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Link Love: 1/30/2015
- Smithsonian in London? - Just maybe as the Smithsonian's Board of Regents have agreed to proceed with negotiations to have an exhibition space in the redevelopment of the former Olympic Park in East London as part of a proposed new educational and cultural quarter in the city. [via The Torch, Smithsonian Institution]
- Privacy, responsibily and electronic records are in the news at the University of Oregon where 22,000 emails from the President's office were released. [via InfoDocket]
- A behind the scenes look on what it takes to put on the Smithsonian Gardens' orchid show at the National Museum of Natural History. [via Smithsonian Gardens blog]
- Here comes the boom - NASA has made available online a collection of space sounds. [via Open Culture]
- It takes a lot to put together an exhibition, here are five things Jennifer Levasseur learned while curating the exhibition, Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity, at the National Air and Space Museum. [via AirSpace blog, NASM]
- The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has released an API to grant developers programmatic access to its collection. [via InfoDocket]
- With a little thing called the Super Bowl happening this weekend, here is the trailer for a film about the four photographers who have photographed every Super Bowl. [via PetaPixel]
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How Uncle Maurice Saved the Smithsonian Elephant
There's no doubt that Washington, D.C. is a great place to raise kids. And one of the primary reasons why is the wide array of Smithsonian museums that are only a subway ride away. It's no wonder that regular visits to the National Mall have been an important part of our family's culture and history since the early 1970's. And part of that history has been the story of "how Uncle Maurice helped bring the elephant to the National Museum of Natural History."
So it was no surprise that our son, Jacob Harris, casually tweeted about the family story recently. The bigger surprise was the follow-up communications with Effie Kapsalis, and the rest of the Smithsonian Archives team. After a thorough search of the Smithsonian's Archives, Effie's team quickly uncovered a cache of communications from the Hungarian gentleman, Joseph J. Fénykövi, who actually hunted and killed the elephant in Angola, and the U.S. consulate employee who took possession of the skinned trophy and arranged for its transfer and transportation to the Smithsonian headquarters. What was missing from this trove of evidence was any mention of our eccentric uncle, Maurice Fogler, or any other evidence that might support the family legend. Effie and her colleagues were gentle but firm in suggesting that the only way our legend could be true is if Uncle Maurice were a friend with the Hungarian hunter or connected to the State Department. A call from Jake (Jacob) seeking further details of the elephant legend led to a thorough search of our family archives (actually just a cardboard box of genealogy files) and a phone call to Jake's 96-year-old grandmother (Maurice's sister) to uncover the 1994 transcript of an oral history interview with Uncle Maurice that confirmed the legend:
So the Hungarian and Angola connections provided the missing links between Uncle Maurice and the Smithsonian Fenykovi elephant and other parts of the oral history confirmed the State Department connection. Along the way, Effie and her team filled us in on some interesting new facts about the name of the elephant, its age, how it was stuffed, and a prior bullet wound in the elephant's left knee. And the oral history uncovered some interesting facts about Uncle Maurice's stint as a bullfighter in training with the legendary bullfighter Manolete. Now when Jacob recounts the family legend to his kids, Alex and Miranda, on their visits to see the elephant he can add that the legend has been confirmed by additional evidence provided by he Smithsonian archivists. There's no doubt that Washington, D.C. is a great place to raise grandkids.
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Fénykövi Elephant, National Museum of Natural History
Collections in Context, The Bigger Picture
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Link Love: 12/26/2014
- A find for early animation - Archivists at Norway's National Library discovered a missing animation film, Empty Socks, about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a Disney precursor to Mickey Mouse. [via The National Library of Norway]
- A fascinating look at the workshop of Kenji Yamaguchi, a National Geographic employee who builds camera contraptions for their photographers. [via Proof, National Geographic]
- See 1950s America at its best in a newly released Kodachrome home movie from the Prelinger Archives of Beany's Drive-In, Long Beach, California (c. 1952.) [via BoingBoing]
- The National Digital Stewardship Alliance residents are on the forefront of born-digital media preservation. Here's a look at the Carnegie Hall resident's efforts to understand the process of preserving live concert webcasts, educator workshops, master classes, and more. [via The Signal, Library of Congress]
- A shiny new collections search for the New York Public Library! [via NYPL on Twitter]
- Now available: "Community Approaches to Digital Stewardship," from the Library of Congress. [via Infodocket]
Link Love: 12/19/2014
- On New Years Day 2015, the 44,000 works of art in the Smithsonian's Freer | Sackler collection will be available online. [via WAMU]
- Dumpster diving! The National Museum of American History added a copy of the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 game found in a landfill to their collection. [via O Say Can You See, National Museum of American History]
- The grand re-opening of the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum included "Maria Kalman Selects," an exhibit put together by the Tel Aviv-born, Bronx-raised designer and illustrator. Her only criteria? That the objects give her a "gasp of delight." [via Cool Hunting]
- The American Association for State and Local History weighs in on the importance of documenting controversial histories. [via AASLH blog]
- The basics of copyright distilled into a comic book? I'm in! Available as images, a flash book browser, a print book, and free downloadable PDF. [via PetaPixel]
- The George Eastman House has released 6 new videos on historic photographic processes including this one on cyanotypes. All 12 are available here. [via PetaPixel]
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the first Nobel Prize awarded in 1901. The recipients that year were:
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (physics) "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (chemistry) "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions"
- Sully Prudhomme (Literature) "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect"
- Emil Adolf von Behring (physiology or medicine) "for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths."
- Jean Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy (Peace)
The first woman to receive the prestigious award was Marie Curie, who was awarded twice with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In the history of the Nobel Prize, out of the 889 Nobel Prizes laureates, only 46 have been women. As Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette points out in her recent piece for the Hillman Photography Initiative, the small numbers don't represent the actual contributions women have made. LaFollette examines the culture surrounding physical chemist Rosalind Elsie Franklin, who was the first person to image DNA structure.
Without Franklin's knowledge, Maurice Wilkins, one of Franklin's colleagues, shared her photograph with two other scientists also researching DNA, James Watson and Maurice Crick. Because of their interpretation of the image, the three men went on to win the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA; basically an interpretation Franklin had hypothesized in 1952. For many years, Franklin was left out of the history books when it came to this historic discovery. As LaFollette describes, "Credit should go to the flyboys, the creative geniuses, not the others. 'Technical stuff' was 'woman's work.'"
In honor of this anniversary, we'd like to highlight the women scientists in our collections who have broken boundaries to capture the elusive Noble Prize. We also include one woman, Austrian-born physicist, Lise Meitner, who was overlooked when her colleague, Otto Hahn, won the Noble Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission in 1945.
Related Resources
- Women Scientists in the Smithsonian Institution Archives Collections on Flickr Commons
- "Woman's Work: How Rosalind Franklin's 'Photo 51' Told Us the Truth about Ourselves," by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette, Hillman Photography Initiative
- "There are Prizes...and There are Winners," by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette, Bigger Picture
- "Is the Nobel Prize a boys mostly club?," National Public Radio
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Haslam said in a press release that Tom Griscom will help develop a communications plan and assemble his communications team. The position is temporary and part time.
The transition team is currently headed up by Haslam campaign general consultant Tom Ingram, who is assisted by former Haslam campaign manager Mark Cate and Ingram's frequent partner in politics and business, Lewis Lavine.
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A native Tennessean, Griscom calls Chattanooga home and has experience communicating in government, business and education fields.
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Sunlight and Shadow: A Retelling of the Magic Flute
Baker & Taylor, CATS, Jul 10, 2009 - 184 pages
At the age of sixteen, Mina's father took her out of the shadows and into the sunlight in the hopes of giving her a new life, but Mina's mother retaliates by luring a handsome prince into a dangerous agreement to free Mina.
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Almond meal
Almond meal
I've been making my own almond milk (and I absolutely love it, was never a fan of cow milk) and straining out the leftover almond meal. I've used it for dessert crusts, and mixed some into my granola..but do you guys and gals have any other tips for using up this stuff so it doesn't go to waste?
This isn't a tip for using the almond meal, but for reducing the amount of waste. When I am in a hurry, I make a quick almond milk blending raw almond butter in water instead of grinding soaked almonds. There's no need for straining and nothing goes to waste :-)
I haven't tried this yet, I believe you can use almond meal as a sort of flour when dehydrating raw breads. I've seen raw cinnamon rolls using almond meal, but haven't tried them myself. I'd love to hear if you come up with any variations or ideas or just how they turn out if you try them!
Also, how do you make your almond milk? I haven't tried this yet. And now, with the price of almonds so high, I've been a bit scared to experiment.
That's funny that you mentioned the raw cinnamon rolls. I just posted my version of the recipe since reading divineprana's request for ideas using almond meal. I eat them all the time. They are so good!
But, I also have to admit that when I don't have any leftover almond meal, I either buy raw almond meal from Whole Foods or regular (sorry to say it is not raw) almond meal from Trader Joe's. I figured that even when I use the regular stuff, they are still better for me than the traditional baked cinnamon rolls.
Kandace- I just soak my almonds, throw a cup in a blender and add a few cups of water (different recipes have different ratios), with a touch of honey (or I suppose agave if vegan) and/or some vanilla extract both to taste. I have a large tea strainer and I use that to strain it. If I've made a batch of granola though, I don't strain it, as it just adds more to it!
Shannon-Thanks for the recipe, I'm going to try it out soon! Do I need to dehydrate the meal first though?
divineprana, I usually use dehydrated almond meal, but I guess you could skip that step. Just adjust the wet ingredients to get the right consistency.
OK, pretty sure I can do this (making almond milk). I would also like to make the raw cinnamon roll recipe and it calls for 1¼ cups almond meal. What quantity of almonds would I start with in making the almond milk to make sure I had enough? Also, how long does raw almond milk stay fresh in the refrigerator?
Kandace, I'm not really sure of an exact amount of nuts you need when making almond milk to end up with 1 1/4 cups of almond meal after straining. I've just measured out exactly what I need after making almond milk a couple times. If I don't have enough, I just add extra flaxmeal to the cinnamon roll recipe. You just need to end up with a total of 2 1/2 cups of dry ingredients for the recipe to work.
I think raw almond milk only stays fresh a couple days in the refrigerator, but I've never had a problem having any leftovers that long.
I have added almond meal to flax crackers when I was mixing some up. I took a basic flax recipe (from Alyssa Cohen, I think) and just adjusted it to my taste and my need to use up the almond meal.
Thanks for the tips on using almond meal – both in the cinnamon rolls and crackers. This has gotten me on an almond milk making kick!
I also added a basic raw almond milk recipe that I've been experimenting with. If you have any variations or additional advice, please feel free to post them in the comments or even add your own recipe – the more ideas the better!
do you guys know how long almond milk will keep at room temperature? i find it is good to blend in with recipes when you dont want them to be cold.
after reading kandace's recipe for almond milk I'm curious to try it, but I noticed that 1 cup of almonds makes 3 cups of milk. In the recipe I've been using it takes 1/3 of a cup of almonds to make 4 cups of milk. I got the recipe from a book called Not Milk..Nut Milks! by Candia Lea Cole. She grinds the 1/3 cup raw almonds to a powder first in a electric coffee grinder, adds that powder to the blender with some sweetner, and 3 3/4 to 4 cups warm/hot water, blends then strains. I've been making it for months. I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this or heard of this book. There are numerous nut/seed milk recipes from the simple to the exotic.
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Where can I get Equisetum arvense or Horsetail
I've been looking for Equisetum arvense or Horsetail over 3 years and I can't find it. If you have any PLEASE TELL ME I'll buy or trade for the roots fresh in dirt and watered, not dried or the bulbs of the plant.
Once you've got it, you've got it forever, in ever-increasing quantities. It's a declared noxious weed in many, many parts of the world. Check with the local authorities to make sure that in having it (or sharing it around!), you aren't breaking the law.
Tripple Brook Farm, a very good specialty mail-order nursery in western Massachusetts, sells several species of horsetail, though not arvense. Visit their Web site, click on Plant listings, then Search by name, and type Equisetum.
Is definatley on our Noxious weed list! 2 types in fact.
It is all over my area too and I'm forever digging it out of my beds...spreads via extensive underground root system (rhizomes). However I have heard it can be used to make a tea like chamomile to prevent damping-off in seedlings.
Sorry to repost, but the other day I went to an area much cooler than mine & saw a field which horsetail had invaded. Someone apparently did not care about the plant or did not watch their field. Still, deadheading the spore heads & using a pot should control invasiveness.
We had it when we bought our place, in the garden which had been abandoned. There was a lot the first year, then as we fertilized and cultivated, it slowly disappeared over the next 2-3 years and now there is none. Changing soil conditions can change the wild plant population - yarrow has also disappeared. So it doesn't necessarily take over. Planting in a pot is a good idea if you're concerned - we do this with mints and nettle.
I am a greenhouse/nursery student and this past quarter (last day was friday!) I took Beginning Floral Design as an elective...guess what? Horsetail is BIG in the floral industry! It is used quite a bit in floral arrangements...specifically in line design.
E. arvense as well as E. hyemale are the two available to us, but there are 15 different species used :)
I'm going to leave the patch of E. hyemale alone in my yard now...shoot maybe I could arrange for the school to buy it from me! I'm cheaper LOL!
I'm looking for Equisetum arvense not it's sister and brother plants.
Unless you can tell me a health book or Herb book that has any of Equisetum arvense brothers and sister telling me that I can turn that brother or sister into tea, hair strengthener, and nail strengthener just like Equisetum arvense please tell me.
Then I might trade for one of Equisetum arvense brothers and sisters.
Try the Pacific Northwest Exchange. The stuff is everywhere in Western Washington. It's considered a native there. Anyone should be able to run out into their backyard and(gladly)dig some up for you. It's one of the most persistant weeds in Washington gardens.
Does anyone have equistem arvence (horsetail) they would like to sell to me? It grows all over Ohio I've read but I'll be darned if I can find any. I want to make tincture so I would rather have live plant(s). I'm just setting up my indoor garden so I have nothing to trade yet. Thanks!
Sunny, exchanges are not allowed in the discussion pages of the forums and sales are never allowed, period.
The Herb Forum does happen to have an exchange page, as you probably know. GardenWeb rules are that no money be exchanged for seeds or plants; no SASE, either.
I wish you luck finding your plants; I occasionally see E. arvense for sale in garden centers that offer a nice selection of herbs or native plants.


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The first Slam title of his career would be the highlight surely, but, there are a couple of other big things too which he did during the year.
First of all, the Davis Cup victory that he tasted. There can nothing be more satisfactory for a sportsperson than to be able to win a trophy for his country.
Wawrinka was in the Swiss national team that beat France in the final tie of the Davis Cup to win it for the first time ever.
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Stanislas Wawrinka has quite a good 2014 Season overall.
The Switzerland international has maintained his place there in top 10 in the rankings right through the season and is also going to take part in the forthcoming tour finals, but, his recent form has been shaky.
In fact, shaky is a gentle word to describe that. He has played almost terribly. He has suffered an opening round exit in 3 successive tournaments of late.
The next three assignments of Wawrinka are big ones. Apart from the tour finals, he has to represent Switzerland in the title round of the Davis Cup and also, not to forget the Masters in Paris. But, he surely can't afford to go into such big tournaments with this kind of form.
According to Wawrinka, there is not any technical issue with his game. It's just that he is feeling nervousness and that is affecting his performances.
Talking to the reporters yesterday, the 29-year old said, "It's more of a mental thing. Nervousness is what I need to get rid of. I tend to think more than what's needed ahead of every game and end up making poor decisions. But, it happens in everybody's career. You go through such sort of phases."
"I have been doing well this year. Yes, in the last few weeks, I have been sort of loose especially in the Asian continent, but, I am prepared for the big matches coming up."
When asked if he feels he is under pressure after these poor outings, Wawrinka said, "Pressure is on you all the time in the professional circuit, even when you are in good form. It doesn't concern me anymore. It's just about a couple of victories and the morale will be high again."


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At U.N., Netanyahu calls Iran's president 'wolf in sheep's clothing'
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed a charm offensive by
Iran's new president as a ruse concocted by a "wolf in sheep's
clothing," and declared that Israel was ready to stand alone to
deny Tehran an atomic weapon.
In a combative address to the U.N. General Assembly,
Netanyahu spoke harshly about Hassan Rouhani, Iran's new,
centrist president who has made diplomatic overtures to the
United States and spoke by telephone last week with President
Barack Obama.
Netanyahu to Obama: Tighten sanctions if Iran defies West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to step up sanctions on Iran if it pursues its nuclear drive even as it exchanges overtures with Washington and restarts negotiations with the West.
Seeking to reassure Israel about the emerging U.S. diplomatic engagement with Iran, Obama said Tehran must prove its sincerity with actions, insisted that Washington would not ease sanctions prematurely and reaffirmed U.S. readiness to resort to military action if all else fails.
Stop asking me how to fix Congo, says Rwanda's Kagame
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he doesn't understand why people keep asking him how to end decades of conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, despite accusations by U.N. experts that Rwanda backs Congolese rebels.
"It's like, you know, the world has decided, for Congo, you ask Rwanda. Why? I don't understand," Kagame told Reuters on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York.
Israel's Netanyahu meets Obama, will urge no let-up on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will warn President Barack Obama in White House talks on Monday that Iran's diplomatic "sweet talk" cannot be trusted and will urge him to keep up the pressure to prevent Tehran from being able to make a nuclear bomb.
While Obama will attempt to reassure Netanyahu that he will not act prematurely to ease sanctions on Iran, growing signs of a U.S.-Iranian thaw have rattled Israel and could make for a tense encounter between the two leaders, who have not always seen eye-to-eye on the Iranian nuclear dispute.
Israel's Netanyahu to press Obama for no let-up on Iran pressure
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will warn President Barack Obama at
a meeting on Monday that Iran's diplomatic "sweet talk" cannot
be trusted and will urge him to pressure Tehran to prevent it
being able to make a nuclear bomb.
While Obama will attempt to reassure Netanyahu that he will
not act prematurely to ease sanctions on Iran, growing signs of
a U.S.-Iranian thaw have rattled Israel and could make for a
tense encounter between the two leaders, who have not always
seen eye-to-eye on the Iranian nuclear dispute.
Iran is biggest test for Obama's often rocky ties with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Six months after U.S. President Barack Obama eased a strained relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel dubbed "Operation Desert Schmooze," the two leaders now face the biggest test of whether they can work together – and the stakes are higher than ever.
A diplomatic charm offensive by new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has suddenly opened up a gap between the White House and Netanyahu's government. How they respond could have far-reaching implications for their political legacies as well as the future stability of the Middle East.
Iranian leader's smooth diplomacy poses new challenge for Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A charm offensive toward the West by Iran's new president and his nuanced approach to his predecessor's Holocaust denial have run into an Israeli wall of suspicion hardened by Tehran's nuclear pursuits.
Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, will not be fooled by Hassan Rouhani's international outreach and the world must not be either.
Israel bleak about U.S.-Iran rapprochement at U.N. summit
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel voiced concern on Tuesday over a potential meeting of the U.S. and Iranian presidents, saying Tehran sought reconciliation with world powers as a ruse to press on with its nuclear program.
Iran's new government has taken its charm offensive to the annual U.N. General Assembly, agreeing to international nuclear negotiations that would include its foreign minister seeing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Israeli general says Assad could survive in Syria for years
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could cling to power for years despite having lost overall control of his country, according to Israel's top commander on the frontier with Syria.
Major-General Yair Golan's remarks, published on Wednesday in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, reflected debate in Israel over Assad's fate, 2-1/2 years into Syria's civil war, after a U.S.-Russian agreement to force him to give up his chemical weapons.
In public shift, Israel calls for Assad's fall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli ambassador to the United States says Israel has wanted to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad removed from power since before the outbreak of war there – a shift from its publicly-stated position.
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I Like Doing My Hair, Makeup and Dressing Up
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Caught and "Punished".I was 15 years old and I loved to crossdress in my sisters clothes. One day, I had dressed fully in her underwear, skirt, camisole and high heels. I had made my face up and even curled my hair! I wore her jewellery and was admiring myself in my bedroom mirror, when the door burst...
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love love doing my nails.it's my fav
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the time my friend Freddie became a girl part2 If she saw what I could see in the mirror, then we were going to be fine. And I was right. As soon as she entered the room, a wide smile engulfed her face as she spotted me. ?A new friend Kirsty darling?? she asked as she gave me another quick smile and began searching for...
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I got bored today while cleaningand decided to take a break when I found Halloween makeup.
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I've been guilty of putting on a face full ofmake up for school or even going to the grocery. It honestly feels great to look great. I love my face without make up but there's just so many fun things you can do with make up. And as far as dressing up, I enjoy wearing dresses and nice little stockings and cardigans. It's so...
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sometimes but when I do it.. I feel like a pro lol :p
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I'm a tomboy who loves lipstickand heels
greeneyz83 31-35, F 4 Responses 6 Nov 29, 2014
I absolutely love dressing upeven if its just to look good for myself. There is no way I would ever walk out of my house without looking decent its just a thing of mine, I cant even think about walking out of the house in sweatpants or pajamas.
haven't wore enough enough make up in a loonglong time though. Was feeling bored today so went out shopping and bought a ton of make up and dresses and two bags. Ah the smell of make up reminds me of old memories. I know I know. I'm weird ahaha
Mariyah22 18-21, F 5 Responses 8 Jan 2
I can't leave the house without doing my makeup, hair, nails and in decent clothing
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Tryed to do smokey eye today totally failed moncaught me XD lol well yea I still have the eye liner in meh eye I also dressed in my outfit for the dance Saturday lol well I have my close friend doing my makeup and my self doin my hair in gojng with a braid and sleep with it in then before I go take it out for curls :)
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Super Awesome Girlyness!Being a girl is so great, I love doing my hair and makeup and other people's. (Girls and guys) I love beautifying everyone for a night out.
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the time my friend Freddie became a girl part4 ?Great! Some boy shoes.? I nodded excitedly, she grinned back at me and left the room to get them. While she was gone, I gave the room another look over, I checked out all of Kirsty?s shoes, some were girly, some were for sports and the others were for school, those were all...
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The time my friend Freddie became a girl part3 ?Put them on now!? ?Make me!? That was the wrong thing to say, Kirsty was definitely being serious when she said she?d do it herself. She put on her angry face and quickly had me cornered. I tried opening the window to escape, but luck was not with me, the window was...
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I wanna help girls loose yr virginintynow pme pme pme nooooo lieing noooo fake
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Dressing For The OccasionThe best part of being a cross dresser is dressing up to the 9's. Doing your make up to perfection then deciding what dress or nice sweater and skirt...
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I want to have a girl dress me up like a girland treat me as her sister or a Barbie doll
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Sorry, I didn't do itfor you, I'm doing it for me. I love changing my hair and makeup. It sets the mood lol.
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There's nothing like bringing out your innerwoman. Shopping, hair and makeup, heels and a night out with my girls. 👌
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PinkLipstick00 18-21, F 2 Responses 5 Nov 21, 2014
Even if I'm sick my makeupand hair is always done!
MotionlessinH 16-17, F 3 Nov 7, 2014
The First Time I Dressed As A Girli was about 7 or 8 and my sister used to always have sleepovers and i would always hangout with her and even slept in her room one night one of her friends got all upset because a boy was sleeping in the same room with her then a couple minutes later my sis said then lets make...
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I don't always do my nailsand makeup.
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I hate getting all dressed upbut having nowhere to go
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Love The Feel Of MakeupI love taking a nice hot bath & shaving my legs & underarms, i shave my face before my bath. I Love getting out of the tub & drying off & putting lotion on my legs & slipping on my panties. Then i pick an outfit & get dressed. After i'm dressed i Love doing my makeup & then...
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this may seem odd because I'm a guybut I love doing my hair and putting on make-up. im very in touch with my feminine side...which is my only side...but thats another story. anyway, what u think ladies...any make-up tips...do u like? lemme know. well I thought I could add a picture. ..hmmm
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I love dressing up and looking greatwhen I am going out and doing whatever with family and/or friends. I love the compliments I have received on my appearance when I am alone or with others. I always begin with my hair because it takes the longest of anything I have to do for going out. After my hair is done...
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The time my friend Freddie became a girl part5 the end of chapter 1 ?This sports bra makes it look like your boobies are starting to grow, girls your age wear these.? I nodded slowly, at least the sporta bra was just a plain mint green and honestly what was the point in fighting her now. I accepted the bra much easier...
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I have perfect messy hair right now.braided but it's coming loose. too bad I can't replicate this. it's great when it happens
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I Do My Own Hairdos And Updos! (see Pic)It's sunday!wearing this updo today!
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Flowering Evergreen Shrub
I'm looking for a lower growing 2-3 foot, flowering, evergreen shrub to put on either side of my front steps. I was going to plant azaleas until during recent rains, I realized the area holds a lot of water when it rains, and I'm worried that the azaleas would drown. When it doesn't rain, the area dries out quickly, as it gets mostly full sun.
Use decorative pots and fill it with an evergreen with flowers too.
Go to a garden center or look online for ideas.
The nicer the pots look, the better you will like it.
Something gorgeous, mabey big pots, I don't know what the area looks like, no pic, but just something to think about.
They also sell this glow in the dark paint, Rustloeum makes it, you could paint the pots with it.
Ok, now I'm getting weird.
I'm not sure what to do about the flooding. The water doesn't run off the house, we have gutters. It just pools there, it's like the grading of the bed is bad, but it is surrounded on all sides by the house, the driveway, and the sidewalk so I'm not sure what we really could do...
I have thought about using some planters. I'll have to look more into that :)
Hydrangea are pretty water tolerant.
Is there a storm drain in the driveway or the road?
You could put in a rain garden, a French drain, or if you are ambitious rip up part of the driveway to put in drainage.
Water is probably running off he driveway.


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Nate Silver Turns His Eye To the American League 50
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He first got well-known doing statistics-based baseball analysis (aka sabermetrics [wikipedia.org]), and only moved into politics later.
He is not making a prediction on who WILL win the MVP. He is making a case for who he thinks SHOULD be the MVP, based on his analysis of statistics. However, the MVP is not awarded based on his analysis of statistics, it is awarded by a vote of the baseball writers, who may have different MVP criteria than he does.
In the presidential race he predicted who would (not should) win. Here he is saying who should (not will) win.
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ask this old house- factory sealed marble?
Saw an episode of ASK THIS OLD HOUSE on the subject of kitchens - whole show. Might have been a rerun. A section of the show was on countertops where Richard Terfuey(sp?) said nothing new about granite, quartz and the new laminates but I was amazed when he mentioned marble as a kitchen counter-top candidate and explained that because of a new process of sealing marble slabs in the factory (some kind of heat process), there was no longer the concern about marble not holding up.
I just did a search on the web and couldn't find anything. Has anyone here heard of this "factory sealed" option for marble? The person whose home he was helping fix up was on a budget so it didn't sound like this option was over the top expensive. I am very intrigued. Anyone know about this?
Is this it?
Here is a link that might be useful: This old house
Yes - episode 1226 is the one - thanks CRL - it indicates Richard talking about countertops and I even went to the website of the provider of the marble countertop but I don't see any information there on the "factory sealed" heat process.
FYI - The episode showed a video of a marble slab being sealed - and I can't remember it all but it was not just a "wipe on some type of sealant" process. They had a big table where the slab rolled back and forth, etc. Strange that there is nothing on the web. I would really like to know more. Especially given the claims that were made.
I saw that one yesterday. I didn't think get the feeling that it would be an inexpensive option. She had a small kitchen, and was installing flat-pack cabinets which would save her money. But she was also getting marble, which would either indicate that her budget wasn't that tight, or she had saved enough through other choices to be able to splurge.
They also said the finish would last "a long time", but didn't indicate whether that meant, like, 25 years? Or 2 years?
But I get the feeling this is something either your stone yard offers, or they don't. The equipment wasn't small or cheap looking. So, there might be more info on the TOH website, or you might just have to call your local yards to ask about it.
And I believe it's "Trethewey". I knew someone in high school with a similar name.
I saw this episode too, and was wondering about the process. I noticed she chose a polished finish, and I would only have chosen a matte finish for that beautiful marble. As EAM44 said, the process will prevent staining, not etching, and the polished finish will show etching more.
Having said that, I loved the comment from the professional chef Michael Symon. This same episode showed his home kitchen space that was empty and mocked-up with his planned cabinets and layout. He is installing Carrera marble in his kitchen (and a 60" Bluestar range BTW). He said he loved the lived-in look of marble he saw in kitchens in Italy with stains and marks and chips, and welcomed them for the marble in his own home. Great point of view!
As to the comments about the homeowner's kitchen budget in this episode - I would bet she received a discount on the marble because the fabricator will get its name on the show which is fantastic advertising.


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Hello, Thank you for answering my question, but does this mean that I can clean this rug by hand myself. If I have a spill, can I use something to clean it. And does the description "brown with a sun light shade shade as a secondary color" mean that it is different shades of brown? I really like this rug, but want to be sure that it will be sufficient for the kitchen. Thank you again.
Hello emmalusi, a professional dry extraction cleaning is recommended for wool rugs. You can spot clean by hand as needed, but using steam or detergents such as shampoo are not recommended. I believe the sunlight shade refers to the lighter color of the design in the rug. You can view out guide on how to clean your rugs using the link below. Thanks for shopping with us. http://www.overstock.com/guides/how-to-clean-your-area-rugs
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - India is reviewing budgeted expenditure at each ministry and plans to defer some spending to the next financial year beginning in April to keep the fiscal deficit at 5.3 percent of GDP, a top finance ministry official told Reuters on Monday.
India's economic growth is expected to slow to about 5.5 percent this fiscal year, the slowest pace in a decade, while rating agencies S&P and Fitch say higher spending and rising subsidies could push the fiscal deficit to 6 percent of GDP.
"Those expenditure that can be moved to the next year would be moved, instead of being done this year," Arvind Mayaram, economic affairs secretary at the ministry of finance said in an interview.
He said the government was determined to keep the deficit to 5.3 percent of GDP this fiscal year, and would take all necessary steps for this purpose. However, he ruled out drastic, across-the-board spending cuts.
Analysts have expressed doubt about whether the government would be able to keep the deficit even to that level.
"Prospects for a material improvement in the fiscal position in the near term are remote, leaving intact the risk of a sovereign downgrade," Anjalika Bardalai, an analyst with political risk consultants Eurasia Group, said in a recent research note.
In March, the government budgeted 14.9 trillion rupees spending in 2012/13 fiscal year. It estimated revenue of 9.4 trillion rupees and targeted a fiscal deficit of 5.1 percent of GDP.
But delays to planned economic policies and the global slowdown have impacted growth and tax collection, forcing the finance ministry to revise the deficit target upwards and look at ways to save money and increase revenues.
"We are reviewing expenditure at this point of time. By early December we will be able to get a picture of what type of savings we will get from that," Mayaram said.
He said finance ministry expected a moderation in the burden of oil subsidies because of a recent hike in diesel prices and the appreciation of the Indian currency.
"We believe the rupee might strengthen a little further and go down to 52, 52.5, in which case there would be a substantial shaving off of the subsidy bill on that account," Mayaram said.
The rupee was trading at around 54.6 to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday.
The finance ministry official said the government was working on a number of new economic reforms. He mentioned overseas borrowings and the corporate bond market as areas being looked at.
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WANTED: shampoo gingers
tiggyannSeptember 2, 2011
i have a ton of these little beuaty, all freshly dug from my yard, all ready to grow...these flowers from these bulbs produce a fragrant ginger soap...yes, it actually laters up slightly and the indians in hawaii use it for centuries as a shampoo and soap to wash themselves...the soap actually can be used in a drink as well!
i have hundreds of these bulbs and need to find them new homes! :)i have them posted on several auctions site, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com