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Remember when all the rage was a wok? I got one those many years ago because I thought it was a standard kitchen tool. NOT! It's mildly useful, but thankfully fits in the back of the pots and pans cabinet.
Smart happy (frugal) homes have mostly clear kitchen counters. You know the rule: keep it simple. One good set of knives is incredibly more useful and versatile than any chopping/slicing gadget. Or: don't clutter up your life with, and sink money into, things that become dinosaurs.
Easier said than done. It's hard to resist little electric 'helpers', right? In the early days of homeownership, and early days of marriage (with little kids) I made conscious effort NOT to buy most appliances. Some of the things I passed on or that have passed through my home?
Passed On: food processors. Ugh, too many little parts, not at all practical anyway. Never went there.
Passed Through: electric knife. Way back then, a grandma gave me an electric knife, but we only used it once a year and my husband laughed at how ridiculous such a item was (he preferred a basic DO IT YOURSELF knife).
Passed Through: Yogurt maker. Instead of buying all those little $$ containers, I went the homemade route for awhile with one of those little incubator things. The catch? Buying 'yogurt starter' or at least some yogurt from a serious health food store with live culture. Folks, there weren't those kind of health food stores 20 years ago closer than 200 miles apart. Saving starter for the next batch (like sourdough) wasn't always successful and you'd have to buy some more again.
As the family grew, so did the appliance count. Hmph!
Not Active: ice cream maker. That stuff is a staple in my husbands life (not mine!). And you know how good (and simple and sort of less expensive) homemade ice cream is compared to store bought. A few years ago I got him an ice cream maker to encourage going the pure route. It was second hand from Craigs List, an electric wood tub one. He was happy, the kids were happy, but it makes SO MUCH we don't use it often. (It's in the garage).
Not Active: bread machine. Ohhhh, this one I was dedicated to for 5+ years. I was kind of mad when a good loaf of bread (not white bread) went way over $1 a loaf. So I made bread often and wore out my first machine in a couple years. We used it weekly to make pizza dough (with our 'Pampered Chef' pizza stones, of course!!) Anyway, we finally seem to have tired of this phase and the bread machine is not being used much this past year (it is in the pantry).
Do you suppose this is why counters are getting bigger in kitchens? My counters are small, 4 separate small areas of white tile. Thereupon lay the following...
Still Out after all these years: Toaster Oven. So this is a workhorse. Used often for little meals (to bake chix nuggets, taquitos, cheese toast, etc.). The issue? It wears out too fast and needs replacing! Is there a better quality, not necessarily bigger toaster oven out there that will last more than 5 years. Anyone?
Still Out after all these years: Toaster. This little classic will never get stuck in the cabinet. We have a great little one that wasn't more than $20 and it's going strong.
Still Out after all these years: Blender. We don't do cocktails, we do smoothies. With protein powder. Excellent nutrition. And hummus. And occasionally cream soup. An oldie Oster.
Out new this year: Large slow cooker. It bumped the bread machine away. For soups, stews, beans. And lasagna! Since I work a longer day, am giving it a priority place out on the counter this year.
Heaven help me I am considering buying another appliance as a gift to my husband this year!!
To get or not to get: Dehydrator. Better to prepare our backyard produce? We have been canning applesauce and tomato sauce, dry herbs in the oven, and pickle peppers. Maybe we should make our own dried fruits?
Let me leave with a geek joke I saw on FB:
A physicist, a mathematician and an engineer were each asked to establish the volume of a red rubber ball.
The physicist immersed the ball in a beaker full of water and measured the volume of the displaced fluid. The mathematician measured the diameter and calculated a triple integral. The engineer looked it up in his Red Rubber Ball Volume Table.
And lastly a peek at some new jewelry I have been making...
Silver and Blue Lapis Necklace
A classic color combination, and a contrast in shapes and lines. Gentle curves meet stone angles on a modern yet feminine necklace design. Lapis is a semi-precious stone, I obtained a supply at wholesale prices and pass the savings on to you. See it all here https://www.etsy.com/listing/166097074/silver-wireweave-neck.... Comments and questions below welcome.
Red Crystal Briolette Hoop Earrings
Small details make all the difference in a pair of pure copper wire weave earrings. These are intended as part of a set with a fantastic matching necklace but can be purchased separately.
See details here for https://www.etsy.com/listing/165976829/copper-wireweave-earr...
See details here for https://www.etsy.com/listing/165975015/copper-wireweave-neck...
Thank you and comments welcome below.
Love Hate Appliance Relationships
Remember when all the rage was a wok? I got one those many years ago because I thought it was a standard kitchen tool. NOT! It's mildly useful, but thankfully fits in the back of the pots and pans cabinet.
15 Responses to "Love Hate Appliance Relationships"
October 18th, 2013 at 10:06 amOoooh - I love the jewelry!
I wonder if you have looked at food processors in recent years? I do not know how I would survive without one! There are just too many things that the blender pulverizes too much. Our food processor also slices and shreds. IT's probably the most used appliance in our kitchen. (Ours is beyond simple to clean - parts go in the dishwasher). Crock pot is maybe second favorite kitchen gadget. One unique item I have found very practical is a hand blender (for soups). Using it to make squash soup tomorrow - this recipe is DIVINE!! So much easier than trying to pour hot soup into a blender - we also use for a lot of our Indian recipes - you blend the sauce up after it cooks all day.
That said, I am not a fan of fads or uni-taskers. (Have you ever seen Alton Brown on food network? He despises the uni-tasker! He has some very creative frugal cooking methods. He has creative dehydrating methods - might be worth googling for ideas. In particular, his beef jerky process was kind of hilarious - he made up some contraption for that process).
P.S. I think someone gave us an electric knife too and we have never used it. I also received a Kitchen Aid mixer that I don't find practical in the slightest. I understand if I was a higher volume baker that I might care for it more. But I guess we all have our quirks.
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October 18th, 2013 at 10:49 amOh, yes the Kitchen aid mixer!! I have a serious vintage one from my MIL that I dare not get rid of (yet) in the pantry. All chrome. Never used it, but reach for the little portable one instead (which has TERRIBLE speed control) or a wood spoon.
Food processors seem so big and bulky too, not a good fit for my little kitchen. Dare I get a slicer as well? Just one of these little simple metal types. I'd love to thinly slice potato (for chip baking) and other vegetables.
THANK you for the food network tip, seems when I take the few odd minutes to watch TV only junk is on the food/history/science channels. Others in the family use the recorder, I just watch what they watch. So GOOGLE I will.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:27 amWe do have a mandolin slicer. Honestly, the thing scares me (SHARP!). But, admittedly it is a lot more practical when you just want to slice something like potatoes for chips. That does not take up much space, and is also easy to clean.
You can get a very small food processor (we got one as a gift and that's what hooked us!). BUT, it's just the gateway to a bigger one. Small is not the most useful. But we did enjoy it for several years before I decided we could afford a bigger one.
Yeah, the mixer fits on our kitchen counter (there is a deep corner that is kind of useless for anything else) and so I have always just kept it, but it will probably *go* next time we move. Either that or I will have to become a master baker.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:39 amI can relate though ironically enough, just a few weeks ago, I got our food processor out of storage in the garage where it had resided for umpteen years. I wanted to try my hand at making our own hummus and that was definitely the best tool for the job. I've made it a couple of times since. The blender probably wouldn't work. You really need the blade to be more in the middle of everything, not just at the bottom. We still store it in the garage but in a more accessible location.
Otherwise, I agree about avoiding single-use devices and unnecessary appliances. One time, my BIL was shocked that we didn't own an electric can opener. He actually bought us one, which we proceeded to sell at a yard sale. So much easier to just use a hand operated one that stays in the drawer with all of the other utensils.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:41 amP.S. My Kitchen Aid was from MIL too so I feel compelled to keep it for now. She actually probably does use it when she is in my kitchen. So, it gets some use?
Alton Brown's show was "Good Eats" - I don't know if that is still on.
Here is his written recipe for beef jerky - instead of a dehydrator he used air filters and a box fan and bungee cords.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:49 amP.S. Last comment, I swear. (Maybe?)
We have a toaster oven/toaster combo. Useful for space saving.
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October 18th, 2013 at 11:52 amI watched the 'dehydrator fan' video - it took 4 days to dry! YIKES
DisneyS - I use the blender for hummus, works fine. My recipe calls for plain yogurt, a bit of olive oil, a bit of lemon juice, chickpeas, etc. It is liquid enough to blend if I am patient enough to stop and stir several times.
OH yes! My 25+ year under-the-counter Black and Decker 'spacesaver' drop coffee maker. How could I forget that? It leaked once and I bought a replacement awaiting it's demise. It fixed itself and never died!! I used the replacement in our weekend house.
Ditto for the under-the-counter electric can opener. My hands don't seem strong enough to open cans many times, definitely not when the kids were little. That one also is 20+ years old. Love it.
October 18th, 2013 at 12:10 pmWOW! 4 days?? Maybe that's why we decided not to try ourselves. (It was so long ago that I saw it, that I forgot that detail). Maybe a dehydrator doesn't sound so bad. {Interesting that the link says 8-12 hours}.
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October 18th, 2013 at 01:58 pmI've v/limited counter space so every item must 'earn' it's spot by high usage. Breville brand toaster oven, expensive initial investment but very efficient, way cheaper to operate than oven. Great for casseroles, chicken parts, pork loin, pork chops etc., bakes brownies and two cake pans beautifully. Coffee maker [12 y/o] am considering a Keurig since we can continue to use our preferred Kirkland coffee beans instead of expensive one serving k cups.
Love my rice cooker but it doesn't get counter space. I make a batch of rice weekly and keep the rest in the fridge as the base for a multitude of ethnic dishes like Spanish Rice, Pilaf, Paella, Jambalya + the base for casseroles. I make soup every week during fall and winter. Terrific, inexpensive food stretcher, helps fill up teen boys, incorporates root vegetables usually avoided and uses up weird bits of leftovers. There are a lot of unpronounceable chemicals in packaged and canned soups easily avoided since soup is so easy to make.
Desire a pretty, colorful, Kitchen Aid mixer but lack space, wouldn't use it enough for the whopping cost. Still use cheapo 20+ y/o hand mixer as adequate. Hardly make cookies any more because batter needs a paddle!
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October 18th, 2013 at 02:20 pmI see BedBathBeyond has breville toaster ovens, and at about the price I would expect for a durable one ($150+). I'll go see them, and bring my 20% off coupon!
October 19th, 2013 at 08:53 amI have extremely limited counterspace (especially since my countertop dishwasher takes up half of what I DO have.) The only appliance that sits out is the dishwasher. I HATE electric can openers - never can get them to work right. I have a crockpot, blender, rice cooker, and toaster oven - but they all are stored on top of my fridge. Most of them rarely see any use though. (I keep saying I'm going to use them, but it just doesn't happen.)
I really like the last piece of jewelry you posted. If I had pierced ears, I might even be tempted. (Or if I ever actually wore jewelry...)
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October 19th, 2013 at 11:28 amThx FT, even just hearing what folks would consider is helpful in jewelry design!
October 19th, 2013 at 05:04 pmI have a couple single taskers like my mandolin for slicing even slices for dehydrating and my French fry maker, because seriously, we make fries all the time from potatoes and it is awesome, and of course my garlic press and lemon press.
I don't have a food processor, but I do have a salad shooter that basically does the same thing and is smaller and goes in a drawer. I can shred veggies or cheese with it.
The bread machine and the crockpot stay on the counter. The George Foreman grill is used frequently, but gets put away because it is lighter to move around. Oh, and I have an egg cooker. It's a small machine that can make either hard boiled eggs, soft boiled eggs, or poached eggs. Very limited, but I love it and use it all the time. It cooks for a certain amount of time and then shuts off, so the eggs are perfectly cooked every time and I don't have to baby-sit them, I can just put them in and forget about them.
I do have some other machines in storage that I have chosen not to use while living here. Our pasta maker/sausage stuffer and our rotisserie. I used them both often, but when we moved here I had to justify space for everything.
The lapis necklace is beautiful. It combines one of my favorite stones with my favorite metal.
October 19th, 2013 at 06:39 pmAppliances I use:
Blender, mainly for summer fruity drinks.
Love my immersion blender for pureed soups
Couldn't do without the slow cooker 4.5 quart
Electric hand mixer I use once in a great while.
Toaster oven is used often to heat up meals but is impossible to clean.
I also have a small coffee bean grinder that's the perfect size to grind flaxseed for granola.
And of course the microwave is used daily, if only to heat up my tea.
Appliances I don't bother with: food processor, stand mixer, rice cooker, bread machine. Used to have a rotisserie oven but finally tossed it when it got disgustingly filthy and too difficult to clean.
I hate having appliances on the counter so the only one that sits there regularly is the microwave.
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October 19th, 2013 at 08:23 pmAh, my microwave is built in so I don't count it as an 'extra' appliance. Hoo ya the George Foreman !! I got mine FREE by trading for my roomba long ago (husband gallantly trying to reduce my housework and thought the roomba was the answer. NOT.). Like the grill but it stays in the pantry 29 out of 30 days. At least I didn't buy it. THX for the prop on the lapis !!


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A photographic project involving a guy with Parkinson's Disease who has been photographed during the last nine years by 425 different photographers.
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
FLASH HARRY HOTSPUR by Gary Gilhooly
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Mikel Welch's Blueprints for Better Office Design
Career Development Former HGTV star and current design expert on the "Steve Harvey Show" Mikel Welch discusses how he got his start, and offers helpful tips for home office design.
When Mikel Welch graduated from Morehouse College, he had no idea what he wanted to do. His mother's advice was to find his passion in life by discovering what he'd be willing to do for free.
"At that time, that didn't make sense to me," Welch says. "I was broke and just out of college, there was nothing I'd do for free."
Breaking in
He began work at Bloomingdales and found himself spending his lunch breaks in Crate and Barrel and Pottery Barn, and something clicked. He knew that he should be working in interior design.
He apprenticed for a designer in Atlanta and began offering free home design on Craigslist to build his portfolio. Before long, he had moved to New York City to pursue his dream.
"New York really kicked my butt," he recalls. "Things didn't happen as quickly as I thought they would."
Welch started working at The Container Store and it was there that he met his mentor, an interior designer whose clients resided in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
"'I'm from the school of 'fake it till you make it. Treat your home office like a business—not an apartment.'"
He learned as much as he could and was later cast for "HGTV Design Star," which led to an introduction to Steve Harvey's business partner. Welch is now the resident design expert for the "Steve Harvey Show."
Building the home office
For a long time, Welch worked out of his home, especially because in his business clients aren't coming to his office.
"I'm from the school of 'fake it till you make it,'" he says. "Treat your home office like a business—not an apartment."
Welch has two main tips for home office design:
Don't get boxed into corners with labels. For example, a small dining table can make a beautiful and affordable desk. "I would encourage people to step outside of the box," he explains. "If it works, go ahead and put it in the space."
Hide unsightly cords. Those with home workspaces, particularly in space-limited high-ceilinged urban apartments, should consider utilizing vertical space for storage.
"When you have a home office, you're trying to make sure that your kid's bowl of cheerios and your favorite cookbook don't end up in your office," he says. "Make sure you're using as much wall space as possible and keep it in an organized fashion."


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This postcard was bought in North Korea, but was mailed from China. The swapper tried mailing postcards from the North, but most of her postcards didn't arrive. So, what she did, she just mailed the remaining from China. Well, isn't that Flag PC awesome?!
Still waiting for 2 postcards from her.


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The Doyen at 91
On Monday, August 9, Mr. Akintola Williams, CBE, CFR, B. Com., FCA, the doyen of accountancy profession in Nigeria, turned 91 and the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Major-General Sebastian Owuama, led a team comprising the Registrar/Chief Executive, Mr. Olutoyin Adepate, and top management staff of the Institute to pay him a surprise visit to congratulate and wish him well.
Due to the demise of his wife last year, the doyen could not be persuaded to celebrate his 90th birthday. Thus, last Monday, the ICAN President presented him with a bouquet of flowers and a birthday card signed by him (ICAN President) and the Registrar/Chief Executive as he turned 91. The celebrant, who was in high spirits, was pleasantly surprised and full of gratitude for the honour done him by his colleagues and members of the Institute he helped to bring into existence 45 years ago.
Williams is Nigeria's first, if not the first black African Chartered Accountant. He is a distinguished, shrewd and experienced professional accountant who, as the pioneer of the accountancy profession in Nigeria, has made outstanding contributions both to the profession and the nation's economy.
Born in Lagos on August 9, 1919, Williams started his formal education in 1928 at the Baptist Academy, Lagos. The successful completion of his secondary education at the CMS Grammar School in 1938 paved the way for his entry, the following year, into the only tertiary institution in the country – Yaba Higher College.
He chose to study Commerce at the college. Originally, he had planned to study surveying, since his best subjects at school were English, Physics and Mathematics.
But he later changed his mind when he found out that the course was not yet available at the College. Akintola carried to Higher College, Yaba, the diligence and academic brilliance that had characterised his CMS Grammar School days. This yielded a handsome reward in the form of a scholarship by the United Africa Company.
He left the shores of Nigeria in 1944 to pursue Accountancy in London. It probably did not occur to him that he might be the first black African to embark upon such a venture. But for his courage and determination, he would probably have given up the pursuit completely, not because of lack of ability, but because of his colour; and Nigeria (indeed black Africa) would have been the worse for it. It was a Herculean task for him to find a firm willing to accept him for articleship, because he was black, and without serving articleship with a firm of chartered accountants for a certain period, he could not qualify as a chartered accountant. However, with the help of one Mr. Bankes, he was offered the opportunity of serving his articleship in Mr. Hamlyn's firm.
In 1946, he obtained his degree in B.Com from the University of London where he was a part-time student. Three years later, precisely in 1949, he again sat for and passed the finals of the professional accountancy examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and thus distinguished himself as the first Nigerian, if not the first black African, to qualify as a chartered accountant in the United Kingdom. Thus, within five years of arriving in London, he had bagged the B.Com (London.) degree and the ACA qualifications.
Motivation, determination, self-discipline, hard work and diligence stand out among his personal attributes that accounted for his achievements up to this time and in his subsequent endeavors.
Following the difficulty he experienced in London in getting a firm to accept him as an articled clerk, he had resolved, even before he qualified, to set up a practice of his own on returning to Nigeria, in his own words, "to get our people trained locally and to have our own institutions' accountancy qualification". This resolve made him to prefer contract employment on his return to Nigeria in 1950 as an Assessment Officer in the Inland Revenue Department in order to have the option to renew or terminate at the end of each contract.
Therefore, in March 1952, he resigned his appointment with the civil service in preparation for the establishment of Akintola Williams & Co. as the first indigenous firm of Chartered Accountants in Nigeria. The firm later opened offices in Swaziland, Ivory Coast and Cameroon.
The other ambition was to form a local professional accountancy body. His efforts, in collaboration with other professional accountants in the country, led to the founding of the Association of Accountants in Nigeria. This body, the immediate predecessor of the present Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, was incorporated in 1960. Williams became the founding President of the Association.
The Association developed its own official journal called "The Nigerian Accountant", which is still being published today.
Akintola's other contributions to the development of the nation in both the private and the public sectors of the economy are no less significant than what he has done to the accounting profession. For instance, he was one of the founders of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (formerly Lagos Stock Exchange). He had also served at various times on the Boards of a number of quoted public limited liability companies which among others included BEWAC Limited, Nigerian Tobacco Company Plc, John Holt Investment Limited, Dunlop (Nigeria) Industries Limited and Van Leer (Nigeria) Limited.
His public sector contributions included the following national assignments: Chairman of the Federal Income Tax Appeal Commissioners, 1958-1968; Member, Coker Commissions of Inquiry into the Statutory Corporations of the former Western Region of Nigeria, 1962; Nigerian Trustees on the board of Trustees of the Commonwealth Foundation, 1966-1975; Member of the Gill Committee, which carried out job evaluation and regarding exercise in the Posts and Telegraphs Department, 197-1972; Chairman, Lagos State Government Revenue Collection Panel, 1973; and Chairman of the Public Service Review Panel to correct the anomalies in the Udoji Salary Review Commission, 1975.
There are some other contributions which cut across both the private and public sectors, including community service. He has, for instance, been Chairman of Williams Street Trustees; Chairman of Investment Committee of UBA Trustees Limited; Director and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee of Universe Re-insurance Company; President of the Metropolitan Club in Victoria Island, Lagos; Founder and Council member of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation; and Founder, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON).
Williams' retirement in 1983 from the firm he founded over three decades earlier was historic in many respects. First, he retired before the age stipulated in the Partnership Agreement. Secondly, he also became the first Nigerian Chartered Accountant to retire from the firm he founded, with the original name of the firm remaining intact. Finally, by the time he retired, he did not only make a name for himself nationally and internationally, but had also guided the firm, with the cooperation of committed and dedicated partners and staff, to expand the area of operations beyond the shores of Nigeria. His retirement thus became both a national and an international event.
Williams' interest is not limited to Accountancy. His interest in classical music can be traced to his student days in the United Kingdom. Although he is not a professional musician, he has good ears for music. It was his dream then to establish in Nigeria a Music Academy as a way of enhancing the cultural life of the country. It took time to identify like-minded Nigerians who shared his interest in classical music. He finally found them, and together, they founded MUSON, a non-profit making organisation.
Williams has been honoured a good number of times by various bodies and organisations. Most notably is the honour by the Federal Government of Nigeria who conferred on him, the honour of Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR). He was also awarded the Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), 1997 - for services to the accountancy profession, the promotion of art and music through The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) and encouraging friendly relationship between Nigeria and Britain.
Not only that, he is Knight of the Order of Rio Branco of the Federative Republic of Brazil; First Gold Medallist, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, 1988; and was honoured by the Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria as The Business Statesman for 1992.
He has served as chairman or member on a number of public concerns in Nigeria such as: International Lions Club District 404 - Founding Member of the Club in Nigeria and its Doyen; the Metropolitan Club (Member); and President, (1988 to 1993); Business Club, Ikeja (Honorary Member); Ikoyi Club 1933 (Member); Patron, Nigeria-Britain Association; Patron, Lagos Business School; Patron, Nigerian National Committee of United World Colleges.
One cannot talk about Mr. Akintola Williams without talking about his late wife Mrs. Oye Williams, who knew how to build her home like the wise woman of the Bible. The late Oye Williams was the first secretary of his firm, Akintola Williams & Co. She worked late into the night to ensure that reports and accounts were typed and bound up in the way that became the firm's house style. She would always be remembered for her great contribution to the growth of the firm.
She was the strong support he had from the day he decided not to renew his contract with the civil service and established the firm Akintola Williams & Co, and MUSON up to the time of her death in 2009.
Mr. Akintola Williams retired in March 1983 as Managing Partner of Akintola Williams & Co., a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International.
Dayo Ajigbotosho, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, ICAN, writes via firstname.lastname@example.com
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Here are some images I created to use on a new display cabinet I found. These were inspired by old Freak Show photos.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Freak Show
Posted by Diane Irvine Armitage at 11:55 AM
4 comments:
- Nita {ModVintageLife} said...
Oh...these are great! I love Lobster Boy the best! I did a logo similar to this a long time ago for Witchduck Brewery. I put a witch's head on a duck body. I was shocked when the client loved it and went with it. You can see on my design website -
How was your Christmas? Is all good with you? Hope you have a fantastic Year!
- January 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- Sweet Repose-Junk Revival said...
LOVE the Siamese twins...girl, you are sick in the head and I love it, they are all fabulous, I love the font too...well done!!!
- January 3, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- Lurena Sheary Williamson said...
Outragiously Cool! Love them. I must confess I have a soft spot for the Lobster Boy!
Tattered Moon
- January 3, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- time worn interiors said...
Girl you know I like your Freak show! Have a great week!
- January 4, 2011 at 6:11 PM
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220 Volt AFRTS promo.curiositiesOprettet af Jacob Pertou lør, august 03, 2013 11:21
220 Volt edited to suitable bits for the radio listening American soldiers. Note the vocal version of "Dreamtime". This is as far as I know the only time music from that album appears on vinyl.
The timings in brackets probably refer to the suggested time, the DJ had to introduce the music in. (:00 because it's instrumental).
A digest of Andreas Vollenweider's Eolian Minstrel is on the flipside.
As seen on eil.com.
AFRTS is the American Forces Radio and Television Service. 19 years earlier a similar promo of Phaedra was issued.
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It's Like Halo and Quake had a hyperactive baby
In the same way that Trackmania stripped bare the racing genre, ShootMania: Storm aims to revolutionize the first- person shooter by taking things back to basics. I?m not going to lie; I?ve never played any of Nadeo?s Mania games, but I?ve heard a lot of good things about them. ShootMania promises a high-octane FPS experience with unlimited replayability and a strong community dimension. It?s these bold claims that got me interested?and I?m sure they interest you, too. Is it truly possible to strip everything out of the modern-day FPS and still have a fun, competitive game?
The first indication that this isn?t your typical FPS comes as soon as you start up the game. After signing up for a MediaPlanet account, you're thrown straight in. No crazy videos or watching several logos pop up?you?re at the main menu before you know it. Then it?s just a matter of picking a server with a game mode you like, and you?re away.
Now, starting off in any FPS can be a slow, arduous affair as each team works its way around the map and they eventually run into each other. However, Shootmania adds some thrill and excitement to the start of a match?mainly due to its speed. Imagine how a greyhound feels when it?s first let out of the traps (search for a YouTube clip if you?re confused), and that?s how I felt when I started my first match. When the countdown finished, the gates opened, and I was propelled down a ramp at a breakneck pace before being thrown up a turbo pad onto a higher level?and all that was within the first 10 seconds of the game. How many modern first-person shooters offer that?
If you?re an FPS aficionado and play games such as Call of Duty or Battlefield regularly, then adjusting to ShootMania can be a little jarring, mainly because of how simple it is. There aren't any grenades, no knife, no perks, no secondary weapon, no… You get the picture by now, I?m sure. There?s just Jump and Shoot, and you can also hold down Jump to sprint. You have four bullets, which reload over time, and you can take a maximum of three hits before dying; this is the FPS genre at its purest. I found the pace to be a little daunting at first and died several times to more skilled players before finally adjusting, after which I was able to get a few kills on the board against new players.
However, the real fun began after my first couple of games, once I'd mastered the art of strafing and jumping while also trying to target an enemy doing the same. I found myself in several drawn-out 1-on-1 fights, which on a map with 14 other players is pretty unheard of in an FPS. And you know what? They were really fun. At no point did I feel like my opponent had the upper hand for any reason other than skill?not because he got the jump on me or because he shot first. Of course, I was also involved in several manic 10-player-plus fights in the middle of the map. These are the perfect times to score some quick kills?you can only really watch up to two players at a time, unless you possess superpowers, which I think some of my opponents did!
All this superb gameplay is useless without decent modes, though, right? Well, luckily, Shootmania has you covered in that area as well. The mode you'll play the most as a beginner is Battle; this is a simple Capture the Flag game where the first team to touch a flag gets to attack first. I found this mode to be a little slow going at the start, but it certainly picked up when there was just one flag left and me my teammates were trying to hold off wave after wave of the enemy team while capturing?a big issue when you can?t stay still through fear of death. My one issue with this mode is how long it takes; don?t expect to just jump in for a quick five-minute frenzy, as a couple of my matches went more than 20 minutes.
You've also got modes such as Elite (a standard Deathmatch affair) and Joust (a 1-on-1 battle with limited ammo), but the crowning achievement of this game has to be the Royal game mode, and it?s the one I ended up playing the most. Royal sees 16 players in an arena fight to the death with a single flag to capture. The last person standing wins the round; capture the flag first, and you get a few extra points. There?s a catch, however. As the game progresses, a tornado spins closer and closer to the center of the map?get caught by it and you die?forcing players toward the middle until everyone's trapped in a confined space.
I had a lot of fun with the opening part of this mode, making a mad dash to the center flag for those extra points while avoiding taking a blaster shot to the face, but things became 10 times more interesting once that tornado started whirling closer. I actually felt a sense of fear and adrenaline knowing that one false move, and I was either tornado food or one of my opponents was going to get a shot on target, ending my round. It?s in this tight space where ShootMania?s twitch-style shooting really shines. You?re trying to keep your movement up, trying to aim at an opponent, and dodge their shots, all while being 5 feet away from them. It?s tense stuff, and I have to commend the developers for creating what I consider the best FPS game mode in a long time.
This great gameplay is pointless without some decent maps to play on, however, and this is, sadly, where the game fails slightly. The developers decided to create the maps using a version of the built-in editor, leading to a symmetrical tile effect on each map. While this offers a fair fight, it does make the maps lose some of that charm and individuality that most modern shooters have?and this ends up detaching you from your surroundings. This also means that pretty much every map you play on seems exactly the same. While some players may feel that maps aren?t important and are just arenas for battle, I feel that they should be aesthetically pleasing and draw you in to the experience. ShootMania?s simply don?t.
There is a flip side, however. The built-in map editor is designed to be used by everyone, from novice to master creator. I was able to jump in and make a working map in less than five minutes?sure, it was awful, but it only took five minutes?using the game?s basic editor. For those with a little more imagination, there?s also an advanced editor that allows you to control the skybox, land type, and much more. These maps can then be quickly shared with the rest of the community, leading to limitless potential, similar to how LittleBigPlanet and TrackMania work.
If you?re looking for a refreshing take on an oversaturated genre, ShootMania is the game for you. The fast-paced, simple gameplay will keep you occupied for several hours and ensure that your heart is racing while you bounce around attempting to hang on to that last chunk of health. My only worry is the lack of longevity here; unless you?re a hardcore twitch-shooter fan, you'll probably find yourself getting tired over the long term?especially after you see the same generic map layout for the hundredth time. The detailed map editor and community sharing will alleviate that a little, but with no gear progression, no levels to aim for, and no unlocks to lust after, there?s little convincing you to continue pushing on. This is the game?s biggest stumbling point, and if you can overcome this, then ShootMania should give you a different FPS experience than you're used to.
|Developer: Nadeo ? Publisher: Ubisoft ? ESRB: T – Teen ? Release Date: 04.10.2013
ShootMania breathes new life into a crowded genre by taking things back to basics. If you're a fan of old-style twitch shooters, this is the game for you. However, a lack of progression?bar a leaderboard?and simple map designs may lead to many being turned off in the long run. If you're after a pure shooter, however, it doesn't get much better than this.
|The Good
|Simple gameplay that's easy to pick up but difficult to master.
|The Bad
|A lack of long-term goals to keep you interested day after day.
|The Ugly
|The maps lacking any sort of character.
|ShootMania: Storm is available exclusively on PC.


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Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance are looking for new DT members!! Look to the bottom of this post for more details on where to go to try out!! In the meantime I wanted to show another page I did using the Scraps of Darkness Needful Things kit!!
This picture was taken and edited by my daughter, Tyler. When it printed out it had those funny lines and a big ink blob on her mouth, so I played with it a little and stuck a butterfly on her mouth. Got the idea from The Silence of the Lambs movie cover. So anyways, I created a mixed media page with it. TFL!!
I misted the majority of the page with the sprays in the Color Add On. I did leave a few of the elements alone though.
To get this type of edge, I sprayed the rings and then used my craft knife to scrape along the wet edges.
Now for the DT call!!! Head on over to Scraps of Darkness or Scraps of Elegance for more details on how to apply!! Just click the link above!! If you haven't noticed these kits are on fire and growing fast!! This is an excellent opportunity to get your name out there as well!! Plus you get to be a member of an AWESOME team ;)
Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!


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Romney surveys stage ahead of speech
Aug. 30 - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney does a walk-through at the convention center ahead of the most important speech of his career. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION Mitt Romney tours the stage at the Republican National Convention and takes a photo with his running-mate, Paul Ryan, and staff before he formally accepts his party's nomination for president later Thursday.


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Auto Mechanic Colleges
The automotive trade occupies a number one place in the global economy, accounting for 9.5% of world merchandise commerce and 12.9% of world export of manufacturers. This trade manufactures self-powered autos, including passenger automobiles, bikes, buses, vehicles, farm tools, different commercial vehicles, automotive elements and elements. Firstly, the recalls that haunt every Toyota govt at evening have not made a significant impact on Japanese cars. Toyota homeowners still seem happy with their autos and the Toyota brand Scion ranked No. 1 within the survey. Nonetheless, the Prius' reliability rating was downgraded to average" in mild of the recollects. Honda and its luxurious model, Acura, still impress with prime stops in five segments.
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Monday, 28 November 2011
STORMY WEATHER (ft. Storm Watches)
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Magical colour palette, a gorgeous contrast of textures and impeccable styling. But what else would you expect from Emmanuelle?
Vogue Paris November 2011
Model: Natasha Poly & Sasha Pivovarova
Photographer: Mario Sorrenti
Stylist: Emmanuelle Alt
source: studdedhearts.blogspot.com
Monday, 14 November 2011
Winter inspiration
In the short time before I leave for Hong Kong (27 deg forecast for tomorrow), I'm dreaming of my inspirations for winter: Opulet violet and burnished auburn make up, Glittery shoes, Raw metal accessories, Fuzzy jumpers, Shearling coats and Leather, leather, leather.
What are you craving this winter?
beaut.ie, mshelene.com, fashion-nerdic.com, fashiontoast.com
Saturday, 5 November 2011
Baby, you're a firework
Although Bonfire night is about chargrilled sausages, hog roast with apple sauce and a generous glug of mulled wine to get you in a Christmassy mood, I think that a bonfire CAKE looks cool and would go down a treat at any fireworks party.
How to make it?
Simply arrange increasingly smaller red velvet or chocolate cakes on top of each other to make a bonfire shape, smother in cream cheese icing, stick chocolate fingers or flakes all over it.
Serve with a sparkler stuck in the top and a wee dram of whisky or something to warm the cockles.
Although its bonfire night and I'm swathed in layers of chunky knitwear, I can't help but dig Kristen Stewart looking relaxed and happy at a hand/footprint ceremony in a S/S 2012 Marios Schwab dress with checkered vans (although she changed into gorgeous louboutins later).
Definitely the new party combo for next summer.
Geisha xoxo


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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Where it All Began Pt. 3
The next contact I had with roleplaying was through a book called What is Dungeons and Dragons?* by John Butterfield and David Honigmann. I think my Great Aunt bought the book because it was the right size and had a dragon on the front with dice coming out of its eyes. The book was just a somewhat dubious attempt to corral some of the cash being made by legitimate publications, however, it did serve a very important purpose later on.
Shortly afterwards a different friend got the newly released red box set of Basic Dungeons and Dragons and while I had photocopies of what you might charitably refer to as "excepts" from the book I didn't have any of the polyhedral dice required to play, and coming from a small town, no way to get them.
Some time later my mother, for reasons I can't recall, took a plane trip to our closest big city and so, obviously, I gave her the task of getting a set of dice for me. Today doing such a thing would be easy, in 1984, however, it was quite a different proposition.
The first obstacle was that there was no such thing as the internet to track down a gaming store. This meant she had go place to place asking where one was and then, sniffing a potential sale, fielding questions about what she was looking for. Have you ever tried to describe a polyhedral dice to someone? The concept is simple enough but even today, these different shaped dice with their weird sides still fascinate people. The saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" definitely applies to them, fortunately I had that picture!
So, armed withWhat is Dungeons and Dragons my mother went off to get my dice, and whatever else she had planned to do. She didn't fail me. A few days later I had my first, what she called "dungeons dice". 25 years later I still have four of them, a love of roleplaying, and my Mother to thank for both.
* As I trawled the internet recently trying to find a better picture than the tiny thumbnail I had of the cover of What is Dungeons and Dragons I discovered a site called muffinlabs.com with a recent review of this book. Thanks to them I have that larger image as well as a copy of The Shrine of Kolchap I've been trying to replace for years.
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As attribution becomes mainstream and available to marketers with any size budgets, confusion around web analytics vs attribution will need to be ironed out. This blog will help distinguish the difference and the importance of having both a web analytics tool and an attribution tool in your marketing arsenal. When you're ready to try attribution, check out a free trial of LeadsRx and see how attribution compares with web analytics for your company.
What is Web Analytics (i.e., Google Analytics)
Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of web data for purposes of understanding and optimizing web usage. It's great for seeing how traffic to a website changes after the launch of a new advertising campaign based on the number of visitors to a website and the number of page views. It helps gauge traffic and popularity trends, which is useful for market research. Some other data points you will find in web analytic tools are bounce rate, session data, and KPI's around keywords. Every company should be using a web analytics tool like Google Analytics to understand the fundamental performance of your website as it relates to session data.
Session Data: What is it?
Session data is a group of interactions that take place on your website within a given time frame. A single user can open multiple sessions. Those sessions can occur on the same day, or over several days, weeks, or months. As soon as one session ends, there is then an opportunity to start a new session. There are four methods by which a session ends:
- Time-based expiration (including end of day):
- After 30 minutes of inactivity
- At midnight
- Campaign change: If a user arrives via one campaign, leaves, and then comes back via a different campaign.
Here's a great article by Google that goes into more detail about sessions data. As you can see, session data is great for analyzing how people interact with your site but, it does not give you a full view of how people are converting with your brand through your marketing efforts. Because session data is not unified across a customer journey, it's difficult for marketers to see the lifetime touchpoints of each conversion. Web analytic tools that use session data could have an infinite number of sessions for one consumer, which can skew marketing KPIs.
What is Marketing Attribution
We have talked about the basics of marketing attribution in another blog post but, here's a refresher;
Attribution is the process of identifying a set of user actions ("events" or "touchpoints") that contribute in some manner to a desired outcome, and then assigning a value to each of these events. Marketing attribution provides a level of understanding of what combination of events in what particular order influence individuals to engage in a desired behavior, typically referred to as a conversion. Understanding the entire conversion path across the whole marketing mix eliminates the accuracy challenge of analyzing data from siloed channels. Typically, attribution data is used by marketers to plan future ad campaigns by analyzing which media placements (ads) were the most cost-effective as determined by metrics such as effective cost per action.
Attribution connects the dots between marketing programs and customer acquisition. The basic concept requires analysis of a complete and fully-integrated customer journey, and so this is a very basic capability of attribution tools. Unlike web analytic tools, attribution tools relate people who convert back to how they found your company. Web analytics focus solely on people who visit your website in general. Is it possible to use web analytics tools for the purpose of attribution? Some marketers have tried (see this blog post), but it's quite difficult and error-prone. To see the difference for yourself, sign up for a free trial of an attribution tool and compare results side-by-side.
Key Takeaways
We have outlined both web analytics tools and attribution tools. The key takeaways are, web analytics tools are session based and great for analyzing web visitors. On the flip side, attribution tools focus on analyzing customers by tracking a lifetime of marketing touchpoints across all channels. Both tools are essential to the success of a business and must be used in conjunction with each other.


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The HydraCoach hydration monitor is a small electronic device comprising a low pressure, low volume, liquid flow sensing mechanism linked to an interactive computer/display module. When the unit is inserted between a hydration source and its drinking port, a complete system is created that provides an accurate measurement of fluid intake for proper hydration.
The HydraCoach hydration monitor functions by means of Generated Electronic Pulse technology. A magnetized impeller floating within a sealed cartridge is placed in-line with the path of fluid, and in close proximity to a sensor located within the head unit. When the flow of liquid comes in contact with the impeller, it begins to rotate, causing the equi-spaced magnetic elements embedded within to pass the sensor, generating a small electronic pulse. This pulse is transmitted to the microprocessor where a measurement of fluid volume is calculated. The volume of fluid is directly related to the rate at which the impeller spins and these pulses generated. The amount of fluid passing through the system is shown on the display. The interactive head unit features several buttons that allow the user to toggle between various informative function modes and to input customized settings.
This versatile device features a detachable computer that can be used with any HydraCoach compatible hydration system. Simply snap the HydraCoach unit on to the product of your choice and you're ready to go.


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So you've been to six Holiday parties already, you have five more to go and you stand in front of your closet thinking, "I really don't want to wear any of this." My first suggestion is to borrow or buy something vintage or second-hand, but sometimes we just want a new, (Green), Little Black Dress. I'm here to help you out with my fave five Little Black Dress picks for the season.
1. She-Bible's Little Black Scarf Dress is one hundred percent organic cotton and made in San Francisco. Find it at BTC (Be The Change) Elements.
2. Eco Citizen carries this gorgeous little 100 percent silk number, by Sara Shepherd. Made in San Francisco.
3. Beau Ariel by Anne Salvatore Epstein at Beau Soleil.
4. The Edie Dress by Melissa Baswell of Mountains of the Moon.
5. The Coco Dress, also by Melissa Baswell. It was too sweet, timeless and pretty not to include.
Not that I'm playing favorites here, but Mountains of the Moon also offers a gift certificate through December 24. So for all of you men out there who still haven't bought something for your girl, know that she always wants new clothes and you can't go wrong with that a last-minute gift.
-Jocelyn Broyles


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Congratulations to our friend Pete Ambrose who just grandly opened his new food emporium, Hampton Seafood Co. on Race Lane, East Hampton. The space, formerly Claws on Wheels, has gotten a brilliant facelift and looks fantastic. In addition to the freshest fish and seafood, the shop offers an array of packaged foods (including the "Pete's Endless Summer" line of sauces and marinades), sweets and treats from the likes of our friends at Mali B and Sag Harbor Bake Shop, lovely fresh produce, baguettes from Blue Duck Bakery and an array of high-end pantry items. The display cases are filled with Pete's stellar prepared food (which you've sampled at any of our past parties catered by Food for Forks or the Wainscott Seafood Company). We're so excited to welcome Pete to the neighborhood; lunches just got a lot more fun!
Designing and planning weddings, events, parties, spaces and fun of all varieties. Celebrating life in the hamptons, sometimes yearning for my home town of NYC. Loving art, design, travel, food, fashion, architecture, photography and all things beautiful. Hoping to spend more time on the beach, in my garden, driving with the top down, traipsing in any far-away land. Posting any little thing that catches my fancy and hope you'll come along for the ride.
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We're headed for the Game Developers Conference in two weeks, to show off Toki Tori 2, and we need your help!
Just now a new build has become available on Steam and we'd like you to try and record your first play through. We don't care about the quality, mobile phone video, HD captures from your PC, anything goes!
You can also use whatever you like to deliver the footage. You can send it to us through Twitter, upload it to a video service such as YouTube or if you lack a way of getting it to us, you can e-mail us for other means.
This is your first chance to get involved and truly make a difference in the development of Toki Tori 2. If you haven't enlisted for a development build yet, feel free to do it now!
Below is a video of what's on offer. Please do not click on it if you have yet to play through it!
Also, the list of new things is too long to mention here. Check out our previous build if you want to see the differences.


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We are very excited to introduce our t-shirt designs. Designs have been made especially for our request, and we will share them as soon as they ship to our factory. If you have an idea for bikers design of a t-shirt send us your proposal and attach information so we can contact you. Our t-shirts should be here probably at the end of this week, or latest next week. As for now I don't have any details to show but I know that you will be not disappointed.
What can you expect from our T-Shirts?
- First of all market for t-shirts is wide open, and that means that a lot of people are selling biker T-Shirts. But our advantage over our competition will be pricing, at places you might find a T-Shirt for 20$, and at our online store you will be able to find a T-Shirt for 10$ or 15$. We surely will lower our pricing on T-Shirts to get our competition to the boiling point.
- We are bringing in 4 of women styles, and 5 of men styles T-shirts.
- The first couple day's our selection of T-shirts will be on sale, and I am sure that this will be buy 2 T-Shirts and receive a flat rate shipping of 7.99$. Spread the word out!
Have an idea for biker t-shirt design? Send us an email to email@example.com.


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10. Usher
Usher Terry Raymond IV was born on 14th October, 1978 and he is an amazing dancer, singer and a songwriter. Usher started his career in 1992 and up till now he has been producing amazing music. He has been part of the Billboard top 100 like always, his huge hits include Yeah!, Love in this Club, OMG and DJ Got Us falling in Love, which had been a really huge success and it reached to number four on the Billboard Hot 100. This year 2011 has been an amazing year for Usher and he has won numerous awards including seven Grammy Awards, four World Music Awards, six American Music Awards and twenty two Billboard Music Awards.
9. Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz was born on 23rd April, 1983 and he is a British singer, songwriter and a rapper. He even wrote, arranged and produced one of his albums in 2008; his huge hits include Dynamite, Break Your Heart, Higher and Telling the World. Since 2002 he has been working hard and has been producing very good music, 2011 is no doubt a great year for him.
8. Akon
Akon was born on 16th April, 1973; he is an amazing singer and a Song Writer. Akon started his career in 1996 and till now he has been producing awesome songs like Smack That, I Wana Love You and Right Now. He has earned many music Awards like 6 Grammy Awards and has 45 Billboard Hot 100 songs. He has also produced many hits for different other artists like Lady Gaga, Colby O'Donis and Leona Lewis.
7. Chris Brown
Chris Brown was born on 5th May, 1989. This young singer, Songwriter, dancer and actor has gained fame in such a small age. Chris Brown started his career in 2005 and produced many amazing songs like Run it, Kiss Kiss, with you, Beautiful people and Next To You with Justin Bieber. He has been topping the Billboard hot 100 chart. His dance routines have been liked a lot like Michael Jackson. This year is going great for Chris Brown as he still has many songs in the Billboard hot 100 songs.
6. David Guetta
David Guetta was born on 7th November 1967 and he is an amazing DJ, songwriter and record producer he started his career in 1996 and released his first album in 2001 den later he also released some singles called When Love Takes over, Getting Over You, Sexy Bitch, Memories and Little Bad Girl. These are among the top UK charts.
5. Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah was born on 7th November 1988, and he is an amazing British rapper who started his career in 2005 and till present he has been producing amazing music. His singles like Pass Out, Written in the Stars, Frisky, Miami 2 Ibiza and Till I am Gone are topping the charts. And this year 2011 has been an amazingly awesome year for him.
4. Enrique Iglesias
Enrique is a HOTTIE! :p and he was born on 8th May, 1975 and he started his career in 1995. He is an amazing singer, song writer, actor, producer and a model. He has this magical voice which suits all type of songs whether it is an intense romantic ones or the dance numbers. The last year and this year 2011 are going superb for him; his songs like I Like it, Tonight and Dirty Dancer are topping the Billboards top 100. This person has sold over 12 million albums in US and still he is the star, yeah! A sexy star :p
3. Pitbull
Pitbull's original name is Armando Christian Perez and his stage name is Pit-bull. He was born on 15th January, 1981 and is an amazing rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and a TV host. He started his career in 2003 with an album called Kings of Crunk and later in year 2004 another album called M.I.A.M.I. in 2009 he again released his single called "I Know You want Me" which was a huge hit and then later his songs like Blanco, Hotel room Service, Give Me everything, and Rain over me are topping the Billboard top 100 charts.
2. Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars is an amazing singer, song writer and a record producer. He was born on 8th October, 1985 and started his career in 2005. In such a short span of time he has rocked the world with his amazing voice. He has co-written the songs like Nothin in You, Billionaire, Right round and Waving Flag. His songs like Grenade, Just the Way You Are and Lazy song are at the peak in Billboard 200, and were nominated for the Grammy awards too. This year is going rocking for Bruno mars and his songs are in everybody's iPod for sure.
1. Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber has given his BIEBER FEVER to almost every person on this planet. This young kid was born on 1stMarch, 1994 and started his career in 2009 and his magical voice has made the world especially girls crazy! He started his career with the help of Usher who introduced him and then he sang the songs like Baby, One Time and many more which are superb. He is such a talented that he has gained fame in just no time! This year has been all about him and his girl friend Selena Gomez. They were even the Teen choice Male and Female Hottie in the Teen Choice Awards.


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Coursera's introductory "Statistics One" course uses R for the practical data analysus exercises. To support course participants, Princeton University grad student Laura Suttle created a series of web videos introducing the R interface. These videos are available to the public, and are a great place for anyone new to R to start.
The video series isn't designed to teach the R language, but to rather to familiarize the R beginner with basic R concepts (functions, variables, the working directory, packages, and scripts) and the standard R user interface. Laura uses R's Mac UI to demonstrate using the command line, getting help, installing pacakages, and creating and debugging scripts. The concepts are similar for Windows users; a bonus episode (Part 3.5) covers differences specific to the Windows platform.
I've embedded the video playlist below. If you want to follow along, you can download R for Mac or Windows here.
You can also find an index to the individual segments of the video tour at Laura's site, linked below.
Laura Suttle: R Tutorial Videos (via Karthik Ram)
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Green Party of B.C. would legalize and tax marijuana
Because it's election season, the Green Party of B.C. will feel a lot of good vibes at this year's 420 marijuana smoke-out in Vancouver.
Among the four major political parties, the Greens are the only ones committed to an end to the prohibition of psychoactive substances including cannabis.
It's a fact that event organizer and Vancouver–West End Green candidate Jodie Emery will highlight when she takes the stage outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday (April 20).
"The B.C. Green party has a position on ending prohibition, and the other parties have no position provincially on the issue at all," Emery told the Straight in a phone interview.
The Green Book 2013 states that the party agrees with the many British Columbians who "recognize that substance use is a public health concern, not a criminal matter".
"We support an end to the prohibition of illegal substances, especially cannabis, as well as the regulation and control of their production, manufacture, distribution, and sale," the policy document says. "Greens would control and tax these substances as we do tobacco and alcohol."
The Greens adopted the same party policy for the 2009 provincial election.
If the weather is nice, Emery expects a turnout bigger than last year's estimated attendance of 20,000 pot enthusiasts.
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Apr 17, 2013 at 5:34pm
Good idea, but I think you'd also need to win the federal election because Harper needs to fill his new prisons.
Apr 17, 2013 at 6:34pm
This headline is inaccurate unless we mean the Federal green party, since controlled substances are a Federal responsibility.
Alex T
Apr 17, 2013 at 9:15pm
It will take the federal government to fully legalize drug possession, but the province has options. BC has the power to direct the police to not enforce some laws. This is how the Insite safe injection site operated and it is how the Sensible BC will decriminalize possession if it is able to win a provincial referendum.


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Entertainment of Thursday, 17 May 2018
Source: ghpage.com
Ernest Opoku's recent problems with pregnant ex-girlfriend, actress and producer, Gladys Boaku aka Nayas has been the talk on social media after the latter lashed him on Adom FM last Monday.
Their problems have been met with mixed reactions, eventually leading to a number of conclusions.
Others however, have bashed the lady for behaving like a villager, while others have bashed Ernest for 'chopping' anything he finds in a skirt—and thus deserve to go through these to learn some lessons.
Well, wherever your opinion may stand, GHPAGE.com chanced on a video where Ernest was vigorously sharing some pieces of advice to all Ghanaians especially his fellow gospel musicians.
According to Ernest, everyone should humble him/herself because for wherever 'level' you think you have gotten to — someone got there before you.
"Someone was a musician before you, so humble yourself.No matter where you are or what God has given to you- You need to humble yourself. Because of pride, some people have remained where they are and are not improving in their lives."He stated
He continued that because of his humble beginnings, nothing will make him proud and he will continue to stay humble.
He reserved some 'lashes' for some of his fellow musicians, where he criticized them for being proud because of one or two miraculous impact their songs have had on their audience.
In a nutshell, he encouraged all people to stay humble no matter where they have gotten to.
Watch the video below:


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Keep your friends close…..and let your enemies take care of themselves!
Seriously, we can all spend copious amounts of time worrying about people at work who get under our skin, annoy us, or who seem to 'have it in for us'.
Unless they are your boss, or are actually bullying you, my advice is to let them go.
Your supporters and friends deserve your attention, not your detractors. Spend time with them, help them out when needed, too, and let them know how much you value their support.
A good friend at work is worth a fortune.
Look after yourself, and look after them, too.
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text: In the start of this Superpark video from Sims Snowboards, Seth Hill describes Superpark week as a period of time in which to be as productive as possible. It's no surprise that this Colorado-based rider is the one making this statement, as each year he is consistently one of the most hard-working snowboarders who loads the Superpark lifts. During the week at Mt. Hood Meadows, Seth never stopped riding. No matter what the feature was, from the Seven Springs Hip to the Woodward rail plaza, to the Keystone Slim Fast jump, Seth was one of the first to line up at the drop in and one of the last to leave. Ultimately, Seth stacked a ton of shots, logged plenty of footage, and was awarded the Jeff Ecker Award during the Superpark closing party. Here, is a full edit of Seth's riding from Superpark 18.


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While flowers are nice they only last for so long, and many of us are not wanting the calories that come with chocolate. So Jewelry is ALWAYS a WINNER! I have the privilege to own a few pieces of Helen Ficalora they are gorgeous and come in beautiful packaging you really just have to find a card and present your gift.
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Helen's inspiration comes from her adoration and admiration of love that can be witnessed and shared between friends and family. Each love is unique and carries it's own story, much like Helen's pieces. This collection includes her brand new Twisted Wire Heart Charm, representing crossing paths and intertwined journeys.
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text: This is the second year that the Journal Sentinel has marked Christmas by sharing a work of art by a living, Wisconsin artist on the front page. More than 100 artworks were nominated by artists and readers in recent weeks. We selected four finalists and Georgene Pomplun's "Country Winter" was selected from among those by readers. Here is a selection of the nominated artworks.