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Las Comadres is teaming up with P&G's Downy brand on a program aimed at helping provide comfort to thousands of children who are hospitalized each year. We are proud to be partnering with the Downy Touch of Comfort program in its mission to help Quilts for Kids distribute lovingly-sewn quilts to the children who need it most. Comadres across the U.S. are busy sewing 100 quilts towards the brand's goal of helping Quilts for Kids distribute 10,000 quilts. Do you sew? Do you like crafts? Are you looking for a rewarding project to do with your friends and family? Then read on for more information and please contact us with any questions or to join a Comadre quilter group. You can reach Nora or email to firstname.lastname@example.com. To share a story about your quilting experience go to Downy.com and also learn more about what Touch of Comfort means and how you can get engaged.
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April 13, 10:30 AM
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Downy® and Soap Opera Star Leticia Calderón bring a
"Touch of Comfort" to hospitalized children through
donation of quilts
Downy partners with Las Comadres to make handmade quilts that will be distributed at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Effort kicks off with visit to Miami Children's Hospital on February 24
MIAMI, February 24, 2010—Each year in the United States, children account for more than six million hospital stays and must confront the challenges of overcoming illness while being away from home and the people they love. To help provide some comfort to kids while they get fight to get well, Downy fabric softener has partnered with Quilt for Kids, Inc. and Las Comadres to sew more than 100 lovingly-sewn quilts to distribute to children through the brand's "Touch of Comfort" program.
Started in early 2009, Downy's Touch of Comfort was created in partnership with non-profit organization Quilts for Kids, Inc. to deliver lovingly-sewn quilts to children staying in Children's Miracle Network hospitals throughout the country. Downy has partnered with Las Comadres—an international organization of Latinas with networks in more than 90 cities and 12,000 members—to participate in the brand's pledge to deliver 10,000 quilts to children. Soap opera star and mother of two Leticia Calderón visited Miami Children's Hospital on February 24th to kick off the program's initiative aimed at helping Latinas contribute to the cause.
"Every mother, anyone who has a child in their life, knows how important it is to comfort them when they get a scraped knee, feel scared or miss their family—and a lovingly-sewn quilt for hospitalized kids is like a warm hug to let them know we care," said Leticia Calderón. "I am proud and grateful to be a part of this effort and encourage all Latinas to consider donating their time to support Quilts for Kids, join a quilt making group, do a family project, or join Las Comadres, to reach the brand's goal of 10,000 quilts."
Downy created Touch of Comfort with Quilts for Kids, Inc. because of the organization's dedication to delivering quilts that comfort hospitalized children. To date, Quilts for Kids, Inc. has distributed more than 60,000 quilts worldwide and has more than 50 chapters across the nation.
"We have been bringing a soft touch to homes for almost 50 years and this is an important way to show our commitment to helping provide comfort to families around the nation," said Marc Villegas, Brand Manager for Downy. "This program is close to our hearts and we want to do our part to help Quilts for Kids provide personal, volunteer-made quilts to children being treated at hospitals around the nation."
Linda Arye, president of Quilts for Kids, Inc., says, "Together, Downy and Quilts for Kids, Inc. are working to help provide these children moments of joy and comfort, making them feel more comforted in an unfamiliar place."
Las Comadres is initially organizing quilting groups in five cities: Miami, Dallas, San Antonio, Los Angeles and New York, with Comadres in more cities working on individual projects. Latinas interested in joining a local quilting group can contact Las Comadres to learn more or visit QuiltsforKids.org to start their own.
"Our Comadres are nurturers and this program is a great opportunity for us to give back to the community we love, and engage Latinas who we know are looking for ways to connect with charities that matter and that make a difference in children's lives," said Nora de Hoyos Comstock, president of Las Comadres.
For more information about Downy Touch of Comfort visit: www.downy.com/espanol. On the site, visitors can learn how to:
- Order a quilt kit to create a quilt and send to Quilts for Kids, Inc. for distribution to a child in need
- Find information about how to make a direct donation to Quilts for Kids, Inc.
- Find out how to contact local Quilts for Kids, Inc. chapter to get directly involved
- Share stories about the quilt they have created or how the program has impacted them
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"The Beatitudes" also known as sermon on the mountain, the blessings etc, is one of the first scriptures that I knew as a teenager. I remember taking C.R.E (Christian Religious Education) in secondary school and it was always guaranteed that not just a question but questions will come out from that part of the bible, so myself and my friends had to cram (memorized) it over and over again. That is how I first knew about The Beatitudes, I can't remember if our teacher really taught us what it meant and it's significant but I didn't care as long as I passed my exams.
Eventually I grew up and became a Christian by choice but still battled with some of the beatitudes because I was lost trying to interpret it and keying into it's significance, for some very strange reason I never really googled it or researched it, neither did it ever come up in church or bible study.
Last month I got myself the Message bible (as a birthday gift) and I have been studying the book of Matthew with a group of other people. Basically we read from King James Version and other versions to get a better understanding. I love New International Version so I decided to read my NIV and The Message translation whenever I read it and oh my…. the Message translation opened my eyes to what this scripture is all about. I then researched it and at the end of the day The Message pretty much explains and simplifies the beatitudes. So I decided that I will share the Message translation, as it is the beatitudes simplified that even a teenage boy will understand . Matthew 5:3-12 as found in both KJV and MESSAGE
King James Version
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Message Translation (Simplified)
Mat 5:1 When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down
Mat 5:2 and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said:
Mat 5:3 "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.
Mat 5:4 "You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
Mat 5:5 "You're blessed when you're content with just who you are–no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.
Mat 5:6 "You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat.
Mat 5:7 "You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being 'carefull,' you find yourselves cared for.
Mat 5:8 "You're blessed when you get your inside world–your mind and heart–put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.
Mat 5:9 "You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family.
Mat 5:10 "You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom.
Mat 5:11 "Not only that–count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable.
Mat 5:12 You can be glad when that happens–give a cheer, even!–for though they don't like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.
I think it is such a beautiful passage, with incredible instructions, encouragement, inspiration and blessings.

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Separating Hype and
Cloud Service Integration
Where's the Beef?
Written by Richard Whitehead
So far, 2011 feels a lot like 1984. Remember 1984? Just in case your memory isn't what it used to be, I'll sum up a couple of key media events.
Two incredible TV ads that year had everyone talking. The first was an Orwellian 60-second spot about a radically new personal computer that was going to change the world by knocking off Big Brother (or was it Big Iron?). Many would argue that the Apple Macintosh did just that, although apparently corporate users didn't get the message, as the Mac's success was largely limited to home offices and graphics departments.
It's amazing how many people remember the "1984" spot 27 years later—especially given that it only ran once on network TV, during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. It was heavily hyped—almost as much as cloud computing is today.
There was another wildly popular TV commercial that year that still has a relevant message. Remember when an ancient little actress named Clara Peller gazed at a tiny hamburger patty on a huge bun and shouted "Where's the Beef?"
The themes of those two epic commercials are still reverberating today in IT conversations. How many times have you heard "Cloud computing will revolutionize the world and forever change information technology!" or "Where's the beef when it comes to cloud integration?"
Beefing Up Workload Intelligence
In 2011 and beyond, successful service delivery for both private and public clouds will be determined by how well cloud-based services are integrated with the tools you use to build, secure, manage and measure workloads. I'm happy to report that Novell WorkloadIQ solutions are delivering necessary workload intelligence, integration and service optimization to allow the safe, compliant adoption of on-demand cloud computing.
Building Intelligent Workloads
Before you can safely outsource a workload, it needs to be infused with intelligence. The process of building intelligent workloads is getting easier by the day. But for those who need a little assistance, an ecosystem of capable consultants who are familiar with Novell WorkloadIQ integration capabilities is rapidly emerging to help out.
For cloud computing to gain mainstream adoption, intelligent capabilities must become part of the workload—whether the workload executes on a physical, virtual or cloud-based infrastructure. Properly designed workloads are secure, with built-in safeguards that move with the workload between environments. They also ensure compliance by recognizing when they contain confidential information and following appropriate security protocols and processing requirements. And they include intelligence to recognize when their computing resources are at capacity, allowing automatic performance optimization through the addition of alternate processing capacity.
I've blogged in the past about how SUSE Studio makes short work of creating intelligent workloads, otherwise known as software appliances. It helps you create images that are optimized to deploy on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). You can easily infuse the workload with built-in intelligence to run within Amazon EC2 and even specify the operating system. For example, choosing execution on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) will ensure that your workload receives automatic maintenance and access to security updates, patches and bug fixes.
Why Securing Workloads Equals Job Security
Whether you want to admit it or not, IT services in your company are being outsourced to cloud service providers. This trend will only continue to accelerate. I covered this topic in a previous Connection Magazine Column, "Shine Some Light on Shadow IT." In short, that column dealt with the fact that business units are doing an end-run around IT and outsourcing what used to be IT-supplied services.
And, just in case you're short on time, here's that column's takeaway message: IT insecurity about cloud service ownership shouldn't result in a lack of corporate security. Corporate IT can help itself and help business unit owners monitor and measure business service performance by infusing workloads with identity and security capabilities, such as those found in Novell Identity Manager 4, and by adopting intelligent tools that take advantage of these integrated capabilities. In other words, corporate IT can and will remain relevant and add value during the cloud computing evolution.
One early adopter of WorkloadIQ solutions is Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Xerox company specializing in business process outsourcing and IT services and solutions delivered over the cloud. ACS understands the power of identity-driven intelligent workload management in cloud computing—not only in securing customer data but in delivering operational efficiencies. That's why this IT services leader aggressively integrated WorkloadIQ identity and security capabilities into every aspect of its infrastructure. You may want to check out the ACS video. Why? Although it's delivered from the service provider's perspective, the video offers great insights into how corporate IT can benefit from offering intelligent services. Whether you are going to partner with or compete with service providers (and hopefully by now, you realize you'll be doing both), you'd be well advised to see what they're doing right.
Manage Cloud Services Not Hypervisors, OSes or Hardware Platforms
Remember all the noise over the past couple of years about which hypervisor you should be running? It seemed every virtualization vendor offered its own version, leaving many customers wondering which ones to put in their data centers and on their IT roadmaps.
Toward the end of last year I predicted that, in 2011, talk of hypervisors would become irrelevant and the conversation would be more about service delivery than underlying technology. Why? For starters, Novell eliminated hypervisor handwringing by agreeing to support all the major players. In fact, Novell Cloud Manager lets IT create and manage private clouds that support all leading hypervisors—as well as leading operating systems and hardware platforms. Want to run Xen? VMware ESX or vSphere? Microsoft Hyper-V? Pick your favorite—or run them all side by side if you so choose.
How Does IT Measure Up?
What will be your role in this cloud-computing paradigm? It depends on your ability to measure the right metrics. Having meaningful business service level performance monitoring and alerting is far more valuable than compiling detailed system performance metrics about your cloud providers.
Since I mentioned Amazon EC2 earlier, let's stick with that example. What about monitoring your workload's execution on EC2? Today, Novell Operations Center receives basic performance metrics directly from Amazon to provide a view of current network, CPU and other performance indicators—with more on the way, as Amazon exposes rich event information to WorkloadIQ solutions. Novell Operations Center also gives you the ability to automate the execution of synthetic tests—such as how long it takes to open a trouble ticket or run a Visa charge—and tie these tests together to determine whether service levels are being met.
While these are a good start, you need to be able to measure and manage business service delivery. And Novell Operations Center offers a capability that should appeal to every CIO: Keeping tabs on how much your development team is spending on outsourced data processing. After all, it's not like the unlimited price plans that mobile phone carriers are pitching to your kids these days. Novell Operations Center lets you easily create dashboards to see how many of these EC2 workload instances are being spun up.
These are just a few cloud-service integration examples that spring to mind. They are the cloud-computing beef, if you will. Novell continues to beef up the level of cloud integration within its WorkloadIQ products and services. And I can assure you, recent merger activities are only accelerating WorkloadIQ development efforts.
For more examples of how WorkloadIQ solutions enable intelligent workload management, check out my blog at WorkloadIQ.com.


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Pretty Little Liars Producer Oliver Goldstick Talks Finale "BetrAyer" and Their Possible Future – Exclusive
The Pretty Little Liars Season 3 summer finale (Season 3, Episode 12: "The Lady Killer") is only 12 hours away! While the episode is quickly approaching, we still have a lot of questions about the betAyal and how that person is linked to Alison and Maya's murder and the rest of the "A" team. Wetpaint Entertainment sat down with producer Oliver Goldstick to discuss the connections between the betrAyer and the rest of the story.
Wetpaint Entertainment: What can you say about this betrAyal and betrAyer that we're going to come face to face with in the finale?
Oliver Goldstick: Well, [Episode 3.11] was a lead up to a big ramp, and you'll get some real ideas. You learn that Paige had a history with Alison and it's quite shocking that she's never mentioned this. In retrospect, it's supposed to make us question a lot of the behavior and interaction we've seen the last couple years with Paige in particular, but other folks as well. I would just say to you, there's been some very strong alliances made over this season that are really going to be called to question with some of the things that are exposed in the finale. I'll just say that a relationship that you thought you could possibly trust is really imperiled by new information.
So this is going to be a shocker. It's not something we would have seen coming necessarily?
I don't know if you'll see it coming. Maybe you have. There are those who are very keen. They watch things over and over, and maybe they will pick up on certain hints that have been dropped along the way. But I think many people will be like, "Oh, my, I wish I'd seen that coming. I want to watch those episodes again." You'll have to go back and watch and see where the cracks in the armor happened.
And this betrayer is the same person who killed Maya?
Yes, possibly.
Will this person who is going to betray them all be around when we come back either for Halloween or next spring?
I just can't comment on that yet. It's very cryptic, but I can't comment on that yet. We do say in Rosewood because there are flashbacks, nobody ever dies. Bianca [Lawson] asks, "When am I coming back? Who's going to have the memory this time?" Whoever dies in this show, you're coming back somehow in someone's memory.
What about Garrett? Are we going to circle back to that now that we know that he didn't kill Alison?
Yeah. Very much so. He's been cleared of Alison, but the PLLs don't even believe he's innocent of that, but I think Halloween will be a revelatory episode with Garrett, where you learn a lot more.
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Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), Dance Day 2013 will be held from 1pm to 5pm on December 15 (Sunday) at Sha Tin Town Hall.
The event is the closing programme of the Hong Kong Dance Festival organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and is also being held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of "The Rite of Spring". Dance Day 2013 will offer the public a variety of delightful activities spanning the entire afternoon and will follow the theme of passing the torch. The event will showcase different generations of local dance talents, with the line-up of veteran and emerging dance artists performing in the opening piece set to include Pewan Chow, Mui Cheuk-yin, Xing Liang, Francis Leung, Ong Yong-lock and Allen Lam.
Admission to the carnival-like event will be free of charge. The fascinating programme will include a dance parade, dance performances, a "U Can Dance!" free dancing zone, a "One Minute Flash Dance" interactive corner, an exhibition and sharing session on "The Rite of Spring", video screenings of "The Rite of Spring" and workshops.
The "U Can Dance!" zone is open to members of the public to perform all kinds of dance in an outdoor setting. Interested parties must hand in their applications on or before November 25. To download the application form, please go to www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/images/upload/content_item_247_1_0.pdf?r=1383903338, or call 2268 7323 or 2268 7223 for more information.
Apart from featuring veteran performers, Dance Day 2013 will bring together a wide range of local forces in dance including Andy Wong, Eve Leung, Stella Lau, Elaine Kwok, Ivanhoe Lam, Max Lee, Ivy Tsui, Hugh Cho, Jo Leung, Cherry Leung, Cyrus Hui, Chen Kai, Rebecca Wong, Cai Wing, Rainbow Blue, Dancing Angels, Rhythm & Tempo, UniDancity, Unlock Dancing Plaza, Muse Mution, E-Side Dance Company, the School of Dance from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong Dance Federation, the Association of Hong Kong Dance Organizations, DanceArt Hong Kong and Passoverdance.
The LCSD first held Dance Day in 2009 with an aim of providing performance opportunities to small and medium-sized local dance troupes. At the same time, the carnival has offered a chance to promote dance art to the public. In the past four years, the event has been held in Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long and Central and Western Districts and has received an overwhelming response, especially among the younger generation.
For more details of Dance Day 2013, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/dance/program_379.html, or call 2268 7323.
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Former Congressman Nethercutt to Present Sept. 25 Lecture at Whitworth
Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who recently launched a foundation that offers civic education and leadership training to college students in Eastern Washington, will present a lecture, "Citizenship in the 21st Century," on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth University. Admission is free. For more information, please call (509) 777-3270.
The Nethercutt Fellowship program includes lectures, selected readings, and discussions about economics, political theory and current political developments as well as constitutional law and principles. It also includes an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where students meet with government officials and business representatives, tour federal buildings, and visit national monuments. As part of the program, students also complete an internship with a nonprofit organization in their community.
The George Nethercutt Foundation, which began operations in January, now is accepting applications for the Class of 2009 Nethercutt Fellows. The application deadline is Oct. 31. Applications are available online at www.nethercuttfoundation.org. Students must be sophomores or juniors to be eligible for the program.
For more information about the George Nethercutt Foundation, or to schedule an interview with George Nethercutt or a Nethercutt Fellow, please call Shelly O'Quinn at (509) 742-9362 or send e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nethercutt, a Spokane native, was elected to represent Washington's 5th Congressional District in 1994. He left public office in 2005 and started Nethercutt Consulting LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting and strategic-planning practice. Nethercutt also serves of counsel to BlueWater Strategies LLC, in Washington, D.C., and Paine Hamblen LLP, a Spokane-based law firm, and he is an advisor to Antelum Capital Partners LLC, a Virginia-based venture capital firm. In 2005, President George W. Bush appointed Nethercutt chairman of the U.S. Section of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense, U.S.-Canada, which is the senior defense policy advisory body for shaping the U.S.-Canada defense relationship.
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The university, which has an enrollment of 2,600 students, offers 53 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
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YSU entered into a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) contract with Carbon Vision. Carbon Vision is the owner of the solar PV system and they sell the power that the solar system generates to the university. The starting power price is ~12% below their current electric rate. At the end of the contract period, YSU will own the system and receive FREE solar power for the remaining useful life of the system.
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MAC #130 Short Duo Fibre Brush
168 reviews
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Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
Package Quality: 4.0
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on 4/10/2010 1:18:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I absolutely adore this brush! Before I got this I didn't care much for creme blushes and highlighters, but now it's a whole different story. This brush is perfect for applying creme products since it is great at both stippling AND buffing! I have already bought myself a backup, because I don't ever want to be without it:)
on 4/5/2010 7:43:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I've been on the hunt for a stippling blending brush with a small head and I'm happy to announce that the search is over! I've compared it with MAC 187,188 and Philosophy's Supernatural brush and this beats them all. 187 and 188's longer bristles makes them difficult to control when blending. Philosophy's Supernatural is too densely bristled making it hard to clean. 130 doesn't have those problems and is perfect! Only complaint is the ridiculous price!
on 3/31/2010 10:05:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I love this brush.. The control of this is perfect, its very presice to get around your eyebrows and around the nose. I like it to apply foundation. It works good for both cream and liquid foundations, but the best thing i use this brush for is concealer. It gives the most flawless finish under the eyes. I have dark circles and this is the only brush that hasn't left a cakey look with the amount of product i need to use. I love it!
on 3/30/2010 1:27:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
I'm so glad I got this I use it with my mineralize foundation and it applies it perfectly. Haven't tried it with liquid foundation yet because I use my 190 for that but I might try it soon. It is a little bit small but I don't mind at all it takes maybe a tiny bit longer but not enough to complain about. I love this brush it's so perfect
on 3/29/2010 11:17:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This brush is my HG!
I absolutely love it. It is very small BUT it does not take time at all when applying liquid foundation.
It applies brilliantly and I can not live without it now.
It is a little on the expensive side £27.00 but hopefull will last a long time!
Only shedded 4-5 hairs!
Overall 5/5! LOVE IT
on 3/27/2010 5:03:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I was hoping this would work for liquid foundation, but I really can't afford to spend 15 whole minutes blending out my foundation with such a tiny brush. I do like it for highlighters and cream blushes though. It might also be useful for blending out concealer over larger areas. The brush seems to be very densely packed and well made. I personally think it is a bit overpriced, and I don't find it very useful for myself.
on 3/26/2010 8:46:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Cool
Hair: Other, Other, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I realy love this brush for creamblush.
It's very stif zo its better to spread the
cream on your cheeck . I use to use 188
for creamblush but it doesnt spread the cream
very good after a whil because it is to soft.
And this brush is very stif and very good.
I'm very happy they came out with this.
This is my number 1 stipple brush.
It's a keeper.
on 3/24/2010 11:05:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Other, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I think this is a very good brush. I've tried it with foundation & it does a very good job. However, it can get a bit prickly & it takes some time because the brush is a bit small (for me anyway). It's 100% better than using the 109 brush for foundation (mine shed like cRaZY!). I prefer to use this for applying cream blushes. I can get a precise application & have more control than a 188 brush. Definitely worth checking out.
on 3/24/2010 2:25:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought this brush just because I am a Mac freak and I have to have all of their brushes. Yeah, I know it's unnecesary, but I have most of their brushes and no, I don't use all of them. Anyway, I bought this one, and I am madly in love with this one. I used to apply foundation with the 190, sometimes the 191 if I was looking for a sheer application, but then the 130 became the one and only for me. I gives you a flawless finish, and you need very little product (I use Studio Sculpt and Studio Tech). Cleaning it is sooo easy, I just spray a little Mac Brush Cleanser, wipe it on a kleenex, and the white bristles are white again! The 190 requires tons of brush cleanser or shampoo/water to clean. I love the fact that it's not too big, so I get to apply concealer with it too. I really want to buy another one, because I think it will be amazing for creme blush too! This, and my beloved 219 brush, are my Mac favorites. :)
on 3/18/2010 5:28:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
It's been a good year since my introduction to REAL makeup, and not the drug store stuff... and I gotta' tell ya' - it's been one hell of a junkie addiction since then...
I own the 187SE, 109, Sephora #55 airbrush, Sonia Kashuk flat top blusher [ergo handle], Ecotools blush brush, Coastal Scents flat top Italian badger brush - and now, the 130...
I dislike the 187 because it doesn't get into the nooks and crannies... and I feel the duo fiber white bristles are too sparse. I have the 109, and I'm not very keen on using natural hair brushes w/ liquid foundation application, although MACs duo-fiber brushes also have natural hairs, but at least there's less? Idk, my reasoning is kinda' weird on that topic... but I digress...
I've used the 109 for liquid foundation, and because it was smaller, it did take longer. Same goes for the 130, but it is actually SMALLER than the 109, so it does take just a bit longer than the 109 does. My Sonia Kashuk Brush is awesome for both foundation and mineral makeup, but I don't like how it takes a long time to dry when washing, so I restrict using that to only powdered makeup/blushes. The Coastal Scents brush is garbage and the main reason I don't like using animal hair w/ liquids - that brush's smell brand new made me not want to put it on my face - let alone throw my MUFE HD foundation in the mix and ruin it with whatever stink/dye is on the brush. The Ecotools blush brush is GREAT for blush - but not so great w/ liquid foundation application unless I pinched the head of the brush to get a more dense effect when stippling/swirling/buffing. The bristles were too flimsy to handle buffing, but it was a great plus that it was synthetic.
I use the 130 to buff out the nooks and crannies where my nose is, but I am MADLY in LOVE with my Sephora #55... I know their brand gets knocked for having poor quality brushes, but the #55 gets SUPER love from me. Even better? It's completely synthetic for you germaphobes out there, so rest assured you will not have unnecessary bacteria on your bristles after washing. [natural hairs are porous, so you really have to clean them well when using liquid products on them...]
Either way, I bought the 130 because it peaked my curiousity and seemed like a nice exotic brush to own, since the majority of the ones I own all have a multi-function that is fulfilled. I use the 130 when there's a special occassion and I KNOW I NEED to look good, so it's just that extra step to look polished. I'd be ECSTATIC if they made a bigger version of this though... because the quality is awesome, and I do like the application it gives. This, and my #55 are my dynamic duo for foundation app. On its own, well... you better have a quick hand or patience... =D
I'm still looking into the 188 since that looks to be the ideal size, and I've decided w/ all of my dabbling in buying brushes from different brands, I'm going to dedicate building my collection primarily w/ MAC brushes - since they do EXACTLY what they say they do... instead of gambling on a crapload of cheap brushes that will be let-down after let-down, which leads me to spend just as much on a fist-full of useless tools.
130: Welcome to my brush collection. I welcome you w/ happy hands and face. I call you "Exotic" because the uses are ENDLESS, but you are primarily for one area of the face and one only for me. It's all in the details, and I'm happy to have you handle them for me. I can't wait to try you w/ cream blushes - especially the NEW MUFE HD Microfinish blush.... I'll update when that happens... <3
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Courses: Criminal Law, Family Law, Domestic Violence, Gender, Sexual Orientation & the Law, and Law & Literature
Professor Susan Ayres has been a member of the faculty since 1999. She has also taught at Roger Williams University School of Law, Providence College, and Texas Christian University. In addition to her teaching experience, Professor Ayres serves as Treasurer of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and Humanities. She has clerked for the Texas Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, and for the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. She was an associate in the Austin office of McGinnis, Lochridge, and Kilgore, where she practiced commercial litigation, and she served as assistant district attorney in Tarrant County, where she practiced appellate criminal law.
Professor Ayres' scholarship examines the interplay between cultural theory and the law, including the implications of postmodern feminist theory on current legal doctrines and the intersections between law and literature. Her current research focuses specifically on mothers who kill their children, examining existing cultural constructions in order to critique the inconsistent legal treatment such mothers receive and to offer recommendations for change. Professor Ayres' work on infanticide has been published in several journals and she has been invited to present her research at many conferences.
Professor Ayres earned her J.D. at Baylor University School of Law. She holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Texas Christian University and an M.A. in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She received her B.A. in English and Philosophy, magna cum laude, from Baylor University. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Thought Leadership on Enterprise Cost Containment presented by Hays Companies. February 15th, 2011 may go down as a seminal day in the annals of big data. With a combined two-day total of $77,147, IBM's super computer, Watson, not only defeated two of Jeopardy's greatest champions but also ushered in a new and exciting era into the relevant use of data ...Read More »
How to predict the future of your business
Great investors like Warren Buffett have earned their titles through their ability to predict the future of the market. With a little luck, and a lot of knowledge of what business professors call "value networks," the future of business is easier to determine. Value networks are a system of businesses and service providers that work together to create value for their customers. ...Read More »
Why you need a morning routine, and tips from those who have one
Instead of hitting the snooze button one or two (or three) more times, take advantage of the morning hours to get a jump start on the busy day ahead. Inc. reports that people have better self-control and more willpower within hours of waking, making it the perfect time to be productive. While everybody goes about their day differently, it can ...Read More »
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Thought Leadership on Branding and PR presented by The Borenstein Group. When was the last time you've found yourself proclaiming, "I LOVE the ROI were getting on our marketing. This really helped us GROW this fiscal year!" If you're being honest with yourself, chances are the answer is slim to none. The majority of us never experienced joy when it comes to explaining marketing and ...Read More »
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The one big mistake visionary CEOs often make
Thought Leadership on Peer Advantage presented by Vistage International. Visionary CEOs are constantly thinking of the next big thing. That's great for innovation, but bad for employees who can't figure out what to work on next. But there is a specific challenge with this type of leadership that can cause big problems. I'm referring to the tendency some visionary CEOs ...Read More »


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Police say the person of interest may go by the name "Jason." He is a black man, black male, about 41-years-old, bald, medium complexion, 5'9", and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a brown T-shirt with the words "Fight Club," tan shorts and sandals.
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Bears bring back quarterback Josh McCownContinue reading.
Josh McCown: If I leave Bears in free agency, it will be for a starting quarterback job
Josh McCown likened the NFL's legal tampering period to a junior high school dance: until he can talk to teams himself Tuesday at 3 p.m., the Bears' backup quarterback is left to hear from his agent which teams might be interested. The Bears cannot re-sign him until after the NFL's business season opens Tuesday, per his contract.
"This four-day window to talk," he said on ESPN1000 AM, "is, everyone's kinda walking around looking at each other."
McCown is talking about it, for sure. He spent Monday going through the ESPN "car wash," a series of radio and television interviews in which he's talked about the possibility to signs as a starter somewhere, or if he re-signs with the Bears.
In a series of interviews today, here's what he said:
• Four teams are interested in him. Beside the Bears, other teams known to be searching for a starter who can develop a young quarterback are the Jets, Texans and Buccaneers.
McCown could help mentor Geno Smith (Jets), Mike Glennon (Buccaneers) or, perhaps, a high Texans quarterback draft pick.
• The ability to start somewhere else could influence his departure from the Bears — but that's not the only factor.
"To leave Chicago, it would be a situation where I'm looking to be able to compete to start or grow more as a player," he said. "The only way you can do that as a player is on the field."
While a starting job is the opportunity he's looking for "if I leave Chicago," he said, there are other factors to consider: "What's the coaching staff?" he asked. "What are the players there in place?"
Asked what he would prioritize in a new team, McCown was vague, saying that "probably the situation and coaching staff," and how he fits in the plan, would steer his decision. He said "family is a huge consideration," too; he's managed to stay close to his in North Carolina despite being far away. He said staying in Charlotte was important — his daughter is in high school — but his family might consider moving to Chicago if he re-signs.
• His heart is in Chicago. McCown said he was "thankful" to be a free agent and "excited" to see what happens. He described starter Jay Cutler as "close to a brother," and said he's spoken to him regularly throughout the offseason.
"Chicago has a special place in my heart," he said. "Hoping that there's still possibilities there for me."
Still, he knows that teammates eventually become ex-teammates.
"Those things are hard," he said, "but it's inevitable in this business."
• He trusts the Bears. McCown said that he believed in coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery's plan when he was signed; that trust, he said, doesn't vanish just because he reached the open market.
"They have to do what they think is best," he said. "They have to build a team as best they can to win a championship. I trust them with that."


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Time for a radio revival
As befits someone with a global role in a media agency, I spend a lot of time travelling. What I notice at the airport is that almost everyone has now headphones. Most are listening to the new radio digital platforms, usually via their mobiles.
Widespread Wi-Fi, 3G networks and the fact that more and more of us have smartphones are powering a digital revolution that even threatens Apple's all-conquering iPod.
This additional listening is reflected in the data – Radio.de, Germany's biggest digital radio platform, now has 2.5m app downloads with half of all streams going to mobile devices. Similarly 1911.de has attracted half a million downloads of its football app – remarkable for a paid-for service.
In Germany, where traditional radio has primarily been a regional medium predominantly used by retailers, these are impressive figures. It may just be around 10-15% of the traditional audience but among the young and male demographics in particular, reach is much, much higher.
So far, however, the opportunity presented by this change in behaviour has been largely ignored by advertisers.
The situation is more advanced in the UK and the US – Spotify now has 10m listeners and 3m subscribers in the US, for example – and digital radio presents great advantages to advertisers in every country of the world.
For a start radio listening via mobile, laptops and tablets comes with added data, it's possible to learn more about the audience, location and handset, for example. For some brands, musical selections may also be of interest in helping to target messages at the right consumer.
The potential of this new form of radio and the pure emotional power of music is clear from a recent campaign for Subway in the US targeting Hispanic consumers. Creating an online radio station as part of the Subway Artista Frescos concert series enabled the brand to boost visits by 13% among bilingual adults.
Radio in many advanced markets has struggled as digital formats have secured advertiser cash at the expense of both print and radio. The increasing penetration of the new radio "stations" indicates that perhaps the time has come for all of us to rethink what radio means and what it can do for brands.


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Integrated EMI Filters and the Need for More Bandwidth
In previous generations of cell phones, when the design called for more data to be moved around, the solution was to add more data lines. Only a handful of data lines were sufficient at first, since there was only basic numeric data to be displayed and data rates were rather low. We all remember the old analog flip phones with their LED displays, you pushed the keypad and a digit appeared. They didn't offer the color graphic displays or the digital cameras they have now, let alone camera and video functionality.
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The ironic thing is that Dell was right. It *was* your OS that was the
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On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 04:00:55PM -0800, R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:
> I could get it to save the partition if I toggled the bootable flag back
> off. However, when I powered back on, it would give me the lilo prompt
> and I couldn't figure out how to resume, thinking that it should be a
> bios thing.
> The link in Zach's message suggested the obvious--add the following
> lines into /etc/lilo.conf for the suspend partition:
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=Resume
> DUH! It goes to show you that an effective google search can make all the
> difference! Next time I won't even bother with Dell's support. Thanks Zach!
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Born: 1995-03-28
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Drafted: 2013 by Winnipeg Jets, 13th Overall
April 2014 - Josh Morrissey has been sent to the St. John Icecaps in the AHL. The puck-moving defenceman just concluded his season with the Prince Albert Raiders and was knocked out of the first round of the WHL playoffs by the Edmonton Oil Kings. He will probably get a look in the final stretch of the AHL season. -Kevin Won
March 2014 - Josh Morrissey has been named to the WHL 1st All-Star Team in the Eastern Conference. Morrissey finished 2nd in WHL defensive scoring with 73 points (28 goals and 45 assists) in 59 games, 12 games less than the leading defenceman Shea Theodore (79 in 70 games). He is currently playing in the WHL Playoffs with the Raiders against the Oil Kings and are down 3-0 in the series. Morrissey is projected to be a high end puck moving defenceman. He will also serve very well in leagues that value PIMs. -Kevin Won
February 2014 - Morrissey is currently 3rd in WHL defensive scoring with 21 goals and 35 assists in 45 games, only behind fellow-Team Canada member Derrick Pouliot and Anaheim prospect Shea Theodore. He is currently on a seven-game scoring streak and has 17 points in his last 11 games. 10 of his 21 goals have been on the power play. Kevin Won
December 2013 - Josh Morrissey is one of seven defensemen named to Team Canada for the 2014 World Junior Hockey Championships in Malmo, Sweden. Canada will look to Morrissey to push the pace from the backend with his top-end puck rushing skills and hold the fort in the defensive zone with his underrated containment skills. Brendan Ross
October 2013 - The Jets signed their 2013 1st round selection to a three-year entry level contract worth $1.4 million on October 3, 2013. The offensive rearguard was recently assigned to the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders, where he's posted five points in his first three games. Brendan Ross
December 2012 – Josh Morrissey is a gifted offensive defenseman with the ability to contribute offense on both the power play and in five-on-five situations. Morrissey is an unbelievable skater and also has the ability to throw some big open ice checks if the opportunity presents itself. In 35 games this year for the Prince Albert Raiders, Morrissey has compiled 25 points. He will have to continue to improve his defensive game as well as adding a bit of size to his frame to be successful at the next level. Morrissey will play for Team Cherry at the Home Hardware CHL/NHL Prospects Game in January. Zenon Herasymiuk
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Indie Game Spotlight is a series in Critical Diversions, and its purpose is to shed some light on a recently released (probably not always recent) "indie" game. What does indie mean? Well indie is basically any game not funded by some kind of big company and usually created by a small team (Minecraft, Super Meat Boy, Braid, etc.).
There is no schedule for this, but will be a sporadic series that happens whenever something catches my attention. You can treat this sort of as a review, but know ahead of time that I consider all the featured games great, and the purpose of this is to basically urge you to at least give these games a look.
The first in this series is Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten, which was released in October of 2012.
Defender's Quest is essentially a tower defense game that throws in some RPG elements as well. I have been searching for a good tower defense game since Defense Grid. If there is anyone out there that is like me in this regard, Defender's Quest provides an experience that may just put it up there as one of the best tower defense games ever made.
One of the many criticisms I see leveled towards any kind of tower defense game is that there has not been much innovation in the genre. That is a topic for another day, but essentially my argument against that is that if there is too much innovation, the game is no longer a tower defense.
But, back to Defender's Quest. Defender's Quest does provide a really neat level of innovation and fresh gameplay to the rather structured genre of tower defenses. That is mainly provided through the inclusion of those RPG elements. The new types of towers that you acquire are just new characters that help you on your journey.
There are six types of units/towers that you can use in the game. Some of you may be thinking, only six? The game solves this problem though, as each of those characters is given a talent tree based on their class/type of tower. They gain levels as you progress through the game, and each level gives you a point to put into it, essentially allowing you to choose what type of tower you would like that unit to be. Some of the things on the tree are passive, while others are abilities. While there are technically six tower types, each basically has two directions to go, so we could say there are 12.
Because these are units that gain levels and whatnot, there is a limited number of them. You can't just keep placing the same tower. Instead, you go around and recruit more of the same unit, with up to 6 for every class. So, the most towers you can place at any one time is 36. You need to level up those new units you get right away as well.
On top of all that variety there is just a little bit more. In the game is a basic weapons and armor system that you need to be aware of. There are different shops that are scattered throughout the game to gear up your characters, and there are some unique items that you can get, but I will discuss that more later.
Then there is one totally unique "tower" to the game, and that is provided by the main character, Azra. She is the person you are protecting in the tower defense and has a health bar that is diminished whenever a unit reaches her. She levels up as well, and has unique abilities that she uses during a level, like increasing attack speed, healing, etc. Instead of weapons and armor, she can equip books that can change those spells.
The enemies are pretty basic and standard to the genre. There are normal enemies that do nothing, some that are armored, some that attack, some that can attack from range, some that can move through obstacles on the map (water), and more. There are other properties that they have as well, and all of those can be mixed and matched together to create an enemy. So, while it sounds basic, there is a reasonable amount of variety as well.
The game progresses linearly through a successive amount of levels. But, you may notice on some screenshots that below the red circles, the levels, there are some stars. Those stars are difficulty rating. You can play each level on a Casual, Normal, Advanced, or Extreme difficulty. The game is not set up really for you to be able to take on the Extreme difficulty right away, but to return to it later and finish it.
This kind of doubles, or triples, the amount of levels available because the difficulties do a few different things. First, they usually dramatically change the enemies that you will be facing. Not only will the enemies be on a higher difficulty, but they are likely to be entirely different than the ones that are on the previous difficulties. These difficulties provide bonuses for completing them too. Usually there is a gold/xp bonus, but some of the levels provide unique items for you to use as well. These unique items serve an interesting purpose in the New Game+.
New Game+ changes how the enemies act in some ways, for example they all have regeneration now. Also, the enemies are changed on some levels. More than that though, New Game+ opens up some sidequests that you can do for each of your main characters, so it also adds content that way.
There are also bonus levels that you can attempt as well. Access to those bonus levels is dictated by the amount of gold stars you have collected through the game. There are blue and gold stars. Blue stars mean that you defeated a level. A gold star is for a "perfect" completion, meaning that you did not leak a single enemy.
The two final things I would like to talk about are the story and the visuals. It seems that the pixel artstyle just keeps on getting better. Defender's Quest is a pretty smart and charming looking game, but that is all there is to be said really. The story can be pretty interesting as well if you pay close attention to it, but it is not the strong point of the game.
There is definitely more to the way the game is played, and in some places I was intentionally vague, but I think that some of those are fun to discover on your own, so I won't ruin any more for you.
Finally, the last thing I can really say about this game is that if you have any inkling, or receive any enjoyment from playing a tower defense game, or are interested in trying out a tower defense game, go out and buy this right now. It is only 15$ on both Steam and GOG right now, and it is worth every penny.


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While the city offers businesses an option to reduce the number of vehicular parking spaces required if they provide additional bicycle parking, the planning board ultimately decided there was not a need for specified golf cart parking.
The request to explore the idea came from the Panama City Beach City Council after the council approved expanding incentives for bicycle parking citywide. They previously were offered only for the
The city allows businesses to reduce the required vehicular parking by no more than 5 percent if enough bike parking is provided. Mel Leonard, director of the city's building department, presented to the Planning Board a proposal to consider allowing businesses to reduce vehicular parking by up to 7 percent by providing a combination of bike and golf cart parking.
Because providing bicycle parking is required, Leonard said making golf cart parking mandatory was also an option for the board to consider, but it would be complicated because not all businesses can be accessed by golf cart.
Golf carts are permitted to operate on city streets within
Unregistered golf carts are not permitted on state roads, including Front, Middle or Back Beach Roads, Thomas Drive and South Thomas Drive, North Lagoon Drive, State 79, Churchwell Drive, Richard Jackson Boulevard, Alf Coleman Road, Clara Avenue, Hill Road, Beach Boulevard and Powell Adams Road.
Despite the restrictions, Leonard said many
"I like the idea of it, but I think it's a bit premature," said board member Craig Duran, who suggested the board might look into special parking spots for motorcycles, mopeds and electric cars.
Board member Clair Pease said that with a parking problem in
The board voted unanimously to leave the parking code as is and revisit it a future date if golf cart parking becomes an issue in the area.


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Marvin, devoted father of the brilliant, 12 year-old Jason, has left his wife Trina for a man named Whizzer -- but he still expects them all to be friends! In William Finn's groundbreaking musical, this endearingly eccentric crew copes with the changes Marvin has wrought as Trina is pursued by their psychiatrist, Jason plans for his bar mitzvah, and their world encounters a devastating new threat. At once tender and exuberantly funny, Falsettos is an extraordinary musical event.
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I'm a partner in the new Crime and Punishment Brewing Co. that is aspiring to bring a brewery back to the Brewerytown neighborhood in Philadelphia. We have a spot at 2711 Girard Avenue and construction is underway to house our on-order brewing equipment. We're planning to open in the Fall.
We're selling some limited edition beer subscriptions, mug club memberships with special benefits and an opening dinner invitation, various swag, and even your very own stool that will always stay at the brewpub through our Indiegogo campaign. Head over and take a look and thanks for stopping by!
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Billy Jack's is owned by the same folks who own Jack Brown's and opened about a year ago. Billy Jack's focuses on chicken wings, but does a few other menu items. The Sticky Nugs, aka boneless nuggets, will keep the table happy for a starting snack. The standard sauce is a sweet chili sauce with a little spice and the chicken nuggets are very juicy. Billy Jack's offers some chicken sandwiches and various "sliders" (though hardliners will not allow a non-burger "slider" to exist as a slider) with various chicken versions, burgers, crab cakes, barbecue pork, and a pretty ingenious 50/50 combo beef/bacon patty.
Billy Jack's probably has the best beer selection in Harrisonburg, which is not to say the largest beer selection. They have 10 taps that rotate very frequently, there is rarely the same keg on from week to week. Unfortunately, sometimes the tap list is taken over by various pedestrian pilsners and pale ales, but, occasionally, things get crazy and they'll have a keg of something like The Bruery's Bois aged in Brandy casks on tap. And on nights like those, I'm going to be camping out on the stool for a while.
I'm basically beating around the bush here. The truest reason to go here is to get a doughnut. Billy Jack's has four standard doughnuts on the menu. They freshly make a cake doughnut and put toppings on it. It's a little small, so you don't have to feel guilty having one after a night of dinner and beer. It comes out warm and the toppings are starting to melt. I am getting excited just typing these words. My favorite is the Muddy Pig which is topped with Nutella and bits of bacon. They don't skimp on the bacon, the thing is fully covered and it is mouthmagical. Unbelievable doughnut–these people are geniuses. They also have The Dirty Duo (chocolate icing and Oreos), Barb's Desk Drawer (vanilla icing and M&Ms), and The Psycho Girl Scout (peanut butter, chocolate icing, and burnt marshmallow). These are all also good, The Psycho Girl Scout is probably the better of the rest, in my opinion. It's just hard not to get the Nutella and bacon combo every time.
I should also mention that I did briefly become obsessed with the idea of getting a Muddy Pig slider. So, one evening, I convinced our waitress to ask the kitchen if they could make me a burger that was topped with Nutella, bacon, and cheese. They did and that willingness was especially awesome. The burger was a little too sweet with the Nutella, but you never know until you try.
So, Billy Jack's, come for the beer and stay for the doughnut. And there's other food, too.
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It feels strange to make a post here after a long silence. I've been working near Harrisonburg, VA for nearly a year and a half and have visited every restaurant in the area multiple times while living out of a hotel room for most of the week. Harrisonburg is a college town, home to James Madison University and the somewhat smaller Eastern Mennonite University.
After consistent research, I can definitely say that the best burger in town is available at Jack Brown's. This isn't a grey area, approximate idea, it's a clear consensus (just ask any student around) that is immediately obvious once you bite down into their fresh Wagyu beef, thin griddled patties. The burgers are just around a 1/4 lb and there are different special burgers available each night of the week. Since I've been staying in Harrisonburg, several of the nightly specials made their way onto the official menu. My favorite is easily the Elvis burger. It's a single patty with cheese, bacon, mayo, and peanut butter. The mayo and peanut butter form a slightly sweet compliment to the saltiness from the bacon. This thing haunts my dreams, it just tastes so good.
Jack Brown's has recently added hot dogs to their menu and there are different specials for each night of the week. There are also fries and an option to get a grilled cheese. If you're feeling experimental, you can get a grilled cheese version of the Elvis burger, which I also recommend, that has everything but the patty on it.
They also serve deep fried Oreos for dessert. The batter is nearly doughnut-like, so these guys make for a pretty heavy ending to a meaty dinner. One night, I told my friend I'd only get an Oreo if they would wrap it in bacon, gambling that I could escape without dessert. The grill master was feeling the fun that night, so wrapped the Oreo in bacon, battered it, and deep fried it. I shouldn't have eaten it, but the Oreo was easily twice as good with the addition of bacon. [Just found a photo of the Deep Fried Bacon Oreo for proof, so just added it]
The space is narrow and largely occupied by a long bar that has maybe a dozen stools and a separate table with seating for four. Aside from winter, there is also outside seating with heating lamps for the cooler nights in early spring and late autumn. Due to its small size, you may feel overwhelmed with the possibility of a wait, but if you linger with a beer, you'll likely find a spot at the bar before you've finished. Worst case, you can get your order to go. There are three beers on tap which are usually solid craft beer offerings, often from regional breweries. There are at least 100 beers in bottles, if you'd rather make your selection there.
They do have eating records at both of their area locations. My friend and I witnessed the 2012 record being set at 10 burgers in Harrisonburg and another friend held (is holding?) the 2013 burger record at their Single Wide location in Magaheysville for quite a few weeks at 6.
If you're in the area and like burgers, Jack Brown's is a must top and also worth stopping in if you're driving on I-81 near Harrisonburg.
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Dan Cook Cup: Reagan claims first title since 2007-08
: June 28, 2014 : Updated: June 28, 2014 11:50pm
Photo By Tom Reel / San Antonio Express-NewsReagan soccer player Taylor Olson is embraced by teammates after scoring in the Class 5A region quarters.
Photo By Tom Reel / San Antonio Express-NewsRattlers volleyball player Krista Kolbinskie celebrates after a 3-1 playoff victory over Clark last November.
Photo By For the San Antonio Express-NewsPlayers fight at the net as Reagan's Ashlie Reasor gets a hand on the ball as Reagan beats Clark 3-1 in a second round volleyball playoff action at Blossom Athletic Center on November 7, 2013.
Photo By For the San Antonio Express-NewsReagan's Ashlie Reasor stops Katie Mattson at the net as Reagan beats Clark 3-1 in a second round volleyball playoff action at Blossom Athletic Center on November 7, 2013.
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SAN ANTONIO — Reagan, on the strength of three regional championships and seven district titles, won the Dan Cook Cup as the top overall high school sports program in the Express-News Area for the 2013-14 school year.
It's the third Cook Cup title for Reagan, which also claimed it in 2003-04 and 2007-08. The Rattlers compiled 154 points, winning region titles in boys swimming, girls soccer and baseball, which also finished as the state runner-up.
Alamo Heights, which won its first Cook Cup trophy last year, finished second this year with 150 points.
This is the 12th year for the Cook Cup to be awarded. Churchill won the first.
The 2013-14 overall athletes of the year are Justin Stockton of Steele (football, track) and Ashlie Reasor of Reagan (volleyball).


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Girls just wanna look at shoes… The Christian Louboutin exhibition has broken all previous visitor records at the London Design Museum with an average daily attendance of 910 visitors. Humm, I think there were more Loub fanatics desperately trying to get into the Christian Louboutin New York sample sale! >> MORE: Christian Louboutin 'It's been a real…Published on June 25, 2012
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Hangzhou Hangpai Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd.
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Hangzhou Hangpai Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles in China. The products include electric b...
Hangzhou Hangpai Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles in China. The products include electric bikes, electric scooters, electric motorcycles and electric tricycles. With only three years' development, Hangpai has grown into a medium-sized corporation in the same industry since 2006. Our company now is running three brands: "Hangpai", "Mulan Xigema" and" YAMANA".
Our company is located on five-crossing road, Tangqi Industrial zone, and enjoys the most convenient environment in Hangzhou. Our company covers an area of 15,000 square meters and owns around 100 staff members. With well-trained technical persons and complete equipment, our company is always capable of controlling the quality well to meet the customers' requirements.
Currently, Hangpai aims at selling products in domestic market as well as overseas markets. As we always believe that only insisting on making our products internationally, we can build our own brand. To cater to more needs, the products for overseas markets have been approved by ISO9000:2008 QMS and CE (15194) certifications. We always believe in five principles: 1) Innovation which is very important for the development of an enterprise, and it is also the key to grow bigger and stronger; 2) Customer focused, as customer is the best partner. 3) Keep the company financial policy in a moderate level; 4) Everyone in Hangpai has his own responsibilities; 5) Keep the right way to make business internationalized.
Electric vehicles, as "clean" & "green" transportation, have been widely used in people's daily life. You can see people everywhere riding on electric bikes, folding bikes, electric scooters or some other electric vehicles. It is Hangpai's original intention that making the transportation more healthy, efficient, and affordable. Therefore, Hangpai has been always striving for the goal. Hangpai, sincerely, invites you to join us and create a brilliant future together.
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That may sound obvious, but it's the primary advantage. A good electric bike effectively flattens hills, increasing your average speed and eliminating the 'groan' factor when a gradient comes into view. Provided you supply a reasonable amount of effort, you can expect to climb hills of 1 in 10 (10%) on an electric bike with ease, and clear a maximum gradient of 1 in 7 (14%), or much more. In hilly country, the effect is nothing short of miraculous.
2. Safety
It sounds unlikely, doesn't it? But the mathematics is compelling. Think of a steep and busy road, with cars climbing at 30mph. If you previously slogged up the hill at 6mph, but can tackle the same gradient at 12mph with an electric bike, you will see 33% fewer cars, and they will pass you at 18mph rather than 24mph. Or at least, we think that's correct. Whatever the figures, there's no doubt that an electric bike helps to keep you out of danger. The same general principle applies to road junctions and roundabouts - the faster your acceleration, the sooner you can get out of trouble. And with no need to rush the hills, you won't be tempted to ride downhill at breakneck speed... another useful safety feature.
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Purchase cost is a little more than a conventional bike, mechanical wear and tear is about the same, and electricity is so cheap as to be largely irrelevant, but there is an extra expense in terms of battery depreciation. Consequently, an electric bike costs more to run - typically 5 - 12 pence per mile against 3 - 7 pence per mile for a non-assisted bike. (a).
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Surely a conventional bike will keep you fitter? That, of course, depends how much - if at all - you use it. Research (b) has found that 46% of conventional bikes are used
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Pretty Little Liars Season 3, Episode 19: "Keep Calm – Because Spencer Is Not" (PHOTO)
As you all know, Spencer (Troian Bellisario) just found out that her boyfriend, Toby Cavanaugh (Keegan Allen), is "A." So far, she hasn't taken the news well. In fact, this pretty little liar is losing it!
The official synopsis for this week's episode says "Spencer continues her downward spiral as she now takes her anger and hurt out on Mona (Janel Parrish)," and as we see in the preview for Season 3, Episode 19: "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted", that includes a full-on catfight!
It looks like if Spencer can't keep calm, we're going to have to do it for her. If you're going to keep calm for Spence, then share this photo with all of your Pretty Little Liars - loving friends!
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NINETY-SOMETHINGS are getting smarter. Today's oldest people are surviving longer, and thankfully seem to have sharper minds than the people reaching the same age 10 years ago.
Danish people born in 1915 were about a third more likely to live to their 90s than those born in 1905, and were smarter too, found Kaare Christensen, head of the Danish Aging Research Center at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, and his colleagues.
During research spanning 12 years and involving more than 5000 people, the team gave nonagenarians born in 1905 and 1915 a standard test called a "mini-mental state examination", and cognitive tests designed to pick up age-related changes. Not only did those born in 1915 do better at both sets of tests, more of them also scored top marks in the mini-mental state exam (The Lancet, doi.org/m67).
It's a landmark study, says Marcel Olde Rikkert, head of the Alzheimer's centre at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands. It is rigorous, it invited all over 90-year-olds in Denmark to participate, and it overturns our ingrained views of old age, he says. "The outcome underlines that ageing is malleable," Olde Rikkert says, although he cautions that help is still needed for those who do experience dementia or cognitive decline as they age.
Because there was no difference in physical ability between the two groups, the team says changes in the intellectual environment rather than physical environment are the more likely basis for the improvement. The 1915 cohort had a number of factors on their side, says Christensen. "They experienced better living and working conditions, they had radio, TV and newspapers earlier in their lives than those born 10 years before."
This article appeared in print under the headline "Modern living makes 90-year-olds cleverer"
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Mmmmmm, April Flores. I have you and your wife to thank for showing me her. Which reminds me.....I have to search for movies.
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Endeavor Entrepreneur Mauricio Hoyos Named a Top "Innovator Under 35″ by MIT Technology Review
Endeavor Entrepreneur Mauricio Hoyos was recently named to MIT Technology Review's "Innovators Under 35 – Colombia" ranking, which recognizes ten local leaders who are finding innovative solutions to regional challenges.
As founders of the Colombia-based technology company Conexred, Mauricio and his brother (and fellow Endeavor Entrepreneur) Andrés Alban sought to bring accessible financial and payment services to under-served communities around the country through their PuntoRed Network. Available at thousands of points-of-sale, the network allows users to make financial transfers, purchase mobile minutes and access a variety of other services right in their neighborhood stores and shops. Mauricio and Andrés were selected as entrepreneurs in 2012, and have been active participants in Endeavor events and programs including the Endeavor Investor Network.
Read the full profile on Mauricio in MIT Technology Review by clicking here.