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As first noted on the Friday, August 16 episode of CBS' "The Young and the Restless," several of Katherine Chancellor's (Jeanne Cooper) friends and family received postcards informing them to be at the grand dames home on that particular date and at "8:00pm sharp." Yesterday, following news of when the show will honor the life of Katherine on screen, the soap unveiled a website dedicated to the character that includes a gallery that breaks down the postcards each of her friends and family received, some of which were sent before Katherine decided to have people gather at her home. The postcards were written by the writers of the show, of course.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
Tuesday's indictment charges Robert Butyka, 25, with one count of unauthorized impairment of a protected computer, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.
Officials said the 2010 attack made computers in the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Program unusable for two months while malicious code was removed and data restored. The program is used in climate research and weather forecasting.
The U.S. attorney's office said NASA worked with Romanian authorities, resulting in Butyka's conviction in Romania last month. He has been sentenced to three years in prison there and would face a sentence of up to 10 years if convicted in the U.S.
JPL spokeswoman Veronica McGregor said it won't disclose how far the hacker got into the system, but he wasn't able to access the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument in space that transmits weather measurements back to Earth.
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A reward or tribute given to a male after he has had sex with a woman.
In the Schrute family, we have a tradition, where when the male has sex with another woman, he is rewarded with a bag of wild oats left on his door step by his parents. You can use these oats to make oatmeal, bread, whatever you want. I don't care - they're your oats.
I just earned my oats today!
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Aeronautical abbreviation for "Outside Air Temperature." Almost exclusively given in degrees Celsius.
"Lawrence Tower information Juliet time 2000 Zulu. Wind 300 @ 8. Visibility >10. Sky Scattered @ 1-2000. OAT 9. Dew point 2. Altimeter 30.07. Landing and departing runway 32. Advise on initial contact you have Juliet."
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Abbreviation for Over Active Taint Syndrome, excesive sweating inbetween your balls and asshole.
I had a bad case of oats so i wiped it with my hand and rubbed it in kevins mouth.
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Over Achieving Teenagers, implies to anyone who is working too much, is stressed, and just tries too hard. Often people who gets grades such as C's and B's but still consider they failed and did not do enough.
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CAT PEOPLE - HD DVD review
Director Paul Schrader is best known for writing the story for the acclaimed 1976 film "Taxi Driver." Schrader adapted the novels "The Mosquito Coast" and "The Last Temptation of Christ" for the big screen as well. His work behind the camera has not been as widely accepted, with only "American Gigolo" being memorable to audiences. Schrader's gained some notoriety in recent years after his version of "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist" was initially shelved and then released to DVD after Renny Harlin's version was universally panned by critics and audiences. While Schrader typically writes novels based on seedy subculture, his directorial career has reached more genres and his remake of the 1942 film "Cat People" was the first horror film tackled by the writer director.
"Cat People" benefits from a familiar ensemble cast. Lead actress Nastassja Kinski was popular at the time after winning a Golden Globe for her performance in Roman Polanski's "Tess." Veteran actor Malcolm McDowell had previously starred in a number of films including the controversial films "A Clockwork Orange" and "Caligula." John Heard, Ruby Dee, Ed Begley Jr., John Larroquette, Annette O'Toole and Ruby Dee are other familiar faces who have starring roles or bit parts in "Cat People." O'Toole had been seen the previous year in "48 Hours." John Larroquette had a role in the comedy hit "Stripes" and Ruby Dee had been making films for decades. To add to the relative starpower of "Cat People," singer David Bowie performed the title song, which won two awards for composer Giorgio Moroder.
The film is about a young woman, Irena Gallier (Nastassja Kinski), who travels to New Orleans to be reunited with her long lost brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell). When she arrives in New Orleans, she discovers that Paul is a local minister and is introduced to their housekeeper Female (Ruby Dee). Irena was separated from Paul when their parents were killed by one of the wild animals they trained. The first couple of days Irena spends with Paul are exciting for the young woman and Paul reminds her of some of the fun memories they had as children. He sings and juggles balls, rekindling her memories of her brother and her parents. However, after just a couple of days, Paul disappears and his whereabouts are completely unknown to Female or the church where Paul works. Irena is worried for her brother, but continues to take in the sites of New Orleans.
Paul's disappearance is due to the simple fact that he is really a large black cat that transforms into his native state after sexual encounters. Normally, this could be considered a major spoiler, but considering the film is called "Cat People" and it works hard to let the audience know that Paul is the big cat. He becomes a captive feline at the zoo where Oliver Yates (John Heard) serves as curator and works with zoologist Alice Perrin (Annette O'Toole) and Joe Creigh (Ed Begley, Jr.). Bronte Johnson (John Larroquette) is a concerned official who demands that the unruly disposition of the black cat result in the animal's destruction. During Irena's journeys around the city of New Orleans, she finds herself visiting the decrepit and run down zoo. She also discovers her brother Paul and feels a connection for the large black cat, but doesn't realize that it is her brother. While sketching the cat after the business hours of the zoo, she is chased and romanced by Oliver Yates.
Time passes and "Cat People" struggles to become either a horror film or a movie with a twisted web of romance. Alice is certainly in love with Oliver and tries to protect him and win his heart. She is threatened by Irena. Irena, on the other hand has fallen for Oliver and the curator easily returns the favors and they begin to have a sensual and heated romance. Unfortunately, Irena cannot giver herself sexually to Irena. Where the love web becomes troublesome is that Paul desperately needs to have sex with his sister. For Irena is the only girl he may make love to without falling prey to the curse of returning to his cat form. He chases Irena wherever her and Paul try to hide and continually tries to talk Irena into becoming his sibling lover. So much of the plot of "Cat People" finds Alice and Irena loving Oliver with consequences and Paul and Oliver loving Irena with even more consequences. Personally, I would have snatched up Alice in a heartbeat.
There is a little horror contained within "Cat People" as Paul and Irena struggle with their own jealousy and feline form. Paul mauls a prostitute before he is captured and then tears the arm from poor Ed Begley, Jr. during a routine visit to the big cat's cage. Irena's sexual drive forces her to go primal and she tears into the flesh of a cute and innocent bunny rabbit. The best scene in the film finds Alice swimming in a pool, in the nude, and knowing that Irena lurks in the shadows and desperately wants to kill her. A large, man killing cat can be frightening enough, but when it is a jealous female looking to wipe out the very attractive competition, that is an entirely different ballgame. You never do get a sense of Irena's intentions until the end of the film and that keeps the audience guessing and provides a few chills. As a thriller, "Cat People" is far more effective than owing up to its tagline of "An erotic fantasy about the animal in all of us."
Perhaps it is the decade in which the film was produced, but in today's world, "Cat People" does not feel overly erotic. The film becomes a little playful right before Malcolm McDowell's character decides he is hungry. It is difficult for something to be erotic when the only thing running through a viewer's mind is "Yeah, she is raw meat right after intercourse!" The tension between John Heard and Nastassja Kinski's characters prevents any romantic feelings as well. I'm not sure if the erotic tagline was to capitalize on McDowell's performance in "Caligula" or if this film was truly considered racy in 1982. I felt it was a little flat (and I'm not directly referring to Nastassja Kinski's figure) in the erotic department and lacked any romantic feelings as well. Sex only served as a method of prepping a fresh meal in "Cat People."
"Cat People" wasn't a bad film. It is marred by the sensibilities and style of the early Eighties. The naïve nature of Irena becomes tiring after a while. I can understand a girl isolated from the rest of the world not being street savvy, but she acts like a young child for much of the film. I'm puzzled at how Oliver could choose her over Alice. Malcolm McDowell is always entertaining and is as such in "Cat People," but in a creepy way. The film moves along at a comfortable pace and provides a little edge-of-the-seat tension. Aside from the Alice vs. Irena question, I found myself wandering two things: #1. Will Oliver get eaten by a big black cat? #2. Will Irena finally sleep with poor Oliver? Both questions are answered in due time and kept me guessing. The answer to #2 provided an interesting little plot twist towards the end and it appeared that Alice did finally get her man after Irena was taken out of the picture. The acting was good and I enjoyed seeing so many faces before time began to take its toll. When it comes to early Eighties cult horror films, I'd prefer to sit down with "Wolfen" over "Cat People," but it would be a close call.
"Cat People" appears to be a port of the most recent DVD release of the film. I do not own a copy of that particular disc, but I can safely say the resolution and coloring of "Cat People" is subpar when compared to most of Universal's other HD-DVD catalog titles. The 1.85:1 film is mastered with the VC-1 codec at 1080p resolution and looks fine considering the age of the film, but this is one of the least impressive HD-DVD titles I've seen from the studio in quite a while. The film is grainy and lacking in detail. Some scenes were quite detailed, but there were a number of very soft scenes contained in the film. Colors look dated and are plagued by an overly warm palette. Fleshtones had a sunburn-like quality to them through much of the film. Black levels were somewhat weak and shadow detail was an issue. Grain was quite visible when the film was at its darkest. I saw a little pixilation during scenes where lighting was low. Thankfully, the source materials were in decent shape.
I watched Universal's "The Kingdom" on the same night I watched "Cat People" and was disappointed by that film's lack of a TrueHD track and felt it was weak when compared to other recent Universal A-List titles. "Cat People" includes a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack, but it is horribly flat and uninteresting to the ears. Bass response is light. The rear surrounds are used sporadically and are transparent for most of the film. The center channel is the busiest speaker and nicely anchors the film's vocals. The left and right channels handle a few ambient effects, as well as the Eighties musical score. David Bowie's singing is muted and the title song is another flat sounding element of the transfer. Dialogue during "Cat People" is weaker than average, but there were only a few lines I struggled to hear.
There are a few bonus features contained on the "Cat People" HD-DVD release. The extra materials have been culled from the previous DVD special edition and have not been given the high definition treatment. The offerings start off with Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader (25:22). The flu-ridden director didn't seem too happy to reminisce about his film and allow he wasn't the happiest person to interview, the director does offer some very nice details about his film. Schrader talks about how he became attached to the project and then about his personal feelings towards remaking "Cat People." Schrader continues kicking the kids off his lawn with a Feature Commentary with Director Paul Schrader. The commentary is more informative than the half-hour interview, but after sitting through the first supplement, I could not find the inner strength to endure the full commentary. Much of the same information is provided, but with a little more depth.
The supplements get a little shorter after the two principle bonus materials featuring the film's director. On the Set with Director Paul Schrader (10:21) is a vintage EPK interview with the director. I have a feeling Schrader was a huge Marlon Brando film with his vocal delivery and attitude, but the glasses didn't help him out much. Schrader really does not say much of anything about his film and aside from his Brando impression, there is little reason to watch this horrid interview. After the supplements contained on this disc, I'm not much of a Paul Schrader fan when it comes to interviews with the talented scribe. The Special Makeup Effects by Artist Tom Burman (11:16) is a recent discussion with the artist who created the cat effects. This was perhaps the best supplement on the disc and I enjoyed hearing Burman's thoughts towards the cat transformation. A series of Cat People Matte Paintings (3:11) end the offerings on the first page of bonus materials.
Three more supplements are found on the second vertical page under the "Special Features" menu selection. Filmmaker Robert Wise on the Producer of the Original Cat People - Val Lewton (3:28) is a very short segment finds legendary director Robert Wise briefly talking about Val Lewton and shows his admiration for the low-budget horror director. This was a very nice little chat with Robert Wise and he is certainly a better interview subject than Paul Schrader. A few Production Photographs (6:46) are set to David Bowie's theme song and plays as a slideshow. If you enjoy Bowie, this is a quality recording of his song. Finally, the film's Theatrical Trailer is included. I was far from floored by the quality of the bonus materials, but considering this is not one of Universal's better catalog titles, it is not bad.
Closing Comments:
"Cat People" is one of those catalog titles that seems to be a puzzling choice for HD-DVD. Given the large catalog of Universal films, I'm not sure why this title was chosen. It seems almost dumped to the format with a barely better than DVD soundtrack and video presentation. The supplements were directly ported from the DVD release. The supplements themselves are dreadful and barely worth watching. The film itself doesn't offer much more reason to purchase the title, aside from those that are true fans of the cult film. There are far better Malcom McDowell pictures out there. I'm not suggesting something craptacular like "2103: The Deadly Wake," but another HD-DVD title such as "A Clockwork Orange." "Cat People" isn't the worst film and there are some entertaining moments, but there are just so many better choices out there to make.


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Bulletproof vests from stem cells?
In a first, scientists have discovered a new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave way for wider application of the body's master cells, including bulletproof vests.
Known as auxeticity, the property may have application as wide-ranging as soundproofing, super-absorbent sponges and bulletproof vests, said the study.
Until now, auxeticity has only been demonstrated in man-made materials and very rarely in nature, such as some species of sponge.
What is auxeticity?
Most materials when stretched will contract. For example, if one pulls on an elastic band, the elastic itself will get thinner.
The opposite is also true: squeeze a material and it will expand. For example, if one squeezes a tennis ball between both hands, the circumference around the ball gets larger.
However, auxeticity has the opposite effect - squeeze it and it will contract, stretch it and it will expand.
This means that auxetic materials act as excellent shock absorbers or sponges, a fact that is being explored for various uses.
"When the stem cell is in the process of transforming into a particular type of cell, its nucleus takes on an auxetic property, allowing it to 'sponge up' essential materials from its surrounding," said Kevin Chalut from Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.
The researchers treated the transitioning cell's cytoplasm, the fluid surrounding the nucleus, with a coloured dye and found that when they stretched the nucleus, it absorbed the dye, suggesting that it had expanded to become porous.
Auxetic materials are of great interest to material scientists and engineers and this new discovery may provide clues to different methods of manufacture.
The study appeared in the journal Nature Materials.
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This week Cityscape Global will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre (UAE), welcoming property experts from around the world to discuss core issues facing the industry and offering a platform from which developers can showcase their latest schemes. One of the many multinational property experts attending this year's event is MAG Group, a global development firm who are planning to unveil a series of projects worth AED3.25bn in total.
At the core of MAG Group's project showcase will be MAG222, a 51-storey property in Dubai Marina which the company is touting as 'the world's largest M-shaped residential building'. Once complete in 2017, the sparkling AED 900m tower will sport 550 one- to four-bedroom apartments plus eight duplex penthouses, some with private rooftop swimming pools.
Each of the residential units will benefit from a range of high-end shared facilities including bespoke landscaped gardens, an entire floor dedicated to a health club, an open-air deck with infinity pool and spa, and a coffee shop. Retail units and conference facilities have also been stitched into the plans.
In recent years industry focus has shifted from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China following an explosive surge in supertall towers and plans for new cities however Chairman of MAG Group Moafaq Al Gaddah is convinced that the UAE still offers a tremendous number of investment opportunities.
He explains: "Dubai remains an attractive investment proposition for local, regional and international investors, and our active pipeline of AED 3.25bn worth of upcoming projects is a direct endorsement of the potential that the city still has to offer to residential property buyers."
Also part of MAG Group's project portfolio for Cityscape Global is an AED 400m residential building in close proximity to Dubai Mall in the Business Bay district and an AED 2bn scheme in Meydan comprising residential townhouses and low-rise apartment units. There are also plans for an AED 450m retail development focusing on interior design in Al Barsha 2, currently scheduled for handover in 2015.
Overlooking the Burj Khalifa Boulevard, the AED 400m property (MAG220) will be 20 storeys in height and include a modest 81 two- to four-bedroom apartments plus two penthouses. These residential units will be supported by a health club, spa, events space, kids club, swimming pools and landscaped terraces.
CEO of MAG Group Mohammed Nimer explains: "Our track record as a quality-driven developer that consistently delivers on its off-plan promise puts us in an enviable position to capitalise on early expressions of interest in our three residential projects at Cityscape Global. Investors can also remain secure in the knowledge that MAG Group's experience and commitment to ensuring a transparent purchasing process, from start to finish, is guaranteed."
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Brent above $105 on lower China inflation
Oil prices supported by worries over tension in North Korea
Brent crude futures rose above $105 per barrel today after data showed lower China inflation. Photo: NYT
Brent crude futures rose above $105 per barrel today after data showed China's inflation in March was slower than expected, giving its central bank room to keep monetary policy easy and support oil demand in the world's second-biggest consumer.
Oil prices were also supported by worries over increasing tension in North Korea and a stalemate in talks between Iran and Western nations.
"The softer-than-expected inflation is supportive to oil markets," said Ben Le Brun, a market analyst at OptionsXpress in Sydney. "As the potential to tighten policy may now be on the back burner, this is more of a short-term relief."
Front-month Brent futures rose 47 cents to $105.13 per barrel by 03.15 GMT, after moving in a $2-range in a choppy session on Monday. US crude futures rose 20 cents to $93.55 per barrel.
Brent may trade between $103 and $110 per barrel in coming weeks, LeBrun added.
China's annual consumer inflation eased to 2.1 per cent in March from February's 3.2 per cent while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Tuesday.
The data is likely to reduce the anxiety building among some investors that China's policymakers may begin tightening monetary conditions early in the recovery cycle, especially amid concerns of a bubble in the property market.
With other data from China pointing to a moderate recovery, demand worries from the West, following weaker than expected jobs numbers from the United States and problems in Europe, may be mitigated somewhat.
Still, global oil demand is expected to pick up from the third quarter, analysts say.
Oil markets are also awaiting key US inventory data for the week ended April 5, due today and tomorrow. Data for the previous week had shown an inventory build-up last seen in 1990, dragging oil prices down to an eight-month low on Friday.


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Awesome, very well done, love the music, Shadowfax is kewl. Lots of hard work seems to have gone into this.
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I really liked how you put the coustumes together, the scenery was neat, and the music was fantastic. I would change nothing because it would take a long time, I especially liked the detail on the Witch King, and Shadowfax, well anyways, keep it up pal.


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The HighLine is a new 1.5-mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroadstretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson Rail Yards in Manhattan.
Inspired bythe melancholic, unruly beauty of this postindustrial ruin, where nature hasreclaimed a once vital piece of urban infrastructure, the new park interpretsits inheritance. It translates the biodiversity that took root after it fellinto ruin in a string of site-specific urban microclimates along the stretch ofrailway that include sunny, shady, wet, dry, windy, and sheltered spaces.
Through astrategy of agri-tecture—part agriculture, part architecture—the High Linesurface is digitized into discrete units of paving and planting which areassembled along the 1.5 miles into a variety of gradients from 100% paving to100% soft, richly vegetated biotopes. The paving system consists of individualpre-cast concrete planks with open joints to encourage emergent growth likewild grass through cracks in the sidewalk. The long paving units have taperedends that comb into planting beds creating a textured, "pathless" landscapewhere the public can meander in unscripted ways.
The parkaccommodates the wild, the cultivated, the intimate, and the social. Accesspoints are durational experiences designed to prolong the transition from thefrenetic pace of city streets to the slow otherworldly landscape above.
The High Line was designed in collaboration with James Corner Field Operations and Piet Oudolf.
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1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6. Want to avoid a terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding a headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 (I hope you are ALWAYS out of WD 40 and that you use just oil -Unprocessed Mama) and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the
surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
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cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!
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ArtsTechLA's May event was a panel discussion and book launch party for Rachel Sussman's The Oldest Living Things in the World.
Rachel began by telling a story about how a casual suggestion to visit an old tree in Japan inspired her decade long project. She also shared the physical trials, financial obstacles and personal limitations she faced during her journey to complete her artwork. She had to learn how to scuba dive as well as shoot underwater at the same time, broke her wrist in a danger zone, and was abandoned in Greenland for a while without any communication.
Sharon Ann Lee, ArtsTechLA's director, moderated as panelists Paola Antonelli of MoMA, Michael Russel of JPL, Woody Fischer of Caltech and Rachel had a lively discussion on Deep Time, aggressive lichen, ancient bacteria in the permafrost, and extremophile organisms.
The evening ended with a cocktail party with some amazing edible landscapes: A vegetable forest with a hummus river and large bread loaves mimicking boulders. And a fruit space installation of blackberries, blood oranges and a planetary peach.
A big thank you to Pace Webb for her artful and delicious edible creations. Thanks to Greenbar Distillery and Joia Soda for the yummy refreshments, and Ryan Morgan for the great photos of the event!
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Bridge collapse injures one in Çorum
A pedestrian bridge weighed down with snow collapsed in Çorum on Thursday, wounding one person. (Photo: İHA)
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A student was wounded when part of a pedestrian bridge collapsed in the central province of Çorum on Thursday.
Security camera footage showed the moment when the bridge, weighed down with snow, collapsed. Local officials said a high school student suffered light injuries in the incident and was taken to hospital.
The precise cause of the bridge's collapse is still being investigated but officials said repair work is already underway.
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The results of the recently completed census have yet to be completed, but one is already known – there are fewer people in Serbia. Every year a town of about forty thousand inhabitants disappears. Warnings have come true, warnings of demographers who have been sending dramatic messages primarily to authorities to do everything possible in order to approach this problem seriously, and, above all, influence fertility rate increase by economic measures.
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Services catering for the poor in Kosovo and Metohija have for years been working in very difficult conditions and would not be able to survive but for help from individuals and associations. The aid of more than one million dinars, which the Football Association of Serbia recently sent to the village of Prekovac, near Kosovska Kamenica, the centre of catering for the poor in Kosmet, is very important for the continuation of work of such services. Snežana Milošević reports from Kosovska Mitrovica.
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John and Angie Majerle, parishioners at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox in Broadview Heights, were gracious enough to share their Christmas tradition story and three recipes.
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Christmas is one of the holiest days of the year for Serbian Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian calendar. It is preceded by 40 days of fasting during Advent to prepare for the birth of Christ. No meat, dairy or eggs are consumed, continuing through Christmas Eve night — (badnje vece) — on Jan. 6 (Dec. 24 on the Julian calendar).
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Customers flocking to discover exotic pets in Barrow
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FROM rascally raccoons to scurrying scorpions and lounging lizards – a new store is challenging conventional ideas about what makes a perfect pet.
Vicky Frederick has been inundated with curious customers since she opened the doors of her exotic pet store, Pixie Pets, in Rawlinson Street, Barrow, last month.
The 22-year-old is offering local people an alternative to the usual domesticated pets, although they come at a price – a racoon racks up the bill at around £650.
She says the bond between an owner and their skunk, hedgehog or spider can be every bit as powerful as that between an owner and their dog, cat or rabbit.
"I want people to realise that there's an option out there for people who fancy something a bit different," she said.
"I actually ran an exotic pet store with my ex-partner for a lot of years and when I moved back here I decided to open up to show people there are lots of different animals you can keep."
But the sale of exotic pets has proved controversial, with groups such as the RSPCA campaigning to discourage the trade.
RSPCA exotics and trade officer Sophie Adwick said: "Some people may choose exotics as pets because they are unusual or quirky, then get a shock when they realise how long they might live, how big they might grow or how difficult they can be to look after. Animals can suffer or even die because their owners lose interest, or are unable to give them the specialist care they need."
But Ms Frederick, who is the owner of two skunks, Pixie and Zack, and a raccoon, Roo, said: "I completely agree with some of their standpoints in that I think some animals shouldn't be sold to just anyone and you have to be careful, but my skunk Pixie is more domesticated than any of my dogs and cats. It is trained, litter trained, and wants to be around people all the time. I don't care what anyone says, she is not a wild animal."
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Former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu gets a bad rap. Well, first of all, he goes by the moniker "Honey Badger". Second, he had some off-field issues that led most people to believe he is a liability.
Beyond that, Mathieu is a ball hog. He may be small and somewhat weak in comparison to most bigger receivers and DBs, but at 5'9″ 186 lbs. the "Honey Badger" will play with attitude and aggression. Something the Cowboys desperately lack on defense.
I wouldn't waste a top-3 round pick on him, but I might think about him later in the draft. He had an outstanding career on the field at LSU. In two seasons as a Tiger, Mathieu tallied 133 total tackles, showing his ability to cover a lot of ground due to his speed and ability to avoid blockers.
Because of his size, most NFL GMs and coaches might shy away from him as a top-flight NFL DB. On the contrary fellas!
Mathieu may have only picked off four passes at LSU, but he was involved in 19 pass breakups. His 34″ vertical leap doesn't scream badass, but his timing and ability to read the ball in the air is better than most in this draft.Jerry Jones has taken a chance on a lot worse in his career. He has a knack for picking up people with "bad attitudes". Dez Bryant has certainly had his issues, Terrell Owens of course made a splash defending Tony Romo.
And lets not forget about Keyshawn Johnson, Terry Glenn, Tank Johnson, Deion Sanders, Adam "Pacman" Jones.
In fact, that is a good comparison for Mathieu.
Pacman Jones is small, fast, and covers well because of his speed and ability to turn his hips and stay light on his feet. Those descriptions fit the Honey Badger to a "T".
The Cowboys could also use a Special Teams presence. They cannot continue to use their star receiver and backup running back as return men. Dallas needs a Devin Hester type. Someone whose main responsibility would be to catch the oblong ball, avoid a few tacklers and try to score a touchdown 5-6 times a game.
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In 2011 at LSU, Mathieu returned 25 punts for an average of 17.2 yards per return and ran two back for touchdowns. He also ran back two fumble recoveries for TDs.
That stat alone should make Monte Kiffin take notice. He loves a defense who can pick up a turnover and force the opponent's hand by taking it for a score.
Mathieu may have his off-field issues, but keep the Honey Badger on the field, it will pay off in a big way.
If it doesn't work out, Honey Badger don't care…
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The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute (USP Terre Haute) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. USP Terre Haute houses a Special Confinement Unit for male federal inmates who have been sentenced to death.
FCC Terre Haute is located in the City of Terre Haute, 70 miles (110 km) west of Indianapolis.[1]
A new United States penitentiary was authorized by President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 and established in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1940 on 1,126 acres (4.56 km2) of land. The opening of the prison in this city was partly due to heavy promotion by Terre Haute's Chamber of Commerce, which eventually went on to raise $50,000 to pay for the property on which the prison was built.[2] The residents of Terre Haute initially embraced the prison due to the impression that it would provide jobs to local residents in addition to helping Terre Haute's economy while only housing non-violent offenders. E.B. Swope was the prison's first warden.
The U.S. Public Works Administration issued a $3 million grant to pay for construction of USP Terre Haute in 1938.[2] Construction cost of the institution at the time that it was built was $2,150,000.[2] The architectural design of the prison is a modified telephone pole design with all housing and other facilities opening onto a long central corridor. It was the first penitentiary for adult felons ever to be constructed without a wall. In 2004, the new USP was built on adjoining property, with the old penitentiary becoming a medium-security Federal Correctional Institution.
USP Terre Haute was one of the first federal prisons to emphasize rehabilitation by providing psychological and psychiatric treatment, referring to prisoners by names as opposed to numbers, and allowing prisoners to talk during meals instead of eating in silence. The institution initiated the use of the word "inmate" as opposed to other less-appealing labels such as "convict" or "criminal". It also became one of the first federal prisons to implement educational programs in prisons with sessions devoted to improving the inmates' skills in reading, writing, math, as well as trades.
Camp 5, part of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, is reported to have been based on the design of USP Terre Haute.[3]
USP Terre Haute is a Care Level 3 facility, which means that any inmate sent to Terre Haute who has serious health issues that are not major enough to warrant hospitalization is sent to the USP. This facility is also a tobacco-free institution. This part of the FCC contains six housing units. One of the six housing units is a faith-based unit that can house 125 inmates. When the inmates are not working, they are partaking in faith-based activities. All of the inmates in the USP are allotted seven visit-days a month and 300 minutes of telephone time, which they have to use in increments of 30 minutes or less. The inmates housed here can work at UNICOR, which is a prison industry that makes towels and other accessories for the military. Inmates employed here earn an average of $6.50 to $7.50 a day and some can make up to $12 a day if they are paid by piece as opposed to by the hour.
Death row[edit]
On July 19, 1993, the federal government designated USP Terre Haute as the site where federal death sentences would be carried out, including the establishment of the "Special Confinement Unit," the federal death row for men. The Bureau of Prisons modified USP Terre Haute in 1995 and 1996 so it could house death row functions. On July 13, 1999, the Special Confinement Unit at USP Terre Haute opened, and the BOP transferred male federal death row inmates from other federal prisons and from state prisons to USP Terre Haute.[4] There are currently 58 inmates on death row.[5][6] The federal government chose Terre Haute as the location of the men's death row due to its central location within the United States.[7]
USP Terre Haute houses federal death row. Among those most recently executed at USP Terre Haute were Timothy McVeigh and Juan Raul Garza in 2001, and Louis Jones, Jr., in 2003. McVeigh, who was convicted for his responsibility for the Oklahoma City bombing, was the first prisoner executed by the U.S. Government since the moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in 1976. The method of execution used by the federal government is lethal injection.
Notable inmates[edit]
The following lists contain the names of current and former notable inmates.
|Inmate Name
|Register Number
|Execution Date
|Timothy McVeigh
|June 11, 2001
|Gulf War veteran; convicted in 1997 of planning and carrying out the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people.
|Juan Raul Garza
|June 19, 2001
|Drug kingpin; convicted in 1993 of murdering or ordering the murders of three rival drug traffickers, and of importing thousands of pounds of marijuana from Mexico and reselling it to dealers in Texas, Louisiana and Michigan.[8][9]
|Louis Jones, Jr.
|March 18, 2003
|Gulf War veteran; convicted in 1995 of the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of US Army Private Tracie Joy McBride at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas.[10][10]
Death row[edit]
|Inmate Name
|Register Number
|Alejandro Umaña
|Sentenced to death in 2010
|High-ranking member of the international street gang MS-13; convicted of racketeering conspiracy and murder in connection with four gang-related killings; Umaña's story has been featured in several documentaries regarding MS-13.[11][12][13]
|Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr.
|Sentenced to death in 2006
|Sex offender; convicted in 2006 of interstate kidnapping resulting in death in connection with the 2003 murder of Dru Sjodin.[14]
|Len Davis
|Resentenced to death in 2005[15]
|Former New Orleans Police officer; convicted in 1996 of ordering the 1994 murder of Kim Groves, a 32-year-old mother of three, in retaliation for Groves' filing an excessive force complaint against him.[16]
|Joseph Edward Duncan III
|Sentenced to death in 2008
|Serial child molester and rapist; sentenced to death for a 2005 kidnapping and quadruple murder in Idaho; pleaded guilty in state court to one murder in California and suspected in two other murders in Washington State.[17][18]
|Ronell Wilson
|Resentenced to death in 2013[19]
|Gang leader in Staten Island, New York; murdered NYPD Detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews, who were conducting a sting operation to buy an illegal gun in 2003; Wilson is the first person sentenced to death in New York since the 1950s.[20][21]
Non-death row[edit]
|Inmate Name
|Register Number
|Shukri Abu-Baker
|Serving a 65-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2065
|CEO of the Holy Land Foundation, once the largest Islamic charity in the US; convicted in 2008 of providing material support for terrorism for funneling money to the terrorist organization Hamas. Four co-conspirators were also convicted.[22][23]
|Jay Scott Ballinger
|Serving a life sentence
|Satanist and self-described "Missionary of Lucifer"; convicted in 2000 and 2001 of setting fires at 26 churches in eight states in the 1990s, including one which caused the death of Firefighter Loy Williams of the Commerce Fire Department in Georgia.[24][25]
|Duka, EljvirEljvir Duka
|Serving a life sentence.
|Involved in the 2007 Fort Dix attack plot; convicted of conspiring to kill American soldiers and possessing firearms with the intent to conduct a terrorist attack at the New Jersey military base. Four co-conspirators were also sentenced to prison.[26][27]
|Russell Wasendorf
|Serving a 50-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2056
|Peregrine Financial Group founder; pleaded guilty in 2012 to mail fraud, embezzlement and making false statements for stealing over $100 million from the clients over a 20-year period and falsifying documents to cover up the fraud.[28][29][30]
|Ahmed Sala Ali Burale
|Serving a life sentence
|Somali convicted of piracy in connection with the 2010 hijacking of the civilian yacht Quest, which led to the deaths of four US citizens; the conviction marked the first time in 190 years that an American jury has convicted a defendant of piracy.[31][32][33]
See also[edit]
- ^ "BOP: FCI Terre Haute". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Zach (May 6, 2001), Penitentiary opened to great fanfare, Tribune-Star
- ^ Catherine Herridge (January 31, 2009). "Inside Guantanamo Bay, a Study in Contrasts". Fox News. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Special Confinement Unit Opens at USP Terre Haute." Federal Bureau of Prisons. July 13, 1999. Retrieved on October 3, 2010.
- ^ "Federal Death Row Prisoners | Death Penalty Information Center". Deathpenaltyinfo.org. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "The Bureau Celebrates 80th Anniversary." Federal Bureau of Prisons. May 14, 2010. Retrieved on October 3, 2010.
- ^ Huppke, Rex W. "EXECUTION: Terre Haute, Ind. dreads execution of Timothy McVeigh." Associated Press at the Southeast Missourian. Friday April 6, 2001. 2A (continued from 1A). Retrieved from Google News (2/16) on October 14, 2010. "The planning for this day began when mcveigh was moved to Terre Haute along with the 19 other federal death row inmates in 1999[...]"
- ^ June 18, 2001 (June 18, 2001). "Who is Juan Raul Garza? - CNN". Articles.cnn.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "BOP: Federal Executions". Bop.gov. July 8, 1942. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ a b "Louis Jones, Jr. #837". Clarkprosecutor.org. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Death for Double Murder". Fox News. July 27, 2010. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Markon, Jerry (April 29, 2010). "MS-13 gang member sentenced to death in N.C". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "FBI — MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Death After Conviction on Racketeering Charges Related to Double Murders". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "Rodriguez sentenced to die for killing Dru Sjodin". StarTribune.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Looseleaf Law (October 27, 2005). "Former New Orleans policeman again sentenced to death". Policeone.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ By BOB HERBERTPublished: September 15, 1995 (September 15, 1995). "In America; Killer Cops - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8485031/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/idaho-suspects-records-show-violent-history
- ^ http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121216/NEWS03/712169838
- ^ Secret, Mosi (July 24, 2013). "Killer of Two Undercover Detectives Is Sent Back to Death Row". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Brick, Michael (February 6, 2007). "Detectives' Killer Breaks Windows in Jail". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Hays, Tom (July 24, 2013). "Ronell Wilson, NY Cop Killer, Gets Death Penalty". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Kovach, Gretel C. (November 25, 2008). "Five Convicted in Terrorism Financing Trial". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-nsd-519.html
- ^ "'Missionary of Lucifer' Sentenced to 42 Years - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200114872.pdf
- ^ Von Zielbauer, Paul; Hurdle, Jon (December 22, 2008). "Five Are Convicted of Conspiring to Attack Fort Dix". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Reuters (April 28, 2009). "3 Brothers Sentenced to Life for Holy War Plot at Ft. Dix". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Peregrine Financial Group CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Embezzlement, And Lying To Regulators". US Department of Justice. September 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Reuters (2012). "Peregrine CEO Wasendorf pleads guilty in $100 million embezzlement scheme". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Huffstutter, P.J. (January 31, 2013). "Peregrine Financial's Ex-CEO sentenced to 50 years in jail". Fox Business. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ "Five Somalis sentenced to life in piracy case - CNN". Articles.cnn.com. March 14, 2011.
- ^ Nasaw, Daniel (October 3, 2011). "BBC News - Somali pirates face hard time in US prison". Bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Two More Somalis Plead Guilty to Charges Relating to Piracy of Quest". US Department of Justice.
External links[edit]
- USP Terre Haute Official Website


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Jamie Colby was born on December 21, 1970 in Forest Hills, New York, USA as Jamie Nell Colby. She is an actress, known for Sunday Housecall (2013), Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith (1996) and America's Newsroom (2007). She is married to Marc K. Wallack. They have one child.
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Check out this post for a solution (you only need the stuff on the left of the patcher, ending at 'zl.slice 4′.
Thanks Jeremy. That's quite similar to the solution I found on the link I posted above.
I need to figure this out too, but both links are dead…
Just a hint would be enough I guess.
The easiest way to get the current track is to use [live.path this_device canonical_parent]
The canonical parent of a device is always the track it is placed on, according to the docs.
Ah yes now I remember I've use that before :) Where is this documented though? The LOM reference only lists live_set, live_app and control_surface as path starting points…
See under the headings 'Root objects' and 'Canonical Parent'.
Thanks! All is clear now :)
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Wedding: 4/27/2013
Claire's knowledge and creativity far exceeded our expectations. She was wonderful to work with, always making herself available for any questions or information that we needed. All of her flowers, ideas for colors and designs for the bouquets, banquet tables, corsages etc, included her very special touches that were simply breathtaking. I would highly recommend Claire and Blumen Lendle Inc to other brides and their families.
Wedding: 10/7/2012
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Wedding: 6/15/2013
Claire was a dream vendor to work with. As the Mother of the Bride I was so thankful to have the input of her experience. We started out the process with the bride having a hard trying to take what her vision was and put it into the details of what she wanted everything to look like. Clair told her to just share pictures of what the vision was and she took it from there. The flowers were beautiful and were key to making the day memorable. She was able to deliver more than what we expected and stay within the budget we provided.
Wedding: 1/11/2014
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Wedding: 6/28/2014
Mrs. Claire is very talented and outdid herself on my bouquet. I told her what I wanted and showed her pictures. On my actual wedding day, I teared up at the sight of my bouquet. It was absolutely beautiful and beyond perfect. She really did outdo herself and made it look even better than I could ever imagine. Mrs. Claire does such a wonderful job on all of her bouquets. She recently did my sister-in-law's wedding and again, they were just beautiful. She is very easy to work with and very kind. You can tell that she loves what she does, and she is very good at it.
Wedding: 10/19/2013
Ms. Claire of Blumen Lendle is awesome. I'm not a flower person so I went to her with only a vague idea of what I wanted. I basically told her I wanted purple and white "fluffy type" flowers. She showed me examples of arrangements and types of flowers to narrow down ideas. She was very mindful of my budget and worked to get the most bang for my buck. I put the creative control in her hands and trusted her judgement. The arrangements all turned out so beautiful and elegant. Ms. Claire is also great with communication . She is responsive to emails and phone calls. Overall, I recommend Blumen Lendle to future brides in the New Orleans area.
Wedding: 6/6/2014
I am absolutely obsessed with looking at the bouquet that Claire made for me! Everything she made for our wedding was gorgeous, and we have received numerous compliments about everything!! She is very easy to work with and understood what I wanted immediately. I couldn't have asked for a better experience!
Wedding: 5/2/2014
Claire made my wedding flowers PERFECT! I can't not begin to say enough wonderful things! She was very personable & led me in the right direction in my selection process. All the arrangements were drop dead gorgeous. I would highly recommend her to all brides! Wedding guests are still talking about how beautiful my flowers were! I was so excited to see my bouquet when she delivered it to the hotel!!
Wedding: 6/14/2014
Mrs. Claire was great! From the very beginning she was a huge help to me in making my wedding beautiful. She helped me with many details beyond just flowers. The flowers turned out beautifully and I will always use her in the future and highly recommend her to any bride in the future.
Wedding: 1/25/2014
My daughter was married in January of 2014. After our first meeting with Claire, we just knew that everything would be taken care of for that special day. Claire has many years of experience and wonderful ideas for coordinating colors and types of flowers. Her attention to detail is amazing. The bridesmaids' flowers were simply beautiful, and my daughter's bouquet was absolutely stunning! The flowers were even more beautiful than we imagined, and everything was delivered on time as promised. I highly recommend Blumen Lendle for your New Orleans area wedding. You will not be disappointed!
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Wedding: 3/11/2006
The wedding ceremony and reception flowers Claire Gendron of Blumen Lendle provided for my March 15th wedding were spectacular. Her attention to detail and professionalism allowed for a great working relationship. Blumen Lendle is definitely my go to florist!!!
Wedding: 10/18/2013
I was so incredibly happy with Clarie and Blumen Lendle! I am not very knowledgeable about types of flowers or what is in season. Clarie gave me all the information and opinions I needed. She understood my vision and wants for the wedding. I brought her a sample of the bridesmaids dress color and some sample bouquets I found online and she made my dreams come to life! The arrangements for the reception and our bouquets were so amazing I didn't want them to ever die! The coloring and quality was perfect. If you were looking for a florist in this area look no farther!
Wedding: 1/18/2014
I can't stress enough how blessed and thankful I am of Mrs. Claire and her talent! All my floral decorations turned out beautiful for my wedding. Once I saw the bouquets she dropped off at our hotel room I couldn't wait to get to the reception and see all the other arrangements. All the girls at the hotel room were ranting at how gorgeous the bouquets were! I especially loved my calla Lilys bouquet. I don't know where to even begin with the reception...our sign in table came out gorgeous!!!! It was exactly what I wanted and more.....my reserved table centerpieces.....WOW, they blew me away when I walked into the venue. It was more than I could have imagined. They caught my eye the very second we entered the venue. And not to mention all the other centerpieces! I am beyond happy & excited with the way everything turned out. My mom and I were so please with everything she did. My dad and husband who had no clue of any of the planning from the beginning couldn't stopped talking about how an amazing job Mrs. Claire did with the floral table arrangement, buffet arrangements, and everything else. I owe that night to her and the other vendors for making everything possible.
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Wedding: 12/6/2013
I can't even begin to say how happy I was with the quality and service I received from Blumen Lendle. My wedding was held in December 2013 and it was gorgeous! But the proof is in the photos, my flowers were the prettiest asset to my wedding, hands down. Blumen Lendle was recommended to me by the amazingly talented, Studio Tran Photography.
Claire with Blumen Lendle gave me great advice on flowers and cost and worked with me to stay within my budget. The final outcome was amazing! I got more compliments on my bouquets and flower pieces than any other décor that night! Claire far exceeded my expectations and I am so happy and grateful to have had her as a part of my wedding. I would HIGHLY recommend her to any bride in the New Orleans area!
Wedding: 7/13/2013
Claire did an excellent job with the flowers for my wedding. I did not know exactly what I wanted, but she sat down with me and let me look through pictures to get an idea of my style. She also gave suggestions based on colors, where my ceremony was, etc. And the day of the wedding, I did not feel like I needed to worry about a thing! She really put me at ease, and her work was beautiful. She is not only great at what she does, but she is such a nice person - I would highly recommend using Blumen Lendle!
Wedding: 4/28/2013
I was an out of town bride, so I never actually got to meet Claire in person. We communicated via email and phone. I was nervous because I didn't know very much about flowers, I just knew the colors I wanted. Claire understood exactly what I was looking for and delivered! The flowers were so beautiful, I wish I wasn't coming from another state--I would loved to have enjoyed them at home!
Wedding: 6/1/2013
Blumen Lendle did an amazing job with my flowers. They were beautiful and I received so many compliments. Mrs. Claire was wonderful to work with. She took my ideas and budget into consideration and surpassed my expectations. I completely trusted her and she blew me away. I would highly recommend Blumen Lendle as your wedding florist!
Wedding: 1/19/2013
I am not big into flowers and I'm not very "froo froo". Even though Claire does some pretty fabulous larger, intricate arrangements, she listened to my preferences of simple and low-key. The initial consultation was everything I could have asked for - she showed me some things she was working on, got a feel for my style, looked at pictures of my dress, and discussed her past experiences with the church and venue I was using. On the day of the wedding, Claire delivered the flowers to the hotel and did a great job setting up at the church and the reception venue. The flowers were fresh and full, and everything was perfect for what I was expecting. If you are looking for a fair-priced, talented florist, Blumen Lendle is the way to go!
It was an absolute pleasure working with Blumen Lendle. The end product was more that I could have imagined. It was breathtaking. She took such a huge worry off of my shoulders. I trusted her with every detail and we were so completed happy with the end result. My daughter's dream came true. When she (myself and my husband) saw everything, the tears were definitely streaming. I cannot say enough about Blumen Lendle. I would recommend (and I have) them to anyone. Blumen Lendle is a first class operation.
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I don't know why I "dislike" him so. I think it's the fact that he still has a show that people watch and all the implications about America that comes with that fact… that and his SMUG ASS FACE. (seethes more in private like a loon) lol
Zim's wiki page states that he started his culinary training at the age of 14 at The Dalton School. That's well and good. Except :
The high school curriculum states nothing about anything even remotely based in or around the culinary arts. If on the remote chance he was taking private lessons on the side, that's fine. It was just stated poorly on his wiki page then.
Oh and when it is stated that Zim is a James Beard Award Winner, please remember that he won for Best TV Personality. (Why? I do not know either. Since The Dalton School is self-described as a "Ivy League College Prep School" located on New York's Upper East Side, I am forced to wonder if the Award, like his career, wasn't bought and sold with the help of wealthy parents) To me, the award has nothing to do with food or cooking ability. (As the award's title clearly states)
Also, his wiki page is unclear about his resume. Other than the Executive Chef of Cafe Un Deux Trois in Minneapolis, it states that he "contributed to many of New York's finest restaurants as either executive chef or general manager." Forgive my cynicism, but since he eats bugs for a living, a touch more clarity would help eliviate my lack of confidence in his credibilty as a chef. He purports himself a food writer as well. This is about the only job description I can put any faith in. Only, when he describes food on his show, Bizarre Foods, he sounds like a columnist for The Cliche Tribune. His descriptions are as stale and forced as the responses he gets from the chefs and owners of the restaurants he visits.
I, too, remain uncertain where my distain for the Zim came from. (Or when and where the intensity came from) But I just need to vent about it sometimes. And a blog no one reads is always a smart option, lest I look like an infantile douchebag at dinner parties. lol
Thanks for reading the raving of yet another Internet Troll. ;-)