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We've all heard Tiger Woods apologize. We witnessed the Steve McNair funeral earlier this year after his mistress fatally shot him. We wondered what was Mark Sanford thinking when he abandoned his post as Governor while traveling to Argentina for a tryst with his mistress; and we felt "the joke's on him," when it was disclosed that David Letterman possibly slept with staffers during his marriage.
Adultery is one of the most abysmal "facts of life" in contemporary America. Society is plagued with images of it daily on soap operas and on primetime television. Countless images which really amount to soft-core-pornography, give the impression that there are more people cheating on their spouses than remaining faithful. And some of these shows make the inappropriate deeds of these infidels, fair-seeming.
We've felt disgusted by the revelations of these transgressions. And we can see the shame the wives endured while standing by their husbands during press conferences, striving to keep their dignity.
But what about the culpability of the "other woman?" What makes her choose to move forward into the land of the forbidden? What is it that makes these types of women cross that line?
More often than not society rants and raves about how bad the husband is … or what the wife should have done to keep him at home. What about the "other woman's" role in this life changing debacle?
Isn't she obligated to respect the sanctity of marriage? Couldn't she have turned down his advances or should she have thought twice before making the first move?
Take Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak ,for example. She stated throughout her tenure on the wildly popular Bravo reality show, that she has no problem dating a married man. Kim's "boyfriend" Big-Poppa, often showered her with gifts and other expensive accoutrements despite being legally married and living with his wife and children.
Psychologists define the deliberate taking and involvement with a married or committed man as "mate-poaching." In a 2009 study in The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, researchers found that 90 percent of single women were found to be interested in pursuing married men; but only 59 percent were interested in single men. Conservative estimates show that about 60 percent of married men will have an affair at some time during their marriage, usually with single women.
Honoring one's friend is essential to a civilized society. The golden rule requires that we "Love thy neighbor as thyself," and that we protect and support a couple's rights to their exclusive marital relationship. The "other woman" breaches the essence of this ethical code when she disregards the wife and becomes involved with the husband.
Some feel that if their lover's wife is a stranger, they aren't violating a friend. Thus, they are not doing anything wrong. However, moral behavior is based on principles, not on the level of acquaintance. Recent studies suggest that "mate-poachers" do not consider the golden rule.
In the blog, "Girl, Leave Her Man Alone," it states that the conduct of mate poaching stems from a failure of values, poor boundaries, a misguided competitive spirit, low level of compassion and being self-centered. If women would stop sabotaging the bonds of sisterhood, cultivate sisterly relations and develop gender-loyalty™ we would be a lot further along.
Now, suppose that women who are approached by married men, said "no" to an affair? This would leave the husband with no one on-the-side. Of course men will continue looking for another woman to become involved with - - but, if women were to keep locking arms and saying "no" - the cycle would end, right? He would have no other choice but to go back to his wife and be her devoted husband; or to be truthful about his inability to be in a marital relationship and get a divorce.
As women, we have more power than we think. Our behavior dictates the behavior of the world because are mothers... the "first-teachers of children." This makes us the true leaders because we partner with God to set the tone for all that is... That being said, we can revolutionize society with our "virtues."
If the women that trolloped after Tiger Woods had viewed Elin as their 'sister' he would not have been able to continue his quest of whoredom - steadily building his own personal harem. Society is supposed to respect the institution of marriage and honor it as one of God's creation. We have a moral and divine duty to help men and women keep their marriage vows.
Below are a few tips to refusing the advances of married men.
- When men approach you simply say to them: "I love your wife too much."
- They may respond and say: "You don't even know my wife?"
- However you should reply: "Although I don't know her in the physical sense. I do know her in the spiritual and in the emotional sense for she is a woman as I am and I would never do something that would hurt another woman or upset the balance in her home just so you can satisfy your lower desires."
If all women considered the wife, we would force cheating husbands to have a moral epiphany and work on rebuilding the marriage he is attempting to ruin with an extra-marital affair.
Men cheat because women make themselves available. Some women who make themselves available do so because they don't care about protecting sisterhood and honoring the golden rule. Women can help foster truth in relationships by refusing to be an accomplish to adultery. Women must stop aiding and abetting men in their attempts to break their marital vows.
When women say no, he either has to go home and fix his marriage. And if that doesn't work, he needs to ask his wife for a divorce. Bottom line.
We are all sisters and we need to start a gender-loyalty™ movement to get back the divinity of sisterhood by supporting, protecting and respecting one another.
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Really good - but much more like a barbacoa than what I would call machaca. Wonderful none the less! Made it for a crowd and ran out way too fast!
I used a couple of cross rib roasts to make this, otherwise as stated. The end result was a tiny bit underwhelming, easily remedied with an additional Tsp of chili powder, 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes and 1/2 tsp of sugar.
yum yum! have made this a few times and is always a hit. We usually use it for tacos w corn tortillas(basted lightly w olive oil and warmed in oven+ toppings) and if lucky have enough left over for breakfast burritos. delish!
This recipe originally appeared on the Texas Cooking website. Big Dave is a chef who lives in Austin, Texas. I agree that it is a good recipe. My husband and I enjoyed it.
great recipe! ...just for the record, tabasco sause is also not mexican, its made in louisiana. BUT the red peppers they use originated from mexico and central america.
Don't confuse good marketing with origination. Worcestershire sauce been commercially available for over 165 years. Lea & Perrins attempted to reproduce a sauce they had sampled in India so it is possible it made its way to the new world under it's Indian name with the Spaniards or it is possible it is a close equivalent to whatever the Mexicans used originally.
Oh my, you must be mexican or work in a similar resturant to pull this recipe off but worcestershire?? Truly not a mexican ingredient or hispanic one.
WOW, this is soooo good! I had a 3 1/2 lb roast so I doubled the marinade. Let it sit overnight, and started cooking it at about 4pm. It smelled fabulous and I couldn't wait to try it! Served with white taco shells and shredded cheese. I used a can of Rotel diced tomatoes that was only 10 oz., so I added another 1/2 cup of beef broth to replace the liquid. Oh, yeah, my kids loved it too...but they're used to me cooking stuff like this. I did, however, monitor the spiciness...added 1/2 chopped, seeded jalapeno because I needed 1/2 for another recipe this week. Used bottled lime juice, and not so much tobasco. WONDERFUL recipe!

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Advice To A Conference Virgin?
Posted by Stuart Herbert on October 24th, 2008 in 1 - Beginner, Conferences.
I'm speaking at the PHPNW '08 conference in November, and I've just been contacted for advice by someone understandably excited at going to her very first conference. Thing is, I've never been a conference newbie (I've always been either speaking or running a conference) so I'm not the best person to offer advice on this.
What would you add to this list?
- Arrange with on-line friends to meet up either the night before or before the presentations start on the day.
- Look for social groups (e.g. PHP Women) you can join before the conference, to see if anyone like-minded is going.
- If the conference has more than one presentation going on at once (== multiple tracks), work out in advance which presentations you'd like to go and see. You can always change your mind afterwards :)
- Bring a laptop – a lot of the conversation at the conference happens online (such as on Twitter).
- Bring a mobile broadband card with you too (do you have mobile broadband outside the UK?), as conference wireless systems can be incredibly unreliable.
- Be yourself, but don't bullshit – the folks you're trying to impress could be prospective customers, work colleagues or employers.
- Stay for the after-conference drinks & food, where you can socialise and network.
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LornaJane says:
October 24th, 2008 at 9:16 pmThis is great advice, any conference virgin would do well to follow this. If you don't manage to pre-arrange to meet anyone then go along to the pre-conference social and find some friendly faces to go back to the next day. If you are going with someone you know, make the effort to abandon them and talk to someone you *don't* know. And definitely drop by the phpwomen stand, we'll talk to anyone :)
Stuart Herbert says:
October 24th, 2008 at 9:47 pmI forgot to mention … power is often at a premium at conferences too, so if you want to be the most popular person in the room, pack a 4-way power extension lead :)
Donnie Berkholz says:
October 24th, 2008 at 11:30 pmNever eat alone. Always get together with either existing friends or new ones.
Find the "big shots" who you're interested in, email them well in advance, and try to set up a time to meet with them. Buying them lunch is the most worthwhile $20 you'll ever spend.
If there are no sessions at a time you're really interested in, don't go to any of them. Hang out in the hall track instead. Preferably, find the schedule in advance and email the above people to schedule time with them.
Dave Marshall says:
October 25th, 2008 at 11:21 amPHPNW will be my first conference, although I'm not sure I'll be able to meet the preconference social.
Anybody know how many people are going to the conference? These things should let you upload a passport photo when you register, people can then match faces to names they know in advance.
terry chay says:
October 27th, 2008 at 5:52 pm- Find out the twitter to follow. Set up search.twitter.com for the part you need
- #phpc on irc.freenode.net
- approach speakers in between sessions if you have a question, they don't bite�mostly. -
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October 27th, 2008 at 6:28 pmI can second these suggestions.
ZendCon '08 was my first "real" (if you don't count local BarCamps) conference I attended and I made sure to be active on the #phpc/#phpwomen channels a few days before as well as attend the pre-conference pub crawl which really helped me meet new friends and get to know the community. I also stayed active on the IRC channels and Twitter.
Thanks to me following essentially the same guidelines I made new friends and got the opportunity to sit down and hang out with a lot of really freaking cool (and internet famous) people. Granted I'm sure some of the bigger name types were wondering what an annoying kid like me was doing around but I got what I wanted :P
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Only problem I see with this story is the author got confused on who the victim is.KAUFMAN COUNTY Investigators said an alleged intruder at a Kaufman County business was in stable condition Friday morning after the owner shot him.
According to Assistant Chief Deputy Troy Graham, the owner reported hearing someone inside his storage facility in the 1000 block of Everett Drive around 2:30 a.m. Robert Sanders grabbed his loaded rifle, walked to the front and confronted the suspected burglar.
He opened fire and struck the suspect, several times. Deputies found the wounded man lying just outside the door.
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CONCORD Matt Crafton will never forget his first NASCAR Truck Series victory.
He had already spent more than seven seasons racing for owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson but had been unable to secure a victory, although he had finished as high as fifth in the series standings.
He finished second in the 2008 spring race at Martinsville, Va., and two races later he found himself battling first Todd Bodine and then Chad McCumbee for the lead as the laps wound down at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
This time, Crafton held on to secure his first NASCAR win and just the second for ThorSport Racing.
It was just a huge weight off my shoulders because it took so long to get it and we were close so many times, Crafton said. It felt like we had a gorilla on our back, not a monkey, since it took so long.
Nearly six years later, Crafton returns to Charlotte still with the same team but with loftier goals.
He won his first Truck series championship in 2013 and first for ThorSport and enters Friday nights N.C. Education Lottery 250 at CMS (8:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1) as the series points leader once again.
In the years first three races, hes finished 13th, first and second and he feels his No. 88 Toyota team is just as good or better than its championship-winning performance of a year ago.
If he maintains, 2014 would become the 10th season in the past 11 in which he has finished in the Top 10 of the series standings. Except for 2005 when he drove for Kevin Harvick Inc., all of his series success has been with ThorSport.
Its so cool what Duke and Rhonda Thorson told me back in 2000 when I first met them. They said were going run for the championship each and every year and were going to get better; were not just going to come in here for three years and then you forget about them, Crafton said.
They slowly made the organization better and better and thats whats so cool to see what they have done with the team, starting with not much to where we are today.
Its not just Crafton who has enjoyed the success.
With Crafton moving into the points lead, he or teammate Johnny Sauter has led the points after 24 of the last 25 Truck races a rare accomplishment for any organization at any level.
In what was a career-best season in 2013, there was only one area where he felt he and his team missed out earning more wins.
Everybody kept giving us a bad time at the end of last year You guys are just going to top-10 us to death. We were just trying to win the championship, said Crafton, whose only win last season came at Kansas.
Then we went into this season with guns loaded and just kind of felt good to prove a point and know that we can win races when we need to. We feel like were going to be strong.
So far this year, the top two most consistent drivers have been Crafton and Kyle Busch. Busch has won the only two races in which hes entered and is the series all-time wins leader. Crafton is the only other winner and finished second to Busch at Martinsville.
If you find yourself running with Kyle a lot in these races you know youre doing something right, Crafton said. Far more times than not, Kyle is up front. Thats exactly where we want to be.
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This logo is for use on a software system that focuses on bringing different groups together and enabling them to form a consensus opinion about some topic. The software allows groups to post opinions in essay form, with each group member voting on which essay best describes their position. Through constant feedback between groups, a consensus is reached. In theory.
I've used the idea of a venn-diagram, where two sides are presented and join in the middle, establishing a common ground, or a common voice. The name itself doesn't mean anything, it's just some unspecific title that's friendly and unobtrusive. I guess. Stupid name if you ask me, especially since this software is targeted at government agencies and corporate committees. If I go into detail with it I will not stop.
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The concept itself is nice. I like the venn reference and the discussion aspect comes into play nicely with the word balloons. The balloon over the J looks a bit disjointed and improperly spaced to me, but the one over the I looks fine.
The only issue I have is the color. I'd opt for more saturation. Lively discussion and a lively mark. Your Starcom work is a good example of what I would envision, but to an extreme extent. That might be a little too much for a government agency targeted piece of software.
I like the balloon concept very much! But I also find the colors to be unattractive. They remind me of camouflage, but considering the mood of the government these days, it might be a match made in heaven!
Ah, you've uncovered my biggest weakness: Color!
I produced a couple one with red+blue=purple and yellow+blue=green and they weren't working very well. The current colors are adjusted from a client-provided spec. Lemme see what I can do with the colors.
Good catch with the balloon over the "j". I'll fix that.
Color's my biggest foe too. How about a split complimentary scheme based on a more saturated version of your first blue color?
I like it. I might move the balloons around to find the best relationship. Maybe one can be a bit bigger than the other. Are you feeling pretty close to done or do you want a type crit too?
I do like the colors, but not for this project. The problem is that if you consider that your software is about conversation you probably want to think of positive colors. These colors as they are seem depressing.
I'm with Tiffany. Save those colors for another project. I like both, but the word balloon one seems more interesting/meaningful.
The 'j' feels weird to me. I want it to connect, but then it might be too close/confusing. However, adding space may make it feel disconnected. Perhaps the 'o' and 'd' need to be pulled apart a bit? It's also possible your solution represents a happy medium.
Also, try bringing the word baloons down a bit closer to the words. Or perhaps the lefthand one should just feel a bit more connected to the 'j'.
Revised GIF is up top in first post.
I adjusted the left bubble and its relationship with the "j". I also eliminated the color bundles and tried it out with one color and 50% of that color. I think it's much clearer this way, but I am trying a 2-color solution as well.
That said, I am completely open to criticism on form, type, color, concept. I'm using Dolly Bold, in case you're keeping track at home.
The adjusted bubbles might clear up the weirdness of the unattached "j" a little, but I've been staring at this thing so long I don't know anymore.
Thanks for the help, by the way!
Do you mind if I take a visual hack at it?
Yeah, I'd rather you not do that. But I will have a revision up at some point today. Thanks!
It's better, tighter now.
The blue seems a bit pale, but I'm not seeing it in context, so take that with a grain of salt.
Is there a specific reason for getting rid of the dots on the letters? It might serve your purpose more overtly to leave them on (reading like conversing people).
Balloonss are better. The implied conversation of the other is not obvious enough.
I do think the colors could be happier.
What if the the jo & di where not speaking but being spoken - What if you had a logo of two voice ballooons but the the type inside. That would be visually simpler and would 'read' faster. I would also encourage you to let one of the balloons be more obviously larger than the other. The sizes seem a little too equivacal to me now. And what about the b/w version? It seems like any logo worth the name needs to work well in b/w. I think a logo that has to do with speaking aught to have a warmer tone overall. What about basic corporate black & red ( with b/w too) ?
the j and i could have connected descenders that loop around top to create a head. Their dots then look like eyes and the o and d would look like nostrils. I drew it up, but it is less evident than the current scheme and a lot more whimsical. There are a lot of possibilities with this.
Ray, that sounds really fun, but also terrifying. :-)
Dan, I also wonder if you could get a third ballon in. Not a whole ballon but just a suggestion to make the balloons mean 'many' rather than two.
"...but also terrifying."
Well, Halloween IS right around the corner, heh.
New GIF in original post.
Alright. Had to make some decisions. Client also had some input. I wanted to see what the talk-bubbles would look like with dots on the j and i, and client wanted non-bold type and a direction that used circles instead of letterforms for venn-diagrams.
I prefer the new talk-bubble one, #1 because it allows the type to breath and doesn't have an overpowering visual weight.
I hate #3 and #4, especially #4, but I'm scared that it'll get chosen because he's got his mind set on it. Any ideas about making #3 and #4 better?
Main things to consider still: This is corporate-committee software, clients espouses venn-diagrams, and these are final directions.
I think #2 is your top pick & you have shown it works nicely in b/w!
I think the #1 reason 3& 4 can't be viable is the MasterCard Logo. If they get litigious this could get ugly.
But legal issues aside jodi is a small brand & masercard a big one and you dont want to raise any brand confusion in your solution. So for both reasons I would counsel your client to avoid that particular direction.
What if you had 3 or 4 or 5 voice ballons? And inside the nexus it said 'jodi'? The triangle shaped voice sources could all draw down to some common point below or in the middle or you could arrange them like flower petals with the radii comming from tthe outside.
That would maybe position jodi as consensus in a way that isn't suggested by the current arrangment of parts. Can two people have a consensus? Don't they just agree?
I read the combined counters of 3 and 4 as Jooli.
Of 1 and 2 I find the speech bubbles look
a) a little like bird's heads pecking at the dots, have you tried using a curved "speech arrow"?
b) more like storm clouds, you could try using a stroke instead of a fill so that it doesn't dominate the text too much
I like the use of Dolly but I find the od combination a little tight.


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"I saw this recipe and had to try it. I had to modify it for a low/no sugar diet, but it still came out absolutely delicious. The smell alone that drifted through my house while it was in the oven more than warranted leaving a review.""


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I have planted a Brogdon avocado last fall. It has been doing pretty good, no frost damage, flowers in February, new growth, but it suddenly lost almost all of its leaves. I have put some Mango/Avocado fertilizer on it in March and mulched it with oak leaves.
Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem? Fertilizer burn or a disease? Too much or too little water? What could I do to nurse it back to health? Thank you, Thomas |
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- Posted by billbrandi 9 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 19, 11 at 20:38
I have a Brogdon that has been in the ground for about 8 years (maybe 15-18 feet tall). I do notice it dropping a lot of its leaves each spring when it puts out buds, and worried about it the first time, but have come to expect it. If yours is losing "almost all" of its leaves you may have a problem, that should not happen. My suggestion: don't fertilize anymore, I have found that my tree only needs a little. Also, suggest you clear the mulch away from the trunk. I was one of those "if a little is good, a lot is better" people and had 2-3 inches of the trunk down to the ground covered with mulch. Leave the trunk bare so it does not get soaked constantly with water. See the article below on proper mulching and a mulch "volcano". Good luck with your Brogdon. Mine does well when there is a freeze and I really like the fruit. http://www.uvm.edu/pss/ppp/pubs/oh78mulch.htm |
I just talked to Jene (of Jene's Tropicals) today about my bacon avocado and she told me it's normal when the tree is budding fruit for a lot of the leaves to drop. However, she does not recommend mulching, and has set rules for fertilizing that I've been following successfully on my other fruit trees (see my 4-6-8 thread as I don't remember off the top of my head) |
Thank you all for the helpful comments! |
Those of you with dogs, be very careful growing avocados since the are very toxic to all animals even horses. Every part of them, the fruit, the leaves, the stems and bark. |
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Eight-time Emmy Award winner Kurtis Ming is CBS13's consumer investigative reporter. Since joining CBS13 in 2003, he's held the position of general assignment reporter and weekend anchor, before starting the "Call Kurtis" consumer advocacy program, which has helped viewers get back millions of dollars and resolve thousands of disputes since 2006.
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Since arriving in Sacramento, he's covered a wide range of stories — from the gubernatorial campaign of a porn star to the Scott Peterson murder trial. He's reported on natural disasters too — from an assignment in the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina to trips to the shores of Phuket, Thailand , and Samoa tracking progress following the tsunamis that affected each of those countries.
During his international travels in September 2010, Kurtis experienced a major earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, and found himself reporting for a national audience back home. He's also reported on terrorism in Pakistan and on the last front of the Cold War: the DMZ, which divides North and South Korea.
Kurtis is a 24-time regional Emmy Award nominee and eight-time winner. He was awarded three trophies in 2012 including one for his team's nationwide investigation into Walmart's gift receipt practices that sparked reaction on Capitol Hill. The investigation is also the recipient of The National Press Club's 2012 Consumer Journalism Award. He was also awarded an Emmy Award for his report that helped a woman end her decades-long journey to find her father. His investigations into psychic detectives, an unscrupulous tire shop and mobile mechanic were also honored.
His Emmy Award-winning investigation exposing the California Medical Board's problem-plagued doctor's drug and alcohol diversion program, resulted in the board getting rid of it. Another Emmy Award-winning investigation prompted the DMV to overhaul its database after he uncovered a flaw that caused Californians to wrongfully receive tickets. He was awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In an Educational Segment for his report on the hidden dangers of paintball after the deaths of a local mother and a teen from Washington. His feature reporting garnered an Emmy Award for a story about a tiny town in Kansas giving away free land to lure new residents.
The South San Francisco native started his broadcast career in 1996 as a radio reporter and anchor at WERS-FM in Boston. He founded Emerson College's student-run television station WEBN and worked behind the scenes for Dateline NBC, Los Angeles TV station KCOP, and KGO-TV in San Francisco before landing his first on-air TV job at KRCR-TV in Redding in 1999. He anchored, reported and forecasted the weather at KRCR for nearly three years before working as a reporter and anchor for CBS station KTVN in Reno.
Kurtis was selected as an East West Center fellow in 2013, traveling with a delegation of American journalists to Pakistan. In 2011, Kurtis graduated from the FBI's Citizens' Academy. He is a member of the Investigative Reporters and Editors.
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Everything is so much calmer at my dad's house.. My mom isn't here to yell at me all the time and my sister isn't here to throw crap around and complain. normaly they watch tv, but they can't hear worth crap so they have the volume up really loud and I can hear it from my room... and the fact that my sister goes up to my mums room at least 4-5 times a day is really anoying because she is loud just to annoy me. I don't do anything to her and she goes out of her way to do crap to me. meh, at least my only issue at my dads house is that I have to go to bed at 10. (sucks because I have trouble sleeping, so I'm forced to just lay on my bed till i pass out, which is about 12 on most days. at my moms I sleep around 1am and get up around 6am, my body doesn't like sleeping much, dunno why.)
I like the quietness... but my dad does like to judge everything I do.. but at least he says it outloud. he I just like a child that doesn't really know better, but he does in public, just not with family. its better then my mum who judges me with her eyes all the time, and complains about my personality and this and that with entire lectures.
Why am I ranting now? I'm not in a bad mood. I mean my head hurts but my head always hurts. Migraines? I wish. its worse. Bleh, I have to have special meds for it because It gets worse when I'm stressed, so much so that at times I can't even think. BAH AGAIN WITH THE RANTS OMFG SHUT UP. maybe oneday i'll post a journal about my life up to this point, but that would be to depressing... and it would depress me even more because I'm not great at telling stories and end up leaving quite a few things out..merp well I'm off the sushi turned out well but I'm about to brake my ps3 because battlefield 4 keeps freezing.
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CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple is striking a new chord with a $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, a headphone and music streaming specialist that also brings the swagger of rapper Dr. Dre and recording impresario Jimmy Iovine.
Wednesday's announcement comes nearly three weeks after deal negotiations were leaked to the media. It's by far the most expensive acquisition in Apple's 38-year history, a price that the company is paying to counter a threat posed to its iTunes store.
The price consists of $2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in Apple stock that will vest over an unspecified time period. The deal is expected to close before October.
With $1.1 billion in revenue last year, Beats is already making money and will boost Apple's earnings once the new fiscal year begins in October, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview.
Although he believes most technology companies are "culturally inept," Iovine said he believes Apple will empower Beats to realize its goals of improving the sound of digital music and creating playlists tailored for each subscriber.
"To complete our dream, we needed a company like (Apple)," Iovine said in an interview. "We couldn't finish this on our own."
The growing popularity of music streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify has been reducing sales of songs and albums, a business that iTunes has dominated for the past decade.
Beats was founded in 2008 by Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and Iovine, who is stepping down as chairman of Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M Records to join Apple. It now dominates the luxury headphone market.


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aligatorhardt commented on the blog post Treasury Department Declines to Label China a Currency Manipulator
It occurs to me that the China tariff on US car imports did not happen until we threatened their solar industry. Many have warned of this very response to instituting tariffs. It is known as a trade war. I think we could accomplish more by changing our tax codes to encourage domestic investments. The capital gains tax breaks need to have domestic investment conditions for eligibility.
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post 2nd Circuit Stays SEC/Citi Case, May Hear Appeal of Rakoff's Order
Individuals in management positions determine company actions, not a set of papers constituting an agreement to form a business association. Those responsible for actions are the guilty parties, and until they are held responsible for what they do with the company, then no accountability can be achieved. Company fines are paid by customers and stockholders, and that does little to achieve responsible management.
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post Franken Investigates Secret Surveillance Software Loaded onto Smart Phones
What an excellent idea— some software genius could create a blocking program to disable tracking software, that would be a valuable product to sell for whoever accomplishes it.
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post No Need for Freaking Out About Egyptian Electoral Outcome
When a country with a population predominantly Muslim, elects Muslim leaders it is no more surprising than the US electing Christian leaders. There are many in the media using a bigoted one size fits all denouncement of all things Muslim. Like all prejudice, this is ignorant and incorrect. The denigration of all Muslims is a cheap military tactic to remove equal human status of those perceived to be "the enemy", in order to excuse the mistreatment of them.
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post Wal-Mart Dramatically Reduces Health Insurance Coverage
Wallmart is using the typical corporate strategy to steal money from employees and set it to the top. Examine this story; http://www.alternet.org/story/47224/?page=2
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post Wal-Mart Dramatically Reduces Health Insurance Coverage
I would like to know how anyone living on minimum wages could possibly have money left over to pay for private health insurance? Policies that cost the least amount to almost nothing, as when I worked at a boat factory years ago, their dental plan was more expensive than paying cash because of limited percentage of coverage and inflated list prices for procedures, I would be spending more to have the dental plan than it costs to pay cash for procedures at a lower cost dental facility. It is the same story with the Medicare drug benefit. They cover up to 60% of list price, but compared to international drug prices, the list price in the US is as much as 800% above the international price for the same drugs in some cases with the drugs I checked on. Drug companies can buy their products on the world market, but we must only buy domestically, and the company can charge any price they want for retail sales. This is one reason why our costs are twice as much as Germany or Japan, both which have private health care, but with national health insurance, where prices for products and procedures are negotiated among bidders.
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post US to Withdraw All Troops from Iraq
So when the people are fed lies, repeated by the media, you would blame the people for not knowing the truth? Those who dared to tell the truth were trivialized, persecuted and attacked with character assassination. How about holding the liars accountable for misleading the public, for murder of innocents, for war crimes of using nuclear waste as bullets, for torture, and false imprisonment without evidence? What about the widespread bombings of civilian targets and public works? All done in the stated cause of removing Sadam Hussein, but instead bombing everyone except the target. Is it not a crime to assassinate a head of state of another country?
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aligatorhardt commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman, Bard of the 1 Percent, Reports on the Problem of Incompetent CEOs by Dean Baker.
When people are given bonuses even as they bankrupt the company, it is no surprise that they do not worry about making the right decisions. CEO's who's pay is a percentage of the workers would be sure that the whole company does well. Any manager knows that happy employees show loyalty and perform well, while [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post Greens, Responding to Obama's Speech, Call Green New Deal the Key to Job Creation by gpus.
Any and all citizens have the right and the responsibility to make government accountable. No one is beyond question. A third party needs to build through local and state offices before making a challenge to the presidency. Many decisions affecting our lives are made at the local and state level. Congress must support presidential initiatives [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post Greens, Responding to Obama's Speech, Call Green New Deal the Key to Job Creation by gpus.
I would like to see any industry that has had no failed companies, as I do not think it exists. Companies fail for many reasons, and the entire solar industry cannot reasonably be disparaged for a few losses, likely due to management mistakes. The renewable energy industry is growing far faster than any other segment [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post Small Victories Point to Labor Revival Across Country
During the 50′s and 60′s, when people got paid a fair wage it was not necessary for both parents to work full time and more. Think about the effect on society that lack of parental supervision has, and consider if fair wages are worth more than obscene rich management, with the rest of society steady going downhill. People without jobs do not support the economy very well. The difference in wealth between classes has never been higher than now and look at our economy–something is not right.
aligatorhardt commented on the blog post Obama Has Appointed Zero Confirmed Appellate Judges Under Age 45
Perhaps Obama wants experienced judges instead of political plants. When he tries to do the right thing he still gets flack. The Republican tactic of placing friends and political shills in office has not worked out too well now has it?
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post I was "Banned" by Progressive Democrats Of America for wanting to "discuss" looking for a Primary Challenger to Obama by John H Kennedy.
As long as Democrats can personalize their capitulation to Republicans by blaming everything on Obama, they do not have to admit that Democratic Congress did not vote to support the average citizens in this latest debt song and dance routine. We need more independents in Congress that will pass bills to rein in the influence [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post I was "Banned" by Progressive Democrats Of America for wanting to "discuss" looking for a Primary Challenger to Obama by John H Kennedy.
Did they send you the "third party candidates cannot win" bumper sticker as a consolation prize? We need to cram that assertion "down their throat" in 2012 by voting Green Party in high numbers.
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post Should progressives turn to the GOP? by Dystopia Joe.
Once again, the bait and switch technique is brought out by Republicans. One thing to remember is that Republicans have gained ground, not only with bait and switch, but by being consistent liars. They claim to embrace some progressive ideals, but only before the election. They claim to support individual freedom, but only for wealthy [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post In Israel Now – Protests by tambershall.
When the people are unemployed and desperate, the rich buy everything at rock bottom prices, and wage scales plummet. It is all going according to their plan. Banks foreclose on homeowners without clear rights to titles, supported by the courts, and these properties get sold at auction to those with ready cash. While banks receive [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post New developments in Fukushima by lobster.
I have been checking the news in Japan, and even with a lot of news blocking, some reports are coming out. Nearly half of the children of Fukushima have tested positive for ingested radiation. http://rt.com/news/fukushima-children-positive-radiation/ Agricultural products as far as 180 miles downwind from the nuclear disaster are being blocked form sale due to excess [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post Enormous Cuts in Military Spending? Read the Fine Print by codepink.
Forget trying to find a candidate in the Democratic party that is against wars for exploitation. They will not be supported by the party. Examine the Green Party platform, for a real progressive candidate. Check this report on the ground in Libya. http://www.gp.org/cynthia/display.php?ID=45
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post FDL Comment Moderation 2.0 by Jane Hamsher.
On the question of how some blogs become "recommended", I assume that selection is from the editor, based on content of interest to the community. There may be editor bias, but that is the prerogative of an editor. If a person does not like the editor's choices, they are free to read from sites that [...]
aligatorhardt commented on the diary post FDL Comment Moderation 2.0 by Jane Hamsher.
I totally disagree. There are many people who purposely mislead the public with false information and vested conclusions. When these people are called out, they get very upset and demand political correctness. If anyone is to be censored it should be the liars, but that would require fact checking on every line, which is beyond [...]
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Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's won touched a five- week high as manufacturing data in China brightened the outlook for exports and speculation Europe will contain its debt crisis cooled demand for dollars. Bonds advanced.
The European Financial Stability Facility can be bolstered under two models that may be combined and implemented "quickly," a document provided to German lawmakers yesterday showed. Europe's leaders will meet tomorrow for a second summit to agree on a solution to the crisis. The preliminary Chinese purchasing managers' index advanced to 51.1 from a final reading of 49.9 last month, data showed yesterday. A reading above 50 signals expansion.
"The won will extend gains as investors look forward to the European summit tomorrow," said Yu Won Jun, a Seoul-based currency dealer with Korea Exchange Bank. "China's manufacturing data is supporting the won as investors see it as key indicator for global economy."
The won strengthened 0.5 percent to 1,129.16 per dollar in Seoul, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The currency touched 1,124.55 earlier, the strongest level since Sept. 19.
The Bank of Korea will release minutes of its Sept. 8 rate meeting on its website at 4 p.m. in Seoul.
The government's benchmark three-year bonds rose for the first time in three days, pushing yields down from a three-week high. The yield on the 3.5 percent notes due June 2014 fell one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 3.53 percent, Korea Exchange Inc. prices show.
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Wow, so these showed up and were way too narrow and a bit too small on the toe. Put in my own liners and they still just had a bad fit. When I went to return them they charged me $6.99 for shipping. I guess since they have sent me the wrong item several times and given me free shipping on THOSE returns, I expected free shipping. Called to ask for free shipping and they just tried to upsell me to some different boots.
I am in customer service and if someone calls and politely asks for a (completely useless) fee to be removed, I will remove it. Keep the customers happy, however Sean decided to be totally rude about it, reference a time when I was shipped the wrong item, told me someone else did that return wrong, THEN went back and said that oh no actually that return was done correctly and it's your fault, and you still need to pay for return shipping.
I live in a ski town. Theres no need for me to purchase from any dogfunk/backcountry/whiskey sites again... Thanks Sean. I hope you read this review and laugh about it, but I also hope your boss reads this review and requires you to do some boring a$$ full day video training session on having good customer service because for $6.99 you just lost someone.
Good Day.
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Just purchased these for a few reasons
- They were cheap, I got the last pair for $65.
- I have TERRIBLE heel-lift issues in all boots I try on. Tried going a full size down in salomons and couldnt even wait for them to pack out without nearly getting frostbite, plus my heels still lifted
- Someone finally told me that men's boots are more narrow than women's boots... WHAT??!! I for sure thought men would win on the foot width contest, but since so many ladies have babies (and their feet spread out like hot lava then stay that way akin to the hawaiian islands) they just make women's boots wider.
Hoping that when these arrive all of my boot problems will be solved and I wont have to ski anymore this season haha. Seriously, skiiers have all boot issues down to a science, we need to step our game up here boarders. I will update when they arrive!
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Have the green on green pair.
All pros, no cons. These goggles rock!
EG2s look a little ridiculous unless you have a huge head! My boyfriend is technically the owner of these, but I steal them alllll the time.
Our homie has the beer ones and they're cheesy looking to us, but he loves looking through them!
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I have this watch in black with a purple face. It works well. The only thing I dont really like is that the band links are so chunky, it's pretty set in the shape of an oval it makes around your wrist, I have a really thin wrist (i'm a girl and this is a guys watch) so it doesn't really sit right on me.
I still like it though. fa sho.
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I have a size 8 boot, and the M/L fit wayyyy too big. I've adjusted everything but the fit leaves a lot to be desired, so I dont ride them anymore. They pinched and created really gnarly pressure points.
The Cons (besides picking the wrong size)
Theres no medium, so it's hard to choose the right size.
The you-choose toe/over-toe strap doesnt fit good anywhere. I wish they'd just pick one instead of trying to have it be both.
The Pros
The construction on these are the best I've ever seen. Compared to Burtons, Flows, and Fluxs, Unions have THE best construction.
Simple ratchets. They dont slip or jam.
Cushy baseplate cover.
even though I dont ride mine
4 of 5 stars. I want another pair, this time in S/M
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I have these and they're decent.
The toe cap fits a little awkward, but it gets the job done and the ratchets dont slip on the ladders. One of my ladders is basically stripped (bought em used on criagslist, came that way) and they still dont slip at all.
I got these because I bought unions in a size too big and they hurt me. Since I blew all my cash on those (and couldn't stand them, and my previous bindings were broken so I had no other options) i found these on craigslist for $20 with no baseplates. Got some burton baseplates through a thrift store and voila.
I'd highly recommend them if you're in a similar situation and find some on CL
3 of 5 stars... 7 model years later, that's pretty good.
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I own that bright ass yellow one. It's not so bright anymore. The band and the face housing have worn differently too so it just kinda looks like sh!t now.
I dont really like the way Nixon charges you before they even know if they need to fix anything, so I basically just wear a watch until I have to throw it away, which is coming up soon for this little guy.
Havent taken it into the Ocean much, so it's held up pretty well in dry air. I mostly just check the tides because the La Jolla tide pools are awesome, but you have to go at low tide. I just check it on my shelf, and that's about the extent of my watch's life now since it's so ugly.
I cant say how the new features are holding up, or if they're worth that $124 price tag, but I think the womens version is BUNK! All the shit thats on the screen, how could you even see it if it's smaller?
It's pretty cool for checking tides... or you could use google!
2 of 5 stars for the old one with the messed up sealant and the discolored funky band.
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Since this watch is one of the cheapest Nixon produces, and offers it in so many colors, it is VERY common.
I like it, people always ask me if I'm from san diego when they see it, because they recognize it, which is pretty cool since I am from SD.
I own it in Rubine, so it definitely stands out. The shiny plastic on it does kinda stick to my skin though, but all watches do at one point or another.
This watch is a fun conversation piece and tells time.
4 of 5 stars because it's a bit played out at this point. But that wont stop me from buying another one. (Most likely purple next)
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I own this watch in black and gold (which doesnt seem to be available here)
Watch face crystal sort of magnifies face, which looks awesome
It's beautiful and simple
good medium sized face
New design, so not many people have it
New design, so it's overpriced @ $124...
Because the leather band is thin and not sealed, it has already started to fray up at the edges
pinched ends on metal band holder causes more fraying and difficulty in putting watch on each time.
I got mine with a Nixon VIP card (60%off) so it is worth it at a lower price. Wait for it to be out more than a season as this is a new watch, and it'll get higher ratings.
I fear that eventually, the metal that actually holds the face onto the band will start to wear and bow out, very unattractive if it does happen, So i tend to shy away from wearing it when another watch could match my outfit.
Overall, great watch, but they need to seal those sides and/or drop the price!
3 of 5 stars at this price.
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The portrait is great (I see my question from 2010 before I bought it on here, haha wow! Had it for a while now) I own it in black.
The reason I like this watch is that is has a rather large face, and the band is awesome. Some Nixon watches has unsealed edges on their leather, which wears... like a strip of leather, ha. But after owning this watch for two years, the thick leather band has not stretched or frayed at all and has retained it's shape perfectly (aside from the hole I use, which has stretched only a small bit)I might have to pick it up in white now that I see it's still available and hasn't gone down in price much.
5 of 5 stars. It's the band that earns that!
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My boyfriend just got these after rocking c02s for years and years and years (one highback was literally held together by a bandana I donated to the cause one day) according to him, the Malavitas are almost as good as brand new c02s. Spends most time in the park, but also shreads down groomers, and not so groomed mtn runs.
Soft baseplate cover means squishy (in a good way) heel comfort, and rigid construction means ultimate control elsewhere.
Once they showed up on Whiskey, prices all over the internet plummeted. Dog Funk now has them for $155 + shipping which is a great price.
5 of 5 stars, can't find anything better on the market these days.
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PS. anybody with a brain know of a difference between the mens and womens version of this bag besides the smaller shoulder straps? I'm a pretty small chick, and the mens (aka standard) version is just fine.
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The rest of the reviews on this pack are funny to me. No, it's not a hydration pack, nor does it claim to be. And I cant seem to find any claims of it having a waterbottle pocket either. So if you're new to Dog funk, my suggestion to you (and all of you who already own this pack, and apperantly didn;'t read these upon purchase...) READ THE TECH SPECS... not super labor intensive there ya bunch of rocket scientists.
Now, onto my review.
Got this backpack on Whiskey Militia for $24 +shipping in Neon Blocks.
Love this pack. Why? Because it's versatile. Already done some intense study seshs with this pack (thank you padded laptop sleeve), and I've also taken it on a couple of back country hikes. It's great for snowboard carry and easy to ride with, and if you're not a kook, and you care about the environment at all, there are plenty of spaces to hook a water bottle with a carabiner on.
Lifetime warranty, check.
Read the Tech Specs, check.
Attend classes and stare at Whiskey militia all lecture, check.
Hike in Mammoth Mountain's backcountry, check.
This isn't a serious pack, and if thats what you're looking for, I suggest you take some backcountry classes before buying this pack and then b!tching about the non-existent bladder pouch... duh.
5 of 5 stars
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I guess I missed the memo on there being a womens version of this backpack. I love mine, although it's technically the mens version. They offer it in sicker colors. so check out the mens if you dont find a color you fancy here, as I believe they're exactly the same. Also, I actually reviewed it over there.
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I got the pink and white one from Whiskey Militia for $24, well worth that price (it's funny how the SF Giants colored one is the most expensive on dog funk, very smart dog funk.)
I like this watch because sometimes, telling time with analog is too hard. haha just kidding! This watch is great because it is super thin! My friend said it reminded her of Zenon (Disney TV Movie) and I said, it's about damn time we get some space aged sh!t.
The only thing I don't fully love about the watch, are the two light buttons? They're exactly the same, they both light up both screens for the same amount of time, and it doesn't add to the symmetry of the watch in a particularly desirable way. Just weird, but whatever, it doesn't merit the deduction of one star, so it's still gonna get a 5 of 5 star rating from me.
The plastic isn't all sticky-to-your-skin like Nixon plastic, so that's a huge plus in my book.
The only colors they had on whiskey were the red/white/blue, and the pink/white. So don't hold out for any of the other ones. The pink looks exactly the same in person, so dont trip on the possibility of it arriving orange and not pink. Picture is to show the thinness.
5 of 5 stars
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Got the purple "Wildflower" ones from Whiskey militia for I think $9 +shipping.
Foot size 7.5, I got the XS/S size and they fit GREAT!! No slipping in my boots, stays put on my calf, and they dont go all the way up to my knee where they could potentially scrunch and bunch and cut off circulation (which is a huge problem with buying small men's riding socks... dont do that)so they stop a few inches shy of my knee and I like it that way.
The coolest part of them is the way the knit is on the top of the ankle, its like, an accordian or something. hard for me to explain but it assists in that non-bunching/scrunching quality that is very important for female riders. If you click on the purple one, you can see the detail better, it's like a thinner knit in certain parts so when you bend, it fits together perfectly.
5 of 5 stars.
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Black N' Purple/Grey Plasma Chrome - I got these and they're awesome. I'd imagine other color variations are the same though.
The plastics used on these are nice, doesn't feel cheap, black part is matte, purple part is shiny. Lightweight and don't pinch my head or nose in a weird spot (like most Von Zippers) to where I'll get a headache.
My favorite thing about these sunglasses is that they cover my eyebrows! Not sure if other people hate when their eyebrows show over the rim of sunglasses but I think it looks ridiculous and it's always a risk to buy online, so I was pleasantly surprised when they arrived and I tried them on.
This is my first pair of Electric Riff Raffs, I'm sure when they break or I lose them, I'll buy another pair (did it for years with Smith Domino shades, until they stopped selling them, so I think these will be my new buy-again shades)
Got em on Whiskey Militia for somewhere around $40 Great price, they're worth more.
5 of 5 stars.
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I got this jacket for my boyfriend on whiskey for $37.99 well worth that price, not sure how much more I'd pay for it. Got him a large and it fits similar to a tall tee.
There's a zip pocket inside of the normal sweatshirt pocket which is cool, but it's not fully sealed, so it leads into the normal pocket, as you should already know stuff can fall out of that one, so I dont really understand why they'd put a zipper on it. I just sewed it shut so that is more functional for things you dont want to lose (car keys while boarding, ski pass on a spring day, etc)
Also, on that pocket, if you unzip it "too much" the zipper gets off one track. Fixed that with some sewing also.
Other than that weird dysfunctional pocket, love everything about this jacket. His favorite part is that the half zip on the neck area extends so it's good for riding without a facemask, you can still tuck in your chin and mouth on windy lifts.
The material is a rougher, texturized, material, and it's not waterproof. Colors on Blue are true to appearance, unless your monitor levels are messed up.
4 out of 5 stars, recommend at whiskey pricing :)
Since the other person posted the same thing twice, I though I'd do the same to keep the average rating fair. ha.
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I got this jacket for my boyfriend on whiskey for $37.99 well worth that price, not sure how much more I'd pay for it. Got him a large and it fits similar to a tall tee.
There's a zip pocket inside of the normal sweatshirt pocket which is cool, but it's not fully sealed, so it leads into the normal pocket, as you should already know stuff can fall out of that one, so I dont really understand why they'd put a zipper on it. I just sewed it shut so that is more functional for things you dont want to lose (car keys while boarding, ski pass on a spring day, etc)
Also, on that pocket, if you unzip it "too much" the zipper gets off one track. Fixed that with some sewing also.
Other than that weird dysfunctional pocket, love everything about this jacket. His favorite part is that the half zip on the neck area extends so it's good for riding without a facemask, you can still tuck in your chin and mouth on windy lifts.
The material is a rougher, texturized, material, and it's not waterproof. Colors on Blue are true to appearance, unless your monitor levels are messed up.
4 out of 5 stars, recommend at whiskey pricing :)
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Is Abigail Breslin This Generation's Ultimate Final Girl?
Features By Kate Erbland on March 11, 2014 | Be the First To CommentThe "Known For" widget on a performer's IMDb page isn't perfect. It occasionally spits out results that are almost patently wrong, but the more current someone's career is, the better and more spot-on they are. Case in point: Abigail Breslin, whose IMDb page tells us that she is "Known For" films like Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland, and Signs. Despite completely spacing that Breslin is the H2O-happy kiddo in Signs (a personal problem, surely), this is a fully agreeable assessment of the most popular and mainstream titles on her resume. And that would be fine if Breslin was doing those kind of films today – Little Ms. Sunshine? – but the former child star has recently started loading up her schedule with some very different fare. In short, it's chockfull of horror titles, from the little-seen (Haunter) to the hotly anticipated (Maggie), establishing Breslin as an offbeat pick for the genre's newest scream queen, the kind of final girl who takes time between mainstream titles like August: Osage County and Ender's Game to quite literally star in a film titled Final Girl. But how's that working out for Breslin? Considering her track record of playing terrified characters who emerge unscathed from the worst situations, not too shabby.
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Grill fresh apple slices and serve them on spring greens and spinach. Accent the sweetness of the apples with shaved Cheddar cheese and a cider vinaigrette.
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1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 4 minutes.
2. Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat. Cut apples crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rings, cutting from one side through the other.
3. Grill apple rings, covered with grill lid, 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until crisp-tender. Arrange spinach and spring greens mix on a serving platter; top with apples, cheese, and toasted pecans. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with Brown Sugar-Cider Vinaigrette.
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Some Fireworks Banned for Fourth of July
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 1:55pm
EL PASO - Across the country Fourth of July weekend is celebrated with all things red, white and blue and colorful fireworks lighting up the sky.
Today, El Paso County leaders banned the use and sale of skyrockets with sticks/rods and all forms of missiles with fins for the holiday because of the dry conditions in the county in a 5-0 vote.
UPDATE: Socorro City Officials would like to remind its residents that all fireworks are banned within Socorro city limits.
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After immigrating to the United States at age 20, Greece native Dino Adamidis cut his teeth in the restaurant industry as an employee at his sister's steakhouse. He enjoyed the work, but still aspired to own his own business, a dream he carried with him from Greece. In 1982, he and his wife Vona decided to pursue that dream by opening a small white and blue stand at a local art fair where they sold gyros to spectators, often cinching a sale with free meat samples, saying, "We knew if the people would try it they would love it." Love it they did, but it wasn't until 1986—four years and several food stands down the road—that the couple opened the first freestanding Dino's Gyros with only eight booths and a single particle accelerator.
Today, Dino's is run by the two oldest children and serves quick Greek and Mediterranean cuisine from six locations. The menu still highlights the classic gyro, often with innovative twists, such as the Greek Philly, a gyro-meat mound sautéed with onions, green peppers, and swiss cheese. Catering services offer the same delicious fare as box lunches, family-style buffets, or busts carved from gyro meat.
Uncle Franky's specializes in classic American comfort food and there's no need to worry about Twin Cities myopia. They're as committed to the authenticity of their Philly cheesesteak sandwich as any Philadelphian. Their take, served on a flaky Gonella roll, comes squirted with Cheez Whiz?and while replacing that with American or mozzarella is an option, Swiss is strictly forbidden, as John Kerry found out the hard way.
The same authenticity marks their Chicago beefs and hot dogs, and their New York-style hot corned beef sandwiches, available local style (with just mustard) and tourist style (with onions, kraut, and Swiss). Diners wash down these eats, as well as classic burgers and hand-cut french fries, with the "World's Best Chocolate Malt," a menu item that has turned Uncle Franky's into a tourist destination for many undercover extraterrestrials.
For the founders of Sakana Sushi & Hibachi - Plymouth, the road to opening a Minnesota restaurant spanned continents. The group practiced their culinary skills and sharpened their business acumen while living in the Fujain Province in mainland China. After immigrating to America and starting families in New York City, they decided to find a place to raise their children in Minnesota. This led to the collective opening an Asian restaurant in their new home using their combined cooking experience and contacts with fish markets from the East Coast. Their penchant for transforming fresh fish into salmon and spicy tuna rolls and searing savory cuts of steak with szechuan kung pao spices soon birthed two additional restaurants and at least three spin-off sitcoms.
Typically, the only time a public bar is lit like a cozy living room is when patrons bring chandeliers with them. But at Jake's City Grille's Plymouth location, homey lamps illuminate a wooden bar, which competes with the elegance of the fireplace inside Eden Prairie?s dining room. Red umbrellas, meanwhile, keep the sun in check on Maplewood?s outdoor patio. Each location cultivates its own one-of-a-kind ambience, such as the warmly lit interior of Eagan?s space and the rustic feel of Gull Lake?s confines. These finely tuned atmospheres create a welcoming place to enjoy seared Ahi tuna, marinated chicken breast sandwiches, and cowboy ribeye steaks so fresh they still have the lasso on them.
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Truffles and Tortes Dessert Cafe's bakers craft layered cakes, frosty beverages, chocolate-covered strawberries, and, of course, delicious tortes. But their penchant for sweets doesn't prevent them from creating a savory menu to be enjoyed alongside their baked goods. They bake quiches fresh every morning, make salads and sandwiches to order, and serve homemade soup all day long.
The sweets and savories aren't the shop's only homemade feature, though. The walls showcase a hand-painted mural. The mural features a bridge spanning a Parisian canal, with two small angel statues perched at the bridge's midpoint. One of the angels seems to have picked himself up a piece of cake from the shop's counter, revealing that the painting must come alive after the shop closes.