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The holidays are just around the corner, so time to start thinking about decorating with battery operated, LED candles. Flameless LED candles are the smart, modern choice for decorating inside and outside your home. LED candles have no live flame, so are safe around curtains and furniture, not to mention children and pets. No wax drip, no smoke, no soot.
Pictured are our Candle Impressions Red Glitter Christmas Candles. This set of two flameless, LED candles are 3-inches in diameter and 4- and 6-inches tall. Distinctive red glitter creates a sparkly look. Unscented.
You'll know these are Candle Impressions battery operated candles, thanks to the distinctive black wick. The LED light source flickers like an amber flame. Two AA batteries required.
These Red Glitter LED candles are perfect for Christmas and for display all through the holidays.
Battery powered window candles say "welcome" all year round, and are particularly popular during the holidays. We've added some new LED window candles to our already large selection. For example, now you can enjoy Luminara flame effect technology in a taper size window candle, which comes complete with its own base ready to place in windows, on tables, mantels and bookshelves. Luminara candles utilize electromagnets to make the LED flame flicker and dance so realistically you'd think it's a live flame.
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- 1 package(s) boneless skinless chicken breasts, small package, usually comes with 4-6
- 16 ounce(s) fresh mozzarella
- 2 tablespoon(s) pesto
- 2 tablespoon(s) extra virgin olive oil
- Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray and set on medium heat. Place chicken breasts inside (no more than 6, depending on size) and cover.
- While chicken is cooking, cut up mozzarella into 1-inch chunks.
- In large mixing bowl, combine pesto and olive oil, then put mozzarella into the bowl. Mix mozzarella and pesto/olive oil well, ensuring that each chunk is well-coated.
- After 5 minutes of cooking time for chicken, uncover and turn each breast to the other side. Take mozzarella mixture and place chunks on each breast, and some into the skillet.
- Recover and allow to cook until chicken is no longer pink on inside, and all mozzarella is melted.
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Marriage records were kept quite early in all counties prior to 1910. They usually contain:
In some instances, if you can get the marriage application or license, it might tell the ages of the couple, the names of the parents, and the maiden name of the wife.
However, records vary from county to county. Once again, many are available at the Family History Library and on loan through local Family History Centers.


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New York | Friday, June 29th, 2012
Donald Trump and Mitt Romney will join forces at a lavish fundraising dinner in Manhattan tonight, but the "Dine with the Donald" luncheon scheduled for today has been postponed. Following yesterday's historic Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama's signature healthcare initiative, reports stated that Romney would step out of the dinner and remain in Washington to handle the blow to his campaign. But Trump Executive Vice President and Special Counsel Michael Cohen insists that's not the case.
"Despite the multitude of erroneous reports today, I can assure you Mr. Trump and Gov. Romney both look forward to seeing one another this evening," Cohen said. He did concede that the "Dine with the Donald" event, a contest endorsed by Team Romney that gives one lucky winner a chance to break bread with Trump and Republican presidential candidate, has been indefinitely shelved. Tonight's fundraiser will be held at the home of finance wiz Martin Zweig in the Pierre Hotel.
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The Spring Cup is open to all teams (club, intraclub, interclub and tournament teams) that participate in the U9-U19 age divisions and are registered and in good standing with their state and/or national association for the period August 1, 2014-July 31, 2015. Teams are accepted on a first-come first-serve basis.
The tournament ranking committee will place teams into a flight that best fits the team's competitive ability. The tournament reserves the right to combine age groups, depending on the total number of teams in identified age divisions. Teams will be notified prior to the tournament if groups are to be combined. In addition, an age group may be flighted to help parity of competition if a group exceeds eight teams.
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From I-24 follow Hwy. 27 to downtown Chattanooga. Take 4th St., exit (CI) on to 4th St. Proceed up 4th St., to High St., turn left onto High St., continue 3 blocks until you get to the Bluff View Art District.
The Hunter offers amazing architecture, a stunning permanent collection and exciting temporary exhibitions.
The Hunter Museum focuses on American art from the Colonial period to the present day. The variety of the collection inside is reflected by the architecture of the museum's exterior. The museum is housed in an early twentieth century mansion, a modern 1970s era building and a sleek, contemporary structure of steel and glass.
The museum's collection includes paintings, works on paper, sculpture, photography, mixed media, video, furniture and contemporary studio glass covering a diverse range of styles and periods. A few of the well-known artists whose work is represented in the Hunter include Thomas Cole, Fitz Henry Lane, Winslow Homer, Robert S. Duncanson, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, John Marin, Thomas Hart Benton, Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Jack Beal, George Segal, Duane Hanson, Robert Rauschenberg, Sam Gilliam, and Andy Warhol.
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It has long been known that women who receive radiation to the left breast have portions of heart tissue exposed to radiation, and can develop cardiac complications as a result. Although newer radiation techniques result in less damage, some still does occur. This study looked at how to evaluate that damage. The study used a scan called Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (or SPECT) to evaluate heart damage. This scan uses a radiolabeled tracer, which is administered to the patient and then picked up by a CT scan. The test evaluates blood flow to organs, in this case, the heart. The study found that the amount of damage correlates with the amount of heart tissue in the field of radiation. About 30% of the patients with <1% of the heart muscle in the radiation field developed damage seen on SPECT, while >90% of the patients with >10% of heart muscle in the radiation field developed damage seen on SPECT. The next issue is whether patients with damage seen on SPECT actually develop cardiac problems. Unfortunately, we do not know what the long-term significance is of this damage. These patients should be followed closely to determine if abnormalities on SPECT are a way to predict who might develop cardiac complications, allowing them to be more closely monitored.
Sep 12, 2012 - For patients with clinically lymph node-negative melanoma, the use of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography to aid sentinel lymph node excision is associated with increased detection of metastatic involvement and improved disease-free survival, compared with standard sentinel lymph node excision, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.


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A final vote will be cast Thursday on a $500,000 budget reduction proposal for the Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) 2013-2014 school year, the first of three major reductions expected to take place in the next three fiscal years.
Late last month, the WAPS board was first provided with 21 proposed recommendations to reduce district spending. Recommendations administrators said could save the district the most money include increases for class size targets, the reduction of funds allocated for textbooks, and cuts to instructional supply budgets.
A new item was added to the list and one was omitted since the last time the board discussed the reductions. No longer on the list for Thursday's vote is an increase in student activity fees; added is a cut in athletic assistant coaches. Although board members provided several comments about the proposed cuts at the last meeting, the board did not direct these two change, nor has the proposal for cuts to coaching positions been vetted by the board.
Superintendent Scott Hannon told board members at the last meeting that while the district has been in good shape, were at a point now where we need to adjust our budget.
Administrators also estimated saving $38,000 by restructuring EBD programs and day services, $33,000 by reducing family and consumer science electives at the Middle School, and more than $26,000 with four-day work weeks in the summer.
Thursday's publwic comment period, scheduled before the board discusses agenda items, is the last time residents can voice their concerns about the reductions.
For a complete list of the approved budget reductions, read this Sundays edition of the Winona Post.
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Students at Winona Senior High School (WSHS) receive the least student-teacher contact time in the Big 9 Conference, but a recently announced plan could change that for next year.
WAPS board members will reexamine four new options Thursday that could add as much as 30 minutes to the secondary school day at WSHS. While each option includes extra instructional time throughout the day, each proposal also has students starting class earlier, an idea board member Steve Schild did not favor.
Schild, citing a study from the Center for Disease Control, said students are already not getting an adequate amount of sleep during the school week, and starting classes earlier could be detrimental. Two of the options propose start times of 7:30 a.m. and 7:20 a.m., much earlier than the current 9 a.m. start time.
However, the cost of reconfiguring the school day will also be a deciding factor. The most expensive option, which proposes starting class time at 8:45 a.m. and dismissing at 3:45 p.m., is expected to cost the district more than $110,000. Students would begin class 15 minutes earlier than the current schedule, but the late afternoon release would be the latest dismissal time in the conference. WSHS principal Kelly Halvorsen said the later dismissal has the potential to cut into students jobs, athletic practices.
The second most expensive option, projected to cost the district $92,190, would also add 30 more minutes to the secondary school day. This option proposes the earliest start time of 7:20 a.m. and dismissing at 2:20 p.m.
The third option, with a price tag of $55,590, would add only 15 minutes to the day and proposes a start time of 8:45 a.m. and dismissal at 3:30 p.m.
The fourth option, projected to cost $54,700, would add 20 minutes to the school day, and proposes a start time of 7:30 a.m. and dismissal at 2:20 p.m.
WAPS human resources director Pat Blaisdell said if the district wanted to implement the schedule change for the upcoming school year, board members would have to make a decision by the first meeting in March. The board is not expected to vote on an option on Thursday, but Blaisdell said it could happen.
The WAPS board will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall.


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Numerous research studies in the late 1990s established a connection between a higher rate of Parkinson's disease and long-term exposure to common poisons used to kill pests (pesticides) and weeds (herbicides). Key support for this connection includes an unusually high rate of Parkinson's disease among people who live in farm communities where pesticide and herbicide use is frequent. People who often use home pesticides and herbicides, such as for gardening and lawn care, also have higher rates of Parkinson's disease. As well, autopsy evidence consistently demonstrates that people who have Parkinson's when they die have higher levels of chemicals found in pesticides and herbicides in their brain than people who do not have Parkinson's.
What this connection means as far as proving that they might cause Parkinson's remains uncertain. Researchers know that there are close chemical similarities between many pesticides and herbicides and the illicit narcotic contaminant (from amateurish attempts to synthesize the synthetic narcotic pethidine) 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) that is used in the laboratory to create a Parkinson's model in research animals. Yet far more people who live in farming communities with ostensibly the same exposure to pesticides and herbicides do not have Parkinson's than do. Limiting exposure to these substances is prudent, regardless of the connection to Parkinson's disease, as they are known neuro-toxins that can produce a wide range of damage to the brain and nervous system.


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Sindoor was another movie produced by the government of Nepal under Royal Nepal Film Corporation. The movie was released in 1980. The movie was directed by Prakash Thapa.
Sindoor was a drama about a young woman (acted by Meenakshi Rana) seeking her own way in life. The woman's fight against constricting traditions and of course romantic liaison with touches of comedy helped it to be a successful movie at that time.
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Kenyon College is a beautiful historic campus which sits on a hill. The campus was designed primarily as a walking campus. The main thoroughfare is a gravel surfaced pathway known as Middle Path which connects the residential buildings on the north end of campus to the south academic buildings. Middle Path passes through the village of Gambier where the Post Office, Village Market, restaurants and businesses are located.
The Student Accessibility Support Services is located in the Olin Library and the Campus Safety Office is located on beside the Post Office. There is a HC parking directly behind the Olin Library where the Student Accessibility Support Service Office is located. The entrance to the SASS is at the front of the building. HC parking is also located south of the Post Office on Scott Lane which is opposite the Campus Safety Office. Visitors can pick up a campus map at either location.
A state-issued handicapped parking permit suffices for parking in designated accessible spaces on campus. Guests who wish to use the handicap accessible parking spots can pick up a handicap parking placard, available at the Campus Safety Office. Please consult the Kenyon Campus Map for accessible parking and routes.
We sometimes get requests for loaner chairs, often on behalf of people who don't use wheelchairs on a regular basis but who face difficulty walking. Wheelchairs can be rented from Mount Vernon Service Medical Oxygen Inc., (740) 393-0202, or Foster's Pharmacy, (740) 392-0911.
Club cars are available by contacting the Office of Disability Services at (740) 427-5453. Users are required to drive on college paths only. Carts are not permitted on public roads for personal safety reasons. Please follow the routes of travel on the club car map that will be provided.
Accessible restrooms are marked on the campus facility access map. Look for signs at Convocation and Commencement events identifying accessible restroom facilities or locate an usher for assistance.
Assistive listening devices, ASL interpreting, remote CART (captioning services) and large print materials are available upon request.
Please contact the Student Accessibility Support Services at (740) 427-5453 to request assistance with auxiliary aids and services.


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Dining Etiquette Workshop & Dinner
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
"The world was my oyster, but I used the wrong fork." -- Oscar Wilde
Having the right "finesse" skills is important!
Knowing the difference between a soup spoon and a dessert fork can make a difference in the job market!
It's important to get polished and learn "finesse" skills. How you conduct yourself in a social situation can be critical to your job search process! It is not uncommon for an interview to take place or a meal.
Do you know what foods to avoid? How do you know what to use when you face a battalion of knives, forks and spoons??
Learn how to develop these important social skills in this popular interactive workshop.
4:45 p.m - 4:55 p.m. | Participants meet at Career Services, Room 1301 Human Services Center |
5:00 p.m. | EIU van departs for the Charleston Country Club |
5:10 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | Etiquette Training |
6:00 p.m. | Mingle and Networking |
6:15 p.m. | Dinner |
8:00 p.m. | Return to Career Services parking lot |
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Attire is business attire (pants, suits, dress shirts & ties for men). No jeans or casual clothing!
PLEASE NOTE: This event is free to current Panther Recruiting PLUS+ Members. If you are not a member of Panther Recruiting PLUS+, your registration will automatically give you access to Panther Recruiting PLUS+ and a $40 registration fee will be billed to your student account. Find out more about Panther Recruiting PLUS+.
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The majority of local acting groups, unfortunately, continue to flounder. They often protest that they must choose between staging tired old chestnuts, filling the seats with folks who might not be around in ten years, or trying new works and risking thin audiences. But my observations lead me to disagree. The issue is not revivals versus new works; the issue is the artistic director's creative inspiration in selecting material that will succeed for one simple reason: because it delivers outstanding entertainment.
In the past, I've mentioned Michael Hall of the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton as one of those wise, gifted directors who makes wonderful choices, and although I did not care much for his latest offering A A.R. Gurney's tedious 1993 work, Later Life A everyone is entitled to a mistake now and again. Hall doesn't make many. Neither does Rafael de Acha of New Theatre in Coral Gables. After eight seasons, I feel I can rely on de Acha's taste, judgment, and skills. During the course of this theater season alone, he has presented several outstanding productions, including Mountain and To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, each a relatively new work that justifiably filled the house.
Now de Acha gives us a gift of Gurney at his peak, with a highly enjoyable production of The Middle Ages. In fact, I can't remember when I've had a more thoroughly uplifting and pleasant night at the theater. When he's good, A.R. Gurney is a master, and in this 1977 piece he deftly blends serious drama, high comedy, and wonderful characterizations to tell an enchanting tale. Though there are a few flaws with New Theatre's rendition, there's so much to recommend it I must do just that. Go see The Middle Ages and you will not regret the decision.
Gurney traces the lives of four characters over a period of time between 1945 and 1979. Charles is a born blue blood whose grandfather founded a very posh and exclusive club in Philadelphia. The club serves as the center of Charles's life and the center of the play, which is set in the inner sanctum of the place, the trophy room. He may be rich, prejudiced, snobbish, and rigid, but Charles manages to retain a warm heart. He truly loves his two sons, Billy and Barney, and cherishes the memory of his dead wife. Billy, who we never see, poses no problem; he's a chip off the old block, destined for success and eventual presidency of the club. Barney, the central character of Gurney's play, is another matter. Wild and eccentric, he grows from being a rowdy teenager to a salacious pornographer, attempting at every turn to disavow his upper-crust roots and shame his father, whom he nevertheless idolizes.
Barney goes to Berkeley, Barney brings black people to swim naked in the club's pool, Barney is bisexual, and worst of all, Barney covets Ellie, a willowy girl who has decided to marry Billy even though she lusts for the wilder brother. Ellie's mother, Myra, has left her Jewish husband in Harrisburg, divorcing him first and then dragging herself and her daughter into this all-WASP club in order to gain upward social mobility. All her wishes are fulfilled when Ellie marries Billy and she ends up snagging old Charles himself.
The play opens in 1979 at Charles's funeral and moves backward in time to reconstruct the lives of Charles, Barney, Myra, and Ellie as they clash, confront, confound, and constantly intrude on each other's lives. As much as Barney wants to trash the world of the club, and as much as the others want to embrace it, all four are caught somewhere in between, tied together through invisible yet invincible bonds. For a play that begins with a family in mourning and explores the life of a dysfunctional son, the story has a happy and plausible ending. What a treat.
As Ellie, April Daras is sensational. She moves with an almost divine grace, and manages to build a complex character out of a frustrated suburban housewife. Bill Yule turns in an equally impressive performance as Charles, keeping that stiff upper lip while allowing a hint of passion and playfulness to sneak out. Sally Levin as mother Myra mugs a bit too much, and sometimes appears to be doing a Lucille Ball impersonation, but the good humor and light touch she brings to the role are endearing nonetheless.
The only serious problem with this cast is Carlos Orizondo in the pivotal and difficult part of Barney. The character must be bold and brash but also real, and Orizondo apparently doesn't have enough experience to tackle such a tough assignment. In the first part, he overacts, and in the second he seems unduly somber. Either way, he's constantly and conspicuously "acting," never at ease enough to evoke an authentic reality. To be fair to Orizondo, Gurney wrote a very tricky part in creating Barney, and only a remarkably talented performer could bring him to life convincingly.


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The Cattlemens Day on Friday, Feb. 14, at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab near Whitman will focus on the future. After the flash drought of 2012, then record beef prices in 2013, what will 2014 bring?
For pastures, rangeland health can suffer after a drought. Jerry Volesky, UNL range and forage specialist, will outline the effects of the 2012 drought on pastures and make recommendations for the 2014 growing season.
Remember the massive amount of annual sunflowers last summer? Volesky will also cover what weeds should be controlled on the range and which weeds are just a natural part of the drought cycle.
The markets continued to surprise everyone last year with record high cattle prices, declining grain and forage prices, and record wholesale and retail beef prices.
As drought conditions improved, herd liquidation began to stabilize. Kathleen Brooks, UNL Extension livestock marketing specialist, will provide market outlooks for 2014. Where are fresh meat prices, supply and exports, pasture conditions, corn prices, and calf prices expected to trend?
Many herds are beginning to rebuild as the drought lessens and pasture conditions improve. Brooks has tools available to calculate the cost of buying a heifer versus raising a heifer, as well as a whole herd calculator. She warns producers can expand too quickly, and this can actually set them back.
Bred heifers are bringing good prices at livestock barns across Nebraska. Cow-calf producers should consider what to do with weaned heifers. Rick Funston, UNL Extension beef reproductive specialist, will focus on economical heifer development systems.
Kelly Bruns, the new UNL West Central Research and Extension Center associate director, who has extensive experience in growth physiology, will be discussing current and future technologies available to the beef producer.
In the past, raising high quality beef may have been enough for cattlemen to stand behind their product. Now, with social media, many ranchers are entering this new age as advocates for the beef industry. A panel of producers will share their successes spreading the word about their roles in beef production.
There will also be an industry trade show. Contact Rick Funston at email@example.com or call 308.696.6703 for a booth (cost $50).
Please pre-register for the sponsored meal, by Friday, Feb. 7 to the Central Sandhills Extension Office (1-800-657-2113 or 308-645-2267) or Ellen at 308-696-6701.
The Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab is located 3 miles north of Whitman, then 5 miles east. The Wagonhammer Building is the building to the east.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. MT, with the program beginning at 9 a.m.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The biggest gingerbread house in the world has been constructed in Bryan-College Station.
It set a Guinness World Record at more than 39,000 cubic feet.
It was built by the Texas A&M Traditions Club using 1,800 pounds of butter, 7,200 eggs, 7,200 pounds of flour and 3,000 pounds of brown sugar.
It contains a whopping 36 million calories.
All money raised from visitors will all be donated to St. Joseph's Hospital. So far more than $15,000 has been raised.


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Khloe Terae and April Eve are Badass Blondes in Playboy Croatia
January 17, 2015 | April Eve, Khloe Terae, Playboy Cybergirls, Playboy International Models | Post A Comment
Every man knows how dangerous a gorgeous blonde babe can be – and that is even more true when you're talking about Playboy Cybergirl Khloe Terae and her sexy cousin, Playboy International Model April Eve. In these hot pictures from the December 2014 issue of Playboy Croatia, these spicy women are showing off their hot bodies in leather and fishnets while wielding a straight razor. The kissing cousins are in rare form, ready to take you on and let you know who's boss.
As they strip their clothing off, each of these beauties is proud to show how fit and shapely they are. Strong muscles, stunning breasts, and flawlessly perfect skin, Khloe Terae and April Eve are each in a class by themselves. Some of the hottest fantasies of your life will be tonight, as you imagine the Playboy Cybergirl and Playboy International Model together, straight razor in hand, taking charge of you!
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Khloe Terae Busts Boobies Out of Her Red Sequined Bikini
November 21, 2014 | Khloe Terae, Playboy Cybergirls | 2 Comments
No matter what time of year it might be, Khloe Terae wants to be your valentine. The gorgeous blonde shows off her sensational figure in a shimmering red bikini, and that luxurious fabric is perfectly suited for her flawless complexion and tantalizing curves. Her smile is bright and beautiful as she lifts her glasses to the top of her head and when she drops her bra to reveal her incredible breasts, she knows you are loving the view.
Turning around, she invites you to get lost in the beauty of her round, perfect ass. Khloe Terae relaxes playfully in her swan seat, laying back with her long, supple legs in the air. She slowly slips off her bikini bottoms, smiling sensuously in your direction. Finally, the beautiful naked Playboy Cybergirl sits in the water, inviting you closer as she gets wet in the sunshine!
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Khloe Terae and Stefanie Knight Lick Ice Cream Off Each Other
September 25, 2014 | Khloe Terae, Playboy Cybergirls, Stefanie Knight | 3 Comments
When you see sensational blonde Khloe Terae and the delightful Stefanie Knight enjoying each other in these beautiful pictures taken by Holly Randall, you might be tempted to think that these Playboy Cybergirls are just having way too much fun.
Naughty, naked, and ice cream go hand in hand when you hang out with these sirens, and there is just no such thing as "too much fun" in their world. Sensuous and voluptuous bodies combined with a heartfelt desire to enjoy life in every way – hang on for the ride with these luscious ladies and you can't go wrong. Blondes or brunettes. Real breasts or enhanced boobs. This cream filled pictorial will be a sweet treat for everyone!
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Khloe Terae Gets All Wet in the Bath
January 25, 2014 | Khloe Terae, Playboy Cybergirls | 4 Comments
Playboy Cybergirl of the Month Khloe Terae is a sensational beauty. With long blonde hair and tantalizing charm, this sexy seductress loves to get just a little naughty – just the right kind of dirty. But today, this luscious minx is looking to clean her succulent curves and she's swept up her hair and drawn herself a warm and sudsy bubble bath.
Relaxing naked in all that warm water is just the sort of thing that makes her smile. Her full breasts and golden shoulders glow against the white porcelain and the suds cling to her soft skin like a lover would.
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Khloe Terae Playboy Cybergirl of the Month January 2014
January 15, 2014 | Cybergirl of the Month, Khloe Terae, Playboy Cybergirls | 4 Comments
Beautiful blonde Khloe Terae is cooking up some fun in the kitchen. The Playboy Cybergirl of the Month for January 2014 knows that one of the sweetest ways to keep warm when there is snow on the ground is by baking a batch of cupcakes. The busty vixen is a multi-talented, international stunner. She's been a Playboy Playmate on an international level 7 times! And now this sweet beauty is gracing the American Playboy scene as a Cybergirl of the Month.
Khloe Terae loves to get domestic and make you treats and she's happy to frost her own cupcakes too as she relaxes naked on the counter. Seeing what she does with that icing alone will have you smiling for days. If you want a nice warm spot to relax in, Khloe's kitchen is the place!
Khloe Terae Bio
Measurements: 32-24-35
Height: 5′ 9″
Weight: 115 lbs
Birthdate: May 07, 1993
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Khloe Terae Busts Out of Her Black Bikini in Playboy Venezuela
January 3, 2014 | Khloe Terae, Playboy International Playmates | 1 Comment
Today's special is a sizzling hot pictorial straight from Playboy Venezuela. Playboy International Playmate Khloe Terae looks incredible in her black bikini. The strapless number clings to her large fake tits and perfectly sculpted hips. This well toned honey will have us all wishing we lived in a tropical paradise with her by our side.
Thankfully, when things heat up even more, Khloe Terae slinks down into the water. This buxom beauty knows just how to get a mans attention! As she rises again from the water, you can watch as it cascades down her tanned skin – those droplets begging you to follow them as they explore her body.
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Khloe Terae Poses Nude on a Sports Car
December 27, 2013 | Khloe Terae, Playboy International Playmates | Post A Comment
Canadian bombshell Khloe Terae is completely stunning in a checkered bikini. The tempting blonde Playboy International Playmate is even hotter than the car she's servicing. She loves to buff and polish all those sleek surfaces and turn a few nuts and bolts while she's at it.
From bikini to denim cutoffs to naked with knee high checkered stockings to black high heels – this blonde beauty is one hot and sensuous vixen who knows the fine art of revving your engine and making it purr! This pictorial from Playboy Slovakia does not disappoint!
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Khloe Terae Gets Her Big Boobs All Wet in the Pool
December 16, 2013 | Khloe Terae, Playboy International Playmates | Post A Comment
When sexy Canadian born Playboy International Playmate Khloe Terae decides to spend some time by the water, this babe does so in style. The gorgeous blonde is pure seduction in a black bathing suit and a white fishnet cover-up that covers up absolutely nothing! Her amazing body is alluring and intoxicating and when she slips her tits into the water, you know the temperature is going to rise at least ten degrees.
Once you've seen this stacked minx naked, it's difficult to imagine her any other way. This babe has curves so dangerous, she should come with her own traffic sign. Khloe Terae is pure blonde sensuality and the more you see her in action, the more you realize all the many reasons that she is a Playboy International Playmate.
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Khloe Terae Busts Her Big Tits Free From Her Red Bra
December 5, 2013 | Khloe Terae, Playboy International Models | 2 Comments
When you see the beautiful Khloe Terae in this pictorial, you'll be wanting to pack your bags and head north. This tantalizingly gorgeous blonde Playboy International model is from Canada and she has curves that are as unstoppable as the northern wilderness. With long white blonde hair that cascades down her back and shoulders like a waterfall of light, her golden skin and sculptured facial features are completely entrancing.
She slips slowly out of a red bra and blue panties, allowing you to take in the view of every beautiful inch, and no matter how much you see, it is hard to believe that she is real. Khloe Terae is the kind of woman that will dance in your dreams long after you see her pictures. This beautiful Playboy International Model is sure to become a worldwide sensation!
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Khloe Terae Looks Hot in Her Knee High Socks
November 12, 2013 | Khloe Terae, Playboy International Playmates | 4 Comments
With long white-blonde hair and golden curves, International Playboy Playmate Khloë Terae is a real sight to behold in her silver bra and thigh high stockings. Her stunning figure is looking fine in her lingerie and even when she slips out of it rapidly, her stockings remain. Her delicious curves are better than any treat a man might elsewhere.
"I started modeling when I was three," says Khloe. "My mom was a Versace model, and I wanted to follow in her footsteps. So when I was eighteen, I shot for Playboy Mexico, and since then, I've been an International Playmate all over the world – Greece, Romania, Venezuela and South Africa – and I've been a Bunny at the Playboy Club in Cancun."
Khloë's first serious breakthrough in her career was in October 2012 when she got invited as a special guest to Playboy Mexico for their 10-year anniversary, where she got to jump out of the Playboy anniversary cake.The picture from that party was the first picture to get published in Playboy. Her goal is to become an American Playmate, to have her own swimwear line and workout series.
"I like tall guys, sensitive, a little aggressive," Khloe says. "And I love blue eyes. But right now, I'm focused on my career – no boyfriend, no problem." "I've never dated an American man. I prefer Europeans – Greeks or Italians – but if I'm attracted to you, I don't discriminate!" "I'm only twenty years old, so I have a pretty high sex drive," admits Khloe. "I'm like a rabbit!"
Khloe Terae is a reminder that all good things come in stockings! That isn't a surprise to anyone, but it's definitely something to keep in mind. There's something just incredibly sexy about a fine babe like this in something so casual and comfy.
Khloe Terae Bio
Measurements: 32-24-35
Height: 5′ 9″
Weight: 115 lbs
Birthdate: May 07, 1993
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Canada
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2 Chainz' 'Used 2' Video Is a Love Letter to Hot Boys, Starring Hot Boys
Tity Boi reunites Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, Turk, and Lil Wayne for 'B.O.A.T.S. II' visual
Drake did it first, but 2 Chainz did it better. The "it" here refers to ripping off Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up" and paying tribute to the legendary rap group Hot Boys — that Cash Money quartet of Juvie, Turk, B.G., and a teenage Lil Wayne. With the video for his new single "Used 2" — from his excellent new album B.O.A.T.S II: Me Time — Chainz does in reality what Drizzy only did in abstract: he reunites the Hot Boys in their hometown of New Orleans, in the process removing his contemporary's self-mythologizing from current '90s nostalgia.
Whereas Drake — supposedly a member of the newfangled version of the Hot Boys — mugged and preened for the camera in a Hot Boys costume in the video for "No New Friends," 2 Chainz cedes the floor to the people he's borrowing from: Juvie, Mannie, and Turk, most notably, but also to New Orleans locals dancing to the "Triggerman" beat that is the backbone of both the city's bounce music and "Used 2" itself. 2 Chainz here manages to pay homage to a moment while also creating something individual.
Of course, maybe we shouldn't be surprised that someone with a history of subverting expectation managed to do it again.


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See Work 2.0, an excellent article of the "advice from the trenches" variety penned by Steve Streeting. He's the (former, I hear) lead of the OGRE project; back problems are forcing him to modify his old work habits.
...the first 15 years of my career was much the same as every other enthusiastic developer: you put a ton of hours in. 12-16+ hour days, evening and weekend coding marathons, pizza in the keyboard, crunch times, 3am debugging sessions where you just can't go to bed because you can feel the source of that bug just beyond your fingertips, dammit, desperate last-minute sprints to deadlines where you manage to slot that last piece in, Jack Bauer-like, just before the world goes to hell.
We call this "flow". I first heard about it from Peopleware back in the day and it sounded great: better concentration, more productivity, less human interaction! For a young programmer what wasn't to like? And yet, as a young programmer, I had about as much say in how the office got run as the water cooler. My attempts at "flow" were perpetually foiled by meetings, phone calls, and chatty neighbors. I got frustrated, believing that things could be better, pushing against the situation instead of learning how to work within it.
Farther along now, I think that flow is not only over-rated, but potentially harmful. Let me qualify that: I find flow to be counterproductive. A quiet work place free from distractions: very good. Getting into a zone and sitting in it for hours: very bad.
Flow makes you blind. When you get into a flow everything falls away and it's just you and the problem to be solved. You crank away and turn over code and it is all great fun. But flow, by definition, puts you on a rail. You came into the session with a collection of beliefs about the problem, with preconceived notions of the "right" solution and about the problems you would encounter along the way. Now you're on the rail, you're in your flow, and you're shooting like a bullet straight at that goal. Wonderful.
But, in my experience, we rarely if ever aim correctly the first time. And while you're whizzing along in your flow you are flying past all kinds of possibilities and opportunities. If you don't take time to step back and take a breath, you just flat out miss them. Sure you solve the problem you went in to solve, but not as well as you might have. And the cost of those missed insights and opportunities, over time, is huge.
Flow blocks inspiration. My best ideas come as inspiration, often appearing as fully formed thoughts from...well, from I don't know where. Inspiration only comes away from the keyboard. It seems to be a truth of the human condition: you work your ass off on a problem only to have the answer appear while you're standing in the shower later (and I wonder if anyone has ever tried to correlate increases in intellectual output with advances in plumbing). When you're in flow, you're by definition sitting at the keyboard. You are in "output" mode; you are not receiving. Again, opportunity cost.
Flow creates work. You're in your flow, you're knocking out code left and right. You've totally whipped the problem you set out to solve, and it's only midnight! What do you do now? You can't switch to a totally different task, because that would require reconfiguring your mental working set and ruining the flow. Documentation is no fun, and you're too locked in to the task at hand to make any sense anyway. You don't want to walk away and lose a good flow. So instead, you start gold plating. You start "fixing" things, and adding "features". Of course, there's always just one more thing you can add, and the next thing you know you're in one of those "3 AM debugging sessions" Steve mentioned, trying to solve the bug caused by the crap code you wrote two hours ago when you should have just gone to bed, and which tomorrow you're going to have to rewrite anyway. You're working "12-16+" hours when you stopped being effective after 8. (And believe me, I'm not casting stones here, I've been there and done that too many times myself.)
Flow is bad for you. Sitting for extended periods of time is bad for you; Steve's own situation makes that point pretty well.
I've come to prefer working in what I'll call "pulses" instead of "flow". I like focusing completely on a small, well-defined task for a short period of time. I like using the pomodoro approach: 25 minutes on, 5 off. I like doing long-term improvement projects, both personal and professional, in small intervals as part of scaffolds. I like having a variety of projects going at the same time and switching between them at regular intervals. I like getting away from the computer entirely and doing something else (the lack of which I consider to be my biggest weakness right now). In all of this, I believe strongly that the time not actively working the project is just as productive, if not more so, then the time sitting at the keyboard.
To bring it back around, Work 2.0 provides some excellent advice on working effectively with pulses. In particular, I like his advice on maintaining an external context: keeping notes, task lists, diagrams—as much of your mental state as possible—outside your mind. I use Things from Cultured Code for this, using the excellent quick entry feature to capture any thoughts or possible next actions. Pen and paper works, of course. Vitamin-R looks interesting too.
The rest of Steve's advice is just as useful: ignoring tangential issues, focusing on individual tasks, prioritizing negatively...check out the full article.
(* Now, sometimes you just need to get the thing done. I put food on the table with client work and I understand the reality of a deadline. There are times when "done" is more valuable than "great", and sometimes more valuable than "good", and in those times the opportunity to get into a flow can make all the difference. But those times should be few and far between.)


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Every care has been taken to ensure that Earl's View is perfectly placed to offer the finest in semi-rural living. Situated in the grounds of the former Woodilee Hospital in the Lenzie area, this highly desirable elevated location has been chosen to create a new flagship development of 56 spacious four and five bedroom detached homes from our innovative new Signature Collection. Surrounded by rich woodland, with the Bothlin Burn running along the south eastern edge of the development, the light and space of these tranquil surroundings flow into every prestigious property. From galleried landings and generous bedrooms to high quality fittings, stylish comfort is one of the defining qualities of the CALA homes at Woodilee Village.
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Each CALA home enjoys its own array of unique features and benefits; accordingly the specification will vary depending upon the size and style of home selected. CALA Sales Advisors will be delighted to discuss details of a particular housetype with you.
Each stylish kitchen has been individually studio designed to maximise both workspace and storage. High quality integrated appliances are fitted throughout each home as detailed below:
* Stainless steel cooker hood
* Stainless steel 4 or 5 burner gas hob (as design dictates)
* Integrated fridge/freezer
* Integrated dishwasher
* Stainless steel electric oven (Colville, Crichton & Dewar only)
* Stainless steel electronic multifunction oven (Kennedy, Logan, Lewis, Melville, Moncrief, Ramsay, Ranald, Rutherford, Ruthven & Shaw only)
* Stainless steel microwave oven (Kennedy, Logan, Lewis, Melville, Moncrief, Ramsay, Ranald, Rutherford, Ruthven & Shaw only)
* Stainless steel warming drawer (Moncrief, Ramsay, Ranald, Rutherford, Ruthven & Shaw only)
Bathrooms & En Suites
Sanitaryware will be provided from the Laufen range, in white, and will be complemented with Hansgrohe taps and fittings. Silver finished shower enclosures, with white shower trays, will have Hansgrohe shower valves and heads. Baths will be served by a thermostatic combined bath filler and handheld spray set. Chrome towel warmers will be fitted as standard to bathrooms and master en suites. Depending upon your chosen house design, your choice* of wall tiling from selected Porcelanosa ranges will be provided to full height around baths and shower enclosures. Please consult a Sales Advisor for specific details relating to each individual property. Finally, your selection* of fitted bathroom furniture will be installed in bathrooms, en suites and the ground floor cloakroom, as design dictates.
Internal walls will be finished in magnolia emulsion paint and ceilings will be finished in white. Internal pass doors will be oak veneered, with contemporary lever style handles. Skirtings and facings will be finished in white gloss paint, with pre-finished crafted timber stair balustrades and handrail.
For the Kennedy, Logan, Lewis, Melville, Moncrief, Ramsay, Ranald, Rutherford, Ruthven & Shaw only: internal floor to ceiling heights to the ground floor increase to approximately 2.6m, enhancing the feeling of space.
All wardrobes will have pre-finished oak veneered pass doors with shelves and hanging rail provided. Master bedroom and other en suite bedrooms will feature your selection* from a range of stylish bi-fold wardrobe doors.
* Ample power, TV and telephone points are provided throughout each property please consult a Sales Advisor for plot specific details
* Pendant light fittings
* Low energy external bulkhead light fitting/s provided at rear and French door exits
* Switchable sensor wall lantern to front door with additional lantern provided outside the garage on selected housetypes
* Doorbell and chimes provided at front entrance door
* Shaver socket provided in bathroom and in each en suite
* Master TV console plate provided in main lounge/living area
* Multigrid switching of kitchen appliances sited on wall above/behind worktop
Security System & Smoke Alarms
A direct dial up security system offers added safety and security for your home. Mains wired smoke detectors in ground and upper hallways, are also included for added peace of mind.
Plumbing & Heating
Direct mains pressure cold water will be supplied to all cold water outlets and direct mains pressure hot water will be provided via a heat exchange cylinder to all hot water outlets.
Central heating will be provided via a high efficiency gas boiler and radiator system. Each home will benefit from a two zone system with programmable controls separately serving ground floor and upper floor accommodation for added comfort. Each radiator (except those in rooms/areas with programmable thermostat), will have individual thermostatic control valves.
Each garage will feature sectional style doors which are easy to operate whilst being stylish and secure. Switchable lighting and power will also be provided.
Energy Reduction Features
In the range of homes available on this development, CALA has chosen to go beyond minimum regulation levels for CO2 emissions. By purchasing one of these CALA homes, you will be better insulated and thus producing less carbon dioxide per annum, than a property complying with 2007 legislation levels. Please consult a Sales Advisor for full details.
The external finishes of each property will be in accordance with the development external schedule. Sales Advisors will be pleased to offer information on individual plot external finishes and colours.
Front gardens will be landscaped in accordance with approved landscape design. Garage driveways will be monoblock. Rear gardens will be graded, rough raked and rotovated. A rotary drier will be provided in the rear garden with linking path access. In addition timber decking will be provided in the rear garden.
A 1.8 metre high palisade fence will be erected between the rear gardens of each property. Our Sales Advisor will be able to assist you with information on plot specific boundary fences, service strips, walls and factoring. A factoring company will be appointed to maintain all the common areas within the overall development, i.e. landscaped areas, open areas and car parking areas etc.
An annual fee will be payable by all residents at Woodilee Village. In order to satisfy building regulations, barrier free access will be provided to either the front or rear entrance. Please consult a Sales Advisor for full details.
* Subject to build stage please consult a Sales Advisor for plot specific information.
Leisure facilities
Located approximately six miles to the north east of Glasgow, Lenzie is a popular residential community overlooking the rolling Campsie Hills. Surrounded by rich agricultural wetland, this peaceful Victorian village was developed after 1842 as an important station on the Glasgow to Edinburgh mainline to serve the nearby market town of Kirkintilloch. It still serves as a commuting haven now, which is ideal if you want to be within reach of Glasgow for its wealth of business, culture, entertainment, leisure and commercial activities.
Closer to home, Kirkintilloch has an array of shopping and recreational facilities, while in Lenzie youll enjoy a modern village atmosphere with everyday local conveniences, respected schools, a rugby club and golf course, as well as its own special Gala Day every summer. With plans for new purpose-built amenities including a local shop and sports facilities, plus Glasgows cosmopolitan centre also easily accessible, convenience complements its luxurious appeal.
Nearest schools:
- Oxgang Primary School (0.6 miles)
- Kirkintilloch High School - Secondary (0.6 miles)
- St Agatha's Primary School (0.7 miles)
Transport links
Earl's View has well served regular bus and train services, as well as the new Kirkintilloch link road. Junction 3 of the M80 is also within reach, whether youre travelling the short distance into Glasgow or heading east to Edinburgh, Falkirk or Stirling.
Nearest stations:
Distances are straight line measurements
Opening hours
Off Woodilee Road, by Lenzie
East Dunbartonshire
Opening Hours
Customer Reception open daily from 11am 5.30pm
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CALA Homes
For many, the name CALA is synonymous with stunning design.
Youll see it throughout our exclusive developments with their striking, individual homes, which combine traditional design features with contemporary home comforts. Generously proportioned and boasting light, bright living areas, these aspirational and award winning homes are the foundation of CALAs excellent reputation in the quality house building market.
We began building homes over thirty years ago, and today we apply the same guiding principles of exceptional design and build, insisting on meeting stringent standards and offering value for money in a wide range of sought-after locations. Whatever youre seeking, be it a stylish waterfront apartment, a rural retreat or an urban pied-a-terre, CALA Homes offer an outstanding choice of properties for the discerning housebuyer across the UK.
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A few days ago I had to go to the county courthouse here. Of course there is no carry. One of the only few places in this great state I can't carry.
I was experimenting carrying my magazine a little farther back (12 double stacked for an XD ) When I got to the courthouse parking lot, I took off my gun and holster and felt for my magazine, I didn't feel it, so I went on in.
I took everything out of my pockets to be scanned and went through the scanner. It beeped. I told them that last time it was my belt buckle, ( it's rather large ). He said "probably ". He took me asside and used the hand scanner and it beeped again around my waist, I lifted my shirt and said "it's the belt buckle". He said " yeah, go on".
I did my business, went to my car, put on my holster, put my gun in the holster and looked for my magazine, I was quite shocked when I found it on my belt. Pretty good security heh? I felt a little nauseous.
I talked to my friend who happen to just start working down there and he asked one of the security gaurds what would have happend had they found it. He said they would have probably just held it in a locker until I was done with my business. He said the same would have happend if they found my gun on me. I thought it would be a felony. I'm sure it would be in a federal courthouse.
It could have just as easily been a small gun i got by with....


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Archive for January, 2012
get the look: Debra Messing at the 2012 Golden Globes
"Debra said she wanted knock-em-dead eyes. She wanted a super smoky dramatic look, so we made it all about glamorous eyes, and accentuated them with a shiny, natural nude gloss on the lips." – Jeannia Robinette, celebrity makeup artist
And be sure to check out Debra's face chart!
- To begin, Jeannia used tarte's Amazonian clay 12-hour full coverage foundation with Broad Spectrum SPF 15, applied with tarte's new airbrush finish bamboo foundation brush.
- She added a touch of sheen with tarte's new maracuja blush & glow brightening luminizer and cheek tint in candlelight on the tops of her cheekbones and around her temples
- She then used Amazonian clay bronzer in park ave princess to contour the hollows of her cheeks.
- To make her cheekbones pop, she used tarte's new Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in buff a warm nude with a touch of shimmer, on the apples of her cheeks and along her cheekbones.
- She lined the inner rims of the eyes with tarte's emphasEYES™ high-definition inner rim eyeliner black pencil
- Then she smudged smolderEYES Amazonian clay waterproof liner in golden black along the lash line, followed by smolderEYES Amazonian clay waterproof liner in olive, which added the perfect hint of green to complement her earrings.
- She followed by tapping on Amazonian clay cream shadow in shimmering moss to set the look and strike the perfect balance of black and green.
- For loads of volume and dramatic separation on her upper lashes, Jeannia used two coats of tarte's light, camera, lashes! clinically-proven mascara, which made her eyes pop.
- To complete Debra's sexy, Hollywood glam look, Jeannia filled her lips with tarte LipSurgence™ lip luster in buff, then added major shine with tarte's new maracuja divine shine lip gloss in glisten.
Jan 16th
best-dressed films: the Golden Globe goes to…
tartelettes, tonight's Golden Globes has us all geared up for awards season. Of course, we love a good film, but we're really waiting to see some serious fashion — when else can you find so many amazing dresses packed onto the red carpet? From the SAG awards to BAFTA, and finishing off with the Oscars at the end of February, it's like a two-month marathon of evening-gown gorgeousness.
Come to think of it, this awards season's glamour really started within the films nominated — with so many romantic period pieces on the ballot, we've been having as much fashion fun watching the movies as we usually do the red carpet.
Midnight in Paris, in which Owen Wilson is shuffled between today and the 1920s, kicked things off with a wardrobe of sublime French chic — from both our era and the jazz age. Modern-day Rachel McAdams stole every scene with her perfect travel wardrobe: a collection of airy shirt-dresses, silk blouses, comfy wedges, and statement jewelery that succeeded in looking effortlessly put-together every time. Marion Cotillard's vintage flapper look – all shimmer, beading, and red lipstick – was equally enchanting. Tres jolie.
Of course, My Week with Marilyn was a decadent display of fifties' fashion, with a bodacious Michelle Williams stitched into curve-hugging gowns and coquettish sweaters. Bye-bye, aviators and motorcycle boots: we're busting out our cat-eyes and kitten heels this spring.
In another retro turn, silent film The Artist had us dreaming about a closet filled with glamorous twenties' looks. Leading lady Berenice Bejo, who perfectly captured the charm of a rising star with her white gloves and jaunty hats, had us running out to buy a cloche as soon as we left the theater.
We'll be cozying up in front of the TV this weekend and living vicariously through our favorite stars' wardrobes. Will you be watching?
Jan 15th
style envy: Elizabeth Banks
With the return of 30 Rock tonight, we're most excited to see our favorite funny girl again. Not Tina Fey or Jane Krakowski – though we love them too – but the only woman who can truly steal a scene from Alec Baldwin: Elizabeth Banks. We've been fans of Elizabeth since her campy debut in Wet Hot American Summer, when she showed us that she wasn't afraid to be silly (or sloppy – remember that make out scene with Paul Rudd?) With roles in everything from the 40 Year Old Virgin to Spider Man, she's proved herself a versatile and ever-hilarious actress – and she's equally dynamic on the red carpet.
This girl isn't afraid of making a statement with stunning colors or unique silhouettes. Whether in a drop-dead-gorgeous chiffon Versace or a cut-out, modern take on the flapper dress, Elizabeth always stands out in the usual sea of safe, neutral-toned shifts (usually doing so with a bright smile and a dirty joke.)
By pairing her fashion-forward choices with simple, pretty hair and makeup, she also avoids looking too over-the-top. And with the fabulous Effie Trinket as Elizabeth's latest character inspiration, we can't wait to see what she'll rock on the Hunger Games tour.
Get her look: To recreate her flawlessly glowing skin, try our smooth operator™ Amazonian clay illuminating serum and shimmering powder, then top off with a swipe of gifted Amazonian clay smart mascara.
Jan 12th
best dressed at the People's Choice Awards 2012
The red carpet was sizzling last night at the 2012 People's Choice Awards. Celebs were dressed to the nines and wow factors were at an all time high – sheerness, outrageous cuts, and risky styles were abundant! It was hard to narrow it down, but here are a few of our favs!
The sheerness, the length, the neckline – we're obsessed with everything about Vanessa Hudgen's Jenny Packham gown.
We love the short and sweet style in which award winner Nina Dobrev opted to go green!
Miley Cyrus looked stunning in this sophisticated, yet edgy dress – sheer, deep necklines were the trend of the night!
Ooh la la! Juliana Hough fearlessly sauntered down the red carpet in this incredible, backless number.
Ginnifer Goodwin paired a retro fingerwave 'do and with a thoroughly modern structured, hot pink dress .
The boldly peachy color and slight Grecian influence of Demi Lovato's gown is genius. Oh, yeah, we'd also like to add, va va va-vooom!
Flirty and feminine, Ashley Benson hits a fashion home run with this black and white cocktail dress.
Honorable mention: Lucy Hale certainly took quite a risk with this gown . We applaud her fashion guts and think she pulled it off.
What were your favorite looks of the night?
Jan 12th
clean start: the Kaeng Raeng cleanse
Ok, it's a new year and I've gone down the list: my room is de-cluttered, my car's been washed, I cleaned out my makeup bag, and I'm finally financially organized.
While I'm cleaning out my lifestyle, why not cleanse my body as well? After reading a blog called The Kind Life, I decided to rid my body of nasty toxins with a cleanse called Kaeng Raeng — a nutritional meal replacement detox program.
The cleanse helps to peel off pounds, relieve bloating, improve digestion, boost immunity, enhance energy, and give you that natural glow. It's totally vegan, gluten free, and caffeine free. It was kind of pricy, but it seemed well worth it. I mean, it is my body.
I'm only on day 2, but so far I feel great. In the past when I've attempted a cleanse, I never got past day 1. With this one, all I have to do is drink one meal replacement pouch 3 times a day for 3 or 6 days. I chose 6 days — I'm going all out. I'm also allowed to eat as many raw fruits and vegetables as I want!
Each pouch contains more than a full serving of fruit and fiber, 15g of lean non-GMO protein, 2 billion live probiotic cultures, essential amino acids, and daily vitamins. The drinks don't taste as bad as I thought they would, I'm actually able to satisfy myself — I wasn't expecting that. I've also lost 3 pounds and noticed that my skin is clearer…and its only day 2!
Wish me luck and I'll keep you posted!
Later tartelettes!
Jan 11th
birds of a feather: 'fly' accessories for spring
Yes, it's January, but with the temps in New York City swinging from icy to balmy without warning, we're gearing up for spring — whether it be in three months, or three days. To channel the sleek and airy styles we plan on sporting once the first blooms appear, we've rounded up our favorite chic — and edgy — bird accessories for our wardrobes, homes and guys.
Clockwise from left: Betsey Johnson glitter owl stretch ring; Wendy Mink gold plated hammered bird cuff; mother nesting birds necklace at Uncommongoods; St. Joshua Gold Swallow bird cuff links; Aslan's Garden Bird On A Wire hook; birds jewelry stand at Urban Outfitters; and in the middle, my favorite of these soaring accessories, Absolute™ Brown and Champagne feather pendant by Laura M.
So spread those wings tartelettes, and rock these little birdies regardless of the season!
Jan 10th
13 movies to look forward to in 2012
1. The Vow – February 10th 2012
2. The Raven – March 9th 2012
3. 21 Jump Street – March 16th 2012
4. The Hunger Games – March 23rd 2012
5. The Five Year Engagement – April 27th 2012
6. The Avengers – May 4th 2012
7. Snow White and the Huntsman – June 1st 2012
8. Rock of Ages – June 1st 2012
9. The Dark Knight Rises – July 20th 2012
10. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – November 16th 2012
11. Les Mise'rables – December 7th 2012
12. This is 40 – December 21st 2012
13. The Great Gatsby – December 25th 2012
Jan 6th
the tight list
Just because it's January doesn't mean you have to store your skirts until spring. Grab some cute boots and one of these chic and snuggly pair of tights and show some leg!
From left: Wolford Cheryl tights, $33; Falke striped tights, $49; Spanx Patterned Tight-End Tights® Trinket, $28; DKNY distressed rib tights, $24; Spanx Tight-End Tights® fall colors, $26; Anthroplogie Japanese Maple tights, $9.95.
Stay warm and chic this winter!
Jan 5th
jen's picks: green goods for the new year
It's a new year! With it come new goals, new habits and a fresh start. If you're like me, always trying to find great new ways to make your day-to-day a little more planet-friendly, making room for more green products in your life is definitely on your 2012 agenda. Here are my favorite natural products to start off the year:
Clockwise from left: University red rope sole shoes by TOMS; Stella McCartney animal print scarf; tarte LipSurgence™ matte lip tint (it's vegan!); Hanky Panky low rise underwear; Scandal candle; Celery Street journal; Naturally Fresh crystal deodorant; Kaia House Organics soy nail polish remover; Alex and Ani bangle set; Resnack it bags!
Share your favorite eco-friendly tips and products in the comments section. What green goods are you planning — or have already — incorporated into your daily routine?
Jan 5th
celeb winter style
2011 may be little more than a memory now, but the brutal reality of a cold, hard winter is very much with us. While comfort and warmth are musts, you don't have to forgo style to get them.
Here, Hollywood's most elegant and trendy school you on how to rock the winter months.
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Jan 4th


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Overheard in GenForum: Amherst 1800 Shepard's
New Hampshire like most of the other New England states, records some of their records on the town level. This can be a deterrent to some researchers when all they know is the state. However, you have gotten past that hurdle. |
A Look at Amherst
Amherst was established in 1728, though it got the name of Amherst in 1760. It was an original town, having no parent and can be found in Hillsborough County. It has also been known as Narragansett No. 3. This is important when working in some of the earliest of records for the town.
For those who may be researching the town of Monson, this town was created in 1746. However, half of the town was annexed to Amherst in 1770. This same part that was annexed in 1770, was then given to Milford in 1794.
These dates are important to keep in mind when working in the town records. The vital records for Amherst are found interspersed in the town records. This means that you may need to go page by page looking for entries of births, marriages and deaths that have been entered into the town records.
Another Vital Record Option
In the early 1900s, the state of New Hampshire passed a law that required all of the towns to go through their town records and submit index cards with the entries on them.
These index cards, which include space for much more than just the name of the individual and the date of the event, have been compiled into a statewide index up to 1900 for New Hampshire's vital records.
This index has a little twist to it though that can cause some problems if you are unaware of it. The index is not arranged in normal alphabetical order. Instead the surnames are arranged in alphabetical order by first and third letters of the surname. This means that the surname Brighton would appear before the surname Berry.
Once you get to the appropriate surname, then the cards are arranged alphabetically by first letter of the given name. Once you get that far, you must look at each card to find the ones in question for your ancestors.
With your research, it might prove helpful to go through the cards for the Shepard surname looking for those listed in Amherst. Each of the cards includes the name of the individual and other pertinent details, including the date of the event and place of the event. There are also spaces for including names of parents, and birth places of parents, names of spouses, and causes of death. Not all of these are always filled in, as the original town records do not always supply this information.
Accessing These Records
Fortunately for those of us researching New Hampshire, many of the records we rely on are available on microfilm. This is true of the statewide index to births, marriages, deaths and divorces. The marriages also have a separate index that is arranged by the bride's name.
The Family History Library has these statewide index cards on microfilm, thus making them available to you through your local Family History Center. You can also order the Amherst town records on microfilm. You will find land records for Amherst are available. The probate records are not on the town level. They are found at the county level, so a search of Hillsborough County will reveal them. The probate records begin in 1771.
In Conclusion
There are many records available on microfilm that will be of help to you in your Shepard research. It is possible that your research may take you back to Massachusetts prior to the eighteenth century.
Rhonda R. McClure is a professional genealogist specializing in celebrity trees and computerized genealogy. She has been involved in online genealogy for fifteen years. She is the author of the award-winning The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, now in its second edition. She is the author of four how-to guides on Family Tree Maker. In late 2001, she wrote The Genealogist's Computer Companion. She is a contributing editor to Biography Magazine with her "Celebrity Roots" column and a contributing writer to The History Channel Magazine. Her latest book is Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors. She may be contacted at email@example.com | | | Help | | | About Us | | | Terms of Service | | | PRIVACY |


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The Fodor's guides have been travel essentials for anyone traveling anywhere for the last few decades. But can the Fodor's app become a reasonable substitute for those pages and pages of great info? I gave it a shot.
In preparation for an upcoming trip to New York–the first one with the family–I downloaded the Fodor's New York City Travel Guide
app to get a sense for which part of the city we should stay in and the
kinds of things that are around the area. Do we go Chelsea? Or Union
Square? Maybe Midtown? The app can help figure
it out with great descriptions of all the neighborhoods, as well as a
nice layout that lets you search for restaurants–and even book reservations
via OpenTable. Plus find shopping, hotels, museums, events and more within any given area.
maps with the app and you can take "Field Notes" to either make notes on
places you want to make sure you hit. Or it can be a great way to
record the funny thing your kid did when you went to the Bronx Zoo.
the app probably isn't as chock-full of touristy information as a
250-page book is, I actually find it to be way more useful since I can
pull it up in whatever part of the city I'm in and it automatically
brings up everything that I'd want to know about my particular area. If
you've ever had a hungry 4-year-old whining for pizza, that immediate
info about the closest pizzeria is a godsend, compared to having to flip
through pages upon pages in a book.
mobile map-based functionality is what makes these apps stand out. A lot
of the helpful information is still there as with the books, but
knowing what's in your immediate vicinity is way more useful to me than
learning about the history of some statue in a part of the city I
probably won't even visit.
You can benefit from the knowledge of Fodor's without those heavy
travel books you used to lug around in your backpack. That just means
more room for souvenirs. -Jeana


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The critical difference was this: In any industry, if you have a homogeneous product or service, your costs go down and you can deliver results more effectively. The U.S. had that homogeneous student body in the 1950s. Now, we have a tremendously diverse student body, which we're jamming into the same old education factory that was set up for homogeneous throughput. We need an organizationally more flexible and more complex solution.
S+B: You mean we need the educational equivalent of a differentiated product line.
OUCHI: That's exactly right. Moreover, school systems are much bigger. Before World War II, we had 25 million public school students in this country and 127,000 school districts. Today, we have 50 million students and only 16,000 districts. The typical American school district today has 15 times as many students as did the typical district of World War II. No company can grow 15 times in size, not alter its structure, and continue to be effective. But our school districts have not altered their structure. They are organized and run exactly as they were in the 1950s. And they don't work.
S+B: Why was there that much consolidation?
OUCHI: After Sputnik went up in 1957, there was a hue and cry in the U.S. that Soviet children were better at math and science than American children. This was blamed on having too many small high schools that couldn't offer advanced courses in physics and math. So we rushed to replace small school districts with big ones.
American businesses did much the same in building gigantic factories that turned out products of horrible quality. At that time, the productive capacity of every economy in Western Europe and Asia had been destroyed in World War II; virtually all manufactured products had to be bought from the U.S. American factories had 20, 30, or 40 acres under one roof. Nobody in their right mind would operate such a factory today. But we are still managing 4,000-student schools.
Failing to LEARN
S+B: What led to your interest in school management?
OUCHI: It started with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. This Olympics had been a great success. It made money. The traffic didn't tie anything up. And it left Los Angeles with a real can-do attitude.
Subsequently, some of the Olympic organizers formed a broad-based civic improvement group called the Los Angeles 2000 Committee. Roy Anderson, who was then the chief executive of Lockheed, was the chairman. I was asked to cochair the committee on the economy. We also had committees on pollution, health care, transportation, housing, jobs, and water and power, but at the end of this enterprise we were unanimous: Fixing the public schools outranked every other issue in determining the future of Los Angeles. All roads led back to K–12 education.
S+B: Why was that so important?
OUCHI: Because if people don't have a good education, they can't afford even the most inexpensive housing. They can't contribute to the cost of their own health care. They will not attract employers to locate in L.A. And on and on.
So 12 of us formed a group called LEARN: the Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Restructuring Now. Bob Wyckoff, then the president of Arco, and Dick Riordan, who would later become the mayor of Los Angeles, co-led it. I was the only academic member; most of the others were business leaders. We met once a week.
Our question was how to fix the L.A. Unified School District. This is the second-largest school district in the U.S., with 740,000 students. Only about 20 percent of the students in that district were performing at an acceptable level. We all felt that the problem was management: The district had become top-heavy, autocratic, bureaucratic, and unresponsive. My feeling was that every school district in America was run in the same top-down, centralized, bureaucratic way. So if managing it differently would make a difference, there was no available evidence, because no one had ever done it differently.


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Lineage.BZE is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.
It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: passwords saved by certain Windows services; keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:
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I had big plans for this prosciutto. Big sweeping plans involving wine, cheese, a baguette and possibly grapes. Definitely wine. Maybe even a pizza. French-influenced continental goodness al fresco.
Until late last year when I stumbled upon a package at my butcher's, I had no idea such a thing as duck prosciutto existed. Since first spying a package, I've been cooking up ways I'd like to use it–and oh, the picnics I've had in my head! Hours-long scenes of pastoral nature enjoyment (sans bugs), heat and sunburn. You can only imagine my excitement when Charcutepalooza challenge numero uno was for the delectable-sounding stuff.
I actually made this loveliness concurrently with Charcutepalooza challenge #2 for Home! Made! Bacon! and in the ridiculous amount of excitement that the bacon brought, I almost completely forgot about having this post tucked away for later. It also helped that I was called out of town for work through most of the curing process, though from what I've heard, it drove my dogs insane. The little one was near inconsolable–he knew meat was somewhere, dammit, he was just too short to find it. I can only imagine his indignant dachshund huffiness when no tasty goodness was forthcoming when he demanded it.
In lieu of having anything even remotely resembling a cave, garage, or temperature-controlled environment, I hung the breasts in my hallway on some storage shelving to cure. I was worried about bacteria or mold, but since the breasts had a good coating of salt to begin with, I really needn't have. They were just fine hanging out for a week or so in the hallway all by their lonesome (with attending whining pooches).
I served this first/second foray into the wonders of charcuterie as an appetizer to a fantabulous collaborative meal between my DH, myself and a friend alongside fresh pita points, goat cheese, and a spread of bacon and tomato jams. Needless to say, the duck didn't last long at all. I think I heard growling, too. For more on the dinner, see the post.
No leftovers to serve on a big picnic blanket… guess I'll just have a great excuse to make this again. And I'll have to buy said picnic blanket…
Curing the duck was also easier than I had feared. I was wary because of the not in the fridge-ed-ness of this curing method, but it turned out just fine. Pack breasts in salt, chill in the fridge for awhile, de-salt, wrap in cheesecloth, tie horrendously, hang in hallway for a week or so or until 30% lighter, slice thin & stand back. Couldn't be easier. Really. See for yourself.
This recipe/preparation can be found in Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing by Michael Ruhlman and Briay Polcyn
Makes a great appetizer spread with toasted pita points,
Bacon Jam like the one posted here
Tomato Jam
and a nice creamy goat cheese


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Interview With Professor Jitendra Malik, UC Berkeley, Part One (August 17, 2011)
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Neil Adams insists there are no outcasts at Norwich City, with all of those on the books at Carrow Road offered a clean slate.
Having initially inherited the managerial reins on a caretaker basis, Adams is looking to use pre-season to put his own stamp on things.
That includes making decisions on the futures of those who have underachieved or fallen out of favour.
Sebastien Bassong and Anthony Pilkington saw limited game time towards the end of last season, while Wes Hoolahan has expressed a desire to move on in the past.
Doubts also linger over Rick van Wolfswinkel, with the Holland international having struggled throughout his debut campaign in English football.
Adams, though, is prepared to give everybody an opportunity to prove their worth and has made all of those in his squad aware that no exit decisions have been taken.
He said in the Pink Un: \"I did that with all of them at the end of last season when I didn't know if I was going to get the permanent position or not. I felt even then you had to have a contingency plan.
\"The players have let me know whether they want to be here or not, and that will remain confidential, but in terms of a clean slate, everyone has an opportunity to impress.
\"I wouldn't want to be patronising and say I haven't formed opinions on players. I saw them last season, both on and off the pitch, and that comes into my considerations but I am not foolish enough to think that if there is one player who perhaps I thought might not be in my plans goes out and is the best lad we've got in that position then he will find himself in the team.
\"We have got pre-season and five or six weeks now to have a really good look. The opportunity is there now for all of them.\"


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The story opens with Junior (Simon Baker-Denny, from L.A. Confidential) and Coco (Carla Gugino, from Snake Eyes), a sultry pair of con artists expressing weariness with their routine of extorting cash from philandering husbands after setting them up with compromising photos. "I'm tired of faking orgasms for pocket change!" exclaims Coco. Then the ticket to an early retirement presents itself: the kidnapping for ransom of a young Bill Gates-like computer wunderkind. From there several subplots ensue, including one with a trigger-happy hired gun, another that concerns two craggy but endearing veteran F.B.I. agents (Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in roles far beneath their talents), and a third that involves an intrigue with a vengeful U.S. senator (Hal Holbrook) that strains credulity. It all amounts to nothing you haven't seen already on any TV cop show, complete with earnestly delivered pearls of wisdom such as "Everything happens for a reason, mostly because life is fucked."
Most puzzling of all is the decision to set the film in New Orleans, a milieu whose sole purpose seems to be to force the cast members to speak in ridiculous faux-Cajun accents. Meanwhile the screenplay (by Gutierrez and Deanna Fuller) conjures none of the city's fabled sinfulness. Judas Kiss does, however, recall The Big Easy, which told a similar tale of cops, robbers, and corruption with considerably more panache. (Saturday, February 27, midnight)
-- Brett Sokol
The French New Wave of the Sixties stands revered by cineastes not just for the extraordinary body of work produced by filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, but also for its liberating influence on a succeeding generation of American directors -- men and women who took to heart its message of movies as an articulation of personal vision. A new French New Wave is cresting, with directors such as Olivier Assayas (1994's Cold Water), Claire Denis (1997's Nenette and Boni), and Arnaud Desplechin (1997's My Sex Life ... Or How I Got into an Argument) making distinctive pictures, sharing a common pool of actors, pushing their visual styles to the limit, and putting fresh spins on existential questions about life and love.
To their ranks add Erick Zonca, whose 1998 feature The Dreamlife of Angels (in French with English subtitles) is an astonishing portrait of youth, friendship, and the unyielding barriers of the French class system.
When twenty-year-old Isabelle (Elodie Bouchez, who dazzled in both The Wild Reeds and Full Speed) is first introduced, she is shown selling homemade greeting cards for spare change on the gray streets of Lille. With her entire life strapped to her back, she's a gangly waif, wide-eyed and drowning inside an oversize sweater. She moves from town to town, reveling in her freedom to drift. In Lille she slides into an assembly-line seamstress's job, where she works with a bleak collection of hard-bitten women, aged beyond their years, resigned to a fate that Isabelle considers only temporary. There she meets Marie (Natacha Regnier), also twenty years old, the only co-worker who seems similarly at odds with her surroundings -- a young woman who smokes a cigarette as if it were a middle finger outstretched at the world.
These two are drawn to each other, and a warm reverie ensues. We watch them move in together, hit the local bars, and goof off, drawing strength from one another whether they're picking a fight or simply relaxing. They aren't children any more, yet they refuse to make peace with adulthood. Agnes Godard's cinematography perfectly captures these caught-on-the-cusp moments, letting the camera linger lovingly as Marie rages at a nightclub bouncer three times her size, or stepping back to allow Isabelle to break into a toothy, innocent smile that lights up the entire screen.
Into this dreamy spell steps Chris (Gregoire Colin), a haughty, self-assured club owner and the junior member of what passes for the local landed gentry. He isn't a complex figure: "He's an asshole," Marie notes. Still, she's drawn to him, or rather to the wealthy Prince Charming path he represents. It turns out to be a destructive fling, though, one that drives a bitter wedge between the two women, particularly when it becomes apparent that for Chris, his relationship with Marie amounts to just another sexual conquest. "I hope you find the life you dream of," Isabelle tells her friend, providing parting words that become Dreamlife's coda. That line serves as both a fervent wish for the future and a note of protest sounded by this exquisite film. (Thursday, February 25, 7:00 p.m.)
-- Brett Sokol
Despite the vast range of stories that have been mined from the Sixties, a crucial one that's been neglected is that of women who came of age before the Pill. A Walk on the Moon (1999) is the rare movie to take on the subject. The directorial debut of actor Tony Goldwyn (The Pelican Brief, Nixon), Moon is set in the summer of 1969, coinciding with the first moonwalk and Woodstock, two watershed events that have been so often employed as metaphors that their power has been horribly diluted. That's too bad, because as sentimental as it is, this picture contains the right ingredients to distill a compelling drama about the complexities and contradictions of women's lives.
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