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A quizzical look at the claims of modern advertising.
As a teenager, I briefly did a regular Saturday morning radio broadcast on 2XB, the Masterton offshoot of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC),
This touched irreverantly on skincare products amongst other topics of interest to young people.
One not unreasonable suggestion was to use boot polish instead of mascara. Given the ingredients of many sticks of mascara, this was on an equal par with most official brands, but research is always a good thing before you talk. Not just into the ingredients of the item I was tacitly criticising but the implications of doing so.
Another more acceptable suggestion was to mix almond oil with lemon juice for the hands – far cheaper and more reliable than expensive, glamorously packaged products. It still does the job; and almond oil is an ingredient for many a good face or body cream.
Around the time of the infamous mascara broadcast, the head of the local department store's make-up and skincare section took umbrage and spoke to the station manager.
I was removed from my 2XB slot. The advertising manager and copy manager suggested that I start selling advertising instead of decimating it, thus sowing the seeds of a later rebellion. That was my first run in with the conflict between integrity and business. It's followed me all my life.
The maverick in me developed underground, however, and one of the plethora of Groupon promotions in this morning's emails moved me to a quick investigation (don't get me wrong, some of the coupons are quite useful).
One Groupon offer, then, is for a skincare product, hyped as Liquid Gold Moroccan Argan Oil - 100% Pure – Use on face or body (100mls)."
Maybe it is a skincare paragon but this advertiser does go over the top with descriptive copy…
• Instant silky glowing skin
• Repairs skin, fast results!
• Advanced skin firming,
• Prevents deep wrinkles, frown lines, spots, scars, severe sun damage, photo-ageing & pigmentation
• 100% Pure Moroccan Plant Extracts
Consider these qualities…
• Non greasy
• Immediate results of glowing skin and softness
• 100% vegan, paraben free, NO animal testing
• No artificial colours, preservatives
• No chemicals
• No alcohol
On a positive note, it is useful to know that Argan Oil is vegan, paraben free and not tested on animals.
That it also contains the following, may be rivet you to your chair (if you know what the names mean… ).
• Exceptional high levels of vitamins E and F
• Fatty acids
• Squalene
• Antioxidants
• Carotene
• Cytosterols, and
Now the killer prose
• Dramatically repairs skin tissue
• Advanced skin firming, superb glowing skin and lift
• Prevents deep wrinkles, frown lines, spots, scars, severe sun damage, photo-ageing & pigmentation
All of this at just £24 for a 100mls pot but cheap today with a Groupon coupon (£12).
The real payoff
I found a simply packaged, straightforward version of Argan oil on Aromantic, a well-regarded website for skincare ingredients and readymade products:
Aromantic identifies Argan oil in English and Latin (Argania Spinoza) and here is their simple, descriptive text, which – as it happens – does corroborate some of the glam site's claims, although they have missed the real selling point – you can eat it!
"Used for cooking and Skin Care. Rich in the Essential Fatty Acid, Linoleic acid, which helps the body to reduce inflammation by producing prostaglandins. Add to Creams and Massage Oils. Keeps for 2 years. "
The cost is £9.70 (100mls) and the organic version is £15.70 (100mls). Yes, you can get the organic version of Argan Oil here.
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Updated: 06/13/2013 - LeBron James scored 33 points while playing with the aggression and ferocity that everyone expects of the four-time MVP, leading the Miami Heat to a 109-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night that evened the NBA Finals at two games apiece.
Updated: 06/13/2013 - So much for getting a good night's sleep. Phil Mickelson arrived at Merion Golf Club about four hours before his 7:11 a.m. tee time and still managed to shoot a 3-under 67 for the clubhouse lead at Thursday's opening round of the U.S. Open.
Posted: 06/18/2013 - CINCINNATI -- Todd Frazier wasn't going to let left-hander Francisco Liriano get another fastball by him. He guessed right and hit one a long way.
Updated: 06/17/2013 - HBO Sports, NFL Films and the Cincinnati Bengals team up for an all-access look at what it takes to make it in the National Football League when HARD KNOCKS: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals debuts in August. The first sports-based reality series – and one of the fastest-turnaround programs on television – kicks off its five-episode eighth season, presented in HD, Tuesday, August, 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Other hour-long episodes debut subsequent Tuesdays at the same time, with an encore play every Wednesday at 11:00 p.m., culminating in the Sept. 3 season finale.
Updated: 06/17/2013 - LEXINGTON, Ky. – After posting a school record for wins in a single season with 41 and advancing to NCAA Super Regionals for the second time in school history, the University of Kentucky softball team put a final stamp on its 2013 season, finishing the year ranked in the top 14 of both the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25, it was announced recently.
Posted: 06/16/2013 - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Manu Ginobili had 24 points and 10 assists in a surprise start to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-104 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, pushing the Spurs one victory away from their fifth championship.
Updated: 06/17/2013 - If you follow John Calipari, Matthew Mitchell, or any of the Kentucky coaches on Twitter, or even if you have heard them speak, you know they are all supportive of one another.


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Well its February, I've meant to write a few posts in January to help get me focused, and back to writing, but it just didn't happen. My first post was to be about my sister who I had just met for the first time just a little over a year ago. I wanted to share some pictures and just how much crazy fun it's been, connecting. I had even started writing the post but it just didn't happen.
See right when I was selecting pictures from the past year, my sister ask that I call her. When I did so she wanted me to get my brother on three way since she had something important to share with us. She began telling us about how someone had sent her a facebook request and pretty much disregarded the person since she saw no connection them. Nothing that would lead her to believe she knew the woman. A few days latter a cousin of her's called her about the same person inquiring about trying to get in contact with her. Turns out this woman is her, our little sister. She had spent time searching for biological mother with no progress since she didn't even know her name. So a family member suggested that she look up her sister which she did have a name for. Turns out that my little sister's name isn't all that common and was the only name that popped up with our newly found little sister typed her name into facebook.
So this little drama kind of threw my planned post about my first year with my sister to another post of, I have another sister, and another niece. I'm happy for the most part but like I have expressed to family it's a little bitter sweet (which I promise to address in a future post). So for the past three weeks we've been texting, chatting, skyping, using Google hangouts to keep in touch. She (My new Little sister) lives in Florida, and plans on coming up to New York in the early spring where we will finally get together and meet face to face for the first time.
I used to be one of eight sibling's now I'm one of ten siblings. Where in the group of one of eight I was the second youngest, in the biological group of one of four I am the oldest. Sounds crazy! Honestly not even sure how to end this post, but I guess another year and another sibling, Expected to be as fun filled as the last one, as the family grows.
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Please help with my Mental Power deck please
Hello there, it is nice to meet you. My name is Griffin and I would really love some help with making this Mental power deck for the current Block format. I have a deck ready, but it is nowhere finished and if anyone offers there help to me I would thank you for it. I am a noob at this game and i am sorry if i do not understand some cards. So, here is my deck list.
Turn 0's: 10 Shikamaru Nara (Outwit) x2 Sakura Haruno (I can do it) x2 Hanare (Mind Reading) x2 Shiho (Cipher) x1 Choji Akimichi (Power of Food) x1 Koharu Utatane (Prominent Intelligence) x1 Homura Mitomon (Prominent Intelligence) x1 Turn 1's: 4 Yoshino Nara (as a Mother) x2 Ino Yamanaka Childhood (Academy Training) x2 Turn 2's: 2 Shikamaru Nara (Shadow Barbs) x1 Tonbei (Selfless Attitude) x1 Turn 3's: 3 Hinata Hyuga (Reserved Character) x2 Sakura Haruno (Chakra Control) x1 Turn 4's: 6 Shikaku Nara (As a Father) x2 Asuma Sarutobi (Knockout Punch) x2 Kurenai Yuki (Demon Illusion) x2 Turn 6's: 2 The Firth Kazekage (The Wind Shadow) x1 The First Hokage (Resurgence) x1 Missions: 16 (really hopping to make this smaller) Shikamaru's Decision x3 Lunch Box x3 The Nara Clan x3 The Power of the Trio x2 Student and Sensei x2 Sakura's Confession x2 The Sand Council x1 Jutsu's: 7 Mind Transfer Jutsu x2 Interrogation x2 Wind Style: Vacuum Blade x2 Wind Style: Vacuum bullets x1 Reinforcement Deck: 4 (sadly) Ino&Shika&Cho x1 Asuma and Shikimaru Squad x1 Asuma and Kurenai Squad x1 Susanu'o (saskue) x1 |
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The Bhartiya Janata Party has been voted to power in Karnataka for the first time. The Partys success is unprecedented as it has gathered nearly 34 per cent votes. In terms of popular vote, it is just marginally behind the Congress which received 35 per cent votes. The crooked relationship between the votes and the seats evidently kept Congress off power.
The BJP had put in solid work after Yeddyurappa was forced to resign his chief ministership last November. The Party had set up 33,000 booth committees and virtually launched its campaign with doortodoor approach. The BJP and its cadre worked with a zeal borne out of revenge following unfair denial of their share of power by the coalition partner Janata Dal Secular. Though Congress has improved its tally from 65 to 80 in the new house, its campaign was lackadaisical from the day one. Not able to project one single leader, it was looking top heavy with a motley crowd of nine chief ministerial hopefuls busy undermining each others prospects. Confusion over nominations and issue of B forms reigned supreme till the last moment. Inflation and consequent price rise also proved to be its undoing. Having been out of power for nearly 25 months (six of which under Presidents rule), the Party was not able to gauge the mood of the electorate who were disenchanted with the coalitional power structure where Janata Dal Secularand by extension the Devegowda familyhad emerged the major beneficiary.
Areas of BJP growth
As is apparent from the analysis, BJP polarized the electorate on its subtle caste appeal. Its major gains came from BombayKarnataka and HyderabadKarnataka region. In the former, the BJP won 38 of the 56 seats while the Congress could take merely 14 and the JDS four. Similarly, in HyderabadKarnataka region the BJP snatched 19 of the 40 seats with Congress getting 15 and the JDS merely five. Whole of the north and central Karnataka is under the sway of Lingayaths with members of the community being Mutt swamis and controlling educational institutions, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMC), cooperatives and sahakari banks.
It will be facile to attribute BJPs success to merely projection of Lingayath leader Yeddyurappa. It did ensure more support for the BJP this time. But it will get reduced to a fallacy, if the analysis does not go beyond the caste appeal. Increase in the number of urban constituencies consequent to the delimitation too helped the BJP to expand itself. Moreover, the JDS sustained major setbacks with its seats getting reduced to less than half from both regions. Losses of JDS were mainly translated into BJPs success. In the old Mysore region, the fight was almost on equal footing with Congress winning 51 seats and the BJP 53. However, the JDS was successful in retaining its hold by grabbing 19 seats. It may be reminded that the JDS overall vote did not go down drastically. Against 21 per cent votes in 2004, the party got support from 19 per cent electorate.
Minority Vote
The situation calls for new thinking on behalf of the minorities. The Karnataka Muslim Muttehada Mahaz (KMMM) which tries to consolidate support for the secular parties will need to reassess its strategy in the new situation. Any party that consolidates sway over more than 33 per cent votes in a trilateral split of votes, is likely to remain unaffected by consolidation of minority votes. It has already happened in Gujarat and has begun to happen in Karnataka too, where BJP can win regardless of minority votes heretofore. Similarly, strategies like the one adopted by the KMMM could go awry in a scenario like the one in Karnataka where one of the secular outfits, namely JDS, had considerably lost its credibility due to its opportunistic alliances during the past tenure. While its secular credentials could be important for minorities, the majority community has more reasons such as its opportunism, domineering influence of triumvirate (father and two sons) over the party, et al, to reject them. Let us be reminded that the KMMM had announced support for JDS in 34 Assembly segments.
The BSP factor too has begun to affect the vote in the State. The party has amassed 2.5 per cent votes in this election and it hurt the Congress most, mainly in the HyderabadKarnataka region. The Congress lost at least 11 seats due to presence of a BSP candidate. However, it could just be a convenient hypothesis. It operates only if the Dalit votes are presumed to be otherwise going to the Congress kitty. It does not happen in all situations as BSP fielded several Muslims and uppercaste too.
Muslims too voted for the BJP
But aside from general tone of the community, it is surmised that about 15 per cent Muslim votes went to the BJP in the State, mainly in the Northern Karnataka. It is common knowledge that activists of groups like Anjuman Madaris Karnataka openly supported and worked for the BJP. Its secretary Hafiz Amjad Karnataki, who runs a madrasa in Shikaripur, constituency from where Mr. Yeddyurappa won, worked full time for the BJP. Anjuman leaders Maulana Abu Sayeed and Hibban Idris Raheemi felicitated the chief minister following his swearingin.
Election ID Cards encashed
There are other points worth noting too. In several areas, the Muslim voters, mainly women were asked to deposit their election ID cards against Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000 on the polling day. Since these votes were presumed to be going against a supposedly communal party, moneylenders were mobilized to carry out the assignment in places like Bellary, Bidar, Haveri, Koppal, Dharwar and areas of Bangalore too. Apparently, the money carried more value with impoverished voters than their vote. Even otherwise, votes were bought all across Karnataka through distribution of money. Such instances were reported from Bellary, a district from where several mining magnates were in the fray. No wonder then why three MLAs, Sriramulu, Karunakar Reddy and Sudhakar Reddy have been given plum ministerial portfolios. Such is the clout of the mining lobby that the Congress had to nominate Anil Lad, the defeated mining magnate, to the Rajya Sabha who has already been elected in the third week of June. Evidently, the Congress has learnt no lesson from its humiliation. It is rather bizarre that a candidate who lost an Assembly election has been nominated to Parliament. An SSLC failed candidate has been admitted to college
Apathy of voters and low turnout is also said to be cause for the setback to the secular parties. Reports of missing names of voters in freshly delimited constituencies too has figured in the media on a large scale. Voters with the election ID cards could only learn that ID cards were just not enough to exercise their franchise. They need to ensure their names on the rolls beforehand.
The 2008 Assembly election calls for serious analysis. Electioneve awakening and strategy of identifying secular, winnable candidates has outlived its utility. Politics is a much more complex game. Trickery, chicanery, money and gadgetry all play their parts. Desirable or undesirable, parties deploy them all in the cutthroat campaign. Moreover, the term secular vote is figment of minority imagination alone. Secularism is crucial only for minorities. The sections within majority community also weigh the candidates and parties in terms of their economic policies, persona and personal hold of the candidate over the electorate and benefit that ensue from them. Naturally, electing people who can deliver bank loans, seats in professional colleges, who can get them tubewells, seeds and tractors, and places on government committees and boards offer much greater lure. A look at the 110 BJP MLAs would reveal that they mainly emerge from grassroots level institutions like banks, APMCs, cooperatives etc. BJP has worked hard in these sectors for decades and is reaping the political fruits now.


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Dow surpasses record high
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NEW YORK The Dow has never been higher.
The Dow Jones industrial average surged past its record high and kept going on Tuesday. It jumped from the opening bell, climbed as much as 158 points early and reached 14,286, breaking through its previous record high set in October 2007.
The Dow opened higher following a surge in markets across the globe. China's markets rose after the government said it would support ambitious growth targets. European markets jumped following a surprisingly strong rise in retail sales across the 17-country group that uses the euro. In the U.S., more hopeful news about housing kept the momentum going.
The gains represent a remarkable comeback for the stock market. The Dow has more than doubled since falling to a low of 6,547 in March 2009 following the financial crisis and the Great Recession. Stocks have rebounded sharply since then, helped by stimulus from the Federal Reserve, even as the economic recovery has been slow and steady.
"Whether they want to admit it or not, everyone is very impressed with the resilience of the market," said Alec Young, a global equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ.
The last time the Dow was this high, Apple had just sold its first iPhone and George W. Bush had another year as president. The U.S. housing market had yet to bottom, and the financial crisis that brought down Lehman Brothers was still a year away.
The recovery in stocks may even have been quicker had memories of the financial system's near-collapse not been on investors' minds, says Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners.
"It's still pretty close to the front of people's brains," says Pavlik. "That's one of the reasons that people are hesitant to invest in the stock market."
That could be changing. More money has been flowing into stock mutual funds since the beginning of the year.
Investors who have missed out on the run-up may be deciding to get off the sidelines, Pavlik said.
Even with stocks trading at, or close to, record levels, they are still a good investment because earnings have risen so much, says Darell Krasnoff, Managing Director at Bel Air investment Advisors.
"People get overly focused on benchmarks," says Krassnoff. "The fact that it's reached that level is an interesting landmark, but it doesn't say anything about whether the market is over-, or under-valued."
Stocks are also attractive compared to bonds after a rally in the debt market that pushed yields to record lows.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, currently at 1.90 percent, is still lower than the yield of about 2.1 percent on the S&P 500.
Despite the rise in the Dow, the U.S. economy has not fared as well. Unemployment was just 4.7 percent when the Dow last reached a record five and half years ago, versus 7.9 percent today.
But the economy is strengthening in many areas. Housing is recovering, companies are hiring more and Corporate America's earnings are strong. That helped drive a 9 percent rise in stocks this year, impressing even the most ardent skeptics. For all of last year, the index rose 7 percent.
Stocks are also benefiting from the economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve and other global central banks.
Under a program called "quantitative easing," the Fed has bought trillions of dollars of bonds, pushing up their prices and sending their yields lower. That makes stocks more attractive to investors than bonds and keeps interest rates low throughout the economy, encouraging investment and spending.
The U.S. central bank began buying bonds in January 2009 and is still purchasing $85 billion each month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
If the Dow continues Tuesday at its torrid pace, it will finish above its record close of 14,164 from Oct. 9, 2007.
Tuesday's gains were driven by industrial and technology stocks. United Technologies rose $1.88 to $91.02, IBM advanced $1.47 to $206.60 and 3M rose $1.43 to $104.70, pushing the Dow higher.
That's a signal that investors are optimistic about the economy, since those companies stand to gain the most when the economy recovers. More stable, conservative stocks like utilities and consumer staples logged smaller gains.
From its March 2009 low to today, gains for the 30-member Dow have been led by American Express, up almost 500 percent. Home Depot has jumped almost 300 percent, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is the only stock in the index that is lower than it was four years ago, falling 22 percent.
On Tuesday, investors received another piece of positive news on the U.S. economy, a report that U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, thanks to higher sales and more new orders. The gain suggests higher taxes have yet to slow consumer spending on services.
Home builder PulteGroup rose 42 cents to $20.12 following news that home prices rose at the fastest pace in almost six years in January, a sign that the housing market is gaining momentum as it nears the spring selling season. Home prices rose 9.7 percent in January from a year ago and had the biggest gain since April 2006, according to data released by CoreLogic
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 16 points, or 1 percent, to 1,541, within striking distance of its own record close of 1,565. The Nasdaq composite gained 41 points, or 1.3 percent, to 3,223.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose two basis point to 1.90 percent.
Among other stocks making big moves—
- Ascena Retail Group (ASNA) gained $2.30 to $18.84 after the clothing store reported stronger-than-expected sales in its most recent quarter.
- J.C. Penney (JCP) fell $1.52 to $15.21 following media reports that one of its largest shareholders is selling a major stake in the retailer. CNBC and The Wall Street Journal reported that Deutsche Bank is shopping around the sale of 10 million shares of the company's stock held by Vornado Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust.
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Squabble over NRA in PA-4
The Mary Beth Buchanan camp has apologized to the NRA for twice using their logo in a recent mailer -- a mailer that GOP opponent Keith Rothfus is calling "desperate and deceitful."
Buchanan -- who is running against Rothfus for the GOP nomination to face Jason Altmire in the 4th congressional district -- received an "AQ" rating from the gun lobby, based on her answers to a questionnaire. As the mailer (pictured above) says, that is the top rating that a non-incumbent without a record on gun votes can receive -- Rothfus got the same rating from the powerful group.
The camp for the former US Attorney never said she was endorsed by the NRA -- where she went wrong was in using the NRA logo. Under NRA bylaws, no one can use the logo in print except the group itself, spokesperson Alexa Fritts said. They sent a cease-and-desist email to the Buchanan camp this week on the matter.
"Buchanan, whose campaign has steadily been losing what little momentum it ever had, is clearly desperate—but that is not excuse for perpetrating a fraud on the electorate," the Rothfus campaign said in a news release. "The last thing we need in Washington is another lying politician desperate to win votes and advance their own career, and that is precisely why Keith Rothfus stands poised for a victory on Tuesday."
Buchanan campaign manager Mike Walsh sent along the NRA's May 5 rating letter and repeated the campaign's apologies, before striking back at the Edgeworth attorney. "When will Rothfus start telling voters why they should vote FOR him? Not just against Mary Beth?," Walsh responded.


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Series producer Ashley Gable previously hinted that the episode will see Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) come face-to-face with Red John, the elusive serial killer who murdered his family.
"We'll see how far we can push Patrick and still keep him empathetic and likable in the eyes of the audience," Baker told TV Guide. "There's been an increasing feeling of paranoia all season, a real pressure-cooker situation.
"You have to be constantly on guard and careful that you're not talking to someone who is now or has ever been a member of the Red John [circle]."
Baker also confirmed that the finale, titled 'Strawberries and Cream', will reveal the identity of Red John's mole within the CBI.
"Patrick finally has to play his hand, and it's nerve-racking for him," explained the actor. "He's at a point where he's... desperate and calculating, and he needs the help of the CBI team to find the mole."
Baker previously admitted that he enjoys the mystery surrounding Red John's true identity.
The Mentalist airs on Thursdays at 10/9c on CBS. The third season finale will air on May 19.
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We've had a lot of users request new sources to be added, and plan to add them over the coming weeks. If you have an earnings source you would like to keep track of in Pro, let us know and we will do our best to get it added for you.
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North County Man Charged in Recent Bank Robbery
Quentin A. Quinn allegedly demanded money, but did not display a weapon.
A North County man has been charged in a bank robbery that happened near Hazelwood last week, according to the St. Louis County Police. At 2:15 p.m. on Friday, July 13, St. Louis County officers responded to a call of a bank robbery at the St. Louis Community Credit Union on West Florissant in Jennings. Police said Quentin A. Quinn, 35, allegedly entered the credit union and, without displaying a weapon, demanded money from a teller. County police spotted and apprehended the suspect as he fled on foot. No injuries were reported, and police recovered the money. Quinn is being held on a $75,000 bond.
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Kimberly Crain arrives at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, 2013. Crain is a former teacher at McLoud Elementary School who was charged with sex crimes for allegedly photographing some of her female students in skimpy clothing and underwear. She and former OBU professor Gary Doby face similar charges in the incident. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
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25 best party movies ever
Weird Science (1995)
Two geeky teens use the weird and wonderful world of computers to create their own perfect woman. Inevitably, lightning strikes and the superbabe, played by Kelly LeBrock, magically materialises. Funnily enough, their popularity picks up immediately. No wonder mail order brides took off.


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Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Fest - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED
Friday, March 08
The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project Presents:
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Fest
Friday, March 8
Doors Open at 6:15 PM & Event Starts at 7 PM
Tickets: $10 ($8 with current student ID)
and admission includes a raffle ticket
Event Information:
The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is excited to host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour in Flagstaff, AZ on March 8th, 2013. The festival tour brings together the best of the films in an evening program that leaves people feeling inspired and motivated to go out and make a difference in their community and around the world. The theme for the 2013 festival is A Climate of Change. Along with our usual line-up of beautiful, engaging and eye-opening films, we will have a particular focus this year on climate change, as well as highlighting the change makers who are creating a more livable future. Featured at the tour venue in Flagstaff will be seven conservation films in three hours. Wild Things is a 39 minute film about native carnivores and humans learning new ways to coexist. In the 7 minute film Stories of TRUST: Calling for Climate Change: TRUST Arizona, meet Jaime Lynn Butler, an 11-year old Navajo artist. Jaime lives in the American Southwest where the intensifying effects of climate change have made drought the new normal. We head to the Grand Canyon, where a Canadian company is using outdated environmental studies to bring uranium mining back to the one of the world's most extraordinary natural wonders in the 6 minute film, Public Lands, Private Profits: A Grand Threat. Our final feature film of the night is titled Streams of Consequence, a 28 minute film by local photographer and filmmaker, James Q Martin and the organization Rios Libres, seeking to understand the future of energy production and environmental preservation of Chiles spectacular Patagonia region.
Considered one of the nations premiere environmental and adventure film festivals, this years films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation. Festival-goers can expect to see Award winning films about nature, community activism, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, Native American and indigenous cultures.
This years selections will not only take audiences to some of the most remote and beautiful places on the planet, but introduce them to the magnificent animals that inhabit these places and the courageous individuals who are working to protect and preserve both for future generations. The films instill a deep appreciation and a sense of wonder for the natural world that surrounds and supports us.
An opening reception with information tables by local conservation groups, drinks, food, and local music by Chuck Cheesman will connect festival attendees with local environmental issues and ways to get involved. A raffle and silent auction will benefit the work of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project and their efforts to bring back wolves and restore ecological health in the Grand Canyon region.
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The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is excited to host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival for the 4th year in a row, featuring wildlife and environmental films, information tables by local conservation organizations, food, drinks, music by local musician Chuck Cheesman, raffle and silent auction.
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Date and Time: March 8th, 2012. Doors open at 6:15 PM with an opening reception, music, and silent auction. Event starts at 7:00 PM.
Location: The Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Ticket Price: $10.00/$8.00 Students (admission price includes one free raffle ticket). All Ages Show! Tickets are available at the door on night of event, or at Mountain Sports, Rainbows End, Animas, or Stage Left Deli in advance.
For more information: Contact, Emily Nelson, email@example.com, (928) 202-1325. http://www.gcwolfrecovery.org


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If you are feeding any feral, stray, or abandoned cats, getting them fixed is crucial to improving their quality of life and managing the population. Two unaltered cats and their descendents can theoretically number 420,000 cats in just seven years. Trap-neuter-return is the recommended approach for spay/neuter of homeless cats that are too timid or feral to be handled. Cats are humanely trapped, altered, eartipped (while under anesthesia, to signify that they are fixed), given a rabies shot, treated for parasites, and are returned to their territory after recovery for ongoing supervision by their caregiver.
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Why is Obama using his left hand to handshake? Goes to show, it's a fake photo. There was no one there with him when the picture was taken. More phoney Obama promoting.
Seriously? This is the best you can do for a photo contest in the heat of a presidential election season? Gotta say it: this swamp just ain't what it used to be.
#7 – Farm Owner: Psst, Sec. Northey, what are we looking for again?
Northey: Well, after all those recent Romney gaffes, last night Gov. Branstad privately told him if he wants to win he needs to go find a clue. So we're looking for one. Just play along and be nice. Say nice things about his pretty wife and horse too.
#7 – Romney: I know I need the votes, but for Pete's sake, this is the last time I campaign thru Iowa. Rafalca has to be here somewhere.
#8 – Agent 99: See any Romney supporters yet?
Agent Smart: Nope, been looking all summer, but missed it by that much.
#10 – Sec. Serv. Agent: JFC, I wish Obama would cut his speech short today. I gotta go really bad. Maybe if I kick the teleprompter over….
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May is Foster care Awareness Month. Did you know that in Wisconsin, there is a child taken into foster care once every two hours. There are about 5,400 children in the system in Wisconsin alone right now. That means two hours from now, another child's life is being turned upside down.
My son's life was turned upside down when he was 2 years old. He was removed from the only mom he had known. Was it the right thing for him at the time? Yes, it was. Did he understand that? Probably not. I am sure he was terrified and did not know what was going on. It breaks my heart to think about it. My son was in a temporary foster home until he was placed with me, which eventually, became his forever home.
Yesterday, all over Wisconsin, there were flash mobs of people doing handstands. Why a handstand? To show that you can turn a life around. Each child has a chance at having their life turned around...that is IF someone is there to help them. We need more good, loving foster parents. Want to help support Adoption Resources of Wisconsin ? http://fox6now.com/2012/05/01/handstand-flash-mob-to-promote-foster-care-awareness
Have you thought about doing foster care? Don't know where to begin?
Here..this is where you begin! http://fosterparentsrock.org/
Alfred Kell
2:18 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
It simply is not prudent to encourage more single parent households, facts are well known on the outcomes.
1:05 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Are you married? Do you think that promoting single parenthood is a good thing?
1:34 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Only if we lived in an ideal world... there would be no kids in foster care! Love and trust from one is better than none.
1:36 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
@Alfred -- Do you think it's better to have one parent or no parents?
Melissa P.
1:06 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
I am promoting foster care awareness...not being married or single. My marital status has nothing to do with it!
Dirk Diggler
1:35 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Your marital status has a lot to do with it, I could post study after study showing the dysfunctional children of one parent households...its just too much work for one person.
Melissa P.
1:51 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
@Dirk-This post has nothing to do with me being a single mom. He was born to a single mom who was a baby herself. She was in a cycle of poverty stricken, crime ridden lifestyle. She ended up in foster care herself. In my home, he has a stable life, he is very well taken care of and is getting a good education.
I appreciate your concern for the amount of work I do in raising my child, but I have this covered. Keep telling me I can't. It will just make me more determined to show you.
This child is a blessing from God and chances are...he would not be adopted by now as there are not enough foster homes...single parent, gay parents, or married parents...not enough foster homes PERIOD to go around.
In the REAL world, it is not possible for only married couples to adopt or do foster care.
"Over 5,100 foster homes across the state care for almost 8,000 foster children each year. There is an ongoing need for foster parents, " http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/children/foster/
May is Foster care awareness month...make yourself aware.
Jerri Lynn
1:21 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
@ Alfred are you making the statement that children are better off staying in the system with no parents compared to having a single parent home?
1:21 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
To Alfred...being married has nothing to do with opening your home and providing love, a bed and roof over a little one's head and the everyday things in life that most of us take for granted! And speaking of single parenthood, my husband and I both agree that there are numerous excellent single parents out there both providing foster care and not providing foster care that set better examples of parenting than many double parent homes. I think that you should be a little more open minded in your blogging and perhaps using the time to fill out a foster home application?....just a thought...enjoy your day.
1:43 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
To Alfred - My mom was married to my father when they had me. He turned out to be a horribly abusive man who left us when I was 3. My mom raised me on her own, providing a loving, safe, and stable environment for me. There is no way I would have had that in my two parent household. Don't assume 2 is better than 1. I am a successful businesswoman who has been married for 7 years (we have been together for a total of 12 years). We are foster parents who have changed the lives of many kids and adopted 2 of them. So also please do not assume that a child raised by one parent cannot do great things.
Candice Haynes
1:51 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Alfred-If I as a single parent can provide children with a roof over their head, food in their mouths, love, and stability, then I think it is much better for them to be in my single parent home than in the abusive possible two parent home they came out of. I raised my son by myself with no help and you can ask anyone, he is the most polite, well behaved, well rounded kid I know. This single parent did that. Is being a single parent always easy? No. But is there anything wrong with it? Absolutely not!!
TJ Monday
2:23 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Do not let the chat room persona Alfred upset you. And do not use your real name, or he will look you up on CCAP or Google, but will not give us his own real name. He plays the role of the ultimate obnoxious Tea Party curmudgeon, which does not win any converts to that cause. A few short inflammatory statements, which can elicit long retorts from the original blogger or commenter, and meanwhile he is off to another board.
Beth David
11:15 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
A foster parent is a true hero that rarely gets noticed.
Melissa P.
12:37 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
I agree. I have a lot of friends that are still doing it. I am currently not as I am happy where I am right now with my son, but it is like a bug that you cannot get rid of. I know I will foster again and I am sure I will adopt again.
I have the most respect for the people that keep doing it over and over again. They fall in love with the child...knowing that they are most likely not staying. They go through the heart break over and over again...just to do something good in this mean world that hurts, and neglects children.
Dirk Diggler
1:32 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
I question whether a single parent, be it a mother or father, can raise a child better than a two parent foster parent...statistics show the problems we have with single parenthood vs two parent households, so why encourage single parenthood when the two parent foster care works just fine?
Jerri Lynn
2:11 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
I don't believe anyone is encouraging single parenthood, in an ideal world every child would have a mom and dad, but these are children that have neither and if they have to sit in care until a two parent home becomes available the majority will never have any family, also the majority of foster homes are made up of single parent homes, many of them elderly, many abusive and neglectful, fh's are not always a picture perfect setting. If you were one of these children what would your preference be? to be shuffled from place to place with no sense of belonging, to at the age of 18 be set loose into the world with no place to call home? or to at least have a mom or dad that cares and loves you, a home to go back to, someone to watch you graduate, marry and raise your own children?
Melissa P.
1:37 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
This post has nothing to do with being a single parent. I encourage everyone to become a foster parent. The need is so great. So... Dirk...step right up. There are kids that need a home. I am glad you gave your opinion (though it has nothing to do with this post), but for someone that is doing NOTHING towards the cause...get off the computer and do something about it!
Dirk Diggler
1:56 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
I am a single male and I don't believe that I would be a good adopted father without a spouse, that is all I am saying. For the record I am a college graduate with a good job.
Dirk Diggler
1:57 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
I meant to say that I think that only married folks should adopt, since the statistics prove that single parents are not equipped to do the job as well, that is all I am saying.
Melissa P.
2:02 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
I am doing a good job. Really...in all honesty...no one asked for your opinion on adoption my son. This blog was to raise the awareness for the need of good foster homes. No one asked for your judgement.
There are tons of single moms that do this every day. Regardless if the child was born to them or not. You are right...most men cannot handle being a single dad. I know a few very good ones though. It can be done. You just have to make sacrifices for your kid, but every parent SHOULD do that.
Jerri Lynn
2:11 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Melissa, sometimes it is best to ignore the elephant in the room, After all Dirk's choice of user name shows us that we are not dealing with a mature adult. Let alone one that would have any sense of the real world and what it would take to raise a healthy, stable, productive adult.
Dirk Diggler
2:58 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
I disagree, a mature adult knows his/her limitiations and is quite aware of selfish concerns(wanting a child no matter what) and doing what is best for the child(having a true nuclear family, mom and dad, to raise child). What you have here are people who put their selfish interests of wanting a child so bad over the statisitically proven two parent households raising a child. This should not be taken personally, it is simply a matter of fact.
St. Swithin
3:41 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
You're an idiot.
This should not be taken personally. It is simply a matter of fact.
Jerri Lynn
3:44 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Dirk, Actually what you have here Is a woman that has been married 28 yrs, fostered numerous children, adopted 2 and am on our way to adopting a third. Believe me when I say that all of us are grateful that you are mature enough to know that you are incapable of raising a child. We can only pray from this day forward that you will stand strong in your beliefs and always realize your limitations.
Dirk Diggler
3:57 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Jerri Lynn I applaud your efforts and thank you for proving my point! God bless you sweetheart.
Jerri Lynn
4:09 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Ty Dirk for proving mine, only someone extremely uneducated and immature would use such an endearment with someone that they do not know.


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South Branch Library
South Branch
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AC Transit 12 - One block north of Ashby BART. No parking lot; unmetered street parking is almost always available. Plan your trip >>
Tool Lending Library is located next door to South Branch.
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From 1896 to 1901, the South Branch community was served by the Lorin Reading Room, located in an Alcatraz Avenue building. In 1901, the Reading Room moved to its own building on Adeline Street, and was renamed South Branch in 1903, where it stayed for nearly 25 years. In 1927, James W. Plachek (later the architect of the 1931 Central Library) designed a cozy branch library building at 1839 Woolsey Street. In 1958, this building was condemned and a new structure, designed by architect J. Hans Ostwald, was constructed in 1961 at the present location — Russell & Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The meeting room was added in 1974, and in 1979 a small trailer was parked behind the branch to serve as a tool lending library — one of the first in the country. By 1991 a permanent addition was added to South to house the now wildly popular Tool Lending Library.
In recent years it became clear that the 1961 building no longer met the needs of the community. When serious problems were found with the building's structural elements, and the ventilation, plumbing, and electrical systems, the decision was made to replace rather than renovate. The building was torn down and the beautiful new South Branch Library, designed with community input, was built.
This new 8,700 square foot facility, completed in May 2013, built to serve future generations. It was designed by Field Paoli Architects to be inviting, efficient and flexible. Library patrons will enjoy plenty of natural light, adequate space for users of all ages, beautiful artwork by Gina Dominguez and renowned Berkeley sculptor Stephen De Staebler, expanded seating, internet access throughout the library, a community meeting room and an expanded tool lending library.
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As I say, work is slow, so this first post is only going to be very WIP images/teasers. A tactical squad is nearing completion and I'm starting work on a VV squad (power swords and storm shields across the board. Tactically unsound and points-wise insane, but hopefully it'll look good).
The tactical squad's melta gun, with scarab-esque purity seal (and scorched parchment. The wind must've blown it into the barrel at some point. Oops!).
Veteran's motion-scanner (note that base is to be redone and he needs his Legion insignia). With his other arm he's popping off a shot at whatever that blip is.
First VV member. I recently picked up a box of Tomb King's Tomb Guard and there's a wealth of goodies in there to cannibalise. Both the shield and sword will probably get cables (guitar string if I figure out what kind to buy) and the shield might have some battle damage. The aquila's been GS'd into a winged scarab.
The back of the shield. I'll probably leave the wood unchanged (a nice bit of Prosperine mahogany, that). The forearm of the Tomb King's Guard proved a perfect fit as a handle for the storm shield.
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