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Very funny, if you are a dog owner. Not your cup of tea if you are a cynophobe.
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Since Blurb will be offering a 20% discount on orders of two or more of my books, I decided to sweeten the offering by publishing another in the set of annual collections: Third …
"Third …" continues the series of reasonably priced volumes that will cover the years since 2001 that I've been photographing the female nude. "Third …" covers 2004 and includes a number of models with whom readers may be well familiar, including Lauren, Samantha, Meg, Bridget and the anonymous model who kicked off the "Body Viewpoint" series.
Go to http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2046261 to see details. Until April 1, "Third …" is offered at 12% below its normal price, at a very reasonable $14.95 in softbound. So check it out! And while you are at it, consider the other books, at http://www.blurb.com/user/store/magicflute, because, in addition, if between now and April 4 you order two or more of my books at the same time, you will receive a 20% discount from your product total. Just type in the appropriate code at checkout:
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Humans Beat Computers, Every Time, Department
Two articles dealing with related matters in yesterday's NY Times "Science Section." The first was an explanation of something we've all encountered, but I bet most of you — like me — did not know how really cool is not only the technology but the benefits derived therefrom. The technology is known as ReCaptcha, and it is an extension of the Captcha techniques used to assure that a "person" logging onto a site is indeed human and not a computer. ("Captcha" = "completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart" — Cool!) You've encountered it frequently, I'll bet. You know, the little curvy-lettered words, sometimes seemingly nonsensical, that you must enter to get beyond a signon page. The NYT provided an illustration:
As the article points out, however, ReCaptcha is something special — it enlists all of us unwashed but literate human masses to aid in machine transcription of old texts. When a book, manuscript, etc., is scanned and OCRed, words will be encountered that are not correctly transcribed. ReCaptcha throws up a bitmap of those words as part of a pair of Captcha words. You, gentle user, interpret both words in your response. If a number of users respond with the same interpretation, then the true transcription of the OCRed text is believed to have been achieved. The article goes into considerably greater depth — highly recommended!
The second article was directly under the ReCaptcha article in the Times's print edition. Entitled "A Speech Lost in Digital Translation," it uses the 1859 Times account of John Brown's speech delivered after he was sentenced to death for the raid on Harper's Ferry. Because of typesetting inconsistencies and the passage of time, the text is totally unreadable by computers attempting to scan historical copies of The NY Times for inclusion in their database, but is relatively easily readable by humans. It is an example of text using the ReCaptcha technology. As the author says:
The last few lines of Brown's speech, for example, were reproduced by O.C.R. as follows: "I fear it lhas becn stated by Of 1 bave to join nIO, but tlhe is true I do not say this to them, but as regretting their -.. Notone but joined me of his on, 1tc* ord, and the greater part at expense. Number of them I never saw , and never hld a ot conversation with till the c *lay they C:IIII to me, and that for the I halve stated. Novw I have done."
For human eyes, however, the passage is child's play. Computers may be able to win at "Jeopardy!", but on this stuff they're about as clever as marmosets.
Maybe the TSA Agent Was Illiterate Department
From here:
This is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever. Flying out of SFO on Saturday morning, I handed the ID checker at the security checkpoint my ID and boarding pass. She asked me what my last name was, in a somewhat demeaning tone, so I figured she wasn't just curious about the pronunciation. Dumbfounded, I pointed to my ID and said "it's right there." She said "no, you need to tell me what your last name is." I asked why, and she responded that it was a new policy.
It seems I'm not alone and that this isn't an isolated event. This is a new policy at SFO to "keep us safe" (her words, not mine). Can anyone rationalize that? I guess they think they're stopping people with fake IDs that way? Seriously, are they that dumb?
Next time I fly through there, I'm either going to refuse to say anything or give a different last name, just to see their reaction.
On the other hand, you will enjoy reading this a good deal less, from here:
Well folks we made it home in one piece, barely! After a disgusting flight back from Australia to New York on Qantas (that's another story for another time). We arrived at Los Angeles Airport to connect flights to New York City, a Qantas special services assistant escorted me and my spouse through customs and baggage pickup to security where I was immediately met with an aggressive officer who treated me like a criminal and told me to stop talking when I was merely asking which aisle should I roll into as neither would fit my wheelchair. After being gruffly pushed through a aisle that was barely as wide as my chair a large African American TSA female officer asked me could I stand. I told her "no," I had limited mobility. She then told me, "but you have to lift yourself completely so we can search your chair." Bewildered, I informed her I travel regularly and was usually asked to lean forward and hold my thighs so they could check behind me, then outstretch my arms, lean left then right so they could check the sides of my chair and between my body and the frame. In response to that she called a supervisor and told them I was refusing to cooperate and stand up so she wanted a cavity search. Really? She was requesting a private room where I would be told to strip and agree to a nude search. I nervously made a joke saying "could we at least date or you buy me dinner before we got naked." She didn't get the joke. I kept repeating "I'm cooperating fully, if you bring a chair here I'll tranfer and you can search my wheelchair." I was told to be quiet or I was going to be stripped in a private room. I luckily had a witness from Qantas Special Services (which is a division any disabled person should know of and always ask for as they exist only as special help for the disabled travellers). If that witness wasn't there I doubt anyone would believe this drama ever happened. I'm not nearly the only one nor the worst example of this, recently a quadraplegic Iraq Vet arrived at an US airport and was forced out of his chair by TSA and made to crawl through the scanning machine as they didn't believe he was disabled and therefore would not let him board his flight until he was screened to their satisfaction. At this stage, I asked for a supervisor and only after 15 minutes of being threatened with the degradation of being lifted out of my chair, placed on a exam bench naked and have every body cavity invaded did a senior female excuse the aggressive TSA officer and do the very search I was used to whenever I travelled. So the government is hiring people who, as this women admitted in front of witnesses, do not understand why people use wheelchairs and thinks we just like wheeling instead of walking and we better bloody well jump up when told or bend over and grab the table.
Intelligence Quotient Department
Per CNN: "Hours after declaring Sunday that he expects to be running for president within a month, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he's worried the United States could be 'a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists,' in the foreseeable future, according to Politico." [Emphasis added.]
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DIGITECH JAMMAN SOLO XT LOOPER. Digitech's newest Solo Looper, the XT stereo version. After inventing looping nearly three decades ago, DigiTech's JamMan Solo XT brings you the definitive stereo looping experience. Build up the energy in your performance and find new inspiration with virtually limitless loops. Seamless transitions between looped phrases make the JamMan Solo XT an invaluable tool for composing and performing. Get the stereo looping experience you need from straight-forward backing loops to intricate loop layers by yourself or with your band. Perfect your performance with Auto-Record, Auto-Quantize, adjustable BPMs, and three different Stop modes. Use the powerful JamSync to link JamMan Solo XTs and create the ultimate multi-looping system.
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ELECTRO HARMONIX NANO 360 LOOPER. The Electro-Harmonix Nano Looper 360 lets you record 11 different loops and store them for later recall - that's a lot of looping power in a compact pedal! The Nano Looper 360 will reward you with uncolored, dynamic sound thanks to its high-quality 24-bit digital converters. And with a single footswitch for control over record, overdrub, undo-redo, and loop erase, the Electro-Harmonix Nano Looper 360 is an easy-to-use looper that will become incredibly addictive.
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TC ELECTRONIC DITTO LOOPER. Ditto Looper is the looper you try once and love for life. And you simply gotta try it. We've taken all that is good about loopers, trimmed away all the non-essential, mood-killing tech hoopla and ended up with a looper that is intuitive, tons of fun, sounds great and doesn't break the bank. Ditto Looper was designed from the ground up with guitarists in mind. Hey, we play too, so it's what made sense to us. We made sure Ditto Looper takes up minimal space on your board, but still has the essential 'make your guitar-heart jump' features such as True Bypass and Analog-Dry-Through making sure your tone stays uncolored.
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LINE 6 JM4 LOOPER. The Line 6 JM4 guitar looper pedal features over 100 jam tracks performed by A-list studio players including Jason Bonham, Tony Franklin, Carmine Appice, Gregg Bissonette and many more slamming the drums, thumping the bass and hacking away at guitars. It's a fully featured looper pedal with sound-on-sound loop recording. Combining exhilarating jam tracks with sound-on-sound looping and a full arsenal of legendary Line 6 tones, JM4™ Looper sparks inspiration in ways other looping pedals can only dream. These tracks aren't rigid and robotic; these are actual recordings laid down by A-list drummers, bass players and guitarists. The real-world chemistry from these dynamic rhythm sections is here for you to explore your creativity in writing songs, trying out solo ideas or just honing your chops between gigs. With up to 24 minutes of recording time, and storage for up to 100 recorded jams, JM4 Looper lets you capture all your riffs and musical ideas. A 2-GB SD card in the SD card slot provides additional jam storage and .WAV file transfer to your computer or recording software. Plus, use the SD card to import your own songs into JM4 Looper and transpose, time-stretch or loop over any music you want.
DIGITECH Trio Band Creator Pedal
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DIGITECH TRIO BAND CREATOR PEDAL. Jam out with bass and drums anytime with the DigiTech TRIO Band Creator effects pedal. TRIO automatically generates bass and drum backup by listening to and analyzing your chords and rhythm. Choose how your backup will sound from seven music genres and 12 song styles per genre. Each genre has defeatable, built-in guitar effects that help you nail that genre's sound. Whether you're practicing, writing new songs, or just want to rock out, the DigiTech TRIO Band Creator pedal is the perfect resource to get that whole band feel.
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PIGTRONIX INFINITY LOOPER. Pigtronix Infinity is the world's most musical looping pedal. Simple to operate, yet tremendously powerful and flexible, the Infinity Looper from Pigtronix sets a new world standard for latency-free looping. Our state-of-the-art looping platform provides instantaneous record, playback, dub, undo and redo, on two stereo loop pairs that can be configured in several ways. On top of superior speed and a unique, performance friendly feature set, Infinity Looper sounds downright incredible thanks to its discreet analog limiter stages, transparent analog pass-through and 24bit / 48kHz HD recording engine. There's another side of the Pigtronix Infinity looper pedal that makes it even more useful to anyone who plays live with a DAW or sequencer, namely, its deadly accurate MIDI sync function. Boasting sample-accurate MIDI sync and the ability to accept MIDI clock start and stop messages, the Infinity lets you lock your looping to a wide range of sources. This is particularly cool if you use loop-based tracks via Ableton Live or some other similar DAW in your live performances. And since the Infinity looper records its audio in 24-bit/48kHz WAV format, you can transfer any loops you record to your studio rig to create advanced live setups or for use in your next album.
ELECTRO HARMONIX 45000 MultiTrack Recording Looper
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ELECTRO HARMONIX 45000 MULTITRACK RECORDING LOOPER. Building on EHX's looper legacy, the 45000 combines the familiar controls of a multi-track digital recorder with state-of-the-art features making it possible to create complex multi-track loops quickly and easily. Each loop has four mono tracks and one stereo mixdown track. The 45000 records non-compressed, 44.1 kHz / 16-bit CD quality audio direct to a removable SDHC card (4 to 32GB). Each card holds up to 100 individual loops accessed with the optional 45000 Foot Controller (sold separately). Loop speed is adjustable over a two octave range, and reverse recording and playback are also possible. For extra convenience, a built-in metronome to a separate Monitor Out and a Headphone Out are also included.
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TC ELECTRONIC FLASHBACK X4 DELAY AND LOOPER. Flashback Delay. The sounds, the vibe, TonePrints, the entire package - it was a smash hit that rocked the world. But at TC, we're more about moving things forward and listening to the feedback from the guitar community. And so, when wishes for things like presets and tap-tempo started rolling in, we listened. And boy, did we knock it out of the park. Our delays are the industry standard, and our 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay is one of the most coveted pieces of gear out there today. We know and love delay, and have made sure Flashback X4 delivers the legendary TC quality at every turn. From the awesome digital 2290 sounds to beautiful analog tape echoes and more exotic vibes of a reverse delay, Flashback X4 delivers every delay sound under the sun - past, present and future. With optimized headroom, True Bypass or Buffered Bypass switch and Kill-Dry on/off, this pedal guarantees optimal tonal integrity and zero loss of tone. And, no matter if the pedal is on or off your precious dry sound is always passed through the pedal unharmed in all it's pure analog glory due to an Analog-Dry-Through.
BOOMERANG III Phrase Sampler v3
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BOOMERANG III PHRASE SAMPLE V3. The Boomerang III chassis is the same wedge shape as the original but smaller. It's footprint is only 6" (front to back) by 9" (side to side) by 2" tall, and weighs less than 3 lb! We will insure the III is easy to operate and as intuitive as the original Boomerang Plus, but it will be deeper if you want to explore the new features. CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS.
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BOSS RC-3 LOOP STATION. The BOSS RC-3 Loop Station adds a powerful new single-pedal looper to the company's industry-leading lineup of pedal-based loop recorders, featuring high-powered digital signal processing, stereo operation, and cutting-edge features. Powered by the ESC2 DSP chip, the RC-3 Loop Station offers musicians powerful, great-sounding recording and manipulation of loops live and in the studio.
DIGITECH HardWire DL-8 Delay Looper Pedal
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DIGITECH HARDWIRE DL-8 DELAY LOOPER PEDAL. The DigiTech HardWire DL-8 is a delay and looper effect pedal that features stereo I/O with selectable tails and a choice of 11 different delay types. Among the delays you can configure with the DL-8 are Analog, Lo-Fi, Tape, and Reverse. The DigiTech DL-8 pedal also provides up to 8 seconds of delay and 20 seconds of looping as well as functions like tap-tempo and more.
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BOSS RC-30 LOOP STATION. The BOSS RC-30 Loop Station is the latest addition to the company's industry-leading lineup of pedal-based loop recorders, featuring high-powered digital signal processing, stereo operation, and cutting-edge features. Powered by the ESC2 DSP chip, the RC-30 Loop Station offers musicians one of the most powerful and best-sounding tools yet for recording and manipulating loops live and in the studio. Housed in BOSS' popular twin-pedal chassis, the RC-30's new features include true stereo ins/outs and up to three hours of onboard stereo recording and loop storage. The new dual-phrase loop feature lets you create and play two completely independent stereo loops in perfect sync.
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DIGITECH JAMMAN STEREO LOOPER. When DigiTech developed the PDS 8000 looper pedal over 20 years ago, it looped 8 seconds of audio. When DigiTech reinvented loopers in 2005 with the original JamMan®, over 6 hours worth of material could be stored on a removable media card. Now, DigiTech® has raised the bar with the new JamMan Stereo Looper with the ability to store 35 minutes of CD-quality loops in 99 internal memories as well as having an SD memory card expansion slot giving you the ability to store over 16* hours of material in an additional 99 slots. The JamMan Stereo also features true stereo looping, reverse playback, and a mic input making it perfect for backing tracks and jamming. The JamMan Stereo also feature a 1/4" Rhythm Output jack to send to your monitor, keep the rest of the band in sync.
ELECTRO HARMONIX Nano Freeze
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ELECTRO HARMONIX NANO FREEZE. Capture a frozen moment and turn it into a tonally unique sonic foundation. The Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer pedal delivers infinite sustain of any note or chord at the press of a momentary footswitch. Release the footswitch and again you are sample-ready. The Freeze Sound Retainer pedals' 3 selectable decay rates—including a latch mode—guarantee liquid smooth tonal transitions. Hook the E-H Freeze Sound Retainer to your favorite pedals for a sonic collage unlike anything you've ever heard. The Freeze Sound Retainer is almost like Electro-Harmonix adding an extra musician to your band.
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To mark the completion of the uniquely-designed and well-equipped Hong Kong Velodrome, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will organise a works completion ceremony with spectacular track and artistic cycling performance at 3pm on December 30 (Monday). Members of the public are welcome to obtain free admission tickets on December 15 (Sunday).
The cycling performance will be presented by members of the Hong Kong Cycling Team including the bronze medal winner in the Women's Keirin event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Miss Lee Wai-sze, and other Hong Kong elite cyclists. They will demonstrate Pursuit and Keirin events in track cycling as well as different types of artistic cycling.
"It will be a not-to-miss opportunity to view these elite cyclists demonstrating their superb skills and speed in the first spectacular indoor cycling facility they call home," an LCSD spokesman said.
A total of 700 free admission tickets will be made available for public collection from 9am to 4pm next Sunday (December 15) at the box office of the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground at 109 Po Hong Road, Tseung Kwan O. Each person is entitled to a maximum of two tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. Besides, students and community groups will be invited to join the event. Ceremony spectators will each get a free souvenir.
Located at 107 Po Hong Road, Tseung Kwan O, the Hong Kong Velodrome together with the adjacent town park cover an approximate area of seven hectares. The velodrome boasts a 250-metre indoor cycling track with supporting facilities of international standards and a multi-purpose arena. There are also sport facilities such as a fitness room, a table-tennis room, a dance room and a children's playroom.
Drawing reference from the concept of the cycling athlete's helmet, the velodrome is uniquely designed and characterised by an exceptional oval, wavy rooftop design, signifying a perfect synthesis of the element of the sports and the architectural building.
Facilities of the velodrome will be open for public use in phrases in the first quarter of 2014 - the ground floor facilities including the dance room, table-tennis room and fitness room will be opened in January; the park facilities, skatepark, model-boat pool and amphitheatre in February; and the cycling track and the arena in March/April.
The works completion ceremony with cycling performance is a thematic event of "Vibrant Hong Kong" under the citywide "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign. For enquiries on ticket distribution, please call 2878 8632.
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will organise a works completion ceremony for the Hong Kong Velodrome on December 30. Ceremony audience will each get a free souvenir which is made of the material of the velodrome's cycling track - Siberian pine wood. It also features the name and logo of the velodrome. Picture shows pieces of the highly-commemorative souvenir.


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Yes. In life threatening emergency situations, dial 911 regardless of your location. The 911 center will contact campus police immediately.
The legal drinking age in the State of Wisconsin is 21 years of age. Therefore, you have violated Wisconsin State Statutes and are subject to a citation.
A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is a registered nurse (RN) who has received special training in order to provide comprehensive care to the sexual assault patient, and who has been specially trained on collecting forensic evidence (evidence that is suitable for use in court). The SANE will discuss what happened to you, do an exam looking for injury, provide medication to decrease your chance of getting sexually transmitted infections, and also offer medication that will prevent a pregnancy. In addition to medical treatment and forensic evidence collection, you will be provided the names of other professionals who will be available to you on a referral basis for follow-up care.
If you believe you have been Sexually Assaulted it is best if you do not bathe, shower, change your clothes, or brush your teeth after the assault since some evidence may be lost. If you have done any of these, still come in and discuss it with the SANE. An exam can still be done.
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What looks like a blank space is a hex 1D (WRKLNK opt 5-DSPFIL)
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State of the City: Easton is strong
Published: Mar 27 2013 08:00:00 PM EDT Updated On: Mar 28 2013 06:56:16 PM EDT
Easton Mayor Sal Panto says the state of his city is strong and getting stronger.
The mayor delivered his "State of the City" address Thursda morning during the annual Easton Mayor's Breakfast at the State Theatre.
Panto says Easton is "back" as one of the shining stars of the Lehigh Valley.
He says, in spite of a rough economy and Washington infighting, Easton has been a model for solving financial problems and creating economic opportunities.
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We've developed the Jr High Live Curriculum as a cohesive, two-year plan for your youth ministry, using a 36-week ministry calendar year. The lessons are designed to flow from one topic to the next, and each year builds on the previous year. But since we know every ministry is different we give you the option of taking it apart, shifting around the pieces, and using the lessons in whatever order you'd like. You can prayerfully schedule the lessons as you sense God's direction in your ministry. It's all good!
But wait! There's more! You'll know what your small groups will be discussing six months from now, so parents will gain more confidence in your ministry, and along the way, you'll provide them with resources to spark conversation and dialogue in the home. I can't think of a better tool to help families grow closer together and closer to God in the process.
You save hours of planning time. Your leaders are trained, communicated with and prepared to teach. Your students are active and involved. And their parents become your biggest supporters. That's a win-win-win-win! (We checked; it's legal to have that much winning anywhere and everywhere!)
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This time, it's Ann Taylor in the hot seat. The folks at Jezebel spotted an error on the label's website yesterday, which allowed visitors to see photos both before and after retouching.
We don't know about you, but we're quite envious of the model's body in the unretouched pic. The "after?" Well, that just looks downright painful. Her two thighs are the size of one of our arms. And that waist? Our 5-year-old child might not be narrow enough to pull off that look.
After the glitch was reported, Ann Taylor fixed it and apologies were sent to Jezebel: "We want to support and celebrate the natural beauty of women, and we apologize if, in the process of retouching, that was lost."
The representative continued, "We agree, we may have been overzealous on some retouching but [going] forward we'll make sure to feature more real, beautiful images."
This isn't the first time Jezebel caught Ann Taylor Photoshoppin'. Back in May, the site noticed models with proportions that would make Barbie blush.
Had it with companies Photoshopping models most women would kill to look like? Here's how one British retailer is trying to change things.


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University Hosts Urban Earth, Art and Music Festival
The 10th annual Wulapalooza, Willamette University's free music, art and Earth festival, will be held Saturday, April 26, on Brown Field.
Associated Students of Willamette University present the festival, which begins at noon with the main music stage opening at 5 p.m. This year's featured performers are Mobius Band from New York, and Portland bands The Blow, Blitzen Trapper and Panther. Other stages will feature performances from local and student-organized bands, a student art show and other activities.
Each year Wulapalooza includes a fundraiser for a local charitable foundation. This year the event will sponsor the Marion-Polk Food Share. The event is free, but canned food or monetary donations for the food share are welcome.
This year Wulapalooza celebrates its 10th anniversary. In the past decade, the event has evolved from a small festival providing a creative outlet for students on campus into a community event that brings in nationally recognized talent.
The festival seeks to provide a venue for community members to visit Willamette's campus, familiarize themselves with student organizations and be the university's guests for a day of music, art and entertainment.
For more information, call the Office of Student Activities at (503) 370-6463 or visit www.willamette.edu/org/wulapalooza.


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She did have her baby and skipped her induction! I'm sure she'll be on and post soon :)
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Livin' in the sticks with my chicks and lovin' it!
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|Date of Birth: 3/10/1984
|Hometown: New York, New York
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|Ethnicity: White
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|Vote Now: Real or Fake Breasts?
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|Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn; March 10, 1984) is an Irish-American actress and model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the series The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrayed Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in the TV drama House, and in 2010 starred as Quorra in Tron: Legacy. -Wikipedia
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About 10% of couples in the United States are infertile. Couples may be infertile if the woman has not been able to conceive after 6–12 months of having sex without the use of birth control. The number of months depends on many factors, such as your age, your partner's age, and how long you have been trying to get pregnant.
If you and your partner are trying to have a child and you have not gotten pregnant, you may want to have an infertility evaluation. Tests can be done to find the cause of the problem. Based on the results of these tests, treatment may be needed.
Infertility may be caused by more than one factor. Some are easy to find and treat, while others are not. The factor may relate to the woman (65%) or the man (20%). In some cases, no cause can be found in either partner (15%).
The couple's age can be a factor. For healthy, young couples, the odds are about 20% that a woman will conceive in any one menstrual cycle. This figure starts to decline in a woman's late 20s and early 30s and decreases even more after age 35 years. A man's fertility also declines with age, but not as early. For this reason, older couples may not want to wait 6–12 months to seek care if they are having problems conceiving.
Male factors most often involve problems with the amount or health of the sperm. Abnormal hormone levels may be a cause. Infection or scarring from a sexually transmitted disease (STD) also may be a cause. Female factors also may involve abnormal hormone levels. The ovaries may not produce enough eggs at the right time. Scarring or blockages in the cervix or tubes also may be a cause.
Lifestyle factors, such as poor nutrition, anorexia, and obesity can play a part in infertility. Exposure to a drug called diethylstilbestrol (DES) can cause problems. This might be a concern if you were born in the United States before the late 1970s or in another country before the 1980s. Other health problems also can play a role.
The decision to begin testing depends on a number of factors. They include your age and your partner's age, as well as how long you have been trying to get pregnant. You and your partner will receive care as a couple.
Testing involves an evaluation as follows:
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The basic workup of an infertility evaluation can be finished within a few menstrual cycles in most cases. Ask your doctor about the costs involved. Find out whether they are covered by your insurance.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin has announced he plans to retire in April.
Giffin has served as the county's top administrative officer since 2000. He has had the second-longest tenure in the post since it was created in 1952.
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Chipotle Introduces New Vegan Burritos and Tacos Across the Country
They're called "Sofritas," they're made of tofu, they're 100 percent vegan, and they're pretty darn delicious. The saucy, crumbled, sausage-like filling, which can be ordered in any of Chipotle's burritos, tacos, or salads, has thus far been available in select markets, mainly on the West Coast. Today, Chipotle announced that starting March 3, they'd be expanding its availability to both coasts and several markets in between, with plans to roll it out across the country in the works. It's the first nationwide new menu item the company has introduced since its inception. More


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The Gisu tribe, also known as the Bamasaaba, live in the landslide prone areas on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda. Even after the recent landslide on 25 June, they remain greatly attached to their ancestral land and its fertile soil and resist government efforts to relocate them to safer locations.
The Gisu tribe's coat of arms is emblazoned with the words 'Lwe liswa nibulamu bwe Bagisu' ['The life of Bagisu depends on their land']. It helps explain why the Gisu continue to live dangerously.
Ancestral land
Bernard Mujasi , the Mbale district chairman, says people who live in landslide-prone areas have been resisting government plans to relocate them to safer areas because they fear losing their tribal identity.
"Bagisu do not want to be detached from where their ancestors are buried," says Mujasi.
According to Alice Natsila, a mother of five children, tribal elders who perform the circumcision rituals on young males are particularly resistant to moving outside the Bugisu sub-region.
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"The Gisu also know that their staple food matooke [bananas] does well in the fertile volcanic soils of Mount Elgon. They feel that if they move to a different climatic condition, they may not be able to grow their favourite food and cash crops," according to Mujasi.
"The soil's fertility is also favourable for growing the Bugisu variety of Arabica coffee which remains the main source of income for several households in Bugisu region," says Mujasi. The area also provides good yields for vegetables, yams, beans and maize.
People also have access to bamboo shoots which is a delicacy among the Gisu. The mountain also provides a livelihood for the communities who have limited land on which to carry out agricultural activities.
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Many locals fear that if they are resettled in the hotter lowlands, they may be exposed to diseases like malaria which is less common in the hilly and landslide-prone districts such as Bududa.
Meanwhile some electioneering politicians are contributing to the degradation of the environment by encouraging residents to do farming on hill tops, cut down trees and, in some cases, build houses in landslide prone areas, according to Natsila.
Former Sironko district chairman David Wambi Kibale says that since the El-Ni-o rains of 1997 the Bugisu sub-region leaders have been asking the Ugandan central government to secure funds to resettle people encroaching on Mount Elgon National Park in the densely populated Bugisu sub-region.
After the massive landslide on 25 June that struck several villages in Bududa district, the Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, announced that the government needs over 5 billion shillings (around 1.6 million euros) a year to resettle approximately 10,000 people.


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American retailer J. C. Penney reported disappointing earnings and sales figures for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. Sales and earnings were both much lower than analysts had expected and management's strategy questioned.
The century-old retailer reported a fourth quarter net loss per share of $1.95 Feb. 27, about ten times worse than the $0.19 that Wall Street expected. Sales for stores open at least a year were 31.7 percent lower than the expected $4.1 billion, coming in at $3.9 billion. Shares were down 14 percent in after-hours New York trading Feb.27 and extended losses during the day session Feb. 28.
"Sales and customer traffic were below our expectations in 2012, but as we execute our ambitious transformation plan, we are pleased with the great strides we made to improve J.C. Penney's cost structure, technology platforms and the overall customer experience," said Ron Johnson, chief executive officer of J.C. Penney, according to a company press release.
While it is true that J.C. Penney managed to cut overhead expense by 10 percent during the quarter, its gross margin went down to 23.8 percent from 30.9 percent, which the company attributes to higher clearance sales. "We were most surprised by the 10 percent decline in gross margins in the quarter," wrote Citigroup in a note to clients.
The analysts say that as the cost of goods sold went down less than the decline in sales, it nullified the $135 million cut in overhead expense. Nonetheless, Citigroup still rates the stock a buy: "In our view, J.C. Penney has significant opportunity to drive top-line growth and improve bottom-line profitability as it executes its transformation initiatives."
After a disappointing first year for Johnson, it is precisely the transformation strategy that is starting to be questioned. Johnson completely scrapped promotional events at the company last year in order to attract high-value brands.
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square funds owned a 3.25 percent stake in the company as of Sept. 30, 2012, outlined the reasons for the new strategy in a letter to investors last year: "Over the last 20 years, JCP had implemented an extremely promotional strategy with more than 500 promotional 'events' [in 2011]. The result of this strategy had been declining sales, reduced margins, and an inability to attract high quality, proprietary merchandise in the stores."
Given even more disastrous full-year results for 2012 with the new strategy of not providing discounts, Johnson performed a complete turnaround and is bringing back one sales event per week. This is something that analysts are not pleased with.
Retail analyst Stacey Widlitz told CNBC: "Ron Johnson basically just admitted that he's made a mistake—that the consumer has voted and they vote for discounts. So, he's going back to discounting. This company spent a billion dollars in the last year to take away discounts and do a 180 and go back to where they came from."
Ron Friedman, a retail practice leader at the consulting firm Marcum LLP told Reuters: "He's going to have recover this year or he's done. He's running out of time. He has to have it turned around by the third quarter."
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One Caroline Street Bistro
1 Caroline St.
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Cuisine: Southern
Style: Bistro
Ambience: Cozy bistro, lots of stone and wood, mood lighting.
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Hours: Dinner served from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Bar open later. Closed Monday.
Price: $$$
By WILLIAM M. DOWD, Associate editor
First published: Saturday, May 06, 2006
It would be difficult to find two places more visually dissimilar. Yet, One Caroline Street Bistro is an obvious forerunner of Mouzon House, two of the better restaurants in dining-rich Saratoga Springs.
Whereas Mouzon House, which opened just last year in a tall, brick former private home, is replete with bright art and atmosphere that vividly says New Orleans, One Caroline Street Bistro -- just going into its 11th season -- is crammed into what amounts to a funky, stone-walled cellar punctuated by copper-topped tables, mood lighting and, on some nights, the soft strains of contemporary live jazz.
The common denominators are David and Diane Pedinotti, who own both establishments and whose menus David puts together with his various chefs to cater to both the pervasive American taste for global food -- fusion, some call it -- and his own penchant for Creole/Southern dishes.
At One Caroline, he's very ably abetted by Kirk Chidress, a native of Texas who, says Diane, is passionate about trying to make the menu as close to 100 percent local and organic as possible.
Our party of four visited on a recent Thursday night, and started off with something organic -- Cosmopolitans for the better half of our group, Belvedere grain-vodka martinis for the guys -- before setting off to test the kitchen's efforts.
The appetizers were well received: tasty Thai mussels steamed in a coconut curry with basil and crushed peanuts for contrasting elements; shrimp Louise, a juicy and bold crab/spinach dip served with garlic toast points and proscuitto-wrapped shrimp that was as satisfying as two apps in one; and, a Gorgonzola salad in which only the bland cheese of the title was a letdown in a mix of field greens, figs and pear slices tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette.
From a revised wine list making its debut that week, we chose glasses of a Domain Schlumberger Riesling ($7 a glass) from France's Alsace region and a Remole Tuscany Sangiovese cabernet sauvignon blend ($8), both sturdy enough to stand up to the various dishes.
Entrees were on a level with the quality of the appetizers, except for a bitter note Mrs. Guest found in the classic jambalaya. All the right stuff was there -- chicken, sausage, tomatoes, onions, shrimp, oysters, crawfish, peppers, rice and spices, but an underlying bitterness came through after a while, perhaps from a bit of garlic or herb cooked too hard early in the process.
Mr. Guest enjoyed the Arctic char, a coldwater fish that has a taste somewhere between trout and salmon. In this preparation, it is dressed in a light crab/oyster/cream sauce and served over lobster ravioli with sauteed spinach.
Constant Companion's filet mignon was one of those rare moments when aging, lightly cooking and dressing the Australian prime beef with a restrained yet spicy bourbon sauce made for an excellent outcome. (It also is available with a mushroom/Merlot sauce or an au poivre preparation.)
My Vera Cruz chicken was a warmly spicy Southwestern-style dish, with sauteed, seasoned breast meat stacked on slices of corn bread and topped with a thick, bold chipotle/peanut sauce.
The dessert list, from pastry chef Michelle MacDonald, comes with after-dinner drink suggestions. Mrs. Guest found a tiny glass of Jackson Twigg ice wine paired very well with her creme brulee. Companion's chocolate mousse torte was delicious, further enhanced by a Bonny Doon framboise, the wine so heartily infused with raspberries you can practically feel the seeds between your teeth. A fine lemon nut torte and a mild yet pleasant peanut butter pie rounded out the course.
The bill was $256, or about $64 each, before tip. Pricey, yes, but not enough to put off those on smaller budgets who need to choose more cautiously. Anyone reviewing the range of the menu could easily get that per-person tab down.
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Noise level: Normal conversation
Quality of food: Excellent
Quality of service: Excellent
Comments: Husband and I had a rare night out without the kids and wanted to try someplace we hadn't been to before. What a perfect choice! One Caroline had the perfect, grown-up atmosphere we were looking for, an amazing menu and great service made for an amazing date night. The food was just incredible. Can't wait to go back!
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Comments: The food is so fresh. They support local farms and you can tell. We have been a number of times, so the noise level will depend on the crowd and music, but if you want a hip, lively place for great food and local music this is the place to go.
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How often have you been to this restaurant? First time
How long have you wait for a table? 5-15 min.
Noise level: Had to yell to be heard
Quality of food: Excellent
Quality of service: Average
Comments: Food was excellent but very small portions for what you pay. We probaly wont go back due to that fact. Husband ordered the crab rav and shrimp and I had a pasta dish. The shirmp on my husbands dish (3) were smaller then my pinkie finger. for $24.00 you'd expect a bit bigger. My pasta dish was very small ($18). Everything tasted great but unfortunatley for them there are many restaurants in toga that serve great food and portions.


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The holidays can be a difficult time for those clients of yours who have lost a pet this year. Our counselors, Lisa Havelin and Kristi Lehman, have both written printable articles for your clients to help them survive the season. … Continue reading
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The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar was fined $32,000 and sentenced to two years' probation and community service for breaking federal election law when she disguised the source of $16,000 in campaign contributions. (When she was indicted, Oakar could have faced 40 years in prison and a $1.75 million fine).
Her first response: "There's no substance to these false charges. This is selective prosecution, in my judgment. They, of course, wanted me to plea bargain and admit to things I didn't do. I can't do that." (Click here for other examples of "Lyin' Through Their Teeth"). "I expect to be fully vindicated."
In a plea agreement, she admitted to two misdemeanor counts: conspiracy and violating the election law by using the names of straw donors on federal documents to conceal illegal contributions.
Oakar was indicted in February 1995 on 7 felony counts in the House Banking scandal. She was accused of converting public money--her overdrawn House bank account--to her own use, hiding the sources of campaign contributions, failing to disclose $88,000 in loans and lying to the FBI.
Get this!!!! Two of the felony counts and part of a third were thrown out by the Supreme Court when it ruled that House members cannot be prosecuted for lying to Congress. The rest of the felony charges were dropped in September 1997 when the Justice Department agreed to accept her guilty plea to the election law misdemeanors.
Oakar was the first Honorable Member of Congress to be indicted directly in connection with the bank scandal.
Mary Rose Oakar is a member of the Congressional Probation Caucus.
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Sources: Keith C. epstein and Tom Diemer, "Grand Jury Indicts Oakar on 7 Felonies," Clevaland Plain Dealer, Feb. 23, 1995, A1; Tom Diemer, "Oakar Gets Probation, Fine for Violations," Clevelan Plain Dealer, Jan. 22, 1998, A1.


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"As a doctor in Wyoming, I witnessed regularly how Washington simply didn't understand the needs of the people of our state," said Barrasso. "After Obamacare, Washington is more out of touch than ever. Instead of requiring states to follow Obamacare's one-size-fits-all health care policy, our bill lets states decide what works best for them. We will fight to repeal the President's bad health spending law and provide states with flexibility, freedom and choice."
"Our legislation opens up a third front in the fight against Obama health care," said Graham, noting the other 'fronts' include legal challenges moving through the courts and the House-passed repeal. "Our bill takes the fight out of Washington and puts it back in the states. I would hope every Senator, regardless of party, would give the people of their home state a chance to be heard. I'm confident that if given the chance, a large number of states would opt-out of the provisions regarding the individual mandate, employer mandate, and expansion of Medicaid. As more states opt-out, it will have the effect of repealing and replacing Obamacare."
"Medicaid expansion under Obama health care will be devastating to many states, including South Carolina," continued Graham. "We are already facing a severe budget shortfall this year. The future expansion of Medicaid – which adds an additional one billion dollars of state matching funding requirements and will result in nearly 30 percent of South Carolinians being eligible for Medicaid – only adds to our budget problems. This combination of Medicaid expansion and increased state funding makes it virtually impossible for South Carolina to pull out of her economic woes."
The Senators noted the Obama Administration has already issued 733 waivers to businesses allowing them to continue offering insurance to their employees and questioned why states should not have the same ability to obtain relief.
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Nina Dobrev and Candice Accola Hang With Julie Plec at Super Bowl XLVII
Not everyone would want to spend Super Bowl Sunday with their boss, but when she's as cool as The Vampire Diaries executive producer Julie Plec, it's totally understandable.
Both Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) and Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes) snapped photos with the EP at the big game. It seems Ms. Dobrev is responsible for Julie's killer seats: "This is what happens when you finish a script and @ninadobrev is your friend," she wrote on Twitter. Nina then went to hang with her brother, while Candice sat in the stands with Julie.
"Gettin' ready to put a ring on it w @candiceaccola and Beyonce," Julie tweeted with a pic of herself and the blond actress sporting some twinkling jewelry.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that autopsy reports are not public records.
The justices ruled 4-1 Wednesday that autopsies are medical records and fall under privacy provisions of the state's open records law. They suggest if people are not happy with the ruling, the Legislature should change the law.
The justices ruled in a lawsuit against the Sumter County coroner by The Sumter Item. The newspaper sued because Coroner Harvin Bullock refused to release the autopsy report of a man shot to death by police. The report's findings contradicted what police said early in their investigation.
Associate Justice Costa Pleicones dissented, saying autopsy reports are not specifically excluded by law. He says a coroner could black out medical information that was not relevant to the case.
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The Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its Third Tuesday Luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at Kingwood Country Club.
According to the chamber website, "All chamber members are invited to attend the monthly Third Tuesday Luncheons, which offer networking, an update on chamber activities and feature either a speaker or special program."
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The NCAAs decision to rule UCLA freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad ineligible has left his family distressed. The family has decided to speak out through a statement to CBSSports.com. They are not pleased with the way the NCAA has handled the situation. Shabazz and his family have been cooperating with the NCAA for well over a year, the statement read. Earlier this year, the NCAA asked Shabazz and his family not to reveal to each other or to the press facts related to the NCAA investigation. Despite the many untrue rumors which were circulating on the Internet, Shabazz and his family dutifully did what they were told. In order to entice Shabazz's family and others to cooperate, the NCAA repeatedly gave assurances that it would keep details of the investigation strictly confidential. As recently as November 2012, the NCAA promised that it would not issue a Press Release. "Last Friday, the NCAA released a Press Release which not only was wrong in its conclusions but which also inacc...
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Posted 13 January 2013 - 05:29 PM
Excellent build - looks terrific.
Posted 13 January 2013 - 07:11 PM
Thank you for all your positive coments!
To answer a couple of questions:
The paint is Zero Paint's Guardsman blue, with a coat of tamiya transparent blue. The clear is tamiya TS-13 straight from the can. Then it was polished with tamiya's compounds and wax. I didn't intend to replicate any exact car or paint tone, i just painted it until i achived a color i like.
Thanks again, i'm glad you like it, it's a very nice kit.
Edited by Mauricio Meyer, 13 January 2013 - 07:14 PM.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:07 AM
pfoooaaa really nice snake, i love it
Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:08 AM
nice paint and interior.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 04:34 PM
Really clean build very nice!
Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:03 AM
I agree with the rest. Beautiful build.
A few comments for those who intend to try their hand at this kit (any version). I was around SCCA racing working as a Tech Inspector when these were raced. I worked with a number of Shelby employees at the races and at the tracks where Shelby brought the cars to test, as well as inspecting the customer's race cars. I also was on the crew of a famous racing Tiger, which was another Shelby project of stuffing a Ford V8 into an English sports car. These days I'm a professional race car fabricator who often restores vintage racers including Shelby cars.
- He got the oil cooler fittings in the front correct. They were cadmium-plated steel fittings on the original competition Cobras, not anodized aluminum. So they should not be candy red or blue, but silver. At the oil filter, he has anodized fittings... OK, maybe the team replaced a couple of fittings? For a race car, things often got changed from "factory".
- The street seat belts are nicely done, but in a race car, the seat belts should be 3" competition hook latch type belts with 2" shoulder straps.
- Since the stock AC windshields and similar ones on other sports cars like Vettes and Healeys had a tendency to break when the car got above 150mph at places like Riverside, we preferred they be removed and replaced with the small racing screen as provided in the competition versions of the kit (not found in the wire-wheel street version of the kit). I recall seeing it happening on a Vette that wasn't normally raced. The driver needed a change of clothes after. The screens were available from Shelby. This reduced aero drag and weight and made for something less to break, so most racers made that change. But FIA required the street windshield for their races, so Shelby reinforced the AC diecast uprights with steel for the FIA racers.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:14 AM
Very nice looking Shelby.. Great Job!!
Posted 28 January 2013 - 02:31 AM
Amazing Cobra. One of the best I've seen
This color really suits it best.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:07 AM
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Posted 24 February 2013 - 07:39 PM
WOW! Sooo clean! Just WOW........
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:12 AM
Cool build! Great attention to the details! Si señor!
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Posted 25 February 2013 - 07:06 AM
Really nice work, Mauricio.
Did you you use the kit decals for the stripes? If so, how were you able to get them to lie down so well over the hood scoop?
Posted 25 February 2013 - 07:47 AM
Beautiful work. Looks great! Thanks for sharing.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 12:58 PM
gorgeous clean build. Did you use Tamiya "acrylic" transparent blue? over Guardsman Blue?
Hi Joseph!, yes, i used the acrylic transparent blue (35ml acrylic jar) trough the airbrush, over the zero paint "guardsman blue", then Ts-13 clear straigh fron the can. Glad you like it
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:03 PM
Really nice work, Mauricio.
Did you you use the kit decals for the stripes? If so, how were you able to get them to lie down so well over the hood scoop?
Hi Larry! yes, i used the kit decals. I used Microsol and hair dryer to make them lie down. It´s tricky because with the hair dryer there is always the risk to melt the decals. But with patiance in can be done! matter of practice.
The decal doesn't fit the scoop, i had to use a little paint to fix:
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Andy Johnson's late deflected strike earned Fulham a 1-1 draw at fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Wigan.
The hosts went ahead in the 57th minute through Hugo Rodallega, who guided the ball over David Stockdale.
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We were left with a ton of leads, but lacked revenue.
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Unfortunately, this is not what business is about. Business is actually about great customer service, especially our business—and our need for leads caught up to us. I had less than a year's worth of cash flow left before we'd have to shut our doors.
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Today we welcome Tzirel Chana to the spotlight. Tzirel has been reaching out to us and offering wonderful recipes and articles that connect to the spiritual side of our religion. She gave us a challah shaped like the ten commandments for Shavuot and the well known Key Challah after Pescah. She also shared Amalek kugel for Purim. Today we are talking to Tzirel to learn more about her and her blog.
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I'm a fiftysomething Mom of young adults, teens and tweens. My kitchen is my laboratory. I experiment a lot though, thank G-d nothing has blown up. I also write and take pictures.
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When I think of vacation, I think of having fun and not having to worry about my day-to-day routine back home. But if going to the gym is part of your daily ritual, it might be a good idea to keep it up, even when you're away. Here are some tips for squeezing fitness into your travel schedule:
- To work out, or not to work out? First things first, working out while on vacation may not "work out" for everyone. If you're in dire need of a break, think of your vacation as a temporary rest. Your body needs some time off from physical exertion every once in awhile to recuperate and recharge. I sometimes plan my rest periods ahead of time when I know I'll be on vacation – that way I don't feel guilty about skipping workouts in favor of relaxing at the hotel pool.
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"In life I have found that I see things as they are interpreted by my experience. Consequently, I am challenged to examine my interpretation of my experiences. Below are several quotes that encourage me to consider my interpretation (s) of my experience (s). By doing so I am empowered by my experiences.
"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are." Anais Nin
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Starkville Academy will have a new coach to kick off the Lady Volunteers' 2013 soccer campaign.
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