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I think they all will get DOS quota's. TG will have just said that to scare people into buying a sub.
When will we find out which items won't receive a quota for sale day? I know Toyguru stated during the sub sales that some items won't have any day of, while others will have very limited availability...
Anyone care to guess which figures this will include? (Fighting Foe Men? Netossa? Karatti?) I think its a given Ram Man and Jitsu will get a DOS quota.
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I think they all will get DOS quota's. TG will have just said that to scare people into buying a sub.
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I´m also wondering, what "limited availability" actually means.
For the line it would be the best, if sales are like early 2010 with Trap Jaw and Battle Cat, though it would be frustrating for some non-sub-customers. But I think the 2010 sales were responsable for the good 2011 sub sales. Mattel has to create a bigger demand for the figures, customers were really relaxed in getting their stuff in 2011 and mostly in 2012 and therefore not subscribed.
If Mattel reduces the production numbers on highly-demanded figures , like Mantenna or Tung Lashor and keep the number of figures per year down I think more customers would subscribe, because it`s less expensive due to the fewer figures and being sure, they`ll get their stuff without dealing with the 15th.
FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Now I need a Crita!! Crita is to Mara what Evil Lyn is to Teela. If we ARE getting Mara, then we NEED Crita.
It's entirely possible that it's not an exaggeration, that being said, I believe there will be some, they always have to get a set amount even if that amount goes over the sub numbers and CS stock.
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I'm guessing they will be just as limited as the 2012 sub figures were with no leftover stock...supposedly.
I'm a proud cherry picker and need myself a Fangman, Snakeface, and Octavia REAL bad.
I'm likely going to sell off 2 of those, but likely Fangman won't be complete, as I want the Filmation accessories, and I have yet to make my decision on Octavia, but Snakeface is a keeper. But I do have many more I'll be getting rid of to help finance my Castle Grayskull, I was / am still a picker, but I just didn't want the headache of DOS buying anymore, and at least I am supposedly guaranteed my figures....at least the ones I will be keeping which so far is like 5 of all the ones revealed, I really hope the last half of 2013 is worth the sub for me.
Anyway, actually yes, a lot of the Vintage 2012 figures vanished fast, which is a sign to come for 2013 but faster....now I'm not looking for Karatti to leap off the virtual shelves, but Ram Man for one certainly will be gone like lightning.
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I'm hoping none but the army builder have day-of availability. That would send a clear message to subscribe in 2014.
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God willing The Fighting Foe Men won't be available DOS. A lot of people want them, but a lot of people don't, so that'd be a really nice gesture of Matty to us loyal subscribers so we could easily unload them if we so desire.
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I think the Horde Troopers, if that is in fact the two pack we're getting next year, will have DOS stock. Honestly I hope they become part of the essentials shop. As for the others I want an extra Karatti but I am hoping I can get an extra from a fellow subscriber.
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I think every figure will have DOS stock, some will just go much faster than others.
We were specifically told that Dare would not be in 2014-2015, see the words straight from Scott here: http://forums.mattycollector.com/eve...808#9101046808
I feel like TG was right on. If the sub barely made it, I figure they won't be producing many extras. Sure there will be some......but not like in the past.
I;m sure it will on a figure by figure basis as to who sells and who don't, but I think we'll see a lot of jaws dropped come Jan, I know Ram-Man will sell out what ever his stock will be come DOS, and it will likely seem like he wasn't even there.
To be honest, Him, the Foe Men & King He-Man is all I got the sub for....Mantenna, Dragstor & Two-Bad would ice my cake as late 2013 reveals....but I don't see it happening. I hope at least one of them makes it in 2013 though, at least one thing, my selling off the figures will help pay for Castle Gayskull.
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Now see I don't agree, everyone needs to be prepared that some characters might not have any day of sale. So far the only 2013 MOTUC character Scott has confirmed that will have day of sale is Ram-Man and they will make more of him so that there is plenty on sale day Scott said since he is a Core Character.
Jitsu, Fangman, Netossa, ClampChamp, Octavia These are up in the air at this point for day of sale.
I would hope everything gets some day of sale as I like to buy an extra of some characters aside of the ones in my subscription.
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YodaFreakMaster already said he will be selling most of his extras for 2013. The guy bought 33 subscriptions to help get 2013 passed. I give him a lot of credit since thats a lot of money he has to shell out to matty each month in 2013.
They will all have limited day-of stock and that stock will probably move as quickly as the Sorceress & Fisto did.
I fully understand the concept of the cherry picker, but the line will not be able to move forward without guaranteed sales through the subscription model.
I wouldn't be surprised if figures like Ram Man & Jitsu sold out in less than 15 minutes like figures used to back in 2009.
The ONLY exception I would see is Horde Troopers, if they are truly the unannounced army builder this year. Mattel would make a lot more of those to cover the large demand for these. I also wouldn't be surprised if Horde Troopers aren't until 2014 to sell the sub.
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I personally believe every figure will have DOS stock. I do believe however that certain figures that aren't core characters will have limited a quota. Since there are no re-issues going forward I think matty doesn't want backstock of characters like they've experienced in the past.
Just thinking today about upcoming figures and though, I wonder which ones will NOT have Day of Sales available.
It worked wonders with Fang Man's cred.
Who else would they utilize this with? or who else did they have lacking faith in for a larger release?
Comments? Ideas? Info?
If I had to guess, my money is on the following:
One of the July figures, so NA He-Man OR Clamp Champ. With 2014 sub sales starting at SDCC later in that month, another "no DOS" figure would be fresh on everyone's minds.
Castaspella in August. Once again, this would be announced BEFORE 2014 sub sales begin.
Otherwise I expect that there will be DOS stock throughout the year.
We were specifically told that Dare would not be in 2014-2015, see the words straight from Scott here: http://forums.mattycollector.com/eve...808#9101046808
Has everyone forgot that in order to fill the reopened subscriptions on sale now they will be taken from the day of sale stock? So don't excpect much if any DOS figures for rest of 2013. I got a second club eternia so that I can have one to open and one to keep MOC without dealing with mattycollector each month and I get the figures for $25.00 not $27.00
I would expect the announcement right before or during SDCC to motivate some people to sign up for the 2014 subscription.


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The answer is many can't, says Burns. He explored launching an Internet investigations team in 2005 but quickly discovered his then 16-man-strong department could not afford it. Flagler Beach Police Chief Roger Free drew the same conclusion after an officer in this Florida agency posted an Internet profile and received 50 hits within 2 hours. Offenders sought the person's age, sex, location and expressed interest in meeting. "After seeing the number of hits, I couldn't imagine what it would be like trying to run a full-scale operation," he says.
"It isn't that computers are so costly," Burns adds. "It's the man hours these operations require."
The Flagler Beach Police Department and Darke County Sheriff's Office joined a growing number of departments that have decided to plunge into uncharted territory. These agencies tapped into the resources of Perverted Justice, an Internet-based organization whose volunteers pose as young kids, then trawl the Internet for predators. The group lists the arrests of Deck and Corbett among the success stories of such partnerships.
Proactive investigations
Perverted Justice, founded by Xavier Von Erck in 2002, is best known for its role in NBC Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" programs where Internet predators are exposed for their dirty deeds. Behind the scenes, the group aids law enforcement daily in proactive online investigations, where by posing as minors, it gives police an opportunity to capture pedophiles before a youth can be victimized. Burns says it's difficult to turn the other way when you consider the advantages this partnership can bring. Consider that Perverted Justice:
Possesses the resources to spend hundreds of hours on a single case. Its volunteers are able to chat all hours of the day and night. "We don't have other crimes taking place that affect what we could do," explains Del Harvey, Perverted Justice law enforcement coordinator.
Sixty-five volunteers, or contributors, conduct the chats. The organization retains approximately 20 phone verifiers (people cleared to talk to suspects because they sound like kids). Another 20 people form the support staff, and 25 individuals create content (poems, drawings and other things) for the profiles. Forty-five thousand people read the forums available at www.perverted-justice.com.
"We have 2,000 sworn officers, and there is no way we have the resources to do what Perverted Justice did for the NBC Dateline sting [where 51 offenders were arrested in three days]," says Lt. Chad Bianco of the Riverside County (California) Sheriff's Department. "They had 45 people working around the clock."
- Takes on all the grunt work. Though the organization cannot apprehend the criminal, its volunteers handle the chats, collect the evidence, arrange phone conversations and set up meetings. "You don't have to worry about finding someone on staff who can convincingly sound like a 13-year-old girl. You don't have to add a computer set up that masks your IP," Harvey says. "This is a tremendous benefit to an agency lacking the money or the man power for these investigations."
- Provides the equipment. Perverted Justice supplies computer, phone and video systems during a sting. "Everything we could not have afforded, they brought with them," Free says.
Sets stricter criteria for arrest than many law enforcement agencies. According to Burns, Perverted Justice subscribes to protocols well within those followed by law enforcement. For instance, there must be an age difference of at least six years. "We would never bust an 18-year-old going after a 15-year-old," Harvey clarifies.
The difference between 18 and 15 can be explained as a high school senior dating a high school sophomore. This explanation crumbles if the 18-year-old senior seeks a relationship with a 12-year-old sixth grader. "Though the first example may be illegal under the law, it's worse in the second scenario," Harvey explains. "If an 18-year-old is going after a 12-year-old, they're already tending toward pedophilia."
A six-year age difference is illegal everywhere, making it unnecessary for contributors to learn the laws for each state because one over arching rule satisfies all conditions. "There is no place in the country where it's legal for an 18-year-old to sleep with a 12-year-old," Harvey emphasizes.
These electronic sleuths play teens between ages 10 and 15. Plans exist to eventually tackle problems with younger-age kids. However, the likelihood of someone under age 10 being left alone, with unsupervised access to the Internet, is greatly diminished, lessening the risk for Internet victimization.
Saves money. Free promotes the cost savings to a department. "There is no way we could have run an operation like this without their assistance," he says. Meanwhile, Burns claims it's a force multiplier. Working with Perverted Justice triples or quadruples the forces an agency already has, he notes.
"We don't charge law enforcement anything — ever," stresses Harvey.
- Has experience. According to Burns, many agencies lack expertise in these investigations, while Perverted Justice volunteers specialize in them. Its volunteers know how to chat with offenders and how to work the investigation to avoid court problems later on.
"Sometimes it was a fine line," Burns admits. "But they provided us with 140 people they were chatting with after 10 days, with possibilities of showing up for a meeting. There's no way a department five times our size could have done that."
More than one way to skin a cat
Mark Twain once wrote, "There's more than one way to skin a cat." Though he was referring to cat fish, the same applies to Perverted Justice. A department does not have to consent to a sting being broadcast on NBC in order to participate. The organization created its Information First program to interface with police in a smooth and unobtrusive way. A department simply contacts Perverted Justice to enter this arrangement. A subsequent phone call hammers out the details of jurisdiction and what the agency requires of contributor chats. Contributors receive data on every Information First agreement and work in these agreed upon locales. When they encounter a case in a given area, they contact the nearest department with an Information First arrangement. Information First agreements, with more than 300 agencies, currently cover approximately two-thirds of the nation.
In this format, Perverted Justice engages law enforcement once an individual crosses a specific, and agreed-upon, threshold of the law. Contributors forward lewd chats, instant messages, images, Web cam videos and audio logs at this point. When lacking an Information First agreement in a specific area, Perverted Justice volunteers make cold calls until they locate an agency willing to make an arrest. Contributors summon police immediately, however, if the subject sends child porn or mentions holding a position where he or she has responsibility over children.
The Riverside SD entered an Information First agreement in 2005, then later teamed with Perverted Justice on a Dateline sting. Bianco admits at times contributors' enthusiasm needed tempering in the beginning. "They were calling me at 2:30 in the morning and saying they had a guy wanting to meet at 7 a.m. and where did we want to do it," he recalls. "I had to explain that I needed at least a day to arrange people, a decoy and those types of things."
If an agency is convinced they wish to investigate Internet predator cases themselves, Perverted Justice aids them by training officers to set up profiles and chat online, and by providing access to a proxy server that masks IP addresses.
Citizen cyber sleuths
Despite its track record in working with police to collar more than 157 criminals, Perverted Justice has its detractors, including some in law enforcement who prefer that police work be left to the professionals. The fact is these citizen detectives are not sworn law enforcement, and for many law enforcers that's a sticking point. But it needn't be, say those who've worked with Perverted Justice before.
It's true the staff primarily consists of volunteers; no one is paid to chat. Perverted Justice organizers concluded long ago that compensating chatters might be a conflict of interest. "It cannot be good for the prosecution if someone is asked in court how much money they received for a chat log," Harvey explains.
But there's an in-depth background check in place to separate the wheat from the chaff. The organization also insists potential volunteers submit every user name and e-mail address they have ever used. "People leave a trail on the Internet," Harvey notes. Finally, volunteers undergo extensive training that covers setting up a profile, chatting online, steganography, Web cam transmission and documentation, sending audio files, building evidence packets, submitting evidence to law enforcement, audio authentication, making police statements, and so on.
"We are a specialized unit — experts in our field," says Harvey. "Our people are taught, trained and drilled in one specific crime, that of Internet predators and their effects."
Like the government's system of checks and balances, Perverted Justice builds safeguards into its organization. Volunteers log in through a proxy server, which masks their IP. Technology double records every conversation with a prospective predator. When a contributor logs onto Yahoo, their chats are automatically recorded in an MD5 hash on their computer as well as on a secure server in another state. In essence, every keystroke is captured on two different computers, and because it's MD5 hash, any tampering would render the file unreadable. Contributors capture Web cam images to preserve a record of what transpired. Using underage-sounding phone verifiers, who actually talk to the suspect, produces two people able to testify to the intent of the person being charged.
"Volunteers literally cannot make a move without us seeing what they are doing," Harvey explains. "Everything is watched. We're very Big Brother-esque."
Contributors remain available for court testimony later on. "Sometimes people get involved during a sting operation, and you never hear from them again," says Richard Howell, Darke County prosecuting attorney. "But if a case goes to trial, it's necessary for them to be available to testify. I never had a problem with Perverted Justice volunteers. The few that we had come back for a trial came off very credible, and from the jurors' quick conviction, they thought so too."
But isn't it entrapment?
By definition entrapment doesn't apply, Harvey explains. Entrapment is a legal defense by which a defendant may argue that he should not be held criminally liable for actions that broke the law because he was induced (entrapped) by police to commit them.
Even so, Perverted Justice plunks precautions in place to thwart the entrapment issue. Volunteers never initiate contact with the person; all communication begins with the offender. Later, contributors never instigate lewd conversations or talks of sexual meetings.
"When you apply these three aspects, it's hard to talk entrapment," Harvey points out. "You didn't bring up sex or a meeting, but you entrapped them?"
Beyond that, volunteers refrain from sexual discussions before confirming the person's age. Contributors inspect Yahoo profiles, which state age; run the chat name through MySpace; and so on to verify the person is more than 18 years old before participating in explicit discussions.
During the Riverside sting, contributors kept profiles to 12- or 13 years of age; once a person turns 14 it becomes a lesser crime under California law. Chatters also never initiated contact or sexual discussions. They even refrained from profanity. The volunteers played naive little kids who were swiftly taken advantage of. "It's ridiculous how quickly it went from 'Hi' to 'Do you want to have sex?'" says Bianco, who still works for the Riverside Sheriff's Department but is presently assigned to the Moreno Valley Police Department, a contract city.
Though defendants raised the entrapment issue in Riverside, a judge's ruling later threw it out. The judge ruled it differs from a police officer presenting a handful of drugs to a subject and asking if he wants to buy some. In this scenario, the person's being invited to make a snap decision. In contrast, driving to a meeting location afforded these Internet offenders plenty of time to change their minds.
Addressing court challenges
Ironically, entrapment wasn't the primary legal challenge faced by departments teaming with Perverted Justice.
Telecommunications/wiretap issues arose both in California and Ohio. Defense attorneys challenged the departments received phone call recordings and printed chat logs illegally. Exhibiting the prior agreements made with Perverted Justice mitigated these disputes. In these partnerships, contributors voluntarily released the data, overriding wiretapping concerns.
A judge also dismissed motions to throw out indictments against seven of the 18 men arrested in the Ohio sex sting. To date, 16 have pled guilty and two were convicted at trial. Defense attorneys contended the sting violated state law because of Dateline's involvement with Perverted Justice and petitioned to have related videos, statements and photos suppressed. A judge ruled against the potential conflict of interest, noting department officials had partnered with Perverted Justice and were unaware NBC had paid the organization for consultation services.
The department kept itself separate from Dateline staff during the sting as well, to avoid legal hassles later on, says Burns. Officials were positioned in a location near but not inside the house where offenders arrived for meetings. Communications and video equipment permitted authorities to keep tabs on what transpired, and all chats were transmitted directly to officials as they took place. "We didn't want to blur the line of ethics between law enforcement and the media," Burns explains. "We didn't even speak to Dateline officials during the operations."
Ohio law includes a solicitation section, called importuning. The way the law reads, for importuning to occur in these cases, a law enforcement officer must pose as a juvenile in a sting operation. The law further limits importuning to that which occurs in a specific county. So for instance, Darke County lacks the authority to arrest someone for importuning, unless the solicitation took place within the county itself.
Darke County deputized three Perverted Justice volunteers to circumvent potential problems written into the importuning law. This decision allowed authorities to nab one individual for importuning. The man came from out of state to visit what he believed to be a 15-year-old boy. Police stopped him for driving the wrong way down a four-lane highway during the commute. Rattled, the suspect turned around to make his return back to Indianapolis. But before leaving the county, he phoned a deputized Perverted Justice volunteer to make another solicitation. The district attorney charged him with importuning, and that's what he pled guilty to, according to Howell. "Importuning is the same degree felony as Attempted Unlawful Conduct with a Minor, which is what he'd have been charged with if he'd arrived at the house," Howell adds.
The best defense is a good offense, says Bianco, who notes he paired closely with prosecuting attorney Michelle Paradise of the County of Riverside District Attorney's Office to address issues in advance. She reviewed entrapment concerns, jurisdictional issues, and laws pertaining to Internet cases. Teaming with the district attorney meant things were done right from the onset, eliminating court challenges later on.
It's everywhere
Perverted Justice's work remains mired in controversy as some law enforcement professionals debate the value of citizen sleuths. Experts question whether the organization consists of concerned citizens desiring to assist the criminal justice system or vigilantes subverting people's Constitutional rights. As a result, many departments hold skepticism about working with citizens in this way.
Harvey admits it's been an uphill battle for the organization to win law enforcement's trust. Officials initially questioned whether the organization's volunteers possessed the necessary background and experience to create prosecutable and winnable cases.
Today several hundred agencies, from local police to the Department of Homeland Security, have entered Information First agreements. The organization really gained ground after Dateline televised Perverted Justice's sting with the Riverside Sheriff's Department, says Harvey. The operation's 51 collars in three days shattered previous arrest records and made Perverted Justice a household name.
Even so, departments partnering with Perverted Justice have come under a storm of criticism. One law enforcement official blasted Bianco for not participating in a local Internet task force instead. After all, sworn law enforcement — not civilians — controlled this organization. Yet, when Bianco inquired about the task force's arrest numbers, he learned investigators had caught just four people in a year.
"Negative comments really bother me when they come from people within my own field," Burns adds. "None of us hesitate to draw information from a druggie out on the street or a convicted felon. But everyone wants to turn their heads when it comes to an agency that's really trying to help."
Teaming with private entities is the wave of the future, stresses Free. Police alliances with organizations like Perverted Justice mark the beginnings of a trend.
"We need to move forward rather than do things the way we've always done them," Bianco says. "You always have to be on the look out for progressive ways to handle problems."
However an agency decides to handle Internet predator investigations, one thing reigns true — these individuals will continue combing the Internet seeking unsuspecting victims and it's up to law enforcement to do something about it. Burns cautions his peers not to stick their heads in the sand and say, "It can't happen here."
In Darke County's Dateline sting one individual drove more than 100 miles to get to Greenville, Ohio. Perverted Justice contributors had been trying to nab this guy for more than three years. Yet, he chose this small Ohio town — population 13,294 — for a meeting.
"Probably because he felt safe here, in this little 'podunk' town," Burns says. "If he had this mentality, you know others do too. We are all vulnerable."


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i love having fresh flowers around the house especially in my room; keeps the rooms looking
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2. A gift box of eight delicious Vanilla Macarons from Ladurée that made it's way all the way from NYC…Lucky me! Thank you Olga!
i've been a huge fan of macarons and although they're pricey, i still try to indulge every time
i go to bottega louie- vanilla + mocha are my top faves.
What's are some of your current fave things? why?
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i didnt even know there was a laduree in NYC. definitely digging the writing on the photos!
Hummm les macarons!
I also love the smell of flowers in my room and vanilla.. I know it's so girly.
I think writing on photos is cute. I like it. sometimes I do that too, to some of my photos
Mhh macaroons ! Fresh flowes and treats make my day !xx nadine http://www.ballerinasbun.blogspot.com
omg i'm soooooo jealous!!!u got macarons from laduree!!!!aww enjoy them!
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Laduree macarons are some of my favorite things in the world – they're definitely a worthwhile indulgence! The writing on your photos looks great!
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Those vanilla macaroons look amazing, I have not been to Laudree in ages, lucky you for getting them all the way from NYC!
oh i love macaroons beautiful photos.
Those macaroons are tempting! Love the lovely packaging.
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I love fresh flowers too–they make me smile every time I see them.
And macarons are amazing although my husband doesn't like them which is a shame–but it it means more for me, which is kind of a win win.
Macarons and flowers perfect things to be happy!
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Those macarons look delish!!
I am obsessed with fresh flowers around the house! Love these pics and I like the writing on it. U have an amazing ideas, very creative mind and excellent sense of style! Thank you for sharing!
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I like that you write on photos!
i like it!! gives a special very you touch on every photo. just to keep things different from time to time.
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I am currently loving blogging (since I just started). It's a fun, new way to express myself.
I am currently also enjoying going for more walks now that the Canadian winter is hopefully over and the sun is finally making an appearance again.
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i love the packaging of the macaroon! So pretty!
I am loving the writing, you are good at adding them so that they don't take away from the photo but add interest…I'm digging it!
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beautiful photos:) i really love your blog and your style is so inspiring i would love to see your apartment (obsessed with interior design;P)
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I'm seeing macaroons everywehere but have not tried one yet. Right now, I'm into banana peanut butter shakes, not straightening my hair, and my riding black boots
I've been busy in photoshop some myself. I'm teaching myself how to make a gif. I think adding notes to your photos gives them a little extra sometimes. Plus, if I am in a hurry, and I only have time to browse the photos there is still some context to them.
I've been blogging for sometime now, do you any suggestion on gaining exposure? I would greatly appreciate any feedback you can give me on my blog. Thanks.
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That bouquet of flowers looks SO pretty! xo Nikki
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I love your blog and visit it every morning w my cup of joe!Right now I am loving air diffusers (you know, the little bottles of scented oil with those sticks in it), they just make any room smell amazing. I keep on in my bathroom and in my bedroom. Idea: I may have to blog about that!
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Diggin the experiment! Love the texts
a single Calla Lily in my mercury candlestick holder turned vase…and oatmeal cranberry walnut cookies. writing on pictures is so much fun.
check out my laid back Oscar Sunday and Melrose flea market finds. xx
writing on your photos is such a great way to share your thoughts or your story with all of us. it's such a wonderful idea~
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love the writing on the photos!
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vanilla macarons are so delish. those look like top qaulity!
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My current favorites also include fresh flowers form the Farmers' Market! I buy mine on Fridays in downtown where I work, and then in Brentwood on Sundays after my run. There's no better way to cheer up one's mood (or room) than fresh flowers!
I am also in love with crop pants this season. It's still a bit chilly in LA, but I can't wait to start wearing them when it warms up – I've been stocking them this month and am excited to finally have some color in my closet!
That and Zee Avi's new cd pretty much sums my "love it!" list.
beautiful. i love the idea of strolling to a nearby farmers market and picking up a fresh of bouquet. pretty things can brighten any room. text on pic is pretty dope as well.
ooooh macarons <3
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They look more like advertisements from the actual company than from your creative point of view. A photo without words allows your reader to conceptualize. These photographs have become more commercial and less about art.
I've never ate macarons!!!! Can you believe it?¿! I'll be in Paris in a couple of weeks, should I visit ladurée?¿
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yum! my favourite things are probably new stationery and new coffee flavours. nyom!
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mm, so nice x
Those macaroons look good. I've never had them and I live in NYC!
Lovely photos those flowers are gorge!
Roses. I love roses in my room ;3 and also my ipod. It is my life, i need to hear music always.
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I am loving it! I also love wiring on the photos. How are you doing it? Looks like it could be by hand? Do you have a writing tablet? Please fill me in!
I love the macarons from LaDuree! I literally go there every weekend!
I just had my first Laduree macarons the other day, and I got a whole bunch of flavors. The rose water one was especially NOMZ.
awww..Macarons are amazing!
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Hi girl,I follow you in instagram, LOVE your style!! Follow me like me to you!;)
I love picking up Lucky each month and pretty mini dresses with cute sandals. I'm definitely a spring/summer girl
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mmh, yeeees, macarons are incredible!! laduree is a must visit when in Paris, love it there!!!
you gotta love that laduree packaging.
Love your blog!
Maybe you can do like one hour, a picture, in order to show us your life. Some pictures of things that surronded you. Or 24h in your life.
Well I would like it!xoxo
I love the new writing on the posts! What program do you use to do that?
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yummy macarons !!


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The state attorney, whose office lost the Casey Anthony murder trial, said on Wednesday that it was "disturbing" his prosecutors were unaware they could have argued that, on the day her daughter disappeared, Anthony performed a Google search for "foolproof suffocation" and visited a website discussing death by poison, suffocation and plastic bags.
In an exclusive interview with Local 6, Lawson Lamar said, "The fact that computer evidence was missed is something that is disturbing and I wish we'd had it. …I think it's instructive to everyone involved to try not to miss evidence."
During Anthony's 2011 trial, his prosecutors used what little physical evidence they had to argue Anthony used poison (chloroform), suffocation (duct tape) and plastic bags to murder her daughter, Caylee, and dispose of her body.
Lamar, whose office covers Orange and Osceola counties, lost this year's election to Jeff Ashton, one of the prosecutors he assigned to the Anthony case.
"I don't know how they didn't get it," Lamar said of the failure by investigators and prosecutors to find the evidence on the Anthony family computer hard drive. "I'm not a computer expert, but we didn't have it … We had no clue it was out there. If we did, the world would have seen it."
Lamar declined to criticize the Orange County Sheriff's Office, which failed to produce the evidence despite being asked by his lead prosecutor to extract Internet history for June 16, 2008, the day Caylee disappeared. The Local 6 revelations prompted Lamar to seek a discussion with Orange County sheriff Jerry Demings, but that has yet to take place.
Lamar defended his office's handling of the case.
"We did our job. We put the evidence on that we were given," he said, adding, "I know that the people who did their job were people of integrity and if we had it we would have used it and that's the bottom line."
Asked if his office shared blame (because it did not ask for the browser records until less than two months before trial, and then was not very specific in its request), Lamar said: "The prosecution is not the computer expert set in this case. (We) asked for evidence which was probative of the case. We didn't get a piece of probative evidence. My people are not computer experts."
The sheriff's computer examiner, Sandra Osborne, was introduced by the state as an expert in the trial. She is the investigator who was incapable of extracting the evidence, though a defense expert did so after the hard drive was turned over by the sheriff's office to the defense.
"Every prosecutor wants good investigation and every prosecutor will prompt investigators, but I think that Linda Drane Burdick, who is a superb prosecutor, was absolutely blind to the absence of this material. If she'd had any clue as to its existence, she would have drilled down for it," Lamar said.
Reminded that there was a clue -- that prosecutors knew since 2008 that Casey Anthony used a Mozilla Firefox browser that included a search in March 2008 for "how to make chloroform" – Lamar said, "I have no idea about that clue being available or not."
Lamar leaves office in January after 24 years as state attorney and will be succeeded Ashton, who has named Burdick his top deputy. Demings, who was re-elected sheriff, continues through a spokesman to defend Osborne and the competence of his computer forensics section.
So, Lamar was asked by Local 6, "why should the public be confident anything will change in the future investigations?"
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Arroyo hoping to get back in control against Crew
To this point, Arroyo (1-1) has been healthy and thus has pitched well.
But a troublesome cranky back acted up prior to his last start, maybe or maybe not prompting an old nemesis, the home run ball, to reappear.
Arroyo battled through a bout with mononucleosis during Spring Training last year and later developed a sore lower back, factors in the right-hander giving up a club record and National League-leading 46 homers.
He gave up only two homers in his first four games this season, but now Arroyo's back is a concern again after he gave up two in a 3-1 loss to the Cubs in his last start on Wednesday.
"It felt pretty good, but it has been bugging me," Arroyo said after the game. "I went the entire offseason trying to keep it healthy, but then it started to tighten up on me during the St. Louis start (on April 19). It was really bad two starts ago, and a little better the last time.
"It's something we're trying to keep in check, but it's hard, because you don't know what's causing it."
When he is healthy, Arroyo usually is good, as his 3.03 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 18:3 strikeouts-to-walks ratio this season attests.
Arroyo will be opposed on Monday by right-hander Marco Estrada, who will start for the first time since April 28, meaning that he'll go nine days between outings instead of the usual four. This will be his third game in place of injured lefty Chris Narveson, who is out for the season.
Reds: Bruce slugging away
Jay Bruce was 1-for-4 on Sunday against the Pirates, leaving his season average at .300. His slugging percentage is .630, third in the National League behind the Dodgers' Matt Kemp (.825) and the Cubs' Bryan LaHair (.767)
Brewers: Filling up the disabled list
Shortstop Alex Gonzalez was placed on the disabled list Sunday after sustaining a knee injury sliding into second base in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Giants. The makes it three Brewers in three days to suffer the same fate.
Outfielder Carlos Gomez was placed on the 15-day disabled list earlier Sunday, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained left hamstring, while first baseman Mat Gamel was transferred to the the 60-day disabled list after going on the 15-day DL Friday with a torn ACL in his right knee.
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Asked before Sunday's game if he would consider batting Bruce fourth in place of the struggling Brandon Phillips to spark the offense, Reds manager Dusty Baker said: "No because I want to break up those lefties. Bruce is hitting well and hitting home runs, but he still is improving at driving in runs himself. You can only put so many things in a bag."
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· In K-Tech Telecoms v. Time Warner Cable, the Federal Circuit confirmed that the standard for evaluating the adequacy of complaints alleging direct patent infringement remains Form 18 of the Appendix of Forms to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Form 18"). K-Tech filed separate complaints against Direct TV and Time Warner Cable ("TWC") on the same day, alleging infringement of four patents. Direct TV and TWC each moved to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), asserting the complaint, as filed, lacked sufficient factual specificity to state a cause of action for direct patent infringement. K-Tech sought, and was grated, leave to amend the complaints. After K-Tech filed its amended complaints, TWC and Direct TV again moved to dismiss under 12(b)(6). The district court granted the motions to dismiss, stating that the amended complaints failed to cure the defects with the original complaint, namely that the complaints did not explain why K-Tech believed the defendants were utilizing the methods and products protected by the asserted patents, rather than using other noninfringing methods and products, and therefore failed to meet the standards articulated in Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007) and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009). K-Tech appealed the dismissal two weeks before the Federal Circuit issued its decision in R+L Carriers, Inc. v. DriverTech LLC (In re Bill of Lading Transmission & Processing System Patent Litigation), 681 F.3d 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The Federal Circuit consolidated the appeals.
On appeal, K-Tech argued that the amended complaints complied with Form 18 and that the district court applied the incorrect standard. The defendants argued that sufficiency with respect to Form 18 must be interpreted in light of Twombly and Iqbal, and Ninth Circuit law, and that the amended complaints failed to meet either the plain language of Form 18 or the requirements of Twombly and Iqbal. The court relied on its recent decision in R+L Carriers in reasserting the sufficiency of Form 18 for pleading patent infringement, and that to the extent any conflict exists between Form 18 and Twombly/Iqbal, the form controls. Because Form 18 does not include any indication that a patent holder must explain why it believes that a defendant is utilizing the methods and products protected by the asserted patents, rather than using other noninfringing methods and products, such assertions are not required to survive a motion to dismiss. Further, the court held that the failure of K-Tech to identify a particular allegedly infringing device or devices—by name, model number, or otherwise—did not bar K-Tech from filing a complaint in accordance with Form 18, stating, "A defendant cannot shield itself from a complaint for direct infringement by operating in such secrecy that the filing of a complaint itself is impossible. Nor is a defendant immune from a direct infringement claim because he does not make a 'device' but, rather, infringes through a system or method."
· In Lazare Kaplan Int'l, Inc. v. Photoscribe Techs., Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granting summary judgment of invalidity of two claims of a patent owned by Lazare Kaplan ("LK"), and asserted against Photoscribe Technologies, Inc. and the Gemological Institute of America (collectively "Photoscribe"). The Federal Circuit also reversed the district court's granting of a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) filed by Photoscribe that vacated the district court's prior judgment finding the same claims not invalid. LK sued Photoscribe alleging infringement of Lazare Kaplan's patent covering systems and methods for microinscribing gemstones. In the ensuing trial, the asserted claims of the LK patent were adjudged not invalid and not infringed, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. LK appealed the judgment of noninfringement, but Photoscribe did not appeal the judgment that the asserted claims were not invalid. On appeal, the Federal Circuit vacated the judgment as based on erroneous claim construction and remanded the case. On remand, the district court retried both the invalidity and infringement issues, and granted Photoscribe's motions for summary judgment of invalidity and for relief from the prior judgment under Rule 60(b) while denying LK's motion for summary judgment of infringement. LK again appealed the district court's ruling.
The Federal Circuit, in the second appeal, reversed the grant of relief under Rule 60(b) and vacated the finding of invalidity, with instructions to the district court to reinstate the original judgment of non-invalidity. The court concluded that the district court erred by allowing Photoscribe to address validity on remand despite its failure to file a cross-appeal from the adverse final judgment on validity in the original trial. The court also concluded that under Second Circuit precedent, Rule 60(b) could not provide the relief granted by the district court. The court then remanded the case again, with instructions for the district court to assess infringement under the construction the Federal Circuit had set forth in the prior appeal.
Judge Dyk dissented in the opinion, arguing that the inconsistency of allowing the patentee to assert infringement based on a broad claim construction while defending against invalidity based on a narrower claim construction should be alleviated by Rule 60(b), notwithstanding the fact that Photoscribe did not appeal the original judgment that the asserted claims were not invalid.
· In Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Zenni Optical LLC, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida holding that Aspex was collaterally estopped from pursuing the suit against Zenni based on earlier litigation between Aspex and Altair Eyewear, Inc. for infringement of the same patents. The previous Altair litigation involved the same three patents, U.S. Patents No. 5,737,054 (the '054 patent), No. 6,012,811 (the '811 patent), and No. 6,092,896 (the '896 patent), with many of the same claims asserted. The district court in the Altair litigation held that the '811 and '896 patents were not infringed, and the asserted claim of the '054 patent was invalid for obviousness. The district court's rulings were affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
The district court applied the Altair rulings to the issues in the suit against Zenni, holding that the accused products were materially indistinguishable and the previous decisions settled the question of whether the accused Zenni product could infringe the asserted patents, and Aspex was therefore collaterally estopped from bringing suit against Zenni. Aspex appealed the district court's decision, arguing that the issues at stake were not identical because the claim terms that were construed and applied in the Altair litigation were not the same as the claim terms requiring construction in the Zenni suit. The Federal Circuit concluded that every claim asserted against Zenni contained the same limitation, in the same context, that was previously determined to be dispositive of non-infringement. As a result, even though some of the claims asserted against Zenni were not construed of applied, this did not create a new issue to defeat preclusion. The court further determined that Aspex had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the asserted patents, and the selection of additional claims for litigation and additional terms for construction could not override the holding of non-infringement.


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Ken Grunke, Wisconsin Woodturner, started woodturning in 1987 and now operates his studio in an old school building in the southwest Wisconsin village of West Lima. Woodturning is the art of shaping wood on a lathe. Using Wisconsin native woods, Ken handcrafts mostly "natural edge" bowls, but he also creates wood boxes, vases, and other unique works of art. The first step in the process of woodturning is shaping the bowl from a chunk of unseasoned wood. Next, as the bowl dries, it deforms slightly into an oval shape. Once dried, it is sanded and coated with a lacquer or oil finish. Each bowl is a unique creation particularly enhanced by the "natural edge" design. The process Ken uses highlights the colors and grains in the wood.
For Ken, his craft is a labor of love. He has always been fascinated with wood and its beauty. According to Ken, every piece of wood he brings into his studio "is an exciting adventure for me, as I attempt to unlock nature's hidden tapestries within the wood." We are sure you will agree that he has done just that!


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Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a neurologic syndrome. It results from using neuroleptic drugs—also called antipsychotic drugs. This class of drugs is used to treat psychiatric conditions, like schizophrenia . TD consists of a group of symptoms including:
It is unclear exactly why TD develops. Long-term use of neuroleptic drugs can cause changes in the chemistry in the brain that lead to the symptoms. Nerve cells may also become overly sensitive to certain substances. Not everyone who takes these drugs develops TD.
TD is more common in women and in people over the age of 54. Other factors that may increase your risk of TD include:
TD causes repetitive movements. Movements usually occur in the face, mouth, limbs, or trunk. The movements are involuntary and serve no purpose. They may occur occasionally or all of the time. They may or may not be noticeable. Symptoms may begin while on the drug or within weeks of stopping it.
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is being evaluated for the treatment of TD.


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