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12 teams to comprise NBA Development League in 2007-08
May 8, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., May 8 - Seven new markets are included in the roster of 12 teams that will comprise the 2006-07 NBA Development League. Two divisions of six teams will be announced prior to the release of the 2006-07 schedule.
The league will be composed of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Anaheim (Calif.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Bakersfield Jam (Calif.), Colorado 14ers (Broomfield), Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, N.D.), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Idaho Stampede (Boise), Los Angeles, Sioux Falls Skyforce (S.D.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).
The Florida Flame has decided not to field a team in 2006-07 due to difficulties in arena scheduling. Members of the Flame ownership group are examining alternate venues with hopes of a return for the 2007-08 season.
"We are excited about the group of teams we have put together for the 2006-07 season and the potential for creating even more interest in the D-League with strong geographic rivalries," D-League President Phil Evans said. "As the D-League continues to be embraced by the NBA and its teams, we will continue to explore further expansion opportunities for 2007-08."
The D-League continues to develop talent from across all disciplines for the NBA's 30 teams and the entire NBA umbrella. This season, 19 NBA teams assigned 29 players to D-League affiliates. There were also 18 GATORADE Call-Ups from the D-League to the NBA. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the D-League, while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information on the NBA Development League, visit NBADLEAGUE.com.
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Nice long article in the Post about the rise of the quick casual restaurant like Cosi, Potbelly and Chipotle in DC. I suppose since everyone has to commute so far around there, one has little time for a dinner out. Lunch will have to do. On the way back from Charleston, SC I picked up some Potbelly at Dulles. Since I almost never have occassion to say anything nice about Dulles, I will take the opportunity now. The Potbelly is a very tasty and reasonably priced airport food option. See, that's a nice thing.
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FOR the first time, scientists have been able to develop a completely vegetarian diet that works for marine fish raised in aquaculture systems, a key development in making aquaculture a sustainable industry as the world's need for protein increases.
The study, by Drs. Aaron Watson and Allen Place in the Institute for Marine & Environmental Technology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, was published in the August issue of the journal Lipids.
"Aquaculture isn't sustainable because it takes more fish to feed fish than are being produced, but a new vegetarian diet might change everything," Watson said.
Nearly half of the world's fish and shellfish supply is supplied by aquaculture — growing fish in tanks or ponds instead of catching them from the oceans or streams — and scientists have been trying to figure out how to make growing fish sustainable.
Many high-value fish such as cobia, sea bream and striped bass are predators and eat other fish to survive and grow. As a result, their food in captivity is made of a combination of fish meal and fish oil and must be caught from the wild to feed them.
In the findings, supported by another paper published in the Journal of Fisheries & Aquaculture, the team has shown that a completely plant-based food combination can support fast-growing marine carnivores like cobia and gilthead sea bream in reaching maturity just as well as — and sometimes better than — conventional diets of fish meal and fish oil made from wild-caught fish, an announcement said.
"This (vegetarian diet) makes aquaculture completely sustainable," Place said. "The pressure on natural fisheries in terms of food fish can be relieved. We can now sustain a good protein source without harvesting fish to feed fish."
Replacing the fish meal and fish oil in aquaculture diets has been a goal for researchers for decades, but they have met with limited success.
The Maryland team's research centered on replacing fish meal with a blend of plant protein sources to completely eliminate the need for fish meal and fish oil in diets for cobia and other high-value marine carnivores.
Fish meal was replaced with a food made of corn, wheat and soy. Fish oil, which is expensive and scarce due, in part, to its popularity as a health supplement for people, was replaced with soybean or canola oil, supplemental lipids from algae sources and amino acid supplements such as taurine.
(An amino acid used in energy drinks, taurine plays a critical role in the metabolism of fats, stress responses and muscle growth and is found in high levels in carnivorous fish and their prey.)
In addition to the potential to turn aquaculture into a more profitable enterprise and ease the pressure on catching wild fish, raising fish on a vegetarian diet also means safer fish to eat, with levels of polychlorinated biphenyl and mercury as much as 100-fold lower, the announcement said.
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Yes, LUNAFLY is back with a brand new album and we have the teaser to prove it! The members made it official through their social media site, Official LUNAFLY. Check it out below:
LUNAFLY's lineup once included members Teo, Jin, Yub, but they withdrew from the group. Now the group consists of Sam Carter and Han Seung Yun, aka Yun and they are signed under Nega Network Entertainment.
The two member boy group reached out to fans by using 'Makestar', sort of like a kickstarter, to raise money for their album to reach their goal of $6,000. They managed to exceed their goal by raising an amazing $13, 390.62! That's some awesome fans the group has and they are proud of them.
The new album will drop on December 26th at 12:00pm KST. So, are you ready to see what LUNAFLY has in store?
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Paid Blogging Market Review
The market for paid blog posts received a lot of attention lately. Services like PayPerPost created an innovative, albeit sometimes polemic, business model to connect advertisers with bloggers. Advertisers gain publicity, traffic and improve their search engine rankings. Bloggers, on the other hand, receive an extra opportunity to generate revenue from their website.
Personally I am still evaluating whether advertisers should buy posts or reviews directly from bloggers (in fact I refused to publish sponsored posts a couple of times already) but some of the companies offering paid blog posts do have a legit advertising model behind them. Below I will cover the main paid blogging services, check it out:
SponsoredReviews.com: As you can notice from the sidebar SponsoredReviews is a sponsor of this blog (although this is not a paid post). The reason why I accepted the company as a sponsor is pretty simple, I do believe that their business model is credible. SponsoredReviews, in fact, require full disclosures and they accept both positive and negative reviews. Another advantage of SponsoredReviews comes from the fact that they allow bloggers and advertisers to negotiate the price directly, reducing the transaction fees.
ReviewMe: ReviewMe is one of latest entries to the market, and apparently it is performing really well. According to their website: "We like to keep the guidelines loose, so bloggers can write in a way that makes sense for their unique niche and audience. We do require that all reviews are at least 200 words long, and that the review post is disclosed as being sponsored in some fashion". The main difference of ReviewMe is that they automatically calculate the review prices based on a couple of parameters (pagerank, traffic, etc.).
PayPerPost: The company deserves the credit for making the pay per post model popular across the blogosphere. Unfortunately it received a lot of negative feedback when it launched its services without requiring bloggers to publish disclosures. Lately PayPerPost has been redesigning its offering though, including some interesting features like a "Top Earners" section where you can see who is making real money with the service. PayPerPost also has a lot of venture capital backing it up.
Blogvertise: Probably one of the first companies to employ the pay per post business model. If you search across the Internet you will find both positive and negative feedback about their service. They do have a vast array of advertising options, but some of the requirements are problematic (they require 3 outgoing links to advertisers, for instance). People also have complained about receiving late payments.
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Yes, its true. All of these are paying for your post. I've already singed up for the two. I'm still awaiting for my website to be approved by the rest.
It certainly represents an good monetizing option for small blogs. Just make sure that you are transparent with your readers (i.e. outlining clearly what your paid for). Also I would stay alway from deals forcing you to give positive reviews, for instance.
Is there an update list about paid blogging sites? thanks for your information before
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I've been with Blogvertise for about a month. They are 5 days overdue on two PAYOUTS, and each are for $2 Dollars. ONLY $2 dollars and they haven't paid! I EMAILED them about it but still no response. Anyone has any ideas as to what I could do? Also, they still owe me future payments, is this how its going to be with them??? This really blows. Blogvertise was really great until this happened…
I used a service called Blogitive for my site, and it has worked very well. They don't give you control over the blogs you advertise in, but all of the blogs are high quality and well indexed. I made it from page 4 of Google to page 1 on 3 of my top keywords.
Jarrod Hunt
Hi Sridhar,
Ya we are still in closed Beta. We will be inviting some more people to participate next week, then open it up for everyone by the end of February.
As for Reviewme, your not the only one asking questions…
Unfortunately the Market really isn't mature enough to attract enough advertisers at $40 to $250 a pop.
At least with PPP you can get in and make some quick dough at $5-$10.
Anyways, feel free to sign up for the pre-launch. We'll see ya soon!
I think ReviewMe is dead. After I signed up w/ my PR 4 blog, there was only one opportunity that I had, that of reviewing ReviewMe itself. Since then (more than a couple of months) no review opportunity has been presented to me and meanwhile my blog has reached PR 5.
SponsoredReviews.com isn't yet open for public beta. Correct?
Thanks for the exhaustive explanation Jarrod, I am sure other people will find it useful as well.
The flexibility that you guys managed to develop around SponsoredReviews will certainly help both bloggers and advertisers.
Jarrod Hunt
Hey Daniel,
Let me point out a few other features that help distinguish us from PPP and Reviewme.
There are a few complaints that we heard frequently when researching the market and developing SponsoredReviews.
The first complaint was that Advertisers have no control over who blogs about them in the PPP model. As an advertiser they simply post an opportunity and set the number of reviews they want done. So it's basically first come first serve. Another problem with that is the average review price in PPP is around $6 bucks, and because of that it is mostly filled with small mom and pop blogs and a lot of very low quality ones. There is no way for higher quality blogs to earn more money then the set opportunity price.
Reviewme is just the opposite, the advertiser must track down and purchase each review. Plus, the starting point for a review is $40 dollars. This solves the problem of low quality blogs, but many advertisers complain that it is simply too much work and too expensive to buy reviews.
So, we created a hybrid system. Not only can advertisers search for bloggers, but bloggers can also search for advertisers. Our review prices can range from $5 to $1000 or more. So an advertiser will find a much larger range of bloggers, and if the advertiser does not want to do the work he/she can simply post an opportunity with a range they are willing to pay. They can then approve blogs on a one-by-one basis as bids come in. They can even make a counter offer to try and bring the price down.
We feel that our system fills the void between PPP and Reviewme.
It certainly represents an good monetizing option for small blogs. Just make sure that you are transparent with your readers (i.e. outlining clearly what your paid for). Also I would stay alway from deals forcing you to give positive reviews, for instance.
Chris B.
This sounds like a great way to make a little extra money. You get to post on your own blog, so you still get money from that. Then the advertiser pays you on top of that. It seems like everyone should be doing this. Are there any reasons a blogger would not want to do this?
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MAR3100 scanning and laser timing reference design
The MAR3100 is a Reference Design for a MEMS based laser scanning solution, comprising a MEMS scanner, driving and control electronics and a timing block to synchronize the Scanner position with Laser's data. MAR3100 enables you to design your own scanning system, based on Maradin's proprietary scanning solution, for a variety of applications. Such applications could be: laser based displays, laser based sensors and many more.
The MAR3100 is characterized as a flexible design, which simplifies user integration and shortens the time from a concept to a working system. An Evaluation Kit (DM3100), based on the MAR3100 platform is also available.
The MAR3100 platform features: a MEMS Mirror Drive and Control circuits, based on Maradin MAR2100 IC, Two Triple Laser Drivers (LDR), power supplies, a Laser to Mirror (LTM) synchronization algorithm and a data flow controller. In addition, the MAR3100 enables video to be displayed from different inputs, such as HDMI, WIFI, internal stored images and from a pattern generator.
Adding to the MAR3100 platform an optical module, which comprises of the Maradin MEMS 2D scanning mirror along with laser diodes, results in a fully functional scanning platform. The scanner could be assembled with the laser diodes in a one unified module, or separately according to user requirements. Several laser diodes' configurations are supported, either RGB, IR, RGB+IR, or custom defined.


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I did a fun interview with Experience magazine this week. The questions were thought-provoking. Besides asking me about my spaceflights, I was also asked about my thoughts on emerging technologies.
Remembering Apollo 11
In my opinion, the Apollo 11 moon landing was the highlight of the 20th century. It took everything that humanity had – a culmination of a decade of technology development – to pull together this capability to get us off the planet.
Skills for Success in the Digital Economy
I dropped in last week on an educational workshop being held at the Vancouver office of SAP Canada. 40 Grade 6 to 9 students and their teachers from local schools were engaged in a hands-on project called Living Space. As I moved about their workspace, I noted that the students and teachers were coding tiny […]
Science literacy in our country matters
I was in Hamilton, Ontario today to help my colleague Dr. Bonnie Schmidt with an important funding announcement for her organization Let's Talk Science. Bonnie and I are kindred spirits in that we both advocate for enhanced STEM skills in Canada. Let's Talk Science is a national organization that engages youth in science, technology, engineering and […]
The Pursuit of Excellence
This week I attended the gala for the 2012 Canada Gairdner Awards held at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto. In the shadows of towering dinosaur skeletons and in front of an audience of the who's who of health research, six international and one Canadian researcher were presented with their awards.
The stuff of dreams
I had the privilege this morning to meet Canada's outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers. 27 of our nation's best educators were in Ottawa as recipients of the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence and for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. Their visit coincided with World Teachers' Day which is held annually on October 5th.


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For sale opportunity for Boutique hotel at Coral Cliff Playa Hundu Curacao
A private beach. Stunning views of the Caribbean sea. A green valley at your feet. Nature all around. If these fit your criteria for a dream home or boutique...
A private beach. Stunning views of the Caribbean sea. Nature all around.
If these fit your criteria for a dream home or boutique hotel, read on….
This unique offering consists of property divided in two halves, containing a luxury villa with amazing views and private beach, situated at Playa Hundu, Coral Cliff.
The upper half of the property is occupied by a charming Caribbean style luxury villa designed by a renowned architect (original drawings and plan available from the current owners). This upper plot is unusual and unique in that it is elongated and lies parallel to the shoreline so that its cliff face divides the terrain into higher and lower levels. The villa is positioned on the top level. As a result all rooms have sea views and benefit from a cool breeze. Further, this design ensures that access to virtually every room is possible from both patio and veranda, providing both comfort and convenience.
The house dates from 1993-94 and has been maintained to a high standard by the current owners. Only high quality materials have been used in its construction, each chosen for its suitability for the tropical climate.
The entrance gate gives access to the large walled patio with its abundance of lush tropical plants, including mature trees and many colorful flower varieties. Turning left from the entrance the patio has a secluded seating corner with a small fountain. To the right there is a garage with space for two cars, matching the Caribbean style of the main house. The garage unit includes a utility room and a DIY corner. The patio, at 120m2 (1300 sq ft) sizeable but secluded, lends itself well for dinner parties or barbecues.
Entering the main living area one of its striking features is the high pitched hardwood roof with a wealth of exposed beams and rafters. This roof structure is designed for its natural cooling effect: as the warm air rises up towards the roof and escapes, the living area stays cool. The living room extends into a further spacious area accessed through an archway; this area is suitable for use as office or as hobby room.
Two sets of French doors open from the living room onto the spacious sea facing veranda which runs almost the entire length of the house. This veranda extends seawards above the cliff face as if floating freely above the lower half of the plot and as a result has spectacular sea views, and looks out onto the beach and the nature reserve around the house. The veranda includes a spacious though secluded seating corner at one end and a generously sized dining area along to the other end, conveniently situated for easy access from the kitchen. The large and luxurious veranda is an outstanding feature of the house and at 80m2 (850 sq ft) it is ideal for leisure activities like parties or gatherings. It is laid with rare Basralocus hardwood, a highly durable and expensive South American species.
Doors, windows and shutters are equipped to make best use of the natural environment: several rooms have Dutch doors (i.e. stable doors) and all doors and windows have louvered shutters to manage sunlight and ventilation. On both ends of the veranda large louvered shutters above the balustrade keep out sunlight and heat. These can be extended outwards to allow in more light and to enable the sea breeze to enter.
All doors and windows are made of durable Meranti hardwood and the roof is lined with beautiful Walaba shakes imported from Guyana. This expensive roofing material has weathered wonderfully and creates a genuine and luxurious Caribbean feel. At various places in and around the house wooden gingerbread decoration has been added, designed and made in St. Maarten specifically for this house.
The master bedroom wing is situated at, and accessed from, the far end of the secluded patio via an anteroom (suitable for use as exercise space). The spacious master bedroom has stunning sea views and has its own private balcony. Its en suite luxury bathroom has double wash basins set in marble tops and benefits from a recessed mosaic tiled bath. The master bedroom suite further includes a separate walk-in closet.
At the opposite end of the house from the master bedroom wing are two further main rooms. One of these, next to the living room, is ideal as office or hobby room, or as spare guest room. The other, at the far end of the veranda is equipped as guest room.
The bedrooms have air conditioning and each has its own en suite bathroom with Sphinx bathroom fixtures and luxurious Grohe mixer taps. All rooms in the house have fitted wardrobes.
The kitchen is Poggenpohl, has two thick granite countertops and 2½ stainless steel sinks with a mixer tap, and includes a walk-in pantry. The kitchen can be locked and is thus ideally suited if the house is to be used as main unit of a boutique hotel or luxury B&B.
The exceptional swimming pool is reached via a wooden staircase near the dining area end of the veranda. The good size pool is integrated in the terrain adjacent to the rock face and measures 4.5-5m x 13m (15-17ft x 39ft) and is up to 2.5m (8ft) deep. The rock face bordering the pool deck is beautifully covered with flowers and exotic plants. The pool deck has a seating area with a large palapa sun shade leaning from the cliff face rich with blooming Curacao orchids flowering between the many exotic bromeliads.
The house is surrounded by a mature tropical garden which includes various mature trees like Coconut, Sabalpalm, Mahok, Wayaca, Caimito and Medlar, several of them hung with baskets of lush hanging ferns.
At the lower ground level there is additional accommodation in the form of a one bedroom apartment suitable for use as servants' quarters (currently used for that purpose). This apartment has its own separate entrance and is directly accessible from the road. It includes a studio bedroom, kitchenette and bathroom. At the far end of the house under the master bedroom wing there is a basement for storage.
Access to the private beach is situated on the property's lower half and is by a gently meandering flight of steps constructed in concrete down the cliff face. Near the bottom of the steps just before the final descent to beach level is a lovely seating area with a large palapa sun shade making creative use of a small natural cave in the rock face. The beach, mostly made up of white stony coral and pebbles, is 200m2 (2100 sq ft) approximately.
The property as set out above (villa with steps to beach) whether or not in combination with the additional plot as described below, is very suited to development as exclusive boutique resort or hotel, but is equally fantastic for luxurious residential living. All in all a unique opportunity to acquire a property with great allure and potential.
On offer for sale as well, in combination with the villa with steps to the beach (but not for sale separately until the villa with steps to the beach has been sold), is a further adjacent land plot measuring 3060m2 (32938 sq ft). The highest point of this additional property is situated to the side of the house; it too extends down to the shoreline. This is a corner plot with sea view bordering directly onto a nature reserve that includes a deep valley green with trees. This property also offers phenomenal views on the sea, the nearby coral reef and its expansive natural surroundings. It includes an area of 500m2 (5400 sq ft) at sea level, 300m2 (3200 sq ft) of which is pebble beach with stony coral.
Both properties are free from restrictions on development (subject to the usual consents and otherwise in accordance with local planning rules).


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In 1999, Ken LaVan and I wrote a book called "The Real People's Guide to the Internet." In it, we marveled at the Internet's size and power. "Currently, there are approximately 132 million people who use the Internet," we wrote, "and, by the year 2000, it is estimated that 400 million people will access the Web." According to Internet World Stats, that prediction was a bit high -- there were almost 361 million online at the end of 2000. By the end of 2011, however, that number had grown to more than 2.2 billion.
Our book described the many navigational guides available to Net surfers: Goto, Lycos, Infoseek, Altavista. The screen shot demonstrating the Yahoo! search results for "weather" showed 3,854 sites -- and lamented the "overabundance of information." "Real People," we said, "do not have time to look through that much information to find what they are looking for."
Though we didn't discuss it, at the same time as our book was being published, a whole new genre of website was being born: the online encyclopedia. And they struggled, at first. Nupedia, the peer-reviewed predecessor to Wikipedia, launched in March 2000, but by November that year, it had only published two full-length articles. Everything2, from the creators of Slashdot, gave writers experience points for contributing. Even Douglas Adams (of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame) launched a "Hitchhiker"-based online encyclopedia called h2g2 in 1999; however, his company TDV ran out of money in 2000 and the site got taken over by the BBC.
The future of online encyclopedias was anything but certain. But this week, with the announcement by Encyclopedia Britannica that it is discontinuing its print edition, the Internet has officially won.
We had the Encyclopedia Britannica in my house when I was a kid. I used it for many a homework assignment. It taught me the power of rephrasing, which is what you do when your homework is to write a description of something (a bluejay, a state flag, or some other such random thing that we were made to write mini-reports on), and you only have one reference text. But I loved it. That reference text put the whole world at my fingertips; all I had to do was open a book and I could learn about the Cherokee nation or the year the automobile was invented. The phenomenal tedium of the writing meant that I never actually explored any of these topics beyond what I had to do for school, but the fact that such a resource was at my instant disposal made me feel like a queen.
When I was in college, we used Lexis/Nexis, a service set up to make "legal and journalistic documents" accessible. Its focus on the "journalistic" made it a great providers of footnotes but nearly impossible to navigate.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Encyclopedia Britannica was a work of publishing art, it is right in ceding way to bits and bytes. And now that it's doubled down on this here newfangled Interweb, how will it fare?
Nearly everyone points to Wikipedia as Goliath to Britannica's David. Wikipedia is certainly an excellent resource -- and always, I tell students, a good starting place for online research. Britannica's competition, however, is not just a different online encyclopedia; it is the whole World Wide Web. Increased content has meant that, when faced with my own ignorance, my first port of call is the search bar. If Wikipedia has the answer, I'll get there through the SERPs; but I can just as easily access a YouTube video or eHow.
Now that Britannica is online only, it's going to have to respond directly to this phenomenally competitive environment. Its move to digital marks a new era of information curation. I can't wait to see what it has in store.
I read in an article, published earlier this week, in The Wall Street Journal, that Google returns Wikipedia as the #1 search result for 56% percent of queries. That statistic is so overwhelmingly disturbing that I'm at a loss for words.
The problem with this is that people don't appreciate there are better sources for every subject that Wikipedia can cover. Now I think Wikipedia is fine but Colbin's point that Wikipedia is "...a good starting place for online research" is so important."
The difference is that Lexis Nexis pointed researchers to actual sources. Today Wikipedia is the source and Google ranks push better sources like Britannica, for example, so far down in the search results, that is not likely to be found.
These trends are not good.
I grew-up using an edition of Britannica Junior, which I literally read, from cover to cover. At over 30 volumes, not an easy task. Fortunately, I was saved from the usual fate of someone who relies on one source by grammar school teachers who refused to allow using the Britannica as a sole source for essays and reports. And therein lies the problem with criticism of Wikipedia. Each entry at Wiki is edited, critiqued and constantly updated by a very large team of people who are dedicated to accuracy in the extreme. They may not always get it right, but whatever they miss is soon corrected, ... something not available with printed texts such as the Britannica. All in all, "we bettah off."


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Laura Geller For the Love of Chocolate Set Review & Swatches
The new Laura Geller For the Love of Chocolate 7 Piece QVC Today's Special Value for August Set is some of the best money I've spent this month. This set is available for $49.98. It officially debuts August 26th but it available and ready to ship as I was able to purchase it with no issues and got it shipped to me promptly!
Berries shades are playing an important role in Fall 2016 Makeup Trends and this boxed is filled with some lovely ones for lips and cheeks! It's a set that I'd say shouldn't be missed.
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Laura Geller has done chocolate themed makeup sets in the past but this is one of my favorites to date and I did take advantage of the auto delivery option available on the set which gets you a new seasonal shade selection of the set in December and again in March 2017 for the same low price of $49.98.
The set comes in a gorgeous gift box that's shaped like a chocolate sampler box. It even has a little top sheet that chocolate gift boxes come from. I thought the packaging was darling and also thought it would make a wonderful gift for some makeup lover. At this price, no reason you can't do a little early Holiday shopping for your dear old makeup loving mom or auntie! The set also includes a huge get the look card that features two looks and instructions on how to do them.
There is a huge deal breaker with the For the Love Of Chocolate Set which would be the addition of Baked Balance-N-Brighten. I love my Baked Balance-N-Brighten but I don't need another compact of it. I have far too many from past QVC Today's Special Value Sets. But honestly, that didn't stop me from indulging anyway because the set has many keeper products. I got Medium this time around but I'll be switching it to Light for the next set!
You get all full sizes of the following Laura Geller items:
Baked Balance-N-Brighten (Choice of shades)
Blush-N-Brighten in Cherry Truffle
Baked Sculpting Lipstick in Chocolate Raspberry
6 Shade Baked Eyeshadow Palette in Mocha
Color Lip Gloss in Cafe Au Lait
Retractable Brush
Eyeshadow Brush
One of my favorite things in this set was the Blush-n-Brighten which is a rich, shade of berry red. I was so relieved that the formula wasn't liked the recently released Fruit Punch and and Peach Delight shades. This is the smooth, dense yet super pigmented and easy to blend formula that I know and love!
The Baked Sculpting Lipstick in Chocolate Raspberry is a gorgeous brown based raspberry pink. This pairs up beautifully and coordinates so well with not only the blush in this set but also the eyeshadows. That's a reoccurring theme you'll notice in this set! All the shades perfectly play off each other, except for one anyway but more on that in a bit. This formula is rich, creamy, and very pigmented with a smooth, easy glide across lips that wears for a solid five hours without migrating, feathering, or fading.
Another of my favorite items in the set was the Baked Eyeshadow Palette which includes six shades of eyeshadow. It comes in a tiny box with a ribbon pull drawer and quite reminds me of a little tiny chocolate sampler box. I love the shades here. Laura combined some very Fall-trendy colors into this tiny palette. There's beautiful berries, plums, and nude, natural shades that work beautifully together. The matte formula is smooth, silky, and easy to apply without every being dry or chalky on application. Some shades are sheerer where as others are pigmented but all pull together to create two main looks from the get the look card provided in the set.
The only put of place item in this set was Cafe Au Lait Color Lipgloss. This is a shade that's been previous done across a few different sets and definitely a formula I love. It's a full color, glossy lip color with a creamy formula that applies easily and leaves lips pleasantly moist while wearing for a solid five hours without a tacky or sticky feel! The shade is a little bit of an odd pick for this set which is dominated by rich berries! I'd have loved to see a raspberry shade versus this medium pink peach.
The set also includes a retractable blush brush and an eyeshadow brush. My eyeshadow brush came bent sadly and it even after cleaning and reshaping it refused to hold its original shape! Oh well!
The Laura Geller For the Love of Chocolate Set is absolutely the perfect way to ring in the Fall season! This is a fabulous set that's fill with Fall trendy shades that you'll find yourself reaching for all through the season! Not to mention it is an excellent value.
This one gets a Muse Approval!
The Laura Geller For the Love of Chocolate Set is available now at QVC.com.


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Discovering Nevis this spring and summer is even sweeter, as United Airlines is offering an automatic $300 discount on all of their non-stop New York/Newark (EWR) flights to St. Kitts Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB). With this automatic $300 discount on every ticket, flights start from as low as $736* roundtrip. Passengers need only to use the promo code SKB300 to receive the automatic discount when purchasing their tickets on united.com.
The Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration, The Hon Mark Brantley, CEO of Nevis Tourism Authority, Greg Phillip and Sales and Marketing Manager UK and Europe, Julie Claxton meet with UK contacts in London to consolidate relationships.
The oceanfront Mango restaurant, home of 101 Rums Bar, the Caribbean's only bar dedicated to fine-aged rums, has introduced a weekly Reggae Brunch. Alongside live reggae music, brunch specials include: Mango Benny with braised short ribs, sweet potato rosti and chipotle hollandaise; Jerk Chicken & Cheddar Waffles with maple syrup; Seafood Cobb Salad with lobster, shrimp, crab, bacon, egg, tomato, avocado and Ranch dressing; and the Mango Burger with beef and chorizo, maduros, white Cheddar, fried egg and French fries. In addition to a selection of beer, wine and cocktails, including the Nevisian Cloud, guests can enjoy "bottomless" Mango Mimosas, and Bloody Mary and Mango Mary cocktails for $15 with brunch. Locals of Nevis and St. Kitts receive 10% off with proof of residency. Reggae Brunch is served Sundays from 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Reservations are highly recommended.
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For those anywhere Cincinnati this weekend, it's going to be a hectic schedule of awesomeness!
Saturday October 4th and Sunday October 5th see the return of the popular Steampunk Weekend at the Old West Festival. This is the third year in which The Pandora Society has teamed up with Old West Festival to transform Dodge City into the Weird West with a bust of DustPunk.
The year is 1878. The railroad runs to the new boom town of Dodge City. Dodge has opened up the West, and the West needs inventors! Men and women of courage and science are desperately needed to help tame this mad wilderness and bring the benefits of modern technology to this restless new land. Are YOU the one for the job?
In addition to all the great entertainment that the Old West Festival has to offer such as Old Fashioned Melodrama, Pickled Brothers Circus, Saloon Dancers, Gunfights, and more, there will also be acoustics performances from AUTOMATON, steampunk foam dart dueling, costume contests, invention contests, and many more steampunk oddities.
Several steampunks from out of town are taking advantage of the Festival being on two days, and the Cincinnati Steampunk Salon being on Saturday night by booking a room in Cincinnati and making a WHOLE weekend of it. For these chaps and ladies, and anyone who wants to make a full weekend of it, the Old West Festival is offering a discounted weekend ticket for only $15 . . . click HERE to learn more and buy tickets.
- The Old West Festival Steampunk Weekend
- October 4th & 5th, 2014 : 10AM to 6PM
- 1449 Greenbush Cobb Rd., Williamsburg, Ohio 45176 (just off St. Rt. 32)
- www.oldwestfestival.com
This month the Cincinnati Steampunk Salon is playing host to the Cincinnati Halloween Masquerade, so we encourage a more Edgar Allan Poe or H.P. Lovecraft inspired attire as the whole salon takes a distinct gothic turn.
As always the Cincinnati Steampunk Salon is a no cover (21+) event, but seeing as it a special night we will be accepting donations for our charity partner NAMI at the door as you get your event wristband.
There will be plenty of hauntingly elegant jewelry from our guest vendor Sylvan Creations, great goth music and more from our resident DJ Nymphoma, costume contests, horror movies from the silent era, baked goods for sale to raise funds for the Steampunk Symposium, and of course Molly Malone's great menu of drinks and food. The doors open at 8PM for a more subdued gathering, but come 10PM the lights go down and the dancing begins.
- The Cincinnati Halloween Masquerade
- Saturday October 4th, 2014 : 8PM to 1:30AM
- 3rd Floor of Molly Malone's, 112 E 4th St., Covington, KY 41011
- No Cover (but donations for NAMI accepted at door)
- RSVP to the Facebook Event Page


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Preparing for a Single Audit: An Auditee Perspective – Member Web Event
This Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC) archived member Web event will assist auditees in the very important role they play in the single audit process under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance).
About the Event
Single audits are complex engagements with a number of unusual audit requirements. The single audit process always runs more smoothly when auditees have an understanding of the audit process and are prepared for it. This archived Web event is intended for GAQC member clients and their auditors. It will inform them about the following:
- What compliance requirements are, how auditees can identify them, and what auditors are required to test, including a high-level overview of the audit requirements in Subpart F of the Uniform Guidance;
- Auditee responsibilities for internal control over compliance, elements of COSO and the Green Book, and auditor responsibilities for understanding and testing internal control over compliance;
- The various reporting requirements for auditees and auditors; and
- Tips for auditees to get ready for single audits and steps that can be taken to help ensure a quality audit is obtained.
Note that this Web event is intended to replace a previously held GAQC auditee Web event, that was based on the requirements of the previous Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cost principles, administrative requirements, and audit requirements.
About the Presenters
Eric Formberg, CPA, is a partner with Plante & Moran, PLLC. He is responsible for administration of standards and compliance in the firm's school district practice and oversees the firm's Compliance Audit Team. Eric is a current member of the AICPA GAQC Executive Committee.
Shelly Hammond, CPA, is a vice president with Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. where she leads the public sector practice. She has nearly 20 years' experience working with a variety of governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Shelly is current member of the AICPA's State and Local Government Expert Panel.
Archived Web Event Listening Instructions
Thank you for your interest in this GAQC Event.
Click on the below link, to listen to the archived Web event. There is no continuing professional education available when listening to an archived event.


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The health of pollinators is in danger from pesticide use, lack of forage, destruction of nest habitats, and colony collapse disorder. Serving as the outreach arm of the University of Minnesota's Bee and Pollinator Research Lab, this new center gives next generations an opportunity to learn about the intricate and essential world of pollinators. Located on the Red Barn Farm site at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the center features exhibit space for telling the story of honey bees, Monarch butterflies, and other pollinators, while inviting visitors of all ages to sense the world from the vantage point of the small pollinators. A learning lab provides space for interpretation and educational activities. The design connects interior program spaces to an outdoor environment that features demonstration pollinator gardens and bee hives.
"I like the way that it changes character as one moves through it, and the interior surface relationship to the exterior surface. It takes a typical sort of shed and turns it into a beautiful and engaging public space."


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Our products are designed and made in the UK by M12 Offroad and we are proud to support British industry. Our manufacturing team ensures the best standards of craftsmanship and adhere to a strict quality standard to guarantee our products durability.
If you are an off-roading enthusiast who is always looking for an exciting and adventurous drive through rough terrains and mud ponds, we can help you. Our products are built to endure the roughest of terrains.
M12-Offroad currently stocks over 500 different products with new items being added every day. Be sure to check our Online Store regularly to see our newest additions. If you can't find something specific your after please contact us today and we will do our best to help.
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November 11, 2013 - Springfield - Staff photo by Michael S. Gordon - The house at 105-107 Grenada Terrace Monday. William Serrano, 34, was shot on the porch here Sunday and later died from his wounds. Springfield Police are searching for a suspect.
Updates a story posted at 8:05 p.m. Sunday
SPRINGFIELD -- A 34-year-old city man shot multiple times on a Grenada Terrace porch Sunday night has died from his injuries and police have a warrant for the arrest of his suspected killer: a 25-year-old man considered armed and dangerous.
Capt. Thomas Trites identified the victim as William Serrano and the suspect as Julio Leiva, who has addresses in Springfield and Framingham.
"The guy is definitely armed and dangerous," Trites said, adding that two other suspects were with Leiva when he allegedly shot Serrano.
Leiva is the ex-boyfriend of Serrano's current girlfriend, Trites said. Prior to the shooting, Trites said, police believe Serrano, Leiva, the girlfriend and others had been together on the porch for an apparently amicable gathering.
Leiva left the property and returned a short time later with the two other suspects and a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle, Trites said. Leiva ordered the girlfriend inside, demanded Serrano's cell phone and then shot him at least seven times -- three times in the chest and four times in the extremities, Trites said.
Serrano died overnight at Baystate Medical Center.
Trites, asked if Leiva's motive is believed to have been Serrano's relationship with the woman, a robbery, or something else, replied "I have no idea what was in his mind."
A number of witnesses saw the shooting from inside the home, which is occupied by relatives of the girlfriend, Trites said.
Leiva is described as an Hispanic male, 5 feet 8 inches tall and approximately 200 pounds, with long hair tied into a pony tail and thick facial hair.
Trites had no information on the other two suspects, and said their identities and roles in the shooting are part of the ongoing investigation.
Those with information on the homicide, the city's 17th this year, are urged to call the detective bureau at (413) 787-6355.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may text a tip via a cell phone by addressing a text message to "CRIMES," or "274637," and then beginning the body of the message with the word "SOLVE."


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Former president Nelson Mandela's health has shown sustained improvement, President Jacob Zuma said at a Youth Day celebration in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.
"We are grateful that he continues to get better. Over the last two days, although [his condition] remains serious, his doctors have stated that his improvement has been sustained. He continues to engage with family."
Zuma invited all those present in Newcastle to keep Madiba in their thoughts and prayers. He wished Mandela a happy Father's Day.
"We love him and know that he loves us too."
South Africa has changed for the better since 1976, Zuma said.
"We have come a long way since 1976. South Africa has changed considerably, for the better. We thank the youth for their sterling contribution to both freedom and the reconstruction of their country," he said at a Youth Day celebration in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, according to a copy of his speech.
Zuma said the government had prioritised youth development because the 2011 Census indicated South Africa was a youthful country.
"[The census] told us that for the next 20 years, South Africa will have over 14 million young people between the ages of 15 and 29. The number will peak in 2021, reaching 15.1 million."
Quality education was needed. The percentage of completed higher qualifications like certificates, diplomas, degrees and post-graduate qualifications increased from 7.1 percent in 1996 to 12.1 percent in 2011.
The percentage of those who had completed secondary or higher education increased from 23.4 percent in 1996 to 40.5 percent in 2011.
"This figure shows improvement, but it is still far from what we want for our country," the president said.
Sixty-five percent of the black youth was unemployed.
"Our education and development programmes are designed to correct these challenges."
Zuma urged young people to help in the fight against crime, drug abuse, xenophobia and other social ills.
"Thus our special message to the youth of the republic today, is that you must become an integral part of the struggle against all these cancers that are painfully eating our society," he said.
"We must fight the scourge with the same vigour that we fought apartheid, and the zest that is displayed in our successful fight against HIV and Aids today," Zuma said, adding that the current generation of youth face a different struggle compared to that of 1976.
"The youth is now empowered by the Constitution and the laws of the land to participate fully in building a better life," he said.
"The youth of 1976 were made not to be full citizens of this country. They were made to be pariahs in their motherland and could not influence or participate in decision-making in their own country."
What was common between the two generations was that both were building a better life for all. Now the fight was against drugs, substance abuse, crime, gangsterism, child and women abuse, teenage pregnancy, truancy, mob justice and xenophobia, Zuma said.
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Of course, having such a detailed world on a handheld system made it all the more impressive, and so, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (LCS) rightfully earned praise as a landmark achievement. No PSP game before or since has matched its range or flexibility. In the eight months following its release, developers have shipped numerous titles, both on the PSP and PS2, and while this doesn't affect LCS on the PSP, it certainly does on the console side. The reason being is that every game available on the PSP still comes short of GTA's depth. Certain titles may definitely outclass it (Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and Daxter come to mind), but even those don't match its epic sense of scale.
That's just not the case on PS2. The system has a gargantuan library stocked with the likes of God of War, BLACK and Shadow of the Colossus. More importantly, it has GTA III, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas. These three games, more than anything, really put GTA: LCS in its place. And that just happens to be at the bottom of the barrel -- at least where GTA games are concerned. Don't misunderstand, it's still a very good game -- it's essentially identical to the handheld version in every way. Having said that, the selection of quality titles available on consoles (particularly in the GTA family), detract from the overall experience.
That aside, Liberty City Stories still spins a pretty good yarn. The story remains one of the title's highlights. It's a lengthy tale filled with interesting plot twists and characters. And it has some of the best dialogue of any game in recent memory. The quality of the voice acting, not to mention the direction of the cutscenes, is great stuff. It's enough to make you want to play the game all the way through, even if it's not as polished as its predecessors. Fans of GTA III will appreciate this return to organized crime with an Italian flare, and LCS certainly doesn't disappoint in this regard.
Visually, the two versions of Liberty City Stories look almost identical, though it doesn't fare as well on PS2. While LCS easily trumps most titles on Sony's handheld, it doesn't hold a candle to the best and brightest on the console front. For instance, none of the vehicles, characters or environments benefit from enhanced details or graphical effects. As such, LCS on PS2 can't really compete. Interestingly, the game does offer a slight improvement in performance. Though not immediately noticeable, the framerate is slightly smoother, the draw distance is a little longer, and the amount of things onscreen has been slightly raised. You'll notice more cars and pedestrians when driving through town, for example.
Multiplayer helped the outstanding handheld game along quite a bit, but sadly, it isn't available in the PlayStation 2 version at all. Rockstar decided to remove the option for a number of reasons, including the fact that it doesn't exactly fit in with the story and spirit of Liberty City. Company reps told us that the reason Rockstar included multiplayer in the original UMD is because of the obvious nature of handhelds -- the wireless capabilities of the PSP helped the company design some quick, mobile-friendly multiplayer modes that just made sense on the platform.
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Aleppo Politician Pleads for Safe Passage to Let Residents Leave City
By John Irish
PARIS, Nov 30 – The president of the Aleppo local council on Wednesday pleaded that a Syrian government assault on eastern Aleppo be halted to create a safe corridor for civilians to leave the besieged city.
"The civilians are calling for the world to help. In the name of humanity let the civilians leave the city. Help the civilians! Protect the civilians!," said Brita Hagi Hasan, speaking at a news conference held with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
He called for the immediate establishment of safe corridors for potentially some 250,000 civilians to leave the city.
The Syrian army and its allies announced the capture of a large swathe of eastern Aleppo from rebels earlier this week, in an attack that threatens to crush the opposition in its most important urban stronghold.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the Syrian government had detained hundreds of people forced to flee rebel-held areas of east Aleppo by the attack.
Hasan, who has been unable to return to Aleppo since leaving during the summer, said dozens of civilians had been killed on Wednesday after barrel bombs dropped by government forces. He added that reprisals were taking place in areas of eastern Aleppo taken from rebels.
"The regime is occupying some (new) areas of Aleppo. We have documented evidence, proof of executions and reprisals," he said, adding that men aged under 40 were in particular being targeted.
France, a backer of the anti-Assad opposition, has called for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council later on Wednesday and Foreign Minister Ayrault said the international community could not turn a blind eye to "the massacres."
"Our priority first is to protect the civilian population and have some concrete measures in place," said Ayrault.
"We shall see what the members of the Security Council can do to save lives. Everyone is against the wall, but we can't look the other way," he added.
Previous attempts by the United States and Russia to broker a lasting ceasefire in the Syrian conflict have failed.


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If you're like a lot of people, it's probably true that you have little understand of how the legal system works. But, most people do require a lawyer at some point and do not know how to even search for one. The following article will help you with this problem.
Always obtain some background on an attorney before hiring him. The fact that a lawyer is practicing is no indication that he or she is successful or skilled. Therefore, ensure you check out his or her record in order to increase your confidence that he or she is right for you.
Remember that you should be the one seeking out a lawyer, not the other way around. This is typically a scam where lawyers are simply looking for money. Spend some time researching lawyers and get the very best one you can.
When dealing with real estate issues like buying or selling a house or being sued about the place sold or bought, obtain a type of real estate lawyer. These types of lawyers are trained to handle your situation, which will help ensure that your case is properly dealt with. This will significantly increase the odds that the outcome will be in your favor.
Work with your lawyer to figure out the best time to get together with them. Many lawyers get hired and won't communicate with their clients for long periods of time. You may be able to avoid this if you come up with a schedule soon after you hire your attorney.
Only use lawyers you can trust. This is particularly important when you need a business or professional lawyer. Many lawyers try to ask for blank checks and large retainers. You leave yourself in their hands. Keep yourself protected.
Make sure that you feel comfortable in every way about the lawyer that you chose. The best lawyers are smart, knowledgeable and personable. If you do not feel this way with your lawyer, you may want to look for another one.
You will save some time and money if you prepare your paperwork and do some research before you first meet your lawyer. You will get an estimate that's more accurate on what an attorney will charge you if you have things prepared. Being thorough can cut the costs.
You should never choose lawyers who claim your case is an open-and-shut case. If your lawyer says this, then you need a different lawyer. It can be tricky dealing with different laws, and you need an experienced lawyer. Choosing the wrong lawyer could leave you in a worse position then you were to begin with.
Ask your general lawyer for a referral to a lawyer that can handle your case well. Your lawyer's knowledge of you, and of the law in general, gives him a unique insight to the kind of specialty lawyer that would work best for you. A lawyer that you have a long-standing relationship with is much more likely to carefully consider the best person for you.
Finding your way through the legal system is tough. The first step is reading through this article. It won't hurt you to keep learning about the process as you look. The more knowledge you have, the better your chances of finding the right lawyer.…


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The Path will have been out for a month this Saturday. Has it really ONLY been one month?? To us it seems much much longer!
To celebrate this birthday, we think it's time… for a party in The Endless Forest!
Come to The Forest this Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 19:00 UTC; meet your friends, and the Twin Gods, for a romp.
This party celebrates youth, in honor of the Red Girls. We'll do our best to make you feel young (again.)


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Marks & Spencer are an iconic English department store with a wide range of quality products at cheap prices. Marks & Spencer stock and massive assortment of womens and mens clothing, lingerie, homeware, beauty and health,kidswear, food and wine, flowers and gifts.
Crazy Sales is Australia`s best home shopping bargains site. Crazy Sales has over 9000 products ranging from health & beauty, toys & hobbies to computers & IT. Crazy Sales gives you the absolute best deals for your online shopping needs.Crazy Sales has regular special offers and additional discounts including their "deal of the day" and massive discounts on entire categories of products.
Light In The Box is a online department store with a huge range of discounted products including Wedding,Home,Fashion,Watches, Jewelery, Electronics, Phones, Tablets, Health and Beauty, shoes, Toys, Sports and Apple products. Light in the box is always having sales with further discounts.
Top Buy is one on Australias leading online discount variety stores where you can save up to 80% on all things Electronic, Whitegoods, Computers and Office, Home and Outdoors, Beauty and Fashion, Sports, Entertainment, Baby and Kids, Perfume, Pets and Wine. Top Buy has fantastic prices and massive daily discounts on big name brands like, Apple, Nike, Converse, Gucci, Rhino, Asus, Samsung, Microsoft, Xbox,Nintendo, Sony, Playstation and much more.
Innovations is an online catalogue company offering a huge range of discounted products for your home, garden, fitness, beauty, office, recreation and leisure. Innovations is linked to Direct Group which also operates TVSN and Expo Channels on Foxtel. Innovations hand picks it's products and has huge buying power due to its massive customer base and can use this to pass saving on to you the customer.
Living Social has the best deals on things to do, experience and share in your city and more. Living social is a marketplace with amazing deals everyday that inspire and excite members at fantastic discounts including food, health, trips, fitness, fashion, baby, wine home and so much more. (please note no cashback is available on the Seminyak, Bali deal )
Mini in the box is an online department store with amazing discounts on a huge range of products including Apple, Samsung, electronics, watches, jewelery, torches, cameras, computer accessories, video games, toys, home, office, pet, sports, batteries and more. Mini in the box is always having sales on there already discounted products.
Each buyer is an huge online department store and is a ebay and amazon top seller processing over 50,000 orders a day. Each Buyer has free shipping internationally and its categories include Mobile Phones and Tablets, Solar and LEDs, Health and Beauty, Jewelery and Watches, Clothing and Accessories, Home and Garden, Car Accessories, Samsung, Apple, electronics, Computers, Sports, Outdoors, Toys and hobbies, Wedding and much much more.
Latest Buy in one of Australia's best online retailers supplying interesting and eclectic range of gifts and gadgets that will intrigue and fascinate you. Latest Buy products include gadgets, office, homewares,technology, toys, kids and baby, fashion and beauty and retro themed gifts and offer outstanding customer service.
ValueBasket.com has a huge range of consumer electronics from the best global brands at fantastic online prices. ValueBasket.com has free shipping on all their range of digital cameras, lenses, camcorders, mobile phones, apple products, tablets, headphones, computing and gaming, audio and visual and other categories.
Le Domaine is an online shopping mall with over 10,000 products featuring local speciality stores. Le Domaine is growing at a fantastic rate. Le Domaine product range includes Kitchenware, Jewellery and Watches, Clothing and shoes, Computers and Electronic, Home and Living, Sports and Outdoors, Baby and Kids, Health and Beauty, Automotive as well as others.
Shaver Shop is an icon brand for the best brands at the best prices in mens and womens grooming. Shavers Shop's range includes shavers, trimmers, clippers, oral care products, hair removal, hair styling, massage and hair regrowth products.


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What your looking for isn't possible. There are GPS trackers you can buy but they cost a lot of money, tend to be bulky but for a service fee can relay coordinates to through an internet connection. You won't find any kind of tracking device for $5 to $10.
How can i make a DIY cheat, small tracking device? Answered
I want to make a tracking device that could potentially connect to a smartphone. I don't need it to do that many things. I want the device to understand borders, and when my phone leave that device for a certain (custom) distance. My phone should receive some sort of alert . Most likely i am going to make this device a sticker device, so i want it to be flat, or almost flat, and as thin as possible . I want this device to use very little energy, so i battery could last a very , very long time. Also i don't want the device to be too costly, ( if possible 5-10 dollar for one ) Also, if i would to add gps feature , what module should i use, and would it increase the size by a lot? Thank you in advance.
no,,, GPS is not necessary. The main function is to sent me an alert when i am too far from the device. So i pretty much want a device that can calculate my distance between a object and another ... GPS is later , a sub function
Still note something that can be done easy or cheap. One end or the other needs to transmit a signal and when the signal is lost it can send out an alarm. So the device would have to have some sort of transmitter attached to it the is constantly broadcasting thus using power. Then when the device you are caring can't detect the signal it will alert you. Best option may be to use an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver setup and a micro controller. The end result will be something fairly large to be attaching to your phone.
Here is a cheap and simple solution for you. Go to the hardware store and get one of those belt clips with the retractable chain on it and attach the end of the chain to your device. You walk too far away you will be alerted by the device dragging on the ground behind you or it will simple retract automatically when you let go of the device and leave it hanging at your side.
But seriously the simple option would be a device locator system. For about $10 you can get a key finder that gives you an alarm tag to attach to your keys/device and a remote to set off the alam on the tag.
I want make something like the key locator , but I want to do it DIY style . Also because I want to modifie it so it will be like a sticker or a card ... Help me out plz
The key locator is about as small as you can get it. Any DIY solution would end up being much bigger unless you are really good with vary small surface mount soldering. The kind that requires a good stereo microscope to ensure everything is placed and soldered correctly. Sorry but DIY will never match the ability of a manufactured good to be optimally sized.
I know what you have in mind Let's work on together to make such DIy
Did you ever find an answer? I was looking to make something almost perfectly similar to what you're describing.
I know what you have in mind Let's work on together to make such DIy
It may be easier to set up a boundary and use RFID technology
it's about the only flat type technology your going to be able to manufacture.
Sometimes when you have an idea to make it possible you need to change the parameters. Working out how far away you are is quite difficult, marking a boundary is easier.


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From Apple Daily via the EastSouthWestNorth blog:
In Futian district, Shenzhen, more than two hundred people were hauled into the street and put on trial in front of the public. Does this remind you of the Cultural Revolution days?
Over the past three weeks, the public security bureau had been sweeping through the karaoke bars, discos, saunas and barbers. They arrested more than 200 prostitutes and patrons, including a number of Hong Kong residents.
Human Rights Monitor in Hong Kong said that this public trial clearly violates the international human rights treaty against cruel, inhumane and/or insulting treatments/punishments. [More Pictures and Full Text]


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April is the time when both Spring and tax season are starting to hit their stride. While the 15th may be a day that most people see as an unavoidable consequence of living in a taxing society, it can be beneficial many different people who use their car to commute, to transport, or any other way of getting some sort of return on their taxes through a business case. We're not professionals in tax returns by any means, and you should speak with a specialist, but we spoke with financial experts as well as scanned some of the most interesting IRS paperwork (just kidding, they're not) to find out how you can save some coin this year. We narrowed it down to three basic categories so you can take back what's rightfully yours.
If you operate your motor vehicle in any sort of capacity related to your employer or business, you're able to deduct mileage at a rate of 57.5 cents per mile for the year 2016. The terms and conditions can change job to job, but generally speaking as long as you use your car in the first available year for business purposes you can deduct the mileage rate. However, you cannot use the standard mileage rate if your employer provided the vehicle.
If you purchased a car for your commute to work, chances are that most of the expenses are, unfortunately, nondeductible. There are exceptions such as commuting to a temporary work station; if you have one or more work locations that you regularly visit; or if you work from home and must travel frequently for work to other locations. Truth be told, if you can collect all your automotive expenses related to work throughout the year and then speak with a professional, you'd be surprised what they can get back for you. Our expert did mention that there are also accountable vs. non-accountable plans. If your employer has an accountable plan, you write off all your expenses because any reimbursement is included in your W-2 income and you will end up paying tax on it.
Going hand in hand with commuting costs are expenses related to commuting and using the automobile for work-related travel: depreciation, licenses, gas, oil, tolls, parking, lease payments, insurance, garage rent, registration fees, repairs, and tires. If you're self-employed, you can deduct interest paid on a car loan depending on how much you use your car for business. If it's 60-percent of the time, you can deduct that much. Usually, depreciation cannot be deducted, but thanks to a 'special depreciation allowance' if you meet the following criteria: purchased car new on or after January 1, 2008, placed the car in service for your business before January 1, 2016, or you used the car more than 50% in a qualified business use.
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Happy Monday! I know, Mondays can be tough, but my family has just had a week of excitement and I am all smiles this morning. Last week we got brand new baby (it's a boy! another nephew to smoosh!) and a new soon to be sister-in-law. My little brother is engaged! Now, if the home team can just get their act together, all will be right. All this good news plus the addition of baseball plus Battlestar Galactica, plus a new manuscript from my dear friend have all contributed to my neglecting most of my library books.
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- Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty-♥♥♥♥-Another fun, quirky, family dramedy! At 33 the Kettle triplets are still dealing with sibling rivalry, family secrets, and a seemingly endless stream of drama. This was another fun audiobook!
- The Wizard Returns by Danielle Paige-♥♥♥♥-This is the third prequel novella in the Dorothy Must Die saga. The wizard is back in Oz and he is about to shake things up. I am really excited about this interesting new twist. I must get my hands on The Wicked Will Rise!
- Cat Person by Seo Kim-♥♥♥♥-The author/artist chronicles everyday occurrences in her life. Her cat, Jimmy stars in many, but not all of the comics. Topics range from serious to silly and all are charmingly illustrated.
- Home by Carson Ellis-♥♥♥♥♥-This solo-picture book debut from the well-known illustrator of the Wildwood Chronicles is so wonderful! The homes range from realistic to fanciful and all are gorgeous. The real treat is getting to see her home. The careful reader will remember seeing items from the artist's house in the previous pages!
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You will need:
1 sweet onion, chopped into large pieces
coconut oil
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
3 carrots, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
4-5 cups water
1 vegetable bouillon cube
1/3 cup buckwheat groats
fresh chopped herbs such as basil, purple basil, oregano, thyme, sage, chives
2 celery spears
sea salt
1. In a large wok, saute the onion and carrots in coconut oil on medium-high heat, cook until both almost soft.
2. Reduce heat to medium, add the water and vegetable bouillon and simmer until onions and carrots have become almost soft but not mushy and bouillon is dissolved.
3. Turn heat down to medium-low and add the herbs and buckwheat groats. Allow the groats to swell, stir often and add water if needed.
4. Add celery at the last minute, turn off heat, and serve.
(Optional – add sugar snap peas, or sliced zucchini, yellow squash, etc during step 4 if desired, to keep them as raw as possible. Tomatoes could be added in step 2.)


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Michele Brott and Kelsey Crosse recently authored a 100-page Iowa Employment Law Desktop Guide for the Iowa Association of Councils of Governments, a trade association for the 17 Iowa Councils of Governments (COGs).
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While rehab incentives are available, sometimes it can be difficult to acquire the additional funds necessary to take advantage of these incentives.
Below are just a couple of competitive options available when looking for financing renovations. If you need assistance in finding affordable financing options, please schedule an appointment with the HDP.