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Enjoy the summer while it lasts.Wendyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-20000637151472231702009-08-11T11:48:00.034-06:002009-08-11T11:48:00.034-06:00I have still never been to Gardner Village, can yo...I have still never been to Gardner Village, can you believe it?! I love your fabric finds. I have been starting to be anxious for summer to end just so I can go run errands and do a little shopping without three of the four children. Does that make me a horrible mother? :)Maurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-32954834532518003782009-08-11T09:37:12.144-06:002009-08-11T09:37:12.144-06:00A friend took me there for lunch and window shoppi...A friend took me there for lunch and window shopping a couple of years ago...it was so much fun...I'm hoping to go back when I come up in three weeks!Sherrihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-31891306377481167982009-08-11T09:17:20.285-06:002009-08-11T09:17:20.285-06:00a play table in a quilt shop.... what could be bet...a play table in a quilt shop.... what could be better than that!!!?

that looks like a nice little "village" to walk around in and browse. i love places like that!

and the answer to your question... I had so much fun putting the Flag together! I'm so pleased with how it turned out! It wasn't stressful, i just wanted to do it right.Lisa @ Life with 4!http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-75117646018366069392009-08-11T08:45:42.555-06:002009-08-11T08:45:42.555-06:00What a delightful looking place to visit!What a delightful looking place to visit!Quilt Hollowhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-62142784811038980042009-08-11T08:36:05.978-06:002009-08-11T08:36:05.978-06:00What a fun place. I would love to spend a day ther...What a fun place. I would love to spend a day there. And a quilt shop makes it just about perfect.live a colorful lifehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-52084646188026236032009-08-11T07:55:24.962-06:002009-08-11T07:55:24.962-06:00What an awesome little village! I think that I wou...What an awesome little village! I think that I would also save up all of my allowance to go there.

I love the new additions to your fabric stash!The Quilt Buddyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-84964781272961699432009-08-11T07:32:40.694-06:002009-08-11T07:32:40.694-06:00Amy, I am glad you had a fun outing! Looks like yo...Amy, I am glad you had a fun outing! Looks like you found lots of treasures for sure!!!Lori Sumehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-75373864760364367822009-08-11T06:23:23.147-06:002009-08-11T06:23:23.147-06:00That looks like a fun day! Yes - now that we are ...That looks like a fun day! Yes - now that we are out of diapers, I still buy packages of wipes. I don't thik I'll ever be without them. And get on that banner! I made 2 last year and they make me happy every time I use them. A banner makes anything more festive and fun!angelahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-51623940516333716572009-08-11T06:17:48.431-06:002009-08-11T06:17:48.431-06:00Oh that looks like the perfect vacation destinatio...Oh that looks like the perfect vacation destination! Traveling without diapers?? What's that like? :)Jodie B-Chttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-48958716434384442802009-08-11T05:18:14.629-06:002009-08-11T05:18:14.629-06:00Gardner Village looks like a great place to waste ...Gardner Village looks like a great place to waste a day. I just love places like that where you can shop around and walk outside. Plus they are very quaint. And to think it also has a quilt shop!Jackiehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-58983849337251208772009-08-10T23:19:42.199-06:002009-08-10T23:19:42.199-06:00Why is it that I keep finding out about all this c...Why is it that I keep finding out about all this cool stuff to do AFTER I moved away?? Fun field trip! And a swanky fabric store is always a nice bonus...littlecumulushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-39069122887707093002009-08-10T23:10:23.875-06:002009-08-10T23:10:23.875-06:00Gardner Village looks a lot like Country Village i...Gardner Village looks a lot like Country Village in Bothell, WA about 1 1/2 hrs. from where I live. such a fun place! Thanks for sharing your fun pictures. The quilt shop looks so awesome! Have a wonderful week!dotti whitehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-80375175459773893432009-08-10T23:05:02.544-06:002009-08-10T23:05:02.544-06:00I get to go to Gardner Village alot and I feel luc...I get to go to Gardner Village alot and I feel lucky about that! I really love that place.
I used to sell my handmade items there when it was called
"The Old Mill"...it was in the main building which is Archibalds now and that was before any other buildings were there! It was about 1984 and I had only been married for a few years...wow, time has really flown by!
It looksLori Holthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701356841394413080.post-61171015916436611902009-08-10T22:37:28.237-06:002009-08-10T22:37:28.237-06:00I love Gardner Village, and miss being able to go ...I love Gardner Village, and miss being able to go there. I started going there when the main building was the attraction, and they only had a few outer stores. It's really become quite the place, and I especially love it at Halloween.Nedrahttp://email@example.com


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When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural, Patrick (Tom Felton), but even with his help they ...more
Despite an eerie premise, The Apparition quickly squanders any of the chills the opening sequence managed to create and instead presents a by the numbers haunting movie that fails to give the audience one real scare.
Written and directed by Todd Lincoln, the film stars Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Rick Gomez, Anna Clark, and Marti Matulis.
The film opens with grainy documentary footage of 1973 experiment, called "The Charles Experiment," where six people attempted to contact a dead man named Charles Reamer by staring at a drawing of his picture in hopes of harnessing their combined psychic powers to summon his spirit into the room. This opening sequence is the scariest moments of the entire film.
The story then jumps to four college students, Patrick (Felton), Ben (Stan), Bens girlfriend Lydia (Guill), and Greg (Pasqualino), as they attempt to recreate the Charles Experiment. They put a modern spin on the experiment by amping up their concentration through the use of technology designed to give them 400 times the power of the original experiment. They are also using a small statue of Charles rather than a drawing as their focal point. Naturally, the experiment goes horribly wrong, and Lydia goes missing under supernatural circumstances.
The story then jumps again to some time later with Ben no longer a student and living with his girlfriend Kelly (Greene) in a large home that was recently built in a still basically empty subdivision. Kelly works as a veterinarians assistant and the couple is able to afford the house rent thanks to Kelly's parents who own it.
One night, the couple discovers burn marks all over one of the counters and the doors wide open - despite the fact Kelly is sure she locked them. Things continue to get worse for Ben and Kelly as the neighbor's dog dies, and they notice more burn spots and foul smells coming from within the house. They also hear strange noises, and see shadows moving across rooms.
Ben suspects a supernatural presence, but doesnt want to alarm Kelly who is unaware of what happened to Lydia or Bens ghost hunting past. He also discovers that Patrick attempted the experiment a second time, but on an even larger scale and has been trying to put back the entity they were able to call into their experiment.
Before he has a chance to come clean about his past, Kelly discovers a video of his experiment and the two come to the conclusion it isnt the house that is haunted. The spirit instead is haunting them. Patrick arrives with plans to reverse the experiment and send the spirit back where it belongs, and the film shifts into supernatural overdrive.
At the beginning of the story, The Apparition had a lot of promise and looked like it might even provide more than a few scares. The plot took elements of a traditional haunted house story, threw in some story elements from 1982's the Entity (one of my personal favorite supernatural horror films), and mixed in enough sci-fi jumble to make it seem believable. However, all those elements were wasted thanks to the film so predictable it fails to deliver a single scare and a cast with next to no chemistry.
Ashley Greene and Sebastian Stan are talented actors, but they are wasted in the film. Greene is given very little to do in the film - other than be scared and look good in very tight clothing. Stan has a larger role to play, but even his character lacks any kind of development. There is also no explanation to the fallout of the first experiment or if anyone in the world noticed Lydia suddenly went missing.
Felton provides the one redeeming performance in the film. His character is the only one trying to correct what went wrong the first time, but he also seems to be doing it only to further his own research. Even with the best intentions of helping Ben and Kelly, Felton comes off as untrustworthy and just a little creepy. I wish he had more screen time or his character could have gotten some kind of evil twist.
On Blu-ray the film looks solid and comes with some decent special features for those who enjoy the idea of ghost hunting and the supernatural.
The Apparition isnt a horrible movie, but it also isnt a scary one. The story had moments where it could have been great, but it never managed to live up to its potential.
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Now that I've jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon, I'm noticing a lot of other authors are asking the same 'what's this Pinterest thing and why should I sign up?' questions I asked a few months back. I may be partly to blame because I've been talking about it a lot, though with articles containing stats like these being tweeted it can't be entirely my fault. So I figured I should write a bit of an advice post.
Pinterest is like Twitter in that it allows you to share interesting and fun links with other people. On Twitter your home page is a constant flow of tweets by the people you follow. On Pinterest you can look at what everyone on Pinterest is pinning, or just your followers. I recommend the latter, or you'll be looking at an endless flow of nailpolish tutorials, weight loss motivational slogans, and mis-spelled religious sentiments.
As with Twitter, the best way to figure out who is on it and worth following is to find someone you know and look at who they are following. And here it offers a feature I wish Twitter had: you can choose which of their boards to follow. If Twitter had that function, I'd choose NOT to follow the rabid sports commentary of a few people I find interesting otherwise.
While in Twitter time sweeps your tweets and pins away unless someone retweets or repins them, in Pinterest they go into boards. This is a bit like favouriting tweets, except that you can categorise them and… well… how often do you go look to see which tweets a tweeter has favourited? Looking at other pinners' boards is part of the fun of Pinterest.
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2. Make your website Pinterest friendly. Once you've attempted to pin books you'll start to see what makes a Pinterest friendly web page and what makes you swear under your breath and wonder if the author gives a damn about whether anyone can find information about their book on the internet. Ideally, create a separate page for each of your books with a good image of the cover and some information – a blurb at the least, an extract or link to one if you're a smart cookie. Then look at what else on your website would make a good pin, like blog posts that have disappeared into the archive, writing advice and that short story you put up as a freebie. If necessary add an image to the web page for the pin. Something that compliments the text and might encourage someone to click through to your site. Often just words set against a plain background does the trick.
3. Create pins that are 'spam safe'. The big down side to Pinterest is how easy it is at the moment for spammers to exploit it. As soon as a pin looks like it's going to be popular spammers repin it and change the link so it leads to a different web page. There's a reporting system in place but it does rely on Pinterest members checking their repins for dodgy links. Having pins of your books available in a board means pinners always have somewhere to go to find safe pins. And for everything else you pin…
4. Practise good Pinterest etiquette. Don't pin or repin anything that doesn't link back to the source. I know, it's tempting to repin anyway when the image is so very, very cool. But not checking for spam links does nobody any favours, and how can you expect people to respect your intellectual property if you don't respect that of other creators? (Oh, and yes the Pinterest iPhone app is a bit sucky for checking links. I now 'like' pins when using the iPhone, then check the links and convert them to a repins when I'm on my computer later.)
5. Be more than just a self-promotion robot. Create boards of pins other than your book covers that readers might find interesting. Pinterest is a visual medium, so ask yourself what can you offer here that you can't elsewhere? I have a casting wish list board, a collection of images that inspire me, and include pics of objects and places that have inspired books I've written. Other board ideas might include fan art (with permission from the fans, of course), collections of favourite book trailers, a board of favourite movies, and a 'soundtrack' board of music you listen to while writing.
6. Cross post/pin/tweet from your website and other social media sites. Again, kind of obvious.
7. Look at what publishers, booksellers and book bloggers are doing, and if any are on Pinterest see if there's a way you can work together. It's early days, but like with Facebook and Twitter there's potential in Pinterest to run competitions, pin links to video or other content, as well as reciprocal pinning. Pinterest's strength (though also its weakness) is in how creating a link is integral to creating a pin, which creates paths through the internet. When it works well, those paths lead people who are interested in what you're pinning to something they want, be it information, a shop or just something really cool.
8. Have fun!
There are probably more ways that Pinterest can be used and enjoyed by authors than this. It is early days. If you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.


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How to Round off Numbers
Rounding Off DecimalsRounding Off Whole NumbersRounding Numbers to Significant Digits
Edited by RachelH, Madison Finn, BR, Pink3433 and 7 others
Rounding off numbers creates numbers with fewer digits. Although rounded numbers are less precise than non-rounded numbers, they are preferred in many circumstances. You may need to round off decimals or whole numbers, depending on the situation. If you want to know how to round off numbers, just follow these steps.
Edit Steps
EditPart 1 of 3: Rounding Off Decimals
1Determine the place value to which the number is to be rounded. This can be determined by your teacher if you're working on a math problem, or you can figure it out based on the context and the types of numbers you're using. In the example of money, you'd most likely want to round to the nearest hundredth, or the nearest cent, while when you're rounding off a weight, you'd probably just round to the nearest pound.
- The less precise number needed, the higher place value you can round to.
- More precise numbers should be rounded to lesser place values.
2Identify the place value that you will round the number to. If you're working with the number 10.7659, let's say you've decided to round the number to the thousandth digit, which is the 5 digit in the thousandths place, the third digit to the right of the decimal point. You can also think of this as rounding the number to five significant digits. So, focus on the digit 5 for now.
3Locate the number to the right of the rounding number. Just move your pen over one digit to the right. In this case, you'll find a 9 next to the 5 digit. This number will determine whether you will round the 5 digit up or down.
4Round the rounding digit up one digit if the digit to the right is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. This is called rounding up because the number you were rounding to becomes greater than the original number. Your original digit, 5, becomes a 6. All of the numbers to the left of the original 5 will remain the same, and the numbers to the right of it will disappear (you can think of them as becoming zeroes). So, if you're rounding the number 10.7659 to the 5 digit, it would be rounded up to a 6, making the number 10.766.
- Though 5 is in the middle of the numbers 1-9, it is universally agreed that the digit 5 will require a number before it to be rounded up. This may not apply to your teachers when they submit final grades, though![1]
5Round the rounding digit down if the digit to the right is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. If the number to the right of your rounding place value digit is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the rounding place value digit will remain the same. Though this process is called rounding down, it just means that the rounding digit remains the same; you should never actually change a digit to a lower number. In this case, if you're working with the number 10.7653, you would round it down to 10.765 because the digit 3 to the right of the 5 is on the low end of the scale.
- By keeping it the same and changing all numbers to its right to 0, the final rounded number is less than the original beginning number. Thus, the number, as a whole, goes down.
EditPart 2 of 3: Rounding Off Whole Numbers
1Round off a number to the nearest tens digit. To do this, simply look at the number to the right of the tens digit of the rounding number. The tens digit is the digit that is second from last in a number, before the ones digit. (If you're looking at 12, look at the number 2.) Then, if that number is between 0-4, keep the rounding number the same; if it's between 5-9, round the rounding number up one digit. Here are some examples:[2][3]
- 12 --> 10
- 114 --> 110
- 57 --> 60
- 1,334 --> 1330
- 1,488 --> 1490
- 97--> 100
2Round off a number to the nearest hundreds digit. Follow the same protocol for rounding a number to the nearest hundreds digit. Check out the hundreds digit, which is the third from last in a number, just before the tens digit. (In the number 1,234, the 2 is in the hundreds digit). Then use the number to the right of the hundreds digit, the tens digit, to see if you should round that number up or down, making the numbers after it even 00s. Here are some examples:[4]
- 7,891 -- > 7,900
- 15,753 --> 15,800
- 99, 961 --> 100,000
- 3,350 --> 3,300
- 450 --> 500
3Round off a number to the nearest thousands digit. The same rules apply here. Just know how to locate the thousands digit, which is fourth from the end of a number, and then check out the digit in the hundreds place, which will be to the right of that number. If the digit is between 0-4, round down, and if it's between 5-9, round up. Here are a few more examples to consider:[5]
- 8,800 --> 9,000
- 1,015 --> 1,000
- 12,450 --> 12,000
- 333,878 --> 334,000
- 400,400 --> 400,000
EditPart 3 of 3: Rounding Numbers to Significant Digits
1Understand what a significant digit is. You can think of a significant digit as an "interesting" or an "important" digit that gives you useful information about a number. This means that any zeroes to the right of whole numbers or to the left of decimals can be discounted because they are placeholders. To find the number of significant digits in a number, just count the number of digits from left to right. Here are some examples:[6][7]
- 1.239 has 4 significant digits
- 134.9 has 4 significant digits
- .0165 has 3 significant digits
2Round a number to an amount of significant digits. This depends on the problem you're working with. If you're rounding a number to two significant digits, for example, then you'll need to identify the second significant digit of the number and then use the number to the right of it to see if you should round it down or up. Here are some examples:[8]
- 1.239 rounded to 3 significant digits is 1.24. This is because the digit to the right of the third digit, 3, is a 9, which is 5 or more.
- 134.9 rounded to 1 significant digit is 100. This is because the digit to the right of the digit in the hundreds place, or the first digit, 1, is 3, which is less than 5.
- 0.0165 rounded to 2 significant digits is 0.017. This is because the second significant digit is 6, and the number to the right of it, 5, makes it round up.
3Round to the correct number of significant digits in addition. To do this, you will first have to add up the numbers you are given. Then, you will have to find the number with the lowest amount of significant digits and then round your entire answer to that place. Here's how you do it:[9]
- 13.214 + 234.6 + 7.0350 + 6.38 = 261.2290
- See that the second number, 234.6, is only accurate to the tenths place, or four significant digits.
- Round the answer so that it is only accurate to the tenths place. 261.2290 becomes 261.2.
4Round to the correct number of significant digits in multiplication. First, multiply all of the numbers that you are given. Then, check them to see which number is rounded to the least amount of significant digits. Finally, round your finally answer to match the level of accuracy of that number. Here's how you do it:[10]
- 16.235 × 0.217 × 5 = 17.614975
- Notice that the 5 number only has one significant digit. This means that your final answer will only have one significant digit as well.
- 17.614975 rounded to one significant digit becomes 20.
Edit Tips
- It is acceptable to drop off the final zeros when rounding place values to the right of a decimal. Zeros after a decimal do not change the value of the number. Therefore, they may be deleted. This is not true of zeros to the left of, or before, a decimal.
- Once you find the place value to which you are rounding, underline it. This helps minimize confusion between the digit you are rounding and the digit to its right that is determining the fate of the rounding number.
Edit Warnings
- Be cautious about carefully reading rounding place value specifications when working with decimal numbers. The name of the place values to the right and to the left of the decimal are very close in spelling. Make careful note when the suffix "th" is used at the end of the place value word. This refers to place values to the right of the decimal.
Edit Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.mathsisfun.com/rounding-numbers.html
- ↑ http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-round-numbers.html
- ↑ http://www.mathsisfun.com/rounding-numbers.html
- ↑ http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-round-numbers.html
- ↑ http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-round-numbers.html
- ↑ http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rounding2.htm
- ↑ http://www.mathsisfun.com/rounding-numbers.html
- ↑ http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rounding3.htm
- ↑ http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rounding2.htm
- ↑ http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rounding3.htm
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The semantic enrichment of metadata in Europeana is a core concern as it will improve access to the material, define relations among objects and enable multilingual access to content. To ensure enrichments enfold their whole potential and act as facilitators of access, a semantic and multilingual enrichment strategy is needed.
The Task Force ran from October 2013 to March 2014. The motivation and the scope of the Task Force are defined in the Task Force Charter.
Analyzing the datasets, we found that enrichment flaws can be caused during on of the three stages that the metadata undergoes until it is displayed in Europeana:
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Humanscale Daybed, an office computing lounge for lazy creatives
It's impossible to concentrate without being comfortable. That's the idea behind the unambitiously named Daybed, a lounge-workstation design concept by Humanscale that blends in with the rest of your chic furniture around the house — if your house is straight out of A Clockwork Orange, that is.
The stainless steel, plastic and aluminum frame is ergonomically shaped to take the stress off your aching back, while its articulating laptop stand has a mousing surface with storage underneath and a slide-out work surface on the opposite side.
This looks like an exceptional place to get some work done — if you don't have any arms. Really, guys, where do your arms go? Let's have a pair of big soft armrests with a mouse pad at the end. Not a bad attempt, but for our money, here's a better choice that actually exists:
We'd go with the existing and gorgeous Steelcase Leap Worklounge and Ottoman ($3000), which could still use a well-placed mousepad but at least acknowledges that human beings have arms. That ottoman converts into a handy table, too.
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There's just one rule at Crazy Pianos: there are no rules! Whether you're young or old, looking to have a night on the town or a low-key after-dinner nightcap, you can be as rowdy or as chill as you like at this laid-back piano bar.
Miami Beach may be notorious for having swanky nightclubs for the young and elite, but Crazy Pianos sheds all those barriers and invites anyone and everyone to come in and have a good time.
What's the main attraction to this southern hotspot? Great live music every night of the week.
And trust me—we're not talking stuffy karaoke-type crooners here. These are fantastic entertainers who play instruments and belt out fun tunes that make everyone want to get up and move.
While sharing a few cocktails with friends, I chatted with the bartender, who was very friendly and personable. When I asked how they keep the place so packed, he explained that Crazy Pianos keeps the quality high by always having a complete band at the helm, including two pianists and a drummer.
With all the singing and dancing you'll be doing, you'll likely get hungry and thirsty in no time.
Crazy Pianos has a full menu with everything from pasta and seafood to vegetarian options. I noshed on their Mahi Mahi Ceviche Shooters, which were made with fresh mahi mahi, a local ocean catch, key-lime juice, peppers, corn and red onions. Delish!
I was also tempted to order the lobster ravioli, kobe beef sliders or their signature ahi tuna tini, but restrained myself—this time.
While Crazy Pianos offers a wide range of mixed drinks and beers at reasonable prices, we opted for a couple of rum and Cokes (there's bottle service too).
Crazy Pianos' décor is bright and whimsical, with vibrant red pianos and splashy wall murals of celebs. It's precisely this kind of relaxed, fun vibe that sets this piano bar apart from the ultra-posh lounges in the neighbourhood that are stuffed with glass and chrome.
The outdoor patio is particularly relaxing on a warm Miami evening, too.
So have a drink, go for a meal, and get your requests ready—there are lots of stations stocked with paper and pencils to give the musicians your favourite ditties.
I was too busy catching up with old friends to get my request in. But the next time I'm in town, you can bet I'm heading to Crazy Pianos and requesting Sweet Caroline. It's the best sing-along song I know!
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The cover of The Fame shows her face in close-up, with a bleached blond bob and black ski-style sunglasses, but she looks like a beautiful starlet behind them. Her skin is glowing, and her lips are shiny in nude, Jennifer Lopez esque lipstick. It's hard to believe that this is what passes as noncommercial in female selfrepresentation for record-label executives. But there it is.
Let's keep in mind that when Saturday Night Live was given the opportunity to write something funny for both Gaga and Madonna, two of the smartest and wittiest popular musicians around, what they came up with was an unfunny, demeaning had it not been so stupid, skit in which they catfight with each other in bustiers. This is the same media environment that, in all seriousness, took up the rumor that Lady Gaga was a hermaphrodite, ostensibly because of some puffy underwear under a minidress, but surely because she's someone who uses transvestite idioms; speaks about her bisexuality; offered up her VMA award to "the gays"; and announced at the National Equality March in DC that she wouldn't rest until there was no homophobia in the music industry. ("Well, I do have a really big donkey dick," she told British TV host Jonathan Ross in response to a question about the tabloid speculation, while fellow guest Hugh Jackman cracked up in the background. "My beautiful vagina is very offended," became her refreshing stock reply.)
When I ask about her attraction to women and try to get her to tell me which female performers would be her dream conquests, she says, "That's difficult for me to answer. It trivializes being bisexual." She'll only mention her current nonsexual idol, Yoko Ono, who thrilled Gaga by sending her an appreciative message after hearing her perform "Imagine" before the rally.
Whatever claims to alternative sexual leanings Lady Gaga might make (her song "So Happy I Could Die" is about masturbating while thinking about a woman), her vision for her own romantic future is pretty straight right now. She's currently single and says, "I'm married to my dad." A few days before we meet, her father, Joe Germanotta, had successful heart surgery. He's only 52, and his fairly sudden coronary problems have rocked her to the core. "I just wanted to have him walk me down the aisle and hold my babies," she told me over the phone from the hospital the day after his operation.
Have babies? Given away by her father? The same Lady Gaga who said of a rumor about a boyfriend getting jealous when she necked with Swedish boy triplets in a video, "Then they shouldn't be my boyfriend."
"Of course, yeah. I mean, not tomorrow! But in eight to 10 years, I want to have babies for my Dad to hold, grandkids. And I want to have a husband who loves and supports me, just the way anyone else does," she says. Though she adds, "I would never leave my career for a man right now, and I would never follow a man around." When Gaga is in town from L.A., where (she oft laments) she's had to relocate for work, she stays at the family apartment. Perhaps not coincidental for this self-professed daddy's girl, Gaga's righthand man in the Haus, and her best guy friend, Matthew Williams, is called Dada.
Lady Gaga's father does sound lovingly supportive. But one anecdote seems telling. Gaga didn't take a shower for days while she and her mom and sister took turns beside his hospital bed. In recovery he looked at her and said, "Hey, kid, you know, you got a reputation to uphold. Why don't you go home, take a shower, brush your hair, and put some makeup on? I know it'll make you feel better." I wonder if maybe she wanted permission to be ungroomed while she processed this tumultuous episode. But she reads it as a sign of selfless love. "I went home and put some lipstick on, came back. And he said, `There she is, there's my girl.' "
While undoubtedly she's right, his consistency and her parents' strong marriage, about which she says, "I'm just mesmerized," is one great version of love, one that has given her the discipline and courage to develop the Gaga event. But it's probably also part of her private struggle, as it always is for daughters brought up to think for themselves, who still want their father's approval and love. "Marilyn, Judy, Sylvia," she calls out in "Dance in the Dark."


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The Shorty Interview with Iliza Shlesinger
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
I really like my trend of #PUBnation where people send me pics of their pet's underbellies
What are six things you could never do without?
Opinions, Blanche my dog (my angel) Flavored coffee, getting to be funny for a living, reality tv and t shirts
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Yes. As a traveling comedian it keeps me connected with fans and gives me an outlet for my humor 24/7
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
annoying celebrities that tweet messages about "peace" as if any terrorist is gonna read it and be like "Kim's right. I quit"View Iliza Shlesinger's complete Shorty Interview
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Originally from Dallas, Iliza moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Emerson College. She is the only female and youngest comedian to hold the title of NBC'S Last Comic Standing. Iliza's past TV credits include her own half hour special on Comedy Central Presents as well as NBC'S Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, E! Network's Chelsea Lately, The Soup, NBC'S Last Call with Carson Daily, Showtime's Pauly Shore and Friends, Showtime's Bridging the Gap Comedy Festival


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