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Megan Cloherty, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - Casting is under way for a new Disney Channel series that will have those who enjoyed '90s TV reaching for a calendar.
The channel is planning a sequel to "Boy Meets World," in which the next generation of Disney fans will follow the life of 13-year-old Riley, the daughter of the original series stars, Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence.
Disney already is casting the show, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Rumors have been leaking about the project for weeks, according to industry publications. But after the Thanksgiving holiday, more news came from the actors themselves.
Actors Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel, who played Cory and Topanga, confirmed they are returning to the small screen for the sequel. Savage tweeted about the project Monday.
I'm going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The "Boy Meets World" sequel is officially happening!— Ben Savage (@BenSavage) November 26, 2012
After a few attempts of tweeting out the wrong link, Danielle Fishel tweeted her tumblr blog about the project.
AHHH! I am technically challenged! @bensavage, not so impressed with my tech skills now, huh? :) dfishel.tumblr.com— Danielle Fishel (@daniellefishel) November 27, 2012
The pilot is in its "very early stages" and has "Boy Meets World" creator and executive producer Michael Jacobs leading the way, reports VLine.
Fans of the original series might wonder if all their favorite characters are coming back for "Girl Meets World." The answer: We don't know yet. Based on Disney's casting descriptions, industry experts say there are no descriptions for Mr. Feeny, Cory's best friend Shawn Hunter or his older brother Eric for the sequel.
But there is more detail about the Matthews family. Cory Matthews is a seventh-grade history teacher who is, of course, married to Topanga. They have two kids: 13-year-old Riley, the focus of the series, and her older brother Elliott.
There is also a casting description for Riley's best friend Maya, whose character biography is similar to Cory's friend Shawn in the original series.
The timeline, however, does not quite add up. As The Huffington Post points out, Cory and Topanga graduated in 1998 and the series ended in 2000.
One episode in the final season planted the rumor that Topanga might be pregnant, while another showed the cast in the future - in 2006 - shortly after the couple had a baby girl. But that math doesn't quite add up to their daughter, Riley, being 13 years old.
Still, on TV, anything can happen.
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Who will shell out for this pre-17th century fossilised bird egg?
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Sophie is part of the online team at The Independent. She is interested in quirky news, feminism, the Middle East, and international politics.
Thursday 28 March 2013
A sub-fossilised egg belonging to an extinct Elephant Bird has been put up for auction today.
Click here to see more photos of the unusual egg, and a fragment from a dodo's femur bone
At 30cm tall and 21cm in diameter, the impressive egg is about 100 times larger than an average chicken egg, and larger than eggs laid by dinosaurs.
The Elephant Bird itself - a native of Madagascar - stood at around three metres, and is thought to have gone extinct between the 13th to 17th centuries.
James Hyslop, a Scientific Specialist at Christie's, said: "It's very rare to find one that's complete. To see one in such perfect condition is a real treat."
The unusual egg is expected to fetch around £30,000 when it features in Christie's "Travel, Science and Natural History" in April. It will be sold alongside other unusual exhibits such as a fragment from a dodo's femur bone.
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Amputation—General Overview
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Reasons for Procedure
Peripheral arterial disease
(PAD) causing:
- Gangrene
- Untreatable pain
- Severe soft tissue infection
- Severe trauma that cannot be repaired
- Complications of diabetes
- Untreatable bone infection ( osteomyelitis )
- Malignant tumor
- Congenital deformity (present at birth)
- Severe frostbite
Complications of connective tissue diseases, such as:
- Lupus
- Scleroderma
Possible Complications
- Poor healing at amputation site, resulting in the need for a higher level of amputation
- Skin breakdown
- Infection
- Bleeding
- Swelling at surgical site
- Phantom limb pain —feeling pain in amputated limb area
- Phantom sensation—feeling that amputated limb is still there
- Blood clots
- Complications of anesthesia
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
- Imaging studies to look at the bones and surrounding tissue for evidence and location of disease or trauma, including:
- Tissue cultures
- Blood tests
- Heart evaluation
- Preoperative antibiotics
- Tests to evaluate blood flow in the part of the body that is being amputated
- Arrange for a ride home from the hospital.
- Arrange for help at home after your surgery.
- Follow instructions for eating before surgery—usually nothing after midnight.
- You may be asked to use an antibacterial soap the morning of your surgery.
- General anesthesia —You will be asleep.
- Local anesthesia—A specific area will be numbed.
- Spinal anesthesia —Your lower body will be numb.
Description of Procedure
How Long Will It Take?
How Much Will It Hurt?
Average Hospital Stay
- Foot or toe amputation: 2-7 days
- Leg amputation: 2 days to 2 weeks or more
- Upper extremity: 7-12 days
- Finger amputation: 0-1 day
Post-procedure Care
- The area involved will be elevated. This will decrease swelling.
- Your limb will be dressed in bulky dressing, elastic bandage, or cast.
- You will be encouraged to get up and walk as soon as possible.
- Physical therapy will begin within a day or two of surgery. It will focus on improving strength and mobility.
- You may wear a cast or special shoe for toe/foot amputations.
- You may be given certain medicines. This may include antibiotics or blood thinners.
- You will be fitted with a prosthesis as soon as your wound has healed.
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
- Keeping your incisions covered
- Washing your hands often and reminding your healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
- Not allowing others to touch your incision
- Follow the instructions for keeping your incision clean .
- Follow instructions on how to care for your prosthesis.
- Counseling may be recommended for the emotional trauma of an amputation.
- Attend follow up appointments with your doctor. They will make sure you are healing well.
- Check with your doctor about which medicines to take at home.
- Maintain a healthy body weight for overall health and to make sure your prosthesis fits well.
Keep your blood vessels healthy:
- If you smoke, quit. Smoking can interfere with healing.
- Avoid foods that are high in fat and cholesterol.
- If you are diabetic, check your blood sugar levels and eat right.
- Exercise regularly.
Call Your Doctor
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision sites
- Increasing or excessive pain
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
- Severe nausea and vomiting
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org
Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org
The Canadian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Association http://www.coa-aco.org
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation http://www.canorth.org
Amputation. Society for Vascular Surgery website. Available at: http://www.vascularweb.org/patients/NorthPoint/Amputation.html. Accessed November 17, 2008.
Amputation of the foot or toe. EBSCO Health Library website. Available at: http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=D39207C8-9100-4DC0-9027-9AC6BA11942D&chunkiid=14763. Accessed November 17, 2008.
Amputation of the hand or finger and prosthetics. American Society for Surgery of the Hand website. Available at: http://www.assh.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PatientsPublic/HandConditions/AmputationandProsthetics/Amputation%5Fand%5FPros.htm. Accessed November 17, 2008.
Badash M. Amputation, above the knee. EBSCO Health Library website. Available at: http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=D39207C8-9100-4DC0-9027-9AC6BA11942D&chunkiid=14822. Accessed November 17, 2008.
Bone Sarcoma in the Upper Extremity: Treatment Options Using Limb Salvage or Amputation. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00092#Rehabilitation/Convalescence. Accessed November 18, 2008.
Buerger's disease: what is it? Vascular Disease Foundation website. Available at: http://www.vdf.org/diseaseinfo/buergers. Updated October 31, 2008. Accessed December 16, 2008.
Fingertip injuries/amputations. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00014. Accessed November 18, 2008.
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By PORFIRIO IBARRA
Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - The Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was being held and forced them and several crew members into waiting vehicles, a survivor of the attack told authorities.
Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene said the survivor, a member of the Kombo Kolombia band, told police the 18 were blindfolded and driven on dirt roads until they stopped. He then heard the assailants ask fellow band members if they belonged to a drug cartel, shots were fired and the bodies were dumped into a well.
Domene said the survivor, who is being protected by soldiers, was able to reach a nearby ranch and get help. He wouldn't give details on how the man was able to escape.
The man later led authorities to the well where searchers found several bodies, Domene said.
Domene said four bodies first pulled from the well on Sunday have been identified by their relatives, including a Colombian citizen who played the keyboard. Three of them were wearing matching T-shirt with the name of the band.
"The search will continue ... to see how many more bodies may be hidden there," he said.
By Monday afternoon, searchers had pulled 12 bodies from the well along a dirt road in the town of Mina, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) from Laredo, Texas, Domene said.
The bodies recovered showed signs of torture, said a forensic official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the case.
It was hard to determine how many more bodies were submersed in the water, he said.
Authorities initially said 16 members of the band Kombo Kolombia and four crew members were reported missing early Friday after playing at a private party attended by about 50 people and held at a ranch called La Carreta, or The Wagon, in the town of Hidalgo north of Monterrey.
But Domene said Monday 18 band members had gone missing. He didn't say how many were crew members and how many were musicians.
The party guests are being questioned and police have yet to determine a motive in the killings, Domene said.
Nuevo Leon state, on the border with Texas, has been the scene of a turf battle between members of the Gulf drug cartel and the Zetas drug gang. The Zetas were hit men for the Gulf cartel until they split in 2010, unleashing their bloody war.
People living near the ranch in Hidalgo reported hearing gunshots at about 4 a.m. Friday, followed by the sound of vehicles speeding away, said a separate source with the Nuevo Leon State Investigative Agency. He also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be quoted by the news media.
The officials added that gunfire is common in the area and said investigators found spent bullets nearby.
Relatives filed a missing persons report on Friday after losing cellular phone contact with the musicians. When they went to the ranch to investigate, they found the band members' vehicles still parked outside.
Kombo Kolombia has played a Colombian style of music known as vallenato, which is popular in working class neighborhood in the city of Monterrey and other parts of Nuevo Leon state. Most of the group's musicians were from the area, except for the keyboard player who is Colombian and had Mexican residency, Domene said.
The band regularly played at bars in downtown Monterrey on the weekend. At least two of the bars where they had played had been attacked by gunmen.
It was Mexico's largest single kidnapping since 20 tourists from the western state of Michoacan were abducted in Acapulco in 2010. Most of their bodies were found a month later in a mass grave. Authorities said the tourists were mistaken for cartel members.
Members of other musical groups have been murdered in Mexico in recent years, usually groups that perform "narcocorridos" that celebrate the exploits of drug traffickers. But Kombo Kolombia did not play that type of music, and its lyrics were about love and heartbreak and did not deal with violence or drug trafficking.
But singers of drug exploits are not the only musicians targeted, said Elijah Wald, author of the book, "Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns and Guerrillas."
"There is really not correlation. Drug guys hire people to play for their parties and they hire whatever is happening," he said. "Sergio Gomez, the single-most famous singer killed from K-Paz de la Sierra, his big hit was a version of `Jambalaya.'"


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Is that guy the easiest hard mode on 10? using the term loosely. How geared must everyone be since the strat seems to be free 4 drakes + pray for 2 minutes that things go well.
I see that most guilds started heroic progression with Halfus. I can't find much about the fight or strategy, what I got from vids is that all drakes are up, and all skills are used by the boss.
Also, Priest healers with atonement seem to be incredibly facilitating this fight, apparently cause the heal didn't have a cap, and smite was hitting the boss really hard with the drakes' buff.
Anyone care to share some info about this fight, and strategies being used?
Is that guy the easiest hard mode on 10? using the term loosely. How geared must everyone be since the strat seems to be free 4 drakes + pray for 2 minutes that things go well.
sadly, nothing is very easy without stacking your raid in 10m heroics
bring a disc priest or two + 3 tanks and it'll be a joke though
We should be downing nefarian soon enough, our server has like 5 guilds that can do hardmodes but they can't even down one because 10mans are nearly impossible. Guess we'll just enjoy our 4 hour full clears and get fully geared up in preparation of sweeping nerfs once paragon clears everything and life can return to normal for 99.9% of the raiding population.
Are all fights really that hard in 10men right now? Honestly, only fight I looked at on hard mode right now is Halfus, what changes on Conclave and omnitron?
You didn't specify whether you're trying to do this on 10 or 25. I can give some advice for 25 based on the strategy we used; there's many tweaks that can be made to this depending on what works best for your raid.
We ended up with five tanks, though we did many attempts with four and it's definitely doable. One tank on time warden, one tank on the whelps with the storm rider misdirected to him, one tank on the nether scion, and two tanks swapping back and forth on Halfus at around five stacks. Killed time warden first, after which point the time warden tank goes and releases slate and also moves into the rotation on Halfus tanking, storm rider killed second with incidental aoe bringing down the whelps before we switched to Halfus. Only dps on Halfus from the start should be your disc priests smiting and your two interrupters for shadow nova; usually those four plus the aoe got Halfus below 60% by the time the other two drakes were dead. At 50%, you need to be prepared to deal with the stuns. PW:B over the tanks, pop aoe heals (holy radiance, healing rain, etc) before the stun goes off, have tanks use cds. If you have holy paladins, have them use their bubble to heal through the stun (but they have to bubble before the stun is cast); you can also use bops on healers so you always have one able to heal. We also would have a tank aoe taunt right before the stun and pop all of their cds. There'll be a shadow nova right after the stun; mages should help cs that.
Gotten 2 kills on Halfus 10 Heroic so far. Both times had slightly different group comps.
1st Kill - 2 Tanks, 4 Healers (resto shammy with hit talent on interrupt duty) and 4 DPS.
2nd Kill - 2 Tanks, 3 Healers (resto druid + 2 x disc smite spam) and 5 DPS.
Strat was to pop Whelps, Storm and Scion at the start. Then add in Time Warden when whelps are at 10%. Drake kill order was Storm - Scion - Time.
Hope this helps.
Don't you release the slate dragon last and just ignore him? the additional debuff and the 12 second vulnerability from halfus woulda done good I think.
Tried it for one attempt this week where we did release the slate after Scion died. But Halfus hit 50% with Time warden around 25% hp and Slate at full hp, which led to a wipe. The AoE knockdown that Halfus did every 30 secs with Slate up did feel a little more problematic. Under 50%, tank swaps with 2 tanks wasn't a problem, usually at 4 stacks of the MS we'd trade off on tanks, maybe sometimes the tank might reach 5 stacks before other is ready to taunt.
Maybe I missed something since it was only 1 attempt. But with 2 Disc smiting the boss (iirc, they were averaging 16k to 18k dps each on halfus), we weren't in danger of hitting enrage and just left Slate out of the equation.
How do you do this with a standard 10man without disc priest or raid stacking? wait for the nerfs or until were in 80% 359 gear?
Thank you all for the answers, you we're all very helpful xD
Probably gonna start trys on him next week. I will post the results here.
PS: really forgot to post that I raid 10men xD
Just check some heroic halfus logs on wws, there's not a handful of kills without at least one if not 2 disc priests (3 tanks helps, too). If you have a shadow just have him respecc, hitting more or less four buttons isn't to hard (painsup/raidbubble/smite/poh).
Halfus can also be cheesed very nicely with large numbers of paladins as Bubble and BoP both can be used to remove the healing debuff with some quick fingers on a cancelaura macro. You can eliminate the healing debuff completely with 2 prot pallies until the Scion is down making things much easier.
Everyone I've seen seems to do it similarly with the drakes killing either Whelps > Scion or Whelps > Storm followed by the other and Time while ignoring Slate (the 12 second stun is really useless since by the time you get it, it doesn't help). Halfus himself is way weaker than the drakes too so theres no point in letting a drake out that you don't need.
We're about to give him a go in our 10 man though and I think we'll try with 2 tanks, 3 healers and switch it to 3 tanks, 3 healers if we have trouble. DPS doesn't seem too bad on the fight, especially if you have fire mages and warlocks to put out their crazy numbers from spreading dots off halfus with bonus damage.
I never quite understood the Smite priest, someone told me its an exploit too. Apparently the healing from Smite ignores healing debuffs on you so you can spam heal a tank on Halfus with good positioning and never worry about the debuff?
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Smite healing with Atonement spec used to ignore MS effects but was hotfixed.
Cause Halfus takes extra damage due to the number of whelp/drakes you release, Smite Healing is really good here. With just whelps/storm/scion, that's 150% damage increase on Halfus. Smite away and get 16k to 18k dps/hps.
We tried halfus 25 HM today with 3 warri 1 paladin tank. We get to 50% with no problems and kill storm/time/whelps then halfus.
The major problem comes with aoe stun/dmg in the sub 50% phase which often kills the raid or the tanks.
How do you keep the tanks alive? Cooldowns when on which tank? Do you still have all tanks on one spot? Do you taunt the drakes away from the tanks when roar comes?
Any ideas?
EDIT: Any confirmation that smite heal going through malovent strikes debuff is hotfixed? Cannot find anything regarding this in the blueposts.
Last edited by Fhres; 01-20-2011 at 04:37 PM.
Well since Halfus himself isn't putting out any dmg when casting furious roar the only tanks taking dmg are those tanking the drakes.
Have drake tanks use CD's plus external cd's. Also having pally's bubble and heal through the stun or bop another healer so they can heal through the stun obviously helps a lot.
Yes the Hotfix is live (Atonement and MS effects).
I've only done Halfus Heroic in 10s and not 25s. But we don't push halfus below 50% unless Storm, Scion, Time and Whelps are all dead.
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[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/the-peacock-at-rowsley">From £155, including breakfast[/a]
5. The Scarlet, Cornwall
We do like to be beside the seaside. Especially when our luxurious-but-laidback rendezvous is art filled and environmentally friendly. At the Scarlet, gone is the formality of a reception desk – a warm welcome is all that's needed to invite you to enjoy the gallery, restaurant, spa and outdoor natural swimming pool. Thanks to the cliff-top setting fresh salty air and heart-stirring sea views are a given – especially from the hotel bar and restaurant. Our tip is for room number 19 with its dimmable eco lighting and a luxe bathtub and rainshower-for-two.
[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/the-scarlet">37 rooms from £195, including breakfast [/a]
6. Blakes Hotel, London
Anouska Hempel's sexy South Kensington luxury boutique hotel is a lesson in attention to detail, inspired by forays into far-off lands such as Russia, India and Turkey. Four-postered beds festooned with rich fabrics, and lavish gold-and-black ensuite bathrooms – what more can you ask from a naughty nighterie? The discreet atmosphere enhances the feeling that you're the only pair in the house. Even the boudoir-chic restaurant which treats diners to sophisticated Modern European dishes, with eastern influences is pure aphrodisiac. Room 109, the Cardinal Suite, is the most shamelessly romantic: with heavy, textured fabrics, floral artwork and the kind of ornate, crimson-draped four-poster that makes you reach for the smelling salts – it's an essay in decorative decadence.
[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/blakes-hotel">41 rooms, from £263 [/a]
7. Belgraves, London
If you crave a little Manhattan cool in Belgravia, here it is. Exposed brick walls, seductive glass-fronted fireplaces, and an upscale Sloane Square setting. Our favourite door key is to room 803, a corner suite with sweeping views of the capital and a bathtub by the window – so it is suited to voyeurs and exhibitionists alike. A giant Ralph Lauren mirror hangs on the wall and there are glass globe lights, velvet banquettes, super-soft throws and cow hide rugs.
[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/belgraves">87 rooms, including seven suites from £191 [/a]
8. Barnsley House, Cotswolds
Chocolate-box countryside, cutting-edge furnishings: this super-stylish country manor is perfectly pitched at weekending lovers. Make sure you book into the field-side Garden Spa at the end of the rolling grounds – its herb-infused holistic treatments and hydrotherapy pool are a dream for couples. As are the two-seat pink leather sofas in the private cinema. Perfectly pitched at weekending lovers, light and airy Room 1 is equipped for an especially dirty pair, thanks to a twinset of freestanding tubs (facing a TV so, if conversation stalls, you can watch while you wash).
[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/barnsley-house">18 rooms, including 11 suites from £280, including breakfast[/a]
9. Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh
Channelling Italian glamour amid Edinburgh's grey grandeur, Hotel Missoni is a resplendent rainbow-toned retreat, a bold and beautiful statement hotel close to the castle, with more shades and shapes to excite the eye than a sweetshop's supply of pick 'n' mix. The hotel's restaurant and drinking den, Cucina and Bar Missoni, are attractions in their own right, providing hip hangouts for weary theatre-goers, bag-laden Princes Street-pilgrims and locals looking for luxury. The D'Argento Suite is the headline act, with views of the Old Town stretching beyond Arthur's Seat as far as the Firth of Forth, and one-off Missoni-designed furniture, but if it's old-town Edinburgh that sets your heart racing, ask for a room on the hotel's 300-year-iold Royal Mile side.
[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/hotel-missoni">136 rooms, including seven suites from £152 [/a]
10. The Feversham Arms, North Yorkshire
The middle of the North Yorkshire Moors probably isn't the first place you'd look for an indulgent spa hotel, but if you're looking for a warm inn-style welcome, a sexy boudoir, a heated pool and a spot of pampering, the Feversham needs your attention. Twenty minutes from York, the quaint and castle-toting North Yorkshire village of Helmsley is where guests go to hide away from the urban hubbub and ramble the majestic moors. This smart Victorian promises the irresistible combo of cosseting, duck-down-pillowed cosiness inside and wild, wuthering moorland out. Cosy and contemporary Room 21 is dripping with character, with the original beam running along the ceiling and a huge bathroom with a claw-foot tub – check in here for entertainment of one sort or another, whatever the weather.
[a target="_blank" href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/the-feversham-arms-hotel-and-verbena-spa">33 rooms, including 22 suites from £120 including breakfast [/a]
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If you are entertaining for the holidays, I have 3 simple holiday arrangements for you try. Thanksgiving is only 8 days from now, and we do not need to add any more stress to the family gatherings. Sometimes, the simpler, the better.
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Show off bright red cranberries and white roses in a glass container for a beautiful holiday bouquet.
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I like to use the red and white color combination of white roses and red cranberries for the holidays. Prune the rose stems to fit just above the container. You can even wrap a rubber band around the stems to hold them together. Place the rose bouquet in the container and fill the cranberries around the sides. Top off with water until the glass is full. Voila! An elegant cranberry flower arrangement made in 5 minutes.
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Miss Anjelica Carling had the right thought as she went to Mami Jewell, owner and designer of Azul, for her formal evening gown for the MVW 2014 contest. The "Anjelica" gown is a wonderful example how well it can work if you …Read more »
Lately I talked to Natzuka and after some time we came across her store. She usually sells poses and makeups. She made some outfits in the past as well but she told me as well she found her way into nice and cute accessories now too. She showed me her new "Moka Hat" and …Read more »
Yesterday I got an awesome opportunity from Belle Roussel, owner and designer of Chop Zuey. I was excited all over, when Trinity came to my IMs asking me if would like to pose for one of Belle's new gown… If I would like… sure I would love to! (advertising picture by Belle Roussel) I saw …Read more »
Sometimes I get asked how I start styling and if I could describe what I do. For the usual fashion stylings I can at least try to explain what I do one after another as you usually follow certain rules when you put a look together that you got asked for. Sometimes you follow the …Read more »
I guess we all remember the legendary white jewelry dress that was auctioned this year at the RFL Fashion Week for over 200 000 lindens. Frolic walked this spectacular gown down the runway, that Belle Roussel, owner of Chop Zuey, designed especially for this charity event. I remember that all of us that walked that …Read more »
News at Mea Culpa! Right for the Christmas season Tatanka Kaligawa owner and designer of Mea Culpa released a few wonderful new designs. One of the is the "Last Succubus". The gown is a wonderful combination of black and red and has some wonderful features and details. The buttons and some parts of the dress …Read more »
Today I again have a wonderful creation from Mila Tatham, owner and designer of SoliDea FoliEs. She created the "Caramella" dress for the Couturier's Docks. The colors reminded me on some light and soft spring colors and all the wonderful prims, that are attached made kinda flower feeling fo me For the jewelry I went …Read more »
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Today I have the great pleasure to show one of the first designs for the Ashraya Project (http://wiccamerlin.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/the-ashraya-project/) The beautiful "Summer Breeze" dress with the matching hat… both made of wonderful shaped and textured sculpties. The "Summer Breeze" ensamble will be available in 3 differnt colors. For my post today I picked the blue version. …Read more »


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We've seen a lot of wishlists highlight big-ticket items this year. HDTVs, speakers, Blu-ray players, even home control devices are definitely a nice sentiment for the gadget geek. However, they can be an expensive sentiment.
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