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I did pick and choose though and there were a few which I knew I couldn't miss!
ghd, for me, is a huge godsend. I have no idea how I lived without their straighteners and I was excited to be at the launch of their ghd air Boutique. There was good food/drinks, good music and a whole host of fabulous hairstylists on hand to create any looks we wanted. While I didn't get my hair done, my friend Cat did and she looked incredible with her loose curls.
The pop up boutique kicked off officially on the 6th - Vogues Fashion's Night Out - and they've started a socially powered beauty experience, with hair makeovers and even model castings. It'll be travelling around the UK (via it's ghd air Boutique Airstream), with the 'tour' locations and everything else being powered by ghd fans via their social media channels.
Check out the ghd Facebook page to book a blow dry, or to even have your say on where it goes next by tweeting (your city) #ghdmycity.
For those that don't know McArthurGlen are a collection of designer outlets that offer amazing discounts on designer brands such as Burberry and Jaegar. We were invited to an event hosted by the brand, and as well as rubbing shoulders with the likes of Laura Bailey, we also got to check out an incredible acoustic set from artist Delilah.
The outlets are a great way to experience this season's trends and must have trends without breaking the bank. It sounds like such a great concept and I can't wait to find my closest outlet (Kent, I believe) so I can get some shopping done!
McArthurGlen definitely know how to throw a party and we had a great time mingling and hanging about. The Delilah set was such an amazing experience: she's such a talent and her voice sounded stunning over an acoustic guitar. She's definitely set for great things.
Apricot have a new line of gorgeous jeans that make you look amazing as these 'transformer jeans' have bum lifting technology. These are available to buy in store and online now and they are crafted with the best fabrics, washes and the newest technology. The fits have been designed with power stretch fabrics that enhance your body type as well as give you mobility.
There are three types available in different fits: the skinny, the bootcut and the skinny flare, available in Peachy fit, Juicy fit and Electric fit.
The Skinny Jean/Electric fit is Brazilian inspired and is made for a super sexy look. It's low cut and the waist band/power stretch fabrics are perfect to enhance all shapes.
The Bootcut/Peachy fit has been designed to enhance your curves with a low cut fit, perfect to compliment all shapes.
The Skinny Jean/Juicy fit is perfect to boost natural curves. It's low at the front and higher at the back so it's made to flatter all shapes.
I actually got a pair of Apricot jeans last year and absolutely love how comfortable they are!


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2018 Chrysler 300 Updates Its Engine
2018 Chrysler 300 is going to be the car of a high level, the real American full-size sedan. The vehicle is spacious and comfortable with an impressive length and wheelbase.
Shortly, just like before - but updated in every aspect. There are lots of rumors and speculations that 2018 Chrysler 300 update will be the full redesign of the car, features all-new design, powertrain, platform, interior features.
The powerful V8 engines might be changed to more fuel efficient turbocharged V6.
The modifications of the 2018 Chrysler 300 new body is likely to stay the same - 300C, 300S and SRT.
The main competitors for Chrysler 300 in segment of full-size sedans are Nissan Maxima, Dodge Charger, Ford Taurus.
2018 Chyrsler 300 Price
The price range for Chrysler 300 is difficult to predict, we expect the same range, starting from $33,000 for standard trim, $36,000 for 300S and $40,000 for 300C.
2018 Chrysler 300 Redesign
The car is going to be equipped with 2.7 liter engine with 4 speed automatic transmission. There are four airbags and air conditioning inside. There is a possibility of using V6 type of engine with 3.5 liter of displacement paired with four and five speed automatic transmission. CD changer as well as leather interior is also offered. Steering wheel has been modified too.
There is still no confirmed information regarding the new design of the car, there are no 2018 Chrysler 300 spy shots yet as well.
2018 Chrysler 300C
300C is the classic comfortable modification of the 300, which is aimed to the maximum level of comfort. It is likely that the next generation will get the same level of equipment as the current one. This includes heated and ventilated seats with memory, full power accessories, panoramic sunroof. Not to mention lots of chrome-plated details in both exterior and interior.
2018 Chrysler 300S
300S is a sporty modification, features matte black styling, cool design 20-inch alloy wheels, specially tuned sport suspension, 10-speaker premium audio system, paddle shifters on the steering wheel column.
2018 Chrysler 300 SRT8
The exterme modification of the car has been discontinued for a while, but it is expected that the 2018 Chrysler 300 SRT will be back to production, features turbocharged V6 engine similar to those installed in Guilia QV, but downforced to 400-430 HP.
2018 Chrysler 300 Hellcat
People are really want Chrysler to build a special extreme version of the 300, which would have high output classic V8 Hemi engine with the 6.2 displacement, producing over 500 HP. This powertrain could be also borrowed from the Challenger Hellcat, but unfortunately, it is unlikely to be possible.
2018 Chrysler 300 Engine and Specifications
This model is going to be delivered with 3.5 liter V6 engine.
V8 HEMI type of unit with 5.7 liter of displacement is another variant to obtain.
The front suspension of 2018 Chrysler 300 makes the new model faster. In fact, it is similar to the Mercedes W210 but instead of aluminum steel is used for this auto.
2018 Chrysler 300 Video
2018 Chrysler 300 Platform
Current Chrysler 300 is based on slightly revised Mercedes-Benz W210 platform. This model has inherited a lot from Daimler Chrysler. Chassis as well as electrical wiring are borrowed from Mercedes. 2018 model is offered with all-wheel drive transmission also borrowed from Mercedes Benz.
The next generation of the car is likely to have a new FCA platform, used on European models of the corporation. We expect its reveal along with the 2018 Chrysler 300 concept.


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Citizen blogger Gautam Naik assesses challenges for 2014 as first month is coming to an end.
Another year passed by as we enter crucial year of 14. Hope we will be in much better shape as a nation than we are today while we celebrate New Year party for 2015.
AAP is the most talked about event. They rode on anti establishment votes, Anna agitation and nirbhaya ordeal. And as i had predicted they played spoil sport to BJP cutting seats and votes. I have hotly debated that leftist idealism bordering on naxalism and aided by outsiders and incumbents is something we define as AAP won't work as they never have in history. I don't buy arguments that they have changed system as yet. But as demanded by many let us give them time. But they seem to be men in hurry as they plan to contest 400 seats. My advice for them is to focus on job in hand without cutting anti incumbency votes. End of the day the will create anarchy by means of hung parliament which will further dent us a nation. Then opportunist like nationalist, socialists, re-constructionists etc will have field day. It's high time for development and Modi is only hope for now which was validated by much publicized interview of Raga.
For me more cause of worry is state of beloved Maharashtra and city of Pune. Both have no chance with tussle between NCP and congress leading us nowhere. There no one to lead. Opposition is in total disarray and disunited. As demonstrated in toll agitations, no one is ready for transparency. Lets hope we will have change for 2014.
Obama is fighting his battle with US congress. US system is much complex and i hardly care. Only thing i care about his protective polices hampering Indian IT and his empty political rhetoric. His healthcare reforms is something closely related to what we do. Thus keeping my fingers crossed. China vs Japan positioning is intriguing. AfPak policy targeted by Obama in 14-15 will also impact us.
We will see World cup soccer in 14. Indian cricket team needs to find its feet overseas and for ICC world cup in 15. I somehow feel these young guys have it in them as momentarily displayed in south Africa to lose the series thanks to one bad session. Lets see if they resolve ODI bowling issues.
Life has entered second innings in December 13. As in a test match, batting in second innings is always tougher than first. Pitch gets deteriorated. There is a pressure of first innings lead/debit. You need to score quickly if you are ahead. You need to hang to salvage a draw or you need to attack to achieve target. Now age of 40 may be defined as end of first innings or for some life can be ODI .till now it was net practise and match begins now. Various people have various takes on same. For some it can be even 20-20. Do or die. I still remember the old Marathi song sung horribly by Sunil Gavaskar in early 80s called "He jeevan mhanje cricket raja, hukla to sampala"(Life is like cricket, one who misses is finished). That's on personal note. But then had some wonderful surprises to see videos of old friends and partied with closed ones. Last 35 years so flshed by satrating with old sadashiv peth wada till ownership flat, XIIth , Purshottam, Kharagpur, Jobs, Entrepreneurship roller coaster rides in India and abroad, houses, travels, family, friends. I still need to come to reality of the message or landmark of 40. Or is 40 just another number. Life begins at 40 as many say.
There are new hopes and challenges for 14. Let there be new start. I have taken my stance and guard as I face the fast balls or spinning deliveries by destiny. Let the play begin...
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When I see you skip
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along beside me;
Velcro shoes and grazed knees
up high,
I feel full.
Full of gratitude that your heart
is so light, so free
that your grey sock clad feet
cannot stay on the ground.
I feel full.
Full of contentment
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Dear Colleagues and Bee Friends
Dear beekeepers from all over the world and from my country Ethiopia
Ethiopia has huge untapped potential in the beekeeping sector. Development efforts are underway to improve the sector and unleash its multi-faceted development roles for the economic, social and ecological development of the country.
As part of this sector development effort, we are working to organize an APIMONDIA Symposium from 30 Nov – 04 Dec 2018 in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, and Africa of course, together with APIMONDIA and other key stakeholders in Ethiopia..
We are cordially inviting you to attend this APIMONDIA Symposium entitled 'The Role of Bees in Food Production'.
Ethiopia is honored to have been awarded this event by APIMONDIA.We are glad to be given an opportunity to address a crucial issue: the importance of bees, and insects in a wider sense, for pollination of food crops and non - food flowering plants – an indispensable service which these useful insects provide to mankind. Indispensible in more ways than one: firstly, an ever more important contribution to food availability and –security. It is difficult to quantify – we are estimating that more than a third of our daily food depends on it, and that the value worldwide is in excess of US$ 150 billion. The Symposium will produce current figures on how valuable this contribution is, in quantity and in monetary terms. Secondly, insects - specifically wild and domesticated bees - pollinate grasses, shrubs and trees in our environment and thus assure seed production and multiplication of many of these species – we call it environmental service. Let us not forget the products which bees provide as a kind on "by-product" of their pollination service – honey and more - to make money, which, again helps to ensure food security.
Our government and myself who has the honor to lead the newly created Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries with the new Honey Directorate are committed to move apiculture up to the place it deserves. This Symposium will help us to achieve this. Your presence here in Addis Ababa is therefore important – to share and learn.
Please come and join our struggle in making the sector stronger, for the benefit of all.
Let the world's apiculture community meet, discuss, interact, learn and, of course, enjoy Ethiopian hospitality.
Looking forward to seeing you on the symposium
Prof..Fekadu Beyene, Minister for Livestock & Fisheries , FDRE
Call for Abstracts is now out
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Voicemail is your digital answering machine, but unlike a normal answering machine you can hear your messages from almost anywhere and not only from a land line but also from your mobile phone, from the Internet and even by email.
When you're busy or away or on the phone you can have your service divert to voicemail. You can record your own personal message or use the pre-programmed one that we provide.
The voicemail message will also be automatically converted into a sound file, attached to an email and mailed to you. You can then listen to it from your PC from anywhere. Because it is a digital recording you can even save it on your PC or email it to someone else.
How Much Does It Cost?
It's absolutely FREE!
How Do I Use It?
You can access your voicemail for free using 1571 or by calling 0843 1 760 760 from any phone anywhere. (If you're abroad just dial the international number +44 843 1 760 760. You will be asked for your Voipfone telephone account number (the 300XXXXX one) and your password.
You can record your own message and select many more functions by calling 1571 and choosing the relevant option when you are prompted.
If you use our PBX service you will have multiple voicemail boxes, one main account mailbox and also one per extensions.
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We are currently involved in more than 173 cGMP NCE projects and we maintain regulatory support for 150 market approved drugs containing Bachem's APIs.
Our non-GMP facility, offering first class custom synthesis services, is located in theUK.
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Dear Colleagues,
I would like to welcome you in our forum for the security of energy supply and I am looking forward to receiving views and opinions regarding one of the most important European energy challenges of the 21st Century.
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The Maritime Union of Australia has slammed the Abbott Government's proposal to allow employers to take on foreign workers on wages and conditions below Australian standards.
MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin said the proposal, overseen by Assistant Immigration Minister Michaela Cash, was a structural assault on Australian workers and would be fought uncompromisingly by the MUA.
"The government's attack on Australian workers today could not be more fundamental," Mr Crumlin said.
"For an Australian Government to be openly proposing to undermine Australian wages and Australian conditions is stunning - even for Ms Cash and her government.
"That employers should not be able to take on foreign workers on inferior wages and conditions is a core principal of our economy. 'Out of touch' barely comes close to summing this proposal up."
Mr Crumlin said the proposal was made even more absurd by its historical timing.
"We have just seen unemployment in this country hit a 12-year high. Our government's response? Shunt employment opportunities to foreign workers on reduced wages and grind the boot into the Australians who are left without jobs. It is a complete disgrace," he said.
"There are massive problems when it comes to indigenous and youth unemployment – there needs to be more training opportunities provided, not an outsourcing of jobs."
Mr Crumlin noted that migrant workers had an important role to play in the economy.
"Modern Australia has been built on the labor of migrant workers - but these workers were offered the opportunity to participate as Australians, with Australian wages and Australian conditions. That is the fair go unions have fought for, and that is the Australian way of doing things," he said.
"There are alternate global models, of course. Qatar, for example, runs its economy largely off the back of guest workers, with a small ruling class of nationals at the top of the pyramid. But I doubt very much this is the sort of model Australians were looking for when they elected Tony Abbott and his team.
"The government has overstepped the mark by an absurd margin today. It needs to perform a manoeuvre it should be very used to by now and retreat rapidly."
The MUA is currently taking action in the Federal Court against Senator Cash over the Government's recent move to open the back door to cheap foreign labour in the offshore oil and gas sector.


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On The Green Carpet with Chef Anne Burrell and Nancy Grace
Shannon Oleen, a motivational speaker, looked beautiful in a custom made Christiana J. Paul dress while interviewing Chef Anne Burrell, Nancy Grace, and many others for the 4H Legacy Event held on April 3rd, 2014 in Washington D.C. So many compliments were received, however our favorite is: "Everyone loved the dress! I had women coming up to me asking where I got it and that they had noticed it across the room!" – Shannon Oleen.
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Are you prepared for a disaster? Before Disaster strikes, you need a detailed record of what you own. Always Home provides professional, confidential and comprehensive digital inventory of your personal property. An inventory is especially important for insurance purposes. Your insurance policy, in the event of a claim, will likely require you to list each item lost, a description and the amount of loss associated with the item.
Let us be your Digital Safety Net
Why A Personal Property inventory?
If your home was destroyed, or a theft occurred, could you compile a complete list of your personal property from memory? Most people couldn't, but that's something you'd be asked to do at the time you filed a claim.
We have designed an inexpensive program for our Gold Key members to assist them in listing their personal assets and, if they wish, calculating their approximate replacement value. We know that putting a dollar value on possessions they've accumulated over many years is difficult and that only they can decide the extent of their insurance needs. However, if the unthinkable happened, would they have enough coverage for everything? Our mission is to provide those protection services everyone needs but rarely has time to assemble.
Inventories Serve An Important Function
- As a valuable record of their possessions;
- As a way to judge the adequacy of their present coverage.
After we complete their inventory, they may find that they have property that requires a professional appraisal to determine the appropriate value. Appraisals are especially useful for expensive or unique items such as furs, jewelry, art and silver. The appraisal can also serve as a record of the description of your property.
Once the appraisal has been completed, they should then determine whether their insurance coverage is adequate. The appraisal is also useful as a means to verify replacement value in the event they need to place a claim. Once completed, the appraisal and Personal Property Inventory should be stored somewhere safe, preferably away from their home. We store this information for our members in the "Cloud" so that it will always be available. Then if the worst happened, they would be available at the time you reported a loss.
We understand that to fully document your possessions might seem to be an overwhelming task.
Your time is valuable and getting around to documenting your property might not make it to the top of your priority list. That's where we come in. With a little advance preparation, our inventory documentation team can usually be in and out of your home in a few hours and return their completed, comprehensive portfolio in a few days.
Will offer OUR Equipment Inventory for $50 to new clients. The Equipment Inventory will include; (i) pictures, (ii) a detail description of the equipment with model and serial numbers (if available), (iii) Database input for reference and (iv) storage in the Cloud. Equipment items included are:
1. HVAC systems [Both condenser and evaporator/heater units]
2. Hot water heater(s)
3. Dishwasher(s)
4. Refrigerator/freezers
5. Range/ovens
6. Garage door opener(s)
7. Microwave oven(s)
8. Pool & Spa equipment
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We have arranged for our team to prepare a Basic Personal Property Inventory photo album for our members for 50% off the Basic package price of $200. They will receive up to four photos per room, which will illustrate their furnishings and possessions in full color. They will also take at least four photos of the exterior of their home. The photos will be assembled in an album for the member and a duplicate copy stored in the "Cloud".
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We will also offer a Comprehensive Personal Property Inventory. The Standard price for this inventory averages $150. We will offer our members the Comprehensive package for 50% off. The price is based on the area of the home, items inventoried, the amount of documentation and how well the homeowner is prepared.
Our team will prepare a Comprehensive Personal Property Inventory for $250 for a home of 2,000 SF or less. For larger homes simply add $50 for every 500 SF.
The Comprehensive Package includes:
- Printed, detailed report generated from inventory software, including pictures of each item.
- Digital still photographs, both wide-angle room shots and close up shots of individual items. [Can replace wide angle with video if requested]
- Scanning of important documents including; receipts, appraisals, certificates, warranties, and more.
We'll capture important details, including:
- Serial/model/style number
- Manufacturer
- Purchase information
- Warranty information
- Additional comments & background Information
- All inventory data stored on CD, DVD, or flash drive.
- Completed custom inventory is presented to our client in a bound portfolio. A backup copy is stored on an encrypted server, at no cost for 12 months from the date of your inventory. Should your copy ever be lost or destroyed, we will provide a back up copy.
- Special Collections
- Photo Scanning
- Video Transfers
- Document Scanning (large volume)
- Not only is it important to document your personal property for insurance purposes but to keep the inventory up to date. Personal positions, furniture, artwork and especially electronics turnover much more frequently than you may think. It is important for your clients to update their inventory annually to ensure they haven't neglected to document all the changes. Our team will renew our clients' inventory every year for the same introductory offer of 50% off the Basic and Comprehensive package price.


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Hey loves!
HAPPY FRIDAY! I hope you're all looking forward to the weekend :-)
Some of you may remember that recently I told myself to stop buying nail varnishes! I have more than 100 so I must have one of every colour lol. So I blogged about my four favourite creamy orange nail varnishes and today I'll be blogging about my four favourite creamy corals!
From L-R: Revlon - One Perfect Coral, M&S - Flame, Nails Inc (The Beauty Collection) - Copacabana, Barry M - Coral
Nail swatches:
(top without flash, bottom with flash - although they look the same!)
- Revlon - One Perfect Coral (RRP £6.49) This is my first favourite creamy coral by drugstore fave, Revlon. I've used Revlon for a couple of years now and I've always been really impressed with the quality. This shade in particular looks more orange next to the others.
- M&S - Flame (RRP £3.50) I picked up this nail colour YEARS ago from my local uni M&S branch in Bournemouth. I have to say, I wasn't expecting much from this as, well, M&S aren't exactly renowned for their beauty, are they? But I was actually really impressed! It's lasted years in the bottle and the colour stays on my nails for a couple of days before chipping. Not bad for the price, but it's definitely more red than the others here.
- Nails Inc (The Beauty Collection) - Copacabana (Free with Dove but would normally retail at £11.00) I went through a phase of always getting the free Nails Inc nail polishes and this is no exception. It came free with two Dove deodorants either last year or the year before. Obviously, being Nails Inc, it's amazing quality and lasts ages without chipping. It looks slightly pinker than the other corals here, but I'd definitely repurchase.
- Barry M - Coral (RRP £2.99) I have quite a few Barry M nail paints in my collection but sadly I've had this one for a couple of years and it's gone all gloopy and unusable. It's a lovely, light coral shade which I would recommend - just don't expect it to last forever.
So there we have it - my four favourite creamy corals! Next up is my four favourite creamy reds so keep your eyes peeled for that :-)
What's your favourite coral nail polish?


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Tag: Justice League
by Jason "ToyOtter" Geyer
December 13, 2015
Another issue of Previews is out, and it's full of new items coming your way from Diamond Select Toys! Characters from iZombie, The Muppets, X-Files, Marvel, My Little Pony, Batman, Back to the Future and more are now up for pre-order, in the form of action figures, Minimates, banks, busts and even cookie jars! Read…
by Daniel Pickett
November 5, 2015
"Beware my power. Green Lantern's light!" ■ Earth's first – and possibly greatest – member of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps! Hal Jordan is the Green Lantern! ■ The masked hero stands showcased in his emerald green and black costume. ■ Captured here ascending a solid green construct stairway of his own making. ■ Exclusive…
by Daniel Pickett
October 8, 2015
(BALTIMORE, MD) – (October 7, 2015)- Become the hero of your office—and the envy of your coworkers! — with new PREVIEWS exclusive office aids by Icon Heroes. Fans can pre-order two different business card holders and Justice League logo paperclips from the October PREVIEWS catalog will be available to purchase from comic book specialty shops in…
by Daniel Pickett
October 3, 2015
This week the Royal Canadian Mint announced a new series of DC Comics Silver Coins. They will be starting with the Superman family and then moving into the larger DC Universe. Made by fans for the fans! These coins are a nod to the classic characters, with all the respect and devotion that only the…
by Daniel Pickett
August 19, 2015
Winter is coming, and you know what that means — another season chock-full of awesome products from Diamond Select Toys! In the new assortment of items currently up for pre-order (and releasing around the end of this year), DST has new offerings from Aliens, the Batman TV show, the DC Animated universe, Ghostbusters, Godzilla, iZombie,…
Get Pop-Cultured™ with Barnes & Noble Enters Its Second Week with an Amazing Lineup Including DC Comics™ Days, Comic Convention Collectibles, Throwback Thursday 1960s and a Harper Lee Celebration
by Daniel Pickett
July 7, 2015
There's Something for Everyone in the Family, Including a Special Buy Two Get the Third Free Offer on DC Comics Graphic Novels, a To Kill a Mockingbird Read-A-Thon and the Exciting Release of Go Set a Watchman NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation's largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content,…
by Daniel Pickett
June 29, 2015
Comic-Con is fast approaching, and Diamond Select Toys has revealed a plethora of new items (coming to stores this fall) that will be on display there! With their first-ever product from The Muppets, several new products from Back to the Future, plus new items from Marvel Comics' Secret Wars, Aliens, Batman, Justice League, Nightmare Before…
by Daniel Pickett
June 8, 2015
JAKKS ALSO RENEWS MULTI-CATEGORY LICENSE FOR DC COMICS BRANDS, INCLUDING BATMAN, SUPERMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE, GREEN LANTERN, WONDER WOMAN, THE FLASH AND MORE Malibu, CA – June 08, 2015 – Leading U.S. toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Inc, (Nasdaq: JAKK) today announced a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to manufacture, distribute and market a line of toys…
Coming to Blu/DVD & Digital HD (8/25/15) – "LEGO DC Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!" #LEGOJLDoom
by Daniel Pickett
May 29, 2015
THE FATE OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE HANGS IN THE BALANCE AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGO® GROUP RELEASE LEGO® DC COMICS SUPER HEROES: JUSTICE LEAGUE: ATTACK OF THE LEGION OF DOOM! ON BLU-RAYTM COMBO PACK, DVD and DIGITAL HD, AUGUST 25, 2015 Includes Exclusive Trickster LEGO® Minifigure for Initial Ship! Burbank, CA (MAY…
by Daniel Pickett
May 26, 2015
DC Mopeez Even your favorite DC superheroes have bad days! Introducing our DC Mopeez line, which features characters from Batman, Superman, and Justice League! These four and a half-inch plush figures are weighted on the bottom to retain a slouchy posture and adorable frustration! Coming in August!
by Daniel Pickett
May 20, 2015
Here are the latest and greatest solicitations from the good people at DC Collectibles. These products will appear and be available to pre-order in the next issue of Diamond's Previews at your local comic book shop. The products announced in this solicitation will be arriving in stores in from September to December of 2015. It looks like…
by Daniel Pickett
May 19, 2015
A Kotobukiya Japanese import! Kotobukiya proudly presents the next entry in their lineup of Bishoujo statues based on the superheroines and villains of DC Comics with the long-awaited Black Canary! A fierce martial artist who uses an ultrasonic "Canary Cry" in her battle against evil, Dinah Laurel Lance has served alongside the Justice League, Birds…
by Daniel Pickett
May 1, 2015
Prepare to fill your dueling dice bag with popular DC heroes and villains! Hillside, NJ — May 1, 2015 – WizKids is pleased to announce the release of DC Comics Dice Masters: Justice League, the dice-building game featuring iconic DC characters, available now in stores across North America. At a suggested retail price of $14.99…
by Erik "Superfriend" Skov
April 30, 2015
I've just gotten into this game. Yeah, I'm at least 6 months (and as of today, 5 releases late, but this combination of deck building (think Dominion) and monster attacking (think Magic) is pretty cool and just released my favorite license! So you get 8 characters to choose from, 8 trap/spells to choose from, and…
by Erik "Superfriend" Skov
February 28, 2015
by Daniel Pickett
February 16, 2015
I stayed up late to make sure all of our Day 3 Toy Fair 2015 are live in our Toy Fair Gallery. Adding all the companies I visited today we are up to almost 50 galleries! Check out the 2015 Toy Fair Gallery for pictures of all the latest offerings from: Bandai QMx Factory Entertianment Toynami Schleich…
by Cesar Zamora
January 13, 2015
Earlier tonight I attended the premiere of the new Warner Bros Animated film "Justice League Throne of Atlantis". The story tells Aquaman's origin and how he joins the League as well as picking up where the team left off in "Justice League War". The movie will be available in all forms January 21st. Here are…
"LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League" coming to Blu-ray/DVD on February 10, 2015
by Daniel Pickett
November 13, 2014
ENTER A WACKY REALM AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGO GROUP RELEASE LEGO® DC COMICS SUPER HEROES: JUSTICE LEAGUE vs BIZARRO LEAGUE ON BLU-RAYTM COMBO PACK, DVD and DIGITAL HD, ON FEBRUARY 10, 2015 All-New Original LEGO® DC Comics Movie Featuring Exclusive Batzarro LEGO Minifigure Burbank, CA (November 13, 2014) – In the…
by Daniel Pickett
August 7, 2014
In this installment of AFi's Blind-Boxing, Daniel and Cash the Boxer check out one of the first series of Tech4Kids DC Comics "Mash'ems" blind bagged super-deformed figures. They come in several different varieties of packouts including "blind-boxed" capsules. These were found in the trading card isle at a local Target store. They were $3.99….
by Daniel Pickett
August 4, 2014
Below you will find links to an all-new clip from "Batman: Assault on Arkham ," the next entry in the popular DC Universe Original Movie series. The film is now available to own via Digital HD, and will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on August 12. The clip features Amanda Waller giving…


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The Annova LNG Brownsville Project would transform the Rio Grande Valley into an energy hub while minimizing the impact on local habitats and wildlife.
The project would also mean less flaring in the Eagle Ford Shale while fueling the transition from coal to cleaner burning natural gas at power stations across the globe.
Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel and is being used throughout the world to as alternative energy source to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. LNG is odorless, non-toxic and non-corrosive. When exposed to the environment, LNG rapidly evaporates, leaving no residue on water or soil. If spilled, LNG would not result in a slick because 100 percent of it evaporates to a gas leaving no residue behind.


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First, there is Wendy's heart garland project - lovely to see it published! I feel temped to make my own!
Then, there are the papers! Wendy, you were right - I do love them! Don't wanna cut them up! Just want to keep them!
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Why He's Asking Strangers on the Street About Helmets
To the kids (and adults) without helmets:
Going for a bike ride? Headed to the skate park? Jumping on the back of a Harley? Think twice, my friends, no matter how old or young, or big or small you are. I'm here to share with you a personal story, one that will hopefully inspire you to put on that helmet before you go on your next ride.
I'm a religion teacher at a church near my home in Munster, Indiana, and at this church is where I met a little boy named Cody, and his big sister, Korey. At the time, both the kids were very young, and it was one of my first years teaching. I could tell from the moment I met these two adorable kids, they were going to go places and do things in life.
What I didn't know is that it would take a massive catastrophe for their new journey to begin.
One night, early in June of 2014, Cody and his dad were out for a bike ride near a skate park in their home town. Cody decided he wanted to try going (slowly) down a small ramp. First few seconds: fine. Next: boom. Cody's front tire on his bicycle had slipped off the ramp, and Cody toppled over. He wasn't in much pain, but his mom ran to check on him anyways, because he suffered from asthma. Then, into the car, and to the nearest urgent care center they went, just to be sure nothing was wrong.
Sure enough, as the doctors looked Cody over, they noticed several fractures in his neck, back, and ribs, and one rather major fracture in his skull. Cody wasn't in much pain at the time, but the next thing the family heard took the wind from their sails. Cody needed brain surgery, as he had suffered from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Over the next six days Cody stayed at their local hospital receiving the care and attention he so desperately needed.
All of this, just because he wasn't wearing a helmet? Yes. All of this.
Word of Cody's injury spread quickly throughout the area by way of mouth, and of course, Facebook. Soon after the accident, the family started two Facebook pages: Cody's Medical Updates and Helmets for Cody. (Please visit the second Facebook page to learn more about the accident.)
The next thing on Cody's to-do list will warm your heart.
After all of the surgeries, hospital stays and pain complications, Cody wanted to help others. His goal was to make sure that no other child, nor adult, for that matter, would have to go through all of the terrible things he did. He started approaching strangers, people on the streets, and sharing his story, and asking people to wear helmets to protect themselves from these types of dangerous incidents.
I've now taken it upon myself to help spread awareness for TBIs and Cody's story.
I'm sure he'd love to see some new photos of people wearing their helmets because they heard about his story, and want to make a difference, on his Facebook page, Helmets for Cody.
He's a 9-year-old boy making a big impact on the world. The least we could do is help brighten his smile, and put hope in his heart, so that kids in the future won't go through all that he did.
If you, or a loved one you know, do not have a helmet, and plan to ride anything other than a car in the near future, PLEASE get a helmet, and wear it. It could very well save your life.
Post your photos to Facebook with the hashtag: #HelmetsForCody and tell them Katie sent you! It would mean so much to me, and even more to my little friend Cody, and his family, if you would do this for us!
Thank you, and remember to wear your green next March to show your support for TBI research and brain injury awareness!
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Welcome to Howick on Saturdays. Our market promotes quality, only New Zealand-made crafts whilst providing a comfortable, all weather venue in which crafters can display their wares … and buyers can browse.
We specialise in creating an experience for our international visitors who comment on the variety, excellence, and uniqueness of our products. In close proximity to, and complementing the Howick Village's shops and its Farmers' Market, this market adds to the attractiveness of Howick, where folk can relax at its cafes and restaurants on a Saturday morning.
From March to October 2018, we are open on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, then open every Saturday from November until Christmas. We open from 9am until 1pm. Our address is All Saints' Community Centre, 30 Cook St, Howick, which is approx 30 minutes from the center of Auckland. Click on the map below for greater detail, then use the back arrow to return to this page. Howick and Eastern Buses on the hour and half hour, check www.maxx.co.nz for details or take the ferry to Half Moon Bay, see www.fullers.co.nz


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Help vs. Get-Help
Help text for any command-let in PowerShell can be viewed by executing "help cmdletName" or "get-help cmdletName". At first glance there's no difference between the two, both emits the relevant help to PowerShell's console, but under the cover they are completely different command types:
PS > (help get-command).gettype().fullname
PS > (get-help get-command).gettype().fullname
All members type of 'help get-command' are strings, while 'get-help get-command' returns rich PSCustomObject:
PS > (help get-command) | foreach {$_.gettype()}
IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True True String System.Object
True True String System.Object
PS > (get-help get-command) | foreach {$_.gettype()}
IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True False PSCustomObject System.Object
Now with Get-Member, which returns different type names:
PS > (help get-command) | gm
TypeName: System.String
PS > (get-help get-command) | gm
TypeName: MamlCommandHelpInfo
One might think (as I did) that "help" is a built-in alias for get-help:
PS > Get-Alias -name h* | format-table -auto
CommandType Name Definition
----------- ---- ------ ----
Alias h Get-History
Alias history Get-History
There is no such alias for get-help. Another test:
PS > get-alias | where {$_.Definition -match "Get-Help"}
No output. Typing help or get-help separately shows different output formats. Executing "Help" emits a list of PowerShell's built-in aliases, cmdlets, providers and about help files. It also supports paging (one screen at a time). On the other hand get-help outputs the help for the get-help cmdlet with no paging support.
So, what is "help"? Lets try get-command:
PS > get-command help | ft -auto
CommandType Name Definition
----------- ---- ----- -----
Function help param([string]$Name,[string[]]$Category=@('All')...
Application help.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\help.exe
Ah.. help is a function while get-help is a cmdlet. To view the source of the help function (edited):
PS > (dir function:\help).definition
if ($Detailed)
#Detailed and #Full are in different sets..let get-help cmdlet handle the error
get-help $Name -Full -Detailed | more.com
if ($Examples)
#Examples and #Full are in different sets..let get-help cmdlet handle the error
get-help $Name -Full -Examples | more.com
You can see that behind the scenes, the help function is kind of a proxy command. It pipes the typed help command and parameters to get-help and then pipes the result to more.com to support paging.
Moreover, when you want to access certain member (like examples) to display a specific code example:
PS > (get-help get-command).examples.example[0]
This command retrieves information about all of the Windows PowerShell cmdlets....
Try the same with help and you'll get an error:
PS > (help get-command).examples.example[0]
Cannot index into a null array.
At line:1 char:37
+ (help get-command).examples.example[0 <<<< ]
So, if you need access to specific members of a certain cmdlet using the above examples use get-help. If you know other differences, please post them in the comments box.


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It's not often you see a trivia map like this in Minecraft PE. Geoman's map contains 20 Minecraft related questions, which you have only 10 seconds on the clock to answer each question. Choosing the correct answer will open the door, and stop the timer, but if you're too slow or don't know, you'll end up falling through the floor!
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The Australia Government spent up to the end of 2009 more than one billion dollars subsiding the most expensive form of power generation, the installation of solar panels on domestic roof tops. Most of these solar panel installations are not efficient installations optimised to get the most power possible. No they face west, they have trees overhanging them, they are tiny 1kw installations, they are just one of the most inefficient ways to get power.
And for this billion dollars spent by the Australia Government, how much power did we get?
120 megawatts!.
How does this compare with Loy Yang power station in Victoria, that the Greens and the Victorian Government love to hate? Loy Yang produces 2200 megawatts. So if we keep investing at this rate we will have to spend 18 billion dollars on home solar panel installations to replace one power station, and that will only be with power produced during the day in summer. What are we going to use for power on winter nights?
As a comparison we could have built a Solar Thermal plant like the 100 megawatt Andasol solar power station in Andalusia, Spain, at a cost of $500 million dollars. But no, we prefer the feel-good of inefficiently placed solar panel installations on peoples roofs.
However there is more. Afer subsidising all these solar panel installations on peoples homes, we have to keep on subsidising them. With the special feed-in tariffs provided by several state governments we are paying more than 100 times more for power from the home solar panel installations as compared to a coal fired power station. We will be paying millions more for this scheme for many years in the future.


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24 Oct 2012
Trinidad and Tobago is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, including oil and natural gas. These resources are finite and will not last forever. Shouldn't all citizens, especially our young people, have a say in how our leaders and government manage them?
The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is providing that opportunity.
Tune in on Monday 29 October at 10:00 AM as students from 26 schools meet in the 10th National Youth Parliament to debate: "Transparency and Accountability – Managing our nation's natural resources"
Follow the debate LIVE on the Parliament Network: Cable Channel 11, Radio 105.5 FM or log on to www.ttparliament.org. You can also connect on www.facebook.com/ttyouthparliament


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A student of mine last year sent me pumpkin bread all the way from DC as a thank you for writing letters of recommendation for grad school. I'm not sure I had ever had pumpkin bread before, but I loved it! This pumpkin bread is also wonderful - deliciously moist, even days after it's made and even after it's been frozen (although most cakes are great after being frozen). It's also super easy and quick, and it makes 2 loaves. What more could you want?
In keeping with the deliciously easy theme, this vanilla ice cream is the first ice cream I ever made in my ice cream maker. I went with the easiest recipe in David Lebovitz's book since it was our first adventure (the ice cream machine and me, that is). It was, without a doubt, the best vanilla ice cream I've ever had. By far. I immediately began dreaming up all sorts of interesting variations I could make: fudge and peanut butter swirls, chunks of chocolate cake, raspberry ripples, .... but that's for another post.
It's seriously very hard to express just how easy and incredibly delicious both the bread and the ice cream are. Make them immediately!
Pumpkin Bread Recipe (adapted from here)
1 can (about 2 cups) canned pumpkin (or homemade pumpkin puree)
3 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 cup Canola oil
4 eggs
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¾ teaspoon ground cloves
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray two 9" x 5" loaf pans with baking spray.
Combine pumpkin, sugar, water, oil, and eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl if you'll be using a hand mixer).
Whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and cloves.
Slowly mix in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans. Bake for 60-65 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then cool on rack.
Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe (from David Lebovitz)
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
a pinch of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste*
Pour 1 cup of the cream in a medium saucepan, and add the sugar and salt. Warm over medium heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
Remove from heat, and add the remaining milk, cream, and vanilla bean paste.
Chill thoroughly in the fridge. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. In my Cuisinart, it's ready in about 25 minutes with a perfect soft gelato-like texture. It gets much harder in the freezer.
*You can use a vanilla bean instead of the paste, but I find the paste easier. If you use the vanilla bean, split it lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds into the saucepan; drop the vanilla bean pod in as well. Remove the vanilla bean (before freezing) when you take the mixture out of the fridge; reserve for another use.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Pumpkin Bread and Vanilla Ice Cream: Simply Delicious!
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Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival presents 'Hamlet'
The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," directed by David H. Bell, will be performed Aug. 14 through 26 and features a company of professional actors including NDSF veterans Andy Truschinski in the title role, Elizabeth Ledo as Ophelia and Donald Carrier as Polonius.
"Hamlet" will be presented in the Decio Mainstage Theatre in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Tickets are on sale now for $12 to $75 with special discounts available for groups of 10 or more. A special family performance is offered at 2 p.m. Aug. 18 (Saturday) with four tickets for only $32. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office at 574-631-2800 or visit the website.


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Ranking the American League East: Who has the best catcher?
As Buck Showalter began preparing the Orioles for the 2013 season, he made clear to them the No. 1 priority. Showalter says he put the names of the other four teams in the American League East on the board down in Sarasota, Fla., and told his players that they can forget about everything else -- the primary objective is to find a way to finish above the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays in the standings. As part of that, the manager told his players to look at the guys in the division at their specific position and find a way to be better than them. So, how does the division -- likely the deepest in baseball -- stack up from position to position? Starting today with the catchers, we'll take a glance at the AL East position-by-position and give you an opportunity to vote for which team has the edge at each spot. -- David Selig
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EOS Cooling Chamomile lip balm is a combination of medicated soothing lip balm and chamomile tea. This new addition to the EOS family of lip balms has medicinal menthol in it derived from mint oils. This assists with healing very chapped lips. The chamomile in the lip balm helps to further soothe distressed skin from the dry elements.
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The young may be introduced to pastoral activities in various provisional and unexpected ways. During the course of my studies I made the somewhat daring project of forming a team of young people who would prepare fot the Council of youth by a short stay at the Taize priory, in France.
(MIC Mission News, March-April 1973, p. 204)
I worked on this project together with the students of five CEGEP in the Eastern Townships. Animators of pastoral in these colleges gave me unlimited encouragement. From October 1971 to March 1972, all our free time was spent in seeking information and trying to increase our financial resources with a view to the projected trip to Taize.
Material organization and concrete planning allowed us to create a friendly atmosphere. All worked with patience and tenacity or purpose. We were also helped in a spiritual manner by the prayer of contemplative nuns.
Our aim was not merely the trip to France. We were chiefly interested in preparing adequately for the future Council of youth […]


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I am two books down on my triple 8 book challenge. One was brilliant and one very much less than average. Serves me right for reading fluff! I will try and post reviews this weekend though book reviews have never been my forte.
I had a forage at the local antique shop the other day and came away with a new handful of books, so am consequently reading a book not on my triple 8 list but which could be worked into it.


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KSL offers one year interdisciplinary M.A. Programs in Human Rights and Conflict and International Humanitarian Law. The programs facilitate the scholars holding Masters' Degree in any discipline from any accredited university to pursue academic as well as professional career in these areas of study.
The programs aim at generating qualified human resources to contribute in the area of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws with a correct concept and essential contents including practical implementation strategies of human rights in general and, in the context of Nepal, in particular. The programs aim to impart knowledge on the contemporary relevance of International Humanitarian Law, practical implementation of human rights norms, humanitarian assistance to conflict victims, monitoring of human right violations, prosecution of heinous war criminals through International Criminal Court with an orientation of different modules of peace building in the context of increasing threat of terrorism and internal conflicts.
KSL has been implementing activities to contribute in conflict transformation and peace-building process through manifold academic means. It considers Human Rights not only a subject of law but also a cross-cutting subject of various disciplines of academic persuasion.
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This course aims to enhance understanding of the scholars on the contemporary issues and relevance of international humanitarian law; practical implementation of human rights norms; humanitarian assistance to conflict victims; monitoring of human right violations; and prosecution of heinous war criminals through ICC with an orientation to different modules of peace building in the context of increasing threat of terrorism and internal conflicts. On each subject area, practical application of cases and references of different countries will serve as suitable illustrations. This course caters the need of mid- carrier professionals who have carrier interest in UN Human Rights Organisations, UN Peace Keeping Missions and Humanitarian agencies for reporting, recording, investigating and monitoring of human rights violations as well as assisting the conflict victims and providing peace/security during conflict situations.
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International Humanitarian Laws and Implementation (100 Marks)
International Criminal Law and Court System (100 Marks)
Protection of Women and Children in Armed Conflict (100 marks)
Conflict Resolution (Principles, Norms and Practice)
Report Writing and Field Research (100 Marks)
Dissertation (100 Marks)
2. M.A. in Human Rights
This course aims at building up qualified human resources to contribute in the area of human rights with a correct concept and essential contents including practical implementation strategies of human rights in general and, in the context of Nepal in particular.
1) impart comparative understanding of basic concepts, history and theories of human rights imbedded in Eastern and Western values;
2) acquaint students with the international instrument of human rights including interpretation of human rights & implementation mechanism at international/regional/national levels;
3) generate competent human resource in field of human rights.
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5) Human Rights Standards and Enforcement Mechanisms (100 marks)
6) Economic Social and Cultural Rights (100 marks)
7) Civil and Political Rights (100 marks)
8) Gender and Disadvantaged Groups (100 marks)
9) Field Research and Reporting (100 marks)
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Autumn aeration of greens commences
On Sunday work was started on the aeration of our greens as part of our main aerification going into winter. Work was delayed slightly due to frosty conditions but we managed to get underway by mid morning with 7 greens completed and now hopefully of finishing the remainder later today before moving onto start work on the green surrounds.
Our work on the 7th carry is complete with just some final raking required before applying a mulch to seal and prevent sand blow through winter, the area will be seeded in the spring.
Last we started to re-build some bunkers on the 5th hole and have reduced the back step in areas to allow for easier access by golfers.
Another job which will be starting today will be the removal of various areas of gorse starting at the 2nd, we shall be working on some other areas at 3rd, 4th & 5th over the next few Mondays when the course will be closed.
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The Desautels Faculty of Management offers a broad portfolio of programs and services designed to help alumni get involved and positively contribute to the life of the Faculty.
Desautels' global alumni network is only as strong as each individual's commitment to participate – we encourage you to get involved today. Alumni support provides that margin of excellence that is vital to reaching our goal of becoming a top ten business school in the world by 2020.
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On Sunday my sweet little angel woke up with a belly ache, which then led to a day of pretty consistent "emptying" of her belly.
On Monday she seemed to feel better, and made a good effort in trying to participate in the families activities.
As we were homeschooling… "Mom, I feel better! Can I do my homeschool?"
"Have you eaten anything yet?" I inquired. "No, and my tummy only hurts a little. But I want to do my homeschool!"
"Okay, as soon as you can eat something we will get to work."
"Mom, mom can I help you bake cookies?"
"Sure! Do you think you can sit on the chair next to me?"
"I can sit real good!"
"Ok, you sit right here and watch mommy."
*happy smiles*
"Mom, mom, mom! Can I play angry birds? I feel soooooooo much better!"
"Did you eat anything?"
"Yes! I had a banana!"
"Sure, you can play for 15 minutes."
It got to be closer to the time Dad comes home, so I walked to the playroom and asked Audrey,
"Honey, can you please help pick up the floor so its nice and clean when daddy comes home?"
"I cant. I am way too sick. I better go lay on the couch."
Smart kid. 😉


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The Christian Science church, which recently lost several hundred million dollars trying to expand its communications empire, has agreed to share a conditional bequest of $100 million with two rivals for the money.
Eloise Knapp and her sister, Bella Mabury, residents of San Jose, Calif., who died more than 20 years ago, left the money to the church on condition that it publish a biography of its founder, Mary Baker Eddy, written by Mrs. Knapp's husband.
The church at first refused to publish the biography, "The Destiny of the Mother Church," by Bliss Knapp, on the ground that its portrayal of Mrs. Eddy as a divine figure who fulfilled biblical prophesy was considered heretical by many Christian Scientists. Mr. Knapp published his book privately in 1947.
Under the terms of the sisters' wills, if the church did not publish the book and make it available in the 2,500 Christian Science reading rooms around the country by 1993, the $100 million bequest would be divided between Stanford University and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Meeting Sisters' Conditions
Under an agreement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the church would receive 53 percent of the bequest, while the university and the museum would each receive 23.5 percent. The accord requires court approval, and a hearing is scheduled for Dec. 14.Continue reading the main story
The Christian Science Publishing Society published Mr. Knapp's book in 1991. But Stanford and the museum challenged the church's claim to the bequest, saying that it had not fulfilled all of the sisters' requirements, including giving the book its official seal of authorization. They also argued that there was no way the church could guarantee that the book would be available in all its reading rooms.
The settlement notes that a third printing of the book bears the church's "authorized literature" label. However, in a statement, the church was more ambivalent, calling the biography a "subjective and personal literary form" that was not necessarily "an accurate primary source regarding the teachings of Christian Science."
Victor Westberg, the chairman of the committees on publication for the Christian Science church, said Mr. Knapp's book was one of six published in a new "Twentieth-Century Biographers Series."
Mr. Westberg said in a statement that Mr. Knapp's biography provided valuable information about Mrs. Eddy because he knew her personally. "For the student of Christian Science," he said, "the primary sources must always remain Mrs. Eddy's works and the Bible."
There are two challenges to the proposed settlement. A relative of the sisters, whose family acquired its fortunes through investments in real estate, agriculture and oil, claims that splitting the bequest three ways violates the wills. And a group of 17 Christian Scientists will present their written objection to the settlement next month, stating that the church cannot continue to publish the book because it violates church teachings.
James L. Halferty, a Christian Scientist from Pasadena who is one of the 17 challengers, said, "Bliss Knapp and his wife and her sister bribed the church into publishing their teachings in exchange for their vast fortunes."
Mr. Westberg said the church's decision to publish the biography had nothing to do with the $100 million bequest. He said the money received in the settlement would be used "for the promotion and the extension of Christian Science." A Failed Media Empire
The Christian Science church has experienced financial troubles since it tried to expand its media empire in the mid-1980's. The Mother Church, as the world headquarters here in Boston is known, has published The Christian Science Monitor since 1908. The church decided to add to its communications holdings by launching a cable television station, the Monitor Channel; publishing a monthly magazine, World Monitor; and producing radio and television news programs.
The efforts largely failed. The cable station was closed, and another television station was sold. In a 1992 financial report, the church estimated that it had lost $327.5 million on its failed television ventures. To finance the expansion, the church had borrowed more than $100 million from a reserve fund established to pay its employees' pensions.
W. Michael Born, another church spokesman, said the church still owed $47 million to its endowment and employee pension accounts.Continue reading the main story


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Also: Am I in love? YES.
Cocky Boys has a new model named Max Ryder, and you should watch the video of him below. He is something! You will really want to hate him, but then you will also really want to fuck him. The great thing is that (I'm presuming?) he was coached to come off like a little shit, but you can't tell that he is acting! This is how all twinks should be: Confident, ridiculous, conceited, self-obsessed size queens with perfect asses. Well done, Cocky Boys and Max Ryder.
Max's solo is out now, and I hear his first scene partner is Tommy Defendi. Perfect.
October 20, 2018 at 8:00 am
Max is a Pretty Boy awaking to become the Lover of a City Business Tycoon, who is approaching sixty, married with a young beautiful wife, kept pregnant , and who likes to flaunt his masculinity before the world …pregnant wife on his arm..his Boyfriend on the other…what more could a man ask for?….
October 20, 2018 at 7:16 am
My lips long to KISS his Sweet Cherry for ever lol
January 2, 2017 at 10:55 am
Best sexy ass
April 16, 2012 at 4:43 pm
1) Omg I can't believe… er… "Max" is a porn star. 2) He's all talk, but in real life he really is an annoying little cocky brat, (who most certainly doesn't have the right to be)
April 11, 2012 at 11:50 am
His ass is flat and he's not that arrogant…you guys are just too sensitive.
April 8, 2012 at 7:16 pm
He sounds really effeminate, and I prefers my bottoms as manly as they can be.
April 5, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Too Queenie for my taste. I rather deal with the arrogant Cody Cummins. lol
April 4, 2012 at 8:11 pm
He's an average, skinny white boy, so I'm sure he'll have many fans.
April 4, 2012 at 6:37 am
A cocky boy on Cockyboys. Who would have thought?
And with no piercings and barely any tattoos. Now if he ain't a unicorn I don't know what is.
April 4, 2012 at 1:08 am
April 3, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Yes! So refreshing in comparison with all those Muscle Mary's who are high on meth and steroids and think that tattoos enhance the male body. But is seems that most readers of The Sword are not big fans of twinks and assume that only Muscle Mary's can be 'real' gay porn models.
April 4, 2012 at 8:25 am
He looks like he just left Jr. High School band practice – that's not a turn on for me – it feels illegal.
April 4, 2012 at 11:26 am
Pretty much how I feel about this guy. And I'm not one of those guys who are into "Muscle Marys" as you like to call them. Yes I do love a guy with some meat on their bones, but that doesn't have to necessarily be muscle. Body fat in all the right places is hot too. I just don't want these twigs that will snap in half because they can't physically handle rough sex. And I want a guy with a mature face not a preteen boy's face.
April 4, 2012 at 5:56 pm
So true…I'd much rather be with an older guy with a hairy beer gut than a guy that looks like my 13 yr old nieces' boyfriend.
April 4, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Maybe you guys are getting real old and therefore younger guys look younger to you than they actually are? He is of legal age so what is the problem?
April 5, 2012 at 1:40 pm
The problem is he literally looks like my nieces 14yr old boyfriend.
Being legal doesn't have anything to do with looking like a kid. Seeing 18 on his liscense wont make my dick hard – because he looks like a kid.
April 3, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Doesn't do a thing for me. He has a face and body that only Catholic priests can love.
April 3, 2012 at 8:46 pm
He worked "hard" for that flat ass… okay.
April 3, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Is he American? (For some reason, the embedded video isn't working for me.) Or another Montreal rentboy a la Jake Bass?
He's cute, though…
April 3, 2012 at 4:59 pm
While he might come off as a snot nosed brat, he's really not. He's a super sweet kid who I've had the pleasure of making friends with. Cant wait to.see more of him.
April 3, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Please, dear Porn Jesus, let there be some kind of a spanking in this one's future. Amen.
April 3, 2012 at 5:03 pm
YES! I concur, wholeheartedly.
April 3, 2012 at 6:06 pm
If spanking little boys is one of your (many) perversions, there are sites devoted to that… genre.
SpankThis, off the top of my head. But you probably want a female stand-in/proxy for yourself, so I guess you could try CFNM.
April 3, 2012 at 6:56 pm
I waver between flattered and creeped out (it varies from day to day) about your ongoing obsession with me & my kinks & my gender.
April 3, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Ooh, Mass Effect conversation wheel time…
1) Flattered? I must not be doing it right.
2) Creeped out? I assure you the feeling's mutual.
3) And here I thought I was giving you helpful pointers. I mean, Clothed Female Naked Male sounds right up your alley.
April 3, 2012 at 10:09 pm
If you're being serious about #3, thank you for the suggestion. But most commercially made female dominance porn doesn't do it for me, for much the same reason that commercially made woman on woman porn doesn't. It's not about women who are dominant, it's about women in silly costumes indulging men who claim to be submissive but are really just bossy, spoiled children.
That's a rant for another day.
April 3, 2012 at 8:41 pm
I hear ya! I'd sooo love to put that bad boy over my knees and spank him good, THEN fuck him!
April 4, 2012 at 8:25 am
if Tommy Defendi spanked him before burying his beard in his ass… well. Amen.
April 4, 2012 at 5:03 pm
Help. My underpants exploded.
April 3, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Hate him? Yes. Want to fuck him? No
He's not much chop
April 3, 2012 at 4:05 pm
He looks like the singer Robyn
April 3, 2012 at 6:26 pm
LMAO. So true!
April 3, 2012 at 8:46 pm
He totally does.


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Mona Charen
http://www.jewishworldreview.com --
Suicide, scandal and disgrace. Those are three words that most
conservatives would never have dreamed would be sidling up to the name
Hillsdale College. But that is the gloomy reality.
Hillsdale College has been the symbol of robust and defiant conservatism
for nearly 30 years. Everyone in conservativeland admired what George Roche
III was able to achieve with a previously inconsequential little college. As
John J. Miller recounted in National Review, Roche's arrival in 1971
transformed a backwater college nearing bankruptcy into a national symbol
boasting contributions in excess of $324 million.
Hillsdale gave conservatives debating points. When liberals urged that the
only way to prevent institutions of higher learning from engaging in racial
and sexual discrimination was government mandates, conservatives pointed
with pride at Hillsdale, which declined to accept federal subsidies or loans
of any kind, and yet boasted of its non-discriminatory history. Hillsdale
had been accepting women and blacks since before the Civil War.
And when it seemed that most universities in the nation had been utterly
corrupted by political correctness and academic foolishness of one kind or
another -- Hillsdale and a handful of other schools stood out as proud
adherents of the Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman tradition. At Hillsdale,
character was prized as much as scholarship.
And so it came as a ghastly shock to learn that Lissa Roche,
daughter-in-law of college president John Roche and editor of the widely
circulated college magazine Imprimis, had shot herself to death after
revealing to her husband that she had been engaged in a 19-year affair with
his father.
The confrontation apparently took place in a hospital (the elder Roche was
recuperating from a diabetic incident). At George III's bedside, in the
presence of his second wife, Lissa told her husband George Roche IV
(nicknamed I.V.) about the affair. As reported by John Miller of National
Review, I.V. then turned to his father and demanded, "Is she telling the
truth or is she having a breakdown?" George III said nothing. "I could tell
by looking at him that she was telling the truth," I.V. continued. "I saw
the look in his eyes. He was caught."
In the next several days, events moved swiftly. George Roche III resigned
as president of Hillsdale, and a committee -- including William Bennett and
William F. Buckley -- was hastily assembled to search for a replacement.
Bennett asked college officials if the rumors about an affair between Lissa
Roche and her father-in-law were true and was told that they were.
But within a few days, the story being pushed by Hillsdale and its former
president changed. The same spokesman who sadly assured Bennett that the
rumors were true now told members of the press that Lissa had been a
pathological liar. He further mused that George Roche III might be "a
condemned innocent man."
Clintonian morality, it appears, can infiltrate even where federal dollars
dare not tread. The post-mortem treatment of Lissa Roche (whatever her true
sins may have been) bears all the earmarks of defamation. Lissa is being
treated in death as Monica Lewinsky would have been if she were not such a
dilatory dry cleaner -- seduced and traduced as the saying went.
This was too much for Bennett, who withdrew from the committee and
condemned Hillsdale. If the college truly believes that Roche may be
innocent, he pointed out, how can they possibly let him leave in this
manner? But, as seems obvious, Roche is probably not innocent, despite his
claim before the board of trustees "with God as my witness" that he never
had a sexual relationship with that woman, er, Lissa Roche. Would an
innocent man's first instinct in the face of such a damaging and horrifying
rumor be to resign or to fight? It appears that Roche was unprepared to
fight a living Lissa Roche but more than happy to smear a dead one.
Does this impugn the entire college? That depends upon what comes next. It
must be disorienting to lose the guiding spirit of the college. But those
who remain must either figure out how to live by the principles they
espouse, or give up the enterprise of education. They can start by telling
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This weekend on QVC is all about spring fashion. However, if fashion isn't your thing, why not hop on over to QVC Beauty? This weekend we have shows from Nails Inc, Smashbox, Gatineau and Elemis.
QVC Beauty isn't about re-runs of old shows, there's exclusive content as well as advice from experts in the industry.
We also have a Beauty Pick Of The Month, and throughout February we're celebrating the Sarah Chapman Overnight Facial. I took a peek online to see what some of you had to say about this hero product…
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You can browse the entire Sarah Chapman range online at your leisure and you can watch QVC Beauty whenever you like on Freeview channel 48, Sky channel 658 and Freesat 816.
Don't forget to stay up to date with all that's happening here at QVC by heading on over to our Facebook & Twitter pages.
See you soon, Will x


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Student Cover Art Contest Winners 2006
The Monthly and co-sponsor Blick Art Materials are proud to use the magazine's celebrated cover space to feature the work of talented local youth. We want to also express our appreciation for the dedicated parents and talented art teachers in our schools and art programs. Without their creativity and hard work, many of these budding artists might not have tried their hands at painting, collage, or sketching. We thank them for supporting their students and our contest every year.
Local artist
Carol Aust will present awards to the three top and seven honorable-mention
winners on Sunday, October 8 at Blick's Art Materials, 811 University
Avenue, Berkeley. Reception begins at 6PM, Awards will be presented
at 6:30PM. Refreshments will be served. All Honorable Mention winners
will be presented with an art "goody" bag. All contest
participants who attend the ceremony will receive a free sketchbook,
and may pick up their artwork at this time. All winning and honorable
entires will be on display for the ceremony.
Jamie Solomon has enjoyed drawing and sketching for years, but the portrait on our cover this month was one of Solomon's first pieces made using chalk pastels.
"The stuff I do is most often pencil sketches in a sketchbook," she says. "This was one of the first times I've worked with chalk pastels and I fell in love with it. I sat there for six hours putting on tons of pastel and I really like the way it turned out."
Solomon, 17, enters her senior year at Piedmont High this month. This first place–winning piece was made for an assignment in Solomon's advanced-placement art class last year. Students were asked to pick a theme and then to make three pieces of art with that theme in mind.
chose to focus on the idea of isolation and used her sister, Terry,
as a model for each piece.
Another piece in the series shows a group of passengers on a BART train, none of them relating directly to one another.
"They're each listening to music or reading the newspaper, in that way people can be alone even in a group," Solomon says.
Always "the artist in the family," Solomon enjoys acting and singing in her school's drama department productions and she's keeping an open mind about what life after high school will bring.
"I'm an artistically inclined person but in terms of doing that for a career or studying it in college, I'm not sure how far I'd take it," she says. "I'm trying to figure that out."
In this second place–winning image Mara Gerson was inspired by color. As a student artist at Oakland's Junior Center of Art and Science last year Gerson chose a photograph of a young African girl in bright traditional costume, and sat down to copy it with colored pencils and oil pastels.
jewelry and costume were interesting to me," Gerson says.
"I started taking classes in figure drawing and learning to make shadows," she says. "I keep a sketchbook with me now and draw people I see around me.
"I enjoy drawing people the most," she continues. "I try to capture the personality and what they're thinking. I think you can get that feeling with a person and not necessarily with an object or even an animal."
What the girl in this picture might be thinking about, Gerson cannot guess. But her look invites Gerson to think about life in another part of the world. "She lives in a totally different culture."
In addition to art, Gerson enjoys dancing, both jazz and modern. In school she's on the diving team. But her artist's eye is always in focus.
enjoy incorporating color into different parts of my life, like the
things I wear," she says.
For Lani Fung, making art has been an inspiration. In her art class at school, she's discovered the pleasure of creating beautiful things.
"I've started to see color and brightness in the world," she says. "That's why I chose to make this piece using every color of the rainbow."
The girl
in this third place–winning portrait is Fung herself. For a class
assignment, Fung chose to explore the idea of "hot" for
a series of pieces. This piece shows the sun giving off a rainbow of
heat onto Fung.
Fung took advantage of that freedom with the materials as well as the concept for the piece. Having used chalk pastels before, she'd looked at books to see how other artists worked with them. Then she broke off and found her own style.
"I didn't want to blend them with my finger. I liked letting them blend themselves. They come out brighter that way."
Entering her senior year at Piedmont High this month, Fung also enjoys sports. She studied gymnastics for ten years and now is taking tennis lessons. She hopes to continue making art well beyond high school.
" It eases my mind and makes the academic stuff a lot easier."


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The Mailbox: Readers' recipe requests and finds
By Teri Mena
Singing the blues
A while back, The Bee featured a recipe for blue cheese vinaigrette from the Monte Vista Inn in Dutch Flat. I lost my copy. Can someone help? Thank you.
Laura Barnes, Colfax
If you have recipes in reply to Mailbox reader requests, or questions or comments, write to: Mailbox, c/o Taste, The Sacramento Bee, P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento, CA 95852. You also can email email@example.com or fax (916) 321-1109. Please include your full name, your city and phone number.
The best bacon jam
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 70 minutes
Makes about 2 cups
Jerry Faz of Sacramento and his wife enjoy trying different happy hour offerings at downtown Sacramento bars in the early evening. They regularly frequent the Shady Lady Saloon for their farmhouse cheddar biscuits served with bacon onion jam. Faz was hoping someone had the jam recipe to share.
Although we haven't heard from Shady Lady with their recipe, Deanna C. Holman of Stockton shares this recipe that comes from the August 2014 issue of Costco magazine. It is credited to Costco member Kristen Stevens. Holman has made this jam several times and has given it as gifts to friends. Holman says it's delicious on steaks, hamburgers or salmon. It may be a close match to Shady Lady's recipe.
1 pound Kirkland Signature bacon
2 extra-large sweet onions, quartered and thickly sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup strong brewed coffee
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Cut the bacon into 1/2-inch slices and add to a large frying pan. Don't worry if the bacon pieces stick together, they will come apart as they cook. Cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the bacon is cooked but still quite chewy. A few crispy bits are okay.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan and set aside. Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings and reserve for another use.
Add the onions to the pan and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to low. Add sugar and stir. Continue to cook until the onions have caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add the coffee, 1/2 cup water and the reserved bacon and continue to cook, stirring every 5 minutes, until the onions are thick and jam-like, about 30 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the balsamic. Taste for seasoning and salt if necessary.
Use immediately or refrigerate for up to a week. Bring back to room temperature before serving. There will be little spots of white fat when you take it out of the fridge. As the jam comes to room temperature, these will disappear.
Per tablespoon: 97 cal.; 5 g pro.; 5 g carb.; 6 g fat (2 sat., 3 monounsat., 1 polyunsat.); 15 mg chol.; 313 mg sod.; 0 g fiber; 57 percent calories from fat.