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Charles A. Lindbergh - Biography
| Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born in his grandmother's home in Detroit, Michigan, on February 4, 1902. His father was Charles August Lindbergh, a Little Falls lawyer, and Minnesota's Sixth District Congressman from 1907-1917. His mother, Evangeline Lodge Land, was a chemistry teacher from Detroit and a graduate of the University of Michigan. Although he visited his father in Washington D.C. frequently, Lindbergh spent much of his first 18 years on his family's farm on the banks of the Mississippi River near Little Falls, Minnesota. He was drawn to aviation as a young boy the first time he heard an airplane fly over their home. After completing high school in Little Falls in 1918 and spending another two years running the farm, Lindbergh enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1920. During his second year of studying engineering there, he succumbed to the long-felt attraction of flight and entered a Lincoln, Nebraska flying school in 1922. He first served as a mechanic, wingwalker and parachute jumper. Then, after purchasing a war surplus Jenny trainer in 1923, he made his first solo flight and barnstormed himself for about a year. For Lindbergh, flight represented everything he loved: the outdoors, adventure and mechanics. |
In 1924, Lindbergh entered a U.S. Army flying school at San Antonio, Texas. He finally was able to see the benefits of studying in achieving his goals. His hard work and dedication paid off when he graduated first in his class the following year. In 1926 he became the first air mail pilot between Chicago, Illinois, and St, Louis, Missouri. While in St. Louis and looking for another challenge, he convinced a group of businessmen to back him in an attempt to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize which had been offered since 1919, by New York hotel businessman Raymond Orteig, for the first non-stop flight between New York and Paris.
Lindbergh helped design the monoplane, built by Ryan Airlines, Inc. of San Diego, in which he would make his solo attempt. The plane was named the Spirit of St. Louis.
On his way to New York, Lindbergh established a record for flight time between San Diego and St. Louis of 1,500 miles in 14 hours and 25 minutes. Then, after a stopover, he continued to New York, establishing another record for transcontinental flight time.
On May 20, 1927 at 7:52 a.m., Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island for Paris, carrying five sandwiches, water, maps and charts, and a limited number of other items he deemed absolutely necessary. He decided against carrying a parachute and radio in favor of more gasoline. In his single-engine monoplane, he was an unlikely candidate to succeed in the transatlantic flight as other contenders opted for multi-engine planes and at least one other crew member aboard. He fought fog, icing and drowsiness (he hadn't been able to sleep the night before taking off) during the historic trip.
On May 21, 33 1/2 hours later, (10:22 p.m. French time) Lindbergh set the Spirit of St. Louis down at Le Bourget Field near Paris. He had flown over 3,600 miles and became the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic.
Overnight, Lindbergh became an international hero. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and the first-ever Distinguished Flying Cross by the U.S. government, and received high honors from many other countries. He was summoned home to the United States by President Coolidge and returned with the Spirit of St. Louis aboard the navy cruiser U.S.S. Memphis on June 10. After the initial accolades for his accomplishment, Lindbergh made an 82-city U.S. tour in the Spirit of St. Louis to promote the commercialization of aviation, providing Americans throughout the country with the opportunity to express their admiration. Late in 1927, Lindbergh flew to a number of Latin American countries as a goodwill ambassador for the U.S. government. While in Mexico, he met Anne Spencer Morrow, daughter of the American ambassador. The two were married on May 27, 1929 at the Morrow estate in New Jersey. Constantly pursued by the press, the couple could only find privacy in the air. In 1930 Charles taught Anne to fly. She became the first woman in America to earn a glider pilot's license and later that year she earned her pilot's licence. During the next few years, Anne was not only his wife, but his co-pilot, radio operator and navigator. Partners in aviation, adventure and life, Charles and Anne flew to five continents, charting routes for commercial air travel, many of which are still in use today.
Tragedy struck the Lindberghs in 1932 when their first child, Charles, Jr., was kidnapped. Greatly distressed by the loss of their child and the sensational publicity it was given, they sought privacy in England and, later, France. Charles and Anne had five more children, Jon, Land, Anne, Scott, and Reeve. It was in France that Lindbergh and noted French surgeon Dr. Alexis Carrel continued the work they had begun earlier on an "artificial heart" -- a perfusion pump to keep organs alive outside the body by providing them with necessary blood and air. By 1935 Lindbergh and Carrel had perfected the perfusion pump. Their invention paved the way for surgeons to perform organ transplants and open heart surgery. Lindbergh's success in designing the perfusion pump demonstrates the breadth of his interests and mechanical aptitude, and led to his philosophy that the survival and progress of mankind depends on a balance between technological advancement and preservation of both the natural and human environment.
During the 1930s, Lindbergh also inspected the status of aviation in European countries. His reports as an intelligence agent of the U.S. government warned of Germany's air power and he is credited with alerting the U.S. to the need for strengthening its air capability. At this point, however, Lindbergh did not favor the voluntary entry of the U.S. into the European war. As a member of the America First organization, he campaigned for non-involvement. Criticisms of his position led to his resigning his commission in the Army Air Corps Reserve.
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Lindbergh went to work with Henry Ford on bomber production, and also served as a technical adviser and test pilot for United Aircraft (now United Technologies). Early in the war, he carried out high-altitude and lowered-body temperature experiments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in preparation for wartime service as a high-altitude test pilot. Later, as a civilian adviser in the Pacific theatre, he developed means to conserve fuel and increase the range of fighter planes, thus saving many lives, and actually flew 50 combat missions. In 1954, Lindbergh was re-commissioned in the Air Force Reserve and appointed a brigadier general by President Eisenhower.
Throughout much of his life, Lindbergh was involved in commercial and military aviation. He also championed the early rocket research of Robert Goddard, securing support for his experiments from the Guggenheim family. Lindbergh also chaired the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which was a predecessor to NASA.
A prolific writer, Lindbergh authored seven books during his lifetime. His final book, Autobiography of Values, was published posthumously. He is best known for the 1954 Pulitzer Prize winner, The Spirit of St. Louis.
Lindbergh's roots in the Upper Mississippi country of northern Minnesota led to an abiding interest in the preservation of the environment. His own name, "Lindbergh," is Swedish for linden tree and mountain. Although he gave up public speaking in the 1940s, Lindbergh's concern for the preservation of the environment became greater than his desire for privacy. In the early 1960s, he began working to help primitive Philippine and African tribes, campaigned to protect endangered species like humpback and blue whales, and supported the establishment of a national park. His speeches and writings later in life emphasized his love of technology and nature, and a lifelong belief that "all the achievements of mankind have value only to the extent that they preserve and improve the quality of life."
Lindbergh died August 26, 1974, at his home on the island of Maui, Hawaii.


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The Local Audit Bill details the new proposed audit framework for local public bodies, the process for the appointment of auditors, and the regulatory framework for local public audit. ACCA is specifically concerned that a comprehensive impact assessment has not been conducted so far. The focus is wholly on cost without reference to the impact of downward fee pressures on audit quality.
Gillian Fawcett, head of public sector at ACCA, says: 'This lack of a comprehensive impact assessment also means costs have been under stated, which make it likely that overall savings claimed as a result of the revised audit framework for local government are inflated and may not be sustainable.'
Gillian Fawcett adds: 'The issue for ACCA has always been about whether the government's proposals for local government audits won't place significant amounts of public money at risk, or would fail to provide assurance about value for money. ACCA is not convinced that proposals lay these concerns to rest.'
ACCA is also seeking clarity over the threshold for public sector audits – currently at £6.5 million - as the Government is proposing a tiered level approach which would confuse rather than add clarity. The threshold of £6.5 million means that significant sums of money below that will not be subject to an audit.
Ms Fawcett says: 'Value for money in local government is important now more than ever, and proposals for the future leave gaps. We need to be sure that the Government is comfortable with the risk of not being assured that public money for small bodies – below the £6.5 million threshold - is well spent and represents value for money.'
ACCA says that as the proposals stand, they will not bring a proportionate and risk-based approach to public audit, which delivers accountability and promotes public trust. ACCA is also concerned that a large proportion of local government contracts have now been let, and all contracts include a clause for a possible extension until 2020. This means that there is a potential for some local authorities not to be appointing their own local independent auditors for a further 7 years.
Ms Fawcett explains: 'Under such circumstances, it seems irrational that a draft Bill and impact assessment are being put forward to close the Audit Commission before £89.4 million a year contracts have run their course and without any clear strategy for managing them.'
Because of this, ACCA would want to see the regulatory function of the Audit Commission to be retained, at least during the life time of the contracts; the other option is for the management of contracts to be determined by HM Treasury and the National Audit Office – until locally independent audit appointments are made.
Lastly, ACCA has said in its response to the consultation that it wants local authority audit committees to have oversight of the auditors and their work.
Ms Fawcett concludes: 'We've suggested that the Government's proposals to establish audit panels are unnecessary and will introduce additional costs and burdens on local authorities, as well as muddy the waters for accountability and governance. Instead, there should be a statutory duty in the draft Bill for local authorities to have audit committees - these would carry out the functions laid down in the Bill – using industry guidance set down by the Financial Reporting Council to enable this to happen. This would provide local authorities with a clear framework in which to operate - an essential to promote value for money for the future.'
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- SMART, Greenbrae bike improvements, third lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in line for $110 million
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- Marin Voice: New Marin freeway connector is critical
- Oct 22:
- Editorial: Highway 101 plan is a missed opportunity
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- Dick Spotswood: Highway 101 bypassed in plans for traffic improvements
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- County to spend $39.6 million on Greenbrae bicycle improvements, give $11.4 million to SMART
- County adopts $39.6 million Greenbrae interchange plan, gives $11.4 million to SMART
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- Dick Spotswood: TAM chief's unusual timing on Highway 101 plan
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- Marin Voice: No easy solutions for Greenbrae stretch of Highway 101
- Sep 6:
- Marin Voice: TAM needs to focus on connectivity, not just cars
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- Dick Spotswood: Headway in finding agreement on Highway 101 plan
- Aug 29:
- Editorial: Highway 101 planning deserves a little more time
- Aug 26:
- Greenbrae interchange group reaches consensus on Hwy. 101 improvements
- Aug 21:
- Greenbrae interchange group discusses northbound lanes, has one meeting left
- Jul 24:
- Editorial: Highway 101 planning deserves more time
- Jul 23:
- Greenbrae interchange group eyes southbound lanes, plans more meetings
- Jul 21:
- Greenbrae interchange working group members irked by lost meeting time
- Marin Voice: Marin has plenty of needs for bridge toll revenue
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- Marin Voice: Time to change course on 101
- Jun 19:
- Editorial: TAM should give 101 ideas a fair shake
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- Marin Voice: A less massive solution for Highway 101
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- Citizens group creates plan for Larkspur-Corte Madera stretch of Highway 101
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- Marin Voice: Improving the Greenbrae/Highway 101 interchange plan
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- Marin Voice: TAM should listen to the public on Twin Cities 101 plan
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- Dick Spotswood: Who's really driving the Highway 101 plan?
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- Greenbrae interchange working group focuses on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
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- Editorial: Rebuilding trust essential to Highway 101 solution
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- Greenbrae interchange working group works on leadership 'trust issue'
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- Dick Spotswood: Time to scale back proposed 101 project
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- Larkspur demands new environmental plan for Highway 101 project
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- Marin Voice: Some other options for 101 interchange
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THE $143 MILLION Highway 101-Greenbrae-Corte Madera freeway plan is starting to show deep cracks. The scheme, devised by Caltrans in conjunction with the Transportation Authority of Marin, met initial objection from the town of Corte Madera.
Now two respected mayors, Larkspur's Dan Hillmer and San Rafael's Gary Phillips, have joined the conversation.
In Sunday's Marin Voice column, Hillmer and Phillips proposed an alternative heavy on public transit and sustainable mobility coupled with cost-effective freeway safety improvements.
Corte Madera council members and Marin environmentalists had earlier devised alternatives that directed much of the project's funds toward public transit, pedestrians and bike-friendly solutions. TAM's staff and Caltrans dismissed many of their suggestions.
Even if the cash is spent as Caltrans proposes, no additional highway traffic capacity is added. Nor is there much practical benefit to current motorists.
According to the "Design year 2035 intersection levels of services" exhibit in TAM's "Final Traffic Operations Report," freeway on- and off-ramp waiting times would be, at best, shortened by mere seconds.
Some of Hillmer's and Phillips' suggestions were raised at Monday's confusing meeting of the project's "Working Group." Little was accomplished despite the presence of a professional facilitator who didn't have a clue about how to bring the Working Group to a consensus.
The elements of a compromise are there in plain sight.
Now, it's going to take someone neutral who knows how to truly facilitate to arrive at a revised plan that's broadly acceptable.
IT'S EASY TO GROUSE that some public employees are overpaid and receive unsustainable pensions. It's not as easy enduring strike-related disruption when a public agency board makes a fiscally prudent and politically courageous stand.
That's what Bay Area travelers will experience on Aug. 5 if the Bay Area Rapid Transit District and its union employees don't first hammer out an agreement.
Unless BART's elected board holds firm, a union-leaning conclusion to the looming strike will be the proverbial "canary in the coal mine" warning for local elected officials. That outcome could be a signal to public unions that the Great Recession is over and it's time to return to the good old days.
If the transit agency's unions do prevail, Marin supervisors, city council members and special purpose district board members will rue that day when 2014 elections roll around. They'll get battered, either by unhappy unions or angry taxpayers.
It's not that BART underpays its employees. Train operators make between $70,000 and $76,000 annually, including overtime, plus $50,000 in fringe benefits, paying nothing toward their pensions. The union is demanding a 23.2 percent wage hike over four years. Management is offering 2 percent annually over the four-year contract plus mandating employee pension contributions.
Don't blame unions. It's their duty to advocate for their members. The responsibility is on elected officials, including Marin supervisors, whose first job is to protect their constituents.
MARIN'S Registrar of Voters, Elaine Ginnold, is an efficient and accurate vote counter. Now she's sharing her talents with those locales with, shall we say, less history with open and honest balloting? Ginnold just finished monitoring the Mongolian presidential election.
At no cost to Marin taxpayers, Ginnold is a volunteer for the Election Observation Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. It monitors elections worldwide. That brought Marin's registrar of voters to Mongolia's isolated capital, Ulan Bator.
The Mongolians use sophisticated state-of-the-art digital scanners manufactured in Canada. They are so far advanced that the technology hasn't yet been certified in California.
Given Mongolia's lack of proper roads, vote tallies are transferred electronically to a central tabulation office. That's an advance some California jurisdictions (are you listening Sonoma County?) should follow to provide timely election results.
Columnist Dick Spotswood of Mill Valley now shares his views on local politics twice weekly in the IJ. His email address is email@example.com.


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How to change a headlamp in a Lucerne
I have a dead lamp in my 06 Lucerne, and thinking it was easy to replace like my 00 LeSabre, I removed the three bolts hoping the whole unit would come out and I could replace the dead bulb.
Not so..it was loose, but will not come out. There is no way to change any bulbs without the whole head light assembly pulled out.
I read on another site, that you have to take the whole plastic bumper off, in order to remove the headlight assembly. Does anyone know if this is true?
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Not so..it was loose, but will not come out. There is no way to change any bulbs without the whole head light assembly pulled out.
I read on another site, that you have to take the whole plastic bumper off, in order to remove the headlight assembly. Does anyone know if this is true?
Anyone had experience with this? Thanks. Bill
nace818 Posts: 140My Buick dealer quoted me a price of $136.00 to change my headlamp bulbs. I really would like the brighter lights to help me see better in early a.m. when I leave for work. But that seems expensive to change a headlamp and that does not include the price of the bulbs. I did notice a round unscrewable panel in the front fender wells just barely big enough to get my hand in once it is removed. Does anyone know what this is for?
jp001 Posts: 1To replace the drivers side headlamp you do not need to remove the bumper as the dealer instructions call for. Take off the front shield that goes across the front of the engine. On the drivers side take of the air box and filter cover-there should be 3 metal clips on the lower motor side of the box. When open, slide out the engine electronics module and put it on top of the engine. There is plenty of slack to move it safely out of the way. Remove the lower part of the filter box using 3 torx screws-mine were tight. When these parts are removed you can access the back of the headlamp assembly. I followed the dealers recommendation and removed the tire, wheel well liner, 3 screws on the assembly and had a very difficult and lenghty time getting the work done. The way I first mentioned works well and you should be able to get the bulb replaced in under an hour. Also 2 additional things, you need to remove the flexible rubber air hose from the engne to the intake and also a connector on the side of the air box. It is not easy to forget to recconect the large air tube, but the sensor connector on the side ma be easy to forget.
aatherton Posts: 617This video shows the bulb being replaced by loosening the fender liner with the wheel turned. Looks quick and easy.
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fedmack Posts: 2Hey nace818 -
I have been thinking of making the HID conversion on my 2006 CXS but I have some reservations about doing it. My fears are:
1. Getting a cheap/low quality HID kit. Which one do you have?
2. Where to locate the ballasts. Seems like it would look bad, rattle, Etc.
3. Flickering lights... Do you have any issues? Did you need any resistors?
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nace818 Posts: 140I had a shop do it, so I'm not sure of the brand. I've had no issues until recently whrn one of the bulbs went out, but it had been about two years since installed. So I guess that is not reaslly an issue. I just recently saw the video with only the fender liner removed to change a bulb. Whwn I first had it done the shop removed the front bumper cover. Maybe this has to be done to put in the ballast. I haven't had any rattles though. By the way, the burned out bulb was replaced for free. My initial insatllation cost was a bit steep though at $480.00.


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Michael Burness, Chiquita's vice president for global quality and food safety, said during a panel discussion that Berry's findings mean buyers should not merely rely on minimum distance requirements.
"In risk assessments we capture the data on wind, rain, whether the produce is uphill or downhill from the animals," Burness said. "This research shows those factors are more important than previously thought."
'Hot dog' sanitization
Another USDA scientist, Xuetong Fan, is working to develop methods for growers of soft fruits to remove pathogens without damaging the fragile product. His team worked with a mid-size grower to test the practicality of using ultraviolet light to sanitize apricots.
He found that bathing apricots in UV light while they pass through tunnel-like chambers on a conveyor killed some pathogens, but the light could not reach all sides of the apricots. Fan's team modified a rotating hot dog cooking device to spin the apricots, thus exposing all sides without adding damaging drops to the pack line.
Sanitization results were dramatically better when the apricots were rotated, Fan said. The difficulty now is developing commercial-sized rotating devices and overcoming low levels of consumer concerns about ultraviolet exposure, he said.
Compost concerns
USDA researcher Manan Sharma studied testing methods to detect pathogens in compost. During a panel discussion following Sharma's presentation, Johnny Massa, manager of Salinas-based Comgro Soil Amendments Inc., said that testing is crucial, but added it is only one component of composting best practices.
Massa said growers should ask compost providers about production processes to make sure no shortcuts are involved in the interest of cost or time savings. Strict timetables for turning and drying, as well as regular temperature readings are absolutely necessary. He said pathogen problems arise when steps are skipped.
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The easiest way to wear a maxi dress or skirt is either casually during the summer (a jersey version, black or striped) or to a black-tie event (silk, satin, taffeta with sequins and spangles galore). But the coolest girls I know don't do either. Instead of banishing long hemlines to beaches and ballrooms, they wear the silhouette the same as pants—to work, a coffee shop, the movies.
I'm most in awe of these floor-grazing looks during the fall and winter, because that's when most people aren't wearing them. And, with a the right cardigan and pair of tights, a cold weather maxi will keep you warmer than your coziest pair of trousers. Below, I've found the ten I want in my closet this season. Click through the slideshow to shop them all now.
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It's neat and compact and has space for everything I need to carry in a wallet. I was afraid the amber color would be lighter than I wanted, but it's a shade darker so exceeds my expectations. I've had a couple of Bosca address books, and each one lasted a couple of decades. This was a pricey wallet for me, but it's worth every penny. Beautiful and feels good in the hand.
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Who would want to be a young job seeker in the UK or anywhere else today? A raft of gloomy employment news has triggered fears that a fresh generation in the UK could be consigned to unemployment, and in the US President Barack Obama plans to create 125,000 "youth summer jobs".
BT, the telecoms group, at the weekend confirmed that it had suspended its main graduate recruitment scheme, as part of a cost-cutting programme that will see thousands of jobs shed this year.
According to the Association of Graduate Recruiters, graduate jobs have been cut by one quarter this year and 48 UK graduates will compete for every job on offer. Those who have chosen to look for a job rather than go to sixth form college face their own challenges. Sixteen to 18 year-olds are at the bottom of the pecking order among employers, research suggests.
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Lakshmi Mittal, James Dyson and other entrepreneurs share their experiences
Brian Groom: Lack of qualified staff prompts UK recovery fears
Skills shortages, Britain's perennial bugbear, are continuing to hamper employers in spite of unemployment rising towards 3m. Companies fear the issue could harm their competitiveness in a recovery and warn that the UK will find it hard to keep up with rising international standards.
David Turner: Degrees of separation
What your job prospects are varies enormously, depending on whether, where and when you went to university, what you did there, how long you stayed at school, and how old you are.
Andrew Hill: The value of trainees
As a former graduate trainee (FT School of '88), I can hardly be expected to praise BT's decision to suspend its main graduate recruitment scheme. The closure of the programme from next year sends a terrible signal.
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Sheer Strapless Maxi Dress
Style # 212460
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Turn heads in the season's hottest dress, this bebe maxi features a lightweight fabric that hugs the body and comfy elastic at neckline that keeps it in place. Try yours with a pair of ornate flat sandals and a pair of dangling earrings.
- 97% rayon, 3% spandex
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- Center back to hem: 52" (132 cm)
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Amazing dress!
I was looking for a knit white maxi and I am so glad I purchased this one. I agree that it is very delicate and will require care during wearing and washing. Definitely have to be careful what jewelry you wear with it so it will not cause snags. Also have to be conscience of what you wear under it to avoid any undergarment lines as not tight but fitted style. I feel it fits TTS. Good length (I'm average height) for heels and wedges and can be dressed up or down. Lightweight material.
May 14, 2013
Another winner!!!
I debated on buying this dress in the white because I had already purchased the sheer/opaque maxi dress in the nude/white with the straps, and I really love that dress. I was in the store a few days ago and I saw this dress hanging, so I decided to try it on just because I had time. I must say that I'm very glad I did! I was worried about the dress showing too many of my hourglass curves, but because of the lining, it gives my figure a slimming silhouette. I also love the elastic band at the chest, which helps the dress stay put. It's also great that you don't need a bra to wear this dress because of the knit overlay, unless you want to. It is a bit long on me, so it's being hemmed right now. Other than that, I can't wait to wear this dress out, and I'm even thinking of buying it in the fuschia purple color as well, because these dresses are so versatile and fun, and can be dressed up or down with ease!
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The dress is SEXY.... I can't to buy this same dress in pink!
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The 450-Watt Skateboard
There's a reason Exkate's Raptor 4.0 Extreme ($500) is called a power board. Whether you're a complete novice or a hardcore skater, the first time you pull the trigger on the wireless remote, the 40-in.-long board will probably take off without you. But the Raptor's responsive 24-volt, 450-watt motor--which can hit 15 mph and scale steep inclines with barely a whine--is what makes it addictive. The oversize trucks enable sharp turns and make for a stable, intuitive ride, even if you have zero experience on a board--motorized or otherwise.
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40 in., 50 pounds
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Good for 300 charge cycles; goes up to 15 miles per charge.
Wireless digital remote with a variable-speed trigger for accelerating and braking.
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Wrench Revised
Nothing, it seems, is sacred, even that noblest of tools, the adjustable wrench. Black & Decker's new Auto Wrench ($30) is a battery-powered 8-in. wrench that opens and closes with a press of a button. It takes two AAA batteries, works with nuts and bolts up to 1-1/4 in. wide, and can apply up to 190 lb.-ft. of torque. The Auto Wrench is actually very useful, especially in tight spaces. But it's nice to know that if the batteries die, you can still manually adjust it. blackanddecker.com
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Creative's Live Wireless Webcam ($149) sends footage directly to a secure Web address. Users with an assigned login and password can access the camera from nearly any Web browser, letting them monitor a child from another room in the house, or even check up on a new nanny from a cubicle at work. creative.com
Gaming and fitness have always been strange bedfellows, but at least the Exer-station ($200) doesn't make you dance like you're auditioning for a boy band. The 24-in.-tall joystick works with GameCube, PlayStation 1 and 2, Xbox and PC games, translating physical input--leaning forward, back, left and right while straddling the controller--into in-game movement. An LCD screen displays workout info, like calories burned. pwrgrid.com
What Is "Origami"?
After much insidery speculation about Microsoft's "Origami" computer, it turns out that there is no Origami--it was a buzz-generating code word for the Ultra-Mobile PC (or UMPC), a whole new computing category.
Okay, What Are UMPCs?
They're basically minitablet computers. Samsung's Q1, above, is expected to cost around $1200 in Europe. It weighs 1.7 pounds, has a 7-in. LCD touchscreen and a 40GB hard drive, and runs a version of Windows XP for tablets. It also uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0, so it's a minitablet with lots of wireless options.
Who Wants Tiny Tablets?
UMPC makers hope that as users grow more accustomed to constant e-mail access, as well as to downloading music, movies and TV shows on a whim, they'll want a single wireless device with the capabilities of an iPod, a BlackBerry and a tablet PC. The first UMPCs won't be available in the States for months, and it'll be even longer before we know whether this new species will go the way of the tragic, endangered tablet.
Cutting Edge
To develop its monster of a reciprocating saw--the 13-amp DW311K ($169)--DeWalt took one of its own saws and some competing products, ground off their markings, painted them gray and had contractors test them. The feedback from the pros: Skip the bells and whistles and give us orbital action, variable speeds, a keyless chuck and a keyless shoe. DeWalt did that and, for dessert, treated the reciprocating shaft with the same wear-resistant nitride coating used on industrial drill bits. dewalt.com
The HCC-210 Bluetooth Car Kit ($90) is the rare speakerphone that works so well you'll actually want to use it. Its single speaker is loud and clear, and it works with any Bluetooth-compatible cellphone. At 4.6 in. long and 4.2 ounces light, it can be clipped to a sun visor or, if you're like us, dumped in the nearest cupholder. anycom.com
Split Decision
The Dual-Flo ($20) hose nozzle makes your garden-variety garden hose more versatile with an internal valve that switches between a gentle flow (the upper outlet) and a high-pressure spray (the lower). It also can act as a Y-connector, splitting the flow between both outlets. choiceproductsinc.com
Getting Some Fresh Air
Somewhere between old-fashioned tubes and experts-only parasails is the Wego Kite Tube ($600), a 10-ft.-wide towable platform that can take to the air. When towed at slower speeds the inflatable tube slides along the water, but at 17 to 20 mph its slanted design can keep it aloft--at heights of up to 20 ft.--for minutes at a stretch. Padded footsteps and eight nonslip handles help you maintain control of this flying saucer ... or hang on for dear life, depending on how you look at it. sportsstuff.com


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This book repeats much of the history and of the laws contained in the three foregoing books: Moses delivered it to Israel a little before his death, both by word of mouth, that it might affect, and by writing, that it might abide. The men of that generation to which the law was first given were all dead, and a new generation was sprung up, to whom God would have it repeated by Moses himself, now they were going to possess the land of Canaan. The wonderful love of God to his church is set forth in this book; how he ever preserved his church for his own mercies sake, and would still have his name called upon among them. Such are the general outlines of this book, the whole of which shows Moses' love for Israel, and marks him an eminent type of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us apply the exhortations and persuasions to our own consciences, to excite our minds to a believing, grateful obedience to the commands of God.
The words Moses spake to Israel in the plains of Moab, The promise of Canaan. (1-8) Judges provided for the people. (9-18) Of the sending the spies-God's anger for their unbelief and disobedience. (19-46)
Verses 1-8 Moses spake to the people all the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was but eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind them that their own bad conduct had occasioned their tedious wanderings; that they might the more readily understand the advantages of obedience. They must now go forward. Though God brings his people into trouble and affliction, he knows when they have been tried long enough. When God commands us to go forward in our Christian course, he sets the heavenly Canaan before us for our encouragement.
Verses 9-18 Moses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not their own fault. He owns the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham, and prays for the further accomplishment of it. We are not straitened in the power and goodness of God; why should we be straitened in our own faith and hope? Good laws were given to the Israelites, and good men were to see to the execution of them, which showed God's goodness to them, and the care of Moses.
Verses 19-46 Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a good land. And was there any cause to distrust this God? An unbelieving heart was at the bottom of all this. All disobedience to God's laws, and distrust of his power and goodness, flow from disbelief of his word, as all true obedience springs from faith. It is profitable for us to divide our past lives into distinct periods; to give thanks to God for the mercies we have received in each, to confess and seek the forgiveness of all the sins we can remember; and thus to renew our acceptance of God's salvation, and our surrender of ourselves to his service. Our own plans seldom avail to good purpose; while courage in the exercise of faith, and in the path of duty, enables the believer to follow the Lord fully, to disregard all that opposes, to triumph over all opposition, and to take firm hold upon the promised blessings.
Deuteronomy 1:1-46 . MOSES' SPEECH AT THE END OF THE FORTIETH YEAR.
1. These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel--The mental condition of the people generally in that infantine age of the Church, and the greater number of them being of young or tender years, rendered it expedient to repeat the laws and counsels which God had given. Accordingly, to furnish a recapitulation of the leading branches of their faith and duty was among the last public services which Moses rendered to Israel. The scene of their delivery was on the plains of Moab where the encampment was pitched
on this side Jordan--or, as the Hebrew word may be rendered "on the bank of the Jordan."
in the wilderness, in the plain--the Arabah, a desert plain, or steppe, extended the whole way from the Red Sea north to the Sea of Tiberias. While the high tablelands of Moab were "cultivated fields," the Jordan valley, at the foot of the mountains where Israel was encamped, was a part of the great desert plain, little more inviting than the desert of Arabia. The locale is indicated by the names of the most prominent places around it. Some of these places are unknown to us. The Hebrew word, Suph, "red" (for "sea," which our translators have inserted, is not in the original, and Moses was now farther from the Red Sea than ever), probably meant a place noted for its reeds ( Numbers 21:14 ).
Tophel--identified as Tafyle or Tafeilah, lying between Bozrah and Kerak.
Hazeroth--is a different place from that at which the Israelites encamped after leaving "the desert of Sinai."
2. There are eleven days' journey from Horeb--Distances are computed in the East still by the hours or days occupiesd by the journey. A day's journey on foot is about twenty miles--on camels, at the rate of three miles an hour, thirty miles--and by caravans, about twenty-five miles. But the Israelites, with children and flocks, would move at a slow rate. The length of the Ghor from Ezion-geber to Kadesh is a hundred miles. The days here mentioned were not necessarily successive days [ROBINSON], for the journey can be made in a much shorter period. But this mention of the time was made to show that the great number of years spent in travelling from Horeb to the plain of Moab was not owing to the length of the way, but to a very different cause; namely, banishment for their apostasy and frequent rebellions.
mount Seir--the mountainous country of Edom.
3-8. in the fortieth year . . . Moses spake unto the children of Israel, &c.--This impressive discourse, in which Moses reviewed all that God had done for His people, was delivered about a month before his death, and after peace and tranquillity had been restored by the complete conquest of Sihon and Og.
4. Ashtaroth--the royal residence of Og, so called from Astarte ("the moon"), the tutelary goddess of the Syrians. Og was slain at
Edrei--now Edhra, the ruins of which are fourteen miles in circumference [BURCKHARDT]; its general breadth is about \ two leagues.
5. On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law--that is, explain this law. He follows the same method here that he elsewhere observes; namely, that of first enumerating the marvellous doings of God in behalf of His people, and reminding them what an unworthy requital they had made for all His kindness--then he rehearses the law and its various precepts.
6. The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount--Horeb was the general name of a mountainous district; literally, "the parched" or "burnt region," whereas Sinai was the name appropriated to a particular peak About a year had been spent among the recesses of that wild solitude, in laying the foundation, under the immediate direction of God, of a new and peculiar community, as to its social, political, and, above all, religious character; and when this purpose had been accomplished, they were ordered to break up their encampment in Horeb. The command given them was to march straight to Canaan, and possess it [ Deuteronomy 1:7 ].
7. the mount of the Amorites--the hilly tract lying next to Kadesh-barnea in the south of Canaan.
to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon--that is, Phoenicia, the country of Sidon, and the coast of the Mediterranean--from the Philistines to Lebanon. The name "Canaanite" is often used synonymously with that of "Phoenician."
8. I have set the land before you--literally, "before your faces"--it is accessible; there is no impediment to your occupation. The order of the journey as indicated by the places mentioned would have led to a course of invasion, the opposite of what was eventually followed; namely, from the seacoast eastward--instead of from the Jordan westward
9-18. I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone--a little before their arrival in Horeb. Moses addresses that new generation as the representatives of their fathers, in whose sight and hearing all the transactions he recounts took place. A reference is here made to the suggestion of Jethro ( Exodus 18:18 ). In noticing his practical adoption of a plan by which the administration of justice was committed to a select number of subordinate officers, Moses, by a beautiful allusion to the patriarchal blessing, ascribed the necessity of that memorable change in the government to the vast increase of the population.
10. ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude--This was neither an Oriental hyperbole nor a mere empty boast. Abraham was told ( Genesis 15:5 Genesis 15:6 ) to look to the stars, and though they "appear" innumerable, yet those seen by the naked eye amount, in reality, to no more than three thousand ten in both hemispheres. The Israelites already far exceeded that number, being at the last census above six hundred thousand ( Numbers 26:51 ). It was a seasonable memento, calculated to animate their faith in the accomplishment of other parts of the divine promise.
19-21. we went through all that great and terrible wilderness--of Paran, which included the desert and mountainous space lying between the wilderness of Shur westward, or towards Egypt and mount Seir, or the land of Edom eastwards; between the land of Canaan northwards, and the Red Sea southwards; and thus it appears to have comprehended really the wilderness of Sin and Sinai [FISK]. It is called by the Arabs El Tih, "the wandering." It is a dreary waste of rock and of calcareous soil covered with black sharp flints; all travellers, from a feeling of its complete isolation from the world, describe it as a great and terrible wilderness.
22-33. ye came . . . and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.
28. the cities are great, and walled up to heaven--an Oriental metaphor, meaning very high. The Arab marauders roam about on horseback, and hence the walls of St. Catherine's monastery on Sinai are so lofty that travellers are drawn up by a pulley in a basket. language of Moses, in reminding the Israelites of their perverse conduct and outrageous rebellion at the report of the treacherous and fainthearted scouts, affords a strong evidence of the truth of this history as well as of the divine authority of his mission. There was great reason for his dwelling on this dark passage in their history, as it was their unbelief that excluded them from the privilege of entering the promised land ( Hebrews 3:19 ); and that unbelief was a marvellous exhibition of human perversity, considering the miracles which God had wrought in their favor, especially in the daily manifestations they had of His presence among them as their leader and protector.
34-36. the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth--In consequence of this aggravated offense (unbelief followed by open rebellion), the Israelites were doomed, in the righteous judgment of God, to a life of wandering in that dreary wilderness till the whole adult generation had disappeared by death. The only exceptions mentioned are Caleb and Joshua, who was to be Moses' successor.
37. Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes--This statement seems to indicate that it was on this occasion Moses was condemned to share the fate of the people. But we know that it was several years afterwards that Moses betrayed an unhappy spirit of distrust at the waters of strife ( Psalms 106:32 Psalms 106:33 ). This verse must be considered therefore as a parenthesis.
39. your children . . . who in that day had no knowledge between good and evil--All ancient versions read "to-day" instead of "that day"; and the sense is--"your children who now know," or "who know not as yet good or evil." As the children had not been partakers of the sinful outbreak, they were spared to obtain the privilege which their unbelieving parents had forfeited. God's ways are not as man's ways [ Isaiah 55:8 Isaiah 55:9 ].
40-45. turn you, and take your journey into the . . . Red Sea--This command they disregarded, and, determined to force an onward passage in spite of the earnest remonstrances of Moses, they attempted to cross the heights then occupied by the combined forces of the Amorites and Amalekites (compare Numbers 14:43 ), but were repulsed with great loss. People often experience distress even while in the way of duty. But how different their condition who suffer in situations where God is with them from the feelings of those who are conscious that they are in a position directly opposed to the divine will! The Israelites were grieved when they found themselves involved in difficulties and perils; but their sorrow arose not from a sense of the guilt so much as the sad effects of their perverse conduct; and "though they wept," they were not true penitents. So the Lord would not hearken to their voice, nor give ear unto them.
46. So ye abode at Kadesh many days--That place had been the site of their encampment during the absence of the spies, which lasted forty days, and it is supposed from this verse that they prolonged their stay there after their defeat for a similar period.


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I have to tell you, I don't usually consider myself to be a shallow person (except when you dangle D&G sunglasses under my nose, but that's a different story) but there's been one rather shallow thing that has been bothering me all spring. See, I should be worried about Brian Wilson's kinda-sorta injury. Or Freddy Sanchez non-existent progress. But what am I worrying about instead? A giveaway. That the Giants are doing this year. In my defense, they post about it c-o-n-s-t-a-n-t-l-y on their Facebook page. This kind of thing leads to nervous breakdowns, people. I see stuff about the antagonistic giveaway every time I log in to go stalk someone who I might maybe know from something.
Which giveaway am I talking about, you might ask?
The insert-player-name-here gnome giveaway, I would answer (through strongly clenched teeth).
You might still ask what I am talking about, if you live under a rock/do not like the Giants page on Facebook. So for that minority of the population, I will provide explanatory photos. Here you go, People Who Live Under a Rock:
Pablo Sandoval on the left, Brian Wilson on the right. In case you find them unrecognizable, like I do.
They're giving away the Pablo Sandoval one in September and the Wilson one in May, if my memory serves me correctly. Which is may or may not. The point is, I do not like this one bit. I saw Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (commonly known as simply Amélie) at a young and impressionable age and what really stuck with me from it was the whole garden gnome thing. It even has a Wikipedia article. It might have been a sweet element in the film, I honestly don't remember. But it struck me as incredibly, unshakably creepy. I have never gotten over that.
Don't you think the Giants should be doing a little more research to be sure that their mega-fans don't have phobias of things they plan to give away? And also that it falls below 100% on the Creep-O Meter?
For those of you who want to know why this made such an impression on me, the scene about the garden gnomes is on YouTube. I'm too scared to watch it, so if a weird laughing cat appears in the middle or something, blame YouTube, not me.
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Released in time for the back-to-school season, Epson squeezes a printer, scanner, and copy machine into a small device it's calling the "small-in-one." The Stylus NX430 occupies roughly the same amount of desk space as your average Blu-ray player, and it performed twice as fast as the four other competitive models, with high-scoring quality results to boot. We recommend investing in Epson's extra-large-capacity ink refill tanks if you print a large volume of full-color documents and photos, but if price and space hold top priority on your printer shopping list, the $99 Epson Stylus NX430 is worth your dollar.
Design and features
The Stylus NX430's space-saving design is the printer's main focus, measuring a little more than 15 inches wide, 20 inches deep, and 11 inches tall. Relative to other printers, its size falls somewhere between a single function inkjet and a color laser printer, but at 9 pounds it's only half the weight of the average color laser printer and ideal for offices that frequently move workstations.
The center control panel sits within a console that rotates up to a suitable viewing angle. Though I'm not usually a fan of virtual-only button layouts, I like that the only buttons that light up on the NX430 are the four-way directional pad and the power on and off controls--the rest of the functions illuminate depending on the particular function you're accessing.
I did notice that the screen on this machine feels distinctly less responsive than the capacitive touch dials on the higher-end WorkForce 845 All-in-One. By contrast, NX430's plastic surrounding the screen has a tendency to flex as you press down on it, lending a mushy feeling to menu navigation. The screen itself never gave me trouble in terms of virtual button actuation, however.
I can't fault a $99 device for not including an auto-document feeder or multiple paper input trays, so all paper handling is fed through the single tray on the back and exits through the "mouth" below the controls. You'll also notice a memory card reader up front that lets you walk up and print from an expansion card without actually touching a computer. You can preview your photos on the ample 2.5-inch LCD touch panel, and even make simple adjustments to crop dimensions, resize, or perform one-button touch-ups.
Epson gives you the option to connect the printer to your computer using direct USB or Wi-Fi. I assume most of you will prefer the latter, since Epson doesn't include a USB cable in the box. Smart setup on the touch panel is a two-part process: turn on the machine and click Network Setting, then designate your wireless network and enter its password, and that's it. The entire setup from start to finish, with a connection established on our lab network, took us less than 2 minutes. The installation process also includes a step that asks if you want the system to automatically hunt and install firmware updates, and we recommend you click "yes" when prompted; the appeal of Web-connected printers like the NX430 means you don't have to wait for Epson to ship you software updates, so take advantage of it.
Connecting through Wi-Fi also means you can take advantage of Epson's host of free mobile printing apps that let you print directly from mobile devices. First, the Epson iPrint application for iOS and Android devices enables you to print Web pages, photos, documents, and anything else on a smartphone directly to the WorkForce NX430, though I noticed the printer cropped photos when I flipped orientation from portrait to landscape and vice versa, so I wouldn't recommend using the app to print important images like business presentations this way; it's more appropriate for quick outputs of snapshot photos and to-do lists.


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Published on January 8th, 2010 | by Jules IKEAHacker
20Dishy jewelry plate
Here's a pretty little thing from Karen.
"I wanted to share this hack because it's so easy to do and inexpensive as well. I have tons of jewelry and was looking for a simple, pretty way to organize them. This really easy hack consists of a white porcelain 365+ series Drom side plate ($3.99) and the Neglinge candle holder (just 49 cents!). I used clear caulk to glue the two peices together (just a couple drops on the edges of the candle holder is sufficient), and now I have a small jewelry stand that I can hang earrings off of and place jewelry on. This hack can of course be done with any ikea plate (there were so many cool ones I had a hard time choosing…I'll definitely be making more of these with larger plates considering all the jewelry I have) and any Ikea item that can be utilized as a stand."
20 Responses to Dishy jewelry plate
love it! it's so simple & classy.
I woulnd't have ever thought it was a mere plate and candle holder! Very good idea, I will definitely try this out!
Lovely! I'm going to have to check out the plate section next time I'm in IKEA – I could really use something like this!
I would have NEVER thought of that! The jewelry boxes I have now are full, so I might have to go to Ikea and pick these items up.
Lovely idea! I too have way too much jewlery.
I recently saw in a magazine a cool way to display jewelery. They had framed satin covered cork board and used pretty push pins to make decorative hangers for show casing unique jewlery. I bet there is an Ikea hack that could dublicate this idea.
Cool! You could also make a tiered stand.
it's a nice blog.
Liked it.. but i dont thing i can get it for this much low cost…
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Beautifully done!
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This is a very cute and simple idea. If u are careful a smaller plate and candle holder can be stacked on a larger plate and candle holder to make a larger surface. You may have to glue the top piece to ensure it wouldn't fall.
I would have never thought of that for a jewelry stand. I've seen the same idea used (with flatter plates) and in a tiered version for cake stands and as dessert stands for things like baby/bridal showers. Very clever, very cute!
Lovely and inspirational. I'm going to visit the plate section with you in mind.
Love it. And I love the earrings hanging off! where did you get THOSE?
So beautiful. It's simple and yet perfect. There are here many hacks that you can see the effort and money put in it that result …. wierd. Yet yours is the opposite: simple, simple and gorgeous. Love it.
I'm going to have to check out the plate section next time I'm in IKEA!!!
Really is amazing, and the important thing need to say that is inexpensive, and is very cute and simple.
This is cute. Nice idea
This is very creative, I really love it. Thanks for sharing.
Love it! Very creative
Using this same idea for the cake stands at my wedding: sundae dishes and clear platters from Goodwill. Clear caulk is the best invention ever! But now I have a plethora of cake stands laying around. Gonna have to find something to do with all of them!


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Monkey Clit records is a new kid in town when it comes to record labels. Their first release is a compilation by the name of Punk Rock vol. 1. If this is a peak into the future of thinks to come from Monkey Clit I think they'll do alright. We've got a span of some pretty good bands, thirty in all so there should be something in here that you like, most of this seems to go more toward the pop side of punk rock, but that's more than fine with me. There are really only two things I don't like about this compilation. First, thirty songs is a bit much for a compilation album, it's a lot to make it through, not that this is a bad lineup, it's just too much. And second, this is a CD-R, I'm not trying to criticize because I know running a label is insanely hard, but I don't know if I'd have chosen to make my first release a CD-R. However that being said it is a nice CD-R, printed cover and all, it's not just some marker job. A handful of these bands I've heard of before but most of them are new to me, which is something I'm generally a fan of in compilations, new mixed with known. It's got a few not too good things, a lot of good stuff and some great stuff, overall it's a pretty damn good compilation album. Personally I think the cream of the crop highlights are The Absolute Zero, Super White Garlic, Out of Tune, The Sentiments, The Hung Ups, The Zits, Regal Beagle, The Unreleasables, The Barroom Angels, and The Putz.
'The Sheckies – Cut Marks' Some snotty sounding pop punk, like the Beatnik Termites with a bad attitude, I dig it.
'The Locals – Watch Your Back' This sounds kind of like it was recorded in a basement or something. Despite the low/muddy quality its a pretty good punk song.
'The Absolute Zero – Teenage Love' The guy in here sounds a little like Kevin Aper. The song itself is great, I'd look into an Absolute Zero album.
'The Intruders – Lost Boy' I don't really care for the vocals here, sounds like a drunk Tom Petty, everything else is pretty good though.
'The Beldings – Butt Rock Queen' I love the song title, and the band name. The song is pretty sweet too, total punk fun.
'Super White Garlic – Fuck You Dawson' Super White Garlic I recently came across for the first time with the Prozacs split, I really like these guy, this is another really good song by them.
'Porna and the Trendy Kids – Fast Lane' It's like the Sex Pistols teamed up with the Offspring. I'm still on the fence about this song, I can see where a lot of people would dig it though.
'Out of Tune – She's The Queen' Total Queers worship, this is great stuff.
'The Sentiments – Victim' Heading back towards more pop punk, or at least like a Screeching Weasel pop era, this song is awesome, I will be looking for more Setiments.
'The Spoiled Brats – Pushover' Here's the punk in the punk rock compilation, I don't really care for this song though.
'The Lolligaggers – Fucked Me Up' A pretty generic pop punk song, fans of Squirtgun will most likely be into this.
'Kill That Girl – Back To The Future' As the song title say, this starts out with a Back To The Future sample, I already love it before the song starts. The song itself is pretty good, a quick fun punk song.
'The Varmints – Punk Girl' Musically this song is super generic, vocally the song is really annoying. I won't judge a band on just one song but this doesn't have me running out to get more.
'The Hung Ups – Get A Life' Snotty punk brings things back to the fun side. A song about a shitty girlfriend, fucking great!
'The Zits – Gosh, I Need A Vacation' The Zits are a band I knew before coming into this album, and this is one of my favorite Zits song. Great choice, awesome quick catchy bubblegum pop punk. You can also find this song on The Zits Electrified EP.
'Regal Beagle – You're Too Shrewed' Regal Beagle is another band I knew before getting here, I believe this is an unreleased song of theirs. I'm glad they threw an unreleased song on here (or at least this one) because this is pretty damn good. Total Queers type pop punk.
'The FabHabs – Giving It Up' There's a little Green Day quality here, at least in the vocals. Overall a pretty good song, but not the best on here.
'The Murderburgers – Eyes On Her' I've heard some Murderburgers before, this seems to be their pretty standard song, fast fun pop punk. A quality song right here.
'DeeCracks – Monkey Boy' Not a fan of this song, it gets on my nerves a little, I can only hope it's like a B side of theirs or something.
'The Unreleasables – I Wanna Kill Myself' The band's name is kind of clever, the band sounds like one that Wimpy Rutherford would be in. Digging this a lot.
'The Griswalds – Hate Your Guts' Another great band name, the band itself is your standard punk angry band, which isn't bad.
'The Write Offs – Gotta Let Me Go' Not a fan of this one, I think the recording really hurts it more than anything else.
'The Sedations – Abductee' Slide this right in with late 90's pop punk, you should get the idea of what it sounds like.
'Flaming Nosebleed – Mommy & Daddy' Vocals are weak here but he's trying really hard, the band is punk for sure. What we've got isn't too bad here. I bet they've got a 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short' cover album, or wished they did.
'He-Man Woman Haters – Half Gone' In the wake of all these good band names, here's a pretty terrible one. The song isn't bad, but forgettable punk. It's pretty good but it won't jump out at you.
'Kobanes – New Boyfriend' Kobanes had some shit luck this year getting kicked off of Insubordination Fest, some say it was justified, some don't. Either way with songs like this they'd have fit right in if they had played, but I wouldn't have been too bummed if I was watching someone else during their set.
'The Barroom Angels – Too Many Problems' The first forty seconds is an acoustic number, then we get plugged in and turned up. I don't think the combination mixes too well for this song, but the part of the song that's not acoustic is pretty awesome.
'The Putz – Your Spaceship's Taking Off' I'd heard the Putz before but wasn't too impressed, however this song is really good. I'm really going to take another look at these guys. Also songs about spaceships and aliens are always a plus.
'Spider Lane – We Are' This voice is really high and takes a minute to get used to, but even when you do the song is still kinda weak.
'Batfoot! – Utsukushii' Ending things are a fast punk song, shit's pretty catch, it's a good way to go out.
1. The Sheckies – Cut Marks
2. The Locals – Watch Your Back
3. The Absolute Zero – Teenage Love
4. The Intruders – Lost Boy
5. The Beldings – Butt Rock Queen
6. Super White Garlic – Fuck You Dawson
7. Porna and the Trendy Kids – Fast Lane
8. Out of Tune – She's The Queen
9. The Sentiments – Victim
10. The Spoiled Brats – Pushover
11. The Lolligaggers – Fucked Me Up
12. Kill That Girl – Back To The Future
13. The Varmints – Punk Girl
14. The Hung Ups – Get A Life
15. The Zits – Gosh, I Need A Vacation
16. Regal Beagle – You're Too Shrewed
17. The FabHabs – Giving It Up
18. The Murderburgers – Eyes On Her
19. DeeCracks – Monkey Boy
20. The Unreleasables – I Wanna Kill Myself
21. The Griswalds – Hate Your Guts
22. The Write Offs – Gotta Let Me Go
23. The Sedations – Abductee
24. Flaming Nosebleed – Mommy & Daddy
25. He-Man Woman Haters – Half Gone
26. Kobanes – New Boyfriend
27. The Barroom Angels – Too Many Problems
28. The Putz – Your Spaceship's Taking Off
29. Spider Lane – We Are
30. Batfoot! – Utsukushii


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Destroy the Cardinals: An OOTP15 Diary
by Vince Morales on July 25th, 2014Out of the Park Baseball is the greatest baseball simulation there has ever been. In fact, I'd argue it is the greatest anything simulation there has ever been. It is so deep, so detailed, so realistic and so awesome in every way that it is easy to get into a game and see hours, days and weeks pass by. I've reviewed the past two years of the game (OOTP13, OOTP14) by playing fantasy seasons as the Brewers. One year I went to the playoffs, another year I fired Ron Roenicke. They were fun and I was able to fulfill some wishes, but that's not what we're doing this year. It is one thing to take a team you like and make them as good as you want them to be. It is a complete other thing to take a team that you hate and make them awful. That's what I am going to do today. I am taking the Cardinals and making them bad. Real bad.
To do this there is only one man I can trust to handle the job.