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Bayou Academy Headmaster David Granville said his goal is to ensure that each elementary classroom is equipped with SMART boards that will aid in the learning process.
To assist in his efforts, America's Farmers Grow Communities has awarded Bayou Academy a $2,500 grant.
"I strongly feel that technology is a major part of our academics both presently and in the future. Most of our elementary students are visual learners and the SMART boards enable them to learn visually and by interaction," said Granville.
"We are doing all that we can to innovate our curriculum by using technology," he added.
The program, which launched in 2010, allows farmers to enter to win $2,500 for their favorite community nonprofit organization, such as 4-H, FFA, schools, fire departments and other groups.
Granville said that former student Luke Ingram nominated Bayou for the grant and he is so grateful for the consideration.
People in eligible counties have the opportunity to suggest an idea or initiative for a farmer to consider in his/her America's Farmers Grow Communities entry.
"After being nominated we then had to apply and fill out all of the necessary paperwork. We had to be able to prove a need that we would meet in the community by receiving the grant," said Granville.
America Farmers Grow Communities provides basic education support designed to improve education in farming communities around the world, including supporting schools, libraries, science centers, farmer training programs and academic programs that enrich or supplement school programs.
The organization also tries to meet critical needs in communities by supporting nonprofit organizations that help with things such as food security, sanitation, and access to clean water, public safety and various other local needs.
"We had to prove that we had a valid need for the grant and our need was to obtain a source of technology for our students," he added.
He said he and members of his staff had to put together a plan as to how they were going to use the SMART board in the classroom based on their curriculum.
"The organization favored our plan and we received an approval rating," Granville said.
"This grant will aid us in purchasing one board because they cost around $4,000. Without this grant we would have had to take the money out of our operating budget," he added.
America's Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, will have invested more than $16 million in helping rural communities grow in 1,289 counties across 39 states.
Granville said that Bayou is ecstatic about receiving the grant but most of all he is elated to have formed a relationship with the organization.
"This was a very good grant for us to get and we are glad to have started a relationship with America's Farmers Grow Communities. The good thing about a grant is that once you form a relationship with an organization and if you do a good job in doing what you say that you are going to do with the money then you can apply and maybe have the opportunity to get a little more," he said.
"For us just to have formed a relationship with the organization is just a welcomed blessing," he added.


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Good news, everybody, I'm back from vacation. I know your lives have been fucking terrible since I left, but I don't fucking care about your lives, so don't worry. It's no big deal.
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Why is time-challenged me taking on another responsibility – this time creating a weekly blog? For starters, Chris Ruys is one persuasive woman. She blogs for TCW and somehow talked me into it last week. I'm going to write about whatever's on my mind, but, at times, not really what I'm thinking since I do have an image to uphold. "Girl Talk" says nothing and says it all. Sometimes it'll be irreverent; other times funny or hopefully thought-provoking. If it disappears one day, you'll know blogging wasn't fun for me anymore. I'll welcome your comments and expect them to be as brutally honest as many know I can be.
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There is a rumour that he is uncut.
And here I thought nothing could make my computer screen explode. Not that I'd mind, cause seeing that would make my head explode, too (both of them), and I doubt I'd be caring about my damned screen.
But the word all seems to be 'straight'. I just hope the women he's been with all get how FUCKING lucky they are.
There are no words. Just the sound of jacking off.
Tell me about it not even a trickle of a gay vibe... it's depressing
Must Be Straight As An Arrow -- And I Can Picture Him Hung And Uncut- Perfectly Reasonable, Don't You Think?
Gosh I didn't realize what an impact me mentioning "uncut" in reference to Jensen would have. I'm uncut myself, I hope that turns you on too. Hee hee.
Here is one of the celeb sites where one of the uncut Jensen rumours is mentioned:
All this reason and logical thinking is destroying my fantasies. I'm going back into my head were he's my husband now...
to steal someone else's phrase "[he's] so pretty [he] almost falls off the edge into ugly".
that and...
"I have to turn down the pretty dial on my tv so I can see [him]".
i would still love to spend the evening with him straught oh well i can dream.
From a movie called "Ten Inch Hero." Judging by the title, I think I might just need to rent this film!
And just for the hell of it... here's a clip of him singing! He's actually quite good! LoL
I think I'm in love! LoL Check him out with the baby... I want him to have my child!
I fuckin' LOVE Jensen. So cute and so studly!!! Yum!
Jensen is the most beautiful man on this Earth
I was a fan of Jensen long before he became popular in mainstream. He played Eric Brady on my soap, "Days of Our Lives," for four years or so.
We used to correspond back and forth through e-mail pretty frequently, as I'm sure he didn't get as much fan mail then as he does now, LoL. He was always a complete sweetheart, and incredibly funny... and I loved him on my show! I thought he was hot as fuck from day one.
Ohhh cutie... where do i know him from?... Days of our lives, thats right... ahhh... he's great
he's so hot hes in Supernatural on CW.
Supernatural episode 2x21... wow... he was cuter than usual, and that's something almost impossible... only him can get cuter and cuter like he does...
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
So, I've seen this reported several places now... it must be true!
This past weekend, Jensen Ackles was at a fan convention for "Supernatural" and there was a Q&A session that he participated in. Someone asked him what his least favorite body part was and he answered his "damn Texas bow-legs."
Then... then... get this! They asked him what his favorite body part was. His reply?
Without a word, he looked down to his crotch, then looked back up at the audience with a giant grin on his face.
Me and him have something in common then
Well Jensen, if you love it so much, why don't ya show it!
"Somewhere over the rainbow..."
The man is a god, i love his whole body. Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well you know what they say about Texas
Hot Damn! Jensen is perfect in every way, so his dick must be pure perfection. I love him and Jared, they make the perfect duo.
although I have to say my personal favorite part are those damn lips of his... granted I haven't seen it all
I bet his bow-legs would fit nicely around my neck and shoulders while I pound his tooshie.
Unless of course all several sources are citing each other (or one "source") in some sick cylical sourcing free for all!
Sort of like when UNESCO named Toronto the most multicultural city in the world.
Oh wait, they never did that... but... oh, nevermind; belief is truth anyway...
"Separate... Unique...
Neither can exist without the other."
One of the places I read it at had pictures from the event and the Q&A session. She and the other person who reported it don't even know one another, as far as I know. They gave very similar stories. I think it's pretty unlikely that two people would come up with the same false story to tell.
He is very handsome and sexy. I wish he would show more skin more often on Supernatural.
well i like my dick
hehehhee, what can I say??? I don´t need to keep on using perfection as adjective but I can tell you for me Jesse is....."The Sweetest Thing" the reason why I watch Supernatural and be aware guys!!! if a man says his favorite body part is his cock is because he must be very proud of his dick´s size...so Jesse make a softporn film and show us your nice hung buddy!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!For the Fans!!
Hmph. Unfazed.
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It is now official, SUPERNATURAL will be returning for a 3rd season. We just have to wait until the CW upfronts this Thursday to see which day of the week it will be on (quite possibly moving to Sunday Night).
everyone else wait in line i want him 1st.
I know but I've heard nothing about it being moved to Sundays
I said it before I'll say it again just as long as I get him last that way I can keep him
i would love to see everything jensen has.
He should start showing it!
My thoughts exactly.
hope he does he so sexy
And for the record... aint nothing wrong with his legs
Is Jensen uncut? It's been said so on other sites, but can anyone confirm?
He comes from a very Christian family so my assumption would be he was cut because (maybe I'm wrong) i do think most Christians follow in the Jewish tradition of circumcision
...wow....just reading that and picturing it in my head....hotness!!!!


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Oh Canadians...How hot are we?! Haha, I joke. He's a looker though, a looker indeed.
He's so cute...I think I have a couple pics of him in my gallery
"I'm Peggy Olson, and I want to smoke some marijuana."
I still enjoy watching him in re-runs of that cruise-ship high-school tv series (filmed in Israel of all places), and if you can, be sure to get the dvd of Murder By Numbers, which is yet another remake of that old Leopold and Lowe murder story where the two gay guys consipire to murder someone to see if they can get away with it. This time around it's Gosling and Michael Pitt.
he was so cute in "the notebook" . more pics pls
I love him, love him. All his movies rock!@!!! You should try and see them. Start with "The Believer"
He was so ripped and sexy in The Believer
He was also played main roles in "The United States of Leland", "Murder by Numbers" and "Half Nelson"....and then of course, The Notebook".
He was frickin excellent in Half Nelson.
He is so fucking hott. I love him so.
"Somewhere over the rainbow..."
He was just in his underwear in one scene of Half Nelson and it looked to me like he is REALLY hung. I have not seen any of his other movies. But I will now.
Out of all the Mickey Mouse Club grads, Ryan is by far the most talented.
He is beautiful!
I remember him from way back in the day when he was on shows like Young Hercules and Breaker High in the mid to late 90's, his diffinitely has gotten hotter over the years.
anyone see him in the football movie "Remember the Titans"?
the guy is beautiful
I'd do him in a minute, if he asked real nice.
i like..
"I See You On Your Cloud Looking Down... I'm On My Knees Today... But You Don't Notice Me"
I love....
He is such a good actor. I was blown away by his performance in Murder by numbers. the movie was OK but his acting was brilliant and he's is so hot looking... Yummy
Young Hercules! He was SO hot back in '99. He's still beautiful though.
Does anyone have any screencaps from the notebook? Theres two scenes. One where he joins the army and theres a group of naked guys in a row covering their junk with their hands, Gosling is one them. The other scene is when Ally and him are gonna have sex and hes in his wet grey boxers, they show the outline of his cock and it was long. If anybody can help that would be great.
I noticed that to:P
wow thanks, wheres that last one from? I dont remember that being in the notebook
He's such a talented actor and sexy too!
He has a nice big package..almost to nice..one wonders if its stuffed with something other than a big cock and nice balls.. lol
He was amazing in Stay.
"The world cannot live at the level of its great men." -Mamoru Oshii
looks like i need to rent the notebook.
the homosexual tension in murder by numbers drove me wild! :-P
the guy is gorgeous
loved him in Remember the Titans
loved him in The Notebook - ultimate chick flick that is worth seeing just for him
In Murder by Numbers, his sexuality was overwhelming
he's just flat out hot
that last pic definitely looks like balls
The little Mousketeer is all grown up.
He has "it" what ever "it" is. very sexy with soulful eyes.
I loved him in Remember the Titans. Mostly because of the locker room scene when sunshine kisses the other player and Ryan looks like he wishes it was him.
WHat movie is this from?
Hmmm Ryan can eat crackers in my bed ...
" Life Is A Garden .. Dig It ! "
"A Man Without A Purpose Is Like A Ship WithOut A Rudder "
he's packin!
I just saw that movie for the first time last week lol.
Wow. Ryan is fucking amazing in just about every sense!!!!
Great film. Great performance. Great underwear.
I just saw him in Fracture...good movie, hot guy.
He's good to look at, unfortunately there weren't many shirtless scenes...
He's very hot, he can eat crackers in my bed as well...
ANy one have the clip?
I don't know. Looks like he might have stuffed the briefs a little? LOL What do you think??
I dont think so, cause if you look at the seen in The Notebook when him and Rachel McAdams are all wet and he's carrying her u can see his cock outlined down his leg and its fairly big there too. Check it out
has anyone got any hot pictures of Ryan Gosling? I dont want fake pics and dont particularly care if they nude or not, just want some hot pics of him.
I think he's an amazing actor and will be the star of the future. and there are a thousand different ways I'd like to break him
cheers guys


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(10-02-2012 01:22 PM)quavis Wrote: nice! im working on my jeff taylor leaf rainbow. got the 1/1, /5, base auto. bout to get a few more in a couple days.
(10-03-2012 05:05 PM)dogboy34 Wrote: very nice! GO HEELS!
(10-03-2012 02:58 PM)nineof Wrote: Sweet additions. Some really nice looking cards there.
(10-04-2012 04:43 AM)nineof Wrote: Wow, awesome mailday. Nothing wrong with adding super low print run auto cards. Nice work getting them.
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(10-04-2012 04:57 PM)nineof Wrote: Lol. Yeah I'm mainly here to look at collection threads. I'm not much of a trader. Usually hang around the football forum only, but one day it was pretty slow and I was lucky enough to see you start your player pc thread. Another sweet super low print run auto card addition by the way. Good luck completing the rainbow. That would be quite an accomplishment.


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In 2001 I bought a Palm Vx which I had to resurrect twice (I smashed the display once, and it started getting flakey more recently). I think it's dead for good now (frequent hangs and crashes meaning maybe the RAM has gone bad somehow.) I have liked the utility of having an address book, calendar, and notebook in my pocket all the time, and that I can synchronize it with my Macintosh computer (alas lately through an iBook G3 since newer Palm Desktop software doesn't recognize the old unit). Whenever I look at reviews of potential replacements, the focus is on all the apps, its WiFi, and media playing capabilities. One would assume that the basic features are all equivalent and work fine, but I have learned that is an unequivocal bad assumption. A key problem for me is synching with OS X as that seems to be frequently an afterthought, so it is often the most limiting factor. I have looked at replacing my cell phone (Vigrin Mobile pay-as-you-go — another limiting factor) but cell phone companies are the most prolific liars about their products (especially when it comes to nuances of features). I should be able to enter address book, calendar, and notebook data on either the computer or the PDA. Synchronization should take place over USB or BlueTooth. From the home computer, the data should either sync to Apple's suite (Address Book, iCal, and preferably notes as files) or be able to be imported and exported in text (comma- or tab-separated) or at least XML. The PDA should support complete searches (e.g. on my Palm, I can search for a phone number and find its owner, or search on any field). The data should be protectable by password on an item-by-item basis (I had been using TealLock which supposedly encrypted my Palm data when locked). The PDA should truly be pocket-sized, and although I'm not overly concerned about price, things in one's pockets are prone to breakage and loss, so cost is an issue for those reasons. An iPhone, therefore, is plausible, but I wouldn't be using the phone features (I don't think it'll work on Virgin Mobile née Sprint) and without a plan, it's one of the most expensive options. I also saw this LG Android which apparently works pretty good without a plan (per one reviewer's comments). asked Jan 20 '12 at 11:42 |
ipod touch (or iphone if you're so inclined). I've owned everything from the Palm V, Handspring, Kyocera Smartphone, WinCE phones, iPhones, Blackberries, Android devices, and so on and so on. I know what you mean about the palm being so wonderfully designed, the iphone/touch are in the same arena. The Android is very open and lets you do a lot of customizations, but I find the core set of apps (calendar, mail, todo, etc.) very cumbersome. I've spent a ton on Android apps trying to see if I could find something better, but no luck. With the iphone, the core set of apps are the best I've ever seen and with Siri, the iphone is even more amazing. Trust me, if you can afford the iphone with Siri, you'll never want anything else. And if you really love Palm that much, there's a palm emulator for the iphone that will let you install palm apps (and it comes with the core set of palm apps). I think it's called StyleTap. I haven't tried it, but it looks promising. linkanswered Jan 26 '12 at 03:58 jradi72 |
I was in the same boat - but Garmin iQue3600 which was a Palm disguised as a GPS. I too went iPod Touch. I did add Appigo's TODO to round out my perverse need to have a Task list in Outlook that is huge and needed more than the Touch's task type list. GS linkanswered Jan 26 '12 at 06:33 Greg |
I certainly agree with the recommendations for an iPod Touch. Several users have characterized the device as an iPhone without the phone; that's only somewhat accurate. Phone calls can be conducted over a WiFi connection with Skype and other VOIP Services. Occasional calls could even be placed through one of the G3 WiFi hubs. Apple has their own brand of these services: Facetime (which is great if you're talking to other Apple users with Facetime-capable devices). With Skype, you can connect with users running Skype on their computers (or mobile devices). You can also purchase prepaid time for outgoing calls to cell phones or landlines. Google Voice is another service with an iOS app and gateways to the dial network; I haven't ever used Google Voice. One other fun option is to get a GPS puck accessory for the iPod Touch. These either connect to the device's dock connection (bad) or via Bluetooth (much better). There's a myriad of iOS Apps available in the App Store for all sorts of outdoor activities: navigation while hiking, logging your path, geocaching, etc. Remember Murphy's law: never use a GPS as your sole source for navigating outdoors. When the iPod Touch has no GPS signal, the built-in map application will use local WiFi signal identifiers to compute your location. I'm rather astonished at how well this device can find your location in a WiFi-rich environment. Note: you're not actually connecting to those WiFi base stations; the device is just using the base stations' identifiers to help you find your location. I think that the iPod Touch terrifies the cell phone carriers. Heaven help the carriers if a large percentage of our population realize they rarely need cell phone service. linkanswered Jan 26 '12 at 07:15 floatingbones |
I'm currently leaning toward the Samsung Galaxy 4.0 — an Android Gingerbread device. It's got a better camera than the iPod Touch (3.2MP) a microSD slot for up to 32GB more (per card) and built-in GPS which is something I think would be cool (my Garmin eTrex also died — despite repeated attempts to clean and reseat the display connector). I'm going to stop by BestBuy to try it out. I'm leery that the Android synchronization is woefully inadequate. But because it's popular, I see several aftermarket solutions that help it work with OSX. As for comments about being Apple-averse, I'm finding Apple to lean a little too heavy on "evil" (per Google's "don't be evil" priority which they too have also been dancing around a bit). I don't like cloud or network storage (e.g. both Apple and Google), especially if I can't guarantee the data is encrypted before it is sent. Both make all kinds of promises about security, but I need exactly zero occurrences of my lists of passwords (including web hosting, FTP, PIN's, financial institutions, etc.) to get borrowed by anyone. That said, I do use Google Voice and GMail, but with a cautious eye. linkanswered Jan 26 '12 at 10:11 |


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Join Fiona, a young girl born with magic, as she stops dark creatures in this hidden-object puzzle adventure. There is a magical world hidden beneath our own -- and only you can see it! Can you stop the Shade and his minions from casting our world into darkness?
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Building the multimedia library of the future
The Right Amount of Noise
For all its emphasis on multimedia, the Hunt Library still is a place where a lot of students and faculty come to read and study. To provide peace and quiet, copiers and vending machines are tucked in rooms with doors. The main reading room features wooden sound diffusers that look more like architectural features. "They look gorgeous," Treasure says. "They do a fabulous job of breaking up the sound waves and creating a space that's lovely to be in."
The library also uses networked audio in rooms such as the visualization and gaming labs.
"Because of that, we're able to very exactly zone the sound," says Graeme Harrison, Biamp Systems executive vice president of marketing. "All of the multimedia is pretty much contained within specific rooms. The overall effect is that it's a very quiet space."
Even so, the reading room and other traditional spaces aren't 100-percent silent by design.
"You need a little bit of HVAC and a little bit of human activity, just enough to mask a conversation so you don't hear people 50ft. away but not too much that it doesn't disturb you from working," Treasure says. "Nobody wants to listen to pink or white noise. When you put noise on top of other noise to mask it, it's like putting perfume on a stink. You're better off removing the stink in the first place."
Simplicity Amid Complexity
Some of the rooms at Hunt Library are configurable, which created challenges at the time of installation. One example is the creativity lab, whose features include shared videoconferencing codecs that can be assigned to different zones on the fly.
"The walls are on ceiling tracks and can divide the space into many small spaces," says Mike Cenzer, AVI-SPL project manager. "The projectors can be moved to display on any of these movable walls. It took a lot of brainstorming and late nights to look at all of the potential combinations and how they would be accomplished in the room and on the touchpanel control."
Another example from the creativity lab is configuring the 32 audio zones, such as to create an immersive experience.
"They wanted to be able to set up different sound fields where they can route audio from any source to any location [for] simulations," says Holt Stevens, the AVI-SPL senior design engineer who coordinated the installation team.
These kinds of variables added to the basic challenge of making the control system intuitive enough that faculty and students wouldn't need a lot of handholding by library staff.
"On the programming end, due to the complexity of some of the larger systems, NCSU was looking for as much flexibility, combined with simplicity, and innovative controls not typically seen in most AV control system touch panels," Cenzer says. "This meant we needed to incorporate 3D models into touchpanel designs, implement drag-and-drop features, video preview with thumbnail snapshots of sources and VNC controls, all which are features of AMX's MXT newer line of touchpanels."
Cenzer and AVI-SPL's interaction designer worked with NCSU's team, which included a graphic designer and interface designer to meet the client's needs. "We held many programming design meetings with the client over WebEx, over the phone, and in person to flesh out the desired details," Cenzer says. "Since AV programming generally relies on test-driven development, interacting with some of the new hardware and complex systems while programming was required, increasing development time but providing the results the customer needed."
One place where Hunt Library looked to the past is Biamp's Audia platform, which is an 11-year-old product. Sextant chose Audia partly because it was a proven product at the time that the project's design was finalized.
"We know that it's rock solid and reliable," Valenti says.
Audia also didn't mean trade-offs.
"They have a solution that does everything they want and more and is capable of growing with them," Harrison says.
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"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it." – Irish novelist George Moore
When I left Chicago back in January 2012 for a year-long stay in a French village, I was wide-eyed. Excited. Hopeful. Thrilled to be embarking upon my second live-abroad adventure after having spent nearly one year living in Florence, Italy, the previous decade.
But all adventures eventually come to an end. I moved back to Chicago last month, after what I half-facetiously called my mid-life 'sabbatical' in France. Before leaving the States, I'd enjoyed a thriving freelance writing and consulting practice – and fortunately was able to do some really neat work while living in France. But after thinking it through, I decided that it made more financial sense to return to the Windy City. So here I am, and since returning I've been working nonstop, settling back into my South Loop condo and re-acclimating myself to an American life that in some ways feels a bit foreign. Although I only was away 12 months– with even 'simple' errands like a trip to the shoe repair or post office requiring a French-English dictionary, grammar book and plenty of forethought – those months felt like 'dog years.'
When I wrote my "TCW Travel Connection" post last January about my New Year, New Start in France, I mentioned some of my goals for this incredible experience. With the scenic French village of Samois-sur-Seine as a backdrop, I planned to write freelance Travel and Food articles for a host of publications – and I certainly did. You can't beat living in the middle of Europe when it comes to rail and airplane access to the rest of the continent and the world.
I wanted to start writing a book on African-American women and their ongoing love affair with France. And while I conducted a few great one-on-one interviews during my time overseas, there's still much, much more to be researched and a fascinating story yet to be told. Even though I'll have to do it during occasional trips abroad, I'm determined to get it done.
I hoped to become a fluent speaker of French, thinking that living in an authentic village like Samois would encourage me to use this beautiful language daily. I certainly did when I went to the boulangerie for still-warm crusty baguettes and to the bibliothèque to check out children's-level books to help me learn le français. But because I reported, interviewed and wrote in English for my freelance clients – and spent far more hours hunched over my laptop than I did hanging out in Parisian plazas – I've yet to develop the easy fluency that comes from truly living inside a foreign language. But I plan to re-enroll in classes at the wonderful Alliance Française de Chicago to keep myself engaged.
I longed to travel to nearby European countries, and to truly explore France. And I did some of that, visiting a friend on the French Riviera and traveling to the south of France and across the border to Italy for Travel press events. And closer to my local 'hood, I made it a personal goal to leave the peaceful village, hop on the 40-minute SNCF commuter train, and get myself into Paris at least once a week. That was an easy commitment to keep, as Paris still remains my favorite place in the world. Every time I'd get off the train at Gare de Lyon and stroll out of that international station into Parisian streets, I breathed easier, felt lighter – and subconsciously found myself 'at home.' While living in France, I met incredible people in the village of Samois and in Paris who I hope will become lifelong friends. And I learned a lot about myself in the process.
I'm sure my France 'sabbatical' won't be the last of my live-abroad adventures (although next time I do it, I certainly hope to have the support of a global company or other entity that's sending me). But, as Oprah declares in her O, The Oprah Magazine column each month, here's what I know for sure: that my year in France will continue to shape my perspective and worldview in ways I can't yet imagine.
That while quiet village life has its place—and can indeed be lovely when you're "on holiday"—I'm a big-city girl at heart and thrive off the restless energy generated by busy streets and people on the move. All that movement drives some folks crazy; I'd eventually go crazy without it.
It's changed the way about I think about eating—and the importance of feeding myself with fresh, preservatives-free food (I didn't have a freezer in France, so I had to shop often and actually cook!). By doing this and cutting out mindless snacking, I managed to lose 20 pounds without giving up croissants, cheese OR red wine.
That work should be a means to the end, not the end in itself.
Although I rarely took this advice, I realize that it's as important to step out for a brisk morning walk and chat with a good friend as it is to crank out the next deadline assignment.
That it's perfectly fine to change your mind—and your plans—when circumstances change.
And that returning home and reshaping your life—not merely stepping right back into the one you left—is a gift and a blessing in itself. I can't wait to see where my journey takes me from here.


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Anyone know if Kevin Dunn's ever showed skin? I've had a crush on him for a long time!
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Any shirtless or nude pictures of Carlo Verdone?He is so hot!
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Nice find, Arekouas, he's quite handsome.
Here's a website with some paparazzi shots too.
The Company Menfrom which movie are those pics?
dads can be really hot!
Here he is...Peter Bongartz....The name of the series is Flucht ins Paradies:1.Der Taifun.If anyone can more pics or find a way to download the movie tell us .
Ray Stevenson, sex god, on Dexter this season. It's a shame he hasn't gotten naked yet, he's even playing a gay guy.
I figured he was gay, and way just hoping with every episode that he'd get naked!!
I love you Ray
I thought he was really hot in The Other Guys, was very excited to see him in dexter. I just love his character, an amazing guy and actor.
Holy Christ this man is gorgeous:
You may need to copy and paste the link but it's worth it!
Last edited by Skills90; November 24th, 2012 at 03:11 AM.
That man is so hot. I'd love to help him with that wood he's got
Funny, I just watched the trailer for Natural Selection and that underwear shot definitely caught my eye. John Diehl - yummy. Good to know there's some eye candy in it.
Too bad Jon Gries doesn't get naked. He's such a cutie.
Last edited by hospanks123; November 24th, 2012 at 11:17 AM.
I've just seen Gambit, where Alan Rickman shows off his big daddy arse at the end. Delicious.
here's a link. the chub daddy appears very brief though
I know, right? Maybe Ray didn't want to do nudity? He looks better now than he did in Rome, IMO. I'll have to leave it to my imagination - a hot Isaak ramming his boyfriend Victor. Thanks for the pics anyway.
Any John Diehl fans can see him younger and shirtless (at least, I forget if it's more!) in the first Angel movie from 1984, he plays the Killer!
he was very hot in Stargate.
I'm not a wrestling fan, and I know the guy is a douchebag, but Vince McMahon has gotten me hot and bothered a number of times. Don't know why because I'm not usually attracted to overly muscular men. But I have to admit that the thing about him losing a bet and having his son kiss his ass did get me going. Does that make me weird????
He does it for me too I've always had a thing for him, and I don't know why, but hey he gets me horny and that's all that matter oh I've wanted to kiss his ass for a long time
OH and before I forget I 100% agree about Ray! He is just so darn amazing, and I loved his character who was totally awesome. I really wished he'd done some nude work, but hey there is always the future.
Nick Chinlund in 666 Park Ave. His torturer is kind of sexy too. Now if Terry O'Quinn would manhandle Nick's ass in the basement, that would have been perfect.
Wow this guys is hot! Kind of remind me of Harrison Ford another hot daddy
Go to 5:30.There is a daddy getting nude in big Brother Australia in 2008.He is so sexy.If anyone can find any more clips or information....Here is the link.Nude in 5:30
Last edited by Arekouas; November 29th, 2012 at 10:17 AM.
This name is Terrence Hardy http://worldofbigbrother.com/BB/Aus/8/Terrence.shtml
I found this site http://www.reality-male.com/search/l...rence%20hardie
But unfortunately links not working
nice work guys
Here are the pics:
^^^ Nice Arekouas, such a beefy man! Too bad he's surrounded by such awful people! Big Brother sucks in the US, no nudity or cute older men.
Jason Patric
Henry Czerny(Revenge)
Anyone know who is he?
Any nude pictures of this guy?Franck Dubosc?
Super hot Daddy in the video omGGG!!!8:10 and 12:43
Anyone have nudes of Robert Lindsay from a 1991 British miniseries called G.B.H.?
BTW, Gloud97, that top pic with the Japanese woman is from Map of the Sounds of Tokyo - that is Sergi Lopez's dick.
Robert Lindsay
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Paraffin treated, rugged twill cotton travel kit sized to carry all of your personal items. Zippered single main compartment with two interior pockets. Leather loop handle with two exterior side pockets.
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For two days there, everything was golden. The Giants won the Bay Bridge series, Part I for 2012, taking two out of three. The first game was 8-6, the second 4-0 and the third was, well, 6-2 with the A's winning. That's when the goldenness shuttered to a halt. In general, I like the A's just fine. I follow them casually, seeing as they reside close to me and I have an irrational adoration of Billy Beane, but when they match up against San Francisco, my feelings take a bit of a 360.
Which is all to say, I was glad the Giants won this series and acquitted their side of the bay rather nicely and are now back on the light side of .500. Confession, though: I was relieved to see that Josh Reddick got that homer in the final game, if the Giants were the going to lose it anyway. On Friday night, he smashed himself in the back of the head with his bat after striking out and I've been kind of worried for him all weekend. Presumably a homer will dissuade him from smashing himself in the head for a while? Because I would sleep much better at night knowing that. Baseball's fantastic but it's not all that, Josh. Okay? Okay. Now that that's settled!
The unfortunate part of the series, of course, was the last game. (Aside from the Reddick longball, as previously discussed.) Because although the club looked all around much better in the first two games, Lincecum had The Curse of the One Horribly Nasty Inning and that pretty much blew the game open. "What's wrong with Timmy?" doesn't cut it at this point. He claims he needs to become more arrogant and while I applaud the sentiment – who doesn't want to become arrogant? I sure do. – I have to admit, I'm not one hundred percent what that has to do with The Curse of the One Horribly Nasty Inning. I might try the voodoo store in Berkeley, if I were him. Then again, if I were him, I would also have gotten that haircut a cool five thousand years before he did. Evidently, I am not him. If I can become more arrogant and pitch better, I do not object in the slightest. In the meantime, I am glad to have Madison on the mound in Milwaukee tonight. Can he bat clean-up, Bochy et al.? Pretty please?
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"I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the opportunity to have been a Salvatori Jr. Fellow. It has been very interesting sitting in on the lectures and chats with the speakers this semester, and I feel privileged to have had the opportunity." - Former Salvatori Junior Fellow
Each year, the Salvatori Center sponsors more than a dozen talks by eminent writers, scholars, politicians, and journalists. Salvatori Junior Fellows have the chance to meet privately with these speakers for an informal discussion which excludes faculty or administrators. These intimate conversations often precede the speaker's talk at the Athenaeum or occur over lunch or some other social event.
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To celebrate my husband's birthday we had a night away at Culloden Hotel, Cultra without the kids. My husband has caught up my age ….. well for 3 months of the year anyway…. when he is as old as I am!
Lessons learned this week:
1. Upgrades! When booking hotel I happened to mention that we were celebrating my husband's birthday, that we had our wedding reception there, and that it would soon be our 18th wedding anniversary – was not sure if it would make a difference, and the hotel is gorgeous anyway…….. but we were delighted to be upgraded to a Junior Suite.
The Hotel
The stairs
Our suite
More of our suite
Our bathroom (note the window – I LOVE daylight in a hotel bathroom and it is a rareity to find it!)
The beautiful grounds and the view (which we had from all the windows in our suite!)
2. Parents are wonderful – thanks to mine, we were able to go away for the night and my parents came for a "sleepover" with my kids.
3. Just one night away can seem like a long relaxing break. As well as enjoying the hotel we went for several walks along the lough shore, had a drive down the Ards Penninsula and stopped off in Hollywood for the May Day Celebrations (but missed the may-pole dancing!. Walking around the grounds reminded us of our wedding and the photos taken at the hotel – you can see some in the Wedding Memories post.
Ok – a few more photos of the hotel, since you insist!
4. Nominated again – for "Awesome Photography Blog"!! at I Am Mommy Awesome Blog Awards
If you want to (no pressure, I will still be your friend) could you visit I Am Mommy and vote for me in the photography category – it is the first section in that post. No intention of winning, just don't want to have no votes at all!
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What a fun getaway! It never hurts to ask and look at the results – awesome suite. That bathroom is gorgeous.
OH MY!!!! what a beautiful hotel – hope your hubby had a wonderful birthday -
I will vote for you – your photos' are amazing -
see you in 2 weeks!!! Yippee -
WOO – JM, what an AMAZING place. I feel priveledged just to visit WITH you haha.
What a beautiful memory for you and your husband, I'm sure when you look back to your first year's anniversary you might never imagine you would be celebrating like this!
And, as nice as it is, YOUR new bathroom is every bit as nice as theirs, I say! *wink*
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What a beautiful place to stay
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Looks dreamy. How special that you can revisit your wedding day memories with a stay at this lovely hotel. Congrats on your nominations. I finally submitted something for the WILTW carnival (about time I did something!). Blessings!
Wow. I'm in awe of that bathroom. Beautiful! Oh, and jealous. =0)
Happy birthday to the hubster! And, I just voted for you!
Now, JM, we're going to have to set some ground rules. You are no longer allowed to blog from gorgeous hotels or vacation spots or, basically, anywhere that I wish I could be. So I guess Ireland is off limits too. Can you blog if you're homeless?
Happy Birthday to the Husband!!! I hope you had a lovely time. The Culloden is beautiful and ugrades make it even better. If you don't ask you don't get, that's my motto:)
Those photos are DIVINE. There's nothing like that in the states!
wow!! i have to admit i am envious of your get-away!! i hope to have that someday…just me and my husband..hehehe. you have such amazing shots of the hotel! (it looks more of a castle to me!) you deserve to be nominated for the 'photography thing'. i will definitely vote after this post. thanks for sharing!!
sorry janmary…they are no longer accepting any submissions… huhuhu. i was a bit too late. but be assured i am a big fan!!
Your hotel is beautiful.
I LOVE the photo with the lamp in the window. That is my favorite. Very beautiful place.
That is an absolutely beautiful hotel. And how nice that you got the upgrade. You're right, a night away can make a huge difference.
Those are some absolutely gorgeous pictures!!
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What a gorgeous hotel! And how lovely you had your wedding reception there too.
Stopping by from SITS to say hi! Have a great weekend.
What a beautiful place, glad you got a nice getaway.
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i love this hotel (castle) wish we had something similar here… it's grogeous. thank you for the photo share!
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Looks like a wonderful place and romantic!
what a beautiful spot for a getaway. i'm glad the hotel picked up your vibe and gave you and upgrade. i'm sure you'll go again sometime in your future. happy saturday Sharefest!
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Visiting here from SITS! Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!
Your little getaway looked absolutely beautiful. so jealous.
I voted for you!
You are right! It pays to mention special days you are celebrating. We have had the same experience. Stopping from SITS!
What a gorgeous holiday! I dream of staying at a hotel like this – you don't get to stay in country estates in the US! Beautiful photos as well. Happy SITS Saturday!
really fantastic place for celebrating and relaxing!


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Pontiac G6: Real World MPG
packer3 Posts: 277There is no problem thats the way it is going to be all the time there is no fix, had a 05 Malibu V6 16mpg was tops in the city and 37mpg was tops for the highway returned it after 23,000 miles it was leased. I went throgh the same thing with the dealer they give you the we cant find anything, however in reality they know the answer, when you talk to other people "live" not blogs, you will find some of your answers.
elkbow2003 Posts: 1Don't trust the mileage computer to be accurate. Check it by dividing the gallons used into the total miles traveled on the tank of gas. Then reset your mileage and check another tank. The best way to get an accurite reading is run 4-5 tanks of gas and check the mileage using all fuel used and all the miles driven. (IE 75 gallons used in 2025 miles = 27mpg)
I've seen the mileage computers be off 5 mpg or more.I have a 2004 Chevy truck that was off about 1.5 mpg consistently. It always got about 1.5 mpg less than the computer said it got. -
pbowler Posts: 1Mine is a 2009 4 cylinder with the 6-speed auto "Sport Package". I already have more than 15,000 miles on it. The mileage with this package is satisfactory. I consistently achieve more than 420 miles per tank and average a little over 30 mpg overall. My work commute is highway, seldom stop and go, making the mileage easier to achieve. I have occasionally achieved 32+ mpg for a tankful (doing the math), but it is usually a little lower. It does not often achieve the EPA rating, but then few cars do in the real world other than hybrids or diesels. The only indicator I watch is miles left per tank; The mpg indicator is only useful to monitor driving habits, not for accurate, achievable measurements.
For the total package considering size, roominess, comfort, performance, I am reasonably happy. We will see about long term. I am used to taking my cars to 200,000 miles but do not expect that of this car. I have owned mostly VW or Subaru over the years. -
pennie3373 Posts: 2I have a 2008 Pontiac G6 4-cylinder sedan and I drive short distances. I drive approximately 4-5 miles per day with the longest distance without stopping being 6-10 blocks. I average 14-15 miles to the gallon. The sticker in the car says that I should be getting 22 so they say to figure 2 below that for a more accurate estimate. I am not getting anywhere near this. I average less than 200 miles per tank and it is absolutely ridiculous. I am so disappointed in myself for buying this vehicle. I am going to lose a heck of a lot of money off of it between licensing it and paying to fill it up constantly.
maddog0324 Posts: 54I have a 2008 4cyl Sedan that I bought used with 19,000 miles in July '09. I now have 43,000 miles. I have been averaging 24.5 mpg per tank, with 80/20 highway/city commute, 10% of the highway miles are stop/go traffic. On the open highway, I always use the cruise control to maintain 8mph above the speed limit. My last road-trip was 735 miles and I averaged 28.1 mpg. My last 90% city driving tankful only averaged 19.2 mpg. I don't go by the on-board mileage average, I divide the miles driven by fuel used. I don't let the fuel gauge go below 1/4 full, because it gets pricey using 93 octane (91 octane is what the owners manual calls for and 91 octane is not available in my area). I am a firm believer that spark-knock will kill the engine. EPA fuel economy is estimated based on optimum conditions, not realistic situations. What percentage is your city/highway driving and what grade gasoline do you use?
maddog0324 Posts: 54Your 09 is also compatible with E85 Flex-Fuel, correct? This was not available for the 2008 model year.
The 2008 owners manual states:
"If your vehicle has the 2.4L L4 engine (VIN Code ,
use premium unleaded gasoline with a posted octane
rating of 91 or higher. You can also use regular
unleaded gasoline rated at 87 octane or higher, but
your vehicle's acceleration could be slightly reduced,
and you might notice a slight audible knocking
noise, commonly referred to as spark knock. If the
octane is less than 87, you might notice a heavy
knocking noise when you drive. If this occurs, use a
gasoline rated at 87 octane or higher as soon as
possible. Otherwise, you could damage the engine. If
you are using gasoline rated at 87 octane or higher and
you hear heavy knocking, the engine needs service".
A 4 cylinder engine would not benefit from reduced acceleration. I also don't want my ride sounding like some beater. Premium unleaded in my area is 93 octane. I will not use a fuel posted 6 octane points lower than recommended. Back in the day, you could get around spark knock by adjusting the timing and fuel mixture. Since cars these days are computer controlled and no user adjustments are available, I'll go with what is stated in my owners manual. -
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maddog0324 Posts: 54I think they changed something with the compression ratio for the 09's. They specified 91 octane minimum for the 08's because they knew that the engines would knock loud enough. An engine that normally runs on 87 octane won't knock loud enough that you can hear it. If you run 91 octane in yours, you may see a slight increase in performance and fuel economy. I don't know what gas goes for in your area, but in mine they charge $0.30/gal more for premium vs. regular unleaded. It's up to you if the extra expense would be worth it.
bzebeez Posts: 1i have a 2006 G6 i drive 4.7 miles to work and i get 287-310 miles out of a tank of gas and highway i get 497 i just drove from canada to va beach over 800 miles and i filled up once on that trip and had over a 1/4 tank when i got there i did a whole years reaserch on this car 06-09 and the 06 had the best gas mileage to offer and there is not much differant body wise other than the sun roof on the 06 and the radios in all of them i love my car and i dont think i will ever traide it in i bought it with 43000 miles
maddog0324 Posts: 54
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