pun intended, loop developers, because there are more cool features on the ‘To-Do’ list of SharePoint Designer 2013. There’s a new action/activity in SharePoint Designer 2013 called the Stage. It’s an activity like the loop or the steps (regular step and impersonation step), what are called container activities in workflow, and this leads me to speculate that SharePoint Designer 2013 will indeed also include support for state machine workflows. This will either make you giddy with anticipation, somewhat confused, or completely unaffected. The first two are good, the latter just shows you’re ignorant, which isn’t a good thing… If you’re confused, well, let me give you the quick overview of why state machine workflows are incredibly cool and how their introduction to SharePoint Designer 2013 workflows will completely change your life forever. Oh, and if you’re already giddy with anticipation, that’s likely because you know how cool state machines really are State Machine Workflows? In short, state machines are groups of ‘normal’ (called sequential) workflows. These workflows are called states in state machine terminology. At the end of each of these state workflows, the workflow jumps into another state as determined by the logic of the completed state. The cool factor here is the ability of state machines to adapt to changing conditions. In a sequential workflow, everything in the workflow happens in a rather one-way direction; from start to finish. Granted, you can have simple branching, but there’s no way to go back to a previous step, for example if you require a second approval in an approval workflow. State machines allow you do jump between these states, for example between “Get approval” and “Implement suggestions” states, as many times as are required. Not just that, but you can also jump between any states of the state machine, for example if your business logic requires multiple levels of approval. A scenario may be an editorial process like the one we have in SharePoint Magazine (albeit very simplified for this example): - Author submits article. At the end, move to step 2. - Editor reviews article. If approved, move to step 3. If not approved, suggest changes and move to step 1. - Copy editor works on article. If approved, move to step 4. If not approved, suggest changes and move to step 1. - Layout editor makes pretty things. Once completed, move to step 5. - Publisher sets up publishing schedule. If everything is OK, complete workflow. If changes are required, suggest changes and move to step 1. From this logic you can see that an article goes back and forth between ‘states’ of completion. This is a much more human acceptable method of working and allows the humans to make decisions without having to restart or even redesign a workflow to get the required outcome. Wouldn’t it be swell if these state machines were indeed supported by SharePoint Designer 2013? Well, beyond the introduction of the Stage activity, there is another factor that leads me to believe that state machines are indeed coming, but I’ll save that for the next (or a later) article on rumors around SharePoint 2013 PS: Keep in mind, these are just rumors. I believe my sources are credible, and considering who they are, I have no reason to distrust their information, but you have nothing beyond wild speculation on which to base your opinion of this information. Do not make important decisions based on rumors. Found this article valuable? Want to show your appreciation? Here are some options: a) Click on the banners anywhere on the site to visit my blog's sponsors. They are all hand-picked and are selected based on providing great products and services to the SharePoint community. b) Donate Bitcoins! I love Bitcoins, and you can donate if you'd like by clicking the button below. c) Spread the word! Below, you should find links to sharing this article on your favorite social media sites. I'm an attention junkie, so sharing is caring in my book!

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With summer just around the corner, many homeowners are contemplating the efficiency of their central air conditioning systems, including how efficiently the ductwork delivers conditioned air to various parts of the house. But there’s another aspect of air distribution that’s just as important to your home comfort levels. It’s vital that your home also have functioning return-air ducts to provide complete circulation of the air in your home.Without properly placed return-air ducts, the air in your home, especially on the upper floors, can become stale and hot. Several problems can crop up with your return-air ducts. Before you check the return-air ducts themselves, you should make sure the air conditioning system is actually sending air to the rooms you’re concerned about. Otherwise, you will waste time checking the return-air ducts when the problem lies elsewhere. Check the air supply registers to make sure they are not closed and that nothing is blocking them. Also, check the dampers to make sure that they’re not closed. Since warm air rises in a home, to get the best use out of return-air ducts they must be located correctly. If you have a second floor, they should be on that floor. Placement within the rooms is also important. The return-air ducts should be placed on the wall near the ceiling. Otherwise, you are just returning cool air. Return-air ducts must have a free flow of air. Make sure that nothing, such as wallpaper, pictures or furniture, is blocking them. In addition, the holes for the return-air ducts have to be large enough to allow the air to flow easily. If a room that seems stale does not have a return-air duct, install a grill to allow air to flow to another room that does have one. Keeping the air in your Northeast Ohio home cool and fresh will make it more enjoyable for you and your family this summer. If you have any further questions about this topic or any other home-comfort issue, please contact us at Geisel Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing. Our trained and courteous staff will be happy to help. Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about return-air ducts and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide. Geisel Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing services Western Cleveland. Visit our website to see our special offers and get started today! For those Do it Yourselfers who would rather take control of your own indoor comfort, you can shop our online store for replacement parts, products and accessories!

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Voting Open for 2011 People’s Choice Award Companies like these, and all the members of our business network, are green-economy heroes, using their entrepreneurial skills for social change and a more sustainable planet. This year’s list of top-ten nominees cover a range of green-business products and services. They include companies that offer: - Fair Trade chocolate - eco-friendly toys - sustainable personal care products - humane, eco-friendly pest control - earth-friendly, organic fashion - local and organic food - Fair Trade gifts and accessories - re-used and recycled products - peace and social-justice educational products, and more To find out which change-making businesses made it into the top ten, visit our People’s Choice page.

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Thursday, March 17. 2011 Only two days after Linus released Kernel 2.6.38 we already have it in the grml-testing repository! Besides the usual AUFS support it also features mainline's squashfs XZ support, meaning no extra squashfs patch needed anymore to get support for LZMA (now known as XZ). Our build tool grml-live(8) already supports this kernel version and uses XZ compression with squashfs-tools >=1:4.2-1 by default. Please note: If you want to use current grml-live version (>=0.13.1) with older kernel versions than 2.6.38 don't forget to point SQUASHFS_BINARY to the according mksquashfs binary and set SQUASHFS_OPTIONS accordingly. If you want to build older versions without any hassles you can still use old grml-live versions of course (as provided and shipped with each Grml release). Bottom line, XZ support in mainline (kernel >=2.6.38 and squashfs-tools >=4.2) will provide a better upgrade cycle for grml-live and the grml environment. Display comments as (Linear | Threaded)

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There isn’t much that gets us more excited than talking to people. It’s just part of our personality. So we’re embracing our talkative side by introducing a new series called “5* Questions”, an ongoing feature where we ask some of our favorite denimheads, media personalities, and even celebs about their personal style, hidden talents, and of course their daily habits. So who is first? None other than our own Jennifer Wojinski, Design Director for HABITUAL. In the design world, you’ll have a tough time finding someone who knows more about denim. She developed a particular fondness for vintage denim and Levi’s in her early 20’s, while part owner of a vintage clothing shop. She studied art history at Sonoma State University before going on to complete a fashion degree at FIDM. Jennifer has spent her whole design career in the jeans business, and comes to HABITUAL after stints at LEI, True Religion, Juicy Couture, William Rast and Dylan George. She grew up in Humboldt County, outside San Francisco. *It’s actually seven. The fifth question is a two-parter and we will always have a bonus question. New York or Los Angeles, and why? Los Angeles, of course! I love visiting New York - amazing vibe, culture, food and people, but in Los Angeles I feel more at home, closer to nature and I can catch my breath even when it’s hectic. Give us a sense of your personal style? Right now it’s kind of ‘grungy goth’… lots of black, slouchy layers, and I always wear boots. I’m a child of the 90’s. You’re best known for your work in fashion design, but what do you consider your greatest talent? Pig training! I grew up in the country, raised animals and my favorite animals were my pigs. I had to train them in order to show and sell them at the local county fair. I bought my first car with my pig cash at the age of 15. What’s your daily habit? 5am coffee and exercise: gym, yoga or a walk. What’s one thing in your closet you could never give up? And what’s your go-to piece in the closet right now? I could never give up my 70’s scallop patchwork leather jacket. My go to pieces right now are actually shoes, my Dr. Martens or my black bumper booties from Opening Ceremony. BONUS: James Bond or Jason Bourne?

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Tag Archives: magento theme programmer Magento is an intuitive and feature-rich E-Commerce software platform built on open-source technology. Magento provides merchants with an unprecedented array of powerful marketing, search engine optimization and catalog-management tools required for running a successful ecommerce business. Magento E-Commerce Website Development Magento is a collection of eCommerce modules which can be customized as per your eCommerce requirements. Other available ready to use shopping cart solutions do not fulfill your business needs up to the maximum level but … Continue reading

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Did You Know? Facts, Figures & Folklore About Fall / Autumn Sept 18 : 04 days to Fall Did you know that the word autumn comes from the French word, automne? The word came into common usage around the 16th century, before which “harvest” was used to refer to this time of year. The use of harvest fell out of popularity as people gradually began living in towns and working the land became less common. Did you know that Americans colloquially refer to the season between summer and winter as “Fall”? While Brits prefer the more scientific terms “Autumn”! Do you feel that? The crisp morning air is a sure sign that the Fall season is right around the corner. As the days get shorter and the temperatures fall, Autumn heralds its coming with fiery red leaves and bright orange pumpkins. Get yourself ready to fall back into Fall with Holidays on the Net’s fun-filled Autumn trivia. Join us for a new “Did You Know?” fact each day as we countdown to Autumn (Sept 22 @ 11:09 PM EDT)! So stop by again tomorrow.

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Have you ever attended one of Portland’s General Electric/SOLV Starlight Parades? If not, this weekend is your chance. Photo Courtesy of Portland Rose Festival. “The Portland General Electric/SOLV Starlight Parade offers funky, eclectic fun for the whole family! From traditional marching bands and flood-lit floats, to glow-in-the-dark umbrellas and hand-built entries, you’ll see the best of Portland’s diverse community groups and entries from the surrounding Northwest region. One of our most popular events, the parade draws more than 250,000 spectators to downtown Portland, and is also broadcast live from 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. on KGW News Channel 8. This year the Starlight Parade is proud to welcome the Northwest’s own Seth Aaron Henderson, recent winner of Project Runway, as our Grand Marshal”. -Presented by Portland General Electric/SOLV and Portland Rose Festival.

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The Brother MFC 7860DW is an affordable non-color copier, printer, and fax machine for the office environment. It contains a 35 page Automatic Document Feeder for unassisted faxing and copying. It also has 208 programmable speed dial numbers and 3 workgroups to help efficiency around the office. This fax machine can hold up to 250 sheets and produce printouts with resolutions up to 2400 x 600 dpi. The MFC 7860DW contains one easy to replace Brother toner cartridge that will automatically realign when replaced. The printer also features a USB interface, fast Ethernet options, and Wireless capabilities for simple setup and connectivity anywhere in the home or office. Users can easily print 2 sided documents with an optional Automatic Duplexing feature as well. This is a quick and quiet fax machine that can fit anywhere in the home or office. This machine has Auto fax / Telephone switching for receiving faxes and voice mails on one line. Another nice feature is the caller ID and adjustable distinctive ring tones users can set. Each Brother MFC 7860DW toner cartridge will eject Thermal pigments for resistance to water and smudging and allowing users to handle projects immediately after being printed. This machine can produce approximately 24 incoming pages or copies per minute and printout up to 27 pages per minute on standard documents. This device also contains a LCD Display for easy print selections and navigation and can broadcast up to 258 locations. To help lower operating costs, affordable fax cartridges are available in Compatible cartridges and drum units. The best value being offered is the 3 Pack Combo of Compatible Brother TN450 High Yield Black toner cartridges. For individual purchase you can get the Brother Compatible TN450 High Yield Black toner cartridge, the Compatible Brother TN420 Black toner cartridge, and the Compatible Brother DR420 Drum Unit. Also available are the original equipment manufactured cartridges in the Genuine Brother DR420 drum unit, the Genuine Brother TN450 High Yield Black toner cartridge, and the Genuine Brother TN420 black toner cartridge.

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The Epson Stylus C60 is a color printer with simplicity and user functionality in mind, perfect for the home or sole proprietor that will print documents and photographs on an occasional basis. It will produce respectable graphics, images, and texts with resolutions up to 2880 x 720 dpi. The compact and space-saving design will enable users to easily fit this printer onto any desktop or work area. This Inkjet printer contains 2 easily replaceable Epson ink cartridges that will automatically realign when changed. And when the printer shell is lifted, the cartridges will automatically align at the center for easy replacement. This printer features a USB port and a Parallel interface for set-up and connectivity to computers. The Epson Stylus C60 ink cartridges eject DURABrite pigments through Micro Piezo inkjets giving projects bright color and good detail with resistance to water and smudging. It will also be able to print directly onto a wide range of specialty papers including envelopes, glossy photo paper, bond paper, and more. This machine will print with good speeds up to 12 pages per minute for black and white documents and up to 8 pages per minute for color projects. The Input Tray can hold up to 100 pages and is particularly easy to fill. Simply slide up to 100 sheets into the top slot until they stop and you’re ready to print. This also helps when trying to print onto specialty paper because you can actually see the paper that is about to be printed onto. Cheap ink for Epson printers is available in Remanufactured cartridges which can significantly lower the cost of printing. The best value being offered is the 10 Pack Combo of Remanufactured Epson cartridges consisting of 7 Black T028201 Ink cartridges and 3 Color T029201 Ink cartridges. Also available are for individual purchase are the Remanufactured T028201 Epson Black Ink cartridge and the Remanufactured Epson T029201 Color Ink cartridge. The OEM (Original Equipment Manufactured) cartridges come in the Genuine Epson T028201 Black Ink cartridge and the Genuine Epson T029201 Color Ink cartridge. Each Remanufactured cartridge will meet or exceed the OEM cartridges, yielding up to 420 pages.

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ItsHot.com, the renowned diamond jewelry store, has expanded its services by customization facility on its collection of Black Diamond Jewelry. The collection of Black diamond jewelry is exotic, mysterious and beautiful. ItsHot.com is a distinguished retailer, manufacturer and wholesaler of exclusive items of diamond jewelry and diamond watches. ItsHot.com spokesperson stated, “Browse our selection of unique black diamond jewelry items available for both men and women to find your favorite one or if you have a particular design in mind contact our sales team and we will custom make your black diamond jewelry piece for you!” Black diamonds are some of the rarest diamonds available. They offer unique twist to the more traditional engagement rings, necklaces, rings and bracelets. Black Diamond Jewelry is extremely sturdy and durable making them the perfect unusual gifts. Black is always in fashion and black diamond jewelry look stunning when paired with a casual shirt and a pair of favorite jeans. The collection of black diamond jewelry is perfect match up for both day and evening wear that will add unrivaled glamor quotient to one’s look. Popularity of black diamond jewelry is growing day by day and now the whole complete ensemble of men’s diamond jewelry and women’s black diamond jewelry is available to complete one’s wardrobe. ItsHot.com also provides a stunning collection of black diamond watches. They are considered a symbol of style and class. The black diamond watches available are top of the line and include men’s black diamond watches and ladies black diamond watches. Each black diamond watch is quality made with real black diamonds and carries 1-2 year warranty. ItsHot.com is one stop shop for jewelry lovers who love to flaunt exclusive items of jewelry to make a fashion statement. It is one of the leading manufacturers of diamond jewelry for both men and women with 20 thousand designs to choose from. All the items are guaranteed to be quality made and come with one year warranty. To know more about the ravishing collection of items of diamond jewelry visit ItsHot.com’s NYC store or log in online at www.ItsHot.com. You Should Also Check Out This Post: - Buy the Best Diamond Engagements Rings from ItsHot.com for a Perfect Engagement - Select Your Perfect Diamond Wedding Ring for the Perfect Wedding, at ItsHot.com - Choose Your Favorite Men’s Diamond Jewelry from ItsHot.com at up to 80% Off - Buy Your Favorite Diamond Hip Hop Jewelry from ItsHot.com - ItsHot.com – Original Joe Rodeo Watches Dealer

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Welcome to Collaboration Insight from IVCi! We are excited to launch the first-ever IVCi blog. We believe this is the perfect forum to share with you, our readers, our passion for the integration and application of unified communications (UC) technology. What you can expect from the IVCi blog: - The latest news on cloud-based services, video conferencing and telepresence technology, audio visual integration, web streaming solutions, and presence tools. At times we will offer commentary from our team of experts and UC professionals. - Original articles, essays, and anecdotes on the latest in UC and the application of the technology by our team of writers and experienced UC professionals. - Industry event notifications including trade shows, webinars, and seminars. - News and developments from IVCi. - Your feedback! We welcome our readers’ feedback and value your comments. Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you often!

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Cooking classes in Skamokawa Would you like to learn to bake bread like those gorgeous loaves in the picture? If so, you are in luck. Kitty and Don Speranza, a pair of talented and passionate cooks who own The Inn at Crippen Creek Farm in Skamokawa, WA, are now offering cooking classes to the community as well as their overnight guests. Before moving out to eventinierTown, Don and Kitty owned and operated Mangiamo! Catering and Italian Eatery in Portland, Oregon. Their bread is such a huge hit at the Two Island Farm Market on Puget Island in Cathlamet, WA during the summer months that they started a bread subscription service to keep their customers happy in the off-season. (Ahem, their bread is so good that I buy their focaccia all summer long instead of making my own.) Classes vary from a 2-3 hour course to an immersion weekend for 2 or 3 couples with accommodations at the Inn. Current topics include Artisan Bread Baking, Italian Country Cooking, Pizza and Calzone, and Quick Classic Pasta Sauces. One of the coolest things about these classes is that couples booking a weekend stay may collaborate with the chef for a particular theme. How much fun would that be? I'd have to put together a dessert class so that I could get Don's tips on the dessert buffet he served for a post-concert party at the Inn last weekend: New York cheesecake with fresh lemon curd, chocolate cake with chocolate panna cotta 'frosting', and Don's signature tiramisu...maybe Kitty's cinnamon rolls too. The current class schedule includes: - Beginning Artisan Bread Baking - Saturday, January 26, 2008 11am until 1:30 pm $50 (includes pizza luncheon) - Quick Classic Pasta Sauces - Saturday, February 2, 2008 6-8:30 pm $65 (includes pasta dinner) - Beginning Artisan Bread Baking - Saturday, February 16, 2008 11am until 1:30 pm $50 (includes pizza luncheon) Less than two hours from Portland and about three from Seattle, a weekend at the Inn with bread baking lessons (and maybe a romantic dinner) might be just the Valentine's gift you have been looking for.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 How to knit combination style But unlike Continental knitters, I purl using the Eastern purl technique. Annie Modesitt offers a nice tutorial about Eastern purling, which allows you to quickly purl by scooping up yarn held with your left hand in the front of your work. This marriage between Continental knitting and Eastern purling is aptly called Combination knitting. I have made a very homespun (that's a nice word for it!) video showing my technique. If my video doesn't do it for you, check out Annie Modesitt's video. Her hand movements look different from mine; it looks like she still throws her knit stitches and I do not. The bottom line is that there isn't a right way to knit and purl. Whatever works for you is the right way to knit. So experiment. That's how I came to my particular knitting techniques. I looked for the smallest movements possible to make knit and purl stitches and adapted my technique accordingly. I encourage you to do the same. And as always, practice, practice, practice. In both knitting and in life, it makes all the difference.

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Sixpack mobile applications is a young, fast growing and trend-setting business specializing in mobile e-commerce. Sixpack creates, develops and supplies mobile applications for customers, and builds mobile shops for e-commerce retailers. The company currently solely operates in the Netherlands, but has ambitions to expand throughout Europe. Sixpack boasts an impressive profile of 40 apps that have generated more than 3.5 million downloads. The company offers its customers a ‘one stop, turnkey mobile app solution’ and already supplies brands such as Autotrader, Lenco and ADP. Online shopping has taken off in a big way as people increasingly favor shopping from the comfort of their own home, at a time that suits them. In addition, the popularity of smartphones and tablet devices has spurred a rise in m-commerce, allowing consumers to order products on the move, wherever they are. As online sites are core to Sixpack’s operations, ensuring that the connection is stable, secure, flexible and quick was of utmost importance. Firstly the brands whose mobile apps were developed by Sixpack needed to have a stable and resilient connection to ensure customers could simply buy products. In e-commerce, the inability to process transactions means lost revenue for each minute that goes by as customers will soon switch sites if they feel their needs are not quickly met. For this reason, Sixpack needed a hosting provider that would have the appropriate resources to fix hardware problems as soon as they occur so that transactions would not be compromised. Secondly, as customers would be required to enter their confidential payment details, it was essential that all transactions be kept safe and secure. Sixpack needed to be confident that all information is stored safely, securely and is backed up, with the reassurance that sites and user details would not be compromised internally or externally. The third challenge was the rise and fall of traffic to online shopping sites in line with consumer demand, resulting in peaks around key shopping times such as Christmas. Sixpack therefore needed its IT infrastructure to be flexible and scalable to support these fluctuations in traffic. The scalable and flexible option would ensure that there was an optimum page download speed and virtually no downtime on the site, to provide the best customer experience possible. As Sixpack was planning to build mobile apps in Germany – and possibly other European countries – the hosting provider also needed to operate from a wider base than just the Netherlands. Having researched the marketplace and received a number of recommendations, Sixpack chose specialist hosting provider, LeaseWeb. Sixpack believed that LeaseWeb’s reputation for stability and security made it the ideal partner for helping the company to service retail customers. With it’s the global network ranking among the best in the world, LeaseWeb has a highly redundant design, good connectivity and a number of different possibilities for selecting internet paths. LeaseWeb offered a highly responsive support team who would maintain a watchful eye over the network and address problems before they could cause an issue and breakdown of a service. In addition, LeaseWeb could provide the scalability that was needed in order to handle peaks and troughs in traffic to online shopping sites. Sixpack also believed LeaseWeb to be the perfect partner to assist with the planned expansion of the Sixpack brand; indeed the team felt that in their attempt to increase their presence across Europe, being in partnership with a respected and recognized global brand would be invaluable. Boudewijn Verkerk, CEO of Sixpack said: “As we work towards expanding into Germany and France next year, LeaseWeb can provide the European coverage that will facilitate our growth. Similarly the scale of LeaseWeb means that it is better suited to accommodate our planned growth than in-house servers would be.” Sixpack has now been working with LeaseWeb since November 2011. During that time, Sixpack has experienced zero downtime. “We are very impressed with the service and products that LeaseWeb has provided us with. We feel secure in knowing that LeaseWeb is a trusted supplier for us. Furthermore, that fact that existing and potential customers of theirs have been impressed with the quality of service fills us with confidence. We feel very optimistic about the future of our partnership, and are highly encouraged by LeaseWeb’s shared enthusiasm in m-Commerce.” We have many interesting case studies about our customers, so head over to our website if you would like to know more!

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Net Impact is an international, non-profit organization with more than 300 volunteer-led chapters worldwide which emphasizes on sustainability, corporate responsibility and social entrepreneurship. The organization's mission is to inspire, educate and equip individuals to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world and to strengthen a community of new leaders in the business world. The UIC chapter of Net Impact assists graduate students in staying connected to this mission by social networking, connecting with diverse people and seeking out sustainable job opportunities. Here's how joining Net Impact this year can help you: 1. Build Your Professional Network This year, Net Impact will host many different kinds of social events. Participating in these events will help you expand and build your professional network. Off campus, we will collaborate with other Net Impact school organizations (including Northwestern and IIT) and the Chicago Professional Net Impact Chapter. On campus, we collaborating with other Liautaud student organizations such as the MBA Association, GFIN, GMARK and INFORMS to co-host events this year. 2. Serve Our Community Giving back to the community is one of Net Impact's goals for this year, and you can expect more volunteer activities to come. Last year, Net Impact served hot lunches for the homeless at the Lincoln Park Community Shelter and Night Ministry. 3. Sustainability Awareness More and more companies are starting to focus on sustainability and establish departments focused on these initiatives. As a business leader in the 21st century, we cannot ignore these issues of our environment. This year, Net Impact will host panels and invite guest speakers from non-profit organizations in our community to discuss these issues and share their experience in sustainability, corporate responsibility and social entrepreneurship. 4. Enrich your Educational Experience Our Leadership board has available positions for the 2012-2013 academic year including VP of Marketing & Communications, VP of Membership, VP of Events, VP of Career Development and Secretary. Put your business skills into practice and improve your leadership and communication skills by joining Net Impact. These experiences will not only enrich your resume and your educational experience, but also help you start a successful career post graduation. Please contact any of the UIC Net Impact Leadership members if you are interested in joining this organization: Vance Chen, President: [email protected] Lucy Skultetyova, Co-Vice President: [email protected] Kristen Perhach, Co-Vice President: [email protected] Lesley Cochran, Treasurer: [email protected]

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St. Cloud Soldier Comes Home According to the Pioneer Press, 400 people and 217 motorcyles belonging to the patriot Guard Riders welcomed home Tony Larson as he arrived the St. Cloud Regional Aiprort from. He was injured 19 months ago by a roadside bomb in Iraq. The Star Tribune reports that doctors had tried to save Larson's leg, but after it became infected, the bottom portion of it had to be amputated. Larson spent an extended stay recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

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In 2006, two scientists announced that they had cooked an egg by placing it in between two cell phones. It has been thrououghly disproven and analyzed since the surface of the claim, but it is still an excellent opportunity to use the Scientific Thinking Principles on! #1: Ruling Out Rival Hypotheses This principle isn't the most relevant because the experiment doesn't exactly prove any hypotheses. But it can still apply to the attempt to cook an egg between two cell phones because there could be other effects causing that outcome. #2: Correlation vs. Causation There are so many other reasons that the egg could've cooked! Maybe it was really hot out? Or the cell phone egg set up was within a microwave? Not the most probable of all possible causations, but it proves the point. There could be many other ways this egg could've cooked (or in actuality, the fact that it didn't cook at all) that we need to examine or at least acknowledge that they could be there. This claim is very out there so it has a really good chance of being able to be falsified. As we will see in #4, after replicating the incident one can find almost instantly that it is in fact a hoax. As many people did, reproducing the egg cooking experiement will prove that it is in fact a hoax. Every reproduction that was prodcued failed to yield the same results as the first, which made everything make sense when the site's webmaster that published the article stepped forward to say it was in fact completely fake. #5: Extraordinary Claims The claim that you can cook an egg with two cell phones is pretty extraordinary yet there is no extraordinary evidence to back it up! In fact, it is just too extraordinary to be real. #6: Occam's Razor In my mind, the simpliest explaination would be that it simply is not true. The end. I'm not going to lie, if this claim was true I would be thrilled. In addition to being in awe of the power of technology, it would make cooking meals for myself in my dorm room a whole lot easier! Unfortunately though, this is a hoax. With the help of the Six Principles of Scientific Thinking, I will never fall for this or any other raw food cooking claim ever again!

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Posted for Summer 2012 Digital Library Intern Gail Betz: Over the summer, I transcribed a portion of Elizabeth Hayes’s personal letters. Elizabeth was Patrick Barry Hayes’ wife, and she devoted a great deal of her time to corresponding with her seafaring husband and traveling sons. While only a few of the letters that Elizabeth herself wrote are included in the collection, she kept letters from her sons and her husband, which now provide a glimpse into their everyday lives. As a history lover, I greatly enjoyed reading these primary source documents, trying to figure out what the different words could be, and deciphering the context of the letter. I discovered that it was much easier to read the younger sons’ letters, because they had much neater cursive than their father did. It’s possible that Patrick Barry Hayes spent much of his time writing to Elizabeth while at sea, which could account for some of the jarring script that made much of his letters illegible. In contrast, his sons’ handwriting was easy to read, and they used more modern vocabulary than their father did. Having the opportunity to read personal letters from the early 19th century was fascinating for me. It was like reading a diary, but with multiple perspectives and a great deal of guessing about missing information between dates and locations. I enjoyed learning that one son had reunited with his love, and had written to her father to ask for her hand in marriage. I was worried for the son who was away at school for the first time, was ill, and clearly homesick for his mother. While these letters were written almost 200 years ago, the thoughts and feelings they related were contemporary and relatable. Thank you to Michael Foight and Laura Bang for sharing their knowledge and advice, and providing me with the opportunity to learn about and work with digital libraries. I enjoyed seeing the “other side” of the digital library process, and look forward to using this experience in future digital projects! Editorial Note: These transcriptions are in the process of being attached to the digital images and will be available for the public in the near future.

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I recently attended a talk by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo at the Central and Southern Ohio SCBWI. Charlton-Trujillo burst into the children's writing scene when her debut novel, Prizefighter en Mi Casa, won the Delacorte Dell Yearling Award in 2004. Her second book, Feels Like Home, was published in 2007. Although she's a successful novelist, Charlton Trujillo's background is in film. Her current project is a paranormal TV series called Fallen. At her talk, in addition to telling us about her publishing journey, she passed along some tips for videoblogging and making book trailers. Here they are. 1. Network and make friends with photographers, musicians, and videographers. They will be very helpful when you decide to make book trailers. New musicians might be willing to let you use their music, for the exposure. 2. If you're on a budget, consider hiring a college film student. They will work for a lower rate if they can use the trailer in their demo reel. 3. Or, get your readers involved and hold a competition for them to make their own trailer. 4. If you have a picture book, your job is half done. They have pictures! 5. For easy video blogging, try a Flip camera or Kodak's Zi8. If you want absolute, full proof ease, go with the Flip. For slightly more control but with the same amount of ease in transfer to your computer, the Kodak Zi8 is your best bet in the pocket cam realm. Some models cost less than $200 dollars.

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My good pals William and Lia brought us back us back some goodies from Japan (aka, my dream destination). In this bag of goodies were a couple satchels of this cat tea. Not being able to read Japanese, I wondered, is this tea for a cat? Is it for me? Is it for both of us? What is this? I mean there’s a cat on the front who looks like they are drinking some tea – really? What kind of tea is this? So a quick text sent to my friend Saya who is from Japan confirmed this is in fact tea for your cat. Not any type of tea – this is CATNIP TEA. I know, take a second to think about this.. So I opened up the package and inside was just one tea bag – very catnip smelling by the way. How catnip smelling? FiFi Bofinkles showed up to smell it. Then I confirmed with Saya the amount of water (16 ounces), temperature (hot or cold would work) and then I made it. I used 8 ounces cold, 8 ounces warm water. I let it cool down to room temperature. You can see it turned a slight yellow/green color while steeping. Omg guys, I’m steeping tea for my cats. I question my sanity. Then I put it into a bowl because I thought a tea cup might cross the line for me…. And I waited. FiFi Bofinkles showed up first. She wasn’t interested. She knew the smell but in liquid form? Not having it. She moved away to a food bowl and ate instead. The real girl I was waiting for was Essy. Essy is catnip obsessed, I’m sure some would say she needs to rehabilitated or needs a detox. Girl likes her nip. She’s 19.. she does what she wants. I left the bowl for a few minutes and Matthew called out “Is Essy ok?” I walked over and Essy was laying on the ground rolling around, rubbing her paws into her cheeks. “She’s all wet” Matthew said feeling her face. ESSY HAS A TEA FACE. That sneaky girl. So Essy was really feeling the magic of the catnip tea. She was doing her stretches and rolling movements when she’s under the influence. Then I played with her and she bit my finger because she probably thought it was a dinosaur. She felt good. I waited until she went back to the tea and she did. Where she then slid her cheeks all over the bowl, inside the bowl, dipped her chin. Basically she bobbed for tea. After rubbing her cheeks in the tea some more, she just stood there and stared at her Dora the Explorer plate. I wish I could know what was going through her head during those 36 minutes of non movement. Was Dora talking to her? Was she plotting to hurt Dora? Was she living in a animated rainbow? Who knows. 20 minutes later, she was still here. I rubbed her face and she was soaked. I’m pretty sure she just put her head in it, so in fear of Essy drowning in catnip tea, I removed it. The tea bowl was full of Essy fur. If you can get this, I would try it. I have a few more teabags that I will let Brother and Xanadu try. Just watch out for Essy! Today our beloved Essy Francis turns 19 years old! Essy is the shining sun in my life, the stars in my sky, my heart pitter-pattering. I love her dearly. Happy Birthday Essy Mom Cookie Bear! You can have unlimited Fancy Feast and white bread all day today! Essy received special emails, tweets and voicemails on her birthday! <3 This is Essy when she was 1! What a cute baby. Have a great day Essy. Relax with some catnip! This is a tale of FiFi Bofinkles and the telephone. As soon as I get on the telephone, Bofinkles jumps on my lap. Bofinkles doesn’t understand I’m on the telephone, she think it means “Bofinkles Time”. Example from today: Me on the telphone “Hey, how are you doing?” and continues conversation… Bofinkles sprints over, jumps on my lap “What Mom? Do you need me”?” Bofinkles: “Hey, I’m talking to you. Do you need me, do you?” Bofinkles: “Ok, I am getting closer to you. I will jump on your shoulder. Are you talking to me?” Bofinkles: “Why aren’t you responding to me standing here, looking at you? Maybe if I pretend I fell asleep while you were talking to me you would notice..” Bofinkles: “PLEASE JUST RUB MY CHEEKS! PLEASE!” Bofinkles: “Ok, so about that conversation we were having. How are you?” Bofinkles: “Omg, are you ignoring me again? What If I just fall down..?” Bofinkles: “Just look at me. Please!” FiFi Bofinkles lets you know when she’s arrived. Right now I know she’s here because she’s sprawled out in my lap, paws pressed into my leg, tail wrapped around my waist, occasionally batting her eyelashes at me when I need to rub her belly harder. When Bofinks arrived we quickly learned she doesn’t just lay in a area, she exists in that area, she becomes that area. She’s not one to curl up into a ball, instead she likes to stretch it all out. If you’re in the way, oh well, you’re going to have a Bofinks legs on top of you then. This is her life: When I wake up in the morning, either there’s a Bofinks on my head, or she’s sharing (that means I get 20%, she gets 80%) my pillow. I see her bright green eyes just staring at me. She’s slightly in a daze, wondering if she really wants to wake up or should go back to sleep for a few more hours. I slip out of bed very slowly, bending my legs in ways that I didn’t think were possible just so I don’t make Bofinks uncomfortable and angry. When I finally somersault onto the floor, I get up and look at her. She’s made herself more comfortable and has slipped under the comforter. Is this a person or a cat? When she finally wakes up, I kiss her, I hug her. I wrap my arms around Bofinks and Xanadu at the same time and make them both angry. I am very happy though. The sun hits, the cats move themselves every hour to catch the sun directly. Bofinks has this down to a science. She’s laying on paint brushes, her bright pink belly is out, she doesn’t have a care in the world. I give her belly a rub, she flexes her paws at me to thank me but doesn’t open a eye. It’s bed time. I come back into the bedroom. It appears Bofinks decided to crash early this evening. Somehow she’s slipped under a blanket and needs an entire bed for all 8 pounds of her. I try to lay in the area above her head, all 10 inches of it but I’m bigger than that. Bofinks doesn’t care. I try to push her over, but she glares at me. Finally she rumbles a bit, rolls her eyes, and gives me another few inches that she thinks is acceptable to sleep in. Are you comfortable Baby Bofinks? I hope so. She’s all tucked in, goodnight girl. Xanadu Pluto is our 6 year old crazy Siamese. Even though she’s hands down the smallest cat in the family, she’s most definitely the boss and monitors the rest of the Meowza family. A few days ago we caught her on live stream when we weren’t home just sitting next to the door guarding the bowls. Does she not allow anyone to eat while we’re gone? She would sit there very proud and occasionally run after something, most likely FiFi Bofinkles. A few days ago after my mission to find new Halloween decorations I came home with this cute pumpkin rug. I put it down and waited… 3.4 seconds later, Xanadu was on it claiming it as her own. Sometimes she wraps herself up completely in it and gets stuck. I will try to get a picture of that. Have paperwork? Don’t worry, Xanadu will lay on it and take care of it. The only one she has to watch out for is Brother, he’s not very scared of her at all. Sometimes they lay like this (by the way notice how bigger Brother is than her) and Xanadu attempts to stick her head under his tail. Then he whips his tail and continues to hit her in the head. She closes her eyes and enjoys every moment of it. Let me introduce you to the love glove. It’s a glove which will cause alot of love to your furry cats. Essy is 18, she knows what she wants and what she doesn’t like. One thing she doesn’t like is being brushed, she hisses at the furminator and brushes in general. This causes a problem because she sheds crazily. One thing she loves though is being rubbed and petted with your hand. She can lay there for hours with your hand on her belly between her arms. In fact just as I typed the last sentence, Essy who is across the room met my glance, jumped off her chair, plopped on the floor and stretched it out with a “come and get me” nod. I’ll be right there babe. So here comes the love glove, it’s basically a brush that you wear, so cats feel your hand rubbing them, not that brush they hate. We just got it and tested it on 4 of our critters, it’s a sensation. All the cats are begging for it, they stretch out as soon as they see it, they purr, they rub, they cry out in happiness. It was a bit intense to watch them get all these emotions. Essy loves to put her chin on the ground and get ear and head rubs with it. Xanadu plops upside down completely and likes it on her belly rough. FiFi Bofinkles likes it on her head all the way to her tail, knocking over anything in the process and completely furring up my monitor as she rubs her fresh fur body all over it. Brother Bear likes it to relax. If you have cats, try it out! You’ll cause lots of purring. Bofinkles about to pass out. Xanadu passed out. Essy looks like she has a beret on. All this from just a few quick rubs on each cat. Life changing. In just 2 months, our little (who is actually the biggest kid in the Meowza family) Brother Bear will be 3 years old already! Everyday we watch his personality continue to change. Brother came from a shelter in the Bronx and when we first got him, he was not very friendly. He was scared, ready to attack and we imagine came from not a good place where he wasn’t treated right. Over the time we’ve had him, with the numerous vet visits for many conditions, this guy just keeps warming our heart everyday. He’s grown from not wanting to be touched at all, to one who begs for head bumps, ankle rubs, and will jump up with us in bed and curl up on my feet. I read one of the biggest Maine Coon characteristics is their “goofy” personality. I never thought Brother would become it, but he’s turned into a pure goof ball. From the laps he runs which ends in him sliding into his condominium house, sliding 10 feet, crashing into the wall, to the way he rubs his tongue all over plastic to his side head glances he does when he’s surprised, to the way he hides under the bed whenever there’s a hint of a storm, he’s one silly and sweet man. He is the youngest in the family, but being 14 pounds has him as the biggest as well. Even though he could easily pin down any of the girls, he never hurts them, ever. He lays near them, he follows them, he lines up behind Essy when it’s eating time so she can eat first (even though he shouldn’t be eating her food to begin with, but that’s another story), he lets them all pick their beds and always gets stuck with the smallest bed that’s left, he’s such a gentleman. Every morning when I wake up, he gives a big baby meow (very soft voice) as soon as I swing my legs out of bed, then he follows me out the bedroom, and will continue with me until I plop down on my computer. There he will sit next to me on the floor, or on my toes (in the winter, this is great – furry belly to keep me warm!) and just stare at me, feeling safe that he’s next to me. If I have to go to the other side of the room, he will follow. Right now he’s a few feet away, looking up at me.. I’m looking back at him telling him such a great boy he is and how much we love him. We love Brother Bear. Note his mini Santa beard he’s slowly starting to grow… Love this guy so much. The surprised side glance he does. This is the first picture ever taken of him when he came here. He ran under the bed, and finally I got him to reach a arm out to grab a ball and go back under the bed with it. We’ve come a long way. Did you know our 18 year old girl Essy has a blog? She’s the queen of the house, the apple of our eyes, the love of our lives. She’s been blogging since 2006, there’s lots of sunning pictures, food pictures, sleeping pictures and just general stare downs. Check it out here, or you can always check it out in the sidebar over there ——————————-> Hey Mom, how are you doing? Just sitting with my paws over the edge. It’s comfy. Boy, am I tired! Can I get a kiss? Where’s Xanadu? Oh there she is.. Let me lay on a desk and mess all your documents up, it’s totally ok. I have a nice pink belly, would you like to rub it? Why is everyone sleeping behind me? Ok, I guess I will sleep too.. When you are ready for bed, I’ll be here waiting for you with my paws crossed like a gentleman. We have a cat door on our bedroom door. We originally installed it to keep the air conditioning in so we could keep our door closed at night. Xanadu had no problem going in and out, Brother either. Essy doesn’t really go into the bedroom much but if needed she will go through that cat door at full speed so it shakes on its hinges. FiFi Bofinkles though, she doesn’t really get cat doors, she doesn’t understand why she has to press her nose against something to open it so usually she just pounds on the door at night with her paws until I wake up, open the door, pick her up and insert her onto my pillow, followed by a nice love tap on the head which then causes her to close her eyes and curl her toes. But that door broke. It was installed for years, was kind of cheap plastic, and Xanadu and Brother fist fought on opposite sides of the door too much. Plus Brother squeezed his big 14 pound body through that door so many times I think it shortened the lifespan. So that led to just a cat door frame with no actual door. But that all changed today. Let me introduce you to the TubbyKat Door. This cat door is for big cats up to 25 pounds. That means Brother can grow some more and still fit in! This door is monster, it looks like a mack truck. The best part is there is a magnet at the base, which means the flap door always closes after a kitty enters or leaves. We just installed it and Xanadu was our first victim. It took her a few minutes to wonder what was going on and how was she going to get in. She tried to ignore the cat door and just use her paws to open the door like a human would (her preferred method, she’s way too smart). She could see us, we could see her. Eventually she went through which caused us to clap and yell “hooray” which caused Xanadu to drop to the floor and look terrified. So we immediately left and Xanadu was like “What? I just got in and now you guys leave. This isn’t funny.” Eventually it took her so long to get out the door I had to bribe her with pieces of my ham sandwich. She came out. Brother has not tried it yet, although I’m sure smiles will ensue.

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Do you know what the “quiet zone” means in terms of QR Codes? If you don’t, don’t feel bad, I will tell you here. The simple fact is that QR technology is gaining traction fast and there is a lot of good information that is mixed in with a lot of bad information. Often overlooked in the whole campaign is the necessary “quiet zone” or area around the QR that should be left empty. In order for the QR Code reader to decode the QR properly, there needs to be a zone around the code that is empty and in fact, needs to be at a minimum 4 modules wide. This comes directly from the Denso specification and they created the code. It’s a simple concept that if overlooked can lead to a bad QR experience. Keep this in mind next time you send your QR to the printer to be printed: See image below:

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"I think we have a future comic," SCMW President Christine Quinn quipped. The line that probably drew the most laughs and hearty applause was when he referred to Lansing as "six square blocks surrounded by reality." When the subject of term limits was brought up by State Rep. Mike Simpson, D-Blackman Township, Richardville pointed out that if elected to another term in the Senate, he would become the longest serving legislator in Lansing. "I'm the reason you want to extend (term limits), which is cool I guess," he said. He also pointed out, with a healthy dose of self-deprecation, that a government efficiency commission that his legislation created, was late coming out with its first report. Later, when Simpson was pushing his plan to change the state constitution, Richardville pointed out he was the only current legislator to have a ballot initiative approved that changed the state constitution. Simpson wants a change that would allow lawmakers access to funds protected and untouchable by law. The change Richardville suggested, that became Proposal 1 in 2006, provided constitutional protection for dollars in the Marine Safety Fund, Waterways Fund and Harbor Development Fund. He noted this was exactly the type of fund that Simpson wants to get his hands on, then threw up his hands in a winning gesture, to a round of laughs and applause.

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Label: Defend Music. My take: Born and raised in Detroit, The Silent Years are one of Michigan's most celebrated contemporary bands. This is their third release to date and brings beautiful orchestration to new highs with its earnest, almost organic sound. Each track is gorgeous -- a blend of symphonies, strong rock guitar riffs, gentle banjos and pianos -- creating a juxtaposition of heavy and light, soft and dark that makes the album well rounded. This is a great album from a great Michigan band -- learn them, love them. Label: 4AD Records. Genre: Pop/dream pop. My take: Stereolab is a WIDR-FM staple band and it's more than a pleasure to introduce you to their 11th album. This time the group keeps up with its whimsical, dream-pop sound inspired by '70s pop and '60s psychedelic. The music is just as good as ever, with beautiful brass and string arrangements, quirky keyboard arrangements and -- as always -- the angelic voice of Laetitia Sadier, who sings in both English and French. Critics are calling this album their most focused work to date, and I agree. Label: Marriage Records. My take: White Fang is a young band whose 19-year-old frontman seems wise beyond his years when it comes to great punk-rock. White Fang's sound is a combination of island-inspired punk with rousing chants, trumpets, congas and a casaba to create a sound that lies somewhere between Vampire Weekend and the Mae Shi. It's energetic and rambunctious but without having the lame "teen angst" vibe. Rather than punching these teens, you'd want to hang out with them. One thing is for sure: This album isn't just for the kiddies. "F Monday Orange February Venus Lunatic 1 or 13" Label: Great Society Music. My take: Colourmusic is a very odd band, almost unclassifiable. The group's sound is a mixture between Oklahoma rockabilly, pop and rock. Large choruses, alt-country guitar picking and quirky percussion makes this album fun -- think the Polyphonic Spree meets The Flaming Lips with a little bit of Okkervil River. The band's inspiration comes from Isaac Newton's theory on the relationship between color and sound, having all their songs represent a particular color. This band also is known for its theatrical, audience-participation-oriented shows. From hearing this album, you'll be itching to find out what those shows are all about. "You and Me" Label: Gigantic Music. Genre: Garage rock. My take: The Walkmen are known for their more sophisticated version of garage rock. This album is still quite raw and lo-fi, but pianos and brass sections are implemented. This album is one of their best works to date. These brooding yet romantic songs are vibrant and dramatic, filled with brash expression. The album is filled with versatility, and has its fair share of slower love songs that almost have a DeVotchKa-like quality.

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How To Win At Science Fairs (Dec, 1960) How To Win At Science Fairs by Ronald Benrey YOU CAN WIN at a Science Fair as long as one thing interests you more than winning does. This is your project itself. It is going to be judged on scientific thought, creative ability, and presentation. You will really have to know the field your project is concerned with. This takes effort. Since you lack the means of a professional laboratory, you will have to do much with little. This takes trial and error and just plain work. Your presentation must be attractive and clear. This means good workmanship, which takes time and care. You are going to have to show some originality. After all, there is no use doing what everybody else is doing: be different. For this, you have to have the other three under control. By the way, the “laymen” who see your exhibit will ask all kinds of questions. Have good answers at your fingertips. The judges won’t be laymen, and any double-talk will scream to them that you don’t know your subject. It may also make them suspect that the best parts of your project are not your work. This would be unjust, perhaps, but deadly. Now, whether your entry covers a large table top or can just be tucked under your arm, it is going to be a big job. It can’t be left for a “crash program” in the last few weeks before the Fair. It is going to eat up big portions of your time, energy, and spending money for the next several months. All this demands your interest. But it isn’t simply a matter of “fun. ” Licking this challenge may be a turning point in your life. With or without a scholarship prize, your career may begin with it. As a reader of Electronics Illustrated your project will probably deal with electronics or applied physics rather than with biological or earth sciences. Select your topic carefully from a broad subject that really interests you. A massive effort in the direction of a passing fancy will result in a mediocre project at best. Take a limited subtopic that you think worth investigating and that you feel able to handle. To ease financial strain, plan now to build your project over a long period of time, say six months, on a pay-as-you-build basis. Once you have a rough idea of your project’s general form, don’t dash into construction. Visit technical libraries and learn all you can about current professional work in the field, and its technical jargon. This will give you much important information and helpful hints, and when you finally face the judges, you will know your subject. Here is a prickly question. It is up to you to be realistic and honest with yourself when you choose a topic. Your science teachers and advisers will certainly be helpful, but the final decision must be yours. In other words, if you have never handled a soldering iron before, don’t take on a project requiring elaborate electronic instrumentation. If you have enough time you can work up to a complex project by building a few simpler devices, like many described in EI. This is another reason for starting NOW. – Why not get your feet wet by assembling some test equipment from kits? You will certainly need a multimeter anyway, for any project, and it will be something you can use “forever. ” Another touchy subject: discussion of this often scares off good potential science fairers. Nobody requires or expects a science fair project to produce a radical new scientific discovery. However, this does not imply that an entrant can’t find a new angle on an old problem. Merely duplicating a project described in a magazine shows the judges only one thing: the builder can follow directions. The main benefit of entering a science fair is the challenge of thinking a real problem out, all the way through. Your project can be for “demonstration” rather than “research, ” but make sure you come up with fresh, clear, meaningful ways to present your material. Stay away from last year’s winning project: it was good last year. Avoid “staples” (like Tesla coils) unless they are only part of a ‘wider original project. Your project should be well presented and look impressive, but impressive need not mean expensive. Judges seldom look twice at an exhibit loaded down with excess and borrowed equipment when the same results could have been obtained more economically and without false show. Novel use of common materials shows creative ability, and this is an important judging criterion. Remember, how you solved your problem is what counts at a science fair, and not merely that you solved it. Also, neatness counts! Aside from being impossible to troubleshoot, a rat’s nest of wiring is typical of losing projects. Time spent color-coding leads, installing wire harness and cable clamps will result in a much more attractive and more reliable project. But know what you are doing! Don’t harness leads in a circuit that demands point-to-point wiring, or cable grid and plate leads together in an amplifier circuit. Read up on layout and construction techniques, and allow yourself time to make and correct mistakes. Prior planning will also pay off in dollars and cents, since you can save by purchasing some components (like resistors) in quantity, and if you live near a big city you can shop around for some items in the military surplus stores, modifying your design if necessary to take odd-value components. Now, sit back and start your thinking. The time to start is right now. IS YOUR WINNING PROJECT HERE? RADIO TELESCOPE: Home-built sensitive low-noise receiver, simple antenna system. Try to make simple “radio map.” GUIDANCE SYSTEM: For model ear. Can be programmed to run around science fair grounds without hitting anything, or to reach pre-chosen destination. SOLAR CELLS: Home-built unit as part of demonstration of basic physics of solar cells: display on recent professional research results: off-beat practical applications (eyeglass type hearing aid?). MOON MOUSE: “To be landed on the Moon. ” Self-propelled, radio controlled from Earth, instrumented and transmitter equipped. Some functions solar powered ? These are only suggestions. You may come up with ideas regarding fuel cells, space communications, navigation, etc.

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It’s coming up on registration time. While there are many great courses offered at MSPP, it can be difficult to fit them in to our busy schedules, working around internship requirements. One option to get around these constraints is to create a directed study. Students have created directed studies on such topics as play therapy, college counseling, men and masculinity, and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Currently, I am working with other students to study Internal Family Systems Theory (IFS). Directed studies can be a great way to explore a specific area of interest. Additionally, because they are often taught by outside professors, students get the chance to meet other professionals in the field. A maximum of six students can enroll in a directed study, creating a setting where rich discussions can occur. The opportunities are endless – happy organizing!

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I’ve only been at MSPP for two months, and so far I have met some truly incredible people that I will consider life-long friends. One of those friends in my first year cohort is named Nicole, and we spend about 9 hours a week in class together. Even though class does not leave a lot of time to get to know each other, I feel like we’ve become pretty close. Nicole is one of those people that radiates positivity and genuine caring, and you feel like a better person by osmosis just sitting next to her. I’ve just found out recently that she has not always been this happy and positive, however. Like 1/4 of the general American population, (myself included), (statistic from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication), Nicole has struggled with mental illness. However, unlike most of us that fear the stigma, Nicole is brave enough to share her story with the world. Nicole is a really wonderful writer, and has written and published a book about her battle with mental illness. It is a collection of short stories, poems, and various artwork about her struggles. In publishing her book, she hopes that other people battling mental illness will see that they are not alone. It is my hope in sharing her book with you, we can promote hope and continue to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness together. If you are interested in reading Nicole’s story, you can purchase her book, Spoken, here. I am so immensely proud of my friend and classmate, not only for writing and publishing her own book during her first year of grad school, but for being such a courageous individual that is using her history of pain as motivation to get her PsyD in order to relieve the suffering of others. In the end, isn’t that why we are all here at MSPP anyway? For more information on the prevalence and treatment delays of mental illness in American youth, check out this article from the APA: http://www.apa.org/monitor/sep05/treatment.aspx For more information on the current stigma surrounding mental illness in the US, check out this article from the APA: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/06/stigma.aspx

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Read the recap! 2013 MMVAs on June 16! Finale Friday 7E/4P November 19th, 2012 Last night the 40th annual American Music Awards took place in Los Angeles and featured performances from, well, everyone. Justin Bieber, The Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, Pink, Carrie Underwood, Linkin Park, Usher, Ke$ha, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Psy, No Doubt and Nicki Minaj took the stage to perform their hits from the past year. While carly Rae Jepsen, who took home Best New Artist and Justin Bieber, who won Artist of The Year, were the big winners of the night, there were definitely some big contenders for best dressed of the night. Check out a gallery from the 2012 AMA’s and tell us your pick for best dressed!Tweet

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Read the recap! 2013 MMVAs on June 16! Finale Friday 7E/4P January 2nd, 2013 Justin Bieber rang in 2013 on stage in Times Square to perform as part of Dick Clark’s annual New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. The Canadian singer performed three songs, including New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, including an acoustic version of Boyfriend, as well as Beauty And a Beat, and As Long As You Love Me with Big Sean. Justin took to his Twitter account on New Year’s Eve to send a message of thanks to his fans, tweeting “2012 has been incredible. hope everyone is having a great new years. Let’s go out BIG and have a great 2013. #MUCHLOVE to everyone! thanks”. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the live show also featured performances from The Wanted, Taylor Swift, Psy with MC Hammer, Carly Rae Jepsen, Neon Trees, Karmin, Flo Rida, One Republic and more. Check out Justin Bieber and Big Sean performing As Long As You Love Me below!Tweet

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There’s a 50’s song with that phrase in it isn’t there? Lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely…since you’ve been gone. Well Allie, AKA Next Door Kitty, is lonely, and I think that he wants to move in. Along with a few other cats who are more camera shy. That’s him sitting outside our garden gate, and then he advances to the patio door. Which is all fine, except he doesn’t get along with the Boo. And the Boo is captive inside of the apartment. Which makes him, lonely, he’s Mr. Lonely….. Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams

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In the KINKS exhibition, I covered only a small section of the world of transformation fantasies – people who become aroused at imagining themselves turned into something or someone OTHER. Men pretending to be women, adults dressing up and playing as babies, humans turning into ponies or puppies all in the name of erotic play. In many cases, this erotic roleplay is combined with material kinks such as leather, rubber, PVC etc. In this video, a man uses a female latex mask as well as constricting pantyhose to transform himself into a DAK (double-above-knee) amputee woman. Perhaps he wishes deeply to have a female DAK partner but cannot, so he becomes the woman of his dreams. The very act of transforming may make him feel profoundly alive, liberated and desirable. Anxiety and fear about disability can be used to heighten excitement in this case. This kind of solitary play can now be intensified by sharing it with the world on YouTube.

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Asking price: $2.275 million Located in the Bexar County subdivision known as Sleepy Cove, this single-family home was built in 1976 and is situated a sprawling 6.6 acres of property. The two-story house provides 9,666 square feet of living space and offers four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and a half-bath, including a spacious master bedroom with a sitting area. The kitchen features a center island and plenty of cabinet and counter space, and in addition to the formal dining room, there is also a separate breakfast area. Other key rooms within the home include a formal living room, game room and a study/office. Among the outdoor amenities of the property are a swimming pool, built-in grill, deck, patio, tennis court, and a three-car garage. Listing agent: Ruben Solis, Keller Williams Realty Heritage Photos courtesy of Realtor.com

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First Herman Cain said he knew nothing about any settlements related to claims against him of sexual harassment. Then he acknowledged he did know about the settlements. Then he tried to parse the meanings of the words “settlements” and “agreements.” Then he blamed the Perry campaign for leaking the story. Then he threatened to file some sort of lawsuit against Politico, which broke the harassment story. What a mess. And the most bizarre part of Cain’s inability to deal effectively with the issue is that he knew it was going to come out. He raised it in 2003 as an opposition research issue during his failed bid for a Senate seat and he had an advance warning of 10 days before the Politico story went public. Part of Cain’s appeal thus far has been that he’s not a conventional candidate and isn’t running a conventional campaign. He isn’t loaded down with advisers and consultants, which — until recently — was making a virtue out of necessity since he didn’t have the money for a Romney- or Perry-style campaign. “Let Herman be Herman,” he says. Except when it’s clear he needs help if he wants to win. Chris Stirewalt at Fox News has a great analogy. Cain doesn’t need all the campaign machinery, just like drivers don’t need all that safety equipment on their cars: The reasons all the other campaigns have “conventional” press flacks, message gurus and other personnel is that, like anti-lock brakes, they’re just an added expense most of the time, but good to have when you need them. Probably no one is more surprised at the Cain campaign’s success than Herman Cain. Only he knows whether, when he announced, he was really in it to win it or if he was merely trying to parlay has immense talent into a Fox News contract or celebrity status, à la Sarah Palin. But having jumped out in front of the GOP pack and with a reasonable chance of winning the nomination, he now needs to decide: Is he running a book tour, or is he running a campaign? If it’s the former, then he’s taking Republican voters for a ride and his flailing response to the sexual harassment charges really doesn’t matter much. If it’s the latter, then this week ought to serve as his final warning that it’s time to get serious.

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This is a question I've now asked three years running. Here is 2007 and 2008 (okay it was technically early 2009 because I forgot at the end of 2008). Will you ever buy mostly e-books? Can you imagine a future where you mainly by e-books and either don't buy paper books or only buy them once in a while? Is this indeed already your reality?

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It has been one year since we launched The National Archives’ blog. From the start, our writers and staff have taken a fresh look at a wide range of subjects. Our 223 posts have ranged from information management in the movies to personal stories of the First World War and Titanic, from maps to UFOs. With over 60 published authors from around the organisation, we seem to relish the chance to tell the stories of our work. And people seem to want to read them too – with around 10,000 visitors a month. "Motor Manufacturing" by Clive Gardiner for the Empire Marketing Board (ref CO 956/258) So apart from that, why do we do it? For three reasons. First, The National Archives is doing some of the most interesting work around on a whole lot of issues. Our aim is to bring some of this to the people who matter – the users, readers and researchers. We certainly haven’t always been perfect but it is all the more important that we get feedback from users to make our services as good as they can be. Second, because of the financial situation, the best way to get this feedback is not through expensive surveys or focus groups, but through the web and social media. And, third, our role is to bring the most interesting public records and information to light, objectively, and let others discuss them. Continue reading » I was interested in some of the wider questions that were raised over the spring this year on the size and scale of the civil service. One of the straw-men that was set up was that the UK government, at the height of Empire, ran everything with 4,000 people, all of whom could be fitted neatly into Somerset House. With a little help from the team here (in particular Ed Hampshire), we thought it might be useful to assess this in some more detail. Empire Marketing Board 1927 'Highways of Empire' (Catalogue ref. CO 956/537 A) Starting with civil servants in Whitehall, 4,000 is about right for the interwar period, but too high for the 19th century. The central government departments were all very small until the First World War. For example, the Foreign Office had around 100-175 staff (including doorkeepers, porters etc.) up to 1914. The Admiralty had around 70-80 well into the mid-19th century.[1*] Four government departments (Colonial Office, Foreign Office, Home Office, India Office) were all housed in the building that now only houses about a 1/3rd of the staff of today’s FCO (Charles Street).[2*] Continue reading » Colossus electronic digital computer, 1943 (Catalogue ref: FO 850/234) I hope by now that you’re starting to get the idea that The National Archives is a bit of a dark horse when it comes to innovating in technology. We have, as far as I can tell, won more technology awards for more separate projects than anyone in the public sector except for the NHS, and we’re a little smaller. This culminated in a Queen’s Award for Enterprise and Innovation last year for our digital preservation technologies across all sectors and a public sector digital award for legislation.gov.uk. It doesn’t stop there – we also innovate in education, and the physical preservation of our collection, saving a lot of energy in the process. So I thought it might be interesting to describe my view on our approach. I’ll look at technology, cost, and culture. I feel rather privileged to be the first person to use our new blog, where people from across The National Archives will post about their work. There’s a wide range of activity that we’re involved in, and I hope this blog will really convey this to everyone we work with. From the incredible variety of our collections, to the challenges of collecting digital records; from the rigour and attention to detail in the legislation we publish to the painstaking work of our collection care department, this is the place to get more of a flavour of what we do.

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Apologies, but no results were found for the requested archive. Perhaps searching will help find a related post. Naxos, the world’s leading classical music label is known for recording exciting new repertoire with exceptional talent. The label has one of the largest and fastest growing catalogues of unduplicated repertoire available anywhere with state-of-the-art sound and consumer-friendly prices. The catalogue includes classical music CDs and DVDs as well other genres such as jazz, new age, educational and audiobooks.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Sacramento Kings at 7 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno. The game will air on Fox Sports Oklahoma. If you catch the game on TV, you might just see “Thunder in Motion,” the cool new commercial spot talented local filmmaker Kyle Roberts produced for The Oklahoman and NewsOK. He composed the ad by animating still photos taken by our excellent photographers. Also, you might get to see the cool NBA Christmas Day Big Color Jerseys ad featuring OKC’s own Russell Westbrook along with fellow league stars Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Joe Johnson and Dwayne Wade.

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Thank you #6 for helping us reach 100k fans on Facebook! Quick, click through and get to the question so you can get 100 Reward Points to use in our Reward Center!! The first 10 people to answer the following question gets 100 Reward Points! How do you follow the Ningin blog? (Ex. RSS, Facebook, Twitter or just visiting the blog page itself etc.) If you miss out on being the first 10, we’ll be doing this a total of 10 times today — be sure to check back with us later! Remember to keep telling your friends about and getting them to Fan Ningin on Facebook! New to Ningin? Our newbie guide will help bring you up to speed.

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The five member boy group showed their support for their sunbaes and noonas during the June 24th broadcast of Inkigayo and Baekho wrote through his me2day, “Af!Ter!S!Chool!Cong!Rats for the !Come!Back! We came to Inkigayo to support!!!! Indeed, After School noonas were cool and jjang^^ We also want to have a comeback quicklyㅠㅠ I say this everyday, that i miss all L.O.V.Es ㅠㅠㅋㅋ That’s all for today Bbyong★” The boys are seen enthusiastically holding up signs that read “AFTER SCHOOL FLASHBACK”. It is said that Baekho, Ren, and Minhyun were the most enthusiastic in supporting After School. Aren’t they adorable? Show All Reactions

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Branches Catering, 123 Monmouth Road in West Long Branch, in conjunction with Ocean Wines and Spirits, is sponsoring a wine dinner featuring the French Wines of Monsieur Touton, one of France's renowned importers. The unique event will be celebrated this coming Friday, October 24th, 7:00 p.m. The chef has selected a menu to complement the evening's French palate... Here's a look at the interesting bill of fare... Cocktail Hour with Selection of Hors d'Oeuvres Complemented by 2006 Sauvignon Blanc/Chenin Blanc & Grand Reserve 2006 Viognier Sauteed Scallops with Braised Endive and Grapefruit Confit Grand Reserve 2006 Chardonnay Seared Duck Breast Salad - Mesclun Greens, Spiced Pecans, Poached Pears, with a White Balsamic-Cranberry Vinaigrette 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon/Grenache & Grand Reserve 2006 Pinot Noir Four Peppercorn Filet, Truffled Lobster Potato, Caramelized Parsnips, Porcini Sauce Grand Reserve 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon & Grand Reserve 2005 Shiraz Warm Chocolate-Banana "Beggar's Purse" served with Mango Sorbet and Pineapple Rum Sauce The cost of the Monsieur Touton Wine Dinner is $65.00 per person (which also includes tax & gratuity). For more info, or to make reservations, please call (732) 542-7790.

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My manservant had, as usual, materialized just when I needed him. I swear he has a sixth sense. I put the newspaper down. "Joe," I said, "I am so mad at this character John LaBruzzo that I need the calming influence of one of your specials. Kindly mix me a stiff one." I expect you've heard about LaBruzzo. He's the state rep who wants to sterilize poor people and give the upper classes tax breaks for having children. Frankly, that strikes me as uncivilized. You know what would happen? The racial balance would be skewed, and society would become top heavy. Domestic servants, if we could find them at all, would want top dollar. It would be the biggest blow to gracious Southern living since the Civil War. I never miss a chance to discuss current events with Joe, but thought it best not to pursue this line of argument when he returned. It might sound selfish, or even bigoted. Joe's ancestors inhabited hotter climates than mine, so I always tread very carefully. I swished the ice cubes and took a stimulating draught. "There's a word for this, Joe. I remember my dear old grandfather saying that humanity would benefit by applying the principles he learned breeding horses. He used to talk about some movement he was in years ago, but I'm damned if I can remember what it was called." "Eugenics, sir. The theory was that unfit specimens should be prevented from procreating and contaminating human stock. Miscegenation was widely banned, imbeciles and epileptics hunted down to be forcibly sterilized, and immigrants from undesirable ethnic groups were turned back. Italians and Irish, I believe, were widely regarded as a dire threat to America's gene pool." Joe sometimes congratulates me on my sense of irony -- and I am pretty sure he is serious. This time it took me a minute or so to latch on, but I knew he would be impressed when I came through. "LaBruzzo -- isn't that an Italian name?" "Indeed it is, sir, and in the old days Italians were greatly despised in New Orleans. But that was long before LaBruzzo's time, and nowadays Italian ancestry is no bar to social acceptance, except, perhaps, in certain krewes." Did I see a flicker of a smile on his face? I, of course, refused to be drawn. Beauregard will never be one to divulge the secrets of Carnival. I sent Joe off to replenish the goblet and picked up another newspaper, which included quotations from some Tulane egghead that left me mystified. When Joe returned, I was confident he could help me out. "Joe, what is Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal?" "Ah, yes sir. LaBruzzo has reminded many people of Swift's suggestion that the poor sell their infants to be eaten by the rich." "That's his proposal, is it? Well, you can tell him from me that he is sick in the head." "I fear that is not possible, sir. In any case, Swift was not serious. He was an Irish satirist." I gazed into the delicious concoction deep in thought. Then it struck me. "Do you think that LaBruzzo might be an Italian satirist, Joe?" You will never catch Joe off guard, but the question did cause his eyebrows to rise by about a millimeter. He said something to the effect that LaBruzzo was not regarded as a subtle mind even in the state capitol. He was no more of a jokester than the old kleagle and Third Reich fan, David Duke, who called for the sterilization of welfare recipients when he represented the same district in the state House. Joe pointed out that welfare reform had made the rationale for such legislation even flimsier than in Duke's day. Duke got nowhere with his bill, and Joe reckoned that the Legislature would give LaBruzzo short shrift too, supposing he was reckless enough to introduce a bill and take on the Catholic lobby. "I am with the archbishop on this one," I told Joe. "I think it only right that the poor should always be with us. Still, let's give LaBruzzo credit for good intentions. He only wanted to remove a drain on the public purse, and sterilization would be strictly voluntary." "That is true, sir, but compulsory sterilization is hardly an option as the law currently stands. And if we are to discourage breeding among people who damage the economy, we might start castrating Wall Street bankers." I thought he was joking, but when I checked my portfolio later that evening, I began to warm to the idea. . . . . . . James Gill is a staff writer. He can be reached at 504.826.3318 or at [email protected].

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If a visit to this weekend's (June 13) grand opening of the Audubon Insectarium inspires a sudden interest in entomology, continue your explorations with a do-it-yourself film festival. Sadly, "The Savage Bees," the 1976 television movie about killer bees disrupting Carnival before being air-conditioned to death in the Superdome on Ash Wednesday ("the quietest day of the year in New Orleans"), is not available on DVD. Luckily, there are plenty of other choices. Granted, there's more fiction than science about them, but here are five titles that deliver the bugs. A Bug's Life The insectarium's colorful exhibits lead quite naturally to a repeat viewing of this computer-animated classic from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. The 1998 movie tells the story of a misfit ant who recruits a troupe of flea circus performers to help save his colony from some mean grasshoppers. The family-friendly film is known for its groundbreaking use of delicate lighting effects. Those who prefer old-school bug movies should check out this genre-defining, 1954 black-and-white classic, in which atomic tests in New Mexico turn ants into man-eating monsters. Promotional materials promised "a horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs! . . . Kill one and two take its place!" Eight Legged Freaks Mid-century horror cliches are played for camp value in this 2002 film with the hyphen-challenged title, which should be "Eight-Legged Freaks." The movie isn't about eight freaks who happen to have legs; it's about a bunch of freaks with eight legs apiece. Yep, it's your basic giant spider movie, tricked out with the kind of visual effects filmmakers in the 1950s could only imagine. (If you prefer less cheese, check out 1990's "Arachnophobia" instead. In that film, the spiders don't have to be supersized to be superbad.) It might be set in New York, but it's New Orleans' worst nightmare. Scientists engineer a "Judas Breed" -- half-mantis, half-termite (insert scream here) -- to wipe out plague-carrying cockroaches by impersonating them, infiltrating their nests and killing them. Unfortunately, the new bugs don't know when to stop -- and guess whom they're impersonating now! Mexico's Guillermo Del Toro directs the 1997 film. (If you prefer your cockroaches to have a sense of humor, check out "Joe's Apartment" from 1996 instead.) In a future in which a fascist global government has founded military academies with co-ed showers, Earth must defend itself from a planet populated by giant bugs. When the film was released in 1997, director Paul Verhoeven (whose previous two films were "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls") came under fire for his supposed glorification of fascist imagery, although a case can be made that that's just successful production design. At any rate, the viscerally thrilling action sequences helped the film build enough of a fan base to merit two direct-to-DVD sequels. "Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation" was released in 2004, and "Starship Troopers 3: Marauder" will arrive Aug. 5. There also was a British television series titled "Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles," available as a DVD series. ALSO ARRIVING THIS WEEK Release dates are subject to change. (N) denotes a Newhouse review. (TP) denotes movie critic Mike Scott's review. Tuesday (June 17) Burn Notice: Season 1 Californication: Season 1 Carmen Miranda Collection Dynasty: 3rd Season, Vol. 1 ER: 9th Season Inspector Gadget: Big Little Problems Jericho: 2nd Season Jungle Book 2: Special Edition Just Add Water Meerkat Manor: Season 3 My Mom's New Boyfriend The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears Popeye & Friends, Vol. 1 Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940, Vol. 2 Rails & Ties The Real McCoys: Season 3 So I Married an Axe Murderer: Special Edition The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Lip Synchin' in the Rain The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition Under the Same Moon The Spiderwick Chronicles Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Superhero Movie: Extended Edition Spaced: Complete Series Lost Boys: The Tribe

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Five things rattling around in the head of one movie buff this week: Aaron Eckhart in 'The Dark Knight.' 5. The people have spoken -- The question, posed alongside my mid-year movie awards last weekend on nola.com: "What do you think is the best film so far this year?" Your choice: "The Dark Knight," with 52.4 percent of the vote as of Wednesday afternoon. Other vote getters: "WALL*E" (23.8 percent); "Other" (14.3 percent); and "Iron Man" (9.5 percent). 4. Summer sets -- With a few notable exceptions, it's been a pretty dim year for quality films. That should change soon, though, as Hollywood moves into the quality-laden fall and winter movie seasons. Penelope Cruz in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' which opens today (Aug. 15) in New Orleans theaters. 3. Penelope Cruz in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' -- Let the best supporting actress race begin. Bernie Mac (left), Isaac Hayes and Samuel L. Jackson recently completed shootin 'Soul Men' in Shreveport. 2. Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac die -- Suddenly, the world's a whole lot less talented -- and a whole lot less cool. (Incidentally, the two recently worked together in Shreveport on the comedy "Soul Men" with Samuel L. Jackson. It's set for release Nov. 14.) 1. So many movies, so little time -- It's been slim pickin's at the box office lately, but this week we've got eight -- count 'em, eight -- new films opening.

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September 25th, 2007 § § permalink In this entry, I am actually going to try to be both serious and informative. Hard to believe….but here it is: In the past couple of years I have been in a hell of a lot of pain from what has recently been diagnosed as Piriformis Syndrome. If it sounds radioactive, it is. Not in a U238 kind of way but it radiates like a bitch and if you have never experienced chronic pain, do I not recommend it, even to those amongst us who profess to enjoy it. If by some chance, nature did not endow you with an ounce of empathy, this here: tear jerking, fist clenching, teeth gnashing, and all consuming pain, will make you wish you never existed. And the best part of it is, it’s on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and every sorry ass day of the year. Why am I telling you this? Fear not, I do not need your pity or sympathy, even-though I’ll take your money, but if by some stroke of fantastic luck, you are reading this, and are sitting at home and contemplating the old adage, that dropping like a stone has its advantages, read these here phrases before you decide to leap off the ledge and into the bottomless pit (btw, in you are going to do it anyway, remember that you must jump from at least the 4th floor, to ensure a sufficiently traumatic death? . As I was saying, in October 2006, I decided that I had had enough of this grief to actually do something about it. I went to see a MDs, and as it turned out, not just one but many. At the time the pain was severe but not yet devilish. I had just finished crossing the country and the Pacific several hundred times, in a three month traveling frenzy, which had aggravated my aches and pains enough to warrant a trip to the clinic. I started to believe that since I was spending all this dough on health insurance, why not give medicine a spin, no more barin’ and grinnin’…. let’s get some relief, you’ve earned it…. Long story short, the pain got worse and worse, the MDs got more and more confused as to why my supposed Sciatica had no visible diagnosis, no herniated disc or spinal stenosis. Hell, at this point, since we can’t figure this out lets shunt him off to the pain clinic; it’s what we do when our protocols are no longer useful and we’d rather not look into it, it’s probably all in his head anyway. Being the type A that I am, and a strong believer in answers to everything, I simply refused to believe the way this was ultimately going. I decided to enroll my friend Scott, the MD, who one early summer day came bouncing out of the San Francisco mist to casually mention, that I ought to get Botox injections: ” I read a paper recently that Botox injections can be quite effective, if, as you seem to so vociferously believe, that it’s a muscular, not a skeletal thing”. A quick search (Botox + Siatica) on the internet and there it was, the number three, the trinity(actually six). There are, in turns out, not two but three possible diagnosis for this wretched sciatic misery; and here is my word for it: Piriformis Doloris Vendictis. I won’t describe it here, just go to these and the other links, I am so generously providing alongside this entry to remind you that medicine is protocol based; to believe in your instincts and listen to your pain, not the physicians who think they seen it all before; just another patient, like every other miserable wretched case before it. My condition, it turns out, should have been well known to the MDs who treated me, it’s not that uncommon, but thanks to the time constrained and generally disinterested MDs who treated me, I was well on my way to rotting, alongside all the other unlucky corpses haunting the halls of the chronic pain. Epilogue: I received a Botox injection in the Piriformis last August fourth, and am doing better. Not out of the woods yet, as a lot of physical therapy and possibly many more corticosteroids and Botox injections will be needed to deliver me from this nightmarish affliction, but at least now, it has a name and can be treated like the bitch that it is. Below, are must reads, if you have any kind of sciatic like nerve pain radiating down your lower limbs. Even if your MRI shows signs of herniation or synopsis, as it often will; do not discount the Piriformis, and mention it to your MD, as a very real possibility. Send him/her the links and nip it in the bud, before it breaks your spirit, as it eventually will as the longer a diagnosis takes, the greater your chances of going insane in the membrane. Take it from me, chronic pain is unmitigatedly the closest thing to absolute misery. If you have it, wether or not your Piriformis is the culprit, you have my deepest sympathies; I feel your pain, I really do mean it, even if I often profess to the contrary. September 21st, 2007 § § permalink As promised, I will now attempt to dissect the killer formula behind these starlets’ photographic replicas. The power, the éminence grise, behind these two pixies, I so generously posted in today’s and last Tuesday’s entries. BTW, I have no idea who Josie Maran is, but I am familiar with Jessica Alba and of the ongoing struggle for cultural hegemony, between hers truly, and Miss Jessica Biel. If I am not mistaken, these two young women are being currently toted as America’s hottest shakespians, or rather, “best in show”, in a supporting role as a bathing beauty. Notwithstanding this aside, and in order to properly complete this task, I undertook to partner with a literary companion to search the internet and settled with a symbols dictionary, so as to remain as objective and un-lascivious as might be expected of a male of this specie. One who could infuse this entry with credibility and referential certitude, as oppose to vaguely self referential ineptitude. Without much thought or premeditation, I briefly transcribed into words what I was seeing on screen. Also, and as previously mentioned, least we forget; I stumbled upon these screen saving beauties, on the same website where as lady luck would have it, I also found a very atonal, Middle Eastern version of Nokia’s iconic ring tune. (Furthermore, and as you may already know, cell phone manufacturers are forced to devote a lot of their precious, and limited global resources, to transcribing their “flagship” ring tones into other languages, and craft multi-culturally appropriate Pavlovian melodies, to win, the hearts and minds of the masses). Josie Maran(Tuesday the 18th): Image includes three obvious and visible references. As the orbit of Venus, is closer to the sun than is the earth’s, it is never seen more than 48 degrees from the sun. This means that Venus is visible as the Morning star or Evening star in the immediate vicinity of the Sun. Thus Venus can only be seen from earth just before sunrise in the morning or just after sunset in the evening. As you can see, the use of the sunset, as a background for the Josie Maran image, wether, conscious or unconscious can be easily associated with Venus, the goddess of beauty, love and fertility. Rocky Seashore (Ocean scape included)*: As for the rocky seashore behind her, I will have to subjectively interpret its meaning, as a quick search on the internet did not reveal any interesting references, or reasons why the creatives, behind this image, decided to incorporate it in the shot. Based on my knowledge of classical texts, and secure in the knowledge that water is supposed to represent nature’s passive element and is the ultimate solvent, I may be correct in presuming that the viewer is to feel non-threatened by this beauty but not so much so as to render her bland and unexciting. The rocky shore line, is, I presume, meant to spice it up so to speak, infuse the scene with a bit of danger and mystery. Josie wants to be remembered as the girl next door, who might also, just as well spank you if you misbehave. She wants to pack enough of a punch so that you’ll keep a close but admiring distance. She’s just out of your reach, someone else’s treat. Unless, that is, you can in turn prove that, you are indeed equal to her needs. A task, not so easily achieved, as the competition for such a beauty is stiff. In order to join her archetype on these rocky shores, you will have to earn it, and prove to this Aphrodite, that you can swim. And what about that autograph, which also happens to be our third and final peek: After-all, she may seem unapproachable and beyond reach, but still, she is a human being and would not want you to think that she does not appreciate her legions of teenage fans. Think of it as a kiss on the cheek, a smile, a look back and a wink as she steps into the limousine. As for Ms. Alba, I would venture to think that the image above is meant to have you believe that she’d be a better mother to your kids than Josie, who, if you’re not jealously careful, might run off with Neptune, when you’re not looking. Frankly who would blame her, have you seen how well hung Neptune is? and from the looks of you, all you’ve got going; besides that hair piece, is a few moles and that gun you’re holding.** * To separate these two, into distinct symbolic representations, seems at this point in time, inappropriate. **A Corsican Welcome. September 19th, 2007 § § permalink I was able to find good text to voice software, and with a bit of work, I managed to find the very tone and voice, this blog is meant to emulate. I shall soon, be slowly transcribing, each and every entreaty. So, if you like reading these entries, please listen to them, it will add to the overall feeling. They are now, and will be, far more representative of my personality. September 18th, 2007 § § permalink It is my great pleasure to inform you that I will be transcribing all past and future blog entries into embedded audio files, available right here, on this blog. This thecnology will allow you to listen to my entreaties instead of having to actually read each and everyone of them. A voice generating robot will be performing this thankless and dreadful task, so that I, may not have to. A word of caution, you might have to listen very carefully. As of yet, I am unaware of any free, Mac compatible software out there, which might do a better job than Fred….Also known as the “Stephen Hawking”. September 18th, 2007 § § permalink A quick note please: To experience this entry, as it was meant to be, it would be best to click the MP3 above. A pop up will appear, which you will need to forcibly shove aside, so as not to obscure your reading pleasure. Until such a time as I can figure out how to play it automatically, you will need to comply with this directive. Thank you, the management…. On a whim, I undertook to search for Arabic ring tones and in the process of expanding my search, as is so often the case, I quickly became mired in a tangled web of baroque web pages, MP3s, MIDIs, pop ups, Dubai mortgages and Arabian real estate. To my here disbeliefs, the Muezzin’s MIDIs is, if well intoned, not a bad way to shake off some dream sleep and double check, how red delicious, Kabul’s sunsets might look to the Almighty™, after a long day. In the meantime, while browsing afore mentioned website I nearly picked up my pen to sign these dotted lines: “Allah is defined as the ONE who ALONE, without partners or helpers created all that IS created in creation, either known or unknown.” Sounds like an all rights grab to me; and because we should be so lucky, his excellency, rimes with intellectual property…… How’s about 72 attorneys…..? While desperately trying to extirpate myself from a dozen web pages, I inadvertently followed a link and came upon afore posted, Kafir beauties; which, to my manly delights, featured scantily clad celebrities. Cell phone mementoes, that to many a teenage dream screams: “Call me…!”. Afterall, it does not hurt to dream a little, every time you hear that ring tone and pick up the phone; like snacking between meals, sneaking a peek, or coping a flat screen, when no one’s looking….. If only that damn LCD didn’t fade to black, with such annoying regularity. As an aside, later today, I shall also explore why we primates find such images so compelling, and how they are, ever so deftly constructed to lure so many fishes with nothing but a hook and no bait. Why is it that images of such enticing and classically trained young ladies, always seem to say: Why isn’t she calling.? Some day, I promess, I shall reveal, lay bare and peel back, the many layers of this cake. Trust me, nothing but good things awaits us in this future and upcoming journey. September 13th, 2007 § § permalink These are my great grand parents on my mother’s side. I shot this framed image in my ninety four year old grand mother’s bedroom last month, in Milaria, Corsica. I dropped by the village for a couple days to visit her and found this propped up, on her bedroom set. It was nice to see that even at 94, she gazes at their image every night, before she goes to bed and may be dreams of rejoining their warm embrace. I do not see any reason why I should not have 4×6 of my mother when I am her age but it was surprising to see this portrait come out of the woodwork, and remind me, that my grandmother’s memories go back so far in time, that they seem down right alien, ancient and distant to this grand child’s eyes. Time will render us all the same, and our descendants, our grand kids even, will look up some day and see us, not as we were but dead. I would not mind owning portraits of my ancestors circa 1334, but I fear that that time has come and gone without momentoes, pics or snap shots. How rude, how thoughtless, how very, how to say, Dark Ages…. Nevermind them, for if all goes well, my descendants will be able to gaze up, five centuries from today, type in a password, hack my DNA and bring my carcass back to life, and give me another shot, at living on this planet; or the next. Since I would not want to be a burden, I’d be willing to provide enough cash to actually live off the interest, even five hundred years from now. In the meantime, I might get there by investing my last dimes to cryogenetically store my seeds in geostationary orbit , which would, with any luck be launched back to earth at a prescribed time and date and reconstituted, for a small fee, by future scientists. If five centuries seem like a long time, a downright and boringly longtime, don’t worry, it shouldn’t feel any longer than a good night’s sleep. By the time you rejoin your descendants, even at 5% compounded, you might even be rich. Like Social Security, but without the bitterness of government pay day….. Come to think of it, this might make the makings of a trashy sci-fi; where only those with enough cash would be reconstituted to live and work another ten decades. The rest of us who could not or would not provide well enough for our futures would simply wither away and die alone, in orbiting planetary hospices, shot into intergalactic space, where may be some other race would find us and bring us back to life to work us to death as sex slaves, or digging amonium trenches, four million light years away. Anyway, the possibilities seem compoundingly and endlessly hopeless…… Or better yet buy some government CDs, have yourself cryogenetically preserved along side Mickey, and there you have it, when your future mother drops you from her vageen, you’ll be sitting pretty, richly compounded, on pile of money*. Grown up, eat candy, blow half your savings on Crystal, crack and hot babes, blow your brains out, repeat as needed. If all keep on going well, invest in the future once and you won’t have to ever do it again. What’s life without death, and death without compound interest. *$1000.00 at 5% For 500 years= $ 39,323,261,827,218.67 September 7th, 2007 § § permalink Two things for Friday Sept Sixth: Thing One: I just took a nap for no other reason that I had to drive to Berkeley to deliver some promos for bulk mailing. After that, I went for a walk through UC, the university. Like an old man on his afternoon walk, my hands behind my back, I reviewed the offerings laid out on small tables where students proposed to let others, not I, join various ethnicities, to presumably once again bond and share a common ancestry, find solace amid a sea of unfamiliar kissters and grins. As if that was a barrel of monkeys, or something. When I first moved to this country, when I was fourteen, it never failed, I had to be introduced to every French, Dick and Harry who happened to live within a 200 miles radius of me. Wether I like it or not I had to play the little diplomat, shake their sweaty paws and prove to the peanut gallery that indeed we were French, not some knock off, some cheap Chinese copy. That generally was achieved by muttering a few words, twirling our mustaches and cursing “Les Roast-Beef “. As if sniffing a terrier’s crack somehow smelled better to another terrier than a pug’s posterior or a shepherd’s ass. So, as I was saying; I strolled by so many recruiting stations that I became frightened and had to turn back, retrace my steps, return to my car and begin the short ride home to Saint Francis; but not before noticing the Future Business Leaders’ hermit crab convention and the Future Accountants of America ‘s kissing station. Like a fucking Carny, but scary…. I quickened the pace and then down right ran as fast as my shackles would let me. Thing two: When you are forty two, going on forty three, you’d better not succumb to the culinary temptations of Telegraph avenue, which as you might have presumed, and rightly so, are chuck full of tricks and treats for teens. I made the mistake of ordering a large frozen yogurt on this empty stomach. Large frozen treat came with a paddle, for scooping, and could barely be dragged, never-mind carried. It came oozing, out of the frozen yogurt machine, all 50 gallons of it and had to be consumed alone, with no other posse or company than my own. Needless to say, on the bridge back to San Francisky, my lids were droopy and my killer driving instincts severely diminished. I hopped into bed, closed my eyes and threw off the main switch. When I woke up, I did not really wake, just dreamed that I was waking and cutting myself a piece of salami. As I was chewing I came to realize that there normally is, no cutting board or salami in my bedroom; let alone on my bed, at least not in the past several years of domesticity. I decided to double check that what I was tasting was real, not some fucking dream, that it was indeed a piece of dried and smoked meat I was indeed, masticating. That did it, and next thing I know, I am truly awake, with both my hands deep inside my mouth, searching for that salami treat I could have sworn I was chewing. Thing Three: Look up, not at the night sky, just the top of this page and behold the galaxies. I love this image. Every point, every spec, a galaxy. I even tried to run the dust and scratch filter in Photoshop and momentarily cleaned a few billion errand stars, clusters and galaxies. But not to cause, any real, intergalactic damage, I, promptly, commanded Z, and reverted to saved, right away. September 6th, 2007 § § permalink I was out of town from August 16 until September 2nd. I shall be resuming blogging operations as soon as I get settled into my unfortunate but necessary daily routine. Thank you for understanding.

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Question from Jennifer January 31, 2013 at 7:44am If I owe court fees can state take the money out of my federal? They just started garnishing my paycheck?? Answer: Jennifer - Thank you for your question. The following information comes from IRS Tax Topic 203, Refund Offsets. This tax topic is available at the IRS web site, www.irs.gov: The Department of Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS), which issues IRS tax refunds, has been authorized by Congress to conduct the Treasury Offset Program. Through this program, your refund or overpayment may be reduced by FMS and offset to pay: - Past-due child support; - Federal agency non-tax debts; - State income tax obligations; or - Certain unemployment compensation debts owed to a state. (Generally these are debts for compensation that was paid due to fraud or for contributions due to a state fund that were not paid due to fraud). You can contact the agency with which you have a debt, to determine if your debt was submitted for a tax refund offset. You may call FMS at the number below for an agency address and phone number. If your debt was submitted for offset, FMS will take as much of your refund as is needed to pay off the debt and send it to the agency you owe. Any portion of your refund remaining after offset will be issued in a check to you or direct deposited for you. FMS will send you a notice if an offset occurs. The notice will reflect the original refund amount, your offset amount, the agency receiving the payment, and the address and telephone number of the agency. FMS will notify the IRS of the amount taken from your refund. Contact the agency shown on the notice if you believe you do not owe the debt, or if you are disputing the amount taken from your refund. If a notice is not received, contact FMS at 800-304-3107 or TDD 866-297-0517. The available hours are Monday through Friday 7:30AM to 5:00PM CT. Contact the IRS only if your original refund amount shown on the FMS offset notice differs from the refund amount shown on your tax return. The courts do not appear to be covered in theTreasury Offset Program, however, you should contact the court or agency to determine if such a request has been made.Need tax help? Send in your tax questions to Richard Panick, IRS media relations specialist.

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Corporate cash does funny things to people. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into office by pledging to fight “special interests,” but just a decade or so later, he’s running one of the biggest special interest shows in Washington. It’s easy to see the appeal. As the fancy funding backing the Tea Party demonstrates, big money buys big things—from elections to populist outrage. In a piece for Mother Jones, Kate Sheppard details some of DeMint’s serious campaign finance flip-floppery. During his first bid for Congress in 1998, DeMint denounced the Political Action Committee (PAC) mechanism as a tool deployed by “special interests” that “corrupts” the electoral process. But today, DeMint is the single most important figure and fundraiser for Senate Tea Party races. He has endorsed and pledged millions of dollars to support fringe right-wingers Senate candidates Christine O’Donnell (Delaware) and Rand Paul (Kentucky). DeMint has funneled this money through his own Political Action Committee (PAC) known as the Senate Conservatives Fund. DeMint even pledged to “fight for reforms that allow only individual contributions to campaigns.” But as I note in a blog for Campaign for America’s Future, DeMint isn’t the only power player pouring money into the Tea Party. DeMint’s 12 Tea Party Senate candidates have reaped over $4.6 million from Wall Street for this election—excluding Wall Street cash that has been funneled through DeMint’s PAC. So much for all that grassroots rage against bailed-out elites. The Tea Party bubble And Wall Street’s new Tea Party investment might just be the next big economic bubble. Joshua Holland at AlterNet surveys the campaign contributions of America’s bailout barons. The 23 firms that received at least $1 billion in bailout money from taxpayers spent $1.4 million on campaign contributions—in September alone. And these are just campaign contributions, which are essentially unaffected by the high court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The real corporate money is running through front-groups that run their own ads—not the official campaigns operated by political candidates. And these front-groups don’t have to disclose where their money comes from. Writing for Campus Progress, Simeon Tally highlights a frightening trend toward secrecy in U.S. elections, fueled by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Back in 2004, 98 percent of outside groups disclosed who their donors were. Today, that number is just 32 percent. We’re not just fighting corporate money bombs, we’re fighting secret corporate money bombs. Who really has the advantage? While there’s been much debate over who really comes out on top thanks to the post-Citizens United rules, Jesse Zwick notes for The Washington Independent, these stories are only talking about direct campaign contributions. Some might argue that Democrats have an advantage in disclosed funding, but Republicans have a six-to-one advantage money flowing through outside groups. But wait, there’s more! - Check out Matthew Reichbach and Trip Jennings’ reporting for The New Mexico Independent on the fact that all of this spending from outside groups usually means money from outside the states where candidates are running. Outside expenditures have swelled to $5 million in two New Mexico House races—both in relatively cheap media markets. - AlterNet has been running loads of stories on crooked corporate cash, covering everything from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s dirty dealings with AIG to the political spending habits of bailed-out banks. Joshua Holland rounds up eight of the articles here for AlterNet. - Comic artist Matt Bors makes light of America’s new “growth industries” at Campus Progress, pointing to makers of anonymous political attack ads. This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about the mid-term elections and campaign financing by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit The Media Consortium for more articles on these issues, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, environment, health care and immigration issues, check out The Audit, The Mulch, The Pulse, and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.

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BSDTalk has an interview with Kris Moore that was recorded during BSDCan. Kris talks about the features going into PC-BSD 9.1. The interview is available in mp3 and ogg formats. Kris has announced the availability of the next testing snapshot: The 20120525 snapshot in the PC-BSD 9-STABLE branch has just been released for i386 and amd64 architectures. This snapshot provides both users and developers a means to test out new features in the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 release. This snapshot may contain buggy code and features, so users are encouraged to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since the previous snapshot: - Based on FreeBSD 9-STABLE from 05-20-2012. - Add support to Warden for using ZFS snapshots on jails. Now you may create, remove, and rollback previous snapshots of a jail via the command-line and GUI. - New bottom panel and features in the AppCafe for installed applications. - Updated the pc-thinclient command. Now you can run this utility to convert your system into a PXE boot server. During the setup you will be prompted if you want to create a remote desktop, or remote install server. - Added numerous fixes for i18n in our graphical utilities. - Added some safety checks to ZFS installs. - New “About” GUI, displays information about system. - Added initial support for enabling 8021X authentication, still a work in progress. - Added LDAP/AD support to installed Samba packages. - Fixed a bug setting firewall rules to “block” causing an invalid configuration file to be created. - Fixes for rdesktop utility missing some libraries. - Include new Intel video driver by default again. Highlights for the upcoming 9.1: - New system installer is greatly simplified for desktop and server installs. - New PC-BSD Server installation option. Includes command-line utilities like pbi-manager, warden, metapkgmanager and more. - Support for ZFS mirror / raidz(1,2,3) during installation. - Support for SWAP on ZFS, allowing entire disk ZFS installation. - Support for setting additional ZFS data-set options, such as compression, noexec, etc. - Warden jail management integrated into system. Allows creating jails via GUI, adding packages and other administration. - First boot setup wizard allows OEM installs to be easily performed. - New Bluetooth pairing tray / GUI utilities. - New AppCafe improvements and preferences - Improvements to wifi utility. - Fixed bug causing untranslated strings to show up empty. - Numerous bug-fixes to PC-BSD related utilities. - Support for creating PXE boot server for remote desktop and installation. If you wish to update from 9.0 to this snapshot you may do so by editing /usr/local/share/pcbsd/pc-updatemanager/conf/sysupdate.conf and changing the PATCHSET: variable to “pcbsdtest”. After changing this variable, run the updater utility to download a new update manager. Once this update manager is installed, the online update to the snapshot will appear. DVD & USB images are available via the PC-BSD mirrors. You may select the mirror and files from here. A number of people have asked if they can upgrade from 9.0-RELEASE to the latest snapshot. Yes you can, if you carefully follow these instructions: IMPORTANT: As with any pre-release, there can and will be bugs, so be sure to backup your data to a removable media or another system first. As the superuser, grab and build the newest pc-updatemanager utility. This requires you to first install Development-Qt and Development-VCS packages from Control Panel -> System Manager -> System Packages -> Development. # svn co svn://svn.pcbsd.org/pcbsd/current/src-sh/pc-updatemanager # cd pc-updatemanager # make install Now edit /usr/local/share/pcbsd/pc-updatemanager/conf/sysupdate.conf: Change PATCHSET: from pcbsd to pcbsdtest Now you can scan for updates and you should see a system update to 9-STABLE-20120505 available. Let the update download as normal, then reboot. The system will reboot twice to update the kernel / world / packages, then you’ll be updated to the newer snapshot. As with any snapshot, please report bugs to the testing mailing list so that we can work on fixing them. Kris has announced the availability of the next testing snapshot. If you are using Intel video or would like to upgrade from a previous snapshot, read the Errata section below. The next snapshot in the PC-BSD 9-STABLE branch has just been released for i386 and amd64 architectures. This snapshot provides both users and developers a means to test out new features in the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 release. This snapshot may contain buggy code and features, so users are encouraged to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since the previous Snapshot: * FreeBSD 9-STABLE from 05-01-2012 * Xorg 7.5.2 / Xorg-server 1.10.6 * Includes the GEM kernel support patches * Added fail2ban for SSH brute force blocking * Added ossec to base system * Added support for all i18n languages currently in Pootle * Fixed sorting of installed Applications in AppCafe * Fixed some bugs in server install causing CLI apps to fail * Fixed stamping boot on BootCamp partitions. * Enable starting Warden jails at system bootup * Enable booting installer on systems with < 512MB of RAM * Enabled splash screen support * Multiple bugfixes to included utilities / apps Highlights for the upcoming 9.1: * New system installer! Greatly simplified for desktop and server installs. * New “PC-BSD Server” installation option. Includes command-line utilities like pbi-manager, warden, metapkgmanager and more. * Support for ZFS mirror / raidz(1,2,3) during installation. * Support for SWAP on ZFS, allowing entire disk ZFS installation. * Support for setting additional ZFS data-set options, such as compression, noexec, etc. * Warden jail management integrated into system. Allows creating jails via GUI, adding packages and other administration. * First boot setup wizard allows OEM installs to be easily performed. * New Bluetooth paring tray / GUI utilities. * New AppCafe improvements and preferences * Improvements to wifi utility * Fixed bug causing untranslated strings to show up empty. * Numerous bug-fixes to PC-BSD related utilities * And much more! * Due to some port changes the updated Xorg Intel driver did not get automatically included. You add it post-install by adding the line “WITH_NEW_XORG=yes” to /etc/make.conf and then building the /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel port. This will be corrected in the next snapshot. * It is possible to update from the previous snapshot to the current version, however you will manually need to update the /usr/local/bin/pc-updatemanager command first. http://trac.pcbsd.org/export/16662/pcbsd/current/src-sh/pc-updatemanager/pc-updatemanager -o /usr/local/bin/pc-updatemanager # chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/pc-updatemanager You may now update via the system updater GUI. The May issue of BSDMag (available for free download here) has two articles about PC-BSD. Kris Moore has an article “A Fresh Look for the Warden for PC-BSD 9.1″ on pp. 6-9. Warden is a GUI tool for managing FreeBSD jails and has been rewritten for 9.1. New features include the ability to add multiple jails, the ability to create FreeBSD jails or ports jails (which use nullfs to allow you to safely install and run apps on your PC-BSD system), and the ability to export and import jails. Jesse Smith has an article “Introducing EasyPBI–Making PBI Modules With a Few Mouse Clicks” on pp. 18-19. EasyPBI allows one to convert an existing FreeBSD port into a PC-BSD PBI with an easy-to-use GUI. Kris sent the following update to the translations mailing list regarding menu localizations: I wanted to give you a quick status update on some of the changes for Translations in the 9-STABLE snapshots, and eventually PC-BSD 9.1. First, all languages which are available in Pootle will now be selectable for installation. Should a string not be fully translated, the default English string will be displayed instead. This will allow you to begin testing any/all languages in the upcoming snapshots. Second, I have removed the “pbimeta.po” file from the translation process. This file had been getting so large, that it was becoming quite unreasonable to expect our translators to tackle it. This means in Pootle now you will see a more accurate representation of the translations progress. I’m currently investigating alternative methods of translating the AppCafe application descriptions. Third and lastly, I’ve implemented some cleanup functionality into the scripts which sync the strings into Pootle. As a string is modified or removed from our subversion tree, the old string will now be automatically purged from the Pootle database, keeping the number of strings for translation at a manageable amount. Thanks for all the work you’ve done to translate PC-BSD into other languages! Let us know on the translations mailing list if you have any questions, or run into problems going forward.

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St. Patrick’s Day will be twice as crazy this year due to the holiday landing on a Saturday as well as the parade date scheduled for the following Saturday, March 24. “Molly Brannigans is the best place downtown to get a taste of an Irish celebration. We have an enormous amount of decorations up right now and there will be prizes, Irish dancers, bagpipers, DJ and $4 shots of Tullamoure Dew and Jameson Irish whiskeys,” manager Justin Boltz said. If the weather co-operates, the doors to the sidewalk will open out as well. A customary “kegs and eggs” all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet ($10) will greet early risers. The spread will incorporate rashers: extra lean, meaty cuts of back bacon (also known as Canadian bacon with its hamlike texture), eggs, hash browns and more. Due to the volume expected, lunch and dinner menu items will be pared considerably for the kitchen to deliver food swiftly. All of the Irish listings will be offered as well as a couple of the burgers, some of the wraps and sandwiches and all of the appetizers. On a recent visit, we followed the L-shaped bar counter around from Second Street to Walnut Street passing two dark lit dining rooms, one with a couch and armchairs in front of a fireplace to the last room anchored by heavy wooden furnishings imported from Ireland. The restaurant is much bigger than it looks from the outside. Dark woods, velvetlike seat cushions, Kelly green walls and large mirrors are consistent with the Irish pub theme. The floor was particularly sticky in this backroom as rubber soles latched on to drink spills with every step. Hearty, Irish-influenced appetizers pair well next to well-poured pints of Guinness and Guinness drink combinations. Part Guinness, part Shock Top equals Dark side of the moon. Guinness and Boddingtons is called a dirty ol’ Englishman and Guinness and Smithwick’s is a black smith. The Celtic basket, $12, contained a choice of three appetizers. We picked blarney stones. They are breaded, deep-fried rounds filled with corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese with Thousand Island dipping sauce. These little bites were quite flavorful flecked with just a bit of crunch from sauerkraut. Ceili chicken are basically, deep-fried chicken tenders with meaty interiors and thick, crunchy outer crust and finally, potato sticks, which are deep-fried mashed potato-tasting batons with subtle hints of onion, but I couldn’t taste any bacon bits. Traditional leek and potato soup, cup, $3.25, was filling and substantial. Pale green in appearance, the potato-thickened potage had delicate onion flavor. Bacon bits and cheddar cheese garnished the surface and gave the soup a boost of additional richness. As the meal continued, so did our thirst. In particular, shepherd’s pie, $12, was a well-concocted rendition of this classic Irish dish. Under mashed redskin potato and melted cheddar cheese lid, the filling was rich and dense with ground beef, peas and tender carrot pieces. It was a good balance of ingredients, but the filling was overly salty. The Irish soda roll was dry-crumbed and tasted like a mouthful of baking soda. Boxty are traditional Irish potato pancakes wrapped around meat and or vegetable fillings. Corned beef boxty, $15, is the favorite choice of boxty at Molly Brannigans. The huge pancake was more pancake mix and less shredded potato, but at the center was a delicious combination of sauteed, buttery, bites of cabbage and thinly sliced, nonsalty ripples of corned beef. A drizzle of grainy mustard and honey sauce was the perfect match for underlying meat and cabbage. Portions were huge and filling, but we slipped remaining entrees into containers and shared slices of rather bland tasting Boston cream pie and light and appetizing apple crumb tart. Molly Brannigans won’t accept reservations on these festive Saturdays so come early and stay late for seats. Irish Pub and Restaurant 31 N. Second St. FOOD: Solid Irish fare with salty, beer-craving finish. SERVICE: Waitress efficient. AMBIENCE: Chummy Irish pub setting: L-shaped extensive bar counter wraps around from Second Street to Walnut Street. Imported heavy wooden furnishings, mirrors and Irish bric-a- brac. HOURS: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. MENU: Irish and American fare, appetizers, soups, wraps, sandwiches, burgers, boxty, ribs, chicken, fish, main course salads. NOTES: Major credit cards, full bar with multiple, varied domestic and imported beers on tap, fully staffed security on St. Patrick’s Day, meter parking or Second Street garage parking, no reservations accepted this Saturday, which is St. Patrick’s Day, and March 24, the day of the Harrisburg St. Patrick’s Day parade. DJ starts at noon. Restaurant critic Mimi Brodeur has an extensive background in the food business. Contact her at [email protected]. Her reviews appear weekly.

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2013-05-18T06:49:36Z

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Yesterday Reuters reported on a recent survey which revealed that “retailers have cash on their balance sheets and nearly half of 100 top retail executives said they are planning to spend it on technology.” Specifically, retailers are looking to spend that money on analytical tools to “improve company growth, expansion and planning.” There is a tremendous opportunity for retailers to use analytical tools to make smarter business decisions with the enormous amount of data captured from online purchases and the cash register. Tomorrow Pentaho customer Sheetz, a multibillion convenience store retailer, will share their experience implementing Pentaho Business Intelligence on a webcast. Sheetz has gained visibility into purchasing behavior, store performance metrics and cross-channel trends using Pentaho. Join us tomorrow, July 14, to learn about Convenient Self-Service BI. Register here: www.pentaho.com/events/20110714-bi-4-retail-webcast/

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It all might start to change this week. Today and tomorrow are the days that marriage equality supporters have been waiting for, when the Supreme Court takes on the issue in two separate cases. On Tuesday, the court will hear one hour of testimony on California’s Proposition 8 case, formally known as Hollingsworth vs Perry. On Wednesday, the justices will devote 110 minutes to hear arguments on the so-called federal Defense of Marriage Act, United States vs. Windsor. LGBT rights supporters and detractors were lining up as early as last Thursday to be in the courtroom for the arguments. We wondered what specific issues the justices would be looking at in the two cases, and what possible outcomes the justices may decide. Let’s take Prop 8 first According to Geoffrey Stone, an expert on constitutional law and former dean at the University of Chicago Law School, the court will likely make one of four decisions in hearing Prop 8 on Tuesday: 1) Not hear the case 2) Agree with the opinion of Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit, which would limit the decision only to California 3) Rule Prop 8 unconstitutional, but only in states where marriage is currently legal and states that already give LGBT people some protections – like civil unions or domestic partnerships 4) Rule Prop 8 unconstitutional in total – meaning LGBT people have a right to marry everywhere U.S. law is applicable Stone thinks the last scenario is unlikely, given the makeup of the court and recent suggestions by liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that the Supreme Court may have “moved too far too fast” in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade case, thus giving rise to the bitter divide over abortion that still rages 40 years later. The second option – agreeing with the lower court’s decision – would slow down the process, by ruling Prop 8 unconstitutional only on the grounds that when a state has already legalized marriage equality, it can’t take that right away. That is the ruling the Ninth Circuit made in February of 2012 in deciding the Prop 8 case. Judge Reinhardt specifically declined to consider whether same-sex marriage is constitutional, ruling narrowly on the ability of states to take away rights it has already granted. Since California is the only state in the country that has granted LGBT couples the right to marry, then taken that right away, California only would be affected by this decision. The second option is also more in line with a decision Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in1996 striking down Colorado’s Amendment 2, which the court said discriminated against LGBT people and therefore violated the Equal Protection Clause. The third option, Stone thinks, is the most likely – that states that recognize same-sex couples on some level have to recognize marriage. Some legal watchers have dubbed this the “eight state solution,” in that it would automatically legalize same-sex marriage in eight states – Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Delaware and Hawaii – but it wouldn’t hold marriage legal in states such as Mississippi or Utah, which have constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. It will now also include Colorado, which passed a civil unions law this past Thursday. Stone said that the decision to grant LGBT couples some rights in Colorado will, if the third option is adopted, trump the constitutional amendment banning marriage equality the state passed in 2006. So, if the third option prevails, and the Court rules Prop 8 unconstitutional, but only applies it to states that have marriage laws already or states that have some same-sex couple protection, that will be 19 states, plus the District of Columbia, where same-sex couples can get married. This is exactly the outcome that the Obama administration has argued for the in its amicus brief to the court. “It’s an intermediate step for the courts to eventually invalidate the laws against same-sex marriage,” Stone said. “The Justices might want to go slow – even though the majority of people favor same-sex marriage, there are states in the union which would consider it an outrage.” Of course, the court may simply decide that there is no case to be made. In both Prop 8 and DOMA, Stone pointed out, “the State of California and the Justice Department have been clear that they think those laws are unconstitutional.” That means that a government entity is not arguing against the issue at hand. In the case of Prop 8, California is not defending the state law. The justices may decide that since a government is not arguing for its own law, then the Court will not hear the case. Marriage equality advocates don’t want that scenario, as it would allow the Ninth Circuit decision to stand – which only rules that LGBT people can get married in California. Now let’s look at DOMA The Justices will also decide if those that are arguing for the so-called Defense of Marriage Act have legal standing to do so, given that the Obama administration is not defending the law. You’ll get up-to-date information on both cases here on the blog, and up-to-the-moment updates by Liking us on Facebook and Following us on Twitter! Two lowercourts last year ruled DOMA unconstitutional, so if the justices don’t hear the case, those rulings will stand and the federal government will give the same benefits to same-sex married couples as it currently does to opposite sex married couples. There’s also the possibility that the Court will rule that DOMA is constitutional. “I think that’s highly unlikely,” said Stone. “I don’t think there’s any scenario in which Anthony Kennedy would do that.” Stone believes that Kennedy wants to write these opinions affirming some constitutionality of marriage equality. And he believes that Kennedy wants to write the next opinion – in a few years – legalizing same-sex marriage for all states. DOMA, he thinks, will be struck down, both because “Kennedy will be skeptical of denial of same-sex marriage” and because of the issue of whether the Federal government has any business telling people who they can marry. That, Stone asserted, could possibly be the issue that draws Chief Justice John Roberts to vote for striking DOMA down as well. If DOMA is struck down, it will mean that LGBT couples will be afforded the approximately 1,100 federal benefits that opposite sex couples already get. It will not mean that states that don’t honor marriage equality will have to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. That’s an issue pertaining to the Full Faith and Credit clause of the constitution, which deals with contract law.

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Mark Nelson narrates Storm over Warlock, a science fiction classic in the Public Domain by legend Andre Norton: The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after dawn, without warning, and with a deadly precision which argued that the aliens had fully reconnoitered and prepared that attack. Eye-searing lances of energy lashed back and forth across the base with methodical accuracy. And a single cowering witness, flattened on a ledge in the heights above, knew that when the last of those yellow-red bolts fell, nothing human would be left alive down there. And so Shann Lantee, most menial of the Terrans attached to the camp on the planet Warlock, was left alone and weaponless in the strange, hostile world, the human prey of the aliens from space and the aliens on the ground alike.

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A beautiful combination of nature, origami and robotics Matthew has a thing for origami. In his own time, he tours the globe as an origami evangelist… helping to coax paper folding fanatics out of their shells to share some of the brilliance that we know and love from this distinctive artform. A recent residency at Ars Electronica FutureLab in Austria enabled Matthew to explore a combination of 3d printing and polyester fabrics to create these stunning networked robots. They not only respond to each other, but also to the proximity of any fleshy humans who happen to be nearby. An ultrasonic sensor at the centre of each Oribot responds to a nearby figure by gently opening the folds and changing colours. Having 3d printers on site meant that Matthew could revise the mechanism for his design and then replicate it once the desired outcome had been reached. Watch the following video for a run-through of the Futurelab exhibition. There’s also another clip from Oribotics on Vimeo Under Matthew’s careful guidance, the Oribotics continue to evolve. I recently caught up with Matthew and his Oribot swarm at the Linden gallery in StKilda, where the installation will be on display until December 12. They are not able to reconfigure themselves, or reproduce, or have any effect on the world other than being beautiful. Their nature is in their crease patterns, and the robotics simply reveals that. The crease pattern, the pattern of folds, is the core of their being, their program, their DNA. I can’t wait to see what happens when Matthew gets his hands on some of this stuff. Hopefully his head doesn’t explode.

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In a press release posted online this week (http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/12-0117.shtml), SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), lauded Michael Nielsen’s work “for bringing Open Science into the mainstream,” and added him to a prestigious list of SPARC Innovators. The timing for this announcement couldn’t be better as the ScienceOnline conference is set to get underway tomorrow and Michael was featured in a New York Times article by Thomas Lin yesterday. SPARC cites Michael’s popularization of Open Science–in particular his hefty tour schedule of 2011 and his book Reinventing Discovery–in their announcement. They also have a wonderful profile with comments from SPARC Executive Director Heather Joseph, Melissa Hagemann from the Open Society Foundations, biochemist Cameron Neylon, and John Dupuis, the head of the Steacie Science and Engineering Library at York University (the blogger behind Confessions of a Science Librarian). Princeton University Press is happy to join in with congratulations to Michael on this tremendous honor!

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Keep your composure. Get a good night's sleep tonight, eat a good breakfast tomorrow, and walk in there with your head held high. You've worked hard, now reap the rewards. And the great owners, who must lose their land in an upheaval, the great owners with access to history, with eyes to read history and to know the great fact: when property accumulates in too few hands it is taken away. And that companion fact: when a majority of the people are hungry and cold they will take by force what they need. And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.

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I was reminded that I hadn't posted a blog entry recently and wanted to remedy the situation. When presented with my lack of posting, my first response was that "I had lacked time" recently due to client work. I was then reminded that despite our staff being 100% billable, we still expected them to blog. That got me thinking - was it really time? The answer is "no". We can always find the time. What the real root causes are that can impact regular blogging are: - work that saps creativity in other areas of thinking - distractions in our day that break an innovation cycle - too much tactical activity and not enough strategic activity These three elements are killers for innovation inside organizations. Blogging requires us to be innovative, if we are using the tool as more than just "reporting the news". In order to be able to come up with good, insightful blogs, your mental state and working environment needs to enable that. If you look back, for instance, I was able to produce a number of good blog posts during the lead-up to MicroStrategy and throughout the conference and then post conference. Why? Was it having more time? Not really. I was on an interesting client engagement and the exciting stuff coming out of the BI space was thought-provoking, hence good blog posts. As I shifted into more routine consulting work for another client after that, the creative-well dried up. Hence, no blogging, here at the PXLTD blog or my own personal blog. So how do we strike a balance? If I want to encourage my staff to blog, I need to give them the right ingredients, which include inspiration, interesting client opportunities and less distractions. With those key ingredients, people will find the time, no matter how busy they are, myself included. Being able to intersperse those ingredients amongst our client work (which sometimes is routine and not overly creative) is important. Going forward, I'm going to put a standing task in my calender...not to blog - you can't force that process. Rather, I will add a task to look for and forward on items of interest and to seek out interesting opportunities that will spark creativity for myself and my staff. That in turn, should spark some interesting blogging ideas even when we find ourselves in the midst of normal client work.

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Now that school is out for summer, families are about to cram into cars together on their way to the beach, the Grand Canyon, or that shining metropolis in the travel guide Mom bought six months ago. The family road trip is a rite of passage akin to the hero’s journey into the underworld, where untold horrors must be faced and tribulations overcome before reaching the desired destination. Games of “slug-bug” become full-on fist fights, riotous filibustering occurs with each change of the radio station, and every three minutes the tormented scream of “Will you stop touching me?” reverberates through a vehicle that, no matter its actual size, will always be too small. It’s enough to make you turn that car around and call the whole thing off, and just like your parents before you, you will issue that threat word for word. Or, you could just stock up on a few essential supplies to make the long trip as pleasant as possible. Here are a few tips to help your family reach its vacation destination on time and with minimal psychological trauma. Get a Plan in Place The first real challenge of a road trip is getting from point A to point B. You’re going to need a strategy to get everyone there in one piece in time for the hotel checkin. First, it’s already going to be a long trip, so don’t complicate things by improvising a shortcut. The Garmin nuvi 50 5” GPS Receiver will show you the fastest route to your destination, and if you decide to go off the beaten path, it will recalculate your route and get you back to civilization. It’s also a good idea to hook up a Cobra ESD9270 9-Band Radar/Laser Detector so you can watch your speed. We all go a little over the speed limit sometimes, but knowing you’re being clocked will remind you to take your time and drive safely. Finally, Waze is a handy app for Android and iOS that combines GPS and social elements to connect you to other drivers. Users keep each other updated about traffic jams, changing road conditions and speed traps, making Waze a real-time navigation tool that gets you where you need to be faster and with fewer headaches. There are even a few fun geo-gaming elements like leveling up after you’ve driven a certain number of miles. Keep the Troops Entertained Once your plan’s in place and you’re on the road, the next trial you’ll have to face is keeping everyone in the car entertained. Enter the iPod touch. You’ll get valuable hours of peace and quiet from the family if they all have their own music to listen to, games to play and videos to watch. A good game of “Angry Birds” will help everyone take out the frustrations of a confining car ride on the evil pigs instead of each other. When the batteries start running low, charge them up with an Enercell 12VDC 3-Outlet Vehicle Power Adapter and a few Enercell Tablet and Smartphone Chargers. The 3-Outlet adapter will ensure that everyone’s device chargers are accommodated, even if you only have one vehicle outlet. If having three outlets still isn’t enough, go wireless and tap into some solar power with the Solio Bolt Solar Charger. With this many charging options, everyone will be up and running again in no time. While the iPods are charging, the family is going to have to compromise on what to listen to. You can find something for everyone with 130+ unique XM Satellite Radio stations and the SiriusXM Skydock. The Skydock lets you listen to XM over your iPhone or iPod, and the FM transmitter beams the music through your vehicle’s standard stereo. It also charges your device while you listen. Bonus. With any luck, the radio will buy you enough time for the iPods to charge. Now you can play some classic car games with modern technology. Try “License Plate Travel Game” from iTunes and see who can spot the most out-of-state plates over the course of the trip. If your family uses Android devices, Marathon Travel Games has the license plate game as well, but also includes “Car Bingo”, a staple of the road trip. Make Graceful Exits One final thing to help you have a smooth road trip: when you have to stop, stop strategically with these great apps: Gas Buddy—When it’s time to fill ‘er up, stopping at the right gas station can save you some cash. Gas Buddy tracks prices at all the stations near you so you’ll never overpay for petrol. SitOrSquat Bathroom finder—There’s nothing worse than making a pit stop at a grimy, frightening truck stop that looks like it’s never been cleaned. SitOrSquat’s user-generated reviews will guide you to the cleanest bathrooms on the road. iExit Interstate Exit Guide—What do you do when one kid will only eat chicken nuggets from Wendy’s and the other only from McDonald’s? Well, you need to find a highway exit with BOTH fast food joints or risk a pouty child upsetting the delicate tranquility in the car. iExit tells you everything located at each major highway exit, so if you combine its powers with the other two apps, you can make just one successful pit stop exit and get the family back on the road in no time. With a little luck and planning, the family will emerge from the car, stretch their legs and still be able to tolerate each other for the next few days of sightseeing, rest and relaxation. Have any other great road trip tips or want to share where your family’s going this summer? Let us know in the comments.

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With the development of science and technology, computer has become more and more popular in our daily life, which is intended to be a part of our life. But at the same time it also brings the safety problem, because increasing number of bad people would like to break into computer systems to steal the secret information. It seems that computer safety has been a serious problem by now. Maybe you could learn something about the safety terms in Microsoft so that you could adopt the different methods according to different cases. What is malware? In fact malware, short for “malicious software”, is any kind of software which is installed without your complete permission and is not in need at all.The famous malware areviruses, worms, and Trojan horses, which are almost known to us all. Even though you are not familiar with them, you must have heard of it at ordinary times. If you want to protect your computer from the malware, you could make sure that the automatic updating is turned on all the time to get the latest updates. 2 antispyware software Antispyware software helps protect your computer, and prevent the pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other adverse software. Every computer user must keep antispyware software up to date in order to keep in touch with the latest spyware. Aimed at protecting our computer, we could use Microsoft Security Essentials, free download software, to be against spyware and other malicious software. A firewall is used to help screen out hackers, viruses, and worms that try to attack your computer through the Internet.In fact, if you are the one who use the computer at home, the most efficient and important step is to enable firewall when you start your computer. A virus will slip through and infect you; the only effective way by protecting yourself is using a firewall. A firewall monitors your Internet connections and allows you to specify which programs are allowed to connect and which are not. 4 antivirus software Antivirus software is a kind of computer program which can be used to test, defend, and take actions to remove or delete malicious software program. As we all know, computer virus is some programs, which can specially disturb computer operation. So we should update antivirus software in regular time to prevent against the latest virus. 5 Windows password Besides the above mentioned software, you could have an alternative at the same time, namely Windows password. With a password like this, you can prevent your privacy from being let out or being viewed. Of course you should set up a Windows password reset disk to set the password reset in case that you forget it. As a computer user, you should have a general knowledge of these safety terms so that you can protect your computer better. And with these terms, your computer can be protected better than that without them. In a word, please have a brief understanding of them in the first place, and then you could know how important they are.

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Competitions, contests and giveaways are a great way to increase your fans, increase awareness of your page and retain their interest and keep them engaged. Last week Facebook made some quite significant changes to the Facebook Promotion Guidelines (Updated: May 11th) affecting those who own and run promotions on Facebook Pages. Facebook have also removed some specific rules with regards to running promotions to minors (13 – 17yrs). They have also provided more opportunities for previously prohibited categories: i.e. stated that there is no longer prohibition on certain types of promotions such as alcohol, diary, gambling. View more information here over at Inside Facebook: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/05/17/age-residency-industry-restrictions-promotions/ We believe the reason why they are being quite significant with their changes, is their personal quest (and it makes sense) to remove themselves as middle-men between marketers and the varying laws throughout the world. We share our thoughts on the changes surrounding Facebook Promotions below: looking at what we now can’t do, can do and how to roll with the changes. Promotions on Facebook The main point to shout about is that Facebook no longer want you to use their mechanics i.e. like a page, like a post, send a snap as a way of entering a contest. However section 4 in the guidelines is quite interesting, as it points out that “A like” must not be a condition of entry. Which means you could encourage “a like” to go and find out about the competition. Example: you could run the competition on your own website and give instructions on how to enter on your Facebook page. Hide the competition details on Facebook to “Fans only”. This will encourage people to like your page and will not be in breach of the guidelines. View the Promotion Guidelines here: http://www.facebook.com/promotions_guidelines.php (Date of last review: May 11, 2011) The new guidelines make sense The new Facebook guidelines do make perfect sense. It takes all the competition queries, complaints etc away from them and passes these back to the brand. Scenario: Imagine if you really wanted to enter “that competition” to “Win Tickets to see Take That backstage”, you had to send in a story to say “Why you should win”. You spent “1 week working on it” and when you went to upload the entry, “Facebook went down”. You would shout at Facebook wouldn’t you rather than Take That! So Facebook have released these new easy to read guidelines to basically say: My words: “You can run the competitions and contests but make sure it is clear that they are nothing to do with us, as we can't handle the grief. Thanks”. The Future for Facebook promotions You can keep up to date with the latest happenings, guidelines by following: http://www.facebook.com/FacebookPages. We also like to follow: http://www.facebook.com/marketing for marketing solutions and inspirational ideas from other brands. Facebook has included a very clear definition of what constitutes a promotion: “a contest, competition, sweepstakes or other similar offering,” where “by ‘contest’ or ‘competition’ (Facebook means) a promotion that includes a prize of monetary value and a winner determined on the basis of skill (i.e., through judging based on specific criteria)” and “by ‘sweepstakes’ (Facebook means) a promotion that includes a prize of monetary value and a winner selected on the basis of chance.” By no means is this is not the end of Facebook Promotions, they are simply inviting you to be more creative in your use of external applications and linking into your fans that like to live on Facebook. Don’t abuse the Facebook mechanics The new promotion guidelines clearly state that you must not use the Facebook mechanics as part of a contest. This involves mechanics of any fan, uploading, commenting, or liking a page that will be judged. Section 4: of the promotions guidelines does however encourage interaction on Facebook and indicates that actual entry has to be through an external application. View the snippet from section 4 below: Section 4: “You must not condition registration or entry upon the user taking any action using any Facebook features or functionality other than liking a Page, checking in to a Place, or connecting to your app. For example, you must not condition registration or entry upon the user liking a Wall post, or commenting or uploading a photo on a Wall.” Facebook Promotion Guidelines, May 2011. So as you 'must not condition registration', this means you can use Facebook Updates to say “Come and enter our competition here” and off your site you can tell people to join your Facebook Page for exclusive offers from your company as long as the next step is click here to enter the competition. A few scenario examples of what you can no longer do on Facebook 1. Father's Day promotion: Upload a photo of your Dad and tell us why he is COOL!! for him to Win XY. 2. Share your snap: Please like the snap you want to win. 3. Comment on our update and tell us “why you love us” and you could win XXX. 4. Like us and in XX months, we will choose a random winner of YYYY. Use of External Applications The promotion guidelines state that “all promotions” on Facebook need to be run within an App that you or your digital agency have created (you keep the email addresses) or on a 3rd Party Application (such as Wildfire, Involver). Please note that most third party apps will charge you and they often receive the email addresses, not you, so there are clear benefits of creating your own App or Canvas Page. Find out more about Apps on Facebook here or contact us. Be the owner of the competition The new guidelines strongly indicate that you need to make sure you don’t make it look that Facebook are affiliated with your company / competition, via text and images and logos at the competition landing page and also be clear in the terms and conditions that Facebook is simply a channel. Remember also re: the 'can't dos', that you are NOW not allowed to contact the WINNER on Facebook, this includes via messages, chat and wall posts. You will need to receive their email address and contact the winners off Facebook. Once you have notified them via an off Facebook channel, then you can post congratulations on your wall and thank others for entering. How to roll with it 1. Design an App which integrates with your website competition module and Facebook or design an iFrame page and have an email opt in for the competition, or create the email opt in on your site and direct Facebook users there. We saw a great example of a competition Facebook App over at the Science Museum Facebook Page, see the image below, which shows email opt in and link to the terms and conditions. 2. Make sure you list in your Terms and Conditions that this competitions is nothing to do with Facebook “I give permission for (name of company) to contact me using the entered details provided if I am the successful recipient of the prize. I acknowledge the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. I understand I am providing information to (name of company) and not to Facebook" 3. Notify the winner via email. Once the winner has received notification they you can broadcast their name on the FB page. “We recently connected XX to let them know that they are the winner of YY...congratulations” We have a new mantra in the Flashlight Search Marketing office: "when designing social media contests always consider not just the creators but the spectators and the voters too. Create a tick list on contest mechanics, web development and off site integration" This mantra especially rings true with the new FB promotion guidelines. If you need assistance in running a competition or setting up an onsite competition module to integrate with Facebook, an iFrame app or opt-in form on your website then please give the Rocktime Sales team a call, so that they can organise this for you. Author: Sarah Griffiths

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After announcing our blog naming contest, and having the story picked up by New York Magazine‘s Grub Street, hundreds of submissions poured in. Competition proved to be fierce. More than a few candidates sought to gain an upper hand by reminding us that Russ & Daughters had catered their son’s bris, that winning this would make their bubbe so proud, that their father knew the Russ daughters from way back when, etc. Deliberations in the back room of Russ & Daughters were similarly intense. In the end, Lox Populi (or “Lox of the People”) prevailed, though we can’t help but share the other finalists with you. The runner-up is actually our own Ron Riccio, a veteran lox-slicer and the head of our shipping department. His entry: The Well Read Herring. Catchy isn’t it? We were quite fond of it ourselves and have resolved to use it in the future. Perhaps it’s the perfect title for a Russ & Daughters literary review. Other notable entries that made it to the short list are: - The Daily Schmear (Doug Miller, Tara Berman and Bruce Kaiser) - Kvetch and Kvell (Jeff Kopitao, Bruce Kaiser, and Grub Street) - Appetizing (Mark Appel, Christopher Bonanos and “Allergic Girl”) - Lox Vox (Dee Siegel) - Paper Thin (Christopher Meehan) - Schmaltz (Jill Siegel) Thanks to everyone who wrote in with wit, humor and chutzpah. - Niki Russ Federman

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Maybe it’s a bit neurotic to drink a cup of The Republic of Tea’s Be Active tea made for each phase of my exercise or daily routine. Since the set of teas is a caffeine-free, herbal blend made with green rooibos–that is full of antioxidants–the benefit exceeds my neurosis. Besides, drinking a few cups is a global benefit (good karma), because the tea is sustainably and economically helping the rainforest and a community in Zeekoevlei Farm in South Africa. It’s why this set of teas are Rainforest Alliance certified. Continue reading Posted in African Heritage & Health Week, Baking, Breakfast, Fresh Food Fast, Kwanzaa Recipes, Recipes, Yogurt Tagged baking, Be Active Tea, exercise, Farro Yogurt Muffins, grain, Green Rooibos, herbal blends, herbal tea, tea, the republic of tea, wellness, workout The generation who actually heard Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous speech, I Have a Dream, in 1963, were closer to the realities of slavery. They were the babies who bounced on their grandparents laps. Their grandparents were the babies of former slaves. Perhaps, after slavery, people should have been content with just living. Maybe the next generation should have been fine with living within a “separate but equal” culture of hate. I suppose my generation should be happy to pretend Affirmative Action isn’t needed, and the reality of living in at least the middle class is fading into a dream of the past. Luckily for us, each generation was never content as they continued to march for their rights over the foundation of their ancestor’s sacrifice. They were the brave who dared to dream. In honor of my Great-Grandparents who crossed the Atlantic ocean towards an unknown land, those who worked the fields from sunrise to sunset, those who wandered the South looking for lost loved ones after the Emancipation Proclamation, those who took a chance to move away from what they knew to venture out west and own a ranch on acres of land, those who joined the military and returned to marching against segregation, the grandfathers who worked in Detroit’s car factories, and those who would become the first kids in the family to earn a college degree… to them, it would be easy for me to live in peace. Continue reading When pictures of these rich sweet potato biscuits were first posted to my social media sites, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Fans were promised the story and recipe would publish in a few days. I’m now writing this in the last days of December in the super early hours of the morning because of a sleepless night. One wonders just how crazy I was to make a promise during the week of Thanksgiving holiday and during the launch of this year’s KwanzaaCulinarians.com. Continue reading

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Ever wondered what white tea is? Why we call it white anyway? Here are a few interesting facts about white tea, made from the plant Camellia sinensis: - White tea is similar to green tea in that it has undergone little processing and no fermentation whatsoever. - The leaves are harvested before they open fully, when the unopened buds are still covered by thin silvery white hair. Hence the white tea name. - White tea has a subtle and slightly sweet flavor that sharpens the senses without overwhelming the tongue, whereas green tea has a “grassy” taste. - There is 25% to 30% less caffeine in white tea than in green tea, though it depends on the variety. - White tea health benefits are the highest among the tea family¹. - It is more expensive than green or black tea because white tea is scarcer. Yet, at Savorique, white tea is as cheap as black or green tea. Note 1: Science Daily “”White Tea Could Keep You Healthy and Looking Young”", (August 14, 2009) and Science Daily “”White Tea Beats Green Tea In Fighting Germs”", (May 28, 2004).

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Two chances to win didn’t make Friday’s Name That Council contest twice as easy. Only 42 people correctly guessed at least one of the two mystery council patches. Of those 42, just 25 correctly guessed both. Those of you who follow Scouting magazine on Facebook were given a helpful clue: both of the councils hail from the same state. Did that clue help? As always, I used a random-number generator to select the winners. There were two drawings—one for each patch. Entrants who had one correct answer received an entry in each drawing. Entrants who guessed both patches correctly received two entries in each drawing. The answers are: Old Hickory Council (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Tuscarora Council (Goldsboro, N.C.). Here are the winners: - Old Hickory Council patch: Ammon Weeks of the Inland Northwest Council in Idaho. - Tuscarora Council patch: John Papp of the Twin Rivers Council in New York. Congratulations! Come back on Friday for the next Name That Council.

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In Scouting, knives are a double-edged sword. Used safely, they’re part of a rite of passage for boys and a chance for leaders to impart important lessons to help Scouts become “Prepared. For Life.” But inevitably, some Scout will do his best Crocodile Dundee impression and show up at summer camp with the 10-inch sheath knife his uncle bought him. The BSA keeps its knife policy intentionally vague (see below), offering suggestions but leaving specific policies up to individual units. Does your pack, troop, team, or crew have a policy? Units with knife policies often set a specific maximum blade length and other restrictions. Others leave it up to their Scouts’ common sense and only intervene if the need arises — such as confiscating a Scout’s big sheath knife or butterfly-style knife and returning it to his parents after the trip. Whether you have a policy or are considering creating one, first read what the Guide to Safe Scouting says: A sharp pocketknife with a can opener on it is an invaluable backcountry tool. Keep it clean, sharp, and handy. Avoid large sheath knives. They are heavy and awkward to carry, and unnecessary for most camp chores except for cleaning fish. Since its inception, Boy Scouting has relied heavily on an outdoor program to achieve its objectives. This program meets more of the purposes of Scouting than any other single feature. We believe we have a duty to instill in our members, youth and adult, the knowledge of how to use, handle, and store legally owned knives with the highest concern for safety and responsibility. Remember—knives are not allowed on school premises, nor can they be taken aboard commercial aircraft. The Guide to Safe Scouting doesn’t get more specific than that, but most states do. Some states restrict knife length — in Texas, for example, a knife with a blade longer than 5.5 inches is deemed “illegal.” Others forbid certain kinds of knives, such as throwing knives. This site aggregates state knife laws, so check your state’s laws today and be in the know. How to create a policy In keeping with the youth-led spirit of Boy Scout troops, Venturing crews, and Varsity teams, you’re better off letting the Scouts set their own policy. Involving them in the process ensures that they’ll take ownership in the policy and will more effectively follow and enforce it. Suggest they address knife length, kinds of knives allowed, how many knives each Scout can bring, proper storage, Totin’ Chip requirements, and anything else that addresses specific needs in your unit. And don’t forget to print out your state’s knife laws and give that to your youth leaders to consult. Pretty soon, you’ll have a policy that allows — encourages, even — the safe use of knives in Scouting. Take the poll Need your own knife? Win one! Speaking of knives, don’t forget to enter the CUT ABOVE GIVEAWAY for a chance to take home one of six great knives. Contest ends Aug. 31, 2012. What do you think? I’d love to know whether packs, troops, teams, and crews have specific knife policies. If so, what do they include? Do you specify a maximum blade length? What about quantity — can Scouts carry multiple knives? Leave your thoughts below. Photo by Flickr user herzogbr.

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We’re rebuilding ScraperWiki. For three years, we’ve been helping people get, clean and analyse data on the web. Our key insight was that you need to write code to do that, and we should make writing that code as easy as possible. Earlier this year, we realised that that isn’t enough. ScraperWiki Classic, as we now call the original ScraperWiki, falls into a gap. It’s neither flexible enough for most programmers, nor simple enough for most non-programmers. There’s a bunch of people who love it, right in the middle. Our plan was to push that sideways – add more features to make it useful to programmers, and add tools to make it useful to anyone. We listened and watched our users and found it wasn’t going to work. To make ScraperWiki useful to enough people now, we have to make it powerful and geeky enough for programmers, and, right at the other end, supply code-free tools that anyone can use straight away. So that’s what we’re making. One unified platform that exposes the true power of a raw UNIX environment and a set of industry standards (like HTTP and SQL) for programmers; and that also, at the other end, builds on those foundations to give non-programmers access to a whole ecosystem of powerful, code-free, web-based tools for data science. Everything is transparent, and every tool, no matter how simple, has a “view source” button so we can all get to, edit, and learn from the code underneath. But more than transparency and code, ScraperWiki has always been about community. And that’s never going to change: By sharing one platform, the power-users can learn from the programmers, or use the tools they create, while the programmers can work with each other, and use the power-user tools to simplify the boring bits of coding. If that sounds like your sort of data hub, stay tuned: We’ll be introducing the new ScraperWiki in the New Year. If you want to know more about the theory and practice of bringing “end-user computing” (letting people make their own custom apps) to everyone, I recommend Bonnie Nardi’s book A Small Matter of Programming.

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By Candace Dempsey Coming up: On November 18, Rudy Guede’s appeal begins and will last perhaps two days. On November 20, the trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaaele Sollecito reopens with closing arguments. On November 27, the much-postponed verdict in the abuse-of-power trial for prosecutor Giuliano Mignini may finally arrive, but … could be delayed once again. The rumor is that it may not be announced until after the verdict in the Knox/Sollecito trial. That may come as early as December 3-5. Lawyers for Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito promise huge surprises when the world’s most tabloid-genic murder trial restarts September 14. Shockers can’t be good news for supposed conspirator Rudy Guede. He opted for an abbreviated trial, got slammed with 30 years, and will appeal the guilty verdict on November 18. All three are accused of murdering and sexually assaulting Meredith Kercher, a British exchange student, in Perugia, Italy, on November 1, 2007. The problem for the prosecution: It never showed Rudy conspiring with the co-conspirators. Now PMs Giuliano Mignini and Manuela Comodi must cool their heels in Judge Giancarlo Massei’s courtroom. The defense teams for Amanda and Raffaele get to speak. Look for Raffaele’s team to take direct shots at Rudy Guede. They point out Raffaele never met Rudy–except in court, never the best place to socialize. Nor has Rudy been eager to establish a buddy relationship. He’s always said he was a stranger to Raffaele, Amanda’s Italian boyfriend, a wealthy doctor’s son. Everyone agrees Rudy did meet both of the beautiful foreign girls, Meredith and Amanda. But only because he played basketball with the boys who lived in the downstairs flat from them at via Della Pergola 7, in the house where the murder occurred. No one saw either girl out with the club-loving loafer, a jobless 20-year-old, hard-pressed to pay his rent. Amanda did place him on a police list of visitors to the downstairs flat, but couldn’t even provide his name. Stefano Bonassi, one of the downstairs boys, said Rudy had been over only two times, one night falling asleep on their toilet. Police admit Rudy never called or emailed Meredith, Amanda or Raffaele. Police found no trace of them in his apartment, nor did they discover his DNA in Raffaele’s flat. Yet he is supposed to have participated in a sex game with the three college students that ended in Meredith’s refusal and death. A theory for which the prosecution has presented little evidence, other than numerous attempts to portray Amanda as sluttish and manipulative. A black widow. Judge Paolo Michelli, during the pretrial, took the conspiracy for granted. He boasted that he began his reasoning with all three suspects in the murder room. So much for innocent until proven guilty. One thing is certain: Rudy didn’t belong in the upstairs flat in the cottage. He had never been a lodger, boyfriend, guest or anything else. Yet police found his DNA on the victim, inside her body, on her purse and in other locations. His conviction was no surprise. Police nabbed Rudy the old-fashioned way. They found his bloody hand print on a pillowcase under the victim. They matched it to his Italian ID card and launched an international manhunt. They tracked him down in Germany, where he’d fled, sleeping on trains and river barges. German police brought him in on November 20, nearly three weeks after Meredith died. He eventually admitted he’d been in the flat on the night she was murdered, but claimed they had a date and another man had stabbed her to death. Rudy also claimed to have seen this man–a tall left-handed Italian–and grappled with him, accounting for the cuts police found on Rudy’s hands. He said he was so rattled that he took off after this encounter. Too panicked even to call for an ambulance, he left Meredith to bleed to death. He went home to change out of his bloodstained pants. He topped off the evening by joining friends at the Domus disco at 2:30 a.m. All of this by his own admission. Before the trial shut down for the summer recess, Sollecito’s team managed to wedge in Rudy’s previous brushes with the law, including two break-ins in which he allegedly entered via windows and was armed with knives. Both teams have sought to portray Rudy as the lone wolf of Piazza Grimana. Now they’re getting some help from the press. This week the Italian glossy Oggi posted stills from CCTV camera footage taken on November 1 beginning at 7:41. Reporter Giangavino Sulas says the photos show a figure dressed like Rudy Guede leaving the parking garage and heading over to the cottage–and then coming back about 20 minutes later. The young man in the wool hat does wear a “husky” coat very similar to the one Rudy was wearing when arrested. The figure is also wearing the same shoes that Rudy admits to wearing on the night of the murder: Nike Outbreak 2s, with the telltale white stripe on the bottom. When Rudy fled Perugia, he took those shoes with him and dumped them and his bloody pants somewhere in Germany. Much later he admitted that–while wearing those shoes on the night of the killing–he had made the bloody shoe print next to Meredith’s bed. Prosecutors had blamed that print on Raffaele even when his lawyers made an appeal to the Supreme Court in Rome in April 2008. In fact, it was considered grave evidence against him. Rudy admitted the truth in late May 2008, too late to help Raffaele, and only after police had discovered the empty Nike Outbreak 2 shoebox in his flat and matched that model to the bloody shoe print. Only then did he say, “Yes, the print is mine” to PM Mignini in a face-to-face. According to Oggi, defense experts will now display many more Rudy footprints from the murder room. Professor Francesco Vinci, of the University of Bari’s department of Forensic Medicine, has examined the pillowcase on which the victim lay. Judge Massei granted him permission to enter Rome’s forensics lab from Judge Massei. What he saw astonished him. As Oggi says: “With the use of Crimescope which helps to select prints, treated chemically with fluorescing products, he found on the pillow case five good prints (3 superimposed) of a left shoe that delineates a sole that corresponds and measures exactly to a Nike Outbreak 2, size 45. Thus the foot of Guede. The disconcerting thing is that on that pillowcase the forensic police found only 2 traces: one of Guede and the other of a woman size 37.” The police have tried to pin the latter print, not too convincingly, on Amanda. “Today the discovery of Prof. Vinci bewilders everyone. On this cushion only the youth of color has ‘walked.’ The report of the professor will be presented in court at the re-start of the trial and will surely be at the center of a clash between experts. Will he succeed in establishing the truth?” Oggi contends that all of the blood-stained footprints in Kercher’s bedroom are Rudy’s size 11 Nike Outbreak 2 shoeprints. Lorenzo Rinaldi, the director of print identity in the Rome forensic police division said that in court in May 2009. Oggi goes further, saying there are no women’s shoeprints in the room at all. And all of the prints appear to be from Rudy’s left foot. Look for more fireworks over the missing data that made Judge Massei close down the trial early. Adriano Tagliabracci, a well-respected forensic geneticist, will be back on the stand on Monday, addressing that very issue. The judge shut down his testimony when it was discovered that defense lawyers hadn’t received all of the evidence analyzed by the forensic police in Rome. The judge demanded it all be turned over by the end of July. (Note: Judge Massei has now ruled that the defendants were not wronged by documentation withheld for a year and a half. Their lawyers continue to press for complete documentation. Many questions remain unanswered). The rumor is the defense received many pages, but not the key information they were seeking. As Oggi says: “They foresee other interruptions because Giulia Bongiorno, Luca Maori and Luciano Ghirga, the defense lawyers of Sollecito and Amanda, will question at least two super experts: one on the bra clasp of Mez on which was found the DNA of Sollecito, and the other on the knife, the presumed crime weapon, on which was found the DNA of Amanda and that of the victim.” We can expect “a fiery trial phase: the defense has announced sensational findings of a degree to demonstrate the innocence of the two ex-lovers and also the construction of false proof against them.” The drawing below is from the Oggi story. It shows the five footprints from the murder room and–an even bigger surprise–a Rudy-attributed footprint from the famous room with the broken window (a room once occupied by Filomena Romanelli). The defense contends Rudy Guede broke in that way; the prosecution insists the broken window was part of an elaborate staging. We’ll be hearing more about all six footprints in court. Below you can see the two images that will highlight the debate at the re-start of the hearing. Oggi says: “To the left, a diagram of glass lying next to a shoe print left by Rudy Guede. For the lawyers of Amanda and Raffaele this is another sign against the Ivorian: it would show that he entered the house after breaking down a window. To the right, the five prints that, to his astonishment, Prof. Vinci (Sollecito’s expert) found on the pillowcase of the cushion on which lay the body of Meredith. There is an entire left shoe print and the sole is of a Nike Outbreak 2 number 45, the same worn by Guede the night of the crime.” Note: The left photo shows exhibit A on the tile; the right shows the five left shoe prints on the pillowcase, one in the center, 3 overlapping ones in a group a half-step to the left, and one below the other 4, turned to the right. * Feet of a killer: Here is another set of footprints, said to be Rudy Guede’s, heading across the living room floor. Stefanoni note: courtesy of Frank Sfarzo, Perugia Shock. He also has a followup on the first day of testimony, after this story was written. Here’s Rudy when the guilty verdict was delivered in September 2008. Here is a Sky News Video from November 2, 2007 at the very beginning of the case. You can see Meredith’s Facebook and many other reminders of her happy, outgoing personality. Meredith’s Last Moments A video wrapup of the Meredith Kercher trial from MSNBC, September 27, 2009

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Seattle houseboats: Seattle floating homes are the ultimate in Seattle waterfront property – Seattle houseboat inventory has been low lately – obviously a change in season has something to do with the fact that there are not that many houseboats for sale right now, but the interest in these floating homes is still going strong. Lake Union Houseboats: And why shouldn’t it be? Seattle has some beautiful waterfront properties all around the Puget Sound, but none are so perfect as a houseboat. Seattle houseboats are the ultimate in waterfront living and Lake Union is the heart of the city. Whether you are on the Eastlake, Southlake, Westlake, or Northlake side or in Portage Bay, Seattle floating homes offer an oasis for the waterfront lifestyle. Seattle houseboat real estate market: If you are thinking about selling your Seattle floating home for some reason, please let us know as there are a ton of interested parties and not a lot of Seattle houseboat to go around! You can see what I mean by checking out the slim pickings available right now: In the mean time, stay warm and please have a safe and Happy New Year! © Seattle Afloat: Seattle houseboats blog about floating home life on Lake Union ©Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services (Seattle real estate – search all MLS listings from all companies for FREE), SeattleAfloat.com (Seattle Houseboats), GreenLakeLoop.com (Green Lake Blog), QueenAnneBoulevard.com (Queen Anne Blog) More info? [email protected] 206-251-5948

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Can old rubber tires be converted into fuel? That’s the idea behind a Tacoma company by the name of Organic Energy Conservation Co.. The company, which generates an alternative fuel by vaporizing rubber at high temperatures, plans to open a 30,000-square-foot processing facility near Yakima. About two dozen people will be employed at the facility, which the company says will be a “showcase” for another 15 to 20 plants that it hopes to open in the next decade. Eventually, Organic Energy plans to create as much as 20,000 gallons of fuel a day from its tire recycling program. Organic Energy is not the only Pacific Northwest startup looking to turn old tires into fuel. Bellevue-based Reklaim Technologies says on its Web site that one tire yields 1.37 gallons of oil. “That is a tremendously valuable resource that, until now, has been languishing untapped in our nation’s landfills,” the company writes. UPDATE: Bill Rose, a managing member at Organic Energy, said that they have not received permits for the plant, which is tentatively slated to open next spring. The company, which currently has no employees, was formed in the past two months with technology from Powergen International of Australia and Ambient Energy of Los Angeles, he said. While the tire recycling market has received some “bad press” with many people professing to have mastered the technology, Rose said that Organic Energy has a “unique process” that has been tested in other countries.

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– Aldon Smith has 19 1/2 sacks. If he gets 3 1/2 more, he will break the league record held by Michael Strahan. Question: When Smith gets closer to the record, will Brett Favre un-retire and fall down to give Smith the record? – Smith should have been credited with a sack and a half for his first sack Sunday. Smith is now getting fan mail from biker-bar bouncers. – Isn’t it surprising that we haven’t heard any Favre comeback rumors? Until now. – Colin Kaepernick critics, who note that he has played some really ordinary ball the last two games, no doubt would rather have Andrew Luck. Well, Luck wasn’t available when the 49ers drafted. And on Sunday, in the Colts’ 27-23 win over the Titans, Luck was 16-for-34 passing, for 196 yards. Against the Dolphins, Kaepernick was 18-for-23 for 185 yards. Also, Luck didn’t run for a 50-yard touchdown. – No, I’m not saying Kaepernick is better than Luck. I’m saying nobody gets eye-popping stats every week. – Wally Pipp scouted Lou Gehrig at Columbia University, urged the Yankees to sign Gehrig and helped develop Gehrig. Et tu, Lou? – The sky is falling, and Alex Smith’s demotion is going to cause NFL players to hide concussions for fearing of losing their jobs. Folks, NFL players already hide concussions. Even the dumbest NFL players are aware that there are more large, angry, muscular young men in America than there are NFL jobs, and players will do just about anything to keep their jobs. Already widely reported: Many NFL players admit to cheating on their baseline cognition tests, so that when concussed, it will be easier to get back to “normal” and be OK’d to return to action. – If the NFL is serious about concussion treatment, it will ramp up its concussion-detection system. – Wally Pipp had a career year in 1924 (.295, 114 RBIs), the season before he got Colin Kaepernick’d. – We’re all Wally Pipps waiting to happen.

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Projects expected to benefit seven states in the Mississippi River Basin LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A $32 million set of projects across seven states in the Mississippi River Basin will restore a variety of wetland types, from Iowa to Louisiana. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will work with state agencies and private groups to embark upon the water quality and wetland restoration projects. The bulk of the money, $20 million, will go to restoration of hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, from Wickliff, Ky., to Baton Rouge, La. The work will focus on acreage in the batture — land between the water's edge and the levee. The rich land floods regularly and supports a variety of wildlife. The project will involve more than 7,000 acres this year and up to 30,000 acres when completed. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in an interview that the program is targeting areas with "pressing natural resources issues." The program, run through the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, enlists private landowners to help restore wetlands they own. "We're showing the country that voluntary conservation programs can work," Vilsack said. The project along the Mississippi River will be carried out with the Mississippi River Trust as a partner. The trust is a charitable partner that works with private landowners often to create conservation easements. The landowner can receive tax benefits while helping preserve ecologically sensitive land. The work will include restoration of 7,280 acres this year, and up to 30,000 acres once the project is completed. In Iowa, the USDA is devoting $6 million to restore 1,020 acres in an area known as the Prairie Pothole Region. The work will focus on the Raccoon River wetland to improve wildlife habitat, water quality and prevent flooding in the Raccoon and Des Moines river watersheds. The USDA devoted $3 million to a project along the Cache and White rivers in Arkansas, where The Nature Conservancy will work with landowners to protect or restore 2,000 acres of wetland habitat this year. When the project is complete it is planned to cover 6,000 acres. A smaller scale project along the Cache and L'Anguille rivers in northeast Arkansas will cost $215,000 to create conservation buffers to reduce sediment and fertilizer that runs off into the waterways. The project will include 100 acres this year and, ultimately, 600 acres. "All of this has been designed to create a healthy outdoors," Vilsack said, adding that pristine natural areas attract hikers, hunters, birdwatchers and others, helping boost local rural economies. --Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press

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Jean Poplaski, Willowbrook 1 package fresh spinach 1 jar roasted peppers, drained 6 portobello mushrooms 1 medium eggplant, long and narrow Bread crumbs mixed with grated cheese 1 egg with milk, beaten Salt and pepper, to taste Mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch slices Cook spinach in salted water until tender and drain. Season with olive oil and garlic. Cool until room temperature. Cut roasted peppers into 2-inch pieces and season with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill mushrooms until tender, and cool. Slice eggplant into 1/4-inch rounds. Dip in egg mixture then bread crumbs. Fry in olive oil until golden. Drain on paper towels. On a greased baking sheet assemble stack as follows: eggplant, portobello mushroom, slice of mozzarella, spinach, roasted pepper and top with another piece of eggplant. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in pre-heated 350-degree oven for 20 minutes.

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Ever since we first launched Postagram, we have seen people use Postagram in the most creative and amazing ways. Everything from weddings, half marathons, graduations, to gyms referrals and store coupons, just to name a few. So we thought about it, and have come up with a version of Postagram just for events and business. Now introducing… It’s the the same mobile app that our users are used to, but with some more awesome features that make it easier to use on a large scale, and easier to engage with customers and clients. Just to highlight: A Postagram Engage account gives the user access to their dashboard, where they can create multiple campaigns for various occasions. Each of these campaigns will have predetermined messaging and will appear in the mobile app, ready to be used. Click on a campaign to customize it: 1. Upload a logo. 2. Write a pre-determined message. This can personalized for the client in the mobile app. 3. Upon ordering a Postagram the recipient will receive an email with a digital version of the Postagram and have the option of tweeting it. 4. Customize the email that lets the recipient know a Postagram is coming to their mailbox. 5. Instead of entering in an address, the user can instead enter in an email, and the recipient will receive an email asking for an address. The Postagram Engage mobile app will have the customized campaigns in it, and the user can choose to enter in an email instead of an address. We have partnered with Bing (at Sundance), Gilt Groupe, and NASCAR to do various events and we are looking to bring Postagram Engage to select businesses. If you or someone you know would like to use Postagram Engage, we would be more than happy to set up an account for you, just contact Jen at [email protected].

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Horse Water Ballet Colby: So, shifting gears (and equestrian pursuits), today the Olympic Grand Prix dressage competition got underway in Greenwich. And we kicked the day off with a proper celebration: Sarah wore the human-sized foam finger outfit (yes, that’s a thing…don’t believe me, please see our YouTube channel). Sarah: the security guards were all about the foam finger suit, offering up smiles, laughter and high-fives all around. I did manage to set off the metal detector, thanks to my tall boot zippers and the mic pack, so they gave me a very thorough wanding, but once they were satisfied that I was just a weird American and not a terrorist, they happily let me through. So, the lesson of the day is: you can’t bring a water bottle into the venue, but a foam finger suit is a-OK. Colby: Along with our friends from USEF, we then proceeded to spread joy to the fans by handing out “Dressage is #1″ foam fingers and encouraging the crowds to cheer for Jan and Rafalca. We created what can best be described as a scene, but it was really fun and we met some great people from all over the world. Sarah: You would not believe how fast these things went. We literally couldn’t pull them out of the box all the way before there were three eager pairs of hands on each one. I loved how many people got really excited about it – and not just kids. 20-something guys, 60-year-old grandmas, literally everyone wanted to get in on the fun. And what fun it was. I’ve never posed for so many pictures in my whole life. It’s really weird to think that I’m now going to be tagged as “weird foam finger girl” on about a thousand different Facebook pages. And today was only Day 1 of Dressage! Colby: After jettisoning the foam finger, so as not to incite an Olympic riot by blocking people’s view of the competition, we settled into our seats. The weather has been a recurrent theme and if you were here you would know why. We enjoyed a few beautiful rides in the sun, including leader and hometown-favorite Hester’s gorgeous ride. Then, ominous dark clouds rolled in and the skies opened up like I’ve frankly never seen before. The rain drops were the size of golfballs. Many went scurrying into the bowels of the stadium, but most people stuck it out. It rained so hard and so fast that we were immediately soaked to the bone and there was really no point in retreating. Steffen and Shannon Peters clearly reached the same conclusion and stuck it out in the downpour watching the competition next to us. The weather was certainly a factor for some riders, including Canada’s David Marcus whose horse, Capital, did not want to play the game which unfortunately led to them being excused after a number of bucks and (unplanned) airs above the ground. Then, as suddenly as it started, the clouds parted and the sun came out. Sarah and I came out of our huddles, pulled out our phones and started tweeting again. Thankfully, our camera is waterproof, so we didn’t go completely dark during the deluge and got some great pics, which we are happy to share with you. Sarah: So. Much. Rain. At times the rain was so insane that it was actually funny. I think the weirdest part was that we didn’t really try to do anything to make it better. I mean, I zipped up my raincoat, but I didn’t run for cover or anything. I think Colby had a great point in that it was such an instantaneous soaking that running really wouldn’t have done us any good. But it was a very weird feeling to just sit there and accept the pouring down rain and the soaking wet clothes as my new life. It kind of felt like being that horse that stands in the corner of the field in the midst of a downpour, even though the shed sits empty mere feet away. After sitting through it, I gotta tell you, there’s something wrong with that horse. As for the actual competition, to say that the Brits came out strong would be such a tremendous understatement. Of the 26 pairs that competed today, the Team GB riders went 1 and 2 atop the leaderboard, which is beyond impressive. After Hester’s #1 ride, he joked with the media that he was worried his horse Uthopia might be deaf, given the fact that the horse is just 11 years old, has never competed in a stadium and literally didn’t bat an eye (or an ear) at the very boisterous hometown crowd. Team USA only saw one rider, Jan Ebeling, go today, as Tina, Steffen and Adrienne are all slated for tomorrow. Jan put in a test that he was very happy with. The portions of the ride that he’s been focusing on (passage, piaffe and halt) all came out beautifully. They had a small bauble in the canter pirouette, but nothing drastic, and they put in a solid score of 70.243 to get the US off to a very respectable start. We caught up with Jan and several other members of the Team USA crew during the USEF Network shoot tonight, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for that. The dismissal of the Canadian pair Colby mentioned above is noteworthy because now Team Canada is down to two riders, and thus eliminated from the Team portion of the competition, which you hate to see happen. The final noteworthy portion of the competition was witnessing the 71-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu put in a lovely test about the very sweet-seeming horse, Whisper. In a quick post-ride interview, Hoketsu spoke about the difference between the games now and his first Olympics an astounding 48 years ago. The biggest thing he noted was the quality of the horses and the training. That really got me thinking how much we’re really working to improve the way that we breed, train and care for these magnificent animals, and, as a result, we’re elevating the sport to a whole other level. And as I reflect on that thought now, sitting in my bedroom staring out at the deconstructed cross country course, I feel incredibly proud and honored to be a part of the small role that SmartPak plays in making the world a better place for horses and their riders. Miss the rides and want a play-by-play? You got it!

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Remembering Soap Cruise 2007! Soap Cruise 2009 sets sail on January 22, for four glorious days of sun and sea, excursions and good eating, not to mention a lot of one on one time with you and your favorite soap stars! Soap Opera Fan Blog thought it would be neat for our readers to see some of the great photos Soaps.com, our sister site, took while aboard the first soap cruise! Maybe we’ll see you on this one in two days, or the third annual soap cruise, which will be announced this year! The Bold and the Beautiful’s Ronn Moss (Ridge Forrester) and Julie Pinson (Days’ ex-Billie Reed, As The World Turns’ Janet Snyder) had a blast getting the crowd going at one of the many star/fan interactive events! This one had them acting on stage with fans who wrote their own soap operas! This was the funniest event for the fans, and for the actors! Though all but Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) have left Days of Our Lives for greener pastures, former castmates Julie Pinson (ex-Billie Reed), Brandon Beemer (ex-Shawn Brady), along with Nadia, who, by the way, is Brandon’s real-life girlfriend, took part in the Soap Opera Trivia event! From the looks on their faces, one would think they were stumped, but every star attending made each event a once in a lifetime experience for their fans! If you’d like to see all of the many photos from the first Soap Cruise, please visit Soaps.com’s Photo Events Page today! Photo Credit: Soaps.com Fun fact! Amy Mistretta wrote this story just for you on January 20th, 2009 |

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The Young And The Restless Weekly Summary For February 27 – March 2. Avery confronted her father over his confession. After their father died alone, Avery sobbed apologies to Phyllis, who agreed to forgive her – until Avery admitted to freeing Daisy. Phyllis warned if Daisy got her hands on Lucy, she’d go after Avery with guns blazing. Later, Daniel arrived and found a photo of a young Phyllis and Avery in his grandfather’s belongings. Daisy appeared with a cop, and Nick was forced to let her visit Lucy. After Avery dropped Daisy as a client, Daisy rented an apartment next to Lauren and Michael and got a judge to grant her custody of Lucy, which forced Phyllis to hand over the baby. Nick promised to be there for Phyllis, and they reconciled. Lauren confided to Jill that she hadn’t told Michael about her gun. After Michael convinced Daniel to fight for custody of Lucy, he confronted Kevin, who claimed Angelo hadn’t forced him to marry Angelina. Victor told Nikki he did what he did out of love, and she forgave him. Genevieve continued to refuse Victor’s help and convinced Vikki to teach her the business from behind the scenes as the new CEO of Beauty of Nature. However, after hearing Daisy had Lucy, Vikki refused to commit. While Nick gave Sharon his blessing to have Adam move in with her, Adam went to Victor and offered to get the company back for him as a way to make up for all of the wrongs he’d done. Victor gave him one more chance. In Dallas at a club, the night before his surgery, Devon and Tucker bonded. Neil and Harmony unwound by getting down on the dance floor. Tucker warned Harmony away from Neil, noting how important Sofia was to Tucker. Jack only wanted to work on his legs in therapy, until Sarge warned it was his way or the highway. Jack vowed to listen to everything he said in order to regain his strength. Sarge told Ashley Jack had a one in a million shot at walking again. Paul caught Ricky trying to visit Patty and warned him away. Patty stunned Paul by admitting that Adam had helped her escape. Ricky went to Phyllis with his information from Patty about Adam. Though Phyllis bought the rights, she decided not to go public with the story. Later, Ricky ran into Daisy, and knowing who she was to Phyllis, befriended her. Check out our Y&R Spoilers over on our sister site, Soaps.com, or read The Young And The Restless weekly summaries, Y&R news, Y&R actor appearances, Genoa City spoiler videos, The Young And The Restless polls and comings and goings on Y&R! Join us on Twitter @soapoperafan, and Facebook. Come tweet and Facebook with us about “The Young And The Restless,” all the other soap operas, “Glee,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Vampire Diaries” and “Venice The Series!” Photo Credit: Soap Opera Fan Blog Fun fact! Amy Mistretta wrote this story just for you on March 5th, 2012 |

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The Bold And The Beautiful Spoiler Video: Iꞌm Pregnant. “What do we do now?” Steffy explain why sheꞌs been keeping her big news a secret. Check out this sneak peek at Thursday’s episode and let Soap Opera Fan Blog know what you think. Do you want to see Steffy have a boy or a girl? Cast your vote in our B&B Poll: Steffyꞌs Baby. Fun fact! Matthew Purvis wrote this story just for you on February 20th, 2013 |

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We offer FREE USPS shipping on all US orders! « Older Entries | » We’re so very excited to be collaborating with the hippest Bridal web site on the internet, Offbeat Bride. They are doing a write up on Sock Dreams today and we decided the article should be about all the fabulous bridal party socks that folks get from us every summer, especially when it comes to silly groomsmen socks. In the spirit of this article, we have decided that we would do a GIVEAWAY in conjunction. All you brides and grooms to be, get out your pens and your box o’ Kleenex, ’cause our giveaway will be an essay on “How I met and chose my bridal party.” We want to know all the messy, hilarious, tear-jerking ways that you picked the folks who will stand up with you on your special day. Extra points if you have a cross-gendered wedding party, which I was a part of last summer, or something else totally nontraditional. Our first place winner will receive a $150.00 gift card to Sock Dreams, which can be used to purchase bridal party socks or broken up in any way to use as gifts for your party… or you could just keep it all to yourself. There is no minimum word count to enter and all entries will be judged by the folks here at Sock Dreams. To enter, please send your essay to [email protected] by May 23rd 2013, and be sure to include all the important information such as your name and email. The contest ends and will be judged by May 24th, 2013, so the prize will be awarded just in time for all those June weddings. Good luck! And good life! The Doggie Dash is the annual fundraiser for the Oregon Humane Society, whom every year rescues a variety of animals and places them in good homes. As some of our fans may know, we have several dogs in our offices here in Portland, and just as many folks in the office who love our furry pals. The Doggie Dash will take place on Saturday May 11th down at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland; those of you in the Portland area who might want to come down and join the dash. For those of you not in the Portland area, you can still help us meet our Sock Dreams team goal by clicking here and registering for the Sock Dreams team. Additionally, on Saturday May 11th, the Luna Foundation will be holding Whiskey Fest NW to benefit CASA of Multnomah and Washington Counties. Whiskey Fest will be held at NW 11th and Northrup in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District, where several of the top whiskey makers will be sampling out their best to raise money for children’s advocacy in Portland. We have been asked to vend and represent Sock Dreams by bringing whiskey themed socks, as well as our Sock Dreams brands and our smiling faces. Tickets are going fast, but are still available for this event on the Whiskey Fest NW web site. Have a great weekend, we hope the sun is shining where you are!!! It’s that time again… for six years, and counting, on May 9th we give you a chance to replace your missing socks with new socks using a nice discount code in honor of Lost Socks Memorial Day. We’re offering you 20% off your entire order when you enter LostSocks2013 in your shopping cart. Please note that you must complete your order by 00:00 (midnight Pacific Daylight Time) Friday May 10. When most people think of Oregon, they think of rain; and with good reason. Portland alone gets an average of around 37 inches of rain a year, and often times it feels like we should start gathering animals two by two. There advantage to all the rain is when the sun comes out, Oregon turns into a green paradise. So, the latest news is… SUNSHINE!!! One of our favorite parts of the warm weather is new shorties, like these sweet Sweet Marcel anklets from last summer!!! We here at Sock Dreams are suckers for a little shorty sock and luckily Tabbisocks has already starting sending us the most adorable socks ever. Stay tuned for new styles coming just in time for Spring and Summer. Hey there, again! All of Saturdays cards are gone and it’s time to announce the code word for day two!!! Once again, we will be passing our four $10.00 gift cards ad one $25.00 gift card per day at Stumptown Comic Fest. Remember, the card is random, so the only way to find out how much you won is to go to our web site and place an order. Then use the promo code bar on the first page of your check out, to see what your discount is. Today’s word is Boilerplate. « Older Entries | »

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We offer FREE USPS shipping on all US orders! « Older Entries | » May is a marvellous month, with Emeralds, Lily of the Valley and Taurus as its symbols. Bold, dainty and terribly stubborn; which is a pretty good description of how this month is turning out for us in Portland, with blasting hot days, delicately warm nights and a mind of its own regarding the weather! All this sun and April’s showers have made our world bright and green (and brought some of those May flowers too!). Which makes May’s gemstone very appropriate. Emeralds are green beryl, ranging from yellow-green to blue-green, but always green! And though we use the word “emerald” on only a couple of green styles, we have quite a wide representation of greens! May’s flower, the lily of the valley, is like the shy cousin of the flamboyant lilies that dominate bouquets and their little bell shapes could easily be confused for any other sleepy-looking wildflower. The fleur-de-lis, on the other hand, is very recognisable. So we’ll let this stylised lily take center stage. Like Aries last month, the May’s constellation of Taurus isn’t as dignified in sock form as it is in star form. But dang is it adorable! Both of these cow socks even have grippy bottoms to help keep you stable. When we talk about “stockings” as opposed to “socks”, we mean the high-nylon content styles that more often than not have to be held up with a garter belt. Though most are sheer some, like the Lycra Cuban Heeled Two Tone Stockings (shown on the far right), are semi-opaque. On top: Ultra Sheer Retro Backseam Stockings. Beneath, from left to right: Lycra Cuban Heel Stockings, Cuban Heel Thigh Highs, Lycra Sheer Cubans with Lace Up Tops, Lycra Cuban Heeled Two Tone Stockings. Flattering, fancy and just the thing to finish off a dressy outfit, nylons have a fascinating history. Though our focus here at Sock Dreams is on socks, we do carry and love stockings. And we’re also big nerds who love to share history and facts. Today I’ll share a quick overview of the history of nylons, with some helpful facts for folks interested in rocking these classic and classy stockings. If you want more info, there are great, in-depth, histories of stockings all over the place. I’m super partial to the Smithsonian’s Stocking Series. Nylon stockings were introduced at the 1939 world’s fair by Dupont, who have a great little timeline with some awesome pictures from 1939. They decided against registering “nylon” as a trademark, so that the word would become synonymous with stockings. Early stockings had back seams and when folks had to give up their nylon stockings for the war effort, they reproduced that backseam with leg makeup (great article at GlamourDaze about it!), creating the illusion that nylons were still covering their legs. I love this picture we have on our Pinterest from the Library of Congress image archives, showing a barrel of nylons on their way to becoming parachutes and cords. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection. “Here’s where your parachute came from.“ It’s because of this temporary lack of nylon that we have the wide range of cotton stockings and tights we see today. But that’s a story for another day! We’re still talking about nylons. Join us after the jump for comparisons of new nylon stockings to actual mid-century pairs and some helpful tips about these fantastic, feminine stockings. A good mama is a wonderful thing and a hard job. If you’ve got a great mom in your life you should let them know how fabulous they are all the time. And if you’re a rad mom, I hope you know how great you are. Mother’s Day is just one day out of the year (this year it’s May 12th), but it’s a chance to really treat these wonderful folks. We’ve got a Mother’s Day Favourites section, but most of those styles are the ones our moms like, and if your moms are like ours, they keep their fancy stuff pretty basic. They like comfy crews, cozy bedsocks, maybe a ‘crazy’ splurge on some hand-printed trouser socks. But, the best gifts are the ones that you know the giftee would never think to get themselves. Something fancy, maybe a little more than they like to spend on themselves. Our Indulgences section is a good place to go for just that sort of thing. I’m going to be honest, these are our pricier styles. But they earn their price, with fabulous fibers, fit and construction. This is where the luxurious stuff lives. That doesn’t mean you have to go wild picking something out for your moms. There are some great options under $25 that feel fantastic and look gorgeous. Plus, they’re practically basics, so you won’t get chided for going overboard. Of course, if you can and do want to spoil your mom, we can help you there! Check out three sweet indulgences after the jump! April 26th, 2013 They can be unsightly, those little balled-up bundles of fibers that build up on your socks. Where there’s wear, pills will happen; common causes are shoes rubbing against socks, where your thighs touch or really any spot that is subjected to abrasion. Wool and acrylic are especially prone to pilling (though cotton, polyester and nylon like to do it too). Linen and silk are the safest from the perils of pilling. Wool has an advantage, as it is more likely to shed pill build-up. Synthetic fibers are tougher and more stubborn, keeping those pilled bits secure to the fabric. Washing pill-prone items inside out on a short, gentle cycle (or hand washing) helps prevent this kind of wear, but often it is inevitable. However or whyever there are pills, they’re a problem that you can solve. One of the most common ways is with an electric sweater shaver. Electric sweater shavers are fun and kind of loud (which is also fun). They require batteries and are sort of like a teddy bear’s version of a beard trimmer. A lot of them are even made by the same companies who make electric face razors! And one of those can bring some freshness back to a tired looking pair of socks or armwarmers, like this pair of Harajuku Arm Warmers. That area between the thumb and fingers gets a lot of wear and shows it. But all it takes is turning on the sweater shaver and lightly running it over the arm warmer, either while wearing it or laying it flat. The key word here is lightly, just gently brush the shaver across the top. If you’re too rough you could put a hole in whatever you’re sprucing up, particularly if it is a delicate item. And the pills are gone, turned into easily-disposed of fluff! The softer look of a much loved-and worn item doesn’t disappear, but the pills do. It even does a solid job removing all the pills on the heels of my poor old Extraordinary Thigh Highs, which have had a lot of hard wear. Electric sweater shavers are definitely rad, but there have to be some non battery powered options out there, right? Tumblr Fairy Zaf prefers the Sweater Stone and I’ll walk you through that technique next. Why don’t you let us know your tips and tricks for removing pills? In looking up information on pilling I saw that some folks use the hook side of Velcro—have you tried it, does that work? I’ve definitely gone the sticky tape route myself. Knee highs are pretty straight forward. Our Measurements & Sizes page shows how they come to just below the knee, that’s pretty much the total of their definition. But you may have encountered the phrase “knee sock” when browsing our styles and wondered how it differed from plain ol’ knee highs. There isn’t a whole lot of difference and sometimes we do use the phrase “knee sock” when we’re talking about knee highs. But, more often than not, when we call something a “knee sock” we’re talking about a sock that ends somewhere around the knee—sometimes below, sometimes above, sometimes right there in the middle of your knee cap—depending on your leg shape. The Bess Cashmere Slouch Rib Knee Socks are a perfect example of this, you can see how they end at different spots on different models’ legs: Since we try on all the styles we sell and almost all of the models you see in our pictures are Sock Dreams employees, we get to see how socks act on different leg types. Long legs and fuller calves mean some shorter over the knee styles don’t fairly deserve the name “OTK”. But those same socks can’t properly be called knee highs either because just as many other folks had them go over their knees. So, we started using the phrase “knee sock” to highlight that ambiguity. It was Sourpuss’ styles that made us first start using the phrase more actively, they’re shorter for over the knee styles and even though Sourpuss called them OTKs, we couldn’t after testing them, even though we love them. The DreaM Stockings “knees” styles are another great example of a knee sock. Available in seven variations (with lots of varieties for each!), they can be worn as over the knee socks or knee highs, depending on your legs (or on your personal taste, I prefer them as knee highs, even though I’ve got short legs). A way to find these in-betweeners is also to choose both “knee high” and “OTK” in Advanced Search then click the word “ALL” next to the header for Coverage. This shows you styles we’ve found fall both above or below the knee, depending on your leg. If you’ve got longer legs or fuller calves, you may already know the trick of wearing OTKs as knee highs, cuffing or double-cuffing to take care of any extra length. A knee sock isn’t a style that couldn’t cut it as an OTK, nor is it just an over-achieving knee high. They straddle both coverage worlds, offering their stylish services to more leg types. « Older Entries | »

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Marriott to Certify More than 85 Hotels With Energy Star Label Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced today that more than 85 hotels will earn the ENERGY STAR label – signifying 35 percent less energy use than average buildings – from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this year. With more than 200 ENERGY STAR-labeled hotels currently, Marriott continues to lead the hospitality industry in energy management and has set a goal to certify at least eight hotels per month with the ENERGY STAR award. Today, twelve hotels in Boston are being recognized at the Boston Marriott Quincy. The 12 hotels earning the ENERGY STAR label today include: Boston Marriott Quincy; SpringHill Suites Peabody; SpringHill Suites Boston Andover; Courtyard Boston Norwood; Courtyard Boston Woburn/Boston North; Courtyard Boston Danvers; Courtyard Boston Lowell/Chelmsford; Courtyard Boston Foxborough; Courtyard Boston Stoughton; Courtyard Boston Milford; Residence Inn Boston Tewksbury/Andover; and TownePlace Suites Boston North Shore/Danvers. “We are excited to add these twelve in Boston to our ENERGY STAR group of hotels,” said Pat Maher, senior vice president, Engineering and Program Management, Marriott International, Inc. “We have a global initiative in place that focuses on environmentally friendly programs from energy and water conservation to wildlife protection, which began over 10 years ago.” Marriott recently announced that it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 70,000 tons in one year–the equivalent of removing 10,000 cars from U.S. streets*–and is the first hotel company to proactively join the prestigious EPA Climate Leaders Program. Additionally, the company has set a five-year goal to reduce greenhouse gases by six percent per guest room by 2010. Marriott’s commitment to the environment is longstanding. With the introduction of ECHO, Environmentally Conscious Hospitality Operations, more than a decade ago, Marriott focused on water and energy conservation, clean air, recycling, wildlife preservation and neighborhood cleanups. Marriott works in partnership with hotel owners and franchisees to implement sustainable environmental practices, which reflect the environmental interests and concerns of our guests, associates, business partners and communities. For more “green” news and Marriott’s ongoing commitment to conserve and preserve, visit the Environmental Stewardship page on Marriott.com. * Marriott calculation based on published EPA data Source: Marriott International, Inc.

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This part sleeping bag, part puff jacket hoodie serves as both an apparel accessory and an impromptu sleeping ararngement. Friends will be jealous, significant others will be bummed, but you will be nice and cozy when-and-wherever you decide to pass out. Here’s how it works: Roll up the bottom, zip open the arm holes and you’ve got yourself a super warm and comfy puff hoodie complete with a front zipper and ipod compatible chest pocket. Use it as a changing robe or use is as a couch/campfire companion! When you are tired, pull in your extremities, zip/cinch yourself up and voila! You’re snug as a bug down to 50 ° F. No more climbing out of your sleeping bag to check the surf or losing your warmth when nature calls! When not in use, the Nap Sack rolls up into a convenient little bag that stores easily in your truck or pack making it a crucial item for the space-conscious wanderer. Take it with you backpacking or keep it close by when couch-surfing. About the Brand: Poler Born in Portland Oregon where the beards grow and the PBR flows, Poler Camping Stuff brings us a colorful assortment of high quality –well.. stuff! Check out the Magic Tarpit that’s half-poncho, half-tarp, part-makeshift-shelter, half hybrid camouflage as well as the other pioneer worthy soft goods from Poler.

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Welcome to Round Trip, a weekly feature in The Post-Standard and on Syracuse.com that gives you an inside look at a fun destination within driving' distance from Central New York. Our goal is to take you some place fun and interesting without spending more than four hours in one day in the car -- all with a keen eye on everyone's tight budget. Have an idea or request for where we should visit? Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Whoever said size doesn't matter, must have spent some time in Sackets Harbor, especially in the summer. This charming village packs a lot of living in a tiny, tidy bundle, decorated with a beautiful waterfront, welcoming restaurants, entertaining and exciting activities and a rich history. While a round trip from Syracuse is easily done in a day, you'll need more than a day to do everything there is to do. But that's not a problem, because once you visit, you'll want to go back soon. These picks will get you started. Enjoy the trip. Old McDonald's Farm 14471 county Route 145, Sackets Harbor Open 10 a.m. daily, May 1 through Oct. 31. The 1,200-acre working farm, just a few miles outside the center of Sackets Harbor, has been open to visitors since 1986. Owner Nancy Robbins used to give children pony rides in her driveway. Friends suggested she set it up as a business; now people line up to pay for the pony rides and much more. At the farm, city kids (and adults) enjoy close encounters with a wide variety of barnyard animals. There are bunnies, goats and pigs -- including handsome Fabio and gorgeous Giselle and their babies -- chickens, cows and miniature horses. One horse is named Rod Stewart because he's quite popular (and prolific) with the lady horses. But even kids who live in rural areas are enchanted by the one-hump camel named Humphrey, two emus named Stretch and Stilts, three Alpacas named Marshmallow, Salsa and Paprika and a reindeer named Poinsetta, who has such a beautiful, velvety face and antlers she doesn't look real. Admission to the farm costs $7 for anyone older than 1 and includes interacting with the animals, taking a spin on the Wizard of Oz-themed hayride and playing mini golf. It costs extra to bounce in the inflated playground, to ride the ponies or to feed the goats popcorn (fists full of grass are free). The half-hour dairy tour on the Moo-Town Trolley costs an additional $2 for adults, but is free for children. The narrated dairy tour showcases the modern dairy industry. According to the narrator, the Robbins Farm milks 700 cows three times a day, seven days a week. Each milking takes seven hours, with an hour between shifts for the workers to sterilize the milking parlor. Visitors see the cows mill about in a free stall barn and stroll to the milking parlor when they feel the need. In the calf nursery barn, you may see a newborn baby struggling to its feet for the first time. Of course, if you suffer from hay fever or other allergies, you can always opt to stay behind in Old McDonald's Laughing Cow Cafe or confine yourself to communing with toy animals in the gift shop. Main Street, Sackets Harbor Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Christmas. Winter hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday during January, February and March. While Sackets Harbor's business district is just a few blocks long, it doesn't lack for inviting shops. One that's particularly intriguing is the Handmaiden's Garden on Main Street. The shop, which is deceptively spacious, greets visitors with a veritable fairy fantasyland, filled with, of course, fairies as well as every possible fairy accouterment known to man or elf. There's fairy clothing, furniture, houses, ornaments, collectibles, jewelry and an assortment of boxes and other precious items designed to facilitate the tooth fairy's exchange of legal tender for teeth. But the store doesn't end there. Walk up a couple steps and you're in a mini bookstore with floor to ceiling shelves stocked with New Age books, games and spiritual and psychic aids. Keep moving, and you'll find a couple of rooms devoted to Sacket Soapworks, which offers custom scenting, all-natural bath and body lotions, potions and soaps. Connie Nicolette, the shop owner, grows the herbs in her garden and makes more than a ton of soap in her workshop each year, which she sells in the shop, online and at the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Nicolette started selling her handmade soaps at the Henderson Harbor Farmers Market back in 1996 as a way to make extra money and still home-schools her children. She enlisted her then 12-year-old son to help launch and build the business, equipping him with business cards and a computer. One of his home-school assignments was to design and make labels for the business. Nicolette's daughter, Cassidy, and her fascination with fairies, led her to begin stocking and selling fairy paraphernalia, a sideline that has become just as lucrative as the bath and body business. Through her business, Nicolette says she hopes to help others appreciate nature and a world filled with wonder. "Children are getting so stuck into this high-tech world of games, they're losing their imagination," she says. "I just want to give that back ... and bring little ones back to nature." Karen's Kafe & Bistro West Main Street, Sackets Harbor Open 11 a.m. daily. Owner Karen Bendix earned Philly cheesesteak fame at her former restaurant, Karen's at Brookside, near Princeton, N.J. When the state of New Jersey seized the property under eminent domain for an intersection, Bendix closed the doors after 30 years and carried her recipes to Sackets Harbor to start over. The transplanted restaurant, which Bendix estimates has attracted at least 1,000 of her former customers to Sackets Harbor, became Karen's Kafe & Bistro. It's a petite place in the heart of town with a sunny outdoor seating area that dwarfs the building, featuring large colorful umbrellas and plenty of comfortable seating. The Philly steaks still steal the show, with 16 varieties including one called Cusabi, which has a cucumber and horseradish dressing. Another favorite is the Ruben Cheese Steak with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing. Side dish choices include favorites like sweet potato fries and Karen's version of that Canadian favorite, poutine. Her version features french fries topped with mozzarella cheese, jalapeno peppers and red sauce. Treats like the Family & Friends Banana Sundae, a jumbo confection big enough to feed a crowd, and 100 flavors of shakes and smoothies, are made with homemade ice cream. Be sure to ask about the Oxymoron Extraordinaire and the Pie du Jour. Wine and beer are available, including locally-brewed 1812 Amber Ale. Karen brags that her staff is a "friendly, fun-loving, hysterically funny group" and the busier the place gets, the wilder they behave, all with her blessing. And, when yucky weather forces diners inside the tiny 25-seat restaurant, she says it often gets raucous, turning into one big, boisterous group, all sharing conversation and laughs, table-to-table. And, according to the menu, four-legged customers are welcome as well. "Ask your server for complimentary dog biscuits, water available upon request," the menu reads. If you're in town, stop by, pull up a chair, grab a spoon and just wait for someone to order one of those giant sundaes. History of Sackets Harbor 501 W. Main St., Sackets Harbor 646-1529, Museum Web site Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays June 1 through Labor Day. Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site West Main Street, Sackets Harbor Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays through Labor Day. The site is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Labor Day. Hours change to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays from Labor Day to Columbus Day. The grounds are open sunrise to sunset daily. In case you've forgotten, the United States declared war on Great Britain in the War of 1812. The reasons were varied, but the bottom line was the Americans hoped to finally kick the British out of the rest of North America, aka Canada. Some historians see the 1812 conflict as a second Revolutionary War, but it doesn't seem to get the respect that the first one got. Except in Sackets Harbor. According to the Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Visitors' Guide, the village, located just 30 miles across Lake Ontario from Canada, had been an important shipping and shipbuilding center, which made it a natural choice to be the northern frontier headquarters for the U.S. military in 1812. Sackets Harbor has carefully preserved the history of its role in fighting the British and Canada to keep them from claiming this part of the country. History aficionados can walk the 32-acre hallowed ground of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site, observing the Memorial Tree Grove and monument on the site of the former Navy Yard. During the summer, the park's Living History Camp features actors depicting soldiers and other characters who might have lived there during the War of 1812. They take their roles very seriously. For a nominal admission fee, visitors may tour a home inhabited by a dozen different U.S. Navy Commandants and their families. In what was the site of the former stable, visitors may participate in hands-on naval activities such as lifting different size cannon balls, pulling boat rigging and sighting and firing a cannon at an enemy ship that appears to be tossing on the high seas. When the cannon is fired, the cannonball can be heard screaming toward its target. A direct hit results in a loud explosion, followed by sailors shouting and wailing. Miss, and the sailors laugh at your ineffective attempt. Next door, in the mini theater, two DVDs about the War of 1812 and the Battle of Sackets Harbor play continually. The nearby Pickering-Beach Historical Museum depicts Harbor life in the mid-19th century. According to the Web site (www.sacketsharborny.com), local legend says an unrestored cottage on the property, which is next to the battlefield, served as a hospital during the War of 1812. Just to prove there are no lingering hard feelings after all these years, Sackets Harbor invites its Canadian neighbors to the 38th annual Can-Am Festival (www.canamfestival.com) on July 18 and 19, to thank them for being such good neighbors. Directions to Sackets Harbor from Syracuse according to Google Maps: Take Interstate 81 North about 60 miles to exit 42 (NY 177 toward Adams Center/Smithville). Turn left at County Highway 66/County Route 66/S Harbor Road/NY 177 (follow signs for Smithville.) Follow highway for 3.7 miles. Turn left at County Route 145/North Harbor Road. Follow for 1.4 miles Slight right at County Route 75/Smithville Road will lead you into the village. Mileage: About 68 miles from Syracuse.

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Hey, folks, our very own Scrapbooking Mom, aka Anna Maria Lankes, of the town of Onondaga, is hosting an open scrapbooking crop noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. She'll have table set up for you and your friends to scrap. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. She'll have products available for sale. Find out more details on her blog.

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To the Editor: I am so excited about the governor's bill pending approval from the Senate on marriage equality, and wrote my state senators for support. I just got an e-mail reply from Sen. David Valesky saying, "I have continuously supported civil unions for the purpose of benefits for couples, as opposed to same-sex marriage." I was so disappointed! Sen. Valesky, hasn't history shown us time and again that separate is not equal? Marriage is a civil contract, and in New York state alone, 1,324 rights and responsibilities come with that "contract." I know for a fact that many of these rights cannot be obtained legally in any other way than by having a marriage certificate. If your personal beliefs or religion oppose same-sex marriage I can respect that, but please be aware that civil marriage is not the same as religious marriage, which is sanctioned by the faith of a person's choice. Having civil marriage equality will not compel any religious entity to perform same-sex marriages unless they see fit to do so. The separation of church and state will continue to exist! My same-sex spouse and I were legally married in Massachusetts last summer, and certainly do not want to be considered "civilly unioned"! We are married just like any other committed, loving couple. Our friends, family and our community in Syracuse all respect us and our marriage. We love each other, we take care of one another, and we are committed to each other just like any other married couple. Is it really possible that Dave Valesky doesn't have any same-sex couples as friends or relatives, and just has no frame of reference for this? Unless civil unions will impart the exact same rights and responsibilities, this is certainly not equality under the law for New York citizens such as myself and my spouse. And, Mr. Valesky, if you are implying that your support of civil unions will impart the exact same rights and responsibilities under the law, then please call it marriage, because that's what it is! Political gain and personal opinions aren't going to last forever on this issue, and civil rights will eventually prevail, as they have throughout history. Sixty years ago, blacks and whites could not legally marry each other, yet I doubt there is a politician in New York today who would dare suggest now that they shouldn't have that right. I would hope that Sen. Valesky would rather be known as a leader who did what was right instead of a leader who tried to sustain a category of second-class citizens. Religious conservatives just want to follow God's law To the Editor: Most newspaper opinion letters hit the religious right very hard -- considering them bigots for wanting to deny civil rights of marriage to gay couples. As one of the religious right, it is evident to me they don't know the real reasons for our wanting to keep marriage between a man and a woman. It starts with our core beliefs that put God first in our lives -- not government. We believe our Creator instilled a special spirit within us that is the distinguishing essence of our humanity. Furthermore, we believe we were created by God so that we may choose to love God and others with a selfless and enduring spiritual love. With that affirmed, it follows we want marriage to be what God wants, and we believe that to be a promise to God from a man and a woman to love each other spiritually and to nurture children with the same spiritual love. For it is this marriage that gives children their best chance for happiness and perpetuates all-important family love. To those who are gay, we can only hope they also choose to love God and others spiritually so that they, too, will find happiness on Earth and have their souls merit heaven. Please believe it isn't that the religious right wants to deny gay couples their civil rights; it is that we are trying our best to live our lives in accordance with God's wishes. Gay couples sometimes do better at raising kids than others do To the Editor: It has been interesting to keep up with the ongoing debate about gay marriage on these pages. I won't claim to know what God's sense of this is, as many writers claim to. Like John Spong, the Bible scholar and Episcopal bishop of New Jersey, wrote, God is way too awesome, and us trying to figure out God is like an earthworm trying to figure us out. Pragmatically speaking, gay marriage isn't a problem. No marriage is. I noticed in the obits today that the man shot dead by police in a gunfight had four children, with four different women, in four states, and wasn't caring for any of them. The foster care system here in Onondaga County is filled with parentless kids: My wife and I know -- we've cared for two of them. I've been working on a documentary film about school dropouts, and if there is one common theme among dropouts, it is that they come from single- or no-parent homes. On the other hand, I am personally familiar with three gay couples who have adopted children, and those kids are thriving. Gay couples may not be able to have biological kids of their own, but they sure are picking up the slack left behind by the legions of irresponsible heterosexual procreators. Same-sex marriage is opposed to moral law To the Editor: I do not believe in same-sex marriage. It is against nature and against moral law. The same-sex couple cannot physically complement each other as in heterosexual marriage. Now, having said this, I will be accused of being narrow-minded, homophobic, judgmental and a religious fanatic. Most people do not accept everything that comes down the pike; we are not that broad-minded. Jesus said in the Bible that you either follow him or Satan. It is one or the other, nothing in-between. Already in this country, people whose religious convictions preclude acceptance of this lifestyle are verbally and even physically persecuted. But Jesus told us this would happen if we followed Him. An example of this is Miss California, Carrie Prejean, in the Miss USA Pageant, when she said she did not believe in same-sex marriage. Perez Hilton and many others like him verbally persecuted her. The gay marriage advocates want to put us on the defense; that is part of their strategy. And for those who think I am judgmental, I am judging behavior, not the individual, for that would be placing myself as God. That is His domain. Our country has gone amok with all this political correctness to the point many, but not the majority, want God eliminated in all aspects that are against the gay agenda. Let me point out to those who cannot see the forest because of the trees: Sodom and Gomorrah is already here. And What a great fall the United States will have if and when God lets His wrath rain down upon us ... unless we change our immoral and amoral ways. James D. Dooher

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I was walking along the corridor at the back of Te Papa the other day and spotted these boxes…. You see some quite strange things out the back of Te Papa (it could be a blog all of its own ”Out back Te Papa” ) but this was one of the better ones. Further investigation revealed that the dinosaurs had escaped from their boxes and were now living in the workshop next door. Some staff got to meet them… Since then the dinosaurs have been on the move. If you look carefully you’ll see their heads poking above the barrier in the Awesome Forces exhibition on Level Two. From tomorrow you’ll be able to get a proper look at these scary looking raptors, which are part of a makeover of this exhibition. The two dinosaur models come from Germany and are of a dromaeosaur species, Deinonychus. No one has found fossils of Deinonychus in New Zealand … yet. But they have been found in Antarctica, Australia and other parts of Gondwana so it’s likely that they did live here once. Did I mention the unusual packing that the dinosaur models arrived in? – nicely padded bra inserts to protect those sharp claws…

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.8grams X kilogram of body weight/day How to convert pounds into kilograms: #pounds/2.2 = kg For example someone who weighs say 110 would be 50kg. So we take 50kg and multilpy that by .8gm and they should be getting about 40 grams of protein a day. Low protein diets can result in weak bones, muscle wasting, and decrease in time for wounds to heal. Protein is essential in the diet and having enough is very important especially if you are exercising. When you are working with weights and building muscle adequate protein intake is essential in building those muscles. If you are taking a protein supplement in powder try to find one that does not have any added saturated or transaturated fats. There are some protein supplements out there that are made for gaining weight so they will have additional calories and fats in them. So make sure you read the label and everything says 0 except the protein. This brand is an excellent choice and very safe : Just remember to read label and consult with your doctor if it is safe for you to take a protein supplement. The following foods are excellent sources of protein: - cottage cheese - nuts and seeds - soy beans - Greek yogurt Make sure at every meal you have a protein, a healthy carbohydrate(whole wheat or whole grain), and good fat. (monounsaturated fats) Keep your meals and snacks balanced so you can stay full and not feel hungry throughout the day.

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I’ve been writing this blog for about 5 years now, and anyone who has had the endurance to follow me for this long probably can identify my overarching theme – Investing is not as easy as it looks – do your homework before investing or get professional help. In this era of 24/7 news coverage of the financial markets, it might appear tempting to conclude that all one needs to do is listen to the free advice offered by the “experts” quoted in the media to make a killing in the markets. As I often suggest, there is nothing as potentially costly as free advice… A quick check of some of today’s postings on Seeking Alpha (a popular financial markets website) yielded the following investment recommendations: 1) Buy master-limited partnerships 2) Sell bonds 3) Buy U.S. treasury bond exchange-rated funds 4) Buy the yen 5) Buy single family houses 6) Buy companies selling SUVs in China 7) Buy gold 8) Sell gold 9) Buy emerging market debt, but only in local currency Without commenting on the merits of any of these “recommendations,” I would submit that a portfolio based on all of these ideas would be a messy hodge-podge indeed. This is the key problem with most bits of free investment advice – no context. Successful investing, in my view, starts with a plan or a goal. Investing in something just to make money may be an acceptable notion, but it is unlikely to lead a person to his or her long-term financial and life goals. In addition to having a plan, being adequately diversified in one’s investments and having some program for risk management are other necessary components of a successful investment approach. Way too much of the capital markets commentary I see out there feels like snake oil sales. Laying aside the possibility of pure humanitarian altruism, why would someone give you valuable, actionable and profitable investment advice for free? Thus was my surprise so great when I heard something I deemed to be very valuable offered for free to everyone listened. The source was David Einhorn, a very vocal (and quite successful) hedge fund manager, whose public pronouncements can often impact stock prices. In my opinion, his motivation in speaking publicly about stocks seems obvious – he wants others to join with him in the trades he has already made. People seem anxious to play along, and we can often see a stock move up or down based on Mr. Einhorn’s views on it. So, it was very refreshing to hear him say at a recent conference, “It doesn’t make sense to blindly follow me or anyone else into a stock.” He added, “Do your own work.” I couldn’t agree more. I see too many individual investors trying to invest as a sideline or a hobby with limited resources and limited understanding of the principles involved. I hear countless stories of someone buying a stock because of a newspaper or Internet article, a “tip” from a relative or friend, or the compelling comments of a “guru” on television. This ought not to be. Find a plan, diversify and monitor risk. Absent this, hire a professional. If you still want to “invest” like Jim Cramer, open up a small account (one that will have no significant impact on your net worth) and as my son often says, “Follow your heart.” Actionable or not, I’ve heard much worse advice…

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Our opinion: Fostering better nutrition is a key to reducing public health costs. That makes the scarcity of large grocery stores in some urban neighborhoods, especially poor ones, a matter of public policy. It’s easy, and comforting, to assume that in an modern, industrialized nation, everyone eats well. Surely with programs like food stamps, even needy people are doing OK, right? More than 40,000 people in Albany and Schenectady live in what are known as food deserts — places where a grocery store is at least a mile away. Many are poor. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that about 3,700 of the more than 23,000 people in Albany who don’t live near a large grocer are poor. In Schenectady, about 5,400 of the more than 19,000 people for whom a supermarket trip is more like a trek are low income. Moreover, those estimates were based largely on information gathered before a recession that has made even more people poor. That’s not just an inconvenience. It’s a public health issue in a society where the problems associated with poor nutrition and obesity are linked to the growing cost of public health care. One suggestion for alleviating the problem comes from the American Cancer Society, which is reviving the controversial idea of a tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks. The group suggests using the tax to help fund and evaluate child obesity programs. An even more productive use might be to devote a portion of such a tax to local efforts to lure larger grocery stores to urban neighborhoods that don’t have them now. It would seem doubtful, though, that the state Legislature will be any more inclined to implement a soda tax than it was last year, when it refused to do so even with the prospect of raising $400 million in new revenue and even with the urging of the state health commissioner and then-Gov. David Paterson. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying for a soda tax — encouraging kids in particular to cut back on sugary beverages is not a bad goal at all, nor is raising funds that could be used to promote a healthier citizenry. But the more likely reality is that New York and communities will have to find ways to do something about poor nutrition and food deserts without the help of a soda tax. Here’s one direction: Since last March, Capital District Community Gardens has been supplying nine convenience stores and markets with fresh produce under a five-year, $175,000-a-year grant from the state Health Department that also helps underwrite fitness programs. Veggie Mobile Sprout, as this program is called, delivers produce twice a week at wholesale prices, enabling urban stores in Albany and Schenectady to sell fresh food at supermarket rates and offer something better than their typical fare of often fattening and less nutritious processed food. The program’s goal is to become self-sustaining. How many more ideas to promote healthy and affordable food choices are there that might perhaps benefit from some initial public investment or other support? Why not make identifying and nurturing those ideas part of the mission of local community development or economic development entities? Funding for such programs would not be handouts; beyond improving nutrition and reducing obesity with a long-term eye toward reducing public health costs, they would help get greater value out of the public assistance that goes to people in low-income neighborhoods. Sounds like a shopping cart full of public interest to us.

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