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Gordon Brown's dismal economic record
Gordon Brown's handling of economy 'dismal' - Telegraph
An exclusive Daily Telegraph poll today shows voters are unimpressed with the way Mr Brown is running the country, and confirms the Tories' solid lead over Labour.
Overall, 61 per cent of voters say they disapprove of the Government's record to date, with only 23 per cent approving.
Mr Brown's political strategy for the next election is rooted in his claim to competence, hoping that voters will see him and the Labour Party as better qualified than David Cameron's Tories to run the country.
But damagingly for Mr Brown after a week of financial turmoil, the poll shows that voters are no longer convinced by his economic claims.
Over on the Adam Smith blog the full story is laid out:
Now that he's gambled £55bn of the taxpayers' money on Northern Rock, you would have thought that Gordon Brown's record for economic competence would be well and truly buried. After all, the defective regulation he put in place was responsible for the first run on a British bank for 100 years, and many economists are now forecasting a recession. Yet Brown blames all this on international trends and seems to get away with it. People may not think much of him as a prime minister, but they still believe he did a good job as chancellor. The reality is very different:....


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This is how it came about: A week or so ago I had a wicked bad reaction to an antiaging night cream I tried and I needed something to help my skin. I'm sure most people could use this night cream with no problem at all, but I have super sensitive skin. And it was bad. Red, scaly, dry, itchy, painful, AWFUL. I had to layer on the foundation to make myself look semi-normal for work, but you could still see the dry flakiness. When you have a reaction like this, it can be injurious to layer more product onto your skin in it's compromised state, but I knew I needed SOMETHING. And I was broke. I was going to have to work with what I had on hand at home.
So I concocted my first ever homemade face mask: a soothing vegan oat mask !! Here's the recipe, along with the function of each ingredient.
1/4 cup old fashioned oats - soothing, gentle exfoliant.
1/4 cup soy milk - soothing.
1/2 a small banana - moisturizing.
1 tsp honey - soothing, moisturizing, natural antibacterial.
I tossed the ingredients in my Magic Bullet and blended until they were well combined.
Then I washed my face with The Body Shop Aloe Calming Facial Cleanser, a gentle, soap-free lotion cleanser for sensitive skin that I absolutely adore.
Next, I smoothed the mixture onto my face, concentrating on the most irritated areas and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
|It only looks a little bit like baby vomit.
After rinsing off the mask and drying my face, I finished with a spritz of LUSH Eau Roma Toner Water and some The Body Shop Aloe Soothing Night Cream. I swear that when I woke up the next morning, my skin was almost back to normal.
Today I did another oat mask (see lovely photo above) because my face has been a little irritated from winter wind burn. I can't believe how soft and comfortable it made my skin. The best thing about this mask is it's simplicity. It only contains 4 natural ingredients, so there is nothing in it that could further irritate your skin. Plus, it's so inexpensive to make !!
Now that my oat mask was such a success, I'm busy brainstorming some new homemade face mask recipes. I even have a pinterest board for ingredient ideas because I am a gigantic nerdy loser.
I'll let you guys know as soon as my next homemade face mask comes into being !!

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Posted on September 19, 2012
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, issued the following statement on Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz's findings of widespread failures by both senior DOJ and ATF leaders in both Operation Fast and Furious and the Department of Justice's false denials of reckless conduct to Congress. Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have led the Congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious following Justice Department denials of reckless conduct that were later retracted. Guns from the reckless program contributed to the deaths of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and an unknown number of Mexican citizens. It also created an ongoing public safety hazard on both sides of the border.
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DIY Tutorial: How to Make Lipstick Out of Crayons [VIDEO]
Crayons for lipstick? Yes. I'm serious! I can't wait to try this!
Crayons for lipstick? Yes. I'm serious! I can't wait to try this!
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than with a fantastic pair of glittery shoes?
Back in May, my daughter bought me a FAB scarf for Mother's Day, but I had run out of ways to wear it. Until now...
I have really been wanting to try something different with my hair, and I ran across this great tutorial on how to ombre dip dye the ends of your hair. This is awesome!
Decorate your nails for Christmas like the pros!
My daughter is fascinated by anything with mustaches on it! Imagine my surprise when I ran across a DIY video for how to make a CHEAP and EASY mustache mug!
If you're looking for a last minute - low cost - Halloween costume, why not go with a Mexican Sugar Skull - Dia de los Muertos.
If you're planning on joining us this Sunday for the 2nd Annual Zombie Walk through Downtown Evansville, you're going to need to know how to Zombie-fy yourself! You're in luck! I found a fairly simple DIY tutorial for you!
This year for Halloween, I have found myself low on inspiration. I've decided to go with one of my stand-by costume ideas - a vampire. Even though I've done this before, I want my hair & make-up to be stellar, and I found the perfect tutorial!
I have the sneaking suspicion that The Hunger Games will be all the rage by the time Halloween rolls around. What?! It's never too early to be thinking about Halloween! LOL
Ok, this is round 3 of my Zombie DIY Tutorials. Really hope to see everyone out at our first ever Zombie Walk, taking place in Downtown Evansville October 30th.
This video is pretty quick and painless. I think the guy did a good job with his explanations, and
With our first ever Evansville Zombie Walk coming up on October 30th, I thought I would share some hints, tips, and tricks for how to transform yourself from a living breathing human to a putrid decaying zombie. Good luck & I hope to eat you... um... meet you... at the free event on the 30th!!
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Scourged Whelpling
Flutters about and spins around.
Wing flutter (constant); vocalizations (on-click)
Can be found around Sindragosa's Fall in Icecrown.
Like the other whelplings (Nexus and Infinite) they are numerous but seem to take a while to respawn if someone's gone through and battled them all, which is what creates the appearance of being a rare spawn.
Took me 2 days of going through every whelp in the area to get my P/S rare - glad that's over with. :)
They must have really increased their rate. I just happened to be up there to do the Major Payne battle and saw one. First one was an uncommon. 4 fights later a rare. So there were 5 up there together. Happy days!
At first these were very hard to find but lately I've seen a slight increase in the amount that spawn. Be sure to fly around all the mountain sides, they tend to be off to the side (from my experience) rather than in the middle of the spawning area. Definitely a great pet to have as it tends to be slower allowing you to have an extra strike with tail sweep, and is also good for an aoe team in pvp with dreadful breath.
woah! doing some argent tournament rep and went the wrong way, decided to do a fly by for this little critter. First one I found... RARE! Ok Blizzard. I forgive you for the 5 hours of fishing without finding Old Ironjaw last night
Holy! Finally found mine after 20 minutes of searching, was a common, at 68.7, 35.8... Madoran (US)!
Seems to be one of the most popular undead pets in PvP, not near Unborn Val'kyr. Not very good synergy between Call Darkness and Plagued Blood. Have seen more and more trying to use Dreadful Breath, but then you commit to three turns where you can't react. Seems to do well with shadowflame/tail sweep with Call darkness for dragons and healers. Or do Death and Decay, Plagued Blood and being slower gives you two hits from Tail Sweep, the heals with tick in at a steady pace.
Got a rare one this morning (lvl 21) and also 30 min before that I got my unborn Valyk so i am happily logging off today :D
Found one (and only one) at the very tippy top of Sindragosa's Fall, right beneath the tournament grounds. There were no other battle pets in the area and killing whelpings didn't make any spawn.
Only a common, but it looks like I don't have much of a choice for now. :P
Definitely think the rates have been upped. Had a toon camped out there for months without ever seing one. Went back on a whim (after giving up for months) and there were at least 8 out there. No rares, but several uncommon.
Whether or not this is true, I found mine after knocking off a few whelpling mobs and saw it spawn... rare too. :)
My favorite dragon killer. If you have an undead stone, and this isn't rare, make it rare...
Can't say for sure if killing the Frostbrood Whelps helped mine spawn or not, but I killed 2 and next thing I knew a Scourged Whelping popped up. 2:24am Mok' Nathal
After getting a Rare Unborn Val'kyr, I went to check Icecrown 1 more time, before I log off. There was only a few around that I seen. 2 RARE and 1 common, this was around witching hour. Good Luck!
Found a couple of these while flying around Northrend for the "Longest Day" achievement, and the second one was the breed I wanted. Common quality, but I'd figured it wasn't worth continuing to try for a rare so I captured it. Battle ends. "You have recieved loot: [Flawless Undead Battle-Stone]." And after that piece of luck, I may never receive raid loot again! :-P
I think I can safely say that they have NOT upped the spawn rate of these creatures of undead awesomeness. I've tried many many times and on quite a few various servers, and I still have yet to find me a rare P/S breed. I have really bad luck with Undead stones too, sadly. I wish I could predict when they'd come back up again on the two servers I have max level toons on.
Not sure if they've upped the spawn rate, but I've been flying from Dalaran to the Argent Tournement the past 2-3 days doing dailies, and I've seen a bunch of them up. Just spotted about 5. Usually on around 9pm-2am EST on Windrunner.
Went to look for the first time last night on Eldre'thalas, 4:20am ST, wasn't sure if they spawned one at a time or in groups. Found one immediately and swooped down to capture. It was poor, but also dropped an undead stone to make it a rare! Came home today at 4:50pm ST, nothing there. Logged on to Kil'Jaeden at 5:20pm ST, 3 there, then 1 spawned about every 5-10 minutes after. Still spawning right now, if anybody sees this and wants a try.
Read comments first, went there and saw a poor one paired with an uncommon and rare cockroach. Let the rare cockroach go for the poor whelpling, went a bit further and found four more.. One of them was uncommon and caught it.
Update: there were 10 more so 11 in total. Just my luck that one of them was rare. It almost killed me while trying to catch it, caught it though (thank god).
I spent months with one of my alts camped hovering above Sindragosa's Fall, trying all sorts of theories, only to never even see a single one. Today I finally just decided to switch it up a bit and take a different alt on a different realm there, and bam! Three of these guys just hanging around. 73.08,38.19 @ 10:30AM PST Nesingwary US to be exact, uncommon to boot.
Even with this CRZ craze, I think that trying a different server can't hurt, especially if you're not seeing them day after day.


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EASA has awarded True Blue Power the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the TS835 Series Lithium Emergency Power Supply (EPS) for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 models.
The TS835 Series Emergency Power Supply is the first lithium iron phosphate battery to gain STC approval by EASA for Beechcraft King Air 200/300 aircraft. The ETSO C179a-certified battery provides 24.5 VDC power for critical and standby equipment and maintains full capacity by recharging during normal flight operations. The battery's sophisticated lithium iron phosphate technology offers considerable advantages over lead-acid chemistry, including a 63 percent weight savings, which contributes to payload efficiency. The improved life expectancy easily outlasts the legacy lead-acid battery's three-to-four year replacement schedule.
True Blue Power, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc., teamed up with GAMA Engineering Ltd. And Adams Aviation Supply in the United Kingdom to secure the STC. GAMA Engineering performed the installation certification and Adams Aviation Supply has been named the European distributor of the TS835 Series to King Air operators and service centers in that region.
"The STC will greatly benefit the King Air operators in Europe. It offers an easy-to-install, lower-cost-of-ownership option for their standby battery requirements," explained Tom Genovese, director of sales for True Blue Power. "We worked closely with GAMA Engineering and Adams Aviation Supply to develop a certification that would benefit a large number of operators and determined the King Air 200/300 was the best platform for this project." The TS835-1 is a direct replacement for the Beechcraft King Air 200/300's original J.E.T. PS-835 lead-acid battery. The TS835-1 utilizes the same mounting rack, connector, wire harness and flight deck OFF/ARM/TEST switch.
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Joe Maddon Loves Dave Martinez
As I already went over earlier, Tampa Bay bench coach Dave Martinez is the favorite to become the next White Sox manager. So, with that in mind, the Chicago Tribune's Dave Van Dyck went down to Florida to get a feel for the new guy.
In a story on the Tribune website, Van Dyck talked to current Rays manager Joe Maddon about Martinez, and like you'd expect, Maddon had nothing but wonderful things to say.
"He would be very, very difficult to replace, but I would do somersaults (if he got the Sox job)," Maddon told Van Dyck. "He is absolutely ready. He's got a really quick baseball mind.
"He's got that one-step-ahead vision. He's a good instructor, and he's going to be a good planner and in-game kind of manager."
And I'm more than happy to hear it from Maddon, even though it'd be foolish to expect him to say anything else. Still, the fact is that my dream hire for the White Sox would be Joe Maddon just because I think he's the best in-game manager in baseball these days.
So the fact that Maddon thinks so highly of Martinez, and that Martinez has learned under Maddon only improves his standing in my eyes.
Martinez also seems genuinely excited about the idea of coming to Chicago himself.
"It's definitely flattering," Martinez said. "Especially a team like the White Sox, a team I played for and that treated me really well when I was there. Right now, I'm a Ray and my focus is here. But I have fond memories of Chicago — both sides of the city. It would be an unbelievable opportunity. It would be a blessing for me and my family."
So going by media reports and what Martinez is saying, it sounds like it's not a matter of if Martinez will be the next White Sox manager, but when.
Well, unless Reinsdorf lowballs him.
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I recently sat down with Polly Aird and Levi Peterson to discuss Polly's recent book, Mormon Convert, Mormon Defector (reviews here, here, and here). This volume is a biography of Peter McAuslan, who converted to the Mormon church in Scotland, then immigrated to Utah just in time for the challenges of the mid 1850's, the Mormon reformation, and the Utah War. There is no question that this was a jarring transition.
From where, blood atonement
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
Armistice. While less than 90 years ago, perhaps more ages have come and gone since than did before it. 1918. Women could not vote. A railroad carriage. Joseph F. Smith, Hyrum's son, had one week left to live. The beginnings of peace. Gordon Hinckley was eight years old. [Read more…]
LDS Church History Library Internet Archive
A number of weeks ago, the Church History Library facebook page announced a new initiative to digitize published LDS materials in their repository. They are being made available in conjunction with the Internet Archive.
By the way, it's not the end of the world
I have to admit that I am rather insulated from the doomsayers who associates insist are confident and vocal that the end is nigh at hand. I do have one friend that has made cryptic comments suggesting that he thinks something eschatological is near. It doesn't really surprise me, really. However, I do find the contemporary incarnations, as I have said before, not only goofy and creepy, but a bit dangerous.
Conference quotes: "Fourteen Fundamentals," Part 2
Behold, the continuing review of the "Fourteen Fundamentals" (see here for part 1). Don't worry; I didn't switch "Church President" for "Prophet" this time.
Conference quotes: "Fourteen Fundamentals," Part 1
During General Conference this last weekend, two separate members of the Seventies Quorums quoted from a talk apostle Ezra Taft Benson delivered at BYU entitled "Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet." It is notable that the talk was not without controversy when it was given. Many authorities apparently were supportive but according to his biographer, "Spencer [Kimball] felt concern about the talk, wanting to protect he Church against being misunderstood as espousing ultraconservative politics or an unthinking 'follow the leader' mentality." [1] What follows is a review of each point with some historical context and my own thoughts and analysis.
Conference quotes: "keep the Spirit of the Lord"
In February 1847, the Latter-day Saints were quartering in the Omaha Nation. Young had gathered those that were sealed to him and others who intended to be into a family company, for migration and the establishment of the Kingdom of God. From the beginning of the month this group prepared for a two day meeting and feast. For the bulk of his discourse at the first day of this gathering, Brigham Young chose adoption—the sealing of non-biological relations—as his subject. People were confused and some had tried to abuse the system. Young in his characteristic manner, did not pull his punches.[1]
Women and the priesthood
In the original version of this post, I responded to a statement in a recent Salt Lake City Weekly article about WAVE. I conflated an editorial statement by the journalist with a summary of Tresa Edmund's description of WAVE. I apologize to Tresa. I have edited the post to reflect her kind correction. My comments in this post should not be viewed as a critique of WAVE or their positions, but as a response to the idea promoted by the journalist who wrote the article.
The perennial debate. The Salt Lake City Weekly had an article about WAVE, a group of feminists who are seeking to promote equality within the Church. After quoting Edmunds about WAVE's hope to be viewed as faithful members, the author wrote:
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Healing Primarily
On Sunday, I received a blessing for being the husband of the Primary President. We sat down in our traditional area of the chapel and the family in front of us turned around to inform the president that the members of their family that teach the nine and ten year-olds would not be at church. Nice. My wife then turned to me and asked if I would teach the class, hurrying off to the closet where she keeps the spare lesson manuals.
Thousands of Mormons, et al.
Here in western Washington last Saturday, over 11,000 Mormons gathered at approximately 150 different locations. We joined a trend, which tempts me toward the sin of pride. President Obama had designated September 11, as a day for the nation to serve in remembrance. For a number of reasons, that day of service got moved; but the Mormon momentum was already strong. Still, it is important to note that the Mormons could not have done it alone. Community partners provided tremendous amounts of aid and organization. These folks included Presbyterian, Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist and Muslim faith groups; the American Red Cross; YMCA; various municipalities; Catholic Community Services; Rotary International, and many others.
Response to Session 6B, Part 2: Patriarchs and Blessings
This post is a continuation from Part 1 and includes my response to Lavina Fielding Anderson at the 2010 MHA Conference in Independence, MO.
Lavina is well known as the editor extraordinaire of Mormon Studies. She also edited Lucy's Book a critical edition of Lucy Mack Smith's family history. She is currently working on Lucy's biography (I can't wait). In this session, she presented some of her work looking at the early Patriarchal Blessings of Joseph Smith Senior. She outlined areas of emphasis and areas for future work.
Review: The Nauvoo Legion in Illinois
Mentioning the Nauvoo Legion often conjures images of a uniformed Lieutenant General Joseph Smith, bicorne chapeau, golden epaulettes, and perhaps drawn sword. The conflated roles of religious leader, civil governor, and military commander have been a source of fear and antagonism for 170 years. This new volume, authored by three BYU professors, is billed as a revisionist history, a new look at the old Legion and an effort to see the regional army in terms of its real context.
Mormon Etymology: Tracting
It is perhaps well known that we sometimes use language that isn't readily comprehended by those outside of our faith. Some of that results from anachronism. For example, while some other Christians during the Second Great Awakening called the Lord's Supper "the Sacrament" and called sacraments "ordinances" they generally outgrew the practice while we kept the terms. So too with words like "proselyting," though now I think it is generally viewed as incorrect (proselytize is the correct verb). One curious example of Mormon vocabulary is the verb "to tract," by which we mean to knock on people's doors in order to proselytize.
Response to Session 6B, Part 1: Shorthand
I saw Ardis's post about the upcoming Utah State History Conference and noticed a number of interesting papers, including Gary Bergera's presentation on the BYU Spy Ring (which I understand is quite good and forthcoming in the UHQ). I had the pleasure of responding to Gary, LaJean Carruth and Lavina Fielding Anderson at the MHA conference last spring and I thought I could translate my response into something of interest for those who did not attend.
Authority Dynamics
Ardis's recent post, which included some interesting bits on Latter-day Saint liturgy got me digging through some of my files. I have a long term study of Mormon liturgy and ritual brewing and at one point I sat down to sketch out the evolution of authority within the church over time. I came across these Venn diagrams, which some might find interesting.
Readings in Mormon History: Mormon Reformation
For a number of years, I thought it would be fun to get a sort of a book club together, where a group of interested folks would read a scholarly article about a Mormon History topic and then discuss. I finally got around to doing that this summer and we recently had our second meeting. My hope was to have a diverse group of people (older and younger, men and women). I fully understand that such things are no replacement for sincere participation in Church and personal devotion. I also realize that this sort of history simply isn't interesting to some people. Still, so far, it has been fun. I thought I would write up some of my comments from the most recent readings for those interested outside of my neighborhood.
Review: Hearken, O Ye People
I've often thought that the food at the Bishop's Storehouse should be rebranded "Kirtland Select."
The 23rd of July
Tomorrow is a holiday in Utah, and many Latter-day Saints beyond its boarder commemorate, or at least remember, the entrance of Brigham Young into the valley. Today, 163 years ago on the day before, many of the Vangaurd company had already made camp in the valley and there was no rest from the transcontinental journey.
Cool Mormon Architecture: Original Salt Lake Temple Annex
Inspired by Ardis' recent post on the inadvertent fermentation of wedding rice on the Temple grounds, I thought I would share one of my favorite buildings of the Restoration. I don't know much about its history, but I understand that it was designed by Church Architect and son of Brigham, Joseph Don Carlos (J.D.C.) Young. [Read more…]
Oh brother, where art thou?
I was delighted to see the recent issue of the International Journal of Mormon Studies; the table of contents has much to entice the reader. I've skimmed a few of the papers and will likely review them as I have time. Here, however, I'd like to make a few comments on John Walsh's article (PDF) treating the silly criticism that Mormons view Satan and Jesus as brothers. (Note: This is not the John W. Welch who is associated with BYU.)
Women of Faith in the Latter Days
At the recent Mormon History Association annual conference, Rick Turley, Assistant Church Historian, announced a multi-year, multi-volume project focused on Mormon women. He announced this at the Women's History breakfast and everyone was thrilled. Turley and his co-editor, Brittany Chapman (LDS Church History Library and editor of the forthcoming Ruth May Fox diaries), have committed themselves to realizing this publication effort in an expeditious manner. Here is the thing: they need some help.
In Zion, who takes out the trash?
I recently remembered two items that share a similar response to the titular question. The answer? Not me. [Read more…]
Forgetting McConkie
The recent and perennially anticipated announcement that Deseret Book would finally let Bruce R. McConkie's Mormon Doctrine go out of print was warmly received by many. After being stripped from the references in Church curricula, it was perhaps no surprise that the day had finally come (to the likely consternation of many in Seminary and Institutes). As much as I find sections of MoDoc deeply problematic and unhealthy for the Church, I also think it is important to remember that it is and always will be important.
Mormon Migration Database: Blacks and Mormonism
Dr. Fred E. Woods at BYU has recently made available an online database of migration primary sources. This project compliments work done by the LDS church on overland trail sources. Work like this allows for extremely precise surveys of lived Mormonism by groups that often fall beneath the radar of history. As an example of the excellent material now available, I present some of the sources relating to immigrating Mormons and people with black-African ancestry. Coming from Northern Europe, many of these immigrants had never seen black people before.
An Interview with Robin Jensen, Part 2
This post is the second of a two-part interview with Robin Jensen, editor with the Joseph Smith Papers Project (Part 1 available here). Robin continues to discuss his research in early Mormon record keeping.
An Interview with Robin Jensen, Part 1
In 2009 the Joseph Smith Papers Project published their second volume, the first in the Revelations and Translations series (review here). This volume included the "Book of Commandments and Revelations," which had previously been unknown to researchers. Robin Jensen (RSJ) is an editor with the JSPP and worked specifically on Revelations 1 (Robin introduced some important aspects of the text in a series of posts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). Robin also recently wrapped up his thesis involving early Mormon record keeping and has graciously agreed to an interview about his important work. This is the first of two posts with him.
Review: Benite's The Ten Lost Tribes
The following is a review that will be published in the Journal of Mormon History. I encourage readers to join the Mormon History Association and thereby receive this wonderful publication quarterly.
Healing the sick
In his address at the Priesthood session of General Conference, Elder Oaks delivered the type of sermon that historians will read one hundred years from now. His sermon, actually a liturgical treatise, frames Mormon ritual healing in some perhaps surprising ways. It is my intent to situate his discourse in the historical context of the development of Mormon ritual healing, albeit on the fly. [1] [Read more…]
The Garden Chrism
Holy Thursday, or Maundy for the anglophilic, commemorates the last Thursday in the life of our Lord. At supper, Christ introduced his sacrament, then washed the Apostles' feet. [Read more…]


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Let's face it: Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are the best thing to ever happen to the dysfunctional treasure trove that is Kardashian family. They just may be the best thing to happen to reality television ever: they radiate from the screen with what can only be described as "sparkle," bringing with them their endless capacity for high-quality, intellectually stimulating primetime entertainment.
Sure, they're a little wacky and definitely unconventional, but isn't that what gives them their charm and grace? Yes, when they got married after just a monthlong courtship (perfectly reasonable, obviously), we all had our doubts. But as the years go on, they've been keeping it together with no high-drama celebrity divorce murmurs in sight — until now.
In the alternate reality that is the Kardashian universe, Khloe and Lamar proved themselves to be the most grounded of the pack, and that's why I'm positive that they can make it through their latest hundred-dollar-bill-sprinkled rough patch. Among the trash heap of celebrity marriages gone by, these two twinkle with (albeit currently drug-riddled) authenticity, still standing as others drop like flies. Keep reading »


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Juan Mann, who started the Free Hugs movement, seen at Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, Australia, 2006.
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.
The campaign became famous internationally in 2006 as the result of a music video on YouTube by the Australian band Sick Puppies.
The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - purportedly selfless acts performed by a person for the sole reason of making others feel better.
This year(2009) Free Hug Day will take place Internationally at 00:01 on Friday February 13 until 00:00 (midnight) on Saturday February 14, at each countrys respective times.
The Free Hugs campaign in its present form was started by Juan Mann on June 30, 2004, when he commenced giving out hugs in the Pitt St Mall in central Sydney.
In the months prior to this Mann had been feeling depressed and lonely as a result of numerous personal difficulties.
However a random hug from a stranger made an enormous difference, with Mann stating that "...I went out to a party one night and a completely random person came up to me and gave me a hug. I felt like a king! It was greatest thing that ever happened."
Mann carried the now iconic "FREE HUGS" sign from the outset.
However on his first attempt in his hometown, where he returned to find that he was the only person he knew, as his friends and family had moved away, so he had to wait 15 minutes before an elderly lady came up to him and gave him a hug
Initial distrust of Juan Manns motives eventually gave way to a gradual increase of people willing to be hugged, with other huggers (male and female) helping distribute them.
In October 2004 police told them they must stop, as Mann had not obtained public liability insurance worth $25 million for his actions.
Mann and his companions used a petition to attempt to convince authorities that his campaign should be allowed to continue without the insurance.
His petition reached 10,000 signatures. He submitted it and was allowed to continue giving free hugs
Mann befriended Shimon Moore, lead singer for the Sick Puppies, shortly after commencing his campaign.
over a 2-month period in late 2004 Moore recorded video footage of Mann and his fellow huggers.
Moore and his band moved to Los Angeles in March 2005 and nothing was immediately done with the footage.
Meanwhile Mann continued his campaign throughout 2005 and 2006 by appearing in Pitt St Mall in Sydney most Thursday afternoons.
In mid 2006 Manns grandmother died, and in consolation Moore made the music video using the footage he had shot in 2004 to send to Mann as a gift.
The video was later uploaded onto YouTube where it became a popular video on the site.
On October 30, 2006, Mann was invited by Oprah Winfrey to appear on her show Oprah after her producers doctor saw the Free Hugs video on YouTube.
On November 22, 2008, at YouTube Live Sick Puppies did a performance of "All the Same" while Juan Mann gave hugs to crowd members.
A website that is generally recognized as the official site of the free hugs campaign, The Official Home of the Free Hugs Campaign, was launched in mid 2007.
A college student, Yu Tzu-wei, began a campaign in Taipei in October 2006 to "hug everyone in Taiwan"
In 2006, a Free Hugs Campaign began in Tel Aviv, Israel. In Oct 2006 several Free Hugs Campaigns were organized in Italy.
On Oct 27, 2006 students Steve Loftus, Mark Wonnacott and Jeff Jones from Illinois-based McKendree University gave free hugs before game 5 of the World Series in front of Busch Stadium.
On Nov 6, 2006 a group of 11 people led by a 24 year old man named Baigu tried the same campaign in Shanghai.
In Belgium the Free Hugs campaign appeared near the end of 2006. On Nov 18, 2006 Geneva Online, organized the first Free Hugs event in Geneva, Switzerland.
In December 2006 the Students Union at the University of Limerick in Ireland ran a free hugs campaign.
On Dec 24, 2006, 2 Korean boy students in Singapore were featured in the local national newspaper, The Straits Times, for their "free hugs" campaign.
On April 14, 2007, Portuguese waitress Sara Viera living in Newcastle Upon-Tyne, England was reported on both BBC News and local press to be giving Free Hugs in the streets of Newcastle City Centre
In 2008, Oscar award winner and Golden Globe winner from India, A. R. Rahman, along with percussionist Sivamani created a song titled Jiya Se Jiya (Heart to Heart) - which was inspired by the Free Hugs Campaign and promoted it through a video shot in various cities in India
In Dec 2008, Quentin Mosimann, a talented French-Swiss writer-composer-singer, took this "Free hugs" movement up in his video clip "Il y a je taime et je taime", a song about the different meanings of "I love you".
February 2009 - Free hug offer startles downtown Toronto shoppers.
FREE HUGS - making others feel better Feel like a king and give same feeling to others.
Heart to Heart - Feel the real joy and confidence.
Show kindness like a Brother or Sister or Daughter or Son or Mom or Dad at least for that moment.
We all are children of the God, No stranger to us in this World.
No need to share your Wealth or Power, Share at least your heart kindness/love.
If everyone shares the kindness/love heart fully then we all will live with peace in this World by gaining enough strength to face our life issues.
Meditation and Yoga will give control on life and mind;Share the love and peace, leave the selfishness.
You will find God in Your heart by experience/practice.
We are all One, One World and One God; Spread the love and happiness.
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matthew vecchioni - GO BMORE YO
gotthkid2 - @spitfireblind06 shes a poser emo and theirs NOT emos in those small little redneck towns down south if you know what i meen.......the backwoods ones that have jugdemental people and takes 2 minutes just to drive to the other side of town........or less
TheLifeOfJoJo - thats kool i wana start my own campaign in denver anyone interested in helping
gotthkid2 - @spitfireblind06 theirs emos in baltimore?
matthew vecchioni - who ever does free hugs is emo... i have a free hug shirt but on the back it says world champion slut hugger
matthew vecchioni - LOL its mostly them damn emo people who hang out at marley station mall on friday nights lol
matthew vecchioni - @gotthkid2 theres emos everywhere man
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Take promotional pens, for example. Who can't use a pen? Even in this age of technology where most written communication is done via email and text messages, we still need to sign our names to documents, and jot down quick notes. Having a pen handy is a must for most people. In addition to being relatively inexpensive to purchase in bulk, promotional pens tend to be items taken when left as giveaways. A hotel, for example, that leaves pen and paper in guest rooms, with it's logo on the pens, will always be replacing them after a guest leaves because that is an item a guest will take home. Every time that pen is used once the guest is back at his or her home, the hotel name will be seen and remembered. There's a good chance the next time this person is in the area, he or she will once again stay at the hotel that was easy to remember. By ordering promotional pens for your business, your employees have those pens to use at work, reinforcing the company image, which in turn unifies employees with the company.
What about items such as promotional watches and clocks? How can these items benefit a company? For clocks, they can be used in various offices or places of business. Every time an employee or customer glances at the clock to check the time, the company image is seen and promoted. Offering promotional clocks or watches is a good way to get visitors to stop by your booth at a trade show. For something a bit more valuable as these items, the idea is to make people "work" a bit towards getting them, by having them listen to your little presentation first. Then, they can be rewarded with a promotional item such as this.
Promotional golf items make great gifts for business associates and customers. If your corporation is hosting a golf tournament for charity purposes, it's a great opportunity to order and use promotional golf items. Corporate logo golf balls are a common item. Something truly unique for those present would be a golf kit in a bag that holds everything one could need under the sun - from caps and visors, to sunscreen. You won't be forgotten long after the golf tournament ends when you give away promotional merchandise like this. Golf promotional items can appeal to an audience in a wide income range. Promotional magnets may seem like a little item, but they can go far in making your company name remembered. Most people place magnets on refrigerators. How often is a refrigerator door opened each day or night? Magnets made to hold grocery or shopping lists are a perfect way to continually advertise your product in homes.
An umbrella is a unique promotional item, yet a very effective one. People love getting free gifts, especially useful ones, and what is more useful than an umbrella? Along with being the perfect way to advertise your product or business outdoors in rainy weather. While someone may not glance up at a billboard in the rain, one will potentially see an umbrella being carried. Especially in areas where there tends to be a lot of rainfall, think of the impact an umbrella with your company logo will have on all who see it? These promotional umbrellas can be strategically designed to make sure your logo is placed in just the right spot to be seen when the umbrella is opened.
Auto products are big promotional items. What better way to have your company logo seen every day than with auto promotional products? From custom license plate frames to car mats, your company's logo will be impacted on others. These promotional items can be useful for a car dealership, especially. One unique idea is a promotional auto emergency kit. These can be given to employees, business partners, and customers of your services. Because auto kits with a logo are often seen as luxury items, your staff and others will feel rewarded receiving these emergency kits. Everyone should have an emergency auto kit in their vehicles, and it will be a reminder to those who receive them that your company is a caring and concerned company. Promotional auto window shades and ice scrapers are great ideas, too. The ice scraper could be part of an emergency kit, or given away on it's own. These make great little promotional merchandise giveaways at trade shows and fairs or festivals where a booth is located.
Along with pens and clocks, another promotional item used daily in homes and in the workforce are calenders. From wall to desktop, for business or home scheduling purposes, a promotional calender brings results. If you are undecided as to which item(s) will make the best investment, there are several reasons why a calender may be the right choice. It's one of the most functional items for those who need to plan their week or month in advance, or just need to mark a reminder of an event occurring on a certain day. A promotional calender is a wonderful idea for keeping your company alive 365 days at a stretch. It's a year long advertisement for your product or business. With a promotional calender, you can decide what company or product images you want shown each month. With all the room a calender can provide there's no reason you can't fill in your phone number or website address, or have special offers available for certain months. It can be a business tool as well as an image reminder. A daily planning calender for the desk allows you to choose an image with your logo for each day of the year. And there are so many choices as to which type of calender can work, depending on your company. For businesses in the food industry, recipe calenders are often popular with customers.
What comes in all sorts of colors, designs and sizes? Promotional bags, of course. Functional, they also serve a twofold purpose of promoting your business while being useful to those who receive them. Whether plastic or cloth, bags are reusable, which gives them an edge for those environmentally conscious consumers. Another benefit is they can hold other promotional merchandise being distributed with the bags. Tote or shopping bags are popular today because of their durability and the fact that they can substitute for plastic grocery bags. Many grocery and drug stores today give away or sell at a low cost promotional reusable shopping bags. Some even offer a discount each time the bag is used again in the store. This is an excellent way of using a promotional item to keep customers returning to your place of business. Promotional bags are highly visible, which lends credibility to the company name imprinted on them. The more frequently a logo is seen on shopping bags, the better the impact on those who see it. Promotional bags given along with promotional pens and pencils and key chains or other small items makes people feel as if they've received a goody bag full of useful items.
Promotional tools and flashlights are other functional giveaways, or items that can be sold at various venues to promote your business. A promotional key chain flashlight combination uses two effective items together. This idea is especially good for those who leave for work in the early morning hours when it's still dark, or leave work when the sun has gone down. Being able to see while opening your car or home or office door is not a problem with a key chain style flashlight. Tools with a company's logo can be used at home or in the workplace. Box cutters, tape measures, and multi-function tools are all welcome promotional gifts. Pocket flashlights with a company's logo are perfect for home, work, auto, camping, and hiking. They can be kept in a drawer for emergencies, or in a glove compartment for the same purpose. Or they can easily slip in to a purse or pocket, always handy and within reach.
Key chains as promotional items are always popular, especially when combined when a useful key chain object, such as a small promotional key chain size tape measure, pen light, or coin holder. And with a multi-purpose promotional key chain, your company name will be seen whether someone is pulling it out for a key or a handy tape measure. Giving away key chains at trade shows is a great marketing device as this promotional item will make it's way in to people's homes every day. Your brand will be seen and remembered every time someone reaches for their house keys, office keys, or car keys, reinforcing your company's image. Key chains are inexpensive and lightweight, another advantage because you have an item people can take and easily put in their pockets.
Badges and lanyards also make great promotional items. Badges can include not only the company's logo but the wearer's name. This identifies the person with the business, giving it the advantage of being personalized and professional at the same time. They are easy to customize and design, making them high cost effective. A corporate logo lanyard holding an employee i.d. shows that the person is, indeed, connected to the company. These promotional badges and lanyards can be worn daily in the workplace by those in need of identification badges for their place of employment.
Promotional mugs practically speak for themselves, which they do. With a corporate logo imprinted on them, they are the perfect gift for employees to use either in the office or at home. When given away at trade shows or other venues, they bring your logo and company into the homes of the receivers of these items. When one uses the mug for morning coffee or afternoon tea, your logo is seen and this creates product awareness for your company. Considering how many mugs of coffee are poured each morning these promotional mugs can go far as advertising tools.
Food products as promotional products are always welcome by consumers. Who doesn't need to eat? These promotional items usually come in the form of free samples for consumers to try. With rising grocery costs today, free samples of promotional food products are welcome as they give consumers a chance to try to product first before spending money. This has a psychological advantage in that consumers tend to buy something if they are able to try it free beforehand. Larger food products can be given as promotional corporate gifts. These include gift and food baskets. Food products in some categories, such as candy or mints, can be displayed in a bowl or jar with a corporate logo for visitors in a company lobby or other place of business. Giving candy or mints in a logo imprinted container that can be used time and again also makes sense, considering how quickly candy disappears. Once eaten, it's gone, but the lovely container remains to be refilled time and again. These promotional items also make a nice touch for visitors or customers to one's business or company. Cellophane wrapping on individual candies can also display a corporate logo, or it can be imprinted directly on items such as gumballs or chocolates. Personalized gum or mints will be used even after a trade show has ended.
Widespread exposure is possible through use of some branded food products, as many, such as coffee, tea, or even wine, are rarely enjoyed alone. When others ask where someone got the wine, what better way to bring up your corporation's name and get discussions started?
In grocery stores, in store sampling has been found to increase product sales, at least initially after the sampling. Brand awareness is the key here, as someone who has tried something and found it good is more willing to purchase the item while in the store.
Promotional merchandise is a way to make your business or company visible to others. It offers a unique way to advertise and market your product(s) or brand. Companies who take advantage of promotional items enjoy more brand awareness and greater sales. It is a highly cost effective method to increase revenue, and keep your company's name out there. From trade shows, to corporate gift giving, or free samples to consumers and business customers and partners, promotional products is one of the most effective ways to advertise.


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The last time I checked, a car was considered personal property. I recently moved to Mesa. On my car I have a 'Stop Obamacare' sticker that has been there for about two years. While others may not agree with it, no one, until I moved to Mesa, defaced it. To the vandal who thinks they have the right to destroy someone's property, let me inform you that you do not. This may only be a sticker, but the underlying lack of respect for the property of others is disconcerting. When someone, someday, defaces or destroys something of yours, I hope you think it's as 'cute' as when you did it.
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Daimler gets serious about R&D, will increase spending to $21 billion by 2010
Massive amounts of money are being spent in the alternative energy sector of the automotive industry. Last year, Daimler spent $6 billion in research and development and another $2.7 billion on environmental protection. Expect those already rather large sums to increase in the coming years. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says that the company will "increase these budgets even more and by 2010 we'll invest $21 billion in research and development." Daimler has invested heavily in hydrogen technology and holds twenty-five patents protecting new battery technology for automobile use. Further development will continue to cost a large chunk of change.
Of particular interest is the fact that Daimler intends "to offer at least one model in each of the Mercedes-Benz core model series that is a leader in fuel consumption," according to Zetsche. Despite looming legislation that will require more fuel efficient vehicles, Mercedes-Benz plans on continuing to offer vehicles that will meet the size, performance and luxury demands prospective buyers have come to expect from the premium German marque. Otherwise, it won't be $21 billion well spent.
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Missions event set for October
Mission Connection Event: Heart of Kansas Coalition will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Second Baptist Church, Jacksonville.
Church planters and associational missionaries in and around Wichita, Kan., are seeking partners, and the goal of the Mission Connection event is to share how to partner, send mission teams and help plant churches through the four associations in the area. Those who attend will hear from church planters seeking partners and attend breakout sessions.
Lunch will be provided. Preregistration is required.
For more information and to register, visit www.absc.org/samaria or call Jill Modlin at 800-838-2272, ext. 5149.


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Puasa, Ahmad Fauzi (2005) The Economic Impact of Sawntimber Export Levy Removal on the Peninsular Malaysia's Economy. PhD thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
The global demand for wood-based products will continue to grow in line with increasing population and economic development especially in many developing countries. Despite this reason, the production of this primary industry has declined slowly in the last decade. The Malaysian wood-based supply has faced a deficit starting from 1995; from there on, wood-based products moved from a state of resource surplus to one of deficit in Malaysia. Realizing the problem of the supply of raw materials faced by the local furniture manufacturing industries, the Malaysian Government has imposed an export levy on wood-based products including sawntimber. This is to ensure an adequate supply of raw materials for the local manufacturers. However, the imposition of the export levy has indirectly suppressed the domestic wood market prices, which has eventually reduced the sawmillers' income. The Government has overlooked this root problem faced by the sawmilling industry, i.e. the suppression of domestic prices. If the Government is not sensitive to this problem, the sawmilling industry will eventually shrink due to insufficient supply of raw materials, in spite of the export levy. Based on this problem, the main objective of this study is to determine the effects of the sawntimber export levy removal and its implication on the Peninsular Malaysian economy. There are two types of model used for this study: an econometric model to determine the net welfare economic impacts, and an input-output model to investigate the total economic impacts resulting from sawntimber export levy removal on the Peninsular Malaysian economy. The empirical study from the econometric model shows that there is net positive social welfare economic impact on the society resulting from the sawntimber export levy removal. In fact, the input-output analysis manages to compute the total output, income and employment impacts on the Peninsular Malaysian economy as a result of the sawntimber export levy removal. Thus the removal of sawntimber export levy contributes significantly to the Peninsular Malaysian economy.
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When controlling the game with Kinect, players are treated to a multitude of on-screen notifications for required gestures needed to progress. A bold, colorful arrow to the right requires players to move their hands, you guessed it, to the right. Two arrows in the air ask players to wave them like they just don't care. The notifications are presented casually, slowing down the action in some instances to give players a chance to respond.
But the fervor each gesture was made time and time again at the event, the exaggerations made with each movement, tells a story about how players expect Swery's game to play purely based on their experience with Kinect.
While the original Kinect featured a low resolution camera and increased latency forcing players to commit to large sweeping movements, the new Kinect is far better at detection. Grand exaggeration isn't necessary, but it's a narrative about the device that players haven't really been presented due to the lack of dedicated software.
When he revealed the game at E3 2013, Swery described his desire to create an experience "just like watching TV, with your popcorn." Swery said he wanted players to play it casually, focusing on its story about a time-traveling detective.
That philosophy still powers the direction for D4: "I've been designing this game so people can just relax on the couch. Sitting with a popcorn bucket, eating and playing. That's the vision," Swery tells me.
Once the line thinned out and it was my turn to play D4, also known as Dark Dreams Don't Die, I decided to kick back and play it as casually as I could to see how well Kinect could detect my subtle motions. For the most part, slouching and flicking my wrists at the television worked. Sitting back with popcorn certainly seems like a possibility.
"I've seen two different kinds of players [playing D4]: Ones that have never played Kinect before and those who have. Those who have used [Kinect], know how it works. They know how the controls work and [what the onscreen commands mean], those who haven't [used Kinect] may take more time to learn, but [it comes to them]." Swery adds that people tend to exaggerate the motions initially, but he's seeing both types of players ease into the game over time.
Swery is aware not everyone wants to play a game with Kinect and a new wave of Kinect-less Xbox One players are on their way to the market. For that, the game features controller support. In his personal time with the game, however, Swery says it's a 90-10 split between playing with Kinect and with the Xbox One controller. Kinect is the design core of the experience.
The game itself is as irreverent as you'd expect from a Swery piece. The lead character, a former detective named David, wakes up in his bathtub. He stumbles out of the room thanks to my swiping controls. I wave left and right to change the direction he's facing and reach out and grab to move forward. You can explore David's apartment, sit down at the table and thumb through the file that details the murder of his wife. David is a damaged soul, given the ability to travel back in time to solve murders, but not the one that impacted his life the most: His lost love.
A knock at the door brings in the crazy. Amanda [above], described as a freeloader, bursts through the door and attacks David, a living rat placed between her teeth. I swipe her arms away to dodge her moves. Using both my left and right hands, I catch thrown plates my way. Frustrated she hasn't landed a hit, Amanda spits the live rat in my direction. Rather than swipe it away, I ignore the on-screen prompt to see what happens: Disturbingly, the rat flies right into David's mouth.
The entire encounter is played off as a gag. It isn't a vicious attack, it's a comical encounter that plays out in different ways, depending on whether or not a player is successful at executing gestures. Failing the rat gesture didn't result in a level failure. Catching the rat in David's teeth, while horrifying conceptually, is a funny moment.
Even a quick glimpse at Swery's next game tells us fans of his work are in for more of the same: Off-the-wall characters in a world as bent as their own psyche. It's as weird as Deadly Premonition, which is exactly what Swery fanatics want.
D4 is expected to launch exclusively for the Xbox One sometime this year.


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