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I just noticed the Database 12c OCP beta exams have started to appear (see here).
Not surprisingly, the multitenant option seems to be a big factor in the content of the both the Advanced Administration and Upgrade exam.
There are a few things that see a little odd (to me) though:
I mentioned in my previous post on this subject that I had 5 more objectives yet to cover. The articles for those objectives have now been added to the website.
Just before I started my current job I was planning on doing the RHCSA and RHCE exams for a bit of fun. In preparation for that I started to write the revision notes for each of the exam objectives. I got to the end of the RHCSA exam objectives, then my plan kind-of stalled, what with starting the new job etc.
Over the Christmas holiday I got some time to start the notes for the RHCE exam. If anything, the syllabus for this exam is a little simpler as many of the sections follow the same basic format. This full list of RHCE exam objectives includes the links to all the articles I've written to cover the objectives. There are still 5 to complete, but hopefully I'll get those done soon.
The new articles I wrote include:
Over a year after first releasing Oracle Enterprise Linux 6, Oracle finally announced Thursday that it will support running Oracle Databases on Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 (OEL6). Currently, the certification is only valid with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK).
I can hardly believe it. It's finally happened!!!
Check out the story here.
The certification matrix on MOS is not updated yet, and those on RHEL kernel will have to wait a few more days (90), but at last we have some firm commitment.
From now on, the Oracle Linux errata are available free from http://public-yum.oracle.com. In the past only the updates (5.6, 5.7 etc.) were available. This makes OL even more useful than before.
Thank you!
Update: Remember, if you apply the errata to OL6.2, you will have the same scsi_id issue I saw with 5.8.
I was chatting with the lady doing OCP Lounge registrations at OOW11. During this chat I mentioned I hadn't received a certificate for the SQL Expert certification. It never crossed my mind to re-request it, since my certifications are visible on certview.oracle.com anyway. Yesterday, a DHL man delivered the missing certificate, which prompted me to look though my certifications and scan this image.
First, check out the card on the bottom right. I was unaware the "Expert" certifications had a different colour card.
Second, notice anything funny about the 9i DBA OCP certification?
It's hard to believe it's over 12 years since I first completed one of these certifications…


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Apparently the movie still strikes cords.
I'm waiting to view the original after recently seeing the 1990 version.
I was expecting worse ok? The madness, frustration and symbolism seemed to work, but I couldn't help feeling something was left on the editing room floor that would have fleshed out the characters more. I suppose I could read the dang book too.
Glaring question (for this version) #1 however has got to be: Where the f* is the raft that got them to the island in the first place? B. Was one of the boys a barber? Cuz none of their haircuts ever got shaggy. #3. How did they get those raggedy undies to stay in place? Glue like J-Low uses to keep her tops up? Ow!
I see most of the cast and crew went on to do zip, and probably for the better. The scenery was beautiful and the score was a bonus, if a little misleading in places.
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Westminster College's Drinko Center tries to enhance students collegiate experience through a myriad of ways including K-12 Outreach, Undergraduate Research, Language and Science in Motion, and Model United Nations. The Drinko Center also focuses on Service-Learning. The Drinko Center lists a lot of benefits of Service-Learning. Here they are according to their website.
Benefits of Service-Learning
For my documentary, I'd like to focus on the last bullet—Students become more civically engaged.
A lot of older folks would contest that the my generation, the millennial generation if you will, are not as civically engaged as their generation, the baby-boomers were.
And there is some truth to that, the millennial generation didn't have the 60s and 70s. We didn't have Vietnam—
The Civil Rights movement—
didn't have JFK, RFK, and MLK all killed while we were growing up.
We weren't able to witness this—
and this—
But we did experience this—
and this—
Yes the millennial generation has grown up during an age of war and terrorism, yet we seem to be politically apathetic to older generations.
Yet our generation came out in record-breaking numbers not once, but twice to vote this man into office.
Our generation has seen the dawn of Super PACs and overwhelmingly negative advertisements. Many young folks simply associate political campaigns with attack ads. Many feel disenchanted by the whole campaign process.
How my documentary connects to service-learning is helping to make students more civically engaged and to prove to older generations that the millennial generation isn't as apathetic as they may think.
Using music in my documentary is an interesting decision. Usually music only enhances a picture and helps tells the narrative (if used correctly of course). I'm not sure if my documentary really calls for music. With the story heavily relying on dialogue and the campaign commercials, I don't think using music adds a whole lot to the story. That being said, once we're in post-production and if it seems kind of dead without music, I'm not against throwing in some tunes.
Ever since McCain and Palin hit the campaign trail in '08 landing Sarah Palin in my hometown of Erie, PA I've fallen in love with politics. Now don't confuse that for falling in love with Palin…After I saw Palin mudslinging then candidate Obama to raucous cheers from the crowd, I realized that something's messed up in politics. Voters seem to vote for who they like less, who they disagree with more, who they can't stand. Voters don't seem to vote for who they like more, whose policies positively affect them, who they love. I think negative campaign advertisements are apart of the problem. Ads like this and this show that candidates would rather tear down their opponent than build themselves up. The election in '08 and the Supreme Court decision allowing unchecked spending by Political Action Committees were the biggest events in choosing dirty politics and their effects on voters.
During the planning and subsequent filming of a documentary there are bumps in the road that you're forced to navigate. I had multiple people drop out of the project—an expert, multiple participants, and almostme. However, my adviser Dr. Smithey kept my head up, and suggested that I change the format of my film to make it more feasible. She said, "There are capstones that are perfect and capstones that get done", meaning nobody's capstone is perfect, but you have to make adjustments to make it a reality.
That being said, I believe the format switch from individual interviews to a larger focus group setting will make it not only feasible but a better documentary/experiment fostering better results.
So as long as I encounter no more large bumps in the road, this documentary is going full speed ahead.
Dr. Smithey is one of my advisers on this weird journey of a capstone documentary. We met earlier this week to discuss the progress of my documentary. She advised rather than having three individual voters as I was planning, to have a couple focus groups and show one group positive ads, and the other negative ads. This advice opened up some problems and some solutions. We will meet again in the near future to discuss progress made on gathering focus groups, and she's in the process of contacting friends of her in political campaigns.
Dr. Smithey is an associate professor of Political Science at Westminster College. She's been at the college since 2003.
The film festival I'll submit my documentary to is Spirit Quest Film Fest in Edinboro, PA.
The Spirit Quest Film Festival was founded in January of 2009, in order to bring thought provoking, entertaining and uplifting works of cinema to our audiences in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Created and maintained by film festival veterans with deep ties within the industry, we hope to provide our selected filmmakers with the exposure and attention they deserve for all of their hard work.
Spirit Quest will feature three days of independent film screenings from around the world (including several produced right here in the Erie County region of Pennsylvania), with themes focusing on the human experience.
Dramas, documentaries, comedies, animation, music videos, experimental pieces and more will be shown over the weekend of our event.
The Spirit Quest Film Festival takes place Spring 2013 at The Frank G. Pogue Center on the campus of Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pa. (USA).
Every project, whether it be a scholarly paper, a novel, a play, or a film, starts with research. My research started with political guru Drew Westen (pictured above) and his Los Angeles Times article "Why attack ads? Because they work."
This article nailed down what exactly my documentary topic would be. Westen's article purports that voters are affected by negative political advertisements subconsciously.
But unconsciously, our brains are highly reactive to threat — especially when, as in the case of an ad, the threat isn't immediately countered or refuted. A well-crafted positive ad can "stick" too, but there's nothing like a sinister portrayal of a greedy, self-centered villain, replete with grainy images and menacing music, to stir up our unconscious minds.
This idea is what my documentary aims to uncover. I will attempt to reveal whether my participants are affected by negative attack ads are whether it is inconsequential.
Here's an example of an attack ad I'll be showing.
In 2008 the United States Supreme Court decided that the First Amendment prohibited the government from restricting campaign funding from corporations and unions. This in effect created Political Action Committees or Super PACs. Super PACs now make large contributions to political candidates. A portion of this money helps make negative campaign ads. This documentary will investigate the effects negative campaign ads makes on voters in the 2012 presidential election.


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:J o i I Cu -1 j u ljJ 11 dzi li Jj Friday, April 21, 1995 Volume 58 Number 74 pdDSli lillCS S .- S; i !? ! jfpjf 5 " . i : RYAN SHUPETHE SIGNPOST Earth Day gone foul? WSU student Kevin Bell takes" a swing at a pinata resembling the Earth while wearing a blindfold bearing Rep. Jim Hansen's name in the breezeway of the union building. The pinata bashing was used to show students' disapproval of Hansen's vote on Risk Assessment part of the Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act. Middle Eastern students fear hostility at WSU By Gary Hinds Signpost news editor After Wednesday's bombing of theOkla-homa City federal office building, speculation that Middle Eastern terrorists might be responsible causes many students and faculty of Middle Eastern descent at Weber State University fear that the nation's outrage may be unfairly focused toward them. Anisa Hanania is an instructor of Middle East studies and Arabic language at WSU, and the chairwoman of the WSU Middle East studies committee. She said acts of terror, like that in Oklahoma City, always bring suspicions to the Middle Eastern community."They say there are similarities to the World Trade Center bombing," Hanania said. "Even if the people who did this are Middle Eastern, that doesn't speak for all Middle Eastern people. There are individual acts in every culture or religion." Georgette Le Tourneau, assistant chairwoman of the Middle East studies committee, said the media creates a false picture that terrorists are representative of Middle Eastern culture. "Sometimes the media amplifies one bad person, or one bad apple, and makes people think all Middle Eastern people are terrorists," Le Tourneau. Hanania said the acts of individuals do not reflect the feelings of the 200 million Arabic speaking people in the Middle East or the 1 billion Muslims world wide. Dean Collinwood, WSU sociology department instructor and a member of the Middle East studies committee, said the feelings of the committee members are a more accurate reflection of how Middle Eastern people feel about terrorist activities. "On this committee, you have students or instructors from virtually every country in the Middle East," he said. "These people aren't fighting each other." See Fear page 3 OU students, faculty react to bombing Editors note: Thefollowing is printed courtesy of The Oklahoma Daily, a student-run newspaper on the campus of Oklahoma University. By Nicole Koch The Oklahoma Daily Shock and anger hovered throughout the Oklahoma University campus following the explosion of a car bomb Wednesday morning in downtown Oklahoma City. By mid-afternoon, reports showed that 36 were dead, including 12 children. There were 250 employees missing in the nine-story Alfred Murrah Federal Building, which holds 550 workers.Lorry Tabbert, a first-year OU medical student, was exercising a t the YMCA across the street from the federal building when the explosion occurred. "All of a sudden there w as a r I r wwwifcl' immure fiat Mtbodil tfvy V ' D 1 ft- T? - ' : TOOT i;Vter r irf . . m Journal Rctpot4 Building AJK4 Mumfa Ftiiml CMc Building GRAPHIC BY BEN WATSONOKLAHOIM CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TALON huge blast of wind," Tabbert said. "Class was flying toward me. Mv first thought was, 'Why would a tornado hit on such a beautiful day?' A janitor came along and took me outside. 1 was then grabbed by a woman who needed me to help with the YMCA nursery. There were kids with blood all over. A couple had burst eardrums. It was so awful." Tabbert said she doesn't understand w hy this happened. "I don't see a point," she said. "II this is a terrorist attack, w hat are they gaining?" Silence filled the lounge at Ellison Hall as dozens of students and staff gathered around the television. At 10 a.m., details were just coming in. Who did it and why? Students had questions, but no answers. "It makes me mad," economics junior Saul Reid said. "It's shocking that something like this could happen in Oklahoma City. Maybe in New York City, but not in Oklahoma City." Reid said he is most upset that so many children have died. "Not that killing a judge ore adult is any better, but why children?"Students across campus worried about parents and friends who were working downtown. "My dad works in the Federal Reserve Bank, w hich is right next door," said sophomore Tine Mendoa. "I heard about it w hen I woke up and tried to call him right awav. I couldn't tret an an- Scc OU uxe .i Quick Takes s T fir. ' A&E Nick Nolte plays historical legend in 'Jefferson in Paris.' See page 5 News 'Keith' hits home with WSU students at Convocations. See page 2 Opinion Disaster localizes awareness for emergency training. See page 4 Sports Mitchell knows the triple jump, too. See page 6 Weather Friday . Snowrain (Ttf z 4236 c Jr Weekend 0 Decreasing clouds 50s30s
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Photographing the Holidays
Capture your family's holiday spirit throughout the year
The Setting
Holidays begin with the setting. Remember to take pictures of the backdrop of your holiday—what your home looked like Christmas morning, the Valentine's Day garland you hung from your kitchen window, close-ups of your Thanksgiving table details, and materials for Easter egg coloring.
Adding Characters
The fun part of taking holiday photos is combining setting and characters to create great holiday stand-alone images. By including the valentine in this photo (as well as pink and red clothes), the holiday setting is created and yet the characters—two sisters—still take center stage.
A great way to combine setting and characters in a holiday photo is by creatively positioning the subjects of the image. In this photo, by positioning my daughter on the far right edge of the image, I'm allowing the setting of the pumpkin patch to be included.
If you're interested in your holiday photos taking a unique edge, try taking a photo from a different angle to blend characters and setting. By taking this photo from below, you still sense it's Christmas, but it's not another been-there-done-that photo of a baby next to a Christmas tree.
Dress the Part
Want to make your kids shine as characters in your holiday photos? Dress the part! Festive clothing makes photos come alive, plus you'll always know when the photo was taken. The flag sticker in this photo allows the celebration of Independence Day to come alive.
Zoom In
Finally, an important part of holidays is the series of events—the traditions we practice with our families to celebrate. For these memorable traditions, get close! Don't be afraid to zoom in to capture all the little details of your holiday memories!
Natural Light
Challenged with light? Move to natural light. For our annual holiday baking, I wanted to capture my daughter helping me, but the afternoon light in our kitchen isn't great. I moved our baking session to a big open window which created not only better photos but a fun way to change things up.
If you scrapbook or make albums for your kids, think about each holiday in terms of layout, and make a mental checklist of everything you want to include. Don't forget details including food, friends who visited, table settings, holiday favors, etc.
The Moment
Most importantly, ask yourself, "What do I want to remember about this holiday?" Smile and look around and enjoy the moment and your family. Sometimes, you'll be surprised what photographic moments you discover when you just relax and enjoy yourself.
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Kelle Hampton is a mom, photographer, blogger, and author who lives in sunny Florida. To learn more about her, visit Enjoying the Small Things.
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Leonardo DiCaprio stars in J. Edgar as the former FBI director, alongside Naomi Watts and Dame Judi Dench - and the biopic has been given the prestigious honour of opening the movie event.
AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale says, ""Clint Eastwood is an American icon - one whose work as a director, actor, producer and composer not only stands the test of time, but also continues to add new, rich chapters with each passing year.""
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With a few exceptions on the structural side, most steel tube and pipe insiders say it's just too early to say how or when any big infrastructure spending plan might help them.
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I just got done re-reading The Hunger Games trilogy a few nights ago. Now I am reading The Host. I'm enjoying it a lot so far. It is very captivating and makes me not want to put it down.
Awesome. The whole trilogy of The Hunger Games is like that, too. I too am finding The Host hard to put down. I want to keep reading and never stop lol. I hope you enjoy the rest of the book, and the other two in the series.
I have this whole series on my bookshelf. I really liked these books. Although there were a couple of characters that I didn't like, which is the whole point. There has to be a bad guy/girl right?
This was the first series I read after Twilight. It didn't compare to Twilight for me, but I still really enjoyed it. Let us know what you think.
I have the first book that I am going to start reading again(it's been a couple af years) but I haven't read the last ones yet.
Im currently reading a fanfiction of Pride & Prejudice from Mr.Darcy's point of view. it was a trilogy and I'm on the last book.(1 - An Assembly Such as This, 2- Duty & Desire, 3- These Three Remain. by Pamela Aiden)
I was in school for 2 years for the Dental Hygiene program and you pretty much fall of the planet and disappear when you're there, just from the work-load and studying alone. it's insane 8 university courses are required to be done in 1st term of 2nd year (= to 3rd year university because 1st year U is a prerquisite) So I'm catching up on just fun reading and my friend is plying me with 4-5 books at a time....I've become a total bookworm...it's hilarious. I read a lot of books before but, I seem to be reading waaaay more now. And It's nice to be able to chose what want to read and the next one I want to read is City of Bones...because I can.
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I have Wuthering hgts too but haven't read it yet...it's on my "to read" pile. I read Pride & Prejudice but it's 200 years old and I had to look up the meanings of words because they have changed and the context is applied differently now. *shakes Head* But it was still good!
I like al kinds of books - Stephen King, Dean Koontz, David Grisham, Diana Gabaldon, Jean M. Auel, George R. Martin, Cassandra Clare, JR Ward, Charlaine Harris, Micheal Crichton, James Patterson....etc.etc. The list goes on...I love all kinds of genres - science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, romance, period pieces, comedy....so long as it is interesting and gripping, but not too weird & demonic....I'll read it.
I have books that I love to read over again depending on my mood - The Outlander series, The Sookie Stackhouse series, The Clan of the Cave Bear series, Twilight Saga, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, The Black Dagger Brotherhood, and the Mortal Instruments (i love the Clockwork Angel & The Clockwork Prince)
I've put some books down because no matter how hard I've tried...I just couldn't retain enough interest to carry on..."Wolf Hall" was like that. The writing structure was very difficult for me to read with my dislexic mind....nothing clicked. Normally I can see a pattern in the writing style and then it is not too hard to read, even if the is story jumps around a bit, like in "Game of Thrones"(loved that one). But for whatever reason, I got really frustrated with "Wolf Hall" and I had to walk away from it.
I know what you mean with Twilight...I can read the series over again within a week now, because I know it so well, but it is like a fav movie you watch over and over again, you never get tired of it.
Stephen King is brilliant. When I mention him, people automatically assume it is the horror genre only and they don't seem to know he also writes a ton of human interest stories like: 11/22/63, the Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis, the Long Walk, the Regulators, the Running man(movie is nothing like it), The girl who loved Tom Gordon, The Dead Zone, Doloris Claiborne, Different Seasons had The Body which the movie Stand by Me was based on, ...it goes on and on.
I like his thrilling stuff too because he artful in the way he writes it and it gets your neck hairs standing on end sometimes (IT did that for me) He's very meticulous and he has the courage to write what we might think to write, but were afraid to, in case somebody saw it and got creeped out by it. Ha ha ha. I like the fact that he's not rediculously over the top with gore and doesn't make a long winded,pages of description of it, but is right to the point....a lot of times with very dark humour. His mind is a well of wit and creativity that we are so lucky to have had him share what he comes up with. I'll never tire of his stories.
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TUSCUMBIA — Wiley Barnard said the Alabama Music Hall of Fame will make every effort to remain open despite Northwest-Shoals Community College's decision to postpone a proposed purchase of the hall of fame building and surrounding property.
Northwest-Shoals President Humphrey Lee announced Wednesday the college was not renewing a lease that has allowed the embattled attraction to remain open for the past six months.
Lee said the college postponed purchasing the building that houses the hall of fame and the surrounding 40 acres of property on U.S. 72 in Tuscumbia.
"The new Alabama Community College System chancellor, Dr. Mark Heinrich, would like us to evaluate the purchase of the property before we continue further into the process," Lee said in a prepared statement.
"After speaking with Dr. Heinrich, he and I are in agreement and want to make sure we are diligent with this decision concerning the college and community by examining every aspect of this acquisition."
Lee said the main area of concern involves an unresolved issue with gaining a clear title to the property.
A portion of the hall of fame property was originally donated to the city of Tuscumbia, which in turn donated it to the hall of fame through an industrial development board.
"We're disappointed it didn't come to fruition," said Barnard, the hall of fame's executive director. "We certainly understand and hope we can continue to work with Northwest-Shoals and Dr. Lee in some capacity."
Barnard said the hall of fame could remain open on an "as needed" basis to accommodate school and tour groups.
"We will make every attempt to keep it open," Barnard said.
He could not answer how the museum would remain open without the $5,000 monthly lease the college has paid during the past six months. The college also was paying the hall of fame's utility bill, which is about $3,000 a month.
"It will be addressed," Barnard said. "We will be making an announcement soon about our position and what we're going to be doing. We've got plans, and they just have to be put in place."
Barnard said he expects to make an announcement concerning the hall of fame's future after Thanksgiving.
Barnard said the hall of fame is free to sell its property to the college.
"As a matter of fact, the attorney general has given us an opinion that we are free and clear to sell," Barnard said. "There are no land issues as far as I'm concerned."
There are no recent opinion dealing with the sale of the hall of fame property on the attorney general's website, but there was a 2005 opinion concerning the transfer of assets, including the exhibits in the hall of fame, to the Department of Post Secondary Education or one of its member institutions
The opinion stated the board could transfer its assets if it determines the transfer would further the purpose for which the hall of fame was formed, which is to honor the achievements of individuals who made lasting contributions to music in Alabama.
The opinion also stated that any agreement should include a provision requiring the assets to be returned to the board if they are no longer being used for the purpose of honoring Alabama's music achievers.
The deal between the hall of fame and Northwest-Shoals did not include the exhibits inside the hall of fame, only the building and property.
Lee did not close the door on the purchase of the hall of fame property, but said it needs to be examined further. He said if the title issues are resolved, the offer to purchase the building and property for $1.1 million is still open. The money would be paid in three annual increments, $400,000 the first year, $400,000 the second year and $300,000 the final year.
The idea is the hall of fame could use those funds to "reinvent" itself and increase attendance.
Hall of Fame board Chairman Rodney Hall said he is disappointed the deal with Northwest-Shoals has stalled. Like Barnard, he said there were no issues with the title to the property.
Hall said the board is working on an agreement that would help keep the hall of fame open for a period of time, but declined to provide details.
"There is somebody who has come to the table who will get us through the next several months," Hall said. "In the meantime, we're going to do what we can to keep the doors open. We will do nothing that will hurt the city of Tuscumbia and Colbert County. Anything we do will be beneficial to them."
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In recent months I have had cause to dine at a lobster restaurant in Aix-en-Provence, a bouillabaisse joint in Marseilles, a Japanese restaurant in a suburb of Tel Aviv and a fine seafood restaurant in Athens. The decor and service at each place was impeccable and the dishes on which I chose to dine in those various places (baked stuffed lobsters, bouillabaisse, yakinuku beef, a casserole of mussels in butter, garlic and oil, and chicken wings in a spicy bitter-orange sauce) were every bit as good as I had hoped for. Let me declare, however, that in every place I rejected the bibs that were offered to protect my shirt, tie and jacket from possible stains.
Let it be clearly and finally stated (and at my age, I can state at least some things with finality), that as far as I am concerned, bibs are intended for children or people who, for one reason or another, cannot avoid eating like children. I don't care whether the bib that is offered has been made from terry-cloth, stylized plastic or flimsy paper. I do not even care whether it has been made from the finest Irish linen – I will not let one of those things be tied around my neck or slid over my head. Simply stated, wearing a bib makes even the most intelligent adult look like an idiot and I am thus convinced that the only place for intelligent adults to be subjected to such treatment is at the dentists' office, a place at which all of us feel like idiots no matter how pleasant our dentist may be.
It may be misguided snobbism on my part or it may, as I like to think, have something to do with a sense of aesthetics, but once and for all let me state my full and complete solidarity with American food guru James Beard who once wrote that "bibs are for babies and idiots. Civilized people would rather risk a few stains on their clothing".
Oh yes - in case anyone is wondering – I have no such objections to men or women, peasants or sophisticates, who tuck a large white napkin under their collar while dining on any dish at all even in the finest of restaurants, but that on the condition that the diners in question are over 45 years old and are English, Irish, French, Italian, Greek or Portuguese. When carried off with the proper flair, such a habit can be absolutely charming.


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The pioneers, the champions and the chargers are all profiled, among them Mike Stewart, Ryan Hardy, Michael 'Eppo' Eppelstun, Guilherme Tamega, Andre Botha, Damian King, Ben Player, Jeff Hubbard, Mitch Rawlins and Pierre Louis Costes.
Written by respected bodyboard journalist Owen Pye, Born to Boogie reveals how the sport was created, how it developed, flourished, faltered and fought back to become one of the most exciting extreme sports in the world today.
• Nine-times world champ Mike Stewart tells how he started out sweeping the floor at Tom Morey's bodyboard factory, before working his way up to become Morey's protégé and eventually the greatest bodyboarder in the world.
• South African charger Andre Botha describes the day he survived the worst wipeout in contest history at maxed-out Teahupoo.
• Jeff Hubbard recalls how he and his mates launched the seminal No Friends brand from a garage with just a fistful of dollars.
• Damian King talks about his troubled childhood and how his mother's death inspired him to win a world title.
• Aussie innovator Eppo tells how he perfected the ARS and the backflip in the early 1990s, and why he kept the latter secret for months.
Born To Boogie also includes chapters that re-live the excitement of two of the most dramatic contests in the history of the sport: the 2000 Tahiti Skins event and the 2001 Shark Island Challenge. The Tahiti contest, held in monstrous waves at Teahupoo, changed competitive bodyboarding forever. "The waves were like nuclear bombs going off," remembers Saffa charger Alistair Taylor, "you could've got killed in that stuff!"
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Figure 4.8 is a U.S. map showing cigarette use in past month among persons aged 26 or older, by State: percentages, annual averages based on 2002 and 2003 NSDUHs. States listed here in alphabetical order within each group were divided into five groups based on the magnitude of their percentages. States in the highest group (27.75 to 33.74 percent) were Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. States in the next highest group (25.92 to 27.74 percent) were Arizona, District of Columbia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. States in the mid group (24.95 to 25.91 percent) were Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wyoming. States in the next lowest group (23.04 to 24.94 percent) were Delaware, Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Virginia, and Wisconsin. States in the lowest group (16.36 to 23.03 percent) were California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Captain Dalton Thrower kept the Vancouver Giants win streak alive on Wednesday.
Thrower scored 3:13 into overtime as Vancouver slipped past the Prince George Cougars 3-2 for the Giants third-straight win in the Western Hockey League.
Prince George's David Soltes forced the extra period with 24 seconds left in the third.
Jackson Houck and Trent Lofthouse scored for Vancouver (6-9-2) in regulation time, while Jared Rathjen made 34 saves for the win.
Sam Ruopp gave the Cougars (7-8-3) a 1-0 lead at the 7:27 mark of the first period. Brett Zarowny stopped 22 shots for Prince George.
Neither team could score on the power play. The Giants could not score on five man advantages, while the Cougars couldn't score on their six power-play opportunities.
RED DEER, Alta. -- Sam Reinhart was the only scorer in the shootout as Kootenay edged the Rebels 4-3.
Jaedon Descheneau had a pair of goals for the Ice (8-6-2), while Ryan Chynoweth also found the back of the net. Mackenzie Skapski made 25 saves in regulation and overtime play before turning away three skaters in the shootout for the win.
Matt Bellerive, Lukas Sutter and Brooks Maxwell replied for Red Deer (6-8-1). Patrik Bartosak stopped 30 shots.
REGINA -- Dawson MacAuley stopped all 36 shots he faced as the Pats blanked Moose Jaw 3-0.
Boston Leier, Geordie Maguire and Morgan Klimchuk all scored in the third period for Regina (8-8-0).
Justin Paulic made 36 saves in net for the Warriors (6-9-3).
SASKATOON -- Steven Owre's goal at the 10:20 mark of the second period was the eventual winner as Medicine Hat held on for a 4-3 win over the Blades.
Captain Curtis Valk and Tyler Lewington also scored in the second period as the Tigers (10-3-2) reeled off three unanswered goals. Blake Penner scored in the first. Daniel Wapple made 20 saves.
Nikita Scherbak struck twice for Saskatoon (7-8-2) and Ryan Coghlan also scored. Alex Moodie stopped 39 shots.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Aspen Sterzer had a pair of goals -- including the winner -- as the Blazers eked out a 5-4 win over Spokane.
Cole Ully scored and added two assists for Kamloops (5-10-1), while Tyson Ness and captain Matt Needham had goals as well. Bolton Pouliot made 31 stops for the win.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Chase De Leo and Nicolas Petan both scored short-handed goals as the Winterhawks flew to a 5-2 win over Brandon.
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When the Sacramento International Airport's new billion-dollar terminal opened in late 2011, its cultural pièce de résistance was the 56-foot-long aluminum red hare that appears to leap into the building from the outside. Since then, the massive artwork has drawn national attention and even inspired the naming of a popular midtown restaurant. This gargantuan piece of public art has, in just over a year, become a bona fide star and an unlikely visual symbol for the city.
Of course, not everyone was thrilled about it.
Long before said hare sprang from the studio of its creator, Denver-based artist Lawrence Argent, one of the Sacramento County supervisors expressed concern in a 2008 public hearing about the message the piece would send to the community and visitors to our fair city because of the species', well, "proclivity for reproduction." Was it, she appeared to wonder aloud, an indecent proposal?
Thanks to the efforts of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, clearer (and cleaner) heads prevailed, and Sacramento landed a prominent example of truly large-scale sculpture that has been a staple in other major cities for decades. It was, in fact, one giant leap for Sacramento.
But we still have a lot of catching up to do.
In some ways, Sacramento has been a pioneer when it comes to public art. In 1977, the city implemented a program stipulating that developers contribute 2 percent of a project's total budget to public art. There are many such programs in cities around the country but Sacramento, along with a dozen or so other cities, has the highest such requirement in America. Bravo, us!
And much good has come of it. Celebrated international artists like Dale Chihuly, Tom Otterness and Deborah Butterfield have created beautiful pieces here as a result. But where we have excelled in high-quality projects, the city of Sacramento has largely faltered in terms of scale; outside of the airport, we haven't created the kind of public art that tourists pose in front of for pictures. There are a few large works elsewhere in the region, such as Roseville's 80-foot-tall red steel sculpture "Cosmos" by Aristides Demetrios, visible from I-80. But when it comes to public art in Sacramento, we tend to think small in the most literal sense of the word.
At the risk of sounding indecent once again, size does matter when it comes to public art. While small-scale pieces are important, large-scale artworks, by definition, make bigger impressions. And in a city like Sacramento, that's a critical component in our continuing effort to brand ourselves to the outside world.
Most cities our size or larger possess a visual vocabulary that is largely determined by their skyline or geography. San Francisco, for example, in addition to some iconic skyscrapers, has a largely unrivaled geographic identity marked by the mountains, the ocean, the bay and the fog. In other less geographically endowed cities, distinctive structures (like the St. Louis Gateway Arch or New York's Empire State Building, etc.) frequently double as massive works of public art, giving their respective skylines an instantly recognizable civic brand.
As physically beautiful as the Sacramento region is, with its abundant trees, majestic rivers and colorful patchwork of richly textured agricultural fields, its geographical grandeur is best appreciated from the air. And while our downtown plays home to some fine buildings, our skyline still lacks the distinctive iconography that can lend us the sense of place that we need to compete against other cities for people, companies, conventions and tourists.
Quite simply, we need some visual panache for our urban landscape, and large-scale public art is just the ticket.
The red hare and the recent Blue Trees projects (in which Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos painted 20 sycamores ultramarine blue in downtown Sacramento with an eco-friendly pigment) are a great start, but even as we slog our way through this recession, we need to find ways to build on our recent momentum. In fact, the recession should be less of an excuse and more of a reason to make our city as distinctive as possible.
Just look to almost any other big city to see how they've used large-scale public art to enhance their image and provide a permanent cultural experience for their citizens and visitors.
In 1967, Chicago commissioned a controversial 50-foot-tall sculpture by no less than Pablo Picasso. "The name-brand quality of the sculpture inspired other commissions from Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Claes Oldenburg, Henry Moore that found easier acceptance among Chicagoans," penned the Chicago Tribune. "As much as the Water Tower, the Picasso became a symbol of the city."
In fact, one of those artists, Claes Oldenburg, has become arguably the most prolific and celebrated civic sculptor in the world the Pablo Picasso of public art, if you will with his supersized designs of everyday objects (created with his late wife Coosje van Bruggen) enhancing public spaces across the country, in cities such as Cleveland, Des Moines, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York. One of his more recent works is "Cupid's Span" a 60-foot-high and 140-foot-wide bow and arrow that was installed in 2002 along the San Francisco Embarcadero.
And yes, at 83, he's still working. What could he do here? In the '80s, he created a 51-foot-long and 29-foot-high sculpture of a spoon topped with a cherry in Minneapolis. Perhaps he could fashion a giant fork concept here for our newly self-designated "Farm-to-Fork Capital" moniker.
From a pragmatic standpoint, while Oldenburg's pieces can easily top $1 million, it's a far cheaper form of civic branding than a $100 million skyscraper or a $50 million bridge.
Or let's pay homage to some of our city's greatest creative minds. How about a 30-foot-high gumball machine, sucker or slice of pie based on Wayne Thiebaud's luscious food paintings?
We could also honor the work of Sacramento native Ray Eames who, with her husband, Charles,, dominated midcentury modern furniture design with their iconic molded plywood chairs. There's actually a curious history of massive public artworks around the world fashioned in the forms of chairs. Geneva, Switzerland, is home to a 39-foot-high three-legged chair, and Manzano, Italy, boasts a 60-foot chair.
Imagine a massive Eames chair the rocker, perhaps, or the lounge chair and ottoman welcoming visitors to the city. It would be written about in every design publication in the world.
But in addition to creating permanent public artworks here, Sacramento would also be wise to follow San Francisco's lead by emulating our Northern California cousin's practice of transforming the public plaza in front of its civic center into a rotating sculpture gallery, with large-scale works by international artists taking residence there for six to 12 months at a time.
One possible spot for such a venue might be on Capitol Mall, a woefully underused urban space in desperate need of an extreme artistic makeover. Using it as a temporary public space for monumental artworks can make an immediate impact while the city looks for a permanent design solution.
Another urban canvas could be the spot where the sad, perpetually waterless fountain sits across the street from the front of the Capitol, wedged between the historic state treasurer's building and the state library and courts buildings. It's ideally situated to frame a piece of public art with pedestrian access and to take advantage of its proximity to the Capitol with all of its tourists.
We also have the proposed construction of a $450 million Sacramento County courthouse in the downtown railyard. The Administrative Office of the Courts, which is overseeing the project, says there's currently no budget for public art and, since the state will be constructing it, it doesn't need to adhere to local public art guidelines. The city and county should challenge that and fight for a major piece of art for what will be the most expensive building ever constructed in Sacramento.
But it's also critical that private donors and foundations step forward to support great public art, too, like Gap founders Donald and Doris Fisher did with Oldenburg's "Cupid's Span" in San Francisco.
Wherever we decide to place our monumental public artworks, there's no time to waste. Now, while artist and construction fees are lower, is the time to lay the groundwork for multiple international design competitions. That process alone can take years from the planning to implementation stages. Let's not use the recession as an excuse for not getting started. After all, dreaming big is free.
With a little luck, large-scale sculptures in Sacramento will start multiplying like rabbits.
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Myself and my good friend, "MasterDunx", decided it's been a fair odd while since we animated something, so we decided to put together an animation about Minecraft, as we wisely spent a good majority of this year playing it to death.
Originally this was going to be a quick weekend project, but we really got into it, went crazy, and decided to try and make something out of it. Running time is approximately four minutes and we even went the extra mile to throw in some special extras after the credits.
Hope you enjoy it, as you are THRUST into a magical cuboid world and hear the story of two friends, playing Minecraft.
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I thought Duncan was pulling my leg when he said this was on the front page. Seriously, thank you. I'm sure Duncan will want to make an update later as he'd be lying if he wasn't hoping for this to happen.
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2 Friends Play Minecraft is now in glorious HD on YouTube! Major thanks to our friend "JB" who got it up there for us!
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Over 100k views in just a week? Incredible! Cheers for all the kind words too!
Updated the animation ever so slightly to fix a couple of things that were bothering me. Found a file of an Easter Egg we were supposed to put into the animation but forgot to! When Jim successfully acquires a piece of wood from the tree, click on the wood chunklet. This hidden scene was my first thought as to how the sound file could be... err... misinterpreted.
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Despite its name, this supercar has nothing to do with the famous Italian tuner, Abarth . In fact, the Milan Abarth was built and designed by Carlo Abarth, a well-known Austrian citizen. The car made its first appearance at a small event in Monaco and will be making its world debut in February 2013.
The new supercar's power will range from 600 to 1,100 horsepower and it will weigh only 900 kg (1,984 pounds). This monstrous power-to-weight ratio will allow the Milan Abarth to deliver incredible performance numbers — first details suggest a 0-to-60 mph time of less than 3 seconds.
The road-going Milan Abarth will be limited to only seven units, and another seven SS units, which we assume are not approved for road use, will also be offered. Price will start from €300,000 - around $389,000 at the current exchange rates.
Update 12/17/12: A new teaser video (above) of the Milan Abarth has been released by the automaker. The video shows off its sexy exterior and even allows us to have a listen at its beastly exhaust note.
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Erica and Tiffany you are both on my heart often...praying !
Laura, your chart looks amazing, feeling so hopeful for you !!!
Erica and Tiffany you are both on my heart often...praying !
Laura, your chart looks amazing, feeling so hopeful for you !!!
Tiffany, I'm thinking of you. Many prayers coming your way.
Laura, Are you hold out on us? Your chart looks amazing and I'm shocked to see you haven't post any test pics or post.
Kelly , Thanks!
TMI question alert: I'm experiencing some vaginal pain which is not typical for me. No odor or discharge but maybe some lite pink when I wipe but none in panties. Doesn't hurt to use the restroom but sore when wiping. Unable to dtd last night because of pain. Anyone have this experience or know whats going on?
I'd call your doc if the pain persists, not really sure what it could be.... rough sex maybe?
Not from dtd. Af ended this week but dh is sick with bronchitis so no dtd.
Laura, your chart still looks fantastic!!! for you!!!
Hmmm I'm stumped then. Polyp? Yeast infection? Spotting from ovulation? BC pills?
I haven't had anymore spotting and the pain is gone. I switched soaps this weekend and think it caused irritation because it cleared up when I switched back.
That's good! Hopefully that was it. I'm sensitive too, definitely can screw up my ph with the wrong cleansers!
AFM, is it too early for tender breasts to mean anything? I'm about 3 DPO.
My chart is annoying the $h*t outta me this cycle I hope I ovulate!! I've got all the signs except for a + opk. The line is nice and solid just not as dark as the control. I guess DH and I'll just keep BD'ing every other night in hopes of catching an egg
Erica-- how ya doing? Haven't heard from you in a while
Thank for asking Laura. I'm having some serious problems with AF and have spent the day in bed. Going to call my OB tomorrow as this is the third cycle like this. First cycle I thought it was caused from clomid but my last two cycles have been med free. I've missed work and church because of it and need some answers. I'm in pain but not cramps if that makes any sense and I'm so bloated I look pregnant. Really depressing. Going to take July off as far as meds and maybe start treatment again in August. Need to lose more weight and start exercising again. I've been stalking everyday so I'm keep up with everyone just nothing going on here.
Here's this morning's OPK. What do ya'll think? Almost there?
Its pretty close. I'd do another one later today but bd just in case. Good luck!
Looks promising. I never really felt like I knew for sure until the next day's test.
Yay Laura!
Anyone wanna see a *possible* squinter?
(Let me preface this in saying I know Wondofo is notorious for having false positives so I'm taking this with a grain of salt right now, but I figured I'd post it for $h*ts & giggles-- especially for the POAS addicts like me )
so you are 8 DPO today Laura?? Best of luck to you!!! I hope some of our July testers get a BFP this month!!!!!
Me-Kelly (29) DH-Phillip (33) 2 unexplained losses. Ready for a rainbow baby!
Eeek, Laura, that's an awfully thick line for an evap...hoping and praying !!!
Eta...and your chart looks aaaahmazing !!!
I see a squinter!
I see a squinter. I would 1) test frer tomorrow and 2) call Re: for labwork to start protocol sooner. I hope this is it for you.
If there really is a line, this would be the earliest I've ever found out.
I'm sitting at the hair salon and my stylist told me she's due in October with a little girl. She was sensitive about telling me bc she knows I've had issues. That was so thoughtful of her.
I really hope you got that FRER. I'm dieing to know. Glad your stylist was sensitive to your history. Did the salon smell bother you? See I want it so bad for you I'm trying to help you find symptoms. Lol. Praying for you.
Your temps are still looking good!! I can't wait to see today's test!!
On my heart Laura and praying for without a doubt bfp !!!!
Thanks ladies! I would love for this to be the real thing, but I'm extremely cautious b/c I've been down this road before.
I'll probably pick up an Answer test or FRER tomorrow at the store. I won't have time until then to get one. I've got plenty of Wondofo's tho, but I just don't trust them 100%.
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How to make your own ketchup (catsup?) and mustard! Which is technically how to make your own mustard because the ketchup is from a bottle with stuff mixed in it. But still making your own mustard is pretty cool, especially when it's Guinness mustard.
Ketchup always reminds me of Uma Thurman from Pulp fiction:
My mom also used to work for Heinz Corp so she had this watch with a Heinz 57 on the face and red mickey mouse-esque hands coming off of it telling the time. Around the face it said "Time to ketchup." No mustard jokes though, sorry folks, tip your waitresses.
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The highlight will be Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400, when NASCAR's new sixth generation cars make their initial appearance on the speedway's 1.5-mile banked oval.
Since the Inaugural Las Vegas 400 in 1998, nine drivers have won the 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup races that have been held at the track. Eight of those victors (excluding 2002 winner Sterling Marlin, who has since retired), are still active and are expected to be in the starting grid when the green flag waves. Here, in alphabetical order, are those eight drivers:
Jeff Burton -- Winner of both the Las Vegas 400 in 1999 and the Carsdirect.com 400 the following year, Burton drives the No. 31 Catepillar Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. The 35-year-old native of South Boston, Va., entered the 2013 season with 21 wins in 655 starts. His hobbies include saltwater fishing, physical fitness, and rooting for Duke University basketball and Carolina Panthers football.
Kyle Busch -- The native Las Vegan, who took the checkered flag in the Shelby 427 in 2009, cut his teeth as a junior racer in the Bullring next to the speedway. Now driving the No. 18 M&M's Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, the 27-year-old Busch has 24 Sprint Cup wins to go with 51 victories in the second-tier Nationwide Series and 30 trophies in the third-tier Camping World Truck Series. Busch also has more than 313,000 followers on Twitter.
Carl Edwards -- The 33-year-old Roush Fenway Racing driver captured the UAW-Dodge 400 in 2008 and the Kobalt Tools 400 in 2011. Known for the backflips he takes from his racecar following victories, Edwards won last Sunday's race in Phoenix with his No. 99 Subway Ford. The native of Columbia, Mo., who captured the Nationwide Series championship in 2007, enjoys working out, riding bicycles and reading.
Jeff Gordon -- The four-time Sprint Cup champion won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 in 2001, which also was the year he captured his last championship. Now 41, Gordon drives the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. With 87 Sprint Cup victories, the native of Pittsboro, Ind., is third on the all-time list behind only Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105).
Jimmie Johnson -- He is the only four-time winner in Las Vegas, with victories in the 2005 through 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 and 2010 Shelby American. Having won five consecutive Sprint Cup championships, a first in NASCAR history, the driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports also captured this year's Daytona 500. The 37-year-old native of El Cajon, Calif., was a proficient off-road racer early in his career.
Matt Kenseth -- Kenseth, who will celebrate his 41st birthday Sunday, won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 in both 2003 and 2004. The native of Cambridge, Wis., also won the Sprint Cup championship in 2003 and is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500. After spending the past 12 years driving a Roush Ford, Kenseth switched to Joe Gibbs Racing this season and is behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota with sponsorship from Dollar General and Husky.
Mark Martin -- Winner of the Inaugural Las Vegas 400 in 1998, Martin is also an elder statesman of the sport at age 54. Born in Batesville, Ark., he is behind the wheel of the No. 55 Aaron's Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. Martin never won a Sprint Cup championship, though he has finished as the runner-up five times and managed to capture five crowns in the now defunct International Race of Champions series.
Tony Stewart -- The three-time Sprint Cup champ, who goes by the nickname "Smoke," won last year's Kobalt Tools 400. At age 41, Stewart is co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing and drives its No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet. Arguably the most versatile U.S. racer, Stewart also won championships in the Indy Racing League, United States Auto Club and International Race of Champions circuits and once placed fifth in the Indianapolis 500.


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Intense HydrationI decided to try this after I tried one of the conditioners in Hayek's line and I was not disappointed. I have dry, damaged hair and I only need to use this once a week to get nice results. You definitely don't need a lot of product either; even with my long, thick, wavy hair I only need to use about a quater size. I leave it in for about 20-30 minutes and it smooths my hair and provides lots of h...read moreydration and rinses off clean. Your hair feels like nice, naturally healthy hair, not like you piled on product to get it to look nice. I will say that it's not as moisturizing as thick shea butter leave ins, so if you need a ton of moisturizing (if you have super damaged hair or very kinky curls, etc) you might want to opt for those sorts of formulas instead of this one. I air dry my hair and apply some argan hair oil and curl enhancer after I use this and even then, it doesn't feel, look, or act weighed down. I think even those with thin hair could use it without worrying that it will ruin your hair's volume. It also works fine for colored hair-- I don't notice any color stripping and at the time of writing this review, I have fire engine red hair. I apply it only to the ends and leave it off my roots. The scent is pleasant but not over powering. — 6 months, 3 weeks agorunee89 | 291 reviews
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really helps my damaged hairI tried this product on a whim. I think you can only get Nuance products at CVS. This particular hair mask really works well to hydrate the hair. I usually leave it on for 20 minutes. It works better than any other hair mask I've tried so far. The scent is good, not too much scent in it. It really helped my very damaged hair. I color my hair and its gotten pretty dry and frizzy. This hair mask helps it. I just need to remember to use it more often. — 12 months agobutterfly11 | 81 reviews
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Nuance Salma Hayek Intense Hydration Hair Mask BlackcurrentI have been searching for a conditioner like this since I was a teenager. I wish it had been around sooner! My dry, frizzy, curly hair has been transformed! I bought this product on a whim and was amazed how hydrating it is and how soft and manageable my hair was after just one us. I was a decade's long Kerastase user but have been converted. I received lots of compliments on my hair after on...read morely the first use. If you have dry and curly hair you might want to give this a try; it is much more effective than the truckloads of much more expensive products I have tried over the years. I think it's sold on Amazon and at CVS and at about $10.00 it's not a bad deal either. I just can't get over how soft and shiny my hair is with this conditioner! Incredible! — 1 year, 4 months agocolette_susanne_musson | 1 reviews
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School's almost out and many may be looking for summer jobs. WorkOne hosted a job fair for late teens and early 20s. 12 local businesses participated looking to fill entry level positions and temporary summer jobs.
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