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The UpTake: Being worried about your public image is no way to found a company, based on these irreverent, early pontifications by the man rumored to be in a billion dollar discussion with Google.
J ustin Kan is in talks with Google to sell his streaming television startup, Twitch.TV for $1 billion, according to a Variety report last night. San Francisco-based Twitch, which has raised $35 million in venture capital to create a streaming video game platform, was spun off of Justin.TV, in 2011, and has gone on to gather 1 million members and 45 million monthly active users, according to the company's site.
Kan, who has also founded men's clothing line, Saboteur, video sharing site, Socialcam, and job-site, Exec, used to maintain a pretty interesting blog called AReallyBadIdea.com, including some posts about what to do, and not to do, when founding and running a company.
Included in those posts is a photo of the serial entrepreneur, who is also a part-time partner at Y Combinator, in the nude, except for some whipped cream, and three particularly "bad" ideas, that provide interesting insight into the man reportedly behind Google's next billion dollar deal.
Kan founded streaming video platform Justin.TV in October 2006, and has since raised $15.2 million, according to Crunchbase, though it is unclear if that money was separate from the funds raised by Twitch. In a February 2011 blog post called "Why starting Justin.tv was a really bad idea but I'm glad we did it anyway," Kan says there were four reasons why it was a bad idea: they didn't have a plan, they didn't understand the industry, they relied on proprietary hardware, and they were trying to create a "hit" product instead of a platform. He said the company survived because they were passionate, they had great people, and they "sold the shit out of it." So much so that his other two cofounders dropped out of school and quit a job to join.
Michael del Castillo is the technology and innovation reporter at Upstart Business Journal, a member of American City Business Journals. A graduate of Columbia University, his work has appeared in the New Yorker. He is also the cofounder of Literary Manhattan, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Manhattan's literary community and creating new ways to appreciate literature.
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COACH KILL: I appreciate everybody being here this afternoon. We're in the progress of working hard to get ready for the Cornhuskers, which is a tremendous challenge for us, so we got a lot of work to do and looking forward to getting out on the practice field. So with that, any questions and we'll go from there.
Q. What is the injury update, coach, and also as far as plans or developments or thoughts about a backup center?
COACH KILL: You know, until we get out to practice and work, Zach Mottla is out for the year and Jon Christenson will be questionable. We'll just have to see. He will practice today, but we'll see how he comes along with high ankle sprain. Sometimes those are slow, but he's a tough kid, so we'll see how that goes.
And then Zach Epping finished the game and that would be our situation going into today's practice. If we were playing today, Zach would step in and between we'll be moving him from a guard spot. Then we've gotta fill that in. We'll just see how practice goes. I wish I had a crystal ball that gave me the perfect answer right now, but hopefully we'll get some of that answered over the next couple of days.
Q. A.J. may last the first half?
COACH KILL: He's fine. He's okay. A.J. Barker, Engel, we'll see how practice progresses. They're both better, but again, if they're going to be able to play on Saturday, I don't know that. Only thing I know right now is what our biggest concern certainly is at the center spot. But Zach has snapped and then we gotta get ‑‑ find out who that other guard is going to be, and Tommy Olson has been banged up and is he ready to go and play full speed. But we'll just have to see over the next couple days. That's a challenge for us, but that's part of the game.
Q. Are you going to teach someone else the position?
COACH KILL: Yeah. We'll have to find out a way to ‑‑ who's going to be the backup center. But with the rules we're under and all those kind of things, that's what we'll do today.
And we'll snap both Olson, both those young men, see what they can do. That's the choice. We're not going to pull any red shirts or anything like that this late. Can't do that. So that's where we're at.
Q. Are you pretty thankful on Saturday, though, that you had a guy like Zach Epping who's pretty much played all across the line?
COACH KILL: I've coached for 30 years. I don't feel sorry for ourselves because each kid went in and did their job and it's much appreciative and it's a good thing we snapped those three guys. It could always be like Maryland. We're not playing a linebacker at quarterback. There's some unusual things that happen in college football and this is a little bit unusual that you play three ‑‑ even travel three people that can snap in a football game with the travel rules. So we're fortunate, actually. And Coach Limegrover since I've been with him has always snapped three or four guys to make sure if we ever were in a situation, hoping that we never would be and never thought we would be. But we were. But we move on and go from there.
Q. How important is it to have two running backs in Kirkwood and Williams that you can get production from?
COACH KILL: I think it's really important. I think Wisconsin has proved that, and Nebraska has proven that, because you know, somebody's going to be banged up and you're going to have an injury, and you better ‑‑ I've always said when we were productive at Southern and Northern we always had three of them that could line up and really get after it, you know, different sizes.
But both of these young kids are really playing well. They're physical. And one's a true freshman and one's a sophomore. So those are good things for the horizon. But certainly I thought Donnell the more he got the ball on Saturday, the more productive he was. I think he got better as it went. And then Rodrick ‑‑ when he got tired, he'd tap out and Rodrick would come in. He's got good hands and got the ball out in the flat and did some good things. So both those two kids have gotten better. There's no question, and that position has gotten better.
Q. Is Donnell just the physical style that he has can wear a defense down the more he comes at them?
COACH KILL: I think ‑‑ I do think he's a physical back. I think both of them are. I think Rodrick is still learning how it all works and Donnell is gaining confidence. A year ago he was learning, but I think Donnell has gained some confidence, and then you start feeling good about yourself and it's like anything, you start performing pretty well. And I just think through the weeks he's gained confidence in what he's doing and the offensive line, what they're doing and so forth. So I think it's just a confidence deal. But it's good for him and they've both certainly got bright futures here.
Q. Does this success also speak to the success the offensive line has been able to have despite the injuries?
COACH KILL: Coach Limegrover doesn't sleep too much right now. He hasn't slept all year. It's why he's lost all that weight.
I can't explain. Again, I've coached for 30 years, and this has been a unique on the offensive side of the ball, some of the things that have happened. But I think we're doing with the zone scheme and what we're doing is giving us a chance to be successful. And we're also running option football where we're reading some people. And that helps us a little bit divide the defense.
So I think it's a combination of a couple things, and then the kids that are playing have gained some confidence. I mean Caleb Bak played very well in the game. Zach played very well. Josh Camping has had a really good year. Again, he's a freshmen, redshirt freshmen and I think he's played very well. The only tough thing is I think sometimes Josh is a very physically strong, gifted kid. I haven't seen him wear down as much. Jon Christenson got hurt, and part of that's just being young, got in a bad position.
So I think the older you get and the more mature you get physically I think that helps you. And I think that's part. We're playing so many young kids on the offensive side of the ball, I think that's why we got some of the issues we do.
But again, the good thing is as a group, as a team we don't talk about it too much. The staff meeting today we didn't say, this is what we're going to do and we gotta do this. We gotta make sure this kid's ready to snap and let's march on. We gotta get ready to go play Nebraska.
Q. Where if you don't make mistakes, protect the ball you stay in the game?
COACH KILL: I think every coach would take a game like that. Any time you can play good defense, you're in very windy conditions, you play good defense, you hold field position, you don't turn over the ball and you can run it, I mean you got a good chance to have success. But that's easier said than done, and we're fortunate that at half time we met as a group and talked to the defense, talked to the offense and they were blitzing us from everywhere they could come from. I mean it's the most we've been blitzing since I've been here and they were getting to the point where we said we gotta go downhill and take our chances and hopefully somebody gets out of a gap or somebody doesn't do their job or somebody blitzes and runs. And that's what happened. We ran the weak side power and strong side power and outside zone. And was able to have some success.
Q. Coach, I've seen conflicting information on the number of bowl practices allowed. What is the number now?
COACH KILL: I hadn't really thought too much about it because we've been getting ready for Nebraska, but I think it's 15. According to when the date is and all that. A lot of that has to do with when you play and so forth. But you're not allowed over 15, I don't think. Is that right, Mark?
Q. You're not going to play more redshirt. What will that leave you with this season redshirts?
COACH KILL: We've redshirted over 20 kids, which is good. I mean there's probably seven or eight of them right now that ‑‑ we've worked to change college football. You'd like to be able ‑‑ a lot of people have talked about if you did get in a bowl game is allowing those kids to play and not count it as a redshirt year. But it ain't going to happen this year. You'd like to have it happen, I can tell you that, because it makes a lot of sense because there's a lot of people going to bowl games all beat up. So there's some proactive movement in the coaching profession to see that happen.
Q. (Inaudible)?
COACH KILL: Absolutely. Absolutely.
Q. Next year?
COACH KILL: I don't know if it'll work that fast. I'm on rules committee, so I'll try. But I don't think ‑‑ my voice ‑‑ I think there's a lot ‑‑ the basketball coaches have done a great job, they really have, with their sport. Football coaches, we gotta get caught up, to be honest with you, because from recruiting, the whole thing, basketball is different than football is right now. And their group has done a great job of getting legislation passed through, and football we've gotta work on that at the coaches' convention.
Q. Your players said from the beginning of the year that getting to a bowl was the goal. What was the message on Saturday when they finally did?
COACH KILL: I think the biggest thing is I let the kids ‑‑ it's hard to win games. It's hard to win on the road, and I let them enjoy it. They were excited. Let them enjoy it. I probably said less in the locker room than I've said all year.
So I was happy. I was happy for ‑‑ it's all about the kids anyway. I mean at the end of the day you just want to see them feel good for all the things they put into it. So they felt good about it, but as a coach, we're in the coaching deal trying to figure out what are we going to do at center. We're going to Lincoln, Nebraska. You're already working ahead. That's the tough thing about coaching. You don't get a chance to step back and, boy, this is great, because you gotta move forward. We got two games left and we gotta keep getting better and we gotta find a way to keep some healthy bodies out there.
Q. Your history in Lincoln, have you coached there?
COACH KILL: Well, I had the opportunity ‑‑ I was fortunate ‑‑ you know, you coach for 30 years and you start off, coaching high school football, I've seen Mike Gundy play there because I coached Mike Gundy and then the Wistrom brothers, I coached the Webb City High School. I knew Coach Solich for a long, long time, was a good friend.
So I've had the opportunity to watch games and so forth, but certainly didn't figure that I would be coaching in Lincoln, Nebraska. So I mean it's ‑‑ they love their football in Lincoln, and they got good fans, and I respect their program tremendously like I do everybody. I mean they got great tradition, and our kids ‑‑ I will share with them today in the team meeting they need to be excited about it. They need to embrace it and get excited about it and let's go play. Let's go play.
Q. What changes would you like to see in the rules committee?
COACH KILL: What changes in the rules? I think we have to ‑‑ in college football the basketball coaches have done a good job of getting the phone calls, just get everybody on the same page, get basketball and football. It would be a lot easier for the compliance people, get us all on the same page with the same rules and same amount of phone calls and text messaging and all that. We're all different and it would be good to get everybody on the same page.
And then I think it's real important, like I said, with the opportunities with in bowl games being able to let the red shirts start during that time and not let that count as a year. That's something that we've talked about.
But most of the things have to do with the recruiting rules and those kind of things.
Q. Would you like to get where football can work with the guys in the summertime?
COACH KILL: Absolutely. Yeah. I think every football coach would like that opportunity because they're here in the summertime, but you can't have any contact except the weight room and classes. If they're here, it's a lot easier to keep them out of trouble if you got them out there working. So yeah, I think it would be great if football could get it to where a position would get two hours a week or whatever it would be. Any of that would be good.
That's what I'm saying, the basketball coaches have been able to push that legislation through and that's something in football, as coaches, we can't blame anybody but ourselves, as coaches we have to unite to come together to get that done. Basketball's done a good job.
Q. Is Philip showing any signs at all of feeling any pressure he's under to get the team‑‑
COACH KILL: No. He don't say too much. I don't know what he says to you all. He just goes out and plays. He's not a big talk active guy. Just goes out and plays. He talked to the kid that played quarterback for me. Probably talked more to him than he did me over the last three weeks, quarterback to quarterback. I think they visit about different things.
I mean the quarterback I had at Southern Illinois came in and his first year he was 4 and 8 and then the next three years he won over 30 games as a quarterback. And he went through some of the same things on the offensive line had been beat up and so forth. So there was some continuity there and hang in there, keep your guys going in the right direction and so forth.
It's good for guys to reach out to each other, and he happened to be at the game. But he stayed pretty ‑‑ even through camp and stuff, he's a very confident young man. I mean he's confident in what he does and carries himself very well. And not being cocky or anything. He just carries himself well. Feels confidence in his ability.
Q. Would you say he's beyond the wow factor of being overwhelmed by the surroundings that he'll be in on Saturday?
COACH KILL: We'll see. We'll see, you know. I can't answer that question until you get out there and so forth. But I don't know if you could put any more pressure. He went and played at Wisconsin and that's where his dad went to school. I mean first game, at Madison. I mean that's pretty good opening game to get educated in. So I look for him to be excited. Big thing is we need to make sure we put him in good situations as a coaching staff. Gotta make sure we got the center‑quarterback exchange. That's the most important thing.
Q. The Nebraska quarterback's awful good.
COACH KILL: He's very good. I was talking to somebody this morning is that people talk about Denard and there's some great quarterbacks in this conference, but Martinez probably can get it over with ‑‑ he gets it out on the edge, he gets it over with pretty quick. So he's very athletic, gifted.
But I think what makes Nebraska, in my opinion, better than a year ago, much better is their offensive line. Their offensive line is pretty good. They run the ball with a purpose. And Coach Osborne may be retired, but he's still got a lot of influence there. They still run the toss‑lead and a lot of things they did when he was there. So there's still some old Nebraska tradition in that football game.
And defensively Bo coaches like he's in the Southeast Conference. They're athletic and going to lock you up and play matchup zone and bring five or six and get after your tail end. He's out of ‑‑ coached there at LSU and so forth. That's how he coaches defense and that's how he coaches special teams. And their players are intense, and that's why they've got ‑‑ they've done a good job.
I think them and Wisconsin are really ‑‑ I haven't seen Ohio State, but I've seen Wisconsin and Nebraska a lot, and they're probably playing as good as anybody in the Big 10 right now, both those schools.
Q. What did Zach's injury turn out to be and is it anything you worry will carry over into next spring?
COACH KILL: He broke his lower leg. And you know, he had surgery on it and went well, and you know, those things, you know, any time you have surgery, it's just time. But everything I've heard, he'll be ready to go and if you talked to him, he'd say he's going to be ready to go in two months.
I think it'll be a while.
Q. Coach, you mentioned Taylor Martinez. He's a much improved passer this year than he has been in years past. How much more dynamic does that make their offense?
COACH KILL: I think he's improved passing but their receivers probably physically they catch the ball. They block very well. I think he's got great people around him, and I think any quarterback ‑‑ he's a good quarterback. He's improved his throwing skills. There's no question about that. But they've also surrounded him with good people.
Somebody laid an article on the desk. I don't know if they're making me nervous or what, talked about their offensive coordinator talked about they really don't even need to practice or whatever because they're so ‑‑ so I'd say if you got an offensive coordinator that's that confident in what they're doing, they got a lot of weapons.
Q. Instead of you going to a bowl, and congratulations on that, did you stick your chest out when you saw Syracuse beat undefeated Louisville?
COACH KILL: I think it makes you feel ‑‑ it does. I don't know about sticking your chest out, but it certainly makes you feel ‑‑ it feels good about playing Syracuse and what they did to Louisville. And I happen to know the head coach at Louisville. And like he said, Syracuse just lined up and got after them. I think their football team, I think since they've played us has improved every week. But it's certainly ‑‑ I'm happy for coach. And I know them both. So I'm happy for one and sad for the other one. But that's how Saturdays are. Somebody's gotta win, somebody doesn't.
Q. When you go into a game, the area from the 30 and 40 is no man's land on fourth down. Do you go into the game knowing we're going to go for on 4 and we're not going to punt?
COACH KILL: No. I will tell you ‑‑ I can just tell you what we did at the Illinois game. That's the best case scenario. We got to Illinois. It's always windy in Champaign. I went right from the bus right out to the field, by myself and just walked around and checked the wind conditions for my standpoint. Then we got the kickers and punters out. Instead of me usually going to the locker room, I went out to the field, grabbed a seat, got my chart out. I watched our guys kick and punt and see where they were at.
Then I met ‑‑ I talked to them, what do you think, here's where we're at, this is what we can do. What are we going to do into the wind. You know, I watched our punter kick into the wind. What are we going to do a different style punt or whatever. And so we talked about all that before we went in. So I guess the best example you're probably talking about, we had the ball on our own ‑‑ they had great field position. They stuck us back on the one. We drove it all the way down and we were in that 35 yard line, I think, somewhere in there. And we knew we had to get inside the 25 for him to make it because we went out there in pregame and that was all we could do, with any accuracy at all.
And so we couldn't get it inside the 25. And then you know, where do you ‑‑ is it worth punting, if you take a penalty or take five yards and get it to the 38, is that going to be better or whatever. So you play that game.
And when we got in that situation, before the games, we got in that situation and it was a makeable first down then we'll go ahead and take a shot. If it wasn't a makeable first down you maybe take the penalty and punt it from your own 38 and try to stick it down in there.
Now, the punt before, we kicked it in the end zone. But we try to do all that stuff before. Then I'm always communicating ‑‑ like I went down to Jordan as we were moving down, hey, are you sure we can't go from 30, you know. Then you can always ‑‑ when you pinpoint them during the game, you can tell if they go, oh, yeah, coach, let's go. Or awe. I didn't get that, hey, I'm ready to stick it. So I felt that we at that time made a decision. But it is a very ‑‑ and then the other part of that is the wind conditions in itself and the score of the game.
You know, field position was critical. And sometimes you'll get around the 40 and you go be aggressive as a coach because you feel you gotta do it that day to beat that team. We were in that game, so we wanted to play the field position game as much as we possibly could.
There's some games when you know that you're going to have to go make a play that you're going to have to roll the dice to win a game and so you have to do some things different. And so you just kind of pick ‑‑ but you try to talk about because as a head coach you don't want the ten other guys that worked their tail end off all week long and head coach goes and makes a crazy decision. We try to get everybody on the same page, there's a possibility we may do this. How do you feel about it.
Just like managing right there at the end, you know, when we scored a touch down. It was third down and 2 or 3. We scored. Do you kick a field goal then. Where we were at then, too. So we were talking about that as it went and fortunately we scored and we didn't have to make any decisions on anything.
Q. Would you have kicked at the other end with the wind?
COACH KILL: If we were ‑‑ yeah. Oh, yeah. I think he was 55, 57 with the wind. That's how strong the wind was during warmup. We thought we could go 50 to 57 yards with the wind, because it was a strong wind.
Q. Phil faced a lot of blitzes on Saturday. Was that particularly a teachable game and learning game for him?
COACH KILL: I think it's teachable for the line really and everybody else. I think we all got ‑‑ I mean they did some unconventional things. I think they felt like, hey, we're playing Minnesota and we're going to go after it. We're going to do whatever it takes here. And they sold out.
We had trouble ‑‑ we'd have liked to have thrown the ball in some certain situations, but even in the play action game where we could get the ball out quick, they had people in our face and had so much pressure on us. But when you do that, sometimes you can gash them with the downhill running game and we were fortunate to be able to cease them when they brought ‑‑ we did a great job of picking up the blitz schemes they did in the run game. But part of the run game is designed to help you on that.
Q. Have you coached a game in Lincoln?
COACH KILL: I have not coached a game. I've watched a game in Lincoln, but I have not coached one.
Q. Pretty tough down there.
COACH KILL: Oh, I know. Most of the time I watched it it was pretty tough, too, because I happened to be from Kansas and they were Nebraska and Kansas didn't beat Nebraska very often.
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Have you ever needed to test an Application but didn't want to fully install it on your Mac? Or perhaps you want to test an updated version of an Application without having to update/replace the previous version in /Applications on your mac's hard drive?
A useful trick which has been around for a while but not many mac users seem to know about it, is the ability to create an Applications folder in your User Accounts' Home folder and install into this folder the Application you want to try.
In other words, Applications can be installed for ALL users or just for a specific user.
The default on a Mac of course is to install new and updated Applications for ALL users, which installs the Application into the root level Applications folder = /Applications.
However, you can install an Application just for a specific user by creating a folder titled 'Applications' (must have a capital 'A') into a User's Home folder.
For example, if I wanted to have my own Applications folder, which only my user account can use, I would create the following folder = /Users/russell/Applications.
From now on, whenever I double click on any document, this 'per-user Applications folder' will be checked first to see if it has an Application that can open the document I'm trying to open, BEFORE the system checks the default '/Applications' folder.
Plus, I can safely use Applications stored in my own Applications folder knowing that other users on my machine will not be able to use this version of the Application:
This feature has been tested using OS X v10.8.2 which was the latest Mac OS release at the time of writing and also using the latest Internal and external Apple keyboards.
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I thought the ~/Applications folder defaults to 755 permissions which means all Apps inside will be readable and executable by any user anyway. You would manually have to change the folder permissions to say 700 to lock other users out of using these apps.
Thanks for your reply innermotion, i wasnt trying to get that technical! ;)
The main point i wanted to get across was that when your user that has the ~/Applications folder double clicks on a document, this Applications folder is prioritised first to load any applications.
Obviously, like with any file or folder you create, you would need to check the permission to ensure security requirements are met.
We use this a lot in school builds to hold "sensitive" applications. Making sure (as innermotion says) to edit the permissions so that other users can't access the folder.


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Located in the Southeastern part of Switzerland surrounded by beautiful mountains in all directions, Disentis offers many fantastic hiking trails with even more fantastic views.
If you would rather explore the mountains on wheels, you can find single track bike trails for all skill levels and riding styles including a downhill trail that hosted the IXS Swiss Downhill Cup in 2011.
For those who like some air under their feet, climbing routes for both summer and winter seasons can be found minutes away from our beer taps.
During the Winter, the mountains offer amazing backcountry/off piste skiing and snowboarding, just traverse out or take a short hike then go for it and experience first hand why this area is known for its powder.


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Panama Vacations Overview
Discover Panama : From vibrant capital city, to jungle treks, wildlife watching, and coasts, you'll travel through stunning landscapes in this gem of a country.
Explore the San Blas archipelago, the highlands near Boquete and the rainforest of Chagres National Park.
Just a short plane flight away from the US, Panama is an international business center with its capital, Panama City, at the hub. It is the fastest growing economy in Central America. But that a lot of can be discovered in this small nation with big attractions. Miles of isolated beaches, spectacular mountains and highlands, accessible rainforest and a wealth of cultural experiences welcome travelers. Its coasts brush up against both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and hundreds of islands huddle just offshore. That means that all manner of nature-based activities are available, including sport fishing, diving, rafting, kayaking, birding, historic tours and rainforest walks. Seven indigenous cultures, whose traditions long pre-date the arrival of European explorers, invite travelers to learn about their lives and traditions.
Panama is most famous for its canal, one of the great engineering feats of the 20th century. Less well-known is the fact that the country is host to some magnificent natural scenery, including some of the most pristine areas of rainforest in the world.
The country is home to a diverse wildlife population, with over 940 recorded endemic bird species and 125 animal species found nowhere else on the planet.
Spend two weeks exploring the beautiful landscapes that Panama offers; from the vibrant capital city, to jungle treks, wildlife watching, and coastal adventures, you'll travel through stunning landscapes in this gem of a country. Latin Excursions' itineraries focus on authentic, natural adventures during the day, with high quality accommodations to relax after a day full of explorations in a country that's off the beaten path for most travelers. Throughout you'll experience flawless service from bilingual professional guides, to drivers, hosts and from Latin Excursions staff as we help you plan your trip from start to finish, customizing details to match your travel preferences.


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Reality Star Omarosa Is Now An Ordained Minister
Ever since her first appearance on Donald Trump's The Apprentice, Omarosa Manigault has been the woman that America loves to hate. And with good reason. Her cutthroat style and aggressive tactics made it hard for anyone to like her and she seemed to not mind that role at all. She's appeared on a number of reality shows, including NBC's Fear Factor and TV One's The Ultimate Merger, a dating show that ended with Omarosa being single. Womp. But according to The Christian Post, it now seems as if her negative days are over, since she's now Reverend Omarosa.
The former TV star was already serving as an assistant pastor at her home church, the Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, Ca. After a year of service, she was unanimously approved to become a reverend by the ordination committee of the church in mid-February.
After once playing the villain role for television shows, Omarosa announced her enrollment in seminary school in 2009 and received her preacher's license in February 2011. Her ordination now gives her the authority to officiate Christian marriages, funerals and baptisms.
Wow. Talk about complete 180 degree turn. I wonder how her boyfriend actor Michael Clarke Duncan feels about her change. Maybe he helped inspired this new positive outlook on life for her. And it seems as if she's in this thing for the long haul…
Omarosa is currently enrolled in the doctorate of Ministry program at Payne Theological Seminary in Ohio. Would you attend Rev. Omarosa's church?
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Wow, never seen her look that pretty before. She actually seems content and happy for a change. God bless hu!


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Is your sales process airtight? Or is it leaking out the air you "bought" with your invested time, energy and overall sales expertise? You need to lock in what you've done and set up what's to come. As my spirited New Jersey friend used to say, "Close the damn door!"
Say you're in a sales situation. You have an excellent solution for your prospect. You believe you are part of that excellence, that you are the best source to administer the solution.
This assumption makes what I am going to teach almost wrong NOT to do. If I truly believe that I have the right solution a prospect has clearly indicated a need for, it is my responsibility to lead him to this solution.
Let's consider one of your sales meetings that is wrapping up. The prospect is noticeably responsive to you and your ideas, definitely wants a proposal, and asks you to send it right away. The meeting ends with the prospect all but signing on the line and saying, "Call me next week, and we'll get this thing moving." You leave, elated. This one is a done deal, you think. At the sales meeting, you confidently consider this a closed sale, counting it in your sales forecast – after all, it's all but done, just a quick call in a few days, right?
Have you ever made that "quick call?" You likely left the proverbial voicemail, and then got a sinking feeling in your stomach. A few days pass and you're asked about the "done deal" by your sales manager, or worse, your sales coach. So you call again. Voicemail. You try email a few days later. If you're lucky, you'll eventually get a response saying something like, "We're still sorting out some details. I'll get back to you…"


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Update 06/06/08: The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act failed to pass in the Senate. Please consider writing your senator anyway on the importance of urbanist strategies to climate change. We'll get another sample letter up here soon.
Please consider contacting your senator to ask them to vote for the Lieberman-Warner Bill with the Boxer Amendment, increase the proportion of funding for transit and land-use planning and the broader issues of reducing vehicle miles traveled with the promotion of walkable, compact development. Here's a sample letter for your adaptation and check out senate.gov for your senator's mailing address.
Special thanks to the members of the Smart Growth America Coalition for the key components of this sample letter. CNU signed onto a Coalition letter to the main contributers of the Lieberman-Warner bill, read the letter here.
Dear Senator,
As you debate the Lieberman-Warner Bill this week, and other climate protection measures in the future, I wanted to contact you to discuss the importance of urbanism in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation is responsible for one-third of U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and reducing these emissions is critical to combating global warming. In recent years, gains achieved through increased vehicle fuel efficiency standards have been undercut by the number of miles Americans drive per year—decreasing the dependence on the automobile for everyday trips is essential. The recent surge in gas prices has led to the first drop in the number of vehicle miles traveled since 1942. But without alternatives to driving in many of our communities, higher prices will decrease the quality of life for millions of Americans.
The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036) with Section 611 contains important measures to provide transportation alternatives that will allow Americans to drive less and save money while reducing carbon emissions. We recognize and appreciate the tremendous progress that has been made with this bill and ask that you vote for S. 3036. While it is not perfect, it is a step in the right direction and could be strengthened in a number of ways. Building walkable, compact developments should be integrated into the emission reduction strategy for transportation and strongly linked to strategic investments in transit. And these steps not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they build economies and strengthen communities.
In the short term, we hope you will support an amendment when offered to strengthen section 611, offering modest changes including those described below:
- The "Conditions for Receipt of Funding" should be amended in order to ensure that funding is specifically tied to demonstrable and guaranteed reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
- The eligible uses of funding should be expanded to include measures associated with and supportive of transit operations and expansion, to ensure transit agencies, local, regional, and state governments have sufficient flexibility to use a broad range of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including compact development around transit stations and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
- Essential data collection and development of modeling capacity needs to be made explicitly an eligible use of these funds to ensure that transit agencies and government entities have the tools and resources to meet the performance standards provided for in this section.
- Regional associations of local government and large cities ought to be included as eligible recipients for planning, data collection, and modeling expenditures.


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I'm putting the final touches on my annual Mom's-coming-to-visit cleaning spree this week. I rarely polish my wood tables, but I want them to gleam for my mom. So I'm whipping up a batch of homemade furniture polish following a recipe I found on Momadvice.com, a great site for articles on frugal living and tips for organizing your life. My mom's going to be so proud.
Furniture Polish
¼ cup olive oil
4 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Mix ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle. Shake well before using. If you do not use all of the polish, store the remainder in the fridge so the lemon juice doesn't go sour.
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Beyonce posts 4-second clip of "Bow Down" video
For those seeing Queen Bey live this evening at the United Center, this post is not for you.
For the rest of us taunted by her adorbs Tumblr and making do by watching concert DVDs, here is a 4-second clip of her latest video Bow Down.
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[caption id="attachment_2519296" align="alignleft" width="291"] This Cybis Bicentennial Ticonderoga Carousel Horse currently sells at auction in the $200-$300 range or more.[/caption] Since the mid-1800s, the production of commemorative items to celebrate anniversaries of historical events, births and deaths of celebrities, presidents and kings and queens has been a huge business. During the run-up to and during these events there...Read More
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[caption id="attachment_2519255" align="aligncenter" width="518"] A set of Cuban baseball card—which features many Negro League stars, as well as five National Baseball Hall of Fame members—is the only complete collection of Cuban baseball cards issued in 1923-24 by Tomas Gutierrez, manufacturers of Diaz brand cigarettes, ever to come to the auction block. It is expected to sell for $75,000...Read More
[caption id="attachment_2519227" align="alignright" width="260"] This Sunburst Snuff Jar from the Clarissa Vanderbilt Dundon collection of historical flasks, is expected to realize between $20,000 and $40,000 in a compact but potent online sale to be hosted by Norman C. Heckler & Company, beginning March 17 and ending March 26.[/caption] WOODSTOCK, Conn. – Nearly 100 examples of exceptional glass items...Read More
[caption id="attachment_2519220" align="alignleft" width="223"] This Coca-Cola calendar from 1891, the first year Coke offered calendars is possibly the only surviving example, will certainly draw attention at an eclectic auction scheduled for Saturday, March 15, by Philip Weiss Auctions.[/caption] LYNBROOK, N.Y. – An extremely rare Coca-Cola wall calendar from 1891—the first year Coke began making calendars and possibly the...Read More
[caption id="attachment_2519212" align="aligncenter" width="480"] This oil on paper work by Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) titled "Abstraction" carried a pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to $70,000 and could be the top lot in an auction slated for Saturday, March 15, by Elite Decorative Arts.[/caption] BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Original works by major listed artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chaim...Read More


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DES MOINES, Iowa - The House approved SF 2007, a $1.3 million supplemental appropriation for the National Guard Education Assistance program, 96-0 and sent it to the governor who has indicated he will sign it.
The appropriation, which was approved earlier 49-0 by the Senate, will allow the Guard to cover about 90 percent of returning Guard members' tuition costs at Iowa colleges, universities and community colleges.
"It's certainly the proper thing to do," said Rep. Jerry Kearns, D-Keokuk, a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee. "I think everyone here probably believes we owe them that. It was kind of a promise we made in the original bill."
The Guard announced in December it would reduce the maximum Education Assistance Program award to 50 percent, which translated to a loss of up to $1,300 per semester for students at Iowa's regents' universities. The Guard said the cut was necessary because more Guard members enrolled in college in the current semester than anticipated.
When the cut was announced, the regents' universities and community college began looking for ways to offset the cut, shifting funds for other budget line items to tuition assistance.
SF 2007 increase the tuition assistance from $3,186,233 to $4,486,233 to pick up the tuition costs for Guard members enrolled in college this semester.
The Guard anticipates the $1.3 million will more than cover students' costs this semester. The remainder will be carried forward for use in the next semester.
"I can't think of a better way to spend our dollars than helping out our veterans," Rep. Phyllis Thede, D-Bettendorf, said.
The House also gave final approval to SF 2008, which contained clarifying language regarding the $3 million appropriation the Legislature approved for the restoration of the USS Iowa battleship, which will be docked in Los Angeles.
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- It's been 9 years since Psych first aired! Do you miss the show?
- Justin Bieber's first single, "One Time," was released on iTunes exactly six years ago! What's been your favorite Justin Bieber song since then?
- A new trailer shows Falcon appearing in Marvel's Ant-Man. Which other Avenger would you like to see show up?
- Malia Obama is reportedly interning on the set of HBO's Girls Would you like to see her guest star on the show?
- Britney Spears just recreated her Oops! I Did It Again album cover. Which of her other album covers would you like her to recreate?
- Celebrities took the weekend off to celebrate Independence Day in style! Which star had the best 4th of July outfit?
- It's Fourth of July weekend! Which singer are you most excited to see perform on the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular show?
- Channing Tatum's Magic Mike XXL is finally in theaters! Which of his past movies is your favorite?
- Demi Lovato's new song "Cool For The Summer" just dropped! What do you think of the new track?
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A Big Step Forward for Downtown in Urban Outfitters
The economic downturn had pretty well dashed my hopes of downtown's gaining more of what it's been lacking—at least until recovery is well underway.
What's been most lacking is a revival of retailing on anything like the scale of downtown's remarkable residential resurgence and the proliferation of restaurants and entertainment venues that has accompanied it of late. Mast General Store was envisioned as a catalyst for big things to follow when it opened on Gay Street in 2006, but aside from a few small specialty shops on Market Square not much else materialized—and then the recession hit.
Thus, I was pleasantly surprised by the announcement that a trendy national clothing chain, Urban Outfitters, wants to locate a store in the historic, but now vacant, Arnstein Building adjacent to Market Square. While landing Urban Outfitters is by no means a done deal, the prospect of doing so is testament to a number of attributes now working in the city's favor. And I'm now emboldened to believe that one success can very well lead to others.
The impetus for this quest is the resourcefulness and venturesome spirit of individuals and organizations committed to making downtown flourish.
In this instance, the list starts with Tim Hill of Hatcher-Hill Properties, who took the initiative in soliciting a nationwide list of carefully selected prospects to fill what he terms a "huge void for retail downtown." Hill did so without seeking any compensation for his efforts. The sole reward he has in mind is the enhancement of downtown real estate values; his firm owns several properties.
Of six prospects that have shown some interest, Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters is the only one that's so far come to Knoxville to evaluate prospective store locations. Of several that Hill showed them, the one that caught their fancy was the Arnstein Building.
Built in 1908 to house one of Knoxville's leading department stores of that era, the handsome seven-story structure was long overdue for a new roof and total infrastructure renovation when David Dewhirst bought it in 2006 for $1.8 million. As Knoxville's preeminent restorer of historic buildings, Dewhirst—it might be assumed—had clear plans for its redevelopment. But he's frank to say, "I didn't know quite what to do with it," let alone have any of the prospective tenants or condo dwellers needed in order to get financing for the $3 million cost of renovation of just the vacant building's shell.
Even with the terms of a 10-year lease of the 11,500 square feet on the building's lower two floors by Urban Outfitters now mostly agreed upon, Dewhirst still faces a daunting challenge to lease or refurbish the upper five floors as condo/office space and to get financing at a time when commercial real estate lenders have mostly pulled in their horns. And he doesn't have much time to do it because Urban Outfitters wants possession of its space by October to meet a March 2011 store opening target date. Yet even though the market for downtown office space is anything but robust, here's betting that Dewhirst will succeed in carrying it off, as he has with so many other projects that have gone before.
Critical help is due to come from the Central Business Improvement District, which has committed $500,000, payable over two years, to cover much of the cost of tenant improvements to Urban Outfitters' space. A grant of this size bespeaks the CBID's growing capacity to incentivize downtown development with funds derived from assessments on property within the district that were established in the 1990s. Reflecting downtown's resurgence over the past decade, the CBID's revenues have more than doubled to nearly $500,000 this year. And its board of directors has wisely chosen to concentrate them on the projects that will serve as a catalyst for yet more growth.
The City of Knoxville is also assisting in several ways. Mayor Bill Haslam has recommended a $200,000 grant toward Urban Outfitters' tenant improvements, and City Council has already approved tax increment financing for the Arnstein Building—a TIF that's tantamount to a $1 million loan. Sidewalk and other streetscape improvements are also in the works for the block of Union Avenue between Gay Street and Market Square.
The corner of Gay and Union that bounds the Miller's Building still represents downtown's prime retail location, as it did in Miller's heyday. But when KUB took ownership of the building for its headquarters, it chose to make office use of all five floors, including more than two floors leased to Image Point, whose subsequent demise left nearly half the building vacant. While KUB has been focused on finding other office tenants, Senior Vice President for Corporate Services Eddie Black says it would be receptive to letting much of the 20,000 sq. ft. ground floor go for retail use. "If we are approached by someone, we'd love to talk to them," he says. But a more proactive approach would certainly be welcome.
A 2007 analysis conducted for the CBID by Norfolk-based retail consultant Blount Hunter concluded that, "The condition for success exists today in Downtown Knoxville; spending capacity by existing patrons will support up to 50,000 square feet of 'shopper's goods retailing.'"
Attracting an Urban Outfitters store as an anchor will represent a big step in that direction. And Tim Hill reckons that, "If we can get one, I think others would more easily commit."


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Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo wants out of prison, appeals ruling on sentence
- Lee Malvo, Washington D.C. area sniper, during a Virginia Beach Circuit Court appearance in 2003. (AP file photo)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is appealing a judge's rejection of his claim that his sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional.
Malvo was convicted for his role in the sniper shootings that killed 10 people and wounded three in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He was 17 at the time of the shootings, which terrorized the region for more than three weeks in October 2002.
Attorneys for Malvo claim a 2012 Supreme Court decision that bars mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles applies to his case. A federal judge in Norfolk rejected the claim last month. Malvo's attorneys filed a notice of appeal Wednesday.
Malvo's adult accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was executed by Virginia in 2009.


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I find quotes inspiring, motivating or sometimes just thought provoking, so here's some of my favourites from over the years. Sometimes reading a book can have a real influence on how you write code, or how you approach a problem. Sometimes a simple quote is enough to make me question the way I look at the code I'm writing. Or often I sit in awe about someone's so well distilled what I've known internally for ages but have never been able to enunciate.
"Design is finding the problem, not the solution" -- Leslie Chicoine
"There's Nothing Functional about a Functional Spec" -- 37 Signals
"Legacy Code is Code Without Tests" -- Michael Feathers
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand" --Martin Fowler
"Testing shows the presence, not the absence of bugs" -- Edsger Dijkstra
"Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it" -- Alan Perlis
"Real developers ship" -- Jeff Attwood
"There is no silver bullet" -- Frederick Brooks
"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something...almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." -- Steve Jobs
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Set Your DVRs: Vampire Diaries' Paul Wesley on Jay Leno Tonight!
If you've been missing Mystic Falls' broodiest resident, you're in luck. You can get a little taste of Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore) tonight when he appears on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
Paul will be sandwiched in between The Help's Viola Davis and musical guest Bonnie Raitt. Let's hope he spills some Season 4 Vampire Diaries secrets — or talks about his Jersey past. Either way, we can't wait to tune in!
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Tseng, YN; (2012) Mega urban transport projects as a catalyst for sustainable urban regeneration and the role of mega events. Doctoral thesis, UCL (University College London).
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This thesis focuses on identifying inter-relationships between three different types of mega projects, including mega urban transport projects (MUTPs), sustainable urban regeneration schemes and mega events, such as the Olympics. This research attempts to test the hypothesis that 'MUTPs can be an effective agent for sustainable urban regeneration and mega events'. It further assumes that 'A well-functioning co-operation within this cluster of mega project can bring about a favourable outcome, i.e. maximum benefits and minimum costs'. The premise of the research discussed is that an appreciation of institutional arrangements and power relationships is vital in understanding the nature of complexity in decision-making regarding MUTP planning and delivery, and their associated developments. The methodology outlined is essentially a two-strand approach applied for purposes of illustration to a case study (the Channel Tunnel Rail Link). Strand one of the methodology is pre-hypothesis led - based on an analysis of the narrative, whilst the other is hypothesis led - based on an analysis of the returns to conventional interview questionnaires. This study concludes that conditions which allow one to coordinate the delivery of these three different types of mega projects include having a proactive partnership between the public and private sectors, a brokerage role played by local authorities, visionary politicians, streamlined planning powers, good stakeholder management, and continuous political commitment. Moreover, the locomotive role played by the MUTP which enables the urban regeneration schemes and mega events to happen could not implement without existing brownfield sites and the injection of significant public investments. In addition, the coalition of interests that forms itself around these projects is a leading dimension of these major developments. This coalition is mostly constituted by elite groups. It is also suggested that the coordination between these major projects remains rhetoric which is achieved by the interdependency between project discourses.
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Medion Akoya E1232T-MD99410
SpecificationsNotebook: Medion Akoya E1232T-MD99410 (Akoya Series)
Processor: Intel Celeron N2807
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
Display: 10.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 1.1kg
Price: 300 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
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Like most Medion products, the $399 price tag for this tiny laptop is as competitive as it gets considering what you get, and it includes a licence for the full version of Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013. Its performance and the keyboard layout are the only issues that are of concern, though if you don't have plans on running heavy tasks on it, it will be fine, and you can get around the keyboard issue with third-party remapping software.
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Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 75% display: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 95%
The budget Medion Akoya E1232T – MD99410 might just be the perfect notebook for those looking to keep a tight budget while performing everyday tasks. The 10.1 inch HD IPS Advance Hyper Viewing Angle is impressive and it comes with touch screen support that perfectly makes use of the Windows 8.1 experience.
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June 29, 2005
I'm off for my two-month check-up today. How much do you think I have grown since my last visit?
Ladies and gentlemen, place your wagers now. I'll reveal my new stats at the end.
What?!? Nobody mentioned anything about shots at this visit.
Now I'm worried. I'm pretty sure I don't like shots.
Yep, I was right. I did not like the shots one bit.
I got four shots, two in each leg. I cried at the doctor's office, I cried more at home. I do kinda dig these day-glo Band-Aids they gave me for my wounds.
This whole ordeal stressed me out.
I need to unwind.
Oh yeah.
This is the life.
By the way, I'm up to 12 pounds, 13 ounces. That puts me in the 96th percentile for weight compared to other kids my age. Even though I seem to be busting out of my onesies, I only grew 1/2 inch. That puts me at 1 foot, 10 1/2 inches. I'm hoping to hit 2 feet by my next appointment. I'm only in the 70th percentile for height, but that's still above average.
Well, that'll do it for today. See you next time!
Posted by thil0020 at 9:44 PM
June 24, 2005
Bouncing baby
Being cute takes a lot out of me.
After a long day of cuteness, I was exhausted.
I thought I would try to roll over.
I made it this far before I got tired and fell asleep.
I know you think I sleep an awful lot.
After my nap, I sat in my bouncer for a while. I like looking at the dangly toys. When I thrash around, they make noise.
I am having so much fun!
Bye for now!
Posted by thil0020 at 8:28 PM
June 20, 2005
Father's Day and a small sampling of my many expressions
Dad and I had a pretty mellow Father's Day. I hung out with him on the couch when he got home from work. As you can see, my dad is having a pretty good time. I liked it too.
After dinner, I took Dad out for some ice cream at Izzy's. I conveniently left my wallet at home so Mom had to pay. I'm a sneaky little devil.
Sitting here looking pretty is serious business.
My Dad picked out the outfit I am wearing in these shots. Can you believe he chose a dress? He got a little confused when he tried to put me in it, but he eventually figured it out.
I guess I don't mind the dress too much. I can even be persuaded to crack a smile while wearing it.
Did someone say that I look cute??
I spent some time this morning in my Pack and Play.
When I saw that Mom had the camera out again, I showed her this gummy grin.
I spend a good chunk of every day eating. It's not easy being such a glutton.
I am overwhelmed by the amount of milk I just drank. The safest thing for me to do in this situation is take a nap.
I'm starting to master the waterpail lip. This isn't my best one, but you get the drift.
My best waterpail lip features a trembly chin and some whimpering. The lip alone isn't enough to get what I want.
That'll do it for today! Despite the fact that I slept for 9 hours straight last night, I think I'm ready for another nap. I'm sure those parents of mine will whip out the camera again as soon as I'm awake. Check back soon for another update!
Posted by thil0020 at 4:34 PM
June 13, 2005
Hanging out
Hello, it's time for another update!
Can you believe I'm almost 6 weeks old? I'm quite good at this holding my head up business.
Today I practiced my air piano skills.
This is my rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee." Or it could also be "Chopsticks." It's hard to say for sure.
Sometimes I like to sing along.
I was really getting into it until I tipped over.
I've actually been smiling for a few weeks now.
This is the first time it's been caught on camera. Cheese!
I don't mind sleeping in my crib at night, but I hate being away from all the action during the daytime.
Mom let me take my nap in the big bed today. She's willing to give in sometimes because I make up for it by sleeping all by myself at night for a good 5-6 hours. Pretty nice of me, eh?
If you've been keeping up with my adventures, you know that I am a very serious girl at times.
Here I am contemplating the finer points of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Posted by thil0020 at 9:18 PM
June 7, 2005
Nanna and Grandpa visit, I get some sleep
Hi there. Before the photo show, I'd like to share some details from my pediatrician visit today. I now weigh 11 lbs, 1 oz and I've grown to 22 inches. Everything seems to be in working order, especially my plumbing. I showed them just how well it worked by doing both a number one and a number two on the office floor (and my mom's shoe) after they weighed me. Believe it or not, this type of stunt isn't a frequent occurrence at this pediatrician's office. Oddly enough, I'm not ashamed of what I did.
In other news, the pictures from my Nanna and Grandpa's visit have arrived!
Here I am resting with my Nanna in my room.
Do you like the curtains? Nanna made those for me, along with lots of other stuff in my room. I have the best room in the house. I really enjoy staring at the dragonflies and ladybugs. They mesmerize me.
I'm all dressed up and ready to go to lunch with Nanna and Grandpa!
Don't think you're going to catch me wearing a dress too often. After my lunch, I spit up on the dress and had to change into something a little less "girly."
Grandpa and I enjoyed a snooze while watching golf.
You can understand why I'm sleeping, but I thought he liked golf.
Same channel, different day.
I'm thinking about calling my Grandpa "Grand-dawg" instead. What do you think?
I like snoozing with lots of different people.
Mom gave up trying to put me in my crib for this nap. I needed to snuggle.
I found my thumb. It's tasty and quite convenient.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it since. Maybe next month I'll figure out that these hands are attached to my body.
In addition to my many trips to Target, I also stopped by the YMCA to meet my mom's co-workers.
That's Trenne holding me and Peggy making a fuss. I ate up the attention.
Here is an outtake from my blanket-modeling portfolio.
I am also modeling my Fuzzi Bunz diapers - this particular color is butter, but I also have hot pink Fuzzi Bunz.
While sitting on the couch, I thought I would show off my dance moves.
I think this one is called "the cabbage patch."
When I'm not dancing, I enjoy playing in my Elephant Activity Gym.
I stare at the toys and wiggle my arms and legs. It's pretty good exercise.
Posted by thil0020 at 6:37 PM
June 1, 2005
They sure do wash me a lot
Sorry for my lack of entries lately. I know I say it every time, but I have been a busy, busy girl. As many of you know, my Nanna and Grandpa were visiting from Florida last week. They really enjoyed hanging out with me and I'll post pictures from our visit as soon as Grandpa gets them to my mom and dad.
Meanwhile, please enjoy these bathtime shots. Here I am naked, wrapped in a blanket, about to get in the tub.
Do I look like I need a bath? I don't see any dirt on these pipes. On the other hand, I can work up quite a sweat when I really get going.
As much as I complain about the bathing, I secretly like it. I especially like it when they spray me with the sprayer, even though my mom says it makes a big mess.
I was not happy that the attention had to end.
But I quickly recovered from the shock and was back to my happy self.
This picture was taken about 30 seconds after the last one. I can be easy-going when the situation calls for it.
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