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Brittany offers an excellent example of a French region that once attracted a certain cultivated elite of travel connoisseurs but in which more popular tourism developed relatively early in the twentieth century. It is therefore a strategic choice as a case study of some of the processes associated with the emergence of mass tourism, and the effects of this kind of tourism development on local populations. Efforts to package Breton cultural difference in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries marked a significant advance in heritage tourism, and a departure from what is commonly perceived to be a French intolerance of cultural diversity within its borders. This study explores the means by which key actors - middle class associations, businesses, governmental bodies, cultural intermediaries - pursued tourist development in the region and the effect this had on Breton cultural identification. Chapters are arranged thematically and consider the rise of rural tourism in France and the preservation, display, and enactment of Breton culture in its most visible locations: the natural landscape of Brittany, Breton dress, early heritage festivals and religious Pardons. The final chapter explores the staging of Breton culture at the Paris World's Fair of 1937 and the roots of state-sponsored mass tourism. Beyond those interested in the history of French tourism, this study will also be invaluable to historians and social scientists concerned with understanding the dynamics involved in the emergence of mass tourism, its causes and consequences in particular locales in the present as well as in the past.
Contents: Introduction; From romance to patrimony: Breton culture and 'originality' in the 19th century; Tourism, culture and place in a changing Brittany, 1860-1914; 'La Bretagne, au sein de son passé': dilemmas of tourist modernity in the French countryside; Refashioning Breton costume; Of pardons, loss and longing: Breton religious processions in an age of tourism and cultural change; A tasteful patrimony: landscape preservation and tourism in Brittany; From terre du passé to modern leisure ground? Brittany in an age of mass tourism; Epilogue: changing contexts of Bretonnitude, from Vichy to European Union and globalization; Bibliography; Index.
About the Author: Patrick Young is Assistant Professor of Modern European History at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
Reviews: 'This is an exceedingly well-researched piece of scholarship, well-grounded in the primary sources and in secondary and theoretical works of relevance. The prose is clear and elegant and Young obviously understands how to render clearly the complicated evolution of notions of the region, tourism, and patrimoine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book successfully offers the regional specificity of older social histories while considering the discursive complexities we today expect of cultural history.' Stephen Harp, The University of Akron, USA'This book is an in-depth and well-supported study of tourism and its interactions with and effects on the Breton people and culture.'Contemporary French Civilization'This substantial study of Brittany and bretonnitude shows the contribution that tourism studies can make to our understanding of the process of modernization in France… Young has created a remarkable work of synthesis that will be a valuable resource for all those interested in Brittany, France, travel writing and tourism, and postcolonial studies.' French Studies'This book fills a void in tourism research about France. Attesting to a good knowledge of the French context, it makes subtle analyses of the interactions among culture, heritage, economy, tourism, politics, and different actors. One feels the author is full of empathy for his subject, without falling into complacency. Without a doubt, this book is indispensable for a deep understanding of the tensions between tradition and modernity which continually affect Brittany and constitute an essential element of its ever-changing but always Breton personality, as well as of its tourism.' Annals of Tourism Research'… a nuanced contribution to the history of tourism and an eye-opener for those interested in the process of regional identity construction.' European History Quarterly'Patrick Young's well-researched monograph makes a strong case for the importance of tourism in constructing regional and national identity in France. Young's book contributes to a body of studies which, over the past twenty years, have questioned binaries of tradition and modernity, pays and nation.' English Historical Review
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Evil Shade's Hallow's Eve Collection!
So some of you may not know but Andrea from Evil Shades Cosmetics released her Hallow's Eve collection. It's gorgeous. You'll find 6 beautiful loose shadows and 2 test tubes of gloss. Seriously they look like test tubes. These are some gorgeous colors and I can't wait to get my hands on them.
I've copied the descriptions for the colors for you. You'll find them below. There is also a screen shot of the collection. You can find the collection page here.
While you're there you might want to pick up Spectrum Pots in Hfb and Pink Prysm. Also shadows in Toxic Lotus and Danger Sox, and you'll want to grab some lippies in More Synth, Fearless, Stormy, Deception and Lost Kiss! Ooo also you have to check out her blush! I'm lemming Bronze Skies, Ceylon, Pink Noise, Ravishing, Skon and Twizted. Yes Twizted is a blue blush, bright blue with a pink shift, but omg I want it. I bet it looks amazing. I've heard great things about Skon too!
Why yes I am plugging the shit out of Evil Shades. Andrea makes some bad ass makeup and you need to try it. So go on! Look at the gorgeous colors below and go check out the rest of her shop.
Zombie Shadows:
Braaains – Braaains is a rosey metallic pink with green shimmer.
Living Dead Zone – Living Dead Zone is a matte red base with a shimmery orange shift.
Re-Animated – Re-Animated is nearly impossible to describe or truly capture on camera…it is a red/brown base that looks purple in some lighting and black with a hint of red or purple in other light. It has a green shimmer that changes from a grassy green to an aqua depenting on the tone the base color is reflecting. It's beautiful and complex and very strange at the same time.
Zombie Girl – Zombie Girl is zombie green with a sweet pink shift.
Zombie Moon – Zombie Moon is a shimmering silver with a subtle gold shift and gold and orange sparkle.
Zombiefied – Zombified is a metallic orange with soft pink shimmer that peek out when you least expect.
Zombie Gloss:
Antivirus – Antivirus is a sheer orange tint with blue to gold to green sparkling flecks.
Viral – Viral is a sheer red tint with pink and green shimmering flecks.
свети георги
The Secret Circle
So I think it's funny that two of my most favorite companies are run by Andrea and Andrea of My Pretty Zombie and Evil Shades Cosmetics… I sense a theme here. Then there is Susan from Darling Girl who is like the polar opposite of both of them! Tee hee!
Skin79 Rose Mist Toner
Skinfood Salmon Brightening Eye Cream
Skin79 The Oriental Gold BB Cream
Skinfood Peach Sake Silky Finish Powder
Darling Girl Cosmetics Sweet Cheeks Cream Blush Pink no Corisu
Evil Shades Cosmetics Spectrum Pot Pink Prysm
My Pretty Zombie mNg #2
My Pretty Zombie mNg #3
Concrete Minerals Black Metal
Evil Shades Cosmetics Deviant Lipstick Fearless
My Pretty Zombie mNg #3
I has a laundry happy!
Thanks to @BeccasOnTweeter and @karmicdreaming I learned how to make my own laundry soap and it's freaking awesome! My clothes have never been so soft. They're completely unscented, which Kai loves, I however will be ordering some fragrance oils that I can use for my laundry. I'm also going to be picking up about 6-121 wool dryer balls to replace dryer sheets. They cut down on drying time and get rid of static AND you can add a drop or two of fragrance oil or essential oil to them to scent your laundry. You have no idea how happy I am! If my foot weren't broken I would be jumping up and down giggling like a nut!
Which reminds me. I did indeed break my foot. One of the bones, I can't remember if she said 2nd or 3rd from the left has a hairline fracture. She did say the x-ray dude said it looked like it was starting to knit/heal up. So yay. It still hurts like a mofo though. I also made a roast and veggies in the crockpot tonight. This week is crockpot meal week! In fact I feel like doing nothing but crockpot meals for all of autumn. Anyone have any yummy recipes? This week I'm doing the roast and veggies, meatloaf and pork chops in the crockpot. I shall also make garlic mashed potatoes to go with the pork chops.
I received my @OHWTO order today and omg the smellies! They are AMAZING. I loves them all. I also got my beautiful amazing magical black magic soap that is glycerin free. I cut that sucker up into 8 small pieces so it would last longer in the shower. I also got the 2oz. liquid version for Kai since he is acne prone, and the Rose Flower Balm that will hopefully help with hive breakouts and my awful rough feets. I also got smellies in Passiflora and Raspberry Ginger Ale, and samples in Fresh Snow2, Rose Lemonade3, Honey Blossom, and 3 sooooper seeeekrit smellies that smell divineeeeee. Now I shall leave you to drool over the yummyness above.

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i fell at that roof, I suck.
This is a great pitch!
That roof was the clear crux of the route for me.
That roof looks like a lot of fun.
i thought the roof was pretty easy. the crux for me was the very last section getting to the next anchors


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"If we ever break up, I get the Buffy."
On cue, he responds with horrified shock, much grumbling and exaggerated shaking of his fist about my level of evilness and the like.
While I like BtVS, I'm not as obsessed as he is. Still, there are times that something catches my eye and I have the same "Oooh shiny" reaction that he does.
Two of these have been purchased and doled out (I took the one with the lower number because I KNEW he was taking his out of the box)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Willow Animated Maquette
But, for the record, if we ever break up, I get them BOTH ;-)
Oh and, I already have the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dark Willow Animated Maquette on order. Heh. Two. Of course.
(Okay, admittedly, the Firefly DVD set was a duplicate and I bought it for myself after he introduced me to it, but that's another story and not the point of this story).


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National Signing Day 2014 in Mississippi
isn't likely to garner the headlines its counterpart did a year ago, but
there's still a little drama as Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Southern Miss
get set to finalize their recruiting classes.
Here's how the Big 3 shape up as signing day begins:
• Ole Miss has largely completed a class ranked in the Top 15 by all the major recruiting services. The Rebels have already signed six players, including star Meridian safety C.J. Hampton and All-America junior-college offensive tackle Fahn Cooper.
Among those committed to Ole Miss and expected to sign today are in-state standouts such as Purvis wide receiver Markell Pack, Greenwood tight end Sammie Epps and the Callaway duo of offensive guard Roderick Taylor and defensive end Breeland Speaks. Top out-of-state commits include Louisiana defensive tackle Garrald McDowell and Georgia linebacker Demarquis Gates.
The Rebels still await word from five possible signees: New Orleans John Curtis teammates Terrence Alexander (cornerback) and Malachi Dupre (wide receiver), Florida wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie, Tennessee defensive tackle Michael Sawyers and Alabama offensive lineman Jordan Sims. Alexander and Sims are considered among the most likely to sign with Ole Miss.
• Mississippi State all but closed out its 2014 class with three commitments over the weekend, including junior-college standout Tee Shepard and Clarksdale's J.T. Gray --- both defensive backs. Junior-college offensive lineman Jocquell Johnson is already enrolled after signing in December.
Also near the top of MSU's signing class are in-state stars Jamoral Graham (ATH/WR) of Newton County, Gerri Green (LB) of Greenville, Aeris Williams (RB) of West Point and Jesse Jackson (WR) of Petal. The Bulldogs also have commitments from a pair of Georgia quarterbacks: Nick Fitzgerald (Richmond Hills) and Elijah Stanley (Marietta/Wheeler).
The Bulldogs appear to be down to three players for one defensive line spot. Clinton's Grant Harris will announce his choice between MSU, Louisville and Southern Miss at 8 a.m. today, while Washington standout Marcus Griffin and Louisiana prospect O.J. Smith --- who is committed to Alabama, but reportedly will not sign today --- are also on State's board.
• Southern Miss landed a total of six commitments Sunday and Monday to push its recruiting class to near completion. Headlining that group were Louisville linebacker Jeremy Sangster and Georgia defensive back Walden Davis.
The Golden Eagles signed four players in December, including junior-college offensive linemen Thomas Collins and Norman Price and Oak Grove defensive back Picasso Nelson. Also verbally committed and expected to sign today are Bassfield defensive back Cornell Armstrong, Georgia running back J'Vonte Herrod and a trio of Alabama standouts: defensive end Torrence Brown (who has seen a late push from Penn State), quarterback Gunner Roach and running back Ito Smith.
The Golden Eagles are still holding a spot for Harris, who will choose between USM, Mississippi State and Louisville this morning. Should Harris go elsewhere, Southern Miss could sign Texas defensive tackle J.T. Williams.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (344 votes).
In short: Extremely enjoyable: flat course, very well organised, friendly and plentiful marshalls, bottled water, jelly beans, very efficient baggage storage. My favourite HM. Date of review: September 17, 2013
In short: An excellent half marathonIn full: All the boxes get ticked for this well-run half marathon, with full marks to the organisers and everyone involved.The PB potential is there with only the miles between 10 & 12 having a minor uphill gradient, however the finish is positively downhill.A few markers at the start to flag up finish times might be good, but hardly needed for the size of the field.The race itself is an absolute bargain as others have said. Try it, you will like it.Date of review: September 17, 2013
In short: Fantasticly organised, great course, fantastic value for moneyIn full: This is one of the best races I have done and I have done many Half Marathons and Triathlons all over Europe. It maybe a smaller, local race but it is fantastic and makes some larger races look unorganised and poor, and makes most races seem a rip off as this is great value for money. Everything is well planned, organised and of high quality. There are more marshalls than you can imagine and the course is so well marshalled that you would not realise that some roads are not closed.It is a great course with PB potential. There is a slight incline from about 10miles for a mile or two but it is nothing major and you can make up for it on the rest of the course.This is a GREAT race and people should strongly consider doing it if you're looking for a race in September. I will be back next year for certain!Date of review: September 17, 2013
In short: Superb race, again! Well done to all the organisers.In full: Another great Chippenham Half. The best of all the half marathons that I've done over the years. Great atmosphere, a good course and reasonably priced. Not many spectators in the rural bits, but that is what you get in a semi-rural race. Date of review: September 17, 2013
In short: Great race, perfect organisation.In full: Very well priced half marathon for all abilities, great technical t-shirt, brilliant organisation/marshalling and an enjoyable course. To those moaning it was long, trust the course measurement, not your garmins.Date of review: September 17, 2013
In short: Amazing run!In full: Cannot fault the organisation. Wonderful support throughout. People were giving out jelly babies near the last 3 mile mark. Great running company, too, with plenty of people who actually like to talk on the run. A fun run for most but you can make it your personal best, too.Date of review: September 17, 2013
In short: Perfect size, well organised with decent course for good times.In full: Good atmosphere with right number of runners, great marshalling and good course for a PB.Date of review: September 16, 2013
In short: Fantastic RaceIn full: Great race which makes a mockery of the bigger half marathons that charge ridiculous amounts. will be back next year!Date of review: September 16, 2013
In short: Put it in your calender for next year! I'll be back. 7th sept 2014 i'm toldIn full: Very well organised race, great price, easy location to find, parking no problem, good facilities at race headquarters (very cheap running gear on sale and great cake too), friendly marshalls, enough water stations. Highly recommended.I have managed to get a PB here twice before, alas not this year... i'll be back to try again next year. The kids on the last water station were especially fantastic, cheering everyone on even though they must have been stood there for over 2hrs by the time I got there. The support on the course was quiet at times. There were two lovely ladies with a stereo and further down the course a man with a megaphone which provided a much needed boost and smile. Local people handing out sweets and chocolates is always nice to see.The announcer / commentator wasn't as good as in previous years... but that's my only negative and if I hadn't raced this before i'd be none the wiser.Date of review: September 16, 2013
In short: Great race with friendly (and encouraging, thank you!) marshalls and good atmosphereDate of review: September 16, 2013
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Late substitute Herculez Gomez, on for Clint Dempsey, finished from nine yards out to give the United States a 3-1 lead in their Saturday friendly over Australia.
A Landon Donovan pass from the right of the Australia area found Gomez in the middle of the box. Gomez did we with a ball that was slightly behind him to put a shot on goal, past Mark Schwarzer for the Pachuca attacker's second international goal.


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Meanwhile, the restaurant chain gets unexpected buzz out of the fact that today is a special day for pot smokers.
A Taco Bell campaign fueled by a lawsuit questioning the substance of its food helped the brand garner goodwill on Facebook, and now the fast-food chain hopes a follow-up campaign generates more positivity.
The company is running search ads in conjunction with a YouTube video, social media effort, and print ads to let consumers know a class-action suit against the company has been dropped. The suit claimed Taco Bell's seasoned beef was actually loaded with non-meat ingredients.
Now, Taco Bell aims to get the word out. Searches for "Taco Bell" on Google, Yahoo, and Bing result in an ad linking to the "Official Statement from the Company." The ads link to a press release on the Taco Bell site.
A YouTube video that had been viewed only a few hundred times when this story published is a talking head clip featuring the firm's CEO Greg Creed. In the brief video, he stresses that there was no settlement with the law firm that filed the suit, and that Taco Bell has not altered its products or ingredients.
"Plain and simple, their attorneys got it wrong and took it back," said Creed. The company is running promoted video ads on YouTube for the public relations message.
The company also made note of the dropped lawsuit on Facebook in a post linking to the press release, but kept its Twitter mentions of the campaign more conversational by retweeting posts from others. For instance, the @TacoBell account retweeted a post exclaiming, "Justice served! @TacoBell lawsuit dropped! Deliciousness wins again!"
Still, unlike the campaign Taco Bell launched in response to the lawsuit, this new effort seems less intent on facilitating social media buzz than on generating press coverage. After the lawsuit was filed, Taco Bell aimed to harness the media coverage around the case to build its Facebook presence. In February, the company offered a free taco to people who liked the brand on Facebook, and said it would give away as many as 10 million free taco coupons. Taco Bell added around 250,000 new likes by the end of the campaign a week later.
"Our strategy was to immediately communicate our message to quickly reach as broad an audience as possible," said Juliet Corsinita, senior director of media services for Taco Bell. "We chose a mix of traditional print advertising for its reach as well as search and social networks such as YouTube for audiences who are proactively seeking information about Taco Bell's quality. In addition to paid media, we are taking a 360 approach, linking to company announcements and a YouTube video of our CEO on our Facebook page and Twitter feed, which directly reach our most passionate fans."
Meanwhile, Taco Bell is getting some unexpected buzz out of the fact that today is April 20 or 4/20. In pot smoking circles, the number 420 is synonymous with getting high, and evidently, some people equate marijuana munchies with eating Taco Bell. The fact that the brand promotes a late-night "Fourthmeal" only fuels the connection.
Several Taco Bell related tweets today featured a 4/20 theme. "Valentine's Day is to Hallmark what 4/20 is to @TacoBell," wrote one tweeter. Another suggested, "#4/20 has to be the busiest day of the year at #tacobell." The official @TacoBell Twitter account even acknowledged the day of cravings, retweeting a post declaring, "Happy 420 everyone!! #420."
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Re Jorge Mas Santos' Feb. 23 letter, Cuba Democracy Program must be preserved: After more than 55 years of the same ineffective policies, when can we expect some innovation in the way the United States deals with Cuba? By recognizing Cuba's sovereignty the United States would be taking the first step toward normalizing our own attitude, and relations, with our neighbor.
The travel ban on U.S. citizens traveling to China lasted 20 years, while the ban on travel to Cuba has been in place over 50 years. What kind of relationship would the United States and China have today if Chinese exiles and their U.S.-born children controlled our foreign policy toward that nation? The Cuban-exile community should not be allowed to continue impeding the possibility of progress on this issue.
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Meet the Ringwood family starring in the new Center Parcs advert
6:00am Thursday 16th January 2014 in News By Katie Clark
A RINGWOOD family have starred in a new advert for Center Parcs chosen from hundreds of people who applied.
The Giddings family were chosen from more than 50 families who applied to star in the advert, which premiered during Downton Abbey on Christmas Day and runs throughout January and February.
Mum Jenny, dad Ronnie, 18-year-old Lydia, 14-year-old Rory and 9-year-old Anna have been visiting Center Parcs for almost fifteen years and only entered the competition at the last minute.
"We saw an email and just caught the line that said 'Would you like to win a holiday?'" said Jenny.
"This was Sunday night and you had to send in a DVD of the family by Wednesday. We were all working the next day, so we got home on Monday evening and it was frantic running around the garden. Lydia did all the filming and then edited it the next day."
The family took part in the holiday centre's Aerial Adventure, with dad Ronnie adding: "It's been a fantastic opportunity to be one of six ordinary families taking part."
And the couple enjoyed the experience so much they appeared as extras in two upcoming films.
The families were also invited to attend an exclusive private screening of their on-screen debut at private cinema, The Courthouse Hotel in London.
Each family walked the red carpet before watching various edits of the adverts and the individual family films.
After the screening, the families reunited for a Champagne reception.
Helen Horner from Center Parcs, said: "We were really keen to use our own guests in this advert and the Giddings family shone through in our casting session.
"In the end, it was a really easy decision to make. The families we chose were the most natural and had a real sense of fun and energy."
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8:25am Thu 16 Jan 14
BIGTONE says...
Centre Parcs is not the centre of the Universe and everything.
Maybe it is for some.
9:25am Thu 16 Jan 14
BarrHumbug says...
2:06pm Thu 16 Jan 14
funkyferret says...
BIGTONE wrote:I think the point is more that you have here, an active family group, working together, enjoying the outdoors life together, promoting a healthy lifestyle, and family values.
I hope they have been elsewhere on holiday in the past 15 years.
Centre Parcs is not the centre of the Universe and everything.
Maybe it is for some.
It's rather irrelevant if they haven't been anywhere else for the last 15 years - what's the point if that's what they enjoy doing?
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LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) – The City of La Crosse Streets and Highways Department is installing new technology in their snow plows to limit waste and protect the environment.
They're called electronic spreader controls and limit salt, sand and brine distribution.
"It's a lot better for everybody," said Char Wegner, a city plow driver using the electronic spreader controls.
"It just drops the salt in a small pattern and then it bounces out. And cars will take that salt and move it along throughout the rest of the street," she explained.
It's relatively new technology that automatically limits the amount of material coming out of the spreader based on lane width and the plow's speed.
"(The city's salt shed) was full when we started this fall. And they actually emptied it half way and we had more salt hauled in because of all the snow we've been having," said Heavy Equipment Mechanic Ron Heller.
During an average snowfall, he said he loads each truck with 10 to 12 yards of salt, three times a day. Switching the plows over to the new technology might reduce that.
"It's supposed to cut the consumption or usage of the salt by like 30 to 35 percent," Heller said.
If the plow stops moving, so does the salt distribution. That wasn't the case with the old technology.
"There'd be a pile of salt on the street that cars would have to run over," Wegner said.
That also means less runoff into the River and less road wear.
"The taxpayers see it because we're not spending as much money on salt and their cars probably aren't as white as they usually are," Wegner said.
But when the roads are white, a little salt can now go a long way.
The Streets and Highways Department said they install two to three electronic spreader controls a year.
Currently, about 10 plows are equipped with the technology.
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Libs going with #TeamUterati and equating free contraception with cancer treatment. @TwitchyTeam @michellemalkin#tcot http://t.co/boq2fiuI—
D.R. Berry (@D_R_Berry) October 22, 2012
What is it with progressive women? They seem to think that conservatives have nothing better to do than obsess over their reproductive organs. Funny, then, that their argument always seems to come back to having conservatives — and everyone else — take care of their lady parts, in the form of government-funded abortion and contraception.
One of these women, a lady part who goes by the Twitter handle @AngryBlackLady, launched Team Uterati, a campaign to combat the fabled GOP War on Women. The mission statement is about as mature as you'd expect from a talking uterus:
Oh hai! I'm Uterati Jenkins. I like to ride bikes.
If you have lady-parts, like lady-parts, or know someone who has or likes lady-parts, you should join Team Uterati and check out the Team Uterati Wiki Project.
The Team Uterati Wiki Project will be a resource and organizing tool for the fight against the War on Women. It will include a state directory with links to all relevant anti-choice, anti-women, and anti-reproductive rights legislation, as well as links to women's health resources and information. We need your support. Please donate. Depending on how much you donate, you might get a bitchfork!
A bitchfork? Hot damn! Sign us up!
@AngryBlackLady has been hypiing #TeamUterati like there's no tomorrow for months now. Here are some of her recent pathetic and breathless #teamuterati tweets:
—> RT @AzureGhost: Shorter #Romney campaign: "Women aren't people, my friend." #TeamUterati #WarOnWomen—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 21, 2012
my uterus just punched me from the inside. RT @Maggyw519: This is an iconic breathtaking pic of POTUS! twitpic.com/b5zk5v // #teamuterati—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 21, 2012
Contraception access means being permitted to use your health insurance plan to purchase contraception without copay. #teamuterati—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 22, 2012
Contraception access is really not that difficult of a concept if you have something more than space between your ears. #teamuterati—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 22, 2012
My point for those who need me to spell it out is this: contraception is healthcare, just as chemo is healthcare. Ta da! #teamuterati—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 22, 2012
A thousand times, this. #p2 #TFY #TeamUterati #fem2 #prochoice #reprorights #waronwomen ^ @euterpethemuse twitpic.com/b67ht4—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 22, 2012
Nothing says female empowerment like making a man cop to being a sexist simply because he's a man.
Other members of the Vagina Brigade were all too happy to take up the #TeamUterati mantle:
THIS. RT@TheObamaDiary: RT @DemocraShe: This is an iconic breathtaking pic of POTUS! twitpic.com/b5zk5v // #teamuterati"—
kait b. roe (@kaitbr) October 22, 2012
May cause spontaneous pregnancies. RT :This is an iconic breathtaking pic of POTUS! twitpic.com/b5zk5v // #teamuterati"—
Leslie O'Neil (@greendoondoon) October 21, 2012
And subsequent intentional abortions, if Team Uterati has anything to say about it.
@meadowgirl @JenStroup I can't believe there are women stupid enough to not take #TeamUterati seriously. Especially now!—
Connie Crew (@cjcrew58) October 22, 2012
oh, conservative morons who are unaware of how insurance works. ok then, you run with that, slut shaming patriachial idiocy. #TeamUterati—
Kat Slugger Miller (@meadowgirl) October 22, 2012
wow, lots of fucking dickbag "conservatives" all up ON the #TeamUterati hashtag. JFC don't these people have jobs and shit to do?—
Kat Slugger Miller (@meadowgirl) October 22, 2012
Charming. Truly. And women like Kat are depending on those "dickbag conservatives" to do their "jobs and shit" in order to earn the money to fund her abortions.
Conservatives weren't impressed by Team Uterati's empowerment-through-perpetual-victimhood tactics:
I hate being treated differently then men! Then I go and lose all my credibility with this —> #teamuterati Seriously, ladies?—
jynxedforlife (@jynxed4life) October 22, 2012
I am an independent woman who can take care of herself is you do it for me #TeamUterati—
jynxedforlife (@jynxed4life) October 22, 2012
What progressives think when we don't want to pay for their bc. Keeping it classy, #TeamUterati! @michellemalkin http://t.co/jHON8zo7—
D.R. Berry (@D_R_Berry) October 22, 2012
I can't believe there are people stupid enough to take #TeamUterati seriously, let alone women. #TeamGetAClue #tcot—
Jen Stroup (@JenStroup) October 22, 2012
Hi. I'm a liberal. I go around saying things like #TeamUterati Wait, why are you laughing?? Stop it! I demand you take me seriously damn it!—
Little Miss Rightie (@LilMissRightie) October 22, 2012
#TeamUterati We are uterii, hear us whine! We want free stuff all the time!—
Krebs v Carnot (@Noah_Whining) October 22, 2012
Funny but true. Women who profess to want to be independent while clinging to the underside of the government's wing don't deserve to be taken seriously.
YAY! We're bombed by @michellemalkin's Twitchy Team of Fail. Oh this is hilarious. Thanks for the publicity, kitten! #p2 #teamuterati—
Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 22, 2012
Don't mention it, honey.
And Twitchers, she really seems to be enjoying it and wanting more. Let's not disappoint her.
Michigan's vaginas gather on the Capitol steps to celebrate one another
Empowerment? Mockfest as Code Pink members reduce women to vaginas at GOP convention
Lady parts panic: Libs claim Romney will ban tampons; threaten to kill him, 'bleed on his face'
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Mozilla has shipped a new pre-release build of Firefox 4 with its latest JavaScript technology, JaegerMonkey, baked in »
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If greenhouse-gas emissions continue to grow unchecked, the maximum temperatures, rainfall, and other aspects of climate that humans have experienced during the past 150 years will become the new minimum globally by 2047 (give or take 14 years), according to a new study.;
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At this point, however, Holden Beach Police Chief Wally Layne said this incident is now more of a body recovery effort instead of a search and rescue effort.
Layne said the victim is 21-year-old Kwesi Sample from Columbus, OH, who was in the area with a church group. The group is made up of about 1,200 different people who come to Holden Beach every year for a retreat.
Authorities say Sample went missing around 5:30 Tuesday night when he and about eight of his friends were attempting to swim from Holden Beach to Oak Island.
Crews from several different agencies across southeastern North Carolina are scanning the waters by boat and helicopter searching for clues.
According to Layne, water temperatures are in the low 60s which could have caused the swimmer to get hypothermia. Layne said exhaustion could have also played a major role due to the strong shifting currents.
Layne said they haven't had any luck in locating any clues thus far, but will continue searching as long as it takes. He anticipates a body recovery within the next 48 hours.
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A convicted murderer from Indiana who was mistakenly released after a court appearance in Chicago was recaptured while watching TV at a home in northern Illinois.
Cook County Sheriff's Office spokesman Frank Bilecki says Steven Robbins was taken by surprise when police burst through the door of a townhome in Kankakee, Illinois.
Police says Robbins put up no resistance when he was arrested Friday night, two days after his mistaken release.
Bilecki says it appears the owner of the home might know an acquaintance of the convict.
Robbins was expected to be back in Indiana prison custody Saturday.
He was convicted of murder in 2004 and serving a 60 year sentence.
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|NASA PhoneSat demonstrator
An Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket will launch three PhoneSat spacecraft into low Earth orbit in 2013 from the commercial Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, co-located at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va. The 4-inch "nanosatellites" weigh three pounds each and are dubbed Alexander, Graham, and Bell.
|Antares at Wallops Island
Two PhoneSat 1.0 spacecraft use of Nexus One smartphone technology from HTC Corp. and Google's Android operating system. The third spacecraft is a beta version of PhoneSat 2.0 built around an updated Samsung Nexus S smartphone running Android OS, reports Nicolas Mokhoff at EE Times.
"The PhoneSat project is kind of a technology demonstration effort," said Jasper Wolfe of NASA's Ames Research Center. During the PhoneSat mission, amateur radio operators will be able to download and upload data packets. "One of the other benefits from PhoneSat is inspirational, demonstrating cool, cheap technologies that can inspire a lot of people to get involved in space," Wolfe said. "We want to keep up with all the technologies that are coming out and continually find new applications for technologies from other industries, particularly low-cost industries."
NASA's Andrew Petro added that PhoneSat seeks to leverage commercial tecnologies with "a mix of attributes akin to what spacecraft require. Those are already built into a smart phone, and that's what we're taking advantage of in the PhoneSat Project, which could ultimately lead to very low-cost satellite designs."


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People of West Virginia are urged to watch out for scams that put your identity and savings at risk.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey released, Tuesday, an advisory, asking residents to be vigilant against schemes that try to use confusion about the Affordable Care Act to steal your identity.
In a press release, Morrisey said, scammers are posing as officials from Medicare, other government agencies and insurance providers to trick citizens into providing personal information., including financial information.
These scams often involve a phone call or unsolicited email, but they may also involve people going door-to-door in your neighborhood.
"These scammers are telling people they need to provide private information such as credit card numbers, Social Security card numbers and other personal information so they can continue to have health caree coverage," Morrisey said. "If someone calls you out of the blue seeking personal information or to offer you an Obamacare card, hang up. This is a scam."
The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert earlier this year about a scam in which a person posing as a government official calls consumers under the guise of sending out a new national medical card. The caller then asks you to confirm your name, address, phone number and bank account. The FTC said callers in one scam posed as Medicare employees who were requesting information to ensure the citizen maintained his or her eligibility because "change is on the horizon." Other scams try to sell poor or nonexistent health care coverage.
"People who get questionable correspondences should never provide personal information over the Internet or phone," Morrisey said. "If you get a call, ask for the caller's name and number, and if you have access to caller ID, write down that number as well. Or simply hang up. With the October deadline for health care exchanges nearing and so many people still confused about all that Obamacare entails, scammers are finding new ways to try to exploit others and drain their bank accounts or steal their identities. Because of that, we must always be on guard."
If you believe you have been a victim of identity theft or a scam, contact the Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division at (304) 588-8986 or toll free at 1-800-368-8808.


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Managing Director, Isle Chix, and President of Monom Productions
What were your first impressions of Kingston?
I was surprised to see that within a block, neighbourhoods changed from expensive uptown communities to run-down inner cities. It was interesting to see that the backyard of a shack could be touching the backyard of a mansion. Oh, and the potholes, too.
Where are your favourite spots in Kingston?
Running a poultry farm in Jamaica and a studio in Manhattan does not allow me much time for going out. However, BNM at Fiction Lounge on Wednesdays is a must. I also enjoy dinners at Spanish Court Hotel because of the food and ambiance. I also frequently dine at various Marketplace restaurants, and Acropolis in Barbican is a great sports bar to watch games and eat Chef Peppa's well-prepared meals.
What do you miss most when you are not in Kingston?
It's more about what I miss most when I am not in Jamaica — the vibes and what I call the 'eternal summer'.
What would your advice to a first-time visitor to Kingston be?
Don't miss the National Gallery in downtown Kingston. Also, don't just stay in the city as interesting places are within reasonable driving distance, like Bob Marley Beach and the Blue Mountains.
Share the title of the last book that you read.
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff.
What was your last major splurge?
Even though I still favour my Bvlgari Diagono Chronograph watch, I just purchased a Rolex Datejust with a jubilee bracelet.
What's your beverage of choice?
Absolut vodka on the rocks with lemon.
Where do you go to unwind?
Behind the mixing board of my studio. Making music is my world away from this world.
What cologne are you splashing?
Dolce & Gabbana by Dolce & Gabbana. Great guys, by the way. I've enjoyed some fun times with them in Mykonos in Greece.
You're reported as saying: "I'm Greek by birth, American by naturalisation and Jamaican by infection." Any plans to make Jamaica your permanent home?
I used to spend three weeks in New York and one week in Jamaica. That is now reversed. Our farm in Clarendon is where my home is now.
What motivated you to establish Isle Chix, a chicklet-producing company, here?
I have fallen in love with Jamaica and its people. Isle Chix is my way of contributing to a great cause that benefits "my family" as I call everyone involved with our farm. I am hopeful that our latest product — smoked chicklets — which we plan to export, can create more jobs.
You have a background in music. Give us some insight into that.
I am an award-winning composer and producer, having received many gold and platinum records throughout my career. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in the music industry from California State University. I am also a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science, the governing body of the Grammy Awards. I used to produce for other artistes but over the past few years I have focused more on European releases of my own instrumental chill-out albums under my own name.
Who are your favourite Jamaican artistes or musicians?
I truly appreciate Junior Gong, Tessanne Chin and Wayne Marshall, and I must give major props to Protoje. I also have a lot of respect for producer Stephen McGregor.
Share some places in your black book.
Cabo San Lucas in Mexico is fun. Rome, Paris and New York are great for the museums and galleries, but at the top of my list are the Greek islands, Mykonos. They are a combination of great swimming waters and amazing nightlife. I have found nowhere else in the world to match it.
What last made you cry?
I cry every day about inequality and injustice, especially for abused children and women. I just don't let others see me crying.
If you're stuck at sea for a month, which three persons do you want on the boat with you?
MacGyver, Chuck Norris and Q from the James Bond movies.
Who are you rooting for to win the presidential election in the United States?
President Barack Obama, of course. He is real and he cares. If Mitt Romney wins, it will be a disaster for the US and the Caribbean region.
What is your philosophy?
Don't let anything or anyone disturb your inner balance and peace. No circumstance or person should have that kind of control over you.
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Kerri Taylor is a sexy brunette vixen walking on the wild side! This latex loving lady shares her strange email exchanges, her likes and dislikes about men, and everything in between!
What is your hometown and where do you live now?
I was born in the Northern NJ area. I lived in south NJ for a few years with a boyfriend and then Philadelphia for a while too. I HATED Philly as it is so ghetto — luckily I was only there a year, though. I'm back in northern NJ now.
Tell us your vitals.
Measurements: 36C-29-38.
Height 5'5 Weight 130.
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown.
Ethnicity: Yugoslavian, polish, German, French, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, English… etc!
Where have we seen your modeling?
You have seen me in Easyriders magazine on the cover and centerfold and in another feature for them for the top ten topless. I was also in the Easyriders Calendar, in Gothic Beauty, Secret magazine, and Stiff magazine, and on a bunch of websites. You have probably also seen me in a bunch of cheesy B-movies or on showtime or HBO in one of those late night cable girly nudie movies.
If you could send Hef a private note that could only be length of a fortune cookie, what would you write to him?
Thanks for all the years of hot naked girls!
Who is your favorite Playmate or Playboy model of all time?
My favorite Playboy models are probably Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra. They are both such hotties!!
On a first date, what things can win a guy major points with you? What things will make you never see him again?
I've always loved gothic/skater tattooed type boys! As far as personality, I like guys who are nice, genuine, are motivated and guys who treat me with respect. I like guys who can make me laugh as well. If he said he loves guinea pigs that would be a huge plus as I have five of them and they are my furry children. Also, if he took me to a burlesque show, that would be a major plus for me as I love burlesque. I hate guys who are arrogant, shady, drunks, ghetto, or losers. If you spend the whole time telling me how great you are and making fun of other people, or being sketchy, I'm probably not hanging out with you again. If you get trashed and I have to actually carry you out of the restaurant and my dad has to drive your car home, that's pretty bad too. (This happened when one of my ex-boyfriends met my parents.) Yeah! Needless to say that relationship didn't last too long!! If you have no job and you live in your parents' basement and get stoned and play video games all day, that's not going to work for me either.
What do you perceive as the sexier things about yourself?
I like my boobs and my butt… so do a lot of other people! I love my long wavy hair as well!
Who inspires you?
As far as models, I really look up to Mosh, Lauren WK, and Jade Vixen. They are always so flawlessly styled and beautiful and have accomplished so much. I love rubberdoll as well. She always has the best outfits and is so beautiful. For art nude models, I adore Katy T for her posing ability.
What were you like in school?
I was nerdy, quiet, skinny, and flat chested but still had a big booty! I was always one of the best-dressed. I had a new outfit and shoes every day.
"If he said he loves guinea pigs that would be a huge plus as I have five of them and they are my furry children."
What is your sex and relationship advice for guys?
My relationship advice would be for guys to be honest and treat girls with respect and to appreciate her. No one wants to date a jerk player or someone that is totally shady and dishonest. Also you should be willing to compromise — if you drag her to some boring ass sports game, you should be willing to go to the theater or something with her.
List something adversarial you were able to overcome you don't mind sharing.
I was very shy and awkward when I was younger and made fun of a lot so I guess modeling helped me come out of my shell a little. I'm much more comfortable in my own skin now.
My ULTIMATE modeling assignment would be…
There is not one specific thing I wanted to do, but I guess I would like to be a Playboy Cybergirl, and would like to do more magazine features in glamour and in fetish magazines. I would also like to do more TV commercials/shows, and music videos. I love burlesque as well and would love to put together my own burlesque act one of these days. I also like to sing, so I would love to do that somehow as well.
Lets say you were planning a celebrity threesome… who are you inviting?
Hmm.. I think Adam Levine from Maroon Five, Ryan Philippe, Ryan Reynolds, Zac Efron, Max Theirot, and Bradley Cooper are hot! I can't choose which ones I would pick. Everyone else I like is pretty gay or borderline gay. Hahahaa. For the girls, Katy Perry Megan Fox, Mila Kunis, Jessica Alba are pretty hot, too!
What is the most ridiculous thing a photographer has asked you to do for a shoot?
I have been asked to do tons of ridiculous stuff! One that sticks out was when this guy booked me for a campy bondage shoot, then said, "Oh, by the way, you will be masturbated by foam/rubber self-made octopus tentacles." WHAT? I passed… This other guy asked me to and another girl to remake the centipede from the human centipede movie and of course he would be in the middle. Gross. I think I just wrote back, "Ewwwww!" Then blocked him!
I'm the ideal woman because…
I'm the ideal woman because sexy and smart and I have a good head on my shoulders and I have awesome boobs, too! Yay!
Where can we keep up with you online?
Facebook Fan Page


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Kevin Shattenkirk Inteview at Terrier Hockey Fan Blog
"My ultimate goal is to play in the NHL, so I definitely think about my future career. There are plenty of BU alumni and players associated with Colorado, which is always refreshing to know, but I can't control what the future brings. What I can control is here at BU, so that is the main thought in my mind."


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The Spurs started March on an 8-3 run including a 108-103 win against the Kings in Bat Bowl II. But a six game losing streak followed after Tim Duncan landed awkwardly; an MRI later confirmed he sprained his left ankle. An all-out injury epidemic followed, with Tony Parker going out with a left patella contusion, and Manu Genobili sustained a bruised left thigh. On Sunday, San Antonio faced a Suns team without Steve Nash and put an end to the losing streak, and everyone is back and healthy now.
With 4 games to go, the Spurs have a record of 59-19 and are 3.5 games ahead of the Lakers for the outright lead in the Western Conference. And they continue to dominate at home with a record of 34-5 so their last 2 home games against the Kings Wednesday and Jazz on Saturday could clinch the top spot in the Western.
In our first meeting of the season back on Feb. 4th, the Spurs got out to a 34-19 lead and after that the game was never in doubt. Duncan played only 13 first half minutes and then watched the remainder of the game from the bench. DeJuan Blair and Tiago Splitter combined for 26 pts/ 21 rebs, while Dalembert and Cousins combined for 7 pts and 18 rebs. Garcia was out, but Tyreke was available and scored 25pts/ 5 asts/ 4 rebs in just under 40 minutes.
In our second game, The Night of the Killer Bat, down in San Antonio, the Kings kept it close for most of the game; losing the 1st quarter by two and finishing the half down 6. The Kings got 2 back in the third and started the fourth down only 4; the Kings couldn't close the deal and lost 108-103. The Kings did take a 91-88 lead with 5:34 to go in the fourth after Jermaine Taylor hit a 3-pointer and a pair of layups. But Taylor was unable to stay with Ginobili who scored nine points during a 14-2 run that put the game away.
James Anderson started at SF for the Spurs in place of Richard Jefferson, who had the night off due to personal reasons. And, Antonio McDyess started at center in place of DeJuan Blair who had been the starting center since the beginning of the season. McDyess has start the last 13 games, while Blair has seen his minutes drop from 26 in Feb. to 19.7 in March and now 15.5 in April as he comes off the bench.
The Kings were without Tyreke who was undergoing PF treatment, and Beno stayed home with the flu and missed the road trip. Newly acquired Marcus Thornton playing in only his 8 game since joining the Kings, started at the 2 and scored 11pts on 5-14 shooting. Luther Head started in place of Beno and scored 7 pts on 3-6 shooting. Sammy and DeMarcus struggled against Duncan and McDyess, scoring only 12 pts and pulling down 18 rebounds. Taylor and Casspi led the Kings with 16 pts off the bench.
The turnovers were even at 14, and the Kings outscored the Spurs by 1 pt from the field. But, San Antonio got to the FT Line 10 more times leading to 6 more pts from the charity stripe to account for the 5 pt victory 108-103. A little bit of stat trivia for you, the Kings have a 35% winning percentage when their FT attempts are equal to or more than their opponents and their winning percentage is 22% when they have fewer FT attempts. Playing defense without fouling or spending more money to pay off the refs, needs to be a high priority next season.
In spite of Tony Parker's bruised kneecap, he's right on par with his seasonal average of 17.6 pts/ 6.6 asts, but in the last 10 his 3P% has dropped below 33% and he's only 2-11 or 18% in the last 5 games. Manu Ginobili is also having a tough time since he bruised his thigh, and is slightly below average over the last 10 games but in the last 5 games he's only averaging 12 points on 41% shooting from the field and 29% from three point range. Tim Duncan seems to be showing little effect of his injury, scoring 13pts and 8.3 rebs on 55% from the field over the last 10 games.
Richard Jefferson is still on pace with his average for the season scoring 11 pts/ 4 rebs on 48% from the field and 44% from three on almost 300 attempts. Since taking over the starting job 13 games ago, Antonio McDyess is averaging 6.5 pts/ 6.6 rebs on 43% shooting in 23 mpg. George Hill is the only other player scoring in double figures with 11 pts/ 2.5 asts on 45.6% field and 38% from three.
Coach Popovich goes with a pretty long bench so expect to see Matt Bonner play some 4, but his 3Pt shooting has dropped below 50% to a mere 46.5%. Tiago Splitter could see a few more minute because of his success against the Kings in the last game depending how close we get. But, I'd put him, James Anderson, DeJuan Blair, and Gary Neal all in the 15 mpg, and all in the 3-8 ppg range except Neal who is definitely a double figures guy.
In spite of the closeness of the last game, I got the feeling that if Pop had put his starters in together for any length of time that they would have pulled away and put the game out of reach. Of course we were without Beno and Tyreke, and Luther starting, so this should be a whole new ballgame. Not that I think that the Kings are going to win; the Kings haven't beaten the Spurs since Nov. 2007 that's 11 straight games. The Kings can't win a jump shooting contest with the Spurs. They're going to have to control the boards, eliminate stupid turnovers, and get out on as many fast breaks as they can. Trying to win a half-court game is also not a good strategy. They have the experience and we have the legs. Both teams are on the 2nd game of a back-to-back, so maybe that will play in favor of the Kings who have the younger legs. So like they said in the Forest Gump movie, "Run Kings Run".