text: 10 ways to build creditApr 5, 2000 So you�ve made it through high school, and you�re in college or just trying to make it in the real world. Or maybe you�re recently divorced and have no credit history in your own name. Or maybe you just grew up taught that all credit is evil. Whichever it is, building a credit history, a good credit history, is nearly as important and finding that right job in that right career or finding that right spouse. Being unsuccessful in any of these can be a regretful mistake. Here are ten ways that nearly anyone who is either a full time student or has a full time job can begin to build his or her credit: 1 & 2 -- Gas Cards and Department Store Cards You have to start somewhere, and gas stations and department stores generally have easier credit approval processes than major credit cards. 3 � Full time students and recent graduates and first time buyers � special offers Major Credit Cards Look around the bulletin boards and school paper at your college or university. Legitimate issuers such as Citibank, Chase, and the Associates all offer special student programs which cater to students and use a different set of approval guidelines. Car loans All of the American auto manufacturers typically offer first time buyer or recent graduate special financing packages; while the interest rate may be somewhat higher, often the deals include a special up-front rebate as well. 4 � Rent to Own While rent to own shops are notorious for high prices and high finance rates, you can often get a great deal on pre-owned merchandise, and can often finance it �same as cash� (no interest) if paid within a set number of months. If you ask, most R-T-O�s will report your good credit to the credit agency they use for you. In general, R-T-O credit is much easier to attain than even regular department stores, because R-T-O�s maintain ownership until the item is paid in full and will not hesitate to repossess items not paid for as agreed. 5 � Purchase a vehicle with a large percentage down Even if you have the cash to buy your new or used car outright, financing a small portion is an easy way to get credit; because you will have a large percentage in the vehicle, the risk to the financing company is minimized. If the car is repossessed, the finance company stands to recover their full contract value. Therefore approval is much easier to obtain. Also, consider a used car, financing is often easier to obtain. 6 � Purchase a CD, and take out a loan from the same bank using the CD as collateral Because the bank has no risk, the terms of the loan should be very reasonable. (This is also a good tip for someone who has a CD and has a temporary cash flow problem, but doesn�t want to pay the early withdrawal penalty). Make your payments as agreed. DO NOT PAY THE LOAN OFF EARLY. 7 � A joint account Though this isn�t as valuable as an account in your name (nearly always the �joint account� designation will appear on your credit report) it is still positive info if payments are made as agreed. Note: You can even let your friend or parent make the payments so that they can sleep at night, knowing their credit isn�t being soiled. 8 � A secured card These are nearly approved 100% of the time; just make sure you use a reputable bank or credit union (yours if possible). I highly DO NOT recommend Capital One. To see why, visit this epinion: http://cycleodyssey.epinions.com/finc-review-E84-E5DF9C3-38B6152E-prod7 I�ve had good luck with Providian, but I�ve heard many horror stories about them as well. Proceed with caution with a secured card as your last resort. Again, use your own bank or credit union if possible. 9 � Do not pay off 100% of your balance every month While this is a great practice if you have credit, it doesn�t always get you the positive reporting history you might hope for. Instead: 1. Take that new department store credit card or student credit card (or secured card) and treat yourself to that new pair of jeans you need, some underwear, and socks (an example � the key is, purchase practical things you need anyway) 2. Pay off approximately a third of the balance each month until it is paid for in full 3. Do not put anything else on this card (the one carrying your balance) until after 3 months, when it is paid off. 4. After the last payment is posted, repeat as necessary steps 1-4 (sounds like a shampoo bottle, doesn�t it) 10 � If your positive info isn�t showing up on your credit report, actively get it put there! Many creditors, while quick to report negative credit, do not report positive credit unless asked. If the credit department doesn�t follow through with your request to report this info, you can request that your local credit agency research your positive credit (I believe there is a fee for this service). However, usually if you explain to your creditors that: 1. You are trying to build a credit history, and 2. If they won�t help you out by reporting your good credit, then 3. You will take your business elsewhere They will be happy to override any non-reporting policy they have and help you out. Conclusion Most of these steps are painless, but if you follow as many as appropriate, live within your means, and make your payments as agreed, you will build a healthy credit file and contribute to a happier life. Good Luck |


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Will there be a new iPod Video firmware?
We all know that the current version of iPod Video is 1.2.1
But all of us wants to have the Album Flow in our iPod.
Will Apple release the Album Flow for iPod Video/Nano(old One) ?
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Posted 16 September 2007 - 08:48 AM
Posted 16 September 2007 - 06:13 PM
LOL! You should know Apple! Why on Earth would they bring a new feature back to old hardware? If you want Cover Flow on your iPod you have to go out and buy a new one.
Posted 16 September 2007 - 09:01 PM
Although.....maybe someday. I give it til after the holidays. They came out with the new iPods for a reason. Everyone knows the holiday season is the biggest. Everyone just keep your hopes up for an '08 firmware with Cover Flow.
Posted 21 September 2007 - 06:56 PM
People..Don't get your hopes up, they might make us stick with our Old firmware
Posted 22 September 2007 - 03:27 AM
you mean they willPeople..Don't get your hopes up, they might make us stick with our Old firmware
Posted 22 September 2007 - 08:39 PM
ResX is right. Apple is about making money, that's why they are still in business.
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Three Days in Paris
The next part of our European tour wasn't really scheduled as a tour event. We had a few days in Paris from the middle of the 8th to the morning of the 11th to rest a bit and prepare for the next events in Warsaw and Amsterdam. We didn't have any events planned in Paris, unfortunately. This was just a bit of down time for us.
We didn't have a big list of things we wanted to do. We didn't climb the Eiffel Tower and we didn't go to all the museums. We're not really touristy kinda people in that way. We'd rather eat all yr foods than see all yr sites. So, we walked around a lot and were just goofy and playful. And we ate a lot. A lot. We can see it in our faces. Our diets have gone totally out the window for this Europe trip. First thing we did when we got back to Korea was exercise like crazy. Ha!
Back to Paris: we wanted to spend more time just relaxing, you know? Sitting at restaurant here, a coffee shop there, and just people watching. That's what most of the places are built for, anyways: the chairs outside don't point at each other, so you can look in each other's eyes lovingly. They're pointed out to the streets, so you can watch the world, together. Some of the busier restaurants have so many outward pointing chairs with so many people sitting in them it looks like someone cut out a row at the bleachers in a football game. It was lovely!
Sadly, though, I'm not sure if we came to Paris at a bad time. Was there an election or something? Did something serious happen in the news around that time? It seemed like everywhere we went, except for a few places, people were generally grumpy or sad looking. There was a lot of scowling rather than smiling. We'd walk into stores and the people working there would sit with their arms folded, wouldn't ask anything, and would just stare off at something grumpily. We went into restaurants and used all of the French we learned in elementary school in Canada (not the French I butchered jokingly in the video), and we were able to order wholly in French, but the servers were…pissy? They'd take our orders with a sigh and give us our food without a word. Not a "merci" or "bon appetit" or anything. Not even a smile. This wasn't true for EVERYBODY, mind you. The place where we got the mulled wine in the pictures below was lovely. LOVELY. The server there was fun and bubbly and had a great personality. He laughed with us and asked questions, but he was the exception rather than the rule. At the pasty restaurant we went to with the macaroons below, we ordered 4 macaroons and picked out four different flavors, which the waiter wrote down on paper. When we got the macaroons a few minutes later, three out of the four macaroons were wrong. When we told the waitress afterwards, she grumpily said "well, what do you want me to do about it?" Nothing. We didn't want anything. We just wanted to pay and leave, and never come back to that restaurant.
Now, I'm not writing this to say that all of Paris is like this, and that everyone's an asshole. That's definitely not fair for us to say. We just might have come to Paris at a bad time, or maybe we just went to the wrong places, or maybe our pronunciation was terrible. We just didn't feel as warm and invited there as we did in Norway, Sweden, Amsterdam, and Poland, where most everyone we met was smiling and caring. In Korea, if we say something in Korean, Korean people are mostly smiling and happy. They let us know how good our Korean is, and they're amazed that we speak it. In Paris, not a peep. Our pronunciation was off, and it looked like we offended them for not speaking French fluently.
We did meet a few French Nasties in the streets who were delightful and happy and friendly and lovely. And smiling. Smiling! WHERE ARE THE REST OF YOUR PEOPLE HIDING? Do you live in a different part of Paris? The happier part? TELL MEEEEEEEEEE!
The city itself was gorgeous, and the food that we got ourselves, rather than from restaurants, was lovely! Oh man: being able to walk out of your place and head down the street to get a fresh loaf of bread in the bakery, a nice, cheap bottle of wine at the winery, a wide assortment of goat cheeses at the cheesery, a lot of deli meats and pates at the meatery, was just amazing. Korea doesn't really have that. Paris Baguette here is nothing like Paris. The breads here are not good. The cheese scene here in Korea is growing, but still rather non-existent and exorbitantly overpriced. The luxury of being able to get all of this, just down the street, at reasonable prices was definitely our favorite part of our vacation.
Anyhow, that's it for this post. We've got a lot of pictures from our stay as well, which you can see here below. We're working on the Warsaw and Amsterdam videos today, and hope to get them up ASAP before Music Monday! Yay! Make sure you don't miss out on any of our videos by clicking on the button here. Every click you make contributes to the Korean cheese fund, and will bring cheeses to this country at a cheaper price. DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY!
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^^ It looks you had a lot of fun in Paris and ate a lot of delicious pastries!! French pastries are definitely the best *proud French girl* kekeke
As for Parisian and especially Paris waiters/waitresses, it depends!! Few months ago, I went to Paris near the Sacré Coeur to have a cup of coffee and the waiter was a jerk but a week ago, I went to Paris again in Le Marais and the two waiters were so nice and charming! I think the fact that you didn't speak a perfect French wasn't the problem! Some people are just disagreeable!
I would have loved to meet you but I don't live in Paris ==' Come back again soon! -
Well i think in Paris the service is often quit "grumpy", of course there are exceptions but well. In France the political situation is also quite "strained". The president has 20% of popularity and extreme parties are gaining in popularity while the economical situation is really bad so the mood here is not so good. It's such a shame that your memories in Paris weren't as quite good as in the other countries. The french society also tends to be SO judgemental in comparison to the english and german for example.
But hey come to the "campagne française " or in the other cities where people are much friendlier:) -
Literally this LOL
There are studies showing that the French are the least happy and optimistic people. It's not about living in France, since French living abroad are less happy than other people living in the same country, and foreigners living in France happier than French living in France. It's just the curse of being French! Then I don't know whether we're unfriendly because we're unhappy, or unhappy because we're unfriendly… Probably a bit of both!
As a french person living in Canada, I totally understand your feelings. I lived in France for 14 years, was born there, and I never felt welcomed, even if it was my own country!
When I moved to Canada, I was terrified. I spent so much time making friends in my life, and I had to start again from scratch! And then, I discovered the truth: Canada is AWESOME. And I don't want to live in France ever again.
But a lot of my friends agree that yes, France is not the most welcoming country, but Paris is definitely the worst when it comes to grumpy looking people and bad customer service (And said friends live there!). Most of french humorists make fun of that aspect of Paris a lot in their shows. This is the face of the city you'll never see in documentaries.
I hope you still enjoyed your stay though!
What kind of camera do you use to take regular pictures?!?! The photos are so beautiful!
Sadly, Paris is not the best place to go to for cheerfulness… I'm not saying all parisians are sad unhappy people, but compared to other parts of France, people in Paris seems stressed, agressive and pissy at times. The French hospitality still has a LONG way to go to be able to be as friendly as the Norwegians, although sometimes Norway lack a little bit of French manners. ^^
Paris is deeeeefinitely hit or miss. The first time I went it was awful. Hated it. Went back again this summer and it was wonderful. I think part of it was because I knew what to expect, and after having lived in France briefly I was able to get into "French mode," which really lessens the culture shock. Some people can be really uppity with the language, but you can't take it personally (as impossible as it seems, trust me I know it's hard). If you have a chance I hope you're able to go back! Paris is kind of its own entity within France, and if you're able to visit a smaller city you might see a totally different side of the country :) I've also heard the south tends to be friendlier, so maybe everyone in the north is getting grumpy that winter is coming? In any case, I'm sorry your experience wasn't that enjoyable, but I really hope you're able to replace it with better memories in the future :)
The very north is known as the friendliest part of France, so winter doesn't excuse everything!
So true, how could I forget! I've especially heard great things about Normandy.
I don't know if the whole same-sex marriage debate is still going on over there but lots of protests and the like were happening a few months ago. Back when I went to Paris in 2008, if you spoke English, they weren't very friendly. But if you spoke Spanish (like my family does), they would treat you beautifully. I took French for a few years and since I speak another Romantic language (i.e. Spanish), I have a fairly good French accent when I speak it. So much so that I asked a question at a restaurant and then had to apologize in English that I only knew a little tiny bit of French when he started responding so quickly to me in French. Also, back in 2008, there was a parade and then a protest walking right past our hotel every few days. So….like someone else said, hit or miss.
Paris is Paris, it's always like that (people are grumpy, the servers are unwelcoming) but next time comeIn the South it's SO great!!!!
gorgeous pictures guys!! :D at least you got that even though u had 2 deal with grouchy/depressed ppl :(
I can assure you that you didn't come to Paris at the wrong time. We just suck at welcoming people, specially non-French speaking ones since most French people don't speak a word of English. What was going on in most of their heads was probably something like this: "Holly shit, what do I do freaking tell 'em? What did that dude say?". This is not due to an non-tolerance of anglophone people, we are just clumsy at this.
However, I don't have any excuse for the servers. The Parisian servers are known throughout France for being the rudest and grumpiest beings to have walked on the surface of Earth. They don't make any special treatment to anyone and are that way with everyone.
As for the stores, the workers there are not supposed to 'bother' you until you ask for help. That's just the way the service works, and most French people are content with that.
Overall, Paris is known to be snobbish, and a lot of the bad treatment could have come from people suffering delusions of grandeur.
Anyways, I'm sorry that your stay sucked due to a bunch of annoyingly rude people. -
I'm in my little bubble of Koreatown Los Angeles and my regular (korean) grocery store has horrible cheese and meh bread. They have all the wonderful korean foods, but I have found myself not eating bread and cheese like I used to.
About once every 2-3 months I venture a few miles out and empty my bank account on ALL THE CHEESES AND STUFFS TO PUT CHEESE ON and BREAD.
I need to make a trip soon.
I've had the same experience. I thought it was just cultural differences that's why I felt very unwelcome when I visited Paris a couple of years ago. I thought it was just because I didn't speak French that people in Paris wouldn't give me the time of day. If I got lost, I was on my own to figure things out. I thought it was just language barrier that kept me from interacting with people.
But then I went to Tokyo this summer, and I felt very welcome. Japanese people went all their way out to help me. I was trying to figure out my direction, and they did their very best to help me even though they spoke Japanese, and I didn't understand a thing. They mostly just did hand gestures and maps to help me while still speaking in Japanese. Also, they would feel really bad when they couldn't help me. You could see it on their faces and gestures how bad they felt for not being able to help you.
I'm not saying that people in Paris are generally like that since each person is different, acts differently, and thinks differently, but that's just my experience when I went to Paris. I'm not really the kind of person who travels to a lot of places. So I was really shocked when I went to Tokyo, and I was treated differently. That language didn't really matter when I tried to talk to people. It gave me hope that I wouldn't be that doomed if I ever visit a place again where English is not the dominant language.
can't wait for your video on poland!!!
i actually was in Warsha on the same day that you did!! (;-;) but because i was on poland as part of a trip from school ( about the holocaust ><" we came all the way from israel!!) i didn't get the chance to meet you guys ;-; (soooo not fair) -
I think your issues with people in Paris can be chalked up to it just being Paris. I'm from Quebec; I went to school in French from Kindergarten all the way to my M.A.; I speak the language fluently (or at least I like to think lol) – and I STILL get the evil eye from waiters and shop clerks whenever I go to Paris!
Outside of Paris the French are really nice, and even the Parisians can be really personable once you get to know them, as you found. It's just towards strangers, they are certainly much more "porcupinish" than might be the case elsewhere.
I think it's the culture. My french class last year had a discussion about this sort of thing. I'm American by the way, so I'm no expert, but this is what my teacher said. The french aren't as friendly to strangers, and they tend to have fewer friends, but the friends they have are very close. For example, in America, if a friend asked you to do something, you might say no if it's inconvenient for you, but the french will go to great lengths for their friends. At the same time, people might not smile on the streets as much and seem less friendly. The french will also get into very heated discussions with each other and still definitely remain friends, while in America some might worry it's the end of the friendship. They customarily have closer, smaller circle of friends, and aren't looking to be friendly with everyone they see.
Of course, that's just what I learned :P Maybe someone can let me know if this is all true?
I find this to be true, I'm American too, but I've spent a lot of time in France with French people and I love the way they are. They don't pretend to be too friendly and then really don't give a damn about you. They are more reserved and when they like you, you are part of the family. A French friend is a true friend.
I'm French and I would agree! We don't "act" friendly when we don't mean it. It doesn't necessarily translate by everybody being grumpy all the time, that's rather typical from Paris and somewhat Lyon, but people won't jump at you asking how you're doing, like in other countries! That's why we can easily be deceived by people's friendly attitude when we're abroad… For instance, I worked along with an American guy during an internship, and he was over-friendly and enthusiastic with me all the time, and when I left he sent an e-mail to my boss saying that I was useless… That's just an example but I heard several stories of such cultural shocks!
I've never been to Europe even, but two of my friends who did. They said it was nice, but you've to tried to speak French with them, if you don't, they just don't want to service or talk to you.
I of course want to visit there in the really really long run when I want to actually learn a bit of French which will be a while. *first stop: Korea*Don't worry, at least you've a good time and see pretty people and places :) Did you go see the Market ??
Thanks for the video marathon!!! We missed you guys!!! Hope you're recovering from the jet-lag… Please do a recap video of the bingo game! That's an amazing idea there Martina!
French people are famous for being rude and grumpy, I was in France twice and noticed the same thing…
I'm not going there again… Thumbs down all you want, but its my personal experience. -
Meemers was on French TV today !
Ah I'm so sorry you had a bad experience with French people, but to be honest I don't find it that surprising. I remember people were so much more welcoming and friendly when I was in the UK, and I miss that now that I'm back in France. And as a general rule, I do find French people sad and grumpy, I'm not sure where it comes from.. Ah now I sound like a bitter French girl myself^^ Fortunately there are a lot of amazing people too!
And I'm amazed you didn't have any troubles with strikes, since there seemed to be a couple going on when you were Paris. That would have been the ultimate French experience :D-
Ooh and now that I watched you photographs, I realised you mostly hit the touristy neighbourghoods, which might be why people were that grumpy as well. If you ever come back you should definitely check Montmartre and the Sacré-Coeur, it has a different vibe I think? (That being said, this is touristy as well, and I didn't even spend that much time in Paris. But my most beautiful memories of the city are in this area, at night fall^^)
I've never been to Paris but my husband says he never wants to visit Paris again because of such a bad experience. O.o I don't know, I think he should try at least one more time. I guess some get offended if you don't speak perfect French? I don't know why though. I've been too Lille though and people there were nice. ^^ And, Martina, can you tell me your secret packing skilz? Cause like, I can only fit in one more extra pair of shoes if I'm traveling in the winter time with all of the bulky coats, sweaters and what not. And I know you guys had to take back a lot of fanmail and fanart too so please, share the secrets!! hehe.
So sad you didn't have a fan event :|
About people looking grumpy and sad, I have to say that it's kind of a characteristic of Parisians. They are also known for complaining a lot. And I'm saying this as a French girl coming from a small town in the east of the country, and a new inhabitant of Paris' area. But of course, there are exceptions! ^v^ -
I've been to Paris twice, and I get what you mean. I think the biggest thing you have to make sure you do is say you're Canadian. Or use those little temporary tattoos with flags on them and put them on your face. Or wear a Canadian pin. That whole 'the French hating on America' thing is super real. Both times I went it was with my school, and they treated us rather indifferently at first. The moment they found out that we were Canadian, I found them to be on the whole a lot more pleasant and accommodating. Thanks for uploading these when I'm sure all you wanna do is curl up in a snuggle ball with Meemers and Spudgy and sleep for 100 yeas.


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These bindings are VERY NICE! I haven't taken them on the mountain yet because in South Dakota it sucks ass for weather. Anyway I ordered them like sunday and they got here today (wednesday) which is fast. Moral of the story did some butters in my living room felt em out and adjusted them. Their good. actually great! they're easy to adjust and fit to your standards. Flex is not bad. I'd say a little stiffer than medium. Good all around bindings. Jib or Jump they'll do it. BUY EM!!!
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Participating in the European WinPHP Challenge 2009
Posted by Stuart Herbert on April 20th, 2009 in European WinPHP Challenge 2009.
I had word today that my entry into the European WinPHP Challenge 2009 competition had been accepted. As I haven't seen anyone else blog about it yet, I'm starting to wonder how many participants there are ;) (Someone should setup a Planet WinPHP Challenge site or something).
Seriously, the competition is a good idea. During my four and a bit years working on a proprietary PHP CMS for Box UK (2003-2008), about half of the customer base chose Windows Server as their server platform. Generally, folks choose to deploy web-based applications on Windows Server because they already have Windows Server. Selling them something that will only work on Linux is a tough sell, so a competition like this that seeks to show off how well PHP works on Windows should be another small step forward for all those small ISVs like Box UK who want to sell products written in PHP – provided Microsoft actually do something marketing-wise with the results.
The tag line for the competition is: "To help show how well PHP runs on Windows, we are holding the "European WinPHP Challenge" to showcase the FAST in FastCGI." (their emphasis) So I figure an interesting showcase would be to build an app that combines PHP and .NET into a web services gateway.
And, it would actually be useful.
PHP's SOAP client falls somewhere between being a toy and a joke, depending on how much your job depends on it working against real enterprise services. Because these services are built in .NET (or Java) for other .NET programmers to use, they exploit the full expressiveness of SOAP (well, the automated wizard that builds the service does, but you get the idea ;) ) without any thought of toning things down to remain interoperable with PHP. It's a source of great frustration at work.
So my competition entry is called "Give It A REST", and the idea is to create a SOAP<->REST gateway using PHP and .NET, running under IIS7, before the end of May. My primary test case is being able to interface with the SOAP APIs published by Netsuite and Daptiv from PHP via a RESTful interface. The PHP client will be remote; it will not be running on the same box as Give It A REST. And the PHP client won't be using SOAP at all.
Should make for an interesting six weeks or so :)
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April 21st, 2009 at 7:44 ami had the same thing the past 6 months. we work for a client who publishes a terrible soap interface and we've had to write some funky php to to work with it using php's native soap library. but it does work. and then others wanted to talk to that soap interface and we said, eh eh. so i wrote a rest interface that sits in front of a php->soap layer and provides a nice, friendly interface everyone can understand and use. good luck.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a moderate Democrat from upstate New York who is likely to have a Democratic primary battle on her hands in New York next year, made sure her position on same-sex marriage was known -- she supports it -- as soon as Gov. David Paterson appointed her to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate.
The action in the states does not seem poised to slow down anytime soon. The New York State Assembly just passed a same-sex marriage bill this week, though the bill's fate is uncertain in the state Senate. And in New Hampshire last week, a bill passed out of the legislature and is now on its way to Democratic Gov. John Lynch's desk.
Lynch has been opposed to same-sex marriage in the past and has not yet made his position on the current legislation known.
President Obama remains opposed to same-sex marriage. ABC News' Jake Tapper has pressed White House press secretary Robert Gibbs twice in the last two weeks on the subject to see if the president is perhaps reconsidering his position in light of the swift movement on the issue both legislatively in the states and in national public opinion.
Gibbs continued to express the president's support for civil unions, but indicated his opposition to gay marriage is unchanged.
"I think the president's position on same-sex marriage is -- has been talked about and discussed," Gibbs said in response to a question seeking reaction to Baldacci's action last week in Maine.
It is unclear if the political winds and his thinking on the issue will have changed significantly enough to cause Obama to drop his opposition to same-sex marriage by the time his 2012 re-election campaign rolls around, but some political observers don't rule it out.
"I think it's possible in 2012, but certainly in 2016, that the Democratic nominee for president will be for gay marriage," said Elmendorf, the Democratic strategist. "There is an old expression in Washington: 'Flip-flopping is OK as long as you end up on the right side with the voters.'"


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Russia investors should buy shares of the country's oil and gold exporters when the ruble bottoms at 36 to the dollar because those companies have most costs in rubles and revenue in the U.S. currency, Troika Dialog said.
"The experience of other devaluations is that the equity market tends to bottom at the same time as the currency," Troika strategists Kingsmill Bond and Andrey Kuznetsov wrote in a note to investors today.
The central bank yesterday said it's "finished" expanding the ruble's trading band against a dollar-and-euro currency basket that it uses to control fluctuations. The new edge of the trading band, at 41 rubles to the currency basket, correlates to 36 rubles to the dollar, assuming the euro-dollar exchange rate remains relatively constant.
"We don't know yet how the currency will be allowed to move to this level, whether it will be a single move," the Troika strategists wrote. The decline may happen one or a few days, the report said.
When the ruble falls to 36 per dollar, the central bank may defend the currency and Russian shares will "likely bounce," Troika said.
Russia's oldest brokerage recommended OAO Surgutneftegaz, the country's fourth-biggest oil producer; OAO Tatneft, the oil producer in the Tatarstan region; OAO Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of gas giant OAO Gazprom; OAO Lukoil, the second-largest oil producer; OAO Polyus Gold, the country's biggest gold producer and OAO Polymetal, a gold and silver producer.
"These are the stocks that stand to benefit most from devaluation due to their ruble costs and dollar revenue, and because their dollar debts are insufficient to outweigh these benefits," the Troika strategists said.
The ruble traded at 32.9755 to the dollar as of 10:45 a.m. in Moscow.
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FOXBORO – Bill Belichick was forthcoming when it came to the subject of Rob Gronkowski's status for Training Camp, but stayed tight lipped when the subject of Aaron Hernandez came up on Wednesday.
When asked if he was concerned about what was in the texts between him and Hernandez, the Patriots' coach was quick to issue a no comment.
"I think that was addressed by a lawyer last week and I don't have any further comment on it," Belichick said.
Last Friday, Patriots' attorney Andrew Phelan clarified reports that said Belichick and Hernandez exchanged 33 pages of text messages over a five-month period.
The statement read: "Earlier this week, a report indicated that an exchange of text messages between the team's head coach and Mr. Hernandez totaled 33 pages. While it is unknown how the texts were printed or displayed, I thought it was important to clarify that during an early investigation conducted by state prosecutors, the team produced a total of 34 text messages (not pages of texts) spanning a period of five months (December 2012 – April 2013) between the head coach and Mr. Hernandez."
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This list is definitely a fine line between artistic integrity, videos that were influential to pop culture, and things that just made me happy despite popular consensus. But covering and considering all those bases, here we go. Agree or disagree, here were some great visuals to great songs this year that made it 2014 for me, and maybe you, but mostly me.
It's no secret by now that the 90′s are back, and with all things 90′s comes all things 90′s dance. With artists like Kiesza taking the lead on the charts right now, someone is sneaking up beside with a great voice and a great beat, and that person is Moko.
Born Diane Nadia Adu-Gyamfi, and of Ghanaian descent, this British soul singer came to fame with the track "Count On Me" with Chase & Status about a year ago. In October 2013, Moko released her EP Black which she had a hand in personally producing.
Her latest track "Your Love" released early July of this year and just happens to accompany a killer video that screams Crystal Waters and Robin S's love child. Give me this synthesized beats and I am most definitely a happy boy. Moody lighting, enough throw back dancing to go for days, and a couple aggressive "pigtails", I'm thinking Moko is just getting started.
Climbing onto the train at the right moment, this diva is gaining momentum and is the one to watch.
Watch the video for Moko's "Your Love" below.
Like an old rash, the unruly crowd of Mark Kenneth Wood's Face of Furry Creek is back with season 2. The old faces that make up the motley crew are joined by a couple new, and awfully hysterical faces to show that the small town of Furry Creek is just as dysfunctional as ever.
This season…follows a mountain resort community whose tourists are leaving in droves. It's time to create a new tourism campaign to get those visitor dollars back! And what better way to find a tourism ambassador than a local reality show contest? With old favourites and plenty of new faces in town, 5 candidates compete, lie and cheat their way to becoming the new "Face of Furry Creek".
It's that time of year, Labour Day Weekend, that the biggest drag pageant in North America hits Chicago.
Miss Continental has been around since 1980, and this year marks it's 35th anniversary. Although all advanced tickets are sold out, tickets night of, will be available for purchase at The Baton Show Lounge.
Preliminary night is this Sunday, August 31st, where we will be in Chicago cheering on friend of Homorazzi, and last year's runner up, Brooke Lynn Hytes, with doors at 6pm and show at 7pm. The finals night lands on Monday the 1st, with doors at 7pm and show at 8pm.
After missing first place by just one point last year, the tension is on to see if Brooke Lynn can take the 2014 crown. A list of contestants and all things pageant can be found at the website here.
So come hoot and holler with us if you're in the Chicago area! It's going to be a great time!
The American singer-songwriter known as SZA has been making waves on the indie charts for a while with her unique combination of soulful and chill beats. Now currently writing her fourth EP, SZA has released a new video from her latest EP entitled Z and is showing a different side.
You could expect an artist who cites her influences as everything from Wu-Tang to Billie Holiday to have a wide variety to draw from, and none is more true than SZA showing a bit of her down-lo Pop side on her newest track "Julia". I've enjoyed every beautifully shot music video SZA has released but something more ethereal and lighthearted is involved in the Julia video and it works for her.
Hitting the scene in 2012 with her self-released EP See.SZA.Run, the album got favourable reviews comparing her minimalist R&B sound to artists like The Weeknd and Frank Ocean. Following that up with her next EP S, in 2013, SZA continued her streak of great reviews. Her latest EP Z though, released earlier this year, has found the most commercial success, breaking into both the UK and Billboard markets.
At the tail end of the "Julia" video when the sun goes down, we get a snippet of a new song called "Tender," something more true to what we've heard from her previously, which makes me anxious for her next album, released in hard copy (a first for the artist) as well as digital download.
SZA definitely has the artistry and chops for a long career. Marking her as a Rising Artist is an understatement. I think SZA is already a star.
Aussie swimmer Ian Thorpe has finally revealed he is gay, and seems to be coming out during an interview with Sir Michael Parkinson set to air on Australian TV this Sunday.
The 31 year old retired from swimming in 2012 after winning 3 Gold and 2 Olympic Silvers, 11 World titles, and 11 Commonwealth Games medals. Even living in Australia for years I know first hand that the subject of Thorpe's sexuality was always a hot topic of discussion despite his denial. The hot hetero topic a few years back was his "relationship" with Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard, which Beard all but denied. That's right, I said it: Thorpe's "Beard" denied his breast stroke.
The Haus of Jaja is throwing another fantastic charity event in TO here this month and you should be there!
Valentines Day showed the premiere of Jaja's charity chops, and the event was a raging success raising thousands for the LGBT Youth line. This time Camp OUT is once again being held at the Pilot Tavern and this time is supporting LGBT youth in going to camp this Summer.
PFLAG Durham Region's Youth Leadership camp is in jeopardy due to last minute funding cuts. But with your support, we can give these kids the chance they deserve to regroup, recharge, and thrive!
The event is an early one from 5pm to 9pm and promises a good time, with great music, a fun dance floor, special guests, and draws and raffles. This time I will not be covered in balloons in my underwear, but I will be there to show these guys, doing great things for our community and surrounding communities, my support. Come down on June 19th for a smore, some bug juice punch, and a lot of fun. It'll be a gooder.
For more info, head over to the Facebook event.
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Buddies In Bad Times Theatre with Libido Productions premiered a new piece on Tuesday night as an introduction to the Pride season. Queer Bathroom Stories, written by Sheila Cavanagh, is a compilation of over 100 interviews and an adaptation of Cavanagh's book Queering Bathrooms: Gender, Sexuality and the Hygienic Imagination. The play tells several stories over the course of a little over an hour of the secret life of Bathrooms in the LGBTQ community.
Sexual escapades aside, and hitting on the most important subject matter of the play, the production shows how the trans community responds to the stick figures on bathroom doors, and the reactions to something possibly taken for granted by others. This was truly the bread and butter of Queer Bathroom Stories. Sure, the "cruising" aspects of the play were impossible to avoid when discussing what the play is about, but came across as misplaced compared to the flow and importance of the gender issues.


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Cyclic particle accelerator in which the particle is confined to its orbit by a magnetic field. The strength of the magnetic field increases as the particle's momentum increases. An alternating electric field in synchrony with the orbital frequency of the particle produces acceleration. Synchrotrons are named according to the particles they accelerate. The Tevatron, a proton synchrotron at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois, U.S., produces the highest particle energies achieved so far.
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The T6520 we evaluated is actually the highest-end model in eMachines' current four-model fall lineup--indicating just how deep into budget country we've ventured. Like its brothers, the T6520 is available only through retail chains such as Circuit City and Best Buy, and in only one fixed configuration. All four models share the same silver-and-black external plastics (clearly bearing the stamp of Gateway's in-house designers), differing only in their guts.
Based on AMD's 2.4GHz Athlon 64 3400+ processor, the eMachines T6520 Media Center PC delivers impressive application performance for this class of system. In testing, it ran circles around the more expensive Gateway 5310S we covered in a recent sub-$1,000 PC roundup. The T6520 also held its own against the Editors' Choice-winning iBuyPower Value-Pro , falling only a few points short of the iBuyPower machine on our SysMark 2004 test.
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Once you wrestle the deceptively difficult side panel off the case, you'll find a nifty interior that provides ample room to grow. In addition to the aforementioned PCI Express graphics port, you get plenty of spare PCI slots and drive bays, should you need them. There is one expansion drawback: the T6520's motherboard has only two DIMM slots, and both come filled (with, we must mention, a healthy 1GB of RAM). If you ever want to add more memory, you'll first have to discard one of the 512MB sticks that came with the system--a less than ideal solution.


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Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)Suburban hotel with free breakfast and indoor pool
Situated in the business district, this hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Sharon Woods Park, Westerville Mini-Golf, and Whetstone Park. Polaris Fashion Place and Magic Mountain Fun Center are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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This hotel features an indoor pool, a fitness center, and a spa tub. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in the lobby, a business center, and conference rooms are onsite.
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Hotel description Best Western Richelieu
This former private residence of the 1930's is ideally situated between the two pedestrian historical areas in the town centre. The BEST WESTERN Richelieu is in the elegant area of the town hall, nearby the multimedia library, various administrative and university head offices and the faculty of law. The hotel has received the European Eco label certification. The label distinguishes services and products that meet high standards of both performance and environmental quality. We propose a business centre with free Wi-Fi Internet access, a bar in the lobby and 24 hour room service, as well as both indoor and outdoor private car parks. Limoges is the capital of the arts of fire, combining tradition and ultra modern technologies, is also a historical town offering a wide variety of historical sites. The Adrien Dubouche National Museum of porcelain, the Eveche enamel museum, the Craftsmanship museum, the porcelain manufacturers and various gardens are not to be missed.
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Pets allowed with Restrictions dogs allowed, extra charge of 10 euros
Number of floors:6
Check-in time:14:00:00
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- Suites: 2
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Hi, Just a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that my Ruby Ball Cactus was starting to turn pale and the green was turning yellow. Then I noticed that a part of the 'ball' was turning brown, this over a matter of time spread to the main ball. If this continues to spread to I have to cut all of them off? I put some fertilizer into the soil today too. I'm pretty sure that it's from the direct sunlight. The green stem feels a bit mushy. What do I do now? Is it too late? Thanks. |
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While I don't grow grafted plants, it would appear it's a goner. These are seedlings of the same species but these have chlorophyl and grow on their own roots. They flower all summer long and into the fall/winter sometimes. They are normally more green but with all the sun they turn this red color. Comes the winter they tend to return to their green bodies. |
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- 1 1/2 cups (packed) fresh basil leaves
- 3/4 cup olive oil
Blanch basil in medium saucepan of boiling water 10 seconds. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Pat basil dry with paper towels. Transfer to blender. Add oil; puree until smooth. Transfer to small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before using.)
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- Calories241
- Carbohydrates0 g (0%)
- Fat27 g (42%)
- Protein0 g (1%)
- Saturated Fat4 g (19%)
- Sodium1 mg (0%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat3 g
- Fiber0 g (1%)
- Monounsaturated Fat20 g
- Cholesterol0
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From September 22 to 26, 2009, PROCOLOMBIA presented the taste of the Colombian coast, with typical Caribbean palenqueras and dances that captured the attention of thousands of visitors to the fair.
Represented by PROCOLOMBIA's Vice Presidency for Tourism, Colombia attended Top Resa, France's most important tourism fair. The objective was for tourists, travel agencies, international business people, and executives to include the Corralito de Piedra, ("the Little Stone Pen"), as Cartagena is affectionately called, as a world class tourist destination.
Colombia Goes after French Tourism Market.
Nubia Stella Martínez, PROCOLOMBIA's Vice President for Tourism stated that Colombia's presence at this fair is part of the work being carried out to improve our country's image in France and allow tourists to do away with past negative memories and understand that our country is full of nature, culture, history, and quality people.
With a stand of over 104 m², full of gigantic photos of Colombia's main tourist destinations, among them Cartagena, PROCOLOMBIA's Vice Presidency for Tourism seduced a good part of the 27,000 people present, among them, tourists, French travel agencies, event planners and operators, and over 900 journalists.
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Microsoft has announced that Resident Evil 6 will feature DLC that "will be available first only on Xbox 360".
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Capcom showed off a lengthy Xbox 360 demo of Resi 6 during Microsoft's E3 press conference. The four minute showing, which you can watch in full here, followed Leon Kennedy as he raced to an extraction point in a city falling to bits around him.


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If you're fond of your motor and want to take it on holiday with you, you're not alone. Having carried out a survey with 22,000 of their members, the AA recently found that 11% plan to take their car abroad this year.
If travelling by boat and car, the appeal is obvious: you can bring plenty of luggage, it's often a cheaper way to travel and, most importantly, you have the freedom to travel wherever you want. Roger de Brett, travel manager for the AA says: "Away from the motorways you're bound to find delightful places to explore as you go."
Before setting off on a trip though it's important to make sure you have the right documentation and that your car is up to scratch. Travel insurance, which can be purchased from the AA, is essential, along with AA European Breakdown Cover. The latter offers an English speaking helpline and repatriation of a car if necessary. If you don't have cover, you could be looking at costs of up to £1,000 to bring a broken-down car home. It's also worth consulting the FCO website (gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice) for up to date information on different countries.
But the preparations don't end there. European countries have their own requirements for compulsory equipment to carry in cars so you'll need to compile a shopping list before you set off.The AA website offers downloadable guides for much of Europe, and while some countries are straightforward — for example there is no compulsory equipment needed for the republic of ...


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RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Problems for Cambria County firefighters arose while trying to get to a structure fire in the 700 block of Fulmer Road in Richland Township Saturday.
Heavy snow blanketed the driveway and a plow had to clear a path for crews to get up to the house, said fire officials.
Fire crews said the fire started after the homeowner overfilled a kerosene heater he was using to heat the home.
"The gentleman had issues getting fuel oil to the home because of the driveway conditions," said Richland Township Fire Department Chief Bob Hefflefinger.
Fire crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to a garage but the house was a total loss.