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Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
at the MoMA
The home-foreclosure crisis of the last five years has shaken Americans' confidence in the future of the country's suburbs. Suburbs have long been the sites of a key component of the American Dream: personal ownership of a single-family home, an investment that once guaranteed stability for the next generation. This exhibition proposes that these crises have a silver lining: they have created opportunities for radically rethinking the building blocks of the United States' fast-growing urban fringe and developing a new national conversation on issues of housing, transportation, and public space.
During summer 2011, five teams of designers (including architects, urban planners, and landscape architects), economists, ecologists, and engineers—led by the principals of the architecture firms MOS, Visible Weather, Studio Gang Architects, WORKac, and Zago Architecture—began a cross-disciplinary conversation, imagining the redesign of specific sites across the country, from older east coast suburbs with rail connections to newer subdivisions accessible only by highway. Working in studios at MoMA PS1, they discussed their projects with the public in a series of open houses. Their work, presented here, is not a set of blueprints for the development of specific places so much as an array of visions that will help us rethink the physical and financial architecture of living, working, and commuting in the extended metropolis.
Thinking ecology is not separated from the probes sent from other entities, the probes we find embedded in us as a condition of existence.
The increase of construction of apartments had a serious impact on Japanese cities' green areas. The fact that these cities lack of space tends to a land conflict. Green areas have been sacrificed for building construction. Recently, Japanese cities made a serious effort to replant green spaces. Even apartments cohabit with plants and other green spaces as this picture took at Yoyogi-Uehara shows. Constructors and architects are encouraged to include vegetation. Here no vertical green walls but balconies and interstices are filled with plants. Balconies for instance offer the most practical method to include vegetation without sacrificing significant floor area. The gap between building are also a good method for planted areas without disturbing the adjacent buildings, which, on the contrary, profit from the presence of these green areas since they shade the buildings during hot summers, foster biodiversity and beautify the buildings.
Living Systems by Ethel Baraona Pohl in Domus
Living Systems is the first retrospective exhibition of Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau, among the most renowned and innovative artists on the international media and interactive art scene. In a natural and intuitive way, their work develops interactive interfaces that apply principles of the theory of living systems related to ecology, artificial life and the complexity science.
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Right In Your Backyard: Climate Change Threatens Health by The Energy Collective
The picture taking shape across the country shows some communities drought-stricken and stressed for adequate safe, clean water supplies; others coping with historic flooding; hotter, drier summers, with greater wildfire risks and more air pollution; most of the nation sweltering under extreme heat; and residents in many states hearing the buzz of mosquito activity for longer and longer seasons each year. Many areas face a combination of these multiple climate-health vulnerabilities. Now consumers have access to a new tool called "Climate Change Threatens Health." These pages (www.nrdc.org/climatemaps ) bring the effects of climate change down to the local level. Users can zoom in on 5 US maps, see how their health is vulnerable to climate change, and learn about what's needed to protect their families and reduce climate change.
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150 years of continuous/passionate refinement have resulted in bicycle components that are both ultra efficient and ultra reliable. And yet this passionate perfection hides in plain sight. The power of design is its ability to create (animal) magnetism around compelling ideas in relevant context. Dana Krieger, Industrial designer at Teague presents a tribute to the triangle. A reinterpretation of an icon, which unifies individual components into a coherent statement in tune with contemporary needs (and attitudes). Equal parts gym membership, fashion statement and Kyoto pact contributor — Pulse is a transportation solution in synch with the needs of today's urban denizen.
At Crown Point high above Burnley town UK the 'Singing-Ringing Tree' – a unique musical sculpture in the form of a tree appears to bend against the endless winds that pass over the hills. Designed by award-winning architects Tonkin-Liu. The wind produces a low and mellow hum through pipes which are tuned so that they do not disturb the wildlife.
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Relax in true Caribbean style, sipping Pina Coladas while savouring delectable starters of Coco Loco Hoppin' Jons (Jalapeno chillies stuffed with feta, crumbed and deep-fried) enjoying the laid back vibe tropical atmosphere.
With a large garden and cosy restaurant, Banana Jam Café serves authentic Caribbean tastes lit by a roaring fire and enchanting night-lights while dining outside. With Jamican BBQ's in the summer and a buzzing atmosphere, patrons can enjoy fast service with friendly attentive staff.
Rated by locals as the best Banana Jam burgers in town with the largest rum collection in the country; Banana Jam Café is your suburban island escape to the breezy shores of the Caribbean.
Banished plastics, water served in distinctive glass bottles, linen serviettes, worm farms and the best local organic ingredients farmed locally, organically.
The menu is short, seasonal and simple yet layered with taste and presentation. Unforgettable sumptuous organic breakfasts, fresh hearty soups, crispy sexy salads and decadent sandwiches spill off the menu.
There are plenty vegetarian options and homemade deserts that seduce your palate. Dine al fresco in the enclosed courtyard after browsing the funky clothing store nearby.
With a fresh menu prepared every few week according to seasonal produce and the feel good factor of reduced carbon footprint, Corner Café embraces the new eco dining trend with style and taste.
Fig Tree is a small eatery that serves good, wholesome American and British-style dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Burgers, sandwiches, wraps and other hearty meals are available. Only the freshest ingredients are used making the food, although unpretentious, burst with flavour.
Liv Green offers healthy alternatives, gourmet in taste - mostly raw foods. When it comes to food, our aim is to satisfy the body and the soul. This is fast and healthy food, naturally grown, and local and fresh.
We offer a large range of life-giving, freshly made smoothies and health-boosting juices. We also stock stone-ground flours, preservative and chemical-free foods. Our foods cater for food intolerance, such as gluten, egg, dairy and chemical free.
Bio wheat flour is used for all our baking and wraps. This flour is stone-ground and free of preservatives. Fruit and vegetables are bought locally and are seasonal, we only use fresh produce. Our yogurt is from Witterdrift, and full of goodness. Our water is ozone water, used to cook with and for teas and coffees. Our takeaway packaging is compostable and biodegradable.
Come and try a delicious healthy breakfast or wrap, while sipping on an energy-boosting smoothie or fresh juice.
Mundos was born on the back of a hamburger stand over fifteen years ago, and through the years has become one of the most vibrant restaurants in Maputo. Enjoy pizzas, burgers and delicious steaks, desserts and coffee. There is a kiddies ,emu available and a safe play area to give you peace of mind.
Nasr City Fried Chicken is a restaurant franchise chain established in 1987. Fresh food and great, fast service can be enjoyed here. Delicious fried chicken dishes like burgers and wraps, as well as crispy, battered fried chicken pieces form part of the menu. If it is quick, yummy food at reasonable prices you are after, Kansas Fried Chicken is ideal.
Organic Alive delivers a come-as-your-are ambience greeted by friendly staff and eat as much as you like buffets. With delectable organic creations on display such as organic coconut curry and wild rice or organic salads, chutneys, nuts and variety of home-baked breads, this little piece of wholesome heaven serves simple foods designed to heal.
The venue is simple and does not boast much in terms of scenery, but the impressive buffet for R40 is enough to entice the palate into staying while exploring the garnished market filled with organic delights.
This American Café is also an African and Indian café serving light meals and hearty dishes.
Try their hamburgers, or the delicious African cuisine, have a milkshake or simply hangout with a beer and soak up the culture.
A great place to meet and greet, and hang out with friends at The Dutch Oven in Gweru.
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MCC Students Shed Light on Environmental Science June 25
From the hot topics of hydraulic fracturing and invasive species to the promise of alternative energy and aquaponics, Muskegon Community College's Environmental Science students will share their semester-long findings in a semi-annual lecture series on Tuesday, June 25.
The presentations, which are free and open to the public, run from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in Room 241 on campus. Seating is limited. All the presenters are enrolled in Biology 110, taught by MCC adjunct instructor Tom Szten, who will also moderate the lecture series.
"We hope to foster awareness about the state and importance of the field as well as the specific topics covered each semester," explained Szten.
This series, presented every summer and fall semester, should garner more attention as popularity in the field grows, said Szten. For more information, contact the MCC Life Sciences Department at (231) 777-0273 or e-mail Szten at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We move from the TE's to the outside to cover the wide-receivers, in our countdown to training camp. This unit has drawn some of the harshest criticism from media pundits to fans themselves. A stockpile of potential with no one standing out as a front running legit number 1 WR. Can Ted Ginn, entering his 3rd year as a pro, break out from his inconsistent play? Can Greg Camarillo come back from an ACL tear and become the Dolphins newest Wes Welker? Will Davone Bess continue to impress while being challenged by a pair of rookies looking to make more than a typical rookie wr impact?
All of these questions surround the upcoming training camp and season for the Miami Dolphins. Who will flourish and who will falter? And above all else, who will not be on the roster come September? The Dolphins currently have 10 wide-receivers on the roster. They may keep a total of 5 on the final 53 and 4 on the game day active roster.
Here is a look at each rostered WR and who, in my opinion, may or may not be here come September.
Ted Ginn: Ginn has the hands and the speed to expose defenses for long gains but in his first two season with Miami, Ginn instead has struggled with his physical capabilities instead. Unable to consistently get off the line of scrimmage, Ginn enters his 3rd year drawing high praise from his coaches and his General Manager. Ginn is not considered a legit number 1 WR but he has the tools to become that go to guy even with a QB who's arm strength is not deep down-field.
Flashes of excellence have kept him around but the potential tag will likely come to an end when the 2009 season concludes. Will the Dolphins part ways with the "potential" star or will Ginn show that indeed, the third year is a charm?
I see only one possible way that Ted Ginn is not on the opening roster. A trade prior to the start of the season. While highly unlikely, injuries around the NFL could open a possible trade partner and the Dolphins who have previously said that no one was un-tradable, may, for the right price end the 3rd year season before it begins. Unlikely yes. Ted Ginn should open the season on the outside as the number 1 split WR. He will however be challenged for that roll throughout training camp.
Greg Camarillo: Camarillo was in the process of making Dolphins fans forget about the Wes Welker departure. Of all the Dolphins WR's, Camarillo has been the most consistent over the last two seasons and despite an ACL injury that ended his year last season prematurely, Camarillo again is expected to be that go to guy.
The question for Camarillo is when and how will he return from his injury? He says that he will be ready for the start of camp and already has participated in some individual route drills during OTA's. A good sign for sure.
The Dolphins will not likely entertain trade options with this WR and there is no danger of Camarillo not making the roster. A relapse in his injury or rehab issue is the only enemy of Camarillo's impact on the 2009 roster. Healthy, Camarillo will be lined up on the outside as the number 2 WR on an offense that will rely heavily on the position.
Davone Bess: Bess was undrafted last year and the Dolphins found a gem among the free agents they signed immediately following the drafts conclusion. Bess became a favorite of QB Chad Pennington after Camarillo went down and in the stretch of the season, Bess' numbers were as good as almost any other drafted rookie last season.
The Dolphins still have a problem with Bess and that is where to utilize him the most. Bess makes a good slot receiver but the Phins will not always run with a slot guy and will sometimes substitute a TE or a RB into the position when they switch to the WildCat formation.
Bess, in theory could push Ted Ginn for the number 1 spot moving the speed burner to the inside where the Phins could make some major mismatched formations. Bess could potentially take over the number 2 WR position thus putting Camarillo into the slot where he too could face LB coverages.
For the Dolphins, Bess is that wildcard that could dictate how the rest of the WR's lineup. A solid training camp could push the Dolphins to utilize him on the field full time and if that happens, the shake-up of who moves, Ted Ginn or Greg Camarillo, could be a fun one to watch play out. In any case, Bess is in no danger of losing his job or his roster spot.
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Brandon London: The tall WR showed some flashes towards the end of last season. The Dolphins picked up London as a free agent in the hopes of having a large target to throw to in the end-zone. London however only contributed 30 yards on 3 catches and no TD's.
London will not be a lock to make the final roster. A 2nd season with these coaches and this system will help London gain some confidence in himself in terms of how he reads the defenses and uses his body to block out smaller defenders but he will do so competing for a roster spot. The Dolphins are in no short supply of "potential" at the position and after the first 3, no one is guaranteed a roster spot.
I am a fan of Brandon London and I think that with another year under his belt, he could develop into the type of player that the Dolphins think he can be, the problem is that there is very few slots available and in the end, I don't know if London will be able to show more on the field than the younger guys waiting to showcase their raw talent. I think in the end, it leaves London looking for a job.
Ernest Wilford: The Dolphins and their fans continue to wait for Wilford to show why he was worth so much free agent money. Wilford was a non-factor in last years season spending most of it on the inactive list. Something that will not happen this year. The Dolphins tried unsuccessfully to trade the expensive mistake prior to and during the draft (according to some reports). The Dolphins have since moved Wilford to the H-back/TE position in the hopes of using him in the "Wildcat" formation to confuse defenses. It's worked in practice so far, but TC and the season is a different story.
Wilford has the size and the hands but severely lacks the speed to be a number 1 WR as the Dolphins envisioned. His move to the TE/H spot seems more like a last ditch effort to get something out of the money spent. Many felt that Wilford would have been cut last season but that never happened. Today, many still believe that it will be a stretch for him to make the final roster again.
I don't think that Wilford will be on the roster come opening day. The Phins will try and trade him once again as injuries hit the league and maybe the get someone to throw away a 7th rounder and take on his contract. If not, Wilford is going to need a stellar training camp to make the team. I don't think he can.
Anthony Armstrong: Armstrong spent last year on the practice squad after impressing the coaches during training camp. Already he has received accolades from teammates for his continued improvement. At 5'11, Armstrong is neither the shortest or tallest receiver on the roster. Armstrong has good hands but is still raw and still a project. He doesn't factor into making the final roster as a contributor.
For Anthony Armstrong, the practice squad is not going to be an option this year. There are too many younger guys behind him so he needs to show that he can make an impact now rather than later. In the end, I don't see Armstrong being on the final 53 and I don't see him taking up a practice squad spot again this year. Barring multiple injuries to the WR corp, Armstrong will be a number casualty come August.
Patrick Turner: The USC product was labeled a reach on draft day. A one year wonder at USC with Mark Sanchez as the QB. Still, the combination of speed, height, and game film, impressed the Dolphins management to take a shot. Turner is 6'5 and possesses the hands and speed to take over a game. He simply has shown it over a long period of time in the college ranks.
Turner has already impressed some of this fellow teammates with his work ethic and his ability to learn the playbook and Turner himself has said that he want to make an impact this year. He also is smart enough to know that he needs to learn the playbook before making the next step. His work ethic is impressing his coaches.
The Dolphins are not likely going to release Turner and it's very likely that he will be on the active 53 on game days. His size and speed will make it more difficult for a guy like Brandon London to stick on the roster and his drafting is a tell tale sign that the Dolphins are trying to rectify the WR position. Turner could become the number 1 WR that the Dolphins need. But that is down the road.
Brian Hartline: Hartline is another Ohio State wide-receiver on the Dolphins roster. His contributions in year one should be on special teams where he is capable of playing on both sides of the kick-off team. A smart cerebral WR, Hartline is expected to pick up the playbook fairly easy. He resembles Indy's Anthony Gonzalez who also played for OSU.
Hartline is hard-headed and loves to hit people. In his post-draft interview, Hartline made mention of his desire to just get on the field and hit someone. Not exactly the type of talk you expect from a WR. It's that attitude that makes him a good candidate for the final roster.
Hartline is going to have to play very good on special teams to make the active 53 and it very well could be his training camp performance that dictates the future of Ernest Wilford. With the Dolphins likely to keep no more than 5 WR's…at best…Hartline could steal away that final position. If not, the Dolphins will keep their fingers crossed and try and hide him on the practice squad.
Brennan Marion: Marion has become a fan favorite if for no other reason the road he took to get to the NFL. He has 4.5 speed and runs great routes. He only lacks a long college career of playing. A solid "after the catch" WR, Brennan works well over the middle and in the seams but the problem is that he faces a numbers game that does not sit in his favor.
Much like Davone Bess last year, Marion comes to the team with everything you want in a WR, especially one you find un-drafted. The only limit to Marion's potential is himself and again the numbers on the Dolphins roster. In training camp, the Phins may try and use him as a punt/KO returner to see if there is value there.
Marion's college resume' holds an impressive yards per catch seasonal average. At Tulsa he averaged 31.9 yards on 39 carries with 11 TD's…his first year at non-junior college. He finished his 2008 season at Tulsa with 25.9 YPC average on 43 carries.
Come August Marion will need to make an impression on ST's to make the roster and his likely home will be the practice squad unless he completely surprises the coaches with his diligent work ethic and determination. He possesses the tools and drive to make the roster but numbers will dictate his future with the team.
Chris Williams: Williams played 4 years at New Mexico St. and caught 32 TD passes over his last 3 years. He added two 90 plus TD returns to that resume. Williams is on the small side of the Dolphins roster standing 5'8″. He is a long shot to make the team and could likely find himself off the team by the first or second round of cuts. Williams has some potential but wit the names in front of him, he will find it hard to make the practice squad.
Williams is auditioning for other teams this training camp and he could be a replacement name on the practice squad as the season progresses.
The wide-receivers will be one of the groups to watch this training camp as it will be one of the hottest contested roster battles. 10 names and at most 5 active positions leaves 5 on the outside looking in with one or maybe at best 2 guys getting practice squad slots.
Ted Ginn and Davone Bess are locks for the roster . The health of Greg Camarillo will go a long way in determining the names that make the final roster.
I think the roster will shake-down like this. Ted Ginn and Greg Camarillo will be pushed hard by Davone Bess and a strong showing by Bess could force one of the others to move inside allowing Bess to take over one of the outside spots. My guess is Camarillo could be that guy to move into the slot where match-ups could be more favorable…if Bess can move into the number 1 roll which moves Ginn to number 2.
With 3 slots taken, the list pairs down to Wilford, Hartline, Turner, London, and Marion for the final 2. Chris Williams and Anthony Armstrong will not make the roster. I suspect that Wilford will be cut or traded leaving a spot open for Patrick Turner who has the size to become a legit red-zone threat. That leaves possibly one more spot to fill between the 3 remaining WR's. With Turner, London becomes expendable and I think he will be released before the final cut so that the other remaining WR's can get more practice time.
With only one spot up for grabs, Brian Hartline and Brennan Marion will play a battle of wills to get that final spot on the final 53 with the loser likely headed to the practice squad.
Final predictions: 53 man roster – 5 WR's: Ginn, Bess, Camarillo, Turner, and Hartline. Practice squad – Brennan Marion. Cut – Wilford, London, and Williams.
Barring injury to one of the top 3, I do not expect the Dolphins to explore adding any other WR's before the start of training camp or the start of the season.
UPDATE: Tony Sparano spoke about the WR situation saying that the upcoming cuts to the unit will be some of the hardest he will make. He indicated that the team "could" keep up to 6 WR but I still find that an unlikely scenario. However, if Sparano does intend to keep 6 WR's it could be an interesting battle between Anthony Armstrong and possibly Brennan Marion for that final spot.
Sparano said that Armstrong has made a lot of improvement over last year. He is pushing Brandon London for a spot but London himself may be out of a position regardless of what Armstrong can do. One situation may be to keep Armstrong as one of those 6 and Marion sticking to the practice squad. One thing is for certain however, the WR position is going to be a fight until the end.
Tags: Brandon London Brennan Marion Brian Hartline Chris Williams Davone Bess Ernest Wilford Greg Camarillo Miami Dolphins Patrick Turner Ted Ginn


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Grayson Perry Tapestries at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
10th December 2013
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is proud to be the first venue in the Midlands to present The Vanity of Small Differences by Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry. The exhibition, open 14 February 11 May 2014 is comprised of a series of six large tapestries (2m x 4m) which tell the story of class mobility and the influence social class has on our aesthetic taste.
Getting Young People into Birmingham Culture
6th December 2013
15 of Birminghams arts and cultural organisations including Birmingham Museums, have joined forces with Creative Alliance to offer 30 paid creative apprenticeships and internships for unemployed young people from the city.
Flog It! comes to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
28th November 2013
The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on Thursday 16 January 2014.
Festive fun at Birmingham Museums
15th November 2013
This Christmas, Birmingham Museums presents a sleigh-load of festive fun events and activities including family workshops, music performances and unique gift ideas.
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery wins 2014 Conservation and Heritage Management Award
11th November 2013
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) names Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery as the 2014 recipient of the AIA Conservation and Heritage Management (CHM) Award for excellence in the conservation of archaeological artefacts and the public education of archaeological conservation is the Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Project (SHCP) for its work on the conservation of the spectacular Anglo-Saxon artefacts found in Staffordshire.
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Daily Strength for Daily Needs - July 9
July 9
Love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.--I JOHN iv. 7.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel (or "complaint") against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.--COL. iii. 13.
Oh, might we all our lineage prove,
Give and forgive, do good and love;
By soft endearments, in kind strife,
Lightening the load of daily life.
We may, if we choose, make the worst of one another. Every one has his weak points; every one has his faults: we may make the worst of these; we may fix our attention constantly upon these. But we may also make the best of one another. We may forgive, even as we hope to be forgiven. We may put ourselves in the place of others, and ask what we should wish to be done to us, and thought of us, were we in their place. By loving whatever is lovable in those around us, love will flow back from them to us, and life will become a pleasure instead of a pain; and earth will become like heaven; and we shall become not unworthy followers of Him whose name is Love.
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I shared a recipe last week for a homey bread pudding. This week, it's a homey rice pudding, but a gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, chocolate-free, vegan rice pudding. With cherries. And it tastes very good. So it could be just the thing for a Valentine's Day dessert. It takes a little while, but that's not too […]
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Virginity restored six times?
Posted by The Curator on Thu Jun 18, 2009
I've posted before about hymen repair, aka Virginity Restoration Surgery. Inevitably, someone has taken what was a stupid concept to begin with and made it even more ridiculous by taking it to an extreme. Mosnews.com reports that a Russian woman, "Natalia K", restored her virginity a total of six times. Only a life-threatening infection stopped her: When the husband confessed he was upset about her losing her virginity before the wedding and with another man, Natalia decided to make things up for him. To celebrate their first year together as a married couple, she went to…
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Tattoo Horror Story
Posted by The Curator on Wed Jun 17, 2009
Something seems wrong with this girls' story. Eighteen-year-old Kimberley Vlaminck says she asked the tattoo artist for three small star tattoos on her face, but he evidently misunderstood her, and then she fell asleep while he was tattooing her. When she woke up, there were 56 stars on her face. The tattoo artist says she definitely asked for 56 stars, and that it's simply a case of tattoo regret. The Daily Mail, among others, has the story. I imagine it would be hard to sleep while someone is tattooing 56 stars on your face, so I'm more inclined to believe the tattoo artist. Though he…
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The Panama Women's Cricket Team
Posted by The Curator on Fri May 15, 2009
The latest viral hoax photos circulating online claim to show shots of the Panama Women's Cricket Team. It doesn't take a degree in Photoshop to realize these women's buttocks have been digitally altered. Fool Blogger has tracked down what appears to be one of the unaltered originals. The Fakes: The Real One: What I don't know is whether this actually is the Panama Women's Cricket Team. A google search for "Panama Women's Cricket Team" simply brings up these photos.
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The strongest man in the world
Posted by The Curator on Tue Dec 02, 2008
Here's an entertaining example of complete bs. An Arabic TV station interviews a man who claims to be the "Incredible Hulk" of Egypt. He says that he has the strength of 30,000 men! He never sleeps! He has sex 15 times a day with his four wives! And he's so strong that the government doesn't allow him to work, for fear that he might accidentally hurt someone. But the only evidence of his strength that he offers is his ability to tear a coin in half. This, of course, is a well-known magic trick.
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The case of the inserted belly button
Posted by The Curator on Tue Nov 18, 2008
I've heard of photo editors airbrushing out navels on swimsuit models (see the case of the vanishing belly button from 1964), but I hadn't heard of navels being inserted into photos. But that appears to be the case with Victoria's Secret model Karolina Kurkova. Fashion watchers have recently noticed that Kurkova doesn't appear to have a full belly button. Instead she only has a "smooth dimple". Wikipedia speculates that the lack of a belly button is due to an abdominal operation in infancy. Nevertheless, in some photos she sports a full belly button, which means that photo editors must be creating one for her. Or maybe it's…
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The FlairHair Visor
Posted by The Curator on Mon Nov 17, 2008
A quick and easy solution to hair loss: Kotula's FlairHair visor. This cool little item will keep you covered and its built-in visor will protect your eyes from the sun, all while giving you a distinctive, 1970s, Bjorn Borg-at-Wimbledon look. Also available in a white-hair version!
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Fleeing Purse Snatcher Drops Breast
Posted by The Curator on Thu Sep 04, 2008
Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing purse snatcher who accidentally dropped a condom filled with water after grabbing a 74-year-old woman's purse. He had been using the condom as a fake breast. That's weird enough. What I can't understand is why he was using a water-filled condom. Wouldn't a regular balloon have worked better? Though questioning the fashion decisions of a cross-dressing purse snatcher is surely an exercise in pointlessness.
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Artificial hips are all the rage
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Kenyan men like women with large hips. So Kenyan women eager for male attention are flocking to beauticians who are selling artificial hips. The hips consist of foam padding held on by skin-tight bike shorts and covered by cotton fabric. The Kenya Standard reports: Ready-made shape boosters (not their original name) go for as much as Sh250. Those who bring their own bikers pay Sh100 for hips only and Sh150 for all that goes on the backside. However, the hips do have some potential problems:
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Ban Fake Tans!
Posted by The Curator on Tue Jul 29, 2008
The Baines School in Lancashire has decided to ban fake tans. From The Telegraph: "The current trend for fake/spray tans does little to enhance the appearance of our young ladies," [Carol Robinson, head of the school] wrote. "We ask for your support in ensuring girls do not come to school looking varying shades of orange." She claimed that fake tan went against the principles of the school, where staff strived to "promote natural beauty and contentment with one's own looks". Her remarks have been met with cautious support with some of her more pale-skinned pupils at the…
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Girl cries crystal tears
Posted by The Curator on Wed Jul 23, 2008
Here's an oldie but a goodie (Thanks, Nettie!). This video from 1996 shows Hasnah Mohamed, a 12-year-old Lebanese girl who "baffled medical experts by producing crystals from her eyes." Girl Has Crystals Coming Out Of Eyes Fake? Of course. Hasnah's crystal tears were debunked by Joe Nickell in a 1997 Skeptical Inquirer article: Hasnah, who claims to produce up to seven crystals a day, showed a collection of the allegedly apported rocks. From their rhomboidal shape and other properties, I…
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No tattoos in Jewish cemeteries
Posted by The Curator on Fri Jul 18, 2008
The New York Times debunks the myth that "If you get a tattoo, you can't be buried in a Jewish cemetery": The eight rabbinical scholars interviewed for this article, from institutions like the Jewish Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University, said it's an urban legend, most likely started because a specific cemetery had a policy against tattoos. Jewish parents and grandparents picked up on it and over time, their distaste for tattoos was presented as scriptural doctrine. But even if the cemetery thing is a myth, some scholars believe that tattooing itself is against Jewish law:
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Spiderman Tattoo
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Photos of a Spiderman tattoo, showing an illusion of skin tearing away to reveal a Spiderman costume beneath, have been circulating around, prompting people to wonder if the images are real or photoshopped. They are real. The tattoo is the work of Milwaukee-based artist Dan Hazelton. Check out his site for other examples of his work. He very briefly discusses the Spiderman tattoo on his myspace page in response to a question from someone who asks, "can i get a tear out like the Spiderman one??" Hazelton responds:
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Hand with no thumb
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I found this picture on Puld.net, who writes: "The sources said this is not photoshopped or edited and this person really have no THUMB at all! I wonder how he "Thumbs Up" his friends?" Update: Posted to the Hoax Photo Database.
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World's Largest Fake Breasts
Posted by The Curator on Thu Jun 05, 2008
The Telegraph reports that Guinness World Records has awarded stripper Maxi Mounds the record for the "World's Largest Augmented Breasts." I gather this is a new category for Guinness, and it surprises me they would create it since they usually avoid awarding records for anything that might cause physical harm. For instance, they don't award a record for World's Largest Cat, because they're afraid people will overfeed their cats to gain the record. Nor do they award a record for sleep deprivation, so as to discourage people from staying awake for weeks. Maxi Mounds gained the record thanks to her 36MM bust, which she achieved by inserting polypropylene string into her breasts.…
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Unreal Beauty
Posted by The Curator on Mon May 12, 2008
The models in Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign (whose tagline was "we believe real beauty comes in many shapes, sizes and ages") may have benefitted from some "digital plastic surgery." From The Telegraph: Pascal Dangin, a celebrated retoucher of fashion pictures, claimed the Dove women were far from au naturel. In an interview with New Yorker magazine, Mr Dangin, who runs Box Studios in New York, a company which retouches photographs and does regular work for Vogue, and the fashion companies Dior and Balenciaga, said that he had manipulated the photographs heavily.…
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Well known comedian, Leftist, and Christian hater, Bill Maher, proudly displayed his latest mockery of the TEA Party, a diaper he named "Defends." While Maher's commercial is amusing, this is just the typical liberal method of belittling the opposition instead of debating the issues. Obviously, Maher and his America haters know nothing about snipers who use just occasionally use just such a device when in the field near an enemy camp to avoid being exposed.
Maher fully supports Obama's usurpation of congressional power to grant citizen rights to illegal immigrants.
Democrats stand behind Obama's power grab, with Rep.Shiela Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) going so far as to state that they should "write executive orders for Obama to sign" rather than write laws to be passed by Congress and implemented by the president. Ignorant liberals who do not understand how America's government works believe that such action is acceptable as they surrender their liberty to the dictatorship of their messiah.
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Opening Ceremony London 2012: Chariots of Fire! Harry Potter! The Queen and James Bond!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
The 2012 Summer Olympics kicked off in grand style last night, as a $42 million Opening Ceremony featured The Queen as a James Bond Girl, Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean and a whole lot more.
Among the highlights of the three-and-a-half hour event:
- Dozens of Mary Poppins floating down from the sky.
- Queen Elizabeth and Daniel Craig shared a big screen scene, marking the latter's acting debut.
- Atkinson (above) got himself involved in the iconic Chariots of Fire scene, actually running on the beach with the stars of that movie (technology rules!).
- A grass infield with countryside with sheepdogs, horses and ducks turned into an industrialized city with smokestacks, representing how far England has come.
- Seven billion pieces of paper were actually dropped on to the athletes, representing every human on the planet.
- Voldemort stopped by.
- And seven young people lit the Olympic Flame in an exciting, emotional climax.
The London Olympics will now air on NBC and many of its cable affiliates over the next two weeks. Best of luck to all participants. Go USA!
very2 nice mr. bean keep it up....
Some of you need to go back to school and learn how to spell so you can get your point across correctly.
"Queen Elizabeth and Daniel Craig shared a big screen scene, marking the latter's acting debut."
Hi there Hilton Hater,
Latter?? I'm pretty sure Daniel Craig has already had his acting debut.
It is, in fact, the former's acting debut!! Please double check punctuation and grammar before posting on what was once an incredible site. :)
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The big "X Factor" premiere last night fell way short of Simon Cowell's expectations -- earning just over half the ratings "American Idol" got during its premiere in January.
Simon's new show averaged an 8.7 rating, while the tenth season premiere of "Idol" pulled in a 16.4 -- and in last night's head-to-head ... "Modern Family" and "Criminal Minds" won out.
Simon called in to TMZ Live yesterday -- telling us, he desperately wanted to beat out his alma mater in the ratings department ... but based on last night's performance, that's gonna be an uphill battle.
To be fair -- the first ever episode of "American Idol" only scored a 6.1 in 2002 ... and has since had years to build a loyal audience. Then again, singing competitions were new back then.
Ok tens of thousands of auditions, and you give us 2 hours of bad talent, with only 4 acts that had any voice at all. You need to show only the people with a voice, leave the clowns to Idol. I thought this show was going to be a talent showcase. So far a miserable failure on Simon s part. By the way Cheryl Cole was new and different, I like Nichole but she has been over exposed recently.
The show won't do well because it's the same old format and the same old judges. That being said, you can't compare last night's low ratings to the original 2002 AI broadcast because Simon and Paula are now established "stars" and the format is basically the same as AI, so what's so compelling? Simon also did not choose wisely when he chose Paula for this show. I certainly won'*****ch it.
Sorry, but the X Factor is way better show than Idol.
Watched a few minutes of it and thought it was boring. I hope it tanks and bursts Cowell's huge bubble.
Honestly, one of the best new TV shows! I watched it and I'm already a fan after one episode. I like the panel of judges. More distinguished. And it doesn't take them half an hour to critique like it does on American Idol. The new judges on American Idol, and i'm generalizing a little, but they say the same thing to all the contestants, "Wow, that was amazing!" If I want to hear someone say "amazing" umpteen times, I'll go watch the Bachelorette!
@moxie. Loved what you said - Sloppy Seconds. That about sums it up!
Awwwww Poor Baby Simon doesn't have enough MANSIONS, YACHTS, etc. to complete his Poor Sick Ego Mind.
STAND in the UNEMPLOYMENT LINE, pal, and you will KNOW you have already been tremendously blessed!
Always thought Simon suffered from a Huge over-inflated ego , and the media bowing and making him feel he's the Kat meow to everything , doesn't help either..Didn't even bother to watch . Sorry , but "American's Got talent" is Good enough for me..
I enjoyed the X Factor very much with my mom and sister. I truly believe the show will just get better with time. The talent gave me goosebumps and a smile, sometimes almost tears. The people who just criticize the show, are hater's they just have negativity in there head... the show will bloom :)
To Mr Randy Jackson - STOP LAUGHING ....
It was a good show,only thing is that it went up against "Modern Family" which is EMMY winning show. Hopefully they change the Day of the X Factor.I will continue to recored & watch later :)
i liked it alot! I think it will do really well.
The show was b-o-r-r-i-n-g - same old, same old. A souped up version of Idol. And as much as the judges gushed over some of the performers, they weren't all that great. The focus on each performer was way too long, the background music annoying, and the family/friends rushing out on the stage was way contrived. I give it 2 stars.
There are too many talent competions now. But to be fair when Idol is on there is nothing on TV worth watching on the other channels. Idols numbers have scared off any competition.
It was not the case with X-factor which had popular shows on at the same time.
Though you can't compare last night's X-Factor premiere night ratings to the 2002 original broadcast of American Idol because the judges are now established "stars" and it's basically the same format, it is probably precisely for these reasons that the show won't do well. Also, Paula Abdul, again, was a poor judge choice. I didn'*****ch and don't intend to.


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The Hospital Room
We'd been sitting in the hospital room for days watching over Mamá, making sure she was comfortable. The seasons had passed us by in lighting speed and we were smack in the middle of the Christmas holidays.
Mamá was a hard nut even at 85 and it was difficult to see her look so fragile and helpless. She had fought an amazing fight. Kicked cancers ass all over Sunset Park, but after several rounds, she was weary and in need of a rest. Knowing that this was going to be the last time we would all be able to spend time with her we sat in her room for days greeting family that came to visit from all over the US.
Difficult rooms bring on difficult conversations. Not knowing that this was going to be one of those nights, I settled in to keep Mami company as she sat beside her mother. Inside that hospital room loomed a conversation that I'd been wanting to have with Mami for a long time. Nagging questions about the details of my life always were in the front of my mind. How did I come to live with her and her family for the first 12 years of my life? How was it that my birth mom allowed that to happen? And how was I allowed to move to the Dominican Republic with them?
"How did I come to live with you in DR?" I whispered to her, my heart pounding in my ears. After a few minutes Mami answered, "I will never forget the sound of you crying as your mother took you down the stairs the day that she took you back." In the background Mama's wheezing respirator filled the room and time stood still for a couple of beats.
Some doors down the familiar holiday music played in the nurses station. I never heard this part of the story described like that.
"Really?" I said, swallowing the knot in my throat.
"Your mother wanted you back, and I couldn't do anything about it," she said sighing heavily as she looked up at Mama's bed. She looked tired and soft. She stroked my arm calming my heart. "Papi had decided to go back to The Dominican Republic with the family. We asked your mother whether we could take you with us, but she said no. So she took you back." Staring down at her brown wrinkled hand, I said, "But I did end up living with you. I'm confused."
A memory of arriving in DR took me out of the hospital room. Running through Mami's garden to get to the one story house we lived in. Mami scolding me for running barefoot and telling me to put on my jellies or else I'd have to go to my room. "Well, mi hija" she said bringing me back to the antiseptic smelling room, "she brought you to me."
We sat in silence for a while, the yule tide melodies filling the corridors and the night nurse popping in to check Mama's IV. I put my head on her shoulder and closed my eyes. "Your mother was young and she didn't have a place to take you when you were born," she said. I kept my head on her shoulder and waited for her to continue. "I was home taking care of your sister Kelly when my social services contact called to ask me if I could take in a three-day old baby girl for a week." I felt her face smile as she put her head on mine. "He said you were from near by and that it was just temporary. He promised that you would be back with your mother within a week." I knew this story and had told it countless times. But this night, I was hearing it for the first time.
"You were the cutest baby," she said."We called you muñequa because you looked just like a little doll. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you."
I lifted my head and looked at Mami and smiled. I was in the same hospital where I was born, listening to my story and filling in the gaps that I had so longed to fill. I was ready.


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Good effort. " Irish version" is a refreshing idea. Excellent period costumes. Acting was good but uneven . It seemed that the actors got tired by the time mid second act rolled in. Perhaps the second act was a little drawn out...
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This tragicomedy should be renamed "The Bickersons." Ugh. The actors did their best but the material is long, boring, and senseless. Save your time and money.
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Amanda Quaid was marvelous as Mary. The rest of the cast just didn't "click" for me. I didn't believe that the other actors were the complex, intriguing characters Chekov created.
Thomas Kilroy's version of The Seagull is a dazzling reappraisal of Chekhov's first great comedy, a story of a distinguished actress and her passionate, lonely son. In the decline of Anglo-Irish estates and the emergence of the Land League, Kilroy unearths fascinating parallels to the shifts in Russian society that inform Chekhov's original. This acclaimed adaptation illuminates the play's universal themes while revealing new social and political angles.
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HILLSVILLE — State code does not seem to support the idea that Carroll County has to sign off on reactivating Hillsville Rescue Squad, at least the way town officials read the law.
Officials closed the Hillsville Rescue Squad four years ago after a former captain inappropriately used an ambulance to haul furniture from Marion, but last year Hillsville Town Council members started a push to revive the agency.
As the terms expire in June for Galax School Board vice chairwoman Theresa Lazo and chairman Ray Kohl, seven candidates — including one incumbent — are vying for the two seats.
Lazo has decided not to seek reappointment.
After interested citizens submitted letters of interest, a public hearing was held during Monday's Galax City Council meeting to hear a brief introduction from and conduct interviews with each of the candidates.
With seven people to interview, the council meeting lasted until 11:15 p.m.
ABINGDON — Two Blacksburg residents pleaded guilty last week in federal court to charges stemming from a home invasion robbery in Carroll County last year.
U.S. Attorney Julia C. Dudley said Donnell Edward Callaham, 26, and Korie Lee Hodges, 19, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon to charges of conspiracy, being in possession of stolen firearms and being in possession of stolen firearms with the serial number removed or obliterated.
HILLSVILLE — The 32-year-old Mount Airy, N.C., man who tried to rob three financial services businesses in Cana during the summer of 2007 pleaded guilty to all charges in Carroll Circuit Court last Thursday.
Carroll deputies had charged Carl Anthony Berrier with two counts of armed robbery for going into Speedy Cash and Cash to Go with a knife and demanding money in July 2007.
A locked door at the BB&T bank in Cana stymied a similar attempt there and led to Berrier's capture. Authorities charged him with attempted robbery for that incident.
HILLSVILLE — Office shuffling in the Carroll County Governmental Center should result in better customer service, officials hope.
Now, before a contractor can obtain all of the needed documents for a construction permit, they must visit the building official, the PSA, the erosion and sediment control inspector and the health department — in offices at different locations of the governmental center.
Now, all these offices will be located in the same area, formerly the VA Cooperative Extension Offices.
INDEPENDENCE — In an effort to close the gap on a $1.2 million cut to the Grayson County Schools' budget, the division will consider implementing an early retirement plan.
Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Thomas brought a proposal to the school board Feb. 9 that she said could save between $100,000 and $200,000 for the 2009-10 school year.
"This program would benefit both the school system, and its employees," Thomas said.
Eligibility for the plan includes:
Two individuals accused of assaulting and pepper-spraying five people at the Republican campaign headquarters in Galax shortly before the 2008 presidential election were convicted of lesser charges of disorderly conduct in Galax General District Court on Monday.
Daniel Cason Meinecke, 29, of Galax — charged with one count of misdemeanor assault of Galax Republican Party Chairman Michael Stevens — was convicted of the reduced charge of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Meinecke will serve 100 hours of community service and 60 days of jail, suspended.
Editor's Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record. The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
Land Transfers
These land transfers were recorded in October and November in the office of Carolyn H. Honeycutt, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:
Rhudy R. Lineberry and Barbara S. Lineberry to Lawrence E. King and Phyllis G. King. 8.486 acres in the Sulphur Springs District. $25,033.70.
It was the kind of announcement that hasn't been heard in Galax — nor in the furniture industry nationwide — in a long time.
On Friday, Vaughan-Bassett Furniture announced that it will invest $2.15 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Galax, creating 100 new jobs over the next three years, saving 500 existing positions and upgrading and purchasing equipment.
HILLSVILLE — A 41-year-old Cana man, accused of manslaughter and driving while drunk in the death of a 26-year-old Middlesex, N.C. woman, waived his right to a preliminary hearing last Tuesday.
Stephen Edwin Towe of Cana appeared in Carroll General District Court briefly on Feb. 17 with his attorney, Dawn Davis Cox, on the charges stemming from a wreck on Woodlawn Road near U.S. 58 that killed 26-year-old Jessica Ruth Bowyer.
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The NY Times "Budget Puzzle" is freakin awesome! This is how I fixed the budget. Lots of tax increases from current levels, though from what I've read, the increases in a lot of areas aren't all that different from levels under the Clinton Administration. Plus, I managed to avoid serious cuts in Medicare, though I did raise the retirement age a year. Definitely a difficult thing to do and I wish members in Congress and the President luck in sorting this out. It was hard for me to avoid arguments with myself, I can't imagine how hundreds of members of Congress, all with valuable constituent interests will be able to work something serious out. We shall see…
Either way, really fun tool. Thanks, NY Times!
I agree that Bush is guilty of war crimes. I say this because I don't want that point misunderstood.
Bush actually did an excellent job of demonstrating the damage that poor rhetoric can do to the world. He painted a broad stroke across a region of the world and referred to it as the axis of evil. In doing so, he redefined entire regions as evil. This redefinition included civilians, soldiers and terrorists alike. This redefinition even included Americans. This rhetoric is why we're still debating things like the Mosque in New York and border issues in the south. It's because he helped inspire fear throughout our country. He created a monster for us to hate. What else can you do with a monster after all, but hate it. You can't talk to monsters, can't learn from them and you certainly can't have diplomacy with them. They are monsters once adequately defined as such and all you can do is grab your stakes, mirrors and garlic and go to work.
I just don't want to repeat Bush's disaster from the other side. I'd rather keep things in perspective. Bush's real crimes involved a lack of understanding regarding how to fight a just war. It involved too much faith in information, unjust torture and being too quick to go to war. We could call him a monster for these things but there's a greater value to his presidency. We can learn from his tragic leadership. We can demand leaders who understand what a just war is. We can push for patience the next time we feel threatened and aren't quite sure of who our enemy is. I'd rather Bush be a cautionary tale of poor leadership, poor rhetoric and impatience than a monster for us to chase with a stake. We may not get to see him to justice, but at least we can try to avoid such a leader in the future. — This is something I read on The Maddow Blog. Smart, thoughtful observations and reflections by "Matt The Southern Liberal."
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there are lots of arguments against lowering the social security retirement age (a few mentioned in the attached article), but i think the idea, though counter to conventional deficit hawk wisdom, makes sense in certain ways, and is definitely worth serious discussion…
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Justice Kennedy no longer appears to reside at the court's center of gravity. The center has shifted to the right. —
Reading Justice Kennedy's statement about wanting to retire after Obama left office, initially, bugged me simply because the court, in my view, is supposed to be the one branch of government thats exist in a layer of the atmosphere somewhere above politics and below the stratosphere.
Though to believe that justices actually are above politics is naive, I know, it always resonates with me when a justice IS strikingly political.
For this reason, I'm a little pleased to find out that Justice Kennedy seems to have lost his praiseworthy swing-vote status on the court (READ the full article I took this quote from HERE). Though this means the court is definitely trending right, on a purely vindictive level, it makes me feel nice to know that Kennedy has less swing vote power.
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Being a Gnome in a new world it is quite often I find myself stepped on. I'm short you know and sometimes people do not like to look down. Actually, with all the flying mounts all over the place looking up to watch out for falling poop is actually a good idea.
That doesn't mean I go totally unnoticed. I can still find a place for myself where no one will notice my height. The auction house.
While I have not been trying to become the next warcraft millionaire by any means I am trying to keep up with my expenditures while leveling on a new server.
As I have mentioned before, I am always out leveling my professions and with my professions being tailoring and enchanting I am basically destroying the number one way to make money as a new character on a new realm.
When you do not have enchanting everything you get from the quest rewards becomes a game of choose what sells for the most if you do not need anything and then sell it. That goes for BoEs that drop as well, sell it. The sell everything approach works nicely. Not as nicely when you are disenchanting everything instead of selling it.
I guess making an enchanter as my first character was not a great choice but it is not hindering me really. I just have to spend a lot more time on the AH then I normally do so I can survive and buy stuff.
The other day I reached level 68 and it was off to northrend for me, but first I needed to get my tailoring and enchanting up to northrend levels. This means, I need at least 350 in each. Sadly I was 342 in tailoring and 323 in enchanting. That was after using all my cloth and all my enchanting materials.
So I was left with a choice, move to northrend and leave my professions behind, go back to outlands and quest some more to gather cloth and enchanting materials, or get to work on the auction house.
I decided on the third option. I did not want to leave my professions behind and questing on a disc priest takes time and I felt I spent enough of it in outlands for the time being.
I had a little over 500 gold so I went to the market and bought everything I could. I got my tailoring to 350 and my enchanting to 331 in that time and was left with a mere 42 gold.
I went into my bank and pulled out things I collected while leveling and put them all on the market to try and make some gold back so I could get enchanting up.
The next day I logged in to a mailbox full of gold covered goodness which bought me over 500 gold again. I bought a bunch of enchanting materials and had at it. A lot of running back and forth and I was finally at 350 enchanting and ready to go to northrend, without cold weather flying because that would run me 425 gold and I was about as short on gold now as I am on stature.
Being I put everything I was leveling enchanting with on scrolls I listed them all on the market and headed off for the night.
Next day I log in and start making my way to northrend, having totally forgotten my mail. I still do not have old world flight because I think at the moment it would be a waste of gold, so it was a run all the way to the dock for me. Good thing I remembered the mail before I got there.
There was no sure thing I would make any gold, none of the enchants I made where particularly sought after ones but hey, who knows. When all was said and done I found myself over the 500 gold mark yet again and more importantly, over the 425 gold mark that I needed for cold weather flying.
I ran back to buy flying, yes, ran. Good thing I at least have a land mount there, that run can be really long for these little gnome legs I tell you.
I got my flying and headed to northrend. I few around a little, did the starter quest and the one that sends you to dal so I could save that as my new home and called it a night. No more auction house working for me. I worked it enough to get what I need. Like I said, I am not looking to be a millionaire on this character, just looking to survive.
Maybe I should consider doing more auction house work because that big 4K bill is coming really soon and that is a lot of AH work ahead for me. I won't rush it. I do not really care about the speed of my flying, at least not until the hodir quest line that is.
One good thing with wrath content is, depending on your server, it is worth it for an enchanter to vendor the quest items and buy the enchanting materials from the market. Again, if the market is good like that.
Reminder: Check that before you start questing in northrend Grumpy.
So I wasted a lot of time and a few days just leveling professions, but the leveling is still moving along nicely. 68 and counting. If it where not for money issues and the amount of time I have spent running back and forth between trainer and the AH I would be 85 already but you know what, I am kind of liking this.
There is something to be said about not having a main to just send you materials and money that is making it a different type of fun again. For now at least.
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