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Men earrings are not a trendy fashionable item as there are in use for many centuries. If you refer the history, you will come to know that throughout history men of different cultures are with earrings.pendentif tiffany , During those days, this ear ornament is very important mens jewellery.tiffany bague , Even in this electronic era, men like to pierce their ear to wear earrings as it shows social affiliations, style or rebellion. But these days most of the men like to wear earring in one ear only. That too, now it is stud earrings trend. If you decide to buy a stud then you have many collections of studs, like simple studs, different metal studs, such as silver, gold, white gold or platinum, a stone stud, such as diamond, an onyx stud and many more. It is up to you to select the best from these collections, most of the men prefer to wear a single stone stud that too diamond stud is very famous now-a-days. Before buying the earrings, it is very important to decide on what occasion you will wear this earring. Because there are some situations in which you should not wear earrings, such as during playing or during doing some physical activities like exercising. The reason for this is that if you wear earrings during these situations your stud will be become very dirty, so that you have to clean it regularly. And not only that, these situations also have greater chance to damage your stud or lose your stud. So, it is better to remove your stud while playing or while doing some physical activities.
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Spicy Potato Stacks
Epicurious | March 2011
Passover by Design: Picture-Perfect Kosher by Design® Recipes for the Holiday
Makes 6 to 8 potato stacks
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- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 large Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, sliced into 1/2-inch slices, ends discarded
- 2 large red potatoes, unpeeled, sliced into 1/2-inch slices, ends discarded
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled, sliced into 1/2-inch slices, ends discarded
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Fine sea salt
- Fresh rosemary sprigs
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Cover a large jelly-roll pan or cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, salt, and cayenne. Set aside.
Place all the sliced potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
Pour the oil into the bowl. Toss to coat. Sprinkle in the spice blend. Toss to coat well. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Roast the potatoes, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
Season with a sprinkle of salt.
Make layered stacks using the three kinds of potatoes. Press a rosemary skewer through the center to secure each stack. Serve hot.
Reprinted with permission from Passover by Design: Picture-Perfect Kosher by Design® Recipes for the Holiday by Susie Fishbein, (C) 2008 Mesorah Publications, Ltd.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (6 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories360
- Carbohydrates46 g (15%)
- Fat18 g (28%)
- Protein5 g (10%)
- Saturated Fat3 g (13%)
- Sodium542 mg (23%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber6 g (23%)
- Monounsaturated Fat13 g
- Cholesterol0


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EVANSTON, IL - SEPTEMBER 29: Nick VanHoose #23 of the Northwestern Wildcats upends Nick Stoner #14 of the Indiana Hoosiers at Ryan Field on September 29, 2012 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern defeated Indiana 44-29. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Nick VanHoose; Nick Stoner
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There were too many high moments in Northwestern cornerback Nick VanHoose's season to single out only one.
VanHoose had nine tackles against Syracuse in his first start. His first interception came against Indiana, and he recovered two muffed punts against Nebraska.
The low point? That's easy. VanHoose never will forget watching Michigan receiver Roy Roundtree tip Devin Gardner's pass into the air before making an acrobatic catch in the final seconds. It allowed the Wolverines to kick a game-tying field goal before winning in overtime.
VanHoose was sidelined with a torn rotator cuff. It was his replacement, Daniel Jones, who had the defensive assignment when Roundtree made the circus catch.
''That was painful,'' VanHoose said. ''That was painful for everyone, a straight shot to the heart. It hurt pretty bad.''
The secondary was the Wildcats' major weakness last season, and it appeared it would be again after the unit was called for five pass-interference penalties and yielded several big plays in a 42-41 victory against Syracuse in the season opener.
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secondary reversed the negative momentum and is a big reason NU will meet Mississippi State on New Year's Day in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla.
''I'm really proud of that group,'' Wildcats defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz said. ''A year ago, it was a problem. They gave up a lot of explosive plays. It was frustrating. But we worked on correcting the problems we had. We communicated much better, we simplified it just enough that we didn't have the same mistakes and guys executed better and competed better.''
After the Syracuse game, NU's secondary was probed weekly by opponents hoping to make a big play or draw a penalty. It held up for the most part, even when VanHoose missed three games because of an injury. A
defense that ranked 92nd in pass efficiency last season improved to 42nd this season.
''It feels like some sort of disrespect that they're going to come after you because they think that's where the weak point of the defense is,'' sophomore safety Ibraheim Campbell said. ''You feel disrespected, and you have to stand up and say, 'You're not coming through us, so you'll have to go somewhere else.' ''
VanHoose was listed third on the depth chart at the start of the season. But not only did he start as a redshirt freshman, he was one of the most consistent performers in the secondary.
''My first game was nerve-racking,'' VanHoose said. ''My mentality the first game was don't let anything get past me deep. But once you get out there for a couple of reps, you start getting used to it. It's just like practice but a bigger stage.''
VanHoose and the rest of the Wildcats' secondary expect another test against Mississippi State. Bulldogs quarterback Tyler Russell completed 60 percent of his passes for 2,791 yards this season. He had 22 touchdown passes and six interceptions.
Receivers Chad Bumphis, Chris Smith and Arceto Clark have combined to catch 133 passes for 1,895 yards and 14 touchdowns.
''We get tested every game,'' VanHoose said. ''That's just what it is. That's the life we live. I enjoy it.''


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PARIS (AP) -- France's far-right National Front, coming off a historic electoral victory at home, is marching toward a new target: the European Parliament.
Party chief Marine Le Pen is leading the charge for continent-wide elections next month like the general of a conquering army, and hoping to attract kindred parties around Europe in a broad alliance.
As the extreme right rises across Europe, Le Pen wants to seize the momentum -- raising the voice of her anti-immigration National Front and amplifying it through a broad parliamentary group. These parties, leveraging public frustration with the EU, want to weaken the bloc's power over European citizens from within Europe's premier legislative institution.
"My goal is to be first" in France's vote for the European Parliament, "to raise the conscience over what the European Union is making our country live through," she said on French television the morning after her party won a dozen town halls and more than 1,000 city and town council seats in municipal elections.
The voting for the 751-seat European Parliament, based in Strasbourg in eastern France, takes place in each of the EU's 28 member states, stretching over four days beginning May 22. Even if far-right groups expand their presence in Parliament, they're unlikely to break the mainstream majority, and their divergent nationalist agendas may clash with each other on the legislative floor.
The European Parliament was long derided as a mere talking shop, but it has steadily gained power in recent years and its approval is now needed for all major EU legislation -- from financial market regulation to agricultural policies or decisions on how big warning signs on cigarette packs have to be. But the European Parliament falls short of the clout of national legislatures in two important ways: Its lawmakers cannot propose new laws and it has only limited say over the EU's budget.
Le Pen's main goal is to use larger numbers in parliament to shift the political discourse toward far-right complaints and establish a long-term foothold.
Europe's economic downturn has fueled populist parties of all stripes across the continent, from the United Kingdom Independence Party, known as UKIP, to Greece's Golden Dawn. But it's not all about the economy: Europeans are in the grips of a chronic identity crisis fed by immigration, largely from former European colonies.
"The multicultural question, the question of the transformation of the European cultural landscape, notably with the arrival of a Muslim population," said far-right expert Jean-Yves Camus, weigh as heavily on Europe's anxieties as economic frustrations.
Le Pen regularly denounces what she calls the EU's rule by "diktat." And she bemoans the perceived consequences of the bloc's single market and open frontiers: high unemployment, plunging purchasing power, unfair trade competition and a general loss of sovereignty.
In a heated TV debate Wednesday night, UKIP leader Nigel Farage -- whose party holds nine of Britain's 73 seats in the European Parliament -- warned Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg the EU risked breaking up "very unpleasantly" if it doesn't dissolve democratically.
"If you take away from people their ability through the ballot box to change their future because they have given away control of everything to somebody else, I'm afraid they tend to resort to unpleasant means," Farage said, warning of protests and the rise of neo-Nazis. Clegg responded that the EU of the future would be "quite similar" to today's EU with trade remaining "at the absolute heart" of it.
The National Front currently holds three seats in the European Parliament, with Le Pen and her father, party founder Jean Marie Le Pen, holding two of them. She hopes to boost the National Front's European parliamentary presence.
She won't give a target figure for seats but experts say the National Front could get up to 20 deputies in the European voting, and foresee strong performances from other European extreme-right parties.
After the National Front's success in France's local elections, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi warned that "Europe needs to be aware of the widespread sense of contestation and anti-politics" -- and should put growth and fighting joblessness at the center of policymaking.
Like the National Front, numerous other far-right parties also target Muslims. They claim that Islamic immigrants stream into their countries to abuse social services and supplant Western culture.
Le Pen wants to rally far-right parties around a common anti-EU stance -- and create a parliamentary grouping that gives the rightists clout. Groups in the European Parliament receive funding for staff and obtain privileges, from the right to chair committees to more speaking time.


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Jangsoo Ryu is Professor of Division of Economics at Pukyong National University in Busan, Korea. He has served as Senior Policy Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister at the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development of Republic of Korea since February 2007. He also served as an Expert Advisor of Presidential Commission on Education & Human Resources Development, Korea, 2001-2002. He earned Ph.D. in Economics from Seoul National University (1993). He majored in labour economics and has a particular interest in human resource development of the national and regional level. He was the Regional Coordinator of Busan Metropolitan region in the OECD project "Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education Institution to Regional Development."
Dr. Ryu is currently interested in regional human resource development policies. He represented his paper "Governance System of Regional Employment and Human Resources Development in Korea" (OECD & Korea Labor Institute, 2005). In this paper, he concluded that installing the right governance will greatly enhance the possibility of successfully accomplishing the dual goals of increasing employment and promoting HR development in the region.
He has plans for studying the national and regional human resource development policies by country under basis of these serial papers. During his stay at ILR, he will study the difference of human resource development system by country and expects to meet people in his research areas.
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Sony Alpha NEX-7
The sales start date: 28 February, 2012
Price: $1200
The source of information: www.engadget.com/2011/08/24/sony-unveils-nex-7-24-3-mp-senso...
Preorders already left: 8
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NEX-7 was released recently and it was unveiled that it`s the first mirrorless camera to pack a 24.3 megapixel APS-C sensor. Unfortunately due to the flood in Thailand which affected Sony's factories, the launch of the device was delayed. Now Engadget says that Sony Nex-7 after being beset with flooding-based delays, will take a bow at the end of February. The company's flagship mirrorless ILC will set you back $1,350 for the kit edition with an 18-55mm lens.
Also it`s the first APS-C cam of any shape and size to smash through this notable barrier.
Sony's new flagship mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC) also features the same OLED viewfinder included with its brand-new Alpha A77, delivering XGA (1024 x 768-pixel) resolution directly to your eye.
There's also 1080 / 60p AVCHD video capture, a full-size hot shoe, and a completely redesigned "Tri-Navi" interface.
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We are interested in learning more about a variety of human experiences, some of which are unusual, but are by no means uncommon in the general population. We are undertaking an online survey to explore individual differences, synesthesia (the tendency for some people to experience two senses together, e.g., colored words or numbers; tasting shapes; spatially organized calendars, etc.), and a variety of anomalous
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My 'experience' begun as a child, knowing someone was standing in the hall not far from my room, knowing what I would dream before I closed my eyes – made it impossilbe for sleep. Dreaming of people I have never met, in my mother's side of the family who wish me to give her messages. BEing able to feel no sense trouble down different streets causing me to take another path home. Feeling when death is near is the most uncomfortable for me. I knew when my best friends father died, I was watching tv waiting for my friend Irv to call, I look up at my mother said, "Oh god, Irv's fathe just passed." She remarked with that was a terrible thing to say, and god would not take kindly…. but the phone rang not ten minutes later. He had died. I was right. I have vertigo and sometimes when I am around someone I know will pass soon or if in a place where I pass a room like Hotpital, I know I just know death is near. And lasty, I think, when I touch someone maybe his hand shaking it sometimes I can feel what he did IF he did something immoral or wrong. I usually can tell if someone is telling me the truth or not. Its not always that way but much of the time. And there's something else, I get pics in my mind horrilbe pic of hurting people or seeing them hurt. This I hate most of all. And sometimes, I feel someone with me. some .. I have no words something dark in a dark place where he refuses to allow me to see his face… but I know he's in me inside inside me… and If I ever let him out. i'm not sure what i might become. I am not crazy. And one dream I have had since I was 4-5. In this dream I am tied to a tree… black the trees around me are black it is nite… and I hear beast around me circuling me, I can not get free my one arm is tied by a chain sometimes it seems a thick rope. I need the moon to rise to set e free. I know it has risen and I keep trying to bent my head to see it, I know if I see it I will finally break that chair/rope and be free and I will kill the other beast who have me bond. Yet I know in this dream I am the giver of life to these manbeast/shapeshifters… they want me dead but need me. If I get free in my dreams, what will happening in my life. My real life not the dream. I know I will kill them all in my dream. I have had this dream over and over and over… and inside this thing that allows me to feel all I do about death and truth or lies… he wants me to get free. Are the both a dream, is this thing in me which I belive (now at 50yr old) he is not a good thing and he doesn't belong inside me. And when I am around people he tells me things about their lives or thoughts. I don't know where that leaves me in your estiamation, crazy? foolish perhaps? Over concerned? That's all about me am I normal? This feeling of him 'HIM' inside hiding in me teling me things is that normal? I've been to pscyhartrist in my life they found nothing. I hoped you could. Thank you for listening.
it is so good to find a sight that can explain so much about things i have wondered about since i was little. I feel good knowing that i am not crazy and everyone who ever made fun of me really doesn't matter now. keep up the good research and i will keep reading.
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SAN FRANCISCO, November 27, 2012 — Military historians who have studied sexual rendezvouses of powerful generals are stunned by the utter ineptitude of CIA chief, General David Petraeus, at covering up a routine affair. "He really has destroyed the mystique of the CIA with this," said a disgusted agent. "Clearly he cannot be trusted to run an espionage agency. He's embarrassed us all with his shameful inability to hide even one girlfriend."
"He makes Eisenhower's affair with Kay Summersby look as brilliant as the Normandy Invasion," says historian Arthur V. Depew. "Ike managed to keep the indiscretion secret until his death. Kay later confessed to the affair in a memoir, but Eisenhower handled it like the professional tactician he was." Depew believes Petraeus should have three stars ripped from his uniform for conduct unbecoming a high-ranking Army skirt-chaser.
How Petraeus could have bungled his sexual liaison with Paula Broadwell, and possibly Jill Kelley, boggles the mind of historian J. Carter (Screaming Eagle) Snoops, the author of "Bayonets and Babes: 1865-1995," considered the definitive examination of the military-sexual complex.
"Your average supply officer would have kept an affair with a nurse more secretive than Petraeus," scoffs Col. Hartley W. Slaughter (Ret.), who teaches a class at West Point in the fundamentals of covert hanky-panky. The course includes such rudimentary elements of field maneuvers as deploying Pentagon spokeswomen to far-flung desert outposts for moonlit dinners on the sand.
Petraeus met several times with Ms. Broadwell in Libya, never realizing that Benghazi is a classic hotbed of illicit military liaisons. Said another historian, Thurston C. Bagley Jr., author of "Officer's Mess," a novel about a 5-star general who gets mixed up with a female munitions officer: "The Libyan paparazzi were out in force, licking their chops when Petraeus arrived for meetings with his biographer, Broadwell. One look at this tomato and you knew something was up — if you catch my drift."
Veteran Afghan gossips suspected Petraeus was also turning up in Afghanistan a little too often. One Marine officer, Lt. Leroy Fraggis, said, "It's such an obvious ploy — meeting a gorgeous dame who's writing your biography. I was just very disappointed in David that he would use such a tired cover story. That one went out with Napoleon!"
What shocked several veteran military and espionage experts is how Petraeus could be so naïve as to leave a trail of emails sent to Ms. Broadwell, but Fraggis responds, "Hey, the guy was in love, for God's sake!"
Petraeus, though considered a shrewd military tactician, never seemed to catch on to the CIA culture for covert operations regarding extra-marital affairs. Said outgoing agent Matthew T. Burlap, who worked with Petraeus in his first few months at the CIA, "David thought he knew everything about keeping a girlfriend hidden because he was quite the flamboyant man-about-Afghanistan, but it's a helluva lot different here at the CIA. You're under more scrutiny. That old wink-wink stuff may work in Benghazi, but you gotta be a lot more cagey if you plan to keep a bimbo or two stashed away at Langley."
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"The Thing Box"Posted in Animals, Cats on June 28th, 2012 by Gloria Jean
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When organizing my work area I find it helps to have a "thing box." I also have found that a few of my cats love to curl up in boxes. This kitten was found in my alley, lost and full of fleas. It took months of care to bring her back to health and rid her of a flea infestation. She became my best friend. I was smitten by a flea bitten kitten. Along with her, Miss Piggy Pinknose had two kittens about the same age. One of them looks so much like this one I am going to assume they have the same father. I couldn't tell them apart.
The MirrorPosted in Still Life on May 10th, 2012 by Gloria Jean
Summer Cottage, 6″ X 6″Posted in Landscapes on April 25th, 2012 by Gloria Jean
Thanks for looking! This is my Daily Paintworks Cropping Challenge. 6″ X 6″ unframed $45.00. The colors you see on the screen may not be an exact match to the original, but I think they are pretty close.
Shae's CanningPosted in Still Life on April 21st, 2012 by Gloria Jean
This is a painting I did for my Cousin Shae of her canning. She raised the vegetables herself. Of course its not for sale. This was all done free hand, and was very time consuming. Its not something I would normally do because of that. It took weeks to finish. For a close up click on the pictures. Below are cropped areas of the same painting.


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The University of Bath is home to a Binghamton exchange and study abroad program that features math, science and social Science disciplines. Binghamton students are fully integrated into the university, taking courses with British and European students. They live in residence halls off-campus and can participate in any university activities they choose.
With less than 9000 undergraduate students, the Bath campus is both accessible and friendly. The smaller size of the university allows for a more intimate interaction with British and other international students. The beautifully landscaped campus is centered around "the Parade," a wide, elevated walkway framed by the library, student union and other important university buildings. A ten minute bus ride takes students down the hill into downtown Bath.
Founded in 1966, Bath is one of the United Kingdom's most highly rated universities and the research conducted on-campus is internationally recognized. The University's close ties with industry and the excellent quality of teaching draw students from all over the world-about 25% of the University student population comes from outside the United Kingdom.
Bath is an architecturally exquisite English city, one and a half hours west of London. First explored by the Romans who were attracted to the hot spa baths, Bath became an elegant resort city in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today it is a cosmopolitan, small city with a rich cultural life. Students will find a variety of boutiques, antiques and cafes in the lively shopping district. Bath Abbey, and the baths themselves, are among the many popular attractions. There is also a lively cultural scene offering theatrical performances, films and concerts. The city's several lovely parks provide gathering places at which to unwind, play a game of football, sunbathe, or stroll. Bath is surrounded by beautiful countryside with the famous Cotswolds to the north. The coasts at Weston Super-Mare or South Wales are within easy reach as well.
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So, I decided to do WW my own way. I didn't attend the weekly weigh-in meetings, but I'd weigh myself weekly, at home. My mom gave me some of the WW notebooks so I could record my points (Yay! These are almost like school supplies!). I was successful with the program--so far, I've lost about 70 pounds. I have 35 to go before I get to my "happy" weight.
With WW, you are alloted a certain number of points that you can have each day. The point allotment is determined by your current weight, if you are in "maintenance mode" and if you are still wanting to lose weight. Most women have between 20-30/day. You're also allowed so many extra points each week, but I don't use those--that's probably why I've lost the weight pretty quickly. Also, if you exercise, you can "bank" points. I also do not do this. I also do not exercise....hmmm, I'm working on that.
Please NOTE: Most of these foods contain MASSIVE amounts of fiber. Let's just say that it took awhile for my body to "get used to it"...so be careful doubling-up on these items before you're "used to it"...if you get my heh, heh "drift".....(booooo!)
Fiber One Bars: Chocolate Delight
These bars are like CANDY BARS. They have about 150 calories (which is normally about 3 points) but because there is so much fiber, it is only counted as ONE POINT
Mission Brand Low Carb High Fiber Tortillas
Normally, tortillas are pretty high in points, but these (if you only have 1 or 2), because of all the fiber, count as NOTHING. I load up each tortilla with Kraft Fat Free Cheddar cheese (about 45 grams) and drizzle taco sauce on top. I roll them up and microwave them for about 1-2 minutes and they're a gooey, cheesy snack for only 2-3 points.
Baked Cheetos
You can have 28 grams of these babies for about 3 points. And they seem to last a long time, i.e. if you're watching TV, make a point to suck off all the "cheese" powder from the Cheeto before crunching it. Weird, but true.
Boca Burgers (All-American flame-grilled)
These are only 1-2 points/burger (depending on how much FF cheese you use)! They aren't much by themselves, but if you top them with mushrooms (sprayed with a shot of Pam Olive Oil Spray--fat free) and some of that Fat Free cheese, they are AWESOME. Don't forget to top them with red onions--no points!
Vanilla Soda
For a fun drink, I buy the sugar-free syrups for flavoring coffee, but I put it in club soda with a tablespoon of FF Half & Half. It is sooooooooo good.
In general, I try to stay away from sugar, but there's nothing wrong with a little bit. I'm aware that I ingest copious amounts of artificial sweetener, but as a rule, I try to stick with Splenda. Also, I drink as much Propel, flavored water as I can (no points!). I also weigh my food instead of count it out. For example, with the Cheetos, their nutritional info is by a serving of 28g/or 34 pieces. If you weigh it, you get "more"---does that make sense?
Please note that, in general, I'm not completely anal retentive about eating. I try to stick to the WW rules. But I also cook for a living. And LOVE FOOD WITH A PASSION---cooking and eating it...I just try to make smart choices. I try not to eat cake mix directly from the box or an entire box of cereal in one sitting. But if it happens, it happens :)
Now, who wants to sit next to the "fat girl"? :-)
*In 4th grade, I weighed 77 pounds. At the end of the school year we were weighed in gym and the teacher made this one student, a total asshole I will refer to as Asshole, carry the sheets that had our stats printed on the front, to the school office. (Why the teacher did this/was allowed to do this blows my mind.) Asshole got back to class and told everyone that I was fat and what I weighed. I was literally one of the smallest people in the class, but I couldn't see this, rather, Asshole wouldn't allow me to see this. She called me fat, chubby, overweight.... Say it with me everyone: What an asshole.


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The top countries for plastic surgery are:
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. China
4. India
5. Mexico
That's in terms of estimated number of surgeries performed in each country in in 2009, according to a newly released survey by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
People in the United States underwent 1.3 million surgeries and 3 million total procedures, including both surgeries and non-surgical treatments such as Botox injections, the ISAPS said.
By a different measure, plastic surgery is most popular in South Korea, where doctors in 2009 performed an estimated 13.5 cosmetic procedures per thousand residents.
By this per-capita measure, Brazil is No. 2 in plastic surgeries, with 12.2 procedures per thousand.
The United States is No. 3, with 9.7 per thousand.
Mexico is No. 4, with 7.3.
Germany is No. 5, with 6.4.
Different countries prefer different types of surgery.
Brazil is No. 1 in liposuction, with 253,000 in a year. It also leads in injections of fillers, with 312,000.
China is No. 1 in breast augmentation, with 222,000. It also leads in eyelid surgeries, with 175,000.
The United States places No. 2 in each of those categories. It's No. 1 in nose jobs, tummy tucks, Botox injections, and laser hair removal.
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Explore physics the exciting way, by trying out a simple and fun experiment. This month, make a paper snake spin around with hot air. Click here to download a high resolution version of this month's cartoon. Don't forget to check back next month for the next edition...
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September - bending a stream of water
October - creating soap art
November - boiled egg detectives
January - go fishing for ice cubes
February - create a peanut lava lamp
March - amazing air pressure effect with balloons
April - using a coathanger to demonstrate sound travelling in a solid
May - building an alka seltzer rocket
June - mixing wood and water
July - the amazing balancing act
August - fun with straws
September - foil boat
October - elastic bands under the strobe light of your television
November - make a pop bottle implode - just by adding water
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This seminar introduces, through studio projects, the basic principles regarding the use of color in the visual arts. Students explore a range of topics, including the historical uses of color in the arts, the interactions between colors, and the psychology of color.
Dourmashkin, Peter. SP.298 Art of Color, Spring 2005. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-298-art-of-color-spring-2005 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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England and Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan has withdrawn from this year's IPL auction and will be available for Middlesex from the start of the 2014 summer.
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The 2014 General Public Ticket Ballot for matches at Lord's in 2014 is now open.
The 2014 Lord's Public Ticket Ballot for England's Investec Tests and Royal London ODI against India and Sri Lanka, as well as MCC's fixture against Rest of the World, will open on Monday 16 December.
Lords.org deciphers some of the significant changes to the domestic 2014 fixture list - and what it means to the schedule at the Home of Cricket.
Notts Outlaws bowler Stuart Broad wants to recreate the spirit of '89 in tomorrow's YB40 final against Glamorgan at Lord's.
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Exchange rate stability is an important indicator of a country's economic strength. Consistent fall or fluctuation in exchange rate adversely affects the balance of payments of the country. India in the past has mostly been a closed economy, following protectionist policies of development. Foreign exchange management and control has been an important tool of lending protection to the domestic economy, checking capital flight, maintaining a comfortable reserve of valuable foreign exchange for developmen needs and import of essential goods and encouraging exports. To attain these objectives India followed a 'fixed exchange rate' system till the economic crisis of 1991. It is interesting to study the history of India's exchange rate as the country waded through the world's economic scene from being an underdeveloped closed economy beset with poverty and corruption to an rapidly 'emerging economy', strong and intelligent enough to sail through world recession with minor bruises!
Exchange Rate Management in India
India was under fixed exchange rate regime till March 1992. The exchange rate of the Rupee was determined and adjusted by the Central Bank (Reserve Bank of India). The Rupee was adjusted to a basket of currencies, comprising of currencies of important trade partners of India like US, Britain, Japa etc. The exchange rate was determined by the government and enforced by pegging operations (intervention in the currency market) and exchange controls by the central bank. Normally the rate was continuously adjusted by small margins to adjust with changing inflation rates, international economic changes and trade requirements. Such a system caused lots of difficulties and complications for international traders.
Two exchange rates prevailed at one point of time – an official exchange rate and a market exchange rate.
The difference between the two often meant losses for the traders. The total control on the rates and movement of foreign exchange by the central bank also discouraged foreign investors and travelers, as all foreign currency had to be surrendered to the RBI which in turn gave back the amount at the fixed exchange rate, which may be higher or lower than the spot market exchange rate. Through the system of fixed/pegged exchange rate and exchange controls, the governments objective was to attain exchange rate stability to encourage traders and discourage speculators. This system of total control, though implemented for the benefit of the domestic economy, it gave birth to lots of corruption and havala trade. It discouraged international traders and investors who often turned to the illegal havala market, causing a drain on the country's exchange earning through illegal channels.
Liberalized Exchange Rate Management (Post 1991)
In March 1992, following the policies of liberalization and structural adjustment program, the Rupee was made partially convertible on the current account. Under the dual exchange rate system, 40% of the export earnings were to be surrendered at the official exchange and for the rest of the 60%, the exporter received at market exchange rate, which was always higher than the official rate. In 1993, this dual exchange rate system was removed and a single market determined exchange rate prevailed.
The central bank can intervene from time to time to prevent unnecessary volatility of the Rupee. When there was a surge in foreign capital inflow during 1992-93, the RBI had to buy the excess foreign exchange in the market, to prevent appreciation of the Rupee, which would have adversely affected exports. When the Rupee began depreciating sharply at the end of 1995, the RBI intervened by selling the foreign exchange in the market to check further fall of the Rupee.
Major devaluations of Indian Rupee (Causes and effect)
Indian Rupee has faced six major and several minor devaluations since independence, leading to more than a ten fold depreciation in the value of rupee.
When India became independent, a little over Rs. 4 could buy one US dollar, which has today gone down to around Rs. 46 per US dollar.
The first devaluation was made immediately after World War II, consequent to the devaluation of the Sterling in 1948. The second devaluation was done in 1966, when the Dollar-Rupee rate went down from Rs. 4.76 to Rs. 7.5 per US dollar. Third major devaluation was in July 1991, when Rupee was devalued thrice within a span of three days, a panic stricken effort to correct the Balance of Payment crisis. The Rupee was then devalued by about 22%. In 1994-95, the Rupee again tumbled from Rs.31 to Rs. 35 per Dollar. After keeping stable for some time it again slided to Rs.39 in Dec. 1997. By June 1998, it depreciated to more than Rs. 42 per US dollar.
The Rupee was depreciated from time to time to maintain export competitiveness in the world market. But this objective could not be achieved to any great success because India's major exports in the past were mainly primary products which are price inelastic. Due to supply constraints too exports could not meet whatever little demand increased through depreciation. Post 1991, when the Indian economy was opened up and foreign exchange regulations were significantly relaxed, the exchange rate fluctuated according to market demand and supply caused by international trade and capital flows to and from India and other speculative forces.
The Rupee-dollar exchange rates remained stable at Rs. 31.50 per dollar for about 3 years till September 1995, because of comfortable reserve position and large inflow of portfolio capital. The RBI too artificially maintained the value of rupee, because inflation was high at that time, a strong export thrust was missing and there was the problem of servicing the country's huge foreign debt. Also in 1995, the State Bank of India, which had to repay a heavy foreign debt in November 1995, started drawing dollars heavily from the market. This pushed the already existing shortage of dollars in the market to worrisome level and led to the sharp depreciation of the Rupee. Also, while Rupee rate was artificially maintained against US dollar, Rupee had declined with respect to other major currencies, particularly the Japanese Yen and the German Deutsche Mark, warranting an adjustment in the Dollar value.
At the same time domestic inflation was eating away the Rupee.
There is the danger of competitive exchange rate depreciation and retaliation by other countries, if many countries are suffering Balance of Payments deficit at the same time. This happened in 1997 when South East Asian countries' (Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Pakistan, and Japan) currencies went into a downward spiral. India's exports were loosing their competitiveness due to the sharp devaluation of these competing countries, leading to another devaluation, from Rs. 35 to Rs.39 in1998.
Then there are other factors like political changes/upheavals in the country which affect exchange rate through speculation. The Rupee also depreciated against US dollar due to the American sanctions after the nuclear tests, till it reached Rs.42 in June 1998.
With every fall in the rupee, India's external liabilities relating to debt repayment, repayment of NRI deposits, all go up. A sharp devaluation bankrupts those corporates which have large external debt. It also spread panicky among FIIs, causing outflow of capital.
Current Scenario
India went ahead with full convertibility of Rupee on the current account, but rightly adopted a very cautious, phased out approach towards Capital account convertibility. The country was in no way economically strong enough for Capital account convertibility. The volatile Foreign Institutional Investments (FII) would have easily wreaked havoc in the country in the face of any national or international crisis. This cautious approach and RBI intervention has helped India largely, in maintaining a grip on its exchange rate during trying times like the SE Asian crisis and Mexico like situation in 1995. Mexico had artificially maintained an appreciated Peso to check domestic inflation. The high value of Peso lead to a huge current account deficit, leading to a sharp depreciation and heavy capital outflow.
Today, exchange rate is determined not only by demand and supply of currency for trade, but more so by international investments in the country, both FDI and FII. India has come a long way since the 1991 crisis. Capital inflow through FDI and FII have helped build up a large foreign exchange reserve (the 4th largest in the world). The economic growth is also around 7 to 9% and the fiscal and trade deficit are well within sustainable limits. Even in the face of recession the Indian Rupee did not loose its grip much and hovered between Rs.45 and Rs.47. India was able to successfully sail through the recent global recession owing to its strong fundamentals and cautious approach towards capital account convertibility. A strong economy would mean an appreciation of the Rupee. At the same time RBI has raised policy rates to check inflationary pressure. This would encourage more portfolio investment, leading to appreciation of the rupee.
An appreciated Rupee would lead to loss of export competitiveness.
The RBI has thus stepped in to check the rupee from appreciating, following a managed float; allowing the exchange rate to be determined by market forces, while also intervening when required by buying and selling foreign exchange, to protect the economy from the dangers of volatile foreign capital and sudden depletion of reserves.


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Revelers run in front of Valdefresno ranch fighting bulls during the San Fermin fiestas, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Pamplona, Spain. Revelers from around the world come to participate in the street partying festival, which became world famous with the 1926 publication of Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
MADRID (AP) — Fighting bulls caught at least two runners between their horns and threw them to the ground in a lightning fast fourth run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival.
Navarra Hospital chief Javier Sesma said three people were injured but no one was gored in the crazed, two-minute dash Wednesday in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
National television replays showed two separate runners being caught between the horns of bulls and being flung to the ground, narrowly escaping being gored.
Thousands of thrill-seekers race daily with the bulls along a 930-yard (850-meter) route from a holding pen to the city bull ring.
The runs are the highlight of the nine-day street partying festival made world famous with the 1926 publication of Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises."
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35 Creative Programming Ideas for 2009
The results are in and the ideas are plentiful! We invited readers to submit their most creative programming ideas to find out what keeps their camp ticking. After the submissions came pouring in, we knew we had several gems to share with Camp Business readers. Take a look and see if there's anything you can use to spice up the upcoming camp season and thanks to everyone who participated!
A Feeding Frenzy
One program that occurs each year at many camps goes by several names: Color War, Mass Program, All-Camp Extravaganza. The challenge is, "How do we make it better than last year?" An out-of-the-ordinary idea we're using at Camp Seneca Lake in Rochester, N.Y., is the Staff Super-Special Secret Supper. Campers love it, and they remember it as one of their most exciting meals at camp! Here's how we do it:
Long before the actual event, staff members are asked to sign up for one of six (or more) food booths. The goal is to work together (after hours or even during pre-camp) to devise a clever theme and delivery method for each of the foods served at this special dinner. Staff members use papier-mâché, chicken wire, pieces of wood, kayaks and anything useful around camp. Incidentally, the process builds staff morale, real cooperation among different levels of staff who do not usually work together, and even keeps them in camp after hours.
Please remember, bigger is better! Some of these food booths reach 10 feet or higher. And, most of all, the final product must remain a total secret and kept out of sight until the actual event. The campers don't know what is coming, but they decide early on that it has to be exciting thanks to the huge, colorful signs each group hangs in the dining hall. Some years the food groups write songs to advertise their booths a couple of days before the big event.
Here are a few examples:
Tom, Greta, Diana, Joey and four others chose to serve corn-on-the-cob. After brainstorming, they built a covered wagon with a giant arrow (over 10 feet in length) through it. Campers would take a raw ear of corn, pin their name on it, and drop it into the tail of the arrow (of course, they had to climb halfway up a stepladder to reach it). Then they would run over to the other end of the wagon, hold out their plate at the tip of the arrow, and a cooked ear of corn came out about 10 seconds later (of course, with their name pinned to it). It was called Colonel Cobb's Corn Contraption.
A second group chose to serve lemonade that campers milked into their cups from a giant cow. They called it Lem-Mooo-nade. A third group served hamburgers, or actually "Puff Burgers" on Puff the Magic Dragon's tongue as it moved in and out of Puff's head. The head was made of covered chicken wire in front of a gigantic backdrop of Puff's body. Puff roared, and smoke spurted from his mouth (a CO2 extinguisher providing the smoke).
One of the best I remember was the Cookie Coaster Chocolate Chip Trip, in which campers actually rode in on a small homemade airplane attached to steel cables across a small lawn (zip-line style) and into the mouth of a giant Cookie Monster, where they were presented with cookies.
The ideas are endless and result from the creativity of the staff. Naturally, each group tries to make the best booth, but the overall result is so extraordinary that campers can't believe their eyes (and tummies).
What else do we serve? We've served watermelon, brownies, hot dogs, nuggets (instant Gold Rush theme), pizza, bags of popcorn or peanuts, even lollipops. The emphasis at this meal is having fun more than eating healthy, as you can guess from these examples.
The only downside to this activity is that it requires a lot of craft supplies, some minor expense for special items the group cannot live without, and much tempera paint, but it is well worth the investment. Contact me for more details. The kids will love it!
–John Golden
Camp Seneca Lake
Rochester, N.Y.
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Iron Mountain Comments On August 24th Government Records Management Directive
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the information management company, released the following response to the Managing Government Records Directive, issued Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA):
By issuing its Managing Government Records Directive, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), have set forth an ambitious vision for a digital government, one that values openness, transparency and efficiency. In line with President Obama's vision that records management is the backbone of open government, the Directive calls for federal agencies to manage records and information more efficiently. Such efficiencies will enable federal agencies to better assess the impact of programs, reduce redundant efforts, save money, and share knowledge.
To their credit, OMB and NARA have incorporated many records management best practices that have been proven out in our experience in private industry including: senior level accountability in the form of a new designated responsible party the "Senior Agency Official" (SAO), agency-wide training requirements, revised record scheduling and more. Moreover, the Directive recognizes the critical role OMB, NARA and other agencies will play in driving this initiative forward, outlining specific plans to support federal agencies in their push to achieve compliance. Still, while Iron Mountain credits the OMB and NARA for proposing such an ambitious vision, the company believes achieving it will be a tremendous undertaking that will require significant time and investment.
This view is supported by Iron Mountain's recent survey of federal records managers, which found that despite near universal support for the President's Memorandum, only 9 percent felt confident using newer technologies like cloud applications. Iron Mountain believes the ability to secure adequate budget for training, technology and consulting is a critical step for federal agencies to achieve compliance. The company believes that federal agencies should rely on best practices from the private sector and partner with it to secure these necessary resources. NARA's plan to create a Community of Interest with industry experts in technology, records management and the legal field will help tremendously as well. Consequently, the private sector should stand ready to support the federal government on this ambitious but worthwhile plan.As a starting point, Iron Mountain offers records managers our professional guidance on first steps to start on the path to compliance in our blog, " The Directive is out. Now what? – First Steps for Federal Records Managers to Start on the Path to Compliance." About Iron Mountain Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) provides information storage and management services that help organizations lower the costs, risks and inefficiencies of managing their physical and digital data. The Company's solutions enable customers to protect and better use their information so they can optimize their business and ensure proper recovery, compliance and discovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain manages billions of information assets, including business records, electronic files, medical data and more for organizations around the world. Visit www.ironmountain.com or follow the company on Twitter @IronMountain for more information.
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For relatively spoiler-free Mass Effect 3 speculations, consider our Mass Effect 3 race and Mass Effect 3 character features. When you're done, why not tell us how we should review the game? There's a good discussion going already. It's certainly better than ruining dozens of hours of space drama, days before said space drama materialises on shelves.
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I'm off all week long so gonna spend some time with my little girl.
For me;
-Acess Control system being installed
-Loadsa network points going in
-Fixing an LCD up a BIG ladder
-Laying cables for a phone line
-Repairing laptops.
-Watching lots of Iplayer.
I'm off all week long so gonna spend some time with my little girl.
A week in Wales and Scotland in glorious sunshine with lots of beer, golf and sitting by the pool :-)
Rebuilding many many RM machines.
Having server downtime to clean the dust in our server room.
Drawing up plans for a new ICT suite.
But whilst I'm away we're having air conditioning fitted in our Office :-)
Can't come in for half the week - we've got some asbestos related thing going on.
After that, i'll be fixing a few network cables, getting ready for Softlink Oliver v4, virtualising our terminal servers and increasing their number to utilise the unused memory in the boxes, and some general maintenance such as reimaging 2 suites of machines etc...
2 days should be enough for that shouldn't it?
Spending tomorrow at the London Expo, Sunday and Monday in Canterbury, in work on Wednesday to upgrade my PC to Windows 7.
Other than that, just relaxing in the (hopefully) nice weather and getting some reading/gaming done
Well I've got most of the week off and I'll be at the EG conference for part of it. Planning on tidying up the office on Friday (only day I'm in) as we've got a 3rd person starting and nowhere for them to go at the moment!
Off up to Manchester tonight to visit family, then going trekking & camping over the forest of Bowland tomorrow & Sunday, back down to Wolverhampton Monday to see Joe Bonamassa in Birmingham Monday night, by Tuesday Red Dead Redemption should have been delivered so I'll spend the rest of the time playing that in between getting my bike fixed ready to start cycling in to work... Busy busy busy! But all in good ways
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I'll be atternding a small conference in Preston on Wednesday. The rest of the week will be spent either cracking on through some of the nigglign jobs on the helpdesk that could have waiting for these holidays or working on my CSBM (Certificate of School Business Management) project.
Monday - probably getting plastered
Tuesday - Rekitting a room and sorting backup tapes out
Wednesday - small matter of a conference in Preston with Sylv3r
Thursday - Configuring PaperCut with the Finance Officer, ensure all PCs have correct updates
Friday - sit down with feet up and a brew.. (yeah right!)
A relatively quiet week here, I plan to:
- Finishing the replacement of our locally installed instances of McAfee AV with a nicely managed Sophos system (mainly the laptops left, groan)
- Taking FULL advantage of having the sites to ourselves to crack as many helpdesk tasks as humanly possible
- Supervising the sparks installing a new power feed to our axillary comms room
Im kinda hoping our Multi Touch "UTouch" ALL in 1 Demo unit arrives so we can have a play. The original fell over in the lorry braking the screen! I Was also hoping to have more of an idea of what was happening over the summer holidays by now, but there seems to be a small hold up with our IT Contract for the new campus. anyone fancy planning for a xmas move of a school?
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On the Celtics and the Fab Five
The time out he never should have called could not eliminate the legacy he and his teammates would leave.
I'm speaking, of course, about Chris Webber and Michigan's Fab Five, the hard-luck runners-up who nonetheless left behind a legacy which could not be limited by the boundaries of basketball. That team became known for embracing hip-hop culture; for black socks; for trash talk and bravado; for bringing swagger and in-your-face attitude into an entire nation's conscience. Few folks remember that George Lynch and Eric Montross beat the Michigan Wolverines that day. But everyone remembers the Fab Five.
"Our legacy is that we were bigger than the score of the game," said Jalen Rose. Rose's team never won a national championship, but changed basketball in a way Kyle Singler, Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek and Nolan Smith never could have dreamed of. The Fab Five walked onto the Michigan campus as celebrities, perhaps the greatest college basketball recruiting class ever. They walked off it as a group which helped initiate a revolution of basketball's culture, from nut-huggers and crew cuts to baggy shorts and bald heads.
The Fab Five may even have affected the Celtics. If Jalen Rose had not researched players for trash talking material, would Kevin Garnett play such mind games? Would Garnett's cuss words, designed to get in his opponent's head, stream so continuously? Would the Celtics play with such an edge, with such fury, with such disdain for the public's reaction? Would Ray Allen still stand out for failing to embrace the hip-hop image? Or would most players be more like Ray? Did the Fab Five help to usher in an era that was inevitable, or did they collectively change the path of basketball's future?
Of course, we could credit the Celtics' abrasive identities to other basketball influences. Before the Fab Five ever played an NCAA game, Larry Bird asked the other three-point contest participants, "Who's coming in second place?" Before Webber mistakenly called that timeout, Michael Jordan closed his eyes before a free throw, telling rookie opponent Dikembe Mutombo that the eyes-closed make was for him. Before Juwan Howard got into any of his opponents' faces, the Detroit Pistons became known as the Bad Boys.
But most of these Celtics were in high school (or younger) when the Fab Five came of age to alter basketball, at a time when the young, future Celtics were presumably quite impressionable. There were other influences, I'm sure, to the Boston Celtics' collective on-court persona — a persona of chippiness and trash talk, swagger and edge. But the Fab Five were basketball's most influential group at the time, especially to young players who fell in love with the hype and excitement. It's not likely a coincidence that today's Boston Celtics echo so much of what the Fab Five stood for — the attitude, the obnoxious (to some) behavior, the endless mind games and trash talk and proverbial flexing of muscles.
Steve Fisher said the most common misconception about his players was that they cared about anything other than winning. The hype, said Fisher, was a product of his players being different — of his players being young and brash, a collection of freshmen whose talents were perhaps unrivaled, and who were fearless of bucking basketball's norms.
"I feel like I'm probably one of the most talented players that ever didn't pan out in the NBA," said Jimmy King, who attributed his NBA failure to sacrifices he made while helping the Fab Five succeed. "But even knowing what I know now would never do it differently, because we built something special that wasn't seen before and hasn't been seen since."
The Fab Five hasn't been seen before and never will be seen again. But to view their influences, one doesn't have to look any farther than Boston.
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I love jalen rose and if you listen to the B S report he is alot more mature today then he was in college. The fab five came of as immature freshmenthat thought they were a gift to basketball. As we saw in the documentary they had to eat their humble pie, and it hurt.
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Ah, yes, my precious. This is what happens naturally as we age. First it's a gain of one pound one year, then another next year, and before you know it, you have put on 10 pounds. Once you hear about the stealthy menace, Creeping Obesity, you look for it, much like the Scots trying to spot the Loch Ness Monster. So the exercise pumps up and the Cokes go bye-bye, replaced by Coke Zero (Coke Diddly-Squat in my house) and carrot sticks, and you wait. You watch the scale. I lost 13 pounds last year on the Atkins Diet but gained it back. I found that the South Beach Diet (wheat toast! raspberries!) was a little more forgiving. The best thing, though, is to eat a little bit of everything and do anything that gets you moving. Every day. Then you can be whatever size makes you feel good and not freak out that the stalking creature, Creeping Obesity, will attack you.
Certainly, there are times when I wish I were smaller. For instance, when I have to go to some special event and need to find a dress. The most spectacular and special dresses are haute couture. Since ordering one takes months, designers often loan out the runway samples. These dresses are cut in sizes so small (minus 0) that when I have tried them on, the image has been somewhat like that of the ugly stepsisters trying to get into that glass slipper.
But thanks to some wonderful buyers, stores actually carry sizes for us nonzeros. I love that Prada always has a 44 in stock. Miuccia knows that a woman wants to look great and feel comfortable. Prada's gorgeous Empire cuts are classic and divinely comfortable. Alber Elbaz from Lanvin knows a thing or two about sexy ease. His loose waistbands and silky sheaths make me weep into my crème brûlée with happiness. Consuelo Castiglioni of Marni knows about comfort and style. (Show me a woman who doesn't know the wonders of a loose Marni top and I will show you a woman who has not sat in a car for a long period of time.) These designers understand how to make a woman feel comfortable without sacrificing sex appeal. And what is more sexy than a woman enjoying life, having fun, and being comfortable in her own skin? Imagine being with a man who didn't eat or was obsessed with what he wore: "Hey, babe, does my butt look big in these jeans?" I'd say, Throw him to the Loch Ness Monster!
So, at the end of the summer day, I am okay with what size I am. I am striving to be healthy and happy, creating my QOL (Quality of Life), loving my family, watching my kids grow, swimming in the ocean, hiking that trail, eating that tiropita my mom made, and sitting here in my wet bathing suit, wondering what I will buy for fall. What could be better? Maybe if I had that degree in mathematics
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Before dawn on Sunday when the fog rolls off the Pacific Ocean onto the fabled Pebble Beach golf course, 260 historic cars will roll onto the 18th fairway for the 63rd annual Concours d'Elegance classic car show.
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I've finally gotten around to putting some of my Arthur research, transcriptions & images on my genealogy web site. The link to my Arthur Index page is:
I have information about many of the surnames I am researching on the site. I add a link from my News & Updates page for all new files/images that I put online. The link to that page is:
I'll keep adding as I run across my papers & files. Hope you find something useful . . .
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