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In about two weeks, 100 people from around the world will travel to London to compete in the World Memory Championship. Our Beth Croughan spoke with a local man and mental athlete who is putting his brain to the test.
GANSEVOORT, N.Y. -- "Five years ago, I couldn't remember a phone number. And now, I'm memorizing, 200 to 240 digits of a really long phone number in five-minutes," said Brad Zupp, the President of Simply Sensible Entertainment, Inc.
At his desk in his office inside his home in Saratoga County, Brad Zupp sorted through a stack of cards. With each number and suit, he sees something else.
"Translating things I need to remember into creative, slightly zany mental images," Zupp explained.
That's how he's trained his brain to remember better. So much so, he's competing in the World Memory Championship this month.
"It's basically a three day event. It's a decathlon, so there's 10 distinct events on who can remember the most stuff the fastest," he described of the event.
He spends as little as one to as many as six hours a day teaching himself techniques to tackle the toughest of memory challenges.
"We're given several pages of numbers, 40 digits per line. And the clock starts and go. One of the events is see how many you can memorize in five minutes," he said.
Last year, the professional entertainer and memory coach placed fifth in the U.S. version of the event. In London, Zupp's hoping to earn the title Grand Master of Memory.
"The first day I need to memorize at least 1,000 digits of a random number in an hour, perfectly. The second day, I need to memorize a deck of cards, which is pretty easy for me to do. But it has to be done in under two minutes, perfectly. And the third day is a little bit more challenging. I have to memorize at least 10 decks of shuffled playing cards, perfectly in an hour," he said of what he needs to do to secure the title.
So as the countdown to the mid-December competition continues, Zupp continues to study creatively.
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Taurus Woman Profile
|Without any doubt the woman of the sign of Taurus has a psyche strongly immersed in "female" charcateristics, but none of those which our patriarchal society takes into consideration; in fact, the female Taurus expresses herself in a very different way either in the model of the "angel of the hearth" that has raged for so much time in the western imagery, or the image of the winning woman that has become masculine in the last 50 years.
Both models in fact represent adaptations of the male ways and in TAURUS there is not a trace of this in the psyche of the woman. She is tied to a still very integral "female being" who is not contaminated by the distorted values of the patriarchy, an image in which there is a strong sense of fertilised power - obviously expressed by the planet Proserpina - united by a wisdom that might be defined as "supportive and received" and therefore a certain fragility and vulnerability or ether ways in great numbers in what today we see as being like Lunar Cancer or Pisces (another side of the zodiac female world).
The Taurus woman is strongly permeated by a creative dimension; in fact this function is so important at a universal level that it must be represented through an archetype: that of the Great Mother; there is an intense consciousness of her huge "power", without which the world would not exist and the reason therefore also for very difficult and dark times for the immersed female patriarchy world, which has remained intact and not confutable in the Taurus woman.
In the woman of this sign there is something that connects her to the image of the Great Mother and is visible in her scarce subjection in the world and to male values and in the courage of carrying on for the things she testifies.
For many people the Taurus woman continues to have charcateristics of matriarchy, and therefore, creates a strong bond with her children, with whom she has a privileged and more profound relationship than the one that develops with the man. In this she expresses his "motherly ways", something that she makes in receiving, in being supportive and in the need to make them grow.
In this woman there is practically no trace of male values; however, she often has the problem of too easily maintaining a symbiosis with her children from which she must free herself in order to avoid blocking them in their true psychological independence.
The Taurus woman therefore manages to live in absolute equality with a man: she is perhaps the woman who has less felt the sense of devaluation because she has kept on maintaining a strong integrity in relation to herself and her values, and in this ways walks side by side with her man without removing herself or withdrawing her sexuality, trust, love and above all herself.
She is and remains queen of that kingdom of practicality and of good sense that very much leaves her man stupefied in relation to her obvious intellectual rationality and technological creativity. The Taurus woman wants to be a protagonist within the relationship, the environment, the clan, and she feels she is the one who must pass that sense of continuity within her life and soul.
She is totally alien to fights for emancipation because she has never felt being inferior or subordinate to a man, and therefore she does not have to claim any rights or duties, because she has not any doubt about her value and about her rights: shes a woman who maintains a profound sense of self-esteem, supported within her inside and not by values or external capabilities.
Perhaps the image of this woman can make us think of something hidden behind the symbol of "female power", patriarchal, something distant and a sense of conquest and domination that divides the world into winners and losers; a woman who brings different values into the "the strength of the relationship, of Eros", that energy that should permeate the world with a desire for union and a welcoming, something that reminds us the concept of living with ... together ... the other.
Perhaps, the Taurus woman is a keeper of a opening attitude to more profound dimensions in life that are represented by the "relationship"; this might be the "path of the woman" who promotes a "relationship with others" rather than a clash with others.
The Taurus woman is strong, patient, bold and sensual and has a strong practical sense and an ability to easily tune in to everything that is natural; she is motherly and she has a strong relationship with breast feeding, weaning and feeding. Often she is totalising and she can easily exclude all others from having a relationship with her children; she is tied to the family, but in terms of all relations rather than on an exclusively personal basis; she has a strong sense of recurrence in cycles in which she becomes an interpreter, recovering dimensions of ancient female wisdom. Food is a fundamental symbol for this woman, and in this respect, she presents herself as the one who allows the maintenance of the relationship with the culture she is part of, preparing it and serving it with love and with true and a personal sense of caring.
She is also the most faraway woman, in absolute terms, from the dominant aesthetic trend, so proud of her "roundness", the symbol of her connection with the Matriarchal divinities.
The darkness is in possession, in jealousy and phagocytising, defects that come into play when she does not respect herself and collapses under the weight of insecurity and external values.
Taurus Today's Horoscope |Thursday 18th December, 2014
|You are intensely practical - but way more fun than that makes you sound! Your energy today is terrific, and you ought to be able to get lots done without sacrificing your good mood.
Taurus Daily Love-O-Meter
|Love: 40% | Sex: 47% | Relationship: 30% | Taurus Compatibility With Aries: 47% | Single: 34% | Couple: 82% | Lesbian: 63% | Gay: 37% | Bisexual: 57% | Transgender: 44%
Taurus Daily Ratings
|Wellness: 59% | Work: 66% | Love: 40% | Money: 63% | Creativity: 92% | Intellect: 62% | Intution: 32% | Emotions: 76%
Taurus Daily Chinese Astrology
|Chinese Love: 68% | Chinese Career: 37% | Chinese Relationship: 70% | Chinese Compatibility: 45% | Chinese Destiny: 46% | Chinese Karma Influence: 92% | Feng Shui: 56% | Chinese Luck: 37% | Chinese Health: 70% | Chinese Wealth: 89%
Taurus Daily Age-O-Meter (Stages Of Life)
|Infant(0-2 Years) : 38%
Child(3-8 Years) : 51%
Preteen(9-13 Years) : 40%
Teen(14-17 Years) : 91%
Young Adult(18-24 Years) : 79%
Adult(25-32 Years) : 62%
Middle Age(33-45 Years) : 73%
Elder(>45) : 71%
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Ukraine Situation Will Pass
Originally published on Friday, March 14, at 7:39 a.m. EDT.
Similar to many of the previous international crises, the Ukraine situation will likely pass, should not dent worldwide economic growth and will not be a material risk to the capital markets.
While Russia has clearly violated international law (raising the ire of the world community) and the Ukraine/Russia issue is a near-term challenge to risk assets (and our relationship with Russia), below is a list of reasons why the impact will be transitory:
- Crimea has already been annexed by Russia. Sunday's referendum will give formal approval to something already done. (Note: Russia has always thought of Crimea as part of Russia. Thus annexation is not seen by Russians as an expansionary move but rather to defend access to the port on the Black Sea).
- Any sanctions (asset freezing, visa restrictions, etc.) by Europe or the U.S. against Russia is toothless.
- Russia is not likely to annex other parts of the Ukraine, as the country is financially unstable and Russia can't afford to prop up the rest of Ukraine. Moreover, a further incursion into other parts of the Ukraine would bring more substantive sanctions.
- The referendum could be ratified on Sunday, but Russia might effect a "soft annexation" that permits Crimea integration with Kiev.
Short Bonds for the Win
Originally published on Friday, March 14, at 7:27 a.m. EDT.
If one believes that second-quarter U.S. real GDP growth will rebound from the weather-induced weakness of the first quarter, the single best investment over the next few months might be found in shorting the U.S. bond market.
As I outlined in my Kellogg School (Northwestern University) lecture two years ago and again in my Value Investing Congress presentation a few weeks later, the yield on the 10-year U.S. note (currently at 2.65%) typically trades at 80% and 100% of nominal U.S. GDP growth (real growth plus inflation). If we assume optimistically that the domestic economy achieves 3% real GDP growth in second quarter 2014 and then add 1.5% inflation to that, nominal GDP growth could be trending at approximately 4.5% in the coming months. At 80% of the 4.5% growth, the normalized 10-year yield would be 3.6% (nearly 100 basis points above the current yield). At 100% of the 4.5% growth the normalized, 10-year yield would be 4.5% (185 basis points above the current yield).
At the time of original publication, Kass was long TBT and short TLT.
Risk Happens Fast, but Opportunities Will Emerge
Originally published on Wednesday, March 12, at 9:45 a.m. EDT.
Finally Mr. Market is beginning to show signs of aging. Monday and Tuesday represented the first back-to-back market decline in weeks, and the S&P 500 has sustained further selling so far this morning. There have been clear-cut signs of loss of share price and impetus in certain leading market sectors, while momentum in corporate profit and sales growth has been slowing. Moreover, the short-selling community has been shattered and worn out, and now officially represents -- like the dodo bird -- an endangered species. Many hedge funds have totally abandoned the notion of hedging. Even some of the most stalwart bears -- like my friend/buddy/pal Bill Fleckenstein -- were reluctant to short. Perhaps the proximate cause of this week's weakness was geopolitical, involving the Ukraine crisis -- an unexpected event that was outside the radar screens of most investors only two months ago.
- The departure of the company's CEO likely occurred because of his desire to return to his family in New York. There was nothing untoward about the announcement.
- Given Bon Ton's store locations, the disappointing results announced yesterday should not come as a surprise.
- Bon Ton's shares now possess an attractive reward-risk ratio given yesterday's 10% share-price drop.
- While Bon Ton is debt-laden, the shares trade at only about 4x earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and the company is generating free cash flow. Importantly, the company has mentioned inventories well in the recent sales downturn.
- Thomas Grumbacher, the company's chairman, is 75 years old and owns nearly 900,000 shares. Given his age and the recent management announcement, he might be incented to look at exit strategies in the period ahead.
- I value Bon Ton at around $15 to $16 in a private transaction -- about 50% higher than Tuesday's close of $9.80 -- which I consider likely in 2014. Given's Bon Ton's geography, Dillard's (DDS) is the most obvious buyer of the company.
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The Canes basketball team continues to climb the polls.
The University of Miami reached #2 in both the AP and Coaches polls on Monday.
The Canes were ranked #3 last week, but moved up following a loss by Duke.
Miami picked up two road wins last week at Florida State and Clemson.
The Canes survived a scare by the Tigers winning 45-43 on Sunday.
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When it comes down to it, the NHL Players Association wants a say about how the league realigns its conferences and alters its playoff format.
Why didn't they have a say before the NHL's board of governors signed off on commissioner Gary Bettman's four-conference realignment plan in December?
''That's a good question,'' said John Scott, the Blackhawks' union representative.
There was some surprise when the NHL announced Friday that it wouldn't go ahead with its realignment plan next season because the union didn't approve of it. The union countered by saying the NHL failed to address concerns it had and failed to provide a sample schedule and other information it
It was considered to be
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expected to be tumultuous labor talks with the collective-bargaining agreement expiring after the season.
But Scott and fellow Hawks defenseman Steve Montador, a former union rep, said they don't think it foreshadows future turmoil.
''They're kind of two separate issues,'' Scott said.
''It's just another thing we can discuss as time goes on when those meetings are more in that type of process,'' Montador said. ''I don't think it's a sign of how things will go. I certainly hope not.''
As far as realignment, Hawks players liked the idea of playing every team, but the new playoff format was a big concern. Under Bettman's plan, the top four teams in each of the four conferences — two with seven teams and two with eight — would make the playoffs. That made it possible that a team with more points than another in another conference might be left out.
Teams in one of the proposed eight-member conferences, such as the Hawks, would be at a disadvantage.
''It's one thing to look at it on paper,'' Montador said. ''It's another to live it point by point starting in November, December and January, where you can be eliminated just based on the conference that you're in and no other reason.''
''When I looked at it, it seemed weird having seven and then eight teams in different conferences,'' forward Viktor Stalberg said. ''We were looking for more information, and we didn't get it in time. That's why we
Scott participated in a conference call with NHLPA executive director Don Fehr and other union reps.
''He tallied all the votes, and it was a unanimous
decision that we can't real-
ly accept this at this time,'' Scott said. ''I think realignment will happen. We just have to be part of the negotiations and go from there.''


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Multiple Choice Questions
1. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
(a) Black men.
(b) People with college degrees.
(c) White women.
(d) White men.
2. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn top?
(a) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(b) Uncle Henry.
(c) Uncle Buddy.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.
3. Who does Dee say she will never bring to visit her family's home?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her college professors.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her pastor.
4. To what group of people does Ms. Johnson ask Hakim-a-barber if he belongs?
(a) Her Muslim neighbors who raise cattle.
(b) Sheep farmers down the road.
(c) Muslim extremists in Augusta.
(d) A group of local artisans.
5. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The back yard.
(c) The front yard.
(d) The living room.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
2. What is Dee's relationship to Maggie?
3. What does Ms. Johnson kill with a sledge hammer one winter?
4. Which character in "Everyday Use" has burn scars?
5. Who says Wangero can have the quilts after Ms. Johnson says Wangero can't?
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2. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Dee like?
3. Why doesn't Ms. Johnson have more formal education?
4. Which Johnson sister knows how to quilt and what does her ability illustrate about her character?
5. Describe John Thomas and his role in the story.
6. Why does Ms. Johnson agree to call Dee by the African name Wangero after reminding Dee of the family heritage behind her birth name?
7. Explain how Ms. Johnson looks in real life and how her actual appearance differs from how she appears in her dreams.
8. Why does Ms. Johnson prefer that the hand-stitched quilts go to Maggie instead of Dee?
9. What is Aunt Dicie/Big Dee's role in "Everyday Use?"
10. What is the significance of the sunglasses Dee wears at the end of the story and the fact that they hide most of her face?
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Vote: March Room Finalists
It's that time again to vote for your favorite rooms! Our Project Gallery is trending some really cool room designs this month. We're seeing a resurgence in girly soft pinks, contemporary gray striped walls remain the rage and vintage is still in. Here are the March room finalists for your consideration…
Zoey's Handmade Haven by zomama
Zoey's mom informs us that ALL of the furniture in this sophisticated vintage inspired nursery is either second-hand or from a flea market, garage sale, antique store or craig's list. Amazing! We also couldn't help but be enamored by our favorite Anthropologie rug.
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Ruby's Room by golds14
There's nothing sweeter than a fairytale with a happy ending. Ruby's whimsical wall mural is simply magical. And Serena & Lily's "Ruby" crib bedding was meant to be!
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Baby G's Nursery by mande
I spy…a barn door? Incredibly cool and creative. We can't wait to see what they do for Baby G's toddler room.
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Fashionably Preppy by momtocharlotte
We know first hand how difficult it can be to create an accent wall. One as complicated and as pretty as this preppy argyle pattern deserves a big round of applause.
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Cooper's Room by ajcooperdesign
Modern design + warmth = an award winning combo! Coopers room is the perfect example of how the nursery should evolve as the baby grows from newborn to toddler.
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So now it's up to you to tell us who your favorite is! Vote below and comment if you can, cause we'd love to hear why! Voting ends on the 31st of this month at 11:55pm PST and winners of best room and party will be revealed on April 1st! Winners will receive a $50 VISA gift card from Project Nursery. Good Luck!
Vote for your favorite "Room Project Of The Month":
- Baby G's Nursery by mande (1%, 140 Votes)
- Ruby's Room by golds14 (2%, 284 Votes)
- Zoey's Handmade Haven by zomama (3%, 527 Votes)
- Fashionably Preppy by momtocharlotte (44%, 7,261 Votes)
- Cooper's Room by ajcooperdesign (50%, 8,173 Votes)
Total Voters: 16,385
Interested in participating next month? Finalists are revealed on the 3rd Monday of every month. Upload your own projects to our Project Gallery now! Already voted for your favorite room? Don't forget to vote favorite party too!
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a very difficult decision. Each of these nurseries has something unique. I voted for Cooper's nursery coz I loved the clean lines, the way they have harmonized the colors of the rug in the rest of the room. Less is definitely more here.
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I LOVE the Fashionably Preppy – amazing – the attention to detail is wonderful. and your "angel wall" is so sweet what I great way to remember those that have passed. Also love the vintage Barbie prints!
I voted for the Fashionably Preppy room – unbelievable – plus it was done by a real person – Coopers room was designed by a real interior designer – she even has a blog – not a fair fight having interior designers (and their budgets) against real people trying to stay under a budget of some sort. Again Fashionably Preppy is so girl, and vintage – the best of the bst
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These are all so beautiful – gorgeous ideas.
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So hard to choose b/c they all are special….but I was still able to come up with my fav!
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Absolutely love Ruby's room with overall mural. Colors and painting of nursery rhymes does the trick, but the crib and all the rest work to make this room inviting, warm and one to stay fresh for years to come.
Seriously? Does that mean you think or know its the best one? How about a positive comment, didn't your mother teach you that if you have nothing positive to say you should say nothing at all?
I DID say something positive – I said that "the Fashionably Preppy room was unbelievable" and that I voted for it. I actually said nothing negative just stated a fact about Coopers room being designed by an interior designer – they have their own section on this website that they are suppose to post their designs. I did not say anything negative about her room or design – I actually think it is quite beautiful – just commenting that it should have been posted with all of the other "Designer Projects", hence the purpose of the two sections.
And saying that "Fashionably Preppy is so girl, and vintage – the best of the best" is obviously my opinion just like all of the other comments on who likes what – it is what we think – it is our opinion. Not sure why the nasty attitude when we are all here to give our opinions. I also think that Zoe's Handmade Heaven is beautiful – actually all the rooms are beautiful – obviously that is why they are all in top picks for March and I wish nothing but the best to all the real nursery projects of the month of march.
Great job, Fashionably Preppy!! At first glance, I thought the walls were wallpapered. What a fantastic paint job and design ideas.
Cooper's room is my pick, but then I have seen it in person. The designer of this room is Cooper's very talented mother. The room was completed by 'Mom & Dad' with a little help from two grandmothers; the help was with sewing for the custom bedding (which Mom designed) and the painting of the wall (by a very talented grandmother with a little help from Dad). By the way, the budget for this great room was amazingly small which proves that you can have the room you really want without spending a lot of money and Cooper loves it!
Wow they are all very lovely – my pick is Fashionably Preppy – amazing – the argyle painted wall is so cute for a girl – something she can grow into and love for years. And those vintage Barbie prints – what classic – totally makes the room. Everything coordinates so nicely – who would have thought damask and argyle would go so good together. Great job – I am sure your daughter loves this room!!!
Coopers room may have been designed by a mom and dad–but they are still professional designers and shouldn't be compared with non-professional designs. These other rooms are gorgeous and done by mom and dads who don't do this for a living. Props to these parents! You did a great job!!!
Coopers room is also running code to bump up their votes. Watch it yourself: about 4 votes every 20 seconds or so. I only noticed this when they went up 1000 votes between 11pm and 5 am. Really? you need advertising this badly? This is a cute contest for $50! let's let the public decide; not someone with great computer skills!
Wow let me first say what unique and creative rooms all of these are. But a few of the posts here are correct – if you look back when this contest was started last month – PN wrote – "Project Nursery will be choosing the best of the Project Gallery uploads. Each month our team will choose three of their favorite projects from two categories: real rooms and real parties." http://projectnursery.com/2011/02/introducing-projects-the-month-upload-to-win/
The point is to give "props" to the REAL parties and nurseries not those designed by professionals – even if it is their own kid's room. and I think the last post Elizabethsmom is correct that there is some sort of code – I voted twice for Baby G's nursery and watched the Cooper numbers go up in increments and their numbers did sky rocket in the dead of night by over 500. Very sad that PN just started this contest and they may have to stop it because some people are not "playing fair"
Again – love all the rooms I think all the parents did a fantastic job – but I did vote for Baby G's room! Maybe PN should make it only one vote per person or per IP address so that it is a fair contest. Like the previous post says – come on it is $50. Good luck everyone
Holy crap – you guys are right about the code – Coopers numbers went up over 100 in less than 2 minutes – sooo not cool! Love Ruby's room – so cute and sweet – one vote for them – sorry don't know code like Cooper
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You have again made it very difficult to decide. But my heart goes out to Fashionably Preppy. I could just imagine how difficult it is to paint that wall, and all the other elements in that room is sooo beautiful.
Hi there everyone. Adrienne here from Project Nursery. We've been notified of the voting and our team is looking into it. We stand by our picks for finalists and hope that you support our decision. Best of luck to all finalists and thank you for being an inspiration to the Project Nursery community!
-Adrienne, Team PN
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lovin' the Argyle wall as I'm an old school preppy girl. it just makes me think of izod and lacoste polo shirts with the collars popped up, and deck shoes with no socks. incredibly creative idea…..really sweet.
Wow amazing – especially Fashionably Preppy – so sweet and girly – love love love the argyle wall – what a great paint job. and every detail of the room is precious and unique. If mom2charlotte isn't an interior designer she should be and I agree with the other posts – if the Project Nursery rules (per the link above) says this contest is for REAL rooms then all entries should be by non-designers. Just because they are the "mom" of the baby's room they are doing is like saying it is ok for Martha Stewart to enter under "real" party when she designs her daughters party – she still is a professional party planner. Good luck to all the rooms – very inspiring – wish I was having another baby so I could use these designs for myself!
I'm not sure why Zoey's or Baby G's room aren't garnering a lot of votes but I think they are both just gorgeous and very unique! Love them!
Fashionably Preppy is definitely my favorite! I hope that there's not been some sort of funny business going on with the voting. It would be disappointing. Surely Project Nursery will take a look, right?
I love Zoey's handmade room! All of the elements put together give it such character! I love to mix old with new too! They are all gorgeous though! Great job mommas!
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Zoey's room is my FAVOURITE. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. Makes me want to have another baby. I am guessing that this won't be enough to convince my husband.
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We sure have Lorie. We have access to view everything from voting to ip addresses and are watching the polls carefully with our developers to ensure no funny business. Thanks! Melisa
I don't believe the voting results for a second. All the rooms are great, but the numbers are just silly.
Hello all!
Great entries here! All are unique and fun in their own way. Kudos to the moms and dads out there (or the people that were hired by moms and dads in some cases) that laboriously took the time to transform just a 'room' into a loving space for their little one.
I think that creating a nursery space is a really special time for an expecting couple. Working together and creating that comfy, safe space for your baby is such a bonding experience. Personally, I wouldn't have any outside help, as I wouldn't want to look at my walls, for example, and think "Yeah, those were painted by Joe Schmo." No. I would take great pride in being able to tell my son/daughter that mommy and daddy painted the walls, made the toy chest, sewed the bedding, etc.
I must say that I am really disappointed that AJ Cooper Design's entry has been met with such hostility. You all may or may not know, but AJ Cooper Design did not enter this contest or seek it out. They simply uploaded a photo to share with PN readers and it was selected by the PN staff for the contest. Having said that, if the PN team did not want a professional designer in the contest or if it was against the rules, then they would not have selected AJ Cooper Design's photo for the contest.
Furthermore, I think it is important to note that the entrant has never designed a nursery before. Ever. She works on much bigger projects that are a COMPLETE departure from a nursery, like hotel pool areas or a hotel lobby. She was actually so excited to design Cooper's room, because she had never done anything like that before. And, it was all done on a budget. There are some people here that are up in arms saying "Well she's a designer, that's unfair." To them, I could easily counter-argue by saying it is unfair if other entries have more than one kid and have designed a nursery before, therefore having more experience than AJ Cooper Design. Do you see how silly all this is?
Concerning the whole allegations that AJ Cooper Design is running some sort of code, I can tell you 100% that they are not running code. First of all, they couldn't possibly be running a code because neither of them has the first clue about how to do that or how one would even procure that sort of service. Second, and I'm just making an assumption here, running a code or buying a code would take both time and money. The prize here is a $50 gift card. While generous and appreciated during these tough economic times, hardly worth the time/effort/money one would have to put in to run a code. Third, and I can't stress this enough, the entrant at AJ Cooper Design is a hard-working, first-time mom of a 20-month old. She and her husband have much more important things to focus on than finding ways to cheat at this contest. Plus, they are very ethical and respectable people who would never consider anything type of cheating.
How are they getting votes? Simple. Facebook. Let's do the math, if she posts a link to the profile on her FB page and her 300 friends see it and, for example, just two of those friends repost to their 1000 friends each, than that means that in a matter of seconds, 2300 people have access to the link and are encouraged to vote. And that is just with two friends having reposted. I can tell you that the entrant and her husband are quite loved and everyone has really been rallying support for them on their Facebook pages. Within minutes of the entrant posting the link on her page, 10 of her friends had reposted and some of those friends' friends had reposted. It's the power of the internet. No code, no programs, no funny business. Just people rallying support for two people that they love. And they're not doing it because they really badly want AJ Cooper Design to win a $50 giftcard. They're doing it because they believe in her talent and appreciate her work.
In closing, I suggest that we just let the contest run its course and put a stop to all the finger-pointing and name-calling. It is a simple contest, put forward by PN with the best of intentions. I'm sure the PN staff is quite disappointed that this has taken such a nasty turn and discourages any further negativity. Now everyone please just relax, walk away from the computer, and go hug your babies. They are the reason why you're all here in the first place, so remember what's truly important.
People who write dialogues that rip one person, defend and promote another to a degree that is extremely personal, then command that the rest to "relax…and remember what's truly important" appear quite hypocritcal (and a family member!)
PN has the right to pick whom they choose, but the public has a right to understand what "real" means and be the judge on that itself. Regardless if a designer has ever done one type of room or not is irrelevant. A professional designer has the education, contacts and discounts that the average "Joe Schmo" does not. With nothing to say for knowing all the techniques to paint murals, build, etc. We all have our strengths and weaknesses–if one decides to pay someone to paint a wall or sew something that they have envisioned, so what? And some of these ladies disclosed that they did so, or even had professional photographers in…more so than what AJ Cooper did–there was nothing on her page that disclosed her as a professional.
As to the code. I ran a little test myself: vote for someone other than Fashionably Preppy and nothing happens. Start voting in multiples for Fashionably Preppy (I found that typically was 20 votes) and suddenly Coopers votes starts going up exponentially. Try it yourself and see!! I've even tried having a couple screens up at once to see if I could catch up to them; but no luck. To create this type of code is extremely easy: google it on the web and you get tons of sites that gives you a code! (And that's free!)
As to the $50 gift: this is so insignificant–but worth the accolade of being number one on a great website — worth ALOT to a professional.
Very sad all around. And the fact that this contest ends in favor of Cooper who is in California and has the advantage of being on the same time zone as the contest ending as opposed to Fashionably Preppy who is in New Jersey and not likely to stay up until 3am trying to catch up to a code.
I have also seen the room in person and it's terrific. I wish I could have seen all of the rooms. Each one is great. But I love Cooper's room. His Mom, Dad, Grandmas, and Great Grandpa all worked to make it a very special room. His GreatGrandpa made the model airplanes that hangs over the crib. Mom is not a designer of nurserys, but she couldn't have done a better job for her Coop.
WOW – something is definitely fishy – I have to agree with some of the other posts above about something going on with the votes for Cooper's room – I watched every 10 minutes between 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM (EST) and in less than 3 hours Coopers room jumped 1,000 – all I did was hit "View Results" – I didn't even vote – just wanted to see if what was said is true. and I have been looking every few hours since this contest started and every time Fashionably PReppy got within less 100 votes of Cooper – Coopers jumped ALOT – and doing code is easy – a 5th grader could do it! I did place one vote since the contest started (as I believe it should be one vote a person) I think that all the rooms featured on PN are amazing – kudos to the top winners in March – maybe there shouldn't be a contest anymore – just let everyone enjoy the rooms – sad one person has to ruin it for everyone
I agree with Beth–and I think she's being conservative! Check out the votes on Coopers design and it's gone well over 1000 votes in less than 3 hours. Google AJ Cooper Design and you'll see that her design is on at least 3 other websites! Wow! Talk about being competitive and wanting to get her name out. And on most sites she doesn't even call this a nursery but a little boy's room as her son was 20 months old when she designed it. Hmm… something is definetly fishy here.
Funny thing is if you check out the rooms and how many people actually looked at all the rooms, neither Fashoinly Preppy or Cooper would win…zomama would as she's had OVER 6000 people look at her room. I believe FP had only 2400 while Cooper had less than 2000 (the lowest of all 5 rooms). C'mon Project Nursery, let's make this more fair!! How about only counting one vote per IP address!!
LOVE the rooms – have my favorite – also love the parties to choose from – great job to all the moms!
Fashionably Preppy is my pick, but I am bias as I have seen the room in person. The room is actually way more amazing in person – unfortunately she took the photos herself during the winter, when there was little sun and instead of using a professional photographer – so the photos of the room do not do it justice. It is a room any girl would love and want to grow up in. MomtoCharlotte is a first time mom and I know she spent YEARS designing this room in her mind, as it took her and her husband that long to finally conceive and to finally see her vision in reality is breath taking. Every little detail she thought long and hard over – she even bought 5 different rugs and returned 4 before finding the one she thought was perfect – that is just how she is.
The most wonderful part of the room is the "angel wall" she envisioned. To give "tribute" to so many of her and her husband's love ones that passed away – her mother, his father and two brothers and both sets of her grandparents. She obsessed over this wall even wondering if she should do it –as first her husband said it was "creepy". But she said it was to have all those who could not be here to look over their only daughter. What a wonderful idea – wish I had thought of this when I had kids 15 years ago! She has also add wonderfully, treasured items from all those that passed in the room – her mom's music doll, her grandfather's painting of her when she was a child and all 52 books her grandparents gave her when she was growing up – so even though all of them cannot be here to watch Charlotte grow up she will know all of their love.
As for the argyle wall – her husband tried doing it himself – but he just didn't have the knack – it was actually quite funny! Even the painter they hired said it was one of the hardest walls he has ever done! And it turned out beautiful.
Momtocharlotte – we are so happy that after so many years of waiting for mr. right you finally found him and now you have your little angel – I know all of your dreams have come true – we are so happy for you. And baby Charlotte is beautiful and such a happy baby. And your nursery is stunning – whether it wins here or not. We love you!
DTML, iras in the midst of writing the same exact thing, but my computer died and took my message with it! I too have not only seen Fasionably Preppy's room, but also had the privilege of being part of her email chain the previous year and a half where momtocharlotte planned the room. She lovingly planned every little detail. And tried so many different things until she got it just right. We teased her about her perfectionism, but when I saw the room I couldn't help but envy her and this gorgeous room! The angel wall is such asweet tribute to all her and her husband's loved ones that have missed out on their little blessing.
The amount of research that went into this room to ensure it's safety is incredible: the stringless blinds, etc. She has researched and investigated EVERYthing before it came into her home.
Your room is awesome, momtocharlotte! And your little girl will love being in that room for much longer than just her baby years!
This is crazy! You people think someone is running "code"? Both AJCooper and FashionPreppy must be running "code" then. Lol, you crazy house wifes, go watch soap operas or something and stop cat fighting. It's for $50!
Ok, let me see. These are really lovely rooms, for one. It is difficult to decide because it's like one room is different from all the others. But these are lovely rooms, professional or not. And I think that we should keep the rules as simple as that. Professional or not, you have a chance to win. It might be just $50 or $5000, but you take pride in your work. In any case, I voted for Zoey's room. All those thrift finds translated to a great room, and that is my personal philosophy.
Love Fashionably Preppy – what a great focal wall – makes me think of argyle sweaters from the 80's – very hip and cool!
momtocharlotte your room is simply amazing – breath taking – wishing I was having another girl so I could copy your room – stunning – can't decide what I like the best – the vintage barbie prints or the beautiful argyle wall
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"This and Alton's breakfast sausage are my fave sausages. For me, this recipe is just right. Not too much fennel, salt, or spice. I have stuffed once, but I usually make this for bulk sausage for my Italian dishes. Im back now to make some more. Whenever pork goes on sale, I make sausage! The grinder for my KitchenAid is really the only acces"
"This recipe is one of the best dishes I've ever made. The sauce is just lovely. I made the recipe per instructions and I suggest to try this out to do the same, THEN make your adjustments per your taste. If I had acted on the reviews, I wouldnt have because the main components are needed here IMO. I used smooth Dijon mustard (Trader Joe) in th"
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A year ago Westview came within one out of winning a 2A baseball sectional title.
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|31 Aug 2011
Word 2010 Question
I am editing an important (for me) document. When I go in to make changes some of the time the print stretches out. Spaces between letters get bigger. When sent docx to print those effects remain.
What do I do to stop this I've looked and scanned through "Dummies" to no avail.
I need help on this! I just don't have a clue.
Many thanks!
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First, before you do anything, make sure you make a couple of back-up copies of your important document so that your experimenting with changes won't jeopardize the original.
Have you tried changing the settings in the Normal template of the document? For example, one way to change the spacing is, on the Word page with the problem open the Ribbon, go to the Home section, go to the Styles section. In Styles, right-click on Normal, and select: Modify. At the bottom-left corner select: Font, and change the settings for font spacing. When you're done, at the bottom of the screen, be sure to click on: New documents based on this template, or This document only, and click on OK.
Another way of changing the spacing is to go back to the Fonts screen, and at the top of the page select Character Spacing. Follow the on-screen directions for changing the spacing settings and/or the kerning settings.
You might also try setting up a new customized template rather than using the Normal template. Then, transfer your document over to the new doc with the customized template.
Also, just for the record, sometimes just the act of making the changes actually corrects the underlying problem. For example, sometimes you can make a change, close the app, re-open it and change back to the original setting --- and yet, whatever corruption was causing the problem somehow mysteriously disappears. Same thing with re-booting the system -- that too sometimes will make a difference.
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Welcome weebeastie.
Sue has provided you with some good advice.
FYI Links below for you to peruse re editing in print preview as distinct from normal view.
After you finalize your word document, and are ready to print it out, the usual process is to do a print preview to ensure that the file is ready for print. If you notice errors while previewing the document, or if you want to make modifications to it, then you can do it in one of two ways; return to the normal view and make the changes, or edit the document in the print preview mode. In this Word 2010 tutorial, you will learn how to edit a document in print preview mode.
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|31 Aug 2011
32bit: XP, Win7 H.P. / 64bit: 2008R2, Win7 Pro, Ultimate / Several flavors of Linux
I'm not at a computer with Word 2010 right now but it almost sounds like you have the paragraph format set to JUSTIFIED. Change to LEFT JUSTIFIED and see if that corrects it to what you want.
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|01 Sep 2011
Word 2010 question
Thank you evryone!
I was here the other night and saw all the help I was receiving. I'm responding tonight to thank you. Tommorrow morn. I'll start in on this. I have made the two back up copies (something I've never done before).
I'm kinda slow, I think I'll start off with the left justification thing first then go from there.
Here's another question it's been happening as I typed this piece. This is my first laptop - when I'm typing if I don't look up more than usual the cursor skips somewhere else. I've never had this happen before. I try to keep track of my thumb when it hits space bar ( I think I am missing it) but I don't do it when I'm watching for it just when I'm getting settled into a brisk typying pace. Any ideas? I've been doing this for a few now and my typying is getting slower as a result.
Thanks a bunch everyone!
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|01 Sep 2011
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Hello weeone
I hope the paragraph justification works for you.
As to your cursor jumping on your laptop, I wish you could hear me laughing as I type this reply! Not laughing at you but remembering the first week I used a laptop with a touchpad AND my facing the SAME issues as I type on this new tablet!
My but the touchpad was difficult to get used to - I didn't realize just how often my fingers or hand actually touch the pad.
Hang in there, you'll get the hang of it.
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|01 Sep 2011
Hello GEWB,
I could hear you laughing and it was a blast! The great thing is that I have a confirmation and will relax a little.
I edited the spelling on my last post, hit the post button and it didn't take. It's my fault, with computers and software I have to learn the hardway. Ooops, now you've got me laughing GEWB...
Have a good one!
|My System Specs
|02 Sep 2011
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If you have an available USB port, purchase a wireless mouse and turn off the touch pad on the laptop (I finally went that route and use it 90% of the time). Cost range is typically $12 to $30 USD. Not applicable to most tablet systems.
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"This traditional Chinese cake is so moist and indulgent. You can substitute adzuki beans with mung beans, lotus seeds, chestnuts, mixed nuts, dried fruits, etc. Once cool, these are ready to be served or wrapped as gift. They will be even more moist if you leave them at room temperature for 2 days. For a more authentic shape, press the cakes into a mooncake mold, small cake tins, cookie cutters, even muffins tins after they have been rolled in flour."
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all-purpose flour
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I purchased a wooden moon cake mold in a Chinatown some years ago and was happy to finally use it. I've loved mooncakes since I first tried one as a teenager.
I couldn't find golden syrup locally so I made the dough with a mixture of 1/3 light corn syrup and 2/3 molasses, since this is what I had. I also substituted corn starch for the wheat starch in the bean paste. The resulting cakes are delicious. Because of the molasses, the color is much darker than authentic Chinese moon cake but the flavor is very good and they are pretty. I will look for golden syrup and try these again, but would also make again with these substitutes. Thanks for the recipe!
should be six stars. The most heavenly tasting cookie/cake I have ever eaten. The very first one I had at China Town in Boston, Ma. about 27 years ago. I have never forgotten how wonderful they are. Very expensive to buy. So, if you give one or two as a gift to a DEAR friend, you are indeed giving a little treasure. Bev
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I wanted to make something special for Lunar New Year (year of the Dragon), so I made these mooncakes. I have had adzuki filling before, but I've never had mooncake, so I knew that however this recipe turned out, it would be somewhat of a surprise. After I made the pastry and filling and put them into the refrigerator, I watched some YouTube videos on how to make mooncake.... I realized then that this recipe would not be similar to what you would find in the bakery.
I used 1/2 cup of sugar, and the filling was only slightly sweet. I used a rolling pin and a little flour to roll out the pastry. I used soymilk in place of eggwash. My husband and I enjoyed this recipe, but my kids did not care for it.
*My biggest problem with this recipe is that it makes 4 times more filling than what can possibly fit into the pastry. I do not recommend this recipe for a pastry novice as the pastry is tricky to wrap around the filling balls.
The pastry falls apart the moment heat is applied, even handling it on my hand is enought to melt the pastry, it cant hold up, how am i supposed to bake it when all that happens is the pastry melts into a mould leaving the adzuki bean filling standing up.. barely a small amount clings on to the beans.
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I notice you don't mention Willits in your pantheon of id talents. Wisely, I'd say. His design stewardship of Rage -- and its resulting perfect banality -- was as much a lodestone around its neck as was one more advanced yet performance-lacking Carmack technology. Put together, the mixture was lethal.
There was an id fantasy game in the works, briefly, a decade or more ago; it was killed off in favor of another FPS retread. I wonder what might have been if a) the faction that wanted to keep cloning Doom and Quake hadn't won or, alternatively b) instead of id consistently shedding its most notable design talents leaving Carmack surrounded with people content to recycle the past, he had struck out on his own with a new group of talent and created something original.


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In this aerial epic, you'll pilot legendary aircraft and fight some of World War II's greatest battles - all with your Wiimote. Join one of the war's most powerful flying forces, the British Royal Air Force, German Luftwaffe, or Soviet Air Force. Fly 12 authentic WWII aircraft drawn from four types of planes: fighters, bombers, fighter/bombers, or experimental craft. Soar into 72 total missions drawn from Europe's most storied WWII battles, including the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Britain, and more. Your mission objectives vary based on what your plane can do. Since you can fly for the Axis or Allies, you can determine history's outcome.
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WWII makes good use of the Wiimote control (but see later comments) to provide a fun flying, combat and dogfighting experience. It's main drawback is the sameness of many of the missions in single player. Steering is done much as you would expect by turning and tilting the Wiimote and is pretty ins...more
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